[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 1"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/p4ppp/1q6/8/8/2R1P3/P3QPPP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1... Qb2 2. Rc8 Qb1+ 3. Qf1 Qxf1+ 4. Kxf1 Rxc8 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 2"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p2kp1p/p3pn2/2r5/8/P1N5/1PP3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Rxf6 Rxc3 2. Rxf7+ Kxf7 3. bxc3 b5 4. Kf2 Kf6 5. Kf3 Kf5 6. g4+ Ke5 7. h4 h6
8. Ke3 a5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 3"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n1q1rk1/Nb2ppbp/pp4p1/3p4/3Pn3/BP1BPN2/P3QPPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Qc2 Qd7 2. Qc7 Ba8 3. Nc8 Bf6 4. Qxb8 Bc6 5. Bxa6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 4"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2br1k1/2q2p1p/pp2p1bB/8/P2R4/8/1PP1BQPP/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Rxd8 Qxd8 2. Rd1 Qe7 3. Rd7 Qxd7 4. Qf6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 5"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4kp2/3b2r1/8/1B2P3/3R4/4K3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Rxd6 Rxd6 2. e5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 6"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1qrk1/pb2bp1p/1p1np1p1/4Q3/1P1N4/4P3/PB3PPP/1B1R1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... f6 (1... Nc4 $2 2. Qg7+ Kxg7 3. Nf5+ Kg8 4. Nh6#) 2. Qxe6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 7"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/1p3p2/pn1P2pp/4p3/6Q1/6B1/1bq2PPP/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Rxb2 Qxb2 2. Qxc8+ Nxc8 3. d7 Nb6 4. d8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 8"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p5Q1/2ppq2p/3n1ppk/3B4/2P2P1P/P5P1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. g4+ fxg4 (1... Kh4 2. Qxh6+ Qxh6 (2... Kg3 3. Qxe6 $18) 3. Kh2 fxg4 4. hxg4
Nf4 5. Bf2#) 2. hxg4+ Kh4 3. Qxh6+ Qxh6 4. Kh2 Qf6 5. Bf2# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 9"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/1b1r2p1/p6p/1p2qN2/3bP3/3Q4/P5PP/1B1R3K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1... Bg1 2. Rxg1 Rxd3 3. Bxd3 Bxe4 4. Bxe4 Qxe4 5. Rf1 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 10"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2q2r1k/1pp2p1p/r4Pp1/4P3/p2P1Q1N/n1P3P1/4R2P/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Qh6 Rg8 2. Nf3 Qf8 3. Ng5 Qxh6 4. Nxf7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 11"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1n4/1P4pp/r1rp1p2/1R2p3/4P3/4BP2/5P1P/R4K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Ba7+ Rxa7 2. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 12"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3k1nr/1bpp2pp/p1p1p1q1/8/2PQ4/5N2/PPP2PPP/R1B2RK1 w kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. c5 $1 ({Not} 1. Ne5 Qxg2+ 2. Kxg2 c5+) (1. Qd3 {is good.}) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 13"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/pp3pp1/3R3p/q7/2B1P1bP/2N3n1/PPP3P1/2K3QR w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Qd4 Nxh1 2. Rg6 $1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 14"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r2/1bqn1pkp/pp4p1/4p1Nn/P3P2Q/2NB4/1PP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Rxf7+ Kg8 (1... Rxf7 2. Ne6+) 2. Rg7+ Kh8 3. Rxh7+ Kg8 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rxg6
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 15"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q3r2k/6pp/8/3Q2N1/8/8/6PP/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

