P.S. I'm talking about the d pawn in the game. I forgot to say that sorry.
We could guess at why your opponent resigned too early and why you resign too late--but if you really want to know why he resigned just ask him.
Why people make the error of resigning too early: they don't like defending losing positions, they missed a saving move, their coach asked them not to as part of an exercise to focus on tactics, they can reliably convert a won game (and so imagine their opponent to have the same ability), they're too worried about politeness and etiquette.
Why people make the error of resigning too late: they don't know they can resign, they can't reliably convert a won game (and so imagine the opponent must have the same flaw), they hope to annoy and frustrate their opponent to the point that they give up playing in an obviously won position. Bill Wall wrote a good article, How to Resign Gracefully.
thanks
Chess aside, I have to say that the thread title and username was worth a chuckle.
Reasons to Give Up
by One Who Dies
~ a novel ~
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