Why do players get upset when you don't resign?
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I feel very strongly about this, and I don't have a problem with people who prefer to resign. However it irks me when people want me to resign. Amd not just me, either. It rubs me the wrong way when anyone tries to force someone else to resign. Any thoughts?
May 17, 2018
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#2
It's considered unacceptable by pretty much everyone to ask someone to resign. However, some people get annoyed when others play on in a lost position because they consider it a waste of time. I think it's fine to gripe about non-resigners in general, but if someone asks/tells you to resign in game you're playing you have every right to be irked.
However, if someone doesn't resign against me I have every right to promote all of my pawns to minor pieces to look for a picturesque mate. Live by the sword, die by the sword 
knighttour2 wrote:
Ah... but if the lost position is tricky and still very lively, then I have every right to play on, correct?
It's considered unacceptable by pretty much everyone to ask someone to resign. However, some people get annoyed when others play on in a lost position because they consider it a waste of time. I think it's fine to gripe about non-resigners in general, but if someone asks/tells you to resign in game you're playing you have every right to be irked.
However, if someone doesn't resign against me I have every right to promote all of my pawns to minor pieces to look for a picturesque mate. Live by the sword, die by the sword
Even if it’s dead you have every right to play on. “Lost” is in the eye of the player and some players don’t know they are lost. If someone is rated significantly lower than me I will play a lost position and I’ve gotten draws and wins doing it.
May 17, 2018
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When I was smaller, I used to ask my friends to resign after every move I made (OTB against them).
May 17, 2018
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TremaniSunChild wrote:
knighttour2 wrote:
It's considered unacceptable by pretty much everyone to ask someone to resign. However, some people get annoyed when others play on in a lost position because they consider it a waste of time. I think it's fine to gripe about non-resigners in general, but if someone asks/tells you to resign in game you're playing you have every right to be irked.
However, if someone doesn't resign against me I have every right to promote all of my pawns to minor pieces to look for a picturesque mate. Live by the sword, die by the sword
Ah... but if the lost position is tricky and still very lively, then I have every right to play on, correct?
Of course. Any kind of attack or winning/drawing chances gives you every right to play on. It also depends on the rating of the players involved and the time situation. Typically I resign if I see absolutely no way to save the game and my opponent isn't in serious time trouble
Those who really try to force you to resign are probably those who doens't feel in ease to make a win out of the winning situation. It's well known in chess that this is a hard part and many mistake can be made from a winning situation that make you miss the victory. It's natural for a combative player to refuse to resign (as long as opponent is above 1600, he can make such a mistake "from winning to loosing" so it's chess game to try to take advantage of this).
Never let 'em impress you, keep playing and try to beat 'em, they don't judge you as a moral judgement, but for a strategical reason : they know they can still loose and want to get rid of the risk, that's a game strategy! Not a nice one, and you may let them know your feeling about it if you want.
Why even play them in that case? Playing won games is basically what I live for lol. With the exception of people purposely taking forever when they know their lost, what’s more satisfying than completely dominating someone?
May 18, 2018
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AlkinKing wrote:
Why even play them in that case? Playing won games is basically what I live for lol. With the exception of people purposely taking forever when they know their lost, what’s more satisfying than completely dominating someone?
In some daily chess tournaments, one player playing on in a hopeless position can cause the tournament to drag on if it's the last game, which can be extremely annoying. It can also be frustrating in longer time control live games, like G/30, where you'd rather play another game but have to wait for someone to play on, especially if they use all of their time. Generally speaking, you're right though.