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1. Qh5+ g6  2. Qxg6#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rn1qkbnr/p1pbp1p1/1p5p/1B6/4PB2/8/PPP2PPP/RN1QK2R b KQkq - 0 1"] 1... a6 2. Qh5+ g6 3. Qxg6# 1-0

1. ... Qxe2+  2. Kg1 Qe1+  3. Rxe1 Rxe1#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p2r1kp/p4np1/8/8/1Qbq2B1/P3NPPP/R4K1R w - - 0 1"] 1. Rd1 Qxe2+ 2. Kg1 Qe1+ 3. Rxe1 Rxe1# 0-1

1. ... Rc8# PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5rk1/6p1/p6p/1n1P1p2/4p3/bR1K4/3N1PPP/R7 w - - 0 1"] 1. Kc4 Rc8# 0-1

1. Nc6+ Ka8  2. Ra7#  FEN 1k6/2R5/3K4/pp1pNq2/2p5/8/P7/8 w - - 8 58 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/29/2025, 10:05:07 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "117"] [FEN "1k6/2R5/3K4/pp1pNq2/2p5/8/P7/8 w - - 8 58"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "mate"] 58. Nc6+ Ka8 59. Ra7# 1-0

1. ... g5+  2. Kg3 Qg2# FEN 6rk/3R2pp/8/p7/1p2Q1NK/5p2/PP3P1P/5q2 b - - 0 42 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/29/2025, 8:29:02 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "86"] [FEN "6rk/3R2pp/8/p7/1p2Q1NK/5p2/PP3P1P/5q2 b - - 0 42"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "mate"] 42... g5+ 43. Kg3 Qg2# 0-1

1. Nf6#!  👉 Position Overview White’s knight is on d5, very aggressively placed. Black has just played Bxf3, capturing the white bishop on f3. 👐 It looks natural to want to recapture with the queen (Qxf3), keeping material balance. 👉 The Hidden Tactic Instead of grabbing the bishop back, White has a checkmate in one move: 1. Nf6#!!! The knight jumps from d5 to f6. It’s a check to the black king on e8. Black has no escape: The pawn on g7 and bishop on f8 are pinned and can’t capture. The knight on e7 blocks its own king’s escape. There are no squares to run to (d7, f7, e7 are all blocked). That means it’s a smothered mate delivered by the knight. 👉 Why It Works Black’s pieces are cramped, especially the knight on e7 and pawn on g7. White’s knight on f6 covers all escape squares. This shows the danger of being materialistic (trying to defend the queen) instead of looking for tactical resources. ✅ Conclusion: White wins immediately with Nf6#, a beautiful knight checkma...

1. Qxf7+ Kh8  2. Qf8+! Rxf8  3. Rxf8#  FEN 4r1k1/5p1p/2p3pB/8/3q4/5Q1P/PPp1r1P1/5R1K w - - 4 27 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/29/2025, 1:55:23 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "57"] [FEN "4r1k1/5p1p/2p3pB/8/3q4/5Q1P/PPp1r1P1/5R1K w - - 4 27"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "mate"] 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Qf8+ Rxf8 29. Rxf8# 1-0

1. ... Re3+  2. Kd1 Rxf1# PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r2/p6p/4P3/3p2P1/2pk4/Q1b2r2/P1P1K2P/1R5R w - - 0 1"] 1. Rhf1 Re3+ 2. Kd1 Rxf1# 0-1

1. ... Be3+  2. Kh1 Rf1+  3. Rxf1 Qxf1#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r1k/ppN3p1/8/2P3bp/1P2P3/3R4/2Q3PP/q5K1 w - - 0 1"] 1. Rd1 Be3+ 2. Kh1 Rf1+ 3. Rxf1 Qxf1# 0-1

1. Qf8+ Kg5  2. h4# 1-0 PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/p4ppk/2Q5/4q1P1/P2p2KP/8/8 b - - 0 1"] 1... d2 2. Qf8+ Kg5 3. h4# 1-0

1. ... Qh4+  2. Ke2 Ba6+  3. b5 Bxb5#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqk1nr/2p3pp/8/p2p1p2/1p1P2p1/1PP1P3/P2B3P/RN1QKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"] 1. cxb4 Qh4+ 2. Ke2 Ba6+ 3. b5 Bxb5# 0-1

1. Qd7+ Kb8  2. Qd8+ Rxd8  3. Rxd8#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k4r/ppp2ppp/8/4q1b1/5N2/3QP2P/PPP3P1/2KR4 b - - 0 1"] 1... Bxf4 2. Qd7+ Kb8 3. Qd8+ Rxd8 4. Rxd8# 1-0

1... Nxc2+!! A brilliant knight sacrifice — check to the king and simultaneously attacking the rook on a1 (a double attack). 2. Kd1 Nxf2+!! Another stunning move — a double check! Both the knight and the queen are checking the king at the same time. This is extremely powerful, since the king must move. 3. Kxc2 Nxe4 White captures the knight, but Black immediately regains material by capturing on e4, staying active and central. 4. b4 Qc6 White tries to gain space on the queenside. Black calmly places the queen on c6, centralizing and eyeing critical diagonals. 5. Nf3 White develops a knight, defending key squares (especially d4 and e5), and preparing to castle or challenge Black’s initiative. FEN N1bk1b1r/pp3ppp/8/2q1p3/2BnQ1n1/3P4/PPPB1PPP/R3K1NR b KQ - 4 11 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/24/2025, 11:58:23 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "29...

