Favorite way to win? Checkmate. Any Checkmate.
I love them all though I do have a sneaky pref for non Queen mates.
Here is just a handful of OTB encounters. I have 100’s of these.
And these are just with the White pieces. I have more wins with Black than White.
I’d like to thank the OP for allowing me to re-acquaint myself with some old friends.
Queen Sac for 3 bits. G. Chandler - A. White. Edinburgh Chess Club, 1991
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.Qe2 Nc6 6.e5 Ng4 7.f3 Nxd4 8.Qe4 Nxe5 9.Qxd4 Nxf3+ 10.Nxf3 Bxd4 11.Nxd4 e6 12.0-0 c5 13.Ndb5 a6 14.Ne4 axb5 15.Bxb5+ Bd7 16.Nxd6+ Ke7 17.Rxf7+ Kxd6 18.Bf4+ e5 19.Rd1+ Ke6 20.Bc4
Rook and Knight Mate. G. Chandler - M. Molner. Scottish Open Rd.1, 1980
[FEN "7k/3nr1rp/p3p1qN/2p5/P2pQ3/1P3R2/2P3PP/5R1K w - - 0 37"]
37. Rf8+ Nxf8 38. Rxf8+ Rg8 39. Qe5+ Rg7 40. Rxg8
Playing to the crowd. G. Chandler - P. Donaldson, Edin v Civil Service, 1983
[FEN "r3kb1r/pR3ppp/2p1p3/3n4/2BP1B2/2q2Q1P/P4PP1/R5K1 w kq - 0 16"]
16. Bxd5 Qxa1+ 17. Kh2 cxd5 18. Qb3 Be7 19. Qb5+ Kf8 20. Qd7 Re8 21. Qxe7+ Rxe7 22. Rb8+ Re8 23. Bd6+ {Mate next move.}
The Combination. G. Chandler - Baberton. Grangemouth, 1994
[FEN "r2r2k1/ppq1n1pp/2p2p2/3nNb2/2BPN3/5Q2/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 17"]
17. Bxd5+ {It Kicks off and it's based on that now undefended Black Queen on c7 and the fact I can play b4 and a4.} 17... Rxd5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qg3+ {Kh8 and Nf7 is mate - Kf8 and Ng6+ wins the Queen.} 19... Ng6 20. Nxg6 Qxg3 21. Ne7+ Kf7 22. hxg3 Rb5 {We are still in the original combination. I saw I could chase away the Rook from holding the Bishop.} 23. a4 Ra5 24. b4 Rxa4 25. Nxf5 Rxb4 26. Re7+ Kg6 27. g4 Rg8 {Black is not in a resigning mood, this was after all an allegro game. So I build a mating net.} 28. f4 h5 29. Nh4+ Kh6 30. Rc5 {See the threat?} 30... Rxg4 31. Rxh5+ Kxh5 32. Rh7
Have a Rook. G. Chandler - P. Dowling, Sandy Bells v Corstorphine, 2005
[FEN "rnb1nrk1/pp2ppbp/2p3p1/4q1BP/2B5/2N5/PPP1QPP1/R3K1NR w KQ - 0 11"]
11. Qxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxe7 Nd6 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Bxf8 Nxc4 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. Ne4 Bxb2 17. Be7 Bxa1 18. Nf6+ {If Bxf6 then Bxf6 and mate with Rh8 cannot be stopped.} 18... Kg7 19. Rh7