Grandmaster resigns in a won position , Darga-Lengyel , 1964

[Jmaculata]

I am not a grand master but i didn't something similar to that, it was my first national tournament and i panicked knowing i was playing a far superior opponent.

[diegovski]

Correct play for black was first Bxh4+, Kg2, then Rxe2 winning.

Maybe white thought they were lost anyway after the game continuation Rxe2, Rxe2, Bxh4+, but then the king can escape to e3.

[degen83]

rook takes rook, rook takes rook, king takes rook, he's back in the game.

Sucks for white.

[azoz20066]

@degen83

after the white rock takes the black rock, what about black bishop takes the pawn on h4? :)

[DaniloBolleman]

I think the grandmaster saw that after Rxe2, Bxh4 He can play his king to e3. cause maybe he thaught that after Bxh4 he had to go to g2, and after that Rxe2, and black would have a extra bischop.

[Cationification]

Gosh from a Grandmaster.. that's a huge mistake.

[MagicianPugh]

lol.... who was the grandmaster? This is just too obviously a won position from white... Maybe the game was a blitz?

[Quierame407]

?ay otro video que continu este juego???

[teoeo]

I'm pretty sure I know what happened. The GM thought - "crap after Rxe2 then Bxh4+ and I have to go to g2 with my king after which Rxe2+" , completely missing that after Bxh4+ his king can go to e3 because the rook on e2 is his not blacks.

[jamincortez]

How could you not instantly see that white takes with the rook and wins? I think it is the only legal move at that point. I didn't see the bishop check instantly, but he might as well wait until he actually is losing to concede even if he did see it.

Grandmasters resign way too early

[gredow1979]

Then you must be triply pitiful to waste time to comment on my comment on you watching chess games on youtube.

[gredow1979]

So fake. A GM would never resign in a won position. It has never happened in the history of the universe. Check your history books folks.

[vinht11]

wow is that a gm mistake? even people who know how to play chess can spotted that white have the winning position. Face palm.

[sirdondaniel]

mabey he didn't had enough time left :)

[nikjey]

omg that sux !



[sfhdiosha]

If white resign it is really stupid becouse in position in 1:58 white rook take black rook on e2 winning a piece if black take rook on e2 king take a rook and white has one rook : It looks like : Rxe2, Rxe2, Kxe2

[TamaNewb]

The point is the GM missed Ke3...... with out that square to go to the game is lost.

[101casimir]

it is a think error .... ! the openent can play the last move agressive so that the white player think ---> oh nooo i have lost ^^

[stephens64]

Is there something I am not seeing? Rxe2, if bishop checks king takes the other rook at e1!!! Why is everyone saying Ke3?

[Fupper16]

@stephens64 the rook on e1 is protected by the bishop genius

[stephens64]

@Fupper16 Yes I read wrong and thought he was checking at d4, I tried to delete my comment but it was too late.

[slkysmoothpawn]

@stephens64 because of the bishop..

[gredow1979]

@stephens64 There are many things you are not seeing, such as the life that is passing you by while you watch chess games on youtube

[stephens64]

@gredow1979 Then you must be doubly pitiful to waste time to comment on me watching chess games on YouTube.

[gal23ocsi1]

it's a draw :1) Kf2 , Bxh4+ ; 2) Ng3 , and Kf7 ,( maintaining the pin or exchange if king moves) this is a software analysis

[MrCarlosband]

não sou um ganmaster, mas não vejo posição de vantagem para as brancas, o bispo poderia dar cheque ao rei em h4 protegendo a torre.

a continuação do jogo seria longa com 2 torres contra um bispo e uma torre. obviamente, com o tempo já estourado não haveria porque continuar.

[AixRush]

ouch. 5 moves for white and check mate. :p

[AixRush]

@AixRush oops nevermind. didn't see one move

[PSneakysound]

mb he resigned because of time

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

I didn't notice Ke3! at first glance either. This kind of thing is not completely atypical in chess, even at higher levels. Often when our opponent plays a sequence of moves that we didn't predict ahead of time, we narrow our overall board awareness. In this case I'll bet that white thought he was being outmaneuvered and in his tunnel vision he didn't notice Ke3, instead only thinking that he couldn't take the rook on e1 anymore b/c of Bxh4+. It happens.

[serrie85]

@PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD And you also have to note that Ke3 in was especially hard to see cause the King just got chased of that field by black before the exchange sacrafice.

[amedliumit]

H4 Bishop

[amedliumit]

Bishop h3 , thats why...

[crisis87]

Eso es lo que pasa cuando tienes demasiado respeto por el rival. Si hubiera pensado un poco frio se habría dado cuenta que Ke3 ganaba facilmente.

[Leeanmarjon]

Rxe2,Bxh4check ,Kg2 giving white a material imbalance

[12InchesUnBuffed]

Moral of the story is?

Never give up til you are checkmated.

[xFerris]

The GM commited suicide after that match.

[RsGhost1]

So why doesn't he take the rook?

[MRr3n3gade]

i see his mistake. he shouldn't have resigned. he could've taken the rook and after the other rook came, he could take with king. that leaves a bunch of pawns and a rook vs bishop. rook is stronger.

[patrickkb100]

it had something to do with time trouble.the ending is an easy win for white

[WeinerschnitzeI]

I'm not quite a titled player (ELO = 2200ish), and I can clearly see that its 1-0... just in a matter of seconds.

