I don't find it fun to play a game that I have pretty much already lost. I prefer the opponent to just go ahead and deliver the checkmate rather than chase me around the board.
I'm also bad about giving in easily when it seems to get tough. I need to work on that.
Earlier on i had a bad habit of resigning when i lost a castle or queen early on. my rating was bad, dropped to 100 at one point.
I have recently tried to continue playing even when i lose a major piece, and in some cases i manage to draw and even win. I was surprised that its possible to comeback even when you are down a queen early due to a stupid mistake. My rating is back up to 400, which is still bad but playing on made a tiny improvement
If it was an honest mistake, early on in game, I'd say keep playing (even though I would simply resign even after blundering a knight or a bishop when not fully awake yet), certainly at the 400 level they'll probably blunder their queen as well or whatever. At some point though, at around 1000, you'll get to a level where you will lose in such a case. And then you can say "I will still play on and hope they'll blunder", but them blundering a winning position is like maybe 1 in 50, or you can simply resign and make up for your loss in the next game.
Curious about what your rating was I took a peak at your profile and you're at 471 currently, Not bad. I'm not going to sit herer an analyze your games but might I suggest learning and playing the London for white and the Pirc for Black? They are easy to learn and very solid. Most of all: no 400 knows how to play against them, all they know is the Scholar's Mate and the Fried Liver. You'll be up to 1000 in no time. After that you can learn the Nimzo for black for when D4, the Catalan,...
This drives me crazy! I've been a good sport and played until the end the hundred times I've lost. I just want to defeat an opponent fair and square! Is that too much to ask?
It could be considered good etiquette, however at most lower levels, its not a good idea, as there is usually plenty of room for blunders on both sides even when the game is considered logically lost. Resigning simply guarantees a loss.
I'm not exactly talking about if there's no reasonable chance of winning then resign. I've played several games where they still have plenty of pieces on the board but I took their queen or have them in a tough spot so they resigned. But I also now understand that resigning in a losing situation is the best thing to do as to not waste both players time. Lesson learned. Thanks for all the feedback!
I don't think thats a valuable takeaway. When they started the game they committed to the time control. You have every right to play through to the end, even if its just a King and a Knight left, you may reach a stalemate. Encouraging people to resign at lower levels is a bit of a trick to guarantee a win, because a lot of players couldn't checkmate you even if they had the advantage. I'd say if you're under 1200 always play to the end.
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Why do little kids cry & stamp their feet if you tell them they can't have any sweets? Cause the brain hasn't fully developed.
There is never any reason to resign as there is always a chance for opponent's mistake. Why would anyone give up this chance. Even if you give up this chance, it's not nice for the audience who don't understand the reason for the resignation.
I don't find it fun to play a game that I have pretty much already lost. I prefer the opponent to just go ahead and deliver the checkmate rather than chase me around the board.
I'm also bad about giving in easily when it seems to get tough. I need to work on that.
Pretty much this. I'm not masochistic enough to continue playing a game I know I lost.
What gets me is when someone gets mad over you resigning. A win is a win.
It hurts to know that there is no way you can win in a game. So, to end their suffering people opt to click the resign button. Besides they can play another game.