Post your BEST "Named Checkmates" here

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AsburdinBrazil

I am sure all of you amateur chess enthusiasts that have at least given cursory study to the game are familiar with the "named" (for lack of a better term -- experts please help with the proper term if you know) checkmates, a la Anderssen's Mate, Morphy's Mate, Anastasia's Mate, Legall's Mate, Boden's Mate, etc.

Here is a place to post those "named" checkmate wins you are particularly proud of.  Please only post actual games, and not contrived "studies." 

(The reason I'm posting this is in the years that I have played I don't think I have won with a "named" mate since I performed a Legall's Mate in October 2011 against a complete beginner.  This leads me to personally believe these "named mates" are rare in actual play but I'd like to know more.)

bruceybaby100

My anastasia's mate, Had is set up for many moves my opponent certainly never saw it coming

ponz111

Ok, here is an Epaulette Mate which not only did my opponent see coming-he gave me the "if moves" so I could play this mate!

D Taylor vs R Johnson  Exhibition

Correspondence Match  APCT

AsburdinBrazil

Thank you for your posts.  Beautiful games both of you.  To the first gamer, Bruce, it looked like it took major confidence in your game to let your Queen go down like that on move 23! 

And to Ponz:  great game as well!  The Epaulette mate is beautiful!

Abhishek2

You should give people trophies for posting these!

My Blackburne's mate:



Abhishek2

Boden's mate:

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-showcase/my-shortest-wins-xii

AsburdinBrazil

Thanks for the examples, Abhishek.  I bet your opponent was flabbergasted after that Blackburne's mate!

Abhishek2

yup! and the boden's mate. Watch for my shortest win series; you might find mates in there! That link was part of my series, go to my profile and check out my activity for my previous posts, and go to post 11, which will show you all my posts.

Abhishek2

An Opera mate:

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-showcase/cute-game2

Abhishek2

idk what this is called : http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=61769024

AsburdinBrazil

Could you please put those in .pgn format?

DippinChicken

This is the DippinChicken mate... excellent example

Abhishek2

why?

AsburdinBrazil

So we can see them.  You posted your first game in .pgn format.  Wouldn't you agree it is so much better that way?  Are you saying you're too lazy to do us a favor?

Abhishek2

nope, just didn't know what you meant.

I'll post them tomorrow, kind of late here..