I played this combination in a bullet game with 3 seconds left...

I forgot to mention that this game happened at Chesscube.com against a guy with 1951 Elo. At the time I had 1927. Feel free to add your comments or similar examples from your games!

always clever!

The OP game shows some real creative thinking under severe time pressure - good job! I had more time to look at it before moving, and this is what I expected:

Do you love giving up your queen for no good reason? 1. Kh1 Qg1+ 2. Kxg1 oops. :-)

I pulled off a smothered mate in an OTB tournament game, with a GM looking over my shoulder no less! However, I earn several demerits for disgustingly sloppy play leading up to it (including missing it a move earlier!)

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-showcase/its-all-about-the-timing

well...actually.. yes! Look at my rating. I do it all the time. Usually for no reason let alone an imagined smothered mate.

Thanks for pointing that out.

Thanks for all the examples! Keep it coming!

Loomis, you have done a correct analisys, but please note I had to make decisions with a few seconds on my clock. What I try to say is the importance of patterns.