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Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 1:16 pm
by Geoff Chandler
I won a league game as Black with 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. fe5 Qh4+
My opponent resigned just as a few late comers were arriving.
A rarely known OTB trap I've used with success is:
'The Blue Capped Pawn'.
I sat down at the board at an Allegro in 1984 and on one of my White Pawns
someone had taken a felt tipped pen to it and coloured the top of it blue!
So I tried to swap it with George Coutts who was sitting next to me.
He refused, then I tried to swap it another board but they too refused.
George said just put it on e4 and sac it.
So I did and my opponent walked into a wonderful trap. (I believe it is called the Estrin Trap.)
G.Chandler - H.Choudary, Edinburgh Allegro 1984
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nd5!?
Black took the 'Blue Capped Pawn.'
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 2:15 pm
by Reg Clucas
Here is my quickest OTB win -
The funny thing is that 7.Nxe4 is actually a mistake, since 7.d3 simply wins a piece.
And my quickest defeat (I should really have resigned at move 6) -
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 2:32 pm
by JustinHorton
Heh, were you planning 6...Bc6?
(Your other game reminds me of
this.)
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:07 pm
by John Upham
For more of the similar see
viewtopic.php?f=49&t=11778
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:13 pm
by JustinHorton
Not really, minatures are likely to be rather longer than individuals' given shortest games
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:15 pm
by MJMcCready
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:17 pm
by Reg Clucas
JustinHorton wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 2:32 pm
Heh, were you planning 6...Bc6?
(Your other game reminds me of
this.)
It's a long time ago, but yes, I think ...Bc6 was probably the plan.
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:18 pm
by David Williams
I had a game as black that began
and I went on to win. Seeing as my opponent was graded over 200, 30 points higher than me, I thought it would be impolite to point out that 5. e4 wins a piece, and for all I know he is still none the wiser.
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:20 pm
by Matt Mackenzie
As white against the Falkbeer, I have had (against a moderately weak club player, but certainly not a beginner) 1e4 e5 2 f4 d5 3 ed5 Qd5?! 4 Nc3 Qc6 (I mean, *why* exactly????) and 5 Bb5. And it really *should* have been 1-0, but - out of sheer embarrassment I suspect - they played a dozen more moves.
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:23 pm
by Joseph Conlon
Obviously not involving me, but worth throwing into the mix here:
Zapata vs Anand (yes, that Anand) 1988
1. e4 e5. 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Bf5?? 6. Qe2 resigns
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:27 pm
by Matthew Turner
Bf5 was given as a good move in the previous edition of Informator
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:28 pm
by Matt Mackenzie
Joseph Conlon wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 3:23 pm
Obviously not involving me, but worth throwing into the mix here:
Zapata vs Anand (yes, that Anand) 1988
1. e4 e5. 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Bf5?? 6. Qe2 resigns
I presume you know the back story behind that one?
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:51 pm
by Joseph Conlon
Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 3:28 pm
Joseph Conlon wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 3:23 pm
Obviously not involving me, but worth throwing into the mix here:
Zapata vs Anand (yes, that Anand) 1988
1. e4 e5. 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Bf5?? 6. Qe2 resigns
I presume you know the back story behind that one?
Indeed; that following the moves from a previous pre-arranged draw is not a good idea in terms of accuracy of moves played.
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 4:23 pm
by JustinHorton
Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 3:28 pm
Joseph Conlon wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 3:23 pm
Obviously not involving me, but worth throwing into the mix here:
Zapata vs Anand (yes, that Anand) 1988
1. e4 e5. 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Bf5?? 6. Qe2 resigns
I presume you know the back story behind that one?
Yes
Re: Shortest legitimate games
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 8:17 pm
by IM Jack Rudd
I've had this one in the South Wales International:
Sadly, my opponent was unrated, so I didn't gain any rating points from it.