36...Rg3! prepares a Discovered Check attack S Izbinsky vs Viakhirev, 1909  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 48 moves, 0-1 21. Qxd7+! Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0 21. Ng5+! ! sets up 22. Rxe7+!! Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0 34...Bd4+! V Iotov vs J Stocek, 2004  (A57) Benko Gambit, 52 moves, 0-1 26. Qxe4!! is number 67 of Rheinfeld's 1001 Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0 Adam's 31. Rxb4! simplifies (for him) to a won ending Adams vs Kasimdzhanov, 2004  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 47 moves, 1-0 27. Nxd6! wins with the threat of discovered check Anand vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0 14. Qd8+! L Maczuski vs Kolisch, 1863  (C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0 9...Nxf3# is an amusing finish A Miller vs Chernev, 1928  (C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 0-1 21. Rg8+! Anderssen vs B Suhle, 1860  (C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0 14. Qh6+! sets up a double discovered check and mate Keres vs Verbac, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0 8. exf7+ [setup by 7. e6 Nf6?? (7...fxe6??; 7...Ne5! =) ] F M Wren vs W E Mayfield, 1941  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0 40...Qf1+! J Manion vs McShane, 1993  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1 36. Qd5! Kh8 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Nh6+ Kh8 39. Qg8+ etc. Kasparov vs M Wahls, 1992  (B07) Pirc, 37 moves, 1-0 46. Qxh8+! [46...Qh7 47. Qxh7+ (47. Qf6!+-) Kxh7 48.Rxd6 +-] V Chekhover vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1949  (E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 48 moves, 1-0 26. Re4! (also winning easily is 26. Re3!) M Gluzman vs Bareev, 2001  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1 28. Qg6! Kd8 (28...Ke7 29. Rf7+ +-) 29. Nb5+ Mednis vs Timman, 1974  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 1-0 11. Nxf7! sets up 12. Nd6+! Bird vs NN, 1869  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0 7. Nxe5! wins at least a piece and sets up 10. cxb7+ J Mieses vs J W Ohquist, 1895  (B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0 44. Rxg7+! is a deflection move to set up 45. Rxf6! Chess Genius vs Timman, 1997  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 44 moves, 1-0 25...Qh3! and 26...Rf2! set up 27...e3+! Z Almasi vs Khalifman, 1997  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 0-1 28. Bxd5! Bf7?? 29. Rxf6!! N Coenen vs G Burgess, 2002  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 30 moves, 1-0 20. Ne6! fxe6 21. Rxe6 is a decisive threat Alekhine vs V Sheffield, 1933  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0 35. Qb4! Morphy vs A Medina, 1862  (000) Chess variants, 36 moves, 1-0 19. Qh7+! J Lechtynsky vs Pachman, 1968  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 19 moves, 1-0 18. Qh8+! E Delmar vs NN, 1898  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0 21. Qxh5!! (see vangogh228's Dec 31, 2004 posts) T Kosintseva vs A Galliamova, 2003  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 21 moves, 1-0 21...Bh2+! 22. Kh1 Bxe5+ 23. Kg1 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Bc7+ +- K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1 9. Qd8+! Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0 If 47. Qxd5?? Qe1+ 48. Kh2 .Nf1+ 49. Kh1 Ne3+ wins for Black Polgar vs Adams, 2005  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2 34...Ng4+! uses discovered check to set up a final double attac Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1 33. Rxb7+! Kxb7 34. Nxc5+ Ashley vs R Kempinski, 1997  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 39 moves, 1-0 23. Qh8+! Z Peng vs A Caoili, 2002  (E12) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0 27. Ra5?? Bxf2 + F Vallejo Pons vs Kasparov, 2005  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1 20...Qf1+! sets up an inescapable discovered check J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1 48. Nh4! and the threat of discovered check is decisive Petrosian vs M Pavey, 1955  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 1-0 27. Qc8+! Fine vs Lasker, 1936   (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0 40...Be5?? 