Would you keep playing or resignate this game?

This game has been bothering me a lot lately.

This game looks balanced, but there is a 1500(black) elo against a 1300(white) elo but the stronger player simply gives up to my detriment in a tournament(top 4 players)!

How come?

I just want a second opinion.

Thank you for your help.

Greeting

How about "the kids are fighting and need your intervention", "your daughter is calling to extort you on clothing money", "you just remembered to do some urgent shopping before closing time". Or more prosaic: "you are quickly running out of time and see no way to counter threats like Be7 followed by d6, d7 and d8=Q".

@Arisktotle

I played this game against Computer with a 1500 rate, results most in a draw or win for the stronger player, but not in a win for the 1300 elo player!

The problem is that, have he gave up on purpose so that I could go from 3rd to 4th and the 4th to 3rd place?

He simply gifted him the point!

Generally computers do not care about ratings, they play the position. Chances are it resigned because it would have resigned that position against a 4000 rated bot!

Btw, you said nothing about computers in your intro. The motivation for human beings is often very different from that for machines.

@Arisktotle No, it's a real game. It was about whether white is fourth in this game (black is first with a 2-point lead) and I'm from third to fourth place after this game. The question is whether he gave up on purpose.

The answer is the same. Computers play "the board" and have no awareness of standings in the competition or other external conditions. Also, it is most unlikely that your standing is lower after winning (4th) than after losing (3rd). If that were true you should have resigned on the first move of the game

@Arisktotle

It's not about me, I didn't play this game but two others (first against fourth and I'm third). The question is whether the first intentionally resigned in this game(which helped the fourth to finish third)!

It's hard to read your story line considering you played it against a 1500 rated computer as well. Someone who understands all of it may try to answer your question. Anyway, humans may resign for a long list of reasons, nothing to do with chess.

You can analyze this endgame to oblivion, here is a shorter analysis:

Engine says that this is a draw, but that is easier said than done. This is certainly easier to play for white.

First of all, no question that the resignation was premature. Black should try to defend and if he goes wrong in a few moves he can always resign later on. d pawn is a trump card for white in this position. Black can make white's queen from that ideal square and then he can give checks to white king. At certain point he might even have to include his bishop in the attack and play for activity in order to stop white's plans (if white does something differently than what is shown in my analysis).

It is a complicated job for black, at least from my point of view, but he should play on at least till the moment where the pawn can't be stopped, or something else unfavorable for him occurs.