Steinitz decimates his own army for an amazing checkmate.
Steinitz vs Van der Meden, 1865  (000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0
King delivers checkmate!
Ed Lasker vs G Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
The impenetrable fortress is overrun.
B Pantebre Martinez vs E Paoli, 1976  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 72 moves, 0-1
Crazy computer ownage
Crafty vs Nakamura, 2007  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 155 moves, 0-1
One piece paralyzes an entire army
A Espeli vs Andersen, 1952  (B10) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 0-1
No capture the entire game!
P Vianna vs D Hua, 2010  (A04) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
4 checks in 4 half moves!
Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
Nakamura finishes in style
Shabalov vs Nakamura, 2007  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 24 moves, 0-1
Salvage a draw all thanks to promoting with check.
Szabo vs Bronstein, 1950  (A90) Dutch, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mate-in-one may be forcing, but a discovered check is too
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994  (A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1
Combination of mating paterns
C Golmayo vs S F Loyd, 1867  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 0-1
Who doesn't like the explosive Danish Gambit?
C Hartlaub vs Testa, 1912  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
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