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QueenBomb

So note that today is not one of my better days, which is why I blundered. Usually I'm better then this but I am off today so please look past my major blunder. I play white. Starting out through the game I was doing pretty well except for a couple inaccurates, but overall throughout the game I think I did pretty well. I admit I most got lucky with a mating blunder. If you look at my mate, it is a tactic which most people below 1600 wouldn't see and I have done that tactic a few times but never got to play it in a game. It did take me a few moves to realize it but I had noticed If I sac my queen my knight will mate the king! This is one of the many reasons I favor knights over bishops.

I hope you enjoyed the game. Please do tell me whether or not you think I did awful or if I did good and why. A lot of posts I get on my games people just post "good game" or "nice job" and I'd like a little more info so I can get better. 

Dale

Your last move is the bomb.

Hawksteinman
Smothered mate
LouStule
ya. Good one.
QueenBomb

Oh lol that's true I literally bombed my queen for a mate!!! Queenbomb!

MickinMD

Nice smothered mate!

little_guinea_pig

the classic smothered mate pattern, I've never seen that in an actual game before! Nice going grin.png

Laskersnephew

The first time you get to pull off a classic smothered mate, it feels like magic

thaynethomas

Nice!

 

Rook_Handler

Is this game how u got ur username?

jetxj9
Brava!
Federal_romzy

that last move killed it ...I'm impressed ..!!

KeSetoKaiba
Laskersnephew wrote:

The first time you get to pull off a classic smothered mate, it feels like magic

Yes - I completely agree. My first ever smothered mate was due to a pinned pawn like in the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, but I think it feels "more magical" in the first game smothered mate is done with a lone Knight. happy.png 

My first "true lone Knight checkmate" was in this following game if anyone is interested. The game was not that great, but the ending is really cool. 

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-showcase/romantic-style-finish-true-lone-knight-checkmate-on-the-edge 

 

tuoyuan
QueenBomb wrote:

So note that today is not one of my better days, which is why I blundered. Usually I'm better then this but I am off today so please look past my major blunder. I play white. Starting out through the game I was doing pretty well except for a couple inaccurates, but overall throughout the game I think I did pretty well. I admit I most got lucky with a mating blunder. If you look at my mate, it is a tactic which most people below 1600 wouldn't see and I have done that tactic a few times but never got to play it in a game. It did take me a few moves to realize it but I had noticed If I sac my queen my knight will mate the king! This is one of the many reasons I favor knights over bishops. I hope you enjoyed the game. Please do tell me whether or not you think I did awful or if I did good and why. A lot of posts I get on my games people just post "good game" or "nice job" and I'd like a little more info so I can get better. 

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