1.c4 or 1.e4 or 1.Qxe8#

[Event "Playing on Chess Time"] [Site "ChessTime"] [Date "2014.08.05"] [Round "1"] [White "w0rp"] [Black "Deamios"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 c6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. d3 Qa5 5. Bd2 Nf6 6. Be2 Nb8d7 7. Nd4 Be6 8. Nxe6 fxe6 9. Bh5+ Kd8 10. Bf7 Ne5 11. Bxe6 Qb4 12. exd5 Rc8 13. dxc6 Rxc6 14. Nd5 Qxb2 15. Ba5+ b6 16. Nb4 bxa5 17. Nxc6+ Ke8 18. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 19. Kf1 Qxe6 20. Rb1 Qc8 21. c3 Nd7 22. Qh5+ g6 23. Qxa5 Qc5 24. Rb8+ Kf7 25. Qd8 Nxb8 26. Qxb8 Bg7 27. Qb4 Qxc3 28. Qxc3 Bxc3 29. f3 Rd8 30. Ke2 e6 31. g4 Kf6 32. h4 Rd5 33. g5+ Kf5 34. Rg1 Re5+ 35. Kd1 Re1+ 36. Rxe1 Bxe1 37. Kxe1 Kf4 38. Kf2 a6 39. a4 a5 40. Ke2 Ke5 41. Ke3 Kd5 42. d4 Kc4 43. Ke4 Kb4 44. Ke5 Kxa4 45. Kxe6 Kb5 46. d5 a4 47. d6 a3 48. d7 a2 49. d8=Q a1=Q 50. Qd7+ Kb4 51. Qxh7 Qa2+ 52. Kf6 Qa6+ 53. Kg7 Qb7+ 54. Kg8 Qb8+ 55. Kg7 Qb7+ 56. Kg8 Qb8+ 57. Kf7 Qc7+ 58. Kg8 Qc8+ 59. Kg7 Qc3+ 60. Kxg6 Qc6+ 61. Kh5 Qxf3+ 62. Kg6 Qe4+ 63. Kg7 Qe5+ 64. Kh6 Qd6+ 65. Qg6 Qf8+ 66. Qg7 Qd6+ 67. g6 Qd2+ 68. Kh5 Qd5+ 69. Kh6 Qd2+ 70. Kh7 Qh2 71. Qh6 Qc7+ 72. g7 Qc2+ 73. Kh8 Qc8+ 74. g8=Q Qc3+ 75. Qh6g7 Qh3 76. Qg4+ 1-0

[Site "Chess By Post"] [Date "2014.8.2"] [White "migueled68"] [Black "kimmaz"] [FinishedDate "2014.8.6"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d2d4 d7d5 2. h2h3 Ng8f6 3. Nb1c3 e7e6 4. a2a3 c7c5 5. d4xc5 Bf8xc5 6. e2e3 Nb8c6 7. Ng1f3 Nf6e4 8. Nc3xe4 d5xe4 9. Qd1xd8+ Nc6xd8 10. Nf3d4 Bc5xd4 11. e3xd4 Bc8d7 12. c2c3 Nd8c6 13. f2f3 e4xf3 14. g2xf3 e6e5 15. Bc1e3 e5xd4 16. Be3xd4 Nc6xd4 17. c3xd4 Ra8c8 18. Ke1d2 O-O 19. Bf1g2 g7g6 20. Ra1c1 Rc8xc1 21. Rh1xc1 Kg8g7 22. f3f4 Bd7c8 23. h3h4 a7a5 24. Rc1c7 b7b6 25. Bg2b7 Bc8xb7 26. Rc7xb7 Rf8d8 27. Rb7xb6 Rd8xd4+ 28. Kd2e3 Rd4d1 29. Rb6a6 Rd1b1 30. Ra6xa5 Rb1xb2 31. Ra5a6 Rb2h2 32. Ra6b6 Rh2xh4 33. a3a4 Rh4h3+ 34. Ke3e4 Rh3a3 35. Rb6a6 h7h6 36. f4f5 h6h5 37. Ke4f4 Ra3a1 38. f5xg6 f7xg6 39. Kf4g5 Ra1g1+ 40. Kg5h4 Rg1g4+ 41. Kh4h3 Kg7h6 42. a4a5 Kh6g5 43. Ra6d6 Rg4f4 44. a5a6 Rf4a4 45. Kh3g3 h5h4+ 46. Kg3h3 Kg5h5 47. Rd6d5+ g6g5 48. Rd5d6 Ra4a3+ 49. Kh3g2 Kh5g4 50. Rd6d4+ Kg4h5 51. Rd4d6 h4h3+ 52. Kg2h2 g5g4 53. Rd6f6 Kh5g5 54. Rf6e6 Kg5f5 55. Re6h6 Ra3a2+ 56. Kh2g1 Kf5f4 57. Rh6e6 Kf4g3 58. Re6e3+ Kg3h4 59. Kg1h1 Ra2a1+ 60. Kh1h2 g4g3+ 61. Re3xg3 Ra1a2+ 62. Rg3g2 Ra2xg2+ 63. Kh2h1 Kh4g3 64. a6a7 h3h2 65. a7a8Q Rg2g1# 0-1

