A Master makes an Arabian Mate at the finish line Reiner vs Steinitz, 1860  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1 Black mates while facing a Back Rank Mate! Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 0-1 The Master makes an Arabian Mate Lasker / Maroczy vs NN, 1900  (C14) French, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0 Continuation 30. gxh3 Rh2# gives an Arabian Mate Gunsberg vs Janowski, 1902  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1 Another great Arabian Mate at the finish line P Johner vs W M Gattie, 1906  (C11) French, 44 moves, 1-0 White sacrifices Queen to trap King in horns of the Knight Nimzowitsch vs A Gize, 1913  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 1-0 Arabian Mate: 41. ... Kg8 42. Nf6+ Kh8 43. Rxh7# M Golmayo vs H Mattison, 1928  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 41 moves, 1-0 Continuation leads to an Arabian Mate Fine vs Dake, 1933  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 37 moves, 1-0 Continuation 32. ... Bxh6 33. Rh7# gives an Arabian Mate W Fairhurst vs Menchik, 1935  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 Rook Lift, Queen sacrifice and Arabian Mate all in one! Koltanowski vs NN, 1945  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0 Arabian Mate in the middle of the board! E Holt vs T Bingamon, 1947  (C56) Two Knights, 14 moves, 1-0 Arabian Mate after 23. ... Rg8 24. Qxh7+! Rxh7 25. Rxg8# Barcza vs O Troianescu, 1948  (A06) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0 One (slower) continuation leads to an Arabian Mate Parma vs M Damjanovic, 1960  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1 Impending Arabian Mate by 43. ... Rg8# Taimanov vs Larsen, 1967  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 42 moves, 0-1 Finishes with a classic Arabian Mate M Drasko vs Z Velickovic, 1993  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 53 moves, 1-0 Finishes with an Arabian Mate Illescas Cordoba vs Short, 1995  (C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 1-0 Continuation leads to Arabian Mate: 29. Rxa2 Rb1#. Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1 Finishes with a classic Arabian Mate K Maliszewski vs V Schweitzer, 1999 (B15) Caro-Kann, 39 moves, 0-1 Friendly Rook is a "stopper" in the Arabian Mate matrix E Agrest vs D Zilberstein, 2003  (E61) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0 Arabian Mate: 28. ... Nxd8 29. Rxd8+ Rg8 30. Rxg8# M Willich vs P Ehemann, 2004  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0 See this continuation: 45. ... Rxf7 46. Rb8+ Rf8 47. Rxf8#. Ivanchuk vs Aronian, 2006  (A15) English, 45 moves, 1-0 Finishes with a classic Arabian Mate E Nuritdinova vs N Khoudgarian, 2006 (C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 0-1 Continuation gives an Arabian Mate (avoided with better play) A Stukopin vs B Hasenohr, 2008  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0 Continuation 42. ... Kxh7 43. Nf6+ Kh8 44. Rg8#-- Arabian Mate Kotronias vs F Vallejo Pons, 2009  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0 Queen sacrifice leads to Arabian Mate: 49. Bxh3 Rh2#. Fridman vs Lenderman, 2010  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1 An Arabian Mate variation-- Queen mates instead of the Rook. X Bu vs S Tologontegin, 2010  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0 A classic Arabian Mate Z Andriasian vs B Burg, 2013  (B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0 27 games