If it's online, I'll message the person afterwards and say "Learn to resign when beaten." Then I block them or otherwise refuse to play them again.
How incredibly rude. Who would want a rematch against such an arrogant player in any case?
Has anyone noticed that the people wanting to tell their opponents to resign are generally rated under 1600?
I don't think that's a coincidence.
Or they are an admin of the "Vote Chess Trolls". A group whose dedicated purpose is to make bad moves deliberately in vote chess and then not resign.
Good to know. Note to self never accept a challenge from Vote Chess Trolls or play them in any Vote Chess games. :) Cheers
If it's online, I'll message the person afterwards and say "Learn to resign when beaten." Then I block them or otherwise refuse to play them again.
How incredibly rude. Who would want a rematch against such an arrogant player in any case?
Deleted the original because it formatted incorrectly from my iPad. If you're in a position where I have to say that to you, then you deserve rudeness. I can even understand playing out if I'm in time trouble. If I've got 15 minutes left, you're hopelessly lost, and you don't resign, then you're insulting me, and you deserve nothing less than rudeness and a bad taste in your mouth. Keep in mind, I consider hopelessly lost to be where I could blunder away my best piece and still be ahead.
If it's online, I'll message the person afterwards and say "Learn to resign when beaten." Then I block them or otherwise refuse to play them again.
How incredibly rude. Who would want a rematch against such an arrogant player in any case?
If I've got 15 minutes left, you're hopelessly lost, and you don't resign, then you're insulting me, and you deserve nothing less than rudeness and a bad taste in your mouth.
You see, this statement is the fundamental bone of contention here. You view your opponent's desire to play on to the end as an "insult". Actually, your opponent may not (and probably doesn't) intend any kind of insult. Perhaps they merely want to see how the game plays out, either because they feel they will benefit from the end game experience despite being certain lose, or because they feel they might have a chance of forcing a draw (however misguided that feeling might be).
If you are taking the desire to play on as an "insult" then it sounds like the issue is with you rather than with your opponent. You're making it personal, without any real basis to do so other than what you "imagine" to be your opponent's motivation.
Since when was playing out the end game viewed as an insulting waste of time? It's still a part of the game of chess isn't it? The obligation is properly still with the winning player to bring the match to a successful conclusion. It's not for anybody to dictate to their opponent when they should or shouldn't be resigning.
And no, your opponent doesn't deserve your rudeness or to be left with "a bad taste in their mouth". Not merely for wishing to play out the game to its conclusion, no.
Has anyone noticed that the people wanting to tell their opponents to resign are generally rated under 1600?
I don't think that's a coincidence.
Or they are an admin of the "Vote Chess Trolls". A group whose dedicated purpose is to make bad moves deliberately in vote chess and then not resign.
lol... you still remember that group? The founder of the group left chess.com months ago, and the group stopped being active long before that. And even when it was active it wasn't really known by that many people.
Asking for a resignation is an attempt to sabotage your opponent mentally.
Asking for a resignation is an attempt to sabotage your opponent mentally.
It's a sign you aren't a coward who takes crap.
Indeed my opponent's moving of plastic pieces has insulted my manhood!! I shall challenge him to a duel of fisticuffs!!! Queensberry rules!!
TitanCG You do not have to challenge him to a duel. There is another way.
Suppose you are playing a master level player who refuses to resign?
Do not get upset. Play your own little trick! Here is an example of how to do this...
Yeah that'll work.
I once had a guy ask "would you like another game?" whilst the game was still going on (OTB, not Chess.com). Most annoying thing ever. If it was a tournament game I would dragged it out for several hours with spite checks and the like to teach him a lesson.
everybody go on epicchicks
everybody go on epicchicks
I once had a guy ask "would you like another game?" whilst the game was still going on (OTB, not Chess.com). Most annoying thing ever. If it was a tournament game I would dragged it out for several hours with spite checks and the like to teach him a lesson.
By the way there is an additional solution to the problem above.
If you want your opponent to resign, just take a huge dump on the table in front of him. The stench will make him resign.
ponz111 wrote:
TitanCG You do not have to challenge him to a duel. There is another way.
Suppose you are playing a master level player who refuses to resign?
Do not get upset. Play your own little trick! Here is an example of how to do this...
Good one. Sure post the alternative.
There is no bright line dichotomy in chess etiquette. Just use common sense and don't play like a jerk.