Morphy's Evan's -> 2 Bishops Mate Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859  (000) Chess variants, 26 moves, 1-0 A most bizarre mate! Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0 Nice Queen sac w lots of variations Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893  (000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0 After the ' decisive ' 21st move, some say it's still a draw Hodgson vs S Agdestein, 1986  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0 Nakamura's Queen sac vs Krasenkow Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007  (A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1 Petrosian playing like Tal Petrosian vs Estrin, 1968  (A21) English, 26 moves, 1-0 White is floored by Black's final move. LC #12 R Pitschak vs Flohr, 1934  (A22) English, 19 moves, 0-1 Mate w windmill theme. Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0 Anastasia's Mate Vidmar vs Euwe, 1929  (A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0 Were Black sacs sound? Kobe vs G Georges, 1985  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1 2 Bishops- aka Boden's Mate E Canal vs NN, 1934  (B01) Scandinavian, 14 moves, 1-0 Rf6!! blocks f7-f5 creating unanswerable mate threats Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0 Smothered Mate w Bishop D Mastrovasilis vs Short, 2011  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 26 moves, 1-0 Anand plays tactical line w IQP Anand vs Adianto, 1992  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 33 moves, 1-0 Rook + Bishop variation Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0 Magnus' @ 12 yrs. brilliant attack ending w eupalette Mate Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0 White sticks to the plan of Attack on g7 M Abbink vs Y H de Rover, 1997  (B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0 Methodical attack --> Artful Smothered Mate A Bodnaruk vs V Gunina, 2006  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0 Quick win using Grand Prix M G Gahan vs N Patkar Nisha, 2008 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 20 moves, 1-0 Queen sac- out of nowhere Alekhine vs Saemisch, 1923  (B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0 Back rank mate after Bh6+ Polgar vs P Chilingirova, 1988  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0 Spielman's Logical punishment of g6? LC#7 Spielmann vs R Wahle, 1926  (C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0 Echo of R+B mate Tal vs Petrosian, 1975  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0 Tal's Back Rank at age 14 J Klavins vs Tal, 1949  (C10) French, 18 moves, 0-1 Tal punishes Black for ignoring principles (16Qc7 17Nh6+ & #) Tal vs M Strelkov, 1949  (C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0 Two Knights Mate - Knifty! N Speijer vs Couvee, 1955  (C14) French, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0 Moprhy's Mate or Back Rank G MacDonnell vs S Boden, 1869  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1 King Hunt in Vienna Zukertort vs NN, 1877  (C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0 Interesting tactics, doubtful that Lasker played Black side A Arnold vs Lasker, 1924  (C28) Vienna Game, 18 moves, 1-0 Sac 2 Queens! For Rolling Rooks Mate F Steil-Antoni vs S Johnsen, 2010  (C28) Vienna Game, 35 moves, 1-0 Failed King Hunt Chigorin vs H Caro, 1898  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0 Rolling Rooks Mate (w Queen) E Schallopp vs Gossip, 1890  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0 Back Rank Mate Z Markhot vs S Arslanagic, 1997  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0 Morphy's Queen + Bishop Battery J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1 Morphy's magic Rook + Bishop Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858   (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0 World Champion Anand's Back Rank Mate Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1988  (C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 0-1 Marshall dazzles! Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 Quick win vs Q-side castling A F Arjona vs Gonzalez, 1988 (C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0 Morphy sacs R + B --> Q + N Mate A Meek vs Morphy, 1855  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1 Ed Lasker's tricky prelude to Boden's mate Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0 A sparkling attack Kahn vs H Harrison, 1951 (C49) Four Knights, 18 moves, 1-0 A quick Smothered Mate NN vs Greco, 1620  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1 Blackburne's two Bishops Mate NN vs Blackburne, 1884   (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1 Morphy's Geometric Pawn Promotion Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0 