It can happen but I don't like to win on luck anyway. In blitz I would try few things with piece down. In longer time controls at better level it feels just like disrespecting opponent and wasting everyones time. One should resign when the position is hope less if he goes for one more Queen and you cannot stop him and counter play, you should resign nobody can force you to play such a game and nobody can force him to mate you immediately. In for example otb tournament it extremely previous to save energy for other games rather than play lost ones for mate. Here I play for fun, I want to play as many interesting games I can. Winning against lower rated opponent, who is down a piece without counter play is not interesting anymore. Of course you can learn from playing on and if you don't know how to win such a position you should play on.
And this is chess. Game of gentlemans, who can admit that they lost, when the game is lost and game of skill. Not a game of luck.
Valid points. Thank you for your point of view.
Sorry for typos, writing on my phone.
Maneuvering into a draw in a lost game takes skill with
a little luck. There are thousands of games played
on this site were a losing position was turned into a win, draw, or timed out. Its simply player preference on
how to proceed. No right or wrong here.
a little luck. There are thousands of games played
on this site were a losing position was turned into a win, draw, or timed out. Its simply player preference on
how to proceed. No right or wrong here.
"He had a Queen, 2 rooks and a bishop. I had a knight and a bishop."
This needs more than little luck, this needs miracle.
In matter what is rich and what is wrong I would take CM Squishys opinion on this.
This needs more than little luck, this needs miracle.
In matter what is rich and what is wrong I would take CM Squishys opinion on this.
*right
#25 You keep using these terms "right", "wrong", "disrepect", etc. and in so doing you are (likely unintentionally) distracting from the main question of sportsmanship.
I agree with #19 that at that point, anything is fair game. If my opponent believes that I am capable of blundering such endgames, I make a point of demonstrating how mistaken he is. Maybe once in 1,000 demonstrations I err, at which point I resign myself to the fact that chess is a game.
I agree with #19 that at that point, anything is fair game. If my opponent believes that I am capable of blundering such endgames, I make a point of demonstrating how mistaken he is. Maybe once in 1,000 demonstrations I err, at which point I resign myself to the fact that chess is a game.
The case you made , monaco712, is pretty terrible and hypocritical. You're calling him out for wasting your time by playing the game the way he wants. Yet you're wasting his time by continue playing. Your argument is that you're playing on because you think there's a chance of coming back, but then contradicting yourself by saying he could mate you in a few moves. So when he doesn't play those few moves that mate you instantly, you start to complain (shouldn't you be thankful that by fooling around he might accidentally give you stalemate or blunder??).
Chess etiquette is not something you alone decide but the whole of community. If you are willing to try to drag the badly lost game on (which by the way is consider bad etiquette by the community), he has the right to play it anyways he want. That's his right as a chess player. It could easily be implied by many people that your insulting is their ability to continue playing (which is what a master would assume in a competitive setting).
You came to this thread to ask people about chess etiquette and we gave you a pretty throughout answer. You might have expected everyone to agree with you but obviously it did not work out that way.
You started this thread because you wanted an answer. We gave you an answer. You think that your refusal to resign is bad etiquette. And if you don't view it as bad etiquette than you shouldn't have a problem with the way he chose to continue the game.
Etiquette is defined as "a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group." The group is the chess community and we are giving you a view of what is the norm.
Chess etiquette is not something you alone decide but the whole of community. If you are willing to try to drag the badly lost game on (which by the way is consider bad etiquette by the community), he has the right to play it anyways he want. That's his right as a chess player. It could easily be implied by many people that your insulting is their ability to continue playing (which is what a master would assume in a competitive setting).
You came to this thread to ask people about chess etiquette and we gave you a pretty throughout answer. You might have expected everyone to agree with you but obviously it did not work out that way.
You started this thread because you wanted an answer. We gave you an answer. You think that your refusal to resign is bad etiquette. And if you don't view it as bad etiquette than you shouldn't have a problem with the way he chose to continue the game.
Etiquette is defined as "a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group." The group is the chess community and we are giving you a view of what is the norm.
I agree.
Playing on in a hopeless position means to question the opponents ability to win the game. Therefore it is allowed to question the ability of the opponent to judge a position right, by bringing on some more pieces. This will help to improve the skill of knowing when lost.
This lecture is a nice gesture by the winning player.
Playing on in a hopeless position means to question the opponents ability to win the game. Therefore it is allowed to question the ability of the opponent to judge a position right, by bringing on some more pieces. This will help to improve the skill of knowing when lost.
This lecture is a nice gesture by the winning player.
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