Fishing Pole (chess)

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Fishing Pole (chess)

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'''4... Ng4?? 5. h3'''
'''4... Ng4?? 5. h3'''
:A as the knight is moved away from the center and after 5.h3 it will be kicked back to the f6-square leading to a lost [[Tempo (chess)|tempo]] giving the white knight the chance to take the e5-pawn with the line 5...Nf6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Nxe5.
:The knight moves away from the center and after 5.h3 it will be kicked back to the f6-square leading to a lost [[Tempo (chess)|tempo]], giving the white knight the chance to take the e5-pawn with the line 5...Nf6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Nxe5.


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'''5... h5''' (diagram){{cite book |last1=Murugan |first1=Karthik |title=Legal Attack |date=30 December 2020 |publisher=Archway Publishing |isbn=9781480897229 |page=65 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MykWEAAAQBAJ}}
'''5... h5'''{{cite book |last1=Murugan |first1=Karthik |title=Legal Attack |date=30 December 2020 |publisher=Archway Publishing |isbn=9781480897229 |page=65 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MykWEAAAQBAJ}} (diagram)
:This move gave the Fishing Pole its name. The black knight on g4 is the bait and the h5-pawn is the hook.
:This move gives the Fishing Pole its name: the black knight on g4 is the bait and the h5-pawn is the hook.


'''6. hxg4?? hxg4 7. Nh2?? Qh4'''
'''6. hxg4?? hxg4 7. Nh2?? Qh4'''
:Luckily, most players take the bait with a line with two blunders in it. After 7...Qh4, checkmate in 11 or 6 moves is inevitable with the lines:
:Luckily, most players take the bait with a line with two blunders. After 7...Qh4, checkmate in 11 or 6 moves is inevitable with the lines:


'''8. f4 g3 9. Rf3 Qxh2+ 10. Kf1 Nd4 11. Ke1 Qxg2 12. Rf1 Rh1 13. Qe2 Nxe2 14. Rxh1 Nd4 15. Nc3 Qxh1+ 16. Bf1 g2 17. Kf2 gxf1=Q+ 18. Ke3 Nxc3#'''
*'''8. f4 g3 9. Rf3 Qxh2+ 10. Kf1 Nd4 11. Ke1 Qxg2 12. Rf1 Rh1 13. Qe2 Nxe2 14. Rxh1 Nd4 15. Nc3 Qxh1+ 16. Bf1 g2 17. Kf2 gxf1=Q+ 18. Ke3 Nxc3#'''
: Checkmate in 11 moves with two queens.
: Checkmate in 11 moves with two queens.
'''8. f3 g3 9. Rf2 Nd4 10. Kf1 gxh2 11. Ke1 h1=Q+ 12. Bf1 Qxf1+ 13. Kxf1 Qh1#'''
*'''8. f3 g3 9. Rf2 Nd4 10. Kf1 gxh2 11. Ke1 h1=Q+ 12. Bf1 Qxf1+ 13. Kxf1 Qh1#'''
: Checkmate in 6 moves with the queen and the knight.
: Checkmate in 6 moves with the queen and the knight.
'''8. Re1 Qxh2+ 9. Kf1 Nd4 10. f4 g3 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 12. Qh5 Qh1+ 13. Qxh1 Rxh1#'''
*'''8. Re1 Qxh2+ 9. Kf1 Nd4 10. f4 g3 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 12. Qh5 Qh1+ 13. Qxh1 Rxh1#'''
: Checkmate in 6 moves with the rook and the knight.
: Checkmate in 6 moves with the rook and the knight.


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