EVERYMAN CHESS
Richard Palliser
First published in 2007 by Gloucester Publishers plc (formerly Everyman Publishers plc), Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V OAT Copyright © 2007 Richard Palliser First published 2007 by Gloucester Publishers plc The right of Richard Palliser to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978185744 532 9 Distributed in North America by The Globe Pequot Press, P.O Box 480, 246 Goose Lane, Guilford, CT 06437-0480. All other sales enquiries should be directed to Everyman Chess, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V OAT tel: 020 7253 7887 fax: 020 7490 3708 email:
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Contents
I
Introduction
5
1
Warming Up
7
2
Attack!
3
Opening Tricks and Traps
121
4
Skill in the Endgame
132
5
Loose Pieces and Overloading
149
6
Fiendish Calculation
181
7
Test Yourself
190
8
Solutions
211
24
Introduction
I
Spending as little as 10-15 minutes a day on one's tactical ability really can reap dividends. I can certainly testify to that myself and it's always very welcome to see a pupil regularly trying to solve a number of tactical exercises: not only do they become more tactically alert, but they also improve their clock handling and gain in confidence. During the past decade some quite challenging puzzle books have appeared, aimed chiefly at the level of the stronger club player and above. These are a most welcome devel opment, but are perhaps not the best tactical training for less experienced players or even average club players. Some attempted solving of very tough positions is a good thing, es pecially if the solution is then studied in some detail, but such works are unlikely to pro vide the budding student with a grounding in the fundamentals of tactical and attacking play. Wanting to produce a book that would improve the tactical knowledge of the average player led me to drawing up categories of both the more common attacking motifs (bishop sacrifices on h7 and knight sacrifices on f7 being two main examples) and the less usual (such as a queen sacrifice on h6). Thus there are a number of examples of each key theme in this work which should, I hope, help to cement these important ideas into the reader's subconscious, thereby improving both their attacking and defensive ability. One cannot, of course, blindly attack in every game: the right conditions to attack must be present, such as a chip in the opposition king's pawn wall or the ability to quickly trans fer many of one's pieces to the attacking zone. Many of the puzzles in this work deal with attacking scenarios and should help the reader to further appreciate just when and why an attack is likely to work. What, though, of the many games in which we don't get to attack? In these tactical play is no less likely to occur and it's important to always be alert to tactical opportunities. One very handy way of not letting these pass by is to keep in mind John Nunn's very useful mnemonic: LPDO ('loose pieces drop off'). Indeed, it's very noticeable just how many tac tics are to do with a piece being undefended or poorly defended. The reader will become fully aware of the concept of LPs while working through the large chapter on attacking
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The Complete Chess Workout motifs, but so important is the topic that I've also included a later chapter devoted to both it and the related theme of overloading a defensive piece. To remind the reader that tactics are present throughout the game, there are also chap ters devoted to tactics in both the opening and the endgame, while the fiendish puzzles of Chapter Six should challenge even the very tactically able. I've also aimed to make things a little trickier throughout for the reader by not following the common practice of sorting each chapter by difficulty. Instead the order is much more like the tactical opportunities that occur in our games, being random (sorting alphabetically by tournament location is about as random as one can get!) and thereby simple tactics follow quite challenging ones and vice versa. Do be aware too that by no means every combination mates in style or wins heavy material; just as in real life, many of the puzzles included here only lead to the win of a pawn, while a few even see the side to move scrambling a draw through some tactical device or other. I couldn't resist including a few classic favourites among the 1,200 puzzles, but even
those with an excellent knowledge of the classics should find the majority of the positions included new. No less than 585 of the puzzles are from games played in 2007 and I've also drawn heavily on unpublished games collections: chiefly my own I'm afraid, but I'm also very grateful to a number of people who sent or supplied games: Chris Duggan, Scott Fra ser, Paul Hopwood, Neville Pearce, Kieran Smallbone, Norman Stephenson, Sean Terry (editor of the excellent Oxford City CC magazine,
Dislnformator), and Tim Turner.
I hope that this work will improve the tactical eye of the reader, while also reminding them of the many beautiful possibilities thrown up by our favourite royal game. Richard Palliser, York, September 2007
6
1: Warming Up
Even those fairly new to the game should find the following hundred puzzles quite solv able. Just remember that you're not always looking to force mate; quite often the solution is just a little tactic to pick up a pawn or two.
1) D A.Andres Gonzalez • J.De Ia Villa Garcia Abierto 2006
3)
D A.Yermolinsky • T.Kurosaki Agoura Hills 2007
White to Play
B.Esen • T.Demirel Ankara 2007
White to Play
White to Play
2)
D
4)
D A.Mortola •
P.Scanferla Arvier 2007
Black to Play
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D A.Fedorov • Z.Mamedjarova Baku2007
8)
D L.Damjanovic • A.Panic Belgrade 2007
White to Play
White to Play 6)
D A.Khudaverdieva • N.Miezis Baku2007
9)
D R.Mitrovic • M.Mihajlovic Bel grade 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 7)
D C.Baudson • L.Gil Balagne 2007
White to Play
8
1.0)
D
J.Emms • G.Burgess British League 1999
White to Play
Warming Up 11)
D
M.Quinn • M.Lyell British League2000
14)
Black to Play 12)
D M.Simons • R.Noyce British League 2000
D M.Soszynski • J.Stevenson British League 2007
Black to Play
Al.lvanov • V.Sanduleac Bucharest2007
White to Play 15)
White to Play 13)
D
D l.Vadja • K.Haznedaroglu Budapest2007
White to Play 16)
D M.Galyas. W.Wilke Budapest2007
White to Play
9
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D S.Farago • Hj.Gretarsson Budapest 2007
D L.Hylands • M.Uddin Cheltenham 2007
20}
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D Y.Drozdovskij • V.Georgiev Cappelle Ia Grande 2007
White to Play 21}
White t o Play 19)
D T.Rrhioua • C.Debray Champs sur Marne 2007
Black to Play
10
D
A.Riazantsev • B.Galstian Chelyabinsk 2007
White to Play 22)
D M.Abdul • N.Murshed Dhaka 2007
White to Play
Warming Up 23)
D
S.Reefat. M.Abdul Dhaka2007
D
26)
White to Play
White to Play 24)
D A.Graf • A.Gasthofer Dresden 2007
D M.Erdogdu • A.David Dresden 2007
27)
Black to Play
Black to Play 25)
D A.Hafenstein • R.Brunello Dresden 2007
Black to Play
A.Savickas • A.Hunt Dresden 2007
28)
D
R.Vaganian • S.Siebrecht Dresden 2007
White to Play
11
The Complete C hess Workout 29) D V.Durarbeyli • B.Damljanovic Dresden2007
32)
D B.Holland • R.Rough Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 30)
D V.Shalimov • A.Bagrationi Evpatoria2007
33)
D M.Garcia • H.Strand Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
White to Play 3:1)
D V.Gozzoli • E.Reinhart French League2007
White to Play
12
34)
D
M.Helin • L.Manetto Gibraltar2007
White to Play
Warming Up 0
35)
O.Vea • H.Rasch Gibraltar2007
0
38)
White to Play 36)
0
P.Wallace • A.Dekker Gibraltar2007
White to Play 39)
0
G.Salimbeni • N.Hutchinson Hastings2006
White to Play 37)
0
R.Westra • R.Palliser Gool e (rapid) 1999
White to Play
C.Wilman • A.Tate Hamilton 2005
Black to Play 40)
0
D.Schut • L.Bensdorp Hilversum2007
Black to Play
13
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41)
M.Bogorads • D.Jahr Hockenheim 2007
44)
0
Y.Zimmerman • P.Adams Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
White to Play 42)
0
O.Giadyszev • S.Kidambi Isle of Man 2005
0
45)
Black to Play 43)
D
S.Siebrecht • A.Szieberth Isle of Man 2006
White to Play
14
A.May • H.Hecht Islington1971
Black to Play 46)
0
A.Nikolaeva • O.Vozovic Kharkiv 2007
Black to Play
Warming Up 0
47)
S.Vysochin • V.Sergeev Kyiv 2007
50)
0 M.Aionso Contreras. D.Trujillo Delgado
La Laguna 2007
White to Play 48)
0
V.Balanovskij • I.Kusnetsov Kyiv 2007
White to Play 5,1) ·
0
A.Moreto Quintana • V.Koziak La Rode 2007
Black to Play 49) 0 B.Kurajica • C.Schneider Sanchez La Laguna 2007
White to Play
Black to Play 52)
0
O.Hindle • P.Puig Puildo Lucerne1963
White to Play
15
The Complete C hess Workout 53)
0
C.Ficco • M.Godena Lugano 2007
0
56)
Black to Play
Black to Play 54)
0 R.Martin del Campo
• L.Aionso Arteaga Merida 2006
0
57)
White to Play 55)
0
A.Kosten • C.Marchal Metz 2007
White to Play
16
A.Touret • V.Petkov Metz 2007
N.Guliyev • V.Schweitzer Metz 2007
White to Play 58)
0
A.Chudinovskih • O.Nikolenko Moscow 2007
White to Play
Warming Up 59)
D A.Okara • M.Vuganova Moscow 2007
62)
White to Play 60)
D A.Venevtsev • M.Mozharov Moscow 2007
D D.Bronstein • A.Koblencs Moscow 1945
White to Play
E.Lasker • M.Steinitz Moscow1896
White to Play 63)
Black to Play 61)
D
D A.Aguilar • M.Leskovar Necochea 2007
Black to Play 64)
D 'Andrei21' • R.Palliser online blitz 2007
White to Play
17
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D
R.Palliser • 'Perparim3' online blitz 2007
68)
D
White to Play 66)
D D.Bruce • R.Palliser Oxford 2003
Black to Play 69)
White to Play 67)
D K.Smallbone • S.Terry Oxford1999
White to Play
18
A.Chua • Z.lzoria Parsippany 2007
D
B.Katz • R.Tomasko Parsippany 2007
White to Play 70)
D V.Hylapov • L.Lintchevski Peterhof 2007
White to Play
Warming Up 71)
D A.Nickel • L.Deruda Porto Mannu 2007
74)
D A.Volokitin • E.Bareev Russian Team Championship 2007
White to Play D R.Markus • D.Doric Rijeka 2006
72)
White to Play 75)
D
D.Tyomkin • V.Gaprindashvili Saint Vincent 2005
White to Play
White to Play 73)
D
P.Hempson • R.Palliser Rotherham (rapid} 2007
Black to Play
76)
D
A.Rodriguez • A.Needleman San Luis 2007
White to Play
19
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0
F.Corrales • F.De Ia Paz Santa Clara 2007
0
80)
White to Play
Black to Play 78}
D A.Morozevich • S.Movsesian Sarajevo 2007
Black to Play 79}
0
C.Ward • R.Palliser Scarborough 2001
White to Play
20
R.Palliser • J.Houska Scarborough 2004
81}
0
A.Gavrilov • R.Perez Garcia Sevi lie2007
White to Play 82} 0 K.Ambartsumova • J.Kochetkova Sochi 2007
White to Play
Warming Up 83)
D
A.Bogdanov • F.Rodkin St Petersburg 2006
86)
Black to Play D
84)
A.Eiiseev • V.Kurilov St Petersburg 2007
Black to Play 87)
White to Play 85)
D
A.Guzenko • S.Kiobukov St Petersburg 2007
White to Play
D A.Lomako • T.Airapetian St Petersburg 2007
D A.Vunder • M.Zacurdajev St Petersburg 2007
Black to Play 88)
D R.Palliser • D.Seymour Stockton on Tees simul 2005
White to Play
21
The Complete C hess Workout 89)
0
R.Zimmermann • J.Lener Teplice 2007
92)
0 P.San Segundo Carrillo • R.Wojtaszek
Turin 2006
Black to Play
White to Play 90)
0
A.Mordue • S.Dilleigh Torquay 2006
93)
0
I.Starostits • R.Bezler Triesen 2007
White to Play
22
A.Karpov • M.Stojanovic Valjevo 2007
White to Play
White to Play 91)
0
94)
D L.Golovin • V.lvanov Voronezh 2007
White to Play
Warming Up 95)
D A.Walas • G.Gajewski Warsaw (rapid} 2006
98)
D P.Cioudsdale • P.Hopwood York 2001
Black to Play 96)
D B.Rhodes • P.Hopwood York1995
Black to Play 99)
D P.Hopwood • E.Lockwood York 1995
White to Play
Black to Play 97)
D M.Rogerson • R.Palliser York 2007
Black to Play
:1.00)
D
L.Pecnik • B.Galoic Zagreb 2007
White to Play
23
2: Attack!
We now reach the meat and bones of this work. Most players love to attack, and solving the puzzles in this large chapter should help to hone both your attacking and defensive technique. I've tried to include several examples of all the main mating motifs to help fix these in the reader's mind, but once again do be aware that by no means every solution will force mate; quite often the defender can prevent your main attacking threats at the cost of a pawn or the exchange.
101)
D V.Pupols • R.Adamson Agoura Hills2007
103)
Black to Play 102)
D
A.Yusupov • A.Reuss Altenkirchen2005
White to Play 24
D
G.Fontein • M.Euwe Amsterdam 1939
Black to Play 104}
D !.Campbell • P.Beggi Arvier2007
White to Play
Att ack! 105)
0
W.De Marco • V.Bashkite Arvier 2007
108)
0
N.Skalkotas • V.Kotrotsos Athens 2007
Black to Play 106) 0 I.Moiseenko • A.lsmagambetov Astana 2007
White to Play 109)
0
M.Zacarias • (.Valiente Asuncion 2006
White to Play
Ni Hua • R.Palliser Athens 2001
Black to Play
Black to Play 107)
0
110)
0 F.Hoelzl • H.Knoll Austrian League 2007
White to Play
25
The Complete C hess Workout 111)
D
H.Teske • M.Stangl Austrian League 2007
114)
D
White to Play 112)
D P.Popovic • J.Pinter Austrian League 1997
Black to Play 115)
Black to Play 113)
26
V.Korchnoi • A.Karpov Baguio City1978
D
T.Mamedjarova • A.Naiditsch Baku 2007
Black to Play
Ayamonte 2006
D A.Horvath • L.Seres Balatonlelle 2006
White to Play
White to Play
D M.Narciso Dublan • H.Mecking
116)
Attack! 117) D D.Berczes • T.Roussel Roozmon Balatonlelle 2007
120)
White to Play 118} D
• M.Conde Chijeb Barcelona 2007
I.Molano Lafuente
White to Play 121)
Black to Play
D K.Leenhouts • C.Sielecki Belgian League 2007
White to Play
White to Play 119) D X.Colom Andres • M.Zohaib Hassan Barcelona 2007
D B.Aishoha • A.EI Kawabia Beirut 2007
122)
D P.Motwani • E.Wiersma Belgian League 2007
White to Play
27
The Complete C hess Workout 123)
D
S.Hautot • M.Saltaev Belgian League 2007
126)
D
Black to Play 124)
D
D.Radulovic • B.Lajthajm Belgrade 2007
White to Play 127)
D J.Vasic • V.Zivkovic Belgrade 2006
Black to Play 125)
D D.Rajkovic • B.Tadic Bel grade 2007
Black to Play
28
I.Martic • R.lrizanin Belgrade 2007
Black to Play 128)
D
S.Ostojic • V.Conic Belgrade 2007
White to Play
Attack! 129)
0
J.Biackburne • J.Schwarz Berlin1881
0
132)
White to Play 0
130)
L.Vadja • B.lvkov Bern 2006
White to Play 133)
0
I.Matijasevic • I.Bender Bizovac 2007
Black to Play
White to Play 131)
0
D.Marholev • L.Morelle Bethune 2006
White to Play
R.Palliser • R.Callis Beverley 2000
134)
0
V.Prlac • P.Szakolczai Bizovac 2007
Black to Play
•
29
The Complete C hess Workout 135)
D
G.Rigg • A.Masters Blackpool 2007
138)
Black to Play 136)
D J.Wheeler • J.Dore Blackpool1956
D
L.Barden • B.H.Wood Blackpool1956
White to Play
30
S.Haslinger • D.Gormally Blackpool 2003
White to Play 139)
White to Play 137)
D
D A.Franco • P.Rodriguez Bogota 2006
White to Play 140)
D W.Burt • N.Dennis Bourne End (rapid) 200 2
White to Play
Attack!
141)
0
A.lbbotson • P.Hopwood Bradford 2001
144)
0
Black to Play 0
142)
A.Byron • N.Hosken British League 2006
White to Play 0
1 45)
White to Play 143)
0
A.Hagesaether • A.Greet British League 2005
Black to Play
A.Kosten • B.Hague British League 2007
A.Law • J.Gallagher British League 1999
Black to Play 146)
0
C.Waters • R.Richmond British League 1999
White to Play
31
The Complete Chess Workout 147)
0
D.Coleman • L.D'Costa British League 2003
1 50)
D
White to Play
White to Play 148)
0
D.Ledger • J.Burnett British League2002
151)
0
White to Play 149)
0
D.Shaw • Low Ving Min British League 2005
White to Play
32
D.Wise • J.Biackburn British League2002
Dai.James • D.Anderton British League 2005
Black to Play 152)
0
G.Buckley • N.Mitchem British League 2004
White to Play
Attack!
0
G.Fiear • S.Ansell British League 2003
153)
156)
0
J.Bourne • K.Gregory British League2007
Black to Play
White to Play 154)
0
H.Hoffmann • S.Munson British League 2006
157)
0
J.Emms • D.Ledger British League 2006
White to Play 155)
0
I.Upton • P.Brown British League2000
White to Play
White to Play 158}
J.Foster • J.Parmar British League 2005
0
White to Play
33
The Complete C hess Workout 159)
D
J.Gilbert • Gr.Morris British League2006
0
162)
J.Sherwin • B.Hague British League2004
White to Play 160)
D
J.Mestel • A.Hynes British League2004
Black to Play 163)
D
K.Smallbone • D.Gunter British League2002
White to Play
White to Play 161} D J.Rudd • K.Arakhamia Grant British League2007
Black to Play
34
164)
0
L.D'Costa • P.Wells British League2003
Black to Play
Attack! D L.Trent • D.Tan British League 2003
165)
D
M.Rich • S.Barrett British League 2004
1.68)
White to Play 166}
D
M.Adams • M.Hennigan British League 200 1
White to Play 169)
D
M.Simons • H.Richards British League 200 2
White to Play 167)
D
M.Adams • R.Bates British League 2005
White to Play
White to Play 170)
D
N.Povah • J.Sisask British League 2004
White to Play
35
The Complete C hess Workout D
171)
O.Cooley • J.Moore British League 2000
174)
0
R.Bates • D.Mason British League 2006
Black to Play 172)
D
P.Helbig • R.Palliser British League 2005
White to Play 175)
0
White to Play 173)
0
P.Valden • K.Smallbone British League 2005
Black to Play
36
R.De Coverly • N.Frost British League 2000
White to Play 176)
0
R.Eames • M.Simmons British League 2005
White to Play
Att ack! 1 77)
D
R.Edwards • S.Lalic British League2000
180)
D
R.Palliser • M.Broomfield British League2003
Black to Play 178)
D
R.Granat • J.Bentley British League2004
White to Play 181)
D
Black to Play 179)
D
R.Palliser • H.Hunt British League1999
White to Play
R.Webb • P.Townsend British League1999
White to Play 182)
D
R.Willis. N.Twitchell British League2007
White to Play
37
The Complete C hess Workout 183)
D
S.Bibby • D.Johnston British League 2001
186}
D
White to Play
Black to Play 184}
D
S.Macak • J.Rowson British League 2007
187}
D
D
T.Cox • G.Dickson British League 2004
Black to Play
38
K.Smallbone • M.Cupal Brno 2004
White to Play
Black to Play 185)
V.Bologan • J.Lautier British League 2005
188}
D
D.Milanovic • G.Grigore Bucharest 2007
White to Play
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189)
V.Barnaure • C.Nanu Bucharest 2007
l.92)
D
M.lgnacz • K.Niemi Budapest 2007
Black to Play
White to Play 190)
D
B.Lengyel • To Nhat Minh Budapest 2007
l.93)
D
D.Bronstein • P.Keres Budapest1950
White to Play
S.Collins • A.lllner Budapest 2007
White to Play
White to Play 191)
D
l.94)
D L.Szabo • A.Bisguier Buenos Aires1955
White to Play
39
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195)
A.Karpov • V.Hort Bugojno1978
198)
D
Black to Play
White to Play 196)
D
A.Mendelson • R.Quinn Bunratty 2007
199)
D A.Kovalev • H.Stevic Calvia 2004
White to Play
Black to Play 197)
D
A.Peile • N.Miller Bunratty 200 2
White to Play
40
V.Sauvonnet • Ni Hua Calvi 2007
200)
D
E.Arlandi • A.Kveinys Calvia 2004
Black to Play
Attack! D
201)
Z.Aimasi • L.Winants Calvia2004
204)
Black to Play 202)
D A.Maz Machado
• E. Fernandez Romero Campillos2007
Black to Play 205)
• E.Valero Cano Campillos 2007
D.Recuero Guerra
White to Play
D N.Guliyev • S.Mamedyarov Canada de Calatrava (rapid) 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 203) D
D F.Tahirov • A.Shirov Canada de Calatrava (rapid} 2007
206)
D O.Gritsak • E.Bacrot Canada de Calatrava (rapid}2007
White to Play
41
The Complete C hess Workout 207)
208)
D D.Smerdon • H.Cunanan
210)
Cannes 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D I.Saric • M.Gurevich
Cannes 2007
211) 0 P.Van Hoolandt • E.EI Gindy Cannes 2007
White to Play 209)
42
D N.Arsenault • E.Pepino
Canberra 2007
D M.Libens • F.Fargere
Black to Play 212)
D R.Hrzica • J.Armas
Cannes 2007
Cannes 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack! 213)
214)
215)
D S.Collas • P.Lebel
216)
D J.Friedel • L.Cyborowski
Cannes 2007
Cappelle Ia Grande 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Cap d'Agde (rapid) 2006
D (.Keller • S.Siukova Champs sur Marne 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D Zhao Xue • S.Karjakin
D D.Arutinian • O.Danielian
217)
218)
D E.White • D.Curnow
Cappelle Ia Grande 2007
Cheltenham 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
43
The Complete C hess Workout 219)
D E.Romanov • L.Mkrtchian
222)
Copenhagen 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
220) D A.Aimeida Saenz • M.Gagunashvili Chicago 2007
223)
44
D S.Bercys • A.Simutowe
D D.Path • F.Rayner
Cork 2005
White to Play
White to Play 221)
D H.Agustsson • K.Madland
Chelyabinsk 2007
224)
D M.Bartel • S.Cicak
Chicago 2007
Cork 2005
White to Play
White to Play
Attack! 225)
226)
D P.Cafolla • B.Socko
228)
Cork 2005
Black to Play
White to Play
D R.Aimond • C.Rossi
Cork 2005
229) D V.Kotronias • G.Sarakauskas Cork 2005
White to Play
Black to Play 227)
D V.Cmilyte • J.Benjamin
Cork 2005
D T.Hickey • N.Ahern
230)
D V.Kotronias • J.Benjamin
Cork 2005
Cork 2005
White to Play
Black to Play
45
The Complete C hess Workout 231}
D Z.Gymesi • A.Fox
Cork 2005
White to Play 232)
D J.Rudd • A.Khantuev
Coulsdon 2007
White to Play 233}
D N.Tavoularis • I.Snape
Coulsdon 2007
Black to Play
46
D M.lvic • D.Pavasovic 234} Croatian Team Championship 2007
Black to Play D M.lvic. M.Medic 235} Croatian Team Championship 2007
White to Play D M.Zovko • G.Mohr 236} Croatian Team Championship 2007
Black to Play
Attack! 237)
0 I.Naumkin • M.Abatino
Cutro 2007
240) 0 S.Megaranto • C.Batchuluun Doha (rapid) 2006
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0 E.Levushkina • H.Vogel
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
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0 E.Najer • V.Neverov
Dresden 2007
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D I.Zakurdjaeva • E.Paehtz Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
D J.Geske • A.Ardeleanu Dresden 2007
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D F.Handke • F.Dinger
251) D G.Beckhuis • K.Jakubowski Dresden 2007
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Dresden 2007
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258)
Dresden 2007
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259)
D N.Pert • A.Aieksandrov
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
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D M.Schulz • G.Marville
260)
D P.Bobras • E.Can
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
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0 S.Azarov • T.Sanikidze
Dresden 2007
264) 0 Z.Mamedjarova • K.Nemcova Dresden 2007
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0 S.Bakker • L.Gutman
265)
0 A.lljin • K.Sakaev
Dresden 2007
Dresden (rapid) 2007
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263) 0 V.Neverov • R.Strohhaeker Dresden 2007
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266)
0 K.Georgiev • B.Socko
Dresden (rapid) 2007
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270) D D.Stellwagen • M.Bosboom Dutch League 2006
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Dutch League 2007
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52
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D D.Van Kerkhof • M.Piket
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D F.Nijboer • M.Hoffmann
Durham 2002
Dutch League 2006
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274)
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D l.Winants • M.Okkes
276)
D B.Mudongo • S.Andriasian
Dutch League 2006
Ekaterinburg 2007
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Black to Play
Edinburgh 2007
D T.Sabure • E.Danielian Ekaterinburg 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D E.Ferry • K.Ruxton
D H.Brechin • J.Aagaard
Edinburgh 2007
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277)
278) D O.Korneev • C.Landenbergue Elgoibar 2006
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53
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0 E.Rozentalis • M.Adams
Elista 1998
282} 0 O.Gritsayeva • A.Kolomiets Evpatoria 2007
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0 I.Sudakova • O.Guseva
283}
0 P.Golubka • A.Bagrationi
Elista 2002
Evpatoria 2007
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White to Play
281) 0 D.Garcia llundain • A.Miles Escaldes 1998
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54
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284) 0 V.Galakhov • A.Oiishevsky Evpatoria 2007
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286)
287)
D Jo.Hall • A.Brusey
288)
D V.Marincas • L.Csilcser
Exmouth 2007
Felix Spa 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D G.Mateuta • V.lovan
289)
D E.Hintikka • T.Paakkonen
Felix Spa 2007
Finnish League 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
D N.Ristic • I.Adam
290)
D T.Sammalvuo • V.Maki
Felix Spa 2007
Finnish League 2007
White to Play
White to Play
55
The Complete C hess Workout 291) 0 O.Hindle • J.Van Oosterom Flushing 1962
294)
French League 2003
Black to Play
White to Play 292)
293)
56
0 A.Wirig • M.Kazhgaleyev
Foxwoods 2007
0 I.Nataf • J.Riff French League 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
0 T.Taylor • P.Vavrak
0 W.Schukowski • C.Jacob
295)
296)
0 M.Apicella • N.Giffard
Frankfurt 2006
French League 2003
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack! 297)
298)
D S.Pucher • J.Lautier
D V.Talla • K.Motuz
Frydek Mistek 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D E.Pospisil • M.Mroziak
Frydek Mistek 2007
White to Play 299)
300)
French League 2007
D K.Motuz • P.Petran
Frydek Mistek 2007
Black to Play
301) D A.Morozevich • K.Georgiev Fuegen 2006
White to Play 302) D A.Naiditch • S.Mamedyarov Fuegen 2006
Black to Play
57
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304)
305)
58
D A.Greet • G.Pitl
306)
D D.Baramidze • P.H.Nielsen
Gausdal 2007
German League 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
D P.Jagstaidt • A.Zozulia
307)
D D.Navara • R.Rabiega
Geneva 2007
German League 2006
Black to Play
Black to Play
D F.Gehringer • I.Rausis
308)
D J.Fischer • V.Beim
Gerlingen 2007
German League 2006
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Attack! 309)
310)
311)
D J.Nunn • (.Pritchett
German League 1985
D L.Zesch • P.Acs German League 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
D J.Werle • R.Mainka
312)
313)
D M.Borriss • L.Nisipeanu
German League 2007
German League 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D L.Vogt • O.Teschke
314}
D S.B.Hansen • J.Wintzer
German League 2007
German League 2006
White to Play
White to Play
59
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316)
317)
60
D S.Ernst • S.Loeffler
318)
D F.Caruana • M.Adams
German League 2006
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D T.Luther • A.Sokolov
319)
D F.Poggio • R.Livesey
German League 2007
Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
D Z.Ribli • K.Muranyi
320)
D H.Rasch • E.Schiller
German League 2007
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Attack! 321)
322)
D I.Krush • K.Ruxton
324)
D J.Hickman • S.Menon
Gibraltar 2007
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D !.Rogers • R.Ris
325)
D K.Lahno • N.Malmdin
Gibraltar 2007
Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
323) D J.Dworakowska • P.Cramling Gibraltar 2007
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326)
D N.Arsenault • R.Ris
Gibraltar 2007
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D R.Wade • C.Horton
White to Play
White to Play
Black to Play D V.Korchnoi • I.Krush
Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
62
D V.Korchnoi • I.Krush
Gibraltar 2007
328) D S.Kristjansson • C.Salgado Allaria Gibraltar 2007
329)
330)
Gibraltar 2007
331)
D G.Popilski • I.Porat Givataim 2007
Black to Play 332) D P.Hopwood • M.Mackenzie Glasgow 2004
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334)
0 !.Robertson • !.Stokes
336)
Gothenburg 1955
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Black to Play
0 A.Bodnaruk • V.Gunina
Gorodets 2006
337) 0 D.McGowan • L.MacGregor Grangemouth 2006
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0 W.Unzicker • D.Bronstein
Glenrothes 2005
0 T.Seeman • R.Akesson
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0 O.Adda • E.Janev
Gothenburg 2006
Grenoble 2007
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Black to Play 63
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340)
341)
64
0 R.Di Paolo • J.Oiivier
342)
0 V.Siovineau • S.Rukminto
Grenoble 2007
Halkidiki 2007
White to Play
White to Play
0 P.Holt • R.Palliser
343)
0 M.Rogerson • R.Palliser
Guernsey 1995
Harrogate 2006
White to Play
White to Play
0 C.Dorrington • S.Williams
344)
0 K.Smallbone • M.Brazier
Halifax (rapid) 2004
Hastings 2002
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack! 345)
346)
347)
D M.Taimanov • R.Persitz
348)
D H.Westerinen • B.larsen
Hastings 1955
Havana 1967
White to Play
Black to Play
D N.Short • P.Biyiasis
349)
D S.5iebrecht • J.Diaz Diaz
Hastings 1979
Havana 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D S.Mulligan • D.Foord
350)
D J.Turner • K.Smallbone
Hastings 2007
Hereford 2000
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White to Play 65
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D R.Palliser • J.Horner
Heywood 2006
354) D Peng Zhaoqin • P.Van Nies Hilversum 2007
White to Play
Black to Play 352)
353)
66
D C.Otten • M.Bensdorp
355)
D H.Schmoll • B.Giacomelli
Hilversum 2007
Hockenheim 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D G.Grotenhuis • E.L'Ami
356)
D L.Van Wely • P.Acs
Hilversum 2006
Hoogeveen 2002
Black to Play
Black to Play
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358)
359)
0 A.Caveney • R.Tia
360)
0 E.Fomichenko • A.Anibar
Houston 2006
Illes Medes 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
0 A.Hunt • R.Palliser
361)
0 M.Pruja • A.Muratet
Hove 1997
Illes Medes 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
0 T.Harper • R.Palliser
362)
0 R.Gerber • M.Bartel
Hull 1999
Illes Medes 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
67
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364)
365)
68
0 A.Zapata • G.Welling
366)
0 L.Kritz • D.Kolbus
Isle of Man 2002
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
Black to Play
0 D.Howell • P.Wells
367)
0 M.Devereaux • T.Lunn
Isle of Man 2005
Isle of Man 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
0 J.Lutton • R.Palliser
368)
0 M.Ferguson • T.Eggleston
Isle of Man 2002
Isle of Man 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack! 369)
370)
D O.Korneev • M.Devereaux
372)
D V.lkonnikov • R.Palliser
Isle of Man 2006
Isle of Man 2005
Black to Play
Black to Play
D R.Palliser • V.Malakhatko
373)
D V.Sareen • S.Lohou
Isle of Man 2005
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
White to Play
371) D R.Van Kemenade • M.Dougherty Isle of Man 2002
White to Play
374)
D V.Kuzubov • H.Wademark
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play 69
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D V.Kuzubov • R.Palliser
378)
Islington 1971
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376) D V.Vakovich • G.Sarakauskas Isle of Man 2006
379)
70
D G.Dickson • G.Botterill
D P.Scott • P.Simonds
Islington 1971
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D M.Lambshire • R.Keely
Isle of Man 2006
380)
D S.Webb. R.Bellin
Islington 1971
Islington 1971
Black to Play
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382)
383)
D J.Emms • L.Fressinet
384)
D S.James • R.lobo
Istanbul 2000
Kidlington 2007
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White to Play
D M.Adams • M.Maki Uuro
385)
D W.Burt. R.Dams
lzmir 2004
Kidlington 2006
White to Play
White to Play
D M.lucey • N.Miller
386)
D B.Spassky • V.Korchnoi
Kidlington 2003
Kiev 1968
Black to Play
White to Play 71
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388)
D M.Novik • K.Sakaev
Black to Play
Black to Play
D M.Darban • S.Paridar
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Koenigshofen 2007
Black to Play
72
D T.Henrichs • M.Prusikin
Konigshofen 2007
Kish 2005
389)
390)
Kirishi (rapid) 2007
391) D A.Malienko • P.Kruglyakov Kyiv 2007
White to Play 392) D V.Kovalenko • A.Chistiakov Kyiv 2007
White to Play
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White to Play 394) 0 C.Damaso Tacoronte • C.Campos Vera La Laguna 2007
White to Play 395) 0
H.Marrero Falcon
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La Laguna 2007
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396)
0 J.Siaby • L.Mendoza
La Laguna 2007
White to Play 397) 0 R.Gimeno Higueras • J.Radulski La Roda 2007
Black to Play 398) 0 A.Vermolinsky • C.Onyekwere Las Vegas 2006
White to Play
73
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400)
401)
74
0 K.Cottrell • M.Aigner
402)
0 R.Palliser • C.McNab
Las Vegas 2007
Leeds (rapid) 1999
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Black to Play
0 P.Hopwood • G.Conroy
403)
0 l. Van Wely • E.L'Ami
Leeds 2001
Leeuwarden 2004
White to Play
Black to Play
0 R.Palliser • S.Ansell
404)
0 R.Palliser • D.Prole
Leeds 2005
Leicester 1995
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0 S.Gordon • P.Hopwood
Leicester 1998
408) 0 I.Bondarevsky • M.Botvinnik Leningrad 1941
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Black to Play 406)
407)
0 T.Bailey • R.Palliser
409)
0 G.Miralles • M.Thesing
Leicester 1994
Lenk 2007
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Black to Play
0 A.Karpov • M.Taimanov
Leningrad 1977
410) 0 P.Garcia Castro • J.Arizmendi Martinez Leon 2006
Black to Play
Black to Play
75
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412)
413)
76
D A.Neiksans • H.Stefansson
414)
D E.Kulovana • A.Berescu
Liepaya (rapid) 2004
Litomysl 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
D A.Karpov • V.Salov
415)
D M.Biecha • A.Berescu
Linares 1993
Litomysl 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
D A.Shirov • V.Kramnik
416)
D M.Krupa • P.Giuriati
Linares 1997
Litomysl 2007
Black to Play
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418)
D B.Addison • R.Palliser
420)
London 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
D A.Rubinstein • Hirschbein
Lodz 1927
421) D G.Steinkuehler • J.Biackburne London 1863
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D D.Rowe • O.Boytsun
Liverpool 1999
D D.King • C.Crouch
422)
D J.leake • J.Emms
London 1977
London 2006
Black to Play
Black to Play
77
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424)
D J.Mackinnen • J.Emms
426)
London 2005
Black to Play
White to Play
D J.Spreeuw • J.Emms London 2007
427)
78
D R.Bellin • A.Hanreck
London 1977
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D M.Cresswell • R.Wigbout
London 2007
White to Play
London 1992
D R.Kieran • K.Smallbone London 2002
White to Play
Black to Play
D M.Adams • A.Hon
428)
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430)
D R.Schulder • S.Boden
432)
Lviv 2007
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Black to Play
D V.Menchik • G.Thomas
London 1932
433) D L.Butkiewicz • T.Van der Veen Maastricht 2007
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D I.Andrenko • O.Kalinina
London 1860
D W.Steinitz • S.Rosenthal
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D P.Saligo • P.Taverniers
London 1883
Maastricht 2007
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White to Play
79
The Complete C hess Workout 435) 0 D.M.Martin • H.Hernandez Carmenates Madrid 2007
438) 0 P.Konguvel • A.Del Valle Cirera Manresa 2004
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R.Mateo
• H.Hernandez Carmenates Madrid 2007
439)
Mar del Plata 2007
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80
0 V.Knox • B.Pytel
0 M.Ripari • J.Cori
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0 R.Hungaski • O.Di Diego
Manchester 1981
Mar del Plata 2007
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0 F.Frink • J.Horyna Marianske Lazne 2007
444)
Mashantucket 2005
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0 F.Stross • P.Benes Marianske Lazne 2007
White to Play 443)
0 V.Hruby • B.Baum Marianske Lazne 2007
Black to Play
0 L.Milman • J.Fang
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0 B.Zivkovic • P.Bodiroga
Mataruska Banja 2007
Black to Play 446) 0 V.Malakhatko • D.Hartmann Metz 2007
White to Play 81
The Complete C hess Workout 447) D M.Leon Hoyes • O.Sanchez Enriquez Mexico City 2007
450)
Mielno 2007
White to Play 448) D F.N.Stephenson • P.Rowntree Middlesbrough 2007
White to Play 449)
D K.Zakoscielna • B.Siembab
Mielno 2007
Black to Play
82
D P.Bobras • M.Kanarek
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D F.N.Stephenson • A.Greet
Millfield 2000
White to Play 452) D A.Hellenschmidt • I.Sakayev Mineola 2006
White to Play
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456)
Mondariz 1996
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455)
D M.Botvinnik • N.Padevsky
D A.Perez • F.Vallejo Pons
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D F.Handke • A.Kosten
Monaco 1969
Montpellier 2006
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Black to Play
D P.Svidler • A.Morozevich
Monaco (blindfold) 2007
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458) D T.Roussel Roozmon • A.Moiseenko Montreal 2004
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462}
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Morelia 2007
Moscow 2007
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D M.Carlsen • V.Topalov
463}
D A.Karpov • V.Korchnoi
Morelia 2007
Moscow 1974
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D U.Capo Vidal • F.Magana
464)
D B.Jobava • J.Ehlvest
Morelia 2007
Moscow 2007
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0 B.Savchenko • C.Balogh
468)
Moscow 1961
Black to Play
White to Play
466) 0 C.Torre Repetto • F.Samisch Moscow 1925
469) 0 D.Markosian • A.Bodnaruk Moscow 2006
Black to Play
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0 D.Bronstein • E.Geller
Moscow 2007
0 D.Bronstein • A.Kotov
470)
0 D.Skurikhin • A.Samedov
Moscow 1946
Moscow 2007
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0 E.Aiekseev • S.Novikov
474)
Moscow 2007
0 I.Lysyj • J.Ehlvest
Moscow 2007
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Moscow 2007
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White to Play
473) 0 I.Khairullin • S.Vijayalakshmi Moscow 2007
White to Play 86
475)
Moscow 1987
476) 0 N.Kharmunova • A.Gavrilov Moscow 2007
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D R.Vaganian • G.Sargissian
Moscow 2005
480) D Y.Balashov • K.Ambartsumova Moscow 2007
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D S.lonov • A.Kremenietsky
481)
D Y.Yakovich • A.Naiditsch
Moscow 2007
Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D M.Botvinnik • V.Smyslov
482)
D G.Kasparov • V.Anand
Moscow 1958
Moscow (rapid) 1996
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White to Play 87
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484)
485)
88
D V.Okhotnik • C.Marzolo
486)
D J.Cubas • A.Shcherbine
Nancy 2007
Necochea 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D D.Marciano • E.Prie
487)
D D.Barua • A.Dreev
Narbonne 1997
New Delhi 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D D.Contin • L.Perdomo
488)
D K.Shashikant • E.Hossain
Necochea 2007
New Delhi 2007
Black to Play
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490)
491)
D N.Marache • P.Morphy
492)
D V.Kotronias • D.King
New Orleans simul 1857
New York 1990
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D L.Evans • A.Bisguier
493)
D X3D Fritz • G.Kasparov
New York 1958
New York 2003
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D L.Evans • B.Zuckerman
494)
D R.Palliser • D.Eggleston
New York 1966
Newcastle (rapid) 2005
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White to Play
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0 S.Gordon • R.Palliser Newport Pagnell (rapid) 2007
498)
Nova Gorica 2007
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0 E.Tomashevsky • I.Popov
499)
0 S.Jeric • J.Gombac
Nojabrsk 2005
Nova Gorica 2007
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0 J.Skoberne • V.Hari
Nova Gorica 2002
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90
0 P.Kokol • M.Varini
500) 0 S.Radosavljevic • D.Marholev Novi Becej 2007
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Nuremberg 1883
504) D 'La_Vie_en_rose' • R.Palliser online blitz 2006
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503)
D A.Biagidze • L.Stein
505)
D G.Gamzardia • R.Palliser
Odessa 1960
online blitz 2007
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D 'Aak' • R.Palliser
506)
D H.Nakamura • R.Har Zvi
online blitz 2006
online blitz 2007
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White to Play 91
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510)
online blitz 2006
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509)
92
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511)
D R.Palliser • 'Quike'
online blitz 2007
online blitz 2006
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D R.Palliser • 'Maratonac'
512)
D J.Kochetkova • A.Lomako
online blitz 2007
Orel 2006
White to Play
White to Play
Attack! 513)
514)
0 J.Reipsch • K.Zuse
516)
0 C.Timmins • C.Crouch
Osterburg 2006
Oxford 2004
White to Play
White to Play
0 T.Henrichs • H.Namyslo
517)
0 D.Bruce • G.Pafura
Osterburg 2006
Oxford 2004
White to Play
Black to Play
515) 0 A.Khantuev • K.Smallbone Oxford 2004
Black to Play
518)
0 K.Smallbone • !.Marshall
Oxford 2002
Black to Play
93
The Complete C hess Workout 519)
520)
0 L.Podgornei • W.Burt
0 W.Burt • S.King
Oxford 2005
Black to Play
White to Play
0 M.Perryman • M.Brown
523)
0 D.Bruce • R.Palliser
Oxford 2004
Oxford {blitz) 2003
Black to Play
White to Play
521) 0 R.Palliser • A.Summerscale Oxford 2002
White to Play
94
522)
Oxford 2002
524)
0 J.Yates • M.Rose
Oxford (blitz) 2005
White to Play
Attack! 525)
526)
527)
0 K.Riley. W.Burt
528)
0 R.Palliser • N.Miller
Oxford (blitz) 2003
Oxford simul 2003
Black to Play
White to Play
0 J.Speelman • W.Burt
529)
0 M.Lostuzzi • A.Spada
Oxford simul 2006
Palermo 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
0 R.Palliser • K.Henbest
530)
0 J.Schulten • L.Kieseritzky
Oxford simul 2006
Paris 1844
White to Play
Black to Play
95
The Complete C hess Workout 531)
532)
D J.Margiotta • M.Chen
534)
Peterhof 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D A.Donskov • E.Prokuronov
Peterhof 2007
535) D V.Fedoseev • V.Khamidulin Peterhof 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 533)
96
D M.Mustaps • N.Somova
Parsippany 2007
D A.Malofeev • S.Fedoseev
536)
D D.Strenzwilk • M.Thaler
Peterhof 2007
Philadelphia 2006
White to Play
White to Play
Attack! 537)
D R.Dimitrov • E.Janev
Plovdiv 2007
540) D M.Brugo • B.Grosse Honebrink Porto Mannu 2007
Black to Play 538)
539)
D I.Sokolov • V.Bologan
Black to Play 541)
D J.Erneker • V.Meijers
Poikovsky 2006
Prague 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D V.Bologan • DJakovenko
542)
D V.Babula • P.Biatny
Poikovsky 2007
Prague 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
97
The Complete C hess Workout 543)
544)
545)
98
D I.Padurariu • M.Tutulan
546)
D D.Rogic • M.Bulatovic
Predeal 2007
Pula 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D R.Palliser • D.G.EIIison
547)
D J.Pienca • I.Saric
Preston 2006
Pula 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D A.Bak • R.Palliser
548)
D R.Vaganian • J.Gallagher
Pudsey 2007
Pula 1997
Black to Play
Black to Play
Attack! 549)
550)
551)
D C.Sandipan • L.Nisipeanu
552)
D M.Borriss • R.Palliser
Pune 2006
Rethymnon 2003
Black to Play
Black to Play
D G.Kasparov • V.Chuchelov
553)
D R.Palliser • S.Zhigalko
Rethymnon 2003
Rethymnon 2003
White to Play
Black to Play
D J.Parker • K.Rasmussen
554)
D N.Miller • H.Murray-Smith
Rethymnon 2003
Richmond (rapid) 2002
White to Play
White to Play
99
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555)
D D.Bronstein • N.Krogius
Russian Team Championship 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Black to Play D R.Palliser • M.Surtees
Rotherham (rapid) 2007
White to Play
100
D A.Goloshchapov • I.Belov
Riga 1958
D C.Voicu • D.Taras 556) Romanian Team Championship 2006
557)
558)
559)
D D.Bocharov • A.Babiy
Russian Team Championship 2004
White to Play
560) D I.Nepomniachtchi • I.Kurnosov Russian Team Championship 2007
White to Play
T I
I
Attack' 561)
D S.Rublevsky • V.Bologan Russian Team Championship 2005
Black to Play 562)
D
V.Bologan • E. Van Haastert Saint Vincent 2005
White to Play 563)
D
A.Shabalov • I.Krush San Diego 2004
White to Play
564)
D
M.Colautti • L.Burijovich San Luis 2007
Black to Play 565) D ),Garro Beraza
• E. Estevez Pegenaute San Sebastian 2007
White to Play 566) D J.Garro Beraza
• J.Kuende Gorostidi San Sebastian 2007
Black to Play
101
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 567)
D
J.Yrjola • J.Riesco Lekuona San Sebastian 2007
5 70)
D
M.Leon Hoyes • ).Dominguez Santo Domingo 2007
White to Play
White to Play 568)
D L.Schrocker
• G.Stahlberg Santiago 1946
571)
D T.Rodrigues • R.Molina Santos 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 569)
D
).Dominguez • E.lturrizaga Santo Domingo 2007
Black to Play
102
572)
D
A.Graf • M.Carlsen Sanxenxo 2004
White to Play
Attack! 573) D R.R.Castineira • J.Caselas Cabanas Sanxenxo 2007
576) D K.Arakhamia Grant • C.Hanley Scarborough 2004
White to Play 574)
D
M.Santos • D.Navarrette Sao Jose do Rio Preto 2007
White to Play 577)
D
O.Sagalchik • I.Krush Seattle 2003
White to Play 575)
D
S.Farago • H.Grooten Sas van Gent 1988
Black to Play
Black to Play 578)
D
V.Menchik • S.Graf Semmering 1937
White to Play
103
The Complete Chess Workout 579)
0
D.Cohen Gomez • G.Dizdar Seville 2007
582)
0
White to Play
Black toPlay 580) 0 M.Narciso Dublan • A.Lazaro Porta Seville 2007
583)
0
0
Wan Yunguo • Liang Chong Shandong 2007
White toPlay
104
M.AIIison • P.Hopwood Sheffield 1999
White toPlay
White toPlay 581)
Xiu Des hun • Du Shan Shandong 2007
584)
0
P.Hopwood • M.Newitt Sheffield 1997
White toPlay
Attack! 585)
0
C.Garma • R.5hanmugam Singapore 2006
0
588)
Black to Play
White to Play 586)
0
J.Tarjan • A.Karpov Skopje 1976
589)
0
Black to Play 587)
0
E.Ovod • Hou Yifan Sochi 2007
Black to Play
V.Gunina • Zhao Xue Sochi 2007
V.Nebolsina • I.Gromova Sochi 2007
White to Play 590)
0
D.Aisina leal • A.Mirzoev Soller 2007
Black to Play
105
The Comple te Chess Workout 591)
D R.Fischer
• L.Myagmarsuren Sousse 1967
594)
D A.Gantsevich
• A.Smirnov St Petersburg 2007
White toPlay
White toPlay 592)
D E.Piayer • C.Fegan Southend 2007
595)
D
A.Giazov • A.Stroganov St Petersburg 2006
Black toPlay
Black toPlay 593)
D
P.Piasgura • S.Feller St Lorrain 2001
White toPlay
106
596)
D
E.Kulikov • R.Gogin St Petersburg 2007
White toPlay
Attack! 597)
D I.Malakhov • V.Nikiforov St Petersburg 2007
600)
D P.Potemkin • A.Aiekhine St Petersburg 1912
White to Play 598)
D
I.Popov • P.Ponkratov St Petersburg 2007
White to Play 599)
D
N.Chadaev • A.Lanin St Petersburg 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 601)
D
T.Airapetian • A.Burtasova St Petersburg 2007
Black to Play 602) D V.Kurilov • E.Urjubdshzirov St Petersburg 2007
White to Play
107
The Comple te Chess Workout D
603)
D.Andreikin • A.Lanin St. Petersburg 2007
606)
D J.Ehlvest • D.Pruess Stillwater 2007
White toPlay 604)
D
E.Sevillano • A.Stripunsky Stillwater 2007
White toPlay 607)
D
Black toPlay 60S)
D
G.Kaidanov • A.lvanov Stillwater 2007
White toPlay
108
R.Anderson • A.Root Stillwater 2007
White toPlay 608)
D
R.Piunkett • C.Latino Stillwater 2007
White toPlay
Attack! 609)
D V.Akobian • E.Perelshteyn Stillwater 2007
D
612)
Black to Play 610)
D V.Shulman • I.Krush Stillwater 2007
Black to Play 613)
D
White to Play 611)
D Z.Bayaraa • J.Veal Stillwater 2007
White to Play
A.Pitson • S.Fraser Stirling 1998
J.Bellon Lopez • E.Berg Stockholm 2006
White to Play 614)
D
V.Gagarin • F.Andersson Stockholm 2007
White to Play
109
The Co mple te Chess Wo rko ut 615)
0
R.Palliser • K.Cable Streatham 1993
618)
0
Z.Borosova • K.Newrkla Szeged 2007
White to Play
White to Play 616)
0
S.Jasny • R.Palliser Street 2004
619)
0
N.Short • Ye Jiangchuan Taiyuan 2004
White to Play
White to Play 617)
0 !.Bernardino
• D.Dragicevic Sydney 2007
White to Play
110
620)
0
E.Sild • L.Piarnpuu Tallinn 2007
Black to Play
Attack! 621)
D
I.Shvyrjov • V.Gansvind Tallinn 2007
624)
D
T.Grabuzova • D.Batyte Tallinn (rapid) 2006
Black to Play 622)
D
N.Miezis • B.Lelumes Tallinn 2007
White toPlay 625) D F.N.Stephenson • D.Humphries Teeside 1966
White to Play 623)
D V.Mikenas • D.Bronstein Tallinn 1965
Black to Play
White to Play 626)
D
Y.Stisis • J.Lundvik Tel Aviv 2001
White to Play
111
The Comple te Chess Workout 627)
D J.Lener • J.Trapl Teplice 2007
630) D F.N.Stephenson • F.Rayner Torquay 1998
White toPlay
Black toPlay 628)
D R.Svarc • M.Vokac Teplice 2007
Black toPlay 629)
D E.Geller • K.Langeweg The Hague 1962
White toPlay
112
631)
D
O.Foisor • M.Pavlovic Triesen 2007
White toPlay 632) D A.Volokitin • M.Kravtsiv Ukrainian Team Championship 2007
White toPlay
Att ack ! 633)
D C.Schlechter • P.Meitner Vienna 1899
D B.Tadic • D.Solak Vrsac 2007
636)
White toPlay
White toPlay 634)
D
R.Spielmann • Hoenninger Vienna 1929
637)
D D.Solak • Z.Arsovic Vrsac 2007
White toPlay
White to Play 635)
D S.Azarov • Y.Zherebukh Voronezh 2007
White toPlay
638)
D
l.lvanisevic • D.Pikula Vrsac 2007
Black toPlay
113
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 639)
D
Pham Minh • Tran Quoc Ding Vung Tau 2002
642) D M.Krasenkow • T.Markowski Warsaw 2004
White to Play 640)
D G.Spalding • S.Robertson Wantage 2006
White to Play 643) D Z.Belsitzman • A.Rubinstein Warsaw 1926
White to Play 641)
D
A.Naiditsch • L.Ftacnik Warsaw 2005
Black to Play
114
Black to Play 644)
D A.Leniart • J.Gdanski Warsaw (rapid) 2006
Black to Play
Attack! 645)
D
G.Gajewski • A.Aieksandrov Warsaw (rapid) 2006
648)
D J.Van der Wiel • Z.Peng Wijk aan Zee 2007
White to Play 646)
D E.l'Ami • J.Smeets Wijk aan Zee 2007
Black to Play 649)
D
l.Van Wely • S.Karjakin Wijk aan Zee 2007
White to Play 647)
D
H.Jonkman • E.Berg Wijk aan Zee 2007
White to Play
Black to Play 650)
D
M.Adams • J.Piket Wijk aan Zee 1991
Black to Play
115
The Co mplete Chess Wo rk o ut 651)
0
M.Bosboom • T.Willemze Wijk aan Zee 2007
654) 0 W.Spoelman • E. Van Haastert Wijk aan Zee 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 652) 0 M.Krasenkow • E.Van Haastert Wijk aan Zee 2007
655)
0
K.Smallbone • D.Hackett Witney 2002
White to Play
White to Play 653)
0
N.Kosintseva • E.Berg Wijk aan Zee 2007
Black to Play
116
656)
0
R.Palliser • T.Headlong Witney 2003
White to Play
Attack! 657) D J.Speelman • Peng Xiaomin Yerevan 1996
660)
D
Black to Play
Black to Play 658) D Y.Hambartsumian • A.Vegiazarian Yerevan 2007
661)
D
A.Moran • T.Turner York 2000
Black to Play
D
D.Adams • T.Braithwaite York 2006
White to Play
Black to Play 659)
C.Costello • R.Palliser York 2003
662)
D J.Woolley • R.Tozer York 2006
White to Play
117
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 663)
D
M.Bridger • R.Palliser York 2006
666)
D
White to Play
Black to Play 664)
D P.Barber
• B.Marshall York 2005
667)
D P.Hopwood • E.Cameron York 2000
White to Play
118
D
P.Hopwood • P.Biacker York 1997
White to Play
White to Play 665)
P.Hopwood • J.Bennett York 1998
668)
D R.Palliser • D.Baldwin York 1997
White to Play
Attack! 669)
D
R.Palliser • J.Woolley York 2006
672)
D
White to Play 670)
D
R.Palliser • M.Rogerson York 2005
White to Play D M.Franic • R.Zelcic Zadar 2006
673)
White to Play 671)
D T.Turner • P.Hopwood York 2003
White to Play
R.Palliser • R.Mitchinson York simul 2001
Black to Play 674)
D
K.Sasikiran • R.Ponomariov Zafra (rapid) 2007
White to Play
119
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 675)
0
J.Pavic • Z.Petrovic Zagreb 2007
0
678)
White to Play
B/ackto Play 676)
0
M.Mrdja • M.Vukusic Zagreb 2007
White to Play 677)
0
S.Kosanski • L.Lasic Zagreb 2007
White to Play
120
Z.Takac • M.Vucic Zagreb 2007
679)
0
R.Krajewski • D.Ziolkowski Zakopane 2001
Black to Play
3: Opening Tricks and Traps
Tactics are a part of chess virtually right from the word go and we must all be careful even in the opening phase, especially when caught in an unfamiliar situation. Here I've in cluded a number of the more common opening traps as well as a few favourites. This should help the reader to avoid falling for them ever again, as well as making you ready to pounce should your opponent slip up in the opening or very early middlegame phase.
680) D A.Genzling • J.Menendez Villar Aviles 2006
682)
White to Play 681)
D D.Jeremic • N.Nestorovic Belgrade 2006
Black to Play
D
S.Ruzicic • P.Ljangov Belgrade 2006
Black to Play 683)
D B.Budimir • V.Jakovljevic Bosnian Team Championship 2007
Black to Play
121
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 684)
D A.A.Smith • H.Hunt British League 2004
687)
D D.Cork • G.Morris British League 2006
688) D J.Boguszlavszkij • S.Cherednichenko Budapest 2007
White to Play
Black to Play 686)
D
J.Waterfield • C. Klein British League 2005
White to Play
122
K.Williamson • J.Foster British League 2007
White to Play
White to Play 685)
D
689
D !.Mueller • S.Tidman Bunratty 2007
Black to Play
Opening Tricks and Traps 690)
D
R.Aibrecht • A.Bering Copenhagen 2006
693)
White to Play 691)
D M.Young • R.Palliser Cork 2005
D
J.Soufflet • J.Bellay d'Angers 2007
Black to Play
A.Harvey • R.Palliser Doncaster 2006
Black to Play 694)
D I.Rajlich • P.Schuurman Dresden 2007
White to Play
Black to Play 692)
D
695)
D J.Kregelin
• !.Kleinert Dresden 2007
White to Play
123
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 696)
D P.Johansen • E.Peterson Dresden 2007
699)
D A.Santos • M.Ferro Evora 2006
White to Play
Black to Play 697)
D
P.Wells • A.Kharlov Dresden 2007
700)
D F.Libiszewski • L.Roos French League 2007
White to Play
White to Play 698)
D T.Lopang • O.Sikorova Ekaterin burg 2007
Blackto Play
124
701)
D
I.Khenkin • C.Vernay Geneva 2007
White to Play
Opening Tricks and Traps 702)
0
U.Von Herman • D.Hausrath German League 2007
705)
0 R.Palliser • P.Taylor Golders Green (rapid) 2004
Black to Play 703)
0
V.Schudro • W.Schmeing German League 2005
White to Play 704)
0
D.Jameson • T.Nyland Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
White to Play 706)
0
A.Wilson • G.Dickson Hastings 2007
Blackto Play 707) 0 R.Mateo • C.Larduet Despaigne Havana 2007
White to Play
125
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 708)
D
C.Hanley • J.Hickman Isle of Man 2005
D
711)
White to Play
White to Play 709)
D
P.Adams • C.Vitoux Isle of Man 2005
712)
D P.Schmidt
• V.Rohmann Kiel 2003
White to Play
126
D
D.Terentiev • J.Gallagher Liechtenstein 1990
Black to Play
White to Play 710)
R.Palliser • C.L.Lim Leeds (rapid) 1998
713)
D O.Romanishin • A.Brenke Lippstadt 2004
White to Play
Opening Tricks and Traps 714)
D R.Palliser • K.Smallbone London 2002
717)
D H.Lahlum • J.Uirichsen Norwegian League 2007
White to Play
White to Play 715)
D H. Van Gool • P.Biijlevens Maastricht 2007
718)
D 'Sofine' • R.Palliser online blitz 2007
White to Play
White to Play 716) D S.Tiviakov • R.Rivera Rodriguez Morelia 2007
White to Play
719)
D
R.Palliser • S.Semkov online blitz 2007
White to Play
127
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 720)
D
L.Bianchini • S. Vitri Palermo 2007
723)
Black to Play 721) D P.Morphy • Duke Brunswick & Count lsouard Paris 1858
Black to Play 724)
White to Play 722)
D I.Danilov • T.Tanav Parnu 2002
Black to Play
128
D J.Pau • N.Farber Parsippany 2007
D H.Vasin • A.lstratescu Patras 2001
Black to Play 725)
D L.Milov • A.Castro Acosta Sauzal (rapid) 2004
White to Play
Opening Tricks and Traps 726)
D B.Willin • R.Auschkalnis Seefeld 2005
729)
D
A.Fiitney • J.Escribano Tuggeranong 2007
White to Play 727) D L.Shakarova • V.Zankovich Simferopol 1989
White to Play 730)
D L.Aronian
• D.Navara Turin 2006
Black to Play 728)
D
R.Gibbons • T.Rej Sydney 2007
Black to Play
White to Play 731)
D
N.Oia • R.Tia USA 2005
White to Play
129
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut D R.Reti • S.Tartakower Vienna 1910
732)
D A.Nezis • C. Duggan York 2007
735)
Black to Play
White to Play 733)
D D.Baramidze • L.Babuiian Yerevan 2006
736)
D
Z.Kozul • M.lllescas Cordoba Yerevan 1996
Black to Play
130
E.Hurwitz • P.Hopwood York 2003
Black to Play
Blackto Play 734)
D
737)
D L.Cornhill • P.Hopwood York 2006
Black to Play
Opening Trick s and Traps 738)
D
P.Anderson • R.Palliser York 2007
Black to Play
739)
D
I.Armanda • I.Sitnik Zagreb 2007
White to Play
13 1
4: Skill in the End game
Studying the endgame is one of the best ways to improve and, while this isn't an endgame guide, it would have been remiss not to have featured this most rich part of the game. Many endgames are extremely tactical, while others are decided by some fundamental piece of knowledge and, as such, this chapter will test your calculation, tactical eye and general endgame understanding.
740)
D T.Walter • D.Hiermann Aschach an der Donau 2006
742)
D
C.Balogh • L.Paichadze Baku 2007
White to Play
White to Play 741)
D
F.Yates • S.Tartakower Bad Homburg 1927
White to Play
132
743)
D L.Van
Wely • G.Guseinov Baku 2007
White to Play
Skill in t he Endg a m e 744)
0
A.Shirov • V.Kramnik Belgrade 1999
747)
0 F.Berkes • B.Tomic Bosnian Team Championship 2007
White to Play 745)
0
C.McNab • A.Kunte Blackpool 2003
White to Play 748)
0
White to Play 746)
0
R.Westra • R.Palliser Bolton 1998
Black to Play
R.Palliser • M.Round Bradford 2000
Black to Play 749)
0
A.Collinson • D.King British League 2004
Black to Play
133
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 750)
0
A.Galliano • K.Smallbone British League 2007
753)
0
K.Ozeren • S.Ciarke British League 2002
Black to Play
Black to Play 751)
0
B.Savage • S.Shikerov British League 2002
754)
0
Black to Play
Black to Play 752)
0
C. Cobb • C. Duncan British League 2000
Black to Play
134
S.Barrett • P.Taylor British League 2007
755)
0
S.Haslinger • R.Bates British League 2003
Black to Play
Skill in t he Endg a m e 756)
D R.Wade • V.Korchnoi Buenos Aires 1960
D B.Jones • R.Dive Christchurch 2001
759)
White to Play 757)
D Y.Vovk • P.Bobras Cappelle Ia Grande 2007
Black to Play D
760)
Black to Play 758)
D A.Safronov • I.Lysyj Cheboksary 2006
Black to Play
P.5haw • R.Palliser Doncaster 2005
Black to Play 761)
D
A.Timofeev • G.Guseinov Dresden 2007
Black to Play
135
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 762)
D R.Zelcic • A.Riazantsev Dresden 2007
765)
D M.Socko • K.Le Kieu Thien Ekaterinburg 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 763)
D
T.Kotanijian • L.Pantsulaia Dubai 2007
766)
D J.Gustafsson
• N. V.Pedersen Dutch League 2005
White to Play
136
A.Grischuk • S.Rublevsky Elista 2007
White to Play
Black to Play 764)
D
767)
D W.Kreuscher • G.Sarthou French League 2003
Black to Play
Sk i ll in t he Endg a m e 768)
D
M.Borriss • H.Steingrimsson Fuegen 2006
771)
D I.Giek • M.Roos German League 2005
White to Play
Black to Play 769)
D
I.Khenkin • A.Vuilleumier Geneva 2007
772)
D J.Timman • D.Baramidze German League 2007
White to Play
White to Play 770)
D
E.Bacrot • P.Tregubov German League 2007
White to Play
773)
D
G.Quillan • S.Ansell Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
13 7
The Co mplete Che s s Wo rko ut 774) 0 H.Nakamura • K.Arakhamia Grant Gibraltar 2007
777)
!.Trevelyan • F.Jenni Gothenburg 2005
0
Black to Play 775)
0
M.Adams • M.AI Modiahki Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play 778)
0
K.Terrieux • Y.Kryvoruchko Guingamp 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 776)
0
S.Citak • D.Dimitrijevic Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
138
779)
K.Arkell • R.Palliser Halifax (rapid) 2004
0
White to Play
Skill in t he Endg a m e 780)
D R.Wade • R.Palliser Hampstead 1998
783)
D
S.Mannion • V.Sareen Isle of Man 2005
Black to Play 781)
D
H. Hunt • P.Hopwood Harrogate simul 1997
Black to Play 784)
D
White to Play 782) D O.L.Napoles • M.Gongora Reyes Havana 2007
Blackto Play
F.Yates • F.Marshall Karlsbad 1929
Black to Play 785)
D
R.Spielmann • O.Duras Karlsbad 1907
Black to Play
139
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 786)
D A.Bannik •
V.Nikolaevsky Kiev 1958
789)
D I.Gourlay • R.Palliser Leeds 2002
White to Play 787)
D N.Djukic • M.Pavlovic Kopaonik 2005
Black to Play D R.Palliser • J.Hunt Leeds 2001
790)
White to Play 788)
D C.Davies • D.Morgan Leeds 2005
Black to Play
140
Black to Play 791)
D
R.Palliser • J.Hodgson Leeds (rapid) 2000
Black to Play
Skill in t he Endg a m e 792)
D
P.Barata • J.Costa Lisbon 2001
795)
D
J.Capablanca • Ed.Lasker London 1914
Black to Play 793) D A.Savickas • J.Garnelis Lithuanian Team Championship 2007
White to Play 796)
D
Black to Play
White to Play 794)
D P.Leko • V.Kramnik Monaco (blindfold) 2007
Black to Play
I.Bilek • W.Heidenfeld Lugano 1968
797)
D
K.Rasmussen • J.Nunn Lugano 1985
Black to Play
141
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 798)
D
V.Smyslov • H.Rossetto Mar del Plata 1962
801)
D W.Banach • S.Birjukov Mielno 2007
White to Play 799) D F.N.Stephenson • D.Spence Middlesbrough 1999
Black to Play 802)
D A.Volokitin • S.Ganguly Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play 800)
D
F.N.Stephenson • T.Wise Middlesbrough 1959
White to Play
142
803)
D
D.Bronstein • M.Botvinnik Moscow 1944
White to Play
Skill in t he Endgame 804) 0 G.Garcia Gonzales • M.Quinteros Moscow 1982
807)
0
S.Novikov • D.Jakovenko Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play 80S)
0
S.Movsesian • Y.Kuzubov Moscow 2006
808)
0
J.Ehlvest • M.Biuvshtein New York 2003
White to Play
Blackto Play 806) 0 S.Grigoriants • E.Shaposhnikov Moscow 2007
White to Play
809)
0
C.Schlechter • H. Wolf Nuremberg 1906
Black to Play
143
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut 810)
0
B.Savchenko • R.Har Zvi online blitz 2007
813)
0
K.Smallbone • M.Brown Oxford 2000
White to Play
Black to Play 811)
0
M.Chigorin • S.Tarrasch Ostende 1905
814)
0
White to Play
White to Play 812)
0
T.Michalczak • R.Schoene Osterburg 2006
Black to Play
144
R.Palliser • !.Lappage Oxford 2002
815)
0
R.Palliser • !.Lappage Oxford 2003
Black to Play
Skill in t he Endgam e 816)
D
D.Milovanovic • D.Jacobs Parsippany 2007
819)
D
White to Play 817)
D D.Bronstein • O.Panno Petropolis 1973
White to Play 820)
D D.Bocharov • M.Roiz Russian Team Championship 2007
White to Play 818)
D
P.Acs • V.lvanchuk Rethymnon 2003
Black to Play
A.Berke • B.Franciskovic Rijeka 2007
White to Play 821)
D
A.Nimzowitsch • S.Tarrasch San Sebastian 1911
Black to Play
145
The Co mple te Chess Wo rko ut 822)
D
E.Bystryakova • S.Airumian St Petersburg 2007
D L.Karlsson
• J.Furhoff Stockholm 2007
825)
White to Play
White to Play 823)
D V.Gunina • O.Dolgova St Petersburg 2007
826)
D
V.Onischuk • G.Timoshenko Tallinn 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 824)
D
A.Shabalov • G.Kaidanov Stillwater 2007
White to Play
146
827)
D
T.Petrosian • B.lvkov leslie �979
White to Play
Skill in t he Endgam e 828)
0 G.Wall • F.N.Stephenson Torquay 1998
831)
0
Black to Play
Blackto Play 829) 0 K.Arakhamia Grant • A.Baburin Triesen 2007
Black to Play 830)
0 A.Shirov • L.Aronian Wijk aan Zee 2007
White to Play
L.Van Wely • L.Aronian Wijk aan Zee 2007
832)
0
L.Winants • L.B.Hansen Wijk aan Zee 1994
Black to Play 833) 0 T.Warakomski • D.Baramidze Yerevan 2006
White to Play
147
The Co mplete Chess Wo rk o ut 834)
D
M.Carpenter • !.Wallace York 2006
837)
D
M.Round • R.Palliser York 2007
Black to Play 836)
D R.Palliser • P.Gayson York 2006
White to Play
148
V.Krutti • R.Palliser York 2000
Black to Play
White to Play 835)
D
838)
D I.Sokolov • K.Sasikiran Zafra 2007
White to Play
5: Loose Pieces and Overloading
As several of the puzzles in the previous four chapters should have emphasized, whenever there's a loose piece on the board (remember LPDO!) make sure that there isn't a tactic available against that undefended piece. Solving the following puzzles should further em phasize that point, while also helping the reader to master how to give the enemy a loose piece: often by decoying a defender away or by overloading the defensive responsibilities of any covering piece.
839)
0 J.Lacasa
Diaz • J.Moreno Ruiz Abierto 2007
841)
0
M.Tal • P.Benko Amsterdam 1964
White to Play
Black to Play 840)
0
R.Perez • J.Ramirez Garcia Aguascalientes 2007
White to Play
842)
0
E.Can • M.Erdogdu Ankara 2007
White to Play 149
The Complete C hess W orkout 843)
D F.Caruana • C.Majer
Arvier 2007
846) D R.Lundberg • A.Czerownski Barlinek 2007
Black to Play
White to Play 844)
D V.Korchnoi • A.Karpov
D K.Faranka • S.AI Aqrabi
Beirut2007
White to Play
Black to Play
845) D M.Narciso Oublan • J.Timman Barcelon a 2006
White to Play
150
847)
BaguioCity 1978
848)
D R.Damaso • V.Malakhov
Benidorm (rapid) 2006
White to Play
Loose Pieces an d Overloading 849)
D F.Parr • M.Collins Black pooll956
852)
British League 2007
White to Play 850) D W.Heidenfeld • M.Franklin Blackpool1956
Black to Play 853)
D A.Kosten • M.Taylor
D I. Thompson • B.Lund
British League2005
White to Play 851)
D D.Rosen • P.Taylor
White to Play 854)
D J.Parker • N.Pert
British League2004
British League1999
White to Play
Black to Play
151
The Complete C hess Workout 855)
856)
857)
152
0 J.Piaskett • J.Gallagher
858)
0 K.Bhatia • E.Bentley
British League 2001
British League2007
White to Play
White ta Play
0 J.Shaw • L.Johannessen
859)
0 K.Richardson • K.Ozeren
British League2005
British League2007
White to Play
Black ta Play
British League2006
0 L.Davis • C.Rice British League2007
Black to Play
White to Play
0 J.Shepley • D.Rosen
860)
Loose Pieces an d Overloadin g 861)
D N.Aifred • K.Smallbone British League 2007
864) D T.Hagesaether • D.Rabbitte British League 2005
White to Play 862)
863)
D R.Palliser • A.Brameld
White to Play 865)
D A.Salem • P.Doggers
British League1998
Budapest 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D R.Palliser • J.Houska British League2003
White to Play
866)
D
W.Weiler
. L.Toth Budapest 2007
Black to Play
153
T he Complete C hess Workout 867)
D l.Cooper • P.Walsh
White to Play
White to Play
White to Play D !.Rogers • A.Fitzpatrick
Canberra2007
White to Play
154
D M.Carlsen • l.Fressinet
Cap d'Agde(rapid) 2006
868) D H.Pilaj • A. Naranjo Moreno Campi! los 2007
869)
870)
Bun ratty 2007
871) D Y.Drozdovskij • V.Georgiev Cappelle IaGrande2007
White to Play 872) D l.Mkrtchian • A.Riazantsev Ch ely abin sk 2007
White to Play
Loose Pieces an d Over loading 873)
874)
875)
D T.Rendle • V.Arjun
876)
D A.Aoustin • A.Perez
Coulsdon 2007
d"Angers 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D M.Ferro • A.Rotstein
877)
D S.Reefat • I.Hakki
Cutro 2007
Doh a (rapid) 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
D S.Krivoshey • M.Ferro
878)
D R.Palliser • A.Khandelwal
Cutro 2007
Don caster2005
White to Play
White to Play
155
The Complete Chess Workout 879)
D R.Palliser • B.Hague
882}
Dresden2007
White to Play
Black to Play
880) D A.Beliavsky • E.Van den Doel Dresden 2007
883}
White to Play 881)
156
D J.Jorczik • V.Gashimov
Don caster 1998
D E.Zweschper • R.Giantz
D K.Georgiev • F.Holzke Dresden 2007
Black to Play 884)
D M.Womacka • l.Kritz
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
Lo o se Pieces and Overlo ading 885)
886)
0 N.Katte • R.Pert
Dresden 2007
0 A.Burnett • G.Bucher Edinburgh 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
0 R.Ruck • A.Dreev Dresden 2007
888)
889) 0 D.Eggleston • A.Ramaswamy Edin burgh 2003
White to Play
Black to Play 887)
0 S.Zhigalko • V.Durarbayli
890)
0 R.Jones • K.Ruxton
Dresden 2007
Edi n burgh 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
157
The Co mplete C hes s Workout 891)
892)
D T.Kosintseva • J.Jackova
Ek aterin burg 2007
D C.Wagner • G.Miralles French League 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D D.Jakovenko • A.Shirov Foros 2007
894)
895)
White to Play
Black to Play 893)
D R.Hess • G.Kamsky Foxw oods 2007
Black to Play
158
D S.Tiviakov • D.Bunzmann French League 2007
896)
D B.Thorfinnsson • E.Najer Fuegen2006
Black to Play
Lo o s e Pieces and Over lo ading 897)
898)
899)
0 E.Porper • N.Mikkelsen
900)
0 A.Cherniaev • P.Pauchard
Gausdal 2007
Geneva2007
White to Play
White to Play
0 G.Tallaksen • E.Lie
901)
0 A.Huss • I.Khenkin
Gausdal2007
Geneva2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
Gausdal2007
0 F .Handke • A.Reuss German League 2004
Black to Play
White to Play
0 S.Reppen • V.Guddahl
902)
159
T he Complete Chess Wo r ko u t 903) D F.Langheinrich • Y.Pelletier German League 2006
906) D S.Kindermann • !.Schneider German League 2007
Black to Play 904)
905)
D G.Sargissian • L.Nisipeanu
907)
D T.Heinemann • T.Sarbok
German League2006
German League 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
D N.Firman • K.Sakaev German League 2007
White to Play
160
Black to Play
908}
D V.lvanchuk • Z.Gyimesi
German League 2006
White to Play
Loose Pieces an d Overl oadin g 909)
910)
0 Z.Ribli • S.Kalinitschew
German League2007
0 J.Rashleigh • M.Bucknell Gibraltar2007
White to Play
Black to Play
0 A.Butnorius • P.Cramling Gibraltar2007
912)
913)
White to Pl ay
Black to Play 911)
0 I.Krush • K.Richardson Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
0 J.Sarkar • F.Obers Gibral tar 2007
914)
0 R.Ramesh • D.Werner
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
161
The Complete Chess Wo r ko u t 915)
916)
917)
162
0 T.Abergel • P.Wallace
918)
0 V.5myslov • C.Kottnauer
Gibraltar2007
Gronin gen 1946
White to Play
White to Play
0 P.Keres • B.5passky
919)
0 A.Walton • R.Palliser
Goth en burg1955
Halifax (rapid) 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
0 J.Oiivier • O.Adda
920)
0 M.Breutigam • W.Pajeken
Gren oble2007
Hamburg 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
Loo se Pieces and Overlo ading 921)
D R.Palliser • (.Adrian Hampstead1998
Black to Play 922)
D A.Greet • A.Grant
Hastin gs2006
White to Play 923)
D N.Donovan • R.Webster
Hastin gs2006
White to Play
924)
D J.Bowers • !.Stewart
Hensol Park 2007
White to Play 925) D D.Stellwagen • M.Bosboom Hilversum 2007
White to Pl ay 926) D L.Kuznetsova • M.Bogorads Hockenheim 2007
Black to Play
163
The Complete C hes s Workout 927)
928)
929)
0 A.Aiekhine • M.Euwe
0 V.lkonnikov • P.Negi
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
White to Play
0 R.Palliser • A.Stalmans
931)
0 V.Malakhatko • H.Groffen
Hull1996
Isle of Man 2005
Black to Play
White to Pl ay
0 M.Georgiou • R.Palliser Hull (rapid) 1993
Black to Play
164
930)
Holland1937
932)
0 D.Morris • M.Gilhespy
Islin gton 1971
Black to Play
Loo se Pieces and Overlo ading 933)
934)
935)
D J.Gunnarsson • J.lraheta
936)
D !.Morales • P.Heimbacher
Istan bul2000
La Laguna 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D S.Rublevsky • M.Gurevich
937)
D T.Zapata • W.Moreno
Khan ty Man siy sk 2005
Lima 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D G.Meins. D.Abel
938)
D M.Carlsen • V.lvanchuk
Koenigsh of en2007
Linares 2007
White to Play
White to Play
165
The Complete Chess Workout 939)
940)
D E.Rayner • Z.Vranesic
London1977
D P.Large • C.Baker Lon don1977
White to Play
White to Play
D G.James • P.Waters London 1977
942)
943)
London 1993
White to Play 941)
D J.Nunn • !.Plaskett Lon don 1986
White to Play
166
D T.Hebbes • R.Palliser
Black to Play 944)
D W.Hartston • M.Basman
Lon don 1977
White to Play
Lo o se Pieces an d Overlo adin g 945) D A.Tsirulnik • O.Kosyachenko Lviv2007
948)
Man ila 2006
Black to Play 946)
947)
D D.Arutyunova • A.Maiko
D L.Ausan • Chan Wei Vi
Black to Play 949)
D M.Najdorf • H.Rossetto
Lviv2007
Mar del Plata 1956
White to Play
White to Play
D J.Biackburne • J.Owen
Man chester1890
D L.Kiima • D.Boros Marianske Lazn e2007
White to Play
White to Play
950)
167
The Complete Ches s Workout 951) D !.Markiewicz • R.Sokolowski Miel no 2007
954)
Molescrof t 1992
Black to Play
White to Play 952)
D T.Warakomski • D.Orzech
955)
D V.lvanchuk • V.Anand
Mielno 2007
Monaco (blindf old) 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
953) D L.Bergez • M.Vassallo Barroche Mislata2001
Black to Play
168
D E.Hodinott • R.Palliser
956)
D V.Kramnik • V.lvanchuk
Monaco(rapid) 2007
Black to Play
Loo se Pieces and Overlo ading 957) 0 M.Aimada • B.Roselli Mailhe Mon tevideo 2007
960) 0 A.Chudinovskikh • A.5itnikov Moscow 2007
White to Play
B lack to Play 958)
959)
0 V.lvanchuk • V.Topalov
961)
0 E.Vasiukov • R.Kholmov
Morelia 2007
Moscow 1964
White to Play
White to Play
0 V.Milov • V.Akobian Morelia2007
White to Play
962)
0 I.Kashdan • A.Kotov
Moscow 1946
White to Play
169
The Complete Chess Workout 963) D K.Ambartsumova • V.Gunina Moscow 2007
966)
Moscow 1956
White to Play
Black to Play 964)
965)
D T.L.Petrosian • K.Lahno
967)
D V.Burmakin • V.Burlov
Moscow 2007
Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D T.Petrosian • B.Spassky
Moscow 1966
White to Play
170
D T.Petrosian • V.Simagin
968) D V.Malakhov • A.Areshchenko Moscow 2005
White to Play
Loo se Pieces an d Overlo adin g 969)
970)
971)
D V.Ragozin • V.Panov
972)
D J.Capablanca • M.Fonaroff
Moscow 1940
New York1918
Black to Play
White to Play
D C.Sandipan • M.Nezar
973)
D J.Capablanca • W.Graham
Nan cy 2007
New castle uponTy n e1919
Black to Play
White to Play
D A.Saidy • A.Santasiere
974)
D P.Maletin • E.Andreev
New York 1955
Nizh n ij Tagil2007
White to Play
White to Play
171
The Complete Chess Wo r ko ut 975)
D R.Palliser • Ja.Gallagher
978}
Olszty n 2005
Black to Play
White to Play
976) D M.Andrijevic • M.Grunberg Novi Becej 2007
979) D 'Erdnussbuddha' • R.Palliser onlin e blitz 2007
White to Play
Black to Play 977)
172
D B.Rutkowski • S.Hilton
Norw ich1994
D J.Aagaard • R.Wiltshire
980}
D G.Kamsky • M.Sher
Oban 2006
on line blitz 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Loo se Pieces and Over lo ading 981)
982)
983)
D J.Lappage • K.Smallbone
984)
D W.Burt. P.Mclntosh
Oxford 2005
Oxford 2002
White to Play
White to Play
D K.Smallbone • P.Lipman
985)
D E.Dervishi • F.Vallejo Pons
Oxford 2002
Palermo2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D W.Burt • K.Smallbone
986)
D W.Uhlmann • R.Fischer
Oxford 2003
Palma de Mallorca1970
White to Play
Black to Play
173
The Complete Chess Wo r ko ut 987)
D An.Timofeev • D.Yevseev Peterhof 2007
990)
PortoMan nu 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 988) D
• Pham Due Thang Ph uQuae 2007
Nguyen Thien Viet
991)
D F.Giani • S.Garofalo PortoMann u 2007
Black to Play
174
D A.Samuels • N.Miller Portsmouth2003
Black to Play
Black to Play 989)
D P.Gnetti • A.Orlov
992)
D F.Wegerer • A.Jankovic
Pula2007
White to Play
Loo s e Pieces an d Overlo adi ng 993)
D U.Krstic. K.McPhillips
Pula 2007
996) D H.Baldursson • T.Bjornsson Rey kj avik 2007
White to Play 994)
D K.Landa • F.Manca
Reggio Emilia2007
Black to Play 997) D V.Doroshkievich • V.Tukmakov Riga1970
Black to Play 995)
D A.Huzman • G.Kasparov Reth y mn on 2003
White to Play
Black to Play 998)
D S.Solovjov • A.Belozerov Russian TeamChampionship2007
Black to Play
175
The Complete Chess Wo r ko ut 999) D R.Vera Gonzalez • F.Aguado Zabaleta San Sebastian 2007
1002) D R.Palliser • M.Hankinson Sh ef f ield 2007
White to Play 1000)
D P.Morales • R.Vera
San ta Clara 2007
White to Play 1003) D J.Sadorra • Dao Thien Hai Singapore2006
Black to Play 1001)
D R.Palliser • A.Dyce Scunth orpe (rapi d) 1998
Black to Play
176
White to Play 1004)
D V.Anand • V.Kramnik
Sofia 200S
White to Play
Loo s e Pieces and Overlo ading 1005)
1006)
D T.Vujcic • Z.Matas
1008)
D S.Kudrin • R.Robson
Solin2007
Stillw ater2007
White to Play
White to Play
D P.Obiamiwe • E.Piayer
Southend2007
1009)
Street2003
Black to Play 1007) D A.Yermolinsky • A.Stripunsky Stillw ater2007
White to Play
D (.Hanley • G.Jones
White to Play 1010)
D T.Gavriel • R.Palliser
Sutton1997
Black to Play
177
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D B.Mandla • H.Cunanan
Sy dn ey 2007
1014) D A.T.Martinez • P.Lezcano Jaen Torrelavega2007
White to Play
Black to Play 1012)
D I.Rogers • l.llic
Sy dney 2007
D E.Garcia • A.Ghobrial Tuggeran ong 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
1013) D D.Benidze • D.Magalashvili Tbilisi2007
White to Play
178
1015)
1016)
D A.Fedorov • A.Lastin
Voronezh2007
Black to Play
Lo o s e Pieces an d Overlo adi ng 1017)
0 L.Van Wely • L.Aronian
Wij k aanZee 2007
1020) 0 R.Palliser • S.Bekker Jensen Witley 1999
White to Play 1018)
1019)
0 V.Kramnik • A.Shirov
White to Play 1021)
0 A.Karpov • R.Bergmann
Wij k aan Zee 2007
Wolf sburg simul 2007
White to Play
White to Play
0 R.Palliser • P.Tuplin
1022)
0 A.Grigoryan • S.Jessel
Withern sea1992
Yerevan 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
179
The Compl e t e Ches s Workout 1023)
D V.Kramnik • L.Aronian
Yerevan (rapid) 2007
1026) D S.Sriharan • P.Hopwood York1995
White to Play
White to Play 1024)
D P.Hopwood • P.Barber
York 2001
1027) D S.Watson • H.Lockwood York 2003
Black to Play
White to Play 1025) D P.Hopwood • T.Eggleston York2001
Black to Play
180
1028)
D A.lsmail • R.Mitchinson
York (rapid) 2007
Black to Play
6: Fiendish Calculation
The main aim of this work has been to ensure that the reader is fully aware of the more important tactical motifs in all areas of the game. Working regularly through the previous five chapters should help to ensure that you rarely miss a common tactic ever again. How ever, it's also good to stretch ourselves from time to time and here are fifty puzzles to do just that: even the very strong club player should struggle with some of these!
1029) 0 D.Sadvakasov • G.Baladjaev Bak u 2007
1031)
British League 2005
White to Play 1030)
0 A.Trifunovic • S.Lalic British League1999
Black to Play
0 D.Wheeler • J.Emms
Black to Play 1032)
0 E.Sutovsky • I.Sokolov
British League2005
White to Play
181
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D M.Turner • D.Howell
British League 2004
1036) D T.Sakelsek • R.Rodriguez Lopez Campillos2007
White to Play
White to Play 1034) D P.Georghiou • C.Mogasha British League1999
1037)
White to Play
White to Play 1035) D W.Watson • R.Kuczynski Bun desliga1995
Black to Play
182
D A.Sokolov • A.Vovk Cappelle IaGrande2007
1038)
D P.Sott • P.Pokorny
Czech League 2003
Black to Play
F iendish C a l cu l at io n 1039)
1040)
D J.Piachetka • L.Zinn
1042)
D C.McNab • S.Brunello
Decin 1974
Edinburgh(rapid) 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D R.Tozer • R.Palliser
1043)
Doncaster2005
D D.Trifunovic • H.Koch
Fefternitz 2001
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1041)
D D.Grassie • M.Duke
White to Play 1044)
D S.Karjakin • L.Van Wely
Edin burgh 2006
Foros 2007
White to Play
White to Play
183
The Complete Chess Workout 1045)
D J.Horvath • A.Kosten
French League 2002
1048) D K.Spraggett • J.Speelman Hastin gs1989
White to Play
Black to Play 1046)
D L.Ftacnik • O.Cvitan German League1997
1049) D S.Williams • V.Prosiriakov Hastings2007
White to Play
Black to Play 1047)
184
D M.Richter • G.Hertneck
German League 2007
D P.Johnson • R.Palliser Hull1997
White to Play
Black to Play
1050)
Fie n dish Ca lculation 1051)
D B.Perenyi • A.Schneider
Hungary 1978
1054) D A.Aiekhine • A.Rubinstein Karlsbad1923
White to Play 1052)
D S.Fairbairn • P.Bobras Isle of Man 2005
White to Play 1055)
Kenilw orth 2001
Black to Play 1053)
D B.Kantsler • I.Smirin
D R.Palliser • R.Eames
White to Play 1056)
D D.Marovic • T.Tsagan
Jerusalem2005
Krak ow 1964
Black to Play
White to Play
185
The Complete Chess Wo r ko ut 1057) D D.Mastrovasilis • B.Savic Litoh oto1999
1060) D F.N.Stephenson • M.Biaine Lon don 1962
White to Play 1058}
1059)
186
D D.King • J.Emms
White to Play 1061}
D NN • E.Mason
Lon don 2003
Lon don 1948
White to Play
Black to Play
D Ed.Lasker • G.Thomas
1062)
D S.Williams • R.Palliser
Lon don 1912
Lon don 2000
White to Play
White to Play
Fien dis h Cal cul at ion 1063)
D Hsu Li Liang • J.Nunn Man ila1992
Black to Play 1064)
D P.Leko • M.Carlsen
Monaco(rapid) 2007
Black to Pl ay 1065) D A.Morozevich • L.Aronian Morelia 2007
White to Play
1066)
D S.Volkov • V.Zvjaginsev Moscow 2005
Black to Play 1067) D Zhou Jianchao • D.Bocharov Moscow 2007
Black to Play 1068) D M.Sorokin • G.Nureev RussianTeamChampionship 2002
Black to Play
187
The Complete Chess Worko u t 1069) D S.Karjakin • A.Rychagov RussianTeamChampionship 2007
1072)
White to Play
White to Play 1070)
D B.Larsen • T.Petrosian
Santa Monica1966
1073) D L.Aroshideze • G.Nigalidze Tbilisi2007
White to Play
White to Play 1071)
188
D A.Miles • M.Nedobora
D M.Ragger. A.Wirig Szeged 2007
1074)
D E.Cordova • I.Smirin
Seville1994
Turin 2006
White to Play
White to Play
Fiendis h Cal cu l ation 1075) 0 S.M.Gonzalez • M.Fernandez Juan Valencia1995
Black to Play 1076) 0 V.Georgiev • D.Jakovenko Wij k aanZee 2007
Black to Play 1077) 0 D.Karatorossian • T.Nalbandian Yerevan 2007
White to Play
1078)
0 li Chao • Wang Hao
Yerevan2006
White to Play 1079) 0 T.L.Petrosian • Ara.Minasian Yerevan 2007
White to Play 1080) 0 B.Marshall • P.Hopwood York 2002
Black to Play
189
7: Ten tests
So has this work improved your tactical eye? I certainly believe that it should have done, but it's now time to check just how far you've advanced while reading (or rereading) this work. Ten tests now follow with points available for each position. Tot up your score as you work your way through each set of twelve puzzles and then compare your total with the table below.
20-22
Sure y ou're n ot aGrandmaster orIn ternation alMaster?
17-19
Strong cl ub play er.
14-16
Mak in g progress tow ards the top end of y our club.
11-13
Average club pl ay er.
8-10
Starting to grasp some of th e essen tials.
5-7
Begin n in g to progress after recently tak in g up the game.
0-4
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190
Ten Tests
Test One 1081)
1082)
1083)
D D.Rodriguez • S.Polgar
1084)
D A.Baburin • R.Palliser
Tun j a1989
British League 2004
Black to Play
White to Play
D D.Bronstein • G.llivitzki
1085)
D R.Palliser • D.Hotham
Moscow 1948
Hull1994
White to Play
Black to Play
D D.Adams • R.Palliser
York 1999
D P.Gower • P.Hopwood York 2001
Black to Play
Black to Play
1086)
191
The Complete Chess Wo rko ut 1087)
D C.McNab • J.Sherwin
1090)
Dresden 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
1088} D R.Ziatdinov • V.Kotronias Cork 2005
1091)
192
D I.Berzina • D.Ciuksyte
D I.Zakharevich • E.Ovod
St Petersburg 2002
White to Play
Black to Play 1089)
D S.Schulz • E.Kulovana
BritishLeague 2003
1092)
D J.Cox • L.Trent
Tallin n (rapid) 2006
Southen d2007
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tests
Test Two 1093)
1094)
1095)
D L.Aronian • P.Svidler
1096)
D S.Levitsky • F.Marshall
Moscow 2006
Breslau1912
Black to Play
Black to Play
D P.Bielby • S.Smith
1097)
0 A.Adorjan • Z.Ribli
corresponden ce 2000
Budapest1979
Black to Play
White to Play
D !.Parkin • R.Palliser
1098)
D D.B.Lund • J.Rowson
London 1993
British League1999
Black to Play
White to Play
193
The Complete Ches s Wo r ko ut 1099)
0 T.Abergel • D.Tebb
1102)
British League 2003
0 A.Siinger • P.Rooney
Bradford 2006
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1101)
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0 C.Frostick • N.Miller
1103)
0 Z.Zhao • J.Markos
British League 2004
Ath ens2001
Black to Play
White to Play
0 A.Cullen • L.Varnam
1104)
0 C.Cooley • N.Noden
British League 2005
British League 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
Ten Tes ts
Test Three 1105)
D P.O'Neill • P.Hopwood
1108)
D Reiner • W.Steinitz
York 2000
Vienn a 1860
Black to Play
Black to Play
1106) D V.Balbashova • A.Sulejmanova Evpatoria2007
1109) D D.Bronstein • C.Kottnauer Prague1946
White to Play
Black to Play 1107) D R.Aionso • C.Ciaros Egea Lorca 2005
White to Play
1110)
D A.Karpov • V.Malaniuk
Moscow 1988
White to Play
195
The Complete C hess Workout 1111)
D M.Turner • J.Mestel British League 2000
1114)
Lugan o2007
Black to Play
Black to Play 1112)
D P.Sowray • R.Palliser Oxf ord 2003
1115)
196
D A.Potts • T.Rendle
D V.Anand • L.Van Wely
Mon aco (blin df old) 2007
Black to Play 1113)
D A.Jones • !.Gallagher
White to Play 1116)
D L.Aronian • G.Papp
British League 2004
Ath en s2001
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tes t s
Test Four 1117)
D E.Schon • W.Egan
1120)
D Z.lzoria • A.Heimann
Tuggeran on g 2006
Philadelph ia 2006
White to Play
White to Play
1118) D P.Mahesh Chandran • P.Vavrak Dallas2004
White to Play 1119) D Lin Zhigen • R.Hvistendahl Tuggeran on g 2007
White to Play
1121) D A.Samedov • M.Kirikova Moscow 2007
Black to Play 1122) D A.Kolev • J.Hernando Rodrigo La Lagun a 2007
White to Play
197
The Complete C hess Worko u t 1123) 0 E.Grivas • A.Hrisostomidis Halkidik i 2007
1126)
Nan cy 2007
Black to Play
White to Play 1124)
1127)
Dresden 2007
0 R.Palliser • J.Burnett Don caster 2006
B lack to Play
White to Play
0 G.Pitl • B.Savchenko
1125) 0 I.Sokolov • I.Saric Bosn ian Team Ch ampion sh ip2007
White to Play
198
0 S.Pucher • N.Gerard
1128)
0 M.Euwe • R.Reti
Amsterdam1920
Black to Play
Ten Tes ts
Test Five 1129) D U.Von Herman • H.Tabatt Koenigsh ofen 2007
1132)
Hock en h eim 2007
White to Play 1130) D A.Pomar Salamanca • l.Liljedahl Goth en burg1971
White to Play 1133) D A.Aiekhine • S.Reshevsky Kemeri 1937
White to Play 1131)
D M.Ferguson • P.Wallace
D H.Stadt • K.Roehrl
White to Play 1134)
D (.Morrison • M.Basman
British League2005
Manch ester1981
White to Play
Black to Play
199
The Compl e t e Chess Workout 1135)
0 M.Cebalo • R.Aieksic
Bizovac 2007
1138) 0 W.Cnossen • G.Regniers Belgian League 2006
White to Play 1136) 0 K.Spraggett • M.Hernandez Garcia Seville 2007
Black to Play 1139) 0 F.N.Stephenson • K.Neat Middlesbrough1972
White to Play 1137)
200
0 P.Svidler • S.Tiviakov
White to Play 1140)
0 A.Karpov • I.Csom
Wij k aan Zee 2007
Bad Lauterberg 1977
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tes ts
Test Six 1141) 0 M.Vanderbeeken • C.Fiear Cann es2007
1144)
Guern sey 2002
White to Play
Black to Play 1142)
0 R.Palliser • R.Westra Doncaster2006
White to Play 1143)
0 O.Dvirnyy • A.Pomaro
Verona 2007
White to Play
0 G.Morris • R.Burton
1145)
0 C.Gibson • O.Cork
Bri ti shLeague 2006
White to Play 1146) 0 S.Narayanan • V.lkonnikov Hastings 2006
Black to Play
201
The Complete Chess Workout 1147)
1148)
D P.Szakolczai • A.Okara
1150)
Isle of Man2005
Black to Play
Black to Play
D D.Bronstein • B.Ratner
Moscow 1945
1151) D V.Bologan • R.Vaganian Fuegen 2006
White to Play
White to Play 1149)
202
D V.Sareen • R.Palliser
Budapest2006
D C.McNab • P.Gayson
1152)
D P.Negi • E.Hermansson
British League2002
Malmo2007
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tests
Test Seven 1153) D K.Berbatov • P.Suuronen CampiIlos 2007
1156) D A.Lukovnikov • S.Bezgodova Voron ezh 2007
White to Play 1154)
D E.Repkova • P.VIkovic
Tri esen 2007
Black to Play 1157) D J.Ehlvest • M.lllescas Cordoba Logrono1991
White to Play
White to Play 1155) D E.Akatova • V.Nebolsina Sochi2007
Black toPlay
1158)
D A.Brown • M.Hardman
BritishLeague2007
White to Play
203
The Compl e t e Chess Workout 1159)
D L.Debbage • R.Palliser
Stok e onTren t1994
1162) D G.Rotlewi • A.Rubinstein Lodz1907
Black to Play
Black to Play 1160)
1161)
D J.L.Weller • B.Ciarke
Halif ax(rapid) 2006
D L.Evans • B.Larsen Dallas1957
White to Play
Black to Play
D V.Cmilyte. E.Atalik Dresden 2007
Black to Play
204
1163)
1164)
D B.Spassky. M.Tal
Mon treal1979
Black to Play
Ten Tests
Test Eight 1165)
1166)
1167)
0 O.Hindle • A.Horton
1168)
0 G.Ballon • S.Meenakshi
Birmingham 1961
Triesen 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
0 R.Kynoch • S.Hogg
1169)
0 R.lrizanin • D.Sarenac
Glen rothes 2005
Belgrade 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
0 G.Neave • D.Bryson
1170)
0 E.Rozentalis • D.Preuss
Edin burgh2006
Cappelle IaGrande2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
205
The Compl e t e Chess Wor kout 1171)
D R.Palliser • D.Howell
1174)
Cork 200S
D A.Hunt • D.Howell BritishLeague 200S
Black to Play
Black to Play
1172) D J.Valmana Canto • T.Eggleston Sw ansea 2006
1175) D K.Spraggett • P.Lianeza Vega San Sebastian 2007
White to Play
White to Play 1173) D V.Zheleznov • A.Vovk Uk rain ian Team Ch ampion ship2007
Black to Play
206
1176)
D J.Smeets • Bu Xiangzhi
Wij k aan Zee2007
Black to Play
Ten Tests
Test Nine 1177) D O.Bernstein • J.Capablanca Moscow 1914
1180)
British League 2006
Black to Play 1178)
D K.Smallbone • J.Ciiffe
Wan tage 2000
White to Play 1181) D V.lvanchuk • L.Van Wely Mon aco (rapid) 2007
White to Play 1179) D R.Donner • F.N.Stephenson Gisborough 2001
Black to Play
D G.Cooper • J.Smith
White to Play 1182)
D H.Lehtinen • K.Kaiju
Fin nish League2007
White to Play
207
The Comple t e Chess Workout 1183)
0 V.Kramnik • P.Svidler
1186)
Foxw oods 2007
White to Play
White to Play
1184) 0 V.Onischuk • M.Kravtsiv Lviv2007
1187)
208
0 M.Coleman • G.Simms
0 G.Lisitsin • V.Ragozin
Leningrad 1934
White to Play 1185)
0 T.Taylor • T.Mirabile
Dortmund1998
White to Play 1188)
0 A.Aiekhine • M.Prat
Tulsa 2007
Paris simul1913
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tests
Test Ten 1189)
0 R.Palliser • P.Davies
0 N.Katte • E.Zweschper
Dresden 2007
White to Pl ay
Black to Pl ay
1190) 0 !.Bonilla Guzman • R.Michelmann Bad Homburg 2005
Black to Pl ay 1191)
1192)
Doncaster1998
0 W.Arluck • !.Benjamin
Parsippany 2007
Black to Pl ay
1193) 0
• D.Larino Nieto Torrelavega2007
M.Granados Gomez
White to Pl ay 1194) 0 D.Navara • R.Ponomariov Wijk aanZee 2007
White to Pl ay 209
T he Compl ete Chess Wor kout 1195)
1196)
0 L.Milman • J.Rukavina
1198)
Amsterdam1964
White to Play
White to Play
0 G.Meier • M.Saltaev
German League 2007
1199) 0 T.Sammalvuo • J.Smeets Gausdal2004
White to Play
White to Play 1197) 0 A.Pashikian • A.Yegiazarian Yerevan 2007
Black to Play
210
0 L.Portisch • B.Berger
Pula 2007
1200)
0 R.Palliser • R.Dineley
British League 2001
White to Play
Solut i ons
8: Solutions
Chapter One 1) Andres Gonzalez-De Ia Villa Garcia 1 l::ra7! exploits the weakness of Black's back rank to pick up the a-pawn. 2) Yermolinsky-Kurosaki 11lL f7+! 1·0 Black's queen is lost after l ...l::rxf7 2 fiiixc7.
3) Esen-Demirel 1 �xa6! exploits the pin down the c-file to win a pawn. 4) Mortola-Scanferla 1...Viixg1+! 0·1 It's mate after 2 .!:txgl fi:el+ 3 l::rx e1 .lhel#.
5) Fedorov-Mamedjarova 11Llg6+! 1·0 It's mate after l...l::rxg6 2 fiiix h7#.
6) Khudaverdieva-Miezis 1...1Llh3+! 0·1 White's queen is lost.
7) Baudson-Gil 1 �xa7! netted a pawn in view of l ...l::r xa7? 2 �xc6 after which Black must give up a piece on d7 since 2 ...ll:xd8? fails to 3 l::rx d8#.
8) Damjanovic-Panic 11Llxg6! fxg6 2 l:l:xe6 wins a pawn. 9) Mitrovic-Mihajlovic 1...fi:xc2! sees Black win a piece in view of 2 Wxc2 1Dxd4+ and 3 ... 1Dxf3. 10) Emms-Burgess 1 b4! 1·0 White wins a piece and gains a crushing attack after l...Viixb4 2 1ilxe5.
11) Quinn-Lyell Black wins a piece with 1 ...J::rxc1! 2 l::rxc1 Viixf4+ 3 Wh3 Viixc1 0·1
211
T he Complete Chess Wor kout 12) Simons-Noyce 1 il,c6! 1-0 White wins the queen in view of l ...'lil'xc6 2 "li!'xf7#.
13) Soszynski-Stevenson 1...il,xf2+! 2 il,xf2l::txd1 wins the exchange. 14) lvanov-Sanduleac 1 f!:xh7+! 1-0 It's mate with l ...lilxh7 2 "lil'h4+ "li!'h6 3 tt:lg5+ lilhS 4 "li!'xh6#.
15) Vadja-K.Haznedaroglu 1l::txe6! 1-0 Black must give up his queen to keep g7 defended.
16) Galyas-Wilke 1 "li!'xh7+! 1-0 It's mate with l . . .tt:lxh7 2 tt:lg6#.
17) Farago-Gretarsson 1...tt:lxa3! wins a pawn in view of 2 bxa3 "li!'xc3. 18) Drozdovskij-V.Georgiev 1 il,xf7+!lhf7 2lhb8+ wins a pawn. 19) Rrhioua-Debray 1...tt:lf3+! 0-1 Mate follows with 2 "li!'xf3 "li!'gl#.
20) Hylands-Uddin 1 il,h6! 1-0 It's mate on g7 or on h7 after l...gxh6 2 "li!'xh7#.
21) Riazantsev-Galstian 1 il,xg6! 1-0 Mate follows.
22) Abdui-Murshed 1l::txb7! wins either a rook or queen for rook: 1...'l!Vxf2+ (or l ...l:!.xb7 2 "li!'d8#, while l ... 'l!Va4 fails to the mating 2 ll:b8+) 21iih 2 1-0 23) Reefat-Abdul 1 tt:lg6+! 1·0 It's mate after l . ..hxg6 2 ll:hl#.
24) Graf-Gasthofer 1..."lil'h2+ 21!if1 "li!'h1+! 0-1 It's mate with 3 tt:lxhl l:!.xhl # .
25) Hafenstein-Brunello 1...il,xh3! wins a key pawn since 2 gxh3 allows 2. . .'l!Vg6+ 31ilg4 tt:lxh3+ 4l!ih2 "li!'xg4. 212
Sol u t i ons 26) Savickas-Hunt 1 Il1a7+! 'i!l'xa7 2 l:lxa7+ ll
27) Erdogdu-David 1...'i!l'xh3+! 0-1 It's mate after 2 l:lxh3 l:tgl# and 2 \l
28) Vaganian-Siebrecht 11Dxg6+! 1-0 It's mate after l...hxg6 2 'iil'h3+ �h6 3 'i!l'xh6#.
29) Durarbeyli-Damljanovic 1...'i!l'xf3+! 0-1 Black wins a piece after 2 1i
30) Shalimov-Bagrationi 11Dc6! bxc6 2 'i!l'xb8 wins the exchange. 31) Gozzoli-Reinhart 11Dh6+! 1-0 Black's queen is lost.
32) Holland-Rough 1...1Dxf2! 21i
34) Helin-Manetto 11Dc7+! wins a rook since l...'i!l'xc7? fails to 2 l:tbel + lildS 3 'iil'e7+ IiieS 4 'iil'xfS+. 35) Vea-Rasch 1 �xf7+! wins a pawn in view of l . .J:ixf7? 2 /DgS. .
36) Wallace-Dekker 11Df6+! �xf6 2 'i!l'xh7# 1-0 37) Westra-Palliser 1 Sxf5! 1-o White wins a rook after l...Sxf5 2 'i!l'xg4+.
38) Wilman-Tate 1 'i!l'xc6! 1-0 White wins a piece in view of l ...'i!l'xc6 2 1De7+ and 3 /1Jxc6.
39) Salimbeni-Hutchinson 1...�h2+! 2lilxh2 'iil'xf1 wins the exchange.
213
The Comple t e Chess Workout 40) Schut-Bensdorp 1.-.J:i:xd2+! 0-1 Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 lilxd2 i
41) Bogorads-Jahr 1 J:i:xf7+! 1-0 Black either loses his rook or emerges a piece down after J . .J:i:xf7 2 'ili'xf7+ lilxf7 3 1i'lg5+ and 41Llxe4. .
42) Gladyszev-Kidambi 1..Jl:h1+! 0-1 White cannot avoid losing his bishop and queen.
43) Siebrecht-Szieberth 11i'lxd6! wins a clear pawn in view of the skewering l...'ili'xd6? 2 i
1.. .J:i:xd4
2 J:le8#.
45) May-Hecht 1...1Llxa2! wins a pawn in view of 2 'ili'xa2 "lll' xcl +. 46) Nikolaeva-Vozovic 1...I!xh3+! 0-1 Mate foll ows with 2 gxh3 "lll' g l#.
47) Vysochin-Sergeev 1 J:i:xf7+! 1-0 White wins a piece after l . .lilxf7 2 1i'lxg5+ lile7 3 1i'lxh3. .
48) Balanovskij-Kusnetsov 1...1i'lg3+! 0-1 White must give up his queen to avoid 2 hxg3 'ili'h6#.
49) Kurajica-Schneider Sanchez 1 J
SO) Alonso Contreras-Trujillo Delgado 1 J
51) Moreto Quintana-Koziak 1...'ili'h2+! 0-1 It's mate after 2 lilxh2 g l"lll'#.
52) Hindle-Puig Puildo 1 'ili'xg5! 1-0 White deci sively threatens 2 'ili'h4+ and 3 Sxh7+ and, of course, l ...'ili'xgS fail s to 2 ll.xh7#.
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Solut i ons 53) Ficco-Godena 1.-Jl.xa2! 0-1 Black picks up a second pawn and forks the white rooks after 2 f!.xa2 �xc4.
54) Martin del Campa-Alonso Arteaga White wins the exchange: 1 li:lb6 1-0
55) Kosten-Marchal 1 l:!:d8+! 1-0 It's mate after l...'!ihd8 2 'li'xc6# or l .. .�xd8 2 'liVeS#.
56) Touret-Petkov 1...1i:lf3! 0-1
It's mate after 2 gx£3 (or 2 h3 �xh3! 3 g3 'iVhS) 2 ... �xf3+ 3 Wgl 'li'g4#.
57) Guliyev-Schweitzer 1 Jl.xf7! 'ii'a5 (the main point is that l ...li:lxf7 2 li:lde6+ �xe6 3 tt:lxe6+ wins the black queen) 2 �d5 saw White pick up a key pawn and gain a large advantage. 58) Chudinovskih-Nikolenko 1 l:!:h8+! '.llxh8 2 'li'h3+ Wg8 3 'li'xe6+ 1-0 It's mate with 3 ... Wh7 4 l:lh2#.
59) Okara-Yuganova 1 'li'd8+! 1-0 It's mate after l .. Jhd8 2 l:!:xd8+ '.ll g7 3 h6#.
60) Venevtsev-Mozharov 1...'il'xf3! 0-1 Black wins a rook since it's mate after 2 gxf3l:l:xh2#.
61) Bronstein-Koblencs 1 iile611-0 Black must lose the exchange since
1... fxe6
2 'iVxfS+ mates.
62) Lasker-Steinitz 1 f!.g4! 1-0 White has an easy exchange-up win after l ...l:!:xh7 (or l ... Wd7 2 li:lf6+ We6 3 f!.gS Wxf6 4 ll:xhS) 2 f!.g8+ ll
63) Aguilar-Leskovar 1...l:txh2+! 2 Wxh2 'lil'h6+ 31i
64) 'Andrei21'-Palliser 1 'li'b711-0 Black can't prevent mate on g7 since 1...15 2l:te5 is no help.
65) Palliser-'Perparim3' 1 'li'xc211-0 White wins a rook in view of l ...�xc2 2l:te8#. 215
The Complete Chess Workout 66) Bruce-Palliser 1 J:!:f8+! �xf8 2 a8'11i'+ �g7 and now the simplest win was 3 'lilb7+ �g6 4 'lli'c6+ and 5 'lli'xc4. 67) Smallbone-Terry 112if6+! 1-0 Black loses the exchange after l . ..�xf6 2 'lli'd5+.
68) Chua-lzoria 1...'11i'xd4+! 0-1 Mate follows in view of 2 'lli'xd4 l:!:el#.
69) Katz-Tomasko 1 J:i:xh7+! �xh7 2 'li'h5+ �g7 3 'lli'g6+ �h8 (or 3 ... �£8 4 'i'f7#) 4 'l!Vh6# 1-0 70) Hylapov-Lintchevski 1.ixh7+! �8 (Black loses the exchange after l ...li:ixh7 2ll:xe8+) 2Sxe8+ li:ixe8 3 .ifS left White a pawn up.
71) Nickei-Deruda 1ll:h8+! 1-0 Black loses his queen.
72) Markus-Doric 1.ixb7! wins a pawn in view of Black's vulnerable back rank. 73) Hempson-Palliser 1...11:ixd4! 0-1 Black wins a second pawn after 2 12ixd4 .ixc5 3 12if3 .ixf2+.
74) Volokitin-Bareev 1ll:h1+! 1-0 Mate follows with l ...�xh7 2 'i'xf7+ �h6 3 :!!.h l+ �g5 4 'li'f4#.
75) Tyomkin-Gaprindashvili 1 '!Wxfs! 1-o White wins the rook since l ...li:ixf5? allows 2 ll:eS#.
76) Rodriguez-Needleman 1Sf7+! 1-0 It's mate with l . ..l:txf7 2 12ie8#.
77) Corrales-De Ia Paz The pin down the e-file costs White his queen after 1 ...12id3+! 0-1
78) Morozevich-Movsesian 1...12if1+! 2 �h111:ixh2 0-1 3 ... 12ixf3+ is threatened and White can't avoid mate since 3 lhh2 fails to 3 .. 'l!Vxf3+.
79) Ward-Palliser 1 :!!.xeS+! 1-0 White queens after l . ..�xeS 2 fxg7. 216
Solu t i ons 80) Palliser-Houska 1 oid8+! 1-0 Black loses her queen after l...�xd8 2 'i!l'xb6+.
81) Gavrilov-Perez Garcia 1 J:l:xb7+! �c8 (and not l . ..�xb7? 212ld6+ �b8 3 1i:lxc4) 2 Sb3 nets a key pawn. 82) Ambartsumova-Kochetkova 11l.xh6! wins a pawn in view of l ...gxh6 2 'iil'xf6. 83) Bogdanov-Rodkin 1..Ji:xa7! 2l:ixa7 oic5+ forks to win a piece. 84) Eliseev-Kurilov 1.!l.xh7+! 1-0 It's mate after l . . .�xh7 2 'ilxg6+ �h8 3 'ilh7#.
85) Guzenko-Kiobukov 1 'ila6+! bxa6 2 laa7# 1-0 86) Lomako-Airapetian 1...11.xg2+! 0-1 It's mate on the back rank, although also good and actually mating a move faster is 1...'ilxg2+! 2 :Sxg2 l:!el+.
87) Vunder-Zacurdajev 1...1i:lf3+! 2 gxf3 'i!l'g6+ 3 �h1 'ilhs o-1 Mate follows down the h-file.
88) Palliser-Seymour 1 ltxhS! and White won a piece in view of 1 ... gxh5? 2 'i!l'g5 and 3 'ill'xg7#. 89) Zimmermann-Lener 1 Sxe6! wins a piece in view of l...�xe6 2 1i:lxc5+ and 3 1i:lxb7. 90) Mordue-Dilleigh 1 oixh7+! �xh7 2 'ill'd3+ �g8 3 'iil'xd6 won a pawn. 91) Starostits-Bezler 1 oixc7! wins a pawn in view of Black's back-rank weakness. 92) San Segundo Carrillo-Wojtaszek 1...Sh1+! 0-1 It's mate after 2 �xhl (or 21!ig3 'iil'g4#) 2 ...'iil'fl + 31!ih2 'ill'xg2#.
93) Karpov-Stojanovic 1'i'xh6+! gxh6 2 litg8# 1-0 94) Golovin-lvanov 1 Sxg7+! Jaxg7 21i:lxf6+ 1-0 Black can only give up his queen to delay mate.
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97) Rogerson-Palliser 1...ll.xb4! 0-1 Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 lhb4 il,a5 3 li
98) Cloudsdale-Hopwood 1...l:txc3! 0-1 Black wins a piece in view of 2 'i!l'xc3 'lil'xe2.
99) Hopwood-Lockwood 1ll.xd6! 'lil'b8 (capturing the rook costs Black material after 1 .. 'lil'xd6 2 'l!l'xa8+ llie7 3 'lil'xh8 and even the relatively best 1 . . 0-0 2 l:txd8ll .fxd8 leaves White's extra queen and pawn somewhat superior to Black's rook and bishop) 2 'i!l'd7+ llif8 3 l:tdc6 and White won the black queen and shortly the game. .
100) Pecnik-Galoic 1 if'xh6+! 1-0 It's mate after 1...11ixh6 2 J:i:h3+ llig7 3 Sh7#.
Chapter Two 101) Pupols-Adamson 1...11Jxh3+! 2 gxh3? (or 2 11iflli:Jxf2 3 'lil'xf2ll.c8 with an extra pawn and some advantage) 2...'l!l'xh3 3 'i!l'e2 il,h2+ 411ih1 il,f4+ 5 llig1 lads gave Black an overwhelming attack. 102) Yusupov-Reuss 11Zlxg6+! il,xg6 2 d611ig8 3 d7 1-0 The d-pawn costs Black his queen.
103) Fontein-Euwe It's mate on the back rank: 1..Jl.c1! 0-1
104) Campbeii-Beggi 111:lxf7! 1-0 The threat of discovered check is rather powerful after 1 . .. 1il'c7 (it's mate after l . llixf7? 2 1il'e6+ llifS 3 ii:lg5 11Jce5 411Jxh7#) 2 'lil'e6. .
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105) De Marco-Bashkite 1...ll:xg2! 2 'i!Vxd2 (or 2 1lixg211:lf4+ winning White's queen) 2...'i!Vh2# 0-1 106) Moiseenko-lsmagambetov 1...il,xg2! 0-1 White must lose his queen after 2 il,xg211Jf3+ since 3 il,xf3 fails to 3 ... gxf3+ and 4 ... 'lil'g2#.
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S ol ut i ons 107) Zacarias-Valiente 1 �xa6! removes a key pawn, after which 1.-.ll:b1+ (or l ... 'Wixa6 2 'Wixb2 with an over whelming attack and an extra exchange) 211ih2 'lllb l 2 3 .l1Lb7+! gave White a crushing attack. 108) Skalkotas-Kotrotsos 1 ll:h8+! 1-0 It's mate on hS: l ...
109) Ni Hua-Palliser Black can prise open the a-file with decisive effect: 1...ll:xa3! 2 bxa3 'Wixa3 3 ll:d4 cxd4 4
'ilfb2 'Wia5! o-1 5 ... d3 follows.
110) Hoelzi-Knoll Black is defenceless down the h-file: 1 �xh7+! llih8 (or l...llixh7 2 'i!VhS+ llig8 3 ll:h3 and mates) 2 'l!Vh5 1-0
111) Teske-Stangl 1 �xg6+!
112) Popovic-Pinter 1...�xg2! 2
113) Narciso Dublan-Mecking 1 �xh7+! llixh7 (or 1...11/hS 2 'l!VxdS with two extra pawns) 2 'l!Vxd5 �d6 (Black loses his queen after both 2 ... �e6 3 'Wie4+ and 2 ... il.c6 3 'i!VfS+, while 2 ...'l!Vb6 3 'Wixd7 leaves White two pawns ahead and still with a strong attack) 3 'Wixd6 ll:xe3 4 g6+ llih8 5 gxf7 'i!VfS 6 'l!Vxd7 and White's extra pawns carried the day.
114) Korchnoi-Karpov 1...1i:lf3+10-1 It's mate after 2 gxf3 (or 2 11/hl lilf2#) 2 ...ll :g6+ 3 11/hl
115) Mamedjarova-Naiditsch 1...'Wixd1+! 2 �xd1 ll:e1+ 3 'Wig1l:ixg1+ 411ixg1
116) Horvath-Seres 1 111'xh5+l llig8 (it's mate after l ...gxhS 2 ll:g7+ llih6 3 �cl#) 2 J:l:xg6+! 1-0 Mate follows after 2 .. .fxg6 3 'l!Vxg6+ llifS 4 �a3+.
117) Berczes-Roussel Roozmon 1 �xh7+! llixh7 2 'Wib1+ 11/gS 3 'l!Vxb2 wins a pawn. 118) Molano Lafuente-Conde Chijeb 1lhf7+! 1-0 It's mate after l ...ll:xf7 (or 1 ...11/hS 2 ll:h7+!) 2 'l!Vxg6+ llih8 3 'i1Vg8#.
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120) Alshoha·EI Kawabia 1 �xf7+! �h8 (l . �x£7 2 1ileg5+ �g8 3 '!!l'c4+ leads to a smothered mate) 2 �xeS won the .
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121) Leenhouts-Sielecki 1 f!xf7+! �xf7 2 '!!l'h7+ 1-0 Mate follows after 2 . . .�f8 (or 2 ... �e6 3 '!!1'15#) 3 �h6+.
122) Motwani-Wiersma 1 1i'lxe6! 1-0 White wins the exchange on f8 since l ...dxe6? 2 1i'lf7+' ll:xf7 3 J:!d8+ forces mate.
123) Hautot-Saltaev 1...1i'lxc3! 2 '!!l'xbs (worse is 2 bxc3 "i!Vxb4) 2.../iJxbS 3 f!d7 l:!:c8 4 �b1 '!J.c7 saw Black pick up a pawn.
124) Radulovic-Lajthajm 1...1i'le2+! forces White to give up his queen since 2 1i'lxe2 allows 2 ...'!!1'xg2#. 125) Rajkovic-Tadic 1...S.xg2+! 0-1 White loses his queen after 2 �xg2 (2 1iih1 ll:cc2 is terminal too) 2 ... 1i'le3+.
126) Martic-lrizanin 1 '!J.a8+! 1-0 It's mate after l . ..�xa8 2 'lib8#.
127) Vasic-Zivkovic 1..Ji:a1! overloads White's defence of g2: 2 '!!l'd 4 (otherwise White loses his rook since 2 ll:xal allows 2 ...'!Wxg2#) 2...'!Wxe2 0·1 Black wins a piece.
128) Ostojic-Conic 1 :!l:xf7+1J:!:xf7 (or l ...�h8 2 f!.h7#) 2 1i'le6+ �h8 3 1i'lxd8 wins Black's queen. 129) Blackburne-Schwarz 1 'i·xf4!! �xf4 2 '!J.xhS! 1-0 Mate follows on h8.
130) Vadja-lvkov 1 �xa7+! li'lxa7 2 f!.xe6 �xe6 gave White a near decisive advantage of queen and pawn against Black's extra rook and knight.
131) Marholev-Morelle 1 'i'xc7+! 1-0 It's mate after 1 . . .�xc7 (or 1 ... �e6 2 J:l.e8+ l!lf5 3 'i'd 7+) 2 J:l.la7#.
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133) Matijasevic-Bender 1...1i:lg3+! 0-1 White can only prevent mate by giving up far too much material with 2 hxg3 hxg3+ 3 �h5 l:lxh5+ 4 "fixh5 1i:lxh5.
134) Prlac-Szakolczai 1...�xg2+! 2 Wg1 (White loses the exchange after 2 J:l.xg2 h3) 2 ....1U3 left Black with a strong attack and an extra pawn.
135) Rigg-Masters 1...1i:ld2! undermines White down the long diagonal: 21i:lxd2 (Black gains a mating attack after 2 "fixd2 l:!.xg2+! 3 \l
136) Wheeler-Dore 1 ll:xg7+! li!txg7 2 "figS+ li!th8 3 "fih6+ li!tg8 4 "Wig6+ li!th8 5 1i:lf3 1-o Mate follows down the h-file.
137) Barden-Wood 1 'l!Vxf8+! 1-0 It's mate after l . ..li!txf8 2 J:l.h8# or l...li!td7 2 :!l:xf7+ li!te6 3 'li!'e7+ >iil f5 4 �h4+ li!tg6 5 'i!Vf6+ Wh5 6 'lllig 5#.
138) Haslinger-Gormally White gains a crushing attack with 1 l:ixe7!! li:xe7 2 'lllixgs f6 (the only defence) 3 'I!Vxg6+:
3...1!/hS 4 �xe6! 'lllic7 s li:ldS! �xd5 6 exds :!l:h7 7 l:!g1 1-o Mate is threatened and 7 ... ll:e7 8 b3 'lllid 8 9 "fif5 l:Ih7 1 0 ll:g6 leaves Black stuck in a horrible bind: White will advance his pawn to d7 and then look to break through with 'I!Vg4 and l:!.g8 or l:Ig7.
139) Franco-Rodriguez 1 "i'xh7+! l!lxh7 2 ll:h3+ �h5 3 l:txhS# 1-0 140) Burt-Dennis 1 �xa6+! J:l:xa6 2 "i'c7# 1-0 141) lbbotson-Hopwood 1...l:bf3! 2 gxf3 i.xh3 gives Black a crushing attack: 3 f4 (not the best defence, but 3 J:!.el 111116 4 1i:le2 'iWxf3 5 1i:le3 d4 is horrendous too for White and even 3 1i:le2 "i'f6 4 'iWd3 leaves Black with superb attacking chances after 4 ... i.f5 5 'iWe3 �h6) 3...exf4 4 'i!Vxf4 J:!.c4! 5 'lil'f3 (White is also destroyed after 5 'iWe3 'iWh4 6 1i:le2 ll:g4+! 7 1i:lg3 �d4 8 'iWe6+ Wh8) s...'llligS+ 6
lilh1 ll:h4 0-1 142) Byron-Hosken 1 �xh7+! li!th8 (or l...li!txh7 2 'iWh5+ ll
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144) Kosten-Hague 1 1i:ld6+! exd6 2 exd6 'iii'd 7 (or 2 ...'iii'd 8 3 d7+ �f8 4 l:i:hel with a crushing position) 31i:le5 1-0 Black can't move his queen in view of 4 d7+ and 3 ... jcxe5 4 'iii'xe5+ costs him the other rook.
145) Law-Gallagher 1...jcxg2+! 0-1 It's mate after 2 1i.xg2 '!ii'h4+ 3 1i.h3 'iii'x h3#.
146) Waters-Richmond 1 1i:lxh6+! gxh6 2 'iii'g 4+ 1-0 White has a decisive attack after 2 ... 1i:lg6 (or 2 ... 1i.g5 3 fxg5 h5 4 'iii'xh5 l:i:d7 5 d5! - always try to invite as many pieces as possible to the party!) 3 1i.xg6 since 3 .. .fxg6? 4 'iii'xg6+ forces mate next move.
147) Coleman-D'Costa Black collapses on g7: 1 J::! xg7! J:i:xg7 2 J::!g1 'f1c7 (relatively best is 2 ...1i:lf6, although White is winning easily enough after 3 jl,xg7+ �e8 4 'iii'g6) 3 l:!xg7 'iii'x g7 4 'iii'h8+ 1-0
148) Ledger-Burnett 1 'iii'f6+! 1-0 It's mate after l ... gxf6 2 gxf6+ �f8 3 J:lh8#.
149) 5haw-Low Ying Min 1 J:.xg7+! 1-0 Mate follows with 2 'iii'xh6+ and 3 'iii'h8 #.
150) Wise-Blackburn 1 1i:ld7! (with various nasty kingside threats, including 2 1i:lxf8 .!l.xf8 3 1i:lxg7! and 2 1i:lh6+ gxh6 3 1i:lxf6+) 1...h5 (White is also left with a very strong attack after 1 ...1i.c8 2 1i:lxf6+! gx£6 3 h4) 2 1i:lh6+! gxh6 3 1Wf5 .!l.e6 (or 3 ... 1i.g7 4 1i:lxf6+ and Black must give up his queen be cause 4 ...�h8 5 h4 jccS 6 'iii'g6 is completely crushing) 4 1i:lxf6+ �f7? (relatively better is 4 ....!l.xf6 5 1i.xf6 'iii'e8 6 .lil.xg5 when White is 'only' the exchange ahead while retaining at tacking chances) 5 12lh7+ �e8 6 1i:lxg5 hxg5 7 'iii'xe6+ 'l!Ve7 8 .lil.g6+ 1-0
151) James-Anderton 1..JI.xg2+1 0-1 It's mate after 2 �xg2 'iii'f2+ 3 �h3 'iii'h 2#.
152) Buckley-Mitchem 1 lbd7! �xd7 2 'li'f5+ �dB 3 'l!Vxc8+! (even stronger than 3 l:i:b7) 3...�xc8 4 jcg4+ 1-0 The raking bishops force mate with 4 .. .f5 5 jl,xf5+ �d8 6 l:i:b8#.
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Solutions 153) Flear-Ansell The forced 1 1:txe5! J:!:xe5 21i'lf5 'liflf6 3 'iil'xg7+ 'liflxg7 4 :!l:xg7 sees White win g7 while main taining a decisive pin on the long diagonal: 4..-l:ibeS 5 :!l:c7 1-0 Black will lose at least b7 before White regains the exchange, but actually even stronger was the fiendish 5 ll:g5! with the idea of 5 ... 1i'le4 6 1i'le7! li'lxg5 7 j
154) Hoffmann-Munson 1 j
xb7 2 'lifle4+ 1-0 Mate follows with 2 ... 1!1b6 3 ll:bl+ l!la5 4 'iil'b4 #.
156) Bourne-Gregory 1...1i'lxf2! 0-1 There's no defence down the long diagonal since 2 Wxf2 'iil'c6 3 l:lgl fails to 3 ...'iil'f6+.
157) Emms-Ledger 1 1i'lxg7!! l!lxg7 (l ... 'iil'xg7 is a better try, but after 2 1i'lf5 'liflf8 - 2 ... 1i'lg4!? fails to 3 1i'lxg7 �xf2+ 4 'iil'xf2! li'lxf2 5 1i'lxe6 1i'lxhl 6 1i'lxc7 with a substantial advantage - 3 �h6 Black is short of a good move; for example, 3 ... 'iil'c5 4 'iil'g3+ li'lg4 5 'iil'xg4+ :!l:g6 6 'iil'f3 and White has by far the stronger attack or 3 ... �xf2+ 4 Wxf2 li'lxe4+ 5 'liflxe4 J:l.xh6 6 a4 �d7 7 li'lxh6+ 'iil'xh6 S ll:adl with an extra exchange and some advantage) 2 �h6+! (now Black must either lose his queen or allow mate) 2 ...1!1xh6 3 1i'lf5+ l!lg6 4 'llfg3+ Wh5 5 'liflg5# 1-0
158) Foster-Parmar 1 1i'lh6+ l!lh8 2 'iil'g8+! 1-0 It's smothered mate with 2 ...f!.xg8 3 1i'lhf7# or 3 1i'lgf7#.
159) Gilbert-Morris 11i'lh5+! 1-0 Mate follows with l . ..gxh5 (or l . ..Wh7 2 1i'lef6+ l!lh8 3 'lif!h6#) 2 'iil'g5+ Wh8 3 'iil'h6+ l!lg8 4 lilf6#.
160) Mestei-Hynes 1 li:c8+! 1-0 Mate follows on d7.
161) Rudd-Arakhamia Grant 1...1ila3+! 2 bxa3 (2 Wal ll:lxd4 leads to disaster on c2 or down the b-file after 3 bxa3 bxa3) 2...bxa3+ 3 .ltb5 12lxd4 4 c41i'lxb5 5 'iil' xb6 l:!:xb6 6 cxb5 :!l:xb5+ 7 Wc2 .ltxg5 left Black three pawns ahead and still with the initiative.
162) Sherwin-Hague 1..-�Xh2! 0·1 Mate is forced after 2 l:rg2 (or 2 J::[xh2 'liflxf3+) 2 ... �f4+ 3 1!/gl 'iil'h2+.
163) Smallbone-Gunter 1 l:txh7+! 1-0 Mate follows on h4.
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165) Trent-Tan 1 l:txg7! (by far the most clinical, although 1 1Dg6+ l!lh7 2 't!i'e6! should also do the business) 1...lilxg7 2 'ili'g3+ llih8 31Df7+ l!lh7 4 h5 l:ig8 5 e8'l!i'! 1-0 Mate follows on g6, gS or hS.
166) Adams-Hennigan 11Dxf7! 1-0 White wins a piece after 1...0-0 (or l ...�xf7 2 'l!Vxe7+ 't!i'xe7 3 l:l:xe7+ followed by capturing on f7 or aS) 2 1Dd6.
167) Adams-Bates 1ll:fxf7! 1-0 Mate follows after 1 ... �xb2+ 2 't!i'xb2! l:l:xb2 3 l:tg7#.
168) Rich-Barrett 1 llxg6+! fxg6 2 't!i'xg6+ llih8 3 ·ii"h5+ 1-0 3 ...1!/gS 4 f7+ decides
169) Simons-Richards 1 l:txh6+! l!lg8 (or 1 ... gxh6 2 �d4+ i
170) Povah-Sisask 1 l:ixh6!! gxh6 2 f!.f6 (threatening mate beginning with 3 't!i'g4+ llifS 4 /bfS) 2 ...1lif8 (or 2 ... 1!1g7 3 f!.xh6! - also rather effective is 3 1i"f3 l:tb7 4 ll:xh6! - 3 ... li!:gS 4 1i"h5 1lifS S l:ih7 f!.a7 6 �6+ \lieS 7 1i"d6 and White wins back his rook while maintaining a decisive attack) 3 't!i'h5
't!i'd7 41Df5 1lie8 5 't!i'xh6 l!ld8 6 l:id6 1bb7 7 'lii'f8+ 1-0 Mate is forced, although 7 't!i'f6+ l!lc7 S f!.xd7+ llixd7 9 1i"e7+ IlleS 10 d6 would have been even more clinical.
171) Cooley-Moore Black gains a large advantage by winning the white queen with 1 ...l:tg1+! 2 l:ixg11Df2+ 3
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173) Valden-Smallbone 1...'ll!'xe6! wins a rook in view of the back rank mate after 2 'l!Vxe6 .ll:d 1+.
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175) De Coverly-Frost 1 JlLxd S! exds?? (capitulation, although otherwise White retreats his bishop and plays a crushing d4-d5; for example, l ...Wc7 2 J1Lg2 l:\a7 3 'iii'f 2! l!lbS 4 d5 exd5? 5 'iii'b6+ J::rb7 6 J:!:xcS+! WxcS 7 l:tgS+ forcing mate) 2 'iii'xf S+ 1-0 Mate follows on cS.
176) Eames-Simmons 1 l:l:xc8! ll:xc8 2 '!!Vb 7 wins a piece in view of the mate threat: 2...0-0 3 1De7+ l!lh8 41tlxc8 and White went on to win.
177) Edwards-Lalic 1...JiLbS! 0-1 White must lose the exchange on f1 since l...J1Lb5 2 'i!!'xb5?? l::lxg3+! forces mate and 2 c4 J1Lxc4! is no help.
178) Granat-Bentley 1...i.h3+! 2 1!1xh3 (or 2 Wf3 'i!!' d l+ 3 l!le3 i.c5+) 2...'iii'f1+ 3 l!lg4 'iii'g2 traps the white king in a mating net: 4 h3 h S+ s l!lh4 gS+ 6 1!/xhS 'i!!'xh3+ 7 1!1g6 i.e7 0-1 S... 1l!'h7# is unstoppable.
179) Palliser-Hunt Rather than the game's 1 i.d4, 1 i.f7+!! gives White a decisive material advantage after 1...1!!'xf7 (capturing with either knight allows mate, while l ...l!lxf7 2 1!!'xg7+ WeS 3 'i!'xc7 wins the queen for even less material) 2 1tlh6+ Wf8 3 1ilxf7 1tldxf7.
180) Palliser-Broomfield 1 li:e7! (1 l:l:e6 'l!idS 2 J:!:e7! 'iii'xe7 3 d6+ actually comes to the same thing) 1 ...'iii'xe7 (or l...l:tf7 2 ll.xf7 Wxf7 3 'iii'xh7+ IiieS 4 l:tel + with an overwhelming attack) 2 d6+ 'iii'f 7 3 J1Lxf7+ .ll.xf7 4 Me1 and White went on to convert his decisive advantage. 181) Webb-Townsend White simplified to a winning ending with 1 1tlg6+! l:l:xg6 (l ... hxg6? 2 l:l:h3+ forces mate) 2
'li'e8+ J1Lf8 3 fxgs 1-0 3...l:i:gS 4 B:xfS 1!!'g7 is forced but hopeless.
182) Willis-Twitchell 1 i.xg7! wins a key pawn since l . ..'i!'xg7? 2 J:l:g3 costs Black his queen. 183) Bibby-Johnston 1...'!1Vxd4+! 0-1 It's back-rank mate after 2 l:txd4 .ll.e l#.
184) Macak-Rowson 1...lbe4! (preventing mate and beginning a decisive counterattack) 2 .i1l,xe4 (or 2 l:txe4 li:lxb2! 3 J:!:d2 .i1l,xd5 4 .!l:exd4 'ii'c3 with a gigantic attack) 2 ...1tlxb2! 3 ll:d2 (desperately trying to cover c2 rather than get mated by 3 l!lxb2? i.a3+' 4 Wxa3 '!!Vc3+ 5 1!1a4 J:!:c4#) 3...i.a3 4 f6 li:la4+ 0-1 225
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185) Cox-Dickson 1...'il!'xg3!! 2 hxg3 12if2+ 31i
187) Smallbone-Cupal 1 Sxf8! 'llfxg5 2 lhf7+ 1-0 It's mate after 2 ...11
188) Milanovic-Grigore 1 ll:xd4! 1·0 It's mate after 1 . ..cxd4 2 f6+ ll
189) Barnaure-Nanu 1 'llfg7+! 1-0 White wins a rook with J . .J:hg7 2 fxg7+ ll
190) Lengyel-To Nhat Minh 1 'llfxc6 J::l:xc6 2 l::rd8+ 'liVeS 3 J::rxe8+ wins a piece. 191) Bronstein-Keres 1 'li'h6! 1-0 After l ...'I!Vxbl + 2 'il
192) lgnacz-Niemi 1...J:Ixf2+! 21i
193) Collins-lllner 1 l:.Xf7! 1-0 White wins a rook after J . .'ili'xf7 (neither does l ... 'i'g8 2 l:i:xg7! help Black) 2 l::rxc8+ .lt£8 3 'liVeS+ ll
194) Szabo-Bisguier 1 il.xh7+! li
195) Karpov-Hort 1 J:txe6+!! 1-0 It's mate after l . ..'i'xe6 (or 1...11<£7 2 J::i: f6+ ll
196) Mendelson-Quinn 1...12ixe3! 2 fxe3 (Black is two pawns up after 2 'llfh3 '11Vxh3 3 J:l.xh3 12ixf5 4 .ltxc6 bxc6 5 1hc6 ll.d7) 2 ...'i'xe3+ 31i
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S ol u t i ons 197) Peile-Miller 1 iLxh7+!! �xh7 (White also has a winning attack after l ...�h8 2 lxe7 bxal'IW 3 exd8'1W Rxd8 4 lt:lg5 'iiff6 5 'li'h5 1l:d7 6 iLb2!) 2 1Llg5+ '.lih6 (Black is mated after both 2 ... �g8 3 'li'h5 iLe4 4 15! and 2 ...'.lig6 3 'iifd3+) 3 '1Wd3ll:h8 4 it:lxf7+ �h5 and now White had a number of wins, including 5 f5! iLxf6 (or S ... bxal'IW 6 '1Wh3#) 6 '1Wd1+ iLf3 7 'i!Vxf3+ '.lih4 8 'iifh3#. 198) Sauvonnet-Ni Hua l.. .iLxb3! o-1 White is destroyed after 2 axb3 (or 2 �al lt:lc3) 2 ... ll:xb3+ 3 �cl iLa3+ 4 �d2 .�b4+ 5 �cl ll:c8+.
199) Kovalev-Stevic 1 '1Wxg7+! 1-0 It's mate after l ...iLxg7 2 �xeS+ iLlS 3 �xfS#.
200) Arlandi-Kveinys 1...�xa3+! 0-1 lfs mate after 2 '.lixa3 'IWal# or 2 bxa3 'iWbl#.
201) Almasi-Winants 1...'1Wg4! 0-1 It's mate in the case of 2 lhe3 'iifd l #, while 2 it:lf3 costs White his rook after 2 ... '1Wc4+ 3 '1Wxc4 dxc4+ 4 Wxc4 1l:xe2.
202) Maz Machado-Fernandez Romero 1...ll:xg2+! 2 '.!ixg2 '1Wd5+ 3 �f2 (or 3 '.!ig3 'i1Vg5+ 4 Wf2 �h2+ 5 Wf3 'i1Vg2+ 6 We3 l:ih3+ 7 Wf4 1!1'12+ 8 '.lieS B:h5#) 3 ...Rh2+ 4 �e3 l:!:h3+ 0-1 It's mate after 5 �e2 (or 5 �12 '1Wf3+ 6 �gl l:thl#) 5 ...'iiVI3+ 6 Wd2 'i1Vd3#.
203) Recuero Guerra-Valero Cano 1 iLxg6! gives White a strong attack: 1...fxg6? 2 '1Wxg6+ iLg7 3 lt:lg5 1-0 It's mate after 3 ... '111'e7 4 �h8+ WxhS 5 'li'h7#.
204) Tahirov-Shirov 1...il.c2+! 2 � e1 (or 2 �xc2 'i1Vxe2) 2...l:ie8 3 '1Wxe8+ it:lxe8 0-1 White won't survive long after 4 it:lf3 il.d3 5 il.b2 'i1Vg4.
205) Guliyev-Mamedyarov 1...1Llh3+! 2 gxh3 (or 2 �hl il.xd2 3 1ilxd2 '1Wh4 4 g3 12lxg3+ 5 hxg3 '1Wxg3 6 12lg2 12lg5 with a rather powerful attack) 2...il.xd2 won the exchange in view of 3 12lxd2 'i1Vg5+ 4 il.g2 l:ixd2. 206) Gritsak-Bacrot 1 ll:xf7! 1-0 White is a piece up after l ... 'i1Vxb7 2 f!.xb7 and l ...'i!Vxf7 fails to 2 il.b3.
207) Smerdon-Cunanan 1 lt:lxg6! hxg6 2 :!:rxe6! 12le4 (this fails to save Black, but 2 .. .fxe6 3 '1Wxg6+ �h8 4 il.xf6+ would have led to mate) 3 lt:lxe4 ll:xc1+ (White also wins a piece after 3 ... il.xg5 4 B:xc8 'iifxcS 5 ll:xeS+ 'iiVxeS 6 12lxg5) 4 il.xc1 fxe6? 5 12ld6! 1-0
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209) Libens-Fargere 1...11.xa3! 2 bxa3 (or 2 'i'bl 'lil'dS 3 ll:el l:rxe5 with a decisive advantage) 2...'i'xa3+ 3 1!ic2 'i'b3+ 4 11ic1 'i'xc3+ s l!lb1 J:l:xes 0-1 White cannot save all his loose pieces and his king.
210) Arsenault-Pepino 1 lae6! 1-0 White threatens 2 l:rxe6 and after l ...l:ral+ 2 11ih2 ll:gS 3 fl:xe7 Black cannot both save his queen and prevent mate.
211) Van Hoolandt-EI Gindy 1...sxg3+! 211ih2 (or 2 fxg3 'i'g2#) 2...ll:xh3+! 0-1 It's mate after 3 1!ixh3 'll!'g4+ 4 l!lh2 'i'g2#.
212) Hrzica-Armas 1 l:!.h8+! 1-0 It's mate after l ...l!lxhS 2 'ii'eS+ i
213) Collas-Lebel 1 li:if6+1 1-0 Mate follows with 1 . ..gxf6 (or l ...l!ihS 2 'lll'xh7#) 2 'i'g3+ \!;>h8 3 i
214) Zhao Xue-Karjakin 1 l:txf8+! 1-0 Black loses his queen after l ... l!ixf8 (or l ... l:!.xf8 2 'i'h7#) 2 'i'f2+ \!;>e7 (it's mate after 2... 1!1g7 3 'i'f7+ l!ih6 4 'l!!'h7#) 3 'i'f7+ \!;>dS 4 li:ie6+.
215) Arutinian-Oanielian 1 ii'xh6+! l!lxh6 2 11if2 1-0 Mate follows after 2...'i'e8 3 ll:hl+ 'i'h5 4 :!!.g6+ l!lh7 5 .l:txh5#.
216) Friedei-Cyborowski 1 J:txf7+! l!lxf7 2 l:tc7+ 'Wie7 3 l:txe7+ l!lxe7 4 'i'g7+ 1-0 White emerges queen for rook ahead.
217) Keller-Siukova 1 'lil'xh7+! l!ixh7 2 lih3+ 1-0 It's mate on h8.
218) White-Curnow 1...l:txc3! 2 ii'xc3 (and not 2 ic1 ie2 l:rc8) S l!id2 il.d4 would have forced resigna tion in view of 6 'i'd3 (or 6 'i'e2 ii'b4+ 7 1!icl i
Solut i ons after 7 1!/cl �b2+ 8 1!/bl �c3+ 9 1!/cl �2#) 7...�<4 winning White's queen.
219) Romanov-Mkrtchian 1 ii:lxh7! gives White a winning attack: 1...�d7 (the knight is immune due to l ...'i!'xh7 2 'iWdS+ l:lfS 3 'i!'xb6 winning the exchange) 2 l'i:h3 1-0 220) Almeida Saenz-Gagunashvili 1 ii'lf5+!! gxf5 (otherwise Black simply loses a piece on d6) 2 'ii'xf5 l'i:fd8 (or 2 ... J:th8 3 'il'f6+ l!lg8 4 g6 with a mating attack) 3 'i!'xh7+ (also rather powerful is 3 g6) 3 ...1!1f8 4 g6 l'i:a7 (4 .. .fxg6 allows mate: 5 �h6+ IlleS 6 �xg6#) S g7+ l!le7 6 �g5+ l!ld7 7 'il'f5+ l!lc6 8 �e4+ 1-0 221) Bercys-Simutowe 1 l'i:xf7! 'ii'xf7 (or l . ..l!lxf7 2 ii:lxe5+ winning the queen) 2 ii:lxe5 fl:g2+ 3 We3 and White's double threat of 4 'il'c8# and 4 ii:lxf7 was decisive.
222) Agustsson-Madland 1...ii:lxf3! 2 'il'g2 (wisely avoiding 2 ii:lx£3? ii:lxe4! with the point that 3 'il'd3 - or 3 ii:lxe4 'i!'xa2+ 4 1!/cl �xb2# - 3 ...ii:lxc3+ 4 bxc3 �xc3 gives Black an overwhelming attack) 2...ii:lxd4 (quite possibly even stronger is 2 ... ii:lxe4!? 3 'ii'xf3 ii:lxc3+ 4 bxc3 'i!'xa2+ 5 1!/cl �d5) 3 �xd4 ltlxg4 saw Black net a couple of pawns, leaving him with some advantage. 223) Path-Rayner 1 ii:lxf7!! l!lxf7 (Black is scarcely helped by l ...'i!'f6 2 ii'lh6+ l!lhS 3 l'i:c7) 2 J:!.xh5! l!lg8 (mate is forced after 2... gxh5 3 'il'xh5+ l!lfS 4 �c4 ll:e6 5 �h6+) 3 d7! ii:lxd7 (White's last was a lovely interference tactic: the point being 3 ... �xd7 4 �c4+ �e6 5 �xe6+ J:l:xe6 6 'i!'xd8+) 4 �<4+ (even more clinical is 4 'i!'b3+ l!lg7 5 J:l:xh7+! l!lxh7 6 'ii'f7+ l!lh8 7 �xg6 ii:lf8 8 �h6) 4...1!1g7 5 l'i:d5 (or 5 �h6+ l!lh8 6 �g5 when Black must give up his queen, just as he shortly has to in the game) 5...'il'e7 6 J:txd7! �xd7 7 'ii'a1+ 1-0 224) Bartei-Cicak 1 l'i:xe6+! l!lf8 (trying to flee, rather than be crushed by l . ..fxe6 2 'i!'xe6+ lllf8 3 ii:leS) 2 ii:le5! J:tg5 (or 2...'i!'xe2 3 ii:lxg6+ fxg6 4 l'i:xe2 with an easy win) 3 ii:ld7+ l!lg8 4 J:te8+ l!lh7 S 'ii'd3+ 1-0 A deadly check follows on IS.
225) Cafolla-Socko 1...ll:h1+! 2 1!1xh1 'ii'h7+ 3 �h5 'ii'x hs+ 4 1!1g1 'iii'h2+ 5 l!lfl 'i!'xg2# 0-1 226) Almond-Rossi 1...'i!'xh2+! 2 111xh2 l'i:h5+ 3 Wg2 �h3+ 0-1 Mate follows with 4 1!/hl �fl#.
