why do they keep resigning?

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That-User-Name-Is-Taken

Oct 13, 2021

#21

For endgame practice, see under Puzzles, "Practice (Drills)" and "Endgames".
Terrific learning tools.

jr212

Oct 13, 2021

#22

ShrimpGambit schreef:

I am new and only 600+, as soon as I capture Queen opponent, 90% of the player quit, it is very frustrating and very disrespectful.

No it's not more the opposit. It's disrespectfull to continue! Don't make a foul of the game or yourself. Do not insult your opponent by not quiting for the idea maybee he make a mistake to.

You lost a queen and have nothhing in return ==> resign the game and play a new one. You can analise the game if you want. If you want ask the opponent to play again. In real life games the same but you can ask can we continue for study reassens. I think only 1% of real life games are played till checkmate. on toplevel 0.0%

Sequoia70

Oct 13, 2021

#23

Because they don't want to waste your time by making you play a bunch of meaningless moves in a game you have already won.

A-Primitive-Idiot

Oct 13, 2021

#24

Most people are pessimistic, which basically means a "glass half empty" kind of person, for the few ppl who don't know.

maxveloc

Oct 13, 2021

#25

The reason is mostly lack of confidence after losing the advantage by blundering. You can fight one, but if your opponent knows how to convert it, you won’t be able to.

quiverbot

Oct 14, 2021

#26

Sequoia70 wrote:

Because they don't want to waste your time by making you play a bunch of meaningless moves in a game you have already won.

Perhaps but I have won games down a queen or from a bad position. My point is players quit way too often at low levels. The idea that keeps coming up in replies here, that the endgame is known early on, is false. There is not enough strategy in <1000 rated games to know who will win most of the time. And as for the whole 'wasting time' argument, where is anyone going?? We are here playing chess with endless future games to play. Why not take the time to finish a match, learn from a mistake and give the other player a chance to mate? Again, I see more value in fighting a losing position to the end instead to rushing off to another match. Maybe if more players did that they would stop giving away pieces and focus on the game a little more.

Ian_Rastall

Oct 14, 2021

#27

It is not at all rude or disrespectful to resign after you lose your queen with no compensation. In fact, it is just the opposite. Resigning after you lose a major piece is a sign that you respect your opponent enough to know that he is going to win, and that it is pointless to keep playing.

^This right here. That's always been the tradition.

iamchessitself

Oct 14, 2021

#28

Lakota8000 wrote:

Many people realize that they are playing with players that are 1000 points ahead of them and freak out at the thought of losing

You don't have to call me out like that

yaboiibefa

Oct 14, 2021

#29

i only resign on 2 conditions

1 I need to leave or I join the wrong type of match

2 I make a move and they immediately counter like we are on bullet and that honestly scares me off/makes the game for me as a beginner not fun

PuzzledPrincess

Oct 27, 2021

#30

I'm also usually disappointed when my opponent resigns. I enjoy playing the game until the end, especially when I'm winning! I also could use the endgame practice.

PuzzledPrincess

Oct 27, 2021

#31

On the other hand, I really don't blame my opponents for resigning; I resign too, sometimes!

PuzzledPrincess

Oct 27, 2021

#32

It would be nice if Chess.com would help us out here. Maybe they could put in an option of having a computer opponent take over for the human opponent who resigned?

sleepingpuppy

Oct 27, 2021

#33

PuzzledPrincess wrote:

It would be nice if Chess.com would help us out here. Maybe they could put in an option of having a computer opponent take over for the human opponent who resigned?

there is!

sleepingpuppy

Oct 27, 2021

#34

at the bottom of game review next to download and add to library

DecentChanceILose

Oct 27, 2021

#35

As someone that's guilty of resigning a bit too easily at times, I sum it up to having a perfectionist nature, that is to say I hold myself to high standards and have a tendency to get frustrated/embarrassed at myself for making basic mistakes/blunders and unless I sense that I'm up against someone weaker than me then I'll typically just resign.

I realise the absurdity of doing this as I've only been playing for a few months now and I'm naturally going to make mistakes and go up against stronger players, but it's a difficult habit for me to shake.

usernameone

Nov 18, 2021

#36

If the resignation option was renamed "quitting ", I wonder if people would be so quick to bail.

tjt85

Nov 19, 2021

#37

There's nothing wrong with resigning when you feel like you've made a blunder you don't think you can come back from. I wouldn't expect an opponent to suffer through a lost game just so I can learn how to play a better middle or end game. People play chess for their own reasons. They're not here to play for anyone else's benefit.

Of course, it's a little confusing to see an opponent resign when the game seems far from over to you. But I see a game where my opponent resigned for no obvious reason as a welcome cushion to my rating. It takes the pressure of the next game you play.

Jayyyy58_7

Jan 21, 2025

#38

duntcare wrote:

Wildekaart wrote:

Some people don't like to play as Black.

Some people don't like to play players who are much lower or higher rated than themselves.

Some people don't like to play against a certain first move of White.

Ignore these people. They are not chess fans.

When you're winning a queen or sometimes even a rook, most opponents will resign because you are ahead by a full piece. They are fully entitled to do so and it makes sense because 95% of times they won't come back from such positions. This is perfectly okay and you should be happy with your win because you deserved it!

u realize thats called aborting a game not resigning and has no rating change ====____===== and constantly aborting, aborting due to stats is bannable

What's the difference between aborting a game, abandoning it, and resigning? Cuz I have seem all 3 words for when they quit after the opponent has made moves and now I'm confused.

nklristic

Jan 21, 2025

#39

Jayyyy58_7 wrote:

duntcare wrote:

Wildekaart wrote:

Some people don't like to play as Black.

Some people don't like to play players who are much lower or higher rated than themselves.

Some people don't like to play against a certain first move of White.

Ignore these people. They are not chess fans.

u realize thats called aborting a game not resigning and has no rating change ====____===== and constantly aborting, aborting due to stats is bannable

What's the difference between aborting a game, abandoning it, and resigning? Cuz I have seem all 3 words for when they quit after the opponent has made moves and now I'm confused.

Resigning is a normal way to lose a game. You feel there is nothing else to gain from playing on and you resign.

Abandoning a game is basically leaving the game without resigning, a bad way to resign a game. You leave a game and let the opponent wait for the server to catch on that you left and forfeited the game.

Aborting a game can happen before you make a first move (or whenever server is restarted - then all current games are aborted automatically), and then it is as if the game didn't even happen.

BunWithGun6392

Jan 21, 2025

#40

Trig1969 wrote:

I am trying to learn to play this game, and really enjoy the challenge, but I keep running into early resignations. Sometimes the opponent doesnt even make a move, just a quick resignation. I have had this happen 3 or 4 times back to back, and I'm not sure why. I have the game set up for rated, 15/10, 15 total minutes, 10 sec increments. Is there something I have set up that other players don't want to play?

Also, it seems that every time I do something correct, like set up a coordinated attack, the opponent just resigns as soon as they see that I have captured a queen, rook, whatever. Why are they not playing thru? I make enough blunders that I guarantee they have a chance, and it is hard to learn the end game without practice.

Is there another format that incentivizes people to play to the end? I could understand this happening occasionally, but it seems to be the rule, not the exception.

Any insight would be appreciated.

cuz ur so good