Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 09:13:29 10/10/02
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On October 09, 2002 at 19:10:04, Brian Thomas wrote: >>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 yeah, you're right it's not so simple... BTW, do you know any sports, where is it allowed to draw by mutual agreement? AFAIK, this is only allowed in "brain-dominated" sports. I think, drawing and resigning is allowed in checkers too. But I still think the key lies in the objectiveness of a lost or drawn position. If there is no way to win, or to draw other than by a very stupid mistake of your opponent, it's unnessecary to play further. This may be similiar to other sports, but there often not only a win or lost is counted, but also the result, which depends on the defence even in a completely lost position.
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