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2012 New In Chess © Le due Torri 2006-2008 English edition published by New n Chess, Alkmaar, The Netherlands www.newinchesscom 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginnes Translated from P This edition is published by arrangement with Le Due Torri - Chess Department Store - Italy wwwchess.it All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, wthout the prior written permission from the publisher. Translation: Richard Jones Cover design Volken Beck ISBN 97890-56913977
Mate in one Mate i two
The missing piece
Discovered attack
Discovered check Double check
Double attack
Pin
Skewer Defection
Decoy sacriice
Paw promotio
Drawing tactics
Mixed motifs:White Mixed motifs: Black Mate in three
Mate in four
Curiosities
Solutions
Glossary
Css is is! If this celebrated observation is true for the master, how much more so for the beginner and cub player. By far and away, the quickest and most effective way to improve your chess performance is to increase your tactical skill so that at a glance you are able to see the typica mating patterns and material-winning tactical motifs that so often decide a game There is no doubt that the best way to acquire good tactical vision is to do exercises that teach you to recognise the tactical building blocks that make up every combination This book focuses on the crucial positions that every chess player must know It cannot be stressed enough that a knowledge of strategy is of litte use if you have not first mastered the fundamentals of tactics This book starts with hundreds of essential mating positions that train immediate visual recognition; first there are the easier mate in one or two move exercises; then there are exercises for various crucia tactica motifs that must be mastered by any aspiring chess player; these are followed by more demanding positions where these various motifs are often combined. Whie the easier problems can be soved without a chess board, we suggest that for the more difficult ones you set up the positions on a board and try to find the solution as if you were playing a real game You shoud therefore not touch or move the pieces before having made your decision, perhaps writing down the possible variations before you check the solutions at the back of the book. The introductions to each chapter are particularly instructive It is here that we explain the ideas behind crucial tactica motifs such as double attack, techniques, etc.the pin and skewer, as wel as pawn promotion, drawing This book is intended not only for personal use, but aso as a course text book We have thus consuted leading teachers and masters with extensive training experience working in chess academies and club courses so as to best identify the most productive positions and exercises to use Fn si n R ss
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Whie o move and mae in one Soluions on page
The pin is mghtier tan the sword
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5
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and E in paneship
ad E make a winng team
Nice and simple
Only one of several checks is mate
Another lethal pi 8
Aso here 9
Softly sofly
Pawn power
Mate i oe 1
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The bishop and knight eam p 1
ess s moe 15
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No en passan 16
One check i s ad enog
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A mate from te past
er Majesy checkmaes 1
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This is moe recent
oble check
Sacrifcing he qeen or mae 17
1
Noing fancy
Three ways o mate
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The isoric Aabian mate
Mate i oe 2
A mate by. Andessen 25
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2
Powe aong te ank
A n opening tactic 28
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Rung the anks
The king has stayed too fa
Castle ealy caste ofen
Two ways to mate
Black egets not castling 0
By no means a daw
The queen and knght unite 33
Black ddn't develop
GMs get mated too
Mate i oe
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3
a A 2 6 mate
The rigt piece for the job
Bihop rule 0
The and gang p on the king
t i n ice t o dcover there mate
A deady pin
d
e
Cornered 2
ouble trouble
Two way to end the game 5
c
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White pece are more active
Once agan the king expoed
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An enterpriing pawn
Mate oe 6
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Mgty knigts 9
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A devastating discovered attack 52
Dagona domination 55
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Te attacker wins
Anoter king stuck n te centre
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A king in te centre succumbs
T e king s too closely guarded
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Anoter deadly discovery
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Better not to excange
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A tactical motif decides te day
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Here too
Whte to moe and mate n two Soltions on page
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Back rank basics 6
The open file is a atal weakness 62
Yet again 6
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Smotheed mate
eadly diagonal 66
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Opening ines: a ank
Getting the kng were you want it
Opening lines a file
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Opening lnes a file
ae w
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Opening lines a file 70
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Fatal attraction
g or elsewhere 7
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Watch you back.. rank 7
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A discovery or starters
Here too
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Deflecton unpins
Deflection or closing a line 78
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Domnation of dagonal and file
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Two cannons on the ranks
Also here
Mate w 79
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All comes o he who wais
Two ways odo i 8
eady p
Back ms move
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Again wo feasome kighs 88
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Aabian mae
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Good knigh o he kg
Zigag 89
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Heoic kighs
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Gecos mae
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The ook wil mae
Mate t 9
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Bodens mate
Anoter Bodens
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Settng p mate
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No defence
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How to promote
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obe check to start tings off 99
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Removng te defender
Here too
I need a vacation
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a Overloaded
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A qiet move
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Whats peventing me
Mate t 05
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A kng and a commoner
One two KO
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0
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Opening lnes a ile
Opening lines: a file
Removng the defender
Also hee 2
eflection
Now a qiet one
A novel manoevre 09
wo isops vs two knights
Opening ines: a ank
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ecoy sacfice
Mate n t 5
6
Once again a decoy
Ceck then mate 9
A marvelous manoeuvre 2
nvite everyone to the party
Opening lines diagonas
ecoy sac and discovered attack
he queen does its duty
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e king is cramped 2
2 5
Clearng a path
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ave a nice knig
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One more decoy sacrifice
Mate two
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White is mr e active
ecy ad duble check
kig with whee t g 2
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Just a ltle bt clse
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d2 e?
Back rak weakess
The secd check wi b e mate 8
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Step this way pease
Wth a litte supprt
raba mate lms
Tw checks d the trick
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Remvig the deeder
Mate i two 11
10
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eectig the deeder 12
The kight mates
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A wily waitig mve 15
he quee w dmate
rm g r h2?
ecisis ecisis! d6 r c? 16
eleci ad peig a e 18
Nthig culd be simpler
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w advace?
Opeig lies a ile 150
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Mate the eighth
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Maig way
Mate two 5
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The black kig has strayed 5
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he deeder abados hs post 55
Kight strike 5
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ecoy ad dscovered attack 6
Vacatig a square
ow to upi the ook?
A recurrig mot a decoy sacriice 58
Removg a escape square
Oe rook s suiciet
ouble check creates a pathway 62
iscovered attack clears the way
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scoveed attack ad decoy
ate two 6
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ecoy sacriice 66
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lso here 69
short reig or the quee
Bishop a d rook
No eed or aythig lashy 7
atal le
No escape 7
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Clearig a ie
eecto 68
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ythig or mate
irst a doube chec
Mate two 75
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electi 78
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b 6 s the weak pit
Prmti
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Clearig the rak
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Mate the eigth
Crrect prmti
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hree mts 8
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Gettig the kig where yu wa it
he kght delivers
N deece
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Mate the back rak
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The kig is trapped
In these vauable exercises you have to place a piece on the boad so as to create checkmate o a winnng postin. hese execises are more than just good un; they improve pattern recognition, visualisation and creativity as well Solutons on page
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Add a kight ad ts mate 9
Add a bshop ad ts mate
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Add a kght ad its mae
Add a ight ad t's mate 9
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Add a bishop ad it's mate
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Add a bishop ad it's mate
Te mss pee 9
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dd a bishp ad t's mate 96
dd a k ad it's mate 99
dd a bishp ad it's mate 98
97
dd a rk ad it's mate
dd a paw ad it's mate
dd a k ad its mate
dd a k ad it's mate
dd a bishp ad its mate
dd a uee ad its mate
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dd a bishp ad its mate
Te mss pee
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dd a bishop ad it's mate 1
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dd a kight ad ts mate 11
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dd a kght ad its mate 1
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dd a rook ad its mate
dd a rook ad t's mate
dd a bishop ad wi
dd a rook ad ts mate
dd a quee ad ts mate
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dd a kight ad wi
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dd a rook ad wi
White to move Soutions on page
o far we have looked a los ad los of mang posons. Ths s clearly logca as deverg checkmae s he objecve of he game. owever, checkmae s much easer o acheve whe we have a advanage n maeral, amely more peces Combnaons of accal mofs ha force a gan maeral occur vrualy every game, ad he mos mpora of hese mofs are based o some knd of double aack owever, doube aack s mos commonly used o descrbe a poson n whch oe pece aacks wo undefended peces smulaneously ad only one of hose hreaeed peces s able o save self I goes whou sayng ha s rare ha a sngle move ones oppoen can save or proec wo aacked peces. Les ook a a exampe.
Whe has jus played creang a double aack bshop ad kngh. Oe of peces wl be capured on move.
1. dS, on he he wo he ex
We have already noed ha a double aack s very ofe mpossbe o mee owever, hs s no aways he case cera posons a fleeng pece can proec anoher
In hs poson, whch s amos dencal o he precedng one, Black can save move 1 . . boh d7. peces wh he smple There s aso he double hrea mof, whch arses whe a leas one of our aacks does o nvove he hrea of maera gan, bu nsead aoher ype of hrea such as checkmae
Doubl k
This exampe eaches us ha before making a double aack we have o make sure ha our opponen does no have acical resources of his own All he peces can creae a doube aack, ncludng he kng and he n hs posiion Whe plays 1 e4, smulaneously hreaenng checkmae wh 2. xh7 and he capure of he rook on a. Black has no choice bu o defend hs king, leavng he poor rook o is fae.
pawn. Perhaps he mos dangerous s he kngh is unusual way of movng alows o aack wo peces whou being aacked self and renders s movemens more vsualy dfficul o ancipae A double aack by a pawn or a kngh s usually caled a fork'.
In he folowng example he poson of he whe kng allows a mos unpleasan surprse Back has he luxury of choosng beween wo moves hapeces, no only save boh hs hreaened bu whch also wn he whe rook.
n his poson Whe wl wn one of he wo rooks by playng 1. e4. A classc pawn fork As menoned before, a doube aack n he broades sense s cenral n reply o Whes double aack, Black can play eher 1 c, 'pnnng he rook o he king, or launch hs own doube aack wh 1 e3+
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o mos of he acical mofs dscussed n he following chapers for exampe, a dscovery s no more han a sophscaed form of double aack
ob t 19
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This wot take you log
Nasty pi 1
Loose pieces drop o
Black was a World Chamipio
Oe move with two obectives 6
wo moe loose pieces 5
The same idea 7
Simple chess
A simple doble threat
A paw povides the aswe 8
Check the a doube attack
1
This is trickie
e tt c 9
1
0
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Obective udefeded peces
g
A pw o pece
Tempoy sciice
A uplesnt choice o me 6
The eighth 8
Poectos in cose poximity
His o He Mjesty?
Loo out fo oose pieces 0
9
Mke mine double
A pwn is pwn
The kight on the im is gim
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Sweet nd simple
oe c 1
he bc n is the ey
You g oo
6
8
Two tgets
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Discovey nd dobe tc
0
Fh n
Somehing nexpeced
A wining dscovey
Nice d simpe 7
A ong move
A the ingediens e thee
f oy e ing wee..
wo bishops in dnge
White to move Solutions on page
A dscvered aack is a frm f ppnen des n surprse us wh duble aack where ne piece ves an 'acrbaic defence aack anher, unmaskng an aack by a secnd pece
In he exampe abve Whe can play 1 d2, wh a dscvered aack ha hreaens bh queen and rk.
In he abve psn, he knigh
Hwever, he srng reply f 1. . c slves Blacks prblems hanks he hrea f mae n g2, Black has sufficen me save he rk, fr example 2 e4 xc3 Ye anher example f hw me and gemery are he fundamena budng blcks f chess accs
can jump d4, uneashng an aack n he back queen. Black s frced chse he lesser f w evs, and accep he ss f he bishp n fS As always, hn gs d n necessarly wrk u as we plan, and we mus always check carefully ha ur
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Dsovee aak
One smll step 6
Dscovery then double ttck
A most unpesnt choice
Freeing the dgonl
A couple of checks 6
he long dgonl is wek 6
8
Discovery then double ttck 9
How to dvnce the pwn?
6
The queen s goner
his s clssic 6
6
Double trouble
6
The qeen or smothered mte
Dsovere attak 6
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Discovery ad pi
d
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White is o top
68
69
The kg looks vleable 7
5 4 3 2
Wiig attack 71
Wo edgame 7
mmedate victory 7
Blacks pieces are badly placed
Dscovey o he quee 7
he back ra
A iermediate exercse 7
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A elegat double hreat
3
Maig attack
White to move Solutions on page
A dscvered check ccurs when he arge he unmasked piece n a discvered aack s nne her han Hs Majesy hmsel. As a resul hey are pariculary dangerus
Whe pays1 gS wih a dscvered check, pckng up he queen n he nex mve. The lwng examples wl give yu a even beer idea he devasan pwer a dscvered check
n deendng hs kng, Whe unleashes a discvered check:1 b! whch is ndeed checkmae he as example s as nsrucve as s eneraining.
1 xbS �a7 2. b7 �a8
he pr black kng s rced back he crca square. 3 xb4 �a7 4. b7 a8 . h7 b8 xhS Ths seres discvered checks cncudes wih he capure a gd hree peces Ths nighmare rm d vu s caled a windmll' Thugh nrequen, i s ne he ms delighu al acical ms
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Dsovere ek
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Smpe des 8
9
As here 8
I c check 8
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N s hrd
Decy d dscveed check
Up w
Wg he rk 8
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Oe e check
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Whe mve d w 8
Defec d dscvered check 88
Surprsgy freque
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Cerg he dg
Dsovere ek 89
9
A betif combintion
A stysh mte
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9
Ot of the be
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96
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d
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Nce nd qick
First yo hve t o rere
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a
91
g
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Defection nd discovered check 98
A n overoded knight 99
How to revent mte?
wo shtteng checks
Gining knght
Trng the corner
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Mte in to fnsh things off
White to moe Solutions on page
Duble check s a ype dscvered check where ne pece mves give check and uncvers anher piece ha als aacks he kng. Needless say hs s a bmbshel and w u f he hree pssbe ways f deendng he kng n lnger apply: i
cnrled by he w aackng peces. s amusing ne ha bh he checkng peces are hanging, bu because he pwer a duble check hey are mmune rm capure
s n pssible nerpse wih a pece, as check arrves rm w drecns yu cann capure he checkng pece because here are w f hem. he nly remaning hpe s mve he kng a safe square, presumng here s ne
superry f a duble check cmpared a nrma discvered check.
he llwing diagram shws he
Black, wh an enrmus maera advanage, hpes finsh hings f mmediaely wh 1.. c4 ?. hs wuld be a grave errr, as Whe can reply wh a duble check: 2. cS c8 (Black cann capure eher he queen n b2 r he kngh n cS due he duble check 3. h8
In he abve psiin Whie ends he game wh he klling 1 c. he king's w escape squares are
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Doue ek 0
0
0
A fmus mte n three 0
A ney mpsed mte 0
The end f the Evergreen Gme
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0
A devsttng dube hek 08
The bshp dube hek 0
Dube hek nd mte 09
A wnnng ttk
2 rks fr bshp
Dey nd dube hek
A kng stuk n the mdde..
ust few mre mves
Frm dretns
Doe ek 1
1
A smooth mate ive 6
1
Chek, hek mate
Rampagng rook
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The kight is the star
Mate in two 9
0
Mate n three
1
Deoy sarifie
ak ddn't expet this
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F-le
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Seen before. but improved
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ak threates mate on a
Whte to move Solutions on page
When a piece s on he same lne of aack as s king, canno move s 'pnned'. In he followng posiion he black rook s pnned by he whe bshop and canno avod capure.
peces is an opcal illuson.