{The old smothered mate!} 1. Nf7+ Kg8 2. Nh6+ Kh8 (2... Kf8 3. Qf7#) 3. Qg8+
Rxg8 4. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 16"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2rn1/pp3p1p/5qpk/2p1Q3/3p1NP1/3P1R2/PPP4P/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Ne6 Qxe5 2. Rh3+ Qh5 3. g5# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 17"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3rnk1/pb3pp1/3pp2p/1q4BQ/1P1P4/4N1R1/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Bf6 Qxh5 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rxf7+ Kg8 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rxb7+ Kg8 6. Rg7+ Kh8 7.
Rg5+ Kh7 8. Rxh5 Kg6 9. Rh3 Kxf6 10. Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 18"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/3q1k1p/p4p2/1p2p1p1/8/1P6/P5PP/1QR4K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rc7 Qxc7 2. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 19"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/3p2pp/4p3/8/2Qp2P1/4b3/2P2rPP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Kh1 (1. Qc8+ $2 Rf8+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 20"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2n1k1r/ppp1n2p/4QN2/4p1N1/3b4/q7/P4PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qf7+ Nxf7 2. Ne6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 21"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n2r3/1kp2R1p/1p4p1/1Pp1p3/2N1P3/2Pq4/Q5PP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qa7+ Kxa7 2. Rxc7+ Ka8 3. Nxb6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 22"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r2/q1pb1pkp/1p1p2p1/2nPpP1P/2P1P3/p1N2P2/PP1Q4/2KR1BR1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. f6+ Kh8 (1... Kxf6 2. Qg5+ Kg7 3. h6+ Kg8 4. Qf6) 2. Qh6 Rg8 3. hxg6 fxg6 4.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 5. Rh1+ {
The book lists Rh1 as mate, but Black can prolong the agony for one more move!}
Bh3 6. Rxh3# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 23"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/p2r1ppp/1pQ2bq1/3B4/4P3/2BR2Pb/PP3P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Be6 Bxe6 (1... Rxd3 2. Qe8#) 2. Qc8+ Bd8 3. Qxd8+ Rxd8 4. Rxd8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 24"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr1b1r/pp3ppp/2p1b2q/8/4Q3/3B2B1/PPP2PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qxc6+ bxc6 2. Ba6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 25a"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4Rr1k/6pp/8/8/4Qb2/5B1q/5P1P/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

{See Position 25b for the other part of the book's question.} 1... Bxh2+ 2. Kh1
Bg3+ 3. Kg1 Qh2+ 4. Kf1 Qxf2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 25b"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4Rr1k/6pp/8/8/4Qb2/5B1q/5P1P/3N2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

