My attempt at an "aesthetic" mate

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acertaineffort

Dec 2, 2012

As you can see, I had a significant material advantage in this game by my 13th move, so I played more freely, aiming for simplification rather than the "best move".

Using a technique inspired by http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1608887, I was able to pull off a combination featuring a piece sacrifice, a check by discovery, and a finale of checkmate - and I think it can be called a pure mate, too! Nothing special for GMs, most likely, but I was quite pleased that I could do this at my level. Regardless, enjoy!