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Game 809486 ends in a back-rank mate where my opponent's King is mated behind my pawns. Made me think about games that have ended in bizarre / unusual positions. Which of your games fit the criteria?

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This one's kinda a mid board slice with my king helping out. Not to odd but not to common I don't think. Game 710622

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i liked this one..its not too odd but i liked it Game 707489.

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Originally posted by Freddie2004
i liked this one..its not too odd but i liked it Game 707489.

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Haha, that is a pretty good one actually 😀.

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I don't know if this classes as unusual but I wasn't expecting a win.
White gets off to a flying start and decimates my queen side. Although I am down materially, white makes the mistake of bringing the king forward too early and ends up surrounded with no less than five of my pieces, including my king, participating in the mate.
Game 661228

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Not so much rare as instructive--I found a nice mating combination to win Game 877554

I think there's also something to be said for the role of the rook that never moved.

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Originally posted by GalaxyShield
Haha, that is a pretty good one actually 😀.
thanks v. much. i actually thought it was quite good, but i don't like to blow my own trumpet. 😀😀

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Originally posted by ShallowBlue
I don't know if this classes as unusual but I wasn't expecting a win.
White gets off to a flying start and decimates my queen side. Although I am down materially, white makes the mistake of bringing the king forward too early and ends up surrounded with no less than five of my pieces, including my king, participating in the mate.
Game 661228
LOL, look at that position ppl, it's funny. It looks like a complex one move mate chess puzzle rather then a real game. Good find!

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In a queen endgame that looks to be a draw I win by breaking the most important rule of queen endings: keeping your king safe.

Game 748680

(btw only the ending was good the rest of the game i played very poorly)

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Originally posted by LordOfTheChessboard
In a queen endgame that looks to be a draw I win by breaking the most important rule of queen endings: keeping your king safe.

Game 748680

(btw only the ending was good the rest of the game i played very poorly)
Wow! What a marathon. That deserves credit for pure endurance. Well played.🙂

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Game 843949

I thought this ending w/ the position of my knights was unusual.

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Originally posted by hahahaaaa
Game 843949

I thought this ending w/ the position of my knights was unusual.
Lol, dude, that's awesome 😀.

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Originally posted by GalaxyShield
Lol, dude, that's awesome 😀.
The sad part is that I was just trying to win the queen, I didn't realize it was mate too. But I guess that's better.

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This ending is unusual but maybe not in the way you may think.

Game 585971

A highly rated player resigns far too early. What I thought was a blunder on my part ends up being a win against a 1700+ player. Anyone else spot the mistake made by Mr. Bernheim?

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Originally posted by darvlay
This ending is unusual but maybe not in the way you may think.

Game 585971

A highly rated player resigns far too early. What I thought was a blunder on my part ends up being a win against a 1700+ player. Anyone else spot the mistake made by Mr. Bernheim?
The knight can be taken by the rook.

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