Nightsurfer: As our parents have always said: it pays off to study hard! I have always been impressed by the <"snap mate"> - as it has been dubbed (and demonstrated) by John M Emms on page 46 of his great book <"Easy Guide To The Nimzo-Indian", Cadogan, London 1998> - , a finish that can occur as a follow-up of the position as follows ...  click for larger view ... namely after White eventually kicking Black Queen with <11.g3? ...> and Black cockily ignoring that threat with <11. ... Ng5!>, please see the diagram as follows ...  click for larger view ... and please compare page 46 in John M Emms 's <"Easy Guide To The Nimzo-Indian">. Since I love to play the Nimzo-Indian, I have hoped for getting the chance to execute that snap mate one day too. Therefore I have memorized that trap - with the eventual consequence <12.gxh4?? Nh3#>, herewith the corresponding diagram ...  click for larger view ... - over and over again, and one day before <Christmas 2006> that learning by heart nicely paid off, by a crazy 2nd coming on the board of John M Emms 's snap mate as follows, please see the diagram as follows ...  click for larger view ... as being the result of the moves <13.gxh4?? Nh3#> of this game here M Boskan vs R Gralla, 2006 ! Kids, you should listen to your Mom and Pop: It pays off to study hard! |