Resigning one move from checkmate

What's the point?

It's worth a smirk 😏

@a-unique-nickname said
What's the point?

@venda said
Why bother prolonging the agony by making a futile move when checkmate is unavoidable on the opponents next move

Depends on the game and the position.

A regular checkmate from a boring game can be resigned beforehand but a crazy game with a beautiful checkmate can be allowed to go to full mate.

I've done both.

@venda said
Why bother prolonging the agony by making a futile move when checkmate is unavoidable on the opponents next move

Game 14753705

This was the game, actually both against him but this one, throwing the rook away and then resigning 😂

@a-unique-nickname said
Game 14753705

This was the game, actually both against him but this one, throwing the rook away and then resigning 😂

@venda said
Game 15146449
I just resigned this when checkmate was next move
I strongly suspect this chap is a returning player but I accepted the challenge anyway just for the hell of it to see how strong he really was!

@A-Unique-Nickname

After 20. QXd5, 21. Rxc7 and black has a difficult position and will do well to secure a draw.

Nice even (but uneventful) game until then, but the position after 22. Rc6 is lost for black

Of course after ... 23 Qa8?? it's mate in a few moves after 24 Qg4 .....

I guess @venda didn't want to prolong the inevitable ..

🙄

@a-unique-nickname said
Game 14753705

This was the game, actually both against him but this one, throwing the rook away and then resigning 😂

Oddly enough I touch on this, resigning one move from mate in the next blog
which I am fine tuning, maybe have it posted later today.

There is an incredible amount of games drawn by players not knowing how to
mate with a Bishop and Knight. (though it is not through the lack of trying)
One player has drawn this 4 times out of 5 Their one win being when their opponent
resigned as soon as the ending appeared because they assumed they knew how to do it!

In another game with a different player we get a KBN v K ending on or
about move 60 and the mate is eventually delivered on move 185.

I'm hinting that the losing player could have claimed a draw but it would have been
more fun to wait until they were one move from being mated and then resign!

@a-unique-nickname said
A bit different, yours was a blunder that resulted in checkmate... Actually why did you not take the bishop after he took the Knight?