Chess experts, how do I finish this game?
 

It's endless. My friend and I just keep dancing around the board, unable to pin the black king or get it to eat the white pieces. What blatantly obvious finishing set of moves are we failing to see?

http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/...sm_7d5fb58.jpg

I disagree.....


http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9...eckmatepv6.jpg

Not easy to pull off and any how only a fool will not see they are beaten.

Nope - Only a fool would think they are beaten. This could easily end in a draw. WHen it gets down to King only, the enemy has only a limited number of moves to finish you off until it would be called a draw.

-S

PS THe rule - Fifty-Move Rule. If either player makes 50 consecutive moves without moving a pawn or making a capture (irreversible moves), either player may claim a draw. If neither player claims the draw, play continues (either player may still lose on time).

Draw by Repetition. If the same position occurs 3 times (not necessarily on consecutive moves) with the same player to move, either player may point this out and claim a draw. If neither player claims the draw, play continues (either player may still lose on time).

Stalemate. If a player has no legal moves on his/her turn, but is not in check, the game is over and the result is a draw.

It's not technically a stalemate but it's going to be very difficult to force the black king into a checkmate. I'd give up and offer a draw :)

Would you throw away the rook for a draw?

1/2 Point for a Draw
I Point your opponent resigns
2 points Checkmate

Unless the rules on points have changed that's how I remember it from a long time ago

Any how is this a timed game? A proper game or just a normal game?

I never said it was easy.....
But it is do-able.

Worth trying.
After all if your playing white, the worst that can happen is a draw.

Did someone remove a post?
I'm sure someone posted before my solution, that checkmate was impossible.

Here's how to manover black into the corner.

http://www.chesskids.com/level2/cl5l7.htm

Used to play chess a lot when I was a kid, sure I remember finishing and being finished like this.

A final King + rook vs King is always a win if you play correctly.

This is a good rule...

Hakahura that is a good website.

This isn't a difficult ending. Drive the black king to the edge of the board and once there drive it to a corner.

Here is how to win, this is the little-known T72 strategic reserve gambit:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...adbury/T72.jpg

:D Chock

You could always try random weapon searches on the black pieces when ever they go outside.*

;)

White's next turn should be Ra5-d5 imho. Black must retreat towards the corner and you can do the closing of the prison that Hakahura's link describes. Just keep inching in your rook as long as it cannot be captured or is covered by your king.

King and Rook versus King is a well-known 100% win. Why the discussion?

For example:

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5197/snap0014mi1.jpg

Not if he's got a couple of T90's waiting for that one. :lol:
http://www.battletanks.com/images/T-90.jpg

Because TteFAboB asked a perfectly reasonable question.

A discussion instead of one sufficient answer that would have been enough? That's true European spirit! :lol:

I was about the long thread, not about the starting question. If he is a rookiein chess it is perfectly legal and clever to ask questions.

Thanks for the help guys. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any tanks, so I had to go ahead and pressed the big red button, nuking the board.

No, the game wasn't timed because Chess Titans doesn't give you that option...:) But at least one of the rules SUBMAN posted seem to apply, as when I was about to make the last move to put an end to the waltzing the game ended in a draw. Too many useless moves, I suppose.

The thing is I couldn't get the prison thing to work because I'd keep close to the black king, attempting to lock him down already, then he'd just move aggressivey towards the Rook to push it away. With more patience and with my king blocking his moves I finally managed to imprison him, following Hakahura's children guide and Skybird's overkill move list.

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