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20 Sep '11 23:18

TimmyBx

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27 Oct '11 15:46

These hook mate examples really helped me in my USCF rated game last night! I used a hook mate to checkmate my opponent!

One guy who was watching said to me after the game "That was a pretty checkmate!"

Thanks greenpawn34 🙂

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greenpawn34
e4
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28 Oct '11 00:17
Good game. Good mate.
One day I'm going to collect all the pints you lot owe me.
patrickrutgers
Pale Yellow Star!
Minneapolis
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28 Oct '11 01:21
Hook mate (in 1) with variations. Queen instead of rook, and it's a wacky Fisher Random game. Does it still count?

Game 8724613
chessicle
The Chessicle
Scotland?
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24 Dec '11 13:06
Hook mates work in the ending, too:

EVENT May 2011 Threesomes I
SITE http://www.timeforchess.com
DATE 2011.11.30
ROUND 2
WHITE chessicle
BLACK dcpk
RESULT 1-0
WHITEELO 1849
BLACKELO 1509
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[Event "May 2011 Threesomes I"]
[Site "http://www.timeforchess.com"]
[Date "2011.11.30"]
[EndDate "2011.12.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "chessicle"]
[Black "dcpk"]
[WhiteRating "1849"]
[BlackRating "1509"]
[WhiteElo "1849"]
[BlackElo "1509"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "8885183"]

1. d4 Ng8f6 2. c4 e6 3. Nb1c3 d5 4. Bc1g5 Bf8e7 5. e3 Nb8d7 6. Qd1c2 c5 7. dxc5 Nd7xc5 8. Ra1d1 Qd8a5 9. cxd5 Nf6xd5 10. Bg5xe7 Nd5xe7 11. Bf1b5 Bc8d7 12. Bb5xd7 Nc5xd7 13. Ng1f3 Nd7f6 14. Qc2a4 Qa5xa4 15. Nc3xa4 b6 16. Nf3e5 Ne7f5 17. Ke1e2 Ra8c8 18. Rd1c1 Rc8xc1 19. Rh1xc1 Nf5d6 20. Rc1c7 a5 21. Na4xb6 O-O 22. f3 Rf8b8 23. Ne5c4 Nd6xc4 24. Nb6xc4 Nf6d5 25. Rc7a7 g6 26. Ra7xa5 Kg8g7 27. Ra5a3 h5 28. Ra3d3 Nd5b4 29. Rd3a3 f5 30. Ra3a7 Kg7f6 31. f4 g5 32. Nc4e5 Rb8d8 33. Ra7f7 1-0
greenpawn34
e4
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24 Dec '11 14:101 edit
Brillaint Chessicle.

We can mess about with this.

FEN 1r6/R7/4pkp1/5p1p/1nN5/4PP2/PP2K1PP/8 w - - 0 1
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[FEN "1r6/R7/4pkp1/5p1p/1nN5/4PP2/PP2K1PP/8 w - - 0 1"]
1. f4 {White builds the hook.} 1... g5 2. Ne5 {White baits the hook. Now instead of allowing the mate we let Black defend it.} 2... Rf8 3. Rb7 {No. Not 3.Nd7+ we are going for Hook Zuggers.} 3... Na6 4. b4 Nb8 5. b5 {Hook Zuggers!}

or

FEN 1r6/R7/4pkp1/5p1p/1nN5/4PP2/PP2K1PP/8 w - - 0 1
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[FEN "1r6/R7/4pkp1/5p1p/1nN5/4PP2/PP2K1PP/8 w - - 0 1"]
1. f4 {White builds the hook.} 1... g5 2. Ne5 {White baits the hook. Now instead of allowing the mate we let Black defend it.} 2... Rf8 3. Rb7 {No. Not 3.Nd7+ we are going for Hook Zuggers.} 3... Nd5 4. g3 {Hook Zuggers.} 4... Ne7 5. Rxe7 Kxe7 6. Ng6+ {And after NxR the and a and b-pawn are home runners.}
SmittyTime
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25 Dec '11 02:45
Whoa!

EVENT	May 2011 Threesomes I
SITE	http://www.timeforchess.com
DATE	2011.11.30
ROUND	2
WHITE	chessicle
BLACK	dcpk
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	1849
BLACKELO	1509

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