cheater_1 wrote:
I see COUNTLESS posts on people who get mad when their opponent does not resign when it APPEARS they are beaten. Here is the OFFICIAL unwritten etiquette on resignation that is practiced on EVERY tournament circuit in the world. And yes, I was once a USCF tourney player. If there is ANY shred of hope that you can win on time...DONT RESIGN. If there is ANY shred of hope that IF your opponent makes a huge blunder, then the tide of the game will turn...DONT RESIGN. If there is ANY shred of hope that a stalemate, draw by 3 fold rep., or the 50 move rule can be enforced...DONT RESIGN. In short, once should NEVER resign unless you're so outclassed (for example: you have a bishop remaining and your opponent has 2 queens, 2 rooks, and a knight). Resigning is ACTUALLY frowned upon in competitive OTB play and should be RARELY done. TRUE STORY: A long time ago, when I was playing USCF tourneys (and getting my butt handed to me) my opponent had mate in 10 or so moves. I had a bishop and he had a bishop and queen. There was a lot of time left and I was getting the evil eye for not resigning. He was getting flustered as I smirked. I was doing anything I could to get under his skin. And I did. With my death imminent, he dropped his queen on a square and my bishop slid across the board and took it...DRAW!!! He muttered the "F" word as I stuck my hand out for a handshake and sneered out a "good game". Take the win anyway you can get them.
what the hell are u talking about? the point?
I see COUNTLESS posts on people who get mad when their opponent does not resign when it APPEARS they are beaten. Here is the OFFICIAL unwritten etiquette on resignation that is practiced on EVERY tournament circuit in the world. And yes, I was once a USCF tourney player.
If there is ANY shred of hope that you can win on time...DONT RESIGN.
If there is ANY shred of hope that IF your opponent makes a huge blunder, then the tide of the game will turn...DONT RESIGN.
If there is ANY shred of hope that a stalemate, draw by 3 fold rep., or the 50 move rule can be enforced...DONT RESIGN.
In short, once should NEVER resign unless you're so outclassed (for example: you have a bishop remaining and your opponent has 2 queens, 2 rooks, and a knight).
Resigning is ACTUALLY frowned upon in competitive OTB play and should be RARELY done.
TRUE STORY: A long time ago, when I was playing USCF tourneys (and getting my butt handed to me) my opponent had mate in 10 or so moves. I had a bishop and he had a bishop and queen. There was a lot of time left and I was getting the evil eye for not resigning. He was getting flustered as I smirked. I was doing anything I could to get under his skin. And I did. With my death imminent, he dropped his queen on a square and my bishop slid across the board and took it...DRAW!!! He muttered the "F" word as I stuck my hand out for a handshake and sneered out a "good game". Take the win anyway you can get them.