CaracticusPotts wrote:
You are not obliged to.
Chess.com states that stalling isn't allowed. Especially if you aren't gonna make a move on purpose when you are either mate in 1 or in a losing position.
Is abandoning a lost game rude?
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Sep 16, 2023
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#23
You can report them and you should. The more people report them, the less of these salty losers we'll have to face (hopefully).
Sep 16, 2023
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#24
CaracticusPotts wrote:
Their clock…their time.
According to FIDE rules, maybe (but even there it is nuanced). According to chess.com's rules, definitely not. Stalling a lost game is punishable according to chess.com rules.
You are either ignorant or a liar.
CuteChessGirls wrote:
i mean i pretty much always quit when i lose my queen LOL, no point in playing
you were saying?
If I ever resign it's most likely that I did it out of boredom instead of malice or giving up 
I just played a game and the opponent seeing that he was going to lose gave up, but instead of resiging and ending the game he just left essentially abandoning it. Why did i have to sit there for TWENTY minutes just to claim my victory??????
HADES510 wrote:
I just played a game and the opponent seeing that he was going to lose gave up, but instead of resiging and ending the game he just left essentially abandoning it. Why did i have to sit there for TWENTY minutes just to claim my victory??????
20 minutes is a lot of time, report him for stalling
SriyogeshS wrote:
HADES510 wrote:
I just played a game and the opponent seeing that he was going to lose gave up, but instead of resiging and ending the game he just left essentially abandoning it. Why did i have to sit there for TWENTY minutes just to claim my victory??????
20 minutes is a lot of time, report him for stalling
Surprisingly had a lot of time on my hand at the time and i reported him most definitely. i checked the game and i had 20 and some change left on my clock when the game ended
Sep 17, 2023
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#30
abandoning is rude yes, it shows that the player hasnt grown up yet and rage quit, resigning is the way to go, i usually wont resign if i still got a knight on the board as i am king of the knights i know how to use it very well, however if im down to a bishop vs rook ill usually give up the ghost and resign.
Sep 17, 2023
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#31
ryanovster wrote:
abandoning is rude yes, it shows that the player hasnt grown up yet and rage quit, resigning is the way to go, i usually wont resign if i still got a knight on the board as i am king of the knights i know how to use it very well, however if im down to a bishop vs rook ill usually give up the ghost and resign.
Why resign when down a B/R exchange? That can often be taken to a draw, depending on the pawns.
Not resigning if you don't actually continue playing is disrespectful, yes. And if you are at the very last few moves and there is clearly ONLY mate left for you (and clearly no draws), in like all the possibilities in the next 1, 2, 3 etc moves, then you should just resign, instead of punishing your winning opponent with time delay.
Don't cause grief for others is the golden rule.
But if you are instead spending the remaining time to sit and practice predicting the best moves for example, despite the losing position, that is not disrespectful, even for ranked games.
Although your opponent there may think that it's disrespectful and that you should just resign instead you are still perfectly fine. Just as long as you are actively trying, you don't even have to make any moves, simply contemplating the position and trying to analyze the best moves ahead is completely ok. In a live ranked situation you mind is in a different state than if you were just doing a practice game or game against the computer, so you can't really replace this experience.
Sometimes in what looks like an obvious losing position there can be some traps hidden that you can hope to fool your opponent with, that can be pretty fun to figure out, especially when you're pressed for time, and the adrenaline rush reward you get if it pays off is awesome.
This may be different in a tournament, even online, since the other party is obviously wanting to move on to the next game to advance in a very time limited tournament, so I think you should honestly resign there when you have realized the game is up, and not spend time practicing. But again if you honestly suspect that there may be the slightest chance for you to get a win or a draw instead of a loss then you are perfectly ok to spend that time also in a tournament.
Sep 17, 2023
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#33
DoktorFader wrote:
Not resigning if you don't actually continue playing is disrespectful, yes. And if you are at the very last few moves and there is clearly ONLY mate left for you (and clearly no draws), in like all the possibilities in the next 1, 2, 3 etc moves, then you should just resign, instead of punishing your winning opponent with time delay.
Don't cause grief for others is the golden rule.
But if you are instead spending the remaining time to sit and practice predicting the best moves for example, despite the losing position, that is not disrespectful, even for ranked games.
Although your opponent there may think that it's disrespectful and that you should just resign instead you are still perfectly fine. Just as long as you are actively trying, you don't even have to make any moves, simply contemplating the position and trying to analyze the best moves ahead is completely ok. In a live ranked situation you mind is in a different state than if you were just doing a practice game or game against the computer, so you can't really replace this experience.
Sometimes in what looks like an obvious losing position there can be some traps hidden that you can hope to fool your opponent with, that can be pretty fun to figure out, especially when you're pressed for time, and the adrenaline rush reward you get if it pays off is awesome.
This may be different in a tournament, even online, since the other party is obviously wanting to move on to the next game to advance in a very time limited tournament, so I think you should honestly resign there when you have realized the game is up, and not spend time practicing. But again if you honestly suspect that there may be the slightest chance for you to get a win or a draw instead of a loss then you are perfectly ok to spend that time also in a tournament."
This.
Abandoning is extremely rude and childish, if you don't think the game is worth continuing then just resign. If I make a stupid blunder or have no play at all I'll resign, but if I still have some decent counterplay like a passed pawn not far from promoting that I could try to fight for or my opponent has a really weak king I'll continue.
Sep 17, 2023
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#37
Barliman_Of_Bree wrote:
It's very rude. At least have the courtesy to resign.
they cant handle losing, its a l ife skill mom and dad didnt teach
Sep 17, 2023
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#38
DrSpudnik wrote:
ryanovster wrote:
abandoning is rude yes, it shows that the player hasnt grown up yet and rage quit, resigning is the way to go, i usually wont resign if i still got a knight on the board as i am king of the knights i know how to use it very well, however if im down to a bishop vs rook ill usually give up the ghost and resign.
Why resign when down a B/R exchange? That can often be taken to a draw, depending on the pawns.
cuz i find no matter how i play with them, the bishop will always lose to the rook i know what you mean though, theoritically it can still be drawn.
Sep 17, 2023
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#39
Calretai wrote:
Abandoning is extremely rude and childish, if you don't think the game is worth continuing then just resign. If I make a stupid blunder or have no play at all I'll resign, but if I still have some decent counterplay like a passed pawn not far from promoting that I could try to fight for or my opponent has a really weak king I'll continue.
exactly just move on to your next game, why waste your own time as well
Sep 20, 2023
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#40
Happened again.
Yesterday, I was early in a game and my internet connection went out - we were both in North America and presumably with decent network reliability. I sent a message to the other player and apologized. So, it can happen innocently.
I don't want to disparage the other player from today's "disconnection" (picture below) because I don't know for sure that it was not accidental. Not taking any chances in the future though and have blocked.
It shows poor sportsmanship.
admitin defeet is perfctly fine sportsmanshjip imo
but stalling doesn't