# Chess is like Football: The Shotgun Snap

- Link: https://coffeefordessert.com/2022/08/06/chess-is-like-football-the-shotgun-snap/
- Published: 2022-08-06T11:14:53-05:00
- Author: Coach Chad

> 
> Let’s start with a warm up game featuring a quick tactical win — [https://www.chess.com/live/game/6358929168](https://www.chess.com/live/game/6358929168)
>  11brose vs ponchiss123 – [https://www.chess.com/live/game/6358929168](https://www.chess.com/live/game/6358929168)

..alright alright, so my opponent made some pretty ugly moves here, but then again,
that tends to happen more often when the pressure is on with an aggressive opening
like 1. b4. — which reminds me of today’s theme, Chess&Football — which chess opening
reminds you most of the shotgun snap?
— Our warm up game was perhaps a great example
since the quick jump out of the opening for white can remind us of the snap decisions
a quarterback might make when they receive the snap with room to throw…— Yet, the
shotgun snap isn’t always an aggressive move..so perhaps when compared to a chess
opening, maybe it is something more commonly drawish…— But always, chess masters
and football players know when to complicate the scenario just enough to turn the
tables in their favor..— Win, Lose or Draw, be courageous, call for the shotgun 
snap, when you know the moment is right!

–Shotgun…Set…Hut…Hut..Hike!

Here is another game featuring a rather aggressive shotgun snap of sorts..enjoy 
the battle! I wish you all the best of luck!

![](https://i0.wp.com/coffeefordessert.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/chess-is-like-
football-shotgun-snap.gif?resize=720%2C840&ssl=1)

[lichess.org/6tb65v8c/white](http://lichess.org/6tb65v8c/white)

Check Coach Chad’s mistakes in the full game.

Full game

Find more moments to study in the full game. Copy the PGN into Lichess → Analysis
Board to study on your own.

    ```wp-block-code
    [Event "Live Chess"]
    [Site "Chess.com"]
    [Date "2021.01.27"]
    [Round "-"]
    [White "11brose"]
    [Black "ponchiss123"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [CurrentPosition "r4rk1/5ppp/p7/2pQBP2/8/8/P2P2PP/R4RK1 b - -"]
    [Timezone "UTC"]
    [ECO "A06"]
    [ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Reti-Opening-Santasieres-Folly-2...Nf6-3.Bb2"]
    [UTCDate "2021.01.27"]
    [UTCTime "02:31:05"]
    [WhiteElo "1371"]
    [BlackElo "1340"]
    [TimeControl "60"]
    [Termination "11brose won by resignation"]
    [StartTime "02:31:05"]
    [EndDate "2021.01.27"]
    [EndTime "02:32:48"]
    [Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/6358929168"]

    1. b4 {[%clk 0:01:00]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:00:58.9]} 2. Bb2 {[%clk 0:00:59.5]} 2... d5 {[%clk 0:00:58]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 0:00:58.1]} 3... e6 {[%clk 0:00:57.5]} 4. Ne5 {[%clk 0:00:57.3]} 4... Bxb4 {[%clk 0:00:55.9]} 5. f4 {[%clk 0:00:55.8]} 5... Nc6 {[%clk 0:00:53.3]} 6. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:00:54.9]} 6... bxc6 {[%clk 0:00:52.1]} 7. Nc3 {[%clk 0:00:50.1]} 7... Bd6 {[%clk 0:00:50.9]} 8. e3 {[%clk 0:00:48.5]} 8... c5 {[%clk 0:00:49.7]} 9. Be2 {[%clk 0:00:47.5]} 9... d4 {[%clk 0:00:46.2]} 10. exd4 {[%clk 0:00:46.4]} 10... cxd4 {[%clk 0:00:45.2]} 11. Nb5 {[%clk 0:00:43.2]} 11... a6 {[%clk 0:00:43.1]} 12. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:00:42.5]} 12... Bb7 {[%clk 0:00:41.4]} 13. Bf3 {[%clk 0:00:40.1]} 13... Nd5 {[%clk 0:00:37]} 14. c4 {[%clk 0:00:37.7]} 14... Bc5 {[%clk 0:00:28.7]} 15. cxd5 {[%clk 0:00:35.5]} 15... Bxd4 {[%clk 0:00:28]} 16. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:00:34.7]} 16... O-O {[%clk 0:00:26.2]} 17. O-O {[%clk 0:00:32.7]} 17... Bxd5 {[%clk 0:00:25]} 18. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:00:29.2]} 18... Qxd5 {[%clk 0:00:24.3]} 19. Bc3 {[%clk 0:00:24.8]} 19... c5 {[%clk 0:00:22.3]} 20. Qf3 {[%clk 0:00:23.8]} 20... Qc4 {[%clk 0:00:19.2]} 21. f5 {[%clk 0:00:22.2]} 21... e5 {[%clk 0:00:14.8]} 22. Bxe5 {[%clk 0:00:19.1]} 22... Qd5 {[%clk 0:00:13.5]} 23. Qxd5 {[%clk 0:00:17.2]} 1-0
    ```