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CHECKMATE in under 20 moves

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Ok I know there is currently a post running for wins in under 20 moves but the water gets bit murky when the win was through resignation or timeout. I dont think these should count unless the mate can be forced in under 20. (I know there may be some who disagree with this but should it really count just cause my opponent went on holiday for a fortnight on move three and I timed him out??)

How about we start one which deals only with MATEs in under 20 & those games where the mate could at least be forced within 20 moves?

Here's my best Game 766306 move ten.

[edit: bit of line spacing looks better lol]

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Originally posted by MCA
Ok I know there is currently a post running for wins in under 20 moves but the water gets bit murky when the win was through resignation or timeout. I dont think these should count unless the mate can be forced in under 20. (I know there may be ...[text shortened]... 06[/gid] move ten.

[edit: bit of line spacing looks better lol]
It doesn't look forced after 9...Nh6

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one of my favourite quick wins:

Game 1096517

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Originally posted by Regicidal
It doesn't look forced after 9...Nh6
I didnt say it was - all im saying is that the game must end by move 20 and we should only count timeouts or resignations IF there is a forced mate available within the 20 move limit.

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Game 1057867

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Originally posted by Freddie2004
one of my favourite quick wins:

Game 1096517

Sorry to do this freddie:

Game 795309
Game 795312

OK, maybe I'm not... πŸ˜€

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Another one

Game 871325

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Originally posted by DOlivier2004
Sorry to do this freddie:

Game 795309
Game 795312

OK, maybe I'm not... πŸ˜€
ill just get my shotgun πŸ™

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Originally posted by DOlivier2004
Another one

Game 871325
hey DOlivier it seems you have quite a few of these huh - brutal from the very first move lol nice!!


do you like this?

Game 611024

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Originally posted by Ravello
do you like this?

Game 611024

[fen]r2qk2r/ppp2ppp/2p5/8/4n1b1/1P1P4/PBP1KbPP/RN1Q1B1R w kq - 1 9[/fen]
Yeah Ravello I do like that - quite a bit as it happens.

The reason i started the thread was because i wondered how may times i'd fall into these traps (and I can see it would be a lot if my opponents so wished lol) but im glad to see that a mid 1400 player can fall just as easily πŸ™‚

[edit] It also gives me a chance to view some of the things i should NOT be doing during my openings & believe me I can do with as much help as possible here lol

πŸ˜€

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Originally posted by MCA
im glad to see that a mid 1400 player can fall just as easily πŸ™‚
Don't be fooled by TDR1's actual rating,the game is old and at that time he was rated 1150/1200.

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Just finished this one on another server :

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e3 h6
6. Bd3 Qc7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nb5 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. Qa4 Qd8
11. Rc1 Nb6 12. Nd6# 1-0

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