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How to be an enlightened chess player
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this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2024
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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.
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.
@duncesplayed thanks that's a really good point!
I just somehow won an endgame after losing both my castles, thought of this convo.
Endgames down 10 points of material don't teach you anything.
I once won a game back that was +63 from analysis, to M1.
Just so your best to keep a rook on the board, and walk your king over slyly to the king.
I mean if you're an adult and you get ladder mated you deserve to feel bad
@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.