I got hooked to chess when I was about 8-years old, playing with friends, brothers and uncles. I learned the discipline of chess at a fairly young age. I learned that to be a chess player is to be a gentleman. One must learn the courtesy of resigning if he or she knows that the position is hopeless. I know some of the  players here who are into that unfortunate behavior, they can't accept to lose. Their tactics is to try to extol the game by pushing the vacation mode or they just  max their every move. Well I see them as unprofessional and imature players. They should just play chinese checkers instead. But these are only few. Well, let's continue enjoying the game and just try to avoid those people.

dude COME ON... the topic about resigning when ur losing wiht out a doubt has been posted over and over. this is getting so old.

this shows completely the opposite to this forum!

Quite the blunderfest. Sure if neither player has any idea what they are doing, why give up? You may win without even knowing it!

motoshiev wrote:

I got hooked to chess when I was about 8-years old, playing with friends, brothers and uncles. I learned the discipline of chess at a fairly young age. I learned that to be a chess player is to be a gentleman. One must learn the courtesy of resigning if he or she knows that the position is hopeless. I know some of the  players here who are into that unfortunate behavior, they can't accept to lose. Their tactics is to try to extol the game by pushing the vacation mode or they just  max their every move. Well I see them as unprofessional and imature players. They should just play chinese checkers instead. But these are only few. Well, let's continue enjoying the game and just try to avoid those people.

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This post just lacks sense. Games between amateur and semiamateur players can often produce blunders and turn the odds on the game.So it s not wrong to keep playing even under disadvantage.

Oops! I'm 3-months old and didn't know that it has been posted in the past. Anyways, there's always a saying that truth hurts. It's very clear that I said "some" unprofessional characteristics of a player not to give up even if the situation is hopeless. ;-) 

Ok you've been part of this website for 3 monthes...

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/those-who-refuse-to-resign-when-they-are-completely-lost

that was posted half a month ago... this topic has been talked about sooooooooooooooo much its annoying.

yeah but I'm bored reading blogs. It's my first to write one. If you are annoyed then don't respond. Anyways, thanks for sending me the link.

chessman_calum wrote:

this shows completely the opposite to this forum!

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 I believe so. It normally happened to novice games. That's understandable!

helloall, just wanted to mention that when I was playing Joel Benjamin, Stuart Rachels and P. Wolff all cheated against me in the last round of a US OPen and when I mentioned this to the organizers who witnessed them all tslking to each other 10 feet from my board i was basically told to go to hell by Director Benjamin.  Him Jarecki and Goichberg I believe are crooked so please do not have any bad feelings for Gata's father as I only wish my father were alive and tried to protect me as much as he did for Gata because they were very much cheaters.   Sorry to have to tell the truth....