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Knight Forks
Compiled by patzer2
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The Knight Fork is a type of "double attack." I have chosen to make it a separate category of tactics because of the uniqueness of the Knight move and the Knight Fork. Knight Forks often involve the sacrifice or pseudo-sacrifice of the Queen or Rook to obtain a material and/or positional advantage.

White wins after 38. Nd5!
Polgar vs Svidler, 2001 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 62 moves, 1-0

37. Qg1+! sets up a winning Knight Fork
Tolush vs Simagin, 1952 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1

47. Qg6+! wins
Anand vs Zvjaginsev, 2002 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 51 moves, 1-0

21. Ne3!? sacrifice helps prepare winning 30. Qh8+
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

26. Qxg2! wins
T Kilpi vs Taimanov, 1996 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

25. Bxg5! and 26. Bg4! set up a winnning knight fork
Gulko vs N Andrianov, 2003 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

20. Nh6+!! wins due to weak back rank
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0

Black wins with 25...Qxc1!!
A Ozsvath vs K Honfi, 1953 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 56 moves, 0-1

38. Qh5+! followup forces a winning Knight Fork
Szabo vs S Kosanski, 1972 
(A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

20. Nd5! using a Knight Fork to obtain a decisive position
Grischuk vs G Seul, 2004 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

31. Nd7+!
Short vs Timman, 1994 
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0

32...Nxb3! for offense ; 43...Re2! for defense & offense
Polugaevsky vs Smejkal, 1978 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 0-1

23. Rxf6!
S Sale vs B Jankovic, 1999 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 1-0

21...Nxd4! wins a pawn because of followup knight fork
Sasikiran vs Kasparov, 2002 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 0-1

30. Qxg7+!
Keres vs Spassky, 1955 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

25...Rd2!
Hug vs Spassky, 1973 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

24 Ra1+! sets up winning Knight Fork
B Nyren vs Taimanov, 1952 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 moves, 0-1

22. Nxd5!? Kc6!? is too slow a win. Better is 22. Qe5!!
Alekhine vs R M Folger, 1929 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Brilliant use of Knight Fork , moves 46 to 56
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904 
(C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0

34...Nd2! mate threat sets up 35...Ne4+ Knight Fork
C Guimard vs Euwe, 1946 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 35 moves, 0-1

41. Rxh7+!
A Ebralidze vs M Lubensky, 1949 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0

38. Nd6! sets up 39. Qxc7 Qxc7 40. Ne8+ +-
P Cramling vs T Kosintseva, 2003 
(A81) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0

34...Rb2+! ! 34. Ke1 N e3 35. Rc8 Ng2+ -+
A Herzog vs Dzindzichashvili, 1991 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

24. Rxf7+!
G Barbero vs U Rueetschi, 1987 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

13...Bh3! sets up 14...Bxg2+!
Harmonist vs Burn, 1887 
(C14) French, Classical, 18 moves, 0-1

23...Qxg2+!
D Przepiorka vs Reti, 1911 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 0-1

19. Rxf6+!
M Rohde vs G DeFotis, 2001 
(A15) English, 19 moves, 1-0

30. Rfd1!
Nisipeanu vs A Goloshchapov, 2004 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 78 moves, 1-0

42...Nc5! 43. axb5 Nd3+ 44. Ke3 Nxb2 45. Ke2 Kc5 -+
J Beutel vs Ponomariov, 2004 
(B07) Pirc, 43 moves, 0-1

27...Nxf3! 28. Rxf3 Ne4 29. Qd3 Nc3+ +-
A Lukin vs A Gabrielian, 2003 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

27. Qxf4!
Short vs Z Zhang, 2003 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

13. Rd8+!
Anand vs N Sulava, 2004 
(C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0

14. Bxd6!
J Westman vs E Havansi, 1964 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

10. Nxc7+ Kd8! 11. Bxh6! may be OK but 10. Bxh6! wins outright
Paulsen vs Blackburne, 1873 
(B01) Scandinavian, 63 moves, 1-0

