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How Do You Resign?

How Do You Resign?

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Actually, I know another way of resigning. People get up and walk away from the board and never come back - I believe there have been some famous cases where this has happened at a point of the game where a spectacular win has been looming.

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Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Actually, I know another way of resigning. People get up and walk away from the board and never come back - I believe there have been some famous cases where this has happened at a point of the game where a spectacular win has been looming.
Ooh, I'd love to have someone pull that one on me. Not only would I win the game, but I'd get to file an ethics violation on him. Possibly getting him suspended for a time. It would be great fun!

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http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012556

Here, I believe that the ending of this game was added on whereas the opponent actually left the hall before it could be played.

It is worth a look, the ending is extremely good.

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Turn around to your other club members & say "screw you guys, I'm going home".
Cartman....playing right here on RHP!

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
No - they're a nice bunch. Apart from the joker with the iPod.

Yes, Dorking is just around the corner. Horsham is closer though & they have a very active club & their 1st & 2nd teams are both in mid Sussex div 1 as (now) is Crawley 1.
Yeah we played them in a friendly last year, actually I need to email them to get another this year, it's our turn to visit them.

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Have you resigned against any of them?

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its been a while since i played otb but if i recall correctly
1)handshake
and/or
2)good game

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Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012556

Here, I believe that the ending of this game was added on whereas the opponent actually left the hall before it could be played.

It is worth a look, the ending is extremely good.
Tremendous Qxe4

I would have walked if I was black

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I turn my king on side. I do the same when I've been checkmated as well.

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I prefer the Nimzowitch method of getting up on the table and yelling at my opponent "how can I lose to such an idiot"
All kidding aside I will always shake my opponents hand and say good game even if I blew it!

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Quite often when somebody resigns a game against me on here I have a reflex action of reaching out my hand to shake with them.

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I was thinking to myself, I like the old saying that goes "the winner is always the loser"
Especially aplicable after losing a game of chess.

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I stop the clock.

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I usually say "Oh, look at the time! I must be off! Well, that's an easy point for you then!" 😀