Loading ...If you are going to play 1.f3, after 1…e5, play anything but 2.g4. Try 2.c4 or 2.e4 or 2.g3 or 2.Nh3, but not 2.g4.
Can you be mated in 3 moves? In 1998 my Internet opponent, Cornwell, fell for a 3 move mate after I played 1.e4 and my opponent played g5 (a Michael Basman specialty) 2.d4 f6?? 3.Qh5 mate. Black had to play 2…h6 or 2…Bg7 to make it a real game.
Here is another mate in 3.
1.f4 (giving me the Bird) 1…e5 (From’s Gambit) 2.g3? (White should accept the gambit with 2.fxe5 or play the King’s Gambit with 2.e4) 2…exf4 3.gxf4?? Qh4 mateThe fianchettoed Bishop can be dangerous and you need to pay attention to it’s threat. The Rook is worth more than the Bishop, so avoid moves like this:
Wall - Campelli, Dayton 1984
1.b4 (the Polish or Sokolsky) 1…e6 (more usual is 1…e5) 2.Bb2 Bxb4??
3.Bxg7 wins the Rook. Black had to play something like 2…Nf6. Now White needs to defend his b-pawn with 3.a3 or push it with 3.b5. But not 2…Bxb4. Even 2…f5 can
be played. Other 2nd moves for Black have included 2…d5 or 2…a5 or 2…b6 or 2…Qh4, but not the greedy 2…Bxb4.
Shevcenco - Wall, Internet 2000
1.d4 b5 (the Polish reversed) 2.e3 (control the center and play 2.e4) 2…Bb7 3.Bxb5? Bxg2 and Black wins the Rook.
Avoid hanging 2 pieces at once.
Jecates - Wall, Internet 1996
1.Nf3 (the Reti) 1…d5 2.e4?! (you have to know how to play the gambit) 2…exf4 3.Bb5+?? c6. Now what piece do you want to give me. White had to play 3.Ng5 to play the proper gambit.
White now threatens to win his pawn back. Black can try a variety of moves such as 3…f5 or 3…Nf6 or 3…Qd5 or 3…e5 or 3…Bf5. Just don’t play 3.Bb5+ and have your pieces
attacked by pawns, losing at least one of them.
Wall - Fingers, Internet 1998
1.e4 e5 2.f3 Bb4 3.c3 Qh4+? 4.g3, and Black must lose a piece.
1.e4 e5 2.Qg4? (don’t bring your Queen out early like this) 2…Nc6 3.Bc4?? d5 and Black wins a piece (the Bishop). White’s Queen is threatened by the Black Bishop on c8 that was just exposed after 3…d5, threatening the White Bishop on c4 at the same time. The moves could have also been played
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 (Bishop’s Opening) 2…Nc6 3.Qg4?? d5. Almost anything could be played besides 3.Qg4 (which doesn’t even threaten mate like 3.Qf3 or 3.Qh5).
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