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You can find the previous top ten fastest checkmates here: https://rumble.com/v19unae-top-10-fastest-checkmates-in-history.html Each entry on this list is the oldest documented example of a game with the given move count that I have managed to find that I did not cover in the previous top ten fastest checkmates. If you can find any games older than these, please let me know as I love mating really fast. There are no known images of most of the players in this list, so I will be using historically accurate and respectful stand-ins for them. 10th place (14 moves): Wiede vs Alphonse Goetz, 1880 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. b3 Qh4+ 4. g3 fxg3 5. h3 g2+ 6. Ke2 Qxe4+ 7. Kf2 gxh1=N# https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1075778 9th place (13 moves): Michael Meyer vs Douglas Newcomb, 1952 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qh5 g6 4. Qxe5+ Ne7 5. Qxh8+ Ng8 6. Qxg8+ Bf8 7. Qxf7# https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250791 8th place (12 moves): Paul Keres vs Edward Arlamowski, 1950 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nbd7 6. Nd6# https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1072334 7th place (11 moves): Josef Emil Krejcik vs Anonymous (blindfold!), 1908 1. e3 d6 2. Nf3 Nd7 3. Bd3 b6 4. Ng5 h6 5. Ne6 fxe6 6. Bg6# https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1243009 6th place (10 moves): M Warren vs Jan Selman, 1930 1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. c4 Nb4 5. Nbc3 Nd3# https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1243056 5th place (9 moves): Jacques Mieses vs Anonymous (blindfold simultaneous!), 1933 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 Bd6 4. Qh5+ Ke7 5. Qf7# https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1760577 4th place (8 moves): J Spencer vs Takacs, 1981 1. c4 e5 2. b3 Bc5 3. Nc3 Qf6 4. Bb2 Qxf2# https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1251092 3rd place (7 moves): Philip Kahlert vs Christian Berendes, 2000 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Qf3 Bb4 4. Qxf7# https://www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=587598 2nd place (6 moves): Van Kessel vs Rensen, 1990 1. f4 d5 2. h3 e5 3. g4 Qh4# https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1243676 1st place (5 moves): Walter Thomas Mayfield vs William Robert Trinks, 1959 1. e4 g5 2. Nc3 f5 3. Qh5# https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1243192 #top10 #topten #checkmate If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq 00:00 Intro 00:23 10th place 01:48 9th place 02:43 8th place 03:37 7th place 04:31 6th place 05:09 5th place 06:03 4th place 06:38 3rd place 07:02 2nd place 07:29 1st place 07:50 Outro

This is the final video in this epic series on the 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais has left for France on urgent business, and the gentlemen of the Westminster Chess Club have been left to ponder on the cataclysmic chess event that has just happened. Mr William Greenwood Walker has recorded the games. Mr Lewis will publish some of them. Mr George Walker will get involved in more ways than one. McDonnell isn't feeling well in the kidneys. La Bourdonnais, and the chess world, will never be the same again. Exactly why did McDonnell only play white three times in the last match? What happened to the missing games? Watch this video to find out! Great research on what exactly went on during the sixth match, by Nick Pope, can be found here. The second link contains the computer comparison mentioned in the video: http://www.chessarch.com/archive/1834_La_Bourdonnais-Macdonnell_Matches/6.1-Free_Points_Theory/index7.shtml http://www.chessarch.com/archive/1834_La_Bourdonnais-Macdonnell_Matches/6.2-Five_to_Four_Score/index8.shtml http://www.chessarch.com/archive/1834_La_Bourdonnais-Macdonnell_Matches/6.3-Missing_Games/index9.shtml Some more on Mr Lewis: http://www.billwallchess.com/articles/Lewis.htm A Selection of Games at Chess played at the Westminster Chess Club https://books.google.com.au/books?id=-OQqAAAAYAAJ Chess Studies https://books.google.com.au/books?id=VfUDAAAAQAAJ La Bourdonnais' last days in London as described by Mr George Walker can be found in the comments here, as can all of the recorded games that we have. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=31596&kpage=3#kibitzing https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #1834 #mystery If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the ninth and last game of the sixth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. McDonnell has come back from being a few games down, to even out the match at four games each. The first to win one more game wins the match, so this is the final battle! Baldrick has returned as today's guest commentator, and is very up to date on the latest trends. This is it, the decider! https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #finalbattle #decider If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the eighth game of the sixth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais is winning 4 games to 3, and it's the first to win 5. So, he only needs to win one more to take the match, whereas McDonnell needs two. Today's guest commentator is a contemporary of the two chess greats, King Ghezo of Dahomey. But why is he so upset with McDonnell? As it turns out, something very special happened in 1833. https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #womanking #dahomey If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the seventh game of the sixth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. Today's guest commentator is, very sadly, the Best of the West. La Bourdonnais is winning 4 games to 2, and it's the first to win 5. McDonnell is fighting an uphill struggle. Will he be able to turn the tides of history and rise like a phoenix from the flames, or is his fall inevitable? https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #declineandfall #west If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the sixth game of the sixth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. Today's guest commentator is the Beast from the East, with a bite louder than his bark. La Bourdonnais is winning 3 games to 2, and it's the first to win 5. Will McDonnell claw his way back in his spring offensive, or will LaBourdonnais break through to claim match point? This game once again features the Evans Gambit, with both players stuck in a deadlock. https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #wargames #deadlock If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the fifth game of the sixth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. Today's guest commentator is one of the greatest of all time, at everything, including chess! La Bourdonnais is winning 3 games to 1, and it's the first to win 5. McDonnell is going to have to come out fighting and dig down to the bottom of his well of resources. But is it going to be enough? This game features the Sicilian McDonnell Attack, named after one of our two heavyweight masters. https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #greatest #goat If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

