• livus
    14•4 months ago

    Ugh I got told that at my level you should never resign because all of us make such stupid mistakes there’s still a chance of a win.

    Hard to actually do though when you’re down 10+ points and huddled miserably in a corner.

    • @[email protected]English
      11•4 months ago

      Here’s another reason you should never resign: endgames are crazy hard, and not resigning is the only chance you’ll ever get to practice them.

      • livus
        4•4 months ago

        @duncesplayed thanks that’s a really good point!

        I just somehow won an endgame after losing both my castles, thought of this convo.

      • @cucumber_sandwich
        1•4 months ago

        Endgames down 10 points of material don’t teach you anything.

    • @Jackcooper
      1•4 months ago

      I mean if you’re an adult and you get ladder mated you deserve to feel bad

      • livus
        3•4 months ago

        @Jackcooper well yeah as soon as you see an inevitable forced mating pattern you’d resign, I don’t think they mean that.

        That said, I’m a super old adult and I’m never going to feel bad for being terrible at chess.