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@forsoothplays #41 "a genuine problem of malicious trolling that is obnoxiously common. " I think that you are reduced to selecting special cases, such as classical game times and maybe correspondence…

I can't remember the last time Smyslov resigned when I asked him to. :-)

@forsoothplays in #31 What is wrong with 'gently' and 'friendly'? They are superficially disguising the intimidation. It's a bit like, "Can I show you the door?"

@forsoothplays said in 18: "I think it is appropriate to gently encourage the opponent to resign in the chat, or troll them a little..." I do not think that this is appropriate. It is the online equiv…

completely lost position - this is subjective and should be decided by the person on the losing end, not somebody getting uptight about a rather obscure bit of etiquette.

I really don't understand the apparent outrage caused by a failure to resign. A player has a right to play on to the end and should be able to judge whether or not he or she has a chance of avoiding d…

Here's another point. Presumably at a high level, it would indeed be good manners to resign if one's opponent has a rook and king against a king only. However, I find that while able to get themselves…

but it does depend on whether or not it is completely lost. There are various signs of being a good sportsman; giving up is not one of them.

Well, I don't know what people will make about this. My opponent criticised me in the chat for failing to resign when several points down materially (can't remember, 14?). While I recognise that my po…

I support the need for people to learn endgames. Quite often, I get in trouble against good opponents, but then I get a draw because they don't know simple rook and king, and queen and king, endings. …