Surrendering a lost position, rather than taking the time and energy to play it out. The proper way to indicate you are resigning is to either gently tip your king over, or simply say, “I resign.” (see Abandon)
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Quotes of the Day
A game of chess has three phases: the opening, where you hope you stand better; the middlegame, where you think you stand better; and the ending, where you know you stand to lose.
Savielly Tartakower
Parapsychology? That’s a bunch of bananas. Korchnoi believes in that. He is still playing his game with the ghost of Geza Maroczy.
Nathan Divinsky 2004
” Chess is most certainly not my life.”
Tony Miles
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov
When I play well, I don’t win!
Maxime Vachier Lagrave 2017