Annotated chess game: Mate in 7 moves

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ANNOTATED GAME

Mate in 7 moves
Wouter 357 (N.C.) vs. unknown person (N.C.)
Annotated by: wouter357 (1200)
Chess opening: King's pawn game (C50)

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1. e4	Classic opening



1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6	strange move.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2332) on 28-Dec-07: Hungarian Defence - or Maybe the Philidor. The Hungarian is considered rather passive, and hence risky, but I used to play it a lot as a teenager, just to avoid the Giuoco Piano...


4. Nc3 Bg4	I'm going to risk somethin it can result in victory or eventually in defeat



5. Nxe5	THis is a dangerous move if he takes with his knight I loose a knight but if he doesn't....
	1 comment marinvukusic (2161) on 28-Dec-07: "5.h3 In this position 5.Nxe5? would be an unsound trap. Black could not take White's queen without succumbing to a checkmate in two moves, but 5...Nxe5 would win a knight. Instead, White "puts the question" to the bishop which must either retreat on the c8-h3 diagonal, capture the knight, or as in this game, move the bishop to an insecure square." Link in my next comment.


5... Bxd1	he hasn't seen the danger from B*f7



6. Bxf7+ Ke7 7. Nd5#	Mate, victory in 7 moves
	2 comments marinvukusic (2161) on 28-Dec-07: Well known mate ( en.wikipedia.org ). It could have been prevented here with 5...Ne5 wouter357 (1200) on 28-Dec-07: indeed