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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.

Today’s game was an amazing game of blitz sent in by @eNoDev who got an 8-move checkmate playing a 100% accurate game of the Icelandic Gambit!

This very sharp gambit comes out of the Modern Variation of the Scandinavian Defense (1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 e6). Black has a big boost in their development and at the end of move 4, Black has two minor pieces developed to White’s zero!

This allows Black to make an immediate attack on White’s king, still in the centre of the board. White attempts to counterattack by pushing forward in the centre with their d-pawn, and then scrambles to unpin their knight and develop their bishop. In the complicated position, they miss the lethal treat on their f-pawn – (8. Qxf2#) – flawless victory!

Game: https://lichess.org/LBP0VqYz

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]

[Site "https://lichess.org/LBP0VqYz"]

[Date "2023.12.14"]

[Round "?"]

[White "themutaflar"]

[Black "eNoDev"]

[Result "0-1"]

[UTCDate "2023.12.14"]

[UTCTime "23:45:47"]

[WhiteElo "1481"]

[BlackElo "1407"]

[WhiteRatingDiff "-7"]

[BlackRatingDiff "+7"]

[TimeControl "180+2"]

[ECO "B01"]

[Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Icelandic-Palme Gambit"]

[Termination "Normal"]

[Annotator "lichess.org"]

[BlackUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/14375778.02477002.160x160o.9b1c1827f571@2x.jpg"]

[BlackCountry "2"]

[BlackTitle ""]

[WhiteUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/game_analysis_self/fa42be12-a2cd-11ee-a9a5-6f8b7b67519b.a51f52df.160x160o.8d9af735be8e.png"]

[WhiteCountry "138"]

[WhiteTitle ""]



1. e4 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 1... d5 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 2. exd5 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 2...

Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 3. c4 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 3... e6 {[%clk 0:03:02][%c_arrow

c7c6;keyPressed;none;from;c7;opacity;0.8;to;c6;persistent;false][%c_highlight

c6;keyPressed;shift;opacity;0.8;square;c6;persistent;false] Scandinavian

Defense: Modern, Icelandic-Palme Gambit $1 A very sharp gambit line [+0.2 $37 +0.4]}

4. dxe6 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 4... Bxe6 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 5. d4 {[%clk 0:02:50]} 5...

Bb4+ {[%clk 0:03:00]} 6. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:48][%c_arrow

c1d2;keyPressed;none;from;c1;opacity;0.8;to;d2;persistent;false][%c_highlight

d2;keyPressed;shift;opacity;0.8;square;d2;persistent;false] Slight inaccurate

[-0.2]} 6... Ne4 $1 {[%clk 0:02:54][%c_effect

e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 7. d5 $4 {[%clk 0:02:48][%c_effect

d5;square;d5;type;Blunder;persistent;true][%c_arrow

g1e2;keyPressed;none;from;g1;opacity;0.8;to;e2;persistent;false][%c_highlight

e2;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;e2;persistent;false] A logical looking

move, but a blunder [-3.5]} 7... Qf6 $1 {[%clk 0:02:49][%c_effect

f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 8. Bd2 $4 {[%clk 0:02:38][%c_effect

d2;square;d2;type;Blunder;persistent;true][%c_arrow

d1c2;keyPressed;none;from;d1;opacity;0.8;to;c2;persistent;false,g1f3;keyPressed;none;from;g1;opacity;0.8;to;f3;persistent;false][%c_highlight

c2;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;c2;persistent;false,f3;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;f3;persistent;false]

White blunders checkmate in a complicated position...} 8... Qxf2# {[%clk

0:02:45][%c_effect e8;square;e8;type;Winner,e1;square;e1;type;CheckmateWhite]

GG $1 100\% accuracy game $1} 0-1