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PUZZL
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PUZZL
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CONTENTS
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IN ODU CTIO N
Css s 99% tactcs.
Anaoly Karpovs reacon to tha rsm was 'Wha bbsh! He of corse beng one of he bes actcans ever mght have nderestmated the sgncance of hs prowess n tha parcar deparmen of he game IM Wla Haston even wen so ar as o stae ha here s no sch hng as a good sraegst; he bes players are smply he bes actcans Dr John Nnn on he other hand s of he oppose opnon- 'Chess s 99% po stonal play We may ndeed have probles denng he precse dsncons beween srae gc and accal operaons lam Osboe sggesed o me ha here are no enogh words he Englsh angage o accommodae he nances of he sn d ypes of chess acvy and ha can somemes be very dcl o caego rse hem Ceanly he compler of the 'Qck cossword he ecembe 27th 1988 ed ton of Day Ma mgh have agreed or one ce was 'Taccs (8 leters) and the answer was Straegy orks pns skewers deecons overoadng doble aacks rappng of peces matng nes salemae escapes and garded gards he whole panopy of taccal weapons wll feare n hs book However he posions are almos al aken from praccal pay Conseqenly he man reqremen or eang pos when workng hrogh he pzzes wi be cocree calclaon of a ree of vara ons n whch accracy n hreadng yor way rogh s parclary mporan There wll no necessarly be an especaly prey actca bable hangng ay of the branches Each set of weve pzzes s tended o be of approxmately smlar dcly and he otal mber of ponts avalable n eac ex s 150 As yo progress
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Can You be a Tactca Chess Genius?
through the tests you may see if yu totals for te late ones ae ihe tha the for the ealie positions, and teeby if your tactical stent is deveopin. If you becoe copletely stck on a position yo may 'Ask a Grandmaster to obtain a hint as to the solution Hwever tis indugence wl not g unpenaised ad will cost you point The puzzles here are of a mathematical type inasmch as there is an expeted 'correct nswer to each. Thi wil aid the deveopment of precie alclation and patte reognition bt may pla less of a par i helpin the student to show reative ai. Korchni one voied the amazing opiin tat the tactical genis Mikhail Tal was a routine player lacking in the stety and fee fo the initiative exhiited by the trly great attacker suh as Spasky and Kere I would diffe with hi there, ut if you want to see instance of the intitive gabit or tre acrice, where there i o immediate win by attack nor imminent eain of mterial, the ou might do wel to go thou a ranche of Shirov o Speeman ge
James Plakett astings Febrary 2002
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Test One
Tes : uzze Mxmm coe Pont atny Likasky Od200 Whi o ack has jst reare the anchetto of h eens bsho Why was that nwse?
See age 3 t hh t nt
Tes uzze Mxmm coe Pont ee Fritz ee Juni Cdqe200 Bc o The whte kng s rght ot n the oen ow ack wn
See age 3 t hh t t
Can You be a actcal Chess Genus?
Test : uzze Mxmm coe Point edea Schatz Stocke 992 Blc l Back no roote hs awn to a queen but rather the gae saw a rare case ofunerrooton as he contnue wth b1 after whch he soon won What wou have haene aer the autoatc 1b1"? See page 3 t hh t pnt
Test 1: uzze 4 Mxmm coe Point Adan Sassky Toc 982 Blc l Whte has just avance hs eawn eectng the attacke knght to ove awa fro f6 He saw tat 4 "f eaves both back knghts uner attack so one of the ust be ost What ha he over ooke? •
See page 3 t hh t pnt
Test One
Tes 1 uzze 5 Mxmm core Pont aske Asan Internet Ce Cb2001
Wh Whte can wn a awn here but s there anthng even stronger
See age 3 t hh t t
Tes 1 uzze Mxmm core 10 Pont usak Vensky Mocow 1947
Bc Whte s a ece ahea an as to cature he bawn net Is that the en of the sto
See age 3 t hh t t
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Cn ou e Tcticl Chess Genus?
Test 1: Puzze Mximm core 10 Point Paskett eange Internet Ce Clb2001
Wh Both ses have aote an attackng stance but t s Whtes move Has he a wa of anng a unch?
See page 3 t hh t nt
Test 1: Puzze 8 Mximm core 10 Point Paskett Veiiic Bnj Lk 198
Wh l As a ast, eserate hoe, Whte sacrce a ece an rove the oo nents kng out to the fourth rank. He now sa n further checks an face wth mate on el , chose 1 g4 but resgne aer l fg3 D he have anthng better? See page 3 t hh t nt
Test Oe
Test : uzze Maximum score 10 Poits iek Schsse Filad 1979
Wh Back ishane the oening an te has the avantage of the ar of bishos How shou te rocee?
See age 3 t hh t t
Test uzze Maximum score 10 oints laskett Gten old Under-26 Teams, Gaz 1981
Wh White s better coornate What can he o to best eoi this?
See age 3 t hh t t
Can You b a actcal Chss Gnus?
Test 1 uzze 11 Maximum score Points askett ies Lugano 986
Wh n the game Back regne aer 1 b �e6 g �e 3 a3 n vew of 3...c5 4 xc5 mate. Whte ha other force wn bt what the ony other mate n for that the oton contan? See page 3 t hh t nt
Test 1 uzze 1 Maxmum score Points askett Sh Banja Luka 198
Wh Wth h extra awn an actve ay t ookng very goo for Whte bt what now the bet way forwar?
See page 3 t hh t nt
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Test 1: Puzzle 13 Maximum score 1 Points Hasn Un London 1984
Wh o l A qet.. or t
See age t hh st yu pnts.
Test 1: Puzzle 14 Maximum score 1 Points rzhd Gershn el Aviv2001
Blc o l Back ner rere an ..x w not o a a mean of reevng t for after e5+! gg 3 x x 4 e8+ te ck a rook. at to o See age t hh st yu pnts.
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Can You b a Tatal Chss Gnus?
Tes 1: uzze 15 Maximum score 1 Points aske Sh Birmingam2000
Whi o Back ha bae h efence on havng one awn comenaton a o trctre n ret fo the o of the exchange ae omethng ke 1 xb7 Jxb7 2 xc3 xc3 3 Jac Jb8. What ha he me? See page t hh t pnt
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Tes : uzze 1 Maxmum scoe oits aske ies Haogate 1982
Whi o I paye 1 �c5, preervng a wnnng oton. Bt what wa the way to wn a pece?
See age t t nt
es uzze Maxmum scoe ots Zhu Chen Kchn Muic2000
Bc o te a heathy awn p wth the peror mnor ece, bt t Back to move...
See age t h t nt
Can You b a Tactcal Chss Gnus?
Test : uzze Maximum score Poits San Segund iket Mondar 2000
Bc o Whte thoght that he wa trong to vctory here, a l a eay contere by 2 fxe3 that the en of the tory? .
See page t hh t t
Test : uzze 4 Maxmum score Poits J.ein en Gausdal 1992
Whi o Athogh Whte qeen an bho are ctere on the qeene they are actay ontng at the back kng ow Whte now contne?
See page t hh t t
Test Two
Test uzze 5 Maximum score Poits Agaie aceewski PolaicaZdroj2000 Bc o Vktor Korchno i of the oinon that the Kng Inan Defence smy ba for Back Th oton aoe fom that oenng formaton te s a ece Doe that vncate Kochno onon? See age t hh t nt
Test : uzze 6 Maximum score 10 Poits askett S lovdv 1984 Whi o Whte ha acrce a mnor ece to h the back kng o nto the oen I now aye whch won comfotaby, bt how co I have force mate n ve moves? See age t hh t t
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Cn u b ctcl Chss Gnus?
Test Pule 7 Maximum score: 10 Poits inquist Pilajasa Jyvaskya 1996
Whi o Back has ust mae a foohary cature on 4 an now Whte uneashe the fu ower of the bshos. ow?
See page t hh t pt
Test Pule 8 Maximum score: 10 Poits askett rkel Lodo 99 Whi o Whte has ncrease hs attackng oenta n ths soate queens awn oston by transferrng the queen to h4. ow he now make te most of hs chances? See page t hh t pt
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Tst Two
Test 2: uzze 9 Maximum score 10 Points Hansen Vescvi Copenagen 199 Whi o Whte s pontng peces towars the enemy kng, but s he gettng any where?
See age 4 t hh t 4 t
Test : ue 10 Maximum score 10 Points Wisn rkel Hastings 1996/97
Whi o Back s attackng the c4pawn What to o?
See age 4 t hh t t
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an You b a Tactcal hss Gnus?
Test Pue 11 Maximum score Poits Gdanski rkel Europea Team Campiosip2000 Bc o Back, a awn own, s stggng here ow can he actvate hs oston before te can organse the avance of hs queense awns?
See age t hh t t
Test Pue 1 Maximum score: Poits Paskett Baak Te Hague2001 Whi o Whte can cature either a knght or a bsho. ow shou he contnue?
See age t hh t t
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Test 2 ue 13 Maxmum score 1 Ponts .Stein isc Stockolm 192
W Ply Whites bishop is en prise. ow to procee?
See page t hh t yu pnt
Test 2 ule 14 Maxmum score 1 Ponts asett Murshed Daka 1997
W Ply Back has hit the 4knight. ite has areay sacrice a pawn (In Sh rov stye, remember thinking to myse. ow shou he now continue?
See page t hh t yu pnt
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Test Pue 15 Maximum score 1 oits Paskett Hawek Europea Juior Campiosip 1979 Whi o Ply A bewerng oston where Whte has many attackng ossbtes. Whch s the best?
See age t hh t nt
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est 3 Puzzle 1 Maximum score oits D GFea Adams Hastgs 1996/97 Whi o Ply Mckey Aams os hs rs hree games n hs ouamen. In hs, he fourh roun, he ha been wo cear awns ahea. Bu hen came own o he agram oson. A graefu Fear ook a raw wh 1 7 �c8 g7 �8 3 7. Wha shou he have one? S pag t t u pnt
est 3 Puzzle 2 Maximum score oints D Atanu Vadasz Budapest2000 Whi o Ply Back s ryng o ease he ressure by forcng off he queens an/or rounng u he cawn. ow Whe confoun hs effo?
S pag t hh t u pnt.
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Can ou a acca Css nus?
est 3 Puzzle 3 Maximum score Points D Fedoo Neelakantan Calcutta 1999 Whi o Py Whte can stay a ece u wth 1 e6 xe6 2 xe6, but he has a far stronger contnuaton avaabe.
See age t hih t in
est 3 Puzzle 4 Maximum score Points D Natapo Schualo Moscow 199
Bc o Py Back resgne because the enemy kng s about to ntrate. Correct ec son?
See age t hih i t int.
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Test 3 Puzzle 5 Maxiu score 5 Points DTal • A.N.Other Siultaneous display Wi Ply Back, having just captured on h1, no oubt expecte the automatc recap ture...
ee page 5 to Ask A Grandmaster, which will cs you 2 ponts.
Test 3 Puzze Maxium score 10 Points 0 aly • Rochev Bunratty 1999
Blc Ply Back aye l...h4, skewerng te ooks an Whte esgne Bt what was a sweeter ns?
ee page 15 to Ask A Grandmaster, whch will cos you points
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Test Puzzle 7 Maximum score 10 Poits rdeshi Harapetan Fajr2001 Whi o Py Back has a weak kingside and not enoug pieces heping out in that se tor. How id ite break hroug?
See age t hch cst y 4 nts
Test Puzzle 8 Maximum score 10 Poits Chandler Forster Bermuda 1999
Whi o Py White is a pawn up but, rater than atteptng a gradua tenica epoi tation of his avantage, e has a spectacuar coup.
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Test 3 Ple 9 Maximum score: 10 Ponts D Boka • Brostei Miskoc 1963 Bc o Py Wht s th chang own but the poston s so bock that there s no norma way through for Back.
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Test 3 Ple 10 Maximum score: 10 Points D Plasett • iviaov Daka 1997 Whi o Py Back ha just takn a pawn on a2, but t wo have bn bttr not to as Wht now has an opportunty to sove hs probms What s t?
