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Solutions PAGE 17 / CHESS TO ENJOY
PROBLEM I. Lone Pine, 1972: 35. Qxd7! (better than 35. Qb7 Bc6) 35. ... Rxd7 36. Rdxd7+, Black resigned (36. ... Kh6 37. Rh7 mate; 36. ... Kh8 37. Rh7+ Kg8 38. Bd5+; 36. ... Kf8 37. Rh7!). PROBLEM II. Sarajevo, 1970: 39. Qxh7+! Kxh7 40. Rh4+ Kg7 41. Bh6+, Black resigned (41. ... K-moves 42. Bf8 mate). PROBLEM III. Lone Pine, 1971: 37. Rg5+! mates (37. ... hxg5 38. Qxg5+ Kh8 39. Qh6 mate or 37. ... Kh8 38. Rg8+! Rxg8 39. Qxh6 mate). PROBLEM IV. Skopje, 1972: 32. ... Bh4!, White resigned (33. g3 Bxg3 34. hxg3 Rh5+ or 33. Rg1 Qxg1+! 34. Kxg1 Rd1+). PROBLEM V. Nathanya, 1971: 20. ... Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 b5!, White resigned (22. axb5 Bxb5 23. N-moves Qxe3+ or 23. Qe2 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Qxe3+ 25. Kf1 Qf3+ 26. Ke1 and both 26. ... Rae8+ and 26. ... Rab8! win). PROBLEM VI. Venice, 1971: 30. Qf8! threatens 31. Rh6+! gxh6 32. Qf6+ Kh5 33. Qxh6 mate or 32. ... Kh7 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Bf6 mate. On 30. ... Nc6 both 31. Qg8! (threat of 32. Rh6 mate) and 31. Bf4! (with the threat of 32. h5 mate) do the trick.
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PROBLEM I. Pin/Fork: Black wins the queen, 1. ... Re3 2. Qxe3 Nc2+, simplifying to a winning pawn ending.
PROBLEMII.Mating Net: It’s over after 1. ... Rd1+ 2. Qxd1 Qxd1 mate. PROBLEMIII. Mating Net: It’s over on this move: 1. ... Re8 mate. PROB- LEM IV. Mating Net: It’s mate in two: 1. ... Qh4+ 2. Kf3 Qg4 mate. PROBLEM V. Mating Net: Black does it again by 1. ... Qd3+ 2. Ke1 Nc2 mate. PROBLEM VI. Mating Net: Try mate in two: 1. ... Rf4+ 2. Kxf4 Qf5 mate.
PAGE 49 / INSTEAD OF RESIGNING...
PROBLEM I. Topalov resigned, assuming that the threat of 65. Qh7+ Kf8 66. Qh8+ is unstoppable. But the pretty in between move 64. ... Qd5+! 65. f3 e5! saves the day, as after 66. Qh7+ Kf8 67. Qh8+ Black has 67. ... Qg8!. Down a clear pawn, White has nothing better than repetition with 68. Nh7+ Kf7 69. Ng5+. PROBLEM II. Gelfand threw in the towel, overlooking the miraculous 75. ... Ke6!! After both 76. Rxg7 Rg1+ 77. Kh4 (77. Kh6 Rh1+) 77. ... Kf6 and 76. f5+ Ke5 77. Re8+ Kd6 78. f6 Rg1+ 79. Kh4 gxf6 80. Kh5 Rh1+, Black holds the fort.
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