Why?

Why do people resign from a game when it has just started if they loose their Queen in the opening few moves. Is it that they can't play without a Queen, it always seems to puzzle me.

Are you seriously complaining about winning? Why do people die when I shoot them? Why can't they live long enough for me to torture them?

If a queen doesn't seem like a decisive advantage then play on, play on.

I'm afraid you're doing it in the wrong orded.

That's gross, bjazz

Would you want to waste 10 minutes of your life on a game you know you can't win?

Just my opinion...

I am not complaining about winning. I am just curious to know why it happens. I don't think Bobby Fisher or any of other greats would lay down and die after loosing their Queen with only a few moves on the board, but then again they might not let themselves be in that position. Just Curious.

that's where you're wrong. GMs (although not in this position often) would always resign if they lost their queen in the opening (unless very well compensated for the loss).

...lack of gumption perhaps

So what your telling me trigs. If say a GM lost their Queen on the third move of the game in the deciding game of winning the world championship. They would pack up and go home. I find that hard to believe, but everyone has an opinion.

if you are lost, you resign.

It depends on who you are playing.  If two equally good strong players are playing, the loss of a pawn can be decisive.  The loss of a queen, devastating.  I was playing a guy at a chess club who was much weaker than me.  I dropped my queen on the 10th move....I did not resign as the position was closed and I felt I had some play.  I ended up winning, as my knights became very powerful with all the pawns locked up.  He was really angry and claimed that I should have resigned when I lost my queen, and that it was not sportsmanlike for me to continue.  Hmmm...everyone has their opinion about the proper time to resign.  If I drop a queen to an equally good player and I don't have some advantage at that point, I resign.  If I am confident I can give a good fight with a chance to win or draw, I play on.

^{"The first rule of Chess Club is - you do not talk about Chess Club.
The second rule of Chess Club is - you do not talk about Chess Club.
Third rule of Chess Club, someone yells Stop!, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over.
Fourth rule, only two guys to a fight.
Fifth rule, one fight at a time, fellas.
Sixth rule, fights will go on as long as they have to."}
--stuck with pins

What do you think the odds are that a GM could come back from a queen down and no compensation after "three moves" vs. the best player in the world?

The odds are really high >.>

It is a sign of disrespect to an opponent on your level to not resign in a position where you both know how the result will go for certain. In 99.9% of cases of losing (not sacrificing, losing) your queen in the first few moves, the result is certain between any players rated above "can beat his primary school buddies".

I guess everyone has a different of opinion about resigning when you drop your queen early in a game. All very valid ones at that. I am like some, if I think I can fight my back from loosing her majesty I will.

 This sum it up quite well.