When was the last time checkmate was played in a world championship?

Not a resignation 1, 2, 18 moves before checkmate, but actually a #? Someone in time trouble perhaps?

I actually enjoy playing to checkmate on either side unless it's a super long time control (like daily) and my opponent is taking long breaks between moves to make sandwiches, get haircuts, or whatever else between moves in a decisive endgame. I see a lot of draws or resignations as folks go up the ranks. It seems like they're losing part of the joy.

I agree.  Being a lowly rated player, I enjoy playing to checkmate.  On the GM level, being down a piece is just too much and they know that they cannot make it up.  I still do not see the win when highly rated players resign.

There's no joy in playing out a sequence you've seen thousands of times over the last few decades.

New players can find joy in the common stuff though. Enjoy it while you can

"It makes people feel good"

lol

You're not going to make many friends at OTB tournaments like that.

I remember this one 1800 kid I was playing, and after a tough tactical melee where it's not clear if I can queen my pawn before he checkmates me in the middlegame... I finally queen my pawn, and there is no mate.

But he plays on another 30 minutes, and so all I have time for lunch is a gas station sandwich before the next round. Plus I'm tired for having to play 30 minutes after the game was already over.

Then there was this 1900 guy in his 70s that got a winning position against me.

I was frustrated, so I played on a few more moves. Then he had a mate in 2, so I let him play it. He gave me a funny look when I didn't resign.

After the mate I was very quick to shake his hand and tell him it was a good game, because playing on like that is usually a sign of disrespect, and I didn't mean it like that.

Nobody has answered the question yet, when was the last time that a checkmate was played in a world championship?

This game:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012600

Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, game 8, 1929.

"It makes people feel good"

If someone derives pleasure from this?  They are miserable than what they are trying to make the opponent feel.

....by # ?

Typical chess.com thread, 16 replies and one addresses the topic.

Of course, since there was only one question and it was answered, no one else needed to grab a hose and squirt water on the fire after the first hose put the fire out.

I agree.  There is nothing like the feeling of getting a checkmate.  If I am on the guaranteed losing end, I will ask my opponent if I can resign or does he want to play to checkmate.  You would be surprised at how many people opt for the checkmate.

I'm surprised so many people disagree. I totally agree with you. People forget that it's just a GAME. If I'm going to lose anyway and its only a few moves and the end result is the same, why not allow the opponent the satisfaction of checkmate? I think it might be from too many years playing golf where it's very common to wish your opponent the very best. If you honestly want your opponent to do the best he or she can, then allowing checkmate is the ultimate best.  Sometimes people dont have good days, and maybe that's just the little something that makes your opponents day a little better. You literally have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Good work!

Just 5 weeks ago...

Its been years since I played in any tournament. And I've never experienced what you are talking about. The whole point of me doing that is to allow the opponent the satisfaction of accomplishing a goal. Stalling or some other unsportsmanlike action would defeat the whole purpose of that.  I was thinking more along the lines of 3 or 4 moves, and about as many minutes. Most likely less than one minute.

When was the last time an egomaniacal control freak put aside his arrogance and pride and played to the actual conclusion of checkmate; you know the actual original name of the game?