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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Resigning the chess game

I would like to state a new thing here regarding resigning tactics. i see people resign quite early when the Opponent Queen is taken, I dont see the point in that as a good sportsmanship dwells in "fighting and applying tactics till the end".

I did face the same kind of situation once in a tournament and believe me i dint resign at that point of time and fought till the last piece is taken and i am glad to tell you that i was at the recieving end, even then i managed to win the game.. So i would like to state here to fight till the end and never quit when ur strongest pawn is taken

Comments: 9    


1. Blizzaror says: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Resigning is a choice. If you're opponent continue his game when he loses his queen when the two players are strong is a bad behavior to sportsmanship. But if you consider that the two players are beginners, then it is less serious, because who knows if the one who have the queen will lose his queen too? At a advanced level or in tournaments, resigning when you lose a piece without any exchange of material and/or positionnal advantage is considering to respect your opponent. But if it is a tournament with young children, then don't resign, your opponent is not perfect too. And you said that you won a game even if you lose your queen. Well, I cheched your stats, and you are not at the same level as a advanced player, and maybe your opponent was not a advanced player too. Do not take this personal, because I already been a beginner, and me too I never resigned even if I lose my queen. But when I lose my queen against a strong player, I resigned because I knew that my opponent could crush me, and I respected him to not battle 'til the end. And even if I am now a strong player, well if I lose an important piece without anything for exchange against a good player, I would respect my opponent and resign the game. For you, don't resign if you play against a player at your level, because you will still get desesperate victories.

2. Zahnarzt says: Sunday, December 14, 2008
Resignation at the correct moment is probably something of a skill that comes with experience. Failure to resign in a hopeless position may be seen as an act of 'contempt' for the opponent, while resigning when there is still some activity or hope of counterplay, however small, may be seen as premature. There may be good reason for a player of rating 2000, having blundered badly against a player of rating 1250 to treat the lessor rated player with 'contempt', not personal rudeness, but an expectation that the lessor rated player ought to be able to demonstrate his skill in winding up the game. If in over-the-board games players of 2000 rating are playing each other, and a minor piece is lost without compensation on the clock or position, the player losing the piece will usually resign because he doesn't need his respected opponent to demonstrate the win he knows will follow. Or perhaps he will allow his deserving opponent to demonstrate and enjoy the 'coup de grace'. Quite often in the 'Game of the Week' on this site, however, one sees an opponent pointlessly shifting wood (shoving electrons?) when resignation is appropriate.

3. macedonia says: Sunday, December 14, 2008
I agree with you completly.

4. Ammar Ammar says: Sunday, December 14, 2008
i agree

5. petitbonom says: Monday, December 15, 2008
With the exception of blitz chess, say 2 minutes or less where you never should resign, its not a question of losing material, as you can lose a queen and still mate with 2 pawns. Its simply a case of asking yourself,"am i totally lost, no drawing chances, no swindles to try (!),and if the answer is yes, you resign.

6. RoughRoad_2202 says: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
I agree. Only cowards resign early. Chess is a battle, and you have fight till it's end!

7. cc1263636504 says: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Yes. Those who are experienced, know when to resign. When it's beginners, or unsporting players, or spoilers, that's another matter. We'll have to live with them, I guess, for they are always there.

8. lucerot says: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
And not to mention the fun that comes in defeating an opponent. The loser who is quick to whine "Well it is over, so I'm going home, you win" steals from the winner the satisfaction that comes from winning.

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