Depending on the level of the players, losing any piece for no compensation could be a almost guaranteed loss.
And of course, I'd happily give up any for a mating attack.
What Pieces Can You Lose Without Resigning?
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the king apparently (or maybe the Queen's knight pawn)
Sac. everything in the name of mate.
Oran_perrett wrote:
sometimes losing a pawn is enough to resign, sometimes losing a queen can be fine, depends on the position
Totally agree, all depends on the position:
If I lose a pawn, I'll resign when... it's a dead lost endgame or late middlegame.
If I lose a bishop or knight, I'll resign... unless my position still has some life in it.
If I lose a rook, I'll resign... unless there's an immediate mate or decisive mating attack.
If I lose a queen, I'll resign... unless it's checkmate.
Never resign, that's foolish. Instead, go for stale mate. End game tactics.
Almanaca wrote:
Never resign, that's foolish. Instead, go for stale mate. End game tactics.
only if next move is odviouse mate but i would still go for it.
People often think they should resign on the spot when they lose a minor piece. Maybe for GMs -- I'm not in their world, but due to some prior experiences losing even a full piece is not enough for me to resign right away. Frankly I'd probably play on even down a queen for a while, just to make sure that my opponent remembers that he has to actually do something with that queen to make it count.
I try not to resign unless the game is totally hopeless, so I would try not to resign just becuase you lose a piece, even if it's a major one.
Like most things it depends on the position. You can't evaluate a position by counting pieces.
Are there pieces that, when lost, basically end you're game? What are they? Are you willing to sacrifise them under any circumstances?