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Games ending in Checkmate

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José Carrillo (Puerto Rico) vs Gary Gifford (Ohio, U.S.A.)
OTB (moves relayed via Yahoo Messenger Chat), July 17-18 2008

1. e4 c5 2. Nd2 Nc6 3. f4 Rh7 4. Ngf3 Qc7 5. Qf2 Bd7 6. Be2 d5 7. Re1 Kf7 8. exd5 exd5 9. d4 Qd6 10. Bd3 f5 11. h4 Nf6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. b4 c4 14. Bd4 Be7 15. Ra2 Rhh8 16. Be3 Rhe8 17. Nd4 Rab8 18. Ndf3 Bd8 19. Rae2 Bc7 20. Bcd2 Bb6 21. a4 Nd8 22. a5 Bb5 23. Nxb5 Rxb5 24. Bd4 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Nc6 26. Bde3 Rb8 27. Rd2 Be6 28. Kc2 Rb5 29. Nh2 Ne7 30. Rd1 Ng4 31. Nxg4 fxg4 32. Rf1 Nc6 33. Qe1 Kf6 34. Qd2 h5 35. Rf2 Ne7 [adjourned, diagram on left] 36. Kb2 Rb8 37. Ka3 Nf5 38. Rg2 Ke7 39. Bf2 Kd7 40. Qe3 Qe7 41. Be5 Bxe5 42. fxe5 Ke6 43. Qd4 Nxd4 44. cxd4 c3=Q 45. Be3 Rxb4 46. Rc2 Rc4 47. Kb3 Qxd4 48. Bxd4 Rxd4 49. Rc6+ Kxe5 50. Rxa6 Rd3 51. Kb4 Qd6 52. Ra8 Rxg3 53. a6=Q Rf3 54. Re8+ Kd4 55. Re6 Qc5+ 56. Kb5 Rb3+ 57. Kc6 Rb6+ 58. Kd7 g3=Q 59. Qb5 Rxb5 60. Rxg6 Qxh4 61. Rg4+ [diagram in middle] hxg4 62. Ke6 (1) [White starts counting. Draw in 9 = 16 (one rua) - 7 (pieces left)] Ke4 63. Kd7 (2) Rb6 64. Kc7(3) Ke5 65. Kd7(4) Qd6 66. Kd8 (5) Ke6 67. Kc8 (6) d4 68. Kd8 (7) Rb8# [diagram on right]

Jose Carrillo (Puerto Rico) vs Pryo (Netherlands)
Schemingmind, August 2008

1. c4 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nge2 Nbd7 6. Ra2 Bc7 7. Qf2 Qe7 8. Bg2 Qd6 9. Rd2 Bf7 10. Re1 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Rxd5 Rd8 14. b4 Nf6 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Kc2 Ke7 18. Nc3 Rd8 19. e4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4+ Kd6 22. Bd2 Bb6 23. Bc3 Bf6 24. Re1 Kc6 25. Re6+ Rd6 26. Rxd6+ Kxd6 27. f4 Kd5 28. Bf3 g5 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. g4 Be5 31. Kd3 Bb5 32. Qe3 c4+ 33. Kc2 a5 34. Kb1 Be4? 35. Bd4+! Kc6 36. Bxe4 Ba4 37. Bed5+ Kb5 38. Bc3 Bb3 39. Qd4 Ka4 40. Bdxc4! Kxa3 41. Qc5 a4 42. Qb4# 1-0

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Danzino (United Kingdom) vs Quirine (Netherlands)
Schemingmind, December 2007

