15 Jan 06
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Originally posted by celticcountry"Paranoid" isn't the right word. A player does not reach a higher rating by kidding himself. If you can't evaluate positions objectively, then you will not win against stronger players. You can have a world of belief in yourself, but as Bobby Fischer put it, "all that matters is good moves."
What strikes me as curious is, I am a 1200+ player and am optimistic but 2 replies are pessimistic and its from 1600+ players.
I didn't realise 1600+ was such a paranoid territory.
15 Jan 06
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugCorrect. If your opponent shows he knows what he's doing and is not going to make a mistake, get out of there and stop wasting your time and energy. Get on with the ones you CAN win. He got in his position because he played better than you (assuming you did not blunder) and he's not going to stop doing so. I've resigned positions a pawn down when it was clear I could not stop him from Queening. Game 1389863
As Rahim as said, the higher the rating, the bigger the importance of being a piece down. If im a knight or bishop down AND have no opportunities to even the situation then thats it, im out! Resignation! Im not going to waste both mine and my opponents time by hoping for a blunder.
Or in a numerically dead even game Game 1293341
Heck, I've resigned a rook up, too Game 1389856
It's not about piece counting but evaluating the position and your possibilities. In all three cases, I had none.
15 Jan 06
Originally posted by buffalobilli really believe you should not have resigned in two of them games.
Correct. If your opponent shows he knows what he's doing and is not going to make a mistake, get out of there and stop wasting your time and energy. Get on with the ones you CAN win. He got in his position because he played better than you (assuming you did not blunder) and he's not going to stop doing so. I've resigned positions a pawn down when it was ...[text shortened]... ounting but evaluating the position and your possibilities. In all three cases, I had none.
I think you dont like endgames.