[Event "Hexacto's Kasparov Chessmate :Local Game"] [Date "2014.08.07"] [Round "?"] [White "mutaz"] [Black "rating 2300"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "173"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. d3 h6 6. Be3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 d6 8. a3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. O-O Qd7 11. Nh4 Ne7 12. Qd2 O-O-O 13. Rf2 Rhf8 14. Raf1 Rf7 15. Nf3 Rdf8 16. h3 Qc6 17. Nh2 Kb8 18. Ng4 Neg8 19. Qe2 h5 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. Na2 Qb6 22. c3 d5 23. exd5 exd5 24. Nb4 c6 25. Kh1 g5 26. d4 e4 27. Rf5 a5 28. Na2 g4 29. h4 Qd8 30. g3 Qd6 31. Kg2 b5 32. b4 a4 33. Nc1 Qc7 34. Qf2 Ka7 35. Rxf6 Rxf6 36. Qxf6 Rxf6 37. Rxf6 Qe7 38. Rf4 Kb6 39. Ne2 Qe6 40. Kh2 Qg6 41. Kg2 Qh6 42. Kh2 Ka6 43. Kg2 Qg6 44. Kh2 Kb7 45. Kg2 Kc7 46. Kh2 Kd6 47. Kg2 Qh6 48. Kh2 Ke6 49. Kg2 Qh7 50. Kh2 Qe7 51. Kg2 Qd8 52. Kh2 Qe8 53. Kg2 Qe7 54. Kh2 Qg7 55. Kg2 Qg8 56. Kh2 Qd8 57. Kg2 Qh8 58. Kh2 Qc8 59. Kg2 Ke7 60. Kh2 Qe6 61. Kg2 Kd7 62. Kh2 Qg6 63. Kg2 Kd6 64. Kh2 Ke7 65. Kg2 Qh6 66. Kh2 Kd6 67. Kg2 Kd7 68. Kg1 Ke8 69. Kg2 Qe6 70. Kh2 Kd7 71. Kg2 Kd6 72. Kh2 Kc7 73. Kg2 Qd7 74. Kh2 Kb6 75. Kg2 Qh7 76. Kh2 Kb7 77. Kg2 Kc7 78. Kh2 Kd7 79. Kg2 Ke7 80. Kh2 Ke6 81. Kg2 Qd7 82. Kh2 Ke7 83. Kg2 Ke8 84. Kh2 Qe6 85. Kg2 Ke7 86. Kh2 Kd6 87. Kg2 1/2-1/2

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 d6 3. Qf3 Nf6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Qb3 b6 6. h3 Be6 7. d5 Bd7 8. Nc3 Na6 9. Bxa6 Be7 10. Nf3 h6 11. g4 c6 12. Bb7 Rb8 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. dxc6 Qc7 15. Be3 Qxc6 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. O-O-O O-O 18. g5 hxg5 19. h4 Ng4 20. hxg5 Nxf2 21. Bxf2 Bxg5+ 22. Kb1 Rb8d8 23. Rd1g1 Qf6 24. Nd5 Qxf2 25. Rxg5 Rd7 26. Qh3 f6 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Rxg7+ Ke8 29. Qh7 Rxg7 30. Qxg7 Rf7 31. Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Warsaw Int. Youth"] [Site "?"] [Date "1969.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ermenkov, E."] [Black "Sax, G."] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5pk1/3P2p1/p7/P7/Q2p1pP1/2r1qP1P/5RK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2013.10.27"] 1. d7 $1 Qxf1+ (1... d2 2. Qa1+ $1 $18) 2. Kxf1 d2 3. Qxf3 Rc1+ {[#]} 4. Qd1 $3 Rxd1+ 5. Ke2 Rb1 6. d8=Q d1=Q+ 7. Qxd1 Rxd1 8. Kxd1 1-0

