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Queenmate
Compiled by sleepyirv
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Anyone can catch a piece that can only move one square at a time. No, the accomplishment is to corner the mobile queen!

This is a collection of Queenmates. If she can escape to a square only to get forked with the King on the next move, that's not it. If she could run to safety if she wasn't pinned to her mate, that's not it. Only when she's attacked and all the squares she could move to are covered by the opponents' pieces is it a Queenmate.

Tarrasch vs Burn, 1907 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs G A Thomas, 1935 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1

Petrosian vs Larsen, 1960 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 45 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Petrosian was VERY good at this!
Filip vs Petrosian, 1956 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

A Truscott vs C J A Wade, 1943 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Csom, 1989 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs M Czerniak, 1939 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 36 moves, 1-0

Capablanca was pretty good at it too.
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1925 
(A14) English, 29 moves, 1-0

10...Qe8 11.Nd6
V Nedela vs J Slepanek, 1996 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 10 moves, 1-0

Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0

NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C26) Vienna, 9 moves, 0-1

NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Sosonko, 1989 
(B30) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

R Nezhmetdinov vs A I Konstantinov, 1936 
(C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 1-0

Z Domnitz vs Pachman, 1973 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

17.Qe2 Bd3
E O'Hare vs P Dillon, 1966 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 0-1

J McConnell vs Morphy, 1850 
(C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 0-1

D Smith vs B Wall, 1971 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 12 moves, 0-1

B Wall vs L Chapman, 1973 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

11...Nd6
D Ponziani vs D Ercole Del Rio, 1770 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

31...Qb4 32.Ra4
Capablanca vs R T Black, 1916 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 63 moves, 1-0

In the middle of the board!
Fischer vs NN, 1959 
(B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

C Bloodgood vs M Haack, 1975 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

B Wall vs T Flores, 1988 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 0-1

P Frazer vs Taubenhaus, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0

R Leitao vs Kasimdzhanov, 1999 
(E73) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

17...Qf5 18.g6
Gibbins vs Franklin, 1961 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

R Goletiani vs A Zatonskih, 2009 
(A09) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

M Muslimovic vs F Bistric, 2003 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

E Walther vs Tal, 1966 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

B Wall vs S Millimaci, 1987 
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

M Weiss vs Gossip, 1889 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 1-0

NN vs J van Mil, 1973 
(C48) Four Knights, 8 moves, 0-1

23...Qd4 24.Bc3
S Knott vs D M Adams, 2004 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0

G W Lyttelton vs S Green, 1862 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

M Blau vs J H Donner, 1958 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

21...Qa3 22.Bc1
Z Rahman vs T Toh, 1994 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0

28.Qa6 Nc7
H Heinicke vs K Junge, 1940 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 27 moves, 0-1

One of the most ridiculous Queenmates on record.
S Polgar vs Z Kiss, 1980 
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 36 moves, 1-0

Vidmar vs H Mattison, 1931 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

C Lutz vs J Balcerak, 2000 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0

Krogius vs N Aratovsky, 1945 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1959 
(E61) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

Steinitz vs Bird, 1866 
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0

B Wall vs J Friedrichsen, 1974 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs V Nenarokov, 1907 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

B Wall vs D Ferguson, 1989 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

T Shaked vs Kasparov, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1

Tal vs J Lechtynsky, 1984 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

S F Lebedev vs S Izbinsky, 1903 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 15 moves, 1-0

J Mangini vs E German, 1952 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0

L Sepulveda vs M C B Acevedo, 1993 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 12 moves, 0-1

Nijboer vs Sutovsky, 2001 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 31 moves, 0-1

J Mieses vs Nimzowitsch, 1928 
(C10) French, 37 moves, 0-1

V Gashimov vs Ivanchuk, 2010 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0

Bisguier vs Benko, 1963 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

E Diemer vs K Locher, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

I Krush vs K B Richardson, 2007 
(E73) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0

S Rosenthal vs de Lamothe, 1888 
(C28) Vienna Game, 12 moves, 1-0

H Ullrich vs NN, 1952 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 8 moves, 1-0

E Torre vs Vaganian, 1984 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 54 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs Albin, 1897 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

B Weber vs A Hennings, 1957 
(A13) English, 18 moves, 0-1

Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1871 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 59 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1998 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958 
(B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Koltanowski vs W Nolan, 1960 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Huebner vs Geller, 1970 
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 57 moves, 0-1

A Planinc vs Z Mestrovic, 1974 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 15 moves, 1-0

Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2010 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 17 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916  
(C10) French, 19 moves, 1-0

Gunsberg vs Steinitz, 1891 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Lengyel, 1973 
(C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0

Don't kid yourself, you'll need more than a QM to win
P Hage vs K Makarczyk, 1936 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 0-1

J Franzen vs J Petreje, 1996 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Spassky, 1965 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

M Szigeti vs Benko, 1945 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1

Tartakower vs P Ravn, 1951 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Janowski vs W Cohn, 1900 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Mackenzie vs E Alberoni, 1876 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 16 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs L Gallegos, 1944 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs V Manko, 1905 
(C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 1-0

L Sepp vs B Sundberg, 1936 
(A15) English, 34 moves, 0-1

Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

J Hart vs Silman, 1991 
(B32) Sicilian, 15 moves, 0-1

E Pindar vs J A Birch, 1860 
(C21) Center Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Albin vs J Mieses, 1895  
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0

Kotov vs I Pogrebissky, 1939
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

15. Qg7 Bf6
V Shcherbakov vs Taimanov, 1954 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 14 moves, 0-1

J Hector vs J Vidarsson, 1996 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 9 moves, 1-0

