NoisyEcho wrote:
If you are down, two Queens to a king, or something like that, resign.
But the thread title tells us to never resign...
NEVER RESIGN
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When I saw Black's third move in the specimen game I lost all desire to see any more of it (and came close to losing the will to live).
"Never Resign" might be the right attitude when your opponent is rated under 1000, but it is wasting everyone's time when the opponent is a few classes stronger than that (except in bullet chess or if they are in very severe time trouble).
It is your right to prolong a game that you have almost no chance of turning around, but you have to take the consequences, i.e. that your stronger opponent will refuse to play you in the future, so as not to waste more of their life. And that would be your long-term loss, not theirs.
Jan 22, 2017
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That was worth playing on. Black had 36...B anywhere, threatening 37...Rc4#. The only way Black could be mated and he walked right into it.
What was the time limit. If it was a bullet game or the end of a fast Blitz game then it proves nothing. The right time to resign depends on the relative strengths of the players, the remaining time, and the number of moves to be made before the time control.
It used to be considered rude to play out a line until the move immediately before checkmate and then to resign, but these days everyone seems to do it.
AussieRookie wrote:
That was worth playing on. Black had 36...B anywhere, threatening 37...Rc4#. The only way Black could be mated and he walked right into it.
36. ... Be2 to guard the h-pawn is the most precise.
Resignation is the hallmark of all great chess players throughout history.
But what if your opponent is a player rated over 900?
Jan 22, 2017
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Are there "hard and fast" (no jokes please) guidelines as to when it is appropriate to resign?
I see a couple of issues. First, even Carlsen makes mistakes as seen in his recent draw with Giri. What is wrong with continuing play, hoping your opponent blunders? Second, If there is a significant difference in the skill of the players, they may have widely divergent views as to what constitutes a hopeless position.
I've never played a human so I am rather clueless as to proper chess etiquette ( I mention this so nobody thinks this post is gag ).
If you are down, two Queens to a king, or something like that, resign. But don't resign until late you have only your king. Here is proof why you should not: (by the end of the game, I was down a rook and a bishop.)
Post any game you have, showing that you should never resign.