{This is the fantasy position discussed for position 25.} 1... Bxh2+ 2. Kh1
Be5+ 3. Kg1 Rxe8 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 26"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/p1p1Qppp/2p5/8/8/1P2B1P1/P1P2K1P/qN2R3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qxf8+ Kxf8 2. Bc5+ Kg8 3. Re8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 27"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/1b5p/2q3p1/5p2/2P5/7P/1P3Q2/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qd4+ Kg8 2. Qd5+ Qxd5 3. cxd5 Bxd5 4. b4 Kf7 5. b5 Ke8 6. b6 Be4 (6... Kd7
7. Rd1) 7. Rc7 Kd8 8. Rxh7 $18 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 28"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn3rk1/p5pp/2p5/3Ppb2/2q5/1Q6/PPPB2PP/R3K1NR b KQ - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qf1+ 2. Kxf1 Bd3+ 3. Ke1 Rf1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 29"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q3k/6pp/3P3n/8/5B2/8/3Q1PP1/6RK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qh4+ 2. Bh2 Ng4 3. Qf4 Qxh2+ 4. Qxh2 Nxf2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 30"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r3k/5pp1/Q7/3q3p/4n3/3R4/PP3rPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rf1+ 2. Rxf1 (2. Kxf1 Qf5+ 3. Ke2 (3. Kg1 Qc5+ 4. Kh1 Nf2+ 5. Kg1 Nh3+ 6.
Kh1 Qg1+ 7. Rxg1 Nf2#) 3... Qf2#) 2... Qc5+ 3. Kh1 Nf2+ 4. Kg1 (4. Rxf2 Qc1+ 5.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 6. Rf1 Rxf1+ 7. Qxf1 Qxf1#) 4... Nh3+ 5. Kh1 Qg1+ 6. Rxg1 Nf2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 31"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/ppp2ppp/8/8/2Pq2P1/PP3b1P/3rPP2/1RQ1KBR1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rd1+ 2. Qxd1 Qc3+ $1 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 32"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7r/pkq3pp/4p3/1PQ2p2/P2r1n2/B7/5PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Qxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Rh4# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 33"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r4k1/p4ppp/5q2/2R5/8/r3P3/3Q1PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qb4 $1 Rd8 $1 (1... Rb3 $2 2. Qxb3 Rxb3 3. Rc8+ Qd8 4. Rcxd8#) 2. Rcd5 Rd3 (
2... Rxd5 3. Qb8+ Qd8 4. Qxd8+ Rxd8 5. Rxd8#) (2... Ra1 3. Rxd8+ Qxd8 4. Rxa1)
3. R5xd3 $1 (3. R1xd3 Qa1+ 4. Rd1 Qxd1+ 5. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 6. Qe1 Rxe1#) 3... Rxd3
4. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 34"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/p1qp1p1p/2n1p2P/8/5PP1/2NPP3/2K5/Q7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Nd5+ $2 (1. Kd2 {Any normal move is okay.}) 1... Nd4+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 35"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp3rk1/8/1P1p4/P2Pq1p1/2R1PrPp/2Q4P/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rf1+ (1... Rf2 2. Qxe4 (2. Qxf2 Rxf2 3. Kxf2 Qg2#) 2... dxe4 3. Rec1 Rg2+
4. Kh1 Rff2 5. Rc7+ Kf6) 2. Rxf1 Qh1+ 3. Kxh1 Rxf1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 36"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q3k/pp1b1Q1p/3p1bp1/5p2/2B5/1P5P/P1PP1PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Re8+ Bxe8 (1... Qxe8 2. Qxf6#) 2. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 37"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/p4ppp/1p1Qp3/4P2N/1P6/8/P3qPPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Nf6+ gxf6 2. exf6 {Threatens Qg3+ and Qxf8+ with mate to follow.} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 38"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "Rnk5/1p4pp/1Pp2pq1/2B1r3/1P6/7P/3r2PQ/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rxb8+ Kxb8 2. Qxe5+ fxe5 3. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 39"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/5ppp/4p3/5q2/8/Pp1Q4/1P4PP/1K1R4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rd8 $1 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 40"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6k/pp2qppp/3R1n2/4r3/2B2Q2/2N5/PPbR2PP/7K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Bd3 2. Bxd3 Qxd6 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 41"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r3k/3P1ppp/p3q3/1pR1P3/2p5/Q5PP/P4P1K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rc8 Rxc8 (1... Qxd7 2. Qf8+ $1) 2. Qe7 $3 1-0

[Event "Not 1.Rxd5?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 42"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k1r1r3/pp5p/1q6/3p1Np1/1b6/1P3P2/2Q1R1PP/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qd3 ({Not} 1. Rxd5 $2 Qf2 $1 {Wins for Black}) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 43"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5b1/p6p/8/1R6/3Rp1k1/1P4P1/P3rPK1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rxe4+ Rxe4 2. f3# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 44"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4qrk1/pb4pp/3Qpp2/Rp6/5P2/1P6/1PP3PP/2B4K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qd8 2. Qxe6+ (2. Qd2 Qxd2 3. Bxd2 Rd8 4. Be3 Rd1+ 5. Bg1 Rd2 $19) 2... Rf7
3. Qe1 Re7 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 45"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/p4p1p/1pp2Pp1/q3pNQ1/2P2n2/P1P2P2/8/2R4K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qh6 Nh5 (1... Ne6 2. Rc2 Qxa3 3. Ne7+ Kh8 (3... Qxe7 4. Rh2 Rfe8 5. Qxh7+
Kf8 6. Qh8#) 4. Qxh7+ Kxh7 5. Rh2#) 2. Qxh5 gxh5 3. Rg1+ Kh8 4. Nh6 {
No defense against the threat 5.Rg8+ Rxg8 6.Nxf7 mate.} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 46"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/5p1p/1qp5/3n4/r4pQB/2b4P/1P3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Re8+ Kxe8 2. Qc8+ Qd8 3. Qxd8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 47"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/R3Q2p/2p3r1/3p2bq/3P2p1/3P4/P1R2PB1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Bxd5+ cxd5 2. Qxf8+ Kxf8 3. Rc8+ Bd8 4. Rxd8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 48"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/1p4p1/7p/3P1n2/4Q3/2P2P1b/PP3q1P/6RK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Bg2+ 2. Rxg2 Qf1+ 3. Rg1 Ng3+ 4. hxg3 Qh3# 0-1

