Category: Puzzle

The solution appears at the bottom!

Til Next Time,

Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “Budapest”]
[Site “Budapest”]
[Date “1981.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Lengyel”]
[Black “Farago”]
[Result “1-0”]
[Annotator “T3A”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “r3rk2/1b2Np1p/p4P2/1p1Np3/1Q6/P6q/2P1B2P/3n1RK1 w – – 0 1”]
[PlyCount “5”]
[EventDate “1981.??.??”]
[EventType “team”]
[EventCountry “HUN”]

1. Ng6+ Kg8 2. Qf8+ Rxf8 3. Nde7# 1-0

The solution appears at the bottom!

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Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “Moskau”]
[Site “Moskau”]
[Date “1981.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Waganjan”]
[Black “Pantschenko”]
[Result “0-1”]
[Annotator “T3X”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “r1b2rk1/2q3pp/p3pn2/1pb1n3/2P1P3/2N2N1P/P1B2PP1/R1BQ1RK1 b – – 0 1”]
[PlyCount “3”]
[EventDate “1981.??.??”]
[EventType “team”]
[EventCountry “RUS”]

1… Nfg4 2. Nxe5 (2. hxg4 Nxf3+ 3. gxf3 Qg3+ 4. Kh1 Qh3+ 5. Kg1 Rxf3 6. Qd8+
Rf8) 2… Nxf2 0-1

The solution appears at the bottom!

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Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “Moskau”]
[Site “Moskau”]
[Date “1981.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Bronstein”]
[Black “Andrijanow”]
[Result “0-1”]
[Annotator “Tv3R”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “5rk1/5ppp/4b3/1pPp4/1P1B4/q5P1/r2nPPBP/2NQK2R b K – 0 1”]
[PlyCount “11”]
[EventDate “1981.??.??”]
[EventType “team”]
[EventCountry “RUS”]

1… Nf3+ 2. Bxf3 Qxb4+ 3. Kf1 Bh3+ 4. Bg2 Rd2 5. Qe1 Qxd4 (5… Bxg2+ $1 {
Alternative}) 6. Nb3 Qe4 0-1

The solution appears at the bottom!

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Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “Dresden”]
[Site “Dresden”]
[Date “1981.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Belke”]
[Black “Goldberg”]
[Result “1-0”]
[Annotator “T+2Z”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “2r5/5pkp/3r2p1/1B1pp3/1p1B2b1/1Pb1P1P1/P4PKP/2R1R3 w – – 0 1”]
[PlyCount “3”]
[EventDate “1981.??.??”]
[EventType “swiss”]
[EventCountry “GER”]

1. Rxc3 bxc3 2. Bxe5+ 1-0

The solution appears at the bottom!

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Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “?”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “1978.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Rodriguez”]
[Black “Olafson”]
[Result “0-1”]
[Annotator “T2H”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “3r1rk1/pp3ppp/8/2p5/4PB1n/P1P2qPP/Q3RP1K/6R1 b – – 0 1”]
[PlyCount “5”]
[EventDate “1978.??.??”]
[EventType “team”]

1… Qg2+ 2. Rxg2 Nf3+ 3. Kh1 Rd1+ 0-1

The solution appears at the bottom!

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Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “Helsinki”]
[Site “Helsinki”]
[Date “1992.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Tukmakow”]
[Black “Baburin”]
[Result “1-0”]
[Annotator “Tv2Z”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “r1q1k2r/pp4np/2pP4/5p2/3Pp3/1Q4N1/PP5P/R4RK1 w kq – 0 1”]
[PlyCount “11”]
[EventDate “1992.??.??”]
[EventType “team”]
[EventCountry “FIN”]

1. Nxe4 Qe6 2. d7+ (2. Qxb7 $2 O-O) 2… Kf8 (2… Kd8 3. Qxb7 Qxe4 4. Qxa8+
Ke7 5. d8=Q+ (5. Qxa7 {Alternative} Qg4+ 6. Kf2 Qf4+ 7. Ke2 Qe4+ 8. Kd2 Qg2+ 9.
Kc3 $18) 5… Rxd8 6. Qxa7+ Rd7 7. Qc5+) 3. Rxf5+ Qxf5 4. Rf1 Qxf1+ 5. Kxf1 Ke7
6. Qb4+ 1-0

The solution appears at the bottom!

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Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “Partievariante”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “1981.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Auerswald”]
[Black “Stephan”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[Annotator “T+3X”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “2rqr3/pp1b2kp/6p1/1B2bp2/2Qn1N2/2B5/PPP3PP/2KR3R w – – 0 25”]
[PlyCount “7”]
[EventDate “1981.??.??”]
[EventType “swiss”]

25. Qxd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Qg5 27. Rxd7+ Kf8 28. Bd2 1/2-1/2

The solution appears at the bottom!

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Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “Partievariante”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “1980.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Timman”]
[Black “Karpow”]
[Result “0-1”]
[Annotator “T1X”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “3rk1n1/pp5p/2pb1pp1/5b2/2P2P2/1P3B2/PK2NBPP/7R b – – 0 1”]
[PlyCount “5”]
[EventDate “1980.??.??”]
[EventType “swiss”]

1… Bxf4 2. Nxf4 Rd2+ 3. Kc3 Rxf2 0-1

The solution appears at the bottom!

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Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “Tilburg”]
[Site “Tilburg”]
[Date “1980.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Spasski”]
[Black “Larsen”]
[Result “1-0”]
[Annotator “T1X”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “8/2R3p1/5pk1/p3prp1/3r4/PP1n2PP/3R1P2/3N1K2 w – – 0 1”]
[PlyCount “5”]
[EventDate “1980.??.??”]
[EventType “swiss”]
[EventCountry “NED”]

1. Ne3 Rf3 2. Nc2 (2. Kg2 $2 Ne1+) 2… Re4 3. Kg2 1-0

The solution appears at the bottom!

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Chris Wainscott

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The solution to today’s puzzle is:

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[Event “Dortmund”]
[Site “Dortmund”]
[Date “1992.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Glek”]
[Black “Kischnew”]
[Result “1-0”]
[Annotator “T4W”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “8/3P2k1/5p2/4p1p1/1P2Q2p/5P1P/3q2PK/8 w – – 0 1”]
[PlyCount “9”]
[EventDate “1992.??.??”]
[EventType “game”]
[EventCountry “GER”]

1. f4 (1. Qg4 $2 Kf7) 1… gxf4 (1… Qxd7 2. fxg5 (2. fxe5 $6 f5 (2… fxe5 3.
Qxe5+ $18) 3. Qe3 Kg6 4. Qb6+ Kh5 5. Qd6 Qa7 6. e6 Qe3 $13) 2… Qd4 3. Qxd4
exd4 4. Kg1) 2. Qb7 Kg6 3. Qc8 f3 4. Qg8+ Kh6 5. d8=Q 1-0