24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Rh8+ Bxh8 26. Nh6+
S Halkias vs J Pribyl, 2000 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

36...Nc3! and 39...Nd2!
G Flear vs Karpov, 2004 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1

25. Qxd5! and 41. Bd8+!
S Matthews vs J M Dominguez, 2004 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0

24. Rxh7! or 24. Nc5! (both win)
Chigorin vs Charousek, 1896 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0

22. Nb6! Ne2!? 23. Qf8+!!
Short vs Miles, 1984  
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 46 moves, 1-0

18...Bd4! sets up a surprise Knight Fork
Areshchenko vs Sutovsky, 2005 
(B50) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1

33. Rxc5! wins a piece or forks for the win of the exchange
Shirov vs S Erenburg, 2005 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

32...Rb2! and 33...Nb3! use a passed pawn to set up the combo
Sveshnikov vs S Webb, 1977 
(C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 0-1

33. Rh8+!
V Georgiev vs Spoelman, 2005 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

43...Bxe4 44. Kxe4 Nd2+
Illescas Cordoba vs Radjabov, 2005 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 43 moves, 0-1

20. Bc7+ forces a decisive Knight Fork as the followup
Shamkovich vs V Zheliandinov, 1959  
(A66) Benoni, 20 moves, 1-0

21...Bg2+!
NN vs Staunton, 1841 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1

23. Qxc6! wins the exchange due to the Knight fork threat
J Hector vs Koneru, 2003 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

38...Rg1+!
J Nun vs Uhlmann, 1979 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1

35. Qxh6+
Alekhine vs Foltys, 1937 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 40 moves, 1-0

41. Nxf6! uses the Fork as a deflection
L Galego vs Fedorchuk, 2005 
(A22) English, 42 moves, 1-0

27. Rf7+!
K Spraggett vs J Berry, 1976 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0

20. Nd7+! sets up 21. Bxf4+!
Chigorin vs J Mortimer, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0

18. b4! deflects to set up a winning Knight Fork
Anand vs Bologan, 2004  
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

29...Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Ne2! 31. Qb3 Ng3+ wins for Black.
Marshall vs S Bampton, 1899 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

47. Rg8+!
J Gonzalez Garcia vs G Mahia, 2003 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 57 moves, 1-0

16...Bxg2! prepares a winning double attack
S Hamann vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1962 
(D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 18 moves, 0-1

52. Qh8+!
J Xie vs Short, 2002 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 53 moves, 1-0

24...Qxh2+! plus two removing the guards yields a winning fork
Schlechter vs J Mieses, 1909 
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1

17. Nd4+!
C Van Tilbury vs D K Johansen, 2002 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0

22. Nc4! is a crushing positional Knight Fork
A Ushenina vs Lagno, 2005 
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1

34. Qh8+!
D Valerga vs C Lujan, 2004 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 1-0

31...Rxc1!
N Karlis vs D Ignat, 2001 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1

38. Nh7+! uses the Knight Fork as a deflection
Razuvaev vs Z Mestrovic, 1981 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 1-0

38... Qxe3! 39. Bxe3 Bxb2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kxb2 Nxd1+ +/-
Z Almasi vs Smeets, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0

19...Rh1+!
K Cottrell vs Lenderman, 2006 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 0-1

19. Rxd5!
Averbakh vs V Osnos, 1965 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 49 moves, 1-0

32. Rxh4!
K Asrian vs A Pashikian, 2006 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

34. Ba7!
Korchnoi vs E Paoli, 1965 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0

17. Bxh6+! wins a decisive pawn due to the fork threat
O Trompowsky vs J Nielsen, 1936 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

24...Qxd1+!
S Short vs N Ahern, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1

25...Ne3! uses the pin and deflection to set up the Fork
Turov vs V Karagodin, 1997 
(C01) French, Exchange, 36 moves, 0-1

25...Rxb2+! and the threat of the fork proves decisive
W van Lankveld vs Van der Wiel, 2000 
(B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 0-1

