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for Beginners

·Franco Masetti & Roberto Messa



2012 New In Chess

© Le due Torri 2006-2008

English edition published by New n Chess, Alkmaar, The Netherlands

www.newinchesscom

1001 Chess Exercises for Beginnes

Translated from P

This edition is published by arrangement with Le Due Torri - Chess Department

Store - Italy wwwchess.it

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval

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Translation: Richard Jones

Cover design Volken Beck

ISBN 97890-56913977



Mate in one

Mate i two

The missing piece

Double attack

Discovered attack

Discovered check

Double check

Pin

Skewer

Defection

Decoy sacriice

Paw promotio

Drawing tactics

Mixed motifs:White

Mixed motifs: Black

Mate in three

Mate in four

Curiosities

Solutions

Glossary



Css is is!

If this celebrated observation is true for the master, how much moreso for the beginner and cub player.

By far and away, the quickest and most effective way to improve your

chess performance is to increase your tactical skill so that at a glance

you are able to see the typica mating patterns and material-winning

tactical motifs that so often decide a game There is no doubt that the

best way to acquire good tactical vision is to do exercises that teach you

to recognise the tactical building blocks that make up every

combination This book focuses on the crucial positions that every chess

player must know It cannot be stressed enough that a knowledge of

strategy is of litte use if you have not first mastered the fundamentals

of tactics

This book starts with hundreds of essential mating positions that train

immediate visual recognition; first there are the easier mate in one or

two move exercises; then there are exercises for various crucia tactica

motifs that must be mastered by any aspiring chess player; these are

followed by more demanding positions where these various motifs are

often combined.

Whie the easier problems can be soved without a chess board, we

suggest that for the more difficult ones you set up the positions on a

board and try to find the solution as if you were playing a real game

You shoud therefore not touch or move the pieces before having made

your decision, perhaps writing down the possible variations before you

check the solutions at the back of the book.

The introductions to each chapter are particularly instructive It is

here that we explain the ideas behind crucial tactica motifs such as

double attack, the pin and skewer, as wel as pawn promotion, drawing

techniques, etc.

This book is intended not only for personal use, but aso as a course

text book We have thus consuted leading teachers and masters with

extensive training experience working in chess academies and club

courses so as to best identify the most productive positions and

exercises to use

Fn si n R ss

5



Whie o move and mae in one

Soluions on page

The pin is mghtier tan the sword ad E make a winng team

5

a b c d e

Nice and simple Another lethal pi

8

Only one of several checks is mate Softly sofly

and E in paneship

6

Aso here

9

Pawn power



1 0

The bishop and knight eam p

1

No en passan

1 6

One check i s ad enog

1

This is moe recent

Mate i oe

1 1 1

ess s moe Noing fancy

1 1 5

Sacrifcing he qeen or mae oble check

1 7 1 8

er Majesy checkmaes A mate from te past

0 1

Three ways o mate The isoric Aabian mate

8



Mate i oe

2

A mate by. Andessen Two ways to mate Castle ealy caste ofen

2 5 6 2

A n opening tactic Powe aong te ank Black egets not castling

2 8 9 0

Rung the anks By no means a daw The queen and knght unite

33

The king has stayed too fa Black ddn't develop GMs get mated too



Mate i oe

3 5

a b c d e

A 2 6 mate The rigt piece for the job White pece are more active

7 8 9

Bihop rule The and gang p on the king Cornered

0 2

t i nice t o dcover there mate Two way to end the game ouble trouble

5

A deady pin Once agan the king expoed An enterpriing pawn

1 0



Mate oe

6 7

Mgty knigts

9 50

A devastating discovered attack Te attacker wins

52 5

Dagona domination A king in te centre succumbs

55 5

Anoter deadly discovery A tactical motif decides te day

1 1

8

B B!s

lr:

•:a •

•

•

84

·�· D

• �

2

l

a b c d e l

Better not to excange

5

Anoter king stuck n te centre

5

T e king s too closely guarded

5

Here too



Mate in to

Whte to moe and mate n two

Soltions on page

5 8 59

Back rank basics The open file is a atal weakness

6 6 2

Yet again eadly diagonal

6 65

Opening ines: a ank Opening lines a file

1

6 0

Getting the kng were you want it

6

Smotheed mate

66

Opening lnes a file



ae w

8

Opening lines a file Fatal attraction

70

Watch you back.. rank Here too

7 4

A discovery or starters Deflection or closing a line

77

Domnation of dagonal and file

1

9

g or elsewhere

7

c d e

Two cannons on the ranks

7

Deflecton unpins

7 8

Also here



Mate w

7 9 80 8

Two ways odo i All comes o he who wais

8 8 8

eady p Back ms move Heoic kighs

8 5 8 8

Again wo feasome kighs Zigag Good knigh o he kg

88 8 9 9 0

a b c d e g

Aabian mae Gecos mae The ook wil mae

1 5



Mate t

9 9 2 9

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

3 3

2 2

Bodens mate Anoter Bodens Settng p mate

9 95 9

No defence How to promote obe check to start tings off

9 9 8 99

Removng te defender I need a vacation Here too

0 0 0 2

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

3 3

2 2

a b cd

e I gh

Overloaded A qiet move Whats peventing me

1 6



Mate t

0 0 0 5

One two KO A kng and a commoner wo isops vs two knights

0 0 7 0 8

A novel manoevre Now a qiet one eflection

0 9 0

Also hee Removng the defender Opening lines: a file

2

Opening lnes a ile Opening ines: a ank ecoy sacfice

1



Mate n t

5 6

Once again a decoy Ceck then mate

9

A marvelous manoeuvre nvite everyone to the party Opening lines diagonas

2 2 2

e king is cramped ecoy sac and discovered attack he queen does its duty

2 2 5 26

Clearng a path ave a nice knig One more decoy sacrifice

1 8



a b c d e g

ecy ad duble check

raba mate lms

Just a ltle bt clse

6

d2 e?

Mate two

2 8

White is mre active kig with whee t g

2

Wth a litte supprt Step this way pease

4 5

The secd check wi b e mate Back rak weakess

8

Tw checks d the trick Remvig the deeder

1 9



Mate i two

1 9 10 1 1

eectig the deeder The kight mates Nthig culd be simpler

12 1 1

A wily waitig mve ecisis ecisis! d6 r c? rm g r h2?

1 5 1 6 1

eleci ad peig a e Opeig lies a ile w advace?

1 8 19 150

he quee w dmate Mate the eighth Maig way

0



5

The black kig has strayed

5

Kight strike

5

Removg a escape square

60

Vacatig a square

8

7

6

5

43

2

Mate two

52

he deeder abados hs post

5 5

A recurrig mot a decoy sacriice

5 8

ecoy ad dscovered attack

6

iscovered attack clears the way

1

5

8

7

6

5

43

2

Oe rook s suiciet

56

ow to upi the ook?

5 9

ouble check creates a pathway

6 2

scoveed attack ad decoy



6

ecoy sacriice

66

lso here

69

Bishop ad rook

7

Clearig a ie

ate two

a b c d e I g

ythig or mate

67

short reig or the quee

7

No escape

7

irst a doube chec

6

eecto

68

No eed or aythig lashy

7

atal le

7



7 5

a b c d e 9

electi

7 8

Clearig the rak

8

hree mts

8

Mate the back rak

Mate two

76

a b c d e 9

7 9

8 5

b 6 s the weak pit

Mate the eigth

The kig is trapped

he kght delivers

2

7 7

80

8

Prmti

Crrect prmti

d e 9

Gettig the kig where yu wa it

N deece



In these vauable exercises you have to place a piece on the

boad so as to create checkmate o a winnng postin. hese

execises are more than just good un; they improve pattern

recognition, visualisation and creativity as well

Solutons on page

1 8 7 8 8

Add a kight ad ts mate Add a kght ad its mae Add a ight ad t's mate

9 1 9 1 9

Add a bshop ad ts mate Add a bishop ad it's mate Add a bishop ad it's mate

2 5



Te mss pee

9 9

dd a bishp ad t's mate dd a bishp ad it's mate

96 97 9 8

dd a k ad it's mate dd a rk ad it's mate dd a k ad it's mate

9 9

dd a paw ad it's mate dd a bishp ad its mate

dd a k ad its mate dd a uee ad its mate dd a bishp ad its mate

26



8

g

dd a kight ad ts mate

1 1

dd a kght ad its mate

g

dd a bishop ad wi

Te mss pee

6

dd a bishop ad it's mate

dd a quee ad ts mate

dd a rook ad t's mate

1

dd a kight ad wi

2

7

1

dd a rook ad ts mate

1

dd a rook ad its mate

6

dd a rook ad wi



White to move

Soutions on page

o far we have looked a los adlos of mang posons. Ths s clearlylogca as deverg checkmae s he

objecve of he game. owever,checkmae s much easer o achevewhe we have a advanage nmaeral, amely more peces

Combnaons of accal mofs haforce a gan maeral occur vrualy every game, ad he mosmpora of hese mofs are basedo some knd of double aack

owever, doube aack s moscommonly used o descrbe a posonn whch oe pece aacks woundefended peces smulaneouslyad only one of hose hreaeed

peces s able o save self I goeswhou sayng ha s rare ha asngle move ones oppoen can save

or proec wo aacked peces. Lesook a a exampe.

Whe has jus played 1. dS,creang a double aack on hebshop ad kngh. Oe of he wo

peces wl be capured on he exmove.

We have already noed ha adouble aack s very ofe mpossbeo mee owever, hs s no awayshe case cera posons a fleengpece can proec anoher

In hs poson, whch s amosdencal o he precedng one, Blackcan save boh peces wh he smplemove 1 . . d7.

There s aso he double hreamof, whch arses whe a leas oneof our aacks does o nvove he

hrea of maera gan, bu nseadaoher ype of hrea such ascheckmae



Doubl k

n hs posiion Whe plays 1 e4,smulaneously hreaenng checkmaewh 2. xh7 and he capure of herook on a. Black has no choice bu odefend hs king, leavng he poor rooko is fae.

In he folowng example heposon of he whe kng allows amos unpleasan surprse Back hashe luxury of choosng beween womoves ha no only save boh hs

hreaened peces, bu whch also wnhe whe rook.

n reply o Whes double aack,Black can play eher 1 c, 'pnnnghe rook o he king, or launch hsown doube aack wh 1 e3+

0

This exampe eaches us ha beforemaking a double aack we have omake sure ha our opponen doesno have acical resources of his

own

All he peces can creae a doubeaack, ncludng he kng and hepawn. Perhaps he mos dangerous she kngh is unusual way of movngalows o aack wo peces whoubeing aacked self and renders smovemens more vsualy dfficul o

ancipae

A double aack by a pawn or akngh s usually caled a fork'.

n his poson Whe wl wn one ofhe wo rooks by playng 1. e4.

A classc pawn fork

As menoned before, a doubeaack n he broades sense s cenralo mos of he acical mofsdscussed n he following chapersfor exampe, a dscovery s no morehan a sophscaed form of doubleaack



ob t

1 7 1 9

Nasty pi This wot take you log A simple doble threat

1

Loose pieces drop o Black was a World Chamipio wo moe loose pieces

5

Oe move with two obectives The same idea A paw povides the aswe

6 7 8

Simple chess Check the a doube attack This is trickie

1



e tt c

9 0 1

6

5

4

3

2

a

c

e g

Obective udefeded peces A pw o pece A pwn is pwn

Tempoy sciice A uplesnt choice o me Poectos in cose poximity

6

The eighth Loo out fo oose pieces His o He Mjesty?

8 9 0

Mke mine double The kight on the im is gim Sweet nd simple

3 2



oe c

1

he bc n is the ey You g oo A ong move

6

Nice d simpe A wining dscovey Somehing nexpeced

7 8 9

Two tgets Discovey nd dobe tc A the ingediens e thee

0

Fh n f oy e ing wee.. wo bishops in dnge



White to move

Solutions on page

A dscvered aack is a frm f ppnen des n surprse us wh

duble aack where ne piece ves an 'acrbaic defence

aack anher, unmaskng an aack

by a secnd pece

In he abve psn, he knigh

can jump d4, uneashng an aack

n he back queen. Black s frced

chse he lesser f w evs, and

accep he ss f he bishp n fS

As always, hngs d n necessarly

wrk u as we plan, and we mus

always check carefully ha ur

3 5

In he exampe abve Whe canplay 1 d2, wh a dscvered aack

ha hreaens bh queen and rk.

Hwever, he srng reply f 1. . c

slves Blacks prblems hanks

he hrea f mae n g2, Black has

sufficen me save he rk, fr

example 2 e4 xc3

Ye anher example f hw me

and gemery are he fundamena

budng blcks f chess accs



Dsovee aak

One smll step Dscovery then double ttck How to dvnce the pwn?

6 8

Discovery then double ttck A couple of checks Freeing the dgonl

9 6 6

he long dgonl is wek his s clssic The queen s goner

6 6 6

A most unpesnt choice Double trouble The qeen or smothered mte

6



6

Discovery ad pi

68

/-�m',7=

Wiig attack

7 1

mmedate victory

7

Blacks pieces are badly placed

8

6

5

4

3

2

69

7

Dsovere attak

d e

White is o top

Wo edgame

A iermediate exercse

7

A elegat double hreat

3

67

The kg looks vleable

7

Dscovey o he quee

7

he back ra

7 6

Maig attack



Dsovere ek

78 9

Smpe des As here Oe e check

8 8 8

I c check Wg he rk Up w

8 8 8

N s hrd Whe mve d w Defec d dscvered check

86 8 88

Decy d dscveed check Surprsgy freque Cerg he dg

40



89

A betif combintion

9

Ot of the be

9

a b d e g

Defection nd discovered check

98

How to revent mte?

Dsovere ek

9 9 1

A stysh mte Nce nd qick

9 9

First yo hve t o rere wo shtteng checks

96 9 7

A n overoded knight Gining knght

99

Trng the corner Mte in to fnsh things off

41



White to moe

Solutions on page

Duble check s a ype dscveredcheck where ne pece mves give

check and uncvers anher piece

ha als aacks he kng. Needless

say hs s a bmbshel and w u

f he hree pssbe ways f

deendng he kng n lnger apply: i

s n pssible nerpse wih a

pece, as check arrves rm wdrecns yu cann capure he

checkng pece because here are w

f hem. he nly remaning hpe s

mve he kng a safe square,

presumng here s ne

In he abve psiin Whie endshe game wh he klling 1 c.

he king's w escape squares are

3

cnrled by he w aackng

peces. s amusing ne ha bh

he checkng peces are hanging, bu

because he pwer a duble

check hey are mmune rm capure

he llwing diagram shws he

superry f a duble check cmpared

a nrma discvered check.

Black, wh an enrmus maera

advanage, hpes finsh hings f

mmediaely wh 1.. c4 ?. hs

wuld be a grave errr, as Whe can

reply wh a duble check: 2. cS

c8 (Black cann capure eher hequeen n b2 r he kngh n cS due

he duble check 3. h8



1

6

9

A smooth mate ive

Mate in two

Mate n three

d e f

F-le

Doe ek

1 1

Chek, hek mate Rampagng rook

7

The kight is the star

0 1

Deoy sarifie ak ddn't expet this

Seen before. but improved ak threates mate on a

5



Whte to move

Solutions on page

When a piece s on he same lne of peces is an opcal illuson.

aack as s king, canno move

s 'pnned'. In he followng posiion

he black rook s pnned by he whebshop and canno avod capure.

Black can ry o limi he loss of

maeral by playng 1.. �c, afer

whch Whe should no be hasy: f

he conens himself wh winning he

exchange wh 2. xdS+? �xdS he wll

acheve no more han a draw; whereasif he piles on he pressure wh 2 c4!,

he will win he rook for nohng on he

followng move. The rook canno

escape because of he paralysing pn.

he pn s a very common accal

mof ha can ofen lead o a gain in

maeral or mae self.

In he followng poson heproecion of he king by Blacks

47

However, her presence makes

seeng he maing move 1 hmuch more difficul o see.

