So earlier today, I was playing a game against someone (10 minutes). I am pretty low rated now, only around 200 in rapid, but this player I played with just resigned in the middle of the game when we were both equal. The opponent had a material advantage of about 5 points (for capturing my rook) and he also had time pressure as he had used 5 minutes of his time. At the point which he resigned, there were no checkmate threats, and the only threat was to fork both rooks with my knight.
Game link: https://www.chess.com/game/live/20353265307
Why did the opponent resign randomly?
It's possible the player just closed the game, which is considered resigning as far as I'm aware.
So earlier today, I was playing a game against someone (10 minutes). I am pretty low rated now, only around 200 in rapid, but this player I played with just resigned in the middle of the game when we were both equal. The opponent had a material advantage of about 5 points (for capturing my rook) and he also had time pressure as he had used 5 minutes of his time. At the point which he resigned, there were no checkmate threats, and the only threat was to fork both rooks with my knight.
Game link: https://www.chess.com/game/live/20353265307
Why did the opponent resign randomly?