Bs"d

So this was a REALLY funny game. Even if I say so myself: https://lichess..org/ofk18NOW3x6y

It combined many beautiful elements of our noble chess game; a nice opening trap, I gave the enemy a rook, and took his queen, in a Falkbeer counter gambit.

Then came that beloved, beautiful, but also devastating attack, the horse fork, forking both his king and a castle. If executed, that fork would have netted me a full castle.

However, I decided to let that fork be, because I saw a BEAUTIFUL mate in 5, including queen sacrifice, and ending in a smothered mate.
And these things a rare, to get one in a real game.

The enemy cooperated and let me play the smothered mate until the bitter end. Bitter for the enemy of course, for me is was sweeter than honey. 😀😀😀

With overwhelming gratitude to the Creator I quietly and humbly shout out: HALLELUJAH!!!

https://tinyurl.com/Thank4trapgamb

On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 8:36:38 AM UTC+2, Eli Kesef wrote:
> Bs"d
>
> I think that this is an incredibly funny four horses game: https://lichess.org/lVVNI1vKbhts
>
> On move 15 I had two queens, and the enemy zero. That was enough of a disadvantage for the enemy that he resigned.
>
> A bit disappointing. OK, you are two queens behind, but anything can happen in a chess game, ain't that right?
>
> What happened to fighting spirit?
>
> https://tinyurl.com/4horses-game

Bs"d

Got another one of those four horses games: https://lichess.org/6jUv7meBSJYv

Just before one of my two queens could take his one queen, and I would have ended up with two queens, and the enemy with zero queens, he resigned.

FUNNY game. :D

https://tinyurl.com/4horses-game

Bs"d

The beauty of chess lies in the combination. Or nowadays; the tactic.

I think that this is a funny game: https://lichess.org/rfH2BVzVrCH0

The enemy was doing well, was two pawns ahead, and then, suddenly, a deathblow: 27 Qg2. And that was the end of it. A nice tactic. Totally demolished the enemy.
The two pawns I had given him had given me a free shooting range to the enemy king for my two castles. And now the enemy was paying the price for it..

My deathblow 27 Qg2 move attacked the enemy castle on a8, but also pinned the pawn on g6, because of which the horse on f5 was almost undefended.
Moving his castle from a8 to f8 was not making much of a difference, because it was in the shadow of the queen on f6, which was now the first and primary defender, and the horse was under attack by a bishop and castle. So it was about undefended, and my bishop took it. Taking back with the queen was not an option, so he moved his king to h8, removing the pin from the g6 pawn. So my bishop took the undefended g6 pawn. Undefended, because now the h pawn was pinned, and his queen couldn't take, because my queen defended the bishop.

In desperation the enemy now threw his queen in the meat grinder, and took my castle, my other castle took the queen, his castle took my castle, my queen took his castle, the now unpinned h pawn took my bishop, and then the enemy surrendered, because he was about to lose his last castle, and then it would be his king and five pawns against my king and four pawns, and a queen.
Or no pieces against a queen.

What is baffling is how fast the enemy went from two pawns up to being a queen down. It took only one queen move to devastate him.

Amazing.

Funny game.

For me anyway. I don't think the enemy saw it the same way. But with chess you can't please everybody. 😆

https://tinyurl.com/Lasker-comb

On Monday, September 18, 2023 at 1:20:55 AM UTC+3, William Hyde wrote:
> On Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:34:51 PM UTC-4, Eli Kesef wrote:
> > On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 6:06:37 PM UTC+3, Eli Kesef wrote:
> > > On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 8:36:38 AM UTC+2, Eli Kesef wrote:
> > > > Bs"d
> > > >
> > > > I think that this is an incredibly funny four horses game: https://lichess.org/lVVNI1vKbhts
> > > >
> > > > On move 15 I had two queens, and the enemy zero. That was enough of a disadvantage for the enemy that he resigned.
> > > >
> > > > A bit disappointing. OK, you are two queens behind, but anything can happen in a chess game, ain't that right?
> > > >
> > > > What happened to fighting spirit?
> > > >
> > > > https://tinyurl.com/4horses-game
> > > Bs"d
> > >
> > > Got another one of those four horses games: https://lichess.org/6jUv7meBSJYv
> > >
> > > Just before one of my two queens could take his one queen, and I would have ended up with two queens, and the enemy with zero queens, he resigned.
> > >
> > > FUNNY game. :D
> > >
> > > https://tinyurl.com/4horses-game
> > Bs"d
> >
> > There seems to be something in the four horses game that makes the enemy voluntarily give up his queen, while giving me an extra one. Which means that the enemy ends up with no queen, and me with two of 'm. Got another one here: https://lichess.org/EkeJl3k0Q2hw
> >
> > A really funny game!
> It was also hilarious in the 1850s.
>
> The classics endure.
>
> William Hyde

Bs"d

For a new chess player the classics are brand new.

And of course, it is very funny when on move 15 you are 2 queens and an exchange ahead on the enemy.

But yes; the classics don't wanna die: https://lichess.org/EkeJl3k0Q2hw