As wih all accal ideas is always

necessary o ancipae your opponens

reply In he example above, Whe

has jus played 1 g4, aking

advanage of he pin o win he

knigh, bu afer 1 hS, Whessmle will become a frown as he



realises hs rook is o sef ped

ih a o game for Back

Whe a pece s pied o he kg

e have a absolue p If he piece

s pied o a oher piece hs s

caled a reaive p as is alas

possible ha i ma be opporue for

he pied piece o move ad leave

he former shelded piece o is fae.

I hs el ko opeig varao

i ould appear ha Whie ca he

d pa expoig he fac ha he

kgh o f is ped o he quee Ifac 1. xdS? is a bluder as Black

ca rep 1.. xd 5 ad aer 2. xd8

b4+ 3. d2 xd2+ 4 �xd2 �xd8

Whe fds himself do a pece.

Eve h a absoue pi here

are mes he he defeder ca free

hmself from ha appears o be a

devasaig p.

P

48

he above poso he kigh o

c is pied o he kg b he hie

bshop ad a he same ime is

aacked b he pa o dS

A firs gace he kigh ooks

doomed oever Black has a picalupig maoeuvre a hs

dsposal 1 a 2. a4 (he o

move ha maias Whes hrea

he aeraives 2 xc+ bxc ad 2

dxc axbS gai ohg 2 bS

B coiuig o harass he he

bshop Black has euralised he p

afer 3 dxc bxa4 or 3. b3 aS eche posio remas baaced.

This exampe eaches us ha i he

opeg a pied kgh o c or f

(c3 or f3 for Whie s o somehig

o be over afraid of. I is o i

some cases ha s advsabe o

preve he pi h h or a

ma ohers he prophlacic pa

move s a useless ase of ime ha

creaes a poea arge.

Ofe Black ca safel respod o

he pig move gS b plag

e7 oherise bu ol aer he

arrival of he bishop Black ma

choose o pu he queso oWhes bshop h h.



Pi

6 7

Lets get srted This wont ke yo log In one

8 9 0

Forget bot en pssnt Apprent deence Time to get close

A pwn for pece Wites pinned qee looks goner A piece p or gbs

4 6

The pn provdes ork Loose pieces. Absolte d reltive

49



337

his is a cassic

Lets go ba ck a tte

33

6

inned protecor

Pn

8

A pin and something in between

344

b d

A pin and defecton

No more pin

5 0

9

H e who pins ast .

Opening ines

mmediate vctory

8

b d

Did you read the intro?



i

349 50 351

This is rtty Th -fil is th ky

5 354

wo ins A nd aw A araysing mov

55 5

wo �·s will mat a o king A in ad dflction

59

Kllr cross in An undfdd qun A comosd in

51



White to move

Solutions on page

On closer examnaion a skewer s

also a double aack. Ths is due s x

ra naue; when a more vauable

piece moves ou o he wa o an

aack, he aack connues hough o

a ess vauabe one Onl long-ange

pieces can skewer, namel he queen,

rook and bshop Kng and kngh

skewers do no exis.

As alwas, a diagram is woh a

housand wods.

B paing 1 Jh3+, Whe wns he

queen

As menoned beore, our enhusasm

o a possbe acica oppoun can

bnd us o a possble deence b ouradversar

5 3

The skewer s no excepon

Whe skewers he king wh 1.

Jg2+, bu i Back wee o pla he

pruden deence 1 c, capurng

he ook on b7 woud be a aa error.

Insead, Whe mus make a move o

parr he hrea o 2 a. Ths

gves Back me o save he rook,wh a wnnng maeral and posonal

advanage Never underesmae ou

opponens deensive esources



6 1

Straightforward

6

Focd rarangmnt

67

70

Rducing Black's options

Skewe

6

Ariving first but..

b d e g

King and qn alignmnt

68

Making it happn

7

Exploiting a sqar

54

6

66

rofit fom a pin

69

Linup

7

Whts pawn is pinnd



6

One sma se

9

Decoy and skewer

8 2

Loose ieces...

Skewer

374

c d e g

mmediate return on investment

A draw?

80

First and oremost

8

Materiay minded

5 5

Another decoy a nd skewer

8

8 1

8



White to move

Soutions on page

Defleion s a aal oif wose

obeive is o fore a piee awayfro e defene of anoer pee or

a key square

e blak queen guards e 4

square, wi s a role of va

porane as from s square e

wie queen an fore ekae. Byakng a defleon sarfe, We

an pu is queen on s key square:

1 8 x8 (e bak queen anno

onnue o guard 4, as e squares

e7, f and gS are all uder We's

onrol 2. 4 g8 3 7

Defleon, ke al aal ofs,

an be ombned w oer eleens,

as lusraed in e followng posion

5

W e speauar 1. e8, Weiniiaes a obnaion a nudes

defeion and a pn Blak as no

oie bu o par w s rook o

avoid ekae.

e plig of e blak queen s

iserable: f 1 b, ere s 2.

g7 (e g8 is pnned 1 7

wl be e by 2. f followed byae afer d4 (e ony move

a parres al e mang reas,

bu leaves e b8 udfdd), ere

s 2. 3xg8 xg8 3 xb8 and We

as a desive advanage e double

aak 3 eS fails beause of 4. f4

(4 xb8 s answered by 5. f 6#)

e ess erm for desrbing apee a as more defensve asks

an an ope w is overloaded'.



Deeto

86 87

Keep it simple Deflection nd skewe

88 89 90

f is the key Eegnt nd efective

9 1 9 9

he objective f The right rook Exchnge scrifice nd deflecton

9 9 96

he h-fie Wekness on c6

58



397

b c d e g

Doube defectio & back rak mate

400

Composed defectio

40

406

A kig has waked ito dager

Dltio

9 8

b c d e g

ate i

4 0 1

Oe step forward

404

This is ice

407

g

The back quee is overoaded

5 9

99

Let the ma through

40

Surprisigy effective

40

A forcef kight

408

h hods te aswer



White to play

Solutions on page

We shoud always be o he loooufor a sacrifice ha draws a oppoes pece oo a criica square. A decoy

sacrifces objecive coud be o deliverchecmae or o wi maera.

Le's loo a a combaio ha fishes wih mae; he frs sep is a ial sacrifice o cear he g square;he a decoy sacrifice o drag he bacig oo f8 ad he he bishop adroo quicy fiish off he defecelessig

1. f gxf (o accepig he sa

crifice leads o immedae mae 2.

f8+ (he decoy sacrifce 2 xf8 3

h tg8 4. e8

I he followg posios he decoy

sacrfces resul a gai i maeral;As aways i he folowg wo exam

pes he decoy sacrifice s folowed by

61

aoher acca mof; our firs

example is a for he secod a

pi

1 f7+ (a paw for ha forces eher he ig or quee oo f7, allowig a devasag igh for 1xf7 2. h+; oherwise 1 xf7 2d ad Whie wis easily

8

6

5

4

2

1 d4 xd4 (he pied quee cao escape is fae 2 b5+ ad Whe wis.



409

Pese ce his wy

41

415

a b c d e

Mte n

418

This y te yu whe

41

41

41

419

Deoy ae

Decy nd f Mte in 2

414

Dube decy

4

Tw inned nights

4

eter deveent

62



41

44

4

Bk ooks sod...

4

he most fmous deoy srifie

Deoy a re

Prepre to repostion you rook

4

Lite big mn

48

Gining tempo

4

b c d e g

Spetur srifie

6 3

4

Defetion nd deoy

4

Sprigty knights

his is spei

4

Get hm where you wnt him



Pomoo

n whch former Worl ChamponMkhail Tal was characerisicay qucko expoi a acca opporuny.

Whe ha o ea wh he hrea of

1 h2 folowe by 2 e4 an hen

promoion on h e hs paye 1

f3?, hnking ha afer an exchange

of qeens hs king wou sll be

whin he sqare of he h3 pawn.

owever, Ta saw eeper han ha

an playe 1 xf3 an afer 2.

xf3 e3, Whe ha no choice bu

o resgn as he kngh move makes

he prevenion of 3 h2 an subsequen

promoon impossible.

Pawn promoon can involve many

ifferen acical moifs n he

followng poson Whe ses he

hrea of promoon o win a rook by

means of a skewerhngs ge sae wih a sacrifice

1. b cxb (force oherwise Whe

66

wns wh 2. b7 2. a7 xa7 (again

necessary o preven 3 a8 3

g7+ folowe by 4 xa7.

he las exampe shows he hemesof pawn promoon an eflecon n

anem.

he promoion of Back's passe

pawn seems o have been sccessfuy

prevene by Whe Then came he

rue shock of 1 e1 2 xe1

4+ (eflecng he queen from heb4e1 agonal 3. x4 xe1



Pomoion

433 434 435

Keep t smpe Nothng utomtc Counte-nstctve

43 43 438

A pn Whts the huy? Let me epet tht

439 440 44

Mte ! ck wnts t to be teoetc A potess pomoton

44 443 444

Gettng hed Mte n

67



445

e or f

448

Choose wsey

a b d e f

nssisted

Wort remembering

Pomoo

446

Pwn broker

449

Promotion time

42

Bck wsnt exectng ths

4

Wies queen is treened

68

447

An esy wn

40

M does t gin

45

ow t o revent omoton?

46

Trget



Pti

47 4 8 49

Distat passed paws Mate Which is te probem piece

460 4 6 46

Out of the square? Pi ad mate Deflectio

46 464 46

7

a e g

his is weird! A actve kig A edgame study

466 467 468

7

4

a e g

A famous theme A rod of appause if you get ths The most amos stdy of them al

69



White to moe

Soltions on page

Tacics are o oly for wgaerial or deliverig checkae.

oees he purpose of he os

specacuar cobaios is o salvagea draw wha a frs sgh appearso be a los posio. A sarg accablow ha secures a draw by perpeualcheck or saleae is us as rewardigas a brlia checkae Few hgsare as sasfyg as swdg ouroppoe ou of wha appeared o becera vcory Reeber he abyo eaciousy defed is as iporaas he abliy o aack

The os freque opporuies ogve perpeual check are based osacrfices ha sash ope heproecio of he cased kg.

Whies poso is crca: Backshrea is he devasag 1 a2+

However savao is a had wh:

71

1. xg+ xg 2. gS+ h8 3.f+ g8 4. gS+ ad perpeualcheck If Back res 1 h8 Whe

has 2. xh+ xh 3 h3+ g 4g4+ h 3 hS+ ec.

aeae ad perpeua check are he oy eas for securg he draw.There s also he liquidaio sacrficeswhere he obecve s o siplfy o aheorecaly draw edgae posio.I should be oed ha accs are as

pora i he edgae as heopeig ad iddegae.

Nowhsadg ha Whie has awo paw o zero advaage Blackedaey draws by eiaig heoy dagerous paw 1 xb3 2.xb3+ h8. Back kows his edgae

heory; f he whie bishop does ocorol he queeg square i's adraw.



aw as

469 470

A decoy daws Aso ere

4 7 2 4 7 3

Anoter type o f mate Who would have thought?

47 476

Composed daw Neve srrender

478 479

nto the heat o f daness All s not lost

7 2

4 7 1

Now et m e thin

474

a b c e g

Mino pece staemate

4 7 7

Bac and forth

480

Drawing geometry



rw tis

48 48 483

Oly oe piece c move Just where I wt you Sty clm

484 485 48

Ad fer I promote .. Py y price Bck ws hopg for more

48 488 489

Royl ecouter The quee or perpetu Drw study

490 49 49

ttle choice Do wht you must How to stop mte

3



In the following exercises a variety of motifs are employedWhite moves and wins, often using a combinaton of different

tactical elements Over the board, indivdua tactcal motfs are

often hidden in the complexity of the position, and a player must

train his eye to recognise how a combination of tactical themes

can be put together to achieve his obective, be it mate or

wnning materia

Solutons on page

Wite has oions Surrisngly smle Foced mate

49 8

Double deflecto he defender must go ow to defend 2 anging ieces?

7 5



Me mot: Wite

499 00 01

o co c? Two Davids take on a Goah Back domiates, bu Whte draws

02 0 04

· he famous Legal's mate Many motis Give me your kight o yor queen

0 06 07

Kightmare A fequent tacical rick Puttg Black in a fix

08 09 1 0

A cung combo ts ether the kig or the queen Good knght

76



Me mots Wite

1 1 5

-/.

....

.

J

�

/

m

.l

Unwelcome inteeence Once moe with feeling

54 1

emoving the efene Anastasia's mate

1 8

he way ahea wo ooks fo the pice of one

0

Again an again an again an.. he ol one-two

7

4

3

2

1

ime to pepae

5

wo checks

b d e g

A 2 pawn plus is enough to win

Deflection



recaos defece

6

Wham. bam mae

9

a b c d e g

Seig he ak

Kigh fok

Me mos Wte

4

ecoy, check, mae Oe of hem will make i

7 8

Back rak weakess Blacks assiviy s ished

1

bfile bes

his s cleve Oeg a file

78



57

k wy scp sqr

5 5 0

Is woh h scfc

553

Opro b

5 5 6

Ovrlodd

Me mot Wte

58

55

55

Dflco

Quck m

Doubl c

g

A spcculr m

80

549

Arb m rrv

Wg bck h xchg

Wg ck

558

Elg xcuo



Me mot Wte

6 61

Remvig the defende ist a dule attack Stagely effective

6 6 6

A classic mate Black did nt expect this he end s near

6 6 6 67

Knight fight peing lines Mate n

68 69 70

Deady simple Deflectin Tis is wee I wat y

81



xe mot: Wte

5 7 5 7 5 7

d e g h

motifs Knight tagts Black loss matial

574 576

h qun and knight strik Rank intrfrnc

577 57

A difficut study awns vicorious

50 5 5

Th mchanics of smothrd mat A study by Troitzky Worth rpatig

82



5

b c e f g

A ae in 6 fro he 6th etry

Perpetal hek saves the day

5

Sarifie prootio and ate

5

ishes wth a fok

54

57

50

xe ot Wte

'� "n7d

omF,,

Conlding the attak

A ino prooton

d e g

When there is o knght on f6__ ,

5

Sronded by friend and foe

8 3

7

4

3

2

55

he king or the qeen

laks piees are overloaded

5

el io !

54

Cray bishop



5 9 5

Cosg a lie

98

vdet

6 0 1

Mate i2

604

A ork i idig

e mot: Wte

96

Poitless

599

Swit mate

60

Zgzwag

60

Mopy mate

84

597

Pi i t to wi it

600

Just a ew moves to mate

60

Cttg of te kig

606

No deece



07

he long dagonal

0

Materia gain

One sqare less or the ing

he poblem is eliminated

xe ot: Wte

0

A crcial deender goes

Closing a diagona

b c g

Get d of the defende

7

Mate is on the way

8 5

0

White sees someting simple

2

A basc bank ank mate

5

Ot of the be

Doble on the diagonal



2 2

c d e g h

antastic frk

On vy ctiv mv

2 5

A littl nudg

2

A lt f intrfrnc

8

5

3

Me ot Wte

20

Discvry

2

ks drawish?

2

First lk lft thn lk rght

2

Dflctin prfctn

86

2

Dubl thrat

Whit has tw things in mind

2 7

Almst Arabian

0

c d e I g h

On mr tim



6

Arabian mate

64

ay get

67

Surprising stalemate

640

Surely White has lst

·

�"

8

62

65

68

64

xe mot Wte

6

66

inear

6

is can be lethal A very dd mve

64

A nasty paw Vacating a square

87



Me mot: te

64 44 64

detty csis: pin or deecton One less escape square Essential edgame kowledge

646 647 648

Winng the ecage eep it simple Queen hut

649 6 0 6 1

Aoher rapped quee his s orgnal mpe bt crushng

62 6 64

A Bodes mate he makg Dagona and ran Cosing a e

88



xe ot te

5 5 5 5 7

The ook is a bystader erpetual motio Where to attack?

