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26 Jan '09 09:54

Meadows
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26 Jan '09 09:54
Does anyone have any particularly impressive finishing positions that they'd like to share? It doesn't matter if the finishing combination was unsound or the game was riddled with blunders, all that matters is the last position. I was looking around on the site yesterday and came across this:

Game 4066924 (I hope they don't mind me posting it.)

On top of that, look at how far back you can go in the game and black still seems to have a forced mate!
~~Alzheimer~~
A brain like a sieve
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26 Jan '09 09:58
Game 5760894
Game 5811023

Both nice mates!!!😀
Meadows
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26 Jan '09 10:19
Originally posted by Alzheimer
Game 5760894
Game 5811023

Both nice mates!!!😀
That's a good minor piece crushing in the first one and in the second, the mating move feels so subtle. Very nice, thanks!

Who else has some?
Korch
Chess Warrior
Riga
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26 Jan '09 10:31
EVENT Rated game, 1m + 0s
SITE Main Playing Hall
DATE 2008.12.21
ROUND ?
WHITE Korch
BLACK Cefaliano
RESULT 1-0
WHITEELO 2331
BLACKELO 2340
ECO B07
EVENTDATE 2008.12.21
Invert Board PGN Headers Comments

[Event "Rated game, 1m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2008.12.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Korch"]
[Black "Cefaliano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.12.21"]
[TimeControl "60"]

1. e4 {0} d6 {0} 2. d4 {1} Nf6 {0} 3. Nc3 {0} e5 {0} 4. dxe5 {0} dxe5 {3} 5. Qxd8+ {0} Kxd8 {0} 6. Bg5 {1} c6 {1} 7. f4 {3} exf4 {2} 8. O-O-O+ {1} Kc7 {1} 9. Bxf4+ {1} Kb6 {1} 10. Na4+ {1} Ka5 {1} 11. Bd2+ {3} Kxa4 {2} 12. b3+ {1} Ka3 {1} 13. Kb1 {5} Nxe4 {1} 14. c3 {6} Bf5 {2} 15. Bd3 {3} Nxd2+ {2} 16. Rxd2 {1} Bxd3+ {0} 17. Rxd3 {0} a5 {3} 18. Nf3 {1} a4 {0} 19. b4 {3} c5 {1} 20. b5 {2} Be7 {3} 21. Nd2 {1} Rd8 {9} 22. Nc4# {(Lag: Av=0.27s, max=0.6s) 1} 1-0
KazetNagorra
Germany
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26 Jan '09 11:21
EVENT muek54's mini-tournament 4
SITE http://gameknot.com/
DATE 2009.01.12
ROUND -
WHITE kazetnagorra
BLACK keope
RESULT 1-0
WHITEELO 1757
BLACKELO 1648
Invert Board PGN Headers
[Event "muek54's mini-tournament 4"]
[Site "http://gameknot.com/"]
[Date "2009.01.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "kazetnagorra"]
[Black "keope"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1757"]
[BlackElo "1648"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Nf3 a6 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O c5 8. Be3 Bb7 9. a3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Ngf6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. Be3 Rc8 15. f3 Nh5 16. g3 Qd7 17. Bxb6 Nd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 19. Kg2 Rc7 20. Rac1 Bc8 21. g4 Nf4+ 22. Kg3 e5 23. Bd3 h5 24. h3 hxg4 25. hxg4 Nh5+ 26. Kg2 Nf6 27. Qd1 Nh5 28. Nd5 Ra7 29. Rh1 Ng7 30. Nf6# 1-0
~~Alzheimer~~
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26 Jan '09 11:39
Game 5911660
nice mate again
DeepThought
Losing the Thread
Quarantined World
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26 Jan '09 16:46
Without queens:
Wandering king: Game 5869549
Dutch defence: Game 5701521
Damiano´s defence (14 moves): Game 5833311

