Here is the opening to an insane 3 minute game that I played.
Black was considerably lower rated, and I let overconfidence nearly cost me the game.
9.Bd3 almost let all of white's edge slip away. 10.f3 was risky as well.
I guess it all works, but only because of the lucky move.
???
Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromficsWhat should white have done?
Here is the opening to an insane 3 minute game that I played.
Black was considerably lower rated, and I let overconfidence nearly cost me the game.
[pgn] 1.e3 f5 2.g4 b6 3.Qf3 Nc6 4.gxf5 Bb7 5.Qh5+ g6 6.fxg6 Nf6 7.g7+ Nxh5 8.gxh8=Q Nf6 9.Bd3 Ne5 10.f3 Nf7 [/pgn]
9.Bd3 almost let all of white's edge slip away. 10.f3 was risky as well.
I guess it all works, but only because of the lucky move.
???
I don't think this was luck
Originally posted by ThomasterWell, if the whiteplayer calls it luck, then I guess it was because he didn't anticipate his queen to get trapped and the fact that Bg6 solves the issue. He was 'lucky' to find this move at that stage.
What should white have done?
I don't think this was luck
Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromficsBg6
Here is the opening to an insane 3 minute game that I played.
Black was considerably lower rated, and I let overconfidence nearly cost me the game.
[pgn] 1.e3 f5 2.g4 b6 3.Qf3 Nc6 4.gxf5 Bb7 5.Qh5+ g6 6.fxg6 Nf6 7.g7+ Nxh5 8.gxh8=Q Nf6 9.Bd3 Ne5 10.f3 Nf7 [/pgn]
9.Bd3 almost let all of white's edge slip away. 10.f3 was risky as well.
I guess it all works, but only because of the lucky move.
???
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Originally posted by tamuziI guessed Badwater's pointe of 11. Bxh7 was 12. Bg6#; but that is no mate because the Knight just covers g6 once it has taken on h8. I will explain more thoroughly:
You can make moves after #?
I wanna play chess with you!
11. Bishop takes h7 (weak move) Knight takes h8 => 11. Bxh7? Nxh8
12. Bishop to g6, White remarks, "checkmate?" => 12. Bg6#?
An annotator adds a ? to denote that the Bg6#? move was a mistake, so => 12. Bg6#??
😉
That's right Bg6 is the saving move. I found it in the game but had not planned it when I played Bd3 or f3. Being a 3 minute game, I wanted to just sack my queen on f8 and come out about even (maybe). I looked at the position a little bit and Bg6 dawned on me. I was lucky that the tactic was there. I did go on to win the game. Moves like Bg6 are there. They aren't always obvious (at least it wasn't to me), but they are there. 🙂