The shortest game in history - Guiness record
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obelix101 wrote:
This is a rough translation from a norwegian Guinness book of Records, from 1968:
The shortest game ever registered between two grand masters, was in four moves. Lazard defeated Gibaud in a chess cafè in Paris in 1924.
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Wow
2. Nd2 looks so ugly, what's that about?
cofail wrote:
why did white resign??
This is known as a 'queen checkmate'. If takes he gets mated, so it's a queen for the knight.
Personally, I would have played on a bit longer because white has some potential for quick development.
Aug 28, 2022
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obelix101 wrote:
This is a rough translation from a norwegian Guinness book of Records, from 1968:
The shortest game ever registered between two grand masters, was in four moves. Lazard defeated Gibaud in a chess cafè in Paris in 1924.
In my hand I have a copy of "1000 short games of Chess" by IRVING CHERNEV
Published in 1955 Simon & Schuster New York, N. Y.
The very first game is listed as shown . . .
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This is the short game ever played between MASTERS in tournament competition.
It ends in a knockout in four moves . . .
Paris, 1924
GIBAUD. WHITE. LAZARD. BLACK
1 P-Q4. KT-KB3
2. KT-Q2. P-K4
3 Px P. KT-KT5
4. P-KR3 KT-K6
Instead of retreating the Knight hurls himself into the enemy camp with an attack on the Queen.
White resigns , as capturing the Knight would be answered by 5 . . . Q-R5ch, forcing mate.
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Chernev wrote on March 13, 1954 when he wrote the book . . .
"It is my hope that they will give you the pleasure they have given me."
I purchased this book from Thrifty books on line . . .
Why did white resign? I think there may have been a way to get out of that. F2 takes E3
Frenchmaster2 wrote:
Why did white resign? I think there may have been a way to get out of that. F2 takes E3
You should try to figure out what happens after that. It's a good puzzle.
Not any longer I suppose. Magnus Carlsen resigned to Hans Niemann after only 2 moves.
Apr 12, 2023
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#93
obelix101 wrote:
Chessy4000 wrote:
why did white resign??
Because he either had to lose his queen or open up his king
and if he took the knight, black had checkmate in two moves
As a grandmaster my self i feel there was no maidens present.
Apr 15, 2023
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#95
dragon27 wrote:
I think this is a wrong statement... THe two move checkmate is the shortest game in history... i even know some people who resign after thier first move, SO THIS IS FAKE! ;)
That's true except it wan't between two Grandmasters.
Why did white resign
Magnus Carlsen played a game that was only 1 move long! He played with the white pieces and played the grob opening and black resigned on the first move because he didn't to be disrespected by a trash opening. Magnus also beat many other GMs with the grob in the championship a few years ago.
Magnus resigned against Niemann in 1 move so that's the shortest game ever
Christianoronaldo777 wrote:
Why did white resign
d4, Nf6, Nd2, e5, dxe5, Ng4, h3, Ne3!
If fxe3, then Qh4+, g3, Qxg3 mate
Or if white doesn't take the knight on e3 Nxd1 Queen gone, white loses.
