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1st August 2008, 05:18pm
#1
by ayjaraki
South Carolina United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 92

I'm sure this happens to all of us. But during one of my turn-based games on this website I had a superfluous amount of material and got careless. I never even suspected what would happen next.


When the game ended I couldn't believe what had just happened. I had been tricked into a stalemate by minor pieces. All I have to say is well-played black.
1st August 2008, 06:14pm
#2
by rich
United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 27854

You played good, it's bad you got a stalemate !

1st August 2008, 09:28pm
#3
by dwaxe
Thousand Oaks, California United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 1049

Dang, that stinks!

But black played a horrible game excluding the last move, and only then eeked out a draw from a blunder.

1st August 2008, 11:54pm
#4
by NM OmarCayenne
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 12607

Bummer!  And you had a mate in 3 with 30 e4+.

2nd August 2008, 12:00am
#5
by fzweb
My home Australia
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1140

That's how 1450 rated people play?!?!

2nd August 2008, 07:59am
#6
by ayjaraki
South Carolina United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 92

Ha. Yea. I don't think that he studied the QGA because he fell for one of the oldest traps in the book by trying to hang onto his extra pawn.

2nd August 2008, 08:12am
#7
by rich
United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 27854

The Fried Liver attack is a old trap, but still works on players up 1400 or even higher at times.

2nd August 2008, 08:40am
#8
by BasicLvrCH8r
Kansas United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1605

The Fried Liver isn't a trap. The Lolli is more deadly than the Fried Liver. If you mean that 1400+ rated players play 5... Nxd5?!, then you are correct.

2nd August 2008, 08:46am
#9
by rich
United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 27854

They do, but it is an attack. It is a good technique the Fried Liver I discovered it myself and later found out it was called the Fried Liver attack !

 

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