Mortal Kombat

I've never understood why many of the citizens of FICS so despise disconnectors. It's my favourite way for a game to conclude, and it happens more frequently when you find a killer tactic to finish them off. One of my as yet unrealised FICS ambitions is to have a game history full of wins by disconnection, the best I've managed to date is 5/10.

Resignation is one of Chess' more or less unique features as a game. It's a way of saying "Ok, you bested me in this game, but at least I'm good enough to know when I'm beaten". They can go away to lick their wounds, and come back to fight again another day.

As for disconnection... Oh! you can feel their anguish! You just know that somewhere on the other side of the globe, a mouse just got hurled across the room, a boot just got thrust through a monitor. "I like the moment when I break a man's ego." - Bobby Fischer. Resignation? that's a sober self-reflection. Disconnection? Well, this is Chess, this is Mortal Kombat.

Flawless victory! FATALITY!!!