The Complete Chess Workout PDF

EVERYMAN CHESS
Richard Palliser
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Contents
Introduction
Warming Up
Attack!
Opening Tricks and Traps
121
Skill in the Endgame
132
Loose Pieces and Overloading
149
Fiendish Calculation
181
Test Yourself
190
Solutions
211
24
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
trying to solve a number of tactical exercises: not only do they become more tactically alert,
but they also improve their clock handling and gain in confidence.
During the past decade some quite challenging puzzle books have appeared, aimed
chiefly at the level of the stronger club player and above. These are a most welcome devel
opment, but are perhaps not the best tactical training for less experienced players or even
average club players. Some attempted solving of very tough positions is a good thing, es
pecially if the solution is then studied in some detail, but such works are unlikely to pro
vide the budding student with a grounding in the fundamentals of tactical and attacking
play.
Wanting to produce a book that would improve the tactical knowledge of the average
player led me to drawing up categories of both the more common attacking motifs (bishop
sacrifices on h7 and knight sacrifices on f7 being two main examples) and the less usual
(such as a queen sacrifice on h6). Thus there are a number of examples of each key theme
in this work which should, I hope, help to cement these important ideas into the reader's
subconscious, thereby improving both their attacking and defensive ability.
One cannot, of course, blindly attack in every game: the right conditions to attack must
be present, such as a chip in the opposition king's pawn wall or the ability to quickly trans
fer many of one's pieces to the attacking zone. Many of the puzzles in this work deal with
attacking scenarios and should help the reader to further appreciate just when and why an
attack is likely to work.
What, though, of the many games in which we don't get to attack? In these tactical play
is no less likely to occur and it's important to always be alert to tactical opportunities. One
very handy way of not letting these pass by is to keep in mind John Nunn's very useful
mnemonic: LPDO ('loose pieces drop off'). Indeed, it's very noticeable just how many tac
tics are to do with a piece being undefended or poorly defended. The reader will become
fully aware of the concept of LPs while working through the large chapter on attacking
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motifs, but so important is the topic that I've also included a later chapter devoted to both
it and the related theme of overloading a defensive piece.
To remind the reader that tactics are present throughout the game, there are also chap
ters devoted to tactics in both the opening and the endgame, while the fiendish puzzles of
Chapter Six should challenge even the very tactically able. I've also aimed to make things a
little trickier throughout for the reader by not following the common practice of sorting
each chapter by difficulty. Instead the order is much more like the tactical opportunities
that occur in our games, being random (sorting alphabetically by tournament location is
about as random as one can get!) and thereby simple tactics follow quite challenging ones
and vice versa. Do be aware too that by no means every combination mates in style or wins
heavy material; just as in real life, many of the puzzles included here only lead to the win
of a pawn, while a few even see the side to move scrambling a draw through some tactical
device or other.
I couldn't resist including a few classic favourites among the 1,200 puzzles, but even
those with an excellent knowledge of the classics should find the majority of the positions
included new. No less than 585 of the puzzles are from games played in 2007 and I've also
drawn heavily on unpublished games collections: chiefly my own I'm afraid, but I'm also
very grateful to a number of people who sent or supplied games: Chris Duggan, Scott Fra
ser, Paul Hopwood, Neville Pearce, Kieran Smallbone, Norman Stephenson, Sean Terry
(editor of the excellent Oxford City CC magazine,
Dislnformator), and Tim Turner.
I hope that this work will improve the tactical eye of the reader, while also reminding
them of the many beautiful possibilities thrown up by our favourite royal game.
Richard Palliser,
York,
September 2007
1: Warming Up
Even those fairly new to the game should find the following hundred puzzles quite solv
able. Just remember that you're not always looking to force mate; quite often the solution is
just a little tactic to pick up a pawn or two.
1) D A.Andres Gonzalez J.De Ia Villa Garcia

Abierto 2006
3)
D A.Yermolinsky T.Kurosaki
Agoura Hills 2007
White to Play
B.Esen T.Demirel
Ankara 2007
White to Play
White to Play
2)
4)
D A.Mortola
P.Scanferla
Arvier 2007
Black to Play
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D A.Fedorov Z.Mamedjarova
Baku2007
8)
D L.Damjanovic A.Panic
Belgrade 2007
White to Play
White to Play
6)
D A.Khudaverdieva N.Miezis
Baku2007
9)
D R.Mitrovic M.Mihajlovic
Bel grade 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
7)
D C.Baudson L.Gil
Balagne 2007
White to Play
1.0)
J.Emms G.Burgess
British League 1999
White to Play
Warming Up
11)
M.Quinn M.Lyell
British League2000
14)
Black to Play
12)
D M.Simons R.Noyce
British League 2000
D M.Soszynski J.Stevenson
British League 2007
Black to Play
Al.lvanov V.Sanduleac
Bucharest2007
White to Play
15)
White to Play
13)
D l.Vadja K.Haznedaroglu
Budapest2007
White to Play
16)
D M.Galyas. W.Wilke
Budapest2007
White to Play
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D S.Farago Hj.Gretarsson
Budapest 2007
D L.Hylands M.Uddin
Cheltenham 2007
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Black to Play
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D Y.Drozdovskij V.Georgiev
Cappelle Ia Grande 2007
White to Play
21}
White t o Play
19)
D T.Rrhioua C.Debray
Champs sur Marne 2007
Black to Play
10
A.Riazantsev B.Galstian
Chelyabinsk 2007
White to Play
22)
D M.Abdul N.Murshed
Dhaka 2007
White to Play
Warming Up
23)
S.Reefat. M.Abdul
Dhaka2007
26)
White to Play
White to Play
24)
D A.Graf A.Gasthofer
Dresden 2007
D M.Erdogdu A.David
Dresden 2007
27)
Black to Play
Black to Play
25)
D A.Hafenstein R.Brunello
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
A.Savickas A.Hunt
Dresden 2007
28)
R.Vaganian S.Siebrecht
Dresden 2007
White to Play
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29) D V.Durarbeyli B.Damljanovic
Dresden2007
32)
D B.Holland R.Rough
Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
30)
D V.Shalimov A.Bagrationi
Evpatoria2007
33)
D M.Garcia H.Strand
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
White to Play
3:1)
D V.Gozzoli E.Reinhart
French League2007
White to Play
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34)
M.Helin L.Manetto
Gibraltar2007
White to Play
Warming Up
0
35)
O.Vea H.Rasch
Gibraltar2007
38)
White to Play
36)
P.Wallace A.Dekker
Gibraltar2007
White to Play
39)
G.Salimbeni N.Hutchinson
Hastings2006
White to Play
37)
R.Westra R.Palliser
Gool e (rapid) 1999
White to Play
C.Wilman A.Tate
Hamilton 2005
Black to Play
40)
D.Schut L.Bensdorp
Hilversum2007
Black to Play
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41)
M.Bogorads D.Jahr
Hockenheim 2007
44)
Y.Zimmerman P.Adams
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
White to Play
42)
O.Giadyszev S.Kidambi
Isle of Man 2005
45)
Black to Play
43)
S.Siebrecht A.Szieberth
Isle of Man 2006
White to Play
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A.May H.Hecht
Islington1971
Black to Play
46)
A.Nikolaeva O.Vozovic
Kharkiv 2007
Black to Play
Warming Up
0
47)
S.Vysochin V.Sergeev
Kyiv 2007
50)
0 M.Aionso Contreras. D.Trujillo Delgado
La Laguna 2007
White to Play
48)
V.Balanovskij I.Kusnetsov
Kyiv 2007
White to Play
5,1)
A.Moreto Quintana V.Koziak

La Rode 2007
Black to Play
49) 0 B.Kurajica C.Schneider Sanchez
La Laguna 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
52)
O.Hindle P.Puig Puildo

Lucerne1963
White to Play
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53)
C.Ficco M.Godena
Lugano 2007
56)
Black to Play
Black to Play
54)
0 R.Martin del Campo
L.Aionso Arteaga
Merida 2006
57)
White to Play
55)
A.Kosten C.Marchal
Metz 2007
White to Play
16
A.Touret V.Petkov
Metz 2007
N.Guliyev V.Schweitzer
Metz 2007
White to Play
58)
A.Chudinovskih O.Nikolenko
Moscow 2007
White to Play
Warming Up
59)
D A.Okara M.Vuganova
Moscow 2007
62)
White to Play
60)
D A.Venevtsev M.Mozharov
Moscow 2007
D D.Bronstein A.Koblencs
Moscow 1945
White to Play
E.Lasker M.Steinitz
Moscow1896
White to Play
63)
Black to Play
61)
D A.Aguilar M.Leskovar
Necochea 2007
Black to Play
64)
D 'Andrei21' R.Palliser
online blitz 2007
White to Play
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65)
R.Palliser 'Perparim3'
online blitz 2007
68)
White to Play
66)
D D.Bruce R.Palliser
Oxford 2003
Black to Play
69)
White to Play
67)
D K.Smallbone S.Terry
Oxford1999
White to Play
18
A.Chua Z.lzoria
Parsippany 2007
B.Katz R.Tomasko
Parsippany 2007
White to Play
70)
D V.Hylapov L.Lintchevski
Peterhof 2007
White to Play
Warming Up
71)
D A.Nickel L.Deruda
Porto Mannu 2007
74)
D A.Volokitin E.Bareev
Russian Team Championship 2007
White to Play
D R.Markus D.Doric
Rijeka 2006
72)
White to Play
75)
D.Tyomkin V.Gaprindashvili
Saint Vincent 2005
White to Play
White to Play
73)
P.Hempson R.Palliser
Rotherham (rapid} 2007
Black to Play
76)
A.Rodriguez A.Needleman
San Luis 2007
White to Play
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F.Corrales F.De Ia Paz

Santa Clara 2007
80)
White to Play
Black to Play
78}
D A.Morozevich S.Movsesian
Sarajevo 2007
Black to Play
79}
C.Ward R.Palliser
Scarborough 2001
White to Play
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R.Palliser J.Houska
Scarborough 2004
81}
A.Gavrilov R.Perez Garcia

Sevi lie2007
White to Play
82} 0 K.Ambartsumova J.Kochetkova
Sochi 2007
White to Play
Warming Up
83)
A.Bogdanov F.Rodkin
St Petersburg 2006
86)
Black to Play
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84)
A.Eiiseev V.Kurilov
St Petersburg 2007
Black to Play
87)
White to Play
85)
A.Guzenko S.Kiobukov
St Petersburg 2007
White to Play
D A.Lomako T.Airapetian
St Petersburg 2007
D A.Vunder M.Zacurdajev
St Petersburg 2007
Black to Play
88)
D R.Palliser D.Seymour
Stockton on Tees simul 2005
White to Play
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89)
R.Zimmermann J.Lener
Teplice 2007
92)
0 P.San Segundo Carrillo R.Wojtaszek
Turin 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
90)
A.Mordue S.Dilleigh
Torquay 2006
93)
I.Starostits R.Bezler
Triesen 2007
White to Play
22
A.Karpov M.Stojanovic
Valjevo 2007
White to Play
White to Play
91)
94)
D L.Golovin V.lvanov
Voronezh 2007
White to Play
Warming Up
95)
D A.Walas G.Gajewski
Warsaw (rapid} 2006
98)
D P.Cioudsdale P.Hopwood
York 2001
Black to Play
96)
D B.Rhodes P.Hopwood
York1995
Black to Play
99)
D P.Hopwood E.Lockwood
York 1995
White to Play
Black to Play
97)
D M.Rogerson R.Palliser
York 2007
Black to Play
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L.Pecnik B.Galoic
Zagreb 2007
White to Play
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2: Attack!
We now reach the meat and bones of this work. Most players love to attack, and solving
the puzzles in this large chapter should help to hone both your attacking and defensive
technique. I've tried to include several examples of all the main mating motifs to help fix
these in the reader's mind, but once again do be aware that by no means every solution
will force mate; quite often the defender can prevent your main attacking threats at the
cost of a pawn or the exchange.
101)
D V.Pupols R.Adamson
Agoura Hills2007
103)
Black to Play
102)
A.Yusupov A.Reuss
Altenkirchen2005
White to Play
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G.Fontein M.Euwe
Amsterdam 1939
Black to Play
104}
D !.Campbell P.Beggi
Arvier2007
White to Play
Att ack!
105)
W.De Marco V.Bashkite

Arvier 2007
108)
N.Skalkotas V.Kotrotsos
Athens 2007
Black to Play
106) 0 I.Moiseenko A.lsmagambetov
Astana 2007
White to Play
109)
M.Zacarias (.Valiente
Asuncion 2006
White to Play
Ni Hua R.Palliser
Athens 2001
Black to Play
Black to Play
107)
110)
0 F.Hoelzl H.Knoll
Austrian League 2007
White to Play
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111)
H.Teske M.Stangl
114)
White to Play
112)
D P.Popovic J.Pinter
Black to Play
115)
Black to Play
113)
26
V.Korchnoi A.Karpov
Baguio City1978
T.Mamedjarova A.Naiditsch
Baku 2007
Black to Play
Ayamonte 2006
D A.Horvath L.Seres
Balatonlelle 2006
White to Play
White to Play
D M.Narciso Dublan H.Mecking
116)
Attack!
117) D D.Berczes T.Roussel Roozmon
Balatonlelle 2007
120)
White to Play
118} D
M.Conde Chijeb
Barcelona 2007
I.Molano Lafuente
White to Play
121)
Black to Play
D K.Leenhouts C.Sielecki
Belgian League 2007
White to Play
White to Play
119) D X.Colom Andres M.Zohaib Hassan
Barcelona 2007
D B.Aishoha A.EI Kawabia

Beirut 2007
122)
D P.Motwani E.Wiersma
Belgian League 2007
White to Play
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123)
S.Hautot M.Saltaev
Belgian League 2007
126)
Black to Play
124)
D.Radulovic B.Lajthajm
Belgrade 2007
White to Play
127)
D J.Vasic V.Zivkovic
Belgrade 2006
Black to Play
125)
D D.Rajkovic B.Tadic
Bel grade 2007
Black to Play
28
I.Martic R.lrizanin
Belgrade 2007
Black to Play
128)
S.Ostojic V.Conic
Belgrade 2007
White to Play
Attack!
129)
J.Biackburne J.Schwarz
Berlin1881
132)
White to Play
0
130)
L.Vadja B.lvkov
Bern 2006
White to Play
133)
I.Matijasevic I.Bender
Bizovac 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
131)
D.Marholev L.Morelle
Bethune 2006
White to Play
R.Palliser R.Callis
Beverley 2000
134)
V.Prlac P.Szakolczai
Bizovac 2007
Black to Play
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135)
G.Rigg A.Masters
Blackpool 2007
138)
Black to Play
136)
D J.Wheeler J.Dore
Blackpool1956
L.Barden B.H.Wood
Blackpool1956
White to Play
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S.Haslinger D.Gormally
Blackpool 2003
White to Play
139)
White to Play
137)
D A.Franco P.Rodriguez
Bogota 2006
White to Play
140)
D W.Burt N.Dennis
Bourne End (rapid) 200 2
White to Play
Attack!
141)
A.lbbotson P.Hopwood
Bradford 2001
144)
Black to Play
0
142)
A.Byron N.Hosken
British League 2006
White to Play
0
1 45)
White to Play
143)
A.Hagesaether A.Greet
British League 2005
Black to Play
A.Kosten B.Hague
British League 2007
A.Law J.Gallagher
British League 1999
Black to Play
146)
C.Waters R.Richmond
British League 1999
White to Play
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147)
D.Coleman L.D'Costa
British League 2003
1 50)
White to Play
White to Play
148)
D.Ledger J.Burnett
British League2002
151)
White to Play
149)
D.Shaw Low Ving Min

British League 2005
White to Play
32
D.Wise J.Biackburn
British League2002
Dai.James D.Anderton
British League 2005
Black to Play
152)
G.Buckley N.Mitchem
British League 2004
White to Play
Attack!
G.Fiear S.Ansell
British League 2003
153)
156)
J.Bourne K.Gregory
British League2007
Black to Play
White to Play
154)
H.Hoffmann S.Munson
British League 2006
157)
J.Emms D.Ledger
British League 2006
White to Play
155)
I.Upton P.Brown
British League2000
White to Play
White to Play
158}
J.Foster J.Parmar
British League 2005
White to Play
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159)
J.Gilbert Gr.Morris
British League2006
162)
J.Sherwin B.Hague
British League2004
White to Play
160)
J.Mestel A.Hynes
British League2004
Black to Play
163)
K.Smallbone D.Gunter
British League2002
White to Play
White to Play
161} D J.Rudd K.Arakhamia Grant
British League2007
Black to Play
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164)
L.D'Costa P.Wells
British League2003
Black to Play
Attack!
D L.Trent D.Tan
British League 2003
165)
M.Rich S.Barrett
British League 2004
1.68)
White to Play
166}
M.Adams M.Hennigan
British League 200 1
White to Play
169)
M.Simons H.Richards
British League 200 2
White to Play
167)
M.Adams R.Bates
British League 2005
White to Play
White to Play
170)
N.Povah J.Sisask
British League 2004
White to Play
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171)
O.Cooley J.Moore
British League 2000
174)
R.Bates D.Mason
British League 2006
Black to Play
172)
P.Helbig R.Palliser
British League 2005
White to Play
175)
White to Play
173)
P.Valden K.Smallbone
British League 2005
Black to Play
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R.De Coverly N.Frost

British League 2000
White to Play
176)
R.Eames M.Simmons
British League 2005
White to Play
Att ack!
1 77)
R.Edwards S.Lalic
British League2000
180)
R.Palliser M.Broomfield
British League2003
Black to Play
178)
R.Granat J.Bentley
British League2004
White to Play
181)
Black to Play
179)
R.Palliser H.Hunt
British League1999
White to Play
R.Webb P.Townsend
British League1999
White to Play
182)
R.Willis. N.Twitchell
British League2007
White to Play
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183)
S.Bibby D.Johnston
British League 2001
186}
White to Play
Black to Play
184}
S.Macak J.Rowson
British League 2007
187}
T.Cox G.Dickson
British League 2004
Black to Play
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K.Smallbone M.Cupal
Brno 2004
White to Play
Black to Play
185)
V.Bologan J.Lautier
British League 2005
188}
D.Milanovic G.Grigore
Bucharest 2007
White to Play
Attack!
D
189)
V.Barnaure C.Nanu
Bucharest 2007
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M.lgnacz K.Niemi
Budapest 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
190)
B.Lengyel To Nhat Minh

Budapest 2007
l.93)
D.Bronstein P.Keres
Budapest1950
White to Play
S.Collins A.lllner
Budapest 2007
White to Play
White to Play
191)
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D L.Szabo A.Bisguier
Buenos Aires1955
White to Play
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195)
A.Karpov V.Hort
Bugojno1978
198)
Black to Play
White to Play
196)
A.Mendelson R.Quinn
Bunratty 2007
199)
D A.Kovalev H.Stevic
Calvia 2004
White to Play
Black to Play
197)
A.Peile N.Miller
Bunratty 200 2
White to Play
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V.Sauvonnet Ni Hua
Calvi 2007
200)
E.Arlandi A.Kveinys
Calvia 2004
Black to Play
Attack!
D
201)
Z.Aimasi L.Winants
Calvia2004
204)
Black to Play
202)
D A.Maz Machado
E. Fernandez Romero
Campillos2007
Black to Play
205)
E.Valero Cano
Campillos 2007
D.Recuero Guerra
White to Play
D N.Guliyev S.Mamedyarov
Canada de Calatrava (rapid) 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
203) D
D F.Tahirov A.Shirov
Canada de Calatrava (rapid} 2007
206)
D O.Gritsak E.Bacrot
Canada de Calatrava (rapid}2007
White to Play
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207)
208)
D D.Smerdon H.Cunanan
210)
Cannes 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D I.Saric M.Gurevich
Cannes 2007
211) 0 P.Van Hoolandt E.EI Gindy

Cannes 2007
White to Play
209)
42
D N.Arsenault E.Pepino
Canberra 2007
D M.Libens F.Fargere
Black to Play
212)
D R.Hrzica J.Armas
Cannes 2007
Cannes 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack!
213)
214)
215)
D S.Collas P.Lebel
216)
D J.Friedel L.Cyborowski
Cannes 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Cap d'Agde (rapid) 2006
D (.Keller S.Siukova
Champs sur Marne 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D Zhao Xue S.Karjakin
D D.Arutinian O.Danielian
217)
218)
D E.White D.Curnow
Cheltenham 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
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219)
D E.Romanov L.Mkrtchian
222)
Copenhagen 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
220) D A.Aimeida Saenz M.Gagunashvili

Chicago 2007
223)
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D S.Bercys A.Simutowe
D D.Path F.Rayner
Cork 2005
White to Play
White to Play
221)
D H.Agustsson K.Madland
Chelyabinsk 2007
224)
D M.Bartel S.Cicak
Chicago 2007
Cork 2005
White to Play
White to Play
Attack!
225)
226)
D P.Cafolla B.Socko
228)
Cork 2005
Black to Play
White to Play
D R.Aimond C.Rossi
Cork 2005
229) D V.Kotronias G.Sarakauskas

Cork 2005
White to Play
Black to Play
227)
D V.Cmilyte J.Benjamin
Cork 2005
D T.Hickey N.Ahern
230)
D V.Kotronias J.Benjamin
Cork 2005
Cork 2005
White to Play
Black to Play
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D Z.Gymesi A.Fox
Cork 2005
White to Play
232)
D J.Rudd A.Khantuev
Coulsdon 2007
White to Play
233}
D N.Tavoularis I.Snape
Coulsdon 2007
Black to Play
46
D M.lvic D.Pavasovic
234}
Croatian Team Championship 2007
Black to Play
D M.lvic. M.Medic
235}
White to Play
D M.Zovko G.Mohr
236}
Black to Play
Attack!
237)
0 I.Naumkin M.Abatino
Cutro 2007
240) 0 S.Megaranto C.Batchuluun

Doha (rapid) 2006
White to Play
White to Play
238)
0 T.Cheval P.Gerfault
0 P.Catt H.Lockwood
241)
Doncaster 2006
d' Angers 2007

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242)
0 V.Topalov A.Naiditsch
Didcot 2005
Dortmund 2005
White to Play
White to Play
47

243) D A.Ardeleanu G.Kachieshvili
Dresden 2007
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Dresden 2007
White to Play
244)
245)
48
D A.Naiditsch J.Gustafsson
D E.Korbut L.Javakhishvili
White to Play
247)
0 E.Levushkina H.Vogel
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D A.Naiditsch P.Sowray
248}
0 E.Najer V.Neverov
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack!
249) D E.Zweschper H.Hanemann
Dresden 2007
252)
White to Play
White to Play
250)
D I.Zakurdjaeva E.Paehtz
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
D J.Geske A.Ardeleanu
Dresden 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D F.Handke F.Dinger
251) D G.Beckhuis K.Jakubowski

Dresden 2007
Black to Play
253)
254)
D J.Zawadzka A.Stefanova
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
49

255) D K.Arakhamia Grant E.Levushkina
Dresden 2007
258)
Dresden 2007
White to Play
White to Play
256)
257)
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D M.Roos J.Stocek
D M.Womacka S.Kaphle
259)
D N.Pert A.Aieksandrov
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
D M.Schulz G.Marville
260)
D P.Bobras E.Can
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Attack!
261)
0 S.Azarov T.Sanikidze
Dresden 2007
264) 0 Z.Mamedjarova K.Nemcova

Dresden 2007
White to Play
White to Play
262)
0 S.Bakker L.Gutman
265)
0 A.lljin K.Sakaev
Dresden 2007
Dresden (rapid) 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
263) 0 V.Neverov R.Strohhaeker

Dresden 2007
Black to Play
266)
0 K.Georgiev B.Socko
Dresden (rapid) 2007
White to Play
51

267) D H.Melkumyan T.L.Petrosian
Dubai 2007
270) D D.Stellwagen M.Bosboom

Dutch League 2006
Black to Play
268) D S.Mamedyarov M.AI Modiahki
Dubai 2004
White to Play
271)
Dutch League 2007
White to Play
269)
52
D J.Burnett R.Palliser
D D.Van Kerkhof M.Piket
White to Play
272)
D F.Nijboer M.Hoffmann
Durham 2002
Dutch League 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack!
273)
274)
275)
D l.Winants M.Okkes
276)
D B.Mudongo S.Andriasian
Dutch League 2006
Ekaterinburg 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
Edinburgh 2007
D T.Sabure E.Danielian
Ekaterinburg 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D E.Ferry K.Ruxton
D H.Brechin J.Aagaard
Edinburgh 2007
White to Play
277)
278) D O.Korneev C.Landenbergue

Elgoibar 2006
White to Play
53

279)
0 E.Rozentalis M.Adams
Elista 1998
282} 0 O.Gritsayeva A.Kolomiets

Evpatoria 2007
Black to Play
280)
0 I.Sudakova O.Guseva
283}
0 P.Golubka A.Bagrationi
Elista 2002
Evpatoria 2007
White to Play
White to Play
281) 0 D.Garcia llundain A.Miles

Escaldes 1998
Black to Play
54
White to Play
284) 0 V.Galakhov A.Oiishevsky

Evpatoria 2007
Black to Play
Attack!
285)
286)
287)
D Jo.Hall A.Brusey
288)
D V.Marincas L.Csilcser
Exmouth 2007
Felix Spa 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D G.Mateuta V.lovan
289)
D E.Hintikka T.Paakkonen
Felix Spa 2007
Finnish League 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
D N.Ristic I.Adam
290)
D T.Sammalvuo V.Maki
Felix Spa 2007
Finnish League 2007
White to Play
White to Play
55

291) 0 O.Hindle J.Van Oosterom
Flushing 1962
294)
French League 2003
Black to Play
White to Play
292)
293)
56
0 A.Wirig M.Kazhgaleyev
Foxwoods 2007
0 I.Nataf J.Riff
French League 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
0 T.Taylor P.Vavrak
0 W.Schukowski C.Jacob
295)
296)
0 M.Apicella N.Giffard
Frankfurt 2006
French League 2003
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack!
297)
298)
D S.Pucher J.Lautier
D V.Talla K.Motuz
Frydek Mistek 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D E.Pospisil M.Mroziak
Frydek Mistek 2007
White to Play
299)
300)
French League 2007
D K.Motuz P.Petran
Frydek Mistek 2007
Black to Play
301) D A.Morozevich K.Georgiev

Fuegen 2006
White to Play
302) D A.Naiditch S.Mamedyarov
Fuegen 2006
Black to Play
57

303)
304)
305)
58
D A.Greet G.Pitl
306)
D D.Baramidze P.H.Nielsen
Gausdal 2007
German League 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
D P.Jagstaidt A.Zozulia
307)
D D.Navara R.Rabiega
Geneva 2007
German League 2006
Black to Play
Black to Play
D F.Gehringer I.Rausis
308)
D J.Fischer V.Beim
Gerlingen 2007
German League 2006
Black to Play
Black to Play
Attack!
309)
310)
311)
D J.Nunn (.Pritchett
German League 1985
D L.Zesch P.Acs
German League 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
D J.Werle R.Mainka
312)
313)
D M.Borriss L.Nisipeanu
German League 2007
German League 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D L.Vogt O.Teschke
314}
D S.B.Hansen J.Wintzer
German League 2007
German League 2006
White to Play
White to Play
59

315)
316)
317)
60
D S.Ernst S.Loeffler
318)
D F.Caruana M.Adams
German League 2006
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D T.Luther A.Sokolov
319)
D F.Poggio R.Livesey
German League 2007
Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
D Z.Ribli K.Muranyi
320)
D H.Rasch E.Schiller
German League 2007
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Attack!
321)
322)
D I.Krush K.Ruxton
324)
D J.Hickman S.Menon
Gibraltar 2007
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D !.Rogers R.Ris
325)
D K.Lahno N.Malmdin
Gibraltar 2007
Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
323) D J.Dworakowska P.Cramling

Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
326)
D N.Arsenault R.Ris
Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
61

327)
D R.Wade C.Horton
White to Play
White to Play
Black to Play
D V.Korchnoi I.Krush
Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
62
D V.Korchnoi I.Krush
Gibraltar 2007
328) D S.Kristjansson C.Salgado Allaria

Gibraltar 2007
329)
330)
Gibraltar 2007
331)
D G.Popilski I.Porat
Givataim 2007
Black to Play
332) D P.Hopwood M.Mackenzie
Glasgow 2004
White to Play
Attack!
333)
334)
0 !.Robertson !.Stokes
336)
Gothenburg 1955
White to Play
Black to Play
0 A.Bodnaruk V.Gunina
Gorodets 2006
337) 0 D.McGowan L.MacGregor

Grangemouth 2006
White to Play
335)
0 W.Unzicker D.Bronstein
Glenrothes 2005
0 T.Seeman R.Akesson
White to Play
338)
0 O.Adda E.Janev
Gothenburg 2006
Grenoble 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
63

339)
340)
341)
64
0 R.Di Paolo J.Oiivier
342)
0 V.Siovineau S.Rukminto
Grenoble 2007
Halkidiki 2007
White to Play
White to Play
0 P.Holt R.Palliser
343)
0 M.Rogerson R.Palliser
Guernsey 1995
Harrogate 2006
White to Play
White to Play
0 C.Dorrington S.Williams
344)
0 K.Smallbone M.Brazier
Halifax (rapid) 2004
Hastings 2002
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack!
345)
346)
347)
D M.Taimanov R.Persitz
348)
D H.Westerinen B.larsen
Hastings 1955
Havana 1967
White to Play
Black to Play
D N.Short P.Biyiasis
349)
D S.5iebrecht J.Diaz Diaz
Hastings 1979
Havana 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D S.Mulligan D.Foord
350)
D J.Turner K.Smallbone
Hastings 2007
Hereford 2000
Black to Play
White to Play
65

351)
D R.Palliser J.Horner
Heywood 2006
354) D Peng Zhaoqin P.Van Nies

Hilversum 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
352)
353)
66
D C.Otten M.Bensdorp
355)
D H.Schmoll B.Giacomelli
Hilversum 2007
Hockenheim 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D G.Grotenhuis E.L'Ami
356)
D L.Van Wely P.Acs
Hilversum 2006
Hoogeveen 2002
Black to Play
Black to Play
Att ack!
357)
358)
359)
0 A.Caveney R.Tia
360)
0 E.Fomichenko A.Anibar
Houston 2006
Illes Medes 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
0 A.Hunt R.Palliser
361)
0 M.Pruja A.Muratet
Hove 1997
Illes Medes 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
0 T.Harper R.Palliser
362)
0 R.Gerber M.Bartel
Hull 1999
Illes Medes 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
67

363)
364)
365)
68
0 A.Zapata G.Welling
366)
0 L.Kritz D.Kolbus
Isle of Man 2002
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
Black to Play
0 D.Howell P.Wells
367)
0 M.Devereaux T.Lunn
Isle of Man 2005
Isle of Man 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
0 J.Lutton R.Palliser
368)
0 M.Ferguson T.Eggleston
Isle of Man 2002
Isle of Man 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
Attack!
369)
370)
D O.Korneev M.Devereaux
372)
D V.lkonnikov R.Palliser
Isle of Man 2006
Isle of Man 2005
Black to Play
Black to Play
D R.Palliser V.Malakhatko
373)
D V.Sareen S.Lohou
Isle of Man 2005
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
White to Play
371) D R.Van Kemenade M.Dougherty

Isle of Man 2002
White to Play
374)
D V.Kuzubov H.Wademark
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
69

375)
D V.Kuzubov R.Palliser
378)
Islington 1971
White to Play
White to Play
376) D V.Vakovich G.Sarakauskas

Isle of Man 2006
379)
70
D G.Dickson G.Botterill
D P.Scott P.Simonds
Islington 1971
White to Play
White to Play
377)
D M.Lambshire R.Keely
Isle of Man 2006
380)
D S.Webb. R.Bellin
Islington 1971
Islington 1971
Black to Play
Black to Play
Attack!
381)
382)
383)
D J.Emms L.Fressinet
384)
D S.James R.lobo
Istanbul 2000
Kidlington 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D M.Adams M.Maki Uuro
385)
D W.Burt. R.Dams
lzmir 2004
Kidlington 2006
White to Play
White to Play
D M.lucey N.Miller
386)
D B.Spassky V.Korchnoi
Kidlington 2003
Kiev 1968
Black to Play
White to Play
71

387)
388)
D M.Novik K.Sakaev
Black to Play
Black to Play
D M.Darban S.Paridar
Black to Play
D F.Schellmann K.Kachiani
Koenigshofen 2007
Black to Play
72
D T.Henrichs M.Prusikin
Konigshofen 2007
Kish 2005
389)
390)
Kirishi (rapid) 2007
391) D A.Malienko P.Kruglyakov

Kyiv 2007
White to Play
392) D V.Kovalenko A.Chistiakov
Kyiv 2007
White to Play
Attack!
393) 0 A.Perez Celis F.Mingorance Torres
La Laguna 2007
White to Play
394) 0 C.Damaso Tacoronte C.Campos Vera
La Laguna 2007
White to Play
395) 0
H.Marrero Falcon
B.Vega Gutierrez
La Laguna 2007
White to Play
396)
0 J.Siaby L.Mendoza
La Laguna 2007
White to Play
397) 0 R.Gimeno Higueras J.Radulski
La Roda 2007
Black to Play
398) 0 A.Vermolinsky C.Onyekwere
Las Vegas 2006
White to Play
73

399)
400)
401)
74
0 K.Cottrell M.Aigner
402)
0 R.Palliser C.McNab
Las Vegas 2007
Leeds (rapid) 1999
Black to Play
Black to Play
0 P.Hopwood G.Conroy
403)
0 l. Van Wely E.L'Ami
Leeds 2001
Leeuwarden 2004
White to Play
Black to Play
0 R.Palliser S.Ansell
404)
0 R.Palliser D.Prole
Leeds 2005
Leicester 1995
White to Play
Black to Play
Attack!
405)
0 S.Gordon P.Hopwood
Leicester 1998
408) 0 I.Bondarevsky M.Botvinnik

Leningrad 1941
Black to Play
Black to Play
406)
407)
0 T.Bailey R.Palliser
409)
0 G.Miralles M.Thesing
Leicester 1994
Lenk 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
0 A.Karpov M.Taimanov
Leningrad 1977
410) 0 P.Garcia Castro J.Arizmendi Martinez

Leon 2006
Black to Play
Black to Play
75

411)
412)
413)
76
D A.Neiksans H.Stefansson
414)
D E.Kulovana A.Berescu
Liepaya (rapid) 2004
Litomysl 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
D A.Karpov V.Salov
415)
D M.Biecha A.Berescu
Linares 1993
Litomysl 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
D A.Shirov V.Kramnik
416)
D M.Krupa P.Giuriati
Linares 1997
Litomysl 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
Att ack!
417)
418)
D B.Addison R.Palliser
420)
London 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
D A.Rubinstein Hirschbein
Lodz 1927
421) D G.Steinkuehler J.Biackburne

London 1863
Black to Play
White to Play
419)
D D.Rowe O.Boytsun
Liverpool 1999
D D.King C.Crouch
422)
D J.leake J.Emms
London 1977
London 2006
Black to Play
Black to Play
77

423)
424)
D J.Mackinnen J.Emms
426)
London 2005
Black to Play
White to Play
D J.Spreeuw J.Emms
London 2007
427)
78
D R.Bellin A.Hanreck
London 1977
White to Play
425)
D M.Cresswell R.Wigbout
London 2007
White to Play
London 1992
D R.Kieran K.Smallbone
London 2002
White to Play
Black to Play
D M.Adams A.Hon
428)
Attack!
429)
430)
D R.Schulder S.Boden
432)
Lviv 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D V.Menchik G.Thomas
London 1932
433) D L.Butkiewicz T.Van der Veen

Maastricht 2007
White to Play
431)
D I.Andrenko O.Kalinina
London 1860
D W.Steinitz S.Rosenthal
Black to Play
434)
D P.Saligo P.Taverniers
London 1883
Maastricht 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
79

435) 0 D.M.Martin H.Hernandez Carmenates
Madrid 2007
438) 0 P.Konguvel A.Del Valle Cirera

Manresa 2004
White to Play
White to Play
436) 0
R.Mateo
H.Hernandez Carmenates
Madrid 2007
439)
Mar del Plata 2007
Black to Play
437)
80
0 V.Knox B.Pytel
0 M.Ripari J.Cori
White to Play
440)
0 R.Hungaski O.Di Diego
Manchester 1981
Mar del Plata 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Att ack!
441)
0 F.Frink J.Horyna
Marianske Lazne 2007
444)
Mashantucket 2005
White to Play
442)
0 F.Stross P.Benes
White to Play
443)
0 V.Hruby B.Baum
Black to Play
0 L.Milman J.Fang
White to Play
445)
0 B.Zivkovic P.Bodiroga
Mataruska Banja 2007
Black to Play
446) 0 V.Malakhatko D.Hartmann
Metz 2007
White to Play
81

447) D M.Leon Hoyes O.Sanchez Enriquez
Mexico City 2007
450)
Mielno 2007
White to Play
448) D F.N.Stephenson P.Rowntree
Middlesbrough 2007
White to Play
449)
D K.Zakoscielna B.Siembab
Mielno 2007
Black to Play
82
D P.Bobras M.Kanarek
Black to Play
451)
D F.N.Stephenson A.Greet
Millfield 2000
White to Play
452) D A.Hellenschmidt I.Sakayev
Mineola 2006
White to Play
Attack!
453) D N.Maiorov A.Aieksandrov
Minsk 2007
456)
Mondariz 1996
Black to Play
454)
455)
D M.Botvinnik N.Padevsky
D A.Perez F.Vallejo Pons
Black to Play
457)
D F.Handke A.Kosten
Monaco 1969
Montpellier 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
D P.Svidler A.Morozevich
Monaco (blindfold) 2007
Black to Play
458) D T.Roussel Roozmon A.Moiseenko

Montreal 2004
Black to Play
83

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D L.Aronian M.Carlsen
462}
D A.Gavrilov O.Yuzhakov
Morelia 2007
Moscow 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
D M.Carlsen V.Topalov
463}
D A.Karpov V.Korchnoi
Morelia 2007
Moscow 1974
Black to Play
White to Play
D U.Capo Vidal F.Magana
464)
D B.Jobava J.Ehlvest
Morelia 2007
Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Attack!
465)
0 B.Savchenko C.Balogh
468)
Moscow 1961
Black to Play
White to Play
466) 0 C.Torre Repetto F.Samisch

Moscow 1925
469) 0 D.Markosian A.Bodnaruk

Moscow 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
467)
0 D.Bronstein E.Geller
Moscow 2007
0 D.Bronstein A.Kotov
470)
0 D.Skurikhin A.Samedov
Moscow 1946
Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play
85

471)
0 E.Aiekseev S.Novikov
474)
Moscow 2007
0 I.Lysyj J.Ehlvest
Moscow 2007
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472)
0 G.Kaidanov V.Anand
0 J.Uiko A.Zontakh
Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play
473) 0 I.Khairullin S.Vijayalakshmi

Moscow 2007
White to Play
86
475)
Moscow 1987
476) 0 N.Kharmunova A.Gavrilov

Moscow 2007
Black to Play
Attack!
477)
D R.Vaganian G.Sargissian
Moscow 2005
480) D Y.Balashov K.Ambartsumova

Moscow 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
478)
479)
D S.lonov A.Kremenietsky
481)
D Y.Yakovich A.Naiditsch
Moscow 2007
Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D M.Botvinnik V.Smyslov
482)
D G.Kasparov V.Anand
Moscow 1958
Moscow (rapid) 1996
White to Play
White to Play
87

483)
484)
485)
88
D V.Okhotnik C.Marzolo
486)
D J.Cubas A.Shcherbine
Nancy 2007
Necochea 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D D.Marciano E.Prie
487)
D D.Barua A.Dreev
Narbonne 1997
New Delhi 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D D.Contin L.Perdomo
488)
D K.Shashikant E.Hossain
Necochea 2007
New Delhi 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
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489)
490)
491)
D N.Marache P.Morphy
492)
D V.Kotronias D.King
New Orleans simul 1857
New York 1990
Black to Play
White to Play
D L.Evans A.Bisguier
493)
D X3D Fritz G.Kasparov
New York 1958
New York 2003
White to Play
White to Play
D L.Evans B.Zuckerman
494)
D R.Palliser D.Eggleston
New York 1966
Newcastle (rapid) 2005
White to Play
White to Play
89

495)
0 S.Gordon R.Palliser
Newport Pagnell (rapid) 2007
498)
Nova Gorica 2007
White to Play
White to Play
496)
497)
0 E.Tomashevsky I.Popov
499)
0 S.Jeric J.Gombac
Nojabrsk 2005
Nova Gorica 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
0 J.Skoberne V.Hari
Nova Gorica 2002
Black to Play
90
0 P.Kokol M.Varini
500) 0 S.Radosavljevic D.Marholev

Novi Becej 2007
White to Play
Attack!
501)
D J.Mason I.Gunsberg
Nuremberg 1883
504) D 'La_Vie_en_rose' R.Palliser

online blitz 2006
White to Play
White to Play
502)
503)
D A.Biagidze L.Stein
505)
D G.Gamzardia R.Palliser
Odessa 1960
online blitz 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D 'Aak' R.Palliser
506)
D H.Nakamura R.Har Zvi
online blitz 2006
online blitz 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
91

507) D J.Sammour Hasbun T.L.Petrosian
online blitz 2007
510)
online blitz 2006
White to Play
White to Play
508)
509)
92
D R.Palliser 'Diliman12'
D R.Palliser 'NoMore'
511)
D R.Palliser 'Quike'
online blitz 2007
online blitz 2006
White to Play
White to Play
D R.Palliser 'Maratonac'
512)
D J.Kochetkova A.Lomako
online blitz 2007
Orel 2006
White to Play
White to Play
Attack!
513)
514)
0 J.Reipsch K.Zuse
516)
0 C.Timmins C.Crouch
Osterburg 2006
Oxford 2004
White to Play
White to Play
0 T.Henrichs H.Namyslo
517)
0 D.Bruce G.Pafura
Osterburg 2006
Oxford 2004
White to Play
Black to Play
515) 0 A.Khantuev K.Smallbone

Oxford 2004
Black to Play
518)
0 K.Smallbone !.Marshall
Oxford 2002
Black to Play
93

519)
520)
0 L.Podgornei W.Burt
0 W.Burt S.King
Oxford 2005
Black to Play
White to Play
0 M.Perryman M.Brown
523)
0 D.Bruce R.Palliser
Oxford 2004
Oxford {blitz) 2003
Black to Play
White to Play
521) 0 R.Palliser A.Summerscale

Oxford 2002
White to Play
94
522)
Oxford 2002
524)
0 J.Yates M.Rose
Oxford (blitz) 2005
White to Play
Attack!
525)
526)
527)
0 K.Riley. W.Burt
528)
0 R.Palliser N.Miller
Oxford (blitz) 2003
Oxford simul 2003
Black to Play
White to Play
0 J.Speelman W.Burt
529)
0 M.Lostuzzi A.Spada
Oxford simul 2006
Palermo 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
0 R.Palliser K.Henbest
530)
0 J.Schulten L.Kieseritzky
Oxford simul 2006
Paris 1844
White to Play
Black to Play
95

531)
532)
D J.Margiotta M.Chen
534)
Peterhof 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D A.Donskov E.Prokuronov
Peterhof 2007
535) D V.Fedoseev V.Khamidulin

Peterhof 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
533)
96
D M.Mustaps N.Somova
Parsippany 2007
D A.Malofeev S.Fedoseev
536)
D D.Strenzwilk M.Thaler
Peterhof 2007
Philadelphia 2006
White to Play
White to Play
Attack!
537)
D R.Dimitrov E.Janev
Plovdiv 2007
540) D M.Brugo B.Grosse Honebrink

Porto Mannu 2007
Black to Play
538)
539)
D I.Sokolov V.Bologan
Black to Play
541)
D J.Erneker V.Meijers
Poikovsky 2006
Prague 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
D V.Bologan DJakovenko
542)
D V.Babula P.Biatny
Poikovsky 2007
Prague 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
97

543)
544)
545)
98
D I.Padurariu M.Tutulan
546)
D D.Rogic M.Bulatovic
Predeal 2007
Pula 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D R.Palliser D.G.EIIison
547)
D J.Pienca I.Saric
Preston 2006
Pula 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D A.Bak R.Palliser
548)
D R.Vaganian J.Gallagher
Pudsey 2007
Pula 1997
Black to Play
Black to Play
Attack!
549)
550)
551)
D C.Sandipan L.Nisipeanu
552)
D M.Borriss R.Palliser
Pune 2006
Rethymnon 2003
Black to Play
Black to Play
D G.Kasparov V.Chuchelov
553)
D R.Palliser S.Zhigalko
Rethymnon 2003
Rethymnon 2003
White to Play
Black to Play
D J.Parker K.Rasmussen
554)
D N.Miller H.Murray-Smith
Rethymnon 2003
Richmond (rapid) 2002
White to Play
White to Play
99
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555)
D D.Bronstein N.Krogius
White to Play
White to Play
Black to Play
D R.Palliser M.Surtees
Rotherham (rapid) 2007
White to Play
100
D A.Goloshchapov I.Belov
Riga 1958
D C.Voicu D.Taras
556)
Romanian Team Championship 2006
557)
558)
559)
D D.Bocharov A.Babiy
White to Play
560) D I.Nepomniachtchi I.Kurnosov

White to Play
T
I
Attack'
561)
D S.Rublevsky V.Bologan
Black to Play
562)
V.Bologan E. Van Haastert

Saint Vincent 2005
White to Play
563)
A.Shabalov I.Krush
San Diego 2004
White to Play
564)
M.Colautti L.Burijovich
San Luis 2007
Black to Play
565) D ),Garro Beraza
E. Estevez Pegenaute
San Sebastian 2007
White to Play
566) D J.Garro Beraza
J.Kuende Gorostidi
San Sebastian 2007
Black to Play
101
The Co mplete Chess Wo rko ut

567)
J.Yrjola J.Riesco Lekuona

San Sebastian 2007
5 70)
M.Leon Hoyes ).Dominguez

Santo Domingo 2007
White to Play
White to Play
568)
D L.Schrocker
G.Stahlberg
Santiago 1946
571)
D T.Rodrigues R.Molina
Santos 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
569)
).Dominguez E.lturrizaga
Santo Domingo 2007
Black to Play
102
572)
A.Graf M.Carlsen
Sanxenxo 2004
White to Play
Attack!
573) D R.R.Castineira J.Caselas Cabanas
Sanxenxo 2007
576) D K.Arakhamia Grant C.Hanley

Scarborough 2004
White to Play
574)
M.Santos D.Navarrette
Sao Jose do Rio Preto 2007
White to Play
577)
O.Sagalchik I.Krush
Seattle 2003
White to Play
575)
S.Farago H.Grooten
Sas van Gent 1988
Black to Play
Black to Play
578)
V.Menchik S.Graf
Semmering 1937
White to Play
103

579)
D.Cohen Gomez G.Dizdar

Seville 2007
582)
White to Play
Black toPlay
580) 0 M.Narciso Dublan A.Lazaro Porta
Seville 2007
583)
Wan Yunguo Liang Chong

Shandong 2007
White toPlay
104
M.AIIison P.Hopwood
Sheffield 1999
White toPlay
White toPlay
581)
Xiu Des hun Du Shan

Shandong 2007
584)
P.Hopwood M.Newitt
Sheffield 1997
White toPlay
Attack!
585)
C.Garma R.5hanmugam
Singapore 2006
588)
Black to Play
White to Play
586)
J.Tarjan A.Karpov
Skopje 1976
589)
Black to Play
587)
E.Ovod Hou Yifan

Sochi 2007
Black to Play
V.Gunina Zhao Xue

Sochi 2007
V.Nebolsina I.Gromova
Sochi 2007
White to Play
590)
D.Aisina leal A.Mirzoev

Soller 2007
Black to Play
105
The Comple te Chess Workout

591)
D R.Fischer
L.Myagmarsuren
Sousse 1967
594)
D A.Gantsevich
A.Smirnov
St Petersburg 2007
White toPlay
White toPlay
592)
D E.Piayer C.Fegan
Southend 2007
595)
A.Giazov A.Stroganov
St Petersburg 2006
Black toPlay
Black toPlay
593)
P.Piasgura S.Feller
St Lorrain 2001
White toPlay
106
596)
E.Kulikov R.Gogin
St Petersburg 2007
White toPlay
Attack!
597)
D I.Malakhov V.Nikiforov
St Petersburg 2007
600)
D P.Potemkin A.Aiekhine
St Petersburg 1912
White to Play
598)
I.Popov P.Ponkratov
St Petersburg 2007
White to Play
599)
N.Chadaev A.Lanin
St Petersburg 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
601)
T.Airapetian A.Burtasova
St Petersburg 2007
Black to Play
602) D V.Kurilov E.Urjubdshzirov
St Petersburg 2007
White to Play
107

D
603)
D.Andreikin A.Lanin
St. Petersburg 2007
606)
D J.Ehlvest D.Pruess
Stillwater 2007
White toPlay
604)
E.Sevillano A.Stripunsky
Stillwater 2007
White toPlay
607)
Black toPlay
60S)
G.Kaidanov A.lvanov
Stillwater 2007
White toPlay
108
R.Anderson A.Root
Stillwater 2007
White toPlay
608)
R.Piunkett C.Latino
Stillwater 2007
White toPlay
Attack!
609)
D V.Akobian E.Perelshteyn
Stillwater 2007
612)
Black to Play
610)
D V.Shulman I.Krush
Stillwater 2007
Black to Play
613)
White to Play
611)
D Z.Bayaraa J.Veal
Stillwater 2007
White to Play
A.Pitson S.Fraser
Stirling 1998
J.Bellon Lopez E.Berg

Stockholm 2006
White to Play
614)
V.Gagarin F.Andersson
Stockholm 2007
White to Play
109
The Co mple te Chess Wo rko ut

615)
R.Palliser K.Cable
Streatham 1993
618)
Z.Borosova K.Newrkla
Szeged 2007
White to Play
White to Play
616)
S.Jasny R.Palliser
Street 2004
619)
N.Short Ye Jiangchuan
Taiyuan 2004
White to Play
White to Play
617)
0 !.Bernardino
D.Dragicevic
Sydney 2007
White to Play
110
620)
E.Sild L.Piarnpuu
Tallinn 2007
Black to Play
Attack!
621)
I.Shvyrjov V.Gansvind
Tallinn 2007
624)
T.Grabuzova D.Batyte
Tallinn (rapid) 2006
Black to Play
622)
N.Miezis B.Lelumes
Tallinn 2007
White toPlay
625) D F.N.Stephenson D.Humphries
Teeside 1966
White to Play
623)
D V.Mikenas D.Bronstein
Tallinn 1965
Black to Play
White to Play
626)
Y.Stisis J.Lundvik
Tel Aviv 2001
White to Play
111

627)
D J.Lener J.Trapl
Teplice 2007
630) D F.N.Stephenson F.Rayner

Torquay 1998
White toPlay
Black toPlay
628)
D R.Svarc M.Vokac
Teplice 2007
Black toPlay
629)
D E.Geller K.Langeweg
The Hague 1962
White toPlay
112
631)
O.Foisor M.Pavlovic
Triesen 2007
White toPlay
632) D A.Volokitin M.Kravtsiv
Ukrainian Team Championship 2007
White toPlay
Att ack !
633)
D C.Schlechter P.Meitner
Vienna 1899
D B.Tadic D.Solak
Vrsac 2007
636)
White toPlay
White toPlay
634)
R.Spielmann Hoenninger
Vienna 1929
637)
D D.Solak Z.Arsovic
Vrsac 2007
White toPlay
White to Play
635)
D S.Azarov Y.Zherebukh
Voronezh 2007
White toPlay
638)
l.lvanisevic D.Pikula
Vrsac 2007
Black toPlay
113

639)
Pham Minh Tran Quoc Ding

Vung Tau 2002
642) D M.Krasenkow T.Markowski

Warsaw 2004
White to Play
640)
D G.Spalding S.Robertson
Wantage 2006
White to Play
643) D Z.Belsitzman A.Rubinstein
Warsaw 1926
White to Play
641)
A.Naiditsch L.Ftacnik
Warsaw 2005
Black to Play
114
Black to Play
644)
D A.Leniart J.Gdanski
Warsaw (rapid) 2006
Black to Play
Attack!
645)
G.Gajewski A.Aieksandrov
Warsaw (rapid) 2006
648)
D J.Van der Wiel Z.Peng

Wijk aan Zee 2007
White to Play
646)
D E.l'Ami J.Smeets
Wijk aan Zee 2007
Black to Play
649)
l.Van Wely S.Karjakin

Wijk aan Zee 2007
White to Play
647)
H.Jonkman E.Berg
Wijk aan Zee 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
650)
M.Adams J.Piket
Wijk aan Zee 1991
Black to Play
115
The Co mplete Chess Wo rk o ut

651)
M.Bosboom T.Willemze
Wijk aan Zee 2007
654) 0 W.Spoelman E. Van Haastert

Wijk aan Zee 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
652) 0 M.Krasenkow E.Van Haastert
Wijk aan Zee 2007
655)
K.Smallbone D.Hackett
Witney 2002
White to Play
White to Play
653)
N.Kosintseva E.Berg
Wijk aan Zee 2007
Black to Play
116
656)
R.Palliser T.Headlong
Witney 2003
White to Play
Attack!
657) D J.Speelman Peng Xiaomin
Yerevan 1996
660)
Black to Play
Black to Play
658) D Y.Hambartsumian A.Vegiazarian
Yerevan 2007
661)
A.Moran T.Turner
York 2000
Black to Play
D.Adams T.Braithwaite
York 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
659)
C.Costello R.Palliser
York 2003
662)
D J.Woolley R.Tozer
York 2006
White to Play
117

663)
M.Bridger R.Palliser
York 2006
666)
White to Play
Black to Play
664)
D P.Barber
B.Marshall
York 2005
667)
D P.Hopwood E.Cameron
York 2000
White to Play
118
P.Hopwood P.Biacker
York 1997
White to Play
White to Play
665)
P.Hopwood J.Bennett
York 1998
668)
D R.Palliser D.Baldwin
York 1997
White to Play
Attack!
669)
R.Palliser J.Woolley
York 2006
672)
White to Play
670)
R.Palliser M.Rogerson
York 2005
White to Play
D M.Franic R.Zelcic
Zadar 2006
673)
White to Play
671)
D T.Turner P.Hopwood
York 2003
White to Play
R.Palliser R.Mitchinson
York simul 2001
Black to Play
674)
K.Sasikiran R.Ponomariov
Zafra (rapid) 2007
White to Play
119

675)
J.Pavic Z.Petrovic
Zagreb 2007
678)
White to Play
B/ackto Play
676)
M.Mrdja M.Vukusic
Zagreb 2007
White to Play
677)
S.Kosanski L.Lasic
Zagreb 2007
White to Play
120
Z.Takac M.Vucic
Zagreb 2007
679)
R.Krajewski D.Ziolkowski
Zakopane 2001
Black to Play
3: Opening Tricks and Traps
Tactics are a part of chess virtually right from the word go and we must all be careful even
in the opening phase, especially when caught in an unfamiliar situation. Here I've in
cluded a number of the more common opening traps as well as a few favourites. This
should help the reader to avoid falling for them ever again, as well as making you ready to
pounce should your opponent slip up in the opening or very early middlegame phase.
680) D A.Genzling J.Menendez Villar

Aviles 2006
682)
White to Play
681)
D D.Jeremic N.Nestorovic
Belgrade 2006
Black to Play
S.Ruzicic P.Ljangov
Belgrade 2006
Black to Play
683)
D B.Budimir V.Jakovljevic
Bosnian Team Championship 2007
Black to Play
121

684)
D A.A.Smith H.Hunt
British League 2004
687)
D D.Cork G.Morris
British League 2006
688) D J.Boguszlavszkij S.Cherednichenko

Budapest 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
686)
J.Waterfield C. Klein
British League 2005
White to Play
122
K.Williamson J.Foster
British League 2007
White to Play
White to Play
685)
689
D !.Mueller S.Tidman
Bunratty 2007
Black to Play

690)
R.Aibrecht A.Bering
Copenhagen 2006
693)
White to Play
691)
D M.Young R.Palliser
Cork 2005
J.Soufflet J.Bellay
d'Angers 2007
Black to Play
A.Harvey R.Palliser
Doncaster 2006
Black to Play
694)
D I.Rajlich P.Schuurman
Dresden 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
692)
695)
D J.Kregelin
!.Kleinert
Dresden 2007
White to Play
123

696)
D P.Johansen E.Peterson
Dresden 2007
699)
D A.Santos M.Ferro
Evora 2006
White to Play
Black to Play
697)
P.Wells A.Kharlov
Dresden 2007
700)
D F.Libiszewski L.Roos
French League 2007
White to Play
White to Play
698)
D T.Lopang O.Sikorova
Ekaterin burg 2007
Blackto Play
124
701)
I.Khenkin C.Vernay
Geneva 2007
White to Play

702)
U.Von Herman D.Hausrath

German League 2007
705)
0 R.Palliser P.Taylor
Golders Green (rapid) 2004
Black to Play
703)
V.Schudro W.Schmeing
German League 2005
White to Play
704)
D.Jameson T.Nyland
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
White to Play
706)
A.Wilson G.Dickson
Hastings 2007
Blackto Play
707) 0 R.Mateo C.Larduet Despaigne
Havana 2007
White to Play
125

708)
C.Hanley J.Hickman
Isle of Man 2005
711)
White to Play
White to Play
709)
P.Adams C.Vitoux
Isle of Man 2005
712)
D P.Schmidt
V.Rohmann
Kiel 2003
White to Play
126
D.Terentiev J.Gallagher
Liechtenstein 1990
Black to Play
White to Play
710)
R.Palliser C.L.Lim
Leeds (rapid) 1998
713)
D O.Romanishin A.Brenke
Lippstadt 2004
White to Play

714)
D R.Palliser K.Smallbone
London 2002
717)
D H.Lahlum J.Uirichsen
Norwegian League 2007
White to Play
White to Play
715)
D H. Van Gool P.Biijlevens

Maastricht 2007
718)
D 'Sofine' R.Palliser
online blitz 2007
White to Play
White to Play
716) D S.Tiviakov R.Rivera Rodriguez
Morelia 2007
White to Play
719)
R.Palliser S.Semkov
online blitz 2007
White to Play
127

720)
L.Bianchini S. Vitri
Palermo 2007
723)
Black to Play
721) D P.Morphy Duke Brunswick & Count lsouard
Paris 1858
Black to Play
724)
White to Play
722)
D I.Danilov T.Tanav
Parnu 2002
Black to Play
128
D J.Pau N.Farber
Parsippany 2007
D H.Vasin A.lstratescu
Patras 2001
Black to Play
725)
D L.Milov A.Castro Acosta

Sauzal (rapid) 2004
White to Play

726)
D B.Willin R.Auschkalnis
Seefeld 2005
729)
A.Fiitney J.Escribano
Tuggeranong 2007
White to Play
727) D L.Shakarova V.Zankovich
Simferopol 1989
White to Play
730)
D L.Aronian
D.Navara
Turin 2006
Black to Play
728)
R.Gibbons T.Rej
Sydney 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
731)
N.Oia R.Tia
USA 2005
White to Play
129

