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Favorite way to win

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My favorite way to win is trap the king and the promote a pawn to queen. Although I am greatful he resigned. His luck ran out. 😉

http://www.redhotpawn.com/core/playchess.php?gameid=10402990&cbqsid=16679

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Game 10402990

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My favorite way to win is when my opponent plays a good game, but I play a little bit better one.

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I like this particular finish best. Unfortunately I have only ever pulled it off in blitz games.

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This finish is nice too, and crops up surprisingly often. At its most satisfying best your opponent must promote a pawn just before you deliver mate!

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Favorite way to win? Checkmate. Any Checkmate.

I love them all though I do have a sneaky pref for non Queen mates.
Here is just a handful of OTB encounters. I have 100’s of these.
And these are just with the White pieces. I have more wins with Black than White.
I’d like to thank the OP for allowing me to re-acquaint myself with some old friends.

Queen Sac for 3 bits. G. Chandler - A. White. Edinburgh Chess Club, 1991



Rook and Knight Mate. G. Chandler - M. Molner. Scottish Open Rd.1, 1980



Playing to the crowd. G. Chandler - P. Donaldson, Edin v Civil Service, 1983



The Combination. G. Chandler - Baberton. Grangemouth, 1994



Have a Rook. G. Chandler - P. Dowling, Sandy Bells v Corstorphine, 2005

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Originally posted by Fat Lady
This finish is nice too, and crops up surprisingly often. At its most satisfying best your opponent must promote a pawn just before you deliver mate!

[pgn]
[FEN "4k3/8/3P4/3KP3/p7/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

{--------------
. . . . k . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . P . . . .
. . . K P . . .
p . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . ...[text shortened]... . . . .
white to play
--------------}
1. Kc6 Kd8 2. d7 a3 3. Kd6 a2 4. e6 a1=Q 5. e7#
[/pgn]
I could have won a game like this in a local tournament but I missed it. If it was a computer screen I am sure I would have seen it. It was 3hr time limit.

Yes pawn mate are cool and so are en passant mate too, once in a life time. And smothered mates as well.

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Whenever I can come back from a piece-down due to blunder or otherwise.

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Regarding Fat Lady's favourite mate and how it's pleasing to allow the opponent to Queen first.
(also another case for never resigning.)

friartuck - hatfinch RHP 2010

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Regarding Fat Lady's favourite mate and how it's pleasing to allow the opponent to Queen first.
(also another case for never resigning.)

[b]friartuck - hatfinch RHP 2010

[pgn]
[Event "Challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2010.03.30"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1301"]
[BlackElo "1312"]
[Set ...[text shortened]... 43... gxh6 44. a8=Q {The Fat Lady scenario. d2 mate looks good.} 44... Bxa8 {Stalemate.} [/pgn][/b]
Black must have been drinking?

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Originally posted by RBHILL
Black must have been drinking?
You don't need a drink to play that badly if you're 1300. 😛

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
You don't need a drink to play that badly if you're 1300. 😛
My guess is he wanted to take every piece off the board. which I like to win with as many pieces on the board as possible. But I guess the other player wasn't humble enough to resign and wanted to be checkmated first?

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What goes around comes around.

friartuck had a very lucky escape in the above game played in April 2010.
In September 2010 this happened

friartuck - knight majik RHP 2010