Just let the checkmate happen...
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Completely agree
Mar 16, 2019
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#4
Different people feel differently about resigning.
Some feel that they are being cheated out of a chance to administer mate.
Others feel that it's disrespectful to continue playing on in a dead-lost position.
Mar 16, 2019
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#5
In my view, the idea that it’s disrespectful to play on is really a little old school. It’s up to you... if you want to practice your checkmates, go for it. And if we pass on the message to enjoy a deadly execution then the culture will change eventually. I just really enjoy getting beaten in style. The execution must be concise so as not to prolong and frustrate proceedings. A combination karate move rather than a deadly long term disease.
Mar 16, 2019
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#6
On move 15 my opponent realized he was going to lose, but instead of resigning I guess he wanted to know how I would finish him off.
So I did it like this.
Mar 16, 2019
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#7
Another one.
Too bad my opponent ran out of time. I was getting closer to checkmate!
Mar 16, 2019
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#8
It’s just my view, and I may be alone in this, but if my opponent played those I would probably be a little frustrated. The problem with endings like that is that neither side learn anything as it’s all artificial. It’s not concise, or sharp. I mean ok, maybe as a few experiments when you first start playing, but still. No judgement on your playing at all, of course. It’s not the end of the world, I just want to see The Terminator 2 in that scenario, not The Lord of The Rings.
Mar 16, 2019
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#9
Not all positions lend themselves to mating combinations. Tactics flow organically from the position... they are not something that can be imposed on a position by force of will.
Mar 16, 2019
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#10
The losing side is free to end the game any time they want by resigning. The winning side is stuck playing a non-game, so sometimes when I'm stuck in a non-game I try to entertain myself by playing a different kind of game.
Sure it can sometimes be rude.
IMO the person who first stops taking the game seriously is the rude one. If I feel my opponent stopped first, then I'll do something like this. If I feel like they're playing earnestly the whole time, then I'll mate them efficiently.
Mar 16, 2019
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#11
Also, sometimes I don't resign out of frustration. Sort of like a small protest. I've had better players beat me, and I take too long to resign, so they do stuff like let the clock run down with 1 move to mate. I don't hold it against them. Sometimes we even end up playing a few games in a row, so I interpret that as no hard feelings.
But definitely, if you're wanting a rematch, you should probably play nice 
When people pull stupid crap I'm a lot less likely to rematch. And when I do dumb stuff like not resigning against a strong player I might want to play again, they're probably not going to accept a rematch if I request it.
I find it pretty disrepectful if I'm up 2 queens and it's a rapid game and they're not resigning, but in blitz or bullet, that's fair enough for them. It's just different people's opinions in different contexts.
Mar 16, 2019
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#13
There are even a few GMs (such as Matulovic) who have a reputation for playing on in lost positions that any reasonable person would resign.
Mar 16, 2019
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#14
Well, OTB I tend to resign pretty late... and it's my policy to never resign immediately after a blunder, no matter how bad the blunder is, but I don't play all the way to mate, and I don't make my opponent spend an extra 30-60 minutes at the board.
Mar 16, 2019
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#18
I wouldn't call my strength the ladder mate, but maybe this player would:
I was wondering: if a person resigns early does it save them in point reduction to their overall point total? If this were the case, I guess I would resign earlier...
What if we let the opponent use his advantage to see if he can play an exciting and creative combination attack to end the game in style?
Wouldn’t that be something we’d both want to see more often?
So, don’t resign when it seems lost. Let your opponent use the opportunity to practice the precision of his checkmates, and you, the sharpness of your response.
It’s really cool to find a really nice combination of ending moves, let’s let each other practice it more often.
Don’t resign. There is more to be learnt.
Thanks dudes