However, her presence makes seeng he maing move 1 h much more difficul o see. Black can ry o limi he loss of maeral by playng 1.. �c, afer whch Whe should no be hasy: f he conens himself wh winning he exchange wh 2. xdS+? �xdS he wll acheve no more han a draw; whereas if he piles on he pressure wh 2 c4!, he will win he rook for nohng on he followng move. The rook canno escape because of he paralysing pn. he pn s a very common accal mof ha can ofen lead o a gain in maeral or mae self. In he followng poson he proecion of he king by Blacks
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As wih all accal ideas is always necessary o ancipae your opponens reply In he example above, Whe has jus played 1 g4, aking advanage of he pin o win he knigh, bu afer 1 hS, Whes smle will become a frown as he
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he above poso he kigh o c is pied o he kg b he hie bshop ad a he same ime is aacked b he pa o dS A firs gace he kigh ooks doomed oever Black has a pical a hs upig maoeuvre dsposal 1 a 2. a4 (he o move ha maias Whes hrea he aeraives 2 xc+ bxc ad 2 dxc axbS gai ohg 2 bS B coiuig o harass he he bshop Black has euralised he p afer 3 dxc bxa4 or 3. b3 aS ec he posio remas baaced.
realises hs rook is o sef ped ih a o game for Back Whe a pece s pied o he kg e have a absolue p If he piece s pied o a oher piece hs s caled a reaive p as is alas possible ha i ma be opporue for he pied piece o move ad leave he former shelded piece o is fae.
This exampe eaches us ha i he opeg a pied kgh o c or f (c3 or f3 for Whie s o somehig I hs el ko opeig varao o be over afraid of. I is o i i ould appear ha Whie ca he some cases ha s advsabe o d pa expoig he fac ha he preve he pi h h or a kgh o f is ped o he quee I ma ohers he prophlacic pa fac 1. xdS? is a bluder as Black move s a useless ase of ime ha ca rep 1.. xd5 ad aer 2. xd8 creaes a poea arge. b4+ 3. d2 xd2+ 4 �xd2 �xd8 Ofe Black ca safel respod o Whe fds himself do a pece. he pig move gS b plag Eve h a absoue pi here e7 oherise bu ol aer he are mes he he defeder ca free arrival of he bishop Black ma hmself from ha appears o be a choose o pu he queso o devasaig p. Whes bshop h h.
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Pi
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Lets get srted 8
7
This wont ke yo log 9
Forget bot en pssnt
0
Apprent deence
A pwn for pece 4
Time to get close
A piece p or gbs
Wites pinned qee looks goner
The pn provdes ork
In one
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Loose pieces.
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Absolte d reltive
Pn 337
8
his is a cassic
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A pin and something in between
H e who pins ast .
Lets go ba ck a tte
Opening ines 344
3 3
b
d
mmediate vctory
A pin and defecton
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8
inned protecor
No more pin
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b
d
Did you read the intro?
i 351
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349
This is rtty
Th -fil is th ky
5
354
A nd aw
wo ins 55
A araysing mov 5
wo �·s will mat a o king
A in ad dflction 59
Kllr cross in
An undfdd qun
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A comosd in
White to move Solutions on page
On closer examnaion a skewer s also a double aack. Ths is due s x ra naue; when a more vauable piece moves ou o he wa o an aack, he aack connues hough o a ess vauabe one Onl long-ange pieces can skewer, namel he queen, rook and bshop Kng and kngh skewers do no exis. As alwas, a diagram is woh a housand wods.
The skewer s no excepon
Whe skewers he king wh 1. Jg2+, bu i Back wee o pla he pruden deence 1 c, capurng he ook on b7 woud be a aa error. Insead, Whe mus make a move o parr he hrea o 2a. Ths gves Back me o save he rook, wh a wnnng maeral and posonal advanage Never underesmae ou opponens deensive esources
B paing 1 Jh3+, Whe wns he queen As menoned beore, our enhusasm o a possbe acica oppoun can bnd us o a possble deence b our adversar
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Skewe 6
6
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Ariving first but..
Straightforward
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6
Focd rarangmnt 67
b
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rofit fom a pin
King and qn alignmnt 68
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Linup
Making it happn 70
Rducing Black's options
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Exploiting a sqar
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Whts pawn is pinnd
Skewer
374
c
d
e
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mmediate return on investment 6
One sma se 9
8
A draw? 80
Decoy and skewer 82
81
First and oremost 8
Loose ieces...
Another decoy a nd skewer
8
Materiay minded
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White to move Soutions on page
Defleion s a aal oif wose obeive is o fore a piee away fro e defene of anoer pee or a key square
W e speauar 1. e8, We iniiaes a obnaion a nudes defeion and a pn Blak as no oie bu o par w s rook o avoid ekae. e blak queen guards e 4 square, wi s a role of va porane as from s square e wie queen an fore ek ae. By akng a defleon sarfe, We an pu is queen on s key square:
e plig of e blak queen s iserable: f 1 b, ere s 2. g7 (e g8 is pnned 1 7 wl be e by 2. f followed by ae afer d4 ( e ony move a parres al e mang reas,
1 8 x8 (e bak queen anno onnue o guard 4, as e squares e7, f and gS are all uder We's onrol 2. 4 g8 3 7
bu leaves e b8 udfdd), ere s 2. 3xg8 xg8 3 xb8 and We as a desive advanage e double aak 3 eS fails beause of 4. f4 (4 xb8 s answered by 5. f6#)
Defleon, ke al aal ofs, an be ombned w oer eleens, as lusraed in e followng posion
e ess erm for desrbing a pee a as more defensve asks an an ope w is overloaded'.
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Deeto 87
86
Keep it simple 88
Deflection nd skewe 90
89
f is the key 91
Eegnt nd efective
he objective f 9
9
9
The right rook
Exchnge scrifice nd deflecton 96
9
he h-fie
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Wekness on c6
Dltio 397
98
b
c
d
e
g
Doube defectio & back rak mate 400
99
b
c
d
g
e
ate i
Let the ma through
401
Composed defectio 40
40
Oe step forward
Surprisigy effective
404
40
This is ice 406
407
408
A kig has waked ito dager
A forcef kight
g
The back quee is overoaded
59
h hods te aswer
White to play Solutions on page
We shoud always be o he looou for a sacrifice ha draws a oppoe s pece oo a criica square. A decoy sacrifces objecive coud be o deliver checmae or o wi maera. Le's loo a a combaio ha fi shes wih mae; he frs sep is a i al sacrifice o cear he g square; he a de coy sacrifice o drag he bac ig oo f8 ad he he bishop ad roo quicy fiish off he defeceless ig
aoher acca mof; our firs example is a for he secod a pi
1 f7+ (a paw for ha forces e her he ig or quee oo f7, allo wig a devasag igh for 1 xf7 2. h+; oherwise 1 xf7 2 d ad Whie wis easily
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1. f gxf (o accepig he sa
5
crifice leads o immedae mae 2. f8+ (he decoy sacrifce 2 xf8 3 h tg8 4. e8
4 2
I he followg posios he decoy sacrfces resul a gai i maeral; As aways i he folowg wo exam pes he decoy sacrifice s folowed by
1 d4 xd4 (he pied quee ca o escape is fae 2 b5+ ad Wh e wis.
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Deoy ae 409
41
Pese ce his wy
Decy nd f
41
Mte in 2 414
41
Dube decy 415
a
41
b
c
d
e
Mte n 418
4
Tw inned nights 4
419
eter deveent
This y te yu whe
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Deoy a re
41
4
Prepre to repostion you rook 44
4
4
Defetion nd deoy 4
Lite big mn
Sprigty knights
Gining tempo
his is spei
48
Bk ooks sod... 4
4
he most fmous deoy srifie
4
b
c
d
e
g
Spetur srifie
63
Get hm where you wnt him
White to move Soutions on page
The march a pawn makes o promoe, eiher o become a queen o anoher pece, nvolves a wde vaiey of posons of acical inees These usualy occur n he endgame, when he fewe peces on he boad ofen have dffcuy soppng he progess of an ambiious pawn however, promoon relaed accs can aso occu much earle in he game.
n he endgame, accs elaed o promoion many imes involve a pawn beng 'ouside he squae, hus beyond he kngs each.
In he above poson, fo exampe, he king s sl n he squae of he b4 pawn (e. he squae whose cornes ae b4, b8,f4 ad f8. Howeve, Whie can ceae an obsacle on he back kings pah: 1 d exd 2. bS eS 3. b and no maer wha Back plays 4 b7 is unsoppabe and Whe wins Whies pawn sarifce bocks he
n hs posion Whie can pay a combinaon so ha his advanced pawn can promoe 1 . ®h7 2 xe fxe 3. f7 h3 (Black pays his las card; ndeed, if Whe now connues wh 4. f8=??, hee is mae from h2 nsead, 4.f8= g7 5 xg xg and Whie wins Though pomong o a knigh is rare, occurs more han one woud magne
f4-b8 dagona and he back kng was unable o eman whin he square of he passed pawn as marched owads promoon. Even when here ae sil pieces in play, he rule of he square may creae supses, as wh he folowng game,
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Pomoo
wns wh 2. b7 2. a7 xa7 (again n whch former Worl Champon Mkhail Tal was characerisicay quck necessary o preven 3 a8 3 o expoi a acca opporuny. g7+ folowe by 4 xa7.
Whe ha o ea wh he hrea of 1 h2 folowe by 2 e4 an hen promoion on h e hs paye 1 f3?, hnking ha afer an exchange of qeens hs king wou sll be whin he sqare of he h3 pawn. owever, Ta saw eeper han ha an playe 1 xf3 an afer 2.
he las exampe shows he hemes of pawn promoon an eflecon n anem.
xf3 e3, Whe ha no choice bu o resgn as he kngh move makes he prevenion of 3 h2 an subsequen promoon impossible. Pawn promoon can involve many ifferen acical moifs n he followng poson Whe ses he hrea of promoon o win a rook by means of a skewer hngs ge sae wih a sacrifice 1. b cxb (force oherwise Whe
he promoion of Back's passe pawn seems o have been sccessfuy prevene by Whe Then came he rue shock of 1 e 1 2 xe1 4+ (eflecng he queen from he b4e1 agonal 3. x4 xe1
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Pomoion 433
435
434
Keep t smpe 43
Nothng utomtc 43
A pn 439
438
Whts the huy? 440
Mte ! 44
Let me epet tht 44
A potess pomoton
ck wnts t to be teoetc 443
Gettng hed
Counte-nstctve
444
Mte n
67
Pomoo 4 47
446
445
e or f
Pw n broker
448
40
449
Promotion time
Choose wsey
b
d
e
M does t gin 45
42
a
An esy wn
f
nssisted
Bck wsnt exectng ths
46
4
Wort remembering
ow t o revent omoton ?
Wies queen is treened
68
Trget
Pti 47
48
49
Distat passed paws
Mate
460
Which is te probem piece
46
Out of the square?
46
Pi ad mate
46
Deflectio
464
46
7 a
e
g
his is weird! 466
A actve kig
A edgame study
467
468
7 a
A famous theme
e
g
A rod of appause if you get ths
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The most amos stdy of them al
White to moe Soltions on page
Tacics are o oly for wg aerial or deliverig checkae. oees he purpose of he os specacuar cobaios is o salvage a draw wha a frs sgh appears o be a los posio. A sarg acca blow ha secures a draw by perpeual check or saleae is us as rewardig as a brlia checkae Few hgs are as sasfyg as swdg our oppoe ou of wha appeared o be cera vcory Reeber he aby o eaciousy defed is as ipora as he abliy o aack
1. xg+ xg 2. gS+ h8 3. f+ g8 4. gS+ ad perpeual check If Back res 1 h8 Whe has 2. xh+ xh 3 h3+ g 4 g4+ h 3 hS+ ec. aeae ad perpeua check are he oy eas for securg he draw. There s also he liquidaio sacrfices where he obecve s o siplfy o a heorecaly draw edgae posio. I should be oed ha accs are as pora i he edgae as he opeig ad iddegae.
The os freque opporuies o gve perpeual check are based o sacrfices ha sash ope he proecio of he cased kg.
Whies poso is crca: Backs hrea is he devasag 1 a2+ However savao is a had wh:
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Nowhsadg ha Whie has a wo paw o zero advaage Black edaey draws by eiaig he oy dagerous paw 1 xb3 2. xb3+ h8. Back kows his edgae heory; f he whie bishop does o corol he queeg square i's a draw.
aw as 471
470
469
A decoy daws
Aso ere 4 74
473
472
Now et m e thin
a
Anoter type o f mate 47
476
Composed daw 478
nto the heat o f daness
b
c
e
477
Bac and forth
Neve srrender 480
479
All s not lost
72
g
Mino pece staemate
Who would have thought?
Drawing geometry
rw tis 483
48
48
48
485
484
Py y price
Ad fer I promote ..
Royl ecouter
ttle choice
Drw study
The quee or perpetu 49
49
490
Bck ws hopg for more 489
488
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Sty clm
Just where I wt you
Oly oe piece c move
Do wht you must
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How to stop mte
In the following exercises a variety of motifs are employed White moves and wins, often using a combinaton of different tactical elements Over the board, indivdua tactcal motfs are often hidden in the complexity of the position, and a player must train his eye to recognise how a combination of tactical themes can be put together to achieve his obective, be it mate or wnning materia Solutons on page
Wite has oions
49
Double deflecto
Foced mate
Surrisngly smle 8
he defender must go
75
ow to defend 2 anging ieces?
Me mot: Wite 4 99
o co c? 02
·
01
00
Two Davids take on a Goah
04
0
Many motis
he famous Legal's mate
0
06
Kightmare 08
Give me your kight o yor queen 07
Puttg Black in a fix
A fequent tacical rick 10
09
A cung combo
Back domiates, bu Whte draws
ts ether the kig or the queen
76
Good knght
Me mots Wite 1
5
11
7
5
1
54
wo checks
Anastasia's mate
emoving the efene
ime to pepae
Once moe with feeling
Unwelcome inteeence
18
he way ahea 0
Again an again an again an ..
wo ooks fo the pice of one
b
d
e
he ol one-two
A 2 pawn plus is enough to win
g
Deflection
Me mos Wte
4
recaos defece
ecoy, check, mae
6
8
7
Back rak weakess
Wham. bam mae 9
a
Oe of hem will make i
Blacks assiviy s ished 1
b
c
d
e
g
Seig he ak
bfile bes
Kigh fok
his s cleve
78
Oeg a file
Me mot Wte 549
58
57
k wy scp sqr
Dflco
Arb m rrv
55
550
Wg bck h xchg
Quck m
Is woh h scfc 5 5
553
Opro b
Wg ck
Doubl c 558
556
g
Ovrlodd
A spcculr m
80
Elg xcuo
Me mot Wte 6
ist a dule attack
Remvig the defende 6
61
6
A classic mate 6
6
Black did nt expect this 66
Knight fight 68
he end s near 67
Mate n
peing lines 69
Deady simple
Stagely effective
70
Deflectin
81
Tis is wee I wat y
xe mot: Wte 57
57
57
d motifs
e
g
h
Black loss matial
Knight tagts 576
574
Rank intrfrnc
h qun and knight strik
57
577
A difficut study 50
Th mchanics of smothrd mat
awns vicorious 5
5
A study by Troitzky
82
Worth rpatig
xe ot Wte 5
54
55
7
b
c
e
f
g
A ae in 6 fro he 6th etry
Conlding the attak
h e king or the qeen
A ino prooton
laks piees are overloaded
57
Perpetal hek saves the day 5
5
50
d Sarifie prootio and ate
e
g
When there is o knght on f6
_,
5
5
ishes wth a fok
el io ! 54
Sronded by friend and foe
83
Cray bishop
e mot: Wte 595
597
96
Cosg a lie 98
Poitless 599
vdet 601
600
Swit mate 60
Mate i 2 604
Just a ew moves to mate 60
Cttg of te kig
Zgzwag 60
A ork i idig
Pi i t to wi it
606
Mopy mate
84
No deece
xe ot: Wte 07
0
he long dagonal 0
0
A crcial deender goes
White sees someting simple
2
Materia gain
Closing a diagona
A basc bank ank mate
5
One sqare less or the ing
he poblem is eliminated
b
c
g
Get d of the defende 7
Ot of the be
Mate is on the way
85
Doble on the diagonal
Me ot Wte 2
20
c
d
e
g
h
antastic frk 22
Discvry
Dubl thrat
ks drawish?