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Be7 3. c4 Nd7 4. Nc3 Bc7 5. Bd2 Bcd6 6. Nd4 dxc4 7. bxc4 c5 8. Nxe6 Bxe6 9. Rb1 Qc7 10. Be2 Ne7 11. Bf3 g5 12. Qf2 f5 13. Rg1 Kf7 14. Kc2 Rab8 15. g4 gxf4 16. Bxf4 Bde5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. a4 N7c6 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Rbf1 Nb4+ 21. Kb3 Nbxd3 22. Kc2 Nb4+ 23. Kb3 Rbf8 24. e4 Be6 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rh7 27. Qe3+ Ke7 28. Rxf8 Kxf8 29. Bc3 Nbd3 30. Rd1 Rf7 31. Kc2 Nf2 32. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 33. Rd2 Rxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Qd6 35. Ke3 Kf7 36. Kf4 Kf6 37. h4 h5 38. Ke4 Ng6 39. Bb2 Nxh4 40. Bb3 Nf5 41. a5 bxa5 42. Ba4 h4 43. Bxa5 h3=Q 44. Bxa6 Qe5 45. Ba7 Nd6+ 46. Kd3 Qg4 47. Bb6 Qd4 48. Bc7 Ke5 49. Bxd6+ Kxd6 50. Ke4 Qe5 51. Ke3 Qf5 52. Kf3 Kc7 53. Ke3 Kb6 54. Kf3 Ka5 55. Ke3 Kb4 56. d6=Q Qxd6 57. Kf4 Qe6 58. Ke4 Kxc4 59. Ke3 (1) [White starts counting. Draw in 59 = 64 (only mets) - 5 (pieces left)] Qd5 60. Kf4 (2) Kd4 61. Kf3 (3) Qe5 62. Ke2 (4) Qe4 63. Kd2 (5) c4 64. Kc2 (6) c3=Q 65. Kb3 (7) Qd3 66. Ka4 (8) Kc5 67. Ka5 (9) Qc4 68. Ka6 (10) Kc6 69. Ka7 (11) Qb5 70. Kb8 (12) Qd6 71. Kc8 (13) Qe7 72. Kb8 (14) Qb4 73. Kc8 (15) Qc5 74. Kb8 (16) Qb6 75. Kc8 (17) Qf6 76. Kd8 (18) Kd6 77. Ke8 (19) Ke6 78. Kd8 (20) Qc6 79. Ke8 (21) Qc7 80. Kf8 (22) Qd7 81. Kg8 (23) Kf5 82. Kh7 (24) Kg5 83. Kg8 (25) Kg6 84. Kf8 (26) Qd6 0-1 [Mate is inevitable; 85. Kg8 (27) Qde7 86. Kh8 (28) Qe6 87. Kg8 (29) Qf7+ 88. Kh8 (30) Qg7# diagram on right]

Danzino (United Kingdom) vs Tschingorin (Germany)
Schemingmind, November 2007

1. f4 e5 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. bxc4 exf4 6. gxf4 f5 7. Rg1 Ne7 8. a4 Bf7 9. d4 Bc7 10. h4 Be6 11. Rb1 Rb8 12. Qf2 Bd6 13. Kd2 Qc7 14. Kd3 Kf7 15. Bc2 Rhg8 16. Be2 Rg7 17. Rg2 Nc8 18. Rbg1 Ne7 19. h5 Rbg8 20. hxg6=Q+ Rxg6 21. Rxg6 Rxg6 22. Rxg6 Kxg6 23. Ne5+ Bdxe5 24. fxe5 c5 25. Qg3 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Nxe5+ 27. Kd2 Nxc4+ 28. Ke1 Na3 29. Bcd3 b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. e4 b4 32. Nd5 Nxd5 33. exd5 c4 34. Bd4 Nc2+ 35. Kf2 Nxd4 36. Be3 Nb5 37. Qf4 Kf6 38. Kf3 Qd6 39. Bd2 c3=Q 40. Bxc3 Nxc3 41. Ke3 Nxd5+ 42. Kd4 Nxf4 43. Kc4 (1) [White starts counting. Draw in 57 = 64 (one ma) - 7 (pieces left)] Ke5 44. Kxb4 (2) h5 45. Kc4 (3) h4 46. Kb5 (4) h3=Q 47. Kc4 (5) Qg2 48. Kc3 (6) Qf3 49. Kc4 (7) Qe2 50. Kc3 (8) Qd3 51. Kb4 (9) Ne2 52. Kb5 (10) Kd5 53. Kb4 (11) Qc5+ 54. Kb5 (12) Nd4+ 55. Ka6 (13) Qc4 56. Kb7 (14) Qb5 57. Kc7 (15) Ke6 58. Kd8 (16) Qd6 59. Ke8 (17) Qc6 60. Kf8 (18) Kf6 61. Kg8 (19) Kg6 62. Kf8 (20) Qd7 63. Kg8 (21) Ne6 64. Kh8 (22) Qe7 65. Kg8 (23) Qf6 66. Kh8 (24) Qe8 67. Kg8 (25) Qf7+ 68. Kh8 (26) Qg7# 0-1

