Saturday, 7 May 2022

A triple knightmare

 The early underpromotion to a knight is a well known trap in the Budapest Gambit, but it can be even more devastating in other circumstances. The following game may well be the quickest underpromotion checkmate there is, unless someone has constructed a shorter game.


Amateur - Goetz
Strassburg, 1880

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. b3 Qh4+ 4. g3 fxg3 5. h3 g2+ 6. Ke2 Qxe4+ 7. Kf2 gxh1=N#

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