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Why did black resign this game? Looks like perpet:

Why did black resign this game? Looks like perpet:

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Game 9824171

Sure, white has a nice passed pawn but doesn't black get a perpet here? Black has check and then the E3 rook just goes to E2 and how does white stop a perpet?

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Originally posted by sonhouse
Game 9824171

Sure, white has a nice passed pawn but doesn't black get a perpet here? Black has check and then the E3 rook just goes to E2 and how does white stop a perpet?
Yes you are right and Black even has a chnce for a win if the following happens....


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That wasn't a game, that was a 2300+ derp fest

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis
That wasn't a game, that was a 2300+ derp fest
What do you mean derp fest?

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Agree. He should definitely have played on there. Also, same players, he has just resigned this one too...> Game 9824168 I wouldn't have folded in that one either.

Something fishy going on at the top, methinks, ha ha!

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Looking at the Tournament 13999 a draw was no good to Black.

A January forum post indicates Black (wqt2008) may not be taking
any chess on here too seriously.
Thread 150618 with his:

"....there is no pleasure in winning a game and losing a friend." statement.

(though for a while it looked like he was trying win on time with KN v K.)

Maybe due to his high game load he missed it and only saw in his
mind this position....


46...Ree2 then 47 Rxb3.


47...Rxb3 is a clear loss missing 47...Rf2+ is a clear draw.

The Blog is full of lads missing perpetuals.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Looking at the Tournament 13999 a draw was no good to Black.

A January forum post indicates Black (wqt2008) may not be taking
any chess on here too seriously.
Thread 150618 with his:

"....there is no pleasure in winning a game and losing a friend." statement.

(though for a while it looked like he was trying win on time with KN v ...[text shortened]... clear loss missing 47...Rf2+ is a clear draw.

The Blog is full of lads missing perpetuals.
I PM'd him and asked him about that game and he said he knew it was a perpet but with the long time set for the games, he just wanted to get that one over with so he could go on to games he knew he could win. I think he said Carp was 'very strong player' and was not certain it was a perpet so he just resigned to be able to concentrate on the rest of his games. If I could see it as a perpet and I am 500 points lower, he should have seen that instantly I would have thought but I gather he wasn't interested in just getting the half point.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
What do you mean derp fest?
Run that game and a few others through an engine.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
I PM'd him and asked him about that game and he said he knew it was a perpet but with the long time set for the games, he just wanted to get that one over with so he could go on to games he knew he could win. I think he said Carp was 'very strong player' and was not certain it was a perpet so he just resigned to be able to concentrate on the rest of his gam ...[text shortened]... antly I would have thought but I gather he wasn't interested in just getting the half point.
Well that and resigning is the third strongest move. 😕

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Looking at the Tournament 13999 a draw was no good to Black.

A January forum post indicates Black (wqt2008) may not be taking
any chess on here too seriously.
Thread 150618 with his:

"....there is no pleasure in winning a game and losing a friend." statement.

(though for a while it looked like he was trying win on time with KN v ...[text shortened]... clear loss missing 47...Rf2+ is a clear draw.

The Blog is full of lads missing perpetuals.
Oh my lord they did it. Tricked you into analyzing an endgame. 😲

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Originally posted by sonhouse
I PM'd him and asked him about that game and he said he knew it was a perpet but with the long time set for the games, he just wanted to get that one over with so he could go on to games he knew he could win. I think he said Carp was 'very strong player' and was not certain it was a perpet so he just resigned to be able to concentrate on the rest of his gam ...[text shortened]... antly I would have thought but I gather he wasn't interested in just getting the half point.
He apparently did not take the time to use the analyze board like we did.

The Instructor

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Originally posted by RJHinds
He apparently did not take the time to use the analyze board like we did.

The Instructor
As weak as I am, I didn't have to even use the analyze board to see the perpet, it stuck out like a sore nose🙂

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Originally posted by sonhouse
As weak as I am, I didn't have to even use the analyze board to see the perpet, it stuck out like a sore nose🙂
Once you pointed it out, it looked like a perpetual to me too. But once I moved the pieces around, I was able to verify it.

The Instructor

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Originally posted by RJHinds
once I moved the pieces around, I was able to verify it.

The Instructor
Well it's official, perpetual check. He's verified it.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
Oh my lord they did it. Tricked you into analyzing an endgame. 😲
I know. I'll get them back.

Let's see how they like this.

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