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In my own defense🙂 I must say it was blitz: It is an interesting mate nonetheless:
I am white. 1 f4 e5
2 fe d6
3 ed Bxd6
4 Nf6 g5
5 h3 Bg3#!!
I bet nobody saw this one before! Too bad I was on the losing end but it is a great ending!

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Originally posted by sonhouse
In my own defense🙂 I must say it was blitz: It is an interesting mate nonetheless:
I am white. 1 f4 e5
2 fe d6
3 ed Bxd6
4 Nf3 g5
5 h3 Bg3#!!
I bet nobody saw this one before! Too bad I was on the losing end but it is a great ending!
Bg3# is the whole idea of that gambit, but h3 most definitely a TN.

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It's happened in tournament play: Napetschnig-Rhine, Chicago 1977

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Originally posted by buffalobill
It's happened in tournament play: Napetschnig-Rhine, Chicago 1977
Mr. Rhine must have had some tough competition back in the day in Chicago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmates_in_the_opening

"From Gambit 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 (4.b3?? Qh4+ 5.g3 Qxg3+ 6.hxg3 Bxg3# Pantelidakis-Rhine, Chicago 1974) g5 5.h3?? Bg3# Napetschnig-Rhine, Chicago 1977"

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Originally posted by sonhouse
In my own defense🙂 I must say it was blitz: It is an interesting mate nonetheless:
I am white. 1 f4 e5
2 fe d6
3 ed Bxd6
4 Nf6 g5
5 h3 Bg3#!!
I bet nobody saw this one before! Too bad I was on the losing end but it is a great ending!
I have seen many weaker players playing 5.h3?? and getting mated.

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Don't do that.

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Saw it in an Edinburgh league game in the 80's.

The White loser (1700) had been playing the Bird's for about two years,

"Nobody had played 1...e5 before."

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Saw it in an Edinburgh league game in the 80's.

The White loser (1700) had been playing the Bird's for about two years,

"Nobody had played 1...e5 before."
one of the games i have memorized is a great Bird v Steinitz game, where the bold Steinitz employs this gambit to overcome the unsuspecting Bird. I reproduce it here simply for your enjoyment

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A model game by Steinitz, I've seen it before but always nice to skip
though an old piece of glory from the romantic days.

Like hearing a sweet song you have not heard for a while

Things to be learn't and stored here boys.

How to tear into an uncastled King sitting on the throne of an
undeveloped army.

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5.g3 is the move you needed.

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Originally posted by Bent
5.g3 is the move you needed.
Just about ANYTHING but h3🙂 I didn't know this was called the From Gambit. WEll at least I won't get caught out in THAT one again🙂

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Originally posted by sonhouse
In my own defense🙂 I must say it was blitz: It is an interesting mate nonetheless:
I am white. 1 f4 e5
2 fe d6
3 ed Bxd6
4 Nf6 g5
5 h3 Bg3#!!
I bet nobody saw this one before! Too bad I was on the losing end but it is a great ending!
Ouch!

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why must you take all the pawns at first? you can just do something else!😲