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New Chess Game New Win
Event "Online Game"
[Site "Checkmate Chess"]
[Date "2026.8.2"]
[Round "1"]
[White "nadeemrnc123"]
[Black "JulioM"]
[Result "*"]
[TimeControl "600"]
[WhiteElo "841"]
[BlackElo "817"]
1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 Bg4 3. Qxg4 Nc6 4. Qg5 Nb4 5. d4 Nxc2+ 6. Kd2 Nxa1 7. exd5 b5 8.
Nxb5 Rc8 9. Nxa7 Rb8 10. Nc6 e6 11. Nxd8 Rxd8
Game Analysis
Event: Online Game (Checkmate Chess)
Date: 2026-08-02
White: nadeemrnc123 (841)
Black: JulioM (817)
Time Control: 10 minutes / 600 seconds
Result: * (unfinished)
Opening: Scandinavian Defense with 2.Nc3
This was a low-rated game full of tactical swings. Both players made aggressive moves, but the knight fork decided the game.
Move-by-Move Comments
1. e4 d5
Black plays the Scandinavian, immediately challenging White’s center.
2. Nc3 Bg4?
Black develops the bishop and attacks White’s queen, but this is risky: White can simply take the bishop. Black is hoping to lure the white queen out.
3. Qxg4 Nc6
White wins the bishop. Black develops the knight and prepares to attack the queen’s side.
4. Qg5?!
White moves the queen again, but this wastes time and exposes the queen. A quieter move like 4.Qd1 would have been safer.
4... Nb4!
Black’s knight heads toward c2, threatening a classic fork on the king and rook.
5. d4??
This natural central push is a tactical blunder. White ignores the threat to c2.
5... Nxc2+!
Black forks the white king and rook.
6. Kd2 Nxa1
Black wins the rook. White has lost the exchange and a pawn for a bishop.
7. exd5
White at least wins back the d5-pawn and opens the center.
7... b5?
This is an impatient pawn move. Black should try to rescue the knight on a1 or develop more solidly. Instead, Black gives White another target.
8. Nxb5
White wins a pawn and brings the knight into the attack.
8... Rc8
Black develops the rook, but this doesn’t create real problems for White.
9. Nxa7
White grabs another pawn. The knight is now very active.
9... Rb8??
This is the decisive mistake. Black puts the rook on b8, but now White has a powerful knight fork.
10. Nc6!
White forks the black queen on d8 and the rook on b8. Black cannot save both.
10... e6??
Black ignores the fork. The best try was 10... Qd7, though White would still win the rook with 11.Nxb8.
11. Nxd8 Rxd8
White takes the black queen, and Black recaptures the knight. But Black has lost the queen for a knight — a fatal material loss.
Final Assessment
After 11...Rxd8, White has a huge material advantage:
· White: queen, rook, two bishops, knight, and 7 pawns
· Black: two rooks, bishop, two knights, and 5 pawns
White is winning. The game was not finished, but White should convert easily by keeping the queen active and avoiding unnecessary trades. Black’s king is also weak, and White’s passed d5-pawn is dangerous.
Lessons from this game:
· Watch for knight forks on c2 and c7.
· Don’t move your queen too many times in the opening.
· Develop pieces before chasing pawns.

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