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29th March 2008, 01:47pm
#1
by BasicLvrCH8r
Burlington, VT United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1091

This is a classic puzzle. Not the exact position, but the moves. I don't know why I posted this.


29th March 2008, 02:57pm
#2
by KillaBeez
Denver, CO United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 1215
That is really old.  Older than Atilla the Hun probably.  But I once used this in a game against a 5th grader.  He was laughing because I hung my Queen and didn't see the smothered mate.  Then the tables turned.
29th March 2008, 03:00pm
#3
by BasicLvrCH8r
Burlington, VT United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1091
Hilarious. What kind of idiot thinks that a person makes a move that obviously loses a queen for no reason? I bet you laughed and he cried.
29th March 2008, 03:17pm
#4
by bgianis
Thessaloniki Greece
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 402
If you play chessmaster 9000,you can see this checkmate when you open the program in the starting video,with only 8 pieces on the board.It is the same.
29th March 2008, 03:19pm
#5
by BasicLvrCH8r
Burlington, VT United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1091
Yes. It's the classic smothered mate.
29th March 2008, 03:25pm
#6
by cuendillar
Stockholm Sweden
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 274
I've also won games by it. Typically my opponent resign before the mate. It's a basic mate that many stronger players knows just as well as back rank mates.
 

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