Author: Brian Thomas
Date: 16:10:04 10/09/02
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>1.) In other sports even a lost game is interesting to watch. In chess it's >boring. >2.) In other sports you may still win by your own force, in chess there are lost >positions you only can win due to a mistake of your opponent. To continue a >game, only to wati for a mistake is not honorable. > >Joachim Hi Joachim, Unfortunately I don't agree-- well, let me clarify that -- I have no problem with resignation in Chess; I started the thread out of interest of the psychology behind it, really .. but on to what I meant to say: 1) Interesting to watch? Unfortunately this is completely subjective and I don't think would be a reason for making resignation acceptable. In my opinion, watching a 35 to nothing American football game is a complete bore. As much as I love Hockey, a four point spread makes me lose interest as well. 2) Subjective as well. Mistakes can happen on either end in chess; in many sports there's no way to come back from a "would-be-resign" position without mistakes on the winning team's part. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a resigning position, you know? It would be a "behind" position, but not an unwinnable one. :) Brian
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