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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1975"] [Round ""] [White "Augustin"] [Black "Lancz"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2k3r/pp3pb1/3p3p/1BpP2p1/Q7/P1P2q2/1P3P1P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1975"] {Both kings look weak in this position, but it's white to move and this tempo is crucial.} 1. Be8 Qf5 2. Re6 { This move cuts the black defense off. Black resigned.} 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1973"] [Round ""] [White "Vatikov"] [Black "Vietal"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/p2P4/1p2k3/2R1p3/7P/r7/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1973"] {Black attacks the rook now, where would you go with it?} 1. Rd4 Kxd4 2. d7 { Black can give a few more checks but the pawn is unstoppable.} 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1929"] [Round ""] [White "Sultaneev"] [Black "Sergent"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/pb1q3p/1p3ppP/8/Q7/1B2P3/P4PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "1929"] {White to move and win.} 1. Bf7+ Ke7 2. Qxd7+ Kxd7 {If white plays Bg8 now or would habe started with exchanging queens on move 1 and than Bg8, black can hold a good defense by Ke7-Kf7.} 3. Bxg6 Ke7 4. Bxh7 {Black resigned.} 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1964"] [Round ""] [White "Patens"] [Black "Tilson"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r2k/1p2r2P/p2p2pB/2p2q2/3b4/5P2/PP1Q1PK1/4R2R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1964"] {White to move and win. Find this spectacular combination!} 1. Qxd4+ cxd4 2. Bg7+ Kxg7 3. Rxe7+ Rxe7 4. h8=Q+ Kf7 5. Rh7+ Ke6 6. Qc8+ Kf6 7. Qf8+ { Wasn"t this beautiful? Maybe not from black"s point of view. Black resigned.} 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1977"] [Round ""] [White "Soler"] [Black "Pulieri"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4qpk1/1Q2p1p1/3pP1N1/3P1Pn1/P7/4b2r/R5K1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] {Black to move, mate in three.} 1... Qxg5 2. fxg5 Bf3 0-1 [Event "Birmingham"] [Site ""] [Date "1975"] [Round ""] [White "Mestel"] [Black "Ball"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b1r3/1pp1PN1k/p1p2qpp/5p2/2Q5/2P5/P1P2PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] {White enjoys a tremendous position but his e pawn is under attack. How should he proceed?} 1. Rd8 1... Rxe7 2. Ng5+ hxg5 3. Qg8+ Kh6 4. Rxe7 Qxe7 5. Qh8+ Qh7 6. Qf6 1-0 [Event "Bamberg"] [Site ""] [Date "1973"] [Round ""] [White "Radic"] [Black "Ahrend"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b1r1k1/2q1bp2/p1npp1pQ/2p3P1/1p2P3/2NP4/PPP4P/R1BB1RK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] {Full marks for those who can see this amazing combination to the end. White"s Knight is attacked. Should it retreat or should an assault on the enemy King be launched?} 1. Rxf7 1... Kxf7 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Bh5 3... Bd8 {If 3...gxh5 4.g6!! } 4. Qh8+ Kf7 5. Bxg6+ Kxg6 6. Qh6+ Kf7 7. Qh7+ Kf8 8. Qh8+ Kf7 9. g6+ Kxg6 10. Qh6+ Kf7 11. Qh7+ Kf6 12. e5+ Kxe5 13. Bf4+ Kxf4 14. Rf1+ Kg4 15. h3+ Kg3 16. Ne4# 1-0 [Event "Birmingham"] [Site ""] [Date "1975"] [Round ""] [White "Haag"] [Black "Miles"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q1r5/2r2pbk/6p1/4p1Qp/bp5P/1B1R1P2/PPP3P1/1KN1R3 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] {Black totally annihalates White"s monarchial defense!} 1... e4 2. fxe4 Rxc2 3. Bxc2 Bxc2+ 4. Ka1 Bxd3 5. Nxd3 b3 6. Nb4 Qa3 7. Qd2 Rc2 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site ""] [Date "1974"] [Round ""] [White "Vaganian"] [Black "Planinc"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b1Q3/pp3ppk/1q5p/8/3n4/P3P3/1P3PPP/3NKB1R b K - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1974"] {White is hoping for the retreat of the Black Knight. But Black will have none of that!