Hello, I am a noobie, as you probably can see from my profile. I've been playing a lot this week, but still have a lot to learn.
A couple of days ago I had a bit of a rough moment with another player in my rating. He used the chat to ask me to give up the match (I was at a clear disadvantaged, the match would have finished already with any experienced player). I argued that people from our rating should be practing how to force a checkmate as well, but I ended up giving up the match on the next round.
So I would like to know if there are some expected rules in relation to that. I understand that it is very boring forcing a checkmate with a queen and a king, especially when both parts involved know what they are doing, but it is not always the case in my rating, I've played matches where the opponent clearly didn't know how to force a checkmate. Should I give up the match even in this case? Is it against fair play to try to win by the clock if the other person is also a begginer?
Thank you for your attention in advanced
Resign when you feel you have nothing left to play for. If you think your opponent may have problems checkmating, or you can't see how you could be mated and want to learn, play on.
If you were playing OTB, where you could discuss with your opponent after the game, that decision may be different. Playing on in a completely lost game, may limit the likelihood of being able to get pointers from your opponent.
I resign when I know I have no chances and feel my opponent will have no problems converting to mate. But no one is under an obligation to resign
Hello, I am a noobie, as you probably can see from my profile. I've been playing a lot this week, but still have a lot to learn.
A couple of days ago I had a bit of a rough moment with another player in my rating. He used the chat to ask me to give up the match (I was at a clear disadvantaged, the match would have finished already with any experienced player). I argued that people from our rating should be practing how to force a checkmate as well, but I ended up giving up the match on the next round.
So I would like to know if there are some expected rules in relation to that. I understand that it is very boring forcing a checkmate with a queen and a king, especially when both parts involved know what they are doing, but it is not always the case in my rating, I've played matches where the opponent clearly didn't know how to force a checkmate. Should I give up the match even in this case? Is it against fair play to try to win by the clock if the other person is also a begginer?
Thank you for your attention in advanced