Jun-05-18 D Perez vs J Jackova, 2008
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| M.Hassan: I was at first puzzled why King does not move to h2 after 33...Rxf1+, obviously, white would have gone down greatly. Malt's analysis very clearly shows that it would have been a loss for White anyways. Nice |
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Apr-24-16 E Diemer vs Burger / Bartsch, 1948 
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| M.Hassan: White to play 18.?
White is 4 pawns down and Black is not fully developed.
18.Qd8+ Bxd5(forced)
19.Rxd8#
More like a Monday puzzle |
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Apr-05-16 S Bjerke vs M Freitag, 2014
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| M.Hassan: Material identical
Force the Queen out from g3
37............Rg4
38.Qxg4 Qh2# |
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Mar-17-16 Aronian vs Nakamura, 2016
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| M.Hassan: White's pawn does not fall yet. It is Black's pawn that will fall |
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Mar-08-16 J Jackson vs D Okike, 2014
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| M.Hassan: Black is a pawn down.
36..........Qxd1
<if 37.Rxd1 Rxa4#>
37.Qxe4 Qxc1+
38.Qb1 Rxa4# |
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Mar-06-16 E Blomqvist vs C Cederstam Barsk, 2014
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| M.Hassan: Black to play 38...?
Black is a pawn up
Black rook loves to occupy the a file but the knight on c3 prevents it so, Block pushes a pawn to displace the knight:
38..............d4
White is willing to sac the Knight:
39.a7 dxc3
40.Rg8+ Kxg8
41.a8=Q+ Kg7
Now Black has ... |
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Feb-22-16 E Neuhaus vs F A Hipp, 1864
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| M.Hassan: "Very Easy" indeed
Force White Rook off rank 2 and it is mate next
27..............Rxe1+
28.Rxe1(forced) Qf2# |
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Jan-18-16 Capablanca vs W Murdock, 1919
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| M.Hassan: Easiest puzzle ever |
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Jan-13-16 S Thatte vs M Liu, 2013
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| M.Hassan: 20........Bxg5!
<if 21.Qxg5 Qxc2#>
21.Bb5+ Kf6
22.Bd3 Bxd2+
23.Rxd2
And White has to continue in a Queenless game |
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Dec-21-15 Smyslov vs Uhlmann, 1973
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| M.Hassan: Its' not mate but wins the Queen for a Rook:
40.Qc8+ Ka7(forced)
41.Rc7+ Rxc7
42.Qxf5 |
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