A victory fetches just one point whether it is achieved sedately or spectacularly! However, it is the spectacular ones which garner attention and give joy to the people following the game. The style can be flashy, flamboyant and if it is spiced with fireworks, which lead to checkmate, it will be a sight to behold.
In the game which follows, White easily gets the upper hand in the middle game and enjoys total control on the queenside and in the centre. Black, in desperation, tries to force play on the Kingside and the result is an interesting checkmate with two rooks by White.

White: Vassily Smyslov; Black: Salo Flohr
Moscow, 1949
Caro-Kann Defence
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5. The Caro-Kann defence is a semi-closed Opening
3. f3. This is not a common continuation.
3. ... e6. Black’s response is also cautious. If 3. ... dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Bc4.
4. Nc3 Qb6. Chess basics emphasise on development of pieces as early as possible but Black defies development and brings out his queen rather early. If 4. ... b6 5. Be3 Ba6 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. Qd2 dxe4 8. fxe4 Bb4 9. Ng3 Bxf1 10. Rxf1 Nbd7 11. 0–0–0 0–0 12. a3 Be7 13. Kb1 b5.
5. Nge2 Nf6 6. Qd3 Na6 7. a3 c5. The players have been pushing pawns rather than bringing out the pieces.
8. e5 Nd7 9. f4. For the first time, White makes a bold move with the idea of pushing the pawn to f5.
9. ... f5. Black stops him.
10. g3 Be7 11. Bg2 0–0 12. 0–0. Castling on the Kingside.
12. ... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ndc5 14. Qe3 Ne4. A strong square to land on! White is now more or less forced to exchange the knight. If 14. ... Bd7 15. h4 Na4 16. Nxa4 Bxa4.
15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. b4 Bd7 17. Qf2 Nc7. The knight was oddly placed and hence decides to retreat and start towards the centre. 18. c4 Qa6 19. b5.
White is now concentrating on the queenside.
19. ... Qa4 20. Be3. The bishop is finally developed.
20. ... Rac8 21. Rfc1 Na8. Going back all the way!
22. Bf1 a6. If 22. ... Nb6 23. Qa2 Rc7 24. Be2 gives advantage to White.
23. bxa6 Qxa6 24. Nb5 Rfd8 25. a4. Aiming for the advance 26. a5.
25. ... Qa5 26. c5. White is taking all the initiative now while Black does not appear to have any plan other than replying to White’s moves.
26. ... Bc6 27. Nd6. Entering deep into enemy territory.
27. ... Nc7. If 27. ... Rb8 28. Bc4.
28. Nxc8 Rxc8. Black has simply lost the exchange without any compensation.
29. Qd2. The invitation to swap queens is a natural continuation as White is ahead in material.
29. ... Qa7 30. a5 Nd5 31. a6 Rd8 32. Qf2 bxa6 33. Bxa6 Qc7. Black has no choice in making moves as White is totally on the rampage now.
34. Bc4 g5. Desperation! Trying for some counter-play on the kingside after losing way totally on the queenside and in the centre.
35. h3 Kh8. If 35. ... h6 with the idea 36. ... Kh7.
36. Bxd5 Rxd5 37. fxg5 Kg8. If 37. ... Qxe5 38. Qf4 Qb2 39. Qc7.
38. Ra6 Qd7 39. Raa1 Rd3 40. Kh2 Bf8 41. Rab1 Bg7 42. Rb8+ The Black rank is vulnerable and the rooks exploit it!
42. ... Kf7 43. Qf4 Qc7 44. Rcb1. Doubling devastatingly!
44. ... Bxe5 45. Qh4 Bxg3+ If 45. ... Rxe3 46. Qh5+ Kg7 47. Qh6+ Kf7 48. g6+ hxg6 (48. ... Kf6 49. g7+ Ke7 50. g8N+ Kd7 51. Qxh7+ Bg7 52. Qxg7 checkmate) 49. Qf8 checkmate.
46. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 47. Kxg3 Rxe3+ 48. Kf4! Rxh3 49. Rc8 Bd5 50. c6 Rf3+ If 50. ... Rc3 51. Rb7+ Kg6 52. Rg8+ Kh5 53. Rxh7 checkmate.
 51. Ke5 Rc3 52. g6+ A good one!
52. ... hxg6. If 52. ... Kxg6 53. Rg8+ Kf7 54. Rbg1 Bxc6 55. R1g7 checkmate.
53. Rb7 checkmate.

Diagram 1
Checkmate.
Diagram 2
White to play and win
1. R1b4 axb4 2. Qh6+ Kxh6 3. Bf8+ Kh5 4. Be2 and a spectacular checkmate.