I was Criticised by opponent for not resigning when I blew a whole piece in the opening?
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Salopian57
9 days ago
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What's your opinion on playing on if you lose a piece early from opening trap, I was whole knight down and played on as we had only made 12 moves, my opponent criticised me saying I was a bad sport for playing on, now I have picked up a couple of pawns for the piece but are still technically losing as they are on separate islands but continue to play on despite my opponents poor opinions of me, what are your thoughts, would you have played on too if losing a piece so early in the game and do you also think its bad sportsmanship to play on!
No! You’ve lost a piece for some compensation. Why resign? Are you playing Carlson or Nakamura? No.
8 days ago
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#4
I played one where I grabbed pieces from word go because the positioning wasn't looking promising, my guy exited before I could cough
Never resign so early in the game, you still have hope
8 days ago
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#6
I've noticed some players play worse when they are ahead in material. They are probably tilted by the fact you are not resigning. I don't respect the closing ability of lower-rated players (myself included) because I've seen too many comebacks.
8 days ago
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#7
This has been often debated, and the consensus seems to be that it's okay to resign, also okay not to resign. The tradition in chess is that there are two ways to win, by checkmate and by your opponent resigning. The last time a World Championship chess match ended with checkmate was 1929. On the other hand, fighting on in a seemingly lost game is what some prefer, maybe just in hopes of a draw, even what some coaches, I'm told, teach their students. And there's nothing wrong with that. À chacun le sien.
I would keep playing and humiliating such an opponent in the chat
When my opponents wanted to talk during a game I always replied in a way they had chosen
8 days ago
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#11
MrChatty wrote:
I would keep playing and humiliating such an opponent in the chat
He should've done that...
Pawnwiser657 wrote:
my opponent criticised me saying I was a bad sport for playing on,
Why would you listen to your opponent? Don't you think that your goals and your opponent's goals are somewhat different?
Your opponent's behavior was extremely unsporting when he tried to make you resign. The guy would probably be kicked out of a real tournament.
8 days ago
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#14
Yeah, the bad sport was your opponent. There was another thread recently, btw, the OP saying that players who resigned were ruining the game for her. People are hilarious sometimes.
8 days ago
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#15
delcai007 wrote:
There was another thread recently, btw, the OP saying that players who resigned were ruining the game for her. People are hilarious sometimes.
See my post #12.
Personally, I feel that you should resign when you feel that you can learn nothing further by continuing. Start a new game and learn something from THAT.
Instead of wasting your time trying to save a dead lost game... after all, WHO CARES who wins?... just concede the loss and start a new game that might TEACH you something.
Your rating will improve faster if you LEARN faster, not if you try to cling desperately to every rating point.
8 days ago
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#16
not sure what time control you are talking about, but I have lost many blitz and bullett games on time after winning pieces, of course, I am not a good player. I never resign at my level and am shocked when some people do.
8 days ago
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#17
I have played Caro-Kann twice and both games, I was forced to walk my king early on but ended up winning both games (one by resignation, the other by checkmate)
8 days ago
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#18
blueemu wrote:
delcai007 wrote:
There was another thread recently, btw, the OP saying that players who resigned were ruining the game for her. People are hilarious sometimes.
See my post #12.
Personally, I feel that you should resign when you feel that you can learn nothing further by continuing. Start a new game and learn something from THAT.
Instead of wasting your time trying to save a dead lost game... after all, WHO CARES who wins?... just concede the loss and start a new game that might TEACH you something.
Your rating will improve faster if you LEARN faster, not if you try to cling desperately to every rating point.
Yeah, I saw your post... I don't see anyone here disagreeing.
And I agree that it's best to resign a completely losing position. 99% of my losses are by resignation. But I'm not bothered when an opponent chooses to fight on until the bitter end, whatever their reason.
8 days ago
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#19
But I believe that resigning isn’t considered “good etiquette” because you have the ability to attempt to make a comeback. If you don’t resign, you are either saying “I can win this” or “go ahead and bully me”
8 days ago
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#20
AssaultingChicken wrote:
But I believe that resigning isn’t considered “good etiquette” because you have the ability to attempt to make a comeback. If you don’t resign, you are either saying “I can win this” or “go ahead and bully me”
Well, no. By tradition, there are two ways to win a chess game, by check mate or by your opponent resigning. Again, the last checkmate in a World Champinship match was in 1929. A better argument can be made that refusing to resign when your opponent has clearly beaten you, hoping to deny them their win, is bad etiquette. I have no interest in getting a draw by stalemate. If you beat me, "congratulations, good game... next!". But I know many don't see it that way and don't play that way, and I'm not at all bothered by that even if, yes, it can often indicate disrespect... I'm hardly good enough to be thinking any opponent needs to be respecting my game. If you think you can beat me, down by a Queen or whatever, go for it. Good luck.