2 loose pieces drop: 5 ... Bb4?? 6 Qa4+ and 8 ... Nxd5?? 9 Qb5+ S Dian Cheri vs Y Makhlouf, 2004  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0 42 Qg5+ and the loose c1-rook created by 40 ... Rc1?? drops off Radjabov vs Svidler, 2006  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0 Loose Black b4-knight and c8-bishop? 24 Qc3! forks them both Gligoric vs Tukmakov, 1975  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 24 moves, 1-0 Undefended Black e2-rook drops off after 51 Qxh5+, 52 QxRe2 Leko vs Kramnik, 2007  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0 Loose White c2-knight costs White material after 28 ... Bf3xRd1 S R Mannion vs Nunn, 1992  (B33) Sicilian, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2 White has loose a4-rook, e3-bishop, loses one after 24 - Qe8! O Renet vs Nunn, 1989  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 22 moves, 0-1 6 ... d5xc4 makes Black d8-queen loose; she promptly vanishes J Henningsen vs R Borik, 1979  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0 16 ... Nb6? gives Black a loose b6-knight and a loose h8-rook Chandler vs W Beckemeyer, 1987  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0 32 Be1xa5? makes loose piece, drops off to FORK 34 ... Qe4-e1+ A Saidy vs Fischer, 1968   (A25) English, 35 moves, 0-1 42 Ra2? makes a loose piece, 42 - Bc2+! drives off its defender J Trevelyan vs F Jenni, 2005  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1 39 ... Rd8xd6?? makes a loose piece, drops off after 40 Qa7-b8+ Topalov vs Kasimdzhanov, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 70 moves, 1-0 Loose White g6-knight vanishes after LINE-CLOSING 19 .. Nd6-e4! Short vs Harikrishna, 2007  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 0-1 31 ... Re8xe2 creates a LOOSE piece that =almost= drops off Van Wely vs J Polgar, 2007  (E17) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1 34 ... Rc2xNe2?? makes a loose rook, drops off to fork 35 Qg4+! Keene vs Botvinnik, 1966   (A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0 Loose White g6-rook drops off if White tries to escape perp Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2 37 .. Rf7-d7? d7-rook defended only by e5-knight, 38 f2-f4! RTG H Wang vs Deepan Chakkravarthy J, 2007  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0 18 ... Ra8xa4?! loose Black a4-rook almost drops to queen fork Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2007  (C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2 5 Nf3-g5?? Qd8-a5+ undefended g5-knight drops off to queen fork I Farago vs V Bliumberg, 1994  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1 30 Qc1-g5+ undefended Black a5-knight drops off to queen fork Kasparov vs Timman, 1994  (C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1-0 32 ... Nb4-a2?? undefended Black a2-knight drops off to fork Ivanchuk vs A Pedro, 2007  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0 Loose White d7-rook, 28 ... Bg7-d4+! interference wins material Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2007  (A57) Benko Gambit, 58 moves, 0-1 35 Rf6-c6?? defends White c5-bishop, 35 - Nc4-a5! drives it off Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1 62 ... Qh8-h3+ loose White g3-knight drops off from queen fork Petrosian vs Larsen, 1966  (A16) English, 61 moves, 0-1 39 Bf6-g7+! Black e8-lady vanishes after f8-king driven off Kasparov vs G Gonda, 1988  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0 29 .. Ba7-f2! White g3-knight drops off to fork on f2-flight sq Gelfand vs Aronian, 2008  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1 38 - Bg7-c3+! 39 Qe1xBc3 loose queen drops off to remove guard Topalov vs Kramnik, 1995  (B57) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1 32 Bf4xd6! Qe7xBd6?? loose Black lady vanishes to remove guard Capablanca vs Menchik, 1935  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 32 moves, 1-0 22 c4-c5!! undefended Black a6-bishop permits discovered attack Fischer vs Uhlmann, 1970   (C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0 25 Be3-h6! loose Black g7-bishop makes this discovery possible Fischer vs M Bedford, 1964  (B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0 27 ... Bc8xBe6 28 Rb1xb7+ loose Black e6-bishop falls to RTG Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1995  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0 51 Qb5xb3?? makes loose White b3-queen, drops off to deflection Eljanov vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 0-1 Loose White e4-rook drops off to 28 ... Nc4-e3! line-closing Portisch vs Fischer, 1966  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1 37 ... Re6-e2?? loose Black e2-rook drops off to a queen fork Carlsen vs A Korotylev, 2007  (A56) Benoni Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 31 Re1-e2?? Ra1-a2+ 32 Kc2-d3 loose White e2-rook drops off A Schoene vs Fischer, 1957  (E70) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1 30 Re6-e8? loose White e8-rook drops off to interference shot Taimanov vs Fischer, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1 23 ... Qg5xg2?? loose Black g2-queen drops off to a deflection Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909   (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0 19 - Qg5-e5+ undefended White d4-knight drops to queen fork T Sinkel vs Keres, 1942  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 19 moves, 0-1 32 Qb5xb7?? makes loose queen, 32 - Rc2-c1+! deflects defender B Franciskovic vs R Svaljek, 2001  (A12) English with b3, 32 moves, 0-1 23 Qd5xa5?? undefended White d3-bishop,a5-rook drop to fork W E Napier vs Marshall, 1898  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1 20 ... Ne5xf3! plans 21 ... Qb6-f6+ to pick off undef a1-rook Van Wely vs Aronian, 2008  (D80) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 0-1 29 Qa4-c6+ drives off Black c7-king defender from loose d7-rook Mamedyarov vs P Tregubov, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0 13 Bc4xf7+! undefended Black b7-bishop drops off to queen fork S Polgar vs E Ivanov, 1981  (A57) Benko Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0 17 a4-a5! loose Black b4-knight drops off due to upcoming pin K Kuderinov vs M Arnold, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 18 moves, 1-0 21 Re1-e4! undefended Black g4-bishop drops off to rook fork A David vs Rozentalis, 2008  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0 43 ... Qh5-g5+ picks up the undefended White d8-rook with fork C F Ekeberg vs Carlsen, 2003  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 42 moves, 0-1 32 .. h7-h5! drives off a defender of the loose White e5-knight J Plenca vs Y Hou, 2008  (C11) French, 32 moves, 0-1 29 Rb2-b1?? creates second loose piece, 29 - Qe7-e4! forks both R Sander vs Carlsen, 2002  (C01) French, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1 39 Rg6-h6+! Bf4xRh6 loose h6-bishop soon drops off to skewer Kramnik vs E Alekseev, 2008  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0 Loose White f4-bishop drops off to the skewer 33 ... Rb6-b4! S Zagrebelny vs Morozevich, 2003  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1 22 .. Rf8-h8? 23 Qf3-h3+! loose h8-rook drops off to queen fork Marshall vs Spielmann, 1908  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0 Tal vs K Klaman, 1957  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 1-0 50 Ke1-e2 2-2 loose Black d5-bishop drops off to remove guard A Gupta vs A Braun, 2008  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0 20 Re3-e5 forks the undef a5-knight and the undef f5-bishop Anand vs Kramnik, 2005  (C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0 28 Qd7-d4?? Re2-e1+! fork-overload trick strikes yet again! S Maus vs Tal, 1990  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1 22 Qa8-a7! undef Black f2-knight drops off to fork with e7-sq Tal vs Larsen, 1979  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 22 moves, 1-0 48 ... Ne5-c4?? 