Quirine (Netherlands) vs Seravajan (Switzerland)
Schemingmind, October 2007

1. Qf2 f5 2. d4 c5 3. Be2 Nc6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bf7 6. g4 fxg4 7. hxg4 Qe7 8. g5 Ng8 9. Nf4 h5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Bb7 12. Nc7+ Kd7 13. Nxa8 Bxa8 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Be4 Nc6 16. Bd5 Ne5 17. Qg3 Bb7 18. Qf4 Nd3 19. Ke2 Nxc1+ 20. Raxc1 Qf6 21. gxf6=Q Nxf6 22. Bc4 b5 23. Bd3 Bc6 24. Qg5 Nd5 25. e4 Nc7 26. f4 Ke6 27. Rcf1 d5 28. f5+ gxf5 29. exf5+ Ke5 30. f6=Q+ Ke6 31. Kf3 Bxf6 32. Qxf6 Kxf6 33. Kg3+ Kg5 34. Nf3+ Kf5 35. Nh4+ Ke6 36. Re1+ Kd6 37. Nf5+ Kd7 38. Re7+ Kd8 39. Rg7 Ne6 40. Ra7 Nc7 41. Re1 Rg8+ 42. Kh4 Rf8 43. Ne7 Kd7 44. Nxc6 Kxc6 45. Re7 Rc8 46. Kxh5 Kb6 47. Raxc7 Rxc7 48. Rxc7 Kxc7 49. Kg5 Kd6 50. Kf5 a5 51. Kf6 c4 52. bxc4 dxc4 53. Bd4 Kc6 54. Ke5 Kc7 55. Kd5 Kb6 56. Bc5+ Ka7 57. Kd6 Kb7 58. Kd7 Ka7 59. Kc7 Ka6 60. Kc6 b4 61. axb4 axb4 62. Bxb4 Ka7 63. Bb5 Kb8 64. Bxc4 Kc8 (1) [Black starts counting. Draw in 40 = 44 (one khon) - 4 (pieces left)] 65. Bd5 Kd8 (2) 66. Be6 Ke8 (3) 67. Kd6 Kf8 (4) 68. c4 Kg7 (5) 69. Bf5 Kh6 (6) 70. Bg4 Kg6 (7) 71. Ke7 Kh6 (8) 72. Kf7 Kh7 (9) 73. Bg5 Kh8 (10) 74. c5 Kh7 (11) 75. c6=Q Kh8 (12) 76. Qd7 Kh7 (13) 77. Qe6 Kh8 (14) 78. Kg6 Kg8 (15) 79. Bf6 Kf8 (16) 80. Qd7 Kg8 (17) 81. Bg7# 1-0

