Three pieces is mate: killer f6-pawn, g5-rook, f3-queen Nisipeanu vs V Babula, 2005  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0 White sacs his d7-rook to mate with his e1-rook and g4-queen Chandler vs G Jacoby, 1980  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 24 moves, 1-0 Smyslov sacs one rook to get a winning Q+R attack Kotov vs Smyslov, 1950  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 44 moves, 0-1 Van Wely violates the Three Piece Rule, his "attack" flounders Van Wely vs Kramnik, 2007  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 54 moves, 0-1 29 ... Ne5-c4! threatens mate 30 ... Rd2-a2+ 31 Ka1-b1 Nc4xa3# J Levitt vs Speelman, 1982  (D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 31 moves, 0-1 31 ... Ne4xf2!, 34 ... Re8xe2! sacs two pieces to mate with two Gelfand vs Eljanov, 2009  (A13) English, 36 moves, 0-1 6 games