The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 2 years agoHow to be an enlightened chess playerstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down19
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minus-squareduncesplayed@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoHere’s another reason you should never resign: endgames are crazy hard, and not resigning is the only chance you’ll ever get to practice them.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years ago@duncesplayed thanks that’s a really good point! I just somehow won an endgame after losing both my castles, thought of this convo.
minus-squarecucumber_sandwich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoEndgames down 10 points of material don’t teach you anything.
Here’s another reason you should never resign: endgames are crazy hard, and not resigning is the only chance you’ll ever get to practice them.
@duncesplayed thanks that’s a really good point!
I just somehow won an endgame after losing both my castles, thought of this convo.
Endgames down 10 points of material don’t teach you anything.