[Event "Not 1.Qxb3?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 49"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1qr3k1/5ppp/p3r3/8/8/1b3QNP/1P1R1PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rd7 (1. Qxb3 $2 Qxb3 2. Rd8+ Re8 $19) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 50"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2rk1/1R4pp/p7/5n2/P2B4/2P2p2/1P4PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Nxd4 $1 2. cxd4 f2+ 3. Kh1 (3. Rxf2 Rc1+ 4. Rf1 Rcxf1#) 3... Rc1 $1 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 51"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pkP5/8/5r2/P7/6q1/3Q2p1/2R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rf1+ 2. Rxf1 Qh2+ 3. Kxh2 gxf1=N+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 52"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6r1/Qp5k/8/3p3p/5q2/1P3p1B/P6P/5N1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... f2 2. Bg2 (2. Qxb7+ Rg7 3. Ng3 Qf3+ 4. Bg2 f1=Q+) 2... Qf3 0-1

[Event "1.Rd1?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 53"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r4/2rn2pp/k1p1pp2/p1P5/1pK1P3/1P3P2/PBR3PP/2R5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rd1 $2 ({Best was:} 1. f4) 1... Ne5+ 2. Bxe5 Rxd1 3. Bxc7 e5 $1 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 54"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1bk1/ppq3pp/2p5/2P2Q1B/8/1P4P1/P6P/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Bf7+ $1 (1. Qe6+ Kh8 2. Rf7 Bxc5+ 3. Kh1 Qd6) 1... Kh8 2. Be8 $1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 55"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r4k/5Rbp/2rNQ1p1/p6q/Pp4n1/1B6/4KP2/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rf8+ Rxf8 (1... Bxf8 2. Qg8#) 2. Qg8+ Rxg8 3. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 56"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5bk1/p4ppp/Qp6/4B3/1P6/Pq2P1P1/2rr1P1P/R4RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qxe3 2. fxe3 (2. Bf4 Rxf2 3. Bxe3 (3. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 4. Kh1 Qg2#) 3... Rg2+ 4.
Kh1 Rxh2+ 5. Kg1 Rcg2#) 2... Rg2+ 3. Kh1 Rxh2+ 4. Kg1 Rcg2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 57"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/5ppp/r1q2n2/p1pNnQ2/PpP1P3/1P4R1/2B3PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Ne7+ Rxe7 2. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 58"]
[Black "Black to play"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/4P2p/6p1/1r6/8/5N2/2B2P1P/b5K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rb8 (1... Kf7 $2 2. e8=Q+ Kxe8 3. Ba4 $18) 2. Ba4 Kf7 3. e8=Q+ Rxe8 4.
Ng5+ Kf6 5. Nxh7+ Kg7 6. Bxe8 Kxh7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 59"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5p2/4bPp1/8/5q1p/Q7/3r1PP1/R4BK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qf8+ Kh7 (1... Kxf8 2. Ra8+ Qb8 3. Rxb8+ Bc8 4. Rxc8+ Rd8 5. Rxd8#) 2. Qg7#
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 60"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/8/7R/1N6/8/1q6/6K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rb6+ Ka8 (1... Kc8 2. Na7+ Kc7 3. Rxb3) 2. Nc7+ Ka7 3. Rxb3 {
This was listed as a win, but it's Stalemate!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 61"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/1b2bppp/ppq1p3/2pp3n/5P2/1P1BP3/PBPPQ1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Qxh5+ Kg8 3. Bxg7 Kxg7 (3... f5 4. Be5 Rf6 5. Rf3 Kf8 6. Rg3)
(3... f6 4. Bh6 $1) 4. Qg4+ Kh7 5. Rf3 e5 6. Rh3+ Qh6 7. Rxh6+ Kxh6 8. Qd7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 62"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/pp2qppp/2b1p3/3p4/5P2/b2BPR2/1B1N2PP/3Q2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rh3+ Kg8 3. Bxg7 Kxg7 $2 (3... f5 4. Be5) (3... f6 4. Bh6 Qh7
5. Qh5 Bf8 6. Qg4+) 4. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 63"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/4qBpp/3n4/1R3Q2/8/7P/6P1/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rh5# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 64"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4b2k/7p/3q3P/1p1pRpr1/1P1B4/2P2Q2/7K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qg3 Rxg3 (1... Qxh6+ 2. Qh3 Qd6 3. Kh1) (1... Rh5+ 2. Kg2) 2. Rxe8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 65"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r4k/1p1b3p/p3p3/3pPp2/1P3Q2/6RK/1q6/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qh6 Qxe5 2. Qxh7+ Kxh7 3. Kg2# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 66"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/3R1pp1/p7/3Q1P2/1P2rq1p/7K/5PP1/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Re3+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 67"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/2RR3N/2p1rp2/5p2/2b5/p5P1/7P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rg7+ Kh8 2. Nf8 Rxf8 ({If} 2... a2 {for example, then} 3. Ng6#) 3. Rh7+ Kg8
4. Rcg7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 68"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R7/P2k4/8/8/8/r7/6K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rh8 Rxa7 (1... Kc7 2. a8=Q) 2. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 69"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q3r2k/6pp/8/6N1/8/8/6PP/3Q3K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qd5 $1 (1... Re2 2. Nf3 Ra2 3. Qd4) 2. Qc1 Qxg5 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 70"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5b2/8/8/r7/k1K5/7R/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Ra3+ Bxa3 2. b3# 1-0

