But if you had a clear losing position that means you are close to a loss or at least a draw (if he blunders).
So why not wait?
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So what? You have a chance to win also( I am telling to everyone except glamdring who is hopeless).Don't you think?
it depends on how big that chance of winning is
Jun 12, 2018
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If it's anything above a fraction 1% then it obviously isn't a 'clear losing position'.
Here’s my opinion
If I make a blunderfest (happens often), I would usually resign, no point in playing a dead lost position
If my opponent happens is Magnus Carlsen and just makes so many good moves, I play until checkmate as a sign of respect.
Now if I have slim drawing chances or I have an IMMEDIATE trap I can play, I play it out, and then either resign if my opponent shuts me down or eliminates any drawing chances, or I play my drawn/won position.
That’s just my two cents.
If I make a blunderfest (happens often), I would usually resign, no point in playing a dead lost position
If my opponent happens is Magnus Carlsen and just makes so many good moves, I play until checkmate as a sign of respect.
Now if I have slim drawing chances or I have an IMMEDIATE trap I can play, I play it out, and then either resign if my opponent shuts me down or eliminates any drawing chances, or I play my drawn/won position.
That’s just my two cents.
Jun 12, 2018
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#308
You should resign ONLY when it is hopeless. If you are dead lost (10 or more points less without any counter-play) and continue to play, you are insulting your opponent's intelligence.
I like to resign and then put on new panties
YankeWang wrote:
You should resign ONLY when it is hopeless. If you are dead lost (10 or more points less without any counter-play) and continue to play, you are insulting your opponent's intelligence.
I've never played a game that was hopeless. Probably the closest was about a year ago when I was down a queen and a bishop (that's about 12 points) and facing a mate in one with lots of time left. But my opponent didn't see the mate in one, and played a different mate in two. He did not see that the mate in two wasn't a mate in two,(because his bishop on the far side of the board covered my only escape square) and instead was a stalemate.
I suppose I might have insulted his intelligence by not resigning, but as we have all seen, finding a win isn't always as easy as it should be.
so , resign?
It isn't a good choice(Why is glamdring always so busy that he can't continue the game?).
so playing till the end is a waste of time and energy?
So, playing till the end is kinda irrelevant sometimes, I guess...?
Yeah, I changed my mind.
not good
play to the end
thats even good
MegaChessHunter wrote:
play to the end
yeah. grandmasters resign a lot. if you play to the end when losing, there's a chance you might win.
PLAYING ON AGAINST MAGNUS WHEN YOU HAVE A HOPELESS POSITION IS NOT A SIGN OF RESPECT.
IT IS JUST THE OPPOSITE.
Do you think your opponent is crazy enough to think for hours!?
If the time control is hours then sure. If they have an easy win then probably not, but then I wouldn't dream of playing on in that situation and wasting everyone's time and energy.