I am a beginner. I declined to resign the other day when I was clearly in a bad position ... likely game over. However I didn't resign because I was interested in seeing how long I could stave off defeat or possibly win. Guess I showed poor manners?? Next time I will resign.
oof try not to listen to wornaki he can never win a game by resigning (probably got that somewehrer lol)
don't agree. you're playing a low timed game. if they can't win on the board maybe they can win on time. plus you gain experience and knowledge every game and quitting negates that in most cases.
don't agree. you're playing a low timed game. if they can't win on the board maybe they can win on time. plus you gain experience and knowledge every game and quitting negates that in most cases.
I used to think the same way. Now I know better.
@wornaki ignored every calm, logical refutation of his position in preference of arguing with people he deemed disrespectful, then flounced. This thread was a truly impressive waste of time.
@Xeperi's comment cracked me up 
At my (and OPs) rating, if i blunder a piece and my opponent is similar rating as me, chances are they will blunder a piece too or draw a won endgame like R+K vs K (which is all i will remember from the first post)
It’s meta but you only resign when youre lost. When you play against wornaki or me, you’re never fully lost. Play it out and get some necessary endgame practice. We both obviously need it
Can you people stop bumping this, it’s dead smh wornaki only wanted attention 😑
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You may resign when you feel like there is no point to continue the game
i choose mostly to play to the end as it helps me evaluate positions and sometimes you can force a stalemate which is better than resigning but if its totally hopeless ye
Never resign. Offer a draw? OK... but never resign, especially in tightly clocked games. There are many reasons to stay in play. I will elaborate should anyone care to know in greater detail.
just had abuse for not resigining and found this thread, didn't even realise resiging was a thing you were ever expected to do in timed chess. Surely I was watching the clock and making decisions based on that? I carried out a queen exchange knowing I would try and win on time.
Anyway, I've vented now. 99% of everyone is sporting and gracious, just really gets my back up to be called a "looser" for playing to win.
The OP made a claim about etiquette. Etiquette is a social convention, and it's clear from the overwhelming majority of posts made in response to the OP that he is wrong about what etiquette requires. Of course, he's certainly correct about his preferences, and he doesn't wrong anyone if he blocks people whose behavior he finds distasteful. But, in a huge range of cases discussed, although the OP might find the behavior distasteful, he is quite apparently incorrect to say that it contravenes the rules of etiquette.
I'm also surprised by his confidence that he can read the obnoxious intentions in other people's minds on the basis of their (to so many of us, socially acceptable) behavior.
I am a beginner. I declined to resign the other day when I was clearly in a bad position ... likely game over. However I didn't resign because I was interested in seeing how long I could stave off defeat or possibly win. Guess I showed poor manners?? Next time I will resign.