I'm glad all the 1400 players are not like this lad.
But if they all take their time, develop and don't do anything silly
(leave that up to me) then there is not much I can do playing trick shot chess.
Some thoughts I recall.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O d6 {The quiet line of the Two Knights. Usually play c3 here but today....} 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. h3 {Plan A. play against the light squared Bishop.} 8...a6 9. Re1 Nxd4 {I don't believe it! He is trying to catch me in the Ark. ME!} 10. Qxd4 b5 {If now Bb3 (remember plan A...play against the Bishop.) Then c5 and c4 and the Bishop is lost.} 11. Bd3 c5 12. Qe3 Bb7 13. Nd5 {One good trap deserves another.} 13... Nxd5 14. exd5 Re8 15. Qe4 g6 16. Qf3 Bf8 {Now plan B where I see my Bishop on c3, my Queen on f6 and mate at h8.} 17. Rxe8 Qxe8 18. Bd2 Qe5 {Now Bc3 Qxd5 - Qf6 Qxg2 mate. Looks like my plan of playing against the light squared Biship has worked a treat.} 19. Re1 Bxd5 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qd5 {This lad can play a bit. I'm snooked.} 22. Qe2 Qc6 {I'm not even getting Re8 with Bh6 tricks.} 23. h4 {Plan C get him on the h-file.} 23... d5 24. Rg4 Re8 25. Qf3 Re4 26. h5 Rxg4 27. Qxg4 Qe6 28. Qf3 h6 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. Qg3 Bg7 31. c3 Kh7 32. Bf4 d4 33. cxd4 Bxd4 34. b3 {OK come in and whilst you Queen is in my half of the board I'll go in yours and get a perpetual} 34... Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Bxf2 36. Qg4 Qe7 {OK no perpetual. I'll win a pawn and open up your King.} 37. Bxh6 {KxB and I have Qf4+and Qxf2. I'd haave chances of holding that.} 37... Qh4+ {Now it's gone.} 38. Qxh4 Bxh4 39. Be3 c4 40. bxc4 bxc4 41. Bd4 Be1 42. Kh1 {Make a move to say well played and resign.}
You got a 1776 with a bombed rating, not a 1400.
I can't tell you how many times I have played a little speculative thinking they'd fall for my tricks, just to find out the guy was underrated.
It happens to us all.
Nice tries on the swindle attempts though. 🙂
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 {The best move v the Danish. Trust me.} 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 O-O-O {Plan A. He must not castle.} 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Re8+ 12. Kf1 Qd6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. d5 Qa6+ 15. Kg1 Nf6 16. Qf3 Kb8 {Tuck the big fellah out of the way. I don't any checks from him ruining my plans.} 17. g3 {He's going to Play Kg2 to get the h1 Rook in.} 17... Ne4 18. Bxg7 {Thank you. I'll take an open file against any King and for that reason I had no intention of playing Nxc3.} 18... Rhg8 19. Bc3 Ng5 20. Qh5 Qd3 {Setting up Nf3+ cheapo's.} 21. h4 {No need for this. I'm in.} 21... Nf3+ 22. Kg2 Rxg3+ {PxR Qe2+ wins the White Queen with a check.} 23. Kxg3 {And the dicovered check wins which is as far as I has analysed,. But I could not see it. This was one of the few that went to board rather than screen blitzing. It's rather special. I cannot see a win after Rg8+ Kf4. If it's in there I missed it. White can give up Queen for the Rook then it gets messy.} 23... Ne1+ {And if Kh2 all I have is Nf3+ Kg3 I was going to do this to give me time to find my win with any other discover check.} 24. Kf4 {But this just losses. I wonder if White was expecting Rg8 when Kf4 was his only move and this was a reflex action. Now my pieces all work together.} 24... Ng2+ 25. Kg5 Qxd5+ {I win the Queen . White resigned. A lucky one I'm thinking. unless there is a cool Black win after 21.h4..}