227) T.Hickey-N.Ahern 1 .ixg7+! l!lxg7 2 fl:g3+ l!lh8 (or 2 ... 1!1f6 3 ii:ld2 1!1xe6 4 'i!'g4+ \!IdS 5 J:l:c3! with an over whelming attack in view of 5...'ii'xc3 6 'ii'xe4# and 2 ... 1!1h6 3 'i!'e3+ also forces mate) 3 'iii'g 4 .tg6 4 'il'd4+ 1-0 228) Cmilyte-Benjamin Instead of the game's 1 h3?, White could have forced mate: 1 l:lxg5+! hxg5 2 'iii'f6+ l!lh7 (or 2...1!/gs 3 .tf7+ l!lf8 4 �g6+ l!lgs 5 'il'f7+ l!lhs 6 'i!'h7#) 3 �g6+ l!lh6 4 �fs+ l!lh5 5 'i!'g6+ l!lh4
6 'i'h6#. 229
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229) Kotronias-Sarakauskas 1 lbh7+! 1-0
Mate follows with l ...�xh7 2 J:!hl+ �g6 3 J:l.h6#. 230) Kotronias-Benjamin 1 ...li:e1+! 0-1
It's mate on g2. 231) Gymesi-Fox 1 .i
Mate follows quickly after 8 ... �d7 9 .i
It's mate after l ... gxh6 2 l:g8#. 233) Tavoularis-Snape 1 ....i
White is undone down the long diagonal. 235) lvic-Medic 1 'i!ixh6! 1-0
White wins a piece in view of l ..."i!l'xh6? 2 l:.e8+ li:d8 3 i.xf5+ �b8 4 l:txd8#. 236) Zovko-Mohr 1 ... i.xh3! wins a pawn in view of 2 .i
White is a queen up with a mating attack after l ...'lixh7 (or l...�h8 2 ll:xf8+ 'iiix£8 3 .i
After 1...tt:lg3+! White must give up his queen since it was mate following 2 hxg3 I!h6# 0-1 239) Cooper-Scott 1 'iiig 5! leaves Black unable to satisfactorily save his light-squared bishop: 1....i
l ...li:g7 2 'i!ixg6! since 2 .. Jhg6 fails to 3 li:xh7#; relatively best might be l...l:tgS, but after 2 tt:lxg8 'iiixg8 3 tt:lxd5 White is the exchange up with a crushing position) 2 'lixf5! (the main point) 2 ...exf5 3 l:.xe7 J:xf6 (the rook is immune in view of 3... i
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It's mate on the back rank after l...lilxgS 2 ll:dS+. 241) Catt-Lockwood 1.. .1i"lxe4+!! 2 fxe4 ll:f4 3 'lli'h3 (now it's mate, although otherwise White loses his queen) 3 ...sxg4+ 4 1iif3 'lli'f 5+! 5 exf5 e4+ 6 lile3 i.h6# o-1 242) Topalov-Naiditsch 1 'liVf6+! 1-0
Mate follows on the back rank after 1...'li'xf6 2 ll:eS+. 243) Ardeleanu-Kachieshvili 1 ll:e8+! lilc7 (it's mate after 1 .. lilxeS 2 'l!!'g8+ i.f8 3 'liVxfS#) 2 ll:e7 1Lig3 (2 ... 'lli'xe7 3 i.xe7 threatens both 4 i.dS# and the rook on aS) 3 ll:xd7+ (plenty good enough, but instead 3 i.d6+ leads to mate) 1-0 .
244) Naiditsch-Gustafsson 1 ...l:lf4! 0-1
There's no defence to the threat of 2 ... l:th4 since 2 gxf4 i.xf4 also leads to mate on hl (or g2 after 3 li:ifl ). 245) Naiditsch-Sowray
Instead of the game's l . ..i.f2+? 2 lilhl Sg2? 3 'lli'f3 when White had gained the upper hand, l...i.xh2+! would have given Black a crushing attack: 2 1iix h2 (or 2 \!?hl Sg2 3 'l!!'h5 lilb8! 4 ll:ael - 4 'l!!'xh3 ll:ge2 prepares to exploit the open h-file after 5 ... i.e5 - 4 ... i.e5 5 J:lf5 Sh2+ 6 l!?gl i.d4+ 7 lilxh2 Sxel S 'lli'xgS 'lli'd6+ 9 'liVf4 i.eS winning material) 2...'l!!'d6+ 31!?h1 l:tg2 4 li:if4 J:!.ee2! and White is done for in view of 5 'l!!' xe2 (or S li:ixg2 hxg2+ 6 lilgl 'lli'd4+) 5 ...l:l.xe2 61i:ixe2 'lli'c6+ 7 lilgl 'lli'g2#. 246) Korbut-Javakhishvili 1 lbg7+! l!?xg7 (or 1...\!?hS 2 J:lxh7+! Wxh7 3 'l!!'h6+ Wg8 4 l:!.gl+ Wf7 5 'llilg7#) 21Lif5+! exf5 3 ll:g1+ Wh8 4 'lli'xc4 (White's extra queen and ongoing attack quickly decides) 4...J:lf8 5 i.h6 1-0 247) Levushkina-Vogel 1...'lli'xh3 2 gxh3 1Lif3+ 31i?f11Lixd2+ 4 i.xd2 saw Black pick up the exchange. 248) Najer-Neverov 1 i.xg6! li:ixg6 (White's rooks outclass Black's minor pieces after l.. ..!hg6 2 Sxg6 Wh7 3 ll:g2, while l ...l:i:fS 2 ll:d8 leaves Black pretty much in zugzwang) 2 ll:xg6! l:txg6 3 ll:d8+ lilh7 4 e7 1-0
The pawns will cost Black all his pieces. 249) Zweschper-Hanemann 1 'lli'xh6+! 'lli'x h6 2 J:lxh6+ 1-0
It's mate after 2 ...Wxh6 3 l:th3# or 2 ... \!?gS 3 l:teh3 and .!l:hS#. 250) Handke-Dinger 1 "ii'xh7+! 1-0 It's mate after 1 . . Wxh7 2 ll:h6#. .
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251) Beckhuis-Jakubowski 1.-.li:Je2+! 2 �xe2 (21i:Jxe2 'ilixg2+! is the same motif, while 2 \!
It's mate after l ... Wxh6 2 l:th8+ l!
Black's queenside passers cannot be stopped. 254) Zawadzka-Stefanova 1 ...l:l:xh4+! 0-1
It's mate with 2 Wxh4 'ilif2+ 3 Wh3 'ilig3#. 255) Arakhamia Grant-Levushkina 1 'ilif7! d5 (mate follows after l . ..l:l:xf7 2 l:te8+, but there's no good defence in any case) 2 l:l:e8 1-0
The mate threat costs Black a huge amount of material after 2... �e7 3 g5. 256) Roos-5tocek 1 .. Jl:xg2+! 2 l!lxg2 '11Vg4+ 0-1
It's mate with 3 Wh2 l:te2+ 4 Whl 'ifu3+ 5 \!
Black cannot cover both g7 and h7. 258) Womacka-Kaphle 1 �xh7+! ll
It's mate down the h-file. 259) Pert-Aieksandrov 1 �f6+! li:Jxf6 2 Wxc7 J:l.e7 3 'ilie5 1-0
Black has lost the exchange and remains horribly tied down. 260) Bobras-Can 1 J:ixg7+! l!
Mate follows on g7 after 2...1!1h7 3 �g5+ l!lgS 4 �f61i:Jg6 5 'ifu6. 261) Azarov-5 anikidze 1 �xh7+! ll
Mate follows down the h-file after 3 'ilid3. 262) Bakker-Gutman 1... �f4+! 2 '11Vxg4 (or 2 Wf2 'ill'g2+ 3 Wel 't!!'x hl+ winning a large amount of material) 2...�xe3# 0-1
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263) Neverov-Strohhaeker 1 .. Jbh6! 2 �xf6+ l!lxf6 0-1
Black recoups the queen leaving him a piece up after 3 'i!Vc3+ i,e5 4 'i!Vc2 ll:xh2+ 5 'i!Vxh2 �xh2 6 l!lxh2. 264) Mamedjarova-Nemcova 1 1Zlxh7! ll:f7 (or l...ll:xh7 2 'i!Vxg6+ winning one of the black rooks) 2 'i!Vxg6+ l!lh8 3 1i:lf6 1-0
White wins the exchange while retaining a strong attack. 265) lljin- 5 akaev 1 1i:lg6+! fxg6 2 l:e8+ l!lh7 3 �g8+ l!lh8 4 �f7+ Y>-Y>
It's perpetual. 266) Georgiev-5ocko 1 ll:h8+! l!lxh8 2 i,xf7 1-0
3 ll:hl# follows. 267) Melkumyan-Petrosian 1... exd4! 2 cxd5 (White had to avoid 2 exd4? li:lf4 when he would have been unable to pre
vent mate, but there wasn't anything better than the text with both 2 ... i,e5 and 2... dxe3 threatened) 2 ...�e5 3 f4 i,xf4 4 1i:lf3 'i!Vxf3 0-1 Black threatens both 5 ... h3 and 5 ...'i!Vh3, and emerges three pawns ahead after 5 'i!Vdl 'i!Vxdl 6 ll:fxd 1 dxe3 7 i,xh4 cxd5 8 ll:xd5 J::tac8. 268) Mamedyarov-AI Modiahki 1 ll:xg6+! hxg6 2 h7+! 1-0
Mate follows with 2 .. J:!.xh7 (or 2 ... 1!1xh7 3 ll:h4+ l!lg8 4 ll:h8#) 3 'i!Vxg6+ l!lh8 4 'i!Vxe8+ l!lg7 5 'i!Vf8+ l!lg6 6 'i!V£6+ l!lh5 7 l:l:h4#. 269) Burnett-Palliser 1...ll:xf3! 2 gxf311:\h4 3 'i!Vc3 (there's a nasty sting in the tail after this, but there wasn't a de fence, partly because 3 1!/hl fails to 3 ... 'i!Vf6) 3 ... 'i!Vd7! 0-1 White can't cover g2 except with 4 1!/hl 'i!Vh3 5 I:tgl which permits 5 ...'i!Vxf3+ 6 ll:g2 'ilfxg2#. 270) Stellwagen-Bosboom 1 'i!Vxf6+! 1-0
It's mate on the back rank after I...lh£6 2 ll:d8+. 271) Van Kerkhof-Piket 1l:l:xh7+! l!lxh7 2 ll:h1+ l!lg7 3 1Zlh4 'iliic 7 (or 3 ...ll:g8 4 'ilfxg6+ 1!1£8 5 'i!V£7#) 4 'ilfxg6+ l!lh8 5 li:lf3+ (also rather good is 5 'i!Vg5) 5 ... 1i:lh7 6 1i:lg5 1i:lgf6 7 i,f7 1-0
There's no good way to further defend h7. 272) Nijboer-Hoffmann 1 'i!Vxh7+! 1-0
It's mate after l...l!lxh7 2 g6+ l!lh8 (or 2 ... 1!1g8 3 i,x£7+ l!lh8 4 l:l:h4#) 3 l:l:h4+ l!lg8 4 gx£7#. 273) Winants-Okkes 1 'ilfxh6+! 1-0
Mate follows after l...l!lxh6 2 l:l:h3# or 1...1!/gS 2 ll:f8#.
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2 74) Ferry-Ruxton 1 ..Jl:xh2+! 2 li
mate after 3 Wxh2 "li'h5#.
2 77) Sabure-Danielian
Black wins the exchange with 1 ...1i'lxg3! since 2 hxg3?? is impossible on account of 2...£lhl + 3 li
It's mate after 2...\!
White loses the exchange after 2 l:txel li'lxf5 since he can't both save his queen and cover his back rank. 280) Sudakova-Guseva 1 ll:dg1!! 11.xa2+ (or 1...11.xg5 2 "li'xg5 followed by mate on g7 or f6) 2 Wxa2 fs? (a much bet
ter attempt is 2..."li'c4+, although after 3 Wal ll.xg5 4 "li'xg5 'lil'd4 5 f4! there's no defence to the threat of 6 e5) 3 'ilfxh7+! 1-0 It's mate with 3...Wxh7 4 ll:h5#. 281) Garcia llundain-Miles 1...ll.xh3+! 2 Wg1 (or 2 Wxh3 "li'hS#) 2 ...'11!'e1+ 0-1 White's queen is lost after 3 '11!'£1 :!:txg3+.
282) Gritsayeva-Kolomiets 11i'lxh7! (or lll.f4 'll!'b6 2 1i'lxh71) 1 ... 1i'lxh7 (Black also emerges a pawn down after l...li'lxd2 2 1i'lxf6+11.xf6 3 J:!xd2) 2 'ill'd 31i'lf6 3 'i!l'xc4 wins a pawn. 283) Golubka-Bagrationi 1ll.b7+! l!
There's no defence to mate on b7. 284) Galakhov-Oiishevsky 1 ...1i'lxh3! 2 gxh3 (it's also mate after 2 "li'a7 1i'lf4+ 3 \!
There's no good way to cover hl in view of 4 "li'xf3 "li'h2#. 285) Haii-Brusey 1 "li'xh6+! 1-0
It's mate after l...Wxh6 (or 1 ...\!
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286) Mateuta-lovan 1 ii:\xh7! wins the exchange on f8 since it's mate after l ... li
It's mate after 3 ...\l
Mate follows with 2 -.l
It's mate after 2 'i!Vxg2 :!l:xfl#. 290) Sammalvuo-Maki 1 ii:\f6! 1-0
The threat is 2 l:tg8# and it's mate after l ....licS+ (or l.. ..lixf6 2 "il'xf6+! l:!:xf6 3 :!l:dS+ l:tfS 4 l:txfS#) 2 -.l
The raking bishops force mate. 292) Taylor-Vavrak 1...'lli'g1+! 0-1
It's mate with 2 ll:xgl ii:\f2#. 293) Schukowski-Jacob 1...'il!'xh4! 0-1
It's mate after 2 gxh4 .lih2#. 294) Wirig-Kazhgaleyev 1... l:txf2! 2 ii:\e7+ (Black's queen is immune due to 2 l:txb2 l:txfl#, while 2 ll:xf2 fails to 2 . "i!'cl + and mate on the back rank) 2 ... J:!:xe7 0-1 .
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There's no way for White to prevent mate. 295) Nataf-Riff 1 g6! fxg6 2 f!.xg6! dxc3 3 �xc3 l:!:f7 (the rook couldn't be touched in view of 3 ... hxg6 4 'il!'hS+ -.l
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297) Pucher-Lautier 1._.1ilxf3! 0-1
Mate follows on gl or h2 after 2 J:l:eel J:l:xh2#. 298) Pospisii-Mroziak 1 �xh7+! ll
leaves White a pawn up with an attack. 299) Motuz-Petran 1...£!:xc2+! 211
It's mate after 7 l!lh2 "iif'h4+ 8 1!/gl J:l:bl #. 300) Talla-Motuz 1...l:txb3+! 2 axb3 (or 2 lilclll:xa2 with an overwhelming attack) 2 ...'i!l'xb3+ 3 1ilb2 (White is mated too after 3 1!/cl "i!f'c3+ 4 1!/bl �a2# or 4 ...f!.al#) 3...l:!a1+! 0-1
It's mate with 41/
White wins the exchange: 11ild6+! cxd6 (similar is l . ..l:!:xd6 2 'IIV fS) 2 'IIVfS 'liVeS (otherwise it's mate on bS) 3 'i!l'xe8 1-0 302) Naiditch-Mamedyarov 1...J:txh2+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 lilxh2 (it's mate following 21/
It's mate after 2 l!lxh2 J:l:hS#. 30S) Gehringer-Rausis 1...1ilxf2! wins a key pawn in view of 2 1!1xf2? (or 2 '11Vxf2? �xg3) 2...�xg3+ 3 1!1£1 (Black's
attack is extremely powerful in the case of 3 1!1g2 �xh4+ 4 l!lh3 l:tg3+ 5 l!lh2 1ilf6) 3...'i!Vf6+ regaining the piece with some advantage. 306) Baramidze-Nielsen 1.. :i!Vxc4! 0-1
Black's attack decides after 2 bxc4 b3 31!/cl �xg5+. 307) Navara-Rabiega 1...1ilb4!! 2 1ilxb4 �h6+ 3 l!lbl ll:e1+ 4 l:\xe1 'i!l'xe1+ s ll
Mate follows with 71!/bl 'i!l'dl+ 8 �cl 'i!ixcl #. 308) Fischer-Beim 1...£!:xg4+! 2 il.xg4 (White also loses his queen after 2 'i!Vxg4 l:!g8) 2 ...l:!g8 3 Wf3 f!.xg4! 0-1
4 "li'xg41ile5+ is a decisive fork. 236
Solutions
309) Nunn-Pritchett 1 'lil'xh7+! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..lilxh7 2 l:i:h4+ l:i:h5 3 f!.xh5#. 310) Werle-Mainka 1...h 5 ! 2 1i:ie5 (the queen i s trapped i n view o f 2 'lil'g3 1i:ie2+ 3 1i:ixe2 .ltxg3) 2 ...g 5 0-1
Black is simply a piece up after 3 'lil'g3 fxe5. 311) Vogt-Teschke 1 'lil'f5! 1-o
Black cannot prevent mate on both h7 and f8. He might try 1...1!/gS (White's main point is the back-ranker l...l:i:xf5 2 f!.d8+), but after 2 'lil'xh7+ 1!117 3 'lil'h5+ l!lg8 4 .lth7+ mate follows in any case. 312) Zesch-Acs 1...'lil'xh4+! 0-1
Mate is forced: 2 gxh4 (or 2 1!/gl l:i:xg3+! 3 fxg3 'lil'xg3+ 4 ll
White loses his queen after 5 \!lxh2 'lil'd6+ 6 1!/gl 'lil'g3+ 71!/fl .ltd3. 314) Hansen-Wintzer 1.1txe6! fxe6 (there isn't anything better, especially in view of the threatened 2 lhh7) 2 'lil'xe6+ l!lh8 3 l:rxh7+! l!lxh7 4l:i:d3 1i:ig8 5 l:!:h3+ li:ih6 6l:rxh6+! 1-0
Mate follows with 6 ... gxh6 7 'lil'f7+ .ltg7 8 'lil'xg7#. 315) Ernst-Loeffler 1 J:lf4! (the cleanest finish; now Black cannot give up his queen for rook and bishop, unlike after 1 f!.h3, and 2 'i!Vxh6+ is threatened) 1...'lil'xf6 2 exf6 cxd3 3 'lil'g5 d2 4 l:i:h4! 1-0
Even the new black queen is unable to prevent mate due to 4 ... dl'lil'+ 5lilh2 'iii'h5 6 l:txh5 gxh5 7 'i!Vg7#. 316) Luther-Sokolov 1... 1i:id3+! simplifies to a clearly better ending: 2 cxd3 (White is not helped by 21!/bl? lilxb2!) 2 ...cxd3+ 3 .ltc3 (3 ll
It's mate next move, just as it is after 3 ... 1!1f5 4 fl.f7+ :!l:f6 5 g4+! ll
Black wins the house after 4 l:i:xg2 'i!l'h4+ 5 ll
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319) Poggio-Livesey 1 f!:xa6! J1Lxa6 2 'l!Vxe6+ �h8 3 1bf7+ �g8 4 1bxh6+ �h8 Slbf7+ gave White a crushing at
tack. 320) Rasch-Schiller 1 1bxd6!lbxd6 (Black's kingside is defenceless after l ...l:te7 2 f!:xe4) 2 'i'gS+ 1-0
White's attack quickly leads to mate after 2 ... �f8 3 'l!Vh6+! �g8 4 f!:xe8+ 'l!Vxe8 (or 4 ...1bxe8 5 "li'f8#) 5 'l!Vg5+ �f8 6 J1Lxd6+. 321) Krush-Ruxton 1 'i1Vxg7+! �xg7 2 l:th7+ �g8 3 ll:h8+ �g7 4 l:l1h7# 1-0 322) Rogers-Ris 1 ...'ill'c6! 0-1
There's no satisfactory defence to the twin threats of 2 ... '1\Vxcl+ and 2 .. .J:hel+ 3 f!:xel 'ill'xg2#. 323) Dworakowska-Cramling 1 ...J1Lxf2+! 2 �h1 (White's queen is lost after 2 �xf2 1bg4+) 2 ...1ilg4 gives Black a winning
attack. 324) Hickman-Menan 1 ...'i'a2+ 2 �c1 '1Wa1+! 0-1
It's mate with 3/bxal lhal #. 325) Lahno-Malmdin 1 'l!Vxhs! 1-0
White wins a piece after l ... gxh5 2 1bxe6+ �h7 3 1bxc7. 326) Arsenault-Ris 1...ll:xh3+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 �xh3 (or 2 gxh3 'i'gl#) 2 ... 'iiVh l#. 327) Wade-Horton 1 '1Wxf6+! �xf6 2 1bd7+ �e7 3 lbxb6 li:c6 4 li:b1 wins a piece. 328) Kristjansson-Salgado Alia ria 1...ll:xh3! 2 gxh3 ll:xh3 3 f3 l:l.g3+ 4 �f2 l:i:xf3+ 0-1
Mate follows with 5 �g2 'l!Vg4+ 6 �h2 l:i:h3#. 329) Korchnoi-Krush
Korchnoi actually resigned before Black could play 1 ...'i!Vxe4! winning a piece and the game in view of 2 lbxe4? l:td 1+ 3 f!:fl ll:xfl #. 330) Korchnoi-Krush 1 J:l.f8+! �g7 (l...li:x£8 2 J1Ld5 wins the queen) 2 f!.xd8 1bxd8 3 'i!Vxc7+ picks up a clear pawn,
but in the game Korchnoi actually blundered with l l:l:f2?? (see the previous puzzle). 331) Popilski-Porat 1 ...1bf3+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 J1Lxf3 '1Wf2#.
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332) Hopwood-Mackenzie 1 '!Wxf7+! 1-0
It's mate with 1 . .. lhf7 2 l:reS#. 333) Robertson-Stokes 1 1Llxb7! 1Llxb7 (or 1 .Ailxb7 2 '!Wa6+ lli>bS 3 '!Wxc6) 2 '!Wxc6 wins an important pawn. 334) Bodnaruk-Gunina 1 'iWg8+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 .../LlxgS 2 1Llh7#. 335) Seeman-Akesson 1 il.xg6! fxg6 2 f7+ 1-0
Mate follows after 2 ...11i>xf7 (or 2 ... 1!ig7 3 il.f6+ lli>xf7 4 'iWh7+) 3 '!Wh7+ il.g7 4 ll:fl+. 336) Unzicker-Bronstein 1...'iWxg2+! (just in time) 2 'iWxg2 (or 211i>xg2 ll:e2+ 31li>f3 '!Wf2#) 2 ...ll:e2 0-1
The checks run out after 3 l:tg8+ lli>h7 4 ll:g7+ lli>h6. 337) McGowan-MacGregor 1l:txa6+! lli>xa6 (or 1 ... bxa6 2 '!Wc7+ IIa7 4 l:rf7+ followed by mate) 2 '!Wa3+ l!ib6 3 l:ib3+ (3 '!Wb4+ is similar and a little faster) 3 ...\li>c6 4 l:rc3+ (the computer points out that it
was possible to mate by keeping checking: 4 '!Wa4+ l!id6 5 '!Wd4+ lli>e6 6 ll:b6+ l!if7 7 l:lxb7+ lle7 10 'iWc5+ llf7 12 'iWe7+ lli>g8 13l:l.g6+ l!ihS 14 'i'g7#) 4...11e8 10 '!!Vc6+ ll
Black wins the bishop on d2 since 2 'i!!'xd5? allows 2 ... 'i!!'f l+ 3 J:!xfl Sxfl#. 339) Di Paolo-Olivier 1 J:rexf6! ll:xf6 2 l:txf6 1-0
White wins a piece since 2... gxf6? 3 '!!Vxh6+ ll
It's mate on g7 in any case after 2 ...11xc2 'i!!'xa2 3 .il_cll:l.cS+ with a crushing attack and even 2 .i/_d4 fails to save White in view of 2...1bc3+!) 2 ... 1Lld2+! (now Black's raking bishops come into their own) 3 '11Vxd2 l:txb2+ 411
It's mate with 2 ... 1!ixb7 3 .il_c6+ lli>cS 4 .!l:xa8#. 343) Rogerson-Palliser 1 '!Wxh7+! 1-0
It's mate with l ... l!lxh7 2 l:th3+ il.h4 3 ll:xh4#. 239
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344) Smallbone-Brazier 1 l:i:xfS! gxf5? (l ...l:i:d6 prevents mate, but leaves Black a clear piece down after 2 'lli'g5) 2 h6 1-0 345) Taimanov-Persitz 1 l:i:g8+! 1-0
It's mate with l ... J:ixg8 2 1iJf7#. 346) Short-Biyiasis 1 'lli'xe5+! 1-0
It's mate after l ...'lli'xe5 (or l...
It's mate after 4 l!lf4 (or 4 l!lh2 .ltxf2+ 5 .lth3l:i:xh3#) 4 ...l:i:f6#. 348) Westerinen-Larsen 1 ...1iJf3+! 0-1
Black wins a rook since it's mate after 2 gxf3 l:td5+ 31!/cll:.Xel#. 349) Siebrecht-Diaz Diaz 1 ...1iJh3+! 0-1
Black's attack becomes a mating one after 21!/hl (or 2 gxh3 'lli'g5+ 3 .ltg2 'lli'xg2#) 2 ... 1iJxf2+ 3 l!lgl liJg4 4 g3l:i:c3! 5 l:i:xc3 dxc3 6 'lli'xc3 'lille4. 350) Turner-Smallbone 1 .ltxg7! 1-0
Black loses his queen for insufficient compensation after l...l!lxg7 (or l ...l:i:fc8 when White has a pleasant choice between 2 'lli'd 2 and a strong attack after 2 .ltf6 1!if8 3 'lli'd 2 1!1e8 4 l:iel) 2 l:i:g3+ lilh6 3 'lli'd2+ lilh7 4l:i:h3. 3 5 1) Palliser-Horner 1...l:i:xe4! wins a piece since 2 fxe4 .ltb4+ 3 1!1£1 'lli'h3+ 4 1!/gl ll:d6 gives Black a crushing at
tack. 352) �ten-Bensdorp 1 ... .ltxd4+! 2 'lli'xd4 (it's mate down the e-file after 2 .ltxd4 '11Vg5+ 3 1!1£2 '11Vg2+ 41!/el l:i:e8+) 2 ...'lli'g 5+ 3 1!1f2 'lli'g2+ 41!/ell:i:eB+ 51!/dl 'lli'xfl+ wins the exchange while retaining the ini-
tiative. 353) Grotenhuis-L'Ami 1...l:i:xc3! (or l . ..'lillh2+ 2 1!ifl l:i:xc3!) 2 ll:xf6 (Black has a winning attack after 2 .ltxc3 'lli'h2+ 3
l!lfl liJe4; for example, 4 .ltd3 �b5! 5 .ltxb5 'lillh l + 61!/e2 1iJxc3+ 7 1!if2 'lillxal winning mate rial) 2 ...'lli'h 2+ 3 lilf1 .ltg3 4 'lli'xg3 'ii!'xg3 5l:l.f3 "flic7 0-1 3 54) Peng Zhaoqin-Van Nies 1 lhg7+! l!lxg7 2 f6+ lilf8 (Black is defenceless too after both 2...1!/hS 3 £7 and 2 ... 1!1h6 3 'lli'g4) 3 '11Vxh7 1-0
White's queen and £-pawn force mate.
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355) Schmoll-Giacomelli 1...1i:Jh3+! 0-1
Black reaches a winning endgame after 2 gxh3 f!.gS 3 �h5+ l!lfS 4 'l1Vxg8+ l!lxgS. 356) Van Wely-Acs 1...ll:e6! 2121xe6 (there wasn't anything else to be done against the threat of 2...ll:h6; even
the computeristic 2 �g6 fails to save White after 2 .. Jhg6 3 121xg6 hxg6 4 121f4 'l!Vh6 followed by 5 ... g5) 2 ... i!.f5+ 3 1!ig1 1i'h2+ 4 l!lf1 il.g3 0-1 It's mate on f2 or with 5 fxg3 �h3#. 357) Caveney-Tia 1...1i:lf3+! 2 1!1g2 (or 2 'ilf'xf3 'l1Vxe2+ 3 1i'g2 1i'xg2+ 4 1!1xg2 l:i:e2+ 5 1!if3 f!.xc2 with an extra rook) 2 ...121xd4 3 il.xg6+ 'ili'xg6 4 1i'xe8121xe2 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead in the endgame. 358) Hunt-Palliser 1 l:txg7+! l!lxg7 (or 1...121xg7 2 'I!Vixh6+ l!lgS 3 1i'h7+ lli>f7 4 l:tf3+ l!leS 5 'ili'g6+ \!IdS 6 l:txf8+ and Black is crushed) 2 1i'xh6+ l!lf7 3l'U3+ 1-0
White recoups his material with an overwhelming advantage in the case of 3 ... 1!1e7 4 'ilf'xfS+ l!lcts 5 l:l:f7. 359) Harper-Palliser 1...121e3+! 0-1
Black wins the exchange while retaining the initiative after 2 fxe3 'ili'xhl+. 360) Fomichenko-Anibar 1121d7+! l!le7 (or 1 ...1i'xd7 2 'iil'f6+ 'iil'£7 3 1i'xf7#) 2 1i'g7# 1-0 361) Pruja-Muratet 1...l!.xa2+! 0-1
It's mate down the a-file after 2 1!1xa2 l:i:a8+. 362) Gerber-Bartel 1...121xb2! 0-1
White loses the exchange since 2 1!ixb2? ll:xe2 is truly devastating. 363) Zapata-Welling
The immediate smothered mate fails as Black is covering f7 at the end, but White can pre pare it with 1 l:td8!! 1i'c1+ ( l ...f!.xdS 2 121f7+ l!lgS 3 1i:Jh6+ l!lhS 4 1i'g8+! and 5 121f7# is the main point of the combination; Black can try and check, but both in the game and after 1 ...1i'bl+ 21!ig2 'ii!'e4+ 3 1!/h3 he quickly runs out of checks) 2 1!1g2'iil'g 5+ 311i'f1 1-0 After 3 ...1i'cl+ 4 l!le2 'iil'c2+ 511i>f3 1i'c3+ 6 1l
White's queen is lost. 365) Lutton-Palliser 1....ixf2+! 0-1
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Black wins the exchange while retaining a strong attack after 2 Wxf2 'l!i'd4+ 3 l:!:e3 (or 3 We2 'ill'd2#) 3.. .fxe3+. 366) Kritz-Kolbus
Black mistakenly forced a draw with l ... l:!:lc2+ 2 Wbl l:!cl+, missing 1 ... ll:8c2+ 2 Wa3 b4+! which forces mate: 3 Wa4 .!:txa2+ 4 ®xb4 il.aS# or 3 Wxb4 .li
Mate follows alter 3 .. .£6 (or 3 ... gxhS 4 'i!l'gS+ lilh7 S 'l!i'g7#) 4 '!ilh6 gxfS S 'i!l'g6+ \11 18 6 ll:h8#. 368) Ferguson-Eggleston 1 .li
Rather than the game's l ...'l!i'gl when White escaped with a draw, 1 ...g2! would have de cided proceedings since 2 'l!i'xg2 fails to 2....li
White levers open the black king's defences with 1 e6! 'l!i'c5 (Black's king is ripped to shreds after 1 ... fxe6 2 'ii'xd3 lilh8 3 'l!i'xg6 ll:g8 4 'ill'f6+ l!lh7 S li:ld7!, while l ...J:i:xd6 loses to 2 'ill'xf7+ lilh8 3 e7) 2 'ii'xf7+ ®h8 3 'iil'f6+ ®h7 4 ll:xd3 'ill'xb6 (or 4...l:tg8 S li:ld7 'l!i'c2 6 l:tl3 and wins) 5 'i!Vf7+ lilh8 6 'l!i'xg6 'ii'xf2 7 'ii'xh6+ l!lg8 8 e7 l:!d7 1-0 371) Van Kemenade-Dougherty 1 'l!i'xd5+! 1-0
l...li:lxdS 2 l:th8# is mate. 372) lkonnikov-Palliser 1..Jl.e3! (the only move, but a good one) 2 'ill'xe3 (White has nothing more than perpetual alter 2 'i!Vh8 'l!i'xdS 3 'l!i'd8+ ®IS!) 2 ...fxe3 3 lil:xf5+ l!lxf5 4 l:ie7 (there's no way for White to
win; Black's passed e-pawn is fully the equal of the three extra white pawns: for example, 4 l!lg1 .!:tc4! S l:l:17+ l!le4 6 b6 lild3 forces White to take the draw with 7 b7 l:l:c1 + 8 l:i.lll:!x£1 + 9 Wxfl lild2 10 b8'ill' e2+ 1 1 lilf2 el 'l!i'+ 1 2 1!113, because 7 .!:tfl? loses to 7... e2 8 .!:tel l!ld2 9 lilf2 J:!.f4+ 1 0 ®g3 1!1xe1 1 l l!lxf4 ®12 1 2 b7 el'i!l' 1 3 b8'l!i' 'l!i'eS+ 1 4 Wg4 'i!VfS+ 1 S ®h4 'l!i'hS#) 4...l:te4 5 g4+! (prudent, whereas Sl:!f7+? IiieS 6 .!:tfl would have cost White the game after 6 ...e2 7 lil:el ®14) 5 ...®f4 6 .!l.xe4+ l!lxe4 7 1!1g2 Wd3 8 b6 e2 9 b7 e1'l!i' 10 b8'l!i' 'i!l'e2+ 11 ®g3 'ii'e3+ 12 'ii
It's perpetual. 373) Sareen-Lohou 1llxe3! 'i!l'xe3 2 .li
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Solutions 374) Kuzubov-Wademark 1 icxh7+! l!lxh7 2 :!i!:h3+li:lh6 (desperately trying to plug the h-file; Black also would have faced a rather grim future after 2 ... 1!/gS 3 icxe7 'ii'xe7 4 'ii'xg4 g6 5 e4) 3 'ii'd 3+ l!lg8 4 icxh6 fs (not 4 ... gxh6? 5 ll:xh6 £5 6 exf6 when mate follows and neither would 4 ... ich4 have saved Black in view of 5 g3 gxh6 6 l:txh4 'i!'g5 7 e4 icc6 8 exd5 exd5 9 ll:fl with a huge attack) 5 exf6 icxf6 (5 ... ll:xf6 6 icxg7! is rather strong too) 6 icxg7! l!lxg7? 7 'ii'h7# 1-0 375) Kuzubov-Palliser 1 ll:xf6! 1-0
l...li:lxd3 2 1i:lxd3 is crushing since the rook remains immune in view of 2...gxf6 3 'ii'xf6+ l!lgS 4 .lth6 and 5 'lllg l 7#. 376) Vakovich-Sarakauskas 11i'lgS! fxgs 2 iceS+ f6 3 icxf6+ .ltxf6 4 'ii'xf6+ l!lg8 (or 4... 'ii'g7 5 'l!Vxd8+ 'i!'gS 6 'lifd6 with an extra exchange and the attack to boot) 5 .ltxe6+! 'i!'xe6 6 "i!Vxd8+ l!lf7 7 ll:c7+ l!lg6 8 'f!e7 'ii' f6 9 'l!Vg8+ 1-0 377) Dickson-Botterill 1...1i:lxc3! 2 bxc3 (White loses his queen after 2 .ltxc6 'ii'xc6+) 2 ...icxg2+ 3 1i
It's mate after 2 ...1!/hS (or 2 ... 1!/fS 3 'i!'xf7#) 3 1i:lxf7#. 379) Scott-Simonds 1 'llllf6! Jcxf2+ 2 1!1h1 1-0
White emerges a rook ahead after 2 ... .1td4 (2 ... gxf6 allows mate: 3 .!:rg4+ l!lhS 4 icxf6#) 3 ii.xd4 £!:xd4 4 'ii'xd4. 380) Webb-Bellin 1....1th3! 0-1
Only a double sacrifice on e8 can avert mate since 2 'i!Vxh3 runs into 2 ... .!:rcl +. 381) Emms-Fressinet
Rather than the game's 1 h3, 1 .txg6+! would have been all over since l ...ll:xg6 2 'lllx l h5+ forces mate after 2....!:th6 (or 2 ... \t
decisive rook-lift follows with 2 ... 1!1g7 3 'i!'g4+! li
383) Lucey-Miller
Rather than the game's l...li:lf4 2 'ii'xf6+ when it was perpetual. 1...ll:2g7! would have won since 2 'ii'd S (or 2 'ii'xh5+ :!l:h7 and the exchange-up ending is an easy win) 2 ....!l:h7 leaves White defenceless: for example, 3 1i'lh2 (3 'l!Vc6 e4 is similar) 3 ... e4 4 'i!Vc6 e3 and White can't stop the e-pawn without losing his queen to the black knight. 384) James-Lobo 1l:lxh7! :!l:xb2+ 2 1!1c1 l:tb1+ (desperately trying to avoid 2 ... 1!1xh7 3 'ii'xg6+ 1!/hS 4 'l!Vxg7#) 3
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cxd4+ li:lxd4 5 J:l.cl + l!
Mate follows after l ...li
Black has far too many attacking pieces for the queen after 4\!
White loses his queen after 4 "l!Vc3 'lli'a2+ 5 'I!Vb2 (or 5\!
It's mate after 3 $
Black must give up a huge amount of material to delay mate after 4 ...'1Wc8 (or 4 ...1iixh6! overloads Black's defence of g7: 1 ..."i!!' g8 (or J ... li:lxh6 2 'lli'xe8+) 2 'l!¥f6+ 1-0 393) Perez Celis-Mingorance Torres 1 1i:lxh6+! gxh6 2 i-h7+ li
lead. 394) Damaso Tacoronte-Campos Vera 1 l:!.xh6+! gxh6 2 'lli'xh6+ l:!.h7 3 'I!Vxf8# 1-0 395) Marrero Falcon-Vega Gutierrez 1 1i:lxf7+! 1-0
Black's back-rank problems cost him far too much material after 1 ...ll:xf7 2 J:l.dS+. 244
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396) Slaby-Mendoza 1ll:xa7! ll:ae8 (and not l...ll:xa7? 2 ll:b8 followed by mate) 2 .l¥.xf8 l:!:xf8 3 :!:tc1 left White two
pawns ahead. 397) Gimeno Higueras-Radulski 1....1¥.xb3+! 0-1
Following 2 'lil'xb3 (or 2 Wcl .l¥.xc4 with an extra two pawns) 2 ...d3+ White must either give up his queen or lose his rook after 3 Wb2 'ilfxd2+. 398) Yermolinsky-Onyekwere 1l:!:a6+! wxa6 2 'lll'xc6+ was 3 :!l:b7 1-o
White's extra rook swiftly decides after 3 ...Wa4 4 'lil'xb5+ Wa3 5 dxe5. 399) Cottreii-Aigner 1...'ill'x h2+! 2 Wxh2 l:th4+ 3 Wg2 .l¥.h3+ 0-1
It's mate with 4 Wh1 .ifl#. 400) Hopwood-Conroy 11ilfs+! Wh8 (and not l . ..gxf5? 2 'ill'g5+ Wh8 311lVxf6+ Wg8 4 J:l.g1#, while l...Wg8 2 'ill'h6 1ile8 3
h4! gives White a rather powerful attack) and now, even stronger than the game's promis ing 2 iflxd6, is 2 'ill'h 6! l:l:g8 3 1 i'lxd6 'ill'e 7 4 dxeS lilbd7 s l:tb7 leaving White two pawns up and with some advantage.
401) Palliser-Ansell 1 f6+! Wxf7 2 'I!Vxh7+ Wxf6 (and not 2 ... We6? 3 ll:e1+! when White wins) 3 'ill'h8+ forces per petual, although White must still be a little accurate: 3 ... Wf7 4'iolVh7+ We6 5 'ill'g8+ Wd7 6 'ill'g7+ Wd8 7111i'f6+ Wc8 8 'ill'h 8+ Wc7 9 'liVes+ (preventing Black's king from hiding in the aS corner) 9 ...Wc6 10 lllVf6+ WbS 11 llli'b6+ Wc4 12 'ill'e6+ WcS (Black sensibly avoided 12 ...Wd3
on account of 1 3 'ill'b3+ We4- and not 13 .. .'>ii>e2? 14 'ill'f3# - 1 4 l:te1+! 'llt'xe1 1 5111i'e6+ Wf4 1 6 'ill'xe1 when White has a t least a draw) Yz-Yz 402) Palliser-McNab 1...l:l:xe3! 2ll:xd6 (2 fxe3 fails to 2 ... 1ilxg3#) 2 ...'/lt'gs 0-1
There's no defence on the kingside with 3... 'lWxg3 but one threat. 403) Van Wely-L'Ami 1...1ila2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 'l!Vxa2 'ill'c2#. 404) Palliser-Prole
Rather than the game's 1 ...J:l:xf3?, 1 ... .!l:xb3! would have been fine for Black after 2 'ill'c1 (or 2 axb3111i' c3+ 3 Wa2 .l¥.e6 when White must find 4 :!l:b1! after which 4 ...'i!Va5+ 5 Wb2 'lWxe5+ 6 >ii>cl 'l!Vc3+ 7 Wd1 'iWd3+ 8 Wcl 'l!Vc3+ is perpetual) 2 ...'1!i'xcl+ 3 J:l.xc1 :!l:xf3 4 :ci:c7 .l¥.c6 5 hxg6 dxes 6 l:txe7 fxg6 with a likely draw. 405) Gordon-Hopwood 1....lha2+! 2 Wa1 (the queen goes after 2 Wxa2 b3+ 3 Wb1 llli'xd2) 2 ... .1¥.b3 (preventing possi ble defences with b3, although 2... a3 3 b3 .ixb3 is also good enough for Black) 3 exfs? (not
the best, but 31i'lcl a3! 4 Wb1 axb2 511lVxb2 .ixd5! leaves Black with a powerful attack and two extra pawns to boot) 3 ... a3 41iifb 1.1¥.a2+! (also crushing was 4 ... axb2 5 'lll'xb2 e4, but the second bishop sacrifice on a2 is more aesthetic and decisively rips open further lines) 0-1 245
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406) Bailey-Palliser 1 :txh6! d5 (Black is mated after l...gxh6 2 'lli'xh6) 2 :txg7! :tc5+ 3 1!ih1 1Llxg7 4 'lli' h 7+ l!lf8 5 'lli'h 8+ l!le7 6 'lli'xg7+ l!id6 7 1i'xf6+ and White's extra pawns romped home. 407) Karpov-Taimanov 1 1Llg3+!! 0-1 .•.
It's mate down the h-file after 2 hxg3 (or 2 '!Wxg3 l::ixbl 3 '1Wf3 e4 4 'lli'e2 '!Wd3 5 'lli'xd3 exd3 and the d-pawn queens) 2 .. J:ta8. 408) Bondarevsky-Botvinnik 1 J!.xh3+! 0-1 .•
There's no way to defend h3 after 2 gxh3 1Lldf4. 409) Mira lies-Thesing 1..J:txf2+! 2 'lli'xf2 :th3+ 3 1!if3 (or 3 1!ixh3 'lli'xf2 with an extra queen and a winning attack) 3...'lli'e4# 0-1 410) Garcia Castro-Arizmendi Martinez 1 i.g3!! 2 lilxg3 (or 21/ixdl 'lli'h 2+ 3 \llfl 'lli'h l #) 2 .. Jl:h1 3 f5 '!Wh3+ 4 l!if4 'lli'f 3+ 51!1g5 J:l:h5+! 6 gxh5 o-1 .•.
It's mate after 6 ... 'lli'g3#. 411) Neiksans-Stefansson 1 ... 'lli'x h2+! 2 lilxh21!1f7 0-1
Mate follows after 3 ... li:h8+. 412) Karpov-5 alov 1 1/ixg6! 1-0
White is a piece up with a crushing attack since the queen is immune in view of 1 . .hxg6 2 li:h4 and 3 li:h8#. .
413) Shirov-Kramnik 1...1Lla3+! 2 lilc1 (White must avoid 2 bxa3? l:l:bS when Black's queen outclasses his rooks, while 2 1!ia1 1Llc2+ 3 \llbl 1Lla3+ repeats) 2 ...i.f4+! 3 gxf4 'lli'xf4+ 4 J:l:d2l:l:d8 5 :!l.ed1 l:i:xd2 6 l:l:xd2 Yz-Yz
It's perpetual with 6 ...'lli'f l+ 7 ll:dl 'lli'f4+. 414) Kulovana-Berescu 1 'lli'h7+! 1-0
It's mate with l ...lilxh7 2 1Zlxf6+ l!lhS 3 l:txg8#. 415) Blecha-Berescu 1...1Lla3+! 2 bxa3 (it's mate after 2 lila1 1Lldxc2#) 2 ..:l!Vxc2+ 3 lila1 'lli'c 3+ (plenty good enough, but 3 ... b3! would actually have forced mate) 4 1!ib1 1Llc2 0·1
White must give up his queen to prevent mate on a3. 416) Krupa-Giuriati 1 l:txg7+! 1-0
It's mate down the h-file after l ...l!ixg7 (or l ...:txg7 2 'lli'h7#) 2 1Llxf5+.
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417) Addison-Palliser 1.- -�xg2!! 2 I:!.xd5 (White might try delaying this, but 2 '>l
.ltxh5 5 'iil'f4 .lte2 is at least equal for Black, while 4 'iil'f4 I:!.g2+ 5 �hl l:tg3+ forces perpetual) 2.- ..ltxd5+ 3 �h2 (and not 3 �fl ?? .ltc4+ 4 '>llll
Black must lose his queen after l ... .ltxd7 2 1iJf6+ llllg2 .lth3# 0-1 422) Leake-Emms 1.-li . x i: c2! 2 �xc2? (White should restrict his losses to just a pawn with 2 l':ld2) 2.- a . xg2+! 3 Wh1? (losing further material, but after 3 �xg21Ue3+ 4 �f21iixc2 Black's queen is some what stronger than White's rooks, especially with White's king rather exposed) 3.- l!. . xe2 4 '!Wxe2 1iJg3+ 5 '>l
It's back-rank mate after 2 l:txf3 l:tel+. 424) Spreeuw-Emms 1 g6+! fxg6 2 fxg6+ �h6 (now White's double threat wins a rook and the game, but
2...11
Rather than the game's l l:l:h3 when 1 . ..£5 would have been a good defence, 1 .1txg7! would have terminated proceedings in view of 1._.�xg7 (or l ...f5 2 l:!xg6 with a crushing attack) 2 'i'f6+ Wg8 3 l:th3 .lth7 4l!.xh7! Wxh7 5 ll:c3 and mate down the h-file. 427) Bellin-Hanreck 11i:Jxf6! 1-0
There's no defence against mate after l.. . .ltxf6 2 e5.
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428) Kieran-Smallbone 1,._jcxa3! 2 'iil'e4 (it's also mate down the a-file after 2 bxa3 'iil'xa3) 2._,jcb4 0-1 429) Schulder-Boden 1.- .d5! wins a piece: 2 jcxd5? 'i'xc3+! 3 bxc3 jca3# 0-1 430) Menchik-Thomas 1 'i'xh7+! 1-0
Mate follows down the h-file. 431) Steinitz-Rosenthal 1.-� . xg3+! 2 hxg3 f2+ 3 �xf2 (or 3 'i'xf2 'i'hl#) 3.-.'i'g2+ 4 �e3 '!Wf3# 0-1 432) Andrenko-Kalinina 1._.1Lle2+ 2 �h1 'i'xh2+! 0-1
It's mate with 3 �xh2 ll:h6#. 433) Butkiewicz-Van der Veen 1...1Llxh2! 2 �xh2 (otherwise 2 ... 'i'xg3+ occurs) 2.- .'i'h5+ 3 �g1 'i'xe2 wins the exchange. 434) Saligo-Taverniers 1 jcxh7+! �xh7 (or 1...�h8 2 1Llg5 1Llcxe5 3 dxe5 1Llxe5 4 'i'h5 g6 5 jcxg6+ �g7 6 ll:xe5! fxg6 6 ...11Vxe5 7 jcxf7 '!Wf5 8 g4 is crushing- 7 'i'h7+ �f6 S ll:ael with a rather powerful attack) 2 ILlgS+ Wg8 3 1Llxd7 e5 (or 3 .. .f6 4 1/'JxfS fxg5 5 1Llh7 '!We7 6 'i'h5 and wins) 41/'Jxf8 Wxf8 5 'i'h5
and White's attack and extra exchange shortly prevailed. 435) Martinez Martin-Hernandez Carmenates 1 'i'd4! (threatening 2 1Llg5+ and of course the knight is immune in view of 1...'i'xe6 2 'i'hS#) 1.- .g5 (or 1 ...Wg8 2 '!llhS+ Wf7 31/'JdS+! We7 4 1Llc6+ �f7 5 'i'h7+ �e6 6 '!Wxh6 with an extra piece) 2 1Llxg5+ �g6 3 '!Wd3+! �xg5 4 h4+ 'il
It's mate after 2 Wxhl 'iil'a l + 3 �h2 'lll'gl + 4 Wh3 'i'hl #. 437) Knox-Pytel 1 jcxh7+! Wxh7 (or 1 ...�h8 2 1Llg5 g6 3 jcxg6 fxg6 4 'i'g4 with a crushing attack) 2 1Llg5+ Wg6 (neither 2 ... �g8 3 'lll'h 5 ll:e8 4 'i'xf7+ Wh8 5 1Llxe6 nor 2 ... Wh6 3 'i'g4 would have greatly helped Black) 3 'i'g4 f5 4 '!Wg3 (rather strong too is 4 exf6 l:l:xf6 5 1/'Jxc7) 4.-'i . il'd 7? (a blunder,
although Black wouldn't have lasted long in the case of the slightly superior 4 ...'!11'c8 5 lt:lxe6+ 'il
It's mate after 1 ...1Llxe6 2 l:l:f7#.
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440) Hungaski-Di Diego 1 jcbS! 1Lic6 (1 ...'i/Vxe2 fails to, of course, 2 J:l.aS#, but there was no defence in any case; for example, l...'i/Vbs 2 jcf4 e5 3 'i/Vc4 is game over) 2 jcxc6 1-0
Black is crushed after 2 ...bxc6 3 'i1Va6+ l!
Mate follows with 2 ...�xf8 3 l:txfS+ J:l.gS 4 :clxgS#. 443) Hruby-Baum 1...jcg3! wins White's queen: 2 'I!Vxg3 l:!.xf3+ 0-1 444) Milman-Fang 1 'i/Vg6+! fxg6 (the same finish occurs after l . . .lt:ixg6 2 hxg6+ Wxg7 3 l:th7#) 2 hxg6+ l!
