Tactics Time. 2 - 1001 Chess Tactics From The Games of Everyday Chess Players PDF

Tactics Time 2
Tactics Time 2
1001CHESS TACTICS
from the Games of Everyday Chess Players
By Tim Brennan and Anthea Carson

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Dedication
This book is dedicated to YOU, the chess player seeking improvement,
wanting to win more games, and take your rating to the next level!
Contents
Colofon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dedication .......................................................... . .. ................ 5
About the Authors .... .. ........................ 7
Introduction ................................................................... . . ..... 11
1 001 Chess Tactics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .. 13
Solutions ................... ............................................... ............... . . . 99
An� Thoughts .......... . ................. 139
Questions Or Comments? ... . ........... 139
Other Books by Tim and Anthea .. ........ 139
Acknowledgements ......... . . 139
Don't Forget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 140

Introduction
This book assumes that you already know the basics of chess (how the pieces move), terms such as 'pin:
'fork: 'skewer; and how to read algebraic notation. If you need a refresher, Wikipedia has a lot of free
information on the game, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess.
Puzzles are given from the point of view of the side to move. If it is Black to move, the board is shown
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Happy Tactics!
Tim Brennan & Anthea Carson
11
1001 Chess Tactics
From the real games

of everyday players
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( 10) Black to move ( 1 1 ) Black to move ( 1 2) Black to move
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( 1 3) Black to move
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( 1 6) Black to move
h g f e d c b a h g f e d c b a h g f e d c b a
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( 19) White to move (20) White to move (2 1 ) White to move
a b c d e f 9 h a b c d e f 9 h a b c d • f 9 h
(22) White to move (23) White to move (24) White to move

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(25) Black to move (26) White to move (27) Black to move
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(3 1 ) Black to move (32) Black to move (33) White to move
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(52) White to move (53) Black to move (54) White to move
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(55} White to move (56) Black to move (57) Black to move
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( 6 1 ) Black to move (62} Black to move ( 63) Black to move
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(64) White to move ( 65) Black to move (66) Black to move
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(70) Black to move ( 7 1 ) Black to move (72) Black to move
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( 1 1 5) White to move ( 1 1 6) Black to move ( 1 1 7) White to move
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( 124) White to move ( 1 25) White to move ( 1 26) White to move
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( 1 27) White to move ( 1 28) White to move ( 1 29) Black to move
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( 1 39) White to move ( 1 40) Black to move ( 1 4 1 ) Black to move
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(145) Black to move ( 1 46) Black to move ( 1 47) White to move
h g l e d c b a h g l e d c b a a b c d e r g h
(148) Black to move ( 1 49) White to move ( 1 50) White to move

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( 1 8 1 ) White to move ( 1 82) White to move ( 1 83) Black to move
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( 193) Black to move ( 1 94) Black to move ( 1 95) White to move
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( 1 99) Black to move (200) White to move (20 1 ) Black to move
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(208) White to move (209) White to move (2 1 0) Black to move
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(259) White to move (260) Black to move ( 26 1 ) White to move
a b e d e f g h h g f e d e b a a b c d e f g h
h g f e d e b a h g f e d e b a h g f e d c b a
(265) Black to move ( 266) White to move (267) White to move
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h g f e d e b a a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
a b e d e f g h a b c d e f g h h g f e d c b a
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(27 1 ) Black to move (272) White to move (273) White to move
h g f e d c b a a b c d e f g h a b c d e l g h
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(280) Black to move (28 1 ) Black to move (282) Black to move
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(283) White to move (284) White to move ( 285) Black to move
(286) White to move (287) Black to move (2BB) Black to move
(292) Black to move (293) White to move ( 294) Black to move
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( 30 1 ) Black to move (302) White to move {303) Black to move
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(304) Black to move (305) White to move {306) Black to move

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(400) White to move ( 40 1 ) White to move (402) Black to move
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Sol uti ons
(I) { I !)
In this position, the white queen on hS cannot be 1 7... Rbl +!! 18.Nxb1 Bb2#.
captured by the g-pawn because of the pin on the g
file by the white rook on g l . The white queen is also ( 1 2)
attacking Black's knight on h6. 36... Nd3 attacks the white rook on e I and threatens
the mate 37. . . Rc51. White cannot meet both
Black solves this problem with 26... Qxgl +!! Aft er
. threats without giving up material.
either 27.Kxgl or 27.Nxgl, Black can safely play
27...gxh5, winning a rook. ( 1 3)
10... Bxf3 1 l.gxf3 is the only way to recapture. 1 1 . . .
(2) Qb4+ forks the white king and bishop, winning a
9 Qe4+ forks the white king and white bishop on
•.• piece. Note that taking the knight first prevented
f4 1 0.Kf2 Qxf4. the move Nd2, blocking the check, and defending
the bishop on c4.
(3)
1S.Bxe6+! double attack: g4/g8. 15 . . . dxe6 ( 1 4)
16.Qxe6+ KhB 1 7.Nf7+ discovered attack on the 40.Bg8+!! creates a discovered attack on the queen
black queen. 1 7. . . Rxj7 1 8.Bxc7 ( 1 7. . Kg8 leads to
. on a3, 40... Rxg8 4l.Qxa3.
a smothered mate, 1 8.Nh6+ Kh8 1 9.Qg8+ RxgS
20.Nj7#.) ( IS)
20.exd7#.
(4)
1B.Ng6 forks the black queen and rook, taking ( 1 6)
advantage of the pinned f-pawn. 47... Qhl#.
(5) ( 1 7)
13.Qh6 and Black cannot stop 1 4. Qh8#. 16... Qe3+ checks the white king and adds a second
attacker to the bishop on c 3 . 1 7.Kh 1 Bxc3 wins a
(6) piece.
lO... Qh4+ forks the white king and bishop.
( 1 8)
(7) 32... Nf4+ forks the white king and bishop on dS,
12... Qh4 and Black cannot defend the h2-pawn. and will win the white queen on the next move.
13.h3 Qxg3 14.hxg4 Bxg4 wins the pawn.
( 1 9)
(8) 1 0.Nxj7! sets up a double attack on a8 and f7, so
S. . . Bb4 pins the white queen to the king. 1 0. . . Kxj7 l l . Q/3+ KgB 12.Qxa8 picks up the loose
rook on aS.
( 9)
24.Nd7 forks the two black rooks. (20)
21. Qxg6+!! hxg6 22.Rh8+ Kj7 23.Ng51.
(1 0)
lS...Rdl +!! sets up a deadly double discovered (2 1 )
check, 1 6.Kxdl Ba4+ 1 7.Kel Qdl#. 1 8. Qxg61.
99
(22) (34)
7.Qa4+ Nd7 B.dxcS creates a discovered attack. 8. . . 17... Rfb8 traps the white queen IB.Bf4 Qxf4
QxcS 9.Qxg4 wins a piece. 1 9.Qa6 and Black is up a piece.
(23) (35)
16.Ne4 forks the black queen and bishop. There is 36... Bxd4+ overloads the white defense. 37.Rf2
no square where the black queen can retreat and {37. Qxd4 Qjl ll] Qxf2+ 38.Khl Qgl ll.
still protect the bishop, so White wins a piece, 16. . .
Qd7 1 7.Nxc5. (36)
14.Qxg7 takes a pawn, and attacks the undefended
(24) rook on h8. In the game, White played 1 4.Qc3 to
1 9.Qg4+ KhB 20. Qg711. defend the d4-pawn, which is much more passive.
(25) (37)
45... a3! forces the win. 46.bxa3 47.c3 or 46.b3 cxb3 14.Nf5 forks the black queen and d6-pawn, which
47.axb3 a2 and Black will promote. cannot be defended, 14 . . . Qd8 15.Nxd6.
(26) (38)
I I .f5 traps the black bishop on e6, which has no 24.Nd6+ and a double discovered check leads to
escape squares. mate 24 . . . Kd8 [24 . . . Kf8 25. Qf711] 25. Qe8+ RxeB
26.Nf711, with a smothered mate in the middle of
(27) the board.
4I ... Rc4+ 42.Ka3 Ra411.
(39 )
(28) 22... Rxc7 takes a piece that is attacked twice and
46... a2 forces White to give up his bishop. 47.Bxa2 only defended once.
Kxa2 allows Black to transpose into a winning
endgame. (40)
1 8... Qf2+ 1 9. Khl Qxh211 is a common mating
(29) pattern between queen and knight.
22./6 forks the black knight and bishop.
(4 1 )
(30) 14... Qxc3+ takes a pawn, and forks the white king
12... a6 starts a wave of deadly pawn pushes. and rook.
I 3.Na3 leaves only one safe square for the knight.
I3 b5 attacks the bishop and threatens I4 . . . b4,
..• (42)
forking the white knights on a3 and c 3 . White's 1 7.Rd7 forks the two black bishops.
best option is to give up a piece for two pawns,
14.Naxb5 axbS I S.BxbS. (43)
1 4.Bxf7+. 14 ... Kxf7 1 5. Qc4+ ( I S. NeS+ is good
(3 1 ) also) KfB 16.Bc7 traps the black queen. If the
29... Na3+!. 30.bxa3 Rei + 3I.Kb2 Qc311, black king moves out of check, White can win the
or exchange with 15.Bxe8.
30.Kal Rei + 3I.Qbl Rxblll.
(44)
(32) 43.Re8+ forces a trade to an easily won endgame,
25... Bxd4 26.Nxd4 Rxd4! takes advantage of the 43. . . Rf8 44.Rxf8+ KxfB.
pinned c·pawn, winning a piece.
(45)
(33) 24... Rdl + leads to a back-rank mate, 25.Rfl Rxfll.
36.Nf711.
1 00
(46) ( 59)
34.Nb5 attacks the black rook on d4 and threatens 9... Bxg3+! wins a pawn. If I O.hxg3 Qxh l, Black
the mate 35. RfB#. Black cannot meet both threats. picks up the exchange as well.
The game continued 34 ... Rc4 35.Rf8#.
(60)
(47) 1 3.Bb5+ wins the queen with a discovered check,
21.Bxg7+ creates a discovered attack, 21 . . . Kxg7 13 . . . c6 1 4.Qxh l .
22.Qxd6.
(61)
(48) 24. . .Rxd6 wins a piece back. White cannot
17... Nxc3 removes the defender of the knight on recapture because 25.Nxd6 Nf2+ forks the white
eS, 18.bxc3 BxeS. king and queen.
(49) (62)
16.Bfl traps the black queen. 32...Rh2 traps the white queen.
(SO) (63)
8.Bb5!! decoy for 8. . . Qxb5 9.Nxc7+ with a family 22... Qxg3! wins a piece (the f2 · pawn is pin ned)
fork. and threatens mate on h2. I f 23.hxg4 Nf3+ 24.Khl
Qh2#
(5 1 )
34... Qd3+ forks the white king and knight. (64)
26.Nxe5+ discovered check 26. . . Rxd5 27.Nxg6.
(52 )
35.Rg7+ Kh8 36.Rh7+ Kg8 37.Reg7# is a common (65)
mating pattern with two rooks on the seventh rank. 25 ... Rxe3+!. Deflection: 26.Rxe3 Qxcl .
(53) (66)
38... Rg8+ overloads the white king, 39.Kf3 Kxf5. 6... Qa5+ forks the king and the bishop on fS, 7.Nc3
Qxf5.
(54)
35.Ng6+ forks the black king and queen. (67)
37... b3 and Black has reached her goal, 38.axb3 a3.
(SS)
32.Qxg4!! wins a piece that appears to be defended, (68)
if 32. . . Qxg4 33.Nh6#. 25.Nxe5, and the pawn on d6 can't recapture
because it's pinned.
(56)
20... Rxh3#, the g2-pawn is pinned by the bishop (69)
on b7. 27... Nxg3+ 28.Kh2 Qh4+ 29.Kgl Nxe211.
(57) (70)
32 ... Rel +! deflection onto 33.Qxel QxfJ+ 34.Kgl 35... Rh3+ 36.gxh3 Qxh3N,
h2# (34. . . Qg2#). or 35 ... Qh3+ 36.gxh3 Rxh3#.
(58) (71)
14 ... Qxgl +!. Both queens are under attack, so 2l . . .Nh2! clears the f3-square, attacking the queen
Black sacrifices his with check before capturing and threatening 22. . . Bf3+, forking the white king
White's queen. In-between moves like this are easy and queen. White has no good squares to move
to miss. l S.Rxgl fxe2 and Black is up a piece. the queen. For example, 22.Qg5 or 22.Qh4 Rxf2+
creates a discovered attack on the queen, or 22.Qh5
BfJ+ forks the white king and queen.
1 01
(72) (85)
16... Nxf4 1 7. Qxf4f6 attacks the pinned knight. 13... Bb4 pins the white queen to the king, if 14.c3
18.Qe3 fxeS wins a piece. dxc3 15.bxc3 Bxc3
(73) (86)
1 9.Rhl traps the black queen. 24.Bf4 Rh5 25.g4 forks the black rook and bishop,
or 24. . . Rh4 25.Bg5 forks the black queen and rook.
(74)
24.Qxf5 takes the rook and the bishop is pinned. (87)
1 7. Qj6 and mate on g7 cannot be stopped, 17. . .
(75) Qdl + lS.Rxdl Nc5 1 9.Qg7#.
23 ... Qd4+ 24.Kh l Qdl + 25.Qel Qxel #.
(88)
(76) 34.Rd7! adds a second attacker to the pinned
12 ... e3 blocks the white queen's defense of the black rook on g7 . Black has no easy way to defend
knight on gS. this rook. Giving up the queen leads to mate 34 ...
QgS 35.Bxg8 Ne7 36.Rxe7 KxgS 37. Qxg7#. Black
(77) cannot capture the rook because of 34 ... Qxd7
15.Nxf6+ removes the defender of the h 7 -pawn, 35. QJB+ RgS 36. Qxg8#.
15 exf6 1 6. Qxh7+.
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(89)
(78) 47... Rf6+ deflects the king from the defense of
25 ... e3 attacks the white queen, and cuts off the the rook, 48.Kgl Rxe2. If 48.Rf2 Rel + 49.Rxel
defense of the white rook. 26.Qxd3 Qxh6 wins the dxel=QI
exchange, or
26.Rxg6 exd2+ 27.Kxd2fxg6 28.Kxd3 also wins (90)
the exchange. 24... Qxg21.
(79) (9 1 )
33... Qe2#. 49.Bh5+ overloads the black king 49. . . Kxh5
50. Qxf6.
(80)
17... Rab8 and the white queen cannot move (92)
because of the back-rank mate threat of Rb lN. 30... Rxd4! wins a piece. 3l.Rdxd4 Be3+ double
1 8.Qxb8 RxbS. attack, or 31.Rgxd4 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 Be3+.
(81) (93)
9... c5, the Noah's Ark Trap. l O. Qdl c4 traps the 34... Rc3 forks the white queen, and adds a second
white bishop. attacker to the white knight on g3 . White will lose
a piece.
(82)
43.../3+ creates a discovered check, 44.Kh3 Rhll. (94)
21.Ng3 traps the black queen. 21 ... Qh4 22.Nf5+
(83) forks the black king and queen.
17... Qf2+ 1 8.Kxe4 JS+ 1 9.Kd3 RfdS pins the white
queen to the king. (95)
29... Qel + forks the white king and rook on aS.
(84) 30.Kg2 QxaS wins a piece.
19 ... Rxj7 takes a piece that is attacked twice and
only defended once. The queen on h2 protects the (96)
black rook on b8. 21.Qc3+ forks the black king and knight on c7,
attacking a second time.
1 02
(97) white bishop, 26.Qxh6 RxeS.
20.Rxj7+!! takes a pawn that only appears to
be defended. 20... Bxf7 2l.Qxh7#, or 20... Rxf7 (i l l)
2l.Ne6+ forks the black king and queen, and leads 14.Nb6+ forks the black king and queen.
to mate 2l.Kh8 22.Qxd8+ Rf8 23.Qxf8#.
( 1 12)
(98) 41...Qxc5+ forks the white king and rook.
39... Qxc4 40.Rxc4 Rdl + 4l.Kg2 Rd2 pins and wins
the bishop. ( 1 1 3)
2l ... Rcl + creates a discovered attack on the white
(99) queen, 22.Rxcl Qxd4.
9.Nxd4 and if Black recaptures, 9 . . Qxd4 1 O.Bb5+!!
.
wins the queen. ( 1 14)

