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2004 / Wijk aan Zee
Magnus Carlsen — Sipke Ernst
Young Carlsen opens the opposing king and coordinates his pieces to checkmate. Each check helps prepare the next piece’s entry.
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Video, explanations and animations by RookHabit. Pieces by Colin M. L. Burnett, distributed with python-chess (GPLv3+).
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1893 / Nuremberg
Siegbert Tarrasch — Romberg
Tarrasch starts without the a1-rook. He sacrifices his queen, opens his bishop’s diagonal twice and offers his last rook to complete the mating net.
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1985 / Wijk aan Zee
Beliavsky, Alexander G — Nunn, John DM
A rook draws a defending knight away. Knight, queen and both bishops create threats while the remaining rook waits for its route.
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2015 / Danzhou
Wei,Yi — Bruzon Batista,Lazaro
A rook and bishop draw the king into the centre. Queen, bishop and the other rook pursue it while Black fights back with checks.
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