58 5 0

is weak Vulerable back rak Aothe loose piece dops o

The back ak beckos Closi a file Smothered mate refresher

4 5

Keep your ey e o 6 Crashi hrouh Ope a diaoal

89



7

Removi a obstace

7

Mat et

74

Opportuities o a rak

7

Beatifully simple

xe ot Wte

Double attack

Just a lttle bit earer

Bishop stadoff

90

Losi material for a momet

7

b c g h

Uobstrcted daoal

5

The riht promotio

Eploiti the lo diaoal



xe ot: Wte

69 60

One step ahea Removing a escape sqare

62 6

Fatal eaess on t he bac ran Blacs pieces lac coorination

65 66

LPDO

69

What as th at abo loose pieces Discovery

91

Keeping the etra piece

64

a b c d e g

Nothg coul be simpler

67

Removing the eener

690



As with the previous chapter, a variety of motifs are presented -

often with several tactica themes in the one position. However in

these exercises it is Black to move and White to suffer

Solutions on page

6 9 1

Fst a wam up

694

n one

b c d f g h

Now tat yo moto s uning

69

Equay quic

9 3

69

Eemeay my dea Watson

696

igtening e noose



67

700

706

c d g

A coneed king

Black want to epeat

Elegat n t implicity

Making way

xe ots Ba

68

Woth emembeing

7 0 1

Black king i a tight pot

704

Quite a lp

707

Two move to go

94

6

Behind in development

70

Mateial gain

70

g h

No pice i too high fo victoy

708

No comment



7

A painful pin

2 7

Fom 2 o h!

5 7 6

Mate in 2

aalsin pin

xe mot a

Eas deflection

An elementa tactc

Cuttin off the ki

9 5

4

7 7

g h

Mate on the back ank

Whites attack backfies

2

Deadl two-step



xe mot Blk

7 2 722 72

moves and s mae Hee mae n 2 Also n2

72 725 726

Somehngs got t o gve Weak dagonal Pety as a pctue

727 7 2 8 7 2

A ond of appause orcng mae Thd ank

70 7 7 2

Bshop bonanza What doube atack? Wha back ank mate?

96



733

Blac pcks up a piece!

7 6

A pretty mate

739

Weve seen tis beore

74

Made in taly

xe ot lak

74

Weak on te ligt squares

737

740

74

b c d g h

A wecome skewer

Styls perpetual

a

. i lf "

·

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6

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�. J-�

D'iB

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/

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2

fj/ :

b d g h

Double ceck dynamite

97

7 5

A round o f applause fo tis one!

78

actical reteat

74

A-bomb

I would like to repeat tat



e mot ak

75 7

One two three eis the key

7 7

The2 pawns are no t enogh Cearng a file to draw

7 5 75

Sacrfice and dobe check Back rank proems

754 755

igting to the last man

98

77

750

g h

A srprise or Whe

b c g h

A knight or mate

7 5

b c d f g h

A cornered king gets mated

75

Death on the dark sqares

3



757

b c d g h

The oiginal Boden's mae

760

A supise win fo Black

76

Also hee

766

's a ove o Whie

75

7 6

764

767

xe ot a

Deadly wo-sep

A spane in he woks

Blockade he fpawn

99

75

b c d g

Coss-pins ae nasy

76

nned pieces

765

b c d g h

Checkmae in 2

76

hn back ank



Mxe mot lak

7 770 7 7

Imment mate Overoad Fast mate

7 7 2 77 774

Closing on the kg Fork hen mae Black maages o save himself

7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7

Rank and fle Roya dilemma Almos equal ?

778 77 70

Another mportant discovery A bruta threat Keep it simple

1 0 0



xe ot: a

7 8 782 78

Mos eective ecise lay s needed Delecton ad dscovey

784 785 786

A kng that shold have cased Back wins a iece Logical and linear

787 7 8 8 7 8

2 moves t o mate nsoable Winnng atack

70 7 7 2

Unnnng the roo enng nes Balletic

101



xe ot: ak

793 794 75

canon blast dscovery does it How to save the bshop?

7 77

irewos The f2 square Mate in

7 8 0 1

I could d o this forever Sacfice and mate

802 80 804

Greed is good Checkmate in Knight shft

1 0 2



05

0

4

g h

Reflect ad delect

Decoy ad dscoery

A paw mates

more moes to o

i i la

06

Kiside colapse Pleasi to te eye

0 0

Oerload Pretty mate i

Tis i s a classic Double check deastatio

5 6

Wod Campioship tactics Maical rearaemet

1 0 3



e mot a

8 1 7 8 1 8 8 1

Mat foows dflction Btt to win than to draw Whit tatns bot t and mat

80 8 1 8

A brutal mov Dos two things at onc A typ of paultt mat

8 84 8 5

Dction Its actuay qit simp A ing withot a futur

86 87 88

h f squar .. Btally fctiv ntrmdiat chc

104



4

The knights mate

44

Turning te tables

4

Brilliant bshops

50

epetual ceck saves the ay

e mot: ak

4

a b c f g h

A surpse mate

45

h s is orth a re-rn

4

a b c d g h

Vacating a sqare ras

5

A ouble sacrice ras

1 0 6

4

4

The correct check

4

5

b c g h

Whites kng is too active



xe ot Blak

8 84 8

Sublimely simple

8 6 8 7 8 8

Kille cosspn

860 8 6 1

Majestic mach Out of the squae he king has advanced too fa

86 86

Mxed motfs mate Its easy whe you know how

107



White to move and mate in three. The exercises progress from

the comparatively easy to the delightfuly difficut Tactical puzzles

to test your strength!

Solutions on page

865 866 867

Smooth a s si ear logic A solid move

868 869 870

A pi o g ie cockok

8 7 8 7 2 8 7

A problem from the th cetury he pa elivers checkmate Aother pa trimphs

1 0 9



84

b c d g h

isvery

8 7 7

The mmrtal ame

880

t entury Arabian study

88

Te triky vtny theme

ate n 3

87

878

Anther th entury prblem

8 8

lagiarsm?

884

Opening a file

1 1 0

876

den's lms

87

As by Stamma

88

A tight sueeze

88

Spetaular



ate 3

8 8 6 8 8 7

The pawn condems lack A reckless king

88 80

Remember how it's done? A study from the s

8 8

Sitting duck Decoy

8 86

A srprising victory Fast approacing quee

1 1 1

888

b c d g h

Opeing a e

8

A problem b y Loli

8

A common motif

87

Epauette mate



88

Just a litte allaion

0 1

The blak knigh is bady paed

04

Bak rank attak

07

Openng a rank

ae in 3

8

Step openng a ine o attak

02

A brilliant ove

05

Kng hnt

08

Chek hek, hekate

1 1 2

0

g h

Deoy sariie

Safe hek and ate

06

ong oves

0

The bishop deivers



Mate n 3

910 9 9 1 2

Mate in the endgame Forced mate At close quarters

9 1 914 9 1 5

The problem s the rook on h Decoy sacrice and mate The extra pece means nothing

9 1 6 9 1 7 9 8

Keep your eye on e Removng the guard is the critical square

919 9 2 0 9 2 1

Check, sacrice and mate The hile Now the gile

1 1 3



9 2 2

2 heks then mate

9 2 5

a b c d e f g

Sarifie double hek and mate

92

Daring knghts

9

Sarifie and waiting moe

Mae n 3

92 924

A difiult problem Weak light suare omplex

9 2 7

The ueen hekmates Stuk in the midde

9 0

Coered Smothered mate

92 9

Rank and file ak rank mate

1 1 4



9 4 9 5

wo aking bishops

937 9 8

pisoned king

940 9 4

Hee two lines ae opeed

943 944

h-file

Mae 3

Vacating a sae

ifty

Kight attack

1 1 5

9

99

b c d e h

Opening a diagonal

Check, check, ate

945

Discoveies ae dangeous



White to move an mate in fou moves Hee too the eeises

beome pogessively moe iffiut if you finish these, you

eseve a ploma!

Solutions on page

946

Anothe Arabian

949

Fored

9 5 2

Smooth sequene

947

Just enogh to wn

9 5 0

Materia equaty but not a daw

953

c d g h

Opening a diagonal

1 1 7

948

Looks familiar?

9 5 1

Opening a diagona

954

oorly proteted king



955

Queen fo a ing

9 5 8

a b c e g

Forced mate

9 6

A ew pieces mae

964

Mate in the middle

Ma

956 9 5

A flimsy wal

959 960

A ing in peil he first move is te hadest

96 96

othing too dificult

965 966

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Solutions on page

We concude wh a arey ofposons ha range from ragcomcresgnaon wh a won poson oaccs so exquse hey approach

ar No al our readers wll e ale osole hese, u hs does no preenus from deghng n he whmscaleauy of accal opporunes ohmssed or rlanly found

The fac ha so many of heseposons are from acual games proesha fac s sranger han fconHoweer, as elsewhere n he oo,

some of he followng posons are hefru of a composers magnaon.

uch posons are called sudes orprolems, and hough composed,hey can e of grea alue ndeeopng our acca slls. The frsype noles reasc oong posonswhere he chaenge s o fnd a moesequence ha leads o cory, awnnng maeral adanage or aheorecal draw.

n he second ype he ojece s ofnd mae n a ceran numer ofmoes n hese proems s of nomporance f Whe has such adecse adanage ha he coud wnwh naccurae pay he soler mus

ndcae he ony soluon ha eads ochecmae n wo, hree or moremoes.

To whe your appee here s aceleraed prolem creaed y amLoyd n 1859.

Whe o moe and mae n woThe souon s 1. aS each replyy Bac resuls n a dfferen way ochecmae f 1 c 2 a, f 1e7 2. VeS, f 1 d7 2 fS, f 1e7 2. x and so on You mayenoy fndng he remanng ways odeler mae

We wll fnsh wh a word ofwarnng: eng a good accan does

no mean ha we hae o maesarlng sacrfces and accasrmshes a all coss. Taccs are noan end n hemseles, u raher aoo ha mus rng concreeadanages or mae posse o

execue our plans The use of accsrequres no only creay andcourage, u also pruden

11



9 7 9

Mte i2

98

o quk te hee

985

a b c d g

Blk to ove d wi

988

Odd fok

980

98

986

989

Curoses

9 8

Chess be uel Mste o begie Blk to ove

98

Sees study! g off liits

9 8 7

Thts it! But ow Etepisig kig

990

Kight figt Blks ove bee leged

1 2 2



9 9

White acceted a draw ofer

99

This is nice

997

Also here White threw in the towel

000

A clever ing !

Curses

992

b d e g h

Who wold have thought?

Here lac esigned!

White quit instead of winning

1001

b e

Megafor

123

g h

993

996

Another remature resignation

999

a b d e g h

White regretted resigning

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Mate in one page 71 -1 .xa6#2 1 .�6#3 1 .f7#4 1 . h 1 #5 1 .a8#6 1.b5#7 - 1 �h5#8 - 1 .e4#9 1 .f7#1 0 1 .�f #11 - 1 .c8#1 2 1 'xa7#1 3 1 .g4#14 1 .�xf7#1 5

1 .a6#1 6 1 .�xd6#1 7 1 .'e7# nderssen-Staunton 1 8511 8 - 1 .'e8# Stantonnderssen 1 85119 1 'f3# Kovacic-Tasic 200620 - 1 .xh6# 1 .'h7# 1 .f7#21 1 . d8#22 1 .e8# nderssen-Mayet 1855 - 1 g4# 1 .'e4#24 1 .f6# StauntonBrodie 1 851

25 1 .d6#26 1 .'d6#27 1 .'b5# Zukertort-nderssen 1 86528 - 1 .'a8#29 1 .c4# - 1 .'d8# dams-Leko 2005 - 1 .'f7# Langenderssen 1859 1 .'e5# Greco-NN 162033 1 .'xh5# Petrosan-Kortchnoi 1 97734 1 .'f6# NadigVinas 2006

35 1 �e8#36 1 'd6# NepomnachtchSharma 2006 - 1 .�g6#

38 1 .g8# Kortchno Padevsky 1972 1 .f7#40 1 . xf6#41 1 .c6# 1 .ed7#42 1 g5# - 1 .�xd7#44 1 .�g5#45 1 .gxh8#46 1 .e8#47 1 .f7#48 1.h5#49 - 1 . d3#50 1 .'a8# Shaw-charotchkin 200651 1 d8# Bets-Melnikov 200552 - 1 .'h4# MarshalMason 190253

1 .f5# Gurevich-Markowski 200554 1.xg7#55 1 .f8# nderssen-M eses 1 86756 1 .xf3# ellsGonzaez 1 99557 1 .'xh7# BakkerOcana 2006

Mate in two page 1358 1 .�g5+ @e8 2.h8#59 1 .h8+! (decoy sacrifice) 1 . . @xh8 2.'h7#60 - 1 .'xg4+! @xg4 2.�e2#

61 1 .'xh6+ @xh6 2.h8#62 - 1 'xf6+! @xf6 2�d4# 1 .'g8+! xg8 2.f7#64 1 .h5+! gxh5 2'f6#65 - 1 .xf5+! gxf5 2.fxg5#66 1 .'xg6+! hxg6 2.h8#67 1 .'xe5+! xe5 2.d8#68 - 1 .e8+!! @xe8 2.g8#69 1 .f8+! (decoy sacrifice) 1 .. .@xf8 2.'f7#70 - 1 f6 xf6 [1 ..g8 2 'xh7# 2. 'xf8#

71 - 1 .'e8+! xe8 2.f8#72 - 1 . cg7 g2 2. g8# the same mate folowsother moves

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Soos

73 1 .e8 double check 1 . . .@g7 2.h6#7 1 .e8 "xe8 deflection 1 . �xe8 interfeence 2"g8# 2."xf6#75 "e1 ! xe1 2.g3#76 1 ."xf6! gxf6 2.�xf6#77 1 .h3 @g8 2h8#

78 1 ."xf6! g7 . xf6 2.�xf6# 2xg?#79 xh7! @xh7 2"h5# "xf8 g4 xg4 . .�xg4 2."xf8#)2."xf8#] @xf8 2.g4#8 1 a6! ! bxa6 2.b7# a probem by Mophy8 "d6 a pin . . . d? only move 2 "xd7# c3! b 1 . . . c4 2.f3#] 2f3#8 1 ."f7 !! xf7 2 e6# 1 .g?! ! xg7 2.h6#86 1 .�a6! e1 " 2.�b5#

87 "e7 xe7 2.f6# 1 f6 c6 a move does not stop mateether 2.h7# 1 .g6! hxg6 2 .h1# 1 xc6!! bxc6 2.b8#9 ."xc6!! bxc6 2.�a6#9 1 ."c6!! bxc6 2.�a6# 1 .�c6! f3 no other move by Black canprevent 2.a8#9 1 .�f8 c " no alternatve move by Black

can stop 2 .g?# .a8! @a5 2.a7#96 1 e 7 h8 2.�f6#97 1 .xf7! ! xf7 2.g8# 1 ."g6! hxg6 . f7 2"xf7#] 2g7# 1 "e6! �xe6 1 . . .xe6 2 h6#] 2.h6# 1 ."xd7! xd7 2.e8# 1 ."b6 "xe5 it is impossibe to stop2."xb7# 0

1 .xa?! ! elim inatng the defender ofthe b5 square) 1 . xa7 2.b5#03 § 1 d6! �c6 2 .b7# 0 .@f5! zugzwang 1 . ..g4 forced 2. hxg4# 1 .�c5! f1 " it s impossbe to stop 2.a7#06 �e7 discovered check 1 . .@h8 2.�f6#07 1 .�a7! ! threatenng �c5# . . c6 ..c52.�b8#] 2.�b8# 1 .f8! "xf8 2. "xh7# 1 ."e8! "xe8 2.xf6#

0 1 ."xe5! xe5 . .@g8 2."g7#] 2.xd8# 1 .g6 ! fxg6 2."e8# ."h5! gxh5 2. f5#

3 1 ."xh5! gxh5 2.h6# 1 ."xe8! @xe8 2.d8# 5 1 .e4! @xe4 2. f6# 6 "xb8 "xb8 2. b6# 7 1 .xg7! @xf6 1 . @e8 2.e7#] 2"d4# 8 1 .@f7 discovered check 1 .xa8 2.g7#

