This should amuse people like greenpawn.

Thinking process: Yes! I finally get to play a smothered mate!

Oh... wait... that's not a rook, is it?

Resign.

Brilliant! 😵

LOL...sadly 21.Rf1 probably would have been winning

Originally posted by paultopia
This should amuse people like greenpawn.

Thinking process: Yes! I finally get to play a smothered mate!

Oh... wait... that's not a rook, is it?

Resign.

[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 Nc6 6. c3 Na5 7. Nbd2 Nxc4 8. Nxc4 Be7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Ncxe5 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. O-O Bc5+ 13. d4 Bb6 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bg5 f6 16. exf6 Nxf ...[text shortened]... f6 Rxf6 18. Ne5 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Qf8 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qg8+ Qxg8
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Originally posted by heinzkat
Pity, seems you could have gotten quite a formidable position with Rf1 instead of Qg8+.

Superb. Going to use that game on next column.

Reminds me of time I played Elaine Rutherford (2100 something)
In an allegro game.

I had a bishop on f1 - something like this.



I worked out a nice 4-5 move combination attacking her 0-0-0
position which culminated in Rf1-a1+

It was at this moment (Rf1-a1+) that I realised I had a Bishop on f1
and not a Rook.

Originally posted by c guy1
beat you to it😛

Originally posted by paultopia
This should amuse people like greenpawn.

Thinking process: Yes! I finally get to play a smothered mate!

Oh... wait... that's not a rook, is it?

Resign.

[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 Nc6 6. c3 Na5 7. Nbd2 Nxc4 8. Nxc4 Be7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Ncxe5 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. O-O Bc5+ 13. d4 Bb6 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bg5 f6 16. exf6 Nxf ...[text shortened]... f6 Rxf6 18. Ne5 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Qf8 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qg8+ Qxg8
[/pgn]

I don't think blitz lowers IQ points at all. In "blitz" games people don't make perfect moves and mistakes are very prevalent and pointing out a blunder towards the end of a game is absurd. You have not stated how much time is left which is a HUGE factor in blitz chess!

Originally posted by kmac27
I don't think blitz lowers IQ points at all. In "blitz" games people don't make perfect moves and mistakes are very prevalent and pointing out a blunder towards the end of a game is absurd. You have not stated how much time is left which is a HUGE factor in blitz chess!

Originally posted by Mad Rook
Oh, come on. You don't really think he was serious about the title of the thread, do you? He was just being funny. 😀

1+

Blitz does have benefit though. Blitz is good when exploring new openings to try new moves and see what positions you like and what positions you do not like. Same goes for move variations.

Originally posted by kmac27
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Blitz does have benefit though. Blitz is good when exploring new openings to try new moves and see what positions you like and what positions you do not like. Same goes for move variations.