Puzzle Paradise
Group 2 "Bishop in a Hurry" |
Reader's Challenge P2.1.1
M.Adams-P.Motwani, London 1989.
The idea of ...Na5 has been mentioned, but would it have been OK for Black to play it even earlier, at move three?
            
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Reader's Challenge P2.1.2
M.Adams-P.Motwani, London 1989.
If 35 Nf1
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then how should Black continue?
Reader's Challenge P2.2.1
G.Kamsky-A.Yusupov, Tilburg 1993
Another line is 27 Rd1 Rh8 28 Nf1,
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and you are invited to now find a quick forced win for Black.
Reader's Challenge P2.3.1
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Philidor rejected 45...e3, but why?
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Reader's Challenge P2.5.1.1
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Should Black now capture on e4 with his d-pawn?
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Reader's Challenge P2.9.1
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Just imagine that right now Black could have an extra knight somewhere on the g-file. How many solutions can you find so that Black (to move) can force mate in two moves?
Answers appear at the end of the game G2.9.
Reader's Challenge P2.12.1
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Can you now find a quick win for White? Look out...it's about to happen in the actual game G2.12!
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Reader's Challenge P2.13.1
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Can you now find a quick win for White? Look out...it's about to happen in the actual game G2.13!
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Solutions
Solution to P2.1.1
M.Adams-P.Motwani, London 1989
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3...Na5? loses to 4 Bxf7+! Kxf7 5 Qh5+, intending 5...g6 6 Qxe5+ (forking the loose black pieces on a5 and h8) or 5...Ke6 6 Qf5+ Kd6 7 d4 and then, for example, 7...Qf6 8 dxe5+ Qxe5 9 Bf4 or 7...Qe8 8 dxe5+ Kc6 9 e6 b6 10 Qd5# or 7...Nc6 8 dxe5+ Nxe5 9 Bf4 Qf6 10 Bxe5+ Qxe5 11 0-0-0+, costing Black his queen.
P2.1.1 P2.1.2 P2.2.1 P2.3.1 P2.5.1.1 P2.9.1 P2.12.1 P2.13.1
Solution to P2.1.2
M.Adams-P.Motwani, London 1989
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Black neatly forces checkmate with 35...Rd2+! 36 Nxd2 (36 Kf3 Qf2#) 36...Qe3+ 37 Kd1 Qxd2# or 37 Kf1 Nxd2#.
P2.1.1 P2.1.2 P2.2.1 P2.3.1 P2.5.1.1 P2.9.1 P2.12.1 P2.13.1
Solution to P2.2.1
G.Kamsky-A.Yusupov, Tilburg 1993.
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Black wins very quickly with 28...Nf3+ 29 gxf3 (29 Kh1 Qxh2+ 30 Nxh2 Rxh2#) 29...gxf3 30 Qd2 Qg4+ 31 Ng3 Rxh2! (this is clearer for Black than 31...Qh3 32 Nf5+) 32 Kxh2 Qh4+ 33 Kg1 Qxg3+ 34 Kf1 Qg2+ 35 Ke1 Qg1#.
P2.1.1 P2.1.2 P2.2.1 P2.3.1 P2.5.1.1 P2.9.1 P2.12.1 P2.13.1
Solution to P2.3.1
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45...e3? would let White escape with a draw by playing 46 Rf8!.
P2.1.1 P2.1.2
P2.2.1 P2.3.1 P2.5.1.1 P2.9.1 P2.12.1 P2.13.1
Solution to P2.5.1.1
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Black should not have played 5...dxe4?, as he soon discovered when Tibor Tolnai's reply 6 Ng5! quickly landed on the board!
Solution to P2.12.1
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12 Qd7! f6 13 Nxf6 Flashier than 13 Nxc7. Black resigned, on account of 13...Nxf6 14 Rxf6+! gxf6 15 Bh6+ Kg8 16 Qe6#.
P2.1.1 P2.1.2 P2.2.1 P2.3.1 P2.5.1.1 P2.9.1 P2.12.1 P2.13.1
Solution to P2.13.1
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8 Be6! Qe7 9 Nd5 wins quickly.
P2.1.1 P2.1.2 P2.2.1 P2.3.1 P2.5.1.1 P2.9.1 P2.12.1 P2.13.1