D R.Reti S.Tartakower
Vienna 1910
732)
D A.Nezis C. Duggan
York 2007
735)
Black to Play
White to Play
733)
D D.Baramidze L.Babuiian
Yerevan 2006
736)
Z.Kozul M.lllescas Cordoba

Yerevan 1996
Black to Play
130
E.Hurwitz P.Hopwood
York 2003
Black to Play
Blackto Play
734)
737)
D L.Cornhill P.Hopwood
York 2006
Black to Play
Opening Trick s and Traps

738)
P.Anderson R.Palliser
York 2007
Black to Play
739)
I.Armanda I.Sitnik
Zagreb 2007
White to Play
13 1
4: Skill in the End game
Studying the endgame is one of the best ways to improve and, while this isn't an endgame
guide, it would have been remiss not to have featured this most rich part of the game.
Many endgames are extremely tactical, while others are decided by some fundamental
piece of knowledge and, as such, this chapter will test your calculation, tactical eye and
general endgame understanding.
740)
D T.Walter D.Hiermann
Aschach an der Donau 2006
742)
C.Balogh L.Paichadze
Baku 2007
White to Play
White to Play
741)
F.Yates S.Tartakower
Bad Homburg 1927
White to Play
132
743)
D L.Van
Wely G.Guseinov
Baku 2007
White to Play
Skill in t he Endg a m e
744)
A.Shirov V.Kramnik
Belgrade 1999
747)
0 F.Berkes B.Tomic
Bosnian Team Championship 2007
White to Play
745)
C.McNab A.Kunte
Blackpool 2003
White to Play
748)
White to Play
746)
R.Westra R.Palliser
Bolton 1998
Black to Play
R.Palliser M.Round
Bradford 2000
Black to Play
749)
A.Collinson D.King
British League 2004
Black to Play
133

750)
A.Galliano K.Smallbone
British League 2007
753)
K.Ozeren S.Ciarke
British League 2002
Black to Play
Black to Play
751)
B.Savage S.Shikerov
British League 2002
754)
Black to Play
Black to Play
752)
C. Cobb C. Duncan
British League 2000
Black to Play
134
S.Barrett P.Taylor
British League 2007
755)
S.Haslinger R.Bates
British League 2003
Black to Play
756)
D R.Wade V.Korchnoi
Buenos Aires 1960
D B.Jones R.Dive
Christchurch 2001
759)
White to Play
757)
D Y.Vovk P.Bobras
Black to Play
D
760)
Black to Play
758)
D A.Safronov I.Lysyj
Cheboksary 2006
Black to Play
P.5haw R.Palliser
Doncaster 2005
Black to Play
761)
A.Timofeev G.Guseinov
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
135

762)
D R.Zelcic A.Riazantsev
Dresden 2007
765)
D M.Socko K.Le Kieu Thien

Ekaterinburg 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
763)
T.Kotanijian L.Pantsulaia
Dubai 2007
766)
D J.Gustafsson
N. V.Pedersen
Dutch League 2005
White to Play
136
A.Grischuk S.Rublevsky
Elista 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
764)
767)
D W.Kreuscher G.Sarthou
French League 2003
Black to Play
Sk i ll in t he Endg a m e
768)
M.Borriss H.Steingrimsson
Fuegen 2006
771)
D I.Giek M.Roos
German League 2005
White to Play
Black to Play
769)
I.Khenkin A.Vuilleumier
Geneva 2007
772)
D J.Timman D.Baramidze
German League 2007
White to Play
White to Play
770)
E.Bacrot P.Tregubov
German League 2007
White to Play
773)
G.Quillan S.Ansell
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
13 7
The Co mplete Che s s Wo rko ut

774) 0 H.Nakamura K.Arakhamia Grant
Gibraltar 2007
777)
!.Trevelyan F.Jenni
Gothenburg 2005
Black to Play
775)
M.Adams M.AI Modiahki

Gibraltar 2007
Black to Play
778)
K.Terrieux Y.Kryvoruchko
Guingamp 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
776)
S.Citak D.Dimitrijevic
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
138
779)
K.Arkell R.Palliser
White to Play
780)
D R.Wade R.Palliser
Hampstead 1998
783)
S.Mannion V.Sareen
Isle of Man 2005
Black to Play
781)
H. Hunt P.Hopwood
Harrogate simul 1997
Black to Play
784)
White to Play
782) D O.L.Napoles M.Gongora Reyes
Havana 2007
Blackto Play
F.Yates F.Marshall
Karlsbad 1929
Black to Play
785)
R.Spielmann O.Duras
Karlsbad 1907
Black to Play
139

786)
D A.Bannik
V.Nikolaevsky
Kiev 1958
789)
D I.Gourlay R.Palliser
Leeds 2002
White to Play
787)
D N.Djukic M.Pavlovic
Kopaonik 2005
Black to Play
D R.Palliser J.Hunt
Leeds 2001
790)
White to Play
788)
D C.Davies D.Morgan
Leeds 2005
Black to Play
140
Black to Play
791)
R.Palliser J.Hodgson
Leeds (rapid) 2000
Black to Play
792)
P.Barata J.Costa
Lisbon 2001
795)
J.Capablanca Ed.Lasker
London 1914
Black to Play
793)
D A.Savickas J.Garnelis
Lithuanian Team Championship 2007
White to Play
796)
Black to Play
White to Play
794)
D P.Leko V.Kramnik
Monaco (blindfold) 2007
Black to Play
I.Bilek W.Heidenfeld
Lugano 1968
797)
K.Rasmussen J.Nunn
Lugano 1985
Black to Play
141

798)
V.Smyslov H.Rossetto
Mar del Plata 1962
801)
D W.Banach S.Birjukov
Mielno 2007
White to Play
799) D F.N.Stephenson D.Spence
Middlesbrough 1999
Black to Play
802)
D A.Volokitin S.Ganguly
Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play
800)
F.N.Stephenson T.Wise
Middlesbrough 1959
White to Play
142
803)
D.Bronstein M.Botvinnik
Moscow 1944
White to Play
Skill in t he Endgame
804) 0 G.Garcia Gonzales M.Quinteros
Moscow 1982
807)
S.Novikov D.Jakovenko
Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play
80S)
S.Movsesian Y.Kuzubov
Moscow 2006
808)
J.Ehlvest M.Biuvshtein
New York 2003
White to Play
Blackto Play
806) 0 S.Grigoriants E.Shaposhnikov
Moscow 2007
White to Play
809)
C.Schlechter H. Wolf
Nuremberg 1906
Black to Play
143

810)
B.Savchenko R.Har Zvi

online blitz 2007
813)
K.Smallbone M.Brown
Oxford 2000
White to Play
Black to Play
811)
M.Chigorin S.Tarrasch
Ostende 1905
814)
White to Play
White to Play
812)
T.Michalczak R.Schoene
Osterburg 2006
Black to Play
144
R.Palliser !.Lappage
Oxford 2002
815)
R.Palliser !.Lappage
Oxford 2003
Black to Play
Skill in t he Endgam e
816)
D.Milovanovic D.Jacobs
Parsippany 2007
819)
White to Play
817)
D D.Bronstein O.Panno
Petropolis 1973
White to Play
820)
D D.Bocharov M.Roiz
White to Play
818)
P.Acs V.lvanchuk
Rethymnon 2003
Black to Play
A.Berke B.Franciskovic
Rijeka 2007
White to Play
821)
A.Nimzowitsch S.Tarrasch
San Sebastian 1911
Black to Play
145
The Co mple te Chess Wo rko ut

822)
E.Bystryakova S.Airumian
St Petersburg 2007
D L.Karlsson
J.Furhoff
Stockholm 2007
825)
White to Play
White to Play
823)
D V.Gunina O.Dolgova
St Petersburg 2007
826)
V.Onischuk G.Timoshenko
Tallinn 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
824)
A.Shabalov G.Kaidanov
Stillwater 2007
White to Play
146
827)
T.Petrosian B.lvkov
leslie 979
White to Play
Skill in t he Endgam e
828)
0 G.Wall F.N.Stephenson
Torquay 1998
831)
Black to Play
Blackto Play
829) 0 K.Arakhamia Grant A.Baburin
Triesen 2007
Black to Play
830)
0 A.Shirov L.Aronian
Wijk aan Zee 2007
White to Play
L.Van Wely L.Aronian

Wijk aan Zee 2007
832)
L.Winants L.B.Hansen
Wijk aan Zee 1994
Black to Play
833) 0 T.Warakomski D.Baramidze
Yerevan 2006
White to Play
147
The Co mplete Chess Wo rk o ut

834)
M.Carpenter !.Wallace
York 2006
837)
M.Round R.Palliser
York 2007
Black to Play
836)
D R.Palliser P.Gayson
York 2006
White to Play
148
V.Krutti R.Palliser
York 2000
Black to Play
White to Play
835)
838)
D I.Sokolov K.Sasikiran
Zafra 2007
White to Play
5: Loose Pieces and Overloading
As several of the puzzles in the previous four chapters should have emphasized, whenever
there's a loose piece on the board (remember LPDO!) make sure that there isn't a tactic
available against that undefended piece. Solving the following puzzles should further em
phasize that point, while also helping the reader to master how to give the enemy a loose
piece: often by decoying a defender away or by overloading the defensive responsibilities
of any covering piece.
839)
0 J.Lacasa
Diaz J.Moreno Ruiz

Abierto 2007
841)
M.Tal P.Benko
Amsterdam 1964
White to Play
Black to Play
840)
R.Perez J.Ramirez Garcia

Aguascalientes 2007
White to Play
842)
E.Can M.Erdogdu
Ankara 2007
White to Play
149
The Complete C hess W orkout

843)
D F.Caruana C.Majer
Arvier 2007
846) D R.Lundberg A.Czerownski

Barlinek 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
844)
D V.Korchnoi A.Karpov
D K.Faranka S.AI Aqrabi
Beirut2007
White to Play
Black to Play
845) D M.Narciso Oublan J.Timman

Barcelon a 2006
White to Play
150
847)
BaguioCity 1978
848)
D R.Damaso V.Malakhov
Benidorm (rapid) 2006
White to Play
Loose Pieces an d Overloading

849)
D F.Parr M.Collins
Black pooll956
852)
British League 2007
White to Play
850) D W.Heidenfeld M.Franklin
Blackpool1956
Black to Play
853)
D A.Kosten M.Taylor
D I. Thompson B.Lund
British League2005
White to Play
851)
D D.Rosen P.Taylor
White to Play
854)
D J.Parker N.Pert
British League2004
British League1999
White to Play
Black to Play
151

855)
856)
857)
152
0 J.Piaskett J.Gallagher
858)
0 K.Bhatia E.Bentley
British League 2001
British League2007
White to Play
White ta Play
0 J.Shaw L.Johannessen
859)
0 K.Richardson K.Ozeren
British League2005
British League2007
White to Play
Black ta Play
British League2006
0 L.Davis C.Rice
British League2007
Black to Play
White to Play
0 J.Shepley D.Rosen
860)
Loose Pieces an d Overloadin g

861)
D N.Aifred K.Smallbone
British League 2007
864) D T.Hagesaether D.Rabbitte

British League 2005
White to Play
862)
863)
D R.Palliser A.Brameld
White to Play
865)
D A.Salem P.Doggers
British League1998
Budapest 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D R.Palliser J.Houska
British League2003
White to Play
866)
W.Weiler
. L.Toth
Budapest 2007
Black to Play
153
T he Complete C hess Workout

867)
D l.Cooper P.Walsh
White to Play
White to Play
White to Play
D !.Rogers A.Fitzpatrick
Canberra2007
White to Play
154
D M.Carlsen l.Fressinet
Cap d'Agde(rapid) 2006
868) D H.Pilaj A. Naranjo Moreno

Campi! los 2007
869)
870)
Bun ratty 2007
871) D Y.Drozdovskij V.Georgiev

Cappelle IaGrande2007
White to Play
872) D l.Mkrtchian A.Riazantsev
Ch ely abin sk 2007
White to Play
Loose Pieces an d Over loading

873)
874)
875)
D T.Rendle V.Arjun
876)
D A.Aoustin A.Perez
Coulsdon 2007
d"Angers 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D M.Ferro A.Rotstein
877)
D S.Reefat I.Hakki
Cutro 2007
Doh a (rapid) 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
D S.Krivoshey M.Ferro
878)
D R.Palliser A.Khandelwal
Cutro 2007
Don caster2005
White to Play
White to Play
155

879)
D R.Palliser B.Hague
882}
Dresden2007
White to Play
Black to Play
880) D A.Beliavsky E.Van den Doel

Dresden 2007
883}
White to Play
881)
156
D J.Jorczik V.Gashimov
Don caster 1998
D E.Zweschper R.Giantz
D K.Georgiev F.Holzke
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
884)
D M.Womacka l.Kritz
Dresden 2007
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
Lo o se Pieces and Overlo ading

885)
886)
0 N.Katte R.Pert
Dresden 2007
0 A.Burnett G.Bucher
Edinburgh 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
0 R.Ruck A.Dreev
Dresden 2007
888)
889) 0 D.Eggleston A.Ramaswamy

Edin burgh 2003
White to Play
Black to Play
887)
0 S.Zhigalko V.Durarbayli
890)
0 R.Jones K.Ruxton
Dresden 2007
Edi n burgh 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
157
The Co mplete C hes s Workout

891)
892)
D T.Kosintseva J.Jackova
Ek aterin burg 2007
D C.Wagner G.Miralles
French League 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D D.Jakovenko A.Shirov
Foros 2007
894)
895)
White to Play
Black to Play
893)
D R.Hess G.Kamsky
Foxw oods 2007
Black to Play
158
D S.Tiviakov D.Bunzmann
French League 2007
896)
D B.Thorfinnsson E.Najer
Fuegen2006
Black to Play
Lo o s e Pieces and Over lo ading

897)
898)
899)
0 E.Porper N.Mikkelsen
900)
0 A.Cherniaev P.Pauchard
Gausdal 2007
Geneva2007
White to Play
White to Play
0 G.Tallaksen E.Lie
901)
0 A.Huss I.Khenkin
Gausdal2007
Geneva2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
Gausdal2007
0 F .Handke A.Reuss
German League 2004
Black to Play
White to Play
0 S.Reppen V.Guddahl
902)
159
T he Complete Chess Wo r ko u t
903) D F.Langheinrich Y.Pelletier
German League 2006
906) D S.Kindermann !.Schneider

German League 2007
Black to Play
904)
905)
D G.Sargissian L.Nisipeanu
907)
D T.Heinemann T.Sarbok
German League2006
German League 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
D N.Firman K.Sakaev
German League 2007
White to Play
160
Black to Play
908}
D V.lvanchuk Z.Gyimesi
German League 2006
White to Play
Loose Pieces an d Overl oadin g

909)
910)
0 Z.Ribli S.Kalinitschew
German League2007
0 J.Rashleigh M.Bucknell
Gibraltar2007
White to Play
Black to Play
0 A.Butnorius P.Cramling
Gibraltar2007
912)
913)
White to Pl ay
Black to Play
911)
0 I.Krush K.Richardson
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
0 J.Sarkar F.Obers
Gibral tar 2007
914)
0 R.Ramesh D.Werner
Gibraltar 2007
White to Play
161
The Complete Chess Wo r ko u t

915)
916)
917)
162
0 T.Abergel P.Wallace
918)
0 V.5myslov C.Kottnauer
Gibraltar2007
Gronin gen 1946
White to Play
White to Play
0 P.Keres B.5passky
919)
0 A.Walton R.Palliser
Goth en burg1955
White to Play
Black to Play
0 J.Oiivier O.Adda
920)
0 M.Breutigam W.Pajeken
Gren oble2007
Hamburg 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
Loo se Pieces and Overlo ading

921)
D R.Palliser (.Adrian
Hampstead1998
Black to Play
922)
D A.Greet A.Grant
Hastin gs2006
White to Play
923)
D N.Donovan R.Webster
Hastin gs2006
White to Play
924)
D J.Bowers !.Stewart
Hensol Park 2007
White to Play
925) D D.Stellwagen M.Bosboom
Hilversum 2007
White to Pl ay
926) D L.Kuznetsova M.Bogorads
Hockenheim 2007
Black to Play
163
The Complete C hes s Workout

927)
928)
929)
0 A.Aiekhine M.Euwe
0 V.lkonnikov P.Negi
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
White to Play
0 R.Palliser A.Stalmans
931)
0 V.Malakhatko H.Groffen
Hull1996
Isle of Man 2005
Black to Play
White to Pl ay
0 M.Georgiou R.Palliser
Hull (rapid) 1993
Black to Play
164
930)
Holland1937
932)
0 D.Morris M.Gilhespy
Islin gton 1971
Black to Play

933)
934)
935)
D J.Gunnarsson J.lraheta
936)
D !.Morales P.Heimbacher
Istan bul2000
La Laguna 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D S.Rublevsky M.Gurevich
937)
D T.Zapata W.Moreno
Khan ty Man siy sk 2005
Lima 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D G.Meins. D.Abel
938)
D M.Carlsen V.lvanchuk
Koenigsh of en2007
Linares 2007
White to Play
White to Play
165

939)
940)
D E.Rayner Z.Vranesic
London1977
D P.Large C.Baker
Lon don1977
White to Play
White to Play
D G.James P.Waters
London 1977
942)
943)
London 1993
White to Play
941)
D J.Nunn !.Plaskett
Lon don 1986
White to Play
166
D T.Hebbes R.Palliser
Black to Play
944)
D W.Hartston M.Basman
Lon don 1977
White to Play
Lo o se Pieces an d Overlo adin g

945) D A.Tsirulnik O.Kosyachenko
Lviv2007
948)
Man ila 2006
Black to Play
946)
947)
D D.Arutyunova A.Maiko
D L.Ausan Chan Wei Vi
Black to Play
949)
D M.Najdorf H.Rossetto
Lviv2007
Mar del Plata 1956
White to Play
White to Play
D J.Biackburne J.Owen
Man chester1890
D L.Kiima D.Boros
Marianske Lazn e2007
White to Play
White to Play
950)
167
The Complete Ches s Workout

951) D !.Markiewicz R.Sokolowski
Miel no 2007
954)
Molescrof t 1992
Black to Play
White to Play
952)
D T.Warakomski D.Orzech
955)
D V.lvanchuk V.Anand
Mielno 2007
Monaco (blindf old) 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
953) D L.Bergez M.Vassallo Barroche

Mislata2001
Black to Play
168
D E.Hodinott R.Palliser
956)
D V.Kramnik V.lvanchuk
Monaco(rapid) 2007
Black to Play

957) 0 M.Aimada B.Roselli Mailhe
Mon tevideo 2007
960) 0 A.Chudinovskikh A.5itnikov

Moscow 2007
White to Play
B lack to Play
958)
959)
0 V.lvanchuk V.Topalov
961)
0 E.Vasiukov R.Kholmov
Morelia 2007
Moscow 1964
White to Play
White to Play
0 V.Milov V.Akobian
Morelia2007
White to Play
962)
0 I.Kashdan A.Kotov
Moscow 1946
White to Play
169

963) D K.Ambartsumova V.Gunina
Moscow 2007
966)
Moscow 1956
White to Play
Black to Play
964)
965)
D T.L.Petrosian K.Lahno
967)
D V.Burmakin V.Burlov
Moscow 2007
Moscow 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D T.Petrosian B.Spassky
Moscow 1966
White to Play
170
D T.Petrosian V.Simagin
968) D V.Malakhov A.Areshchenko

Moscow 2005
White to Play
Loo se Pieces an d Overlo adin g

969)
970)
971)
D V.Ragozin V.Panov
972)
D J.Capablanca M.Fonaroff
Moscow 1940
New York1918
Black to Play
White to Play
D C.Sandipan M.Nezar
973)
D J.Capablanca W.Graham
Nan cy 2007
New castle uponTy n e1919
Black to Play
White to Play
D A.Saidy A.Santasiere
974)
D P.Maletin E.Andreev
New York 1955
Nizh n ij Tagil2007
White to Play
White to Play
171
The Complete Chess Wo r ko ut

975)
D R.Palliser Ja.Gallagher
978}
Olszty n 2005
Black to Play
White to Play
976) D M.Andrijevic M.Grunberg

Novi Becej 2007
979) D 'Erdnussbuddha' R.Palliser

onlin e blitz 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
977)
172
D B.Rutkowski S.Hilton
Norw ich1994
D J.Aagaard R.Wiltshire
980}
D G.Kamsky M.Sher
Oban 2006
on line blitz 2007
White to Play
White to Play
Loo se Pieces and Over lo ading

981)
982)
983)
D J.Lappage K.Smallbone
984)
D W.Burt. P.Mclntosh
Oxford 2005
Oxford 2002
White to Play
White to Play
D K.Smallbone P.Lipman
985)
D E.Dervishi F.Vallejo Pons
Oxford 2002
Palermo2007
White to Play
Black to Play
D W.Burt K.Smallbone
986)
D W.Uhlmann R.Fischer
Oxford 2003
Palma de Mallorca1970
White to Play
Black to Play
173

987)
D An.Timofeev D.Yevseev
Peterhof 2007
990)
PortoMan nu 2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
988) D
Pham Due Thang

Ph uQuae 2007
Nguyen Thien Viet
991)
D F.Giani S.Garofalo
PortoMann u 2007
Black to Play
174
D A.Samuels N.Miller
Portsmouth2003
Black to Play
Black to Play
989)
D P.Gnetti A.Orlov
992)
D F.Wegerer A.Jankovic
Pula2007
White to Play
Loo s e Pieces an d Overlo adi ng

993)
D U.Krstic. K.McPhillips
Pula 2007
996) D H.Baldursson T.Bjornsson

Rey kj avik 2007
White to Play
994)
D K.Landa F.Manca
Reggio Emilia2007
Black to Play
997) D V.Doroshkievich V.Tukmakov
Riga1970
Black to Play
995)
D A.Huzman G.Kasparov
Reth y mn on 2003
White to Play
Black to Play
998)
D S.Solovjov A.Belozerov
Russian TeamChampionship2007
Black to Play
175

999) D R.Vera Gonzalez F.Aguado Zabaleta
San Sebastian 2007
1002) D R.Palliser M.Hankinson

Sh ef f ield 2007
White to Play
1000)
D P.Morales R.Vera
San ta Clara 2007
White to Play
1003) D J.Sadorra Dao Thien Hai
Singapore2006
Black to Play
1001)
D R.Palliser A.Dyce
Scunth orpe (rapi d) 1998
Black to Play
176
White to Play
1004)
D V.Anand V.Kramnik
Sofia 200S
White to Play
Loo s e Pieces and Overlo ading

1005)
1006)
D T.Vujcic Z.Matas
1008)
D S.Kudrin R.Robson
Solin2007
Stillw ater2007
White to Play
White to Play
D P.Obiamiwe E.Piayer
Southend2007
1009)
Street2003
Black to Play
1007) D A.Yermolinsky A.Stripunsky
Stillw ater2007
White to Play
D (.Hanley G.Jones
White to Play
1010)
D T.Gavriel R.Palliser
Sutton1997
Black to Play
177
The Co mplete C hess Workout

1011)
D B.Mandla H.Cunanan
Sy dn ey 2007
1014) D A.T.Martinez P.Lezcano Jaen

Torrelavega2007
White to Play
Black to Play
1012)
D I.Rogers l.llic
Sy dney 2007
D E.Garcia A.Ghobrial
Tuggeran ong 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
1013) D D.Benidze D.Magalashvili

Tbilisi2007
White to Play
178
1015)
1016)
D A.Fedorov A.Lastin
Voronezh2007
Black to Play
Lo o s e Pieces an d Overlo adi ng

1017)
0 L.Van Wely L.Aronian
Wij k aanZee 2007
1020) 0 R.Palliser S.Bekker Jensen

Witley 1999
White to Play
1018)
1019)
0 V.Kramnik A.Shirov
White to Play
1021)
0 A.Karpov R.Bergmann
Wij k aan Zee 2007
Wolf sburg simul 2007
White to Play
White to Play
0 R.Palliser P.Tuplin
1022)
0 A.Grigoryan S.Jessel
Withern sea1992
Yerevan 2006
Black to Play
White to Play
179
The Compl e t e Ches s Workout

1023)
D V.Kramnik L.Aronian
Yerevan (rapid) 2007
1026) D S.Sriharan P.Hopwood

York1995
White to Play
White to Play
1024)
D P.Hopwood P.Barber
York 2001
1027) D S.Watson H.Lockwood

York 2003
Black to Play
White to Play
1025) D P.Hopwood T.Eggleston
York2001
Black to Play
180
1028)
D A.lsmail R.Mitchinson
York (rapid) 2007
Black to Play
6: Fiendish Calculation
The main aim of this work has been to ensure that the reader is fully aware of the more
important tactical motifs in all areas of the game. Working regularly through the previous
five chapters should help to ensure that you rarely miss a common tactic ever again. How
ever, it's also good to stretch ourselves from time to time and here are fifty puzzles to do
just that: even the very strong club player should struggle with some of these!
1029) 0 D.Sadvakasov G.Baladjaev

Bak u 2007
1031)
British League 2005
White to Play
1030)
0 A.Trifunovic S.Lalic
British League1999
Black to Play
0 D.Wheeler J.Emms
Black to Play
1032)
0 E.Sutovsky I.Sokolov
British League2005
White to Play
181

1033)
D M.Turner D.Howell
British League 2004
1036) D T.Sakelsek R.Rodriguez Lopez

Campillos2007
White to Play
White to Play
1034) D P.Georghiou C.Mogasha
British League1999
1037)
White to Play
White to Play
1035) D W.Watson R.Kuczynski
Bun desliga1995
Black to Play
182
D A.Sokolov A.Vovk
1038)
D P.Sott P.Pokorny
Czech League 2003
Black to Play
F iendish C a l cu l at io n
1039)
1040)
D J.Piachetka L.Zinn
1042)
D C.McNab S.Brunello
Decin 1974
Edinburgh(rapid) 2007
White to Play
White to Play
D R.Tozer R.Palliser
1043)
Doncaster2005
D D.Trifunovic H.Koch
Fefternitz 2001
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Black to Play
1041)
D D.Grassie M.Duke
White to Play
1044)
D S.Karjakin L.Van Wely
Edin burgh 2006
Foros 2007
White to Play
White to Play
183

1045)
D J.Horvath A.Kosten
French League 2002
1048) D K.Spraggett J.Speelman

Hastin gs1989
White to Play
Black to Play
1046)
D L.Ftacnik O.Cvitan
German League1997
1049) D S.Williams V.Prosiriakov

Hastings2007
White to Play
Black to Play
1047)
184
D M.Richter G.Hertneck
German League 2007
D P.Johnson R.Palliser
Hull1997
White to Play
Black to Play
1050)
Fie n dish Ca lculation

1051)
D B.Perenyi A.Schneider
Hungary 1978
1054) D A.Aiekhine A.Rubinstein

Karlsbad1923
White to Play
1052)
D S.Fairbairn P.Bobras
Isle of Man 2005
White to Play
1055)
Kenilw orth 2001
Black to Play
1053)
D B.Kantsler I.Smirin
D R.Palliser R.Eames
White to Play
1056)
D D.Marovic T.Tsagan
Jerusalem2005
Krak ow 1964
Black to Play
White to Play
185

1057) D D.Mastrovasilis B.Savic
Litoh oto1999
1060) D F.N.Stephenson M.Biaine

Lon don 1962
White to Play
1058}
1059)
186
D D.King J.Emms
White to Play
1061}
D NN E.Mason
Lon don 2003
Lon don 1948
White to Play
Black to Play
D Ed.Lasker G.Thomas
1062)
D S.Williams R.Palliser
Lon don 1912
Lon don 2000
White to Play
White to Play
Fien dis h Cal cul at ion

1063)
D Hsu Li Liang J.Nunn

Man ila1992
Black to Play
1064)
D P.Leko M.Carlsen
Monaco(rapid) 2007
Black to Pl ay
1065) D A.Morozevich L.Aronian
Morelia 2007
White to Play
1066)
D S.Volkov V.Zvjaginsev
Moscow 2005
Black to Play
1067) D Zhou Jianchao D.Bocharov
Moscow 2007
Black to Play
1068) D M.Sorokin G.Nureev
RussianTeamChampionship 2002
Black to Play
187
The Complete Chess Worko u t

1069) D S.Karjakin A.Rychagov
RussianTeamChampionship 2007
1072)
White to Play
White to Play
1070)
D B.Larsen T.Petrosian
Santa Monica1966
1073) D L.Aroshideze G.Nigalidze

Tbilisi2007
White to Play
White to Play
1071)
188
D A.Miles M.Nedobora
D M.Ragger. A.Wirig
Szeged 2007
1074)
D E.Cordova I.Smirin
Seville1994
Turin 2006
White to Play
White to Play
Fiendis h Cal cu l ation

1075) 0 S.M.Gonzalez M.Fernandez Juan
Valencia1995
Black to Play
1076) 0 V.Georgiev D.Jakovenko
Wij k aanZee 2007
Black to Play
1077) 0 D.Karatorossian T.Nalbandian
Yerevan 2007
White to Play
1078)
0 li Chao Wang Hao
Yerevan2006
White to Play
1079) 0 T.L.Petrosian Ara.Minasian
Yerevan 2007
White to Play
1080) 0 B.Marshall P.Hopwood
York 2002
Black to Play
189
7: Ten tests
So has this work improved your tactical eye? I certainly believe that it should have done,
but it's now time to check just how far you've advanced while reading (or rereading) this
work. Ten tests now follow with points available for each position. Tot up your score as
you work your way through each set of twelve puzzles and then compare your total with
the table below.
20-22
Sure y ou're n ot aGrandmaster orIn ternation alMaster?
17-19
Strong cl ub play er.
14-16
Mak in g progress tow ards the top end of y our club.
11-13
Average club pl ay er.
8-10
Starting to grasp some of th e essen tials.
5-7
Begin n in g to progress after recently tak in g up the game.
0-4
Reread th is book!
190
Ten Tests
Test One
1081)
1082)
1083)
D D.Rodriguez S.Polgar
1084)
D A.Baburin R.Palliser
Tun j a1989
British League 2004
Black to Play
White to Play
D D.Bronstein G.llivitzki
1085)
D R.Palliser D.Hotham
Moscow 1948
Hull1994
White to Play
Black to Play
D D.Adams R.Palliser
York 1999
D P.Gower P.Hopwood
York 2001
Black to Play
Black to Play
1086)
191
The Complete Chess Wo rko ut

1087)
D C.McNab J.Sherwin
1090)
Dresden 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
1088} D R.Ziatdinov V.Kotronias

Cork 2005
1091)
192
D I.Berzina D.Ciuksyte
D I.Zakharevich E.Ovod
St Petersburg 2002
White to Play
Black to Play
1089)
D S.Schulz E.Kulovana
BritishLeague 2003
1092)
D J.Cox L.Trent
Tallin n (rapid) 2006
Southen d2007
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tests
Test Two
1093)
1094)
1095)
D L.Aronian P.Svidler
1096)
D S.Levitsky F.Marshall
Moscow 2006
Breslau1912
Black to Play
Black to Play
D P.Bielby S.Smith
1097)
0 A.Adorjan Z.Ribli
corresponden ce 2000
Budapest1979
Black to Play
White to Play
D !.Parkin R.Palliser
1098)
D D.B.Lund J.Rowson
London 1993
British League1999
Black to Play
White to Play
193
The Complete Ches s Wo r ko ut

1099)
0 T.Abergel D.Tebb
1102)
British League 2003
0 A.Siinger P.Rooney
Bradford 2006
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White to Play
1100)
1101)
194
0 C.Frostick N.Miller
1103)
0 Z.Zhao J.Markos
British League 2004
Ath ens2001
Black to Play
White to Play
0 A.Cullen L.Varnam
1104)
0 C.Cooley N.Noden
British League 2005
British League 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
Ten Tes ts
Test Three
1105)
D P.O'Neill P.Hopwood
1108)
D Reiner W.Steinitz
York 2000
Vienn a 1860
Black to Play
Black to Play
1106) D V.Balbashova A.Sulejmanova

Evpatoria2007
1109) D D.Bronstein C.Kottnauer

Prague1946
White to Play
Black to Play
1107) D R.Aionso C.Ciaros Egea
Lorca 2005
White to Play
1110)
D A.Karpov V.Malaniuk
Moscow 1988
White to Play
195

1111)
D M.Turner J.Mestel
British League 2000
1114)
Lugan o2007
Black to Play
Black to Play
1112)
D P.Sowray R.Palliser
Oxf ord 2003
1115)
196
D A.Potts T.Rendle
D V.Anand L.Van Wely
Mon aco (blin df old) 2007
Black to Play
1113)
D A.Jones !.Gallagher
White to Play
1116)
D L.Aronian G.Papp
British League 2004
Ath en s2001
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tes t s
Test Four
1117)
D E.Schon W.Egan
1120)
D Z.lzoria A.Heimann
Tuggeran on g 2006
Philadelph ia 2006
White to Play
White to Play
1118) D P.Mahesh Chandran P.Vavrak

Dallas2004
White to Play
1119) D Lin Zhigen R.Hvistendahl
Tuggeran on g 2007
White to Play
1121) D A.Samedov M.Kirikova

Moscow 2007
Black to Play
1122) D A.Kolev J.Hernando Rodrigo
La Lagun a 2007
White to Play
197
The Complete C hess Worko u t

1123) 0 E.Grivas A.Hrisostomidis
Halkidik i 2007
1126)
Nan cy 2007
Black to Play
White to Play
1124)
1127)
Dresden 2007
0 R.Palliser J.Burnett
Don caster 2006
B lack to Play
White to Play
0 G.Pitl B.Savchenko
1125)
0 I.Sokolov I.Saric
Bosn ian Team Ch ampion sh ip2007
White to Play
198
0 S.Pucher N.Gerard
1128)
0 M.Euwe R.Reti
Amsterdam1920
Black to Play
Ten Tes ts
Test Five
1129) D U.Von Herman H.Tabatt
Koenigsh ofen 2007
1132)
Hock en h eim 2007
White to Play
1130) D A.Pomar Salamanca l.Liljedahl
Goth en burg1971
White to Play
1133) D A.Aiekhine S.Reshevsky
Kemeri 1937
White to Play
1131)
D M.Ferguson P.Wallace
D H.Stadt K.Roehrl
White to Play
1134)
D (.Morrison M.Basman
British League2005
Manch ester1981
White to Play
Black to Play
199
The Compl e t e Chess Workout

1135)
0 M.Cebalo R.Aieksic
Bizovac 2007
1138) 0 W.Cnossen G.Regniers

Belgian League 2006
White to Play
1136) 0 K.Spraggett M.Hernandez Garcia
Seville 2007
Black to Play
1139) 0 F.N.Stephenson K.Neat
Middlesbrough1972
White to Play
1137)
200
0 P.Svidler S.Tiviakov
White to Play
1140)
0 A.Karpov I.Csom
Wij k aan Zee 2007
Bad Lauterberg 1977
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tes ts
Test Six
1141) 0 M.Vanderbeeken C.Fiear
Cann es2007
1144)
Guern sey 2002
White to Play
Black to Play
1142)
0 R.Palliser R.Westra
Doncaster2006
White to Play
1143)
0 O.Dvirnyy A.Pomaro
Verona 2007
White to Play
0 G.Morris R.Burton
1145)
0 C.Gibson O.Cork
Bri ti shLeague 2006
White to Play
1146) 0 S.Narayanan V.lkonnikov
Hastings 2006
Black to Play
201

1147)
1148)
D P.Szakolczai A.Okara
1150)
Isle of Man2005
Black to Play
Black to Play
D D.Bronstein B.Ratner
Moscow 1945
1151) D V.Bologan R.Vaganian

Fuegen 2006
White to Play
White to Play
1149)
202
D V.Sareen R.Palliser
Budapest2006
D C.McNab P.Gayson
1152)
D P.Negi E.Hermansson
British League2002
Malmo2007
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tests
Test Seven
1153) D K.Berbatov P.Suuronen
CampiIlos 2007
1156) D A.Lukovnikov S.Bezgodova

Voron ezh 2007
White to Play
1154)
D E.Repkova P.VIkovic
Tri esen 2007
Black to Play
1157) D J.Ehlvest M.lllescas Cordoba
Logrono1991
White to Play
White to Play
1155) D E.Akatova V.Nebolsina
Sochi2007
Black toPlay
1158)
D A.Brown M.Hardman
BritishLeague2007
White to Play
203
The Compl e t e Chess Workout

1159)
D L.Debbage R.Palliser
Stok e onTren t1994
1162) D G.Rotlewi A.Rubinstein

Lodz1907
Black to Play
Black to Play
1160)
1161)
D J.L.Weller B.Ciarke
Halif ax(rapid) 2006
D L.Evans B.Larsen
Dallas1957
White to Play
Black to Play
D V.Cmilyte. E.Atalik
Dresden 2007
Black to Play
204
1163)
1164)
D B.Spassky. M.Tal
Mon treal1979
Black to Play
Ten Tests
Test Eight
1165)
1166)
1167)
0 O.Hindle A.Horton
1168)
0 G.Ballon S.Meenakshi
Birmingham 1961
Triesen 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
0 R.Kynoch S.Hogg
1169)
0 R.lrizanin D.Sarenac
Glen rothes 2005
Belgrade 2007
White to Play
Black to Play
0 G.Neave D.Bryson
1170)
0 E.Rozentalis D.Preuss
Edin burgh2006
Black to Play
Black to Play
205
The Compl e t e Chess Wor kout

1171)
D R.Palliser D.Howell
1174)
Cork 200S
D A.Hunt D.Howell
BritishLeague 200S
Black to Play
Black to Play
1172) D J.Valmana Canto T.Eggleston

Sw ansea 2006
1175) D K.Spraggett P.Lianeza Vega

San Sebastian 2007
White to Play
White to Play
1173) D V.Zheleznov A.Vovk
Uk rain ian Team Ch ampion ship2007
Black to Play
206
1176)
D J.Smeets Bu Xiangzhi
Wij k aan Zee2007
Black to Play
Ten Tests
Test Nine
1177) D O.Bernstein J.Capablanca
Moscow 1914
1180)
British League 2006
Black to Play
1178)
D K.Smallbone J.Ciiffe
Wan tage 2000
White to Play
1181) D V.lvanchuk L.Van Wely
Mon aco (rapid) 2007
White to Play
1179) D R.Donner F.N.Stephenson
Gisborough 2001
Black to Play
D G.Cooper J.Smith
White to Play
1182)
D H.Lehtinen K.Kaiju
Fin nish League2007
White to Play
207
The Comple t e Chess Workout

1183)
0 V.Kramnik P.Svidler
1186)
Foxw oods 2007
White to Play
White to Play
1184) 0 V.Onischuk M.Kravtsiv

Lviv2007
1187)
208
0 M.Coleman G.Simms
0 G.Lisitsin V.Ragozin
Leningrad 1934
White to Play
1185)
0 T.Taylor T.Mirabile
Dortmund1998
White to Play
1188)
0 A.Aiekhine M.Prat
Tulsa 2007
Paris simul1913
White to Play
White to Play
Ten Tests
Test Ten
1189)
0 R.Palliser P.Davies
0 N.Katte E.Zweschper
Dresden 2007
White to Pl ay
Black to Pl ay
1190) 0 !.Bonilla Guzman R.Michelmann

Bad Homburg 2005
Black to Pl ay
1191)
1192)
Doncaster1998
0 W.Arluck !.Benjamin
Parsippany 2007
Black to Pl ay
1193) 0
D.Larino Nieto
Torrelavega2007
M.Granados Gomez
White to Pl ay
1194) 0 D.Navara R.Ponomariov
Wijk aanZee 2007
White to Pl ay
209
T he Compl ete Chess Wor kout

1195)
1196)
0 L.Milman J.Rukavina
1198)
Amsterdam1964
White to Play
White to Play
0 G.Meier M.Saltaev
German League 2007
1199) 0 T.Sammalvuo J.Smeets

Gausdal2004
White to Play
White to Play
1197) 0 A.Pashikian A.Yegiazarian
Yerevan 2007
Black to Play
210
0 L.Portisch B.Berger
Pula 2007
1200)
0 R.Palliser R.Dineley
British League 2001
White to Play
Solut i ons
8: Solutions
Chapter One
1) Andres Gonzalez-De Ia Villa Garcia
1 l::ra7! exploits the weakness of Black's back rank to pick up the a-pawn.
2) Yermolinsky-Kurosaki
11lL f7+! 10
Black's queen is lost after l ...l::rxf7 2 fiiixc7.
3) Esen-Demirel
1 xa6! exploits the pin down the c-file to win a pawn.
4) Mortola-Scanferla
1...Viixg1+! 01
It's mate after 2 .!:txgl fi:el+ 3 l::rx e1 .lhel#.
5) Fedorov-Mamedjarova
11Llg6+! 10
It's mate after l...l::rxg6 2 fiiix h7#.
6) Khudaverdieva-Miezis
1...1Llh3+! 01
White's queen is lost.
7) Baudson-Gil
1 xa7! netted a pawn in view of l ...l::r xa7? 2 xc6 after which Black must give up a piece
on d7 since 2 ...ll:xd8? fails to 3 l::rx d8#.
8) Damjanovic-Panic
11Llxg6! fxg6 2 l:l:xe6 wins a pawn.
9) Mitrovic-Mihajlovic
1...fi:xc2! sees Black win a piece in view of 2 Wxc2 1Dxd4+ and 3 ... 1Dxf3.
10) Emms-Burgess
1 b4! 10
White wins a piece and gains a crushing attack after l...Viixb4 2 1ilxe5.
11) Quinn-Lyell
Black wins a piece with 1 ...J::rxc1! 2 l::rxc1 Viixf4+ 3 Wh3 Viixc1 01
211
T he Complete Chess Wor kout

12) Simons-Noyce
1 il,c6! 1-0
White wins the queen in view of l ...'lil'xc6 2 "li!'xf7#.
13) Soszynski-Stevenson
1...il,xf2+! 2 il,xf2l::txd1 wins the exchange.
14) lvanov-Sanduleac
1 f!:xh7+! 1-0
It's mate with l ...lilxh7 2 "lil'h4+ "li!'h6 3 tt:lg5+ lilhS 4 "li!'xh6#.
15) Vadja-K.Haznedaroglu
1l::txe6! 1-0
Black must give up his queen to keep g7 defended.
16) Galyas-Wilke
1 "li!'xh7+! 1-0
It's mate with l . . .tt:lxh7 2 tt:lg6#.
17) Farago-Gretarsson
1...tt:lxa3! wins a pawn in view of 2 bxa3 "li!'xc3.
18) Drozdovskij-V.Georgiev
1 il,xf7+!lhf7 2lhb8+ wins a pawn.
19) Rrhioua-Debray
1...tt:lf3+! 0-1
Mate follows with 2 "li!'xf3 "li!'gl#.
20) Hylands-Uddin
1 il,h6! 1-0
It's mate on g7 or on h7 after l...gxh6 2 "li!'xh7#.
21) Riazantsev-Galstian
1 il,xg6! 1-0
Mate follows.
22) Abdui-Murshed
1l::txb7! wins either a rook or queen for rook: 1...'l!Vxf2+ (or l ...l:!.xb7 2 "li!'d8#, while l ... 'l!Va4
fails to the mating 2 ll:b8+) 21iih 2 1-0
23) Reefat-Abdul
1 tt:lg6+! 10
It's mate after l . ..hxg6 2 ll:hl#.
24) Graf-Gasthofer
1..."lil'h2+ 21!if1 "li!'h1+! 0-1
It's mate with 3 tt:lxhl l:!.xhl # .
25) Hafenstein-Brunello
1...il,xh3! wins a key pawn since 2 gxh3 allows 2. . .'l!Vg6+ 31ilg4 tt:lxh3+ 4l!ih2 "li!'xg4.
212
Sol u t i ons
26) Savickas-Hunt
1 Il1a7+! 'i!l'xa7 2 l:lxa7+ ll<xa7 3 'ill'as+ li<b7 4 'i!l'xb5+ 1-0
White emerges queen for rook ahead.
27) Erdogdu-David
1...'i!l'xh3+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 l:lxh3 l:tgl# and 2 \l<el 'i!l'xhl+ 3 lild2 'iil'x al only delays the inevitable.
28) Vaganian-Siebrecht
11Dxg6+! 1-0
It's mate after l...hxg6 2 'iil'h3+ h6 3 'i!l'xh6#.
29) Durarbeyli-Damljanovic
1...'i!l'xf3+! 0-1
Black wins a piece after 2 1i<xf3/Dd4+ and 3 ...1Dxc2.
30) Shalimov-Bagrationi
11Dc6! bxc6 2 'i!l'xb8 wins the exchange.
31) Gozzoli-Reinhart
11Dh6+! 1-0
Black's queen is lost.
32) Holland-Rough
1...1Dxf2! 21i<xf2 (or 2 l:txf2 .!hg3) 2...<5+ 3 e3 xe3+ 41i<xe3 fl:xg3+ wins a pawn.
33) Garcia-Strand
1 Xf7+! 1-0
It's mate with l . ..lilxf7 2 'i!l'h7+ li<fS 3 l:tf6#.
34) Helin-Manetto
11Dc7+! wins a rook since l...'i!l'xc7? fails to 2 l:tbel + lildS 3 'iil'e7+ IiieS 4 'iil'xfS+.
35) Vea-Rasch
1 xf7+! wins a pawn in view of l . .J:ixf7? 2 /DgS.
.
36) Wallace-Dekker
11Df6+! xf6 2 'i!l'xh7# 1-0
37) Westra-Palliser
1 Sxf5! 1-o
White wins a rook after l...Sxf5 2 'i!l'xg4+.
38) Wilman-Tate
1 'i!l'xc6! 1-0
White wins a piece in view of l ...'i!l'xc6 2 1De7+ and 3 /1Jxc6.
39) Salimbeni-Hutchinson
1...h2+! 2lilxh2 'iil'xf1 wins the exchange.
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40) Schut-Bensdorp
1.-.J:i:xd2+! 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 lilxd2 i<b4+ and 3... i<xa5.
41) Bogorads-Jahr
1 J:i:xf7+! 1-0
Black either loses his rook or emerges a piece down after J . .J:i:xf7 2 'ili'xf7+ lilxf7 3 1i'lg5+ and
41Llxe4.
.
42) Gladyszev-Kidambi
1..Jl:h1+! 0-1
White cannot avoid losing his bishop and queen.
43) Siebrecht-Szieberth
11i'lxd6! wins a clear pawn in view of the skewering l...'ili'xd6? 2 i<f4.
44) Zimmerman-Adams
1 'ili'xd4+! 1-0
Mate follows with
1.. .J:i:xd4
2 J:le8#.
45) May-Hecht
1...1Llxa2! wins a pawn in view of 2 'ili'xa2 "lll' xcl +.
46) Nikolaeva-Vozovic
1...I!xh3+! 0-1
Mate foll ows with 2 gxh3 "lll' g l#.
47) Vysochin-Sergeev
1 J:i:xf7+! 1-0
White wins a piece after l . .lilxf7 2 1i'lxg5+ lile7 3 1i'lxh3.
.
48) Balanovskij-Kusnetsov
1...1i'lg3+! 0-1
White must give up his queen to avoid 2 hxg3 'ili'h6#.
49) Kurajica-Schneider Sanchez

1 J<xh7+! lilh8? (better is l ...lilxh7, although after 2 'ili'd3+ lilg8 3 "lll' xbS White is the ex
change ahead) 2 i<d3 1-0
Black cannot both save his rook and prevent mate.
SO) Alonso Contreras-Trujillo Delgado

1 J<xh6! wins a pawn in view of l . J<xh6? 2 1i'l f6+ and 3 1i'lxd7.
..
51) Moreto Quintana-Koziak

1...'ili'h2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 lilxh2 g l"lll'#.
52) Hindle-Puig Puildo

1 'ili'xg5! 1-0
White deci sively threatens 2 'ili'h4+ and 3 Sxh7+ and, of course, l ...'ili'xgS fail s to 2 ll.xh7#.
214
Solut i ons
53) Ficco-Godena
1.-Jl.xa2! 0-1
Black picks up a second pawn and forks the white rooks after 2 f!.xa2 xc4.
54) Martin del Campa-Alonso Arteaga

White wins the exchange: 1 li:lb6 1-0
55) Kosten-Marchal
1 l:!:d8+! 1-0
It's mate after l...'!ihd8 2 'li'xc6# or l .. .xd8 2 'liVeS#.
56) Touret-Petkov
1...1i:lf3! 0-1
It's mate after 2 gx3 (or 2 h3 xh3! 3 g3 'iVhS) 2 ... xf3+ 3 Wgl 'li'g4#.
57) Guliyev-Schweitzer
1 Jl.xf7! 'ii'a5 (the main point is that l ...li:lxf7 2 li:lde6+ xe6 3 tt:lxe6+ wins the black queen)
2 d5 saw White pick up a key pawn and gain a large advantage.
58) Chudinovskih-Nikolenko
1 l:!:h8+! '.llxh8 2 'li'h3+ Wg8 3 'li'xe6+ 1-0
It's mate with 3 ... Wh7 4 l:lh2#.
59) Okara-Yuganova
1 'li'd8+! 1-0
It's mate after l .. Jhd8 2 l:!:xd8+ '.ll g7 3 h6#.
60) Venevtsev-Mozharov
1...'il'xf3! 0-1
Black wins a rook since it's mate after 2 gxf3l:l:xh2#.
61) Bronstein-Koblencs
1 iile611-0
Black must lose the exchange since
1... fxe6
2 'iVxfS+ mates.
62) Lasker-Steinitz
1 f!.g4! 1-0
White has an easy exchange-up win after l ...l:!:xh7 (or l ... Wd7 2 li:lf6+ We6 3 f!.gS Wxf6 4
ll:xhS) 2 f!.g8+ ll<d7 3 li:lf6+ li<d6 4 tt:lxh7 xh7 5 l:td8+.
63) Aguilar-Leskovar
1...l:txh2+! 2 Wxh2 'lil'h6+ 31i<g1 'li'g5+ 0-1
It's mate on g2.
64) 'Andrei21'-Palliser
1 'li'b711-0
Black can't prevent mate on g7 since 1...15 2l:te5 is no help.
65) Palliser-'Perparim3'
1 'li'xc211-0
White wins a rook in view of l ...xc2 2l:te8#.
215

66) Bruce-Palliser
1 J:!:f8+! xf8 2 a8'11i'+ g7 and now the simplest win was 3 'lilb7+ g6 4 'lli'c6+ and 5 'lli'xc4.
67) Smallbone-Terry
112if6+! 1-0
Black loses the exchange after l . ..xf6 2 'lli'd5+.
68) Chua-lzoria
1...'11i'xd4+! 0-1
Mate follows in view of 2 'lli'xd4 l:!:el#.
69) Katz-Tomasko
1 J:i:xh7+! xh7 2 'li'h5+ g7 3 'lli'g6+ h8 (or 3 ... 8 4 'i'f7#) 4 'l!Vh6# 1-0
70) Hylapov-Lintchevski
1.ixh7+! 8 (Black loses the exchange after l ...li:ixh7 2ll:xe8+) 2Sxe8+ li:ixe8 3 .ifS left
White a pawn up.
71) Nickei-Deruda
1ll:h8+! 1-0
Black loses his queen.
72) Markus-Doric
1.ixb7! wins a pawn in view of Black's vulnerable back rank.
73) Hempson-Palliser
1...11:ixd4! 0-1
Black wins a second pawn after 2 12ixd4 .ixc5 3 12if3 .ixf2+.
74) Volokitin-Bareev
1ll:h1+! 1-0
Mate follows with l ...xh7 2 'i'xf7+ h6 3 :!!.h l+ g5 4 'li'f4#.
75) Tyomkin-Gaprindashvili
1 '!Wxfs! 1-o
White wins the rook since l ...li:ixf5? allows 2 ll:eS#.
76) Rodriguez-Needleman
1Sf7+! 1-0
It's mate with l . ..l:txf7 2 12ie8#.
77) Corrales-De Ia Paz

The pin down the e-file costs White his queen after 1 ...12id3+! 0-1
78) Morozevich-Movsesian
1...12if1+! 2 h111:ixh2 0-1
3 ... 12ixf3+ is threatened and White can't avoid mate since 3 lhh2 fails to 3 .. 'l!Vxf3+.
79) Ward-Palliser
1 :!!.xeS+! 1-0
White queens after l . ..xeS 2 fxg7.
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80) Palliser-Houska
1 oid8+! 1-0
Black loses her queen after l...xd8 2 'i!l'xb6+.
81) Gavrilov-Perez Garcia

1 J:l:xb7+! c8 (and not l . ..xb7? 212ld6+ b8 3 1i:lxc4) 2 Sb3 nets a key pawn.
82) Ambartsumova-Kochetkova
11l.xh6! wins a pawn in view of l ...gxh6 2 'iil'xf6.
83) Bogdanov-Rodkin
1..Ji:xa7! 2l:ixa7 oic5+ forks to win a piece.
84) Eliseev-Kurilov
1.!l.xh7+! 1-0
It's mate after l . . .xh7 2 'ilxg6+ h8 3 'ilh7#.
85) Guzenko-Kiobukov
1 'ila6+! bxa6 2 laa7# 1-0
86) Lomako-Airapetian
1...11.xg2+! 0-1
It's mate on the back rank, although also good and actually mating a move faster is
1...'ilxg2+! 2 :Sxg2 l:!el+.
87) Vunder-Zacurdajev
1...1i:lf3+! 2 gxf3 'i!l'g6+ 3 h1 'ilhs o-1
Mate follows down the h-file.
88) Palliser-Seymour
1 ltxhS! and White won a piece in view of 1 ... gxh5? 2 'i!l'g5 and 3 'ill'xg7#.
89) Zimmermann-Lener
1 Sxe6! wins a piece in view of l...xe6 2 1i:lxc5+ and 3 1i:lxb7.
90) Mordue-Dilleigh
1 oixh7+! xh7 2 'ill'd3+ g8 3 'iil'xd6 won a pawn.
91) Starostits-Bezler
1 oixc7! wins a pawn in view of Black's back-rank weakness.
92) San Segundo Carrillo-Wojtaszek
1...Sh1+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 xhl (or 21!ig3 'iil'g4#) 2 ...'iil'fl + 31!ih2 'ill'xg2#.
93) Karpov-Stojanovic
1'i'xh6+! gxh6 2 litg8# 1-0
94) Golovin-lvanov
1 Sxg7+! Jaxg7 21i:lxf6+ 1-0
Black can only give up his queen to delay mate.
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95) Walas-Gajewski
1...il,xd4 2 'lil'xd41li b3! wins the exchange on a l .
96) Rhodes-Hopwood
Black wins White's rook with a common and important tactic: 1..Jl:g1! 2 l:txa2 (otherwise
the pawn queens) 2...l:tg2+ 311ie3l:.xa2.
97) Rogerson-Palliser
1...ll.xb4! 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 lhb4 il,a5 3 li<e2 il,xb4.
98) Cloudsdale-Hopwood
1...l:txc3! 0-1
Black wins a piece in view of 2 'i!l'xc3 'lil'xe2.
99) Hopwood-Lockwood
1ll.xd6! 'lil'b8 (capturing the rook costs Black material after 1 .. 'lil'xd6 2 'l!l'xa8+ llie7 3 'lil'xh8
and even the relatively best 1 . . 0-0 2 l:txd8ll .fxd8 leaves White's extra queen and pawn
somewhat superior to Black's rook and bishop) 2 'i!l'd7+ llif8 3 l:tdc6 and White won the
black queen and shortly the game.
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100) Pecnik-Galoic
1 if'xh6+! 1-0
It's mate after 1...11ixh6 2 J:i:h3+ llig7 3 Sh7#.
Chapter Two
101) Pupols-Adamson
1...11Jxh3+! 2 gxh3? (or 2 11iflli:Jxf2 3 'lil'xf2ll.c8 with an extra pawn and some advantage)
2...'l!l'xh3 3 'i!l'e2 il,h2+ 411ih1 il,f4+ 5 llig1 lads gave Black an overwhelming attack.
102) Yusupov-Reuss
11Zlxg6+! il,xg6 2 d611ig8 3 d7 1-0
The d-pawn costs Black his queen.
103) Fontein-Euwe
It's mate on the back rank: 1..Jl.c1! 0-1
104) Campbeii-Beggi
111:lxf7! 1-0
The threat of discovered check is rather powerful after 1 . .. 1il'c7 (it's mate after l . llixf7? 2
1il'e6+ llifS 3 ii:lg5 11Jce5 411Jxh7#) 2 'lil'e6.
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105) De Marco-Bashkite
1...ll:xg2! 2 'i!Vxd2 (or 2 1lixg211:lf4+ winning White's queen) 2...'i!Vh2# 0-1
106) Moiseenko-lsmagambetov
1...il,xg2! 0-1
White must lose his queen after 2 il,xg211Jf3+ since 3 il,xf3 fails to 3 ... gxf3+ and 4 ... 'lil'g2#.
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107) Zacarias-Valiente
1 xa6! removes a key pawn, after which 1.-.ll:b1+ (or l ... 'Wixa6 2 'Wixb2 with an over
whelming attack and an extra exchange) 211ih2 'lllb
l 2 3 .l1Lb7+! gave White a crushing attack.
108) Skalkotas-Kotrotsos
1 ll:h8+! 1-0
It's mate on hS: l ...<i:lxhS 2 'WixhS+ xhS 3 ll:xh8#.
109) Ni Hua-Palliser
Black can prise open the a-file with decisive effect: 1...ll:xa3! 2 bxa3 'Wixa3 3 ll:d4 cxd4 4
'ilfb2 'Wia5! o-1

5 ... d3 follows.
110) Hoelzi-Knoll
Black is defenceless down the h-file: 1 xh7+! llih8 (or l...llixh7 2 'i!VhS+ llig8 3 ll:h3 and
mates) 2 'l!Vh5 1-0
111) Teske-Stangl
1 xg6+! <i:lxg6 (or 1 ...11/gS 2 <i:lf7 'l!Vb6 3 'l!Vxb6 ll:xb6 4 iilxd8 <i:lxg6 5 ll:xd7 with an extra
rook) 2 <i:lxd7 ll:xd7 3 ll:xd7+ 1-0
Black's queen is lost after 3 ... 'l!Vxd7 4 l:!c7.
112) Popovic-Pinter
1...xg2! 2 <i:lxg2 <i:lxh3+ 3 llif1 'l!Vh2 0-1
It's mate after 4 ll:xe7 'Wigl+ S llie2 'l!Vxf2#.
113) Narciso Dublan-Mecking

1 xh7+! llixh7 (or 1...11/hS 2 'l!VxdS with two extra pawns) 2 'l!Vxd5 d6 (Black loses his
queen after both 2 ... e6 3 'Wie4+ and 2 ... il.c6 3 'i!VfS+, while 2 ...'l!Vb6 3 'Wixd7 leaves White two
pawns ahead and still with a strong attack) 3 'Wixd6 ll:xe3 4 g6+ llih8 5 gxf7 'i!VfS 6 'l!Vxd7
and White's extra pawns carried the day.
114) Korchnoi-Karpov
1...1i:lf3+10-1
It's mate after 2 gxf3 (or 2 11/hl lilf2#) 2 ...ll :g6+ 3 11/hl <i:lf2#.
115) Mamedjarova-Naiditsch
1...'Wixd1+! 2 xd1 ll:e1+ 3 'Wig1l:ixg1+ 411ixg1 <i:lxe4 left Black a pawn up in a highly fa
vourable ending.
116) Horvath-Seres
1 111'xh5+l llig8 (it's mate after l ...gxhS 2 ll:g7+ llih6 3 cl#) 2 J:l:xg6+! 1-0
Mate follows after 2 .. .fxg6 3 'l!Vxg6+ llifS 4 a3+.
117) Berczes-Roussel Roozmon

