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Nice pawn checkmate.

Nice pawn checkmate.

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Now, now, let's not be rude- that's why they're 1100's and not grandmasters!

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Technically this game as well.

Game 1859235

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Originally posted by YUG0slav
you missed the win at move 3

actually, 3. Nxe5! Qe7 just puts white way ahead in development
I belive that 3 Bc4 is the mainline but Nxe5 is also a move which would give white a good game. But one big advantage with Nxe5 is that if your opponent misses the move Qe7 then he will lose material.

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Originally posted by Anthony Paton
Now, now, let's not be rude- that's why they're 1100's and not grandmasters!
Who was rude?

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
Who was rude?
Look on the first page, maybe right underneath the OP.

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Originally posted by zebano
Look on the first page, maybe right underneath the OP.
Yeah, but Jusuh's always a btch.

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Originally posted by NicklasPersson
I believe that 3 Bc4 is the mainline...
MCO-14: "Other rarely played moves are... [1.e4 e5 2.Nf3] f6 [Damiano's Defense] 3.Nxe5 Qe7 4.Nf3 d5 d3 dxe4 dxe4 +=, Schiffers-Chigorin, St. Petersburg 1897."
I have played the white side of Damiano's Defense many times against people who have never studied. Very few people who try 2...f6 find 3...Qe7. 3...fxe5, the trap line, is by far the popular choice.

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Originally posted by YUG0slav
3. ...Qe7 seems to be the only way not to lose material after Nxe5 but still results in a +- position once you factor in white's lead in development and black's inability to play Nf6.

3. ...fxe5 4. Qh5+ +-

the most extreme situation is similar to: Game 2319900

just replace the f pawn with a knight
I'm pretty much certain this is a really ignorant question, but why can't he just move his pawn to g6 after the queen checks?

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Originally posted by mrjonesvich321
I'm pretty much certain this is a really ignorant question, but why can't he just move his pawn to g6 after the queen checks?
Qxe5+ followed by Qxh8.

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
Qxe5+ followed by Qxh8.
I'm an idiot.

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Check out http://www.chessdryad.com/education/magictheater/scholar/scholarmate.htm and http://www.chessdryad.com/education/magictheater/scholar/stop_01.htm Not exactly the same thing but the same principal or theme.