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CHECKMATE in under 10 moves...

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Nice one, SS!
...and not too far off the big 2K either.

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Originally posted by kfennessy
Ahh, the smell of fool's mate =) Game 2451306
Why did black resign here?

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Originally posted by Anakin Skywalker
Why did black resign here?
Well, after:
1.e4...e5
2.Bc4...Qh4
3.Qf3...Bb4
4.Qxf7+
then 4...Kd8 - only move
5.Qxg7...Qf6 - forced, protecting Rh8
6.Qxf6+...Nxf6
7.c3 attacking Bb4 (or possibly 7.f3 but that prevents Nf3)

I think this is the best black can hope for.
Here white has a very solid position (black's KS is a joke!) & is 2 pawns up. Maybe the resignation was justified as his first few moves suggest that black probably wouldn't have lasted much beyond move 10 anyway.

black to play

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Yes, white must win this easily, but white's rating is only 1152 so I would have played out until mate. Black probably didn't see that his bishop was protecting f8.

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Originally posted by Anakin Skywalker
Yes, white must win this easily, but white's rating is only 1152 so I would have played out until mate. Black probably didn't see that his bishop was protecting f8.
I think you may be right about the Bb4 preventing mate not being seen as black's rating is -1000
That's probably the reason for the resignation - I didn't even look at the players' ratings when I (over) analysed the game😀

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Mate in 7, played at gameknot.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. d4 d6 5. Bg5 Qg6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qd8#



(Would be nice if this forum supported pgn posting and viewing)

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Originally posted by kfennessy
Ahh, the smell of fool's mate =) Game 2451306
Why did they resign? 😕

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Originally posted by Hindstein
Are you sure you don't want to post this again?

😉 🙄
My computer messed up and I pressed the "post" button multiple times. 😵 😲 😵

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Originally posted by FabianFnas
But this is not a checkmate, is it? As the thread title says?
Mate next move with the knight. The guy resigned before that happened. Its a well known opening, I think Capablanca invented it, maybe not.

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Originally posted by BFM
(Would be nice if this forum supported pgn posting and viewing)
Why don't you suggest this in the "Site Ideas" forum?

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Originally posted by onyx2006
6 moves against a 1600+ player...


Game 2152635
But that wasn't checkmate.

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Originally posted by RBHILL
But that wasn't checkmate.
It is next move, praise the Lord.

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Originally posted by omulcusobolani
It is next move, praise the Lord.
alleluihah!!! 😉

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Originally posted by omulcusobolani
It is next move, praise the Lord.
And a nice one too, I might add...

This is my contribution to short games: Game 3249633