King hunt on an open board Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C52) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0 Two Bishops Mate, almost Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0 Epaulette Mate- Morphy blindfold exhibition Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0 Queen sac--> Double Check-->Mate F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1 Brilliant pinch on the h-file Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0 Black neglects the center, castles into attack LC#5 Ruger vs H Gebhard, 1915  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0 Brilliancy Prize Schiffers vs Harmonist, 1887  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0 A brilliant unacceptable Queen sac! Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0 Morphy rolling rook mate in 2 knights Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 Tal's Tactics Sparkle Even in a Simul! Tal vs J Miller, 1988  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0 Unstoppable Queen + Bishop Mate Paulsen vs Mackenzie, 1861 (C55) Two Knights Defense, 25 moves, 1-0 Almost Anastasia's Mate (AA) Rubinstein vs G G Bartoszkiewicz, 1897  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0 A famous Morphy Smothered Mate Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859  (C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0 Lolli attack- well worth knowing D Field vs David L Kuhns, 1982  (C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 1-0 Fischer used the Lolli attack many times on his 1964 Simul tour Fischer vs F Gruenberg, 1964  (C57) Two Knights, 23 moves, 1-0 Young Pillsbury gets mated by simple attack F Young vs Pillsbury, 1893  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 16 moves, 1-0 Energetic Attack in Spanish Psakhis vs S Mitra, 1988 (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0 Spanish Game: Exchange. K's Bishop Var (C68) 1-0 Arabian # w/Q Santo-Roman vs G Fayolle, 2001 (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0 Fischer's Spanish Exchange sac Fischer vs A Anastasopoulos, 1968  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 Another Spanish Exchange Mecking vs A C Rocha, 1969  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 24 moves, 1-0 A neat Bishop & Rook mate combo in Spanish Exchange A Voltschok vs R Kreslavsky, 1970  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 17 moves, 1-0 Always look 1 move further! J Gurczak vs R Mercer, 2011  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0 Back rank mate used against Victor Kahn W Gibson vs V Kahn, 1925 (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 26 moves, 1-0 Unstoppable Back Rank Mate by Art of Checkmate co-author V Kahn vs C Y C Dawbarn, 1925 (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 Dramatic British GM clash Keene vs Miles, 1976   (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0 Several mate traps before the final unstoppable threat Nc7# Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury Attack LC #22 Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0 46 Kh1 allows Rolling Rooks Pattern Topalov vs Anand, 2010  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1 Elegant finish (back Rank) forseen by Capa many moves before O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 Alekhine bests another world champion w/Greco's Mate Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0 Byrne brother mate, a sideways Swallow Tale/Gueridon Mate R Byrne vs D Byrne, 1958  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 53 moves, 0-1 Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Tarrasch Trap (C66) 1-0 Remove Guard Yates vs H E Price, 1923  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0 KGA Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attack (C39) 1-0 Deflect Q, P mate Maurian vs NN, 1866  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0 Slav, Quiet Variation. Schallopp Def (D12) 1-0 Boden's Mate Koltanowski vs Webb, 1941  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 18 moves, 1-0 Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Black dare not castle, gets pinned Bruzon Batista vs Jobava, 2005  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0 Spanish Game: Open. Main Lines (C80) 1-0 e-pawn makes way R Felgaer vs Kaidanov, 2005  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 1-0 Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 0-1 Good one, yes siree! V Vorotnikov vs I Ivanov, 1977  (C26) Vienna, 16 moves, 0-1 Caro-Kann Karpov. Modern Kasparov Attack (B17) 1-0 tpstar notes Nimzowitsch vs E V Nielsen, 1930  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0 Mayet's Mate (A09) 1-0 Larry Christiansen showed this Euwe vs R J Loman, 1923  (A09) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0 Congres international des echecs, 1869; Incredible 2 # patterns C Golmayo vs Loyd, 1867  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 0-1 Ofstad's Immortal - Dbl N sacs the way to Boden's Mate in 2 P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0 Colle vs Modern Def. (A04) 0-1 Here, have my Queen in your lap. Andersson vs Hartston, 1973  (A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1 Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Lawn Mower Mate! Bologan vs E van Haastert, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0 NID Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Var (E45) 0-1Inexorable precision Portisch vs Huebner, 1978  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 39 moves, 0-1 The queen dares the overworked back rank defender Keres vs Alekhine, 1937  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0 4Ns Spanish. Classical (C48) 1-0 Q pinned to the mate square Shumov vs Winawer, 1875  (C48) Four Knights, 34 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Def. Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1 Know this # pattern Leif Jensen vs B Valuet, 2013 (B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1 C58 1-0 25 moves. Bxh6 leads to Damiano's Bishop Mate. Prins vs A Medina Garcia, 1951  (C58) Two Knights, 25 moves, 1-0 KGD. Classical General (C30) 1-0Anderssen's Mate by R in corner Capablanca vs T A Carter, 1909  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 Renaud and Kahn's "mate No. 19A" in "The Art of the Checkmate" J S Rubin vs E Winter, 1974  (A06) Reti Opening, 14 moves, 0-1 MONGREDIEN'S KNIGHT MATE!! A Simons vs A Mongredien, 1846  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1 Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Mayet's Mate Kolisch vs Hamppe, 1859  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0 Caro-Kann Def: Von Hennig Gambit (B15) 1-0Boden's Mate next w/B G Welling vs F Wrobel, 1982  (B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0 King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Unpin, quick Gueridon/Swallow's Tail # J Chamouillet vs NN, 1849  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0 sideways "Swallow's Tail Mate" or "Gueridon Mate" (A18) 0-1 58 A A Murray vs F Hebert, 1949  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 58 moves, 0-1 Sicilian Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Double Check, Dble Bishop Mate!! W M De Visser vs W P Shipley, 1900  (B20) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Def: Chekhover Var (B53) 0-1 Dbl Check, Promotion Mate Bachmann vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2006  (B53) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1 KGD Panteldakis Countergambit (C30) 1-0 Underpromotion PxR=N# H Reinle vs Lange, 1936  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attack. General (B86) 1-0 Greco's # Navara vs S Mahtesian, 1995  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 26 moves, 1-0 KID: Saemisch. Orthodox Var (E85) 1-0 Q sac for Lolli's Mate Menchik vs G A Thomas, 1932  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 24 moves, 1-0 French Def: Schlechter Var (C00) 1-0 Q sacrifice for Boden's # Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1892  (C00) French Defense, 20 moves, 1-0 Italian, 2Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 Opera Mate Znosko-Borovsky vs NN, 1932  (C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0 Mongredien's Knight Mate! S Zubatch vs S Feldman, 1992  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 0-1 QGD: Capablanca - General (D30) 0-1 Balestra Mate J Chris Bang vs EA Sayre, 1921  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1 Sicil Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Pin Def (B21) 1-0 Dovetail # A Chretien vs S Charmeteau, 2000  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 32 moves, 1-0 Dutch Defense 5...Bb7 (A80) 0-1 Beautiful double discovered # J F Smyth vs H Helms, 1915  (A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 0-1 Benko Gambit: Zaitsev. Nescafe Frappe Attk (A57) 1-0 Smothered# P Hultin vs T Fromm, 1992  (A57) Benko Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0 NID. Classical. Noa (E37) 0-1 Mating Combo Knight Roller B H Wood vs P Devos, 1948  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1 Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Swallow's Tail/Gueridon/Pedestal Mate F Rhine vs NN, 2021  (C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0 Philidor Def: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Pedestal/Gueridon Mate Polo vs Pasqualini, 1923  (C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense (B10) 1-0 Smothered mate in 5 moves Rapport vs T Rogers, 2014  (B10) Caro-Kann, 