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Legall's Mate from the King's Gambit

Submitted by jk00750 on Sun, 01/04/2009 at 12:20pm.

There are multiple variations of Legall's Mate, and sometimes forcing defeat cannot be so simple.  Here is an example of Legall's Mate appearing in the King's Gambit.  However, black has a response that is challenging to meet....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black declined the offering of the queen with aggressive intentions, but could not dodge the inevitable loss.

» posted in For Beginners
 

Comments:

by McSorley - 5 months ago
Manhattan, Kansas United States
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Informative!

by broze - 22 months ago
Bath England
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Very nice, what was the game that lead to this point?

by RoyalStraightFlush - 2 years ago
Jakarta Indonesia
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Nice! Thanks...

by plane129 - 3 years ago
ca United States
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Good One.

by leonelcm - 3 years ago
Mexico City Mexico
Member Since: Feb 2008
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Thank you very much, I use King's Gambit and I've defeated many opponents with it, because it has many traps and it needs concentration and calculation to see them...

by melzerh - 3 years ago
Nashville, Tennessee United States
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easy puzzle

by ShahidAnwer - 3 years ago
Lahore Pakistan
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 420

cool idea, thanks for sharing.

 

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