Poisoned Rook at 19. Rxd5
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (C10) French, 23 moves, 0-1
9. ... Qxa1 Black Queen takes the Poisoned Rook and is trapped
H Walkerling vs Hanssen, 1928  (B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Poisoned Bishop at end-- 11. ... Kxf7 12. e6+ Kxe6 13. Qxa5
B Katalymov vs G Ilivitsky, 1959  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Poisoned Knight captured at 5. ... dxc3 (Black Queen is lost)
A J Donnelly vs E Pollington, 1963  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 6 moves, 1-0
Pawn is captured for a Rook Fork next, or Promotion next!
Gligoric vs Andersson, 1974  (E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 49 moves, 1-0
14. ... Qxh4 was chomping down on a Poisoned Pawn
H Angantysson vs K Kaiszauri, 1982  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0
34. Rxa6 took Poisoned Pawn! AP lets Fork on Rooks by 34...Bd3
F Handke vs Pelletier, 2002 (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 55 moves, 0-1
Poisoned Rook comes to a8 for various results
Karjakin vs Kosteniuk, 2003  (B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
After 16. dxc6, if Nxc6, Qd5+ Kh8 Qxc6-- Knight's gone!
L E Johannessen vs Carlsen, 2005  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 59 moves, 1-0
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