Only Chess
02 Sep 13
02 Sep 13
Originally posted by greenpawn34When I first started out I thought I'd invented this gambit until it was pointed out to me by a not so cordial opponent that it's been known for a hundred years. I had to laugh to myself that such a knowledgeable guy fell into the mate despite his unwanted history lesson 😀
All good fun Sony it looked like a typical The Snatcher v The Hacker game.
My money is always on The Hacker.
My most common mate at blitz is this, I get at least one a week.
[pgn]
[Event "GameKnot Blitz"]
[Site "http://gameknot.com/"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "kidzebra"]
[Black "hannibala"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf ...[text shortened]... ood shock value answering 6.e5 with 6...Ne4} 6. Qh5+ Kg8 7. Qd5+ Be6 8. Qxe6[/pgn]
07 Sep 13
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I know a fool's mate only takes two moves but how many players really get caught by that.
This was one of my fastest and I was surprised that my opponent allowed this to happen.
I had just lost our previous game badly and this was a grudge/rematch game.
I have always wondered if they were just giving me a mercy "win", but they would never confirm that suspicion.