Have you ever played a '!!' move?

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GarethLeeMeredith

here is another... my opponent believed I had dropped the queen... this one was a blitz




Rumo75
LoekBergman hat geschrieben:

@Rumo75: Now that is a surprise move to threaten to win a queen. But did it work out? I am not as good chess player as you are. In the next diagram did I show the moves I can see happening. I would love to learn that pattern.

 

Are there better moves for white then I am showing or am I wrong in my judgement of the situation that black has the easier game?

 

My opponent wasn't a bad player (around FIDE 2100 I think), but strangely he didn't even try to get the two pawns and lost very quickly without a fight. After 1.Ke2 0-0-0 I would have played 2.g4 Nxg4 3.hxg4 Qxg4 4.Rh4 Qg2 5.Qg1. It's probably not the computer's first choice, but I would assess the queenless position to be rather easily winning. I have an extra piece, all of my pieces (especially the rooks) are well placed, and his two pawns are not really going anywhere.

Rumo75
findingnemo7 hat geschrieben:

I actually don't know, I've never really considered any of my moves to be amazing. If I'm capable of finding it in my mind it's not worth a '!!' mark - just because it is within my level.

 

That's how I usually feel about things, too. I think I never attached a "!!" to a move I made, but I didn't let that keep me from posting that neat diagram above. Wink

 

You wrote: "Is something wrong with 0-0 instead of Ke2 or is that just me? If you're really worried about an attack you can trade queens with Ne5. eg. 1. 0-0 g5 2. Ne5"

The point of 1.Ke2 is to protect my rook, so that 2.g4 wins the piece. If black's bishop had been on e7, 1.Rh2 would have served the same purpose. After 1.0-0 I still retain a positional advantage, but there is no quick win in sight.

B0nisek
LoekBergman

@Rumo75: thanks for the answer and the move order how to force exchange of queens in that position. That looks very promising indeed. Even the placement of the king in te centre is now an advantage for white.

Firethorn15
DonJose22

GarethLeeMeredith wrote:

I can think of maybe two games of mine that deserved perhaps '!' here is my first one... a double rook sac for mate


This position is very common mating pattern...In fact, it may be an exact copy of one that Chess.com has in its database of combinations.


 



danieman

Am I the only one who can't see what Rumo's move was? :s I only see the board.. no move?

Firethorn15

It was Ke2 (from deduction from later diagrams)

JamesAgadir

In one of my recent games I played a move that turned a position that was equal into a position where my openent resigned imediatly

Scottrf
JamesAgadir wrote:

In one of my recent games I played a move that turned a position that was equal into a position where my openent resigned imediatly

If that is the case he resigned in an even position.

Radical_Drift
Scottrf wrote:
JamesAgadir wrote:

In one of my recent games I played a move that turned a position that was equal into a position where my openent resigned imediatly

If that is the case he resigned in an even position.

Yeah, or he blundered in a even position, in which case, the position was no longer even. :-)

SilentKnighte5
Scottrf wrote:
JamesAgadir wrote:

In one of my recent games I played a move that turned a position that was equal into a position where my openent resigned imediatly

If that is the case he resigned in an even position.

Exactly.

danieman
condude2 wrote:

Just recently played this, it's probably one of my best ever tactics, and might deserve an !!.

I loved watching this. Beautiful in my opinion. But... have you tried running it through a chess computer? According to Stockfish, every single move he made, after Qd8, was a blunder. Also, Stockfish doesn't agree with your commentary; "[Rxb7] is his best bet" -- Stockfish marks this as an absolute blunder. Also, ...f5 is what turns this into a mate. He should have played ...f6 and avoided the mate. You're still up loads in material, though, and are in for a comfortable win. :-) (but that's because of black's bad moves -- not forced)

Anyway, don't get me wrong. This is way, way, way above my level, and I absolutely loved this. Mistakes are (perhaps the most important?) part of chess, and here black did many. That makes room for aesthetically beautiful combinations, such as this. :-D

I recommend running your games through a chess computer, especially if you feel like you did something truly genius. The computer will probably give you at least one way to drag your spirit down, lol ... :-) 

shdu02
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shdu02

This was better than the last one I posted because I could also have done it without f5.

condude2

Danieman, I don't have Stockfish, but I found some online computer to use. Have you tried actually playing it's recommended lines? I know for the online one it freaked out, saying we were equal, only a move later to say I was up 4-5 points.

 

I'll post the analysis in a bit.

danieman
condude2 wrote:

Danieman, I don't have Stockfish, but I found some online computer to use. Have you tried actually playing it's recommended lines? I know for the online one it freaked out, saying we were equal, only a move later to say I was up 4-5 points.

 

I'll post the analysis in a bit.

No, I haven't, and I don't think that would have helped anything. My rating is just slightly above 1000 (blitz), and the computers marks all my moves as blunders, so me playing any lines wouldn't really give any answers at all. :-D

Looking forward to your analysis! :-)

TheGreatOogieBoogie




Probably not, but at the time I think I did.  

And of course this one from years ago:




AKAL1

The number of !! moves I've played is zero next to the number of !! moves I thought I've played and were refuted by the computer afterwards :( This one was refuted pretty soundly