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Every now and then, you experience a position in a game of chess that is “beautiful”. The game I’m going to discuss today started in the most prosaic of ways – a very standard Italian, the Giuoco Piano: four knights game. And yet, only a few moves later, I entered into a geometically beautiful line with mate in 3 starting with a double check!

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This game was very unexpected for me, and I suspect my opponent. I had played the Italian, specifically, the Giuoco Piano many times as a beginner. Little did I know that such a beautiful forced mate line would appear, only a few moves after we had respectively finished the opening! I hope you enjoyed this game and thanks for watching!

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/23502620945

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.08.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "errgh"]
[Black "vitualis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C23"]
[WhiteElo "1069"]
[BlackElo "1173"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[EndTime "17:14:09 PDT"]
[Termination "vitualis won by checkmate"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Nd5 Nxe4 9. f3 Ne2+ 10. Kh1 N4g3+ 11. hxg3 Nxg3+ 12. Kh2 Qh4# 0-1