Whit has tw things in mind
2
On vy ctiv mv 25
2
A littl nudg
27
0
2
2
Almst Arabian
First lk lft thn lk rght
c A lt f intrfrnc
Dflctin prfctn
86
d
e
On mr tim
g
h
xe mot Wte 6
62
6
65
66
8
Arabian mate 64
ay get 67
inear 68
Surprising stalemate 640
6
64
Surely White has lst
A very dd mve
is can be lethal 64
A nasty paw
87
Vacating a square
Me mot: te 64
44
detty csis: pin or deecton 646
64
One less escape square 647
Winng the ecage 649
648
Aoher rapped quee
A Bodes mate he makg
Queen hut
eep it simple 60
62
Essential edgame kowledge
61
mpe bt crushng
his s orgnal 6
64
Dagona and ran
88
Cosing a e
xe ot te 55
5
The ook is a bystader 58
57
erpetual motio 5
is weak
Where to attack? 0
Vulerable back rak
Aothe loose piece dops o
Closi a file
Smothered mate refresher
The back ak beckos 4
5
Keep your ey e o 6
Crashi hrouh
89
Ope a diaoal
xe ot Wte 7
Removi a obstace
Double attack
Losi material for a momet 7
7
Mat et
b
c
g
h
Uobstrcted daoal 74
5
Opportuities o a rak
Just a lttle bit earer
The riht promotio
Beatifully simple
Bishop stadoff
Eploiti the lo diaoal
7
90
xe ot: Wte 60
69
One step ahea
64
6
62
Keeping the etra piece
Removing a escape sqare
b
a
Fatal eaess on t he bac ran
Blacs pieces lac coorination
65
66
d
e
g
Nothg coul be simpler 67
LPDO
Removing the eener 69
What asth at abo loose pieces
c
690
Discovery
91
As with the previous chapter, a variety of motifs are presented often with several tactica themes in the one position. However in these exercises it is Black to move and White to suffer Solutions on page
691
69
bcdfgh
Fst a wam up 694
Now tat yo moto s uning 69
n one
Eemeay m y dea Watson 696
Equay quic
93
igtening e noose
xe ots Ba 67
68
c
d
g
A coneed king 700
6
Woth emembeing 701
Black want to epeat
Behind in development 70
Black king i a tight pot 704
Mateial gain 70
g
Elegat n t implicity 706
Quite a lp 707
Making way
708
Two move to go
94
h
No pice i too high fo victoy
No comment
xe mot a 7
7
4
A painful pin 2
g
Fom 2 o h! 5
77
76
Mate in 2
An elementa tactc
Whites attack backfies 2
aalsin pin
Mate on the back ank
Eas deflection
Cuttin off the ki
95
Deadl two-step
h
xe mot Blk 72
722
moves and s mae 72
72
Hee mae n 2 725
Somehngs got t o gve 727
726
Weak dagonal 728
A ond of appause 70
Pety as a pctue 72
Thd ank
orcng mae 7
Bshop bonanza
Also n2
72
What doube atack?
96
Wha back ank mate?
xe ot lak 733
74
Blac pcks up a piece! 76
75
Weak on te ligt squares
A round o f applause fo tis one! 78
737
b
A pretty mate 73 9
c
d
g
h
A wecome skewer
actical reteat
740
74
Weve seen tis beore 74
Styls perpetual
A-bomb
74
.
2
Made in taly
b
d
g
Double ceck dynamite
97
h
I would like to repeat tat
e mot ak 75
7
77
h
g
One two three 7
eis the key 7
A srprise or Whe 750
The 2 pawns are no t enogh 75
Cearng a file to draw 75
Sacrfice and dobe check
c
g
h
g
h
A knight or mate 75
754
b
Back rank proems 755
b
c
d
f
A cornered king gets mated 75
igting to the last man
98
Death on the dark sqares
xe ot a 757
75
b
c
d
g
75
h
bcdg
Coss-pins ae nasy
The oiginal Boden's mae 760
76
76
A supise win fo Black 76
Deadly wo-sep 764
nned pieces 765
Also hee 766
c
d
Checkmae in 2
A spane in he woks 76
767
's a ove o Whie
b
Blockade he fpawn
99
hn back ank
g
h
Mxe mot lak 77
770
7
Imment mate 772
Overoad 774
77
Fork hen mae
Closing on the kg 775
77
Rank and fle 778
Another mportant discovery
Fast mate
Black maages o save himself 777
Almos equal ?
Roya dilemma 70
77
A bruta threat
100
Keep it simple
xe ot: a 78
782
78
Mos eective 784
ecise lay s needed 785
A kng that shold have cased 787
786
Back wins a iece 788
2 moves t o mate 70
Logical and linear 78
Winnng atack
nsoable 7
Unnnng the roo
Delecton ad dscovey
72
enng nes
101
Balletic
xe ot: ak 793
75
794
canon blast 7
dscovery does it
How to save the bshop?
The f2 square
Mate in
77
irewos 7
801
I could d o this forever 802
Sacfice and mate 804
80
Greed is good
Checkmate in
102
Knight shft
i i la 06
05
g
h
Reflect ad delect 0
0
0
Oerload
Decoy ad dscoery
A paw mates 4
Pretty mate i
Tis i s a classic
Double check deastatio 6
5
more moes to o
Pleasi to te eye
Kiside colapse
Wod Campioship tactics
103
Maical rearaemet
e mot a 817
81
818
Mat foows dflction 80
Btt to win than to draw
8
81
84
85
Its actuay qit simp
Dction 87
86
h f squar..
A typ of paultt mat
Dos two things at onc
A brutal mov 8
Whit tatns bot t and mat
A ing withot a futur 88
Btally fctiv
104
ntrmdiat chc
xe mot la
0
Boxedn kng 2
Grceful e
Posponng check 5
Ack nd defence 4
Bck rnk nd pn
Anoher ook cssic
gh squres
n nd coune-pn
6
In cold bood
iner e
40
O of he chos
105
b2 s ivol
e mot: ak 4
4
4
b
a
The knights mate
c
f
g
h
A surpse mate 4
45
44
Turning te tables 4
Th e correct check
h s is orth a re-rn 4
b
a
Brilliant bshops 50
4
c
d
g
h
Vacating a sqare ras 5
5
epetual ceck saves the ay
A ouble sacrice ras
106
b
c
g
Whites kng is too active
h
xe ot Blak 8
84
8
Sublimely simple 86
87
88
860
861
Kille cosspn
Out of the squae
Majestic mach
86
86
Mxed motfs mate
he king has advanced too fa
Its easy whe you know how
107
White to move and mate in three. The exercises progress from the comparatively easy to the delightfuly difficut Tactical puzzles to test your strength! Solutions on page 867
866
865
868
A solid move
ear logic
Smooth a s si 869
870
ie cockok
A pi o g 87
A problem from the th cetury
87
872
he pa elivers checkmate
109
Aother pa trimphs
ate n 3 84
b
876
87
c
d
g
h
isvery 877
den's lms 878
The mmrtal ame 880
Anther th entury prblem 88
t entury Arabian study 88
Te triky vtny theme
87
As by Stamma 88
A tight sueeze
lagiarsm? 884
88
Opening a file
110
Spetaular
ate 3 886
887
888
The pawn condems lack 88
A reckless king 80
Remember how it's done? 8
A problem b y Loli 8
A common motif
Decoy 86
A srprising victory
d
8
8
8
c
Opeing a e
A study from the s
Sitting du ck
b
87
Fast approacing quee
111
Epauette mate
g
h
ae in 3 88
8
Just a litte allaion 01
Step openng a ine o attak 02
The blak knigh is bady paed 04
0
A brilliant ove 05
Bak rank attak 07
Safe hek and ate 06
ong oves
Kng hnt 08
Openng a rank
g
Deoy sariie
0
Chek hek, hekate
112
The bishop deivers
h
Mate n 3 910
9
Mate in the endgame 91
912
Forced mate 914
The problem s the rook on h 916
915
Decoy sacrice and mate 917
Keep your eye on e 919
Check, sacrice and mate
At close quarters
The extra pece means nothing 98
is the critical square
Removng the guard 920
921
The hile
113
Now the gile
Mae n 3 922
924
92
2 heks then mate
A difiult problem
927
925
a
Weak light suare omplex
b
c
d
e
f
g
The ueen hekmates
Sarifie double hek and mate 92
Stuk in the midde 90
Daring knghts 9
Sarifie and waiting moe
Smothered mate
Coered 9
92
Rank and file
114
ak rank mate
Mae 3 94
9
95
wo aking bishops 98
937
99
pisoned king
b
c
d
e
Vacating a sae
Opening a diagonal
ifty
Check, check, ate
h
94
940
Hee two lines ae opeed 944
943
h-file
945
Kight attack
115
Discoveies ae dangeous
White to move an mate in fou moves Hee too the eeises beome pogessively moe iffiut if you finish these, you eseve a ploma! Solutions on page 946
947
948
Anothe Arabian 949
Just enogh to wn
Looks familiar?
950
Fored 952
951
954
953
Smooth sequene
Opening a diagona
Materia equaty but not a daw
c
d
g
Opening a diagonal
117
h
oorly proteted king
Ma
Queen fo a ing
A flimsy wal 959
958
a
9 5
956
955
b
c
e
g
A ing in peil
Forced mate 96
960
96
he first move is te hadest 96
A ew pieces mae 964
othing too dificult 965
Mate in the middle
966
Discovered chec is the ey
118
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Unless indicated, White to move Solutions on page
We concude wh a arey of To whe your appee here s a posons ha range from ragcomc celeraed prolem creaed y am resgnaon wh a won poson o Loyd n 1859. accs so exquse hey approach ar No al our readers wll e ale o sole hese, u hs does no preen us from deghng n he whmscal eauy of accal opporunes oh mssed or rlanly found The fac ha so many of hese posons are from acual games proes ha fac s sranger han fcon Howeer, as elsewhere n he oo, some of he followng posons are he fru of a composers magnaon. uch posons are called sudes or prolems, and hough composed, hey can e of grea alue n deeopng our acca slls. The frs ype noles reasc oong posons where he chaenge s o fnd a moe sequence ha leads o cory, a wnnng maeral adanage or a heorecal draw. n he second ype he ojece s o fnd mae n a ceran numer of moes n hese proems s of no mporance f Whe has such a decse adanage ha he coud wn wh naccurae pay he soler mus ndcae he ony soluon ha eads o checmae n wo, hree or more moes.
Whe o moe and mae n wo The souon s 1. aS each reply y Bac resuls n a dfferen way o checmae f 1 c 2 a, f 1 e7 2. VeS, f 1 d7 2 fS, f 1 e7 2. x and so on You may enoy fndng he remanng ways o deler mae We wll fnsh wh a word of warnng: eng a good accan does no mean ha we hae o mae sarlng sacrfces and acca srmshes a all coss. Taccs are no an end n hemseles, u raher a oo ha mus rng concree adanages or mae posse o execue our plans The use of accs requres no only creay and courage, u also pruden
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Curoses 979
Mte i 2
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Blk to ove d wi 988
Etepisig kig
Thts it! But ow 990
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Odd fok
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Kight figt
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Blks ove bee leged
Curses 993
992
99
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Who wold have thought? 996
99
This is nice
Another remature resignation
Here lac esigned!