9 1 .e7 ! "xf7 2. xf7# 0 ."xe6! fxe6 2�g6# .d7! �xd7 2.f7# 1 .h8 ! @xh8 2.f7# 3 1 "g8! @xg8 2.�e6# 1 .e8! xe8 1 . . xe8 2.xg?#2.xg?# 5 1 ."xh6! gxh6 2 f7# 6 1 ."xf6! decoy sacfice . . .@xf6 2�d4# 7 1 .g? !! @xg7 2 xg6#

8 1 .b4 g 1" and 2.xa6# cant be stopped9 1 .h4 d4 Back cant stop 2. h8# 30 1 .d7 g5 Black cant pevent 2.xa7#3 1 .d6 ! f" and 2. e7# cant be stopped3 1 .g5 @xg5 foced 2."f4# 33 "a3 @xa3 2 c2# 3 .d4 exd4 2. f4# 35 1 ."f8 ! xf8 2 .xf8# 36 1 .d4 !! the Novotny theme eithe captue on d4 wi obstruct the action of the other

back piece. 1 .. . hxg6 1 . . .xd4 2.e5# 1 �xd42d2# 2.d2# study by Toitzky)37 1 g6 @g8 2 .�e6# 38 1 ."xf8 "xf8 2 .xh7# 39 1 .d8 ! "xd8 2."xe6# 0 1 .xg?!! xg7 2.h6# "h6 @g8 2"g7# .@c2 g3 Back can not pevent 2 .f4# 3 1 e8" xe8 1 . . .xe8 2"d6# 2."c7#

1 .h6 �xh6 1 . . .@xh6 2 "h2# 2."g8#RamaswanyDeai 1988 5 1 h4 xh4 2.�g7# 6 .b3 axb3 2.a #7 .xh5 gxh5 2g6#8 1 f6 �xf6 2."xf6# 9 1 ."h8 @xh8 2. xf8# 1 .xf6 xf6 2"f7#5 1 .e4 @xd5 2.f6# 5 "h8 "xh8 2.f7#

53 e4 xe4 2.e6# 5 1 ."xh6 @xh6 2.f5#55 1 .e6 @xe6 2"d6#

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Solutions

1 56 1 d6 xd6 2.f7#1 57 1 .f5 xf5 2.e6#1 58 1 .f5 xf5 2 .d4#1 59 1 .Ag7 xg7 2h?#1 60 1 .f5 Axf5 2 f4#161 1 .Af8 gxh5 2. h6#

1 62 1 .f5 xf5 2.Ah3#1 63 1 .xf8 xf8 2 d8#1 64 1 .h4 gxh4 2.xh4#1 65 1 .Axg6 xg6 2.h8#1 66 1 .xc6 Axc6 2. xe6#1 67 1 b8 xb8 2. d8#1 68 1 d5 b6 2 .b5#1 69 1 .Ah6 g8 2.e8#170 1 .a3 bxa3 2.b3#171 1 e5 xe5 [ . . . d6 2.b8# 2 e7#1 72 1 g5 hxg5 [1 . . h3 2.xg4# 2. h7#1 73 1 .e7 f8 . . . h8 2.g6# 2.g6#1 74 1 .e4 xe4 . . . c4 2 .Aa6# 2.Ab7#175 1 .c8 xc8 2.xd6#1 76 1 .xa7 xa7 2 .xb6#177 1 g7 xg7 2.h8#178 1 .h8 Axh8 2.h7#1 79 1 .Ag6 g8 [1 . h8 2.e8# 2.e8#1 80 1 .e8 e6 2 d5#

181 .xh7 xh7 [ . . .Axh7 2. f7#] 2. h3#1 82 .f1 mate wth 2 f8 is nstoppabe1 83 .h? xh7 2Af7#1 84 .b8 xb8 2. d8#1 85 .f? Axf7 2. d7#1 86 .g6 xf6 2.h?#

The missing piee page 251 87 .g6#1 88 .a4#

1 89 .d3#1 90 .Af7#191 1 .Af6#1 92 1.Ag4#1 93 1Ah6#1 94 1 Ac6#1 95 1 f6#1 96 1 .d5#1 97 1h6#1 98 1 .e7#1 99 1 .h6#200 1.e6#201 1 .Af6#

202 1 c6#203 1 .d?#204 1 Af6#205 1 .f6#206 1.Ah6#207 1 .g4#

208 1.h8#209 1 .d?#21 0 1h6#21 1 1.h6#21 2 1.b5#21 3 1 b7#214 1 .Ae62 1 5 1 .e72 16 1 c8

Doub le aack page 2921 7 1 .g6 f8 2. xg421 8 1 .xd7 xd7 2xe6 e 3.xd72 19 1 .g5 threaten ng both mate on g7 andthe 1 .g8 [ . . .d7 2 .f5! threateni ng bothmate on h7 and the on d7 2 .h4 h6 3.e4220 .g4 attacng both the and the A221 .d attacng both the and the A ond6 ChristiansenKarpov 993 -0

222 .c2 attacng both the and the A223 .e4 theaten ng mate on h7 and the A224 e4! threatening mate on h7 and the A225 e7! xe7 c6 with an easy win226 - .xe2 Axe2 2.c2 threatening mate andthe A on e2 otewicz-Prvman 2003 -0227 1 e5 g8 2.d5 attacing both s228 1 .e8 h7 [ . . .Af8 2. xf8 ! xf83.f5 g8 4 .f8! ! xf8 5.d8# Vidmaruwe 1929 2d3 wth the captre of the

229 1 .d5 !! c7 foced [ xa4 2.e7#]2. xc7 xc7 3 c4 with a decisve advantage230 1 .d6! Axd6 2.d2! threatening to wn theA o the if the A moves231 - 1 xd5! a temporary sacrifce . .. cxd52a4 captng the A with an extra !

232 1 .Ac7! decoy sacrfice 1 . .xc7 2 .e5!threaten ng mate on g 7 or to capture on c7 thus wnning the exchange233 Ag8! ! threatening mate on h7 and if

. .xg8 2 xd8 wth a winning poston234 .f5! ! threatening mate on h 7 and f xf5 . .fxg5 2.xd? 2 .f7#

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235 1 'b4! threaten ing both the and awinnng check with 'b8+236 - 'a4 attacking the on e8 and the �237 - 1 .'g4! Black cant parry the two threats'xg7 and 2.h6+ with the capture of the '238 1 .e6! ! threatening the ' and '? mate

239 - 1 .'b4!! (attackng the 'and the ) . . .'xb4 2 cxb4 an d the cannot escape capture Marc-Buka 1973240 - 1 .'e ! attacking both the and the �24 - 1 .'b4!! (attacking both the ' and the �MorphyMongredien 1859) 1 ...'c8 [ ... 'xb42.e8+ 2'xb7 and wns242 xf6+ 'xf6 2 'e4+ winnin g the ona8243 1 .'h1 threateni ng mate on h7 and the �

244 1 'e5! threatenng mate on g7 and the 245 1 .f5! ! threateni ng mate on g7 and thecapture of the ', Plachetka-Peev 970246 .'g5! the e5� is now attacked twcewith the second threat of 'xg6 with an easy wn247 - 1 .d5 ! the attack on the ' reveas anotheron the 248 1 c4 ! a fork on the ' and the �249 - 1 .'g5! threateni ng mate on g? and the 250 - f5 simultaneous attack on the and �251 - 1 .xh8+! allows for a doube attack1 . .xh8 2.'d4+ winning the 252 1 dxc5 and both �s are attacked 1 . �xf3[1 ..xc5 1 1 .'xg4 2. cxd6 'xd6 3.xf3

Discovered aack page 35253 g6 (threatening mate and the ) hxg6 [1 . .e6 3.'xh7# 2.'xc5 and wins

254 1 .f5 threateni ng the ' and a fork on e?1 ...'e8 2. e7+ f7 3. xc8 and wins255 1 .c8! xa7 [1 . b4 2a8' 2b6256 1 �f8!! xf8 [ 1 . .xc 2'xg7# 2xc8hte has won the exchange257 - .xf8+! xf8 2.�d6+ xd6 3'xf5+258 .e7! xe7 [ g6 2.xd7+- 2'h7+f8 3'h8#259 1 .d 5! ! �xd4 2.xe7+ with an extrapiece

260 1 .xe7 �xe7 2.'g4 (threateni ng mateand check on h6) 2 . . .g6 [2 �f6 3h6+3.h6+

261 - 1 .'f5+ g8 [1 . g6 2'xf7# 2.f6+ gxf63.'xd3262 1 h6!! Dlugy-Stoko 1991 1 0 1 . . 'g5[1 .'xa3 2g6# 2 g6+ 'xg6 3.xg6 hxg64'e7 the threat 'h4 can not be stopped263 1 �b5 'xb5 2.'h3#

264 1 .d6 'xg5 [1 . . .�g6 2.'xa5 2f7#265 1 �e7! and the piece s saved Volchov-Kreslavsky 1970 -0 1 ...f6 [1 . 'xg42.xd8# 2.xd7 xg4 3.xd8+ xd8 4.�xd8xd8266 1 .�d 1 doube attack . .'d3 2xf6267 1 .f6! xf6 [ �xf6 2 xf7 2 .'xe5+ c63.hxg7 and wns, Smysov-Kotov 1943268 - xg7! a possible discovered attackon the ' makes ths move possble . .. xg7

2.g3+! h ? [2 .f8 3.�xh6# 3.'c2+ h84.xf7+ xf7 5.�xc7, and wins, Nikoenkolvanov 1999269 - 1 xf8+ [ .�h6! uncer tan after . . . xd + 2.e2 g? 3.xd1 e5 1 . xf82.�h6+! e8 [2 . g7 3g4 and wins 3.xd7xd7 4. g4 and the has no squares270 1 'xc6!! bxc6 [1 . .'xd4 2.dxc7+ xc?3.'e8+ c8 4'xc8+ xc8 5.�xd4 and wns2.b4+ wnning a piece271 1 .g5! uncovers the action of the � ong2 and threatens mate on h 7 1 fxg5 [1 . �xg22. 'xh7# 2.�xd5+ wnn ng the '272 1 .xd5 xc 2 .xe7+ ntermediatecheck 2 . . .f8 3g6+! fxg6 4xc1 with a decisve advantage273 1 'xb8+! xb8 2�a3 �xb1 [2 . . .'xa33xb8+ 'f8 4.xf8+ and wns 3.�xc5 andwins

274 .e4! dxe4 2xc6 'd5 3.xc7275 .e6 ! 'xf3 . .'xe6 2.h3# . 'xe52.h3+ 'h5 3g5# 2'g7# 276 1 .g5! Prasad-aron 982 -0 [smplerthan 1 .�h7+ xh7 2.g5+ g8 3xh3 whichaso wins 1 . . .'xe3 [1 .hxg5 2.'xh3 2.�h7+h8 [2 f8 3.d7# 3exf7#

Discovered check page 39277 e5+! picking up the � 1 . .c5 2.exd6

xd6 3d 3 and wins278 - 1 . f6+279 1 .c3+ wnnng the '

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Souions

280 - 1 .6+ winning 281 - 1 .cxd6+ <d3 2.dxe72 8 2 - 1 . xb4! axb4 2 xd5+ d7[2 xd5 3c5#] 3 .b6 + e? 4 .c7+d8 5xa8283 - 1Exb6+ <f8 2.Exb7

284 1.Eh8+ <xh8 2�xg7+ <xg7 3.xd5285 1 .xf8! xf8 2.c8+286 1 .xh7+! <xh7 2 .f5+ �h6 3.Exh6#28 1 .xd4 winning the f now 1 . . .xd42.�h7+ <xh7 3.Exd4288 - 1 .f6+ <xf6 2h5+ PetrosanStein1961 1 -0 2 . .<f7 3.h7#289 1 .�xf8+ !! xh4 2 .Exf7+ <h8 2 . .. <g83Ef4+ <h7 4 Exh4# 3�g7+ <g8 4.Exe7+<h7 5.�f6+ <h6 6.�xh4 and wins290 - 1 .e6+ exf4 1 . . . g5 2.f6+ g6 3�c1�xe6 4�xg5+ <h5 5.�f3+ �g4 6�xg4+ <xg47 Ef4+ exf4 8. xf4+ <h5 9.h4# 2. �g7#291 1 c8+! Kupechk-Tseshkovky 1 9761 -0 1 . . . c5 [1 . .Wc5 2.Wxc5+ xc5 3.Ed8#2Wxc5+ Wxc5 3.Ed8# 292 1 Exg7+! ! axb5 2. f6+ <d8 3Ed7#293 1 Exh6+ gxh6 2 .Ee7+ <g8 3.Exf7 <xf74Wxa5 and wins

294 1 .Exg6+ fxg6 2.d6+ and wns295 1 .xg6+ Wxg6 1 . . hxg6 2. Eh3#] 2.Exc4+g? 3.xg7+ <xg7 4.Ec7+ Fuman-Smyslov1949 10296 - 1 .�xh7+ <h8 1 . . . xh7 2.xd7] 2�f5+ apanful di scovered check 2 . . .<g8 3�xd729 1 . b5+! the < cant potect ts 298 - 1 .f4+ checks, closes the diagonal andwins the W!299 - 1 .h 1 + <c6 2.xf2 and wns

300 - 1 .<b6+!! Exg2 2.d8+ �b8 3d5#

Double check page 43301 - 1 d8+! <xd8 2.�g5+ <c7 3.�d8# RtTartakower 1910302 1 �f5+! <e8 1 . . <c6 2�d7# 2.�d7+<f8 3.�xe7# nderssen-Dufresne 1852303 - 1 f6+ xf6 2.d8+ �xd8 3.�b5#double check and mate304 - 1 g7+!! <xg7 2.f5+ <g8 3. h6#305 1 xh7+ <xh7 2. f6+ <h8 3.g6#306 1 �b5+ <f8 [1 <d8 2.Ee8# 2.Ee8#30 1 g6 + <xh7 2xf8+ <g8 3.h7#

308 1 .Exg7+ !! <xg7 2.Eg5+ the double checkcan not be dealt with 2 . . .<f7 3. Eg7+ <e84.�g6+ E 4 <d8 5.b6+] 5.Wxf4309 1 .�d8+!! elegant double check 1 . . .<d6[1 .<xd8 2Exg8+ <e7 3. Exa8 2. Exg8 andwins

31 0 1 Ee8+! <xe8 2.c7+ <e7 3.xd5+Exd5 4 .xa7+311 - 1 h5!! gxh5 2.Eg3+ <h8 3.xf7#3 1 2 1 .f6+ <f8 2 �h6#31 3 1 .Ec8+ !! <xc8 2.c5+ <d7 3.d6+ <e84.e6+ <f8 5�h6#314 1 .xf6+ <f8 2.�d6+ xd6 3.Ee8#31 5 1 .xg7+! <xg7 2.Eg6+ <h7 3 .Eg7+ <h84.Eh7+ <g8 5Eh8#3 16 1 .xd7+! xe2 1 . . .e6 2f6#] 2.f6#31 1 .Ec8+ <a7 [1 . . .<xc8 2.b6#] 2.�b8+<a8 3.b6#31 8 1 g7+ <xg7 2. Exg6#31 9 1 .h7+ <xh7 2f6+ <h8 3.Eh1 #320 1 .f8+ ! <xf8 2.�d6+ <e8 3.f8#321 - 1 xf6+ <xf6 2.xd5+ <g5 3.�c1 +!<h 5 4 .f6#322 - 1 f8+ <xf8 2.e6 + <g8 3.Ef8#323 - 1 g7+ !! <xg7 2. f5+ <g8 3.h6#

Mishta-Koza 1 955324 1 .d8+! <xd8 2.�a5+ <c8 [2 . <e83.Ed8# 3.d8#

Pin page 47325 -1 .d5+ wnning the )

326 - 1 .�xc5 the on d6 is pinned32 1 a8#328 1 .b4# the on a4 is pnned329 - 1 .xg7# Szekeykhpov 1 992

