Chess Miniatures
Here are some of the shortest chess games ever played.
1. 1.f4 e6 2.g4?? Qh4 mate 0-1 NN-Buchanan, Ohio 1971
2. 1.f4 e5 2.g4?? Qh4 mate 0-1 Sperber-Bender, Baden 1992
3. 1.g4 e6 2.f4?? Qh4 mate 0-1 Darling-Wood, Washington State 1983
4. 1.e3 b6 2.Bc4 g6?? 3.Qf3 1-0 Wall-Guest9672, Internet 2001
5. 1.e3 h6 2.Bc4 f5?? 3.Qh5+ 1-0 Wall-Deaneo, Internet 1999
6. 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Ke7?? 3.Qxe5 mate 1-0 Jorgensen-Thorn, Denmark 1978
7. 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 g6?? 3.Qxe5+ 1-0 Wall-Minion, Internet 2000
8. 1.e4 f6 2.d4 g5?? 3.Qh5 mate 1-0 Klip-Bottema, Dieren 1990
9. 1.e4 g5 2.Nc3 f5?? 3.Qh5 mate 1-0 Masefield-Trinka, Omaha 1959
10. 1.e4 g5 2.d4 f6?? 3.Qh5 mate 1-0 Wall-Cornwell, Internet 1998
11. 1.b3 e5 2.d3 Nc6 3.Na3?? Bb4+ 0-1 TX-Wall, Internet 1999
12. 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Bb5+? c6 0-1 Jecates-Wall, Internet 1996
13. 1.f4 e5 2.g3 exf4 3.gxf4?? Qh4 mate 0-1 PrimeMover-Wall, Internet 1998
14. 1.d4 b5 2.Nc3 b4 3.Nb5? a6 0-1 Louie-Wall, Internet 2001
15. 1.d4 b5 2.e3 Bb7 3.Bxb5? Bxg2 0-1 Shevcenco-Wall, Internet 2000
16. 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c6 3.e3? Qa5+ 0-1 Djordjevic-Kovacevic, Bela Crkva 1984 (repeated in Vassallo-Gamundi, Salamanca 1998)
17. 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qg4? d5 0-1 Masta-Wall, Internet 1999
18. 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Ke2?? Qe4 mate 0-1 Lindemann-Echtermeyer, 1893
19. 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.f5? Qh4+ 0-1 Norlin-Guraj, Sweden 1974
20. 1.e4 e5 2.Qg4 Nc6 3.Bc4? d5 0-1 Ronzel-Wall, Internet 1996
21. 1.f4 d5 2.h3 e5 3.g4?? Qh4 mate 0-1 Van Kessel-Rensen, Netherlands 1990
22. 1.f4 e5 2.g3 exf4 3.gxf4?? Qh4 mate 0-1 Donk-Wall, Internet 2008
23. 1.h3 c5 2.a4 e6 3.f4?? Qh4 mate Loopy-Wall, Internet 2002
24. 1.h4 e5 2.f3 Be7 3.Nc3? Bxh4+ 0-1 DJR-Wall, Internet 1998
25. 1.b3 c6 2.Bb2 f6 3.e3 h6?? 4.Qh5+ 1-0 Wall-Nobel, Internet 1999
26. 1.b3 f6 2.Bb2 h6 3.e3 Nc6?? 4.Qh5+ 1-0 Wall-Joco, Internet 1999
27. 1.b3 g5 2.Bb2 f6 3.e3 b6?? 4.Qh5 mate 1-0 Wall-Bullster, Internet 1999
28. 1.b4 Nc6 2.b5 Nb4? 3.e4 Nf6? (3…d5) 4.a3 1-0 Wall-Tefotime, Internet 2001
29. 1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.b5 Nb4? 4.a3 1-0 Wall-Walthour, Dayton 1983
30. 1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 e6 3.e3 Bxb4?? Bxg7 1-0 Brinkmann-Gerlach
31. 1.b4 d6 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.e3 b6? 4.Qf3 1-0 Wall-GFX, Internet 2002
32. 1.Nc3 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 b6? 4.Qe4+ 1-0 Wall-Douglas, Internet 1999
33. 1.c4 d5 2.cxd5 Nf6 3.e4 Nxe4? 4.Qa4+ 1-0 Lehmann-Schulz, Berlin 1950
34. 1.d4 Nc6 2.e4 e5 3.d5 Nd4? 4.c3 1-0 Wall-Aaron, Internet 1996
35. 1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Ne4? 4.f3 1-0 Wall-Knouse, Florida 1998
36. 1.d4 f5 2.e4 f4 3.Nc3 f5?? 4.Qh5 mate 1-0 Wall-SharpZero, Internet 2004
37. 1.d4 f5 2.e4 g6 3.exf5 gxf5?? 4.Qh5 mate 1-0 Welling-Braamkolk, Netherlands
38. 1.e4 a5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Qf3 b6? 4.e5 1-0 Wall-Hellsaa, Internet 1998
39. 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nd4? 4.c3 1-0 Wall-Lovegren, Dayton 1980