33. Qxf8+!
Fridman vs B Kurajica, 2005 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

14...Bxc2+!
M Mitso vs T Gelashvili, 2000 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

23. Ng7+!
Unzicker vs Saemisch, 1949 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 23 moves, 1-0

37...d2+! eliminates White's last passed pawn & forces the draw
Svidler vs Kramnik, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

19. Ba4!
Chuprov vs Epishin, 2005 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 55 moves, 1-0

31. Nf5!
Tal vs A Cherepkov, 1969 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 32 moves, 1-0

15. Bb6! uses the threat of a Knight Fork to win the exchange
S Polgar vs J Kontra, 1982 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

24. Bxd6! prepares a decisive Knight Fork (threat)
J Emms vs Tukmakov, 1996 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 27 moves, 1-0

30. Qxh8+!
M Judd vs J Congdon, 1874 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

62...Ne3+!
M Narciso Dublan vs Nakamura, 2007 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 71 moves, 0-1

25. Qxh7+! wins with the threat of a Knight Fork
Kostic vs H Wolf, 1922 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 80 moves, 1-0

21. Bh7+!! (deflection) and 22. Bg6! (decoy) set it up
K Hulak vs D Rogic, 2005 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

18...Qxc4!
Steinitz vs J Minckwitz, 1870 
(C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 0-1

27. Ne5!
N Davies vs C Duncan, 1999 
(A25) English, 30 moves, 1-0

22...Qxf3! wins because of the knight fork threat
H Stefansson vs Carlsen, 2007 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

21...Be2! wins with the threat of a Knight Fork
Balashov vs Lanka, 1988 
(A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1

24. Re1! Qxe1 25. Nf6+ +-
P Chan vs Wu Kaiyu, 2001 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 24 moves, 1-0

23. Nxf7!
N Rogers vs M Schleifer, 2001 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 44 moves, 1-0

24...Rg2+! finishes off a nicely won game by the young Capa
J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1901 
(C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1

51. Nd6+!
Carlsen vs Short, 2004 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1-0

28. Bxf7+!! or 28. Bxe5!! and 29. Bxf7+!
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

28. Qxd6!
L Pantsulaia vs M Palac, 2003 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1-0

11...Nxh3+!
Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk, 1809 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

42. Rxe8!! sets up a winning Knight Fork after 43. f7!
Y Hou vs L Ruan, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0

16...Qxc3! wins a piece
R Pert vs C Ward, 2005 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 16 moves, 0-1

11. Rxb8!
Sokolsky vs G Krupsky, 1960 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

37...Qg3+! sets up a surprise winning Knight Fork
Aronian vs Topalov, 2008 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1

16...f3! sets up a deep Knight Fork combo
Harris vs Weeramantry, 1972 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

17. Rh8+!
Keres vs R G Wade, 1954 
(C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0

36...Rxb2! wins the Queen but the follow-up wins more
Gipslis vs Kupreichik, 1999 
(B53) Sicilian, 46 moves, 0-1

8. Bxf7+!
L Schmid vs H Lohmann, 1949 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

22...Ne1+! deflects the Rook to set up a Queen double attack
H Ibrahim vs Sadvakasov, 1995 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 22 moves, 0-1

33. Re8+! solves the 09/01/2008 Monday puzzle
Szabo vs L Liptay, 1962 
(D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0

23. Rxd71 sets up a deep knight fork in the game continuation
Eliskases vs L Laurine, 1935 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

17. Qxd7+!
Tal vs G Tringov, 1958 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

25...Ke1! uses the threat of a Knight Fork to defend and win
Burn vs Marshall, 1906 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

25...Qxb2+!
K Siembos vs T Gelashvili, 2001 
(B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 0-1

49...Qxe1+!
H Hasan vs M F Littleton, 1972 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 0-1

26. Qxe8+!
W Ritson-Morry vs A R Thomas, 1939 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

31. Qd8+!
I Rogers vs R Kuijf, 1989 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

29. Qxa8+!
Fedorowicz vs K Leung, 2001 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

35...Rxg2+! forces mate or a winning Knight Fork
M Palac vs E Agrest, 2008 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 0-1

