Chess Match 1/31/19 – Checkmate in 13 Moves
I recently played a chess match that I’ll show to humble myself in the means of chess lessons.
I lost the match in just 13 moves, in what could have been a very preventable loss.
I failed to follow some of the most basic rules of chess, such as always protect your chess pieces and most importantly, always make sure the King is protected.
As a result, I lost the game in just 13 moves and was dealt one of my worst losses in a long time.
Key notes from the Chess Match:
A few key notes from this chess match:
- My opponent opens with the knight and bishop coming out onto the chessboard. This is a very common move and the goal is to have the knight be in a position to capture either the queen or rook. Be on the look out for this. It’s easily preventable by moving the pawn up as shown in the video.
- Always make sure the King is protected. A loss like this is something I dealt with when I was first learning chess, not now after having quite a few years of experience. Mistakes do happen though and I broke the cardinal rule of making sure my King was protected. Learn from this and always make sure your King is safe.
- Read the board. This ties in to point 2, but make sure to read the chessboard and plan a few moves in advance. I didn’t do this, and as a result, got focused solely on capturing my opponent’s queen without paying attention to what would happen as a result. In this case, the result being checkmate and a loss.
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