You could have saved the spy for at least a few moves by moving your scout up and over instead of moving the major, but then your tripod skeleton is obvious and your spy is still vulnerable to another scout, so not a good situation either way. Also, if you want to keep suspense about the result in the videos, there is an option in the settings to hide the results.
You are exactly right about the spy, but I wasn't sure about how much of my setup do I wanna reveal. Thanks for the tip about hiding the result, I might use it at some point.
I have to disagree. The game was designed to test the limits of my opponent's skill and decision-making under pressure. Offering a draw in a situation where mistakes could still be made would undermine the challenge and the essence of competitive gaming. It’s about seeing who can stay sharp until the very end, not giving free draws when someone hasn’t fully earned it. The ending was not about being unsportsmanlike, but about respecting the rules of the game and rewarding precise play. If the opponent had played perfectly, the draw would have been well deserved.
GG! Hard fought win being down so much material. Nice commentary
Very interesting endgame indeed.
You could have saved the spy for at least a few moves by moving your scout up and over instead of moving the major, but then your tripod skeleton is obvious and your spy is still vulnerable to another scout, so not a good situation either way.
Also, if you want to keep suspense about the result in the videos, there is an option in the settings to hide the results.
You are exactly right about the spy, but I wasn't sure about how much of my setup do I wanna reveal.
Thanks for the tip about hiding the result, I might use it at some point.
At 13:58, after you moved the captain instead of the major, he could have won the game.
Yes, you are right, both me and my opponent were playing pretty quickly by that point and neither one of us noticed
Poor game actually and the ending is not a hard fought win but just very very unsportmanlike. Should've offered the draw instead.
I have to disagree. The game was designed to test the limits of my opponent's skill and decision-making under pressure. Offering a draw in a situation where mistakes could still be made would undermine the challenge and the essence of competitive gaming. It’s about seeing who can stay sharp until the very end, not giving free draws when someone hasn’t fully earned it. The ending was not about being unsportsmanlike, but about respecting the rules of the game and rewarding precise play. If the opponent had played perfectly, the draw would have been well deserved.
You were already lucky that he didn't went down with his miner at 13:57
@@Snoom5 You are right, we both were playing bit too quickly by that point and we both missed it. It could have been a disaster