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In-His-Face Mate Examples
Compiled by ChessCoachClark
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This game collection is meant to help my students review a simple but interesting mate category, where a piece is placed directly against the other King for checkmate.

They may also practice running the mate sequence from the lone King position without consulting the actual game. Afterwards, they could compare their results with Stockfish analysis to see if their solution was close to the move count SF gave.

Several games with U14 players are available as well, just not at CG, yet. In some cases, either or both players are masters now.

ChessCoachClark (CCC) originated this game collection in September of 2024 and he updates it on occasion. This project is a work in progress, culling games from various sources, including several chess training books and personal research. The games are ordered by date (oldest first), not by importance.

Be well.
Be safe.

24.Qf3 Qxf3 25.Kg1 Qg2# or 24. Kg1 Qg2#.
V Green vs Steinitz, 1862 
(B40) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

After 20...Rxf7 21. Qxg6# for Capture Mate and In-His-Face Mate
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1910 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Various continuations end with the In-His-Face Mate.
P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

SF 17 M19 as mate with King support at edge with Rect. Opp.
J Hickl vs J Nogueiras, 1987 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 0-1

24...Rb1+ 25. Kxb1 Qb2# with Pawn support, no less!
A Enoshi vs J Hickl, 1988 
(B06) Robatsch, 24 moves, 0-1

M6 from EOG by SF 17 using Queen with Rook support.
W N Watson vs Westerinen, 1989
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1-0

SF 17 M3 and M2 (2x) Mate by Queen with Rook support.
B Snow vs P Mueckenberger, 1990 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0

Could you do this mate on your own?
T Oral vs G Vescovi, 1995 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1-0

FULL Bishop supports the Queen.
M Erwich vs R Schmaltz, 2000
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1

39. ... Kh8 40. Qg7# is also a Queen on g7 Mate.
Z Zufic vs S Horvat, 2001
(A15) English, 39 moves, 1-0

After 31...Qxg2# In-His-Face Mate by Queen
N Starr vs C Peptan, 2001 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

SF M7 has two paths for IHF with Queen support 68... Qxb5#.
S Horvat vs M Zufic, 2001
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1

Mate in the Q2 corner.
H Laiz Ibanez vs J A Diaz Rodriguez, 2006
(C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 0-1

King is in the Q2 corner.
F Zamengo vs C I Karunarathna, 2008
(C02) French, Advance, 71 moves, 0-1

SF 17 M5 and M$ bring In-His-Face Mates with Rook support.
J Vrtal vs P Vecera, 2012
(A21) English, 28 moves, 1-0

SF 17 M2 ends with In-His-Face Mate with Bishop support.
J van Foreest vs M Dehn, 2013 
(B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0

16 games

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