1 9.Ng7+ Ke7 20.Bg5#.
( l OO)
48... Qxe3!! 49.Qxe3 d2, and the pawn cannot be ( 1 1 5)
stopped. 24.Qc3 attacks the black knight, which is pinned to
the rook on h8, and cannot be defended. 24 . . . Bf6
(101) 25.Nxf6 removes the defender.
3l.Rxf6 wins a piece. The g-pawn i s pinned,
preventing 32.Qg8#. ( 1 1 6)
13 ... Bxg3 threatens mate and White cannot capture
( 1 02) the bishop because of I4.fxg3 Qxg3#. White's best
ll.BxgS overloads the black queen. l l . . . QxgS defense still leads to mate, 14.d4 e3 IS.Qd2 Qxf2+
12.Nc7+ forks the black king and rook. 16.Kdl Qxfl + 1 7.Qel Qxel#.
( 1 03) ( 1 1 7)
13.Qh5#. Black played 1 2 ... g5?? on the previous 15.Bg5 adds a second attacker to the black knight
move to attack the white bishop on h4, but missed with an uncomfortable pin. The knight cannot
this "Fool's Mate" pattern. be adequately defended. For example, IS . . . Kg7
1 6.Bxf6+ Qxf6 1 7.Rxf6 Kxf6 1eaves White ahead a
(104) rook for a queen.
32.Rd6+ forks the black king and bishop.
( 1 1 8)
( l OS) 15.Na4 Bd6 16.Nxb6 wins the exchange.
23... Qg5+ 24.Kh2 Qg2#.
( 1 1 9)
(106) 22.Rxe3 gets the rook out of danger and captures
I6... Qf3 and while White has some spite checks, the unprotected knight.
mate with . . . Qg2# cannot be stopped.
( 1 20)
(1 07) 29...e4+ checks the White king with a discovered
27.Qh8+ Ke7 28.Qe8#. attack on the rook on c4 30. Kxe4 Rxc4.
(108) (121)
2B.Qe8+ QxeB 29.Rxe8+ Kj7 30.Rle7#. 1 2...Nxd4 wins a piece. 1 3.Qxd4?? Bxh2+ creates a
discovered attack on the queen, 14.Kxh2 Qxd4.
(109)
44.Rh2 pins the black queen to the king. ( 1 22)
9... Nxe4 wins a pawn. 1 0.Bxe4 Qxh4+ forks the
(1 10) white king and bishop.
25... h6 deflects the white queen from defense of the
1 03
( 1 23 ) ( 1 35)
5l.Bh6+ KhS 52.Qf6 Bxh6 53.Qh4# is a cute way 3l ... Bxfl takes a piece that is attacked twice and
to finish the game. only defended once.
( 1 24) ( 1 36)
27.Bxf6 KgB 28.Be6+ KhB 29. Qxh6#, or 27. . . Bxf6 36...Nd2+ forks the White king and queen.
28. Qxh6+ Qh7 29. Qxh7#.
( 1 37)
( 1 25) 22...Rxc3 captures the white bishop, defended
32.hxg7+ creates a double discovered check through an X-ray from the black queen.
32. . . Kg8 33.Rh8#. White is up 2 pieces, but missed
multiple kill shots in this game. In this position ( 1 38)
White got too cute with 32.Rxg7??, hoping for a 24. Qg5#.
windmill style discovered check, and missed that
his opponent can play 32 ... Qxc2#, which is what ( 1 39)
happened. 12 Nj7 forks the black rooks.
.
( 1 26) ( 1 40)
18.f4 attacks the pinned black bishop 1 8 ... 0-0 4l ...Rh2+ skewers the white king and queen,
1 9.fxe5. 42.Kxh2 Qxf2+.
( 1 27) (141)
26.c7 and Black will have to give up a rook after 46... Ne3 attacks the rook and threatens 4 7. . . Qg211.
White queens his pawn. For example, 26. . . Rc5 White cannot meet both threats.
27.Rd8 RfB 28.Rxf8 KxfB 29.c8=Q+ RxcB 30.Nxc8.
( 1 42)
( 1 28) 15.Qf3 forks the bishop on f5 and the rook on a8.
8.Nxd4 wins a piece, 8 ... Bxe2 9.Nxe2 or 8 ... Qxd4
9.Bxg4. ( 1 43)
l B.Q/711.
( 1 29)
25... Nxf3+, and the g2-pawn is pinned, 26.Khl ( 1 44 )
Ng3#. 13.Qc4 dS 14.Qxd5 cxb2 l S.Q/711.
( 1 30) ( 145)
47.Re7#. 34... Qh511.
(131) ( 1 46)
27.Rxd2, and the e3-pawn is pinned t o the queen. 28... Qxe4 wins the rook. White cannot recapture
The white knight on c 3 covers the d 1 -square. because of 29.Rxe4?? Rdl + 30.Rel Rxel ll
( 1 32) ( 1 47)
14... Ne5 attacks the white queen and adds a second 33.Qxe3+ wins a pawn, and forces a trade of
attacker to the white bishop on c4 . White loses a piece. queens, transposing into an easily won endgame.
( 1 33) ( 1 48)
29.Qxc6!! and Black cannot recapture because of 20... h5 attacks the pinned white bishop.
the checkmate 29. . . Bxc6 30.Rd8+ BeB 3l .Rxe8#.
( 1 49)
( 1 34) 1 4.Bg5+ skewers the black king and queen. l 4. . .
26. Qxj7+ takes a pawn and forks the black king Kg7 or 14. . . Ke6 1 5.Bxd8.
and knight, 26. . . Kh8 27.Qxb3.
1 04
( I SO) ( 1 63)
1 7.Nd5 forks the black queen and bishop. 1 9.b4 forks the black queen and knight.
( 151) ( 1 64)
40.Nd7#. 15. . . h3 leads to mate for Black. 16.g3 Qf3, and mate
with . . . Qg2# cannot be stopped.
( 1 52)
32.Nd7 wins the exchange. If 32... Re8 33.Nf6+ ( 1 65)
forks the black king and rook. 1 0...Na5 traps the white queen.
( 1 53 ) ( 1 66)
33 ... Rg3 is a clever way t o add a second attacker to 21 ... Bh2+ 22.Khl Rxd5 takes advantage of the
the g2-pawn, because of the pin on the f2-pawn by pinned e-pawn.
the black bishop, 34.Ne3 Bxe3 35.fxe3 Rxg2 + .
( 1 67)
( 1 54) 24.. .Rdl + 25.Rxdl Rxdl + 26.Ke2 Qd211.
34... Bxg2+ overloads the white king, 35.Kxg2 Rxel
or 35.Ke2 Bf3+ 36.Kxf3 Rxel. Both variations win ( 1 68)
a rook and pawn for a bishop. 24. . . Nh3#.
( I SS) ( 1 69)
42... Be3 creates a mating net. White cannot stop 1 0. . .Nxd4#.
43. . . R h l #.
( 1 70)
( 1 56) 10.Nc7+ is a family fork.
23.Ng6#.
(171)
( 1 57) 23.Qa8+ leads to a back-rank mate, 23. . . Bc8
38... Be7+ 39.Kh6 Rh4#. 24.Qxc8+ Qf8 25. Qxf811.
(158) ( 1 72)
1 7... Rad8 skewers the white queen and bishop. 48... Qf611.
( 1 59) ( 1 73 )
32.Rd8 and Black will have to give up all their 26.Qh811.
material to avoid the mating net. White's threat is
32. . . Rxd8 33.Rxd8+ and Black has to give up the ( 1 74)
queen with 33 . . . QxdB or else 33 . . . Kh7 34.Rh8#. l l ... Bb4 pins the white queen to the king.
(160) ( 1 75)
47...Bc6+ forks the white king and rook. 34.Nd5 forks the black rook and bishop.
(161) ( 1 76)
2B.Qxa8!! wins the black rook. Black cannot 14 ... Qxc3 takes a piece that is attacked twice, and
recapture because of 28. . . Rxa8 29.Nf7#. only defended once. On the previous move, White
played 14.b3rr to prevent Nc4 forking the queen
(162) and rook, but allowed this instead.
27... Rf4 gets the black rook out of danger, and adds
a second attacker to the white knight, which cannot ( 1 77)
be defended twice. The white knight is preventing 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qf6+ forks the black king and
the move Rg l + skewering the white king and rook bishop on c6. 26. . . Kg8 27. Qxc6 wins a piece.
on a I. White will lose material.
1 05
( 1 78) ( 1 92)
58.Rxh6+ picks up a pawn, making the win even White wins a piece with 15. Qxf5! If Black
easier. 58. . . Kxh6 or 58. . . Kg7 59.Nxf5+ forks the recaptures with 15 ... Qxf5 16. Nxg7+ picks up a
black king and rook. pawn and forks the Black King and Queen.
( 1 79) ( 1 93)
18.Bg6+ creates a discovered attack, 1 8 hxg6
•.. 30... Qxf3 and White cannot stop 31 ..• Qxg2#.
1 9.Rxd7.
( 1 94)
( 1 80) 19... Re4 pins the white queen to the king.
10... Qc3+ forks the white king and rook.
( 1 95)
(181) 31.Qb2+ and Black can only throw pieces in
43.Re8#. the way to delay mate, 3J ... Bc3 32.Qxc3+ Rd4
33.Qxd4+ Qe5 34.Qxe5#.
( 1 82)
38.Rg3 pins the black queen to the king. ( 1 96)
1 9.a3 and the black knight has no good squares to
( 1 83) go to. If 19...Nc6 20.Bxc6+ wins a piece, because
32...g5 traps the white bishop. If 33.Kg4 attacking of the threat 20. . . Qxc6 21 .d5 with a double
the black rook, 33. . . Be6 setting up a discovered discovered attack on both the black queen and rook
check 34.Re7 ReS+ protecting the bishop with check. on h8 from the white bishop on b2.
( 1 84) ( 1 97)
21 ... Rxb5+ 22.Nxb5 Qb2#. 25.Qf6 takes advantage of the pin on the black
rook on f7 by the white bishop on d5, and threatens
( 1 85) Qh8N. Black can only delay checkmate. For
2I ... Qxh3!! and White cannot capture the queen example, 25 ... Be5 26.Bxe5 QxeS 27.Bxf7+ Rxf7
with 22.gxh3 because of 22... Ne3+ 23.Bg6 Rxg6+ 28.Rd8+ Rf8 29.Rxf8#.
24.Kh2 Rg2+ 25.Kh l Rxh3#.
( 1 98)
( 1 86) 27...Ra2+ 28.Kcl Bb2+ 29.Kc2 Ba3#.
JS... Rbl#.
( 1 99)
( 1 87) 2B...g5#.
23... Bxc3 wins a piece, and removes the defender
of the knight on b5, which is pinned to the king. (200)
27.Bh7+ KhS 28.Qf6#.
( 1 88)
43.Rxh 7 and White trades down into an easily won ( 20 1 )
endgame. 5...Nxf3+, and Black's queen is under attack, but he
plays the check first to remove the defender. 6.Qxj3
( 1 89 ) QxgS wins a piece.
37...b2 an d the pawn cannot b e stopped fro m queening.
(202)
( 1 90) B... NaS traps the white queen, who got greedy
1 7... Rhl + 1 8.Ke2 Qxel #. grabbing pawns.
( 19 1 ) (203)
1 9.Bxc5 wins a piece. Neither the black knight or 42.Rd7# or 42.c7#.
black queen can recapture. 1 9. . . Nxc5 20.Qxf'7+
Qxj'7 21.Rd8#, or 1 9. . . Qxc5 20.Qxf'7+ KhS 21.Qg8#.
1 06
( 204) ( 2 17)
24.Rh3 and Black cannot stop mate, 24. . . Rfc8 26.Rxc8 overloads the black defense. 26... Bxc8
25.Qh8+ BxhB 26.Rxh8#. 27.d7 forks the black bishop and rook, 26. . . Rxc8
27.Rxe4.
(205)
2l...Rcl + creates a discovered attack on the white ( 2 1 8)
queen, 22.Rxcl Qxd4. 27.Rxf5 wins a piece. The g-pawn is pinned, and
cannot recapture.
(206)
1 7.Bxa7 QaB 1 8.Nb6 traps the queen. This is also a ( 2 1 9)
good checkmate pattern to know. White is down a queen, but has powerfully placed
bishops and a rook on a half open file that lead to
(207) mate with 24.Rxg7+ KhB 25.Rxh7+ KgB 26.Rh8#.
16 ...f6 forks the white queen and bishop. In the game, White missed the checkmate, and
instead went for the windmill attack, 25.Rxf7 KgB
(208) 26.Rxe7, which is also winning.
30.Rxf2!! ignores the fact that the white queen is
hanging because of 30. . . Qxe4 3l.Rf8#, which is (220)
what happened in the game. 15.Ne7+!! deflects the black queen, 15 ... Qxe7
1 6.Rh8+!!. White got back to back double exclaims
(209) from Deep Rybka, 16 . . . KxhB 1 7.Qh3+ Qh4+
9.Bf7#. 18. Qxh4+ KgB 19. Qh7#.
(210) (22 1 )
S...Bxa3 removes the defender of the white bishop 1 8.Rxf6 takes advantage o f the multiple pins. The
on c4. 6.bxa3 Nxc4 wins a piece. g-pawn is pinned to the king, so cannot capture.
1 8. . . Qxg6 1 9.Rxg6, or 18 . . . Qxf6 19.Qxe8+ and
(21 1 ) White is up a piece either way.
20.Qc7+Ke6 o r 20. . . Ke8 2l. Qe7#.
(222)
(2 12) 8.Bxg7 wins an undefended pawn, and will win the
18.Bxh7+Kh8 1 9.Ng6# White sacrificed his queen rook as well.
to set up this pretty minor piece mate.
(223)
(2 1 3 ) 16.Qd6+ KeB 1 7.Rxg81.
4l.Nc6+ forks t h e black rook a n d king.
(224)
(214) 24.Qxh6 wins a piece. The black bishop on g7 is
17.Rxf6 wins a pawn that appears to be defended, pinned.
but isn't because the knight on d7 is pinned.
(225)
(215) 16... Nb3+ forks the white king and queen.
23... Bxfl , clearance. 24.Rxfl Bxc3 wins a piece
because of the pinned b-pawn, 25.bxc3 Rxbl . ( 226)
7... Nd4+ B.Kdl Qxel + 9.Kxel Nxc2+ forks the
(216) white king and rook.
33.Rxb8+ simply takes the hanging rook with
check. I n the game, White was worried about the (227)
b-pawn, and played 33.Rxb4. This is still winning, 47.Rg7+!! creates a discovered attack, 4 7. . . Rxg7
but clearly not as good. The game ended in a draw. 48.Qxf5+.
1 07
(228) 29.Kgl Qxg2#
9... Qd4+ forks the white king and rook, 10.e3 29.Kel Qe2#
Qxal . 29.Kfl Qdl#
(229) (24 1 )
29... Bc3 cuts off all of the escape squares, and 38.Ne7+ Kh7 or 38. . . Kh8 39.Qxh5#.
White cannot stop 30... Ral#.
(242)
(230) 45.Qd7#.
1 9.Bd4 pins the black queen to the king.
(243)
(23 1 ) 32.c5+ creates a discovered check, winning the
30... Bd4 pins the white rook to the king. black queen, 32 ... Qe6 33.Bxe6 Nxe6.
(232) (244)
31.Ne5+ KeB 32. Qd7# or 31 ... Ke7 32.Ng6#. 26... Qh5+ 27.Kgl Qh2#.
(233) (245)
20.Bd5 skewers the black queen and t7-pawn, 1 4.Bxf6 and Black cannot recapture because of the
20... Qd7 2l.Rxp. threat of Qxh7#.
(234) (246)
23... Qa2 and White cannot stop 24. . . Qal#. 15.Qxh 7#.
(235) (247)
1 4... h6 and the white queen has no good squares 37.d4 forks the two black knights.
to go to. If 15.Qg3 Nd3+ discovered attack on the
queen. (248)
24.Rxg7+ Kxg7 25.Qe7+ checks the king, while
(236) adding a second attacker to the black rook on f8.
34... h5 attacks the trapped white rook. 25. . . Kh6 26.Rxf8 and White has won a piece.
( 237) (249)
31 ...Rc2 pins the white queen to the king. 25.Be8 skewers the rook and knight. The rook
cannot move and still protect the knight on g6.
(238)
40...g4#. White was up a queen for a rook, and on (250)
the previous move missed a one move tactic that 35... Qh2#.
would have forked the black king and rook. He
grabbed the h7-pawn instead, and missed this mate (25 1 )
in one. 14.Nxd6+ forks king and bishop 14. . . Ke7 15.Nxb7.
(239) (252)
40.Qb5+ forks the black king and rook. Instead 43...Rg2+ 44.Be2 Bxel#, Or 43... Rh2+ 44.Kgl
of this crushing move, White played 40.Qxh7, Rg2#.
winning a pawn, and was then mated with 40...g4#.
( 253)
(240) 29...Rxa l + 30.Rcl Rxcl+ 31.Qdl Rxdl+ 32.Kh2
28... Rd2+. Black got the first move right, but Qh4#.
missed the follow up mate in one, and went on to
lose the game. (254)
