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Why did Topalov Resign in this game?

Why did Topalov Resign in this game?

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I'm fairly new to chess - Why did Topalov resign in this game?

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1441167

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i think hes about to lose a rook

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Originally posted by meta x zen
I'm fairly new to chess - Why did Topalov resign in this game?

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1441167
After Black moves the Queen [say 24...Qg8] 25.Ba5+ Ke8 26.Qc7 leaves Black with no good defense against Qd8#.

On 24...Qg2!?, Fritz 9 gives 25.Ba5+ b6 26.Bxb6+ Ke8 27.Re6+! fxe6 28.Qxe6+ Kf8 29.Bc5+! Nxc5 30.Qc7+ and mate next move.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
After Black moves the Queen [say 24...Qg8] 25.Ba5+ Ke8 26.Qc7 leaves Black with no good defense against Qd8#.

On 24...Qg2!?, Fritz 9 gives 25.Ba5+ b6 26.Bxb6+ Ke8 27.Re6+! fxe6 28.Qxe6+ Kf8 29.Bc5+! Nxc5 30.Qc7+ and mate next move.
I really enjoyed looking at that final position! It was fun figuring out the winning line without using an engine, although it did take me 5 or 10 minutes to do it. I did notice almost immediately how passive Black's position is. Black's light-squared bishop, Queen's rook, and pinned knight are useless. White's f6 pawn is a monster. I did see the Ba5+ threat very quickly, although finding the rest of the line took more work.

P.S. All you strong guys who saw this almost instantly, don't give me a hard time about my slow solving time! 😉

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Beats my inability to see it !

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That is perhaps the worst GM game I have ever seen.
I need to take a cold shower now.

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The game was actually played in 2001.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1361870