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Why you should never resign



I was so close to hitting the resign button after move 16, but after fighting on, I managed to dig out of the hole (+8 at some points) and manage to turn it around into a winning endgame. It was a literal miracle!

I hope that this game serves as an example to actually not resign. Have a good day!
If you never resign, then you will have games where you make huge comebacks - however, the majority of your non-resinged lost games will be you wasting a huge amount of time, playing on in a lost-position; Time which is better spent on: Analysing the game, doing Puzzles, and/or doing exercise - all of which will result in you winning more games than you would win by never resigning.
Yes, I agree. The term "never" is to stress the fact that it really is possible to come back. However, there is value in fighting in a losing position, especially in the endgame concerning experience and tactical retaliation in order to somehow create threats.

I believe that playing in losing position stimulates a different part of our chess game, whether we like it or not. Just like how bullet is different from classical chess. Losing means not to trade pieces but to trade pawns, for example. These strategies must be employed in different parts of the game

However, for sure, not all games should be played on (I for that matter resign plenty of my games), especially because of the points that you stated.
@JustA012CheesePlayer said in #1:
> I was so close to hitting the resign button after move 16, but after fighting on, I managed to dig out of the hole (+8 at some points) and manage to turn it around into a winning endgame. It was a literal miracle!
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> I hope that this game serves as an example to actually not resign. Have a good day!
rook for knight does not means that you stands no chance, unless your opponent is lord stockfish.

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