31 .Nxh6+ creates a double discovered check, 31 ...
1 08
Kh7 32.Nxf5 picks up the loose bishop, 3l . . . Kh8 or (267)
3l . . . KJ8 32. Qg8#. 15.b5 attacks the black knight, which has no safe
squares to go to.
(255)
23... Ne3+ forks the white king and queen. (268)
2B.Rd8+ RxdB 29.Rxd8#.
(256)
24.Bxj7+ discovered attack 24 Kxj7 25.Rxd6.
.•. (269)
1 9.Bxb5+ discovered attack 19. . . Kf8 20.Rxc3.
(257)
38.Rb8+ Kh7 39.Rh8#. (270)
29... Qxe4. At first it appears that Black cannot
(258) take the hanging white queen because of the back
33...d4 attacks the white bishop on e3, and if the rank mate threat, but this isn't true. 30.Rd8+ QeB
bishop moves, Black has Re2+ forking the white 3l.Rxe8+ RxeS and Black is up a rook.
king and bishop on c2, winning a piece.
(27 1 )
(259) 35... Qe2+ 36.Kgl Qel + 37.Rxel Rxel#.
1 7.Bf4 and the black queen has no escape squares.
Black will lose material. (272)
15.Na4 and the black queen has no safe squares to
(260) go to.
22... Rce8 and the white queen has no escape
squares. (273)
1 9.Bh3 attacks the black knight on d7, which is
(26 1 ) providing necessary defense of the black bishop on
33.Qe7 and Black cannot stop mate, 33... Qe5 c5. Black cannot move the knight and still protect
34.Qxe5+ KgB 35.Qg7# the bishop, and will lose material.
33... Qb7 34.Bg7+ KgB 35.Qf8#
33... Qa7 34.Bg7+ KgB 35. Qf8#. (274)
5... Bxb2 wins a pawn, and the white rook next.
(262)
23... Rxd5 takes the white knight while discovering (275)
an attack on the white rook on c8 from the bishop 1 8.Rf5 forks the black queen and reckless g5 pawn.
on e6. If 24.Rxd8 RxdS and Black is up a piece,
If 24.exd5 RxcS (or 25 . . . BxcS), and Black is up a ( 276)
piece in this variation as well. 26. Qxg6, and the h7-pawn is pinned, 26... Qe7
27.fxe7 a6 28.exd8QI
(263) 26... Qel + 27.Rxel b6 28.Rxh71
6l ... c3 and the white bishop cannot stop both 26... Rd7 27.Qe8+ Qf8 28. Qxj81
pawns. For example 62.Bb3 a2 63.Bxa2 c2 and 26... Qxb2 27.Rxh 71.
Black will make a queen on the next move.
(277)
(264) 9... Nxd31 smothered mate.
38 ... Re4!! forks the pinned white rook and bishop.
(278)
(265) 3l ... Rf8+ overloads the white king, 32.Kg3 Rxel .
34... Nc3 forks the two white rooks.
(279)
(266) 30... Qfl +!! mate attack 3l .Rxfl Rxfl + 32 Kg2.
30.Qxh 7+!! Nxh 7 3l.Rxh 7+! Kxh 7 32.Rh31. Rgl l, Hook Mate.
1 09
(280) (293)
32... Ra8 33.Qb4 Ra4 traps the white queen. 35.Nxe5+ forks the black king and bishop.
(28 1 ) (294)
34... Bd4+ creates a discovered check. 35.Ke2 Re3+, 13...Rb8 skewers the white queen and bishop
forks the white king and knight. 1 4. Qd3 Rxb2.
(282) (295)
30... Rxg2+!! 3l.Rxg2 Qxf3. 31. Qxg2 Qdl + 32. Rfl 1 8.e7 forks the black rooks. 1 8 ... Bxb1 1 9.exd8=Q
Qxc2 Black wins the white queen for a rook. RxdS 20.Rxbl and White is ahead a knight for a
pawn.
(283)
35.Rh5+ decoy: h5, 35. . . Kxh5 36.Qg5#. (296)
35.Qe8+ skewers the black king and queen, 35. . .
(284) Kf5 36.Qxe3.
32.Rxa6 threatens Ra8# and leads to mate in 3,
32... bxa6 33.Qxa6+ Rb7 (297)
(33. . . Kd7 34.Qb7# or 33. . . Kb8 34.Qa8#) 15.Ba4+ and Black has to give up the queen to get
34.Qa8+ RbB (34. . . Kd7 35. Qxb7#) 35.Qc6#. out of check.
(285) (298)
67... Nb6#. 25...Rxb4 wins a piece. The a3-pawn is pinned.
( 286) (299)
26.Nc4 forks the black queen and rook. 1 9.Nf6+ forks the black king and rook.
(287) ( 300)
52... Rh3 traps the white knight. If 53.Ng2 Rh2 pins l l ... Bxc3+ wins a pawn. 12.bxc3 Qxc3+ forks the
the knight to the king, 54.Kb3 Rxg2. white king and rook 13.Kfl Qxal +.
(288) (30 1 )
9... Bxg3+ takes advantage of the pinned h -pawn, 29. . .exf4 uncovers a pin o n the white queen t o the
10.hxg3 Rxh l . This is a common tactical idea in white king.
From's Gambit.
(302)
(289) 9.Nxe4 wins a piece that is just hanging. In the
10... Qxd4#. game White fell for Black's unsound trap and
played 9. Bxd8??, which allows 9 . . . BxfU.
( 290)
30.Qg4+ forces the black king to the h-file. After (303)
30. . . Kh6 31.Rg8, Black will not be able to prevent 9... Bxf2#.
Qh4#.
(304)
( 29 1 ) 14... Qd3+ 15.Bd2 Qxd21.
20.Rel pins the black queen to the black king.
(305)
( 292) 15.Nc711.
ll ... Qb6 threatens both the White Bishop on b4
and checkmate on f2. White cannot meet both (306)
threats. 5 ... g6, and the white queen cannot move and still
defend the knight on e5.
110
(307) (3 19)
6.Bg5 attacks the trapped black queen. 6. . . Be7 1 9... Qh4, and White doesn't have time to save the
7.Bxh6, and Black cannot recapture because of the knight and avoid checkmate, so will lose a piece.
threat 8. Qxj7#. I f White played 6.Bxh6 right away, For example, 20.f4 Qxh2+.
Black has the defense 6 . . . Qf6 which defends the
f7-pawn, and attacks both the white knight on e5 (320)
and bishop on h6. 1 8.d6 traps the bishop.
( 308) (32 1 )
7.Qxj7#. 37... Rdl skewers the white queen and knight,
38.Qc3 Qxd4+.
(309)
16.Bg5 and the black queen has no good squares to (322)
go to. 16. . . Qe8 1 7.e7+ creates a discovered check, 28.b5 traps the black bishop.
1 7. . . Kh8 1 B.exf8=Q+.
(323)
( 3 1 0) 18...Bf5 attacks the queen. If 1 9. Qf3, then 19. . .
20.Rf8#. e4 attacks the white queen and with a discovered
attack on the bishop on b2.
(31 1 )
1 4... Qxe5+ forks the white king and bishop. (324)
9... Bg3+ discovered attack IO.hxg3 Qxd4
( 3 1 2)
1 9... Nh3#. (325)
32.Rxh7+!! a very nice sacrifice leading to
(3 1 3 ) checkmate. 32... Kxh 7 33.Qh5+ Qh6 34.e5+
28. . . Qa3+ gets the black queen out o f danger with discovered check f5 35.exf6+ en passant Bf5
check, not giving White enough time to save his 36.Bxf5+ KhS 37.Qxh6#.
queen, which is also under attack.
(326)
(314) 28... Rxe3 29.fxe3 Bxe3+ forks the white king and
67.Ra4+ skewers t h e black k i n g a n d queen. rook. 30. Kfl Bxcl , and Black is up a piece.
(3 1 5) (327)
1 7.Bh6 attacks the trapped black rook, which can't 38... Rxf4+! forks the white king and rook, trading
move. down to a winning endgame. 39.Rxf4 Nxf4 40.Kxf4
e2, and White cannot stop the e pawn from
( 3 1 6) queening.
27... Qd2#.
(328)
(3 1 7) 36... Qe6#.
27.Rxe6 removes the defender of the rook on c8. If
27... Nc4+ 28.Rxc4 Rxc4 29.Rxe7, and White has (329)
two m inor pieces and a pawn for the rook. 14.Bxh7+ Mate attack 14... Kxh7 15.Rh3+ Qh4
16.Rxh4+ Kg8 1 7. Qh5 NxeS lB.QhBI. 14 ...
If 27. . . Rxcl 28.Rxe7+, in-between move check to KhB also leads to mate, IS.Rh3 QgS 16.fxg5 g6
save the White rook first. 28 ... Kf8 29.Kxcl and 1 7.Bxg6+ Kg7 1 8.Rh7+ KgB 1 9.Qh5 NxeS 20.Rh8+
White is up a piece. Kg7 21.Qh 7#. This is a good attack formation to
know. The main components are the bishop check
(3 1 8) on h7, Black's lack of a knight on f6, the rook and
19... Nb3+ forks the white king and rook. 20.Kdl queen's ability to swing to the h-file quickly, and the
Rxe2 trades off the hanging rook first, 21.Kxe2 Nxal . white knight on e5 .
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(330) (343)
13... Nxf2 wins a pawn and forks the white queen 34.f6+ overloads the black king, 34. . . Kxf6 35.Rxd6
and rook. If 1 4.Kxf2 Qf6+ forks the white king and
rook on a l . (344)
4l ... Rfl + skewers the white king and rook, 42.Kg3
(33 1 ) Rxf6.
1 7... Qxd6 takes the white knight, getting Black out
of check. It might appear that this falls for a trap (345)
with 1 8.Bb5+ but Black just plays 18 Ke7 and
.•• 23...Bg2+ 24.Kxg2 Ne3+ forks the white king and
Black is up a piece. queen.
(332) (346)
33... Qbl , and the queen forks the rook and the 34... Bxb4, and White doesn't have time to
bishop. recapture, because of . . . Qh2#.
(333) (347)
20.Qd4 threatens mate on g7 and attacks the b6- 42.Re8#.
pawn. Black cannot meet both threats.
(348)
(334) 49... Qh5+ SO.Kgl . Black mates with either 50...
ll ...ReB pins the white knight to the king, 12.Bf4f6. Qdl + Sl.Rel Qxel # or 50... Qh2+ Sl.Kfl Q/2#.
(335) (349)
l O.BdS forks the black rook and knight. 1 4.Ne7+ forks the black king and queen, and
leads to a nice checkmate, 14 ... Kh8 15.Nxg6+
(336) fxg6 16.Rhl + Kg8 1 7.Rh8+ KxhB lB.Qh l + KgB
2l.Rxe6+ wins a piece. Black cannot recapture 1 9.Qh 7#.
because of 21 fxe6 22.Bg6#.
..•
(350)
(337) 29.Bb4+ discovered attack on the black queen,
29.h3 forcing the rook to move. I f 29 ... Rg6, then 29. . . Kc6 30.Rxa2.
30.f5 forks the black rook and knight.
(35 1 )
(338) 29... Rxfl + . and White can't recapture because of
37... Be3 seals the fate of the pinned bishop on f2. 30. Qxfl Qh2#.
38.Rb2 Rxf2+ 39.Qxf2 Bxf2 40.Rxf2, and Black
makes a nice comeback gaining a queen for a rook. ( 352)
12.Rxe5, and the knight on c6 can't recapture
(339) because it's pinned. White wins a piece.
13...e5 forks the white bishop and knight.
(353)
(340) 9...Qb6 threatens both the hanging white bishop
30... Qxf6!! wins the white rook. White can't on b2 and 10. . . Qxf2+. White cannot meet both
recapture because of 3l.exf6 Rxel+ 32.Qfl Rxfl #. threats.
( 34 1 ) (354)
53... Rxe6+, and Black trades down to a winning 17... Bf4 skewers the white rooks.
endgame, 54.Rxe6+ Bxe6 55.Kxe6f3.
(355)
(342) 33... Rxh4+! 34.Kxh4 Qh51.
12... Qb6 double attacks the white knight on a7 and
the f2-pawn.
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(356) (369)
20.Nhf5+ (or 20.Ngf5+) 20 ... gxf5 21.Nxf5+ forks 9.axb4 simply takes the black bishop. Black got
the black king and queen, 21 ... Kh8 22.Nxe7. a little too fancy with all the pins and potential
knight forks.
(357)
16. Qe4 forks the two black bishops. (370)
27.Qe4+ KhS 28.Qh7+ Kg4 29.Qf5#.
(358)
lO.eS attacks the black knight on f6 and discovers (37 1 )
an attack on t h e black pawn on c6 from the white 4 1. . .Qxd3+ forks the king and rook.
queen. lO. . . NdS l l.NxdS cxdS 12. Qxd5 and White
wins a pawn. (372)
15.Nf7 forks the black queen and rook.
(359)
ll.Qxc6+ forks the black king, bishop on c5, and (373)
rook on a8. 13... Bd4 wins a piece by attacking the unprotected
white rook on a ! , 14.Nc3 Bxc3 15.Rb1.
(360)
14.Qe3+ forks the black king and rook on a?, 14. . . (374)
NeS 15.Qxa7. 24... Qh2#.
(36 1 ) (375)
18.Nf5, and Black cannot stop 1 9.Qxg7#. 19... exd4, is a double attack on the white knight
on c 3 , and a discovered attack on the white queen.
(362) Black wins a piece.
17... Bxg3 1 8.hxg3 Qxg3 wins a pawn.
(376)
(363) 46.Qh3+ skewers the black king and queen. 46...f5
27...Ne7 adds a second attacker to the white bishop 47. Qh6+, and the black king cannot move and still
on g6, which cannot be defended a second time. guard the black queen, 47. . . Ke5 48.Rxd7.
White cannot move the bishop because i t is pinned
to the white rook on f6. White will lose a piece. (377)
1 7.Rxh5!, and neither piece can recapture. The
(364) black queen cannot take because of 1 7. . . QxhS
8.Bf7+ leads to mate, 8 ... Ke7 9.Nd5+ Kd7 10.Qg4# 18.Qd8#, and the black knight is pinned to the
or 8... Kd7 9.Qg4+ Ke7 l O.NdS#. queen. White wins a piece.
(365) (378)
21.Nc7+ forks the queen and the king. 33. Qh8#, and Black help mates himself on the
previous move with 32. . . Qf7??.
(366)
ll ... Nc3+, discovered check 1 2. Kf2 Nxdl +. (379)
33 ... Bf4+34.Qxf4 Nhl + 35.Kf3 Nh4#.
(367)
23... Qel + 24.Kc2 [24.Kb2 Qxc3#] Qxc3+ 25.Kdl (380)
Qd2#. 26.Bg6+ KfB 27.Qh8#.
(368) (38 1 )
15. QxaB! QxaB 1 6.Nc7+ forks the black king and 36...Nel + forks the white king and bishop. Black
queen. 16. . . Kf7 1 7.Nxa8 wins a rook. played the dubious Latvian Gambit opening in this
game, and lost his queen in the opening, but did a
nice job to come back and still win.
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(382) up a tactic l S. . . RaxbB 16.Nd4 winning a piece.
25.Nc711. Black does not have time to move the Queen and
protect the Knight on g4 which is now attacked
(383) twice, and defended only once.
33. Qd4 threatens mate on d7, the rook on h8, and
the knight on b4. (396)
33 ... Nc3+ forks the white king and rook.
(384)
38 ... Nxf3+ detlects the white queen . 39.Qxf3 QxcS
. (397)
forks the king and rook. If white plays 39.Kg2 then 12.Nd5 attacks the black queen and e7-pawn. Black
39... Rh2+.40.Kxf3 Rxf2 4l.Kxf2 QxcS+ cannot move the queen and maintain a defense of
the black knight on d4, which is attacked twice, and
(385) defended twice. If 12 . . . Qd8 13.Bxd4 wins a piece.
40... Rhl +!! overloads the white king, if 4l.Kxhl
Qxf2, or if 4l.Kg2 Rh2+ 42.Kxh2 Qxf2+. (398)
20.Nf6+ forks the black king and rook, 20... Kf8
(386) 2l.Nxe8 KxeB.
13... e4 attacks the white bishop on f3, and creates a
discovered attack on the white rook on a ! from the (399)
black queen. 24.Qf6, and Black can only delay checkmate
with some spite checks. For example, 24... Qxg4+
(387) 25.hxg4 Be4 26.Rxe4 NeS 27.Rxe5 KgB 28.Re8+
