One doesn't simply...

1. Play chess for fun.

2. Expect to win a game with the scholar's mate.

3. Start useless threads like this.

4. Fianchetto the bishop... because "fianchetto" sounds cool.

5. Start the game with 1.a3

6. And, the pinnacle:

Feel free to continue adding your fun tidbits of chess tactics

LOTR much lol, ;)

...mate with K+N+B vs. K+N

Haha, yup :P

I'm a huge LOTR fan :)

Good thread!

I made one :)

idot

nice on plutonia !  in you case the H in hpawn stands for Hobbit .  as in "All our hopes now lie with..."

...the h pawn xD

I'm surprised scottrf hasn't seen my post yet :P I'd wonder what he'd have to say for that.

Keep the posts coming!

One does not simply sacrifice the queen to solve the daily puzzle.

One doesn't simply offer a draw, to Magnus Carlsen...