Shatranj is an ancient Persian chess variant, popular over a thousand years ago. In today's manuscript, it is red to move and to win. The position was first written down by Al-Adli, 1200 years ago, and engines are unable to solve this. In case you missed them, here are some of my previous shatranj videos... Two full games from the 920s: https://rumble.com/v185zcm-the-year-920-al-suli-vs-al-lajlaj.html https://rumble.com/v18nkmy-second-oldest-game-al-suli-vs-caliph-al-muqtadir-920s.html And a forced mate in 71! https://rumble.com/v3icc0s-mate-in-71-the-water-wheel.html #shatranj #chatrang #chessvariants If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the fourth game of the sixth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. Today's guest commentator is one of my favourite ever comic book characters. La Bourdonnais is winning 2 games to 1, and it's the first to win 5. Even although he played as white in the last three games, La Bourdonnais is playing as white again. For the fourth time in row! There may be a very good reason for this, which will be revealed later in the series. This game features the Evan's Gambit, and a very sticky situation! https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #evansgambit #stickysituation If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the third game of the sixth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. Today's guest commentator is one of my favourite ever comic book characters. The score is one game each, and for this match, it's the first to win 5. Even although he played as white in the last two games, La Bourdonnais is playing as white again. For the third time in row! There may be a very good reason for this, which will be revealed later in the series. This game features the Evan's Gambit, lots of bishop-based action, and some very unexpected twists and turns. https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #fatty #bashstreetkids If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

After the New Year's break, we're back! This is the second game of the sixth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. McDonnell is winning 1 game to 0, and for this match, it's the first to win 5. Even although he was playing as white in the last game, La Bourdonnais is playing as white again in this game. There may be a very good reason for this, which will be revealed later in the series. This game features the Queen's Gambit Accepted opening, which we haven't seen in a while, and there are plenty of ups and downs. And today's unexpected guest commentator is not welcome at all. https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #queensgambitaccepted #therapy If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the first game of the sixth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais has won 4 of the 5 previous matches, but McDonnell is raring to g o and will fight as hard as ever. This one is another exciting and fast Evans Gambit, don't blink or you might miss all of the action! https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #evansgambit #speedygonzales If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

Shatranj is an ancient Persian chess variant, popular over a thousand years ago. In today's manuscript, we have an alleged mate in 43, between the two ancient players Hisham and An-Nasrani. In making this video, a found a modern twist, so stick around until the end of the video to find out what that is. In case you missed them, here are some of my previous shatranj videos... Two full games from the 920s: https://rumble.com/v185zcm-the-year-920-al-suli-vs-al-lajlaj.html https://rumble.com/v18nkmy-second-oldest-game-al-suli-vs-caliph-al-muqtadir-920s.html And a forced mate in 71! https://rumble.com/v3icc0s-mate-in-71-the-water-wheel.html #shatranj #chatrang #chessvariants

This is the twelfth game of the fifth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais has already won this best of 11 match 6 games to 4. But the way gentlemen rolled back in the day was to play out all of the remaining games regardless, so McDonnell is playing to make the scoreline look a bit better. McDonnell decides to once more try the Sicilian McDonnell attack, an opening named after himself. This video was created on Remembrance Day. Please do take a moment to quietly reflect on the sacrifices that others have made for the freedoms that you enjoy today. https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #remembrance #armistice If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the eleventh game of the fifth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais has already won this best of 11 match 6 games to 3. But the way gentlemen rolled back in the day was to play out all of the remaining games regardless, so McDonnell is playing to make the scoreline look a bit better. We're going into an Evan's Gambit once more. Will McDonnell be able to dry his tears in time to give La Bourdonnais a run for his money, or is he completely down and out? https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #evansgambit #cheerup If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

Shatranj is an ancient Persian chess variant, popular over a thousand years ago. Have you ever wondered how the pieces got their moves? How did anybody ever come up with the strangeness of the knight's movement? One of my real life chess friends has a theory. Is he onto something, or is he completely mental? Let me know what you think! In case you missed them, here are some of my previous shatranj videos... Two full games from the 920s: https://rumble.com/v185zcm-the-year-920-al-suli-vs-al-lajlaj.html https://rumble.com/v18nkmy-second-oldest-game-al-suli-vs-caliph-al-muqtadir-920s.html And the story of Dilaram: https://rumble.com/v1n86tf-840-ad-the-oldest-chess-puzzle.html #shatranj #chatrang #chessvariants If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the tenth game of the fifth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais is leading five games to three, so he is right on the edge of taking the match. McDonnell is up against it. It is another f4 Sicilian, McDonnell's favourite. Today's guest commentator is Mr Basil Fawlty, who thinks we probably shouldn't mention the war. Not the Napoleonic War, or any other more... modern war that might be going on right now. Should probably keep out of it. Meanwhile, will I be able to name check every single episode of Fawlty Towers? I'm going to try! https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #fawltytowers #basil If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

