November Quiz
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Snake Benoni
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This position is taken from the game Atalik-Miezis, Tallinn 1998. Miezis is probably the world's leading expert on the infamous "Snake Benoni", from which this position arose. How does Black deliver a quick checkmate?
Q1 Q2
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On this occasion, in the game Horvath-Miezis, Elista Olympiad 1998, the Latvian Grandmaster is on the receiving end. After 24 e5! Rxe5, how did White break down Black's resistence?
Q1 Q2
Queen's Indian
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The game Kashtanov-Iljushin, Chigorin Memorial 1999 reached this position after the opening moves 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 d4 b6 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7 6 0-0 0-0 7 Nc3 Ne4 8 Qc2 Nxc3 9 Qxc3 Be4 10 Rd1 c6 11 Bh3 d6 12 Nd2 Bg6 13 Bg2 Qc7 14 b4 a5 15 b5 Ra7 16 bxc6 Nxc6 17 Bb2. What did Black play now?
Modern Benoni
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This position arose from the Modern Classical Variation, from the game Parker-Quillan, British League 1997. What should White play here?