delcai007 wrote:
Some coaches teach their students never to resign, especially at lower levels.
“NEVER RESIGN!” -GM Hikaru Nakamura
What do yo do when your opponents refuse to resign?
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analist76bis wrote:
it happen to me in junior national finals 10-12 years old. I had Chess mate in one move and it passed 15 minutes of game...my opponent start walking around tables in order not to move and finish the game. why? his parents were outside the room and he didnt want his parents to know he lost s quick. So 2 hours we walked together and watch all other tables until his time was ran-out
Yeah. Happend to me many times too. Parents should stop putting so much pressure on their children. I'm glad that my parents didn't scold me if I lost.
delcai007 wrote:
Some coaches teach their students never to resign, especially at lower levels.
Yes. My first coach said that to me when I started playing chess when I was young too. He would scold me if I resign. So I never did. And here I am, still following that rule, even though it's been very long since I last I met him. And sometimes it's very helpful.
The best approach when your opponent refuses to resign, especially in chess, is to stay calm and patient. Players may hold out for mistakes, so don't let frustration affect your play. Maintain accuracy, simplify the position, and steadily convert your advantage. The game is not unsportsmanlike if you resign or take a timeout if it seems unsportsmanlike.
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#48
At lower levels, it may often be a good idea not to resign but to play on. For one thing, your opponent may make a mistake that at least reduces their advantage, perhaps even wipes it out entirely. Sometimes when I analyse a game, the evaluation bar wavers crazily with each move. Sometimes blunders, sometimes great moves, sometimes an irritating mixture of the two.
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#49
The last time someone stalled, I did what I usually do and sought to work out my moves if he did in fact resume playing. Then as the clock continued to tick I went off, made coffee, came back, he still had not moved and only three minutes left on his clock. By that time, even if he made a move, he would be in time trouble before long. I had a pretty good idea by then of what I would move if he resumed playing, but he did not and his clock ran out.
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#50
Over on lichess, I had someone do the opposite today - resign in a position that could have been salvaged. I used my Queen to fork his Rook and King. He resigned but he had a Bishop to block the check and the Bishop was protected by a Knight. On the analysis I was about three points ahead, the equivalent of a piece up, but I have squandered bigger advantages than that before.
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#52
it happens sometimes, for me, when they're losing... but I don't mind, I just find something else to for a minute
8 Queens checkmate
I just king mate them.