In American Dad! Season 9 Episode 14 "Spelling Bee My Baby", Steve Smith plays a game of chess during a montage to find something he is good at. Here is the final position:
We only see two moves played. Steve starts by playing f6, to which White replies Qh5+. Steve then resigns by knocking over his King.
A few notes. First, the animators at American Dad! get the board wrong. A helpful reminder is "White on Right", meaning the right lower square from White's perspective should be White (or Light), not Black (or Dark) as seen here.
Second, Steve had a winning move! While things were looking very bad for him, Qh5+?? is a blunder that gives away the White Queen to Rxh5. The evaluation shifts from +12 to -3. Not sure why Steve did not see it. Perhaps he was too dejected from receiving the check to his King.
Third, although all the captured pieces are accounted for on the side of the board, there are four missing captured pawns (two White, Two Black). Where did they go?
Finally, it is uncommon for someone to resign by tipping over their King. I have played a lot of over-the-board chess, and have seen it maybe once or twice. Offering a handshake is the norm.
In American Dad! Season 9 Episode 14 "Spelling Bee My Baby", Steve Smith plays a game of chess during a montage to find something he is good at. Here is the final position:
We only see two moves played. Steve starts by playing f6, to which White replies Qh5+. Steve then resigns by knocking over his King.
A few notes. First, the animators at American Dad! get the board wrong. A helpful reminder is "White on Right", meaning the right lower square from White's perspective should be White (or Light), not Black (or Dark) as seen here.
Second, Steve had a winning move! While things were looking very bad for him, Qh5+?? is a blunder that gives away the White Queen to Rxh5. The evaluation shifts from +12 to -3. Not sure why Steve did not see it. Perhaps he was too dejected from receiving the check to his King.
Third, although all the captured pieces are accounted for on the side of the board, there are four missing captured pawns (two White, Two Black). Where did they go?
Finally, it is uncommon for someone to resign by tipping over their King. I have played a lot of over-the-board chess, and have seen it maybe once or twice. Offering a handshake is the norm.