} 1... Nc2+ 2. Kd2 Bf5 3. Qxa8 Qd6+ 4. Kc1 Na1 5. Qxb7 {Or5.Bc4 Qc6} 5... Qc7+ 6. Qxc7 Nb3# 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site ""] [Date "1974"] [Round ""] [White "Hort"] [Black "Guil"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6b1/1p1k4/p1p5/2P1p3/PP2Pp1R/2K2Nr1/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] {Must White retreat his rook to h2 to defend the g pawn?} 1. Rg4 1... Ke6 2. Rxg3 fxg3 3. Kd3 Kf6 4. Ke3 Bb3 5. a5 1-0 [Event "Hamburg"] [Site ""] [Date "1971"] [Round ""] [White "Saverymuttu"] [Black "Juhnke"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r4b1r/1b3kpp/p1qpR3/1p1N4/1P3P2/8/PBP3PP/R2Q2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] {Two of White"s pieces are under attack but he can still force a pretty win.} 1. Rf6+ 1... Kg8 {If instead 1...gxf6 then 2.Qh5+ rips Black apart} 2. Rxf8+ Kxf8 3. Bxg7+ 3... Ke8 {If 3...Kxg7 then both 4.Qd4+ or 4.Qg4+ win} 4. Qh5+ Kd8 5. Bf6+ 1-0 [Event "London"] [Site ""] [Date "1971"] [Round ""] [White "Langeweg"] [Black "Wade"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r4/RP3pk1/5np1/P7/2P5/4p1PB/3r3P/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] {White has just erred in a clearly won position by moving his Rook from a1 to e1. How can Black capitalize on the mistake?} 1... Rd1 2. Kf1 R8d2 3. Rxd1 e2+ 0-1 [Event "Moscow"] [Site ""] [Date "1971"] [Round ""] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Stein"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/pb5p/1p4P1/n7/4P2q/3rQ1RP/P5K1/2R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] {In time trouble the great Boris Spassky missed a win in this position. How should he have continued?} 1. gxh7+ 1... Kxh7 2. Rc7+ Kh8 3. Rf3 Bxe4 4. Kh2 1-0 [Event "Reykjavik"] [Site ""] [Date "1972"] [Round ""] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/3b2p1/1p4qp/p1pPp1p1/P1P1Pn2/2P5/2Q3PP/3BB1K1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] {With Black to move, it was Spassky who was on the wrong end of a Fischer combination - so he resigned after the first move.} 1... Bxa4 2. Qxa4 Qxe4 3. Kf2 Nd3+ 0-1 [Event "Raykjavik"] [Site ""] [Date "1972"] [Round ""] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r4k1/3nppbp/p2p2p1/q7/2b5/2N3P1/P2QPPBP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] {White energetically wins a pawn.} 1. Nd5 1... Qxd2 2. Nxe7+ Kf8 3. Rxd2 Kxe7 4. Rxc4 1-0 [Event "Birmingham"] [Site ""] [Date "1975"] [Round ""] [White "Mestel"] [Black "Ball"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b1r3/1pp1PN1k/p1p2qpp/5p2/2Q5/2P5/P1P2PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] {White enjoys a tremendous position but his e pawn is under attack. How should he proceed?} 1. Rd8 1... Rxe7 2. Ng5+ hxg5 3. Qg8+ Kh6 4. Rxe7 Qxe7 5. Qh8+ Qh7 6. Qf6 1-0 [Event "Bamberg"] [Site ""] [Date "1973"] [Round ""] [White "Radic"] [Black "Ahrend"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b1r1k1/2q1bp2/p1npp1pQ/2p3P1/1p2P3/2NP4/PPP4P/R1BB1RK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] {Full marks for those who can see this amazing combination to the end. White"s Knight is attacked. Should it retreat or should an assault on the enemy King be launched?} 1. Rxf7 1... Kxf7 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Bh5 3... Bd8 {If 3...gxh5 4.g6!! } 4. Qh8+ Kf7 5. Bxg6+ Kxg6 6. Qh6+ Kf7 7. Qh7+ Kf8 8. Qh8+ Kf7 9. g6+ Kxg6 10. Qh6+ Kf7 11. Qh7+ Kf6 12. e5+ Kxe5 13. Bf4+ Kxf4 14. Rf1+ Kg4 15. h3+ Kg3 16. Ne4# 1-0 [Event "Birmingham"] [Site ""] [Date "1975"] [Round ""] [White "Haag"] [Black "Miles"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q1r5/2r2pbk/6p1/4p1Qp/bp5P/1B1R1P2/PPP3P1/1KN1R3 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] {Black totally annihalates White"s monarchial defense!