EVERYMAN CHESS Richard Palliser

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 About the Author

Richard Palliser is an International Master, the editor of CHESS magazine, and assistant edi­
tor at Everyman Chess. He has numerous tournament successes to his name, and in 2006
he became Joint British Rapidplay Champion. He h as established a reputation as a skilled
chess writer and has written many fine works.

Also by the Author

Beating Unusual Chess Openings
Chess Developments: The Modern Benoni
Dangerous Weapons: Anti-Sicilians
Dangerous Weapons: Flank Openings
Dangerous Weapons: The Benoni and Benko
Dangerous Weapons: The Caro-Kann
Dangerous Weapons: The Dutch
Dangerous Weapons: The King's Indian
Dangerous Weapons: The Nimzo-lndian
Dangerous Weapons: The Pirc and Modern
Dangerous Weapons: The Queen's Gambit
Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian
Fighting the Anti-Sicilians
How to Play against 1 d4
Starting Out: Closed Sicilian
Starting Out: d-pawn Attacks
Starting Out: Sicilian Najdorf
Starting Out: The Colle
Starting Out: The Trompowsky Attack
Tango!
The Bb5 Sicilian
The Complete Chess Workout
The Scotch Game
The Torre Attack: Move by Move
Contents

About the Author 3

Introduction 7

1 Warming Up 9

2 Attack! 26

3 Opening Tricks and Traps 132

4 Skill in the Endgame 137

5 Loose Pieces and Overloading 154

6 Fiendish Calculation 181

7 Test Yourself 192

8 Solutions 213
 Introduction

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 try­
ing 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.
That's what I wrote at the start of The Complete Chess Workout in 2007 and it's some­
thing I most certainly still believe. Back then after months of studying the output of innu­
merable database searches to compile 1200 puzzles, I vowed never again to produce a tac­
tics book, but times change and the gentle, constant probing from friends and readers for
a follow-up work caused me to go back into the laboratory as it were.
Since the start of the year I've been noting down interesting positions every time I've
followed a tournament or studied the latest games in an opening variation. That does not,
however, produce anywhere near 1200 positions, even allowing too for drawing heavily on
my own games, as well as those of pupil s and friends. Thus the summer has been largely
dominated by not only running searches and then sifting through the results for all the key
tactical motifs which the club player must be aware of, like i.xh7+, but also much lesser
known combinational ideas, such as ...l::!.xes, which should improve readers' calculation
skills while ideally helping them become more creative in their own games.
Well into this project a highly interesting work, Greatest 365 Puzzles, by Csaba Balogh
appeared, drawing solely on games from the first four months of 2012. I've certainly en­
joyed solving some of those, but in case any strong club players have purchased that work
as well as this, I did remove several puzzles. The two works now have fewer than 20 posi­
tions in common; ones which were so rare, instructive or just plain beautiful that I could
hardly leave them out. Likewise, knowing too that many English readers subscribe to CHESS
and solve the many puzzles presented monthly in that magazine, I've again tried to keep
the number of recent positions in common with that publication to well under two dozen.
Nobody likes to solve a position from a very well-known game more than once, unless it's
extremely challenging, but finding several, say, l::!.x g7+ sacrifices in this work should help to
mean that you never miss that motif again in your own games.
As with its predecessor, do please aware in this work that by no means every position
sees one side attacking. Tactics lurk in even the quietest looking positions, especially when
a piece is loose. Try, indeed, never to forget John Nunn's useful mnemonic LPDO ('loose

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pieces drop off') . Knowledge of that, as well as a recognition of all the available pawn
breaks in a position, can really help most club players to make noticeable progress in my
view. As such I've tried to include a few more positions this time where the humble pawn
plays a pivotal role. Elsewhere, we have slightly fewer opening traps, but that is more than
compensated by a small increase in the size of the Fiendish chapter; 60 positions which
should tax even the very strong club player. I've again sorted each chapter by place, thereby
ensuring that not all examples of a theme are grouped together and meaning that a
straightforward combinational blow might be followed by a challenging, unusual idea.
Finally, special thanks are due to all those who kindly submitted positions for inclusion,
as well as to my colleagues, Byron Jacobs and John Emms, for their unstinting help and
support.

Richard Palliser,
York,
September 2012

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 Chapter One

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 the exchange.

1) 0 J.Hawkins • Z.Lim 3) 0 D.Reinderman • S.Ernst

Amersham 2012 Amsterda m 2012

White to Play Black to Play

2) 0 M.Hebden • P.Tozer 4) 0 A.Grischuk • V.Bologan

Amersham 2012 Asta na (blitz) 2012

White to Play White to Play

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5) D M.Carlsen • V.Bologan 8) D N.Unapkoshvili • I.Osmak

Asta na (blitz) 2012 Athens 2012

White to Play Black to Play

6} D LMessam Sparks • M.Psofimi 9) D C.Lovrinovic • J.Perndl

Athens 2012 Austrian League 2012

White to Play White to Play

7) D L.Muhammad • C.Rios 10) D Z.Kozul • C.Weiss

Athens 2012 Austrian League 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 Wa rming Up

11) D I.Chirila • V.Jianu 14) D M.Jaramillo Ochoa • J.Guerrero

Baia Sprie 2012 Bogota 2012

White to Play Black to Play

12) D E.Bacrot • H.Nakamura 15) D C.Paci • A.Hauchard

Biel 2012 Bois-Colombes 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

13) D J.Torres • C.Ruiz 16) D G.Mejia • E.Senador

Bogota 2012 Boracay 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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17) D M.Brown • I.Ciark 20) D J.Humphreys • Ru.Jones

Bournemouth 2012 Britis h League 1999

Black to Play White to Play

18) D A.Bigg . M.White 21) D J.McKenna • N.Miranda Gonzalez

Brighton 2012 British League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

19) D J.Hawkins • K.Mah 22) D J.Naylor • T.Chapman

British League 2012 British League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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 Wa rming Up

23) D M.Fiint • R.Norinkeviciute 26) D N.Croad • J.Speelman

British League 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

24) D M.White • P.Talsma 27) D R.Palliser • G.Pinter

British League 2012 British League 2011

White to Play White to Play

25) D M.Yurenok • I.Sharpe 28) D A.Esenov • S.Farago

British League 2012 Buda pest 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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29) D A.Haanshuus • C.Schenkerik 32) D R.Gardner • D.Haessel

Buda pest 2012 Calga ry 2012

White to Play Black to Play

30) D B.Gupta • P.Petran 33) D A.Torrecillas Martinez • A.Kogan

Buda pest 2012 Cata lonia 2012

White to Play White to Play

31) D A.Shirov • R.Felgaer 34) D M.P.Townsend • R.Palliser

Buenos Aires 2012 Doncaster 2008

White to Play Black to Play

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 Warming Up

35) D N.Pogan • J.Paul 38) D R.Lehtivaara • A.Suominen

Dresden 2012 Finnish League 2012

White to Play White to Play

36) D S.Hinske • M.Fiint 39) D A.Raetsky • W.Schmid

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37) D E.Rozentalis • A.Smith 40) D P.Brochet • Le Quang Liem

Fagernes 2012 French Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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41) D B.Czerwinski • A.Wicikowska 44) D P.Giulian • Du.Walker

Gdansk 2012 Glasgow 2012

White to Play White to Play

42) D Z.Schleining • E.Paehtz 45) D D.Dimov • M.AI Sayed

German League 2012 Golden Sa nds 2012

White to Play Black to Play

43) D B.Adler • K.Johnsen 46) D A.Zubarev • N.Lubbe

Gibra lta r 2012 G reek Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 Wa rming Up

47) D D.Amiridou • M.Bouza so) D A.Berke • I.Lacau Rodean

G reek Tea m C h a m pionship 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

48) D D.Castro Chabuza • B.Anu 51) D P.Van Hoolandt • A.Aibzour

Guimaraes 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

49) D T.Jensen • T.Hansen 52) D T.Bae • B.Roselli Mailhe

Helsingor 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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53) D F.Castaldo • R.Antoniewski 56) D V.Tovmasian • V.Hamitevici

Ita l i a n Tea m Championship 2012 Kiev 2012

White to Play White to Play

54) D P.Mazzilli • F.Ranieri 57) D L.Tristan • G.Martinez de Negri

Ita l ia n Tea m Championship 2012 La Plata 2012

White to Play White to Play

55) D H.Simonian • D.Karatorossian 58) D T.Chipanga • R.Palliser

Jerm u k 2012 Leeds 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 Wa rming Up

59) D E.Vorobiov • A.Pijpers 62) D M.Vassallo Barroche • P.Neves

leiden 2012 Matosi n hos 2012

White to Play White to Play

60) D P.Dias • C.Carneiro 63) D J.Drake • T.Radermacher

Lisbon 2012 Mi nneapolis 2012

White to Play Black to Play

61) D L.Samarin • L.Berka 64) D A.Kovalyov • F.Leveille

Ma ria nske lazne 2012 Montreal 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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65) D H.Gusain • M.Paragua 68) D R.Jain • M.P.Townsend

M u m ba i 2012 North Shields 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

66) D S.Volkov • B.Grachev 69) D H.Mottang • T.Lund

Nakhchivan 2012 Norwegia n Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

67) D C.Deepan • G.Joshi 70) D M.Koch • W.Rausch

New Del h i 2012 Nuernbe rg 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 Wa rming Up

71} D L.Mons • M.Becker 74} D Ru.Jones • D.Schultz

Oberhof 2012 Paget Pa rish 2001

Black to Play White to Play

72} D G.Ageichenko • M.Maly 75} D P.Neves • S.Rocha

Olomouc 2012 Pa mpil hosa da Serra 2012

White to Play Black to Play

73} D A.Smith • M.Hebden 76} D P.Petrov • A.Nikolova

Oslo 2012 Plovdiv 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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77) D A.Korbal • W.Kuciel 80) D A.Zubarev • M.P.Townsend

Police 2012 Rethymnon 2012

White to Play White to Play

78) D K.Popov • J.Haman 81) D G.Thorsteinsdottir • A.Antonsson

Prague 2012 Reykjavi k 2012

White to Play Black to Play

79) D P.Kravec • R.Gajek 82) D M.Parhomenko • S.Dombrovska

Prague 2012 Riga 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 Wa rming Up

83) 0 W.Uhlmann • O.Rodriguez Vargas 86) 0 A.Velichko • V.Aiieva

Rogaska Slatina 2012 Samara 2012

White to Play White to Play

84) 0 G.Pogosian • V.Bachin 87) 0 O.Garkauskas • D.Awoki

Russian Tea m Cha m pionship 2012 Sao Pa ulo 2012

White to Play White to Play

85) 0 A.Strunin • A.Purygin 88) 0 T.Farley • A.Zapata

Samara 2012 Sao Pa u lo 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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89) D A.Becirbasic • S.Haskovic 92) D G.Vojinovic • B.Chatalbashev

Sa rajevo 2012 Skopje 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

90) D L.Neagu • G.Miroiu 93) D J.Borik • P.Molnar

Sa rata Monteoru 2012 Slova kian League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

91) D M. Trbojevic • K.Solic 94) D V.Kovalev • A.Kuzmin

Sibenik 2012 Tomsk 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 Wa rming Up

95) 0 D.Bragg • J.Cao 98) 0 P.Cech • M.Motycakova

Victoria 2012 W u n siedel 2012

White to Play White to Play

96) 0 M.Piotkin • M.Barron 99) 0 A.Kissoon • A.Nezis

Victoria 2012 York 2009

Black to Play Black to Play

97) 0 B.Go • M.Helbig 100) 0 A.Nezis • D.Bradley

Vl issingen 2012 York 2008

Black to Play White to Play

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 Chapter Two

Attackl
We now reach the meat and bones. 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 some material cost.

101) D D.Eggleston • T.Sorensen 103) D J.AI Ahbabai • M.lssa

Aa rhus 2012 Abu Dhabi 2012

White to Play White to Play

102) D D.Semcesen • D.Eggleston 104) D A.Delgado Vlaic • B.Rzayev

Aa rhus 2012 Albena 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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 Attack!

105) D D.Arngrimsson • P.Hristov 108) D M.Mackowiak • E.Schiendorfer

Albena 2012 Albena 2012

White to Play Black to Play

106) D D.Solak • E.Ozkan 109) D M.Piskur • B.Kiein

Albena 2012 Albena 2012

White to Play White to Play

107) D E.Atalik • C.Siclovan 110) D Z.Mammadov • V.Akopian

Albena 2012 Albena 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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111) D T.lljin • D.Shchukin 114) D N.Bijlsma • L.Vereggen

Alushta 2012 Amsterdam 2012

White to Play White to Play

112) D B.Go • P.Van Lommel 115) D D.Visanescu • V.VIadescu

Amsterda m 2012 Arad 2012

Black to Play White to Play

113) D G.Kamsky • Le Quang Liem 116) D R.Maestri • A.Papa

Amsterdam 2012 Arvier 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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 Attack!

117) D N.Chadaev • T.Radjabov 120) D S.Mamedyarov • V.Topalov

Asta na (blitz) 2012 Astana (rapid) 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

118) D S.Mamedyarov • A.Grischuk 121) D P.Velten • S.Kourkoulos Arditis

Asta na (blitz) 2012 Athens 2012

Black to Play White to Play

119) D S.Karjakin • A.Grischuk 122) D S.De Filomeno • I.Sadykov

Asta na (rapid) 2012 Athens 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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123) D S.Thavandiran • A.Rombaldoni 126) D M.Novkovic • D.Abel

Athens 2012 Austrian League 2012

White to Play White to Play

124) D U.Arat • P.Michelakos 127) D W.Sandner • H.Kotz

Athens 2012 Austrian League 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

125) D C.Balogh • S.Bromberger 128) D Z.Gyimesi • S.Bromberger

Austria n League 2012 Austria n League 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 Attack!

129} D J.Song • L.Salles 132} D C.Jorgensen • T.Christensen

Avoine 2012 Ba l lerup 2012

White to Play Black to Play

130} D M.Bon • D.Dumitrache 133} D D.Kokholm • H.Vildiz

Avoine 2012 Ba l lerup 2012

White to Play White to Play

131} D F.Buchenau • L.Rojas Keim 134} D D.Kokholm • U.Kallenbach

Bada lona 2012 Ballerup 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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135) D J.Pallesen • W.Philipsen 138) D G.Zatko . T.Petrik

Ba llerup 2012 Banska Stiavn ica 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

136) D N.Pedersen • V.Minko 139) D I.Gazik • M.Jozefek

Ballerup 2012 Banska Stiavnica 2012

Black to Play White to Play

137) D L.Veoh • M.Morani 140) 0 A.Jareno Badenas • N.Umudova

Bandar Seri Begawa n 2012 Ba rbera del Va l les 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 Attack!

141)0 H.Hernandez Carmenates • I.Bulmaga 144) D J.Cuartas • F.Valli

Barbera del Va l les 2012 Ba rcelona 2012

White to Play White to Play

142) D K.Bergez • J.Lacasta Palacios 145) D L.Javakhishvili • E.Paehtz

Ba rbera del Va l les 2012 Batumi (rapid) 2012

White to Play Black to Play

143) D O.Ruiz Sanchez • B.Arjun 146) D Tan Zhongyi • M.Kiinova

Ba rbera del Va l les 2012 Batumi (rapid) 2012

White to Play White to Play

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147) D Wang Jue • A.Muzychuk 150) D S.Bruchmann • D.Kollars

Batumi (rapid) 2012 Berl in 2012

Black to Play White to Play

148) D L.Van Wely • V.lkonnikov 151) D B.Avrukh • D.Pruess

Belgia n League 2012 Biel 2012

White to Play White to Play

149) D A.Pihajlic • L.Drljevic 152) D H.Melkumyan • G.Meier

Belgrade 2012 Biel 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 Attack!

153) D H.Melkumyan • G.Meins 156) D Wang Hao • E.Bacrot

Biel 2012 Biel 2012

White to Play White to Play

154) D H.Nakamura • Wang Hao 157) D Y.Pelletier • R.Prasanna

Biel2012 Biel 2012

Black to Play White to Play

155) D V.Golod • C.Bauer 158) D D.Nunez • G.Nieto

Biel 2012 Bogota 2012

White to Play White to Play

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159) D Z.Kollen • N.Maatman 162) D P.Williams . P.Byway

Borne 2012 Bou rnemouth 2012

White to Play White to Play

160) D B.Tomic • M.Marjanovic 163) D M.White . R.Willmoth

Bosnian Tea m Cha mpionship 2012 Brighton 2012

White to Play White to Play

161) D D.Kadric • Z.Bogut 164) D A.Eckersley-Waites • D.Bennett

Bosnian Tea m Cha mpionship 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 A tta ck!

165) 0 A.Ledger • J.Rowson 168} 0 A.Nezis • M.Hancock

British League 2012 British League 2011

Black to Play White to Play

166) 0 A.Merry • C.Hanley 169) 0 C.Ross • K.Coates

British League 2012 British League 2012

White to Play White to Play

167) 0 A.Merry • P.Weller 170) 0 D.Bisby • A.Martin

British League 2011 British League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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171) D D.Buckley • J.Cuenca Jimenez 174 ) D D.Smerdon • C.McNab

Britis h League 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

172) D D.Buckley • K.Mah 175) D D.Smerdon • K.Arkell

British League 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

173) D D.Ledger • A.Eckersley-Waites 176) D J.Burnett • R.Haria

British League 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 Atta ck!

177)0 J.Camacho Collados • H.J.Piaskett 180) 0 L.Galego • M.Barnes

Britis h League 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

178)0 K.Arakhamia-Grant • L.Cernousek 181) 0 L.Trent • H.Hunt

British League 2012 British League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

179) 0 K.Henbest • N.Bogoda 182) 0 M.Adams • E.Paehtz

British League 2011 Britis h League 2012

White to Play White to Play

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183)0 M.Camacho Collados • D.Eggleston 186) D M.Rose • G.Pinter

British League 2012 British League 2012

White to Play White to Play

184) D M.Harvey • S.Collins 187) D M.Taylor • N.Rizvi

British League 2012 Britis h League 2012

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185) D M.Pollard • N.Andrews 188) D N.Croad • K.Arkell

British League 2012 British League 2012

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 Atta ck!

189) D N.Miranda Gonzalez • R.Granat 192) D O.Hackner • A.Spice

British League 2012 B ritish League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

190) D N.Regan • M.Fiint 193) D P.Weller • J.Kourtseva

B ritish League 2012 B ritish League 2011

White to Play White to Play

191) D N.Thomas • N.Croad 194) D R.Edouard • E.Rodriguez Guerrero

British League 2012 Britis h League 2012

White to Play White to Play

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195) D R.Griffiths • M.Turner 198) D W.Williams • P.Hopwood

British League 2012 British League 2011

Black to Play Black to Play

196) D R.Van Kampen • R.McMichael 199) D K.Malinovsky • J.Kratochvil

B ritish League 2012 Brno 2012

White to Play White to Play

197) D T.Ciements • S.Terry 200) D V.Gagarin • S.Vechet

British League 2011 Brno 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 Atta ck!

201) 0 A.Czebe • J.Estrada Nieto 204) 0 E.Szalanczy • M.Ernst

Buda pest 2012 Buda pest 2012

White to Play White to Play

202) 0 A.Lukacs • S.Laza 205) 0 G.Letay • G.Hilbenz

Buda pest 2012 Buda pest 2012

Black to Play White to Play

203) 0 B.Korpa • T.Dolgener 206) 0 G.Todorovic • R.Skytte

Buda pest 2012 Buda pest 2012

White to Play White to Play

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207) D J.Estrada Nieto • A.Battey 210) D A.Shirov • D.Valerga

Buda pest 2012 Buenos Aires 2012

White to Play White to Play

208) D S.Mirza • O.Nemeth 211) D A.Astaneh Lopez • A.lstratescu

Buda pest 2012 B u n ratty 2012

White to Play Black to Play

209) D T.Serra Olives • S.Farago 212) D N.Short • A.lstratescu

Buda pest 2012 B u n ratty 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 A tta ck!

213) 0 J.Smeets • J.De Jong 216) 0 R.Maciol • J.Adair

Bu nschoten 2012 Buxton 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

214) 0 B.Van den Bergh • L.Ootes 217) 0 Ru.Jones • W.Tjipueja

Bussum 2012 Ca lvia 2004

Black to Play White to Play

215) 0 M.Hebden • P.Padilla Cabero 218)0 Le Quang Long • Nguyen Van Toan Thanh
Buxton 2012 Can Tho 2012

White to Play White to Play

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219}0 Nguyen Hoang Nam • Lu Chan Hung 222) 0 L.Molnar • E.Bindzus

Can Tho 2012 Chennai 2012

Black to Play White to Play

220) 0 P.Karthikeyan • L.Vajda 223) 0 O.Dobierzin • S.Avram

Can berra 2012 Chen n a i 2012

White to Play White to Play

221}0 C.Moreno Carretero • B.Perez Manas 224) 0 P.Patev • M.Dima

Cata lonia 2012 Chennai 2012

White to Play White to Play

46
 Attack!

225) D L.Rettore • A.Gilevich 228} D J.Pallesen • M.Matthiesen

Civita nova Marche 2012 Copen hagen 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

226} D N.Paltrinieri • N.Aitini 229) D E.Najer • D.Kanovsky

Civita nova Ma rche 2012 Czech League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

227) D F.Vallejo Pons • D.Brun 230) D J.Bures • J.Mudrak

Condino 2012 Czech League 2012

White to Play White to Play

47
Th e Co m p lete Chess Wo rko u t 2

231) D M.Bartel • M.Petr 234) D K.Shanava • E.Bacrot

Czech League 2012 Deizisa u 2012

White to Play White to Play

232) D M.Pokrupa • L.Neckar 235) D A.Pijpers • L.Vereggen

Czech League 2012 Dieren 2012

White to Play White to Play

233) D Wang Vue • Vu Vangyi 236) D A.Krueger • P.lmcke

Da nzhou 2012 Dortm und 2012

Black to Play White to Play

48
 Attack!

237) D H.Schorra • D.Ciornei 240) D S.Kartsev • H.Schorra

Dortmund 2012 Dortmund 2012

Black to Play White to Play

238) D P.Schmitz • J.Rueberg 241) D M.Kuznetsov • M.Petermann

Dortm u n d 2012 Dresden 2012

White to Play White to Play

239) D S.Karjakin • J.Gustafsson 242) D G.Harutjunyan • P.Nandhidhaa

Dortmund 2012 Dubai 2012

White to Play White to Play

49
Th e Complete Chess Worko u t 2

243) D J.Singh • Ru.Jones 246) D V.Mikhalevski • R.Gardner

D u ba i 1986 Edmonton 2012

Black to Play White to Play

244) D D.Miedema • B.Muhren 247) D F.Van Hasselt • D.Norwood

Dutch League 2012 Erts-La Massa na 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

245) D L.Galoyan • A.Bitalzadeh 248) D H.Tikkanen • P.Cramling

Dutch League 2012 Fa l u n 2012

White to Play White to Play

50
 A tta ck!

249) D L.Martinez Duany • L.Parals Marce 252) D K.Kiik • P.Lehtivaara

Figueres 2012 Finnish League 2012

White to Play White to Play

250) D P.Simacek • F.Guilleux 253) D K.Pulkkinen • E.Ronka

Figueres 2012 Finnish League 2012

White to Play White to Play

251) D J.Partanen • A.Hentunen 254) D N.Miezis • F.Schiendorfer

Finnish League 2012 Flims 2012

Black to Play White to Play

51
Th e Complete Chess Worko u t 2

255} D R.Vasquez Ramirez • B.Lalith 258} D R.Lobo • G.Shahade

Forni di Sopra 2012 Fremont 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

256} D L.Sales • C.Pinto 259} D A.Kosten • C.Paci

Forta leza 2012 French League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

257} D J.Sarkar • A.Jayakumar 260} D A.Kosten • G.Grimberg

Fremont 2012 French League 2012

White to Play White to Play

52
 Attack!

261) D S.Fedorchuk • C.Bauer 264) D N.Brunner • L.Fressinet

French League 2012 French Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

White to Play Black to Play

262) D G.Battaglini • C.Marzolo 265) D T.Hisler • S.Maze

French Tea m C h a m pionship 2012 French Tea m Cha mpionship 2012

White to Play Black to Play

263) D H.Hamdouchi • G.Battaglini 266) D S.Pizzuto • M.Arnetta

French Tea m Championship 2012 Gal lipoli 2012

White to Play White to Play

53
Th e Co m p lete Chess Wo rko u t 2

267) D D.Eggleston • A.Merry 270) D M.White . M.Hebden

Gatwick 2012 Gatwick 2012

White to Play Black to Play

268) D J.Jackson • V.Sipila 271) D N.Duport • D.Bennett

Gatwick 2012 Gatwick 2012

Black to Play White to Play

269) D M.Josse • N.Donovan 272) D P.Batchelor • M.White

Gatwick 2012 Gatwick 2012

White to Play Black to Play

54
 A ttack!

273) D S.Martinsen • K.Bhatia 276) D M.Dackiewicz • B.Oiejarczyk

Gatwick 2012 Gdansk 2012

White to Play Black to Play

274) D V.Sipila • J.Pena Torres 277) D M.Giuszko • A.Suliborski

Gatwick 2012 Gdansk 2012

White to Play White to Play

275) D V.Sipila • M.Josse 278) D P.Kindler • R.Cybulski

Gatwick 2012 Gdansk 2012

White to Play White to Play

55
Th e Co m p lete Chess Wo rko u t 2

279) 0 K.Spraggett • R.Gerber 282) 0 M.Schelberg • C.Mayer

Geneva 2012 Germ a n League 2010

White to Play White to Play

280) 0 F.Vallejo Pons • J.Maiwald 283) 0 P.H.Nielsen • T.Nyback

Germ a n League 2012 German League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

281) 0 H.Rau • P.Hoffmann 284) 0 R.Rabiega • F.Vallejo Pons

Germ a n League 2012 German League 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

56
 A tta ck!

285) 0 T.Giricz • M.Schelberg 288) 0 M.Adams • N.Zhukova

German League 2011 Gi bralta r 2012

White to Play White to Play

286) 0 F.Decoster • V.Solodovnichenko 289) 0 R.Freuler • H.Tabatt

G hent 2012 Gibra lta r 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

287) 0 E.Sutovsky • T.Nabaty 290) 0 M.Socko • M.Ohme

Gibra lta r 2012 G laden bach 2012

White to Play White to Play

57
Th e Complete Chess Worko u t 2

291) D B.Bea • N.Sverrisson 294) D J.Aagaard • N.Sverrisson

Glasgow 2012 Glasgow 2012

Black to Play White to Play

292) D D.Thomas • D.McKerracher 29 5) D J.Hawkins • D.Quinn

Glasgow 2012 Glasgow 2012

Black to Play White to Play

293 ) D I.Marks • I.Swan 296) D P.Cooksey • R.Brunello

Glasgow 2012 Glasgow 2012

Black to Play White to Play

58
 A tta ck!

297) D A.Hunt • A.Vakimenko 300) D L.Vajda • G.Tunik

Golden Sa nds 2012 Golden Sands 2012

White to Play White to Play

298) D A.Shalamberidze • M.Kanarek 301) D M.Dogan • E.Hagesaether

Golden Sands 2012 Golden Sa nds 2012

Black to Play White to Play

299) D I.Videnova • V.Chikovani 302) D U.Sadikhov • O.Kanmazalp

Golden Sands 2012 Golden Sa nds 2012

White to Play Black to Play

59
The Complete Chess Work o u t 2

303) D M.Kiimek . P.Kiimek 306) D M.Ohme • K.Moutousis

Gora Swietej Anny 2012 G reek Tea m Cham pionship 2012

White to Play White to Play

304) D T.Nyback . M.Welin 307) D S.Sverkounos • R.Antoniewski

Gothen burg 2012 G reek Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

White to Play Black to Play

305) D P.Kokol • A.Diermair 308) D T.Tsekouras • N.Managadze

G raz 2012 G reek Tea m Championship 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

60
 Attack!

309) D Z.Severiukhina • M.Przezdziecka 312) D M.Douven • M.Manoch

G u i ma raes 2012 Haarlem 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

310) D Z.Severiukhina • Zhang Xiaowen 313) D R.Palliser • S.Haslinger

G u i m a raes 2012 Halifax (rapid) 2007

Black to Play Black to Play

311) D J.Donkers • A.Haast 3 14) D J.Cuenca Jimenez • J.Carlstedt

Haarlem 2012 H a m b u rg 2012

Black to Play White to Play

61
Th e Complete Chess Worko u t 2

315) 0 L.Schiele • V.Okhotnik 318) 0 I.Nepomniachtchi • V.Potkin

H a m b u rg 2012 Hava n a 2012

Black to Play White to Play

316) 0 P.Lasinskas • J.Radovanovic 319) 0 A.L'Ami • J.Timman

Hastings 2012 Helsingor 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

317) 0 T.Spanton • A.Taylor 320) 0 A.Rasmussen • A.Johansson

Hasti ngs 2012 Helsingor 2012

Black to Play White to Play

62
 Attack!

321} D B.Nielsen • L.Henningsen 324} D H.Mortensen • A.Sivaranjan

Helsi ngor 2012 Helsingor 2012

White to Play White to Play

322} D B.Undheim • T.Rydstrom 325} D I.Cheparinov • H.Danielsen

Helsingor 2012 Helsingor 2012

Black to Play White to Play

323} D H.Danielsen • P.Kiings 326} D L.Hyldkrog • A.Rudolf

Helsi ngor 2012 Helsingor 2012

White to Play Black to Play

63
Th e Complete Chess Work o u t 2

327) 0 M.Bach • F.Nassetti 330) 0 T.Luukkonen • F.Valli

Helsi ngor 2012 Helsinki 2012

White to Play White to Play

328) 0 P.Larsen • T.Carnstam 331) 0 T.Tuominen • A.Nazarova

Helsingor 2012 Helsinki 2012

White to Play White to Play

329) 0 T.Thaler • J.Giud 332) 0 L.Whatmough • C.Natividad

Helsi ngor 2012 H igh Wycom be 2012

Black to Play White to Play

64
 Atta ck!

333) D G.Castaneda • V.Biom 336) D S.Milson • J.Nelson

H i lvers u m 2012 Hinckley 2012

White to Play Black to Play

334) D A.Merry . F.Malik 3 37) D A.Novita • Lu Shanglei

Hi nckley 2012 Ho Chi M i n h City 2012

White to Play White to Play

3 3 5) D A.Merry • K.Arkell 338) D Aron Teh Eu Wen • Li Wenxiang

H inckley 2012 Ho Chi M i n h City 2012

Black to Play White to Play

65
Th e C o m p l e te Chess Work o u t 2

339) D D.Laylo • T.Ton 342) D T.Sachdev • M.Gomes

Ho Chi Minh City 2012 Ho Chi M i n h City 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

340) D Guo Qi • G.Nakhbayeva 343) D S.Seidl • A.Gorbatov

Ho Chi M i n h City 2012 H radec Kra love 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

341) D Lu Shanglei • S.Narayanan 344) D F.Hujbert • D.Popovic

Ho Chi M i n h City 2012 H u nga rian League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

66
 Attack!

345) D J.Pinter • A.Soos 348) D Jonke • P.Mason

H u nga ria n League 2012 Internet 2012

White to Play Black to Play

346) D J.Krejci • V.Laznicka 349) D A.Sendur • B.Jacobs

H u stopece (rapid) 2012 I nternet {bl itz) 2012

White to Play Black to Play

347) D O.Houimel • I.Volkov 350) D A.Maeckelbergh • K.Bhatia

lasi 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play Black to Play

67
The Co m p lete Chess Wo rko u t 2

351) D A.Principe • H.Kargaci 3 54) D A.Zapata • M.Malakar

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

352)0 A.Romero Echeverria • M.Fernandez 3 55) D B.Gundavaa • D.Smerdon

Ista n b u l 2012 I sta n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

3 53) D A.Tate • J.Aagaard 356) D B.Reefat • L.Fiaquer

I sta n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play Black to Play

68
 Attack!

357) D C.Ross • M.Boudriga 360) D D.Warner • S.Kukk

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

358) D D.Lim • A.Erdem 361) D F.Ahmed • V.Faraj

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

3 59) D D.Volpinari • C.Skehan 362) D F.Vnojosa • I.Abdulla

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

69
Th e Complete Chess Work o u t 2

363) D G.Guseinov • J.Andreasen 366) D I.Cheparinov • G.Leiva

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

364) D G.Milos • P.Carlsson 367) D I.Seitaj • M.Yilmaz

I sta n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

365) D H.Tikkanen • D.Sharavdorj 368) D J.Aagaard • A.lsmagambetov

I sta n b u l 2012 I sta n b u l 2012

White to Play Black to Play

70
 Attack!

369) D J.Cubas • N.Croad 372) D L.Vajda • D.Shengelia

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play Black to Play

370) D J.Gustafsson • S.Vedmediuc 373) D M.Agopov • R.Edouard

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

371) D L.Rogule • D.Daulyte 374) D M.Coimbra • K.Mona

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

71
Th e Co m p l e te Chess Work o u t 2

375) D M.Fellah • A.Aksoy 378) D M.Ortiz • P.Zerafa

I sta n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

376) D M.Manuel • T.Knight 379) D M.Simonet • H.Tikkanen

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play Black to Play

377) D M.Muzychuk • Zhao Xue 380) D N.Pert • D.Jose Queralto

I sta n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

72
 Atta ck!

381) D S.Barrientos • D.Warner 384) D T.Thorhallsson • C.Jeitz

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

382) D S.Djuraev • M.Handjaba 385) D T.Thorhallsson • M.Dastan

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

383) D S.Foisor • W.Barbier 386) D V.Malisauskas • M.Arias Santana

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

73
Th e Co m p lete Chess Work o u t 2

387) D W.Biijstra • M.Machin Rivera 390) D Wang Vue • A.Grischuk

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

388) D W.Puntier • M.Merritt 391) D E.Sutovsky • M.Oiszewski

I sta n b u l 2012 Ita lian Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

White to Play White to Play

389)0 W.Van Rensselaer • D.Ntagasigumwami 392) D D.Bocharov • A.Shomoev

Ista n b u l 2012 lzhevsk 2012

White to Play Black to Play

74
 A ttack!

393) D O.Papayan • N.Kabanov 396) D Ju Wenjun • H.Koneru

lzhevsk 2012 Jer m u k 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

394) D D.Karatorossian • A.Chibukhchian 397) D K.Mesropian • K.Shanava

Jerm u k 2012 Jerm u k 2012

White to Play Black to Play

395) D H.Martirosyan • G.Harutjunyan 398) D A.Morozevich • D.Fridman

Jerm u k 2012 J u rmala (ra pid) 2012

Black to Play White to Play

75
The Complete Chess Work o u t 2

399) 0 D.Ebeling • S.Aiho 402) 0 D.Mastrovasilis • K.Nikolaidis

Jyvaskyla 2012 Kava la 2012

White to Play White to Play

400) 0 V.Taksrud • A.Sevenyuk 403) 0 S.Filippas • S.Sethuraman

Ka unas 2012 Kava la 2012

White to Play Black to Play

401) 0 A.Jankovic • D.Kerigan 404) 0 B.Yildiz • E.Danielian

Kava la 2012 Kaza n 2012

White to Play Black to Play

76
 Attack!

405) D H.Koneru • A.Stefanova 408) D E.Baglan • M.Seckin

Kazan 2012 Kemer 2012

White to Play White to Play

406) D G.Kantor • T.Farkas 409) D M.Erke • B.Tulay

Kecskemet 2012 Kemer 2012

White to Play Black to Play

407) D S.Khademalsharieh • J.Ashwin 410) D M.Vilmazyerli • E.Tahaoglu

Kecskemet 2012 Kemer 2012

Black to Play White to Play

77
Th e Co m p lete Chess Work o u t 2

411) D A.Volokitin • E.Miroshnichenko 414) D J.Bures • J.Machan

Kiev 2012 Kouty nad Desnou 2012

White to Play White to Play

412) D I.Nikolaidis • S.Filippas 415) D T.Kraus • V.Babula

Korinthia 2012 Kouty nad Desnou 2012

White to Play Black to Play

413) D L.Papadimitriou • D.Svetushkin 416) D T.Oisarova • M.Miturova

Kori nthia 2012 Kouty nad Desnou 2012

Black to Play White to Play

78
 Attack!

417) D S.Nyysti • P.Brodowski 420) D A.D' Ascanio • R.Rautenberg

Kra kow 2012 La Plata 2012

White to Play White to Play

418} D M.Barbaut • V.Dumas 421) D A.Pichot • F.Pierrot

La Fere 2012 La Plata 2012

White to Play White to Play

419) D V.Dumas • P.Vekemans 422) D C.Lujan • M.Mansilla

La Fere 2012 La Plata 2012

White to Play White to Play

79
Th e Co m p lete Chess Work o u t 2

423) D A.Aicaide Luque • P.Diaz Lopez 426) D J.L.Weller • N.Davies

La Pobla de Lil let 2012 Leeds (rapid} 2011

White to Play White to Play

424) D R.Kaufman • C.Schneider 427) D T.Chipanga • R.Palliser

Las Vegas 2012 Leeds (rapid} 2012

White to Play Black to Play

425 ) D I.Lewyk • R.Palliser 428) D R.Kevlishvili • N.Spaan

Leeds (rapid} 2009 Leiden 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

80
 Attack!

429} 0 F.Vallejo Pons • V.Topalov 432} 0 J.Buzeti • T.Janzelj

Leon (rapid) 2012 Lju blja na 2012

White to Play White to Play

430} 0 G.Fiear • B.Arjun 433} 0 S.Hautot • T.Ringoir

Lil l e 2012 Lommel 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

431} 0 J.Brustkern • T.Smith 434} 0 T.Ringoir • S.Docx

Limburg 2012 Lom mel 2012

White to Play White to Play

81
Th e Co m p lete Chess Work o u t 2

435) D J.Hadi • P.Roberson 438) D R.Weaving • J.L.Weller

London (rapid) 2011 Loughborough 2012

White to Play Black to Play

436) D A.Shabalov • V.Liou 439) D L.Cocconcelli • I.Sipos

Los Angeles 2012 Luga no 2012

White to Play Black to Play

437) D E.Sevillano • C.Ciawitter 440) D P.Golubka • A.Smolkin

Los Angeles 2012 Lviv 2012

White to Play White to Play

82
 A ttack!

441) D M.P.Townsend • J.Seidel 444) D J.Cuartas • M.Arribas Robaina

Manchester 1980 Montcada i Reixac 2012

White to Play White to Play

442) D F.Marino • G.Bastos 445) D M.Panelo • M.Pozanco Romasanta

Mari nga 2012 Montcada i Reixac 2012

White to Play White to Play

443)0 S.Navarrete Espi • J.Valmana Canto 446) D L.Gerzhoy • R.Panjwani

Mislata 2012 Montreal 2012

White to Play White to Play

83
Th e Co m p lete Chess Work o u t 2

447) D R.Palliser • NN 450) D A.Styazhkina • M.Davletbayeva

Morpeth (si m u l) 2012 Moscow 2012

White to Play White to Play

448) D R.Palliser • NN 451) D B.Gelfand • V.Anand

Morpeth (si m u l) 2012 Moscow 2012

White to Play White to Play

449) D A.Goryachkina • D.Drozdova 452) D C.Deepan • A.Filipenko

Moscow 2012 Moscow 2012

White to Play White to Play

84
 Atta ck!

453) D D.Chistyakova • N.Zykina 456) D L.Nozdrachev • M.Demidov

Moscow 2012 Moscow 2012

Black to Play White to Play

454) D E.Doluhanova • B.Munguntuul 457) D M.Bosiocic • I.Bukavshin

Moscow 2012 Moscow 2012

White to Play White to Play

455) D E.lnarkiev • A.Kovchan 458) D M.Matlakov • A.Grigoryan

Moscow 2012 Moscow 2012

White to Play White to Play

85
Th e Complete Chess Wo rko u t 2

459) 0 P.Svidler • N.Vitiugov 462) 0 L.McShane • A.Grischuk

Moscow 2012 Moscow (blitz) 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

460) 0 U.Sadikhov • Xu Vinglun 463) 0 M.Carlsen • A.Grischuk

Moscow 2012 Moscow {blitz) 2012

Black to Play White to Play

4 61) 0 Vuan Qingyu • K.Drozdowski 464) 0 M.Carlsen • L.McShane

Moscow 2012 Moscow {blitz) 2012

Black to Play White to Play

86
 Atta ck!

465) D M.Carlsen • T.Radjabov 468) D I.Akash • M.Paragua

Moscow (bl itz) 2012 Mumbai 2012

White to Play Black to Play

466) D J.Wyss • B.Bellahcene 469) D V.Rajesh • M.Vinoth Kumar

Mul house 2012 M u m ba i 2012

Black to Play White to Play

467) D Hoang Thanh Trang • A.Nimmy 470) D J.Petr • H.Haavamae

Mumbai 2012 Mu reck 2012

White to Play Black to Play

87
Th e Complete Chess Wo rko u t 2

471) 0 L.Voloshin • L.Cernik 474) 0 S.Hastik • R.Siroky

Nachod 2012 Nachod 2012

White to Play White to Play

472) 0 G.Gopal • I.Smirin 475) 0 T.Luciani • V.Domenech

New Del hi 2012 Nimes 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

473) 0 S.Shrestha • M.Kiran 476) 0 D.Majstorovic • Z.Krstic

New Delhi 2012 Nis 2012

White to Play White to Play

88
 Attack!

477) D C.Storey • R.Palliser 480) D J.Hanley • A.Combie

North Shields 2012 North Shields 2012

Black to Play White to Play

478) D D.Ledger • G.Jones 481) D J.Holland • D.Howell

North Shields 2012 North Shields 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

479) D G.Jones • S.Gordon 482) D J.Rudd • M.Wadsworth

North Shields 2012 North Shields 2012

Black to Play White to Play

89
Th e Complete Chess Wo rko u t 2

483) D J.Tambini • N.Walker 486) D S.Conquest • J.Adair

North Shields 2012 North Sh ields 2012

Black to Play White to Play

484) D K.Arkell • J.Holland 487) D S.Gordon • S.Roe

North Shields 2012 North Shields 2012

White to Play White to Play

485) D P.Batchelor • P.Shaw 488) D S.Stajner • C.Muzzolini

North Shields 2012 Nova Gorica 2012

White to Play White to Play

90
 Atta ck!

489} D I.Odor • A.Froewis 492} D J.Christiansen • T.Frantsen

Oberwa rt 2012 Odense 2012

White to Play Black to Play

490} D M.Smideliusz • F.Recklingloh 493} D L.Nikolaev • M.Kubik

Oberwa rt 2012 Olomouc 2012

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Odense 2012 Olomouc 2012

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495) D R.Biolek • S.Bjerke 498) D A.Kislinsky • J.Orzechowski

Olomouc 2012 Orlova 2012

White to Play White to Play

496) D S.Zilka • E.Molnar 499) D P.Velicka • J.Cempel

Olomouc 2012 Orlova 2012

White to Play White to Play

497) D A.Gabriel • J.Kociscak 500) D A.Rubini • F.Schnell

Orlova 2012 O rtisei 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

92
 A tta ck!

501) 0 M.Uiibin • Hj.Gretarsson 504) 0 M.Hebden • N.Schjelderup

Ortisei 2012 Oslo 2012

Black to Play White to Play

502) 0 B.EIIingsrud • J.MacArthur 505) 0 S.Mihajlov • J.Haug

Oslo 2012 Oslo 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

503) 0 F.Gonzalez • L.Ogaard 506) 0 T.Meurs • L.Hansen

Oslo 2012 Oslo 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

93
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507) D U.Oisen • N.Schjelderup 510) D D.Adams • T.Spanton

Oslo 2012 Paington 2006

Black to Play White to Play

508) D K.Nuber • J.Kotainy 511) D D.Daulyte • L.Rogule

Osterburg 2012 Pa la nga 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

509) D M.Pacher • J.Lys 512) D P.Royset • A.Skaraki

Ostrava 2012 Pa leochora 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 Atta ck!

513) D P.Royset . M.Pap 516) D I.Martic • M.Tscharotschkin

Paleochora 2012 Pa racin 2012

Black to Play White to Play

514) D A.Bernotas • M.Narmontas 517) D M.Gevorgyan • D.Nikolic

Pa nevezys 2012 Paracin 2012

Black to Play White to Play

515) D A.Jovanovic • E.Tavasja 518) D M.Ratkovic • S.Pantelic

Pa racin 2012 Paracin 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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Th e Complete Chess Wo rko u t 2

519) D M.Zajic • Z.Zivkovic 522) D S.Tosic • B.Jovanovic

Pa racin 2012 Pa racin 2012

Black to Play White to Play

520) D N.Cabarkapa • M.Uiibin 523) D T.Selbes • I.Martic

Pa racin 2012 Paracin 2012

Black to Play White to Play

521) D P.Drenchev • A.Jovanovic 524) D E.Reinhart • J.Gantar

Paracin 2012 Pa rd u bice 2012

Black to Play White to Play

96
 Atta ck!

525) D K.Shanava • J.Nun 528) D H.Berthier . M.White

Pard u bice 2012 Pa ris 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

526) D M.Cerveny • J.Netzer 529) D L.Aronian • Telecom Management

Pa rd ubice 2012 Paris (si m u l) 2012

Black to Play White to Play

527) D P.Simacek • R.Hess 530) D B.Gosling • J.Rodriguez

Pard u bice 2012 Pena rth 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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The Complete Chess Wo rko u t 2

531) 0 M.Petrov • A.Pieasants 534) 0 W.Braun • G.Wagner

Penarth 2012 Pen a rth 2012

White to Play White to Play

532) 0 N.Leconte • B.Gosling 535) 0 C.Gokhale • G.Garcia

Penarth 2012 Philadelphia 2012

Black to Play White to Play

533) 0 T.Brown • J.Bryant 536) 0 M.Bosiocic • D.Ludwig

Penarth 2012 Phi ladelphia 2012

White to Play White to Play

98
 Atta c k !

537) D A.Naiditsch • I.Sokolov 540) D Mi.Pein • Y.Levine

Plovdiv 2012 Plovd iv 2012

White to Play Black to Play

538) D D.Swiercz • G.Kjurkchiiski 541) D R.Dimitrov • I.Nenkov

Plovdiv 2012 Plovdiv 2012

White to Play Black to Play

539) D H.Poetsch • M.Rodshtein 542) D R.Hovhannisyan • V.Akopian

Plovdiv 2012 Plovdiv 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

99
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543) 0 S.Movsesian • L.Pantsulaia 546) 0 V.Bukal • M.Valles

Plovdiv 2012 Plovdiv 2012

White to Play White to Play

544) 0 S.Volkov • K.Aiekseenko 547) 0 E.Andreev • T.Kriebel

Plovdiv 2012 Pobeskydi 2012

Black to Play White to Play

545) 0 T.Nyback . P.Michalik 548) 0 K.Zschaebitz • T.Tokarczyk

Plovdiv 2012 Pol ice 2012

White to Play Black to Play

100
 Attack!

549) D A.Vasques • L.Johannessen 552) D O.Hayrapetian • G.Khelaia

Portuguese Tea m Championship 2012 Poti 2012

Black to Play White to Play

550) D G.Khelaia • D.Zarkua 553) D A.Lach • M.Kaliadzich

Poti 2012 Prague 2012

Black to Play White to Play

551) D M.lskandarov • G.Vinod 554) D A.Pop • O.Guttulsrud

Poti 2012 Prague 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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Th e Complete Chess Worko u t 2

555) D A.Sheremet • E.Valkama 558) D J.Pulpan • O.Spacek

Prague 2012 Prague 2012

White to Play White to Play

556) D D.Visanescu • N.lmnadze 559) D J.Ramsdal • F.Boscolo

Prague 2012 Prague 2012

White to Play Black to Play

557) D I.McDonald • K.Uianowski 560) D M.Neubauer • J.Tuma

Prague 2012 Prague 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1 02
 A tta ck!

561) D O.Kobo • J.Machan 564) D A.Byron • A.Vakunin

Prague 2012 Pula 2012

White to Play White to Play

562) D R.Verstraeten • E.Kyrkjebo 565) D B.Szabo • M.Kersic

Prague 2012 Pula 2012

White to Play White to Play

563) D Z.Urbonaviciute • A.Haitovich 566) D M.Aguettaz • Z.Tomazini

Prague 2012 Pula 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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Th e Complete Chess Worko u t 2

567} D O.Zierke • M.Borkovec 570) D J.Fischer • R.Hubert

Pula 2012 Ren nes 2012

White to Play Black to Play

568) D P.Lizak • I.Karabaic 571) D T.Castilla • F.Guezennec

Pula 2012 Ren nes 2012

White to Play Black to Play

569} D H.Van Riemsdijk • Vi Liu 572) D N.Theodorou • P.Kekki

Queenstown 2012 Rethymnon 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1 04
 Attack!

573) D S.Volkov • K.Liodakis 576) D S.Kristjansson • G.Jones

Rethymnon 2012 Reykjavik 2012

White to Play White to Play

574) D E.L' Ami • J.Henriksson 577) D J.Sadorra • R.Robson

Reykjavik 2012 Richardson 2012

White to Play White to Play

575) D H.Sjol • E.Kristinardottir 578) D M.Panchanathan • I.Chirila

Reykjavik 2012 Richardson 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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579) D A.Bernotas • N.Meskovs 582) D E.Lavendelis • E.Stepins

Riga 2012 Riga 2012

Black to Play White to Play

580) D A.Fier • K.Kulaots 583) D E.Mierins • A.Chehlov

Riga 2012 Riga 2012

White to Play Black to Play

581) D D.Markauss • V.Samolins 584) D M.Herman • B.Krause

Riga 2012 Rockvi lle 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 A ttack!

585) D W.Morrison • S.Chevannes 588) D R.Schuermans • P.Charlier

Rockvil l e 2012 Roux 2012

White to Play White to Play

586) D M.Peeters • F.Swagemakers 589) D G.Airapetian • A.Moskalenko

Roosendaal 2012 Russia n Tea m Championship 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

587) D R.Daamen • M.Bosboom 590) D P.Svidler • D.Jakovenko

Roosendaa l 2012 Russian Team Cham pionship 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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Th e C o m p l e te Chess Wo rko u t 2

591) D R.Makhmutov • T.Cheremnova 594) D G.Kamsky • V.5eirawan

Russia n Tea m C h a m pionship 2012 Sai nt Lou is 2012

White to Play White to Play

592) D A.Getz • V.5hen 595) D H.Nakamura • R.Hess

Saint Louis 2012 Sai nt Lou is 2012

White to Play White to Play

593) D G.Kaidanov • V.Akobian 596) D J.Devallee • T.Duchateau

Sa int Louis 2012 Sa int-Lo 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 A tta ck!

597) D A.Cabrera • A.Franco Alonso 600) D G.Fatkhutdinov • D.Afanasiev

Salou 2012 Sa mara 2012

White to Play White to Play

598) D A.Mokshanov • E.Sazonova 601) D R.Ovetchkin • A.Bochkarev

Sa m a ra 2012 Sa mara 2012

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599) D E.Chekletsov • G.Bogolepov 602) D C.Granados • E.Chinchilla

Sa m a ra 2012 Sa n Jose 2012

White to Play White to Play

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Th e Complete Chess Work o u t 2

603) D D.Larino Nieto • P.Adams 606) D C.Sergio Filho • T.Jonas

Sa nxenxo 2012 Sao Pa u l o 2012

White to Play White to Play

604) D H.Rey Malde • I.Khamrakulov 607) D A.Aiic • M.Kruskic

Sa nxenxo 2012 Sa rajevo 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

605)0 J.De la Villa Garcia • J.Santos Latasa 608) D B.Hadziselimovic • A.Bunjo

Sanxe nxo 2012 Sa rajevo 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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 Atta ck!

609} D B.Tomic • F.Pancevski 612} D D.Chuprov • G.Gusarov

Sa rajevo 2012 Satka 2012

White to Play White to Play

610} D I.Lakota • N.Muhic 613} D A.Nezis • G.Farrar

Sa rajevo 2012 Scarborough 2003

Black to Play White to Play

611} D M.Mrndjic • A.Selimovic 614} D A.Nezis • J.Boyers

Sa rajevo 2012 Scarborough 2008

Black to Play Black to Play

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Th e C o m p l e te Chess Work o u t 2

615) D A.Nezis • R.Gamble 618) D A.Jurkovic • E.Dizdarevic

Sca rborough 2010 Sibe n i k 2012

White to Play Black to Play

616) D G.Schnepp • W.Frehen 619) D J.Pienca • T.Brenc

Schwa rzach 2012 Sibenik 2012

Black to Play White to Play

617) D M.Dragovic • V.Lukovic 620) D J.Straka • G.Froewis

Senta 2012 Sibe n i k 2012

White to Play White to Play

112
 Attack!

621) D I.Dorfanis • M.Krivokapic 624) D F.lglesias Leon • R.Aivarez lbarra

Skopje 2012 Spanish Team C h a m pionship 2012

Black to Play White to Play

622) D R.Veleski • G.Minovski 625) D J.lvanov • A.Hernandez Munoz

Skopje 2012 Spa nish Team Cha mpionship 2012

White to Play Black to Play

623) D D.Guerra Bastida • F.Revilla Rio 626) D K.Miton • D.Adla

Spanish Tea m Cha m pionship 2012 Spanish Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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627) D J.Pienca • A.Dragomirescu 630) D A.Ganichev • V.Baghdasaryan

Split 2012 St Petersburg 2012

White to Play Black to Play

628) D J.Srbis • A.Berescu 631) D E.Kuzmin • R.Ovetchkin

Split 2012 St Petersb u rg 2012

White to Play Black to Play

629) D A.Boytsov • V.Pischikov 632) D E.VIasov • D.Pershin

St Petersb u rg 2012 St Petersburg 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

114
 Attack!

633) D N.Vitiugov • Ding Liren 636) D B.Kovanova • Ding Vixin

St Petersb u rg 2012 St Petersb u rg (ra pid) 2012

White to Play White to Play

634) D O.Biriukov • V.Dyakov 637) D D.Jakovenko • Ding Liren

St Petersb u rg 2012 St Petersb u rg (rapid) 2012

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635) D P.Martynov • A.Shimanov 638) D F.Vrana • J.Krejci

St Petersburg 2012 Stare Mesto 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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639) D J.Horsak • P.Koutny 642) D M.Fritze • J.Colbert

Stare Mesto 2012 Stil lwater 2012

White to Play Black to Play

640) D L.Volcik • A.Gasa 643) D J.Eriksson • L.Evertsson

Stare Mesto 2012 Stockholm 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

641) D J.Berry • C.Johnson 644) D J.Jakenberg • S.Engstrom

Sti l lwater 2012 Stockholm 2012

White to Play White to Play

116
 Attack!

645) D D.Kacakovski • G.Petrov 648) D G.Buckley • N.McDonald

Struga 2012 Surrey League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

646) D G.Petrov • Z.Stanojoski 649) D D.Marciano • G.Sermier

Struga 2012 Swiss League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

647) D P.Knott • P.Lalic 650) D M.Hochstrasser • H.Kaenel

Su rrey 2012 Swiss League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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Th e C o m p l e te Chess Work o u t 2

651) 0 I.Karimov • N.Muminova 654) 0 A.Fier • I.Hausner

Tas h kent 2012 Tepl ice 2012

Black to Play White to Play

652) 0 S.Kurbonboeva • M.Nasriddinzoda 655) 0 D.Van Vliet • M.Babicka

Tash kent 2012 Teplice 2012

White to Play White to Play

653) 0 V.Galyamov • E.Aiikulov 656) 0 H.Grussova • L.Cernousek

Tash kent 2012 Teplice 2012

White to Play Black to Play

118
 A tta ck!

657) D J.Divis • B.Bilek 660) D L.Hajek • J.Lechtynsky

Tepl ice 2012 Tep lice 2012

White to Play Black to Play

658) D J.Mikes • V.Hruby 661) D L.VIasak • R.Kudla

Tepl ice 2012 Teplice 2012

White to Play White to Play

659) D K.Uianowski • M.Kimerling 662) D D.Sanzhaev • A.Filipenko

Teplice 2012 Tolyatti 2012

White to Play White to Play

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663) D I.Karimov • V.Kovalev 666) 0 M.Cebalo . F.Bahl

Tomsk 2012 Triesen 2012

White to Play White to Play

664) D F.Farran Martos • R.Pogorelov 667) D S.Ovsejevitsch • R.Kuijf

Torredemba rra 2012 Triesen 2012

White to Play White to Play

665) D G.Neuberger • M.Sarmir 668) D J.Bazil • Ru.Jones

Triesen 2012 Turin 2006

White to Play White to Play

120
 Atta ck!

669) D E.Kaplan • G.Sahin 672) D M.Yurtseven • Z.Topel

Turkish Tea m Cham pionship 2012 Turkish Tea m Championship 2012

White to Play White to Play

670) D G.Sumer • I.Sipahioglu 673) D M.Lindhe • E.Berg

Turkish Tea m C h a m pionsh i p 2012 Tylosa nd 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

671) D M.Dogan • E.Benzetsel 674) D M.Lindhe • J.Thiborg

Turkish Tea m C h a m pionsh i p 2012 Tylosa nd 2012

Black to Play White to Play

121
Th e C o m p l e te Chess Wo rko u t 2

675) D P.Lindborg • J.Hector 678) D D.Bocharov • E.Aiekseev

Tylosand 2012 Tyumen 2012

Black to Play White to Play

676) D P.Lindgren • M.Lindhe 679 ) D D.Dubov • V.Potkin

Tylosa nd 2012 Tyumen 2012

White to Play White to Play

677 ) D T.Rosell • H.Ostling 680) D O.Vuzhakov • A.Petrov

Tylosand 2012 Tyumen 2012

White to Play Black to Play

122
 Attack!

681) D S.Sjugirov • I.Kurnosov 684) D C.Wheeler • A.Shetty

Tyumen 2012 Va ncouver 2012

White to Play Black to Play

682) D T.Adamova • I.Korchenkova 685) D M.Pendergast • N.Raptis

Tyumen 2012 Va ncouve r 2012

White to Play Black to Play

683) D V.Korchagina • L.Gubernatorova 686) D N.Lee • T.Rehmeier

Tyumen 2012 Va ncouver 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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687) D A.Gidicov • N.Legky 690) D B.Triboulin • L.Spassov

Varna 2012 Varna 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

688) D A.Janachkov • D.Eiishakov 691) D K.Dichev • R.Sisoev

Varna 2012 Va rna 2012

White to Play Black to Play

689) D B.Getov • V.Varbanov 692) D P.Ljangov • I.Cheparinov

Va rna 2012 Va rna 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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 Atta ck!

693) D I.Finlay • M.Piotkin 696) D P.Zelbel • A.Hessenberger

Victoria 2012 Vien n a 2012

Black to Play White to Play

694) D J.Poecksteiner • H.Rau 697) D M.Mostertman • A.Bitalzadeh

Vienna 2012 Vl issi ngen 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

695) D J.Wu . M.Sadilek 698) D M.Thesing • E.Haak

Vien n a 2012 Vlissingen 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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Th e Complete Chess Wo rko u t 2

699) D M.White . M.Holwijn 702) D S.Geirnaert • J.Franssen

Vlissingen 2012 Vlissingen 2012

White to Play White to Play

700) D P.Zelbel • B.Meijenfeldt 703) D S.Haslinger • H.Welten

Vlissingen 2012 Vlissingen 2012

White to Play White to Play

701) D R.Daamen • R.Ris 704) D I.Kovalenko • I.Dmitriev

Vlissi ngen 2012 Voronezh 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 A ttack!

705) D L.Golovin • V.Zakhartsov 708) D Z.Schleining • E.Atanasova

Voronezh 2012 Vratsa 2012

White to Play White to Play

706) D V.Onischuk • V.Zakhartsov 709) D D.Swiercz • R.Wojtaszek

Voronezh 2012 Wa rsaw 2012

White to Play White to Play

707) D V.Tarasova • S.Pavlov 710) D T.Sielicki . A.Gasik

Voronezh 2012 Wa rsaw 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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The Co m p lete Chess Wo rko u t 2

711) 0 J.Benjamin • C.Gu 714) 0 K.Eg • M.Kiese

Washington 2012 Wiesbaden 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

712) 0 D.Pruess • A.Ramirez 715) 0 H.Tikkanen • S.Grover

Wheeli ng 2012 Wij k aan Zee 2012

Black to Play White to Play

713) 0 M.Kekelidze • l.lvanisevic 716) 0 I.Nyzhnyk • L.Bruzon Batista

Wheel ing 2012 Wij k aan Zee 2012

Black to Play White to Play

128
 Attack!

717) D V.Potkin • L.Bruzon Batista 720) D A.Nezis • R.AIIis

Wijk a a n Zee 2012 York 2009

Black to Play White to Play

718) D K.Stachowiak • J.Musialkiewicz 721) D L.Leong • R.Palliser

Wroclaw 2012 York 2009

White to Play Black to Play

719) D P.Szumilas • I.Tkachev 722) D L.Wells • R.Palliser

Wroclaw 2012 York 2007

White to Play Black to Play

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Th e C o m p l e te Chess Work o u t 2

723) 0 M.Cawston • S.Whitehead 726) 0 L.Cornhill • P.Barber

York 2012 York (rapid) 2012

Black to Play White to Play

724) 0 M.P.Townsend • R.Mounce 727) 0 M.Ostovic • B.Rogulj

York 2010 Zagreb 2012

White to Play White to Play

725) 0 N.Yates • A.Nezis 728) 0 Ding Yixin • Wang Jue

York 2008 Zaozhuang 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 A ttack!

729) D E.Mohamad • S.Liu 731) D Zhou Jianchao • M.Kazhgaleyev

Zaozhuang 2012 Zaozhuang 2012

White to Play White to Play

730) D Lee Sanghoon • Nguyen Due Hoa 732) D V.Kramnik • L.Aronian

Zaozhuang 2012 Zu rich (rapid} 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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 Chapte r T h re e

O;p enlng Tric ks and Traps

Tactics are a part of chess right from the word g o and we must all b e careful even i n the
opening phase, especially when caught in an unfamiliar situation. Here I've included some
of the more common general opening traps as well a few favourites. This should help the
reader to avoid falling for them ever again, as well as leaving you ready to pounce should
your opponent slip up in the opening or very early middlegame phase.