49...Qxf2+!
D Flores vs Radjabov, 2005 
(A26) English, 49 moves, 0-1

28. Ng3! is a complicated but apparently decisive fork
A Kvon vs E Acuner, 2005 
(B07) Pirc, 43 moves, 1-0

18. Qxc8 +-
N Firman vs Areshchenko, 2008 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 18 moves, 1-0

29...e3! -+ prepares a deep Knight Fork
D Marotti vs W Schoenmann, 1928 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 34 moves, 0-1

38. Rxf2+!
E Bakhmatov vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2005 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 38 moves, 0-1

26. Qxc8+!
N Sakr vs Ali Atwi, 2001 
(A10) English, 27 moves, 1-0

18. Nxe5! wins via a Knight Fork in the game continuation
O Loskutov vs D Chuprikov, 2000 
(C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0

39. Bxe6+!
Seirawan vs B M Kogan, 1986 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

26. Rc7! wins a piece due to the Knight Fork threat
Adams vs S Vanderwaeren, 1994 
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

20. Qxe6+!
A Kim vs D Fajardo Ponce, 2008
(B50) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

23...Qxg3+!
Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1946 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 0-1

16. Qf6! wins a decisive pawn
Saemisch vs F Krautheim, 1946 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

53...Qxg3+! simplifies to a won endgame
Tiviakov vs Nakamura, 2004 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1

34. Qxc7+!
J Becerra Rivero vs Robson, 2009 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

39. Rg7+!
T Kosintseva vs E Zaiatz, 2009 
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 43 moves, 1-0

35. Rxe7! Bxe7 36. Ne5+ Kf6 37. Ng6 +-
Dreev vs G Pankov, 2009 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 35 moves, 1-0

20. Qxg6+! sacs a Queen for a Queen plus a couple of pawns
O C Moen vs A Livner, 2008 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

24. Qxc6! gains a decisive piece due to the fork threat
L Mkrtchian vs M Korneva, 2009 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

40..Nf6!! solves a Sunday puzzle with a Knight fork threat
Reshevsky vs Larsen, 1968 
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 42 moves, 0-1

20...Qf3! wins a pawn and leaves White with two isolated pawns
D King vs J Hall, 1998 
(C16) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1

56. Ng4! wins with the threat of a fork
Kramnik vs Van Wely, 2010 
(E92) King's Indian, 56 moves, 1-0

33. Qxe8+!
E Torre vs R Meulders, 1987 
(A81) Dutch, 34 moves, 1-0

28. Qxg7+!
Smyslov vs Lutikov, 1960 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

81...Qe7+!
Najdorf vs D Byrne, 1962 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 82 moves, 0-1

15. Bb6! uses deflection & decoy 16. Bf5! to set up the fork
O'Kelly vs Ahlbach, 1938 
(B54) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0

31. Qxe4!
Von Bardeleben vs Harmonist, 1887 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

16. Qxh8+! solves a Monday puzzle
D Lima vs P C de Souza Haro, 2001 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

21. Qxe8+!
Navara vs Z Ruzicka, 1997 
(C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

42...Qh1+! uses a knight fork to secure a won endgame
Eliskases vs B Wexler, 1960 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 54 moves, 0-1

35...Qxh1+!
A Burns vs Blackburne, 1885 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

20. Nf5!
O Almeida Quintana vs P Zarnicki, 2002 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 61 moves, 1-0

40...Qxc2+!
W Schmidt vs W Reimer, 1985 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 0-1

31. Qxh6+! forces Black's resignation due to the fork threat
Geller vs Polugaevsky, 1961 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

28. Re8+! and 32. Nd2!! in acme's analysis of the followup
J Smorenberg vs A Bhuiyan, 2000 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0

