[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r1b2rk1/pp1p1pp1/1b1p2B1/n1qQ2p1/8/5N2/P3RPPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"] 1. Qxf7+ Rxf7 (1... Kh8 2. Qxf8#) 2. Re8+ Rf8 3. Rxf8+ Kxf8 4. Re8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "2r1nr1k/pp1q1p1p/3bpp2/5P2/1P1Q4/P3P3/1B3P1P/R3K1R1 w Q - 0 1"] {First we look for all checks or captures. These are the best moves because they FORCE your opponent to reply in a certain way. Forcing moves limit your opponent's options.} 1.Qxf6+ {This allows your queen to be captured, but notice that Black can't move his king. White's rook on g1 covers all his escape squares. _MARK:g1?,e8->f6?,g1->g8!_} Nxf6 {Capturing the piece which is attacking - usually the best way out of check. But White has already anticipate this move...} (1...Ng7 {Blocking a check is usually a good move.} 2.Qxg7# {The queen is protected and it is checkmate. _MARK:b2->g7!_}) 2.Bxf6# {The bishop and rook work together to give checkmate. _MARK:f6?,g1?,f6->h8!,g1->g8!_} 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "rnbqkbn1/ppppp3/7r/6pp/3P1p2/3BP1B1/PPP2PPP/RN1QK1NR w KQ - 0 1"] {Always look for the checks and captures. Moving Bg6 looks like a good check... _MARK:d3->g6!_} 1.Qxh5+ {Check and attacking through the "Weak Spot" (yellow f7 square). This lures the Black rook out of the way. _MARK:f7,h5?,h5->e8!_} (1.Bg6+ {If the black rook couldn't take you then it would be checkmate. That gives you an idea for the first move... _MARK:h6?,h6->g6!_}) 1...Rxh5 {Is the only move to get out of check - but it leaves the weak spot open again. _MARK:h6->h5!_} 2.Bg6# {After trying this on the first move and it not working out we found a way to lure Black's rook out of the way and now this move IS checkmate! _MARK:f7,d3->g6!_} 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r1b1k2r/pp2bppp/8/3N2q1/2p5/8/PPP2PPP/R2QR1K1 w kq - 0 1"] 1. Nc7+ Kf8 2. Qd8+ Bxd8 3. Re8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r2qk1r1/p4p2/bp2pQp1/1n1pP1Bp/7P/3P2N1/P1R2PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"] 1. Rc8 Rxc8 2. Rxc8 Qxc8 (2... Bxc8 3. Qxd8#) 3. Qe7# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r2q1r2/pp2np2/1bp4p/3p2pk/1P1N2b1/2PB2B1/P5PP/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 1"] 1. Qxg4+ Kxg4 2. Be2# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r1bqr3/pp1kn1pp/2pp4/6B1/1P6/PBp5/2P2PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qxd6+ Kxd6 2.Bf4+ Kd7 3.Be6# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "6R1/p4p2/1p2q2p/8/6Pk/8/PP2r1PK/3Q4 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qe1+ Rxe1 2.g3# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "6kr/1q2r1p1/1p2N1Q1/5p2/1P1p4/6R1/7P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Rc8+ Qxc8 2.Qxg7+ Rxg7 3.Rxg7# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "6rr/p2b1pk1/1pn1p1p1/2qpPP2/3N2P1/2P1Q3/P2B2K1/2R4R w - - 0 1"] {First you need to look at all the "forcing moves" - anything to check or capture.} 1.Qh6+!! {Queen sacrifice is the winning move! But you have to be able to see two steps ahead.} (1.f6+? {A mistake - now Black's king can escape. _MARK:g7->f8?_} Kf8 {_MARK:f8->e8?_}) 1...Rxh6 {This was Black's only option.} 2.Bxh6+ {And now Black is in check again and only has two choices - both of them to move his king to the h-file. _MARK:g7->h8,g7->h7_} Kh7 {From here you notice that it would be check; IF the bishop wasn't there. _MARK:h1!,h1->h6!_} 3.Bf8# {After this clever move it is checkmate... Black cannot take the attacking piece, can't block and can't run-away. The bishop covers the black squares and the rook covers the h-file. _MARK:f8,g7,h6,h1!,h1->h7!_} 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r2r3k/p5pp/4R3/2q2p1Q/1nBR4/4P3/1P3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qxh7+ (1.Rxd8+ Rxd8 2.Re8+ Qf8 3.Rxf8+ Rxf8) 1...Kxh7 2.Rh4+ Kg8 3.Re8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "0-1"] [FEN "kr5r/p7/8/8/4q3/8/1R3Q2/KR6 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qxa7+ (1.Ra2 Qxb1#) 1...Kxa7 2.Ra2+ Qa4 3.Rxa4# 0-1

