Nov-08-12 L B Hansen vs Adams, 1995 
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butilikefur: <31...Rxh4 32. gxh4 Bb8+ 33. f4 Re2+ 34. Rf2 Bxf4+ 35. Kg2> 35. Kg1 Be3 is worse <35...Be3 36. Rxe2> 36. Rf1 Qg4+ 37. Kh2 Bf4+ 38. Nxf4 Qxf4+ loses (e.g. 39. Kg2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Re3; 39. Kh3 Re3+ 40. Kg2 Qg3+ [not 40...Rg3+] 41. Kh1 Qh3+ mates) <36...Qg4+ 37. Kf1>
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| | Aug-13-11 Sasikiran vs V Laznicka, 2011
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butilikefur: The actual win perhaps isn't a 'very difficult' puzzle but it feels complicated because of another attractive possibility... that I haven't found a defense for. <65. Re7+ Kf6 66. Qf8+ Kg6 67. Rg7+ Kh5 68. Rh7+ Kg4 69. Qb4+ Kf3> 69…Rf4 70. Rh4+ Kf3 (70…gxh4 71. Qxf4+ Kh5 ...
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| | Jul-20-11 Vasiukov vs Van Wely, 2002
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butilikefur: ahh... 34. Ne8+ Ke7 35. Qf8+ Kd7 (35...Ke6 36. Qxd6+ Kf7 37. Qf7+ mate) 36. Qxd6+ Kc8 37. Nc7+ mate
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| | May-07-11 R Nizam vs G Nemes, 2007
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butilikefur: in the line with 28...Rc8 the stupid knight is hanging on b4.
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| | Mar-06-11 Siciarz vs Glogowski, 1976
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butilikefur: the problem in the end position is <35. Bxf7 Qxe4+ 36. Qg2 Qxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Bxc1> and Black is up a piece and a pawn in the endgame
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| | Dec-11-10 Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918
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butilikefur: Hey, you know what also kinda works?
<36. Qxf7+ Rxf7 37. b8=Q+ Kh7 38. Rxh6+ Kxh6 39. Qh8+ Kg5 40. Qh5+ Kf4 41. Qxf7+ Kxg4> 41...Kg3 42. Qc7+ Kh4 (42...Kf2 43. Qf4+ mates) 43. Qd8+ Kg3 (43...Kxg4 44. Qd7+ Kf4 45. Qf7+ Kg4 46. Qxg7+ transposes) 44. Qb8+ Kh4 45. Qh8+ Kg3 ...
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| | Sep-25-10 A Kogan vs W Arencibia, 2002
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butilikefur: <25. Qxc4+ Kf8> 25...Bf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rxh7+ Kg8 (27...Ke8 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Bg7+ Kg8 30. Rh1 wins) 28. Rg7+ Kf8 29. dxe7+ Ke8 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 32. Bc7+ Qxc7 33. Rxc7 Kxc7 34. g6 <26. dxe7+ Kxe7 27. Bf6+ Kf8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Bxd8> looks won
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| | Aug-05-10 Caruana vs C Majer, 2007
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butilikefur: <35. Rxf6 gxf6 36. Qh7+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Rxe6+ Kd7> 38...fxe6 39. Qg7+ Kd6 40. Ne4+ mate <39. Rxe8> 39. Bh3 fxe6 (39...Rxe6 [39...Rxh8 40. Re5+ Kd6 [[40...f5 41. Bxf5+ changes nothing] ] 41. Ne4+ mate] 40. Bxe6+ fxe6 [40...Ke7 41. Qg7 is just winning] 41. Qg7+ ...
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| | Jul-04-10 Leko vs Ivanchuk, 2008
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butilikefur: this line sucks <124...Rh2 125. Rd3+ Bf3 126. Ke1 Rc2 127. Rb3 Re2+ 128. Kf1> 128. Kd1 Re3+ 129. Kc2 Bd1+ <128...Re4 129. Ra3>
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| | Jun-27-10 F Olafsson vs E Eliskases, 1960
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butilikefur: <24. Rxf6+ Bxf6> 24...gxf6 25. Qg8+ (25. Bxe5 fxe5 [25...Qxe5 26. Qg8+ Ke7 27. Qf7+ Kd6 28. Nf5+ Kc5 29. Rc1+ Bc4 [[29...Kb5 30. d4 wins - not 30. Rc4 c6 and i dunno how to win, maybe 31. Qa7 works for a while because of 31...Ra8 32. Ne7 but i certainly can't find a way to
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