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Resigning after losing a queen? Really?

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TwoAtOnce7
I simply don’t understand why people just often resign after their opponent wins a queen, like I get that it’s the most powerful and important piece in chess, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up after you lost your queen. I think it’s best to develop the queen later after a few moves (like more than 5 moves or 10), just an advice! I’m not insulting nor hating anyone, I just need to clarify about it.
Alramech
TwoAtOnce7 wrote:
I simply don’t understand why people just often resign after their opponent wins a queen, like I get that it’s the most powerful and important piece in chess, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up after you lost your queen. I think it’s best to develop the queen later after a few moves (like more than 5 moves or 10), just an advice! I’m not insulting nor hating anyone, I just need to clarify about it.

That's a good question. You should ask this guy playing Black why he resigned on move 9 after losing his queen just two days ago:

Katonysf
I lost my queen and still won so you are not always a lost cause when you lose your queen.
aserew12

#2 lol

Fr3nchToastCrunch

If you're a low elo player, you can absolutely come back from blundering your queen. But if you're a high elo, simply blundering a knight or bishop can guarantee that you will lose.

And if it's not the beginning of the game, then losing your queen will always mean that you lose unless it's a crazy good sacrifice.

LOSTATCHESS

when i lose my queen in the first ten moves i usually give up -- move on to another game why waste time -- both your opponents and yours --- if they have 12 plus material gain its a very very hard way back and out of the hole- i try to thank the person for beating me so bad and then move on to puzzles or something just to take my mind off of a depressing action as to be that far behind that soon into a game --

abcwwe

I know but enjoy the free win

Verwarr

I'm too lazy to play after losing a queen piece.

OutOfCheese

When I blunder my queen I still play on to learn to fight back when at a disadvantage.

I do get why other people don't bother with it though, it's pretty stressful happy.png