330 - 1 f6#331 1 .c4 xc4 2.Exd5+ and wins332 - 1 Eg1 and hte wins the �333 1 .Exf6! Exf6 2 .g5 and wins334 1 .b5+ <c8 [1 . .<b8 2 .a7+ <c83.d6+ 2.d6+335 1 xb4 cxb4 [1 .. a5 2.d 3] 2.�xb6 with adecisve advantage336 1 .Eb 1 ! the pnned can not captue onb1 1 . . .Wxc5 but there s another relatve pn on

b7 2.Exb7#33 1 .xh7+ <xh7 2.Eh5# the pinned ong6 makes ths elegant mate possible

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Solutions

Deflecton page 57385 1 .a4+! xa4 2.Ec8 Ed8 3. Exd8# TaPetrosian 1975386 Ed8! xd8 2.�a7#387 1 .�b7+! Exb? 2.d5+ f2 3.xh1 andwns388 1 .c7! xc? 2.�f5#389 1 f7! Eg8 [1 . . . Exf7 2.Ec8+ and mate]2.xg7+ Exg? 3.Ec8 e8 4 .Exe8#390 1 .�xg5 ! xf3 2.�h6#391 1 .�e6!! dxe6 [1 . . .�h5 2.�xd7 xd?3.f8] 2.d7 + xd? 3. f8 and promotes392 1 .Ef4+! 1 .Eh4+ gxh4 2Ef4+ h5] 1 . . gxf4 2.Eh4#393 1 .Exd5! cxd5 2.�b5 e? [2 . .xb53.xg7#] 3.�xa4 and wns394 1 .Eg8+! ! Exg8 1 . .xg8 2.xd4+ withmate to follow] 2.xd4+! xd4 3 f7#395 1 .Eb6! xb6 2h8+ g6 3.�h5#MarottiPanchenko 978396 1.xe5! Smysovuwe 953 10 . . xe5 2.�xc6+ b8 3.Eb7+ a8 4Eb5#397 1 .xe5!! xe5 2. xf7+ Exf? 3. Ed8 andmate folows, CapablancaFonaov 1918398 1 .e8+! ! Exe8 2. Ed7 xd? 3Exd7#

399 1 xe6 SpasskyLarsen 1969 0 1 . . .fxe6 2.f7 b1 4.h2 and wins400 1 Ea1 ! ! 1 . b7 c6 =] 1 . . .Eb4 1 . . Exa12.b7 and wins] 2b7 c5 3.Ea5+ c6 4.xb4401 1 .e6 �f8 [1 . . .�xc3 2 e7 and promotes]2�g7! xe6 [2 . . .�xg7 3.e7] 3.�xf8 and wns402 1 �d4! 2xh6 and mate cannot be parried wth dignity 1 ...b1 . .�xd4 2.xh6#]2.�xg7! Exg? 3.xb1 and wns403 1 g5 �xg5 2. E1 f7+ h6 3Eh8#

404 1 .Eh5 !! SkuratovSvedchikov 1972 0[1 .fxe7 Exe6] 1 . . .Exh5 [ ...g8 2.Exh6+ xh63.e7] 2fxe7 and promotes405 .d6+! �xd6 2xe4406 .Ee6+ KarpovTarjan 976 0 . fxe6[ g6 2Exg6 h? 3 .xf7+] 2.g6#407 .a4! threatenn g the and mate on d?1 . . .xa4 2.Ec8#408 .Eb8! xb8 2.xh4 and mate is unstoppabe BotvinnikKeres 966

Decoy sacfice page 6409 1 .Ec7 xc? 2xh7 e6 3.xc7

410 1 Eh8+ xh8 2.g6+ g8 [2 . .h?3.e7] 3.e7 winnng the queen411 1 f8+ xf8 2. Ed8# Vdmaruwe 929412 1 xh6+ xh6 [1 . . .g8 2h8#] 2.Eh2#413 1 .�e5! xe5 2.f4+ e6 3.xc741 4 1 Exh4 xh4 2.xf8 xf8 3. g6+ f?

4 xh4 and wins4 1 5 1 g7+! or 1 .xh7+ with the samesequence 1 . .xg? 2Efxf7+ g8 3.Eg7+ h84.Eh7+ g8 5Ebg7# PolgarJ.Hansen 1989416 1 Ed8+!! xd8 2.xe4417 1 h6! xh6 [1 . . .f? 2.f8#] 2�f8h5 3.g4#418 1 .Ec3!! dxc3 [1 . . .xb6 2.Exc8+ and matein 2 1 .. . e7 2 .Exc6 xc6 3.b7 and wns]2.xc6 Exc6 3.Ed8 followed by mate419 1 xe6 xe6 [ .. . e8 2.g6] 2.�h3#420 1 .�f7+ ! the most efectve Ni Huaang Zl i 2003 1 0 . .xf? [ 1 .. d8 2.e6#]2.�xe5 e8 3.�xc7421 1 .Eh8 ! ! xh8 2 .�xf7 and there is nopower on earth that can prevent Eh1 and mate422 1 .�f8+ !! an elegant deflection of the Efrom the d fe 1 .Exf8 2Ed3! with mate on h3to come PolugaevskySzilazy 1 960

423 1 .xe8+ xe8 2.Exc8 xc8 3. e7+424 1 .xc8! ! xc8 2 .Exc6 e8 [2 ... xc63.e7+] 3.Ec8 xc8 4. e7 f8 5.xc8425 1 .d5+! e5 [1 . . .xd5 2.c3 1 . . .f52. g3] 2.e7 folowed by a fork426 1 .xg7 !! xg? 2.xf6+ xf6 3. xd5+g6 4.xc7 and wins427 1 .�xe6! a thunderbolt out of the blue4 . . .�xe6 2.f8 xf8 3xe6 e? 4.xc7d6 5.e8+ SeirawanKogan 1986 10

428 1 .a4! �xa4 2.a3 �b5 3. Exb5 the back is hanging 3 xa3 4Eb7+ intermedatecheck 4 . .. g8 5.bxa3 and hite has an extrapece429 �xf7! xf? 2.e 6! threatenng the 2 . .xe6 3.d5+ f6 4f5#430 .xh7+! ! xh? 2 .xf6 h6 [2 . . .h83g6#] 3.eg4+ g5 4.h4+ 4 5.g3 36.�e2+ [6.00 xf6 7.�e2+] 6 . . g2 7.Eh2g 8.000# Lasker dThomas 192431 1 xg7+ xg? 2. xd7 KeresSpassky1 955 1 0 2 . . . g8 3.f6+ f? 4 .d5+432 1 f7 (a peasing decoy sacr ifice)

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468 The fna part of the ceebrated study bySaavedra of 1895 1 c8! ! threateni ng mate ona8 [ c8 c4+! 2.xc4 stalemate 1 .. .a4forced 2.b 3 threatening the and mate on c1

Drawing tactics page 71469 1 .c4+! xc4 staemate470 d3+! xd3 staemate47 .h3+!! xh3 stalemate472 .c1 ! xc1 stalemate473 .xb2! h2+ 2.f3 xb2 stalemate[2 . . . h3+ draw ] BernstenSmysov 946474 .�d3+! �xd3 stalemate475 .f5!! [1 .xb5+ axb5! 2g5 b4and Black wins] 1 ...xf5 stalemate[1 ...c52. xc5+ bxc5 3.g5 hite wns]476 .a5+ b8 2.d8+ a7 3a5+ drawby perpetual check477 1 .g6+ g8 2.e7+ h8 3.g6+ drawby perpetual check478 1 .g2+!! xg2 stalemate; a study byKubbe479 1 .b5!! c1 2.c5+ xc5 draw480 .f4+ !! xf4 stalemate48 .g8+ !! xg8 staemate

482 .f2+ xf2 stalemate483 .g ! ! [1 .xf6 e4+] . . .f3+[1 . . . xf4 staemate 2.xf3+ xf3 stalemate484 h8+ e4 2h1+!! xh1 staemate485 .g5+!! xg5 stalemate486 .�f2+ !! xf2 stalemate a study byStromberg487 .g3+!! xg3 stalemate a study byMikhalap488 1 .�d5+ h7 2 .�e4+ g8 3.�d5+ per

petual check489 1 .�f3!! [1 �xa8 xa8 2. f2 b8 3.e3c7 and a winning pawn endgame for Black] . . .xf3 stalemate a study by Dawson490 g5 it is hard to get this wrong it is theonly legal move! . . .hxg5 staemate [1 . . .�xg5theoretical draw]49 .g7 only legal move 1 . . . xg7 staemate492 .f1 +! xf1 stalemate

Mixed motifs: White page 75493 1 .�e2#494 1 .xh7+ xh7 2h4#

495 1 .xg5+ f8 [1 .. .g6 2 .h6] 2.g7+e8 3g8+ d7 4.�h3+ and mate496 1 .�f3+ !! xf3 2.e4+! xe4 3 .c8#497 1 .xc8! xc8 2. d7 + e8 3.xb6 with adecsive advantage498 .xf6+ !! wns for hte! 1 .. .xf6 2.e4+

f5 3xd2499 1 �e4+ e6 2�d5+! xd5 [2 . ..xd53.c7+] 3.c3+500 1 .�d5! skewer an d decoy 1 .. xd52.e7+ 7 3.xd550 .h6+ h8 2.f7+ g8 3.h6+ perpetual check502 1 .xe5!! �xd 1 [ . . .dxe5 2.xg4 with adecsive advantage] 2 .�xf7+ e7 3. d5#503 1 .e6+ fxe6 [1 . . .h6 2xf6 fxe6 3.c7]2.c7+ h6 3.xf6 with mate to follow504 1 .�f7+ x? [ . . .f8 2.�xg6 2. e6+ �xe63.xa5505 1 .bc5+! bxc5 2.xc5+ c6 3.xe4506 1 .h8! threatens to promote, creatng alethal skewer 1 . . xa7 2 .h7+ e6 3 .xa7507 .�d6!! with an eye on e7 1 . . e the �threatens a doube attack or mate on g 3 Blackhas no good moves and can no longer main

tan the pn on the f on g2 . [1 . . .g4 2.�e7+ f63.�xf6#] 2 .g3+ xg3+ 3.�xg3#508 1 .h6+ h8 2.xe5! xe5 3.xf7+ xf7[3 . . . g8 4. xe5 with a decisive advantage]4.d8+ wth mate n 2509 1 .�xh6! gxh6 2.xh6+ g7 3.�b7!! freeng the diagonal 3 . . .xh6 [3 . . .xb7 4 .g6#]4�xa6 and wins5 0 .xe6 !! fxe6 2 .xf8+ !! decoy sacrfce2 . .xf8 3.xe6+ e7 4. xc7 and wns

5 1 .�g7+! more eectve than 1 .g71 . . .xg7 [ .. xg7 2.xh7#] 2 .xg7 and wins52 1 .b5 �xb5 2.cd6+ xd6 3xd6+ e64.xb5 and wns5 3 1 .xg7+ !! xg7 2.xd4+! xd4 3xe6+f6 4 .xd4 with a decisive advantage54 1 xf6! xf6 2.d8+ a7 3.xf6 with adecsive advantage5 5 1 .e7+ h8 2xh7+ !! xh7 3h4#5 6 1 .xc6+! decoy sacrfice . . .xc62.e7+ c7 3.xc6 xc6 hte wins5 7 .g4! .. .fxg4 2.f5 gxf5 [2 . e5 3.fxg6]3g6 hxg6 4. h7 and wins!

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51 8 1 .e7 xe? 2.xd5 e6 3.xa8519 1 .xg7! <xg7 2. xe6 <f7 3.xc7520 1 . h6 <h8 2.f7 @g8 3. h6 draw521 1 .f6 !! xf6 2. e5 <xe5 [2 . . .xe53.f7 3. g4 and wins522 1 .a4!! xa4 2 c7 <f8 3.xd8

523 1 e6! theatens the fork on f7 and the on d7 1 .xe6 2xe6 xe6 3.xd7524 1 .f8 ! <xf8 2h6 <g8 3 e8#525 1 .c7 b? 2.e8!! g8 3. xd6526 1 .xg7! <xg7 2.h6! <xh6 3g5#527 1 .b7!! c8 [1 . . xb7 2xd8# 2. xd8xd8 3.xa7 wth a win ning position528 1 .c5! xd3 [1 . .xc5 2xd8#] 2.xe7<e8 3.cxd3 and wins529 - 1 .c5! a3 [1 . . . b5 2.e3 <g? 3 .e5

f6 4. xb5] 2.h 5 !! gxh5 3.f6#530 - 1 .xc6! bxc6 2b 1 <a8 3 .xc8#531 - 1 .c8! xc8 2.xa7!! <xa7 3.bxc8!and with thee extra s hte wi ns532 1 .d8 <b? 2b8! <xb8 3.c6533 1 .d4! ! <xd4 [1 . .g1 2.e2 2.b8g 1 3.xa7534 1 .xe5!. .xe5 2.xe5 dxe5 3.xe6 the[ on f7 s pinned535 1 .g4!! hxg4 1 <g7 2 .xg5] 2. h 1

<g? 3.xg5536 1 .xf6! gxf6 2. e7 <g? 3. xd5537 - 1 .h6 <xh6 2d2 <g? 3xd8538 -1 .xg6! [1 .xc5 <xc5 2.xg6 f3 1 . . .hxg6 2xc5 <xc5 3.<xd3539 1 .xe5!! fxe5 1 . . .xe5 2.d8# 2.d8xd8 3 .xd8#540 1 .f8 ! defection 1 .xf8 2.g7 doube check 2 . . .<d8 3.e8#541 1 .e8 f8 2 h8 <xh8 3 .xf8542 1 .e8!! xe8 2.g4! g5 2 . .xg43.f6# 3.xf5 and wins543 - 1 .g4! xg4 2.xe8 @g? 3.fxg4544 1 .c3! and both s ae attacked f1 . . . bh4 2.xc8 xc8 3.xc8#545 1 g5!! xf3! 2.c1 ! [2d2 b4!]2 . . .xd4 3.c8 d8 4.xd8#546 24.xb7! w nnng the 24 .. .<xb725.c5

547 -1 .h8 xh8 2.f6#548 1 .d8!! xd8 [1 . . .<g7 2.xc8 1 . .xd82e5 2.c3 wth mate to folow

549 - 1 .h6 gxh6 2h7#550 - 1 .xe5!! dxe5 2e6#551 - 1 .xc6! xc6 2.b4#552 -1 .d5! cxd5 2.xe6553 1 .d 7!! Tivakov-Nyback 2005 1 -01 . . .xd7 [1 . . .xd7 2xb7#] 2.xd7 and wns

554 1 .d3! wth attacks on the and the on c8 1 ...xd3 1 . . .xc1 2.xg6 xe1 3.xe1fxg6 4xf6 and wns.] 2.xc8 wth a decisiveadvantage555 1 .xh6! gxh6 2.h7#556 1 .xh6!! xh6 [1 . .<xh6 2.h4#]2.xc3557 1 .xh7! <xh7 2.h5 <g8 3.h8#558 1 .f6 g? 2.h6 bg8 3.h1 !559 1 .xg5 fxg5 2.xh7 xh7 3.xh7#

560 1 .e5! attacking both back s 1 . .xb5[1 . <f7 32.f6] 2.xh8 <d? 3.d6 <xd64xd8 and wns561 - 1 .g4 uneashing an attack on the withthe theat of mate on c8. Lchowski-GridnewMoscow 1992 1 . .xf3 [ 1 . . h5 2.xh3] 2c8e8 3 .xe8#562 - 1 .xh7 <xh7 2.h4#563 1 b5 MacDonne- Bd London 1872 1 .. .c6 [1 . . .h 8 2.e7#] 2c7#564 1 . h7 xh7 2f7#565 - 1 .f5! <g5 [1 . .gxf5 2.xf6 <h53e2# 2 xd6 xe6 3 .dxe6 and wins566 - 1 .g6! theatenng g? and freeng the 1 . . .fxg6 [1 . ..xa7 2.g7 1 . . .<xg6 2.g8 1 . . xa72xa7 xa7 3.g7 2.f8 xf8 3.a8567 - 1 .f6 ! TopaovNaid itsch 2005 1 01 . .xf6 2.e8 f8 3.xf8#568 1 b7 mak ng way for the , 1 .. . <e6 2 .c7569 1 .b3! xb3 [1 . . .<h8 2.xh7# 2.g7<h8 3.xh7 @g8 4. ag7#570 1 .g8! decoy sacrifice 1 . . .<xg8 2.e7@g? 3xf5 xf5 4.xb7 and wns571 1 . h7 !! <xh7 2.f5 @g? 3.xe4 xe44xd8572 1 .xb4 !! xb4 2xf6! <xf6 3.d 5<e5 4.xb4 wth a decsive advantage573 - 1 xg7 <xg7 2.xd6! ! xd6 3.f5<f6 4xd6

