White wins only a pawn after 17. Bxf6!? c5! Shamkovich vs A Anguiano, 1978  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 19 moves, 1-0 White wins with 22. Bxh6!! W Hartston vs Portisch, 1974  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0 White's 18. Bg5!! sets up 21. Bxh6!! Geller vs Portisch, 1967  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 18. Bxh6!! Harikrishna vs C Gokhale, 2002  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 23 moves, 1-0 White puts black into a complex mating web after 23. Qxh6+!! M Romm vs S Tatai, 1973  (C18) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 1-0 26. Nxh6+! Timman vs Korchnoi, 1987  (C11) French, 30 moves, 1-0 16. Bxh6!! Kamsky vs Lautier, 1993  (B53) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0 26...Ndf6! sets up 28...Bxh3! Shabalov vs J Xie, 2002  (E97) King's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1 21...Rxh3! sacs a Knight on f5 for two pawns & the attack de Firmian vs Bronstein, 1993  (C16) French, Winawer, 56 moves, 0-1 24...Bxh6!! is a move White could have played for a win de Firmian vs P Nikolic, 1985  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0 15. Bxh6! J Lechtynsky vs Pachman, 1968  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 19 moves, 1-0 20. Qh6! f6 21. Qh7+ Kf7 22. Qxh5+ +- Janowski vs Saemisch, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0 23. Bxh6! Santasiere vs B Blumin, 1939  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0 22. Bxh6! would have given White strong winning chances Leko vs Kramnik, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 36...Nxh6! deflects for a winning pin or mating attack Sokolsky vs Kotov, 1949  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 1-0 30...Nxh3! L Bruzon Batista vs Topalov, 2005  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1 23...Bxh3!! is winning outright, but Black misses the followup Kasparov vs S Rachels, 1988  (A57) Benko Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0 10. Bxh6! Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0 26. Ra6!! and 27. Rd6! set up 28. Bxh6! +- Hydra vs Adams, 2005  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 28 moves, 1-0 32. Bxh6! Szabo vs Portisch, 1959  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 36 moves, 1-0 31. Bxh6!! Adorjan vs P Ostojic, 1970  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 35 moves, 1-0 19. Bxh6! Gligoric vs L Prins, 1952  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0 22. Bxh6!! Nunn vs S Tatai, 1992  (C49) Four Knights, 23 moves, 1-0 35. Nxh6! R Pert vs A Greet, 2006  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0 23. Re5! sets up 24. Nh6+!! Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0 20. Bxh6!? gives strong winning chances with a draw in hand A Volokitin vs G Vescovi, 2005  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 25 moves, 1-0 29. Bxh6!! E Tate vs V Akobian, 2006  (A06) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0 18. Bxh6!! E Sharapov vs Timoshenko, 1998  (C16) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1-0 25...Bxh3!! Van der Wiel vs Van Wely, 2006  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 0-1 28. Bxh6! Korchnoi vs A Petersons, 1965  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0 32...Rxh3+!! O Sick vs S Gorelov, 1989  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 35 moves, 0-1 14. Nh6+!! Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1927  (B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0 21. Bxh6! Bologan vs Westerinen, 1991  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1-0 26. Nxh6!! is a move that eludes some computers Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 21. Bxh6!! Nunn vs S Hmadi, 1985  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0 21. Bxh6!! Gipslis vs A Sygulski, 1987  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0 32...Nxh3! helps set up 40...f4! for a Tuesday puzzle solution J Perlis vs Vidmar, 1907  (C45) Scotch Game, 40 moves, 0-1 18...Bxh3! gives winning chances if White misses 19. Bxe5= T Halay vs D Laylo, 2004  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1 19. Bc4! sets up 19...exf6 20. Nxh6+! with a strong advantage I Farago vs I A Zaitsev, 1980  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0 19. Bxh6! +- or 19. Bh7+! Kh8 20. Bxh6! +- Serper vs Barsov, 1988  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0 39. Bxh6+!! Dominguez Perez vs Buhmann, 2008  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0 21. Nh6+! Buhmann vs B Saeheng, 2008  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0 15...Bxh3!! -+ R Biolek vs T Oral, 1997  (B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1 31...Nxh3+!! initiates a winning Kingside attack O Gavrilov vs S Solovjov, 2005  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 0-1 43...Rxh3+!! sets up a Queen and Knight mating attack Z Kozul vs Bologan, 2005  (E12) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1 24. Bxh6!! A Bykhovsky vs D Oltean, 1990  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0 20. Nxh6+!! followed by 21. Ng4! Adams vs Leko, 1999  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0 23. Nh6+!! Stein vs V Lepeshkin, 1965  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0 37...Rxh3+! E Gerigk vs H Teske, 2009  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 37 moves, 0-1 31. Bxh6! D Howell vs R Pruijssers, 2008  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 1-0 38...Bxh3! involves a deflection and double attack threat M Dziuba vs V Onyshchuk, 2008  (E70) King's Indian, 58 moves, 1-0 29. Bxh6! Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2011  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 1-0 16. Bxh3!! offers a poisoned piece and wins at least a pawn Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2011  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1 22...Bxh3!! solves a Saturday puzzle A Geller vs M Tseitlin, 1987  (B40) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1 26. Nh6+!! solves Jan 11, 2013 Friday puzzle N Velez vs F Braga, 1983  (A06) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0 22. Bxh6!! & 23. Rd7! combine decoy, clearance & deflection Kamsky vs Seirawan, 2012  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0 21. Bxh6! solves Wednesday 4/3/2013 Tseshkovsky vs V Inkiov, 1983  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 20. Bxh6!! O H Castro Rojas vs Ivkov, 1978  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0 23. Bxh6! G Lorenz vs L Espig, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0 26. Bxh6! K Podzielny vs G Diez, 2007  (E17) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0 23...Rxh6!! solves Sunday Jul 30, 2017 Timman vs Karpov, 1978  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0 24...Rxh3!! E Grant vs Salov, 1983  (B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1 28. Rxh6! solves Wednesday Dec 20, 2017 Shabalov vs I Naumkin, 1987  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0 27. Bxh6! solves Sunday Feb 2, 2018 Y Yu vs G Oparin, 2012  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0 31.g3! Qe7 32.Nxh6+!! Sunday Sep 30, 2018 Caruana vs Kramnik, 2016  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 29. Rxh6!! solves Sun Oct 13, 2019 L Christiansen vs Seirawan, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0 66 games