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maxjohnson

best quick checkmates


aprazma
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scandinaviandefense

Here are some very quick checkmates:


KillaBeez
Those are all really obvious.  Here are some more obscure mates.

TonightOnly

When I first started playing chess, I constantly tried to pull this off. I actually succeeded a surprising number of times. It is referred to as Legall's mate.

 


Azoth
TonightOnly wrote:

When I first started playing chess, I constantly tried to pull this off. I actually succeeded a surprising number of times. It is referred to as Legall's mate.


 im so jealouse i've never been able to make a legal's mate, not even on 3 min blitz


Decoy321

here's a few more, enjoy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Shruikon

A couple more:


Feldmm1
TonightOnly wrote:

When I first started playing chess, I constantly tried to pull this off. I actually succeeded a surprising number of times. It is referred to as Legall's mate.

 

 


Nice. I never knew about that checkmate.


mineta

Cool, I love quick checkmates! Thanks for showing me.

 I might put them on my website/blog: www.geocities.com/chessdiva.show


lukeyboy_xx
all of ya nice diagrams
maxjohnson
a quick check mate
Davidmingming
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pwkip

My opponent wasn't paying attention at the time, but i'll share it anyway :)

pvmike

this is one of my games it's 12 moves which is still pretty quick

MartinCaldon
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Velocity111
Trap in the birds opening froms gambit

 

Damaio Defense failure

 

Ruy lopez fishing pole trap