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In other words, at what point do you feel like you blundered so bad you're dead sure you're going to lose?

For me it's when I do a trade without considering what my opp. might do several moves after it.
For example, I trade the center pawns and then realize I left my rook exposed or another valuable piece. As I have not fully developed yet I cannot save my knight and 1-2 pawns, so I give up and resign.

Same thing happens when my opp. forks my queen and king, or king and rook.

Each game is unique so a concrete approach is the best.

@jafar_official said in #1: > In other words, at what point do you feel like you blundered so bad you're dead sure you're going to lose? > > For me it's when I do a trade without considering what my opp. might do several moves after it. > For example, I trade the center pawns and then realize I left my rook exposed or another valuable piece. As I have not fully developed yet I cannot save my knight and 1-2 pawns, so I give up and resign. > > Same thing happens when my opp. forks my queen and king, or king and rook. Each game is unique so a concrete approach is the best.

CutyFoxy

#22

I resign if opponent have a simple win in endgame or I blundered a rook/queen/mate

LordSupremeChess

#23

@CutyFoxy said in #22:

I resign if opponent have a simple win in endgame or I blundered a rook/queen/mate
Same.

@CutyFoxy said in #22: > I resign if opponent have a simple win in endgame or I blundered a rook/queen/mate Same.

Quantum_Immortal

#24

It depends. If the game does not matter much to you, or you want to save yourself the pain of continual checks and retreats, then maybe I'd resign. If a lot is at stake then I would play to checkmate or draw. You never know when you can eke a draw out of what should be a complete loss. Once my opponent was toying with me, turning his remaining pawns into queens. He got to the fourth queen and BAM, draw by stalemate, as that new queen cut off the one square my king had been hopping to and back from.

Katoh1

#25

At what point do I resign? When I press the resign button. Usually I don't resign before that.

fivemose

#26

They dont specify in the rules but ive gotten temp banned from this site for not resigning a “lost” game yet theres no function to report people who do the same to me. I feel like some guidance on this issue is warranted

Toscani

#27

If you notice that there is no hope left and feels like it will be best you play another arena game, then don't waste too much time continuing the lost game. At best before resigning, wait a move or two to confirm to your self that it's a lost game.

Sometimes I see the only way the opponent will win is if they push the pawn and so I wait until that pawn move, then I resign.
Know what is needed to prove to yourself that what you see in the horizon will come true. Don't forget to complement your opponent before pressing the resign button. That way it does not look like you left with rage.

If you notice that there is no hope left and feels like it will be best you play another arena game, then don't waste too much time continuing the lost game. At best before resigning, wait a move or two to confirm to your self that it's a lost game. Sometimes I see the only way the opponent will win is if they push the pawn and so I wait until that pawn move, then I resign. Know what is needed to prove to yourself that what you see in the horizon will come true. Don't forget to complement your opponent before pressing the resign button. That way it does not look like you left with rage.