Was it a won position?

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bagahc

I swear I am not just trolling and I would really appreciate your thoughts here for either I am dumb or I have encountered a very strange opponent. Here is the story. I am playing a thematic tournament and my opponent resigned after my move 5.

Since I was pretty surprised he had resigned I asked him why he had done so. I thought it was maybe a glitch or something alike. He replied:"you have rating 1959 and you don't know that you're winning a position?"

 

I do agree with my opponent that I am quite overrated. I should be around 1750. Nevertheless, although I am not really familiar with the opening I kind of think the position was not too bad for black. He could have played 10...Nh5 or Ne8 and I would have won his d-pawn but I was not winning, was I? I have found the position in a DB and a book and although white is a bit better 1/3 of the games was won by black and 1/3 was drawn. So, am I missing something here?

bagahc

Just for the record, I am aware that I could use a chess engine to answer my question but I would like to figure it out without its help. Laughing

SJFG

In 365chess.com's database, of the 26 games where 10. g5 was played, White won 75%.  White does win a pawn, but I agree with you that your opponent resigned way too early.  Actually, Black offers a pawn in the Dragon after 9. 0-0-0 d5 and White usually declines it.  Perhaps he got the variations mixed up and, realizing that he would have little or no compensation, got frustrated and resigned.

I_Am_Second

Why not 10...Nh5 11.ed Nd4 12.Bd4 Bd4 13.Qd4 e6

eoJ1

Warning, this post contains use of Chess.com game explorer and 2 links to master level matches.

Until you played g4, you both played the most played moves either side by the book according to the game explorer. (g4 was #3, after Bc4 and O-O-O - until that point it was a Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav Attack #2). That said, d5 was a bit of a blunder, all 4 of those games, white won. Be6/Nxd4/Bd7/Bxg4/e6/e5 would be more common (in order).

Look up Semenova Lidia K (UKR) - Rozhlapa Vija (LAT) (1976.??.??)

and Shianovsky Vladislav I (UKR) - Byvshev Vasily Mikhailovich (RUS) (1955.??.??)

for a couple of examples of it.

bagahc

Thanks for your comments. When I spoke of a DB I meant games played by 2000+ players. I know it is easy to misjudge a position. I was really proud I got a draw against a titled player till I realized I was in fact winning. Laughing

I was worried my king was too open and failed to see I was up a piece. I swear it was like a blind spot. Nevertheless, his words made me a bit sad. I guess I should be less touchy although weird comments were a reason why I stopped playing people in live chess. The final nail in the coffin was a player who called me a cheater when I won a bullet game and a day or two later he told me I was a noob who should stop playing chess for I lost badly. I have been playing computers for many months now for they are nice and do not mind when I play terribly after a long day at work. Wink