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Live Game: Smothered Mate

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11th October 2008, 07:15pm
#1
by staggerlee
United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 891

Here's a Live game I played on this website.  Despite the fact that I made a few mistakes, it's worth looking at for two reasons, 1.  Decent defence against a blitzkrieg queen attack.  Don't let those people who bring the queen out early ruffle your feathers.  2.  I managed a cool smothered mate at the end.  I wouldn't have seen that had I never worked on tactics problems on this site and with books!  So study up people!

11th October 2008, 08:08pm
#2
by ELBEASTO
Corvallis United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 595

Not bad, but you're over 150 years behind on that one, as Philidor first did that idea around 1850.  Nice game though.

11th October 2008, 08:10pm
#3
by ELBEASTO
Corvallis United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 595

The reason that you were able to capitalize so well in this game is that the other player neglected his development shamelessly.  Moral: blitzkrieg is for people rated around 650 Laughing

11th October 2008, 08:17pm
#4
by staggerlee
United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 891
ELBEASTO wrote:

Not bad, but you're over 150 years behind on that one, as Philidor first did that idea around 1850.  Nice game though.


Oh, I was claiming no originality.  I said above that I probably wouldn't have seen that mate if I hadn't encountered the pattern before several times in tactics problems.

11th October 2008, 10:37pm
#5
by willingtolearn2
nebraska United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 26

pretty good, tactical trainer helpsSmile

12th October 2008, 08:17am
#6
by sixtyfoursq
London United Kingdom
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 6

yes, a good game. I've seen many slight variations of this mate. A lot of mistakes by both sides, as you say. But I can't believe players are still taking the Queen with the Rook instead of the King!

12th October 2008, 08:25am
#7
by drew_kennon
University of Akron United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 39
sixtyfoursq wrote:

yes, a good game. I've seen many slight variations of this mate. A lot of mistakes by both sides, as you say. But I can't believe players are still taking the Queen with the Rook instead of the King!


You can't take the queen with the king because it is protected by the knight the rook take is forced.

12th October 2008, 09:33am
#8
by sixtyfoursq
London United Kingdom
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 6

just testing!!

 

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