Refresher Course on the Objective of Chess

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Bilbo21

To win, you must checkmate your opponent (this is where they are in check and there are no legal moves to get out of check), not capture their queen.  So please don't tell people to resign just because they lose their queen; I have seen many games turn around before. Thank you.

Chess007Guy

Crikey.What a crafty and rude player they must be.

Chess007Guy

What a cheek they have.Booooooooooo to them I say.

kosmokid
Bilbo21 wrote:

So please don't tell people to resign just because they lose their queen;

As a matter of fact I am busy playing a game like that.
I lost my queen early on but later managed to get my opponents queen.

my chances of winning that game are very strong. Laughing 

superdrewe53

Well I just lost a game because I lost my Queen, but to be fair he is rated 600+ points higher than me, I am not going to insult the guy by trying to play on

theturk1234

I don't know about kayknight(1300s) but I(2000) would be insulted if an opponent played on against me after dropping a queen. It's just not worth it--you're never going to beat a strong player that way.

Pulpofeira

Who knows, you could suddenly suffer from explosive diarrhoea.

woton

The never-ending tirade.  I don't see why someone wants to continue when they drop their queen, but, if they do, so what.  The remainder of the game doesn't require a lot of thought on my part, and it gives me a chance to sit back and enjoy a beer.

Pulpofeira

Kaynight: thanks, I do my best since the day my teacher threw a chalk to my head after me saying "cop" instead of "policeman"!

Pulpofeira

Those were the times...

theturk1234

@Kayknight:

Um, yes. My name is actually David to boot.

theturk1234

Howdy..."Robert Louis Stevenson"

Pulpofeira

Yes, he's hanging around 24/7 with gorgeous women in top less. Beware, envy is a capital sin!

NimzoPatzer

Bilbo was this you?

 
You two seem to share the same way of thinking.