Hey evry1 i waz reading the article Chess "Respect" and this is why i have started this forum, the author of that article said thatgrandmasters got mad at him cause there waz barely hope for him in winning. Well this year at my schools local tourney, i waz in the match for 1st place and in the opening i lost my queen to a stupid move. I waz about to admit failure but I decided to play a litle longer, pretty soon i captured her queen, I realized that if i had not played those few moves after i lost my queen i would have gotten 2nd place.So even if u lose ur. queen keep on  trying to win it back. Preety soon I won! So dont fret wen u lse ur queen, play the game and see if he gets too cocky and does a dumb move, play till the end. Noone but you decides when to give up

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Haadi1

 and author of chess respect, nice forum

Whether someone should really play on after losing their Queen for little compensation should depend on their level. I'd probably resign if I lost a minor piece.

This is a great memory for not giving up and playing on, not only for chess but a good lesson for life.  I'd go on to note that as you get better the more dropping material effects your chance of winning.  Against a peer, if I drop a pawn for no compensation, I have to fight hard if I want a draw and I will most likely lose.  For this reason some people may disagree with what you're saying (playing on a queen down), although like I said it was a good lesson.

I agree with not giving up, at least at my level (~1400).  Still a lot to be learned by losing and playing out a lost position.  Earlier I would resign as soon as I felt like I couldn't win, and going back over some of those games, I see that they were not all losing scenarios.

Respect for Grandmasters is one issue. But more important is his right to play to the end. The game allows this, and that's all there is to it.