Miniatures are very short games... usually ended by a blunder or sharp tactics early. They are very good to analyse to learn opening traps as well.
I believe a game is a miniature when it is won in under 20/30 moves.
What is a Miniature
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Great. Thank you for you replies!
Yeah, I've always understood it to be a short game where the win is achieved dramatically through sharp tactical play by one side. Usually some sort of novelty is played. Kenytiger's blog has a lot of really cool examples.
Just curious as to what miniature refers to in chess.