In reality it is normal to have someone resign in a lost position it isin't considered unsportsmanlike in chess- actually quite the oposite, if you have a hopelessly lost position it is common courtesy to resign. The better you get the more rarely you will have to play a game out to mate. But if learning is what you are concerned about just ask your oponents not to resign. In a tournament match over the board this would be silly but in chess.com everything goes. I have not yet had an opponent that is not willing to make such an acomodation especially if you tell them it is for learning pourposes. Best of luck to you.
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yeah, what zxb said...
it can be a slap in the face when someone doesnt resign when theyre dead lost.(I mean what, is a stalemate really going to come up 20 moves from now.. in a corr game?!) it is usually related to the best being a lower rating player, which is rare that youre seeing it then.
I understand that. And I agree. I think that it bothers me most when my opponent has made a stupid move and loses his Queen or the like. Rather than play on, he resigns. But, I do understand and appreciate your comments.
There seems to be a theme with CC...
Under 1400- play it out, never resigns
1400-1800- resign when in clear lost position (within 1 or 2 moves of mate)
1900+ - resign down a piece to an equal opponent (unless playing someone inferior, in regards to rating
Isn't of course the exact case, but it is what I have tended to notice.
Dean440 wrote:
I understand that. And I agree. I think that it bothers me most when my opponent has made a stupid move and loses his Queen or the like. Rather than play on, he resigns. But, I do understand and appreciate your comments.
yeah I what you mean. when youre starting out, you get whooped a lot, so when youre the one winning youd like to keep the game going more.. plus learning the technique of "winning a won game" as they say. eventually youll run into most people at your rating, who will play on and then you will learn it. the 3 keys for me were
1.watch for blunders/tactics, (dont give it back to them!) :)
2.increase activity so its clear you have a bonus (lets say) rook. if youre up a rook but have 2 knights on the rim, then control of the board might be even as your "bonus" really hasnt been worked yet... with less workers it will be harder to defend all the pawns and you might be able to munch down the road.
3.patience! no need to destroy them immediatly after they blunder unless available. watch out for ways they can make it complicated, and keep afloat until youre the only one left on the river :D
I'm rather new to chess. Here's my rant - Why, oh why, when I am in a good position to win, do my opponents resign? I've either lost games or won them by resignation. This is maddening and very unsportsman-like isn't it? Or am I missing something? I know my score goes up but I'm not learning proper strategy. Any advice?