1 xh7+! llixh7 2 'Wib1+ 11/gS 3 'l!Vxb2 wins a pawn.
118) Molano Lafuente-Conde Chijeb
1lhf7+! 1-0
It's mate after l ...ll:xf7 (or 1 ...11/hS 2 ll:h7+!) 2 'l!Vxg6+ llih8 3 'i1Vg8#.
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119) Colom Andres-Zohaib Hassan
1...1i'if2+! 01
Mate follows after 2 1i'lxf2 '!!l'f3+.
120) AlshohaEI Kawabia

1 xf7+! h8 (l . x7 2 1ileg5+ g8 3 '!!l'c4+ leads to a smothered mate) 2 xeS won the
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exchange.
121) Leenhouts-Sielecki
1 f!xf7+! xf7 2 '!!l'h7+ 1-0
Mate follows after 2 . . .f8 (or 2 ... e6 3 '!!1'15#) 3 h6+.
122) Motwani-Wiersma
1 1i'lxe6! 1-0
White wins the exchange on f8 since l ...dxe6? 2 1i'lf7+' ll:xf7 3 J:!d8+ forces mate.
123) Hautot-Saltaev
1...1i'lxc3! 2 '!!l'xbs (worse is 2 bxc3 "i!Vxb4) 2.../iJxbS 3 f!d7 l:!:c8 4 b1 '!J.c7 saw Black pick up
a pawn.
124) Radulovic-Lajthajm
1...1i'le2+! forces White to give up his queen since 2 1i'lxe2 allows 2 ...'!!1'xg2#.
125) Rajkovic-Tadic
1...S.xg2+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 xg2 (2 1iih1 ll:cc2 is terminal too) 2 ... 1i'le3+.
126) Martic-lrizanin
1 '!J.a8+! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..xa8 2 'lib8#.
127) Vasic-Zivkovic
1..Ji:a1! overloads White's defence of g2: 2 '!!l'd 4 (otherwise White loses his rook since 2
ll:xal allows 2 ...'!Wxg2#) 2...'!Wxe2 01
Black wins a piece.
128) Ostojic-Conic
1 :!l:xf7+1J:!:xf7 (or l ...h8 2 f!.h7#) 2 1i'le6+ h8 3 1i'lxd8 wins Black's queen.
129) Blackburne-Schwarz
1 'ixf4!! xf4 2 '!J.xhS! 1-0
Mate follows on h8.
130) Vadja-lvkov
1 xa7+! li'lxa7 2 f!.xe6 xe6 gave White a near decisive advantage of queen and pawn
against Black's extra rook and knight.
131) Marholev-Morelle
1 'i'xc7+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 . . .xc7 (or 1 ... e6 2 J:l.e8+ l!lf5 3 'i'd 7+) 2 J:l.la7#.
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132) Palliser-Callis
1 g5! won the black queen since 1...hxg5 2 hxg5 "fie7 failed to 3 g8+ 1-0
Mate follows on h7.
133) Matijasevic-Bender
1...1i:lg3+! 0-1
White can only prevent mate by giving up far too much material with 2 hxg3 hxg3+ 3 h5
l:lxh5+ 4 "fixh5 1i:lxh5.
134) Prlac-Szakolczai
1...xg2+! 2 Wg1 (White loses the exchange after 2 J:l.xg2 h3) 2 ....1U3 left Black with a
strong attack and an extra pawn.
135) Rigg-Masters
1...1i:ld2! undermines White down the long diagonal: 21i:lxd2 (Black gains a mating attack
after 2 "fixd2 l:!.xg2+! 3 \l<xg2 'liVg5+ 4 \l<fl xf3, while 2 e4 1i:lxf3+ 3 'li!'xf3 xe4 4 lhe4 fxe4 5
"fixe4 sees White keep g2 covered but at the cost of the exchange) 2 ... xg2! 3 "fic3 (trying
to save the queen but now it's mate) 3...h3+ 4 \i!th1 "figs 5 J:!.g1 g2+ 6 ll:xg2 'l!l'xg2# 0-1
136) Wheeler-Dore
1 ll:xg7+! li!txg7 2 "figS+ li!th8 3 "fih6+ li!tg8 4 "Wig6+ li!th8 5 1i:lf3 1-o
137) Barden-Wood
1 'l!Vxf8+! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..li!txf8 2 J:l.h8# or l...li!td7 2 :!l:xf7+ li!te6 3 'li!'e7+ >iil f5 4 h4+ li!tg6 5 'i!Vf6+ Wh5
6 'lllig 5#.
138) Haslinger-Gormally
White gains a crushing attack with 1 l:ixe7!! li:xe7 2 'lllixgs f6 (the only defence) 3 'I!Vxg6+:
3...1!/hS 4 xe6! 'lllic7 s li:ldS! xd5 6 exds :!l:h7 7 l:!g1 1-o

Mate is threatened and 7 ... ll:e7 8 b3 'lllid 8 9 "fif5 l:Ih7 1 0 ll:g6 leaves Black stuck in a horrible
bind: White will advance his pawn to d7 and then look to break through with 'I!Vg4 and
l:!.g8 or l:Ig7.
139) Franco-Rodriguez
1 "i'xh7+! l!lxh7 2 ll:h3+ h5 3 l:txhS# 1-0
140) Burt-Dennis
1 xa6+! J:l:xa6 2 "i'c7# 1-0
141) lbbotson-Hopwood
1...l:bf3! 2 gxf3 i.xh3 gives Black a crushing attack: 3 f4 (not the best defence, but 3 J:!.el
111116 4 1i:le2 'iWxf3 5 1i:le3 d4 is horrendous too for White and even 3 1i:le2 "i'f6 4 'iWd3 leaves
Black with superb attacking chances after 4 ... i.f5 5 'iWe3 h6) 3...exf4 4 'i!Vxf4 J:!.c4! 5 'lil'f3
(White is also destroyed after 5 'iWe3 'iWh4 6 1i:le2 ll:g4+! 7 1i:lg3 d4 8 'iWe6+ Wh8) s...'llligS+ 6
lilh1 ll:h4 0-1

142) Byron-Hosken
1 xh7+! li!th8 (or l...li!txh7 2 'iWh5+ ll<gS 3 l:!h3 followed by mate down the h-file) 2 l:th3!
(much stronger than the also rather good 2 'iWh5 1i:lf6 3 1i:lxf7+ J:l.x7 4 'li!'xf7 /ijxh7 5 'li!'xe7)
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2 ...luf6 3 jcg5 left White with a decisive attack.
143) Hagesaether-Greet
1...jcxh3+!! 2 xh3 'iii'd7+ 3 g2 (or 3 h2 jl,f4+ 4 1i:lg3 1i:lg5 5 'iii'fl l:i:el ! and wins) 3...'iii'g4+
4 1i:lg3 (the main point of Black's combination is revealed after 4 hl l:i:e5 when White is
powerless against the threat of doubling on the g-file; for example, 5 1i:lh2 1i:lxf2+! 6 1i:lxf2
l:i:e l+ 7 /i:lfl 'iii'f3+ 8 gl jce3 forces mate) 4 ...1i:lxg3 5 fxg3 l:i:e2+ 6 1i:lf2 jce3 7 'iii'c8+ 'iii'xc8 0-1
144) Kosten-Hague
1 1i:ld6+! exd6 2 exd6 'iii'd 7 (or 2 ...'iii'd 8 3 d7+ f8 4 l:i:hel with a crushing position) 31i:le5 1-0
Black can't move his queen in view of 4 d7+ and 3 ... jcxe5 4 'iii'xe5+ costs him the other rook.
145) Law-Gallagher
1...jcxg2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 1i.xg2 '!ii'h4+ 3 1i.h3 'iii'x h3#.
146) Waters-Richmond
1 1i:lxh6+! gxh6 2 'iii'g 4+ 1-0
White has a decisive attack after 2 ... 1i:lg6 (or 2 ... 1i.g5 3 fxg5 h5 4 'iii'xh5 l:i:d7 5 d5! - always
try to invite as many pieces as possible to the party!) 3 1i.xg6 since 3 .. .fxg6? 4 'iii'xg6+ forces
mate next move.
147) Coleman-D'Costa
Black collapses on g7: 1 J::! xg7! J:i:xg7 2 J::!g1 'f1c7 (relatively best is 2 ...1i:lf6, although White is
winning easily enough after 3 jl,xg7+ e8 4 'iii'g6) 3 l:!xg7 'iii'x g7 4 'iii'h8+ 1-0
148) Ledger-Burnett
1 'iii'f6+! 1-0
It's mate after l ... gxf6 2 gxf6+ f8 3 J:lh8#.
149) 5haw-Low Ying Min

1 J:.xg7+! 1-0
Mate follows with 2 'iii'xh6+ and 3 'iii'h8 #.
150) Wise-Blackburn
1 1i:ld7! (with various nasty kingside threats, including 2 1i:lxf8 .!l.xf8 3 1i:lxg7! and 2 1i:lh6+
gxh6 3 1i:lxf6+) 1...h5 (White is also left with a very strong attack after 1 ...1i.c8 2 1i:lxf6+! gx6
3 h4) 2 1i:lh6+! gxh6 3 1Wf5 .!l.e6 (or 3 ... 1i.g7 4 1i:lxf6+ and Black must give up his queen be
cause 4 ...h8 5 h4 jccS 6 'iii'g6 is completely crushing) 4 1i:lxf6+ f7? (relatively better is
4 ....!l.xf6 5 1i.xf6 'iii'e8 6 .lil.xg5 when White is 'only' the exchange ahead while retaining at
tacking chances) 5 12lh7+ e8 6 1i:lxg5 hxg5 7 'iii'xe6+ 'l!Ve7 8 .lil.g6+ 1-0
151) James-Anderton
1..JI.xg2+1 0-1
It's mate after 2 xg2 'iii'f2+ 3 h3 'iii'h 2#.
152) Buckley-Mitchem
1 lbd7! xd7 2 'li'f5+ dB 3 'l!Vxc8+! (even stronger than 3 l:i:b7) 3...xc8 4 jcg4+ 1-0
The raking bishops force mate with 4 .. .f5 5 jl,xf5+ d8 6 l:i:b8#.
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153) Flear-Ansell
The forced 1 1:txe5! J:!:xe5 21i'lf5 'liflf6 3 'iil'xg7+ 'liflxg7 4 :!l:xg7 sees White win g7 while main
taining a decisive pin on the long diagonal: 4..-l:ibeS 5 :!l:c7 1-0
Black will lose at least b7 before White regains the exchange, but actually even stronger
was the fiendish 5 ll:g5! with the idea of 5 ... 1i'le4 6 1i'le7! li'lxg5 7 j<xe5#.
154) Hoffmann-Munson
1 j<xg6! wins a key pawn in view of l ...fxg6 2 f!.xc4 J:!:xc4? 3 f7+.
155) Upton-Brown
1 ll:xb7! gives White a mating attack: 1...'.i.>xb7 2 'lifle4+ 1-0
Mate follows with 2 ... 1!1b6 3 ll:bl+ l!la5 4 'iil'b4 #.
156) Bourne-Gregory
1...1i'lxf2! 0-1
There's no defence down the long diagonal since 2 Wxf2 'iil'c6 3 l:lgl fails to 3 ...'iil'f6+.
157) Emms-Ledger
1 1i'lxg7!! l!lxg7 (l ... 'iil'xg7 is a better try, but after 2 1i'lf5 'liflf8 - 2 ... 1i'lg4!? fails to 3 1i'lxg7
xf2+ 4 'iil'xf2! li'lxf2 5 1i'lxe6 1i'lxhl 6 1i'lxc7 with a substantial advantage - 3 h6 Black is
short of a good move; for example, 3 ... 'iil'c5 4 'iil'g3+ li'lg4 5 'iil'xg4+ :!l:g6 6 'iil'f3 and White has
by far the stronger attack or 3 ... xf2+ 4 Wxf2 li'lxe4+ 5 'liflxe4 J:l.xh6 6 a4 d7 7 li'lxh6+ 'iil'xh6
S ll:adl with an extra exchange and some advantage) 2 h6+! (now Black must either lose
his queen or allow mate) 2 ...1!1xh6 3 1i'lf5+ l!lg6 4 'llfg3+ Wh5 5 'liflg5# 1-0
158) Foster-Parmar
1 1i'lh6+ l!lh8 2 'iil'g8+! 1-0
It's smothered mate with 2 ...f!.xg8 3 1i'lhf7# or 3 1i'lgf7#.
159) Gilbert-Morris
11i'lh5+! 1-0
Mate follows with l . ..gxh5 (or l . ..Wh7 2 1i'lef6+ l!lh8 3 'lif!h6#) 2 'iil'g5+ Wh8 3 'iil'h6+ l!lg8 4
lilf6#.
160) Mestei-Hynes
1 li:c8+! 1-0
Mate follows on d7.
161) Rudd-Arakhamia Grant

1...1ila3+! 2 bxa3 (2 Wal ll:lxd4 leads to disaster on c2 or down the b-file after 3 bxa3 bxa3)
2...bxa3+ 3 .ltb5 12lxd4 4 c41i'lxb5 5 'iil' xb6 l:!:xb6 6 cxb5 :!l:xb5+ 7 Wc2 .ltxg5 left Black three
pawns ahead and still with the initiative.
162) Sherwin-Hague
1..-Xh2! 01
Mate is forced after 2 l:rg2 (or 2 J::[xh2 'liflxf3+) 2 ... f4+ 3 1!/gl 'iil'h2+.
163) Smallbone-Gunter
1 l:txh7+! 1-0
Mate follows on h4.
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164) D'Costa-Wells
1...l:txh2+! 2 1i<xh2 't!i'xg3+ 3 1i<h1 'l!i'h3+ 4 1i<g1 i<c5+ 0-1
5 'l!i'f2 \l<h8! only delays the inevitable mate.
165) Trent-Tan
1 l:txg7! (by far the most clinical, although 1 1Dg6+ l!lh7 2 't!i'e6! should also do the business)
1...lilxg7 2 'ili'g3+ llih8 31Df7+ l!lh7 4 h5 l:ig8 5 e8'l!i'! 1-0
Mate follows on g6, gS or hS.
166) Adams-Hennigan
11Dxf7! 1-0
White wins a piece after 1...0-0 (or l ...xf7 2 'l!Vxe7+ 't!i'xe7 3 l:l:xe7+ followed by capturing
on f7 or aS) 2 1Dd6.
167) Adams-Bates
1ll:fxf7! 1-0
Mate follows after 1 ... xb2+ 2 't!i'xb2! l:l:xb2 3 l:tg7#.
168) Rich-Barrett
1 llxg6+! fxg6 2 't!i'xg6+ llih8 3 ii"h5+ 1-0
3 ...1!/gS 4 f7+ decides
169) Simons-Richards
1 l:txh6+! l!lg8 (or 1 ... gxh6 2 d4+ i<f6 3 i<xf6+ and Black must give up her queen to avoid
mate) 2 'i!Ve6+ 1-0
Mate follows.
170) Povah-Sisask
1 l:ixh6!! gxh6 2 f!.f6 (threatening mate beginning with 3 't!i'g4+ llifS 4 /bfS) 2 ...1lif8 (or
2 ... 1!1g7 3 f!.xh6! - also rather effective is 3 1i"f3 l:tb7 4 ll:xh6! - 3 ... li!:gS 4 1i"h5 1lifS S l:ih7 f!.a7 6
6+ \lieS 7 1i"d6 and White wins back his rook while maintaining a decisive attack) 3 't!i'h5
't!i'd7 41Df5 1lie8 5 't!i'xh6 l!ld8 6 l:id6 1bb7 7 'lii'f8+ 1-0

Mate is forced, although 7 't!i'f6+ l!lc7 S f!.xd7+ llixd7 9 1i"e7+ IlleS 10 d6 would have been
even more clinical.
171) Cooley-Moore
Black gains a large advantage by winning the white queen with 1 ...l:tg1+! 2 l:ixg11Df2+ 3
'l!Vxf2 (and not 3 Wg2?? i<h3#) 3...'t!i'xf2.

172) Helbig-Palliser
1 1bfe6! fxe6 2 f!.xf6! i.h6! (the only try since both 2 ...exf6 3 7+ l!lfS 4 1bxe6+ and 2 ... i.xf6
3 7+ llifS 4 1bxe6+ cost Black his queen) 3ll:xg6+! lbxg6 4 't!i'xh6 1bf8 and now 5 'ili'hS
(rather than the game's 5 1bxe6? lbxe6 6 't!i'xe6+ llif8) 5...1i'd8 (or 5 ...'t!i'c8 6 1i"f7+ llih8 7 'l!i'xe7
llig8 8 1bf7 and White's deadly attacking team of queen and knight decides) 6 1bf7 1ii'a8 (or
6 .. .lhg2+ 7 l!lxg2 't!i'a8 8 1Dh6+ Wh8 9 \lig3! when one possible mating finish is 9 ...'ll!'a2 10
IbiS+ lligS 11 lbxe7+ Wg7 1 2 i<h6+ lli6 13 /bgS#) 7 1bh6+ Wh8 8 .i<f1! would have left
Black's king helpless.
173) Valden-Smallbone
1...'ll!'xe6! wins a rook in view of the back rank mate after 2 'l!Vxe6 .ll:d 1+.
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Solut i ons
174) Bates-Mason
1 'iii'xf6! 1-0
White will emerge a rook ahead after l . ..exf6 2 e7 'liVeS 3 1tlxd6.
175) De Coverly-Frost
1 JlLxd S! exds?? (capitulation, although otherwise White retreats his bishop and plays a
crushing d4-d5; for example, l ...Wc7 2 J1Lg2 l:\a7 3 'iii'f 2! l!lbS 4 d5 exd5? 5 'iii'b6+ J::rb7 6 J:!:xcS+!
WxcS 7 l:tgS+ forcing mate) 2 'iii'xf S+ 1-0
Mate follows on cS.
176) Eames-Simmons
1 l:l:xc8! ll:xc8 2 '!!Vb 7 wins a piece in view of the mate threat: 2...0-0 3 1De7+ l!lh8 41tlxc8 and
White went on to win.
177) Edwards-Lalic
1...JiLbS! 0-1
White must lose the exchange on f1 since l...J1Lb5 2 'i!!'xb5?? l::lxg3+! forces mate and 2 c4
J1Lxc4! is no help.
178) Granat-Bentley
1...i.h3+! 2 1!1xh3 (or 2 Wf3 'i!!' d l+ 3 l!le3 i.c5+) 2...'iii'f1+ 3 l!lg4 'iii'g2 traps the white king in
a mating net: 4 h3 h S+ s l!lh4 gS+ 6 1!/xhS 'i!!'xh3+ 7 1!1g6 i.e7 0-1
S... 1l!'h7# is unstoppable.
179) Palliser-Hunt
Rather than the game's 1 i.d4, 1 i.f7+!! gives White a decisive material advantage after
1...1!!'xf7 (capturing with either knight allows mate, while l ...l!lxf7 2 1!!'xg7+ WeS 3 'i!'xc7
wins the queen for even less material) 2 1tlh6+ Wf8 3 1ilxf7 1tldxf7.
180) Palliser-Broomfield
1 li:e7! (1 l:l:e6 'l!idS 2 J:!:e7! 'iii'xe7 3 d6+ actually comes to the same thing) 1 ...'iii'xe7 (or l...l:tf7
2 ll.xf7 Wxf7 3 'iii'xh7+ IiieS 4 l:tel + with an overwhelming attack) 2 d6+ 'iii'f 7 3 J1Lxf7+ .ll.xf7 4
Me1 and White went on to convert his decisive advantage.
181) Webb-Townsend
White simplified to a winning ending with 1 1tlg6+! l:l:xg6 (l ... hxg6? 2 l:l:h3+ forces mate) 2
'li'e8+ J1Lf8 3 fxgs 1-0

3...l:i:gS 4 B:xfS 1!!'g7 is forced but hopeless.
182) Willis-Twitchell
1 i.xg7! wins a key pawn since l . ..'i!'xg7? 2 J:l:g3 costs Black his queen.
183) Bibby-Johnston
1...'!1Vxd4+! 0-1
It's back-rank mate after 2 l:txd4 .ll.e l#.
184) Macak-Rowson
1...lbe4! (preventing mate and beginning a decisive counterattack) 2 .i1l,xe4 (or 2 l:txe4
li:lxb2! 3 J:!:d2 .i1l,xd5 4 .!l:exd4 'ii'c3 with a gigantic attack) 2 ...1tlxb2! 3 ll:d2 (desperately trying
to cover c2 rather than get mated by 3 l!lxb2? i.a3+' 4 Wxa3 '!!Vc3+ 5 1!1a4 J:!:c4#) 3...i.a3 4 f6
li:la4+ 0-1
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The Comp lete Chess Workou t

Mate follows on c3 or b2.
185) Cox-Dickson
1...'il!'xg3!! 2 hxg3 12if2+ 31i<h2 1i:leg4# 0-1
186) Bologan-Lautier
1 12ixf5! 1-0
It's mate after 1 .. .'1i'xf2 2 ll:d8+ l:i:8 3 12ih6#.
187) Smallbone-Cupal
1 Sxf8! 'llfxg5 2 lhf7+ 1-0
It's mate after 2 ...11<h6 3 l::rh 8#.
188) Milanovic-Grigore
1 ll:xd4! 10
It's mate after 1 . ..cxd4 2 f6+ ll<g8 (or 2 ... \l<g6 3 kd3+) 3 l::rc8+ ll<h7 4 il.d3+ li'le4 5 kxe4#.
189) Barnaure-Nanu
1 'llfg7+! 1-0
White wins a rook with J . .J:hg7 2 fxg7+ ll<xg7 3 kxd8.
.
190) Lengyel-To Nhat Minh

1 'llfxc6 J::l:xc6 2 l::rd8+ 'liVeS 3 J::rxe8+ wins a piece.
191) Bronstein-Keres
1 'li'h6! 1-0
After l ...'I!Vxbl + 2 'il<h2 J:lg8 White mates with 3 'llfxh7+! ll<xh7 4 J:l.h4#.
192) lgnacz-Niemi
1...J:Ixf2+! 21i<xf2 '11Vx h2+ 0-1
It's mate down the -file after 3 1i<fl ll:f8+.
193) Collins-lllner
1 l:.Xf7! 1-0
White wins a rook after J . .'ili'xf7 (neither does l ... 'i'g8 2 l:i:xg7! help Black) 2 l::rxc8+ .lt8 3
'liVeS+ ll<g8 4 '11Vxb2.
.
194) Szabo-Bisguier
1 il.xh7+! li<xh7 2 'i'h3+ ll<g8 3 l:i:g4 1-0
It's mate on h8 after 3 .. .16 4 J::i:h4 fxe5 5 g6.
195) Karpov-Hort
1 J:txe6+!! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..'i'xe6 (or 1...11<7 2 J::i: f6+ ll<e7 3 J:lf7#) 2 '11Vc7+ 11<8 (more stubborn than
2 ... 'i'd7 3 .ltd6#) 3 il.d6+ '11Ve7 4 .ltxe7+ l:i:xe7 5 'i'b8+! l:i:e8 6 'llff4+ ll<e7 7 '11Vc7+ 11<8 8 'IIV7#.
196) Mendelson-Quinn
1...12ixe3! 2 fxe3 (Black is two pawns up after 2 'llfh3 '11Vxh3 3 J:l.xh3 12ixf5 4 .ltxc6 bxc6 5 1hc6
ll.d7) 2 ...'i'xe3+ 31i<d1 (otherwise the rook on c1 falls) 3...12ixd4 4 .ltd5 12ixf5 saw Black re
gain his material with interest in view of 5 l:i:xe3 12ixe3+ 6 'il<e2 12ixg2 7 il.xg2 c6 with five
pawns and a rook for White's two extra minor pieces.
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S ol u t i ons
197) Peile-Miller
1 iLxh7+!! xh7 (White also has a winning attack after l ...h8 2 lxe7 bxal'IW 3 exd8'1W Rxd8
4 lt:lg5 'iiff6 5 'li'h5 1l:d7 6 iLb2!) 2 1Llg5+ '.lih6 (Black is mated after both 2 ... g8 3 'li'h5 iLe4 4
15! and 2 ...'.lig6 3 'iifd3+) 3 '1Wd3ll:h8 4 it:lxf7+ h5 and now White had a number of wins,
including 5 f5! iLxf6 (or S ... bxal'IW 6 '1Wh3#) 6 '1Wd1+ iLf3 7 'i!Vxf3+ '.lih4 8 'iifh3#.
198) Sauvonnet-Ni Hua
l.. .iLxb3! o-1
White is destroyed after 2 axb3 (or 2 al lt:lc3) 2 ... ll:xb3+ 3 cl iLa3+ 4 d2 .b4+ 5 cl
ll:c8+.
199) Kovalev-Stevic
1 '1Wxg7+! 1-0
It's mate after l ...iLxg7 2 xeS+ iLlS 3 xfS#.
200) Arlandi-Kveinys
1...xa3+! 0-1
lfs mate after 2 '.lixa3 'IWal# or 2 bxa3 'iWbl#.
201) Almasi-Winants
1...'1Wg4! 0-1
It's mate in the case of 2 lhe3 'iifd l #, while 2 it:lf3 costs White his rook after 2 ... '1Wc4+ 3 '1Wxc4
dxc4+ 4 Wxc4 1l:xe2.
202) Maz Machado-Fernandez Romero

1...ll:xg2+! 2 '.!ixg2 '1Wd5+ 3 f2 (or 3 '.!ig3 'i1Vg5+ 4 Wf2 h2+ 5 Wf3 'i1Vg2+ 6 We3 l:ih3+ 7 Wf4
1!1'12+ 8 '.lieS B:h5#) 3 ...Rh2+ 4 e3 l:!:h3+ 0-1
It's mate after 5 e2 (or 5 12 '1Wf3+ 6 gl l:thl#) 5 ...'iiVI3+ 6 Wd2 'i1Vd3#.
203) Recuero Guerra-Valero Cano

1 iLxg6! gives White a strong attack: 1...fxg6? 2 '1Wxg6+ iLg7 3 lt:lg5 1-0
It's mate after 3 ... '111'e7 4 h8+ WxhS 5 'li'h7#.
204) Tahirov-Shirov
1...il.c2+! 2 e1 (or 2 xc2 'i1Vxe2) 2...l:ie8 3 '1Wxe8+ it:lxe8 0-1
White won't survive long after 4 it:lf3 il.d3 5 il.b2 'i1Vg4.
205) Guliyev-Mamedyarov
1...1Llh3+! 2 gxh3 (or 2 hl il.xd2 3 1ilxd2 '1Wh4 4 g3 12lxg3+ 5 hxg3 '1Wxg3 6 12lg2 12lg5 with a
rather powerful attack) 2...il.xd2 won the exchange in view of 3 12lxd2 'i1Vg5+ 4 il.g2 l:ixd2.
206) Gritsak-Bacrot
1 ll:xf7! 1-0
White is a piece up after l ... 'i1Vxb7 2 f!.xb7 and l ...'i!Vxf7 fails to 2 il.b3.
207) Smerdon-Cunanan
1 lt:lxg6! hxg6 2 :!:rxe6! 12le4 (this fails to save Black, but 2 .. .fxe6 3 '1Wxg6+ h8 4 il.xf6+
would have led to mate) 3 lt:lxe4 ll:xc1+ (White also wins a piece after 3 ... il.xg5 4 B:xc8 'iifxcS
5 ll:xeS+ 'iiVxeS 6 12lxg5) 4 il.xc1 fxe6? 5 12ld6! 1-0
2 27

208) Saric-Gurevich
1 'i'c2! fl:e7 (not the best defence, but there was no way of saving the rook since l ...l:l:acS 2
li:ixf7+! leads to mate and l...ii'd4 2 'i'g2 forces Black to part with his queen) 2 fxe7 'l!!'xe7 3
li:ixf7+! 1-0
Mate follows down the long diagonal.
209) Libens-Fargere
1...11.xa3! 2 bxa3 (or 2 'i'bl 'lil'dS 3 ll:el l:rxe5 with a decisive advantage) 2...'i'xa3+ 3 1!ic2
'i'b3+ 4 11ic1 'i'xc3+ s l!lb1 J:l:xes 0-1
White cannot save all his loose pieces and his king.
210) Arsenault-Pepino
1 lae6! 1-0
White threatens 2 l:rxe6 and after l ...l:ral+ 2 11ih2 ll:gS 3 fl:xe7 Black cannot both save his
queen and prevent mate.
211) Van Hoolandt-EI Gindy

1...sxg3+! 211ih2 (or 2 fxg3 'i'g2#) 2...ll:xh3+! 0-1
It's mate after 3 1!ixh3 'll!'g4+ 4 l!lh2 'i'g2#.
212) Hrzica-Armas
1 l:!.h8+! 1-0
It's mate after l ...l!lxhS 2 'ii'eS+ i<fS 3 'i'xfS+ l!lh7 4 'li'gS#.
213) Collas-Lebel
1 li:if6+1 1-0
Mate follows with 1 . ..gxf6 (or l ...l!ihS 2 'lll'xh7#) 2 'i'g3+ \!;>h8 3 i<xf6#.
214) Zhao Xue-Karjakin

1 l:txf8+! 1-0
Black loses his queen after l ... l!ixf8 (or l ... l:!.xf8 2 'i'h7#) 2 'i'f2+ \!;>e7 (it's mate after 2... 1!1g7 3
'i'f7+ l!ih6 4 'l!!'h7#) 3 'i'f7+ \!;>dS 4 li:ie6+.
215) Arutinian-Oanielian
1 ii'xh6+! l!lxh6 2 11if2 1-0
Mate follows after 2...'i'e8 3 ll:hl+ 'i'h5 4 :!!.g6+ l!lh7 5 .l:txh5#.
216) Friedei-Cyborowski
1 J:txf7+! l!lxf7 2 l:tc7+ 'Wie7 3 l:txe7+ l!lxe7 4 'i'g7+ 1-0
White emerges queen for rook ahead.
217) Keller-Siukova
1 'lil'xh7+! l!ixh7 2 lih3+ 1-0
It's mate on h8.
218) White-Curnow
1...l:txc3! 2 ii'xc3 (and not 2 i<xc3? 'i'xa2+ 3 11icl 'lil'al#) 2...'1Wxa2+ 3 \!;>c1 i<xf6 4 'i'e3? (4
'i'a3 was essential, although after 4 ... 11.g5+ 5 l:rd2 '!Wxa3 6 bxa3 :!:reS Black will emerge a
pawn ahead with a good position), and now 4...'i'xb2+ (even better than the game's also
rather powerful 4 ... 11.xb2+ 5 1!id2 '!WaS+ 6 \!;>e2 l:rc8) S l!id2 il.d4 would have forced resigna
tion in view of 6 'i'd3 (or 6 'i'e2 ii'b4+ 7 1!icl i<b2+ and mates) 6...'i'b4+ 7 1!1e2 (it's mate
228
Solut i ons
after 7 1!/cl b2+ 8 1!/bl c3+ 9 1!/cl 2#) 7...<4 winning White's queen.
219) Romanov-Mkrtchian
1 ii:lxh7! gives White a winning attack: 1...d7 (the knight is immune due to l ...'i!'xh7 2
'iWdS+ l:lfS 3 'i!'xb6 winning the exchange) 2 l'i:h3 1-0
220) Almeida Saenz-Gagunashvili
1 ii'lf5+!! gxf5 (otherwise Black simply loses a piece on d6) 2 'ii'xf5 l'i:fd8 (or 2 ... J:th8 3 'il'f6+
l!lg8 4 g6 with a mating attack) 3 'i!'xh7+ (also rather powerful is 3 g6) 3 ...1!1f8 4 g6 l'i:a7
(4 .. .fxg6 allows mate: 5 h6+ IlleS 6 xg6#) S g7+ l!le7 6 g5+ l!ld7 7 'il'f5+ l!lc6 8 e4+ 1-0
221) Bercys-Simutowe
1 l'i:xf7! 'ii'xf7 (or l . ..l!lxf7 2 ii:lxe5+ winning the queen) 2 ii:lxe5 fl:g2+ 3 We3 and White's
double threat of 4 'il'c8# and 4 ii:lxf7 was decisive.
222) Agustsson-Madland
1...ii:lxf3! 2 'il'g2 (wisely avoiding 2 ii:lx3? ii:lxe4! with the point that 3 'il'd3 - or 3 ii:lxe4
'i!'xa2+ 4 1!/cl xb2# - 3 ...ii:lxc3+ 4 bxc3 xc3 gives Black an overwhelming attack) 2...ii:lxd4
(quite possibly even stronger is 2 ... ii:lxe4!? 3 'ii'xf3 ii:lxc3+ 4 bxc3 'i!'xa2+ 5 1!/cl d5) 3 xd4
ltlxg4 saw Black net a couple of pawns, leaving him with some advantage.
223) Path-Rayner
1 ii:lxf7!! l!lxf7 (Black is scarcely helped by l ...'i!'f6 2 ii'lh6+ l!lhS 3 l'i:c7) 2 J:!.xh5! l!lg8 (mate is
forced after 2... gxh5 3 'il'xh5+ l!lfS 4 c4 ll:e6 5 h6+) 3 d7! ii:lxd7 (White's last was a lovely
interference tactic: the point being 3 ... xd7 4 c4+ e6 5 xe6+ J:l:xe6 6 'i!'xd8+) 4 <4+
(even more clinical is 4 'i!'b3+ l!lg7 5 J:l:xh7+! l!lxh7 6 'ii'f7+ l!lh8 7 xg6 ii:lf8 8 h6) 4...1!1g7 5
l'i:d5 (or 5 h6+ l!lh8 6 g5 when Black must give up his queen, just as he shortly has to in
the game) 5...'il'e7 6 J:txd7! xd7 7 'ii'a1+ 1-0
224) Bartei-Cicak
1 l'i:xe6+! l!lf8 (trying to flee, rather than be crushed by l . ..fxe6 2 'i!'xe6+ lllf8 3 ii:leS) 2 ii:le5!
J:tg5 (or 2...'i!'xe2 3 ii:lxg6+ fxg6 4 l'i:xe2 with an easy win) 3 ii:ld7+ l!lg8 4 J:te8+ l!lh7 S 'ii'd3+
1-0
A deadly check follows on IS.
225) Cafolla-Socko
1...ll:h1+! 2 1!1xh1 'ii'h7+ 3 h5 'ii'x hs+ 4 1!1g1 'iii'h2+ 5 l!lfl 'i!'xg2# 0-1
226) Almond-Rossi
1...'i!'xh2+! 2 111xh2 l'i:h5+ 3 Wg2 h3+ 0-1
Mate follows with 4 1!/hl fl#.
227) T.Hickey-N.Ahern
1 .ixg7+! l!lxg7 2 fl:g3+ l!lh8 (or 2 ... 1!1f6 3 ii:ld2 1!1xe6 4 'i!'g4+ \!IdS 5 J:l:c3! with an over
whelming attack in view of 5...'ii'xc3 6 'ii'xe4# and 2 ... 1!1h6 3 'i!'e3+ also forces mate) 3 'iii'g 4
.tg6 4 'il'd4+ 1-0
228) Cmilyte-Benjamin
Instead of the game's 1 h3?, White could have forced mate: 1 l:lxg5+! hxg5 2 'iii'f6+ l!lh7 (or
2...1!/gs 3 .tf7+ l!lf8 4 g6+ l!lgs 5 'il'f7+ l!lhs 6 'i!'h7#) 3 g6+ l!lh6 4 fs+ l!lh5 5 'i!'g6+ l!lh4
6 'i'h6#.
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The C o m p l e t e C h e s s Work o u t
229) Kotronias-Sarakauskas
1 lbh7+! 1-0
Mate follows with l ...xh7 2 J:!hl+ g6 3 J:l.h6#.

230) Kotronias-Benjamin
1 ...li:e1+! 0-1
It's mate on g2.

231) Gymesi-Fox
1 .i<xa6! fxe5 (or l ...bxa6 2 'lixa6 li:a7 3 1Llxc6+ li:xc6 4li:b3+ li:b7 5 J:!xc6 with a winning at
tack) 2 .i<d3 :!!.c 8 3 dxe5 li:d7 (Black had to give up the rook, not that doing so would really
have saved him) 4 'lia7+ c7 5 :!!.xc6+! dB 6 li:xc8+ xeS 7 li!c3+ Ilc7 8 'liaS+ 1-0
Mate follows quickly after 8 ... d7 9 .i<b5+.

232) Rudd-Khantuev
1 Il1h6+! 1-0
It's mate after l ... gxh6 2 l:g8#.

233) Tavoularis-Snape
1 ....i<xb2! won a key pawn in view of 2 xb2 l:txc2+ 3 b1 'iiic 3 4 l:.d8+ (or 4 'lid4 "i!l'xf3 re
gaining the piece) 4 ... l:.xd8 5 'i!ixc2 'iiixf3 with a winning ending.
234) lvic-Pavasovic
1 ... 1tlxg2! removes a key pawn: 2 1Lld3 (White cannot avoid heavy material losses after 2
tt:lxg2 'iiif3 3 fl 'i!ixg2+ 4 e2 l:te8+) 2 ...tt:lh4! 0-1
White is undone down the long diagonal.

235) lvic-Medic
1 'i!ixh6! 1-0
White wins a piece in view of l ..."i!l'xh6? 2 l:.e8+ li:d8 3 i.xf5+ b8 4 l:txd8#.

236) Zovko-Mohr
1 ... i.xh3! wins a pawn in view of 2 .i<xh3? 1Llf3+ and 3... tt:lxd2.
237) Naumkin-Abatino
1 .i<xh7+! 1-0
White is a queen up with a mating attack after l ...'lixh7 (or l...h8 2 ll:xf8+ 'iiix8 3 .i<e4+
cJiJg7 4 'iiig6+ h8 5 'iiih7#) 2 li!xf8+ xf8 3 "i!l'xh7.
238) Chevai-Gerfault
After 1...tt:lg3+! White must give up his queen since it was mate following 2 hxg3 I!h6# 0-1
239) Cooper-Scott
1 'iiig 5! leaves Black unable to satisfactorily save his light-squared bishop: 1....i<f5 (or
l ...li:g7 2 'i!ixg6! since 2 .. Jhg6 fails to 3 li:xh7#; relatively best might be l...l:tgS, but after 2
tt:lxg8 'iiixg8 3 tt:lxd5 White is the exchange up with a crushing position) 2 'lixf5! (the main
point) 2 ...exf5 3 l:.xe7 J:xf6 (the rook is immune in view of 3... i<xe7 4 ll:xh7#) 4 J:i:exh7+ 1-0
White emerges a rook ahead after 4 ...g8 5 ll:h8+ g7 6 ll:xc8.
240) Megaranto-Batchuluun
1 'i!ixg8+! 1-0
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Solutions
It's mate on the back rank after l...lilxgS 2 ll:dS+.

241) Catt-Lockwood
1.. .1i"lxe4+!! 2 fxe4 ll:f4 3 'lli'h3 (now it's mate, although otherwise White loses his queen)
3 ...sxg4+ 4 1iif3 'lli'f 5+! 5 exf5 e4+ 6 lile3 i.h6# o-1
242) Topalov-Naiditsch
1 'liVf6+! 1-0
Mate follows on the back rank after 1...'li'xf6 2 ll:eS+.

243) Ardeleanu-Kachieshvili
1 ll:e8+! lilc7 (it's mate after 1 .. lilxeS 2 'l!!'g8+ i.f8 3 'liVxfS#) 2 ll:e7 1Lig3 (2 ... 'lli'xe7 3 i.xe7
threatens both 4 i.dS# and the rook on aS) 3 ll:xd7+ (plenty good enough, but instead 3
i.d6+ leads to mate) 1-0
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244) Naiditsch-Gustafsson
1 ...l:lf4! 0-1
There's no defence to the threat of 2 ... l:th4 since 2 gxf4 i.xf4 also leads to mate on hl (or g2
after 3 li:ifl ).
245) Naiditsch-Sowray
Instead of the game's l . ..i.f2+? 2 lilhl Sg2? 3 'lli'f3 when White had gained the upper hand,
l...i.xh2+! would have given Black a crushing attack: 2 1iix h2 (or 2 \!?hl Sg2 3 'l!!'h5 lilb8! 4
ll:ael - 4 'l!!'xh3 ll:ge2 prepares to exploit the open h-file after 5 ... i.e5 - 4 ... i.e5 5 J:lf5 Sh2+ 6
l!?gl i.d4+ 7 lilxh2 Sxel S 'lli'xgS 'lli'd6+ 9 'liVf4 i.eS winning material) 2...'l!!'d6+ 31!?h1 l:tg2 4
li:if4 J:!.ee2! and White is done for in view of 5 'l!!' xe2 (or S li:ixg2 hxg2+ 6 lilgl 'lli'd4+) 5 ...l:l.xe2
61i:ixe2 'lli'c6+ 7 lilgl 'lli'g2#.
246) Korbut-Javakhishvili
1 lbg7+! l!?xg7 (or 1...\!?hS 2 J:lxh7+! Wxh7 3 'l!!'h6+ Wg8 4 l:!.gl+ Wf7 5 'llilg7#) 21Lif5+! exf5 3
ll:g1+ Wh8 4 'lli'xc4 (White's extra queen and ongoing attack quickly decides) 4...J:lf8 5 i.h6
1-0
247) Levushkina-Vogel
1...'lli'xh3 2 gxh3 1Lif3+ 31i?f11Lixd2+ 4 i.xd2 saw Black pick up the exchange.
248) Najer-Neverov
1 i.xg6! li:ixg6 (White's rooks outclass Black's minor pieces after l.. ..!hg6 2 Sxg6 Wh7 3
ll:g2, while l ...l:i:fS 2 ll:d8 leaves Black pretty much in zugzwang) 2 ll:xg6! l:txg6 3 ll:d8+ lilh7
4 e7 1-0
The pawns will cost Black all his pieces.

249) Zweschper-Hanemann
1 'lli'xh6+! 'lli'x h6 2 J:lxh6+ 1-0
It's mate after 2 ...Wxh6 3 l:th3# or 2 ... \!?gS 3 l:teh3 and .!l:hS#.
250) Handke-Dinger
1 "ii'xh7+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 . . Wxh7 2 ll:h6#.
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T h e C o m p l e t e C h e s s Work o u t
251) Beckhuis-Jakubowski
1.-.li:Je2+! 2 xe2 (21i:Jxe2 'ilixg2+! is the same motif, while 2 \!<hl fails to 2 ...l:l:xh2+1 3 Wxh2
- or 3 l:l:xh2 dxc4+ - 3 ... 'ifu5#) 2 ... 'ilixg2+! 3 Wxg2 dxc4+ 4 Wg3 cxb3 won the exchange.
252) Zakurdjaeva-Paehtz
1 'ilih6+! 1-0
It's mate after l ... Wxh6 2 l:th8+ l!<g7 3 f6#.

2 53) Geske-Ardeleanu
1 ...xa2+! 2 l!lxa2 'ilid5+ 3 Wb1 a3 0-1
Black's queenside passers cannot be stopped.

254) Zawadzka-Stefanova
1 ...l:l:xh4+! 0-1
It's mate with 2 Wxh4 'ilif2+ 3 Wh3 'ilig3#.

255) Arakhamia Grant-Levushkina
1 'ilif7! d5 (mate follows after l . ..l:l:xf7 2 l:te8+, but there's no good defence in any case) 2
l:l:e8 1-0
The mate threat costs Black a huge amount of material after 2... e7 3 g5.
256) Roos-5tocek
1 .. Jl:xg2+! 2 l!lxg2 '11Vg4+ 0-1
It's mate with 3 Wh2 l:te2+ 4 Whl 'ifu3+ 5 \!<gl 'ifu2#.

257) 5 chulz-Marville
1l:th7+! xh7 2 'ilie7 1-o
Black cannot cover both g7 and h7.

258) Womacka-Kaphle
1 xh7+! ll<xh7 (or l ...WfS 2 'ifu5 f6 3 '11Vg6 and f6 collapses) 2 '11Vh 5+ Wg8 3 Wxf7+ Wh8 4
J:l.e3 1-0
It's mate down the h-file.

259) Pert-Aieksandrov
1 f6+! li:Jxf6 2 Wxc7 J:l.e7 3 'ilie5 1-0
Black has lost the exchange and remains horribly tied down.
260) Bobras-Can
1 J:ixg7+! l!<xg7 2 xh6+ 1-0
Mate follows on g7 after 2...1!1h7 3 g5+ l!lgS 4 f61i:Jg6 5 'ifu6.

261) Azarov-5 anikidze
1 xh7+! ll<xh7 2 J:ih4+ (or 2 '11Vd3+ l!<gS 3 l:th4 transposing) 2 ...\!<g8 1-0
Mate follows down the h-file after 3 'ilid3.

262) Bakker-Gutman
1... f4+! 2 '11Vxg4 (or 2 Wf2 'ill'g2+ 3 Wel 't!!'x hl+ winning a large amount of material)
2...xe3# 0-1
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263) Neverov-Strohhaeker
1 .. Jbh6! 2 xf6+ l!lxf6 0-1
Black recoups the queen leaving him a piece up after 3 'i!Vc3+ i,e5 4 'i!Vc2 ll:xh2+ 5 'i!Vxh2
xh2 6 l!lxh2.
264) Mamedjarova-Nemcova
1 1Zlxh7! ll:f7 (or l...ll:xh7 2 'i!Vxg6+ winning one of the black rooks) 2 'i!Vxg6+ l!lh8 3 1i:lf6 1-0
White wins the exchange while retaining a strong attack.

265) lljin- 5 akaev
1 1i:lg6+! fxg6 2 l:e8+ l!lh7 3 g8+ l!lh8 4 f7+ Y>-Y>
It's perpetual.
266) Georgiev-5ocko
1 ll:h8+! l!lxh8 2 i,xf7 1-0
3 ll:hl# follows.
267) Melkumyan-Petrosian
1... exd4! 2 cxd5 (White had to avoid 2 exd4? li:lf4 when he would have been unable to pre
vent mate, but there wasn't anything better than the text with both 2 ... i,e5 and 2... dxe3
threatened) 2 ...e5 3 f4 i,xf4 4 1i:lf3 'i!Vxf3 0-1
Black threatens both 5 ... h3 and 5 ...'i!Vh3, and emerges three pawns ahead after 5 'i!Vdl 'i!Vxdl
6 ll:fxd 1 dxe3 7 i,xh4 cxd5 8 ll:xd5 J::tac8.
268) Mamedyarov-AI Modiahki
1 ll:xg6+! hxg6 2 h7+! 1-0
Mate follows with 2 .. J:!.xh7 (or 2 ... 1!1xh7 3 ll:h4+ l!lg8 4 ll:h8#) 3 'i!Vxg6+ l!lh8 4 'i!Vxe8+ l!lg7 5
'i!Vf8+ l!lg6 6 'i!V6+ l!lh5 7 l:l:h4#.
269) Burnett-Palliser
1...ll:xf3! 2 gxf311:\h4 3 'i!Vc3 (there's a nasty sting in the tail after this, but there wasn't a de
fence, partly because 3 1!/hl fails to 3 ... 'i!Vf6) 3 ... 'i!Vd7! 0-1
White can't cover g2 except with 4 1!/hl 'i!Vh3 5 I:tgl which permits 5 ...'i!Vxf3+ 6 ll:g2 'ilfxg2#.
270) Stellwagen-Bosboom
1 'i!Vxf6+! 1-0
It's mate on the back rank after I...lh6 2 ll:d8+.

271) Van Kerkhof-Piket
1l:l:xh7+! l!lxh7 2 ll:h1+ l!lg7 3 1Zlh4 'iliic 7 (or 3 ...ll:g8 4 'ilfxg6+ 1!18 5 'i!V7#) 4 'ilfxg6+ l!lh8 5
li:lf3+ (also rather good is 5 'i!Vg5) 5 ... 1i:lh7 6 1i:lg5 1i:lgf6 7 i,f7 1-0
There's no good way to further defend h7.

272) Nijboer-Hoffmann
1 'i!Vxh7+! 1-0
It's mate after l...l!lxh7 2 g6+ l!lh8 (or 2 ... 1!1g8 3 i,x7+ l!lh8 4 l:l:h4#) 3 l:l:h4+ l!lg8 4 gx7#.
273) Winants-Okkes
1 'ilfxh6+! 1-0
Mate follows after l...l!lxh6 2 l:l:h3# or 1...1!/gS 2 ll:f8#.
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2 74) Ferry-Ruxton
1 ..Jl:xh2+! 2 li<xh2 (or 2 li<f3 'll!'f2+ 3 Wg4 l:th4#) 2 ... "li'f2+ 3 Wh3 l:th8+ 4 Wg4 :!:th4# o-1
275) Brechin-Aagaard
1 l:txg7+! Wh8 (or l ...Wxg7 2 l:txe7+ Wh8 3 "liVeS+ followed by mate) 2 Sh7+ (2 "li'f7 also does
the business) 2 ... \!<xh7 3 :!:txe7+ Wh8 4 "liVes+ l!<g8 5 "li'g7# 1-0
276) Mudongo-Andriasian
1 ...l:txh3+! 2 1i'lh2 (or 2 gxh3 "li'gl#) 2 ...B:xh2+! 0-1
It"s
mate after 3 Wxh2 "li'h5#.
2 77) Sabure-Danielian
Black wins the exchange with 1 ...1i'lxg3! since 2 hxg3?? is impossible on account of 2...lhl +
3 li<f2 "li'h2#.
278) Korneev-Landenbergue
1 l:!xg7+! l!<xg7 2 "li'h6+ 1-0
It's mate after 2...\!<hS 3 "li'f6+ Wg8 4 ll:gl#.

279) Rozentalis-Adams
1 ..."li'xe1+! 0-1
White loses the exchange after 2 l:txel li'lxf5 since he can't both save his queen and cover
his back rank.
280) Sudakova-Guseva
1 ll:dg1!! 11.xa2+ (or 1...11.xg5 2 "li'xg5 followed by mate on g7 or f6) 2 Wxa2 fs? (a much bet
ter attempt is 2..."li'c4+, although after 3 Wal ll.xg5 4 "li'xg5 'lil'd4 5 f4! there's no defence to
the threat of 6 e5) 3 'ilfxh7+! 1-0
It's mate with 3...Wxh7 4 ll:h5#.
281) Garcia llundain-Miles
1...ll.xh3+! 2 Wg1 (or 2 Wxh3 "li'hS#) 2 ...'11!'e1+ 0-1
White's queen is lost after 3 '11!'1 :!:txg3+.
282) Gritsayeva-Kolomiets
11i'lxh7! (or lll.f4 'll!'b6 2 1i'lxh71) 1 ... 1i'lxh7 (Black also emerges a pawn down after l...li'lxd2
2 1i'lxf6+11.xf6 3 J:!xd2) 2 'ill'd 31i'lf6 3 'i!l'xc4 wins a pawn.
283) Golubka-Bagrationi
1ll.b7+! l!<b8 (or l ... 'i!l'xb7 2 :!:txd8+ Wc7 3 :!:td7+ winning the black queen) 2 lhd8+ 'lifxd8 3
.ileS+ 11.d6 4ll.a6 1-0
There's no defence to mate on b7.

284) Galakhov-Oiishevsky
1 ...1i'lxh3! 2 gxh3 (it's also mate after 2 "li'a7 1i'lf4+ 3 \!<gl li'le2+ 4 Wf211.g3#) 2 ... 'li!'xh3+ 3 Wg1
i<xf3! 0-1
There's no good way to cover hl in view of 4 "li'xf3 "li'h2#.

285) Haii-Brusey
1 "li'xh6+! 1-0
It's mate after l...Wxh6 (or 1 ...\!<gS 2 'li!'g7#) 2 ll.h4#.

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286) Mateuta-lovan
1 ii:\xh7! wins the exchange on f8 since it's mate after l ... li<xh7? 2 'il'hS+ .lih6 3 'lli'xh6#.
287) Ristic-Adam
1 :!l:h8+! 'lli'xh8 2 l:td7 "il'g8 3 "il'f6+ 1-0
It's mate after 3 ...\l<eS 4 "i!'e7#.

288) Marincas-Csilcser
1...l:th1+! 0-1
Mate follows with 2 -.l<xhl 'il'hS+ 3 -.l<gl 'il'h2#.

289) E.Hintikka-T.Paakkonen
1..."i!'xg2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 'i!Vxg2 :!l:xfl#.

290) Sammalvuo-Maki
1 ii:\f6! 1-0
The threat is 2 l:tg8# and it's mate after l ....licS+ (or l.. ..lixf6 2 "il'xf6+! l:!:xf6 3 :!l:dS+ l:tfS 4
l:txfS#) 2 -.l<hl .!l:fS 3 "il'xfS+! .lixfS 4 l:!:gS#.
291) Hindle-Van Oosterom
1l:th6! gxh6 (or l . . . .lifS 2 .!l:xh7+ .lixh7 3 l:i:h3 g6 4 .lixe5+ and mate follows on h7) 2 'lixes+
1-0
The raking bishops force mate.

292) Taylor-Vavrak
1...'lli'g1+! 0-1
It's mate with 2 ll:xgl ii:\f2#.

293) Schukowski-Jacob
1...'il!'xh4! 0-1
It's mate after 2 gxh4 .lih2#.

294) Wirig-Kazhgaleyev
1... l:txf2! 2 ii:\e7+ (Black's queen is immune due to 2 l:txb2 l:txfl#, while 2 ll:xf2 fails to
2 . "i!'cl + and mate on the back rank) 2 ... J:!:xe7 0-1
.
There's no way for White to prevent mate.

295) Nataf-Riff
1 g6! fxg6 2 f!.xg6! dxc3 3 xc3 l:!:f7 (the rook couldn't be touched in view of 3 ... hxg6 4
'il!'hS+ -.l<f7 5 'lli'xeS+ -.l<xeS 6 gS"i!'+, but Black might have tried 3 ... b6 4 l:i:f6 l:i:be7, although
he is then very tied down and after 5 \l<bl the threat of 6 l:!:dfl is decisive) 4 J:l.h6 .lig5+ (a
better defence was 4 ... g4 5 "i!'xg4 J:l.xg7, although after 6 'il'hS g5+ 7 -.l<bl "i!'cS 8 :!l:hd6 f4
9 aS Black is becoming rather stretched) S \liVxgs '!i'xa2 6 l:bh7! "il'a1+ (White mates after
6 ...l!lxh7 7 gS'Ii+ ll:xgS 8 'il'h4+ ll<g7 9 .!l:gl+) 7 -.l<c2 'lixd1+ 8\l<xd1-.l<xh7 9 .lixe5 1-0
The threats created by the g7-pawn are crushing.
296) Apicella-Giffard
1 'ill'xd8+! ii:\xd8 2 !:!d7+ li<b8 3 l:txd8+-.l<c7 (or 3 ... \l<a7 4 :!!. aS#) 4 l:!:d7+ li<b8 s l:bb7# 1-o
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297) Pucher-Lautier
1._.1ilxf3! 0-1
Mate follows on gl or h2 after 2 J:l:eel J:l:xh2#.

298) Pospisii-Mroziak
1 xh7+! ll<fS (or I...ll<xh7 2 'ili'h5+ ll<gS 3 'i!l'xf7+ ll<hS 4 f!.e3 1ilf6 5 l:!:h3+ lilh7 61ilg6#) 2 "iif' hs
leaves White a pawn up with an attack.

299) Motuz-Petran
1...!:xc2+! 211<xc2 'i!l'b1+ 3 1i<d2 l:!:b2+ 411<e3 "iif'e4+ s ll<f2 "iif'xe2+ (even faster is 5 ... "iif'xf4+ 6
l!lel l:bl+) 6 l!lg1 "iif'e1+ 0-1
It's mate after 7 l!lh2 "iif'h4+ 8 1!/gl J:l:bl #.

300) Talla-Motuz
1...l:txb3+! 2 axb3 (or 2 lilclll:xa2 with an overwhelming attack) 2 ...'i!l'xb3+ 3 1ilb2 (White is
mated too after 3 1!/cl "i!f'c3+ 4 1!/bl a2# or 4 ...f!.al#) 3...l:!a1+! 0-1
It's mate with 41/<xal 'i!l'a2#.

301) Morozevich-Georgiev
White wins the exchange: 11ild6+! cxd6 (similar is l . ..l:!:xd6 2 'IIV fS) 2 'IIVfS 'liVeS (otherwise
it's mate on bS) 3 'i!l'xe8 1-0
302) Naiditch-Mamedyarov
1...J:txh2+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 lilxh2 (it's mate following 21/<gl? 'ili'h4) 2 ...'ili'h5+ 31!/gl (or 3
l!lg31ile2+) 3...1ile2+ 4 "iif'xe2 "iif'xe2.
303) Greet-Pit!
1 J:l:f8+! l!lxf8 2 '11Vh 8+ l!lf7 (or 2 ... 1!1e7 3 'ii'dS+ l!lf7 4 eS+ l!le6 5 'i!Vd6+ l!lf5 6 'i!l'xe5#) 3 'i!l'e8+
l!lf6 4 xes+ lilts s g4# 1-0
304) Jagstaidt-Zozulia
1...J:I:xh2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 l!lxh2 J:l:hS#.

30S) Gehringer-Rausis
1...1ilxf2! wins a key pawn in view of 2 1!1xf2? (or 2 '11Vxf2? xg3) 2...xg3+ 3 1!11 (Black's
attack is extremely powerful in the case of 3 1!1g2 xh4+ 4 l!lh3 l:tg3+ 5 l!lh2 1ilf6) 3...'i!Vf6+
regaining the piece with some advantage.
306) Baramidze-Nielsen
1.. :i!Vxc4! 0-1
Black's attack decides after 2 bxc4 b3 31!/cl xg5+.

307) Navara-Rabiega
1...1ilb4!! 2 1ilxb4 h6+ 3 l!lbl ll:e1+ 4 l:\xe1 'i!l'xe1+ s ll<c2 f5 6 'i!l'xfs 'i!id2+ 0-1
Mate follows with 71!/bl 'i!l'dl+ 8 cl 'i!ixcl #.

308) Fischer-Beim
1...!:xg4+! 2 il.xg4 (White also loses his queen after 2 'i!Vxg4 l:!g8) 2 ...l:!g8 3 Wf3 f!.xg4! 0-1
4 "li'xg41ile5+ is a decisive fork.

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309) Nunn-Pritchett
1 'lil'xh7+! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..lilxh7 2 l:i:h4+ l:i:h5 3 f!.xh5#.

310) Werle-Mainka
1...h 5 ! 2 1i:ie5 (the queen i s trapped i n view o f 2 'lil'g3 1i:ie2+ 3 1i:ixe2 .ltxg3) 2 ...g 5 0-1
Black is simply a piece up after 3 'lil'g3 fxe5.

