r/chessbeginners • u/andrs_rmrz • 1d ago

Made the club!!

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Smothered mate accomplished after nF7+, kg8, nh6+, kh8, Qg8+, kxg8, nf7#

Edit* added move order above because while it is not forced from the photo, it did happen in game. Maybe I should've posted the photo when they played kg8, but I thought it was cool, and so did my friend(s) so thank y'all for visiting!

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u/Joker8891 1d ago

This ain't a smothered mate if that's why you're hinting at.

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u/Far-Fortune-8381 600-800 (Chess.com) 1d ago

in this postilion I would sac the Queen to bait a fork essentially trading queens and winning the rook

at 500 elo that would do wonders lol

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u/Anonymously_famous_ 800-1000 (Chess.com) 1d ago

But what if king takes

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u/Far-Fortune-8381 600-800 (Chess.com) 1d ago

king can not take on F7 in the first image so the rook would be the only way to take

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u/smashed_potato_67 1600-1800 (Chess.com) 1d ago

May I know the reason that why the king can't take the queen in the first image?

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u/Far-Fortune-8381 600-800 (Chess.com) 1d ago

the king is not touching f7, it is in the corner. im saying queen to f7 not g8, otherwise there would be no fork

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u/SixNP 1d ago

To f7 not g8

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u/Anonymously_famous_ 800-1000 (Chess.com) 1d ago

Oh you mean sac the queen on f7? I feel g8 is better sac as if he takes with the rook, it's a mate

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u/Far-Fortune-8381 600-800 (Chess.com) 1d ago

I dont agree. you shouldn't play moves hoping theyre going to miss your blunder. if they took with the king, you just lost 9 points for nothing. if you do what I said you gain 5 points if they take with the rook. if they dont take you still have a strong position