Strangest Game Yet

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Doktor Avalanche
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Strangest Game Yet

Post by Doktor Avalanche »

Opponent makes a few moves that have me scratching my head still.

!? denotes dubious or WTF move...
1. e4 c6

2. Qf3 e5

3. Nh3 d5

4. d3 Bd4+

5. c3 Be7

6. Qg3 Bxh3

7. Qxg7!? Bf6

8. Qg3 Be6

9. Na3 Ne7

10. Qf3 Nd7

11. g3 0-0

12. Qh5 Qb6

13. Bg5!? Qxb2

14. Bxf6 Qxa1+

15. Ke2!? Nxf6

16. Qg5+ Ng6

17. Qxf6 Qxa2+

18. Nc2 Qxc2+

19. Kf3 dxe4+

20. Kxe4 Qxc3

21. Be2 Qd4+

22. Kf3 Bd5# 0-1
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Re: Strangest Game Yet

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Machine or person - and do you know the opponent?
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Re: Strangest Game Yet

Post by Nikki »

Is Lewis playing?
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Re: Strangest Game Yet

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Judge Roy Bean wrote:Machine or person - and do you know the opponent?
Person. Someone who goes under the moniker of "Queen Mary" - and someone I played on Facebook today.

There was another person who goes under the screen name of "jachicken" from somewhere here in the US I played on http://www.chess.com last night. Checkmated him in 18 moves.
1.e4 e6

2.Nf3 d5

3.exd5 exd5

4.d4 Nc6

5.c4 Bf5

6.Be3 Nf6

7.Nc3 Nb4

8.Rc1 Bd6

9.a3 Na6

10.cxd5 O-O

11.Nh 4Bg4

12.f3 Nxd5

13.Nxd5 Qxh4+

14.Bf2 Rae8+

15.Ne3 Rxe3+

16.Be2 Rxe2+

17.Qxe 2Qh6

18.O-O Qxh2#
And yes, on the 18th move he did castle and I managed to put him in checkmate. :lol: :twisted:

My personal best was a checkmate in 12 moves. I didn't record it so I suppose it didn't happen.
:)
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Re: Strangest Game Yet

Post by Doktor Avalanche »

Nikki wrote:Is Lewis playing?
Is that a reference to the Lewis chessmen?

Image

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Re: Strangest Game Yet

Post by Nikki »

No. The Alice in Wonderland or Through The Looking Glass chess game.
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Re: Strangest Game Yet

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Run it through an analysis program and I don't think you will be pleased with the comments. "Chess lab" is a free site for analysis if you don't have a program. ICC is a popular site for playing.
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Re: Strangest Game Yet

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Three mistakes - two of them quite serious - cost the opponent the game.

Checkmate in 14 moves.
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 Qf6
4. Bg5 Qe6
5. Nc3 c6
6. dxe5 h6
7. Bf4 dxe5
8. Nxe5 g5
9. Bc4 Qf6?
10. Bxf6+ Ke7
11. Bg3 Be6
12. Bh5 Bg7??
13. Nxc6+ Nxc6??
14. Qd6# 1-0
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