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CHECKMATE in under 20 moves

Standard memberMCA
Only Chess 18 Jul '05 10:09
  1. Standard memberfinnegan
    GENS UNA SUMUS
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    I don't wish to offend my opponent who seems very pleasant and might beat me in our other ongoing game! This is a fun game with only 18 moves to mate. However, as it starts from a set up position, on move 6 in effect, maybe that cheats a little on the 20 move rule.

    Game 10872860
  2. Standard memberpatrickrutgers
    Pale Yellow Star!
    Minneapolis
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    09 Dec '14 04:31
    Mate in 16 and a really cool final position.

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  3. Subscribergreenpawn34
    e4
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    09 Dec '14 11:06
    🙂

    That's a goodie. A Royal Check Mate (hitting King, Queen and Rook).
  4. SubscriberRagwortonline
    Senecio Jacobaea
    Yorkshire
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    09 Dec '14 11:06
    Black neglected development as well as his light squares and was punished along the f file in classic Blackmar Diemer fashion:

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  5. DC
    Standard memberDuncan Clarke
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    Game 10941084

    11 moves.
  6. Standard memberKing Tiger
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    14 Dec '14 04:472 edits
    Played this game over at chess.com . A nice knight sac and bishop mate. Time-3/0.



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  7. Standard memberblunderdog
    R.I.P. mikelom
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    13 Jan '15 02:32
    Originally posted by blunderdog
    Here is a game I played against a team composed of Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian, and Hikaru Nakamura. I had 1 minute on my clock and they were allowed unlimited time. I gave them two-rook odds. They still insisted I play blindfolded, use only one arm, and have the black pieces just so they could have a fighting chance. I agreed.

    White ...[text shortened]... ahead of Kenya's finest runners and I was a little tired. They were given a one hour head start.
    Wow, two thumbs down and zero up. I guess I'm not as funny as I thought 😀
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    Standard memberChessJester
    EDMONTON ALBERTA
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    Checkmate in 20 moves... meh.
  9. Subscriberaranya10
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    17 Jan '15 13:532 edits
    Check mate in 5 moves

    Game ID. 10548713

    Game ID. 10597292
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    Subscribersonhouse
    Fast and Curious
    slatington, pa, usa
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    19 Jan '15 13:451 edit
    Originally posted by aranya10
    Check mate in 5 moves

    Game ID.[

    Game ID. 10597292
    Game 10548713
  11. Standard memberthaughbaer
    Duckfinder General
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  12. Standard memberthaughbaer
    Duckfinder General
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    20 Jan '15 15:48
    Originally posted by blunderdog
    Wow, two thumbs down and zero up. I guess I'm not as funny as I thought 😀
    4 thumbs down now, That's what happens when you fail to use a tagged pgn.
  13. Standard memberKnightStalker47
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    20 Jan '15 16:25
    I've been having some fun with the Fred Defense in blitz.

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    Subscribersonhouse
    Fast and Curious
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    30 Jan '15 19:391 edit
    Here is one that I got in 16 moves. Just finished.

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  15. Standard memberbyedidia
    Mister Why
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    30 Jan '15 22:262 edits
    Originally posted by sonhouse
    Here is one that I got in 16 moves. Just finished.

    [pgn][Event "Challenge"]
    [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
    [Date "2015.01.22"]
    [EndDate "2015.01.30"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "sonhouse"]
    [Black "eltoro"]
    [WhiteRating "1641"]
    [BlackRating "1413"]
    [WhiteElo "1641"]
    [BlackElo "1413"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [GameId "11012848"]

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Ng1f3 ...[text shortened]... Bd3xh7 Kg8xh7 12. Nf3g5 Kh7g6 13. Qd1d3 f5 14. exf6 Bd7f5 15. Qd3xf5 Kg6h6 16. Ng5f7 1-0
    [/pgn]
    Cute. Only one backward move in the whole sequence.
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