311) Vogt-Teschke
1 'lil'f5! 1-o
Black cannot prevent mate on both h7 and f8. He might try 1...1!/gS (White's main point is
the back-ranker l...l:i:xf5 2 f!.d8+), but after 2 'lil'xh7+ 1!117 3 'lil'h5+ l!lg8 4 .lth7+ mate follows
in any case.
312) Zesch-Acs
1...'lil'xh4+! 0-1
Mate is forced: 2 gxh4 (or 2 1!/gl l:i:xg3+! 3 fxg3 'lil'xg3+ 4 ll<fl 'lil'g2#) 2...l:i:xh4+ 3 1!/gl l:tg8+ 4
l!lfl f!.hl#.
313) Borriss-Nisipeanu
L ..ltxg2! 2J:i:xa3 (now Black's attack is decisive, but after 2 'lil'xg2 l:i:xa2 he wins the ex
change) 2 ... .1te4+ 3 1i:ig3 .ltxg3 4 'lil'e2 .lth2+! 01
White loses his queen after 5 \!lxh2 'lil'd6+ 6 1!/gl 'lil'g3+ 71!/fl .ltd3.
314) Hansen-Wintzer
1.1txe6! fxe6 (there isn't anything better, especially in view of the threatened 2 lhh7) 2
'lil'xe6+ l!lh8 3 l:rxh7+! l!lxh7 4l:i:d3 1i:ig8 5 l:!:h3+ li:ih6 6l:rxh6+! 1-0
Mate follows with 6 ... gxh6 7 'lil'f7+ .ltg7 8 'lil'xg7#.

315) Ernst-Loeffler
1 J:lf4! (the cleanest finish; now Black cannot give up his queen for rook and bishop, unlike
after 1 f!.h3, and 2 'i!Vxh6+ is threatened) 1...'lil'xf6 2 exf6 cxd3 3 'lil'g5 d2 4 l:i:h4! 1-0
Even the new black queen is unable to prevent mate due to 4 ... dl'lil'+ 5lilh2 'iii'h5 6 l:txh5
gxh5 7 'i!Vg7#.
316) Luther-Sokolov
1... 1i:id3+! simplifies to a clearly better ending: 2 cxd3 (White is not helped by 21!/bl?
lilxb2!) 2 ...cxd3+ 3 .ltc3 (3 ll<bl? 'i!Vc2+ 4 'lil'xc2 dxc2+ wins the exchange) 3 ...'lil'xc3+! 4 bxc3
l:rxc3+ 51!id2 J:lc2+ 6 ll<xd3 J:rxg2 and Black went on to convert.
317) Ribli-Muranyi
1 ll.xg7+! l!lxg7 2 l:i:b7+ lilg6 (now it's mate, but otherwise White simplifies and 2...J:!d7 3
ll.xd7+ l:rxd7 4 'lil'xd7+ should be winning easily enough) 3 'lil'e8+ l!lf6 1-0
It's mate next move, just as it is after 3 ... 1!1f5 4 fl.f7+ :!l:f6 5 g4+! ll<xf4 6 lhf6+.
318) Caruana-Adams
1....1txh3! obliterates White's defences. The game concluded 2 fl.e2 (the bishop was im
mune, of course, due to both 2 1!ixh3?? 'iii'h 5# and 2 gxh3 fl.g8) 2 ... J:l.g8 3 fl.ae1? .ltxg2! 0-1
Black wins the house after 4 l:i:xg2 'i!l'h4+ 5 ll<gl fl.xg2+ 6 'lil'xg2 'lil'xel and 7...:!l:g8.
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319) Poggio-Livesey
1 f!:xa6! J1Lxa6 2 'l!Vxe6+ h8 3 1bf7+ g8 4 1bxh6+ h8 Slbf7+ gave White a crushing at
tack.
320) Rasch-Schiller
1 1bxd6!lbxd6 (Black's kingside is defenceless after l ...l:te7 2 f!:xe4) 2 'i'gS+ 1-0
White's attack quickly leads to mate after 2 ... f8 3 'l!Vh6+! g8 4 f!:xe8+ 'l!Vxe8 (or 4 ...1bxe8 5
"li'f8#) 5 'l!Vg5+ f8 6 J1Lxd6+.
321) Krush-Ruxton
1 'i1Vxg7+! xg7 2 l:th7+ g8 3 ll:h8+ g7 4 l:l1h7# 1-0
322) Rogers-Ris
1 ...'ill'c6! 0-1
There's no satisfactory defence to the twin threats of 2 ... '1\Vxcl+ and 2 .. .J:hel+ 3 f!:xel 'ill'xg2#.
323) Dworakowska-Cramling
1 ...J1Lxf2+! 2 h1 (White's queen is lost after 2 xf2 1bg4+) 2 ...1ilg4 gives Black a winning
attack.
324) Hickman-Menan
1 ...'i'a2+ 2 c1 '1Wa1+! 0-1
It's mate with 3/bxal lhal #.

325) Lahno-Malmdin
1 'l!Vxhs! 1-0
White wins a piece after l ... gxh5 2 1bxe6+ h7 3 1bxc7.

326) Arsenault-Ris
1...ll:xh3+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 xh3 (or 2 gxh3 'i'gl#) 2 ... 'iiVh l#.
327) Wade-Horton
1 '1Wxf6+! xf6 2 1bd7+ e7 3 lbxb6 li:c6 4 li:b1 wins a piece.
328) Kristjansson-Salgado Alia ria
1...ll:xh3! 2 gxh3 ll:xh3 3 f3 l:l.g3+ 4 f2 l:i:xf3+ 0-1
Mate follows with 5 g2 'l!Vg4+ 6 h2 l:i:h3#.

329) Korchnoi-Krush
Korchnoi actually resigned before Black could play 1 ...'i!Vxe4! winning a piece and the
game in view of 2 lbxe4? l:td 1+ 3 f!:fl ll:xfl #.
330) Korchnoi-Krush
1 J:l.f8+! g7 (l...li:x8 2 J1Ld5 wins the queen) 2 f!.xd8 1bxd8 3 'i!Vxc7+ picks up a clear pawn,
but in the game Korchnoi actually blundered with l l:l:f2?? (see the previous puzzle).
331) Popilski-Porat
1 ...1bf3+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 J1Lxf3 '1Wf2#.
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332) Hopwood-Mackenzie
1 '!Wxf7+! 1-0
It's mate with 1 . .. lhf7 2 l:reS#.

333) Robertson-Stokes
1 1Llxb7! 1Llxb7 (or 1 .Ailxb7 2 '!Wa6+ lli>bS 3 '!Wxc6) 2 '!Wxc6 wins an important pawn.
334) Bodnaruk-Gunina
1 'iWg8+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 .../LlxgS 2 1Llh7#.

335) Seeman-Akesson
1 il.xg6! fxg6 2 f7+ 1-0
Mate follows after 2 ...11i>xf7 (or 2 ... 1!ig7 3 il.f6+ lli>xf7 4 'iWh7+) 3 '!Wh7+ il.g7 4 ll:fl+.
336) Unzicker-Bronstein
1...'iWxg2+! (just in time) 2 'iWxg2 (or 211i>xg2 ll:e2+ 31li>f3 '!Wf2#) 2 ...ll:e2 0-1
The checks run out after 3 l:tg8+ lli>h7 4 ll:g7+ lli>h6.

337) McGowan-MacGregor
1l:txa6+! lli>xa6 (or 1 ... bxa6 2 '!Wc7+ II<aS 3 'iWc6+ lli>a7 4 l:rf7+ followed by mate) 2 '!Wa3+ l!ib6 3
l:ib3+ (3 '!Wb4+ is similar and a little faster) 3 ...\li>c6 4 l:rc3+ (the computer points out that it
was possible to mate by keeping checking: 4 '!Wa4+ l!id6 5 '!Wd4+ lli>e6 6 ll:b6+ l!if7 7 l:lxb7+
ll<e6 8 'iWc4+ l!if6 9l:l.b6+ lli>e7 10 'iWc5+ ll<e8 l ll:l.e6+ lli>f7 12 'iWe7+ lli>g8 13l:l.g6+ l!ihS 14 'i'g7#)
4...11<d7 s l:!d3+ ll<e8 6 'iil'a4+ l!ie7 7 '!Wb4+ ll<e8 8 'iil'b S+ ll<e7 9 '!Wxb7+ lli>e8 10 '!!Vc6+ ll<e7 11
'iil'c7+ and the black rook finally fell.
338) Adda-Janev
1...l:lxds o-1
Black wins the bishop on d2 since 2 'i!!'xd5? allows 2 ... 'i!!'f l+ 3 J:!xfl Sxfl#.
339) Di Paolo-Olivier
1 J:rexf6! ll:xf6 2 l:txf6 1-0
White wins a piece since 2... gxf6? 3 '!!Vxh6+ ll<gS 4 il.c4+ forces Black to part with his queen.
340) Holt-Palliser
1 J:txgS+! ll<f8 2 .!l:g8+! 1-0
It's mate on g7 in any case after 2 ...11<xg8 3 'iWxh6.

341) Darrington-Williams
1.. J!:xc2!! 2/Llxas (or 211i>xc2 'i!!'xa2 3 .il_cll:l.cS+ with a crushing attack and even 2 .i/_d4 fails
to save White in view of 2...1bc3+!) 2 ... 1Lld2+! (now Black's raking bishops come into their
own) 3 '11Vxd2 l:txb2+ 411<c1 l:rb1# 0-1
342) Slovineau-Rukminto
1 'l!Vb7+! l:lxb7 2 axb7+ 1-0
It's mate with 2 ... 1!ixb7 3 .il_c6+ lli>cS 4 .!l:xa8#.

343) Rogerson-Palliser
1 '!Wxh7+! 1-0
It's mate with l ... l!lxh7 2 l:th3+ il.h4 3 ll:xh4#.

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344) Smallbone-Brazier
1 l:i:xfS! gxf5? (l ...l:i:d6 prevents mate, but leaves Black a clear piece down after 2 'lli'g5) 2 h6
1-0
345) Taimanov-Persitz
1 l:i:g8+! 1-0
It's mate with l ... J:ixg8 2 1iJf7#.

346) Short-Biyiasis
1 'lli'xe5+! 1-0
It's mate after l ...'lli'xe5 (or l...<ol<g8 2 'lli'xd4) 2 J:ixf8+l:i:xf8 3 J:ixf8#.

34 7) Mulligan-Foord
1 ...'lli'xh2+! 2 lilxh2 ll:h6+ 3 lilg3 .lth4+ 0-1
It's mate after 4 l!lf4 (or 4 l!lh2 .ltxf2+ 5 .lth3l:i:xh3#) 4 ...l:i:f6#.

348) Westerinen-Larsen
1 ...1iJf3+! 0-1
Black wins a rook since it's mate after 2 gxf3 l:td5+ 31!/cll:.Xel#.
349) Siebrecht-Diaz Diaz
1 ...1iJh3+! 0-1
Black's attack becomes a mating one after 21!/hl (or 2 gxh3 'lli'g5+ 3 .ltg2 'lli'xg2#) 2 ... 1iJxf2+ 3
l!lgl liJg4 4 g3l:i:c3! 5 l:i:xc3 dxc3 6 'lli'xc3 'lille4.
350) Turner-Smallbone
1 .ltxg7! 1-0
Black loses his queen for insufficient compensation after l...l!lxg7 (or l ...l:i:fc8 when White
has a pleasant choice between 2 'lli'd 2 and a strong attack after 2 .ltf6 1!if8 3 'lli'd 2 1!1e8 4 l:iel)
2 l:i:g3+ lilh6 3 'lli'd2+ lilh7 4l:i:h3.
3 5 1) Palliser-Horner
1...l:i:xe4! wins a piece since 2 fxe4 .ltb4+ 3 1!11 'lli'h3+ 4 1!/gl ll:d6 gives Black a crushing at
tack.
352) ten-Bensdorp
1 ... .ltxd4+! 2 'lli'xd4 (it's mate down the e-file after 2 .ltxd4 '11Vg5+ 3 1!12 '11Vg2+ 41!/el l:i:e8+)
2 ...'lli'g 5+ 3 1!1f2 'lli'g2+ 41!/ell:i:eB+ 51!/dl 'lli'xfl+ wins the exchange while retaining the ini-
tiative.
353) Grotenhuis-L'Ami
1...l:i:xc3! (or l . ..'lillh2+ 2 1!ifl l:i:xc3!) 2 ll:xf6 (Black has a winning attack after 2 .ltxc3 'lli'h2+ 3
l!lfl liJe4; for example, 4 .ltd3 b5! 5 .ltxb5 'lillh l + 61!/e2 1iJxc3+ 7 1!if2 'lillxal winning mate
rial) 2 ...'lli'h 2+ 3 lilf1 .ltg3 4 'lli'xg3 'ii!'xg3 5l:l.f3 "flic7 0-1
3 54) Peng Zhaoqin-Van Nies
1 lhg7+! l!lxg7 2 f6+ lilf8 (Black is defenceless too after both 2...1!/hS 3 7 and 2 ... 1!1h6 3
'lli'g4) 3 '11Vxh7 1-0
White's queen and -pawn force mate.
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355) Schmoll-Giacomelli
1...1i:Jh3+! 0-1
Black reaches a winning endgame after 2 gxh3 f!.gS 3 h5+ l!lfS 4 'l1Vxg8+ l!lxgS.
356) Van Wely-Acs
1...ll:e6! 2121xe6 (there wasn't anything else to be done against the threat of 2...ll:h6; even
the computeristic 2 g6 fails to save White after 2 .. Jhg6 3 121xg6 hxg6 4 121f4 'l!Vh6 followed
by 5 ... g5) 2 ... i!.f5+ 3 1!ig1 1i'h2+ 4 l!lf1 il.g3 0-1
It's mate on f2 or with 5 fxg3 h3#.
357) Caveney-Tia
1...1i:lf3+! 2 1!1g2 (or 2 'ilf'xf3 'l1Vxe2+ 3 1i'g2 1i'xg2+ 4 1!1xg2 l:i:e2+ 5 1!if3 f!.xc2 with an extra
rook) 2 ...121xd4 3 il.xg6+ 'ili'xg6 4 1i'xe8121xe2 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead in the endgame.

358) Hunt-Palliser
1 l:txg7+! l!lxg7 (or 1...121xg7 2 'I!Vixh6+ l!lgS 3 1i'h7+ lli>f7 4 l:tf3+ l!leS 5 'ili'g6+ \!IdS 6 l:txf8+ and
Black is crushed) 2 1i'xh6+ l!lf7 3l'U3+ 1-0
White recoups his material with an overwhelming advantage in the case of 3 ... 1!1e7 4 'ilf'xfS+
l!lcts 5 l:l:f7.
359) Harper-Palliser
1...121e3+! 0-1
Black wins the exchange while retaining the initiative after 2 fxe3 'ili'xhl+.
360) Fomichenko-Anibar
1121d7+! l!le7 (or 1 ...1i'xd7 2 'iil'f6+ 'iil'7 3 1i'xf7#) 2 1i'g7# 1-0
361) Pruja-Muratet
1...l!.xa2+! 0-1
It's mate down the a-file after 2 1!1xa2 l:i:a8+.

362) Gerber-Bartel
1...121xb2! 0-1
White loses the exchange since 2 1!ixb2? ll:xe2 is truly devastating.

363) Zapata-Welling
The immediate smothered mate fails as Black is covering f7 at the end, but White can pre
pare it with 1 l:td8!! 1i'c1+ ( l ...f!.xdS 2 121f7+ l!lgS 3 1i:Jh6+ l!lhS 4 1i'g8+! and 5 121f7# is the main
point of the combination; Black can try and check, but both in the game and after 1 ...1i'bl+
21!ig2 'ii!'e4+ 3 1!/h3 he quickly runs out of checks) 2 1!1g2'iil'g 5+ 311i'f1 1-0
After 3 ...1i'cl+ 4 l!le2 'iil'c2+ 511i>f3 1i'c3+ 6 1l<g2 there's nothing to be done about White's
back-rank threats.
364) Howell-Wells
1 ..lbf2! 2 b3+ (Black's main point is that 2 'i!Vxg3 l:tfl + wins the queen after either 3 1l<g2
l!gl +or 3 1i<h2 i!.f4) 2 ... 11i'h7 3 1i'c7+ l!lh6 4 'ili'xc8 l:lgl+! 0-1
.
White's queen is lost.

365) Lutton-Palliser
1....ixf2+! 0-1
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Black wins the exchange while retaining a strong attack after 2 Wxf2 'l!i'd4+ 3 l:!:e3 (or 3 We2
'ill'd2#) 3.. .fxe3+.
366) Kritz-Kolbus
Black mistakenly forced a draw with l ... l:!:lc2+ 2 Wbl l:!cl+, missing 1 ... ll:8c2+ 2 Wa3 b4+!
which forces mate: 3 Wa4 .!:txa2+ 4 xb4 il.aS# or 3 Wxb4 .li<cS+ 4 a4 lha2#.
367) Devereaux-Lunn
1 l:i:exh5! li:lxh5 (l...Sh8 also loses to 2 li:lfS+!, but Black could have put up some resistance
with l....!:tg8 2l:!h8! 18!, if not 2... ll:xh8? 3 li:lfS+!) 2li:lf5+! Wg8 (or 2...gxfS 31!i'gS+ lilf8 4
'lilh6+ Wg8 S I:lxhS forcing mate) 3l:txh5 1-0
Mate follows alter 3 .. .6 (or 3 ... gxhS 4 'i!l'gS+ lilh7 S 'l!i'g7#) 4 '!ilh6 gxfS S 'i!l'g6+ \11 18 6 ll:h8#.
368) Ferguson-Eggleston
1 .li<f6!! li:le7 (trying to shore up the kingside, rather than be mated after l...gxf6 2 ll:g3+
Wh8 3 'ii'g4) 2 'ill'h 5 (threatening 3 I:lh3 h6 4 .li<xg7) 2 ... h6 3 ll:h3 li:lf5 4 g4! bxa4 5 gxf5 axb3 6
'ill'xh6! (not the only win, but by far the most aesthetic) 6 .. Jl.xa1+ 7 g2 gxh6 8 .!:txh6 l:i:g1+
9 1iixg1 b2 10 J:i:h8# 1-0
369) Korneev-Devereaux
Rather than the game's l ...'l!i'gl when White escaped with a draw, 1 ...g2! would have de
cided proceedings since 2 'l!i'xg2 fails to 2....li<c3+ 3 a4 'ii'bl when there's no good way to
prevent mate on b4.
370) Palliser-Malakhatko
White levers open the black king's defences with 1 e6! 'l!i'c5 (Black's king is ripped to
shreds after 1 ... fxe6 2 'ii'xd3 lilh8 3 'l!i'xg6 ll:g8 4 'ill'f6+ l!lh7 S li:ld7!, while l ...J:i:xd6 loses to 2
'ill'xf7+ lilh8 3 e7) 2 'ii'xf7+ h8 3 'iil'f6+ h7 4 ll:xd3 'ill'xb6 (or 4...l:tg8 S li:ld7 'l!i'c2 6 l:tl3 and
wins) 5 'i!Vf7+ lilh8 6 'l!i'xg6 'ii'xf2 7 'ii'xh6+ l!lg8 8 e7 l:!d7 1-0
371) Van Kemenade-Dougherty
1 'l!i'xd5+! 1-0
l...li:lxdS 2 l:th8# is mate.

372) lkonnikov-Palliser
1..Jl.e3! (the only move, but a good one) 2 'ill'xe3 (White has nothing more than perpetual
alter 2 'i!Vh8 'l!i'xdS 3 'l!i'd8+ IS!) 2 ...fxe3 3 lil:xf5+ l!lxf5 4 l:ie7 (there's no way for White to
win; Black's passed e-pawn is fully the equal of the three extra white pawns: for example, 4
l!lg1 .!:tc4! S l:l:17+ l!le4 6 b6 lild3 forces White to take the draw with 7 b7 l:l:c1 + 8 l:i.lll:!x1 + 9
Wxfl lild2 10 b8'ill' e2+ 1 1 lilf2 el 'l!i'+ 1 2 1!113, because 7 .!:tfl? loses to 7... e2 8 .!:tel l!ld2 9 lilf2
J:!.f4+ 1 0 g3 1!1xe1 1 l l!lxf4 12 1 2 b7 el'i!l' 1 3 b8'l!i' 'l!i'eS+ 1 4 Wg4 'i!VfS+ 1 S h4 'l!i'hS#) 4...l:te4
5 g4+! (prudent, whereas Sl:!f7+? IiieS 6 .!:tfl would have cost White the game after 6 ...e2 7
lil:el 14) 5 ...f4 6 .!l.xe4+ l!lxe4 7 1!1g2 Wd3 8 b6 e2 9 b7 e1'l!i' 10 b8'l!i' 'i!l'e2+ 11 g3 'ii'e3+
12 'ii<h4 'i!l'h6+ y,.y,
It's perpetual.
373) Sareen-Lohou
1llxe3! 'i!l'xe3 2 .li<xg7! gives White a winning attack: 2 ... Wxg7 3 'i!l'g6+ l!lh8 4 'l!i'h6+ Wg8 5
'l!i'xe6+ lilh7 (or S ... lilh8 6 li:lg6+ and 7 'i!l'xe3) 6 'i!l'xe7+ (even better is 6 il.xfS+ forcing mate:
6 ...l:txiS 7 'i!l'xfS+ WhS 8 iVhS+ Wg8 9 'i!l'f7+ l!lh8 1 0 li:lg6#) 6 ...g8 7 .li<c4+ il.ds 8 .li<xdS+ l:!xds
9 'i!l'e6+ 1-0
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374) Kuzubov-Wademark
1 icxh7+! l!lxh7 2 :!i!:h3+li:lh6 (desperately trying to plug the h-file; Black also would have
faced a rather grim future after 2 ... 1!/gS 3 icxe7 'ii'xe7 4 'ii'xg4 g6 5 e4) 3 'ii'd 3+ l!lg8 4 icxh6
fs (not 4 ... gxh6? 5 ll:xh6 5 6 exf6 when mate follows and neither would 4 ... ich4 have saved
Black in view of 5 g3 gxh6 6 l:txh4 'i!'g5 7 e4 icc6 8 exd5 exd5 9 ll:fl with a huge attack) 5
exf6 icxf6 (5 ... ll:xf6 6 icxg7! is rather strong too) 6 icxg7! l!lxg7? 7 'ii'h7# 1-0
375) Kuzubov-Palliser
1 ll:xf6! 1-0
l...li:lxd3 2 1i:lxd3 is crushing since the rook remains immune in view of 2...gxf6 3 'ii'xf6+
l!lgS 4 .lth6 and 5 'lllg
l 7#.
376) Vakovich-Sarakauskas
11i'lgS! fxgs 2 iceS+ f6 3 icxf6+ .ltxf6 4 'ii'xf6+ l!lg8 (or 4... 'ii'g7 5 'l!Vxd8+ 'i!'gS 6 'lifd6 with an
extra exchange and the attack to boot) 5 .ltxe6+! 'i!'xe6 6 "i!Vxd8+ l!lf7 7 ll:c7+ l!lg6 8 'f!e7 'ii' f6
9 'l!Vg8+ 1-0
377) Dickson-Botterill
1...1i:lxc3! 2 bxc3 (White loses his queen after 2 .ltxc6 'ii'xc6+) 2 ...icxg2+ 3 1i<h2 :!!.x d2 4 "!I!Vxd2
li:lg4# 0-1
378) Lambshire-Keely
1.!:rxf7+! :C.xf7 (or 1 ...1!/hS 2 ll:h7+! l!lxh7 3 "!I!Vxg6+ l!lh8 4 'i!'h7#) 2 'i!Vxg6+ 1-0
It's mate after 2 ...1!/hS (or 2 ... 1!/fS 3 'i!'xf7#) 3 1i:lxf7#.

379) Scott-Simonds
1 'llllf6! Jcxf2+ 2 1!1h1 1-0
White emerges a rook ahead after 2 ... .1td4 (2 ... gxf6 allows mate: 3 .!:rg4+ l!lhS 4 icxf6#) 3
ii.xd4 !:xd4 4 'ii'xd4.
380) Webb-Bellin
1....1th3! 0-1
Only a double sacrifice on e8 can avert mate since 2 'i!Vxh3 runs into 2 ... .!:rcl +.
381) Emms-Fressinet
Rather than the game's 1 h3, 1 .txg6+! would have been all over since l ...ll:xg6 2 'lllx
l h5+
forces mate after 2....!:th6 (or 2 ... \t<gS 3 'iil'xg6+ lilfS 4 'i!'g7+ IiieS 5 f7+ li<d7 6 fS'ii'+) 3 'ii'f7+
li<hS 4 'l!Vg7#.
382) Adams-Maki Uuro
1 .ltxh7+! l!lxh7 (or l ... l!lg7 2 "I!Vg4+ l!lh8 3l:\d3 with a crushing attack) 2 'i!Vhs+ 1-0
A
decisive rook-lift follows with 2 ... 1!1g7 3 'i!'g4+! li<h6 4 .!l:d3.
383) Lucey-Miller
Rather than the game's l...li:lf4 2 'ii'xf6+ when it was perpetual. 1...ll:2g7! would have won
since 2 'ii'd S (or 2 'ii'xh5+ :!l:h7 and the exchange-up ending is an easy win) 2 ....!l:h7 leaves
White defenceless: for example, 3 1i'lh2 (3 'l!Vc6 e4 is similar) 3 ... e4 4 'i!Vc6 e3 and White can't
stop the e-pawn without losing his queen to the black knight.
384) James-Lobo
1l:lxh7! :!l:xb2+ 2 1!1c1 l:tb1+ (desperately trying to avoid 2 ... 1!1xh7 3 'ii'xg6+ 1!/hS 4 'l!Vxg7#) 3
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li<xb1 J:l.b8+ 41i<a1 exf6 5 l:!.xg7+ (plenty good enough, but slightly more accurate was 5
'I!Vxg6 forcing mate in view of the threatened 6 ll:hS+!) 5 ...\!<xg7 6 'l!xg6+ li<f8 1 'I!Vxf6+ 'I!Vxf6
8 il,xf6 1i<f7 9 il,xc3 1-0
385) Burt-Dams
1 1i:lxe6!!li:lf6 (or 1...\!<xe6 2 'I!Vf5+ li<d6 3 il,f4+ with a winning attack: for example, 3 ...\!<c5 4
cxd4+ li:lxd4 5 J:l.cl + l!<b4 6 'I!Ve4! - by no means the only move, but by far the most attractive
- 6 ... dxe4 7 il,d2+ li<b3 8 il,c4+ l!<b2 9 l:ta2#) 2 'lli' h 3 '11Ve 7 (White emerges with an extra piece
after 2...\!<eS 31/:lxdS .ltxh3 4 1i:lxc6) 3 .lta3 (this wins the queen, but also rather good is 3
J:l.el) 3 ...'1!Vxe6 4 il,f5 1-0
386) Spassky-Korchnoi
1 "i!!'h6+! 1-0
Mate follows after l ...li<xh6 (or 1 ...\!<gS 2 l:tc8+) 2 .!'!hl#.

387) Novik-Sakaev
1 ...'1!xg2+! 21i<xg2 il,xe4+ 31i<h2 (or 3\!<g3 il,d6+ 4 1i<g4 1i:ld4! with an overwhelming attack
in view of 5 'l!xd4 il,f3#) 3 ...J:l.f2+ 0-1
Black has far too many attacking pieces for the queen after 4\!<gl (or 4\!<g3 !:!.g2#) 4 ... !:!.xb2+
5\!<fl lhbl + 6 \!<e2 1i:ld4+.
388) Darban-Paridar
1 ...'lli'xd6! wins a piece and gives Black a crushing attack: 2 'lli'x d6 1i:le2# 0-1
389) Schellmann-Kachiani
1 ...ll:xb2+! 2 \!<xb2 (both 2\!<cl 'l!Vb4 and 2 1i<al l:td2! lead to mate) 2 ...'lli' b4+ 31i<c2 'lli'xC4+ 01
White loses his queen after 4 "l!Vc3 'lli'a2+ 5 'I!Vb2 (or 5\!<cl il,a3+) 5... ll:e2+.
390) Henrichs-Prusikin
1 ...1i:lf3+! 2 gxf3 exf3 o-1
It's mate after 3 $<e5 'lli'xg4+ 4 i-g3 l:thl+ 5\!<xhl 3+ 6\!<gl 'lli'g2#.
391) Malienko-Kruglyakov
1 l:txe6+! l!<xe6 2 i-b3+ li<e7 3 l:'ie1+ l!<dS 4 'I!Va8+1 1-0
Black must give up a huge amount of material to delay mate after 4 ...'1Wc8 (or 4 ...1i<c7 5
'lli'xa7+ l!<cS 6 i<e6) 5 'I!Vxa7.
392) Kovalenko-Chistiakov
1 >ixh6! overloads Black's defence of g7: 1 ..."i!!' g8 (or J ... li:lxh6 2 'lli'xe8+) 2 'l!f6+ 1-0
393) Perez Celis-Mingorance Torres
1 1i:lxh6+! gxh6 2 i-h7+ li<xh7 3l:!xe5 l:txe5 4 'lli'xf4 left White with a near decisive material
lead.
394) Damaso Tacoronte-Campos Vera
1 l:!.xh6+! gxh6 2 'lli'xh6+ l:!.h7 3 'I!Vxf8# 1-0
395) Marrero Falcon-Vega Gutierrez
1 1i:lxf7+! 1-0
Black's back-rank problems cost him far too much material after 1 ...ll:xf7 2 J:l.dS+.
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396) Slaby-Mendoza
1ll:xa7! ll:ae8 (and not l...ll:xa7? 2 ll:b8 followed by mate) 2 .l.xf8 l:!:xf8 3 :!:tc1 left White two
pawns ahead.
397) Gimeno Higueras-Radulski
1....1.xb3+! 0-1
Following 2 'lil'xb3 (or 2 Wcl .l.xc4 with an extra two pawns) 2 ...d3+ White must either give
up his queen or lose his rook after 3 Wb2 'ilfxd2+.
398) Yermolinsky-Onyekwere
1l:!:a6+! wxa6 2 'lll'xc6+ was 3 :!l:b7 1-o
White's extra rook swiftly decides after 3 ...Wa4 4 'lil'xb5+ Wa3 5 dxe5.
399) Cottreii-Aigner
1...'ill'x h2+! 2 Wxh2 l:th4+ 3 Wg2 .l.h3+ 0-1
It's mate with 4 Wh1 .ifl#.

400) Hopwood-Conroy
11ilfs+! Wh8 (and not l . ..gxf5? 2 'ill'g5+ Wh8 311lVxf6+ Wg8 4 J:l.g1#, while l...Wg8 2 'ill'h6 1ile8 3
h4! gives White a rather powerful attack) and now, even stronger than the game's promis
ing 2 iflxd6, is 2 'ill'h 6! l:l:g8 3 1 i'lxd6 'ill'e 7 4 dxeS lilbd7 s l:tb7 leaving White two pawns up
and with some advantage.
401) Palliser-Ansell
1 f6+! Wxf7 2 'I!Vxh7+ Wxf6 (and not 2 ... We6? 3 ll:e1+! when White wins) 3 'ill'h8+ forces per
petual, although White must still be a little accurate: 3 ... Wf7 4'iolVh7+ We6 5 'ill'g8+ Wd7 6
'ill'g7+ Wd8 7111i'f6+ Wc8 8 'ill'h 8+ Wc7 9 'liVes+ (preventing Black's king from hiding in the aS
corner) 9 ...Wc6 10 lllVf6+ WbS 11 llli'b6+ Wc4 12 'ill'e6+ WcS (Black sensibly avoided 12 ...Wd3
on account of 1 3 'ill'b3+ We4- and not 13 .. .'>ii>e2? 14 'ill'f3# - 1 4 l:te1+! 'llt'xe1 1 5111i'e6+ Wf4 1 6
'ill'xe1 when White has a t least a draw) Yz-Yz
402) Palliser-McNab
1...l:l:xe3! 2ll:xd6 (2 fxe3 fails to 2 ... 1ilxg3#) 2 ...'/lt'gs 0-1
There's no defence on the kingside with 3... 'lWxg3 but one threat.
403) Van Wely-L'Ami
1...1ila2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 'l!Vxa2 'ill'c2#.

404) Palliser-Prole
Rather than the game's 1 ...J:l:xf3?, 1 ... .!l:xb3! would have been fine for Black after 2 'ill'c1 (or 2
axb3111i' c3+ 3 Wa2 .l.e6 when White must find 4 :!l:b1! after which 4 ...'i!Va5+ 5 Wb2 'lWxe5+ 6
>ii>cl 'l!Vc3+ 7 Wd1 'iWd3+ 8 Wcl 'l!Vc3+ is perpetual) 2 ...'1!i'xcl+ 3 J:l.xc1 :!l:xf3 4 :ci:c7 .l.c6 5 hxg6
dxes 6 l:txe7 fxg6 with a likely draw.
405) Gordon-Hopwood
1....lha2+! 2 Wa1 (the queen goes after 2 Wxa2 b3+ 3 Wb1 llli'xd2) 2 ... .1.b3 (preventing possi
ble defences with b3, although 2... a3 3 b3 .ixb3 is also good enough for Black) 3 exfs? (not
the best, but 31i'lcl a3! 4 Wb1 axb2 511lVxb2 .ixd5! leaves Black with a powerful attack and
two extra pawns to boot) 3 ... a3 41iifb 1.1.a2+! (also crushing was 4 ... axb2 5 'lll'xb2 e4, but the
second bishop sacrifice on a2 is more aesthetic and decisively rips open further lines) 0-1
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406) Bailey-Palliser
1 :txh6! d5 (Black is mated after l...gxh6 2 'lli'xh6) 2 :txg7! :tc5+ 3 1!ih1 1Llxg7 4 'lli' h 7+ l!lf8 5
'lli'h 8+ l!le7 6 'lli'xg7+ l!id6 7 1i'xf6+ and White's extra pawns romped home.
407) Karpov-Taimanov
1 1Llg3+!! 0-1
..
It's mate down the h-file after 2 hxg3 (or 2 '!Wxg3 l::ixbl 3 '1Wf3 e4 4 'lli'e2 '!Wd3 5 'lli'xd3 exd3
and the d-pawn queens) 2 .. J:ta8.
408) Bondarevsky-Botvinnik
1 J!.xh3+! 0-1
.
There's no way to defend h3 after 2 gxh3 1Lldf4.

409) Mira lies-Thesing
1..J:txf2+! 2 'lli'xf2 :th3+ 3 1!if3 (or 3 1!ixh3 'lli'xf2 with an extra queen and a winning attack)
3...'lli'e4# 0-1
410) Garcia Castro-Arizmendi Martinez
1 i.g3!! 2 lilxg3 (or 21/ixdl 'lli'h 2+ 3 \llfl 'lli'h l #) 2 .. Jl:h1 3 f5 '!Wh3+ 4 l!if4 'lli'f 3+ 51!1g5 J:l:h5+!
6 gxh5 o-1
..
It's mate after 6 ... 'lli'g3#.

411) Neiksans-Stefansson
1 ... 'lli'x h2+! 2 lilxh21!1f7 0-1
Mate follows after 3 ... li:h8+.

412) Karpov-5 alov
1 1/ixg6! 1-0
White is a piece up with a crushing attack since the queen is immune in view of 1 . .hxg6 2
li:h4 and 3 li:h8#.
.
413) Shirov-Kramnik
1...1Lla3+! 2 lilc1 (White must avoid 2 bxa3? l:l:bS when Black's queen outclasses his rooks,
while 2 1!ia1 1Llc2+ 3 \llbl 1Lla3+ repeats) 2 ...i.f4+! 3 gxf4 'lli'xf4+ 4 J:l:d2l:l:d8 5 :!l.ed1 l:i:xd2 6
l:l:xd2 Yz-Yz
It's perpetual with 6 ...'lli'f l+ 7 ll:dl 'lli'f4+.

414) Kulovana-Berescu
1 'lli'h7+! 1-0
It's mate with l ...lilxh7 2 1Zlxf6+ l!lhS 3 l:txg8#.

415) Blecha-Berescu
1...1Lla3+! 2 bxa3 (it's mate after 2 lila1 1Lldxc2#) 2 ..:l!Vxc2+ 3 lila1 'lli'c 3+ (plenty good
enough, but 3 ... b3! would actually have forced mate) 4 1!ib1 1Llc2 01
White must give up his queen to prevent mate on a3.

416) Krupa-Giuriati
1 l:txg7+! 1-0
It's mate down the h-file after l ...l!ixg7 (or l ...:txg7 2 'lli'h7#) 2 1Llxf5+.
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417) Addison-Palliser
1.- -xg2!! 2 I:!.xd5 (White might try delaying this, but 2 '>l<h2 f3! 3 J:!:xf3 .ltxf3 4 l:txh5+
.ltxh5 5 'iil'f4 .lte2 is at least equal for Black, while 4 'iil'f4 I:!.g2+ 5 hl l:tg3+ forces perpetual)
2.- ..ltxd5+ 3 h2 (and not 3 fl ?? .ltc4+ 4 '>l<el I:!.gl+ when Black wins) 3.-.l:tef6! (the point
of the combination: White cannot avoid perpetual check) 4 l:txf6 (4 l:te2 also leads to a draw
after either 4 ... f3 or 4 ... I:!.f1 5 e4 xe4 6lii:xe4 J:!:f2+ 7 '>l<hl l:tfl+) 4.-Jl:g2+ 5 '>l<h1 I:!.g6+ 6
h2 ll:g2+ 7 '>l<h1 Yz-Yz
418) Rubinstein-Hirschbein
1 ll:xd7! 1-0
Black must lose his queen after l ... .ltxd7 2 1iJf6+ ll<f8 3 1iJd5! in view of the threat of 4 'iil'h8 #.
419) King-Crouch
1._.1Uf3+! 2 gxf3 1iJd4 3 'iil'xd4 (otherwise 3 ...1Uxf3+ leads to mate) 3.-.exd4 4 1Ucxe4 .lte5 0-1
420) Rowe-Boytsun
1 1Uxg6+! hxg6 2 'i!Vxg7 gave White an overwhelming attack.
421) Steinkuehler-Biackburne
1.-.'iil'gl+! 2l:bg1 1iJf2+ 3 '>llg2 .lth3# 0-1
422) Leake-Emms
1.-li
. x
i: c2! 2 xc2? (White should restrict his losses to just a pawn with 2 l':ld2) 2.- a
. xg2+! 3
Wh1? (losing further material, but after 3 xg21Ue3+ 4 f21iixc2 Black's queen is some
what stronger than White's rooks, especially with White's king rather exposed) 3.- l!.
. xe2 4
'!Wxe2 1iJg3+ 5 '>l<g2 1Uxe2 6 Wf2 1iJg3 0-1
423) Mackinnen-Emms
1._.'i!Vxf3+! 0-1
It's back-rank mate after 2 l:txf3 l:tel+.

424) Spreeuw-Emms
1 g6+! fxg6 2 fxg6+ h6 (now White's double threat wins a rook and the game, but
2...11<xg6 3 'i1Vf5+! 'lixf5 4 exf5+ llixf5 5 .ltxb7 would have left Black a piece in arrears) 3 'i!Vg8
Wxg6 4 'lixa2 'iil'e 7 5 .ltf2 1-0
425) Adams-Hon
1 l:txa5! 'i!Vb7? (the rook was immune in view of l ...'i!Vxa5? 21Uc6+, but even l...e4 isn't
much of an improvement since White has a winning attack after 2 I:!.a7+ liJd7 3 'iil'h4+ e8 4
lt:Jxe6!; for example, 4 ... '1ibl+ 5 Wg2 'lie4+ 6 \l<h3 fxe6 7 'iil'h 7) 2 ll:a7! 1-0
Black loses his queen after 2 ...'i!Vxa7 31Uc6+ and 41Uxa7.
426) Cressweii-Wigbout
Rather than the game's l l:l:h3 when 1 . ..5 would have been a good defence, 1 .1txg7! would
have terminated proceedings in view of 1._.xg7 (or l ...f5 2 l:!xg6 with a crushing attack) 2
'i'f6+ Wg8 3 l:th3 .lth7 4l!.xh7! Wxh7 5 ll:c3 and mate down the h-file.
427) Bellin-Hanreck
11i:Jxf6! 1-0
There's no defence against mate after l.. . .ltxf6 2 e5.
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428) Kieran-Smallbone
1,._jcxa3! 2 'iil'e4 (it's also mate down the a-file after 2 bxa3 'iil'xa3) 2._,jcb4 0-1
429) Schulder-Boden
1.- .d5! wins a piece: 2 jcxd5? 'i'xc3+! 3 bxc3 jca3# 0-1
430) Menchik-Thomas
1 'i'xh7+! 1-0

431) Steinitz-Rosenthal
1.-
. xg3+! 2 hxg3 f2+ 3 xf2 (or 3 'i'xf2 'i'hl#) 3.-.'i'g2+ 4 e3 '!Wf3# 0-1
432) Andrenko-Kalinina
1._.1Lle2+ 2 h1 'i'xh2+! 0-1
It's mate with 3 xh2 ll:h6#.

433) Butkiewicz-Van der Veen
1...1Llxh2! 2 xh2 (otherwise 2 ... 'i'xg3+ occurs) 2.- .'i'h5+ 3 g1 'i'xe2 wins the exchange.
434) Saligo-Taverniers
1 jcxh7+! xh7 (or 1...h8 2 1Llg5 1Llcxe5 3 dxe5 1Llxe5 4 'i'h5 g6 5 jcxg6+ g7 6 ll:xe5! fxg6 6 ...11Vxe5 7 jcxf7 '!Wf5 8 g4 is crushing- 7 'i'h7+ f6 S ll:ael with a rather powerful attack) 2
ILlgS+ Wg8 3 1Llxd7 e5 (or 3 .. .f6 4 1/'JxfS fxg5 5 1Llh7 '!We7 6 'i'h5 and wins) 41/'Jxf8 Wxf8 5 'i'h5
and White's attack and extra exchange shortly prevailed.

435) Martinez Martin-Hernandez Carmenates
1 'i'd4! (threatening 2 1Llg5+ and of course the knight is immune in view of 1...'i'xe6 2
'i'hS#) 1.- .g5 (or 1 ...Wg8 2 '!llhS+ Wf7 31/'JdS+! We7 4 1Llc6+ f7 5 'i'h7+ e6 6 '!Wxh6 with an
extra piece) 2 1Llxg5+ g6 3 '!Wd3+! xg5 4 h4+ 'il<f4 (or 4 ...g4 5 'i'h3+ l!lf4 6 '!Wf3#) 5 'i'f3#
1-0
436) Mateo-Hernandez Carmenates
1.-J!h1+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 Wxhl 'iil'a l + 3 h2 'lll'gl + 4 Wh3 'i'hl #.

437) Knox-Pytel
1 jcxh7+! Wxh7 (or 1 ...h8 2 1Llg5 g6 3 jcxg6 fxg6 4 'i'g4 with a crushing attack) 2 1Llg5+
Wg6 (neither 2 ... g8 3 'lll'h 5 ll:e8 4 'i'xf7+ Wh8 5 1Llxe6 nor 2 ... Wh6 3 'i'g4 would have greatly
helped Black) 3 'i'g4 f5 4 '!Wg3 (rather strong too is 4 exf6 l:l:xf6 5 1/'Jxc7) 4.-'i
. il'd 7? (a blunder,
although Black wouldn't have lasted long in the case of the slightly superior 4 ...'!11'c8 5
lt:lxe6+ 'il<f7 6 1Llbxc7) 5 1Llxe6+ 'il<f7 6 'i'xg7+! xe6 7 1Lld4# 1-0
438) Konguvei-Del Valle Cirera
1 exfS! jcxd5 2 f6 e4 (the inclusion of 2... h6 3 'i'f5 makes no real difference) 3 fxg7 Wxg7 4
'!ll'x d5 exd3 5 '!ll'xc6 and White had won a piece.
439) Ripari-Cori
1ll:xe6+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ...1Llxe6 2 l:l:f7#.
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440) Hungaski-Di Diego

1 jcbS! 1Lic6 (1 ...'i/Vxe2 fails to, of course, 2 J:l.aS#, but there was no defence in any case; for
example, l...'i/Vbs 2 jcf4 e5 3 'i/Vc4 is game over) 2 jcxc6 1-0
Black is crushed after 2 ...bxc6 3 'i1Va6+ l!<d7 4 'i1Vb7+ li<e8 5 'i/Vxc6+ WfS (or 5 ... l:!:d7 6 J:l.aS+ l!<e7
7 :c\xhS) 6 jch6+ li<g8 7 J:l.a8.
441) Frink-Horyna
1 jcxg6! wins a pawn in view of l...hxg6? 2 'i/Vxg6+li<hS 3 J:l.xf6.
442) Stross-Benes
11Lih6+! li<hS (or l...'ll!'xh6 2 'll!'a8+ jcfS 3l'hf8#) 2 'll!'f8+! 1-0
Mate follows with 2 ...xf8 3 l:txfS+ J:l.gS 4 :clxgS#.

443) Hruby-Baum
1...jcg3! wins White's queen: 2 'I!Vxg3 l:!.xf3+ 0-1
444) Milman-Fang
1 'i/Vg6+! fxg6 (the same finish occurs after l . . .lt:ixg6 2 hxg6+ Wxg7 3 l:th7#) 2 hxg6+ l!<xg7 3
l:!:h7# 1-0
445) Zivkovic-Bodiroga
1..Ji:xf2+! 2 1i<e1 (or 2 1Lixf2 'i/Ve3+ 3 fl 'I!Vxf2#) 2 ...'i1Ve3+ 0-1
White is defenceless after 3 1Lie2 J:l.xg2 4 Wfl l:th2.

446) Malakhatko-Hartmann
11Lixd6+! 1-0
White wins at least the exchange after l...'ll!'x d6 (or l...fS 2 'I!Vxe5 with a crushing advan
tage) 2 jcxe5 'i1Ve7 3 d6.
447) Leon Hayes-Sanchez Enriquez
1 xh6! removes a key pawn in view of l ...gxh6? 2 'i1Vxh6 1Lih7 3 l:th3 with a crushing at
tack.
448) Stephenson-Rowntree
1 'i/Vxf8+! 1Lixf8 2 l:txf8+ 'I!Vg8 3 J:l.xg8# 1-0
449) Zakoscielna-Siembab
1...l:!:xb2+! 2 xb2 '!!Vb 7+ 0-1
It's mate after 3 cl (or 3li<c2 l:ta2+ 4 1i<d3 'i/Vb5+ 5 d4 'I!Vc4#) 3 ... l:!:al+ 4 1i<d2 fl.a2+ 5 dl
'li!'b3+ 6 cl 'I!Vc2#.
450) Bobras-Kanarek
1...J:I.c1+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 'i/Vxcl (or 2 f2 fl.fl#) 2 ...'1!Vg2#.

451) Stephenson-Greet
Rather than exchanging on gS as in the game, 1 'll!'d 2! would have forced resignation since
White threatens to mate after taking on h6 and 1 ... gxhs (or 1 ...Wg7 2 1Lixg8 gxh5 3 'i!Vxh6+!)
fails to 2 'i!Vd3 followed by mate on h7.
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452) Hellenschmidt-Sakayev
1 1il'f7! leaves no real defence to the threat of 2 f!:e8.
453) Maiorov-Aieksandrov
1 ... jcxg3! 2 >ile2 (it's mate after 2 fxg3 'i!ih1+ 3 >ile2ll:.h2#) 2 ... jcxf2! 3 l:th1 (3 >ilx2 fails to
3 ... g3+! 4 e1 - 4 >ilxg3 'i!ih2+ 5 >ilg4 ll:h4+ 6 >ilg51il'g3# - 4 ... 11Vh1 + 5 1t:lfl g2) 3 ... jch4 left
Black two pawns ahead.

454) Botvinnik-Padevsky
1'iil'xh7+! 1-0
It's mate after J . xh7 2 l:th5+ g8 3 l:th8+ lt:lxh8 4 gxhS'Ii'#.

..
455) Svidler-Morozevich
1 .. .ibg2+! 0-1
White has nowhere near enough for the queen after 2 12lxg2 ex4.
456) Perez-Vallejo Pons
1 ... jcxg21 2 >ilxg2 (White might restrict his losses to just an exchange with 2 f4) 2 ...'iil'g4+ 3
>ilh1'iil'f 3+ 0-1
The forthcoming rook lift is decisive after 4 >ilg1 l:tf6 5 li!:d11il'h3.

457) Handke-Kosten
1 ...'iil'xf1+! 2'iil'xf1 12lf2+ 0-1
Black has far too much material for the queen after 3 >ilg1 12lxd1+ 4 >ilh1 1t:lf2+ 5 >ilg1 1t:lh3+ 6
Wh1 12lxg5.
458) Roussel Roozmon-Moiseenko
1 ... 1t:lf4+! 2 gxf4 (otherwise White loses his rook on e2) 2...gxf4+ 3 Wh2 f3 0-1
There's no defence against the threat of 4 ... l:i:g2+ 5 Wh3 l:l:h1 #.

459) Aronian-Carlsen
1 ...jcg6! (not fearing the exchange sacrifice; instead the game ended l...l:td7? 2 e6! jcxe6 3
.!:!.g8+ jLfS 4 l:i:x8+ xiS 51il'h6+ e7 and 1/2-1/2 as it's perpetual) 2 l:txg6 (the only real try)
2 ... hxg6 3'iil'xg6'iil' h 3! and Black has a winning counterattack and one which prevents both
4 e6 (due to 4 ...'iil'f3+ and 5 ...'iil'x d1+) and 4 'iil'xc6+ (in view of 4 ... l:l:d7 5 e6 'iil'f3+ and again the
white rook hangs).
460) Carlsen-Topalov
Topalov amazingly resigned here, presumably thinking his knight was lost, but Black can
actually force a draw: 1...'iil'd 5+ 2 Wh2 (2 13 e5 draws in similar fashion; the queen must
cover g8) 2 ...e5 3'iil' h 7+ Wf8 4'iil' h8+ 'li'g8 (the main point) 5 12lh7+ Wf7 6 12lg5+ Wf8 and
White has nothing better than perpetual.
461) Capo Vidai-Magana
1 jcxg6! hxg6 2 l:i:xg6+ f7 3 jch6'iil'e 7 4 li!:g7+ jcxg7 5 li!:xg7+ IlleS 6 :!!.x e7+ lt:lxe7 7 jcg5
saw White's queen comfortably outclass Black's rooks.

462) Gavrilov-Yuzhakov
1 1ilxe6! fxe6 (White wins the exchange after 1 .. '1Wxf6 2 12lg5+ 'IW5 3 jcxf5+ lilxf5 41ilxh7) 2
'iil'xe6+ WeB (and not 2 ... Wc7? 3 '1Wd6#) 3'iil'd 7+ f8 4'iil'x b7 picks up two pawns.
.
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463) Karpov-Korchnoi
1 eS! (decisively cutting off the black queen) 1 ... i.xd5 (White's main idea is revealed by
l...dxe5 2 tt:lxf6+ exf6 3 tt:lh5! - there's no check on g5 and therefore mate is forced) 2 exf6
exf6 3 'lli'xh7+ l!lf8 4 'lli'h 8+ 1-0
4 ...1!1e7 5 li:lxd5+ wins significant material in view of 5 ...'1!Vxd5 6 ll:el+.

464) Jobava-Ehlvest
1 ll:f7! 1-0
White's attack quickly assumes decisive proportions after l ...l!lxf7 (or l...l:tg8 2 ll:xe7 with a
crushing advantage) 2 'lli'xh6 :!l.g8 3 'I!Vh7+ IiieS 4 'lli'xg8+ l!id7 5 l:tdl+.
46S) Savchenko-Balogh
1...tt:lxh2! wins the exchange since the knight is immune in view of 21!ixh2?? 'I!Vh4+ when
White must give up his queen.

466) Torre Repetto-Samisch
1 l:txe6! tt:lxe6 (it's mate after l ...fxe6 2 'ii'g6+ l!lh8 3 'I!Vh7#, while l...ll:hS 2 tt:lf5+ l!ifS 3 f:txh6
gives White a crushing attack) 2 tt:lfs+ l!lg8 3 tt:lxh6+ 1-0
White has a mating attack after 3 ... 1!1g7 4 li:lf5+ l!lgS 5 iilxe7+ l!lg7 6 tt:lf5+ l!lg8 7 tt:lcxd6.
467) Bronstein-Kotov
1 i,h6! 1-0
White mates with l...li:lxe5 2 i.xg7+ l!lgS 3 i.xe5+ i,g5 4 ll:xg5#.

468} Bronstein-Geller
1 'I!Vg6! 1-0
1 M.xf7 also wins, but Bronstein's choice is faster and more aesthetic: mate is threatened on
g7 and occurs too after l...fxg6 2 :!l:xg7+ and 3 tt:lxg6#.
469) Markosian-Bodnaruk
1...'1!Vxh2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 1!ixh2 i.f4+ 3\!lgl i,h2#.

470) Skurikhin-Samedov
1 l:th4! 'lli'xes (or l ...'lli'c l+ 2 :!l.el winning material) 2 li:lfS+ l!lg8 3 tt:le7# 1-0
471) Alekseev-Novikov
1 'lli'xh4+! .ltxh4 2 i,d4+ (2 :!l.hl l!lg7 3 l:txh4 is also more than good enough) 2 .. ,i,f6 3
i,xf6+ exf6 4 l:th1+ l!lg7 5 :!l:h7+ l!lf8 6 g7+! 1-0
White emerges the exchange ahead with an easy win after 6 ... 1!1xf7 7 g8'lli'+ l!lxgS 8 ll:xc7.
472) Kaidanov-Anand
1 'I!Vxf7+11-0
Mate follows with l ...l:xf7 2 tt:lg6+ l!lgS 3l:Ih8#.

473) Khairullin-Vijayalakshmi
1 i,xg6! l!lh8 (or l...'l!i'xg6 2 :!l:g5 winning the black queen) 2 'lli'x h7+! :!l:xh7 3 l:i:xh7+ l!lg8 4
tt:lh6+ 1-0
Mate follows down the f-file after 4 ... \!lfS 5 :!l:fl +.
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474) Lysyj-Ehlvest
It's mate on the h-file: 11Zlf6! 1-0

475) Ulko-Zontakh
1 il:xh7+! xh7 (l...g8? 2 WVh5 forces mate) 2 'iii'h 5+ g8 3 i.d5+ 'lllif7 (or 3 .. .l:!.f7 4 :!!. c3 and
the rook swings decisively into the attack) 4 Sl_xf7+ J:!.xf7 5 'lll'g4 and White won shortly.
476) Kharmunova-Gavrilov
1... f!.xg2! 2 xg2 f!.g8+ 3 f3 (or 3 Sl_g3 'l!l'e3 and Black's attack is overwhelming) 3 ...'iii'g1 01
Mate follows after 4 'lll'c2 'iii' f l+ 5 'lilif2 'li'dl+! 6 'li'e2 'li'hl+ 7 f2 l:tg2+ 8 f3 'lll'xh3+.
477) Vaganian-Sargissian
1 ...'li'h1+! 2 2 f!.xe5 3l':!.xe5 (White is mated after 3 f!.ed4: 3... gl 'lill+ ! 4 .!hgl 'li'h2+ 5 f3 or 5 .1l:g2 l:!:xf4+ 6 f!.xf4 'li'xf4+ 7 gll':!.el# - 5 . ..'i'e2+ 6 g3li:e3+ 7 h4 'li'h2+ 8 g4 'li'h3#)
3 ... g1'1i'+! (or 3....1l:xf4+ 4 e3 gl 'i!l'+ which transposes after 5li:xgl ) 4 li:xg1 l:l:xf4+ 5 e3
'li'f3+ 6 d2 'iii'c3+ 0-1
Black emerges queen for rook ahead after 7 dl l:td4+ 8 'li'xd4 'li'xd4+ 9 c2 'lllixe5.
4 78) lonov-Kremenietsky
1 Sl_xh7+1 xh7 2 f!.f7 l:tg8 3 'li'h3+ (3 l:td4 is even more clinical) 3 ...1!1g6 4 'li'xe6+ li:lf6 5
l:txb7l':!.e8 (or 5 ...'1We8 6 l:te7 'liVeS 7 'li'f7+ h6 8 exf6 with a strong attack and an extra piece
to boot) 6 'lillf7+ 1-0
479) Botvinnik-Smyslov
Rather than the game's 1 Sl_h3, 1 1Zld4!! li:lxd4 (it's mate after l ...cxd4 2 Sl_d5+! l:!:xd5 - or
2...h8 3 l:te7! - 3 l:te8, and l...'lillxa2 fails to 2 1Zle6 1:!17 3 1i:lxd8) 2 l:te7 f!.f7 (or 2 ... 1Zle2+ 3
l:!:lxe2 l:tf7 4li:xc2 l:txe7 5 li:d2 l:l:el+ 6 Sl_fl and White is queen for rook ahead) 3 Sl_d5 would
have been crushing, since 3...f!.xd5 4 l:te8+ forces mate.
480) Balashov-Ambartsumova
1 1Zlf6! gxf6 (mate was threatened on h7 and l ...g6 2 hxg6 fxg6 3 'li'xg6 also leads to mate) 2
'li'g4 10
Black's queen is lost due to the mate threat.

481) Yakovich-Naiditsch
1 b4!! 1-0
White has a mating attack after l...'lilixb4 2 'l!l'xg5+ li:lg6 3 i.xg6 fxg6 4 l:!:c7+ J:l:f7 5 'liVeS+.
482) Kasparov-Anand
1 i.d8! li:le6 (Black must give up his queen after l ...ll:xdS 2 1Zle7+, and the move 1 ...'1Wa7 is
also insufficient due to 2 1iJe7+li:xe7 3 fxe7 'lllixe3+ 4 f!:f2 i.g7 5 eS'lW) 2 1 iJe7+ :!!.xe7 3 fxe7
'li'd7 4 :!!.h 3 1-0
Mate follows.
483) Okhotnik-Marzolo
1 li:d8+! 1-0
Black must either lose his queen after l ...c6 2 1Zld4+! or allow mate with 2 ... cxd4 3 'li'b5#.
484) Marciano-Prie
1 'i!Vxc6+! 1-0
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It's mate after 1 .. Jhc6 2 :!irdS#.

485) Cantin-Perdomo
1.. .1t'lxh2! wins the exchange: 2 11Jf4 (and not 2 xh2?? I1Jg4) 2 ...'ii'xf1 3 '1Wxf1 11Jxf1 4 f:rxf1
xes and Black won shortly.
486) Cubas-Shcherbine
1 11Jg6+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ...hxg6 2 'ii!'h4+ l!lgS 3 11:le7# or 31ilxf6#.

487) Barua-Dreev
1.. Ji:xf2!! 2 1!ixf2 .!!:xf4+ 3 lile2 (or 3 1!ig2 '1Wxe3 with an overwhelming attack) 3---<4+ 4
llld 2 '1Wd4+ 5 Wc2 .!!:f 2+ 0-1
White is crushed after 6 l:le2 (or 6 e2 'i!Vxe3) 6 ... d3+ 7 Wb3 'i!!' c4+ S lllb2 .!!:xe2+ 9 xe2
'i!!'xb4+ 1 0 llla 1 xb 1 .
488) Shashikant-Hossain
1 xg6! ll:g7 (or l ...hxg6 2 'ii!'hS#) 2 xh7+ lllf8 3 g6 1-0
There's no good defence to the threat of 4 'ii!'hS+ .!!:gS 5 h6#.

489) Marache-Morphy
1...11Jg3! 0-1
White must lose his queen in view of the threat of 2 ... 11Jde2+ and of course it's mate after 2
'i!Vxg6 11Jde2#.
490) Evans-Bisguier
1 c6! 1-0
There's no defence in view of 1 ... 'i!!'xa3 2 l:txeS#.

