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game 1303760 why won't he resign

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Originally posted by kr1dude
game Game 1303760 why won't he resign
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Well it's his move - so maybe he will if you give him a chance, anyway you might accidentally stalemate him - or forget to take his queen when he promotes the pawn. Some people never resign, it's not compulsory.

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Well, my endgame is not bad, but it is also not great. (Ssssstttt, don't tell my opponents that). So it is possible for me to make a mistake. Usually, if (if and not when...) I make that mistake in the endgame and I (finally) do see it, I always keep playing a few extra moves before resigning, just for the learning experience.

On the other hand, it can be very frustrating when people just keep on playing in lost positions, so I never play those endgames for too long. And when I eventually resign after a few moves too many I usually post a message with the reason for playing on: "just to learn".

But playing a bit longer myself, I can understand people who also keep playing. So I don't mind if my opponents keep on playing too.