Why not to resign...

Im Q, B, K + 2P down by the end. Anyone come back from further behind? Or got checkmate with a bigger material deficit?

Game 3315078

{Seriously need to stop blundering my queen though, done it 3 times in last 10 games}

looks like a typical game between sub-1000 rated players.

Why did black resign? Or am I missing something?

Originally posted by Wayne1324
Why did black resign? Or am I missing something?

Originally posted by mathmo
Im Q, B, K + 2P down by the end. Anyone come back from further behind? Or got checkmate with a bigger material deficit?

Game 3315078

{Seriously need to stop blundering my queen though, done it 3 times in last 10 games}

Originally posted by Raven69
Because it's checkmate in one move.

Originally posted by Wayne1324
Yeah, I guess I was missing something.

Game 3026177

I'm pretty embarrassed to show this game but... Here is a game I won when i was down alot of material, it pains me to even look at how many pieces i hung, my opponent was much lower rated then me so i played on. At the end i had bishop and knight so it would have taken me time to learn how to mate him but sadly, i never got the chance. I guess a win is a win, no matter how ugly it is.

edit: spelling

I got lucky in this here game: Game 3219120 😀

Originally posted by hammster21
Game 3026177

I'm pretty embarrassed to show this game but... Here is a game I won when i was down alot of material, it pains me to even look at how many pieces i hung, my opponent was much lower rated then me so i played on. At the end i had bishop and knight so it would have taken me time to learn how to mate him but sadly, i never got the chance. I guess a win is a win, no matter how ugly it is.

edit: spelling

Originally posted by mathmo
Im Q, B, K + 2P down by the end. Anyone come back from further behind? Or got checkmate with a bigger material deficit?

Game 3315078

{Seriously need to stop blundering my queen though, done it 3 times in last 10 games}

the only time I resign is when you torture me in a way that forces the resignation out of me.

Game 3243613

This is probably my best game to show why not to resign against a lower rated player after blundering my rook and knight away. Game 3139422 I know my opponent blundered by not simply forcing to exchange pieces, but still.

Originally posted by Dutch Defense
Why did they resign? You can't checkmate with just a king, bishop and knight.

Yes, 'tis possible to mate with just a bishop and knight. I can't do it though, I've learned how (more than once too!) but I still can't do it. 😕