999
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a Also here White threw in the towel
White quit instead of winning
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White regretted resigning
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Mate in one page 7 1 -1 .xa6# 2 1 .�6# 3 1 .f7# 4 1.h1# 5 1 .a8# 6 1.b5# 7 - 1 �h5# 8 - 1 .e4# 9 1 .f7# 1 0 1 .�f # 11 - 1 .c8# 1 2 1 'xa7# 1 3 1 .g4# 14 1 .�xf7# 1 5 1 .a 6# 1 6 1 .�xd6# 1 7 1 .'e7# nderss en-Staun ton 1 851 1 8 - 1 .'e8# St anton nderss en 1 851 19 1 'f3# Kovacic-Tasic 2006 20 - 1 .x h6# 1 .'h7# 1 .f7# 21 1 .d8# 22 1 .e8# nders sen-Mayet 1855
- 1 g4# 1 .'e4# 24 1 .f6# StauntonBrodie 1 851 25 1 .d6# 26 1 .'d6# 27 1 .'b5# Zukertor t-nde rssen 1 865 28 - 1 .'a8# 29 1 .c4# - 1 .'d8# dams -Lek o 2005 - 1 .'f7# Langende rssen 1859 1 .'e5# Greco-NN 1620 33 1 .'xh5# Petrosan-Kortc hnoi 1 977 34 1 .'f6# NadigVinas 2006 35 1 �e8# 36 1 'd6# NepomnachtchSh arma 2006 - 1 .�g6#
.g8# Kortchno Padevs ky 1972 11 .f7# 1 .xf6# 1 .c6# 1 . ed7# 1 g5 # - 1 .�xd7# 44 1 .�g5# 45 1 .gxh 8# 46 1 .e8# 47 1 . f7# 48 1.h5# 49 - 1 . d3# 50 1 .'a8# Shaw- charotchkin 2006 51 1 d8# Bets-Melnik ov 2005 52 - 1 .'h4# Marshal Mason 1902 53 1 .f5# Gurevich-Markowski 2005 54 1.xg7# 55 1 .f8# nde rssen-M eses 1 867 56 1 .xf3# ellsGonzaez 1 995 57 1 .'xh7# BakkerOcana 2 006 38
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Mate in two page 13 58 1 .�g5+ @e8 2.h 8# 59 1 .h8+! (dec oy sacrifice) 1 . 60 - 1 .'xg4+! @ xg4 2.�e2 # 61 1 .'xh6+ @xh6 2.h8# 62 - 1 'xf6+! @xf6 2�d 4#
. @xh8 2.'h7#
1 .'g8+ ! xg8 2.f 7# 64 1 .h 5+! gxh5 2'f6# 65 - 1 .xf5+ ! gxf5 2.fxg5# 66 1 .'xg6+! hx g6 2.h 8# 67 1 .'xe5+! xe 5 2.d8 # 68 - 1 .e 8+!! @x e8 2.g 8# 69 1 .f8+! (decoy sacr ific e) 1 .. . @xf8 2.'f7# 70 - 1 f6 xf6 [1 .. g8 2 'xh7# 2. 'xf8# 71 - 1 .'e8+! x e8 2. f8# 72 - 1 .cg7 g2 2. g8# the same mate folow s other moves
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Soos 73 7
1 .e8 do ubl e check 1 .. . @g7 2.h6# 1 .e8 "x e8 deflection 1 . �xe8 inter feence 2"g8# 2."xf6# 75 "e1 ! xe1 2.g3# 76 1 ."xf6! gxf6 2.�xf6# 77 1 .h 3 @ g8 2 h8 # 78 1 ."xf6! g7 . xf6 2.�xf6# 2xg?# 79 xh7! @xh7 2"h5# "xf8 g4 xg4 . .�xg4 2."x f8#) 2."xf8#] @xf8 2.g4# 8 1 a6! ! bxa6 2.b7 # a pr obe m by Moph y 8 "d6 a pin ... d? only move 2 "xd7# c 3! b 1 ... c4 2.f3#] 2f3# 8 1 ."f7 !! xf 7 2 e6# 1 .g?!! xg7 2.h6 # 86 1 .�a6! e1 " 2.� b5# 87 "e7 xe7 2.f 6# 1 f6 c6 a move does not stop mate ether 2.h7# 1 .g 6! hxg6 2.h1# 1 xc6!! bxc6 2.b 8# 9 ."xc6!! bxc 6 2.�a 6# 9 1 ."c6!! bx c6 2.�a 6# 1 .�c6! f3 no othe r move by Bla ck can prevent 2.a8# 9 1 .�f8 c " no alternatve move by Blac k can stop 2 .g?# .a8! @ a5 2.a7 # 96 1 e 7 h8 2.�f6# 97 1 .xf7! ! xf7 2.g8# 1 ."g6! h xg6 . f7 2"xf7#] 2g7# 1 "e6 ! �xe6 1 .. . xe 6 2 h6#] 2.h6# 1 ."xd7! x d7 2. e8# 1 ."b6 "xe5 it i s impossib e to stop 2."xb7# 0 1 .xa? ! ! elim inatng the de fender of the b5 square) 1 . xa7 2.b5# 03 § 1 d6! �c 6 2 .b7 # 0 .@f5! zugzwan g 1 . .. g4 forced 2. hxg4#
1 ."xh5! gxh5 2.h6# 1 ."xe8! @x e8 2.d8# 1 .e4! @xe4 2. f6# "xb8 "xb8 2. b6# 1 .xg7! @ xf6 1 . @e8 2.e7# ] 2"d 4# 1 .@f7 discov ered check 1 . xa8 2.g7# 1 .e7 ! "xf7 2. xf7# ."xe6 ! fxe6 2�g6# .d7! � xd7 2.f 7# 1 . h8 ! @xh8 2.f7# 1 "g8! @xg8 2.� e6# 1 .e8! xe8 1 .. xe8 2.xg?# 2.xg?# 5 1 ."xh6! gxh 6 2 f7# 6 1 ."xf6! decoy sacf ice .. . @xf6 2�d4# 7 1 .g? !! @xg 7 2 xg6# 8 1 .b4 g 1" and 2.xa6# ca nt be s topped 9 1 .h4 d4 Back cant s top 2. h8# 3 0 1 .d7 g5 Black cant pe vent 2.xa7# 3 1 .d6 ! f" an d 2. e7# cant be stopped 3 1 .g5 @xg5 foced 2." f4# 3 3 "a3 @ xa3 2 c2# 3 . d4 exd4 2. f4# 3 5 1 ."f8 ! xf8 2 .xf8# 3 6 1 .d4 !! the Novo tny theme eithe cap tue on d4 wi obstruct the action of the other back pie ce. 1 ... hxg6 1 ... xd4 2.e5# 1 �xd4 2d2# 2.d2# study by Toitzky) 37 1 g 6 @g8 2 .�e6# 3 8 1 ."xf8 "xf8 2 .xh7# 3 9 1 .d8 ! "xd8 2."xe6 # 0 1 .xg?!! xg7 2.h6# "h 6 @ g8 2"g 7# .@c2 g3 Back can not pevent 2.f4# 3 1 e8" xe8 1 . . . xe8 2"d6 # 2."c7# 1 .h6 �xh6 1 .. . @xh6 2 "h2# 2."g8# RamaswanyDeai 1988 5 1 h4 xh4 2.� g7# 6 .b3 axb3 2.a #
1 .�c5! f1 " it s imp ossb e to stop 2.a7 # �e7 dis covered check 1 . . @h8 2.�f6# 1 .�a7! ! threatenng � c5# . . c6 .. c5 2.�b8 #] 2.�b 8# 1 .f8! "xf8 2. "xh7# 1 ."e 8! "xe8 2.x f6# 0 1 ."xe5! xe5 . . @g8 2. "g7#] 2.xd8# 1 .g6 ! fxg 6 2."e 8# ."h5! gxh5 2. f5#
7 8 9
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5 5 5 3 5 55
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.x h5 gxh5 2g6# 1 f6 �xf6 2."xf6# 1 ."h8 @xh8 2. xf8# 1 .xf6 xf6 2"f7# 1 .e 4 @x d5 2.f 6# "h8 "xh 8 2.f7 # e4 xe4 2.e6# 1 ."xh6 @xh6 2.f5 # 1 .e6 @xe6 2"d 6#
Solutions 15 6 15 7 15 8 15 9 16 0 161 16 2 16 3 16 4 16 5
1 d6 xd6 2.f7 # 1 .f5 xf5 2. e6# 1 .f5 xf5 2 .d4# 1 .Ag7 xg7 2h?# 1 .f5 Axf5 2 f4# 1 .Af8 gxh5 2. h6# 1 .f5 xf5 2.Ah 3# 1 .xf8 xf8 2 d8# 1 .h4 g xh4 2.xh4 # 1 .Axg6 xg6 2.h8#
16 6 1 .xc6 Axc6 2. xe6# 16 7 1 b8 xb8 2. d8# 16 8 1 d5 b6 2 .b5# 16 9 1 .Ah6 g8 2.e8# 170 1 .a3 bxa 3 2.b3# 171 1 e 5 xe5 [ .. . d6 2.b8# 2e7# 17 2 1 g5 hx g5 [1 .. h3 2.x g4# 2. h7# 17 3 1 .e7 f8 .. . h8 2.g6# 2.g6# 17 4 1 .e4 xe4 ... c4 2 .Aa6# 2.Ab7# 175 1 .c8 xc 8 2.xd6# 17 6 1 .xa7 xa7 2 .xb6# 177 1 g7 xg7 2.h8 # 178 1 .h8 Ax h8 2.h7# 17 9 1 .Ag6 g8 [1 . h8 2.e8 # 2.e8# 18 0 181 18 2 18 3 18 4 18 5 18 6
1 .e8 e6 2 d5# .xh7 xh7 [ .. . Axh7 2. f7#] 2. h 3# .f1 mate wth 2f8 is nsto ppab e .h? xh7 2Af7# .b8 xb8 2. d8# .f? Axf7 2. d7 # .g6 xf6 2.h?#
The missing piee page 25 18 7 .g6# 18 8 .a4# 18 9 .d3# 19 0 .Af7# 191 1 .Af6# 19 19 2 3 19 4 19 5 19 6 19 7 19 8 19 9 200 201
1.Ag4# 1Ah6# 1 Ac6# 1 f6# 1 .d5# 1h6# 1 .e7# 1 .h6 # 1.e6# 1 .Af6#
202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 21 0 211
1 c6# 1 .d?# 1 Af6# 1 .f6# 1.Ah6# 1 .g4# 1.h8# 1 .d?# 1h6# 1.h6#
21 2 21 3 214 215 21 6
1.b5# 1 b7# 1 .Ae6 1.e7 1 c8
Doub le aack page 29 21 7 1 .g6 f8 2. xg4 21 8 1 .xd7 xd7 2xe 6 e 3.xd7 21 9 1 .g5 thr eaten ng both mate on g7 and
the 1 . g8 [ .. . d7 2 .f5! threat eni ng both mate on h7 and the on d7 2 .h4 h6 3.e4 220 .g4 attacng both the and the A 221 .d attacng both the and the A on d6 993the -0 and the A 222ChristiansenKarpov .c2 attacn g both 223 224 225 226 -
.e4 theat en ng mate on h7 and th e A e4! threatenin g mate on h7 and the A e 7! xe7 c 6 with an easy win .xe2 Axe2 2.c 2 thre atening mate and the A on e2 otewi cz-Prvman 2003 -0 227 1 e5 g8 2.d5 att acing both s 228 1 .e8 h7 [ .. .Af8 2. xf8 ! xf8 3.f5 g8 4 .f8! ! xf8 5.d8 # Vidmar uwe 1929 2d 3 wth the captre o f the 229 1 .d5 !! c 7 foced [ xa4 2.e7#] 2. xc7 xc7 3 c4 with a decisve advantage 230 1 .d6! Axd6 2.d2! threatening t o wn the A o -the1 xd5! moves sacrifce . .. cxd5 if the 231 a tAemporary 2a4 captng the A with an extra ! 232 1 .Ac7! decoy sacrfice 1 . . xc7 2 .e5! threaten ng mate on g 7 or to capture on c7 thus wnning the exchange 233 Ag8! ! threatening mate on h7 and if .. xg8 2 xd8 wth a winning post on 234 .f5! ! thr eatening mate on h 7 and f xf5 . .fxg5 2.x d? 2.f7#
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1 'b4! thre aten ing both the and a winnng check with 'b8+ 236 - 'a4 attacki ng the on e8 and th e � 237 - 1 .'g4! Blac k cant par ry the two threat s 'xg7 and 2.h6+ with the capture of the ' 238 1 .e6! ! thr eatening the ' and ' ? ma te 239 - 1 .'b4!! (attackng the 'and the ) ... 'xb4 2 cxb4 an d the cannot escape cap ture Marc-Buka 1973 240 - 1 .'e ! attacking both th e and the � 24 - 1 .'b4!! (a ttacki ng both the ' and the � MorphyMongredien 1859) 1 ... 'c8 [ ... 'xb4 2.e8+ 2'x b7 an d wns 242 xf6+ 'xf6 2 'e4+ winnin g the on a8 243 1 .'h1 threateni ng mate on h7 and the � 244 1 'e5! thr eatenn g mate on g7 and the 245 1 .f5! ! threateni ng mate on g7 and the capture of the ', Plachetka-Peev 970 246 .'g5 ! the e5� is now a ttacked twce with the second threat of 'xg6 with an easy wn 247 - 1 .d5 ! the a ttack on the ' reveas another on the 248 1 c4 ! a fork on the ' and the � 249 - 1 .'g5! threateni ng mate on g? and th e 250 - f5 simultaneous attack on the and � 251 - 1 .xh8+! allows for a doube att ack 1 . .xh8 2.' d4+ winning th e 252 1 dxc5 and both �s are attacked 1 . �xf3 [1 .. xc5 1 1 .'xg4 2. cxd6 'xd6 3.xf 3 235
Discovered aack page 35 253 g6 (th reatening mate and th e )
hxg6 [1 . . e6 3.'xh7# 2.'xc5 and wins 254 1 .f5 threateni ng the ' and a f ork on e? 1 ... 'e8 2. e7+ f 7 3. xc8 and wins 255 1 .c 8! x a7 [1 . b4 2a8' 2b6 256 1 �f8!! xf8 [ 1 .. xc 2'xg 7# 2xc8 ht e has won the exchange 257 - .xf8+! xf8 2.�d6+ xd 6 3'xf5+ 258 .e7! x e7 [ g6 2.xd7+ - 2'h7+ f8 3'h8# 259 1 .d 5! ! �xd4 2.xe7+ with an extra piece 260 1 .xe7 �xe7 2.'g4 (threateni ng mate and check on h6) 2 . .. g6 [2 �f6 3h6+ 3.h6+
- 1 .'f5+ g8 [1 . g6 2'xf7# 2.f6+ gxf6 3.'xd3 262 1 h6!! Dlugy-S toko 1991 1 0 1 .. 'g5 [1 . 'xa3 2g6# 2 g6+ 'x g6 3.xg6 hx g6 4'e7 t he threat 'h4 can not be stoppe d 263 1 �b5 'xb5 2.'h3# 264 1 .d6 ' xg5 [1 ... �g6 2.'xa5 2f7# 265 1 �e7! and the piece s saved Vol chov-Kreslavsky 1970 -0 1 ... f6 [1 . 'xg4 2.xd8# 2.xd7 xg4 3.xd8+ xd8 4.�xd8 xd8 266 1 .�d 1 doube a ttack . . 'd3 2xf6 267 1 .f6! xf6 [ �xf6 2xf7 2 .'xe5+ c6 3.hxg7 and wns, Smysov-Kotov 1943 268 - xg7! a possible d iscovered a ttack on the ' makes ths mo ve possble . .. xg7 2.g3+! h ? [2 . f8 3.�xh6# 3.'c2+ h8 4.xf7+ xf7 5.�xc7, and wins, Nikoenko lvanov 1999 269 - 1 xf8+ [ .�h6 ! unc er tan after ... xd + 2. e2 g? 3. xd1 e5 1 . xf8 2.�h6+! e8 [2 . g7 3g4 and wins 3.xd7 xd7 4. g4 and the has no squar es 270 1 'xc6!! bxc6 [1 . . 'xd4 2.dxc7+ xc? 3.'e8+ c8 4'xc8+ xc8 5.�xd4 and wns 2.b4+ wnning a piece 271 1 .g5! unco vers th e actio n of the � on g2 and threatens mate on h 7 1 fxg5 [1 . �xg2 2. 'xh7# 2.�xd 5+ w nn ng the ' 272 1 .xd5 xc 2 .xe7+ ntermed iate check 2 .. . f8 3g6+! fxg6 4xc1 with a deci sve advantage 273 1 'xb8 +! xb8 2�a3 �xb1 [2 . . . 'xa3 3xb8+ 'f8 4.xf8+ and wns 3.�xc5 and wins 274 .e4! dxe4 2xc6 'd5 3.xc 7 275 .e6 ! 'xf3 . . 'xe6 2.h3# . 'xe5 2.h3+ 'h5 3g5# 2'g7# 276 1 .g5! Pr asad-aron 982 -0 [smp ler than 1 .�h7+ xh7 2.g5+ g8 3xh3 which as o wins 1 ... 'xe3 [1 . hxg5 2.'xh3 2.�h7+ h8 [2 f8 3.d7# 3exf7# 261
Discovered check page 39 277 e5+! pi ckin g up the � 1 . .c5 2.exd 6
xd6 3d 3 and wins 278 -1. f6+ 279 1 .c3+ wnnng th e '
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Souions 280 281 282 -
1 .6+ winning 1 .cxd6+
1 .Exg7+ !!
2.�h7+
313 1 .Ec8+ !!
4Wxa and wins 294 51 .Exg6+ f xg6 2.d6+ and wns
323 -
295 1 .xg 6+ W xg6 1 .. hxg6 2. Eh3#] 2.Exc4+ g? 3.xg7+
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1 g7+
Double check page 43
Pin page 47 325 -1 .d5+ wnn ing th e ) 326 - 1 .�xc5 the on d6 is pinned 32 1 a8# 328 1 .b4# the on a4 is pnned 329 - 1 .xg7# Szekeykhpov 1 992 330 - 1 f6# 331 1 .c4 xc4 2.Exd5+ and wins 332 - 1 Eg1 and ht e wins the �
301 - 1 d8+ !
