CHECKMATE in under 20 moves

MCA

TokerSmurf

Only Chess

18 Jul 05

Algernon

Joined: 06 Jul 05
Moves: 2182

15 Sep 05

Game 1399054

Despite howling mistakes - a victory I scarcely deserved.

kjl291

Joined: 12 Jan 04
Moves: 74161

17 Sep 05

http://www.redhotpawn.com/core/playchess.php?gameid=1419873Game 1419873

zakkwylder

Mouth for war

Burlington, KY

Joined: 10 Jan 04
Moves: 60789

18 Sep 05

Game 1421501

zwu

Joined: 17 Feb 05
Moves: 1398

18 Sep 05

2 edits

Game 1377372 - 8 moves (8 pairs)

Natural Science

blunderer of pawns

Rhode (not an)Island

Joined: 17 Apr 04
Moves: 24785

18 Sep 05

Originally posted by zwu
Game 1377372 - 8 moves (8 pairs)

Ooh, Legall's Mate. been awhile since I've seen one of those. But did you notice that he could have won a piece with 5...Nxe5 rather than throw himself over a cliff with Bxd1?

jfkjmh

nice one

bed, chair or floor

Joined: 03 Oct 04
Moves: 4854

19 Sep 05

Game 1016856
A well know type of mate, but with several sacrifices and I think they were correct, too!

Natural Science

blunderer of pawns

Rhode (not an)Island

Joined: 17 Apr 04
Moves: 24785

19 Sep 05

Originally posted by jfkjmh
Game 1016856
A well know type of mate, but with several sacrifices and I think they were correct, too!

Very pretty! You almost never see that sort of a smothered mate (forced by the queen) out in the middle of the board like that.

playerchess

Joined: 06 May 05
Moves: 810

19 Sep 05

1 edit

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zwu

Joined: 17 Feb 05
Moves: 1398

20 Sep 05

Well, i've played this guy (themole) 3 times and i know he would have fell for it so i took a gamble

Natural Science

blunderer of pawns

Rhode (not an)Island

Joined: 17 Apr 04
Moves: 24785

20 Sep 05

Just recently completed. A Classic Bishop Sacrifice.

Game 1421602

Unfortunately I'm a piece down for no compensation in our other game.

Anwylyd

Mandla

Unknown

Joined: 02 Apr 05
Moves: 10068

20 Sep 05

Game 1080561

My very first RHP game

zakkwylder

Mouth for war

Burlington, KY

Joined: 10 Jan 04
Moves: 60789

20 Sep 05

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abejnood

Joined: 01 Jul 04
Moves: 19412

20 Sep 05

Originally posted by Natural Science
Just recently completed. A Classic Bishop Sacrifice.

Game 1421602

Unfortunately I'm a piece down for no compensation in our other game.

What if he simply refuses the sacrifice? Or moves the king to g6 instead of g8?

GalaxyShield

Mr. Shield

Joined: 02 Sep 04
Moves: 174290

20 Sep 05

Originally posted by abejnood
What if he simply refuses the sacrifice? Or moves the king to g6 instead of g8?

If he refuses the sac then he gets a free pawn. And if he moves to g6 the knight can go Ne6 or Nxf7+ winning the queen and a pawn. So, yeah.

Natural Science

blunderer of pawns

Rhode (not an)Island

Joined: 17 Apr 04
Moves: 24785

20 Sep 05

Originally posted by GalaxyShield
If he refuses the sac then he gets a free pawn. And if he moves to g6 the knight can go Ne6 or Nxf7+ winning the queen and a pawn. So, yeah.

I assume you mean I could go Ne6 after Qg4. The problem is it doesn't quite work here, because he just plays 15...f5. Now if I don't take and simply move my queen, he can move his queen to e7 and I have no useful discoveries and my attack is pretty much at an end. If I take en passant, he recaptures with the knight so I still don't have time to play the discovered check and win his queen. Recapturing with the queen seems to work also.

However, I did find a line that I think wins. After 14...Kg6, I play 15. h4 Ra8 16.Qd3+ f5 17.g4 Ne7 18.h5+ and he either loses his queen to a discovered check, or he takes on h5 and ends of getting mated. Playing 17....Qf8 instead of Ne7 leads to the same outcome. Like I said, I'm pretty sure this wins in all lines.