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Resigning Winning Positions

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I was a little surprised recently when I won Game 2333086 because I was convinced my opponent had the advantage, and it was not a case of him resigning many games at once. I felt I had some chance, but checking with Fritz shows providing he plays well, I'm lost.

Last night I saw a game come up on the homepage and as I do from time to time checked the position. Game 2388490. Largely because on first glance I wondered how did white get into such a bad position, before quickly noticing that white looked to have a good chance. Unfortunately for him, this wasn't noticed and resigned with no further moves. And just checked this now, and blacks last move was a pretty major blunder.

Any more similar games around here?

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if you take his queen you cannot mate because your rook is pinned to the king. nice game though. white wins easily

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the second game, black loses a piece on tha move he cannot take the rook after capturing the rook because he loses a queen black had a losing position.

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I get games popping up all the time where my opponent has a winning position and resigns. The last time it happened i checked with Fritz to make sure and yes, he did have a winning position before resigning. I don't know why it happens. Difficult to tell what the state of mind is on the other end.

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Originally posted by buddy2
I get games popping up all the time where my opponent has a winning position and resigns. The last time it happened i checked with Fritz to make sure and yes, he did have a winning position before resigning. I don't know why it happens. Difficult to tell what the state of mind is on the other end.
its only won if you/they understand the winning idea!

as cleary shown by the OP -- the first game White was easily winning, yet the OP was "suprised" by the fact he resigned.

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Originally posted by Shinidoki
its only won if you/they understand the winning idea!

as cleary shown by the OP -- the first game White was easily winning, yet the OP was "suprised" by the fact he resigned.
Not exactly resigning in a lost position, but my opponent resigned today in a position that may have still had chances for him. From what I analyzed I had advantage/win, but everybody makes mistakes and why not play it out?

http://www.redhotpawn.com/core/playchess.php?gameid=2325814

Game 2325814

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good sac i think you had him though he had no chance.

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Originally posted by Peakite
I was a little surprised recently when I won Game 2333086 because I was convinced my opponent had the advantage, and it was not a case of him resigning many games at once. I felt I had some chance, but checking with Fritz shows providing he plays well, I'm lost.
I this game, I think white did not realize that after QxQ the black rook is pinned. White must have been under the impression that QxQ will be answered by Re1#, and any other move loses for white.

In that sense, I think the resignation is understandable...

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Originally posted by kmac27
if you take his queen you cannot mate because your rook is pinned to the king. nice game though. white wins easily
white wins easily QxQ RXQ NXR g6 Nxa7 Kg7 2 pawns (one outside passed) for a knight i think it looks drawish even if there is a win its certainly not simple.

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Originally posted by aginis
white wins easily QxQ RXQ NXR g6 Nxa7 Kg7 2 pawns (one outside passed) for a knight i think it looks drawish even if there is a win its certainly not simple.
Yeah,but the outside passer is a dead duck and the Black king and kingside pawns still have a long way to go.That probably means it's winning for white.
I agree it won't be as easy as it might look though.

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Originally posted by buddy2
I get games popping up all the time where my opponent has a winning position and resigns. The last time it happened i checked with Fritz to make sure and yes, he did have a winning position before resigning. I don't know why it happens. Difficult to tell what the state of mind is on the other end.
a friend of mine said that he started to get similar resignations after his rating got up. he was around 1850 then. don't know when the 'gift resignations' started to come in, no sign of them for me yet...

I guess it's because people are intimidated by much higher rated opponents, and are afraid they're 'playing a lost game' and offending people. a lot of people complain about players 'not resigning lost games' almost daily, so it's understandable some of the more timid players can resign games just for that.

I always make people prove their win, not to the point of mating, but so that there's not even the slightest chance they can missplay the ending. no easy wins here.

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