Saturday, September 26, 2009

"Losing" Together...

A chess game always ended in a win/lose or draw. When your opponent win - you lose; when your opponent lose -you win; and finally both of you draw a game...but wait....can both of you and your opponent lost a game ?

That's what happen in round 6 of the Zhejiang Lishui Xingqiu Open recently. Two Chinese player agreed to a draw without playing a single move. International Arbiter - Ignatius Leong declared both players to have lost their game!

Read the full article at FIDE.com here

Another interesting result is to lose and win your game at the same time!? (photo right)...wait...it can also ended in a draw :)

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