Today I found a tragicomic finish at Streatham & Brixton Chess Club involving Leif Johannessen, my co-author for 'The Ruy Lopez - A Guide for Black'. Actually it's really strange I haven't seen it before. Had I had the black pieces I know I would have shown it to everybody willing to waste a moment. But Leif is a sympathetic young man who may have found the episode more tragic than comic.
It's Beliavsky-L.Johannessen, Linares open 2002:White to move is trying to win a drawish queen endgame. Can
you find the losing move?
For a variation over the theme, have a look at Tim Krabbe's collection of players resigning in won positions.
