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chess noob Quick Wins! is a series of short videos, to demonstrate very quick wins! As a beginner, you become aware of the Scholar’s Mate and the Fool’s Mate, but neither of these show up in real games. However, there are tricky quick checkmates and wins that occur, even at the intermediate level of chess.

This was a rather delicious, smothered checkmate on move 10 from a Vienna Gambit Accepted (1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4), something that is rather unusual!

The game progressed down a well-trodden path, with Black attempting to pin the advanced e-pawn to my king to avoid having to undevelop their knight. This, of course, doesn’t work after the symmetrical queen move Qe2, which unpins the pawn. Black undevelops their knight, and we then both develop our other knights. So far, very normal.

On move 7, Black makes the first uncommon move (7… g5) which is an understandable move from the King’s Gambit perspective but is a mistake here [+4.4]. I play the thematic and power (8. Nd5) and Black’s queen is forced back to her home square (8… Qd8).

And then on move 9, Black makes another understandable but precipitous mistake with (9… Nge7). Black followed the opening principle of scrambling to develop pieces, but in doing so, their king was smothered! My next, and final move (10. Nf6#) – the Black king is assassinated on his throne, surrounded by his army! GG!

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/82605620175

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.07.09"]
[Round "-"]
[White "vitualis"]
[Black "elikmac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C28"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Vienna-Game-Falkbeer-Vienna-Gambit"]
[UTCDate "2023.07.09"]
[UTCTime "01:35:42"]
[WhiteElo "1399"]
[BlackElo "1398"]
[TimeControl "600"]
[Termination "vitualis won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "01:35:42"]
[EndDate "2023.07.09"]
[EndTime "01:39:19"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/82605620175"]
[WhiteUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/3711094.f52a0759.50x50o.ab18600a8723.png"]
[WhiteCountry "17"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/69936202.9f3d5a4c.50x50o.e73a82df68e1.jpeg"]
[BlackCountry "2"]
[BlackTitle ""]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:09:59.6]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:09:59.4]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 0:09:58.1]}
2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:09:58.1]} 3. f4 {[%clk 0:09:55.9]} 3... exf4 $6 {[%clk
0:09:57.2][%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true][%c_arrow
d7d5;keyPressed;none;from;d7;opacity;0.8;to;d5;persistent;false][%c_highlight
d5;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;d5;persistent;false] Vienna Gambit
Accepted $1} 4. e5 {[%clk 0:09:52.4]} 4... Qe7 $2 {[%clk 0:09:45.4][%c_effect
e7;square;e7;type;Mistake;persistent;true][%c_arrow
f6g8;keyPressed;none;from;f6;opacity;0.8;to;g8;persistent;false][%c_highlight
g8;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;g8;persistent;false]} 5. Qe2 $1 {[%clk
0:09:50.9][%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 5... Ng8
{[%clk 0:09:17.3]} 6. Nf3 {[%clk 0:09:49.2]} 6... Nc6 {[%clk 0:09:13.2]} 7. d4
{[%clk 0:09:47.3]} 7... g5 $2 {[%clk 0:09:02.7][%c_arrow
d7d5;keyPressed;none;from;d7;opacity;0.8;to;d5;persistent;false][%c_highlight
d5;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;d5;persistent;false][%c_effect
g5;square;g5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] An understandable move from a King's
Gambit perspective, but this is a mistake [+4.4]} 8. Nd5 $1 {[%clk
0:09:42.6][%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 8... Qd8
{[%clk 0:08:52.7]} 9. c3 $2 {[%clk 0:08:21.5][%c_effect
c3;square;c3;type;Mistake;persistent;true][%c_arrow
d5f6;keyPressed;none;from;d5;opacity;0.8;to;f6;persistent;false][%c_highlight
f6;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;f6;persistent;false] A mistake [+2.3] with
Nf6+ being a winning forcing move} 9... Nge7 $4 {[%clk 0:08:44.4][%c_effect
e7;square;e7;type;Blunder;persistent;true] Black scrambles to develop... but
this is a massive blunder as the king is smothered $1} 10. Nf6# {[%clk
0:07:43.6][%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;Winner,e8;square;e8;type;CheckmateBlack]
The king is assassinated on his throne, surrounded by his army $1} 1-0