Some Foolish Chess Games

London 1932
White: Damant
Black: Amateur
Caro-Kann Defense

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3

Many of these Foolish games depend on an early bishop development to d3 or d6 before checkmating
on g6 or g3. Now Black does best to play 3.de4 4. Be4 Nf6.

3…Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. e6

At the least, Black's king position will suffer from 6. ef7.


5…fe6 6. Qh5 g6 7. Qg6 hg6 8. Bg6# (Replay the game below)

Berkeley 1992
White: Ganesan (2095)
Black: Paul Liebhaber (2022)
Owen's Defense


(Replay the Game Below)

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 f5

The e4-pawn is relatively pinned due to the threat to snag the rook on h1.

4. ef5 Bg2

Ha!

5. Qh5 g6 6. fg6 Nf6 7. gh7 Nh5 8. Bg6#

This game was also played by the Italian chess theorist Greco in 1619.

Most of the Foolish games just look like accidents, but it pays to be alert when your opponent suffers a mental mishap.


Hayward 2003
White: Burgerman
Black: Mike Rose
Pirc-Lisitsin Gambit

(Replay the Game Below)

1. Nf3 f5 2. e4

The Hayward Chess Club meets at a Nation's Hambugers joint these days, and you never
know what these hamburger eating strangers are going to play.

2…fe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5.Ne4 Ne4 6. Qh5 Resigns

Category: Chess Games