733) D A.Mai . W.Meyer 735) D C.Doran • R.Mounce

Berl in 2012 British League 2011

White to Play Black to Play

734) D T.Heerde • A.Hampel 736) D J.Uhmann • P.Zitny

Berl in 2012 Brno 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 Op e n ing Tricks a n d Traps

737) D A.Szeberenyi • V.Zhu 740) D J.Woolley • G.Jones

Buda pest 2012 H a l ifax (ra pid) 2010

White to Play White to Play

738) D J. Waterfield • K.Shepherd 741) D C.McNab • A.Dgebuadze

Gatwick 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

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Gibra lta r 2012 I sta n b u l 2012

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743) D M.Murara • I.Scott 746) D N.Hoover • E.Zelkind

Ista n bu l 2012 Min neapolis 2012

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744) D J.Mertanen • H.Van Der Heide 747) D P.Amarasinghe • E.Zelkind

Jyvaskyla 2012 Minneapolis 2012

White to Play Black to Play

745 ) D M.Dambacher • G.Knol 748) D B.Kiocker • E.Konrad

Lim b u rg 2012 Oberwart 2012

White to Play Black to Play

134
 Op e n ing Tricks a n d Traps

749) D K.Rusev • T.Frantsen 752) D E.Sutovsky • Z.Kozul

Odense 2012 Plovd iv 2012

White to Play White to Play

750) D T.Nielsen • L.Hauge 753) D M.De Rosa • I.Videnova

Odense 2012 Reggio Emilia 2012

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Pen a rth 2012 Sa m a ra 2012

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755) D C.Barreto Filho • J.Biit 758) D T.Schou Moldt • K.Skrabakova

Sao Bernardo do Campo 2012 Teplice 2012

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756) D C.Strugnell • M.Stankovic 759) D Z.Naglic • G.Nilsson

Senta 2012 Tylosa nd 2012

White to Play Black to Play

757 ) D K.Pravdik • V.Paulik 760) D L.Babujian • S.Ter Sahakyan

Ta bor 2012 Yereva n 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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 Chapter Fo u r

S ki l l in t h e E n dga me
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 in some detail this most rich part of
the game. Many endgames are extremely tactical, while others are decided by some fun­
damental piece of knowledge and, as such, this chapter will test your calculation, tactical
eye and general endgame understanding.

761) D D.Eggleston • H.Hagesaether 763) D J.Ashwin • A.Nikolova

Aa rhus 2012 Albena 2012

White to Play White to Play

762) D B.lvanov • Qiu Mengjie 764) D T.Brown • M.Hebden

Albena 2012 Amersham 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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765) D T.Vandenbussche • S.Ernst 768) D V.Babula • D.Csiba

Amsterda m 2012 Ba nska Stiavnica 2012

Black to Play White to Play

766) D P.Dubois • B.Cau 769) D K.Spraggett • V.Lillo Castay

Avoine 2012 Barcelona 2012

White to Play White to Play

767) D G.Aczel • J.Navratil 770) D W.So • D.Navara

Banska Stiavn ica 2012 Belfort 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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771) D A.Ghasi • R.Palliser 774) D D.Howell • N.Short

B ritish League 2012 Britis h League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

772) D A.Kosten • A.Talsma 775) D D.Walker • A.Byron

B ritish League 2012 Britis h League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

773) D D.Bisby • R.Palliser 776) D G.Pinter • R.Palliser

British League 2010 B ritish League 2012

White to Play White to Play

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777) 0 I.Johannesson • A.Kosten 780) 0 T.Eckersley-Waites • J.Richardson

Britis h League 2012 B ritish League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

778) 0 J.Quinn • J.Hall 781) 0 K.Arkell • D.Fernandez

British League 2012 Buxton 2012

White to Play Black to Play

779) 0 N.Pearce • R.Forsyth 782) 0 T.Gelashvili • V.Mikhalevski

British League 2012 Chicago 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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783) D Bu Xiangzhi • Chen Fan 786} D M.Bartel • A.Naiditsch

Chi nese Team C h a m pionship 2012 Dortmund 2012

White to Play Black to Play

784} D C.Erlandsen • K.Hagen 787} D I.Gourlay • A.Astaneh Lopez

Da nish League 2012 Dublin 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

785} D B.Go • S.Colijn 788} D Y.Rantanen • M.Agopov

Dieren 2012 Finnish League 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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789 ) D A.Baptista • A.Cardoso 792) D F.Scheckenbach • S.Marder

Forta leza 2012 Gi bra ltar 2012

Black to Play White to Play

790) D K.Lahno • E.Danielian 793) D D.McKerracher • R.Schmerwitz

Gazia ntep 2012 Glasgow 2012

Black to Play White to Play

791) D S.Tiviakov • V.Anand 794) D M.Popchev • B.Furman

German League 2012 Golden Sands 2012

White to Play White to Play

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795) 0 P.Schreiner • I.Farago 798) 0 D.Fridman • G.Guseinov

G raz 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

796) 0 A.Nezis • K.Tatum 799 ) 0 H.Puuska • D.Daulyte

I nternet (blitz) 2004 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play Black to Play

797) 0 C.Bauer • A.Moiseenko 800) 0 O.Zambrana • S.Movsesian

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

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801) D R.Edouard • N.Short 804) D A.Yilmaz • U.Arat

Ista n b u l 2012 Kemer 2012

White to Play White to Play

802) D M.Marin • N.Ronchetti 805) D A.Zubov • S.Fedorchuk

Ita l ia n Tea m C h a m pionship 2012 Kiev 2012

White to Play White to Play

803) D T.Kosintseva • Hou Yifan 806) D Y.Vovk • A.Volokitin

Kaza n 2012 Kiev 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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807) D J.L.Weller • A.Siinger 810) D P.Svidler • D.Dubov

Leeds 2012 Moscow 2012

White to Play White to Play

808) D B.Socko . P.Negi 811) D S.Sjugirov • K.Sasikiran

Leiden 2012 Moscow 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

809) D K.Mah • J.Emms 812) D V.Kramnik • E.Tomashevsky

London 2012 Moscow 2012

White to Play White to Play

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813) D B.Gelfand • V.Anand 816) D M.Martinovsky • V.Mejzlik

Moscow {ra pid) 2012 Nachod 2012

White to Play Black to Play

814) D V.Anand • B.Gelfand 817) D D.Stevic • V.Trickovic

Moscow {ra pid) 2012 Nis 2012

White to Play Black to Play

815) D P.Konguvel • M.Kunal 818) D C.Hanley • M.P.Townsend

Mumbai 2012 North Shields 2012

White to Play White to Play

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819) D V.Simensen • S.Bjerke 822) D E.Frisk • J.Aagaard

Norwegian League 2012 Odense 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

820) D K.Beesk • H.Nuber 823) D R.Dolezal • M.Pacher

Nuernberg 2012 Ostrava 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

821) D H.Schneider Zinner • M.Smideliusz 824) D N.Duport • P.Katsigiannis

Oberwa rt 2012 Pa leros 2012

White to Play White to Play

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825) 0 M.Miljkovic • M.Rubil 828) 0 V.Laznicka • V.Jianu

Paracin 2012 Plovdiv 2012

White to Play White to Play

826) 0 V.Jansa • K.Stupak 829) 0 B.Jobava • R.Wojtaszek

Pa rd u bice 2012 Poznan 2012

Black to Play White to Play

827) 0 C.Sochacki • Q.Loiseau 830) 0 J.Pribyl • V.Bernadskiy

Pa ris 2012 Prague 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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831) 0 P.Lizak • S.Geirnaert 834) 0 H.Steingrimsson • K.Akshayraj

Pula 2012 Reykjavik 2012

White to Play Black to Play

832) 0 A.Ansell • G.West 835) 0 V.Papin • T.Coleman

Queenstown 2012 Reykjavik 2012

White to Play Black to Play

833) 0 N.Pinic • A.Brown 836) 0 J.Daudzvardis • R.Berzinsh

Queenstown 2012 Riga 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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837) 0 A.Karpov • Y.Seirawan 840) 0 M.Huerga Leache • P.Giavina

Saint Louis (blitz) 2012 Spa n i s h Tea m Cha mpionship 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

838) 0 B.Predojevic • A.Kovacevic 841) 0 M.Giavan • D.Bocina

Sa rajevo 2012 Split 2012

White to Play White to Play

839) 0 R.Palliser • R.Griffiths 842) 0 A.Cherniaev • J.Lamorelle

Sheffield 2011 St Petersb u rg 2012

White to Play White to Play

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843) D Wang Hao • E.Tomashevsky 846) D S.Arvind • D.Debashis

St Petersburg (rapid) 2012 Tiru pati 2012

White to Play Black to Play

844) D O.Artemenko • S.Narayanan 847) D O.Unal • C.Burcu

Tash kent 2012 Turkish Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

845) D J.Straslipka • J.Maly 848) D T.Demirel • U.Atakisi

Tepl ice 2012 Turkish Tea m Championship 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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849} 0 T.Sohal • J.Fedorowicz 852} 0 N.Sedlak • A.lndjic

Victoria 2012 Vrnjacka Banja 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

850} 0 E.Dudas • A.Higatsberger 853} 0 B.Von den Steinen • S.Wagner

Vien na 2012 Wiesbaden 2012

Black to Play White to Play

851} 0 V.Gritsenko • M.Korniyuk 854} 0 L.Bruzon Batista • V.Cmilyte

Voronezh 2012 Wijk aan Zee 2012

White to Play White to Play

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855) D L.Van Wely . A.Giri 858) D Wang Chen • Lu Shanglei

Wij k aan Zee 2012 Xinghua 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

856) D S.Grover • M.Sadler 859) D Ju Wenjun • B.Tuvshintugs

Wij k a a n Zee 2012 Zaoz h u a ng 2012

White to Play White to Play

857) D V.lvanchuk • A.Giri 860) D P.Harikrishna • Wang Vue

Wij k a a n Zee 2012 Zaozhuang 2012

White to Play White to Play

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Loose Piece s a n d Ove rload i n g

As several of the puzzles in the previous four chapters should have emphasized, whenever
there's a loose piece on the board (remember LPDO!} do make sure there isn't a tactic avail­
able to exploit that piece. Solving the following puzzles should further emphasize that point,
while also helping the reader to master how to give the enemy a loose piece: often by decoy­
ing a defender away or by overloading the defensive responsibilities of any covering piece.

861) D G.Arnaudov • D.Ninov 863) D Le Quang Liem • N.Chadaev

Albena 2012 Asta na (blitz} 2012

White to Play Black to Play

862) D G.Szabo • A.Petrisor 864) D P.Svidler • T.Radjabov

Arad 2012 Asta na (blitz} 2012

White to Play White to Play

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865) D R.Jumabayev • P.Svidler 868) D R.Dimitrov • K.Nuri

Asta na {blitz) 2012 Athens 2012

White to Play White to Play

866) D P.Svidler • I.Kurnosov 869) D V.Papasimakopoulos • F.Tsiros

Asta na (rapid} 2012 Athens 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

867) D P.Svidler • S.Karjakin 870) D V.Exler • C.Lovrinovic

Astana (rapid) 2012 Austrian League 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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871) D J.Lebret • H.Mauffrey 874) D O.Perez Mitjans • J.Fiuvia Poyatos

Avoine 2012 Ba rcelona 2012

Black to Play White to Play

872) D N.Gerard • V.Colin 875) D S.Brunello • A.Cacciola

Avoine 2012 Bergamo 2012

Black to Play White to Play

873) D J.Arizmendi Martinez • R.Saptarshi 876) D A.Wilson • J.Speelman

Ba rbera del Va lles 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

156
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877) D G.Morrison • A.Ledger 880) D J.Bellon Lopez • J.Swindells

British League 2012 B ritish League 2012

White to Play White to Play

878) D H.Gretarsson • J.Houska 881) D J.Curtis • S.Gregory

British League 2012 B ritish League 2012

White to Play White to Play

879) D I.Snape • J.Garrido Dominguez 882) D M.Birkin • J.Kay

B ritish League 2012 British League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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883) D N.Pert . M.Taylor 886) D S.Lalic • K.Bhatia

Britis h League 2012 British League 2012

White to Play White to Play

884) D P.Wells • J.Rogers 887) D T.Rendle • C.Crouch

British League 2012 British League 2012

White to Play White to Play

885) D R.Van Kampen • J.L.Weller 888) D L.Abdalla • A.Horvath

B ritish League 2012 Cappelle la G ra nde 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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889) D L.Kostiukova • M.Brodsky 892) D H.Schorra • D.Ciornei

Cappelle la G ra nde 2012 Dortmund 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

890) D J.Cuartas Medina • A.Jerez Perez 893) D J.Gustafsson • A.Naiditsch

Cata lonia 2012 Dortmund 2012

White to Play Black to Play

891) D R.Forno • S.Girelli 894) D T.Bausch • T.Haase

Condino 2012 Dortmund 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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895) D A.Raetsky • I.Sokolov 898) D M.Fiint • I.Hager

D u ba i 2012 Erfu rt 1998

Black to Play White to Play

896) D P.Sowray • S.Collins 899) D C.Bauer • J.Gruenenwald

D u b l i n 2012 Flims 2012

Black to Play White to Play

897) D A.Adly • M.Ezat 900) D A.Cunha • F.Quaranta Neto

Egyptian League 2012 Forta leza 2012

White to Play Black to Play

160
 L oo s e Pieces a n d Overloading

901) 0 A.Astaneh Lopez • P.Lalic 904) 0 K.Shepherd • D.Akhanov

Gatwick 2012 Gatwick 2012

White to Play Black to Play

902) 0 D.Akhanov • A.Kalaiyalahan 905) 0 N.Berry • A.Balaji

Gatwick 2012 Gatwick 2012

White to Play White to Play

903) 0 D.Eggleston • V.Zhou 906) 0 S.Williams • D.Eggleston

Gatwick 2012 Gatwick 2012

White to Play Black to Play

161
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907) D K.Zolnierowicz • P.Wrzesinski 910) D F.Zulfic • A.Nikolova

Gdansk 2012 Golden Sands 2012

White to Play Black to Play

908) D A.Dunnington • P.lsherwood 911) D E.Kazakos • G.Gerogiannis

G lasgow 2012 G reek Tea m Championship 2012

White to Play White to Play

909) D M.Mitchell • M.Hebden 912) D M.Bouza • D.Aiexiou

Glasgow 2012 G reek Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

White to Play Black to Play

162
 L o o s e Pieces a n d Overloading

913) D J.Fuchs • S.Ferreira 916) D M.Jensen • B.Hojgaard

G u i maraes 2012 Helsingor 2012

White to Play White to Play

914) D V.Quesada Perez • V.Laznicka 917) D S.Megaranto • Zhao Jun

Hava n a 2012 Ho Chi M i n h City 2012

White to Play White to Play

915) D E.Nordin • J.Rasmussen 918) D J.Vochozka • M.Szucs

Helsi ngor 2012 H radec Kralove 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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919) D B.Bakos • J.Rigo 922) D F.Hamperl • R.Hernandez

H u nga ri a n League 2012 I sta n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

920) D J.Suran • V.Laznicka 923) D F.Vnojosa • J.Ferreira

H u stopece (ra pid) 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

921) D F.Ahmed • D.Fekadu 924) D G.AI Sulaiti • R.Forster

I sta n b u l 2012 I sta n b u l 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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925 ) 0 H.Kargaci • A.McCusker 928) 0 M.Hamal • P.Vorobjov

I sta n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

926) 0 I.Gaponenko • A.Garcia 929 ) 0 M.Ragger • H.Stefansson

I sta n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

927) 0 J.Gallagher • R.Jumabayev 930) 0 Nguyen Van Huy • D.Howell

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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931) 0 P.De Leon • A.Srebrnic 934) 0 T.Oisarova • L.Roberts

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

932) 0 R.Robson • S.Mansour 935) 0 V.Pelletier • C.McNab

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play Black to Play

933) 0 S.Sop • N.Saleh 936) 0 Z.Asefi • D.Sharavdorj

Ista n b u l 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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937) D D.Contin • K.Georgiev 940) D E.Danielian • N.Kosintseva

Ita l i a n Tea m C h a m pionship 2012 Kazan 2012

Black to Play White to Play

938)0 A.Dimukhametov • I.Chekletsov 941) D Br.Thorfinnsson • T.Thorhallsson

lzhevsk 2012 Kopavogu r 2012

White to Play White to Play

939) D B.Malisov • V.Masich 942 ) D A.Fier • A.Kostouros

Ka unas 2012 Korinthia 2012

White to Play White to Play

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943) D A.Martinez • D.Perez 946) D M.lvanov • A.Khalifman

Luque 2012 Minsk 2012

White to Play Black to Play

944) D Fong Vit San • A.Nayan 947) D A.Kovalyov • L.Gerzhoy

Melaka 2012 Montreal 2012

Black to Play White to Play

945) D N.Hoover • M.Dahl 948) D E.Mamedov • D.Egorov

Minnea polis 2012 Moscow 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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949) D L.Aronian • H.Nakamura 95 2) D S.Bogdanovich • M.Kozakov

Moscow 2012 Mukachevo 2012

White to Play White to Play

950) D M.Petrosyan • K.Sychev 953) D A.Barsov • J.Wyss

Moscow 2012 Mu l house 2012

White to Play White to Play

951) D M.Carlsen • L.Aronian 954) D Z.Rahman • D.Chatterjee

Moscow (bl itz) 2012 Mu mbai 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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955) D S.Hastik • P.Cechura 958) D P.Kaatiala • H.Tsakiris

Nachod 2012 Neos Marmaras 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

956) D I.Sokolov • A.David 959) D G.Jones • T.Chapman

Nancy 2012 North Shields 2012

White to Play White to Play

957) D T.Louis • E.Kirk 960) D K.Arkell • W.Foo

Naujac s u r Mer 2012 North Shields 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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961) D J.Bratkovic • L.Zavrtanik 964) D G.Andre • T.Kabisch

Nova Gorica 2012 Osterburg 2012

White to Play Black to Play

962) D G.Froewis • O.Jovanic 965) D K.Mihopoulos • D.Neelotpal

Oberwart 2012 Pa leochora 2012

White to Play Black to Play

963) D V.Georgiev • N.Pedersen 966) D M.Uiibin • S.Martinovic

Odense 2012 Pa raci n 2012

White to Play White to Play

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967) D S.Pantelic • M.Gevorgyan 970) D L.D'Costa • T.Mueller

Pa racin 2012 Pa rd u bice 2012

Black to Play White to Play

968) D A.Mindlin • D.Kanovsky 971) D J.Laurent • L.D'Costa

Pa rd u bice 2012 Pa ris 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

969) D J.Jirka • P.Palecek 972) D L.Aronian • Paris Universite

Pa rd u bice 2012 Paris (si m u l} 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 L o ose P i e ces a n d O verloading

973) D B.Gosling • S.Wood 976) D N.Sahitaj • T.Laurusas

Pen a rth 2012 Plovdiv 2012

White to Play Black to Play

974) D W.Braun • P.Wells 977) D K.Jakubowski • G.Protaziuk

Pen a rth 2012 Pol ish League 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

975) D L.Kaufman • M.Venkatesh 978) D G.Gaehwiler • D.Horvath

Phi ladel phia 2012 Prague 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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979) D K.Uianowski • C.Burcu 982) D R.Berzinsh • E.Mierins

Prague 2012 Riga 2012

Black to Play White to Play

980) D H.Van Riemsdijk • Vi Liu 983) D E.Goric • J.Woolley

Queenstown 2012 Rijeka 2001

White to Play White to Play

981) D J.Sadorra • G.Kacheishvili 984) D R.Zimmer • S.Azarov

Rich a rdson 2012 Rockvil l e 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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985) D P.Giulian • J.Scholes 988) D V.Bologan • P.Eijanov

Rogaska Slatina 2012 Russia n Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

White to Play White to Play

986) D T.Lammens • M.Emelianova 989) D D.Vang • J.Xiong

Roosendaa l 2012 Saint Louis 2012

White to Play Black to Play

987) D D.Dinev • A.Bomans 990 ) D A.Murillo • C.Aifaro

Roux 2012 Sa n Jose 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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991) D D.Chaves Villalobos • E.Jimenez Garcia 994) D S.Martinovic • J.Straka

Sa n Jose 2012 Sibe n i k 2012

Black to Play White to Play

992)0 P.Devescovi Parreira • R.Lopes Junior 995) D V.Jacko • P.Svana

Sao Pa u lo 2012 Slova kian League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

993) D M.Radford • A.Nezis 996) D C.Varas • A.Del Valle Rosas

Sca rborough 2005 Spa nish Tea m Cha mpionship 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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997) 0 D.Larino Nieto • A.Matnadze 1000) 0 H.Strobl • M.Marinkovic

Spa nish Team C h a m pionship 2012 Split 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

998)0 I.Martinez Lopez • J.Cabrera Trujillo 1001) 0 M.Piskur • M.Bratosevic

Spa nish Tea m Cha mpionship 2012 Split 2012

Black to Play White to Play

999) 0 M.Huerga Leache • P.Giavina 1002) 0 Ma.Tseitlin • A.Suslova

Spa nish Tea m C h a m pionship 2012 St Petersburg 2012

White to Play White to Play

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1003) D N.Pon • Hoang Thi Nhu 1006) D T.Paehtz • M.Mannhart

Tash kent 2012 Triesen 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1004) D P.Nandhidhaa • F.Khursanova 1007) D N.Kazimova • K.Ozturk

Tash kent 2012 Turkish Tea m C h a m pionship 2012

White to Play White to Play

1005) D S.Bogner • G.lzsak 1008) D T.Hillarp Persson • L.Wahlstrom

Triesen 2012 Tylosa nd 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 L o o s e Pieces a n d Overloading

1009) 0 I.Nepomniachtchi • D.Frolyanov 1012) 0 A.Konstantinov • H.Petkov

Tyumen 2012 Va rna 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

1010) 0 T.Lammens • D.Reinderman 1013) 0 F.Van Der Werff • B.Go

Utrecht 2012 Vlissingen 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1011) 0 A.Pechisker • M.Morris 1014) 0 E.Shaposhnikov • V.Gritsenko

Va ncouver 2012 Voronezh 2012

White to Play White to Play

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1015) D S.Ernst • V.Potkin 1018) D Ma.White • R.Palliser

Wij k aan Zee 2012 York 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1016) D P.Piotrowski • K.Khamidov 1019) D A.Nezis • C.Davies

Wroclaw 2012 Yorksh i re League 2009

Black to Play White to Play

1017) D L.Wells • R.Palliser 1020) D Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son • C.Lo

York 2007 Zaozhuang 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 Chap t e r S i x

F i e nd is h C a l c u l at io n
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 60 puzzles to do just
that. Even the very strong club player should struggle with some of these!

1021) D I.Padurariu • B.Go 1023)0 R.Guerrero Sanmarti • P.Raimbault

Amsterda m 2012 Barcelona 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1022) D R.Pruijssers • H.Ten Hertog 1024) D M.Muzychuk • N.Gaprindashvili

Amsterda m 2012 Batumi (rapid} 2012

White to Play White to Play

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1025) D Wang Hao • H.Nakamura 1028) D A.Stefanova • J.Emms

Biel 2012 British League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1026) D N.Bosnjak • M.Biazeka 1029) D C.McNab • A.Longson

Bosnjaci 2012 British League 2012

White to Play White to Play

1027) D A.Siavin • M.Turner 1030) D J.Coleman • J.Adair

Britis h League 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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1031) D N.Short • G.Jones 1034) D V.Kramnik • G.Meier

B u nratty 2012 Dortmund 2012

White to Play White to Play

1032) D E.Janev • D.Solak 1035) D T.Hilwani • R.Hovhannisyan

Cappelle la G ra nde 2012 Duba i 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1033) D R.Enjuto Velasco • V.Konev 1036) D E.Vaarala • H.Tikkanen

Chennai 2012 Fa l u n 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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1037) D T.Kosintseva • N.Dzagnidze 1040) D E.Berg • M.Vachier Lagrave

Gaziantep (rapid} 2012 Gi bra lta r 2012

White to Play White to Play

1038) D M.Ragger • H.Steingrimsson 1041) D J.Houska • A.Zatonskih

German League 2012 Gi bra lta r 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1039) D N.Huschenbeth • E.Postny 1042) D T.L.Petrosian • D.Naroditsky

Germ a n League 2012 Golden Sa nds 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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1043) D K.Arkell • J.Holland 1046) D Ding liren • G.Bwalya

H igh Wycom be 2012 I sta n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

1044) D Ni Hua • Le Quang Liem 1047) D M.lapidus • E.Berg

Ho C h i M i n h City 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

1045) D D.Stellwagen • K.Shanava 1048) D V.lvanchuk • M.Vachier Lagrave

Ista n bul 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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1049) 0 V.lvanchuk • R.Wojtaszek 1052) 0 H.Gabuzyan • T.Gasparian

I sta n b u l 2012 Jermuk 2012

White to Play White to Play

1050) 0 V.lvanchuk • Wang Hao 1053) 0 C.Howell • J.Emms

I sta n b u l 2012 Kent 2011

White to Play Black to Play

1051) 0 V.Kramnik • L.Aronian 1054) 0 A.Whiteley • J.Emms

I sta n b u l 2012 London 2008

White to Play Black to Play

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1055) D A.Galliamova • E.Ovod 1058} D M.P.Townsend • D.Mackle

Moscow 2012 North Shields 2012

White to Play White to Play

1056} D D.Andreikin • S.Sjugirov 1059) D P.Shaw • R.Palliser

Moscow 2012 North Shields 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1057) D K.Arkell • S.Gordon 1060) D V.Petkov • K.Solomon

North Shields 2012 Ortisei 2012

White to Play White to Play

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1061} 0 M.Jurkunas • J.Cekanauskas 1064} 0 E.Chetina • C.Leonardi

Pa nevezys 2012 Prague 2012

White to Play White to Play

1062} 0 A.Shabalov • A.Fikiet 1065} 0 M.Bednar • N.Mamedov

Philadel p h ia 2012 Prague 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1063} 0 E.Sutovsky • S.Grigoriants 1066} 0 R.Zelcic • M.Biagojevic

Plovdiv 2012 Pula 2012

White to Play White to Play

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1067} D D.Svetushkin • J.Ashwin 1070} D E.Piankov • K.Polok

Rethymnon 2012 Szkla rska Poreba 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1068} D A.Fier • I.Rausis 1071}0 E.Ghaem Maghami • M.Sulashvili

Riga 2012 Ta briz 2012

White to Play White to Play

1069} D R.Pruijssers • J.Broekmeulen 1072} D J.Hawkins • R.Palliser

Roosendaa l 2012 Torq uay 2009

White to Play Black to Play

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1073) D R.Palliser • P.Wells 1076) D A.Hnydiuk • K.Dragun

Torq uay 2009 Wa rsaw 2012

White to Play White to Play

1074) D E.Hansen • H.Wu 1077) D B.Adhiban • M.Sadler

Victoria 2012 Wij k aan Zee 2012

White to Play White to Play

1075) D H.Stevic • H.Kummer 1078)0 D.Reinderman • L.Bruzon Batista

Vien n a 2012 Wij k aan Zee 2012

White to Play White to Play

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1079) D Ding Liren • Lu Shanglei 1080) D S.Whitehead • I.Minster

Xinghua 2012 York 2012

White to Play White to Play

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 Chap t e r S eve n

Test Yo u rse lf
So has this work improved your tactical eye? I certainly believe that it should have done,
but it's 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.

18-20 Sure you're not a G ra ndmaster or I nternationa l Master?

15-17 Strong club player.

12-14 Ma king progress towa rds the top end of you r c l u b.

8-11 Average club player.

4-7 Begin n i ng to progress after recently ta king up the ga me.

0- 3 Reread this book!

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Test One

1081) 0 Joh.Gallagher • G.Wickett 1084) 0 L.McShane • V.Potkin

Bournemouth 2012 German League 2012

White to Play White to Play

1082) 0 V.Vehi Bach • M.Cornette 1085) 0 M.Richter • C.Marzano

Montcada i Reixac 2012 Rethymnon 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1083) 0 B.Haldorsen • P.Valembois 1086) 0 G.Nikolaou • K.lgnatiadis

Helsi ngor 2012 Athens 2012

White to Play White to Play

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1087) D A.Nezis • M.Gruca 1090) D C.Unver • O.Sahin

H uddersfield (ra pid) 2012 Kemer 2012

White to Play White to Play

1088) D V.Uiyanovskyy • R.Swinkels 1091) D D.Edirisinghe • Liu Veh Yang

Portugese Tea m Cha mpionship 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1089) D R.Palliser • M.Osborne 1092) D S.Piukkel • S.Haslinger

North Shields 2012 Amsterdam 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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Test Two

1093) 0 R.Palliser • T.Turner 1096) 0 R.Palliser • P.Shaw

York 2010 Sheffield 2011

White to Play White to Play

1094) 0 A.Faisal • A.Salem 1097) 0 S.Kojima • A.Szeberenyi
Abu Dhabi 2012 Buda pest 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

1095) 0 D.Swiercz • R.Wojtaszek 1098) 0 O.Nemec • V.Parizek
Wa rsaw 2012 H radec Kra love 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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1099) D K.Scherpenisse • W.Biankert 1102) D J.Cuenca Jimenez • L.Cernousek

Leiden 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1100) D R.Mogranzini • I.Naumkin 1103) D F.Bentivegna • F.Bellini

G a l l ipoli 2012 Civita nova Ma rche 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1101) D L.Delfino • N.Hocevar 1104) D N.Firman • L.McShane

G a l l i poli 2012 Germ a n League 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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Test Three

1105) D C.Foster • F.Shakhmurzova 1108) D T.Amelang • C.Rietze

Prague 2012 Berlin 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

1106) D J.Jackson • A.Merry 1109) D C.Wright • R.Palliser
British League 2012 Leeds (rapid) 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

1107) D S.Aiavi • Wang ling 1110) D R.Palliser • J.Ciark

Zaozhuang 2012 York 2008

White to Play White to Play

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1111) D M.Chrzaszcz • B.Jaracz 1114) D A.Khandelwal • R.Palliser

Wa rsaw 2012 Sheffield 2011

Black to Play Black to Play

1112) D L.Yeoh • K.Nadig 1115) D M.Lyell • T.Serra Olives

Mela ka 2012 Buda pest 2012

White to Play White to Play

1113) D B.Wenzel • M.Aroven 1116) D I.Chighladze • D.Lomsadze

Stockholm 2012 Tbilisi 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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Test Fou r

1117) D P.Michelakos • P.Tzouganakis 1120) D A.Ryba • M.Herman

G reek Tea m C h a m pionship 2012 Rockvil l e 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1118) D M.Muzychuk • E.Can 1121) D M.Annaberdiev • R.Griffiths

Turkish Tea m C h a m pionship 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

White to Play White to Play

1119) D R.Palliser • D.Sklyarov 1122) D I.Agrest • L.Fredericia
Finnish League 2012 Aa rhus 2012

White to Play White to Play

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1123) D E.Yanayt • C.Ciawitter 1126) D R.Palliser • M.P.Townsend

Monterey Pa rk 2012 York 2010

Black to Play White to Play

1124) D K.Mohammed • R.Palliser 1127) D M.Hansen • J.Rasmussen

Leeds {rapid) 2009 Odense 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1125) D T.Kantans • V.Samolins 1128) D T.Mollema • H.Boulahfa

Riga 2012 Roosendaal 201

Black to Play White to Play

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Test Five

1129) D B.Dieu • S.Colandrea 1132) D D.Keddie • D.Calvert

Avoine 2012 Leicester 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1130) D I.Aiahakoon • J.Shaw 1133) D M.Camacho Collados • H.Hunt

Ista n b u l 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

1131) D A.Brzezinski • D.Antic 1134) D B.Kovacevic • N.Sedlak
Pa leros 2012 Bosnian Tea m Cham pionship 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

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1135) D A.Fiumbort • A.Battey 1138) D I.Semenova • A.Prikhodko

Buda pest 2012 Voronezh 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1136) D P.Pietocha • P.Sujkowski 1139) D R.Bates • C.Dorrington

Warsaw 2012 British League 2012

White to Play White to Play

1137) D J.Arnott • R.Palliser 1140) D J.Hinrichs • S.Wobbe

Rotherh a m 2009 H a m b u rg 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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Test Six

1141) 0 S.Huguet • L.Oiiveira 1144) 0 V.Teterev • M.Brown

Ista n b u l 2012 Glasgow 2012

White to Play White to Play

1142) 0 L.Spassov • A.Gidicov 1145) 0 C.Sihite • S.Ghader Pour

Varna 2012 Zaoz h u a ng 2012

White to Play Black to Play

1143) 0 K.Vafiadis • A.Zografos 1146) 0 A.Antoshkiv • B.Polulikh

Korinthia 2012 Lviv 2012

White to Play White to Play

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1147) D K.Njili • Mok Tze Meng 1150) D C.Duggan • M.Rabbitt

Ista n b u l 2012 British League 2011

White to Play White to Play

1148) D L.Borbjerggaard • E.Christensen 1151) D R.Palliser • T.Adams

Copen hagen 2012 York (rapid} 2008

White to Play White to Play

1149) D A.Timofeev • M.Bosiocic 1152) D C.Storey • R.Palliser

Plovdiv 2012 North Shields 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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Test Seven

1153) D R.Makoto • E.Ozenir 1156)0 J.Candela Perez • J.Ramirez Garcia

Ista n b u l 2012 Mad rid 2012

White to Play White to Play

1154) D J.Aperia • C.Emiroglu 1157) D L.Gerzhoy • M.Humphreys

Prague 2012 Montreal 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1155) D J.Jirka • D.Fernandez 1158) D P.Li Ving . H.AI-Aii

B ritish League 2012 Ista n bul 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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1159) D A.Greenfeld • H.Visser 1162) D G.Jones • J.Hawkins

Amsterdam 2012 North Shields 2012

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1160)0 V.Jorquera Cabello • A.Rothebarth 1163) D J.Carlstedt • K.Steingraeber
Sao Pa ulo 2012 H a m bu rg 2012

White to Play White to Play

1161) D R.Palliser • R.Hardy 1164) D O.Korneev • S.Rocha

York 2009 Portuguese Tea m Cham pionship 2012

White to Play White to Play

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Test Eight

1165) D E.Kirk • J.Song 1168} D R.Palliser • E.Thornblad

Paris 2012 Oxford {sim u l } 2011

White to Play White to Play

1166) D T.Chipanga • G.Tunstall 1169) D M.Schaefer • M.Waldner

British League 2012 Ortisei 2012

White to Play White to Play

1167) D G.Sumer • S.Savran 1170) D R.Kasimdzhanov • V.Topalov

Tu rkish Tea m C h a m pionship 2012 Ista n b u l 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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1171) 0 T.Bromann • B.Ochsner 1174) 0 A.Valsecchi • P.Bontempi

Odense 2012 Zagreb 2012

White to Play White to Play

1172) 0 M.Chlost • L.Lanica 1175) 0 F.Manca • S.Sulskis

Police 2012 Va l Gardena 2012

White to Play White to Play

1173)0 V.Baghdasaryan • A.Nadanian 1176) 0 P.Vorontsov • O.Kalinina

Yereva n 2012 Lviv 2012

White to Play White to Play

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Test Nine

1177) D A.David • V.Franca 1180) D R.Palliser • T.le

Trieste 2012 Scarborough 2007

White to Play White to Play

1178) D Ru.Jones • J.luxama 1181) D P.Cramling • J.Cox

Ista n b u l 2012 B ritish League 2012

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Black to Play White to Play

1179) D T.Baron • K.Sasikiran 1182) D R.Beach • R.Palliser

New Delhi 2012 Leeds 2009

Black to Play Black to Play

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1183) 0 B.Rzayev • M.Bucher 1186) 0 A.Stefanova • N.Khurtsidze

Albena 2012 Batum i (rapid} 2012

White to Play White to Play

1184) 0 E.Ahmadinia • B.Amin 1187)0 A.Diaz Herrero • H.Ten Hertog

D u ba i 2012 Amsterda m 2012

Black to Play Black to Play

1185) 0 K.Stead • G.Marner 1188) 0 D.Cori • K.Bhakti

Parra matta 2012 Athens 2012

White to Play White to Play

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Test Ten

1189) D G.Gajewski • K.Spraggett 1192) D V.Vemelin • R.Ovetchkin

Ba rcelona (blitz) 2012 Samara 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1190) D V.Sipila • M.Hebden 1193) D S.Del Rio de Angel is • D.Stets

Gatwick 2012 Fagernes 2012

White to Play White to Play

1191) D R.Palliser • J.Woolley 1194) D A.Romero Holmes • M.Hebden

York 2008 Dublin 2012

White to Play Black to Play

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1195) 0 C.Lupulescu • F.Peralta 1198) 0 B.Lalic • E.Vorobiov

Ista n b u l 2012 Cappelle la G ra nde 2012

Black to Play White to Play

1196) 0 M.Helin • E.Brynjarsson 1199) 0 A.Petrov • R.Ganzhurov

Reykjavik 2012 Tyumen 2012

White to Play White to Play

1197) 0 H.Ruhlmann • V.Stephan 1200) 0 M.Adams • G.Morrison

Ren nes 2012 British League 2012

Black to Play White to Play

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 Chapter Eight
Sol ut i o ns
Chapter One

1) Hawkins-Lim
1 !i.xcs! tt:lxcs 2 !i.xd4 wins a pawn.

2) Hebden-Tozer
1 !i.xe8+! 1-0
White emerges a piece u p after 1 ... !i.xe8 2 !i.xa7.

3) Reinderman-Ernst
1 ...i.c3! 2 'iVxc3 (or 2 o-o i.xd2 picking up a whole q ueen) 2 ... 'iVxe2# 0-1

4) Grischuk-Bologan
1 f6+! 1-0
1 ...�f7 (or 1 ... �xf6 2 !i.f8+) 2 !i.h8 is the classic winning rook swing.

5) Carlsen-Bologan
1 'iVxcS! gxfs (or 1 ... dxcs 2 !i.xf6 gxfs 3 !i.xfs) 2 'iVxd6 'iVxd6 3 !i.xd6 wi ns a pawn.

6) Messam Sparks-Psofimi
1 tt:lxds! 'iVxc2 (or 1 ... exd s 2 'iVxe7 tt:lxe7 3 !i.xc?) 2 tt:le7+ �h8 3 !i.xc2 nets a pawn.

7) Muhammad-Rios
White forces mate on the back ra n k: 1 'iVxg8+! 1-0

8) Unapkoshvili-Osmak
1 ...i.f3! 2 !i.xf3 (or 2 i.xf3 !i.xg1+ 3 �h2 'iVg3#) 2 !i.xf3 3 'iVd1 !i.f2 0-1
•••

9) Lovrinovic-Perndl
1 'iVc8+! 1-0
it's mate next move.

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10) Kozui-Weiss
1 �g8+! 1-0
White comes out a piece a h ead after 1 ... �xg8 2 tZ:lxf6+ �f7 3 tZ:lxd7.

11) Chirila-Jianu
1 ..ixa6! win s a second pawn, for if 1 ... bxa6? 2 .l:i.b8+ a n d mate.

12) Bacrot-Nakamura
1 'i¥xe1+! 0-1
••.

White is a rook down after 2 �xe1 .ltxd 3.

13) Torres-Ruiz
1 'i¥xf4! 1-0
Black cannot reca ptu re i n view of 1 ... exf4? 2 f7#.

14) Jaramillo Ochoa-Guerrero

1 'i¥xa2+! 0-1
•••

it's mate with 2 �xa2 .l:i.a6#.

15) Paci-Hauchard
1 'i¥xe4! 0-1
••.

Easy to spot even without sil icon assista nce. Black emerges a rook a head after 2 dxe4 tZ:lf3+ 3
�g2 tZ:lxd2.

16) Mejia-Senador
1...c2! 0-1
The a rriva l of the black rook on e1 will decide.

17) Brown-Ciark
1 .1txf2+! 0-1
•••

it's mate on e3 or f1 next move.

18) Bigg-White
1 'i¥xe8+! 1-0
White emerges a piece a h ead after 1...�xe8 2 tZ:lxd6+ �e7 3 tZ:lxb7.

19) Hawkins-Mah
1 'i¥xf4! 1-0
White wins the excha nge after 1 ... exf4 2 .ltC3.

20) Humphreys-Jones
it's mate on the back ra n k: 1 'i¥xc8+! 1-0

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21) McKenna-Miranda Gonzalez

1 .'i!Vxd3! 0-1
•.

it's mate if White recapt u res: 2 �xd3 �fl#.

22) Naylor-Chapman
1 ....1ixe4! 2 �e3 (now Black wins a second pawn, but he is a l so in com plete control after 2
dxe4 �xc4) 2 ... .\ixfs 3 lbf3 .lie6 o-1

23) Flint-Norinkeviciute
1...�xd2+! 0-1
2 �xd2 �a2+ picks u p the rook on g2, leaving Black a piece a h ead.

24) White-Talsma
1 .lieS+! 1-0
Winning the q ueen, whereas the ga me wou ld have contin ued i n the event of 1 'ifg8+ �e7 2
'ifxa8 .lixf6 3 exf6+ �xf6.

25) Vurenok-Sharpe
1...�xe1+! 2 �xe1 �cl+ 0-1

26) Croad-Speelman
1...lbxc4! wi ns a pawn, in view of 2 bxc4 'iVxb2.

27) Palliser-Pinter
1 'ife7+! 1-0
The excha nge- u p ending is a n easy win after 1...�xe7 2 dxe7+ 'ifxe7 3 lbxe7 �xd1+ (not
3 ...�xe7? 4 �he1+) 4 �xd1 �xe7 5 �d s.

28) Esenov-Farago
1 'iff6+! 1-0
it's mate with 1 ... .1ixf6 2 .lixf6#.

29) Haanshuus-Schenkerik
1 �h7+! �xh7 2 'ifg7# 1-0

30) Gupta-Petran
1 .1id6! 1-0
Either the kn ight on b4 fa l l s or the q ueen after 1 ... 'ifxd6? 2 �e8+.

31) Shirov-Felgaer
Wh ite won the black q ueen: 1 .1if8+! 1-0

32) Gardner-Haessel
1...lbxa2+! 0-1
it's mate down the c-file after 2 .lixa2 �c8+.

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33) Torrecillas Martinez-Kogan

1 h8�+! l:rxh8 2 'ifg5+ 1-0
lt's m ate next move.

34) Townsend-Palliser
1 i.xh2+! 2 �xh2? (now the excha nge d rops, a lthough 2 �f1 'ifh4 is h a rd ly p leasant for
••.

Wh ite) 2 'ifh4+ 0-1

•••

3 5) Pogan-Paul
1 i.xh6! wins a pawn, in view of 1 .. ..txh 6 ? 2 lLlf6+.
.

36) Hinske-Fiint
1 ...'ifxg1+! 2 l:rxg1 tbxf3+ 3 �e2 tbxd2 4 �xd2 (or 4 gS lLldxe4) 4 ..txg4 wi ns two pawns.
•••

37) Rozentalis-Smith
1 a3+! 1-0
The rook is lost.

38) Lehtivaara-Suominen
1 tbc6+! 'iYxc6 (or 1 ... bxc6 2 l:rxd8+ �b7 3 'ifxcs) 2 l:rxd8# 1-0

39) Raetsky-Schmid
1 i.xf7+! �xf7 2 tLle5+ �e8 3 tbxg4 wins a pawn.

40) Brochet-Le Quang Liem

1 ...'ifxc2+! 2 'ifxc2 i.xc2+ 3 �xc2 �xh8 left Black a piece u p in the ending.

41) Czerwinski-Wicikowska
1 tLld7+! 1-0
lt's mate on e8.

42) Schleining-Paehtz
1 'ifxh6+! 1-0
Mate follows on h7.

43) Adler-Johnsen
1 .....tg1! forces Wh ite to give u p a piece to avoid being mated on f2.

44) Giulian-Walker
1 i.xe6+! removes a key pawn, in view of 1 ...'ifxe6? 2 tLlgs+.

45) Dimov-AI Sayed

1...a2! 0-1
The bishop fa lls after 2 �xa2 .l:i.a8+.

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46) Zubarev-Lubbe
1 "iWxh7! .Uxh7 2 gxh7 wins a whole rook since Black can't prevent promotion on h 8.

47) Amiridou-Bouza
1 "iWh8+! l2Jxh8 2 .Uxh8# 1-0

48) Castro Chabuza-Anu

1 .ixb3! 0-1
•..

it will be mate after 2 axb3 .Uxb3+ 3 cxb3 "iWxb3+ 4 c;t>a1 .Uxc1+.

49) Jensen-Hansen
The pin win s a piece: 1 "iWxe3! 2 "iWxe3 .ixd4 0-1
•••

50) Berke-Lacau Rodean

1 .ib6! 1-0
The defence is tota l ly overwhel med on d7.

51) Van Hoolandt-Aibzour

1 .ixa6! "iWb6 (if 1...bxa6 2 "iWxc6+ and even 1...l2ld7 2 .ibs .Uc8 3 o-o .ie7 4 f3 is excellent for
Wh ite after 4 ... -ifs s e4 or 4 ... -i h s s liJxdS!) 2 .ib5 wins the excha nge.

52) Bae-Roselli Mailhe

1 .ie7+! (or 1 "iWe7+! �xe7 2 .ixe7+) 1 .'ibe7 2 �xe7+ c;t>xe7 3 .Uxa4 wins the excha nge.
•.

53) Castaldo-Antoniewski
1 "iWf3+! c;t>xf3 Yz-Yz
it's sta lemate, but the only alternative was to a l low perpetual with 1...c;t>g1 2 "iWg3+.

54) Mazzilli-Ranieri
1 "iWxf8+! 1-0
There's no defence, in view of 1...c;t>xf8 2 .t'i.h8#.

55) Simonian-Karatorossian
1 d7! 1-0
Very similar is 1 "iWes c;t>a8 2 d7!. In either case Black's q ueen is overloaded.

56) Tovmasian-Hamitevici
1 .t'i.c5+! (the easiest way to d raw; Black m u st acquiesce to sta lemate or lose his bishop)
1 c;t>xc5 Yz-Yz
••.

57) Tristan-Martinez de Negri

1 l2lxa6+! bxa6 2 .Uxc6 wins a pawn.

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58) Chipanga-Palliser
1 �xe3! (1 .l:!.d2 shou ld a l so win for Wh ite, but 1 \t>c2? .i.xf2 wasn't trivi a l in the game)
1 .l:!.xe3 2 .l:!.f8#
•••

59) Vorobiov-Pijpers
1 .l:!.xh7+! (1 .l:!.f8+ .l:!.xf8 2 .l:!.xh7+ a l so mates) 1 .l:!.xh7 2 .l:!.f8# 1-0
..•

60) Dias-Carneiro
1 �Xf4! 1-0
White picks up a rook, in view of 1 ...�xf4 2 tt:Jg6+ and 3 tt:Jxf4.

61) Samarin-Berka
1... e3+! 2 \t>e2 (or 2 \t>xe3 .l:!.el+) 2 .l:!.a1 costs White his rook.
•••

62) Vassallo Barroche-Neves

1 �xa5! 1-0
The c-pawn either q ueens or costs Black h i s q ueen after l ...�xa s 2 C7.

63) Drake-Radermacher
1 ...�xe7! 0-1
Black wins a piece, for if 2 .l:!.xe7? .l:!.fl#.

64) Kovalyov-Leveille
1 .l:!.xc5! .i.xc5 2 g6! 1-0
Black can't cover the h8-sq u a re.

65) Gusain-Paragua
1 tt:Jxc2! 0-1
•••

Black goes the exchange a head after 2 �xc2 �xa4.

66) Volkov-Grachev
1 .l:!.g4+! 0-1
•••

it's mate on hl next move.

67) Deepan-Joshi
1 �xe7+! 1-0
The h-pawn is u nstoppa ble after 1 ...\t>xe7 2 h 7.

68) Jain-Townsend
1 .l:!.b1+! 0-1
•••

W h ite loses the q ueen after 2 \t>xb1 �xc3 or 2 \t>c2 .l:!.cl+.

69) Mottang-Lund
1 ...�xd4! 0-1
Black emerges a knight a head after 2 �xd4 tLle2+ and 3 ... tt:Jxd4.

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70) Koch-Rausch
1 .ixf7+! 1-0
Argua bly a premature resignation, a lthough Black is the exchange down after 1 ...�h8
(1...'�xf7 2 'ifc4+ wins the q ueen for rook and piece) 2 'ifc4 .id6 3 .ixe8 'ifxe8.

71) Mons-Becker
1 .ih2+! 0-1
•••

it's mate next move after 2 �xh 2 'ifxf2+.

72) Ageichenko-Maly
1 .ixb7! .ixb7 2 'ifbS+ 'ifd7 3 'ifxb7 nets a pawn.

73) Smith-Hebden
1 .ixh6! u ncovers an attack on e6 and so wi ns a pawn.

74) Jones-Schultz
1 CLJe7+! 'ifxe7 2 l:i.xc8+ wins the excha nge.

75) Neves-Rocha
1 ...'ifxd2! 0-1
Black win s a rook, in view of 2 'ifxd2 ? e3+.

76) Petrov-Nikolova
1 'ifxh2+! 0-1
..•

Mate follows after 2 �xh2 l:i.h6+.

77) Korbai-Kuciel
1 'ifxd4! 1-0
The pin down the c-file wi ns a piece for if 1 ... cxd4 2 l:i.xc7.

78) Popov-Haman
1 .ixf7+! �xf7 2 l:i.xa8 wi ns the exchange.

79) Kravec-Gajek
1 ...CLJa3+! 2 �b2 (the q ueen fa l l s too after 2 l:i.xa3 'ifxbS+) 2 ... ct:Jxb5 0-1

80) Zubarev-Townsend
1 'ifxh6! 1-0
Mate fol lows on h7.

81) Thorsteinsdottir-Antonsson
Black showed that the wh ite bishop was loose: 1...f2+! 2 �xf2 l:i.d2+ 0-1

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82) Parhomenko-Dombrovska
1 e6! (1 '.!?f4 'it>c3 2 e6! a lso does the job} 1 ...fxe6 2 f7 wi ns the q ueening race by a m ile.

83) Uhlmann-Rodriguez Vargas

After 1 lt'ib8! there's no way to save the excha nge.

84) Pogosian-Bachin
1 f5! 'it>f8 (1 ...gxfs? 2 g6 forces one of the pawns home} 2 fxg6 hxg6 3 l2ie5 picked up g6 with
an easy win: 3 lt'ib4 4 lt'ixg6+ 'it>g8 5 'it>e4 lt'ic6 6 'it>f5 l2id8 7 lt'ie5 'it>h7 8 'it>f6 lt'ib7 9 l2if7 1-0
..•

85) Strunin-Purygin
1 iVxg5! th reatened mate a n d overloaded the bishop to net a piece after 2 .ixg5 l:txc7.
•••

86) Velichko-Aiieva
1 iVxf7+! 1-o
it's mate with 1 ... J:txf7 2 l:te8#.

87) Garkauskas-Awoki
1 iVxe4! exploits Black's wea k back ra n k to net a rook.

88) Farley-Zapata
1 iVxe4! 0-1
..•

Black garners a piece and an irrestible attack in view of 2 .ixe4 l:tf1#.

89) Becirbasic-Haskovic
1 ... iVxb4+! 2 axb4 l:txa1+ 3 'it>d2 l:txh1 gives Black too m a ny pieces for the q ueen.

90) Neagu-Miroiu
1 b8lt'i+! (not 1 b8iV? l:ta1#} 1 'it>d6 2 tt'la6 reaches a theoretical ly d rawn ending, a lthough
..•

it's not a trivial d raw in practice and Neagu la nded up losing.

91) Trbojevic-Solic
1 iVxd6! 1-0
A rook goes west, since if 1 ...iVxd6 2 e7+.

92) Vojinovic-Chatalbashev
1 iVxe1+! 0-1
..•

Black e merges a piece a head after 2 l:txe1 l2id2+ 3 �g1 l2ixb3.

93) Borik-Molnar
1...l2if1+! 0-1
Mate follows on g2.

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94) Kovalev-Kuzmin
1 li:Je8! �xe8 (or 1 ....Mxc1 2 li:Jxf6+ .i.xf6 3 .Mxc1) 2 .Mxc8 picks up the excha nge.

95) Bragg-Cao
1 .i.d7! �a6 (the excha nge is lost in view of 1 ... �xd7? 2 li:Jf6+) 2 .i.xe8 1-0

96) Plotkin-Barron
Black exploits White's back ran k : 1 ...�xd4! 0-1

97) Go-Helbig
1 .i.xg2+! 2 'it>xg2 �c6+ 0-1
.•.

Black emerges two pawns a head.

98) Cech-Motycakova
1 li:Jxd5! li:Jxf4 (1 ... cxd s? 2 .i.C7 traps the q ueen) 2 li:Jxf4 wi ns a pawn.

99) Kissoon-Nezis
1...�xd4! win s a rook in view of 2 cxd4? .Mc1#.

100) Nezis-Bradley
1 .i.xf7+! lt>xf7 2 dxc5 win s a pawn.

Chapter Two

101) Eggleston-Sorensen
1 .Mxc5! wi ns a pawn for t h e queen is lost after l. . . bxcs 2 .Mb1+ lt>c7 (or 2. . .\t>c8 3 �a8+ lt>c7 4
.Mb7+) 3 .Mb7+ 'it>d8 4 .Mxd7+ lt>xd7.

102) Semcesen-Eggleston
1 .i.xf6! 1-0
Wh ite wi ns a fu rther excha nge, since it's mate after 1 ...�xf6 2 �c8+ lt>e7 3 �e8#.

103) AI Ahbabai-lssa
1 .Mxh7! li:Jdxe5 (1 . . \t>xh7 2 li:Jxf7 �e7 3 li:Jxd8 �xd8 4 .i.xg6+ leaves White two pawns
.

ahead) 2 fxe5 �c7 (now the attack is overwhelming, but the extra piece should decide after
2 ...li:Jxes 3 dxes �xes 4 �f2) 3 .i.xg6 b4 4 .Mf1 fxg6 5 �xg6 1-0

104) Delgado Vlaic-Rzayev

1 .Mxc1! 0-1
•••

A piece goes west for the q ueen fa l l s after 2 .Mxc1 li:Jh3+ or 2 �xc1 li:Je2+.

105) Arngrimsson-Hristov
1 .Mxe6! �c8 (1 .. .fxe6 2 li:Jxe6+ lt>e8 3 li:Jxg7+ lt>f7 - if 3 ...\t>d8 4 .i.gS+ .Mf6 5 .i.xf6+ li::lxf6 6
li:Je6# - 4 �xd7+ lt>g8 s li::l h s .Mf7 6 �g4+ 'it>f8 7 .i.h6+ gives Wh ite a killing attack, and

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1 ...LLlxf4 2 gxf4 followed by 3 "'J.e7 or 2 .. .fxe6 3 LLlxe6+ �e8 4 "!J.e1 is a l l devastating a l so) 2
"'J.e8+! 1-0
Mate follows on c8 or f7.

106) Solak-Ozkan
1 LLld6! (1 LLlgs ! is simila r) 1.. .'*'Vxd6 (now the attack decides, but 1 ... �xc4 2 "!J.xe7 "!J.xe7 3
LLlxc4 1eaves Wh ite q ueen for rook a head) 2 "'J.e8+ �h7 3 �xf7 1-0
3 .. .f4 prevents the threat of 4 "'J.h8+!, but with 4 'ife1! White renews the t h reat to which
there's no good defence.

107) Atalik-Siclovan
1 g7! 1-0
2 'ifh7+ is threatened and 1...�xg7 2 'ifh7+ �f8 3 �g6 forces mate in a ny case.

108) Mackowiak-Schiendorfer
1 ... �xe3+! 2 �f3 (2 �xe3 'ifxg3+ 3 �f3 "'J.he8+ would be fata l : for insta nce, 4 �d4 ifes+ 5
�d3 LLlcS#) 2 ... �b6 (th reatening ...LLleS-d3, as wel l as 2 ..."/J.he8; the im mediate 2 ..."/J.he8 is
also good) 3 cs LLlxcs 4 l2Jc4 LLlce4 leaves Black a pawn a head and sti l l with a h uge attack.

109) Piskur-Kiein
1 LLlf6+! gxf6 (otherwise the q ueen is lost) 2 gxf6 �h8 (there's no defence down the g-file as
2 ...�f8 3 "!J.xh7 a lso leads to mate) 3 "'J.xh7+! �xh7 4 'ifhS+ �g8 5 ifgS+ 1-0

110) Mammadov-Akopian
1 "!J.xc3! 0-1
•••

After 2 bxc3 'iid 2 the only way to cover g2 is with 3 LLle2 ifxe2 4 "!J.g1, but then 4...LLld3 is
tota l ly devastating.

111) lljin-Shchukin
1 �g4! 1-0
Black ca n only avert mate and save h is q ueen by giving u p kn ight or rook.

112) Go-Van Lommel

1 l2Jxb2! 2 �xb2 (now it's mate; 2 l2Jde2 might have ena bled White to grovel on an ex­
•••

cha nge down) 2 'ifa3+ 3 �b1 c3 0-1

•••

113) Kamsky-Le Quang Liem

1 "!J.xf6! gxf6 (Black loses h is q ueen after 1 ... �xf6? 2 "'J.f1+ �e7 3 "'J.f7+) 2 'iff7+ �d8 3 ifxf6+
�c7 4 ifxh8 nets two pawns.

114) Bijlsma-Vereggen
1 "!J.xb7+! �xb7 2 'ii b1+ 1-0
Black loses his q ueen after 2 ... �C7 (or 2...�c8 3 LLlb6+) 3 'ii b 6+ �c8 4 LLlxd6+.

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115) Visanescu-VIadescu
1 nxd4! exd4 2 .\tb5! it:Jxb5 3 �xa8+ �f7 4 �xh8 dxc3 5 �xh7 sees W h ite emerge the ex­
cha nge a h ead.

116) Maestri-Papa
1...it:Ja3+! 2 �a1 �b1+! 3 nxb1 it:Jc2# 0-1

117) Chadaev-Radjabov
1...nh3+! 2 gxh3 �xh3+ 3 �h2 .ltd5+ o-1
Black wi ns the house with 4 ng2 .ltxg2+ 5 �gl �xh 2+ 6 �xh 2 .ltxfl.

118) Mamedyarov-Grischuk
1....11Lxd5! (1 ...it:Jxd 5 ! 2 lt:Jxg7 lt:Jxe3 is a l so good} 2 lt:Jxg7 .ltxg2 3 lt:Jxe8? (a l lowing mate, but 3
�xg2 �xg7 leaves Black two pawns to the good) 3 ... �xh3+ 0-1

119) Karjakin-Grischuk
1 it:Jxf5! gxf5? (not 1 ..�xf5? 2 �xf5 gxfs 3 ng8+ �h7 4 n1g7 and even 1 . �h7 2 lt:Jxe7
. . .

�xe7 3 f5 is tota lly crushing) 2 �xf5! 1-0

The q ueen is i m m u ne and after 2 ... �e6 Wh ite can choose between 3 ng8+ �xg8 4 nxg8+
�xg8 5 �xc8 and 3 ng6.

120) Mamedyarov-Topalov
1...nxf2! 2 ng1 (not 2 .ltxf2? �g2#} 2 ...nxf3 leaves Black two pawns ahead.

121) Velten-Kourkoulos Arditis

1 nxd5! �xd5 2 it:Jg5 traps the black q ueen and left White comforta bly u p on materia l after
2 ...�xg2+ 3 �xg2 lt:Jxe5 4 .ltxe5 .ltxe5 5 �c4.

122) De Filomeno-Sadykov
1 ... �xh2+! 0-1
it's mate with 2 �xh 2 nh4#.

123) Thavandiran-Rombaldoni
1 .l:i,c5! (1 it:Jxc]! �XC] 2 .l:i,c5 works too) 1... dXC5 2 it:Jxc7 1-0
Black m u st lose his q ueen or be mated by 2 ... �xe7 (or 2...�xe2 3 �b7#} 3 d6+ �c8 4 d7+
�Cl 5 dxe8it:J+ �C8 6 .l:i,d8#.

124) Arat-Michelakos
1 .\tg4! 2 nd4? (White a l so had to avoid 2 �xg4? it:Jd3+, but 2 �g3 or even 2 a3 �c4 3 �xf4
•..

exf4 4 nd4 �xd4 5 .ltxd4 would have enabled h i m to fight on the exchange down) 2 ...�xd4
0-1
The bishop is stil l i m m u ne in view of 3 �xg4 it:Jd3+.

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125) Balogh-Bromberger
1 .l:!.ae1! axb5 (1 ... 'ife8 2 .l:!.xe6 'ifxe6 3 .l:!.xe6 '.t>xe6 4 4:lc7+ '.t>f7 5 'iff5 is also crushi ng) 2 .l:!.xe6
1-0
The main th reat is 3 'iff5 and if 2 ...4Jge7 there's 3 .l:!.d6+ '.t>e8 4 'ifg6#.

126) Novkovic-Abel
1 'ife6! 'ife4 (or 1 .. .fxe6 2 .l:!.g7+ '.t>h8 3 .l:!.xh7+ '.t>g8 4 .l:!.cg7#) 2 .l:!.xf7 1-0
Mate follows, such as with 2 ... 'ifxe6 3 .l:!.g7+ '.t>h8 4 .l:!.xh7+ '.t>g8 5 .l:!.cg7#.

127) Sandner-Kotz
1 ...'ifxb1+! 0-1
it's mate after 2 .lii.x b1 .l:!.e1+ 3 '.t> h 2 4:lg4+ 4 '.t>h3 4:lxf2+ 5 '.t>h2 .l:!.h 1#.

128) Gyimesi-Bromberger
1 .11i.xe5! bxa3 (1.. . .11i.x e5 2 4Jxe5 bxa3 3 'ifa1 is even worse for Black) 2 .lii.xg7+ '.t>xg7 3 'ifa1+
.l:!.f6 4 4:lg5! 1-o
After 4...'ifd7 (or 4...'ifd6 5 .l:!.e6) 5 4:le6+ '.t>f7 6 4:lxc7! the bishop's power is suddenly felt.

129) Song-Salles
1 .l:!.xh6+! 'ifxh6 2 'ifxe7+ '.t>g6 (now it's mate via f6 a n d f7, but 2 ...'.t>g8 3 'ifxd7 would su rely
q u ickly have led to a similar outcome) 3 'iff6+ 1-0

130) Bon-Dumitrache
1 .11i.f4! (or 1 .11i.d 4!) 1 ....l:!.e7 (a nd not 1 ... exf4? 2 .l:!.e2#) 2 .l:!.xe5+ rJilf7 3 .l:!.xe7+ '.t>xe7 4 .l:!.d5
leaves White a pawn up and in complete control.

131) Buchenau-Rojas Keim

1....11i.f1+! (it's a lways n ice to mate with checks) 2 '.t>xf1 'iff3+ 0-1

132) Jorgensen-Christensen
1 ...'ifxg3! 2 hxg3 (otherwise W h ite just loses a piece) 2 ... .l:!.h8+ 3 .lii. h 5 .l:!.xh5+ 4 '.t>g2 .lii. h 3+ 5
'.t>f3 (if 5 '.t>h1 .lii.xfl#) 5 ... .l:!.f5+ 6 '.t>e4 (or 6 'iff4 .l:!.xf4+ 7 gxf4 .lii.xfl 8 .l:!.xf1 .l:!.xb3 with a trivial
win and 6 '.t>e2 .txfl+ 7 '.t>d2 .l:!.f2+ 8 '.t>e1 .lii.xd 3 is eq u a l ly hopeless) 6....11i.g2+ 7 .l:!.f3 .lii.xf3#
0-1

133) Kokholm-Vildiz
1 .l:!.xh5! gxh5 2 'ifg3+ .lii.g4 3 fxg4 h4 4 'ife1 gives White two pieces for the rook and ongoing
attacking cha nces.

