The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoHow to be an enlightened chess playerstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1333arrow-down110
arrow-up1323arrow-down1imageHow to be an enlightened chess playerstartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareduncesplayed@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year 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-up4·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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.