See page o Ask A Grandmaser whch w co you pon.
Can ou a aa Css nus?
Test 3 Puzze 11 Maximum score 15 Points D Westerinen Abramovich Moscow 1982 Bc o Py Back's ver actve peces and bshop par grant h good copensaton for hs pawn. But woud you beeve that after hs next ove Whte re sgne? S pag 5 t Ask A Grandmastr which will cst you pins
Test 3 Puzzle 1 Maximum score 5 Poits ravnies Beals Postal Game Whi o Py Here Whte paed the ca 1 h3 and pa careered on: .£+ 2 h2 h4 3 g4 and Whte won It was suggested that 2...xg3+!? 3 xg3 g7+- as was subsequen payed n anther posta gae woud have ed to a decsve avantage for Back \t, then, s Whtes best ove? S ag 5 t Ask A Granmastr which wl cst yu ints
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Test 3: Puzzle 13 Maximum score: 15 Points D Sadle Paskett Hastings 1997/98 Whi o ly Whte has an extra pawn but ack has a compact game, the bshop par an two whte peces are attacke. On top of that the boar s about to gnte. How Matthew begn the reworks? See page 5 to sk Grndser whch w cost yo ponts
Test 3 Puzzle 14 Maximum core 15 Points D Lalic Cnquest Sou�end(Redbus)2001 Whi o ly W chess! ogan Lac s a pawn ahea but the a2pawn s a monster How the game en?
See page 5 to sk Grndser whch w cost yo ponts
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st 3 zz Maxmum scoe 15 Ponts lor r Mosco 199 Black Play E G aa o ak soh of hs ous ass aw ow See page
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st l Maximum scoe Poins s rsi andidaes Tounamen 199 Back Pay To ah h daa oson Posan has sad a ook whn hs kh was en prise) ow l + s by 2 " l , so how shoud ak onu See page to A A which wll cost you points.
st 2 Maximum scoe Pons Hs Mstl Bah 17 White t Pay Ms has jus undd hoy Why
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st 3 Maxmum scoe Ponts Misi sshii Esta 1 White t Play ak s dsraty tyng to for off th quns, but Wht was havng non of ths What hand?
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st l Maxmum scoe Pons Mils lchtk Dubna 176 White t Play Ms bam Engands rst M at ths vnt Hr a lttl trk won hm a awn and, shorty aftr, th gam Wha was th trck?
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Test Fr
s l 5 Maxmum scoe Pots Christis r Wjk aa Zee 993 White t Play s o v a ha Aato Kaov oss twv ovs u h h s a as Wha was h sv ow
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st l Maxmum scoe 0 Poits hlif Ydir Bad Wessee 1998 White t Play Wh s a aw u u h aws o a a 7 a u hrat ow shou h ro
See page to A A which wi cost you 4 poits
Can Y be a Tactical Chess Genis
st 4 Mxmum scoe 10 Pons mi Osjtsch Donesk 199 White t Play Th bak kng s bady onstrtd and has no ght squars Wht has varous obvous sara trs to for hkmat How an h mak ths work? See pae to A A which will cost you ois
st 4 8 Mxmum scoe 10 Pons rrcs Am New Yok 1961 White t Play Looks k a jok oston, but I assur ou that t dd atuay han How ought th arty now to draw to a os?
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Test Fr
st 4 l 9 Maximum score: 10 Pints imm r Lnd 19 84 Black to Play Th wo hao so a vasa voy hs oua aas o of h h ajo ods fo hs ow ow h lv a qu kll? See page to A A which wll cost you ponts
st 4 10 Maximu score 10 Poins Br rm Gausdal 1994 Black to Play Los of ajo s los of ossbls bu Fa fou h bs o Wha was ?
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4 11 Maxiu score 15 Poits B V.eiv Veroa 2001 Whie o Play A ssy oso u f you oa h rav osos of h ooks, s o sus ha Wh has a k akhouh ow?
See page to A A whch wll cost ou pons
4 e 12 Maxiu score 15 Poits Ydai amik Caddates Match, 1994 Black o Play W, hav sahd so aws, houh hsf w ad o v u a xha ad s hav a o of ay, as b has ad hs que ad kh a ady o suo h adva of hs xra foo sods Why was h wo? See page to A A whch wll cost ou pons 36
Test Fr
13 Maxmum sce 15 Pns Sh Bavky Grningen 1997 White to Play Th tal momnt of a ctal gam n a bg math Blavsky had bn yng on th doubl attak on Wht's qun and bsho but Shot saw o mov futh What hand? See page o A A which wi cos you pois
: 1 Maxmum sce 15 Pns ad L Bayam 2000 White to Play As wth so many of th amls n ths book h w hav h a md dlgam wth oost sds astlng As Kotov land n Think Like A Grandmaster th haat of th mddlgam s dtatd by th natu of th onng Wht s wll ahad n ths a How dd t onlud? See page o A A which will cost yo poits 37
Can o be a Tactical Chess Genis
t 15 Maxiu scre: 15 Pis Smmca imee Adrra 99 1 White to Play Ayh fo Wh h
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5: Maximum scoe 5 Points D ii
Chkhv Moscow 1992 Whte t lay Whte s a pece down but hs remanng forces loom over the black kng. How dd he prove tat ths s te more relevant feature of the poston?
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5 2 aximum scoe 5 Ponts D Fi
ich Bimingam 1999 Whte t lay Black looks to be pushng back Whte's ntatve by attacng the ght on h4 If t retreats to f Black can exchange t wth chec an ten foce the exchange of queens wth 2 "h4. How shold Whte contnue? .
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5 zz 3 Maximum score 5 Poits H.Oaf .ay US Ope 2001 Black o Play ht was a Graastr rat 2563 Back was a aatr ag ghty How th vtra ow cotu?
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5 zz Maximum score 5 Poits wad machk Siss Champioshp 2000
Black o Play Ms Latschko s a paw ow Is that th of the story?
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Test Five
5 5 Maximum score 5 Poins ririv aikvky Kurgan 192 Black to Play There s a well kown sayng n cess that when you see a good move, you should look for a better one Well, doesnt recapturng on d look good enough enough? See pe o A A wic wi cos you ois
5 Maxmum score 10 Poins L ak Hastngs 19/9 Blac to Play e are barely out of the openng and Wte seems to be better developed However, t s Black who now launches a wnnng attack How?
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Can Y be a Tactical Che Geni?
5 Maximum scoe 0 Pons D A.Skv
Yv Candidaes Mach, Rga 9 Bck t P Black has a pleasant game as Whte has a number of pawn weaknesses and no real ntatve to compensate. How dd Black transfom ths pleas ant game nto somethng more concrete? See page to A A wic will cost you oits
5 8 Maximum scoe 0 Poins D Rai
jami Wod Team Championshp, ucene 1993 White t P Whte retreated wth b3. Dd he have better?
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Test Five
5 9 Maximum scre 10 Pins v
Buda Budape pes s 195 195 Whie o Play Whte s about to be repulsed and also lose hs c4-pawn to an nvadng bshop What to do?
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5 10 Maximum scre 10 Pnts L
acik Germany 001 Whie o Play Whte has a reat game but how dd he now orce mate n ve moves?
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Can u be a Tactical Chess Genius
5 11 Maxmum score: 15 Ponts Lwi ak Birmngham 2001 White to Play hte has a eveopment ead and an ntatve, whst the back kng s st ncasted ack has an extra pawn ow shod the game contne?
See page to A A which wi cost you oints
5 12 Maxmum score 15 Points D .id-Ryd
yam Smultaneous, Dubln 191 White to Play hte sqeezed a wn ot of ths Cod ou?
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Test Five
5: 13 Maxi score: 15 Points D ak
R Scotland 1998 Black t lay May aw egs are laye baly. Ths tes to be because layers relax aer the more comlex ostons that recee a awn enng, as sumg that oce they have seen an ea a osto, the there s noth g else to . But oe there are twsts. What ought to hae here? See age to A A which wi cost you points
5: 14 Max score 15 Pns D av
k Oroposa del Mar 1996 White t lay Quees o Symmetrcal structure All quet on the Weste front? No way!
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5 5 Maximum scoe 15 Ponts D
Baa as Palmas 199 White to Play te s demonstratng hard on the kngsde but Black appears to be se cure enough.. or s he?
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N asngs 1996/97 White to Play Black's kng has been drven from sheler Ho dd Hebden explo s?
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2 Maximum score 5 Points Ocha d Echa aca Spanish hampionshp 1991 White to Play ack jus blundered Ho can he be punshed?
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l 3 Maxmum score 5 oits d Adi odo, loyds Bak 196 Black to Play s ha sare a pee t set up what Aeste jue t be a esapabe mat et Faced wth mate frm a paw f4, he saw th better tha t br t abut hmself wt f4+ 2 xf4 mate Was there ayth better See age to A A whch wl cost you onts
4 Maximum score: 5 ots A Bma Word -20 Champoship 2000 Black to Play ak wul ke t pay xh2 but ths s prtete ak wud ke t pay x4 a 2<+ but the bshop defeds
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Test S
5 Maximum score 5 Points D .C
Chidaid ippstadt 2000 White to Pay The omputer found a most dsrespetful way to treat a lady What dd t play?
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Maximum score 10 Points D Adam
ad European Junior Championshp, Arnhem 1988 Back to Pay Mhael Adams and Bos Gelfand went on to beome players ranked n he wolds op ten Hee Gelfand gets the better of Adams n a junor touament an you see how? See page to A A wic wll cost you pots
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Maimum score 10 oints D W Zh
Buenos Aires Oympad 17 White to Play There are a number of strong moes aalable to Whte, but he has, act, a forced route to mate Can you see t?
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8 Maimum score 10 onts D Ehv
Ad Befort 17 White to Play Crazy attacks for both sdes Who ought to get there rst?
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Test Six
9 Maximum score 10 Points D Bg
Aav World Junior Campionsip 2001 Black to Play Blacks queen s attacked and t seems that the bshop must be protected. Is ths an nsoluble poblem?
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10 Maximum score 10 Points D N
B Germany 2000 White to Play unn, as ever, s on the attack. He s a pece down but does he have enough for t?
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Maximum soe 1 Pos D Sh
jvc Amseam 1 White to Play Ljubojevc aways has great belef n hs formatons He has scored some ne wns wth hs Sclan Defences but ths was not one of them. Oppo ste ank castlng has ed to a race where hort emphatcally demon strated that Back s we behnd How dd Whte prove ths S to wic w cost you ois
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Skkv Roeam 12 White to Play Whte has sacrced the exchange for pressure How shoud he now con tnue
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Test 6 Puzzle 3 ax score 15 ons Geller • Kapov USS Capionsip 976 W Play
G sa a o a av aov ss o hav u o a s ow ss o a qu ha a s Whs bst ov o au os ou w hav o ou qu sv aass ee page 8 o A A which w co you poin
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15 Maxmum scre 15 Pnts D Aaik
hm New Yrk 1999 Whie Play Ve complcated How does Whte push Black over the edge?
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7: 3 axi score 5 oins cNab ake Hasings 996/97
Black o Play Back had bee sacrcg merry n the mddlegame ad vested a rook for the mghty paw roer that you see n the dagram posto Now he s just a pece dow but hs quee ad rook are attacked. How shoud Back cotue? See page 8 o A A wc w cos you poins
4 Maximu score 5 Poins Schm Nada Baden Baden 993 Whie o Play Ho dd he ck up a pece?
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Test Seven
7: P 1 Maximum scre 5 Pints D i
Ad ndn 980 Whie o Pla What was Whtes ocout punch?
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7: P 2 Maximum scre 5 Pints D av
i Brussels (S.W.IFT) 987 Whie o Pla Blac had ust retreated hs nght from g6 to
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Why was that unwse?
See age 8 to A A which wi cos you ois 55
Test Seven
st 7 Puzz 5 Maximum scre 5 Pnts czyk
Schurd Zakpane 1978 Wite Pay te has an excellent game and a number of moves mantan hs advan tage But there s one kller blow here hat s t?
