Get Strong At Resigning
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Get Strong At Resigning is the newest addition to the Get Strong series. Written by Tim Brent,KGS15K,the book teaches you how to:
- Miscalculate the result, and resign a game you're leading by 10 or more points;
- Quit in disgust after losing a small group;
- Proper phrases for resignation, including the Hikaru no Go favourite, "I have nothing";
- How to make the right move to cause your resignation;
- Using resignation as a powerful communication tool
- When the opponent starts in a wrong corner
- Resigning first when you think the opponent should have resigned a long time ago
- Resignation etiquette, including how to time the resignation;
- Resignation technique, including
- resigning after a pass
- not making moves and have the clock resign for you
- subtle resignation by filling out your own eyes
- escaping;
- Several examples of resignation in actual professional games;
See also : Dohsuji
iopq: This seemed interesting, but I wouldn't buy a book that doesn't teach me how to grab my pant legs at the knees while making a grimace. That's the ultimate resignation technique and I can not settle for any less.
IanDavis: I understand this is covered in Resignation for Beginners
LithiumTwo: I bought this book - but only discovered I was already a master at this (having resigned a game I was winning by.... 3 moves from the end.. the other day :'( )