49 Bf3xd5+! loose c4-knight drops off to RTG Morozevich vs Smeets, 2009  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1-0 21 c2-c4 loose Black f6-bishop drops off to remove guard tactic Zvjaginsev vs A Belozerov, 2006  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 21 moves, 1-0 34 Ne3xc4?? loose c4-knight drops to queen fork 34 ... Qa5-c7+! So vs F Holzke, 2009  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 0-1 12 Be2-f3?? leaves White c4-knight undefended for disc attack P Skovgaard vs Carlsen, 2001  (A56) Benoni Defense, 37 moves, 0-1 34 .. Qb4-d2! loose White c1-rook,g5-knight cost White material Tal vs Geller, 1966  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 0-1 22 Rf1xf7+! l1-1 loose Black b7-bishop drops off to queen fork Rublevsky vs Navara, 2007  (C28) Vienna Game, 35 moves, 1-0 38 Rd1xd6?? newly undefended d6-rook drops off to knight fork E Bakhmatov vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2005  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 38 moves, 0-1 35 ... Qg2xBe4+ undefended White f5-knight drops to queen fork Anand vs Aronian, 2009  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 0-1 39 Re8-e6+ undef Black d6-bishop drops to rook fork with check A Bitalzadeh vs Nijboer, 2009  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 39 moves, 1-0 60 Rf6-g6+ undef Black g4-bishop drops to rook fork with check D Howell vs Nijboer, 2009  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 60 moves, 1-0 35 ... Rd8xd6?? loose Black d6-rook drops off to a queen fork Svidler vs P Nikolic, 2009  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0 22 Nd3-c5! 1-1 loose Black c2-rook drops off to interference V Belov vs H Wang, 2009  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 49 moves, 1-0 15 ... Bc8-a6?? loose bishop drops off to RTG shot 16 Bd6-b4! B Grachev vs Vaganian, 2009  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0 32 ... h6-h5?? newly undefended Black g5-rook drops to Q fork R Ruck vs Krasenkow, 2001  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 31 .. Qb5-b3! White has two undefended rooks, loses one of them G Sargissian vs C Li, 2009  (A16) English, 31 moves, 0-1 78 ... g5-g4+ drives off White h3-king from 1-1 loose h2-queen Rublevsky vs Areshchenko, 2009  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 78 moves, 0-1 19 ... Nb4xd5?? loose Black d5-knight drops to queen fork Adams vs C Ward, 2001  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 1-0 35 Ra6xNf6! loose d5-queen costs Black a piece by remove guard Bologan vs Brunello, 2009  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0 44 ... Re2-e3?? undef Black e3-rook drops to Q fork 46 Qa8-a7+ Y Drozdovskij vs Karjakin, 2010  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0 48 Qe4-f4+ wins the loose Black f8-rook by a fork with check L Ruan vs Y Hou, 2010  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 47 moves, 1-0 23 ... b7-b5 0-1 loose White e4-bishop falls to remove guard Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2009  (B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1 McShane vs So, 2011  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 29 Bc5-e7 drives off d8-rook dfndr from LOOSE,pinned d7-knight Sasikiran vs Anand, 2011  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 N Zhukova vs W Ju, 2012  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 32 Rd1-d5! loose c5-bishop drops off to a fork against h5-sq Koneru vs Q Guo, 2012  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0 40 Ra3-a1?? leaves the a1-rook unprotected, drops to queen fork Ivanchuk vs Mamedyarov, 2013  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 25 ... Rb2-a2?? unpro rook drops off to queen fork 27 Qb8-b1+ Kramnik vs H Wang, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0 33 Rd5xf5?? loose f5-rook drops to queen fork 33 .. Qb2-b1+ 0-1 L Galojan vs D Daulyte-Cornette, 2013  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1 24 ... Qa5-c3! forks both the unprotected b2-rook and g3-knight E Bronnikova vs J Zawadzka, 2013  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1 4 Nf3xe5?? Qd8-a5+! queen fork picks up the unprotected knight R Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933  (A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1 18 Rd1xNd4! Bc5xRd4 19 Qf3-g4+ picks up the loose d4-bishop I Bulmaga vs A Rakhmangulova, 2013  (B01) Scandinavian, 36 moves, 1-0 86 games