For Horse Ballet Lovers Only (Again)

greenpawn34

Only Chess

15 Dec 13

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

15 Dec 13

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This game was posted quite a while back on here and I've only just re-discovered it.

If you have never seen it before then you are in for a wee treat.
16 moves. 10 by the White Knights ending in a Knight Mate.

PizzaOliveBB - DrMajorBob RHP 2008

HikaruShindo

Joined: 08 Apr 12
Moves: 68553

15 Dec 13

I played through this several times. A lovely game.

Sirdubalot

Joined: 30 Sep 11
Moves: 42144

16 Dec 13

This may be a stupid question but after black played e5, I cannot see why white did not take, I've played through this game several times and it is excellent, looks easy but I know its not.

Willy....

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

Joined: 11 Apr 07
Moves: 92274

16 Dec 13

Originally posted by Sirdubalot
This may be a stupid question but after black played e5, I cannot see why white did not take, I've played through this game several times and it is excellent, looks easy but I know its not.

Willy....

Taking on e5 is just trading. White's Ng5! attacks the f7 square before Black is ready to castle.

Sirdubalot

Joined: 30 Sep 11
Moves: 42144

16 Dec 13

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
Taking on e5 is just trading. White's Ng5! attacks the f7 square before Black is ready to castle.

Thanks, by coincidence I've just been reading about the vulnerability of then f7 square. May I also ask why white played a6, would it not have been better to develop the knight on g8?

Willy....

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

Joined: 11 Apr 07
Moves: 92274

17 Dec 13

Originally posted by Sirdubalot
Thanks, by coincidence I've just been reading about the vulnerability of then f7 square. May I also ask why white played a6, would it not have been better to develop the knight on g8?

Willy....

You mean, why black played a6? That looks like a mistake. Yes, it would have been better to develop the N.