Quick mate: Philidor Defense
ralbama1 (1614) vs. ******** (1415)
Annotated by:
ralbama1
(1959)
Chess opening:
Philidor (C41), Philidor counter-gambit, del Rio attack
This is a quick mate. |
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
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Black chooses the Philidor Defense, less popular for sure. |

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3. d4 f5
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Even more less popular is this gambit. |

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4. dxe5 fxe4 5. Ng5
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White moves the Knight to attack the pawn or... |

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5... h6
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...If black does something like this, then white can win significant material or achieve a quick mate (which happens here). |

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6. Qh5+ Kd7
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Only move, the other legal move gave white mate. |

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7. e6+ Kc6
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Again only move to avoid mate. |

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8. Nf7
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Black must choose to lose its queen or suffer mate. |

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8... Qe8
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Black chooses mate. |

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9. Qb5#
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Ballgame. |
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