Puzzle for September 7, 2018

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1. Ne8+ Rxe8 2. Qh6+ Kg8 3. Qh8# 1-0

Puzzle for September 6, 2018

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1… Rxe1 2. Qxe1 (2. Bxe1 Ne4+) (2. Kxe1 Qe6+) 2… Nxa2 0-1

Puzzle for September 5, 2018

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1… Bh3 2. g4 Qxg4 3. Qxg4 Rf1# 0-1

Puzzle for September 4, 2018

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1. Nd6+ Kb8 (1… cxd6 2. Qxa6+ Kb8 3. Qb7#) 2. Qxc7+ (2. Nxa6+ $18 {
Alternative}) 2… Kxc7 3. Nxa6# 1-0

Puzzle for September 3, 2018

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1. Qxf6+ Rxf6 2. Re8+ Kc7 3. Rc8# 1-0

Puzzle for September 2, 2018

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5. Rxe6+ fxe6 6. Bg6+ Kf8 7. Qd6+ Kg8 8. Qxe6+ Kf8 9. Be7# 1-0

Puzzle for September 1, 2018

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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1. Bf2 Rb8 (1… Re8 2. d4 exd4 3. Bg1 Rxe4 4. Bh2+ Rf4 (4… Re5 5. Bxe5+ fxe5
6. f6) 5. Bxf4+ gxf4 6. g5 f3 (6… fxg5 7. f6 f3 8. f7 Ke7 9. Rxc7+) 7. g6 f2
8. Ra1 Ke7 9. Rf1) (1… Ke7 2. Rxc7+ Rxc7 3. Kxb6) 2. d4 exd4 (2… cxd4 3.
Be1) 3. Bg1 1-0

Puzzle for August 31, 2018

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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33. Bxc6+ (33. Rxd8+ $2 Kxd8 34. Nxf7+ Kc7 35. Nxh8 Nf2+ 36. Kg2 Nxe4 $16)
33… bxc6 34. Rxd8+ Kxd8 35. Nxf7+ Kc7 36. Nxh8 1-0

Puzzle for August 30, 2018

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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1… Rd2 2. Rxd2 Qxe1+ 3. Kh2 Be5+ 0-1

Puzzle for August 29, 2018

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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1… Kxd3 2. g6 Rf2 3. g7 Rxf3 4. g8=Q Rxh3+ 5. Kg2 Rg3+ 0-1