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Etiquette Question - Go for Stalemate or Resign?

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astronomer999
Apr 17, 2013
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#41
uri65 wrote:
astronomer999 wrote:

To the OP, a question. Are you absolutely sure that you earned your stalemate?

Once in a while, when the mood takes me, and the opponent won't resign, I'll carefully play to stalemate. Or offer a draw when I'm a couple of Qs up just to see if the opponent is so shameless that they'll take it

I don't see any shame in accepting a draw in totally lost position. I don't want to analyse what's the reason behind your "mood" - I'll just grab a draw offer

So you're saying that you aren't man enough to face facts? Part of sportsmanship is losing gracefully

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uri65
Apr 17, 2013
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#42
astronomer999 wrote:
uri65 wrote:
astronomer999 wrote:

To the OP, a question. Are you absolutely sure that you earned your stalemate?

Once in a while, when the mood takes me, and the opponent won't resign, I'll carefully play to stalemate. Or offer a draw when I'm a couple of Qs up just to see if the opponent is so shameless that they'll take it

I don't see any shame in accepting a draw in totally lost position. I don't want to analyse what's the reason behind your "mood" - I'll just grab a draw offer

So you're saying that you aren't man enough to face facts? Part of sportsmanship is losing gracefully

What facts??? If you find it funny to offer a draw when your opponent is totally lost, if you decide to stalemate him because of your "mood" - you didn't win, he didn't loose. Those are facts. And if you have those "moods" that make you do all kind of strange things instead of checkmating him - that's your weakness.

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astronomer999
Apr 17, 2013
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#43

It's a GAME. Neither of us are ever going to be playing for stakes that matter. So if you've been outplayed, accept it.....then set the board up for another game

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uri65
Apr 17, 2013
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#44
astronomer999 wrote:

It's a GAME. Neither of us are ever going to be playing for stakes that matter. So if you've been outplayed, accept it.....then set the board up for another game

I know when to accept a loss, probably I resign some games way too early, just in order not to agonize in a hope that the other player will blunder.

That was your question - if the stalemate was earned - that I find strange. If the game ended in a stalemate it was obvously a right thing not to resign.

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ekorbdal
Apr 24, 2013
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#45

Orchestrating a stalemate is a skill in itself - it's part of the game and a tactic.

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gambitattax
Apr 24, 2013
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#46

Go for STALEMATE, boy!

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Sid_907
Jul 23, 2021
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#47

Continue playing in a lost position until checkmate and don't resign.

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PresentColony
Jul 31, 2021
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#48

If you feel that you're opponent will check you within a few moves, then it might be best if you resign, but playing on to checkmate might still make you feel like you lost gracefully and you aren't a sore loser.