Answers.Body: <p>The game ended in a draw. Chessbomb isn't an official source, but it recorded the game as a <a href="https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2017-womens-world-championship/06-Shen_Yang-Dzagnidze_Nana" rel="noreferrer">draw</a>, and the comments there indicate that the game was originally reported (by the digital board, perhaps) as a win for Black, but it has been corrected to a draw. These glitches happen from time to time.</p>
  
  <p>As for the position: it doesn't seem possible for white to escape perpetual check, and black cannot force a mate and is far behind in material. Therefore, it's a draw.</p>
  
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Body: <p>In the <a href="http://www.chessdom.com/2017-women-world-chess-championship-live/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2017 Women's World Chess Championship match</a> (Round 3, game 2) between Yang Shen (white) against Nana Dzagnidze (black) I don't understand why white resigned. There was not a time control issue and it appeared that white could at least get a draw.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  [StartPly "77"]
  
  1. e4 c5
  2. Ne2 e5
  3. Nbc3 Nc6
  4. g3 g6
  5. Bg2 Bg7
  6. d3 Nge7
  7. Bg5 d6
  8. Nd5 h6
  9. Be3 Nxd5
  10. exd5 Nd4
  11. Nc1 O-O
  12. c3 Nf5
  13. Bd2 Ne7
  14. Ne2 Bf5
  15. Be3 Qd7
  16. Qd2 Bh3
  17. Bxh3 Qxh3
  18. c4 b5
  19. Nc3 bxc4
  20. dxc4 e4
  21. O-O-O Rfb8
  22. b3 a5
  23. Nb5 a4
  24. b4 Qd7
  25. bxc5 Rxb5
  26. cxb5 Qxb5
  27. Qc2 Qb4
  28. Rd2 Bc3
  29. Re1 Rc8
  30. Kd1 f5
  31. cxd6 Qxd6
  32. Bf4 Qd7
  33. d6 Bxd2
  34. Qxd2 Qb5
  35. dxe7 Qb1+
  36. Ke2 Qb5+
  37. Ke3 Qb6+
  38. Ke2 Qb5+
  39. Kd1 0-1
  </code></pre>
  
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Comments.Text: Could you make this question self-contained by adding the diagram of the final position? You can find some help on how to create diagrams in the help centre.
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Comments.Text: Unless we talk about a different game, that game ended in a draw.  Since Yang Shen had lost the first game against Nana Dzagnidze this meant that she did not make it to the next round.
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Comments.Text: @jknappen  Where is this "help" for the diagrams?  I've searched and searched . . .
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Comments.Text: @pokep: I don't know if this is what jknappen referred to, but I always use http://meta.chess.stackexchange.com/questions/179/how-do-i-add-a-replayer-to-my-post and the answers therein.
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Tags: <resigning>
Title: Don't understand why white resigned
ThreadText: # Don't understand why white resigned
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-03)
  
  In the [2017 Women's World Chess Championship match](http://www.chessdom.com/2017-women-world-chess-championship-live/) (Round 3, game 2) between Yang Shen (white) against Nana Dzagnidze (black) I don't understand why white resigned. There was not a time control issue and it appeared that white could at least get a draw.
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  [StartPly "77"]
  
  1. e4 c5
  2. Ne2 e5
  3. Nbc3 Nc6
  4. g3 g6
  5. Bg2 Bg7
  6. d3 Nge7
  7. Bg5 d6
  8. Nd5 h6
  9. Be3 Nxd5
  10. exd5 Nd4
  11. Nc1 O-O
  12. c3 Nf5
  13. Bd2 Ne7
  14. Ne2 Bf5
  15. Be3 Qd7
  16. Qd2 Bh3
  17. Bxh3 Qxh3
  18. c4 b5
  19. Nc3 bxc4
  20. dxc4 e4
  21. O-O-O Rfb8
  22. b3 a5
  23. Nb5 a4
  24. b4 Qd7
  25. bxc5 Rxb5
  26. cxb5 Qxb5
  27. Qc2 Qb4
  28. Rd2 Bc3
  29. Re1 Rc8
  30. Kd1 f5
  31. cxd6 Qxd6
  32. Bf4 Qd7
  33. d6 Bxd2
  34. Qxd2 Qb5
  35. dxe7 Qb1+
  36. Ke2 Qb5+
  37. Ke3 Qb6+
  38. Ke2 Qb5+
  39. Kd1 0-1
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** resigning
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Could you make this question self-contained by adding the diagram of the final position? You can find some help on how to create diagrams in the help centre.  
  > **username_2**: Unless we talk about a different game, that game ended in a draw.  Since Yang Shen had lost the first game against Nana Dzagnidze this meant that she did not make it to the next round.  
  > **username_3**: @jknappen  Where is this "help" for the diagrams?  I've searched and searched . . .  
  > **username_2**: @username_3: I don't know if this is what jknappen referred to, but I always use http://meta.chess.stackexchange.com/questions/179/how-do-i-add-a-replayer-to-my-post and the answers therein.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2017-03-03. Score: 6
  
  The game ended in a draw. Chessbomb isn't an official source, but it recorded the game as a [draw](https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2017-womens-world-championship/06-Shen_Yang-Dzagnidze_Nana), and the comments there indicate that the game was originally reported (by the digital board, perhaps) as a win for Black, but it has been corrected to a draw. These glitches happen from time to time.
  
  As for the position: it doesn't seem possible for white to escape perpetual check, and black cannot force a mate and is far behind in material. Therefore, it's a draw.
  
  
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