So were you white or black?
Premature resignation - What did my opponent miss?
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Mar 22, 2026
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JustADude80 wrote:
So were you white or black?
I was Black.
It looks like White should resign and he did, but there is a defence that would have given him a fighting chance.
1.Rc1 prevents severe material losses, although I think that Black is still winning after 1...Rxe4 2.Rxa1 Rc4.
Mar 23, 2026
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pfren wrote:
1.Rc1 prevents severe material losses, although I think that Black is still winning after 1...Rxe4 2.Rxa1 Rc4.
I think that I may have continued that way, although Stockfish thinks that 1.Rc1 Qb2+ then taking the a pawn is better. (Exchanging rooks instead of queens would be a draw.)
The 1...Rxe4 is rated -1.5 for Black. 1 ... Qb2 is rated -1.65, 1 ... Qxc1 would be a draw.
I am a 1550 player playing against a 1750. By resigning my opponent has guaranteed me at least tying with him for qualification for the final round of a tournament, so I feel sure my opponent. missed the defence. It would have certainly been worth playing Rc1, if just for the kudos and the possibility of 1 ... Qxc1 =
JessRarebit wrote:
pfren wrote:
1.Rc1 prevents severe material losses, although I think that Black is still winning after 1...Rxe4 2.Rxa1 Rc4.
I think that I may have continued that way, although Stockfish thinks that 1.Rc1 Qb2+ then taking the a pawn is better. (Exchanging rooks instead of queens would be a draw.)
The 1...Rxe4 is rated -1.5 for Black. 1 ... Qb2 is rated -1.65, 1 ... Qxc1 would be a draw.
I am a 1550 player playing against a 1750. By resigning my opponent has guaranteed me at least tying with him for qualification for the final round of a tournament, so I feel sure my opponent. missed the defence. It would have certainly been worth playing Rc1, if just for the kudos and the possibility of 1 ... Qxc1 =
I briefly dismissed 1.Rc1 Qb2+ because of 2.Qc2, but it seems that 2...Qd4 3.Kf1 h3! is extremely tough to meet.
But anyway, I'm pretty sure the rook ending is won for Black in either case.
White to move