40. 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 f5 3.exf5 Nxd4? 4.Qh5+ 1-0 Wall-Dandiola, Internet 2007
41. 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 Nf6 3.e5 Ne4? 4.f3 1-0 Wall-Andrews, Internet 1996
42. 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qc6?? 4.Bb5 1-0 Wall-Leery, Internet 2000
43. 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nxe4? 4.Qa4+ 1-0 Welling-Veugen, Utrecht 1979
44. 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qg4 Qf6? 4.Nd5 1-0 Wall-Sioux, Internet 1998
45. 1.e4 e5 2.d4 Nc6 3.d5 Nd4? 4.c3 1-0 Wall-Barry, Internet 1996
46. 1.e4 e5 2.f3 Bb4 3.c3 Qh4+? 4.g3 1-0 Wall-Finger, Internet 1998
47. 1.e4 e5 2.Qf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4?? 4.Qxf7 mate 1-0 Risner-Deeter, Dayton 1983
48. 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nh6? (2…Nc6) 3.Qxe5 Be7?? (3…Qe7) 4.Qxg7 1-0 Mont-Reynaud – Havens, Florida 1990
49. 1.e4 f6 2.Bc4 b6? 3.Qh5+ g6 4.Qd5 1-0 Wall-Patch, Internet 1998
50. 1.e4 f6 2.Nf3 g5? 3.Nxg5 fxg5?? 4.Qh5 mate 1-0 Wall-Neden, Internet 1998
51. 1.e4 g5 2.d4 Nf6? 3.e5 Ne4? (3…Nd5) 4.f3 1-0 Wall-Prits, Internet 2000
52. 1.e4 g6 2.d4 f5? 3.exf5 gxf5?? 4.Qh5 mate 1-0 Sternenberg-Russo, Sacramento 1993
53. 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.e5 Ne4? 4.f3 1-0 Wall-Hollywood, Internet 1998
54. 1.e4 g6 2.Qf3 Bg7 3.Bc4 Nf6? 4.e5 1-0 Wall-Saskia, Internet 1998
55. 1.e4 h5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Qf3 c5?? 4.e5 Ng8?? (4…d5) 5.Bxf7 mate 1-0
56. 1.f4 f6 2.e3 a6 3.Bc4 h6?? 4.Qh5+ 1-0 Wall-Guest6480, Internet 2002
57. 1.Nf3 h6 2.e4 f6? 3.Ne5 fxe5?? 4.Qh5+ 1-0 Wall-Curt, Internet 2001
58. 1.g4 e5 2.Bg2 d6 3.c4 Bxg4?? (3…Nc6) 4.Bxb7 1-0 Cunliffe-Friedlander, Pittsburgh 1986
59. 1.g4 e5 2.Bg2 Qg5 3.h3 Bc5? 4.d4 1-0 Wall-Guest575, Internet 2004
60. 1.g4 Nf6 2.g5 Ng4 3.d4 Nc6?? (or 3…d6) 4.h3 1-0 Wall-Wagman, Internet 2002
61. 1.a4 e5 2.Na3 Bc5 3.d3 Qh4 4.Be3?? Bxe3 0-1 Goofy-Wall, Internet 1998
62. 1.c4 e5 2.b3 Bc5 3.Nc3 Qf6 4.Bb2?? (4.Ne4) Qxf2 mate 0-1 Spencer-Takacs, Dayton 1981
63. 1.c4 e6 2.Nh3 Bc5 3.b3 Qf6 4.Ba3? (4.Nc3) Bd4 0-1 BJ-Wall, Internet 1999
64. 1.c4 g5 2.d3 Bg7 3.Bxg5? Bxb2 4.Nc3?? Bxc3+ 0-1 Fugazi-Wall, Internet 1999
65. 1.d4 c5 2.c4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 4.Nxe5? Qa5+ 0-1 R. Combe-W. Hasenfuss, Folkestone (olympiad) 1933
66. 1.d4 e5 2.d5 Bc5 3.c4 Qf6 4.e4?? Qxf2 mate 0-1 JPL-Wall, Internet 2008
67. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bc5 4.Bg5? (4.Nc3) Ne4 0-1 Arnold-Hanauer, Philadelphia 1936
68. 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nd2 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.h3?? (4.Ndf3) Ne3! (5.fxe3 Qh4+ 6.g3 Qxg3 mate) 0-1 A. Gibaud-F. Lazard, Paris 1924 (probably made-up game)
69. 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Bf4 cxd4 4.Nxd4? (4.Qxd4) e5 (5.Bxe5 Qa5) 0-1 Agzamov-Veremeichik, USSR 1968
70. 1.d4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.Nb5? Qa5+ 0-1 Smoke-Wall, Internet 1999
71. 1.e3 e5 2.d4 d5? (2…e4) 3.Qf3? (3.dxe5) e4 4.Qf4?? (4.Qd1) Bd6 0-1 Kusin-Warfalamej, Rjasin 1973
72. 1.e3 e5 2.Qf3 d5 3.c4 e4 4.Qf4?? Bd6 0-1 NK-Wall, Internet 1996
73. 1.e3 d5 2.Qh5 e6 3.Bd3 c6 4.Bxh7? (4.Nf3) Nf6 0-1 Nek-Wall, Internet 1999
