QUEEN AND ROOK HAVE AN ENORMOUS MATING POWER

QUEEN AND ROOK HAVE AN ENORMOUS MATING POWER
Compiled by notyetagm

Games where the queen and rook mate the enemy king while the enemy army just watches helplessly nearby, mere spectators at their king's execution.

Carlsen vs L Dominguez, 2009
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 43 moves, 1-0
Even blindfolded Chucky can see that Q+R mates K
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2006
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
35 ... Bxh2+! 36 Kxh2 Rf2+ king deflection leads to Q/R mate
Z Almasi vs A David, 2005
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1
43 ... Rc8-c3+ leads to forced mate by Black c3-rook,h4-queen
Morozevich vs Kramnik, 2009
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 45 moves, 0-1
M Vachier-Lagrave vs I Nepomniachtchi, 2011
(D94) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 1-0

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