11 .Exf6! and 2win s +
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1 .d ! wi nning a 1 ... xc4 2.xd8+ chec ! 2 .. . f7 3. bxc4 339 .xe6! x e6 2b6 +! xb 6 2. . b8 3.h8+ 3.h6! 340 - 1 .h4 +! g8 2. g3+ h8 3 .c3 34 - 1 .a3 ac 8 2xc 5 xc5 2 .. . xc5 4.c1 ] 3.c1 ! xa3 4.x c8+ e7 5.bx a3 342 1 .xf6! xf6 2 .d6+ (the pinn ed cannt capt ue n d6) 2 .. xd6 3.xf6+ 343 .e6! bth pec es are pinned! 1 .. . xf3+ s nw impssbe and e8= is unstppabe 344 The theat f mate n d ap pears t save Bac but the re s . . . .a8! ! xa8 2f xe7 with the letha threat f d8 345 1f1! 346 1 .d 7! and mate cannt be stpped 347 xd4 nw t see ms simpe ; h te wins a piece TranKuypes 1965 1-0 348 - Bac has c aptued n d4 ex pitng the pinned n f3 but a fter .. . 1 .xd4! xd1 2.b5+ d 7 3.xd7+ xd7 4. xd 1 , hit e has an extra piece 349 1 .a4 c5 2.b6! xa4 3. b7# 350 - .xe6!! thr eatening the and mat e BareevYavich 1 986 1 -0 1 .. .fxe6 1 ... xh5 2.g7+ d8 3.e8 #] 2.x d5 the s pin ned 35 - 1 .b5 wins the pnne d n c6 wi th a decisive advantage 352 - 1 .g6+ bt h the and the are pinned Bchar vBabiy 2004 0 1 . . xg6 .. . g8 2.xf8] 2.xf8+ 353 - xd5 cxd5 2.xc8+ xc8 3. xc8+ f7 4. xf5+ and wins 354 .c4! a dubl e pn .. . d6 the esser f tw evils . ..f8 2. c 2d d4 3.xd4 f8 4a5 exd4 5.a6 with a decisve advantage 355 1 .e5 def end s the and wins the 356 1 .g 8! ! xg8 2.f6+ e8 3f7+ d8 4.xg8 + f8 5 .xf8+ xf8 6 xf8# Sch ech te-Techmann 908 357 1 . c 6!! xc 6 1 .. xf4 2.xd6] 2.dxc6 ijgedenDnner 976 1 -0 2 .. xf4 3.cxd7 the pmtin wil be fwed by dscveed chec 358 1 .f5! ts th e r the 1 .. . xh6 2.xf7 c6 3.c3 and a theretically wn endgame 359 1 .xf8+! Kr tchni- Gd 2 004 -0 .. xf8 the is pnned 2xd7 360 .g6 with the ba c paw ns n f7 and g7
pn ned there w l be im mediate mate 1 xc4 2xg7#
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Skewer page 53 361 - .h7 + e 6 2. xa7 362 .a8+ e3 2. xh1 363 1 .f8+ xf8 1 . . . xf8 2.xe7+ 2. h8+
g7 3xc8 - .xd3 xd 3 2.a7 g6 3.h7+ g5 4xd3 365 1 .d 6+ d5 2.f 3+ xd6 3.xa 8 and wins 366 .e4! xb7 2. xb7 c6 3. xa8 a nd wins 367 1 .e5+ e6 2.g 8+ d6 3. xb3 368 - 1 .h3 !! xf7 t avid m ate afer h7 2h7+ e8 3.g8+ winning the 369 1 h8! 1 h7+ f6 2.b7 e5] . .c7 2h7+ f6 3.xc7 370 - f6 e8 .. f7 2c8+ e8 3d8 g8 4.xe8+ 2.c8+ d7 3.xg8 37 - 1 .e g6 2.a 5 wnnin g the exchange 372 - 1 .c4+! xc4 2.g8 + winning th e 373 - 1 .xe5! xe5 2xd4 wnnng the 374 1 .xe4! sing th e exchang e but wnn ng a . . . xe4 2.f3 375 .g 1 +! ! xg1 2.g8+ winning the 376 .e5! 1 .g3 Wb6 defendng b8 ] . Wxe5 2.g3 We3 3.x b8 an d wn s 377 1 .b 7! g8 and the r has nwhe e t g xa7 2. bxc8 2 a8+ xb7 3.xg 8 378 - 1 .xe 4+!! fi rst a fr 1 .. . dxe4 then a sewer 2.d8+ 379 - 1 .e5 xe5 2c 3+ winni ng the Shrt Vaganian 1 989 380 1 .h7 a2 2.h8 a 3e8 + c5 3 .. a6 4.a8+] 4.c8+ b 5 5.c4 + a5 6.b4+ a4 7.a6 b3 8.xa1 38 -1 .e6+! xe6 . . d8 2.h8+ e7 3. g7+ 2.e 5+ d7 2 .. . f7 3.c7+ 3.g7+ c8 4.f8 d7 5.f7+ Blac must give up the t avi d mate 5.. . d8 5 . c8 6.e8#] 6xb7 382 - 1 .f the n f8 is und efended 1 .. . xf1 + .. xg3 2.xf8# 2.xf and wns 383 - 1 .d4 We6 2 xh8 and w ins 384 - 1 .f4 the has n squae frm whee t can defend the and hte remans a up 364
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Solutions
Deflecton page 57 385 1 .a4+! xa4 2.Ec8 Ed8
1 .c7! x c? 2.�f5# 1 f7! Eg 8 [1 ... Exf7 2.Ec8+ and mate] 2.xg7+ Exg? 3.Ec8 e8 4 .Exe8# 390 1 .�xg5 ! xf3 2.�h6#
1 Eh8+ x h8 2.g6+ g8 [2 . . h? 3.e7] 3.e7 win nng the qu een 411 1 f8+ xf8 2. Ed8# Vdmaruwe 929 412 1 xh6+ x h6 [1 .. . g8 2 h8#] 2.Eh2# 413 1 .�e5! xe5 2. f4+ e6 3.xc7 414 1 Exh4 xh4 2.x f8 xf8 3. g 6+ f? 4 xh4 an d wins 4 1 5 1 g7 +! or 1 .xh7+ with th e same sequen ce 1 .. xg? 2Efxf7+ g8 3.Eg7+ h8 4.Eh7+ g8 5Ebg7# PolgarJ.Hansen 1989
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1 .�e6!! dxe 6 [1 .. .�h5 2.�xd7 xd? 3.f8] 2.d7 + xd? 3. f8 and prom otes 392 1 .Ef4+! 1 .Eh4+ gxh4 2E f4+ h 5] 1 .. gxf4 2.Eh4# 393 1 .Exd5! cxd5 2.� b5 e? [2 . . xb5 3.xg7#] 3.�xa4 and wns 394 1 .Eg8+! ! Exg8 1 . .xg8 2. xd4+ w ith mate to follow] 2.xd4+! xd4 3 f7# 395 1 .Eb 6! xb6 2h8+ g6 3.�h5# MarottiPanchenko 978 396 1.xe5! Smysovuwe 953 10 .. xe5 2.�xc6+ b8 3.Eb7+ a8 4Eb5# 397 1 .xe5 !! xe5 2. xf7+ Exf? 3. Ed8 and mate folows, CapablancaFonaov 1918
1 Ed8+!! xd8 2. xe4 1 h6! xh 6 [1 .. . f? 2. f8#] 2�f8 h5 3.g4# 418 1 .Ec3!! dxc 3 [1 .. . xb6 2.Exc8+ and mate in 2 1 .. . e7 2 .Exc6 xc 6 3.b7 and w ns] 2.xc6 Exc6 3.Ed8 followed by mate 419 1 xe6 xe 6 [ .. . e8 2.g6] 2.�h 3# 420 1 .�f7+ ! the most e fectve Ni Hua ang Zli 20 03 1 0 . . xf? [ 1 .. d8 2.e6#] 2.�xe5 e8 3.�xc7 421 1 .E h8 ! ! xh8 2 .�xf7 and there is no power on earth that can prevent Eh1 and mate 422 1 .�f8+ !! an eleg ant def lection of the E from the d fe 1 . Exf8 2Ed3! with mate on h3
11 .e8+! ! Exe8sky 2. Ed7 d? 3Exd7# xe6 Spas Lars x en 1969 0 1 .. . fxe6 2.f7 b1 4.h2 and wins 400 1 Ea1 !! 1 .b 7 c6 =] 1 ... Eb4 1 .. Exa1 2.b7 an d wins] 2b7 c5 3.Ea5+ c6 4.x b4 401 1 .e6 �f8 [1 .. . �xc3 2 e7 a nd promotes] 2�g7! xe6 [2 .. . �xg7 3.e7] 3.�xf8 and wns 402 1 �d4! 2x h6 and mate cannot b e par ried wth dignity 1 ... b1 . . �xd4 2.xh6#] 2.�xg7! Exg? 3.xb1 and wns 403 1 g5 � xg5 2. E1 f7+ h6 3Eh8# 404 1 .Eh5 !! Skura tovSvedchik ov 1972 0 [1 .fxe7 Exe6] 1 .. . Exh5 [ ... g8 2.Exh6+ xh6 3.e7] 2fxe7 and prom otes
to come Polugae vskySzi lazy 1 960 423 1 .xe8+ xe8 2.Exc8 xc8 3. e7+
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3. Exd8# Ta
Petrosian 1975 386 Ed8! xd8 2.� a7# 387 1 .�b7+! Exb? 2.d5+ f2 3.xh1
and
wns 388 389
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1 .xc8! ! xc8 2 .Exc6 e8 [2 ... xc6 3.e7+] 3.Ec8 xc8 4. e7 f8 5.xc8 425 1 .d5+ ! e5 [ 1 .. . xd5 2.c3 1 .. . f5 2. g3] 2.e7 fo lowed by a fork 426 1 .xg7 !! xg? 2.xf6+ xf6 3. xd5+ g6 4.xc7 and wins 427 1 .�xe6! a th unde rbolt out of the blu e 4... �xe6 2.f8 xf8 3xe6 e? 4.xc7 d6 5.e8+ SeirawanKogan 1986 10 428 1 .a4! � xa4 2.a3 �b5 3. Exb5 the back is hangin g 3 xa3 4Eb7+ intermedate check 4 . .. g8 5.bxa3 and hite has an extra 424
.d6+! xd6 2x e4 976 0 . fxe6 .Ee6+ � KarpovTarjan [ g6 2Exg6 h? 3 .xf7+] 2.g6# 407 .a4 ! thr eatenn g the and mate on d? 1 ... xa4 2.Ec8# 408 .Eb 8! xb8 2.xh4 and mate is unstop pabe BotvinnikKeres 966
pece 429
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Decoy sacfice page 6 409 1 .Ec7 xc ? 2xh7 e6
�xf7! x f? 2.e 6! thr eatenng the 2.. xe6 3.d5+ f6 4f5# 430 .xh7+! ! xh? 2 .xf6 h6 [2 .. . h8 3g6#] 3.eg4+ g5 4.h4+ 4 5.g3 3 6.�e2+ [6.00 x f6 7.�e2+] 6 . . g2 7.Eh2 g 8.000# Lasker dThomas 192 431 1 xg7+ xg? 2. xd7 KeresSpassky 1 955 1 0 2 . . . g8 3.f6+ f? 4 .d5+ 432 1 f7 (a peasing decoy sacr ifice)
3.xc7
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1 xf7 [1 .. f6 2.fxg5 and wins] 2fxg5 and Back lse s the
endgame with 3 s t 2 s wnnng f hte 1 .g5 xf5 [1 . fxg5 2.f6] 2gxh6 and the I cannt apprach if thee were nt a n f6 the culd mve t f6 with a daw 2 . c2 3d2 g5 4.h7 55 1 exf6! xg7 2f xg7 an d pmtes 56 xa7! xa7 2. bxa7 and the with a decisive advantag e 2 c2 3d2 xa1 4:xa 0-0 5a8 57 g8! t he simplest the resul ting pawn endgam e s wnn ng fr hite 1 . xg8 2.xg8 xg8 3b4 SvidlerDreev 2004 1-0 3.. h7 4a4 xh6 5b5 58 1 :e8 xe8 1 . f8 2xf8! xf8 3.f7 g7 4f8:# ] 2.f7 e5 3.xe5 xe5 4f8=# 59 1 .xe4! [ .gxh7 x h7 and Black i s better] 1 . dxe4 2.gxh7 and wins 60 f7 threatening t capture the 1 . h5 2.e6 h4 3.d5 h3 [3 .. b3 4e4] 4. c4 h2 5.b4! h 6.b3# study by Fritz 1939 61 1 g2! h [1 . xg2 2 c8#] 2 c8# 62 1 a6! a rae frk! (the mmedate e7 is a blunder af er 1 . . c6 the queening square i s cntrlled) 1 . xa6 2.e7 and nw that the black has been defected t a6 prmtin s inevitabe 63 a6 the I can enter the squae and Blac k has a but stl the prmtes ! 1 . . c7 1 . c5 2 a7] 2 a7 it s the vey p resence f the that pevents the I frm appachng ! 6 1 h 5! cntr ls g6 and theate ns g4 and h7 1 .. xe5 2.h7 with prmtin 65 4.h 3!! mat e in 6! 4.h4 h5 zugzwang 4.. h5 5.h4 zugzwang [5xg8 xh6 draw 5 . xh4 [5 . b3 6. h7] 6.x g8 66 e4!! again the Nvtny theme Black cannt maintan cntl f bth a8 and e8 . exe4 1 . hxe4 2 e8 x e8 (2 . . b7 3.a8#) 3.a8#] 3a8 xa8 5e8 b7 6xd7 b8 7c7# 67 1 c5 !! nt at a l easy t find by nt advancng t the 7th ank hite gains the r the Stppn g d6 th eatens c7 [1 c7 d6 2.c5 c8 3axb3 f7 and Black wns 1 .axb3 d6] 1 . :b5 [1 . xc5 2c7 and prmtes . :e3 2cxb 7 e8 3c6 ] 2.a4! ! taki ng the : away frm the key b5 squae 2 . xc5 [2 xc5 3c7] 3.cxb7 and b5 s cntrlled 5
Promotion page 65
1 . b5 and the prmtes .b8= :! 1 .b8= stalemate] b7 the sacrifces ts elf s the can pmte n the nex t mve 36 1 .f7 c5 2.d4 ! pinnng the s the can prmt e 2 . xd4 [2 . . b7 3xc5] 3.f8 37 1 d 7! denying access t b6 .a7 b7 2 . c6 a8 th eretica l daw when the hite I appra ches t is stalemate] . . c6 [ xd7 2.a7 2b2 c7 3c 3 c6 4d4 c7 5d5 c8 6d6 and mate in 4 38 c8! x c8 2xc8 xc8 3. bxa7 39 1 .:xb6! axb6 2a7 and prm tes 0 1 h7! if the des nt cntrl the queening squae f the can each the crner it is a daw . f8 2g4 @f7 3.f5 f8 5f6 e8 6f5 f8 7.h7 mate next mve 1 1 .e 8! g2 2.d8 g1 3. xc7# 2 1 c7 xe6 1 . . d7 2.:xe7 2c8= 3 .h8! makng w ay fr the 1 .. xh8 2g7 g8 3h7! xh7 4g8# 1 .:b5 !! clsing th e file t prtect the axb5 [1 cxb5 2.b7] 2. 7 xa5 3b8 d7 4.b7 and wins 5 :f8! xf 8 2. e7a t ypica endgame ta c tic the attacks the and then prmtes 6 1 axb6! xb3 2 bxa7 xb2 3.a8 xc3 4d6 and wins 7 1 .d8 xd8 2 .f8 xf8 3cxd8 8 g8 ! a prmtin t is imme diate stalemate ... g 2.e2 g2 3d5# 9 1 :xg7!! the quicke st an d mst elegan t 1 .. xg7 2h6 and the pr mtes 2 .. :g4 3.h7 50 1 .e6 ! cnt rling g7 and prmtin s guaran teed 2 b3 [2 . xe6 3. h7 3.h 7 51 1 .e7 xe7 2.d6 f8 2 .. d53d7 2 .f5 3d7 3.d7 and wns the n c6 prevents c6 and the n e7 keeps t he @ at b ay 52 .f7 des the tick threatening mate 1 .. xf7 2 :h 8 !! the pint f the exercis e! [2gxf7 xf7 and Black wins] 2 xh8 3gxf7 the prmt es and hite wins 53 .f5! ! the ide a s the advanc e t g4 vacat ng the g2 squae 1 ... xf5 2.g4 xg4 3g2 the 33 3 35
