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The Assassin Pawn

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  1. Subscribergreenpawn34
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    A collection of Assassin Mates + Nimzo5 getting a draw with Spassky.

    Blog 4

    This is a pawn mate from TimmyBx. It starts with 1.b3.
    I don't want my Blog clogged up with crappy naffy games that begin with 1.b3
    so I'm posting it here. 🙂

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    Standard memberSwissGambit
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    Not quite mate ... Black has ...NxP.
  3. SubscriberPaul Leggett
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    We have got to give Nimzo5 props for being sharply dressed at the chess board.

    Some people just know how to do it right!
  4. Standard membertvochess
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    27 Oct '11 10:29
    Here is one game of mine: Game 8135279. I lost as black to an assassin.

    Do you also refer to a pawn as assassin if it mates by promoting?
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    27 Oct '11 10:51
    Originally posted by tvochess
    Do you also refer to a pawn as assassin if it mates by promoting?
    not if he promotes to a queen.

    thats transvestites mate...
  6. Subscribergreenpawn34
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    Hi tvochess

    There are literally 100's of pawn mates on RHP where one side is practically
    a whole chess set up. So one player decides to mate with a Novice Assassin Pawn.
    (he is practising his Assassin Pawn Mates.)

    I think a real Assasin is the pawn that does it from a level postion and
    is part of plan/combination.

    This was also sent by TimmyBx (and this is a mate.)
    I would not class this as a true Assassin Mate.

    TimmyBx -Kegge RHP 2011 final position.


    Instead of e5-e6 mate. White could have played Nf6 mate.

    If a pawn promotes it is re-born as a Queen, Rook, Bishop or Knight
    thus losing it's potential Aasassin status.
  7. Standard membersbacat
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    Mate with a pawn is my favorite because it's so rare. Didn't know it had a name.

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    I got assasinated by Grampy Bobby recently. The old dude beat me up quite badly really.

    [Event "Open invite"]
    [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
    [Date "2011.10.13"]
    [EndDate "2011.10.23"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "SmittyTime"]
    [Black "Grampy Bobby"]
    [WhiteRating "1425"]
    [BlackRating "1634"]
    [WhiteElo "1425"]
    [BlackElo "1634"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [GameId "8775815"]


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  11. SubscriberJS357
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    27 Oct '11 22:18
    Originally posted by greenpawn34
    A collection of Assassin Mates + Nimzo5 getting a draw with Spassky.

    Blog 4

    This is a pawn mate from TimmyBx. It starts with 1.b3.
    I don't want my Blog clogged up with crappy naffy games that begin with 1.b3
    so I'm posting it here. 🙂

    [pgn]
    [Event "CCOUSA 7/14 OCT2010 Round Robin"]
    [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
    [Date "2011. ...[text shortened]... 4e5 Rd8f8 27. Kg3h3 Rf8e8 28. Rf3xf7 Kg7h6 29. g4 Re8f8 30. g5[/pgn]
    I don't know how to show the game but my very first game on RHP had an (unforced, fortuitous) assassin pawn.

    Game 5846265
  12. Subscribergreenpawn34
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    27 Oct '11 23:45
    Originally posted by JS357
    I don't know how to show the game but my very first game on RHP had an (unforced, fortuitous) assassin pawn.

    Game 5846265
    This thread is turning a collection of Assassin Mates.
    (What is the collective term?)

    Here is the JS357 game.

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  13. SubscriberJS357
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    28 Oct '11 06:00
    Originally posted by greenpawn34
    This thread is turning a collection of Assassin Mates.
    (What is the collective term?)

    Here is the JS357 game.

    [pgn]
    [Event "Challenge"]
    [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
    [Date "2009.01.03"]
    [EndDate "2009.01.13"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "MissOleum"]
    [Black "JS357"]
    [WhiteRating "1041"]
    [BlackRating "1587"]
    [WhiteElo "1041"]
    [BlackElo "1587" ...[text shortened]... 4 39. Rd6d7 Kg7g6 40. Rd7xa7 Re4xe5 41. Ra7d7 Re5e3 42. Kg3g4 h5[/pgn]
    Here's another, less fortuitous. I think if not for the resignation, it's an assassin's mate after RxP. Crazy game.

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  14. Standard membertvochess
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    28 Oct '11 08:02
    Originally posted by greenpawn34
    This thread is turning a collection of Assassin Mates.
    I thought this is what you wanted. At the end of your blog:

    "Thread 142937 if you have an Assassin Mate you want to share."

    And indeed, not all pawn mates are fascinating/interesting, but using a pawn to mate is the only objective property of an Assassin.
  15. Subscribergreenpawn34
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    28 Oct '11 13:081 edit
    This is what I did indeed want.
    I now need the collective term for a gathering of Assassin Mates...
    a School of Assassin Mates...a set of Assassin Mates...a scheme of Assassin Mates...
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