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amacivn
18-Feb-18, 08:10

Playing higher rated player's
Why do so many players around my rating approx. 1500 + or - resign so early against much higher player's ?
Oh dear I include myself in this πŸ˜‰

I think a good way to learn is to feel how they come about with the end game ,
We probably annoy them in tourneys and ladders but they have so much to teach

Neil
fsud
18-Feb-18, 11:29

One possible reason
I am not a psychologist, but I think it is rooted in the need to let people know how smart we (think we) are.
In other words, "I want to let you know that I am smart enough to see that you will win this game, and the best way I can convey that message to you is by resigning."
Maybe, instead, we should consider sending a chat message to the higher ranked opponent saying something like "I believe you have me. Would you mind playing further so I can possibly learn a few things".
amacivn
18-Feb-18, 15:14

@fsud
That's not a bad idea !
I've got it / had it on my profile but many won't read it

I've actually been quite lucky over the years , I'm active on boards etc. That I do get challenges and helpπŸ™†
And advice , but in some games I've played pretty poor and carried on when I'm down on points , but carried on till the # is obvious, what can I say πŸ˜‰
deeper_insight
18-Feb-18, 18:02

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fsud
18-Feb-18, 18:56

Thank you.
Joe,
Thank you for the professional analysis.
I feel like I should now get off the couch and make my next appointment.
Frank
deeper_insight
18-Feb-18, 19:31

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amacivn
19-Feb-18, 10:36

Excellent
Joe , reminds me of another player I used to chat with and always took the time (along with Shamash)to answer any dumb question on chess that I felt passionate about !!πŸ™Œ

TA πŸ˜‰ (lol)

I hope you don't mind but I took a look @ what I thought was an excellent game you played v gakko

It is how. Try to play , obviously we are on diff. Levels , were you get a feel for the game ,it had disguise everything and against another top player ,
Not the stuff you read in a book but natural ability , it was so fast I have not enjoyed a game on GK for so long

Much appreciated

Neil (amacivn)


deeper_insight
19-Feb-18, 12:46

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19-Feb-18, 13:16

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amacivn
19-Feb-18, 15:48

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budaatum
21-Feb-18, 16:26

resign? what's that?
I do resign when I'm beat. Especially when I've made a booboo, like, I know I shouldn't do that, "I'm definitely not gonna do that", and then I go and do it anyway like my hands got detached from my brain! First, I get annoyed at myself. Then I consider myself justifiably beat. Afterall, how better can my opponent be if they make me put my pieces where I know I shouldn't put them? I even go so far as apologising to my opponent sometimes because I feel I spoilt the game. Bad me!

In a game where my opponent has withered my pieces down by outsmarting me, I tend to play on till I'm about more that 4 pawns down, and even then, may play on depending on the game, on my opponent and outside chess commitments at the time. I feel my opponent deserves to checkmate for starts and will play to the dying end, sometimes even after declaring I'm beat.

I guess I justify this by the fact that I'm a bit of a fast mover, making many moves in a very short time, so my opponent would at least bare with me. Besides, there is no rule that says when one must resign, or is there?

I haven't had anyone say " Resign!" yet, I guess, and if I do, I might play on just for the fun of it. Besides, the fact that my opponent might get angry that I haven't resigned might so frustrate them that they make a booboo and I win. I do afterall need all the help I can get.

I can't wait for the game I get to play on with only my pawn left on the board though! Checkmate that!!
evader23
21-Feb-18, 21:05

side note on this subject
I resign when I see a forced mate or closer to it(regardless of who I am playing). I don't resign before that. What I find rude on this is people asking me to resign. Yes when they do I am probly beet at that point but unless it is a forced mate or close I don't resign. And I have yet to ask anyone to resign(couple of game I wanted to but didn't). If you have me beet program the cond moves to beet me if you want to speed up the game. That is what I do. Though I had opp. just recently I had him beat program the cond and he make one move then use up all the time before making another move. Perfectly leagal on his part and I didn't say I word. I had and stil have other games to play and played those and waited till he moved
deeper_insight
22-Feb-18, 06:11

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lord_shiva
01-Mar-18, 09:26

Premature Resignation
I resign when I see forced mate. If I think I can play to a draw, I do that.

One of my team mates was in a game recently, many points behind, when she suddenly checkmated her opponent. I love that!
amacivn
01-Mar-18, 10:28

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lord_shiva
01-Mar-18, 15:24

GK Addresses Rating Manipulation
A year or two (or three) ago GK took measures to correct obvious rating manipulation, such as erasing a bunch of the games of less than 20 moves ended by resignation (or at least not forced mate).