Seravajan (Switzerland) vs Quirine (Netherlands)
Schemingmind, October 2007

1. c4 Bf7 2. Nc3 Nd7 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 Bc7 5. Bc2 Bd6 6. Bf2 g5 7. h4 gxf4 8. gxf4 Ne7 9. Rg1 Bg6 10. e4 Kf7 11. Bg3 Bh5 12. Qd2 Rg8 13. Ke2 Qc7 14. Qe3 Rg7 15. Bf2 Rag8 16. Rxg7+ Rxg7 17. Rg1 Rxg1 18. Bxg1 Ng6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. exd5 exd5 21. Bg2 Nxh4 22. Bg3 Nf5 23. Bf2 Bg4 24. Nh2 h5 25. d4 b5 26. Bf3 Bxf3+ 27. Nxf3 h4 28. Bd3 h3=Q 29. Ng1 Qg4 30. a4 b4 31. Na2 a5 32. Qd2 Nf8 33. Kf2 Ne6 34. Qe3 Kg6 35. Ne2 Ne7 36. Kg3 Qf5 37. Ng1 Qe4 38. Be2 Nf5+ 39. Kg4 Nexd4 40. Qxd4 Nxd4 41. Nc1 Bc5 42. Nh3 Qd6 43. Be3 Nc2 44. Bd2 d4 45. Nf2 f5+ 46. Kg3 Kh5 47. Nh3 d3=Q 48. Kf2 Kg4 49. Kg2 Bd4 50. Bxd3 Qxd3 51. Kh2 Kf3 52. Ng5+ Kxf4 53. Ne6+ Ke3 54. Kg3 Qe5 55. Nd8 Bc5 56. Nb7 Bb6 57. Kh4 Qe4 58. Kg5 Kd2 59. Na2 Qd5 60. Kxf5 Qd4 61. Kf6 Ne3 62. Ke7 Kc2 63. Kd6 Kb2 64. Nxb4 axb4 65. Nd8 Kxb3 66. Nf7 Kxa4 67. Ne5 b3=Q 68. Nd3 (1) [White starts counting. Draw in 64. No unpromoted pawns left] Kb5 69. Nc1 (2) Qbc4 70. Ne2 (3) Nf5+ 71. Kd7 (4) Qe5 72. Nc3+ (5) Kb4 73. Na2+ (6) Kc5 74. Ke8 (7) Qe6 75. Kf8 (8) Qf6 76. Nc3 (9) Kd6 77. Ne4+ (10) Ke5 78. Nd2 (11) Qg7+ 79. Kg8 (12) Kf6 80. Kh7 (13) Qcd5 81. Kg8 (14) Kg6 82. Ne4 (15) Qf7# 0-1

Tschingorin (Germany) vs Danzino (United Kingdom)
Schemingmind, November 2007

1. f4 c5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Ra2 Nf6 4. d4 Nc6 5. Bd2 Rh7 6. Bd3 Bf7 7. Re2 Kd7 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. Qf2 a5 10. Kc2 Rb8 11. Bg2 Qe7 12. c4 Bc7 13. Nc3 e5 14. e4 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 exf4 17. gxf4 Be6 18. Qe3 Rf7 19. Bg3 Rbf8 20. Rf1 Bd8 21. Ref2 Bf5 22. Bd5 Qf6 23. Bg4 Bxg4 24. hxg4 h5 25. g5 Qe7 26. Nh4 Rg7 27. Bxc6+ Kxc6 28. f5 gxf5 29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Bd7 31. g6=Q Be6 32. Rxh5 Qf6 33. Qf4 d5 34. Kd3 dxc4+ 35. Kxc4 Kb6 36. Rxc5 Rc7 37. Rxc7 Kxc7 38. Qf5 Bd7 39. Nf3 Kb6 40. Nd2 Bc6 41. Ne4 Qe7 42. Qe5 Bb5+ 43. Kd4 a4 44. Kc3 axb3=Q 45. Kxb3 Ka5 46. Nc3 Kb6 47. Nd5+ Ka5 48. Nxe7 Ba4+ 49. Kb2 Bxa3+ 50. Kxa3 Kb5 (1) [Black starts counting. Draw in 59 = 64 (one ma) - 5 (pieces left)] 51. Kb3 Kc5 (2) 52. Qe6 Kb5 (3) 53. Qd6 Ka5 (4) 54. Qd5 Kb5 (5) 55. Qc6+ Kb6 (6) 56. Kb4 Ka6 (7) 57. Qc7 Ka7 (8) 58. Kb5 Ka8 (9) 59. Qb6 Kb8 (10) 60. Ka6 Ka8 (11) 61. Qb7+ Kb8 (12) 62. Nc6# 1-0