1. .... Qxf2+  2. Kh1 Qh4+  3. Kg1 Qh2+  4. Kf1 Qh1+  5. Ke2 Qxg2# PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3k2r/n1p5/1p2pqN1/p2p2Pp/3P2n1/PN1P4/1P3PP1/2RQR1K1 w kq - 0 1"] 1. Nxh8 Qxf2+ 2. Kh1 Qh4+ 3. Kg1 Qh2+ 4. Kf1 Qh1+ 5. Ke2 Qxg2# 0-1

1. .... Qxg3# ! “The power of the pin! The pawn is pinned, and the queen takes advantage to deliver checkmate.” PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/4kppp/3p2qn/p7/2Bbb3/P6P/2P2PP1/2BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"] 1. g3 Qxg3# 0-1

1... Qh2+  2. Kf1 Nxe3+ !!👐 3. fxe3 Qxc2 26. Rd1 🔆Brilliant move by Black: Ne3+, a double check against the queen. And if White captures with the pawn (which is pinned), then Black takes the queen. FEN r4rk1/1p3pp1/p1p4p/P7/2BP2n1/2P1P1Nq/2Q2P2/RR4K1 b - - 2 23 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/19/2025, 10:27:31 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "51"] [FEN "r4rk1/1p3pp1/p1p4p/P7/2BP2n1/2P1P1Nq/2Q2P2/RR4K1 b - - 2 23"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "?"] 23... Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Nxe3+ 25. fxe3 Qxc2 26. Rd1 *

FEN 6k1/2p2p2/p7/3p2p1/5qK1/8/PP2r3/2Q3R1 w - - 9 1 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/19/2025, 4:40:29 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "65"] [FEN "6k1/2p2p2/p7/3p2p1/5qK1/8/PP2r3/2Q3R1 w - - 9 1"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "mate"] 1. Qxf4 gxf4 2. Kf3+ Kf8 3. Kxe2 Ke7 4. Rg7 c5 5. Kf3 d4 6. Kxf4 Kd6 7. Kf3 f6 8. Rg6 Ke6 9. Ke2 c4 10. Rg4 Kd5 11. Rg8 f5 12. b3 c3 13. Kd3 Ke5 14. Re8+ Kf6 15. Kxd4 f4 16. Kxc3 Kg5 17. Kd4 f3 18. Rf8 Kg4 19. Ke4 f2 20. Rxf2 Kg5 21. Rf5+ Kh6 22. Ra5 Kh7 23. Rxa6 Kg7 24. a4 Kf7 25. Rb6 Ke7 26. a5 Kd7 27. Kd4 Ke7 28. a6 Kd7 29. a7 Kc7 30. Kc5 Kd7 31. a8=Q Ke7 32. Qa7+ Kf8 33. Rb8# 1-0

FEN 4rrk1/2p2ppb/p2p4/P1b1pPP1/1p2Q1pq/1BPP2N1/1P3PK1/R1B1R3 b - - 1 24 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/19/2025, 2:57:51 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "57"] [FEN "4rrk1/2p2ppb/p2p4/P1b1pPP1/1p2Q1pq/1BPP2N1/1P3PK1/R1B1R3 b - - 1 24"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "?"] 24... Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Qxg3+ 26. Qg2 Bxf2+ 27. Kf1 Bxe1 28. g6 bxc3 29. Qxg3 *

FEN r2q1rk1/1p3ppp/p1p2b2/1b1p4/8/2P1PN2/PPQB1PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 16 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/19/2025, 2:17:45 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "36"] [FEN "r2q1rk1/1p3ppp/p1p2b2/1b1p4/8/2P1PN2/PPQB1PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 16"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "?"] 16. a4 Bc4 17. b3 Bxb3 18. Qxb3 b5 *

FEN 5bk1/5ppp/4n3/2P1q3/1P2Bp2/2Q5/5PPP/3rR2K w - - 1 32 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/19/2025, 1:14:30 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "78"] [FEN "5bk1/5ppp/4n3/2P1q3/1P2Bp2/2Q5/5PPP/3rR2K w - - 1 32"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "?"] 32. Bxh7+ Kxh7 33. Qxe5 Rd4 34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. c6 Rxb4 36. Qd5 Rb8 37. h4 Re8 38. Qd7 Re7 39. Qd1 Re8 *