See page 8 to A A which wi cost you points
st 7 Puzz 6 Maximum scre 10 Pints A.N.Othr
• Mannhimr Frakfurt am Mai 1921 Black t Play Back won wth a clever move
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Cn You be Ttil Che Geniu?
Maximum score 10 Points D kw
Cv Pua 1997 Whte to Play Black s an outsde passed pawn ahead Take the queens off the board and he s wnnng (wth hs rook behind the passed pawn n that endng) But the queens are stll n play, and ths enabled Whte to explot the stuato of the black kng. How dd he succeed? See page 8 to A A which wll cost you pots
8 Maximum score 10 Points D Bvky • Hch erman hamponshp 2000
Whte to Play Black pressurses Need Whte conce hmself wth ts defence?
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Test See
9 Maximum score 10 Points Rch • Bma Darmstadt 2000 Black o Play ak has a o of s na h oonns kn f h as wh i7 Wh an y to ah u hs fns wth 2 f.
See page 8 o A A whch wll cost you poits
10 Maximum score 10 oints Mil • Jao russels (S.FT) 1987 Whie o Play Maa s aoay v ut Wh has a a Wha s ?
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Can You be a Tactical Chess Genius?
st 7 uzz 11 Maxmum core 1 on sdal L London 191
Whi o Black is a piece up and about to force a queen exchange which should end all of Whites fun But Wite found the only way to keep the party gog ee ae 8 to s aase which will cost you oits
st 7 uzz 1 Maxmum core 1 on Hnd Mhrng T Oymad 1964
o Opposite coloured bishop endings are nooriously drawish Here the automatic a2 2 xa2
ee ae 8 to s aase whh wi cost you oits. 60
Tes Seven
est 7 Pe 13 Maxmum scoe: 1 Ponts Paskett Sh Po 194
The e6pawn is under considerabe pressure is it defensibe? What is going on here?
ee ae to s andase which wi cost you oints
est 7 Pe 14 Maxmum score 1 Ponts Fscher enk New York 1963
Wh How did the great Bobby uneash a ne attack?
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Can You be a Tactica Che Genu
est 7 Ple 15 axi scoe 1 Points Larsen Sassky USSR vs Rest of Te o, Begae 190 Bc Py Ts oso o a Lars as o rgar as ors fa of s carr Wh ad avac a provocav mar f4 a movs arr Bors Sassky say s abo a rao ee ae to Ask A andase, which wi cost you 6 oits
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Test Eight
est Pe 1 axi scoe Points Gk Tessaoniki 19
Wh Py ars o fo a ma o a yo?
ee ae 9 to s adase which wi cost you oints
est Pe 2 axi scoe Points Paskett Krsh Hapstea 2001
Wh Py I cos e6 �c6 2 + a s rsg, so ras I so o b so ar o ys B a as ma o a bo ovr ook? ee ae 9 to s aase which wi cost you oints 63
Can You be a Tactical Chess Genius?
est Pe 3 Maximm scoe Points Braga Psch Ma de Pata 192
Bc Py Back s g comoraby, b ajos Posc oppd a o a ma r Wa as ?
ee ae 9 to As A anase which wi cost you oints
est Pe 4 Maximm scoe Points Fscher Smysv Begade 199
Bc Py Fscr as pcs ad a asy 6pa ro o Smysovs oy kg o dd Vasy so o as boss r?
ee ae 9 to As A anase which wi cost you oints. 6
Test Eiht
est Ple 5 Max scoe Ponts Paskett Cch apstea 200
Wh y Back ad octy tak a a o d Wat as rog t ts?
ee ae 9 to As A aase which will cost you oints
est Pe 6 Maxu scoe 10 Ponts Masn • Wnawe Venna 882
Wh y Back aars to av orgasd a succssul rus o t attack, or t xcag o qus ad/or rooks s tratd, ad tr s t mattr o o Wt s to da t s bso o dd Wt solv ts rob ms? ee ae 9 to As A aase which wll cost you onts 65
Can You be a Tactcal Chess Genus?
est Pe 7 Max scoe 10 Points Paskett Vncent Pars 193
Wh y Wt a sacrc t xcang or t ntatv Dos av nough or s nvstmnt?
ee ae 9 to s aase, which wi cost you oints
est Pe Max scoe 10 Ponts Peng Zhaq Dmna oen's od Capionsp 2000 Wh y Wt as an xcnt poston wt a numbr o strong postona movs at r sposa owvr, s oun a tactc tat brougt an mmat n to t strugg Wat was t? ee ae 9 to s aase, which will cost you oins. 66
Test Eght
est Pe axi scoe 10 Points Kamsky JPgar Benos Aies 1994
Bc Py o from r a yo s o?
ee pae 9 to Ask A Grandmaster, which wi cost yo oits
est Ple 10 axi scoe 10 Points Larsen • bevc ian 9
Bc Py Back s og r i t ara l J ld8 bt a as t ar from obvos sqc fo a orc ma? ,
ee pae 9 to Ask A Grandmaster, which wi cost yo oits 6
Can You be a Tactical Chess Genius?
est Pe Maximm scoe 1 Points Paskett Hebden Maccesfied 192
Bc y Hr Hb chos l g6, ar which I rtu a matria gai to goo ct with 2 3!, th poit big that 2 x3 is cisivy mt by 3 xh6 h qustio is why so gi a tacticia as Hb passd ovr th obvious l x hr? What c ha h ors? .
ee ae to Ask A raasr which wll cost you oints.
est Pe 2 Maximm scoe 1 Points Deche Re a oens 1996
Wh y Whit gav up a paw or this iitiativ What is his strogst cotiua tio?
ee ae to Ask A raasr which will cost you oints 68
est Eigt
est Pe 13 Maximum scoe: 1 oints Petrsian Spassky od Camions 1966
Wh it is to xcangs bind bt can rgai bot by a dob captr on f. Is tr ayting bttr?
ee ae to As A Gaas which will cost you oints.
est Pe 14 Maximum scoe 1 Points Mad Chibrdanide Batumi 2000
Back's qn is attackd and t skr sggsts tat Wit i rgain r xcang and b pans aad. at sod Back pay?
ee ae to As A Gaas which will cos you oints. 69
Ca You be a Tactica Chess Geius?
est Pe 5 Maximum score 1 Points Karpv Krchn o Capionsip 19
Wh y as a vry goo gam, b wa was combiaio ow cork o brg a o a sarkig cocsio?
ee ae to Ask A randmaster, which wll cost you 6 oints
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st : zz Maxu scoe Ponts Hbdn Kgws Lewsa 98
Wh y Mark bd, as s s o, s aackg, b s q s dr r o sod W co?
ee pae to Ask A Grandmaster which wi cost yo oints
Tst : zz 2 Maxu scoe Ponts Kprci Levtt Baenwee 990
Wh y Back as js bdrd o ca W dmosra hs?
ee pae to Ask A Grandmaste which wi cost yo oints 71
Can You be a Tactical Chess Genius
Tst zzl 3 axi scoe Points alsn Br Geany 188
Bc Py Back s ay o o mara bu o os s gam a you s y?
ee ae to Ask A Grandmaser, which wil cost you oints
Tst zz 4 axi scoe Points Sveshnv Tmman Tibug 1992
Wh Py Svskov o o cs or a rook r Wa as s mov?
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Test Nine
Test : Ple 5 aximm scoe oints Kntser Gershn Te vv 199
Wh y W sattr s oonns fncs hr an yo?
ee ae to A A anae which will cost you oits
Test : Pe 6 ax scoe 10 onts Gtmn Vtnsh iga 199
Bc y Ar mt sacrcs sm ta Gtman was abot to wn th br ancy rz, for ow can Backs nvod orcs o o nd s soat kng agans a qn, bsho and soon a rook? ee ae to A A anaer which will cost you oints 3
Can You be a Tatial Chess Genius
est Ple 7 Maxi score: 10 Points Vrg Hrdecsky Bdapest 1991
Wh Py Whi found a vry srong coninuaion Can you?
ee ae to Ask A Granastr which wil cost you oints
est : Pe Max score: 10 Points Ktnwsk Amed Begian Caponsp 1936
Wh Py a is Ws mos forcfu coninuaion?
ee ae to Ask A Granastr which will cost you oints
Test Nine
Test Pe axiu score 10 Ponts Krpv Ksprv ord Caponsi 19
Bc Py Kasparov is the exchange for a pawn down and threatened with mate. He can retreat with e8, but that's not the way he tried to demonstrate equality (it is not his syle, o one thing) Wat did he nd? ee ae to Ask A Grandmaster which wi cost you oints
Test Pe 10 axu score 10 Ponts H.Ofssn D.Myers US Oen 2001
Bc Py What is Backs best move?
ee ae to Ask A Grandmaster which w cost you oints 5
Can You be a Tactical Chess Genius?
est : Pe 11 Maxmum core on Steinit Chigrin avana 1892
Wh y White bihop mean that recapturing on d4 with check leave him in great hape But he did not do thi Why ot?
ee ae to Ask A Gadas which wi cost you oints
est : Pe 12 Maximum core 1 oin Gme Avare Cua 1999
Bc y White ha acriced two pawn for a big initiative and development lead The probem i that he two pawn dow How hould he continue?
ee ae to Ask A Gadas which will cost you oints 76
Tet Nine
est : Pzzle 13 Maximum score 1 oints Wllims Plskett Lonon 1999
c y How dd Back begn a powerfu attack?
ee ae to sk Granasr which will cost you oints.
Test : Pzzle 14 Maximum score 1 oints Plskett Dgs astings 1999
Wh y Whte wants to speed up the attack Can this be done?
ee ae to sk Granasr which will cost you oints 77
Can u be a Tatal Chess Genus
est Puzzle 15 axi scoe 1 Points Karly Rmanshn Rssia 1986
Bc Py In te ate 1970s one man was tought of as a serous contender for te word tte, ut ten e faded Here we get a gmpse of the creatvty of Oeg Romansn Wte ntends d4-d5 and then to caste efore roundng up te ost d3-pawn Meanwhe b7 hangs Wat dd ack do? ee ae to Ask A Grandmaster which wi cost you 6 oints
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Test 10 Pe 1 aximm score Points Kpv Krchni London 194
Wh y White is winning, but how did he bring proceedings to an immediate end?
ee ae to Ask A Grandmaser which wi cost you oits
Test 10 Pe 2 aximm score Points Sh Ds Daka 1999
Bc y Nigel Short won this touament, but he lost to the guy who came last Short s poised to get an extra queen, but it is Black to move How did he cause an upset? ee ae to Ask A Grandmaser which wi cost you oits 79
a u e a Tactical ess Geius?