With queens:
Greek gifts: Game 5742678, Game 5778088, Game 5833299
Korch
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Riga
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28 Jan '09 01:31
EVENT Rated game, 3m + 0s
SITE Main Playing Hall
DATE 2009.01.28
ROUND ?
WHITE Korch
BLACK HaraldEtuna
RESULT 1-0
WHITEELO 2351
BLACKELO 2320
ECO C49
EVENTDATE 2009.01.28
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[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2009.01.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Korch"]
[Black "HaraldEtuna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2351"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.01.28"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. e4 {1} Nf6 {2} 2. Nc3 {1} e5 {1} 3. Nf3 {1} Nc6 {1} 4. Bb5 {1} Bb4 {2} 5. O-O {1} O-O {1} 6. Bxc6 {1} dxc6 {2} 7. d3 {0} Bd6 {3} 8. Ne2 {2} Nh5 {4} 9. Be3 {4} h6 {2} 10. Qd2 {1} c5 {3} 11. h3 {1} Qf6 {1} 12. Ng3 {1} Nf4 {1} 13. Bxf4 {1} Qxf4 {2} 14. Qxf4 {2} exf4 {0} 15. Ne2 {4} g5 {5} 16. c3 {3} f6 {1} 17. d4 {1} cxd4 {0} 18. cxd4 {0} c5 {2} 19. Rfd1 {3} Be6 {6} 20. d5 {2} Bd7 {5} 21. a4 {5} b6 {3} 22. Nd2 {1} Rfd8 {8} 23. Nc4 {1} Be8 {6} 24. Nxd6 {2} Rxd6 {1} 25. Nc3 {0} Rb8 {5} 26. f3 {1} Kf7 {2} 27. Kf2 {1} Ke7 {0} 28. Ke2 {1} Rdd8 {1} 29. Rd2 {4} Kd6 {0} 30. a5 {1} b5 {2} 31. a6 {1} Ke5 {2} 32. Nd1 {4} b4 {3} 33. b3 {2} Bb5+ {1} 34. Kf2 {1} Rbc8 {2} 35. Ra5 {2} Rb8 {3} 36. Nb2 {1} Rb6 {3} 37. Rxb5 {3} Rxb5 {1} 38. Nc4# {(Lag: Av=0.29s, max=0.6s) 1} 1-0
sh76
Civis Americanus Sum
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28 Jan '09 02:42
I thought this position was a cool mate because it involved 5 necessary pieces.

It was also a game that featured 2 en passant captures, both of which were critical in the game. How often do you see that?

Game 5254238

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1. e4 Ng8f6 2. e5 Nf6d5 3. d4 e6 4. Ng1f3 Bf8b4 5. Bc1d2 a5 6. c4 Nd5b6 7. Bf1d3 d5 8. c5 Nb6c4 9. Bd3xc4 dxc4 10. Qd1c2 Nb8c6 11. Qc2xc4 b5 12. cxb6 cxb6 13. Qc4xc6 Bc8d7 14. Qc6e4 Qd8c8 15. O-O Bd7b5 16. Rf1c1 Qc8b8 17. Bd2xb4 axb4 18. Nb1d2 O-O 19. Nf3g5 f5 20. exf6 Rf8xf6 21. Qe4xh7 Kg8f8 22. Qh7h8 Kf8e7 23. Qh8xg7 Ke7d6 24. Qg7xf6 Bb5d7 25. Nd2e4 Kd6d5 26. Qf6g7 Ra8a7 27. Ne4f6 Kd5d6 28. Ng5e4
pinetree33
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28 Jan '09 04:12
This one had a cool finish.

Game 4505557
Badwater
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28 Jan '09 04:33
Game 4505557

EVENT Open invite
SITE http://www.redhotpawn.com
DATE 2008.01.17
ROUND ?
WHITE pinetree33
BLACK doublem23
RESULT 1-0
WHITEELO 1222
BLACKELO 946
Invert Board PGN Headers

[Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2008.01.17"]
[EndDate "2008.01.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "pinetree33"]
[Black "doublem23"]
[WhiteRating "1222"]
[BlackRating "946"]
[WhiteELO "1222"]
[BlackELO "946"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "4505557"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Bf8c5 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3xd4 Ng8f6 5. Nb1c3 Nb8c6
6. Bc1e3 O-O 7. Nd4xc6 dxc6 8. Be3xc5 Rf8e8 9. Bf1d3 Nf6d7 10. b4 Qd8g5
11. g3 b6 12. Bc5e3 Qg5f6 13. Nc3e2 Nd7e5 14. O-O Bc8g4 15. f4 Ne5g6
16. e5 Qf6d8 17. Bd3xg6 hxg6 18. Qd1e1 c5 19. Ra1d1 Qd8b8 20. bxc5 bxc5
21. Rd1b1 Qb8d8 22. Ne2c3 f6 23. Be3xc5 fxe5 24. fxe5 Qd8g5 25. Bc5d4 Ra8d8
26. Bd4xa7 Qg5xe5 27. Qe1xe5 Re8xe5 28. h4 Bg4f5 29. Rb1e1 Re5a5 30. Re1e7 Ra5xa7
31. Nc3b5 Ra7xa2 32. Nb5xc7 Bf5xc2 33. Rf1f2 Rd8d1 34. Kg1h2 Rd1c1
35. Nc7e6 Ra2a3 36. Ne6g5 Bc2a4 37. Rf2f7 Rc1c8 38. Rf7xg7 Kg8f8 39. Ng5h7 1-0
Spelbreker
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28 Jan '09 15:58
Invert Board PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. g5 hxg5 9. Bxg5 Be7 10. Qd2 a6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. f4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 b5 14. e5 Bb7 15. exf6 Bxh1 16. fxe7 f6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxf6 Rh7 19. Bxb5+ Bc6 20. Ne4 d5 21. Qf8+ Kd7 22. Nf6+ Kd6 23. e8=N# 1-0

From an OTB game of mine
davaniel
1.Nf3
The Hague
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28 Jan '09 16:40
Originally posted by Spelbreker
[pgn]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. g5 hxg5 9. Bxg5 Be7 10. Qd2 a6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. f4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 b5 14. e5 Bb7 15. exf6 Bxh1 16. fxe7 f6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxf6 Rh7 19. Bxb5+ Bc6 20. Ne4 d5 21. Qf8+ Kd7 22. Nf6+ Kd6 23. e8=N# 1-0 [/pgn]

From an OTB game of mine
Nice game!
Fat Lady
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28 Jan '09 16:58
Originally posted by Spelbreker
[pgn]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. g5 hxg5 9. Bxg5 Be7 10. Qd2 a6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. f4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 b5 14. e5 Bb7 15. exf6 Bxh1 16. fxe7 f6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxf6 Rh7 19. Bxb5+ Bc6 20. Ne4 d5 21. Qf8+ Kd7 22. Nf6+ Kd6 23. e8=N# 1-0 [/pgn]

From an OTB game of mine
Yes, a great game. I particularly liked 19.Bxb5+.
Meadows
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28 Jan '09 17:53
Originally posted by Spelbreker
[pgn]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. g5 hxg5 9. Bxg5 Be7 10. Qd2 a6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. f4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 b5 14. e5 Bb7 15. exf6 Bxh1 16. fxe7 f6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxf6 Rh7 19. Bxb5+ Bc6 20. Ne4 d5 21. Qf8+ Kd7 22. Nf6+ Kd6 23. e8=N# 1-0 [/pgn]

From an OTB game of mine
Absolutely fantastic! Well played 🙂

EVENT	Rated game, 1m + 0s
SITE	Main Playing Hall
DATE	2008.12.21
ROUND	?
WHITE	Korch
BLACK	Cefaliano
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	2331
BLACKELO	2340
ECO	B07
EVENTDATE	2008.12.21

EVENT	muek54's mini-tournament 4
SITE	http://gameknot.com/
DATE	2009.01.12
ROUND	-
WHITE	kazetnagorra
BLACK	keope
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	1757
BLACKELO	1648

EVENT	Rated game, 3m + 0s
SITE	Main Playing Hall
DATE	2009.01.28
ROUND	?
WHITE	Korch
BLACK	HaraldEtuna
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	2351
BLACKELO	2320
ECO	C49
EVENTDATE	2009.01.28

EVENT	Open invite
SITE	http://www.redhotpawn.com
DATE	2008.01.17
ROUND	?
WHITE	pinetree33
BLACK	doublem23
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	1222
BLACKELO	946

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