23.Bh7+ d iscovered attack 24. . . Kxh7 25. Qxh4. RxeB 29.Qg7#.
(388) (400)
40... Rh8 pins the white queen to the king. 22.Rxf7+ discovered check, winning the queen,
22. . . Ke8 23.Rxf5.
(389)
39.Qh8+ skewers the black king and rook, 39. . . Ke7 (40 1 )
40.Qxb8. 18.dxc6 attacks the black bishop o n b7, pins the
t7-pawn, and threatens mate. White wins a piece. If
( 390) 18. . . Bxc6 19. Qxg6+ KhB 20.Qg711.
22.Nd4 forks the black rook and queen.
(402)
(39 1 ) 6... Qa5+ forks the white king and loose bishop on
32.Rhl saves the white rook, and threatens mate on g5, 7.Qd2 QxgS.
the h -file.
(403)
(392) 14.Qd511.
42.Rg511.
(404)
(393) 3l...Bd7 attacks the white queen, and unpins the
10... Nxf3+ removes a defender of the white bishop black rook on t7. 32.Qh6 RxfJ takes advantage of
on g 5 with check l l .BxfJ BxgS 12.Nxg5 QxgS and the pinned g-pawn.
Black is up a piece.
(405)
(394) 54.Ne6+ forks the black king and rook.
17... Bxf3 removes a defender of the white bishop
on d4, l B.gxfJ Bxd4. If l B. QxfJ Rxel# (406)
10... Bxg5+ wins a piece. The knight is attacked
( 395) twice and only defended once.
IS.BxbB trades off the Bishop with tempo, setting
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(407) 28. . . exf5 29.e6+ creates a discovered attack on the
l l . Qxh71. black queen from the white bishop on b2, 29. . . Kg6
30.Bxg7.
(408)
1 7... Bf4+ saves the bishop with a check. 18.Kbl (420)
BxdS, and Black comes out ahead a piece. 22.Qj7+ Kh8 23. Qf8+ RxfB 24.Rxf81.
(409) (42 1 )
25.Qxh7+ KfB 26.Qh8# 7.Qa4+ forks the black king and hanging bishop on
g4, 7. . . Nc6 8.Qxg4.
(4 1 0)
22.Qg5+ Bg6 [22... Kh7 23. Qg7#] 23. Qxg6+, (the (422)
f7-pawn is pinned) 23. . . Kh8 24.Qg7# . 20... Nxb2 wins a pawn, attacks the white queen,
and removes the defender of the white knight on
(41 1 ) c3, 2l.Qb5 Bxc3.
18.Bh6+ Kg8 1 9.g4 and the black bishop cannot
retreat to g6 because of 20.Qxg6. The f7-pawn is (423)
pinned. 27... h6 attacks the defender 28.Rxa7 hxgS.
(4 1 2 ) (424)
28.Bc4 adds a second attacker and pins the black 34.Rl b7+ Rc7 35.Rd8#.
knight to the king. White wins a piece.
(425)
(4 1 3) 23... Rfe8 traps the White Queen.
10.Nxc6+ double discovered check, forking the
black king and queen. (426)
12.Bh3 pins the black queen to the king. This type
(414) of pin happens often when Black castles queenside.
36.Nxf6+ creates a discovered attack 36. . . Kj7
37.Rxd6 gxf6. White wins the queen and pawn for (427)
a knight. 20.b8Q+ makes a queen and the black knight on d7
is pinned to the king.
(415)
27...Rxc5 takes a piece that i s attacked 3 times, and (428)
only defended twice. 28. RxcS RxcS 29.dxc5 QxcS 17... Bxd3 forking the white rook and queen.
picks up a pawn.
(429)
(4 1 6) 1 8.Rxg7+ sets up a windmill tactic, 18 . . . Kh8
14.Bb6+ discovered check, winning the black 1 9.Rxj7+ Kg8 20.Rg7+Kh8 2l .Rxd7+ Kg8
queen, 14 . . . Kd8 1 5.Bxc7+. 22.Rg7+ Kh8 23.Rxb7+ Kg8 24.Rg7+ Kh8
25.Rxa7+ Kg8 26.Rxa8.
(4 1 7)
1 7.Nc6 forks the black queen and rook. (430)
24.Nxe4. In the actual game White moved his
(418) queen which is under attack, and missed this move
4l.Nc8+ forks the black king a n d bishop, and which wins a piece. 24 . . . Bxc5 25.Nf6+ forks the
allows the queen to protect the white rook on d I , black king and queen. 25 . . . Kg7 26. Nxd7 regains
which was under attack. the queen, up a piece.
(4 1 9) (43 1 )
28.Nxf5! wins a pawn, attacks the black queen,and 23.Rxe8+ forces the black king out into the danger
threatens Ne6+, forking the black king and rook. If zone, 23 . . . Kxe8 24.Qe4+ Kd8 25.Qe7+ Kc8
115
26. Qc7#. There are other similar mates, depending (442)
on how the black king moves. 1 9.Qg6#
(432) (443)
28.Qh6 threatens 29.Qg7#. Black's only way to Sl.bS# is a pure checkmate, each of the squares
stop the mate is 28... Qf8, but this allows 29.Nxd5, in the field of the checkmated king is controlled
winning a piece, because of the weak back-rank. exactly once.
Black cannot recapture the knight. For example,
29. . . Qxh6 30.gxh6 RxdS 3l.Rxc8+ RdB 32.Rxd8#. (444)
1 2.Qd8#.
(433)
12.Ng5+, and Black is in big trouble. If 12. . . KfB (445)
13. Ne6+ forks the black king and queen. IS ... Qxal!, and White does not have time to
recapture because of 1 6.Bxal dl =Q+ 1 7.Kb2
If 12 ... Ke8 13.Bxg6+ hxg6 14.Qxg6+ Kf8 15.Ne6# Rd2#.
or 12 . . . Kf6 13. Qc4 dS 14. Qxd5 cxb2 IS.QP#.
(446)
(434) 37... Rxf3+! wins a piece. If 38.Kxf3 Ne5+ forks the
23... Rbl pins the white queen to the king. Playing white king and rook.
23.Rfb8 first works as well.
(447)
(435) 52...Rd2#.
23.Be5+ f6 24.Bxf6#.
(448)
(436) 2l...c6 attacks the pinned white knight on dS.
28.Rcl attacks the black bishop, which is pinned 22.Nc7 Bxc4 23.Nxa8 Bxfl 24.Rxfl RxaS, and
to the other bishop. Black cannot defend all these Black comes out a piece ahead.
loose pieces. 28. . . Rb3 29.Bd2 adds a second
attacker to the bishop. 29. . . Bxd2 30.Nxd2 forks the (449)
black rook and bishop, winning a piece. 20. Qxd5! wins a pawn. 20. . . Qxd5 2l.Nc7+ forks
the black king and queen 2l . . . Kd7 22.Nxd5.
(437)
38.Be4+ forks the black king and rook. (450)
33.Qxh6+! is an X- ray attack, 33. . . Rxh6 34.Rxh6#.
(438)
29.Ba3 pins the black knight to the king, and is the (45 1 )
fastest win for White, 29. . . Kg8 30.Bxb4. l B... RfdB adds a second attacker to the white
knight on d2, which cannot be defended a second
(439) time. Black wins a piece.
32.b4 and the black knight on aS has no good
retreat squares. If 32. . . Nb7 33.Bxb7 Bxb7 34.Rxg4 (452)
wins a piece. 1 5...Bh2+ 16.Khl Bg3+ 1 7.Kgl Qh2+ IB.Kfl
Qxf2#. This bishop and queen mating tango is a
(440) good one to know.
13.Rxc8+ BxcB 14. Qc2 creates a double attack on
the black bishop on c8 and black knight on a2. (453)
30.Qxh6+Kg8 3l.Qh8#.
( 44 1 )
1 8.Rh4 and Black cannot stop mate, 1 8. . . Re8 (454)
1 9.Qxh7+ KfB 20. Qxj7#. 15 ... e4 forks the white bishop and knight.
116
(455) (467)
9.Nb5, and Black cannot prevent 10.Nc7+ forking 26... Nc4+ forks the white king, bishop. and rook
the black king and rook, 9. . . Rb8?? 10.Nc7+ Ke7
l l .BxcS#. (468)
36.Qa4#.
(456)
20... Ne3 attacks the trapped white rook on d i . (469)
10.Ng5+ and Black has to give up the queen to
(457) avoid mate with lO. QxgS l l .Bxg5.
45... Nf2+ forks the white king and rook.
If lO . . . KgB l l.Qe6+ Bp Qxp#.
(458)
27... Re4 forks the white knight and pawn on d4, (470)
which is now attacked twice. 2l.Qc4 and Black cannot save both the bishop and
pinned knight.
(459)
10.c5 attacks the black queen, which cannot move, (47 1 )
and still defend the rook on h2. 29... Nc3 forks the two white rooks.
(460) (472)
7... Bxe4 takes the knight, which is attacked twice, 22. Qxg6, and the h7-pawn is pinned.
and only defended once. Black doesn't need to
worry about the pin on his queen because 8. Qxe4 (473)
Nxe4 9.Bxd8 KxdB or B.Bxf6 Qd5 9.Qf4 gxf6, and 24... Qxg2#.
Black is ahead a piece.
(474)
(46 1 ) 24... Qh l + 25.Ke2 Bf3+ 26.Kd2 Qxdl#.
39... Nf2#.
(475)
(462) 30.e6+ overloads the Black king from the de tense
18.Nc2 forks the black bishop and queen, adding a of the black rook on g8, 30. . . Kxe6 3l.Rxg8. If 30. . .
second attacker to the bishop. KfB 31 .e7+ Kxe7 32.Rxg8.
(463) (476)
5...g2+ discovered check. 6.Nxh4 gxhl =Q, and 26.Nxg6+! wins a pawn, deflecting the black knighi
Black is up a rook. from the defense of c6, If 26. . . Nxg6 27.Rxc6.
(464) (477)
58 ... Ne3+ forks the white king and knight to clear l O.Rel pins the black queen to the king.
the way for the pawn to promote, 59.Nxe3 al =Q+.
(478)
(465) 12.Nxf6+ gxf6 (or 12. . . Rxf6) 13.Rxdl, not l 2.R.xd l
23 ... Bb4 traps the white queen. Nxe4, which loses a piece. It i s important for white
to trade off the knights first, with check, before
(466) recapturing the queen.
Black would like to play 8 ...fxg3 but doesn't have
time because of 9.Bp#, so needs to play something (479)
like 8. . . Nd5 or 8 . . . Bg7 or anything that prevents 43...Rb2 pins the white queen to the king.
the checkmate. In the game Black missed this
threat, took the knight, and got checkmated. (480)
20.g6 cuts off all escape squares for the black king.
Black cannot prevent 21.Qh8N.
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(48 1 ) (49S)
27.Rt7+Kd8 28.Rf8#. 9.Qxj7#.
(482) (496)
12.e5 double attacks the black knight on f6 and 25.Qxf6 wins the knight. The g 7-pawn is pinned.
rook on aB.
(497)
(483) 9... Nd3# is a common trick in the Budapest
23. Qj7#. Defense, which even experienced players fall for.
(484) (498)
22.Ne6 discovers an attack on the black queen 24 ... Bxd4 wins a piece. The bishop is pinned to the
from the bishop on g l , and threatens Qxg7#. Black queen.
cannot meet both threats.
(499)
(48S) l l.Rel pins the black queen to the king. If l l . . . Bt6
7...e5 double attacks the white knight on cS and the blocks the check 12. d5 forks the black bishop and
white bishop on f4 . knight.
(486) ( SOO)
40... Rdd2 adds a second attacker to the pinned 20... c4 attacks the white bishop, which is the only
white bishop. piece keeping the h3 and c2-pawns safe from
the black queen. White cannot move this piece,
(487) without losing some pawns. For example, 2l.Be2
24 ... Nxg3 overloads the f2-pawn defending the Qxh3, and White's kingside starts to fall apart.
bishop on e 3 . I f 25. fxg3 Rxe3 wins a pawn and
bishop for the knight. (SO l )
40... Ral +!! deflects the hite king, so the pawn can
(488) queen, 4l.Kb2 dxclQ+ 42.Kxb3 Ra3+ 43.Kb4
10.d4 attacks the black bishop and threatens the Qc3#.
pawn fork l l .d5.
If 4l.Kxal dxcl =Q#
(489)
55.Qa8+Qa5 56. Qxa5#. (S02)
23... Nxd4 wins a valuable central pawn. If 24.cxd4
(490) Bxd4 forks the white king and rook.
13.Qe5+d6 {13 . . . Bd6 14.Qxd6#} 14.Qxe7+ Nd7
15.Qxd6#. ( S03)
1 B... Qxh3+ and since the g2-pawn is pinned,
(49 1 ) 1 9.Kgl Qxg2#.
4l...Bc6+ skewers the white king and pawn o n g2.
(S04)
(492) 1 5.Nd6+!! forks the black king and bishop on b7. If
16.Qd8#. 1 5. . . Qxd6 16.Bb5+ creates a discovered attack.
(493) ( SOS)
28.Be5+ skewers the black king and rook. 22.Bd6+ KcB 23.Qc4+ Qc7 [23. . . Qc6 24. Qxc6#]
24.Qxc7#.
(494)
14... d4 forks the white knight and bishop.
( S06)
2l .Bd7+ forks the black king and queen.
118
(507) (52 1 )
8.Ne5 threatens Bxf7#, 8...Be6 9.Bxe6fxe6 1 2... Nxd2 wins a piece. White cannot recapture
10. Qh5+ g6 l l .Nxg6 hxg6 12.Qxh8. because of 13.Qxd2 Bb4 pinning the white queen
to the king.
(508)
1 7. Qxp#. (522)
29... Rd1 + 30.Re1 Rxel#
(509)
25... Qc7 forks the white knight and rook. (523)
White had previously sacrificed his bishop on
( 5 1 0) f7, thinking he would gain the piece back with
3... Qh4+ and White is already in big trouble, 4.g3 I O.Ng5+ Kg8 I l .Qxg4, but it doesn't work because
Qxt4+ 5. Qe2 Qxh l . If 4.Ke2 Qxe4+ 5.Kf2 Bc5+. of IO ... QxgS 1 1 .Bxg5 Bxd1 12.Rxd1 and Black
remains up a piece.
(51 1 )
l l ...g6 attacks the white queen, which cannot move (524)
and maintain defense of the black bishop on e5 . 26.Rxf5+Ke8 27.Qxg8#.
( 5 1 2) (525)
48.Qj8#. 22... d2 Black ignores the attack on his queen with
the bigger threat of 23 . . . d i =Q+. After 23.Bxd2
( 5 1 3) QxeS, Black is ahead the exchange.
54.Rc8#.
(526)
( 5 1 4) 9...Nxg4 simply takes an unprotected piece.
16.Ral traps the black queen, 1 6. . . Qb2 1 7. Rfbl
Qxbl + l B.Rxbl. (527)
20.Bxh7+ creates a discovered attack on the black
(515) queen, 20. . . Kxh7 2l.Qxd4.
7.e5 attacks the black knight, which i s pinned to
the queen. (528)
1 1 . Qc4+ unpins the knight with check I I ...KhB
(5 1 6) 12.Nxt5, winning a piece.
33.Bxf5 wins a pawn. The e6-pawn is pinned.
(529)
(5 1 7) 25.Re6+ leads to mate.
52.Nd8+ forks the black king and pawn on c6,
trading down to a winning endgame, 52. . . Kt8 25... Be7 26.Rbxe7+ KfB 27.Nd7#
53.Rxe7+ Kxe7 54.Nxc6+. 25... Kd8 26.Rd7#.
(5 1 8) (530)
36.Re8+ forks the black king and bishop, 36. . . Kh7 31.Qxb7#.
37.Rxc8.
(53 1 )
( 5 1 9) 38... Qxf4+ 39.Kh3 Nfl#.
11 ... axb4 wins a pawn. The a3-pawn is pinned to
the undefended rook on a l . ( 532)
30... Rd1 + 31.Ka2 Bd5+ forks the white king and
(520) knight, 32.b3 Bxe6.
39.Be6# discovers checkmate, pinning the black
queen. (533)
38... a3 and White cannot stop the pawn.
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(534) (548)
15.Nxh4 Bxh4 16.Qh5 is a double attack, 1 6... Nxf2#.
threatening both Qxh7# and Qxh4.
(549)
(535) ll ... e4 forks the white bishop and knight.
22.Qg3+ KfB 23. Qg7+ KeB 24.Qh8+ NgB 25.Qxg8#
The queen and knight work well to deliver mate. ( 550)
4...e5 is a decoy that forks the white bishop and
(536) knight. S.BxeS QaS+ forks the white king and
16...Ba6+ 1 7.Bb5 BxbS#. bishop. 6.Qd2 QxeS wins a piece.
(537) (55 ! )