White is defenceless after 3 1Lie2 J:l.xg2 4 Wfl l:th2. 446) Malakhatko-Hartmann 11Lixd6+! 1-0
White wins at least the exchange after l...'ll!'x d6 (or l...�fS 2 'I!Vxe5 with a crushing advan tage) 2 jcxe5 'i1Ve7 3 d6. 447) Leon Hayes-Sanchez Enriquez 1 ±xh6! removes a key pawn in view of l ...gxh6? 2 'i1Vxh6 1Lih7 3 l:th3 with a crushing at
tack. 448) Stephenson-Rowntree 1 'i/Vxf8+! 1Lixf8 2 l:txf8+ 'I!Vg8 3 J:l.xg8# 1-0 449) Zakoscielna-Siembab 1...l:!:xb2+! 2 �xb2 '!!Vb 7+ 0-1
It's mate after 3 �cl (or 3li
It's mate after 2 'i/Vxcl (or 2 �f2 fl.fl#) 2 ...'1!Vg2#. 451) Stephenson-Greet
Rather than exchanging on gS as in the game, 1 'll!'d 2! would have forced resignation since White threatens to mate after taking on h6 and 1 ... gxhs (or 1 ...Wg7 2 1Lixg8 gxh5 3 'i!Vxh6+!) fails to 2 'i!Vd3 followed by mate on h7.
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452) Hellenschmidt-Sakayev 1 1il'f7! leaves no real defence to the threat of 2 f!:e8. 453) Maiorov-Aieksandrov 1 ... jcxg3! 2 >ile2 (it's mate after 2 fxg3 'i!ih1+ 3 >ile2ll:.h2#) 2 ... jcxf2! 3 l:th1 (3 >ilx£2 fails to 3 ... g3+! 4 �e1 - 4 >ilxg3 'i!ih2+ 5 >ilg4 ll:h4+ 6 >ilg51il'g3# - 4 ... 11Vh1 + 5 1t:lfl g2) 3 ... jch4 left
Black two pawns ahead. 454) Botvinnik-Padevsky 1'iil'xh7+! 1-0
It's mate after J . �xh7 2 l:th5+ �g8 3 l:th8+ lt:lxh8 4 gxhS'Ii'#. ..
455) Svidler-Morozevich 1 .. .ibg2+! 0-1
White has nowhere near enough for the queen after 2 12lxg2 ex£4. 456) Perez-Vallejo Pons 1 ... jcxg21 2 >ilxg2 (White might restrict his losses to just an exchange with 2 f4) 2 ...'iil'g4+ 3 >ilh1'iil'f 3+ 0-1
The forthcoming rook lift is decisive after 4 >ilg1 l:tf6 5 li!:d11il'h3. 457) Handke-Kosten 1 ...'iil'xf1+! 2'iil'xf1 12lf2+ 0-1
Black has far too much material for the queen after 3 >ilg1 12lxd1+ 4 >ilh1 1t:lf2+ 5 >ilg1 1t:lh3+ 6 Wh1 12lxg5. 458) Roussel Roozmon-Moiseenko 1 ... 1t:lf4+! 2 gxf4 (otherwise White loses his rook on e2) 2...gxf4+ 3 Wh2 f3 0-1
There's no defence against the threat of 4 ... l:i:g2+ 5 Wh3 l:l:h1 #. 459) Aronian-Carlsen 1 ...jcg6! (not fearing the exchange sacrifice; instead the game ended l...l:td7? 2 e6! jcxe6 3 .!:!.g8+ jLfS 4 l:i:x£8+ �xiS 51il'h6+ �e7 and 1/2-1/2 as it's perpetual) 2 l:txg6 (the only real try) 2 ... hxg6 3'iil'xg6'iil' h 3! and Black has a winning counterattack and one which prevents both
4 e6 (due to 4 ...'iil'f3+ and 5 ...'iil'x d1+) and 4 'iil'xc6+ (in view of 4 ... l:l:d7 5 e6 'iil'f3+ and again the white rook hangs). 460) Carlsen-Topalov
Topalov amazingly resigned here, presumably thinking his knight was lost, but Black can actually force a draw: 1...'iil'd 5+ 2 Wh2 (2 13 e5 draws in similar fashion; the queen must cover g8) 2 ...e5 3'iil' h 7+ Wf8 4'iil' h8+ 'li'g8 (the main point) 5 12lh7+ Wf7 6 12lg5+ Wf8 and White has nothing better than perpetual. 461) Capo Vidai-Magana 1 jcxg6! hxg6 2 l:i:xg6+ �f7 3 jch6'iil'e 7 4 li!:g7+ jcxg7 5 li!:xg7+ IlleS 6 :!!.x e7+ lt:lxe7 7 jcg5
saw White's queen comfortably outclass Black's rooks. 462) Gavrilov-Yuzhakov 1 1ilxe6! fxe6 (White wins the exchange after 1 .. '1Wxf6 2 12lg5+ 'IW£5 3 jcxf5+ lilxf5 41ilxh7) 2 'iil'xe6+ WeB (and not 2 ... Wc7? 3 '1Wd6#) 3'iil'd 7+ �f8 4'iil'x b7 picks up two pawns. .
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Solutions 463) Karpov-Korchnoi 1 eS! (decisively cutting off the black queen) 1 ... i.xd5 (White's main idea is revealed by l...dxe5 2 tt:lxf6+ exf6 3 tt:lh5! - there's no check on g5 and therefore mate is forced) 2 exf6 exf6 3 'lli'xh7+ l!lf8 4 'lli'h 8+ 1-0
4 ...1!1e7 5 li:lxd5+ wins significant material in view of 5 ...'1!Vxd5 6 ll:el+. 464) Jobava-Ehlvest 1 ll:f7! 1-0
White's attack quickly assumes decisive proportions after l ...l!lxf7 (or l...l:tg8 2 ll:xe7 with a crushing advantage) 2 'lli'xh6 :!l.g8 3 'I!Vh7+ IiieS 4 'lli'xg8+ l!id7 5 l:tdl+. 46S) Savchenko-Balogh 1...tt:lxh2! wins the exchange since the knight is immune in view of 21!ixh2?? 'I!Vh4+ when
White must give up his queen. 466) Torre Repetto-Samisch 1 l:txe6! tt:lxe6 (it's mate after l ...fxe6 2 'ii'g6+ l!lh8 3 'I!Vh7#, while l...ll:hS 2 tt:lf5+ l!ifS 3 f:txh6 gives White a crushing attack) 2 tt:lfs+ l!lg8 3 tt:lxh6+ 1-0
White has a mating attack after 3 ... 1!1g7 4 li:lf5+ l!lgS 5 iilxe7+ l!lg7 6 tt:lf5+ l!lg8 7 tt:lcxd6. 467) Bronstein-Kotov 1 i,h6! 1-0
White mates with l...li:lxe5 2 i.xg7+ l!lgS 3 i.xe5+ i,g5 4 ll:xg5#. 468} Bronstein-Geller 1 'I!Vg6! 1-0
1 M.xf7 also wins, but Bronstein's choice is faster and more aesthetic: mate is threatened on g7 and occurs too after l...fxg6 2 :!l:xg7+ and 3 tt:lxg6#. 469) Markosian-Bodnaruk 1...'1!Vxh2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 1!ixh2 i.f4+ 3\!lgl i,h2#. 470) Skurikhin-Samedov 1 l:th4! 'lli'xes (or l ...'lli'c l+ 2 :!l.el winning material) 2 li:lfS+ l!lg8 3 tt:le7# 1-0 471) Alekseev-Novikov 1 'lli'xh4+! .ltxh4 2 i,d4+ (2 :!l.hl l!lg7 3 l:txh4 is also more than good enough) 2 .. ,i,f6 3 i,xf6+ exf6 4 l:th1+ l!lg7 5 :!l:h7+ l!lf8 6 g7+! 1-0
White emerges the exchange ahead with an easy win after 6 ... 1!1xf7 7 g8'lli'+ l!lxgS 8 ll:xc7. 472) Kaidanov-Anand 1 'I!Vxf7+11-0
Mate follows with l ...l:xf7 2 tt:lg6+ l!lgS 3l:Ih8#. 473) Khairullin-Vijayalakshmi 1 i,xg6! l!lh8 (or l...'l!i'xg6 2 :!l:g5 winning the black queen) 2 'lli'x h7+! :!l:xh7 3 l:i:xh7+ l!lg8 4 tt:lh6+ 1-0
Mate follows down the f-file after 4 ... \!lfS 5 :!l:fl +.
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474) Lysyj-Ehlvest
It's mate on the h-file: 11Zlf6! 1-0 475) Ulko-Zontakh 1 il:xh7+! �xh7 (l...�g8? 2 WVh5 forces mate) 2 'iii'h 5+ �g8 3 i.d5+ 'lllif7 (or 3 .. .l:!.f7 4 :!!. c3 and the rook swings decisively into the attack) 4 Sl_xf7+ J:!.xf7 5 'lll'g4 and White won shortly. 476) Kharmunova-Gavrilov 1... f!.xg2! 2 �xg2 f!.g8+ 3 �f3 (or 3 Sl_g3 'l!l'e3 and Black's attack is overwhelming) 3 ...'iii'g1 01
Mate follows after 4 'lll'c2 'iii' f l+ 5 'lilif2 'li'dl+! 6 'li'e2 'li'hl+ 7 �f2 l:tg2+ 8 �f3 'lll'xh3+. 477) Vaganian-Sargissian 1 ...'li'h1+! 2 �2 f!.xe5 3l':!.xe5 (White is mated after 3 f!.ed4: 3... gl 'lill+ ! 4 .!hgl 'li'h2+ 5 �f3 or 5 .1l:g2 l:!:xf4+ 6 f!.xf4 'li'xf4+ 7 �gll':!.el# - 5 . ..'i'e2+ 6 �g3li:e3+ 7 �h4 'li'h2+ 8 �g4 'li'h3#) 3 ... g1'1i'+! (or 3....1l:xf4+ 4 �e3 gl 'i!l'+ which transposes after 5li:xgl ) 4 li:xg1 l:l:xf4+ 5 �e3 'li'f3+ 6 �d2 'iii'c3+ 0-1
Black emerges queen for rook ahead after 7 �dl l:td4+ 8 'li'xd4 'li'xd4+ 9 �c2 'lllixe5. 4 78) lonov-Kremenietsky 1 Sl_xh7+1 �xh7 2 f!.f7 l:tg8 3 'li'h3+ (3 l:td4 is even more clinical) 3 ...1!1g6 4 'li'xe6+ li:lf6 5 l:txb7l':!.e8 (or 5 ...'1We8 6 l:te7 'liVeS 7 'li'f7+ �h6 8 exf6 with a strong attack and an extra piece to boot) 6 'lillf7+ 1-0 479) Botvinnik-Smyslov
Rather than the game's 1 Sl_h3, 1 1Zld4!! li:lxd4 (it's mate after l ...cxd4 2 Sl_d5+! l:!:xd5 - or 2...�h8 3 l:te7! - 3 l:te8, and l...'lillxa2 fails to 2 1Zle6 1:!17 3 1i:lxd8) 2 l:te7 f!.f7 (or 2 ... 1Zle2+ 3 l:!:lxe2 l:tf7 4li:xc2 l:txe7 5 li:d2 l:l:el+ 6 Sl_fl and White is queen for rook ahead) 3 Sl_d5 would have been crushing, since 3...f!.xd5 4 l:te8+ forces mate. 480) Balashov-Ambartsumova 1 1Zlf6! gxf6 (mate was threatened on h7 and l ...g6 2 hxg6 fxg6 3 'li'xg6 also leads to mate) 2 'li'g4 1·0
Black's queen is lost due to the mate threat. 481) Yakovich-Naiditsch 1 b4!! 1-0
White has a mating attack after l...'lilixb4 2 'l!l'xg5+ li:lg6 3 i.xg6 fxg6 4 l:!:c7+ J:l:f7 5 'liVeS+. 482) Kasparov-Anand 1 i.d8! li:le6 (Black must give up his queen after l ...ll:xdS 2 1Zle7+, and the move 1 ...'1Wa7 is also insufficient due to 2 1iJe7+li:xe7 3 fxe7 'lllixe3+ 4 f!:f2 i.g7 5 eS'lW) 2 1 iJe7+ :!!.xe7 3 fxe7 'li'd7 4 :!!.h 3 1-0
Mate follows. 483) Okhotnik-Marzolo 1 li:d8+! 1-0
Black must either lose his queen after l ...�c6 2 1Zld4+! or allow mate with 2 ... cxd4 3 'li'b5#. 484) Marciano-Prie 1 'i!Vxc6+! 1-0
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It's mate after 1 .. Jhc6 2 :!irdS#. 485) Cantin-Perdomo 1.. .1t'lxh2! wins the exchange: 2 11Jf4 (and not 2 �xh2?? I1Jg4) 2 ...'ii'xf1 3 '1Wxf1 11Jxf1 4 f:rxf1 �xes and Black won shortly. 486) Cubas-Shcherbine 1 11Jg6+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ...hxg6 2 'ii!'h4+ l!lgS 3 11:le7# or 31ilxf6#. 487) Barua-Dreev 1.. Ji:xf2!! 2 1!ixf2 .!!:xf4+ 3 lile2 (or 3 1!ig2 '1Wxe3 with an overwhelming attack) 3---�<4+ 4 llld 2 '1Wd4+ 5 Wc2 .!!:f 2+ 0-1
White is crushed after 6 l:le2 (or 6 �e2 'i!Vxe3) 6 ... �d3+ 7 Wb3 'i!!' c4+ S lllb2 .!!:xe2+ 9 �xe2 'i!!'xb4+ 1 0 llla 1 �xb 1 . 488) Shashikant-Hossain 1 �xg6! ll:g7 (or l ...hxg6 2 'ii!'hS#) 2 �xh7+ lllf8 3 �g6 1-0
There's no good defence to the threat of 4 'ii!'hS+ .!!:gS 5 �h6#. 489) Marache-Morphy 1...11Jg3! 0-1
White must lose his queen in view of the threat of 2 ... 11Jde2+ and of course it's mate after 2 'i!Vxg6 11Jde2#. 490) Evans-Bisguier 1 �c6! 1-0
There's no defence in view of 1 ... 'i!!'xa3 2 l:txeS#. 491) Evans-Zuckerman 1 gs i1Jhs 2 �d3 creates the decisive threat of capturing on h5: 2 ...e4 3 fl:xhs! gxhs 4 11Jxe4!
(even stronger than 4 �xe4 'liVeS 5 �xh7+ lllh8 6 �f5+ l!lg8 7 'ii!'h7+ lllfS 8 �xe6 fxe6 9 g6 '1Wg7 10 'i!!'xh5) 4 ... 'iil'f4 (or 4 ... f5 5 gxf6 exf6 6 l:tg1+ with a crushing attack) S 11Jf6+ exf6 6 �xh7+ 11/hS 7 �fs+1!/gs 8 'lii'h 7+ l!lfs 9 'iil'h8+ 1-0 It's mate with 9 ... 1!1e7 1 0 gxf6#. 492) Kotronias-King 1 'lii'h6! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..gxh6 2 11Jxh6#. 493) X3D Fritz-Kasparov 1 l!.xeS!! dxes (it's far from easy to prevent the exchange-winning threat of 2 .!!:e6; 1 ...11Jd4 2 Jtxd4 dxe5 3 'iil'xf8 exd4 transposes to the game) 2 '!iilxf8 11Jd4 (White is somewhat better after 2 ... l:td7 3 'i!!'b8, but this was probably a better try) 3 �xd4 exd4 4 l:te8 .!!:g8 5 'lii'e7+! (neat) s ...l!.g7 6'iil' d 8 l'l:g8 7 'iil'd 7+ 1-0
The a-pawn will queen after 7...:!irg7 8 'liVeS .!!:gS 9 J:hgS 'i!!'xgS 10 'l!Vxb7+. 494) Palliser-Eggleston 1 l!.xf6! gxf6 2 'iil'd 7 l!lg8 3 'lli' h 7+ (even more effective is 3 'i!Ve6+ lll g7 4 'i!Ve7+1!/gS 5 �h7+! lilhS 6 �g6) 3 ...1!/fS 4 'lli'h 8+ l!le7 5 'i!!'x b8 1-0
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495) Gordon-Palliser 1 1llxg7! 1-0
White wins a key pawn in view of l...lhg7? 2 '!Wxh7+ Wf8 3 '!lilhS+ We7 4 Jtxf6+. 496) Tomashevsky-Popov 1 l:lxg6! 1-0
White's attack crashes through after 1 ... l:lxg6 2 Jtxf5 since 2 ...Jtxf5? 3 '!Wxf5 lil:ag8 4 '!Wxh5+ l:lh6 5 '1Wf7+ leads to mate. 497) Skoberne-Hari 1...1i:lxg3+! 2 1llxg3 :!!.x h2+! 3 Wxh2 lil:h8+ 4 1ll h 5 l:!xh5+ 5 Wg3 Jtf2+! 6 Wxg4 (or 6 l:lxf2 1Wxe5+ 7 Wxg4 '!Wg5#) 6 ....!i:h4+ 7 1!1g5 1i'e7# 0-1 498) Kokoi-Varini 1 1lldf7+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ... '!Wxf7 (or l...Jtxf7 2 '!Wxh7#) 2 1llxf7+ Jtxf7 3 'IW£6+ l:!g7 4 '!Wxg7#. 499) Jeric-Gombac 1...Jtb2+! 2 Wb1 (or 2 Wxb2 1llc4+ winning the white queen) 2 ...1llx b3 3 axb3 (the inclusion of 3 '!We2 '1Wb6 makes no real difference) 3 ... '!Wxb3 gave Black a mating attack. 500) Radosavljevic-Marholev 1 1llxg6! 1-0
White has an overwhelming attack after I...l!lxg6 (or l ...lil:gS 2 '!lilhS+ l!lg7 3 1llxe7 '!Wxe6 4 li:lx£5+ l!lfS S li:ld4+ winning the queen) 2 '!Wxf5+ Wh6 3 1i'xe4 '!Wxe6 4 l:!f5. 501) Mason-Gunsberg 1 '!Wxg6+! l!lhS (or l...Wxg6 2 lil:g3#) 2 Jtxf5 1-0
There's no defence to 3 '!Wxh6+ followed by mate. 502) Blagidze-Stein 1....ig4! 2 '!lild2 (or 2 hxg4 1i:lxg4 and 3 ... 1i'xh2#) 2 ... 1i:lf3+! 3 gxf3 '!Wg3+ 4 Jtg2 Jtxf3 0-1
Mate follows. 503) 'Aak'-Palliser
Black simplifies to a winning ending with 1 ...l:!xe4! 2 li:C3+ (or 2 1i'xe4? '!lilx£2+ and 3 ... '!Wxg3) 2 ... 1!/bS 3 1i'xe4 '!Wxf2+ 4 l!lc1 '!lilf1+ 5 1!1d2 f!.xd5+! 6 l:ld3 (and not 6 1i'xd5 '!We2+ 7 l!lc1 '!We1+ 8 '!Wd1 1i'xdl#) 6 ...l:l:xd3+ 7 cxd3 (Black escapes the checks after 7 '!Wxd3 1i'xa1 8 1i'd6+ IlleS, such as with 9 '!IlleS+ l!ld7 10 '!Wd4+ l!le7 1 1 '!lilb4+ Wf6) 7 ...'!Wxa1 8 '!Wxg4 1i'xb2+. 504) 'La Vie en rose'-Palliser
White �ns ihe queen with 1 lil:cS! l:!:xd5 (or l ... '!Wxc8 2 lile7+ l!lg7 3 1i:lxc8) 2 l:lxd8+ l:!:xd8 3 1Wa5 when his queenside majority should carry the day. 505) Gamzardia-Palliser 1...Jtxg3! 2 1:tg2 (or 2 hxg3 l:txg3+ 3 l:!:g2 1llf4 4 Jtxe6+ Wh8 5 l:lxg3 '!Wxg3+ 6 1!1f1 1i:lxe2 7 lllxe2 1i'xf3+ 8 \i
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3 'i!Na4+ lil£7 4 f:td7 winning the queen) 3 'ii'g6+ lile7 4 f5 (the huge threat of 5 f6+ is decisive) 4...il.d5 5 ll:xd5 ! 1-o 507) Sammour Hasbun-Petrosian 1 'i!Nxh7+! lilxh7 2 J:l.h4+ lilg7 3 l:tcg4# 1-0 508) Palliser-'Diliman12' 1 ll:xg7! lilxg7 (now the rook-lift is decisive, but White also wins after l...bxc3 2 ll:g4 'li'c7 3 li:lxc3!) 2 'li'g5+ lilhB 3 'ii'f6+ lilg8 4ll:f4 h5 5 'iWg5+ 1-0 509) Palliser-'Maratonac' 1 l:!xf6! lilxf6 (or 1 ...'1i'xf6 2 'li'h7#) 2 l:i:e1 (2 J:l.£1+ lile7 3 1i:Jxf7+ is more than sufficient too) 2 ...l:th8 and now I should have finished with 3 'ii'f4+ lilg7 4 '11Vxf7+ lilh6 5 1i:Je6 (or even 5
li:Jf5+! lilxg5 6 ll:e6 l:tg8 7 h4+ leading to mate after 7...lilh5 8 g4+!). 510) Palliser-'NoMore' 1 il.xa6! wins a pawn since l...bxa6? 2 '11Vxa6+ lild7 (or 2...\li'bS 3 11lb5 '11Vd5 4 11:le5! and wins)
3 1i:Je5+ IiieS (3 . . .12lxe5 4 dxe5 costs Black his queen) 4 12lxc6 regains the piece with advan tage. 511) Palliser-'Quike' 1 ll:xe7! ll:xe7? (losing a rook and getting mated in the bargain, although after 1...'11Vxe7 2 lhe7 l:txe7 3 'iWxf6 lild7 4 'l!i'd4 White's queen and three extra pawns easily outclass the black rooks) 2 '11Vf8+ 1-0 512) Kochetkova-Lomako 1 'i!Nxh5+! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..gxh5 2 ll:xh5#. 513) Reipsch-Zuse 1 1i:lf4! sees the threat of 2 12lxe6 fxe6 3 '11Vg6# win material: 1...il.f7 (or l ...ex£4 2 '11Vg6#) 2 li:Jxe5! 1-o
It's mate after 2 ...fxe5 3 ll:xe5+ li:lxe5 4 '11Vx d8#. 514) Henrichs-Namyslo 1 il.xg5! hxg5 2 'l!i'xg5! il.a5 (not the best defence, but White wins material after 2 ...'11Vxg5 3
li:lxg5+ l!lg6 4 11:lxf7 lilxf7 5 ll:le7+ lilf6 6 l:ixc7 and even 2 ... il.d7 3 'li'h5+ lilg7 4 '11Vh8+ l!lg6 5 ll:xb8 il.xb8 6 'i!Vxb8 leaves him with a crushing position) 3 'liVhS+ l!lg7 4 'lWh8+ lilg6 5 12le5+ 'lii'xe5 6 ll:1xe5 ll:g7 7 l:txc8 1-0 515) Khantuev-Smallbone 1...li:xg2! 0-1
Disaster occurs on the long diagonal. 516) Timmins-Crouch 1 ll:h7+! lilg8 (and not l ...l!lxh7? when it's mate after 2 'iWb7+ l!lh6 3 'i!Vg7+ lilhS 4 'li'h7+ lilg4 5 '11Vxg6+ lilf4 - or 5 ...1!1h4 6 'l!i'h6+ - 6 'li'h6+ lilg4 7 'li'g5#) 2 ll:g7+ Yz-Yz
It's perpetual. 517) Bruce-Pafura
Instead of the game's l...'ii'h l+? 2 lilb2 12lb5? 3 il.eS when Black had to resign, 1 ... l:txc4!! 2 25 5
The C o m p lete C h e s s W o r k o u t
'li!'xc4 (and not 2 bxc4? when it's mate after 2...'1Wbl + 3 1l
mated on g2 or f3, but neither would 3 h3 have saved him in view of 3 ... 1i'lxh3! 4 g3 '11Vh5 5 ll
It's mate down the a-file. 521) Palliser-5 ummerscale
White smashes open the black king position with 1 ii'lxe6! fxe6? (Black could have limped on albeit in a somewhat worse position with l ...il'c6 2 1i'lxf8 1i'lxf8 3 litxfl I:!.dS) 2 il'xe6+: 2 ...\t
Black's king is finally trapped and then mated after 5 ... l:i:c7 6 JiLd5+ WbS 7 1i'xb5+ lt
Black loses his queen. 524) Yates-Rose 1 lith8+! JiLxh8 (or 1 ...\l
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S28) Palliser-Miller 1 1i:ld7+! (by no means the only way to win, but by far the most clinical) 1.-.ll:xd7 2 'i!Ve8+! .ltxe8 3 l:l.xe8# 1-0 S29) Lostuzzi-Spada 1.. .ll:xh3+! 0-1
Black forces mate after 2 li
strong attack. S32) Donskov-Prokuronov 1...il.xg2! 2 '1We3 (White's king is eventually mated mid-board after 2 1lixg2 S:g8+ 3 lilf3
J:l:h3+ 4 \!le4 - or 4 lilf4 '1Wxf5# - 4 ... d5+ 5 We5 'i!Vc7+ 6 llld4 e5+ 7 lllxd5 J:i:d8+ 8 lile4 J:l:d4#) 2 ....1tc6! 0·1
Black has an overwhelming attack after 3 ftg2 (or 3 'i!Vxc5 J:l:hl#) 3 ... '11Vxf5. SH ) Malofeev-Fedoseev 1 1Llxg7! removed a key pawn: 1...1!1xg7 2 ll:b3 '!Was 3 ll:g3 lilh8 4 l:txd8! '1Wxd8 S 'liVes 'i!Vd1+ 6 S.f1 1-0
Mate follows. S34) Mustaps-Somova 1 1Lle6+! fxe6 (otherwise the black queen is lost) 2 '1Wxe6 1-0
There's no defence to the mate threats on f7 and h6. 53S) Fedoseev-Khamidulin 1...'i!Vf2! 2 'i!Vc3+ (the queen is immune: 2 J:l:xf2 ftdl+ mates) 2 .. .'�g8 3 J:l:g1 l:l.d1 0-1
There's no defence along the first rank. S36) Strenzwilk-Thaler 1 '1Wxh7+! lilxh7 2 ll:hS# 1-0 S37) Dimitrov-Janev 1...S.c2+! 2 '11Vxc2 (or 2 lild5 1Lle3+ 3 Wxd6 'i!Vxf4+ 4 We7 1Llf5+ S lile8 il.a4+ winning a mon strous amount of material) 2 ... '11Ve 3+ 0-1
It's mate after 3 1l
Mate follows with 2 1l
White cannot both prevent mate and save his rook.
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540) Brugo-Grosse Honebrink ti:lf3+! 2 J:!xf3 '1Wxh2+ 3 111f1 i.xgs 4 ti:lxgS (or 4 ti:l2g3 "llfu4 5 �gl f5 with an extra pawn and some initiative) 4.. .'lil'h1+ 5 ti:lg1 ftxe1+ 6 �xe1 '1Wxg1+ picks up the exchange. :J.
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541) Erneker-Meijers i.xb3+! 0-1
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l ...'i'xb3+! comes to the same thing: Black is two pawns up in the ending after l . ..�xb3+ 2 'iil'xb3+ 11Vxb3+ 3 �xb3 .l:txd2. 542) Babula-Biatny fl.h8+! �g7 (and not l ...�xh8? 2 'Llf7+ �g7 3 ti:lxg5) 2 lbb8 wins a piece.
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543) Padurariu-Tutulan 1 'iii'dB+! 1-0
Mate follows with l ...ti:lxd8 2 fl.xd8+ �f7 3 l:tf8#. 544) Palliser-Ellison i.xdS+! 1-0
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More aesthetic would have been l ...cxd5 2 i.xd5+ fl.e6 3 i.xe6#, although it's mate in three in either case. 545) Bak-Palliser :J. ti:lg3+! 0-1 •••
White must give up his queen and the exchange on d4 to avoid mate after 2 hxg3 11Vg5 in view of 3 g4 11Vh4#. 546) Rogic-Bulatovic �f6+1 wins the exchange on h8 in view of l...�xf6? 2 11t'd4#.
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54 7) Plenca-Saric 1... 11Vd2! 0-1
Black wins a rook since it's mate after 2 'lil'xd2 fl.xfl#. 548) Vaganian-Gallagher 1...ti:lxg3! 2 hxg3 'l!l'xg3+ 3 �h1 lii:d 3! '/2-Yz
Now that ti:lh2 defences have been negated, it's perpetual after 4 'lil'xd3 11Vh3+ 5 �gl 'lil'g3+. 549) Sandipan-Nisipeanu 1...'l!l'd4+! (forcing the white king to a worse square and thereby making the tactics work) 2 �f1 (or 2 �hl il'xc3! 3 �xc3 l:l:xdl+ 4 �el fl.xel#) 2 ...i.xb3! 3 'l!l'xb3 (White is also defence less after 3 'lil'b2 i.c4+) 3 ... 'l!l'xd2 4 'lil'xb6 J:!:xc3 0-1 5 50) Kasparov-Chuchelov 1 ll:xh7! �xh7 (or l ...'li!'g6 2 J:!:dhl ti:ld4 - 2 ... 'lil'xd6 3 'l!l'xe4 is crushing - 3 c5! and White wins since 3...ti:lxc2? 4 �c4+ forces mate) 2 �xf8 'li!'xf8? (now White finishes with a flurry, al though otherwise he is a pawn ahead and still with good attacking chances) 3 'lil'xe4+ lllg8 4 'lil'ds+ 1-o
4.. .'lil'f7 5 il'xf7+ �xf7 6 fl.xd7+ lllg6 7 J:!:xb7 regains the piece with a trivially winning end game.
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551) Parker-Rasmussen 1 l:i.xg7! forces mate: 1...111xg7 2 .li
fence; instead 4 ll:b1 J:f.c8+ 5 Wd3 "li'a6+ reveals the main point of Black's combination, leav ing White's king devoid of a good square; however, perhaps White might have tried 4 ll:d3, although Black can at least reach a two-pawn up ending with 4 ...l:txb3+ 5 Wd2 "li'a2+ 6 11/el ll.bl+ 7 B:dl Sxdl+ 8 11/xdl "li'xdS+) 4 ... "li'xb3+ 5 Wd2 ll:b4 6 "li'e3 "li'xd5+ 7 We2 'liVg2+ 0-1 553) Palliser-Zhigalko 1...ll.xh3+! 2 gxh3 "li'e4+ 0-1
White both loses his queen and will be mated after 3 11/gl (or 3 Wh2 J:l.d2+ 4 \llg3 l:tg2#) 3...:!i:g5+ 4 Wh2 i:!.g2+ 5 11/hl 'I!Vxc6. 554) Miller-Murray-Smith 1 .li
Rather than the game's 1 "li'dl ?, 1 .li
It's mate with 4 ...11/hS 5 .li
Black's queen is lost in view of 2... !'1xg6 3 'llVxf8+. 560) Nepomniachtchi-Kurnosov 1 l'1xb2! 'llVxb2 2 1ilg4 leaves Black unable to defend on the kingside: 2 ...'1lVc1+ 3 11ih2 a3 (or
3...h5 4 1ilh6+ Wh7 S li:lxf7 ll:g8 6 1i:lg5+ ll:xgS 7 hxgS when the queen and pawns combine to force mate) 4 1Dh6+ (missing the even more precise 4 f4!) 4...'1lVxh6 5 'ilt'xh6 1-0 White is winning easily after 5 .. .£6 6 'll!'e3 l'ia8 7 'I!Vb3+ Wf8 8 'll!'b7. 561) Rublevsky-Bologan 1...ll:xf3! 2 "l!l'xf3 (White must give up his queen after 2 gxf3 .li
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leaves Black a clear piece ahead) 2 ...'11Yx d2! 3 '11Yxg4 (Black again emerges a piece up after 3 l:l:xd2 ll:cl+ 4 J:i:dl li1.xdl+ 5 'liVxdl �xdl) 3 ...ll:c1 0-1 Serious material losses are unavoidable due to White's weak back rank. 562) Bologan-Van Haastert 1 '11Yx h5+! gxh5 (or 1 ...1!/gS 2 '11Yxg6 with an overwhelming attack) 2 ii:lf6+! �xf6 3 l:i:xh5# 1-0 563) Shabalov-Krush 1 ii:ld4+! exd4 (now it's mate, but otherwise Black's queen is lost) 2 l:l.g5+ l!lf4 3 '11Yxd6+ l!le3 4 '11Yxd4# 1-0 564) Colautti-Burijovich 1 ...ii:le3+! 2 '11Yxe3 '11Yxe1 3 ii:lf3 '11Vh 1 wins the exchange. 565) Garro Beraza-Estevez Pegenaute 1 �xg6! hxg6 (or 1 ...1!/hS 2 �xeS 'IIYxeS 3 �g7+ with an overwhelming attack) 2 '11Vxg6+ lilh8 3 �g7+ 1-0
Now it's mate, but actually even faster is 3 �fS. 566) Garro Beraza-Kuende Gorostidi 1..J!h1+! 0-1
It's mate with 2 1!/xhl '11Vh4+ 3 \llg l '11Vh2#. 567) Yrjola-Riesco Lekuona 1 l:txe6+! 1-0
Mate follows with 1 ...1!1xe6 (or 1...1!/dS 2 'IIYhS+ l!lc7 3 �aS+ l!lc6 4 �a4#) 2 fl.el+ �e4 3 lhe4+ 'l!Vxe4 4 '11Yf6#. 568) Schrocker-Stahlberg 1...'l!Vxh4! 0-1
It's mate after 2 gxh4 ii:lh3#. 569) Dominguez-lturrizaga 1...ll:xh2+! 2 l:i:xh2 '11Ye 1+ 0-1
Mate follows with 3 l!lg2 l:!:xh2#. 570) Leon Hoyes-Dominguez 1 '11Yh8+! l!lxh8 2 ii:lxf7+ 1-0
It's mate with 2.. .'�g8 3 ii:lh6#. 571) Rodrigues-Molina 1...'l!Vxc2+! 2 lilxc2 �f5+ 3 1iic 1 (or 3 \llc3 l:i:c4#) 3 ...ii:ld3+ 4 l!lb1 ii:lxf2+ wins at least a piece. 572) Graf-Carlsen 1 �c6! 1-o
Black has no satisfactory defence to 2 l::i:d8+ and cannot avoid losing a piece. 573) Reinaldo Castineira-Caselas Cabanas 1 fl.dd7! leaves Black defenceless: 1...ii:lxd7 2 '11Yxa6+ 1-0
It's mate with 2...bxa6 3 rl.a7#.
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Mate follows on the back rank after l...f!:xg7 2 l:!:d8+. 575) Farago-Grooten 1...Sxh3+! 2 gxh3 g2+! 3 �xg2 'ii'g5+ 0-1
It's mate after 4 �h2 (or 4 �hl 'ii'g3) 4 ... jcf4+ 5 �hl '!!Vg3 and ... 'ii'h 2#. 576) Arakhamia Grant-Hanley 1 1i:lxg7! (those seeking something more flashy can be reassured that 1 li:lh6+! �hS
l...gxh6 2 jcxf6 and mate down the g-file - 2 jcxf6 gxf6 3 1i:lxf7+ �g8 4 'iil'd5 also does the business) 1... .ltxg7 2 jcxf6 .ltxf6 3 'ii'xf6 'ii'xd3 (or 3 ...'ii'b3 4 li!:a5 and a rook-lift decides in any case) 4 'ii'xf7+ �h8 5 'i!l'f6+ �g8 6 .!i:f5 1-0 577) Sagalchik-Krush 1...1i:lxb2!! 2 li!:xe6 (an immediate 2 �xb2 loses to 2 ... jcxe2; for example, 3 li!:xe6 .ltxc3+ 4 �c2
'ii'b4 5 li!:xe2 jcel+ 6 �d3 :Sc3+ 7 12lxc3 li!:xc3# or 3 'ii'd2 .ltxfl 4 J::!.xfl jcxc3+ 5 1i:lxc3 J:l.xc3 6 'i!l'xc3 li!:xc3 7 �xc3 aS with a winning ending) 2 ...'ii'd 7 3 �xb2 (or 3 li!:f3 12\a4 4 �d2 .ltxe2 5 �xe2 1i:lxc3+ 6 12lxc3 .ltxc3 7 �f2 jcxd4+ 8 �g3 .ltg7 with some advantage for Black) 3...3
After l...'i!l'xd7, 2 'ii'xhS! forces mate in view of 2 ...gxh5 3 jch7#. 579) Cohen Gomez-Dizdar 1...1i:lg3+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 hxg3 'likh3#. 580) Narciso Dublan-Lazaro Porta 1 'i!l'xh7+1 1-0
It's mate with l ...�xh7 2 l:l:h3+ �g8 3 li!:h8#. 581) Wan Yunguo-Liang Chong 1 1i:lxg6! hxg6 (or l ...'ii'f6 2 1i:lxf8+ �xf8 with an extra exchange) 2 'i!l'xg6+ �h8 3 'iil'h6 + �g8 4 3
Black must lose his queen in view of 5 jcf6. 582) Xiu Oeshun-Du Shan 1 1i:lf6+! gxf6 2 .ltxb7 1-0
White wins the exchange on aS in view of 2 ... 'ii'xb7? 3 'ii'g4+ �h8 4 jcxf6#. 583) Allison-Hopwood 1 1Zle7+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ...12\xe7 2 'ii'xc8+ li:lxc8 3 J::!.xc8#. 584) Hopwood-Newitt 1 �xh7+! (full marks too for 1 exf6 which wins a piece since l . . . .ltxd l? is mated by 2 .ltxh7+ and 3 1i:lg6#) 1.. .12\xh7 and now White neglected to play 2 'ii'x d5+ when Black is crushed
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after 2 ...il.e6 3 1iJgxe6 liJb4 4 '!Wb3. 585) Garma- 5 hanmugam 1 'll!"xh7+! 1-0
It's mate with l . ..li
It's mate after 2 fxe3 'll!"g3#. 587) Ovod-Hou Yifan 1 .. J:t8e3! 2 1iJxe3 l:l:xe3 gives Black a winning attack: 3 ll:ce2 'll!"xh3+ 4 >li'g1 ll:g3+ 5 ll:g2 liJf3+ 6 >li'f1 'lli"h 1+ 7 >li>f2 'i'xg2+ 0-1 588) Gunina-Zhao Xue
overloads White's defence of b2: 2 :!l:b1 (2 1bxf2 fails to 2 ... 'i'xb2#) 2 ... 1ba5 0-1 The threat of 3...1iJb3# is terminal (2 ... 1bd4 comes to the same thing). 1... li:f2!
589) Nebolsina-Gromova 1 'i'h8+! 1-0
It's mate with l ... >li'xh8 2 :!l:xh5+ >li'g8 3 J:l:h8#, although this solution is sadly cooked: 1 l:l:e8! also does the business. 590) Alsina Leai-Mirzoev 1 ...ili'h2 (or 2 >li'xf2 'i'el#) 2 ... il.xg3+ 3 Wxg3 'lli"el+ (even faster is 3... 'i'e5+ 4 Wxg4 '!Wf4+ 5 Wh5 'li"h4#) 4 >li'h2 g3+ o-1
Mate follows with 5 >li'h3 'li"hl+ 6 >li'xg3 '!Wh4+ 7 Wf3 1ii'f4#. 591) Fischer-Myagmarsuren 1 'i'xh7+! 1-0
It's mate after l . . .>li'xh7 2 hxg6+ Wxg6 (or 2 ... Wg8 3 J:l:h8#) 3 ili'g1 (or 2 .!i:xf2 l:l:el+) 2 ... 1iJh3+ 3 >li'h1 'lli"g1+! 4 :!l:xg1 1iJf2# 0-1 593) Plasgura-Feller 1 ili'xh7 2 1iJg5+ >li'g8 (the best defence since both 2 ... >1i'g6? 3 1ii'd3+ f5 4 1bf4+! >li'xg5 5 '!Wg3+ and 2 ... >1i'h6 3 1ii'd 3! quickly culminate in mate) 3 'lli"d 3 g6? (a much better defence is
3 ...:!l:e8, although 4 '!Wh7+ Wf8 5 '!Wh5! liJdS - or 5 ... 1bdxe5 6 dxe5 1bxe5 7 il.e3 "iilb5 8 '!Wh8+ >li'e7 9 'i'xg7 with strong attacking chances - 6 'i'h8+ >li'e7 7 'i'xg7 :!l:£8 8 a3 1ii'a5 9 1bh7 >li'e8 1 0 il.g5 leaves White with the initiative and some advantage, not least due to his passed h pawn) 4 'lli"h 3 1-0 Mate follows on h7 (or f7 should the £8-rook move). 594) Gantsevich-5 mirnov 1 1i:lf7+! liJxf7 (or l ... 'lli"xf7 2 il.xf7 ili'g8 (White wins a piece after 2... 'i'g7 3 'lli"xf7) 3 il.h6! 1-0
Black loses his queen in view of 3 ... 1ii'xh6 4 il.xf7+ >li'f8 5 il.e6#. 595) Glazov-Stroganov 1...'i'xb2+! 0-1
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It's mate after 2 :!l:xb2 l:i:e1 #. 596) Kulikov-Gogin 1 1i:lxe6! 1-0
Black's queen is lost since White threatens mate on c7 and l ... fxe6 fails to 2 'lil'xe6+ followed by mate. 597) Malakhov-Nikiforov 1 l:i:xg7! 1-0
Mate follows after l.. ..ll:xg7 2 '11Yxh6+ l:th7 3 '11Vxf6+. 598) Popov-Ponkratov 1 l:!:xc6! bxc6 2 b7+ ll
Black can no longer defend c6. 599) Chadaev-Lanin 1...1i:lc3+! 2 bxc3 l:i:xd1 3 'lil'xd1 'lil'xc3 4 1i:les .ltxes forced White to give up the exchange with s J:txes 'lil'xes. 600) Potemkin-Aiekhine 1...1i:lxd4! 2 gxfS (White only chance was to try 2 f4, although Black retains a large advan
tage after 2 ... 'ill'd 7 in view of 3 �xd3? li:lf5+; as he does too after 2 1i:lxd4 �e5+ 3 f4 'ill'xd4) 2 ...1i:lxfs+ o-1
Mate follows with 3 11
regaining the piece with some advantage in view of 4 ...11
It's mate next move. 604) Sevillano-Stripunsky 1..Jbd6! 2 '11Vx d6 .lies 3 li!:h4 (desperately trying to avert mate on h2 and there was nothing better) 3 ... Jcxg2+! 0-1
White loses the exchange after 4 \llgl �xh4 5 'lil'xe5 ..lixfl 6 .ltxfl or his queen following 4 lllxg2 'ill'g5+ and 5 ...Jcxd6. 605) Kaidanov-lvanov 1 h6! fxeS 2 il.xe7 1i:lxe7 (or 2...'11Vxd4 3 hxg7 1i:lxe7 4 gxf8'11¥+ ll
White threatens 5 .!l:h7# and after 4 ... l:ig8 5 'ill'xe7 the mate threat on h7 continues to decide.
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606) Ehlvest-Pruess 1 1Dc7! costs Black at least an exchange in view of l . . .IL\xc7 2 .ltc3 winning the queen. 607) Anderson-Root 1 .ltxg6! fxg6 2 'lll'xg6+ lilfB 3 'lll'xh6+ 111 gB 4 Sf3 (White has a mating attack) 4... l:!h7 5 'lll'g6+ 1-0 608) Plunkett-Latino 1 frh8+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ... .ltxh8 2 'lll'h3 l:tfd8 3 'lll'h7+ lilfS 4 'lll'xf7#. 609) Akobian-Perelshteyn 1 ...J:txe3! 2 .ltd4 (White is crushed after 2 fxe3 1Zle4! since 3 fxe4 �xc3+ forces him to part with his queen as 4 lilf2 allows mate: 4...'11l'h4+ S lilgl 'lll'g5+ 6 lilf2 'lll'g2#) 2 ..J!.e8 and Black retained excellent attacking chances. The game concluding 3 l:tg1 1Zlhs 4 'lll'd 2 ll:a4 5 0-0-0 'lieS+ 6 lilb1 �fS+ 7 lila1 'li'c2 0-1 610) Shulman-Krush 1 g4! 'li'f4 2 'lies+ 'li'xes 3 dxes+ lilg6 4 hS# 1-0 611) Bayaraa-Veal 1 1Zlxh7! 1-0
It's mate after l .. lilxh7 (or l...'li'b4 2 .ltd2 'lll'xd4 3 'lll'h6 when mate follows) 2 'lll'h4+ 'lll'h6 3 'lll'xh6#. .
612) Pitson-Fraser 1 ... .ltxh3+! 2 lilxh3 (or 2 lilg3 'li'd7!? - simple and strong is 2 ... .ltxf1 - 3 'llle l 2 1Zlxf3! 4 'li'x£3
.lieS+ S .ltf4 ll:f8 6 0e2 gS with a strong attack which should at least regain the material with interest) 2 ...1Zlxf3 (now White can only avoid mate by giving up his queen) 3 'llle l 2 'llllh4+ 4 lilg2 'lll'g4+ 0-1 613) Bellon Lopez-Berg 1 e6! 'li'e7 (mate occurs after both l...fxg6 2 'llllxg6 and l .. .fxe6 2 'liVeS!) 2 exf7 axb3 3 'lllx l h6+! gxh6 4 ll:xg8# 1-0 614) Gagarin-Andersson 1 1Zlxf7! ll:xf7 (l...lilh7 2 0e6 I:txf7 3 1Zlxc5 ll:c7 4 .lta3 and White emerges ahead on material
because of 4... aS? S .ltxb4 axb4 6 .Sxc2 I:txc5 7 .ltgS+!) and now White missed the cleanest continuation of 2 �c3 (the game's 2 .ltxf6 gxf6 3 1Zld5 b5! 4 1Zlxf6+ would not have been so bad at all for Black after 4... lilg7 S IDeS+ lilf8 6 .ltxf7 lilxf7 7 1Zlc7 bxa4 8 bxa4 aS) 2 ... �d3 (the only way to save the bishop) 3 .ltxf7+ lilxf7 4 �xf6 .ltd6!? 5 .ltd4 1Zla2 6 li:a1 1Zlb4 7 1Zla8 with a clear extra exchange. 615) Palliser-Cable 1 .ltxh6! wins a pawn: l ...gxh6? 2 'llllxh6+ lilgS 3 'IIVxhS regains the piece, leaving White two
pawns ahead and still with good attacking chances. 616) Jasny-Palliser 1 1Zlh6+! lilh8 (or 1 ... gxh6 2 'li'e6#) 2 'ill'e 6 1-0
Even 2....lte7 doesn't save Black in view of the smothered mate: 3 'lll'g8+! J:l:xg8 4 1Zlf7#.
