They are certainly not "afraid", which is a ridiculous assumption, they just don't like to play a Queen down. That's understandable, I also resign when I lose my Queen in the opening.
I'm very sure that this site has no algorithms to filter out certain playing styles, though that would be kinda fun.
Out of curiosity: how do you score when you play on after losing a Queen in an equal position?
I hate playing with a queen or rook down, too. However, I usually stick around for a while hoping my opponent will make a mistake. Sometimes, I end up winning, because my opponent blundered later or ran out of time. You never know.
Sometimes in arena tournaments, players are trying to win as many games as possible. If they feel a game is lost, they do not want to waste time playing. They resign and move onto the next game. The winner of an arena tournament is not always the best player but the "winningest" player.
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I certainly don't like people who abandon the game rather than resigning, but I would rather play them than those individuals who refuse to make a move in a lost position and just let their clock tick down. I play longer format games (1 hr or 45/45) so you can imagine how frustrating this is. Fortunately most people are good sports but I've played a couple recently who have done this and it's just a shame people resort to these type of tactics.
At the end of the day, it's just a game. Win or lose, do so with respect to your opponent.
Guess I'm just old school or enjoy learning the game while having to play from behind. I know noone likes playing with a powerful piece being captured early, but I've won games in that situation. I just feel it's bad sportsmanship and would prefer to not play those types of players.
And no, it's not a ridiculous assumption to think they're afraid to play without a queen. If they weren't, they'd continue the game.
Guess I'm just old school or enjoy learning the game while having to play from behind. I know noone likes playing with a powerful piece being captured early, but I've won games in that situation. I just feel it's bad sportsmanship and would prefer to not play those types of players.
And no, it's not a ridiculous assumption to think they're afraid to play without a queen. If they weren't, they'd continue the game.
Understandable, seeing that you are a 1000, and being a queen down at that level isn't as bad lol. Every other move in those games would be blunders. But at 1300 + and higher, playing a queen down is impractical and irrational, much like hoping the opponent will stalemate you in a Q + K vs K ending.
Guess I'm just old school or enjoy learning the game while having to play from behind. I know noone likes playing with a powerful piece being captured early, but I've won games in that situation. I just feel it's bad sportsmanship and would prefer to not play those types of players.
And no, it's not a ridiculous assumption to think they're afraid to play without a queen. If they weren't, they'd continue the game.
tbh, it is a ridiculous assumption and the only reason players resign when they are a queen or a rook down is because the game is basically lost for them. I mean, what are the chances your opponent blunders his queen or rook back?
Is there some sort of algorithm that tracks players that just quit after losing their queen or rook within a couple of moves? And Is there a way to filter out playing them? This isn't a graceful resignation...it's just quitting.
I play so many games where players are afraid to play without their queen and just quit...it's very annoying. Why are so many players so dependent on their queen?
People are dependent on their queen because if you are a queen or rook down you are in a lost position. People resign because they are in a lost position. They aren't "quitting", it's a reasonable reply.
Why are people triggered about this anyway? These forums make me lose my IQ
Why are people triggered about this anyway? These forums make me lose my IQ
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Guess I'm just old school or enjoy learning the game while having to play from behind. I know noone likes playing with a powerful piece being captured early, but I've won games in that situation. I just feel it's bad sportsmanship and would prefer to not play those types of players.
And no, it's not a ridiculous assumption to think they're afraid to play without a queen. If they weren't, they'd continue the game.
tbh, it is a ridiculous assumption and the only reason players resign when they are a queen or a rook down is because the game is basically lost for them. I mean, what are the chances your opponent blunders his queen or rook back?
It’s not the only reason. If I make a very stupid unforced blunder, I resign. I just shouldn’t be in the board if I’m that useless and don’t see something threatening my queen on the next move.
If I don’t deserve to win I won’t.
Too many people recently watched Netflix "Queen's Gambit" and are following the janitor's advice?
yea, quitters are bad. I JUST played a game with one lol. 
Yeah quitters these days, so annoying that they resigned in a LOST POSITION. They must be cowards instead of resigning for a good reason. I have a question to all you Sherlocks, why does the resign button exist? If people shouldn't quit after losing their queen or rook, how is it any better for them to play it out and get mated?
I'm no chess genius by any means, so let me understand this from all you grandmasters...it's not possible to win a match without a queen or rook?
I'm no chess genius by any means, so let me understand this from all you grandmasters...it's not possible to win a match without a queen or rook?
Yes. There are many examples of sacrificing a major piece to get a winnable position. This happens in the puzzles quite a lot.
In other contexts you would normally need your opponent to make a crass error.
Is there some sort of algorithm that tracks players that just quit after losing their queen or rook within a couple of moves? And Is there a way to filter out playing them? This isn't a graceful resignation...it's just quitting.
I play so many games where players are afraid to play without their queen and just quit...it's very annoying. Why are so many players so dependent on their queen?
i also have experienced this, they will quit once they blunder their queen and some will resign...
Is there some sort of algorithm that tracks players that just quit after losing their queen or rook within a couple of moves? And Is there a way to filter out playing them? This isn't a graceful resignation...it's just quitting.
I play so many games where players are afraid to play without their queen and just quit...it's very annoying. Why are so many players so dependent on their queen?