IO ... Qxf2+ takes a pawn, forking the white king 26... Rxdl + gives Black's queen an escape square
and bishop, l l .Kdl Qxg2. 27. Qxdl QdB.
(538) ( 552)
13... Qf2+ forces the white king to the d - file. 25... Nxc3 grabs a pawn with a discovered attack on
14.Kdl sets up the pin 14 . . . Rd8. the white queen and rook, 26.bxc3 Rxdl +.
(539) (553)
22... Qxd4+ forks the white king and rook. Black 60...Rh2+ skewers the white king and knight.
started this combination with a knight sacrifice on 6l.Kf3 Rxb2.
d4 on the previous move.
(554)
(540) 16...Bb5 skewers the white queen and rook.
27... Qxbl + ! deflects the white bishop. 28.Bxbl
Rfl # or 28.Qel Qxel#. (555)
15.e4 forks the black bishop and knight.
(54 ! )
2l ...f4 and the white rook has no good escape (556)
squares. 28.Qxh511
(542) (557)
40...f3 and the white rook cannot stop both pawns. 37.Nxe6 takes a pawn and attacks the black queen.
For example, 4l.Rg3 e2 42.Rxf3 el =Q. If 37. . .fxe6 38. Qxe6+ forks the black king and
knight, 38. . . Kg7 39.Qxg4.
(543)
7... Bxg2 takes a free pawn, and the rook the next (558)
move. 38.Qe8+Bf8 39.Qxf8#.
(544) (559)
54 ...g6+ Overloads the white king 55.Kxg6 Qxg4+. 20.Bg5 forks the two black rooks.
(545) (560)
l l.Nxc7+ Ke7 12.Bc5#. 33 ... Ke3 and White cannot stop 34 . . . Rh I +, which
will either checkmate or skewer the white king and
( 546) rook, i f 34.Kfl Rhl + 35.Kg2 Rxcl.
13.Bf6 and mate on g7 cannot be stopped, 13 . . .
Bxf2+ 14.Rxf2 Bxd3 15.Qg711. (56 ! )
1 5... Rxd3! and White cannot recapture with the
(547) pawn because of 16.cxd3 Nb3+ forking the white
1 5. Qf3+ Qf6 16. Qxf6+ Kg8 1 7. Qf711. king and queen.
1 20
( 562) (574)
34... Rhl #. 46... Rc2 and White cannot prevent 47. . . Rcl +
forking the white king and rook and promoting to
(563) a queen, 48.Rxcl bxcl =Q+.
25.Nd5 attacks the black rook on e7 and creates
a discovered attack on the black queen from (575)
the white queen. If 25. . . Qxe3 White has the in 32.Nxe6 takes the hanging queen. In the game
between move 26.Nxe7+ Rxe7 and then recaptures White played 32.Nxd7 instead, which removes the
the queen with 27.fxe3, coming out ahead the defender of the rook on b8, which is not as good.
exchange.
(576)
(564) 25. Qc6#
17.f5 traps the black bishop.
(577)
(565) 13.Bxd5 wins a piece and pins the black queen to
l O...RxdS wins a piece since the e4-pawn is pinned. the king.
(566) (578)
25.Rxd6!!crashes into Black's camp, winning a 19 ... Qxf2#.
pawn. The overloaded black queen cannot capture
the rook and defend the mate threat of Qxf7# at the (579)
same time. B.Rel pins and wins the black queen.
(567) (580)
30.Ngf6+ forks the black king and rook. Choosing 1 9.Bc7#.
the knight on g4 is best, because after 30. . . Kh8
3l Nxd7 White is now forking the black queen,
. (58 1 )
rook and bishop, which is now attacked twice. 12.Qe6+ K/8 13.0-0+ (or 1 3.Rfl + ) Qf6 14.Rxf6+
gxf6 15.Bh6#.
(568)
26...Bc5 pins the white rook to the queen. (582)
34.Rd7# is a nice checkmate with the rook and
(569) bishop working well together.
27.Nc6+ creates a discovered check 27. . . Kf8
28.Nxa5, winning the rook. ( 583)
7.Bg5 traps the black queen. This pattern happens a
(570) lot in games between lower rated players who tend
44.Bg5 attacks the pinned bishop on e7, which to develop their queens too early. The black knight
cannot be defended a second time. would be better placed on f6.
(57 1 ) (584)
1 9...Rg8 attacks the white queen, which is pinned 7.Qh5# is a fools mate pattern.
to the g2-pawn. White cannot move the queen
because of 20. . . Qxg2#. (585)
14.Bxb7 grabs the undefended pawn, and White
(572) will take the rook on a8 on the next move.
3l.RfB+RxfB 32.RxfB#.
(586)
(573) 16.Bf4 attacks the black queen with tempo. After
3l...Rc8 attacks the white queen, which is pinned the queen moves, White will be able to play
to the white rook, preventing a back-rank mate. 1 7.Nxc7+, forking the black king and rook.
121
(587) (60 1 )
7... Qxg5. Nothing fancy, just taking a hanging piece. 20. . .Rxe5 takes advantage of the pinned d4 -pawn
to win a piece. If 2l .Rxe5 QxeS.
(588)
29. . . Qxg4!! 30.hxg4 Ng3+ forking the king and (602)
queen. Black wins a rook. 25... Qh2+ 26.Kfl Qhl#.
(589) (603)
6... Qxb2 grabs a pawn, and Black will also win the 9.Qxh7# is a very common mating pattern with
rook on a l . queen and bishop.
( 590) (604)
60... Rxe3+ 6J.Kg8 ReS# 2 J ... Rxb3 creates a discovered attack on the white
rook on aS from the black bishop on c3. White
60... Re6+, 60... Re4+, 60... Re5+ and 60... Rd7+ also doesn't have time to capture the black rook and
lead to checkmate in a similar manner. protect his own rook. Black wins a piece.
( 59 1 ) (605)
44.Rfl pins the black bishop to the king, 44. . . h6 12 ... Qf6 forks the white rook on a 1 and the
45.Rxf3+. vulnerable f2-pawn.
(592) (606)
46... Rxd3+ and 47.Kxd3 Bc4+ skewers the white 3l.Rfl + KgS 32.Nf7+ forks the black king and
king and rook. rook, 32. . . Kh4 33.Nxd6. White wins the exchange.
( 593) (607)
B... Nc2+ forks the white king and queen. 47.Rf7#.
(594) (608)
13 ... Re8 pins the white bishop to the king, and 27... Qxc4+ forks the white king and rook.
saves the pinned black queen, 1 4.Kfl Rxe6.
(609)
(595) l O.dxcS attacks the black queen and removes a
10.dxc3 captures the black bishop with the pawn, defender of the knight on b 4 . After the black queen
so the white queen protects the white bishop on d5. moves, White can play l l.Bxb4.
(596) ( 6 1 0)
1 7.Rd8#. 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14Qxh8 and White is
ahead a rook and pawn for the knight. 12 . . . Ke7
(597) 13.Bb4+, and Black is in big trouble.
32.Qh6+ KgB 33. Qg7#.
(6 1 1 )
(598) 29... Qhl #.
2l ... Qxd4+ captures the bishop, forking the white
king and rook. (612)
1 9.Bc3 skewers the black queen and g7-pawn,
(599) 1 9. . . QdS 20.Bxg7.
26.Bd5+ interferes with the black queen's
protection of the rook, 26. . . Rxd5 27.cxd5. (613)
48.Rbl pins t h e black queen to the king,
(600) 48. . . Qxbl + 49.Qxbl +.
40.g4 traps the black bishop.
1 22
( 6 1 4) (626)
1 6... exf4, White has two piece hanging - the 30.Qc3+ f6 31.Qxf6+ Rg7 32. Qxg71.
bishop on f4 and knight on f8. Taking the bishop
first is best, because the knight has no good escape (627)
squares. 1 7.Nxh7 Kxh7 and Black is up a piece. 17... Bf5 skewers the white queen and rook 18.Qd2
Bxbl.
(6 1 5)
27.Bd5+ and Black will have to use the queen to (628)
block the check. 24.Nxc5 Bxbl 25.Rxbl and White has two bishops
for the rook, which is a good trade.
( 6 1 6)
1 7... Qg4 1 8.Khl Qxg2#. (629)
29.Bf5 traps the black rook, 29. . . Rxf3 30.Nxf3.
(61 7)
52.Ra4+ deflects the black king from the defense (630)
of the black rook. If 52. . . Kf3 53.Ra3+ Kf4 54.Rxg3. 25.Qe4 attacks the black knight on d5 and
threatens checkmate with Qh7# 25. . . Qc5+ 26.Ne3
(6 1 8 ) RfbB 27.Qxd5 and White is up a piece.
34.Rd8+ chases t h e king away, s o t h e pawn can
queen, 34 . . . Ke7 35.c8=Q Rxc8 36.Rxc8. (63 1 )
10. Qxj7#.
( 6 1 9)
34... Rdl + 35.Bxdl Rxdl + 36.Kg2 Rd2+! overloads (632)
the white rook. 37.Kf3 Rxc2 X-Ray wins a piece, l l ... Nc2#.
38.Qxc7 Rxc7.
(633)
(620) 20... Bxc3 removes the defender of the knight on
37... Nxe4 takes a pawn that is attacked twice, and d2, 21.bxc3 Rxd2.
defended once. Black doesn't have to worry about
the pin 38.Re2 because of 38. . . Nxf2 39.Rxe6fxe6 (634)
40.Kxf2. 12 ... Qxe3+ takes a pawn that is attacked twice, and
only defended once.
(62 1 )
20.Rh8+ Kxh8 21.Bxg7+ discovered attack (635)
21 . . . Kxg7 22. Qxd6. 13... Bxc4 wins a piece. The white queen is
overloaded defending the white knight on b l .
(622)
26...Ne2+ wins the queen. The bishop i s pinned. (636)
B...NaS traps the white queen.
(623)
22 ... Bxf2+ wins a pawn, and sets up a knight fork. (637)
23.Kxfl Ne3+ forks the king and queen, 23.Khl 7.exd5, and Black has two pieces attacked by
Bg2+ 24.Kxg2 Ne3+ .. pawns, and cannot save both.
(624) (638)
21...Rab8 gets the rook out of danger, and skewers 42... Qxh2+!! 43.Kxh2f3+ discovered check
the white bishop and b2-pawn, 22.Bxa6 Rxb2. 44.Kh3 Rhl#.
(625) (639)
18.Bxc3, and Black cannot recapture because l l .Qd8#.
18. . . Qxc3 1 9.Bxb5+ creates a discovered attack
19. . Kf8 20.Rxc3.
.
1 23
(640) (654)
13.Rh3 and Black cannot prevent mate. 38 ... Re2#, and the tiger catches its prey.
(64 1 ) (655)
44... Qc2+ skewers the white king and queen, 45. 1 6... Qel #.
Kel Qxg2. if 45.Kfl Qdl#.
(656)
(642) 4l.c6 creates a mating net with the threats of c71
23... Bh3+ 24.Rxh3 Qxh3#. and Rd7#, which Black cannot stop.
(643) (657)
2l.c5 traps the black bishop. 24.Qf4+ forks the black king and rook on h6. Then
24. . . Bd6 25.Qxh6.
(644)
15.Bg6#. (658)
28.Rxe6 the pawn can't recapture because it is
(645) pinned by the rook.
25...Be4 The bishop pins the rook on f3.
(659)
(646) 43 ... Rg21.
7.d4, the pawn forks the black knight and bishop.
(660)
(647) 24.Bg5+ creates a discovered attack on the black
27... e5 attacks the pinned white knight, and will rook. 24. . . Qxg5 25.Qxe4 (or 25.Rxe4) wins the
win it on the next move, 28. . . exd4. exchange.
(648) (66 1 )
20...Qc4 threatens both the loose rook on fl and 1 0...Nxf4, and if White recaptures then l l .Nxf4
the knight on b3 (the c2- pawn is pinned), 2l.Rf2 Bb4 pins the white queen to the king.
Qxb3.
(662)
(649) 32 ... Bxd4+ takes a pawn that is hanging. and forks
20... Qb6+ forks the white king, knight and bishop, the white king and knight.
which is now attacked a second time, 2l.Bc5 QxbS.
(663)
(650) 1 9.Bxf6 takes a piece that is attacked twice and
23... Rxc2 takes a piece that is attacked twice and defended once.
only defended once.
(664)
(65 1 ) 26.Be4 skewers the black queen and rook.
3l.Qxe6, and both queens are under attack, so
White takes out the black rook first. Black doesn't (665)
have time to recapture and save his own queen, 32.Rxf8+ Kxf8 33.Re8# or 33. Qe81.
31... Qxg2+ 32.Kxg2fxe6.
(666)
(652) White has mate in two with either 34.Ne4+ dxe4
40.Rf5+ Kh6 4l.Qg51. 35.Qc51 or 34.Nb7+ Bxb7 35.Qc71 (or 35.Qc5#).
(653) (667)
20./6 t hreatens 2l.Qxg7# if 20. . .g6 2l.Qh6, and 29.Re81.
mate cannot be stopped.
1 24
(668) (678)
32 ... Nh3+!! clearance. 33.Rxh3, or 33.Qxh3 26.Bh7+ KhB 27.Bg6+ KgB 2B.Qh7+ KfB 29. Qxf711.
Qxf2+34.Khl Qxel #, or double attack 33.gxh3
Qxf2+ 34.Kh l Qxel+. If 33.Khl Black has a (679)
beautiful smothered mate with 33 . . . Nxf2+ 34. Kgl 16.Qxd4 wins a piece. The black knight on f5 is pinned.
34.Nh3+ 35. Kh l Qgl + 36. Rxgl Nf2#
(680)
(669) 1 7... Bxd4+. Black has two pieces under attack and
39.Bxf6+ Re? 40.Bxe7#. he can't save both so he first trades the bishop for a
pawn with check. Now after 18.cxd4 Qxb5 Black is
(670) up a pawn.
2B.Qh6 and mate cannot be stopped, 28. . . Rxel
29. Qg7#. (68 1 )
25.Qd4+, and Black has no good way to get out of
(67 1 ) check. If 25... Rf6 or 25... Qj6 then 26.Nxf6.
31...Rxcl trades o ff the hanging rook first. 32.Rxcl If 25... Kg8 then 26.Qg7#.
Nf3+ forks the white king and queen (the g2-pawn
is pinned), 33.Kf2 Nxh4. (682)
Extra Credit: White can get the queen back with 17... Rde6 adds a second attacker to the bishop on
34.Rc8+ Kf7 35.Rc7+, which skewers the king and e2. I f lB.Kfl to defend it a second time, 18 . . . Bxg2+
queen. After 35 ... Kg8 36.Rxg7+ Kxg? Black is still wins a pawn, since 1 9.K:cg2 Rxe2.
up a knight.
(683)
(672) 29... h6 deflects the white queen from the defense of
23.Nd6+ forks the black king and queen. the white knight on b5, 30.Qd2 Qxb5.
(673) (684)
16... Bxh4 1 7.gxh4 Qxh4 wins a pawn. 29.Bd5+ creates a discovered attack on the black
queen, 29. . . Kh8 30.Qxe3.
(674)
24.Rxa8 sets up a fork that wins a piece, 24. . . Nxa8 (685)
25. Qxd? Qxd? 26. Nf6+ 1 9.Qg4+ double attacks the black king and knight
In the game White played 24.Rxd7, which sets up on e4 , 1 9. . . Kf7 20.Bxe4.
a similar fork, with 24 . . . Nxd7 25. Qxd7. 25. . . Qxd7
26.Nf6+ forks the black king and queen, and White (686)
is up a knight after 26. . . Kg7 27.Nxd7. l l .Ne6+!! clearance, l l ... KgB [ ll ... Bxe6
Taking the rook with 28. Rxa8 is better, because 1 2.Qxd8#] 12.Qxd8+ BfB 13. Qxf811.
White comes out ahead a rook instead of a knight,
but both variations win a piece. (687)
34.f4 forks the black knight and rook.
(675)
14 ... Nc6 attacks the white bishop on d4 and (688)
discovers an attack on the white queen from the 1 7.Rd8+ RxdB lB.RxdBII.
black rook on f8.
(689)
(676) 23... Nxe3 wins a pawn, and removes the defender
40.Qb7#. of the white knight on d 4 . The black knight cannot
be captured.
(677)
36.Rc7 adds a second attack to the f7 -pawn, which If 24. Qxe3 Rxbl + 25.Qel Rxel+ 26.Rxel Bxd4.
