Someone once said ‘When I give check, I am never afraid’. Apart from the fact that the counter-check can give mate, it’s generally not a good idea to stop thinking in chess. Here’s an example of just that from the hallowed antiquity of 1987, taken from Burgess’s ‘Quickest Victories of all time’ (1998)
R.Huque – J.Hodgson London ‘Chess for Peace’ 1987
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 Nf3 cxd4
4 Nxd4 e5
5 Nb5 d5?!
6 cxd5 Bc5
7 d6? Ne4
8 Nc7+??
8. … Qxc7!
9 Qa4+ Qc6 0-1
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