491) Evans-Zuckerman
1 gs i1Jhs 2 d3 creates the decisive threat of capturing on h5: 2 ...e4 3 fl:xhs! gxhs 4 11Jxe4!
(even stronger than 4 xe4 'liVeS 5 xh7+ lllh8 6 f5+ l!lg8 7 'ii!'h7+ lllfS 8 xe6 fxe6 9 g6
'1Wg7 10 'i!!'xh5) 4 ... 'iil'f4 (or 4 ... f5 5 gxf6 exf6 6 l:tg1+ with a crushing attack) S 11Jf6+ exf6 6
xh7+ 11/hS 7 fs+1!/gs 8 'lii'h 7+ l!lfs 9 'iil'h8+ 1-0
It's mate with 9 ... 1!1e7 1 0 gxf6#.
492) Kotronias-King
1 'lii'h6! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..gxh6 2 11Jxh6#.

493) X3D Fritz-Kasparov
1 l!.xeS!! dxes (it's far from easy to prevent the exchange-winning threat of 2 .!!:e6; 1 ...11Jd4 2
Jtxd4 dxe5 3 'iil'xf8 exd4 transposes to the game) 2 '!iilxf8 11Jd4 (White is somewhat better
after 2 ... l:td7 3 'i!!'b8, but this was probably a better try) 3 xd4 exd4 4 l:te8 .!!:g8 5 'lii'e7+!
(neat) s ...l!.g7 6'iil' d 8 l'l:g8 7 'iil'd 7+ 1-0
The a-pawn will queen after 7...:!irg7 8 'liVeS .!!:gS 9 J:hgS 'i!!'xgS 10 'l!Vxb7+.
494) Palliser-Eggleston
1 l!.xf6! gxf6 2 'iil'd 7 l!lg8 3 'lli' h 7+ (even more effective is 3 'i!Ve6+ lll g7 4 'i!Ve7+1!/gS 5 h7+!
lilhS 6 g6) 3 ...1!/fS 4 'lli'h 8+ l!le7 5 'i!!'x b8 1-0
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The C o m p lete C h e s s W o r k o u t
495) Gordon-Palliser
1 1llxg7! 1-0
White wins a key pawn in view of l...lhg7? 2 '!Wxh7+ Wf8 3 '!lilhS+ We7 4 Jtxf6+.
496) Tomashevsky-Popov
1 l:lxg6! 1-0
White's attack crashes through after 1 ... l:lxg6 2 Jtxf5 since 2 ...Jtxf5? 3 '!Wxf5 lil:ag8 4 '!Wxh5+
l:lh6 5 '1Wf7+ leads to mate.
497) Skoberne-Hari
1...1i:lxg3+! 2 1llxg3 :!!.x h2+! 3 Wxh2 lil:h8+ 4 1ll h 5 l:!xh5+ 5 Wg3 Jtf2+! 6 Wxg4 (or 6 l:lxf2
1Wxe5+ 7 Wxg4 '!Wg5#) 6 ....!i:h4+ 7 1!1g5 1i'e7# 0-1
498) Kokoi-Varini
1 1lldf7+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ... '!Wxf7 (or l...Jtxf7 2 '!Wxh7#) 2 1llxf7+ Jtxf7 3 'IW6+ l:!g7 4 '!Wxg7#.
499) Jeric-Gombac
1...Jtb2+! 2 Wb1 (or 2 Wxb2 1llc4+ winning the white queen) 2 ...1llx b3 3 axb3 (the inclusion
of 3 '!We2 '1Wb6 makes no real difference) 3 ... '!Wxb3 gave Black a mating attack.
500) Radosavljevic-Marholev
1 1llxg6! 1-0
White has an overwhelming attack after I...l!lxg6 (or l ...lil:gS 2 '!lilhS+ l!lg7 3 1llxe7 '!Wxe6 4
li:lx5+ l!lfS S li:ld4+ winning the queen) 2 '!Wxf5+ Wh6 3 1i'xe4 '!Wxe6 4 l:!f5.
501) Mason-Gunsberg
1 '!Wxg6+! l!lhS (or l...Wxg6 2 lil:g3#) 2 Jtxf5 1-0
There's no defence to 3 '!Wxh6+ followed by mate.

502) Blagidze-Stein
1....ig4! 2 '!lild2 (or 2 hxg4 1i:lxg4 and 3 ... 1i'xh2#) 2 ... 1i:lf3+! 3 gxf3 '!Wg3+ 4 Jtg2 Jtxf3 0-1
Mate follows.
503) 'Aak'-Palliser
Black simplifies to a winning ending with 1 ...l:!xe4! 2 li:C3+ (or 2 1i'xe4? '!lilx2+ and
3 ... '!Wxg3) 2 ... 1!/bS 3 1i'xe4 '!Wxf2+ 4 l!lc1 '!lilf1+ 5 1!1d2 f!.xd5+! 6 l:ld3 (and not 6 1i'xd5 '!We2+ 7
l!lc1 '!We1+ 8 '!Wd1 1i'xdl#) 6 ...l:l:xd3+ 7 cxd3 (Black escapes the checks after 7 '!Wxd3 1i'xa1 8
1i'd6+ IlleS, such as with 9 '!IlleS+ l!ld7 10 '!Wd4+ l!le7 1 1 '!lilb4+ Wf6) 7 ...'!Wxa1 8 '!Wxg4 1i'xb2+.
504) 'La Vie en rose'-Palliser
White ns ihe queen with 1 lil:cS! l:!:xd5 (or l ... '!Wxc8 2 lile7+ l!lg7 3 1i:lxc8) 2 l:lxd8+ l:!:xd8 3
1Wa5 when his queenside majority should carry the day.
505) Gamzardia-Palliser
1...Jtxg3! 2 1:tg2 (or 2 hxg3 l:txg3+ 3 l:!:g2 1llf4 4 Jtxe6+ Wh8 5 l:lxg3 '!Wxg3+ 6 1!1f1 1i:lxe2 7
lllxe2 1i'xf3+ 8 \i<el e3 with an extra queen and a crushing attack) 2 ... Jtxh2+ 3 Wf1 (mate
follows after 3 \i<hl Jtf4+ 4 Wgl Jte3+) 3 ...exf3 0-1
506) Nakamura-Har Zvi
1 1llxe6! fxe6 (White wins a piece after 1 ...1i'c6 2 1llxf8 Wxf8 3 lil:d6) 2 xb6 '!Wxb6 (or 2... 1i'e7
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3 'i!Na4+ lil7 4 f:td7 winning the queen) 3 'ii'g6+ lile7 4 f5 (the huge threat of 5 f6+ is decisive)
4...il.d5 5 ll:xd5 ! 1-o
507) Sammour Hasbun-Petrosian
1 'i!Nxh7+! lilxh7 2 J:l.h4+ lilg7 3 l:tcg4# 1-0
508) Palliser-'Diliman12'
1 ll:xg7! lilxg7 (now the rook-lift is decisive, but White also wins after l...bxc3 2 ll:g4 'li'c7 3
li:lxc3!) 2 'li'g5+ lilhB 3 'ii'f6+ lilg8 4ll:f4 h5 5 'iWg5+ 1-0
509) Palliser-'Maratonac'
1 l:!xf6! lilxf6 (or 1 ...'1i'xf6 2 'li'h7#) 2 l:i:e1 (2 J:l.1+ lile7 3 1i:Jxf7+ is more than sufficient too)
2 ...l:th8 and now I should have finished with 3 'ii'f4+ lilg7 4 '11Vxf7+ lilh6 5 1i:Je6 (or even 5
li:Jf5+! lilxg5 6 ll:e6 l:tg8 7 h4+ leading to mate after 7...lilh5 8 g4+!).
510) Palliser-'NoMore'
1 il.xa6! wins a pawn since l...bxa6? 2 '11Vxa6+ lild7 (or 2...\li'bS 3 11lb5 '11Vd5 4 11:le5! and wins)
3 1i:Je5+ IiieS (3 . . .12lxe5 4 dxe5 costs Black his queen) 4 12lxc6 regains the piece with advan
tage.
511) Palliser-'Quike'
1 ll:xe7! ll:xe7? (losing a rook and getting mated in the bargain, although after 1...'11Vxe7 2
lhe7 l:txe7 3 'iWxf6 lild7 4 'l!i'd4 White's queen and three extra pawns easily outclass the
black rooks) 2 '11Vf8+ 1-0
512) Kochetkova-Lomako
1 'i!Nxh5+! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..gxh5 2 ll:xh5#.

513) Reipsch-Zuse
1 1i:lf4! sees the threat of 2 12lxe6 fxe6 3 '11Vg6# win material: 1...il.f7 (or l ...ex4 2 '11Vg6#) 2
li:Jxe5! 1-o
It's mate after 2 ...fxe5 3 ll:xe5+ li:lxe5 4 '11Vx d8#.

514) Henrichs-Namyslo
1 il.xg5! hxg5 2 'l!i'xg5! il.a5 (not the best defence, but White wins material after 2 ...'11Vxg5 3
li:lxg5+ l!lg6 4 11:lxf7 lilxf7 5 ll:le7+ lilf6 6 l:ixc7 and even 2 ... il.d7 3 'li'h5+ lilg7 4 '11Vh8+ l!lg6 5
ll:xb8 il.xb8 6 'i!Vxb8 leaves him with a crushing position) 3 'liVhS+ l!lg7 4 'lWh8+ lilg6 5 12le5+
'lii'xe5 6 ll:1xe5 ll:g7 7 l:txc8 1-0
515) Khantuev-Smallbone
1...li:xg2! 0-1
Disaster occurs on the long diagonal.

516) Timmins-Crouch
1 ll:h7+! lilg8 (and not l ...l!lxh7? when it's mate after 2 'iWb7+ l!lh6 3 'i!Vg7+ lilhS 4 'li'h7+ lilg4
5 '11Vxg6+ lilf4 - or 5 ...1!1h4 6 'l!i'h6+ - 6 'li'h6+ lilg4 7 'li'g5#) 2 ll:g7+ Yz-Yz
It's perpetual.
517) Bruce-Pafura
Instead of the game's l...'ii'h l+? 2 lilb2 12lb5? 3 il.eS when Black had to resign, 1 ... l:txc4!! 2
25 5
'li!'xc4 (and not 2 bxc4? when it's mate after 2...'1Wbl + 3 1l<d2 'li!'dl + 4 1l<e3 Jicd4+ 5 1l<f4 'li!'g4#)
2 ...'11Vh 1+ 3 1l<b2 (3 1l<d2 fails to 3 ... '11Vd l+ 4 1l<e3 1i'ld5+ when White must part with his queen)
3 ...1i'lb5+ 4 l:tc3 .txc3+ 5 1l<c2 1i'lxd6 would have left Black a piece ahead in the endgame.
518) 5mallbone-Marshall
1...1i'lf3+!! 2 1l<h1 (it's mate even faster after 2 gxf3 'li!'g5+) 2 ...'1i!'h4 3 gxf3 (now White is
mated on g2 or f3, but neither would 3 h3 have saved him in view of 3 ... 1i'lxh3! 4 g3 '11Vh5 5
ll<g2 1i'lf4+! 6 gxf4 'li!'g4+ 7 \l<hl 'li!'h3#) 3 ...'11Vh 3 0-1
519) Podgornei-Burt
1 ...l:txc4! (removing the key defender) 2 dxc4 .l:!a1+! 3 1l<xa1 'li!'a4+ 4 1f<b1 il'a2+ 0-1
520) Perryman-Brown
1 ...lba2! 2 d6 (White is mated after 2 1i<xa2 il'c4+ 3 Wxb2 - or 3 Wbl .!:!aS - 3 ...il'xb4+ 4 \t<cl
lilaS) 2 ...'1&'c4 3 il'xb6 l:tda8 0-1
It's mate down the a-file.

521) Palliser-5 ummerscale
White smashes open the black king position with 1 ii'lxe6! fxe6? (Black could have limped
on albeit in a somewhat worse position with l ...il'c6 2 1i'lxf8 1i'lxf8 3 litxfl I:!.dS) 2 il'xe6+:
2 ...\t<hS 3 il'xg6! (even stronger than the also decisive 3 il'e7 il'd8 4 e6+ li'lf6 5 il'xd8 litaxd8 6
e7) 3 ...1i'lf6 4 exf6 il'xh2+ 5 1i<xf1 il'h1+ (or 5 ...il'xg2+ 6 il'xg2 JiLxg2+ 7 \t<xg2 and White's
bishops dominate proceedings - that's what I call a raking bishop-pair!) 6 1i<e2 I:!.fe8+ 7
l!ld2 :!l:ad8+ 8 l!lc3 1-0
522) Burt-King
1 JiLxd6! JiLxd6 (or l ... liteS 2 il'xf7 JiLxd6 3 1i'le6+ lhe6 4 JiLxe6 with an overwhelming attack)
2 il'f6+ lf<c7 (White forces mate after 2... JiLe7 with 3 1i'lxc6+ Wc7 4 'liVeS+ lt<b7 5 ll:xd7+) 3
li'lb5+! (the main point of the initial sacrifice) 3 ... cxb5 4 'l!l'xd6+ Wb7 5 'lWxd7+ 1-0
Black's king is finally trapped and then mated after 5 ... l:i:c7 6 JiLd5+ WbS 7 1i'xb5+ lt<cS 8
'l!i'a6+ ll<ds 9 JiLf3+ lt<e8 1 0 il'd6.
523) Bruce-Palliser
1 axh6+! .txh6 2 'l!i'xh6+ lt<g8 (or 2 ...'1!Vh7 3 'li'xf8+) 3 :!i:c3 1-0
Black loses his queen.

524) Yates-Rose
1 lith8+! JiLxh8 (or 1 ...\l<xhS 2 'IIVh l+ li<gS 3 'li'h7#) 2 'li'h1 Se8 3 'lWh7+ ll<f8 4 'lWxf7# 1-0
525) Riley-Burt
1...'li'xa2+! 2 Wxa2 l:.a4+ 3 Wb1 .l:ta1# 0-1
526) 5 peelman-Burt
1...b2! forces a draw: 2 l:i:xd7 b1'li'+ 3 1l<g2 'li'e4+ 4 wf1 l:i:xf2+! (it's perpetual) 5 1i<xf2 'li'f3+ 6
l!le1 'li'e3+ Yz-Yz
527) Palliser-Henbest
1 i.d5! '11Vx d5 (or J ...lhe7 2 l:!:xe7 winning the queen in view of the mating 2 ... \!i'xdS 3
l:!:xg7+) 2 '11Vxe8 d3 3 'lll'c8 and White's extra queen was sufficient for victory.
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S28) Palliser-Miller
1 1i:ld7+! (by no means the only way to win, but by far the most clinical) 1.-.ll:xd7 2 'i!Ve8+!
.ltxe8 3 l:l.xe8# 1-0
S29) Lostuzzi-Spada
1.. .ll:xh3+! 0-1
Black forces mate after 2 li<xh3 'i!Vg4+ 3 1l<h2 'i!Vh5+.

530) Schulten-Kieseritzky
1...'11Vx h3+!! 2 Wxh3 1Lle3+ 3 Wh4 1Llf3+ (another attractive finish is 3 ... g5+ 4 lilh5 il.g4+ 5
lilh6 il.fS#) 4 1!/h s il.g4# o-1
S31) Margiotta-Chen
1 .ltxh7+! lilxh7 2 1LlgS+ il.xgs 3 hxgS+ lilg8 4 '1Wxg4 left White a pawn ahead with a very
strong attack.
S32) Donskov-Prokuronov
1...il.xg2! 2 '1We3 (White's king is eventually mated mid-board after 2 1lixg2 S:g8+ 3 lilf3
J:l:h3+ 4 \!le4 - or 4 lilf4 '1Wxf5# - 4 ... d5+ 5 We5 'i!Vc7+ 6 llld4 e5+ 7 lllxd5 J:i:d8+ 8 lile4 J:l:d4#)
2 ....1tc6! 01
Black has an overwhelming attack after 3 ftg2 (or 3 'i!Vxc5 J:l:hl#) 3 ... '11Vxf5.
SH ) Malofeev-Fedoseev
1 1Llxg7! removed a key pawn: 1...1!1xg7 2 ll:b3 '!Was 3 ll:g3 lilh8 4 l:txd8! '1Wxd8 S 'liVes 'i!Vd1+ 6
S.f1 1-0
Mate follows.
S34) Mustaps-Somova
1 1Lle6+! fxe6 (otherwise the black queen is lost) 2 '1Wxe6 1-0
There's no defence to the mate threats on f7 and h6.

53S) Fedoseev-Khamidulin
1...'i!Vf2! 2 'i!Vc3+ (the queen is immune: 2 J:l:xf2 ftdl+ mates) 2 .. .'g8 3 J:l:g1 l:l.d1 0-1
There's no defence along the first rank.

S36) Strenzwilk-Thaler
1 '1Wxh7+! lilxh7 2 ll:hS# 1-0
S37) Dimitrov-Janev
1...S.c2+! 2 '11Vxc2 (or 2 lild5 1Lle3+ 3 Wxd6 'i!Vxf4+ 4 We7 1Llf5+ S lile8 il.a4+ winning a mon
strous amount of material) 2 ... '11Ve 3+ 0-1
It's mate after 3 1l<xf5 '1We6#.

538) Sokolov-Bologan
1...S.xg2+! 0-1
Mate follows with 2 1l<xg2 'i!Vg3+ 3 \llfl (or 3 \llh l 'l!Vxh3#) 3 ... 'l!Vgl#.
539) Bologan-Jakovenko
1...J:I:xg6! 2 1Llxg6 (or 2 ll:xg6 S.xeS trapping the rook) 2 ...'l!Vb8! 0-1
White cannot both prevent mate and save his rook.
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540) Brugo-Grosse Honebrink

ti:lf3+! 2 J:!xf3 '1Wxh2+ 3 111f1 i.xgs 4 ti:lxgS (or 4 ti:l2g3 "llfu4 5 gl f5 with an extra pawn
and some initiative) 4.. .'lil'h1+ 5 ti:lg1 ftxe1+ 6 xe1 '1Wxg1+ picks up the exchange.
:J.
541) Erneker-Meijers
i.xb3+! 0-1
:J.
l ...'i'xb3+! comes to the same thing: Black is two pawns up in the ending after l . ..xb3+ 2
'iil'xb3+ 11Vxb3+ 3 xb3 .l:txd2.
542) Babula-Biatny
fl.h8+! g7 (and not l ...xh8? 2 'Llf7+ g7 3 ti:lxg5) 2 lbb8 wins a piece.
:1.
543) Padurariu-Tutulan
1 'iii'dB+! 1-0
Mate follows with l ...ti:lxd8 2 fl.xd8+ f7 3 l:tf8#.

544) Palliser-Ellison
i.xdS+! 1-0
:1.
More aesthetic would have been l ...cxd5 2 i.xd5+ fl.e6 3 i.xe6#, although it's mate in three
in either case.
545) Bak-Palliser
:J. ti:lg3+! 0-1
White must give up his queen and the exchange on d4 to avoid mate after 2 hxg3 11Vg5 in
view of 3 g4 11Vh4#.
546) Rogic-Bulatovic
f6+1 wins the exchange on h8 in view of l...xf6? 2 11t'd4#.
:1.
54 7) Plenca-Saric
1... 11Vd2! 0-1
Black wins a rook since it's mate after 2 'lil'xd2 fl.xfl#.

548) Vaganian-Gallagher
1...ti:lxg3! 2 hxg3 'l!l'xg3+ 3 h1 lii:d 3! '/2-Yz
Now that ti:lh2 defences have been negated, it's perpetual after 4 'lil'xd3 11Vh3+ 5 gl 'lil'g3+.
549) Sandipan-Nisipeanu
1...'l!l'd4+! (forcing the white king to a worse square and thereby making the tactics work) 2
f1 (or 2 hl il'xc3! 3 xc3 l:l:xdl+ 4 el fl.xel#) 2 ...i.xb3! 3 'l!l'xb3 (White is also defence
less after 3 'lil'b2 i.c4+) 3 ... 'l!l'xd2 4 'lil'xb6 J:!:xc3 0-1
5 50) Kasparov-Chuchelov
1 ll:xh7! xh7 (or l ...'li!'g6 2 J:!:dhl ti:ld4 - 2 ... 'lil'xd6 3 'l!l'xe4 is crushing - 3 c5! and White wins
since 3...ti:lxc2? 4 c4+ forces mate) 2 xf8 'li!'xf8? (now White finishes with a flurry, al
though otherwise he is a pawn ahead and still with good attacking chances) 3 'lil'xe4+ lllg8
4 'lil'ds+ 1-o
4.. .'lil'f7 5 il'xf7+ xf7 6 fl.xd7+ lllg6 7 J:!:xb7 regains the piece with a trivially winning end
game.
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551) Parker-Rasmussen
1 l:i.xg7! forces mate: 1...111xg7 2 .li<xe8+ lllg8 3 "li'xh7# 1-0
552) Borriss-Pa lliser
1...1i:lxb2! 2 Wxb2 "li'xa3+ 3 111<3 (or 3 Wc2 "li'a2+ 4 Wd3 "li'xb3+ S llle2 l:f.a2+ 6 ll:d2 "li'xdS and
two pawns ahead, Black should be winning) 3 .. Jl.b8! (the most precise; 3...ll:c8+ 4 Wd2
'llib4+ 5 We2 B:c3 6 'liVd4 enables White to put up some resistance) 4 "li'd4? (not the best de
fence; instead 4 ll:b1 J:f.c8+ 5 Wd3 "li'a6+ reveals the main point of Black's combination, leav
ing White's king devoid of a good square; however, perhaps White might have tried 4 ll:d3,
although Black can at least reach a two-pawn up ending with 4 ...l:txb3+ 5 Wd2 "li'a2+ 6 11/el
ll.bl+ 7 B:dl Sxdl+ 8 11/xdl "li'xdS+) 4 ... "li'xb3+ 5 Wd2 ll:b4 6 "li'e3 "li'xd5+ 7 We2 'liVg2+ 0-1
553) Palliser-Zhigalko
1...ll.xh3+! 2 gxh3 "li'e4+ 0-1
White both loses his queen and will be mated after 3 11/gl (or 3 Wh2 J:l.d2+ 4 \llg3 l:tg2#)
3...:!i:g5+ 4 Wh2 i:!.g2+ 5 11/hl 'I!Vxc6.
554) Miller-Murray-Smith
1 .li<xg7! .li<xg7? (Black is also crushed after l.. . .li<xh4? 2 "li'g4! hS 3 "li'xh4 111xg7 4 f6+, but he
might have restricted his losses to that of an exchange with l...ll:e3 2 "li'xe3 .li<xg7) 2 f6 "li'xf6
3 ll.xf6 ll:e6 4 1Df5 1-0
555) Bronstein-Krogius
1 li!:xf6! (not the only way to win, but by far the simplest as Black now loses his queen)
1...'1!\'xf6 2 li:ld7 1-0
556) Voicu-Taras
1...1i:lxb2! 2 Wxb2 .li<xc3+ removed a key defensive pawn.
557) Palliser-Surtees
Rather than the game's 1 "li'dl ?, 1 .li<h4+! J:f.xh4 (Black is mated after both l ...Wg6 2 'I!Vxe6+
lllh7 3 1!\'xfS+ Wg8 4 "li'f7+ lllh 7 5 'I!Vxg7# and l...gS 2 fxgS+ lilxgS 3 'llVf7+ IlleS 4 'lil'e7+ lile6 5
f6#) 2 "l!\'xa8 would have won the black queen with an overwhelming advantage.
558) Goloshcha pov-Belov
1 l:txe5! i:!.xd2 (l ...'iWxeS 2 1!1'xd8+ lllg7 3 f6+ also leads to mate) 2 .l:i.e8+ lll g7 3 f6+ lll h6 4 g5+
1-0
It's mate with 4 ...11/hS 5 .li<f3#.

559) Bocharov-Babiy
1 l'ixf8+! "l!l'xf8 2 1ilg6+ 1-0
Black's queen is lost in view of 2... !'1xg6 3 'llVxf8+.

560) Nepomniachtchi-Kurnosov
1 l'1xb2! 'llVxb2 2 1ilg4 leaves Black unable to defend on the kingside: 2 ...'1lVc1+ 3 11ih2 a3 (or
3...h5 4 1ilh6+ Wh7 S li:lxf7 ll:g8 6 1i:lg5+ ll:xgS 7 hxgS when the queen and pawns combine to
force mate) 4 1Dh6+ (missing the even more precise 4 f4!) 4...'1lVxh6 5 'ilt'xh6 1-0
White is winning easily after 5 .. .6 6 'll!'e3 l'ia8 7 'I!Vb3+ Wf8 8 'll!'b7.
561) Rublevsky-Bologan
1...ll:xf3! 2 "l!l'xf3 (White must give up his queen after 2 gxf3 .li<x3+, while 2 l:txf2 ll:xb3
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leaves Black a clear piece ahead) 2 ...'11Yx d2! 3 '11Yxg4 (Black again emerges a piece up after 3
l:l:xd2 ll:cl+ 4 J:i:dl li1.xdl+ 5 'liVxdl xdl) 3 ...ll:c1 0-1
Serious material losses are unavoidable due to White's weak back rank.
562) Bologan-Van Haastert
1 '11Yx h5+! gxh5 (or 1 ...1!/gS 2 '11Yxg6 with an overwhelming attack) 2 ii:lf6+! xf6 3 l:i:xh5# 1-0
563) Shabalov-Krush
1 ii:ld4+! exd4 (now it's mate, but otherwise Black's queen is lost) 2 l:l.g5+ l!lf4 3 '11Yxd6+ l!le3
4 '11Yxd4# 1-0
564) Colautti-Burijovich
1 ...ii:le3+! 2 '11Yxe3 '11Yxe1 3 ii:lf3 '11Vh 1 wins the exchange.
565) Garro Beraza-Estevez Pegenaute
1 xg6! hxg6 (or 1 ...1!/hS 2 xeS 'IIYxeS 3 g7+ with an overwhelming attack) 2 '11Vxg6+ lilh8
3 g7+ 1-0
Now it's mate, but actually even faster is 3 fS.

566) Garro Beraza-Kuende Gorostidi
1..J!h1+! 0-1
It's mate with 2 1!/xhl '11Vh4+ 3 \llg l '11Vh2#.

567) Yrjola-Riesco Lekuona
1 l:txe6+! 1-0
Mate follows with 1 ...1!1xe6 (or 1...1!/dS 2 'IIYhS+ l!lc7 3 aS+ l!lc6 4 a4#) 2 fl.el+ e4 3
lhe4+ 'l!Vxe4 4 '11Yf6#.
568) Schrocker-Stahlberg
1...'l!Vxh4! 0-1
It's mate after 2 gxh4 ii:lh3#.

569) Dominguez-lturrizaga
1...ll:xh2+! 2 l:i:xh2 '11Ye 1+ 0-1
Mate follows with 3 l!lg2 l:!:xh2#.

570) Leon Hoyes-Dominguez
1 '11Yh8+! l!lxh8 2 ii:lxf7+ 1-0
It's mate with 2.. .'g8 3 ii:lh6#.

571) Rodrigues-Molina
1...'l!Vxc2+! 2 lilxc2 f5+ 3 1iic 1 (or 3 \llc3 l:i:c4#) 3 ...ii:ld3+ 4 l!lb1 ii:lxf2+ wins at least a piece.
572) Graf-Carlsen
1 c6! 1-o
Black has no satisfactory defence to 2 l::i:d8+ and cannot avoid losing a piece.
573) Reinaldo Castineira-Caselas Cabanas
1 fl.dd7! leaves Black defenceless: 1...ii:lxd7 2 '11Yxa6+ 1-0
It's mate with 2...bxa6 3 rl.a7#.
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Solutions
574) Santos-Navarrette
1 'ii'xg7+! 1-0
Mate follows on the back rank after l...f!:xg7 2 l:!:d8+.

575) Farago-Grooten
1...Sxh3+! 2 gxh3 g2+! 3 xg2 'ii'g5+ 0-1
It's mate after 4 h2 (or 4 hl 'ii'g3) 4 ... jcf4+ 5 hl '!!Vg3 and ... 'ii'h 2#.
576) Arakhamia Grant-Hanley
1 1i:lxg7! (those seeking something more flashy can be reassured that 1 li:lh6+! hS
l...gxh6 2 jcxf6 and mate down the g-file - 2 jcxf6 gxf6 3 1i:lxf7+ g8 4 'iil'd5 also does the
business) 1... .ltxg7 2 jcxf6 .ltxf6 3 'ii'xf6 'ii'xd3 (or 3 ...'ii'b3 4 li!:a5 and a rook-lift decides in
any case) 4 'ii'xf7+ h8 5 'i!l'f6+ g8 6 .!i:f5 1-0
577) Sagalchik-Krush
1...1i:lxb2!! 2 li!:xe6 (an immediate 2 xb2 loses to 2 ... jcxe2; for example, 3 li!:xe6 .ltxc3+ 4 c2
'ii'b4 5 li!:xe2 jcel+ 6 d3 :Sc3+ 7 12lxc3 li!:xc3# or 3 'ii'd2 .ltxfl 4 J::!.xfl jcxc3+ 5 1i:lxc3 J:l.xc3 6
'i!l'xc3 li!:xc3 7 xc3 aS with a winning ending) 2 ...'ii'd 7 3 xb2 (or 3 li!:f3 12\a4 4 d2 .ltxe2 5
xe2 1i:lxc3+ 6 12lxc3 .ltxc3 7 f2 jcxd4+ 8 g3 .ltg7 with some advantage for Black)
3...3<xe2 4 l:txe2 (this loses, but improvements are hard to suggest; for example, 4 .!l:cl .ltd3
and Black retains a rather strong attack) 4 ...'iil'b 5 5 .!l:c2 (now White loses her queen, but 5
cxb4 'i!l'xe2+ 6 al 'i!l'xg2 7 l:tf8 'ii!'xg4 also wins) 5 ... .ltf8+ 0-1
578) Menchik-Graf
1 l:d7! 1-0
After l...'i!l'xd7, 2 'ii'xhS! forces mate in view of 2 ...gxh5 3 jch7#.

579) Cohen Gomez-Dizdar
1...1i:lg3+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 hxg3 'likh3#.

580) Narciso Dublan-Lazaro Porta
1 'i!l'xh7+1 1-0
It's mate with l ...xh7 2 l:l:h3+ g8 3 li!:h8#.

581) Wan Yunguo-Liang Chong
1 1i:lxg6! hxg6 (or l ...'ii'f6 2 1i:lxf8+ xf8 with an extra exchange) 2 'i!l'xg6+ h8 3 'iil'h6 + g8
4 3<g5 1-o
Black must lose his queen in view of 5 jcf6.

582) Xiu Oeshun-Du Shan
1 1i:lf6+! gxf6 2 .ltxb7 1-0
White wins the exchange on aS in view of 2 ... 'ii'xb7? 3 'ii'g4+ h8 4 jcxf6#.

583) Allison-Hopwood
1 1Zle7+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ...12\xe7 2 'ii'xc8+ li:lxc8 3 J::!.xc8#.

584) Hopwood-Newitt
1 xh7+! (full marks too for 1 exf6 which wins a piece since l . . . .ltxd l? is mated by 2 .ltxh7+
and 3 1i:lg6#) 1.. .12\xh7 and now White neglected to play 2 'ii'x d5+ when Black is crushed
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after 2 ...il.e6 3 1iJgxe6 liJb4 4 '!Wb3.

585) Garma- 5 hanmugam
1 'll!"xh7+! 1-0
It's mate with l . ..li<xh7 2 li:h5#.

586) Tarjan-Karpov
1 ...l:ie3+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 fxe3 'll!"g3#.

587) Ovod-Hou Yifan
1 .. J:t8e3! 2 1iJxe3 l:l:xe3 gives Black a winning attack: 3 ll:ce2 'll!"xh3+ 4 >li'g1 ll:g3+ 5 ll:g2
liJf3+ 6 >li'f1 'lli"h 1+ 7 >li>f2 'i'xg2+ 0-1
588) Gunina-Zhao Xue
overloads White's defence of b2: 2 :!l:b1 (2 1bxf2 fails to 2 ... 'i'xb2#) 2 ... 1ba5 0-1
The threat of 3...1iJb3# is terminal (2 ... 1bd4 comes to the same thing).
1... li:f2!
589) Nebolsina-Gromova
1 'i'h8+! 1-0
It's mate with l ... >li'xh8 2 :!l:xh5+ >li'g8 3 J:l:h8#, although this solution is sadly cooked: 1 l:l:e8!
also does the business.
590) Alsina Leai-Mirzoev
1 ...i<xf2+! 2 >li'h2 (or 2 >li'xf2 'i'el#) 2 ... il.xg3+ 3 Wxg3 'lli"el+ (even faster is 3... 'i'e5+ 4 Wxg4
'!Wf4+ 5 Wh5 'li"h4#) 4 >li'h2 g3+ o-1
Mate follows with 5 >li'h3 'li"hl+ 6 >li'xg3 '!Wh4+ 7 Wf3 1ii'f4#.

591) Fischer-Myagmarsuren
1 'i'xh7+! 1-0
It's mate after l . . .>li'xh7 2 hxg6+ Wxg6 (or 2 ... Wg8 3 J:l:h8#) 3 i<e4#.
592) Player-Fegan
1 ...1iJf2+! 2 >li'g1 (or 2 .!i:xf2 l:l:el+) 2 ... 1iJh3+ 3 >li'h1 'lli"g1+! 4 :!l:xg1 1iJf2# 0-1
593) Plasgura-Feller
1 i<xh7+! >li'xh7 2 1iJg5+ >li'g8 (the best defence since both 2 ... >1i'g6? 3 1ii'd3+ f5 4 1bf4+! >li'xg5 5
'!Wg3+ and 2 ... >1i'h6 3 1ii'd 3! quickly culminate in mate) 3 'lli"d 3 g6? (a much better defence is
3 ...:!l:e8, although 4 '!Wh7+ Wf8 5 '!Wh5! liJdS - or 5 ... 1bdxe5 6 dxe5 1bxe5 7 il.e3 "iilb5 8 '!Wh8+
>li'e7 9 'i'xg7 with strong attacking chances - 6 'i'h8+ >li'e7 7 'i'xg7 :!l:8 8 a3 1ii'a5 9 1bh7 >li'e8
1 0 il.g5 leaves White with the initiative and some advantage, not least due to his passed h
pawn) 4 'lli"h 3 1-0
Mate follows on h7 (or f7 should the 8-rook move).
594) Gantsevich-5 mirnov
1 1i:lf7+! liJxf7 (or l ... 'lli"xf7 2 il.xf7 i<xh4 3 i<xe8 with an extra exchange) 2 'lli"xf6+ >li'g8
(White wins a piece after 2... 'i'g7 3 'lli"xf7) 3 il.h6! 1-0
Black loses his queen in view of 3 ... 1ii'xh6 4 il.xf7+ >li'f8 5 il.e6#.
595) Glazov-Stroganov
1...'i'xb2+! 0-1
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It's mate after 2 :!l:xb2 l:i:e1 #.

596) Kulikov-Gogin
1 1i:lxe6! 1-0
Black's queen is lost since White threatens mate on c7 and l ... fxe6 fails to 2 'lil'xe6+ followed
by mate.
597) Malakhov-Nikiforov
1 l:i:xg7! 1-0
Mate follows after l.. ..ll:xg7 2 '11Yxh6+ l:th7 3 '11Vxf6+.

598) Popov-Ponkratov
1 l:!:xc6! bxc6 2 b7+ ll<xb7 (or 2 ... 1lib8 3 1i:lxc6+ ll<xb7 4 i:!.bl+ ll<a8 5 'illb6 followed by mate) 3
i:!.b1+ ll<aS (neither is Black's cause helped by either 3...11<c7 4 1i:lb5+ ll<b7 5 'ill'e7+ ll<b6 6
li:lc3+ or 3...ll<c8 4 i<xg4+ ll<c7 5 'illb6#) 4 li!:b4 1-0
Black can no longer defend c6.

599) Chadaev-Lanin
1...1i:lc3+! 2 bxc3 l:i:xd1 3 'lil'xd1 'lil'xc3 4 1i:les .ltxes forced White to give up the exchange
with s J:txes 'lil'xes.
600) Potemkin-Aiekhine
1...1i:lxd4! 2 gxfS (White only chance was to try 2 f4, although Black retains a large advan
tage after 2 ... 'ill'd 7 in view of 3 xd3? li:lf5+; as he does too after 2 1i:lxd4 e5+ 3 f4 'ill'xd4)
2 ...1i:lxfs+ o-1
Mate follows with 3 11<g4 h5+ 4 1lih3 li:lf2#.

601) Airapetian-Burtasova
1... l:tg1+! 2 lllx g1 'ill'xf3 and the extra queen prevailed.
602) Kurilov-Urjubdshzirov
1 1i:lxg7! wins a pawn in view of l...lllx g7 (or l . . . .ltxd3 2 xd3 11<xg7 3 i<xf6+ lllxf6 4 d4+
regaining the piece with some advantage in view of 4 ...11<f5? 5 g4#) 2 ..lixe4 dxe4? 3 icxf6+
ll<xf6 4 'ill'xd7.
603) Andreikin-Lanin
1 'ill'xg7+! .!l:xg7 2 l:i:fS+ 1-0
It's mate next move.

604) Sevillano-Stripunsky
1..Jbd6! 2 '11Vx d6 .lies 3 li!:h4 (desperately trying to avert mate on h2 and there was nothing
better) 3 ... Jcxg2+! 0-1
White loses the exchange after 4 \llgl xh4 5 'lil'xe5 ..lixfl 6 .ltxfl or his queen following 4
lllxg2 'ill'g5+ and 5 ...Jcxd6.
605) Kaidanov-lvanov
1 h6! fxeS 2 il.xe7 1i:lxe7 (or 2...'11Vxd4 3 hxg7 1i:lxe7 4 gxf8'11+ ll<xf8 5 '11Yh6+ with an over
whelming attack) 3 l:txg7+ lllh 8 4 gS 1-0
White threatens 5 .!l:h7# and after 4 ... l:ig8 5 'ill'xe7 the mate threat on h7 continues to decide.
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606) Ehlvest-Pruess
1 1Dc7! costs Black at least an exchange in view of l . . .IL\xc7 2 .ltc3 winning the queen.
607) Anderson-Root
1 .ltxg6! fxg6 2 'lll'xg6+ lilfB 3 'lll'xh6+ 111 gB 4 Sf3 (White has a mating attack) 4... l:!h7 5 'lll'g6+
1-0
608) Plunkett-Latino
1 frh8+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ... .ltxh8 2 'lll'h3 l:tfd8 3 'lll'h7+ lilfS 4 'lll'xf7#.
609) Akobian-Perelshteyn
1 ...J:txe3! 2 .ltd4 (White is crushed after 2 fxe3 1Zle4! since 3 fxe4 xc3+ forces him to part
with his queen as 4 lilf2 allows mate: 4...'11l'h4+ S lilgl 'lll'g5+ 6 lilf2 'lll'g2#) 2 ..J!.e8 and Black
retained excellent attacking chances. The game concluding 3 l:tg1 1Zlhs 4 'lll'd 2 ll:a4 5 0-0-0
'lieS+ 6 lilb1 fS+ 7 lila1 'li'c2 0-1
610) Shulman-Krush
1 g4! 'li'f4 2 'lies+ 'li'xes 3 dxes+ lilg6 4 hS# 1-0
611) Bayaraa-Veal
1 1Zlxh7! 1-0
It's mate after l .. lilxh7 (or l...'li'b4 2 .ltd2 'lll'xd4 3 'lll'h6 when mate follows) 2 'lll'h4+ 'lll'h6 3
'lll'xh6#.
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612) Pitson-Fraser
1 ... .ltxh3+! 2 lilxh3 (or 2 lilg3 'li'd7!? - simple and strong is 2 ... .ltxf1 - 3 'llle
l 2 1Zlxf3! 4 'li'x3
.lieS+ S .ltf4 ll:f8 6 0e2 gS with a strong attack which should at least regain the material
with interest) 2 ...1Zlxf3 (now White can only avoid mate by giving up his queen) 3 'llle
l 2
'llllh4+ 4 lilg2 'lll'g4+ 0-1
613) Bellon Lopez-Berg
1 e6! 'li'e7 (mate occurs after both l...fxg6 2 'llllxg6 and l .. .fxe6 2 'liVeS!) 2 exf7 axb3 3 'lllx
l h6+!
gxh6 4 ll:xg8# 1-0
614) Gagarin-Andersson
1 1Zlxf7! ll:xf7 (l...lilh7 2 0e6 I:txf7 3 1Zlxc5 ll:c7 4 .lta3 and White emerges ahead on material
because of 4... aS? S .ltxb4 axb4 6 .Sxc2 I:txc5 7 .ltgS+!) and now White missed the cleanest
continuation of 2 c3 (the game's 2 .ltxf6 gxf6 3 1Zld5 b5! 4 1Zlxf6+ would not have been so
bad at all for Black after 4... lilg7 S IDeS+ lilf8 6 .ltxf7 lilxf7 7 1Zlc7 bxa4 8 bxa4 aS) 2 ... d3 (the
only way to save the bishop) 3 .ltxf7+ lilxf7 4 xf6 .ltd6!? 5 .ltd4 1Zla2 6 li:a1 1Zlb4 7 1Zla8
with a clear extra exchange.
615) Palliser-Cable
1 .ltxh6! wins a pawn: l ...gxh6? 2 'llllxh6+ lilgS 3 'IIVxhS regains the piece, leaving White two
pawns ahead and still with good attacking chances.

616) Jasny-Palliser
1 1Zlh6+! lilh8 (or 1 ... gxh6 2 'li'e6#) 2 'ill'e 6 1-0
Even 2....lte7 doesn't save Black in view of the smothered mate: 3 'lll'g8+! J:l:xg8 4 1Zlf7#.
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617) Bernardino-Dragicevic
1 xg7! xg7 (otherwise 2 xf6+ or 2 1i'h8+ li<f7 3 1i'h7 decides) 2 l:l:xg7+! ll<xg7 3 fig1+
ltf8 4 'iil'h 7 1-0
Mate follows on gS.

618) Borosova-Newrkla
1 f6! gxf6? (or 1 ... 'iil'e6 2 fxg7 l:l:g8 3 ll:h3 and h6 decisively falls) 2 1Llxh6! 1-0
It's mate after 2 ... 1i<xh6 3 l:l:f5 or 3 ll:h3+.

619) Short-Ye Jiangchuan
1 'iil'xh7+! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ...1i<xh7 2 ll:h3+ h4 (or 2 ... \l<g7 3 h6+ lilh8 4 f8+ h4 5 ll:xh4#) 3 litxh4+
l!ig7 4 h6+ li<h7 5 fS#.
620) Sild-Piarnpuu
1...'iil'xf3! 0-1
It's mate after 2 gxf3 x3#.

621) Shvyrjov-Gansvind
1...ll:xa3+! 0-1
Mate follows with 2 xa3 l:l:a2#.

622) Miezis-Lelumes
1 'iil'f5+! 1-o
White wins a piece, either on g4 or after 1...xf5 2 exf5+ lilf7 3 xc6.

623) Mikenas-Bronstein
1...l:ixa3! 0-1
White cannot both save his queen and prevent mate on the back rank.
624) Grabuzova-Batyte
1 l:l:xf7+! li<xf7 2 'iil'c7+ 1-0
Mate is forced: 2 ...1!16 (2 .. :il;>f8 3 'iil'dS+ li<f7 4 e6+ transposes) 3 'lil'dS+ lilf7 4 e6+ ll<g6 5
'lil'e8+ 'illg5 6 'lig8+ 'ill f6 7 'lif7+ >lieS 8 'lif5#.
625) Stephenson-Humphries
1 lhf7+! lilg8 (Black loses his queen after 1 ...l:l:xf7 2 iile6+ and 3 1Llxc7) 2 l:tg7+! (a nice
touch) 2 ...1!ih8 (2 ...'illxg7 3 1Lle6+ again wins the queen, while 2...1Llxg7 fails to 3 'lixh7#) 3
l!.xh7+ ll<g8 4 .i:[g7+ li<h8 5 ll:xg6 1-0
White's attack is absolutely crushing after 5 ... 1Lldf6 6 l:!:fl.

626) Stisis-Lundvik
1 l:lc5! 'lil'xf3 2 ll:xc8# 1-0
627) Lener-Trap I
1...l:lxc2+! 2 l':!.xc2 (it's also mate after 2 'ille 1 1Llg2+ 3 'illf l - or 3 \l<dl 'lixd3# - 3...'1Wxf2#)
2...'ii!'xd3+ 3 1ile1 1Llg2# 0-1
628) Svarc-Vokac
1...1Llxg3+! 0-1
Mate follows after 2 hxg3 l:l:xe2.

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629) Geller-Langeweg
1 i<xf7+! 1-0
White wins an exchange either on e8 or with l ... ll<xf7 2 "l!i'b3+ !.e6 3 11Jg5+.
630) Stephenson-Rayner
1 1hb2! :!:txd7 (or l . ..'l!i'xb2 2 i<d4+ 'lli'xd4+ 3 l:txd4 l:f.xd4 4 'liVeS+ l:l:f6 5 'lil'xf6#) 2 i<d4+! .!l:g7
(the al-h8 diagonal is also the deciding factor after 2 ... l:txd4 3 'lli'e5+) 3 l:txb7 i<f7 4 .!l:xf7 1-0
631) Foisor-Pavlovic
1 :!:th4+! 1-0
It's mate after l...gxh4 2 g4#.

632) Volokitin-Kravtsiv
1 i<xg7! ll<xg7 (White has a winning attack after l . ..l:tfe8 2 i<f6 and 1...16 2 i<xh6 l:tf7 3 i<b3
is rather strong too) 2 'lli'g 3+ ll<h7 3 'lil'f4 1-0
It's mate after 3 .. .15 4 'lli'xh6+ ll<g8 5 'lli'h8+ li<f7 6 :!:th7+ l!lg6 7 :!:th6+ l!lg5 (or 7... 11<17 8 'lli'h7#) 8
h4+ l!lg4 9 i<dl+ ll<f4 1 0 'lli'd4#.
633) Schlechter-Meitner
1 g4+! fxg4 (or l...Wh4 2 'lli'xh6+! 'lli'xh6 3 1li'h2 fxg4 4 hxg4 transposing) 2 hxg4+ l!lh4 3
'!!lx
l h6+! ii'xh6 (otherwise Black loses his queen) 4 1li'h21 1-0
There's no good defence to 5 i<f2#.

634) Spielmann-Hoenninger
1 1iJe7+! 'lli'xe7 2 'lli'x h7+! lli'xh7 3 l:thS+ Wg8 4 l:th8# 1-0
635) Azarov-Zherebukh
It's back-rank mate: 1 'lli'xg7+! .!l.xg7 2 l:re8+ 1-0
636) Tadic-Solak
1 i<b6+! axb6 2 'l!i'xb6+ We7 3 ii'cs+ l!ld8 4 i<bs+ liJd7 S ll:xd7+ We8 6 l:td1# 1-0
637) Solak-Arsovic
1 l:te8! 1-0
The rook is immune due to l...'l!i'xe8 2 'lli'f6#, while l...'l!i'g5 2 'lii'xf7 is crushing.
638) lvanisevic-Pikula
1 ...ii'd1+! 0-1
Black emerges the exchange ahead after 2 l:txdl :ctxdl+ 3 Wh2 i<d6+ 4 'l!i'xd6 l:txd6.
639) Pham Minh-Tran Quoc Ding
1 l:tf4+! lbc2 2 J:lg8+ lli'hs 3 afs+ 1-0
Mate follows after 3 ...Wh4 4 g3+ Wxh3 5 l:rh5+.

640) Spalding-Robertson
1 l:txc7! l:td8 (with the point that Black loses his queen after l ...'lii'xc7 2 11Jxe6+), and now the
simplest win is 2 :!:txf7+ Wg6 3 .!l:f6+!.
641) Naiditsch-Ftacnik
1 ...:!:th1+! 0-1
White's queen is lost after 2 Wxhl 'ilfxf2.

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642) Krasenkow-Markowski
1 1i::igf6+! i.xf6 (it's immediate mate after l ...li:xf6 2 1i:le7#) 2 l:txg5! 1-0
Black loses his queen due to White's pressure down the h-file.
643) Belsitzman-Rubinstein
l...'ii'xh2+! 0-1
It's mate after 2 1i<xh2 hxg3+ 3 \!<gl :Shl#.

644) Leniart-Gdanski
l...'ii'xbl! 2 :!ixbl l:i:xb1 3 'ii'f2 (now it's mate, but after 3 i.xbl li::if l+ 4 \!<gl li::ixd2 Black is a
rook up) 3 ... Shl# 0-1
645) Gajewski-Aieksandrov
1 i.xh7+! li::ix h7 (or 1 ...1!/fS 2 i.d3 with an extra pawn and a clear advantage) 2 'ii'xf7+ (the
choice of a human, although the machine points out that 2 1i::ixf7!? 'l!llc7 3 1i:lxd6 'ii'xc3+ 4
ll<e2 'ii'b2+ 5 \!ld3 might have been even stronger) 2 ... \!<hB 3 'i1Vh5 l:!.h6 (3 ... '1!11xg5 fails to 4
'lilieS+ li::if8 5 'ii'xf8+ l!lh7 6 '11Vx d6) 4 1i:lf7+ l!lg8 s li::ixh6+ gxh6 6 '11Vg6+ li<h8 7 'i1Vxh6 left White
better with a rook and three pawns for the two pieces.
646) L'Ami-Smeets
1 1Lixd5! li::ix d5 (or l....!hd5 2 li:xd5 1i:lxd5 3 '11Vg6+ \!IdS 4 'ii'f7 :!ie8 5 li:xd5+! and wins as in
the game) 2 illg6+ l!ld8 3 '11Vf7 li:e8 (Black also drops his queen after 3 ...li:h8 4 b4 l:tcl 4...li:b5 5 a4 - 5 b5 l::Xd l + 6 ll:xdl 'ii'xb5 7 l:i:xd5+! '11Vxd5 8 e7+) 4 J:l:xds+! 1-0
Black loses heavv material after both 4 ...l:i:xd5 5 l:i:xd5+ '11Vxd5 6 e7+ l:txe7 7 'l!llxd5+ and
4...\!lc8 5 li:xc5 bc5 6 '11Vd7+.
647) Jonkman-Berg
l iLieS+ l!lh8 2 l:i.xg7! 1-0
White forces mate in view of 2 ... \!<xg7 (2 ... '11Vh4+ 3 1!/gl changes little) 3 'ii'g6+ l!lhS (or
3 ...1!/fS 4 'i1Vf7#) 4 1i:lf7#.
648) Van der Wiei-Peng
l...:Sc2+ 2 1!1g1 1i::ix e3! would have forced resignation because of 3 'ii'xa7 l:i:xg2+ 4 1!/hl
li::ig3#.
649) Van Wely-Karjakin
l...l:txf2! forced perpetual: 2 1!ixf2 'llllh2+ 3 l!lf3 'ii'xg3+ 4 11<e2 'ii'g2+ s l!lel '1!1/gl+ 6 \!le2 (and
not 6 1!1d2? 'ii'f2+ 7 \!<cl 'ii'b2#) y,.y,
650) M.Adams-J.Piket
l...l:i:fl+! 2 1!ixfl li::ix h2+ 3 'l!llx h2 (the queen is lost too after 3 1!1f2 1i:lg4+) 3 ...'ii'x h2 0-1
Due to his exposed king and undeveloped queenside, White's three pieces are no match
for Black's extra queen after 4 li::ixc6 b5.
651) Bosboom-Willemze
Rather than the game's l...li::ixb3+? 2 \!le3 when Black had to resign, 1...'1i'b2+! 2 1i<e3 (White
must avoid both 2 1i<xc5? '11Vxe5+ 3 l!lb4 - or 3 \!lxc6 :!lacS+ 4 \!<b7 'liVe?+ 5 \!la6 'l!llb6 # - 3 ... a5+
4 \!la3 '1!1/al# and 2 1Lic3? .!!:fd8+ 3 \!le3 '11Vxc3+ 4 1!114 :&!:d4+ 5 .!!:xd4 '!illxd4+ 6 \!lg3 'l!llxe5+ 7 \!<g2
'lil'e4+ 8 \!lg3 '!illxg6) 2 ... '1!1/xeS+ 3 1i<f3 (or 3 \!<d2 illf4+ 4 \!lc3 'ii'e5+) 3 ... '11Ve4+ 4 l!lg3 'llle
l 3+ 5
llig2 '11Ve4+ would have forced a repetition since 6 '111113? 'ii'xg6, while not fully clear, should
favour Black.
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6 5 2 ) Krasenkow-Van Haastert
1 .!i:xg7! li<xg7 (or l...l'!xg7 2 'ili'xf3+ li<e8 3 12:lc6+ winning serious material on e7) 2 l;tg4+ 1-0
Black loses his queen after 2 ...\i<h7 (or 2 ...1i<h8 3 'ili'xh6+ .!i:h7 4 'ili'f6+ followed by mate) 3
'ili'e4+ li<h8 4 12:lg6+ li<g8 S lOeS+.
653) Kosintseva-Berg
1 .....\tg4! wins a further exchange and the game: 2 'ili'xg4 "liixf2+ 0-1
654) 5 poelman-Van Haastert
1 ... ..\txc2+! 2 1i<c1 (2 \i<al .!i:eS! 3 "liig3 l:i:xel+ 4 'ili'xel 'ili'f6 gives Black an easily winning end
game) and now Black missed 2 ....ltb3! when he gets to consolidate all his extra pawns after
3 "l!l'f2 (3 axb3?? costs White his queen after 3... l:i:cS+) 3 ...'ili'c8+.
655) Smallbone-Hackett
1 li!:xe8+! !<xeS 2 .ltxb5+! 1-0
It's mate on d8.

656) Palliser-Headlong
1 ll:c7! 1-0
White enjoys a crushing attack after l...'i!!'xc7 2 'ili'xe8+ li<h7 3 .ltxf7.

657) Speelman-Peng Xiaomin
1 ...lbg3+! 2 1i<xg3 .lth4+! 3 1i<xh4 (or 3 \i<f4 "l!l'xf2+ 4 \i<eS 'ili'e2+ winning White's queen)
3 ...'ili'xf2+ 4 1i<g5 f6# o-1
658) Hambartsumian-Yegiazarian
1 ...12Jxf2! 2 12:lxf2 .ltxf3 3 gxf3 fi:xe5 wins a pawn.
659) Moran-Turner
1 ...12:le4+! 2 1i<g2 (or 2 fxe4 "i!l'gS+ 3 1i<f3 .ltg4+ 4 1i<g2 .ltxdl+ picking up the white queen)
2 ... "l!l'g5+ 3 1i<h1 ..th3 o-1
It's mate after 4 .!i:gl l2:lxf2#.

660) Costello-Palliser
1 ...l;txg3+! 2 fxg3 "!Wxg3+ 3 1i<f1 .lth3+ 4 l::tx h3 'I!Yxh3+ 5 1i<e1 .ltc3+ 6 li<f2 "YII'h 2+ 7 1i<f1 l:i:g8 8
12:lg4 'ili'g2# 0-1
661) Adams-Braithwaite
1 ..\tf8+! 1-0
It's mate after 1...\i<xfS 2 "liihS+ li<e7 3 "Y!I'e8#.

662) Woolley-Tozer
1 Sxf7! l:l:e8 (smothered mate occurs after l ... li<xf7 2 12:lgS+ li<gS 3 'I!Yxe6+) 2 12Jg5 .!hg3 3
J:l.xe6 l:l.xg2+ 4 1i<h1 .!i:xe6 5 "Y!I'xe6 1-0
Mate follows.
663) Bridger-Palliser
1 ..."YII'f1+1 2 l:l:xf1 sxf1# 0-1
664) Barber-Marshall
1 'iiVxe6+! 'iiVxe6 (Black has to avoid l...fxe6? 2 .ltg6#, but he might try l.. . .lte7 when he is
268
S o l u tions
only clearly worse after 2 '!!Vxe7+ "if'xe7 3 i<xe7 '1flxe7 4 l:l:hel+ '1f8 5 i<e4) 2 1Llxe6 i<d6 3
lt:lxg7+ '1f8 4 1/Jf5 and a pawn ahead and with the initiative, White went on to win.
665) Hopwood-Cameron
1 1Llxe5!! i<b5? (Black had to avoid L.'!!Vxe5? 2 i<f4 when he must give up his queen in
view of 2. .. '!!Vc5? 3 i<xa6#; the text, though, fails to offer any resistance, although even
L.lt:lxh5 2 i<xa6+ '1ilb8 3 1t:ld3 '!!Vd 6 4 i<xe7 '!!Vxe7 5 '!!Vxh5 1eaves White two pawns up and
doing rather well) 2 1Llxf7 1Llxh5 3 '!!Vx h5 i<e8 4 i<xa6+ '1ild7 5 :Sxd4+ 1-0
666) Hopwood-Bennett
1 :Sxg7! J<xe5 (L.'1fixg7 is mated by 2 '!!Vxh6+ WgS 3 '!!Vxh7# and there's no defence) 2 l:txh7+
1-0
The attack is crushing, just as it is too after 2 '!!Vxh6.

667) Hopwood-Blacker
1 1Llxd5! 1-0
Due to the pin on his c7-rook, Black has no defence and is crushed. Indeed it's mate after
1 ... exd5 2 :SxdS+ '!!Vd 7 3 J::l.xd7+ We8 4 J::l.dS+! Wxd8 5 '!!Vf6+ lt:le7 6 '!!Vd6+ l:rd7 7 '!!Vxd7#.
668) Palliser-Baldwin
1 exf6 i<xf6 2 'li'e4 and the fork wins a rook
669) Palliser-Woolley
1 i<h7+1 1-0
It's mate with L.l!lxh7 2 gS'!!V# .

670) Palliser-Rogerson
1 1Llxg6! hxg6 (Black is destroyed too after Ll!lf7 2 1Llxf8 l:l:xf8 3 l:l:g7+) 2 flxg6+ l!lf7 3 'i1Vh5
il.xh6 (or 3 ... \!le7 4 i<xfS+ l!ld7 5 fl.g7+ winning serious material) 4 l:rxh6+ 1-0
It's mate after 4 ... Wf8 5 l:rh8+ '1ile7 6 :Sh7+ '1d6 7 'liVeS+ Wc6 8 J:l.cl+ lt:lc2 9 l:rxc2#.
671) Turner-Hopwood
1 J::l.xf7!! nets an important pawn, thereby giving White excellent attacking chances: 1...'!!Vb3
(capturing the rook leads to mate: 1 ... '1flxf7 2 1Llg5+ WfS - or 2...'1f6 3 '!!Vf4+ '1e7 4 '!!Vf7+ '1ild8
5 1t:le6# - 3 '!!Vf4+ l!lgs 4 'l&'c4+ l!lh8 5 1t:lf7+ Wg8 6 1t:lh6+ '1ilh8 7 '!!VgS+ l:txgS 8 1t:lf7#) 2 Sd7 (2
lt:lgS is also rather powerful) 2 ....iiJ6 ? (dropping a piece, but in any case Black was hard
pressed to meet White's ideas of 3 1t:lg5 and 3 1Lld2) 3 Rd6 1-0
672) Palliser-Mitchinson
1 il.f7+! '1xf7 (or Ll!lf8 2 il.h6+ lilxf7 3 'li!'h7+ '1xf6 4 '!!Vg7+ lilf5 5 'i!!'g5+ lile4 6 :!l.d4#) 2
'!!Vh7+ lilf8 3 '!!Vg7# 1-0
673) Franic-Zelcic
1...l::t h2+! 2 lilxh2 (or 2 l!lg3 i<e5+ 3 '1xg4 'l!!'h4+ 4 Wf3 'li'f4#) 2 ...'lll'h 8+ 0-1
Mate follows with 3 '1g3 'lil'h3+ 4 lilf2 (or 4 Wf4 g5#) 4 ... i<h4+ 5 1i:g3 '!!Vxg3#.
674) Sasikiran-Ponomariov
1 1Lles! 1-0
Black must give up his queen since it's mate after LJxe5 2 'i!l'xe5+.
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675) Pavic-Petrovic
1 ... xh3! 2 e1 (or 2 gxh3 lie2+ 3 hl '!1Vxh3#) 2 ...l:lxe1 3 g3 'l!i'hs 4 l:lxe1 f1# 0-1
676) Mrdja-Vukusic
1 l:lxe3! wins a piece: 1 .. .fxe3? 2 '!1Vg4+ 1-0
It's mate on h7.

