Did you ever play a move only because it looks fancy, cool, flashy ? So your opponent have 4 right refutations (pretty obvious too) and 1 fail. So chances are 20 percent. But who cares ? That move is just C O O L .
Of course I could never do that in a serious OTB game but sometimes while playing relaxed friendly game I just can not resist the temptation.
My greatest weakness is of course en passant when playing against weaker players.
It looks so damn cool that I play it even if there are dozen of better moves.
Me being the only one idiot here, or maybe... ?
Originally posted by ivan2908seems like every player just starting out will always check and EP when available. and theyll always say check like youre toast. CHECK!! 😛
Did you ever play a move only because it looks fancy, cool, flashy ? So your opponent have 4 right refutations (pretty obvious too) and 1 fail. So chances are 20 percent. But who cares ? That move is just C O O L .
Of course I could never do that in a serious OTB game but sometimes while playing relaxed friendly game I just can not resist the temptation ...[text shortened]... it even if there are dozen of better moves.
Me being the only one idiot here, or maybe... ?
i do like to set cheap traps, but try to keep then realistic. when in doubt i always try to be the aggressor, but sometimes i just get out calculated.
20% odds sounds OK to me.
One OTB game I set a trap for my opponent.
He about 20 legal moves - if he made anyone of 19 of them
then I resign. He chose the 20th. WHICH was a check!
I mated him.
(This is a live example fo a cross checkmate which was the
subject of another recent thread).
The Game That Stopped the Clocks
Black to play and get mated next move.
1...Re7+ 2.Be6 mate.
After the mate my opponent was in such a state he he howled and moaned.
The contoller asked him to be quiet but he kept on howling.
The clocks were stopped and he was escorted from the building.
True story - from a real game. Chandler v (I'll not show him up here) Glasgow 1984.
I always go for the trick, If it's 'cool' then even better.
I have complete faith. Not in my ability, but in my opponent to
make the last blunder.
Remember:
it's not he who blunders the most losses - but he who blunders last.
Originally posted by greenpawn34he had another check to make that would have let you win the game... Qb5+?? because then Bc4+ and you win his queen.
20% odds sounds OK to me.
One OTB game I set a trap for my opponent.
He about 20 legal moves - if he made anyone of 19 of them
then I resign. He chose the 20th. WHICH was a check!
I mated him.
(This is a live example fo a cross checkmate which was the
subject of another recent thread).
[b]The Game That Stopped the Clocks
Black to play ...[text shortened]... lunder.
Remember:
it's not he who blunders the most losses - but he who blunders last.[/b]
Originally posted by ivan2908Oh yes, absolutely. I also sometimes play moves mostly because they lead to a position I find aesthetically pleasing. If it's totally unsound, I can resist, but if I have the choice between two moves, one of which seems slightly better, but less aesthetically pleasing, I may go for aesthetics rather than soundness.
Did you ever play a move only because it looks fancy, cool, flashy ? So your opponent have 4 right refutations (pretty obvious too) and 1 fail. So chances are 20 percent. But who cares ? That move is just C O O L .
Originally posted by Heroic MetoolI think 25. Rxh7 was a bad move. Something like 27. Rag1 looks a bit better to me. And the b2 pawn isn't that good to take for black. Tempting as it looks, it provokes 28. Rb1 which gives white a pretty good line. Active play is necessary here. It's not a win, but still there's some game.
[pgn][Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.chessatwork.com"]
[Date "2008.08.23"]
[EndDate "2008.08.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Heroic Metool"]
[Black "markspindler"]
[WhiteRating "1766"]
[BlackRating "1869"]
[WhiteELO "1766"]
[BlackELO "1869"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "5354393"]
1. d4 d5 2. Ng1f3 c6 3. Bc1f4 Ng8f6 4. e3 e6 5. Bf1d3 Bf8d6 6. ...[text shortened]... ome kind of chess god punishing me for playing the London System. >_>
Originally posted by greenpawn34That's pretty cool.
20% odds sounds OK to me.
One OTB game I set a trap for my opponent.
He about 20 legal moves - if he made anyone of 19 of them
then I resign. He chose the 20th. WHICH was a check!
I mated him.
(This is a live example fo a cross checkmate which was the
subject of another recent thread).
[b]The Game That Stopped the Clocks
Black to play ...[text shortened]... lunder.
Remember:
it's not he who blunders the most losses - but he who blunders last.[/b]
Even if you end up losing a few rating points on average, surely the satisfaction of winning with a move like that trumps anything else. 🙂