Not exactly what you are talking about, but:

I once got to play Legal's mate in Harvard Square. It is a lot of fun to watch everyone standing around laughing at my queen-loss 'blunder' only to turn the tables--and the direction of the laughter-- with an immediate checkmate.

Another time I got to play the two-move fool's mate. My college roommate offered to play me a game; after the 2-move embarrassment, he never wanted to play again.
Jason | 07.01.08 - 1:47 pm | #

I dream of having a forced mate and not completely overlooking it . . . does that count?
Keith Ammann | 07.01.08 - 9:24 pm | #

How about throwing up some of the games, yours or Reti's?
Guest | 07.01.08 - 11:30 pm | #

Keith, it counts in my book, we are in the same boat.
Ben Goldberg | 07.02.08 - 5:10 am | #

Unfortunately the Soviets defused these beautiful Reinfeld fairy tale formations. We can blame Botvinnik and the origins of the "scientific method" -- applying logic to defeat club play fantasy formations. The Soviet scenario versus White's Stonewall Attack: black engineers a trade of the light square bishops, white's light squares become weak and he loses agonizing endings.

I saw Herman Grooten (NLD) defeat Erik Pedersen (DEN) in a very nice effort using the above outline in the 80s in a Belgian tournament.
Mark Ginsburg | Homepage | 07.04.08 - 12:17 pm | #