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Mate on 64 Squares (under construction)
Compiled by sleepyirv
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Over chess history, mate has been delivered on each of the 64 squares that make up a chessboard. This collection will show the best example for each square. (If you know a mate for a square not in the collection yet, or a better game, please drop a line on my message board!)

A1
S Rosenthal vs L Vie, 1878 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

A2
E Korchmar vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1931 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 22 moves, 0-1

A3
Steinitz vs J Gocher, 1865 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0

A4
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

A6
E M Sobernheim vs S Langleben, 1895 
(C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1

A8
Blackburne vs NN, 1863  
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

B1
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935 
(A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0

B2
Vitacek vs Duras, 1900 
(C22) Center Game, 26 moves, 0-1

B3
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

B4
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933 
(C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

B5
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

B6
C F Burille vs Jarvis, 1890 
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0

C1
Carlsen vs M Gagunashvili, 2006 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 65 moves, 0-1

C2 (Could have been any other game?)
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

C3
J Blake vs G Hooke, 1891 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

C4
H Mas vs Ganguly, 1991 
(C59) Two Knights, 39 moves, 0-1

C5
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

C6
Rybka vs Nakamura, 2008 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 255 moves, 0-1

C7
Charousek vs M Englander, 1892 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0

C8
E Sedina vs S Tkeshelashvili, 2003 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

D1
H Heyermans vs Blackburne, 1880  
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 22 moves, 0-1

D2
Ed Lasker vs G Thomas, 1912 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

D3
Reshevsky vs Z Margalit, 1958 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 9 moves, 0-1

D4
NN vs W Lewis, 1825 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 0-1

D5
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0

D6
Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893 
(C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0

D7
B Kurz vs K Treybal, 1904 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1

D8
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

E1
NN vs Allgaier, 1809 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

E2
B H Wood vs G Stokes, 1964 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 12 moves, 1-0

E3
Fitzgerald vs S Loyd, 1877 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1

E4
Tartakower vs J T Andor, 1952 
(B50) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

E5
Keres vs Fischer, 1959 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 53 moves, 0-1

E6
Bird vs Lasker, 1892 
(C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0

E7
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

E8
W D Evans vs McDonnell, 1833 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

F1
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

F2
B R vs A Wagner, 1902 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1

F3
Alekhine vs NN, 1936 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

F4
Lasker vs NN, 1903 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

F5
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

F6
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

F7
J Mieses vs J Ohquist, 1895 
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0

F8
Capablanca vs E B Adams, 1909 
(C46) Three Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

G1
B Kurajica vs A Planinc, 1972 
(C16) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1

G2
Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1900 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 1-0

G3
B Siff vs Kashdan, 1948 
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1

G4
Nietsche vs S Factor, 1928 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

G5
A J Mackenzie vs F Hollins, 1893 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 13 moves, 0-1

G6
F Teed vs E Delmar, 1896 
(A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0

G7
Onischuk vs Browne, 2007 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 83 moves, 1-0

G8
A Nimzowitsch vs A Gize, 1913 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

H1
S Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

H2
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1

H3
Stevenson vs A Marriott, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 0-1

H4
J Ost-Hansen vs Nunn, 1974 
(C27) Vienna Game, 38 moves, 0-1

H5
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1

H6
T Nissl vs Tarrasch, 1932 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1

H7
Karpov vs Topalov, 1998 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

H8
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

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