If you're fighting on in hopes of a stalemate, then I say fight on, but not resigning for petty reasons is just plain rude. I've played several already won games to the end with SB and appreciated his tenacity. I will add I have caught a couple of 1500 plus players napping myself with this strategy. So it does work and is worth developing!!!
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Thats true! I dont like Resigning, but in the process of the game we can notice if the oponent is strong enough to keep playing him if we start loosing!
you have the right to play to the end. I personally think the end game is the most understandable and educational part of chess, and thus the most interesting for me. For that reason, I dont think you should resign unless you are at the master level, at which point you probably wont learn anythign from playing on. I also like checkmating opponents so I do not mind if they do not resign. Im also 99 years old, so what do I really care about any of this. Im breathing!!!
Jun 6, 2012
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kidpoolside wrote:
you have the right to play to the end. I personally think the end game is the most understandable and educational part of chess, and thus the most interesting for me. For that reason, I dont think you should resign unless you are at the master level, at which point you probably wont learn anythign from playing on. I also like checkmating opponents so I do not mind if they do not resign. Im also 99 years old, so what do I really care about any of this. Im breathing!!!
HAHAHA that's great!!!
If he is 99, then I have a rooster living in my butt.
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Most experienced players that I've known will quit a lost game out of respect for their opponent and his time, as well as to put an end to what they know will be intolerably painful to their self.
Like he said....I didn't hear no bell!!!
-Sal #355
Aug 2, 2013
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When it is a team tournament i would player longer than when it is a regular game since it means something not only to yourself but your teammates as well. I had a game today where i was well behind but i noticed that if my r was off the board my k would have no where to go so i took a pawn with my rook knowing that if the opponent captured the rook (it wasn't forced) it would be a stallmate....sure enough he took the bait and when he captured the rook i got the draw....so some lost games are quite lost.
A Chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe that you have an advantage, and the third … when you know you're going to lose ! - Savielly Tartakower