Do Players intentionally Auto Resign?
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chappywagner
Jun 4, 2018
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#1
I'm new to chess and not very good, but I can at least spot and counter the 4-move mate. I've noticed in several of my matches that my opponent auto-resigns after I foil what is apparently their only strategy. Do Players intentionally auto-resign? You can do so by closing your browser window or logging out, so it's not always because of a slow connection. If players are doing this then chess.com should do something to discourage it, as countering a 4-move mate doesn't help me improve my game against real players, so the wins are essentially meaningless.
Jun 4, 2018
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#2
It is their only strategy a lot of the time. Being new to chess most people hear of this mate and they go on doing just what you described. This has a silver lining to it though, due to the fact you are gaining points you get stronger players and they will not do this.
I believe if you auto resign too often they actually take the option away. People auto resign because they don’t wanna play black, don’t wanna play a particular opening or don’t want to play players of whatever rating. It’s rude and Chess.com does the best they can to prevent it.
Aug 10, 2021
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#7
You automatically resign the game if you click the white flag unless the confirm resign button is on.
Many people who auto resign do it when they're in a losing position. It's basically unsportsmanship behaviour - they're losing and don't have the gall to resign. You're able to report folks who do this, chess.com has a default option for reporting players who stall or abandon games. It happens so frequently these days though which is annoying