Jobava vs Grischuk, 2009 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 16 moves, 0-1

Svidler vs Grischuk, 2010 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

A Planinc vs V Kovacevic, 1972 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Mittenthal vs T Crispin, 1974 
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 0-1

J Krejcik vs R Muenz, 1911 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0

13. Qg4 Rh4
W J Lutes vs J Fuller, 1962 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs J Terrone, 1964 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 1-0

L Schmid vs Muth, 1949 
(A28) English, 23 moves, 1-0

F Berkes vs S Mareco, 2011 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

Westerinen vs J Franzen, 1988 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Kotov, 1952 
(B50) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1

Van der Wiel vs Anand, 1984 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 27 moves, 1-0

23...Qg7 24.Bh6
Z Frankel vs R Court, 1964 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 1-0

Portisch vs Fischer, 1966 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1

L Piasetski vs L Day, 1975 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1-0

Koneru vs Smeets, 2006 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961 
(C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0

P Larsson vs Englund, 1942 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 12 moves, 0-1

E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

L'Ami vs C P Gouw, 2000 
(C18) French, Winawer, 14 moves, 1-0

Veresov vs Levenfish, 1934 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Short vs Mamedyarov, 2012 
(C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

J Rohl vs A Albadri, 2004 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

A Queenmate AND a checkmate!
F Sanchez Aller vs A Gonzalez de la Nava, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

In a Loser
J L Burden vs L Christiansen, 1992 
(B06) Robatsch, 68 moves, 0-1

H Lofgren vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2000 
(B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

T Tabatadze vs V Vepkhvishvili, 1991 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 15 moves, 1-0

J Rush vs Illescas Cordoba, 1986 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1

T Cop vs S Drazic, 2010 
(C01) French, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0

Miles vs Plaskett, 1983 
(A22) English, 19 moves, 1-0

Not all Queenmates are impressive or winnable
Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Lasker, 1925  
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1

Anderssen vs J L Switzar, 1875 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

J U Trippe vs B Skonieczna, 1988 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1

V Gunina vs Ju Wenjun, 2013 
(A21) English, 30 moves, 1-0

Beliavsky vs Larsen, 1984 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0

Spielmann vs Eliskases, 1932 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C58) Two Knights, 30 moves, 0-1

A Istratescu vs Ftacnik, 2005 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

Speelman vs M Stangl, 1994 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

This is a special one
I Cabrijan vs V Piro, 2010 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 49 moves, 0-1

G Popilski vs Grigoriants, 2012 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

A Das vs I Ben Artzi, 2012
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Najdorf vs Fischer, 1966 
(A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 53 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch vs NN, 1884 
(C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0

A Istratescu vs I Frosinos, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0

R Donker vs Y Afek, 2012 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1

L Christiansen vs P Cleghorn, 1976 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1-0

Benko vs Barcza, 1952 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 0-1

W Sandner vs H Wimmer, 1996
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

N Fercec vs M Jukic, 2010
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

T Abrahamyan vs C Baginskaite, 2013 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

B Finegold vs D Kuljasevic, 2009 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 15 moves, 1-0

M Ciszek vs S Pielaet, 1987 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

R Bott vs R D de Coverly, 1988 
(C27) Vienna Game, 18 moves, 0-1

F Vallejo Pons vs Tkachiev, 2013 
(C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1-0

A Compton vs C Zhu, 2008 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 0-1

P Etchegaray vs T Thiel, 1993 
(D85) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 1-0

I Polovodin vs L Maslov, 1984 
(D85) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 1-0

Sutovsky vs E Inarkiev, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

M Bely vs Portisch, 1957 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 21 moves, 1-0

Spielmann vs G Stoltz, 1930 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1

L Kaufman vs K Gulamali, 2012 
(B07) Pirc, 27 moves, 1-0

D J Grant vs T Chapman, 2010 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

J Kaplan vs Lombardy, 1974 
(B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 20 moves, 0-1

C R Sopko vs Alexander Johansson, 2013 
(A04) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

T Marxen vs Fedorchuk, 1992 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

NN vs Beis, 1940 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Kostic vs G Cockerill, 1924 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Korchnoi, 2008 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 19 moves, 1-0

L Rudenko vs O Rubtsova, 1956 
(B58) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

A Rueb vs Euwe, 1925 
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

M Metzger vs C Brandon, 1989 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 6 moves, 0-1

S Polgar vs L Apol, 1988 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

15. Qg3 Bh4
J Garcia Elio vs G Szamoskozi, 2001 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 14 moves, 0-1

A Elwin vs R Hughes, 2014 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

A Vaisser vs A Mutzner, 1989 
(A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0

J Readey vs K Burger, 1989 
(A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

B Wall vs S Farmer, 1989 
(B20) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0

V Mikenas vs Keres, 1949 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 21 moves, 0-1

J F Shaw vs W Lukowiak, 1959 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld vs G Nagy, 1924 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

Benjamin vs Gufeld, 2000 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 37 moves, 0-1

K Chernyshov vs Andrejew, 1982 
(C00) French Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

C Dell'Accio vs E Paoli, 1967 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

K Jensen vs W Norton, 1981 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 11 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Toldsepp, 1934 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

Yurkov vs Salov, 1979 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 14 moves, 1-0

J Bryning vs C E Ranken, 1878 
(A10) English, 26 moves, 0-1

23. Qf3 Bg4
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

So vs Nakamura, 2016 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 21 moves, 1-0

Beliavsky vs Hjartarson, 1989 
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

J Krejcik vs Reti, 1922 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Gelfand, 2012 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

B Suhle vs Anderssen, 1859 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

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