Resigning in drawn position!

[M ANSARI]

Many of you here must remember the position where Kasparov resigned in a drawn position against Deep Blue. I think it happens quite often. Here is a recent game I was looking at that was being broadcast on Playchess. It is Korchnoi vs. Peter Acs ... Korchnoi resigned after Bd4 with this position

[d]3r2k1/5pp1/p7/8/2Qb1B2/P4P1P/R5PK/4q3 w - - 0 32

Looks like Bg1+ will be deadly and so Korchnoi resigned .... BUT Rybka immediately find Qe2! and it is black that is now one pawn down.

[JVMerlino]

CM9_R1 also finds Qe2 in less than a second with a draw score. After forcing 1.Qe2 Bg1+ 2.Kh1, the score is still a draw. So this appears to be one that Korchnoi missed.

jm

[Terry McCracken]

Many of you here must remember the position where Kasparov resigned in a drawn position against Deep Blue. I think it happens quite often. Here is a recent game I was looking at that was being broadcast on Playchess. It is Korchnoi vs. Peter Acs ... Korchnoi resigned after Bd4 with this position

[d]3r2k1/5pp1/p7/8/2Qb1B2/P4P1P/R5PK/4q3 w - - 0 32

Looks like Bg1+ will be deadly and so Korchnoi resigned .... BUT Rybka immediately find Qe2! and it is black that is now one pawn down.

It's an optical problem in most cases. This case and Kasparov's situation in Game 2. It simply looks lost and the GM's failed to analize the positions with any depth, as these positions usually spell doom.

Sometimes pattern recognition can be a masters undoing, like this simple K+P vs K+P ending.

[d]7K/8/k1P5/7p/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1

White, a master, confidently resigned.

However, (1. Kg7!), saves the day.

The key to understanding such positions like this example, is to realize that the King can move just as fast on a diagonal as it can on a rank or file in this case.

In doing so White achieves two objectives, supporting his distant c-pawn and attacking Black's distant h-pawn.

Terry

[BBauer]

Hi Terry!

Can you give the name of that "master", who resigned?
And do you have the game of this "master game"?

To most of us the position you posted is a well known study by Richard Reti.

regards
Bernhard

[Terry McCracken]

Hi Terry!

Can you give the name of that "master", who resigned?
And do you have the game of this "master game"?

To most of us the position you posted is a well known study by Richard Reti.

regards
Bernhard

I'm very sorry, but no, I don't know their name

Yes Reti did an engame study and called it or Abrahams called it The Rocket Propelled King, from Technique in Chess.

Best,
Terry

P.S. I love this position as it stumps many players and without the analysis, they believe White is lost.

The main line is 1. Kg7!..h4 2. Kf6..Kb6 3. Ke5!!..Kxc6 4. Kf4=

I solved this position myself back in 1981, I was new at the game at that time, and it took me ~20 min. IIRC. Now it seems so easy