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part of the ce ebrated study by Saavedra of 1895 1 c8! ! threateni ng mate o n a8 [ c8 c4+! 2. xc4 stalem ate 1 .. . a4 forced 2.b 3 threat enin g the and mate on c1
1 .xg5+ f8 [1 .. . g6 2 .h6] 2.g7+ e8 3g8+ d7 4.�h3+ and mate 496 1 .�f3+ !! xf3 2.e4+! xe 4 3 .c8# 497 1 .xc8! xc8 2. d7 + e8 3.xb6 with a decsive advantage 498 .xf6+ !! wns for hte! 1 .. . xf6 2.e4+ f5 3xd2 499 1 �e4+ e6 2�d5+! xd5 [2 . .. xd5 3.c7+] 3.c3+ 500 1 .�d5! skewe r an d decoy 1 .. xd5 495
Drawing tactics page 71 469 470 47 472
1 .c4 +! xc4 staema te d3+! xd3 staem ate .h3+!! xh 3 stalemate .c1 ! xc1 stalemate
473
.xb2! h2+ 2.f 3 xb2 stale mate [2... h3+ dr aw ] BernstenSmy sov 946 474 .�d3+! �xd3 s talem ate 475 .f5!! [1 .xb 5+ ax b5! 2g5 b4 and Black wins] 1 ... xf5 stalemate[1 ... c5 2. xc5+ bxc5 3.g 5 hite wns] 476 .a5+ b8 2.d8+ a7 3a5+ dr aw by perpetual check 477 1 .g6+ g8 2.e7+ h8 3.g6+ dra w by perpetual check 478 1 .g2+!! xg2 st alem ate; a stud y by Kubbe 479 1 .b5!! c1 2.c5+ xc5 draw 480 .f4+ !! xf4 stale mate
2.e7+ 7 3.xd5 50 .h6+ h8 2.f7 + g8 3.h6+ per petual check 502 1 .xe5!! �x d 1 [ .. .dxe5 2. xg4 with a decsive ad vantage] 2 .�xf7+ e7 3. d5# 503 1 .e6+ f xe6 [1 .. . h6 2xf6 fxe6 3.c7] 2.c7+ h6 3.xf6 with mate to follow 504 1 .�f7+ x? [ . ..f8 2.�xg6 2. e6+ �xe6 3.xa5 505 1 .bc5+! bxc5 2.xc5+ c6 3.xe4 506 1 .h8! threat ens to promote, creat ng a lethal skewer 1 . . xa7 2 .h 7+ e6 3 .xa7 507 .�d6!! with an ey e on e7 1 .. e the � threaten s a dou be attac k or mate on g 3 Black
48 482 483
.g8+ !! xg8 stae mate .f2+ xf2 stalemate .g !! [1 .xf6 e4+ ] .. . f3+ [1 ... xf4 staemate 2.xf3+ xf3 stalemate 484 h8+ e4 2h1+!! xh1 staemate 485 .g5+!! xg5 sta lemate 486 .�f2+ !! xf2 stalemate a study by Stromberg 487 .g3+ !! xg3 stalema te a stud y by Mikhalap 488 1 .�d5+ h7 2 .�e4+ g8 3.�d5+ per petual check 489 1 .�f3!! [1 �xa8 xa8 2. f2 b8 3.e3 c7 and a winning pawn endgame for Black ]
has the no good can. [1 no tan pn onmoves the fand on g2 .. . longer g4 2.�main e7+ f6 3.�xf6#] 2 .g 3+ xg3+ 3.�xg3# 508 1 . h6+ h8 2.xe5! xe5 3.xf 7+ xf7 [3... g8 4. xe5 with a decisive advantage ] 4.d8+ wth mate n 2 509 1 .�xh6! gxh6 2.xh6+ g7 3.�b7!! fr ee ng the diagon al 3 .. . xh6 [3 .. .xb7 4.g6#] 4�xa6 and wins 50 .xe6 !! fxe6 2 .xf8+ !! decoy sa crfc e 2.. xf8 3.xe6+ e7 4. xc7 and wns 5 1 .�g7+! more eectve than 1 .g7 1 .. .xg7 [ .. xg7 2.xh7# ] 2 .xg7 and wins 52 1 .b5 �xb5 2.cd6+ xd6 3xd6+ e6
.. . xf3 stalemate a study Dawson 490 g5 it is hard to get thisbywrong it is the
4.xb5 wns!! xg7 2.xd4+! xd4 3xe6+ .xg7+ 53 1and f6 4 .xd4 with a d ecisive advantage 54 1 xf6! xf6 2.d8 + a 7 3.xf6 with a decsive advantage 55 1 .e7+ h8 2x h7+ !! xh7 3 h4# 5 6 1 .xc6+! deco y sacrfice ...xc6 2.e7+ c7 3.xc6 xc6 hte wins 57 .g4! .. .f xg4 2.f5 gxf5 [2 . e5 3.fxg6] 3g6 hxg6 4. h7 and wins!
only leg al mov e! .. . hxg5 staem ate [1 . .. �xg5 theoretical draw] 49 .g7 only le gal m ove 1 ... xg7 staemate 492 .f1 +! xf1 stalem ate Mixed motifs: White 493 1 .�e2# 494 1 .xh7+ xh7
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1 .e7 x e? 2.x d5 e6 3.xa8 1 .xg7!
549 - 1 .h6 gxh 6 2h 7# 550 - 1 .xe5!! dxe 5 2e 6# 551 - 1 .xc 6! xc6 2.b 4# 552 -1 .d5! c xd5 2.xe6 553 1 .d 7!! Ti vako v-Nyb ack
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544 1 .c3!
and both s ae attacked f 1 ... bh4 2.xc8 xc8 3.xc8# 545 1 g5 !! xf3! 2.c1 ! [2d2 b4!] 2... xd4 3.c8 d8 4.xd8# 546 24.xb7 ! w nnng the 2 4 .. .
2005 1 -0 1 ... xd7 [1 . . . xd7 2xb7#] 2.xd7 and wns 554 1 .d3! wth att acks on the and the on c8 1 ... xd3 1 . . . xc1 2.xg6 xe1 3.xe1 fxg6 4xf6 and wns.] 2.xc8 wth a decisive advantage 555 1 .xh6 ! gxh6 2.h7# 556 1 .xh6!! xh6 [1 . .
4xd8
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on g? 1 ... Wxf7 [ .. xf7 2.xg7#] 2.xf7
1 .Wxf7+ !! xf7 2. g 6# 1 .g! xg 2. b8W and wn s 1 .f6+ ! intefering with t he defence of f 8 1 .. . xf6 ...gxf6 2.Wxf8#] 2.gxf6 596 .g2!! bea king the pn. xf [ .. Wc8 2h wth ate on h? 1 . . g8 2.xh?+
578 .f7# 1 .g8+!
11 .Wxf6+ ! gxf6 .Wh6! x h6 [12.xh6# ... xd 2.e7+
h5 \g8 exf56.h7# [ . . . \g? 2.g 6+] 2e7+ 584 5.xh5+ .xf5+! wth ate to f olow i kVan ey 2005 0 585 1 .d2! ! a nice coss pin Robachansa Soch 19 7 1 0 as o 1 .e1 ! with the sae de a s wnning] 586 1 .a8+
11 .xe5 5 2 f .c Wxe d6 2. e .d6! ! annu ng th e protecton o f f8 .. .xd6 . .. 7xd6 2.e 8+ Wf8 . xf8#] 2.Wxd wth a winning positon 62 1 .Wc8+! xc8 2.e8# 6 3 .Wg8+ !! xg8 2.f 5# 64 1 .xg5 fxg5 2. gxh7 and pootes 65 1 .g6 !! Black is up t he exc hange and has a pus but now both the W and ate ae threatened 1 ... xh2 [1 .. .fxg6 2.Wxe5 wth a decis ve adv anta ge] 2. de7# 66 1 .Wxd+ xd 2. b6# 6 7 .d8+ < f7 .. . \h? 2. h8#] 2 f8# 68 .d5 with a doub e attack on the 2 s 69 1 .b+ \ d5 2.e+ 620 .e!! threaten ng 2. xe8# or 2 . Wxf6# 62 \c6! threat ening the and ate on e8 622 1 .c+ !! cleaing the diagona 2.h?# folows 623 .a and af ter 2.c the s dooe d 624 1 .f5 ! theatening the W and ate on h8 625 1 .b5! f the fee s thee wl be a fo rk on e?
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1 e5 wth a doub le attack on and 1 .8# 1 e5!! Mles-ri tchett 1 982, 1 0 b oth 7 and e8 cannot be defended 29 1 .e 8+! \7 [1 ... xe8 2.xd5+] 2xd8 0 1 d 8+!! xd 8 [1 xd8 2.e8#] 2.xb 1 1 .xh6+ x h6 2.h# 2 1 .b8+! xb8 2f # 1 a5 !! there is the t hreat of mate an d the is attacked 1 .. bxa5 [1 .. \xa5 2 .a8#] 2.xb3 4 1 .x + \x7 2xh 3 5 1 .e4 threatenin mate on h 7 and the 1 .e1 ! and either the or s ost 1 d1 + ! xd1 and hite is wtho ut a move! 8 1 .b6+ \ b8 [1 . . axb6 2.a8 #] 2 .xd5 9 1 000!! winnin a pie ce 40 1 .a6! ! stops the from advan cin 1 .. bxa6 wt h a rooks an d of the won colou r t s a draw the hte \ oes back and forth n the promotion corner and when the arves on a2 thee s stem ate [1 .. c 2xb7 s a theoretical draw] 41 1 h5 h4 2. h6 wnnin th e 42 1 .x+! \x7 2.f+ \h8 3h# 4 1 .4! x4 all other moves lose the 2.xf+ \h8 3xh# 44 1 .f7+ xf7 2.h # 45 1 .6 !! the space advan tae allo ws a forced pomoto n 1 . hx6 [1 .. .fx6 2. h6 xh 6 3.f6] 2.f6! xf6 3.h6 4 1 .h 6! xh3 [ 1 ... xh6 2.xe 6; 1 ... e 2.xe6 xe 6 3.f7+ \8 4. xd8] 2. xf7+ ntermediate check 2 . . . \8 3.xh3 wth a dec sive advantae 4 1 .xd+! d ecoy sacr ifice! 1 . . xd 2.e5+ \e6 3.x6 48 1 .xh7+! x h7 26 the black s
on e4 1 ... xd [1 .. . xe6 2.f8#] 2.xe4+ f5 3xf5# 55 5.f5+ \h8 6. e5 threat en n mate on f7 6 .. . h 7.6# 5 1 5+ \ f8 2d8+ \7 3.5+ per petua check 5 1 .e! ! Axe 2dxe7+ \c8 3.xa 58 1 .e !! xe 7 [1 .. . xe 2.fxe7 xe7 3 d8 and w ns .] 2 .xf8+ \xf8 3d8# 59 1 .e8+ f8 2. xf+ \h8 3.xh # 3.xf8#] 0 1 .d5! attackn t he 1 .. . xd2 2xe7+ chec k! 2. . \h8 3.xd2 wth an exta pece 1 1 .a!! [1 .c5 xd 5!] 1 ... xa7 [1 .. . xd5 2 xa+ d8 3. xd8+ xd 8 4.xd8 #] 2 xd8+ xd8 3xd8# 2 1 e 4!! and both the and are hanin 1 .f8+ xf8 the on f1 s pinned] 1 xe4 [1 xe4 2.f8#] 2f8+ xf8 3.xf8# - 1 .h6+ \h8 2. 8+ x8 3. f7# 4 1 .xf7! ! xf [1 .. xd4 2.6#] 2.6+ \8 3.xe5 5 1 xh5 o penin the d iaona 1 .. . xh5 [1 . f6 2x6+ 7 3.xe6] 2.h7# 1 .x5! fx5 2.e5 1 h+! xh7 2.x h7# 8 1 .h5+ \8 2.x e8+ 9 1 .xc6 xd1 + 2.xd1 winnin back the the exchane up 0 1 .\c2 xc4 2. e1 # 1 1 e5+ wn nin a piece 1 . xe5 2x4+ 2 1 .e5 +! ! xe 5 25 # 1 xd5 xd5 [1 . .. cxd5 2. xa6] 2 .xf6+ 4 1 .b4 !! decoy sacrifice 1 . . . xb4 2.c2 threatenn both the and the 5 1 .h8 with the threat of mate to folow on h6 1 .h8 d8 + 2.xd 8 sta lemate] 1 .. . d6 [1... d 2h6 + d6 3.xd 6#] 2 \c7 ethe Back loses the ook or its mate. 1 924 study b y
trapped - 1 .xf7+! vac atn a squa re 1 .. . xf 2.c4 with the capture of the 50 1 .f8! ! xf8 [1 . .. xd5 2#; 1 ... c1 + 2.\h2 chan es no thin ] 2e7# 51 - 1 .xb7!! x b7 2e 6+ 52 1 c6+ ! bxc6 2xa 6# 5 1 .d5! e 5 2.a4+ winnin the on e4 54 1 .e 6! thre atenin mate o n f8 and the
Totzky 1 .e7+ xe7 [1 .. . xe 2h 8#] 2.h8# 1 .d2!! c 5 [1 . .. xd2 2.e7 #] 2.xa5 8 1 .xc6 bxc6 2.d4 with mate to follow 9 1 .f6! ! \xf6 2.d8+ 80 1 d7! ! xd7 2.h6+ 2. + e 3.8#] 81 -1 .4! f x4 [1 .. . xf4 2. f6+] 2.xc7 82 1 xa 8! f8 [1 .. xa8 2. d8+ xd8
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3.xd8#] 2d8 with a wnnng position 683 1 .g6 xg6 [1 .. . xh7 2.e 8] 2.h8 with mate to folow 684 1 .b4 c7 2.b5 wnnng the 685 1 .xf6 gxf6 2.g4 f8 3.xd7 with a decisive advantage 686 1 .xd7 decoy sacr fic e 1 . .. \xd7 2a7 wnning the 687 1 .e7 x e7 [1 . . \f8 2. xc6] 2.d8# 688 1.c6 B 2xd5
1 . . e7 2.\h 5 h3# McDonne-De Labourdonnais 1834 01 7 8 1 .. xh2 2. f1 xf2# 79 1 .. 3 controig e2 with h 1 mate to fo ow 720 ... a1 2. xa1 xa1 # 72 1 ... xd2 2.xd2 f1 3.e1 xe 1 4.d1 dxd1# 722 1 .. h3 2. h1 d5# 723 1 ... f1 2. xf1 g3# 724 1 ... f3 2 .xf3 b1 and chec kmate
1 .a3 \g8 [1 .. . e7 xa3 3. xe8#] 2.xh7 wnn ng the2.xc6 690 1 .f6 xf6 1 . . . \h8 2.h 7#] 2.xe 8
folows 725 1 ... xf2 2 .xf2 [2.xf2 c5] 2 . . .c5 726 1 ... e2 2.xe2 e4 3.d1 f2# 727 - 1 .. . h3 2. xh3 f1 3. h4 f5# 728 1 .. xh3 2.gxh3 g 2 3.\xg 2 g3 4.\ h1 xh3# Leko-Ba tny 1991 729 1 .. a5 2 .a4 xa 4 3. bxa4 a3# 730 - 1 .. . xb 1 2.xb 1 e2 Gudmundss on Fischer 1960 0-1 3.c1 e1 winning the w th a decisve advantage 73 - 1 .. xf2 2.xf2 2.xf2 xe4] 2... d3 and wins 732 - 1 . d8 the whte can not leave the diagona 2. xf5 xd1 #
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Mxed mots Blac page 93 69 1 .. xd 1 2. xd1 xc3 wnnng a pece 692 1 .. .xh2 2. xh2 g1 # 693 1 .. . xd 1 remo ving the def ender 2.xd1
f2# 694 695 696 697 698
1 .. .h2# 1 ... c4# 1 ... f1 2.b3 g2 1 .. . g2 2. h3 h1# 1 .. b7 the only way to prevent m ate
