Yes. Resigning here was simply proper etiquette. To not resign when you can read out a loss is showing disrespect to your opponent, something a pro would never do (regardless of the fact that in this case, the opponent was not human). It would be very embarrassing. Bob Hearn
On Mar 9, 2016, at 9:58 AM, Jim Gillogly <scryer@gmail.com <mailto:scryer@gmail.com>> wrote:
My pitch for an abstract reason is more... abstract. He could read on the board that he had lost by a few points - less than the komi (the bonus given to the white player to make up for the advantage of black's first move) but still obvious to a top professional. All the top go players as well as duffers like me will be studying this game for generations. Playing it out and hoping for the box to blow a transistor would be like completing a masterpiece oil painting and then signing it across the center in red.