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I'm not a chess expert, so feel like I must be missing something. In the last move Black's king isn't in check? Was the loss due to time?
by YossarianFrPrez 5y ago
I'm not a chess expert, so feel like I must be missing something. In the last move Black's king isn't in check? Was the loss due to time?
- llimllib 5y agoThe player with the black pieces, Ian Nepomniachtchi, resigned because he saw his position was lost
- YossarianFrPrez 5y agoAh! Thanks a bunch for clearing that up.
- zarzavat 5y agoIn slow games (classical, rapid) it's considered disrespectful to keep playing if your position is clearly hopeless, as is perceived as wasting your opponent's time or insulting their ability to play out the winning moves. In fast games (bullet, blitz), anything goes and it's much more common to see games end in a checkmate - or very close to one - as players will often play to the bitter end to maximize the chance of their opponent making a mistake under time pressure, or running out of time completely.
- Scarblac 5y agoThe pawn wil advance twice and promote to a queen, after which the win is trivial (both squares the pawn moves to are protected, by the rook and the Knight). In reply black can only try to give endless checks with his queen, but the white king can hide behind the Knight and they will end.
- YossarianFrPrez 5y agoGreat, thanks for pointing that out.