When you're losing a game, do you have to resign, or can you play until checkmate? I'm asking this because my current opponent (tizianocassanelli) is insulting me for not resigning...
He tells me that i'm wasting his time and that i'm playing like a 10 year old who refuses to give up.
What should I do?
Play until you feel you have nothing left to learn or don't feel like playing anymore.
In a rapid game, play to checkmate... you never know when they might blunder at this lower rating.... In daily games, it depends, if it is. along end game, it can just take so long it might be nice to resign to save your opponent's time.... but it os really up to you, it is good to practise end games slowing in daily games to hone your instincts for quicker games, but it is also good to practise end games in losing positions as you may spot stalemate traps as you are working your moves out which can be applied to quicker games where the opponent may fall for them.
I sometimes have had people message me saying they are going to resign, and I have asked to play on to practise end games etc... Plus it is satisfying to get a checkmate.... Especially when you can do a series of conditional moves to force it!
If you feel you need to give up, then there is a previous position you could be working on. We aren't playing FIDE regulated tournament games for an official rating here. So, I would be inclined to resign if I felt there is something significant to study.
The flip side question is, do you want/need to win a game on a fluke? You have to at least determine if the position is absolutely losing or not. Even catching an opponent off guard and drawing with king vs. king and pawn isn't going to amount to much. How much time do you want to spend saving insignificant online games?
In a rapid game, play to checkmate... you never know when they might blunder at this lower rating.... In daily games, it depends, if it is. along end game, it can just take so long it might be nice to resign to save your opponent's time.... but it os really up to you, it is good to practise end games slowing in daily games to hone your instincts for quicker games, but it is also good to practise end games in losing positions as you may spot stalemate traps as you are working your moves out which can be applied to quicker games where the opponent may fall for them.
I sometimes have had people message me saying they are going to resign, and I have asked to play on to practise end games etc... Plus it is satisfying to get a checkmate.... Especially when you can do a series of conditional moves to force it!
We have already played against each other and we had a game of "cat and mouse" which lasted quite a while ;-)
I found it enjoyable.
If you feel you need to give up, then there is a previous position you could be working on. We aren't playing FIDE regulated tournament games for an official rating here. So, I would be inclined to resign if I felt there is something significant to study.
The flip side question is, do you want/need to win a game on a fluke? You have to at least determine if the position is absolutely losing or not. Even catching an opponent off guard and drawing with king vs. king and pawn isn't going to amount to much. How much time do you want to spend saving insignificant online games?
Sometimes when everything seems to be decided, an error from the opponent can turn the tide of the game and I'm counting on that :-)
Never give up, embarrass yourself through with it to the end!
In any case, surrendering (resignation) the game is a sign of respect for the opponent!
I had someone tell me to hurry up in a 3 Day daily game. I reminded them that it was a daily game and told them that I'll make a move when I can. They apologized.
I decided that anytime someone complains about something I'm just going to suggest that they resign.
When you're losing a game, do you have to resign, or can you play until checkmate? I'm asking this because my current opponent (tizianocassanelli) is insulting me for not resigning...
He tells me that i'm wasting his time and that i'm playing like a 10 year old who refuses to give up.
What should I do?