cannot be defended a second time. All of Black's If 24.fxe3 Qxglll. After 24.Nf3 Nc2 forks the white
pieces are tangled up on the queenside. queen and rook.
1 25
(690) queen the pawn. One sample line is 23 ... b6 24.Nb7
42 ... Bd5+ forks the white king and rook. B/6 25.Nxd8 Bxd8, and White is up the exchange
with a dangerous pawn on the seventh rank.
(69 1 )
18.Bxg4, Black just left his bishop hanging, (703)
so White takes it. l l .Qh5+ Ke7 (or l l...Kj8) 12.Qf71f
(692) (704)
8.Bxf7+ Ke7 9.Nf5#. 43 ... Re7+ creates a discovered check, winning the
exchange, 44.Rxa 7 Rxa7.
(693)
24... Rxcl+ 25.Rxcl Rxcl lf. (705)
J S.Rdfl threatens the trapped queen. Black will
(694) lose material. One option is to sacrifice the knight
17... Nxf2 forks the rook and queen. to save the queen. 15 . . . Nc5 attacks the white queen,
16.dxc5 QxcS.
(695)
42... Qf3+ forks the white king and rook, 43.Kgl (706)
Qxdl+, which leads to a forced mate, 44.Kg2 Re2+ 34.Qg4+ NgS 35. Qxg5+ Kh7 36. Qg711
45.Kf3 Qd3+ 46.Kf4 Qe3+ 47.Kf5 QxgSif
or if 43.Rf2 Qhl lf. (707)
26.Rxe5 wins a pawn and protects the white knight
(696) on g5 . Black cannot capture the rook because of
25... Rxg3 wins a valuable pawn. The h -pawn is 26. . . Rxe5 27. Qxh 7+ Kf8 28. Qf711.
pinned.
(708)
(697) 44.Rb6+ pushes the king from the defen se of the
28.Qg3+ and Black has to give up material with c6-pawn, 44 . . . Kc8 or 44 . . . Ka8 45.Rxc6.
28. . . Rd6 or 28. . . Qd6 or get smother mated.
28. . . KaS 29.Nc7+ Kb8 30.Na6+ Ka8 31. Qb8+ (709)
Rxb8 32.Nc71f. 18 ... Bxh2+! wins a pawn, as the white knight on f3
If 28. . . Kc8 29.Nxa71f or 29.Qc71f. is pinned to the white queen on e2.
(698) ( 7 1 0)
20... Nd3+ forks the white king, rook, and bishop. 21 ... Ba6 pins the white queen to the white king.
(699) (71 1 )
1 9. Qxe6+ takes a pawn with check, and adds a 32... Nh3+ 33.Kh2 {33-Kfl Qxf211} Qxf2+ 34-Ng2
second attacker to the black bishop on d6, 1 9. . . Kh7 Qxg211.
20.Bxd6.
(712)
(700) 14.Rd4 forks the black bishop and queen.
24.Rg3+ KhS 25.Qh31f, and 24 ... Kh6 25. Qxg61f
or 24 ... Kh4 or 24... Kf4 25.Qg41f. (713)
28. Qf8+ Rxf8 29.gxj8=QII.
(70 1 )
1 8... Nxa3 takes a pawn, and forks the black queen (714)
and rook. 16.b4 and t h e black queen has n o safe squares that
maintain protection of the black bishop on e5.
(702) Black's best option is to give up the black bishop for
23.Nc5 with the idea of 24.Nb7 and 25.Nxd8 and a pawn with 16. . . Bxh2+ 1 7.Kxh2 Qh5+.
Black cannot move the rook or else White will
1 26
( 7 1 5) (728)
32... Rhl + 33.Kg2 {33.Qgl Rxgl#] Rgl + 34.Kh2 13.Be4 attacks the black rook on a8, which cannot
RhB+ 35.Qh3 Rxh3+. be defended.
( 7 1 6) (729)
14.Bxh6 Bxh6 15.Qh5+Kd7 1 6.Qxh6 wins a piece. 1 9.Nf6+ forks the black king and queen.
( 7 1 7) (730)
1 7.Bf3 skewe�s the two black rooks. 52.a7, and the white pawn cannot be stopped.
(718) (73 1 )
38.Rxb3 takes the passed black b-pawn with a 18.Rxg7+!! i s a sacrifice that ends the game, 1 8. . .
discovered attack on the black rook on a6. Black Nxg7 19.Nf6+ forking the black king and queen.
cannot move the rook and maintain protection of If 18 . . . Kh8 1 9.RxP+ wins the black queen with a
the black bishop on b6. discovered check.
( 7 1 9) (732)
38... Qe5+ forks the white king and rook. 24.Qh6#.
(720) (733)
47...g5+ 48.Kf5 Q/6#. 17... Qxh2+ 18.Kf1 Qh 1+ 19.Ke2 Qxg2+ 20.Kd3
NeS#.
(72 1 )
26.Qh6+ forks the black king and rook. (734)
44.Nxg5 is an unpleasant surprise for Black.
(722) winning a pawn. Black cannot recapture because of
35... Rgl + and White will have to block with the 44. . . hxg5 45.h6, and the pawn cannot be stopped.
queen to get out of check, 36.Qdl Rxdl +.
(735)
(723) 24... Qxh2+!! 25.Rxh2 Rxh2 26.Bh6 White can only
33.Ra7 attacks the black bishop, which has no good delay mate R8xh6 27.Qh3 R6xh3 28.Rxd4 Rh1#
escape squares. If 33 . . . Bb4 34.Nd5 forks the black
rook and bishop. (736)
12.Nxp! forks the black queen and rook, winning a
(724) vulnerable pawn. The knight cannot be captured.
37... Qj4+ 38.g3 Qxf2+ 39.Kh l Ral#. If 12 . . . Kxp 13. Qe6+ leads to a forced mate.
If 38.Kgl or 38.Khl Ral#. 13 ... Kg6 14.Qj7+ KJS 15.g4+ Kxg4 16. Qxg7+ Kh4
1 7.Qg5+ Kh3 18.Qg3# or 13 ... Kf8 14.Qj7#
(725) or 13 ... Ke8 14.Qj7#.
15.Re3 and Black cannot stop 1 6. Rh3# without
giving up major material. (737)
40... Bb5 pins the white rook to the king.
(726)
21.Nb6 attacks the black queen and bishop, 21 . . . Qc6 (738)
(or 21 . . . Qd8) gets out of the way. 22.Bxf6 removes 25...Nxc3 wins a pawn with a double discovered
a defender of the black bishop, 22. . . exf6 23.Nxd7 attack on the white queen and rook. If 26. bxc6
Qxd7 24.Bxb5 captures a pawn and skewers the Rxdl + 27.Rxd1 Rxd1 + and Black is up the
black queen and rook. exchange.
(727) (739)
35... Rd31. 1l ... Nxd4 wins a pawn with a discovered attack on
the white queen. 12.Qxd7 and Black has the
1 27
in-between move 12 . . . Nxe2+ 1 3.Kh2 Rxd7, and (75 1 )
Black is up a piece. 26.Rd711 is a hook mate.
(740) ( 752)
23 ... Rhl +!! dctlects the white king from defense of 14... Nxc2 clears the way for the d·pawn to queen.
the queen, 24.Kxh 1 Qxf1 +. 15. Nxc2 d1=Q 1 6.Rxd1 Rxd1 and Black gains a
rook for the pawn.
(74 1 )
8... Qc5 forks t he white bishop and knight.. (753)
l l.Nc7+ family fork
(742)
30.Nf2 doublt· attacks the black bishop and rook. (754)
If 30. . . Rxd2 White has the in-between move l9 ... e4 forks the white queen and knight, 20.Qt3
31.Nxe4+ Kf5 32.Nxd2. White is up a piece. pinning the e4-pawn to the black bishop on e7,
20. . .f4 21.Qe1 Rxb3
(743)
15.Rxe5 wins il piece. The d6-pawn is pinned to the (755)
black queen. 9... Nxd4 simply takes a piece that isn't protected,
1 0.Bxd7 Nxd7.
(744)
39. Qxb8+! and White takes home the point. Qxb8 (756)
40.Ra8 pins the black queen to the king, 40. . . Qf8 15 ... Rxe3 removes the defender of the white knight
41.Rxf8+ Kxf8 42.b8=Q+. on d4. 1 6. Rxe3 Bxd4 pins the rook to the king and
attacks the rook on a l . 1 7.c3 Bxe3+ l8.Qxe3, and
(745) Black comes out ahead a whole bishop.
1 9. Re4, and th.: black queen has n o good escape
squares, 19 . . . Qh5 20.Rh4. (757)
7... Nxf3+ Black first trades off the knight that was
(746) attacked, with check. 8.Qxf3 Bxb5 coming out
15.exd5+ creates a discovered check, attacking the ahead a piece. The move order is important here.
black knight on c6. 15 . . . Ne7 1 6.Bc7 traps the black Playing 7.. Bxb5 8.fxe5 Bxfl 9. Qxfl is also good for
queen. Black, coming out ahead the exchange, but being
ahead a whole piece is better.
(747)
46... Qd5 double attacks the g2 pawn threatening (758)
mate, and add� a second attacker to the white 22... Qxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Bxf311.
bishop on aS. White cannot defend both.
(759)
(748) 18 ... Nxg5 takes a piece that is attacked twice and
24 ... Qxf3 Bla�:k's queen is under attack, and Black's only defended once.
rook is attacking White's queen. By playing Qxf3
Black's queen goes into desperado mode, and White (760)
doesn't have time to recapture the black queen and 12 ... Nxe2+ deflects the queen. 13. Qxe2 Qxg5 wins
save his own queen, so Black gains a piece. a piece.
(749) (76 1 )
16 ... b4 and the white knight o n c3 cannot move 1 2... Nb4 attacks the weak c2-pawn, which cannot
because of the mate threat 17. . . Qxc211. be defended. 13. Kfl prevents the knight fork of
king and rook 13 . . . Nxc2.
(750)
22.Nb5 attacks the black queen on c7 and pawn on (762)
d6. Black cannot defend both, 22. . . Qa5 23.Nxd6. 25... Be3+ forks the white king and knight.
1 28
(763) (776)
1 o... d4 attacks the pinned bishop on e3, 1 1 .0-0 42.Ne8+ KJB (or 42. . . Kg8 or 42. . . Kh7) 43.Nf6+
dxe3. Kg7 44.Rg8#.
(764) (777)
16... Qd5+ 1 7.Be4 Qxe4+ 1 8. Qf3 Qxf3#. 1 9.Rxf6 wins a pawn. The bishop on e5 is pinned.
( 765) (778)
1 5... Nf3+ forks the white king and queen. 1 9.Qxe5 takes the knight, which is attacked twice
and only defended once.
(766)
13 ... Qxf2+ overloads the white queen, 14.Kh1 (779)
Qxc2 if 14.Qxf2 Rxd1#. 22... exf5 wins a pawn. The e4 -pawn is pinned to
the rook on h i .
(767)
23...Bf4, and the white rook will get overloaded if (780)
White tries to hold on to everything. For example, 32... Ne3+ 33.Kg3 {33.Kh3 Rf3#] h4+ 34.Kh3 Rf3#.
24.Rd3 Bxd2 25.Rxd2 Rxc3. White's best chance is
just to give up the exchange, and allow 24. . . Bxe3. (78 1 )
18.Bxa7+ creates a discovered attack. 1 8. . . Kxa7
(768) 1 9.Rxe5 picks up a pawn.
23 ... Qxd1#. Black missed this mate i n one i n the
game, playing Bg4 instead to skewer the rooks, and (782)
went on to lose the game. 1 9.Nd4 attacks the queen, which gets overloaded
trying to defend the black knight on g4 and black
(769) bishop on e7. For example 19 . . . Qd7 20.Bxe7 Qxe7
26... Qc3#. This mate in one was missed in the 21.Qxg4 wins a piece.
game, with Black playing Qxa4+ instead, but this
mating pattern was found by Black 2 moves later. (783)
22.Rxc6 removes the defender of the e7 -square.
(770) Black doesn't have time to recapture because of
33.Bh6+ Ke7 34.fB=Q#. 22. . . Bxc6 23.Ne7+ forking the black king and
queen.
(77 1 )
2 7... Rcl + 28.Ne1 Rxe1# with a back-rank mate. (784)
In the game, Black played 27 . . . h6, worried about 25... Nc5 forks the white rook and bishop.
White's back-rank mate threat of 28.Nc6+ Ne8
29.Rxe8#, and missed his own back-rank mate. (785)
19... Qxf3+ wins a rook. The e2-pawn is pinned, if
(772) 20. exf3 Rxel +.
48... Nf4+ forks the white king and rook.
(786)
(773) 13.d5 forks the black bishop and knight.
18... Qxc2#.
(787)
(774) 42.d7, and Black cannot stop the pawn irom
7... Qa5+ forks the king and white bishop on c 5 . queening.
(775) (788)
57... Bc6+ forks the white king and knight. 32.Ba4 traps the black rook, which has no good
escape squares.
1 29
(789) (803)
1 7.Ng5+ forks the black queen and king. 27... Rel#.
{790) (804)
13.d5 forks the black bishop and knight. 29... Qbl + 30.Rcl Qxcl + Jl.Qel Qxel + 32.Nfl
Qxfl + 33.Kh2 Rxf2# (33. . . Qg2#)
(79 1 ) or 32. . . Rxf2 33.Khl Qxfl #
42.f6 attacks the black rook and creates a passed or 32. . . Qxf2+ 33.Khl Qg2#.
pawn. If 42 . . . exf6 43.e7 and Black has no good way
to prevent the pawn from queening. (805)
37... Qf3+ 38.Kgl Qg2#.
(792)
1 7.Qh8#. (806)
24... Rbl + 25.Rdl Rxdl#.
(793)
29.Bh7+ overloads the black king. 29. . . Kxh7 (807)
30.Rxf8 wim the exchange. 25 ... Qf3 and mate on g2 cannot be stopped,
26.Qxf7+ Rxf7 27.hxg5 Qxg2#.
(794)
19 ... Be5 skewers the white queen and rook. {808)
7.Nxh7+ removes the defender 7. . . Rxh7 8.Qg6#.
(795)
25.Rdel skewers the black queen and knight. (809)
25. . . Qc6 26. RxeS wins a piece. 10... Bb4!! pins the white queen to the white king. If
l l. Qxb4 Nc2+ is a family fork.
(796)
22... Bd6+ 23.Ke6 Qc4#. (8 1 0)
l O.NdS#.
(797)
15.Bf4 attacks the black queen, which cannot move (81 1 )
and still defend the black bishop on e7, which is 20.f5 attacks the black knight, which has no good
attacked from the white knight on f5. escape squares. If 20. . . Nc7 21.Qc3+ forks the black
king and knight on c 7 , attacking it for a second time.
(798)
15.e4! create� a discovered attack on the black ( 8 1 2)
queen and black bishop on f5 . The black queen 28... Rxg3+ wins a piece. The f-pawn is pinned by
cannot move and still defend the black bishop on the black bishop on c5.
b4, 15 . . . Qd7 16. Qxb4.
( 8 1 3)
(799) 20... Nf2#.
1 7.Bb5 pins the black queen to the king.
( 8 1 4)
(BOO) 28. . . Bxf2+ deflection 29.Rxf2 dl =Q+. 29.Kh2 (or
36... Qxf2+ 37.Kh l Qxg2#. 29.Kh l ) Rh8+ 30.Rh4 Rxh4#.
(80 1 ) ( 8 1 5)
32... Rcl + forks the white king and queen. 37.Rb2 and Black cannot stop RhU 37. . . Rxa2
38.Rxa2 Kxh4 39.Rh2#.
(802)
18...Bxd2 and a discovered attack wins a piece. (8 1 6)
25.Qj8#.
1 30
( 8 1 7) (830)
1 6...g5 traps the white knight, which has no escape 2l.Qj8# is a good mating pattern to know.
squares.
( 83 1 )
(818) 2l...Bc5!! pins and overloads the white queen,
22.Nf4+forks the black king and queen. 22. Qxc5 Rxg2+ 23.Khl Qh3#.
( 8 1 9) (832)
1 6. Qxh6#. This move was actually missed in the 22. c4 If the knight retreats to c7, this takes away
game, and Wh ite played 1 6.Rg6 instead. the only escape square for the queen after 23.c5.
(820) (833)
7... Bc2 B.Qel Nd3 traps the white queen. 40... Rf2+ 4l.Kdl or 4l.Kel Qhl#. If 4I.Kd3 Qd41
(82 1 ) (834)
1 B... Rxf3 removes the defender of the d4-pawn, 28.h4 pins and wins the black bishop, 2B... h6
1 9.gxf3 Nxd4. Black is attacking the white bishop 29.hxg5.
on b5 and has multiple knight forks that will win
a second pawn, and the exchange back with either (835)
Nxf3+ or Nxb3+. Black comes out 2 pawns ahead. 1 9.Bxc5 wins a pawn and attacks the black queen.