41. Rd7+! Anand vs Kramnik, 2005  (C42) Petrov Defense, 52 moves, 1-0 20. Qxe5!! sets up a wicked double discovered check Tal vs Suetin, 1969  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0 32. Nxg6+!! fxg6 33. Rc7! Nxe5 34. Bxe5! Rxd4 35. Rxg7 +- Kasparov vs Ljubojevic, 1987  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0 26. Qf7+! Shulman vs Marciano, 1997  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1-0 9. Nxe5! W Potter vs Matthews, 1868  (C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0 8. Bxf7! Kxf7 9. Nxe5+ J Chamouillet vs NN, 1849  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0 18. Nb5! sets up 21. Nxe6+! Reshevsky vs Gligoric, 1952  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0 33. Qxh7+! Nunn vs Portisch, 1988  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 33 moves, 1-0 35. Re8! prepares 36. Bh6+! Salov vs A Mikhalchishin, 1982  (D85) Grunfeld, 37 moves, 1-0 24. Qg7+! Sveshnikov vs R Shcherbakov, 1991  (B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0 31. Rd8+! sets up 32. Ng5+ +- R Ortega vs Uhlmann, 1967  (C15) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0 51...Be8! Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs F Bohatirchuk, 1924  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 0-1 44...Ra1+! begins with 43...Rd1+! and set up by 42...Qb6!! T Fogarasi vs D Breder, 2000  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 47 moves, 0-1 36. Qxg7+! Tseitlin vs E Dizdarevic, 1999  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0 19. Rxg7+! O Martius vs K Darga, 1958  (B53) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0 11...Qh1+! is a decoy which sets up a double check and mate Schwartz vs C Hartlaub, 1918  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1 29. Qb2!! Furman vs Smyslov, 1949  (D85) Grunfeld, 55 moves, 1-0 19. Qxf5!! Kholmov vs W Golz, 1956  (D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0 17...Nd5!! prepares 21...d3+ -+ P Tregubov vs Polgar, 2005  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1 If 37... Qxf2, then 38. Qb8+! Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1914  (C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0 16. Qxg6+! G Neumann vs Dufresne, 1863  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0 18. Qd8+!! M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs B Baranov, 1953  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 21 moves, 1-0 28. Qxf5! sets up 29. Nc6+ +- Nakamura vs J Sarkar, 2006  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0 19. Nxf7!! Kramnik vs Sadvakasov, 2001  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0 31. Nf4! the threat of discovered check wins decisive material Ngoc Truongson Nguyen vs H Fidaeyee, 2005  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0 If 22. Rxc2, then 22...Nxc2+ 23. Kb1 Ne1+! -+ wins the Queen M Larios Crespo vs D Salvador Lopez, 2001  (B01) Scandinavian, 23 moves, 0-1 44. Rxf7+! the threat of discovered check & mate decides Kotronias vs N Skalkotas, 2005  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 52 moves, 1-0 16. f7+! would've picked off the Rook for decisive advantage Morphy vs Bird, 1858  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0 21. Rxf7+! Z Ksieski vs Navara, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 28 moves, 1-0 13...Qd8+ Sac followed by double discovered check and mate Koltanowski vs A Dunkelblum, 1923  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0 25. Qxg7+! Kxg7 26. Bd8+!! +- Westerinen vs G Sigurjonsson, 1977  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0 12. Nxd7+! H Helms vs O Tenner, 1942  (C51) Evans Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0 25...Bxc3!! masks a decisive discovered check threat Quinteros vs L Christiansen, 1981  (A15) English, 46 moves, 0-1 26...Qxf3+!! B Koch vs Y Porat, 1931  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1 20. Rxf7!! Rxe3 21. Rf6+! +- wins the exchange & a pawn B Rositsan vs A Hervais, 1998  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0 27. Qxh5! sacs the Queen for a decisive discovered check Lagno vs N Malmdin, 2007  (B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0 14...Ng4+! prepares a decisive discovered check combo J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1 21. Nd7!! & 22. Qxh6+! set up two key discovered