Aug-26-08 Anand vs P Thipsay, 1987 
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PuzzleMaster: Tue 2008.08.26 (White to play. 70. ?)
Candidates: 70. Qc2+, 70. Qb4+
A) 70. Qc2+ Ka3 71. Kd3 Qa2+ =
B) 70. Qb4+ Kc1 (70 ... Ka2 71. Kc2 ) 71. Qd2+ Kb1 72. Qc2# |
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Aug-25-08 P Zilles vs V Kutsankov, 2005 
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PuzzleMaster: Mon 2008.08.25 (Black to play. 27 ... ?)
Candidates: 27 ... Qxh2+
A) 27 ... Qxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Rh6+ 29. Kg1 Rh1#
I love Mondays. |
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Aug-24-08 Speelman vs M Stangl, 1994 
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PuzzleMaster: Sun 2008.08.24 (White to play. 24. ?)
Candidates: 24. exf6, 24. Bxf6
How silly of me, I completely missed the candidate move. I guess I'm not such a PuzzleMaster after all. (sighs) |
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Aug-23-08 J Manion vs V Akopian, 1994 
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PuzzleMaster: Sat 2008.08.23 (Black to play. 30 ... ?)
Candidates: 30 ... Nxg3+, 30 ... Bxg3
A1) 30 ... Nxg3+ 31. Kg1 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Nf4
A2) 30 ... Nxg3+ 31. hxg3 Bxg3 32. Qd2 Qh4+ 33. Kg1 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Nc4 ∞ I thought 30 ... ... |
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Aug-22-08 V Tsarev vs V Malaniuk, 1989 
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PuzzleMaster: Fri 2008.08.22 (White to play. 34. ?)
Candidates: 34. Bxh6
A) 34. Bxh6 Bxh6 35. Rg8+ Kh7 36. Nf6+ Qxf6 37. Rh8+ |
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Aug-21-08 Lutikov vs Tal, 1965 
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PuzzleMaster: Thu 2008.08.21 (White to play. 24. ?)
Candidates: 24. Qxd8+, 24. Rxd7, 24. Bxb7+
A) 24. Qxd8+ Kxd8
B) 24. Rxd7 Rxd7
C) 24. Bxb7+ Kxb7 25. Qxd8! Rxd8 26. Rxd7! |
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Aug-20-08 O Sarapu vs Browne, 1972 
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PuzzleMaster: Thu 2008.08.20 (Black to play. 32 ... ?)
Candidates: 32 ... Bh4, 32 ... Rd4
A) 32 ... Bh4 wins R (33. Rg1?? Qxg1+ 34. Kxg1 Rd1+, etc. ) B) 32 ... Rd4 33. Qe5 unclear
Wow, that took me forever to solve. |
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Aug-19-08 H Ibrahim vs Sadvakasov, 1995 
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PuzzleMaster: Tue 2008.08.19 (Black to play. 22 ... ?)
Candidates: 22 ... Bxh3+, 22 ... Ne1+, 22 ... Nh4+
A) 22 ... Bxh3+ 23. Kxh3 Ng5+ 24. Kg2
B) 22 ... Ne1+ 23. Rxe1 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 Qxe1+ |
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