Fred Reinfeld writes in How to Play Winning Chess (Bantam, 1962. p.21):
"Very often, when a player sees that checkmate cannot be avoided, he resigns."
I think that this is a useful criteria. Anything else is just one side or the other stroking their ego.
Dueds, its not about winning or loseing, its about ghetting your king to the other side man
You can win the Chess variant Navia Dratp by getting your Navia (king) to the other side of the board; it's called a Navia Goal.
I was playing a friendly OTB game a few months ago with a 1300. She had K+Q. I had K. She stalemated me.
Exactly my point in post #54. 
psy .. where did you hear that? I saw it today on MTV, not Kasparov but they were talking about the game. and they talked with other chess players.
He and Maurice Ashley were providing the commentary during the game on the web site.
I read all those post.
read
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/can-you-mate-with-a-knight--bishopand-a-king
post number 15 he is also a titled player.
I just wanted add that there are exception. because many even higher rated opponent above 2000 can't mate with Bishop and knight.
In here I resign frequently.
Selective reading is it then ? 
I was just pointing out that this thread wasn't saying to resign immediatly, but it depends on the position/opponent -- so actually I think we all (you, me, those posts) agree here. 
-- so actually I think we all (you, me, those posts) agree here.
so no more resigning threads? it has been solved? we must tell the world. in chess lingo would that be "resigning refuted"?
I was playing a friendly OTB game a few months ago with a 1300. She had K+Q. I had K. She stalemated me.
I don't think boring your opponents into blundering helps your argument any. Because if they hadn't stopped caring about the outcome 37 moves ago you would have lost 
And maybe it's just me, but IMO if you consider that game as anything other than a humiliating loss whose grievous blunders you should review to help you improve, you're not a serious player.
-- so actually I think we all (you, me, those posts) agree here.
so no more resigning threads? it has been solved? we must tell the world. in chess lingo would that be "resigning refuted"?
naa, just him, me, and the 5 or so posts I listed (in post #68). There's still a ton of people (cough* beginners cough*) who will argue that resigning never makes sense.
naa, just him, me, and the 5 or so posts I listed (in post #68). There's still a ton of people (cough* beginners cough*) who will argue that resigning never makes sense.
HEY!!! i'm a beginner.
yeah, i knew the resign refuted was too good to be true. oh well, apparently i still enjoy reading the arguement. i wonder when all the "pro-resign" people will realize that they are are never going to be able to win this arguement and resign? i suppose they are going to play it out for a draw.
anyway, don't remember the number, but i still like the "resign when you know you could win from your opponents position".
I resign this thread. it cannot be won.