677) Kosanski-Lasic
1 xg7! xg7 (or l...J:I:d3 2 'I!Vf6 \\l!'xf6 3 xf6 with an extra pawn and a rather useful passed
d-pawn) 2 '!!l'c 3+ '!!l'f6 3 '!!l'xd2 1iJb3 4 \\l!'a2 1iJxa1 5 '!!l'x a1 left White a pawn up in the ending.
678) Takac-Vucic
1 "I!Vxg8+! 10
It's back-rank mate after l...xg8 2 l:l:b8+.

679) Krajewski-Ziolkowski
1 ... gxh3! 2 lbg6 (Black forces mate after 2 :!!.x d6 ll:xgl+ 3 e2 l:.8g2+ 4 f3 J:l.fl+) 2 ... h2! 3
l:th6 (or 3 ll:xd6 hl'!!l'+ 4 e2 l:lxg6 5 lid7+ f6 with an overwhelming attack) 3 ...ll:g1+ 4
l!le2 1iJc3+! 0-1
It's mate after 5 '!!l'xc3 (or 5 1!1f2 \\l!'g3#) s ...'!!l'xdl+ 6 l!lf2 '!!l'f l#.
Chapter Three
680) Genzling-Menendez Villar
1 1iJxe5! liJxeS (and not l...xdl? 2 xf7+ l!le7 3 1iJd5#) 2 '!!l'x h5 sees White win an impor
tant pawn.
681) Jeremic-Nestorovic
1 ...1iJd4! and the Siberian trap costs White his queen for two pieces since he has to avoid 2
liJxd4 'li'h2#.
682) Ruzicic-Ljangov
1 ... 1iJxe4! 2 '!!l'f4 (the main point is that White emerges a pawn down too after 2 xd8 1iJxd2
3 h4 1iJxfl 4 ll:xfl liJc6) 2 ...1iJf6 saw Black net a most useful central pawn.
683) Budimir-Jakovljevic
1 ...ll:xh7l 0-1
Black wins a piece since it's mate after 2 '!!l'xh7 "liVeS+ 3 1!/fl (or 3 1!/dl '!!l'e2#) 3 ... '!!1'e2+ 4 \l;gl
'!!l'e l#.
684) Smith-Hunt
1 /iJxes! dxe5 (neither does declining the piece help Black; for example, l ... e7 2 1iJg4
liJxg4 3 hxg4 '!!l'd 7 4 J:l:del with strong pressure down the central files) 2 xes liJd7 (or
2 ...l:!:g6 3 lidel d7 4 '!!l'd4 g7 5 l:!:xf6 xf6 6 "ll!'g4+ and wins, as does 2... e7 3 d6) 3 :!l:de1
liJxe5 4 l:lxe5+ 1-o
White wins the queen in style with 4 ... 1!1d7 5 lhf7+ cS 6 ll:e8! 'li'xe8 7 '!!l'c3+.
685) Cork-Morris
1...1iJxe4! wins material: 2 "lli'd 3 (or 2 fxe4 g5 and White loses his queen) 2...g5+ 3 1iJd2
liJg3 4 l:!he1 1iJxe2+ 5 l:.xe2 xf3! and White finally loses the exchange.
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Solutions
686) Waterfield-Kiein
1 ..il.bs! wins the queen in view of l . ..'i!Vxb5 2 1Llxc7+ and 3 1Llxb5.
687) Williamson-Foster
1 ..il.xf7+! xf7 2 'li'c4+ f8 3 'li'xb4+ wins a pawn.
688) Boguszlavszkij-Cherednichenko
1 'li'xf6+! 1-0
Black loses a piece in view of l ...xf6 2 1Lle4+ and 3 1Llxc5.

689) Mueller-Tid man
Here Black resigned, missing 1.....il.b4! (1.. . ..il.e7 also averts defeat, but in a far less effective
manner) 2 c3 (or 2 'i!ixb4 'i!Vxg5 3 ..il.xe4 'i!Vh4+ 4 fl 'li'xe4 with a clear advantage) 2 ... 'il'dS! 3
1Llf3 (White loses the exchange after 3 cxb4? ..il.xg2) 3 ... ..il.d6 which would have seen Black
maintain her extra pawn.
690) Albrecht-Bering
1 1Llxd5! cxdS (or l ...'i!'dS 2 ..il.xe4 0-0 3 ..il.3 cxd5 4 1Lle2 with an extra pawn and a large posi
tional advantage) 2 'i!'xc8+ f7 (White picks up even more pawns after 2 ... "i!Vd8 3 'i!ixb7
1Lld7 4 'i!'xd5) 3 'li'xfS+I and White is two clear pawns up.
691) Young-Palliser
1... bs! o-1
White's bishop is lost in view of 2 ..il.xb5 'i!'b6+ 3 hl 'li'xb5.

692) Soufflet-Bellay
The classic trap 1... 1Llxds! wins a piece in view of 2 ..il.xdS ..il.b4+ 3 'li'd2 ..il.xd2+ 4 xd2
xdS.
693) Harvey-Palliser
1...1Llxh2! 0-1
White loses a ruinous amount of material after 2 'i!ie2 (or 2 xh2 'i!ih4#) 2 ...'i!'h4.
694) Rajlich-Schuurman
White wins a piece: 1 g4! axb4 (Black's queen is trapped after 1 . ..'li'g6 2 1Llh4) 2 'li'xf6! 1-0
695) Kregelin-Kieinert
1 1Llxf7! 1-0
White wins the rook on hS in view of l . ..xf7 2 'i!'xe6+ f8 3 'li'f7#.

696) Johansen-Peterson
Black wins a pawn: 1.....il.xh2+! 2 xh2 "i!Vh4+ 3 g1 'liilxe4 0-1
697) Wells-Kharlov
1 1LlgS! (threatening both the queen and mate with 2 'il'd6+ eS 3 'li'dS#) 1...fxg5 2 'i!'xgS+
f7 3 ..il.g4 'i!'xg4 (Black loses his queen too after 3... 'li'h6 4 ..il.h5+) 4 'i!'xg4 and White's extra
queen was decisive.

698) Lopang-Sikorova
1 ... ..il.xf2+! 2 d1? (or 2 .!l.xf2 'li'h4 3 0-0-0 'iiixf2 with an extra exchange and pawn) 2 ... ..il.g1
0-1
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White must lose his rook.

699) Santos-Ferro
1 1i:ixes! jtxd1 2 jtbs+ c6 (or 2 ... 1/Jd? 3 jtxd7+ 'l!i'xd7 4 1t:lxd7 Wxd7 5 11lxd1 with an extra
piece) 3 dxc6 jta4 (this fails to save Black, but there was no way to maintain the extra
queen with 3 ... a6 insufficient too due to 4 c7+ axb5 5 cxdS'IW+ f!.xd8 6 1i:ixdl) 4 C7+ jtxbS 5
cxd8'li'+ f!.xd8 6 1iJxbS and White went on to convert his extra piece.
700) Libiszewski-Roos
1 jtxb7! wins a clear pawn in view of 1 ... jtxb7 2 '/Wb5+ 'li'd7 3 'l!i'xb7.
701) Khenkin-Vernay
1 2xe6! wins a pawn in view of l...fxe6 (or 1 ...1i:ic5 2 2xf7+ f!.xf7 3 dxc5.) 2 'ilxe6+ lilh8 3
'li'xd6.
702) Von Herman-Hausrath
1...1t:lxe4! 2 jtxd8 (otherwise Black is just a piece up after 2 jtxe4 'lieS) 2 ... jtb4+! 3 'l!i'xb4
li:ic2+ 0-1
White remains a piece in arrears.

703) Schudro-Schmeing
White wins a pawn: 1 1i:ixes! li:ixes (and not, of course, 1 ...2xdl? falling into Legall's mate:
2 2xf7+ llle7 3 1i:id5#) 2 'li'xhs ll:lf6 (or 2...11:lxc4 3 '1Wb5+ 'lid? 4 'li'xc4 regaining the piece) 3
'li'e2.
704) Jameson-Nyland
1 1i:ixf7! lllxf7 2 2c4+ lllf8 (now it's mate, but 2 . . 1!/eS 3 'lidS f!.f8 4 'li'h5+ g6 5 'li'xh7 also
would have been rather strong) and now 3 'lids! (rather than the game's 3 'li'f3+) 3 ...'li'e8 4
'li'fS+ would have led to a beautiful mate after 4 ....ltf6 5 'li!'xf6+! gxf6 6 .lth6#.
.
705) Palliser-Taylor
1 f!.xg1! 'li'xg1 2 jte3 il'xh2 (or 2. . . '/Whl 3 'li!'hS+ l!le7 4 .ltxh6 with decisive threats along the
eighth, while 2 ... 1i:id4+ 3 1!1d3 reveals why White needs his queen on f6 to cover fl) 3 'li'h8+
llle7 4 2gs+! 1-o
Black loses his queen down the h-file.

706) Wilson-Dickson
1 ...11:lxd4! either wins a clear pawn or gives Black an extremely strong attack: 2 1i:ixd4 'lil'h4
3 1i:if3?? (3 2e3 was essential, although 3 ...'lil'xh2+ 4 1!/fl 'li'hl+ 5 1!1e2 'li'xg2 is rather danger
ous for White after something like 6 11:lc3 11:lxe3 7 11lxe3 'li'h3+ S l!le2 d5!) 3 ...'ilxf2+ 4 1!1h1
il'g1+! 0-1
Smothered mate follows on f2.

707) Mateo-Larduet Despaigne
1 .ltxf7+! wins the exchange and a pawn in view of l ...lllx7? 2 1i:ig5+ l!lgS 3 1i:ie6 trapping
the black queen.

708) Hanley-Hickman
1 b4! wins a piece since Black's queen cannot remain covering his fS-bishop.
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S o l u tions
709) Adams-Vitoux
1 JLxbs!! axbS (probably Black should settle for l . ..cxd4 2 JLxa6 1Llf5 with only a clear dis
advantage) 2 ltlxbs .S:eS 3 e4 'li'hs 4 itld6+ \lidS s lUgs 'li'xd1 6 ltlgxf7+ llle7 7 .S:xd1 l:tgS S
lUxeS gave White a large advantage with a rook and three useful pawns for the two pieces.
710) Sehmidt-Rohmann
1 JLxg6!! 1Llxd1? (Black doesn't really have anything for the piece after l...hxg6? 2 11ixf2, but
he might try l ...JLc5 when 2 'li'e2! - 2 'li'f3!? 'li'f6 3 JLxf7+ lilfS 4 'li'xf6 gxf6 5 l:l:f1 fxe5 6 JLh5
lllg7 7 l:l:xf2 JLxf2+ 8 l!lxf2 is promising too - 2...'1i'e7 - 2... 0-0 fails to 3 JLxf7+ ll:xf7 4 ltlxf7
lllxf7 5 0-0 - 3 JLxf7+ \lidS 4 l:l:f1 'li'xe5 5 lhf2 JLxf2+ 6 111xf2 leaves White's two extra pieces
far superior to Black's extra rook) 2 JLxf7+ llle 7 3 i.gS+ llld 6 4 ltle4+ Ille s S JLxdS (threaten
ing mate with 5 /Uba3 is a decent alternative) s ...lllxe4 6 \llx d1 and White's extra piece pre
vailed.
711) Palliser-Lim
Rather than the game's 1 0-0, 1 JLxf7+! lllxf7 (or l ...lllf8 2 lUgS e6 3 ltlxe6+ .S:xe6 4 i.xe6 with
an extra exchange) 2 lUgS+ lllgS (2 ...\llf6 fails to 3 e5+) 3 /Ue6 would have trapped the black
queen.
712) Terentiev-Gallagher
1...dxe3! 2 JLes? (White misses Black's idea; he would have done better to restrict his losses
to just a pawn with 2 ltlxc3 1Llxc3 3 bxc3 li:xbS) 2 .. Jba2! 3 ltlxe3 (White's problem is that he
cannot stop Black's c-pawn queening after 3 l:i:xa2? c2) 3 ... l:txa1+ 4 1Lld1 ltlxf2 s lllxf2 Yxd1
left Black the exchange and three pawns ahead.

713) Romanishin-Brenke
1 .S:xb2! 1-0
Black's queen is lost since it's mate after l ...'li'xa6 (or l . ..'li'xb2 2 'li'c6+ \lidS 3 1Llxf7#) 2 l:l:xb8+
'li'c8 3 !!xeS#.
714) Palliser- S mallbone
1 'li'xg7!! i.f6 2 'li'h6 ltle2 (otherwise White is just a pawn up with a good position) 3 1Lle3
ltlxa1 (Black might wish to trade off his bishop before its trapped, but 3... JLxc3 4 bxc3 ltlxal
fails to 5 'li'g7 ll:f8 6 i.a3) 4 ll:d1 JLd7 (or 4 ... i.d4 5 JLg5 'li'd6 6 'li'xd6 cxd6 7 l:txd4 1Llc2 8
.S:xd6 with two raking bishops and a crushing position) S itldS 1-0
The bishop lacks a good square since both 5 ...JLe5 6 i.g5 'i!ic8 7 ltlf6+ JLxf6 8 'i!ixf6 and
5 ... i.e7 6 JLg5! i.xg5 7 'li'g7 l:tfS 8 'iiie5+ i.e6 9 ltlxc7+ llle7 10 'li'xg5+ f6 1 1 'li'c5+ are crush
ing.
71S) Van Gooi-Biijlevens
1 i.xf7+! l!lxf7 2 'iiid s+ IlleS 3 'li'xes wins a pawn.
716) Tiviakov-Rivera Rodriguez
1 l:!:xe6! wins a pawn since l...fxe6? 2 ltlxe6 traps the black queen.
717) Lahlum-Uirichsen
1 i.xh7+! l!lxh7 2 'li'hS+ lllgS 3 'li'xes saw White win a pawn.
71S) 'Sofine'-R.Palliser
exb4 2 axb4 JLxb4 3 Il:xb4! 'li'xb4 4 1Lle4 'li'a3? (White wins back a piece after 4 ... 'i!ie7?
1 b4!
5 d6
while retaining a large advantage, but Black should try 4... 'i!Vxe4! 5 i.xe4 1ilxe4 chang2 73
ing White's task to one o f a technical nature) S IDxf6+ gxf6 6 'll!'g4+ li<h8 7 'l!Vfs 1-0
719) Palliser-Semkov
1 12if6+! 1-0
It's mate after l . ..gxf6 2 'll!'c6+ e7 3 'll!'d 7#.

720) Bianchini-Vitri
1 ....ltxf2+! wins a pawn in view of 2 xf2 12ie4+ and 3... 12ixg5.
721) Morphy-Brunswick & lsouard
1 l:lxd7! f!.xd7 2 l:td1 'll!'e6 3 xd7+ 12ixd7 (or 3 ...e7 4 'ii'b4+ lltdS 5 'i!Vb8+! llte7 6 'li!'eS#) 4
'll!'b8+! 12ixb8 5 l:td8# 1-0
722) Danilov-Tanav
1...xf2+! 2 1ltxf2 'lieS+ wins a pawn since 3 .f<e3 fails to 3 ... 12ig4+.
723) Pau-Farber
Black wins a piece with 1 ...es! in view of 2 xe5 1i'a5+ 3 1i:ic3 'll!'xe5.
724) Yasin-lstratescu
1 ...12ixh2! forces White to give up the exchange, such as with 2 f!.dl (and not 2 xh2?
'll!'h4#) 2... 12ig4 3 12if3 12if2+ 4 1i'xf2 'li!'xdl+ 5 xdl .li<xf2.
725) Milov-Castro Acosta

1 12if3! 'li'hS 2 g4! leaves Black unable to continue covering his c5-bishop.
726) Willin-Auschkalnis
1 l::!.x h 7! 1-0
Black must lose his rook in view of the threat of 2 1i'g6#.

727) Shakarova-Zankovich
1 ...1i'xf6! wins a piece: 2 xf6 .li<b4+ 3 'll!'d 2 xd2+ 4 xd2 gxf6 0-1
728) Gibbons-Rej
1 ...i<xf2+! wins a pawn in view of 2 xf2 12ixe4+ and 3...12ixg5.
729) Flitney-Escribano
1 J::txc8+! 'l!Vxc8 2 12id6+ li<e7 3 12ixc8+ l:taxc8 4 .f<xes fxe6 s 'li'd2 1-0
White is a queen ahead and enjoys a powerful attack.

730) Aronian-Navara
White wins material on h8: 1 e4! fxe4 2 12ixh8.

731) Ola-Tia
1 f6! xf6 2 l:ixf6 wins a piece in view of 2 ...1i'xf6 3 .f<g5 'l!i'e6 4 Sd8#.
732) Reti-Tartakower
1 'l!i'd8+!! xd8 2 .li<gS+ c7 (or 2...e8 3 l::td 8#) 3 .ltd8# 1-0
733) Baramidze-Babuiian
1....f<g4! 0-1
2 74
Solutions
White's queen is lost in view of 2 'ii'xg4 (or 2 xh7+ lilh8 3 'l!l'c2 'ii'f l+ 4 ll:xfl l:txfl#) 2...'ii'fl+
3 ll:xfl l:txfl#.
734) Kozul-lllescas Cordoba
1...1Ucs! 2 dxc5 (otherwise Black wins a pawn on e4) 2 ...dxe4 3 'l!l'xd8 :!Hxd8 and Black re
gains his piece with a large advantage, such as after 4 1Ug5 .!hd2 S li:Jgxe4 1Uxe4 6 1i:Jxe4
ll:b2.
735) Nezis-Duggan
1... hsl o-1
There's no defence to the threat of 2 ... 1Ug4 and 2 1i:Jd2 1i:Jg4 3 1i:Jf3 fails to the deflecting
3...1i:Jd4.
736) Hurwitz-Hopwood
1 ...1i:Jxf2! wins the exchange in view of 2 'l!l'xf2 'l!l'xc3+ 3 'l!l'd2 'l!l'xal + and 2 l:rgl li:Jd3+ 3 cxd3
'l!l'xgl.
737) Corn hill-Hopwood
1...1Uxe41 wins a pawn after 2 1i:Jxe4 (even worse for White is 2 xg7? li:Jxd2 3 'ii'b2 1i:Jxfl 4
lhfl f6) 2...xe4 3 'ii'xe4 xb2.

738) Anderson-Palliser
1...xf3 0-1
Black wins a piece after 2 'l!l'xf3 (or 2 'ii'd 2 f6) 2 ...'ilhg5.

739) Armanda-Sitnik
1 1i:Jxf7! xf3 (or l ...Wxf7 2 1i:Je5+ lilg8 3 1i:Jxg4 with an extra pawn and excellent play on the
light squares) 2 g6! threatens mate to win serious material.
Chapter Four
740) Walter-Hiermann
1 1i:Jxe6! wins a second pawn since l ... li:Jxe6 2 f5+ gives White a winning pawn endgame.
741) Yates-Tartakower
1 Wb2 Wc4 (or l...Wd4 2 lilxb3 lild3 when White draws by arranging to seize the opposition
as soon as Black captures on b4, such as with 3 Wa2 Wc4 4 Wbl lilxb4 5 lilb2) 2 Wa3! b2 (it's
stalemate after 2 ... Wc3) 3 Wa2! y,.y,
Following 3 ... >1/c3 4 >libl Black only has a choice between stalemate and giving White the
opposition after 4 ... lilxb4 S lilxb2.
742) Balogh-Paichadze
1 1i:Jxf7! lilxf7 2 l:txd7+ wins a second pawn.
743) Van Wely-Guseinov
1 .ltxh1+! lilxh7 (Black isn't helped either by l ...lilf8 2 g6 when the pawn queens) 2 g6+
Wh6 (the f-pawn is unstoppable too after 2 ...>1/gS 3 f7+ >llg7 4 1i:Jd7) 3 f7 (missing the more
attractive and faster 3 lilh4 followed by 4 g5#) 3 ... Wg7 10
4 1i:Jd7 is game over.
2 75
The C o m p l e t e C h e s s Worko u t
744) Shirov-Kramnik
1 b6! cxb6 (or 1 ..1ilc6 2 l:!:b8 and the a-pawn queens) 2 l:!:h8 1-0
.
Black either loses his rook on aS or after 2 .. .lha7 3 lilh7+ and 4 lha7.
745) McNab-Kunte
1 h8'iW+! lilxh8 2 1iih 6 1-0
Black cannot prevent the g-pawn from queening.

746) Westra-Palliser
1... h3! 2 gxh3 1iih4 3 1iib 6 1Lxh3 0-1
Black queens first and wins after both 4 iLxh3 1iixh3 5 1iixb7 c5 6 lilc6 lilg3 7 lilxc5 h4 and 4
iLe2 .il.g2 5 lilxb7 1iig5 6 1iixc6 h4.
747) Berkes-Tomic
1 JLg6+! liltS (the d-pawn slips home after 1. .. lilxg6? 2 d7) 2 JLxhS won a pawn, leaving
White's connected passed pawns to decide.

748) Palliser-Round
1.. .'lii'xf2+! Yz-Yz
There's no way to escape Black's checks and it's stalemate after 2 1iixf2.
749) Collinson-King
1...ti:lxb3! creates a decisive passed b-pawn: 2 lilxb3 lilxd3 3 .il.f1+ (or 3 a5 lile2 4 iLh3 d3 5
iLf5 d2 6 .il.g4+ lilel 7 lilc2 transposing) 3 ...1iid 2 4 a s d3 5 1iib 2 1iie 3 6 lilb3 (6 lilcl b3 forces
one of the pawns home) 6 ... d2 7 1iic2 1iif2 8 iLh3 1iie 1 9 .ll.g4 b3+! (le point) 10 lilxb3 d1'i'+
11 .ll.xd1 1iix d1 12 1iic 3 1iie 2 0-1
After 13 1iic2 lile3 14 lilc3 lile4 Black has the opposition and c4 will fall.
7 50) Galliano-Small bone
1...ti:ld4! leaves White in zugzwang: 2 ti:lxg6 (or 2 f4 ti:lf3+ 3 ti:lxf3 1iixf3 4 lilh3 lilxf4 with a
trivial win in the pawn ending) 2 ... hxg6! 3 h7 ti:lf3# 0-1
751) Savage-Shikerov
Black queens his g-pawn with the deflecting 1 ... tLlc2+!.

752) Cobb-Duncan
1... xe3+! 0-1
The a-pawn queens after 2 lilxe3 b3 3 axb3 a3!.

753) Ozeren-Ciarke
Rather than the game's l ...g6??, Black can simplify to a very promising ending with a neat
intermezzo: 1 ... lild1! 2 ti:lxd1 (or 2 li:xd 1 cxd 1 'i!!' 3 ti:lxd 1 with an extra pawn and bishop
against knight) 2 ...g51 (other kingside pawn moves lead to the same outcome) and Black
either queens on cl or with 3 li:d8+ lilg7 4 l:!:xc8 cxdl'i!!'.
7 54) Barrett-Taylor
1....ll.xg2! 2 J:!.xg2 l:!:xb3 won a key pawn.
755) Haslinger-Bates
Black wins a piece and the game with 1...'i!!'x b3! 2 axb3 a2 3 '!Wh1 c2.
2 76
Solutions
7 56) Wade-Korchnoi
1 bs! Wh5 (or l...Wf6 2 Wg4 g5 3 Wh5 with an easy win) 2 a5! 1-0
The d-pawn queens after 2 ... bxa5 3 b6 cxb6 4 d6.

7S7) Vovk-Bobras
1....licS+! 0-1
White's king cannot reach the corner: 2 l!ife4 (or 2 liifxc5 liifxh5 3 Wd4 li<g4 4 >i<e3 Wg3 and
the h-pawn queens) 2 ... .lib6 (zugzwang) 3 Wd3 Wxh5 4 liife2 liifg4 5 >i<fl >i<f3 and the h-pawn
runs home.
758) Safronov-Lysyj
1...'1ii'c6+! 2 was 'ii!'b6+! 0-1
Black wins a rook with 3 'iil'xb6 (or 3 l:ixb6 axb6+ 4 liifxb6 d8) 3 ... axb6+ 4 >i<xb6 ll:xb8+.
7S9) Jones-Dive
1...gxh3!! 2 liifxf3 g4+ 3 Wf2 g3+ 4 Wg1 (or 4 Wf3 h2 5 li<g2 f3+ and one of the pawns will
queen) 4... h2+ S Wh1 f3 6 1tle4 Wf4 7 b4 Wg4 (or immediately 7 .. .f2) 8 bS f2 9 1tld2 (Black
has a choice of which pawn to queen after 9 1tlxf2+ gxf2 10 l!ifg2) 9 ...>i<h3 10 b6 g2# 0-1
760) S haw-Palliser
1. . d3+ 2 We3 (2 Wf2 Wb3 3 .lixe5 d2 4 We2 Wc2 is similarly hopeless for White and other
wise he loses his f-pawn) 2 ... Wc3! 3 .lixeS+ Wc2 0-1
.
The d-pawn cannot be stopped.

761) Timofeev-Guseinov
1... gS+! 2 l!ifxgs (or 2 hxg5 l!ifg6 and the threat of 3 ... e5# is decisive) 2 ...l:les+ 3 Wf4 .!l:fS+ 4
We3 d4+ s liifxd4 .!l:xbs 0-1
762) Zelcic-Riazantsev
1... g6! (but not l...gxh6? 2 liifx d4 12 3 1tlxf2 .lixf2+ with a draw since Black is left with the
wrong coloured rook's pawn) 2 h7 (this doesn't come close to saving White, but the win is
quite straightforward too after 2 Wxd4 f2 3 1tlxf2 .lixf2+ 4 We4 .lig3) 2 ....lies 3 1i'lgS .lig7 4
liife3 liife 7 s ltle4 .lies 6 liiff2 l!iff8 7 liif e3 liifg 7 o-1
763) Kotanijian-Pantsulaia
1... b3! 2 axb3 a3 3 i<f3 (also hopeless for White is 3 b4 a2 4 f!.a3 al'lii'+ 5 l:!:xal l:thl+ 6 liiff2
.!l:xal, but perhaps he might have tried 3 Wgl a2 4 Wxh2 al'iil' 5 i<xh5 'i!lb2+ 6 l:le2 'lii'd4
when Black still has some work to do) 3 .. ..!i:xh3 4 b4 a2 5 .!l:a3 and now I suspect that Black
played s ... a1'iil'+ when 6 .!l:xal .!l:xf3+ is an easy win, rather than the gamescore's 5 ...1iife5?
which allows White to mount a strong defence with 6 liifg2 g4 7 .!l:a5+ Wf4 8 i<d5.
764) Gustafsson-Pedersen
1 l:lf6! :etas (White queens after l...gxf6 2 g6+ liifh 6 3 g7, while the pure pawn ending is also
an easy win with l .. lhf6+ 2 gxf6 gxf6 3 l!ifxf6 liifg8 4 We7) 2 l:!.h6+! 1-0
.
Mate follows.
76S) Socko-Le Kieu Thien
1...We6! (and not l ...We5?? 2 liife7 Wf5 3 Wd6 Wg4 4 l!ife5 Wxh4 5 Wf4 Wh3 6 Wf3 with a
draw) 2 1i<e8 liiffs 0-1
White's king has been shouldered away, allowing Black to win with 3 oJi;e7 1i<g4 4 li<f6
Wxh4 5 li<f5 li<g3.
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766) Grischuk-Rublevsky
1 J:i.xc6! bxc6 2 Jil.xf7 l:tf4 (the main point is that the b-pawn runs home after 2 .. Jhf7 3 b7) 3
c3! (now there's no defence) 3 ...l:!:e4 4 J:l:e7+ 1-0
767) Kreuscher-Sarthou
1... g3! 2 hxg3 (Black queens too after 2 fl.xf8 gxh2) 2 ...J:i.xf2 3 >!ixf2 (now the h-pawn runs
home, but otherwise White is simply a rook down) 3 ... h2 01
768) Borriss-Steingrimsson
After White's hideous 1 bxa5, 1... b5! ensured he was left with only a useless extra a-pawn:
2 a4 bxc4! 3 a6 1i<b6 4 a7 YY
769) Khenkin-Vuilleumier
The Lucena position: 1 fl.d4! >lieS (or l ...l:l.gl 2 1i<e7 J:l:el+ 3 11116 l:tfl+ 4 1i<e6 J:l:el+ 5 11115 l:tfl+
6 .11.14 and White's 'bridge-building' technique triumphs) 2 l:'!:d7 (2 l:H4 l:ta3 3 l:l:g4 also wins)
2, ..\t>c6 3 llle8 l:tf3 4 l:te7! 10
770) E.Bacrot-P,Tregubov
The Lucena position is always a common guest in tournament practice: 1 l:td4! l:tg1 2 1i<e7
1-0
White has built a bridge as shown by 2 ... J:l:e l + 3 >!if6 l:!.fl + 4 1i<e6 J:l:e l + 5 >!if5 J:ifl + 6 :!l:f4
when the checks have run out.
771) Glek-Roos
1 g6! 1-0
White threatens to queen the g-pawn and after l...fxg6 (or l .Ai'xg6 2 .li:g8+ and the a-pawn
queens) 2 J:l:f8+! Jl,xf8 3 aS'li' his extra queen is decisive.
772) Timman-Baramidze
1 f3! 1-0
Black's bishop is trapped after l...'llkxf3 2 'li'el, while l...Jl,xf3 loses to 2 l:td8 f6 3 'llkxf6 'li'g7 4
'li'xf3.
773) Quillan-Ansell
1 l:ta3! Philidor's third-rank defence. White draws in view of l ...e3 2 l:ta8 followed by a bar
rage of checks from behind.

774) Nakamura-Arakhamia Grant
Black avoids the stalemate trick to win trivially: 1...'li'g2! 01

775) Adams-A! Modiahki
1 ...J:l:g1! 2 ll:f3 (2 J:!.xgl is an immediate stalemate) 2 ...fl.fl! 3 ll:xf1 YY
776) Citak-Dimitrijevic
1 l:tg7+ >!itS (or l ...li<h8 2 J:l:h7+ >!igS 3 17+ >IllS 4 l:!:hS+) 2 :!l.h7! 1-0
There's no defence in view of 2... >!/gS 3 f7+.

777) Trevelyan-lenni
1... JLc2+1 2 l:txc2 (now it's mate, although after 2 >!lxc2 l:l.xa2+ 3 1i<cl fl.xh2 Black's extra ex
change is decisive) 2 ... .!l.a3# 0-1
2 78
Solutions
778) Terrieux-Kryvoruchko
1.. .'ill'xf1+! 0-1
2 'li'xfl i<b2 forces the c-pawn home, leaving Black a piece ahead.
779) Arkeii-Palliser
1 .!l.xa4! 1-0
The h-pawn queens after l . ..lilxa4 2 'il<xd4.

780) Wade-Palliser
1...d1'1i'+! z lilxd1 Wd3 o-1
The e-pawn is unstoppable.

781) Hunt-Hopwood
1 f5+! gxf5 2 gxf5+ lild7 (2 ... \l<x5 3 Wxd5 costs Black a piece) 3 'il<xd5 Wxc7 4 <5 (the pawn
ending is a trivial win) 4... h6 5 xb5 'il<d6 6 \l<xa4 'il<e5 7 b4 1-0
White wins in straightforward manner after 7 ... \l<x5 8 b5 'il<e6 9 Wa5 Wd7 1 0 Wa6 Wc8 1 1
Wa7.
782) Linares N apoles-Gongora Reyes
1 ... i<xf2! wins a key pawn in view of 2 Wxf2 l:Ixh2+ 3 J:l.xh2 li!:xh2+ and 4...fl.xc2.
783) Mannion-5areen
1... g5!! (much clearer than 1 ...4 2 gxf4 ex4 3 \i<xcS g5 4 e5 gxh4 5 Wd6 h3 6 e6 h2 7 e7 hl 'l!l'
8 e8'l!l') 2 exf5 (Black also wins after both 2 hxg5 4 and 2 \!<xeS 4) 2 ...g4 3 fxg4 e4 4 gxh5 e3
5 'il<d3 <4+! 0-1
Black queens by force in view of 6 bxc4 b3 7 axb3 a2 when White is helpless despite his
four extra pawns.
784) Yates-Marshall
1...Wb2! 2 Wxa4 <3 Yz-Yz
Black's king is in time to both halt and win the -pawn.

785) 5 pielmann-Duras
1...wg5! o-1
Black decisively seizes the opposition after 2 .!l.x5+ Wx5.

786) Bannik-Nikolaevsky
1 i<xb6! 1-0
One of the pawns will queen after l...i<xb6 (or l...i<c3 2 i<aS!) 2 g6 i<d4 3 b6.
787) Djukic-Pavlovic
White wins a pawn: 1 12lef6+! gxf6 (l...'il<d8? 2 12ld5 costs Black a piece) 2 12lxf6+ Wd8 (and
not 2 ...8? 3 i<h6#) 3 12ld5 i<e6 4 i<xe7+ 'il<d7 5 i<g5 and White went on to convert this
clearly better ending.
788) Davies-Morgan
Rather than the game's l...'i!<e7, the breakthrough 1 ...c3! would have won: 2 b3 bxa3 3 g6
Wf8 4 Wh4 a2 5 g5 a1'1i' 6 'il<f6 'l!l'g1 and the extra black queen decisively halts White's
passed pawns.
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789) Gourlay-Palliser
1.-.i.d6+ 0-1
White loses a rook after 2 lilxf3 l:!:fl + and a piece after 2 lilf2 l:!:h2+.
790) Palliser-Hunt
1...lile8! (and not the game's l...lile6?? 2 lilf8 lild6 3 lilf7 and 1-0) 2 lilh7 lild7! maintains the
opposition and draws.

791) Palliser-Hodgson
1 ...Wf7! 0-1
White's cause is hopeless in view of his horribly exposed king after 2 '!We2 (or 2 '!Wxa7+ lilg6
and there's no defence against 3...'iiVf2#) 2 ...1t:lc6.
792) Barata-Costa
Black draws by bringing his king to c5 to prevent i.c6: 1 ... lild4! (the game actually ended
l . ..i.c8? 2 i.d7 i.a6 3 i.g4! i.b5 4 i.f3 and 1-0 in view of 5 i.c6; Black faces the same out
come after l...i.g4 2 i.d7 i.e2 3 i.h3 i.b5 4 i.g2 - he needs his king to be playing a much
greater role) 2 i.d7 i.c4 (both 2... i.b3 and even 2... i.f7 - in view of 3 i.f5 i.eS 4 lild8 lile5! are also sufficient to draw) 3 i.c8 (3 i.h3 i.b5 4 i.g2 lilc5 comes to the same thing) 3 ...i.b5
4 i.b7 1iic5 and with 5 i.c6 ruled out, White cannot make progress; for example, 5 oltc8
lild4 6 oltd7 oltc4 7 i.e8 i.e6 S lild8 lile5 9 lile7 i.g4 1 0 i.d7 oltd1 1 1 i.e6 i.a4 and Black con
tinues to defend without too much difficulty.
793) Savickas-Garnelis
1 i.b7+! 1-0
The ending is an easy win after l...lilxb7 (and not l ...l:!:xb7 2 l:!:d8#) 2 l:txd7+ lilc6 3 l:!.xe7
lild6 4 f!.xg7 i.d3+ 5 lilf2 lilxe6 6 lilf3.
794) Leko-Kramnik
1... l:tf2! 0-1
White loses his bishop.

795) Capablanca-Lasker
1 h6! 1-0
There's no defence to the threat of 2 g6 followed by queening.

796) Bilek-Heidenfeld
1 ...'1Wg3+! Yz-Yz
It's stalemate after 2 'iiVxg3.

797) Rasmussen-Nunn
1 ...f3! 0-1
After 2 gxf3 (otherwise 2 .. .2 follows and 2 lile3 fails to 2...1t:lc2+) 2 ... 1t:lc2 White loses his
rook in view of 3 :!l:xe2 f!.d4#.
798) Smyslov-Rossetto
1 cxb6! f!.e1+ (or 1 1!Vxb5 2 l:!:xb5 axb6 3 lilg2 l:teS 4 axb6 with an easy win in the rook end
ing) 2 J:!:xe1 '!Wxb5 3 bxa7 'lifc6 (3 ... '1Wxa6 fails to 4 l:te8+ lilh7 5 aS'!W) 4 l:tb1 1iih 7 5 l:!:b8 1-0
...
Black must give up his queen.
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Solutions
799) Stephenson-Spence
1 .\ta6! bxa6 2 'llilc7 'liVeS (the only move, but now White's passed b- and c-pawns are deci
sive) 3 'llilxc6 8 4 'lli'xds as (or 4 .1t:lb8 5 'lli'd6+ \1;>7 6 d5 'lli'b5 7 h3 and White's pawn ar
mada decides) S c6 11Jxb6 6 'liVes+ \l;>f7 7 'lli'xb6 \l;>e7 8 <7 'lli'c8 9 'li'xas (the pawn ending is an
easy win, but 9 d5 would have been even more clinical) 9 ...Wd7 10 'ill'c s 1-0
..
800) Stephenson-Wise
1 d3! (another move order is 1 e4 Wc5 2 d3! - the key point in both cases is that White's rear
d-pawn makes all the difference) 1 ... <3 2 e4 \l;>c7 3 es Wd7 4 d6 We6 s d4 Wd7 6 ds We8 7 e6
\l;>d8 8 d7 We7 9 d6+ Wd8 10 \l;>b3 (having stalemated the black king, White now picks up
the black pawns with a little care) 10...c2 11 Wxc2 b3+ 12 \l;>b1 b2 13 e7+ Wxd7 14 \l;>xb2 1-0
801) Banach-Birjukov
1 ... .\ta3! 2 11Jd1 (the b-pawn queens after 2 bxa3 b2) 2 ... .txb2! 3 12lxb2+ Wa3 4 12\d1 b2 S
11Jxb2 l!lxb2 6 l!ld2 11Jf4 0-1
White is in zugzwang and c3 will decisively fall.

802) Volokitin-Ganguly
1 1!1f6! (and not the 1 12\3?? e5 2 Wf5 e4 3 12\g5 - crucially 3 12\d2 e3 comes with tempo -
3... e3 4 Wf4 e2 5 11Jf3 b3 and 0-1 of the game, although White can also begin with 1 Wh5!)
1... b3 (l...e5 2 >i<f5 b3 3 12\e4 b2 4 12ld2 transposes) 2 11Jf3 es 3 12ld2 b2 4 >i<fs Wd4 s lt:lb1 e4 6
Wf4 Wd3 7 12la 3 e3 (the only try; Black must keep both pawns) 8 Wf3 e2 9 Wf2 and Black
cannot maintain his pawns in view of 9 ... Wd2 10 lt:lc4+ l!lc1 1 1 12lxb2.
803) Bronstein-Botvinnik
1 12\e6! l!lfs (after the continuation l.. ..l:th7 2 11Jg7 .!;[hS 3 \l;>c5, White wins due to his superior
king) 2 12\fs 1-0
The h-pawn queens after 2 ... J;rdS 3 .lid6! J;rxd6 4 h7.

804) Garcia Gonzales-Quinteros
1 g6! f3 2 Wg1 Wf6 3 eS+! (forcing one of the pawns home) 3 ...dxes 4 d6 e4 S d7 1-0
White queens first.
80S) Movsesian-Kuzubov
1... '1Wd1+! 2 'lli'e 1 .tg2+! 3 1!if2 (now it's mate, but White loses his queen after 3 Wxg2 '1Wxe1)
3...'1Wf3+ 4 l!lg1 .th3 o-1
Mate follows after 5 'ill'f2 'ill'd 1+ or 5 'ill'd2 'ill'f l#.

806) Grigoriants-Shaposhnikov
1 e8'1i'! lt:lg7+ 2 Wg6 12\xe8 3 hs leaves the h-pawn unstoppable: 3 ...1t:lc7 4 Wf7! (and not 4
h6?? lt:le6 5 W6 12\18 with a draw) 4... 12\bs s h6 12ld6+ 6 Wg6 1-0
807) Novikov-Jakovenko
White saves himself with a stalemate trick: 1 l:tf4+! S.xf4 Yz-Yz

808) Ehlvest-Biuvshtein
1 .1ixg6! fxgS (the pawn queens immediately in the case of l...hxg6 2 h7) 2 .!:tc1! 1-0
The only way to halt White's h-pawn is 2 ... .!:txc1 3 Wxc1 \l;>d6 4 .txh7 We7 5 .lte4 Wf6, but
after 6 .txd5 Black's cause is clearly completely hopeless.
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809) Schlechter-Wolf
1-..li:e1+! 2 J:txe1 Y>-Y>
It's stalemate.
810) Savchenko-Har Zvi

1 ... ..ixh3! wins a pawn in view of 2 xh3? ll.h1#.
811) Chigorin-Tarrasch
Rather than the game's 1 gxf6?, 1 g4! e4 2 g6 h6 (or 2 ... hxg6 3 fxg6 f5+ 4 g5 f4 5 h5 f3 6
h6 and both sides queen with a draw) 3 h5! would have drawn since 3...xf5 is stale
mate.
812) Michalczak-Schoene
As so often in opposite-coloured bishop endings, it is the number of passed pawns rather

than the number of extra pawns which decides: 1 ...f4! (creating a decisive second passed
pawn) 2 gxf4 (or 2 .ltd2 ..ie4+ 3 lilf2 fxg3+ 4 xg3 f5 5 ..ic3 h4+ 6 h2 g4 7 hxg4+ g4 8
a4 ..if5 9 .lte5 a6 1 0 b5 axb5 1 1 axb5 ..id7 12 ..ic7 .ltxb5 13 Sl.xb6 Sl.d7 14 Sl.d4 f3 1 5 lilg1
e2 and White will have to give up his bishop for the c-pawn) 2 ... g4 3 hxg4 hxg4 4 .ltd2
5 5 lilg3 Sl.c2 (now Black's king infiltrates with decisive effect) 6 ..ie3 Sl.a4 7 .ltd4 .ltd7 8
.lte5 1!1e4 o-1
The black king and c-pawn decide.

813) Smallbone-Brown
1 a6+!! a8 (now it's mate, but it also is after l ...lilxa6 2 Sl.c8+ lilb5 3 .ltxe3 lhe3 - or 3 ...h2 4
b7 h1'iil' 5 b8'iil'+ aS 6 .ltd2+ followed by mate on b4 - 4 b7 h2 5 b8'iil'+ c5 6 'l!Va7+: for ex

ample, 6 ...1!1d6 7 'l!Vd7+ c5 8 .ltb7 h1'l!V 9 'lil'xc6+ b4 10 'l!Vb6+ c4 1 1 .lta6+ d5 12 c4# or
6 ...1!/bS 7 .lta6+ a4 8 .ltd3+ b4 9 'lil'a3#) 2 b7+ b8 3 .ltd6+ 1-0
814) Palliser-Lappage
1 b4! axb4 (or 1 ...h5 2 bxaS bxaS 3 cS f6 4 e4 with a trivial win) 2 C5 10
White queens first and wins with 2... b3 3 d3 lilf6 (or 3 ... h5 4 1!/c3! when Black is in
zugzwang and lost, such as after 4 ... e4 5 fxe4+ eS 6 d6 cxd6 7 cxb6) 4 d6 b2 5 lilc2 1!le6 6
dxc7 d7 7 cxb6 h5 8 a5 g4 (very similar is 8 ... e4 9 fxe4 g4 10 a6 gxh3 1 1 a7 h2 12 c8'l!V+) 9
fxg4 e4 10 a6 e3 1 1 a7 e2 12 c8'l!V+.
815) Palliser-Lappage
1...l:!g4! 2 d7 ll:h4+ 3 g3 l:!bxh2 0-1
Mate follows with 4 d8'l!V l:t4h3#.

816) Milovanovic-Jacobs
1 ll:xb7+! creates an unstoppable g-pawn: 1...1!1xb7 2 g6 l:l.d4 3 g7 ll:d8 4 .lte6 1-0
817) Bronstein-Panno
1 lilg5! (Black is powerless against the advance of the king - always improve your worst
placed piece!) 1....1tf5 2 h6 ll:e7 3 'l!Vb3+ J:l.e6 4 'l!Vb2 1-0
The knight is lost since 4 ...l:!f6 fails to 5 :!:[xf8+! xfS 6 'l!Vxf6+.

818) Acs-lvanchuk
Black only has one way to draw: 1... h4! (White wins easily after both 1 ...1!ld5 2 1!lxf4 1!1e6 3
l!lg5 1!lf7 4 xh5 lilg7 5 gS and l ...l!ld4 2 xf4 h4 3 \!lg4 1!le4 4 1!/xh4 lilf4 5 g4) 2 Xf4 (or
2 1!lxh4 l!ld4 3 g4 1!le3 with a clear draw) 2 ... h3! 3 gxh3 y,.y,
2 82
Solutions
The only way for White t o prevent Black's king from reaching the corner i s to allow his
own king to become blocked in on the h-file.
819) Berke-Franciskovic
The game ended with the hideous 1 l:i:b1 f3 2 J:l:cl J:l:h2 0-1, but White should have held the
draw with 1 J:l:f7!: 1 ... \i<3 (l...f3 2 l:i:g7+ commences a barrage of checks and l...l:ta1+ 2 1i<e2
also sees Black failing to make progress) 2 1i<g1! (correctly heading for the short side)
2... l:ta1+ 3 1i<h2 .!l.fl (or 3...1i<e3 4 1i<g2 l:i:a2+ 5 \i<fl li<3 6 \i<g1 keeping Black at bay) 4 l:ta7 .!l.e1
5 l:tf7 and Black can only go round in circles.
820) Bocharov-Roiz
Rather than the game's 1 l:i.g8, 1 1i<g4! lbb3 2 l:i:g8+ li<f6 3 l:tg6+! would have offered excel
lent chances to draw: for example, 3...\i<e7 (and not 3... \i<xg6? with stalemate) 4 .!hg5 a4 5
ll:a5 a3 (or 5 ...J:!:b4+ 6 Wf3 Wd6 7 We3 1i<c6 8 d3 b6 9 l:ta8 and the white king is again
close enough to the a-pawn) 6 Wf4 l!ld6 7 e4 c6 8 Wd4 Wb6 9 Wc4 .!l.h3 1 0 ll:a8 and White
holds.
821) N imzowitsch-Tarrasch
1...fS+! 0-1
It's an easy win after 2 d4 (or 2 Wxf5 a4 and the a-pawn queens) 2... f4! 3 Wc5 Wg6 4 Wb5
Wh5 5 Wxa5 xh4 6 b4 Wg3 7 Wc3 Wxg2.
822) Bystryakova-Airumian
1 il.xb6! axb6 2 l:i.xa6 wins a pawn.
823) Gunina-Dolgova
Black can queen the d-pawn: 1 ... il.b4+! 2 Wxc1 d2+.

824) Shabalov-Kaidanov
1 il.c6+! as 2 b4+ Wb6 3 bxcs+ 1-0
White's simplification leads to a winning pawn endgame after 3 ... Wxc6 4 1i:lb4+ b5 5 1i:lxa6
Wxa6 6 Wd3.
82S) Karlsson-Furhoff
1 J:l.h1! Wg3 (Black actually loses after 1 ... g3? 2 Wf3 h2 - or 2... g2 3 l:i.a1 - 3 Wg2 Wg4 4 J:l.a1
when his pawns fall) 2 l:tg1+! Wh2 (or 2 ... Wf2 3 ll:a1 h2 4 l:i:xa2+ Wg1 5 J:l:a1+ li<g2 6 J:!.a2+
Wh3 7 ll:a1 with a perpetual since 7... g3? forces Black to defend with knight against rook
after 8 Wf3 g2 9 l:l.a8 g1N+ 10 Wf2 1i:lf3!? 1 1 J:l.a1 1Llg1 1 2 ll:a3+ l!lg4 13 Wg2) 3 ll:a1 g3 4 Wf3
g2 s li<f2 g11iV+ 6 l:txg1 a 1'iil' 7 .!l.xa1 y,.y,
It's stalemate.
826) Onischuk-Timoshenko
1. 1i:lh6+! (the only defence but a good one) 2 We7 (the best try; 2 g6 1i:lg4 3 h6 1i:lxh6 4
liixh6 Wd7 is a simple draw) 2 ...1!1c6 3 e6 !ids (Black's king is just in time to halt the h
pawn) 4 Wd7 (or 4 Wf6 1i:lg4+ 5 Wg5 l!lxe6 with a draw) 4...1i:lg8 S e7 1i:lf6+ 6 Wd8 We6 7 h6
liif7 8 h7 1i<g7 y,.y,
..
827) Petrosian-lvkov
1 l:!.xd4! 1-0
It's mate after any capture of the rook: e.g. l ...l:txd4 2 .!l.xe5+ Wxg4 3 f3#.
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828) Wall-Stephenson
Instead of the game's l ...b2, 1...a4! draws since 2 1!ig6 lhh7! 3 xh7 is stalemate and 2
l:t7 xa3 3 g6 xb4 4 l:tf5 l:i:xh7 5 1!ixh7 c4 6 g6 b4 leaves White's king too far from
the front b-pawn.
829) Arakhamia Grant-Baburin
1 ...f2! 0-1
Black either has an easy win with queen versus rook (due to his passed f-pawn) or wins
White's rook.
830) Shirov-Aronian
1 l:i:xd4+! xd4 2 1i:lfS+ xes 3 xe3 sees White solve his problems by simplifying. Aro
nian's last chance was 3 ... /iJes, but after 4 g4! hxg4 5 h4 (a key move to have seen at the
beginning of the combination) 5---C4 (White also draws after the long forcing line 5 ...1i:lc4+
6 f4 1i:lxa3 7 h5 1i:lc4 8 h6 f6 9 h7 1i:le5 1 0 li:le3 a3 1 1 f5 1i:lf7 12 xg4 a2 13 1i'ic2 c4 1 4 1lif5
c3 15 1i:la1 1i'ih8 1 6 xf6 1lib2 17 g7) 6 hs l!ib3 7 1lid4 1i:lf3+ 8 d3 1!ixa3 9 c3 progress
was impossible with Black's king incarcerated and his kingside pawns stymied. y,.y,
831) Van Wely-Aronian
1...l:i:xd1+! 2 1lixd1 1lif7 leaves White unable to save both rook and bishop: 3 l:l:xh6 (or 3 1lie1
l!ixg7 4 l:l:h4 f5 5 gxf5 Jl.xf5 again with rook against bishop and pawn, and a complete
draw) 3 ...Jl.xg4+ y,.y,
832) Winants-Hansen
1 ...1!ih3! o-1
Black is too far ahead after 2 1lie3 1lig3 3 4 g4 4 e2 x4 5 Wf2 1!ie4.

833) Warakomski-Baramidze
1 f4! 1-0
White wins a piece with J . ..gxf4 2 gxf4 lhd1 3 fxe5+ l!ixe5 4 Jl.xd l .
834) Carpenter-Wallace
1 l:!.xa1! forces the pawns home with shades of McDonnell-De Labourdonnais: 1...l:!.xa1 2 f7
J:l.aa8 3 g6! 1-0
835) Round-Palliser
1...'i'xg2! won a rook in view of 2 "lli'xg2 g6 followed by mated on h7.
836) Palliser-Gayson
The c-pawn decides: 1 'i!Vxa4! 1-0

837) Krutti-Palliser
1... hS! (White escapes after l ...f6? 2 l:l:g8 h5 3 l:tf3+ llle7 4 h4) 2 h4 (or 2 g4 l:th2+ 3 1!ig3
h4+ 4 1!if3 l:i:h3+ 5 e4 l:l:a4+ 6 c4 - 6 1!id3 e4+ 7 1!id2 l:i:a2+ wins the rook on e3 - 6 .. .lhc4+ 7
llid3 :!l.d4+ 8 1!ie2 J:l.h2+ 9 11/el - 9 1!if3 l:!:f4# - 9 ... l::l.b4 and White must finally lose his rook
with 10 l:te2 l::l.b 1 + 1 1 llid2 l:tb2+ 12 lllc3 f!.bxe2 to avert mate) 2 ...1!if6 01
The mate threat costs White a rook.
838) Sokolov-Sasikiran
1 Jl.a1! 1-0
The bishop has to retreat to a1 so that White can win the a-pawn at the end with J ...lilf7 2
28 4
Solutions
lilxfS ..ltxal 3 l:i.a6.
Chapter Five
839) Lacasa Diaz-Moreno Ruiz
1...'lli'xc3 ! 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 'i1Vxc3 1i:lxe2+ 3 lilhl li:lxc3 4 ..\txg7 1i:lxdl 5 ..\txf8 lilxf8 6
l:i.xdl.
840) Perez-Ramirez Garcia
1 i.xh7+! li:lxh7 2 'lli'xb3 .!l:xf4 3 li:lxf4 'lli'x e5 4 'lli'g3 left White a clear exchange ahead.
841) Tai-Benko
1 l:td8+! won the exchange on hS in view of 1 .11/xdS? 2 1Zlxf7+ and 3 1i:lxe5.
..
842) Can-Erdogdu
1 i.xg5! wins a pawn: 1...fxg5 2 1Zle5 'lli'e6 3 li:lxc6+! 'lli'xc6 4 'lli'xe7+ Ille S 5 'lli'xf7 'lli'xc3 6 'lli'd 5
left White clear! y better.
843) Caruana-Majer
1 1i:lxg6! wins a pawn in view of l...fxg6? 2 'lli'xe6+ :C:f7 3 ..ltxd6.
844) Korchnoi-Karpov
White must keep eS defended: 1 1Zld3! Sxd3+ 2 lilc4 1-0

The b-pawn costs Black his remaining pieces.
845) Narciso Dublan-Timman
1 i.h5+! lilh6 2 i.f7 1-o
White wins the rook on c4 in view of the threat of 3 f:thS#.

846) Lundberg-Czerownski
1...'lli'xf2+! 2 lilxf2 1i:lxd5 trapped White's queen and saw Black emerge the exchange ahead
after 3 'i1Vxc5 (or 3 'lli'xd6 1Zle4+ and 4... 1i:lxd6) 3 ... dxc5.
847) Faranka-AI Aqrabi
Black wins queen for rook: 1 ...l::tg2+! 2 :C:xg2 'lli'x h5 0-1

848) Damaso-Malakhov
1 'lli'g7+! 1-0
The h-pawn queens after l...'lli'xg7 2 f:txe8+ lilxeS 3 hxg7.

849) Parr-Collins
1 l:txb7! 1-0
White wins significant material after l...'lli'xb7 (or l ...'lli'cS 2 dxc6 l:tc7 3 'lli'xd6) 2 dxc6 'lli'b6 3
cxd7.
850) Heidenfeld-Franklin
1 'lli'a 7! 1-0
Black loses his queen in view of l...'i1Vxa7 2 J:l:cS#.
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851) Kosten-Taylor
White simplifies with 1 l:i:dxc5! iLxc5 (or l...bxc5 2 'li'xbS J::!.xbS 3 iLe5 l::tb7 - 3 ... l::tc8 4 iLxg7!
- 4 1i:id6 i/_xd6 5 i/_xd6 1i:ia6 6 iLxc5 with a trivially winning ending) 2 1i'c6 (with the rather
awkward thread of 3 J::!.xc5 bxc5 4 1lie7+ WhS 5 1lixc8 'li'xcS 6 S<e5) 2 ...1i:ie6 (there wasn't any
thing better; for instance 2 ... J:I:e8 3 b4 and White wins a piece) 3 1lie7+! 1-0
852) Rosen-Taylor
1 ... iLxh2+ 2 Wxh2 'li'h4+ 3 Wg1 1i'xb4 left Black a clear pawn ahead.
853) I.Thompson-B.Lund
1 .!l.e8+! 1-0
Black loses his queen in view of l...Wf7 2 'Wie7#.

854) Parker-Pert
1....!l.h1+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 1!1xhl li:ixf2+ 3 J:l:xf2 1i'xc3.

855) Plaskett-Gallagher
1 .!l.xg7+! l!lxg7 2 'lli'd 7+ 1-0
White wins a rook after 3 iha4.

856) 5haw-Johannessen
1 l::te8! i<c7 (White wins a piece after l ...ll:xeS 2 1lixd6) 2 d6 i<a5 3 d7 1-0
There's no stopping the decisive threat of 4 1lid6 and 5 1i:ixf7.

857) Shepley-Rosen
1 ... 11.xh2+! 2 l!lxh2 (or 2 1!/hl S<d6) 2 ...1i:ig4+ 3 Wg3? 'lli'xg5 and Black was a pawn up with a
rather strong attack.

858) Bhatia-Bentley
1 1lif6+! gxf6 (or 1 .. 1!/fS 2 'li'h7 with a winning attack) 2 S<xf7+! l!lxf7 3 'W/xc5 wins the black
.
queen.
859) Richardson-Ozeren
1.. J:lxe3! saw Black win a pawn before favourably simplifying with 2 i:lxe3 li:ig4+ 3 Wf3
li:ixe3 4 ll:e1 1lif5 5 lbe7 1i:ixe7.
860) Davis-Rice
1 1lif6+! 1-0
White wins the exchange with l ...i<xf6 2 ll:xd7.

861) Alfred-Smallbone
Black loses his queen: 1 ll:c8! 1-0

862) Palliser-Brameld
Rather than the game's 1 S<b3, 1 1lixd6! 'li'd7 (the main point is that l ... 'li'xd5? 2 1i:ie8+! and 3
li:ixc7 wins a piece) 2 1lie4 'lli'x d5 3 'li'xd5 1i:ixd5 4 1lixc5 wins a pawn.
863) Palliser-Houska
1 'Wixb8! 'lli'xb8 2 .!l.a8 i<d6 3 11.a7 1-0
The b-pawn costs Black a piece.

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864) Hagesaether-Rabbitte
1 l:icb2! 1-0
White wins the b6-knight since Black must move his c6-rook in order to give his queen an
escape square against the threatened 2 iLdl.
865) Salem-Doggers
1 ... 1Lxf2+! wins a pawn in view of 2 1Lxf2? 'lllx
l c7.
866) Weiler-Toth
1...1Lh2+! 0-1
Black wins the exchange with 2 Wxh2 '!1Vxb6.

867) Cooper-Walsh
White wins a pawn with 1 1Lxh7+! l!lxh7 2 'llld

l 3+ (and not 2 '!1Vh5+?? Wg8 3 li:.h3 ll:el#)
2 ...1!ig8 3 'lllx
l d6.
868) Pilaj-Naranjo Moreno
1 1Llxg6! 1-0
White wins a second pawn in view of l..Jl:xe4? 2 1Llxf8+ 1!/gS 3 fxe4.