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "rn1q1b1r/ppp2B2/7p/4Bk2/3Pn1pP/3Qp3/PPP3P1/RN4K1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qxe4+ Kxe4 2.Nc3+ Kf5 3.Rf1# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r1b2knr/ppN2ppp/2n5/8/8/8/qPPQ1PPP/2KR1B1R w - - 0 1"] 1.Qd6+ (1.Qd8+ Nxd8 2.Rxd8+ Ke7) 1...Nge7 2.Qd8+ Nxd8 3.Rxd8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r3k1nr/pp1n2pp/1bp1N1q1/6B1/2B1p3/8/PPP2RPP/R2Q3K w kq - 0 1"] 1.Qxd7+ Kxd7 2.Rd1+ Kc8 3.Rf8+ Qe8 4.Rxe8+ Bd8 5.Rdxd8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "1n4k1/r5np/1p4PB/p1p5/2q3P1/2P4P/8/4QRK1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qe8+ Nxe8 2.Rf8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r2q1b1r/1pN1n1pp/p1n3k1/4Pb2/2BP4/P7/1PP3PP/2BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qg4+ Bxg4 2.Bf7# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "2rr3k/1b2bppP/p2p1n2/R7/3P4/1qB2P2/1P4Q1/1K5R w - - 0 1"] 1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.h8=Q+ Rxh8 3.Rg5+ Kf8 4.Rxh8+ Ng8 5.Rhxg8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "2rb3k/5prp/p2p1N2/1pq1p3/4P2Q/1PP3R1/P5PP/R6K w - - 0 1"] 1.Qxh7+ Rxh7 2.Rg8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r5r1/p1q2p1k/1p1R2pB/3p4/6bQ/2p5/P1P1NPPP/6K1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Bf8+ Bh5 2.Qxh5+ gxh5 3.Rh6# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r2nkb1r/1p1b1p1p/pB2p1P1/P2pP3/1P4PQ/3q4/3N3P/5RK1 w kq - 0 1"] 1.Qxd8+ Rxd8 2.gxf7+ Ke7 3.Bc5# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "rb3r2/1p2qB1p/p5pk/6Nb/1P3pPQ/P3P3/1B5P/R5K1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "4r3/1b1q1p1k/pn2pBpp/1p2P3/3PPR1Q/1r6/6PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "6k1/6n1/1p3Rp1/4qp2/3pN1PQ/P2P3P/1Pr1r3/5RK1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Rf8+ Kh7 3.Ng5+ Kh6 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Rh8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r1bq1r1k/ppp1N1p1/7p/2bp1pN1/2Bn1B1Q/8/PP3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qxh6+ gxh6 2.Be5+ Rf6 3.Bxf6# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "4kn2/r4p1r/p3bQ2/q1nNP1Np/1p5P/8/PPP3P1/2KR3R w - - 0 1"] 1.Qe7+ Rxe7 2.Nf6# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r1b2k1r/1p2bppp/p1B2q2/8/8/8/PPPQ1P1P/2KRR3 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qd8+ Bxd8 2.Re8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "5R2/1n4kp/1p1p1pp1/3P4/1PP2P1q/r3Q2B/8/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qe7+ Kh6 2.Qxh7+ Kxh7 3.Re7+ Kh6 4.Rh8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r2q2rk/ppp2p1p/3b1pn1/5R1Q/3P4/2P4N/PP4PP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh5+ Kg7 3.Bh6+ Kh7 4.Bf8# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "2r4k/5rp1/pb3p1p/npqP1P2/2p1B1RQ/7R/PB4PP/7K w - - 0 1"] 1.Qxh6+ gxh6 2.Rxh6+ Rh7 3.Bxf6# 1-0

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "2qrr1n1/3b1kp1/2pBpn1p/1p2PP2/p2P4/1BP5/P3Q1PP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "r2q1rk1/1b2bp2/ppn1p1p1/3P2Np/2P4Q/P2B4/1B3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "r2n1k1r/ppp1n2p/4QN2/4p1N1/3b4/q7/P4PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "r1b3nr/ppqk1Bbp/2pp4/4P1B1/3n4/3P4/PPP2QPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "3r1r1k/1q2Bppp/p1bpp3/1p3P2/3Q1R2/2n4R/PPP1B1PP/7K w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "rn2r1k1/p3Qppp/1q3n2/2p5/8/8/PP3PPP/RNB1R1K1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "3r3k/1b2rpp1/p2qpN1p/1p6/4pP1Q/P5R1/1PP3PP/5R1K w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "1r1q3k/1bp1n1pp/3p4/4n3/4Nr2/1P1Q3R/P1P2PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "rn1k1r2/pp2R3/2pP1pqp/6p1/2BQ4/2P1B3/PP4P1/6K1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "r2q1r1k/2p1b1pp/p1n5/1p1Q1bN1/4n3/1BP1B3/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "2r1r2k/1b5p/p2QNq2/3p1P2/3Pp3/8/6RP/6RK w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "r1b1Rn1k/1pbqNrp1/p6p/2Bp4/1P5Q/P5P1/5P1P/1B4K1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "r1bq1rk1/pp2np1p/2n2Bp1/3pp3/3R3Q/2P5/P1P2PPP/2K2BNR w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "r2r2k1/ppp1q1n1/3p2p1/3P1pP1/3Q1P1R/6N1/PPP5/2K4R w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "2q1rk2/6bQ/p2pPppR/np6/3B4/2Pb1P2/P1P5/2KR4 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "5nk1/1b3ppp/r7/p3q3/1pp3P1/4pP1R/PPQ4P/1B1R2K1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "r1b3kr/ppp1Bp1p/1b6/n2P4/2p3q1/2Q2N2/P4PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "2r2b1r/pN1k2pn/2pP1p2/4Pqnp/2Q5/2P3P1/PP4BP/2KRR3 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "r2q4/3rk3/1pRp3p/1P1PpRpP/p3P1P1/PpQ5/8/1K6 w - - 0 1"] *

[Event " White to move."] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "1001 Brilliant Ways"] [Black "to Checkmate"] [FEN "3r2rk/p4p1p/3p1Pp1/3R4/2p1B2Q/8/1q4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"] *