Lunch Cinema · Dapper Zwischenzug vs Smiling Severance. Manners at the table: queens off by move 5.
August 30, 2025. Dapper Zwischenzug has White, both queens are gone by move five, and the clock settles it.
Your move. White to move before 19.Kxe4.
r2k1b1r/p1p1p1pp/2p1B3/4B2P/2NPb1P1/4K3/PPn2P2/R7 w – – 9 19
Answer: 19.Kxe4
Before you give a check, ask what it costs. A polite check gave the queen away. Take the free piece first.
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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Guest7516360032"]
[Black "Guest6792785458"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "120+1"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[Termination "Guest7516360032 won on time"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/142535778074"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Bc4 Qe5+ 5. Nxe5 Bxd1 6. Bxf7+ Kd8 7. Be6 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 Nc6 10. Nxc6+ bxc6 11. h5 Bxc2 12. Na3 Be4 13. Nc4 Bxh1 14. d4 Nf6 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Be5 Be4 17. Kd2 Nb4 18. Ke3 Nc2+ 19. Kxe4 Nxa1 20. Na5 Rb8 21. Nxc6+ Ke8 22. Nxb8 Nc2 23. Nc6 a5 24. Nxa5 c5 25. dxc5 Nb4 26. c6 Kd8 27. c7+ 1-0
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