20. Rc8+! solves a Monday puzzle
Aronian vs C Seel, 2002 
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0

28. Qxg7+ Qxg7 29. Re8+ Qf8 30. Nf7+! is also a zwischenzug
G Bagaturov vs V Cugini, 2007 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

21...Qxc3! combines a mate threat with the Knight Fork tactic
R Primavera vs Jansa, 1976 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 0-1

30...Qxe4! wins three pawns and solves a Tuesday puzzle
G Cappello vs E Paoli, 1967 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 32 moves, 0-1

26. Bxg6+ ! finishes off a long combination
P S Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

40. Qxf6+! solves a Monday puzzle
J Kourek vs T Oral, 1991 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 40 moves, 1-0

22...Rxd2! wins decisive material due to the fork threat
L Perunovic vs A Gogic, 2008 
(A48) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

47. Qb5! solves May 24, 2012 puzzle
Zukertort vs Englisch, 1883 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 68 moves, 1-0

33...Rxd4!
W Pietzsch vs Dzindzichashvili, 1965 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 33 moves, 0-1

27. Bxg6! deflection leads to a deep Knight Fork combo
Naiditsch vs I Sokolov, 2012 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1-0

33. Qxf1+! solves Monday 3/25/2013
A Jakubowska vs P Priya, 2007 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 0-1

16. Bxb4! threatens a royal fork
G A Koelsche vs A M Gardner, 1968 
(A04) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

31...Rxg2
C Orbaan vs Pilnik, 1956 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 32 moves, 0-1

37...Nxe2! solves what should have been a Tuesday puzzle
Grischuk vs Topalov, 2015 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

30...Rf2+! solves Tuesday Jul 26, 2017
K Meier vs A A Howell, 2007 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 0-1

26...Qxf1+ solves Thursday Jul 27, 2017
G Meins vs H Rau, 2016 
(A09) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

20... Bxg2! 21. Kxg2 Qxd4! -+
Vaganian vs Y Hou, 2017 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

31. Qxg6+ +- solves Monday Sep 18, 2017
V P Normantas vs V Vepkhvishvili, 1987 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

35...Bf4! punishes a White Blunder
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2017 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 0-1

35. Rxf8= solves Monday Oct 23, 2017
Lobron vs Timman, 1992 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

20. Bxh6! solves Thursday Nov 23, 2017
Swiercz vs M Kanarek, 2016 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

35...Rd4+ solves Tuesday Dec 26, 2017
Damljanovic vs Geller, 1987 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

33. Rxe7+! solves Monday Jan 15, 2018
J Trapl vs Jansa, 1987 
(D90) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0

20. Qxh2+ solves Monday Feb 19, 2018
B Jeran vs D Cawdery, 2017 
(B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Nxf5+ +- Solves Monday Oct 8, 2018
A Karayev vs A J Datu, 2008 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

39. Rxf7+ Monday Oct 22, 2018
M Parry vs L Paichadze, 2008 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

29. Rxd7 solves Monday Dec 10, 2018
Tal vs Segal, 1952 
(B07) Pirc, 30 moves, 1-0

47. Rxe6+ solves Monday Dec 17, 2018
Kasparov vs A Haik, 1988 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 49 moves, 1-0

29...e4! sets up 31...Qxb6+ -+.
Nunn vs A J Mestel, 1978 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

29. Qxg4! solves Monday Mar 25, 2019
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1998 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0

18...Qxd6+ solves Monday May 20, 2019
Serbe vs Wohlhaupt, 1985 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0

38. Qxf8+ solves Monday Jul 1, 2019
T Beerdsen vs A Zatonskih, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

26...Rxh3! solves Wed Aug 28, 2019
McShane vs I Efimov, 2009 
(B20) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

30. Rxf8+! solves Monday Sep 30, 2019
D Freeman vs K McDonald, 2011 
(A80) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0

43. Rg8+ +- solves Tues Oct 15, 2019
Alekhine vs T H Tylor, 1937 
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 44 moves, 1-0

25. Rxd8! solves Monday Dec 16, 2019
Duras vs M Gladig, 1909 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0

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