The GM must have been terribly low on time.

[rtydhg9q]

@WeinerschnitzeI Hey, Mister Master, read the full comment by the person who uploaded the video, then take back your "terribly low on time" comment.

[Knightgames31]

I didn't really see that white had the winning position in the resigning position. The grandmaster probably saw it the way i do.

[ItzoSpain]

@Knightgames31 But the difference is that you are not a Grand Master , or am I wrong ;) is simply a mistake, big mistake, because anyone with knowledge of chess had to be able to see that .

[Knightgames31]

@ItzoSpain Well yeah that's true too. I just explained what i saw.

[IBOUGHTYAMOM]

@ItzoSpain why did he resign?? do you know?? how come u dont make videos with commentary??

[warkenzzo]

@ItzoSpain the position, at the very best, could be drawable IF black would have blundered. And GM's rarely blunder. i don't really see how could this be a winning position for white, but i could be missing something... Cheers!

[TheWayTruthLight1]

@Knightgames31 Did you realized it's white to move?

[ihtel]

There's no way white would resign here.. I'm guessing white ran out of time.

Even an amateur like me can see the advantage on whites behalf.

[SBRslacker00]

I saw it the same way as the GM. I'm not sure why I couldn't see Ke3.

My chess has been terrible lately anyway.

[stRunF11]

white resigned?

[avidan39]

CASH MONEY

[guzzer777]

chess is racist black vs white . . and white goes first

[flaregun88]

@guzzer777 LOL

[alinusD]

@guzzer777 emo kid.

[danoid123]

@guzzer777 and white is the attacker and black defender

[vertaz47]

@guzzer777 Chess can also be played with green vs purple, certainly that isn't racist

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

Hm I didn't notice Ke3 either.

[chicoriante]

White could have won simply with 58.Qg8+ Ke7 (Bf7 59.Qd8 and mate next move) 59.Qxg6 and now both Rxd4 and Rxg4 fail to 60.Qg7+ Ke8 61.Kd6 and mate next move. But he saw something even quicker: 58.Kd8 and indeed, Black resigned, not seeing anything against Qe7 mate—or that Rxg4 would give him a winning position. The logic is that with his last move, White didn't only threaten Qe7 mate, but also interfered with his Queen's access to c8, which he needed against Rxg4. Black also hadn't noticed this

[abhinayan27]

probably he thought Rxe2 Bxh4+ kg2 Rxe2

then it wud've been a rook , bishop king vs rook and king...

but this wud've prevented it...

Rxe2 Bxh4+ Ke3!! and thn black is history...

[PrinceArt77]

woooh..he missed Ke3.....would have been in a better position with a piece advantage....time pressure maybe....too much thinking of advance moves can make you forget the most important move in the current situation...your next move....anyways..peace yah all!

[verified2]

@PrinceArt77 ooh ive seen this too many times :(. on a lighter note :D

[shadowdancerRFW]

in the final it's rook vs bishop, if anyone thinks it's an easy position they're wrong.

[hallotata]

uhm... why is ke3 marked as very good?

[serrie85]

@hallotata cause it is the only move to win. It is easily missed, cause the king just came from that square being checked.

[hallotata]

@serrie85 oh ok thats interesting

[crackerjack113]

probably time pressure

[titodelibero]

"Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people." -Nigel Short

[rebelsouljaz]

@titodelibero i say the same thing in real life! what a coincidence!

[dlaryous]

@titodelibero no you don't

[ItzoSpain]

White wins ! The following is the correct continuation :

Rxe2 Bxh4+ , Ke3 ! Rc1? , Rd7 and white have a mutch better position and wins without complications ...

[ThrasybulusBrig]

No, you're confused. After BXh4, Ke3 and white wins.

[solidisliquid]

yeah you're right, didn't see that. I was too focused on how to protect the rook and check the king at the same time, but i'm curious....was i referring to post knight take. Because if ya think about it, bishop check before the knight take and i'm kinda right...lets see bishop checks on h4, knight blocks, and it's a pretty even game.

[cremnik]

1.Rxe2 Bxh4

and black wins

[joyfulvulture]

nope

[dimitriosg]

Rxe2 was not good move. Best was Bxh4+!

[DigitalShaolin]

Man this is really bad. I can't believe a GM would do something like that. Not as bad as Kramnic against deep fritz though.

[martas223]

Hm, seems like white did same mistake as I did :-), overlooked that after Rxe2 black rook doesn't attack e3 anymore. You're right, possition is lost for black. Maybe white was in time pressure?

[ItzoSpain]

Certainly that the white have a winning position , you have razon - the continuation is Rxe2 > Bxh4 , but Kg2 (what a madness) ??? The correct move is Ke3 and the white win with facility !

[martas223]

Is it black who conceded after his last move? Or do you think the possition is won for white? Rxe2 is followed by Bxh4, which goes to Kg2, Rxe2 which is enough for white to resign.

[Dizeazed]

King to e3... Not g2. ;-)

[gunnsicool]

No.. Rxe2

[Dizeazed]

No, you're misunderstanding the situation. From the last position, it's white to move. White moves Rxe2, then martas said Bxh4, which then the king could simply move to e3.

[gunnsicool]

Yes, now I see, it seems that I didn't read martas' comment thoroughly enough. Sorry 'bout the misunderstanding ;D