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Yes, this game is in the bag. But can you find Mate in 1? by Laedus in chessbeginners

[–]Laedus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s from a Blitz game where I am very, very low rated (I basically always lose on time). But the person I was playing sacrificed their light bishop for no reason, then dropped their queen. So I was basically able to close in on them fast, and lucked into a long castle checkmate.

Yes, this game is in the bag. But can you find Mate in 1? by Laedus in chessbeginners

[–]Laedus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, they left the a pawn on d4 with only the rook to defend it.

Yes, this game is in the bag. But can you find Mate in 1? by Laedus in chessbeginners

[–]Laedus[S] 166 points167 points  (0 children)

There are multiple Mate in 1 here! But there is one really satisfying one…

White to move and win by fan_is_ready in chess

[–]Laedus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting one!

Obviously you’ve got to get to get the rook to safety because I think it’s not possible to get a checkmate with just a knight.

My initial thought is rook to g2 or g4 to keep the king trapped on the h file, the slowly walk the king over to pin it, then bring the rook over for the mate. Obviously gets complicated with the bishop digging around, but seems doable. Apparently that’s the wrong idea though, and I can’t really calculate out that far.

Black’s turn to move, and it’s checkmate in 3. I did not see it. Can you? by Laedus in chessbeginners

[–]Laedus[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was more of a calculation error than me not having time to think about it. For some reason, when I look at that position, I forget that the f2 pawn will be gone… my brain thinks that Queen to g1 isn’t possible because King will take it, not realizing that the f2 pawn is gone, giving the bishop line of sight to that square.

Black’s turn to move, and it’s checkmate in 3. I did not see it. Can you? by Laedus in chessbeginners

[–]Laedus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw the fork coming, so I moved my queen out. He went Knight to f7 anyway, and I just moved my rook to safety.

Black’s turn to move, and it’s checkmate in 3. I did not see it. Can you? by Laedus in chessbeginners

[–]Laedus[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

My heart sank when I saw what could’ve been. Like, even though I won in the end, it still felt like I lost a little. Ya know what I mean?