[Event "Christian Hesse"] [Site "?"] [Date "1944.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "N.N."] [Black "N.N."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r5/1Q1R3p/1p4pk/7q/1P3P2/B3n3/7P/7K b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "1944.??.??"] 1... Rc7 $3 2. b5 $3 {with the threat Bf8 mate.} (2. Qxc7 Qf3+ 3. Kg1 Qg2#) (2. Rxc7 Qd1#) 2... Qe2 $3 (2... Qd1+ 3. Rxd1 Rxb7 $11) 3. Rxh7+ $3 (3. Bf8+ Kh5 4. Rxh7+ Kg4 {and White is mated in four moves at the most.}) 3... Kxh7 $1 (3... Rxh7 4. Bf8+ Kh5 5. Qxh7+ Kg4 6. Qxg6+ Kf3 7. Qh5+ Ng4 8. Qd5+ Kxf4 9. Bd6+ { and White wins the endgame.}) 4. Qxc7+ Kg8 {and Black can expect a series of perpetual checks.} (4... Kh6 5. Bf8+ Kh5 6. Qh7+ Kg4 7. Qxg6+ Kf3 8. Qh5+ Ng4 9. Qd5+ Kxf4 10. Bd6+ {would once more be favourable for White.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tel Aviv olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Mora, Federico"] [Black "Suttles, Duncan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B06"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2qk2r/ppp2p2/3p2p1/4p2b/2BNPb2/2NP4/PPP3P1/R1Q1K2R w KQkq - 0 13"] [PlyCount "8"] [EventDate "1964.??.??"] 13. O-O $1 Bxc1 ({If Black continues with} 13... g5 {then after} 14. Qe1 (14. Rxf4 $5 gxf4 15. Nf5) 14... exd4 15. Nd5 Be5 16. Qf2 Bg6 17. Nf6+ {White gets a nice initiative as compensation for the pawn. Both sides then have their chances.}) 14. Bxf7+ Kd7 15. Be6+ Ke8 16. Bf7+ {and White has reached the safe haven of a draw.} Kd7 ({One can hardly recommend Black with a clear conscience to continue playing for a win with} 16... Kf8 17. Ne6+ Ke7 18. Nd5+ Kd7 19. Nxd8 Bxb2 20. Be6+ Kxd8 21. Rf7 Bxa1 22. Rd7+ Kc8 23. Rh7+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chicago"] [Site "Chicago"] [Date "1974.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Browne"] [Black "Bisguier"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3k2r/pp2bppp/2p5/3q1b2/3P4/2Q2N2/PP3PPP/R1B1R1K1 w kq - 0 14"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1974.??.??"] 14. Bh6 $3 (14. Bg5 f6 15. Qe3 Qd7 $11) (14. b3 Be6 $11) 14... Rg8 (14... gxh6 15. Re5 Qd7 16. Rae1 Be6 17. d5 O-O-O 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe6 $14) 15. Re5 Qd7 16. Rae1 Be6 17. Ng5 O-O-O 18. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 19. Rxe7 Qxd4 20. Rxf7 $16 1-0

[Event "Karlsbad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1896.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tietz"] [Black "Maader"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r1k1/2p1bppp/1p4n1/1n1N1qPQ/1PR5/1B6/8/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "1896.??.??"] {Black seems to be doing quite well - he has three pawns for the exchange and his king has a fortress which can stand up to anything. But White had a different take on the position. And he was correct! After} 1. Qxg6 $3 {Black almost fell from his chair. Here too there are three ways to capture the white queen. Black chose:} ({The only alternative} 1. Nxe7+ {heads into uncertain territory after} Nxe7 2. Rf1 Qg6 3. Qxg6 Nxg6 4. Rc5 Nd6 5. Rxc7) 1... hxg6 ({ However, a more stubborn line was} 1... Qe5 2. Qh5 Bxg5 3. Qh2 Be3+ {after which there is an advantage for White, but it would be wearisome to convert it. }) ({After} 1... Qxd5 2. Rxd5 hxg6 3. Rxb5) ({and especially after} 1... fxg6 2. Nxe7+ Kf8 3. Nxf5 gxf5 4. Rd5) ({or} 1... Qxg6 2. Nxe7+ Kf8 3. Nxg6+ hxg6 4. Rd5 {White's advantage is even greater.}) 2. Nxe7+ Rxe7 3. Rd8+ Kh7 4. Rh4# 1-0