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Me vs. NN. Black to move.

I discover to my horror that after ...NxR, I can't recapture due to ...Qg3+. So, I played on a piece down and slimed him with...

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Beautiful! Occasionally the difference between a sac and a swindle is original intent. Sometimes you get the idea, and then sac, while other times you "sac", and then get the idea!

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Here's another candidate for the "Slimey" Award. I dropped a piece in the middlegame due to overconfidence, and then went into swindle mode. I was looking for a rep in the end, but I knew there was a chance for one of those cheapo checks that draws away the king when your opponent offers a queen trade.

I should have lost.

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Unlucky for him that he didn't see that he could not save the knight due to Qf6. ;D

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Looks like both players have the same tactics book Swissgambit.🙂

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great little sequence.