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
The Golden Age, when machines were weak and my hair was strong!
Garry Kasparov 2017
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
Magnus Carlsen
Garry has done a lot over the chess board – unbelievable things. He is the greatest world champion in the chess history. The question is what he has done for the federations, what he has done for his own federation.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013
Carlsen: “I ran out of steam towards the end but fortunately I played better than he did”
Magnus Carlsen 2017