[Event "Not 1.Rxf6?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 71"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r3k/5Bpp/Q4n2/4p3/4q3/8/6PP/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. h3 ({Not} 1. Rxf6 $2 Qc6 $1) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 72"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k2r/1b5p/1q2pp2/1p2N3/3p4/3Q4/PP3PPP/2R3K1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qg3 fxe5 2. Qg7 Rf8 3. Rc7 Qxc7 (3... Qd6 4. Rxb7 d3 5. Ra7 Qd8 6. Qxh7) 4.
Qxc7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 73"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r4k1/4qppp/Q2p4/5b2/8/b1PB4/PP3PPP/1KB4R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qe2 $1 2. Rd1 Qxd1 (2... Rxb2+ 3. Ka1) (2... Bxb2 3. Qxd6) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 74"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "Q7/1P3pk1/1q1p3p/4p3/4P1P1/6PK/1P6/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qg1 2. g5 h5 3. g4 h4 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 75"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5r1p/1pqpQ1p1/p7/2P2r2/1P1R4/P5PP/3R3K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qe4 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 76"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rr/3bkp2/3p4/p1pPp3/P1P1Pp1q/2P2P1p/1R3RPP/3Q1B1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qg3 $1 2. hxg3 hxg2+ 3. Kg1 (3. Kxg2 Rxg3#) 3... Rh1+ 4. Kxg2 Rgh8 5. gxf4
exf4 0-1

[Event "Black sets a trap"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 77"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2q3k1/p4p1p/4pnp1/4N3/1Q1PP3/8/2r2PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Nxe4 $1 {If} 2. Rxe4 {then,  2...} Qb7 3. Qe1 Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 78"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/ppp4k/1bp1q3/6Rp/4p3/1PQ1P1PP/P1P3NK/5r2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qxh3+ 2. Kxh3 Rh1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 79"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/ppq2ppp/2p5/4bN2/8/6Q1/PPP2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Nh6+ Kh8 2. Qxe5 Qxe5 3. Nxf7+ Kg8 (3... Rxf7 4. Rd8+) 4. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 80"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3k1nr/ppp2pp1/2pb4/4q3/4P1Q1/3P4/PPP2PP1/RNB1R1K1 b kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rh1+ 2. Kxh1 Qh2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 81"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/1B2bp1p/p2p1p2/q4R2/8/2r5/P1PQ2PP/1R5K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rb3 2. Qd1 Rxb1 3. Qxb1 Qxf5 0-1