134) Kokholm-Kallenbach
1 lbxc6! bxc6 (1 ...'iff6 2 4Jxa7+ '.t>d7 3 .l:!.xb7+ is sca rcely an improvement) 2 .l:!.b8+ '.t>d7 3
.l:!.b7+ '.t>e8 4 .l:!.xe7+ '.t>xe7 5 gxf5 leaves White materia l a head and sti l l attacking.

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135) Pallesen-Philipsen
1....Mg3! 2 fxg3 liix h3+ 3 �g1 .ie3+ 4 .Mf2 liix g3+ s lt'lg2? (5 �h1 liixf2 6 liif 5+ liixf5 7 lt'lxf5
was a better try, a l beit stil l pretty hopeless) and now s liixf2+ 6 �h1 .Mg8 7 1iie4 .Mg6 8
•..

liie6+ �d8 g lii h 3 .Mh6 would have wra pped u p proceedings.

136) Pedersen-Minko
1 ....Mxe3! 2 �xe3 (Wh ite also fi nds h i m self struggling after 2 liix e3 .ib6 3 .Md4 .Me8 4 ttJe6
lt'lxe6 5 dxe6 .Mxe6 6 liic 3 axb5) 2 ...liix g5+ 3 �f2 as leaves Black clearly for choice with two
pieces for the rook.

137) Veoh-Morani
1 .ig8! g6 (otherwise it's mate on h 7) 2 .!txe6 lt'lxe3? (2 ...lii b 7 was perhaps 'best', a lthough
after 3 liixg6 .!txe6 4 ttJxe6 White's three extra pawns and ongoing attack should swiftly
decide matters) 3 liixg6! liig7 4 lii h S+ 1-0

138) Zatko-Petrik
1 ...liix h3+! 0-1
Mate with 2 gxh 3 ttJf3# is even q uicker tha n 1.. ..Mxg2+ 2 .Mxg2 liix h3+ 3 �g1 liix g2#.

139) Gazik-Jozefek
1 .!txcs+! 1-0
it's mate with 1.. ..Mxc5 2 .Md7#, just as it is after 1 .Md7+ .Mxd7 2 .!txc5+ .Md6 3 .!txd6#.

140) Jareno Badenas-Umudova

1 .Mxh7+! �xh7 2 liih 3+ �g7 3 .ih6+ (or 3 lii h 6+ �f6 4 .!tg5+ �e5 5 .!tf4+ �f6 6 e5#) 3 ...�f6
4 liih4+ 1-0
it's mate with 4 ... g5 (or 4 ... �e5 5 .!tf4#) 5 .!txg5+ �g7 6 lii h 6#.

141) Hernandez Carmenates-Bulmaga

1 f8ttJ+! (a nd certa i n ly not 1 f8lii ? ? .Mxe1+) 1 �g8 (neither do 1...liixf8 2 .Mxe7+ liig 7 or
..•

1.. ..Mxf8 2 .Mxe7+ 'it>h8 3 liie 5+ save Black) 2 .Mxe7 liifs (if 2 ... liixf8 3 liix g6+) 3 h3! lt'ld3
(there's no defence, with even 3 ...lt'le4 fai l i ng to keep the ga me a l ive i n view of 4 ttJe6!) 4
lt'lxg6 1-0
Black is q uickly u ndone on h is rearmost ra n ks, j u st a s he a l so wou ld have been after 4 ttJe6.

142) Bergez-Lacasta Palacios

1 .ic6! 1-0
it's mate if 1...bxc6 2 .Ma8+ �c7 3 .M1a7#, but otherwise b7 fa l l s and with it the entire de­
fen ce.

143) Ruiz Sanchez-Arjun

1 liixd4+! �c8 (if 1...exd4 2 .Me8#) 2 .Mxes 1-0
There's no good defe nce to the th reats on e8 and c5.

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144) Cuartas-Valli
1 i.dS+! ltJxds (or 1 .. :�h8 2 l:te8+ and mate next move) 2 l:te8# 1-0

145) Javakhishvili-Paehtz
1 ...l:tg2+! 2 i.xg2 �eS+ 0-1

146) Tan Zhongyi-Kiinova

1 �xg6! hxg6 2 f7+ (th e f-pawn wil l cost Black the house) 2 .. .'�h7 3 l:txe8 �c8 4 l:txd8 1-0

147) Wang Jue-Muzychuk

1...i.h3+! 2 'it>xh3 �f1# 0-1

148) Van Wely-lkonnikov

1 �d6! g4 (1 ...ltJxd7 2 e6+ wins easily and 1 ...�xd7 costs Black his q ueen after 2 e6+ �xe6 3
ltJxgS+) 2 ctJgS+! 1-0
The pawn wil l q ueen in view of 2 ...'it>g7 3 �f6+!.

149) Pihajlic-Drljevic
1 ...�xa2+! 2 'it>c1 (or 2 'it>xa2 lL'lxb3+ 3 'it>b1 l:ta 1#) 2 ... ltJxb3+ 3 cxb3 �a1+ 0-1
lt's mate after 4 'it>c2 �xb2+ 5 'it>d l l:tal+.

150) Bruchmann-Kollars
1 l:txd7! 1-0
White wins a piece, since it's mate after 1 ...�xd7 2 �f8#.

151) Avrukh-Pruess
1 l:txa7+! 'it>xa7 2 �CS+ b6 3 �a3+ 'it>b7 4 �a6# 1-0

152) Melkumyan-Meier
White m u st force perpetual: 1 l:th8+! �xh8 2 �hS+ 'it>g8 3 �xf7+ 'it>h8 4 �hS+ 'it>g8 5 �f7+
Yz-Yz

153) Melkumyan-Meins
1 l:txe6! fxe6 (if 1 ... \t>g8 2 �h7+ 'it>f8 3 �h8+! ltJxh8 4 l:txh8#) 2 �xg6 1-0
There's no defence to the th reats down the h-fi le, since 2 ...�f7 runs i nto 3 l:tf3.

154) Nakamura-Wang Hao

1 ...l:te1+! 2 ltJxe1 l:txe1+ 0-1
Mate follows after 3 'it>h2 lL'lf1+ 4 'it>h3 (or 4 'it>g1 �h2#) 4...�e6+.

155) Golod-Bauer
1 i.xes! 1-0
Mate fol lows, such as with 1 ...l:txd 3 2 l:th8#.

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156) Wang Hao-Bacrot

1 .l:!.e8+! 1-0
After 1 ...�xe8 2 �xg8+ �e7 (or 2 ... �d7 3 .i.g4+) 3 �g7+ �d8 4 �f8+ the black king is finally
forced to a l ight square whereupon 4 ... �d7 5 .i.g4+ .l:!.e6 6 �f7+ picks u p the rook.

157) Pelletier-Prasanna
1 .i.f6! �xe4 (or 1 ...�xc4 2 .l:!.d8+!) 2 f3 �xc4 (now the queen is lost, but 2 ...�b7 3 �e3 lt:Jfs 4
�gS+ �f8 s tt:Jes is tota l ly hopeless too with 6 �hS next u p) 3 .l:!.d8+! .l:!.xd8 4 �xc4 1-0

158) Nunez-Nieto
1 �xf8+! 1-0
Much stronger than the a l eternative 1 .i.h6 �d6 2 .i.xf8, for it's mate after 1 ... �xf8 2 .i.h6+
�g8 3 .l:!.e8#.

159) Kollen-Maatman
White went a q ueen in front: 1 .l:!.xe6! �d7 2 .l:!.xc6+! bxc6 3 .ifs 1-0

160) Tomic-Marjanovic
1 .l:!.xg6+! 1-0
Black loses the house after 1 ... �f8 (if 1 ... �xg6 2 .l:!.gl+ �h7 3 .ifS#) 2 �h6+!.

161) Kadric-Bogut
1 ....l:!.xd3! 2 �xd3 (there's no way to avoid mate after this a n d neither is there fol lowi ng 2
cxd 3 .l:!.c2) 2 .l:!.xc2 0-1
•••

162) Williams-Byway
1 lt:Jh6+! gxh6 (if 1 ...�xh6? 2 �xf7+ �h8 3 .l:!.xe8+ .l:!.xe8 4 �f8+ .l:!.xf8 5 .l:!.xf8#) 2 �xf7+ �h8
3 c4! and the bishop decisively joins the attack. Play concluded: 3 .l:!.f8 4 dxcs+ lt:Jf6 5 .i.xf6+
•••

�xf6 6 .l:!.xf6 .l:!.xf7 7 .l:!.xf7 lt:Ja6 8 c6 1-0

163) White-Willmoth
1 .i.xh6! .i.xh6 (or 1 .. .fxe4 2 �xe6+ �h7 when one win is 3 .i.xg7 �xg7 4 �f7+ �h6 5 .l:!.xe4)
2 �xh6 fxe4 3 .l:!.xe4 1-0
There's no good defence to the threat of 4 .l:!.h4 and if 3 ...tt:Jfs 4 �xg6+ lt:Jg7 5 �f7+ �h8
White has at least 6 .l:!.h4+ �xh4 7 lt:Jg6+, winning the queen.

164) Eckersley-Waites - Bennett

1 .l:!.h7+! (even stronger tha n 1 .l:!.h4 .l:!.h8 2 .l:!.d h l) 1 ... �xh7 (1...�g8 2 .l:!.dhl doesn't help) 2
�h4+ 1-0
Mate follows after 2 ... �g7 3 �h6+ �g8 4 .l:!.hl.

165) Ledger-Rowson
1 ... lt:Jxd4! 0-1
it's mate on the back ra n k after 2 exd4 �cl+ 3 �f2 �d2+ 4 �gl �el+ and 2 �c3 lt:Je2+
costs White his q ueen.

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166) Merry-Hanley
1 :Xgs! 1-o
Much stronger tha n win ni ng the exchange, for if l ... .l:!.xgs (neither 1 ... .l:!.gf8 2 ct:Jg6+ �h7 3
ct:Jxf8+ .l:!.xf8 4 .l:!.g7+ �h8 S .l:!.g6 nor 1 ...�h7 2 'ii'e4+ �h8 3 'ii'g4! save Black} 2 'ii'x gs 'ii'x h3
White mates with 3 'ii'f6+ �h7 4 'ii'f7+ �h8 S ct:Jg6#.

167) Merry-Weller
1 .l:!.xf2+! 2 �xf2 .ih4+ 3 �f1 .l:!.e1# 0-1
•.•

168) Nezis-Hancock
1 .ixeS+! �f7 (dropping a third pawn, but it's mate after l ...�xes? 2 'ii'c 3#} 2 .ixd6 1-0

169) Ross-Coates
1 .ixh7+! �xh7 2 CiJgS+ �g6 {after 2...�g8 3 'ii' h s .l:!.fe8 4 'ii'xf7+ �h8 s 'ii' h s+ �g8 6 axbs
White's i nitiative is fa r too strong: for exa m ple, 6 ...'ii'x bs 7 'ii'f7+ �h8 8 .l:!.el! menacing both
.l:!.e4 and ct:Jxe6, or 6 ... axbs 7 .l:!.xa8 .l:!.xa8 8 'ii'f7+ �h8 9 ct:Jxe6} 3 'ii'c 2+ fs 4 exf6+ �xf6 5
ctJe4+ �f7 6 'ii'xcs wins a pawn while brea king u p Black's structu re.

170) Bisby-Martin
1 .l:!.xd7! 1-0
There's no defence on the dark sq u a res in the event of 1 ... 'ii'x d7 2 .if6+ �g8 3 'ii'g4.

171) Buckley-Cuenca Jimenez

1 .l:!.xb3! 2 .l:!.xb3 'ii'x d1 0-1
•••

3 .l:!.xb8 ct:Jg4+ 4 �g2 'ii'e 2+ S �g1 'ii'f2+ leads to mate and 3 ct:Jc1 .l:!.xb3 4 'ii'x b3 ct:Jg4+ S �g2
'ii'd 2+ 6 �h3 ctJe3 is also ga me over.

172) Buckley-Mah
1 .l:!.xg2+! 2 �xg2 .ixh3+ 0-1
•..

3 �hl (3 �f3 'ii'g4#) 3 ... .l:!.g8 4 ct:Jg3 .ifS+ s �g2 'ii' h 3+ 6 �g1 fxg3 forces mate, just as
2 ...'ii'x h3+ 3 �gl .l:!.g8+ 4 ct:Jg3 fxg3 wou ld have done.

173) Ledger - Eckersley-Waites

1 .ixb3! 2 .l:!.xd8+ .l:!.xd8 3 .l:!.f1 (it's mate after 3 axb3 .l:!.dl+) 3 .ids {Wh ite's king is sim ply
••• •••

fa r too exposed} 4 hS 'ii'b4+ 5 �c1 'ii'a 3+ 6 �d2 .ic4+ 7 �e1 'ii'e 3+ 8 'ii'e 2 'ii'xe2# 0-1

174) Smerdon-McNab
1 .l:!.xe3 ! 2 'ii'xe3 {the c-pawn decides too in the event of 2 fxe3 .ixc2 3 �f2 .ie4! ?, and if 4
.••

'ii'e S+ �g8 S 'i/Uxe4 c2) 2 ... .ixc2 3 g4 (3 'ii'c 1 .\ifs 4 g4 .ixg4 only delays the inevita ble: Black
will retu rn his bishop to fs, push the pawn to c2 and i nvade with h i s rook} 3 .ie4 4 f3 c2 5
•..

'ii'c 1 .l:!.b8! 0-1

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175) Smerdon-Arkell
1 d5! l:!.d8 (both ca ptures on d 5 cost Black a rook and 1 ....txc3 2 d6 l:!.b7 3 l:!.ec1 .tf6 4 d7
doesn't help him) 2 d6 l:!.b7 3 d7 and the d-pawn costs Black the excha nge.

176) Burnett-Haria
1 l:!.xd7! l:!.xa3 (1..:Y�Vxd7 2 ctJe5+ wins the q ueen) 2 tt:Jxa3 1-0
For if 2 ... 'ifxb3 3 .tc4+.

177) Camacho Collados-Piaskett

1 ... .txf2+! 2 'it>f1 (2 'ifxf2 l:!.d1+ 3 'iff1 'ife3+ wins the house) 2 ... .txc5! 3 'ifxc5 l:!.d1+ 4 'it>e2
'ife1+ 5 'it>f3 .txe4+ 6 'it>g4 and now there a re va rious wi ns i ncluding the ga me's 6 ... l:!.xc1 and
6 ....tf5+ 7 'it>f3 'ife4+ 8 'it>g3 'ifg4+ 9 'it>f2 'ifxh4+ 10 'it>f3 .tg4+ 11 'it>e4 .th 5+.

178) Arakhamia-Grant-Cernousek
1 l:!.xe6! l:!.bb1 (it's mate too after 1...fxe6 2 'ifg6+ 'it>h8 3 f7) 2 'iff5+ 1-0

179) Henbest-Bogoda
1 l:!.xg6+! 'it>f8 (it's a l so mate after 1...hxg6 2 l:!.xg6+ 'ifg7 3 'ife6+) 2 'ifh6+ 1-0

180) Galego-Barnes
1 l:!.e3! 'ifb2 2 ctJh6+! gxh6 (if 2 ... 'it>h7 3 tt:JxfS+ 'it>g8 4 ctJe7#) 3 l:!.g3+ 'ifg7 4 'ifxh6 1-0

181) Trent-Hunt
1 ...l:!.g5! 2 .txf8 (2 g3 'ifh3 leads to mate and 2 'it>f1 l:!.xg2 wi ns after either 3 .txf8 l:!.g1+! 4
'it>xg1 'ifh3 or 3 'ifh4 g5 4 'ifh6 'ifc4+ 5 'it>e1 l:!.g1+ 6 'it>d2 l:!.d8+ 7 r;t>c2 .te4+) 2 ... l:!.xg2+ 3 'it>f1
l:!.g1+! 0-1

182) Adams-Paehtz
1 tt:Jxf7! (1 l:!.xg6! ? fxg6 2 tt:Jxg6 l:!.f8 3 tt:Jxe7 'it>xe7 4 h5 may a l so win, but isn't so forcing)
1 ... l:!.xf7 (Black is com pletely a n n i h i lated after 1...ctJxf7 2 tt:Jxg6 l:!.g8 3 l:!.xe6) 2 l:!.xf7 tt:Jxe5
(2 ... Wxf7 3 'ifxg6+ 'it>e7 4 'ifg7+ ctJf7 5 tt:Jxe6! wins the house a nd 2 ...tt:Jxf7 3 'ifxe6+ 'it>d8 4
'ifxf7 is com pletely hopeless too) 3 dxe5 'ifxf7 (3 ...ctJxf7 4 ifxe6+ 'it>d8 5 tt:Jxg6 l:!.h7 a l lows
va rious fi nishes including 6 tt:Jh8!) 4 tt:Jxd5 1-0
The white q ueen switches fla n ks to invade with decisive effect in the event of 4...'ifg7 5
tt:Jf6+ 'it>e7 6 ifxc4.

183) Camacho Collados-Eggleston

1 l:!.hxh7! (not the only way to win, but it's n ice to be clinical and make u se of the otherwise
potentially offside rook) 1...tt:Jxh7 2 .tf5+ 1-0
The h-pawn will force mate after 2 ...'it>g5 3 l:!.xh7.

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184} Harvey-Collins
1 .. .fxg3! 2 .txh6 \\!Vh4! (2 ...gxh2+? 3 'it>h1 isn't so clea r) 3 'it>h1 (if 3 .txf8 \\!Vxh 3 and there's no
good way to stop mate on h2, or 3 d4 gxh 2+ 4 'it>h1 \\!Vxh6 and Black emerges a piece a head)
3 ...�xf2 4 �xf2 .txf2 5 \\!Vd2 gxh3 and the attack is overwhelming with 6 ...g2+ n ext up.

185} Pollard-Andrews
1 ... �xc3! (1 ...�fc8!? 2 bxc4 .txc4 3 \\!Vd2 CLld3+ is also rather good) 2 C2lxc3 \\!Vd4 3 \\!Vd2 CLld3+
4 'it>e2 C2lxf4+ 5 \\!Vxf4 and now 5 ...\\!Vxc3 was h a rd ly bad, but 5 ....tc4+! 6 bxc4 \\!Vxc4+ 7 'it>d1
.txc3 would have been tota l ly crushing.

186} Rose-Pinter
1 d5+! 'it>xd5 (if 1 ... '1t>c5 2 \\!Vd4#) 2 �h5+ 'it>c6 3 \\!Va4+ 1-0

187} Taylor-Rizvi
1 �d8+! '>t>f7 (1 ...�xd8 2 \\!Vxa 5 wi ns the q ueen) 2 �f8+ (2 \\!Vf8+!) 2 ...'it>g6? 3 �f6# 1-0

188} Croad-Arkell
1....txg3! 2 �xf6 (2 hxg3 \\!Vxg3 3 C2lxe4 �xf1+ 4 'it>xf1 \\!Vd3+ 5 �e2 .ta6 is a massacre)
2 ....txh2+! 3 'it>xh2 (3 'it>f1 \\!Vxg2+ 4 'it>e1 �xf6 h a rd ly helps Wh ite) 3 ...\\!Vxg2# 0-1

189} Miranda Gonzalez-Granat

1...�fxf3! (1 ....txf3 a lso wins, but the text leads to mate) 2 gxf3 (2 ...�xh 3# was th reatened
and 2 \\!Vxe3 doesn't save White: 2 ...�xh3+ 3 \\!Vxh 3 \\!Vxh3#) 2 ...\\!Vxh3+ 3 \\!Vh2 .txf3+ 0-1
lt's mate next move.

190} Regan-Fiint
1 .tg6+! �xg6 (1 ...'1t>g7 2 \\!Vh 5 'it>f8 3 \\!Vh7 ! leaves Black defenceless too, as shown by 3 ...\\!Vd7
4 \\!Vh8+ '>t>e7 5 .th5) 2 \\!Vh5+ �h6 3 \\!Vf7+ 'it>h8 4 \\!Vg7# 1-o

191} Thomas-Croad
1 .txg6! hxg6 (1 ... \\!Vc7 2 .txh7+ \\!Vxh7 3 �dg4+ doesn't help) 2 \\!Vh8+ 1-0
Wh ite forces mate after 2 ...'1t>f7 3 �df4+.

192} Hackner-Spice
1 C2lxh7! (1 .txf8 a l so wi ns after 1 ... .txg5 2 .td6 or 1 ... �xf8 2 hxg6 hxg6 3 C2lxe6!) 1 ...'it>xh7 2
.txf8 .txf8 (2 ...'it>g8 3 .th6 won't save Black either) 3 hxg6+ 'it>g8? (a l lowi ng mate, but after
3 .. .fxg6 4 .txg6+ 'it>h8 5 .txe8 Wh ite emerges the excha nge a h ead in view of 5 ...�xe8? 6
\\!Vh 5+) 4 gxf7+ 'it>xf7 5 \\!Vg6+ '>t>e7 6 \\!Vh7+ 1-0

193} Weller-Kourtseva
1 C2lxd5+! (1 f5 only wins a piece, while 1 g5+ 'it>f5 2 \\!Va4 hxg5 3 hxg5 f6 4 \\!Vc2+ CLle4 enables
Black to fight on for a bit) 1...exd5 2 g5+ 1-0
lt's mate after 2 ... hxg5 3 C2lg4#.

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194) Edouard-Rodriguez Guerrero

1 �xh6+! J:!.xh6 2 .ixh6+ 'it>g8 3 f7+ 'it>h7 4 f8� �d3+ 5 'it>g4 �g6+ 6 .ig5 .ixd6 7 �f3! �e6+
8 'it>h5 only gives White wi nning cha nces i n the pawn-up e ndgame.

195) Griffiths-Turner
1 J:!.xh2! 0-1
•••

After 2 g5 (2 'it>xh2? �h4+ 3 'it>g1 �g3+ 4 'it>h1 0-0-0 leads to mate down the h-fi le) 2 ...l:!.h4
White will shortly be overwhelmed on the kingside with 3 ...�c7 and 4...0-0-0 next u p.

196) Van Kampen-McMichael

1 J:!.xe5! fxe5 2 ct:ixe5 .ig5 (or 2 ... �e8 3 �xd8! �xd8 4 ct:ixf7+ 'it>g8 5 ct:ixd8) 3 ct:ixg6+ fxg6 4
�xg5 sees White winning two pawns.

197) Clements-Terry
1 ct:ic1+! 2 'it>a1 �a2+! 3 ct:ixa2 't:ib3# 0-1
.••

198) Williams-Hopwood
1 J:!.xc1! 2 J:!.xc1 �xd3+ 3 'it>e1 (or 3 'it>f2 �d2+) 3 ... �xe3+ 4 'it>d1 �d3+ 5 'it>e1 ct:ixf3+ 6 'it>f2
.••

�d2+ 7 'it>xf3 �xc1 wi ns a piece.

199) Malinovsky-Kratochvil
1 J:!.xh7+! 'it>xh7 2 �xf7+ l:!.g7 3 �h5+ 'it>g8 4 .ic4+ (the key fol low-u p) 4 'it>f8 5 �h8+ 'it>e7 6
.•.

't:if5+ 1-o
The black king wil l be mated on f6.

200) Gagarin-Vechet
1 l:!.xh5! gxh5? 2 .ixh7+! 1-0
The black q ueen is lost after 2 ...'it>xh7 3 �xh 5+ 'it>g7 4 ct:id5+.

201) Czebe-Estrada Nieto

1 �d8+! 1-0
1...J:!.xd8 2 't:ic7# is a pretty finish.

202) Lukacs-Laza
1 .ixa3! 2 bxa3 (there's nothing better) 2 ...�xa3+ 3 'it>d1 �a1+ 4 'it>e2 and now 4 .ic4+! 5
••• •••

'it>f2 �xh1 would have clea n ly won the exchange.

203) Korpa-Dolgener
1 J:!.xg6+! 1-0
it's mate after 1...hxg6 2 �h8# or 1...'it>h5 2 J:!.g5+ 'it>h4 3 �h 5#.

204) Szalanczy-Ernst
1 ct:ixh5! l:!.h7 (or 1...gxh5 2 �xh 5+ 'it>g7 3 �h6+ 'it>g8 4 �h8#) 2 ct:if6! 1-0
it's mate after 2 ... J:!.xh4 3 J:!.xh4+ 'it>g7 4 l:!.h7+ 'it>f8 5 .ih6#.

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205) Letay-Hilbenz
1 i.h6! g6 (1 ... gxh6? 2 �xh6 forces mate) 2 .i.xf8 .i.xf8 3 'bh6+ leaves W h ite the excha nge
a head.

206) Todorovic-S kytte

1 .l:!.xg7! rJi?xg7 (otherwise the check on f7 is too strong) 2 �g5+ rJi?fS 3 .l:!.f3 rJi?e7 4 liixf6+ rJi?d6
5 '2lf7+ 1-0 The queen is lost.

207) Estrada Nieto-Battey

1 .i.xe5! .l:!.xe5 (otherwise f6 is fa l l ing, 1 .. .fxe5 ? 2 l�Vxe6 is clea rly no good and even 1 ....i.g1+! ?
2 rJi?xg1 .l:!.xe5 3 'bxf6 �d4+ 4 rJi? h 2 .i.g6 5 '2ld7+ doesn't save Black) 2 'bxf6 i.g6 ( 2. . ..i.g1+
m ight aga in have been tried, a lthough W h ite should win after 3 rJi?h1 .i.d4 4 'bxh7+ rJi?e7 5
�h4+ rJi?d6 6 �xh6+ .l:!.e6 7 liif4+ .i.e5 8 �xf7) 3 '2ld7+ rJi?gS 4 'bxe5 left Wh ite attacking and
two pawns to the good.

208) Mirza-Nemeth
1 liig 7+! .l:!.xg7 2 hxg7+ 1-0
Mate follows down the h-file.

209) S erra Olives-Farago

1....i.c5! 2 lii b 2 (if 2 liix c5 .l:!.a l+ 3 rJi?b2 .l:!.8a2#) 2 ...�a7 3 .i.es .l:!.a2 o-1
The q ueen is lost.

210) S hirov-Valerga
1 'ba6+! (win ning the q ueen) 1 bxa6 2 .l:!.c4 liixc4 3 liixc4+ rJi?d7 4 �xa6 1-0
••.

211) Astaneh Lopez-lstratescu

1 liid 6! 2 'bxc7? (he had to try 2 'bxf6 liixf6 3 lii b 2, grim though it would have been after
•..

3 ....l:!.d7 or 3 ...lii h4) 2 ...liih 2+ 3 rJi?f1 .i.h3! 4 rJi?e1 e3 5 fxe3 liig 3+ 6 rJi?d2 liix e3+ 7 rJi?e1 and now
7 ....i.xg2! would have led to mate on the back ran k.

212) S hort-lstratescu
1 'bxgs! 1-o
After 1 .. .fxg5 (otherwise 2 'bf7 fol lowed by 3 liif5 will be a decisive invasion) 2 �f5+ rJi?g7 3
�xg5+ .l:!.g6 4 liie 7+ White has various ways to win serious materia l, and 1 'bxf6! .l:!.xf6 2 lii h 7
wou ld a l so have done t h e job.

213) S meets-De Jong

1....l:!.e1+! 2 rJi?h2 .i.g1+ 3 rJi?h1 .i.f2+ 0-1
lt's either mate on g3 or with 4 'bxe1 liig l#.

214) Van den Bergh-Ootes

1 .i.xh4! 2 .l:!.xh4 .l:!.xh4+ 3 �xh4 liixf3+ 4 .l:!.g2 .l:!.hs s liix hs liix hs+ 0-1
•••

The q ueen and passed pawns will prove too strong.

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215) Hebden-Padilla Cabero

1 .Uxf7! 1-0
The check on e5 will be crushing whether or not Black ta kes the rook.

216) Macioi-Adair
1..:iixf4! 0-1
2 .txg7 prevents mate on f3, but not with 2 ...iVf1+ 3 .Uxfl .Uxfl#.

217) Jones-Tjipueja
1 iVxg7+! 1-0
it's mate after 1 ... <;;t>xg7 2 .Uxh7+ <;;t>f8 3 .Uh8+ <;;t>g 7 4 .U1h7#.

218) Le Quang Long-Nguyen Van Toan Thanh

1 iVxc4! .txc4 2 exf6 iVb5 3 fxg7+ <;;t>gs 4 gxf8iV+ <;;t>xf8 5 .td4 gives Wh ite too m uch for the
q ueen.

219) Nguyen Hoang Nam-Lu Chan Hung

1...f2! 0-1
Sudden ly there's a h uge th reat on el and it's mate if 2 l2lxf2 iVe3+ 3 <;;t>d 1 .tf3#.

220) Karthikeyan-Vajda
1 e7! iVxe7 2 iVg6+ <;;t> h s 3 .txf5 1-0
There's no good way to defend h6, for if 3 ...iVg7 4 iVxh 5 iVf6 5 .Ug6.

221) Moreno Carretero-Perez Manas

1 h7+! <;;t>x h7 (1 ...'it>g7 2 .th6+ sca rcely helps) 2 hxg6+ <;;t>gs {if 2 ...<;;t>g 7 3 .th6+ <;;t>g 8 4 g7 .txg7
5 .txg7) 3 .Uxh8+! <;;t>x h8 4 iVh2+ <;;t>g 7 5 iVh6+ 1-0
it's mate after 5 ...<;;t>f6 6 g7+ .tg6 7 .Uxd6+ <;;t>f5 (or 7 ...<;;t>e 7 8 gxf8iV#) 8 iVg5#.

222) Molnar-Bindzus
1 h8iV+! .Uxh8 2 iVg5+ 1-0
Mate follows on h8.

223) Dobierzin-Avram
1 .txa7+! <;;t>x a7 (not 1...l2lxa7? 2 iVxb7#) 2 .Uxe5 exploits both pins to net a pawn.

224) Patev-Dima
1 e6! {Wh ite m u st restrict the black king) 1...iVxe6 2 l2le5 <;;t>d s 3 iVf8+ <;;t>c 7 4 .Ug7 (rega i n i ng
the piece with h uge i nterest) 4 ... <;;t> b6 5 .Uxe7 iVd6 6 .Ub7+! <;;t>x b7 7 iVxd6 1-0

225) Rettore-Gilevich
1....Ufxf4! 2 .Uxf4 .Uxf4 0-1
The rook fa l l s and it will be mate after 3 gxf4 iVxh4+ 4 'it>g1 iVxel+.

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226) Paltrinieri-Aitini
1..Jbf1+! 2 :i.xf1 {or 2 <t>xfl :i.f8+} 2 .'ifh2+ 3 <t>f2 :i.f8+ 4 <t>e1 :i.xf1+ 0-1
••

The q ueen is lost a long the first ran k.

227) Vallejo Pons-Brun

1 .ltxh7! 'it'xb4 {1 ... 'it'xh7 2 l:t.h4 wins the q u een) 2 .ltg6+ 1-0
W h ite rega ins the rook with i nterest after 2 ...<t>g8 3 'it'h7+ <t>f8 4 'it'h8+ <t>e7 5 'it'g7+ <t>d6 6
'it'xf6.

228) Pallesen-Matthiesen
1...'it'g1+! 2 ct:Jxg1 ctJf2# 0-1

229) Najer-Kanovsky
1 ct:Jgfs! i.xfs {not 1 ...gxf5? 2 'it'h 5+ and mate n ext move) 2 exfs 'it'c3 {2 ...i.h6 3 fxg6+ fxg6 4
i.xh6 <t>xh6 5 'it'f7 is hopeless too) 3 'it'g4 1-0
There's no defence on the h-file or to the e-pawn in the event of 3 ... :i.xe7 4 dxe7 'it'c6 5 :i.c1!
'it'e8 6 fxg6+ fxg6 7 :i.c8.

230) Bures-Mudrak
1 'it'xe2! 'it'xc3+ {if 1 ... 'it'xe2 2 .ltf6#} 2 'it'e3 1-0
2 ... 'it'xe3+ 3 fxe3 <t>g8 4 i.d8+ is clea rly utterly hopeless.

231) Bartei-Petr
1 ct:Jhs! 1-o
There's no good defe nce to mate on g7 or h7 after 1 ... gxh 5 2 'it'xh7#.

232) Pokrupa-Neckar
1 'it'xh7+! :i.xh7 2 :i.xh7+ <t>g8 3 :i.g1+ 1-0
lt will be mate on h8.

233) Wang Vue-Vu Vangyi

1 ...:i.xd4! 0-1
There's no defence down the f-file after 2 'it'e8+ {or 2 exd4 'it'e4, while 2 ct:Jxd4 :i.xf2+ 3 <t>h3
ctJf6 leads to mate on g4) 2 ...<t>g7 3 exd4 'it'd3.

234) Shanava-Bacrot
1 :i.d8! .ltb7 {not 1 ...:i.xd8?? 2 'it'e8+!} 2 :i.d7! 'it'xc4 {2 ...'it'b6 a l so prevents the th reatened 3
ct:Je6, but after 3 :i.e3 ! i.c8 4 :i.g3 'it'h6 5 ct:Je6! Black is overwhel med} 3 ct:Jxb7 win s a piece.

235) Pijpers-Vereggen
1 i.xe6! .ltxe6 {or 1 ... .1te7 2 'it'd 5 with a n extra pawn and dominating position) 2 'it'xf6 .ltc4 3
'it'xh8 0-0-0 4 'it'f6 leaves White the excha nge a h ead.

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236) Krueger-lmcke
1 .l::i.x h7+! 1-0
it's mate with 1 ... �xh7 2 'iff7+ �h6 3 .l::i. h l+ �g5 4 'iff4#.

237) Schorra-Ciornei
1 ...t2lc3+! 2 �a1 (2 bxc3 d rops t h e q ueen t o 2. . .CtJd3+) 2...t2lxd1 3 .l::i.x d1 d 5 leaves Black the
excha nge a h ead.

238) Schmitz-Rueberg
1 .l::i.g 6! �d7 (th reatening 2 .l::i.e 6+ and the rook is u ntouchable: 1 .. .fxg6 2 'ifxg6+ 'iff7 3 'ifb6
'ifd7 4 .l::i.x d8+ 'ifxd8 5 'ife6+ 'ife7 6 'ifxe7#) 2 .l::i.a 6! 'ifxa6 (Black's q ueen ca n not stay guarding
f7 and his cause is hopeless too after 2 ...g6 3 .l::i. b 7+ �c8 4 .l::i.x a 2 gxh 5 5 .l::i.a a7 or here 3 ...�e8
4 fxg6! 'ifxa6 5 gxf7#) 3 'ifxf7+ �c6 4 'ife6+ �c7 (4...�xc5 5 'ifd 5#) 5 'ifxa6 (it's also q uickly
mate after 5 .,td6+) 5 ... �xb8 6 .,td6+ 1-0

239) Karjakin-Gustafsson
1 .l::i.gxg7! 1-0
White emerges q ueen for rook a head following 1 ...'ifxg7 (or 1 ....l::i.xg7 2 .l::i.d 8+ 'ifg8 3 .l::i.xg8+
�xg8 4 'ifd8+) 2 .l::i.xg7 .l::txg7 3 'ifd8+.

240) Kartsev-Schorra
1 .l::i.x d7+! t2lxd7 (or 1 ... 'ifxd7 2 .l::i.x d7+ t2lxd7 3 CtJd 5+ and t2lxb4) 2 t2ld5+ �d8 3 t2lxc7 1-0

241) Kuznetsov-Petermann
1 'ifg8+! .l::i.xg8 2 .l::i.xg8# 1-0

242) Harutjunyan-Nandhidhaa
1 .,txh5! .,txh5 (or 1 ...t2lc6 2 t2lxc6 .,txh 5 3 t2ld4 when t2lf5 follows in a ny case and W h ite is
a l ready a pawn to the good) 2 t2lf5 .l::tc6 3 'ifg5 f6 4 'ifxh5+ �d8 5 t2ld4 1-0

243) Singh-Jones
1....,txh3! 0-1
it's mate after 2 'ifxb6 t2le2+! 3 i.xe2 'ifxg2# and neither wou l d 2 gxh 3 t2le2+ 3 �hl 'ifgl# or
2 t2lxg3 'ifxg3 have helped Wh ite.

244) Miedema-Muhren
1 ...'ifxg2+! 0-1
1 ... .,txg2+? 2 i.xg2 'ifd l+ 3 .,tfl 'ifd 5+ wou ld only have been enough for a d raw, but after
1 ... 'ifxg2+! 2 i.xg2 .l::i.d l+ White is mated on h i s first ra n k.

245) Galoyan-Bitalzadeh
1 t2lxg6+! hxg6 2 .l::i.xd4 i.xd4+ (Wh ite's initiative is fa r too strong too after both 2 ....l::i.f8 3
.l::i.e l! and 2 ... i.g7 3 .l::i.d 7) 3 'ifxd4+ 'ife5? (3 ... �g8 4 'ifd 5+ �h8 5 .,ta 5 ! is a key point when
5 ... b4 6 'ifd4+ �g8 7 'ifc4+ <Jih8 8 .l::i.f7 is devastating, but 5 ... 'ifg3 6 .l::i.f3 .l::i.e l+ 7 i.xel 'ifxel+

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8 'it>h2 wou l d have prolonged the struggle by a few moves) 4 .Mf8+ 1-0
Either the q ueen or rook on a8 is lost.

246) Mikhalevski-Gardner
1 'ife7+! (or 1 'iVd8+! .Mxd8 2 .Mxd8#) 1 .Mxe7 2 .Md8# 1-0
•••

247) Van Hasselt-Norwood

1 ... .Mc1! 2 .Me2 (not 2 .Mxc1? etJf2#) 2 ....Mxc3 picks u p a key pawn.

248) Tikkanen-Cramling
1 'ife7+! 1-0
1 ....i.xe7 2 .Mb8+ mates next move.

249) Martinez Ouany-Parals Marce

1 .i.xh6! f5 (1 ... gxh6 2 'ife4 f5 3 exf6 tbxf6 4 'ifg6+ �h8 5 etJe5 leaves Black without a good
defence, e.g. 5 ... 'iVC7 6 'ifxh6+ 'it>g8 7 'ifg5+ 'it>h8 8 'ifh4+ 'it>g8 9 'ifg3+ 'it>h8 10 tbg6+) 2 exf6
.Mxf6 and now 3 .i.d2 would have left Wh ite a pawn a head and in com plete control.

250) Simacek-Guilleux
1 'ifxf6! exf6 2 .Mxe8+ 'ifxe8 (2 ...'it>g7 3 .M1e7 s n a res the black q ueen) 3 .Mxe8+ 'it>xe8 4 etJc7+
'it>d7 5 tbxa6 bxa5 6 'it>f1 'it>c8 7 c5! gives White a win n i ng endgame.

251) Partanen-Hentunen
1 ...etJg4+! 2 'it>h1 (or 2 hxg4 'ifh4#) 2 ...'ifg3! 0-1

252) Kiik-Lehtivaara
1 .i.g7+! 'it>xg7 2 'ifxh7+ 'it>f8 3 etJd7+! 'it>e8 4 .Mf8# 1-0

253) Pulkkinen-Ronka
1 'ifa5! 1-0
The q ueen ca n not be taken: 1 ....Mxe1+ 2 .Mxe1 'ifxa 5 3 .Me8+ and mate next move, but if
1 ... 'iVc6 2 'ifxd 5 ! .

254) Miezis-Schiendorfer
1 .i.xa5! 'ifxa5+ 2 b4 cxb4 3 'ifh6+ tbg6 4 'ifxg6+ 1-0
lt's mate after 4 ... 'it>e7 5 'ifxd6+ 'it>e8 6 tZJxe5+.

255) Vasquez Ramirez-Lalith

1....Md2! 2 .i.c3? (after this there's no defence on the kingside, but 2 'ifxd2 etJh3+ 3 'it>g2
'ifxd2+ 4 'it>xh3 g5 leaves Black up on materia l and stil l attacking) 2 ....Mg2+ 3 'it>h1 'ifh5 0-1

256) Sales-Pinto
1 ...'ifxh3 ! 2 .Mf1 (if 2 .i.xh 3 etJf2#) 2 ...'ifh4 gives Black a piece and an overwhel ming attack.

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257) Sarkar-Jayakumar
1 tt:'ld6+! (1 .l::i.C 7+ also leads to mate) 1...�xd7 2 'ifa7+ �d8 (or 2 ...�c6 3 'ifb7#) 3 'ife7# 1-0

258) Lobo-Shahade
1 ... g3+! 2 �xh3 (if 2 �xg3 'iff3+) 2 ...'ifh1+! 3 �xg3 'iff3+ 0-1
Mate follows down the h-fi le.

259) Kosten-Paci
1 .Mxg6+! �f8 (or 1...fxg6 2 .Md7+ when going back d rops h 6, 2 ... �h6 3 'ife7 'ifh8 4 'ifg5+!
.Mxg5 5 hxg5# is a neat finish and 2 ...�f6 3 'ife7+ �f5 4 'iff7+ 'iff6 5 .Md 5+! �e4 6 f3+ �e3 7
'ifxf6 .Mxd 5 8 'ife6+ will leave White q ueen for rook a head) 2 .Md7! 1-0
There's no defence to the th reat on e7, as 2 ... .Me8 3 .Mg8+! �xg8 4 'ifxe8+ leads to mate after
all.

260) Kosten-Grimberg
1 'ifh5! .Mee6 (the bishop is pin ned, while if 1...hxg5 White win s the q ueen with 2 'ifh6+ �e7
3 .ixf6+ �d7 4 'ifh3+ �C7 5 .ixd8+} 2 'ifxh6+ �e7 3 .Mgf5 1-0
The last try was 3 ... tt:'ld4, but both 4 .M5f2 and 4 .ixd4 cxd4 5 .id 5 would have done the busi­
ness, if not 4 exd4?? .ixd4+ 5 .ixd4 .Mxh6 6 .Mxf7+ �e6.

261) Fedorchuk-Bauer
1 .ic5! .ixc5 2 dxc5 .Mxd3 (or 2 ...'ifxc5 3 .Mxd 7 with an extra rook} 3 .Mxd3 .Mxd3 4 cxb6 1-0

262) Battaglini-Marzolo
1 tt:lxc6! dxc6 2 .Mxc6 .id7 (this won't save B lack, but both pieces were ta boo: 2 ... axb3 3
tt:'lc7+ �d8 4 tt:lxa8 or 2 ... exd 5 3 .ixd 5 with decisive threats, as shown by 3 ...i.b7 4 .ixf7+
�xf7 5 'ifg6+ �e7 6 .ib4+) 3 tt:'lc7+ �d8 4 .Mb6 1-0
Black loses his q ueen after 4 ... 'ifxb6 5 'ifxa8+ �xc7 6 .ia 5.

263) Hamdouchi-Battaglini
1 .Md4! 1-o
There's nothing to be done a bout the th reat of 2 'ifxh7+!, a s 1...tt:'lxd4 runs i nto 2 'ifg7#.

264) Brunner-Fressinet
1 ... .Md3! 2 'iff2 (if 2 'ifxd3 'ifg2#) 2 .Mxh3+! 3 �xh3 'ifg4+ 0-1
•.•

it's mate on the h-fi le.

265) Hisler-Maze
1....Mxg2! 0-1
There's nothing to be done, in view of 2 'ifxa 5 .Mxh 2# or 2 .Mxg2 'ifxe1+ 3 .Mg1 'iff2.

266) Pizzuto-Arnetta
1 .Mxf6! gxf6 2 'ifxf7+ �d7 3 .if4 (the black king is fa r too exposed} 3 ... 'ifa5 4 'ife6+ �d8 5
.Me1 .Me8 and now 6 .Me4 'ifc5 7 b4 was the fastest way to finish Black off.

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267) Eggleston-Merry
it's mate down the a-fi le: 1 'iix a6+! lbxa6 2 �xa6 1-0

268} Jackson-Sipila
Black won the excha nge with 1 ...i.h6+! (1 ...'iixf2 2 lbxf2 i.h6+ is equ a l ly good) 2 �bl lL'lc3+!
3 �al 'iixf2 4 lL'lxf2 lbxdl 5 �xdl.

269) Josse-Donovan
1 �xe5! �xe5 2 i.d4 �ae8 3 �f8+! 1-0
White wi ns the house after 3 �f8+ �g7 4 �xe8.

270) White-Hebden
1... �h6! 2 gxh6 i.a2+!? (2 ... g5 would be the m u ndane way to win) 3 �xb2 (or 3 �xa2 bl'ii+
when Black's rook i nvades with decisive effect: 4 �xb1 'ii b 3+ 5 �cl 'iix a3+ 6 �d 2 �xf2+ 7
�el 'iie 3+ or 4 �xb1 �xf2+ 5 �b2 'iic4+) 3 ... 'iib 3+ 4 �cl �xa3+ 5 �c2 i.b3+ (5 ... �xf2+ 6
�d2 'ii b 3+ 7 �cl 'iic 3+ was a nother way to win) 6 �bl 'iia 2+ 7 �cl 'iia l+ 8 �d2 'iib 2+ 9
�e3 'iixf2+ 10 �d3 'iid4+ 0-1

271) Duport-Bennett
1 �h8+! 1-0
Much stronger than 1 lbxd7+ �e7 2 lL'lf6, since it's mate after 1 ...i.xh8 2 �xh8+ �g7 (or
2 ...�e7 3 �e8#} 3 �g8#.

272) Batchelor-White
1 ...i.h3+! 2 �gl (2 �xh 3 'iie 2+ also leads to mate) 2 ...'iie 2 0-1
There's nothing to be done a bout f2 for if 3 �h2 �dl+! 4 �xdl �xdl+ 5 i.xdl 'iixd l+.

273) Martinsen-Bhatia
1 �xd6+! maintained material equality before White's pawns overwhel med Black after
1 ...exd6? (1 ...�c5 2 �d7 �xf1+ 3 i.xfl �b6 wou l d have kept Black in the game) 2 �xf8 �xf8
3 e7 �e8 4 exd6.

274) Sipila-Pena Torres

1 i.h5! 'iig8 (or 1 ... �xh 5 2 lbe6+ �xe6 3 �xh 5 winning the q ueen) 2 lL'lf7 e3 and now the
sim plest way to win was 3 �c3+ lbe5 4 lL'lxe5 dxe5 5 �xe5, and if 5...�xe5 6 'iix e5+ �h6 7
�f6+! �xh5 8 g4+.

275) Sipila-Josse
1 h7+! lbxh7 2 'iig6+ �f8 3 �xel �xf7 (3 ... 'ii b 3 prevents i.a3+, but then 4 lL'lh 6 renews that
th reat) 4 i.a3+ 1-0

276) Dackiewicz-Oiejarczyk
1...�XC4+! 0-1
it's mate with 2 �xc4 �b4#.

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277) Gluszko-Suliborski
1 .ixg6+! '.ith6? (a stra nge choice, but 1 ...'.itxg6 2 �xg7+ '.itxg7 3 �xh s would have won
q ueen for rook) 2 �xh5# 1-0

278} Kindler-Cybulski
1 �xg6+! '.ith8 (or 1 .. .fxg6 2 �xg6+ '.ith8 3 �xh s+ '.itg8 4 �gl+) 2 �g7 (2 �d s is a l so pretty
effective) 2 ... �xg7 3 fxg7+ Wxg7 4 tt'lg5 1-0

279) Spraggett-Gerber
1 �xf7+! 1-0
White is too m uch material a head after 1 ... '.itd6 (if 1 ... Wxf7 2 �h7#) 2 �d3+ '.itc6 3 �xc?+
'.itxc? 4 �g7+.

280} Vallejo Pons-Maiwald

1 .ixa7! 1-0
Mate on b6 is threatened a n d after l ... tt'lds (if 1 ... �xa7 2 tt'lb6+ '.itb8 3 �xd8+ .ic8 4 �xc8#) 2
.ics Black m ust lose at least the exchange.

281} Rau-Hoffmann
1...ctJd3+! 0-1
2 .ixd3 tt'lxd S 3 .ixb6 �xb6+ fol l owed by 4...tt'le3 wins a whole piece a n d was thus even
more accurate than the a l so da ngerous 1...tt'lcxe4+ 2 fxe4 tt'lxe4+ 3 '.itf1 .ixe3 4 tt'lxe3 �b6.

282) Schelberg-Mayer
1 .ixf7+! '.itxf7 2 �xh7+ .ig7 and now 3 .ih6 would have decided proceed ings: 3 ...�g8 (or
3 ...�f6 4 tt'le4 �d4 5 tt'ld6+! �xd6 6 �xg7#) 4 �e8! �xe8 5 �xg7+ '.ite6 6 �e1+ '.itd6 7 �xe8
and the black king wil l q u ickly be h u nted to its death.

283} H.Nielsen-Nyback
1 ...�c1+! (White was able to save h i m self after l ... .ixgs 2 �xgs '.itg7 3 �fS ! exf3 4 �g3 i n
t h e ga me) 2 '.itg2 �c8! ( 2 ...exf3+, a n d i f 3 '.itf2 �d1, should a lso d o t h e trick) 3 �xe4 (Black
i nvades with decisive effect after 3 .ixe4 �c4) 3 ...�c2+ 4 �xc2 �xc2+ 5 '.itg3 .ixg5 and a
piece u p Black should wi n the e ndga me.

284) Rabiega-Vallejo Pons

1 tt'lg3+ (good enough, but 1 ... �xf2+! 2 '.itxf2 �xg2+ 3 '.itfl tt'lg3# was prettier and more
.•.

c l i n ica l) 2 '.itg1 tt'lxh3+! 3 gxh3 tt'le4+ 0-1

285} Giricz-Schelberg
1 �xh8+! '.itxh8 2 �xh7+ '.itg8 3 �h8+ 1-0
it's mate with 3 ... '.itg7 4 �1h7#.

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286) Decoster-Solodovnichenko
After 1 .. Jhe4! 2 ifxe4 (or 2 ifd2 l:tc8 with an extra pawn, the in itiative and com plete con­
trol) 2 .Cbg4+ 3 ifxg4 hxg4 4 hxg4 l:tc8 the q ueen easily outpowers the two pieces.
••

287) Sutovsky-Nabaty
1 l:txf6! ifxf6 2 l:tf1 1-0
Black's q ueen ca n't continue to defend both d8 and d6 a pa rt from with 2 ...'ife7 when White
q ueens with 3 ifxe7+ <Jlxe7 4 f8if+.

288) Adams-Zhukova
1 .ie6+! lt:Jxe6 2 ifh7+ <Jlf8 3 l:txf6+! 1-0
There's no defence after 3 ... <Jle8 (3 ... .ixf6 4 iff7#) 4 ifxg7 <Jld8 5 l:texe6.

289) Freuler-Tabatt
1...ifxb2+! 2 <Jlxb2 l:tb8+ 0-1
White m u st give up his q u een, as it's mate after 3 <Jlc1 (or 3 <Jla1 l:tbl#) 3 ... .ie3#.

290) Socko-Ohme
1 .ic8! ifb8 (1 ... ifxc8? 2 lt:Je7+ nets the q u een) 2 .ixa6 l:txa6 wins the excha nge.

291) Bea-Sverrisson
1...ife1+! 2 ifc1 .ia2+! 3 <Jlb2 (or 3 <Jlxa2 ifxcl) 3 ...ifc3+ 4 <Jlxa2 b3+ 5 <Jlb1 bxc2+ 6 <Jla2
ifb3+ 0-1
it's mate on the a-file.

292) Thomas-McKerracher
1...l:txc3+! 2 bxc3 (or 2 <Jlb1 l:tc2) 2 ...ifxc3+ 3 <Jlb1 ifb3+ 4 <Jla1 ttc2 5 ifxh6 ifa2# 0-1

293) Marks-Swan
1 ...lt:Jxe4+! 2 lt:Jxe4 (2 <Jlc1 lt:Jf2 is most certa i n ly no improvement) 2 ...'iff4+ 3 <Jld3? (3 <Jlc2
l:txe4 4 l:td4 may last longer, but Black should win the endga me without d ifficulty after
4....ixf5 5 l:txe4 ifxe4+ 6 ifxe4 .ixe4+) 3 ...ttxe4! 4 ifc5 (4 ifxe4 .ixf5 reveals Black's main
idea) 4...b6 5 ifc1 and now 5 ...l:te3+! would have won on the spot i n view of 6 ifxe3 (or 6
<Jlc2 .ixf5+ 7 .id3 l:txd 5) 6 ... .ib5+ 7 <Jld2 ttxd5+.

294) Aagaard-Sverrisson
1 l:txg6+! <Jlxg6 (1 ... <Jlh7 2 ifxd7 wi ns the q ueen or leads to mate on the h-fi le after 2 ... .ixd7
3 .ixf7) 2 l:tg1+ <Jlh7 3 ifg5 .ig2 (the only rea l try, but now White will pick up both black
minor pieces) 4 ifxh5+ <Jlg7 5 ifxf3 <Jlf8 6 ifxg2 1-0

295) Hawkins-Quinn
1 l:td8+! ifxd8 2 ifh8+ 1-0
lt will soon be mate after 2 ...<Jlf7 3 ifh7+ <Jlf8 4 l:txd8+ l:te8 5 ifh8+.

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296) Cooksey-Brunello
1 ilxg6! t2Jg7 (or 1 ... hxg6 2 �xg6+ �g7 3 �xh s fxe s 4 tDfs with an extra pawn and ongoing
attack) 2 .llxe8 t2Jxe8 wins the exchange.

297) Hunt-Vakimenko
1 .Mxe6+! 1-0
it's mate next move after 1 .. .fxe6 2 �xe6+.

298) Shalamberidze-Kanarek
1...�xe3+! 2 'lt>h1 (it's mate after 2 .llx e3 ? .llx e3+ 3 'lt>h1 .Mxf1#) 2 ...�xb3 wins the exchange
with more material to follow.

299) Videnova-Chikovani
1 f7+! 1-0
it's mate after 1 ....Mxf7 (or 1 ...\t>xf7 2 �xg7+ 'lt>e8 3 �f8#) 2 �d8+ �e8 3 �xe8+, but there
was a nother way to win i n 1 .Mxg7+ 'lt>h8 2 .Mxh7+! 'lt>xh7 3 �h4+ �g8 4 axb3.

300) Vajda-Tunik
1 ilxc4 .Mxc4 2 .Mxe5! 1-0
The key poi nt is 2 ....Mxes (otherwise Black m ust give up his q ueen or a l low mate after 2 ...�d7
3 �h6) 3 dxe s ! .Mxh4 4 .Md8#.

301) Dogan-Hagesaether
1 .Mxg6! 1-0
White goes a whole rook a h ead for it would be mate after 1 ... hxg6? 2 .Md3 .

302) Sadikhov-Kanmazalp
1...�xd4! 2 .llxc4 bxc4 wi ns a piece in view of 3 .Mxd4 (or 3 .Mxh s �xd1+) 3 .Mxh1+ 0-1
•••

303) Klimek-Kiimek
Wh ite wi ns a pawn with 1 �xa6! bxa6 2 .llxa6+ 'lt>b8 3 t2Jc6+ 'lt>a8 4 t2Jxe7 .llxe7.

304) Nyback-Welin
1 .Mxh6+! gxh6 2 �xh6+ 'lt>g8 3 �xe6+ 'lt>g7 4 �xd5 .Mc8 5 l2Jh4 gives Wh ite three pawns for
the excha nge a nd a h uge ongoi ng attack.

305) Kokoi-Diermair
1 t2Jd3! 2 c3? (going for rook and kn ight aga i n st q ueen with 2 .Mxd3 .Me1+ 3 �xe1 .llx e1 4
•••

tDf3 was the only rea l try) 2 .Mxb2+ 3 Wa1 and now 3 ... �xc3 (3 ... .Mc2 was h a rdly terri ble
.••

either in the game) 4 �xd3 �f6! 5 �f3 �e5 wou l d h ave left Wh ite with no defence to the
discovered check.

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306) Ohme-Moutousis
1 1:(exe6! 1-0
Black colla pses on h6 after 1 ... i.g6 2 1:(xg6! or loses both major pieces fol lowing 1 .. .fxe6 2
l:(d7+.

307) Sverkounos-Antoniewski
1 1:(xg3+! 2 hxg3 (or 2 �f2 1:(f8+ 3 �xg3 �xfl with a n extra piece and crushing attack)
•••

2 1:(xh1+! 3 �xh1 �xf1+ 4 �h2 ct:Jxes 0-1

•••

308) Tsekouras-Managadze
1...f1�+! 2 i.xf1 (or 2 �d2 �exe2+ 3 �c3 �d3#) 2...�e1# 0-1

309) Severiukhina-Przezdziecka
1 1:(xa2+! 2 �xa2 1:(a8+ 3 ..t>b2 �a1+ 4 �c2 1:(a2+ 5 �d3 �f1+ 6 �e3 d4+ 7 l:(xd4+ exd4+ 8
•.•

�xd4 e5+ 0-1

9 �e3 �f2+ 10 �e4 i.c6+ forces mate.

310) Severiukhina-Zhang Xiaowen

1 1:(f2+! 2 i.xf2 �xf2+ 3 ..t>h3 d4 (3 ... CLle3 4 1:[h2 �fS+ a l so wi ns) 4 1:[f1 (or 4 i.c4+ �f8 5
••.

�xf2+ ct:Jxf2+ 6 �h2 i.xh l, wi n n i ng on material) 4 i.g2+ 5 �xg4 ct:Jxe5+ 6 �g5 CLJf3+? (a l­
•••

lowing a n u nexpectedly strong resource; the sim ple 6...CLJf7+ 7 �g4 i.xfl was the way to
concl ude things) 7 �g4? (missing 7 ..t>fs ! �xf1 8 �d 3 ! when 8 ... CLJh4+ 9 �g4 �f6 is stil l bet­
ter for Black, but by no means over) 7 ...�h4+! 0-1
it's mate with 8 �fs i.h3+ 9 �g6 ct:Jes#.

311) Donkers-Haast
1 1:(xc3! 2 bxc3 ct:Jxe4 3 �b2 ct:Jxd6 4 �xd6 i.c4 leaves Black a pawn a h ead and attacking.
••.

312) Douven-Manoch
1 1:(xc3! 2 �xc3 (or 2 bxc3 i.xgs 3 �xgS �a3 ! when there's nothing to be done a bout
.•.

mate) 2 ...�xa2+ 3 �cl i.xg5+ 4 1:[d2 �a1# 0-1

313) Palliser-Haslinger
1 ... g3! 0-1
There's nothing much to be done a bout the killer attack down the h-file after 2 ... �xh4.

314) Cuenca Jimenez-Carlstedt

1 1:(xe7! 1-0
A piece fa l is, for if 1 ... �xe7 2 �h8#.

315) Schiele-Okhotnik
1 1:(exb2! 2 c5 (desperately trying to prevent the th reat of 2 ...�d6+) 2 ...�xa4+ 3 �xa4 1:(a6+
•••

4 i.a5 ct:Jxd5 5 l:[hc1 (now it's mate, but s l:(h4 CLJc3+ 6 �a3 1:(bs h a rd ly ra n ks as a n im­
provement) 5 1:(b4+ 0-1
••.

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316) Lasinskas-Radovanovic
1 .'li'xh4! 0-1
••

Black win s a piece, since after 2 .ltxh4 l:!.xg2+ 3 Wfl (3 Wh1 l:!.gxf2+ 4 Wg1 l:!.g2+ 5 Wf1 .id3+
leads to mate) 3 ...l:!.h2 Wh ite m ust give up his q ueen on f5 to avoid mate.

317) Spanton-Taylor
1 Ji'g2+! 2 'iYxg2 (both 2 tLlxg2 hxg2+ 3 Wg1 l:!.h1+ and 2 J:!.xg2 hxg2+ 3 Wgl gxfl'iY+ 4 lLlxfl
••

.ltxd6 a re eq u a l ly hopeless) 2 hxg2+ 3 Wg1 l:!.h1+ 4 Wf2 .lth4+! 0-1

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The pawn q ueens next move.

318) Nepomniachtchi-Potkin
1 .ltg6+! (1 'iYxb8? t2Jxb8 2 l:!.xf2 .ltxdl leaves Wh ite two pawns in a rrea rs) 1 hxg6 (a nd not
•••

1...Wxg6? 2 'iYd3+) 2 l:!.d7+! We6 (aga in it's o n ly Black who loses h is q ueen in the event of
2 ....ltxd7? 3 'iYxd7+) 3 l:!.d6+ (Wh ite should repeat since 3 l:!.xf2 l:!.xd8 4 l:!.xd8 bxa 5 looks
rather speculative) 3 Wf7 4 l:!.d7+ We6 5 l:!.d6+ Yz-Yz
•••

319) L'Ami-Timman
1 'iYxh3+! 0-1
•••

it's mate: 2 Wxh 3 l:!.h 1#.

320) Rasmussen-Johansson
After 1 l:!.xd6+! tLlxd6 2 l:!.d1 l:!.c5 (if 2 ...l:!.c6 3 .ltb5} 3 l:!.xd6+ We7 4 f4 White's bishops easily
outclass the extra black rook.

321) Nielsen-Henningsen
1 'iYxh7+! 1-0
it's mate with 1...tLlxh7 2 l:!.xh7+ Wxh 7 3 l:!.h 1#.

322) Undheim-Rydstrom
1 l:!.g2! (or 1...cxb2+ 2 Wxb2 J:!.g2 ! 3 'iYxg2 'iYd4+ 4 Wcl 'iYal+ 5 Wd2 'iYxa2+ 6 We3 'iYxg2) 2
•••

'iYxg2 'iYxf4+ 3 Wd1 l:!.d8+ 4 We2 l:!.d2# 0-1

323) Danielsen-Kiings
1 l:!.xb7+! l:!.xb7 2 l:!.xb7+ tLlxb7 3 tLle6+ Wd7 4 t2Jxg7 col lects a pawn.

324) Mortensen-Sivaranjan
1 .ixh7+! Wxh7 (or 1...Wf8 2 .lte4 with a pawn and the initiative) 2 tLlg5+ Wg8 (2 ... Wg6 fa ils
to 3 'iYg4, and if 3 .. .f5 4 exf6 Wxf6 5 'iYf3+ 'it>g6 6 'iYf7+) 3 'iYh5 t2Jxe5 4 'iYh7+ Wf8 5 'iYh8+
We7 6 l:!.xe5+ Wd6 7 tLlxf7+ Wc6 8 tLlxd8+ 1-0

325) Cheparinov-Danielsen
1 .txd5! 1-o
Black survives after 1 l:!.xf7+ 'iYxf7 2 l:!.xf7+ Wxf7 3 'iYf2+ Wg8, but 1 .ltxd5 cxd 5 2 J:!.xe6 'iYxe6
3 l:!.f6 'iYe8 4 l:!.d 6 followed by 5 l:!.d8 costs him serious material.

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326) Hyldkrog-Rudolf
1 f2! 2 g4 (not 2 l:txf2? l:tdl#) 2 ....11Lxg4 3 lt:lxg4 f1� 4 l:txf1 l:txf1 wins the excha nge.
••.

327) Bach-Nassetti
1 l:txf5! 1-0
White will crash through on f7 after 2 lt:ld6+, since 1 ...�xf5? 2 lt:ld6+ n a bs the q ueen.

328) Larsen-Carnstam
1 l:txf4+! gxf4 (or 1 ... � h 5 2 .11Lc 3 with an extra piece) 2 .11Le1# 1-0

329) Thaler-Giud
1 .11Lx b2! 2 .11Lxd5 (if 2 �xb2 �c3+ 3 �bl �xb3+! 4 axb3 lt:lc3+ 5 �b2 lt:lxe4 with two extra
•..

pawns) 2 exd5 3 �xd5? (3 l:txd 5 �b6 4 �d3 was very bad, but a better try) 3 l:tc1+! 4
••• •••

�xb2 �c3# 0-1

330) Luukkonen-Valli
1 �e7! 1-0
Black ca n only avert mate by giving up his knight, since 1 ... l:tf8? 2 l:td8 certai n ly wou ld n't
help.

331) Tuominen-Nazarova
1 .11Lxe6! fxe6 (1 ... �c6 2 .i.xe5 is tota l ly crushing too) 2 �xe6+ �f8 (or 2 ...�d8 3 .11Lx e5, fork­
i ng) 3 .11L h 6# 1-0

332) Whatmough-Natividad
1 �xh7+! �xh7 2 l:th4# 1-0

333) Castaneda-Biom
1 l:tc7! �xc7 (1 ...�d8 avoids mate, but sti l l leaves Black defenceless after 2 l:txb7 lt:lb4 3 lLlg5
or here 2 ... lt:Jxe5 3 dxe5 lt:ld7 4 l:txd7) 2 lt:lf6+ �h8 3 �xh7# 1-0

334) Merry-Malik
1 l:t7xc6+! dxc6 2 �xg6+ �e7 3 �g7+ (the ha pless black king will a lso be h unted down after
3 �f7+ �d8 4 l:txc6) 3 �d6 4 �f6+ �d7 5 �xc6+ �e7 6 �e6+ �d8 7 �f6+ �d7 8 .11Le6+ 1-0
•••

335) Merry-Arkell
1 lt:lxg3! (1 ....11Lx g3+! 2 hxg3 l:txg3 3 �xg3 lt:lxg3 comes to the same thing) 2 hxg3 l:txg3 3
•••

�xg3 .11Lx g3+ 4 �xg3 l:tg8+ 5 �xh3 (Wh ite might have three pieces for the q ueen, but he is
a lso in desperate trouble after 5 �f3 l:tg2 followed by ...�e8-g8) 5 f5! (threaten i ng 6 ...�d7
•••

and 7 ...�h 7#) 6 lt:le2 d4! 7 lt:lg3 �f3 0-1

336) Milson-Nelson
1 l:txf3! 2 gxf3 lt:lxd4 3 lt:le3 (3 l:te3 .11Lf4 isn't m uch better) 3 ...lt:Jxf3+ 4 �g2 and now Black
•••

spurned the exchange to conti n u e his crushing attack with 4...lt:Jh4+! 5 �g1 l:tf3.

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337) Novita-Lu Shanglei

1 e7+! J::i.xe7 2 J::i. h 8+ J::i.e8 3 'iVb8+ �d7 4 'iVxe8+ (win ning the excha nge and next to go will be
Black's q u een) 4...�c7 5 'iVb8+! 1-o

338) Aron Teh Eu Wen-Li Wenxiang

1 g8'iV+! lt:Jxg8 2 J::i.f7+ �h6 (or 2 ... �h8 3 'iVg7#) 3 'iVg5# 1-0

339) Laylo-Ton
1 J::i.x h2+! 2 �xh2 'iVf2+ 0-1
.••

lt will be mate down the h-fi le.

340) Guo Qi-Nakhbayeva

1 i.e2+! 2 �xe2 'iVxf2+ 3 �d1 'iVg1+ 4 i.f1 (or 4 lt:Jf1 lbf2+ 5 �d2 lbd3) 4 ... lt:Jf2+ 0-1
••.

After 5 �e2 lt:Jd 3 Black threatens both the q ueen and mate via f2 and el.

341) Lu Shanglei-Narayanan
1 i.xh6! lb7b6 (1 ...gxh6 2 'iVg4+ �h7 is mated by, a mongst others, 3 J::i.x h6+ �xh6 4 'iVg5+
�h7 5 lt:Jf6+ �h8 6 'iVh6#) 2 i.xg7! 1-0
After 2 ...lt:Jf4 (2 ...�xg7 3 'iVg4+ �h8 4 'iVh5+ �g7 5 'iVg5+ �h8 6 lt:Jf6 mates) 3 lbf6+ �xg7 4
lt:Jh5+ lt:Jxh 5 5 'iVxe5+ f6 6 'iVxh 5 White threatens both mate and to pick u p the loose bishop
on b4.

342) Sachdev-Gomes
1...J::i.xe4! 0-1
The bu ried bishop rises with some effect after 2 J::i.xe4 (or 2 lt:Je3 J::i.x g4!) 2 ... i.xd 5 3 J::i.fel J::i.e 8
when Black will emerge two pawns to the good.

343) Seidi-Gorbatov
1 'iVxa2+! 0-1
•••

it's mate down the a-fi le after 2 �xa2 J::i. a 5+ 3 �bl J::i.a l#.

344) Hujbert-Popovic
1 i.xg4! 2 fxg4? (2 lt:Jf2 had to be tried, but does j u st leave Wh ite a pawn down and s uffer­
•••

ing) 2 .. .f3+! 3 J::i.xf3 (3 'iVxf3 'iVxf3+ also wins the excha nge no matter how White reca ptu res)
3 J::i.x h1 4 J::i.xf6 J::i.8 h2+ 5 �f3 J::i. h 3+ 6 �e2 J::i.x d3 7 �xd3 �xf6 8 lt:Je3 J::i. h 2 0-1
•••

345) Pinter-Soos
1 J::i.xd7! J::i.x d7 2 'iVe8+ 'iVxe8 3 J::i.xe8+ 1-0
The two pawn-up rook ending after 3 ... i.f8 4 J::i. xf8+ �g7 5 J::i. a 8 J::i.d 2 6 J::i.x a4 J::i.x b2 7 J::i. a 6
should be a n easy win.

346) Krejci-Laznicka
1 lbxg7! removes a vita l defensive pawn, since 1 ... �xg7?? 2 e6+ costs Black h is q ueen.

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347) Houimei-Volkov
1 .l:txf6! .ixf6 2 'i¥d3 (good enough, a lthough 2 'iVc2 or 2 'i¥h5 would have forced mate)
2 JIVxd4+ 3 'i¥xd4 .ixa2 4 'i¥g4 1-0
•.

348) Jonke-Mason
1 ...l2lf3+! (stronger tha n 1 .. 'i¥g4 when White ca n try to defend after 2 .ixf7+! l2lxf7 3 .ixf4
.

exf4 4 .l:ta3) 2 �g3 (2 �hl 'i¥g4 1eads to mate, as does 2 gxf3 'i¥h3+) 2 ... i2Jxd2 3 'i¥a2 l2lxe4+ 4
�h2 'i¥g4 0-1

349) Sendur-Jacobs
1 l2Jxf3+! (1 ... l2lh4 followed by 2 ...l2Jgxf3+ a l so does the trick) 2 gxf3 iLlh4 3 'i¥f2 (if 3 l2lxe6
..•

l2lxf3+ 4 �g2 iLlxd2, and even after 3 .l:tfl .l:tg6+ 4 �h2 iLlxf3+ 5 .l:txf3 'i¥xf3 6 .l:tg1 .l:te8 Black
should win without d ifficulty) 3 .l:tg6+ 4 �f1 'i¥xh3+ 5 �e2 .l:tg2 wi ns the q ueen.
•••

3 50) Maeckelbergh-Bhatia
1 l2lg3+! 2 fxg3 hxg3 3 .J:tge1 .ixe5 4 .ixe5 .l:txh2+ 5 �g1 .l:th1+ 0-1
•••

Or 5 ....l:tgh8. In either case it's mate down the h-file.

3 51) Principe-Kargaci
1 iLlxh5+! gxh5 (1 ... �h6 avoids a l lowi ng a double discovered check, but 2 iLlf4+ �g7 3 'i¥f6+
�h7 4 l2Jxg6 overwhelms the defence i n a ny case) 2 'i¥g5+ �h8 3 'i¥h6+ �g8 4 'i¥h7# 1-0

3 52) Romero Echeverria-Fernandez

1 .l:te2! 2 l2lg2 (or 2 'i¥xe2 l2lxg3+) 2 g4 3 'i¥xe2 l2lxg3+ 4 �g1 i2Jxe2+ 5 �f2 'i¥f3+ 0-1
••• •..

353) Tate-Aagaard
1 'i¥xe5! 1-0
Either the knight fa l l s or White begins to mop u p after 1 ... dxe5 2 .l:txd8+ 'i¥f8 3 .l:txf8+ �xf8 4
.l:td8+ �e7 5 .l:tb8.

3 54) Zapata-Malakar
1 iLlxh5+! gxh5 (1 ...�g8 2 l2lxe6 ! doesn't cha nge m uch) 2 iLlxe6+! fxe6 3 'i¥g5+ �f7 4 .ig6+!
(preve nti ng the black king from slipping away and now a rook lift will decide) 4 �g7 5 •••

.ixh5+ �h8 6 'i¥xh6+ �g8 7 .l:txc8 l2Jxc8 8 .l:te3 1-0

355) Gundavaa-5 merdon

1 .if5+! exf5 (essential, in view of 1 . .�h8 2 'i¥xh6+) 2 e6 'i¥e7 3 .l:tg7+ 'i¥xg7 4 .ixg7 1-0
.

Wh ite crashes through on h6 or d7.

3 56) Reefat-Fiaquer
1 ...f3+! 2 'i¥xf3 .l:tg1+! 3 �xg1 'i¥xf3 4 l2le3 'i¥c6 0-1

357) Ross-Boudriga
1 .ic5! 2 l2lf6+ (the q ueen is lost in view of 2 iLlxc5 'i¥g2#) 2 l2lxf6 0-1
••• ..•

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358) Lim-Erdem
1 .l:!.xf2! 2 .l:!.xf2 �e3+ 3 �d1 (now the f-pawn decides, but 3 �fl? �cl+ mates) 3 ...�xf2 4
•••

�a4 �e2+ 0-1

359) Volpinari-Skehan
1 .i.xh6! g6 (or 1 ...gxh6 2 �xh6 when Black m ust give up his q ueen on h4 to delay mate) 2
l2Jxg6! ctJd7 (2 .. .fxg6 3 �xg6+ �h8 4 �g7#) 3 .i.xf8 1-0

360) Warner-Kukk
1 .l:!.c1+! 2 .l:!.xc1 �xb6 3 �d2 (there's no way to cover the d4-square) 3 ...�d4+ 4 .l:!.c3 (or 4
•••

�c3 .l:!.bl+! 5 �a2 .l:!.xcl 6 �xcl �xa4) 4 ...�g1+ 5 .i.d1 .l:!.b1+ 6 �a2 .l:!.xd1 7 �b2 .i.b1+ 0-1

361) Ahmed-Faraj
1 .l:!.xf4! 2 .l:!.xf4 .l:!.xf4 3 �d3 (if 3 �xf4 .i.gS+ 4 �fs g6#) 3 .l:!.f1 4 �d2 .l:!.f3+ 0-1
••• •.•

White loses h i s q ueen next move.

362) Vnojosa-Abdulla
1 l2Jxh7! �xh7 (1 ....l:!.e8 2 .i.xg6 doesn't especia l ly help Black) 2 �h S+ �g8 3 .i.xg6 .l:!.e8 4
�h7+ �f8 5 .i.h6! �e7 6 �xg7+ rega i n s the piece with a crushing attack.

363) Guseinov-Andreasen
White picked up a piece: 1 .l:!.fxc6! bxc6 2 �f6+ �g8 3 �xe7 1-0

364) Milos-Carlsson
1...�h1+! 0-1
it's mate with 2 .i.xhl lLlh2+ 3 �el .l:!.g1#.

365) Tikkanen-Sharavdorj
1 �g8+! 1-0
it's mate with 1 ...�xg8 2 l2Jg6#.

366) Cheparinov-Leiva
1 l2Jxe6! (1 .i.xe6! .i.xe6 2 l2Jxe6 or 1 ... l2Jxe6 2 CDdS l2Jxd4 3 .l:!.xd4 wil l a l so do) 1 .i.xe6 2
.•.

.i.xe6+ l2Jxe6 3 lLlds �cs (he m ust give u p the bishop in view of 3...�d7? 4 l2Jb6+) 4 l2Jxe7+
nets a pawn.

367) Seitaj-Vilmaz
1 .l:!.d1+! 2 .l:!.xd1 C2Jxd1 0-1
•••

After 3 .l:!.d3 l2Jxf2 White ca n only prevent Black from q ueening by giving up his rook.

368) Aagaard-lsmagambetov
1 lLlg3 ! o-1
•••

White can only prevent mate on both g2 and the back ran k by e ntering a hopeless ending
with 1 ...CDg3 2 .l:!.f2 .l:!.xf2 3 .l:!.xg3 .l:!.xf4.

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369) Cubas-Croad
1 l:!.xg7! <;t>xg7 2 l:!.f7+ <;t>hS 3 ii.xe7 h5 (Black can also only delay not avert mate after 3 ... Wg8
4 ii.f6) 4 ii.f6+ <;t>gs 5 l:!.e7+ (surprisingly missing 5 l:!.g7+ and mate on the tu rn) 5 ...Wf8 6 l:!.h7
1-0

370) Gustafsson-Vedmediuc
1 ii.g6+! 1-0
it's mate with 1 ...Wxg6 2 i¥f5+ Wh6 3 i¥h 5#.

371) Rogule-Daulyte
1 ii.e3! (1...'�Je3+ is also good, if not q u ite a l l over after 2 ii.xe3 ii.xe3 3 "i¥e4 l:!.xf2+ 4 �hl) 2
.••

f4 (2 fxe3 l:!.f2+ wins the q ueen) 2 ii.xd4 (ta king the material, but 2 ....�:Jxf4+! 3 gxf4 l:!.g5+!
•••

would have led to mate) 3 "i¥e4 'Lle3+ 0-1

372) Vajda-Shengelia
1... l:!.xe6! 0-1
White m u st cough up a piece for he is mated even after 2 i¥xe6 i¥xg3+.

373) Agopov-Edouard
1 l:!.xe5! dxe5 2 "i¥h6 1-0
Black m u st give up his q ueen to prevent mate on f6, since 2 ...f6 permits 3 i¥xg6+ <;t>h8 4
"i¥h7#.

374) Coimbra-Mona
1 ii.xe6! fxe6 (or 1 ... l:!.C7 2 d 5 ! fxe6 3 i¥xe6+ <;t>g7 4 dxc6) 2 i¥xe6+ <;t>g7 3 'Lle5 "i¥d6 (3 ... 'Llxe5
4 i¥xe7+ 'Llf7 5 i¥xf6+ Wg8 6 l:!.e7 deci mates the defence too and even 3 ...l:!.f8 leaves Black i n
h uge trouble after 4 d 5 ! 'Llxd 5 5 'Lld7!) 4 'Llxc6 (settling for a n extra piece, but 4 "i¥f7+ <;t> h 8 5
'Llxg6+! hxg6 6 l:!.xe7 might have been even more clin ica l) 4 ... i¥xc6 5 i¥xc6 1-0

375) Fellah-Aksoy
1 ii.xa3! 2 dxe6? (ta king the bishop al lows mate on b1 and even 2 l:!.df1 ii.xb2+ 3 <;t>dl i¥xd5
•••

while relatively best would have left Wh ite two pawns in a rrea rs) 2 ...ii.xb2+ 3 <;t>c2 "i¥e4+ 0-1

376) Manuei-Knight
1 ii.xg6! hxg6 2 i¥xg6+ <;t>hs 3 l:!.d4 1-0
it's mate down the h-file.

377) Muzychuk-Zhao Xue

1 'Llh5! 'Llxh5 (otherwise g7 fa l l s) 2 ii.xh7+! Wh8 (2 ... <;t>xh7 3 l:!.xh 5+ Wg8 4 "i¥h4 wins the
q ueen) 3 l:!.xh5 "i¥e7 4 ii.e4+ Wg8 5 ii.xd5 leaves White two pawns ahead.

378) Ortiz-Zerafa
1 'Llxb7! i¥xb7 (otherwise 2 'Llc5+ or 2 'Llxd8+ follows) 2 i¥xa4 wi ns the exchange.

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379) Simonet-Tikkanen
1 J:tf3! (th reaten i ng 2 .. .J::txg 2+! 3 'it>xg2 'iVxh 3 + 4 'it>g1 'iVg4+ 5 'it>h2 .l:!.h3#) 2 .l:!.h1 (2 .l:!.xd3
••

doesn't help: 2 ... .l:!.xh 3+! 3 gxh 3 'iVg5 4 .l:!.d8+ 'it>f7 5 .l:!.d7+ 'it>e8 ! 6 .l:!.e7+ 'it>f8, and 2 g3 .l:!.xf2+ 3
.l:!.xf2 'iVxg3+ 4 'it>h1 'iVxh3+ 5 .l:!.h2 'iVf3+ 6 'iVg2 .l:!.xg2 7 .l:!.xg2 i.f1 is eq u a l ly hopeless)
2 ....l:!.xh3+! 0-1
it's mate down the g-file after 3 gxh 3 'iVg5.

380) Pert-Jose Queralto

1 'iVxh6+! 1-0
it's mate with 1 ... gxh6 2 .l:!.xg8+ 'it>h7 3 .l:!.3g7#.

381) Barrientos-Warner
1 i.xh6! gxh6 2 g7! (a n essential fol low-u p) 2 ...li:Jd8 (or 2 ...'iVxg7 3 .l:!.xg7+ 'it>xg7 4 'iVf6+
when the q ueen is fa r too powerfu l) 3 'iVxh6 li:lf7 4 'iVh7+! 1-0

382) Djuraev-Handjaba
1 .l:!.xg5+! fxg5? (1 ...'it>f7 2 'iVxd 5+ e6 3 fxe6+ li:Jxe6 4 .l:!.g3 would have left Black fighting, be­
ing just a pawn in a rrea rs) 2 'iVxg5+ 'it>h8 3 'iVh6+ 'it>g8 4 'iVg6+ 'it>h8 5 .l:!.e3 1-0
it's mate on the h-file.

383) Foisor-Barbier
1 .l:!.xg7+! i.xg7 2 'iVg4 1-0
it's mate on g7.

384) Thorhallsson-Jeitz
1 i.c4! 'iVxc4 (now it's mate, but otherwise the q ueen was lost) 2 'iVg6+ 'it>h8 3 'iVxh6+ 'it>g8 4
'iVxg5+ 'it>h7 5 'iVh4+ 1-0

385) Thorhallsson-Dastan
1 'iVxf7+! .l:!.xf7 2 .l:!.xf7+ 'it>g8 3 .l:!.g7+ (slightly flashy; 3 .l:!.df1 wou l d have been a simple way to
fi nish the job) 3 ...'it>f8 4 .l:!.f1+ 'it>e8 5 e5! li:le7 6 .l:!.g8+! li:Jxg8 7 i.xg6+ 'it>e7 8 .l:!.f7+ 'it>e8 9
.l:!.h7+ 'it>f8 10 exd6 (Black might be u p a whole q ueen, but there's no defence) 10 ... 'iVc1+ 11
li:Jxc1 li:Jgf6 12 .l:!.h8+ li:Jg8 and now the simplest finish wou l d have been 13 i.g7+! 'it>xg7 14
.l:!.h7+ 'it>f8 15 .l:!.f7+ 'it>e8 16 .l:!.f6#.

386) Malisauskas-Arias Santana

1 li:Jxe6! 'it>xe6 (or 1 ....l:!.xc3 2 li:Jg5+ 'it>g6 3 'iVxc3 with an extra pawn and attacking chances) 2
.l:!.xc8 (the im med iate 2 i.xd 5+! was pretty strong too) 2 ...li:Jxc8 3 i.xd5+! 'it>xd5? (White
would have regained his piece with a h uge adva ntage after 3 ... 'it>f6 4 'iVxb7, but now it's
mate) 4 'iVc4+ 1-0

387) Blijstra-Machin Rivera

1 ... .l:!.h1+! 2 li:Jxh1 li:Jh2# 0-1

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388) Puntier-Merritt
1 J:Ixe5+! �f8 (not 1 .. .fxe5? 2 'Viif8#, while Black's position wou ld h ave been a right mess af­
ter 1 ...�d8 2 l:Id 5} 2 .ixh6! t2Jxh6 3 'Viixf6+ tLlf7 4 l:Ig5 l:Ih7 5 'Viid6+ 1-0

389) Van Rensselaer-Ntagasigumwami

1 .ixh7+! 1-0
lt will soon be mate after 1 ...�h8 (or 1...�xh7 2 'Viih 5+ �g8 3 g6} 2 'Vii h 5 .

390) Wang Vue-Grischuk

1 l:Ih2+! 2 �f1 (the q ueen fa l l s after 2 �xh2 lLlf3+) 2 l:Ih1+ (or the im mediate 2 ...'Viih 7,
••• •••

leaving White dead lost after 3 'Viif6+ �g8} 3 �g2 l:Ih2+ 4 �f1 'Viih 7 0-1

391) Sutovsky-Oiszewski
1 .ixh7+! (prudently forcing a d raw, rather than lose with 1 .ixg7? �xg7 2 'Viig4+ �h8 3
'Viix d4 .if6} 1 .'it>xh7 2 'Vii h 5+ �g8 3 .ixg7 �xg7 4 'Viig4+ �h7 5 'Viih 5+! (aga in White m ustn't
••

be too a m bitious: 5 l:Ie3 ? ? lLlf3+! 6 t2Jxf3 f5 sees Black beati ng off the attack} 5 �g7 6 'Viig4+
•••

�h7 7 'Vii h 5+ �g7 8 'Viig4+ Yz-Yz

392) Bocharov-Shomoev
1 l:Ih1+! 2 "VWxh1 'Viif2# 0-1
•••

393) Papayan-Kabanov
1 l:If3! 0-1
••.

Black comes out a piece up after 2 'Viix a2 (2 .ixf3 "VWxf2#) 2 ...l:Ixf2+ 3 �g1 J:Ixe2+ 4 �fl J:Ixa2.

394) Karatorossian-Chibukhchian
1 "VWh2+! 'Viih 6 2 l:Ih8+ 1-0
Black loses his q ueen.

395) Martirosyan-Harutjunyan
After 1 b4! 2 axb4 .ixb4! 3 'Viixb4 (3 "VWf3 �b8! fol lowed by ... l:Ia5 doesn't exactly help White
•••

either) 3 c3 4 "VWe4? (collapsing, a lthough even after 4 'Viix c3 "VWxe2 5 l:If3 �b8 6 l:If4 l:Ic8 7
•••

l:Ib4+ l:Ib5 Black wou l d have been the excha nge for a pawn a h ead} 4 cxb2! 5 �xb2 l:Ib8+ 6
•••

.ib4 l:Ixb4+! 7 "VWxb4 l:Ib5 8 "VWxb5 "VWxb5+ 9 �c1 "VWxe2 the extra q ueen q uickly mopped u p.

396) Ju Wenjun-Koneru
1 "VWxf4+! 2 �g1 (if 2 J:Ixf4 J:Ixg2+ 3 �hl l:Igl+ 4 �h2 l:I8g2#} 2 "VWc1+ 3 �h2 (3 "VWf1 "VWc5 is
••. •..

a l so very strong) 3 l2Jh4 gives Black crushing pressu re down the g-fi le.
•••

397) Mesropian-Shanava
1 J:Ixe2+! 2 t2Jxe2 lLlf3+ 3 �d1 tLlxd2 4 �xd2 "VWb4+ leaves Black q ueen for rook ahead.
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398) Morozevich-Fridman
1 l'Llxg6! hxg6 (how else to prevent mate on e7?) 2 .ixg6+ l'Llxg6 3 iVxg6+ Wf8 (or 3 ...Wd8 4
iVf6+ winning the rook) 4 iVf6+ Wg8 5 iVd8+ Wf7 6 iVxd7+ 1-0
The e6-pawn fa l l s with check after which the wh ite rooks will be q u ick to join the party.

399) Ebeling-Aiho
1 d5! 1-o
Wh ite th reaten s mate with 2 iVg7+! M.xg7 3 fxg7+ Wg8 4 l'Llh 6# and 1 ...iVf8 2 dxe6 l'Lla6 3 e7
will q u ickly lead to the same outcome.

400) Taksrud-Sevenyuk
After 1 M.xe5! (1 l'Llc4 .ixbs 2 axbs M.d8 3 .ih6 or here 1 ....if6 2 iVf3 wou l d have been pretty
effective too) 1 ...dxe5 2 d6 iVd8? (2 ...iVb8 3 dxe7 .ixbs 4 l'Llxbs would have been a m a rginal
i m provement, if sti l l pretty u n pleasant for Black) 3 .ig5! .ixb5 4 l'Llxb5 Black is crushed on
the dark sq u a res.

401) Jankovic-Kerigan
1 .ixe7! 1-0
Black comes out two pawns down after 1 ...Wc8 (or 1 ... M.xe7 2 iVe6+ Wc7 3 iVxe7+ Wb8 4
exfs) 2 .ixd8 M.xd8 (2 ...M.xe4+? 3 Wf3 iVxd8 4 iVxfS+ wi ns the rook) 3 iVxfS+.

402) Mastrovasilis-Nikolaidis
1 M.h8+! Wg6 (if 1 ...Wxh 8 2 iVf8+ Wh7 3 iVxg7#) 2 l'Lle7+ Wh5 3 iVxe5+ Wh4 4 M.xh6+! gxh6 5
iVxf6+ Wg3 6 iVe5+ Wh4 7 iVf4+ (7 l'Llf5+, and if 7 ... Whs 8 g4+ WgS 9 h4+ Wg6 10 iVg7#,
wou l d have mated a move faster) 7 Wh5 8 g4+ 1-0
•••

Mate follows after the check on fs.

403) Filippas-Sethuraman
1 M.xe3! 2 cxb6 (2 iVxe3 ? l'Llc2+ wi ns the queen) 2 iVh4+ 0-1
••• •••

There's no compensation for the piece after 3 Wd1 iVxf4.

404) Yildiz-Danielian
1 M.xf3! removes a key pawn, for after 2 gxf3 ? l'Llxf3+ 3 Wg2 M.f8 the wh ite q ueen would be
•••

lost to the d iscovered check or 4 iVg3 .ih4.

405) Koneru-Stefanova
1 M.xf8+! Wxf8 (if 1 ....ixf8? 2 l'Llf6+ Wg7 3 l'Llxg4) 2 iVxe2! leaves White a piece a head, i n view
of 2 ...iVxe2? 3 M.c8#.

406) Kantor-Farkas
1 .ig4! (Black ca n fight on after 1 l'Lle6 .ixe6 2 .ig6 iVg8 3 M.xh7+ iVxh 7 4 .ixh7 .if7) 1 ...Wf6
(the key overloading poi nt is 1....ixg4 2 M.xh7+ We8 3 iVf7+ Wd8 4 M.h8#) 2 .ixf5 (2 l'Lle6
would have mated even faster according to the machine) 2 iVxf5 3 l'Lle4+ 1-0
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The black q ueen and then ki ng fal l after 3 ...Wg6 4 M.g1+.

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407) Khademalsharieh-Ashwin
1...�xh4+! 2 �xh4 (2 �g2 .l:!.fb8 is devastating too) 2 ...tt:Jxf5+ 3 �g4 (or 3 �gS .ltf6+ 4 �g4
h S#) 3 ... h5+ 4 WgS �h7 o-1
Mate follows on f6.

408) Baglan-Seckin
1 .l:!.xb8+! .l:!.xb8 (or 1 ...�d7 2 .l:!.b7+ �cl 3 �fS+ e6 4 �xf7+) 2 �xc6+ �d8 3 tt:Jxf7# 1-0

409) Erke-Tu lay

1 ...�xf2+! 0-1
The king is out of squares after 2 .ltxf2 .l:!.xf2#.

410) Yilmazyerli-Tahaoglu
1 d8�+! 1-0
Mate is forced: 1 ....l:!.xd8 2 �c7+ .l:!.d7 (or 2 ...�e8 3 .l:!.xd8#) 3 .l:!.xd7+ �e8 4 �c8#.

411) Volokitin-Miroshnichenko
1 �a6+! �b8 2 .ltf4! .l:!.xe7 3 �xb6+ �a8 (not 3 ...�c8? 4 �xc7#) 4 �xas+ �b7 5 �xc7+ 1-0
White emerges too m a ny pawns in front after s ...Wa8 (or s ... �a6 6 �d6+) 6 �a S+ �b7 7
�b4+ �a7 8 �xe7.

412) Nikolaidis-Filippas
1 �b8! (1 �a8! a l so does the trick, but not 1 �xe7? �f1+ 2 �d2 �xg2+ when Black has per­
petual) 1 tt:Jg8 (if 1 ...�xb8 2 itf6#, while 1...�g7 2 i.h6+ wi ns the q ueen) 2 �xf8 1-0
•••

413) Papadimitriou-Svetushkin
1 .\txg3! 2 �h1 (not 2 hxg3? �xg3+ 3 �h1 �g2#) 2 i.es 3 .l:!.g1 (th i s loses the q ueen, a l ­
••. .•.

though the machine's preferred 3 tt:Jxh 3 .\txh 3 4 �c2 i.xfl 5 i.xes i.xd3 6 �xd3 isn't a l l
that much of a n i m provement) 3 ...�f4 0-1

414) Bures-Machan
1 .l:!.d7+! 1-0
The h-pawn will prove u n stoppa ble after 1 ... ..\txd? 2 .l:!.xd7+ �g8 3 .l:!.g7+ �f8 4 .l:!.xh7 a n d 5
.l:!.g7.

415) Kraus-Babula
1 ...�f2! (even stronger than 1 ....l:!.e3 with the idea of doubling on the e-file) 2 �cl (if 2 .l:!.xf2
.l:!.e1#) 2 .l:!.e1+ 0-1
.••

Wh ite m u st pa rt with his q ueen after 3 .l:!.xe1 �xe1+ 4 �d1 itd2+.

416) Olsarova-Miturova
1 �e7+! (or 1 .l:!.e7+! �xe7 2 tt:Jxc?#) 1 ... �xe7 2 tt:Jxc7# 1-0

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417) Nyysti-Brodowski
1 'ti'xg5! 1-o
Even 1 ... 'ii'f4+ (1 .. .'!2:Jxg5 2 �h8#} 2 'ti'xf4 exf4 doesn't save Black from mate after 3 e5!.

418) Barbaut-Dumas
1 �xe6+! 1-0
There's no defence after 1...t2Jxe6 (if 1 .. .fxe6 2 'ti'd7+ �f8 3 'ti'xg7+ �e8 4 'ti'xh8#} 2 l2Jxg5,
since if 2 ...'ti'xg5 3 'ti'd7+ �f8 4 'ti'xf7#.

419) Dumas-Vekemans
1 �d5! 1-o
The q ueen is tra pped mid-boa rd, for if 1 ... 'ti'xd5 2 t2Jxf6+.

420) D'Ascanio-Rautenberg
1 �xd5! 'ti'xd5 2 'ti'e7+ �g8 3 'ti'xh7+ �f8 4 'ti'xg6 leaves White a piece to the good.

421) Pichot-Pierrot
1 �h8+! 1-0
it's mate after 1 ... �xh 8 2 'ii' h4+ �g8 3 'ti'xd8+.

422) Lujan-Mansilla
1 .i.xd5! 1-0
Black m u st part with the excha nge for it's mate after 1 ....txd 5? 2 �e8+.

423) Alcaide Luque-Diaz Lopez

1 �xf5! gxf5 2 d7+ �e7 3 'ti'xd3 1-0
There's no good defence to the th reats of 4 'ti'd6+ �d8 5 'ii'c 7+ and simply 4 t2Jxb7.

424) Kaufman-Schneider
1 .i.xf6! .txf6 2 .i.xh7+! �f8 (2 ...�xh7? 3 'ti'h 5+ �g8 4 'ti'xf7+ �h8 5 �e3 gives White a wi n­
n i ng attack} 3 il.e4 1eaves White a pawn a head.

425) Lewyk-Palliser
1...�xf5! 2 gxf5 'ii'xf5 (the attack on the light sq u a res is fa r too strong) 3 'ii'c 7 �c8 4 'ti'b6
'ti'xh3 5 f3 l2Jh4 0-1

426) Weller-Davies
After 1 �xd4! cxd4 (or 1 ... 'ti'xb5 2 'ti'xb5 t2Jxb5 3 �xf4 with a n extra piece) 2 b6 g5 3 bxc7 �c8
4 .i.a5 the c-pawn decides proceedi ngs.

427) Chipanga-Palliser
1...�xc3! 2 bxc3 'ti'xc3 0-1
I n view of 3 �d2 �e1+ there's nothing to be done a bout mate on b2.

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428) Kevlishvili-Spaan
1...l:txa2+! 2 �xa2 l:ta8+ 3 �b1 li'lc3+ 4 �xc3 (the black q ueen is fa r too powerfu l after this,
but 4 �cl l:ta l+ 5 l:tb1 l:txb1# was the a lternative) 4... bxc3 0-1

429) Vallejo Pons-Topalov

1 l:tg8+! 1-0
Black loses a l l h is pieces after 1 ... �xg8 2 �gl+ �f8 3 �g7+ �e8 4 �g8+ �d7 5 �xf7+ �d8 6
i.a5+.

430) Flear-Arjun
1 l:txd5! o-1
••.

Black wins a piece as it's mate after 2 exd 5 ? �a6+ 3 �g1 �e2.

431) Brustkern-Smith
1 �f6! l:txf7 (if 1 ...i.xf6 2 i.xf6#} 2 i.xf7 �f8 3 i.xd4 1-0
3 ... i.xf6 4 i.xf6+ �g7 5 i.xg7+ �xg7 6 i.b3 leaves White a piece u p.

432) Buzeti-Janzelj
1 �f6! l:td1+ 2 li'lxd1 1-0
3 l:th8+ is the threat and after 2 ...i.xf6 3 gxf6 Black can only delay mate via that square.

433) Hautot-Ringoir
1 ... i.b1! 0-1
White m u st prevent mate with 2 l:txb1, but after 2 ...l:txe2 he is the exchange down and re­
mains u nder heavy pressu re.

434) Ringoir-Docx
1 li'lxh5! (or 1 l:tx h 5 ! gxh 5 2 li'lx h 5} 1... gxh5 2 l:txh5! 1-0
The extra q ueen is fa r too powerful after 2 ... �xh 5 3 l:txg4+ �f8 (a lternatively, 3 ... �xg4 4
�xg4+ �f8 5 �h4 or 3 ...�h7 4 l:tg7+ �h6 5 l:th7+!} 4 l:tg8+! �xg8 5 �xh5.

435) Hadi-Roberson
1 l:txb7! �xb7 2 �xa6+! �xa6 (2 ... �xc7 3 �a8 threatens 4 li'lc7# and is tota l ly crushi ng) 3
c8�+ l:tb7 (3 ...�a7 4 li'lb5#} 4 l:tb1 1eaves Black defenceless: for exa m ple, 4 ... �f7 5 �aS+ l:ta7
6 l:tb6+ �xa5 7 li'lxd5+ �a4 8 �b8 l:th7 9 l:ta6+! l:txa6 10 �b3#.

436) Shabalov-Liou
1 l:texd4! cxd4 2 li'lf6+! �h8 (2 ...gxf6 3 i.xf6 �c7 4 �h 5 mates on the dark squares) 3 �h5
h6 4 i.xh6! g6 5 �e5 l:tc5 6 i.g7+! �xg7 7 li'lh5+

437) Sevillano-Ciawitter
1 l:txe6+! (the cleanest solution, a lthough 1 li'lxd 5+ i.xd 5 2 �xd 5 a l so wins) 1 ...l:txe6
(1 ...�xe6 2 l:te1+ �f6 3 li'lxd 5+ �g7 4 li'lxf5+ is a massacre) 2 li'lxd5+ �g5 (Black wou l dn't
have s u rvived for much longer afte r 2...�g7 3 �d7+) 3 li'lf7+ �h4 4 g3+ �h3 5 li'lg5# 1-0

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438) Weaving-Weller
Black could have won a piece and the game with 1 .l:!.xf2! 2 �h1 (if 2 .l:!.xf2 .l:!.cl+ 3 .if1
•••

.l:!.xf1+! 4 �xf1 Wfdl#) 2 .l:!.xf1+ 3 .ixf1 .l:!.c1 4 .l:!.f3 Wfc4 5 �g1 .ib5.
..•

439) Cocconcelli-Sipos
1 .l:!.xe4! 2 fxe4 lL'lxg3 (2 .. .fxg3+ 3 �g2 Wfh4 4 .l:!.hl gxf2 a l so wou ld h ave been strong) 3 lL'lc2
•••

(3 fxg3 Wfxg3+ 4 �hl Wfxh3+ 5 �gl .id4+ costs White the q ueen) 3 tt'lxf1+ 4 Wfxf1 .ie5 5
•••

�h1 (or 5 f3 Wfg3+ 6 � h 1 .ixh3 7 Wfe2 c4! with two extra pawns) 5 Wfh5 0-1 .••

440) Golubka-Smolkin
1 Wfxc5+! bxc5 (or 1...�f7 2 .l:!.1d7+ �g6 3 .l:!.g7+ �xh6 4 Wfg5#) 2 .l:!.1d7# 1-0

441) Townsend-Seidel
1 lL'ld6+! .ixd6 2 Wfxe6+ lL'le7 (not 2 ... .ie7? 3 Wfxg8+) 3 Wfxd6 .l:!.g6 4 Wff4 wins a pawn.

442) Marino-Bastos
1 e7! .l:!.e5 (if 1...Wfxe7 2 Wfc8#) 2 Wfc4 1-0
Black ca n only prevent the check on g8 with 2 ... Wfc8 (if 2 ...Wfxe7 3 Wfxc6+), but after 3 Wff7
there's no good defence to the threat of 4 Wff8.

443) Navarrete Espi-Valmana Canto

1 Wfxa6! picks up a second pawn, for if 1...bxa6? 2 .ixa6+ Wfb7 3 .ixb7+ and Black has lost
yet a nother pawn.

444) Cuartas-Arribas Robaina

1 .l:!.xa4+! �xa4 (or 1...bxa4 2 Wfb6#) 2 .ixa6 1-0
Now Black has no way to defend b5, but actua l ly 2 .l:!.c5 ! would have mated even faster:
2 ...Wfxc5 3 dxc5 b4 (otherwise 4 Wfa2#) 4 .id7+ �a3 5 Wfal#.

445) Panelo-Pozanco Romasanta

1 .ixf1+! �xf7 2 Wfb3+ tt'lbd5 (2 ... tt'lfd 5 3 dxe5 is also very good for Wh ite) 3 exd5 tt'lxd5 4 o-o
seizes the in itiative and rather exposes the black king.

446) Gerzhoy-Panjwani
1 .l:!.xe4! g5 (if 1.. ..l:!.xe4 2 Wfxf6+ or 1...tt'lxe4 2 .l:!.xf7+ �h8 3 lL'lf5+) 2 .ixg5 tt'lxe4 3 lL'lf5+ �g8
4 .if6 (now it's mate) 4...tt'lxf6 5 Wfg5+ 1-0

447) Palliser-NN
1 .l:!.e8+! 1-0
it's mate on the back ra nk.

448) Palliser-NN
1 exf7! 1-0
White wil l stay the exchange a head and attacking u n less Black prefers 1...Wfxh6 2 .l:!.g8#.

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449) Goryachkina-Drozdova
1 iVh3! h5 2 iVxd7! 1-0
2 ... iVxd7 3 '2lf6+ �g7 4 '2lxd7 leaves Wh ite a piece u p.

450) Styazhkina-Davletbayeva
1 b8'iV! i.xc5 (not 1 ....l:'txb8? 2 iVxd4+) 2 iVe5+ �g8 3 i.d5+! .l:'txd5 4 iVxd5+ .l:'tf7 5 iVxc5 and
the extra rook decides matters.

451) Gelfand-Anand
1 '2le5! (it's only a d raw after 1 fxe3?? 'Llxe3 2 '2les 'Llf1+ 3 �h3 '2le3) 1...e2 (or 1 ...exf2 2
'Llg6+ �g8 3 '2lxe6 fl'Ll+! ? 4 � h 3 g4+ 5 �h4 when Black runs out of checks and is mated) 2
'Llxe6! 1-0
After 2 ....l:'th1+ 3 �xh 1 eliV+ 4 �h2 Black can only prevent s 'Llg6+ �g8 6 .l:'tg7# by givi ng u p
his q ueen.

452) Deepan-Filipenko
1 iVh6! 1-0
Mate on h7 fol l ows u n less Black prefers 1 ... gxh 6 2 .l:'tg8# or 1 ... gxf6 2 iVxf6+ i.g7 3 iVxg7#.

453) Chistyakova-Zykina
1 ....l:'txh3! 2 �xh3 '2lf4+ 3 �g3 (now it's mate, but 3 iVxf4 exf4 is clea rly hopeless) 3 iVh4+!.••

4 �Xh4 J:'th8+ 5 �g5 (or 5 \t>g3 J:'th3#) 5 i.e7# 0-1

•••

454) Doluhanova-Munguntuul
1 'iYd7! .l:'taxd8 (1 ....l:'tf8 2 .l:'txa 8 won't save Black either) 2 iVxd8 �f8 3 'iVd6+ �g8 4 'iYe7!
(there's no defence) 4....l:'txe7 5 .l:'td8+! 1-0

455) lnarkiev-Kovchan
1 exd6+! iVxe2 (1 ...�d8 2 d7 doesn't help eithe r) 2 d7+ �e7 3 dxc8iV 'Lle3 4 'iYc7+ �f6 5
iVf4+ 1-0
After S ... �g6 6 '2ld4 iVd 2 White decides with 7 .ifS+!.

456) Nozdrachev-Demidov
1 c7! i.xc7 2 i.d5+! �h7 (or 2 ... iVxds 3 '2lf6+ winn ing the q ueen) 3 'iYf7+ �h6 4 iVf8+ 1-0
it's mate next move.

457) Bosiocic-Bukavshin
1 .l:'ta8+! 1-0
it's mate with 1 ...i.xa8 2 .l:'tb8#.

458) Matlakov-Grigoryan
After 1 i.h5! iVb6 (the bishop was i m m u ne: 1 ... gxhs?? 2 iVxh S+ �f8 3 'iYf7#) 2 i.xg6+ �d8 3
'Llxf5 W h ite, a pawn a head and with a strong ongoing i nitiative, proceeded to wi n.

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459) 5vidler-Vitiugov
1...'ifa5+! (1 ... l2Jf3+ 2 'it>e2 l2Jd4+ 3 'it>e1 lbf3+? 4 'it>e2 l2Jd4+ 5 'it>e1 Yz-Yz was the ga me) 2 b4 (if
2 'it>d1 .if3+) 2 ...'ifxb5! leaves White hel pless, since it's mate if 3 'ifxb5 (or 3 'ifd3 lbf3+ 4
'it>e2 .l:.xd3 5 l2Jxd3 l2Jd4+) 3 ... l2Jc2+ 4 'it>e2 f3#.

460) Sadikhov-Xu Yinglun

1....ixe4! 2 gxf7+ 'it>d7 3 lbxe4 (there's nothing better with both b3 and the rook on h l at­
tacked) 3 ...l2Ja3+ 4 'it>b2 .l:.xc2+ 5 'ifxc2 l2Jxc2 leaves Black win n i ng easily with q ueen a n d
pawn for t h e rook and knight.

461) Yuan Qingyu-Drozdowski

1... .l:.xb3! (or 1 ... .l:.h1+!? 2 .ixh1 .l:.xb 3 ! when 3 .l:.xb3 tra nsposes to the next note and after 3
.l:.bc1 .l:.xf3+ 4 .ixf3 .ixc4+ 5 .l:.xc4 'ifxf3+ 6 'it>g1 'ifg3+ 7 'it>f1 lbh2+ 8 'ifxh 2 'ifxh 2 Black's
q ueen should outclass the white rook) 2 .l:.xb3 .l:.h1+! 3 'it>e2 (3 .ixh l? a l lows mate with
3 ....ixc4+ 4 .l:.d3 .ixd3+ 5 'ifxd3 'iff2#) 3 ....ixc4+ 4 .l:.d3? (4 'it>d1 .ixb3+ 5 'it>c1 .l:.xe1+ 6 l2Jxe1
.ixa4 would have restricted the da mage to 'ju st' three pawns) 4...'ifxg2+ 5 'it>d1 lDf2+ 6 'it>c2
.ixd3+ 7 'it>b2 'ifxf3 left Black two pieces a head.

462) McShane-Grischuk
1...'ifxd4! (1 ...l2Je3+ 2 lbxe3 .ixd4 3 lbg4 .ixa1 4 'ifxa l a llows White to mount some resis­
tance) 2 l2Jxd4 (2 hxg4 l2Jxc2 3 'ifxc2 'ifxal+ win s a whole rook) 2 ...l2Je3+ 3 'it>e2 l2Jxd1 4
.l:.axd1 .ixd4 wins a piece.

463) Carlsen-Grischuk
1 'ifxe5! (1 'ifxe3! .l:.xe3 2 lbd 7 a l so does the trick) 1 ....l:.xe5 2 l2Jd7 'ifa7+ 3 'it>h1 'it>g7 4 bS'iV
'ifxb8 5 .l:.xb8 sees Wh ite emerge a rook a head.

464) Carlsen-McShane
1 .l:.f4! 1-0
The attack is q uickly overwhelming after 1 ... 'ifh7 2 .l:.xf6 or 1 ...'ife2 2 .l:.xf6 c5 3 lbg6+ 'it>h7 4
l2Jf4 'ife4 5 'ifh3, while 1 ...'ifxf4 2 lbg6+ col lects the q ueen.

465) Carlsen-Radjabov
1 lbxf5! gxf5? (1 ...'ifg5 2 'ifxc5 gxf5 3 .l:.xf5 wou l d h a rd ly been a la rge improvement) 2 'ifg3+
1-0
After 2 ... 'it>h7 3 .l:.xf5 'it>h6 there a re va rious ways to mate i ncl uding the flashy 4 .l:.xh5+!
'it>xh 5 5 'ifg7.

466) Wyss-Bellahcene
1 ...'ifxa4+! 2 bxa4 .l:.xa4+ 3 l2Ja2 b3 0-1
There's no way to prevent mate on a 2 .

467) Hoang Thanh Trang-Nimmy

1 .l:.g6+! (or 1 lbg4+ fxg4 2 .l:.h6+! 'it>xg7 3 'ifh7#) 1...i.xg6 2 lbd7# 1-0

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468) Akash-Paragua
1 i.f8! (now there's nothing to be done a bout the coming blow on as) 2 ctJb3 .Uxa5+! 0-1
•••

it's mate with 3 lt:lxa s .Uxa2#.

469) Rajesh-Vinoth Kumar

1 �g7+! lt:Jxg7 2 hxg7+ �g8 (or 2 ...�xg7 3 fxg7+ �xg7 4 .Uxh7+ with an attack and extra
piece) 3 i.xh7+ 1-0
Wh ite wi l l col lect 14 points next move after 3 i.xh7+ �f7 4 i.g6+!.

470) Petr-Haavamae
1 i.g4! 2 �xg4 �xg2+ 3 �e3 i.f2+! 4 �f4 (now it's mate, but Black wins easily on material
•••

after 4 .Uxf2 �xg4) 4 .Uf8+! 5 �g5 .Uf5+ 0-1

•••

471) Voloshin-Cernik
1 .Ue5+! fxe5? (1 ... �d6 was better, a lthough Black's ca use is totally hopeless after 2 cxbS} 2
i.d4+! 1-0
it's mate with 2 ... exd4 3 exd4#.

472) Gopai-Smirin
1...lt:ld3+! 2 i.xd3 (or 2 �d1 lt:lxf2+ 3 �xf2 - if 3 i.xf2 i.xc2+ - 3 ....Uxf7, leaving Black up the
excha nge and stil l attacking) 2...i.d4+ 3 .Uc2 i.xe3+ 4 .Uxe3 �b6 doesn't give White a ny­
where near enough for the queen.

473) Shrestha-Kiran
1 �xh5! �xe7 (a nd not l ... gxh s ? 2 .Ug3+ i.g7 3 .Uxg7+ �h8 4 i.f6 when 4 ...�d8 is the only
way to avoid i mmed iate mate) 2 �xa5 wins the excha nge.

474) Hastik-Siroky
White col lected the excha nge while reta ining a dominating position: 1 ctJh8! �xh8 2 �xf7.

475) Luciani-Domenech
1 �h3+! (the only move, but a good one) 2 �xh3 f1�+ 3 �h4 �f6+ 4 �h5 �g6+ 0-1
•••

it's a lso mate in two with 4...i.f3+.

476) Majstorovic-Krstic
1 a7! .Ub7 (1 ... �xa7 2 .Ua 3 picks u p the q ueen without delay) 2 �f8+ (or 2 .Ua3, and if
2 ... �e4? 3 �f8+) 2 . �xa7 3 .Ua3 �xa3+ 4 �xa3 1-0
..

477) Storey-Palliser
1 .Uxd2+! 2 �xd2 �g2+ 3 <Jid3 (or 3 �cl �fl+ 4 �d l �xh 3 with an extra piece and s hortly
••.

more) 3 ...�f1+ 4 .Ue2 �d1+ 5 .Ud2 .Ug3+ (s ... �bl+ 6 .Uc2 �xb3+ 7 �d 2 .Ug2+ a l so would
have fin ished Wh ite off} 6 .Uxg3 �xh5 0-1

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478) Ledger-Jones
1...i.xc2! 2 llcxc2 (or 2 lldxc2 llxb3+ 3 �xb3 llb8+ followed by mate on a s or b4) 2 llxb3+!
•.•

3 �cl �a3+ 4 �dl llbl+ 5 tt:Jc1 �xf3+ 6 lle2 �d3+ 0-1

After 7 lled2 �fl+ 8 �e1 llxc1+ Wh ite loses the house, while 7 �el llxcl+ 8 llxc1 llxc1+ 9
�2 �d4+ 10 �f3 �f4+ 11 �g2 �fl+ 12 �g3 llc3+ leads to mate.

479) Jones-Gordon
1...tt:Jxg3! 2 fxg3 and now 2 ...�e4+! (but not 2 ... �xg3+?? 3 llf2 �gl+ 4 �e2 �g4+ when the
checks ra n out after 5 �e3 ! i n the ga me) 3 lle2 �hl+ 4 �f2 is W h ite's only try to avoid per­
petua l check, but after 4...�xd1 5 �e7 �d4+ 6 lle3 �xd5 1 �xe5 �c6 the ending is com­
pletely equal.

480) Hanley-Combie
1 llxd7+! �xd7 2 �f6+ �g8 3 tLle7+ �xe7 4 �xe7 and as the d iscovered check achieves l it­
tle, Black is busted.

481) Holland-Howell
1...llxe2! 2 llxe2 i.xd3 3 llbb2 i.xc4 4 �el i.xe2 5 llxe2 llb8 0-1
The two extra pawns a re q u ick to decide after 6 i.e4 c4.

482) Rudd-Wadsworth
1 d7+! (even stronger tha n 1 tt:Jds �d4 2 tLlc7+ �d7 3 tt:Jxa8 llxa8) 1 ... i.xd7 2 llxf7! �xf7
(2 ... �e6 3 lle7+ �xe7 4 i.xe7 �xe7 5 �d6+ �e8 6 tt:Jd s leaves Black tota l ly helpless) 3
�xd7+ �g6 (3 ... �g8 4 �d S+! �f8 s llfl+ leads to mate) 4 tLld5 �a6 (there's no defence, as
shown too by both 4...�d4 5 tLlf4+ �xgs 6 tt:Je6+ and 4...tt:Jcs 5 tLle7+ �f7 6 llf1+ �f6 7
�d S+) 5 h4! h5 (s ... llhf8 stops the mate on f4, but not 6 tLle7+ �f7 7 llf1+) 6 tLle7+ 1-0
it's mate after 6 ...�f7 (or 6 ...�h7 7 �fS+ g6 8 �f7#) 7 tt:Jc6+ �g8 8 �e6+ �h7 (8 ...�f8 9
llfl#) 9 �fS+ g6 10 �f7#.

483) Tambini-Walker
1...i.xb2! 2 e5 (after 2 llxb2 a3 either the pawns sweep a l l before them or Black wi ns the
pawn ending after 3 �cl axb2+ 4 �xb2 �c4) 2...fxe5 3 lle4+ i.d4 4 �cl a3 5 lle2 a2 0-1

484) Arkeii-Holland
The rook l ift was im mediately decisive: 1 llc3! llxc4 2 llh3 �xf2+!? 3 llxf2 1-0

485) Batchelor-S haw

l llxdS+! cxd5 2 i.b5+ �d8 3 i.xe8 �xe8 4 �a4+ �f8 5 �xa7 nets a pawn.

486) Conquest-Adair
1 tt:Jxf7! �xf7 (1 ... �h7 2 i. h s ! doesn't help) 2 i.h5! �e7 (it's mate after 2 ... gxhs 3 �h7+ �e8
4 �g6+ �e7 5 i.f6#) 3 �xc5+ (plenty good enough, a lthough 3 i.f6+! �xf6 4 �xg6+ �e7 5
�f7# wou l d have been even q uicker) 3 ... �f7 4 �c2! 1-0

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487) Gordon-Roe
1 !txg7! �xg7 2 'iVxf5 l:td6 3 ctJe6+ �f7 (both 3 ... �g8 4 'iVg4+ �f7 5 lt'lbc5, or here 5 'iVg7+,
and 3 ... l:txe6 4 'iVxe6 l:tb6 5 ctJc5 a re tota l ly hopeless too) 4 'iVxh7+! (4 lt'lbc5 Ith8 5 ctJe4! was
a lso strong) 4...�xe6 5 ctJc5+ 'iVxc5 6 dxc5 won the q ueen and shortly the game.

488) Stajner-Muzzolini
1 'iVxe6+! .i.xe6 2 Itd7+ �e8 3 l:txe6+ 1-0
it's mate next move.

489) Odor-Froewis
1 f7+! �g7 (after this White leads by a rook and piece, but 1 ...�xf7 2 ctJe5+ wou l d have cost
Black his q ueen) 2 fxe8ctJ+ 1-0

490) Smideliusz-Recklingloh
1 .i.d5! 'iVb6 (1 ... exd 5? 2 exd5 either wins the q ueen or mates after 3 l:txe8!) 2 .i.xa8 gxh6
costs Black the excha nge.

491) Eriksson-Oisen
1 l:tg6+! �h7 (if 1 .. .fxg6 2 'iVxg6#) 2 l:txe6+ 1-0
Winning the q ueen, but he should real ly have preferred to force mate with 2 l:txg5+.

492) Christiansen-Frantsen
1 lt'lxe5! 2 lt'lxe5 (2 'iVfl shores up g2 and h3, but sti l l a llows Black a choice of wi ns, incl ud­
•••

ing 2 ...lt'lg4+ 3 �hl .i.d6! with the leth a l t h reat of 4...lt'lxf2+! 5 'iVxf2 l:txh 3+ 6 gxh 3 'iVxh3+)
2 ...l:txh3+! 3 gxh3 'iVxf2+ 0-1

493) Nikolaev-Kubik
1 !txe6! fxe6 2 ctJg5 lL'lf6 (there's no good way to defend d6, for if 2 ...l:te8 3 d7 Ite7 4 .i.xc6
bxc6 5 .i.d6) 3 lL'lxe6+ �f7 (3 ...�g8 4 ctJg5 followed by a check on the a 2-g8 diagona l wou l d
have been eq ually crus h ing) 4 'iVb3! 1-0
Black's q ueen is out of squares after 4 ... Itd7 5 ctJg5+ �f8 6 lt'lc4.

494) Simantsev-Krejci
1 ... l:txe5+! 2 'iVxe5 (or 2 �f4 l:txf5+ 3 �xf5 'iVxf3+ 4 �e5 'iVf6+ 5 �e4 'iVxc3, while 2 �xd3
runs i nto 2 ...'iVe2+ 3 �d4 l:txd5#) 2 ...'iVe2+ 3 �f4 (the q ueen is lost too after 3 �d4 J:!.xa4+)
3 ...g5+ 4 �g4 'iVxe5 0-1

495) Biolek-Bjerke
1 g7+! (even more precise than 1 J:!.xh6+ �g7 2 l:!.h7+ �f8 3 'iVe3) 1 ...'iVxg7 2 J:!.xh6+ �g8 3
l:!.h8+ �f7 4 'iVxg7+! �xg7 5 l:!.4h7# 1-0

496) Zilka-Molnar
1 .i.xh6! gxh6 2 ctJe4 J:!.c8 3 ctJf6+ �f8 4 'iVh7 'iVd8 a nd now there were various tempting lines,
including 5 'iVxh6+ �e7 6 'iVh4 �f8 7 b4!, trapping the bishop while keeping the initiative.

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497) Gabriei-Kociscak
1.. JI¥'g4! 0-1
There's no safe square for t h e wh ite q u een, and i f 2 �xg4 l::l.g 2+ 3 �h1 J::\.x h2+ 4 �g1 J::l. b g2#.

498) Kislinsky-Orzechowski
1 .ig5! hxg5 (1 ...�f8 2 l2'lxe5 l2Jxe5 3 dxe5 .ie7 would have restricted the da mage to j u st a
pawn and bad position) 2 dxe5 .ixe5 (2 ...l2Jxe5 3 l2'lxe5 .ixe5 4 l::l. h 3+ is very similar, while
2 ...�h6 3 l2'lxg5 l2Jxe5 4 J::l.x e5 ! is a l so tota lly crushing) 3 l2'lxe5 l2Jxe5 4 l::l.h 3+ �h6 5 J::\.x h6+
gxh6 6 �h5 and the attack was tota l ly overwhelm ing: 6 l2'lf3+ 7 gxf3 J::\.xe1+ 8 �g2 J::l.d 6 9
•..

�f7 J::\.d e6 10 �f8+ 1-o

499) Velicka-Cempel
1 J::l.xf6! gxf6 2 �g4+ �h7 (2 ...�f8 3 l2'lh5 is eq u a l ly crushing) 3 l2'lh5! 1-0
Black ca n cover g7 with 3 ... l::l.g 8, but then comes 4 l2'lxf6+ �h8 5 l2'lf7#.

500) Rubini-Schnell
1 J::I.x e2! 2 �xe2 (2 �xe2 �e7+ 3 �f1 .id3+ is also a kil ler) 2 .id3 win s q ueen for rook.
••• •••

501) Ulibin-Hj.Gretarsson
1 ...�xg4+! 2 �g3 (2 fxg4 l::l.g 2+ 3 �h1 J::\.xg4+ mates q u ickly a n d if 2 .ig3 Black has va rious
strong continuations, includ i ng 2 ...l::l.g 2+! 3 �xg2 l2'lf4+ 4 �g1 l2'lh3+ 5 �g2 J::l.c 2+ 6 J::l.f2
.ixf3+) 2 ...�xg3+ 3 hxg3 J::\. 8 c3 picks u p a third extra pawn a long the third ra n k.

502) Ellingsrud-MacArthur
1....ixa4! 2 .ixa4 (2 J::l.e 3 .ic6 followed by ... a4 is equ a l ly hopeless for White) 2 .ixb2+ 0-1
•••

Black regai n s his piece with an overwhelming attack after 3 �b1 .ic1+! 4 .ib3 .ixd2 5 J::l.xd2
a4.

503) Gonzalez-Ogaard
1 ...J::I.xf2! 2 .ixe4 J::\.x g2+! 0-1
The threats down the long diagona l and on the kingside prove fa r too strong after 3 �h1 (if
3 .ixg2 �xc2) 3 ... dxe4.

504) Hebden-Schjelderup
1 .ixh6! gxh6? (1 ...�e7 2 .if4 wou ld have restricted the damage to just a pawn and bad po­
sition) 2 �xh6 (threaten i ng 3 .ie6+ fol lowed by 4 J::l.xf6) 2...�e7 (2 ...l::l.f7 3 .ie6 .ig7 4 �g6 is
hopeless too) 3 J::\.x c7! �xc7 (or 3 ....ig7 4 .ie6+ .if7 5 �xg7+ �xg7 6 J::\.x e7 fol l owed by pick­
ing up the bishop) 4 .ie6+ .if7 5 J::l.xf6 1-0
Mate follows on g6.

505) Mihajlov-Haug
1 J::I.xg1+! 2 �xg1 J::l.c1# 0-1
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506) Meurs-Hansen
1 l2lxa2! 0-1
•••

The attack is overwhelming, in view of 2 l2lxa2 �xa2+! 3 �xa2 .l:i.a6+ and it's mate next
move.

507) Olsen-Schjelderup
1 i.xb3! 2 cxb3 .l:i.xb3+! 3 �c1 (or 3 axb3 �a1+ 4 �c2 �c3+ 5 �b1 �b2#) 3 ... �xa2 (th is
•••

leads to mate, just as 3 ...�a3+ 4 �d2 .l:i.b2+ 5 �e1 �e3+ does) 4 gxf6 .l:i.b1# 0-1

508) Nuber-Kotainy
1 ...�g2+! 2 .l:i.xg2 hxg2+ 0-1
it's mate with 3 �g1 i.e3#.

509) Pacher-Lys
1 i.f6! (with the simple threat of 2 �xh6+; 1 i.xh6? �e6 would have been m uch less effec­
tive) 1... �h7 2 i.xg7! 1-0
it's mate after 2 ... �e6 3 l2lf6+! �xg7 4 �g3+ �f8 5 �xg8+ �e7 6 �e8#.

510) Adams-Spanton
1 .l:!.xb7+! (even stronger than 1 a4+ �xa4 2 .l:i.xb7 when Black ca n give u p a piece with
2 ...ctJb4 to avert mate) 1 .l:!.xb7 2 a4+ �xa4 3 i.xc6+ .l:i.b5 (or 3 ... �b3 4 l2la 5+ �a2 5 l2lxb7
•••

with an easy win, such as 5 ....l:!.c8 6 i.d7 .l:i.c7 7 l2lxc 5 ! .l:!.xc5 8 i.e6+ �a1 9 �c2#) 4 �c2 1-0
Mate follows on the a-file.

