The first game was played against a weaker opponent. The second was played against a much stronger opponent.

2 very terrible games : )

So where do they play chess in Brampton.  Is there a chess cafe there? 

thats a bit harsh! Aris played really well

pretty sweet setup buy aris.

you should have played on you could have gone for stale mate or your opponent could run out off time, and you could have won, you shouldnt have just resigned like that

Bobmutch, I do enjoy otb play and have a few friends who I do play with, but I have yet to find a club or tournament to enroll in. Let me know if you're ever in the area and we could meet at a coffee shop.

I do feel that my position was lost in the 2nd game. I played my queenside knight when I ment to move out my kingside... no real explaination as to how that happened. I had faith in my opponent that he would not let me stalemate after setting up that trap. I also feel that resigning is proper in that to not resign such a postion would be an insult.

Thank you everyone for your comments. Feel free to post similar short games in here.

I can't see why black would resign here. I guess I am missing something.

 

The black queen can move to safety and Nxf7 loses the bishop.

 

Enlighten me, please.

I think you just enlightened me. Perhaps a strong case of rating intimidation?

western_burn wrote: I think you just enlightened me. Perhaps a strong case of rating intimidation?

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White has the fairly strong  threat of Rc1 (-c8) which can be met, but I think e6 loses to Rc8+, Ke7 then white plays Bg5+! which forces black to play f6 or Nf6 blocking the king's escape route, then d6# is mate unless the black Q can take the pawn, when white gets the Q back. If you see what I mean.  Maybe not quite time to resign

Here's an eight-mover that I recently played OTB. It was my opponents first time seeing the blackmar-deimer gambit, and it was a friendly but fast paced game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Also, please feel free to post your short games in here, and comments and critisisms are welcome.

 

 

2nd game 9...Nd4!

On your game against Munchkin:

The Opening was the Albin Countergambit. Blackmar Diemer is 2. e4.