is it better to lose or resign?
Hi,
Just wondering what the difference is to your score if you're check mated or resign first or indeed time out?
Cheers
Trevor
Resigning is just one way of losing. Resigning, timing out, and being checkmated are all ways to lose.
Some believe in never resigning. I don't subscribe to this and I do bow to the inevitable, But I do believe that those who refuse to resign or continue, should only be allowed to play against other like minded scum.
Better to resign. No one said you couldn't give up and those that never give up are just delusional and that they can get a stalemate and it's unsportsmanlike to not resign
It depends, if they have forced mate, I'd let them play it out, but if I'm done a bunch of material with no chances of surviving then ill resign.
Is it more "professional" to tip your king and resign or get checkmated?
At the master level (which I am very far from) it is a sign of respect to resign, at my level, I don't think people care.
its better to resign, it saves your time in a hopeless match that u will lose
there's always a chance of stalemate.
I personally get annoyed if I'm up a queen in an endgame or something and my opponent doesn't resign
that always annoys me.