Game ends by Black Rook making a Royal Absolute Pin
E Schallopp vs Anderssen, 1872  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
RAP TWICE IN SAME GAME: 23. Bc3 and 24. ... Rg8
J Malta vs Bird, 1880  (A80) Dutch, 28 moves, 0-1
White Bishop made a Royal Absolute Pin at 17.
R Hodgson vs F Esling, 1893  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Game ended when Black Bishop made a 'long-distance RAP'!
I A Horowitz vs Denker, 1936  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 37 moves, 0-1
RAP TWICE IN SAME GAME: 31. Bd5 and 40. Qc4 (cont.)
Korchnoi vs Z Doda, 1955  (A53) Old Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
Game ends with Royal Absolute Pin and Cross-Pin at same time!
V Mikenas vs Aronin, 1957  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 33 moves, 0-1
Royal Absolute Pin at 30. ... Re8
Portisch vs Eliskases, 1964  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Game ends with Royal Absolute Pin by White Bishop
V Ciocaltea vs L Masic, 1971  (B57) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
RAP with 18. Re1 that wins the Black Queen for the Rook.
Ljubojevic vs A Planinc, 1971  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 0-1
Royal Absolute Pin at 35. Bb5.
T Georgadze vs Kupreichik, 1979  (E92) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Royal Absolute Pin at EOG allows inevitable Promotion
Miles vs Ljubojevic, 1986  (A04) Reti Opening, 60 moves, 1-0
10. Ba5 is a Royal Absolute Pin.
Nunn vs K Georgiev, 1988  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
RAP with 27W that wins the Black Queen for the Rook.
Oll vs I Efimov, 1988  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
20. ... Rb2 made Royal Absolute Pin with Queen's protection.
Petursson vs A Wojtkiewicz, 1990  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1
Royal Absolute Pin at 27. Rg5 wins the Queen soon.
L Betko vs A Pektor, 1992 (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 51 moves, 1-0
55. ... Qe8 is a Royal Self-Pin
Bologan vs J Garcia Padron, 1993  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 56 moves, 1-0
Game ends with Black Bishop making a Royal Absolute Pin
H Govin Gonzalez vs A Moreno Roman, 1997 (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1
Game ends with Royal Absolute Pin by White Bishop
B Lalic vs J C Hannet, 1998  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 1-0
34. ... Rf6 made a Royal Absolute Pin
K Miton vs Ivanchuk, 2007  (E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
21. Qxb2 Bxc3 is a Royal Absolute Pin
E Pavlov vs J Sucher, 2008  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 0-1
11. Bb5 made weak RAP for winning Black Rook next!
P Schlosser vs J Groetzbach, 2015  (B10) Caro-Kann, 35 moves, 1-0
Royal Absolute Pin at 44. ... Rc1 sacrifices Rook to win Queen.
McShane vs Kuzubov, 2019  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 54 moves, 0-1
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