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like please help me
JohnnyErasmic

You say "I always resign" but I'm not quite clear of your question. There are a few threads on the subject of resignation, and how some people think that not resigning, when in a losing position, is unsporting.

Personally, I prefer to fight on, even when victory is clearly impossible. Partly in the hope that my opponent will blunder, or I can wrangle a checkmate. Partly just to practice my defensive play. Levy Rozman (Gothamchess) advises players below 1200 elo to never resign.

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Why do you do that
JohnnyErasmic

I keep on playing a) sometimes my opponent makes a mistake b) sometimes I can wrangle a checkmate c) sometimes my opponent gets disconnected, or runs out of time d) to practice defensive play.

Sometimes, if my position is absolutely hopeless I'll resign, but usually not.

jli30c

75% of my losses are resignations. Seriously, I don’t understand what people learn from moving their king for 30 moves in hopes of stalemate. Especially in unrated, it makes no sense. I’ll play if I’m only down a knight or so, but if they drag it out to an endgame and I’m hopeless I will definitely resign

JohnnyErasmic
I was playing pretty badly in this game - but I decided just keep fighting and amazingly I got a stalemate. I quite enjoyed seeing how long I could survive.