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Checkmate by Castling!!!

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I finally got checkmate by castling! I only started trying to get the checkmate today too!

How I did it is I went to Play Online and then Custom Challenge. Then you go to the top right corner which features a chess board and an eye. If you click on it you will see open challenges.
And if you select a low rated player, capture all their pieces, don't castle, and probably tell them to not resign (unless you believe that's cheating), you need to set up your position without causing stalemate and castle to deliver the checkmate!

If you don't know the perfect position, there's an example in the game I played:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/168387341040?move=0

Have a nice day!

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The Shortest Wins in Chess

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The Shortest Wins in Chess

Today I'm showing you guys some of the shortest wins in chess, some of which you might have never heard of!

Most players have heard of 1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4#. But most players ALSO haven't heard of 1. f4 e5 2. g3 exf4 3. gxf4 Qh4#. Have you guys heard of the previous one? It looks possible, though very unlikely.

One that literally happened to me several weeks ago when I was playing as White was 1. e4 f5 2. Qh5+ g6 3. Be2 gxh5 4. Bxh5#. That was a quick win!

Probably the most unlikely one when you're playing as black is 1. f4 f5... wait, f5? Why? Anyway, after that is 2. g4 e5. 2...e5 is what I call the Black's Center Kingside Gambit. After that is 3. fxe5 or 3. gxf5. Then 3...Qh4#.

That's it for today! Have a good day!