is it better to lose or resign?
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caIigaris
Oct 27, 2024
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#41
Changes nothing. Both count as a loss therefore both lead to you losing the same amount of points determined at the start of the match
Oct 28, 2024
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#42
It’s just a matter of your preference on how to finish the game.
trevmun wrote:
Hi,
Just wondering what the difference is to your score if you're check mated or resign first or indeed time out?
Cheers
Trevor
Resigning is just one way of losing. Resigning, timing out, and being checkmated are all ways to lose.
I resign in online chess, but keep playing tournaments.
*In tournaments
Some believe in never resigning. I don't subscribe to this and I do bow to the inevitable, But I do believe that those who refuse to resign or continue, should only be allowed to play against other like minded scum.
Oct 28, 2024
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#50
It depends, if they have forced mate, I'd let them play it out, but if I'm done a bunch of material with no chances of surviving then ill resign.
caleb24chong wrote:
Is it more "professional" to tip your king and resign or get checkmated?
At the master level (which I am very far from) it is a sign of respect to resign, at my level, I don't think people care.
blitzed_chess34 wrote:
NONE.
yeah, just turn on beast mode and win guys, come on.
Dunewind1234 wrote:
its better to resign, it saves your time in a hopeless match that u will lose
there's always a chance of stalemate.
Osfan37 wrote:
I personally get annoyed if I'm up a queen in an endgame or something and my opponent doesn't resign
that always annoys me.
Dec 3, 2024
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#58
rashi-singh wrote:
It's better to loose
I actually learned a lot from losing. If you abandon the games, there's nothing to learn.
I used to play until the inevitable happened.. now if I know for a fact there’s no coming back I just respect it and resign
Dec 5, 2024
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#60
trevmun wrote:
Hi,
I mean to the actuaul number of points you lose...
Exactly the same rating points.
When you say "time out", I hope you don't mean "just stall until your flag falls".
That is bad sportsmanship and can get you banned, or at least placed in a pool of players where you can only get paired against other bad sports.
Who wants to play a whole series of poor sports, one after the other?