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Smothered Mates

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The main page of this blog is  here . 1. Here my partner got mated by a smothered mate: In this earlier position he is already in trouble.  He can't take the queen because Nh3+ is threatened.  He can't play Nxf3 because of Q@h1#.  gxf3 isn't likely to hold too long, maybe because of @g2.  Let's go further back to find his earlier mistake. Here he is already in trouble with the pawn on g4.  He takes on f6.  It would be better to take Nxg4 hxg4 Qxg4.  The half-open h-file is not a big problem.  The queen is badly place, but it should be able to get to safety. 2.  Here I was losing, but with the help of good play on the part of my partner, Compound7885, I was able to get a win with N@e7#.  He did not castle queenside even though at first glance it might look that way. I play @f6. This is a bad situation for my opponent unless he gets pieces to mate me with.  But my partner has the same amount of time as him, and will avoid giving ...
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New Bughouse Blog First Page

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 I have decided to keep this one simple.  Checkmates and the mistakes that led up to them.  Eventually I hope to classify them.  I have started a smothered mates page  here . 1. Mate in the Centre: This wonderful mate was made possible with a nice feed from partner Metofistocles.  Actually I was wondering how I would use two rooks but I found the answer: I think this was a key mistake.  Here he played e5 instead of taking my attack seriously.  e6 might be okay.  I am a big believer in an early e6: Q@e8+ is a particularly lovely move. 2. Mate on f7: Here my partner thoughtyouwon is mating: My philosophy is that the black king belongs on e8 or g8.  Here the king would be in danger with Qe8+.  But he doesn't do much better by taking on f7: This looks like his last chance on the right board, to avoid weakening his kingside. He might trade queens.  If I play Qe7 on the left board, my opponent would then have Q@c8+.  Then on the...
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