I have a game that's mate in two 14 days to move. And I don't worry if my opponent decides to move or wait 28 full days, I'm still going to win.
NEVER RESIGN!
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i was just kicked by the admin in Live Chess by reporting that my opponent is not resigning when he is clearly in a 2 move mate.... he disabled chat then he let his time to finish(almost 20 minutes)... then he was kicked by admin but i never got any point from winnig that game though he's 100 points above me..
to top it off, while i'm playing a good game in Live chess, i was banned?? who.. whoa.. whaht the hell is wrong w/ these guys..
Kirisato_Sei wrote:
i was just kicked by the admin in Live Chess by reporting that my opponent is not resigning when he is clearly in a 2 move mate.... he disabled chat then he let his time to finish(almost 20 minutes)... then he was kicked by admin but i never got any point from winnig that game though he's 100 points above me..
to top it off, while i'm playing a good game in Live chess, i was banned?? who.. whoa.. whaht the hell is wrong w/ these guys..
I strongly doubt it.
I think it depends on the time control, the ratings of the players playing, and if it's OTB or online.
Fast games or beginners probably shouldn't resign until they're in a position in which there's nothing left to learn from playing it (like down several minors, or a queen and minors, etc).
But in slow time controls, or OTB, or at higher rating levels, it's disrespectful to play on in a completely lost position. Typically the losing player is strong enough to where he/she isn't learning anything from playing such a position, and is basically saying to their opponent: "I think you're so bad, you may let me back into this game to draw, so i'm going to sacrafice both of our time for that opportunity."
There comes a point to just cut your losses and set 'em back up again.
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I just lost a completely won position on time in a 3 day online game simply because I was busy at work and forgot to move. Now in another 3 day game another opponent is a queen down and only 4 moves away from mate and he does not resign. Can I blame him? He might be hoping for a similar blunder.
wingfour wrote:
I just lost a completely won position on time in a 3 day online game simply because I was busy at work and forgot to move. Now in another 3 day game another opponent is a queen down and only 4 moves away from mate and he does not resign. Can I blame him? He might be hoping for a similar blunder.
It depends, though i'm inclined to say that refusing to resign is less offensive in correspondence chess. If i'm given 3 days to make a move, I get to choose when to spend a little extra time on wrapping up a completely won game.
But in live settings, It can be (not always) a disrespectful waste of time.
Estragon wrote:
It is extremely rude to ask your opponent to resign.
There is no rule, written or unwritten, which requires a player to resign, although most decent players can recognize a lost cause and respect the person who inflicted it upon them enough to tip the King. But it is absolutely unacceptable to ask or demand your opponent resign.
+1
The point of chess is to checkmate the king.
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eddysallin wrote:
For a 1700 rated player to miss b.file mate, or that c2/4 are stalemates, says time control or being mad that a 1300 rated will not resign got the better of him.Now we have a chess player thinking being down the r/q is time to apply my end game skills. Hard too believe.
His rating has plummitted since then, he's barely 1200 now. Judging by how that game ended, I'd say his true playing strength is somewhat closer to his current rating than the one he held at the time of that game.
MSteen wrote:
I have not been playing online here for very long, but I have already had several games in which my opponent was TOTALLY BUSTED but would not resign until the last possible moment. One went to checkmate.
Did I care? Not in the least. My curiosity was piqued, but that was about it. When it came time every day to make my moves, I just called that game or games up first, got the move out of the way quickly, and went on to games where I really had to think. I just cannot understand the ire people express in this forum about opponents not resigning. Where are you going? Overseas? Outer space? So you have to play a few more moves to win, big deal. Play them.
I have 12 games going at once all the time. There's always an interesting position on deck where I really have to buckle down and analyze. If the occasional boob doesn't realize he's busted, that's like a sunny morning in May to me--as opposed to most of my other games which are cold sleety February afternoons.
Thts the right attitude to take IMO.
Asking my opponent to resign would never even come up as an option. But if my opponent asked me to resign, no response would be too rude. The OP had a pretty tame response.
RetiFan wrote:
"No. If you don't want to waste your time then you can offer me a draw or you can resign yourself."
I would find this very rude, and whatever the match outcome is, I would never ever play a single game against you. I would not also ask you to resign, because I would think that you know nothing about endgames and trying to learn something.
How can you possibly consider his response rude? What, precisely, is rude about it?
All I want to know is how did that guy get to a 1700+ rank and then allow you to get into a stalemate position. This is child's play. If you make the right moves there is no way your opponent will ever get stalemate. He obviously stopped thinking, assuming his superior pieces were enought to get him by. Arrogance: another reason people lose games.
waffllemaster wrote:
I like mine better:
:P
Also, I feel it's more respectful to play it out. It's like telling your opponent your not a quitter and you respect him/her for a well enough played game to see it to the end. Besides, the ultimate objective of chess is checkmating the opposing king. Well, this is how I feel, even though I'm in the minority of this opinion....
Play on, have fun, and resign to lost games if it's right for you 
In my opinion if you are losing at the end it becomes a matter of dignity rather than the game itself. By resigning you are saying "I know I am a loser so I am just gonna quit right now."
Yes, Arkafan. By resigning you can say, well, I'm going to lose a piece, but if I resign now my opponent will know that I was good enough at chess to see the line, and I am willing to take the small risk that my opponent doesn't see the line himself completely.
In the example I am referring to a certain position where you're not mated or didn't lose material just yet, but will in the next several moves, perhaps out of a forced line.
Always resign on move 1.
OR...pg6+,kh6,nf7 mate