1. Blunders. Last week I blundered my queen away, a few moves later my opponent did the same and I won. Not my proudest, but i won.
2. Endgame practice.
Refusing to resign
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Jun 22, 2020
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#2
Yeah, stalemate is one reason not to resign. Others are:
1. Blunders. Last week I blundered my queen away, a few moves later my opponent did the same and I won. Not my proudest, but i won.
2. Endgame practice.
1. Blunders. Last week I blundered my queen away, a few moves later my opponent did the same and I won. Not my proudest, but i won.
2. Endgame practice.
Yeah, and they even refuse rematches!!!
sakissfougaristra wrote:
Is it just me or in this site players do not resign whatever the position. You are down a queen and a rook the position is something like -20 why not resign, why keep playing? I understand the fact that there is the possibility of flagging but sometimes you have a minute and they do not resign and they are slow even if the move is forced. It really frustrates me that they waste my time like that. Is it just me or what?
yesterday I played a game and I was white
and he just left and waited for his time to go down
X
And they refuse rematch!!
Jun 23, 2020
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#7
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5045222124
its not blitz.. i won it by a pawn.. against a queen, bishop and two pawns 
should i have resigned?
Recently I have missed a mate in 1 (https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/5039861466). Had my opponent resigned, he would not have drawn the game. That's why you fight until the end.
Jun 26, 2020
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#9
Yeah, but when your position is absolutely hopeless, not resigning is extremely disrespectful especially in FIDE or USCF tournaments. Sometimes, beginners around 1300-1500 USCF play on when they are down a queen in an open position. Like- you should resign in a hopeless position if u want to be a respectful player.
Well, in some cases it's actually considered respectful to let yourself get mated instead of just resigning. You don't usually see much GM games that wasn't decided by resignation or draw.
gdzen wrote:
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5045222124
its not blitz.. i won it by a pawn.. against a queen, bishop and two pawns
should i have resigned?
Yes
Jun 26, 2020
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#12
FizzyBand wrote:
gdzen wrote:
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5045222124
its not blitz.. i won it by a pawn.. against a queen, bishop and two pawns
should i have resigned?
Yes
No
Is it not more satisfying to deliver a checkmate than to have the opponent resign?
To quit, though, by refusing to move rather than resigning is a sign of immaturity.
LaxmiB52 wrote:
To quit, though, by refusing to move rather than resigning is a sign of immaturity.
Very true, only babies lose this way
Some people even refuse rematch!!
congrandolor wrote:
Some people even refuse rematch!!
If a person does not enjoy the experience of playing with another person, then refusing a rematch is completely understandable.
In the following 2|1 game I should have resigned, but because it was a tournament game (the fourth round out of five), I decided to hold on.
I somehow survived the completely lost position and the extremely low time of 2 seconds left. I checked with one of my friends afterwards, and indeed, according to him, I had actually seen the pawn sacrifice idea before, which was why I suddenly saw the idea that split second after I pushed that pawn. It turned out that 57...Kh2 was a major blunder, and Black should have just pushed the g4 pawn forward.
This game had a very major implication on my position in the tournament. Had I lost this round, I would have been placed on a score of 2/4, and I would have been paired with another opponent and probably lost the fifth (final) game as well. This would leave me in fourth or fifth place (amongst the five people who remained in the tournament at the end), thus leaving me with no trophy.
With the improbable win, I went up to 3/4 in the tournament. The tournament leader was still ahead at 3.5/4 at the end of the fourth round. I became optimistic of getting a third place trophy and I was elated. Following which, I happened to be the player obtaining the "bye" in the fifth round (securing a guaranteed second place with 4/5), and the tournament leader shockingly lost the final round to stay on 3.5/5.
That one game I decided to hold on to caused a reversal of my fortunes, from no trophy in sight to a first place trophy.
Is it just me or in this site players do not resign whatever the position. You are down a queen and a rook the position is something like -20 why not resign, why keep playing? I understand the fact that there is the possibility of flagging but sometimes you have a minute and they do not resign and they are slow even if the move is forced. It really frustrates me that they waste my time like that. Is it just me or what?
There is no obligation to resign. But a lot of people think like you and a lot of others want to play to mate and think players shouldn't resign.