[Event "Fork trick"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 82"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4p3/2B1P3/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Nxe4 2. Nxe4 (2. Bxf7+ Kxf7 3. Nxe4 d5 $17) 2... d5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 83"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/pp3ppp/5n2/8/1nPN4/5N2/PP3PPP/R2QKB1R b KQ - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qa5 $1 2. Nd2 Qe5+ 3. Ne2 (3. Be2 Qxd4) 3... Nd3# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 84"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r6/5RR1/7p/2p1r1p1/2p1P1k1/3P2P1/2P3K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rf4+ Kh5 2. Rh4+ gxh4 3. g4# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 85"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5ppp/8/8/8/5Q2/r1q2PPP/RR4K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qb2 $1 (1... Rfa8 $2 2. Qxa8+ $1) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 86"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5qk1/2p2r1p/p1p4P/1p6/3P4/1Q6/P1P3P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qg3+ Kh8 2. Qe5+ Kg8 3. Qg5+ Kh8 4. Rxf7 Qxf7 5. Qd8+ Qg8 6. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Cutting off reinforcements"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 87"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/2p1q1n1/ppPp1b1p/3Pppn1/1P3P1B/2N3P1/P2NB2P/2RQ1R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. a4 $1 {
To cut the Queen's Rook and Bishop off from the rest of Black's forces.} b5 (
1... a5 2. b5) 2. a5 *

[Event "Short game"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 88"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 4. Bg3 f4 $2 5. e3 h5 6. Bd3 Rh6 $4 {
This is Position 88 from the book.} 7. Qxh5+ $1 Rxh5 8. Bg6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 89"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbq1r1k/pppp1p1p/3n1Pp1/6N1/2B2Q2/8/PB3PPP/R4K1R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Nxf7+ Nxf7 (1... Rxf7 2. Bxf7 Nxf7 3. Qh6 Qg8 (3... Nxh6 4. f7+ Qf6 5. Bxf6#
) 4. Re1 Nxh6 5. f7+ Qg7 6. Re8+) 2. Qh6 $3 Nxh6 (2... Rg8 3. Bxf7) 3. f7+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 90"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7r/4R1Qp/p4p2/4p2k/P3P3/4q1PP/6PK/5r2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rxe5+ $1 fxe5 2. g4+ Kh4 3. Qe7+ Qg5 4. g3# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 91"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/6rp/p3pQ2/3pP3/3Pb3/1PP2RR1/4q2P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qxg7+ $1 Rxg7 2. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 92"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7K/6P1/8/6k1/3q4/8/8/5Q2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qg1+ Qxg1 2. g8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 93"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r1r2k1/2q2ppp/p3b3/4p3/1p2P3/5B2/PPPR1QPP/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Qa7 $1 Qa5 2. Qxa6 Qc7 3. Qa7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 94"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r2k1/p1pbR1pp/2pp1n2/q5N1/2PN1P2/3Q3P/PP4P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Nxh7 Nxh7 (1... Qh5 2. Nxf6+ gxf6 3. Qg3+) 2. Qg6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 95"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1rb2rk1/3nqppp/p1n1p3/1p1pP3/5P2/2NBQN2/PPP3PP/2KR3R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Ng5+ Kg6 (2... Kg8 3. Qh3) 3. Qh3 Ncxe5 4. Qh7+ Kf6 5. Nce4+
dxe4 6. Nxe4# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 96"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7k/b2N1r2/p3Rpp1/7p/2P4K/1P1R2PP/5r2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rxd6 2. Rxd6 Rf3+ 3. gxf3 Bf1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 97"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/1p4pp/8/1q1Pp1R1/8/8/PP4PP/4Q1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qc5+ $1 2. Kh1 Qc4 $1 ({Not} 2... Qe3 $2 3. Qxe3 Rf1+ 4. Qg1) 3. Kg1 Qd4+
4. Kh1 Qe4 $1 5. Qc1 Qd3 6. Kg1 Qd4+ 7. Kh1 Qd2 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 98"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qr1k1/pb1nbppp/1p2pn2/2p1N3/3P4/2PB2N1/PP2QPPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Nxf7 Kxf7 2. Qxe6+ Kf8 3. Bc4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 99"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/1p1b1pp1/1p5p/3Pq3/1R6/P2Q1B2/1P4PP/R6K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Rxa3 $1 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 100"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r1k/3n2Rp/p2Npp2/P7/1p1bPP2/7q/1P2BP1P/6RK w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rg8+ Rxg8 2. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 101"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pQ1q2pk/4p2p/3r1p2/3P4/4P3/PP3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. Qxd7 (1. Rc7 $4 Rc5 $1 (1... Qa4 $4 2. Rxg7+)) 1... Rxd7 2. Kf1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 102"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1q1rk1/pp3p1p/2p5/3p3P/5Q2/2NP3R/PPP3P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Rg3+ Kh8 2. Qh6 (2. Qe5+ f6) 2... Rg8 3. Re8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 103"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p4p1p/3p1p2/2p1r3/2PnrqN1/P6P/1P1Q1PP1/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1941.??.??"]

