People who mock… then lose!
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People are known for their desire to belittle their opponents to win instead of tactics and strategy
Mar 13, 2022
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When I’ve had that I ignore the trash talk then reply with smiley face move before checkmate. I usually disable chat now as soon as any nonsense starts -life is to short
Mar 13, 2022
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YouEvenLiftBro wrote:
I do the trash talk occasionally. Only if you have played so badly that all graces would suggest you should have resigned long ago.
I guess my question for you is:
- 1. do you learn more from analysing how you got into such a bad position, such learnings that will serve you well throughout your life, or.
- 2. do you learn by playing random moves in a lost position until your opponent blunders.
When I play badly, I resign, study what I did wrong and then start again. I feel that I learn more as a result.
It takes a lot of moral fibre to accept you were straight out beaten on the day, learn from it, and improve.
You learn a lot by playing on. You learn how to be resourceful, and it can sometimes come in handy in an equal position as well.
Of course, I don't always play on, because I just don't feel like it. It is not easy to continue such a game, and you just want to resign. That is reasonable as well.
As for learning from your mistakes, playing on doesn't exclude that. You should of course try to learn from the mistakes you've made afterwards if your goal is to improve, but as long as the game is in progress you have the right to play on, and you should probably do it.
On 2 000+ level, it might be different, but I had a game against 1 990 rated person (it was 45|45 or 60|0) who was a few pawns up, I was pondering resignation, but played on for a while when he decided that he has a tactical shot. It didn't work and I was a rook up for a few pawns afterwards.
On intermediate level, people (myself included) are playing some pretty bad moves occasionally (in very long games, let alone in blitz) so playing on makes sense, and to be fair, it is good for the opponent as well. They get to play out and convert some winning endgame (which is a good practice), or to just remain concentrated for the entire time. I had a daily game where I had 3 pawns for a rook, and I told my opponent I wish to play on because I never played such an endgame. It was lost, but he had to use his king and rook and stop my passed pawns. He even thanked me in the end for that.
Mar 13, 2022
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#6
YouEvenLiftBro wrote:
nklristic wrote:
YouEvenLiftBro wrote:
I do the trash talk occasionally. Only if you have played so badly that all graces would suggest you should have resigned long ago.
I guess my question for you is:
- 1. do you learn more from analysing how you got into such a bad position, such learnings that will serve you well throughout your life, or.
- 2. do you learn by playing random moves in a lost position until your opponent blunders.
When I play badly, I resign, study what I did wrong and then start again. I feel that I learn more as a result.
It takes a lot of moral fibre to accept you were straight out beaten on the day, learn from it, and improve.
You learn a lot by playing on. You learn how to be resourceful, and it can sometimes come in handy in an equal position as well.
Of course, I don't always play on, because I just don't feel like it. It is not easy to continue such a game, and you just want to resign. That is reasonable as well.
As for learning from your mistakes, playing on doesn't exclude that. You should of course try to learn from the mistakes you've made afterwards if your goal is to improve, but as long as the game is in progress you have the right to play on, and you should probably do it.
On 2 000+ level, it might be different, but I had a game against 1 990 rated person (it was 45|45 or 60|0) who was a few pawns up, I was pondering resignation, but played on for a while when he decided that he has a tactical shot. It didn't work and I was a rook up for a few pawns afterwards.
On intermediate level, people (myself included) are playing some pretty bad moves occasionally (in very long games, let alone in blitz) so playing on makes sense, and to be fair, it is good for the opponent as well. They get to play out and convert some winning endgame (which is a good practice), or to just remain concentrated for the entire time. I had a daily game where I had 3 pawns for a rook, and I told my opponent I wish to play on because I never played such an endgame. It was lost, but he had to use his king and rook and stop my passed pawns. He even thanked me in the end for that.
On one level I agree 100%. Frank Marshall: the hardest thing in chess is to win a won position.
On another level. the skill in not losing a lost position is almost by definition equally useful but not a skill that I am interested in acquiring #whyIamnotaGM
I'm a fighter, not a lover.
That is of course completely fine. It is good that resign button is there, for when you just don't want to play out.
For me it depends on my current mood, and on the position as well (how losing is it). And some games I did lose in the end, were interesting to play out regardless of the final result. On the other hand, sometimes I blunder early and decide enough is enough.
YouEvenLiftBro wrote:
I do the trash talk occasionally. Only if you have played so badly that all graces would suggest you should have resigned long ago. (I literally had 5 queens on the board and 6 minutes on my clock and my opponent wouldn't resign.)
Why would you have 5 queens on the board? Don't you know how to do a checkmate?
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As the game progressed I gained the edge then came back to win.
One guy continued to criticise me even as I was beating him! Unbelievable!
He was saying I was a bad player as I was beating him!
ROFL!