Test 10: Ple 3 axi score Points van Wely Serawan ijk aan Zee 199
Bc Py ow did Yasser get a winning ending here?
ee ae to Ask A Granmaster which will cost you oints
Test 10: Ple 4 axi scoe Points Tkachev Psch ibg rapipay 1994
Bc Py A cursory gance suggests that Back is simpy a pawn down with an un casted king whie the opponents pieces are threateningy positioned owever, with one stroke Portisch demonstrated that he is winning What was it? ee ae to Ask A Granmaster which will cost you oints 80
Test Ten
est 10: Pe 5 axi scoe Points Filtv SMyer Piadepia 2000
Wh Py Wit unlashd his powr How?
ee ae to Ask A Grandmaster which wi cost yo oints
Test 10: Ple 6 Maxi scoe 10 Points Aekhine Flr Bed 1931
Wh Py Axandr Ain was on of th most imaginativ playrs in th his tory of th gam r h dfatd on of th words strongst Grand mastrs an you s how? ee ae to Ask A Grandmaster, which will cost yo 4 oits. 81
Can Yu be a Taial Chess Genius
est 10: Ple 7 Maxi score 10 Points Berelvic Ntkin ssia 19
Wh Py Kasparov says that a knight on 5 (or 4) can be worh a pawn in view o its attacking potentia How did White nish?
ee ae to Ask A ranmaster which wil cost you oints
est 10: Ple Maxi score 10 Points Per Kndsen Plskett Esbjeg 1982
Bc Py hie ad jst proposed an echange o qeens and assmed that he had soved his probems becase the attempt to avoid the trade with e5 sees Back forced back aer 2e, as 2a then ais to 3 e7+ h8 4 g 5 e+ 6 e and the cecks n out Is his accurate? ee ae to Ask A randmaster which will cost you oints 82
Test Ten
est 10 Pe Maximum scoe 10 Poits Kcheishvii Skev Liaes Ope 2001
Wh y Back has a colection of pieces for his queen whie White has an attack What shoud the outcome be?
ee ae to Ask A Gradmaster which will cost you 4 oints
est 10 Pe 10 Maximum scoe 10 Poits Wr Pskett Suon 1993
Wh y Aer White ns out of spite checks he wil be materia down and/or getting mated At east that is what I thought What happened?
ee ae to Ask A Gradmaster which will cost you 4 oints 83
Can You a Tactica Chss Gnius?
st 10 P 1 axu scoe 1 Points Plskett Arkl Newcaste 199
Wh y hite has his pieces well developed and is poised to strike ow?
ee ae to Ask A radaser wch w cost you 6 ots
st 10 P 1 axiu scoe 1 Ponts Plskett Krssn Copenagen 19
Wh y Lars Karlsson elieved that if I took on f5 he would have a good game aer l e4 2 h3 xc3 3 xc3 xf4 hat is wrong with this assess ment? ee ae to Ask A radaser whch wll cost you 6 oints 8
Tst Tn
est 10 Pe 13 Maximm scoe 1 Points immn Krmi Amstedam 1996
c y Tmman s attemptng to create a dverson aganst the black kng because hs queensde s ndefensble What do you thnk s Kramnk's best con tnuaton? ee ae to As A Ganas whch ll cost you onts
est 10 Pe 14 Maximm scoe 1 Points Krpv pv Dos Hemanas 1994
Wh y Looks placd enough? Don't be so sure
ee ae to As A Ganas whch will cost you oints 85
Can You be a Tactical Chess Genius
est 0: Ple 5 Maximm score 1 Points Lter Blgn France 001
Wh y Aother IQP mddegame where Whte s actvely placed However, he must dea wth the threat to hs attaced queen What is the best way?
ee ae to As A Gns which will cost you 6 onts.
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Tes Eleen
Test 11 Pe 1 Maximum scoe Points Weiss Vaclik zen 199
Wh y Mate in two ere?
ee ae to sk Granmaser which will cost you oints
Test 11 Ple 2 Maximum scoe Points Kndermann Schmiter Gemany 199
Wh y Stefan Kindermann forced mate in two How?
ee ae to sk Granmaser which wil cost you oints 8 7
Can You be a Tactical Chess Genius?
est 11: Pe 3 axmum scoe Ponts Btter Speemn Hastngs 198/9
Bc Py Speeman sacriced a pawn in pursuit of an attack and now opened up the white king to decisive effect ow did he achieve this?
ee ae to Ask A Gradmaster which will cost you oits
est 11: Pe 4 axmum score Ponts Gllgher Kernt Lyon 1993
Wh Py Grandmaster oe Gaagher is we known for his aggressive stye and keen tactca eye ere he found a cever way to force a decisive gain of matera What dd he pay? ee ae to Ask A Gradmaster which will cost you oits 88
Test Eleven
Test 11 Pzzle 5 axi scoe 5 Points vn der Sterren Heneck nic 1994
Wh Py Th dpan had formd basis of Bacs ambiions and Pa van dr Strrn as obviosy happy o b givn th opportnity to capr i, hich did Bt 1 xd3 is a bndr Wha was th rspons? See page to Ask A Grandmaster, which will cost you oits
Test 11 Pzzle 6 axi scoe 0 Points Plskett Spssky London 196
Wh Py My aim hn maing my prvios mov, f4, had bn to m this cc ih g3 xg3 2 hxg xh 1 3 Bt thn I improvisd ih 1 d 1 Wha had I fond abot my origina intntion ha d me to change plans? See page to Ask A Grandmaster, which will cost you 4 oits 89
Can You be a Tactical Chess Genius
Test 11 Pe 7 Maxmum scoe 10 Points TEspg Mhrng East Gemany 193
c ite has sacriced a piece for an attack and now threaens the black queen as well as mate in two by capturing with the pawn on either d7 o f s Back's situation without hope? See pge to As A Granaser which wll cost you onts.
Test 11 Pe Maximum scoe 10 Points G.Hernane A.Hernane Cuba 19
c t ooks like ite is a pawn up with a sound structure, but Black now found a devastating move hat was it?
See pge to As A Granaser which wll cost you ponts 90
est Eleen
Test 1 Puzzle axi scoe 0 Points 01 • Temre Kbysev986
Bc y Wite is a sound pawn up and his deences appear to be holding How did Black proe this assessment to be supercial? I will award ull marks only or a ull analysis See page to Ask A Grandmaster which wi cost you oints
Test 11: Pzle 10 axi scoe 0 Points Serwn • Wedenkeller o Jnio Capionsip, Skien 199 Wh y Whilst Black was pondering his preious moe ( g7-g6) Seirawan said to another player that he hoped that this would be played, as he had seen a nice continuation What had he been waiting to unleash? See page to Ask A Grandmaster which wi cost you oints 91
Can You be a Tactical Chess Genius
Test 11: Pzze 11 Maxu scoe 1 Points de Barbers Mss ono 1998
Wh y o es o hae fun here?
See page to Ask A Grandmaster which wi cost you 6 oints
Test 11: Pzze 12 Maxu scoe 1 Ponts Snye Net Kasparv o U-26 Tea Capionsp Gaz 1981 Bc y his is a ariaion fro the aoe game Kasparo, ith to acie rooks for he queen, has a ne attack ow did he plan o pile hrough in this posiion See page to Ask A Grandmaster which wi cost ou 6 oints 92
Tet Eleven
Test : Pzze 3 Maximu score: 15 Ponts HUbner • H Bel987
Bc y White has advanced h2h4 in anticipation that lack will do something aout the threat of advancing to h5 However lack's reply was not what Hner expected See ae to s Ganas which will cost you oints
Tes : Ple 4 Maxmum score 15 Ponts Mies • Chander Indonesa 1982
Wh y An odd looking position Whites ishop seems stranded and, perhaps, aout to leave the attle What to do
See ae to s Ganas whch w cost yo onts. 93
Can ou be a Tactical Chess Genius?
Test 11: Pzzle 15 Maxmum scoe 1 Ponts Piajlic Gaprindasvili Yugosava 199
Bc Py ite as a bg treat wit f6+ How can Back get in rst?
See page 2 to Ask A Grandmaster wc w cost you 6 points
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Test 1: Pzze 1 Maxmum scoe: 5 Pots Stein Smysv Moscow 1972
Wh y The death of Leonid Stein in 1973 at the age of thityeight obbed the chess wod of one of its stongest gandmastes Hee he defeats a forme wod champion with an eegant combination See page 2 to Ask A Grandmaster wic will cost you 2 poits
Test 1: Pzzle Maxmum score: 5 Pots Berkevens Mikhaevski Hoogovens 2000
Bc y White had saciced a piece expecting to ea inteest on the investment by picking up the bishop at b5 ate the check Why was he wong?
See page 2 to Ask A Grandmaster wic wi cost you 2 poits. 95
Can You be a Tatial Chess Genius
est 2: Pzzle 3 Maxmum score Ponts Karv Kasarv Moscow 198
Bc Py Kasparov oy to raw this gam to com wor champion e pay 1 3 ad wt o to wi although mattrs ar sti not com plty car owvr h miss a chanc to procigs immi aty ow cou Black hav a th tit quickr See age to Ask A Grandmaster which wi cost you oints
est 12: Pzze 4 Maxmum score Points Karv Belavsky Tbug 986
Bc Py Axaner Biavsky os his rst two gams at this touament ut still fought ack to win it r h took a chanc against th man who the prvious yar ha n throne aer ten yars as wor champion hat id h pay See age to Ask A Grandmaster which will cost you oints 96
Test Twelve
est 12 Pzze 5 Maximum score 5 Points Mhrng • Kakamdzzv Zamari 198
Wh y White has an extra queen but Back is checking
ad infnitum.
What to do?
See page 2 to Ask A Grandmaser, wic will cost yo 2 oints.
Test 12 Pzze 6 Maximum score: 10 Ponts Belln • Garca Cienfuegos 196
Bc y Materia is about equa but Back can land a knockout bow How?
See page 2 to Ask A Grandmaser wic will cost yo oints 9 7
Can You b a Tactica Css Gnius
Test 1: Pzze 7 Maxmum score 10 Ponts akias Piby Pardubce 2000
Wh Py Wites initiative looks threatening, but is there a way through?
See pae 2 to Ask A Gandmaster wic wi cost you oints
est 1: Pzze Maxmum score 10 Ponts Benend Whenshn Ladenburg 200 1
Wh Py White payed xb6!, which Black had assumed was impossible in view of l xb6 2 xb6 d+ 3 �h2 xe5 However, at the last minute he saw the aw in this thinking Wat is wrong with this variation?? See pae 2 to Ask A Grandmaster wic wil cost you oints 98
Test Telve
Test 12: Puzzle Maxmum scoe: 0 Ponts D Dziba • oydyshk Polaca Zoj 000
Bc Py Bac sans el an no e ae cng o e cae o
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Test 12 Puzle 10 Maxmum scoe 0 Pots D Beyen • Fip uxemboug 9
Wh Py Bac's og ng an ac of eveopen ou alos cean be faal n a egae oever e probabl oug a n an engae e ou be oa If so e cong sequence would ave sl ds usone a appene See page 2 o Ask A Grandmaster, ic i cost ou 4 poits 99
Ca Yu b a accal C Gu?
12 Puzzl 11
Maxiu sore 5 Points
Pl • u Nottinga 998
W Pl In the opening White sacriced a pawn for an initiative. Now his bishop is attacked and Black is also ready to plant a knight on d4. How should White pay?
S g 2 Ak A c c . 12 Puzzl 12
Maxiu sore 5 Points
Kmi • Sdvov Astana 2001
W Pl The new world champion has sacriced a pawn for an attack, but Black is aout to consolidate with ...g6. How shoud White continue?
S g 2 Ak A c c
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Maximu score: 1 5 Points
D L • Po Santa Monica 9
W l Larse's quee is attacked by the world champios bishop How did he deal with this threat?
S g 2 Ak A c c 12 Puzzl 14
Maximum scoe 5 Pons
Pom • L ala de Malorca 99
W l White's quee ad bishops poit towards the black kig, but is aythig really happeig? Pomar thought ot, ad played the meek c2 What woderful opportuity did this pass by?
S g 2 Ak A c c
Ca Yu b a accal C Gu?
st 12 Puzz 15
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0 h Bbson s Leonid Yaosh 1 983
W l f Not surprisingly this nal position is a composed problem rather than a game When it appeared in the April edition of Chs in th USSR it was hailed as The chess problem of the century' Flawless diamond of unrivalled purity' The eighth wonder ofthe world' 'impossible realis' De prij s van God' and The Holy Grail of chess'
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1 Sffocaton!!! Th ky hr s to dct th ght. 3 ot th rdcamnt of Wht s kng on h boar s g ow might this ro d a last ho? Examn all chcks and catrs. ontrattack can somtms b th bst fom of dfnc. ow can B lack thran somhing of his own hr? 5 Th kng s a strong c! 6 osng yor qn may not mattr so much f yo can gt yorslf anothr on . . 7 Examn all chcks and catrs s a good rl for all layrs, snc ths ar th most forcng tys of mo. Th onng araton hr was th Sclan ragon. ftn n ths ln Wht wll try to mak s of th hl for attackng ross, bt hr t s Black s back rank whch has bn rndrd lnrabl, by th maor ics rftng away as wll as th rsnc o f th bsho o h6. 8 Thr S on sfl chck hr. Th black kng is n a mating nt bt it s by no mans obos why! 9 All that glttrs s not gold. 10 oos cs dro of, thy say. Always look for ways to tak aantag of any of th oostons nts bng nrotctd. Th rook s lacing on a7 rathr than a may ha slghtly waknd Black s back rank. Addtonally th qn on h2 is out of th gam, an sch a factor is on a sign that faorabl tactcs might b aail abl to th oonnt. ook at th chcks, look for a matng nt, and look for a zgzag! 1 W nd to snd mor cs towards th oonts kng. A rook or a qun shold b nogh, and it may not mattr f w los on sch c n th rocss .
