Answers.Body: <p>Yes, it can happen.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN "rk2K3/1q5r/8/8/4Q3/8/8/8 w - - 1 1"]
  
  1.Qxb7+ Kxb7#
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It probably won't happen in games between strong players because they'll resign when checkmate is inevitable.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Could there be another example here? <a href="http://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/06/09/intercepted/">http://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/06/09/intercepted/</a>
  or is it checkmate followed by checkmate?</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Yes, that is an example, regardless of your view on who gets checkmated. (Note that it is not really a matter of opinion. En passant, just like any other move, is illegal when the player is checkmated. E.g. from the final position, it is Black's turn, and he captures White's King before White can capture his. See [my post here](http://chess.stackexchange.com/a/1517/86).)
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Answers.Body: <pre><code>[Event "?"]
  [Site "?"]
  [Date "????.??.??"]
  [Round "?"]
  [White "?"]
  [Black "?"]
  [Result "*"]
  [FEN "8/8/8/8/8/2k5/2q5/K1B5 w - - 0 1"]
  
  1.Bb2+ Qxb2# *
  </code></pre>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Here is an example of a check that forces a checkmate reply:</p>
  <pre><code>[fen &quot;R3q3/r7/8/Rp5n/2P3Q1/1p3Kb1/N4RBP/2rkr3 w - - 0 119&quot;]
  
  1. Nc3+ Rxc3#
  </code></pre>
  <p>(from a <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/the-worst-chess-tournament/round-10/zWF330Yj/G7cEA1lK#236" rel="nofollow noreferrer">generated game with worst moves possible</a>).</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>You can find some examples in the following game collection: <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1009425">Games where check is answered with checkmate</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Among those games, <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1254278">Nigel Short vs Alexander Morozevich</a>, Russia - The Rest of the World (2002) is the only one that meets the qualification <em>top players</em>. This was a rapid game.</p>
  
  <p>The most entertaining example is the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  [Event "Philadelphia (m/7)"]
  [Site "Philadelphia (m/7)"]
  [Date "1945.??.??"]
  [Result "0-1"]
  [White "NN"]
  [Black "Winkelman"]
  [ECO "C29"]
  
  1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bc5
  7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Qxe4 O-O 9.Ne2 Re8 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Qxc6 Rxe5
  12.Qxa8 Rxe2+ 13.Kd1 Bg4 14.Qxd8+ Re8# 0-1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>There are also some additional examples in Edward Winter's Chess Notes: <a href="http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter18.html#4130._Check_and_mate">4130</a>, <a href="http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter18.html#4135._Check_and_mate_C.N._4130">4135</a>.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is it possible for a white piece to deliver check to the black king, but for black's counter move to result in white getting checkmated?</p>
  
  <p>Has this happened in games between top players?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: *Has this happened in games between top players?* Highly unlikely. Such scenario is easily foreseeable because the move sequence is forced. Therefore top player would resign.
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Title: Is it possible for a white piece to deliver check to the black king, but for black's counter move to result in white getting checkmated?
ThreadText: # Is it possible for a white piece to deliver check to the black king, but for black's counter move to result in white getting checkmated?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-23)
  
  Is it possible for a white piece to deliver check to the black king, but for black's counter move to result in white getting checkmated?
  
  Has this happened in games between top players?
  
  **Tags:** checkmate, check
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: *Has this happened in games between top players?* Highly unlikely. Such scenario is easily foreseeable because the move sequence is forced. Therefore top player would resign.  
  > **username_2**: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1009425  
  > **username_3**: @DagOskarMadsen You should post this as an answer! It precisely answers the second question.  
  
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  ## 5 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-06-24. Score: 23 | Accepted answer
  
  You can find some examples in the following game collection: Games where check is answered with checkmate.
  Among those games, Nigel Short vs Alexander Morozevich, Russia - The Rest of the World (2002) is the only one that meets the qualification top players. This was a rapid game.
  The most entertaining example is the following:
  [FEN ""]
  [Event "Philadelphia (m/7)"]
  [Site "Philadelphia (m/7)"]
  [Date "1945.??.??"]
  [Result "0-1"]
  [White "NN"]
  [Black "Winkelman"]
  [ECO "C29"]
  
  1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bc5
  7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Qxe4 O-O 9.Ne2 Re8 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Qxc6 Rxe5
  12.Qxa8 Rxe2+ 13.Kd1 Bg4 14.Qxd8+ Re8# 0-1
  
  There are also some additional examples in Edward Winter's Chess Notes: 4130, 4135.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2015-06-23. Score: 8
  
  Yes, it can happen.
  [FEN "rk2K3/1q5r/8/8/4Q3/8/8/8 w - - 1 1"]
  
  1.Qxb7+ Kxb7#
  
  It probably won't happen in games between strong players because they'll resign when checkmate is inevitable.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Could you please provide the correct board?  
  > **username_4**: I got it now...  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2015-06-24. Score: 6
  
  Could there be another example here? <http://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/06/09/intercepted/>
  or is it checkmate followed by checkmate?
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_6**: Yes, that is an example, regardless of your view on who gets checkmated. (Note that it is not really a matter of opinion. En passant, just like any other move, is illegal when the player is checkmated. E.g. from the final position, it is Black's turn, and he captures White's King before White can capture his. See [my post here](http://chess.stackexchange.com/a/1517/86).)  
  > **username_5**: Totally agree with you anyway. Just thought the link was amusing.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_7 on 2015-06-23. Score: 2
  
  [Event "?"]
  [Site "?"]
  [Date "????.??.??"]
  [Round "?"]
  [White "?"]
  [Black "?"]
  [Result "*"]
  [FEN "8/8/8/8/8/2k5/2q5/K1B5 w - - 0 1"]
  
  1.Bb2+ Qxb2# *
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_8 on 2023-07-28. Score: 0
  
  Here is an example of a check that forces a checkmate reply:
  [fen "R3q3/r7/8/Rp5n/2P3Q1/1p3Kb1/N4RBP/2rkr3 w - - 0 119"]
  
  1. Nc3+ Rxc3#
  
  (from a generated game with worst moves possible).
  
  
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