869) Rogers-Fitzpatrick
1 1Llxa7! 11Vxa7 (or 1 ... 1La4 2 :&!:xeS 1Lxb3 3 l:!xd8+ 'lllx
l dS 4 li:.c8 - the key point: White regains
the queen - 4 ... 11Vxc8 5 ILlxcS 1Lxa2 6 1Llxb6) 2 fl.xc6 wins a pawn.
870) Carlsen-Fressinet
1 11Vf5! 1-o
White wins a rook in view of l...'llllx5 2 ftxbS+ with mate on the back rank.
871) Drozdovskij-Georgiev
White missed the fork 1 J:!.xb8! ftxb8 (or l ... 'lllx

l f5 2 J:l:xeS+ ILlxeS 3 1Lxf5) 2 'lllfl 4 winning a
piece and the game.
872) Mkrtchian-Riazantsev
1 'llllxe7! (much better than 1 l:txg6? .!i:dd7!) 1... .!i:g8 (after 1...1Llxe7 White picks up a piece
with 2 li:.xg7+ l!ihS 3 fl.g5+ Wh7 4 .!hh5) 2 'lllfl 7 1-0
873) Rendle-Arjun
l d3 (or l ...ll:fxdS 2 1Llf6+ l!lg7 3 1Llxd5) 2 'llle
l 7 saw White win a piece.
1 'llllxd8! 'lllx
874) Ferro-Rotstein
1... xf2! 2 l!lxf2 ll:xc3 3 fl.xc3 1Lle4+ 4 l!ie3 1Llxc3 left Black two pawns up in the endgame.
87 5) Krivoshey-Ferro
1 l!.xb7! J:l:xb7 (or l...gxf5 2 l:!xd7 1Llxd7 3 xd5+ l!lg7 4 e6 1Llb8 5 xf5) 2 xd5+ 1Lle6 3
xb7 gxf5 4 xa6 forced a winning endgame.
876) Aoustin-Perez
1 'llllxe4! 11Vxe4 2 a7+ Wxa7 3 l!.xe4 saw White pick up a second exchange.
877) Reefat-Hakki
1 'lllx
l h7+! 1-0
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White is a piece u p after l . . . llixh7 2 x5+ l!lg7 3 J:i:xb2.

878) Palliser-Khandelwal
1 "iil'xc8! 1-0
White wins a rook in view of l ... xc8 2 :!l:xd8 "iil'xd8 3 li:lf7+ l!lg8 4 li:lxd8.
879) Palliser-Hague
1 ll:xc6! 1-0
White wins a piece since l..."iil'xc6? (or 1 ... e4 2 "iil'c4 exf3? 3 li:lf6+) 2 li:le7+ .::!.xe7 3 xc6 wins
the black queen.
880) Beliavsky-Van den Doel
1 37+! l!lxa7 2 l:lxe6 wins the exchange.
881) Zweschper-Giantz
1_..l:lxd4 2 cxd4 li:ld3+! 0-1
Black is a piece ahead after 3 1!id2 li:lxcl or a rook ahead after 3 xd3 l:lxcl + 4 1!112 fi:xhl.
882) Jorczik-Gashimov
1 ...b5! traps the queen: 2 "iil'x d5 ll:xd5 3 J:.xd5 c6 4 ll:a5? "iil'd 8 0-1
883) Georgiev-Holzke
1 ... l:le8! created the decisive threat of 2 ... 8, winning the b3-bishop or the queen, since 2
"iil'c4 (or 2 "iil'c2) runs into 2... "iil'a5+ and again White's dark-squared bishop is a goner.
884) Womacka-Kritz
1 l:ixg7+! 1-0
Black loses his queen after l...li:lxg7 2 li:lg5+ fxg5 3 "!l!lxc2.

885) Katte-Pert
Black wins queen for rook: 1 ... ll:c2+! 0-1

886) Ruck-Dreev
1 ...1De2+! 2 "!l!lxe2 l:txc1+ wins the exchange.
887) Zhigalko-Durarbayli
1 b6! "!l!lxb6 (or J ..."iil'b7 2 xd8) 2 li:lxe7+ l!lf8 3 li:lxc8 wins the exchange.
888) Burnett-Bucher
1 xc7! wins a second pawn in view of l...l!lxc7 2 lhe7+.
889) Eggleston-Ramaswamy
1 lbe7+! 1-0
White wins a piece in view of l . ..l!lxe7 2 1i:ld5+ and 3 1Dxb6.

890) Jones-Ruxton
1 xa3! 2 bxa3 J:.xc3 picks up a second pawn.
..
891) Kosintseva-Jackova
1 i.xf7+! wins the exchange in view of 1 . . .1!/x7 (or l...l!lh7 2 xeS) 2 li:le5+ l!lg8 3 1Dxc6 and
4 1Dxb8.
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892) Jakovenko-Shirov
Black wins a pawn: 1...'l!i'xc3+! 2 lilxc3 b4+ 3 lild4 S.xf7 and Black's connected passed
pawns carried the day.

893) Hess-Kamsky
1...S.xd1! 0-1
Black wins a piece in view of 2 lhdl li:le3+ 3 1!/gl li:lxd l .

894) Wagner-Miralles
1....!i:xe3! wins a pawn and leaves White in all sorts of trouble: 2 ll:xe3 'l!i'xg2+! 3 lilxg2
li:lxe3+ 4 lilf2 1i:lxc2 5 J:lxc2 and now 5 ... b4! (rather than the game's 5 ... g5) 6 axb4 a4
would have won the exchange.

895) Tiviakov-Bunzmann
1 xg7! netted a pawn in view of l...lilxg7 2 l:!f7+ and 3 l:!xd7.
896) Thorfinnsson-Najer
1...lire1+! 0-1
White's queen is lost in view of 2 l:!xel 'l!i'xd3.

897) Porper-Mikkelsen
1 Xf7+! 1-0
White is two pawns up after 1 ...1!/x7 2 1Lle5+ and 3 1Llxc6.

898) Tallaksen-Lie
1....!i:xc2 2 l:!xcz e3 forces White to give up his rook to halt the pawns: 3 lild3 e2 4 l:!xe2 fxez
5 1!1xe2 1i:lxd5 0-1
899) Reppen-Guddahl
1...'l!i'xc3! 2 'l!i'xc3 d2 0-1
White can only stop the d-pawn by giving up his queen.

900) Cherniaev-Pauchard
1 1i:lxe6+! 1-0
Black loses his queen after 1 ... xe6 2 'l!i'xa4.

901) Huss-Khenkin
1...l:!xb2! (threatening mate on c2) 2 lilxb2 d2 0-1
White must give up his rook to stop the d-pawn.

902) Handke-Reuss
1 1Llxd4! 1-0
White emerges two pawns ahead after l ...cxd4 2 'l!i'xd4 'l!i'c7 (or 2 ... 1i:le7 3 xc6 1Llxc6 4
'l!i'xd7) 3 xd5 xd5 4 'l!i'xd5.
903) Langheinrich-Pelletier
1...xf2+! 2 ll:xf2 'lli'h1+! 0-1
Black emerges the exchange ahead after 3 lilxhl li:lxf2+ 4 1!/gl li:lxdl.
904) Sargissian-Nisipeanu
1...J:Ixe5! 2 xd5 (it's mate after 2 l:!xe5? xf3+ 3 1!/gl 'l!i'g4+ 4 1!/fl 'l!i'g2#) 2 ...'1li'g5 (or
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2 . . .'1!Vh3; the mate threat i s decisive) 3 'lii'g1 'lii'xg1+ 0-1

Black emerges a piece up after 4 xgl .!l:xe3 5 fxe3 1i:lxd5.
905) Firman-Sakaev
1 'li'xc7! 1-0
White emerges the exchange ahead after l...'!i'xc7 2 1i:le6+ and 3 1i:lxc7.
906) Kindermann-Schneider
1 ...xb2! 2 xb2 'lii'e 5+ 3 b1 'li'xg5 won a pawn.
907) Heinemann-Sarbok
1 1i:lxe6+! fxe6 2 l:ixe6 1-0
Black cannot both cover e8 and defend his bishop on h6.

908) lvanchuk-Gyimesi
1 xa7! cxd5 (the main point is that l .. .li:xa7? 2 'li'b6 forks Black's rooks) 2 b6 l:ie8 3 exd5
won a pawn.
909) Ribli-Kalinitschew
1 lbb7! lbb7 2 ll:c8+ l!ig7 3 f4 wins a piece.
910) Butnorius-Cramling
1...'lii'xf2+! 2 1!ih1 (the main point is that 2 1!ixf2? runs into 2... 1i:lcxe4+ 3 1!/el f2#) 2 ...1i:lcxe4
picked up two important pawns.

911) Krush-Richardson
1 1i:lxd6! wins either the exchange or Black's queen after l ... 'lii'xd6 2 c5.
912) Rashleigh-Bucknell
1...ll:xc2+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 1!ixc2 'lii'xa2+ and 3 ... 'lii'xg2.
913) Sarkar-Obers
1 'lii'xf7+! l!ixf7 2 1i:ld8+ 1-0
White emerges a piece ahead after 3 li:lxc6.

914) Ramesh-Werner
1 1i:lxc6! exploits Black's vulnerable back-rank and cS-rook to win a pawn.
915) Abergei-Wallace
1 xf7+! ll:xf7 2 ll:xa8 won the exchange.
916) Keres-Spassky
1 'iWxg7+! 1-0
Black emerges a piece down with a hopeless position after l...l!ixg7 2 1i:lxd7+ l!igS 3 1i:lf6+
l!if7 (even worse is 3... 1!/hS 4 1i:lxe8+ l!igS S li:lxc7) 4 1i:ld5+ l!igS S li:lxc7.
917) Olivier-Adda
1...'1i'xe1+! 2 1!ixe1 1i:lg2+ 3 1!if1 1i:lxh4 wins a rook.
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918) Smyslov-Kottnauer
1 1Llcs! dxcs (or l ..Ji:c7 2 1Llxd7 l:ixc6 3 1Llxb8 with an extra piece) 2 f4 d6 (White's main
point is that 2 ...'i!i'xf4 fails to 3 'ili'c8+ e7 4 'i!i'xb7 and 5 J:l:xd7+) 3 xd6ll:b6 4 'li'xd7+! 1-0
White wins a piece.

919) Walton-Palliser
Black wins a crucial pawn: 1...xb3! 2 J:i:b1 <4 and White's position collapsed.
920) Breutigam-Pajeken
1 'i!i'f7+! 1-0
White wins a rook with l...'i!i'xf7 2 J:l:xc8+ 'lWeS 3 .!l:xe8+.

921) Palliser-Adrian
1...1t:lf3+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 gxf3 (or 2 hl 'i!i'h2#) 2 ...l:i:g7+ 3 g2 '1Wxc4.
922) Greet-Grant
1 'li'xf7+! xf7 2 1Lle5+ e6 3 1Llxd3 wins a pawn.
923) Donovan-Webster
1 .!l:xd6! wins a piece in view of the simplifying trick l...'i!i'xd6 2 'i!i'xaS :SxaS 3 1t:lf7+ Wg8 4
lt:lxd6.
924) Bowers-Stewart
White wins the black queen: 1 ll:xg7+! lt:lxg7 2 '11Hxh4.

925) Stellwagen-Bosboom
1 xa6! decisively won a second pawn in view of l ...xa6 (or l ...lt:lc6 2 l:i:f4+) 2 ll:xe5.
926) Kuznetsova-Bogorads
1... 1t:lxd3! wins a pawn in view of 2 'i!i'xd3? 'ili'xel+.
927) Alekhine-Euwe
Rather than the game's 1 a3, 1 'lll'h8+! xh8 2 1Llxf7+ Wh7 3 1Llxes would have simplified to
a winning endgame.
928) Palliser-Stalmans
1....!l:d1+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 l:l:xdl (2 c2 is mated by 2.. .ll:xb2+ 3 xdl 'i1Hd4+ 4 cl 'lll'c3+ 5
lll dl l:tbl#) 2...'1Wxg3.
929) Georgiou-Palliser
1...1t:lxg4! wins a pawn in view of 2 fxg4?! xc3 (2 ... l:txc3!? is pretty reasonable too) 3 bxc3?
'i'xa3+ 4 \Jibl 'i!i'a2+ 5 1!/cl 'i!i'al#.

930) lkonnikov-Negi
White wins material with 1 'i!i'xe8: 1...'i!i'xe8 2 11'\xcs 'i1Hc6 3 xc8 1-0
The d-pawn queens after 3 ...'i!i'xc5 4 d7, while 3 ...xd6 fails to 4 ll:xd6!.
931) Malakhatko-Groffen
1 l:txh8! 1-0
291
White wins a piece since 1 . . ./iJxhS 2 J:l:f6+ IiieS 3 c6 forks the black rooks.
932) Morris-Gilhespy
1 ... 1Dxh2! 2 J:l:f2 (White's queen is lost after 2 1!1xh2 'lii'h5+ 3 Wgl iDh3+ 4 Wh2 1Df2+ 5 Wgl
'lii'hl + 6 Wxf2 '!li'xg2+ 7 1!/el 'lli'xc2) 2 ...'lli'h S 0-1
There's no good defence to the threats of 2...1Zlf3+ and 2 ...1Dg4 since 3 Wg1 1Df3+ 4 J:l:xf3
'lli'xf3 leads to mate.
933) Gunnarsson-lraheta
1 J:l:xe6! li:fs (White mates after 1 .. Jl.xc3 2 ::l:xe7 as, of course, he also does after l ... lxe6 2
'lli'f8#) 2 'lli'xd6! 1-0
Black comes out a piece down in the ending after 2 ... 'lli'xd6 3 ll:xd6 exd6 4 li'lxf5 gxf5 5 ll:xd6.
934) Rublevsky-Gurevich
1 i.xe6+! 1-0
l...fxe6 2 'I!Vxe6+ costs Black the exchange and 1 ... i.d7 2 i.xf7 is also crushing.
935) Meins-Abel
1 ll:xf7! 'lil'xf7 2 '1Wxa8+ wins a pawn.
936) Morales-Heimbacher
1 1Dxf7! >llxf7 (or 1 . ..3l.xf7 2 J:l:xe7) 2 ll:xe6 wins a pawn.
937) Zapata-Moreno
1 1Df6+! exf6 2 3l.c6 wins the exchange.
938) Carlsen-lvanchuk
1 ds! exds 2 1iJd4 wins a piece and the game.
939) Rayner-Vranesic
1 i.xh7+! l!lxh7 2 'lli'd 3+ l!?g8 3 'lli'x dS wins a pawn.
940) James-Waters
1 i.xh6! wins a pawn since 1...3l.xh6? 2 'lli'xg6+ forks Black's minor pieces.
941) Nunn-Piaskett
1 'iWfS! :!!.e 6 (the queen is immune due to l...'lli'xf5? 2 ll:xe8# and l ... 'lil'dS? fails to 2 l:e7! fol
lowed by mate) 2 ds liJxd3 3 dxe6 fxe6 4 'i!!'xe6+ and White had won the exchange. 10
942) large-Baker
1 i.h6+! l!?xh6 (or 1...>1/gS 2 i.xf8 3l.h4+ 3 \!?d2 3l.f2 4 ::l:dl with an extra rook) 2 g S+ i.xgs 3
::l:xh3+ l!?g7 4 l:!.xg5 and White's extra piece proved decisive.
943) Hebbes-Palliser
1 ...l:xc2+! 2 Wxc2 'i!!'xe2+ 3 'i!!'d 2 and now 3...::l:c8+ would have won White's queen.
944) Hartston-Basman
1 xf7+! lilxf7 (otherwise Black loses the exchange on g8) 2 'i!!'h S+ ::l:g6 3 'li'xh3 wins a
pawn.
2 92
Solutions
945) Tsirulnik-Kosyachenko
1... '1Wxa3! wins a piece in view of 2 :=:xa3? :!:lfl#.
946) Arutyunova-Maiko
1 xg6! hxg6 2 l:l:xd7! won a key pawn and gained White a decisive initiative in view of
2 ... '1Wxd7 3 1Llf6+ \!lg7 4 1Llxd7.

947) Blackburne-Owen
1 '1Wxf7+! '11Vxf7 2 J:lee7 1-0
Black's bishop is lost in view of 2 ...l:l:f8 3 :!Ixb7.

948) Ausan-Chan Wei Vi
1 ... lb1+! 2 ll<xb1 (or 2 lli'd2 l:l:xh1 with an extra rook) 2 ... xa2+ 3 \l<xa2 'lWxf6 0-1
Black's extra queen and passed h-pawn decide.

949) Najdorf-Rossetto
1 1Llxc6! wins a pawn in view of l ...bxc6 2 xeS.
950) Klima-Boros
1 1Llxe6! fxe6 (or 1 ... '11Vd 7 2 xb6 1Llxc4 3 1Llc7 picking up the exchange) 2 xb6 '!Wc8 3 xas
wins two pawns.

951) Markiewicz-Sokolowski
1 Ixc8! 1-0
White wins a piece after l...l:l:xc8 2 1Lle7+ lli'g7 3 /LlxcS.

952) Warakomski-Orzech
1... xb2+! 2 ll<xb2 l:!xd2 wins a pawn and seizes the initiative in view of 3 'lWxd2? ltlc4+
and 4... 1Llxd2.

953) Bergez-Vassallo Barroche
1...1Llfxe4! wins a pawn in view of the skewer 2 lllxe4 lllxe4 3 '11Vxe4 fS.
954) Hodinott-Palliser
1...1tlxd4! 2 1Llxd4 xc3 3 xc3 l'bc3 wins a pawn.
955) lvanchuk-Anand
1 f4! '1Wxf4 2 l:l:e4 1-0
The knight is lost after 2 ...'1Wf5 3 .l:l:ael f6 4 f4.

956) Kramnik-lvanchuk
1...1tlce7! wins a clear piece in view of the threat of 2 ... a4, and if 3 l:b2, then 3 ... 1Llxc3.
Kramnik tried 2 xd5 1tlxd5 3 b2, but this failed to save the piece after 3 ... a4 4 S.a3
::lxb2 5 Yxa4 1Llb6 (the crucial sting in the tail) 6 l:l:a7 l:l:xd2 when he might as well have re
signed.
957) Almada-Roselli Mailhe
1...1tlxc3! wins a pawn in view of 2 \!lxc3 l:!xe3+.
958) lvanchuk-Topalov
1 '11Vxc4! 1-0
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The C o m p l e t e Chess Worko u t
White wins a piece in view of both l...ll:xc4 2 l:ixf7 and l ...ll:xa7 2 ll:xa7 'lWxa7 3 'lWxcS.
959) Milov-Akobian
1 12id7+! ll:xd7 2 ll:xf8 wins the exchange.
960) Chudinovskikh-5itnikov
1 12id7+! 'iWxd7 2 'lWxe6 wins the exchange.
961) Vasiukov-Kholmov
1 12ixc5! 'i!l'xc5 (the inclusion of l ...J:l:xel+ 2 l:ixel 'i!l'xc5 makes little difference) 2 il.xg7! 10
Black loses his queen after 2 ... il.xg7 3 'i!l'h5 h6 4 il.h7+ ll.>xh7 5 'lWxc5.
962) Kashdan-Kotov
1 12ie7+! 10
After l ...'!Wxe7 2 '!Wxc8+ 'lWf8 Black loses his queen to 3 il.h7+! .

963) Ambartsumova-Gunina
Black wins a piece: 1...ll:xf2! 2 ll.>xf2 'iWf4+ 3 ll.>g2 'i!l'xc1 01
964) Petrosian-Lahno
White missed 1 'iWf7+ ll.>h8 2 '!Wa2 winning the bishop in view of the threatened smothered
mate.
965) Petrosian-5passky
1 '!Wh8+! 10
White is a piece up in the endgame after 1...\l.>xhS 2 12ixf7+ ll.>g7 3 12ixg5.

966) Petrosian-Simagin
1 'iii'aS+ ll.>g7 2 il.xe5+! (far simpler than 2 12ixf7 'i!l'dl+) 2 ...'i!l'xe5 3 'i!l'h8+! ll.>xh8 4 12ixf1+ 10
White will be a piece up in the ending.

967) Burmakin-Burlov
1 12ixa7! wins a pawn in view of 1...12ixa7 2 'i!l'xa5.
968) Malakhov-Areshchenko
1 l:!.xd71 ll:xd7 2 g4 10
White wins the rook after 2 ...'i!l'xh3 3 12\xeS or a piece following 2... a6 3 'i!l'xd7+! ll.>xd7 4
gxh5.
969) Ragozin-Panov
1 ...'lWc6! 0-1
White must lose a rook in view of 2 'i!l'xc6 l:ixdl+ 3 \l.>g2 bxc6.

970) Sandipan-Nezar
1.../2ixb2! 2 il.xb2 il.xc3 wins a pawn.
971) Saidy-Santasiere
1 li!xe6+! 10
Black loses his queen after l .. .l!.xe6 2 'i!l'xc6.
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S o l u tions
972) Capablanca-Fonaroff
1 'lll'x e5! 'lll'x e5 2 1Llxf7+ 1-0
White emerges a piece ahead after 2 ...\li>gS (and not 2.. Ji:xf7? 3 l:!.d8+ with back-rank mate) 3
li:lxe5.
973) Capablanca-Graham
1 l:!.xc6+! 1-0
Black's queen is lost after l .. 'lll'xc6 2 1Lle7+ in view of 2 .. .J:!.xe7 3 '1Wxc6+.

.
974) Maletin-Andreev
1 xg7! wxg7 2 '1Wg4+ l:!.g6 3 '1Wxd7 wins a pawn.
975) Palliser-Gallagher
1.. Jl:xe4+! 2 dxe4 d4+ wins the white queen and with check in view of 3 Wd3 a6+.
976) Andrijevic-Grunberg
1...xe5! 2 .ixe5 '1We3 (threatening the queen-winning 3 ...d3+) 3 .ic2 '/Wxe5 wins a pawn.
977) Aagaard-Wiltshire
1 xf7+! Wxf7 2 .!bd8 wins the exchange.
978) Rutkowski-Hilton
1 'lll'xb7 leaves Black unable to save both his rook and queen: 1 ....!l:f8 2 1Llf6+! 1.0
3 'lll'xg2 follows.
979) 'Erdnussbuddha'-Palliser
Black resigned before White won his queen with 1 ll:c8+!.

980) Kamsky-Sher
1 xa6! decisively opened the queenside in view of l...bxa6 2 l:!.b8 .!l:c7 3 1i:lb6 regaining the
piece along the eighth.

981) Lappage-Smallbone
1 '1Wxa6! li:lxa6 2 1Lld6+ 1-0
2 ...\li>bS 3 1i:lxf7 l::tf8 4 1i:lg5 (or 4 .!l:xc7 l!lxc7 5 l:!.cl+ l!ld7 6 l:!dl+ l!le6 7 1i:ld8+) 4 .. .fxg5 5 .ia7+
lli>xa7 6 ll:xf8 is pretty hopeless for Black.
982) Smallbone-Lipman
1 1Lld5! wins either Black's queen or a clear piece after 1 . ..'1Wxd2 2 1Llxe7+.
983) Burt-Small bone
1 ll:xe7! 1-0
Black must give up his queen since 1 . ..'1Wxe7 2 xc6+ forces mate.
984) Burt-Mcintosh
Rather than the game's 1 c4, 1 g6! hxg6 2 l:!.e7! '/Wxe7 (the inclusion of 2...g2+ 3 11i>xg2
'lll'xe7 4 'lll'd5+ makes little difference, while the reason for White's first becomes clear after
2... c5 3 'lii'M) 3 '1Wxd5+ lli>g7 4 '/Wxa8 would have won a piece.
985) Dervishi-Vallejo Pons
1... .ixb3! exploits all the pins to win a key pawn in view of 2 l:!.xb3 '1Wxb3.
295
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986) Uhlmann-Fischer
1 ...1i\xe4! 2 ti:lxe4 (Black also wins a pawn after 2 hxg4 xc3 in view of 3 bxc3 /tJxc3 and
4...ti:lxe2+) 2 ... ll:xe4 3 g5 'lil'e8 4 d3 xf3 5 'lil'xf3 ll:b4 leaves Black a pawn up and somewhat better.
987) Timofeev-Yevseev
1 .. J!.h1+! 2 l!lxh1 ti:lgxf2+ 3 1iJxf2 ti:lxf2+ 4 Wg1 1iJxd3 leaves Black queen for rook ahead.
988) Nguyen Thien Viet-Pham Due Thang
1 ...1iJe3! 0-1
White must give up the exchange on dl since 2 xe3 (2 fxe3? drops the queen to 2 ... /tJxf3+
3 gxf3 'lil'xd3) 2 ... /tJxf3+ 3 gxf3 'lil'xd3 4 i:txd3 Bxd3 loses it under even more unfavourable
circumstances.
989) Giani-Garofalo
1...'lil'xg2+! 2 1!1xg2 ti:le1+ 3 Wg3 1ilxd3 4 xd3 f4+ saw Black pick up the exchange.
990) Gnetti-Orlov
1 ...xf2+! wins a pawn: 2 l;txf2? (now Black wins the exchange) 2 ...'lil'xf2+ 3 l!lxf2 2<2+ 4
l!le2 j<xa4 0-1
991) 5amuels-Miller
Rather than the game's l...BdcS, 1...1iJh3+ 2 Wh1 'lil'xd1! would have forced resignation in
view of 3 'lil'xdl liJxf2+ 4 \!lgl liJxd l .
992) Wegerer-Jankovic
1 1iJxc5! wins a pawn in view of l ...dxc5 2 l:td7 'lil'h4 (or 2 ... ti:ld4 3 Bxe7 /tJxe2+ 4 ti:lxe2 xb2
5 Bxb7) 3 :!l.xb7.
993) Krstic-McPhillips
1 2h7+! l!lxh7 2 Bxd7 j<xc3 3 'lil'd3+ l!lg8 4 'lil'xc3 'lil'xc3 5 bxc3 gave White a clearly better
endgame.
994) Landa-Manca
1...Bxf2+! 2 1!1xf2 (or 2 \!lel 'lil'gS with an overwhelming attack) 2 ...1tJxe4+ wins the queen
and the game.
995) Huzman-Kasparov
White wins two pawns: 1 l:l:xd5 'lil'e8 (Black loses his queen after l . ..'lil'xd5 2 1iJe7+ and the
f6-knight is, of course, pinned against mate) 2 .Xl,xc4 1-0
996) Baldursson-Bjornsson
1 ... J:!:xe3! 2 l:ixe3 c5 3 l!lf2 g5 4 Wf3 xe3 5 1!1xe3 l!lg7 simplified to a winning pawn end
ing.
997) Doroshkievich-Tukmakov
1. ./tJxd7! 0-1
Black wins a piece after 2 J/.xg2 'lil'xg5 or a rook after 2 2xd8 gxhl 'lil'.
.
998) Solovjov-Belozerov
1... 1tJxb2! 2 l'l:xa4 4lxa4 wins a pawn.
296
S o l u tions
999) Vera Gonzalez Quevedo-Aguado Zabaleta

1 jcc7! 1-0
Black loses his queen after 1 ... l'ixc7 2 1i'lxe6+ fxe6 3 'IIVxdS+.
1000) Morales-Vera
1... jcxc2! 2 jcxc2 '11Va 7+ 3 '11Vd4 (White would have had better chances to defend after 3 llihl
li'xa2 4 jce4 12Jd5 5 jcxdS exdS 6 "I!Vxb4) 3 ..."11Vxa2 4 .l.e4 iild5! 5 jcxd5 "I!Vxd5 6 '11Vxd5 exd5 7
J:txd5 J;lbS simplified to a winning rook ending.
1001) Palliser-Dyce
1...12Jf4! 0-1
The mate threat on dl costs White a piece.

1002) Palliser-Hankinson
1 '11Vxh6+! lilxh6 2 1i'lg4+ fxg4 3 J:lxe6 g3 4 fxg3 jcxg3 5 \11<2 and the extra exchange proved
sufficient.
1003) Sadorra-Dao Thien Hai
1 J;lxa8 "I!Vxf2+ 2 \lld 2 J;lxa8 3 '11Vx d5+ lilh7 4 '11Vxa8 1-0
Black's pawns are no match for White's extra rook.

1004) Anand-Kramnik
1 jcd1! '11Vd 3 (White forks Black's pieces immediately in the case of 1...'11Vc6 2 J;leS ) 2 l:te3!
'11Vxc4 3 l:te5 1-o
Black loses a piece along the fifth.

1005) Vujcic-Matas
1 '11Vxh6! wins an important pawn in view of l ... gxh6? 2 1i'lf6+ and 3 12Jxd7.
1006) Obiamiwe-Piayer
1 ... 12Jxf2+! 2 "I!Vxf2 '11Vxc4 wins a second pawn.
1007) Yermolinsky-Stripunsky
1 jcg6+! 1-0
Black loses a piece after 1...\lle7 (or l...Wxg6 2 '11Vxe6+) 2 '11Vxe6+ ll<xe6 3 jcxeS in view of
3 .. .ll:xe8? 4 cS'IIV+ .
1008) Kudrin-Robson
1 jcb6+! '11Vxb6 2 l:txd7+ 1-0
White is a queen up with an overwhelming attack after 2 ... lilxd7 3 '11Vxb6.

1009) Hanley-Jones
White wins a piece: 1 l:txc8! '11Vxc8 2 '11Vf7+ 1-0

1010) Gavriei-Palliser
1...iilxd4! wrecks the white position: 2 cxd4? "I!Vxd4+ 3 lile1 '11Vx b2! 4 "I!Vc3 jcg7 0-1
1011) Mandla-Cunanan
1...l:txh2+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 llixh2 1i'lf3+ and 3 ... 12Jxf3.
29 7
1012) Rogers-llic
1 1Dh6+! jcxh6 2 'li'xd7 wins the exchange.
1013) Benidze-Magalashvili
1 1De7+! 'li'xe7 2 xeS+ wins the exchange.
1014) Torrecillas Martinez-Lezcano Jaen
White wins the exchange and the game: 1 Jl,xf7+! 'li'xf7 2 'li'xd8+ l!<g7 3 l:l:e1 1-0
1015) Garcia-Ghobrial
1 ...1Dxh3! 2 gxh3 l:txf3 wins a key pawn.
1016) Fedorov-Lastin
1 ... 'li'xh2+! 2 11<xh2 1i:lg4+ 3 1!<g1 1Dxe3 wins a pawn.
1017) Van Wely-Aronian
The overloading 1 jcc1! wins a piece after which White should have won, but he later re
turned the favour in the scramble - see Puzzle 831 .
1018) Kramnik-Shirov
Black resigned before White picked up a piece with 1 fl.xe6! in view of l ...l!<xe6 2 1Dc5+ l!<fS
3 1i'lxb7.
1019) Palliser-Tuplin
1...il,xb6! removes a dangerous pawn in view of White's vulnerable back rank.
1020) Palliser-Bekker Jensen
1 l:!.xe4+! xe4 2 1i'lxd6+ 1-0
White emerges a piece ahead after 3 12:lxc8.

1021) A.Karpov-R.Bergmann
1 1i'lf7+! 1-0
White wins the exchange and gains a crushing initiative after l...'li'xf7 2 'li'xd6.
1022) Grigoryan-Jessel
1 :cth8+! 1-0
Black's queen is lost after 1...\!<xhS 2 12:lg6+ and 3 1i'lxh4.

1023) Kramnik-Aronian
1 jcxe6+! 'li'xe6 2 "ilVb3 leaves Black unable to save both pieces and after 2 ...1Df4+ 3 gxf4
'li'xb3 4 axb3 jcxf4 5 lha6 White had reached a highly favourable endgame.
1024) Hopwood-Barber
1 l:i:xhS+! 'it>g8 (White wins the queen after l...'li'xh5 with 2 1Df6+ g6 3 1i'lxh5 'it>xh5 4 'li'xg7
leading to an easy win) 2 l:!g5 'llfc2+ 3 'it>g3 jcxd4 4 'li'e6+ l!<f8 5 l:l:f5+ and the attack was
crushing.
1025) Hopwood-Eggleston
Rather than the game's l ...jcbS, 1 ...1i'lxb3! 2 axb3 'li'xb3 would have seen Black emerge a
pawn ahead, such as after 3 jca3 xc2 4 :C:bl 'li'a4 5 Jl,xe7 1i'lxe7 6 xb7 :C:fcS.
298
Solutions
1026) Sriharan-Hopwood
White wins the exchange: 1 Jich7+! Wxh7 2 'ill'xc3.

1027) Watson-Lockwood
1... 'ill'x es! 2 dxe5 (or 2 'ill'g4 'ill'f5 and wins, but not 2.. Jl.xd4?? due to 3 ll:xd4 'ill'xd4?? 4
li:lgS+!) 2 ...ll:xd1+ 3 .ltxd1 1Dxf4 and Black's extra material and potential passed c-pawn
shortly prevailed.
1028) lsmaii-Mitchinson
Black wins the exchange with 1 ...1Dd4! 2 hxg4 (and not 2 /Dxd4? 'li'h2+ 3 1!/fl 'ill'hl + 4 'ilie2
ll.xf2#) 2 .../Dxe6.
Chapter Six
1029) Sadvakasov-Baladjaev
1 ll:e5!! d5 (the rook is immune due to l...dxe5 2 ll:d7+ Wb8 - it's mate even faster after
2... 1i:lxd7 3 'i'a7+ - 3 ll:b7+ WaS 4 c7 with a crushing attack and l...'I!Vxb4 2 ll:b3 is also termi
nal) 2 l:l:exd5! 1Dxd5 3 l:i:xd5 (an immediate 3 'i'a7+ is also rather powerful) 3 ... 'l!i'xc6 4 'ill'a 7+
1-0
1030) Trifunovic-Lalic
1...gxf3!! 2 il..xf6 (or 2 l:i:xf3 l:i:hg8 3 il..e2 ll:xg2+! 4 li<xg2 'ill'g4+ 5 Wf2 il..xf3 6 Jicxf3 /De4+! and
mates) 2 .. Jl:hgB 3 Sf2 (there's nothing better: 3 g3 f2+ forces mate and 3 l:i:a2 f2+! 4 l:i:fxf2
:!l:xdl+ 5 .ltfl 'ill'hl is crushing) 3 ... ll:xg2+ 4 l:!.xg2 (or 4 1!/fl il..xh2 5 Wel ll:gl+ 6 il.. fl 'i'd3
with the decisive threat of 7... l:i:xfl + 8 l:i:xfl 'ill'd 2#) 4 ... f2+! (the star move in the combina
tion; mate is now forced) s l!lxf2 'lii'xg2+ 6 lile1 'lii'd 2+ 7 'ilif1 il..g2+ 8 lilg1 .1txh2+! g l!lxh2
Jicf3+ 10 .lte2 'lii'xe2+ 11 1Df2 'i'xf2+ 0-1
1031) Wheeler-Emms
1.../Dxd3+!! 2 'lii'xd3 l:i:ee2 (with a decisive threat of 3 ...'lii'h6+) 3 'ilid1 "ii'f6 4 'lii'd 5+? (a better
defence is 4 'lii'd4 l:!d2+ 5 'I!Vxd2 'lii'x al+ 6 'ill'cl 'I!Vxa2 - threatening both 7... '1!Ve2# and 7...'ill'b3 7 /Dc3 'ill'b3+ S lilel l:lc2 9 'ile3 'l!i'xc3+ 1 0 11Vxc3 l:txc3 when Black is only a pawn up in a rook
ending) 4...11/hS s l:lc1 (or 5 /Dc3 ll:e8 when White can't avoid losing his queen down the d
file) and now, rather than Emms' 5 ...ll:xg2, s...J:txa2! 6 :!l:e1 (or 6 '1Wd3 'l!i'g5 and the check on
d2 forces mate) 6 ... ll:f1 would have been decisive since White has no good way to meet the
threat of 7... l:i:xel+ 8 li<xel 'ill'f2+ 9 1!/dl 1\Vfl#.
1032) Sutovsky-Sokolov
1 1Dd5+!! lhd5 2 :!l:xf7+! li<d8 (Black is also mated in style after 2... 1!1xf7 3 'lii'f3+ We6 4 "iil'f6+
l!ld7 5 'liVf5+ lild8 6 licg5+ We8 7 '1We6+ l!lf8 8 il..h6#, while 2... We8 3 l:tf8+ l!le7 4 il..g5+! trans
poses to the game) 3 l:l:f8+ l!le7 4 .ltg5+! 1-0
It's mate after 4...'iltxf8 5 'I!Vf3+ l!lg8 6 '1Wxd5+ l!lg7 7 ..ll.h6+! l!lxh6 8 '1We6+ l!lg7 9 1i'f6+ l!lg8 10
J:tg3#.
1033) Turner-Howell
1 l:td5! (threatening both mate and the black queen) 1.....1l.xds 2 g5+ li<xg5 3 'liVes+ J:tfs 4 f4+
1-0
It's mate after 4 ... 1!1h6 5 /Dg4#.

1034) Georghiou-Mogasha
1 1Dxf7!! Wxf7 2 /Dds 'lli'd 8 (or 2 ...1\Vc6 3 1i'h5+ l!lf8 - 3...Wg8 4 /Dxf6+ gxf6 5 :!l:xf6 forces mate
299
The C o m p l e t e C h e s s Worko u t
4 l:txf6+! gxf6 5 i<h6+ li:lg7 6 12:lxf6 and Black is helpless) 3 J:\xf6+! (very aesthetic and even
stronger than 3 'i'h5+ g6 4 'i'h3) 3 ...gxf6 4 'i'h5+ Wf8 (this is not the most testing defence,
but 4 ... \l,/gS 5 i<c3 i<e7 6 l:lfl also gives White a decisive attack) 5 l:lf1 i<e7 6 Jl.h6+ Wg8 7
l:lf3 1-0
The rook lift decides.

1035) Watson-Kuczynski
1...'i'xg1+!! (the only winning try; l . ..fxg6? would have led to a draw after 2 'i'h6! 'i'xgl+1 3
l:txgl bxa2 4 gxfS'i'+ li:lxf8 5 I:txg6+ li:lxg6 6 'i'xg6+) 2 ll:xg1 bxa2 3 gxf7+ (perhaps a better
try was 3 'i'h6!?, although after 3... al 'ii'+ 4 \l,?d2 fxg6 5 'i'hS+ \l,?f7 6 'ii'h 7 \l,?eS 7 l:lxal I:txal 8
'i'xg6+ WdS 9 gxfS'i'+ i<xfS Black again has more than enough for the queen) 3 ... \l,?xf7 4
'i'g2 a1'i'+ 5 Wd2 "iilxg1! (very aesthetic; a second queen is sacrificed on gl) 6 gxf8"iil+ li:lxf8
7 "iilxg1 l:ta5 and Black's rook and two minor pieces outpowered White's queen.
1036) 5akelsek-Rodriguez lopez
1 12:lxe6!! fxe6 2 'i'xe6+ i<f7 (White also emerges with sufficient extra pawns after 2...\l,/fS 3
i<d5 i<f7 4 'i'xf7+! li:lxf7 5 i<xc7; probably the best defence was 2...Wh8!?, although 3 1i:ld5
3 ll:hel!? is also possible 3 ...'i'c8 4 "iilxc8 12:lxc8 5 12:lc7 /ijb6 6 12:lxa8 I:txa8 7 l:thel leaves
White with somewhat the better ending) 3 12Jd5 i<xe6 (White gains a decisive lead too after
3... 'lil'd7 4 12:lxe7+ li:lxe7 5 'i'xd6) 4 1'ilxc7 i<g4 5 12:lxa8 i<xd1 6 fixd1 and White's two extra
pawns were decisive.
1037) Sokolov-Vovk
The former candidate missed 1 fixh5+!! gxh5 (or 1 ...\l,/g? 2 l::rg5 'i!Ve8 3 l:lgf5! Wh7 4 'i/ff4 and
h5 will follow with decisive effect) 2 ll:f5 \l,?h6 3 'ii'f4+ \l,?g7 4 ll:g5+ \l,?h6 5 "iilf3 ll:e1+ 6 \l,?h2
when Black must give up his queen to avert mate, but 6...'i!Vxg5 7 hxg5+ \l,?g7 8 'lil'f6+ \l,?g8 9
g6 fxg6 10 'ii'xg6+ \l,?h8 11 "iilx h5+ \l,?g7 12 'i'g4+ \l,?f7 13 "iilf3+ We8 14 'iifx d5 sees White's
queen triumph over the black rooks.
1038) Sott-Pokorny
1...1i:lf3+!! 2 gxf3 i<xf3 leaves White unable to prevent Black's queen from decisively infil
trating his kingside: 3 1i:lxc5 (a better defence is 3 h3, but Black is still winning after 3... 12:lg4!
4 12:lf4 'i!Vh4 5 1iJce2 g5; for example, 6 i.d7 gxf4 7 i<xg4 i<xg4 8 hxg4 f3 9 1iJf4 l'!fe8 1 0 d4
"iilxg4+ 11 Whl J:ie6! and mate follows) 3 ...1iJg4! 4 d4 (as 4 h3 is also mated by 4 ...'i!Vh4, the
only defence is 4 'i'e3, not that that really helps White after 4 ...1iJxe3 5 fxe3 'i'g5+ 6 Wf2
'i'g2+ 7 Wei dxc5 when Black is winning quite straightforwardly) 4...'iifh4 (now it's mate on
h2 or g2) 5 i<f4 'i'h3 0-1
1039) Plachetka-Zinn
1 'iifh 5! liJf6 (the only try: l ...gxh5? is mated by 2 :cig3+ WhS 3 1iJxf7#) 2 12:lg4!! (the main
point of White's play) 2 ...gxh5 (and not 2 ...1iJxh5? 3 1iJh6#) 3 1i:lxf6+ \l,?h8 (again it's mate in
the case of 3 ... Wg7 4 12:le8+ Wh6 5 i<g7+! Wg6 6 ng3+ \l,?f5 7 l::rg5+ \l,?e4 8 12:lf6# or S li:lc3#) 4
nxh5 h6 5 1iJxd5+ 1-0
White is no less than three pawns up after 5 ... Wh7 6 12:lxc7 i<xc7 7 l:lxc5.
1040) Tozer-Palliser
1..."iilx d5+!! 2 1i:lxd5 i<e4+ 3 l:lf3 Jl.xd5 (3 ... /iJel is also pretty effective) 4 Wg2 (the inclusion
of 4 d7 l:le1+ 5 Wg2 5 'i'xe1 i.xf3# 5 ...\l,?g7 changes little) 4..Ji:e1 0-1
White must give up his queen as 5 'ii'xc2 l:l:gl + 6 Wh3 ihf3 leads to mate.
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Solutions
1041) Grassie-Duke
Rather than the game's 1 J:l:g5, 1 S.ds!! (preventing ...'i'xd6+) would have left Black without
a defence to the threat of 2 'i'g7; for example, 1 ... exd5 2 'i'g7 l!le7 (or 2 ... 'i'xd6 3 'i'xg8+ 'i'f8
4 'i'xf8+ li<xf8 5 ::i:h8#) 3 dxe7 and Black can resign.
1042) McNab-Brunella
1 l!lh6+!! gxh6 (or 1...\i<hS 2 'i'g4 'liVeS - 2 ... 'i'e7 3 dxeS fxe5 4 .l.xe5 wins - 3 dxe5 'i'xg4 4
l!lxg4 fxe5 5 1!lxe5 with an extra pawn and the initiative) 2 'i'g4+ Wh8 (White gains a crush
ing attack after 2... .1.g7 3 dxe5 c8 4 'i'xc8 ll:xcS 5 exf6 .l.h8 6 .l.h3 l:ieS 7 J:l:d7) 3 dxes 'i'c8 4
exf6! (4 l'l.d7 is also easily sufficient) 4 ...'i'xg4 5 f7+ ::i:es 6 .ltxe5+ 'i'g7 7 .l.xg7+ li<xg7 8 S.a1
and White emerges the exchange ahead.

1043) Trifunovic-Koch
1 J:l:xh6! 'i'd7+ (it's mate after 1 ...::i:xc4 2 :::!:h8+ li<f7 3 ::i:1h7+ li<f6 4 g5#) 2 "l!Vds! ll:d4+ (White
retains a crushing advantage after 2...'i'xd5+ 3 exd5 ll:xg4 4 ::i:h8+ li<f7 5 ll:xa8) 3 'i'xd4! exd4
4 ::i:g6+ li<f7 5 ll:h7+ 1-0
Mate follows on the back rank.

1044) Karjakin-Van Wely
1 .1.xh6!! wins a pawn: 1 ... gxh6? 2 'i'g6+ Wh8 3 'i'xh6+ li<g8 4 'i'g6+ li<h8 5 ::i:e3 (threatening 6 l'l.g3 followed by mate) s...f4 6 ll:xe5! dxes 1 'i'h6+ li<g8 8 d6 ll:f7 (Black is defenceless:
another winning line being 8 ...'i'd8 9 .l.c4+ ll:f7 1 0 dxe7 'i'xe7 1 1 'i'g6+ li<fS 12 .l.xf7 'i'xf7 13
'i'd6+ li<g7 14 'I!VxbS) 9 .l.c4 .l.f5 10 dxe7 1-o
White has a crushing attack after 10 ...::i:e8 1 1 'I!Vg5+ WhS 12 .l.xf7.
1045) Horvath-Kosten
1 ... '1!Vg3! 2 .l.e3 (White had to of course avoid 2 fxg3? hxg3+, while he also loses the ex
change in the case of 2 'i'f3 l!lxg4 3 .l.f4 l!lxf2+ 4 l:txf2 'i'xf2) 2 ...11:lxg4! (le point) 3 fxg3
hxg3+ 4 1i<g1 l!lxe3! 5 ::i:f2 l!lfs 6 exf5 gxf2+ 1 'i'xf2 .l.xf2+ 8 \i<xf2 1i<e7 and Black's extra
exchange prevailed.
1046) Ftacnik-Cvitan
1.. ..1.xg2+! 2 1i<xg2 'I!Vh3+! 3 Wxh3 l!lg5+ 4 Wg2 l!lh4+ 0-1
Mate follows with 5 Wh1 g2#.

1047) Richter-Hertneck
1 'i'xg4!! fxg4 2 ll:xf7 gives White a decisive attack due to his raking bishops: 2 ...'i'c6 (nei
ther 2 ... Wh8 3 l!ld5, with the idea of 3 ... .1.xd5 4 l!lg6+ li<h7 5 ll:xg7#, nor 2 ... 1i<h7 3 ll:xe7 ::i:g8
- desperately trying to cover g7 - 4 .l.d3+ li<h8 5 l!lg6+ Wh7 6 1i:le5+ 'Oii>hS 7 l!lf7# helps Black)
3 fl:xe7+ l!lh8 and now 4 1i:le4! J:l:g8 (Black is also crushed after both 4 ...'1!Vxe4 5 .l.xg7+ l!lh7 6
il.e5# and 4 ... 1i:le5 5 fl:xd8+ J:l.xdS 6 .1.xe5 ::i:d1+ 7 Wf2) 5 l!ld6 would have been even stronger
than the game's 4 l!ld5.
1048) Spraggett-Speelman
Instead of the game's 1 l!lxg3, 1 l!lgs!, threatening to capture on h7 would have forced
mate in view of 1 ... .1.xh2 2 ll:xh7+! "l!Vxh7 3 l!lxf7#.
1049) Williams-Prosiriakov
1 'i'h6!! f5 (White's main point is that l...dxc3 2 l!lg5 .l.xg5 3 .l.xg5 cxb2 4 S.ab1 f6 5 .l.xf6
'i'c7 6 S.xd5! is rather powerful, especially since 6 ... 12ic6? fails to 7 J:l.d7! 'i'xd7 8 .l.d5+ fol
lowed by mate) 2 l!lgs .l.xg5 3 .l.xg5 'i'd7 4 e6! 'lif'd6 (or 4...'i'xe6 5 J:l.e1 'i'f7 6 l!lxd5 .l.xd5 7
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:C:e7 winning material) 5 ILlxds Jcxds 6 f4 ( 6 e7 also does the trick) 6...1Wxe6 7 :C:e1 Jce4
(again 7 ...'1Wf7 is met by the decisive 8 :C:e7!) 8 f3 and White won a piece.
1050) Johnson-Palliser
1...l:ixf31 2 l:ixg7+ (White doesn't have to interpolate this, but he is mated in the same man
ner as in the game after 2 Jcx3 i1Jd2) 2 .. .'il<xg7 3 iLxf3 i1Jd2! 4 'lil'c1 (Black's main point is
revealed after 4 xd2 'lil'b3+ 5 >lla1 ll:xa3+ 6 bxa3 1Wxa3#) 4...'l!l'xC4+ 5 >lla 1 1Llb3+ 0-1
It's mate after 6 Wa2 1Llxc1+ 7 >lla l 'lllal 2#.

1051) Perenyi-Schneider
1 l:ixd7! 'lil'xd7 (or l ...Wxd7 2 Jce6+ We8 3 gxf6 i1Jd8 4 'l!l'd5 d6 5 :C:gl with a ruinous attack)
2 gxf6 gives White a winning attack: 2 ... d6 (2 ... 'l!Hc7 3 fi:dl d6 4 7+ 'illd8 5 il.e6 leaves
Black defenceless against the threat of 6 il.c5 since it's mate after 5 ...'i!le7 6 'llilh4+ 'illf8 7
i<h6#) 3 il.e6 'lil'c7 4 f7+ 'illd 8 5 l:id1 (the simpler 5 il.g5+ and if 5 ...il.e7, then 6 'lil'd5+, is also
crushing) s ...!l:c8 6 'lil'xes ! ? 1-0
White's -pawn decides after 6 ...11:lxe5 7 g5+ 'llle
l 7 8 l:i:xd6+ 'illc7 9 il.xe7 !l:a8 10 :C:d5, but no
less stylish and even stronger is 6 i<g5+ 11:le7 7 !l:xd6+! 'llllxd6 8 1Wxb7.
1052) Fairbairn-Bobras
1 ... !l:c2!! is a beautiful silent sacrifice which allows Black to force favourable simplification:
2 'l!i'xc2 (or 2 cl 'l!i'c7 with serious pressure and after, for example, 3 il.g4 11:lg5 4 11:le4 11:lxe4
5 dxe4 'lll'c6 6 il.g5 11:le3+! 7 il.xe3 il.xg4 Black is somewhat better) 2 ...'lll'xf2+! 3 l:i:xf2 (3 >llh l
11:le3 4 :C:xf2 11:lxf2+ transposes) 3...11:le3+ 4 'illh 1 iLlxf2+ 5 'illg1 1Llh3+ 6 'i!lh1 11:lxc2 and Black
went on to convert his extra pawn.

1053) Kantsler-Smirin
1...'l!l'xh2+!! 2 'i!lxh2 l:th6+ 3 'illg3 (it's mate after 3 'illg l 11:lh3+ 4 'illh l ILlx2+ 5 'illg 1 11:lh3+ 6
'i!lh2 ILl4+ 7 'i!lgl li:xg2#) 3... 11Je6+ 4 'lll'g 4 (Black wins material after 4 Jcg4? 1Llxd4 since 5
11:lxd4 allows 5 .. .l:hg4#) 4...11:lxg4 5 il.xg4l:txg4+ 6 'illf3 :C:xc4 left Black two pawns up.
1054) Alekhine-Rubinstein
1 i<g6!! 'liVeS (White threatens 2 'l!l'e4 and l .. .fxg6 is mated by 2 'lil'g2 Wg8 3 'llllh3 il.xb4 4
l g7+ We8 - or 6 ...11/d6 7 l:tfd1+ - 7 'lll'gS+ f8 8 'llllxe6+ :C:e7 9

'llilh7+ 'illfS 5 'l!l'h8+ We7 6 'lllx
'l!l'xg6+ !l:f7 1 0 'lil'x7#, while l ...il.b7 loses to 2 1Llxf7+! lhf7 3 'lil'xe6 threatening both 4 'l!l'h3+
and the f7-rook) 2 1Llxf7+ l:i:xf7 3 Jcxf7 and White's extra exchange soon proved decisive.
1055) Palliser-Eames
1 :S.xe6!! 11:lxh4 (White's connected passed pawns will carry the day after l.. ..!l:cS 2 'l!l'b3 ILl8
3 :S.xa7! 'lil'xe6 4 :S.xb7 'lll'xb3 5 l:!xb3, but Black might have tried 1 ... 11:lf8, although those cen
tral pawns should again eventually prove decisive after 2 ll:c6 xc6 3 'l!l'xc6 l:i:e8 4 f3) 2
ll:xa7! ll:c8 (White's main point is that it's mate after 2... :S.xa7 3 :C:e8#) 3 'llllb 3 1-0
There's no defence along the seventh and 3 ... 11:lf5 4 l:txb7 11:lxd4 fails to 5 l:i:e8+! which forces
mate.
1056) Marovic-Tsagan
1 'l!l'xg6! hxg6 2 i<xf7+ !l:xf7 3 :C:h8+! lllxh8 4 11Jxf7+ lll h 7 5 11Jxd6 :C:d8 6 l:!e6 and White
went on to convert his extra pawn.

105 7) Mastrovasilis-Savic
1 xg7!! >llxg7 (Black is crushed too after l . ..bxc3 2 e5 and even 1 ... 11:lc5!? fails to save him
after Movsesian's 2 'lll'h6 ! :C:eS 3 1Lle2!) 2 'l!l'h6+ lllg8? (a tougher defence is 2 ... >llh8, although
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3 e5 f5 4 g6! should be decisive, such as after 4 .. .lH7 5 gxf7 'li'f8 6 'l!Vxf8+ Jl.xf8 7 l:thg1 Jl.h6+
S lilb1 Jl.b7 9 Jl.c4! 1Llxe5 1 0 Jl.xe6 1Llxf7 1 1 Jl.xf7 bxc3 12 l:txd6 with an extra exchange in the
ending) 3 e5 fs 4 gxf6 1Llxf6 5 l::t hg1+ 1-0
Mate is forced after 5 ...1!1f7 6 Jl.g6+!.
1058) King-Emms
Rather than the game's 1 'lWf3, 1 l:txf6!! J:i:xe2 2 lU7+ l!lg8 (or 2.Ai'xg6 3 l:tlf6+ l!lg5 4 l:H5+
and it's mate with either 4 ...1!1xg4 5 l:tg7+ lilh3 6 l::th 5# or 4 ...1!1g6 5 Jl.h5#; it's also mate after
2...1!/hS 3 l:ih7+ l!lgS 4 Jl.e6#) 3 Jl.e6 is crushing: 4 l:th7# is the threat and 3 ... Sg2+ (the
bishop cannot be dislodged by Black's rook in view of both 3...ll:e8 4 ll:e7+ lilh8 5 Sh7# and
3... l:tb6 4 :!l:f8+ g7 5 l:ig8#) 4 1!1xg2 'lWb2+ 5 lilh3 'il!'b6 fails to defend in view of 6 .!US+! g7
7 l:i.1f7+ xg6 8 Jl.f5+ lilh5 9 l:tg7 Jl.d1 10 g4+ Jl.xg4+ 11 Jl.xg4#.
1059) Lasker-Thomas
1 'i'xh7+!! xh7 2 1Llxf6+ lilh6 (it's also mate after 2 ...1!/hS 3 1Llg6#) 3 1Lleg4+ l!lg5 4 h4+ f4
5 g3+ f3 6 Jl.e2+ (even quicker is 6 \l<fl followed by 7 1Llh2#) 6 ...1!1g2 7 Sh2+ g1 8 'ii<d2#
1-0
A classic king-hunt.
1060) Stephenson-Blaine
1 l:td8+!! 'i'xd8 2 'i'xe5 '!!Vd 7 (the only way to cover g7, but White can't be prevented from
forcing a neat mate in any case) 3 'li'h8+! l!lxh8 4 l::tf8# 1-0
1061) NN-Mason
1 ... Jl.b5!! 2 axb5 (both 2 Jl.d3 1Llhg3+ and 2 c4 Jl.xc4 3 Jl.d3 1Llhg3+ make no difference to
Black's beautiful idea) 2 ...1Llhg3+! 3 1Llxg3 (or 3 hxg3 hxg3+ 4 l!lg1 Jl.c5+ winning the queen
or mating after 5 1Llf2? gxf2+ 6 l:txf2 1Llg3) 3 ...1Llxg3+ 4 hxg3 (essential to avoid losing the
white queen, but now it's mate) 4 ... hxg3+ 5 1li'g1 l:!.h1+! (even more accurate is 5 ... Jl.c5+! 6
1Llxc5 l:ih1 +, avoiding any f!.f2 defences) 6 lilxh1 .Sh8+ 7 1li'g1 Jl.c5+! 8 1Llxc5 (White is also
unable to avoid mate after 8 ll:f2 gxf2+ 9 'lii'xf2 l::th 1+ 10 \!;xh1 Jl.xf2) 8 ... Sh1+! (completing
the back-rank clearance) 9 lilxh1 'li'h8+ 10 l!lg1 'i'h2# 0-1
1062) Williams-Palliser
1 1Llhg6+!! fxg6 (l...lli'g7 2 1Llh5+ lilxh7 3 1Lle7+! 1/;hS 4 1Llf6 doesn't help matters) 2 1Llxg6+
lli'g7 3 'lii'h3 Jl.g3+ (there wasn't anything better: 3 ... 1!1xg6 4 'li'h6+ lilf7 5 g6+ l!le7 6 Jl.g5+ is
hopeless, as is 3 ...'!1Va5+ 4 Jl.d2 Jl.g3+ 5 \l<fl 'l!Vxd2 6 hS'ili'+ l:txh8 7 'i!Vxh8+ ll<xg6 8 'i1Vf6+ lli'h7 9
g6+ l!lh6 10 g7+ l!lh7 1 1 'i'f8 '!!Vf4+ 12 Jl.f3) 4 l!lf1 lilxg6 (now it's mate, but 4 ... Jl.h4 5 1Llxh4
'li'd7 6 Jl.g4 'i1Vf7+ 7 Jl.f5 is crushing) 5 '!!Vh6+ li<fs 6 Jl.g4+ li<e5 7 'i!Vg7+ l!le4 8 'i!Vg6+ lli'e5 9
'li'f5# 1-0
1063) Hsu Li Liang-Nunn
1...1Llxg3! 2 1li'xg3 (otherwise White just loses a key kingside pawn) 2 ...'1i'h4+! 3 1!ih2
(Black's main point is revealed by 3 1!ixh4 f4 4 1li'g5 ll:ff8 followed by 5 ... h6+ 6 1li'h4 Jl.f6# or
6 1li'xg6 Jl.e8#) 3 ...'1i'xe1 and Black's extra exchange shortly made its presence felt.
1064) Leko-Carlsen
1...l:i.xd5+!! 2 1Zlxd5 'i!Vd8!! (much stronger than Carlsen's 2...'i!Ue4 when 3 1!ie2 would have
led to an immediate perpetual or to one after 3... 'i1Vxh1 4 1Llb6+ l!lc7 5 'IiVaS since 3 ... exd5 4
'i!Vg3 doesn't give Black enough for the sacrificed rook) 3 'i1Vg3 (there's no good way to
avoid the threats of 3 ... Jl.b4+ and 3 ...'1i'xd5+ followed by 4 ... 'i!Vxh1; White might try 3 1!ie2,
but he loses his queen after 3 ... Jl.g4+ 4 1!112 'i1Vh4+ 5 1!/gl 'i!Vxe1) 3 .. .'ihd5+ 4 e2 1li'xh1 5
3 03
Jl,g2 g1 sees Black decisively emerge two pawns ahead.

