Hmm, I would agree with you Ray if it were'nt really confusing on livechess, knowing the rules of chess is NOT the same as knowing how the site works.
I definitely see where you are coming from, but I wondered if it was even proper for me (as the leader of my forces) to conceed anything to my opponent. Also, he didn't say hello when we started (I always take that into account).
p.s. I don't think he knew the rules anyway, not a word was uttered in question. Play continued as normal through the whole affair.
Majere: I have resigned before because I felt it was cheap bullshit. But I guess since listening to all of you, I don't know, maybe I'll re-think it.
I hope you will rethink it... there is nothing cheap about finding a way to draw an otherwise lost game -- be it with repetition, or a stalemate trap, or making your opponent prove he has the technique to finish off a theoretical win. The 50 move rule gets applied happens at the very highest levels of chess. There are endings like Queen vs Rook (no pawns) that are theoretical wins for white, but are _extremely_ difficult to figure out over the board. It's not so easy to figure out how to mate with N and B vs K, either... most Masters will make the opponent play out these endings until they are satisfied the opponent knows the technique... and every now and then, they don't! No one says the guy who insisted on playing out the "lost" game got a cheap-draw, on the contrary, everyone laughs at the embarassed Master who just had a big gaping hole in his knowledge exposed.