Nice, yet not to hard mate in 3.
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AdminX
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Re: Nice, yet not to hard mate in 3.
Same here LOL.
"Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions."
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Terry McCracken
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Re: Nice, yet not to hard mate in 3.
It's really a very simple mate. based on the 2 Bishop smothered mate theme but my old brain felt rushed to answer..mistake!AdminX wrote:Same here LOL.
I needed to put more time looking at the Bc6 line rather than the Rd8 line.
Surprised the White master missed it? Heat of the battle I guess? Regardless of playing strength, I've seen about every blunder known and have committed them too!
Terry McCracken
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Terry McCracken
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Re: Nice, yet not to hard mate in 3.
He probably did see it way off, the pattern anyway and in time trouble fudged it with a safe move, securing the win.AdminX wrote:Isn't that the truth, no clue what so ever in a real game. As HGM states, in a real game you may have been planning for it. In that case chances are good that you may have seen it.Henk wrote:Qe6. Took me two minutes so I would not have seen it in a real game when in time trouble. Also then you get no hint that it is a mate in three.
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Re: Nice, yet not to hard mate in 3.
the mating pattern is not unheard of, but it definitely is unusual