5 moves, 1-0 Evans Gambit Pierce Def (C52) 0-1 Exchange sac, Dbl N checkmate N Marache vs Morphy, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1 Russian Game: General (C42) 1-0 Raking Bishops, two # squares Cochrane vs Mohishunder, 1856  (C42) Petrov Defense, 17 moves, 1-0 Chess variants (000) 0-1 Rook Roller#/Ladder#/Lawn Mower Mate!! T Chapman vs Kasparov, 2001  (000) Chess variants, 37 moves, 0-1 Philidor Def: General (C41) 0-1 Dbl R sac for Balestra Mate!! Rodzynski vs Alekhine, 1913  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1 Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var (C53) 1-0 Dovetail Mate Greco vs NN, 1620  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0 Spanish Game: Closed. Morphy Attk (C78) 0-1Discovered Checkmate B Verlinsky vs Levenfish, 1924  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1 Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Classical Var (B84) 1-0 Hook Mate! Savon vs Polugaevsky, 1971  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0 Queen's Gambit Accepted: General (D20) 1-0 Balestra Mate Carlsen vs Jostein Thorsen, 2000  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0 Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 0-1Q sac, Arabian # Reiner vs Steinitz, 1860  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1 Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Greek Gift Hort vs I Radulov, 1974  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 17 moves, 1-0 Indian Game: Jobava London System vs Gruenfeld (A48) 1-0 X-Ray# Le Quang Liem vs Aronian, 2021  (A48) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Def: Alapin. General (B22) 1-0 Post-castling Opera # Mamedyarov vs Mishra, 2021  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 30 moves, 1-0 Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Byrne (Simagin) Var (D97) 1-0 Dovetail# Gulko vs B Finegold, 1987  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 66 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Def: Paulsen Var. General (B44) 1-0Lolli's # on h-file S Sanchez Castillo vs A Mir Mahmoud, 2010  (B44) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0 Italian Game: 4...exd4 (C50) 1-0 Q sac for Lolli's # on h-file D Saxton vs Worth / Tweed, 1935  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0 Italian, Scotch Gambit. Nakhmanson Gambit (C56) 1-0 Smothered # T Chan vs D Schneider, 2008  (C56) Two Knights, 12 moves, 1-0 Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A84) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate! Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883  (A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1 Italian, Two Knts Def. Polerio Def (C57) 0-1 Reti # / Opera # M Amini vs R Gralla, 2010  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1 Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Def: M.L. Mieses Var (B01) 0-1 Lolli's # M Ouechtati vs G Solis, 2010  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1 KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 0-1 Damiano's Mate Carta vs Cassano, 1980  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 7 moves, 0-1 30.Nf7# Mongredien's Knight Mate resembles Morphy's Mate w/B Bisguier vs J Penrose, 1950  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0 King Pawn Game: Alapin Opening (C20) 0-1 Smothered Mate E A Lutze vs R Begas, 1893  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 0-1 Englund G Complex: Hartlaub-Charlick G (A40) 0-1 Opera Mate J Krejcik vs J Thirring, 1898  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1 "One of the most beautiful checkmates you will ever see" M Andersen vs Salinas Herrera, 2021  (A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1 Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Balestra# Tarrasch vs Taubenhaus, 1891  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0 Anastasia's Mate P Viner vs D Carey, 1961  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 22 moves, 1-0 A rare checkmate motif: a single bishop mate (63.Bg5 & 64.Bf6#) Fischer vs J Witeczek, 1964  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 62 moves, 1-0 Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0 Pawn Mate! K Pytel vs NN, 1982  (C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0 Alekhine Def. Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02) 1-0 Gueridon # Kramstov vs Waxburg, 1938  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 1-0 Danish Gambit: Accepted. Classical (C21) 1-0 Dovetail # V Soldatenkov vs S Durnovo, 1898  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0 KID: Saemisch. Orthodox Var (E85) 1-0 Arabian Mate variation Z Mohammed vs W Espirito Santo, 2016  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 32 moves, 1-0 146 games