1065) Morozevich-Aronian
1 dB+! (White can also begin with 1 llth4', but in the game he failed to find the correct
idea: 1 l::tf3? !l:1? 2 fxg6? - 2 d8+ llfg7 3 f6+ llth6 4 11ih4 was still on - 2...llxf3+ 3 xf3
e1+ 4 11if4 hxg6 5 'l!Vxd5 'l!Vf2+ 6 it:Jf3 1/2-1/2) 1 ... 11tg7 2 f6+ llth6 3 11ih4!! and the white king
plays a decisive attacking role: 3 .. ."'l!Vxd4+ 4 g4 'l!Vb4 (trying to prevent the mate on fS, but...)
5 f8+! 'l!Vxf8 6 g5#.
1066) Volkov-Zvjaginsev
1 ...xg3!! 2 hxg4 (Black's extra e-pawn is decisive after 2 fxg3 llxf1+ 3 11ig2 1i:Jxe3+ 4 Wh2
lt:Jxc2 5 llxc2 lle1) 2 ...'l!Vh4+ 3 Wg1 'l!Vxg4+ 4 Jl,g2 llg5 5 f4 exf3 6 lld8 f2+! 0-1
Black is the exchange up and still attacking after 7 llxf2 (or 7 Wxf2 'l!Vxg2+ 8 We1 g1+ 9
llte2 11i'xe3+ 10 Wd1 llg1#) 7 ... llxd8.
106 7) Zhou Jianchao-Bocharov
1 ...1i:Jxg2! 2 a6 (it's mate after 2 Wxg2 'l!Vx3+) 2 .. .'111ixf3 3 llxd3 (or 3 'li'xb7 'li'xd1+ 4 Wxg2
'l!Vg4+ 5 Wh2 d2 6 a7 d1 'l!V and again Black forces mate) 3 ... 'l!Vxd3 4 axb7 ii"lf4 5 b8'l!V 'lllih 3 0-1
The double mate threat decides and 5 ... '111if3 would have also done the job.
1068) Sorokin-Nureev
1 ... .!l.xg2+!! 2 1i<xg2 .!l.g8+ 3 Wh3 (Black's attack is overwhelming after 3 Whl li:Jxf3 4 llxf3
'li'h4 followed by 5 ...'1i'h3 or 5 ...'l!Vg4; likewise 3 Wf2 Jl,xf3 doesn't assist White's cause)
3...'1i'f6 4 lt:Jg5 (or 4 llg1 'l!!'f5+ 5 1i<h4 1i:Jxf3+ 6 'li'xf3 .!l.xg1 7 'l!!'xb7+ Wxb7 8 llxg1 'li'xd3 and
Black's queen is far too powerful) 4... hxg5 5 fxgs llh8+ (also rather effective is 5 ...'1i'h8+ 6
Wg4 'li'xh2) 6 lltg4 11i'g6 7 Wf4 'li'fs+ 0-1
It's mate with 8 Wg3 llh3#.
1069) Karjakin-Rychagov
1 Jl,xe6!! Jl,a3 (White's pieces are immune in view of 1 ... hxg4 2 Jl,xd7# and l . ..fxe6 2 f!.xe6+
llif7 3 litxd7+ WgS 4 f4 .!l.h7 5 f7+ llih8 6 Jl,e7) 2 Jl,xd7+ li<f8 3 'li'g3 (3 c4 'li'xg5+ 4 f4 also
does the trick) 3 ... h4 (unfortunately for Black 3 ....!l.xc3+ 4 Wb1 1l:xg3 fails to mate in one
with 5 liteS) 4 'lies 1-0
1070) Larsen-Petrosian
1 xg6!! li:Jf4 (l...fxg6 fails to 2 Jl,xe6+ Wh7 3 l:l:h3+ Jl,h6 4 Jl,xh6 with an overwhelming at
tack due to 4 ....!l.f5 5 l:ixf5 gxf5 6 Jl,f7!) 2 ftxf4 fxg6 3 Jl,e6+ l:i:f7 (or 3...11th7 4 l:i:h4+ Jl,h6 5
i.xh6 'li'b6+ 6 c5 leaving Black defenceless) 4 l:l:xf7 Wh8 (4 ... Jl,e5 can be met by the cute 5
litd4! - 5 l::i:5+ li<g7 6 l:i:fxe5 dxe5 7 l:i:xdS litxd8 8 11?12 is simpler and also rather good - with
the point that 5 ...'1i'b6 - or 5 ...e8 6 ll.f8+ li<xf8 7 Jl,h6+ i.g7 S l:tf4+ winning a piece - 6 l:!f3+
Wg7 7 ll:g4 gives White a winning attack: for example, 7... '111ixb2 8 ll:f7+ Wg8 9 llf6+ Wh7 10
l:l:h4+ Wg7 1 1 l:.f7+ WgS 12 l:tf2+ Wg7 13 Jl,h6+ li<h7 14 Jl,8#) s ll:gs bs 6 llg3 1-o
There's no good defence to the threat of 7 l:i:h3+.
1071) Miles-Nedobora
1 l:i:f8+! litxf8 2 J:!.xf8+ Wxf8 3 'lllif7+! (3 'ill'e8+! also forces stalemate) 3 ...Wxf7 Vz-Vz
1072) Ragger-Wirig
1 Jl,xh6! fxe4 (Black is crushed after 1 ... gxh6? 2 l:l:g3+ Wh7 3 1i:Jg5+ Wg6 4 lt:Jxe6+) 2 Jl,xg7!
li:J sf6 (another possible defence is 2 ... Wf7, but after 3 il.e2 1i:J7f6 4 'llllg5 litgS 5 l::th7! White has
a decisive attack in view of 5 ... 1i:Jxh7? 6 il.h5#) 3 'li'h8+ (rather strong too is 3 '!llig5 Wf7 4
3 04
Solutions
ll:h6) 3 ...f7 4 il.xf8 1i:lxf8 5 il.e2 'liVd2 (Black is also defenceless following 5 ...1i:lg6 6 l:th7+!
li:lxh7 7 '11Vxh7+ f6 8 il.h5 when one neat finish occurs after 8 ... 1i:lf4 9 "il'f7+ g5 10 h4+! h6
1 1 g4) 6 I!.g3! 'iiif4 (or 6 ...'11Vxe2 7 '11Vg7+ e8 8 '11Vxf6 with a winning attack) 7 il.h5+! li:lxh5 8
'11Vx h5+ e7 9 ll:g7+ 10
White's final piece joins in the attack after 9 ... d8 10 l:ld1+ when 10 ... il.d7 11 i:tgxd7+!
li:lxd7 12 'ii'h7 is decisive.
1073) AroshidezeNigalidze
1 il.f8!! ll.xf8 (White also wins after both l...xf8 2 .!hh7 il.g7 3 l:txg6 fl.e7 4 ll.gxg7! fl.xg7 5
'11Vh6 and l...il.f6 2 '11Vh6 ..ll.e6 3 ll:xg6+! hxg6 4 'lWxg6+ xf8 5 'lii'xf6+ il.f7 6 ll.h8#) 2 '11Vh 6 ll:f7
(or 2 ...f7 3 'lWxh7+ e8 4 'lWxg6+ d8 5 'lii'd6+ e8 6 .!l:xh8! l:txh8 7 ll.g7 and mate follows) 3
ll:xg6+! (the killer follow-up, exploiting the fact that Black cannot capture due to mate on
h8) 3 .. ,il.g7 4 'il>i'xh7+ f8 5 i:thg1 wins the bishop with a crushing attack.
1074) Cordova-Smirin
1 i:txg7!! li:lxe2+ (White's main point is seen after 1 ...ll:xg7 2 il.xf6 ll.eg8? - 2 ...1i:lfxe6 3 dxe6
li:lxe6 is a better defence, although after 4 '11Ve4! 'il>i'a4 5 c4! White's initiative is too strong; for
example, 5 ...bxc4 6 ..ll.xc4 l:lc8 7 ll.g4 (now everything amazingly holds together) 7... d5 8
'i'xd5 "il'a3+ 9 d2 '1Wb4+ 1 0 e2 i:te8 1 1 fl.e4 and Black is out of good moves - 3 .lhg7 ll.xg7
4 e7 when his e-pawn decides) 2 'lWxe2 1i:lb3+ 3 b1! 10
Mate follows after 3 ... 1i:lxd4 4 '11Vh5.
1075) Morell Gonzalez.fernandez Juan
1.. ,'11Vh4! 2 1i:lf3 (the only try since 2 gxh4 is mated by 2 ... l:tg6+ 3 h1 li:lxf2#) 2 ...1i:lg5! 3 gxh4
li:lxf3+ 4 g2? (now it's mate, but even 4 h1 l:txh4 5 h3 would have left White two pawns
down after 5 ... 1i:lxd4+ 6 lt>h2 1i:lxc2 7 ..ll.xc2 i:txc4) 4...1i:le1+ 5 g3 ll.g6+ 01
It's mate after 6 f4 .!!:g4+ 7 \t>e5 1i:lf3# or 7 ... 1i:lc6#.

1076) Georgiev-Jakovenko
1.. .f5+! 2 gxf6+ lt>h6 (with a deadly threat of 3 ...i:thh3 and ... .!l:ag3#) 3 i:tc1? (White is helpless
after 3 ll:a8? ll.g2+ 4 \t>h4 fl.e3! because 5 fl.al ll.gg3 6 fl.hl g5+ 7 fxg5+ fl.xg5 8 I!.fl :!l:xe4+ 9
lt>h3 h5 forces mate on h4; a better defence was 3 :!l:h8! l:i:hh3 4 f5, but then 4 ... exf5+ - and
not 4... g5? 5 ll.xh7+! xh7 6 \t>xg5 with serious counterplay - 5 f4 (now 5 exf5? g5 6 fl.xh7+
lt>xh7 7 xg5 fails to 7... fl.hg3+ 8 f4 :!l.gc3 9 ll:d8 l:tc4+ 1 0 lt>g5 l:ig3+ l l lt>h5 l:i:cl) 5 .. Jl:h4+ 6
e5 l:i:xe4+ 7 \t>d5 :!l:d3+! 8 l!lc5 J:ld7 9 fl.hf8 f4 should still be winning for Black) 3...J:lg2+ 4
h4 e5! 5 f7 (not 5 fxe5 g5#, but White had to try 5 .!l:g8 l:lf2 6 fl.gl, although after 6 .. .lhf4+
7 f!:g4 .!l:x6 Black has an easy win) 5 ... J:[f2! 0-1
White cannot prevent mate on f4.
1077) KaratorossianNalbandian
1 ll.xg5! "ii!'xg5 2 "il'd4+ \t>g8 (or 2...h7 3 1i:lf6+ - another crushing option is 3 l:tg2 '11Vd8 4 il.h5!
- 3 ...1!1h6 4 fl.g2 and White either wins the queen or mates with 4 ..."ii!'c l + 5 J:[gl '11Vc2 6 "ii!'h4+
g7 7 1i:lh5+! l:i:xh5 8 "ii!'e7+ lt>h6 9 'IIV8+ lt>h7 1 0 'liVf7+ h8 1 1 'liVf6+ h7 12 'lii'xg6+ h8 13
"il'g7#) 3 .!l:g2 l:ih4 (3..."ii!'c l + 4 ll.gl '11Vh6 5 ll.xg6+! wins the black queen) 4 1i:lf6+ 7 5 d5+
e7 and now White sadly missed the only, if straightforward, path to victory: 6 J:l:e2+ l!ld8 7
J:le8+ lt>c7 8 '11Va 7+ :!l.b7 (or 8 ...il.b7 9 "ii!'xa5#) 9 J:lxc8+! lt>xc8 10 "ii!'xb7+ l!ld8 11 "iil'd7#.
1078) Li Chao-Wang Hao
1 l:ld8+! h7 (Black loses his queen after l ...fl.xd8 2 '11Vxe2) 2 .!l:g7+! xg7 (or 2...h6 3 "iil'f4+
l!lxg7 4 "ii!'g5+ lt>h7 5 '11Vg8+ transposing) 3 'liVg2+ l!lh7 4 "ii!'g8+ l!lh6 5 "iil'h8+ l!lg6 6 "iil'f6+ lt>h5
1 "il'g5# 1-o
3 05
1079) Petrosian-Minasian
1 12:ixc7!! 'iif7 (Not the best defence. The main point of White's combination can be seen
after l ...Wxc7 2 .!l:e7+! .il..xe7 3 l:i:xe7+ when Black is undone on the dark squares: 3...Wd8 - or
3 ...Wb8 4 'i!Vxb6 'i!Vd1+ 5 Wh2 'ili'd5 6 'i!Vc7+ Wa7 7 .il..d4+! forcing mate - 4 'iilx
l' b6+! lt>xe7 5
.il..a3+ li.ld7 6 'lWe6+ li.lc7 7 b6+ Wd8 8 'lWe7+ Wc8 9 'ilic7#. Very similar is l . . . .il..xc7 2 l:ie7+ lt>c8 3
E:xc7+!, while l...J:l:ac8 fails to 2 'Wd2. However, perhaps Black might have tried l...ll:ag8!?,
not that this would have saved him in the event of 2 l:!:e7+!! - 2 12:ie6 .il..d5 with the idea of
... g6 isn't so clear - 2 ... .il..xe7 - or 2...li.lc8 3 12:id5 and wins after both 3... .il..xd5 4 'i!Vxb6 and
3 ... .il..xe7 4 12:lxe7+ li.lb8 5 'iil'xb6 - 3 'iil'xb6 with a crushing attack; for starters both 4 J:l.xe7+
and 4 'iil'xb7 are threatened.) 2 12:ie6!? (there was nothing wrong with 2 12:ixa8 .!l:xa8 3 ll:e6,
but the young Armenian prefers to play for the attack) 2 ... Wc8 3 l:tc3 .il..d 5? 4 '!Wxb6 .il.. b4! 5
Sxc4+ .il..xc4 6 litc1 and the attack was decisive.
1080) Marshall-Hopwood
Rather than the game's l...l:!:g7, 1 ... .il..xg4 2 fxg4 h3! gives Black a winning attack: 3 g3 (3
gxh3 '!Wh4 also leaves White defenceless; for example, 4 .il..f3 12:ixh3 5 aa3 l:txf3! 6 .!l:xf3 12:ig5+
7 g2 'i!Vxg4+ 8 .!l:g3 '!Wxg3+! 9 Wxg3 12:ixe4+ 10 li.lg4 12:ixd2 with an extra piece in the end
game) 3 ... 12:ixe2!! is the main point when it's a picturesque mate after 4 'i!Vxg5 (or 4 'i\Vxe2
'lWei+ 5 li.lh2 l:i:fl, winning White's queen) 4..JI.f1+ 5 Wh2 l:i:f2+ 6 1t>xh3 (or 6 h1 12:ixg3+ 7
Wg1 l:i:g2#) 6...12:ig1+ 7 Wh4 li:h2#.
Chapter Seven
Test One
1081) Rodriguez-Polgar
The desperado 1...'iil'xc3! 2 'lWxe2 (or 2 bxc3 .il..xdl 3 l:l.xd1 bxc6) 2 ...'i!Vxc6 left Black a clear
piece ahead. (l point)
1082) Bronstein-llivitzki
1 ll:cxd8! (1 point) 1 ...'lWe1+ (after l ..Jl:bxd8 or 1. ..l:iexd8, with 2 12:ih6+ White either wins the
black queen with 2...\t>h8 3 12:ixf7+ or mates with 2 ... gxh6 3 'i!Vxf7+ lt>h8 4 'i!Vxh7#) 2 li.lg2 1-0
White emerges a piece ahead after 2 ... .!:!bxd8 3 12:ih6+ lt>h8 4 12:ixf7+ li.lg8 5 l:!:xd8 (take a second
point for seeing this far).

1083) Adams-Palliser
1....il..x a3! 2 bxa3 :!l:xc3 wins a pawn.
(1 point)
1084) Baburin-Palliser
1 .!:!e8+! (1 point) 1..J!.xe8 2 dxe8'ii+ Wxe8 3 f4 leads to an easily winning pawn ending due
to White's outside passed pawn: 3 ... a6 (or 3... gxf3 4 \t>f2 c4 5 \t>xf3 li.ld7 6 g4 a6 - 6 ...We6 7
We4 'iii>f6 8 \t>dS Wg5 9 1t>c6! sees the a-pawn queen shortly - 7 1!ie4 b5 8 axb5 axb5 9 li.ld4
and White's soon to be passed c-pawn decides) 4 c41 (take a second point for seeing this useful
follow-up) 4...1t>d7 5 We2 1t>c6 6 \t>d 3 b5 (Black cannot maintain the opposition in view of
6 ...Wd7 7 We4 We6 8 15+ Wd6 9 \t>f4 b5 10 axb5 axb5 11 cxb5 c4 12 16 when White queens
first) 7 cxb5+ axbs 8 a s 1-o
1085) Palliser-Hotham
1....il..xc2+! (1 point) 2 'iii>xc2 12:ib4+ 3 1t>c3 (or 3 llic1 12:ifd3+ when White must give up his
queen to avoid 4 Wb1 'i!Vxa2#) 3 ... 12:ixa2+ 4 'iii>c2 12:ib4+ 5 11ic3 '!Wc5+ and Black regained his
piece with a huge advantage (also rather effective would have been 5 ... 12:ibd3+ 6 li.lc2 'i!Va2).
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Solutions
1086) Gower-Hopwood
1 ... i.xg2! 2 1tlxg2 (or 2 i.xg2 l:txg2+ 3 \t>hl 'iil'g4 4 1tlxg2 f3 followed by mate) 2 ...l:txg2+ 3
lt>h1 (3 i.xg2 f3 and mate on g2 is the main point of the combination) 3 .. ..!i:g6 01 (2 points)
1087) McNab-Sherwin
1 'iil'g7+! 1-0
White forces mate with l ..Jhg7 2 e7+. (1 point)

1088) Ziatdinov-Kotronias
1...i.g51 2 1tlbS+ (the only real try with White's queen being tied to the defence of both b2
and d4) 2 ...-ltxbs 3 'iil'xgS i.e2 (the main point: White can't both prevent mate and save his
rook) 4 e7+ lt>b8 0-1
Take 1 point for finding 1 ... i.g5 and a second if you saw 3 ... i.e2.
1089) Berzina-Ciuksyte
1 i.xh7+! lt>xh7 1-0
Mate follows with 2 g8'iil'+! .!l:xg8 3 l:txf7+ li<h8 4 'i!Vh4#. (2 points)

1090) Schulz-Kulovana
1... i.xg2! 2 \t>xg2 'iil'g 5+ 3 1i<h2 xd2 won a pawn.
(1 point)
1091) Zakharevich-Ovod
1 1tlf6+! ! i.xf6 (or l ...gxf6 2 i.xh7+! ltlxh7 3 :C:g3+ ltlg5 4 fxg5 fxg5 5 l:i:h3 i.f6 6 i.b4 fol
lowed by mate) 2 i.xh7+! ltlxh7 3 .!:l:h3 1il'xd4 (Black also can't escape from the white attack
after 3... a5 4 'iil'xh7+ lt>f8 5 i.e3 1l<e7 6 J:idl) 4 'iil'x h7+ lt>f8 5 exf6 gxf6 6 i.c3 'ill'xf4 7 ll:f3 'il'xf3
(White mates too after 7... 'il'c4 8 i.xf6 1il'g4 9 'i!Vh8+ '!Wg8 1 0 'i!Vh6+) 8 i.b4+ 10
It's mate with 8 .. Jl.e7 9 'i!Vh8#.
Take two points for finding 1 1tlf6+ and a further two for seeing as far as 7 '1:1.f3 .
1092) Cox-Trent
1 i.xf7! wins a key pawn: 1 .. .l:l:xf7 2 e8+ l:l.f8 3 1tlxg6+ lt>g8 4 1tlxf8 i.xf8 5 'ill'e6+ lt>h7 (or
5 ...\t>hS 6 1il'xe5+ 'ii<g8 7 'iil'e6+ 'ii<h8 8 c8! 'l!Vd6 9 c2 trapping the black knight) 6 'iil'f5+ 1-0
Black loses his knight after 6 ...'ii<g8 7 g4+.
Take one pointfor 1 i.xf7 and a further two if you realised that the knight on d1 was trapped.
Test Two
1093) Aronian-Svidler
1...:C:e1+! 0-1
White loses his queen after 2 .lhel 'ill'x d3. (1 point)

1094) Bielby-Smith
1... axb5l 2 1tlxc7+ lt>e7 0-1
Black is a piece up for insufficient compensation after both 2 ...\t>e7 3 1tlxa8 1tld4 4 'lil'xf4 i.h6
5 'iil'f2 1tlxc2+ 6 lt>fl ltlxal and 3 1tld5+ 'ii<d8 4 d3 'lii'g3+.
Take 1 point for 1 ...axb5 and a further one if you saw as far as 4 .. i.h6.
.
1095) Parkin-Palliser
Black increases his advantage to an extra rook: 1....!:1:xd3 2 'il'xd3 'ill'x a1 (1 point)
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1096) Levitsky-Marshall
1..-'i1Vg3!! 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 "ili'xg3 (it's mate after both 2 hxg3 1i'Je2# and 2 fxg3
li'Je2+ 3 1!/hl ll:xfl #) 2 ... 1i'Je2+ 3 1iih l li'Jxg3+ 4 1!/gl li'Je2+.
Only 2 points I'm afraid as there were less attractive ways to win and because this position is rather
well known.
1097) Adorjan-Ribli
1 i.xg7! i.xg7 2 h6 i.f6 (it's also mate down the g-file after 2 ... i.f8 3 "ili'g5 f6 4 "ili'g6+ lilhS 5
h7, while 2 ... i.h8 fails to either 3 "ili'g5 or 3 ll:g7+) 3 'I!Vg2 1-0
There's no defence to the threat of 4 'I!Vg7+!. (2 points)

1098) Lund-Rawson
White solves his back-rank difficulties in style by simplifying with 1 .!!.xc5+! lilb8 (or
l ...bxc5 2 'I!Vb7#) 2 l:!.c8+! 1-0 (2 points)
1099) Abergei-Tebb
1 i.Xf7+! Wxf7 2 1i'Jd6+ 1-0
Black must give up his queen since 2 ...\ilgS 3 'i!Vb3+ mates. (1 point)
1100) Frostick-Miller
1 ...l:lxg2+! (1 point) forces perpetual: 2 1iixg2 'i1Vg6+ 3 1!ih2 (or 3 1iif2 'i1Vf5+ 4 \ilel 'i!Vbl+ 5 lild2
"ilih2+ and the white king cannot escape) 3... 'i1Vc2+ 4 1ii g1 "ili'g6+ 5 Wh2 Yz-Yz
1101) Cullen-Varnam
1 ...i.xf2+! 0-1
It's mate on the back rank after 2 .!!.xf2 "ili'al+. (1 point)

1102) Slinger-Rooney
1 'ilf'h8+! i.xh8 2 .!!.xh8+ l!lg7 3 i.xe5+ f6 4 gxf6+ 1-0
White emerges a rook up. (2 points)

1103) Zhao-Markos
1 1i'Jxh5!! .!!.d B (giving the king an escape square, while preventing the other threat of 2
li'Jf6+; White's queen was immune in view of l ...li'Jxd3? 2 l:!g7+ lilfS 3 1i'Jh7# or 2...\ilhS 3
li'Jf7#) 2 'i!Vxd5! gxh5 (or 2 ...'i!Vxd5 3 1i'Jf6+ l!lhS 4 l:!h7#) 3 l'U8+! 1-0
Mate follows with 3 ... 1!1g7 4 'i!Vg8+ lilh6 5 1i'Jf7#.
2 points for 1 li'Jxh5 and a further two if you found 2 'i!Vxd5.
1104) Cooley-Noden
1 l:!.xe4! (1 point) 1 ...'ilf'f5 (after l ..."iixe4, 2 1i'Jg5 wins Black's queen in view of the mate
threat on hS) 2 1i'Jf6+! (a further 2 points are available for this) 2 ...1iixg7 3 l:tg4+ 'll'ig6? (now it's
mate, although after 3..."iixg4 4 "iixg4+ l!lxf6 5 "iih4+ lilg6 6 'li'xe7 White's extra queen and
pawns should decide) 4 "iih 7+ lilxf6 5 l:!.f4+ "iif5 (or 5 ...1iig5 6 'i!Vh4#) 6 'li'h6# 1-0
Test Three
1105) O'Neill-Hopwood
1 ....!!.x c3! removes the white queen's defender to net a piece.
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(1 point)
Solutions
1106) Balbashova-Sulejmanova
1 ... 'ii'x aS! wins a piece in view of White's vulnerable back rank.
(I point)
1107) Alonso-Ciaros Egea

1 lLixf7! li<xf7 (a much better defence is l .. .'ii'xf6 2 lLixhS 'i!'xh8, although White is the ex
change ahead and doing rather well after 3 'i!'hS+) 2 'ii'h 5+ li<xf6 (now Black loses his
queen, but 2...\l<gS was impossible on account of 3 'ii'g6+ .l,g7 4 'ii'xg7#) 3 'ii'xh4+ 1-0
1 paint for I lDxf7 and a bonus point ifyou spatted then 3 'ii'xh4+
.
1108) Reiner-Steinitz
1...'ii'h 4! (1 point) 2 l:tg2 (or 2 fl.xh4 :Sgl#) 2 ... 'ii'x h2+!
0-1
(and a second point for this) 3 :Sxh2 l:tg1#
1109) Bronstein-Kottnauer
1 tLie8! 1-0
The most elegant way of preventing Black's idea of ...'ii'b6-g1+ with perpetual, although 1
lLig6+ l!<g8 2 'ii'a4 is also more than good enough. After 1 lLieS, if l...'ii'b6 then White has the
pretty 2 'ii'h7+! ll<xh7 3 lhg7+ Wh8 4 tLig6#.
1 paint for I lDg6+ or two if you found both I lLieS and the queen sacrifice.
1110) Karpov-Malaniuk
1 .l,d5+! 1-o
Mate follows after l...cxd5 2 'ii'xd5+ lli'eS 3 'ii'e6+. (I paint)

1111) Turner-Mestel
1... ttJxe4!! 2 .l,xe4 (or 2 lLixe4 .l,xal 3 .l,e3 'ii'a5+ and Black is the exchange up) 2 ... d5 3 cxd5
cxd5 4 .l,f3 (neither does 4 .l,xg6 fxg6 5 .l,b2 S.ae8 6 0-0-0 save White in view of 6 ... :Sc8 followed by 7... d4) 4 ... .1,f5 gives Black a winning attack: 5 '1Wd2 S.fe8+ 6 1i<d1 (or 6 .l,e2 .l,xc3 7
'llkxc3 .l,g4 when White must resign) 6 ... .1,xc3 7 'llkxc3 l:tac8 0-1
8 'llkd2 .l,c2+ 9 'ii'xc2 l:l:xc2 10 li<xc2 'llkf2+ is absolutely crushing.

2 paints far 1 ... ttJxe4 and a further one if you realised that the attack was immensely powerful.
1112) Sowray-Palliser
1...tLixg2! (I point) 2 11i'xg2 'llkf6!? (also rather good is 2 ...tLih4+, pretty much forcing 3 lLixh4
.l,xdl 4 l:i:axdl 'li'xh4) 3 Wh2 '1Wf4+ 4 Wg1 .1,xf3 5 'ii'd 2 '1Wh4 6 .l,d1 'llkx h3 7 .l,xf3 'li'xf3 8 'llke3
'1Wg4+ 9 'llkg3 'llkxe4 and Black's extra pawns carried the day.
1113) Potts-Rendle
1 '1Wxd5+! 1-0
White forces mate after 1 ...\!<hS (or l...fl.xd5 2 :SxfS#) 2 '1/kxfS!.
I paint for each queen sacrifice.
1114) Jones-Gallagher
1...fl.xa3+! 2 bxa3 iVxa3+ 0-1
Mate follows after 3 'llka2 'llkc3+. (I point)

1115) Anand-Van Wely
1 l:!xg7!! (3 paints) 1...1ixg7 (the queen is immune in view of l...lLixdS? 2 l:txh7#) 2 l:!g1+
Wh8 3 .l,h6 lLig4 (setting a cheapo and there was no good way to cover g7, especially since
3... lLih5 fails to 4 .l,xf8 l:txf8 5 fl.g8+ fl.xg8 6 fxgS'Ii'#) 4 l:l:xg4 fl.xf7 5 'l!l'xa8+! 1-0
3 09
1116) Aronian-Papp
1 l:!.xf7!! xf7 (now the attack is too strong. but neither was there a good way to decline the
rook: for example, l ...b5 2 l:tc7 'l!VaS 3 il_xe6+ lhe6 4 'l!Vb3 and the e6-rook falls) 2 'l!Vh7 .!l.xd6
(desperation in the face of 3 J:!:fl#; mate would also have occurred after both 2 .. JH8 3 .!1:11+
eS 4 'li!'g6+ d7 5 i-xe6# and 2 . ..1!<f6 3 fl+ e5 4 'l!Vf5+ d4 5 'l!Vd3+ e5 6 ll:f5#) 3 cxd6
'illf6 4 .!l.f1+ eS 5 d7 (5 'l!Vd3 was even stronger, but we're rather splitting hairs) s ...'l!Vxd7 6
'l!l'fs+ 1-o
Black will lose his queen.
3 points for finding both the rook sacrifice and the all-important follow-up, 2 filh7.
Test Four
1117) Schon-Egan
1 1Lixc6! wins a key pawn in view of l...'li!'xc6? 2 i-b5.
(1 point)
1118) Mahesh Chandran-Vavrak

1 1Lic8! 1-0
White threatens mate and after I...l:hcS 2 i-xb7 Black's rooks are skewered. (1 point)
1119) Lin Zhigen-Hvistendahl
1 1Lif6+! 1-0
White wins the exchange on eS. (1 point)

1120) lzoria-Heimann
1 :!!.xa6! 1-0
White's pawns decide after l ...xa6 (or l...l:hd7 2 a7+ c8 3 .!:!.aS+ b7 4 bal followed
by mate down the a-file) 2 xc6 (threatening 3 li!.al#) 2 ... a5 3 c7 l:tgg8 4 b7 l:l.b8 5 c5 a6
6 c6 h4 7 d6. (2 points)
1121) Samedov-Kirikova
1 ... i-xh3! 2 gxh3 (or 2 gl i-xg2 winning material) 2 ...'l!Vxh3+ 3 1Lih2 (similar and rather
effective is 3 J:!.h2 i-xh2 4 1Lixh2 'l!Vxf3+) 3... il_xh2 4 l:txh2 'l!Vxf3+ 5 lilg1 .!l:g6+ 6 l:l.g2 .!l:xg2+ 7
'i!l'xg2 'l!l'xd1+ S lilh2 .l:!.f6 gave Black an overwhelming attack.
2 points for 1 ...i-xh3 and a further one if you spotted that the d1-rook would become loose.
1122) Kolev-Hernando Rodrigo
1 1LihS! i-ds (Black is crushed after l...gxh5 2 'li!'h6 f6 3 l:!xe6, but there's no satisfactory de
fence in any case with l ...i-f5 failing to 2 'i!l'h6 i-fS 3 'i!l'g5) 2 'li!'h6 i-fS 3 filgS and White's
threats down the long diagonal are decisive: 3 ...i-xe4 4 1Lif6+ lilh8 s 1Lixe4+ 'llfd 4 6 i-xd4+
cxd4 7 'iil'f6+ 1-0
1
point for 1 1Lih5 and a further one for seeing up to 3 'li!'g5.
1123) Grivas-Hrisostomidis
1 .!l:xh7+! lilxh7 (or l ...lilgS 2 d6+ 1Lic4 3 'i!l'h5 followed by mate) 2 'li!'hs+ lilg8 3 1Lie7# 1-0
(1
point)
1124) Pitl-Savchenko
1 ...i-f2! trapped the white queen: 2 "i!l'xf2 1Lid3+ 3 i-xd3 'iil'xf2 01
(1 point)
1125) Sokolov-Saric
1 1Lid7! (2 points) 1 ...d8? (Black had to give up the exchange with l ...g6, even though the
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S o l u tions
ending should be winning for White after 2 /DxfS+ .ltxfS 3 :!i:xf5) 2 Sh4+ 1-0
It's mate after 2 ...:!i:h6 3 1Zlf6+ lt>hS 4 ll:xh6#.
1126) Pucher-Gerard
1.. .li:xg21 (2 points) 2 l:!.c8+ (or 2 'ill'xg2 'ill'x cl+ 3 \t>h2 'ill'e3 with an extra pawn and some ad
vantage) 2 ...i<.xc8 3 'ill'xg2 '!Wxe5 saw Black pick up two pawns.
1127) Palliser-Burnett
1 .ltxg61! hxg6 (after 1 ...1Dxg6 2 1Zlxg6 Black has nothing better than to transpose with
2 ... hxg6) 2 1Dxg6 /Dxg6 3 lbg6+ lt>h8 (and not 3 ... \t>h7? 4 .ltfS!) 4 'ill'h 5 ll:h7 5 .l:tg7! :!i:xg7 (the
main point of White's whole combination is that 5 ... 'ill'e8 fails to 6 .!:ldxd7!: 6 ...'1Wxh5 7 .l:txh7+
lt>gS S l:l:dg7+ lt>fS 9 l:l:h8# or 6 ... '1Wxd7 7 l:l:xd7 :!i:xd7 8 .ltg5+ when White's queen and bishop
combine with deadly effect; perhaps Black might have tried 5 ... .1te4, although after 6 ll.xe7
ll.xe7 7 .ltg7+ WgS 8 '!Wg4 it's hard to believe that White's attack won't shortly net further
material) 6 .ltxg7+ lt>g8 7 'ii'h8+ Wf7 8 'ill'h S+ Wg8 and now 9 i<.h6! (rather than the game's
horrible 9 l:tgl ?) 9... Wh8 10 :!i:g1 wins the black queen after 10...'ii'h 7 11 J<g7+ l!<g8 12
.ltxf6+.
1 point for 1 J<xg6, two more for 5 l:!:g7 and a fourth point is available for seeing 9 J<h6.
1128) Euwe-Reti
1... .lth3! (l...J<c5+ 2 \t>hl J<h3! also does the business) 2 '!Wxa8 .lll.c 5+ 3 '>!<h1 (or 3 ll.dd4
.lil.xd4+ 4 l:l:xd4 'ill'e l#) 3 ... J<xg2+! 4 \t>xg2 '!Wg4+ 5 Wfl 'iWf3+ 6 '>!<e1 'ill'f2# 0-1 (2 points)
Test Five
1129) Von Herman-Tabatt
1 :!i:fd1! 'ii'b 5 (l...fxe4? fails to 2 :!!xeS+ ll:xcS 3 '1Wxd7#) 2 1Zlf6+! l!<e7 3 l:txc8 :!i:xc8 4 1Zlxd7
gave White a crushing attack.
1 point for 1 l:l.dJ+ and a second for 3 l:!:xcS.

1130) Pomar Salamanca-Liljedahl
1 1Zlg5! (1 point) wins material down the long diagonal: 1 ...f6 2 J<xb7 fxg5 3 'ill'e 3 1Zld7 4
'ill'xe6+ l!<f8 (or 4 ...'1We7 5 'ii'xe7+ Wxe7 6 .ltxa8 l:i:xa8 7 bxc3 with an extra exchange) 5 J<xa8
'ill'xa8 6 f3 and White went on to convert his extra exchange (Black cannot save both his
knights).
1131) Ferguson-Wallace
1 l:!xg6! 1-0
White wins a piece in view of l...'ill'xf2 2 fl.xg7+ and 3 lhf2. (1 point)

1132) Stadt-Roehr!
White wins Black's queen: 1 1Zlg6+! 1Dxg6 2 'ill'xd6 1-0 (1 point)

1133) Alekhine-Reshevsky
1 ll:xb8+! Wxb8 2 '!Wxe5+! 1-0
Mate follows on the back rank after 2 .. .fxe5 (or 2...Wa8 3 ll:al+) 3 l:!f8+. (2 points)
1134) Morrison-Basman
1...lhh2! 2 Wxh2 ll.h8+ 3 '>!<g1 l:!.h1# 0-1
(1 point)
311
113S) Cebalo-Aieksic
1 1i:ld6! "fie7 (it's mate after L.cxd6? 2 1Da6+ bxa6 3 "ficS#) 2 1i:ldxb7 1-0
Black swiftly finds himself defenceless on the queenside after 2 ... 1i:lxb7 3 1Da6+ IiieS (or
3 ...\ilaS 4 "fixc7! with a winning attack in view of 4 ..."fixc7 S li:lxc7+ lilbS 6 1i:la6+ lila8 7 l:l:c8#)
4 1i:lxc7.
I point for I ltld6 and a second ifyou realised just how fast the attack is after 2 !Ddxb7.
1136) Spraggett-Hernandez Garcia

1 1i:lxa6+! II point) 1...1iia 8 (or L.bxa6 2 1i:lc6+ and 3 1i:lxc6 winning the black queen) 2
1Dxc7+ 1-0
White's attack is overwhelming after 2 ...l:i.xc7 3 axb6+ lilb8 4 "fiaS.

1137) Svidler-Tiviakov
1 l:i.xf7+! li:lxf7 2 1De6+ lilg8 3 1i:lxd8 wins a piece in view of 3 ... /i:lxdS 4 ll:a8.
(2 points)
1138) Cnossen-Regniers
1 ..."fixf2+! 0-1
Back-rank mate follows after 2 ll:xf2 J:i:al+. (I point)

1139) F.N.Stephenson-K.Neat
1 ll:xf6! gxf6 (White was ready with a double exchange sacrifice: l . ..li:lxf6 2 ll:xf6! gxf6 3
"fig4+ lilh8 4 "figS - shades of Lasker-Reshevsky) 2 "fig4+ lilh8 3 ll:xf6! Ille s (3 ... /i:lx6 4 "figS
l:i.g8 S xf6+ "fixf6 6 "fixf6+ ll:g7 7 "fixd6 sees White's extra queen run amok) 4 "f/fs J:lg8 (or
4 ...'ili'd7 5 "fixd7 - 5 "fih5 is a very reasonable alternative - S...li:lxd7 6 J:lxd6+ WgS 7 l:l:xd7
and White's bishops and d-pawn are far too strong) S ll:xd6! 1-0
2 points for each played exchange sacrifice on f6 and a bonus point if you spotted 5 l:!.xd6.
1140) Karpov-Csom
1 /i:lfs!! 1-o
2 ll:h7+ and 3 "fig7# is threatened, and 1 ... 1i:lxd7 fails to 2 "fih2+ lilgS 3 "fig3+ lilf7 4 'ili'g7#. (3
points)
Test Six
1141) Vanderbeeken-Fiear
1 ...1ixc3! 0-1
Black wins a piece due to the pin down the d-file. (I point)
1142) Palliser-Westra
1 'ili'xg7! (I point) 1 ...J:l:xf4? (a blunder, although after l . . .'ii!'xg7 2 1i:le6+ lile7 3 1Dxg7 ll:f7 4
l::xf7+ lilxf7 5 /i:lfS gxf5 6 ll:h7+ lile6 7 exf5+ lild6 8 \ilbl White's extra exchange should pre
vail) 2 :C:h8+ 1-0
1143) Dvirnyy-Pomaro
1 1i:lxf7! 'iil'xf7 2 l:i.xd6 wins a pawn.
(I point)
1144) Morris-Burton
1 b4! ensures that White remains a piece ahead after either L.'ili'xb4+ 2 c3 'iil'xd4 (2 ... 'iil'b2 ?
loses to 3 'iil'eS+ e7 4 'iil'xe7#) 3 xd4 or l...xb4+ 2 c3 gxf6 3 cxb4.
2 points for finding 2 c3.
312
Solutions
1145) Gibson-Cork
1 tt:lxb7! wins a key pawn since the a-pawn is unstoppable after 1 ...1Llxb7? 2 a6.
(1 point)
1146) Narayanan-lkonnikov
1...1Zlg3+! 2 'li'xg3 f4 forced 3 'li'h3 (3 'lWei or 3 'li'f2 would have allowed mate after
3 ...'1i'xh2+! 4 '<l<xh2 h6+ 5 '1Wh4 xh4#) 3 ....1hh3 with an easy win for Black.
2 points for 1 . . . 1Llg3 and a further point for the queen sacrifice on h2.
1147) 5 zakolczai-Okara
1...'1i'xf2+! 0-1
Mate follows with 2 l:txf2 l:cl + 3 l:fl Si.e3+ 4 '<l<hl l:xfl #. (2 points)
114S) Bronstein-Ratner
1 tt:lxe6! (1 point) 1...l::lxd 1 (White wins easily after this, but he also would have done after
both l .. .fxe6 2 l:txd7 tt:lxd7 3 'li'xe6+ 'li'f7 4 J::ih8+! - a second point for seeing this important fol
low-up - and l ...'li'e7 2 ll:h8+ '<l?xh8 3 'li'h6+ '<l?g8 4 'li'g7#) 2 tt:lxfS lbh1 3 '<l<xh1 l:txfS 4 'flile7
'<l<g7 5 'flilxb7 ILleS 6 'li'd7 1-0
1149) McNab-Gayson
1 l:!:xg6+! hxg6 (or 1 ...'<1?7 2 l:!:xh7+ WeB 3 l:!:gg7 with a mating attack) 2 S..xg6 1-0
Mate follows on h8. (2 points)

1150) Sareen-Palliser
1...tt:lxf2! (2 points) wins the exchange since 2 Wxf2 failed to 2 ...fxg3+ 3 '<l?xg3 (or 3 We2
'ii'f2+ 4 Wd3 .!l:3+) 3... '1i'f2+ 4 1iig4 l:tf4+ both winning the queen and forcing mate.
1151) Bologan-Vaganian
1 J:!:xh7! 1-0
It's mate after 1 ...1iixh7 (or l ... gxf6 2 'ii'xg6+ lilf8 3 'ii'f7#) 2 l:rhl + lilg8 3 'li'xg6 ll:e7 4 .ltxg71
ll:xg7 5 '1We8#.
2 points for 1 l:txh7.

1152) Negi-Hermansson
1 tt:lxe6!! fxe6 (l...'li'xe4 fails to 2 '!ilixe4 .ltxe4 3 ll:c8+ and mate) 2 f7+ lildS (or 2 ...ll:xf7 3
tt:ld6+ ..txd6 4 'ii'xe6+ ..te7 - 4 ... ll:e7 5 l:tc8+! .ltxc8 6 '1Wxc8# - 5 '1Wxf7+ lild8 6 ll:fdl + tt:ld7 7
'!l!'e6 with a crushing attack) 3 'li'g5+ 'l:le7 (now Black is crushed, but it's mate after 3.....te7 4
f8'1W+ J:!:x8 5 ll:xf8#) 4 '!l!'e5 1-0 (3 points)
Test Seven
1153) Berbatov-Suuronen
1 ..txf7+! wins the black queen: 1 ... 1iie 7 2 ..tc5+ lilxf7 3 'ii'x dS 1-0
1154) Repkova-VIkovic
1 tt:lxh7! wins a pawn in view of 1 . . .lhh7? 2 '1Wg6+ lilf8 3 '!l!'xh7.
(1 point)
(1 point)
1155) Akatova-Nebolsina
1...l:txa3! 2 J:!:xa3 (White also loses a rook after 2 bxa3 tt:lf5) 2 ...1Llc2 forked White's rooks
and left Black a piece ahead after 3 ll:a7+ IileS 4 ll:a4 (or 4 litbl ..td4+) 4...1Llxa1.
1 point for 1 1:l.xa3 and a second if you spotted the check on d4.
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T h e C o m p l e t e C h e s s Worko u t
1156) lukovnikov-Bezgodova
1.-..ll.xf2! 0-1
Black emerges a piece ahead after 2 'l!Vxf2 'l!Vxe5+ 3 'l!Vg3 'l!Vxa1 . (1 point)
1157) Ehlvest-lllescas Cordoba
1 dxc6! l2lxc6 (White's main point is that 1 ...e4 2 .!ha7!! J:l.xa7 3 c7 sees the c-pawn queen)
2 J:l.xb1 and White went on to convert his extra pawn. (1 paint)
1158) Brown-Hardman
1 xh7+! 1-0
White emerges the exchange ahead in an ending after l ...l!lxh7 2 'i!Vxd5 12lxd5 3 J:!.xc6. (1
point)
1159) Debbage-Palliser
1 ...12lxg5! (otherwise 2 J:i:hl paralyses Black on the kingside, leaving White with a free rein
on the queenside) 2 hxg5 'l!Vxg5+ 3 1i<h1 (and not 3 lllf2?? 'li!'g3#) 3 ...'l!Vh4+ 4 1f<g1 'l!i'g3+ Y>-Y>
Neither side can avoid the perpetual. (2 points)

1160) Weller-Clarke
1 xh7+! lllx h7 2 'l!i'd3+ 111gB (the game's 2 ... f5 should have led to mate with 3 exf6+ l!lg8 4
h7+ l!lf7 5 'l!Vg6#) 3 12lxe6 threatens 4 h7# and thereby forces Black to give up his queen, ei
ther immediately or after 3 ... '1!1'a5+ 4 b4 'l!Vxb4+ 5 c3.

1
point for 1 xhl+ and a second for 3 l2lxe6.
1161) Cmilyte-Atalik
1 ..."ii'g4! 2 'l!i'xg4 (or 2 l:tel l2lf2+ 3 1!/gl 'l!Vxe2 4 J:l.xe2 12lh3+ 5 11/hl l:tfl+ 6 gl lllxgl with an
extra piece) 2 .. ..1l:xf1+ 0-1
Black is a rook up after 3 gl l2lf2+ 4 1!/h2 12lxg4+. (2 points)

1162) Rotlewi-Rubinstein
1 ....ll.x c31! 2 gxh4 (neither would 2 xb7 ll:xg3 3 lbcl l:th3 4 l:ic2 f2! nor 2 xc3 xe4+ 3
'l!Vxe4 'l!i'xh2# have saved White) 2 ....!l:d2! 3 'l!i'xd2 xe4+ 4 il'g2 f!h3! 0-1
Mate follows on h2. (3 points)

1163) Evans-larsen
1 ...J:i:f1+! (2 points) 2 Il:xf1 (it's mate too after 2 1!/xfl 'li'f5+ 3 J:l.3 - or 3 11/gl 'l!l'c5+ 4 1!/hl
l2lf2+ 5 1!1gl l2lh3+ 6 \t>hl 'l!i'gl+ 7 .!hgl l2lf2# - 3 ... .!l:xdl+ 4 l!le2 12lc3+! (a bonus point for this) 5
bxc3 'li'c2+ 6 l!le3 'l!Vd2+ 7 llle4 .ll.e l+ 8 1115 'llld
l 5+ 9 l!lf4 'lilieS#) 2 ... 'l!i'c5+ 0-1
Black mates after 3 1!/hl l2lf2+! 4 ll:x2 'l!i'cl +.
1164) Spassky-Tal
1 ... xh2+l 2 l!lxh2 l:th5+! (much stronger than 2 ...12lg4+ 3 lllg 3!) 3 1!1g1 (or 3 l!lg3 12le4+ 4
xe4 'lll4
lh + 5 lllf3 'l!Vxe4+ 6 l!lg3 'l!Vh4#) 3 ... 12lg4! 0-1
There's no good defence to the mate threat (beginning 4 .. J:thl+ 5 1!/xhl 'l!Vh4+).
1 point for l . ..xh2+ and a further two for 2 .. 1:1.h5+.
.
Test Eight
1165) Hindle-Horton
1 'ili'd8+! 1-0
Mate follows with l...xd8 2 J:l.xd8#. (1 paint)

314
Solutions
1166) Kynoch-Hogg
1 il.xf7+! <ilxf7 (or l ...oild8 2 1Lle5 followed by either a crushing 3 1i:lc6+ or 2 ... il.b7 3 1Llxd7) 2
li:lg5+ <ile8 3 'lo1Ve6+ 1-0
It's mate after 3 ...<ild8 4 1i:lf7#.
1 point for 1 il.xp+ and a second if you spotted the mate.

1167) Neave-Bryson
1.. ."i!l'xg2+! 2 xg2 1i'lf4+ 0-1
Black will emerge a rook ahead after 3 gl li:lxd3. (1 point)

1168) Ballon-Meenakshi
1...J::lx b2! 2 'lo1Vxb2 il.xc3 3 'lo1Vc2 il.xd2 wins two very useful minor pieces for a rook.
(1 point)
1169) lrizanin-Sarenac
1...J::lx a2! o-1
It's mate down the a-file. (1 point)

1170) Rozentalis-Preuss
1...1i:lxf2! (1 point) wins the exchange: 2 'iil'd 2 (or 2 xf2 eS) 2 ... e5 01
1171) Palliser-Howell
1 ....!l.xc3! (1 point) 2 'i!l'xc3 l:!.e2 0-1
White can only avoid mate on g2 by giving up his queen.

1172) Val mana Canto-Eggleston
1 il.xg6! hxg6 (or J ...li:lxdl 2 "i!l'xh7#) 2 l:!.xd4 1i:lxf1 3 'iil'f6+ 1-0
Mate follows after 3...<ilh7 4 ll:d3.

1 point for 1 il.xg6 and a further one if you spotted 3 "i!l'f6+.
1173) Zheleznov-Vovk
1...il.a2+! 2 <ilc1 'lo1Vxc2+ 3 <ilxc2 il.b3+ 4 b1 il.xd1 5 .lhd1 left Black the exchange ahead for
insufficient compensation. (2 points)

1174) Hunt-Howell
1...J:txe4!1 2 .!l.xe4 (or 2 'i!l'c8+ <ilf3 3 ll:fl+ <ile2 and the f- and g-pawns decide) 2 ."1!i"b6+ 3
<ilh1 'iil'f2 4 'iil'g 1 h3! 0-1
.
Mate follows after 5 ... g2+ or 5 'iil'xf2 gxf2.
2 points for 1 ... J:lle4 and a further two if you saw through to 4 ... <ilh3.
1175) 5 praggett-Lianeza Vega
1 1i:lxg6! <ilxg6 (otherwise White simply wins material, such as with l .. ..!l.g8 2 "lWxhS il.f7 3
il.xg7 1!1xg7 4 1i'ldxf4) 2 'i!l'xh5+! (3 points) 2 ...xh5? (better is 2 ...<ilh7 3 1i:lxf4 with only an
extra pawn and some attacking chances for White) 3 1i'lxf4+ g5 4 h4+ <ilg4 5 <ilh2 10
Mate follows with 6 il.h3#.

1176) Smeets-Bu Xiangzhi
1... 1i:ld5! (or l . . .bxc2+ 2 1!1xc2 1i:ld5!, transposing after 3 exd5) 2 exd5 bxc2+ 3 <ilxc2 litxa2+
and Black's counterattack is strong enough to force a draw: 4 b1 .!l:a1+! 5 <ilxa1 (5 c2
.!!.a2+ repeats) s .. 'lo1Vxc3+ 6 <ilb1 'iil'b 3+ 7 Wc1 'iil'c 3+ 8 b1 "iil'b3+ 9 <ila1 'iil'c3+ y,.y,
.
2 points for J ILld5 and a bonus one for 4 ... l:l.a1 +.

. . .
315
Test Nine
1177) Bernstein-Capablanca
L.'i!i'b2! 0-1
White loses his rook after 2 'i!i'el (or 2 l:tc2 'i!i'bl+ 3 "l!Vfl 'i!i'xc2) 2 ... 'i!i'xc3. (1 point)
1178) Smallbone-Ciiffe
1 g3! (1 point) 1...->l.xg3 2 ll:g1 and White's extra piece was decisive.
1179) Donner-Stephenson
1 .. .ll:xh2+! 2 >t>xh2 "l!Vxf2+ 3 >t>h1 g3 0-1
It's either mate on h2 or with 4 1Llf3 g2+ 5 >t>h2 gl"l!V+ 6 >t>h3 "l!Vgg3#. (2 points)
1180) Cooper-Smith
1 l!!:x as! 1-0
With l ...'i!i'e4+ Black attempts to avoid the check on c7, but after 2 e2 he must remain a
piece down in view of 2 ... 1t:lxa5? 3 1t:ld6+. (1 point)
1181) lvanchuk-Van Wely
1 :!l:e8+! >t>g7 (Black loses his queen immediately after l ...lhe8 2 "l!Vxc7, but she cannot be
saved in any case) 2 1Lle6+! 1-0
In view of 2 .. .fxe6 3 l:te7+ winning the queen and the game. (2 points)
1182) Lehtinen-Kaiju
1 1Llf6+! 1-0
White wins the exchange on e8. (1 point)

1183) Kramnik-Svidler
1 xf7+! 1-0
White's connected passed pawns decide after l ...Wx7 (or l ... >t>d7 2 eS'i!i'+ fl.xe8+ 3 .ll.xe8+
>t>xe8 4 l:txh7 with an easy win) 2 d7. (2 points)
1184) Onischuk-Kravtsiv
1 1Llh7+1 WeB (Black's queen is lost after l ...lt:lxh7 2 xe7+, while l ...>t>gS runs into 2 1Llf5
Wb7 3 'i!i'xg6) 2 1Llf5! 1-0
White wins at least a piece after 2 ... gxf5 3 "l!Vxg7.

1 point for 1 1Llh7+ and a second if you found 2 1Llf5.
1185) Coleman-Simms
1 1t:lxf7! 1-0
White wins a rook in view of l...>t>xf7? 2 "l!Vxe6+ Wf8 3 "l!Ve7+ Wg8 4 "l!Vxd8+ >t>f7 5 fl.e7#. (1
point)
1186) Taylor-Mirabile
1 ..ixh6! >t>gS (White forces mate after l ...xh6 with 2 "l!Vxf8 "l!Vcl 3 l:te3 1Llg7 4 lt:lg5#) 2 xg7
>t>xg7 (or 2 ... 1t:lxg7 3 l:!.h8+!) 3 l:th7+! >t>xh7 4 "l!Vxf8 1t:lg7 (White has a mating attack too after
4 ..."l!Vcl 5 ll:e3) s lt:lg5+ >t>h6 6 1t:lxf7+ 1-0
Mate follows on h8.
1 point for 1 .>l.xh6 and a further two if you found 3 l:lh7+.
316
Solutions
1187) Lisitsin-Ragozin
1 .\l.h7+!! xh7 (Black's cause isn't helped by l ...hS 2 12lg5) 2 12lg5+! g8 (after 2 ...hxg5 3
'iii'h 5+ g8 4 1i'xf7+ h7 5 'iii'h5+ g8 6 hxg5 Black must give up his queen to prevent mate
with 7 g6 and 8 'iii'h 7#, while 2 ... g6 is swiftly mated by 3 h5+! xg5 4 .\l.cl#) 3 1i:lxf7 'i1Vb8 4
li:lxh6+! gxh6 5 'i/Vg4+ h8 6 l:tf7 1-0
Mate follows after 6 ...l:tg8 7 'iii'h5 .
2 points for 1 .\l.h7+ and a further point for 4 12lxh6+.

1188) Alekhine-Prat
1 1i'h5+!! li:lxhs 2 fxe6+ g6 3 .\l.c2+ g5 4 l:tf5+ g6 (or 4 ...h4 5 l:te4+ li:lf4 6 l:texf4#) 5
l:tf6+ g5 6 l:tg6+ h4 7 l:te4+ li:lf4 8 J:l.xf4+ h5 9 g3 1-0
There's no defence to 10 l:th4#.
Just 1 point for 1 1i'h5+, but three zf you calculated through to mate.
Test Ten
1189) Palliser-Davies
1 12lxd5! (1 paint) 1...'i/Vd8 (not the best defence, but in the case of 1 ...exd5 2 .ll.xd7+ and 3
'i1Vxb7 Black would have been quickly destroyed) 2 'ii'c 3 and the rook on h8 dropped off.
1190) Bonilla G uzman-Michelmann
1 ...fxg112l+! 0-1
Black is a piece up with a crushing attack after 2 e1 (the main point of this Albin trap is
that 2 J:l.xg1 .\l.g4+ wins White's queen) 2 ...'iii'h4+ 3 d2 12lc6 4 jl,c3 jl,g4. (1 point)
1191) Arluck-Benjamin
1...jl,xg2+! 2 i..xg2 l:txe3 3 fxe3 12lf5 saw Black's extra queen shortly prove decisive.
(1
point)
1192) Katte-Zweschper
1... 1i:lxe3! picks up two pawns after 2 fxe3 (or 2 1i'b3 1i:lxf1 winning the exchange)
2 ... 'i/Vxe3+ and 3 ... 1i'xd3. (1 point)
1193) Granados Gomez-Larina Nieto
1 i..xb7! (1 point) wins a pawn since the a-pawn queens after 1 ... 1i:lxb7? 2 a6.
1194) Navara-Ponomariov
1 e4! 1-0 (1 point)
White just needs to avoid 1 xf4?? because 1 .. Jl.xf5+! 2 xf5 would be an embarrassing
stalemate.
1195) Milman-Rukavina
1 :!l.xf4! 1-0
After 1...exf4 Black loses his queen to 2 'i/Vd4+ f8 3 'ii'f6+! e8 4 i..c6+.
1 point for 1 1:!xf4 and take a second if you saw as far as 4 .\l.c6+.
1196) Meier-Saltaev
1 J:l.c7+! d4 2 J:i:c5 1-0
The threat to capture on d5 wins a rook. (1 point)
317
The C o m p l e t e C h e s s W o rk o u t
1197) Pashikian-Yegiazarian
1 .. .'1Wg1+! 2 lt<xf3 i.c6 0-1
White's queen is lost after 3 'iii'xc6 'l!l'hl+. (2 points)

1198) Portisch-Berger
1 1Zlxh71! lt<xh7 2 l:hs+ l!<g7 3 .lies+ f6 4 l:g5l 1-o
The key sting in the tail. Black cannot satisfactorily defend g6.
3 points if you saw all the way through to 4 l:tg5.

1199) Sammalvuo-Smeets
1 i.d811 1Zlxd8 (it's mate after l ...l:td7 2 l:!.xg7+ l!<xg7 3 'iii'g5+ i.g6 4 'i1Vf6+ 'i!<g8 5 li:h8#, while
White wins further material in the event of 1 . .\!<eS 2 l:t7h2) 2 l:!:xg7+! lt<xg7 3 'iii'gS+ 'i!<f7 4
J:lh8 1-0
.
There's no defence to 5 'iii'f6#.
2 points for 1 .lidS and take a further two if you found 4 l:!.h8.
1200) Palliser-Dineley
1 bxc3! 'il'b2+ 2 i.d2l (the star move preventing Black's queen from escaping via c3)
2 ...'iii'xa1 3 'l!Vgs g6 4 'i'f6! gxhs 5 i.h6 'iii'x a2+ 6 1Zle2! 1-0
Now it's mate after 6 ... '1Wxe2+ 7 \t<g3 h4+ 8 Wh3, but White had to avoid 6 'i!<g3? in view of
6 ...h4+! 7 \t<xh4 (or 7 '1Wxh4 'We6) 7...'il'xg2.
Take two points for 1 bxc3 and a further two if you initially found 6 1Zle2.
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