The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 9 months agoHow to be an enlightened chess playerstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
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minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoUgh 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.
minus-squareduncesplayed@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoHere’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.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 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.
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.