} 1... e4 2. fxe4 Rxc2 3. Bxc2 Bxc2+ 4. Ka1 Bxd3 5. Nxd3 b3 6. Nb4 Qa3 7. Qd2 Rc2 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site ""] [Date "1974"] [Round ""] [White "Vaganian"] [Black "Planinc"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b1Q3/pp3ppk/1q5p/8/3n4/P3P3/1P3PPP/3NKB1R b K - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1974"] {White is hoping for the retreat of the Black Knight. But Black will have none of that!} 1... Nc2+ 2. Kd2 Bf5 3. Qxa8 Qd6+ 4. Kc1 Na1 5. Qxb7 {Or5.Bc4 Qc6} 5... Qc7+ 6. Qxc7 Nb3# 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site ""] [Date "1974"] [Round ""] [White "Hort"] [Black "Guil"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6b1/1p1k4/p1p5/2P1p3/PP2Pp1R/2K2Nr1/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] {Must White retreat his rook to h2 to defend the g pawn?} 1. Rg4 1... Ke6 2. Rxg3 fxg3 3. Kd3 Kf6 4. Ke3 Bb3 5. a5 1-0 [Event "Sarajevo"] [Site ""] [Date "1969"] [Round ""] [White "Hennings"] [Black "Barczay"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5P2/3p2pk/p3pQ2/1b2P1K1/3p2N1/P6q/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] {How does Black stop the dangerous f pawn and go on to win?} 1... Qh5+ 2. Nxh5 gxf5+ 3. Kxf5 d5 0-1 [Event "Monaco"] [Site ""] [Date "1969"] [Round ""] [White "Huguet"] [Black "Gerusel"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3rkb1r/1p3p2/p1n1p3/q5pp/2PpP3/1P4P1/P1Q1BPKP/R2N3R b k - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] {How can Black win material?} 1... d3 2. Bxd3 Bg7 3. Nb2 Qc3 4. Rab1 Qxc2 5. Bxc2 Rd2 6. Rhc1 Nb4 0-1 [Event "Malaga"] [Site ""] [Date "1969"] [Round ""] [White "Medina"] [Black "Marovic"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p2bRpkp/5np1/3p2Q1/p2P4/P4BNP/1qr2PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1969"] {How does White end the battle?} 1. Qe5 { Threatening both 2.Rxd7 and 2.Nh5+ gxh5 3.Qg5+ Kf8 4.Qxf6} 1... Rc6 2. Rxd7 Re6 3. Qxe6 1-0 [Event "Uppsala"] [Site ""] [Date "1969"] [Round ""] [White "Westerinen"] [Black "Jansson"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2bq1rk1/2n1ppbp/p2p1np1/2pP4/1r2PB2/2N1QN2/RPP1BPPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] {What tactical finesse can Black employ in order to gain a winning advantage?} 1... Nxe4 2. Nxe4 2... Nxd5 {And either the Knight or pawn must fall.} 0-1 [Event "Amsterdam"] [Site ""] [Date "1969"] [Round ""] [White "Darga"] [Black "Stein"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2rq1rk1/pp2bppp/1npp1n2/3PpN1b/2P5/2N3PP/PP2PPB1/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "12"] [EventDate "1969"] {How did Darga (White) overcome the legendary Leonid Stein from this intriguing position?} 1. c5 1... Nbxd5 2. cxd6 Bxd6 3. Nxd6 Qxd6 4. g4 Bg6 5. e4 Rfd8 6. exd5 Nxd5 1-0 [Event "Palma de Mallorca"] [Site ""] [Date "1970"] [Round ""] [White "Taimanov"] [Black "Hubner"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/p5R1/1p3p2/2p2PB1/2n4p/2P5/r3r1PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] {How does White best deal with Black"s threats?} 1. Bxf6 1... Rxg2+ 2. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Ne3+ 4. Kf3 Nxd1 5. c4 {And the Black Knight is destined to fall. } 1-0 [Event "Kassel"] [Site ""] [Date "1970"] [Round ""] [White "Soos"] [Black "Teschner"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5rk1/pp5p/2b3p1/2q1p1P1/3p1r2/1P1B2R1/P7/3NQRK1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] {Black appears to have a fine attack but what is the best way to continue?} 1... Qd5 2. Bc4 Rxf1+ 3. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 4. Kxf1 Bb5 0-1 [Event "Kassel"] [Site ""] [Date "1970"] [Round ""] [White "Martius, `."] [Black "Dueball"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6r1/1pqkp2p/p1bp4/5N1p/3QPP2/2P5/PP4rP/R4R1K b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] {Black finds the most elegant of moves} 1... Qb6 2. Qxb6 Bxe4 0-1 [Event "Buenos AIres"] [Site ""] [Date "1970"] [Round ""] [White "Agdamus"] [Black "Rubinetti"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2rr2k1/pb3ppp/1p2pn2/4q3/8/1Pb1BPPB/P2NPK1P/1Q1R3R b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] {Black embarks on an absolutely incredible King Hunt.} 1... Qxe3+ 2. Kxe3 Bd4+ 3. Kf4 e5+ 4. Kf5 4... Rc5 {4...Rc6 also wins as wasactually played in the game } 5. Ne4 Bc8+ 6. Kg5 h6+ 7. Kh4 g5+ 8. Nxg5 hxg5+ 9. Kxg5 e4+ 10. Kf4 Nh5+ 11. Kxe4 Bb7+ 12. Kd3 Bf2+ 0-1 [Event "Buenos Aires"] [Site ""] [Date "1970"] [Round ""] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Schweber"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k1r3r/ppqb4/5Ppp/3p4/P2np3/3BR1Q1/2PB1PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] {In incredibly original style Fischer steers proceedings into a slenderly won endgame} 1. Rxe4 1... Qxg3 2. Rxd4 Qg4 3. Rxg4 Bxg4 4. Bxg6 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site ""] [Date "1964"] [Round ""] [White "Gligoric"] [Black "Littlewood"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r4rk1/2q1b1p1/p4p1p/n3pP2/1p2Q1N1/4B3/PPP3PP/4RR1K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1964"] {A pseudo sacrifice by White causes the Black defense to fall into disarray} 1. Nxh6+ 1... gxh6 2. Qg4+ Kh8 3. Qh5 Bd6 4. Bb6 Qg7 5. Bxa5 1-0 [Event "Tel Aviv"] [Site ""] [Date "1964"] [Round ""] [White "Schmidt"] [Black "Keres"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/Q7/4nk1K/2pR1p2/6pp/4P2P/1q4P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1964"] {White brings Black"s positon to a quick and decisive demise} 1. Rxf5+ 1... Kxf5 2. Qh7+ Ke5 3. Qh8+ 1-0 [Event "Tel Aviv"] [Site ""] [Date "1964"] [Round ""] [White "Uhlmann"] [Black "Yanofsky"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6bk/1B1R4/6p1/2bNP3/4KP2/1r6/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1964"] {How does Black press to obtain a big material advantage?} 1... Be5 2. Rd7+ Kg6 3. Bc7 Bxd4+ 4. Kxd4 Rd2+ 5. Kxc4 Rxd7 0-1 [Event "Kiev"] [Site ""] [Date "1964"] [Round ""] [White "Lutikov"] [Black "Tal"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r1r2/1k1n1P1p/p3p1p1/1p6/2q4Q/P1N5/1PP2RPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1964"] {How does White make the most of his dangerous pawn on f7?} 1. Qxd8 1... Rxd8 2. Rxd7+ Rxd7 3. f8=Q 1-0 [Event "Havana"] [Site ""] [Date "1964"] [Round ""] [White "Uhlmann"] [Black "Yanofsky"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k3r1/1p1n2pp/p3p3/1r2P2P/q1pp2Q1/P6R/1BPP2P1/1K2R3 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "1964"] {Black breaks through in elegant style} 1... d3 2. cxd3 Rxb2+ 3. Kxb2 c3+ 4. dxc3 Qxg4 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black "Mate in three"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q4rk1/pb3ppp/5b2/4Q3/P7/R7/1B1P1PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] 1. Qxf6 \(3 1... gxf6 2. Rg3+ Kh8 3. Bxf6# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black "Mate in four"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b2rk1/pp1nqp1p/2p3pQ/4p3/2BPP3/2N2K2/PP3P1P/6RR w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] 1. Rxg6+ \)3 1... hxg6 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Qh6+ Kg8 4. Rg1+ 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black "Mate in three"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbq1b1r/pp4kp/5np1/4p2Q/2BN1R2/4B3/PPPN2PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] 1. Qh6+ \(3 1... Kxh6 2. Rh4+ Kg7 3. Bh6# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "Black to move"] [Black "Mate in three"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3k3/pb3p1p/3bpp2/1P2n3/3N4/3B3P/1P2QPr1/R1B2R1K b q - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] 1... Rh2+ \)3 2. Kxh2 Ng4+ 3. Kg1 Bh2# 