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This was the first game I had ever played beginning even with my 16-year-old nephew. Previously I had always spotted him at least a queen, but that had been a couple of years earlier. This time he wanted to see how he could do playing me with no handicap, so I humored him. But I did not take him seriously enough to even be looking for an obvious checkmate threat. It was a very short game! And I've never spotted him any pieces again!
| 1. e2-e4, e7-e5. | |
| 2. Bf1-c4, Ng8-f6. | |
| 3. Ng1-f3, Nb8-c6. | When he did not protect his king pawn, I immediately let my guard down, and failed to assess his ability correctly. |
| 4. 0-0, Bf8-c5. | |
| 5. Qd1-e2, 0-0. | |
| 6. d2-d3, a7-a6. | Normally I'd do h2-h3 to prevent his knight or biship from attacking. But, then, what did I have to worry about? |
| 7. Nf3-g5, d7-d6. | |
| 8. Nb1-c3, b7-b5. | |
| 9. Bc4-b3, d6-d5. | |
| 10. e4xd5, Nf6xd5. | |
| 11. Nc3xd5, Bc8-b7. | |
| 12. Qe2-e4, Nc6-d4. | Black is totally focused on developing his fianchettoed bishop. |
| 13. Qe4xh7 mate. | Where did that come from? |