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617) Bernardino-Dragicevic 1 �xg7! �xg7 (otherwise 2 �xf6+ or 2 1i'h8+ li
Mate follows on gS. 618) Borosova-Newrkla 1 f6! gxf6? (or 1 ... 'iil'e6 2 fxg7 l:l:g8 3 ll:h3 and h6 decisively falls) 2 1Llxh6! 1-0
It's mate after 2 ... 1i
It's mate after 1 ...1i
It's mate after 2 gxf3 �x£3#. 621) Shvyrjov-Gansvind 1...ll:xa3+! 0-1
Mate follows with 2 �xa3 l:l:a2#. 622) Miezis-Lelumes 1 'iil'f5+! 1-o
White wins a piece, either on g4 or after 1...�xf5 2 exf5+ lilf7 3 �xc6. 623) Mikenas-Bronstein 1...l:ixa3! 0-1
White cannot both save his queen and prevent mate on the back rank. 624) Grabuzova-Batyte 1 l:l:xf7+! li
Mate is forced: 2 ...1!1£6 (2 .. :il;>f8 3 'iil'dS+ lilieS 8 'lif5#. 625) Stephenson-Humphries 1 lhf7+! lilg8 (Black loses his queen after 1 ...l:l:xf7 2 iile6+ and 3 1Llxc7) 2 l:tg7+! (a nice touch) 2 ...1!ih8 (2 ...'illxg7 3 1Lle6+ again wins the queen, while 2...1Llxg7 fails to 3 'lixh7#) 3 l!.xh7+ ll
White's attack is absolutely crushing after 5 ... 1Lldf6 6 l:!:fl. 626) Stisis-Lundvik 1 l:lc5! 'lil'xf3 2 ll:xc8# 1-0 627) Lener-Trap I 1...l:lxc2+! 2 l':!.xc2 (it's also mate after 2 'ille 1 1Llg2+ 3 'illf l - or 3 \l
Mate follows after 2 hxg3 l:l:xe2. 265
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629) Geller-Langeweg 1 i
White wins an exchange either on e8 or with l ... ll
It's mate after l...gxh4 2 g4#. 632) Volokitin-Kravtsiv 1 i
It's mate after 3 .. .15 4 'lli'xh6+ ll
There's no good defence to 5 i
The rook is immune due to l...'l!i'xe8 2 'lli'f6#, while l...'l!i'g5 2 'lii'xf7 is crushing. 638) lvanisevic-Pikula 1 ...ii'd1+! 0-1
Black emerges the exchange ahead after 2 l:txdl :ctxdl+ 3 Wh2 i
Mate follows after 3 ...Wh4 4 g3+ Wxh3 5 l:rh5+. 640) Spalding-Robertson 1 l:txc7! l:td8 (with the point that Black loses his queen after l ...'lii'xc7 2 11Jxe6+), and now the simplest win is 2 :!:txf7+ Wg6 3 .!l:f6+!. 641) Naiditsch-Ftacnik 1 ...:!:th1+! 0-1
White's queen is lost after 2 Wxhl 'ilfxf2. 266
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642) Krasenkow-Markowski 1 1i::igf6+! i.xf6 (it's immediate mate after l ...li:xf6 2 1i:le7#) 2 l:txg5! 1-0
Black loses his queen due to White's pressure down the h-file. 643) Belsitzman-Rubinstein l...'ii'xh2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 1i
choice of a human, although the machine points out that 2 1i::ixf7!? 'l!llc7 3 1i:lxd6 'ii'xc3+ 4 ll
Black loses heavv material after both 4 ...l:i:xd5 5 l:i:xd5+ '11Vxd5 6 e7+ l:txe7 7 'l!llxd5+ and 4...\!lc8 5 li:xc5 b�c5 6 '11Vd7+. 647) Jonkman-Berg l iLieS+ l!lh8 2 l:i.xg7! 1-0
White forces mate in view of 2 ... \!
li::ig3#. 649) Van Wely-Karjakin l...l:txf2! forced perpetual: 2 1!ixf2 'llllh2+ 3 l!lf3 'ii'xg3+ 4 11
Due to his exposed king and undeveloped queenside, White's three pieces are no match for Black's extra queen after 4 li::ixc6 b5. 651) Bosboom-Willemze
Rather than the game's l...li::ixb3+? 2 \!le3 when Black had to resign, 1...'1i'b2+! 2 1i
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6 5 2 ) Krasenkow-Van Haastert 1 .!i:xg7! li
Black loses his queen after 2 ...\i
It's mate on d8. 656) Palliser-Headlong 1 ll:c7! 1-0
White enjoys a crushing attack after l...'i!!'xc7 2 'ili'xe8+ li
It's mate after 4 .!i:gl l2:lxf2#. 660) Costello-Palliser 1 ...l;txg3+! 2 fxg3 "!Wxg3+ 3 1i
It's mate after 1...\i
Mate follows. 663) Bridger-Palliser 1 ..."YII'f1+1 2 l:l:xf1 sxf1# 0-1 664) Barber-Marshall 1 'iiVxe6+! 'iiVxe6 (Black has to avoid l...fxe6? 2 .ltg6#, but he might try l.. . .lte7 when he is
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only clearly worse after 2 '!!Vxe7+ "if'xe7 3 i
view of 2. .. '!!Vc5? 3 i
The attack is crushing, just as it is too after 2 '!!Vxh6. 667) Hopwood-Blacker 1 1Llxd5! 1-0
Due to the pin on his c7-rook, Black has no defence and is crushed. Indeed it's mate after 1 ... exd5 2 :SxdS+ '!!Vd 7 3 J::l.xd7+ We8 4 J::l.dS+! Wxd8 5 '!!Vf6+ lt:le7 6 '!!Vd6+ l:rd7 7 '!!Vxd7#. 668) Palliser-Baldwin 1 exf6 i
It's mate with L.l!lxh7 2 gS'!!V# . 670) Palliser-Rogerson 1 1Llxg6! hxg6 (Black is destroyed too after Ll!lf7 2 1Llxf8 l:l:xf8 3 l:l:g7+) 2 flxg6+ l!lf7 3 'i1Vh5 il.xh6 (or 3 ... \!le7 4 i
It's mate after 4 ... Wf8 5 l:rh8+ '1ile7 6 :Sh7+ '1£d6 7 'liVeS+ Wc6 8 J:l.cl+ lt:lc2 9 l:rxc2#. 671) Turner-Hopwood 1 J::l.xf7!! nets an important pawn, thereby giving White excellent attacking chances: 1...'!!Vb3
(capturing the rook leads to mate: 1 ... '1flxf7 2 1Llg5+ WfS - or 2...'1£f6 3 '!!Vf4+ '1£e7 4 '!!Vf7+ '1ild8 5 1t:le6# - 3 '!!Vf4+ l!lgs 4 'l&'c4+ l!lh8 5 1t:lf7+ Wg8 6 1t:lh6+ '1ilh8 7 '!!VgS+ l:txgS 8 1t:lf7#) 2 Sd7 (2 lt:lgS is also rather powerful) 2 ....iiJ6 ? (dropping a piece, but in any case Black was hard pressed to meet White's ideas of 3 1t:lg5 and 3 1Lld2) 3 Rd6 1-0 672) Palliser-Mitchinson 1 il.f7+! '1£xf7 (or Ll!lf8 2 il.h6+ lilxf7 3 'li!'h7+ '1£xf6 4 '!!Vg7+ lilf5 5 'i!!'g5+ lile4 6 :!l.d4#) 2 '!!Vh7+ lilf8 3 '!!Vg7# 1-0 673) Franic-Zelcic 1...l::t h2+! 2 lilxh2 (or 2 l!lg3 i
Mate follows with 3 '1£g3 'lil'h3+ 4 lilf2 (or 4 Wf4 g5#) 4 ... i
Black must give up his queen since it's mate after LJxe5 2 'i!l'xe5+.
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675) Pavic-Petrovic 1 ... �xh3! 2 �e1 (or 2 gxh3 lie2+ 3 �hl '!1Vxh3#) 2 ...l:lxe1 3 g3 'l!i'hs 4 l:lxe1 �f1# 0-1 676) Mrdja-Vukusic 1 l:lxe3! wins a piece: 1 .. .fxe3? 2 '!1Vg4+ 1-0
It's mate on h7. 677) Kosanski-Lasic 1 �xg7! �xg7 (or l...J:I:d3 2 'I!Vf6 \\l!'xf6 3 �xf6 with an extra pawn and a rather useful passed d-pawn) 2 '!!l'c 3+ '!!l'f6 3 '!!l'xd2 1iJb3 4 \\l!'a2 1iJxa1 5 '!!l'x a1 left White a pawn up in the ending. 678) Takac-Vucic 1 "I!Vxg8+! 1·0
It's back-rank mate after l...�xg8 2 l:l:b8+. 679) Krajewski-Ziolkowski 1 ... gxh3! 2 lbg6 (Black forces mate after 2 :!!.x d6 ll:xgl+ 3 �e2 l:.8g2+ 4 �f3 J:l.fl+) 2 ... h2! 3 l:th6 (or 3 ll:xd6 hl'!!l'+ 4 �e2 l:lxg6 5 lid7+ �f6 with an overwhelming attack) 3 ...ll:g1+ 4 l!le2 1iJc3+! 0-1 It's mate after 5 '!!l'xc3 (or 5 1!1f2 \\l!'g3#) s ...'!!l'xdl+ 6 l!lf2 '!!l'f l#.
Chapter Three 680) Genzling-Menendez Villar 1 1iJxe5! liJxeS (and not l...�xdl? 2 �xf7+ l!le7 3 1iJd5#) 2 '!!l'x h5 sees White win an impor
tant pawn. 681) Jeremic-Nestorovic 1 ...1iJd4! and the Siberian trap costs White his queen for two pieces since he has to avoid 2
liJxd4 'li'h2#. 682) Ruzicic-Ljangov 1 ... 1iJxe4! 2 '!!l'f4 (the main point is that White emerges a pawn down too after 2 �xd8 1iJxd2 3 �h4 1iJxfl 4 ll:xfl liJc6) 2 ...1iJf6 saw Black net a most useful central pawn. 683) Budimir-Jakovljevic 1 ...ll:xh7l 0-1
Black wins a piece since it's mate after 2 '!!l'xh7 "liVeS+ 3 1!/fl (or 3 1!/dl '!!l'e2#) 3 ... '!!1'e2+ 4 \l;gl '!!l'e l#. 684) Smith-Hunt 1 /iJxes! dxe5 (neither does declining the piece help Black; for example, l ... �e7 2 1iJg4 liJxg4 3 hxg4 '!!l'd 7 4 J:l:del with strong pressure down the central files) 2 �xes liJd7 (or 2 ...l:!:g6 3 lidel �d7 4 '!!l'd4 �g7 5 l:!:xf6 �xf6 6 "ll!'g4+ and wins, as does 2... �e7 3 d6) 3 :!l:de1 liJxe5 4 l:lxe5+ 1-o
White wins the queen in style with 4 ... 1!1d7 5 lhf7+ �cS 6 ll:e8! 'li'xe8 7 '!!l'c3+. 685) Cork-Morris 1...1iJxe4! wins material: 2 "lli'd 3 (or 2 fxe4 �g5 and White loses his queen) 2...�g5+ 3 1iJd2 liJg3 4 l:!he1 1iJxe2+ 5 l:.xe2 �xf3! and White finally loses the exchange.
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Black loses a piece in view of l ...�xf6 2 1Lle4+ and 3 1Llxc5. 689) Mueller-Tid man
Here Black resigned, missing 1.....il.b4! (1.. . ..il.e7 also averts defeat, but in a far less effective manner) 2 c3 (or 2 'i!ixb4 'i!Vxg5 3 ..il.xe4 'i!Vh4+ 4 �fl 'li'xe4 with a clear advantage) 2 ... 'il'dS! 3 1Llf3 (White loses the exchange after 3 cxb4? ..il.xg2) 3 ... ..il.d6 which would have seen Black maintain her extra pawn. 690) Albrecht-Bering 1 1Llxd5! cxdS (or l ...'i!'dS 2 ..il.xe4 0-0 3 ..il.£3 cxd5 4 1Lle2 with an extra pawn and a large posi tional advantage) 2 'i!'xc8+ �f7 (White picks up even more pawns after 2 ... "i!Vd8 3 'i!ixb7 1Lld7 4 'i!'xd5) 3 'li'xfS+I and White is two clear pawns up. 691) Young-Palliser 1... bs! o-1
White's bishop is lost in view of 2 ..il.xb5 'i!'b6+ 3 �hl 'li'xb5. 692) Soufflet-Bellay
The classic trap 1... 1Llxds! wins a piece in view of 2 ..il.xdS ..il.b4+ 3 'li'd2 ..il.xd2+ 4 �xd2 �xdS. 693) Harvey-Palliser 1...1Llxh2! 0-1
White loses a ruinous amount of material after 2 'i!ie2 (or 2 �xh2 'i!ih4#) 2 ...'i!'h4. 694) Rajlich-Schuurman
White wins a piece: 1 g4! axb4 (Black's queen is trapped after 1 . ..'li'g6 2 1Llh4) 2 'li'xf6! 1-0 695) Kregelin-Kieinert 1 1Llxf7! 1-0
White wins the rook on hS in view of l . ..�xf7 2 'i!'xe6+ �f8 3 'li'f7#. 696) Johansen-Peterson Black wins a pawn: 1.....il.xh2+! 2 �xh2 "i!Vh4+ 3 �g1 'liilxe4 0-1 697) Wells-Kharlov 1 1LlgS! (threatening both the queen and mate with 2 'il'd6+ �eS 3 'li'dS#) 1...fxg5 2 'i!'xgS+ �f7 3 ..il.g4 'i!'xg4 (Black loses his queen too after 3... 'li'h6 4 ..il.h5+) 4 'i!'xg4 and White's extra
queen was decisive. 698) Lopang-Sikorova 1 ... ..il.xf2+! 2 �d1? (or 2 .!l.xf2 'li'h4 3 0-0-0 'iiixf2 with an extra exchange and pawn) 2 ... ..il.g1 0-1
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White must lose his rook. 699) Santos-Ferro 1 1i:ixes! jtxd1 2 jtbs+ c6 (or 2 ... 1/Jd? 3 jtxd7+ 'l!i'xd7 4 1t:lxd7 Wxd7 5 11lxd1 with an extra piece) 3 dxc6 jta4 (this fails to save Black, but there was no way to maintain the extra queen with 3 ... a6 insufficient too due to 4 c7+ axb5 5 cxdS'IW+ f!.xd8 6 1i:ixdl) 4 C7+ jtxbS 5 cxd8'li'+ f!.xd8 6 1iJxbS and White went on to convert his extra piece. 700) Libiszewski-Roos 1 jtxb7! wins a clear pawn in view of 1 ... jtxb7 2 '/Wb5+ 'li'd7 3 'l!i'xb7. 701) Khenkin-Vernay 1 2xe6! wins a pawn in view of l...fxe6 (or 1 ...1i:ic5 2 2xf7+ f!.xf7 3 dxc5.) 2 'ilxe6+ lilh8 3
'li'xd6. 702) Von Herman-Hausrath 1...1t:lxe4! 2 jtxd8 (otherwise Black is just a piece up after 2 jtxe4 'lieS) 2 ... jtb4+! 3 'l!i'xb4 li:ic2+ 0-1
White remains a piece in arrears. 703) Schudro-Schmeing
White wins a pawn: 1 1i:ixes! li:ixes (and not, of course, 1 ...2xdl? falling into Legall's mate: 2 2xf7+ llle7 3 1i:id5#) 2 'li'xhs ll:lf6 (or 2...11:lxc4 3 '1Wb5+ 'lid? 4 'li'xc4 regaining the piece) 3 'li'e2. 704) Jameson-Nyland 1 1i:ixf7! lllxf7 2 2c4+ lllf8 (now it's mate, but 2 . . 1!/eS 3 'lidS f!.f8 4 'li'h5+ g6 5 'li'xh7 also would have been rather strong) and now 3 'lids! (rather than the game's 3 'li'f3+) 3 ...'li'e8 4 'li'fS+ would have led to a beautiful mate after 4 ....ltf6 5 'li!'xf6+! gxf6 6 .lth6#. .
705) Palliser-Taylor 1 f!.xg1! 'li'xg1 2 jte3 il'xh2 (or 2. . . '/Whl 3 'li!'hS+ l!le7 4 .ltxh6 with decisive threats along the eighth, while 2 ... 1i:id4+ 3 1!1d3 reveals why White needs his queen on f6 to cover fl) 3 'li'h8+ llle7 4 2gs+! 1-o
Black loses his queen down the h-file. 706) Wilson-Dickson 1 ...11:lxd4! either wins a clear pawn or gives Black an extremely strong attack: 2 1i:ixd4 'lil'h4 3 1i:if3?? (3 2e3 was essential, although 3 ...'lil'xh2+ 4 1!/fl 'li'hl+ 5 1!1e2 'li'xg2 is rather danger ous for White after something like 6 11:lc3 11:lxe3 7 11lxe3 'li'h3+ S l!le2 d5!) 3 ...'ilxf2+ 4 1!1h1 il'g1+! 0-1
Smothered mate follows on f2. 707) Mateo-Larduet Despaigne 1 .ltxf7+! wins the exchange and a pawn in view of l ...lllx£7? 2 1i:ig5+ l!lgS 3 1i:ie6 trapping
the black queen. 708) Hanley-Hickman 1 b4! wins a piece since Black's queen cannot remain covering his fS-bishop.
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709) Adams-Vitoux 1 JLxbs!! axbS (probably Black should settle for l . ..cxd4 2 JLxa6 1Llf5 with only a clear dis advantage) 2 ltlxbs .S:eS 3 e4 'li'hs 4 itld6+ \lidS s lUgs 'li'xd1 6 ltlgxf7+ llle7 7 .S:xd1 l:tgS S lUxeS gave White a large advantage with a rook and three useful pawns for the two pieces. 710) Sehmidt-Rohmann 1 JLxg6!! 1Llxd1? (Black doesn't really have anything for the piece after l...hxg6? 2 11ixf2, but
he might try l ...JLc5 when 2 'li'e2! - 2 'li'f3!? 'li'f6 3 JLxf7+ lilfS 4 'li'xf6 gxf6 5 l:l:f1 fxe5 6 JLh5 lllg7 7 l:l:xf2 JLxf2+ 8 l!lxf2 is promising too - 2...'1i'e7 - 2... 0-0 fails to 3 JLxf7+ ll:xf7 4 ltlxf7 lllxf7 5 0-0 - 3 JLxf7+ \lidS 4 l:l:f1 'li'xe5 5 lhf2 JLxf2+ 6 111xf2 leaves White's two extra pieces far superior to Black's extra rook) 2 JLxf7+ llle 7 3 i.gS+ llld 6 4 ltle4+ Ille s S JLxdS (threaten ing mate with 5 /Uba3 is a decent alternative) s ...lllxe4 6 \llx d1 and White's extra piece pre vailed. 711) Palliser-Lim
Rather than the game's 1 0-0, 1 JLxf7+! lllxf7 (or l ...lllf8 2 lUgS e6 3 ltlxe6+ .S:xe6 4 i.xe6 with an extra exchange) 2 lUgS+ lllgS (2 ...\llf6 fails to 3 e5+) 3 /Ue6 would have trapped the black queen. 712) Terentiev-Gallagher 1...dxe3! 2 JLes? (White misses Black's idea; he would have done better to restrict his losses to just a pawn with 2 ltlxc3 1Llxc3 3 bxc3 li:xbS) 2 .. Jba2! 3 ltlxe3 (White's problem is that he cannot stop Black's c-pawn queening after 3 l:i:xa2? c2) 3 ... l:txa1+ 4 1Lld1 ltlxf2 s lllxf2 Yxd1
left Black the exchange and three pawns ahead. 713) Romanishin-Brenke 1 .S:xb2! 1-0
Black's queen is lost since it's mate after l ...'li'xa6 (or l . ..'li'xb2 2 'li'c6+ \lidS 3 1Llxf7#) 2 l:l:xb8+ 'li'c8 3 !!xeS#. 714) Palliser- S mallbone 1 'li'xg7!! i.f6 2 'li'h6 ltle2 (otherwise White is just a pawn up with a good position) 3 1Lle3 ltlxa1 (Black might wish to trade off his bishop before its trapped, but 3... JLxc3 4 bxc3 ltlxal fails to 5 'li'g7 ll:f8 6 i.a3) 4 ll:d1 JLd7 (or 4 ... i.d4 5 JLg5 'li'd6 6 'li'xd6 cxd6 7 l:txd4 1Llc2 8 .S:xd6 with two raking bishops and a crushing position) S itldS 1-0
The bishop lacks a good square since both 5 ...JLe5 6 i.g5 'i!ic8 7 ltlf6+ JLxf6 8 'i!ixf6 and 5 ... i.e7 6 JLg5! i.xg5 7 'li'g7 l:tfS 8 'iiie5+ i.e6 9 ltlxc7+ llle7 10 'li'xg5+ f6 1 1 'li'c5+ are crush ing. 71S) Van Gooi-Biijlevens 1 i.xf7+! l!lxf7 2 'iiid s+ IlleS 3 'li'xes wins a pawn. 716) Tiviakov-Rivera Rodriguez 1 l:!:xe6! wins a pawn since l...fxe6? 2 ltlxe6 traps the black queen. 717) Lahlum-Uirichsen 1 i.xh7+! l!lxh7 2 'li'hS+ lllgS 3 'li'xes saw White win a pawn. 71S) 'Sofine'-R.Palliser exb4 2 axb4 JLxb4 3 Il:xb4! 'li'xb4 4 1Lle4 'li'a3? (White wins back a piece after 4 ... 'i!ie7?
1 b4! 5 d6
while retaining a large advantage, but Black should try 4... 'i!Vxe4! 5 i.xe4 1ilxe4 chang2 73
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ing White's task to one o f a technical nature) S IDxf6+ gxf6 6 'll!'g4+ li
It's mate after l . ..gxf6 2 'll!'c6+ ®e7 3 'll!'d 7#. 720) Bianchini-Vitri 1 ....ltxf2+! wins a pawn in view of 2 ®xf2 12ie4+ and 3... 12ixg5. 721) Morphy-Brunswick & lsouard 1 l:lxd7! f!.xd7 2 l:td1 'll!'e6 3 �xd7+ 12ixd7 (or 3 ...®e7 4 'ii'b4+ lltdS 5 'i!Vb8+! llte7 6 'li!'eS#) 4 'll!'b8+! 12ixb8 5 l:td8# 1-0 722) Danilov-Tanav 1...�xf2+! 2 1ltxf2 'lieS+ wins a pawn since 3 .f
Black wins a piece with 1 ...es! in view of 2 �xe5 1i'a5+ 3 1i:ic3 'll!'xe5. 724) Yasin-lstratescu 1 ...12ixh2! forces White to give up the exchange, such as with 2 f!.dl (and not 2 ®xh2?
'll!'h4#) 2... 12ig4 3 12if3 12if2+ 4 1i'xf2 'li!'xdl+ 5 �xdl .li
725) Milov-Castro Acosta 1 12if3! 'li'hS 2 g4! leaves Black unable to continue covering his c5-bishop. 726) Willin-Auschkalnis 1 l::!.x h 7! 1-0
Black must lose his rook in view of the threat of 2 1i'g6#. 727) Shakarova-Zankovich 1 ...1i'xf6! wins a piece: 2 �xf6 .li
White is a queen ahead and enjoys a powerful attack. 730) Aronian-Navara
White wins material on h8: 1 e4! fxe4 2 12ixh8. 731) Ola-Tia 1 f6! �xf6 2 l:ixf6 wins a piece in view of 2 ...1i'xf6 3 .f
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White's queen is lost in view of 2 'ii'xg4 (or 2 �xh7+ lilh8 3 'l!l'c2 'ii'f l+ 4 ll:xfl l:txfl#) 2...'ii'fl+ 3 ll:xfl l:txfl#. 734) Kozul-lllescas Cordoba 1...1Ucs! 2 dxc5 (otherwise Black wins a pawn on e4) 2 ...dxe4 3 'l!l'xd8 :!Hxd8 and Black re
gains his piece with a large advantage, such as after 4 1Ug5 .!hd2 S li:Jgxe4 1Uxe4 6 1i:Jxe4 ll:b2. 735) Nezis-Duggan 1... hsl o-1
There's no defence to the threat of 2 ... 1Ug4 and 2 1i:Jd2 1i:Jg4 3 1i:Jf3 fails to the deflecting 3...1i:Jd4. 736) Hurwitz-Hopwood 1 ...1i:Jxf2! wins the exchange in view of 2 'l!l'xf2 'l!l'xc3+ 3 'l!l'd2 'l!l'xal + and 2 l:rgl li:Jd3+ 3 cxd3
'l!l'xgl. 737) Corn hill-Hopwood 1...1Uxe41 wins a pawn after 2 1i:Jxe4 (even worse for White is 2 �xg7? li:Jxd2 3 'ii'b2 1i:Jxfl 4
lhfl f6) 2...�xe4 3 'ii'xe4 �xb2. 738) Anderson-Palliser 1...�xf3 0-1
Black wins a piece after 2 'l!l'xf3 (or 2 'ii'd 2 f6) 2 ...'ilhg5. 739) Armanda-Sitnik 1 1i:Jxf7! �xf3 (or l ...Wxf7 2 1i:Je5+ lilg8 3 1i:Jxg4 with an extra pawn and excellent play on the light squares) 2 �g6! threatens mate to win serious material.
Chapter Four 740) Walter-Hiermann 1 1i:Jxe6! wins a second pawn since l ... li:Jxe6 2 f5+ gives White a winning pawn endgame. 741) Yates-Tartakower 1 Wb2 Wc4 (or l...Wd4 2 lilxb3 lild3 when White draws by arranging to seize the opposition as soon as Black captures on b4, such as with 3 Wa2 Wc4 4 Wbl lilxb4 5 lilb2) 2 Wa3! b2 (it's stalemate after 2 ... Wc3) 3 Wa2! y,.y,
Following 3 ... >1/c3 4 >libl Black only has a choice between stalemate and giving White the opposition after 4 ... lilxb4 S lilxb2. 742) Balogh-Paichadze 1 1i:Jxf7! lilxf7 2 l:txd7+ wins a second pawn. 743) Van Wely-Guseinov 1 .ltxh1+! lilxh7 (Black isn't helped either by l ...lilf8 2 g6 when the pawn queens) 2 g6+ Wh6 (the f-pawn is unstoppable too after 2 ...>1/gS 3 f7+ >llg7 4 1i:Jd7) 3 f7 (missing the more attractive and faster 3 lilh4 followed by 4 g5#) 3 ... Wg7 1·0
4 1i:Jd7 is game over.
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744) Shirov-Kramnik 1 b6! cxb6 (or 1 ..1ilc6 2 l:!:b8 and the a-pawn queens) 2 l:!:h8 1-0 .
Black either loses his rook on aS or after 2 .. .lha7 3 lilh7+ and 4 lha7. 745) McNab-Kunte 1 h8'iW+! lilxh8 2 1iih 6 1-0
Black cannot prevent the g-pawn from queening. 746) Westra-Palliser 1... h3! 2 gxh3 1iih4 3 1iib 6 1Lxh3 0-1
Black queens first and wins after both 4 iLxh3 1iixh3 5 1iixb7 c5 6 lilc6 lilg3 7 lilxc5 h4 and 4 iLe2 .il.g2 5 lilxb7 1iig5 6 1iixc6 h4. 747) Berkes-Tomic 1 JLg6+! liltS (the d-pawn slips home after 1. .. lilxg6? 2 d7) 2 JLxhS won a pawn, leaving
White's connected passed pawns to decide. 748) Palliser-Round 1.. .'lii'xf2+! Yz-Yz
There's no way to escape Black's checks and it's stalemate after 2 1iixf2. 749) Collinson-King 1...ti:lxb3! creates a decisive passed b-pawn: 2 lilxb3 lilxd3 3 .il.f1+ (or 3 a5 lile2 4 iLh3 d3 5 iLf5 d2 6 .il.g4+ lilel 7 lilc2 transposing) 3 ...1iid 2 4 a s d3 5 1iib 2 1iie 3 6 lilb3 (6 lilcl b3 forces one of the pawns home) 6 ... d2 7 1iic2 1iif2 8 iLh3 1iie 1 9 .ll.g4 b3+! (le point) 10 lilxb3 d1'i'+ 11 .ll.xd1 1iix d1 12 1iic 3 1iie 2 0-1
After 13 1iic2 lile3 14 lilc3 lile4 Black has the opposition and c4 will fall. 7 50) Galliano-Small bone 1...ti:ld4! leaves White in zugzwang: 2 ti:lxg6 (or 2 f4 ti:lf3+ 3 ti:lxf3 1iixf3 4 lilh3 lilxf4 with a trivial win in the pawn ending) 2 ... hxg6! 3 h7 ti:lf3# 0-1 751) Savage-Shikerov
Black queens his g-pawn with the deflecting 1 ... tLlc2+!. 752) Cobb-Duncan 1... �xe3+! 0-1
The a-pawn queens after 2 lilxe3 b3 3 axb3 a3!. 753) Ozeren-Ciarke
Rather than the game's l ...g6??, Black can simplify to a very promising ending with a neat intermezzo: 1 ... lild1! 2 ti:lxd1 (or 2 li:xd 1 cxd 1 'i!!' 3 ti:lxd 1 with an extra pawn and bishop against knight) 2 ...g51 (other kingside pawn moves lead to the same outcome) and Black either queens on cl or with 3 li:d8+ lilg7 4 l:!:xc8 cxdl'i!!'. 7 54) Barrett-Taylor 1....ll.xg2! 2 J:!.xg2 l:!:xb3 won a key pawn. 755) Haslinger-Bates
Black wins a piece and the game with 1...'i!!'x b3! 2 axb3 a2 3 '!Wh1 c2.
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7 56) Wade-Korchnoi 1 bs! Wh5 (or l...Wf6 2 Wg4 g5 3 Wh5 with an easy win) 2 a5! 1-0
The d-pawn queens after 2 ... bxa5 3 b6 cxb6 4 d6. 7S7) Vovk-Bobras 1....licS+! 0-1
White's king cannot reach the corner: 2 l!ife4 (or 2 liifxc5 liifxh5 3 Wd4 liiii
Black wins a rook with 3 'iil'xb6 (or 3 l:ixb6 axb6+ 4 liifxb6 �d8) 3 ... axb6+ 4 >ii
The d-pawn cannot be stopped. 761) Timofeev-Guseinov 1... gS+! 2 l!ifxgs (or 2 hxg5 l!ifg6 and the threat of 3 ... e5# is decisive) 2 ...l:les+ 3 Wf4 .!l:fS+ 4 We3 d4+ s liifxd4 .!l:xbs 0-1 762) Zelcic-Riazantsev 1... g6! (but not l...gxh6? 2 liifx d4 12 3 1tlxf2 .lixf2+ with a draw since Black is left with the wrong coloured rook's pawn) 2 h7 (this doesn't come close to saving White, but the win is quite straightforward too after 2 Wxd4 f2 3 1tlxf2 .lixf2+ 4 We4 .lig3) 2 ....lies 3 1i'lgS .lig7 4 liife3 liife 7 s ltle4 .lies 6 liiff2 l!iff8 7 liif e3 liifg 7 o-1 763) Kotanijian-Pantsulaia 1... b3! 2 axb3 a3 3 i
.!l:xal, but perhaps he might have tried 3 Wgl a2 4 Wxh2 al'iil' 5 i
Mate follows. 76S) Socko-Le Kieu Thien 1...We6! (and not l ...We5?? 2 liife7 Wf5 3 Wd6 Wg4 4 l!ife5 Wxh4 5 Wf4 Wh3 6 Wf3 with a draw) 2 1i
White's king has been shouldered away, allowing Black to win with 3 oJi;e7 1i
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766) Grischuk-Rublevsky 1 J:i.xc6! bxc6 2 Jil.xf7 l:tf4 (the main point is that the b-pawn runs home after 2 .. Jhf7 3 b7) 3 c3! (now there's no defence) 3 ...l:!:e4 4 J:l:e7+ 1-0 767) Kreuscher-Sarthou 1... g3! 2 hxg3 (Black queens too after 2 fl.xf8 gxh2) 2 ...J:i.xf2 3 >!ixf2 (now the h-pawn runs home, but otherwise White is simply a rook down) 3 ... h2 0·1 768) Borriss-Steingrimsson
After White's hideous 1 bxa5, 1... b5! ensured he was left with only a useless extra a-pawn: 2 a4 bxc4! 3 a6 1i
The Lucena position: 1 fl.d4! >lieS (or l ...l:l.gl 2 1ic6 3 llle8 l:tf3 4 l:te7! 1·0 770) E.Bacrot-P,Tregubov
The Lucena position is always a common guest in tournament practice: 1 l:td4! l:tg1 2 1i
White has built a bridge as shown by 2 ... J:l:e l + 3 >!if6 l:!.fl + 4 1i!if5 J:ifl + 6 :!l:f4 when the checks have run out. 771) Glek-Roos 1 g6! 1-0
White threatens to queen the g-pawn and after l...fxg6 (or l .Ai'xg6 2 .li:g8+ and the a-pawn queens) 2 J:l:f8+! Jl,xf8 3 aS'li' his extra queen is decisive. 772) Timman-Baramidze 1 f3! 1-0
Black's bishop is trapped after l...'llkxf3 2 'li'el, while l...Jl,xf3 loses to 2 l:td8 f6 3 'llkxf6 'li'g7 4 'li'xf3. 773) Quillan-Ansell 1 l:ta3! Philidor's third-rank defence. White draws in view of l ...e3 2 l:ta8 followed by a bar
rage of checks from behind. 774) Nakamura-Arakhamia Grant
Black avoids the stalemate trick to win trivially: 1...'li'g2! 0·1 775) Adams-A! Modiahki 1 ...J:l:g1! 2 ll:f3 (2 J:!.xgl is an immediate stalemate) 2 ...fl.fl! 3 ll:xf1 Y•·Y• 776) Citak-Dimitrijevic 1 l:tg7+ >!itS (or l ...li!igS 3 17+ >IllS 4 l:!:hS+) 2 :!l.h7! 1-0
There's no defence in view of 2... >!/gS 3 f7+. 777) Trevelyan-lenni 1... JLc2+1 2 l:txc2 (now it's mate, although after 2 >!lxc2 l:l.xa2+ 3 1i
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Solutions 778) Terrieux-Kryvoruchko 1.. .'ill'xf1+! 0-1
2 'li'xfl i
The h-pawn queens after l . ..lilxa4 2 'il
The e-pawn is unstoppable. 781) Hunt-Hopwood 1 f5+! gxf5 2 gxf5+ lild7 (2 ... \l
White wins in straightforward manner after 7 ... \l
Black queens by force in view of 6 bxc4 b3 7 axb3 a2 when White is helpless despite his four extra pawns. 784) Yates-Marshall 1...Wb2! 2 Wxa4 �<3 Yz-Yz
Black's king is in time to both halt and win the £-pawn. 785) 5 pielmann-Duras 1...wg5! o-1
Black decisively seizes the opposition after 2 .!l.x£5+ Wx£5. 786) Bannik-Nikolaevsky 1 i
One of the pawns will queen after l...i
White wins a pawn: 1 12lef6+! gxf6 (l...'il
Rather than the game's l...'i!
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789) Gourlay-Palliser 1.-.i.d6+ 0-1
White loses a rook after 2 lilxf3 l:!:fl + and a piece after 2 lilf2 l:!:h2+. 790) Palliser-Hunt 1...lile8! (and not the game's l...lile6?? 2 lilf8 lild6 3 lilf7 and 1-0) 2 lilh7 lild7! maintains the
opposition and draws. 791) Palliser-Hodgson 1 ...Wf7! 0-1
White's cause is hopeless in view of his horribly exposed king after 2 '!We2 (or 2 '!Wxa7+ lilg6 and there's no defence against 3...'iiVf2#) 2 ...1t:lc6. 792) Barata-Costa
Black draws by bringing his king to c5 to prevent i.c6: 1 ... lild4! (the game actually ended l . ..i.c8? 2 i.d7 i.a6 3 i.g4! i.b5 4 i.f3 and 1-0 in view of 5 i.c6; Black faces the same out come after l...i.g4 2 i.d7 i.e2 3 i.h3 i.b5 4 i.g2 - he needs his king to be playing a much greater role) 2 i.d7 i.c4 (both 2... i.b3 and even 2... i.f7 - in view of 3 i.f5 i.eS 4 lild8 lile5! are also sufficient to draw) 3 i.c8 (3 i.h3 i.b5 4 i.g2 lilc5 comes to the same thing) 3 ...i.b5 4 i.b7 1iic5 and with 5 i.c6 ruled out, White cannot make progress; for example, 5 oltc8 lild4 6 oltd7 oltc4 7 i.e8 i.e6 S lild8 lile5 9 lile7 i.g4 1 0 i.d7 oltd1 1 1 i.e6 i.a4 and Black con tinues to defend without too much difficulty. 793) Savickas-Garnelis 1 i.b7+! 1-0
The ending is an easy win after l...lilxb7 (and not l ...l:!:xb7 2 l:!:d8#) 2 l:txd7+ lilc6 3 l:!.xe7 lild6 4 f!.xg7 i.d3+ 5 lilf2 lilxe6 6 lilf3. 794) Leko-Kramnik 1... l:tf2! 0-1
White loses his bishop. 795) Capablanca-Lasker 1 h6! 1-0
There's no defence to the threat of 2 g6 followed by queening. 796) Bilek-Heidenfeld 1 ...'1Wg3+! Yz-Yz
It's stalemate after 2 'iiVxg3. 797) Rasmussen-Nunn 1 ...f3! 0-1
After 2 gxf3 (otherwise 2 .. .£2 follows and 2 lile3 fails to 2...1t:lc2+) 2 ... 1t:lc2 White loses his rook in view of 3 :!l:xe2 f!.d4#. 798) Smyslov-Rossetto 1 cxb6! f!.e1+ (or 1 1!Vxb5 2 l:!:xb5 axb6 3 lilg2 l:teS 4 axb6 with an easy win in the rook end ing) 2 J:!:xe1 '!Wxb5 3 bxa7 'lifc6 (3 ... '1Wxa6 fails to 4 l:te8+ lilh7 5 aS'!W) 4 l:tb1 1iih 7 5 l:!:b8 1-0 ...
Black must give up his queen.
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Solutions 799) Stephenson-Spence 1 .\ta6! bxa6 2 'llilc7 'liVeS (the only move, but now White's passed b- and c-pawns are deci sive) 3 'llilxc6 �8 4 'lli'xds as (or 4 .1t:lb8 5 'lli'd6+ \1;>£7 6 d5 'lli'b5 7 h3 and White's pawn ar mada decides) S c6 11Jxb6 6 'liVes+ \l;>f7 7 'lli'xb6 \l;>e7 8 <7 'lli'c8 9 'li'xas (the pawn ending is an easy win, but 9 d5 would have been even more clinical) 9 ...Wd7 10 'ill'c s 1-0 ..
800) Stephenson-Wise 1 d3! (another move order is 1 e4 Wc5 2 d3! - the key point in both cases is that White's rear d-pawn makes all the difference) 1 ... <3 2 e4 \l;>c7 3 es Wd7 4 d6 We6 s d4 Wd7 6 ds We8 7 e6 \l;>d8 8 d7 We7 9 d6+ Wd8 10 \l;>b3 (having stalemated the black king, White now picks up the black pawns with a little care) 10...c2 11 Wxc2 b3+ 12 \l;>b1 b2 13 e7+ Wxd7 14 \l;>xb2 1-0 801) Banach-Birjukov 1 ... .\ta3! 2 11Jd1 (the b-pawn queens after 2 bxa3 b2) 2 ... .txb2! 3 12lxb2+ Wa3 4 12\d1 b2 S 11Jxb2 l!lxb2 6 l!ld2 11Jf4 0-1
White is in zugzwang and c3 will decisively fall. 802) Volokitin-Ganguly 1 1!1f6! (and not the 1 12\£3?? e5 2 Wf5 e4 3 12\g5 - crucially 3 12\d2 e3 comes with tempo -
3... e3 4 Wf4 e2 5 11Jf3 b3 and 0-1 of the game, although White can also begin with 1 Wh5!) 1... b3 (l...e5 2 >iic5, White wins due to his superior king) 2 12\fs 1-0
The h-pawn queens after 2 ... J;rdS 3 .lid6! J;rxd6 4 h7. 804) Garcia Gonzales-Quinteros 1 g6! f3 2 Wg1 Wf6 3 eS+! (forcing one of the pawns home) 3 ...dxes 4 d6 e4 S d7 1-0
White queens first.
80S) Movsesian-Kuzubov 1... '1Wd1+! 2 'lli'e 1 .tg2+! 3 1!if2 (now it's mate, but White loses his queen after 3 Wxg2 '1Wxe1) 3...'1Wf3+ 4 l!lg1 .th3 o-1
Mate follows after 5 'ill'f2 'ill'd 1+ or 5 'ill'd2 'ill'f l#. 806) Grigoriants-Shaposhnikov 1 e8'1i'! lt:lg7+ 2 Wg6 12\xe8 3 hs leaves the h-pawn unstoppable: 3 ...1t:lc7 4 Wf7! (and not 4 h6?? lt:le6 5 W£6 12\18 with a draw) 4... 12\bs s h6 12ld6+ 6 Wg6 1-0 807) Novikov-Jakovenko
White saves himself with a stalemate trick: 1 l:tf4+! S.xf4 Yz-Yz 808) Ehlvest-Biuvshtein 1 .1ixg6! fxgS (the pawn queens immediately in the case of l...hxg6 2 h7) 2 .!:tc1! 1-0
The only way to halt White's h-pawn is 2 ... .!:txc1 3 Wxc1 \l;>d6 4 .txh7 We7 5 .lte4 Wf6, but after 6 .txd5 Black's cause is clearly completely hopeless.
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809) Schlechter-Wolf 1-..li:e1+! 2 J:txe1 Y>-Y>
It's stalemate.
810) Savchenko-Har Zvi 1 ... ..ixh3! wins a pawn in view of 2 �xh3? ll.h1#. 811) Chigorin-Tarrasch
Rather than the game's 1 gxf6?, 1 �g4! �e4 2 g6 h6 (or 2 ... hxg6 3 fxg6 f5+ 4 �g5 f4 5 h5 f3 6 h6 and both sides queen with a draw) 3 �h5! would have drawn since 3...�xf5 is stale mate. 812) Michalczak-Schoene
As so often in opposite-coloured bishop endings, it is the number of passed pawns rather than the number of extra pawns which decides: 1 ...f4! (creating a decisive second passed pawn) 2 gxf4 (or 2 .ltd2 ..ie4+ 3 lilf2 fxg3+ 4 �xg3 �f5 5 ..ic3 h4+ 6 �h2 g4 7 hxg4+ �g4 8 a4 ..if5 9 .lte5 a6 1 0 b5 axb5 1 1 axb5 ..id7 12 ..ic7 .ltxb5 13 Sl.xb6 Sl.d7 14 Sl.d4 �f3 1 5 lilg1 �e2 and White will have to give up his bishop for the c-pawn) 2 ... g4 3 hxg4 hxg4 4 .ltd2 �5 5 lilg3 Sl.c2 (now Black's king infiltrates with decisive effect) 6 ..ie3 Sl.a4 7 .ltd4 .ltd7 8 .lte5 1!1e4 o-1
The black king and c-pawn decide. 813) Smallbone-Brown 1 a6+!! �a8 (now it's mate, but it also is after l ...lilxa6 2 Sl.c8+ lilb5 3 .ltxe3 lhe3 - or 3 ...h2 4
b7 h1'iil' 5 b8'iil'+ �aS 6 .ltd2+ followed by mate on b4 - 4 b7 h2 5 b8'iil'+ �c5 6 'l!Va7+: for ex ample, 6 ...1!1d6 7 'l!Vd7+ �c5 8 .ltb7 h1'l!V 9 'lil'xc6+ �b4 10 'l!Vb6+ �c4 1 1 .lta6+ �d5 12 c4# or 6 ...1!/bS 7 .lta6+ �a4 8 .ltd3+ �b4 9 'lil'a3#) 2 b7+ �b8 3 .ltd6+ 1-0 814) Palliser-Lappage 1 b4! axb4 (or 1 ...h5 2 bxaS bxaS 3 cS �f6 4 �e4 with a trivial win) 2 C5 1·0
White queens first and wins with 2... b3 3 �d3 lilf6 (or 3 ... h5 4 1!/c3! when Black is in zugzwang and lost, such as after 4 ... e4 5 fxe4+ �eS 6 d6 cxd6 7 cxb6) 4 d6 b2 5 lilc2 1!le6 6 dxc7 �d7 7 cxb6 h5 8 a5 g4 (very similar is 8 ... e4 9 fxe4 g4 10 a6 gxh3 1 1 a7 h2 12 c8'l!V+) 9 fxg4 e4 10 a6 e3 1 1 a7 e2 12 c8'l!V+. 815) Palliser-Lappage 1...l:!g4! 2 d7 ll:h4+ 3 �g3 l:!bxh2 0-1
Mate follows with 4 d8'l!V l:t4h3#. 816) Milovanovic-Jacobs 1 ll:xb7+! creates an unstoppable g-pawn: 1...1!1xb7 2 g6 l:l.d4 3 g7 ll:d8 4 .lte6 1-0 817) Bronstein-Panno 1 lilg5! (Black is powerless against the advance of the king - always improve your worst placed piece!) 1....1tf5 2 �h6 ll:e7 3 'l!Vb3+ J:l.e6 4 'l!Vb2 1-0
The knight is lost since 4 ...l:!f6 fails to 5 :!:[xf8+! �xfS 6 'l!Vxf6+. 818) Acs-lvanchuk
Black only has one way to draw: 1... h4! (White wins easily after both 1 ...1!ld5 2 1!lxf4 1!1e6 3 l!lg5 1!lf7 4 �xh5 lilg7 5 �gS and l ...l!ld4 2 �xf4 h4 3 \!lg4 1!le4 4 1!/xh4 lilf4 5 g4) 2 �Xf4 (or 2 1!lxh4 l!ld4 3 �g4 1!le3 with a clear draw) 2 ... h3! 3 gxh3 y,.y, 2 82
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The only way for White t o prevent Black's king from reaching the corner i s to allow his own king to become blocked in on the h-file. 819) Berke-Franciskovic
The game ended with the hideous 1 l:i:b1 f3 2 J:l:cl J:l:h2 0-1, but White should have held the draw with 1 J:l:f7!: 1 ... \i<£3 (l...f3 2 l:i:g7+ commences a barrage of checks and l...l:ta1+ 2 1i
Rather than the game's 1 l:i.g8, 1 1i
It's an easy win after 2 �d4 (or 2 Wxf5 a4 and the a-pawn queens) 2... f4! 3 Wc5 Wg6 4 Wb5 Wh5 5 Wxa5 �xh4 6 �b4 Wg3 7 Wc3 Wxg2. 822) Bystryakova-Airumian 1 il.xb6! axb6 2 l:i.xa6 wins a pawn. 823) Gunina-Dolgova
Black can queen the d-pawn: 1 ... il.b4+! 2 Wxc1 d2+. 824) Shabalov-Kaidanov 1 il.c6+! �as 2 b4+ Wb6 3 bxcs+ 1-0
White's simplification leads to a winning pawn endgame after 3 ... Wxc6 4 1i:lb4+ �b5 5 1i:lxa6 Wxa6 6 Wd3. 82S) Karlsson-Furhoff 1 J:l.h1! Wg3 (Black actually loses after 1 ... g3? 2 Wf3 h2 - or 2... g2 3 l:i.a1 - 3 Wg2 Wg4 4 J:l.a1 when his pawns fall) 2 l:tg1+! Wh2 (or 2 ... Wf2 3 ll:a1 h2 4 l:i:xa2+ Wg1 5 J:l:a1+ li
Wh3 7 ll:a1 with a perpetual since 7... g3? forces Black to defend with knight against rook after 8 Wf3 g2 9 l:l.a8 g1N+ 10 Wf2 1i:lf3!? 1 1 J:l.a1 1Llg1 1 2 ll:a3+ l!lg4 13 Wg2) 3 ll:a1 g3 4 Wf3 g2 s li
It's stalemate. 826) Onischuk-Timoshenko 1. 1i:lh6+! (the only defence but a good one) 2 We7 (the best try; 2 �g6 1i:lg4 3 h6 1i:lxh6 4 liixh6 Wd7 is a simple draw) 2 ...1!1c6 3 e6 �!ids (Black's king is just in time to halt the h pawn) 4 Wd7 (or 4 Wf6 1i:lg4+ 5 Wg5 l!lxe6 with a draw) 4...1i:lg8 S e7 1i:lf6+ 6 Wd8 We6 7 h6 liif7 8 h7 1i
827) Petrosian-lvkov 1 l:!.xd4! 1-0
It's mate after any capture of the rook: e.g. l ...l:txd4 2 .!l.xe5+ Wxg4 3 f3#.
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828) Wall-Stephenson
Instead of the game's l ...�b2, 1...�a4! draws since 2 1!ig6 lhh7! 3 �xh7 is stalemate and 2 l:t£7 �xa3 3 �g6 �xb4 4 l:tf5 l:i:xh7 5 1!ixh7 �c4 6 �g6 b4 leaves White's king too far from the front b-pawn. 829) Arakhamia Grant-Baburin 1 ...f2! 0-1
Black either has an easy win with queen versus rook (due to his passed f-pawn) or wins White's rook. 830) Shirov-Aronian 1 l:i:xd4+! �xd4 2 1i:lfS+ �xes 3 �xe3 sees White solve his problems by simplifying. Aro nian's last chance was 3 ... /iJes, but after 4 g4! hxg4 5 h4 (a key move to have seen at the
beginning of the combination) 5---�C4 (White also draws after the long forcing line 5 ...1i:lc4+ 6 �f4 1i:lxa3 7 h5 1i:lc4 8 h6 f6 9 h7 1i:le5 1 0 li:le3 a3 1 1 �f5 1i:lf7 12 �xg4 a2 13 1i'ic2 �c4 1 4 1lif5 �c3 15 1i:la1 1i'ih8 1 6 �xf6 1lib2 17 �g7) 6 hs l!ib3 7 1lid4 1i:lf3+ 8 �d3 1!ixa3 9 �c3 progress was impossible with Black's king incarcerated and his kingside pawns stymied. y,.y, 831) Van Wely-Aronian 1...l:i:xd1+! 2 1lixd1 1lif7 leaves White unable to save both rook and bishop: 3 l:l:xh6 (or 3 1lie1
l!ixg7 4 l:l:h4 f5 5 gxf5 Jl.xf5 again with rook against bishop and pawn, and a complete draw) 3 ...Jl.xg4+ y,.y, 832) Winants-Hansen 1 ...1!ih3! o-1
Black is too far ahead after 2 1lie3 1lig3 3 £4 �g4 4 �e2 �x£4 5 Wf2 1!ie4. 833) Warakomski-Baramidze 1 f4! 1-0
White wins a piece with J . ..gxf4 2 gxf4 lhd1 3 fxe5+ l!ixe5 4 Jl.xd l . 834) Carpenter-Wallace 1 l:!.xa1! forces the pawns home with shades of McDonnell-De Labourdonnais: 1...l:!.xa1 2 f7 J:l.aa8 3 g6! 1-0 835) Round-Palliser 1...'i'xg2! won a rook in view of 2 "lli'xg2 �g6 followed by mated on h7. 836) Palliser-Gayson
The c-pawn decides: 1 'i!Vxa4! 1-0 837) Krutti-Palliser 1... hS! (White escapes after l ...�f6? 2 l:l:g8 h5 3 l:tf3+ llle7 4 �h4) 2 �h4 (or 2 g4 l:th2+ 3 1!ig3
h4+ 4 1!if3 l:i:h3+ 5 �e4 l:l:a4+ 6 c4 - 6 1!id3 e4+ 7 1!id2 l:i:a2+ wins the rook on e3 - 6 .. .lhc4+ 7 llid3 :!l.d4+ 8 1!ie2 J:l.h2+ 9 11/el - 9 1!if3 l:!:f4# - 9 ... l::l.b4 and White must finally lose his rook with 10 l:te2 l::l.b 1 + 1 1 llid2 l:tb2+ 12 lllc3 f!.bxe2 to avert mate) 2 ...1!if6 0·1 The mate threat costs White a rook. 838) Sokolov-Sasikiran 1 Jl.a1! 1-0
The bishop has to retreat to a1 so that White can win the a-pawn at the end with J ...lilf7 2 28 4
Solutions
lilxfS ..ltxal 3 l:i.a6.
Chapter Five 839) Lacasa Diaz-Moreno Ruiz 1...'lli'xc3 ! 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 'i1Vxc3 1i:lxe2+ 3 lilhl li:lxc3 4 ..\txg7 1i:lxdl 5 ..\txf8 lilxf8 6 l:i.xdl. 840) Perez-Ramirez Garcia 1 i.xh7+! li:lxh7 2 'lli'xb3 .!l:xf4 3 li:lxf4 'lli'x e5 4 'lli'g3 left White a clear exchange ahead. 841) Tai-Benko 1 l:td8+! won the exchange on hS in view of 1 .11/xdS? 2 1Zlxf7+ and 3 1i:lxe5. ..
