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610_Back rank mating tactics
Compiled by igiene
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J Klinger vs Glek, 1990 
(C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0

28.Qe8+!
K Gutkind vs S Peck, 2014 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs W Murdock, 1919 
(C49) Four Knights, 30 moves, 0-1

Re1/Ra8
Smirin vs G Dizdar, 2005 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

B Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1

wins a piece
Y Erturan vs Potkin, 2001 
(C01) French, Exchange, 36 moves, 0-1

L Petovic vs A Chudinovskikh, 2009 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

I Bilek vs Tal, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

++ / ...Rd1#
Dutch vs J N Sugden, 1964 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 11 moves, 0-1

Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

...Qc6!! 0:1
I Rogers vs R Ris, 2007 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

M Velcheva vs H Puuska, 2007 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

V Akobian vs Ehlvest, 2003 
(D94) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 0-1

Ribli vs Unzicker, 1985 
(A15) English, 35 moves, 1-0

R Schwarz vs Labau, 1948 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

F A Foulds vs Lang, 1956 
(C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 1-0

D Orzech vs N Popova, 2009 
(D95) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 0-1

37...Qxa4!!! missed
J Xie vs N Ioseliani, 1997 
(B32) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Levenfish, 1949 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 35 moves, 1-0

g+h line
Dreev vs M Muhutdinov, 1993 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

deflection
L Hazai vs Sax, 1971 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

N Popov vs A Novopashin, 1979 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

M Keller vs H Jaser, 1977 
(E77) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

Bf6-Rh3(-h8#)
I Bitensky vs C Ciobanu, 2015 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

31...f3+! / 32...Qxf1+ / 33...Rd1#
B Blumenfeld vs Alekhine, 1908 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Deflection! Back rank blunder.
Aronian vs Svidler, 2006 
(D80) Grunfeld, 24 moves, 0-1

11.Bb6!! (1:0)
T Beerdsen vs M Berkovich, 2013 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

NN vs Lasker / Maroczy, 1900 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

26. Qg8+ Rxg8 27. Nf7# (smothered #)
S Brenjo vs N Bulatovic, 2008
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 26 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs P Chilingirova, 1988 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

F Nuernberg vs Bogoljubov, 1933 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 18 moves, 0-1

Geller vs P Ostojic, 1969 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 28 moves, 0-1

E Keogh vs B Ryan, 1966
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

E McCormick vs H Rolletschek, 1987 
(C28) Vienna Game, 47 moves, 0-1

F Riemann vs Koeltsch / Pfeiffer / Roesner, 1873 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0

Wojtaszek vs Ivanchuk, 2016 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 26 moves, 1-0

26...Rf1+!
E Sosnowska vs A Brustman, 1987 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 26 moves, 0-1

via h-line (Ng6+Rh8)
M Bosiocic vs I Kowalski, 2017 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

backrank # swindle
de Firmian vs K Shirazi, 1986 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

L H Deelman vs A Bleijkmans, 1887 
(A80) Dutch, 36 moves, 0-1

...Bg5+ 13.Kb1 Rd8!! (Rd1 is nao unprotected)
H Tritzschler vs J Schindler, 1955 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 12 moves, 0-1

Mondays
H Brechin vs A Druckenthaner, 2009 
(A80) Dutch, 34 moves, 0-1

A Moiseenko vs A Yusupov, 2010 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

19.Bg5 / 20.Qxc6+
D Marciano vs E Prie, 1997 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0

24.Rxd6 (Monday-ish)
Tal vs P Mejic, 1974 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

29...Qb2!! 0-1
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

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