74. 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 a6 3.Qh5 e6 4.Ne2? b5 0-1 Destroy-Wall, Internet 2000
75. 1.e4 e5 2.b3 Bc5 3.Bb2 Qh4 4.g3? Qxe4+ 0-1 Kytril-Wall, Internet 1996
76. 1.e4 e5 2.c4 Bc5 3.b3 Qh4 4.g3? Qxe4+ 0-1 Bam-Wall, Internet 1998
77. 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qg4 Kf8 4.Nf3? d5 0-1 Pocz-Wall, Internet 1998
78. 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.fxe5?? Qh4+ 4.Ke2 Qxe4 mate 0-1 Tchinenoff-Maillard, Paris 1925
79. 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 e4 3.e3 d5 4.Ne2 Bxb4?? (4…Nf6) 5.Bxg7 1-0 Goudreau-Summers, Internet 1996
80. 1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 Qb6 3.Bc3 e6 4.a4 Bxb4?? (4…Nf6) 5.Bxg7 1-0 Grehl-Hasler, Postal 1994
81. 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nxe4 e5 4.Bc4 Be7? (4…Bf5) 5.Qh5 (5…g6 6.Qxh5 f6 7.Qb5+) 1-0 Ekebjaerg-Reyes, Postal 1972
82. 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Ne7 4.Ne4 f5?? (4…Ng6) 5.Nd6 mate 1-0 Fraenkell-NN, Helsingford 1934
83. 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 c5 3.e4 dxe4 4.Bf4 Qxd4? (4…cxd4) 5.Nd5 (5…Qxd1+ 6.Qxd1 and 7.Nc7+) 1-0 Mestrovic-Macic, Toplice 1968
84. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 d6? (4…O-O) 5.Qa4 1-0 Gueye-Tonci, 1985
85. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.d5 d6? (4…Ne4) 5.Qa4+ 1-0 Paterson-Mares, Postal 1972
86. 1.e4 a6 2.d4 b5 3.c4 bxc4 4.Bxc4 Bb7? (4…e6) 5.Qb3 1-0 Mackowiak-Kusak, Lublin 1980
87. 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.dxc5 Nxe4? (4…Nc6) 5.Qa4+ 1-0 Meleghegy-Szekeley, 1969
88. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nxe4? (4…Nc6) 5.Qa4+ 1-0 Werner-Zelner, St Martin 1993
89. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nxe4? (4…g6) 5.Qa4+ 1-0 Hodova-Pop, Europe 1994
90. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 b6? (3…cxd4) 4.dxc5 bxc5?? (4…dxc5) 5.Qd5 1-0 Michel-Illiescu, Mar del Plata 1972
91. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.g3 Nf6 4.c3 Nxe4? (4…Nc6) 5.Qa4+ 1-0 Kulejewski-Chowaniec, Poland 1993
92. 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Na5 4.a3 Nf6? 5.b4 1-0 Wall-Pabon, San Antonio 1994
93. 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Ne7 3.Nd5 Rg8 4.Bc4 g6?? (4…Nxd5) 5.Nf6 mate 1-0 Bukavec-Koziskova, Kostelec 1950
94. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 c5? 3.Nxe5 f6?? 4.Qh5+ g6 5.Nxg6 1-0 Wall-Lewis, Wilkesboro, NC 1976
95. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Bc5? 3.Nxe5 Qh4 4.Qf3 d6?? (4…Nf6) 5.Qxf7+ 1-0 Marsh-Glatz, Postal 1944
96. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Be7?? (4…d5) 5.Nxf7 1-0 Glynn-Bode, Internet 1996
97. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 Bc5 4.Nxe5 d5?? (4…Qe7) 5.Qh5+ (5…Ke7 6.Qg5+ Ke8 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Nf7+ Ke7 9.Nxh8; 5…g6 6.fxg6) 1-0 Valverde-Rosso, Postal 1998
98. 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.Qf3 Nd4?? (4…Nf6) 5.Qxf7 mate 1-0 Amillano-Loeffler, Mar del Plata 1972
99. 1.e4 g5 2.Nf3 f6? (2…g4) 3.d4 c6 4.Ne5 b5?? (4…h5; 4…fxe5?? 5.Qh5 mate) 5.Qh5 mate 1-0 Morin-Forscutt, Internet 1994
– Bill Wall
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