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Hibbe1433
I’m an old Eve Online player.
I do what my PvP teacher told me when I lose my queen.

“Fight, fight with your bare nails if you have to!
You might win!”

ItzDevastater

pray

maksim11201

Offer a draw

ChessMasteryOfficial

Use your remaining pieces to create threats and pressure your opponent.

ondrejzdrahal

Try not to. Do as many puzzles everyday (forks, pins and discovered checks/attacks) to see them in real games. Play slower games. If you still lose your queen try to trick opponent to any tactic (win material through forks, pins). If you are good at tactics on your level you would probably win some material back. So look for forks, pins, skewers and discovered checks - tactics.

psychohist

Resign and play another game.

sfgjkbhjjjjjjhhhh

Just play make sure you keep things solid maybe they will loose on time but it is best you try not to do this if you have a strong heart

AngusByers

If I intended to lose my Queen, and it worked, then I do it again. If I did not intend to lose my Queen, yet it works, I examine the game to understand why so that I may do it again but with intention. If I did not intend to lose my Queen, and it results in failure, I examine the game so that I may intentionally avoid doing that again in the future.

danishyah

calm and play solid

Eigenartigkeit

Same as if I lose my boyfriend. I try to make another.

AussieMatey

Same as if I lose my girlfriend. I try to make another.

LOSTATCHESS

when i lose my queen and iam over 12 pts behind i usually just tell them they will win and then try screwing with odd moves to see what would happen - sometime but very rarely they lose on time trying to figure out what the hell iam doing

StockedFishy_29

Queens are overrated. Just keep playing and try to salvage the game as best you can

neruguis64
if I blunder a queen I offer draws, cry and play again to regain my 10 Elo lost
StockedFishy_29

same

Hripfria202

If you lose your queen for an opponent's rook, it's OK, you still can make the game sharper to increase your opponent's chance to blunder. If you lose your queen for your opponent's rook, and a minor piece, it's playable, the same rule as with a rook. If you lose your queen for a minor piece, or without a compensation at all, just resign, and learn from your mistake to not repeat it again. Just try to defend with your remaining material, and potentially flag the opponent (it's not dirty as time management is a part of the game). Try not to lose your pawns, and try to win your opponent's pawns as many as you can. The most important rule, is try to sharpen the game, and see what will happen

Hoffmann713

If you lose your queen it's almost always because you made a colossal blunder. But it doesn't happens infrequently that at this point your opponent, convinced that he has victory in hand, becomes distracted and after a while makes an equally idiotic mistake. Especially in blitz games, where there is little time to think and blunders are just around the corner.

I happened to win even after losing my queen without any compensation. So, if you are interested in the result, it's worth continuing as long as there is some confusion on the board.

magipi

The OP didn't even bother to write something and thought-provoking, instead just a bare and rude "Suggestions".

That's not even minimal effort to attract answers, it's less than minimal. But it apparently works. Amazing.

killakeef23

Consolidate, coordination and sequencing-- bait and trap their big pieces into their own pins. Play prey, back, side step, grab, judo kick them. Knights and bishops are best imo, but having a pair of rooks waiting on standby is a game saver for hard to find mates and promotions. One will get the job done too though-- if you blundered your queen, I know that rook fell victim to a diagonal snipe of a knights fork somewhere along the way. It's like the opponents can't help but grab the easy pickings. Punish them for it.