Lee Shuck (England) vs Seravajan (Switzerland)
Schemingmind, October 2007

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 f5 3. Na4 Bc7 4. b4 b5 5. cxb5 axb5 6. Nxc5 dxc5 7. bxc5 Bc6 8. d4 Qc7 9. Be2 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nd5 11. Qd2 Bf7 12. Bb2 Kd7 13. e4 Nf6 14. e5 Nh5 15. Ne2 g5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Qc3 Ke7 18. Ba3 Bb5 19. Qb4 Ng7 20. f4 Nh5 21. Nc3 Bc6 22. Bxa4 gxf4 23. gxf4 Nxf4 24. Rb1 Nxd3 25. Ba5 Nf2+ 26. Ke2 Nxh1 27. Rxh1 Nd7 28. Rg1 Rag8 29. Rxg8 Rxg8 30. Na4 Rg3 31. h4 Rh3 32. Ba6 Rxh4 33. Ke3 Bg6 34. Qa5 Bd5 35. Qb6 Qxb6 36. cxb6 Bxd4+ 37. Kd2 Nxb6 38. Nxb6 Bxe5 39. Bb7 Rb4 40. Nc8+ Kd7 41. Kc3 Rxb7 42. Kd2 Kxc8 43. Kc3 (1) [White starts counting. Draw in 8 = 16 (one rua) - 8 (pieces left)] f4 44. Kd3 (2) Bf5 45. Kd2 (3) Bfe4 46. Ke2 (4) Bd4 47. Kf2 (5) Rb2+ 48. Kg1 (6) Bf3 0-1 [White resigned prematurely as he didn't understand the counting rules. This game would have been a draw in 2 more moves; unless White played 49. Kf1?? [Rb1#], Black would have needed at least 4 moves to mate]

José Carrillo (Ontario, Canada) vs Gary Gifford (Ohio, U.S.A.)
CV Game Courier, July 2008

1. f4 Rh7 2. e4 Ra7 3. Nf3 c5 4. Ra2 Nc6 5. Qf2 f5 6. Re2 fxe4 7. Rxe4 Bf7 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. Rhe1? Nxe4 10. Rxe4 d5 11. Re2 Re7 12. Nbd2 Bf6 13. g4 e5 14. fxe5 Bxe5 15. Bc2 Bf4 16. Rxe7 Rxe7 17. d4 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qc7 21. h4 Qd6 22. b4 h5 23. Bg3 hxg4 24. Bxg4 Re4 25. Bg5 Rxd4+ 26. Ke2 Re4+ 27. Kd2 Bd7 28. Bd3 Rg4 29. Ke3 Be6 30. Kf3 Bf5 31. Qg3 Qe5 32. Qf2 Qf4 0-1

guiri1967 (Belgium) vs José Carrillo (Ontario, Canada)
Schemingmind, July 2008

1. Nd2 d5 2. c4 Ra7 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. d4 Rc7 5. b4 Ne7 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nd5 8. g4 Nc3+ 9. Nxc3 Rxc3 10. a4 Rc4 11. b5 Rxd4+ 12. Bd2 axb5 13. axb5 Rb4 14. Ra8 Qc7 15. h4 Rxb5 16. Ne2 Ra5 17. Rxa5 bxa5 18. f4 Rh7 19. Nd4 e5 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Nb5 Rd7 22. Rh3 Bf7 23. Ra3 Qb6 24. Kc1 Bb7 25. Be3 Ba6 26. Nc3 Qc5 27. Be4 Be6 28. Na4 Qb4 29. Ra2 Rd4 30. Bf3 Bb5 31. Nb6 Kd8 32. Rc2 Nc6 33. Qd2 Kc7 0-1

