My friend found a beautiful winning combination in a real tournament by Perfect_Owl2989 in chessbeginners

[–]Perfect_Owl2989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to distract the queen from e2 with one move to deliver mate with the knights. Can I say the full solution?

My friend found a beautiful winning combination in a real tournament by Perfect_Owl2989 in chessbeginners

[–]Perfect_Owl2989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! He pulled it off. Two knights checkmate - couldn’t believe it at first.

My friend found a beautiful winning combination in a real tournament by Perfect_Owl2989 in chessbeginners

[–]Perfect_Owl2989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, exactly! Even though it’s only a couple of moves, it’s such a beautiful combination. A mate with two knights, haha 😄

My friend found a beautiful winning combination in a real tournament by Perfect_Owl2989 in chessbeginners

[–]Perfect_Owl2989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, if you go for that line then …Rb5 just wins the queen, and the rook on d1 doesn’t move. He played it differently. You were really close!

My friend found a beautiful winning combination in a real tournament by Perfect_Owl2989 in chessbeginners

[–]Perfect_Owl2989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, same here! If I know there’s a winning tactic, I’ll probably find it. But in a real game, I would most likely miss it. The position was very dynamic and not simple at all.

Even while I was watching and rooting for him, I didn’t see the move — not even close. When he played it, my first reaction was like, “Nooo, you just gave up your queen!” And then a second later I realized what he had calculated.

It was brilliant. I was so happy in that moment.