It does waste time for both sides,but it's worth the practise. the winning side can learn how to keep the pressure, and the losing side can practise defencing the best way they can.
besides, unless it's a tornament, it's best not to resign. in a tornament, you have to save your energy and time.
Every game is a lesson, no matter won or lost.
Most people dont accept draws anyways
Because you can't win a game after you resigned. It's always possible that the opponent will make a blunder at this level.
Because you might blunder your win to a stalemate or loss, so they play to the end
That's why
I wouldn't have thought it's realistic to expect a stalemate at 1400-1500.
I get stalemates left and right at the 2400-2500 level, it's very common.
:)
Because you might blunder your win to a stalemate or loss, so they play to the end
That's why
I wouldn't have thought it's realistic to expect a stalemate at 1400-1500.
You never know.....Like two weeks ago I stalemated someone (we were both in the 1600s and it was rated). I had two queens v the opponent's king. My opponent had very little time and I realized I would probably win by timeout BUT that idea bothered me so much that I aggressively tried to premove a checkmate -- and stalemated.
Because it REALLY bothered me to win on time rather than by checkmate. My opponent was in danger of running out of time 
And I got a second queen because again, I didn't want to win on time
Odd as it may sound, the stalemate didn't bother me. I guess because it was clear how the game was about to end, the only reason I should be "bothered" was the rating points, and I guess I didn't care that much about not getting 8 points. Anyway, to each their own.
I'm not sure what point you are trying to make here. You have previously stated that you think not resigning down a queen is disrespectful, I hear you and I understand you feel that way and I don't share that opinion.
And as I understand it, you disapprove of trying to win on time rather than on the clock. I can see where you're coming from. But how is my opinion that me stalemating doesn't bother me relevant to that? I'm not arguing with anything at all, I just didn't follow the logic.
By the way, I personally tend to resign lost positions. Around 85% of my lost rapid games are by resignation. But I personally have no objections to others not resigning against me.
I prefer not to resign in bullet and blitz. I have won games multiple times because of time and also lost because of time even though I have better material and posirion and vice versa.
It doesn't matter if I have a king only. I will play till the end. It doesn't matter if someone feel it's disrespectful. Their respect won't bring me wins or losses. People do it to me too. So it's fair game I think prearranged GM draw is more disrespectful (but that's my opinion).
I had games against masters where they won just by time though I am clearly winning. What's the point of having all the mats and position in the world if you got no time.
Now if you are saying it's long game and I know I am playing someone who can deliver the blow and I don't see any way for me to swindle, I'll resign. But if someone wants to go on, fine wirh me. It's fair game.
"In higher rated games, not resigning can be disrespectful" -@OlafHevensby
"In higher rated games, not resigning can be disrespectful" -@OlafHevensby
poor baby. someone is disrespecting you. wahhhh!
lol
I've been not resigning for tens of thousands of games now, but this might be one of the top 10 biggest comebacks I've ever had.
On move 39 I was down two rooks, had only a knight on the board with no safe squares (opponent was 2400 and had plenty of time on clock).
NEVER EVER RESIGN!
What irritates me are the people who have basically won, but won't make the obvious moves, then play around unnecessarily promoting multiple pawns to bishops or something. To be clear, these people only have a couple of moves to checkmate. They are just being -icks.
Those people I stop playing, let the clock time out, then block.
Why? You are entitled to play to a checkmate even if you are down a gazillion points of material. They are entitled to play the game they see fit, including promoting to bishops and knights. It cuts both ways.
And if you let the the clock time out in a lost position instead of resigning, it is expressly against chess.com's sportsmanship policy. You can be sanctioned for doing it, and I hope you will.
Oh calm down. It happens infrequently and they are clearly kids --cking around. Sorry, there is more than one way to be a bad sport. I've reported every single one and blocking clearly sends the message I don't do this lightly.
But everyone else...
Resign = Definite loss.
Play on = Likely loss.
Now, which option do you want to choose in order to maintain a good rating and have more fun? As a low rated player, I can say I have been saved by stalemate (and made stalemate traps) so many times. Sure, it'd be lovely for everyone to resign against me in a losing position, because I still win. That's exactly why the opponent won't resign.