511) Daulyte-Rogule
1 .l:!.d2+! 2 l2lxd2 (2 �xe3 .l:i.xb2 3 �d3 .l:!.e8 and 2 �e1 i.h4+! also lead to mate) 2 ...�f2+ 3
•.•

�d3 �xd2+ 4 �e4 .l:!.e8+ 0-1

512) Royset-Skaraki
1 .l:!.h8+! �xh8 2 �h2+ l2lh5 3 �xh5+ 1-o
it's mate on h7.

513) Royset-Pap
1 .l:!.xh4+! 2 gxh4 (or 2 �g2 �f2#) 2...�xh4+ 3 �g2 �f2+ 4 �h1 �xe1+ 5 �g2 �g1# 0-1
.•.

514) Bernotas-Narmontas
1 ...i.e4+! 0-1
2 ....l:!.xf2# fol lows if the bishop is taken.

515) Jovanovic-Tavasja
1 ...�f2+! 2 .l:!.xf2 exf2+ 0-1
it's mate after 3 �h1 l2lg3+ 4 �h2 .l:!.h4#.

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516) Martic-Tscharotschkin
1 lbb6!
Much stronger tha n 1 lbe5 a6!. After 1 lbb6 Black cannot save his rook, in view of 1.J�.d8 (or
1...axb6 2 'iVb5+ <:J;;e 7 3 'iVd7#) 2 'iVb5+ <:J;;e 7 3 .nc7+.

517) Gevorgyan-Nikolic
1 .nxh5! f5 (if 1...gxh5 2 'iVg5#) 2 'iVh6 .nf7 3 'iVxg6+! 1-o

518) Ratkovic-Pantelic
1 'iVxh7+! .nxh7 2 .nxh7+ .ig7 1-0
2 ... <:J;;g8 3 f7+ <:J;;x h7 4 fxe8'iV is a n easy win, while after 2 ... .ig7 3 .nxg7+ <:J;;f8 4 0-0-0 there's
no defe nce to 5 .nh1 and 6 .nh8#.

519) Zajic-Zivkovic
1 'iVxh3+! 0-1
•••

The attack q u ickly decides after 2 <:J;;g 1 (if 2 .ixh 3 .ng1#) 2 ... .nxg2+ 3 <:J;;f1 .nxf2+ 4 <:J;;xf2 .ng2+.

520) Cabarkapa-Uiibin
1 .if2! 0-1
•••

White loses his q ueen as it's mate after 2 'iVxf2 (or 2 'iVc3 e3+) 2 ...'iVxh3+ 3 'iVh2 e3+.

521) Drenchev-Jovanovic
1 .na1! 0-1
•••

White loses a piece after 2 'iVd2 (or 2 'iVxa1 'iVe3+ 3 <:J;;f1 .nxa1 4 .nxa1 .ixd4) 2 ....nxe1+ 3
'iVxe1 'iVe3+.

522) Tosic-Jovanovic
1 .ixh7+! <:J;;x h7 2 'iVh5+ <:J;;gs 3 tLlg5 .nds 4 'iVxf7+ <:J;; h s 5 .nae1 (5 'iVh5+ <:J;;g 8 6 'iVh7+ <:J;;f8 7
'iVh8+ <:J;;e 7 8 'iVxg7+ <:J;;d 6 9 lbe4+ <:J;; d 5 10 'iVg5+! <:J;;c 4 11 'iVxd8 is h a rd ly a bad option either)
5 ... 'iVb4 6 .ne4 1-0

523) Selbes-Martic
1 .nb8+! lbxb8 2 'iVa7# 1-0

524) Reinhart-Gantar
1 c4! .ixc4? (1.. ..ic6? 2 .nxa6 .ib7 3 .nxe6 is clea rly hopeless, but 1...dxc4 2 'iVd6+ 'iVC7 3
'iVxe6 would have restricted White to just two extra pawns) 2 .nxc4! dxc4 3 'iVd6+ 'iVc7 4
'iVxa6 1-0
The black q ueen is lost after 4...'iVd7 (or 4 ... 'iVb7 5 'iVd6+ 'iVC7 6 .na8+!) 5 'iVb6+ 'iVb7 6 'iVd6+
'iVC7 7 .na8+!.

525) Shanava-Nun
1 .nf5+! o-1
•••

it's mate after 2 <:J;;g 1 (or 2 lbxf5 'iVf2#) 2 ... lbe2+ 3 <:J;; h 1 'iVe1+.

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526) Cerveny-Netzer
1 l:!.g4+! 2 'iitx h5 (or 2 hxg4 iYxg4#) 2 ...iYf5+ 0-1
•••

527) Simacek-Hess
1 ...l:!.a1+! 0-1
Disaster follows on the back ra n k after 2 CL:le1 (or 2 CL\xa l iYcl+) 2 ... iYc1.

528) Berthier-White
1 ...CL:lh3+! 2 gxh3 (2 'iit h 2 iYf4+ 3 'iit h 1 ctJf2+ costs White his q ueen) 2 ...iYe3+ 3 'iit h 1 (3 'iit h 2
iYg3+ 4 'iit h 1 iYxh3+ tra nsposes) 3 iYxh3+ 4 'l.itg1 CL\xg4! (forcing mate on h 2 ) 5 �xg4 iYg3+
•••

6 'i£fh1 l:!.f2 7 �e6+ 'iitf8 0-1

529) Aronian-Telecom Management

1 �c8! l:!.d1+ (the only way to avert mate on h7 and save the q ueen) 2 iYxd1 iYxc8 3 g4 won
exchange a n d here 3 CL:lxf7+!, with the idea of 3 ...'iitg8 4 iYd s, wou l d have been even
stronger.

530) Gosling-Rodriguez
1 l:i.h8+! 1-0
it's mate with 1...�xh 8 2 iYg8#.

531) Petrov-Pieasants
1 l:i.xd7! �xd7 (1...'iitx d7? 2 CL:lcS+ wins the q ueen) 2 e6 1-0
2 ... l:!.h7 a llows White a choice of fa r too m a ny strong contin uations, i ncluding 3 l:i.d 1!, with
the idea of 3 ...�xe6 4 CL:lhf6+! exf6 5 CL:lxf6+ 'iite 7 6 �cs#.

532) Leconte-Gosling
1 ....txe3! 2 �xd3 (2 fxe3 iYxe3+ mates on the move) 2 ...�xd2+ 3 'iitx d2 CL\c5 4 iYb4 iYd6
wins a piece with a n ongoing attack.

533) Brown-Bryant
1 �xd5+! cxd5? (1...'iit h 8 2 CL:lf7+ 'iitg 8 3 CL:ld6+ 'iit h 8 4 CL\xe8 .txd4+ 5 'iit h 1 iYxe8 restricts the
da mage to an exchange) 2 CL:lxd5 �xd4+ 3 e3 iYf8 and here there were plenty of crushing
moves, including the q ueen-tra pping 4 �d6!.

534) Braun-Wagner
Wh ite won the excha nge: 1 �xe5+! CL\xe5 2 1:!.xb8 CL\xc4 3 l:i.b7 1-0

535) Gokhale-Garcia
1 �g8+! iYxg8 2 l:!.xh6+! 'iitx h6 3 iYxg8 wi ns fu rther materia l while simplifying to an easily
won e ndga me.

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536) Bosiocic-Ludwig
1 .txf6 gxf6 2 �g4+! CZ'lg6 (not 2 ... �h8 3 CZ'lxf7#} 3 .txg6 hxg6 4 CZ'lxg6! 1-0
After 4 ... l::i.c 7 (4.. .fxg6 5 �xg6+ �f8 6 �xf6+ �g8 7 l::i.e 3 mates, while 4 ... �xa4 a l lows Wh ite a
n u m ber of promising contin uations, including 5 CZ'lf4+ �f8 6 �h4, and if 6 ... �e7 7 CZ'lxe6!
fxe6 8 �h7+ �d6 9 l::i.x e6+! �xe6 10 l::i.e 1+) 5 CLJe5+ �f8 6 �h4 �e7 7 d 5 ! Black is swiftly a n ­
n i h ilated.

537) Naiditsch-Sokolov
1 .txg6! l::i.x d1+ 2 l::i.x d1 hxg6 (or 2 ...d 5 3 .txh7 �f6 4 �h 5 .th6 5 h4 with a n overwhelming
attack} 3 l::i.x d6! �c7 (3 ...�xd6? 4 CZ'lf7+ win s the q ueen) 4 l::i.xg6 l::i.a 6 5 l::i.xa6 bxa6 (it's mate
next move after 5 ...�c1+ 6 �h2 bxa6 7 �h 5+ �g8 8 �f7+ �h8 9 �e8+} 6 �h5+ �g8 7
�h7+ �f8 1-0
Black will lose h i s q ueen.

538) Swiercz-Kjurkchiiski
1 f7+! �xf7 2 �g7+ �e6 3 �xg6+ �e7 (now Black m ust give up his kn ight to avoid mate,
since if 3 ... �d 5 4 c4#) 4 �g5+ �f8? 5 �g7# 1-0

539) Poetsch-Rodshtein
1... .tb1+! 0-1
1 ... �xd2 2 �e5+ .te7 3 �xe4 ena bles White to fight on, but after 1 ... .tb1+ 2 �a 1 (or 2 CZ'lxb1
�xd6} 2 ....tf5+ 3 �a2 .te6+ he can only avert mate by givi ng up his q ueen.

540) Mi.Pein-Levine
1 ... CZ'lc1! 2 d6 (with 2 l::i.x c1 CZ'lxf3+ 3 �xc4 CZ'lxd2+ or 2 l::i. b 2 CLJb3+ 3 l::i.x b3 cxb3 Wh ite would
have restricted the da mage to 'on ly' a piece) 2...CZ'lb3+ 3 �d5 CZ'lxd2 left Black two knights
a h ead.

541) Dimitrov-Nenkov
1...�xe4! nets a second piece: 2 .txf6 gxf6 0-1
it's mate if 3 CZ'lxe4 CZ'le2#.

542) Hovhannisyan-Akopian
1...CLJc3+! (Wh ite wi ns after the overly a mbitious 1 .. .f5 ?? with 2 �h8+ �f7 3 gxf8�+ l::i.xf8 4
l::i.g 7+ �e8 5 �h4 or 2 gxf8�+ �xf8 3 �d6+ �f7 4 �c7+) 2 bxc3 �xg1+ 3 �xg1 l::i.fd8 4 �g5
�h7 5 �f6 l::i.d 7 6 �b2 l::i.g8 leaves White with nothing better tha n perpetual check.

543) Movsesian-Pantsulaia
1 �d6+! �xd6? (now it's mate, but the doubled rooks would also have proved too strong on
the seventh after 1...�g8 2 �xe6 fxe6 3 l::i.ff7} 2 l::i.fxf7+! 1-0

544) Volkov-Aiekseenko
1....tb4! 2 CZ'lxc7 (desperation, but after 2 axb4 �h7 mate on h1 is th reatened and 3 �f1
�xc2 wins easily} 2 ... .txa5 3 CZ'lxa6+ �aS 0-1

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S4S) Nyback-Michalik
1 ii.d8+! 1-0
White win s the exchange while retai n i ng his powerfu l in itiative after 1 ...�xd8 (or 1 ...�c8 2
li'lb6+) 2 llxb7.

S46) Bukai-Valles
1 tt:lfxg5! hxgs (otherwise Black is just a pawn down and facing a strong attack) 2 ii.xf7+!
�xf7 3 'ifhs+ tt:lg6? {he had to try 3 ... �g8, a lthough after 4 'ifxe8 'ifd7 s 'ifhs 'ifg4 6 'ifxgs
'ifxgs 7 tt:lxgs the rook and th ree pawns outweigh the two pieces) 4 tt:lxgS+ �f6 s lle3 (a
decisive rook lift) 5 ii.h6 6 llf3+ .ifs 7 tt:le6 (7 llxfS+! �xfs 8 tt:le4+ �e6 9 'ifxg6+ �d7 10
•••

tt:lcs+ or here 8 ...�xe4 9 'iff3# would have been more c l i n ical) 7 ...'ifa5 (7 ...�xe6 8 'ifxfS+
�d6 9 'ifxg6+ e6 10 'ifxh 6 leaves White t h ree pawns to the good) and now 8 lle1! wou ld
have won on the spot by threatening a l l of 9 lle s !, 9 'ifxh6 and 9 g4.

547) Andreev-Kriebel
1 g7+! 'ifxg7 (not 1 ... �xg7 2 tt:le6+ and if 1 ... ii.xg7 2 h6 .ixh6 3 .ixc8 llxc8 4 1Ixh6+ a piece
d rops off) 2 tt:lg6+ �h7 3 .ifs 1-0
The d iscovered check will be lethal.

548) Zschaebitz-Tokarczyk
1 ... 1Ic2! 2 dxe5 llxc3+ 3 �f4 (now it's mate, but White would n't have lasted for long after 3
ii.d3 ii.cs+ 4 �f4 llxd3 : for i nsta n ce, S ll h l 'ifxeS+!, and if 6 �xes ii.d6#) 3 ... 'ifh2 4 .ih3
'ifxh3 S 'ifxc3 {there was nothing better with s ...gS# threatened) 5 ...'ifh6+ 6 �g4 'ifhS+ 7
�f4 ii.gS# 0-1

549) Vasques-Johannessen
1 ...1Ixg2! 0-1
A key pawn d rops off leaving Black ready to triple on the g-file, since 2 tt:lxg2 runs into
2 ... 'ifxh3, with a killer attack in view of 3 tt:lfel 'ifh l#.

S SO) Khelaia-Zarkua
1...llxb2! 0-1
Mate on the c-fi le is th reatened and 2 �xb2 'ifa2+ 3 �cl 'ifc2# gets there after a l l .

5S1) lskandarov-Vinod
1 .ixg3! 2 tt:lf3 (2 fxg3 ? 'ifb6+ leads to mate) 2 tt:lxe4! 3 ii.e1 'ifd6 leaves Black two pawns
.•• •..

ahead and with a h uge attack.

5S2) Hayrapetian-Khelaia
1 'ifxf6+! 1-0
Mate follows on the back ra n k after 1 ...llxf6 2 lld8+.

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553) Lach-Kaliadzich
1 lLlf6+! lt:lxf6 (1...'it>h8 2 lt:lxe8 c3 3 lt:lxc7 cxb2+ 4 'it>xb2 leaves White a piece up, but now it's
mate) 2 .l::!x g7+! 'it>xg7 3 h6+ 1-0
it's mate after 3 ...'it>g6 4 .i::!g 1+ 'it>f5 5 lLld4#, 3 ... 'it>g8 4 'iVxf6 or 3 ... 'it>xh6 4 'iVxf6+ lt:lg6 5 .l::! h 1#.

554) Pop-Guttulsrud
1 'iVxg3! 2 hxg4 (2 'iVb8+ .l::!x b8 3 .l::!x b8+ 'it>g7 4 e6+ 'iVxc3 leaves White out of checks)
•••

2 'iVh4+ 0-1
•••

it's mate with 3 'it>g1 .i.e3+ 4 'it>fl 'iVf2#.

555) Sheremet-Valkama
1 'iVxh7+! 1-0
White comes out a piece a h ead after 1 .. :.t>xh7 2 f6+ and 3 fxe7.

556} Visanescu-lmnadze
1 'iVC7+! 'it>a8 2 'iVxd8+! .l::!xd8 3 lLlc7+ 'it>b8 4 lt:lxa6+ bxa6 saw White win the excha nge.

557) McDonald-Uianowski
1 lt:lxd5! 2 .i.xg7? (he had to try 2 .i.xf5, a lthough 2 ... .i.xd4 3 'iVxd4 lt:lxc3 4 'iVxc3 'iVxc3+ 5
•••

bxc3 gxf5 leaves Black with two la rge ta rgets on the q ueenside) 2 ... lt:lb3+! 0-1
The q ueen is lost in view of 3 axb3 .l::!a i+ 4 'it>c2 (or 4 .i.b1 .l::!x b1#) 4 ... lt:lb4#.

558} Pulpan-Spacek
1 .l::!x h1+! 1-0
it will be mate down the h-file.

559) Ramsdai-Boscolo
1 ....i.xb2+! (1 ... 'iVxd5 2 hxg6 fxg6 3 .l::!x h7 isn't so clear) 2 'it>b1 (or 2 'it>xb2 'iVc2+ 3 'it>a 1
'iVxa2#) 2 'iVc2# 0-1
•••

560} Neubauer-Tuma
1 'iVxf7+! 1-0
it's mate after 1 ....l::!xf7 2 .l::!c 8+.

561} Kobo-Machan
1 .i::!x g7+! 'it>xg7 2 .l::!g1+ 'it>h6 (2 ... 'it>h8 3 'iVd1 also leads to mate on the h-fi le) 3 f5+ 'it>h7 4
'iVd1 1-0

562} Verstraeten-Kyrkjebo
1 .i::!x e5! lt:ld6 (not 1 ... .i.xe5 ? 2 'iVxh7#, but 1 ... lt:lf6 is the only rea l way to avoid the threat of 2
.l::!x e8+ and 3 'iVxg7#, a lthough after 2 .l::!e 7 .l::!g 8 3 'iVxf6! there's l ittle to be done) 2 'iVxg7+
(good enough, but he should real ly have fou n d 2 .l::!e 8+! lt:lxe8 3 'iVf8#) 2 'it>xg7 3 .l::!c 5+ 'it>h6
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4 .l::!xc6 1-0

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563) Urbonaviciute-Haitovich
1 ... i.xa4! 2 i.c4 (or 2 bxa4 'iix a4 when there's no good way to cover a2) 2 ...ti.xc4! 3 bxc4
i.b3 0-1

564) Byron-Vakunin
1 ti.f5! 1-o
There's no defence, as shown by 1 .. .f6 2 ti. h 5 ti.f7 3 i.xg6, 1 . ..lZ'lf6 2 ti.af1 gxf5 3 ti.xf5 �h8 4
ti.xf6 a nd 1 ...gxf5 2 i.xf5 lZ'lf6 3 i.xf6.

565) Szabo-Kersic
1 ti.xb7! lZ:Jxb7? (1 ... ti.c8 2 ti.a7! i.e7 3 f6! isn't a l l that m uch of an i m provement, but now it's
mate) 2 i.xc6+ �e7 3 ti.d7+ 1-0
3 ... 'it>e8 4 ti.d6+ �e7 5 f6+ gxf6 6 exf6# is a pretty fin ish.

566) Aguettaz-Tomazini
1 i.f7+! �xh4 (it's mate too after 1 ...'iixf7 2 'iix g5#) 2 ti.h6+ 1-0

567) Zierke-Borkovec
1 ti.xe4! 'iixe4 (1 ...ti.xd2 2 ti.xg4+ leaves Black down a piece, but the text costs h i m his q ueen)
2 'iig 5+ �f8 3 'iid 8+ 'iie 8 4 i.g7+! 1-0

568) Lizak-Karabaic
1 'iixg8+! 1-0
Mate follows on f8 after 1 ... �xg8 2 i.d5+.

569) Van Riemsdijk-Vi Liu

1 g7+! (1 ti.xh7+ �g8 2 ti.dh1 would enable Black to prolong the ga me with 2 ...'iie 3+) 1...�g8
(1 ... �xg7 2 'iix h7+ �f8 3 'ii h 8+ leads to mate too: 3 ...�f7 4 ti.h7+ �g6 5 ti.g7+ �f6 6 'ii h 6+
�f5 7 'ii h 7+ �f6 8 'iig 6# or 3 ...�e7 4 'iig 7+ 'iif7 5 ti.e2+ .l:i.e4 6 ti.xe4#) 2 'iix h7+ �f7 3 g8'ii+
�f6 4 'iig 5# 1-0

570) Fischer-Hubert
1...ti.xg2+! 0-1
it's mate with 2 lZ'lxg2 'iix h3+ 3 �g1 'iixg2#.

571) Castilla-Guezennec
1 ...ti.8xg3! 2 hxg3 (2 i.xg2 ti.xg2 3 ti.d2 ti.xh2 a l so leaves White defenceless) 2 ...ti.xf2+ 3 �e1
lZ:Jxe5 0-1
There's no good way to cover the f3-sq u a re.

572) Theodorou-Kekki
1 ...lZ:Jxd4! 2 ti.xc8 (2 exd4? 'iixd4+ 3 �f1 i.xf4 wins serious material) 2 ...ti.xc8 3 i.xg6? (3
�h1 restricts the damage) 3 ...hxg6 4 exd4 ti.c2! 5 'iid 3 i.xf4 leaves Black a pawn a h ead and
stil l with the in itiative.

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573) Volkov-Liodakis
1 l:i.e7! 1-0
Black m ust give up his q ueen in view of 1 ...'iVg6 2 l2lxc6+ Wa8 3 l:i.a7#.

574) L'Ami-Henriksson
1 g 7 ! .ixd4+ (1. . .'iVxg7 2 l:i.xg7+ .ixg7 3 .ia3 ! a lso leads to mate) 2 Wh1 .ixb2 (or 2 . . ..ixg7 3
'iVh7+ Wf8 4 l:i.xg7 fol l owed by mate) 3 .ih7# 1-0

575) Sjoi-Kristinardottir
After 1 l:i.xf8+! Wxf8 2 l:i.f1+ l:i.f7 (or 2 ... Wg8 3 .ih7+ Wh8 4 l:i.f8#) 3 l:i.xf7+ 'iVxf7 4 .ixf7 Wxf7
5 'iVf3+ the extra q ueen proved fa r too strong.

576) Kristjansson-Jones
1 l:i.c3! (the ga me went 1 'iVxd3 ? 'iVxc6 2 fxg4 l2lf6 with a dangerous i n itiative for Black)
1 .ixf3+ (1 ....ixc3 2 'iVxc3 doesn't h e l p Black for he is mated after 2 ... .ixf3+? 3 gxf3 'iVxf3+
...

4 Wc1 'iVxh1? 5 .if4+ Wa8 6 'iVa5#, while someth ing l ike 1 ...l2lf6 2 .ixd3 .ixf3+ 3 Wc1 j u st
leaves White a n exchange to the good) 2 gxf3 'iVxf3+ 3 'it>c1 leaves White a rook u p u n less
Black prefers to go out with 3 ...'iVxh1 4 .if4+ when it'll be mate on the a-fi le.

577) Sadorra-Robson
1 d8l2l+! (now White comes out two pieces a h ead; he should win if somewhat more slowly
after 1 'iVxc2 Wxe7 2 'iVd3 Wd8, but certa i n ly not 1 d 8'iV?? l:i.xe2+ 2 Wg1 'iVe3+ when it's Black
who wins) 1 ..We8 2 'iVxc2 Wxe7 3 l2Jxb7 1-0
.

578) Panchanathan-Chirila
1 . l2lg3! 2 l2lde4? (there's no defence after 2 fxg3 ? .id4+ 3 Wh1 l:i.e5 a n d even 2 l2lf3 .ixc3 3
. .

fxg3 .ixa1 is pretty hopeless for White) 2 . 'iVh4 0-1

. .

There's no defence to mate on h2.

579) Bernotas-Meskovs
1 f1'iV+! 0-1
...

Black emerges a piece a head after 2 l:i.xf1 l:i.8g2+ 3 We1 .if2+ 4 We2 .ib6+ 5 We1 l:i.xf1+ 6
Wxf1 l:i.xb2.

580) Fier-Kulaots
1 l:i.e5! fxe5 (or 1 ... 'iVxc6 2 l:i.xe6 with a n extra piece) 2 'iVxe6+ Wh7 3 'iVe8 1-0

581) Markauss-Samolins
1 l:i.xd2! (or 1 ....ixf4!) 2 'iVxd2 .ixf4 0-1
•••

it's mate on c2.

582) lavendelis-Stepins
1 .ixg6! fxg6 (or 1...l2lc5 2 .ixh 5 with two extra pawns) 2 l2lxe6 'iVc6 3 l2lxg7+ Wf8 4 .id4!
Wxg7 5 e6+ Wg8 6 exd7 leaves W h ite a pawn a head a nd sti l l attacking.

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583) Mierins-Chehlov
1 li.xh2+! 2 �xh2 li.d2+ 3 �h3 iVh5+ 4 �g3 iVh2+ 5 �g4 li.d4+ 6 .lle4 (Wh ite ca n avoid
•••

mate, but not save his rook) 6 iVg2+ 0-1

•..

584) Herman-Krause
1 l2lc6+! i.xc6 (now it's mate, but otherwise the q ueen was lost) 2 iVxe6+ �d8 3 iVxd6+ 1-0

585) Morrison-Chevannes
1 li.xe6! fxe6 (or 1 ... iVd7 2 li.e7 iVd6 3 iVe3 iVd8 4 Vies followed by iVf6) 2 iVf6+ �e8 3
li.xe6+ 1-0
Black can not save both rooks after 3 ...iVxe6 4 iVxe6+.

586) Peeters-Swagemakers
1 li.xh3+! 2 gxh3 i.f3# 0-1
•••

587) Daamen-Bosboom
1 l2Jxb3! 2 cxb3 iVxb3+ 3 �a1 (now the q ueen is lost, but 3 �cl i.a 3+ would h ave mated
•••

on the turn) 3 ....ll b4! 0-1

588) Schuermans-Charlier
White seized the i n itiative and an exchange: 1 i.f6+! �xf6 2 iVxh8+ �f7 3 iVh7+ 1-0

589) Airapetian-Moskalenko
1 i.xf2+! 2 �xf2 (otherwise Black's q ueen picks u p g3 with a n overwhelming attack)
•••

2 .Ud2+ 3 �e3 (3 �f1? iVb1+ forces mate and even the q ueen ending should be lost after 3
•..

�g1 .Uxg2+ 4 �xg2 iVxa8+ 5 �h2 iVc6) 3 iVxg3+ 4 �xd2 iVxg2+ 5 �cl iVxa8 and three
•.•

pawns a head Black won easily.

590) Svidler-Jakovenko
1 iVxf4! 0-1
•••

Black's major pieces prove fa r too strong in the event of 2 .Uxd1 i.xd1+ 3 �xd 1 .Ud8+ 4 �c2
(or 4 i.d 3 .Uxd 3+ 5 �c2 iVe4) 4...iVd2+ 5 �b3 .Ub8+.

591) Makhmutov-Cheremnova
1 l2lxg7+! i.xg7 2 iVxe6+! 1-0
it's mate with 2 .. .fxe6 3 i.g6#.

592) Getz-Shen
1 .Ua8+! i.xa8 (or 1 ... �d7 2 .Uxg8 i.xg8 3 iVxg8) 2 iVxg8+ �d7 3 iVxa8 leaves White the ex­
cha nge a h ead.

593) Kaidanov-Akobian
1 .Uh6! 2 .Uxg7+ (the checks q uickly run out after this, but if 2 h3 iVxh 3+! 3 .Uxh3 .Uxh3#)
•••

2 �f8 3 .Ug8+ �f7 4 .U1g7+ �f6 5 �gl iVxh2+ 6 �f1 .Ug6 1 .Uxg6+ hxg6 0-1
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594) Kamsky-Seirawan
1 i.xh6! gxh6 2 l:td7! 'Yixd7 (2 ... 'Yib6 3 'Yif3 tt:Jxd7 4 'Yif4 forces mate) 3 tt:Jxd7 tt:Jxd7 (or
3 ... l:tg8 4 J:txg8+ J:txg8 5 b4!) 4 'Yid2 �h7 5 b4 l:tad8 6 bxc5 tZ:lf6 7 'Yif4 and the q ueen proved
stronger than the rook and kn ight.

595) Nakamura-Hess
1 J:txg7! (1 l:tg3 l:tg8 2 l:tg6! threatening to sac on h6 is just as good) 1...�xg7 2 l:tg3+ �f8 (or
2 ... �h8 3 'Yig6) 3 'Yih7 1-0

596) Devallee-Duchateau
1 l:te8+! 1-0
it's mate after 1 ... l:txe8 (or 1 .. .'Jixe8 2 'Yie5+) 2 'Yih4+.

597) Cabrera-Franco Alonso

1 i.xg6! 1-0
After 1...'Yixf4+ 2 'Yixf4 fxg6 3 'Yih6 B lack must s hed even more materia l to avoid mate on g7.

598) Mokshanov-Sazonova
1 J:txf8+! 'Yixf8 (or 1 ...�xf8 2 'Yixd6+) 2 'Yie5 (2 'Yig5 a l so does the trick) 2 'Yib8 3 l:tg7+ �f8 4
••.

J:txb7 'Yixb7 (now the q ueen is lost, but 4 ... 'Yixe5+ 5 dxe5 was hopeless too) 5 'Yih8+ 1-0

599) Chekletsov-Bogolepov
1 'Yixh5+! �g7 (or 1 ... gxh 5 2 J:txh 5#) 2 J:txg6+! fxg6 (2 .. .'Jif8 3 l:txg8+ �e7 4 l:txc8 is a l l over
too) 3 'Yixg6+ �f8 4 'Yixg8+ (going for the material, a lthough he cou ld have mated with 4
'Yixf6+ �e8 5 l:txg8+ �d7 6 l:tg7+) 4 ... �e7 5 'Yixc8 1-0

600) Fatkhutdinov-Afanasiev
1 l:txh7+! 1-0
it's mate with 1 ...�xh 7 2 'Yih5+ �g7 3 i.h6+ �h7 4 i.f8#.

601) Ovetchkin-Bochkarev
1 J:txg7+! i.xg7 2 'Yixd8 saw the q ueen easily outclass the two pieces.

602) Granados-Chinchilla
1 l:txf8+! 1-0
it's mate if 1 ...J:txf8 (1 ...'Yixf8 2 J:txf8+ l:txf8 3 'Yie6 wins easily) 2 'Yixg7+! 'Yixg7 3 l:txf8#.

603) Larino Nieto-Adams

1 l:txh6+! gxh6 2 i.xf6+! 1-0
There's no defence, in view of 2 ...J:txf6 3 �·g8# or 2 ... �h7 3 'Yig6#.

604) Rey Malde-Khamrakulov

1 ...l:txd4! 2 'Yixh3 (not 2 exd4? tZ:lf3#) 2 ...tt:Jxh3+ 3 �g2 tt:Jxf2! 4 �xf2 l:td7 0-1
Black wi l l centra lize his king and advance his kingside majority with an easy win.

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605) De la Villa Garcia-Santos Latasa

1 J.xh7+! 'it>xh7 2 iVh5+ 'it>g8 3 l:th3 J.h4 4 l:txh4 f6 5 b3! win s a pawn while mainta ining a
killer attack.

606) Sergio Filho-Jonas

1 f8li'l+! 1-0
Black d raws after 1 f8iV? iVd2+ 2 'it>f3 iVe3+, but 1 f8li'l+! forces 1 ...'it>d 5 2 l:td7+ li'ld6 3
l:txd6#.

607) Alic-Kruskic
1 l:txf2+! 2 'it>g3 (if 2 l:txf2 iVxh 3#) 2 l:tg2+! 3 J:txg2 iVxh3+ 0-1
••• •••

White m u st lost both his rooks, in view of 4 'it>f2 iVxg2+ 5 'it>e3 li'ld5+ 6 'it>d3 'iVd2#.

608) Hadziselimovic-Bunjo
1 li'lc3+! (1 ...l:txa 3+ 2 bxa3 li'lc3+ wil l a lso do) 2 'it>a1 (2 bxc3 is mated by 2 ...l:txa 3+! 3 'it>xa 3
•••

iVb3#) 2 li'Jxe2 wins the queen.

•••

609) Tomic-Pancevski
1 l:t4c5! 'it>f7 (Black wi l l be mated after 1 ... dxc5 2 iVxe5+ 'it>h7 3 'iYe7+ and 1 ... 'it>f8 2 l:txe5
iVxc6 3 l:txe4 a l so leaves the black king fa r too exposed: for exa m ple, 3 ... iVc1+ 4 'it>h2 iVc5 5
iVf6+ 'it>g8 6 l:te8+) 2 l:txc7+! iVxc7 3 iVc4+! 1-0
The key intermezzo. White emerges q ueen for rook a h ead.

610) Lakota-Muhic
1 l:txf3! removed a key defensive pawn, in view of 2 gxf3? li'lxf3+ 3 'it>g2 li'lxd2.
•••

611) Mrndjic-Selimovic
1 li'lxg3! (rather than 1 ... j_xg2? 2 li'la6+ 'it>c8 3 li'lxc7 bxa 5 4 'it>xg2 'it>xc7 which left Black
•••

struggli ng i n the game) 2 hxg3 (if 2 j_xb7 li'le2+ when Black wins after 3 'it>f1 l:txh 2 ! or 3 'it>f2
l:txh2+ 4 'it>f3 l:tg3+ 5 'it>e4 f5+! 6 exf6 li'lc3+) 2 ... l:txg3 3 li'la6+ (3 li'lxb7 l:txg2+ 4 'it>xg2 iVxb7+
leads to mate after 5 'it>g3 l:tg8+ 6 'it>f2 l:tg2+ 7 'it>e1 iVe4+ or here 6 'it>h4 iVg2) 3 'it>c8! and
•••

there's no defence, for if 4 li'lxc7 (or 4 l:td 2 iVc6) 4 l:txg2+ 5 'it>f1 l:th1#.
•.•

612) Chuprov-Gusarov
1 iVxg6+! 'it>xg6 2 j_e4+ 1-0
Mate follows on h 7.

613) Nezis-Farrar
After 1 j_xh6! gxh6 2 li'lxe5+ j_g7 (or 2 ...'it> h 7 3 j_xf7 dxe5 4 iVg6+ 'it>h8 5 j_xe8 li'lxe8 6
iVxe8 'iYg7 7 iVxe5 iVxe5 8 dxe5 when the rook a n d pawns should outclass the bishops) 3
j_xf7+ 'it>f8 4 j_xe8 dxe5 (4 ... li'lxe8 5 ti:Jg6+ 'it>g8 6 CDd2 doesn't change m uch) 5 j_g6 iVe7 6
CDd2 White had too many extra pawns.

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614) Nezis-Boyers
1.. .'�xh2+! {both 1...'ifxf4 2 l2Jh5+ �h7 3 tt:Jxf4 and 1...t2Jxf4 2 l2Jf5+ �f6 3 tt:Jxh4 give White a
bit of play for the excha nge with his bishops) 2 �xh2 l::t h 8+ 3 �g2 tt:Jxf4+ 4 �f3 tt:Jfg6 saw
Black emerge a rook a h ead.

615) Nezis-Gamble
1 l::txf6+! (win n ing the excha nge while obta ining a crushing initiative) 1...�xf6 2 'ifxe8 1-0

616) Schnepp-Frehen
1 J::txe3! 2 'iff1 (or 2 'ifxe3 l::td 1+ 3 'ife1 J::tx e1+ 4 J::tx e1 'ife6 ! 5 l::t c 1 'ife2 when White will
•••

have to give u p h is rook as well) and now 2 'iff5 wou ld have been crushing: for i nsta n ce, 3
•••

a4 J::td 2 4 b5 'iff4 5 'ifg1 J::t e e2.

617) Dragovic-Lukovic
1 J::txg7+! �xg7 2 'ifxh6+ �g8 3 'ifg5+ �h8 4 �b2 1-0
There's no defence, as 4 ... l::t d 6 is met by 5 'ifh6+ �g8 6 �h7+! �h8 {6 ... l2Jxh7 7 �g7#) 7
�xf6+ l::txf6 8 �g6+ �g8 9 'ifh7#.

618) Jurkovic-Dizdarevic
1 J::txc4! 0-1
•••

White loses a piece, for if, say, 2 tt:Jxc4 then it's mate: 2 ...'ifb7+ 3 �g1 l2Jh 3#.

619) Plenca-Brenc
1 tt:Jxf6+! (1 �xf6 tt:Jxf6 2 tt:Jxf6+ gxf6 3 'ifxe5 ! is a l so rather strong) 1...gxf6 2 �g6+ (or just 2
J::t xf6) 2...�f8 (2 ... tt:Jxg6 3 �xe6+ ttJe7 4 �xf6 tt:Jxf6 5 'ifxf6 will more than regai n the piece) 3
�xf6 t2Jxf6 4 'ifxe5 1-0

620) Straka-Froewis
1 ttJc6+! bxc6 2 �xa7+ �c8 3 �b6 �d6 4 'ifa8+ 1-0
it's mate after 4 ... �b8 5 'ifxc6+.

621) Dorfanis-Krivokapic
1 ..�xc2+! 2 �xc2 �xf3 won the exchange and a pawn.

622) Veleski-Minovski
1 c6+! �d8 2 c7+! 1-0
After 2 ... �d7 3 J::tx e8 Black's king can no longer stop the c-pawn and prevent h i m going a
rook down.

623) Guerra Bastida-Revilla Rio

1 �xa5! �d8 (not 1 ... J::tx a5 ? 2 l::t b 8#) 2 �xc7+ sees White cra s h i ng through while picking u p
two pawns.

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624) lglesias Leon-Aivarez lbarra

1 ..ia6! 1-0
The b-pawn is fa l l i ng and with it the defence, as Black m u st give u p h i s q ueen i n the event of
1 ... bxa6? 2 b7.

625) lvanov-Hernandez Munoz

1 ...i.xds! removes a key pawn for White would lose the excha nge after 2 J::!.x d s? Wi'f6+ and
3 ...11Vxa 1.

626) Miton-Adla
1 Wi'xe3! (a nd not 1 ...i.xe3 ? 2 Wi'c8+ �h7 3 fxe3 CZ'lxe3+ 4 �e2) 2 Wi'xds (2 fxe3 CZ'lxe3+ 3 �e2
•••

CZ'lxc4 would be two extra pawns) 2 ...11Vxe1+ 3 �xe1 exds leaves Black a pawn a h ead.

627) Plenca-Dragomirescu
1 J::!.xf6! exf6 2 Wi'h7+ �f8 3 i.xf6! (now it's mate and this is why White began with 1 J::!.xf6
rather than the ha rd ly s ha bby 1 ..ixf6) 3 Wi'b6+ 4 �f1 1-0
•••

628) Srbis-Berescu
1 i.xds+! 1-0
it's mate with l ... Wi'xd s 2 Wi'f6#.

629) Boytsov-Pischikov
1 i.xf2+! 2 �xf2 Wi'xh2+ 3 �e3 and now the restrictive 3 cs! wou l d have given Black a
••• .••

crushing attack, whereas a mazingly there was nothing crushing for Pischikov after 3 ...11Vxg3+
4 �d4 CS+ S �xcS Wi'd6+ 6 �d4 CS+ 7 �d 3.

630) Ganichev-Baghdasaryan
1 ...J::!.x c2+! 2 �xc2 J::!.c8+ 3 �d3 (or 3 �d 2 Wi'b2+ 4 �d3 'W/c2#) 3 'Wid1+ 0-1
•••

it's mate on c3 next move.

631) Kuzmin-Ovetchkin
1 J::!.x g2+! 2 �xg2 i.xh3+ 3 �h2 'W/xd4 0-1
•••

Black will emerge a piece a head after this and 3 .....ig4+ 4 �gl J::i.f6 was a pretty decent a lter­
native.

632) Vlasov-Pershin
1 ...Wi'a1+! 2 �xa1 J::i.c 1+ 0-1
it's mate down the a-file.

633) Vitiugov-Ding Liren

1 J::!.xes! (removing a key defensive piece) 1 dxes 2 f6 �h7 3 l::!.f s! 1-0
••.

Black can only prevent mate with 3 ... 'W/xfs (3 ...gxfs 4 Wi'gs J::!.g 8 s 'W/xh s#) 4 i.xfs J::i. h 8 (if
4 ... gxfs s 'Wigs and mate next move) which is clea rly tota l ly hopeless after S 'Wigs.

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634} Biriukov-Dyakov
White forced mate a long the eighth ra n k: 1 'iVxb2+! 'iVxb2 2 .l::l.xg8+ �xg8 3 .l::l. a8+ 1-0

635} Martynov-Shimanov
1 .l:i.xd6! �xd6 (the threat was 2 tba8 and even 1 ....l::l.g 6 2 tba8! �e8 3 .tc5 would have been
extremely strong) 2 tbe8+! �d7 (if 2 ...�xd5 3 'iYc5#) 3 lLJf6+ �d8 4 d6 1-0
The knight is pin ned aga i n st mate and 5 'iYc7# is a crushing th reat.

636} Kovanova-Ding Yixin

1 .l::l.xg6+! �h8 (or 1 ... hxg6 2 'iVxg6+ 'iYg7 3 .txd 5+) 2 .l::\.g 8+! 1-0
it's mate on h7.

637} Jakovenko-Ding Liren

1 .l::l.xe4! (1 ... 'iVxc4+ was eq ually good and then 2 .l:i.d3 .l::l.g 1+! or 2 'iVd3 'iVxd3+ 3 .txd3 .l::\. h 4 4
•..

�g1 .l:i.f6 decisively bringing the rook i nto play) 2 'iVxe4 'iVh5 3 'iYa8+ �h7 4 'iYe4+ �g8 0-1
White is out of checks and bust on the kingside after 5 'iVa8+ .tf8 6 'iVd 5+ .l::l.f7.

638} Vrana-Krejci
1....txf3+! 2 �xf3 'iVf6+ 3 .tf5 (3 �g2? lbxe3+ wi ns the q ueen, as does 3 �e2? 'iYf2+ 4 �dl
tbxe3+) 3 ...tbh6 4 e4 exf5 5 exf5 'iVxf5+ 6 'iVxf5 tbxf5 leaves Black a pawn a head.

639} Horsak-Koutny
1 d6! a1� (if 1 ... .l::\.x d6 2 'iVf8+!) 2 .l:i.c4+! .te6 3 .txe6+ 1-0

640} Volcik-Gasa
1 . .'iVxc1+! 0-1
.

Mate follows with 2 �xcl (or 2 �a2 �a 1+! 3 �xa1 .l::l.a4+ 4 �b1 .l::l.d l#) 2 ....l::l.g 1+ 3 .te1
.l::\.x el#.

641} Berry-Johnson
1 .l::\.g8+! �xg8 2 �xh7+ �f8 3 'iVxf7# 1-0

642} Fritze-Colbert
1...'iVxf2! 2 'iVg8+ (or 2 .l::l.xf2 .l::l.e l+ and mate on the back ra n k) 2 ...�xg8 3 lbxe7+ .l::\.xe7 4
.l::l.xf2 .l::l.e1+ 0-1

643} Eriksson-Evertsson
1. .l::l.xf2! 0-1
..

2 .l::l.e 1 (2 �xf2 tbg4+ 3 �g1 'iVxe3+ leads to mate) 2 ...lDd3, a n d if 3 'iVb3 'iYd4 4 .l::l. b dl .l::l.x g2+ 5
�xg2 'iVxe4+ 6 �gl lbxel 7 .l::l.x el .txc4, costs White q u ite serious materia l.

644} Jakenberg-Engstrom
1 'iVxh5+! tbxh5 2 .l::\.x h5+ .l:i.h6 3 .txh6 (3 g7+ �xg7 4 .l::l.g1+ is faster) 3 ... tba3+ 4 �c1 1-0
Even 4 ... .l::l.f5! ? doesn't prevent the threat: 5 .tf8+ .l::\.x h 5 6 g7+ �h7 7 g8'iV#.

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645) Kacakovski-Petrov
1 lt:Jxg6! fxg6 2 .Sxg6+! <:Jilf7 {White mates after 2 ... hxg6? 3 'iixg6+ or 2 ...<:Jilh8? 3 .Sxf6! 'iix hl+
4 <:Jild2} 3 .Sxf6+! �xf6? (3 ...<:Jile8 4 .Sxf8+ �xf8 5 .Sel wou l d have left White a pawn u p and
with a h uge i nitiative, but Black had to try th is) 4 'iix h7+ 1-0
it's a neat mate after 4 ... <:Jite8 5 �g6+ <:Jitd8 6 �b6#.

646) Petrov-Stanojoski
1 ....Sxc3! 0-1
Disaster follows on f2 after 2 .Sxc3? (2 f3 is a better defence, if sti l l very good for Black after
2 ... .Scxe3 3 'iia 2 'iif7 4 fxg4 �e2) 2 ...lt:Je4.

647) Knott-Lalic
1...�xds! (stronger than 1 ...lt:Jxd 5 2 exd 5 �xd 5 3 b3} 2 exds lt:Jxds! 3 cxds (3 'iic 5 lt:Jcb4 wi ns
serious material} 3 lt:Jd4+ 4 <:Jilb1 .Sc1+! 5 <:Jilxc1 'iixb6 and the extra q ueen is too strong.
•••

648) Buckley-McDonald
1 ...lt:Jxf4+! 0-1
Black wins the q ueen after 2 gxf4 .Se3+.

649) Marciano-Sermier
1 lt:Jxg6! hxg6? (or 1 .. .fxg6 2 �xg5 'iic 7 3 .Sxb6! .Sf8 4 �b5+ lt:Jc6 5 'iia 3 when the rook re­
mains ta boo and White should win after 'iic 5 and .Sc1, while here 3 ...'iix b6? 4 'iif6 wou ld
echo the game) 2 �xg5 'iic 7 3 .Sxb6! 1-0
3 ...'iix b6 4 'iif6 threatens both mate and the rook.

650) Hochstrasser-Kaenel
1 �xh7+! lt:Jxh7 2 g6 fxg6 (a nd not 2 ...lt:Jf6? 3 gxf7+ <:JiffS 4 .Sxg7) 3 'iixg6 lt:Jg5 4 h4 regained
the piece with some i nterest.

651) Karimov-Muminova
1 ....Se1! 0-1
it's mate with 2 'iix e1 'ii h 3+ 3 <:Jitg1 'iig 2#.

652) Kurbonboeva-Nasriddinzoda
1 �xh6! gxh6? (much better j ust to be a pawn down after, say, 1...f5 2 �g5) 2 lt:Jf6+ <:Jilh8? 3
'ii h 7# 1-0

653) Galyamov-Aiikulov
1 .Sxg5+! fxg5 2 .Sxf8+! <:Jilxf8 3 'iih 8+ <:Jite7 4 'iig 7+ <:Jite8 5 �g6+ 1-0
it's mate next move on f7.

654) Fier-Hausner
1 .Sd1+! (1 �xe5 .Se8 isn't so clear after 2 .Sd l+ <:Jilc8 or 2 'iif 5+ 'ife6) 1...�d6 (now 1 ...<:Jitc8 2
'iix e5 'iia 6+ 3 <:Jilf3 'iic 6+ 4 �g3 leads to a h uge problem on b8} 2 'iixe5 .Se8 3 .Sxd6+! 1-0
it's a n extra piece after 3 ...'iix d6 4 'iix e8+ <:Jilxe8 5 �xd6.

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655) Van Vliet-Babicka

1 .U.xd6! �b8 (or 1...�xe4 2 .U.xd8+ �h7 3 .U.h8#) 2 .U.xd8+ (2 �es wou l d have been even
stronger, based on 2 ...�f8 3 .U.xd8+ �xd8 4 �h8+ �e7 5 .if6+) 2 ...�xd8 3 �d4 1-0

656) Grussova-Cernousek
1 .td41 0-1
.••

White m u st lose his q ueen.

657) Divis-Bilek
1 .U.xh6+1 �xh6 (or 1...�g8 2 .U.xg6+ �f7 3 �g7+ �e8 4 .U.xe6#) 2 .U.h1+ �g5 3 �h4# 1-0

658) Mikes-Hruby
1 .ib8! �xb8 (a nd not 1...�b6? 2 .ta6+! followed by mate on C7) 2 .ta6+ �b7 3 .txb7+
�xb7 wins the q ueen for two bishops.

659) Ulanowski-Kimerling
1 .ixe61 l2Je5 (th is gives up serious material, but 1...fxe6 2 l2Jd6+ �f8 3 .U.h7 decides, in view
of 3 ....U.g7 4 .U.h8+ .U.g8 5 �xg6) 2 1lixd8+ .txd8 3 .txc8 .U.xc8 4 l2Jd6+ 1-0

660) Hajek-Lechtynsky
1 .tb2+1 2 �d2 (now the c2-sq u a re costs White, but 2 Wxb2 .U.xf2+ 3 �a 1 �eS+ 4 .U.d4
•••

l2Jxd4! would have been a l l over too) 2 c3+ 3 �e2 1lic2+ 0-1
•••

661) Vlasak-Kudla
1 l2Jxd51 cxd5 (1...l2Jd3+!? might have been a better try, but Wh ite does come out with two
pieces for the rook after 2 .U.xd3 .txd 3 3 lbf6+ �e7 4 cxd3) 2 .U.xds �c6? (a poor choice of
square, but even after 2 ... 1lib6 3 .U.xcs White is doing very wel l with h i s ongoi ng strong initia­
tive and extra pawn) 3 .U.xcsl 1lixcs 4 �xe6+ �e7 5 �xg6+ �d8 6 1lid3+ 1lid7 (now the rook
on h8 fa l ls, but even after 6 ...�e8 7 1libS+ �d8 8 �a S+! �c7 9 .U.dl+ �c8 10 �fS+ �b8 11
.U.d7 Black m u st give u p) 7 �c3 1-0

662) Sanzhaev-Filipenko
1 1lixe6! 1-0
The defence is overwhel med, since it's mate if 1...fxe6 2 f7+ .ig7 3 f81li#.

663) Karimov-Kovalev
1 .U.xe6! �xe6 (now it's mate, but otherwise Black has just lost a piece) 2 1lig7 l2Ja6 3 fS+I
gxf5 4 l2Jf4# 1-o

664) Farran Martos-Pogorelov

1 .U.fxf71 (otherwise Wh ite remai n s a pawn down) 1 l2Jxf7?? (1...Wh8! would have led to a
•••

d raw after 2 .U.xf8+ .U.xf8 3 h 3 �cl+ 4 �h2 1lif4+) 2 1lixf7+1 1-0

it's mate next move after 2 ... .U.xf7 3 .U.xb8+ .U.f8 4 .te6+.

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665) Neuberger-S armir

1 �c8+! l:rxc8 (if 1...�d6 2 Wiles#) 2 l:rb7+ 1-0
it's mate n ext move.

666) Cebalo-Bahl
1 l:rxg7+! �h8 (1...�xg7 2 WilgS+ �h8 3 .ixf6+ would have won the q ueen and the game, but
now it's mate) 2 Wilh6 1-0

667) Ovsejevitsch-Kuijf
1 .if6! 1-0
it's mate on h7 if the bishop is taken and 1 ...�g8 gives White a choice between capt u ri ng on
g7 and winning the black q ueen with 2 Wi/gs tt:le6 3 Wi/xa s.

668) Bazii-Jones
1 l:rxf4! l:rxf4 2 Wi/g6+ �h8 (or 2 ... Wi/g7 3 Wi/xg7+ �xg7 4 tt:le6+) 3 Wi/xh6+ Wi/h7 4 Wi/xf4 wins the
excha nge.

669) Kaplan-S ahin

1 l:rxd5+! �e7 (if 1 ...�xd 5 2 l:rd 1+ tt:ld 3 3 l:rxd3+ �es 4 tt:ld4 .ixd4 s l:rxd4 and the black
king's days a re clea rly n u m bered: for instance, s ...l:rd8 6 WilgS+ Wi/fs 7 Wilg7+ Wlif6 8 l:re4+!) 2
l:rxes sees Wh ite win a piece a nd continue attacking.

670) S umer-S ipahioglu

1 ...�xg2+! 2 �xg2 (2 �g1 Wilh3 is no improvement) 2 Wilh3+ 3 �g1 Wilh1# 0-1
•.•

671) Dogan-Benzetsel
1 ...l:ra1+ 2 .if1 l:rxf1+! 3 �xf1 Wi/a6+ 4 �e1 Wi/a1+ 0-1
Mate follows on d1.

672) Vurtseven-Topel
1 l:rxd5! exds 2 exd6 (White is a whole rook down, but threatens both a killer d iscovered
check and 3 tt:lc7+) 2 ...�d7 3 Wilf3 (3 Wild3 is also promising) 3 ...�c6? (not best, but even after
3 ...Wi/f6 4 Wi/xds White's in itiative is too strong: for exa m p le, 4...CZlc6 s l:rd 1 l:rb8 6 ctJd4 Wi/xd6
7 Wi/xfS+ �e8 8 Wi/e4+ �e7 9 il.f4 Wi/g6 10 Wi/xg6+ hxg6 11 tt:lxc6 with fou r pawn s for the ex­
change, as 11 ... l:rxb2? fai l s to 12 l:re1 l:rb7 13 �gS) 4 l:rd1 (4 tt:ld4+, a n d if 4 ... �xd6 5 il.f4+
�d7 6 Wi/xd S+, was a l so a kil ler) 4...�d7 5 Wi/xfS+ �c6 6 Wi/xdS+ �d7 7 WilfS+ �c6 8 d7 �b7 9
WildS+ �a6 10 CLlc7+ 1-0

673) Lindhe-Berg
it's mate on the h-fi le: 1 ... Wi/xh2+! 0-1

674) Lindhe-Thiborg
1 .ixa6! .ixf3? (blu ndering i nto mate, but even after, say, 1 ... Wilh6 2 tt:les Black wou l d have
been in desperate stra its, while 1 ... .id7 isn't a contender on acco u nt of 2 Wilb3!) 2 Wi/xc6+ 1-0

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675) Lindborg-Hector
1 .J:Ixg4! 2 �xf3 (this loses the house, but there was nothing better with 2 ... �h4+ the th reat
••

and 2 �xg4 running into 2 ...�g5+ 3 �h3 �xg3#) 2 ...�h4+ 3 �g2 exf3+ 0-1

676) Lindgren-Lindhe
1 .i.h4! t'iJe7 (not 1 ...�xh4? 2 �xe8+) 2 t'iJxcs! breaks through whilst col l ecting a key pawn,
for if 2 ... dxc5 3 d6.

677) Roseii-Ostling
1 e6! t'iJxe6 (after 1 ... �c8 one good move is the q ueen-win n i ng 2 �f5 t'iJxe6 3 l:txe6+ �xe6 4
l:te1) 2 l:txe6+! fxe6 (aga in, if 2 ... �xe6 3 l:te1 �xe1+ 4 t'iJxe1 with q ueen and piece for the
two rooks) 3 �xg6+ �f7 4 �xf7+ �xf7 s l:txc7+ (White's i nitiative is fa r too strong i n a ny
case, but now Black blunders) s ... �g6? 6 t'iJeS+! �xhs 7 l:tc3 1-0

678) Bocharov-Aiekseev
1 l:txb7+! t'iJxb7 (1 ... �xb7 2 �xa3 �b6 is tota l ly hopeless too, in view of 3 l:txf8 �xf8 4 t'iJe4)
2 �c7+ �h6 3 l:txf8 l:ta2+ 4 t'iJc2 1-0
Black ca n only avert mate by giving up the excha nge on c2.

679) Dubov-Potkin
1 t'iJxds! (1 hxg4 t'iJxg4 2 l:txf7!, and if 2 ...l:txf7 3 �xg6+, is a l so crushing) 1 t'iJxd5 2 l:txf7 1-0
•••

White's threats a re fa r too strong after 2 ... l:txf7 3 �xg6+ l:tg7 4 �xh5 !, which is even better
than 4 �e6+ �h7 5 .i.xd 5.

680) Vuzhakov-Petrov
1 ....i.a3! 2 �d2 (if 2 �xa3 .i.c2+ 3 l:txc2 �xa 3) 2 ....i.xc1 3 �xc1 l:tc6 rega ins a n excha nge
while leavi ng Black with a da ngerous i nitiative.

681) Sjugirov-Kurnosov
1 �xd4+! cxd4 2 .i.xd4+ �g8 3 l:tg7+ �f8 4 e7+! t'iJxe7 (or 4 ... l:txe7 5 l:tg8#) s l:tf7+ 1-0
The 'Wind m i l l ' is decisive: 5 ... �g8 6 l:txe7+ �f8 7 l:tf7+ �g8 8 l:td7+ l:te6 (8 ...�f8 9 .i.g7#) 9
.i.xe6+ �f8 10 t'iJC7.

682) Adamova-Korchenkova
1 l:txh7+! �xh7 2 �h4+ �g6 3 g4 1-0
it's either mate on h 5 or with 3 ...l:th8 4 �xh8 �g5 5 .i.d2+ �xg4 6 .i.e2#.

683) Korchagina-Gubernatorova
1 t'iJb3+! 2 l:txb3 (2 cxb3 d4 ri ps open even more lin es) 2 ... cxb3 and now 3 cxb3 d4 wou ld
••.

have left Black the excha nge up and with the in itiative.

684) Wheeler-S hetty

1 l:txh1+! 2 �xh1 �f1+ 3 �h2 �xf2+ 4 �h1 .i.f3# 0-1
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685) Pendergast-Raptis
1 J:txf2! 0-1
••

There's no defence in view of 2 ltxf2 (or 2 'iYe3 lt8f3 !) 2 ...'iYxg3+ 3 ltg2 'iYxd6.

686) Lee-Rehmeier
1 ltxe6! fxe6? (better to decl i ne a n d just be one pawn down) 2 ii.xe6+ '.i?h8 3 'iYxf8+ ti:Jg8
(not 3 ...ltxf8? 4 ltxf8+ tt:Jg8 5 ltxg8#) 4 'iYf4 and the two extra pawns proved decisive.

687) Gidicov-Legky
1 ii.xh2+! 2 '.i?xh2 tt:Jg4+ 3 '.i?g3 (3 '.i?g1 'iYxh4 4 ti:Jf3 wou l d have restricted White's losses to
•••

a pawn) 3 'iYd6+ (hard ly bad, but 3 ... g5! would have left White in even more trou ble) 4 '.i?f3?
•••

(4 f4 g5 5 ii.xg5 hxg5 6 'iWa4 wou l d have kept White in the ga me for now) 4 ti:Jh2+ 5 '.i?e3
•.•

d4+ 0-1
Winning the q ueen, a lthough the mate with 6 '.i?f4 g5+, and if 7 '.i?g3 'iYd6+ was good too.

688) Janachkov-Eiishakov
1 ii.xa7+! '.i?a8 (or 1 ...'.i?xa7 2 ti:Jb5+, win n i ng the q ueen, as does 1 ... '.i?c8 2 ti:Jb5 'iWa 5 3 ltc1+
ti:Jc5 4 tt:Jxd6+! ltxd6 5 ltxc5+) 2 'iWa4 1-0

689) Getov-Varbanov
1 ltxg7! ti:Jfxg7 (1 ... tt:Jexg7 2 ltxg7 is very similar) 2 ltxg7! '.i?xg7 (or 2 ... tt:Jxg7 3 ii.f6 'iWd 5 4
'iYh6 ltg8 5 tt:Jg5 and mate on h7) 3 ii.f6+! (th e sta r fol low-u p) 3 ... tt:Jxf6 4 exf6+ '.i?h8 5 tt:Jg5
'iYd6 6 'iYxh7# 1-0

690) Triboulin-Spassov
1 ...ltxf4! 2 gxf4? (better j ust to accept he had b l u ndered a piece) 2 ...'iYg6+ 3 '.i?f1 ii.a6+ 0-1

691) Dichev-Sisoev
1 ...1Lxf5! 2 ii.xd4 (th i s doesn't help, but 2 gxf5 'iYxf5 leads to mate on f2 or h 5 , and even 2
lth2 JLd7 would have left White helpless aga i n st the threat of 3 ... ii.c6 and 4...'iYf3#)
2 ... ..ltxg4+! 3 '.i?xe3 'iWe6+ 0-1
Plenty good enough, if not q u ite as good as 3 .....ltg5+ 4 '.i?e4 'iWf5#.

692) Ljangov-Cheparinov
1 1Lxe3! 2 fxe3? (better was to try to d ig in for a long defence after 2 ltd1 JLd4) 2 ...ltxd3
•..

(now the white king is simply too exposed) 3 ii.e2 'iWd5+ 4 '.i?f2 ltdxe3 5 lte1 'iYe5! 6 ltxa7
'iWxg3+ 7 '.i?f1 ltf3+! 0-1

693) Finlay-Piotkin
1 ltxe2! 2 'iYxf3 (no im provement was 2 'iYxe2 tt:Jxg3+!) 2 ...exf3 3 ltg1 f2 0-1
••.

694) Poecksteiner-Rau
1 ii.xf3! 0-1
..•

There's no good way to defend g2 and if 2 gxf3? 'iWh 3+ 3 '.i?f2 'iYg2#.

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695) Wu-Sadilek
1 ...1:i.xh2+! (1 ....tg4 a l so does the trick) 2 .txh2 �f3+ 3 �g1 .i.h3 4 �g5 fxg5 0-1

696) Zelbei-Hessenberger
1 d7! 1-0
1. . .1:i.h8 a t least deals with t h e threats of 2 .tb4+ and 2 �d6+, b u t after 2 .tb4+ 'lt>g8 3 .tc3
�f8 4 d8� it wil l be mate next move in a ny case.

697) Mostertman-Bitalzadeh
1 1:i.xc3! 2 bxc3 ct:Jxe4 3 .td4 (th i s covers c3 for now, but W h ite wi l l sti l l be overwhelmed on
.•.

that square) 3 ctJd5 4 �d3 (or 4 l:i.g3 ct:Jdxc3+ 5 .txc3 ct:Jxc3+ 6 1:i.xc3 .txc3) 4 ct:Jexc3+ 5
••• .••

'lt>b2 and now 5 ... ctJb5 would have q u ickly finished White off: 6 .i.xg7 (or 6 1:i.a1 ct:Jxd4 7
ct:Jxd4 �xd 3 8 cxd 3 .txd4+) 6 ...�xa3+ 7 'lt>b1 'lt>xg7 followed by 8 . ..li'lbc3+.

698) Thesing-Haak
1 1:i.h8+! 1-0
it's mate down the h-file after 1 ... .txh8 2 �h3.

699) White-Holwijn
1 �xe7! 1-0
Devastating checks on e6 and g7 a re th reatened, and if 1 ....txe7 2 1:i.xg7+ 'lt>f8 3 1:i.h8#. An­
other way to mate was 1 1:i.xg7+! .txg7 2 �xe7 .txd4 3 �e8+ 'lt>g7 4 l:i.gS+.

700) Zelbei-Meijenfeldt
1 ct:Jas+! 1-0
Black loses h i s q ueen after 1 ... 'lt>c8 (if 1 ... ct:Jxa s 2 �bS+ �c8 3 1:i.a8+ or 1 ... �xa s 2 1:i.xh7+ �b8
3 1:i.xas ct:Jxa s 4 �bS+) 2 1:i.xc6.

701) Daamen-Ris
1...ct:Jxh4+! 2 'lt>h2 (or 2 gxh4 �g4+ 3 �g3 �xe2 with an extra excha nge and ongoing attack)
2 ...1:i.h1+ 0-1
lt will be mate on g2, but 2 ...�h3+! 3 'lt>xh3 1:i. h 1# would have been even faster.

702) Geirnaert-Franssen
1 1:i.xf6! .tf5 (the rook is ta boo, in view of 1...�xf6 2 .th6+) 2 .td2 b5 3 .tc3 �e3+ 4 'lt>h1 'lt>g8
s l:i.xfs! 1-o
The q ueen's a rriva l on f6 wi l l be c u rtai n s for Black.

703) Haslinger-Welten
1 1:i.xh5+! gxh5 2 �g5+ 'lt>h7 3 ct:Jf6+ 1-0
Mate follows on h6.

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704) Kovalenko-Dmitriev
1 lha6+! 1-0
The dou bled rooks on the seventh wil l prove too strong after 1 ... 'itd7 (if 1 ... bxa6? 2 :S.c7#) 2
:S.xb7+ 'ite8 3 .ltxc4 dxc4 4 :S.aa 7 .ltg6 5 .ltd6.

705) Golovin-Zakhartsov
1 .lta5! .ltxb2+ 2 'itb1 1-0
Black m ust give up h i s q ueen since it's mate after 2 ...1/Ub7 (or 2 ...1/Uxa 5 3 1/Uxc8+} 3 :S.d8#.

706) Onischuk-Zakhartsov
1 d7! 1/Uxd7 (otherwise the d-pawn costs Black h i s rook} 2 1/Uh5+ 1-0
it's mate with 2 ... 'itg7 3 :S.g6+ 'itf7 4 :S.h6+ 'itg7 5 1/Ug6#.

707} Tarasova-Pavlov
1 ...1/Uxc3+! 0-1
it's hopeless after 2 'itf1 {if 2 :S.xc3 :S.d1#) 2 ... 1/Uxcl+ 3 .ltxc1 :S.d1+.

708} Schleining-Atanasova
1 CZ'Ib6! .ltxb6 (1 ...1/Ug4 covers g6, but leaves Black a rook down after 2 CZ'Ixa8} 2 1/Ug6+ 'ith8 3
1/Uxh6+ 'itg8 4 1/Ug6+ (or 4 :S.d4} 4 ... 'ith8 5 1/Uxf6+ 1-0
A decisive rook lift fol lows with 5 ...'itg8 6 1/Ug5+ 'ith8 7 :S.d4.

709} Swiercz-Wojtaszek
1 :S.xb7! rega i n s the pawn (1 1/Uh 3 ? o-o j u st left White a pawn down in the ga me), for if
1 .. .tt:Jc5? (1 ... 0-o 2 :S.a7 CZ'Ic5 3 11Ug3 is a bout eq u a l} 2 1/Uc4 and the counter-pin leaves Wh ite
with a h uge i nitiative, since 2 ... d5 3 exd5 exd5 4 CZ'Ixd5! CZ'Ixd5 (or 4...1/Uxd 5 5 1/Uxd5 CZ'Ixd 5 6
.lt h 5+ 'itd8 7 .lta 5+ CZ'Ic7 8 :S.d 1+ regai ning the piece with a crushing attack} 5 .ltg4 sees h i m
win n ing back his materia l with i nterest.

710) Sielicki-Gasik
1 ...1/Uxf3+! 2 'ifxf3 (or 2 'ith2 1/Uxf2+ 3 'ith3 1/Uxh4#} 2 ...:S.xh4+ 3 1/Uh3 :S.xh3# 0-1

711} Benjamin-Gu
1 ...:S.xh3+! 2 'itxh3 (or 2 'itg1 1/Uh5} 2 1/Uh5+ 3 'itg3 :S.g8 0-1
•..

There's no good defe nce to the mating d iscovered check on d4.

712) Pruess-Ramirez
1 ....1txe4! 2 CZ'Ixe4 (not 2 .ltxe4? 1/Uxc5+) 2 .1txg5! 3 CZ'Ixg5 1/Uc5+ 4 'ith1 1/Uxg5 picks up a sec­
.••

ond pawn.

713} Kekelidze-lvanisevic
1 ... :S.xg2+! 2 'itxg2 (2 'ith1 dxe4 3 CZ'Ixe4 :S.xh2+! is no better) 2 ... .1th3+ 3 'ith1 .ltxf1 4 exd5
and now 4 ... .1tc4 wou l d have left Black wel l on the way to consolidati ng his extra piece.

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714) Eg-Kiese
1 .Mxh3+! 2 gxh3 (2 <Ji>g1 i.b6+ is hope less too in view of 3 <Ji>f1 .Mxf3+! 4 gxf3 11Yxf3+)
•••

2 11Yxf3+ 3 <Ji>g1 11Yg3+ (or 3 ... 11Yh1+ 4 <Ji>f2 1!Vg2+ 5 <Ji>e3 11Yg3+ 6 <Ji>d4 i.b6#) 4 <Ji>f1 11Yxh3+ 0-1
•••

lt will shortly be mate after 5 <Ji>g1 i.b6+.

715) Tikkanen-Grover
1 l:!.d7+! <Ji>xf6 2 .Mf1+ <Jigs 3 l:!.fS+ <Ji>h6 (or 3 ...<Ji>g6 4 11Ye4) 4 .Mdxf7 ctJg7 (Black's ki ng is fa r too
exposed and also fai l s to s u rvive after 4 ... 11Yg1+ 5 .Mf1 11Ye3 6 g5+! 11Yxg5 7 .M1f6+ <Ji>h5 8 .Mxe6
or 4 ...11Yh1+ 5 .Mf1 1!Vd 5 6 11Yc1+) 5 gS+ <Ji>h7 6 g6+! <Ji>xg6 7 l:!.7f6+ 1-0
White wins with a fu rther sacrifice: 7 ...<Ji>h7 8 .Mh6+! <Ji>xh6 g 11Yh4+ lt:J h 5 (9 ...<Ji>g6 10 .Mf6#) 10
11Yxh 5+ <Ji>g7 11 11Yf7+ <Ji>h6 12 .Mh 5#.

716) Nyzhnyk-Bruzon Batista

1 .Mh2! (but not 1 gxf4? lt:Jxf4 2 11Yf3 lt:Jxe2+ 3 11Yxe2 h 5 when Black rega i n s h is piece with the
adva ntage) 1 h6 (he had to prevent mate) 2 gxf4 lt:Jxf4 3 11Yf3 1-0
•••

There's no com pensation for the rook, for if 3 ... h5 4 i.c1.

717) Potkin-Bruzon Batista

1 1!Vxg3+! 2 <Ji>h1 (or 2 fxg3 .Mg2+ 3 <Ji>h1 .Mh2+ 4 <Ji>g1 .Mag2#) 2 11Yxh4+ 3 <Ji>g1 11Yg4+ 4 <Ji>h1
••• •••

(4 <Ji>h2 h6! followed by ta king on f2 is a l l over too) 4 lt:Jg3+! 0-1

•••

718) Stachowiak-Musialkiewicz
1 i.c4+! <Ji>f8?? (terrible; 1 ... bxc4 was essentia l when 2 .Mh8+ <Ji>xh8 3 ctJd7+ <Ji>g8 4 ctJxc5
would have left Wh ite a pawn up with good chances to convert) 2 .Mh8+ <Ji>e7 3 i.b4 1-0
The q ueen is lost.

719) S zumilas-Tkachev
1 i.xds! exds? (1 ... <Jte7 2 i.f3 ctJf5 restricts White's advantage to j u st a pawn and the better
position) 2 .Mxds .Mg6 3 11Yxf7+ <Ji>c6 4 .MxcS+! 1-0
White will emerge three pawns a head after ta king on g6.

720) Nezis-AIIis
1 e6+! <Ji>xe6 (or 1 ...i.xe6 2 ctJe5+) 2 .Me1+ 1-0
2 ...<Ji>d7 3 ctJe5+ wins the exchange.

721) Leong-Palliser
1 gs! 2 f3 (not, of cou rse, 2 hxg5?? 11Yh2#) 2 lt:Jes 3 11Ye4 fs 4 11Ye3 gxh4 5 gxh4 11Yxh4 nets
••• •••

a pawn.

722) Wells-Palliser
1 i.g3! 0-1
•••

White is overwhelmed on the ki ngside after 2 .Mc1 (or 2 hxg3 fxg3 and 3 ...11Yh4+) 2 ...i.xh 2 ! 3
.Mge1 11Yh4.

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723) Cawston-Whitehead
After 1...t2Jxe2! 2 �xe2 b3! 3 t2Je1 C3+ 4 t2Jbd3 b2 5 J:rd1 c2 the con nected passed pawns
swept a l l before them.

724) Townsend-Mounce
1 iVes! 1-0
Black m ust give up his q ueen or the rook on b2, in view of 1 ...iVxe5 2 J:rxd8+ and mate.

725) Vates-Nezis
1 J:rxf3+! 2 gxf3 (2 g3 J:rf5 doesn't especi a l ly help Wh ite) 2 ...J:rxh2+ 3 �g4 hS+ (or 3 .. .f5+) 4
•••

�gs �g7 o-1

The f-pawn wi l l mate.

726) Cornhiii-Barber
1 i.xf6! i.xe3+ (or 1 ...gxf6 2 i.xh7+! <;t>xh7 3 iVh5+ �g7 4 iVg4+ �h7 5 J:rf3 followed by
mate) 2 �h1 gxf6 3 i.xh7+! (3 iVg4+!? �h8 4 iVh4! f5 5 iVf6+ <;t>g8 6 J:rf3 was the other way
to wi n) 3 ... �xh7 (3 ... �h8 4 iVh 5 J:rfd8 5 iVh6 is tota lly hopeless too) 4 iVhS+ �g7 5 iVg4+!
�h7 6 J:rf3 i.xf4 7 J:rh3+ i.h6 8 iVhs 1-o

727) Ostovic-Rogulj
1 J:rxg7! cxd3 (it's mate after 1 ...�xg7? 2 tLlh5+ �h8 3 iVh6) 2 t2Jxe6 i.gs (desperation; nei­
ther does 2 ...i.b4 3 c3! help Black) 3 iVxd3 iVas+ 4 b4 iVxb4+ 5 c3 1-0

728) Ding Vixin-Wang Jue

1 i.a7! (even stronger than 1 iVh6+ �g8 2 i.a7!) 1 ...J:rb7 (the exchange m ust go, for if
1 ...iVxa7? 2 iVh6+ �g8 3 J:rxd8#) 2 i.xb7 (2 J:rhf1! was a n im mediate game-ender, with the
idea of 2 ...J:rxa7 3 J:rxf7+! iVxf7 4 iVh6+ �g8 5 J:rxd8+) 2 .. i.xb7 3 tLlxbS iVc8 left White the
.

exchange a h ead and now she m ight have concl uded matters with 4 i.cs!, and if 4...J:rg8 5
J:rhf1.

729) Mohamad-Liu
1 i.xgS! (th reaten ing 2 i.xf6 t2Jxf6 3 iVh4 and much stronger tha n the h a rdly awfu l 1 t2Jxf6+
t2Jxf6 2 iVxg5+) 1 ... i.xg5 (very relatively best is 1 ... .ixd4+ 2 cxd4 f6) 2 f6 h6 3 l2Jxh6+ i.xh6 4
iVxh6 t2Jxf6 5 iVgS+ �h8 6 J:rxf6 iVxf6 7 iVhS+! 1-0

730) Lee S anghoon-Nguyen Due Hoa

1 cxb2! 2 J:rxd8 J:rxd8 3 .ifs i.f3 4 fxg7 i.b4 5 iVb1 J:rd1+ 6 iVxd1 i.xd1 obta ins a h uge
•..

passed pawn, not to mention extra piece.

731) Zhou Jianchao-Kazhgaleyev

1 i.e8! J:rxe8 (if 1 ...J:rxc4? 2 i.xf7+ �xf7 3 iVxc4) 2 J:rxc8 wins the excha nge.

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732) Kramnik-Aronian
1 .Mh1+! 0-1
•..

So that Black will q ueen with check, and not 1 ... d1 Wl!?? 2 Wlixf7+! �h6 3 .i.e3+ when it's Wh ite
who mates.

Chapter Th ree

733) Mai-Meyer
1 'Llxd6! exd6 2 WildS+ .i.e6 3 'Llxe6 Wlic6 4 Wlifs wins a pawn while mainta i n i ng White's initia­
tive.

734) Heerde-Hampel
1 .i.xd6! wins either the excha nge or a second pawn on c5, in view of 1 ... exd6? 2 'Llxd6+ and
3 'Llxc8.

735) Doran-Mounce
1 ... tt:Jxf2! (1 ... dxc3 2 .i.xd8 cxb2 3 'Llbd2 bxa 1Wii 4 Wl!xa l .i.xf2+ 5 �fl .i.xe1 6 Wl!xe1 .Mxd8 7
.i.d 5 isn't so clear) 2 �xf2 (2 Wlib3 is perhaps a better try, but after 2 ...ti:Ja 5 3 .i.xd8 'Llxb3 4
.i.xb3 dxc3 5 'Llxc3 .Mxd8 Black emerges a pawn to the good) 2 ... dxc3+ 3 �f1 cxb2 4 'Llc3
bxa1Wii 5 Wl!xa1 .i.e7 sees Black win the excha nge.

736) Uhmann-Zitny
1 .i.xf7+! �h8 (1 ... .Mxf7 2 tt:Jgs e6 doesn't help in view of 3 Wl!xe6 'Lle5 4 Wl!xe5) 2 o-o leaves
Wh ite a pawn ahead.

737) Szeberenyi-Zhu
After 1 .i.xf6! .i.xf6 2 'Llxds! .i.b7 (2 ... Wiixd 5 ? 3 .i.e4 wins the excha nge) 3 tt:Jxf6+ Wlixf6 4 o-o
Wh ite is a pawn a head.

738) Waterfield-Shepherd
1 .i.xb7! .Mb8 (or 1.. ..i.xb7 2 Wlib5+ 'Lld7 3 Wl!xb7) 2 .i.c6+ win s a pawn.

739) Jablon-Kuenitz
1 Wl!xa8! 'Llxds (or 1...WI!xa8 2 'Llxc7+ �e7 3 'Llxa 8 .i.h6 when Wh ite should eventua l ly con­
solidate after 4 e3 .i.e4 5 f3 .i.xa8 6 .i.c4) 2 Wlixd8+ �xd8 3 .i.h3 leaves White the excha nge
u p.

740) Woolley-Jones
1 .i.gs! (1 tt:Jxc7+ �d8 2 .i.g5 ! wil l a l so do) 1 Wilxgs 2 'Llxc7+ �d8 3 'Llxf7+ �xc7 4 'Llxgs
•••

wins the black q ueen.

741) McNab-Dgebuadze
1 .i.h3! 2 0-0 (a nd not 2 .i.xh3 ? 'Llxf3+ winning the q ueen) 2 'Llxf3+ 3 .i.xf3 i.xf1 4 �xf1
•.. .••

Wlid7 leaves Black u p the exchange.

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742) Skinke-Boshra
1 .txa6! ifd8 (1...ifxa6? d rops the q ueen to 2 CLJC7+) 2 ii.b5 seizes the i n itiative while win­
n i ng a pawn.

743) Murara-Scott
1 ii.xf2+! 2 \t>xf2 CLJg4+ 3 '>t>e1 ifxg5 grabs a pawn and the i nitiative.
•••

744) Mertanen-Van Der Heide

1 CZJxe5! .txd1 2 .il..xf7+ '>t>d8? (2 ... '>t>f8 i m p roves, a lthough Wh ite stil l comes out somewhat i n
front after 3 t2Je6+ ifxe6 4 .il..x e6 ii.e2 5 tLlf7 '>t>e7 6 ii.b3) 3 J:!.xd1 ii.d6 4 t2Jdc6+! bxc6 5
CZJxc6+ '>t>d7 6 CZJxe7 \t>xe7 sees Wh ite emerging two pawns to the good.

745) Dambacher-Knol
1 CLJd6+! 1-0
Black m ust give up h i s q ueen or b5 or e5 after 1 ... exd6 2 ife1+ to avoid mate.

746) Hoover-Zelkind
1 CZJxc3! 2 J:!.xc3 ii.xa3 exploits the pin to win a pawn.
•••

747) Amarasinghe-Zelkind
1 ...J:!.xc1! 2 J:!.fxc1 .il..xa3 picks u p two pieces for the rook.

748) Klocker-Konrad
1 .fxg1CLJ+! 2 '>t>e1 (not 2 J:!.xg1? ii.g4+) 2 'ifh4+ 3 '>t>d2 t2Jc6 leaves Black a piece a h ead with
•. .••

a winning attack.

749) Rusev-Frantsen
1 ifxf5! win s a key pawn and a second follows in the event of 1 ...ifxf5 2 t2Jxd6+ '>t>e7 3
t2Jxf5+.

750) Nielsen-Hauge
1 ii.f2+! 0-1
•••

The q ueen is lost.

751) Menadue-Bryant
1 'iVg6+!! hxg6 (1...'>t>d7 2 ifxg7+ \t>c6 3 tLlf7 sca rcely helps) 2 J:!.xh8+ '>t>e7 3 J:!.xd8 ii.xb2
(White a l so emerges a piece a head after 3 ... \t>xd8 4 tLlf7+ '>t>e7 5 CZJxe5) 4 J:!.xc8 1-0

752) Sutovsky-Kozul
1 e5! dxe5 2 fxe5 CZJxe5 (2 ... h6? 3 exf6 hxg5 4 CLJe4! gives Wh ite a strong i nitiative) 3 ii.f4
t2Jg6 (or 3 ...t2Jc6 4 ii.xb8 ifxb8) 4 .il..x b8 ifxb8 5 CLJb3 wins the exchange for insufficient com­
pensation.

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753) D e Rosa-Videnova
1 .'ibc3! 0-1 A piece goes west, i n view of 2 �xc3 CDxe2+ 3 �f1 CDxc3.
.•

754) Orekhov-Rumyantsev
1 .i.xf7+! removes a n i mportant pawn, since 1...�xf7 2 �hS+ �e7 (or 2 ... g6 3 �d S+) 3 �eS+
�f7 4 �d S+ �e8 5 �xa8 would leave White the exchange a head.

755) Barreto Filho-Biit

1....i.h3! 2 .i.g5? (better to lose the exchange with 2 0-0 Cbxf3+ 3 .i.xf3 .i.xf1 4 l:!.xf1)
2 ... .i.xg2! 3 Cbxd4 �d7 4 1:!.g1 cxd4 5 l:!.xg2 �h3 0-1
The bishop is tra pped after 6 l:!.g1 f6 7 .i.h4 gs.

756) Strugneii-Stankovic
1 .i.xb6!! CDd4? (1...CDb4 2 .i.xc7 .i.xd S 3 �d2 only leaves White a pawn a h ead, but 1...�xb6?
fai l s to 2 �xf7+ �d8 3 a s ! �b4+ 4 c3, forcing the q ueen away from the defence of C7) and
now White missed the piece-wi n n i ng 2 �xd4!.

757) Pravdik-Paulik
1 .i.xf1+! �f8 (if 1...�xf7 2 �d S+ and �xcs) 2 .i.d5 leaves W h ite a pawn to the good.

758) Schou Moldt-Skrabakova

1 .i.b5! 1-o
The queen fa l l s after 1...�xbs 2 CDc7+.

759) Naglic-Nilsson
1 ... .i.f4! 2 l:!.xe8+? (he had to give u p the excha nge with 2 l:!.e3) 2 ...�xe8 3 �d3 (even this
won't save the q ueen, but if 3 �xf4 �e1#) 3 ...�e1+ 4 �f1 .i.xh2+! 0-1

760) Babujian-Ter Sahakyan

1...�d2+! 2 �xd2 cxd2+ 3 �xd2 CDe4+ 4 �e1 Cbxg5 picks up a piece.

Chapter Fou r

761) Eggleston-Hagesaether
1 CDef6+! (1 CDdf6+ a l so does the trick) 1 ...gxf6 2 CDxf6+ 1-0
Mate follows after 2 ...�g7 (or 2 ...�f8 3 l:!.c8+ �g7 4 l:!.g8#) 3 l:!.g1+.

762) lvanov-Qiu Mengjie

1 l:!.g8+! �xg8 2 �xf6 wi ns the q ueen.

763) Ashwin-Nikolova
1 .i.e6+! (not 1 b7? Cbxb7 when White is left with the wrong-colou red bishop, but 1 �b8, a nd
if 1...CDc4 2 .i.e6+!, wins) 1 .. :.t>g6 (1...�xe6 2 h7 q ueens) 2 �b8 CDb5 3 �c8 �xh6 4 �d7! 1-0
Black ca n no longer sacrifice h i s kn ight for the b-pawn.

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764} Brown-Hebden
1 1i'h2+! 2 'itg5 1i'h6# o-1
•••

765} Vandenbussche-Ernst
1 :If1! 2 .l:Ixf1 (Black's king runs across to eventua l ly evade the checks after 2 .l:Ia4+ 'itf5)
•••

2 gxf1B! 0-1
•••

Avoid ing the sta lemate and 2 ... gxf1lLl+ wou ld, of cou rse, have been fine too.

766) Dubois-Cau
1 b6! 1-0
The bishop is overloaded after 1 ....ie5 2 'i.te4 or lost in the event of 1 ...'i.txb6 2 tLld 5+.

767) Aczei-Navratil
1 .. .'�xb7! 2 .ixb7 d3 3 'itf1 (the bishop ca n't h a lt the pawns in the event of 3 .ie4 d2 4 .if3
b2) 3 b2 0-1
•••

76S) Babula-Csiba
1 tLleS+! .l:IxeS 2 .l:Ixa7+ 'i.tdS 3 .l:Ixg7 hxg5 4 .l:Ia7! 1-0
The resu lting pawn ending is an easy wi n, since Wh ite ca n simply adva nce his pawn to d 5
and t h e n i nvade with his king.

769) Spraggett-Lillo Castay

1 .l:Ixf4! 'ifxf4 2 .l:Ie5+ 'i.tg4 (otherwise the q ueen fa l ls) 3 'ife2+ 'i.tg3 4 .l:Ie3+ (even better
would have been 4 .l:Ig5+! 'ifxg5 5 'ii'f3+ 'i.th4 6 1i'h 3#) 4...1i'xe3 5 'ifxe3+ 'i.tg4 6 'ifh3+ 1-0

770) So-Navara
1 'i.te3! (1 f4? .l:Ih3 a l lowed the wh ite king to be cut off in the game, which was agreed d rawn
after 2 'i.tg2 .i:Id3 3 :Ic2 'i.tb6 4 .l:Ic8 .l:Ia 3 5 .l:Ic4 'itb5 6 .l:Ic2 'i.tb6 7 f5 .l:Ia 5 8 f6 .l:Ig5+ 9 'itf1 .l:Ig8
10 'i.te2; here 4 f5 ! ? would have been a much better try, but B lack can just d raw, as shown by
Glenn Flea r: 4....l:Id5 5 .l:If2 'i.tc7! 6 f6 .l:Id8 7 'i.tg3 'i.td7! 8 .l:Id2+ 'i.tc7, a n d if 9 .l:Ie2 .l:If8 10 .l:Ie6
'i.td7 11 .l:Ia6 'i.te8 12 'i.tg4 'i.tf7 13 'itf5 .l:Ia8!) 1 .l:IeS+ 2 'i.td4 .l:IdS+ 3 'i.te4 .l:IeS+ 4 'itd5 .l:IdS+ 5
•••

'ite6! :IfS (Black is out of good checks, seeing that the f-pawn decides after 5 ... .l:Ie8+ 6 'i.tf7
.l:Ie5 7 'i.tf6 .l:Ie8 8 f4) 6 .l:If1 .l:If4 7 'i.te5 :IfS S f4 'i.tc6 9 'i.te6 .l:IeS+ 10 'i.tf7 .l:Ie3 11 f5 'i.td7 12 f6
.i:Id3 13 'i.tfS .i:Ig3 14 f7 .l:Ig2 sets u p the Lucena position and so wins after 15 .l:Id1+ 'i.tc6 16
.l:Id4!.

771) Ghasi-Palliser
1 ....l:IhS! (1 ....i.g4? 2 .l:Ih6! 'i.tg3 3 .ig2 should have enabled Wh ite to save h i mself in the
ga me) 2 .l:If6+ .i.f3+ 3 'i.th2 tt:Je4 4 .l:Ig6 (to prevent 4...tLlg5; 4 .l:Ixf3+ 'i.txf3 5 tLld4+ 'i.te3 is
clea rly hopeless) 4 tLld2! 5 .i:Ig1 (stopping s ...tLlfl+ from leading to mate i n two) 5 .ixd5 6
••• .••

tLld4 .if3! and the threat of 7 ....l:Ih4 is decisive d u e to White's u nfortu nately placed pieces.

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772) Kosten-Talsma
1 ... e3! (not 1 ... gxh5?? 2 .Mc7+ 'it>f8 3 .Mb8# or the ga me's 1 ....�Je 5 ? 2 hxg6 tt:lf3 3 .Mc7+ 'it>h6 4
g7+ �h5 5 g4+! and 1-0) 2 .Mxg6+ 'it>h7 3 .Mc7+ 'it>h8 4 fxe3 .Md2! when W h ite m ust keep
checking or a l low perpetua l check from the black knight.

773) Bisby-Palliser
1 'it>d6! (1 'it>d4? .ic6 2 .ic4 .ixf3 3 .ie6 .ig4 4 .id 5 .id?! 5 'it>c5 g4 6 'it>d6 .ib5 7 'it>c7 g3 8
'it>b7 a6 saw White coming up short i n the ga me) 1 'it>e3 2 .ia6 'it>xf3 (or 2 ....id1 3 'it>c? .ixf3
•••

4 .ic8 g4 5 .ixg4 .ixg4 6 'it>b7 when the fin a l black pawn fa l l s) 3 'it>c7 g4 4 .ib7+ 'it>e3 5 'it>b8
a6 6 .ixa6 .ic6 7 .ib7 and the d raw becomes clear.

774) Howeii-Short
1 f5! tt:lxf5 (the king decisively i nfiltrates too after 1 ... exf5 2 'it>f4 .id? 3 'it>e5, while 1 ...\t>d6 2
'it>f4 .id? also fa ils to keep White's best piece out after 3 'it>g5 ! ) 2 .ixf5 exf5 3 'it>f4 .id7 4
'it>e5 .ie6 5 .Mf1 'it>d7 6 .Mxf5! 1-0
After 6 ....ixf5 7 'it>xf5 'it>d6 (or 7 ... 'it>e7 8 �e5 'it>d7 9 'it>xd 5 f5 10 'it>xc4) 8 'it>f6 'it>d7 9 'it>xf7
'it>d6 10 'it>f6 'it>c6 11 'it>e6 Black m u st give way.

775) Walker-Byron
1 'it>f4! .ic8 2 'it>g5 .id7 (Black ca n do nothi ng bar sh uttle his bishop back and forth) 3 'it>h6
.ic8 4 'it>h7 .id7 5 .ie2! 1-0
Wh ite breaks through on f7 after 5 ... .ic8 6 .i h 5 .id? 7 �g8.

776} Pinter-Palliser
1 c6!! (rather than the 1 �c8+? 'it>h7 2 �fS+ 'it>h8? 3 �c8+? and X-X of the ga me) 1 ...�xd2
(neither 1 ... .id8 2 �f8+ 'it>h7 3 c7 .ixc7 4 .ic3 nor 1 ... �e7 2 �xd3 .ixh4+ 3 'it>h3 partic u la rly
help Black) 2 �h5+! (to avoid the perpetual after 2 C7? �e1+) 2 'it>g8 3 �e8+ 'it>h7 4 c7
•••

.ixh4+ 5 'it>h3! �xf4 6 �h5+!. There's no perpetual or even mate and so the c-pawn will
q ueen.

777) Johannesson-Kosten
1 'it>e1! (1 'it>c1? was seen in the ga me where the d-pawn proved too strong after 1 ... 'it>c3 ! 2
'it>b1 .Ma7 3 .Mc6+ 'it>d 2 4 .Mc2+ 'it>e3 5 .Mg2 d3; here 2 .Mc6+ 'it>d3 3 .Mh6 was a better try, a l ­
though B l a c k can win in a few ways, including with 3 . . ..Ma1+ 4 'it> b 2 .M a 7 5 'it>c1 .Mf7! 6 h 4
.Mf1+ 7 \t> b 2 'it> e 2 8 .Mxh7 d 3 9 .Me7+ 'it>d1 10 h 5 .Mh1 11 .Me5 d 2 12 \t> b 1 .Me1) 1 'it>c3 2 .Mxh7
•••

.Mal+ 3 'it>f2 d3 4 .Mc7+ 'it>d2 5 h4 and the h-pawn is fast enough: for exa m ple, 5 .Mc1 6 .Md7 •••

'it>c2 7 'it>g3 d2 8 h5 dl� 9 .Mxd1 .Mxd1 10 �g4 'it>d3 11 h6 'it>e4 12 'it>g5 'it>e5 13 h7 .Mh1 14
'it>g6 'it>e6 15 'it>g7 .Mgl+ 16 'it>h8 and Black ca n't make progress.

778} Quinn-Hall
1 .Mxc5+! .Mxc5 2 d7 .Mcl+ (2 ....Mxc7 3 d 8� is an easy wi n) 3 'it>e2 .Mc2+ 4 'it>e1 .Mcl+ 5 'it>d2 .Mc6
6 d8� .Md6+ 7 �xd6+ 'it>xd6 8 tt:lb5+ a n d the extra piece soon preva iled.

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779) Pearce-Forsyth
1 .lhh4! (the game's 1 ... �xg6 a l lowed White the cha nce to d raw with 2 hS+!: for exa m ple,
...

2 ...Wxh s 3 �xcs .Ue1 4 b7 l:i.bl 5 �c6 �g6 6 �c7; and 1 ...l:i.b4? would even have lost after 2
�xcs l:i.b1 3 d6 l:i.cl+ 4 �bs l:i.bl+ s 'it>c6 l:i.cl+ 6 �d7 l:i.b1 7 �c7 l:i.c1+ 8 �d8! l:i.b1 9 d 7 .Uxb6
10 �C7) 2 b7 l:i.h8 3 �c7 (3 'it>xcs stops the c-pawn, but doesn't save White in view of
3 ...�xg6 or 4 �c6 e4 5 �c7 �fs ! or 4 d6 e4 5 d7 fs 6 �d6 �f6 7 �c7 �e7 when the black
king is j ust in time) 3...c4 4 d6 c3 5 b8� l:i.xb8 6 �xb8 c2 7 d7 cl� 8 d8� �b2+ 9 �c7 �xf2
and Black should win the q ueen ending.

780} Eckersley-Waites-Richardson
1 ...g2! (1 ... c3+ 2 �cl g2! is s i m i l a r) 2 .Uxf5+ �g4 3 l:i.f7 cl�+! 4 �xcl gl�+ and wi ns.

781) Arkeii-Fernandez
1...fxe4+! (a nd not 1 ... �e6?? 2 exfS+ 'it>xfs 3 c s ! dxcs 4 dxcs �es 5 �e3 when White won) 2
�xe4 f6 3 gxf6+ (3 �f4 fs is not h i ng for White who m ust avoid 4 cs dxcs 5 dxcs �d7 6 �es
�c6 7 �f6? h4!} 3 ...�xf6 4 �d5 (or 4 cs dxcs 5 dxcs gS) 4...�e7 and the d raw is clear.

782} Gelashvili-Mikhalevski
1 ... .Udxd6! 2 .Uxb7 .Ug6+ 3 �f4 .Ugf6+ 4 �e4 (White m ust acq u iesce to the d raw for he would
even lose after 4 �gs? l:i.dS+ 5 �g4 .Uxh s 6 �xh s l:i.f3) 4....Ufe6+ Yz-Yz

783} Bu Xiangzhi-Chen Fan

1 ctJg8+! 1-0
After 1 ...lt:Jxg8 2 b7 the b-pawn ca n't be stopped.

784) Erlandsen-Hagen
1 ... l:i.h3+! 2 �g4 (avoiding im med iate sta lemate) 2 ...l:i.h4+ 3 �xh4 Yz-Yz
lt would also have been sta lemate after 3 �fS .Uxf4+ 4 �xf4.

785) Go-Colijn
1 l:i.c2+! o-1
••.

White can't avoid a letha l fork.

786) Bartei-Naiditsch
1...g4! 2 h4 (2 hxg4 i.gS+ win s the bishop on d2} 2 ...i.b6+ 3 �d3 g3 0-1
The g-pawn costs White a piece.

787} Gourlay-Astaneh Lopez

1... b1�+! 2 l:i.xb1 l:i.xb1 3 �xb1 f5 and the resu lting passed g-pawn proved decisive.

788) Rantanen-Agopov
1 ... f4! 2 gxf4 (the black king is inside the square after 2 �e4 f3 3 �e3 �e6 4 a4 �xes 5 a s
�d s} 2 ... h4 o-1
The key point is 3 �e4 h 3 ! when there's no way to stop Black q ueening after 4... g3.

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789) Baptista-Cardoso
1 ... a3! 0-1
White can't h a lt the a-pawn for if 2 l:Ixa3 .ib2+.

790) Lahno-Danielian
1 l:Ib6+! 2 �cs (2 �d7 avoids the sta lemate, but loses the q ueen to 2 ...l:Ib7) 2 l:IbS+ 3
•.. •••

�xbs Yz-Yz

791) Tiviakov-Anand
1 es! dxeS+ 2 l:Ixes+ �d6 3 l:Ifs! �e6 (Black's cause is hopeless too in the event of 3 ...l:Ixb7 4
l:Ihxf6+ l:Ixf6 s l:Ixf6+ �e7 6 �fs : for exa mple, 6 ...l:Ib1 7 l:Ixa6 l:If1+ 8 �e4 l:Ie1+ 9 �ds l:Id1+
10 �cs or 6 ...l:Ic7 7 h6! l:Ixc4 8 h7 l:Ih4 9 l:Ixa6 when there's no defence, as shown by 9 ...�f8
10 �g6 l:Ig4+ 11 �hs, 9 ...�f7 10 l:Ia7+ �f8 11 �g6 l:Ih1 12 h 8'if+! a n d 9 ...l:Ih1 10 �g6 l:Ig1+
11 �h6 l:Ih1+ 12 �g7 l:Ig1+ 13 l:Ig6) 4 l:Ih7 l:Ids s l:Ids! 1-o
The h-pawn is q u ick to decide after s ... l:Ixds 6 cxd S+ �xd s 7 �fs as 8 h6.

792) Scheckenbach-Marder
1 f6! (but not 1 �d6? �f6 2 �d7 �gs when White m ust fi nd 3 �e7 �xg4 4 f6! gxf6 s �xf6
�xh s 6 �fs j u st to d raw) 1 ... gxf6+ 2 �fs �g7 3 �e6 1-0
The win becomes trivial following 3 ... �g8 4 �xf6 �h7 S �f7 �h8 6 �g6.

793) McKerracher-Schmerwitz
1 l:Ixes! wins a piece, i n view of the skewer 1 ...�xes 2 .ig3+.

794) Popchev-Furman
1 gS+! fxgs (1...�h7 2 �xf6 .ixf4 3 g6+ is trivial) 2 fS g4 3 .ixg4 'it>g7 (or 3 ....id4 4 f6 �gs s
f7 .ig7 6 .ie2 .if8 7 �d7 �f6 8 �e8 �g7 9 h6+) 4 f6+ �f8 S .ie2 �e8 (now White ca n cut
the king off with .ic4, but s ...�g8 6 J.. c4 i.d2 7 �e7+ �h7 8 f7 is no i m p rovement) 6 �fs
1-0

79S) Schreiner-Farago
1 ... hs! 2 gxhS+ (otherwise a bishop and pawn up it's an easy win for Black) 2 ...�f6 (now
Wh ite ca n only prevent mate on h3 by givi ng up h i s rook) 3 l:If4+ .ifs 0-1

796) Nezis-Tatum
1 l:Ixe2! (much sim pler than 1 l:Ixe8 �xe8 2 b7 e1'if 3 b8'if+) 1 l:Ixe2 2 b7 1-0
•••

One of the pawns will q ueen.

797) Bauer-Moiseenko
1 �h4! (best, a lthough even 1 'iffs �h6 2 'iff3 'ife6+ should n't have been enough for Black to
win in the ga me) 1 'ifcs (1...'it>h6 2 'ife3+ �g6 3 'ife4+ either repeats or forces the king back)
•••

2 �xhs leaves Black without a good d iscovered check and the extra bishop won't be too
much use after 2 .ixg3+ 3 'it>g4.
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798) Fridman-Guseinov
1 f4+! exf4 2 gxf4+ �f6 (the f-pawn decides in the case of 2 ...�g6 3 .ixh S+! �xh s 4 �fs
.id2 s �e6! �g4 6 fs) 3 .ixh5 .ib4 4 .ie2 .ia5 5 .id3 (here to keep Black out of fs when
W h ite manoeuvres his own king) 5 ....ib4 6 �f3 .ic3 7 �g4 .ia5 8 �h5! .ib4 9 �h6 .ic3 10
�h7 .id2 (or 10...�f7 11 .ifs when Black will have to give way: 11 ...�f6 12 .ie6 .id2 13
�g8! �e7 14 fs .ic3 15 .ic8 and it's zugzwa ng, with White's king either getting rou nd the
back or his f-pawn adva ncing after 1S ....ib4 16 �g7 .ic3+ 17 �g6) 11 �g8 �e7 12 f5 .ic3
13 .ic2! (zugzwa ng again; if ...�f6 Wh ite whisks his king a round to bs via f8} 13 ....id2 14
�g7 .ic3+ 15 �g6 1-0

799) Puuska-Daulyte
1 .. .fijxb2! 2 lbdxb2 (or 2 lbde3 lbxc4 3 lbxc4 .ib2!, tra nsposi ng) 2 ... .ixb2 forces Wh ite to
give u p a piece for the a-pawn, since 3 lbxb2? a 3 wou l d be even worse.

800) Zambrana-Movsesian
White forced the a-pawn home: 1 b5! fxe4+ 2 �xe4 axb5 (or 2 ... .ixa s 3 bxa6} 3 a6 1-o

801) Edouard-Short
1 h4+! �xh4 (1 ...�h6?? 2 J::txfs gxfs 3 �xf4 �g6 4 �es would even win for Wh ite) 2 J::txf5
gxf5 3 �xf4 Yz-Yz

802) Marin-Ronchetti
1 f5! exf5 2 e6 �c7 (or 2 ...J::t a 8 3 e7 .ib7 4 �es and there's no defence to �e6-f7} 3 e7 .ib7 4
J::tx a6! 1-0
The bishop wil l d rop off after 5 l::ta 7.

803) Kosintseva-Hou Vifan

1 ...d3! 2 cxd3 l::tc1+ 3 �a2 l::ta 1+ 4 �b3 .id4 5 l::t b4 (or 5 l::te 7 l::t b 1+ 6 �xa3 J::tx b8} 5 ...l::t b1+ 0-
1
6 �xa3 .ics picks u p the rook.

804) Vilmaz-Arat
1 l::tf8! J::txf8+ (1 ... l::t b 6+ 2 �es is trivial} 2 gxf8l::t ! 1-0
The o n ly winning move, but one good enough to mate next move.

805) Zubov-Fedorchuk
1 J::txc5! J::tx c5 2 b7 l::tb 5 3 l::ta 5! J::txa5 4 b8�+ �e4 (or 4 ...�f6 s �d8+} 5 �b4+ (picking up the
black rook, a lthough White wi l l first drive the king back} 5 ...�e3 6 �e1+ 1-0

806) Vovk-Volokitin
1 ... g5! 2 hxg5 h4! and the second passed pawn proves decisive: 3 �e1 (or 3 �e3 h3 4 �f3
lbe4!} 3 ... h3 4 �f1 �g6 5 f4 lbd5 6 �f2 lbxf4 o-1

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807) Weller-Siinger
1 d6! �b1 (1 ... �b2 2 �xe7+ �g8 3 �e6+ <tilg7 4 �e2 should a l so wi n) 2 dxe7 �b2 3 �g4+!
(a n essentia l fol low-u p) 3 <1ilf7 (or 3 ... <1ilh6 4 �h4+!? <tilg7 S e8lb+! <tilf7 6 �xf6+ <tilxe8 7
•••

�xb2) 4 �c4+ <tilg7 (4...<1ilxe7 S �e2+ wins the rook) S �e2 1-0

808) Socko-Negi
1...�c1+! 2 �xc1 dxc1�+ 3 <tilxc1 <1ilg3 4 <tild1 <1ilf2 S f4 b3 0-1
The pawn ending is an easy wi n after 6 .ltd3 b2 7 <tilc2 e2 8 .ltxe2 <tilxe2 9 <tilxb2 <1ilf3.

809) Mah-Emms
1 bS! (1 a s ? bxa s 2 bs axbs 3 cxbs <tild s 4 <tilfs a4 s <tilf6 <tild6 6 <tilf7 lbh7 7 <tilg6 lbf8+ 8 <tilf7
Yz-Yz was the ga me) 1 ... axbs (or 1 ... a s 2 <tilfs <tilxc4 3 <tilf6 <tild s 4 lbd 3 ! c4 s lbf4+ <tile4 6 <tilg7
when the h-pawn will q ueen) 2 cxbs <tiles (neither ca n Black save hi mself with 2 ... <1ilc4 3
lba2 ! <1ilb3 4 a s or 2 ... c4 3 a s bxa s 4 b6 <tiles s b7 lbd7 6 h7) 3 lLld3+ <tilds (again, if 3 ... <1ild4 4
a s ! ) 4 lbf4+ <1ild6 (Black is too slow as wel l in the event of 4 ...<1iles S a s bxa s 6 b6 <tild6 7 <tilfs
a4 8 b7 <tilc7 9 lLle6+!) s <tilfs c4 6 lbe2 <tiles 1 <tilf6 <tilb4 8 lbf4 c3 9 �g7 lbe6+ (the last chance)
10 lbxe6 c2 11 lbf4! and s hortly only White will have a queen.

810) Svidler-Dubov
1 �d7+! <tilf8 (Black m u st a l low the repetition, since 1 ... �xd7? 2 lbxf6+ <tild6 3 lbxg4 wou ld
have left White with a l l the wi n n i ng chances) 2 �d8+ <tile1 3 �d7+ <tilf8 4 �d8+ <tile1 S �d7+
<tilf8 Yz-Yz

811) Sjugirov-Sasikiran
1 ... a4+! 2 <tilxa4? (2 <tilc2 <tilc4 3 �a8 �e2+ 4 <tild 1 <tild3 is very good for Black, but was White's
only chance) 2 ...�e3! 3 �b8 (necessary to prevent mate after 3 ...lbb6+) 3 ... �h3! (and not
3 ...lbb6+?? 4 �xb6!) 4 .ltb2 lbb6+ s <tilas �b3! 0-1
White has nothing better than 6 �xb6 (or 6 .\td4+ <tilxd4 7 �xb6 �xb6 8 <tilxb6, tra nsposing)
6 ...�xb6 7 .ltd4+ <tilxd4 8 <tilxb6 cs 9 a4 c4 10 as c3 11 a6 c2 12 a7 cl� 13 a8� �cS+, but he
ca n not then prevent Black excha nging q u eens with an easy wi n.

812) Kramnik-Tomashevsky
1 lbc6+! <tile6 2 �xds! �xc6 3 e8�+ <tilxds resu lted i n a theoretica lly winning endga me,
which Kra m n i k q u ickly converted : 4 <tild3 �e6 S �bS+ <1ild6 6 <tild4 <tile 1 1 �fs �f6 8 �h7+
<1ilf8 9 <tiles �a6 10 �b7 �g6 1 �h7 �a6 12 �d3! 1-0

813) Gelfand-Anand
1 <1ilg3! (1 �h7? <tild6 2 <1ilg3 <tile6 3 <tilg4 �h1 was agreed d rawn in the ga me and there's a l so
nothing to do after 1 h7? <tilb7 2 <1ilg3 �h1 3 <tilg4 �g1+) 1 ... <1ild7 (1 ... �h1 2 <tilg4 heads for h7
when 2 ...�g1+ 3 �hS <tilb7 4 �h7+ <tilc6 S �g7 �h1+ 6 <tilg6 is a n easy win) 2 h7 <tile1 3 �a8!
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814) Anand-Gelfand
1 lZ'le6+! 'it>c8 2 lZ'ld4! .S.f8 3 lZ'lxf3 .S.xf3 4 'it>b6 .S.b3 (even the stouter defence 4 ... .S.f8 5 'it>a7
.S.f7+ wou l d have been insufficient after 6 'it>a8! .S.fl 7 .S.a6 ! .S.b1 8 b6 .S.b2 9 'it>a7 .S.b1 10 .S.a4
.S.b2 11 .S.c4+ 'it>d7 12 b7 .S.a2+ 13 'it>b8 reaching the Lucena position) 5 .S.g8+ 'it>d7 6 .S.b8 1-0
The b-pawn wi ll gra d u a l ly adva nce with 6 ....S.b1 7 'it>a7 .S.b2 8 b6.

815) Konguvei-Kunal
1 f6! gxf6 2 'it>xh6 .i.c4 (or 2 ....i.e4 3 g7 'it>f7 4 lZ'lc6! when the knight breaks through to e7
after a l l } 3 lZ'lfs 1-0
There's no defence to the threat of 4 g7 and 5 lZ'le7+, si nce 4...'it>f7 is met by 5 'it>h7.

816) Martinovsky-Mejzlik
1...e3! 2 f3 (or 2 fxe3 'it>e4 3 'it>f2 'it>d3 4 as a6 when White m ust give way with his king) 2 ...e2
3 fxg4+ 'it>xg4 4 'it>f2 e1'iV+ 5 'it>xe1 'it>xg3 (Black has the opposition) 6 'it>e2 'it>f4 7 'it>d3 'it>f3 8
'it>c3 We3 9 'it>b4 'it>xd4 10 was 'it>xc5 11 'it>a6 'it>b4 o-1

817) Stevic-Trickovic
1 ... a3! 0-1
The only way not to lose, but after 2 bxa3 c3 it's Black who makes a q ueen.

818) Hanley-Townsend
1 cs! 1-0
A classic breakthrough. White q u eens first after 1 ...'it>f5 (or 1 ... axbs when both 2 c6! and 2
a 6 ! win) 2 c6 bxc6 3 bxa6 g4 4 a 7 g3 5 a 8'iV.

819) Simensen-Bjerke
1 .i.h4! 0-1
•••

Black threatens to ca pture on g3 and q ueens too after 2 gxh4 g3.

820) Beesk-Nuber
1 .i.xc2+! 2 .S.xc2 Wb3 3 es (th e pawn q ueens after 3 .S.xb2+ cxb2 or 3 .S.c1 .S.d2+! 4 'it>e1
•••

'it>b2 5 .S.d1 .S.xd1+ 6 Wxd 1 c2+) 3 .S.xc2 4 .i.d5+ 'it>b2 5 exf6 .S.f2 6 f7 c2+ 7 'it>e1 .S.f6 0-1
•••

821) Schneider Zinner-Smideliusz

1 h4! gxh4 (not 1 ... .i.xh4? 2 d 6+} 2 g5 h3 3 .i.xh3 .i.h4 (or 3 ....i.e5 4 g6 when Black can't h a lt
both pawns) 4 d6+! 'it>b6 5 'it>f6 Wc6 6 d7 'it>c7 7 Wg6 'it>d8 8 Wh6 'it>e7 9 g6 1-0

822) Frisk-Aagaard
1 .S.xe3+! 2 'it>xe3 g2 3 .S.xg2 .S.xg2 4 'it>d4 .S.d2+ (4 ... .S.b2 5 c5 'it>f6 a l so win s) 5 'it>c3 .S.d1 6
•••

'it>b4 .S.b1+ 1 'it>as 'it>f5 8 'it>a6 'it>es o-1

823) Dolezai-Pacher
1 ...e3+! 2 .i.xe3+ (now the pawn wil l queen, but after 2 'it>e1 'it>e4 3 .i.g7 'it>d3 Black's king
strolls down to b1} 2 We4 0-1
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824) Duport-Katsigiannis
1 iLxfs! iLxf3 (both 1 ...�f7 2 iLc8 and 1...gxf5 2 g6 a re equally hopeless) 2 iLxg6! 1-0

82S) Miljkovic-Rubil
1 iLxf7+! �e7 (1...'�xf7 2 �b8+ �d7 3 �b7+ �e8 4 �c8+ regai n s the piece) 2 iLhS nets a
second pawn.

826) Jansa-Stupak
After 1... a3! 2 tt'lxb3 (otherwise Black q ueens) 2 ...iLxb3 3 bxa3 �e7 Black won easily with
the right-colou red bishop.

827) S ochacki-Loiseau
1 �xc7+! (1 �e4 .l:i.c2+ 2 �d 1 .l:i.xb2 3 .l:i.e7+ �f8 4 'iVf4+ �xe7 5 'iVe5+ �f7 6 �xb2 leaves
White with significa nt tech nica l difficu lties to overcome) 1...iLxc7 2 .l:i.e7+ �h6 3 .l:i.xc7 as 4
.l:i.c3 simpl ifies to a n easily won rook e ndga me.

828) Laznicka-Jianu
1 iLb8! 1-0
Black is prevented from giving up a piece for both q u eenside pawns, as now 1...iLxa6 can be
met by 2 iLxc6 and Wh ite q ueens on 1...tt'lxb4 2 a 7.

829) Jobava-Wojtaszek
1 eS+! (1 iLxd6 iLxh3 2 .l:i.xh 3 .l:i.g8+ 3 �f2 tt'lg4+ 4 �f3 'it>e6 would n't be at a l l easy to win)
1...�e7 (the main poi nt is that 1...dxe5 leads to a lost pawn ending after 2 iLg5+ �g6 3
iLxe6! fxe6 4 iLxh6+ �xh6 5 .l:i.h3+ �g7 6 .l:i.xh 8 �xh8 7 b4) 2 exd6+ �d7 3 iLxe6+ fxe6 4
.l:i.g7+ �c6 s .l:i.c7+ �ds 6 d7 1-0

830) Pribyi-Bernadskiy
1...d3! 2 .l:i.xd3 (otherwise the d-pawn decides, such as after 2 .l:i.h1 d2 3 .l:i.d1 .l:i.c5 and ... .l:i.c1)
2 .l:i.fxfS+! 3 gxfs .l:i.xd3 4 f6 �c7 s f7 .l:i.f3 6 �g6 �d7 7 'it>g7 �e7 o-1
•••

831) Lizak-Geirnaert
1 .l:i.xcs! bxcs 2 b6 gs 3 iLd6 1-0
The b-pawn costs Black his rook.

832) Anseii-West
1 tt'lxf4+! iLxf4 Yz-Yz
it's sta lemate, but 1...�e3 2 tt'ld5+ �d 3 3 tt'lb4+ would have led to a d raw too.

833) Pinic-Brown
1 ... a4! 2 bxa4 b3 3 as (Black a lso q ueens first after 3 �c3 e3) 3 ... e3+ 4 �xe3 b2 0-1

834) Steingrimsson-Akshayraj
1...iLxh4+! 2 �xh4 �xf4+ 3 �h3 'iVxf3+ 4 �h2 'iVxb7 leaves Black two pawns to the good.

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83S) Papin-Coleman
1 lt:Jd3+! 2 lt:Jxd3 CS+ 0-1
••.

Now after 3 lt:Jxcs g1"if 4 as+ Black's king has a square and the extra q ueen wil l q u ickly
cou nt after 4...�c6.

836) Daudzvardis-Berzinsh
1 .Mxb4! axb4 2 d6 (two connected pawns on the sixth a lways defeat a rook as they say!)
2 �f8 3 C7 1-0
•••

837) Karpov-Seirawan
Black forced the c-pawn home: 1 .Mcs! 0-1
•••

838) Predojevic-Kovacevic
1 .Ma6+! 1-0
Black loses h is queen after 1 ... "ifxa6 2 .Mf6+ or 1 ... �cs 2 .Mc7+.

839) Palliser-Griffiths
1 CDc4+! �f4 2 �d4 forces Black's king out of the path of the e-pawn and into a potentia l
mating net. The ga me fin ished: 2 .i.a6 3 tt:Jes lt:Jxds (if 3 ... �gS 4 g3 h S s lDf7+ �g4 6 .i.e6+
•••

�f3 7 es and the e-pawn wil l decide, such as after 7 ...l2Je8 8 .i.d S+ �f2 9 CDgS �g1 10 h4
l2Jg7 11 e6) 4 exds �fs s d6! (simplest) s �e6 6 d7 �e7 7 �cs .i.f1 8 �c6 1-o
•••

840) Huerga Leache-Giavina

1 .Mb4+! (the only way to avoid being mated and a key defensive resource) 2 .i.xb4 Yz-Yz
•••

White cou ld keep the ga me going with 2 �ds, but was presumably convin ced that Black
knew what he was doing and wou ld hold after, say, 2 ....Mb3.

841) Glavan-Bocina
1 c6+! (but not 1 b S ? axbs 2 �xbs �c7 when Black obta ins the opposition) 1...�a7 (the b­
pawn q ueens after 1 ...�xc6 2 �xa6 r:JJc 7 3 bs �b8 4 �b6 �c8 s �a 7) 2 bs axbs 3 �xbs �aS
4 �a6 (or 4 �cs �b8 S �d6, a n d not 4 �b6??) 4 �b8 S �b6 1-0
•..

White wins with S ... �a8 6 �c7.

842) Cherniaev-Lamorelle
White simplified to an easily won rook endga me: 1 .i.f4+! .Mxf4 2 .Mxc7 .Ma4 3 .Mxf7 1-0

843) Wang Hao-Tomashevsky

1 d6! .i.xd6 (both 1 ... cxd6 2 .i.xb6 and 1 ....i.d8 2 dxc7 .i.xc7 3 �d s �f7 4 �c6 .i.d8 S .i.xb6
a re com pletely hopeless too) 2 �dS �f7 (a l lowing a second blow, but 2 ....i.g3 3 �e6 .i.f4 4
.i.f6 followed by .i.d8 and �d7 would have won trivially too) 3 .i.xb6! 1-0

844) Artemenko-Narayanan
1 .MhS+! 2 .Mh7 .Mxh7+ 3 �xh7 tt:Jgs+ 4 �h8 lDf7+ 0-1
.••

it's mate with S �h7 .Mg7#.

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845) Straslipka-Maly
1 ... c3! 0-1
White is u ndone by his wea k back ra n k after 2 .Md8+ 'l.tg7 3 b3 .MC7 4 .Md l c2 5 .Mcl .Md7!.

846) Arvind-Debashis
1 a2! 2 1tixa2 1tid3+ 3 'l.tb4 (the passive 3 'l.tb2 1tixd4+ 4 'l.tc2 1tixe5 5 1tia 7 'l.tg7 6 1tig1 would
••.

have given White some cha nces to hold the resu lting pawn-down ending) 3 1tixd4+ 4 1tic4•••

1tixes 5 f4 1tib2+ 6 'l.tcs 1tixg2 saw Black reach a wi n n ing endi ng.

847) Unai-Burcu
1 d3+! 2 'l.td2 (2 'l.txd3 .Md l+ 3 'l.te4 a 11ti 4 .Mxa l .Mxal is a l so win n ing, such as after 5 f4 .Mg1
•••

6 g5 .Mel+ 7 'i.tf3 �f5) 2 .Mf1 o-1

•••

White m ust give up his rook.

848) Demirei-Atakisi
1 .Mg7+! (the only way; the checks ru n out after 1 .Mh6+? 'l.txh 6 2 .Mh7+ 'l.tg5 3 .Mh5+ 'l.tf4 4
.Mh4+ 'l.txe5 5 .Mh5+ 'l.te4 6 .Mh4+ �f4) 1 'l.txg7 (or 1 ...'l.txh 5 2 .Mg5+ followed by checking u p
•.•

and down t h e g-file i f n eeds be) 2 .MgS+ 'l.tf8 3 .Mg8+! 'l.te7 4 .Mg7+ �d8 5 .Md7+! 'l.tc8 6 .Mc7+
'l.tb8 7 .Mb7+ 'l.txb7 Yz-Yz

849) Sohai-Fedorowicz
1 ...e3! 2 fxe3 (Black wins easi ly after 2 �xc6 e2 3 .Mel .Md1) 2 .Mg2+ 3 'l.tf1 .ib5+ 4 'l.te1
•••

.Me2+ 5 'l.td1 .Mxh2 and the passed h-pawn easily decided proceedings.

850) Dudas-Higatsberger
1 e4+! 0-1
•..

(Black will q ueen after 2 'l.tg3 e3, but not 1... h2?? 2 'l.tg2 e4 3 'l.txh2 e3 4 'l.tg2 when the white
king makes it across in time.

851) Gritsenko-Korniyuk
1 .MdxdS! .Mxbs (or 1 ... .Mxd 5 2 .Mxb6+) 2 .Mxbs wins a pawn.

852) Sedlak-lndjic
1 .Mxf4+! 2 .Mxf4 gS+ 3 'l.tg3 gxf4+ 4 'l.txf4 'l.tg6 and the pawn ending was an easy win: 5 a4
•••

as 6 'l.te3 'l.tf6 7 'l.tf3 'l.tes 8 'l.te3 'i.tds o-1

853) Von den Steinen-Wagner

1 b6+! 1-0
There's no stopping the pawns after 1 ... 'l.tb8 (or 1 ... axb6 2 a 7) 2 c6!.

854) Bruzon Batista-Cmilyte

1 b6+! 'i.td8 (1 ...�xb6 2 �b5+ win s the knight) 2 .ie3! (sudden ly there's no good defence to
the check on g5) 2 �e5 3 .Mg7 .Mg2 4 b7! 1-o
••.

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855) Van Wely-Giri

1 f5+! 2 tt::lxfs (2 <Jth3 <Jtf6 3 tt::l h 5+ <Jte5 is nothing for White) 2 Ji.xh4! 3 tt::lxh4 <Jtd4 (there's
••• .••

no way for White to save h is q ueenside) 4 <Jtf3 <Jtc3 5 <Jte3 <Jtxb3 6 <Jtd3 <Jtxa4 7 <Jtc3 bS! Yz-Yz
Accu rate to the last. The text elimi nates the fin a l pawn, whereas 7 ...<Jta 3?? would have been
far too a m bitious: 8 tt::lf5 a4 9 tt::le 3 <Jta2 10 <Jtc2 a3 11 tt::ld 5 <Jta1 12 tt::l c 3 is a fatal zugzwa ng,
in view of 12 ... a2 13 tt::l e 4 b5 14 cxb5 c4 15 tt::lc 5 c3 16 tt::l b 3#.

856) Grover-Sadler
1 �f8+! (1 <Jtg5? �h8 2 <Jth4 �e8 ! was fine for Black in the ga me) 1 <Jtc7 2 �e8! (2 <Jtg5? �h7
•••

3 <Jtg6 �e7 holds) 2 h4 (or 2 ...�h7 3 <Jtg6) 3 <Jtgs �h7 4 <Jtg6 and the rook finds itself out of
•••

squares.

857) lvanchuk-Giri
1 �xb7 <Jtxb7 2 f4! gxf4 (or 2 ... g4 3 e6! <Jte7 4 <Jte5 when White q ueens first after 4 ... a5 5
<Jtf6, while 4...�d8 loses trivia l ly to 5 <Jtxf5) 3 h4 as 4 e6! (but not 4 h 5 ?? when both sides
q ueen) 4 <Jtc7 5 h5 a4 6 e7 <Jtd7 7 h6 1-0
.••

White q ueens with check and wins after 7 ... a3 8 h7 a 2 9 e8�+ <Jtxe8 10 h8�+.

858) Wang Chen-lu Shanglei

1 a4! 2 <Jtg2 b3 0-1
.••

The bishop is hel pless, in view of 3 axb3 a3.

859) Ju Wenjun-Tuvshintugs
1 Ji.xg7! tt::lxg7 (there's no way to maintain the blockade indefinitely after 1 ...Ji.g8 2 Ji.xf5 exf5
3 <Jtxf5: e.g., 3 ... �e7 4 Ji.f6+ <Jtf8 5 e6 Ji.h7+ 6 <Jte5 <Jte8 7 Ji.g5 ! <Jtf8 8 <Jtf6 Ji.d3 9 h6 Ji.e4 10
e7+ <Jte8 11 <Jtg7) 2 h6 Ji.g8 3 hxg7 <Jte7 4 <Jtg6 <Jtd7 5 <Jtf6 (zugzwa ng) s as 6 bxas 1-0
•••

860) Harikrishna-Wang Vue

1 Ji.e6! �d8 (or 1 .. .fxe6 2 �c7+ <Jth6 when the most accurate finish is 3 d7! �a8 4 <Jtxe6 Ji.g7
5 <Jtf7 Ji.e5 6 �c8 �a7 7 <Jte6) 2 f6+ <Jtg6 3 Ji.fS+ <Jth6 4 d7 Ji.b4 5 �c8 1-0
The wi n is trivial after 5 ... Ji.a5 6 <Jtd 5 ! Ji.b6 7 <Jtd6.

Chapter Five

861) Arnaudov-Ninov
White s potted a loose piece: 1 �xc4! �xd4+ 2 �xd4 �c1 3 �f1 1-0

862) Szabo-Petrisor
1 �xfs! 1-o
White emerges a whole rook a h ead after 1 ...�xf5 2 tt::le 7+ <Jth8 3 tt::lxf5 �xf5 4 gxh6.

863) le Quang Liem-Chadaev

1 �xg3+! (1 ...tt::lx g3 2 Ji.xe4! tt::l xe4 3 tt::lxe4 isn't so effective) 2 �xg3 tt::lxg3 3 �ee1 (or 3
•••

<Jtxg3 Ji.xc3+) 3 ... .1i.d4 leaves Black a pawn to the good.

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864) Svidler-Radjabov
After 1 'Dxd6! .l:l.xb3 2 'Dxf5+ gxf5 3 .l:l.xb3 White is a pawn u p.

865) Jumabayev-Svidler
1 ..lif8+! 1-0
Black comes out a rook in a rrea rs after 1.. ..l:l.xf8 (otherwise it's mate: 1..:�f6 2 'iie 7# or
1...'>t>g8 2 i.. h 6+} 2 �xes+ '>t>g8 3 �xd4.

866} Svidler-Kurnosov
Rather than repeat moves with 1...�e1+? 2 '>t>g2 'iie4+, Black m ight have won the white
q ueen with 1...�c1+! 2 '>t>g2 'De1+.

867) Svidler-Karjakin
1 '2:Jxa4! 2 bxa4 .l:l.xc1+ 3 �xc1 .l:l.xd4 nets a pawn.
..•

868) Dimitrov-Nuri
1 d8�! 1-0
Black loses his q ueen after 1..."fixd8 (1.. ..l:l.xd8 2 .l:l.xf7+ leads to mate) 2 .l:l.xf7+ .l:l.xf7 3 'iix d8.

869) Papasimakopoulos-Tsiros
1 "fixg2+! 2 '>t>xg2 'Dxd4+ 3 'Ddf3 'Dxc2 col lects a piece.
•••

870) Exler-Lovrinovic
1 ...'iix c2! 2 i..xc2 CDg2+ 3 '>t>d2 'Dxe3 4 '>t>xe3 win s the excha nge.

871) Lebret-Mauffrey
1 "fixd4+! (1...CDf3+! 2 .l:l.xf3 i.. xd4+ 3 '>t>h1 .txc3 will also do} 2 'iixd4 'Df3+ 3 ..ltxf3 .txd4+ 4
•••

'>t>g2 .l:l.xc3 win a piece.

872) Gerard-Colin
1...�xh2+! 2 "fixh2 'Dxh2 3 '>t>xh2 i..x c3 col lects a pawn.

873) Arizmendi Martinez-Saptarshi

1 ....l:l.xf2+! 2 '>t>xf2 "fic5+ 3 "fie3 "fixe3+ 4 '>t>xe3 CDd5+ 5 '>t>d4 'Dxb6 simplifies to a fa irly easily
winning endga me.

874) Perez Mitjans-Fiuvia Poyatos

1 "fih4+! 1-0
After 1.. ..l:l.xh4 2 f8�+ '>t>d7 3 gxh4 Wh ite is the exchange a h ead and has a crushing i nitiative.

875) Brunello-Cacciola
1 "fixa6! 1-0
Black comes out a piece down, whether or not he goes in for 1.. . .l:l.xa6 2 .l:l.xb8+ �f8 3 .l:l.xf8+
'>t>xf8.

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876) Wilson-Speelman
1...tba2+! 2 i.xa2 (2 <t>d1 'ii'a4+ 3 <t>e1 'ii' b 3 also picks up a pawn) 2 'ib'xd2+ 3 <t>xd2 .S.xb2+ 4
••.

�c3 .S.xa2 saw Black picking u p a pawn with a n easy wi n in sight.

877) Morrison-Ledger
1 'ii'f6+ <t>g8 2 'ii'xg6+! hxg6 3 lLlf6+ <t>g7 4 l2Jxds leaves W h ite a piece a h ead.

878) Gretarsson-Houska
1 .S.xes! d4 (1 .. .fxes 2 'ii'g S+ wi ns the rook leaving Wh ite a piece u p} 2 .S.e4 1-0

879) Snape-Garrido Dominguez

1 .S.d1! 1-0
White picks up a rook after 1 ...'ii'x b3 2 .S.xd8+ <t>g7 3 axb3 and 1 .S.d 2 ! also works.

880) Bellon Lopez-Swindells

1 l2Jxb6! axb6 (1 ...'ii'x b6 2 'ii'x b6 axb6 3 lLlc7+ <t>d8 4 l2Jxa8 transposes, a nd even 1 ...'ib'd8 2
'ib'a6 .S.b8 3 lLlxd7 'ii'x d7 looks rather good for White) 2 'ib'xa8! 'ib'xa8 3 lLlc7+ <t>d8 4 l2Jxa8
wi ns the exchange and a pawn.

881) Curtis-Gregory
1 .S.xe7+! (wi nning the q u een) 1 ... <t>xe7 2 .S.h7+ .S.8g7 3 .S.xg7+ .S.xg7 4 'ii'xc6 1-0

882) Birkin-Kay
1 i.xc2+! 2 <t>xc2 'ib'xd4 wins the q ueen.
•••

883) Pert-Taylor
1 lLlxb7! .S.xb7 2 .S.xa6 bags a pawn.

884) Wells-Rogers
1 axb6! l2Jxc3 2 .S.c7! 1-0
White emerges a piece a h ead a n d 2 b7 .S.b6 3 .S.e7! would a l so have done the business.

885) Van Kampen-Weller

1 i.xbs! 'ii'x bs 2 .S.xb7 1-0
There's no good defe nce to the mate on g7.

886) Lalic-Bhatia
With 1 .S.xd4! White exploits Black's back ra n k to wi n a piece or see her q u ee nside passers
decide i n the event of 1 ....S.xc1+ 2 'ii'xc1 'ii'x c1+ 3 <t>xc1 cxd4 4 a4, but the ga me actua l ly
ended with the shocking 1 'ii'd 3?? .S.xc1#.

887) Rendle-Crouch
1 lLlxf6! <t>g7 (not 1 ...'ii'xf6?? 2 'ii'xf8#} 2 lLld7 1-0
Simplification on f8 wi l l lead to an easi ly winning pawn endgame.

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888) Abdalla-Horvath
l ... .idl! 0-1
Wh ite m u st either part com pany with his bishop on g4 or the excha nge after 1 ....id1 2 ifxdl
ifxc3.

889) Kostiukova-Brodsky
l ... lbxds! 2 lbxds (2 .ixd8 lbxb4 also leaves Black a pawn to the good, u n l ess Wh ite prefers
to a l low 3 .Mxb4 lbxa4!} 2 ...ifxgs wins a pawn and generates the la rge th reat of 3 ... lbd3 ! .

890) Cuartas Medina-Jerez Perez

l .ixdS! nets a pawn, in view of l ... exds 2 lDfS+ a n d 3 lbxh 6.

891) Forno-Girelli
1 bxa8lb! 1-0
Not 1 bxa8if? ifxb6 tra pping the white queen, but after 1 bxa8lb ifxb6 2 lbxb6 Wh ite
comes out a piece ahead.

892) Schorra-Ciornei
1 ...ifxd4! 0-1
Black goes a whole rook u p, in view of 1 ...ifxd4 2 ifxd4 lbxc2+ 3 �a 2 lbxd4.

893) Gustafsson-Naiditsch
1 .ie2! 0-1
•••

There's no defence to 2 ... .id3 and the loss of the excha nge, since if 2 lbc4 .id3 3 .Ma l a 3 .

894) Bausch-Haase
l ....ixbs! won a pawn and q u ickly more after 2 .ixbs? ifxbs 3 h3 (3 ifxbs .Mal+ mates on
the back ra n k} 3 ...iff1+ 4 �h2 .Mal 0-1

895) Raetsky-Sokolov
Black emerged two pawns to the good : 1 ...ifxe2+! 2 �xe2 .ixc4+ 3 ifxc4 .Mxc4 4 .Mxb7 lbf8
0-1

896) Sowray-Collins
1...lba4! 2 lbxa4 (rema rka bly there's no way for Wh ite to avoid losing a piece, as he loses
m uch more after 2 .Mae1 lbxc3 3 ifxc3 ? ife4) 2 ...ifxe2 3 iff6 (if 3 lbc3 iff3) 3 lbf3+ 4 �g2
•..

ife4 0-1 The double-discovered check decides.

897) Adly-Ezat
1 ifxc8! ifxc8 2 lbxe7+ �g7 3 lbxc8 .Mxc8 win s the excha nge.

898) Flint-Hager
1 lbxg6! hxg6 2 ifxe6+ �h8 and now 3 ifxd s wou l d have left White two pawns to the good,
whereas 3 .ixd s? a l lowed Black a cha nce to get back into the ga me with 3 ...lbd4!.

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899) Bauer-Gruenenwald
1 l:!.xd7! tt:Jxd7 2 tt:Jxg4 wins two pieces for the rook.

900) Cunha-Quaranta Neto

Black wins a piece with 1 .. .'�xc1+! 2 'iVxc1 tt:Jxd3+ 3 <Jte2 tt:Jxc1+ 4 l:!.axc1.

901) Astaneh Lopez-Lalic

1 l:!.xe6! fxe6 2 'iVf3+ <Jtg7 3 'iVxa8 sees White emerge with an extra piece.

902) Akhanov-Kalaiyalahan
1 l:!.xc7! l:!.xc7 2 'iVg3 g6 3 'iVxc7 gxf5 4 'iVxd7 i.xf3 5 l:!.e1 1eaves White a piece in front.

903) Eggleston-Zhou
1 'iVxd3! 1-0
it's mate on the back ra n k after 1...l:!.xd3 2 l:!.c8+.

904) Shepherd-Akhanov
1 l:!.xd2! 2 'iVxd2 'iVxe4 picks up the white rook tha n ks to the mate th reat on g2.
•••

905) Berry-Balaji
1 l:!.xe7! 'iVxe7 2 i.xd5+ <Jth8 3 i.xa8 wins a piece.

906) Williams-Eggleston
1 i.xe5! 2 i.xe5 'iVg5+ 3 tt:Jg2 'iVxe5 wi ns a pawn.
•••

907) Zolnierowicz-Wrzesinski
1 t!.c7! 1-0
The q ueen is lost in view of 1...'iVxc7 2 tt:Je6+ and 3 tt:Jxc7.

908) Dunnington-lsherwood
1 l:!.xd7! 'iVxd7 2 i.xf6 wins two pieces for the rook.

909) Mitcheii-Hebden
1 tt:Jxd6! 'iVxd6 2 i.xf5 'iVf6 (if 2 ...'iVxd1 3 i.e6+ <Jth7 4 l:!.fxd1) 3 i.c2 nets a pawn.

910) Zulfic-Nikolova
After 1 l:!.xf4! 2 l:!.xf4 'iVe3+ 3 <Jtb1 'iVxf4 Black's attack swiftly proved decisive.
•..

911) Kazakos-Gerogiannis
1 l:!.xe6! l:!.xe6 2 t!.e1 l:!.ae8 3 l:!.xe6 l:!.xe6 4 'iVxb5! 'IVeS (or 4...'iVxbS 5 i.xe6#) 5 i.xe6+ 'iVxe6 6
'iVb8+ 1-0
Mate follows on f8.

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912) Bouza-Aiexiou
Black wi ns a pawn with 1.. ."�xd4! 2 1Wxd4 lZ:le2+ 3 'it>h2 lZ:lxd4 4 lZ:lxc6 lZ:lxb3 (a nd not
4....M.c8?? s lZ:le7+).

913) Fuchs-Ferreira
1 .M.xd5! .M.xd5 2 i.a2 (the bishop rejoins the ga me with some effect!) 2 ...e6 3 i.xd5 exd5 4
.l:td4 .M.e7 5 '>t>d2 leaves Wh ite with a nea r-won rook endi ng.

914) Quesada Perez-Laznicka

1 lZ:lc4! 1-0
Black ca n not avoid losing the exchange.

915) Nordin-Rasmussen
1 1Wxg5! o-1
•••

it's hopeless after 2 1Wc2 (if 2 1Wxgs .M.el#) 2 ...i.fs, and if 3 .M.d1 (or 3 1Wd1 'i!Vxd8!) 3 ....M.e1+!.

916) Jensen-Hojgaard
White overloaded to win a pawn with 1 i.xc5! 'i!Vf7 (a nd not l ....M.xcs? 2 .M.xa8+) 2 .M.fa1.

917) Megaranto-Zhao Jun

1 1Wxa8! 1-0
Black emerges serious materia l in a rrea rs after 1 ...1Wxa8 2 .l:tb4 and 3 .M.b8.

918) Vochozka-Szucs
1 1Wxf6+! 'it>xf6 2 lLle4+ '>t>e7 3 lZ:lxc5 nets a piece.

919) Bakos-Rigo
1 'i!Vb7! 'i!Vf8 (in view of 1 ... 1Wxd6 2 1Wxc8+ 'i!Vf8 3 .M.d8 and 1 ... .M.e8 2 1Wxe7 .M.xe7 3 .M.d8+ there's
no good way to protect both queen and rook) 2 1Wxc8 1-0

920) Suran-Laznicka
1 lZ:lxe6! fxe6 (1 ....M.e8 2 lZ:le7 would n't help matters) 2 1Wxe6+ 'it>h8 3 .M.xd7 picks up two
pawns.

921) Ahmed-Fekadu
1 1Wxf6+! 'it>xf6 2 lLld7+ '>t>e7 3 lLlxb6 leaves Wh ite a piece a head.

922) Hamperi-Hernandez
1 lZ:lxe6! fxe6 2 i.xe6+ 'it>h8 3 .M.xa4 leaves White a pawn to the good.

923) Ynojosa-Ferreira
1 i.a7! 1-o
Black can't save both his q ueen and the key rook on d8.

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924) AI-Sulaiti-Forster
1 .ixf2+! 2 �xf2 �g5+ 3 �g3 �xc1+ nets the exchange and a pawn.
•••

925) Kargaci-McCusker
1 ./iJd2! 2 t!.xc6 (2 �al only keeps the q ueen and rook for one more move, in view of
•

2 .. /iJb3) 2 lt:Jxb1 3 l:!.xc8+ �xc8 4 l:!.xb1 �c2 leaves the extra queen fa r too powerful.
•••

926) Gaponenko-Garcia
1 .ixf7+! �f8 (if 1...�xf7 2 �hS+ g6 3 �xcs) 2 .ib3 leaves White a pawn ahead.

927) Gallagher-Jumabayev
1 lt:Jxc3! 2 bxc3 l:!.xe2 3 .ixe2 l:!.xe2! 4 �xe2 �xa4 gave Black a pawn a n d a l l the position a l
•••

trum ps.

928) Hamai-Vorobjov
The wh ite q ueen was overloaded: 1 .id2! 2 �a3 �xd4 3 l:!.d1 as 0-1
•••

929) Ragger-Stefansson
1 .ixc6! 1-0
Black's q ueen side colla pses, in view of 1...l:!.xc6 2 l:!.a8 CtJc7 3 l:!.xd8+ �g7 when Wh ite might
even go 4 l:!.d7 and give up the exchange on c7 to pick off bs.

930) Nguyen Van Huy-Howell

After 1 .ie7! l:!.xe7 (1...l:!.xh3+? 2 �xh3 l:!.xe7 3 �xc4 only m a kes matters worse) 2 �xf3 l:!.xd7
3 �d1! l:!.xds 4 �xdS+ �xds 5 exds White went on to convert the excha nge-up endgame.

931) De Leon-Srebrnic
1 l:!.xf2! 2 �xf2 �xc4 3 �xa7 �c1+ 4 �h2 �xb2 leaves Black a pawn to the good, in view of
•••

5 �b8+? �h7 6 �xd6? .ie4.

932) Robson-Mansour
1 .ixb5! .ixbS 2 l:!.xb6 nets an im portant pawn, since c3 is u ntouchable in view of 2 ...l:!.xc3? 3
l:!.b8+.

933) Sop-Saleh
1 CtJd5! exds 2 cxds .ic6 3 dxc6 bxc6 4 �c4 attacks two pawns with a clear adva ntage.

934) Olsarova-Roberts
1 .ixf1+! �f8 (if 1...l:!.xf7 2 �xd6) 2 .ie6+ �e8 3 .ixd7+ picks up the excha nge.

935) Pelletier-McNab
1 ...�xg3+! 0-1
Due to the th reats a long the t h i rd White wil l q uickly be even more tha n a piece down after 2
�xg3 (or 2 �g1 l:!.xd3 3 l:!.xd3 �xd3 4 �e7 g3) 2 ... lt:Jxe4+ 3 �h2 CtJxcs.

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936) Asefi-Sharavdorj
Black wins a piece with 1.. :�xg2+! 2 'it>xg2 tL'lxe3+ 3 'it>f3 ttJxc4.

937) Contin-Georgiev
1 .. :�xd7+! 0-1
The b-pawn is too powerfu l after 2 �xd7 b2.

938) Dimukhametov-Chekletsov
1 �g8+! 'it>xg8 2 lL'lxf6+ 'it>f7 3 tL'lxd7 wi ns a piece.

939) Malisov-Masich
1 .Mxc5! wins a piece, since the q ueen fal l s after l �xcs? 2 ttJh6+.
...

940) Danielian-Kosintseva
1 �xc8! 1-0
1 �xc8 2 i.b7 �xb7 3 c8�+ �xc8 4 .Mxc8+ leads to an easy win.
...

941) Br.Thorfinnsson-Thorhallsson
1 �xg7+! 1-0 White eme rges a piece a h ead after 1 ... 'it>xg7 2 ltJc4+ 'it>g6 3 tL'lxd6.

942) Fier-Kostouros
1 .Mxe7! �xe7 2 ttJe4 ttJbd5 3 .Mxd5! tL'lxd5 4 i.xe7 .Mxe7 5 i.b3 1-0
F u rther material loss is inevita ble.

943) Martinez-Perez
1 .i.b5! .MacS (or l ... axbs 2 .Mxa8+) 2 i.xc6 .Mxc6 3 b4 leaves W h ite the exchange a h ead.

944) Fong Vit San-Nayan

1...h1�+! 2 �xh1 i.xd4 3 �h7+ 'it>d6 wins a piece.

945) Hoover-Dahl
1... b1�! 2 .Mxb1 i.xd4+ deflects to win a piece.

946) lvanov-Khalifman
1 .i.xd4! 2 .i.xd4 .Mxd4 3 .Mxd4 �g5+ 4 'it>f1 �xc1+ sees Black pocket a pawn.
•••

947) Kovalyov-Gerzhoy
1 d7+! 1-0
Black ca n prevent the pawn q ueening with 1 ... i.xd7, but then 2 ttJd6+ 'it>d8 3 .Mxd7+ 'it>xd7 4
ttJxe4 1eaves Wh ite a piece a head.

948) Mamedov-Egorov
1 �xb7! �d8 (or 1 ... �xb7 2 tL'lxd6+ 'it>f8 3 tL'lxb7) 2 tL'lxd6+ 'it>f8 3 �b3 leaves White two
pawns to the good.

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949) Aronian-Nakamura
1 ii.d7! .U.e6 (exchanges fol low after this, but 1...:i.f8 2 Jtxc6 bxc6 3 .U.xc6 wou ld have been ex­
cel lent too for White: for exam ple, 3 ... Jtxd5 4 exd5 fxg3 5 hxg3 'iif7 6 'iie 2 'iixd5 7 lL'lxe5 !, and
if 7....U.ae8 8 .U.xf6! .U.xf6 9 lL'lg6+ hxg6 10 'iixe8+) 2 Jtxe6 Jtxe6 3 lL'lxf6 'iixf6 4 .U.xc6! bxc6 5
'iia 1 as 6 'iixes 'iixes 7 lL'lxes simplified to a pawn-up ending which Aronian converted.

950) Petrosyan-Sychev
1 'iix h6+! �xh6 2 lL'lxf7+ �g7 3 lL'lxd8 .U.xd8 4 .U.xc7+ leaves White the excha nge a head.

951) Carlsen-Aronian
1 Jtf6! 2 .U.xa3 (or 2 .U.bb1 Jtxd4 3 .U.xa3 Jtxc5 4 lL'lxe8 Jtxa 3 5 lL'lc7 a4 when the a-pawn
•.•

decides) 2 ...Jtxd4 3 lL'lxe8 (3 lL'le4 Jtxc5! doesn't help) 3 ...Jtxcs 4 .U.d6? (now White m ust lose
a whole rook, but if 4 .U.b1 Jtxa3 5 lL'lc7 a4 again) 4....U.xe8 0-1

952) Bogdanovich-Kozakov
1 'iix g6+! 1-0
1 ... hxg6 2 lL'ld6+ �e6 3 lL'lxc8 picks up a piece.

953) Barsov-Wyss
A loose piece d ropped off: 1 .U.xcs! Jtxcs 2 lL'ld8+ �d7 3 lL'lxb7 Jtxa3 4 lL'las 1-0

954) Rahman-Chatterjee
1 'iib4! 1-0
The only way to cover a l l the threats is 1 ... c5, but after 2 .U.xd8+ �c7 3 'iix b7+ �xd8 4 'iia 8+
�d7 5 'iix a7+ �d8 6 'iix e7+ �xe7 the endga me is a n easy win.

955) Hastik-Cechura
1 ...e2+! 2 'iixe2 (or 2 �g2 e1'ii 3 .U.xe1 'iix e1 with an extra rook) 2 ...'iifs 0-1
White ca n't save both q ueen and knight.

956) Sokolov-David
1 d7! li:lxd7 2 li:ld6 .U.eb8 3 .ltxb8 .U.xb8 wins the excha nge for a pawn.

957) Louis-Kirk
Black nets a piece with 1....U.xbs! 2 cxbs lL'ld4 3 'iic4 Jtxds 4 'iixds li:lxe2+ 5 �f1 li:lxc1 6
Jtxc1.

958) Kaatiala-Tsakiris
1 ...'iic 1+! 0-1
The d-pawn will q ueen after 2 .U.xc1 :i.xc1+ 3 �g2 d2.

959) Jones-Chapman
1 li:lxc6! 'iixgs (1...'iixc6 2 'iie 5 �g7 3 .lih6+ �h8 4 .ltxf8 or here 2 ...'iixf3 3 :i.dfl is even
worse for Black) 2 lL'lxa7 wins the excha nge.

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960} Arkeii-Foo
1 .l::txc6! .l::txc6 2 .l::txc6 'ifxc6 3 'ifxb3 netted a second pawn and shortly the game.

961} Bratkovic-Zavrtanik
After 1 'ifxas+! (l .l::tx es+ 'ifxes 2 'ifxa s+ �d6 3 'ifxes+ �xes a l so does the business)
1...'ifxas 2 .l::tx eS+ White will emerge a piece a h ead.

962} Froewis-Jovanic
1 'ifxcs+! lbxcs 2 .id6+ �g8 3 lLJe7+ �h7 4 lLJxc8 wins a piece.

963} Georgiev-Pedersen
1 .l::txc6! .l::txc6 2 .ibs .ixe6 3 .ixc6+ �f7 4 .ixds picked u p a key pawn.

964} Andre-Kabisch
The c-pawn decided proceed ings: 1 'ifxd1+! 2 .ixd1 .l::txd1+ 3 'ifxd1 c2 4 'ifc1 .ib2! s l2Jf6+
•.•

�f7 0-1

965} Mihopoulos-Neelotpal
1 ....l::tc 1+! 0-1
Black comes out q ueen for rook a head after 2 .ixc1 'ifxa4 3 .ixb2 'ifxa2.

966} Ulibin-Martinovic
1 lba7! lLJb6 (1 ... .l::tx a7? 2 l2Jxc8+ forks king and rook} 2 lbaxc8+ l2Jxc8 3 .ixb7 lLJxd6 4 .ixa8
leaves W h ite the excha nge a head.

967} Pantelic-Gevorgyan
1 ....l::txc1+! 2 .l::txc1 'ifgS+ 3 �f1 'ifxc1+ picks u p a piece.

968} Mindlin-Kanovsky
1...'ife1! 0-1
1 ... 'ifc1! was equ a l ly good. Black wins the rook on fl in both cases.

969} Jirka-Palecek
1 'ifxe8+! 1-0
1 ....l::tx e8 2 lLJf7+ �g7 3 lLJxd6 picks up a rook.

970) D'Costa-Mueller
1 .l::tx d4! 1-0
White emerges a piece a h ead after 1 ....l::txd4 2 .iC3.

971) Laurent-D'Costa
Black bagged a pawn : 1 ....ixe3! 2 .ixe3 'ifc2+ 3 'ifxc2 l2Jxe3+ 4 �f2 lLJxc2.

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972) Aronian-Paris Universite

1 'i!Vd3 ! 1-0
Black ca n't both prevent mate on the b-file and cling on to his major pieces, for if 1 ...l:txd3 2
l:te8+ and mate.

973) Gosling-Wood
1 'i!Vxb8! 'i!Vxb8 2 tLld7+ �e8 3 tt::lx b8 l:ta7 (or 3 ... l:tb6 4 .i.xc7) 4 tt::lc6 left White a piece a head.

974) Braun-Wells
1 l:txc3! 2 .:txc3 (or 2 .i.cs l:txc1+ 3 l:txc1 'i!Vxa6) 2 'i!Vxd4+ 0-1
••• •••

Black emerges two pawns ahead after 3 'i!Vxd4 .i.xd4+ 4 �f1 .i.xc3.

975) Kaufman-Venkatesh
1 .i.xc7! wins a pawn, for if 1 'i!Vxc7 2 tt::lxe4 'i!Vxc2 3 tt::lxf6+ .i.xf6 4 .i.xc2.
•••

976) Sahitaj-Laurusas
1 'i!Ve3+! 0-1
•••

2 'i!Vxe3 is forced and after 2 ... dxe3+ 3 �xe3 .i.xa 1 a rook d rops off.

977) Jakubowski-Protaziuk
1 .i.xc4! (1...tLlxc4 2 .i.e1 is much less effective) 2 e5 (or 2 .i.xc4 tt::lxc4 3 'i!Vxc4 'i!Vxd2)
•••

2 .i.xd3 3 exd6 exd6 4 'i!Vxd3 tLlc4 5 'i!Vxc4 'i!Vxd2 sees Black emerge a pawn a h ead.
•••

978) Gaehwiler-Horvath
1 tLlc2! wi ns the exchange in view of 2 'i!Vxc2? .i.xf2+ 3 l:txf2 l:txc2.
•••

979) Ulanowski-Burcu
1 l:txd4! 0-1
•••

If 2 cxd4 .i.xd4 White m ust give up his q u een, in view of 3 'i!Vxd4 'i!Vxe1#.

980) Van Riemsdijk-Yi Liu

1 tt::lxd5! exd5 (1...'i!Vd 8 2 'i!Vc3 leaves Wh ite a clear pawn a h ead) 2 'i!Vxd5+ .i.e6 3 'i!Vxc5 did n't
give Black a nywhere near enough for his pawns.

981) Sadorra-Kacheishvili
1 l:txa4! 'i!Vxa4 2 'i!Ve5 f6 3 'i!Vxc7 'i!Vb5 4 'i!Vc1 left White clea rly better and the piece eventua l ly
preva iled over the three pawns.

982) Berzinsh-Mierins
1 ttJf8+! 'i!Vxf8 2 'i!Vxd7 win s the exchange.

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983) Goric-Woolley
1 exf5! .ixf5 2 .Mxb7! 'iix b7 (2 ...1i'd6 3 g4 e4+ 4 �h1 doesn't give Black enough for the piece)
3 iLlf6+ lt:Jxf6 4 .ixb7 wi ns the black q ueen for i n sufficient com pensation.

984) Zimmer-Azarov
1 .Mxd2! 0-1
•••

2 ... .Md4 is th reatened, as wel l as 2 ....Md 1+, and there's no good move, since the q ueen is lost
after 2 lt:Jxd2 1i'e1+ 3 lt:Jf1 'iix b4.

985) Giulian-Scholes
1 'iix h7+! �xh7 2 iLlg5+ �g8 3 iLlxe6 .Me8 4 .Mxd7 .Mxe6 5 .Md6 picks up a second pawn.

986) Lammens-Emelianova
1 'iixc8+!
1 ... .Mxc8 2 .Mxf3 leaves White a rook a head.

987) Dinev-Bomans
1 ....Mxc3! 0-1
Black emerges a piece a head after 2 .ixc3 1i'C7+ 3 �h1 'iix c3.

988) Bologan-Eijanov
1 .Md6! 1-0
The kn ight is lost, since 1 ....ixd6 2 exd6+ .Mf6 3 'iix e6 wou ld only cost Black even more mate­
ria l .

989) Yang-Xiong
1 ...d3! 2 exd3 (2 1i'd 1 'iixe4 certai n ly doesn't help) 2 ...1i'xf3+! 3 �xf3 iLld4+ 4 �g2 lt:Jxc2
leaves Black a piece a h ead.

990) Murillo-Aifaro
1 'iixf7+! 1-0
White emerges the excha nge up after 1 ...�xf7 (or 1 ...1i'xf7 2 dxc6) 2 d6+ �g6 3 dxc7.

991) Chaves Villalobos-Jimenez Garcia

Black spotted the potential fork on d3: 1 ....Mxb4! 0-1

992) Devescovi Parreira-Lopes Junior

1 'iixd2! .Mb8 (it's mate after 1...'iix d2 2 .Mc8+) 2 'iixg5 1-0
The piece-down ending is clea rly hopeless for Black.

993) Radford-Nezis
1...1i'xc3! 0-1
Black emerges a piece a head after 2 .Mxh3 (not 2 bxc3 ? .Mxb1+) 2 ....Mxh 3 3 'iix h3 .Mxb2.

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994) Martinovic-Straka
1 i.xd5! 'Yi'xd5 (otherwise the d iscovered check is letha l) 2 'Yi'xg6+! 'it>xg6 3 lL'lf4+ 'it>f7 4 tbxd5
wi ns a pawn.

995) Jacko-Svana
Black bags a pawn with 1 ...'Yi'xh3! 2 !i.xh3 lL'lg4+ 3 'it>e1 tbxe3.

996) Varas-Del Valle Rosas

1 i.f6+! 'it>g8 (it's a lso mate after 1 ... 'lt>h6 2 'Yi'f4+ 'it>h7 3 'Yi'fs+ 'it>g8 4 'Yi'c8+ and 1 ... i.xf6
d rops the q ueen to 2 'Yi'xa 3) 2 'Yi'a8+ 1-0
Or 2 'Yi'g4+ 'it>f8 3 'Yi'c8#.

997) Larino Nieto-Matnadze

1 ...'Yi'xd4! 2 i.d3 (or 2 'Yi'xd4 tbxc2+ 3 'it>dl tbxd4) 2 'Yi'xe5+ picks u p two pawns.
..•

998) Martinez Lopez-Cabrera Trujillo

1 i.b4! 2 axb4 axb4 (now Wh ite must give up at least a piece if he wants to save h is
•••

tra pped q u een) 3 c5 'Yi'b5 4 i.f1 bxc3 5 i.xb5 cxb2 0-1

999) Huerga Leache-Giavina

1 'Yi'xb7+! 'Yi'xb7 2 lbxb7 'it>xb7 3 i.xb4 overloads Black to net a pawn.

1000) Strobi-Marinkovic
1 ... i.a3 ! 2 lL'lb3? (not good, but there's no good way to both defend b2 and esca pe the pin,
and if 2 bxa3 !i.xc3 3 'Yi'd l !i.xe3 leaves Black a pawn a h ead) 2 !i.xc3 3 'Yi'd1 !i.xe3 4 bxa3 lL'lc3
•..

5 'Yi'd2 tbxe2+ wi ns a piece.

1001) Piskur-Bratosevic
1 'Yi'xh8+! 1-0
White wi ns the excha nge and a pawn with 1 ... 'it>xh8 2 tbxf7+ 'it>g7 3 tbxd6 tbxd6.

1002) Tseitlin-Suslova
1 !i.xg7+! (1 i.xd S+ cxd S 2 !i.xg7+! is the same tactic) 1 'it>xg7 (now Black loses his q ueen,
•••

but both 1 . . 'it>h8 2 'Yi'hs and 1 . .'it>f8 2 i.xd s cxd s 3 bxcs a re equally hopeless) 2 lL'lf5+ 1-0
. .

1003) Pon-Hoang Thi Nhu

1 !i.g2+! 0-1
.••

The q ueen is lost, in view of 2 'it>xg2? 'Yi'h2#.

1004) Nandhidhaa-Khursanova
1 'Yi'xf4! 'Yi'e1+ (if 1 ...'Yi'xf4 2 tbe6+ and tbxf4) 2 'it>g2 nets a piece.

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1005) Bogner-lzsak
1 �g3! �d8 (1 ... �xg3 ? 2 lbxe7+ costs Black a piece and 1 ...�a3 ? 2 lbc7 .Mb8 3 i.xf7+! his
q ueen) 2 lbc7 .Mb8 3 lbe8! i.g4 (otherwise the excha nge is lost) 4 lbxg7 �xg7 5 �xg4+ sees
White wi n a pawn while ripping open the black king's defensive cover.

1006) Paehtz-Mannhart
1 i.xc5! dxc5 (Wh ite is a safe pawn to the good after 1 ... lbe8 2 i.e3) 2 d6 �d8? (he had to try
2 ...�f7 3 dxe7 and grovel} 3 dxc7 �xc7 (now a piece d rops, but 3 ... �e7 4 lbd s �f7 5 fxes
fxes 6 lbgs �e8 7 .Mb8 h a rd ly saves Black} 4 .Mb7 �as 5 �xd7 1-o

1007) Kazimova-Ozturk
1 .Md8+! �xd8 2 lbxc6+ lbxc6 3 �xh5 wins the q ueen for rook and kn ight.

1008) Hillarp Persson-Wahlstrom

1 �XC5+!
White emerges the excha nge up after l...�xcs 2 i.e3+ �xe3 3 fxe3.

1009) Nepomniachtchi-Frolyanov
1...c1�! 0-1
White loses his q ueen after 2 .Mxcl �e2+ 3 �e4 �xh s and l ...�d S+ 2 �f4 cl�! wou l d have
done the business too.

1010) Lammens-Reinderman
1 �xa4 bxa4 2 .Mxb7+ 1-0
After 2 ... �g8 3 .Mxa7 Wh ite has t h ree pieces for the q ueen, is in complete control and men­
aces 4 lbf7, as wel l as .Mb1-b7.

1011) Pechisker-Morris
1 i.xf7+! �xf7 2 �C4+ �e8 3 �xb4 nets a pawn.

1012) Konstantinov-Petkov
1 ... .Md2! 2 �xd2 (Black comes out q ueen for rook a h ead after this, but if 2 �fl �e3+)
2 .Mxd2 3 .Mxd2 �g1+ 4 �e2 �xc1 0-1
.••

1013) Van Der Werff-Go

1 ...�xf1! 0-1
Black wins a piece with 2 .Mxf1 lbd3+ 3 �d2 lbxf4.

1014) Shaposhnikov-Gritsenko
1 i.xg7! .Mfa8 (1 ... .Mxf2? 2 i.xf8 i.h4 3 i.e7! .Mxf4 4 g3 wi ns even more materia l} 2 .Mxa2
.Mxa2 3 i.d4 1eaves White a pawn a head.

1015) Ernst-Potkin
1 lbxe6+! fxe6 2 �h6+ �e7 3 �xd2 wins the excha nge.

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1016} Piotrowski-Khamidov
1 .'ifxf2+! (1 ... ii.xf2+! 2 �hl tt:lxd 3 3 tt:lxh4 .i.xh4 a lso wins) 2 l:txf2 ii.xf2+ 3 �xf2 tt:lxd3+ 4
••

�e3 tt:lxc1 1eaves Black a rook ahead.

1017) Wells-Palliser
1 ...e4! 2 ii.xg7 exf3 3 tt:lxe7+ tt:lxe7 4 ii.xf8 fxg2 5 �xg2 'i!Vxf8 leaves Black with two pieces
and attacking chances for the rook and pawn.

1018} White-Palliser
1...'i!Vxe2! (1 ... ii.g5 2 ii.e3 ii.xe3 3 'i!Vxe3 'i!Vxe2! will a l so do) 2 'i!Vxe2 tt:lg3+ 3 �h2 tt:lxe2 4
tt:lxd7 tt:lxc1 5 tt:lxf8 �xf8 leaves Black a piece a h ead.

1019) Nezis-Davies
1 l:txh7+! l:txh7 2 l:txc8 wins a pawn.

1020) Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son-Lo

1 'i!Vxe7! 1-0
Black either loses the excha nge on f5 or comes out two pawns down after 1 ...'i!Vxe7 2 tt:lxg6+
�h7 3 tt:lxe7 .i.xg2 4 tt:lxf5 ii.xf1 5 �xfl.

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1021) Padurariu-Go
1 ...i.xg3+!! 2 ii.xg3 f4 3 ii.f2? (he had to fi nd the com puter- l i ke resou rce 3 ii.h4! 'i!Vh 5 4 i.fl!
restricting Black to j ust a dangerous attack for the piece after 4 ... ..ixh 3 5 ii.xh3 'i!Vxh4 6 l:tg1
tt:lf5) 3 ...ii.xh3! 4 �xh3 (4 l:tg1 'i!Vh 5 5 'i!Ve1 tt:lf5 certa i n ly doesn't help) 4...l:tf5 5 ii.h4 l:th5 6
l:tg1 l:txh4+! 1 �xh4 tt:lf5+ 8 �h3 'i!Vh5+ o-1
it's mate after 9 �g2 tt:le3+ 10 �f2 'i!Vh4+.

1022) Pruijssers-Ten Hertog

1 tt:ld5!! exd5 2 exd5 i.d6 (otherwise Wh ite ca ptu res on e5 and regains his piece, such as
with 2 ...0-o-o 3 ii.xe5 'i!Vc5 4 d6, while the machine feel s that Black's best was 2 ...0-o, al­
though here White has a n u m be r of strong contin uations, i ncluding 3 d6 ii.xd6 4 l:thf1, and
if 4...�g7 5 ii.xa8 l:txa8 6 'i!Vf3) 3 ii.xe5! ii.xe5 4 d6 'i!Vc5 (he could n't retreat, i n view of
4... 'i!Vd8 5 'i!Vxe5+ �f8 6 ..ixa8) 5 l:td5! (Black wou l d escape after 5 ii.xa8? 0-0, but Pruijssers
had seen very deeply when he first sacrificed on d5) 5 ...tt:lxd5 6 'i!Vxe5+ �d8 (6 ...i.e6 7
'i!Vxh 8+ �d 7 8 'i!Vxa8 tt:le3 9 ii.e4 is rather hopeless too for B lack) 7 'i!Vxh8+ (rega i n i ng most of
the investment while mainta i n ing a winning attack) 7 ...i.e8 8 l:te1 �d7 9 ii.xd5 'i!Vxd5 10
l:te7+ �c6 11 'i!Vc3+! �xd6 (or 11 ...'i!Vc4 12 l:tc7+ �xd6 13 l:txc4) 12 'i!Vc7# 1-0

1023) Guerrero Sanmarti-Raimbault

1 'i!Vxf8+!! �xf8 2 tt:lg6+! fxg6 (or 2 ...�g8 3 l:te8+ �h7 4 tt:lf8+ �h8 5 tt:le6+ �h7 6 tt:lxc7,
emerging with an extra rook) 3 ii.a3+ tt:le7 4 l:txe7 axb3 (there's no defence, since if 4...'i!Vxe7
5 l:td8#) 5 l:txc7+ �g8 6 l:td8+ �h7 7 ii.b2 1-0

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1024) Muzychuk-Gaprindashvili
1 .ixes! dxes 2 .l:!.xd7! 'it>xd7 3 .ia4+ bs (White's initiative is also too strong after 3 ...'it>d8 4
.l:!.d1+ 'it>c8 5 'ifc2 'ifc7 6 .l:!.d7, and if 6 ... 'ifcs 7 b4) 4 ltJxbs! axbs 5 .ixbS+ 'it>d8 6 .l:!.d1+ 'it>c8 7
.id7+ 'it>b7? (7 .. :.t>d8 8 .ic6+ .id6 9 .ixa8 rJi;e7 10 .ic6 liJf6 wou ld have restricted Black's losses
to just a pawn a nd slow defeat on the queenside) 8 'ifbS+ 'it>a7 9 'ifas+ 'it>b7 10 .ic6+! 'it>c8
(10...'it>xc6 11 liJxes+ 'it>b7 12 �bS+ mates) 11 .ixa8 'ifc7 12 �a6+ rJi;b8 13 lLlxes! 1-0

1025) Wang Hao-Nakamura

1 .l:!.xds! �xds 2 .ixe6! fxe6 3 f7+ 'it>d8? (3 ... 'it>e7 4 'ifxh6! .l:!.dd8 5 f8�+ .l:!.dxf8 6 �g7+ 'it>d8 7
.l:!.xf8+ .l:!.xf8 8 �xf8+ 'it>c7 9 �xd6+ �xd6 10 ltJxd6 'it>xd6 gives Black some cha nces to hold a
pawn-down ending) 4 ltJxe6+ 'it>c8 5 f8'if+ .l:!.xf8 6 .l:!.xf8+ .id8 (6 ...'it>b7? 7 ltJ6cS+) 7 lLlxd6+
'it>b8 (or 7 ... �xd6 8 .l:!.xd8+ .l:!.xd8 9 liJxd8+ 'it>xd8 10 'ifd 3 with a winning pawn endgame) 8
.l:!.f1 .l:!.xd6 9 liJxd8 'ifc4 10 .l:!.g1 .l:!.xd8 11 �g3+ 'it>b7 12 �xg6 and the two extra pawns win.

1026) Bosnjak-Biazeka
1 a7+!! 'it>xa7 2 .l:!.g1 'it>b8 (White a l so wins after 2 ....l:!.d6+ 3 'it>xd6 'it>xb7 4 'it>es) 3 .l:!.a1 1-0

1027) Slavin-Turner
1... h3! 2 'it>h2 (otherwise 2 ... h2+ was a kil ler t h reat and that decides too in the event of 2 'ifes
h2+! 3 �xh2 'ifxh2+ 4 'it>xh2 .l:!.h6+ 5 'it>g2 liJd2+ 6 f3 liJxb3, wi n n i ng a piece) 2 .l:!.xf2+! (the
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more m u ndane 2 ....id6+ 3 f4 'ifh4 a lso wou ld have s ufficed) 3 .l:!.xf2 .id6+ 4 .l:!.f4 .ixf4+ 5
exf4 �xf4+ 6 'it>xh3 lLlf2+ 7 'it>h4 (ditching the q ueen on f2 wou l d have been equally hope­
less) 7 ...�h6+ 8 'it>g3 liJh1# 0-1
A neat fin ish and one which had to be foreseen when Black gave up the rook.

1028) Stefanova-Emms
1 ltJe7! (1 ....l:!.f3+ 2 'it>h2 liJf4 3 .l:!.xf4 .l:!.1f2+ 4 'it>g1 .l:!.f1+ X-X was the game) 2 .l:!.gs (pretty
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m uch forced to give the king a sq u a re) 2 ltJds!! 3 c7 (or 3 h S .l:!.f3+ 4 'it>h4 liJe3! when even 5
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.l:!.c3 .l:!.e1 6 .l:!.xe3 .l:!.exe3 7 c7 .l:!.xh3+ 8 'it>g4 .l:!.eg3+ 9 'it>f4 .l:!.c3 shouldn't save Wh ite and oth­
e rwise it's mate, such as with 5 h 6 .l:!.h1 6 .l:!.xg7+ 'it>f8 7 c7 .l:!.hxh 3+ 8 'it>gs .l:i.fS#) 3....l:!.f3+ 4
'it>h2 liJf4 5 c8�+ 'it>h7 6 .l:i.hS+! (the only way to stave off mate) 6 ltJxhs 7 �b7! (7 .l:!.c2 liJf4
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8 �c3 'it>g6! 9 liJb4 'it>hs is neat, Black winning the rook endga me after 10 liJdS .l:!.xc3 11
ltJxf4+ .l:!.xf4 12 .l:!.xc3 'it>xh4 13 as .l:!.a4 14 .l:!.C7 .l:!.xa s 15 .l:!.xf7 .l:!.a 2+) 7 liJf4 8 �xf3 .l:!.xf3 9
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.l:!.c7 .l:!.xh3+ 10 'it>g1 liJd3 11 .l:!.xf7 .l:!.xh4 wi l l leave Black a pawn a head with some winning
cha nces, such as after 12 as .l:!.a4 13 .l:!.e7 .l:!.xas 14 lLlc7 rJi;g6.

1029) McNab-Longson
1 .l:!.h8! (1 'ifh3+ rJi;g6 2 �g4+ rJi;h6 3 .l:!.f3 �gs 4 �xgS+ rJ;;x gs 5 h4+ 'it> h s 6 .l:!.xf2 gave Black
decent cha nces to hold i n the game, a lthough he fa iled to do so) 1 .l:!.g6 (or 1 ... g6 2 �h3+
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'it>gs 3 �h4+! 'it>fs 4 .l:!.f8+ 'it>es 5 'ife7+ winning after both s ....l:!.e6 6 'ife7+ 'it>d4 7 .l:!.d8+ and
s ...'it>d4 6 �xb4+ 'it>xd 3 7 �bS+) 2 �h3+ 'it>gs 3 'ifh4+! 'it>fs 4 .l:!.f8+ gives Wh ite an over­
whelming attack: 4 .l:!.f6 (4 ... rJ;;e s 5 'ife7+ is very similar to the last note, while 4 ... 'it>e6 5
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.l:!.e8+ picks u p the black q ueen) 5 �xh7+ rJ;;e s 6 .l:!.e8+ .l:!.e6 7 'ifxg7+ 'it>ds 8 �d7+ .l:!.d6 9 �fS+
and Black has to give u p.

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1030) Coleman-Adair
1 �a8+!! �xa8 2 'iia 3+ ita6 3 'iixa6+ �b8 4 'iid 6+ �b7 s 'iic 7+ �a6 (if s ...�a8 6 �al+) 6
�a1+ �bs 7 �aS+ �b4 8 'iib6+ 1-o
lt's mate next move.

1031) S hort-Jones
1 'iix e6! (Black was able to s u rvive after 1 'iie 3? �gs 2 �xe6 �xh s 3 �b2 �hl in the game)
1...�g1+ (1 ...'iix e6 2 �xe6 is j u st a hopeless rook e ndgame) 2 �b2 'iib 1+ 3 �a3 'iic 1+ 4 �a4
'iib 2 (or 4 ...�g8 ! ? S 'iixg8 'iix d2 6 �xa6+! when White wins after both 6 ...�xa6 7 'iie 6+ �a7
8 a3 and 6 ... bxa6 7 'iif7+ �b6 8 'iie 6+ �a7 9 a3) S a3 �a1 6 'iib6+ �aS 7 'iixcs bS+ 8 cxbs
axbS+ 9 �xbs 'iix b3+ 10 �c6 'iif3+ (1o ... 'ii b 7+ 11 �d6 'ii b 8+ 12 �d7 'ii b 7+ 13 �d8 leaves
Black u n a ble to keep the q ueens on) 11 �b6 and White's king s u rvives. The last try is
11...'iib 7+ (11...�b1+ 12 �a s �bS+ 13 'iix bs 'iix a3+ 14 �b6 'iia 7+ 1S �c6 is hopeless too) 12
�as 'iic 7+!? 13 'iixc7 �xa3+, but after 14 �b4 �b3+ 1S �cs �c3+ 16 �d6 �d3+ 17 �c6
�c3+ 18 �d7 �d3+ 19 �c8 Black runs out of desperadoes.

1032) Janev- Solak

1 l2'lxes!! �xes 2 �xes f6 (2 ...itxes 3 'iix es j u st leaves Black a pawn down, but now we get to
see White's main poi nt) 3 'iix g6! fxes (3 ... hxg6? 4 �1e4! is a lovely idea, based on the bea uti­
fu l poi nt 4... gs S �h4+! gxh4 6 �h S#) 4 'ii h s leaves Wh ite a pawn to the good.

1033) Enjuto Velasco-Konev

1 �xf7!! �xf7 (White menaces both 'iixg7 and simply to double rooks, a n d even after
1...'iix d6 2 'iix d6 �xf7 3 �fl+ �e8 4 'iif4 �h8 S 'iif7+ �d8 6 'iixg7 �e8 7 'iix h7 Black's ca use
is hopeless) 2 �f1+ �e8 3 'iix g7! 'iixd6 (if 3 ...�xg7 4 �f8#) 4 'iixg8+ �e7 S 'iif8# 1-0

1034) Kramnik-Meier
1 itxf7+!! �xf7 2 'iih S+ g6 (otherwise the rook on e8 fa l ls) 3 'iix h7+ �f6 4 l2'lxd4 l2'lxd4
(4 ... 'iix d6 s �fl+ doesn't help Black after s ... �gs 6 �cS+! 'iix cs 7 h4+ �g4 8 'iix g6+ or
s ... itfs 6 l2'lxfs) s 'ii h4+ �f7 6 �c7+ itd7 7 'iih 7+ �f6 8 �f1+ �e6 (now it's mate, but Black
wou ldn't have survived for long after 8 ...4Jfs 9 �xd7 'ii b 6+ 10 �hl) 9 'iixg6+ �ds 10 �cS#
1-0

103S) Hilwani-Hovhannisyan
1 ... �h7! (1...�f7! a lso does the trick) 2 l2'lc6+ (2 'iix es itxes 3 �xc2 l2'lxc2 just leaves White a
piece i n a rrea rs) 2 ... itxc7! 3 l2'lxes itxes 4 f4 (he ca n't cover e2 for if 4 �f1 iic4+ or 4 itfl
l2'lf3+) 4 ... itxf4 S gxf4 c1'ii 0-1

1036) Vaarala-Tikkanen
1 ...�c3+!! 2 bxc3 (2 �d2 �1c2+ 3 �d1 �d3+ doesn't exactly help Wh ite either) 2 ...�xc3+ 3
�e2 b2 4 l2'ld2 (there's a l so a killer check on the back ra n k after 4 �g1 itbS+ s �d2 �cl+)
4 .tbs+ o-1
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103 7 ) Kosintseva-Dzagnidze
1 ti:Jf6+!! gxf6 (1 ... <;t>h8 2 'iig 3! doesn't help the defence) 2 gxf6 tt::lf4 (2 ...ti:Jc6 3 'iig s gives
Wh ite a winning attack, such as after 3 ... h3 4 .l:!.xh3 ! .ixh3 S .l:!.h1) 3 g3 tt:Jeg6 4 gxf4 exf4 5
'iid 4 gives White a h uge position a l adva ntage.

1038) Ragger-Steingrimsson
1 ti:Jf6+!! gxf6 (1.. . .\txf6 2 exf6 'iic 2 - to prevent 3 .\te4 - 3 fxg7 win s material, such as after
3 ....l:!.e8 4 .\txb8) 2 exf6 .\txf6 3 .\te4 .l:!.d8? (3 ... h6? 4 'iix h6! 'iix d1+ S <;t>g2 wouldn't have
helped Black either, but after 3 ...'iix d1+! 4 'iix d1 .\txb2 he wou l d stil l have had some
cha nces, even if White should win with ca re after S 'iig4+ <;t>h8 6 .\txb8 fs 7 'iif4 a4 8 .\tc6,
i ntending 8 ... a3 9 .ibs a 2 ? 10 .ieS+) 4 .l:!.xd8+ .ixd8 5 'iix h7+ <;t>f8 6 'iih 8+ <;t>e7 7 .\tg5+ <;t>d6
8 'iixd8+ and the attack was overwhelm ing: 8 ...<;t>e5 (Black loses his q ueen after 8 ...'iid 7 9
.\tf4+ es 10 'iif 6+! 'iie 6 11 ..\txes+ <;t>d7 12 .ifs) 9 f3 'iid 7 (the checks run out too after
9 ... 'iia 1+ 10 <;t>g2 'iix b2+ 11 <;t>h3) 10 'iif6+ 1-0
it's mate after 10 ... <;t>d6 11 .\tf4#.

1039) Huschenbeth-Postny
1 .l:!.g8!! (the only way to win; instead the ga me ended in a repetition after 1 <;t>g6? .l:!.e6+ 2
<;t>gs .l:!.eS+) 1 ...f2 (1.. ..l:!. h s 2 h8'ii .l:!.xh8 3 .l:!.xh 8 f2 4 .l:!.h1 <;t>f3 s <;t>es is trivial) 2 .l:!.g4+ <;t>f3 3
h8'ii! f1'ii (or 3 ... <;t>xg4 4 'iig 7+ <;t>f4 S 'ii h 6+! <;t>g3 6 <;t>xes! fl'ii 7 'iig S+ <;t> h 3 8 'iif S+ 'iixfS+ 9
<;t>xfs with a win ning pawn e ndga me) 4 'iih 4! a n d there's no good defence to the th reats of S
.l:!.f4+, s <;t>xes and S 'iig 3+, si nce it's mate after 4 ... 'iib 5 5 'ii h 3+ <;t>e2 6 .l:!.g2+ <;t>e1 (or 6 ...<;t>d1
7 'ii b 3+) 7 'iig 3+ <;t>d1 8 'iib 3+ <;t>c1 9 'iic 2#.

1040) Berg-Vachier Lagrave

1 tt:Jxf8!! tt:Jxd3 2 tt::lg6+ <;t>h7 3 .\txd3! <;t>xg6 (Black preferred 3 ... .\td8 i n the later ga me
P.Bobras-A.Ma ksimen ko, German League 2012, but after 4 tt:Jd s ! bS? - 4...tt:Jxd s s exd s .ixh4
6 .l:!.b3! 'iia 4 7 tt::l e 7+! .ifs was the only try, a lthough White will pick up b7 with a strong, on­
going in itiative - 5 tt:Jge7! .\txe7 6 tt:Jxe7 .ltb7 7 .ixf6 gxf6 8 .l:!.xf6 'iix a2 9 .l:!.bfl shortly had to
resign in a ny case) 4 e5+! <;t>h5 (4...<;t>f7 S exf6 gxf6 6 tt:Jds is hopeless too for Black) 5 exf6
.\txf6 (even s ...'iix c3 6 fxe7 .i h 3 ! ? won't save Black: 7 gxh 3 .l:!.e8 8 .l:!.be1, and if 8 ...<;t>xh4? 9
.l:!.f4+ <;t>gs 10 .l:!.fS+ <;t>h4? 11 .l:!.e4+ <;t>xh3 12 .l:!.f3#) 6 .ixf6 gxf6 7 .l:!.b3 'iia 5 8 .l:!.xf6 and
White's attack was fa r too strong, the game concluding 8 ....\td7 9 tt:Je4 .\tg4 10 h3 .l:!.g8 11
hxg4+ .l:!.xg4 12 .ie2! 'iie 1+ 13 <;t>h2 1-0
For if 13 ... 'iix e2 14 .l:!.h3+ .l:!.h4 1S .l:!.xh4+ <;t>xh4 16 .l:!.f4+ <;t>hs 17 ti:Jg3+ wins the q ueen.

1041) Houska-Zatonskih
1 ...'iixf3+!! 2 <;t>xf3 tt:Jxd4+ 3 <;t>f4 (or 3 <;t>g2 .l:!.d8 4 .l:!.c8 tt::le 6) 3 ....l:!.e4+! (3 ... gS+! 4 <;t>xgs .l:!.eS+
S <;t>f4 tt:Jxc6 6 d8'ii+ tt:Jxd8 7 <;t>xes is hopeless too for White) 4 <;t>xe4 tt:Jxc6 5 <;t>d5 ti:Jd8 and
the extra piece will prove decisive.

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1042) L.Petrosian-Naroditsky
1 .. .'it>g8! (instead 1 ...iLf5 2 .Uxf5 it'xf5 3 it'xd4+ .Uf6 4 it'xf6+ it'xf6 5 iLxf6+ <it>g8 leads to a n
u nclear endi ng, b u t better that than t h e ga me's 1. . .it'f4? 2 h 3 h6 3 .Uxf4 .Uxf4 4 it'd2 when
the q ueen q uickly outclassed the rooks} 2 .Uxf6 .Uxf6 3 it'g1 .Uef8 and Black will emerge a
rook a head after 4... .Uf1.

1043) Arkeii-Holland
1 it'd8!! (otherwise Black win s after 1 ...it'e3) 1 .Uxd8 (1 ...iLxd8? 2 exd 3 leaves White the ex­
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change a h ead} 2 exd3 iLxe1 3 <it>xe1 1eft White clea rly better in the rook endga me tha n ks to
the ta rgets on c6, d4 and h 3 .

1044) Ni Hua-Le Quang Liem

1...iLa3+!! (the o n ly way to wi n; instead Black had to resign after 1 ... h 5 ? 2 it'xh 5 iLa 3+ 3
<it>xb3, since the checks would have run out after 3 ... a 1tiJ+ 4 .Uxa 1 it'xb6+ 5 iLxb6 tLld4+ 6
<it>c3 ! .Uxc4+ 7 �d2 ! .Uc2+ 8 �e3) 2 <it>xb3 (the best defence; it's too easy for Black after both 2
<it>a 1 b2+ 3 <it>xa2 iLc5+ 4 <it>xb2 it'xb6+ and 2 <it>c3 .Uxc4+! 3 <it>xc4 it'c6+! 4 <it>xb3 it'b5+ 5
<it>xa2 iLc1+ 6 tt:Jxa 8 it'bi#) 2 a1tiJ+! (he m u st u nderpromote with check due to the mate
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th reat on h7} 3 .Uxa1 it'xb6+! 4 iLxb6 tt:Jd4+ 5 <it>c3 (the wh ite king won't esca pe in the event
of 5 Ji.xd4 .Ucb8+ 6 <it>c3 Ji.b4+ 7 <it>b2 Ji.d2+ 8 Ji.b6 .Uxb6#} 5 ...MXC4+! 6 <it>d2 (if 6 <it>xc4 .Uc8+
7 iLc5 .Uxc5#) 6 tt:Jxf3+ 7 <it>e3 tt:Jxh2 8 .Uxh2 iLxg6 leaves Black fa r too a head on materia l.
•..

1045) Stellwagen-Shanava
1 iLxc2+!! 2 <it>a1 (a nd not 2 <it>xc2? it'a4+ 3 <it>b1 .Uxd1+ 4 .Uxdl it'xd1+! 5 tt:Jxd1 .Uc1# or
.••

here 3 b3 it'xa2#) 2 iLxd1 3 e6? (tempti ng, but Black ca n defend; that sa id, even after 3
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tLlg5 iLxg5 4 e6! .Uf8 5 exf7+ <it>h7 6 iLxg5 iLb3 7 a 3 b4 Black should win and here 4 iLxg5
iLb3 is clea rly hopeless with ... .Uxc3 next u p} 3 .Uxc3! 4 exf7+ �h8 5 iLg5 iLb3 6 a3 (the
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rook remains u ntoucha ble: 6 bxc3 it'xa2#) 6 iLf8! 7 tLle5!? iLc2! 0-1
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Everything is defended on the ki ngside and Black will shortly put his extra rook to good use,
such as by brea king t h rough on a 3 .

1046) Ding Liren-Bwalya

1 f5!! iLxe5 (this loses, but so does everything else: for i n stance, 1 ... gxf5 2 .Uxf5 ! exf5 3
.Uxe8+ <it>xe8 4 it'xg7 when even 4....Ud5 5 it'g8+ <it>d7 6 it'xf7+ �d8 7 iLxd5 cxd 5 8 it'xd 5+
doesn't save Black, or 1 ....Ue7 2 fxe6 ! f6 3 .U5e3, and if 3 .. .fxg5 4 .Uf3+) 2 .Uxe5! gxf5 (if
2 ... it'xe5 3 it'xf7#) 3 iLxe6! iLxe6 4 .Uxe6 1-0
The pin across the seventh ra n k decides.

1047) Lapidus-Berg
1 tt:Jxf5!! (even stronger than 1 ...tt:Jg2 2 <it>xg2 .Uh3} 2 it'f2 (2 exf5 .Uxh 2 ! leaves Wh ite de­
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fenceless, as shown by 3 it'g3 .Uh1+ 4 <it>f2 it'xf5+ 5 <it>e3 .Uh3 or 3 <it>xh2 it'h4+ 4 <it>g1 it'h 1+ 5
<it>f2 it'g2#) 2 ... g3! 3 hxg3 iLxe4 4 iLf3 iLxf3 5 it'xf3 .Uh3 0-1
The q ueen is lost.

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1048) lvanchuk-Vachier Lagrave

1 g3!! (even stronger than 1 li'Jxe7 li'Jxe7 2 .Mxe7! .Mxe7 3 �c8+ �g7 4 .Mxe7 �f2 5 �g4+ �f8
6 .Md7 when White is clea rly better, but it's not yet q u ite ga me over) 1 li'Jd4 {there's noth ing
.•.

better with 2 gxh4 fol l owed by 3 .Mg2 the th reat, or if 1...hxg3 2 �xg3 followed by .Mg2) 2
li'Jxe7! {but not 2 .Mxe7? .Mxe7 3 li'Jxe7 Ci'Je6 4 Ci'Jg6+ fxg6 5 .Mxe6 �f2 when Black scra m bles a
perpetual) 2 ... Ci'Jxe2 3 �g8+ �xe7 4 .Mxe2+ �d6 5 .Mxe8 hxg3 (there's no defence, with
Wh ite a l so winn ing after, say, 5 ...�f2 6 �f8+ �c6 7 .Mc8+ �b5 8 .Mb8+) 6 �f8+ �c6 7 .Mc8+!
�d7 8 �e8+ �d6 9 .Md8+ �cs 10 �e3+ �c6 11 .Md6+! 1-o

1049) lvanchuk-Wojtaszek
1 Ci'Jf6+!! gxf6 (1...�h8 a l lows a very pretty finish: 2 li'Jg6+! fxg6 3 �xh6+! gxh6 4 .Mh7#) 2
�g3+ �h7 (it's mate too after 2 ...�h8 3 li'Jxf7+ .Mxf7 4 .Mc8+) 3 .Mxf7+! 1-0
The knight joins the fu n with 3 ....Mxf7 4 �g6+ �h8 5 Ci'Jxf7#.

1050) lvanchuk-Wang Hao

1 fs!! f6 {the defence is overwhelmed too after 1...exf5 2 .Mxf5 .Me7 3 .Maf1 .Mf8 4 �g5 fol­
lowed by li'Jg4) 2 fxg6! {the begin ning of a lovely king h u nt) 2 .. .fxes 3 .Mf7 �c6 4 gxh7+! (4
.Mafl? gives Black defin ite cha nces to defend after 4 ... �xg2+! 5 �xg2 .i.xg2) 4 ... �xf7 5 .Mf1+
�e7 6 h8�! (or 6 �g7+ �d6 7 h8�; in either case the deflection ca used by promoting is the
sta r point of Wh ite's whole combination) 6 .Mxh8 7 �g7+ �d6 8 dxeS+! 1-0
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Precise to the end. it's mate after 8 ... �c5 9 �e7+ �d 5 10 .Md1+ �e4 11 �g5 and 12 .Md4# or
12 �f4#.

1051) Kramnik-Aronian
1 Ci'Jxb7!! .Mxb7 2 iVxa6 .Mbc7 3 b4 �d7 (esca ping one pin, but...) 4 �b6! ( ... White ensures
that the one down the c-file is a ki ller) 4 1i'e8 {if 4....Mb7 5 .Mxc6 .Mxb6 6 .Mxc8+ �f7 7 .M8c7
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and while 4....Mb8 is h a rder to refute, after 5 1i'xb8+! Ci'Jxb8 6 .Mxc7 1i'b5 7 .M1c5 Black's q ueen
is overwhel med and the rooks will prove too strong fol lowi ng 7 ...1i'a4 8 .Mc8+ �g7 9 .Mxb8
1i'd1+ 10 �h2 �d2 11 .Mb7+) 5 bS!? (relying on the b-pawn; 5 .Mc5 followed by b5 a l so does
the trick) s ...Ci'Jxd4 6 MXC7 Ci'Je2+ 7 �h1 Ci'Jxc1 8 .Mxc8 1i'xc8 9 �c6! 1i'd8 10 b6 �f7 11 1i'c7+
�e8 12 1i'a7 d4 13 b7 1-0

1052) Gabuzyan-Gasparian
1 Ci'Jfs! exfs (as shown by 1 ....i.f8 2 �g3 g5 3 �c3 and 1....Mg8 2 .i.xf6 gxf6 3 Ci'Jxh6 .Mh8 4
�h 5 the a lternatives were pretty bleak too) 2 .Mxd7! �xd7 {the d iscovered check will prove
devastating after 2 ...li'Jxd7 3 .i.xe7) 3 .i.xfS+ �c7? (3 ...�d8 had to be tried, a lthough after 4
.i.xc8 �cl 5 .i.g4 �e8 6 .i.xf6 gxf6 7 �h5 �f8 8 .i.f3 Black's days wou l d s u rely have been
n u m bered) 4 .Mxe7+ �b8 5 .i.xc8 .Mxc8 6 .i.g3+ 1-0
The rook will fa l l .