1... Ne2+ (1... Qxg4 $2 2. hxg4 Ne2+ 3. Qxe2) 2. Kh1 Qxg4 3. hxg4 (3. f3 Ng3+
4. Kg1 Nxf1) 3... Rh5+ 4. gxh5 Rh4# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 104"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/6p1/p7/3Pn3/5p2/4rBqP/P4RP1/5QK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1... Re1 2. Qxe1 Nxf3+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1925.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 105"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1n3r/ppp5/5p2/3p1qp1/PP1P4/2P2NPp/4QP1P/4R2K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1925.??.??"]

1... Re8 $1 2. Qd1 Qxf3+ $1 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 106"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2p5/8/3P4/1k3P2/8/8/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. d6 $1 cxd6 2. f5 Kc5 3. f6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 106a"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2p5/8/3P4/1k3P2/8/8/1K6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1... Kc5 2. Kc2 Kxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 107"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rr2k1/pp3ppp/8/3q4/P2P1P2/1Q6/4R1PP/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. Re8+ Rxe8 2. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 107a"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rr2k1/pp3pp1/7p/3q4/P2P1P2/1Q6/4R1PP/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. Re8+ Kh7 2. Qxd5 Rxd5 3. Rxc8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 108"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7r/p1P5/3Nk3/8/p4pK1/8/2n2P2/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. Ne8 (1. c8=Q+ Rxc8 2. Nxc8 a3 3. Rd6+) 1... Rxe8 2. Rd8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 109a"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/ppp5/8/PPP3k1/8/6K1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. b6 cxb6 (1... axb6 2. c6) 2. a6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 109b"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/ppp5/8/PPP3k1/8/6K1/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180+12"]