842) Can-Erdogdu 1 i.xg5! wins a pawn: 1...fxg5 2 1Zle5 'lli'e6 3 li:lxc6+! 'lli'xc6 4 'lli'xe7+ Ille S 5 'lli'xf7 'lli'xc3 6 'lli'd 5 left White clear! y better. 843) Caruana-Majer 1 1i:lxg6! wins a pawn in view of l...fxg6? 2 'lli'xe6+ :C:f7 3 ..ltxd6. 844) Korchnoi-Karpov
White must keep eS defended: 1 1Zld3! Sxd3+ 2 lilc4 1-0 The b-pawn costs Black his remaining pieces. 845) Narciso Dublan-Timman 1 i.h5+! lilh6 2 i.f7 1-o
White wins the rook on c4 in view of the threat of 3 f:thS#. 846) Lundberg-Czerownski 1...'lli'xf2+! 2 lilxf2 1i:lxd5 trapped White's queen and saw Black emerge the exchange ahead after 3 'i1Vxc5 (or 3 'lli'xd6 1Zle4+ and 4... 1i:lxd6) 3 ... dxc5. 847) Faranka-AI Aqrabi
Black wins queen for rook: 1 ...l::tg2+! 2 :C:xg2 'lli'x h5 0-1 848) Damaso-Malakhov 1 'lli'g7+! 1-0
The h-pawn queens after l...'lli'xg7 2 f:txe8+ lilxeS 3 hxg7. 849) Parr-Collins 1 l:txb7! 1-0
White wins significant material after l...'lli'xb7 (or l ...'lli'cS 2 dxc6 l:tc7 3 'lli'xd6) 2 dxc6 'lli'b6 3 cxd7. 850) Heidenfeld-Franklin 1 'lli'a 7! 1-0
Black loses his queen in view of l...'i1Vxa7 2 J:l:cS#.
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851) Kosten-Taylor
White simplifies with 1 l:i:dxc5! iLxc5 (or l...bxc5 2 'li'xbS J::!.xbS 3 iLe5 l::tb7 - 3 ... l::tc8 4 iLxg7! - 4 1i:id6 i/_xd6 5 i/_xd6 1i:ia6 6 iLxc5 with a trivially winning ending) 2 1i'c6 (with the rather awkward thread of 3 J::!.xc5 bxc5 4 1lie7+ WhS 5 1lixc8 'li'xcS 6 S
Black loses his queen in view of l...Wf7 2 'Wie7#. 854) Parker-Pert 1....!l.h1+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 1!1xhl li:ixf2+ 3 J:l:xf2 1i'xc3. 855) Plaskett-Gallagher 1 .!l.xg7+! l!lxg7 2 'lli'd 7+ 1-0
White wins a rook after 3 iha4. 856) 5haw-Johannessen 1 l::te8! i
There's no stopping the decisive threat of 4 1lid6 and 5 1i:ixf7. 857) Shepley-Rosen 1 ... 11.xh2+! 2 l!lxh2 (or 2 1!/hl S
rather strong attack. 858) Bhatia-Bentley 1 1lif6+! gxf6 (or 1 .. 1!/fS 2 'li'h7 with a winning attack) 2 S
queen. 859) Richardson-Ozeren 1.. J:lxe3! saw Black win a pawn before favourably simplifying with 2 i:lxe3 li:ig4+ 3 Wf3 li:ixe3 4 ll:e1 1lif5 5 lbe7 1i:ixe7. 860) Davis-Rice 1 1lif6+! 1-0
White wins the exchange with l ...i
Black loses his queen: 1 ll:c8! 1-0 862) Palliser-Brameld
Rather than the game's 1 S
The b-pawn costs Black a piece. 286
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864) Hagesaether-Rabbitte 1 l:icb2! 1-0
White wins the b6-knight since Black must move his c6-rook in order to give his queen an escape square against the threatened 2 iLdl. 865) Salem-Doggers 1 ... 1Lxf2+! wins a pawn in view of 2 1Lxf2? 'lllx l c7. 866) Weiler-Toth 1...1Lh2+! 0-1
Black wins the exchange with 2 Wxh2 '!1Vxb6. 867) Cooper-Walsh
White wins a pawn with 1 1Lxh7+! l!lxh7 2 'llld l 3+ (and not 2 '!1Vh5+?? Wg8 3 li:.h3 ll:el#) 2 ...1!ig8 3 'lllx l d6. 868) Pilaj-Naranjo Moreno 1 1Llxg6! 1-0
White wins a second pawn in view of l..Jl:xe4? 2 1Llxf8+ 1!/gS 3 fxe4. 869) Rogers-Fitzpatrick 1 1Llxa7! 11Vxa7 (or 1 ... 1La4 2 :&!:xeS 1Lxb3 3 l:!xd8+ 'lllx l dS 4 li:.c8 - the key point: White regains the queen - 4 ... 11Vxc8 5 ILlxcS 1Lxa2 6 1Llxb6) 2 fl.xc6 wins a pawn. 870) Carlsen-Fressinet 1 11Vf5! 1-o
White wins a rook in view of l...'llllx£5 2 ftxbS+ with mate on the back rank. 871) Drozdovskij-Georgiev
White missed the fork 1 J:!.xb8! ftxb8 (or l ... 'lllx l f5 2 J:l:xeS+ ILlxeS 3 1Lxf5) 2 'lllfl 4 winning a piece and the game. 872) Mkrtchian-Riazantsev 1 'llllxe7! (much better than 1 l:txg6? .!i:dd7!) 1... .!i:g8 (after 1...1Llxe7 White picks up a piece with 2 li:.xg7+ l!ihS 3 fl.g5+ Wh7 4 .!hh5) 2 'lllfl 7 1-0 873) Rendle-Arjun l d3 (or l ...ll:fxdS 2 1Llf6+ l!lg7 3 1Llxd5) 2 'llle l 7 saw White win a piece. 1 'llllxd8! 'lllx 874) Ferro-Rotstein 1... �xf2! 2 l!lxf2 ll:xc3 3 fl.xc3 1Lle4+ 4 l!ie3 1Llxc3 left Black two pawns up in the endgame. 87 5) Krivoshey-Ferro 1 l!.xb7! J:l:xb7 (or l...gxf5 2 l:!xd7 1Llxd7 3 �xd5+ l!lg7 4 �e6 1Llb8 5 �xf5) 2 �xd5+ 1Lle6 3 �xb7 gxf5 4 �xa6 forced a winning endgame. 876) Aoustin-Perez 1 'llllxe4! 11Vxe4 2 �a7+ Wxa7 3 l!.xe4 saw White pick up a second exchange. 877) Reefat-Hakki 1 'lllx l h7+! 1-0
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White is a piece u p after l . . . llixh7 2 �x£5+ l!lg7 3 J:i:xb2. 878) Palliser-Khandelwal 1 "iil'xc8! 1-0
White wins a rook in view of l ... �xc8 2 :!l:xd8 "iil'xd8 3 li:lf7+ l!lg8 4 li:lxd8. 879) Palliser-Hague 1 ll:xc6! 1-0
White wins a piece since l..."iil'xc6? (or 1 ... e4 2 "iil'c4 exf3? 3 li:lf6+) 2 li:le7+ .::!.xe7 3 �xc6 wins the black queen. 880) Beliavsky-Van den Doel 1 �37+! l!lxa7 2 l:lxe6 wins the exchange. 881) Zweschper-Giantz 1_..l:lxd4 2 cxd4 li:ld3+! 0-1
Black is a piece ahead after 3 1!id2 li:lxcl or a rook ahead after 3 �xd3 l:lxcl + 4 1!112 fi:xhl. 882) Jorczik-Gashimov 1 ...�b5! traps the queen: 2 "iil'x d5 ll:xd5 3 J:.xd5 �c6 4 ll:a5? "iil'd 8 0-1 883) Georgiev-Holzke 1 ... l:le8! created the decisive threat of 2 ... �£8, winning the b3-bishop or the queen, since 2
"iil'c4 (or 2 "iil'c2) runs into 2... "iil'a5+ and again White's dark-squared bishop is a goner. 884) Womacka-Kritz 1 l:ixg7+! 1-0
Black loses his queen after l...li:lxg7 2 li:lg5+ fxg5 3 "!l!lxc2. 885) Katte-Pert
Black wins queen for rook: 1 ... ll:c2+! 0-1 886) Ruck-Dreev 1 ...1De2+! 2 "!l!lxe2 l:txc1+ wins the exchange. 887) Zhigalko-Durarbayli 1 �b6! "!l!lxb6 (or J ..."iil'b7 2 �xd8) 2 li:lxe7+ l!lf8 3 li:lxc8 wins the exchange. 888) Burnett-Bucher 1 �xc7! wins a second pawn in view of l...l!lxc7 2 lhe7+. 889) Eggleston-Ramaswamy 1 lbe7+! 1-0
White wins a piece in view of l . ..l!lxe7 2 1i:ld5+ and 3 1Dxb6. 890) Jones-Ruxton 1 �xa3! 2 bxa3 J:.xc3 picks up a second pawn. .•.
891) Kosintseva-Jackova 1 i.xf7+! wins the exchange in view of 1 . . .1!/x£7 (or l...l!lh7 2 �xeS) 2 li:le5+ l!lg8 3 1Dxc6 and
4 1Dxb8. 288
Solutions
892) Jakovenko-Shirov Black wins a pawn: 1...'l!i'xc3+! 2 lilxc3 �b4+ 3 lild4 S.xf7 and Black's connected passed
pawns carried the day. 893) Hess-Kamsky 1...S.xd1! 0-1
Black wins a piece in view of 2 lhdl li:le3+ 3 1!/gl li:lxd l . 894) Wagner-Miralles 1....!i:xe3! wins a pawn and leaves White in all sorts of trouble: 2 ll:xe3 'l!i'xg2+! 3 lilxg2 li:lxe3+ 4 lilf2 1i:lxc2 5 J:lxc2 and now 5 ... b4! (rather than the game's 5 ... g5) 6 axb4 �a4
would have won the exchange. 895) Tiviakov-Bunzmann 1 �xg7! netted a pawn in view of l...lilxg7 2 l:!f7+ and 3 l:!xd7. 896) Thorfinnsson-Najer 1...lire1+! 0-1
White's queen is lost in view of 2 l:!xel 'l!i'xd3. 897) Porper-Mikkelsen 1 �Xf7+! 1-0
White is two pawns up after 1 ...1!/x£7 2 1Lle5+ and 3 1Llxc6. 898) Tallaksen-Lie 1....!i:xc2 2 l:!xcz e3 forces White to give up his rook to halt the pawns: 3 lild3 e2 4 l:!xe2 fxez 5 1!1xe2 1i:lxd5 0-1 899) Reppen-Guddahl 1...'l!i'xc3! 2 'l!i'xc3 d2 0-1
White can only stop the d-pawn by giving up his queen. 900) Cherniaev-Pauchard 1 1i:lxe6+! 1-0
Black loses his queen after 1 ... �xe6 2 'l!i'xa4. 901) Huss-Khenkin 1...l:!xb2! (threatening mate on c2) 2 lilxb2 d2 0-1
White must give up his rook to stop the d-pawn. 902) Handke-Reuss 1 1Llxd4! 1-0
White emerges two pawns ahead after l ...cxd4 2 'l!i'xd4 'l!i'c7 (or 2 ... 1i:le7 3 �xc6 1Llxc6 4 'l!i'xd7) 3 �xd5 �xd5 4 'l!i'xd5. 903) Langheinrich-Pelletier 1...�xf2+! 2 ll:xf2 'lli'h1+! 0-1
Black emerges the exchange ahead after 3 lilxhl li:lxf2+ 4 1!/gl li:lxdl. 904) Sargissian-Nisipeanu 1...J:Ixe5! 2 �xd5 (it's mate after 2 l:!xe5? �xf3+ 3 1!/gl 'l!i'g4+ 4 1!/fl 'l!i'g2#) 2 ...'1li'g5 (or
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2 . . .'1!Vh3; the mate threat i s decisive) 3 'lii'g1 'lii'xg1+ 0-1 Black emerges a piece up after 4 �xgl .!l:xe3 5 fxe3 1i:lxd5. 905) Firman-Sakaev 1 'li'xc7! 1-0
White emerges the exchange ahead after l...'!i'xc7 2 1i:le6+ and 3 1i:lxc7. 906) Kindermann-Schneider 1 ...�xb2! 2 �xb2 'lii'e 5+ 3 �b1 'li'xg5 won a pawn. 907) Heinemann-Sarbok 1 1i:lxe6+! fxe6 2 l:ixe6 1-0
Black cannot both cover e8 and defend his bishop on h6. 908) lvanchuk-Gyimesi 1 �xa7! cxd5 (the main point is that l .. .li:xa7? 2 'li'b6 forks Black's rooks) 2 �b6 l:ie8 3 exd5
won a pawn. 909) Ribli-Kalinitschew 1 lbb7! lbb7 2 ll:c8+ l!ig7 3 f4 wins a piece. 910) Butnorius-Cramling 1...'lii'xf2+! 2 1!ih1 (the main point is that 2 1!ixf2? runs into 2... 1i:lcxe4+ 3 1!/el �f2#) 2 ...1i:lcxe4
picked up two important pawns. 911) Krush-Richardson 1 1i:lxd6! wins either the exchange or Black's queen after l ... 'lii'xd6 2 �c5. 912) Rashleigh-Bucknell 1...ll:xc2+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 1!ixc2 'lii'xa2+ and 3 ... 'lii'xg2. 913) Sarkar-Obers 1 'lii'xf7+! l!ixf7 2 1i:ld8+ 1-0
White emerges a piece ahead after 3 li:lxc6. 914) Ramesh-Werner 1 1i:lxc6! exploits Black's vulnerable back-rank and cS-rook to win a pawn. 915) Abergei-Wallace 1 �xf7+! ll:xf7 2 ll:xa8 won the exchange. 916) Keres-Spassky 1 'iWxg7+! 1-0
Black emerges a piece down with a hopeless position after l...l!ixg7 2 1i:lxd7+ l!igS 3 1i:lf6+ l!if7 (even worse is 3... 1!/hS 4 1i:lxe8+ l!igS S li:lxc7) 4 1i:ld5+ l!igS S li:lxc7. 917) Olivier-Adda 1...'1i'xe1+! 2 1!ixe1 1i:lg2+ 3 1!if1 1i:lxh4 wins a rook.
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918) Smyslov-Kottnauer 1 1Llcs! dxcs (or l ..Ji:c7 2 1Llxd7 l:ixc6 3 1Llxb8 with an extra piece) 2 �f4 �d6 (White's main point is that 2 ...'i!i'xf4 fails to 3 'ili'c8+ �e7 4 'i!i'xb7 and 5 J:l:xd7+) 3 �xd6ll:b6 4 'li'xd7+! 1-0
White wins a piece. 919) Walton-Palliser
Black wins a crucial pawn: 1...�xb3! 2 J:i:b1 <4 and White's position collapsed. 920) Breutigam-Pajeken 1 'i!i'f7+! 1-0
White wins a rook with l...'i!i'xf7 2 J:l:xc8+ 'lWeS 3 .!l:xe8+. 921) Palliser-Adrian 1...1t:lf3+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 gxf3 (or 2 �hl 'i!i'h2#) 2 ...l:i:g7+ 3 �g2 '1Wxc4. 922) Greet-Grant 1 'li'xf7+! �xf7 2 1Lle5+ �e6 3 1Llxd3 wins a pawn. 923) Donovan-Webster 1 .!l:xd6! wins a piece in view of the simplifying trick l...'i!i'xd6 2 'i!i'xaS :SxaS 3 1t:lf7+ Wg8 4
lt:lxd6. 924) Bowers-Stewart
White wins the black queen: 1 ll:xg7+! lt:lxg7 2 '11Hxh4. 925) Stellwagen-Bosboom 1 �xa6! decisively won a second pawn in view of l ...�xa6 (or l ...lt:lc6 2 l:i:f4+) 2 ll:xe5. 926) Kuznetsova-Bogorads 1... 1t:lxd3! wins a pawn in view of 2 'i!i'xd3? 'ili'xel+. 927) Alekhine-Euwe
Rather than the game's 1 a3, 1 'lll'h8+! �xh8 2 1Llxf7+ Wh7 3 1Llxes would have simplified to a winning endgame. 928) Palliser-Stalmans 1....!l:d1+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 l:l:xdl (2 �c2 is mated by 2.. .ll:xb2+ 3 �xdl 'i1Hd4+ 4 �cl 'lll'c3+ 5 lll dl l:tbl#) 2...'1Wxg3. 929) Georgiou-Palliser 1...1t:lxg4! wins a pawn in view of 2 fxg4?! �xc3 (2 ... l:txc3!? is pretty reasonable too) 3 bxc3?
'i'xa3+ 4 \Jibl 'i!i'a2+ 5 1!/cl 'i!i'al#. 930) lkonnikov-Negi
White wins material with 1 'i!i'xe8: 1...'i!i'xe8 2 11'\xcs 'i1Hc6 3 �xc8 1-0 The d-pawn queens after 3 ...'i!i'xc5 4 d7, while 3 ...�xd6 fails to 4 ll:xd6!. 931) Malakhatko-Groffen 1 l:txh8! 1-0
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White wins a piece since 1 . . ./iJxhS 2 J:l:f6+ IiieS 3 c6 forks the black rooks. 932) Morris-Gilhespy 1 ... 1Dxh2! 2 J:l:f2 (White's queen is lost after 2 1!1xh2 'lii'h5+ 3 Wgl iDh3+ 4 Wh2 1Df2+ 5 Wgl 'lii'hl + 6 Wxf2 '!li'xg2+ 7 1!/el 'lli'xc2) 2 ...'lli'h S 0-1
There's no good defence to the threats of 2...1Zlf3+ and 2 ...1Dg4 since 3 Wg1 1Df3+ 4 J:l:xf3 'lli'xf3 leads to mate. 933) Gunnarsson-lraheta 1 J:l:xe6! li:fs (White mates after 1 .. Jl.xc3 2 ::l:xe7 as, of course, he also does after l ... lxe6 2 'lli'f8#) 2 'lli'xd6! 1-0
Black comes out a piece down in the ending after 2 ... 'lli'xd6 3 ll:xd6 exd6 4 li'lxf5 gxf5 5 ll:xd6. 934) Rublevsky-Gurevich 1 i.xe6+! 1-0
l...fxe6 2 'I!Vxe6+ costs Black the exchange and 1 ... i.d7 2 i.xf7 is also crushing. 935) Meins-Abel 1 ll:xf7! 'lil'xf7 2 '1Wxa8+ wins a pawn. 936) Morales-Heimbacher 1 1Dxf7! >llxf7 (or 1 . ..3l.xf7 2 J:l:xe7) 2 ll:xe6 wins a pawn. 937) Zapata-Moreno 1 1Df6+! exf6 2 3l.c6 wins the exchange. 938) Carlsen-lvanchuk 1 ds! exds 2 1iJd4 wins a piece and the game. 939) Rayner-Vranesic 1 i.xh7+! l!lxh7 2 'lli'd 3+ l!?g8 3 'lli'x dS wins a pawn. 940) James-Waters 1 i.xh6! wins a pawn since 1...3l.xh6? 2 'lli'xg6+ forks Black's minor pieces. 941) Nunn-Piaskett 1 'iWfS! :!!.e 6 (the queen is immune due to l...'lli'xf5? 2 ll:xe8# and l ... 'lil'dS? fails to 2 l:e7! fol lowed by mate) 2 ds liJxd3 3 dxe6 fxe6 4 'i!!'xe6+ and White had won the exchange. 1·0 942) large-Baker 1 i.h6+! l!?xh6 (or 1...>1/gS 2 i.xf8 3l.h4+ 3 \!?d2 3l.f2 4 ::l:dl with an extra rook) 2 g S+ i.xgs 3 ::l:xh3+ l!?g7 4 l:!.xg5 and White's extra piece proved decisive. 943) Hebbes-Palliser 1 ...£l:xc2+! 2 Wxc2 'i!!'xe2+ 3 'i!!'d 2 and now 3...::l:c8+ would have won White's queen. 944) Hartston-Basman 1 �xf7+! lilxf7 (otherwise Black loses the exchange on g8) 2 'i!!'h S+ ::l:g6 3 'li'xh3 wins a
pawn.
2 92
Solutions
945) Tsirulnik-Kosyachenko 1... '1Wxa3! wins a piece in view of 2 :=:xa3? :!:lfl#. 946) Arutyunova-Maiko 1 �xg6! hxg6 2 l:l:xd7! won a key pawn and gained White a decisive initiative in view of
2 ... '1Wxd7 3 1Llf6+ \!lg7 4 1Llxd7. 947) Blackburne-Owen 1 '1Wxf7+! '11Vxf7 2 J:lee7 1-0
Black's bishop is lost in view of 2 ...l:l:f8 3 :!Ixb7. 948) Ausan-Chan Wei Vi 1 ... £lb1+! 2 ll
Black's extra queen and passed h-pawn decide. 949) Najdorf-Rossetto 1 1Llxc6! wins a pawn in view of l ...bxc6 2 �xeS. 950) Klima-Boros 1 1Llxe6! fxe6 (or 1 ... '11Vd 7 2 �xb6 1Llxc4 3 1Llc7 picking up the exchange) 2 �xb6 '!Wc8 3 �xas
wins two pawns. 951) Markiewicz-Sokolowski 1 £Ixc8! 1-0
White wins a piece after l...l:l:xc8 2 1Lle7+ lli'g7 3 /LlxcS. 952) Warakomski-Orzech 1... �xb2+! 2 ll
and 4... 1Llxd2. 953) Bergez-Vassallo Barroche 1...1Llfxe4! wins a pawn in view of the skewer 2 lllxe4 lllxe4 3 '11Vxe4 �fS. 954) Hodinott-Palliser 1...1tlxd4! 2 1Llxd4 �xc3 3 �xc3 l'bc3 wins a pawn. 955) lvanchuk-Anand 1 f4! '1Wxf4 2 l:l:e4 1-0
The knight is lost after 2 ...'1Wf5 3 .l:l:ael f6 4 f4. 956) Kramnik-lvanchuk 1...1tlce7! wins a clear piece in view of the threat of 2 ... �a4, and if 3 l:b2, then 3 ... 1Llxc3. Kramnik tried 2 �xd5 1tlxd5 3 �b2, but this failed to save the piece after 3 ... �a4 4 S.a3 ::lxb2 5 Yxa4 1Llb6 (the crucial sting in the tail) 6 l:l:a7 l:l:xd2 when he might as well have re
signed. 957) Almada-Roselli Mailhe 1...1tlxc3! wins a pawn in view of 2 \!lxc3 l:!xe3+. 958) lvanchuk-Topalov 1 '11Vxc4! 1-0
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White wins a piece in view of both l...ll:xc4 2 l:ixf7 and l ...ll:xa7 2 ll:xa7 'lWxa7 3 'lWxcS. 959) Milov-Akobian 1 12id7+! ll:xd7 2 ll:xf8 wins the exchange. 960) Chudinovskikh-5itnikov 1 12id7+! 'iWxd7 2 'lWxe6 wins the exchange. 961) Vasiukov-Kholmov 1 12ixc5! 'i!l'xc5 (the inclusion of l ...J:l:xel+ 2 l:ixel 'i!l'xc5 makes little difference) 2 il.xg7! 1·0
Black loses his queen after 2 ... il.xg7 3 'i!l'h5 h6 4 il.h7+ ll.>xh7 5 'lWxc5. 962) Kashdan-Kotov 1 12ie7+! 1·0
After l ...'!Wxe7 2 '!Wxc8+ 'lWf8 Black loses his queen to 3 il.h7+! . 963) Ambartsumova-Gunina Black wins a piece: 1...ll:xf2! 2 ll.>xf2 'iWf4+ 3 ll.>g2 'i!l'xc1 0·1 964) Petrosian-Lahno
White missed 1 'iWf7+ ll.>h8 2 '!Wa2 winning the bishop in view of the threatened smothered mate. 965) Petrosian-5passky 1 '!Wh8+! 1·0
White is a piece up in the endgame after 1...\l.>xhS 2 12ixf7+ ll.>g7 3 12ixg5. 966) Petrosian-Simagin 1 'iii'aS+ ll.>g7 2 il.xe5+! (far simpler than 2 12ixf7 'i!l'dl+) 2 ...'i!l'xe5 3 'i!l'h8+! ll.>xh8 4 12ixf1+ 1·0
White will be a piece up in the ending. 967) Burmakin-Burlov 1 12ixa7! wins a pawn in view of 1...12ixa7 2 'i!l'xa5. 968) Malakhov-Areshchenko 1 l:!.xd71 ll:xd7 2 g4 1·0
White wins the rook after 2 ...'i!l'xh3 3 12\xeS or a piece following 2... a6 3 'i!l'xd7+! ll.>xd7 4 gxh5. 969) Ragozin-Panov 1 ...'lWc6! 0-1
White must lose a rook in view of 2 'i!l'xc6 l:ixdl+ 3 \l.>g2 bxc6. 970) Sandipan-Nezar 1.../2ixb2! 2 il.xb2 il.xc3 wins a pawn. 971) Saidy-Santasiere 1 li!xe6+! 1·0
Black loses his queen after l .. .l!.xe6 2 'i!l'xc6.
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972) Capablanca-Fonaroff 1 'lll'x e5! 'lll'x e5 2 1Llxf7+ 1-0
White emerges a piece ahead after 2 ...\li>gS (and not 2.. Ji:xf7? 3 l:!.d8+ with back-rank mate) 3 li:lxe5. 973) Capablanca-Graham 1 l:!.xc6+! 1-0
Black's queen is lost after l .. 'lll'xc6 2 1Lle7+ in view of 2 .. .J:!.xe7 3 '1Wxc6+. .
974) Maletin-Andreev 1 �xg7! wxg7 2 '1Wg4+ l:!.g6 3 '1Wxd7 wins a pawn. 975) Palliser-Gallagher 1.. Jl:xe4+! 2 dxe4 d4+ wins the white queen and with check in view of 3 Wd3 �a6+. 976) Andrijevic-Grunberg 1...�xe5! 2 .ixe5 '1We3 (threatening the queen-winning 3 ...�d3+) 3 .ic2 '/Wxe5 wins a pawn. 977) Aagaard-Wiltshire 1 �xf7+! Wxf7 2 .!bd8 wins the exchange. 978) Rutkowski-Hilton 1 'lll'xb7 leaves Black unable to save both his rook and queen: 1 ....!l:f8 2 1Llf6+! 1.0
3 'lll'xg2 follows. 979) 'Erdnussbuddha'-Palliser
Black resigned before White won his queen with 1 ll:c8+!. 980) Kamsky-Sher 1 �xa6! decisively opened the queenside in view of l...bxa6 2 l:!.b8 .!l:c7 3 1i:lb6 regaining the
piece along the eighth. 981) Lappage-Smallbone 1 '1Wxa6! li:lxa6 2 1Lld6+ 1-0
2 ...\li>bS 3 1i:lxf7 l::tf8 4 1i:lg5 (or 4 .!l:xc7 l!lxc7 5 l:!.cl+ l!ld7 6 l:!dl+ l!le6 7 1i:ld8+) 4 .. .fxg5 5 .ia7+ lli>xa7 6 ll:xf8 is pretty hopeless for Black. 982) Smallbone-Lipman 1 1Lld5! wins either Black's queen or a clear piece after 1 . ..'1Wxd2 2 1Llxe7+. 983) Burt-Small bone 1 ll:xe7! 1-0
Black must give up his queen since 1 . ..'1Wxe7 2 �xc6+ forces mate. 984) Burt-Mcintosh
Rather than the game's 1 c4, 1 g6! hxg6 2 l:!.e7! '/Wxe7 (the inclusion of 2...�g2+ 3 11i>xg2 'lll'xe7 4 'lll'd5+ makes little difference, while the reason for White's first becomes clear after 2... c5 3 'lii'M) 3 '1Wxd5+ lli>g7 4 '/Wxa8 would have won a piece. 985) Dervishi-Vallejo Pons 1... .ixb3! exploits all the pins to win a key pawn in view of 2 l:!.xb3 '1Wxb3.
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986) Uhlmann-Fischer 1 ...1i\xe4! 2 ti:lxe4 (Black also wins a pawn after 2 hxg4 £xc3 in view of 3 bxc3 /tJxc3 and 4...ti:lxe2+) 2 ... ll:xe4 3 £g5 'lil'e8 4 £d3 £xf3 5 'lil'xf3 ll:b4 leaves Black a pawn up and somewhat better. 987) Timofeev-Yevseev 1 .. J!.h1+! 2 l!lxh1 ti:lgxf2+ 3 1iJxf2 ti:lxf2+ 4 Wg1 1iJxd3 leaves Black queen for rook ahead. 988) Nguyen Thien Viet-Pham Due Thang 1 ...1iJe3! 0-1 White must give up the exchange on dl since 2 £xe3 (2 fxe3? drops the queen to 2 ... /tJxf3+ 3 gxf3 'lil'xd3) 2 ... /tJxf3+ 3 gxf3 'lil'xd3 4 i:txd3 Bxd3 loses it under even more unfavourable circumstances. 989) Giani-Garofalo 1...'lil'xg2+! 2 1!1xg2 ti:le1+ 3 Wg3 1ilxd3 4 £xd3 £f4+ saw Black pick up the exchange. 990) Gnetti-Orlov 1 ...£xf2+! wins a pawn: 2 l;txf2? (now Black wins the exchange) 2 ...'lil'xf2+ 3 l!lxf2 2<2+ 4 l!le2 j
998) Solovjov-Belozerov 1... 1tJxb2! 2 l'l:xa4 4lxa4 wins a pawn. 296
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999) Vera Gonzalez Quevedo-Aguado Zabaleta 1 jcc7! 1-0
Black loses his queen after 1 ... l'ixc7 2 1i'lxe6+ fxe6 3 'IIVxdS+. 1000) Morales-Vera 1... jcxc2! 2 jcxc2 '11Va 7+ 3 '11Vd4 (White would have had better chances to defend after 3 llihl ·li'xa2 4 jce4 12Jd5 5 jcxdS exdS 6 "I!Vxb4) 3 ..."11Vxa2 4 .l¥.e4 iild5! 5 jcxd5 "I!Vxd5 6 '11Vxd5 exd5 7 J:txd5 J;lbS simplified to a winning rook ending. 1001) Palliser-Dyce 1...12Jf4! 0-1
The mate threat on dl costs White a piece. 1002) Palliser-Hankinson 1 '11Vxh6+! lilxh6 2 1i'lg4+ fxg4 3 J:lxe6 g3 4 fxg3 jcxg3 5 \11<2 and the extra exchange proved
sufficient. 1003) Sadorra-Dao Thien Hai 1 J;lxa8 "I!Vxf2+ 2 \lld 2 J;lxa8 3 '11Vx d5+ lilh7 4 '11Vxa8 1-0
Black's pawns are no match for White's extra rook. 1004) Anand-Kramnik 1 jcd1! '11Vd 3 (White forks Black's pieces immediately in the case of 1...'11Vc6 2 J;leS ) 2 l:te3! '11Vxc4 3 l:te5 1-o
Black loses a piece along the fifth. 1005) Vujcic-Matas 1 '11Vxh6! wins an important pawn in view of l ... gxh6? 2 1i'lf6+ and 3 12Jxd7. 1006) Obiamiwe-Piayer 1 ... 12Jxf2+! 2 "I!Vxf2 '11Vxc4 wins a second pawn. 1007) Yermolinsky-Stripunsky 1 jcg6+! 1-0
Black loses a piece after 1...\lle7 (or l...Wxg6 2 '11Vxe6+) 2 '11Vxe6+ ll
White is a queen up with an overwhelming attack after 2 ... lilxd7 3 '11Vxb6. 1009) Hanley-Jones
White wins a piece: 1 l:txc8! '11Vxc8 2 '11Vf7+ 1-0 1010) Gavriei-Palliser 1...iilxd4! wrecks the white position: 2 cxd4? "I!Vxd4+ 3 lile1 '11Vx b2! 4 "I!Vc3 jcg7 0-1 1011) Mandla-Cunanan 1...l:txh2+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 llixh2 1i'lf3+ and 3 ... 12Jxf3.
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1012) Rogers-llic 1 1Dh6+! jcxh6 2 'li'xd7 wins the exchange. 1013) Benidze-Magalashvili 1 1De7+! 'li'xe7 2 �xeS+ wins the exchange. 1014) Torrecillas Martinez-Lezcano Jaen
White wins the exchange and the game: 1 Jl,xf7+! 'li'xf7 2 'li'xd8+ l!
The overloading 1 jcc1! wins a piece after which White should have won, but he later re turned the favour in the scramble - see Puzzle 831 . 1018) Kramnik-Shirov
Black resigned before White picked up a piece with 1 fl.xe6! in view of l ...l!
White emerges a piece ahead after 3 12:lxc8. 1021) A.Karpov-R.Bergmann 1 1i'lf7+! 1-0
White wins the exchange and gains a crushing initiative after l...'li'xf7 2 'li'xd6. 1022) Grigoryan-Jessel 1 :cth8+! 1-0
Black's queen is lost after 1...\!g8 (White wins the queen after l...'li'xh5 with 2 1Df6+ �g6 3 1i'lxh5 'it>xh5 4 'li'xg7 leading to an easy win) 2 l:!g5 'llfc2+ 3 'it>g3 jcxd4 4 'li'e6+ l!
crushing. 1025) Hopwood-Eggleston
Rather than the game's l ...jcbS, 1 ...1i'lxb3! 2 axb3 'li'xb3 would have seen Black emerge a pawn ahead, such as after 3 jca3 �xc2 4 :C:bl 'li'a4 5 Jl,xe7 1i'lxe7 6 �xb7 :C:fcS.
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1026) Sriharan-Hopwood
White wins the exchange: 1 Jich7+! Wxh7 2 'ill'xc3. 1027) Watson-Lockwood 1... 'ill'x es! 2 dxe5 (or 2 'ill'g4 'ill'f5 and wins, but not 2.. Jl.xd4?? due to 3 ll:xd4 'ill'xd4?? 4 li:lgS+!) 2 ...ll:xd1+ 3 .ltxd1 1Dxf4 and Black's extra material and potential passed c-pawn
shortly prevailed. 1028) lsmaii-Mitchinson
Black wins the exchange with 1 ...1Dd4! 2 hxg4 (and not 2 /Dxd4? 'li'h2+ 3 1!/fl 'ill'hl + 4 'ilie2 ll.xf2#) 2 .../Dxe6.
Chapter Six 1029) Sadvakasov-Baladjaev 1 ll:e5!! d5 (the rook is immune due to l...dxe5 2 ll:d7+ Wb8 - it's mate even faster after
2... 1i:lxd7 3 'i'a7+ - 3 ll:b7+ WaS 4 c7 with a crushing attack and l...'I!Vxb4 2 ll:b3 is also termi nal) 2 l:l:exd5! 1Dxd5 3 l:i:xd5 (an immediate 3 'i'a7+ is also rather powerful) 3 ... 'l!i'xc6 4 'ill'a 7+ 1-0 1030) Trifunovic-Lalic 1...gxf3!! 2 il..xf6 (or 2 l:i:xf3 l:i:hg8 3 il..e2 ll:xg2+! 4 li
defence is 4 'lii'd4 l:!d2+ 5 'I!Vxd2 'lii'x al+ 6 'ill'cl 'I!Vxa2 - threatening both 7... '1!Ve2# and 7...'ill'b3 7 /Dc3 'ill'b3+ S lilel l:lc2 9 'ile3 'l!i'xc3+ 1 0 11Vxc3 l:txc3 when Black is only a pawn up in a rook ending) 4...11/hS s l:lc1 (or 5 /Dc3 ll:e8 when White can't avoid losing his queen down the d file) and now, rather than Emms' 5 ...ll:xg2, s...J:txa2! 6 :!l:e1 (or 6 '1Wd3 'l!i'g5 and the check on d2 forces mate) 6 ... ll:f1 would have been decisive since White has no good way to meet the threat of 7... l:i:xel+ 8 li
l!ld7 5 'liVf5+ lild8 6 licg5+ We8 7 '1We6+ l!lf8 8 il..h6#, while 2... We8 3 l:tf8+ l!le7 4 il..g5+! trans poses to the game) 3 l:l:f8+ l!le7 4 .ltg5+! 1-0 It's mate after 4...'iltxf8 5 'I!Vf3+ l!lg8 6 '1Wxd5+ l!lg7 7 ..ll.h6+! l!lxh6 8 '1We6+ l!lg7 9 1i'f6+ l!lg8 10 J:tg3#. 1033) Turner-Howell 1 l:td5! (threatening both mate and the black queen) 1.....1l.xds 2 g5+ li
It's mate after 4 ... 1!1h6 5 /Dg4#. 1034) Georghiou-Mogasha 1 1Dxf7!! Wxf7 2 /Dds 'lli'd 8 (or 2 ...1\Vc6 3 1i'h5+ l!lf8 - 3...Wg8 4 /Dxf6+ gxf6 5 :!l:xf6 forces mate
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4 l:txf6+! gxf6 5 i
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l:lf3 1-0
The rook lift decides. 1035) Watson-Kuczynski 1...'i'xg1+!! (the only winning try; l . ..fxg6? would have led to a draw after 2 'i'h6! 'i'xgl+1 3 l:txgl bxa2 4 gxfS'i'+ li:lxf8 5 I:txg6+ li:lxg6 6 'i'xg6+) 2 ll:xg1 bxa2 3 gxf7+ (perhaps a better
try was 3 'i'h6!?, although after 3... al 'ii'+ 4 \l,?d2 fxg6 5 'i'hS+ \l,?f7 6 'ii'h 7 \l,?eS 7 l:lxal I:txal 8 'i'xg6+ WdS 9 gxfS'i'+ i
i
1037) Sokolov-Vovk
The former candidate missed 1 fixh5+!! gxh5 (or 1 ...\l,/g? 2 l::rg5 'i!Ve8 3 l:lgf5! Wh7 4 'i/ff4 and h5 will follow with decisive effect) 2 ll:f5 \l,?h6 3 'ii'f4+ \l,?g7 4 ll:g5+ \l,?h6 5 "iilf3 ll:e1+ 6 \l,?h2 when Black must give up his queen to avert mate, but 6...'i!Vxg5 7 hxg5+ \l,?g7 8 'lil'f6+ \l,?g8 9 g6 fxg6 10 'ii'xg6+ \l,?h8 11 "iilx h5+ \l,?g7 12 'i'g4+ \l,?f7 13 "iilf3+ We8 14 'iifx d5 sees White's queen triumph over the black rooks. 1038) Sott-Pokorny 1...1i:lf3+!! 2 gxf3 i
4 12:lf4 'i!Vh4 5 1iJce2 g5; for example, 6 i.d7 gxf4 7 i
White is no less than three pawns up after 5 ... Wh7 6 12:lxc7 i
White must give up his queen as 5 'ii'xc2 l:l:gl + 6 Wh3 ihf3 leads to mate.
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1041) Grassie-Duke
Rather than the game's 1 J:l:g5, 1 S.ds!! (preventing ...'i'xd6+) would have left Black without a defence to the threat of 2 'i'g7; for example, 1 ... exd5 2 'i'g7 l!le7 (or 2 ... 'i'xd6 3 'i'xg8+ 'i'f8 4 'i'xf8+ li
and White emerges the exchange ahead. 1043) Trifunovic-Koch 1 J:l:xh6! 'i'd7+ (it's mate after 1 ...::i:xc4 2 :::!:h8+ li
Mate follows on the back rank. 1044) Karjakin-Van Wely 1 .1¥.xh6!! wins a pawn: 1 ... gxh6? 2 'i'g6+ Wh8 3 'i'xh6+ li
another winning line being 8 ...'i'd8 9 .l¥.c4+ ll:f7 1 0 dxe7 'i'xe7 1 1 'i'g6+ li
exchange prevailed. 1046) Ftacnik-Cvitan 1.. ..1¥.xg2+! 2 1i
Mate follows with 5 Wh1 g2#. 1047) Richter-Hertneck 1 'i'xg4!! fxg4 2 ll:xf7 gives White a decisive attack due to his raking bishops: 2 ...'i'c6 (nei
ther 2 ... Wh8 3 l!ld5, with the idea of 3 ... .1¥.xd5 4 l!lg6+ lihS 7 l!lf7# helps Black) 3 fl:xe7+ l!lh8 and now 4 1i:le4! J:l:g8 (Black is also crushed after both 4 ...'1!Vxe4 5 .l¥.xg7+ l!lh7 6 il.e5# and 4 ... 1i:le5 5 fl:xd8+ J:l.xdS 6 .1¥.xe5 ::i:d1+ 7 Wf2) 5 l!ld6 would have been even stronger than the game's 4 l!ld5. 1048) Spraggett-Speelman
Instead of the game's 1 l!lxg3, 1 l!lgs!, threatening to capture on h7 would have forced mate in view of 1 ... .1¥.xh2 2 ll:xh7+! "l!Vxh7 3 l!lxf7#. 1049) Williams-Prosiriakov 1 'i'h6!! f5 (White's main point is that l...dxc3 2 l!lg5 .l¥.xg5 3 .l¥.xg5 cxb2 4 S.ab1 f6 5 .l¥.xf6
'i'c7 6 S.xd5! is rather powerful, especially since 6 ... 12ic6? fails to 7 J:l.d7! 'i'xd7 8 .l¥.d5+ fol lowed by mate) 2 l!lgs .l¥.xg5 3 .l¥.xg5 'i'd7 4 e6! 'lif'd6 (or 4...'i'xe6 5 J:l.e1 'i'f7 6 l!lxd5 .l¥.xd5 7 301
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:C:e7 winning material) 5 ILlxds Jcxds 6 �f4 ( 6 e7 also does the trick) 6...1Wxe6 7 :C:e1 Jce4 (again 7 ...'1Wf7 is met by the decisive 8 :C:e7!) 8 f3 and White won a piece. 1050) Johnson-Palliser 1...l:ixf31 2 l:ixg7+ (White doesn't have to interpolate this, but he is mated in the same man ner as in the game after 2 Jcx£3 i1Jd2) 2 .. .'illla1 ll:xa3+ 6 bxa3 1Wxa3#) 4...'l!l'xC4+ 5 >lla 1 1Llb3+ 0-1
It's mate after 6 Wa2 1Llxc1+ 7 >lla l 'lllal 2#. 1051) Perenyi-Schneider 1 l:ixd7! 'lil'xd7 (or l ...Wxd7 2 Jce6+ We8 3 gxf6 i1Jd8 4 'l!l'd5 �d6 5 :C:gl with a ruinous attack) 2 gxf6 gives White a winning attack: 2 ... �d6 (2 ... 'l!Hc7 3 fi:dl �d6 4 £7+ 'illd8 5 il.e6 leaves
Black defenceless against the threat of 6 il.c5 since it's mate after 5 ...'i!le7 6 'llilh4+ 'illf8 7 illh l 11:le3 4 :C:xf2 11:lxf2+ transposes) 3...11:le3+ 4 'illh 1 iLlxf2+ 5 'illg1 1Llh3+ 6 'i!lh1 11:lxc2 and Black
went on to convert his extra pawn. 1053) Kantsler-Smirin 1...'l!l'xh2+!! 2 'i!lxh2 l:th6+ 3 'illg3 (it's mate after 3 'illg l 11:lh3+ 4 'illh l ILlx£2+ 5 'illg 1 11:lh3+ 6 'i!lh2 ILl£4+ 7 'i!lgl li:xg2#) 3... 11Je6+ 4 'lll'g 4 (Black wins material after 4 Jcg4? 1Llxd4 since 5 11:lxd4 allows 5 .. .l:hg4#) 4...11:lxg4 5 il.xg4l:txg4+ 6 'illf3 :C:xc4 left Black two pawns up. 1054) Alekhine-Rubinstein 1 i
l g7+ We8 - or 6 ...11/d6 7 l:tfd1+ - 7 'lll'gS+ �f8 8 'llllxe6+ :C:e7 9 'llilh7+ 'illfS 5 'l!l'h8+ We7 6 'lllx 'l!l'xg6+ !l:f7 1 0 'lil'x£7#, while l ...il.b7 loses to 2 1Llxf7+! lhf7 3 'lil'xe6 threatening both 4 'l!l'h3+ and the f7-rook) 2 1Llxf7+ l:i:xf7 3 Jcxf7 and White's extra exchange soon proved decisive. 1055) Palliser-Eames 1 :S.xe6!! 11:lxh4 (White's connected passed pawns will carry the day after l.. ..!l:cS 2 'l!l'b3 ILl£8
3 :S.xa7! 'lil'xe6 4 :S.xb7 'lll'xb3 5 l:!xb3, but Black might have tried 1 ... 11:lf8, although those cen tral pawns should again eventually prove decisive after 2 ll:c6 �xc6 3 'l!l'xc6 l:i:e8 4 f3) 2 ll:xa7! ll:c8 (White's main point is that it's mate after 2... :S.xa7 3 :C:e8#) 3 'llllb 3 1-0 There's no defence along the seventh and 3 ... 11:lf5 4 l:txb7 11:lxd4 fails to 5 l:i:e8+! which forces mate. 1056) Marovic-Tsagan 1 'l!l'xg6! hxg6 2 i
went on to convert his extra pawn. 105 7) Mastrovasilis-Savic 1 �xg7!! >llxg7 (Black is crushed too after l . ..bxc3 2 e5 and even 1 ... 11:lc5!? fails to save him after Movsesian's 2 'lll'h6 ! :C:eS 3 1Lle2!) 2 'l!l'h6+ lllg8? (a tougher defence is 2 ... >llh8, although
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3 e5 f5 4 g6! should be decisive, such as after 4 .. .lH7 5 gxf7 'li'f8 6 'l!Vxf8+ Jl.xf8 7 l:thg1 Jl.h6+ S lilb1 Jl.b7 9 Jl.c4! 1Llxe5 1 0 Jl.xe6 1Llxf7 1 1 Jl.xf7 bxc3 12 l:txd6 with an extra exchange in the ending) 3 e5 fs 4 gxf6 1Llxf6 5 l::t hg1+ 1-0 Mate is forced after 5 ...1!1f7 6 Jl.g6+!. 1058) King-Emms
Rather than the game's 1 'lWf3, 1 l:txf6!! J:i:xe2 2 lU7+ l!lg8 (or 2.Ai'xg6 3 l:tlf6+ l!lg5 4 l:H5+ and it's mate with either 4 ...1!1xg4 5 l:tg7+ lilh3 6 l::th 5# or 4 ...1!1g6 5 Jl.h5#; it's also mate after 2...1!/hS 3 l:ih7+ l!lgS 4 Jl.e6#) 3 Jl.e6 is crushing: 4 l:th7# is the threat and 3 ... Sg2+ (the bishop cannot be dislodged by Black's rook in view of both 3...ll:e8 4 ll:e7+ lilh8 5 Sh7# and 3... l:tb6 4 :!l:f8+ ®g7 5 l:ig8#) 4 1!1xg2 'lWb2+ 5 lilh3 'il!'b6 fails to defend in view of 6 .!US+! ®g7 7 l:i.1f7+ ®xg6 8 Jl.f5+ lilh5 9 l:tg7 Jl.d1 10 g4+ Jl.xg4+ 11 Jl.xg4#. 1059) Lasker-Thomas 1 'i'xh7+!! ®xh7 2 1Llxf6+ lilh6 (it's also mate after 2 ...1!/hS 3 1Llg6#) 3 1Lleg4+ l!lg5 4 h4+ ®f4 5 g3+ ®f3 6 Jl.e2+ (even quicker is 6 \l
A classic king-hunt. 1060) Stephenson-Blaine 1 l:td8+!! 'i'xd8 2 'i'xe5 '!!Vd 7 (the only way to cover g7, but White can't be prevented from forcing a neat mate in any case) 3 'li'h8+! l!lxh8 4 l::tf8# 1-0 1061) NN-Mason 1 ... Jl.b5!! 2 axb5 (both 2 Jl.d3 1Llhg3+ and 2 c4 Jl.xc4 3 Jl.d3 1Llhg3+ make no difference to Black's beautiful idea) 2 ...1Llhg3+! 3 1Llxg3 (or 3 hxg3 hxg3+ 4 l!lg1 Jl.c5+ winning the queen or mating after 5 1Llf2? gxf2+ 6 l:txf2 1Llg3) 3 ...1Llxg3+ 4 hxg3 (essential to avoid losing the white queen, but now it's mate) 4 ... hxg3+ 5 1li'g1 l:!.h1+! (even more accurate is 5 ... Jl.c5+! 6 1Llxc5 l:ih1 +, avoiding any f!.f2 defences) 6 lilxh1 .Sh8+ 7 1li'g1 Jl.c5+! 8 1Llxc5 (White is also unable to avoid mate after 8 ll:f2 gxf2+ 9 'lii'xf2 l::th 1+ 10 \!;xh1 Jl.xf2) 8 ... Sh1+! (completing the back-rank clearance) 9 lilxh1 'li'h8+ 10 l!lg1 'i'h2# 0-1 1062) Williams-Palliser 1 1Llhg6+!! fxg6 (l...lli'g7 2 1Llh5+ lilxh7 3 1Lle7+! 1/;hS 4 1Llf6 doesn't help matters) 2 1Llxg6+ lli'g7 3 'lii'h3 Jl.g3+ (there wasn't anything better: 3 ... 1!1xg6 4 'li'h6+ lilf7 5 g6+ l!le7 6 Jl.g5+ is
hopeless, as is 3 ...'!1Va5+ 4 Jl.d2 Jl.g3+ 5 \l
(Black's main point is revealed by 3 1!ixh4 f4 4 1li'g5 ll:ff8 followed by 5 ... h6+ 6 1li'h4 Jl.f6# or 6 1li'xg6 Jl.e8#) 3 ...'1i'xe1 and Black's extra exchange shortly made its presence felt. 1064) Leko-Carlsen 1...l:i.xd5+!! 2 1Zlxd5 'i!Vd8!! (much stronger than Carlsen's 2...'i!Ue4 when 3 1!ie2 would have
led to an immediate perpetual or to one after 3... 'i1Vxh1 4 1Llb6+ l!lc7 5 'IiVaS since 3 ... exd5 4 'i!Vg3 doesn't give Black enough for the sacrificed rook) 3 'i1Vg3 (there's no good way to avoid the threats of 3 ... Jl.b4+ and 3 ...'1i'xd5+ followed by 4 ... 'i!Vxh1; White might try 3 1!ie2, but he loses his queen after 3 ... Jl.g4+ 4 1!112 'i1Vh4+ 5 1!/gl 'i!Vxe1) 3 .. .'ihd5+ 4 ®e2 1li'xh1 5 3 03
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Jl,g2 �g1 sees Black decisively emerge two pawns ahead. 1065) Morozevich-Aronian 1 �dB+! (White can also begin with 1 llth4', but in the game he failed to find the correct
idea: 1 l::tf3? !l:£1? 2 fxg6? - 2 �d8+ llfg7 3 f6+ llth6 4 11ih4 was still on - 2...llxf3+ 3 �xf3 �e1+ 4 11if4 hxg6 5 'l!Vxd5 'l!Vf2+ 6 it:Jf3 1/2-1/2) 1 ... 11tg7 2 f6+ llth6 3 11ih4!! and the white king plays a decisive attacking role: 3 .. ."'l!Vxd4+ 4 g4 'l!Vb4 (trying to prevent the mate on fS, but...) 5 �f8+! 'l!Vxf8 6 g5#. 1066) Volkov-Zvjaginsev 1 ...�xg3!! 2 hxg4 (Black's extra e-pawn is decisive after 2 fxg3 llxf1+ 3 11ig2 1i:Jxe3+ 4 Wh2 lt:Jxc2 5 llxc2 lle1) 2 ...'l!Vh4+ 3 Wg1 'l!Vxg4+ 4 Jl,g2 llg5 5 f4 exf3 6 lld8 f2+! 0-1
Black is the exchange up and still attacking after 7 llxf2 (or 7 Wxf2 'l!Vxg2+ 8 We1 �g1+ 9 llte2 11i'xe3+ 10 Wd1 llg1#) 7 ... llxd8. 106 7) Zhou Jianchao-Bocharov 1 ...1i:Jxg2! 2 a6 (it's mate after 2 Wxg2 'l!Vx£3+) 2 .. .'111ixf3 3 llxd3 (or 3 'li'xb7 'li'xd1+ 4 Wxg2 'l!Vg4+ 5 Wh2 d2 6 a7 d1 'l!V and again Black forces mate) 3 ... 'l!Vxd3 4 axb7 ii"lf4 5 b8'l!V 'lllih 3 0-1
The double mate threat decides and 5 ... '111if3 would have also done the job. 1068) Sorokin-Nureev 1 ... .!l.xg2+!! 2 1i
'li'h4 followed by 5 ...'1i'h3 or 5 ...'l!Vg4; likewise 3 Wf2 Jl,xf3 doesn't assist White's cause) 3...'1i'f6 4 lt:Jg5 (or 4 llg1 'l!!'f5+ 5 1i
litd4! - 5 l::i:£5+ li
3 04
Solutions
ll:h6) 3 ...�f7 4 il.xf8 1i:lxf8 5 il.e2 'liVd2 (Black is also defenceless following 5 ...1i:lg6 6 l:th7+! li:lxh7 7 '11Vxh7+ �f6 8 il.h5 when one neat finish occurs after 8 ... 1i:lf4 9 "il'f7+ �g5 10 h4+! �h6 1 1 g4) 6 I!.g3! 'iiif4 (or 6 ...'11Vxe2 7 '11Vg7+ �e8 8 '11Vxf6 with a winning attack) 7 il.h5+! li:lxh5 8 '11Vx h5+ �e7 9 ll:g7+ 1·0
White's final piece joins in the attack after 9 ... �d8 10 l:ld1+ when 10 ... il.d7 11 i:tgxd7+! li:lxd7 12 'ii'h7 is decisive. 1073) Aroshideze·Nigalidze 1 il.f8!! ll.xf8 (White also wins after both l...�xf8 2 .!hh7 il.g7 3 l:txg6 fl.e7 4 ll.gxg7! fl.xg7 5 '11Vh6 and l...il.f6 2 '11Vh6 ..ll.e6 3 ll:xg6+! hxg6 4 'lWxg6+ �xf8 5 'lii'xf6+ il.f7 6 ll.h8#) 2 '11Vh 6 ll:f7
(or 2 ...�f7 3 'lWxh7+ �e8 4 'lWxg6+ �d8 5 'lii'd6+ �e8 6 .!l:xh8! l:txh8 7 ll.g7 and mate follows) 3 ll:xg6+! (the killer follow-up, exploiting the fact that Black cannot capture due to mate on h8) 3 .. ,il.g7 4 'il>i'xh7+ �f8 5 i:thg1 wins the bishop with a crushing attack. 1074) Cordova-Smirin 1 i:txg7!! li:lxe2+ (White's main point is seen after 1 ...ll:xg7 2 il.xf6 ll.eg8? - 2 ...1i:lfxe6 3 dxe6
li:lxe6 is a better defence, although after 4 '11Ve4! 'il>i'a4 5 c4! White's initiative is too strong; for example, 5 ...bxc4 6 ..ll.xc4 l:lc8 7 ll.g4 (now everything amazingly holds together) 7... d5 8 'i'xd5 "il'a3+ 9 �d2 '1Wb4+ 1 0 �e2 i:te8 1 1 fl.e4 and Black is out of good moves - 3 .lhg7 ll.xg7 4 e7 when his e-pawn decides) 2 'lWxe2 1i:lb3+ 3 �b1! 1·0 Mate follows after 3 ... 1i:lxd4 4 '11Vh5. 1075) Morell Gonzalez.fernandez Juan 1.. ,'11Vh4! 2 1i:lf3 (the only try since 2 gxh4 is mated by 2 ... l:tg6+ 3 �h1 li:lxf2#) 2 ...1i:lg5! 3 gxh4 li:lxf3+ 4 �g2? (now it's mate, but even 4 �h1 l:txh4 5 h3 would have left White two pawns down after 5 ... 1i:lxd4+ 6 lt>h2 1i:lxc2 7 ..ll.xc2 i:txc4) 4...1i:le1+ 5 �g3 ll.g6+ 0·1
It's mate after 6 �f4 .!!:g4+ 7 \t>e5 1i:lf3# or 7 ... 1i:lc6#. 1076) Georgiev-Jakovenko 1.. .f5+! 2 gxf6+ lt>h6 (with a deadly threat of 3 ...i:thh3 and ... .!l:ag3#) 3 i:tc1? (White is helpless
after 3 ll:a8? ll.g2+ 4 \t>h4 fl.e3! because 5 fl.al ll.gg3 6 fl.hl g5+ 7 fxg5+ fl.xg5 8 I!.fl :!l:xe4+ 9 lt>h3 �h5 forces mate on h4; a better defence was 3 :!l:h8! l:i:hh3 4 f5, but then 4 ... exf5+ - and not 4... g5? 5 ll.xh7+! �xh7 6 \t>xg5 with serious counterplay - 5 �f4 (now 5 exf5? g5 6 fl.xh7+ lt>xh7 7 �xg5 fails to 7... fl.hg3+ 8 �f4 :!l.gc3 9 ll:d8 l:tc4+ 1 0 lt>g5 l:ig3+ l l lt>h5 l:i:cl) 5 .. Jl:h4+ 6 �e5 l:i:xe4+ 7 \t>d5 :!l:d3+! 8 l!lc5 J:ld7 9 fl.hf8 f4 should still be winning for Black) 3...J:lg2+ 4 �h4 e5! 5 f7 (not 5 fxe5 g5#, but White had to try 5 .!l:g8 l:lf2 6 fl.gl, although after 6 .. .lhf4+ 7 f!:g4 .!l:x£6 Black has an easy win) 5 ... J:[f2! 0-1 White cannot prevent mate on f4. 1077) Karatorossian·Nalbandian 1 ll.xg5! "ii!'xg5 2 "il'd4+ \t>g8 (or 2...�h7 3 1i:lf6+ - another crushing option is 3 l:tg2 '11Vd8 4 il.h5!
- 3 ...1!1h6 4 fl.g2 and White either wins the queen or mates with 4 ..."ii!'c l + 5 J:[gl '11Vc2 6 "ii!'h4+ �g7 7 1i:lh5+! l:i:xh5 8 "ii!'e7+ lt>h6 9 'IIV£8+ lt>h7 1 0 'liVf7+ �h8 1 1 'liVf6+ �h7 12 'lii'xg6+ �h8 13 "il'g7#) 3 .!l:g2 l:ih4 (3..."ii!'c l + 4 ll.gl '11Vh6 5 ll.xg6+! wins the black queen) 4 1i:lf6+ �7 5 �d5+ �e7 and now White sadly missed the only, if straightforward, path to victory: 6 J:l:e2+ l!ld8 7 J:le8+ lt>c7 8 '11Va 7+ :!l.b7 (or 8 ...il.b7 9 "ii!'xa5#) 9 J:lxc8+! lt>xc8 10 "ii!'xb7+ l!ld8 11 "iil'd7#. 1078) Li Chao-Wang Hao 1 l:ld8+! �h7 (Black loses his queen after l ...fl.xd8 2 '11Vxe2) 2 .!l:g7+! �xg7 (or 2...�h6 3 "iil'f4+ l!lxg7 4 "ii!'g5+ lt>h7 5 '11Vg8+ transposing) 3 'liVg2+ l!lh7 4 "ii!'g8+ l!lh6 5 "iil'h8+ l!lg6 6 "iil'f6+ lt>h5 1 "il'g5# 1-o
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1079) Petrosian-Minasian 1 12:ixc7!! 'iif7 (Not the best defence. The main point of White's combination can be seen
after l ...Wxc7 2 .!l:e7+! .il..xe7 3 l:i:xe7+ when Black is undone on the dark squares: 3...Wd8 - or 3 ...Wb8 4 'i!Vxb6 'i!Vd1+ 5 Wh2 'ili'd5 6 'i!Vc7+ Wa7 7 .il..d4+! forcing mate - 4 'iilx l' b6+! lt>xe7 5 .il..a3+ li.ld7 6 'lWe6+ li.lc7 7 b6+ Wd8 8 'lWe7+ Wc8 9 'ilic7#. Very similar is l . . . .il..xc7 2 l:ie7+ lt>c8 3 E:xc7+!, while l...J:l:ac8 fails to 2 'Wd2. However, perhaps Black might have tried l...ll:ag8!?, not that this would have saved him in the event of 2 l:!:e7+!! - 2 12:ie6 .il..d5 with the idea of ... g6 isn't so clear - 2 ... .il..xe7 - or 2...li.lc8 3 12:id5 and wins after both 3... .il..xd5 4 'i!Vxb6 and 3 ... .il..xe7 4 12:lxe7+ li.lb8 5 'iil'xb6 - 3 'iil'xb6 with a crushing attack; for starters both 4 J:l.xe7+ and 4 'iil'xb7 are threatened.) 2 12:ie6!? (there was nothing wrong with 2 12:ixa8 .!l:xa8 3 ll:e6, but the young Armenian prefers to play for the attack) 2 ... Wc8 3 l:tc3 .il..d 5? 4 '!Wxb6 .il.. b4! 5 Sxc4+ .il..xc4 6 litc1 and the attack was decisive. 1080) Marshall-Hopwood
Rather than the game's l...l:!:g7, 1 ... .il..xg4 2 fxg4 h3! gives Black a winning attack: 3 g3 (3 gxh3 '!Wh4 also leaves White defenceless; for example, 4 .il..f3 12:ixh3 5 aa3 l:txf3! 6 .!l:xf3 12:ig5+ 7 ®g2 'i!Vxg4+ 8 .!l:g3 '!Wxg3+! 9 Wxg3 12:ixe4+ 10 li.lg4 12:ixd2 with an extra piece in the end game) 3 ... 12:ixe2!! is the main point when it's a picturesque mate after 4 'i!Vxg5 (or 4 'i\Vxe2 'lWei+ 5 li.lh2 l:i:fl, winning White's queen) 4..JI.f1+ 5 Wh2 l:i:f2+ 6 1t>xh3 (or 6 ®h1 12:ixg3+ 7 Wg1 l:i:g2#) 6...12:ig1+ 7 Wh4 li:h2#.
Chapter Seven Test One 1081) Rodriguez-Polgar
The desperado 1...'iil'xc3! 2 'lWxe2 (or 2 bxc3 .il..xdl 3 l:l.xd1 bxc6) 2 ...'i!Vxc6 left Black a clear piece ahead. (l point) 1082) Bronstein-llivitzki 1 ll:cxd8! (1 point) 1 ...'lWe1+ (after l ..Jl:bxd8 or 1. ..l:iexd8, with 2 12:ih6+ White either wins the black queen with 2...\t>h8 3 12:ixf7+ or mates with 2 ... gxh6 3 'i!Vxf7+ lt>h8 4 'i!Vxh7#) 2 li.lg2 1-0
White emerges a piece ahead after 2 ... .!:!bxd8 3 12:ih6+ lt>h8 4 12:ixf7+ li.lg8 5 l:!:xd8 (take a second
point for seeing this far). 1083) Adams-Palliser 1....il..x a3! 2 bxa3 :!l:xc3 wins a pawn.
(1 point)
1084) Baburin-Palliser 1 .!:!e8+! (1 point) 1..J!.xe8 2 dxe8'ii+ Wxe8 3 f4 leads to an easily winning pawn ending due to White's outside passed pawn: 3 ... a6 (or 3... gxf3 4 \t>f2 c4 5 \t>xf3 li.ld7 6 g4 a6 - 6 ...We6 7
We4 'iii>f6 8 \t>dS Wg5 9 1t>c6! sees the a-pawn queen shortly - 7 1!ie4 b5 8 axb5 axb5 9 li.ld4 and White's soon to be passed c-pawn decides) 4 c41 (take a second point for seeing this useful follow-up) 4...1t>d7 5 We2 1t>c6 6 \t>d 3 b5 (Black cannot maintain the opposition in view of 6 ...Wd7 7 We4 We6 8 15+ Wd6 9 \t>f4 b5 10 axb5 axb5 11 cxb5 c4 12 16 when White queens first) 7 cxb5+ axbs 8 a s 1-o 1085) Palliser-Hotham 1....il..xc2+! (1 point) 2 'iii>xc2 12:ib4+ 3 1t>c3 (or 3 llic1 12:ifd3+ when White must give up his queen to avoid 4 Wb1 'i!Vxa2#) 3 ... 12:ixa2+ 4 'iii>c2 12:ib4+ 5 11ic3 '!Wc5+ and Black regained his
piece with a huge advantage (also rather effective would have been 5 ... 12:ibd3+ 6 li.lc2 'i!Va2). 306
Solutions
1086) Gower-Hopwood 1 ... i.xg2! 2 1tlxg2 (or 2 i.xg2 l:txg2+ 3 \t>hl 'iil'g4 4 1tlxg2 f3 followed by mate) 2 ...l:txg2+ 3 lt>h1 (3 i.xg2 f3 and mate on g2 is the main point of the combination) 3 .. ..!i:g6 0·1 (2 points) 1087) McNab-Sherwin 1 'iil'g7+! 1-0
White forces mate with l ..Jhg7 2 e7+. (1 point) 1088) Ziatdinov-Kotronias 1...i.g51 2 1tlbS+ (the only real try with White's queen being tied to the defence of both b2 and d4) 2 ...-ltxbs 3 'iil'xgS i.e2 (the main point: White can't both prevent mate and save his rook) 4 �e7+ lt>b8 0-1
Take 1 point for finding 1 ... i.g5 and a second if you saw 3 ... i.e2. 1089) Berzina-Ciuksyte 1 i.xh7+! lt>xh7 1-0
Mate follows with 2 g8'iil'+! .!l:xg8 3 l:txf7+ lixg2 'iil'g 5+ 3 1i
(1 point)
1091) Zakharevich-Ovod 1 1tlf6+! ! i.xf6 (or l ...gxf6 2 i.xh7+! ltlxh7 3 :C:g3+ ltlg5 4 fxg5 fxg5 5 l:i:h3 i.f6 6 i.b4 fol lowed by mate) 2 i.xh7+! ltlxh7 3 .!:l:h3 1il'xd4 (Black also can't escape from the white attack after 3... a5 4 'iil'xh7+ lt>f8 5 i.e3 1lf8 5 exf6 gxf6 6 i.c3 'ill'xf4 7 ll:f3 'il'xf3 (White mates too after 7... 'il'c4 8 i.xf6 1il'g4 9 'i!Vh8+ '!Wg8 1 0 'i!Vh6+) 8 i.b4+ 1·0
It's mate with 8 .. Jl.e7 9 'i!Vh8#.
Take two points for finding 1 1tlf6+ and a further two for seeing as far as 7 '1:1.f3 . 1092) Cox-Trent 1 i.xf7! wins a key pawn: 1 .. .l:l:xf7 2 �e8+ l:l.f8 3 1tlxg6+ lt>g8 4 1tlxf8 i.xf8 5 'ill'e6+ lt>h7 (or 5 ...\t>hS 6 1il'xe5+ 'ii
Black loses his knight after 6 ...'ii
Take one pointfor 1 i.xf7 and a further two if you realised that the knight on d1 was trapped.
Test Two 1093) Aronian-Svidler 1...:C:e1+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 .lhel 'ill'x d3. (1 point) 1094) Bielby-Smith 1... axb5l 2 1tlxc7+ lt>e7 0-1
Black is a piece up for insufficient compensation after both 2 ...\t>e7 3 1tlxa8 1tld4 4 'lil'xf4 i.h6 5 'iil'f2 1tlxc2+ 6 lt>fl ltlxal and 3 1tld5+ 'ii
1095) Parkin-Palliser
Black increases his advantage to an extra rook: 1....!:1:xd3 2 'il'xd3 'ill'x a1 (1 point)
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1096) Levitsky-Marshall 1..-'i1Vg3!! 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 "ili'xg3 (it's mate after both 2 hxg3 1i'Je2# and 2 fxg3 li'Je2+ 3 1!/hl ll:xfl #) 2 ... 1i'Je2+ 3 1iih l li'Jxg3+ 4 1!/gl li'Je2+.
Only 2 points I'm afraid as there were less attractive ways to win and because this position is rather well known. 1097) Adorjan-Ribli 1 i.xg7! i.xg7 2 h6 i.f6 (it's also mate down the g-file after 2 ... i.f8 3 "ili'g5 f6 4 "ili'g6+ lilhS 5 h7, while 2 ... i.h8 fails to either 3 "ili'g5 or 3 ll:g7+) 3 'I!Vg2 1-0
There's no defence to the threat of 4 'I!Vg7+!. (2 points) 1098) Lund-Rawson
White solves his back-rank difficulties in style by simplifying with 1 .!!.xc5+! lilb8 (or l ...bxc5 2 'I!Vb7#) 2 l:!.c8+! 1-0 (2 points) 1099) Abergei-Tebb 1 i.Xf7+! Wxf7 2 1i'Jd6+ 1-0
Black must give up his queen since 2 ...\ilgS 3 'i!Vb3+ mates. (1 point) 1100) Frostick-Miller 1 ...l:lxg2+! (1 point) forces perpetual: 2 1iixg2 'i1Vg6+ 3 1!ih2 (or 3 1iif2 'i1Vf5+ 4 \ilel 'i!Vbl+ 5 lild2 "ilih2+ and the white king cannot escape) 3... 'i1Vc2+ 4 1ii g1 "ili'g6+ 5 Wh2 Yz-Yz 1101) Cullen-Varnam 1 ...i.xf2+! 0-1
It's mate on the back rank after 2 .!!.xf2 "ili'al+. (1 point) 1102) Slinger-Rooney 1 'ilf'h8+! i.xh8 2 .!!.xh8+ l!lg7 3 i.xe5+ f6 4 gxf6+ 1-0
White emerges a rook up. (2 points) 1103) Zhao-Markos 1 1i'Jxh5!! .!!.d B (giving the king an escape square, while preventing the other threat of 2
li'Jf6+; White's queen was immune in view of l ...li'Jxd3? 2 l:!g7+ lilfS 3 1i'Jh7# or 2...\ilhS 3 li'Jf7#) 2 'i!Vxd5! gxh5 (or 2 ...'i!Vxd5 3 1i'Jf6+ l!lhS 4 l:!h7#) 3 l'U8+! 1-0 Mate follows with 3 ... 1!1g7 4 'i!Vg8+ lilh6 5 1i'Jf7#. 2 points for 1 li'Jxh5 and a further two if you found 2 'i!Vxd5. 1104) Cooley-Noden 1 l:!.xe4! (1 point) 1 ...'ilf'f5 (after l ..."iixe4, 2 1i'Jg5 wins Black's queen in view of the mate threat on hS) 2 1i'Jf6+! (a further 2 points are available for this) 2 ...1iixg7 3 l:tg4+ 'll'ig6? (now it's
mate, although after 3..."iixg4 4 "iixg4+ l!lxf6 5 "iih4+ lilg6 6 'li'xe7 White's extra queen and pawns should decide) 4 "iih 7+ lilxf6 5 l:!.f4+ "iif5 (or 5 ...1iig5 6 'i!Vh4#) 6 'li'h6# 1-0
Test Three 1105) O'Neill-Hopwood 1 ....!!.x c3! removes the white queen's defender to net a piece.
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Solutions
1106) Balbashova-Sulejmanova 1 ... 'ii'x aS! wins a piece in view of White's vulnerable back rank.
(I point)
1107) Alonso-Ciaros Egea 1 lLixf7! li
1108) Reiner-Steinitz 1...'ii'h 4! (1 point) 2 l:tg2 (or 2 fl.xh4 :Sgl#) 2 ... 'ii'x h2+! 0-1
(and a second point for this) 3 :Sxh2 l:tg1#
1109) Bronstein-Kottnauer 1 tLie8! 1-0
The most elegant way of preventing Black's idea of ...'ii'b6-g1+ with perpetual, although 1 lLig6+ l!
1 paint for I lDg6+ or two if you found both I lLieS and the queen sacrifice. 1110) Karpov-Malaniuk 1 .§l,d5+! 1-o
Mate follows after l...cxd5 2 'ii'xd5+ lli'eS 3 'ii'e6+. (I paint) 1111) Turner-Mestel 1... ttJxe4!! 2 .§l,xe4 (or 2 lLixe4 .§l,xal 3 .§l,e3 'ii'a5+ and Black is the exchange up) 2 ... d5 3 cxd5 cxd5 4 .§l,f3 (neither does 4 .§l,xg6 fxg6 5 .§l,b2 S.ae8 6 0-0-0 save White in view of 6 ... :Sc8 followed by 7... d4) 4 ... .§1,f5 gives Black a winning attack: 5 '1Wd2 S.fe8+ 6 1i
8 'llkd2 .§l,c2+ 9 'ii'xc2 l:l:xc2 10 li
White forces mate after 1 ...\!
I paint for each queen sacrifice.
1114) Jones-Gallagher 1...fl.xa3+! 2 bxa3 iVxa3+ 0-1
Mate follows after 3 'llka2 'llkc3+. (I point) 1115) Anand-Van Wely 1 l:!xg7!! (3 paints) 1...1¥ixg7 (the queen is immune in view of l...lLixdS? 2 l:txh7#) 2 l:!g1+ Wh8 3 .§l,h6 lLig4 (setting a cheapo and there was no good way to cover g7, especially since 3... lLih5 fails to 4 .§l,xf8 l:txf8 5 fl.g8+ fl.xg8 6 fxgS'Ii'#) 4 l:l:xg4 fl.xf7 5 'l!l'xa8+! 1-0
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1116) Aronian-Papp 1 l:!.xf7!! �xf7 (now the attack is too strong. but neither was there a good way to decline the rook: for example, l ...b5 2 l:tc7 'l!VaS 3 il_xe6+ lhe6 4 'l!Vb3 and the e6-rook falls) 2 'l!Vh7 .!l.xd6
(desperation in the face of 3 J:!:fl#; mate would also have occurred after both 2 .. JH8 3 .!1:11+ �eS 4 'li!'g6+ �d7 5 i-xe6# and 2 . ..1!
Black will lose his queen.
3 points for finding both the rook sacrifice and the all-important follow-up, 2 filh7.
Test Four 1117) Schon-Egan 1 1Lixc6! wins a key pawn in view of l...'li!'xc6? 2 i-b5.
(1 point)
1118) Mahesh Chandran-Vavrak 1 1Lic8! 1-0
White threatens mate and after I...l:hcS 2 i-xb7 Black's rooks are skewered. (1 point) 1119) Lin Zhigen-Hvistendahl 1 1Lif6+! 1-0
White wins the exchange on eS. (1 point) 1120) lzoria-Heimann 1 :!!.xa6! 1-0
White's pawns decide after l ...�xa6 (or l...l:hd7 2 �a7+ �c8 3 .!:!.aS+ �b7 4 �bal followed by mate down the a-file) 2 �xc6 (threatening 3 li!.al#) 2 ... �a5 3 �c7 l:tgg8 4 b7 l:l.b8 5 c5 �a6 6 c6 h4 7 �d6. (2 points) 1121) Samedov-Kirikova 1 ... i-xh3! 2 gxh3 (or 2 �gl i-xg2 winning material) 2 ...'l!Vxh3+ 3 1Lih2 (similar and rather effective is 3 J:!.h2 i-xh2 4 1Lixh2 'l!Vxf3+) 3... il_xh2 4 l:txh2 'l!Vxf3+ 5 lilg1 .!l:g6+ 6 l:l.g2 .!l:xg2+ 7 'i!l'xg2 'l!l'xd1+ S lilh2 .l:!.f6 gave Black an overwhelming attack.
2 points for 1 ...i-xh3 and a further one if you spotted that the d1-rook would become loose. 1122) Kolev-Hernando Rodrigo 1 1LihS! i-ds (Black is crushed after l...gxh5 2 'li!'h6 f6 3 l:!xe6, but there's no satisfactory de fence in any case with l ...i-f5 failing to 2 'i!l'h6 i-fS 3 'i!l'g5) 2 'li!'h6 i-fS 3 filgS and White's threats down the long diagonal are decisive: 3 ...i-xe4 4 1Lif6+ lilh8 s 1Lixe4+ 'llfd 4 6 i-xd4+ cxd4 7 'iil'f6+ 1-0 1
point for 1 1Lih5 and a further one for seeing up to 3 'li!'g5.
1123) Grivas-Hrisostomidis 1 .!l:xh7+! lilxh7 (or l ...lilgS 2 d6+ 1Lic4 3 'i!l'h5 followed by mate) 2 'li!'hs+ lilg8 3 1Lie7# 1-0
(1
point) 1124) Pitl-Savchenko 1 ...i-f2! trapped the white queen: 2 "i!l'xf2 1Lid3+ 3 i-xd3 'iil'xf2 0·1
(1 point)
1125) Sokolov-Saric 1 1Lid7! (2 points) 1 ...�d8? (Black had to give up the exchange with l ...�g6, even though the
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ending should be winning for White after 2 /DxfS+ .ltxfS 3 :!i:xf5) 2 Sh4+ 1-0 It's mate after 2 ...:!i:h6 3 1Zlf6+ lt>hS 4 ll:xh6#. 1126) Pucher-Gerard 1.. .li:xg21 (2 points) 2 l:!.c8+ (or 2 'ill'xg2 'ill'x cl+ 3 \t>h2 'ill'e3 with an extra pawn and some ad vantage) 2 ...i<.xc8 3 'ill'xg2 '!Wxe5 saw Black pick up two pawns. 1127) Palliser-Burnett 1 .ltxg61! hxg6 (after 1 ...1Dxg6 2 1Zlxg6 Black has nothing better than to transpose with 2 ... hxg6) 2 1Dxg6 /Dxg6 3 lbg6+ lt>h8 (and not 3 ... \t>h7? 4 .ltfS!) 4 'ill'h 5 ll:h7 5 .l:tg7! :!i:xg7 (the
main point of White's whole combination is that 5 ... 'ill'e8 fails to 6 .!:ldxd7!: 6 ...'1Wxh5 7 .l:txh7+ lt>gS S l:l:dg7+ lt>fS 9 l:l:h8# or 6 ... '1Wxd7 7 l:l:xd7 :!i:xd7 8 .ltg5+ when White's queen and bishop combine with deadly effect; perhaps Black might have tried 5 ... .1te4, although after 6 ll.xe7 ll.xe7 7 .ltg7+ WgS 8 '!Wg4 it's hard to believe that White's attack won't shortly net further material) 6 .ltxg7+ lt>g8 7 'ii'h8+ Wf7 8 'ill'h S+ Wg8 and now 9 i<.h6! (rather than the game's horrible 9 l:tgl ?) 9... Wh8 10 :!i:g1 wins the black queen after 10...'ii'h 7 11 J
1 point for 1 Jhl J!xg2 '!Wg4+ 5 Wfl 'iWf3+ 6 '>!
Test Five 1129) Von Herman-Tabatt 1 :!i:fd1! 'ii'b 5 (l...fxe4? fails to 2 :!!xeS+ ll:xcS 3 '1Wxd7#) 2 1Zlf6+! l!
gave White a crushing attack.
1 point for 1 l:l.dJ+ and a second for 3 l:!:xcS. 1130) Pomar Salamanca-Liljedahl 1 1Zlg5! (1 point) wins material down the long diagonal: 1 ...f6 2 J
knights). 1131) Ferguson-Wallace 1 l:!xg6! 1-0
White wins a piece in view of l...'ill'xf2 2 fl.xg7+ and 3 lhf2. (1 point) 1132) Stadt-Roehr!
White wins Black's queen: 1 1Zlg6+! 1Dxg6 2 'ill'xd6 1-0 (1 point) 1133) Alekhine-Reshevsky 1 ll:xb8+! Wxb8 2 '!Wxe5+! 1-0
Mate follows on the back rank after 2 .. .fxe5 (or 2...Wa8 3 ll:al+) 3 l:!f8+. (2 points) 1134) Morrison-Basman 1...lhh2! 2 Wxh2 ll.h8+ 3 '>!
(1 point)
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113S) Cebalo-Aieksic 1 1i:ld6! "fie7 (it's mate after L.cxd6? 2 1Da6+ bxa6 3 "ficS#) 2 1i:ldxb7 1-0
Black swiftly finds himself defenceless on the queenside after 2 ... 1i:lxb7 3 1Da6+ IiieS (or 3 ...\ilaS 4 "fixc7! with a winning attack in view of 4 ..."fixc7 S li:lxc7+ lilbS 6 1i:la6+ lila8 7 l:l:c8#) 4 1i:lxc7.
I point for I ltld6 and a second ifyou realised just how fast the attack is after 2 !Ddxb7.
1136) Spraggett-Hernandez Garcia 1 1i:lxa6+! II point) 1...1iia 8 (or L.bxa6 2 1i:lc6+ and 3 1i:lxc6 winning the black queen) 2 1Dxc7+ 1-0
White's attack is overwhelming after 2 ...l:i.xc7 3 axb6+ lilb8 4 "fiaS. 1137) Svidler-Tiviakov 1 l:i.xf7+! li:lxf7 2 1De6+ lilg8 3 1i:lxd8 wins a piece in view of 3 ... /i:lxdS 4 ll:a8.
(2 points)
1138) Cnossen-Regniers 1 ..."fixf2+! 0-1
Back-rank mate follows after 2 ll:xf2 J:i:al+. (I point) 1139) F.N.Stephenson-K.Neat 1 ll:xf6! gxf6 (White was ready with a double exchange sacrifice: l . ..li:lxf6 2 ll:xf6! gxf6 3 "fig4+ lilh8 4 "figS - shades of Lasker-Reshevsky) 2 "fig4+ lilh8 3 ll:xf6! Ille s (3 ... /i:lx£6 4 "figS l:i.g8 S �xf6+ "fixf6 6 "fixf6+ ll:g7 7 "fixd6 sees White's extra queen run amok) 4 "f/fs J:lg8 (or
4 ...'ili'd7 5 "fixd7 - 5 "fih5 is a very reasonable alternative - S...li:lxd7 6 J:lxd6+ WgS 7 l:l:xd7 and White's bishops and d-pawn are far too strong) S ll:xd6! 1-0 2 points for each played exchange sacrifice on f6 and a bonus point if you spotted 5 l:!.xd6. 1140) Karpov-Csom 1 /i:lfs!! 1-o
2 ll:h7+ and 3 "fig7# is threatened, and 1 ... 1i:lxd7 fails to 2 "fih2+ lilgS 3 "fig3+ lilf7 4 'ili'g7#. (3
points)
Test Six 1141) Vanderbeeken-Fiear 1 ...1ixc3! 0-1
Black wins a piece due to the pin down the d-file. (I point) 1142) Palliser-Westra 1 'ili'xg7! (I point) 1 ...J:l:xf4? (a blunder, although after l . . .'ii!'xg7 2 1i:le6+ lile7 3 1Dxg7 ll:f7 4
l::xf7+ lilxf7 5 /i:lfS gxf5 6 ll:h7+ lile6 7 exf5+ lild6 8 \ilbl White's extra exchange should pre vail) 2 :C:h8+ 1-0 1143) Dvirnyy-Pomaro 1 1i:lxf7! 'iil'xf7 2 l:i.xd6 wins a pawn.
(I point)
1144) Morris-Burton 1 b4! ensures that White remains a piece ahead after either L.'ili'xb4+ 2 c3 'iil'xd4 (2 ... 'iil'b2 ?
loses to 3 'iil'eS+ �e7 4 'iil'xe7#) 3 �xd4 or l...�xb4+ 2 c3 gxf6 3 cxb4.
2 points for finding 2 c3.
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Solutions
1145) Gibson-Cork 1 tt:lxb7! wins a key pawn since the a-pawn is unstoppable after 1 ...1Llxb7? 2 a6.
(1 point)
1146) Narayanan-lkonnikov 1...1Zlg3+! 2 'li'xg3 f4 forced 3 'li'h3 (3 'lWei or 3 'li'f2 would have allowed mate after 3 ...'1i'xh2+! 4 '
2 points for 1 . . . 1Llg3 and a further point for the queen sacrifice on h2. 1147) 5 zakolczai-Okara 1...'1i'xf2+! 0-1
Mate follows with 2 l:txf2 l:cl + 3 l:fl Si.e3+ 4 '
both l .. .fxe6 2 l:txd7 tt:lxd7 3 'li'xe6+ 'li'f7 4 J::ih8+! - a second point for seeing this important fol low-up - and l ...'li'e7 2 ll:h8+ '
Mate follows on h8. (2 points) 1150) Sareen-Palliser 1...tt:lxf2! (2 points) wins the exchange since 2 Wxf2 failed to 2 ...fxg3+ 3 '
It's mate after 1 ...1iixh7 (or l ... gxf6 2 'ii'xg6+ lilf8 3 'ii'f7#) 2 l:rhl + lilg8 3 'li'xg6 ll:e7 4 .ltxg71 ll:xg7 5 '1We8#.
2 points for 1 l:txh7. 1152) Negi-Hermansson 1 tt:lxe6!! fxe6 (l...'li'xe4 fails to 2 '!ilixe4 .ltxe4 3 ll:c8+ and mate) 2 f7+ lildS (or 2 ...ll:xf7 3
tt:ld6+ ..txd6 4 'ii'xe6+ ..te7 - 4 ... ll:e7 5 l:tc8+! .ltxc8 6 '1Wxc8# - 5 '1Wxf7+ lild8 6 ll:fdl + tt:ld7 7 '!l!'e6 with a crushing attack) 3 'li'g5+ 'l:le7 (now Black is crushed, but it's mate after 3.....te7 4 f8'1W+ J:!:x£8 5 ll:xf8#) 4 '!l!'e5 1-0 (3 points)
Test Seven 1153) Berbatov-Suuronen 1 ..txf7+! wins the black queen: 1 ... 1iie 7 2 ..tc5+ lilxf7 3 'ii'x dS 1-0 1154) Repkova-VIkovic 1 tt:lxh7! wins a pawn in view of 1 . . .lhh7? 2 '1Wg6+ lilf8 3 '!l!'xh7.
(1 point)
(1 point)
1155) Akatova-Nebolsina 1...l:txa3! 2 J:!:xa3 (White also loses a rook after 2 bxa3 tt:lf5) 2 ...1Llc2 forked White's rooks and left Black a piece ahead after 3 ll:a7+ IileS 4 ll:a4 (or 4 litbl ..td4+) 4...1Llxa1.
1 point for 1 1:l.xa3 and a second if you spotted the check on d4. . . .
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1156) lukovnikov-Bezgodova 1.-..ll.xf2! 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 'l!Vxf2 'l!Vxe5+ 3 'l!Vg3 'l!Vxa1 . (1 point) 1157) Ehlvest-lllescas Cordoba 1 dxc6! l2lxc6 (White's main point is that 1 ...�e4 2 .!ha7!! J:l.xa7 3 c7 sees the c-pawn queen) 2 J:l.xb1 and White went on to convert his extra pawn. (1 paint) 1158) Brown-Hardman 1 �xh7+! 1-0
White emerges the exchange ahead in an ending after l ...l!lxh7 2 'i!Vxd5 12lxd5 3 J:!.xc6. (1
point) 1159) Debbage-Palliser 1 ...12lxg5! (otherwise 2 J:i:hl paralyses Black on the kingside, leaving White with a free rein on the queenside) 2 hxg5 'l!Vxg5+ 3 1i-Y>
Neither side can avoid the perpetual. (2 points) 1160) Weller-Clarke 1 �xh7+! lllx h7 2 'l!i'd3+ 111gB (the game's 2 ... f5 should have led to mate with 3 exf6+ l!lg8 4 h7+ l!lf7 5 'l!Vg6#) 3 12lxe6 threatens 4 h7# and thereby forces Black to give up his queen, ei
ther immediately or after 3 ... '1!1'a5+ 4 b4 'l!Vxb4+ 5 c3. 1
point for 1 �xhl+ and a second for 3 l2lxe6.
1161) Cmilyte-Atalik 1 ..."ii'g4! 2 'l!i'xg4 (or 2 l:tel l2lf2+ 3 1!/gl 'l!Vxe2 4 J:l.xe2 12lh3+ 5 11/hl l:tfl+ 6 �gl lllxgl with an extra piece) 2 .. ..1l:xf1+ 0-1
Black is a rook up after 3 �gl l2lf2+ 4 1!/h2 12lxg4+. (2 points) 1162) Rotlewi-Rubinstein 1 ....ll.x c31! 2 gxh4 (neither would 2 �xb7 ll:xg3 3 lbcl l:th3 4 l:ic2 �f2! nor 2 �xc3 �xe4+ 3 'l!Vxe4 'l!i'xh2# have saved White) 2 ....!l:d2! 3 'l!i'xd2 �xe4+ 4 il'g2 f!h3! 0-1
Mate follows on h2. (3 points) 1163) Evans-larsen 1 ...J:i:f1+! (2 points) 2 Il:xf1 (it's mate too after 2 1!/xfl 'li'f5+ 3 J:l.£3 - or 3 11/gl 'l!l'c5+ 4 1!/hl
l2lf2+ 5 1!1gl l2lh3+ 6 \t>hl 'l!i'gl+ 7 .!hgl l2lf2# - 3 ... .!l:xdl+ 4 l!le2 12lc3+! (a bonus point for this) 5 bxc3 'li'c2+ 6 l!le3 'l!Vd2+ 7 llle4 .ll.e l+ 8 111£5 'llld l 5+ 9 l!lf4 'lilieS#) 2 ... 'l!i'c5+ 0-1 Black mates after 3 1!/hl l2lf2+! 4 ll:x£2 'l!i'cl +. 1164) Spassky-Tal 1 ... �xh2+l 2 l!lxh2 l:th5+! (much stronger than 2 ...12lg4+ 3 lllg 3!) 3 1!1g1 (or 3 l!lg3 12le4+ 4 �xe4 'lll4 lh + 5 lllf3 'l!Vxe4+ 6 l!lg3 'l!Vh4#) 3 ... 12lg4! 0-1
There's no good defence to the mate threat (beginning 4 .. J:thl+ 5 1!/xhl 'l!Vh4+). 1 point for l . ..�xh2+ and a further two for 2 .. 1:1.h5+. .
Test Eight 1165) Hindle-Horton 1 'ili'd8+! 1-0
Mate follows with l...�xd8 2 J:l.xd8#. (1 paint) 314
Solutions
1166) Kynoch-Hogg 1 il.xf7+!
It's mate after 3 ...
1 point for 1 il.xp+ and a second if you spotted the mate. 1167) Neave-Bryson 1.. ."i!l'xg2+! 2 �xg2 1i'lf4+ 0-1
Black will emerge a rook ahead after 3 �gl li:lxd3. (1 point) 1168) Ballon-Meenakshi 1...J::lx b2! 2 'lo1Vxb2 il.xc3 3 'lo1Vc2 il.xd2 wins two very useful minor pieces for a rook.
(1 point)
1169) lrizanin-Sarenac 1...J::lx a2! o-1
It's mate down the a-file. (1 point) 1170) Rozentalis-Preuss 1...1i:lxf2! (1 point) wins the exchange: 2 'iil'd 2 (or 2 �xf2 eS) 2 ... e5 0·1 1171) Palliser-Howell 1 ....!l.xc3! (1 point) 2 'i!l'xc3 l:!.e2 0-1
White can only avoid mate on g2 by giving up his queen. 1172) Val mana Canto-Eggleston 1 il.xg6! hxg6 (or J ...li:lxdl 2 "i!l'xh7#) 2 l:!.xd4 1i:lxf1 3 'iil'f6+ 1-0
Mate follows after 3...
insufficient compensation. (2 points) 1174) Hunt-Howell 1...J:txe4!1 2 .!l.xe4 (or 2 'i!l'c8+
Mate follows after 5 ... g2+ or 5 'iil'xf2 gxf2.
2 points for 1 ... J:lle4 and a further two if you saw through to 4 ...
Mate follows with 6 il.h3#. 1176) Smeets-Bu Xiangzhi 1... 1i:ld5! (or l . . .bxc2+ 2 1!1xc2 1i:ld5!, transposing after 3 exd5) 2 exd5 bxc2+ 3
2 points for J ILld5 and a bonus one for 4 ... l:l.a1 +. . . .
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Test Nine 1177) Bernstein-Capablanca L.'i!i'b2! 0-1
White loses his rook after 2 'i!i'el (or 2 l:tc2 'i!i'bl+ 3 "l!Vfl 'i!i'xc2) 2 ... 'i!i'xc3. (1 point) 1178) Smallbone-Ciiffe 1 g3! (1 point) 1...->l.xg3 2 ll:g1 and White's extra piece was decisive. 1179) Donner-Stephenson 1 .. .ll:xh2+! 2 >t>xh2 "l!Vxf2+ 3 >t>h1 g3 0-1
It's either mate on h2 or with 4 1Llf3 g2+ 5 >t>h2 gl"l!V+ 6 >t>h3 "l!Vgg3#. (2 points) 1180) Cooper-Smith 1 l!!:x as! 1-0
With l ...'i!i'e4+ Black attempts to avoid the check on c7, but after 2 �e2 he must remain a piece down in view of 2 ... 1t:lxa5? 3 1t:ld6+. (1 point) 1181) lvanchuk-Van Wely 1 :!l:e8+! >t>g7 (Black loses his queen immediately after l ...lhe8 2 "l!Vxc7, but she cannot be saved in any case) 2 1Lle6+! 1-0
In view of 2 .. .fxe6 3 l:te7+ winning the queen and the game. (2 points) 1182) Lehtinen-Kaiju 1 1Llf6+! 1-0
White wins the exchange on e8. (1 point) 1183) Kramnik-Svidler 1 �xf7+! 1-0
White's connected passed pawns decide after l ...Wx£7 (or l ... >t>d7 2 eS'i!i'+ fl.xe8+ 3 .ll.xe8+ >t>xe8 4 l:txh7 with an easy win) 2 d7. (2 points) 1184) Onischuk-Kravtsiv 1 1Llh7+1 WeB (Black's queen is lost after l ...lt:lxh7 2 �xe7+, while l ...>t>gS runs into 2 1Llf5 Wb7 3 'i!i'xg6) 2 1Llf5! 1-0
White wins at least a piece after 2 ... gxf5 3 "l!Vxg7. 1 point for 1 1Llh7+ and a second if you found 2 1Llf5. 1185) Coleman-Simms 1 1t:lxf7! 1-0
White wins a rook in view of l...>t>xf7? 2 "l!Vxe6+ Wf8 3 "l!Ve7+ Wg8 4 "l!Vxd8+ >t>f7 5 fl.e7#. (1
point) 1186) Taylor-Mirabile 1 ..ixh6! >t>gS (White forces mate after l ...�xh6 with 2 "l!Vxf8 "l!Vcl 3 l:te3 1Llg7 4 lt:lg5#) 2 �xg7 >t>xg7 (or 2 ... 1t:lxg7 3 l:!.h8+!) 3 l:th7+! >t>xh7 4 "l!Vxf8 1t:lg7 (White has a mating attack too after 4 ..."l!Vcl 5 ll:e3) s lt:lg5+ >t>h6 6 1t:lxf7+ 1-0
Mate follows on h8.
1 point for 1 .>l.xh6 and a further two if you found 3 l:lh7+.
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Solutions
1187) Lisitsin-Ragozin 1 .\l.h7+!! �xh7 (Black's cause isn't helped by l ...�hS 2 12lg5) 2 12lg5+! �g8 (after 2 ...hxg5 3
'iii'h 5+ �g8 4 1i'xf7+ �h7 5 'iii'h5+ �g8 6 hxg5 Black must give up his queen to prevent mate with 7 g6 and 8 'iii'h 7#, while 2 ... �g6 is swiftly mated by 3 h5+! �xg5 4 .\l.cl#) 3 1i:lxf7 'i1Vb8 4 li:lxh6+! gxh6 5 'i/Vg4+ �h8 6 l:tf7 1-0
Mate follows after 6 ...l:tg8 7 'iii'h5 .
2 points for 1 .\l.h7+ and a further point for 4 12lxh6+. 1188) Alekhine-Prat 1 1i'h5+!! li:lxhs 2 fxe6+ �g6 3 .\l.c2+ �g5 4 l:tf5+ �g6 (or 4 ...�h4 5 l:te4+ li:lf4 6 l:texf4#) 5 l:tf6+ �g5 6 l:tg6+ �h4 7 l:te4+ li:lf4 8 J:l.xf4+ �h5 9 g3 1-0
There's no defence to 10 l:th4#.
Just 1 point for 1 1i'h5+, but three zf you calculated through to mate.
Test Ten 1189) Palliser-Davies 1 12lxd5! (1 paint) 1...'i/Vd8 (not the best defence, but in the case of 1 ...exd5 2 .ll.xd7+ and 3 'i1Vxb7 Black would have been quickly destroyed) 2 'ii'c 3 and the rook on h8 dropped off. 1190) Bonilla G uzman-Michelmann 1 ...fxg112l+! 0-1
Black is a piece up with a crushing attack after 2 �e1 (the main point of this Albin trap is that 2 J:l.xg1 .\l.g4+ wins White's queen) 2 ...'iii'h4+ 3 �d2 12lc6 4 jl,c3 jl,g4. (1 point) 1191) Arluck-Benjamin 1...jl,xg2+! 2 i..xg2 l:txe3 3 fxe3 12lf5 saw Black's extra queen shortly prove decisive.
(1
point) 1192) Katte-Zweschper 1... 1i:lxe3! picks up two pawns after 2 fxe3 (or 2 1i'b3 1i:lxf1 winning the exchange) 2 ... 'i/Vxe3+ and 3 ... 1i'xd3. (1 point) 1193) Granados Gomez-Larina Nieto 1 i..xb7! (1 point) wins a pawn since the a-pawn queens after 1 ... 1i:lxb7? 2 a6. 1194) Navara-Ponomariov 1 �e4! 1-0 (1 point)
White just needs to avoid 1 �xf4?? because 1 .. Jl.xf5+! 2 �xf5 would be an embarrassing stalemate. 1195) Milman-Rukavina 1 :!l.xf4! 1-0
After 1...exf4 Black loses his queen to 2 'i/Vd4+ �f8 3 'ii'f6+! �e8 4 i..c6+.
1 point for 1 1:!xf4 and take a second if you saw as far as 4 .\l.c6+. 1196) Meier-Saltaev 1 J:l.c7+! �d4 2 J:i:c5 1-0
The threat to capture on d5 wins a rook. (1 point)
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1197) Pashikian-Yegiazarian 1 .. .'1Wg1+! 2 lt
White's queen is lost after 3 'iii'xc6 'l!l'hl+. (2 points) 1198) Portisch-Berger 1 1Zlxh71! lt
The key sting in the tail. Black cannot satisfactorily defend g6.
3 points if you saw all the way through to 4 l:tg5. 1199) Sammalvuo-Smeets 1 i.d811 1Zlxd8 (it's mate after l ...l:td7 2 l:!.xg7+ l!
There's no defence to 5 'iii'f6#.
2 points for 1 .lidS and take a further two if you found 4 l:!.h8. 1200) Palliser-Dineley 1 bxc3! 'il'b2+ 2 i.d2l (the star move preventing Black's queen from escaping via c3) 2 ...'iii'xa1 3 'l!Vgs g6 4 'i'f6! gxhs 5 i.h6 'iii'x a2+ 6 1Zle2! 1-0
Now it's mate after 6 ... '1Wxe2+ 7 \t
Take two points for 1 bxc3 and a further two if you initially found 6 1Zle2.
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