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checkmate
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The King is trapped.
M Ghinda vs I Stohl, 1985 
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

Long way to a nice mate
Harikrishna vs C Aravindh, 2016 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 115 moves, 1-0

Wow
Short vs Morozevich, 2002 
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 53 moves, 0-1

271 moves for the win. Checkmate with five bishops.
Rybka vs Nakamura, 2008 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 255 moves, 0-1

Pawns line up nicely.
J Massana vs Lunga Mavuso, 2014 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Impressive for someone so young.
S Lyall vs L Zhang, 2014
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 25 moves, 0-1

S Lyall vs D Dolejs, 2011
(B01) Scandinavian, 49 moves, 1-0

Pawn mate
T Haegin vs T H Stonehouse, 2015 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 41 moves, 0-1

underpromotion to a knight
Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1

nice short game
A Alexander vs O Cordel, 1870 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1

M Solleveld vs Sutovsky, 2001 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 107 moves, 0-1

The knight is the taro card to kneel at the mate.
L Taro vs B Neale, 1949 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 6 moves, 0-1

J Spoorenberg vs J Vaessens, 1982
(C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

the pawn is pinned
M Vodiska vs Fejes, 1983 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 7 moves, 1-0

Oh the white knight.
Ruth Nacario vs D Allotey, 2016 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Mate in eight
Mohammed Shahudha vs Etedal Almeraj, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 0-1

Another knight queen team.
T Prasad vs Temabuya Ngwenya, 2016
(C49) Four Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Beware the power of the queen and knight.
Keziah Narkwor George vs S Bekheet, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 0-1

A trick, not a treat, from February.
J N February vs Vitumbiko Gondwe, 2016 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

A punny game.
C Eagle vs B June, 1992
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 34 moves, 1-0

A Al Khelaifi vs Dalia Arosemena, 2016
(B15) Caro-Kann, 18 moves, 1-0

Queen Sac
A Simons vs A Mongredien, 1846 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

the bishop and the knight
D van Foreest vs NN, 1883 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

H M Howe vs C A Rossiter, 1902 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1

G Beihoff vs Pulvermacher, 1909 
(C10) French, 11 moves, 1-0

nice queen sac
R Griffith vs G Hawkins, 1909 
(C26) Vienna, 15 moves, 1-0

Be careful when you castle you just might get mated.
W J Emmons vs L Tolins, 1909 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

H Meijer vs J Esser, 1910
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 13 moves, 0-1

J Esser vs J Davidson, 1910 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Pawn mate
A Ryder vs G Walcott, 1913 
(C46) Three Knights, 13 moves, 1-0

Bishop sac
G J Reeser vs C Neyenhuis, 1913 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 13 moves, 1-0

V Gonsiorovsky vs Puchalsky, 1914
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 16 moves, 1-0

C Janzen vs M Borriss, 1987 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

de Vere vs J Minchin, 1866 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

B Lim vs A Ang, 2014
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 80 moves, 1-0

D Cramling vs R Akesson, 1979
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

S Kozarcanin vs J Chilton, 2017
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Some good moves by white.
J Riff vs M Lokander, 2018 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 17 moves, 1-0

Keep one eye on the knight.
J Ingvason vs Charles Z Coffman, 2018
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Nice game
Baldur Heidar Sigurdsson vs I Helgadottir, 2018
(B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 1-0

White makes some good moves.
S Grigoriants vs J Ingebretsen, 2018 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 1-0

oops
H Richards vs G Suez-Panama, 2018
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Well worth your time Try to see if you can mate after 32nd move
M Schaefer vs L Radice, 2001
(A84) Dutch, 37 moves, 1-0

Sing a Song of mate.
M Paragua vs J Song, 2008 
(C22) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0

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