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I blundered my Queen... and still won.
This one’s a little embarrassing, but I figured it was worth sharing.
I blundered my queen pretty cleanly here. In most games, that’s the point where I resign without thinking twice.
But I still had some activity and my opponent’s king wasn’t safe, so I decided to just keep playing and see what happened.
What surprised me is how often we think nothing worse can happen than losing a queen. In reality, the only truly fatal blunder is mate. And that can still go either way if the game isn’t actually over.
I’m not saying “never resign” in every position, but this was a good reminder for me to:
- play it out when there’s activity
- make the opponent prove the win
- stay mentally in the game even after a mistake
Curious what everyone else thinks. At what point do you usually decide a position is truly resignable? Do you ever find a win in what should be a dead lost position?
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I blundered my Queen... and still won.
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