Small thrills in chess

Originally posted by Diet Coke
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Mate with the f7 pawn.

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Another one!

Originally posted by Diet Coke
Game 2749273

Another one!

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He's the player, with the deadliest f-pawn.

Originally posted by invigorate
I play low level, high quantity chess here. Like any drug, chess has a few small thrills that compensate for the lows. For me I get a small thrill from mating with a horse, mainly because it is comparitively rare.

But in one of my games I'm about to reveal checkmate, something I haven't done for ages and I'm hoping for another small thrill.

What rare events give you thrills?

rare events? or any event?

For me its when my opponent makes a move that I wasn't expecting... or when 2 pawns up slowly turns into a queen... or fighting in a position that seems equal until suddenly the landscape turns deadly.