Resigning doesnt get you in trouble, abandoning does, you do the right thing when you are resigning, if you see no clear path out and getting frusterated with the game, however at the same time you shouldnt just give up cuz everyone under 2000 is very beatable and makes mistakes, so sometimes just hang in there and see when they make their mistakes. 
Will I get in trouble for resigning when I'm losing?
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Sep 17, 2023
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Why would you get in trouble?
resignation is a legal and honorable move. And resides in the toolbox of all players great and small.
jjupiter6 wrote:
Why would you get in trouble?
I had to sign a fair play agreement after a bunch of resignations
Bots are so useless, elo 500 players are smarter than bots up to 1200.
Every chess player has resigned while losing at some point. Resigning in a losing position happens thousands of times every day
BlackKang wrote:
jjupiter6 wrote:
Why would you get in trouble?
I had to sign a fair play agreement after a bunch of resignations. If you recorded a notice from the site administrators about fair play, then the most likely thing that happened is you were reported for resigning with no reason. Never having moved, having moved only a few times, equal in material, etc.. That would be viewed as sandbagging. As stated, you should have no problems resigning when you are down a piece.
Sep 17, 2023
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BlackKang wrote:
jjupiter6 wrote:
Why would you get in trouble?
I had to sign a fair play agreement after a bunch of resignations
You probably were not actually in trouble.
Sep 17, 2023
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BlackKang wrote:
jjupiter6 wrote:
Why would you get in trouble?
I had to sign a fair play agreement after a bunch of resignations
thats only if you resign a lot of games, especially before move 10.
In my day, in rated USCF games and club tournaments, people would generally resign if they were a piece down (or more) without compensation, or if checkmate couldn't be avoided. It's not only a gracious way of ending a game and good etiquette, but in a tournament, it's also the smart thing to do. Why put a lot of energy into a game you can't draw?
I personally find it infuriating that players won't do that on this site, despite the fact that they are down a full queen with no attacking chances of any sort. I literally had 3 queens on the board vs a lone king in an arena game last night, plenty of time on the clock, and the schmuck wouldn't resign. I was forced to checkmate him. This is poor manners and a total waste of everyone's time.
Ok well I'm reporting players who instead of resigning just wait out the rest of the time when losing.
Patszar wrote:
Well why would you resign when your winning?
Yes, I think they were expecting me to resign instead, several times when I'm actually winning, instead of playing on or resigning the opponent just stops playing and leaves the game running expecting me to not wait and resign instead.
Resigning is a way of saying "I am wasting my time and I know you will convert your advantage into a win". Resigning when down a significant amount of material(a minor piece or more) is respectful and usually correct.
thegreatchessplayerrzz wrote:
Resigning is a way of saying "I am wasting my time and I know you will convert your advantage into a win". Resigning when down a significant amount of material(a minor piece or more) is respectful and usually correct.
1. This thread is 4 months old.
2. What you said has nothing to do with the things discussed here. The OP was resigning when he was winning, not losing.
I had a play fairly popup because I was resigning when heavily losing matches, and I don't mean just blundering my queen, but like when the opponent wiped out most of my pieces.
I've been using the site for a long time just playing against AI, but I just decided to try playing 10 minute matches and it seemed to be a mistake, no matter how much chess I play I never stop blundering on every move.