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2. axb7 theoret dr aw 699 1stae ... e8mate and [2.\a5 mate onb2 e1 the next ica move 700 1 ... g4 2.h1 f3 3.\ g 1 g4 70 - 1 ... c1 2. b2 c2 3\ b1 c1 4.\xc1 stalemate 702 1 .. xf4 2.xf4 g5 wth an extra pece 703 - 1 ... h1 2. xh1 xf1# 704 1 xe3 2 .xe3 xd4 winn ng the 705 - 1 ... h1 2. xh1 f1# 706 1 ... h1 2.\ xh1 h4 3 .\ g1 h2# 707 1 ... g1 2. xg1 h3# 708 - 1 ... c5 wn nng the 709 1 . . . a8 the s pi nne d, and f it moves hite wll be checkmated 70 1 ... xf1 2 xf1 h1 # 7 1 ... \h8 2.fxg5 g8 wnnng the 7 2 1 .. e1 2.xe1 [2x e1 h1 #] 2.. . xg2# 7 3 1 . . g1 2.xg1 f2# Cochrane -Staun ton 1841 01 7 4 1 ... h3 2.xg5 f1# 75 1 .. b2 with 2 ... a2# to foow ShabaovGranda uniga 2005 01 7 6 1 ... xe3 2 .xe3 h6 winning th e
1 ..xg2 . f5 insimple .. . oncecyouve seen it xf5 2. xf5 termediate heck 3.\c3 734 1 .. h3 2. e1 2.xh3 e2 ] 2 .. . g2 3 exd4 exd4 4.c2 xh 1 Black wins 735 1 ... g2 2.x g2 f1 3.g1 g3 4.hxg3 h3# 736 1 ... xh2 2.\xh2 g4 3.\g1 h3 4.f1 h2# MaczinskyPratten 1948 737 - 1 .. xa7 it can be capt ured 2.h 7 e6 3. xa7 St aemate nand-lvanchuk 2004 . 738 1 .. c6 [1 ... d1 2. f1] 2. xc6 d1 3.f1 xf1# 739 1 . ..f3 2 exf3 xf1 TorreTimman 1982 01 3.\xf1 h3 4\g1 e1# 740 1 ... e2 2 .g2 [2.\e4 g4 3 .\d4 xd7] 2... f1 3 .f3 [3\g1 h3#] 3.. . e2 draw Chuchelov-Kritz 2003 74 - 1 .. xa3 2 .\xa3 c5 3.a 2 a7# 742 1 ...f 1 2. xf1 [2h2 h1 #] 2... h1 3f2 g4# BogolbowMontcelli 1930 743 1...d1 2.xd1 e3 3.e1 d1# Chistakov-Kogan 1933 744 1 .. . e1 2 .g2 h4 3.\h2 f3 dr aw, renburgGolod 2005
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1 ... d 1 2x d1 c2 3.x c2 xd # 1 ... g3 ReggioM ieses 1903 2.xg 3 [2hxg3 e3 3.�e2 xe 2#] 2 �h4 ths is the de a to def lect the from the thid rank 3 �xa6 [3.xh4 e3 4.�e2 xe2#] 3 . �xg3 4.hxg3 xa6, wth a decisive advantage fo Black 4 - .. xa3 The back ank M kenas Brons ten 1965 0- [ 1 . .. e1 2.f 1 2.x a3 [2.bxa3 xa1 3. b1 e1 4. xe1 xe 5.f1 xf#; 2. d xa 1 3xa1 e1 2.xa 3 e1 3.f1 xf1#] 2.. . e1 3. xe x e1 # 48 1 ... b6 2g6 xg6 3.xg 6 stalem ate, Kamnik-Gschuk 2005 49 - . xc4 2.xc 4 f2 3. h2 h4 pe petual check, LekoKramnk 2004 50 1 . . h6 and mate s nevitable 2.g3 [2.cxd3 g5# ] 2 ... g5 3. h3 f4# Rodgaar d Nunn 1988 51 .. .xh3 2gxh3 f 2 3.g 1 xh3# Torresek hine 1 922 52 1 .. xd6 2.x d6 [2.exd6 e ] 2 . .. d8 3.xe7 d1 # 53 1 . . h1 2.x h1 � f3 3.h2 h1 # ThieringSchech te 1 900 54 . . h4 aonGigoric 962 0-1 2.g2 [2.xh4 xg 1 3.�d1 xd # 2.. xg2 3xg2 h1 and wins 55 . b3 2 .cxb3 xb3# 56 1 .. .f3 with two theats 2 .hx g5 [ 2.exf3 e3#] 2 .. .f2# 5 - 1 xc3 2. bxc3 �a3# Macd onell Boden 1869 58 1 .. . e2 simple and eegant thre aten ng mate on h2 nosko-Boovsky-Duas 1909 2. xe2 xf1 # 59 1 .. a6 [ 1 . . b5 2.xe6 h8 3xg6 hite wins] 2 .�xg6 xe2 and w ns 60 - h1 2.xh1 g3 and m ate on e s
after d8 hite etakes the pawn with check] 2.e3 e5 3d4 d5 4 e3 e5 5 .f2 f5 6g 1 f 7.h2 h1 68xh1 stal e mate 65 1 .. . xf1 2xf 1 [2 xf1 xh2#] 2 .. f2# 66 . b3 2.h a1# 6 1 ... �f3 2.�xf3 �e5 and mate on h2 68 1 .. . xc3 aron-Fischer 1962 0 -1 2. bxc3 b1 and checkmate foows 69 f2 2.xf2 c1# 0 1 .. xe4 savn g the on d4 and w nn ng the exchange the on g3 s overoaded wi th the twn duties of defending e4 and preventng the for k on e2 2 xe4 [2 �xd4 xd4] 2 . . e2 3 h2 xc3 with a decisive advantage 1 1 .. . xg3 2. hxg3 h # 2 .. xg5 2.fxg5 �f3 and mate cannot be prevented on h 1 3 1 .. b3 2.�xb3 [2.b ed2#] 2.. a# 4 . xf2 2 xf2 xe3 3.f [3xe3 staema te 3 .. c1 4.g2 d2 5.f 3 e3 perpeta check 5 . b3 MarcGigoi c 962 01 2.axb 3 [2.xa5 xb1 and ma te to foow; 2d xb1 3.xb xf5 winning 2 xd2 6 ... b4 2 cxb4 [2.x g2 xa2# ] 2 .. xb7 - .. b3 to deflect the on a2) 2.axb3 c5 the b3 sqare cannot be def ende d and - spsingly - hte c ant pary the doube theat of mate and the capte of , M agaotti Pantaleoni 1981 0-1 2xg7 [2.fe4 xb3 3.c2 xd4 ] 2 ... xb3# 8 . f2 2x f2 d [2 .. . d2 3.e 1 ] 3.�e 3 �xe3# 9 1 .. a4 2�d 3 [2.axb4 c 2#] 2 . �xd3 80 ... f3 2xf3 gxf3 3.xf3 f7 4.e4 xe7 and Black wins 81 - 1 .. �e5 the hite has no s qua res
unstoppable DonneSpanjad 961 0- 61 1 ... d 2.xd1 [2e2 d4# ] 2 .. c4# 62 - .. g2 2.xg2 [2xg2 h3#] 2... e2# 63 1 ... e3 2. xe3 xd3 T ukmakov Gufed 1972 0-1 64 1 ... f5 Beiavs kyBabula 200 5 1 /21 /2 [1 ... e4 2. f5 and after 2e5the king each d8 va g6 -h7g8f7 e6-d7e8, and
avaiabe 2x e5 [2.h4 f 3] 2 .. . f3 82 . .f5 [1 f 2. f6 2 xh3 [2. xf5 f; 2 .gxf6 f] 2 .. .f 3 h4 h 1 4g3 e 1 5 f4 f2# 83 . . b6 attackng b2 and e3 2�xb6 e2# 84 1 ... d8 2 e3 xc2 and the thea t of d1 s decisive Bacza-Tal 97 0-1 85 1 .. e5 attacki ng the , the and
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threatenng a fork on d3 2.d [2Wxe5 d3+ 3. b xc1#; 2c 4 d3+ 3. b1 Wxd4 4xd4 c# 2... Wxg3 and wns 786 Wxd4 2.xd 4 c + 3.Wg xg 1 + 4. xg1 �c5 and wns 787 - ... d3 threatenng mate 2. xd3 �e6 # 788 . .. c3 wth mate on the way on d 1 ge st-K har ov 993 0- 1 789 - . h1 + 2. xh1 Wh4+ 3. g2 Wxf2 4. h 4. h3 Wg3 # 4 Wh4 5 g2 Wg3+
1 . .Wa + 2. xa1 �d4 + 3. b1 a # 1 e3 2 fxe3 Wh4+ 3.g 3 Wxg3# 1 . . �xe4 2. Wxe4 [2 .xe4 Wf + 3 .Wxf1 xf #; 2W d 1 �xg2# 2 . . Wf1 + 3.xf xf # 806 . Wxh2 2 xh2 f7 Ne ksans Stefans son 2004 0-1 , 3 .. . h8 s nevtable, wth mate to f olow 807 . h8 Mackroth-Fea 0- 2Wxh8 �g5+ Black can nvert the two moves 3.f4 �h6; the pawn on h2 wl pomote
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808 Wd3+ 2. xd3 �xc 6+ wth an ...extra pece
Wh3# .. We4 1 d5 2 .We1 2.Wc8 2 Wxe4 f1 3.x f1 xf1#] 2 . \g7 3 h3 f + 4.xf1 xf1 + 5 h2 Wxd3 and wns - ... f3 2 gxf3 g5+ 3 h1 3. f1 Wh3+ 4. e2 e5# 3 . . Wxf2 4g Wxf3+ 5.g2 Wxg2# 792 . a7 the on b7 s pnned [1 .. . g5 2.b8 g4 3 db7 and hte w ns] 2f 7 [2. xh 7 b 2.. . �h6 Reshevsky-Boe savsky 1953 YY 2... b 3.xf8+ xf8 4.xb wth corect play, a draw; howeve, Back must stl suffer] 3.fe7 �f8 [3 .. b1 4.e8+ breakng the pn on the other 4.. �f8 5xb 4 f7 �h6 5.fd7 �f8 draw 793 .. xh2+ 2xh2 Wf2+ 3.g2 h8+ 4.h5 xh5+ and wns 794 .. Wxg3 2. c6 [2.fxg3 f3#] 2 . . �xc6 3.fxg3 f3+ 4.f �b5# 795 - . �xf2+ hte pobaby thought he was wnnng, but the undefended puts that dea to est 2 d2 2.�x f2 Wxc1 +] 2 .. . �xe3+ 3.Wxe3 Wxe3+ 4. xe3 c6 and Black wns 796 .. Wg + 2.xg [2.xg1 f 2#] 2. bxg2 more eegant than the aternatve mate 2 . . gxg2 3.h xh2+ 4.g1 bg2#] 3 h g1 + 4.xg f2# 797 .. Wxh4 Faabod-Panno 1962 0- 2. g2 2.xh4 xf2#; 2 e4 dxe4] 2 . . f4+ 3 f1 Wh1 + 4 .g 1 Wg2# 798 - .. xg3+ 2.hxg3 Wh6+ 3.�h3 Wxh3# 799 - .. h1 + 2.g3 g + 3.h 2 h1 + dr aw 800 ... Wg2+ 2.xg2 f4 3.g1 h3# 801 - .. Wf6 breakng the pn on the , wth threats to the and , Zhu Chen-K otchno 2000 0 2.h3 f3+ 3.x f3 Wxb2 and wns 802 - ... c7 and bo th � and ae theat ened
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3 e2 �xa4 .. .Wg6 the must protect e4, d1 and tsef, Xhu Chen-Spassky 1999 01 2.Wxg6 xd1 + ntermedate check 3 h2 fxg6 81 0 ..Wg1 + 2.x g 1 f2 3.g2 �h3# 811 .. e3+ 2.fxe3 2.�xe 3 �f3# 2. . . Wf5+ 3.�xf5 exf5# 81 2 . b1 + 2.xb c2# 813 ... Wxg2+ 2. xg2 g6 3.f3 [3.h 1 xf2#] 3 .. . d2# - 1 Wxc2 2xc 2 �xe4+ 3.d2 3b 3 �c2#] 3. . . c2# 815 1 .. . f3+ Kortchno-Karpov 978 0- 1 2.gxf 3 [2.h f2# 2 . g6+ 3 .h f2# 8 6 ... �d8 2.d7 xd4 3.xd4 �b6 and wns Szabo-Kasa 978 8 7 ...x d6 [1 ... f3+ 2 gxf3 �f1 + 3 g2] 2. xd6 f3+ 3.g xf3 �f # 81 8 ... a4 hte may have been expec t ng perpetua check wth b5c3 but ths ovey move, whch conto ls b2 and attacks the W, wns mmedately 2.a2 [2.xa4 a1 #; 2.Wxa 6 a # 2.bxa 4 xb6 2.. xb6 3.xb and Black wns - . . g2 deflecton and a pn Levy-Ga ca 97 0- [ . .. h6 2 xd3] 2.xg2 [2 .xd3 xf2+] 2 xa3 and Black wns 820 . . We2 2.xe2 [2.�xf2 Wxf2 3. h Wxe1 # 2Wc1 xg2+ 3. h 1 xh2+ 4 g1 Wg2#] 2. f# 821 - .. . c4 preventng escape on d2 wth mate to follow on a or b2 822 xc2 2xc2 Wc3# 823 ... �h4 2.Wxh 4 [2.Wf3 f2 2 . . xe3# 824 1 ... Wh3 2.xe2 Wxf1# 825 - 1.. Wg3 2 �xg3 hxg3 # or 2 . �xg3# 826 1 .. h4 wth mate on the way Vera809
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Nataf 200 01 .f2 82+ 8.x2 f# 1 . xh2+ 2 .h2 hx# 1 ... e2 BarovKhomov 1961 01 attacki n c and f2 2. xe2 2.x f6 xe1 + che ck and then captue on f 6] 2 . . xc and wins 829 1 .. c4+ 2.xc4 bxc4# 830 1 ... c1 + 2.h2 x4+ . 1# 831 1 .. d6 defectn the fom the defence of the e1 suae 2. hx4 [2.xd6 xe1 #; 2.xe8+ x e8 .�d 2 h2+ 4.f1 h 1 #] 2... xb4 and wins 832 1 ... x 2 1 ... f1 + 2. 1 x2 .xf 1 ] 2.x2 f1+ .1 �x2# 833 1 .. c5 2xc5 2.d xc5 d1 # 2.xd c 1#] 2... xb and w ns 834 1 ... 1 + 2 .x 1 f2# 835 1 .. and mate is inevtabe Macieja Fontaine 200 0 1 [5.. . x6 6.f4+ and wns; 5 .. fx6 6.c+ pepetua check 836 1 ... �h+ 2.xh 2.f 4# 21 f1 #] 2 ... f1# 837 1 ... f8 2.d8 h4+ capturin the pinned f6 MakoonovChekhove 19 01 838 1 .. f2+ 2 .xf2 xa1 + .f1 xf1 # 839 1 .. . c6+ 2.x c6 2.c xb 2 .. . b# 840 1 ... d2+ 2.b1 [2.xd2 xd2+ b1 xb2# 2 ... xb2+ .x b2 d1 + 4.c 2 d2 + 5.b1 xb2# 841 1 ... 2+ 2.x2 h# 842 1 . e2 hkuranvanchuk 2004 01 [1 ... �xf2+ 2. h1 is e ss effective] 2.xe1 xf2+ .h1 1# 843 1 .. + 2.f x e1 # 844 1 ... f2+ 2.�xf2 2.1 f1+ .2 f+ 4.h 2 h1 # 2.. . xf2+ . h 1 f1 + 845 1 ... d1 + 1 .. . f1+ 2.1 and wins 2.1 h5+ .h2 f+ 4.2 d1 + wth pepetua check TopaovMotyev 200 846 1 ... d + 1 ... b1 + 2 e2 c2+ .f1 827 828
f5+ 4. 1 6+ 5 .f2 f5+ 6.f 4] 2. c1 c+ . d1 d+ draw 847 1 ... xc+ 2 .bxc �a+ c2 �f5# 848 1 . �xc 2.bxc f6+ 2 f1 + 4.h2 f2+ 5.xf2 xf2+ 6.h f1 + draw 849 1 . xf2+ 2 .xf2 [2. h f1 + h 2 e2#] 2 ... e2+ .1 e1 + 4.h 2 8e2+ 5h h1# 850 1 ... h+ 2.2 f 2+ f+ 4. 2