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black "Mate in five"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3rr2k/3R4/7K/8/8/8/8/4R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] 1. Ree7 \(3 1... Kg8 2. Rg7+ Kh8 3. Rh7+ Kg8 4. Rdg7+ Kf8 5. Rh8# 1-0 [Event "USSR"] [Site ""] [Date "1960"] [Round ""] [White "Teschner"] [Black "Keres"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r3k1/p4p2/1p1b2p1/3Pq3/3N4/7P/PP4Q1/3R3K b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "1960"] {White has just played his Knight from b3 to d4. How does Black punish this mistake?} 1... Qxd4 2. Rxd4 Rc1+ 3. Qg1 Rxg1+ 4. Kxg1 Bc5 0-1 [Event "Bremen"] [Site ""] [Date "1962"] [Round ""] [White "Rickers"] [Black "Warnken"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2rr2k1/p4p1p/4p1p1/2bq4/8/B7/P3QPPP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1962"] {Black launches a brilliant combination to bring White to his knees!} 1... Qxd1 2. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 3. Qxd1 3... Bxa3 { And there is no preventing 4...Rc1 winning the Queen!} 0-1 [Event "Berlin"] [Site ""] [Date "1962"] [Round ""] [White "Vogt"] [Black "Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5rk1/p5pp/4R3/q1pN4/1b3r2/1P1Q4/P5PP/2R4K b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1962"] {Sensational play by Black takes full advantage of White"s weak back rank leading to a glorious mate.} 1... c4 {Threatening both 2...Qxd5 and 2...cxd3} 2. bxc4 2... Qa3 { Threatening both 3...Qxd3 and 3...Qxc1 followed by a back rank mate} 3. Qd1 Qxc1 4. Qxc1 Rf1+ 5. Qxf1 Rxf1# 0-1 [Event "Varna"] [Site ""] [Date "1962"] [Round ""] [White "Rivera"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r4rk1/pbq2ppp/1p2pn2/n1p5/3P4/PBP1P1N1/1B3PPP/2RQ1RK1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1962"] {Fischer with the Black pieces identifies two major weaknesses in White"s defense to win the game!} 1... Qc6 2. f3 2... Qb5 { And one of the unprotected Bishops will fall} 0-1 [Event "Leipzig"] [Site ""] [Date "1960"] [Round ""] [White "Morales"] [Black "Lehmann"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r4r1k/2p3qp/3p4/p1nPp1P1/1pP1Bp1P/1P3Pn1/P4KNR/1Q2R3 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1960"] {An imaginative attacking idea allows Black to press home the advantage} 1... c6 2. dxc6 2... Qa7 {And White cannot thwart the deadly discovered check} 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black "Mate in three"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q4rk1/pb3ppp/5b2/4Q3/P7/R7/1B1P1PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] 1. Qxf6 \)3 1... gxf6 2. Rg3+ Kh8 3. Bxf6# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b2rk1/pp1nqp1p/2p3pQ/4p3/2BPP3/2N2K2/PP3P1P/6RR w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] 1. Rxg6+ \(3 hxg6 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Qh6+ Kg8 4. Rg1+ 1-0 0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black "Mate in three"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbq1b1r/pp4kp/5np1/4p2Q/2BN1R2/4B3/PPPN2PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] 1. Qh6+ \)3 1... Kxh6 2. Rh4+ Kg7 3. Bh6# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "Black to move"] [Black "Mate in three"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3k3/pb3p1p/3bpp2/1P2n3/3N4/3B3P/1P2QPr1/R1B2R1K b q - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] 1... Rh2+ \(3 2. Kxh2 Ng4+ 3. Kg1 Bh2# 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black "Mate in five"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3rr2k/3R4/7K/8/8/8/8/4R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] 1. Ree7 \)3 1... Kg8 2. Rg7+ Kh8 3. Rh7+ Kg8 4. Rdg7+ Kf8 5. Rh8# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to Play and Win"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/4p2p/6P1/3K4/8/4B3/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] {The position appears to be drawn but White can pull something special out of the bag.