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Someone on the English Chess Forum posted a game from the European Club Cup between Mate Bagi and Vadim Zvjaginsev.
White (whose name is an anagram of 'A Big Mate' ) resigned after 61. ... Rg6, depriving us of the lovely finish:

  • 8
  • a
  • 7
  • b
  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
  • 4
  • e
  • 3
  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
  • h
1.d7Kf5
2.d8=QRh6
3.Bxh6g6

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Here is the whole game in case you're interested:
Bagi, Mate - Zvjaginsev, Vadim
European Club Cup 2019 round 02
  • 8
  • a
  • 7
  • b
  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
  • 4
  • e
  • 3
  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
  • h
1.e4c5
2.Nf3e6
3.d4cd4
4.Nd4a6
5.Be2Nf6
6.Nc3d6
7.a4Nc6
8.Be3Be7
9.O-OO-O
10.f4Bd7
11.Nb3e5
12.a5ef4
13.Rf4Ne5
14.Bb6Qc8
15.Nd5Nd5
16.ed5Bg5
17.Rb4Re8
18.Nd2Bf5
19.Ne4Be4
20.Re4f5
21.Rb4Re7
22.Ra3Qf8
23.Bf2Rae8
24.Rbb3Ng4
25.Bg4fg4
26.h4Re2
27.Bg3Bf4
28.Qf1Be3
29.Re3Qf1
30.Kf1R2e3
31.Re3Re3
32.Bd6Kf7
33.Kf2Re4
34.c3Kf6
35.b3Kf5
36.c4h5
37.Bc7Re7
38.Bd8Rd7
39.Bg5Ke4
40.Ke2Rf7
41.Be3g3
42.b4Ke5
43.Bb6Kd6
44.Bc5Kd7
45.Be3Rf5
46.Kd3Rf1
47.Ke4Rf2
48.b5ab5
49.cb5Ra2
50.a6ba6
51.ba6Ra6
52.Bf4Ra2
53.Kf3Ra3
54.Ke4Rb3
55.Kf5Rb2
56.Bg3Rg2
57.Bf4Rf2
58.Kg5Ke7
59.Be3Rg2
60.Kh5Kf6
61.d6Rg6

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      Instead of resigning after black played 61...Rg6 why not play

      62.Bg5+

      That's better than resigning or pushing the pawn and losing.
      Right?

      Nope!
      LoL
      62.Bg5+...Kf5
      And white loses by the same method as above.
      Interesting position.

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