574 1 . h6 <h8 2.xd8 xd8 3.f7 <g84 xd8 wth a decisive advantage575 1 .f7 interfering with the defence of the

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on g? 1 . . .Wxf7 [ ..xf7 2.xg7#] 2.xf7 <xf7.xg7+ \e6 .e+ and ate folows576 1 .e5! dxe5 2.xc6 xc6 .d5 xd5[. . .xd2 .xe7#] .xa5577 f8! ! xf8 .. .xe5 2.c# .. h2. c+ <xe5 .f#] 2f6! ! gxf6 [2 . . .a8 .d7

f .c# 2 .. c8 f gxf6 .c# 2 .b8.c+ <xe5 d 7+ <d6 5. xb8 <c? 6. xa6+<b6 7 xc5 <xc5 8.<c2 e5 9.\b and wins].f!! fxe5 .c#578 1 .g8+! <h? 2.g6+! ! fxg6 .fxg6+ \xg8.f7#579 .g5!! [ \g6 g1+] 1 . . .g1 [1 . . .fxg52.\g6 the on g5 sheds htes <] 2.xf6+g? xg7+ \g8 d and ate580 1 .d7+ <c8 2. b6+ <b8 .c8+ xc8.d7#58 .a8+ !! \xg? 2.<c6 the black has noescape square! 2 . . .b5 .\xb5 d .d8 e5.<c <f6 6. <d <f5 7 .\e and wins582 1 .xe6+ <xe6 2.hg5+! hxg5 .xg5+<f6 .xh7+ \g6 5 .f8+ <f7 6 .d7 and wins583 .h8+ the h storic Daianos ate1 .<xh8 2.h 1 + \g8 .h8+ <xh8 h1 +h5 5.xh5+ \g8 6.h7#

584 .xf5+! exf5 [ . . .\g? 2.g6+] 2e7+wth ate to folow ikVan ey 2005 0585 1 .d2! ! a nice coss pin RobachansaSoch 19 7 1 0 aso 1 .e1 ! with the sae deas wnning]586 1 .a8+ <h? 2.e+ <h8 .a8+ <h? .e+ g6 5 .xg6+ <h 8 6 .xh6+ <g 8 7 .Wg6+<h8 daw587 .xg7+ ! the ost eectve . . \xg?2.fxe8+ ! safe than a W prootion though this

is sti ll wnning 2 . . .\f8 .xc7 <e? .d wthan extra 588 1 .xc6 bxc6 2.xh7+ xh? .xf6+ g?.xd8+589 1 .xh6+! gxh6 2.g 7+ <h? .gxf8+ !<h8 .g8#590 1 .xh7+ <xh? 2.h+ 2 .g5+ \g6]2 . . .\g8 2 . . .\g6 .Wg5+] . g5 fe8 .h?+<f8 5.Wh8+ <e? 6.xf7+59 1 .Wg8+!! <xg8 [1 . . . xg8 2.f7#] 2. e7+

<h8 f7+ xf7 .xc8+ f8 5.xf8#592 .d6+ xd6 2.xd7+ e7 .xe7+<xe? .c6+ <d6 5.xb8 and wins

593 1 .Wxf7+ !!xf7 2. g 6#594 1 .g! xg 2. b8W and wns595 1 .f6+ ! intefering with t he defence of f81 . . .xf6 ...gxf6 2.Wxf8#] 2.gxf6596 .g2!! beaking the pn. xf [ ..Wc82h wth ate on h? 1 . . g8 2.xh?+ <xh?

.h #] 2.Wxf8# SutanbeevCole 928597 1 .c!! xc [1 . . .xd2 2.c8#] 2Wxb2wth a wnning postion598 xb7 xb7 2c6+599 1 .Wxf6+ ! gxf6 2.xh6#600 1 .Wh6! xh6 [1 . . .xd 2.e7+ <h8.xf8#] 2 . xh6#60 .e8+! <xe8 1 . . .xe8 2Wg7#] 2.We7#602 1 .a7 xa7 2. \c8 winni ng the LarsenMiles 0603 1 .f! axb [1 . .d 2. d2#] 2.d2#604 .Wxf8+!! decoy sacrifice 1 . . .<xf82.g6+ a pin and fork605 1 .Wxb8+!! xb8 2 .d8#606 1 .xg5+ hxg5 2. <xd2607 1 .xf! exf 2.h8 ! and ate on g?608 Wxf6 xc8 [1 . ..Wxf6 2.xe8+ f8.xf8+] 2.Wxd609 1 .xe5 xe5 2 f

60 1 .c Wd6 2. e6 .d6! ! annu ng the protecton of f8 . . .xd6 . .. 7xd6 2 .e8+ Wf8 .xf8#]2.Wxd wth a winning positon62 1 .Wc8+! xc8 2.e8#6 3 .Wg8+ !! xg8 2.f5#64 1 .xg5 fxg5 2. gxh7 and pootes6 5 1 .g6 !! Black is up the exchange andhas a pus but now both the W and ateae threatened 1 ...xh2 [1 . . .fxg6 2.Wxe5 wth a

decisve advantage] 2. de7#6 6 1 .Wxd+ xd 2. b6#6 7 .d8+ <f7 . . . \h? 2. h8#] 2 f8#6 8 .d5 with a doube attack on the 2 s69 1 .b+ \d5 2.e+620 .e!! threaten ng 2. xe8# or 2 . Wxf6#62 \c6! threatening the and ate on e8622 1 .c+ !! cleaing the diagona 2.h?#folows623 .a and after 2.c the s dooed624 1 .f5! theatening the W and ate on h8625 1 .b5! f the fees thee wl be a forkon e ?

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2 1 e5 wth a doub le attack on and 2 1 .8#28 - 1 e5!! Mles-ritchett 1 982, 1 0 both7 and e8 cannot be defended29 1 .e8+! \7 [1 . . . xe8 2.xd5+] 2xd80 1 d8+!! xd8 [1 xd8 2.e8#] 2.xb

1 1 .xh6+ xh6 2.h#2 1 .b8+! xb8 2f# 1 a5 !! there is the threat of mate andthe is attacked 1 .. bxa5 [1 .. \xa5 2 .a8#]2.xb34 1 .x+ \x7 2xh35 1 .e4 threatenin mate on h 7 and the 1 .e1 ! and either the or s ost 1 d1 + ! xd1 and hite is wthout amove!

8 1 .b6+ \b8 [1 . .axb6 2.a8#] 2 .xd59 1 000!! winnin a piece40 1 .a6! ! stops the from advancin 1 .. bxa6 wth a rooks an d of the won colourt s a draw the hte \ oes back and forthn the promotion corner and when the arveson a2 thee s stemate [1 .. c 2xb7 s atheoretical draw]41 1 h5 h4 2. h6 wnnin the 42 1 .x+! \x7 2.f+ \h8 3h#

4 1 .4! x4 all other moves lose the 2.xf+ \h8 3xh#44 1 .f7+ xf7 2.h#45 1 .6 !! the space advantae allows aforced pomoton 1 . hx6 [1 .. .fx6 2. h6 xh63.f6] 2.f6! xf6 3.h64 1 .h 6! xh3 [ 1 ... xh6 2.xe6; 1 .. . e2.xe6 xe6 3.f7+ \8 4. xd8] 2. xf7+ntermediate check 2 . . . \8 3.xh3 wth a decsive advantae4 1 .xd+! decoy sacr ifice! 1 . .xd2.e5+ \e6 3.x648 1 .xh7+! x h7 26 the black strapped49 - 1 .xf7+! vacatn a square 1 . . .xf2.c4 with the capture of the 50 1 .f8! ! xf8 [1 . .. xd5 2#; 1 ...c1 +2.\h2 chanes nothin] 2e7#51 - 1 .xb7! ! xb7 2e6+

52 1 c6+ ! bxc6 2xa6#5 1 .d5! e 5 2.a4+ winnin the on e454 1 .e 6! threatenin mate on f8 and the

on e4 1 ...xd [1 . . .xe6 2.f8#] 2.xe4+ f53xf5#55 5.f5+ \h8 6. e5 threaten n mate onf7 6 . . .h 7.6#5 1 5+ \f8 2d8+ \7 3.5+ perpetua check

5 1 .e! ! Axe 2dxe7+ \c8 3.xa58 1 .e!! xe7 [1 . . .xe 2.fxe7 xe73 d8 and wns .] 2 .xf8+ \xf8 3d8#59 1 .e8+ f8 2.xf+ \h8 3.xh#3.xf8#]0 1 .d5! attackn the 1 . . .xd2 2xe7+check! 2 . . \h8 3.xd2 wth an exta pece1 1 .a! ! [ 1 .c5 xd5!] 1 . . . xa7 [1 . . .xd52xa+ d8 3.xd8+ xd8 4.xd8#] 2 xd8+xd8 3xd8#

2 1 e 4!! and both the and are hanin1 .f8+ xf8 the on f1 s pinned] 1 xe4[1 xe4 2.f8#] 2f8+ xf8 3.xf8# - 1 .h6+ \h8 2.8+ x8 3.f7#4 1 .xf7! ! xf [1 .. xd4 2.6#] 2.6+\8 3.xe55 1 xh5 openin the diaona 1 . . .xh5[1 .f6 2x6+ 7 3.xe6] 2.h7# 1 .x5! fx5 2.e5 1 h+! xh7 2.xh7#

8 1 .h5+ \8 2.xe8+9 1 .xc6 xd1 + 2.xd1 winnin back the the exchane up0 1 .\c2 xc4 2.e1 #1 1 e5+ wnnin a piece1 . xe5 2x4+2 1 .e5+! ! xe5 25# 1 xd5 xd5 [1 . .. cxd5 2. xa6] 2 .xf6+4 1 .b4 !! decoy sacrifice 1 . . .xb4 2.c2threatenn both the and the 5 1 .h8 with the threat of mate to folow onh6 1 .h8 d8+ 2.xd8 stalemate] 1 . . .d6[ 1 . . .d 2h6+ d6 3.xd6#] 2 \c7 etheBack loses the ook or its mate. 1 924 study byTotzky 1 .e7+ xe7 [1 . . .xe 2h8#] 2.h8# 1 .d2! ! c5 [1 . . .xd2 2.e7#] 2.xa58 1 .xc6 bxc6 2.d4 with mate to follow9 1 .f6! ! \xf6 2.d8+80 1 d7! ! xd7 2.h6+ 2.+ e

3.8#]81 -1 .4! fx4 [1 . . .xf4 2. f6+] 2.xc782 1 xa8! f8 [1 .. xa8 2. d8+ xd8

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3.xd8#] 2d8 with a wnnng position683 1 .g6 xg6 [1 . . .xh7 2.e8] 2.h8with mate to folow684 1 .b4 c7 2.b5 wnnng the 685 1 .xf6 gxf6 2 .g4 f8 3.xd7 with adecisive advantage

686 1 .xd7 decoy sacrfice 1 . .. \xd7 2a7wnning the 687 1 .e7 xe7 [1 . .\f8 2. xc6] 2.d8#688 1 .c6 B 2xd5689 1 .a3 \g8 [1 . . .e7 2.xc6 xa33. xe8#] 2.xh7 wnn ng the 690 1 .f6 xf6 1 . . .\h8 2.h7#] 2.xe8

Mxed mots Blac page 9369 1 . . xd 1 2. xd1 xc3 wnnng a pece692 1 . . .xh2 2.xh2 g1 #693 1 . . .xd 1 removing the defender 2.xd1f2#694 1 . . .h2#695 1 . . .c4#696 1 . . .f1 2.b3 g2697 1 . . .g2 2 .h3 h1#698 1 . . b7 the only way to prevent mate2. axb7 staemate [2.\a5 b2 theoretica draw

699 1 . . . e8 and mate on e1 the next move700 1 . . . g4 2.h1 f3 3.\g 1 g470 - 1 . . .c1 2 .b2 c2 3 \b1 c14.\xc1 stalemate702 1 . .xf4 2.xf4 g5 wth an extra pece703 - 1 . . .h1 2 .xh1 xf1#704 1 xe3 2 .xe3 xd4 winn ng the 705 - 1 . . .h1 2.xh1 f1#706 1 . . . h1 2 .\xh1 h4 3.\g1 h2#707 1 . . .g1 2.xg1 h3#

708 - 1 . . .c5 wn nng the 709 1 . . . a8 the s pi nned, and f it moveshite wll be checkmated70 1 . . .xf1 2xf1 h1 #7 1 . . .\h8 2.fxg5 g8 wnnng the 7 2 1 . . e1 2.xe1 [2xe1 h1 #]2 . . .xg2#7 3 1 . .g1 2.xg1 f2# Cochrane-Staunton 1841 017 4 1 . . .h3 2.xg5 f1#

7 5 1 . .b2 with 2 ...a2# to foow Shabaov-Granda uniga 2005 017 6 1 . . . xe3 2 .xe3 h6 winning th e

7 7 1 . .e7 2.\h 5 h3# McDonne-DeLabourdonnais 1834 017 8 1 . . xh2 2. f1 xf2#79 1 . .3 contro i g e2 with h 1 mate to fo ow720 . . .a1 2 .xa1 xa1 #72 1 . . .xd2 2.xd2 f1 3.e1 xe 1

4.d1 dxd1#722 1 . . h3 2. h1 d5#723 1 . . .f1 2.xf1 g3#724 1 . . .f3 2 .xf3 b1 and checkmatefolows725 1 . . .xf2 2 .xf2 [2.xf2 c5] 2 . . .c5726 1 . . .e2 2.xe2 e4 3.d1 f2#727 - 1 . . .h3 2. xh3 f1 3. h4 f5#728 1 . . xh3 2.gxh3 g2 3.\xg2 g34.\ h1 xh3# Leko-Batny 1991729 1 .. a5 2 .a4 xa4 3. bxa4 a3#730 - 1 . . .xb 1 2.xb1 e2 GudmundssonFischer 1960 0-1 3.c1 e1 winning the wtha decisve advantage73 - 1 . .xf2 2.xf2 2.xf2 xe4]2 . . . d3 and wins732 - 1 .d8 the whte can not leave thediagona 2.xf5 xd1 #733 1 . . .f5 simple .. . once youve seen it

2. xf5 xg2 intermediate check 3.\c3 xf5734 1 . . h3 2. e1 2.xh3 e2] 2 . . .g23 exd4 exd4 4.c2 xh 1 Black wins735 1 . . .g2 2.xg2 f1 3.g1 g34.hxg3 h3#736 1 . . .xh2 2.\xh2 g4 3.\g1 h34.f1 h2# MaczinskyPratten 1948737 - 1 . . xa7 it can be captured 2.h 7 e63. xa7 Staemate nand-lvanchuk 2004

. 738 1 . . c6 [ 1 . . .d1 2 .f1] 2 .xc6 d1

3.f1 xf1#739 1 . ..f3 2 exf3 xf1 TorreTimman1982 01 3.\xf1 h3 4\g1 e1#740 1 . . .e2 2 .g2 [2.\e4 g4 3 .\d4xd7] 2 . . .f1 3 .f3 [3\g1 h3#] 3 . . .e2draw Chuchelov-Kritz 200374 - 1 . . xa3 2 .\xa3 c5 3.a2 a7#742 1 . . .f1 2.xf1 [2h2 h1 #] 2 . . . h 1 3f2 g4# BogolbowMontcelli 1930743 1. . .d1 2.xd1 e3 3.e1 d1#

