Answers.Body: <p>Alekhine - Yates
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  <p>19 moves.  Alekhine resigned a couple of moves before mate.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I want to know which international game has the longest sequence of forced moves until checkmate, even if the opponent resigned the game. The result should not be drawn, i.e. we should consider 50 move rule).</p>
  
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Comments.Text: With a forced move, do you mean the only winning move in a particular position ?
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Comments.Text: This is bound to be some boring endgame position that takes 50+ moves to checkmate against perfect defence...
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Comments.Text: @RemcoGerlich result should not be drawn.(i.e we should consider 50 move rule)
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Comments.Text: I know, but there could easily be a capture or pawn move in between.
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Tags: <checkmate><history><records><famous-games><forced-move>
Title: Which international tournament game has the record for the longest sequence of forced moves until checkmate?
ThreadText: # Which international tournament game has the record for the longest sequence of forced moves until checkmate?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-04)
  
  I want to know which international game has the longest sequence of forced moves until checkmate, even if the opponent resigned the game. The result should not be drawn, i.e. we should consider 50 move rule).
  
  **Tags:** checkmate, history, records, famous-games, forced-move
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: This is bound to be some boring endgame position that takes 50+ moves to checkmate against perfect defence...  
  > **username_0**: @username_2 result should not be drawn.(i.e we should consider 50 move rule)  
  > **username_2**: I know, but there could easily be a capture or pawn move in between.  
  > **username_1**: With a forced move, do you mean the only winning move in a particular position ?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2017-02-25. Score: 2
  
  Alekhine - Yates
  <http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012179>
  
  19 moves. Alekhine resigned a couple of moves before mate.
  
  
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