yeah, what nonsense :)
Why do people resign after they lose their Queen???
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A win is a win. I dont derive anymore pleasure from a win hoping they play on a queen down. In fact i would hope they resign so i can go on to another game or do somehting more constructive with my time.
Murrrrr wrote:
I try to play after I'm down material... I sometimes prefer that, because it makes me think really hard and outside of the box. I've played some of my best games when I was in a losing position.
Exactly.
Kudos Murrrrr.
I don't mind it as much when people refuse to resign in blitz games (seeing as it only takes a few minutes, and I might still make a mistake, so it makes perfect sense not to resign), but in correspondence games it's just a waste of both our time ...
I wonder about that too. I think it's because most people don't know how to win without it. I don't resign when I lose it because I've beaten someone with my king and a rook before.
Queen = Most Powerful in most cases (except as a defender because she is so valuable)
King = Most Valuable (absolutely priceless - He is your soul and life)
Apr 24, 2010
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#28
Knight=3 Pts
Rook=5 Pts
Queen=9 Pts
Hitting yourself outside with a bat because you lost your queen= PRICELESS
My Answer: Because if they lose their queen, they expect you to mate them.
ModernCalvin wrote:
Well, the idea behind resigning when you lose your Queen is quite simple: once you reach the level of about 1500-1600, a 2-3 point advantage in material = automatic win, so losing your Queen is equivalent to you being 4-9 points down = pointless massacre, so you resign.
It has nothing to do with a particular attachment to any specific piece. If you have two tournament-strength players sitting down to a game, and you remove 2 pawns or a Knight/Bishop from the board before the game even begins, the side with the material advantage will win well over 90% of the time.
Modern chess is all about winning, any way you can. Once you step out of beginner territory, you lose all those personal attachments you have with pieces, i.e. I love my Queen. She is so powerful!!! OMG Look I have 3 Queens!!! My Knight is so tricky!!!
As an aside, it's crazy watching some GM games where all they need is a slight positional advantage and/or slight tempo lead to play for a win: they don't even need a pawn advantage to secure the win! For them, playing with a Queen down is like having to take down an F18 fighter jet while being armed with only a pocket knife, a paperclip, and a rubberband. For the vast majority of people, it's just not gonna happen.
Easy, you take the paperclip and wrap it into the handle of the pocket knife so there is a small loop, then tie the rubber band into a sling and wrap the loop into it, then when the fighter jet comes low you sling the pocketknife into the air and it smashes through the protecter and stabs them in the head causing them to be distracted or become unconcious causing the to crash and die.
OmerAyverdi wrote:
Contrarily i hate players who still play even they have only king left on board while their opponent clearly have material superiority.
I had 3 stalemates in 4 games where I down to a king or a king and an immobilized pawn. It was great to see my opponent nearly wipe me off the board only to be equal at the end.
play or don't play - there is no "resign" (or something... 
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what I hate is when someone has both their rooks,both bishops,both knights and his or her king safely tucked away and pawn structure better than mine.
and that player resigns when I take his queen
plus thats true the king holds the ultimate power of the game
but the most powerful piece is the chess player who holds all the pieces
under his or her control.
funny Jerry2468
Aug 19, 2012
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#34
The King is not the most powerful piece, and it does not hold ultimate power. The King is the most valuable piece, while the Queen is the most powerful piece. Understanding that distinction is critical and rudimentary to understanding the game of Chess.
Then I shall simply ignore it (since I have no wish to be rudimentary)!
Depending upon the strength of the player, to lose that much of a power piece can be extremely challenging. Many players (especially new players) feel they cannot overcome such a huge deficit. To resign solely because of the loss of a queen, however, to me, gives the impression that the player is probably inexperienced...or impatient. It doesn't really bother me that they do it. a win is a win. Ill just play another game What does bother me is when a player (because he or she gets in trouble and doesn't know what to do) doesnt move at all and just waits for the clock to time out.
jerry2468 wrote:
ModernCalvin wrote:
Well, the idea behind resigning when you lose your Queen is quite simple: once you reach the level of about 1500-1600, a 2-3 point advantage in material = automatic win, so losing your Queen is equivalent to you being 4-9 points down = pointless massacre, so you resign.
It has nothing to do with a particular attachment to any specific piece. If you have two tournament-strength players sitting down to a game, and you remove 2 pawns or a Knight/Bishop from the board before the game even begins, the side with the material advantage will win well over 90% of the time.
Modern chess is all about winning, any way you can. Once you step out of beginner territory, you lose all those personal attachments you have with pieces, i.e. I love my Queen. She is so powerful!!! OMG Look I have 3 Queens!!! My Knight is so tricky!!!
As an aside, it's crazy watching some GM games where all they need is a slight positional advantage and/or slight tempo lead to play for a win: they don't even need a pawn advantage to secure the win! For them, playing with a Queen down is like having to take down an F18 fighter jet while being armed with only a pocket knife, a paperclip, and a rubberband. For the vast majority of people, it's just not gonna happen.
Easy, you take the paperclip and wrap it into the handle of the pocket knife so there is a small loop, then tie the rubber band into a sling and wrap the loop into it, then when the fighter jet comes low you sling the pocketknife into the air and it smashes through the protecter and stabs them in the head causing them to be distracted or become unconcious causing the to crash and die.
I've tried this and it DOES work!!
(use a high tempered steel pocket knife for maximum damage)
I have wopn games down a queen-won't give up.
Queen being the most powerful pieces. If you blundered the queen it gives decisive material advantage to opponent. So resign seems to me correct decision.
I try to play after I'm down material... I sometimes prefer that, because it makes me think really hard and outside of the box. I've played some of my best games when I was in a losing position.