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8 xamn x amn al hks hks and and aptur apturs s.. Wht had had mssd m ssd somthng somthng nasty! 9 o o tm tm to to wast wast nsh the the gam gam ! 1 0 Ironaly Ironal y Wht s sang sa ng gra gra s that that thr thr s a sr shortag of of dnt moes aaab! 1 1 hr hr ar ar nuan nuans s here, so only pr prs anayss wll a full full marks. marks. 1 Bak Bak s ntra ntra for forma maton ton s not as sol sol as t appa appars. rs. It s possbe to undrm undrmne ne t... 1 3 he kngse ountr ountr should not b undrest undrestma mad. d. hrf hrfor or o n " oms g5 hxg5 3 hxg5 e7, whn somthng ke 4 h1 xb3 f4, hadng for h4, s ray dangrous. Hower, mmans mman s thrust thrust of th gpawn has serousy omproompromsd hs own own kng kng s se s eurty urty. . . 1 4 B t o r not not th th loos pes pes hr hr are are th bshops bshops!! 15 ry whte pee pee exept exept th bshop b shop s atey pla pl ae. e . ook hard hard for for the the brakn brakn ombos, and dtal d analyss wll be reur. Ask a Gramaster: es 11
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points eah for not having alulate how to eal with an of , g6 o 6 Puzzle 6+ �e6 2g7+ �7 3 f4+ �e7 4 g5 mate Points: Onl one solution hee, so on one soe he maimum ftee (an on one ine that eas t) Puzzle 2f6 2 h7! prove evasating Mate is heatene on an he queen annot e apture thanks to 3 f mate, so lak hose 2 7, ae hh 3 f6 ! f6 4 g+ eie eause 4 �e7 loses o 5 e4 Points: en fo eihe 2 o 3 (oth lea o he same ouome), proving hat o saw the swoop into h7 ake ve more points if ou sa the saie on f6 o if ou peferre 3 h+ e7 4 f6, or eve he more ompe 4 f6+ f6 5 e4+ Puzzle 3 e4 e4 2 4+ wih 3 e6+ an 4 7 wins he ougher efee s fe4, when we eak n ith 2 e4 ! e4 3 4 �h 4 7! or 3 4 e6 an 5 7 et n h e game m Upto strugge on wih 2 , afe whih i Hartston was quite entite to simpl pul the ishop ak nstea he eneane everone with 3 f5! an the atak smashe though Ponts: welve fo the saie 2 e4 ! ake hree moe if ou also saw the 7 ! triks Puzzle 4 g + ! is the unlkel wa out! n the game a satle Whe plae 2 �g ? an quik ost afte 2 e3 3 �h 7 sne 4 7 allows mae afte 4 e + (White was reue to 4 g u he resigne anwa aer 4 e4+) Noe that 3 �f meets with 3 f4+! 4 gf4 g mae Retuing to g +, moving the kg o h fails t o 2 e4 3g2 g3 4 g h3 mate, while 2 �h3 runs ino 2 e3, when 3e2 e4! 4 g e6 wns o ak, or 3 g g 4 e5 + fg7 5 g7 h + 6 �g4 g7+ e he onl goo response fo White s 2 g ! , hen aer 2 7 3 e5 g7 4 h5 2+ 5 g2 3 the game us ou into a awn ook ening: 6 3 3 7 g7 �g7 9 �g2 et Ponts: Nine for the roguish g +! an an eta two eah for analsng wa happens in the respeive ases of 2 � ?, 2 �h3 ? an 2 g ! Puzzle 5 e6! emolishes ak Pla ene fe6 2 e6+ �h 3 3 (3 3 4 mate) 4 f4 0 On White ens wh 2 +! � 3 h6+ �g 4 e mate, while 2 e is also enough n the eve of Wie estros the enem efenes wih 2 g6+! hg6 3 g6, wnng agains 3 h with a irling manoeuvre suh as 4 h5, 5 g4+ an he apuring on 7 (loose piees rop of, whle 3 � sees the lak kng avel ae 4 h6+ �e 5 g+ �e7 6 + � 7 g5+ �7 + �, he 9 f4 is al Points: en poins f ou fon e6, an a ar ourself a furhe ve fo seen the ke suvaiaions in e lne wh 2 g6+ hese ae ial, fo ae Whie has o othe satsfator oninuaon of he aak han o saie the rook, eause 2, 5 an e6 ae all hanging
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a+ woul ave fore lak to give up a isop with , as �7 2 h+ �g6 3 h6 is me Points: ve for a+, wi wns a piee an, mos ikel, invites nsan resgnaton Noting for an oer move Puzzle f6 ! an tere is no wa to ope wt e ual reats of 2 4 an 2 + Points: ve for f6 Notg else sores Puzzle 3 e2+ 2 �g a wns winesse tis game an, sorl aferwars (that same eveing) reeive a simiar jol mself from eroen Piket wen keepig goal i a mprompu veasie soer mah He aste a shot at me from lose range an ate i with m rg ne nger ear ater was st reeiving os teopa on it Points: ive for the given soluio Nothing else sores (neier Piket: te all wet wie) Puzzle 4 g4 an lak s game ollapses he knght is immune eause of 2 7 mae, so lak mus suffer eisive losses anor nlraion Points: ive for g4 One for vague aaking gesures su as e3, f4 or 3 Puzzle 5 g2+! 2 g2 f+! 3 f g mae Points: gain, here is ol the one roa leang to Rome ere, s o te full te n f o walke it, an il if ou i no Puzze 5+ �f4 2 g3+ �e3 3 e + e2 4 g+ (te unusual move) 4 �f4 5 mae e5 oes not elp tanks o 2 + Poins : e for e wole hing Puzzle 4 4 2 5 5 (hus far as een eas) 3 f6 ! gf6 (3 f6 4 e4 wins for Whte) 4 e7+ e7 5 g4+ � 6 h4 a ak resgne as te onl wa to save o ff mate is 6 f5, whh loses the queen Points Seven if ou foun up to 3 f6! an panne o meet 3 f6 wt 4 e4 rter tree f ou took ino osieration ak ring o rap te knigt on e7 wi 4 � an, susequenl, tat Wite an en wn w 5 5 ! e5 6 h5 Puzze g5 wns Wie treatens to apure o f6 an en h7 4 fails o 2 6 an 3 e7+, whle 6 2 f6 f6 3 e4 g6 4 g6 ! fg6 5 g6+ g7 6 g6+ �f6 7 e4+ oes he trik for Wie n repl to g6, as plae, 2 a6! leas to te mmeiae ollapse of aks game n esperaion rkell ten ose 2 6, u after e simple 3 6 he i o las mu longer fat tere ave een Granmaser games efore a sine wi 2 a6 ! so o e oo har o oursef if ou msse Ponts S for g5 a a further wo for spoing ea of e respeve refuatons of 6 a g6 Puzze
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(amongst others) our well deserved points also for anone who saw that the est wa to meet f5 is 2 3 as well as the saie 2 ed5 3 h3 g6 4 ! ! One for hoosing g5 d5 2 e3d4! 3 !?, for o do emerge wih a etter pawn stture Nothing for 3 ae 5 lak is doing e Puzzle 3 g7 ! 4 2 f6 le Porish hopelessl lost here are man threats, inluding 3 f5+ �g 4 h6 mae er 2 e7 3 lak resigned Points: ifteen for g7! 4 2 f6! Naurall 'g7 2 f6+ wins swiftl None for d3 eause f6 solves laks prolems Puzzle 4 plaed hg6 ! Now after hg6 2 g7 ; g7 3 h6+ White mates while d4 rns into 2 gh7+ 'h (2 h7 an now 3 g7 d3 4 3, amongst others nishes lak) 3 g7+ �g7 4 h+ h 5 g+ and mate on g Some of the trikier variations arise from the attempt to onfuse with e3 planned 2 gh7+ �h (2 h7 3 d3 d3 4 g7 was easier o alulate as overwhelming fo me) 3 g7+ 'g7 4 e ! (he queen steps ak to reappear on the kingside) 4 d4 5 d5! (rememer that in these situations it is iportant to keep stripping awa the kings defeners andor ring another piee into the attak) 5 d5 6 h+! h 7 g3+ �f6 h with a deisive attak Here 5 e5, whih i s a tougher efene, fores White to oninue imaginativel with 6 h4! , when the mate hreat on h6 means lak has nothing etter than 6 h5 7 h5 h5 h5 6 5, and White is winning as 4 is untenale n these omple variations note that, had lak de lined the knigh on d4 with 4 h, then 5 h4 ! is ver stong, while after 4 'h it is time, a last, to move the knigh, and a simple retreat suh as 5 3 leaves White well on top er fg6 kep he re uing with 2 4+ �h and he swihak 3 g5 ! ! rememer thinking that, whatever opening opponen though we were deaing, as far as was oneed it was the Yugoslav ak of the Siilian Dragon, and would e posting m piees on al of the squares appropriate to that foaion ! Pla ontinued 3 d4 4 h7+! ! h7 5 e7 d3 6 d6 2+ 7 d7 h and Murshed resigned Note that had lak tried 4 �h7, then 5 h + h6 6 h6 is devastating, eg 6 h5 7 e4 and the attak still rages We would e stied in regaring 3 h5 as a terrile onession, and 4 g4 as sufient to win, eg 4 d4 5 gh5 e6 7 d5 ! is deisive n repl to 3 e3 he familiar response of 4 e (intending to take on h7) is wnning Points Soing this one is ompliaed as White had a lot of good ataking possiilities at eah u ut am ondent that thee were no etter moves than mine f ou hose d5 o 3 will awad o nine poins Even suh uie moves leave White wih a useful atak he same goes for g7 �g7 2 hg6 fg6 there is no imediate rush ut White ertainl has ompensation for he pawn in the for of initiative and attak Eight for hg6, with one etra for seeing hat neithe hg6 nor d4 is viale ake thee more fo eeing tha e3 is e 2 gh7+ � 3 g7+ �g7 4 e ! hat is a diful line to spo e nal hree fo seeing ha g6 ! fg6 2
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c4+ �8 3 g5 ! ! s deady. ake one extra if you intended 3 3 or 3 d5 tere, as tey are aso usefu moves. Puzze 5 Pay contnued g5+ f6 2 xe5 5 3 d7 ! ! (te point), wen 3 .. g+ 4 xg5 fxg5 5 is mate and 4 .. .xd7 5 xg6 wins for Wte. Instead Back tred 3 . . .a6 4 af ! and ere 5 c7 xg5+ 6 � 1 woud ave een wnnng. I payed te unnecessary 5 4 !?, wc coud e descried (I suppose) as preparng c7. er 5 . .Jg5+ 6 xg5 fxe5 7 x f6 8 gxf6+ �x 9 e7+ e resgned. ote tat (after 3 d7 ! !) 3 . . .8 oses to 4 x8 xg5+ 5 g3, or 4 .. .x8 5 f4. Ponts ae nne ponts for seeng as far as 3 d7 ! ! and tree ore for notng te retatons of 3 . . .8 and 3 . . .a6. furter tree for nding 4 af . I wi award teve ponts for 3 e 1 ! ! , and a furter tree for notng tat tere 3 . .6 may e met y 4 xa6 ! g5+ 5 xg5 fxg5 6 + �e8 7 5 + etc. Meanwe tere is no treat of mate on d6, ut Wte may we e treatenng to pu te queen ack to g3 and pay f4, eyeing d6. Back stil cannot take twce on g5 tanks to te mate wit , and 3 ...8 is we met y 4 x8 (as in te ne wit 3 d7 ! !) wo only for te given line wt 1 ex �. tis and Pits: Test 3 Puzzle Wte
coud ave forced mate n tree wit 1 d7+ �c8 2 e7 ! . Even ser s 1 �b7 ! , en tere s no defence aganst 2 d7 mate. Ponts Fve for eter mate. My wfe found 1 �7 ! , ut tere are a few decsons of mne tat Genn coud dg up. I ope e never does. Puzze 1 xf6 ! s te reaktroug. er ...gxf6 2 g 3+ �8 3 xf6 is mate, and on 2 ...� Wite as 3 a3+ �e8 4g8 mate. e c6pawn as te cruca sgnicance of taking away an escape square from Backs king. asparov was aways empassng to me te sgncance of pawns as attackng unts. Ponts Fve for te queen sacrce. generous one ont for 1 a4 or 1 c3, c ang on to te c6pawn and n te second nstance, even gve Wte te opportunty to sacrce next move (soud B ac e unwse enoug to alow t). Puzle 3 1 f6+ gxf6 ( ...�8 2 x mate) 2 xg6+ �8 3 g1 4+ 4 �d 1 and Backs days are over. Ponts: Fve for te kngt sacrce. Puzze 4 Back soud ave payed . ..�c6 2 ax5+ �x5 3 d5 �a4! , wen Wte must aow a staemae after 4 xc4. Resigning is never te strongest option. Points ve f you spotted the stalemate trick. I am afraid tat you get none ft euded you. Puze 5 1 gxf6 ! xd 1 + 2 xd 1 xd2 3 fxg7 ! and Back resigned Ponts Fve for 1 gxf6. generous two for 1 x 1 , aer wc Wite sti stands retty we.
