This is why I never resign unless I have to leave a game

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But this way I can avoid losing and still analyse the game after to see where I went wrong.

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I mean, losing isn't that big of a deal to me (even though I don't like it, I accept it and just vow to win the next game) so that's why I usually resign.

 

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I play to win.

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you mean "not lose"? 

I play to win, not to suffer. And most (more than 90%) of the time, playing on in a losing position results in a loss anyways, and I could have used that time to analyze the game and/or play another game.

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How could that kind of blunders happened?

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@snudoo it isn't suffering, trying to set up a stalemate trap under time pressure is actually quite rewarding.

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TheCalculatorKid wrote:

@snudoo it isn't suffering, trying to set up a stalemate trap under time pressure is actually quite rewarding.

I find it hard to believe you were setting up a stalemate "trap" with four queens on the board. more likely you were just moving the king somewhere where it might be stalemated.

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@snudoo of course you think that, you don't play on in these situations so the idea of trying to create something in them is completely alien to you.

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CalculatorKid playing bullet  will hurt your strength of play in slower games.  Because you will not learn from your mistakes. 

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Oh, so we're moving to ad hominems now ?

 

Anyways... this is a stalemate trap. white moves to the edge of the board which increases his chances of stalemate.

this is NOT a stalemate trap, even though its the same principles: White hopes black will get mad and therefore increase the likelihood of a stalemate.

 

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@snudoo it is natural that if you have never played these kind of positions, you won't have considered these kind of strategies. The same why I wouldn't consider resigning to spend my time under analysis.

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@ponz111 I rarely play slower time controls on the Internet I have no trust in them.

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TheCalculatorKid wrote:

@snudoo it is natural that if you have never played these kind of positions, you won't have considered these kind of strategies. The same why I wouldn't consider resigning to spend my time under analysis.

I didn't know that premoving king moves back and forth was a strategy when your opponent has more than enough time to mate.

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@snudoo I know you don't, because you don't play these positions.

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In the following game I didn't resign because my opponent was ridiculously low on time.

 

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Also, refer back to post 32. There's a difference between the two stalemates.

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I'm glad you agree.

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So we can agree that the second diagram is not a real "strategy", right? 

If so, then that's all I wanted to say.

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We have an agree that it isn't about the complexity of the strategy, it's about using skill to try and achieve stalemate as opposed to quitting.

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Well, sure, that's true except in a few cases. Example: shuffling the king around when it's the only piece available doesn't really take "skill" or anything.