If there's a really obvious 3 move mate with no chance to even scam a stalemate I'll resign. Otherwise, keep looking for tactics, tempo and desperado stuff. If the opponent ends up blundering they didn't earn the 'respect' people keep talking about.
If there's a really obvious 3 move mate with no chance to even scam a stalemate I'll resign. Otherwise, keep looking for tactics, tempo and desperado stuff. If the opponent ends up blundering they didn't earn the 'respect' people keep talking about.
Welp, one more opinion is clearly what this thread needs. I'll generally resign if I'm down more than a minor piece with no compensation. So, a knight and a pawn is about right, if I have no chances.
But if there's an attack going on the enemy king, or time trouble, or I think I can force a stalemate or a repetition, then I'll keep going.
If it's only a minor piece or less, then I'll probably play on regardless.
It depends on your chances to draw/win compared to the time you're wasting to do It.
example: If you're in a lost position where your opponent messes up 1 time out of 50, the 7 online rating points for that single win are not worth the amount of hours you're gonna waste in the long run to do it. Or at least for me.
It's surprising how many people get excited by getting a draw in a random game of online chess! Sure there's a chance of some miracle stalemate in lots of effectively lost games, but is it really worth the time spent? If I'm playing in an over the board tournament sure, but for a random game in the pool playing for a draw really doesn't interest me at all. It's not like I feel some great sense of achievement if I scam a stalemate draw 1 in 50 games.
It's a team event.
For international tournaments of almost every physical sport, the rules require that games be completed to the end.
my thought is to continue playing--there's always a chance my opponent may make a mistake, or maybe i'll get a draw. some have told me it's polite to resign when it's obvious i can't win...opinions anyone...?
For me, it depends on many factors.
- Rating of opponents
- my winning/losing streak of the day
- whether I can salvage the game
- whether I am in an Arena tournament or not
- my mood, of course!
As the opponent's rating increases, the probability of me resigning in a lost position increases. But if I have to, say, protect my Arena standings when I know the game I am playing will be the final game completed, then I will not likely resign regardless of the opponent's rating.
You can always go for the stalemate and take 50 50 over the win.