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1053) Howeii-Emms
1 ...J:!.8d3 ! (much stronger tha n the ga me's 1 ....i.c4 2 bxc4 �xc5+) 2 �b4 .i.c4! (2 ... a 5 ! a lso
works, based on the neat poi nt 3 �xb5 lZ:lxe4+ 4 �e1 �f8! when W h ite is butchered
whether or not he goes in for 5 fxe4 .i.g4) 3 bxc4 (Black crashes through as wel l after 3 .i.e3
tt:Jxe4+! 4 fxe4 J:!.xe2+! 5 �xe2 �g3) 3 ..Ct'lxe4+! 4 �e1 (4 fxe4? �g3+ 5 �f1 l:!.d1+ forces
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mate) 4 tt:Jxc5 5 cxb5 (White is out of good moves, 5 f4 �c6 not helpi ng either) 5 ...�e5 6
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�xd2 J:!.xd2 1 �xd2 lZ:lb3+ sees Black emerge q ueen for rook and kn ight a head while reta in­
i ng the i nitiative.

1054) Whiteley-Emms
1...J:!.xe2+! (1.. ..i.g4?! 2 l:!.d2 dxc3? 3 �xc3 �xc3 4 .i.xc3 lZ:le5 5 �d1! was okay for White in
the game) 2 �xe2 .i.g4+ 3 �e1 J:!.e8+! 4 �f2 (4 �f1 .i.xd1 5 lZ:lxd1 �e1# reveals the point of
Black's 3 rd move) 4...�c5! leaves Black with a devastati ng attack. The im mediate threat is
5 ...d3+ and 5 �g3 l:!.e3+! 6 �xg4 is mated by 6 lZ:le5+ 1 �f4 g5+ 8 �xg5 �e7+ 9 �h5 �f7+
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10 �h6 �f4+ 11 �h5 �g4+ 12 �h6 lZ:lf7#.

1055) Galliamova-Ovod
1 J:!.xf6!! gxf6 (it's not obvious there's a nyth i ng better: for exa mple, 1.. ..i. h 3 2 �e2 .i.xg2 3
�xg2 lZ:lxe4 4 l:!.f4 or 1...lZ:lxe4 2 .i.xe4 J:!.xe4 3 �g2 J:!.de8 4 J:!.g6} 2 lZ:lxf6+ �f7? (2 ... �h8? 3
J:!.xg5 is tota l ly crushing, but the machine points out the sneaky 2 ... �g7 3 lZ:lxe8+ �g6 ! 4 lZ:lg7
�c7! when 5 �xb4 b6 6 l:!.d5 �xg7 7 J:!.xd6+ J:!.xd6 8 �xd6+ gives White fou r pawns and a n
im pressive centre for t h e piece, but sti ll with work to do) 3 �f2 lZ:lh3+ ( 3 ...�g6 avoids the
letha l discovered check, but after 4 �h4 lZ:lf7 5 lZ:lxg4 the attack is overwhelmi ng, and there's
also nothing to be done after 3 ...lZ:lf3+ 4 .i.xf3 .i.xf3 5 �xf3} 4 .i.xh3 .i.xh3 5 lZ:lg8+! �e6 (or
5 ...�xg8 6 l:!.g5+ �h7 7 �h4#, while 5 ....i.f5 6 J:!.xf5+ �xf5 prolongs the struggle but not for
long after 7 lZ:lh6+} 6 d5+ 1-0
it's mate after 6 ... �e5 (or 6 ... �d7 7 �f7+) 7 �f4#.

1056} Andreikin-Sjugirov
1 lZ:lh7!! �c7 (the knight is taboo: 1...lZ:lxh7? 2 .i.xh7+ �xh7 3 �h 5+ �g8 4 J:!.xg7+! �xg7 5
.i.h6+ �h7 6 .i.xf8+ �g8 7 �xf7+ �h8 8 lZ:lg6#; note too that there's no time for 1...l:!.e8 i n
view of 2 .i.h6 g 6 3 lZ:lxg6 fxg6 4 lZ:lxf6+ �xf6 5 J:!.xg6+} 2 .i.h6! lZ:le8 ( 2 ...g 6 i s aga i n flatten ed
by 3 lZ:lxf6+ lZ:lxf6 4 lZ:lxg6 fxg6 5 J:!.xg6+} 3 .i.xg7! tt:Jxg7 4 J:!.xg7+! �xg7 5 �g4+ �h8 6 lZ:lf6 1-
0
lt wil l soon be mate after 6 ...tt:Jxf6 (a lternatively, 6 ....i.xe5 7 �hS+ �g7 8 �g5+; or 6 ... lbe7 7
�h 5+ �g7 8 lZ:le8+! J:!.xe8 9 �xf7+ �h6 10 �f6+} 7 �h4+ �g7 8 �g5+ �h8 9 �xf6+ �g8 10
�gS+.

1057) Arkeii-Gordon
1 .i.e4+! (or 1 l:!.f7+ �h8 2 .i.e4!, but not 1 �b4? lZ:lc3 2 �e7+ l:!.g7 3 �xe6 �g6 when White
had to trade q ueens and went on to lose in the ga me) 1...�h8 2 l:!.f7 l:!.g7 (2 ...l:!.g6 3 �fl
doesn't assist the defence) 3 l:!.f8+ l:!.g8 4 �f1! (threatening 5 �f6+ �g7 6 J:!.g2) 4 l:!.a7 5 •••

�f6+ �g7 6 J:!.xg8+ �xg8 1 �d8+ �f8 8 J:!.g2+ l:!.g7 9 .i.h7+! wou l d have won the black
q ueen.

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1058) Townsend-Mackle
1 �b3! ! �xb3 {there's nowhere for the q ueen to run to) 2 axb3 snares the bishop on a 6.

1059) Shaw-Palliser
1 ...'it>d5!! {otherwise 1 ...'it>d3 2 ctJb2+ 'it>e2 3 ctJc4 doesn't lead a nywhere, 1 ... e4 2 fxe4 fxe4 3
'bb6 'it>d3 4 ctJd 5 leaves White able to give u p h i s knight for the e-pawn, leaving Black with
the wrong-coloured bishop, and 1 ...'it>c4 2 ctJb2+ 'it>b3 3 ctJd3 .ltd4 4 'it>fl 'it>c4 5 'it>e2 ena bled
White to defend in the game) 2 ctJc3+ {if the king moves, 2 ....ltd4 fata l ly traps the knight,
while 2 ctJb2 .ltd4 3 ctJd3 'it>c4 4 ctJc1 .lte3 5 ctJe2 f4 leaves the knight out of squares and
White in zugzwa ng fol lowi ng 6 'it>f1 'it>d3 7 'it>e1 'it>c2 8 'it>f1 'it>d2) 2 ...'it>c4 3 ctJe2 {3 ctJa4 .ltd4
would aga i n tra p and win the knight, and 3 ctJd1 .ltd4 4 ctJf2 .ltxf2 5 'it>xf2 'it>d3 is a trivial
pawn endi ng) 3 ...f4 4 'it>f1 'it>d3 5 'it>e1 'it>c2 6 'it>f1 'it>d2 7 h4 h5. it's a decisive zugzwa ng.

1060) Petkov-Solomon
1 .ltc4+!! 'bxc4 2 ctJd5 h6 {to give the king an esca pe sq uare in the event of 3 ctJe7+) 3 ctJc7
�f8 4 �xg6+ �g7 5 �xg7+ 'it>xg7 6 'bxa8 leaves W h ite the exchange up.

1061) Jurkunas-Cekanauskas
1 'bb5!! axb5? {1 ....txg3 2 ctJxC7 .txc7 was bad, but had to be tried) 2 .l::!.x g7+! 'it>h8 {if
2 ...'it>xg7 3 �g4+ 'it>h8 4 .txf6#) 3 .l::!. h 7+ 'it>g8 4 �g4+! {neat) 4...'bxg4 5 .l::!. h8# 1-0

1062) Shabalov-Fikiet
1 .ltxh6+!! 'it>xh6 (or 1 ... 'it>h8 2 .txf8 �xf8 3 .l::!. g4 with two extra pawns and a h uge attack on
the l ight squares) 2 �e3+! .tg5 (2 ...'it>g7 3 .l::!.g4+ 'it>f7 4 �h6 forces mate, such as after 4....l::!.g 8
5 .te6+ 'it>e7 6 �h4+) 3 .l::!. h4+ �h5 4 .l::!.x h5+ 'it>xh5 5 g4+ 'it>h6 6 �h3+ 1-0
There's a neat sta ircase mate with 6 ... 'it>g7 7 �h7+ 'it>f6 8 �g6+ �e7 9 �e6+ �d8 10 �d7#.

1063) Sutovsky-Grigoriants
1 .l:i.e8+! 'it>h7 (1 ... .l::!.x e8 2 .l::!. x e8+ .l::!.x e8 3 �xd 5 wins the q ueen) 2 .l:i.1e5!! 'bxe5 (if 2 ... �xf3 3
.l:i.h 5#) 3 ctJf6+! 1-0 The third and final powerfu l blow. After 3 ...'it>h6 (or 3 ...gxf6 4 �h5+ 'it>g7 5
�h8#) 4 ctJg8+! 'it>g5 5 .l::!.x e5+! �xe5 6 �g4# it's mate.

1064} Chetina-Leonardi
1 .ltxh6!! .l::!.xd4 {1 ...gxh6? 2 .l:i.g3+ would have led to mate and even after 1 ....tf8 2 �g5 'bh7
3 �h5 or 1 ... g6 2 .l:i.g3! .l::!.x d4 3 .l::!.x g6+ fxg6 4 �g5 Black wou l d have been in some trou ble) 2
�g5 .ltf8 3 .l:i.g3 'be4 (Black had no doubt been relyi ng on this fork to save h im, but... ) 4
�xg7+!! .ltxg7 5 .l::!.x g7+ 'it>f8 6 .l::!.xf7+ 'it>g8 7 .l::!.g 7+ 'it>f8 8 'bg6# 1-0

1065) Bednar-Mamedov
1...'bxf3!! 2 'bxf3 (2 �d 3 'bxg5 just leaves Black a piece to the good) 2 ...'bxe4 3 �d5 {after 3
�d3 .tf5 there's no way to save the q ueen, Black winning after, say, 4 ctJfd4 ctJc3+ 5 bxC3
.txd 3+ 6 .l::!.xd 3 bxC3) 3 ... 'bd2+!! (much stronger than 3 ...�xd 5 4 .l::!.xd 5 .ltc6, a lthough that
should a l so wi n) 4 .l::!.x d2 (or 4 �xd 2 .tf5+ 5 'it>a1 �xa2+!, as in the game) 4....tf5+ {now
Wh ite m ust give u p h is q ueen or a l low mate) 5 'it>a1 �xa2+! 6 'it>xa2 .l::!.a 8+ 7 �xa8 .l::!.x a8+ 0-1

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1066} Zelcic-Biagojevic
1 M.xf7!! �xf7? (1 ... M.xg5 2 1\Vxg5 i.xg5 3 M.xc7 isn't a l l that m uch of an improvement and
even 1... h 6 ! ? wouldn't have saved Black after 2 'LJxe6! 'LJxe6 3 'LJxb5! axb5 4 i.xb5+ i.c6 5
1\Vxe6 hxg5 6 M.xe7+ 1\Vxe7 7 1\Vxg8+ �d7 8 I:i.d1+ �c7 9 i.xc6 �xc6 10 1\Vc8+) 2 'iYh5+ 1-0
lt wi l l soon be mate after 2 ... �g7 (or 2 ... M.g6 3 1\Vxh7+ �f8 4 i.xg6) 3 M.f1.

1067} Svetushkin-Ashwin
1 i.xg7+!! 'LJxg7 2 1\Vd4 M.g8 3 M.xe6! I:i.c1+ (or 3 .. .fxe6 4 11Vf6 and aga i n it's mate) 4 �h2 fxe6
5 11Vf6 �h7 6 11Vg6+ 1-0

1068) Fier-Rausis
1 'LJxb6+!! (or 1 i.xf5 exf5 2 'LJxb6+!! 'LJxb6, tra nsposing) 1 'LJxb6 2 i.xf5 exf5 3 CDe5 (now
•••

White's th reats include 11Vf1) 3 M.e8 (or 3 ...'LJfd7 4 I:i.b3 when Black hasn't a nything better
•••

than 4 ... M.e8, tra nsposi ng, as, for exa mple, 4... i.d6 5 11Vf1 i.xe5 6 dxe5 'iYa7 7 'iYf2 is a win­
n ing pin in view of 7 ...�c7 8 e6) 4 I:i.b3 'LJfd7 5 i.xb6 'LJxb6 6 1\Va5 �b7 7 CLJd7! 1-0
White regai n s his piece on b6 with an overwhelming adva ntage.

1069} Pruijssers-Broekmeulen
1 I:i.d7!! M.xf3 (not 1 ...11Vxd7? 2 M.xf8+ followed by decisively i nvading with the q ueen) 2 M.xg7
M.xf2 3 M.xh7+ (this i n conj u nction with Wh ite's next is the sta r poi nt) 3 ... �g8 4 CLJd5! M.g2
(otherwise 4...I:i.f3 5 CLJe7+ �f8 6 g7+ forces the pawn home with q ueen, while 4... M.e8 5 �xf2
M.e6 6 CLJe7+ is tota l ly devastating too) 5 'LJf6+ �f8 6 M.f7# 1-0

1070) Piankov-Polok
1 11Vxg3!! 2 fxg3 M.xh3+ 3 �g1 f2+ 4 �f1 (4 �xf2 M.h2+ transposes) 4...I:i.h1+! 5 �xf2 I:i.h2+
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0-1
The white q ueen is lost after 6 �g1 (if 6 �f1 M.f8+ 7 �g1 M.h 1#) 6 ...M.g2+ 7 �h1 I:i.c2+.

1071) Ghaem Maghami-Sulashvili

1 a6!! i.xa6 (or 1...i.d5 2 a7 i.e4 3 i.c3 d2 4 i.xd2 when Black is in zugzwa ng) 2 �g6 1-0
it's mate next move after 2 ...i.c4 3 h7+ �h8 4 f7! i.xf7+ 5 �h6.

1072) Hawkins-Palliser
1...CLJf3+!! 0-1
Resignation deprived Black of carrying out the lovely line 2 gxf3 11Vg3+ 3 �h1 1\Vxh3+ 4 �g1
M.e5 ! 5 'iYf4 (the only rea l try with 5 ...M.h5 such a th reat) 5 ... M.h5 6 'iYf7+ (or 6 1\Vc7+ �h6 7
'iYf4+ M.g5+ 8 1\Vxg5+ �xg5 and the pin remains decisive) 6 ...�h6 7 11Vf8+ �g5 ! 8 1\Vd8+ (nei-
ther wi l l 8 f4+ �h4 9 i.e6 1\Vxe6 save White) 8 ...�f4! 9 'iYc7+ i.e5 when White m u st either
give up his q ueen or be mated after 10 'iYf7+ �g3.

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1073) Palliser-Wells
1 'ib'h5!! 'ib'xa1+ 2 Wg2 �b2+ (alternatively, 2 .. .'�xh1+ 3 Wxh 1 We7 4 'ib'xes when 4 ... .Md8 fa ils
to s lLlfS+ Wf8 6 'ib'g7#, or 2 .. :�xa2+ 3 Wh3 We7 4 .Md1 'ib'd s s �xf7+ when s ...Wxd6 a llows
mate in two and s ... Wd8 6 .Mxd s exdS+ 7 ltlxc8 .Mxc8 8 fxes leaves White with an extremely
strong attack} 3 Wh3 We7 4 .Md1! (4 �xf7+ Wxd6 s .Md1+ lt:ld3 6 .Mxd 3+! WcS 7 i.a4 Wb6 8
�e7 is a l so strong, but the text is even better) 4 ... i.d7 5 'ib'g5+ (S 'ib'xf7+!? Wd8 6 ltlxb7+ is
very tem pting too) 5 ...f6 6 �g7+ Wd8 7 'ib'xh8+ Wc7 8 'ib'xa8 exf4 (after 8 ...i.xbs g lt:lxbS+
White mates after 9 ...�xbs 10 �d8+ Wc6 11 .Md6# and upon 9 ...�b6 10 lt:lxa 7 'ib'e2 11 .Md6+
Wa S 12 lt:lc6+ WbS 13 �a S+) 9 i.xd7 1-o

1074) Hansen-Wu
1 i.c1!! ltlxc1 (1 ...ltlf2+ 2 .M1xf2 �xc1+ 3 .Mf1 'ib'd2 4 i.e6! is the same motif) 2 i.e6! g5 (g6 is
attacked and clea rly if 2 ...i.xe6 3 'ib'xg6+ �h8 4 .l:i.h4+ mates) 3 .l:i.h4 1-0
Black m u st give up h i s q ueen to avert mate, but actual ly White cou ld have forced mate with
3 i.fs ! .Mfc8 4 i.h7+ Wh8 s i.g6+ Wg8 6 'ib'h7+.

1075) Stevic-Kummer
1 .Mxd7!! (1 ltlxh6+! gxh 6 2 .Mxd7 is a l so s ufficient) 1 ...lt:lxd7 2 ltlxh6+ Wh7 (not 2 ...gxh6 3
'ib'xf7+ Wh8 4 'ib'g8#, while 2 ...�h8 avoids mate, but leads to a hopeless position after 3
lt:lxf7+ Wg8 4 lt:lgs+ Wh8 s �fs lt:lf6 6 lt:lf7+ Wg8 7 d7} 3 �f5+ g6 (or 3 ...Wh8 4 lt:lxf7+ Wg8 s
lt:lgS+ Wh8 6 �h7#) 4 �xf7+ i.g7 5 hxg6+ Wh8 6 'ib'g8+! .Mxg8 7 ltlf7# 1-0

1076) Hnydiuk-Dragun
1 h7! (1 .Me7 .l:i.e3 2 h7 i.xh7 3 .Mxh7 Wf3 stil l gives Black a few chances) 1 ....Mxf7 (now
1 ... i.xh7 2 .Mxh7 .l:i.e3 3 .l:i.f7 is a dead d raw) 2 h8'ib' .Mh7+ 3 Wg3 .Mxh8 Yz-Yz
it's sta lemate.

1077) Adhiban-Sadler
1 'ib'xh6+!! (the only defence; Black win s after 1 exf7 i.d S+, a n d if 2 Wg3 .M8a 3+, or 1 .Mxg2
.Mxg2+ 2 Wxg2 �g6+ 3 Wf1 .Ma l+) 1 ...gxh6 2 exf7 i.d5+ 3 Wg3 and Black had nothing better
than 3 ...i.xf7 4 Wh4! .Mg8 (a nd not 4 ... .Md 2?? S .l:i.d7 .Mf8 6 lt:le6} 5 .Mxg8 Wxg8 6 .Mxd4 Yz-Yz

1078) Reinderman-Bruzon Batista

1 bxc5!! (much better tha n 1 .Mxe1? i.xe1 2 bxcs bxcs 3 �e2 when a d raw was agreed)
1 ...bxc5 (the main poi nt is 1 ....Mxb1 2 c6 .Me1 3 i.e4 fs 4 c7 fxe4+ S Wg2 when the pawn can­
not be stopped} 2 .l:i.b7 i.d4 3 .Mxf7+ Wh8 4 Wg4 1eaves Wh ite two pawns up.

1079) Ding Liren-Lu Shanglei

1 i.xg6!! fxg6 (1 ... hxg6 2 lt:lxg6 doesn't help Black either) 2 lt:lxg6 hxg6 (3 lt:leS+ Wh8 4 lt:lf7+
was the threat and if 2 ... �c7 White wins with 3 ltles+ Wh8 4 'ib'hs or 3 ... i.g7 4 �h s .Mf8 s
i.xg7 'ib'xg7 6 .l:i.f3) 3 �xg6+ Wh8 4 i.g5! i.xg5 (4....Mf8 s .l:i.f3 i.xgs 6 .l:i. h 3+ i.h4 7 'ib'hs+
Wg7 8 .Mxh4 is eq ually hope less for Black} 5 fxg5 .Me7 6 �h6+ (White a l so wins after 6 .l:i.f4
.Mh7 7 .Maf1 lt:ld7 8 .Mf7 �g8 9 .Mxh7+ 'ib'xh7 10 'ib'xe6} 6 Wg8 7 g6! lt:ld7 8 .l:i.f3 (the rook l ift
.••

decides) 8 lt:lf8 9 .Maf1 ltlxg6 10 .Mg3 .Mg7 11 .Mxg6 1-0

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1080) Whitehead-Minster
1 �c2!! (the pawns a re too strong after 1 �e1? as) 1...b11W+ 2 �c3+ �a3 3 lta2+! 1Wxa2
(now it's sta lemate, but Black had to avoid 3 ... �xa2?? 4 l:ta4#) 4 l:ta4+ �xa4 Yz-Yz

Cha pter Seven

Test One

1081) Gallagher-Wickett
1 Itxd8! l:txd8 2 ltxf6 picked u p a piece. (1 point)

1082) Vehi Bach-Cornette

1 . ..tbc3! 0-1
In view of 2 1Wxc3 1Wxf4 White can't save both the excha nge and h i s bishop on a4. (1 point)

1083) Haldorsen-Valembois
1 l:txhs! l:txhs (or 1 ... l2Jh6 2 .txh6 .txh6 3 1Wxg4 with a giga ntic initiative) 2 1Wxg4 (1 point)
2 ...Ith1? (opting for a q uick death, rather than a slower one after 2 ...1Wa s 3 1Wg6+ �d8 4
1Wxg8 �c7 5 1Wxf8) 3 1Wg6# 1-0

1084) McShane-Potkin
1 ltxf7+! �xf7 2 �ds! (1 point) 1-0
Not 2 �es?? �e7, but after the text White has the opposition and an easy win: for i nsta nce,
2 ...�e7 3 �es �f7 4 �d6 �g7 5 �e7 �g8 6 �f6 �f8 7 �xg6 �g8 8 �h6 �h8 9 g6 �g8 10
g7.

1085) Richter-Marzano
1 .txh7+! �xh7 2 1Wd3+ �g8 3 1Wxd6 1Wxd6 4 l:txd6 netted a pawn. (1 point)

1086) Nikolaou-lgnatiadis
1 .\tas! l2Je8 (1 ... .\txa s 2 ltxe7 �xe7 3 1Wb7+ wins the rook in the corner and White a l so deci­
sively brea ks through after 1 ...l:tc8 2 .ltxc7 Itcxc7 3 Itxc7 Itxc7 4 1Wb6) 2 .txc7 l2Jxc7 3 1Wb6
1-0 (2 points)

1087) Nezis-Gruca
1 Ith8! fs (it's mate too on the back ra n k after 1 ... �xh8 2 1Wh6+ �g8 3 ltd8+) 2 1Wh6+ �f6 3
l:tf8+ ltf7 4 1Wh8+ �e7 s iteS# (2 points)

1088) Ulyanovskyy-Swinkels
1...1Wxf3+!! 2 ctJxf3 .txf3+ 3 .ltg2 Itxg2 4 1tf1 l2Jgs o-1
The q ueen can not flee from a discovered check by the black rook and if s l:txf3 ctJxf3 mate
follows on h2 or g1. (2 points)

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1089) Palliser-Osborne
1 J:tf4! (1 ... .Mxh4+? 2 �g3 1WgS+ wou ld have been m uch less effective in the ga me had I
•.

gone 3 �f2 and then met either check with 4 4::lf3, rather than resigned - oops!) 2 .Mh8+ �d7
3 .Mh7+ �c6 (the checks have run out so White m u st attend to his q ueen) 4 1We2 .Mxh4+ 5
�g1 (or 5 �g3 1lff4#) 5 ... 1lfc5+ 6 1lff2 .Mh1+! 7 �xh1 1lfxf2 and the extra q ueen wil l decide. (2
points)

1090) Unver-Sahin
1 1lfxd8+!! 1-0
it's mate after 1...�xd8 2 �f6+ �e8 3 .Md8# or 2 ...�c7 3 �d8+. (2 points)

1091) Edirisinghe-Liu Yeh Yang

1 .Mxg6+! hxg6 2 1Wxg6+ �h8 3 .Mf3 llfc7 4 llfh5+ �g8 5 .Mg3+ �g4 6 i.xg4 .Mf7 7 i.e6+ (re­
stricting the black king with 7 1lfh 6 ! would have led to mate) 7 ...�f8 8 �xf7 1lfxf7 9 1lfh8+
�e7 10 1Wxa8 gave Wh ite an overwhelming material lead.
2 points for seeing up to 6 �xg4.

1092) Plukkei-Haslinger
1 .Md6! 1Wxb2 (1 ...1Wxd6 2 lLlfS+ �g8 3 lZ:lxd6 hxgs 4 lZ:lxc8 leaves White a piece u p, as does
1 ...1lfb4 2 1Wes+ �h7 3 �g2) 2 lLlf5+ (or 2 .Mxg6+ fxg6 3 4::lf s+) 2 ...�g8 3 .Mxg6+! fxg6 4
1Wxg6+ �f8 5 1lfd6+ �f7 6 1lfd7+ �g6 7 1lfe6+ �g5 (now the king h u nt leads to mate, but
7 ...1Wf6 8 1Wxc8 is sca rcely an improvement) 8 1Wxh6+!! �xg4 9 lLle3+ �f3 10 1Wh3+ �e2 11
1Wg2+! �e1 (or 11...�xe3 12 1Wf2#) 12 1Wf2# 1-0
2 points for seeing up to 6 1We6+ and a further onefor seeing thefollowing queen sacrifice.

Test Two

1093) Palliser-Turner
1 i.xf7+! (rather than the ga me's 1 lZ:lh4? �xd s 2 .Mxd s .Mxes) 1 ....Mxf7 (1 ... �h8 2 lZ:lh4 in­
vades with deadly effect on the kingside) 2 .Md7 (1 point) a n d White emerges serious mate­
rial ahead after 2 ...�e7 3 .Mxe7 1lff8 4 .Mxb7.

1094) Faisai-Salem
1...4::lxc3! 2 .i.xc3 1Wxd3 3 .i.xd3 .Mxc3 wins a pawn. (1 point)

1095) Swiercz-Wojtaszek
1 ...4::ld 7! 0-1
The rook is tra pped. (1 point)

1096) Palliser-Shaw
1 .Mxg7+! �xg7 2 .Me7+ �g8 3 1Wh6 1-o
lt wou ld h ave been mate on the seventh ra n k too after 3 1Wxf6. (1 point)

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1097) Kojima-Szeberenyi
1 .Mxbs! o-1
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The ending is pretty hopeless after 2 .Mdd1 (a nd not 2 .Mxb 5 ? .Mc1+ 3 i.f1 i.h3) 2 ... .Mxb1 3
.Mxb1 .Mc3 4 i.a 5 .Mb3. (1 point)

1098) Nemec-Parizek
1 i.xh2+! 2 lbxh2 (2 �xh2 'iVxd2 3 lbxd2 .Mxe2 is simila r) 2 'iVxd2 3 i.xd2 .Mxe2 nets a sec­
••• .••

ond pawn. (1 point)

1099) Scherpenisse-Biankert
1 'iVxf2+!! 2 �h1 (if 2 �xf2 i.e3#) 2 i.xe2 0-1
••• .••

The check on g3 wi l l prove devastating. (1 point)

1100) Mogranzini-Naumkin
1 i.f6!! gxf6 (1 ....Mg8 2 'iVxg7+! .Mxg7 3 .Md8+ doesn't help matters) 2 exf6 .Mg8 3 'iVxg8+! 1-0
Back-ra n k mate follows. (2 points)

1101) Delfino-Hocevar
1 dxc6! i.e4? (1 ... lbxc6 2 .Mxb1 wou ld have restricted Black's losses to j ust a pawn) 2 .Mxa7!!
(a n easy-to-miss trick; if now 2 ...Mxa7 3 c7 and the pawn q u eens!) 2 ...lbxc6 3 .Mxa8+ leaves
Wh ite the excha nge and two pawns to the good. (2 points)

1102) Cuenca Jimenez-Cernousek

1 .Mxe7+! lbxe7 2 i.es+ �d7 (or 2 ... �d8 3 .Md 1+ lbd5 4 'iVe6 .Mc5 5 'iVd6+ �e8 6 'iVxc5 which
is crushing) 3 .Md1+ lbds 4 'iVf7+ �c6 5 'iVe6+ �cs 6 'iVd6+ �c4 7 b3# 1-0 (2 points)

1103) Bentivegna-Bellini
1 .Me3!! 2 fxe3 (2 'iVf4 .Mxg3+ 3 �h2 .Mg5 is perhaps better, if sti l l extremely u n pleasant for
•••

White) 2 ... .Mxe3 3 �g2 (or 3 'iVf2 .Mxg3+ 4 �h2 i.xf2 5 .Mxf2 'iVd6 with the attack and a de­
cent material lead) 3 i.xh3+! 4 �f2 .Mxf3+ 5 �xf3 'iVg4# 0-1
•••

2 pointsfor 1 ... .Me3 and a further one ifyou spotted 3 ... i.xh3+.

1104) Firman-McShane
1 .Mxd1!! 2 h8'iV i.g1+ 3 �h1 i.b6+ (3 ...i.f2+ would have been q uicker; Luke m u st have
•••

been low on time) 4 �h2 i.g1+ 5 �h1 i.f2+ 6 �h2 'iVc7 0-1
There's no good defence to the th reat of 7 ... .M h 1+! 8 �xh1 'iVc1+ 9 �h2 'iVg1#. (4 points)

Test Three

1105) Foster-Shakhmurzova
1 .Mgs+! o-1
••.

it's mate next move on f3 or h2. (1 point)

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1106) Jackson-Merry
1... 'iVe5+! 2 ttxe5 i.xe5+ 3 �h3 e1'iV leaves Black a piece to the good. (1 point)

1107) Alavi-Wang Ting

1 'iVxc6+!! 1-0
it's a classic mate with 1 ... bxc6 2 i.a6#. (1 point)

1108) Amelang-Rietze
1 ...'Llxd4! (1 point) 2 'iVxd4? (better to stay j u st a pawn down with, say, 2 i.e3) 2 ...i.g3+! 3
�e3? (now Black comes out queen for piece a head) 3 ... i.f2+ 0-1

1109) Wright-Palliser
With 1... i.e5! 2 e3 (Wh ite will come out a piece down after 2 'Lle6? 'iVa 5 3 i.xe5 'iVxe5 4
'Llxf8 'iVxa 1) 2 ... c5 3 'Lle6 i.xe6 4 i.xe5 i.xc4 I might have won a pawn. (1 point)

1110) Palliser-Ciark
1 f6! i.xf6 2 'iVh5 (2 'iVh5 'iVe7 3 l:txf6 overloads the black q ueen. (1 point)

1111) Chrzaszcz-Jaracz
1...'iVxc4! nets a pawn and after 2 bxc4? l:txb1 3 'iVa5 the simplest way to wi n was 3 ...ttxa1
fol l owed by 4 ... l:tbb1 (1 point): for exa m ple, 4 'iVc7 l:tbb1 5 'iVxd6 l:txf1+ 6 �h2 l:txf2+ 7 �g3
l:tg2+ 8 �h4 gS#.

1112) Yeoh-Nadig
1 'iVb8+!! 1-0
1 ...'Llxb8 is forced, but then 2 l:tc8# fol lows. (1 point)

1113) Wenzei-Aroven
1 'Llds! exd5 (1 ... 'iVb8 2 'Llxb6 nets a clear pawn) 2 cxd5 'iVd7 3 dxc6 l:txc6 (3 ... i.xc6 4 'Lle5
i.b5 5 'Llxd7 i.xe2 6 'Llxb6 is also good for White) 4 'Lle5! ttxc1 5 'Llxd7 l:txd1+ 6 'iVxd1 'Llxd7
leaves Wh ite q ueen for rook and piece ahead.
1 pointfor 1 'Llds and a secondfor 4 'Lles.

1114) Khandelwai-Palliser
1...'Llc3+!! 2 bxc3 bxc3 3 'Llf6+ (3 'Llh6+ �f8 also leaves White out of checks) 3 ...�h8 4 �a1
(or 4 'Llxd 5 i.xd 5 5 l:txd 5 'iVb4+ 6 �c1 'iVb2+ 7 �d 1 'iVa1#) 4...'iVa3 s l:tb1 ttas o-1 (3 points)

1115) Lyeii-Serra Olives

1 'Llf6+!! 'iVxf6 (or 1 ...�f8 2 'Lle6+ picking up the q ueen) 2 'iVxh7+ �f8 3 l:txd6! (the key and
crushing fol low-up) 3 ...l:txd6 4 l:txd6 1-0
Black ca n not save his q ueen, in view of 4...'iVxd6 5 'iVf7#, 4 ... 'iVe7 5 'iVh8# and 4 ... 'iVg7 5 'Lle6+.
(3 points)

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1116) Chighladze-Lomsadze
1 .!::!.xd5!! 2 exd5 ctJb4 3 �xd3 (or 3 ctJh3 �xc2+ 4 'it>c1 e4 when the black bishops a re too
.•.

strong) 3 ....!::!.c1+ 4 'it>xc1 li'lxd3+ 5 'it>d2 lt'lxf2 6 'it>e2 lt'lxh1 1 'itf1 �d8! 8 li'lh3 �b6 9 g4 fxg4
10 fxg4 e4 and Black went on to convert his extra piece.
2 points for spotting 1 ... .!::!.xd5 and a further twofor seeing that 7... �d8 saved the knight.

Test Four

1117) Michelakos-Tzouganakis
1 .!::!.xg4! 1-0
The q ueen is lost for it's mate after 1...'Yi'xg4 2 'Yi'xh6+. (1 point)

1118) Muzychuk-Can
1 ctJf5+! 1-o
There's no way to avoid losing the excha nge after 2 'Yi'd4 and 1 ctJe6+! would a l so have been
strong.
1 pointfor either knight sacrifice.

1119) Palliser-Sklyarov
1 g6! 1-0
The pawns decide after l ... 'it>xes 2 g7 .!::!.g 8 3 h7. (1 point)

1120) Ryba-Herman
1 �xf2+! (1 point) 2 'it>h1 (2 'it>xf2? 'Yi'b6+ 3 e3 ctJg4+ leaves White u n a ble to cover both e3
•••

and g2, and 2 .!::!.xf2 .!::!.x cl+ 3 .l::!.f1 'Yi'b6+ would a l so be fai rly grim for h i m) 2 'Yi'b6 leaves Black
••.

a pawn a h ead.

1121) Annaberdiev-Griffiths
1 .!::!.b 8+! 1-0
it's mate after 1 ... 'Yi'xb8 2 �c6+. (1 point)

1122) Agrest-Fredericia
1 'Yi'h8+!! 1-0
it's mate after 1 ... 'it>xh8 2 li'lxg6+ 'it>g8 3 .l::!. h 8#. (1 point)

1123) Yanayt-Ciawitter
1 �g2+! (1 point) 2 'it>xg2 'Yi'xh2+ (or 2 ... 'Yi'g4+ 3 'it>h1 'Yi'f3+ 4 'it>g1 �xh 2+! 5 'it>xh2 .!::!.e s and
•••

mate down the h-file) 3 'it>f3 'Yi'xh5+ 4 'it>g2 'Yi'g4+ 5 'it>h1 'Yi'h3+ 6 'it>g1 'Yi'h2# 0-1

1124) Mohammed-Palliser
1 lt'lxb4! 2 �xa4 (2 axb4 .!::!.x b4 3 �xa4 .!::!.x a4 4 'Yi'b1 .!::!.c 8 leaves W h ite decimated on the
••.

q ueenside) 2 lt'lxc2! (even stronger tha n 2 ... li'la2+ 3 'Yi'xa2 'Yi'xa4 followed by ....l::!. b 2) 3 �xd7
•••

lt'lxa3 0-1 it's mate on b1.

1 pointfor 1 ... li'lxb4 and a secondfor seeing up to the mate on b1.

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1125) Kantans-Samolins
1 ...'ifxg3!! 0-1
it's mate after 2 hxg3 (or 2 �f3 l:!.xg2!) 2 ... lbxg3+ a n d 3 ...l:!.xg2#. (2 points)

1126) Palliser-Town send

1 CtJg6+! �g8 (otherwise 1...�g7 2 h6+ �g8 3 CtJe7+ is the same concept, while 1 ... hxg6 2
hxg6+ �g8 3 gxf7+ 'ifxf7 4 'ifg4+ 'ifg7 5 'ife6+ is sim ply devastating) 2 CtJe7+! l:!.xe7 3 l:!.hg1+
1-0
The pin decides after 3 ... �h8 (if 3 ...�f7 4 'ifxh 7+ �f8 S l:!.g8#) 4 'ifxf6+ l:!.g7 5 h6.
2 pointsfor 1 lbg6+ and a further onefor seeing up to 5 h6.

1127) Hansen-Rasmussen
1 l:!.xd6! lbbd7? (a further s l i p, but in a ny case the key point was that 1 ... �xd6 2 CtJxg7+ �f8
3 .ll.xf6 'ifd7 4 CtJfS .l:!.g8 5 'ifd 3 �cs 6 lbd s gives Wh ite fa r too m uch for the exchange) 2
�xf6 gxf6 3 l:!.e6+! �e7 (if 3 .. .fxe6 4 'ifhS#) 4 l:!.xe7+ a l ready gave White a decisive materia l
lead.
2 pointsfor 1 l:!.xd6 with a further one available ifyou spotted 3 l:!.e6+.

1128) Mollema-Boulahfa
1 �xg6! fxg6 (1 ....1l.f6 2 .ll.c 2 would have been pretty grim, but had to be tried) 2 'ife8+ �g7 3
lbe5! �g5 (if 3 ...'ifxes 4 'ifxe7+ �g8 S l:!.d8#) 4 l:!.d7+! .ll.x d7 (now it's mate, but the wh ite
q ueen would have been too strong after 4 ... 'ifxd7 s ttJxd7 �xd7 6 'ifxa8) 5 'iff7+ �h8 6
lbxg6# 1-0 (3 points)

Test Five

1129) Dieu-Colandrea
1 �xf6! .ll.xf6? (better j u st to lose a piece after, say, 1 ... l:!.ad8) 2 .ll.x h7+! 1-0
The q ueen fa l ls. (1 point)

1130) Alahakoon-Shaw
1...l:!.d1+! 0-1
White loses q ueen or rook. (1 point)

1131) Brzezinski-Antic
1...l:!.xc4! 0-1
The knight fork on e2 costs Wh ite a piece. (1 point)

1132) Keddie-Calvert
1 ... .1l.g4# (1 point)
Much stronge r than the ga me's 1 ...�xbS+! An a mazing double blunder.

1133) Camacho Collados-Hunt

1 ... d2! 2 l:!.xa3 d1'if+ leaves Black q ueen for rook a h ead. (1 point)

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1134) Kovacevic-Sedlak
1....Mh1+! 0-1
The two pieces and extra pawn will outclass the white rook after 2 .i.xhl .Mxh l+ 3 Wxhl
tZ:lxf2+ 4 Wg2 tZ:lxd 3 5 .Mb1 .i.xe3. (1 point)

1135) Flumbort-Battey
1 tZ:lxc7! tZ:lxc7 (or 1...'�xc7 2 cxd6 �d8 3 dxe7) 2 cxd6 tZ:le8 3 dxe7 .Mxe7 (3 ... �d7 4 d6 wou ld
be even worse for Black} 4 d6! .Md7 5 .i.b5 wins the excha nge with a n overwhelming adva n­
tage.
1 pointfor 1 tbxa with a further one availablefor spotting 4 d6.

1136) Pietocha-Sujkowski
1 �b6+!! axb6 2 .i.xb6+ We8 3 tZ:lc7+ Wd8 (now the Wi n d m i l l wins the house) 4 tZ:lxa8+ We8
5 tZ:lc7+ Wd8 6 tZ:lxe6+ We8 7 tZ:lc7+ Wd8 8 tZ:ld5+ We8 9 .Me1+ 1-0 (2 points)

113 7) Arnott-Palliser
1 ....Mxe1+ 2 .Mxe1 .i.xh2+! (2 points) 3 Wf1 (3 Wxh2 �xb2+ leads to mate across the second
ra n k} 3 ...�f3+ 4 .i.f2 .i.c4+ 5 .Me2 and now 5 ...�h1+ would have been the qu ickest fin ish.

1138) Semenova-Prikhodko
1 .i.d2! 2 �f2 (2 .i.xd2? �xd4 forks and so wi ns a piece) 2 ....i.xc1 3 .i.xc1 .Mf8 leaves Black
•••

the excha nge ahead. (2 points)

1139) Bates-Dorrington
1 �h8+!! (1 .Mg4+ �xg4 2 �h8+! Wxh8 3 tZ:lg6+ Wg8 4 tZ:lxe7# is a nother aesthetic way to
decide} 1 Wxh8 2 tZ:lxf7+ Wg8 3 tZ:lxh6# 1-0
•••

2 points for either solution and a further one ifyou spotted both.

1140) Hinrichs-Wobbe
1 .Mxg6+!! fxg6? (he had to try 1.. . .i.g7, a lthough after 2 .Mxg7+ Wxg7 3 �d4+ Wg8 4 �xb2
White would have had fa r too m uch for the rook} 2 �xg6+ Wh8 (it's mate too after 2 ....i.g7 3
.i.d5+ Wh8 4 �xh 5+ or 2 ...�g7 3 .i.d5+ Wh8 4 .i.xc3 .Mxc3 5 �e8+ Wh7 6 .i.e4+ Wh6 7 �e6+
Wg5 8 h4#) 3 .i.xc3+ �xc3 4 �h6+ Wg8 5 .i.d5# 1-0 (3 points)

Test Six

1141) Huguet-Oiiveira
1 �xd5! nets a pawn in view of 1...�xd 5 ? 2 tZ:lxf6+ and 3 tZ:lxd 5. (1 point)

1142) Spassov-Gidicov
1 tZ:lxh5! 1-o
After 1.. ..i.f8 (1...gxh5 2 �g5 leads to mate) 2 .i.xe5! Black is two pawns down and over­
whelmed on the kingside. (1 point)

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1143) Vafiadis-Zografos
1 fixa7! 1-0
Wh ite comes out a pawn a h ead and in control of the only open file after 1 ...fib8 (not
1...fixa7? 2 Uxd8+ �f8 3 Uxf8#} 2 fixb8 Uxb8. (1 point)

1144) Teterev-Brown
1 lbxe6! Ue8 (Black loses his q ueen after 1...�xe6 2 Uxe6 fixe6 3 �xd s} 2 lLif4 win s a pawn.
(1 point)

1145) Sihite-Ghader Pour

1...Uxd2+! 0-1
The white q ueen is lost after 2 �xd2 �f4+ 3 Uxf4 fixes. (1 point)

1146) Antoshkiv-Pol ulikh

1 �xg7! �xg7 2 fid4+ lLif6 3 fixb4 nets a pawn. (1 point)

1147) Njili-Mok Tze Meng

1 lbxc6! �xc6 2 fie6+ �h8 3 fixc6 picks up a pawn. (1 point)

1148) Borbjerggaard-Christensen
1 fig7+!! Uxg7 2 lLih6# 1-0 (2 points)

1149) Timofeev-Bosiocic
1 fixg7+! 1-0
After 1...�xg7 2 tbxe6+ �h7 3 lLixd8 a4 (or 3 ... bs 4 tbc6 b4 s tbxa s) 4 tbc6 a3 s lbb4 the
black pawn s a ren't going a nywhere.
2 pointsfor seeing up to 5 lbb4.

1150) Duggan-Rabbitte
1 Uh8+!! �f7 (or 1...�xh8 2 fih S+ �g8 3 fixg6 �f8 4 fihs ! when the g-pawn decisively joins
the attack} 2 fih5 �xg5 (if 2 ...fic6 3 fih7} 3 �xg7! �xg7 4 fih7+ 1-o
Mate follows on f8.
2 pointsfor 1 UhB+ with a further one availablefor spotting 3 �xg 1.

1151) Palliser-Adams
1 �xh7+! �xh7 2 fih5+ �g8 3 �f6! fixb5 (the rook l ift decides after 3 ...gxf6 4 Ud3, while
the extra q ueen q u ickly shows its worth fol lowi ng 3 ...tbxf6 4 exf6 gxf6 S Uxd7 �xd7 6 tLid6
or 3 ...lLif4 4 figs tLig6 s Uxd7 �xd7 6 tLid6 �c6 7 h4} 4 Uxd5! gxf6 (even 4...fixf1+ s �xfl
�a6+ doesn't help the defence after 6 �e1 Ufc8 7 figs) 5 Uxb5 (S exf6! fixd s 6 fig4+ would
have been a more aesthetic fi nish} 5...�a6 6 exf6 1-0
1 pointfor 1 �xhl+ with a further two availablefor seeing up to 4 Uxds.

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1152) Storey-Palliser
1 ...lZ'lxh3!! 2 .l!:!.xh3 (the attack is a l so too strong after 2 CZ'lf3 .l!:!.g3 3 d6 c6 4 CLJC7 CZ'lg5, and if 5
CZ'lxg5 i.xg5 6 CZ'le6 'Yih6) 2 .l!:!.xg2 3 'Yih5 (I was hoping for 3 'Yif3 ? when 3 ... .l!:!.xd 2 ! 4 .l!:!.xd2
•••

'Yig1+ 5 �e2 .l!:!.g2+ 6 �d3 'Yib1+ 7 �c3 'Yic1+ is a lovely, mati ng fi nish) 3 ...c6 regai n s the
piece with a n extra pawn and ongoing attack, since if the knight moves Black wins as i n the
last note. (3 points)

Test Seven

1153) Makoto-Ozenir
White col lected the excha nge: 1 i.f7+! �xf7 2 .l!:!.xd8 1-0 (1 point)

1154) Aperia-Emiroglu
1 CZ'lxh4+! (1 point) 2 gxh4 'Yig4+ 0-1
•••

The q ueen wi ll prove too strong after 3 'Yig3 .l!:!.xg3+ 4 fxg3 'Yixb4 and 2 ...'Yif3+ 3 �h2 'Yih3+ 4
�g1 'Yig4+ 5 �h1 .l!:!.h3+ would have been even more precise.

1155) Jirka-Fernandez
1 b3! CZ'ld6 (it's mate next move after 1 ... axb3?? 2 .l!:!.a8+) 2 bxa4 .l!:!.xf4 3 as and the q ueenside
passers will prove too strong. (1 point)

1156) Candela Perez-Ramirez Garcia

1 CZ'lxa7! i.xd2 (if 1 ... CZ'lxa 7 2 i.xb4) 2 CZ'lxc6 i.xc6 3 CZ'lxd2 wins a pawn. (1 point)

1157) Gerzhoy-Humphreys
1 .l!:!.b6! 'Yid7 (now c6 wi l l decisively fal l, as it does after 1 ...'Yixb6 2 'Yixc8+ 'Yib8 3 i.xc6#) 2
.l!:!.xc6 �b8 3 'Yibs+ 1-0 (1 point)

1158) Li Ying-AI-Aii
1 CZ'lxg2! 2 �xg2 i.xd2 wi ns a pawn while badly exposing the white ki ng. (1 point)
•••

1159) Greenfeld-Visser
1 CZ'lxc6! 'Yie6 (1 ... CZ'lxc6 2 CZ'lxd 5 'Yid6 3 'Yic2 g6 4 'Yixc6 col lects a second pawn) 2 CZ'lxb4 axb4 3
CZ'lbs leaves White a pawn a head.
1 pointfor 1 CZ'lxc6 with a second one availablefor seeing the keyfollow-up of 3 'Ylic2.

1160) Jorquera Cabello-Rothebarth

1 'Yih6+!! �xh6 2 CZ'lf4+ 1-0
it's mate with 2 ... �g5 (or 2 ... �g7 3 CZ'le6#) 3 CZ'le6#. (2 points)

1161) Palliser-Hardy
1 CZ'lxe6! CZ'lxe6 (1 ... 'Yif6 2 i..f4+ �d7 3 i.f5 is a lso terminal) 2 .l!:!.xe6+! �xe6 3 'YifS+ �d6 (or
3 ... �e7 4 'Yif7+ �d6 5 i.f4+) a n d now 4 i.f4+ �c6 5 'Yie6+ would have forced mate.
1 pointfor 1 CZ'lxe6 with a second availablefor seeing to the mate.

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1162) Jones-Hawkins
1 .iJ4!! l2Jxf4 (it's mate too after 1 ... .i.xe2 2 .i.h6+ l2'lg7 3 .i.xg7+ 'it>g8 4 .i.h6+ 'it>h8 5 f7 'iYc7+
6 f4) 2 .l:e8+! 'iYxe8 3 'iYg7# 1-0 (2 points)

1163) Carlstedt-Steingraeber
1 .i.xc6+!! bxc6 2 'iYxc6+ 'it>e7? (2 ... l2'ld7 3 l2'lxd7 'iYxd7 4 'iYxa8+ 'iYd8 restricts White to j u st a n
extra exchange) 3 l2'lg6+ (3 l2'lexf7! .i.xf7 4 .l:xe6+ .i.xe6 5 'iYxe6# is even crisper) 3 ...'it>f6 4
.l:xe6+! 1-0
it's mate after 4.. .fxe6 5 'iYxe6+ 'it>xg5 6 d 3+ l2'le3 7 .i.xe3#.
2 points for 1 .i.xc6+ with a further one availablefor either knight sacrifice on move 3.

1164) Korneev-Rocha
1 d 5 ! cxd5 (or 1 ... exd 5 2 .l:xd 5 ! ) 2 .l:xd5 'iYe8 (2 ...exd 5 3 .i.xd 5+ offers Black a choice of exits
between 3 ...l2'le6 4 .l:c7+ 'it>g8 5 .i.xe6+ 'it>h7 6 .l:d7! 'iYe8 7 .i.f7 'iYb8 8 .l:d6 and 3 ...'it>e8 4
.i.f7+! 'it>e7 5 .l:c7+ l2'ld7 6 .i.a 3+) 3 .l:d8 'iYc6 (or 3 ... 'iYe7 4 .i.xe6+! with a l i kely transposition)
4 .i.xe6+! 'iYxe6 5 .l:c7+ 'it>g8 6 .l:xf8+! 'it>h7 (6 ...'it>xf8 7 'iYd8+ 'iYe8 8 .i.a3+ mates) 7 .l:xh8+
'it>xh8 8 'iYd8+ 'it>h7 (the b-pawn is fa r too q u ick in the event of 8 ...'iYg8 9 'iYxg8+ 'it>xg8 10
.l:xb7) 9 .l:c8 1-0
1 pointfor 1 dS with a further two availablefor 6 .l:xf8+.

Test Eight

1165) Kirk-Song
1 .S.xg6! 1-0
White crashes through on g7 or f7, u n less Black prefers to exit with 1 ... 'it>xg6 2 'iYg3+ 'it>h7 3
'iYg7#. (1 point)

1166} Chipanga-Tun stall

1 l2'lc4+! (the neatest, a lthough 1 'it>c3 .i.fl 2 l2'lc4+ 'it>c7 3 l2'le3 also win s) 1 'it>xd5 2 c7 .i.f5 3
•••

l2'le3+ wins a piece.

1 pointfor either win.

1167) Sumer-Savran
1 .S.xa3+! 0-1
•••

it's mate with 2 'it>xa3 'iYxc3+ 3 'it>a2 .l:a8+ 4 'it>b1 .l:a1#. (1 point)

1168} Palliser-Thornblad
1 e6! (it is a l so promising to begin with 1 l2'le4) 1 ...fxe6 2 l2'le5 .l:a7 3 l2'le4 1-0
Black m ust lose a piece after 4 l2'lc5.
1 pointfor the concept of es-e6.

1169) Schaefer-Waldner
1 .i.c4! bxc4 (the only other way to save the exchange is 1...l2'ld5, but then White has 2 l2'lxd 5
cxd 5 3 .i.xd 5 .i.xd5 4 'iYxd 5) 2 'iYxb7 'iYc8 3 'iYb4 l2'ld5 4 'iYxc4 picks u p a pawn. (1 point)

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1170) Kasimdzhanov-Topalov
1 'bxe6+! 1-0
Tha n ks to the pin White nets a n excha nge and more after 1 ...fxe6 2 l:txd8. (1 point)

1171) Bromann-Ochsner
1 l:txg7+!! �xg7 2 'iie 7+ �g6 (it's mate too after 2 ...�g8 3 l:th7) 3 'iih 7+ 'i!lg5 4 'iih 6+ �g4 5
.i.e2+ �g3 6 'iih 2# 1-0
1 pointfor 1 l:l.xg7+ with a further one available for seeing up to the mate on h2.

1172) Chlost-Lanica
1 l:txf7+! l:txf7 (it's mate too after 1 ... \!lh8 2 l:th7+! �xh7 3 'iixg6+} 2 'iixg6+ �h8 3 'iih 6+
�g8 4 l:tg1+ 1-0 (2 points)

1173) Baghdasaryan-Nadanian
1 e7! 1-0
The rook on a 6 drops off after 1 ... .Jtxe7 2 'bxe7+ l:txe7 (both 2...�f8 3 'iix h7 l:txe7 4 'ii h 8+
and 2 ...�h8 3 'bxd s ! sca rcely i m prove) 3 l:txe7 'iix e7 4 'iic 8+. (2 points)

1174) Valsecchi-Bontempi
1 'iix h6+!! �xh6 2 l:th4+ �g5 (if 2 ... \!lg7 3 l:th7#} 3 f4+ �xh4 4 g3+ 1-0
The light-squa red bishop gives mate next move. (2 points)

1175) Manca-Sulskis
1 .i.d3!! 1-0
Somewhat more forcing than 1 bxcs+ 'iix cs 2 .i.d 3 .i.d7 3 o-o 'iid 4! when Black has some
cha nces to save h i mself, whereas after 1 .i.d3 .i.d7 (1 ....i.xd 3 2 'iie 6+ �C7 3 .JtxeS+ wins the
q u een) 2 o-o lbfg4 3 l:tfe1 there's no defence to the th reat of 4 l:txes lbxes 5 l:te1.
2 points for 1 .i.d3 with a further one availablefor realizing why it was stronger than after a
preliminary exchange on cs.

1176) Vorontsov-Kalinina
1 e8'ii! 'ii h 3 (the only try, but Wh ite has everything i n hand} 2 l:th8+! .i.xh8 3 'iixa7+ .i.g7 4
'iixg7+! �xg7 5 'iix e5+ �h7 6 'iix b2 a nd White eventua l ly converted h i s extra exchange.
3 points for seeing the whole sequence.

Test Nine

1177) David-Franca
1 l:txf7! 1-0
The q ueen is lost after 1 ... 'iixf7 2 .i.d s. (1 point)

1178) Jones-Luxama
1 ...lbc2+! 2 .i.xc2 'iix e3+ 3 'iie 2 'iixf4 sees Black win a second pawn while seizing the i n itia­
tive. (1 point)

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1179) Baron-Sasikiran
1 ... g2+! 0-1
The bishop fal l s after 2 .U.xg2 (or 2 'it>g1 .lieS+) 2 ... .U.xg2 3 �xg2 .U.c2+. (1 point)

1180) Palliser-Le
1 i.xh7+! 1-0 (1 point)
After 1...'it>h8 (1...'it>xh7 2 'ifhs+ 'it>g8 3 .U.h3 forces mate) 2 i.d2 ! ? (2 'ifhs i.xgs 3 .U.xgs lLldf6
sti l l favou rs Wh ite somewhat, but isn't total ly clear) 2 ... ltJef6 3 i.b1 Black wi l l be unable to
hold out on the kingside for long.

1181) Cramling-Cox
1 .U.xb5! 1-o
Wh ite wi l l q ueen a pawn in the event of 1 ... axbS 2 lZlf7+ '>t>e7 3 lZlxd6 'it>xd6 4 f4. (1 point)

1182) Beach-Palliser
1 ...lLlh5! 2 lZle2 (this loses a piece, but 2 'it>h2 lLlxg3 ! followed by 3 ...'iff4 would have been
terminal too) 2 ...'ifxe2! 0-1 (1 point)

1183) Rzayev-Bucher
1 i.xc5! overloads to pick up a pawn with 1... bxc5 (a nd not 1...'ifxcs? 2 .U.xd8+) 2 'ifxa5. (1
point)

1184) Ahmadinia-Amin
1...ltJxd4!! 2 'ifxd4? (2 'it>g2 is a m uch better try, a lthough after 2 ...ltJxf3 3 'ifxf3 lZlf7 Black
will pick u p es and has fa r too much for the excha nge) 2 ...lLlf5 3 'iff4 g5 saw Black win sig­
n ificant materia l. (2 points)

1185) Stead-Marner
1 'ifxh7+!! 'it>xh7 2 .U.h1+ '>t>g7 3 i.h6+ 'it>f6 (or 3 ... 'it>h7 4 i.f8#) 4 lZlg8# 1-0 (2 points)

1186) Stefanova-Khurtsidze
1 i.xe6+!! .U.xe6 (now the pin is decisive, but 1 ... \t>h8 2 .U.c1 is scarcely a n improvement) 2
'ik'b3 'ifc8 3 .U.d7! ltJxd7 4 'ifxe6+ 'it>h8 5 lZlf7+ 'it>g8 6 liJd6+! 1-0
The q ueen is lost.
2 points for 1 i.xe6+ with a further one availablefor spotting 3 .U.d7.

1187) Diaz Herrero-Ten Hertog

1 ... 'ifa2+!! 2 'it>c1 (if 2 'it>xa2 .U.xa4+ 3 'it>b1 .Mal#) 2 ...ltJxd4+ 0-1
it's mate with 3 'it>d2 (or 3 bxc3 with a p leasa nt choice of three moves for Black) 3 ... 'ifxb2+ 4
'it>e1 'ife2#.
2 points for 1 ...'ik'a2+ with a further one availablefor seeing up to the mate on e2.

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1188) Cori-Bhakti
1 �xe6! dxe6 2 d7+ <t>b7 3 �xcs (threaten i ng 4 d8� lbxd8 5 �d7+, as well as j u st 4 �xbS+)
3 ...�c7 4 'bd6+ <t>b8 s lbxbs �b6 6 i.f4+ es 7 i.xes+ lbxes 8 �xes+ <t>b7 9 'bd6+ <t>c6 10
�dS+! 1-0
There's no defence after 10 ...<t>c7 11 �cl+ or 10...<t>xd7 11 'bc4+.
2 points for seeing up to 3 �xcs with a further one availablefor seeing up to 10 �dS+.

Test Ten

1189) Gajewski-Spraggett
1...�d1+! 0-1
it's mate with 2 �xd1 i.xe4+ 3 �f3 i.xf3#. (1 point)

1190) Sipila-Hebden
1 �f8! (1 d7+ <t>xd7 2 a7 �a4 3 �f8! also wins) 1...�a4 2 d7! 1-0
Black m ust give up h i s rook after 2 ...<t>xd7 3 a?.
1 pointfor either solution involving �fB.

1191) Palliser-Woolley
1 �xgs! 1-o
A piece fa l l s in view of 1...hxgs? (or 1...�cf8 2 �g7+ <t>c8 3 �d4} 2 �f7#. (1 point)

1192) Vemelin-Ovetchkin
1 'bxb6! �xc1 2 �xc1 i.xe2 (or 2 ...lbxb6 3 i.xa6} 3 'bxd7 �xd7 4 �xe2 leaves White a pawn
ahead. (1 point)

1193) Del Rio de Angelis-Stets

1 �g7+! 1-0
it's mate on g8. (1 point)

1194) Romero Holmes-Hebden

1... d2+! 2 <t>e2 (th e d-pawn a l so costs White fa r too m uch material after 2 <t>xf4 �xa4!}
2...�a1 0-1 (1 point)

1195) Lupulescu-Peralta
Black spotted a loose q ueen: 1 ... i.h2+! 0-1 (1 point)

1196) Helin-Brynjarsson
1 �h7+!! 1-0
it's smothered mate: 1 ... lbxh 7 2 'bg6#. (1 point)

1197) Ruhlmann-Stephan
1...c2! 2 �xc2 �xb3 3 lbxb3 i.xa1 4 'bxa1 �b6+ 0-1
Black will pick up the loose bishop on a6 to go a rook a head. (2 points)

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1198) Lalic-Vorobiov
1 iff7!! (1 'Llf7+ .Mxf7 2 ifxf7 .ic6 isn't so clear) 1 ....Mxf7 (or 1 ... .ig7 2 'Llce6!) 2 'Llxf7+ �g8 3
'Llxd8 .if3 4 'Llde6 leaves White a piece a head.
1 pointfor 1 iVfl with a second one availablefor spotting 1 ....ig7 2 'Llce6.

1199) Petrov-Ganzhurov
1 .Mh5!! gxh5 (1 ... 'Llf6 2 ifxf6 gxh s 3 d6 transposes) 2 ifg5+ �h8 3 iff5 'Llf6 (3 ... �g7 4 .Mfl
leaves Black u na ble to avoid mate) 4 ifxf6+ �g8 5 d6 ifa5 6 .Mf1 .Mae8 (there's noth ing bet­
ter, but now f7 col la pses) 7 .ic4 ifd8 8 .ixf7+ .Mxf7 9 ifxf7+ �h8 10 h3 saw White's crush­
ing initiative and extra passed d-pawn q u ickly decided proceedi ngs.
2 points for 1 .Mhs, with two bonus points availablefor noticing that Black can't defend after
both 3 ... �g7 4 .Mf1 and 6 .Mf1 in the game.

1200) Adams-Morrison
1 .Mxg7+! �xg7 2 ifg4+ (2 ifg2+ �h8 3 .ic4! wou ld a lso have done the business, with the
idea of 3 ...ifxc4 4 .Mg1) 2 ...�h8 (2 ... �h6 3 .id2# doesn't help matters) 3 ifh4! (here to avoid
the fiendish resource 3 ifgs ifa 1+ 4 �d2 ifa s ! ! and after the text the pin will decide) 3 .Mc8 •••

4 .ixf6+ .ixf6 5 ifxf6+ �g8 6 .ic4! ifa1+ 7 �d2 ifa5+ 8 c3 1-o

Mate fol lows down the g-file.
2 points for 1 M.xgl+ and a further twofor spotting why 3 iih4 was superior to 3 iigs.

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