} 1. Bh6+ 1... Kg8 2. g7 2... Kf7 { Black cannot save the game with 2...e6 or 2...e5} 3. g8=Q+ Kxg8 4. Ke6 Kh8 5. Kf7 e5 6. Bg7# * [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to Play and Win"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/4ppb1/P1p1p3/1k6/3PP3/1PK3P1/5B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] {Sensational tactical play helps White to win} 1. a6 1... Be8 2. g4 Bc6 3. Bg2 Bxg2 4. e4 f5 5. gxf5 exf5 6. a7 fxe4 7. d4 { 7.a8=Q loses to 7....exd3+ and 8...Bxa8} 7... e3 8. dxe5 Kb5 9. e6 Kb6 10. e7 * 11. e8=Q Bxe8 12. a8=Q * [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to Play and Win"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/RP6/4K2r/1k6/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] {White is in check but with a subtle move can inflict zugzwang to win the game } 1. Ke5 1... Rb6 2. Kd5 Kb4 3. Ra1 {If 3...Rb5+ then 4.Kd4 wins} 3... Kb5 4. Rb1+ Ka5 5. Rxb6 Kxb6 6. b8=Q+ * [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to Play and Win"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/R7/8/4K3/7b/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] {White manages to achieve the double threat of mate and the capture of the Bishop.} 1. Kf5 {threatening to infiltrate to g6 and Ra8 mate} 1... Kg8 2. Ra4 2... Be1 {2...Bf2 3.Kg6 and the Bishop is lost} 3. Kg6 Kf8 4. Rf4+ Kg8 5. Re4 * [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to Play and Win"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5b2/1p4p1/p7/k1P1N3/8/8/P1K3P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] {Glorious tactics bring White a fine victory} 1. c6 1... bxc6 2. Kb3 { With the beautiful threat of 3.a4 and 4.Nc4++} 2... Kb5 3. a4+ Kb6 4. Nd7+ * [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1936"] [Round ""] [White "Kasparyan"] [Black "Manvelian"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2q4r/1kp4p/1pbp2p1/p7/P1Q5/1P3NP1/2P3BP/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "1936"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN} 1. Qxc6+ Kxc6 2. Ne5+ Kc5 3. Nd3+ Kd4 4. Kd2 { The King is caught in the middle of the board. There is no defense against c3 mate.} 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1974"] [Round ""] [White "Mecking"] [Black "Tan"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r2k1/pRp2p2/6pQ/5b2/2B5/2qP2P1/P6P/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "1974"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN} 1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Rxc7+ Qxc7 3. Qh7+ Ke6 4. Qxc7 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1973"] [Round ""] [White "Tihonenkov"] [Black "Kruchev"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2q1nk1/pp2npp1/2p1p3/3pP2Q/1b1P2PN/2N1B3/PPP2P2/6KR w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1973"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN} 1. Qh8+ Kxh8 2. Ng6+ Kg8 3. Rh8# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1882"] [Round ""] [White "Bitek"] [Black "Meitner"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/pp4k1/2p2pp1/3p1P2/3P1NK1/2P1qP2/PPQ3P1/5n2 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1882"] {BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN} 1... Qxf4+ 2. Kxf4 g5+ 3. Kg4 Ne3+ { Black wins the Queen back and remains a Knight up.} 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1979"] [Round ""] [White "Machulsky"] [Black "Zaid"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r4k1/3nbrpp/p2nN3/q7/5B2/1PPQ1P2/PK4PP/3R3R b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1979"] {BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN} 1... Qa3+ 2. Kb1 { Taking the Queen would have led to a mate in two. 2.Kxa3 Nc4+ 3.Ka4 Ndb6#} 2... Rxb3+ 3. axb3 Qxb3+ 4. Ka1 Nc4 5. Rd2 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 Qxe6 { Black is now a piece up, White resigned.