It depends. To me it's annoying at least on this site when my opponent resigns after just a few moves because he/she lost their Queen. In a 10 minute game I think it's really immature not to even try to follow through. They just want to winwinwinwinwinwinwin and if they lose an important pice they throw a tantrum and resign. That's not cool either
After a blunder, is it better to resign or keep playing?
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I was asked how can one improve after resigning? The answer is to study the game you just played and find your mistakes. [you may need a stronger player to find your mistakes] Then Learn from your mistakes --by avoiding making the same mistakes over and over again you learn to play much better chess.
Low rated players have one thing in common--they make mistakes and they make the same mistakes game after game. By resigning after a blunder and studying your game and finding your mistakes--you will learn and then over a short time--play better and stronger.
Of course fast play games are different and suggestions for resigning may be different but if you wish to improve you chess in both slower play games and fast play games--you will start playing the slower play games and learn from your mistakes.
Mar 15, 2020
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#25
I have won games I should have lost with huge material disadvantages and visa versa. Anything can happen. So a lot of times I keep fighting and sometimes i don'tf l feel like playing out a long game from a big disadvantage. Like you said it's about fun, so play on if you want the challenge but don't torture yourself if you don't feel like it.
darwinwasright wrote:
The_Vedge wrote:
As a general rule, if you want to improve you should (almost) never resign, at least not on our level. To quote GM John Barhtolomew (https://youtu.be/oFGF2rp-mcg?t=388) right after he blundered a rook against a lower-rated player due to a mouse slip:
"(...) but this gives an opportunity to talk about shifting your mindset. So, when a good player makes a mistake in their position, and they know it, what do they do? Do they despair about the mistake that they make? Do they say 'oh woe is me' and start thinking about whether they're gonna withdraw from the tournament or whether they're gonna take out their anger about the next opponent they play? No, what they do is they immediately shift their mindset and they try think of how to make the best of a bad situation. That's very important that you do that. It's a characteristic of all strong players. They don't go down easily. If they make a mistake, a GM will simply assess the position, acknowledge the mistake and look at how they can best repair the damage. I don't think that comes as any secret. (...)"
If you can manage to do that, I'm confident that you'll improve faster and win more games. After all, players at our level aren't perfect. I know I have bounced back from a losing position quite a few times myself. People time out, or they just make mistakes themselves.
Heck, I suspect some might even get cocky and taken by surprise when you don't buckle and start playing your best. Again, I think this holds especially true at lower levels.
stupid advice!! one always resign when lost otherwise you are just acting stupid and if you want to be stupid take up another game.
It is bad to resign
Mar 17, 2020
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#28
If u resign you'll lose ur score i've made a blunder in one of my games and i kept playing and i won so don't resign! You can still win!!! 
Low rated players play low rated players and high rated players play high rated players unless it is a simul or something like that.
When a strong player makes a blunder against another strong player--he will almost always resign.
Some players do not realize the reasons to resign and so play on in losing positions.
Mar 18, 2020
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#30
Neither. Just let your clock run out and make your opponent wait. Don't give him an easy win.
NobleGopher wrote:
If u resign you'll lose ur score i've made a blunder in one of my games and i kept playing and i won so don't resign! You can still win!!!
You are right FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE
Disinclination wrote:
Oh I am so stupid sorry of course you are
It depends what time control it is. If it is blitz, I would be tempted to play on for a bit, but if it is a standard play OTB game, then it is bad etiquette to play on in a hopeless position.
That being said, at lower level chess it is possible that your opponent could return the favour.
The reason why people resign is to save time, which could be better spent at improving your chess.
Mar 24, 2020
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#34
DarkstormEliteHydra wrote:
NobleGopher wrote:
If u resign you'll lose ur score i've made a blunder in one of my games and i kept playing and i won so don't resign! You can still win!!!
You are right FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE
Okay ur just bullying me like in the other form!
As long as you can set a trap to change the outcome of the game, play on. Somehow dropping a piece and trying to stir up an attack or set traps or just push the chaos button focuses the mind much more sharply than trying to convert that extra piece to a win.
SwimmerBill wrote:
As long as you can set a trap to change the outcome of the game, play on. Somehow dropping a piece and trying to stir up an attack or set traps or just push the chaos button focuses the mind much more sharply than trying to convert that extra piece to a win.
Very much depends on the blunder, I find. If you're without any real counterplay, and if it's a very bad blunder, just throw in the towel and start the next game. However, if you do have counterplay, chances for some tricks, the ability to get into some kind of game and your opponent (or both) are running short of time, play on for a while. A lot can happen still with the short time controls.
Of COURSE you don't resgin. i've won games with blunders all the time! any blunder you make, you can backfire to make an even bigger blunder for the other player! just keep playing and you'll find a way
Mar 24, 2020
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#38
Contrary to post #19, I tend to agree with post #7, don't resign, at least not right away - especially if you want to learn. At lower levels your opponent may not take advantage of the blunder or may make one of his own. At higher levels, it might make sense to resign.
In one of my games my opponent blundered his Queen in the end-game, and I thought, "Aha! now I have him" then blundered my Queen two moves later. (As soon as I hit accept I saw it - too late.) I eventually did win, but my opponent played on after his blunder and I inadvertently gave him a chance to win that he would not have had otherwise had he resigned.
So, generally at lower levels, play on! Good luck!
I am a low level player and I usually play on against similarly ranked players who often make blunders as well - in fact I have been overwhelmed in a couple of games only to walk away with draws due to errors by my opponent. It also helps to develop my defensive play. So, for what it’s worth, my advice is to play on.
Blitz [5 minute] games are more fun after you drop that first piece and can start pushing the chaos button as hard as you can. In a classical game against a strong opponent, if I drop a queen I'll likely play a couple of moves more to get past the initial shock so I can see more clearly if there may be possibilities hidden and then resign i I can't see any. A smaller dropped piece against a weaker opponent, then I'll just pretend like it was a positional sacrifice and play on for complications.
You should only resign when you believe that your opponent has the knowledge, attitude, and resources to resolve the position on the board up to a checkmate.
If you don't believe that all the conditions are fulfilled, then don't resign.
And on blunders... it's how often but everybody blunders: