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is it better to lose or resign?

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caIigaris
Changes nothing. Both count as a loss therefore both lead to you losing the same amount of points determined at the start of the match
ChessMasteryOfficial

It’s just a matter of your preference on how to finish the game.

Rme2020-20

It's better to loose

Tempetown
trevmun wrote:

Hi,

Just wondering what the difference is to your score if you're check mated or resign first or indeed time out?

Cheers

Trevor

Resigning is just one way of losing. Resigning, timing out, and being checkmated are all ways to lose.

blackpanther11121

I resign in online chess, but keep playing tournaments.

blackpanther11121

*In tournaments

GuytheGreat54321

never resign there is always a chance u will draw or maybe win!

whiteknight1968

Some believe in never resigning. I don't subscribe to this and I do bow to the inevitable, But I do believe that those who refuse to resign or continue, should only be allowed to play against other like minded scum.

Idk_WhatIDoHere

Better to resign. No one said you couldn't give up and those that never give up are just delusional and that they can get a stalemate and it's unsportsmanlike to not resign

TonkCatChess

Rage quit

Sensei-T

It depends, if they have forced mate, I'd let them play it out, but if I'm done a bunch of material with no chances of surviving then ill resign.

BunWithGun6392

NONE.

Mid-KnightRider
caleb24chong wrote:

Is it more "professional" to tip your king and resign or get checkmated?

At the master level (which I am very far from) it is a sign of respect to resign, at my level, I don't think people care.

Mid-KnightRider
blitzed_chess34 wrote:

NONE.

yeah, just turn on beast mode and win guys, come on.

Mid-KnightRider
Dunewind1234 wrote:

its better to resign, it saves your time in a hopeless match that u will lose

there's always a chance of stalemate.

Mid-KnightRider
Osfan37 wrote:

I personally get annoyed if I'm up a queen in an endgame or something and my opponent doesn't resign

that always annoys me.

Faceless013
Better to lose than resign you never know whats going to happen
Arush_KK5

OMG

Chaddumb
rashi-singh wrote:

It's better to loose

I actually learned a lot from losing. If you abandon the games, there's nothing to learn.

Idk_WhatIDoHere
Chaddumb wrote:
rashi-singh wrote:

It's better to loose

I actually learned a lot from losing. If you abandon the games, there's nothing to learn.

💀 brother what are you saying