} 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1955"] [Round ""] [White "Mista"] [Black "Kloza"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3Rbk1/1p3p1p/2pq2p1/4Q3/2PNn3/1P5P/rB3PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1955"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN There is only one good move here.} 1. Qg7+ Kxg7 2. Nf5+ {This is the point - double check! If the Black King would be on h8 now, Black could simply take the b2 Bishop.} 2... Kg8 3. Nh6# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1914"] [Round ""] [White "N.N."] [Black "Emanuel Lasker"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/1p4pP/p7/1p1p2K1/2r5/8/6PP/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1914"] {BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN The h7 pawn looks awfully dangerous.} 1... Rh4 2. Kxh4 g5+ {Check! Next move is Kg7, stopping the White "h" pawn. And then it is Black"s pawns on the queenside that are unstoppable.} 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1976"] [Round ""] [White "Pihailich"] [Black "Ivanka"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/6P1/4k3/8/7Q/2q5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1976"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN Queen endings are probably the most complicated ones. Here White has a quick solution though.} 1. Qc4+ 1... Qxc4 2. g8=Q+ { Queen, Check and the Black Queen is falling!} 1-0 ing!} 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1959"] [Round ""] [White "Meo"] [Black "Dzhuztolizi"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7r/pkq3pp/4p3/1PQ2p2/P2r1n2/B7/5PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 2"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1959"] {BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN Black is in no mood of changing queens of course.} 2... Ne2+ 3. Kh1 Qxh2+ 4. Kxh2 Rh4# 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1976"] [Round ""] [White "Snapik"] [Black "Bronstein"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k1rr3/2p2ppp/1pQ5/4b1q1/8/R7/PP3NPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1976"] {BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN White is threatening mate. Find GM David Bronsteins"s great defense!} 1... Qxc1+ 2. Qxc1 Bxb2 { The Bishop is immune from capture because of the back rank mate on e1.} 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b1kb1r/pp2pp1p/nq4p1/3P4/3p4/6P1/PP1BPPBP/2RQK1NR w Kkq - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] 1. Rxc8+ \(3 Rxc8 2. Qa4+ Kd8 3. Ba5 {There goes the Queen!} 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r5k1/5ppp/3R1P2/2Q5/1pP1p3/1q6/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] {Both Kings seem to have problems on the back ranks.} 1. Qa5 \)3 Rf8 2. Qg5 g6 3. Qh6 {Now that the Black Rook is driven away from the "a" file, black has no counter attack.} 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "Black to move"] [Black ""] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1Q3bk1/5ppp/4p3/3nP3/5P2/1N5P/1q1B1KP1/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] {Taking the pawn on f4 is strong as well, but there is an immediate winning move instead. Find it!} 1... Nb4 \(3 {The Knight on b3 is now hanging. If the White Knight moves, 2...Nd3 wins the Queen with discovered check.} 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "Black to move"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3r1pk1/1Q4pp/1pp2q2/2Bn1Pb1/2P5/PP1R2PP/2KR4 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] {To take or not to take the Rook on d1 - that is the question?} 1... Qc2+ \)3 2. Rxc2 2... Nb3+ \(1 3. axb3 Rxd1# * [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "???"] [Round ""] [White "White to move"] [Black "Attack!"