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oston. Ponts Ten f ou sotted the mate. Puzze 1 h7 ! �xh7 and Black s heess aganst 3 h 1 . In the game Blac chose ...xd5 but that faled to xg7! xg7 3 f5+. Ponts: Seven for 1 xh7 and a extra three f ou foresaw the game contnuato . Puzze 1 b5! provded the etr routes. he . ..x5 meets wth a3 �d7 3 d6 �c 4 c7 mate. ccordng orster chose ...xa ut aer c3 he resgned face of dark square checks or the trappng of hs qee wth 3 a5 . Ponts Eght for 1 xb5 ! and two more for seeng how to meet . xa. Puzze 9 1 .. J3! s the one and on move that blasts a wa n. er axb3 a 3 xa xa the awns on e3 and g3 wl soo fall. Pay went �x3b6 3 c b 4 �c 1 e and Back began a havest of whte paws. He soo had a colec ton whch far outweghed the neffectua sho: 5 d1 xe3 6 g c3+ 7 �d xc4 7 c d5 (here the come . . .) b 1 d4 d 1 c3 1 0 b3 e3 1 1 e 1 1 xa3 c4 (on and o ...) 13a7 �d6 14a4 h1 15 d7 �c5 1 6c7 �b4 17 a3+ �c3 ! 1 b5 h 1 �f d3 0 xc4+ (abadonng the shelterg o fhs babes whch now have grown qute bg enough to take care of themselves) 1 �g 1 e �xh e 1 and Whte resgned Ponts: Seven for . ..x3 ! . ward ourself three more f ou uderstood how the paws must swamp Whte s resstance. one f o moan aout m mxng of metaphors. Puzze 0 I layed 1 xe6 ! when .. .xe3? alows nstant mate wth b whle . .xe6 xc5 s ne for me. er Jd I stupdl dd not folow u m ntenton of xc5 ! (not b? when ndeed allows 3 x threatenng 4 e6+ and mate on but Back has . !) The the threats to Blacks back rank compel hm to go n for ether .. .xe6 whe aer 3 xd Whte has clear comensaton for the pawn the shape of the assed paw o e5 and the eulous attacng and drwng- chances that the oposte coloured shos generate or . . b5 ! ? 3 xd xe6 4 e3 wth a smar stuaton. Instead I cracked and chose xd?? when .. .7 ! cooked m goose. There s no longer a mate threat so the whte quee real does now hang ad after 3 xc5 xb 1 4 e3 d I resged. Ponts: ve for 1 xe6 ! ad aother ve f ou followed up .. d etter than wth xc5 Puzze ..xc ! ! and 0 1 . shocked Hek saw that xc loses to . h5 3 h3 xh3! ! 4 gxh3 b7 ad mate. Meanwhle lack has a great game. Beautfl. Ponts: Ten for .. .xc ! ! ve more for seeig the susequet quee sacrce. I am not gvng anthng for other moves ecause f ou do t take such chances our lfe wll be dull
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g+! ! , disovered Nnn s te reaktroug sarie fter 'g 2 + ' 3 7+ te oogates ave een opened and an impoat defender taken awa White need onl mop p t 3 ' 4 + ' 5 f + 'g6 6 e+ 'h6 7 e7, and the ak kng il not srvive mh onger Points: Tweve for g+ ! ! and three more for seeing the detais Puzze 3 Sader seeded ith moves hi strpped awa the over arond m ing, wist simutaneos ativtng his own fores f5 ! ef5 ( a6 2 e+) 2 h7 ! ! a6 (2 7 3 g6+g7 [3 ' 4 e6+] 4g7+ 'g7 5 e6+ f6 6 g5+ 'h7 7 f6 wins for Wte) 3 f6+! f6 4 e+ 'h7 5 ef6 and lak, wit one more move to make lost on time However, is ase s opeess as the attak stl rages ad Wite as not even an materia det Short aer plang sh ess and reahng steent poston the word rankings Matthew Sader deided that e preferred deaing wt stomer omplaints for a Duth rm Points: Si for te rst sarie on f5, and nne for te folowp o n 7 S o dominant are the wite piees after ef5 tat I il aso grant ou nine for 2 f6 !?, when ife is sti dreadf nomfoale for lak, e g 2 f6 3 ef6 wit great threats, or 3 4 7 ! ! ith familiar variations Puzze 4 White paed g7+! and the game ended n a kng nt: g7 2 + '7 (2 ' meets t 3 f5+ e7 [3 'g 4 mate] 4 e5+! 'd 5 d6+ and mate on or a killng rook hek on follo) 3 h3+ 'g 4 + � 5 f5+ 'e7 6 + and n vew of 6 e6 7 f5+ 'd7 e+ 'd6 e5 mate, Start resigned Points: Fifteen for g7+! Puzzle 5 Geer produed te stunnng, ut wo ogia, 'g7! !, when te pawn must queen! Pa ontined 2 h5 a3 3 e4 a2 4 hg6 hg6 5 g5 a 6 e5 Despite Fohrs attempts to rea a drawn ending of rook, f and gpans against qeen and gpawn he annot, ease te wte kng annot reah a aven near is pawns: 6 3 7g5 'f6 'd5 d3+ '5 ' 0 �6 d4 '5 3 2 6 4 3 '7 e6 4 '7 �f6 5 '7 d6 6 ' 6+ 7 'd 7 e5 6+ ' � and te resigned ease e annot se te rook to defend oth his pawns and hs king Points: en for 'g7 ! ! Fve more for aso appreiatng tat te qeen versus rook ending is won Puzzle
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f4+! and Keres resigned n ve of 2 f4 mate Points: Five for f4+ Puzzle 'e and lak resigned, as aer d3 2 e2 te rook mst aandon the ishop Points: Five for 'e Puzze 3 h5+ ! gh5 2 g7+ 3 h6 mate Puzzle
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xe3 ! ! and now 2 fxe3 allows mate with 2 g3+! 3 hxg3 h5 nstead Yudasin tried 2 6 ut the future world hampion ountered effetivel with 2 e7! 3 xf5 gxf5 Points: Eleven for the qeen sarie Eas, one ou ve seen it ake an extra for for nding the neat ounte to 2 d6 (2 e7!) Puzze 3 Pla went xd7, when i t is staightforward enogh that xd7 loses to 2 xe4 exf4 3 xe6 xe6 4 xa et Consequentl eliavsk plaed xf5 2 x7 exf4 Now on 3 xe6 xe6 and 3 xa2 lak is holding on Does this look oka? Not reall Nigel plaed 3 x ! ! and lak resigned sine after 3 fxe3 4 xf5 his world ollapses nd it difult to ategorise 3 x ! ! , whih is almost a unique tati Points: hree for seeing that xd7 xd7 loses for lak, as given welve if ou found the game ontinuation Puzze 4 White rought things to a splendid onlusion wih h6 ! gxh6 2 h5 ! ! xh5 3 d7 mate Points: ifteen for the omination here are other good moves ut am eing strit and awarding no points to anthing else Puzze 5 he game ended spetalarl f5! gxf5 2 xf5 exf5 3 xf5 h6 4 e6! g5 5 f6 ! ! fxe6 6 xe6+ 7 xg5 hxg5 f f6 and lak resigned et us have a loser look f5 gxf5 ( exf5 2 xf5 ! is mh the same lines are opening) 2 xf5 ! (treatening to lean p with 3 h5) 2 exf5 (2 �g7 3 h5 h and now 4 g4+ � 5 f looks enough for White) 3 xf5 and White threatens mate hen after 3 h6 4 e6 ! laks queen is t off from the defene of h6 and the 2ishop omes to life 4 g5 is fored (to defend h6) and 5 f6 ! ! is the real star move Note that hee 5 ae 6 xg5 fxe6 7 g6 leaves the g5 ishop still ntouhale and White with a raging initiative splendid ominatio from aon Summersale Points: Seven for f5 ! , and take eight more if ou saw the power and signiane of 5 f6 Puzze
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x+! �x 2 f + and lak resigne as he will soon e mated Points: ive for the rook sarie Puzzle g5 ! hxg5 2 g6! and lak an stave off mate onl at the ost of his qeen aer 2 fxg6 3 fxg6 Points: our for g5 ! ake an extra point if ou saw that, shold lak respond with e7, then White an simpl ontinue the offensive with, for example, 2 e3 ut our sore is ero out of ve if ou then intended 2 gxh6?, as that allows 2 xh4 Puzze 3 Dan Maers plaed hh3, piking up either the minor piee on e3 or, should it move, the one on d3 Helgi resigned and promptl withdrew from the tour nament in selfdisgst Puzze
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4! 3+ 2 �2 a Nu sg a r s nohng o b o about th rook comng to 4 rsgnd. ons F for 1 d4!. x4 wns th th xcang. xcang. ack actuay actuay ayd ayd . . .x6 Puzzle 1 6+! and 2 x4 but afr 2 dx6 h soon rsgn Ponts F for 1 6+!. mssd 1 . . . ! 2 x aftr aftr whch t s ossb to ght on wth wth Puzz Puzze e 3 ack mssd thr thr 2 . . . a 3 xb f4+ 4 gxf4+ xf4 5 xc6 b4 wth som comnsaton or 2 .. h h .g .g . 3 b ab8 or 3 dd x 4 x 4 and h h ban ban ays ays on. Ponts r r fo for ndng t t ony mov mov 1 . . . ! and on xtra ont ach fo for h h assssm assssmtt of 2 . . .a and 2 .. h as a s ydg y dg ractca ractca chancs. throws a sannr sannr no Wht Wht s carf carfuy contrd contrd stu stu. . Ar Puzzle 4 1 . . .+ throws 2 x coms coms 2 . . .xg4 .xg4 wh wh 2 x aows a ows mat mat on h2. h2 . h fo foowng owng yar Acs took th tt. Ponts F for sot sotng ng th nat oroad oroadng ng actc actc ut acks ack s oston o ston s s dom nant nant so ha four four for for . . .xc3 xc3 . . . .. . a5 or mos snsb nonfor nonforcng cng mos . Puzzle Puzzle 5 h8+! �xh8 2 g6 mats. Ponts: Ponts : F F fo fo 8+ 8 + ! bu notng for for xc3 fo fo ar . . a ack may forc forc t t xchang x chang of on on ar of rooks to a a a ng wc w c s a hortca hortca draw. Puzzle 6 ...xb2! dsroyd Adams dfncs. As Poston x o h rous tst 2 �xb2 s mt mt by 2 . . . a3+ a3 + ! whn 3 �xa3 c3+ 4 b3 a4 s na. Ponts Po nts ght ght for for th knght sacrc sacr c ad a d ony two fr fr fo foowu owu ths m. m . You Y ou r rathr sow so w f you you fa fad d to n n t! t ! xg6+!! �xg6 �x g6 h5+ �h 3 + + h6 4 g6+ �g �g 5 xh6+ and Puzze Puzze xg6+ ack ack rsgnd rs gnd du to th varous mats from from whc Wht may choos aftr aftr 5 .. .�h8. �h8 . Aft Aftr . . .�g8 2 h+ � 3 5 ack a ck s aso matd. matd. Ponts Ponts n for for matng squc as s Wht Wht wh an xra xra c af afrr . . .�xg8 �xg8 2 g + �h8 �h8 3 Puzzle 1 g8+ ! a fx+ f6 f6 4 x+ so Andrsson ayd . . .xg8 2 fx+ fx+ g g 3 g thr thr ar ar oth othrr wnnng mos) 3 . . . xb2+ 4 �d b + 5 an t t rsgnd. rsgnd. Puzzle