Tschingorin (Germany) vs Quirine (Netherlands)
Schemingmind, September 2007

1. Be2 e5 2. d4 Bd7 3. Bd3 Bf7 4. f4 Ne7 5. Nf3 exd4 6. exd4 Bde6 7. Qf2 Qc7 8. Ra2 Nd7 9. Re1 c5 10. Rae2 Nc6 11. d5 Ndb8 12. dxc6=Q Nxc6 13. c4 Kd7 14. Nc3 Bf5 15. Qe3 Rhe8 16. g4 B5e6 17. Be4 Na5 18. Kc2 Rab8 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 b5 21. Nd2 f5 22. Bb2 fxg4 23. hxg4 h5 24. gxh5 gxh5 25. Rh2 Rh8 26. f5 h4 27. Reh1 bxc4 28. bxc4 Rh5 29. Rf2 h3=Q 30. f6=Q Qg4 31. Rg1 Qf5 32. Rg7 Qe6 33. Nf4 Rh6 34. Qg5 Rh1 35. Nxe6 1-0

Jose Carrillo (Puerto Rico) vs MazetaFighter (Greece)
Schemingmind, July 2008

1. e4 Qc7 2. f4 Ne7 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nbd2 b5 5. a4 Bb7 6. d4 Bf7 7. Be2 Kf8 8. Qf2 Kg7 9. Bb2 c5 10. a5 d5 11. Be3 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Bc6 13. Qe3 Qd6 14. Ke2 f5 15. Bd3 Bf6 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. b4 Qd6 18. Nd4 Bd5 19. c4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Nc8 22. Rhe1 Qc7 23. Kf2 Kf7 24. Rac1 Nd6 25. Ne5+ Bxe5 26. Rxc7 Ke7 27. Qxe5 Nb5 28. Qf6+ Kd6 29. Rc2 Nxf6 30. Rd2 Rhe8 31. Bc4+ Ke7 32. Kf3 Rad8 33. Rxd8 34. Bxb5 axb5 35. a6 Rxd8 34. Bxb5 axb5 35. a6 Rd3+ 36. Re3 Rxe3+ 37. Kxe3 Nd5+ 38. Kd4 Nxb4 39. Qxb5 Nd5= 1/2-1/2

erikbrynolfson (U.S.A.) vs MazetaFighter (Greece)
Schemingmind, April 2008

1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bb2 c5 4. Qd2 Bf7 5. Kc2 Nc6 6. Rd1 Bd7 7. Kb1 Qc7 8. Bf2 e5 9. Nge2 Bde6 10. Qc1 Ke7 11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Be5 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Nd5+ Kd7 17. Be3 Nxg3 18. Rdd1 Rae8 19. f4 Be4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Re3 Nf2 22. Rde1 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 Re8 24. Rxe8 Bxe8 25. h4 Ne4 26. Kc2 Bf7 27. Kd3 Be6 28. Ne3 Kc6 29. Qd2 g5 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. hxg5 Nxg5 32. Ng2 Be5 33. Qe3 d5 34. Qf4 Be4+ 35. Kc2 Nf3 36. Bc3 d4 37. Bd2 Nxd2 38. Kxd2 d3=Q 39. Ne1 b5 40. cxb5+ axb5= 1/2-1/2

Quirine (Netherlands) vs Tschingorin (Germany)
Schemingmind, September 2007

1. d4 f5 2. Be2 Nf6 3. Bd3 b5 4. e4 Nbd7 5. Bd2 Kf7 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Ne2 Be7 8. c4 c5 9. d5 Bb7 10. Nf4 Bb6 11. Nc3 Rhb8 12. Qd2 Ba5 13. h4 b4 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. dxe6=Q+ Bxe6 16. Bc2 Bxb3 17. Bxb3 Rxb3 18. Kc2 Rbb8 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Rhe1 Re8 21. Rab1 Qb6 22. Na4 Rab8 23. Qc3 d5 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. g4 fxg4 26. fxg4 Be4 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Nxe4 29. Nd5 Nef6 30. Naxb6 Nxb6 31. Rxb6 Rxb6 32. Nxb6 Nxg4 33. Kd3 Kg6 34. Ke4 Kh5 35. Nd7 Nf2+ 36. Ke3 Nd1+ 37. Kd2 Nxc3 38. Kxc3 Kxh4= 1/2-1/2 [after 39. Nxc5, White will have no trouble hunting the a-pawn, and neither side will have enough material to force a mate]

