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Puzzle
# 01: From - December, 2003 'Chess Life.'
V.
Kovalenko (First Prize, Chepizhny JT/1994) Mate in Two (3
or 4?)
(I double-checked the problem in CL. The position appears to be correct,
but I could find NO mate in two, a little help? Anyone?)
{Sunday; November 7th, 2004.}
Solution: ???
Puzzle
# 02: From - "Chess Puzzles,"
by GM David Norwood. (Page # 47, Problem # 18.) White to move,
after
...Bxa6.
(This is also from a game between GM's Jan Timman and
Garry Kasparov; Tilburg, 1991.)
In the diagrammed position, Black plays: 31...B/c8xa6?
Solution: 32.Qe1-c1!, Black RESIGNS! (Why, Black must take care of White's PRIMARY threat, which is Ne7+, winning the Queen. After the Queen moves, White can simply capture on a6, remaining a whole piece ahead, with a relatively easy win.
Puzzle
# 03: From - 'Chess Life.' (December, 1999.
Pal Benko's column; page # 17.)
# 1784 Ervin Janosi, "White to play and win."
Solution: 1.Nf3 & wins. (See CL, December, 1999; page # 63.) (For the complete solution, see the text just below.)
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Solutions:
(CL Page # 63. Benko's Bafflers. # 1784. {Janosi})
1.Nf3, Re4+; (The e-pawn is taboo because of the Knight forks.)
2.Kb5, Kf6; (On 2...Kg6; 3.Nd4!, Rxd4; 4.Re1, Rd8; 5.e7, Rb8+; 6.Kc6, Kf7; 7.Kc7, Ra8; 8.Kd7, and wins.
The a-pawn is harmful to Black, -- now and later.)
3.Rh6+, Ke7; (If 3...Kg7; then White wins with 4.Ng5!, Re5+; 5.Kc6, Rxg5; 6.Rh3, Kf6; 7.Kd6)
4.Rh7+, Kf6; (On 4...Kd6; then 5.Nd4! wins. And 4...Ke8; fails to 5.Ng5!, Re5+; 6.Kc6, Rxg5;
[Now if Black did NOT have the a-pawn, 6...Rxe6+!; would lead to stale-mate.]
7.Kd6!)
5.Rf7+, Kg6; 6.Nh4+!, Rxh4; 7.Kc6, Rb4; (Again, the a-pawn helps White after 7...Rh1; 8.Rf3, Kg7; 9.Kd7, Rd1+;
10.Ke8, a5; 11.Rg3+, Kh7; 12.Rg4, Rd2; 13.Kf7.)
8.Rf3, Rb6+; 9.Kd7, Rb7+; 10.Kd8, Rb8+; 11.Kc7, Ra8; 12.e7, Kg7; 13.Kd7,
and White wins.
(I don't vouch for this solution, I copied out of the magazine. I did NOT check it on the computer!!!)
Puzzle
# 04: From the EXCELLENT book: "101 Brilliant
Chess Miniatures," by GM John Nunn.
(Page # 72, Diag. # 40e.)
White to move and play his 19th move from the given position. (GM
Andras Adorjan (2560) - GM Sergey Kudrin (2505); [E15] / New York
Open, 1987.)
Solution: 19.Nxe6+!!
Kg8[]; 20.Nxg7!! Nc6; 21.Nf5!! Nxe5; 22.Qg5+!
Ng6; 23.Qf6!, "+/-" Black
Resigns. 1-0
(Black gives up ....) "Since 23...Kf8; 24.Qg7+, Ke8; 25.Nd6+, picks up
the Black Queen." - GM John Nunn
(Solutions, problems 1-4; posted 11/07/2004)
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