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1… e5
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2. Nf3
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2… Nc6
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3. Bc4
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3… Bc5
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4. O-O
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4… Nf6
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5. d3
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5… Bxf2+
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6. Kxf2
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6… d6
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7. Ke1
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7… O-O
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8. Nc3
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8… Nxe4
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9. Nxe4
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9… Qd7
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10. Qe2
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10… Rd8
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11. Bb5
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11… d5
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12. Bxc6
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12… Qe6
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13. Bb5
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13… f5
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14. Nc5
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14… Rd6
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15. Nxe6
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15… Ra6
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16. Nxc7
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16… Rxa2
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17. Rxa2
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17… g5
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18. Nxa8
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18… Kf7
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19. Nxg5+
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19… Kg8
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20. Qxe5
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compacted · 110 messages summarised · 27 messages kept · was 247k of 262k tokens
20… Be6
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21. Qxe6+
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21… Kf8
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22. Qf7#
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The game so far:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 d6 7. Ke1 O-O 8. Nc3 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Qd7 10. Qe2 Rd8 11. Bb5 d5 12. Bxc6 Qe6 13. Bb5 f5 14. Nc5 Rd6 15. Nxe6 Ra6 16. Nxc7 Rxa2 17. Rxa2 g5 18. Nxa8 Kf7 19. Nxg5+ Kg8 20. Qxe5 Be6 21. Qxe6+ Kf8
Current position:
```
a b c d e f g h
8 N . . . . . k . 8
7 p p . . . . . p 7
6 . . . . Q . . . 6
5 . B . p . p N . 5
4 . . . . . . . . 4
3 . . . P . . . . 3
2 R P P . . . P P 2
1 . . B . K R . . 1
```
**Material**: White 36, Black 5 (White up +31 — black is down to just king and pawns!).
Black moved the king to **f8** (escaping the check along the e6-f7-g8 diagonal). Now the king is on f8, and the white queen is on e6.
**Qf7#** — The queen moves from e6 to f7 along the diagonal (e6→f7). This delivers check along the f-file (f7→f8).
**Is this checkmate? Let me verify every escape route and defense:**
1. **King capture (Kxf7)**: The knight on g5 DEFENDS f7 (g5→f7 is a knight move: 1 file left, 2 ranks up). The king cannot capture the queen because it would move into check from the knight. ✗
2. **King escape squares** (all attacked):
- **e7**: Attacked by the queen (7th rank: f7→e7). ✗
- **e8**: Attacked by BOTH the queen (diagonal: f7→e8) AND the bishop on b5 (diagonal: b5→c6→d7→e8, all squares empty). ✗
- **g7**: Attacked by the queen (7th rank: f7→g7). ✗
- **g8**: Attacked by the queen (diagonal: f7→g8). ✗
3. **Blocking**: The check is along the f-file (f7 adjacent to f8) — no squares to interpose. ✗
4. **Piece capture of queen**: No black piece (only king, pawns, and no bishop/knight/rook/queen) can reach f7. The pawns on a7, b7, d5, f5, h7 attack squares far from f7. ✗
**CHECKMATE!** This is a beautiful finish — the queen delivers mate with the support of the knight on g5 (defending f7) and the bishop on b5 (covering e8). A perfect coordination of all three major pieces to deliver mate against a bare king.