Hey peeps, just finished a game which I was finding quite fun, had a few plans going on in my head, when my opponent resigned and I couldn't fully comprehend why... is my opponent's position here hopeless, or did they resign too early? Clever people's opinions needed... the very fact I don't fully understand the reason they resigned indicates to me it was perhaps too soon! :D

  I was playing black by the way... I still think white could have done more, maybe forcing a swap with their knight and then trying to wreak a bit of havoc with their queen? Or am I missing something here?

well I think (s)he definately resigned too early!  He/she definately had a chance!

nobody should resign earely! theirs always a chance!!!

I'm not sure how white could have prevented one of black's queenside pawns from promoting.  White's doing a decent job tying up black's rook and knight, but if white's queen moves, then the knight is lost.  If white trades the knight for the bishop ex. 22.Nxd6 Bxd6 23.Qxd6, that frees the rook and the back rank knight to escort a pawn to the queening square.  If white starts moving the knigside pawns, black simply moves his passed pawn to c3, c2 etc.  It seems to me the queen is too overloaded to mount any kind of effective attack. 

I should add, having said all of that, I'm not an advocate of resigning early.  Unless the situation is hopeless (I don't think this situation is hopeless) then it should be played out until it is.

there is no way white can win. u can just keep advancing ur c pawn and/or start another pawn advance with ur a or b pawn... if he tries to get his Queen into play, take his knight (of course if the Queen doesnt protect it)...

he cannot stop the pawn charge!!

HOWEVER, some ppl like to resign early and some ppl dont... i NEVER do as i like to play for stalemate or time... i once got a ridicilous stalemate in reality... my King vs Queen, rook, bishop and pawns!! 

I think u should always plat to the finish and this person had a shot...but it was going to be a long shot...lol  

Thanks for all your input, my plan was to push the pawn, but I wasn't totally convinced it would be a done deal, maybe I was over-estimating the queen's strength (and after having been so happy to swap mine for two rooks too!)

 

I wouldn't have resigned in their position, but maybe thats because I can't think that far ahead