check threats Saemisch vs F Herzog, 1924  (C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0 23. Bxe7! wins with only the threat of discovered check P Cramling vs D Harika, 2008  (D85) Grunfeld, 23 moves, 1-0 24...Qg3! uses discoverd checks to set up a Knight Fork J Kourek vs P Chrz, 1994  (E72) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1 20. Neg5!! leads to a winning discovered check threat O Bernstein vs Metger, 1907  (A22) English, 22 moves, 1-0 13. Nd6+! Glek vs S Arkhipov, 2001  (B30) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0 51. Qe8+! Korchnoi vs P Bakker, 1976  (A36) English, 52 moves, 1-0 23. Qxe5! clears the way for a winning discovered check K Beddar vs N Arosemena, 2008  (E90) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0 19. cxb4? Qxb4+ 20. Ke2 Bc4+ 21. Kf3 g4+! 22. Kxg4 Bd3+ -+ Suba vs Portisch, 1984  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 0-1 15. Qe8+! sets up a double discovered check for mate-in-three M R Kaldegg vs G Zeissl, 1903  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0 37. Nxd5!! wins due to the threat 37...Bxh5 38. Nxf6+! +- Schlechter vs Gunsberg, 1901  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0 17. Qe8+! leads to a double discovered check & mate Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0 21. Qxc5! sets up a winning discovered check J Gluckie vs M Moran-Venegas, 2009  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 27 moves, 1-0 25. Qxe7+!! Qxe7 26. Rxg6! +- threatens a decisive double check Schlechter vs Meitner, 1898  (C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0 45. Nxd5! Nxd5 46. Ke4 +- wins with a discovered check threat Dolmatov vs Shamkovich, 1979  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 59 moves, 1-0 39...Qxg2+! solves an easy Monday puzzle Reshevsky vs R Byrne, 1973  (E92) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1 27. Nf6 gxf6 28.g7+ Kg8 29.Bh6 prepares double check and mate Razuvaev vs H Ree, 1975  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 27 moves, 1-0 33. Rxb7! creates a decisive discovered check threat A Zatonskih vs T Battsetseg, 2009  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 1-0 28...Re1+! 29. Kf2 Rf1+ 30. Kxf1 d2+ -+ yields a winning attack R Martin del Campo vs Hjartarson, 1990  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 0-1 32. Ra8+! forces a neat double discovered check and mate E Sedina vs S Tkeshelashvili, 2003  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 23. Nxc6! Bxa8 24. Nd8 +- threatens a decisive discovered check Cmilyte vs E Boric, 2008  (A81) Dutch, 24 moves, 1-0 21...Rxf2!! threats a decisive discovered check Lasker vs H W Trenchard, 1890  (C51) Evans Gambit, 39 moves, 0-1 20. Rf7!! Nxd2 21 Rxg7+ Kh8 22 Bd4! +- solves a Friday puzzle A Drvota vs Z Szymczak, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0 27. Bxf5!! gxh3 28. Rf1! +- is a decisive threat A Korotylev vs Z Izoria, 1998  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 29 moves, 1-0 17...Qxf1+! uses knight fork & discovered check threats to win Huebner vs T Luther, 2002  (B01) Scandinavian, 46 moves, 0-1 26...Rf2+! double discovered check forces mate-in-four M Kapelan vs Tarjan, 1983  (A04) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 0-1 43. Rxc7+!! sets up 44. Nxd5+! +- double discovered check Tseshkovsky vs B Itkis, 1983  (C16) French, Winawer, 44 moves, 1-0 35. Qxg7+! solves Tuesday Apr 23, 2013 B Ivanovic vs K Osmanovic, 1983  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0 31...Qxh4+! 32. gxh4 Nxd3+ forces mate. S Martinovic vs Marjanovic, 1980  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1 14...Qxf2+! Jon R Stephenson vs A McIntosh, 1983  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1 17...Nxf2! solves a Friday puzzle R Schmaltz vs A Vouldis, 2002  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 54 moves, 0-1 49. Rd1! K Kulaots vs O Krivonosov, 2017  (C45) Scotch Game, 56 moves, 1-0 21. Qh7!! wins a pawn with advantage Vasiukov vs Browne, 1970  (B53) Sicilian, 65 moves, 1-0 21...Qd3+!! solves Friday Jul 21, 2017 J Perlis vs J Mieses, 1907  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 0-1 38...Qxg2+! solves Tuesday Apr 10, 2018 C Li vs G Quparadze, 2017  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 39 moves, 0-1 108 games