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Miniature (Short) Game List by Bill Wall
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Here are some of the shortest games played.

Two move mate for Black
L Darling vs R Wood, 1983 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 2 moves, 0-1

Three move mate for Black
Lindemann vs Echtermeyer, 1893  
(B01) Scandinavian, 3 moves, 0-1

Three move mate for White
W E Mayfield vs W R Trinks, 1959 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0

Three move mate for White
H Klip vs T Bottema, 1990 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0

Three move mate for Black.
Van Kessel vs Rensen, 1990 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 3 moves, 0-1

Three moves for Black; Black wins a piece
Z Djordjevic vs M Kovacevic, 1984 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 0-1

Four move mate for Black - King's Gambit Declined
N Tchinenoff vs R Maillard, 1925 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1

Four move mate for Black
J Spencer vs Takacs, 1981 
(A20) English, 4 moves, 0-1

Five move mate for Black
B R vs A Wagner, 1902 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1

Five move mate for Black
Molinari vs Bordais, 1979 
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1

Five move mate for Black - From's Gambit
Barney vs Mccrum, 1969 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 5 moves, 0-1

Black wins in 5 moves in a U.S. Championship
K Shirazi vs J Peters, 1984 
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1

Six move mate for White
J Krejcik vs NN, 1908 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Sxi move mate for White - common Caro Kann trap
C R Gurnhill vs W H Banks, 1962 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 6 moves, 1-0

Six move mate for White
Deming vs Cornell, 1980 
(B20) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

Six move mate for White
B Corneliussen vs M Jensen, 1991 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Anand loses in 6 moves.
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Six move mate for Black - From's Gambit , Queen sac
NN vs Du Mont, 1802 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Six move mate for Black
T Mantia vs T Trogdon, 1979 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 6 moves, 0-1

Six move mate for Black - From's Gambit, Queen sac
Mogusar vs T Trippe, 1984 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Six move mate for Black
Brichinova vs Alexandrova, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Seven move mate for White
O Bjarnason vs V Dittler, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Seven move mate for White
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0

Seven move mate for White
F La Rota vs J Sarwer, 1988 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 7 moves, 1-0

7 move mate for White
M Meyer vs D Newcomb, 1952 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Shilling Gambit - Black wins in 7 moves
Muhlock vs B Kostic, 1912 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

I mate in 7 moves for Black - From's Gambit
Warren vs B Wall, 1975 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 7 moves, 0-1

Seven moves for Black in a postal game
F L Vaughan vs Purdy, 1945 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 7 moves, 0-1

Mate in 7 with a Pawn promoted to a Knight
Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1

8 moves - discovered attack on King and Queen
E Brunel vs B Kong, 1989 
(C27) Vienna Game, 8 moves, 1-0

8 move mate by White - Greco
Greco vs NN, 1619 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

8 moves for White in this Blackmar Diemer Gambit
E J Diemer vs NN, 1979 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

8 moves for White in this Sicilian
Suetin vs P Travnicek, 1975 
(B50) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Eight move mate
Schulz vs Lehnert, 1909 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Eight move mate - King's Gambit Accepted; Q sac
D Ham vs A Howard, 1979 
(C25) Vienna, 8 moves, 1-0

Eight move mate in the Dutch
F M Teed vs E Delmar, 1896 
(A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0

Capablanca mates in 9 moves
Capablanca vs E B Adams, 1909 
(C46) Three Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury mates in nine moves
Pillsbury vs Fernandez, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 9 moves, 1-0

Nine move mate - King's Gambit Declined
V Manko vs Jankowitz, 1900 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

Reshevsky gets mated in 9 moves.
Reshevsky vs R Margolit, 1968 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 9 moves, 0-1

Euwe loses in 10 moves
Wiersma vs Euwe, 1920 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

mate in 10 moves
B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

10 move mate - don't play the Fred
Pillsbury vs Magana, 1902 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

10 move mate in the French
H Lohmann vs Teschner, 1950 
(C10) French, 10 moves, 0-1

10 move mate
Stevenson vs S Mariotti, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Tartakower loses in 11 moves.
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

11 move mate - Queen sac
Essery vs Warren, 1912 
(C21) Center Game, 11 moves, 1-0

11 move mate in the French
Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

11 move mate - Queen sac
J N Berger vs Frohlich, 1888 
(C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0

11 move mate in the Center Counter
Mieses vs J V Ohquist, 1895 
(B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0

Tartakower mates in 11 moves
Tartakower vs M Berman, 1934 
(C25) Vienna, 11 moves, 1-0

11 move mate - Sicilian
G Schnitzler vs Eberle, 1861 
(B20) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0

Lasker loses in 12 moves - Goering Gambit
Bird vs Lasker, 1892 
(C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0

12 move mate in the Philidor
J Blake vs G A Hooke, 1891 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

12 move mate, by George
Koltanowski vs Day, 1960 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0

Tal wins in 12 moves
Tal vs Vaganian, 1973 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 12 moves, 1-0

12 move mate - Sicilian, Grand Prix
B Raphael vs W Montgomery, 1856 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

Karpov loses in 12 moves
Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0

Alekhine loses in 12 moves
F J Perez Perez vs Alekhine, 1943 
(C25) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0

Ashley loses in 12 moves
Browne vs Ashley, 1991 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0

12 move mate in the Vienna
M Morgan vs W P Shipley, 1893 
(C25) Vienna, 12 moves, 0-1

Keres loses in 12 moves
Keres vs G Menke, 1933 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1

Pillsbury loses in 12 moves
Pillsbury vs A Neumann, 1902 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 12 moves, 0-1

13 move mate - King's Gambit Accepted
Wheelwright vs T Frere, 1861 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

Queen is trapped in 14 moves
J Garcia Elio vs G Szamoskozi, 2001 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 14 moves, 0-1

14 move mate in the Giuoco Piano - Greco
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

14 move mate - Center Counter
E Canal vs NN, 1934 
(B01) Scandinavian, 14 moves, 1-0

14 move mate - Center Opening
L'Hermet vs Hagemann, 1888 
(C22) Center Game, 14 moves, 1-0

14 move mate - King's Gambit Accepted
Marshall vs W Young, 1913 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

14 move mate - Two Knight's Defense
Andrews vs F G Janssens, 1864 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Spielmann loses in 14 moves
Spielmann vs Reti, 1928 
(C28) Vienna Game, 14 moves, 0-1

Blackburne mates in 14 moves with Queen sac
NN vs Blackburne, 1880  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Kasparov loses in 15 moves
Short vs Kasparov, 1993 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

15 move mate - King's Gambit Declined
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

15 move mate - Greco
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

15 move mate - Guioco Piano
T Helin vs J Kiltti, 1996 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 0-1

15 move mate - Vienna
Samsonov vs Nezhmetdinov, 1929 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

15 move mate - King's Gambit Accepted
G S Spreckley vs Mongredien, 1846 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 15 moves, 0-1

I lost this one; played too quick
D O'bryant vs B Wall, 1977 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

Not Harry Gantt; Bob Gantt
B Wall vs Gantt, 1978 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 1-0

Lost this one playing too quickly at the LPO Open.
B Wall vs D Erb, 1982 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 0-1

I lost another one (not obeying the law) to Lawless
K Lawless vs B Wall, 1985 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 11 moves, 1-0

Who put this unabridged, off the wall game here?
B Wall vs Bridgemen, 1996 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0

Don't grob a girl
B Wall vs A Caruso, 1986 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

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