@soni777new I chose these words because I gave up on feeling sympathy for these spoilsports. If you can't stomach your defeat in an inconsequential Online game, so that you begin to annoy the person who bested you, then you might ask well don your diaper and angrily shake your rattle instead.
Promote all your pawns to knights and dance around for 49 moves.
@nayf you see chess in a different way to the rest of us, hence why there is a difference in opinion. I see chess in the same way as I might see maths - it's not a competitive sport, but it's an intellectual pursuit of truth. Presumably a large proportion of the pro-resigners also agree with me here - it doesn't really matter who won, but it's the process of winning that counts.
9 is my record.
@nayf Have I responded to you? No, because I don't value your opinion. Why would you ask me if I can read?
@Lel0uchZero #1
Depends on circumstances, opponent rating/performance, remaining time on the chess clock as well.
This game I just played I thought it was hopeless, and I thought I should resign.
But my opponent (Who berzerked) had about 8 seconds left towards the end, while I had more than 1 minute. So, I decided to think, and then saw a trick. Result : opponent fell for the trick, and I didn't lose.
In the last few months I heard about a team match in the national league, where there was checkmate in one on the board. Opponent thinks for a long time, and makes a move, and gives check with that move. The other player could not wait to deliver the checkmate and played a tempo the supposedly checkmate in one.
Result : Illegal move made, because already in check, and the give-check player wins.
Depends on circumstances, opponent rating/performance, remaining time on the chess clock as well.
This game I just played I thought it was hopeless, and I thought I should resign.
But my opponent (Who berzerked) had about 8 seconds left towards the end, while I had more than 1 minute. So, I decided to think, and then saw a trick. Result : opponent fell for the trick, and I didn't lose.
In the last few months I heard about a team match in the national league, where there was checkmate in one on the board. Opponent thinks for a long time, and makes a move, and gives check with that move. The other player could not wait to deliver the checkmate and played a tempo the supposedly checkmate in one.
Result : Illegal move made, because already in check, and the give-check player wins.
In my opinion there is no such a philosophy like "don't resign" but of course we can debate some other (contextual) aspects of this fighting game, for example the "never resign" strategy. Here is my argument: lichess.org/thu5LBmu/white#0.
P.S. I was paying white, lost the queen, didn't resign, won the game easily.
P.S. I was paying white, lost the queen, didn't resign, won the game easily.
@Sarg0n Good players resign? One Frank Marshall seems to disagree with you...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/42/Marshall%27s_Chess_Swindles.jpg/800px-Marshall%27s_Chess_Swindles.jpg
Marshall was best known for his great tactical skill. One aspect of this was the "Marshall swindle", where a trick would turn a lost game around. Andrew Soltis writes that, "In later years his prowess at rescuing the irretrievable took on magical proportions."
It's also the greatest swindlers, I've found, (Marshall, Karpov, Najdorf, Christiansen) who tend to be the most gracious in defeat.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/42/Marshall%27s_Chess_Swindles.jpg/800px-Marshall%27s_Chess_Swindles.jpg
Marshall was best known for his great tactical skill. One aspect of this was the "Marshall swindle", where a trick would turn a lost game around. Andrew Soltis writes that, "In later years his prowess at rescuing the irretrievable took on magical proportions."
It's also the greatest swindlers, I've found, (Marshall, Karpov, Najdorf, Christiansen) who tend to be the most gracious in defeat.
@pawngrinder Queen for minor piece is totally playable in blitz below titled level, although chances to swindle are not really high (in Arena resigning is a better option unless your opponent is low-rated). The actual material balance for resigning is a question of level, but "never-resign" policy includes playing out much more silly positions like being two pieces down and having only pawns with no passers.
Remember: You lose 100% of the games you resign.
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