Does anyone remember what all this was, and when it occurred?
deeper_insight
01-Mar-18, 17:07

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01-Mar-18, 17:30

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01-Mar-18, 17:35

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sccadams
01-Mar-18, 20:22

Why do players resign?
I would argue that the cause is somewhat economical.

From a chess perspective, if the object is to win as many games as possible (or at least to lose as few games as possible) it makes no sense whatsoever to resign. After all, why not give your opponent one more chance to make a blunder even if mate is imminent?

This argument makes sense in a vacuum. If playing a chess game cost nothing, why wouldn't you see it out to see if you can snatch victory (or at least stalemate) from the jaws of defeat? Because chess does cost something. Even if you are playing for free, with no rewards on the line for the game, chess costs some amount of energy and time. Now, different players will value both of those differently, as is their right.

Players resign when they determine that the energy and time they are putting into a game aren't worth the enjoyment they are receiving from the game. Once again, it is up to each individual player. I believe economists call this "utility." If the utility (pleasure) you get from a game is less than the cost in energy and time you are committing to the game, you're better off resigning. If the opposite is true, keep playing! Only you get to make that call.
deeper_insight
02-Mar-18, 06:34

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amacivn
02-Mar-18, 08:13

Ihate to say it
But rating manipulation definitely goes on , I don't understand why , what they get out of it ,

Plus it must be virtually impossible to prove , I can site examples , but , I'm sure the person involved could explain it , away,

I'm not going to name names but I was beaten , thrashed against an opponent rated lower than me in a team game , I didn't check his stats as I usually would before moving ,but suspicious I checked after , now this story. Could be genuine I don't know , but manipulation could be done this way

On checking up the player had only finished a few games , but had tmed out in the first 7 odd games , so started off with a very low rating , I looked @ these games and they were all from a winning position !
So I then looked @ all the games played and he has won every game he has played , I checked the computer analysis mode and was not suprised to see that in one game he played over 20 moves on the run perfectly, when rated @150 pts below my buddy , a perfect game maybe ? A natural picking up the game maybe it's just that the 7 or so moves make me wonder ,
They could of been genuine Timeouts and I would not think twice if a player like TA started out like that but I gaurantee he would be playing or challenging stronger player's as he got used to the site
My buddy has asked him about his chess history and he won't talk and went on vacation , as yet not returned
But as I say this is not proof and could be real
deeper_insight
02-Mar-18, 13:13

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sccadams
05-Mar-18, 19:53

deeper_insight,

With my explanation, I only attempt to explain why regular actors resign, in respects to the original question. And, in short, it is because they gain more "utility" from starting a new game than they do from continuing a lost one. That is their right.

I don't attempt to explain why bad actors resign. I don't really care how bad actors behave, because I don't think I've encountered a single one during my tenure on Gameknot.com, going back at least 12 years. No doubt they exist, but I can't prove that I've encountered one.

Look, my statement isn't mere "Philosophie." It's sound economic theory that people act in a way that gives them the most utility from their decisions. By utility, one means maximum enjoyment for resources invested. And the most important resource for every human is time. Chess requires time. Some players get more utility from playing games out to the end. Some get more utility from resigning an obviously lost position and starting a new game. Once again, their right to decide.

Even the bad actors get their resign because it gives them utility.
deeper_insight
06-Mar-18, 13:28

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06-Mar-18, 13:35

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06-Mar-18, 13:39

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06-Mar-18, 13:42

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lord_shiva
19-Mar-18, 15:26

Why
did Deeper_Insight delete all of his messages?
yokenster
20-Oct-18, 18:53

Resignation
There is no definitive reason to resign from a purely competitive stand point. But the vast majority of players on GM are humans, and the minuscule remainder are subhuman troglodytes using chess engines. In a civilized society courtesy has a tendency to perpetuate itself. We were all taught from an early age the golden rule, and my opinion is probably skewed due to my rating and therefore my opponent's rating, but I honestly can't recall the last game where my opponent had to "force" a mate. If I blunder, or if my opponent has outfoxed me, my next move is to resign (it is located just below the game board on the first row, second from the right). I'm not going to waste my opponent's time hoping for a timeout or divine, benevolent intervention, I'd rather learn from my mistakes and focus on improving future games. Admittedly, the main reason for my timely resignations are altruistic, if I "pay it forward" the next game in which my victory is assured, karma might coax my opponent to do the same.
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