Chistakov-Kogan 1933744 1 . . .e1 2 .g2 h4 3.\h2 f3 draw,renburgGolod 2005

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Soons

45 1 . . .d 1 2xd1 c2 3.xc2 xd #46 1 . . . g3 ReggioM ieses 1903 2.xg3[2hxg3 e3 3.�e2 xe2#] 2 �h4 ths isthe dea to deflect the from the thid rank3 �xa6 [3.xh4 e3 4 .�e2 xe2#] 3 . �xg34.hxg3 xa6, wth a decisive advantage fo

Black4 - . . xa3 The back ank M kenasBronsten 1965 0- [ 1 . . .e1 2.f1 2.xa3[2.bxa3 xa1 3.b1 e1 4.xe1 xe 5.f1 xf#; 2.d xa 1 3xa1 e1 2.xa3e1 3.f1 xf1#] 2 . . .e1 3.xe xe1 #48 1 . . .b6 2g6 xg6 3.xg6 stalemate,Kamnik-Gschuk 200549 - . xc4 2.xc4 f2 3. h2 h4 pepetual check, LekoKramnk 2004

50 1 . .h6 and mate s nevitable 2.g3[2.cxd3 g5#] 2 ... g5 3. h3 f4# RodgaardNunn 198851 . . .xh3 2gxh3 f2 3.g 1 xh3#Torresekhine 1 92252 1 . . xd6 2.xd6 [2.exd6 e ] 2 . .. d83.xe7 d1 #53 1 . .h1 2.xh1 �f3 3.h2 h1 #ThieringSchechte 1 90054 . .h4 aonGigoric 962 0-1 2.g2

[2.xh4 xg 1 3.�d1 xd # 2 . .xg2 3xg2h1 and wins55 . b3 2 .cxb3 xb3#56 1 .. .f3 with two theats 2 .hxg5 [2.exf3e3#] 2 . . .f2#5 - 1 xc3 2. bxc3 �a3# MacdonellBoden 186958 1 . . .e2 simple and eegant threatenng mate on h2 nosko-Boovsky-Duas 19092. xe2 xf1 #59 1 . .a6 [1 . .b5 2.xe6 h8 3xg6hite wins] 2 .�xg6 xe2 and wns60 - h1 2.xh1 g3 and mate on e sunstoppable DonneSpanjad 961 0-61 1 . . . d 2.xd1 [2e2 d4#] 2 . . c4#62 - . . g2 2.xg2 [2xg2 h3#]2 . . .e2#63 1 . . . e3 2. xe3 xd3 TukmakovGufed 1972 0-1

64 1 ... f5 BeiavskyBabula 200 5 1 /21 /2[1 . . .e4 2. f5 and after 2e5the kingeach d8 va g6 -h7g8f7e6-d7e8, and

after d8 hite etakes the pawn with check]2.e3 e5 3d4 d5 4 e3 e5 5 .f2f5 6g 1 f 7.h2 h1 68xh1 stalemate65 1 . . .xf1 2xf1 [2 xf1 xh2#] 2 . . f2#66 . b3 2.h a1#

6 1 . . .�f3 2.�xf3 �e5 and mate on h268 1 . . .xc3 aron-Fischer 1962 0 -1 2. bxc3b1 and checkmate foows69 f2 2.xf2 c1#0 1 . .xe4 savng the on d4 and w nn ngthe exchange the on g3 s overoaded withthe twn duties of defending e4 and preventngthe fork on e2 2 xe4 [2 �xd4 xd4] 2 . . e23 h2 xc3 with a decisive advantage1 1 . . .xg3 2. hxg3 h #

2 . . xg5 2.fxg5 �f3 and mate cannot beprevented on h 13 1 . . b3 2.�xb3 [2.b ed2#]2 . .a#4 . xf2 2 xf2 xe3 3.f [3xe3staemate 3 . . c1 4.g2 d2 5.f3 e3perpeta check5 . b3 MarcGigoic 962 01 2.axb3[2.xa5 xb1 and mate to foow; 2d xb13.xb xf5 winning 2 xd2

6 . . . b4 2 cxb4 [2.xg2 xa2#] 2 . .xb7 - . .b3 to deflect the on a2) 2.axb3c5 the b3 sqare cannot be defende d and- spsingly - hte cant pary the doubetheat of mate and the capte of , MagaottiPantaleoni 1981 0-1 2xg7 [2.fe4 xb33.c2 xd4 ] 2. . .xb3#8 . f2 2xf2 d [2 . . .d23.e 1 ] 3.�e3 �xe3#9 1 . . a4 2�d3 [2.axb4 c2#] 2 . �xd380 . . .f3 2xf3 gxf3 3.xf3 f7 4.e4xe7 and Black wins81 - 1 . .�e5 the hite has no squaresavaiabe 2xe5 [2.h4 f3] 2 . . .f382 . .f5 [1 f 2. f6 2 xh3 [2. xf5f; 2 .gxf6 f] 2 .. .f 3 h4 h 1 4g3e 1 5 f4 f2#83 . .b6 attackng b2 and e3 2�xb6e2#

84 1 . . . d8 2 e3 xc2 and the theat ofd1 s decisive Bacza-Tal 97 0-185 1 . .e5 attacking the , the and

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Soutos

threatenng a fork on d3 2.d [2Wxe5 d3+3. b xc1#; 2c4 d3+ 3. b1 Wxd4 4xd4c# 2 . . .Wxg3 and wns786 Wxd4 2.xd4 c + 3.Wg xg 1 +4 . xg1 �c5 and wns787 - . . .d3 threatenng mate 2. xd3 �e6#

788 . . . c3 wth mate on the way on d 1gest-Kharov 993 0- 1789 - . h1 + 2. xh1 Wh4+ 3. g2 Wxf24. h 4. h3 Wg3# 4 Wh4 5 g2 Wg3+6. h Wh3#790 - . . We4 1 d5 2 .We1 2.Wc8 2 Wxe4f1 3.xf1 xf1#] 2 . \g7 3 h3 f + 4.xf1xf1 + 5 h2 Wxd3 and wns - . . .f3 2 gxf3 g5+ 3 h1 3. f1 Wh3+4. e2 e5# 3 . .Wxf2 4g Wxf3+ 5.g2

Wxg2#792 . a7 the on b7 s pnned [1 . . .g5 2.b8 g4 3 db7 and hte wns] 2f7[2.xh7 b 2 . . .�h6 Reshevsky-Boesavsky 1953 YY 2. . .b 3.xf8+ xf84.xb wth corect play, a draw; howeve,Back must stl suffer] 3.fe7 �f8 [3 ..b14.e8+ breakng the pn on the other 4 . .�f85xb 4 f7 �h6 5.fd7 �f8 draw793 . . xh2+ 2xh2 Wf2+ 3.g2 h8+4.h5 xh5+ and wns794 .. Wxg3 2. c6 [2.fxg3 f3#] 2 . .�xc63.fxg3 f3+ 4.f �b5#795 - . �xf2+ hte pobaby thought he waswnnng, but the undefended puts that dea toest 2 d2 2.�xf2 Wxc1 +] 2 . . .�xe3+ 3.Wxe3Wxe3+ 4. xe3 c6 and Black wns796 . . Wg + 2.xg [2.xg1 f2#]2 . bxg2 more eegant than the aternatve

mate 2 . .gxg2 3.h xh2+ 4.g1 bg2#]3 h g1 + 4.xg f2#797 . . Wxh4 Faabod-Panno 1962 0-2. g2 2.xh4 xf2#; 2 e4 dxe4] 2 . . f4+3 f1 Wh1 + 4 .g 1 Wg2#798 - . .xg3+ 2.hxg3 Wh6+ 3.�h3 Wxh3#799 - . .h1 + 2.g3 g + 3.h2 h1 + draw800 . . . Wg2+ 2.xg2 f4 3.g1 h3#801 - . .Wf6 breakng the pn on the , wththreats to the and , Zhu Chen-Kotchno

2000 0 2.h3 f3+ 3.xf3 Wxb2 and wns802 - . . .c7 and both � and ae theatened

803 1 . .Wa + 2.xa1 �d4+ 3.b1 a #804 1 e3 2 fxe3 Wh4+ 3.g3 Wxg3#805 1 . .�xe4 2. Wxe4 [2 .xe4 Wf + 3 .Wxf1xf #; 2Wd 1 �xg2# 2 . .Wf1 + 3.xf xf #806 . Wxh2 2 xh2 f7 Ne ksansStefansson 2004 0-1 , 3 .. .h8 s nevtable,

wth mate to folow807 .h8 Mackroth-Fea 0- 2Wxh8�g5+ Black can nvert the two moves 3.f4 �h6;the pawn on h2 wl pomote808 . . .Wd3+ 2. xd3 �xc6+ 3 e2 �xa4wth an extra pece809 . . .Wg6 the must protect e4, d1 andtsef, Xhu Chen-Spassky 1999 01 2.Wxg6xd1 + ntermedate check 3 h2 fxg681 0 . .Wg1 + 2.xg 1 f2 3.g2 �h3#81 1 . . e3+ 2.fxe3 2.�xe3 �f3# 2 . . .Wf5+3.�xf5 exf5#81 2 . b1 + 2.xb c2#813 . . .Wxg2+ 2. xg2 g6 3.f3 [3.h 1xf2#] 3 .. .d2# - 1 Wxc2 2xc2 �xe4+ 3.d2 3b3�c2#] 3 . . .c2#81 5 1 .. . f3+ Kortchno-Karpov 978 0- 12.gxf3 [2.h f2# 2 . g6+ 3 .h f2#8 6 . . . �d8 2.d7 xd4 3.xd4 �b6 andwns Szabo-Kasa 9788 7 . . .xd6 [ 1 . . .f3+ 2 gxf3 �f1 + 3 g2]2. xd6 f3+ 3.g xf3 �f #81 8 . . . a4 hte may have been expectng perpetua check wth b5c3 but ths oveymove, whch contols b2 and attacks the W,wns mmedately 2.a2 [2.xa4 a1 #; 2.Wxa6a # 2.bxa4 xb6 2 . . xb6 3.xb and Blackwns

- . .g2 deflecton and a pn Levy-Gaca 97 0- [ . . . h6 2 xd3] 2.xg2 [2.xd3xf2+] 2 xa3 and Black wns820 . .We2 2.xe2 [2.�xf2 Wxf2 3. hWxe1 # 2Wc1 xg2+ 3. h 1 xh2+ 4 g1Wg2#] 2 .f#821 - . . .c4 preventng escape on d2 wthmate to follow on a or b2822 xc2 2xc2 Wc3#823 . . .�h4 2.Wxh4 [2.Wf3 f2 2 . .xe3#

824 1 . . . Wh3 2.xe2 Wxf1#825 - 1 . .Wg3 2 �xg3 hxg3# or 2 . �xg3#826 1 . . h4 wth mate on the way Vera-

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Suts

Nataf 200 01 .f2 82+ 8.x2 f#827 1 . xh2+ 2 .h2 hx#828 1 . . .e2 BarovKhomov 1961 01attackin c and f2 2. xe2 2.xf6 xe1 + checkand then captue on f6] 2 . . xc and wins829 1 . .c4+ 2.xc4 bxc4#

830 1 . . . c1 + 2.h2 x4+ . 1#831 1 . .d6 defectn the fom thedefence of the e1 suae 2. hx4 [2.xd6xe1 #; 2.xe8+ xe8 .�d2 h2+ 4.f1 h 1 #]2 . . .xb4 and wins832 1 . . . x2 1 . . .f1 + 2. 1 x2 .xf1 ]2.x2 f1+ .1 �x2#833 1 . . c5 2xc5 2.dxc5 d1 # 2.xdc1#] 2 . . .xb and w ns834 1 . . . 1 + 2 .x 1 f2#

835 1 . . and mate is inevtabe MaciejaFontaine 200 0 1 [5 . . .x6 6.f4+ andwns; 5 .. fx6 6.c+ pepetua check836 1 . . . �h+ 2.xh 2.f 4# 21f1 #] 2 . . .f1#837 1 . . . f8 2.d8 h4+ capturin the pinnedf6 MakoonovChekhove 19 01838 1 . . f2+ 2 .xf2 xa1 + .f1 xf1 #839 1 . . .c6+ 2.xc6 2.c xb 2 .. .b#840 1 . . . d2+ 2.b1 [2.xd2 xd2+ b1

xb2# 2 . . .xb2+ .xb2 d1 + 4.c2 d2+5.b1 xb2#841 1 . . . 2+ 2.x2 h#842 1 .e2 hkuranvanchuk 2004 01[1 . . .�xf2+ 2. h1 is e ss effective] 2.xe1xf2+ .h1 1#843 1 . . + 2.fx e1 #844 1 . . .f2+ 2.�xf2 2.1 f1+ .2f+ 4.h2 h1 # 2 . . .xf2+ . h 1 f1 +845 1 . . .d1 + 1 . . .f1+ 2.1 and wins2.1 h5+ .h2 f+ 4.2 d1 + wthpepetua check TopaovMotyev 200846 1 . . .d+ 1 . . .b1 + 2 e2 c2+ .f1f5+ 4. 1 6+ 5 .f2 f5+ 6.f4] 2. c1c+ . d1 d+ draw847 1 . . . xc+ 2 .bxc �a+ c2 �f5#848 1 . �xc 2.bxc f6+ 2 f1 + 4.h2f2+ 5.xf2 xf2+ 6.h f1 + draw849 1 . xf2+ 2 .xf2 [2. h f1 + h2

e2#] 2 . . .e2+ .1 e1 + 4.h2 8e2+5h h1#850 1 . . . h+ 2.2 f2+ f+ 4. 2

f2+ 5. h1 f1 + daw851 1 . . .e1 + 2. h2 h1+ .xh1 e1 +4.h 2 h 1 + 5. xh1 staemate KuubovGaf2005852 1 . . .e6 a matin net forms the Iprotects d5 and pepares for �f8 2.c �f8+

.c6 b6+ 4.xc �d6+ 5.c8 b8#853 1 . . .+ haotenenjn 200 012.hx hx staney hte can do nothnabout the checks on h6/h4 o c1 if the � moves.�d4 h6+ 4. 1 c1 #854 1 . . . x2+ 2.�x2 4# Donadsonan 2002855 1 . . .xh2+ 2.xh2 2xh2 xc6+]2 . . .x+ .h1 1#856 1 . . . b2+ 2.d2 2.f1 f+ .1 2#

2 . .d 1 xb2 xd8 and wns857 1 . .f2+ 2.�xf2 b1 + �1 x1 +Cedaorito 200 0 1 4 .x 1 e1#858 1 . . .h6 protectin h 5 wth the theatof 4+ and f6 # (uanMorovic 200 0 1 )2d4 f1 #859 1 . . .f6 and e6 mate s inevtabe 2.�f5xf5860 1 . . . xh5+ 2xh5 h6 .xh6 xh6 wththe so far away the � w promote861 1 . . �f5 e 2 . . . h8 mate cannot be avoded862 1 . . 2+ Dukopian 2002 01 2.�x2d1 + .�f1 xf1#863 1 .x2+ 2x2 xe2 the is pinnedand Back remains the exchane up864 1 . . .f 2.xf x1 and mate on 2chnedeRo 2005 01

Mate in three pae 1 09865

1 .c8+ �b8 2.c6+ �xc6 .�xc6#866 1 .xh5+ �xh5 2f+ discovered check2 . e5 .�xe5#867 1 �d2 controin a5 1 . . .xd4 [1 ...b52.axb5+ cxb5 .cxb5#] 2. b5+ cxb5 . axb5#868 1 .h8+ xh8 2.h6+ and we see thedea 2 . . .8 x#869 1 .e8+ xe8 2�b5+ d8 2 .. .f8.e8#] .e8#870 1 .x+ x 2h6+ 8 . e#

87 1 e 6+ xe6 [1 .. .fxe6 2f8# 1 . .82.b8+ d8 .xd8#] 2.h6+ xh6 [2 8.f8# .�f8#

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872 .7+ x7 2h6 + h8 .fx7#873 .f8+ xf8 2. xf8+ d7 .e6#874 b6+ cxb6 [ . . . b 2d8# 2c7+d5 .xd5#875 .e 4 the threat of f6 s etha .. f5 . . Wx 2.f6# 2. x6+ f7 W7#

