On chess.com peaple chiding on game and taked my points for free this happened already a lot of times today hes name computer1 taked my 15 points in chiding

Seeing the mate coming doesn't do it for me, as there have been many occasions when the opponent missed the obvious. Playing against a stronger opponent i will resign  if all seems lost and the opponent is playing well. Why draw out the ending and waste ur opponents time.

No hard & fast rule - just do it when it feels right for you to do it!

hhmmmmmm.interesting topic...especially to me

i am below average at chess, but i enjoy chess and i have met some very nice people..........my best win ever came when i was down on points dramatically and then he does it........slips.......what is amusing is he would leave messages occassionally for me to "hurry up"....i found it most childish of him to not make his final move prior to mate until the final hour ticked away.....i feel i was big enough to know if we played 100 games he would have won 90, but by god he didn't win this one, but i still didn't chide him "UNTIL"....his departing remark to me was "don't say a word....you know you were beaten and got lucky"....well...i'm big, but not that big.........so i simply told him to take his whipping and go on.......of course he immediately challenged and soundly defeated me....in closing i amusingly question why is that some of these higher ranked players don't simply use their superior intellect and strategy to end the match rather than whine........it makes me grateful that my esteem does not rest on the outcome of an on line game

willy said it best......the federales say...they could have had him anyday ....they only let him  go........out of kindness i suppose......"pancho and lefty"

thanks for the topic...eventhough i only stopped to look at the pretty picture i was drawn in to stay awhile....foronemorecup

donnie-ray...txs goat farmer

Thanks for the welcome! 

Good question.  It is not really in my nature to resign, but it does happen.  (One of the gentlemen that I play against regularly refers to me as 'Ann the Huntress!)  Even if I'm down material, I usually ask myself:  is it possible to win the game with what I have left and where it is located?  More often than not, the answer is yes.  Or sometimes it is no, but I believe it would be fun to try!  I play in an offline chess club too, and one of my friends is often impressed that I win when I'm down on material, but I think I look at the game differently from the way that she does.  For whatever it's worth, that is my two cents.  

All the best for 2010,

A 

iwill resign when i think the game is out of reach or the opponent is to strong.and not likely to make a mistake.

there are some really naive answers here , it doesnt give you any kudos  in hobbl;ing around with your lonely king trying to wait for the other player to  die of old age ... it makes me angry ! . i start barraking them  i remember once saying to one forlorn player " what you waiting for , the 7th cavalry .. they aint comin"

made me laugh to my self .. it is homourable to resgn when you yourself know you cant win and a draw is remote .. unless u have a mutual agreement and they . or you want to " try a few  ideas ;

A drowning man will clutch at a straw,or pray for a miracle.Don't forget chess is only a mind game, only your ego gets hurt.Accept what your opponent does that's their thing.

When the game became be boring I offer a draw or resign ....    It happens !

Never give up,

Never give in.

A winner never quits,

and a quitter never wins.

Even when behind, against a stronger player, there is something to be learned for me by watching how they go about it.

I do not think it unethical or poor sportsmanship to play the game out doing ones best and trying to learn.

I do not understand the thinking of one of the people I played 3 times today who resigned twice  before the game began each time the computer randomly gave me white and only played one game they could begin as white.

To resign even when the next move will obviously end the game denies your opponant the checkmate they have earned.

i will never give up  i play to win so to me giving up is a form of quitting. I know some will say this is poor sportsman ship but i say  mate me if you can  >>LOL

I only yesterday played out a game where for long periods it looked lost, it took one mistake from my opponent and I gained a draw vastly outnumbered in material  and I tell you, it was as good as any win when all seems lost a draw can appear very satisfying.

Hi 

I play the game for fun and to sharpen my skills.  If neither of those objectives are being satisfied then I resign.  So the question really goes right back at you, why do you play?  If your reason for being there no longer exist then get out.  

I played a game early in chess.com where I had a loosing game.  I played way too long and should have resigned.  I didn't and had one of most boring drawn out games.  I wasted my time and the opponents time.

There are other times when I was loosing but I practiced to get a draw.  My opponent didn't have any strategy to end the game and I played him for all it was worth. The game was interesting to me because I had an objective, learn to fight off a loss and gain a draw.  I eventually lost but I learned and found it interesting.  It fulfilled my objectives for playing.

One should never resign (in my opinion). A captain shall go down with his ship. its just a question of character.

I will resign when I no longer enjoy the game. I don't think it's right to demand that one's opponent resign. If I can't mate with a large surplus of material, why should they resign?

Chess is a learning experience for everyone, and chess helps to expand your thinking in almost any area. If you are in a game that you cannot learn anything else and you have obviously lost, a resignation is the most appropriate scenario for players on both ends. Start a new game and begin the learning experience again!

I have no fixed rules, when I resign depends on who I'm playing, the stage of the game and the positional resources.

If I have a losing end game but my opponent has no end game theory I'll continue.

I also think it's good practice to play through openings and the middle game even when you are down a piece.

Usually I'll only resign If I see no way of fighting back and my opponent has exhibited respectable play throughout the game.

When I've come to the conclusion that there is no way I can pull out a win (which for me is pretty often).

I generally resign if I have dropped a piece or two and can see that my opponent 1) has an obvious plan for simplifying and converting the material advantage into an unstoppable passed pawn or mating net and 2) is rated fairly high, with enough games played that I am confident that she'll be able and likely to carry it thgh to a win.

If I make an early mistake against a lower rated player, I'll play on and try to create complications.

I don't see anything noble about fighting on in a hopeless position. I am happy to resign and ask for a rematch. Especially in tournament games, if I don't have chance to win or draw, I resign so the player can get her point.

Thank you very, very much Spencer!!