34...Rc3-f3 breaks all resistance
A Riazantsev vs Carlsen, 2005  (E12) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
27.Rb3xb2 threatens 2 Arabian mates
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Castle storming ends in double attack of queen & mate
Ljubojevic vs A Planinc, 1971  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 0-1
pawn power
Seirawan vs I Ivanov, 1991  (E12) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1
Exception to Troitsky-line 2N mate
M Dziuba vs M Sorokin, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 81 moves, 0-1
R+B defeats Q with 2 centre pawns
Hromadka vs K Treybal, 1912  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0
Tal sac's rooks on move 18 & 32 to get a mating net on move 37.
Tal vs Z Szymczak, 1974  (A15) English, 38 moves, 1-0
43.g4+ Decoy,skewer,decoy
Larsen vs Spassky, 1981  (A26) English, 44 moves, 0-1
Exploiting a weakened king position with N/f5
Z Almasi vs Lagno, 2006  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
Mating attack with R and Q.
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
31.Qf5! sets up mating net
Dreev vs Rozentalis, 1988  (E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0
37...Rd3 distracts R/f3 so Q invades at e2, recovers R.
Stahlberg vs Szabo, 1953  (D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 40 moves, 0-1
41.Nxd5 rips open the position for a fierce attack
Suetin vs Bagirov, 1961  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 47 moves, 1-0
21. Bxf6 , 22.Nxh6+ exposes king to attack
Capablanca vs Levenfish, 1935  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 26 moves, 1-0
33.Rxd3 and Nxf6 opens lines of attack on the king
Keres vs Gligoric, 1959  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
72.Qc8 to force promotion on c-file in Q+B.o.Color
L Bruzon Batista vs Dominguez Perez, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 72 moves, 1-0
32.Kh1?? allows Ng4 threatening 2 mates simultaneously
G J Wood vs Najdorf, 1946  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1
2rooks on the 7th rank + N will mate king on the 8th rank
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1994  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
A more complex Reti mate
M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs B Baranov, 1953  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Desperado 27.Ne6
Krasenkow vs Adianto, 1998  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
37.Rg8+ closes mating net after 39.Qh4+
Gligoric vs Kavalek, 1972  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 38 moves, 1-0
21.Ne8! interception/interference by desperado after 18.Rxf6
A Haik vs S Skembris, 1981  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0
Exploiting a weak back rank 23...Rb1
C Wallwork vs Duras, 1911  (C49) Four Knights, 26 moves, 0-1
28.Qb4! threatens Q/e7, induces a deflection of Q
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
21...Bf3 rips open the castle
B Lengyel vs Mikhalevski, 1993  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 0-1
Clean mate
A Steinkuehler vs Blackburne, 1863  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
21.Rxe8 removes the guard before king hunt
Khalifman vs Seirawan, 1991  (B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0
29.Bf6 threatens mate, winning material
A Beliavsky vs P Popovic, 1982  (D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0
17.Qh6! threatens mate & 19.e6 a king hunt
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0
28.Qg7+ ends in double check & mate after storm
Capablanca vs T A Carter, 1909  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
28...Nxd6 must precede 29...Rb1 and ...f3
S Marangunic vs Ljubojevic, 1970  (A21) English, 24 moves, 0-1
Mate with Bishop,Queen
Flohr vs A Bannik, 1954  (A15) English, 50 moves, 1-0
60.a8=Q, 61.c8=Q+ (dis) snares king into a mating net
Kramnik vs Leko, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 62 moves, 1-0
21...Bxg2 begins assault on the king. 29...Re4-c4 ,g4!
C Bielicki vs Smyslov, 1964  (A28) English, 30 moves, 0-1
2N+P vs B
N Miezis vs Navara, 2011  (C01) French, Exchange, 88 moves, 1-0
set up a double checkmate
A Rakhmanov vs Y Ginzburg, 2010  (B10) Caro-Kann, 28 moves, 1-0
Weakening the back rank
G Fontein vs Euwe, 1939  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 0-1
Invading the back rank by deflections & pins
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
invasion 31.Qxh7+, 33.g7
Khismatullin vs J Zhou, 2012  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
18...Bg3!!
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1
Q & BB, N mate vs undefended pawn front
Lautier vs Gelfand, 1999  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
28,,,Ne1 mate by Interference,Deflection Qh1,Pin Rf1
J Barle vs I Jelen, 1979  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
38...Qg3+ causes mate with 2N,Pawn
G Burgess vs W N Watson, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
21...Rxf2+ is the start of a mating combination with Q,B
D Kagramanov vs S Ernst, 2007  (C02) French, Advance, 25 moves, 0-1
38...Rxg3+ mates w/Q,DSB vs LSB
K Podzielny vs Matulovic, 1977  (A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
43.Rxc7+ Kxc7 44.Nxd5+(double) sets up QN mating pair.
Tseshkovsky vs B Itkis, 1983  (C16) French, Winawer, 44 moves, 1-0
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