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Game 3433510-Queen and a knight down
Game 3201981-Down 3 points
Game 3188379-two pawns gone in the opening
Game 3557370-Sacked bishop for no reason
Game 3302769-Lost 2 knights in the beginning
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I resign lots of games, I just never resign when I blunder the opening, because there is always a chance for a desperation attack. Also while they are busying capturing my pieces sometimes I can get easy compensation because they have less development. I guess I should have made the title of the thread more clear by saying "reasons not to resign in the opening".
Originally posted by ChessJesterSo you were pumping it up when you said "Never"?
I resign lost games... when I see forced mate, or an engame where I just can't win... but in any position where there is the slightest chance at equalizing or gaining the initiative or the advantage I always fight it out... even against a stronger opponent, because we all make mistakes.
Sorry. This is the second time I misunderstood someone based solely on what they said in 2 days. Silly me.
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How I didn't lose here is anyones guess. I would normally have resigned ages ago but just kept playing for the sake of it!
Game 3790182
Reason not to resign.
-The world might come to an end. Of course in that case losing or winning does not matter that much.
-Opponent might die. In that case you get free point and should celebrate it while medics are trying to save the poor bastard. Of course if they succeed, it might be that your joy was premature. So try hinder their work as much as you can.
-Your opponent might forget to press his clock after moving, so that you win by timeout. Chances are...~1/500 000 (1/50 if your opponent is either over 60 y.o or american)
Game 3694048
This was an unrelated game in a tournament I was in. Thought it was interesting.