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and th nat 1 0 f6! ! xf6 1 1 xb7 as Wht wth two cs and a awn for a rook wth a sm ndng Not that 1 0 xb7?? x7 mans nstad that h woud ha to ha gn back a c du to th doub attack tung to 1 d5 ! xd5 2 xd5 xd5 3 xd5 Wht thratns to tak on and thn on d7 hnc 3 b8 h atat 3 d6 dos not countr th thrat b caus Wt taks on 7 tn on and nay on d6 tus wnnng th xchang 3 xg5 oss to a forcng n: 4 x8+ x8 5 xg5 g6 6 3 h5 6 Jd5 7 xh7 8 8+) 7 xd7! xd7 8 x+ x 9 x x 1 0 d7 and Wht wns th xchang Fnay thr s 3 b8 4 x+! ) 4 x nstad of 4 ) whn 5 5 g8 6 xd7 xg5 7 f6! xf6 8 xd8 xd8 9 xd8 xd8 0 8 1 1 xd8 c6 1 2 d7 onc agan ss Wt mrg wt a matra ad ack was ost aftr 1 d5 ! onts: hr for d5! and sx mor for ndng t strngth of3 f5! aftr xd5 2 xd5 h8 x onts for ndng th gam contnuaton and th sdns ac of thm rsutng n an ndng wt Wt wnnng th xchang uzze 5 omanshn ayd b5 ! ! Now ar 2 cxb5 xa2 ack acqurs a owrfu and w suord outsd assd awn wth tmo du to t attack on th rook In th nt of 2 d5 bxc4!? ack s rady to wn a c msf wth c4 c3 thratnng bot th knght and a fork on c2 and on 3 xc4 x4!? 4 dx6 fx6 ack has som awns and ay agast Wts uncastd kng as w as th mm dat trats o 5 Jf4 and 5 c3 a or s c h gam contud 2 xb d ! ! 3 xd omanshn ntndd o mt 3 wth 3 8 ! and aftr 3 cxd xd5 ! th sam 8 trck awats to catch t rook wh both a2 and 4 ar en prise) 3 xd5 ! Now t ont mrgs tat aftr 4 cxd 8+ th oos b5rook fas and f Wt taks th roffrd two mnor cs for hs rook wt 4 xd5 xd 5 xd xd ack who w wn thr g2 or a2 stands ry w Fnay thr s 4 00 c6 ! 5 c xd4 wch s good for ack wras 4 xc4 5 xc4 xd4 6 3 xf4 7 xd3 s mry satsfactory Wt s 4 mt wth 4 c6 ! 5 c5 xg2 6 g 8 wh Wht s qut ost Aftr 7 xg2 xd4 8 f x 9 x x 0 g3 d8 a stunnd Karoy r sgnd onts: Fn f you found any of omanshn s mos thr ayd or ntndd outions and oits Test 10
1 g6! and Korcno ost on tm rsgnd and got matd xg6 2 3 6 3 xh6 mat) a at th same tm Ponts: F for sottng th mat uzze 3 ! 2 x3 � 1 + 3 c 2 was mat ad o ayd 2 x3 thn f 3 1 + 4 2 x2 woud ha arrd at t sam concuson onts: F for 3 ! and t foowus uzze 3 ayd th dcs xd + ! 2 xd x and 3 x4 uzze
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Ponts F for .. .xd + uzze 4 Laos srang a nasty surrse wth .. .f5 ! , htng a rook and a quen. The gam ndd 6 fxe4 and, se 3 exd6 x + 4 �xf xd6 s hopeess or Whte, Vadsa Tkach referred som awns nd chcks for hs rook wth 3 x6+, bu Black soon cosodatd: 3 ...e7 4 x+ 'x 5 f5+ �g8 6 g4+ �h8 7 e6+ f6 8 g5 d4+ tc. Ponts Fe for .. .f5 ! . uzze 5 xh7! �xh7 5+ �g8 3 xg7 ! x g7 4 g4+ and Black resgnd as 4 .. .f6 5 g s mate and 4 .. .8 5 s decs. ote that Wht wns after 3 .. .f6/f 4 g or rhs en 4 ) Ponts Thr for xh7 ! an d a furtr two for sng to h nd of th ln wth 5 . uzze 6 Akh ayed 5 ! and Back has o hr way of defdg f6 han .. .f5 becaus 1 . . xf6 xf6 3 c8+ wns hs queen. In fact Fohr resgnd n stanty ar .. .f5) c8 ! ! , as s mossb to aod dsastrous matera os s. Th ont of e5 ! was to dny Back t us of th d6squar, to whc Backs quen woud otws mo fter c8. Ponts Sx for 5 ! and rtr four for c8. uzze 7 ! �h8 .. .gxh6 xd7) + �g8 3 g6+! gxh6 4 g4+ t na ont) and 5 xd7 w b dc. Ponts Tn for t wo squnc. uzze 8 I ayd . .. 5 ! , t ont bng tat 3 nts ... g 1+! 3 �xg xg3+ and 4 ...d mat. Threfor w of t treat of . .g ! Wht had to aow my aor cs t com oodng n. ow f4 loss to . . .4+ 3 Z8d, wn fs, so ay contnud � Zh1 3 f4 4 4 dd . Thn 5 �g oss to . . .g 6 � Zb trateng both mat and t queen, so my oonnt ectd to ose by c ma. ots Ten for .. .5 , rodng tt you fuy rat tt t s a mo. ny f you tout t to b ony t bst mo aaab . uzze 9 acs ayed x5 ! x5 g+ h 8 3 g8 ! ad Back r sgnd thans to t comg mate on h7 or h6. ot that througout the squenc th caturs on wt cc ar aways met by �f . Ponts Sx for x5 and a furthr four or sng tat t ads to mat. uzze 0 Th game concudd h3 �xg5 g4+! ! �f6 3 6 �g5 4 g4! ! �xg4 wth an amusng stmate. Th ateate 3 . . .�g7 4 7+ does not Bac as hr s no scang t chcks, exct by retung to th staemat oston. Ponts Tn fo ndng th stamat, or f you stad wh 1 e6+, whch can transos. uzze x6 ! fx6 xe6+ . . .�h8 3 x7 a8 4 b4 ! nty cors 1 and arrs th quen attack) 3 c4 5 4 xd7 b4, and now te urabty of 1 onc mor ays a crcl ro n th tactcs. Whte mus rocd wth 5 8+
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6 + ' 7 , wh l oo uch el fo he uee Howee, e 7 b4 b3 d4 9 e3 b2 0 d echue w uce o chee oe h dw o See fo e6, fou oe fo eeg he le wh 4 b4 d fou fo he ge couo ul 7 Puzzle 12: f5 e4 2 c6 c6 3 d5 w how he ge we The 3 f5 loe o 4 e7+ 5 f5 d 3 d5 u o 4 d5+ d 5 e4, o Ko ed 3 b7 Bu fe 4 e4 he foud helf hoelel lo Noe o h 2 d6 fl o 3 d5+ d5 4 d5 c6 5 e7+ efeece o 2 c6 Be Le, h colu Dh ewe, coeed lk h e h Scd lguge, whe lke e he lh ( he Swedh Howee, h o bd he eg of l Duch o: Ffee fo dg 2 c6 Puzzle 3 d4 w Kk clee ouo, whe 2 ed4 d4 3 d4 c5 4 c2 w Bck ke cool He w clel wg e 5 c g4+ 6 �h2 (6 \h3 f5 6 b3 o: Ffee fo eeg he ge couo d eg ecele fo Bck Thee fo 4 g4+ 5 �h3 e3 6 fe3 b4, whe Blck h ful co eo fo he ece bu he o e oe he edge ee lo fo 2 c5 ?, whe o of whe w wll fll howee he e o e h ge Noce how Kk g he cobo u he gh oe, whe T hd epoed h ow kg wh he dce of he gw Nohg fo b o 7 2 g5 ge he oo uch l g Blck kg Puzzle 4 f6 fok uee d ook d heefoe foce Blck el . .\f6 e5+ \e5 3 e4+ �e4 d ow Ao wo bck ook d bho wh 4 e + d 5 e , whe Blck u lo loe oe of h bho o fee fo og h eleg d uuul cobo whch led o wo edg Puzze 5 he o foced o oe h cked uee oe ook h chce wh Now fe g4 d cd (2 3 e6+ d 4 c6 he be 3 e6 (3 e6+ 'h 4 g4 d4 g Blck couel, whe 3 \h 4 e7 ee he ble o del wh ck l we 2 e6, whe Blck u dde he oble o he 2g dgol he heeg o ke o e7 we ll Afe d5 he h he le 3 d5 bd5 4 e5, whch l o he ge d he defece cole, eg 4 c6 5 d5 e6 6 d+ d 7 e6 d he wll eege wo w o he good el o fd5 coe 3 e5 d7 4 d5 e6 5 d+ d 6 e6 d4 7 e3 , d h e wl be o oe e , lhough he h cle led he edg Th e e o he ge couo Blck cul blocked wh 2 bd5, whe hee folowed 3 e5 d7 4 d5 e6 5 d+
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h7! h7 2 5 mat ots: v for th mat 1 f5 s a strog mov, but t s ot mat Puzze 2: 1 f6+ �h7 2 g7 mat ots: v for sottg th mat two Puzzle 3 c5! 2 5 g2 a ow 3 �g2 s mossb u to 3 h4+, so Bottr was qut ost ar 3 f5 h sgd Ponts for c5 ! wth th subsqut chck o h4 zze 4 1 + ! 2 h6+! ad f 2 �g8 Wht ssts o hs tactc wth 3 h8+ ! , mgg two aws ahad wth a asy w ots ou for +! and a furthr o for th 3 h8+ tactc Puzzle 5 a7+ ad Wht rsgd as h must ow gv u th qu or a w chcka hm Pots v for a7+ Puzzle 6 3 g ! 4 g + rfuts ots for sg th dummy qu sacrc Puzzle 1 000! ! absouty tus th tabs O 2 ba 3 d8 f6 Back ws, as s th cas aft 3 d7+ d7 4 8+ b7! 5 d7 b h gam wt 2 b2 f5 3 d6 4 d8 8 5 d2 f6 ad Back wo asy ots f you castd Puzzle 8 1 + ! 2 + ad Back ws a chag ar hr 3 f f+ 4 f h2+! or 3 f h2+! tc ots ght for +! , ad tak a tra two for sg th nss of 4 h+! th a , as ths s by o mas asy to d Puzzle 9 5 ! 2 (2 5 c3+ s a 2 c3+ 3 �a2 d5 ! 4 d (what s? ad ow Back shd wth vgour: 4 b5! 5 b5 (5 ab5 a4 6 ba4 a8 tc 5 b +! ad Wh rsgd as 6 �b b3+ 7 �a a4 ss th d o that 6 �a3 d2 ! works for Back, bt ot th hasty 6 a +, for h 7 a2! rfs ots: v for d5 !, ad two mo fo th 7b5 ! da wa yousf u o thr mor dndg o how much of th st yo fou Puzzle 0 h7! !, ad f Back accts th ook Wht has 2 g5+! , wh 2 fg5 3 5+ mats t mov, ad gorg th kght aows caturs o 6 a Puzzle
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Can You be a Tactica l Chess Genius?
