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22nd December 2008, 04:17pm
#1
by veljomedic
Elverum Norway
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 411

I remembered that as a boy I use to show my superiority on opponents by mating them by the "Kings Mate". So I wondered if anyone can remember doing that lately. This is how it looks.

I hope that I am not the only one who did that to practice the

22nd December 2008, 09:06pm
#2
by Tween
Brisbane Australia
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 14

I do recall having performed the "King's Mate" before as well. However you could have finished the game much earlier. The more I play chess the more I focus on the objective: checkmate the king, and not bullying the opponent! This is because back in the novice years those that bully the opponent tend to get complacent and make mistakes, which are sometimes big enough to lose the game.

22nd December 2008, 09:40pm
#3
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4753

To be perfectly honest with you...I have no idea what the heck you're talking about (even after going through your solution). I've heard of Fool's Mates and Scholar's Mates--but no King's Mates.

22nd December 2008, 09:47pm
#4
by D_Blackwell
United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 178

I'm not familiar with "King's Mate" either, though seems a good exercise for a kid new to moving the pieces and learning winning combinations.  The example shows an exessive mate in nine.  The lesson here is to develop skills.   In this example mate can be forced in two.

23rd December 2008, 02:21pm
#5
by veljomedic
Elverum Norway
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 411

As showed,the point is not to mate in to, one could have give mate much earlier in the game as well with the strength of the pieces, but to place the king in the tron position where the mate ends. It's fun and one can make a mistake and draw the game by stale mate as well. I'm sorry to disappoint the serious chess players with this one.

23rd December 2008, 09:38pm
#6
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4753

It's not that I'm disappointed, veljomedic--it's just that I don't see what the object was of the exercise.  What's a tron position?

24th December 2008, 03:13am
#7
by donngerard
Cebu Philippines
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 3558

wow maybe thats new never heard of "kings mate" great illustartion of endgame strategy!

24th December 2008, 03:34am
#8
by BorgQueen
Adelaide Australia
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 5117

3.  Qd6 is a tad quicker.

 

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