f2+ 5. h1 f1 + daw 851 1 .. . e 1 + 2 . h2 h1+ . xh1 e 1 + 4.h 2 h 1 + 5. xh1 stae mate KuubovG af 2005 852 1 .. . e6 a matin net forms the I protects d5 and pepares for �f8 2.c �f8+ .c6 b6+ 4.xc �d6+ 5.c8 b8# 853 1 .. . + haoten enjn 200 01 2.hx hx staney hte can do nothn about the checks on h6/h4 o c1 if the � moves .�d4 h6+ 4. 1 c1 # 854 1 ... x2+ 2.�x2 4# Donadson an 2002 855 1 .. . xh2+ 2.xh2 2xh2 xc6+] 2... x+ .h1 1# 856 1 ... b2+ 2.d2 2.f1 f+ .1 2# 2.. d 1 xb2 xd8 and wns 857 1 .. f2+ 2. �xf2 b1 + �1 x1 + Ced ao rito 200 0 1 4 .x 1 e1# 858 1 .. . h6 protecti n h 5 wth the the at of 4+ and f 6 # (uanMorovic 200 0 1 ) 2d4 f1 # 859 1 .. . f6 and e6 mate s inevtabe 2.�f5 xf5 860 1 ... xh5+ 2xh5 h6 .xh6 xh6 w th the so far away the � w promot e 861 1 .. �f5 e 2 . . . h8 mate cannot be avoded 2.�x2 862 1 .. 2+ Dukopian 2002 01 d1 + .� f1 xf1# 863 1 . x2+ 2x2 xe2 the is pinned and Back remains the exchane up 864 1 ... f 2.xf x1 and mate on 2 chne deR o 2005 01 Mate in three pae 1 09 865 1 .c8+ �b 8 2.c6+ �xc6 .�xc 6# 866 1 .xh5+ �xh5 2f + disc overed check
2. e5 .�xe5# 867 1 �d2 con troin a5 1 .. . xd4 [1 ... b5 2.axb5+ cxb5 .cx b5#] 2. b5+ cxb 5 . axb5# 868 1 .h8+ xh 8 2.h 6+ and w e see the dea 2 .. . 8 x # 869 1 .e8+ x e8 2�b 5+ d8 2.. . f8 .e8 #] .e8 # 870 1 .x+ x 2h6+ 8 . e# 87 1 e 6+ xe 6 [1 .. .fxe6 2f8# 1 . . 8 2.b8+ d 8 .x d8#] 2.h6+ xh6 [2 8 .f8# .�f8#
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.7+ x7 2h6 + h8 .f x7# .f8+ xf8 2. xf8+ d7 .e 6# b6+ cx b6 [ .. . b 2d8 # 2c7+ d5 .xd5 # 875 .e 4 the thr eat of f6 s etha .. f5 .. Wx 2.f6# 2. x6+ f7 W7# 876 -.Wxc6+ bxc6 2xa6+ Wb7 xe7# 877 .x7+ d8 2.Wf6+ xf6 e7# nderssenKesertsky London 85 878 Wa6+ prob em by Stamm a . . xa6
.f8+ Wxf8 2. xf8+ xf8 Wx6# .xb6+ W xc6 2xa2+ .xf7+ xf7 2f6+ 8 8# .Wxh6+ xh6 [ ... xh6 2 .xh8#] 2.xh8+ 5 h5# 90 .8+ f7 2.Wx 7+ x 7 7# 902 Wc6 treatens mate and pins the . xc6 ... bxa5 2.d8+ W .xc8# ... 7 2d8+ W .xc8# 2d8+ W .xc 8# 903 .Wxd8+ xd8 2. f6+ e8 . c8#
... b8 2.Wxb 7# 2.xb 7+ b8 .c6# 5+ x5 .. . h6 2. f7# 2. f7+ h5 .4# 880 .h5+ xh5 2.x6+ x 6 e6# study b y bu N ai from around the year 800 881 4+ a probem by S tamma from the 8t century .. perhaps t oo sima r to te previos study by bu Na i .x4 2.f 5+ xf5 d5# 882 .6 28+ x8 xf7# 883 .We6 The on a6 and t he on c8 contro 6 and respectvey. No matter how Back recaptu res on e6 the capturin pece wi nteere with the acton of its compan ion. . xe6 xe6 2 h6+ 8 . 8#]
.Wx8+ xh8 2 f6+ 8 .e8# .7+ 8 .. . x7 2.xe8+ f8 . xf8# 2.d5+ e6 .xe6# 906 Wa8+ h7 2Wh8+ xh8 .7# 907 .Wxc5+ Stamma .. . dxc5 .. b5 2. c4#] 2.c4+ b5 b6# 908 7+ x7 2.W h6+ h7 Wxh7# 909 h4+ h5 2. f5+ xf5 .f7# 910 .4+ hx 2.e4 + f4 .f6 # 911 e5 b4 .. h 2.e4 x2 .h4#] 2.2 b .# 912 xf8+ xf8 2. Wf7 + h8 .Wxf8# 91 3 Wf6+ xf6 2.xf6+ f8 xh8# 914 Wxf8+ xf8 2. 6+ 8 . e8#
2.f5+ .W6.e7# + x6 2. 5+ hx5 .x6# 884 8
f4+ h5 2.2.+ hf8 8 h4# Wxh7+ xh7 .xe7# xe8+ xe8 2.7+ f8 2. h . f7# d7# 918 Wxh6+ xh6 2 .8+ x8 . xf7# 919 7+ f 7 2.We6+ xe6 dxe6# 920 .Wx8+ x8 . . e 2We8# 2.h8+ xh8 f7# 921 Wxf6 xf6 2 + h8 .xf6# 922 Wxf8+ xf8 2.d8+ e7 e8# 923 .W4+ x4 2xh6+ xh6 f7# 924 .Wa8+ Wa7 2 .xb6+ xb6 [2 . . . xb6 Wc6#] c4# 925 .W7 + x7 2.f5 + 8 . h6#
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discovered and doube check 885 .Wh6 xf6 xh6 2.e7#] 2. xf6+ h8 .Wx7# 886 f5 threatenin mate on 6. itout the presence of the t woud be a theoretica draw 7 2.h8+ h7 .xh7# 887 .xd5+ cx d5 2 6+ hx6 .f 4# 888 . h5+ xh5 2.W5+ f8 .d8# 889 Wxh7+ [the same mate f oows .xf7+ xf7 2.Wx7+ xh7 . 6#] .. x7 2.xf7+ xf7 .6# 890 .4+ fx 22 4 f4# 891 .b6+ 8th century
xb6 2c8+ a 5 . b4# Lo 892 .c6+ xc6 2 .c5+ a5 .c7 # 893 .Wh8+ eeant and s tron .. . xh 2f6+ 8 d8# 894 - . + h6 2d2 [ otherwise 2d] 2 ad8 h2# 895 .b6 f4 [ .. . xb6 2. xb6 e =W .c7#] 2c7+ xc7 a7# 896 .a8+ xa8 2.Wa6+ b 8 .Wxb7 #
.Wf8+ 7 2e6 + xe6 .Wf 5# .We6+ d fxe6 25+ 6 .x6# .Wxh7+ x 7 2xh7+ h8 6# . 8+ x 8 [ . x8 2f6+ 7 . d8# 2. + 8 .f6# 930 a6 + xd8 2.Wb8+ x b8 . c7# 931 a8+ x a8 2. d7 e7 .a4# 932 W8+ x8 2 x6+ hx 6 .h4# 933 c7+ f 8 2Wd8+ xd8 .e8# 934 .Wxd6+ xd6 2. f4+ d7 e6# 926 927 928 929
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Soions 935 1 .!! "xc 2."x 7 x7 .x7# h7 .# 936 ."h6!! xh6 2 937 "xd! ! xd 2 x7 e7 c 5# 938 .e6 !! x7 1 . . "xh 2 .7# 2.5 "x5 "x5# 939 1 ."xh6 xh6 2 xh6 h7 x6# 90 1 ."x7 ! x7 2. h .6# 91 - "5!! 2."xh6 xh6 .x # 92 "x7 x7 2.x7 d e6# 93 1 .e7! "xh 7 xh7 2h1 6! 1 ... \h 2 ."xh7! xh7 .h 1 # 9 - 1 6! x 6 1 . . \h 2 .7#] 2."7 h ."h7# 95 ."h7 xh7 2. 6 h .6#
2. 56 hx6 .x6# .6 " x6 2 .e e6 2 . e7 "d#] . ! x "d7# 963 1 .xh7 xh7 2"h 7 h 6 h7 ... \ ."e6#] .# 96 - 1 xe6 e7 1 .. . xe6 2 ."h 7 x7# 2. x7 x e6 "6 x e5 # Mes-Jkobsen 19 965 "e ! xe 1 .. xe inteern wth the s conto o the c sqre 2c7 x .c"# 2xe xe .c7 x c"# Mieses-Von Brdeeben 1905 966 - 1 ."xh 7 xh7 2 6 dobe check 2. \h .h "h . xh# 967 .6 x 6 2"h7 .xe6 x e6 .h6# Medrtchi-Fet 95 968 - 1 .x7 x7 2. h5 h 2 . ."d# . "d "x# 969 - 1 "x6 ! h . \x6 2. #] 2.x5 remo vin the de ende 2 . ex5 2 . x6 ."h7#] ."xh6 h7 . "xh7# 970 .h xh 2"h7 thr etenin mte on 2 .. . "6 ."xh " "x# Mtinez Vni n Moscow 975 97 - 1 .7!! de co s n d open s ine 1 ... \x7 2. xh7! xh7 ."x6 h ."h7# 972 .6 1 "x6 2."h6 ."h7#] 2 h xh ."h6 " 7# Mrsh Mrco 900 973 1 ."7 ! x7 2.hx7 \ .h x7 "# 97 1 ."c7! tkn w n escpe sq e! 1 ... xc7 2 .b6! ! b 2 .. xb6 d#] .d "c .xc# MnkB 992 975 - "h7 xh7 2.h6 xe7 h 5 6# Mewsk -K ijenko 97 976 ."h6 ! xh6 2.xh6 h7 "h .xh# 977 - 1 .c7 "xc7 2."e 2 "e5 ."x e5 e7 ."xe7# 978 1 ."xh6 ! xh6 2d e5 .xe5 6 x6# 962 -
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acic ha re n he obrucon of a fe, rank or dagona , wh ho erm ac cal coneqen ce for he opponen combination a combnaion of wo or more df feren accal moif n erie, ofen nvoving a acriice decoy sacrifce a acriice ha force he capr ing piece o a key quare, wih negaive cone quence deection a capre or hrea force a pece away from i defence of a piece or a key qare discovery he movemen of a pece nmak a hrea by a econd piece double attack (ee fork) a nge pece hreaen wo ndefended piece imaneoy discovered check he movemen of a piece n mak a check by a econd pece double check he movemen of a pece ha check he kng unmak anoher check from a econd pece double threat he mo mporan ingle concep in acic: a move by a ingle piece creae wo problem imulaneouly (eg hrea of mae and nproeced pece capure, hrea of mae and pawn promoion, ec) Mo oher acca erm decrbe pecifc ype of a doube hrea ork a doube aack by a pawn or a kngh intermedia te mov e (aka zwichenug, inermezzo, or nbeween move) an nexpeced move by an opponen in a panned acica e quence opening lines (aka clearance) a acic ha re ul in he openng of a le, rank or dagona, wh hor erm acica conequence for he opponen pin he movemen of a piece i impobe or rerced a i i on he ame ine of aack a he king or a more valabe piece removing the deender (aka removing he guard) he capure of a key defending pece, ay nvoving a acriice sacrifce he capure of a piece by a more vau abe pece o a o gain a ubequen accal or raegic benef skewer he movemen of a pece under aack wod reu n he capure of an undefended pece of e vae on he ame lne of aack windmill a ere of repeaed dicovered check ha reu n he capure of evera piece by he piece whch unmak check
(uualy) a bhop or kngh in fron of i
epaulette mate a back rank checkmae made poibe becae he king' movemen rericed by he preence of a pece of he ame color on each ide of he king, ual y he oo k escape square an noccupied qare ha an a acked piece can lee o exchange sacrifce he exchange of a rook for a bhop or knigh the s quare (aka he qare of he pawn) a im ple mehod for deermin ng f a king can preven a pawn from pomong Viaie a quare made up of h e ln e bewe en pawn an d i promoion qare and hree oher line of eqal engh If an nim peded kng i in ha quare wih he opponen o move, he king can preven pawn promoion hanging piece an undefended pece ha i under aack loose piece an undefended piece ha i no nde mmediae aack mating net uua y qu ie mo ve ha rap h e king in preparaion of mae
Novotny theme hi i he erm ued when a piece i acrificed on a quare where i cod be aken by wo diferen opponen piece which ever piece make he capre obrc he acion of he oher overloaded piece a piece ha ha more defen ive ak han i can cope wih promotion a pawn reache he a rank and i bued by any oher piece smothered mate a checkmae in whch he king canno move becaue of he preence of piece of he ame coor on al adjacen quare o he kn stalemate he game a draw when a payer' king i no in check and he can make a egal mov theoretical draw a known endgame poiion where a draw he inevable reu of be pay wih a hrea vacating a square or a acrfcal capreanpiece ordermove o aow acce for anoher pece of he ame coor o he quare he capring pece prevoly occuped wrong coloured bishop (aka wrong bihop) a bihop ha conro he dark qare n an end game poiion where yo require a bihop ha con ro he ligh qua re o win or draw, or vice ver a zugzwang a poon ha woud be ound f you coud kp your move, ie i your urn o move, and any move yo make wi have negave con equence
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Chess is 99% tactics. If this celebrated obseration is rue for the master, how much more so for beginners and casual players! If you want to win more games nothing works better than training combinations. There are two types of books on tactics, tose that introduce the concepts followed by some examples, and workbooks that contain numerous exercises Chess masters and trainers Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa have done both: they explain the basic tactical ideas AND provide an enormous amount of exercises for each different theme
Maett ad Mea have created a great rt tactc book t teache you how to:
00 hess Execises or Beginners can also be used as a course tex t book, because only the mos t didactically productive exercises have been u sed
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