19 . . . Nxc5 20.Qxe7 19. . . Qxc5+ 20. Qxc5 NxcS
(822) 2l.Rxe7. White ends up ahead a pawn and rook for
24.Qj7+ KgS 25.h4+ Kxh4 26. Qf4#. a knight.
(823) (836)
22.Nxb6+ forks the black king and queen. The c7- 23... Nc2+!! forks the white king and queen, and
pawn is pinned by the white rook on c I . leads to mate 24.Kfl Nxe3+ 25.Kgl Qxf2+ 26.Kh2
Qxg2#. The knight cannot be captured because of
(824) 24.Rxc2 Rdl#
29... Qh l#.
(837)
(825) 1 7.Ra5 traps the black queen.
3l ... Rel and the d2-pawn will become a queen.
(838)
(826) 54.Qg5+ forks the black king and rook.
24... Rxg3+ Removing the guard with check.
I f 25. fxg3 Qxe4 (839)
33.Bxc5 and the black bishop on f8 is pinned and
(827) cannot be defended a second time.
2B.Qxd6+! Kxd6 29.Bb4+ creates a discovered
attack on the black queen. 29. . . Kc6 30.Rxa2 and (840)
White gains a piece. 4B.Bf8+ and White can celebrate victory, 48. . . Kxf8
49.Qxj6.
(828)
S...Bd6 threatens mate with . Bg3#. White must
.. (84 1 )
push the d or e-pawn to create luft. 6.d4 Bg3+ 24.Bc7 attacks and traps the black rook that is
7.Kd2 Nf2 forks the white queen and rook, and preventing the pawn from promoting.
White's position is a mess.
(842)
(829) 23.Ral traps the black queen. Black's best defense
20.Nxj7 forks the black queen and rook. is 23 . . . Nxc3 24.Rxa2 Nxa2.
131
(843) (858)
15... Nxe4 wins a pawn with a discovered attack on 29...Nf4 threatens the white queen, and threatens
the white: queen from the black bishop on g7 . the smothered mate 30. . . Ne2#. The game
continued, 30.Qf3 Ne2+ and White had to give up
(844) the queen, 31.Qxe2 Rxe2.
22.Bc5 crl'ates a discovered attack, pinning the
black quc:L"n to the king. (859)
32.Nxf6+ forks the black king and both rooks. The
(845) g7-pawn is pinned.
33.Qxc5#.
(860)
(846) 9.Bxd5 and White wins a piece, because the e6-
9.Rel pins the black queen to the king. pawn is pinned. If 9. . . exd5?? 10. Qxc8+.
(847) ( 86 1 )
1 0.Bxh7 si mply takes the hanging rook. 16. Qxg5. White's queen i s pinned to the king, but
he turns lemons into lemonade with this move.
(848) 16 . . . hxg5 1 7.Rxh8+ skewers the black king and
5... Nxf3+ removes the defender of the bishop on g5 rook. 1 7. . . Ke7 1 8.Rxa8, and White has 2 rooks
with check. 6.Qxf3 Qxg5 wins a piece. and a bishop for the queen. 1 8.Nd5+ Ke6 1 9.Bg4+,
skewering the black king and queen is also very
(849) good.
9.f7#.
(862)
(850) 27.Qxf5 wins a pawn. The e6-pawn is pinned.
28.Nxf6+ forks the black king and rook. The e7-
pawn is pinned. (863)
28... Rxdl +. Black sacrificed his queen on the
(85 1 ) previous move to set up this checkmate, 29.Kh2
29... Rhl #. Rh l #.
(852) (864)
32.Qg7+ Kxh5 33. Qxh7+ Kg4 34. Qh3#. 16... Bb4 skewers the black queen and rook.
(853) (865)
7.Nxe5 takes the knight, threatening 8.Bxf7# 7... e6 28...Bc8 attacks the rook on a6, and discovers the
8.Qxg4 and White is up 2 pieces. threat of 29. . . Rel #. White cannot meet both threats.
(854) (866)
12... Qa5 forks the white knight and bishop. 18 ... Ra8 1 9. Qxb7 RfbS traps the white queen.
(855) (867)
30.Qg7+ KeS 31.Qg8+ Kd7 32.Qxf7+ KdS 33.Qe7#. 30... Rc8 attacks the overloaded white knight on
c 3 , which is preventing the back-rank mate and
(856) defending the white bishop on d5. White cannot
32.h4 kicks the knight, weakening the defense of protect everything, for example, 31.Bxe6 Rxc3
the f7-pawn and e4-pawn. 32. . . Ne6 33.Bxe4+ or 32.g3 protects against the back-rank mate. Then
33.Rxf7+. 32. . .fxe6, winning a piece.
(857) (868)
23... Nxf3+ removes the defender of the white 13... Bxh3 takes a pawn, and threatens 14. . . Qxg21.
bishop on h4, 24.Rxf3 Qxh4. The g2-pawn is pinned.
1 32
(869) (883)
22.Rxc4 wins a piece. I f 22. . . Qxc4 23. Nd6+ forks 37... Rc5#.
the black king and queen.
(884)
(870) 20... Bxh3 wins a pawn, and attacks the pinned
29.Bh7+ Kh8 30.Ng6#. white bishop. 21.Kh2 Bxg2 wins a piece.
(87 1 ) (885)
23.Nxg7+ forks the black king and queen. 31 .Rd8+ Kc7 32.Bb6#.
(872) (886)
1 9... Nxg4 and if 20. Qxg4 Nf6 21.Qh3 is the only 13.Bxg5 forks the black queen and rook.
safe square for the queen. 2 1 . . .g4 forks the white
queen and rook. (887)
22... Qe2+ 23.Kcl Qxc2#.
(873)
1 7.Ng5 threatens 1 8.Nxe6 forking the black queen (888)
and rook and mate with 1 8. Qxh7#. Black cannot 52.Rf7#.
meet both threats.
(889)
(874) 21.Qc3+ forks the king and rook. 21 . . .Kb8 22.Qxb4
24.c3+ KcS 25.b4#.
(890)
(875) 1 6.Nd7 forks the two black rooks.
49.Qe8#.
(89 1 )
(876) 12.Bh7+ creates a discovered attack on the Black
1 7.Bxb5 wins a pawn as the a6-pawn is pinned. If queen with check and wins it in exchange for a
1 7. . . axb5 18.Rxa8. bishop. 12 ... Kxh7 13.Qxd4.
(877) (892)
l O.dxeS dxeS l l .NxeS wins a pawn. 22... Rae8 pins and wins the white bishop.
(878) (893)
12.Nxf7 wins a second pawn, and forks the black 23... Qb6+ and White can only throw pieces in the
queen and rook. way to delay the i nevitable, 24.Rd4 Qxd4+ 25.Khl
Qal + 26.Qdl Qxdl + 27.Rel Qxel #.
(879)
14.dxc5 forks the black bishop and rook. If 14. . . Bxc5 (894)
1S.Na4 Bd6 16.Nxb6 wins the exchange. 26...Bc5+ 27.Kg2 Rgl l.
(880) (895)
22.Qh8#. 29.Qg4+ Qg6 30.Qxg6+ KhB 3l.Qg71.
(88 1 ) (896)
26... Bb7 threatens the white queen and mate next 22... Qxf4+ 23.Kh l Q/3+ 24.Kh2 Bd611.
move with 27... Qg2#. White cannot meet both
threats. (897)
1 4... Rxdl#.
(882)
lS.BgS+ creates a double discovered check, 15 . . . (898)
Ke8 1 6.Bb5+ c6 1 7.Bxc6+ Bd7 18.Bxd71. 36... h61.
1 33
(899) ( 9 1 4)
45... Kf5 uses the king as an offensive weapon to cut 20... Rd3 forks the white knight and g3-pawn.
off key squares, 46.e8=Q Rd3#. If 2l.Ne2 to defend the pawn 2l . . . Rxe4.
(900) ( 9 1 5)
16.Nxd7+ Nxd7 1 7.Qh8# or 16.Qh8+ Ke7 8.Ne6+ forks the black king and queen.
1 7.Nc6#.
(9 1 6)
(90 1 ) 3l Ral + leads to a back-rank mate. 32.Rel
.•.
39.Rxf6. The e7-pawn is pinned. Rexel# or 32. . . Raxel#.
(902) (9 1 7)
39.Rd4#. 1 8.Rxd6+ is a mating attack, taking advantage
of the pinned c7-pawn. 1 8... Ke7 1 9.Nd5+ KfB
(903) 20.Qxc8+ QdB 2l.Rxd8# or lB... KeB 1 9.Qxc8+
9...e5 forks the white bishop and knight. Ke7 20.Nd5#.
(904) ( 9 1 8)
1 7... Ne4 forks the white queen and bishop, which is 20.Na7+ deflects the king away from the rook with
attacked for a second time. 1 8. Qh2 Qxd6 check. 20 KbB 2l.Rxd8# is the end of the story
•..
(or 18 . . . Nxd6) wins a piece. for black.
(905) (9 1 9)
22... Rxg2+!! creates a discovered attack, 23.Khl 1 8.Nxe4 takes the pawn (the d5-pawn is pinned). If
24.Qxh4. 1 8 dxe4 1 9. Qxd7.
.••
(906) (920)
5... Bb4 pins the white queen to the king. 8.Qd5 threatens the rook on a8 and the pawn on f7
(which will be captured with check and black will
(907) lose the bishop on f8). Black cannot defend against
16...Bxh2+ creates a discovered attack on the white both threats.
queen, 1 7.Nxh2 Qxd5.
(92 1 )
(908) 1 6.d5 discovered attack on the black rook on h8.
l l. .. Qj4#. 16 Qxd5 1 7.Bxh8.
•..
(909) (922)
27... Qg2#. 14.Nxd5! If 14 ... cxd5 15.Bxd5+ forks the black
king and rook.
( 9 1 0)
33... Rxfl + 34.Kxfl Qe2+ forks the white king and (923)
bishop, 35.Kgl Qxd2. 23.e7 forks the black queen and knight. If 23. . .
Kxe7 24.Bc5+ creates a double discovered check,
(91 1 ) skewering the black king and queen.
1 2...Ne2+ lorks the white king and queen.
(924)
( 9 1 2) 25 ... Bxd4. If 26.Rxd4 the knight forks the king and
l l .Bxe4 takes a piece that is just sitting there rook with 26. . . Ne2+.
undefended. Nothing tricky.
(925)
( 9 1 3) 12...Bh2+ creates a discovered attack, 13.Kxh2
1 7.Nj7+ forks the black king and queen. Qxd4.
1 34
(926) (939)
32... Rbl#. 16... Qc4+ creates a discovered attack on the white
queen from the black rook, 17.Kf2 Rxe3.
(927)
1 5.Nxe5. If the pawn recaptures 15 ... dxe5, then (940)
16.Bg6#. 24... Bh6+ removes the white king from defcnse of
the white bishop on d I , 25.Kb2 Rxdl .
(928)
2l.Bxf6+! and all .roads lead to mate: (94 1 )
2l ... Kh7 22.Qg5 Qxb2+ 23.Rxb2 bS 24. Qg7# 6.Qh5#.
2l ... Kf8 22.Qh6+ Kg8 23.Qh8# (or 23.Qg7#)
2l ... Kg8 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23. Qg7# (942)
2l ... Kxf6 22.Qg5# 8.Ne6 traps the black queen. Colorado chess player
Paul Grimm calls this a "queen mate."
(929)
30... Bf2 forks the white rook and pawn on g3 . (943)
12... Qb6 wins a pawn. Black threatens the b4 pawn
(930) and a nasty discovered check. 13.bxc5 Qxc5+ forks
1 8.Rh8+!! 1 8... Kxh8 1 9.Qh2+ Qh4 20.Qxh4+ Kg8 the white king and bishop. 14.Rf2 Qxc4 and Black
2l.Qh7#. gets back his piece, ahead a pawn.
(93 1 ) (944)
28. Qxf5!! wins a piece because o f the pinned e6- 16 ... Qxe2 wins a piece. If 1 7.Qxe2 Ng3+ forks the
pawn and back-rank mate threat of Rxe8#. For white king and queen.
example, 28. . . Qxf5 29.Rxf5 exf5 30.Rxe8#.
(945)
(932) 42...e2 and White cannot stop the pawn from
25.Ne4 adds a fourth attacker to the pinned bishop queening.
on c 5 . Black cannot defend it a fourth time, and if
the bishop moves, 25. . . Bxd4 26.Rxc8. (946)
48.Nxf6+Kh8 ] 48. . . Kf8 49.Qe8#] 49.Qe8+ ]or
(933) 49.Qh5+ Qh7 50.Qxh7#] 49. . . Qg8 50.Qxg8#.
28.Bxb6+ removes the defender. 28. . . Kxb6 White needs to be careful not to trade queens,
29.Rxd7 wins a piece. because of insufficient mating material.
(934) (947)
6.d4 Bb6 7.d5 attacks the pinned black knight on c6. 36.Qb8+ forks the black king and rook and leads to
mate 36. . . Rc8 37.Qxc8+ KP 38.Qe81.
(935)
24.Rxe6 and Black cannot recapture because of (948)
24. . . Rxe6 25.Qj8#. 2l ... Rxf3 removes the defender of the white queen.
22.Qxh5 Rxfl + 23.Rxfl gxhS and Black is up a
(936) knight.
1 3.Bxf6 Qxf6 or 13 ... gxf6 1 4.Nd5 forks the black
queen and bishop. (949)
18.Nxb6 forks the black rook and queen.
(937)
47.Rd8#. (950)
40 ... Qf3+ 4l.Ktl Qe3+ 42.Kdl ] 42.Be2 Qd21]
(938) 42. . . Qd21.
9.Nxc7 forks the black queen and rook.
1 35
(95 1 ) (966)
25.f4 attacks the black queen and black knight on 33 ... Qhl#.
h5, 25. . . Qf6 26.Bxh5.
(967)
(952) 9... dxe4 attacks the white knight on f3 and creates
39... Qg2+ 40.Kel Bd2#. a discovered attack on the white queen. White
cannot save both. If 10.Qxb7 NaS traps the queen.
(953)
1 9.Qxh6. The g7-pawn is pinned. (968)
l l .Nxf6#
(954)
33... Qxf3! wins the rook. The g2-pawn is pinned. (969)
38... Ng2+ forks the white king and rook.
(955)
7.Nd5 adds a third attacker to the pinned knight on (970)
f6, which cannot be defended a third time. 18 ... Nd4 attacks the white queen and bishop,
Black will lose a piece. adding a second and third attacker to the bishop -
one by discovered attack. Black wins a piece. This is
(956) a good tactical idea to know, and is easy to miss.
l l . Qxh 7#.
(97 1 )
(957) B.eS forks the black knight and bishop.
l O.BxhS creates a discovered attack, pinning the
black queen to the king. (972)
14 ... Qj3#.
(958)
32.Bd8 attacks the pawn chain at its base. (973)
Black cannot protect the backwards b6-pawn. 16... cxb2+ creates a discovered check, winning the
white rook on a I .
(959)
34... Qxf3 wins the white rook, and threatens mate (974)
on the next move. The g2-pawn is pinned. 3l.Ne6#.
(960) (975)
25... Qel + 26.Bfl f2+ 27.Khl Qxfl#. 39... Rf3 pins the white queen to the white king.
(96 1 ) (976)
1 0... Bg4 pins the white queen to the king. 16 ... Be2 attacks the trapped white rook.
(962) (977)
lS...BbS skewers the white queen and rook. 30.Qh6 and Black cannot stop Qg711.
(963) (978)
2l ... Qxcl + 22.Rxcl Rxcl#. 1 8.Ne6 forks the queen and rook.
(964) (979)
28... Nb3 forks the white queen and rook. 14.Qxe5 and the knight on c6 can't recapture
because it's pinned. White wins a piece.
(965)
10. Qa4+ forks the black king and knight on a6, (980)
10. . . Qd7 l l.Qxa6. 13 ... Bxc3+ removes the knight from guarding the
pawn on d5. 1 4.bxc3 Nf6 attacks the white queen.
1 36
1 5. Qa4 Qxd5 and Black wins back a pawn, and (992)
saves the trapped black bishop on e6. 17... Rc8 pins the queen to the king winning the
queen for a rook.
(98 1 )
2 l ...Rxe3+ 22.fxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Qe2 Qxgl and Black (993)
is up two pawns. 12... Qxd21.
(982) (994)
1 8... Qc3+ forks the white king and undefended 13... Qe4 and the queen threatens the white rook on
rook on a l . b 1 and a dangerous check on e ! . All roads lead to
heavy material losses for White.
(983)
1 5...d4 forks the bishop and knight. (995)
6... Qh4+ 7.Kdl Nf2+ creates a family fork and
(984) B.Kel Nxd3+ creates a double discovered check,
1 7.Qb4+ Kg8 1 8.Ne7+ Kf8 1 9.Ng6+ creates a 9.Kdl Qel#.
double discovered check 19 . . . Kg8 20.Qf811.
(996)
(985) 24 ... Rc3+. 25.Re3 blocks the check, then 25.. .
1 4. Qh4+ Nf6 15.Qxf6#. Qxcl, or 25.Ne3 blocks the check, then 25 .. .
Rxe3+! 26.Rxe3 Qxcl.