FEN 2r2rk1/1p2bpn1/p1n1pBp1/P1q1P1Qp/2p4P/2P2N1B/1P3P2/R3R1K1 w - - 12 27 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/19/2025, 11:14:39 AM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "95"] [FEN "2r2rk1/1p2bpn1/p1n1pBp1/P1q1P1Qp/2p4P/2P2N1B/1P3P2/R3R1K1 w - - 12 27"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "mate"] 27. Qh6 Bxf6 28. exf6 Ne8 29. Rxe6 Nxf6 30. Rxf6 Rce8 31. Ng5 Qxg5+ 32. hxg5 Ne5 33. f4 Nf3+ 34. Kf2 Nh4 35. Kg3 Re2 36. Kxh4 b6 37. Rxg6+ fxg6 38. Qxg6+ Kh8 39. Qxh5+ Kg8 40. Qg6+ Kh8 41. Rh1 Re7 42. Bf5 Rg7 43. Kg3+ Kg8 44. Be6+ Rf7 45. Bxf7+ Kf8 46. Rh8+ Rg8 47. Rxg8+ Ke7 48. Qe6# 1-0

1. Bc7#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4N3/pbkp2pp/5n2/1Bb5/5B2/P1NP2n1/1KP3q1/R7 b - - 0 1"] 1... Kb6 2. Bc7# 1-0

1. ... Rd1+  2. Rf1 Bd4+  3. Kh1 Rxf1# PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/pR2N1bp/4p1p1/8/2P5/8/3r1rPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"] 1. Rxf2 Rd1+ 2. Rf1 Bd4+ 3. Kh1 Rxf1# 0-1

1... Qxg3+!! If 2. Kf1 Qxf2# If 2. Kh1 Qgf2# FEN 1k4r1/pn1R2qp/1bQ5/1p2P3/7P/2P2NP1/PP3P2/4R1K1 b - - 2 33 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/18/2025, 11:21:30 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "68"] [FEN "1k4r1/pn1R2qp/1bQ5/1p2P3/7P/2P2NP1/PP3P2/4R1K1 b - - 2 33"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "mate"] 33... Qxg3+ 34. Kf1 Qxf2# 0-1

1. Qxg6+ Bg7  2. Nxh6+ Kh8  3. Qxg7#  FEN 3r1rk1/p1R2N2/1p2p1pp/q3b3/5PP1/8/P1Q3KP/3R4 w - - 0 27 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/18/2025, 8:45:14 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "57"] [FEN "3r1rk1/p1R2N2/1p2p1pp/q3b3/5PP1/8/P1Q3KP/3R4 w - - 0 27"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "mate"] 27. Qxg6+ Bg7 28. Nxh6+ Kh8 29. Qxg7# 1-0

1. Bxc5!! FEN 8/p4p2/Pp2k1p1/1Pp1Pn1p/2P1K3/5P1P/5B2/8 w - - 1 33 PGN [Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "9/18/2025, 3:04:37 PM"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "78"] [FEN "8/p4p2/Pp2k1p1/1Pp1Pn1p/2P1K3/5P1P/5B2/8 w - - 1 33"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "?"] 33. Bxc5 bxc5 34. b6 axb6 35. a7 Ng3+ 36. Kf4 g5+ 37. Kxg3 Kxe5 38. a8=Q Kd4 39. Qd5+ Kc3 *

1. ... Qxf2+  2. Kd1 Ne3+ 3. Kc1 Qe1+  4. Nd1 Qxd1#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3k2r/3b1pp1/pq2p2p/1p1p3P/5nn1/1QN3P1/PPPN1P2/R3KB1R w KQkq - 0 1"] 1. gxf4 Qxf2+ 2. Kd1 Ne3+ 3. Kc1 Qe1+ 4. Nd1 Qxd1# 0-1

1. f5+ Kh7  2. Nf6+ Kh6  3. g5# PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r6r/ppp1R1pp/3p2k1/3N4/5PPP/8/Pn6/5bK1 b - h3 0 1"] 1... h5 2. f5+ Kh7 3. Nf6+ Kh6 4. g5# 1-0

1. Rd8+ Rf8  2. Qd5+ Kh8  3. Rxf8#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/1pp2rpp/5p2/5PP1/3R4/5Q1P/2q5/7K b - - 0 1"] 1... fxg5 2. Rd8+ Rf8 3. Qd5+ Kh8 4. Rxf8# 1-0

1. ... Qa6+  2. Kc5 Qb6# PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2q1k1nr/2p2pQp/8/1p1P4/rK2P3/5P2/P2B4/2R4R w k - 0 1"] 1. Kxb5 Qa6+ 2. Kc5 Qb6# 0-1

1. ... Re1# PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1bk4/pp3ppp/8/b3r3/2pn4/P4Q2/1PB2PPP/R2K2NR w - - 0 1"] 1. Qxf7 Re1# 0-1

1. ... Qxa3+  2. Nb2 Qa1+  3. Kd2 Rxf2+  4. Kd3 Qa3+  5. c3 Nf4#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/Qp4pp/1P1k4/3p3n/N3rr2/P4q2/2P2P2/2KR3R w - - 0 1"] 1. Qxb7 Qxa3+ 2. Nb2 Qa1+ 3. Kd2 Rxf2+ 4. Kd3 Qa3+ 5. c3 Nf4# 0-1

1. ... Rg7+  2. Kf1 Qh1#  PGN [Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3r3k/5p1p/3q4/8/PP1p4/1Q3P1P/3RR2K w - - 0 1"] 1. Kg1 Rg7+ 2. Kf1 Qh1# 0-1