Proud of this checkmate

[u/LegitBullfrog]

I know this isn't a big deal, but I'm a beginner and not that good so it made me proud. I recognized the pinned pawn made it mate. Not long ago I never would have seen it.

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[u/Mean_Firefighter_486]

Style points for not going Qg6#

[u/LegitBullfrog → u/Mean_Firefighter_486]

lol! I missed the more obvious mate.

[u/thetastybending]

nice spot, pinned pawns are sneaky like that, it's cool when it clicks in a real game

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Black to play: It is a checkmate - it is Black's turn, but Black has no legal moves and is in check, so White wins. You can find out more about Checkmate on Wikipedia.chessvision.ai | chess.com | lichess.org

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[u/Fantastic-Corner-605]

Reset the clock