Cat and Mice - true believers.

@SoWeakAtThis

I recognize myself as a "non-resigner" especially without increment, as I've experienced winning or drawing from very desperate positions.
If you win 2.7 points every 3m20s on average (and 30% draw isn't that outlandish imo), thats pretty significant to your rating in the end (not that its so important tho).
But the fighting spirit is part of the game, and I dont necessarily consider a much worse position as "humiliating" for me ; by this point I've accepted that this game is pretty much lost but my opponent still has to prove that he's able to convert. Once the expected outcome is clear, I tend to think that a loss for me is normal but not converting would be embarrassing for my opponent.
And since it's fast time controls, the ability to be consistent ; play fast and not blunder is very much part of the game (its not because we're winning at some point or during almost all the game that we're the better player or"deserve" to win)

As for the underlying psychological issues, I would say I'm like a tiger in the shadow, "ready to strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger"

I have a hypothesis: there's a negative correlation between otb experience and never resign attitude. It might even be fun to test this hypothesis some day.

My reasoning is: the more you meet your opponent face to face, shake hands (before and) after the game, often also analyse the game together, the more you understand there's some other person on the other side of the board, someone who actually deserves a bit of your respect for playing this game with you.
(Doesn't apply to bullet or other time trouble situations, or situations where you actually have some realistic hopes of opponent blundering. To test if it's realistic, ask: am I continuing because I really believe I can at least draw this or do I continue only because it's noble/heroic/"fighting spirit"/because I'm pissed off?)

@SoWeakAtThis



A stalemate. I suspect the 2600 was laughing, hoping for it. Conditioned for the draw.

Opponent will not resign? Think well and checkmate him in a minimal number of moves.

Ah, haven't laughed for a while and that king going round the whole chess board made me laugh. This is so funny