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Minimum forces for mate
Compiled by avidfan
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Knowledge of minimal army for mating is essential for steering and assessing an endgame prospect for a draw or whether to play on. The Troitsky line is a helpful guideline in 2N against lone pawn ending.

Blindfold win with 2N!
Topalov vs Karpov, 2000 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 74 moves, 1-0

B+N 'blindfold' mate
Ljubojevic vs J Polgar, 1994 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 106 moves, 0-1

R wins over B due to mate threats ; king in wrong corner
Lisitsin vs Tal, 1954 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 73 moves, 1-0

N wins vs a2-pawn
J Nogueiras vs M Gongora, 2001 
(A21) English, 84 moves, 1-0

K,B,N mates lone king
I Cheparinov vs Navara, 2006 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 75 moves, 1-0

K,R,B defeats k,r
D Gurevich vs C Hansen, 1986 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 160 moves, 1-0

25.Rxd4... R,B,B,N defeat q,b,n in 7 moves.
G Grigore vs F Holzke, 1993 
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 31 moves, 1-0

22...Bh3! Black mating force smothers king at h1-corner
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

23.Rxg7+ forces mate by confining king to h-file with B,N
P Moran Santamaria vs E Franco Raymundo, 1955 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

29...Qxf2+ surprise invasion yields mate if Q is taken
I Theodorovich vs H Ridout, 1976 
(A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

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