(986)
28.Bxf4 wins the pawn. The g 5 -pawn is pinned and (997)
cannot recapture. 18. Qj711.
(987) (998)
39...Nh3+ forks the white king and queen. 16.Rh8+!! KxhB 1 7.Qh711
(988) (999)
13 ... c4 forks the bishop and knight. 5.Qa4+ forks the black king and knight. White set
a trap with the opening moves, l .e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
(989) 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 leaving the e-pawn hanging, hoping
35.Rxf5 wins the rook. If Black recaptures 35. . .gxf5 for 4 . . . Nxe4?? which allows this trap.
36. Bf6#
( 1 000)
(990) 26.Bxb7+ Qxb7 27.Qxb711
1 7... Bxd4+ takes a pawn that appears to be
protected by really isn't, because it removes and ( 1 00 1 )
deflects the defenders of the White Knight on e5. 1 9.g4 forks the black queen and bishop.
1 8.Nxd4 Qxe5
(99 1 )·
B.e5 forks the bishop and knight.
1 37
F i n a l Thoughts
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Acknowledgements
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By Tim Brennan and Anthea Carson

Cover design: LSD Design

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ISBN: 978-90- 569 1-537-7

Dedication .......................................................... . .. ................ 5

About the Authors .... .. ........................ 7

Introduction ................................................................... . . ..... 11

1 001 Chess Tactics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .. 13

Solutions ................... ............................................... ............... . . . 99

An� Thoughts .......... . ................. 139

Questions Or Comments? ... . ........... 139

Other Books by Tim and Anthea .. ........ 139

Acknowledgements ......... . . 139

Don't Forget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 140

Good luck and have fun with this book.

Tim Brennan & Anthea Carson

From the real games

(I) Black to move (2) Black to move (3) Whitl' to move

(4) White to move (5) White to move (h) Black to move

( 10) Black to move ( 1 1 ) Black to move ( 1 2) Black to move

(22) White to move (23) White to move (24) White to move

(25) Black to move (26) White to move (27) Black to move

(28) Black to move (29) White to move (30) Black to move

(34) Black to move (35) Black to move (36) White to move

(37) White to move (38) White to move (39) Black to move

(40) Black to move ( 4 1 ) Black to move (42) White to move

(46) White to move (47) White to move (48) Black to move

(49) White to move (50) White to move (51 ) Black to move

(52) White to move (53) Black to move (54) White to move

(58} Black to move (59} Black to move (60} White to move

( 6 1 ) Black to move (62} Black to move ( 63) Black to move

(64) White to move ( 65) Black to move (66) Black to move

(70) Black to move ( 7 1 ) Black to move (72) Black to move

(7 3) White to move (74) White to move (75) Black to move

(76) Black to move (77) White to move (78) Black to move

(82) Black to move (83) Black to move (84) Black to move

(85) Black to move (86) White to move (87) White to move

(88) White to move (89) Black to move (90) Black to move

(94) White to move (95) Black to move (96) White to move

(97) White to move (98) Black to move (99) White to move

(lOO) Black to move ( 1 0 1 ) White to move ( 1 02) White to move

( 1 06) Black to move ( 107) White to move (JOB) White to move

( 1 09) White to move ( 1 1 0) Black to move ( 1 1 1 ) White to move

( 1 12) Black to move ( 1 1 3 ) Black to move ( 1 14) White to move

(liS) White to move ( 1 1 9) White to move ( 1 20) Black to move

( 1 2 1 ) Black to move ( 1 22) Black to move ( 1 23) White to move

( 124) White to move ( 1 25) White to move ( 1 26) White to move

( 1 30) White to move ( 1 3 1 ) White to move ( 1 32) Black to move

( 1 33) White to move ( 1 34) White to move ( 1 35) Black to move

( 1 36) Black to move ( 1 37) Black to move ( 1 38) White to move

( 142) White to move ( 1 43) White to move ( 1 44) White to move

(145) Black to move ( 1 46) Black to move ( 1 47) White to move

(148) Black to move ( 1 49) White to move ( 1 50) White to move

( 1 54) Black to move ( 1 55) Black to move ( 1 56} White to move

( 1 57} Black to move ( 1 58) Black to move ( 1 59} White to move

( 1 60) Black to move ( 16 1 } White to move ( 1 62} Black to move

( 1 66) Black to move ( 1 67) Black to move ( 1 68) Black to move

(169) Black to move ( 1 70) White to move ( 1 7 1 ) White to move

(172) Black to move ( 1 73) White to move ( 1 74) Black to move

( 1 78) White to move ( 1 79) White to move ( 1 80) Black to move

( 1 8 1 ) White to move ( 1 82) White to move ( 1 83) Black to move

( 1 84) Black to move ( 1 85) Black to move ( 1 86) Black to move