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4nqrk/r5pp/pn1p1p2/2pPpPPQ/2P4P/1P3P2/2BBK3/6RR w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] 1. Qxh7+ \)3 Kxh7 2. g6+ Kh8 3. Rg5 $3 fxg5 4. hxg5# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1958"] [Round ""] [White "Posh"] [Black "Dorrer"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b2rk1/ppppbpp1/7p/4R3/6Qq/2BB4/PPP2PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1958"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN} 1. Qxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg5# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1960"] [Round ""] [White "Nei"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r1n1k/3P3p/pp3q2/2pQp3/P1P3B1/3b2R1/1P5P/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN} 1. Qg8+ Kxg8 2. Be6+ Kh8 3. Rg8# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1977"] [Round ""] [White "Garcia "] [Black "Panno"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/rRb3pk/P3P3/2p4p/1pB5/1P3P2/3r4/6RK w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN Black"s last move was Ba5 - c7 threatening to mate on h2.} 1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rxa7 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1971"] [Round ""] [White "Spiridonov"] [Black "Estrin"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r3k1/pq3pp1/1p2pb2/1N6/1P4Q1/2n3P1/PB3P1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1971"] {BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN Black has the choice of taking the Knight or the Rook. In both cases White can take on f6.} 1... Nxd1 2. Bxf6 Qh1+ 3. Kxh1 Nxf2+ { Black wins material and the game.} 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1961"] [Round ""] [White "Donner"] [Black "Spanjaard"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/R7/R3B3/4r1pP/p4k2/8/6PK/r7 b - - 0 3"] [PlyCount "3"] {BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN} 3... Rh1+ 4. Kxh1 Kg3 { There is no defense against the back rank attack.} 0-1 [Event "Varna"] [Site ""] [Date "1962"] [Round ""] [White "Safvat"] [Black "Zweig"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r1k1/5ppp/p1qb4/1p3b2/3P4/3P3P/PP3PP1/RNBQ2K1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1962"] {BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN} 1... Qc2 2. Qd2 Re2 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1861"] [Round ""] [White "Steinitz"] [Black "NN"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1q3kr/1p4p1/p1p2R1p/5p2/6PP/P3Q3/1P4P1/3R3K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "1861"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN} 1. Rd8+ Qxd8 2. Qe6+ Kh7 3. Rxh6+ gxh6 4. Qf7# 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1958"] [Round ""] [White "Ivkov"] [Black "Eliskases"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q2k1/1br2ppp/8/1Pp1R3/8/2Q3PB/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1958"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN} 1. Qd2 Qa8 2. Qa5 Qb8 3. Qxc7 1-0 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1934"] [Round ""] [White "Demetrietsky"] [Black "Adam"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r3k1/4qp1p/6p1/p1n3P1/1p1QP2P/1P4N1/PK6/2R5 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1934"] {BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN} 1... Qe5 2. Qxe5 Nd3+ 3. Kb1 Rxc1# 0-1 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1953"] [Round ""] [White "Suta"] [Black "Sutei"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r5rk/1p3p1p/p2N1Pq1/5R2/4Q3/7P/1P5K/8 w - - 0 3"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "1953"] {WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN} 3. Rg5 Qxf6 4. Qd4 Rg6 5. Rxg6 Qxd4 6. Nxf7# 1-0
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