Can you tell me what the outcome of this chess match (see picture)?

Question

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plz is it a draw ?

Answer 1

(1) White wins; It is not a draw. Judit Polgar resigns in this position because it is now hopeless against any strong opponent.

In general, Black's best chances for even a draw in this position would be to keep the queens on the board.

Conversely, to win, White's chances are greatly increased by the exchange of queens.

By the most recent move 42.Qc3, White has pinned the Black Queen so that exchange of queens will be compelled to White's great advantage.

With the extra material, and a simpler position without queens, White wins very easily.

(2) Back-Rank Mate: A checkmate on the 1st or 8th rank with a Rook or Queen.

http://www.chesscentral.com/novice/chess...

Ranks are the horizontal rows on the chessboard.

The "back rank" for each player is the rank on which the King and his pieces were at the start of the game.

A back row mate is a checkmate position resulting from the opponents control of the back rank.

In the diagrammed position that you provided, if that was a White Rook on b8 instead of a Black Rook,

then that would be an example of a "back rank" mate (also observing that the pinned Black Queen cannot help the King).

(3) The game is finished.

While yes Judit Polgar did have an option to continue playing,

she instead quite sensibly resigned in this hopeless position,

and at that point the game is definitely finished.

In general, A game is finished under these conditions:

Checkmate: An attack on the King where there is no way for your opponent to finish his turn and not longer have the King attacked.

Resignation: When a player purposely turns down their King or say “I resign” – the game is over, and that player that resigns therefore loses.

Draw: NOT “tie” - Any game that ends without either player winning, e.g. Stalemate, Lack of Mating Material, Three-Fold Repetition of Position, 50-Move Rule, Agreed, etc.

Forfeit: Has 2 Definitions, depending upon context

a)When you don’t show up for a game (which is therefore not rated), or

b)When someone loses on time, a “time forfeit” (which is rated like any other loss).

Answer 2

The other answers are right that White is winning, but it is easier to see why if you analyze the next few moves.  The first thing to notice is after 42...Q:c3, 43 R:c3 that Black can't play 43...Rb4 because of 44. Rc8 checkmate.  That's too bad for Black, since otherwise she would win a Pawn and possibly have some drawing chances.

So the likely continuation is 42...Q:c3, 43 R:c3, Kg8 to remove the checkmate threat.  Then White seizes the initiative with 44. Rc6, Ra8, 45. a5.  At this point Black is helpless.  She has no pawn moves and can only move her Rook back and forth between a8 and a7 or her King back and forth in the squares f7, f8, g8, h8.  Other Rook moves would lose the pawn on a6 and if the King moves too far away from the pawn on h7 ( Ke8, for example) then White can play Rc7 and win the pawn on h7.

So Black must simply wait, making meaningless King or Rook moves.  In the meantime White will be advancing his King and the pawns on f2 and g2 up the board towards the Queening squares.  Seeing no defence to this gradual advance, Polgar very sensibly resigned.

Answer 3

That is not a draw. Black is finished unless White Stinks.

Answer 4

White Will Win

Answer 5

It is not a draw. After queens exchange white is left with two extra pawns to maneuver with.

Answer 6

Black is toast.

There are back rank mate threats you may be missing.

Answer 7

The game is from Essent 2003 (check the link) and Judit Polgar resigned in the position shown.

The queens must come off and then White is two pawns up with the more active rook - an easy win for the average club player, never mind a strong grandmaster.