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28th December 2008, 12:13pm
#1
by e4forme
Tennessee United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 2977

Legal's Mate is a great opening Trap that occurs frequently out of the Philidor Defence and other e pawn openings! It is necessary to remember this fun Combination as you will get a chance to use it if you play e pawn openings. I was able to win a King's Gambit Game today by using this Trap!

First I will show you Legal's Game where he first discovered this wonderful combination. Then I will post a game I played earlier today against droidR2D2 at this Site.

It will serve you well to use this trap. It is always an impressive win when used! just Remember the combination and there will be instances on the Board to use it!

28th December 2008, 12:20pm
#2
by molinos
Toledo United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 135

wow, nice!  thanks for sharing this :-D

28th December 2008, 12:27pm
#3
by giantguido
Nieuwegein Netherlands
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 734

That's awesome! I'm gonna use this ^^

28th December 2008, 12:55pm
#4
by Jarlaxle78
Atlanta United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 114

I have heard of it before but never understood it.  Now I understand the queen sacrifice. Thank you

28th December 2008, 01:13pm
#5
by kid_of_chess
Ottawa,Ontario Canada
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 7434

:)

28th December 2008, 01:43pm
#6
by Pikaspeed
Canton United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 124

Now I get what queen sacrafice means

28th December 2008, 01:54pm
#7
by dragondorf
TORONTO Canada
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 385

pretty cool ive been able to pull of a few otb games like this

28th December 2008, 02:01pm
#8
by Ziryab
Spokane, Washington United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 3623

Long before Kermer de Legall was born, Greco analyzed this line in which Legall's Mate presents itself as an unrealized possibility, but White still gains the advantage:

28th December 2008, 05:33pm
#9
by e4forme
Tennessee United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 2977

Excellent Example! I have found that this move order is the most common form of the Legal's mating combination. Greco analyzed this? The h3 pawn push is necessary in case Black captures the Knight at e5, so that you can recover the piece with the Queen check at b5. Traps are best that still gain the advantage even when seen, in your example, White still wins the Center Pawn and has a stronger position.

28th December 2008, 06:01pm
#10
by romphill
Bloomington, Indiana United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 26

Does anyone have an opinion on the response if black's 7th move is a g6 pawn push?  I don't have any engines currently installed so I can't let one analyze this (and too lazy to search out the lesser online engines).  I would guess (very much a beginner's guess) Qe2, protecting the c4 bishop, but this loses some tempo (is that the right word?).

28th December 2008, 06:04pm
#11
by donngerard
Cebu Philippines
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 3575

already know that but thanks for sharing :)

28th December 2008, 06:20pm
#12
by e4forme
Tennessee United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 2977

romphill asked:

Does anyone have an opinion on the response if black's 7th move is a g6 pawn push?  I don't have any engines currently installed so I can't let one analyze this (and too lazy to search out the lesser online engines).  I would guess (very much a beginner's guess) Qe2, protecting the c4 bishop, but this loses some tempo (is that the right word?).

That is all correct and true... However White still wins the Center Pawn, still has a lead in development and still has the stronger position.

 

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