Shatranj is an ancient chess variant, popular over a thousand years ago. You have probably heard of the Knight's Tour, but did you ever hear about the Elephant's Tour? Each Elephant has 10 moves in which to capture 7 pieces each and to return to his starting position. Are you able to achieve complete elephant dominance, or are you a simple gentle beast? In case you missed them, here are some of my previous shatranj videos... Two full games from the 920s: https://rumble.com/v185zcm-the-year-920-al-suli-vs-al-lajlaj.html https://rumble.com/v18nkmy-second-oldest-game-al-suli-vs-caliph-al-muqtadir-920s.html And the story of Dilaram: https://rumble.com/v1n86tf-840-ad-the-oldest-chess-puzzle.html #shatranj #chatrang #chessvariants If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the ninth game of the fifth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais is leading four games to three, so McDonnell is still playing catch up! It is yet another Evans Gambit, but this time these two chess giants are going where nobody has ever been before! Only the world is becoming increasingly dystopian under the baleful glare of Big Brother. Does two plus two actually make five? Will McDonnell be forced to move 101 and be compelled to face his worse fears? https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #1984 #bigbrother If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the eighth game of the fifth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais is leading four games to two, so McDonnell is playing catch up! This time he goes for another Evans Gambit, trying to prove tha he's just as good as La Bourdonnais and that he's going to fight to the bitter end. Has he learnt lessons from the previous Evans Gambits, or will he be fold again? Find out in the latest, sharp instalment. https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #evansgambit #worldchampionship If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

Shatranj is an ancient chess variant, popular over a thousand years ago. My good friend, a Durkhan scholar of Persian antiquities, has forwarded me a position that has a claim to being at least 2000 years old! "The solution was found carved on a stone of the time of the Greeks" As well as being incredibly ancient, this position is one of the best that I've ever seen, both in shatranj and chess. It's a forced mate in no less than 71 moves! Enjoy this walk-through as much as I did making it. In case you missed them, here are some of my previous shatranj videos... Two full games from the 920s: https://rumble.com/v185zcm-the-year-920-al-suli-vs-al-lajlaj.html https://rumble.com/v18nkmy-second-oldest-game-al-suli-vs-caliph-al-muqtadir-920s.html And the story of Dilaram: https://rumble.com/v1n86tf-840-ad-the-oldest-chess-puzzle.html #shatranj #chatrang #chessvariants If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the seventh game of the fifth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais is leading three games to two, so McDonnell needs to win another one to keep in contention. Has he learnt lessons from the previous Evans Gambits, or will he throw caution to the wind and go full steam ahead? Find out in this latest installment. https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #titanic #unsinkable If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq 00:00 Intro 00:11 Game 03:50 Outro

This is the sixth game of the fifth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. The score is two games each, and it's the first to win six that will take this fourth match. This game is a close match, featuring McDonnell's pet opening, the f4 Sicilian. It could really go either way and each of these top class players will try their best to take the lead. Today's special guest commentator is Hamlet, fresh from the pages of Shakespeare, ready and able to provide some ridiculous puns. https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #chess #hamlet #shakespeare If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq 00:00 Intro 00:16 Game 09:55 Outro

Having been scrolling through my stack of ancient manuscripts, I discovered a sequel to the story of Dilaram, one of the wives of the Persian prince with a penchant for gambling away his possessions on games of shatranj. Shatranj is an ancient chess variant, popular over a thousand years ago. This is the story of "Dilaram's Legacy". The Red Prince's army has been devastated by an epidemic, and so he approaches the Blue Prince in order to beg for clemency. However, he didn't bargain on the ill temperament of his counterpart. In case you missed them, here are some of my previous shatranj videos... The original story of Dilaram: https://rumble.com/v1n86tf-840-ad-the-oldest-chess-puzzle.html And two full games from the 920s: https://rumble.com/v185zcm-the-year-920-al-suli-vs-al-lajlaj.html https://rumble.com/v18nkmy-second-oldest-game-al-suli-vs-caliph-al-muqtadir-920s.html #shatranj #chatrang #chessvariants If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq

This is the fifth game of the fifth 1834 unofficial world chess championship match between Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. McDonnell is winning two games to one, and it's the first to win six that will take this match. Once again, the two chess giants go for a fast paced Evan's Gambit. Last time, La Bourdonnais won in only 28 moves. Can McDonnell do better this time and retain his lead, or will he collapse in a steaming mess, allowing La Bourdonnais to level up? https://lichess.org/@/fortmap chess.com: fortmap #evansgambit #chess #forget If you wish to support my channel and help make more chess videos: BTC address: bc1qzgpf8z42klfh62gj3lfyyga6dgx8pfarn2a2vq 00:00 Intro 00:14 Game 05:49 Outro