Wieenkeler playe 5 bt Seirawan sply rete the rook to h1 and went on to win Dring the game I overear Serawan enthse tat this was his third rook sacrice n s last or games He became the 1979 orl nior hapon Points Fieen for h7!! uzz xe5!! x 2 x e7 3 g5 �6 was how it stated, bt now taking the een with xd8 oses to xe5, when hte emerges a piece down nstea e Barbers te hs attentions to the eney king: e!! xe5 5 f � (5�5 6 g ate) and now we have to be accrate 6 �2 threatens ate bt the bishop can stll have an inence on proceeings wth 6 xc2!, rppng a liberating hole in the ating net orrect s 6d1!!, when hte has only one pawn or the een yet Blacks trobled king s then well an trly caght in the net Back trie 6xg5 bt White kept both hs neve and s consstency, playing 7 c3 �e3 8 00!! Black has an extra een an a kght or a sngle pawn, bt he can resign Te gae ened 8 e5 (8c5 gets mated ater 9 g3!) 9 xg5 x 1 e6 and ate with fe 1 s coming Ponts: The l teen ony if yo fon as far as 6 xd 1!! and saw that Black st ose Inee aer that there ay wel be other wins than the one White chose No other rst ove scores uzz xe3!! is the brilliant start 2 xe3 d is ot of the estion and so White pays 2 fxe3 when there follows 2 xg2!! 3 xg2 g3! an mate is orce eithe on h3 or g1 Ponts Feen ponts for ndng ths ea A consolation ve if yo tried 1 x£ gx x wch s te strong bt Wite can strggle on wth 3 h uzz 1b!! is the azzing key Black threatens ate on a2 an Whte cannot capture with 2 axb because aer 2 a Black reintrouces a ate threat, to whch there is no adeate defence Then after 3 d3 xc! the secon ight is eally ine due to the ate on a Meanwhile e3, 2, a1 an b2 are all ht In reply to 3 c3 Black brings in another attacker wth tepo with 3 xb, when there is no eence, eg b3 a2 5 a3 Play proceeed 2 b3 bt after 2 c2 t s not srprsing that such a troblesoe vistor caused so mc daage Hbner tre 3 c5 bt Hort ha little iclty in eonstrating a ecisve avantage 3c6 3 xe3 5 xe3 5 6 xd3 7 x3 a6 with a obe attack on 3 an a3 whch won a pawn an the gae The alteatve 6 d2 rns into 6xc5! 7 dxc5 x 8 �b2 x3 9 x3 and the loose g3igt drops off aer 9£ 10 e2 f Points: Ten or b!! Take two ore or seeing that 3c6 is the way to contine ater 3 c5, an three extra or calclating the detals of the 6£ an 6 d2 lnes 16 mght be playable, bt I asked yo to beat Robert Hbner not tickle h so nothng for tat uz xf5!! x5 2 reveals the tt o the postion that it is realy Back's gae that is ncoorinate Aer 2 xc2 3 x6 Blacks bshop is nde ensble, while 2 x 3 gx leaves Blacks cap full o holes and hites qeen with access to 6, e, g, 5, e6 or h7 Pay concled 2 d7 3 e!, when t becoes clear that Black cannot prevent an invason on h7 wthot parting with hs 0
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bishop as 3 ..h8 fais to 4 xg5 with a monstros attack. Instead there folowed 3...�e8 4 xf6 �d8, and Miles now fond another ighy nsa and devastaing ove in the fom of 5 !, when 5..5 6 xd6 d7 7 xe5 prompted handlers resignation. Ponts: Ten f yo fond the roo sacrice and saw as far as 3 e4. Take three more f yo assessed the attack at that point as nstoppable. The last two points are avai able only for ndng the cte ne wth 5 !. zz ...g4! sacrices the rook bt gives Back sfcient time to bring in the ghty qeen: �xg d 3 �g3 (3 �f h3 eads to mate) 3 ...d3! and now 4 �xg4 aows mate with 4...h5 or 4. so hite played 4 �g. However after 4... hite resigned ecase mate folows e.g 5 �g g3 6 �f h3 7 �e d3 8 'f etc Points: Seven for ...g4 and eight for 3...d3 (or 3...c3). Solutions and Ponts: Test 12
Sten played 1 xc6 xc6 h8! to introdce a cross pin, a rare phenomenon in practical pay. Aer ...xh8 3 xc6 the pinned knight fals so Smysov tried ...g6 3 fxg6 xh8 bt then 4 c6 won a piece. Beginnng with 1 h8! wold have had the same effect. Points: Five points for nding either ine. zz ..d5! and hite s bsted as 2 exd5 allows ...xe1 3 f xf ate. Points: Fve points for ...d5!. zz ...'b! forces the qeen away from the defence of the d6rook Backwards oves especiay of knghts or qeens are always difclt to nd. Both pay ers were short of time and this retreat was only fond a week ater by an amater payer fro Kasparov s home town of Bak. Aehine once observed of a weak move that he made in time pressre that sch a shortage was no more vad an excse than the criminas clam that he was drnk when he committed the crme. Points: Five for ...b4!, two f yo saw nothing better than ..3. After al neither did Gary, and he sti won the most important game of his lfe. zz 1...xg! xg h4 regained te piece and destroyed the fondations of hites kingside. f4 wod have been et with ... xe1 attacking the qeen. Ponts: Five for the psedo knght sacrice. Nothng ese compares zz 1 h3! xh3 g5 and there is no stopping the white kng from invading with decisive effect. Play contined ...g3 3 �f6 4 e7 xb3 5 h5 g7 6 g4 and Black resigned. Points: Five for the ngarded gard. I wil not award yo points if yo chose 1 g5 wth the argment that the h3 trick can come later as sch an answer s too cheeky! zz 6 ..g! and hite resgned as there s no defence to ...f4 mate, and xg2 alows the fork on e3 zz
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s n r g Nhg or hers uzz 7 x+! x h8+! xh8 Ch6+ frks kng and queen s or h cmbo Nohng r 'h6+ xh6 xh6 bcause Back he ws wh 2+, pckg up he bshop uzz 8: O 1 xb6xb6 xb6 d1+ h reua s 1!! xe+ �h, whe Whs back rak mate threa ca be addrssd oly a h cst f a quee In th game Whte w qucy aer c6 2 'a g xg+ g7 d1+ xb 6b! ec s: r sg h ce uguarded guard uzz 'd! rced h whe quen a rrb ps xd2 loss o Jc 3 'xc xd, s a ad t be playd he 2 xc s Back up r decsv praos he evt xc1 her cms 3b a ad, not surprsngly, Whes peces are s awlly paced ha Black ca frce a w wth g ' + 6 g xe c sead he game cued 'xc, cocludg + g g ', ad a pece went atr c 6e 'x 7 x xc oal dmao s r d! cojuc wh xc Nhg for g becaus Wh has 2 'xb Cd xc8!, ghg on uzz xg6! hxg6 7+!xe7 dxe7+ �x7 d8! ad h hpaw gs oe D be o hard o yursel you dd no d hs h sory s ha Byen had hav the cmbna whspred to hm by a eamate bore he playd t! s: Sx r h rs mv; tw mr r h scd ak w or he ouh mv uzz 1 xe!! avouraby pes up he pstn or Whe ter 'xe 'x dx Wh cotus a dcsve tatv as a secd rok cms play he le Noe hs csdrabe developmet lead ad th vulrab, ucased back kg ur chs dxe, whn 2 g hras ma and orces 'd8 c7 oses o e6+ "e7 xc6+) played h rahr spcula v 3 !? bu, ber conug wh e aayss, w shuld bsrve ha h m mda rga maeral wth d8+!? xd8 + <e7 'xh8 mght als be advaagus r Whe afr 6 6 Cd+ 'xd 7 exd ac pay cotud ) 'd7 fxe c e7 6 6! xg+ 7xg 'xe6 7 + removg h pssbly th kgh acrg n f6) 7 g6 8 d dc C 7 0 d6+ e8 d 7 2 d6+ e8 b!? g8 e c6 1 Cd6+ �d8 6 'xe 7 'xe+ 8 18 'd6+ xd6 1 xd6 x 20 d7+ 1 d6+ 8 7 mat yu und all hs, th yu mus hav se he gam! ts N r x!! and a further sx for tang ether path n th thrd move h rs cas yu shuld have seen as far as 7 exd ad judged ht o be p, wh he scd yur uve eelg n nkg shuld have be hat Wh has ls cmpsaon or he pece recse calcuatn th thcket varas s hardy possbl 42
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Three ponts for g5 because ite wil have a bit o play for is pawn due to te weaess of Blacks ligt squares and the hoe on d5. uzz x broe in ncy. Aer ..x hite has the decisve 2 xe5, so Savakasov tied ..x. Ten came te elegant point 2 xf5, wen 2 ...xf5 aows mate n one, 2 ...xb2 loses to 3 d and npinning wth 2 ...h8 loses to 3 xe5. Black tred 2 ..g6 and esigned ae 3 xe5 Points Seven or x, and eight more for 2 x5, whic is wot emembe g uzz Te game continued xg6 f4. Tis leads o positons wic ae essentaly the same as those aising o fxg6 2 xe6. Ae xf4 xg6 3 e6 4 x 8 5 g5 b5 6 g3 Blac esigned. Te alteative y 3 4 h6 5 x6 does not elp Blac, e.g 5..g5 6 xg5 6 c5 ec Points Eleven for xg6. However, fablous thog the move is, ee ae actu ally ew alteatves For exaple, 4 f5 is far fom clea. Take an extra four for seeng that afte 4 x Petrosian was losng uzz c5 was the discovery oGM EduadGufeld. Afte ...dxc5 comes 2 xf5, and now we have or of our team gong at Blacks ng. ...exf5 3 c4 brngs the bishop to a mre effective dagonal wt tempo, but afte 3 ...8 the key move has to be produced... d6, and hte again has four pieces nvolved n te attac, wih the rook gong to h va 6. Now 4...xd6 5 xg xg 6 g5 mates, whie 4 .. e 5 6 g8 6 g6 causes te ltimate demse of g after 6... xg8, or decsve aterial gan ater 6 ...e5 xg8 xg8 8 xe5. Ponts Four or c5. ree more o 2 xf5 and te last eig for nding 4 d6 and appreciatng that this leaves Blac defenceless. uzz xh4 is the key move. Let us loo at the vaations ...cxb 2 ab8 b2 3 b3 c3 4 xc3 mate. ..cxb 2 axb8 xb2 3 b3 xc4 xf4 mate ...cxb I 2 axb8 e4 3 x /any 4 e5 o (e3) mate. .cxb 2 axb8 xd2 3 c6 c3 4 c mae. lost unbeevably, n each case not ony does the correspondng undeomoton ea to checkate n two ore oves, but t is he nly move to do so Beleve me, there s no other way to ate in our The Duch wrter Tim Kabb said that when he saw that somone had soled the Babson Tas it had the effect on im as if he had opened a newspaper an seen the eadline Purpose o Lfe Discovered Ponts Eleven if you found te key. A furter poin f guring ou ow and why te responds to eac of the four possibe promotons. (See rv Wrkp f Lnd r at www.m.ru/yarosh) nspred by the wondrous acheveent of Yaros, several other people, ncluding he Frenchman P.Drumare France anaged o create their own Babsons. Drmaes solution is all the more pognant for, in 98, after wentytwo yeas of ying and that ncluded a period of our consecutve yeas during wich he devoted o hous of every ay t the challenge he announced that he was abandonng hs atempts 43
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