No, they just don't know any better.
It's noobish to play on in a dead lost position, a lot of beginners actually think you have to play to check mate, they have the peculiar notion that it's bad sportsmanship to resign, it's like being a quitter or something. .
Originally posted by caluma I've got passed pawn, Rook and pawn...opponent just has King left but is still playing on. Do they think I'll run out of time?...
Playing for stalemate, perhaps. 😛
You could always have a bit of fun with it, as in Game 11428839.
Originally posted by caluma I've got passed pawn, Rook and pawn...opponent just has King left but is still playing on. Do they think I'll run out of time?...
I see (s)he resigned in the meantime. There was some small scope for a stalemate, but not much. Personally I'll play on to the bitter end in blitz games but resign in longer games unless there's some possibility of stalemate. Assuming he's moving with a reasonable pace then I don't think you have any real complaint when an opponent do this - look at it as a little overkill checkmate practice.
Originally posted by caluma I've got passed pawn, Rook and pawn...opponent just has King left but is still playing on. Do they think I'll run out of time?...
We learn more from our losses than our wins.
He just wanted to study your technique!
Originally posted by BigDoggProblem It deserves a diagram, it's so pretty.
[fen]6k1/8/8/2n5/2n5/2n5/K1nnn3/8 w - - 12 1[/fen]
Ah, chess is not just about killing your opponent as efficiently as possible. It's a dance you engage in together, and some are more elegant than others. In the days of Morphy, Andersson, and even up to Lasker and Spielmann, players understood that. I find no elegance in computer play.
Ettiquette of playing on with just King
24 May '16 15:25
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