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
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
Magnus is playing fantastic and I play like I always play, pretty badly
Anish Giri 2017
To Put It Mildly, I Have Not a Bit of Respect For Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
I don’t believe that Garry likes making decisions by democratic procedures. When there is a decision that he doesn’t like, he just turns against this organization.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013
I think the players in this world championship are in different leagues. Karjakin is excellent—Carlsen is special.
Garry Kasparov 2016