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Originally Posted by Captain-Hindsight
If someone refuses to resign does that make me the douche or them?
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One can for a start do it like that. The situation asks to move to g8Q+ and mate with the rook (a5, h1) for the fastest beauty, or move the rook to d5 and mate with a double check (though the Qg8+ might not mate, but I leave that to the philosophers) with an extra move if necessary, though it decreases the beauty points, but how often have you made a mate with a double check?
Playing like you did, gives him a chance to save the game plus makes the game last longer -- both are basically what his tilt wants.
I try to end it fast and accurately like a machine and create a little beauty if given the opportunity, but fast. It is worth to analyse to find where you went wrong as you didn't achieve this.
It is a bit similar to when playing against a much weaker opponent, in case I try to create beauty above all, as it is hard to create such games and needs luck. If I can end it practically in 20 moves, that's a good result too, and if I **** it up, I have to find out where I went "wrong" so I can achieve these aims more often as it is basically a draw or even a loss if I don't, as it isn't well enough played.
With a 1% chance to save the game, it isn't worth to continue in a non-tourney game. I have won many games by strong play at the point when the opponent should have already resigned, so I got him to resign faster.