I think that if you're down a queen, unless you have like a mate in 5 or have sacrificed it for something worth it (more material or a mate), you should resign after a few moves (just to see if the opponent makes a huge blunder in, like, the next 5 moves). However, I have won several games being down a queen for a rook or two minor pieces, and even a queen against one minor piece and a pawn or two has a decent chance of drawing. So, in these cases, I don't think players should resign immediately.
Why do people resign after they lose their Queen???
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Jan 4, 2024
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#103
Well I ban people who lose queen or even a piece, are in totally losing position and still keep playing, wasting my time and desperately waiting for my blunder or win on time. To make sure I never play them ever again. Personal preference I think
whirlwind2011 wrote:
Resigning after losing the Queen is understandable. However, some players automatically resign after losing the Queen, and this can be a bad thing.
Some players completely miss a tactic or combination that can either win back the Queen or win a large amount of material that almost compensates for the loss of the Queen.
Other players don't realize that their piece activity or attack may make the loss of the Queen unimportant, at least for a few moves.
Several years ago, I played in an OTB tournament. In one game, I hung my Queen. Disappointed, I played one more move to attack my opponent's Queen, fully intending to resign once he saw the attack and evaded his Queen. But my opponent didn't move his Queen! He had relaxed and let down his guard, too busy analyzing to see the obvious attack on his Queen. I took the Queen back and went on to win the game.
Losing your queen for nothing or a minor piece is always losing, and if you lose your queen and come back to win it is because your opponent is ignorant and low rated
Feb 23, 2024
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#105
thegreatchessplayerrzz wrote:
whirlwind2011 wrote:
Resigning after losing the Queen is understandable. However, some players automatically resign after losing the Queen, and this can be a bad thing.
Some players completely miss a tactic or combination that can either win back the Queen or win a large amount of material that almost compensates for the loss of the Queen.
Other players don't realize that their piece activity or attack may make the loss of the Queen unimportant, at least for a few moves.
Several years ago, I played in an OTB tournament. In one game, I hung my Queen. Disappointed, I played one more move to attack my opponent's Queen, fully intending to resign once he saw the attack and evaded his Queen. But my opponent didn't move his Queen! He had relaxed and let down his guard, too busy analyzing to see the obvious attack on his Queen. I took the Queen back and went on to win the game.
Losing your queen for nothing or a minor piece is always losing, and if you lose your queen and come back to win it is because your opponent is ignorant and low rated
I respect your opinion, and I cannot say you are wrong. In that moment, when I was down a Queen for a Knight for that one-move span, I was indeed losing. As I said, that is why I had decided I would resign the game, pending my retaliatory attack. Miraculously, my opponent missed it, let me back in, and I went on to win.
I'm not sure that judgment can be passed on such anonymous people. My opponent was a highly educated college professor. I had seen him play at other times, and he was no fish. He just happened to play a huge blunder on that one move.
This event was an unrated, small tournament. If my opponent had a rating, I don't know what it was.
I maintain that losing the Queen does not always necessitate an automatic resignation. Many times, players lose their Queen and resign because they refuse to look for tactics that could win one or two loose pieces. Being down a Queen for a Knight? Yes, that is ordinarily losing. But being down a Queen for a Bishop and a Knight? What about being down a Queen for a Rook and Knight? Sure, the material disadvantage is undeniable, but players can seek other types of compensation and fight back!
Totally agree. Also, the very best players often sacrifice their queens for combinations of factors like a few minor pieces and huge piece activity or a mating attack and a passed pawn. So, as long as you are not completely boxed up and ready to be checkmated, losing your queen can be justified.
Feb 23, 2024
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#107
Because they know they have a very small chance of winning now, Duh.
Feb 23, 2024
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#108
Because they know now they have a very small chance of winning. Duh.
Oct 19, 2024
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#109
Well I'm resign when your queen is gone it's a good idea and it's not going to change I always resign my queen when I lost my queen because I'm scared that I'm going to lose the game.
So please when your queen it's gone resign okay good.
rooperi wrote:
No, I have a personal attachment to my free time. I would much rather use it to start a new game where I can play a meaningful game, than wasting it in the futile hope that my opponent is an even bigger idiot than I am"
This is not a proper mindset for anyone under ELO 1000. Also not the proper mindset of a winner 
People don't improve by quitting just because they lost one piece. OP is right, a lot of players rely on their queen to the point of emotional attachment. Honestly it sucks at lower levels, I rarely get to middle game because people quit on account of losing a queen or getting forked. Be real, people get emotional too easy over games.
I wouldn:t resign if I lose my queen, I will resign if I'm down by a lot of material
Read this article which explains players mindsets 
, who Resign After Losing Their Queen 
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24 days ago
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#113
I understand what its like to lose a queen, the most powerful chess piece in the game. And sometimes when my opponent loses the queen they either disconnect from the game, resign, or wait for their own time to run out. Some of you might say that if people resign after losing their queen, they are a sore loser (no offense). I completely understand this. But one thing that I had in my games of chess after people lost their queen, they keep sacrificing pieces for no reason and why I think that is because they have a mental breakdown after losing their queen, that they play random moves until they lose the game or resign.
I saw people like :exploding_head yeah totally crazy mode when their (not) poor queen died
when I ate it hahahahahahaha
Online5 wrote:
Hi Folks...
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So now I know why people resign after they lose their queen...
At low levels, where I play at, losing a queen can sometimes work in your favour as the opponent can (and it's happened to me) take his/her eye of the board...I've won many games having lost/blundered my queen.
I am certain this does not happen at higher levels of play ;-)
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Does it wind anyone else up when you trap your opponents queen/take her, then your opponent resigns?
Grrrr....i hate it when people do that!!
(perhaps these types of players have an emotional attachment to their queen)
Powerful she may be, but the King holds infinite power...
free rating
2 days ago
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#118
If your opponent is under 1000 elo, you can keep playing on even if you blunder a queen and have no tactics or clear plan. Your opponent will blunder mate over and over, and not see it.
Example here... I could've resigned and probably should've, but I didn't.
If they don't blunder mate, they will likely stalemate.
Being up a queen for free or even for a minor piece is ALWAYS winning and the side down a queen for free or for a minor piece should resign immediately.