876 -.Wxc6+ bxc6 2xa6+ Wb7 xe7#877 .x7+ d8 2.Wf6+ xf6 e7#nderssenKesertsky London 85878 Wa6+ probem by Stamma . .xa6 . . .b8 2.Wxb7# 2.xb7+ b8 .c6#879 5+ x5 . . .h6 2. f7# 2. f7+h5 .4#880 .h5+ xh5 2.x6+ x6 e6#study by bu N ai from around the year 800881 4+ a probem by Stamma from the8t century . . perhaps too simar to te previosstudy by bu Nai .x4 2.f5+ xf5 d5#882 .6 28+ x8 xf7#883 .We6 The on a6 and the on c8contro 6 and respectvey. No matter howBack recaptures on e6 the capturin pecewi nteere with the acton of its companion. . xe6 xe6 2 h6+ 8 . 8#]2.f5+ 8 .e7#

884 .W6+ x6 2. 5+ hx5 .x6#discovered and doube check885 .Wh6 xf6 xh6 2.e7#] 2. xf6+h8 .Wx7#886 f5 threatenin mate on 6. itoutthe presence of the t woud be a theoreticadraw 7 2.h8+ h7 .xh7#887 .xd5+ cxd5 2 6+ hx6 .f4#888 . h5+ xh5 2.W5+ f8 .d8#889 Wxh7+ [the same mate foows

.xf7+ xf7 2.Wx7+ xh7 . 6#] . .x7 2.xf7+ xf7 .6#890 .4+ fx 22 4 f4#891 .b6+ xb6 2c8+ a5 . b4# Lo8th century892 .c6+ xc6 2 .c5+ a5 .c7#893 .Wh8+ eeant and stron . . .xh2f6+ 8 d8#894 - . + h6 2d2 [otherwise 2d]2 ad8 h2#895 .b6 f4 [ . . .xb6 2. xb6 e =W.c7#] 2c7+ xc7 a7#896 .a8+ xa8 2.Wa6+ b8 .Wxb7#

897 .f8+ Wxf8 2.xf8+ xf8 Wx6#898 .xb6+ Wxc6 2xa2+899 .xf7+ xf7 2f6+ 8 8#900 .Wxh6+ xh6 [ . . .xh6 2 .xh8#]2.xh8+ 5 h5#90 .8+ f7 2.Wx7+ x7 7#

902 Wc6 treatens mate and pins the . xc6 ...bxa5 2.d8+ W .xc8# ...72d8+ W .xc8# 2d8+ W .xc8#903 .Wxd8+ xd8 2.f6+ e8 . c8#904 .Wx8+ xh8 2f6+ 8 .e8#905 .7+ 8 . . .x7 2.xe8+ f8. xf8# 2.d5+ e6 .xe6#906 Wa8+ h7 2Wh8+ xh8 .7#907 .Wxc5+ Stamma . . .dxc5 . . b52. c4#] 2.c4+ b5 b6#908 7+ x7 2.Wh6+ h7 Wxh7#909 h4+ h5 2. f5+ xf5 .f7#9 1 0 .4+ hx 2.e4 + f4 .f6#911 e5 b4 . . h 2.e4 x2 .h4#]2.2 b .#9 1 2 xf8+ xf8 2. Wf7 + h8 .Wxf8#91 3 Wf6+ xf6 2.xf6+ f8 xh8#914 Wxf8+ xf8 2.6+ 8 . e8#9 1 5 f4+ h5 2. hf8 h4#

9 1 6 Wxh7+ xh7 2.+ 8 .xe7#917 xe8+ xe8 2.7+ f8 2 . h.f7# d7#918 Wxh6+ xh6 2 .8+ x8 . xf7#919 7+ f7 2.We6+ xe6 dxe6#920 .Wx8+ x8 . .e 2We8#2.h8+ xh8 f7#921 Wxf6 xf6 2 + h8 .xf6#922 Wxf8+ xf8 2.d8+ e7 e8#923 .W4+ x4 2xh6+ xh6 f7#

924 .Wa8+ Wa7 2 .xb6+ xb6 [2 . . .xb6Wc6#] c4#925 .W7 + x7 2.f5+ 8 . h6#926 .Wf8+ d 7 2e6 + xe6 .Wf5#927 .We6+ fxe6 25+ 6 .x6#928 .Wxh7+ x7 2xh7+ h8 6#929 .8+ x8 [ . x8 2f6+ 7. d8# 2. + 8 .f6#930 a6 + xd8 2.Wb8+ xb8 . c7#931 a8+ xa8 2. d7 e7 .a4#932 W8+ x8 2 x6+ hx6 .h4#933 c7+ f8 2Wd8+ xd8 .e8#934 .Wxd6+ xd6 2.f4+ d7 e6#

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Soions

935 1 .!! "xc 2."x7 x7 .x7#936 ."h6!! xh6 2 .bh6+ h7 .#937 "xd! ! xd 2 x7 e7 c5#938 .e6 !! x7 1 . ."xh 2 .7# 2.5"x5 "x5#939 1 ."xh6 xh6 2 xh6 h7 x6#

90 1 ."x7 ! x7 2. h .6#91 - "5!! 2."xh6 xh6 .x#92 "x7 x7 2.x7 d e6#93 1 .e7! "xh7 xh7 2h1 6!1 . . . \h 2 ."xh7! xh7 .h 1 #9 - 1 6! x6 1 . .\h 2 .7#] 2."7h ."h7#95 ."h7 xh7 2. 6 h .6#

ate in four pe 7

96 - .6 e7 2xe7 7 x7 1 " . h7#97 1 ." x 1 6 2."e6# 2e6zzwn 2 . .. \h . \7 e5 .7# mos 95 std b Toitzk98 7 2 h6 h ." x.7# smothered mte99 - 1 .ex7 2. e xe .7 x7xe"#950 1 ."e h7 2."7 h6 2 . . \h."7#] ."7 h5 "5# M tensGbchevsk 196951 - "6 x6 2. h .7 h7.x6# x6#]952 - e7 xe7 2xe6 7 ."x7 h."h5#953 - 1 ." x 2x6 h7 .e5 h7#95 - 1 .xh7 xh7 2xh7 thretenin "hmte 2 . .\xh7 ."h 6 "h5#

955 .h6 2."5!! deection 2 . . ."x5. e x#956 .x7 x7 2.7 xh6 "xh75 .5#957 - 1 b" xb 2d b7 2 . .6 1 b7 7# .c7 6 .7#958 1 h h6 2. xh6 xh6 7 h7 6#959 1 . h 2."h7 h ."d7!deection . . ."xd7 . . . "x# . #960 - d7 !! thretenn 2"h6 mte . .xd7

2."d6 e7 ."h6 e #961 - " deco scriice 1 . .\x x 2 .7# 2. e7 dscovered check

2 . 56 hx6 .x6#962 - .6 "x6 2 .e e6 2 . e7"d#] . ! x "d7#963 1 .xh7 xh7 2"h 7 h6 h7 . . .\ ."e6#] .#96 - 1 xe6 e7 1 .. .xe6 2 ."h 7

x7# 2. x7 xe6 "6 xe5 #Mes-Jkobsen 19965 "e! xe 1 . .xe inteern wththe s conto o the c sqre 2c7 x.c"# 2xe xe .c7 x c"#Mieses-Von Brdeeben 1905966 - 1 ."xh7 xh7 2 6 dobe check2 . \h .h "h . xh#967 .6 x6 2"h7 .xe6 xe6.h6# Medrtchi-Fet 95

968 - 1 .x7 x7 2. h5 h 2 .."d# ."d "x#969 - 1 "x6! h . \x6 2.#] 2.x5removin the deende 2 . ex5 2 . x6."h7#] ."xh6 h7 . "xh7#970 .h xh 2"h7 thretenin mte on 2 . . ."6 ."xh " "x# MtinezVni n Moscow 97597 - 1 .7!! decos nd opens ine1 ... \x7 2. xh7! xh7 ."x6 h ."h7#972 .6 1 "x6 2."h6 ."h7#]2 h xh ."h6 "7# MrshMrco 900973 1 ."7! x7 2.hx7 \ .hx7 "#97 1 ."c7! tkn w n escpe sqe!1 . . .xc7 2 .b6! ! b 2 . . xb6 d#].d "c .xc# MnkB 992975 - "h7 xh7 2.h6 xe7

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980 Back, with a coetey won osonayed . . .d4 c and ate on h8 canno beevened Gaciavkov 1965 10. Had vkovno ade this bunde, he woud have won theounaen ahead o Sysov (he ounaenwinne Fische and Gee

981 . . a5 and Back wns he on 5,DjodevcKovacevic 1 984 0 1 I n subsequentyeas, o the aste stenth ayes have adethis eo eht ties . . . but on two occasionsanain to savae a daw982 - h 8 a o ootion ceaessaeate, wheeas a ooton ceates atheoetca daw. Now is ate n14 oves wihbest ay983 .<h2 SchecheMeitne 1899 1 0, theheat o 2 canno be e984 . c .h as odd ookin as it is eecveThe dea is o conto 8 . HoeesSkob kov992 1 0. 1 . . . xh ...xc5 2.xc5 andate; . . .d6 2.e8 xe8 4.xd6 e4.xe e8 55 and wins] 2xe 8xd8 xd8 4 .e8 xe8 5. xe8#985 The aous encounte Von Poie Maco1 902 Hee Back not seen any way o save

he nned - esined In ac, he coud havewon wth 1 .. .1 heatenn ae on h22.<x 2xd xh2# 2 . .xd .xd xe4986 Back heatens the and the < sossibe o save boh 1 .d 5 he owe odoube check 1 . . .<d8 [1 . .b 2.c <a6.b6# . b8 2 c#] 2.c e8 e#98 e5 stane bu ue hte wns a iece1 . .xe5 1 .dxe5 2.dxe5 Back has wo ieceshanin 2.dxe5 The < wi wn one o the Es

988 .h RazuvaevMestovic 1981 101 xc8 . <xh 2 x8] 2. x6+ needatecheck 2 . .x6 .xc8+ and wins989 Back has us ooted to a n ode toeven the ok on eebe that 2 s vs. mis a theoetca daw Now hte doesn see ohave a ove, bu hee is . . x 2<aackn a thee s 2 . .e he ony chance,bu now it staeate 9 sudy by Kubbe990 1 . Othe ess sectacua oves

wn too ony o hty, any consde histo be the ost secacua tacica ove o atie LevzkyMasha 9 2 2.x 2.hx

e2#; x e2+ 4.<h x# 2 . .e2 <h1 x 4.x x1 #99 Hee he acceted a daw oe, but. . . . woud have won the ae it theatens5 ae . .x 1 c8 25+ x5 .x5x 4e4 and wins 2e6 xd8 wh

vicoy992 1 . The < is headin to h6 with ateon and hee is nohin Back can do abouit ce8 2<4 c8 .5 ShotTian199 10993 .<5 d5 2 <h6 eeninkGans 1 960 and ate is on the way994 .a8 wnnin a iece PanczykSchuade 198 0 1 . .xa8 [ b 2.xb8xb8 .xe+ 2. xe+ <h .xc8995 hie has ust sacced the on 6 andBack esned BUT .. . . 4 woud havewon the ae [1 .. .x6 2 <h8 .x6#]2hx4 x6 and the ie is not accessibe ohite, who is s y a down996 Seen ae on 1 o e1 , hie hew inthe towe, Jonassonnantysson 0 , B UT e esuts n bein oeced by he 1 .<h1 ex# . .xe 2.h ex+

.x1 wth a decisive advanae99 Faced with the theat o xh , hieesned howeve, he coud have won theae wh .e8 [ xd4 xe1 1 . . .d2. e 4 . xd4 xd4 4.d xd 5. e5998 Back has just catued on e1 , an d heesined because o .<xe Ee 2.<d2 xe5,but the nteediate ove 1 .6 woud havesaved he day he check on i s ata999 hite esined athis oint in the ae

ToeNN ayed in a siutaneous exhbon in 924 In act, Toe coud have won by ay n .d6 . c1 2.<e2 d1 . . .xd6 [ .cxd6 now he o n d2 s n o one a heat 2.and wns 2 8 d [2 . d8 .xd8+ xd84.] xh c6 4.e4 b6 5b4 <c66.xc5 <xc5 . and wins1 000 .<a with he thea o b6 ate.SeeNN 886 01001 .e4 Fo a 9 5 study by Kasaan

The not ony oks he wo s, but asoheatens ae on the oown ove . .c5[1 . . .5 2exd5#] 2 .ex5#

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Tclosing lines (a k a ineference or obrcion) aacic ha re n he obrucon of a fe, rankor dagona , wh ho erm accal coneqen cefor he opponencombination a combnaion of wo or more dfferen accal moif n erie, ofen nvoving aacriicedecoy sacrifce a acriice ha force he capring piece o a key quare, wih negaive conequencedeection a capre or hrea force a pece away

from i defence of a piece or a key qarediscovery he movemen of a pece nmak ahrea by a econd piecedouble attack (ee fork) a nge pece hreaenwo ndefended piece imaneoydiscovered check he movemen of a piece nmak a check by a econd pecedouble check he movemen of a pece hacheck he kng unmak anoher check from aecond pecedouble threat he mo mporan ingle concepin acic: a move by a ingle piece creae wo

problem imulaneouly (eg hrea of mae andnproeced pece capure, hrea of mae andpawn promoion, ec) Mo oher acca ermdecrbe pecifc ype of a doube hreaork a doube aack by a pawn or a knghintermediate move (aka zwichenug,inermezzo, or nbeween move) an nexpecedmove by an opponen in a panned acica equenceopening lines (aka clearance) a acic ha reul in he openng of a le, rank or dagona, whhor erm acica conequence for he opponen

pin he movemen of a piece i impobe orrerced a i i on he ame ine of aack a heking or a more valabe pieceremoving the deender (aka removing heguard) he capure of a key defending pece, ay nvoving a acriicesacrifce he capure of a piece by a more vauabe pece o a o gain a ubequen accal orraegic benefskewer he movemen of a pece under aackwod reu n he capure of an undefended peceof e vae on he ame lne of aack

windmill a ere of repeaed dicovered checkha reu n he capure of evera piece by hepiece whch unmak check

lblockade opping a pawn' advance by placng(uualy) a bhop or kngh in fron of iepaulette mate a back rank checkmae madepoibe becae he king' movemen rericedby he preence of a pece of he ame color oneach ide of he king, ual y he ookescape square an noccupied qare ha an aacked piece can lee oexchange sacrifce he exchange of a rook for abhop or knighthe square (aka he qare of he pawn) a im

ple mehod for deermin ng f a king can preven apawn from pomong Viaie a quare made upof h e ln e beween pawn an d i promoion qareand hree oher line of eqal engh If an nimpeded kng i in ha quare wih he opponen omove, he king can preven pawn promoionhanging piece an undefended pece ha i underaackloose piece an undefended piece ha i no ndemmediae aackmating net uua y qu ie move ha rap he kingin preparaion of mae

Novotny theme hi i he erm ued when apiece i acrificed on a quare where i cod beaken by wo diferen opponen piece which ever piece make he capre obrc he acionof he oheroverloaded piece a piece ha ha more defenive ak han i can cope wihpromotion a pawn reache he a rank and ibued by any oher piecesmothered mate a checkmae in whch he kingcanno move becaue of he preence of piece ofhe ame coor on al adjacen quare o he kn

stalemate he game a draw when a payer'king i no in check and he can make a egal movtheoretical draw a known endgame poiionwhere a draw he inevable reu of be payvacating a square a piece move wih a hreaor a acrfcal capre n order o aow acce foranoher pece of he ame coor o he quare hecapring pece prevoly occupedwrong coloured bishop (aka wrong bihop) abihop ha conro he dark qare n an endgame poiion where yo require a bihop ha conro he ligh qua re o win or draw, or vice vera

zugzwang a poon ha woud be ound f youcoud kp your move, ie i your urn o move,and any move yo make wi have negave conequence

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