SirToby (Germany) vs Danzino (United Kingdom)
Schemingmind, September 2007

1. c4 f5 2. Be2 Nf6 3. g4 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bc2 Rb8 6. Qf2 b5 7. cxb5 axb5 8. gxf5 gxf5 9. f4 Rg8 10. Bf3 b4 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Nge2 Qc7 13. Rg1 Rxg1+ 14. Qxg1 Bd7 15. d4 Bc6 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Na4 Bf7 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Bc3 Nbd5 20. Qf2 Rxb3 21. Bc4 Nxe3+ 22. Qxe3 Rxe3 23. Ng1 e5 24. Kd2 exf4 25. Bxf4 Re4 26. Re1 Kd7 27. Rxe4 Nxe4+ 28. Ke3 Bf6 29. Ne2 Ke6 30. Ng3 Nxg3 31. Bxg3 Qd6 32. h4 Be5 33. Bd3 Kf6 34. Bf4 Kg6 35. Bxe5 Qxe5 36. Bc4 Kh5 37. Bxc5 Kxh4 38. Kf3 h5 39. Bc6 Kg5 0-1 [White unneccessarily resigned this game. Black needs at least three queens (one in opposite color squares) to force mate. Had White sacrificed his Bishop for Black's Queen or a Pawn, Black would not have enough material to be able to mate in the 60 moves {64 (only mets) - 4 (pieces left)} required by the Counting rules]

Jose Carrillo (Puerto Rico) vs Xare (U.S.A.)
Schemingmind, December 2008

1. Nd2 f5 2. f4 Qe7 3. h4 Qf6 4. Qf2 Bg7 5. Ngf3 Ne7 6. Be2 Nd7 7. e4 Kf7 8. d4 Bc7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bb2 dxe5 11. fxe5 c5 12. c4 Ne7 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Kc2 e5 16. Rhe1 Rad8 17. Rad1 e4 18. Nh2 Rd6 19. Ndf1 Rhd8 20. Rxd6 Rxd6 21. Rd1 Be5 22. Rxd6 Bcxd6 23. Qe3 Ne6 24. Bc3 b5 25. Qf4 Bd4 26. Qe3 Bxc3+ 27. Kxc3 bxc4 28. bxc4 Bc5 29. Nd2 Kf6 30. Nb3 Bb6 31. Nf1 g5 32. hxg5+ hxg5 33. Nfd2 Nc6 34. Nd4 Ne7 35. Nxe6 Kxe6 36. Nb3 Nc6 37. Nd4+ Nxd4 38. Qxd4 f4 39. gxf4 gxf4 40. c5 Bb5 41. a4 Bc6 42. Kb4 Kd5 43. Qc3 Bxc5+ 44. Ka5 Kc4 45. Qd2 Kb3 46. Kxa6 Kxa4 47. Be3= [White sacrifices his Bishop for a pawn, and leaves Black in a position where it will be very hard to mate] fxe3 48. Qxe3 [A Bishop and a Queen can force mate to a lonely King, but not to a King and a Queen] Kb4 49. Qf4 Kc4 50. Qe3 Bd6 51. Kb6 Bd5 52. Kc7 Kc5 53. Kd7 Bc4 54. Ke6 Bd3 55. Ke5 [Now that the White King has reached the Black Pawn, the Black Bishop is stuck protecting the pawn, otherwise the King will take it leaving Black with insufficient material] Kc4 56. Qd4 Kb5 57. Kd5 Kb4 58. Qc5+ Kc3 59. Qd4+ Kd2 60. Ke5 Ke1 61. Kf5= Kf2 62. Kf4 Ke2 63. Qe3 Kd1 64. Ke5 Kc2 65. Kd4 Kb3 66. Qf4 Kb4 67. Qe3 Kb5 68. Kd5 Kb6 69. Qf4 Kc7 70. Qe3 Kd7 71. Qd4 Ke7 72. Ke5 Kf7= [Black realized that a win was hopeless and offered a draw after declining 2-draw offers] 1/2-1/2