Why did my opponent just resign?!

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That's me in white backed into a corner, why resign?

Am I missing something? I admit it's late, I'm overtired, stupidly jacked up on caffeine and playing largely with my adrenals instead of my brain. Not a good idea, but I got away with it this particular game...

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Aww you missed a nice queen pin that game. But yeah...no clue. Maybe they had to leave or something.

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I don't even know what a pin is. I think I need to take lessons

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If you had played 17...Rg5, your opponent's queen would not be able to escape capture from your rook. https://www.chess.com/terms/pin-chess

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spicychickenboba wrote:

If you had played 17...Rg5, your opponent's queen would not be able to escape capture from your rook. https://www.chess.com/terms/pin-chess

Oooooooooooooopsie.