Some suggestions I have for chess players

These are just my opinions. Some people might disagree. Fine with me.

When you want to give up then resign instead of abandoning the game.

Wait until it's your turn to move before resigning.

Do not resign too soon. Make your opponent earn it. He or she could make a mistake and you could get a draw or win it. Too many people are quitters.

It's not nice to let your clock run out for several minutes instead of resigning. That's a good way to get blocked. It's in everyone's best interest to be civilized.

If an opponent would rather be checkmated instead of resigning that's perfectly OK and it's wrong to complain about it. I look at it as an opportunity to practice winning as fast as possible.

It's wrong to ask for a draw if you're behind in material or you have an inferior position. You are only annoying your opponent who is trying to think.

I suggest it's often wrong to ask for a draw because it's distracting. I prefer to try to repeat the position 3 times. If my opponent doesn't cooperate then the answer is no.

If your opponent played brilliantly to win the game it's nice to write in the chat room "Well done".

I consider my opponent who I'm trying to kill to be my friend who shares my love for chess and this fantastic website.

Good post. Thanks for this post, I agree with pretty much all of it. Nuances in resigning etiquette notwithstanding.. good stuff.

The lack of responses indicates that these manners you've enumerated may be a matter of common sense.

"It's wrong to ask for a draw if you're behind in material or you have an inferior position. You are only annoying your opponent who is trying to think.

I suggest it's often wrong to ask for a draw because it's distracting. I prefer to try to repeat the position 3 times. If my opponent doesn't cooperate then the answer is no."

I slightly disagree. Repeatedly asking for a draw, I'd say, is inappropriate; but one request should be fine. Who knows? As you say, perhaps the opponent will make a mistake and think that their superior position is not superior and take the draw. Since it's the opponent's error at that point that made him/her lose the victory, I think that would still be a legitimate tactic.

i like these suggestions

Good point Krolp.

He did say it's his *preference* for 3-fold repetition, though.