Can someone tell me how or why chess.com said I lost?

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Emekadavid2025
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Can someone tell me how or why chess.com said I lost?

Post by Emekadavid2025 »

This morning I was playing against an opponent on chess.com and was about to win, suddenly the computer alg said I had lost.
it was a huge surprise. So I downloaded the pgn of the game.
Since I am new here, first, I want to ask: can I upload the pgn file so others can go through it? Just the last two moves between us?
thanks
Emekadavid2025
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Re: Can someone tell me how or why chess.com said I lost?

Post by Emekadavid2025 »

[pgn]
1. e4 d5 2. d3 dxe4 3. dxe4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qxd1+ 6. Kxd1 Nxe4 7. Nh4
Nxf2+ 8. Ke1 Nxh1 9. Bf4 Nd4 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. h3 Be6 12. b3 a5 13. Be3 Nc6 14.
Nb5 O-O-O 15. Bf4 g5 16. Bxg5 f6 17. Bf4 Nb4 18. Nxc7 Bg8 19. Ng6 hxg6 20. c3
Nxa2 21. Rc2 Nxc3 22. Rxc3 Rd4 23. Nb5+ Kd8 24. Nxd4 Rh4 25. Ne2 Rh5 26. Rc7 Ke8
27. Rxb7 e6 28. g4 Rd5 29. Rb8+ Rd8 30. Rb5 Rd5 31. Rb8+ Rd8 32. Bc7 Ke7 33.
Rxd8 Kf7 34. Ra8 Bh7 35. Rxa5 e5 36. Bg2 g5 37. b4 Bd3 38. Bd5+ Kg6 39. Ra2
Bxb4+ 40. Kd1 f5 41. Bxh1 Bxe2+ 42. Kxe2 Kh7 43. Ra4 Bf8 44. gxf5 e4 45. Rxe4
Kh6 46. Re6+ Kh5 47. f6 Kh4 48. Bg2 Kh5 49. Re8 Bd6 50. Bxd6 Kg6 51. Rf8 Kh5 52.
f7 Kg6 53. h4 Kf5 54. Re8 Kg4 55. f8=Q Kxh4 56. Qh8+ Kg4 57. Re4+ Kf5 58. Re5+
Kg4 59. Qh3+ Kf4 0-1
[/pgn]
Emekadavid2025
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Re: Can someone tell me how or why chess.com said I lost?

Post by Emekadavid2025 »

Sorry, I forgot to add. My pieces are white.
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Re: Can someone tell me how or why chess.com said I lost?

Post by Odd Gunnar Malin »

Your clock shows that your time has run out. Since Black has mating material, he wins.
Emekadavid2025
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Re: Can someone tell me how or why chess.com said I lost?

Post by Emekadavid2025 »

Oh thanks. So I ran out of time! hah! When I was already celebrating the win.
Nice day sir.