Survey: How do you treat non-resigners?

Humorously .. last night .. The Thread master refused to Resign .. during Blitz

Are you so desperate for a win that you 'hate' your opponent for not resigning? I actually like it so that I can start my day with an easy game, although when someone is trying to 'cheat' me out of a win it is not appreciated, hope they heard of karma.

 Well said

While it's doubtful much "bad" would happen to them .. if someone is Truly a jerk player .. they will eventually lose their audience/arena/opponents

Why would anyone ever resign in a 1 minute **bullet** game in any position? There is no point.

Resignation issues revolve around long games.

 *points above*

Where's there any mention of Bullet?  .. T'was a Blitz match

Didn't say there was any need/point in Resigning during it *besides Blitz/Bullet games have been discussed in this thread and even the "Resigners" agree to not resigning during said matches* .. just found it humorous

• Rapid or Quick: 10 to 60 minutes per player, sometimes with a small time increment per move (e.g. 10 seconds).
• Blitz: 3 to 5 minutes per side. Usually sudden death (no increment), but may also be played with a small increment. More recently due to the influx of digital clocks, 3 minutes with a 2 second add is also preferred.
• Bullet: 2-3 minutes per side. The time add for this setting is 2 minutes with a 1 second add or 1 minute with a 2 second add, respectively. The term below, "Lightning", can also be applied to this variant.
• Lightning is a term used for either Blitz or Bullet chess, and is a general term for extremely fast chess. It can also refer to games with a fixed time (e.g. ten seconds) for each move. This also can be used for 1 minute games.
• Armageddon: a single game guaranteed to produce a result, because Black has draw odds (that is, for Black, a draw is equal to a victory). To compensate, White has more time on the clock. Common times are 6 minutes for white and 5 for black, or 5 minutes for white and 4 for black. This can also be played with a small increment. This is also known as "time odds" and it is used in various tie breaks for quick tournaments.

I called it "bullet" because there was that unusual 5 second add per move instead of 2 (really confusing and somewhat annoying when your opponent can go from 10 seconds left to over 2 minutes left in the span of just a few moves).

O.O

*bows low*

We are not Worthy

ok... never thought someone would be so desperate to prove someone wrong as to post stuff like that...

many desperate people trying to seem smart are posting stuff that no one cares about and can just as easilly look up on google...

i meant the stupid time things! atleast i don't doubt reasonable things!

*Start underpromoting or queening and sacrificing the queen(s) immediately to clean up the board.

Technically, according to Chess.com there IS a difference between Bullet and Blitz, with Bullet being shorter

funny REasonable :)  I say fight till the end!!  or until it's embarressing to continue :P

On the other hand,wasn't it Kasparov who threw in the towel when he had a draw against Deep Purple?  WEll, if he can do it, I can!

Why does it matter? I'm not in a hurry to win the game. I don't urgently need those rating points immediately. Infact, it actually benefits me for them to drag it on as long as possible because that way I am a lower rating for a longer amount of time which means I get more points for a win and lose less points for a loss.

So I would vote option 1.

 As someone who predominantly falls in the "Non Resigner" category .. gotta say, this response hits it on the head

The ONLY? time someone insisted Ish resign on GK .. He/She later complained about Ish extensively

Were We TRYING to annoy/provoke the person??  No, at least, not at first .. However, their Rant during/after the match gave Ish Such wondrous Joy

I'm a non-resigner (sometimes).

With great pity.

It is a shame that attitude towards an opposing player isn’t quantifiable.   A nice little percentage that could be used to abort the game should they not deserve the competition…

I recently had a player resign a completely lost game on me.  The issue being here is that he’d offered a draw the previous move.

Hopefully this emphasises that some actions are reprehensible and show disregard to the fellow player, although the win-at-all-costs-no-restrictions-on-personal-freedom contingent will no doubt see it as a respectable act of defiance against a hated enemy. 

Given that this is a game of chess and not an act of war, and you don’t have to win at all costs, certain standards of respectful behavior towards the opponent should be maintained.  Try offering a draw at your local chess club or dragging out games beyond their natural conclusion and you’ll soon see what respecting your opponent means.

However, given that a) percentages aren’t available, and b) it’s so easy to show such disregard in the virtual world, sat in darkened rooms and getting off on the pleasures of dragging out games as some are, nothing will change.

In a three minute game a hopelessly lost position is not always hopelessly lost. The clock is part of the calculations regarding when one should resign.

When the shoe is on the other foot, I promote pawns to bishops, and sometimes knights. Once last week I was stung for a draw because I could not mate with two minor pieces in less than ten seconds.

How do I treat non-resigners?

My games are short, 10 minute Blitz, so it's not the end of the world, even though I could be moving onto another game if the other guy could find the resign button.

This is what I really don't like. Guys who pull the plug, disconnect when they blunder a queen or something, and I have to go looking for something to read while the clock ticks ever so slowly down. Maybe they don't know what the resign button is for? I don't know.