Shortest legitimate games
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I also won this game in the Cambridge College League once. My opponent failed to spot the value of the tempo not playing e4 saved me:
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My son won this one when he was starting chess, he was particularity happy as it was a Legal's mate and remembered seeing it in one of the Yusupov books.
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In the Covid event, I managed this old favourite, 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 e5, 3.dxe5 Ng4, 4.Nc3 Nc6, 5.Bf4 Bb4+, 6.Nd2 Qe7, 7.a3 Ngxe5, 8.axb4 Nd3 Mate
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There may have been shorter games, but I recall this 9 move victory at the opening round of the Minor at Crewe in February 1997
Game lasted less than 20 minutes. I then had to wait until 11pm as the person who drove me was last to finish in the Intermediate.
Game lasted less than 20 minutes. I then had to wait until 11pm as the person who drove me was last to finish in the Intermediate.
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I'm not sure if opening traps in blitz arenas should count but I finally managed to find a victim in this off beat line of the Dutch tonight:
1 d4 f5 2 h3 Nf6 3 g4 hg 4 hg Ng4 5 Qd3 Nf6 6 Rh7 Rh7 7 Qg6 mate.
1 d4 f5 2 h3 Nf6 3 g4 hg 4 hg Ng4 5 Qd3 Nf6 6 Rh7 Rh7 7 Qg6 mate.
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I emulated Justin with 1.f4 e5, 2.fxe5 d6, 3.exd6 Bxd6, 4.Nf3 g5, 5.h3 Bg3M in an online Rapidplay recently.
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sorry if been mentioned but Gary Kasparov lost a quicky recently by playing the queens gambit accepted.
Think it was only 7 moves
Think it was only 7 moves
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"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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