1... Kf5 ({not} 1... a6 $2 2. c6) ({or} 1... c6 $2 2. a6) (1... b6 2. axb6 axb6
3. cxb6 (3. c6 Kf5 4. Kf3 Ke5 5. Kg4 Ke4 ({not} 5... Kd5 $2 6. Kf5 Kc5 7. Ke6
Kxb5 8. Kd7 Ka5 9. Kxc7 b5 10. Kd6 b4 11. c7 b3 12. c8=Q)) 3... cxb6 $11) 2. b6
cxb6 ({not} 2... axb6 $4 3. c6 $18) 3. cxb6 (3. a6 bxa6 4. c6 Ke6) 3... axb6 4.
axb6 Ke5 $18 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 110"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pk1/p4rpp/2p1Q3/2P1P2q/1P4RR/6K1/5r2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1... Qxe4+ 2. Qxe4 R6f2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 111"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2R5/2P5/4K3/8/4k3/8/2r5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. Re8 Rxc7 2. Kd6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 112"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3R1rk1/p5p1/1p4q1/n4pN1/7Q/7P/2P2P2/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. Qh8+ Kxh8 2. Rxf8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 113"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/7p/2k5/p3K3/2B5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. Bg5 h3 (1... a1=Q 2. Bf6+ Kc4 3. Bxa1) 2. Bf6+ (2. Kf2 h2 3. Kg2 $4 h1=Q+ 4.
Kxh1 a1=Q+) 2... Kc2 3. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 114"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/4pp2/3pq2p/1p2b3/1P2Q2P/4PP2/P1R1BK2/6r1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1... Qh3 2. Kxg1 Bh2+ 3. Kh1 (3. Kf2 Qg3+ 4. Kf1 Qg1#) 3... Bg3+ 4. Kg1 Qh2+ 5.
Kf1 Qf2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 115"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r1k/p5pp/1p4Q1/2p1Bp2/2P2Pn1/7R/PP3qPP/R6K b - - 0 3"]
[PlyCount "7"]

3... Qe1+ 4. Rxe1 Nf2+ 5. Kg1 Nxh3+ 6. gxh3 hxg6 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 116"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/8/4N2p/7k/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[TimeControl "120+12"]

1. Kf2 Kh1 2. Nf1 h2 3. Ng3# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 117 "]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r1k/2q2pNp/1np5/p1b1p1B1/2b1P3/8/PPP1Q1PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Bf6 Be7 (1... Bxe2 2. Nf5+ Kg8 3. Nh6#) 2. Qf3 Bxf6 3. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 118"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qkbnr/ppp2ppp/2np4/4p3/2B1P1b1/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK2R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. h3 Bh5 2. Nxe5 Nxe5 3. Qxh5 Nxc4 4. Qb5+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 119"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/1pp2pp1/1b2n3/pP2p2n/P1B1Pq1p/2P2N1P/2Q2PP1/5RRK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1... Bxf2 2. Qxf2 (2. Rxf2 Ng3+ 3. Kh2 Nf1+ 4. Kh1 Qh2+ 5. Nxh2 Ng3#) 2... Ng3+
3. Kh2 Nxf1+ 4. Kh1 Ng3+ 5. Kh2 Nxe4+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 120"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3R4/2B5/8/5k2/1b2b3/4K2p/3p4/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Bd6 2. Rxd6 (2. Bxd6 d1=Q) 2... h2 3. Rxd2 h1=Q 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 121"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K7/P2k4/8/8/8/8/4N3/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1... Kc8 (1... Kc7 $2 2. Nd4 Kc8 3. Nb5) 2. Nd4 Kc7 3. Nb5+ Kc8 4. Nd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 122"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R7/P4kp1/8/7P/r7/8/6K1/8 w - - 0 6"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

6. h6 Kg6 (6... gxh6 $2 7. Rh8 Rxa7 8. Rh7+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 123"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3k1r1/pp3p1p/4p3/4n3/b1qNP3/4B2P/P4PP1/R1Q3KR b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Qxd4 2. Bxd4 Nf3+ 3. Kf1 Bb5+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 124"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3n4/1p6/3k4/P7/8/8/6K1/1R6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. Rxb7 Nxb7 (1... Kc6 2. a6) 2. a6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 125"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3k4/3P4/4K3/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Kd8 2. Ke6 Ke8 3. d7+ (3. Kd5 Kd7 4. Kc5 Kd8) 3... Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 126"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2r2/pp2npkp/3p1pp1/q2P4/3QPP2/8/PP2B1PP/R1B2R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. b4 Qd8 (1... Qb6 2. Qxf6+ Kxf6 3. Bb2+ Qd4 4. Bxd4#) 2. Qxf6+ Kxf6 (2... Kg8
3. Bb2) 3. Bb2# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 127"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/3q2rp/p7/2p2R1Q/2pp4/2P5/PP4PP/4R2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rd5 Qxd5 2. Re8+ Rxe8 3. Qxe8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 128a"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/5K1p/7P/5k2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]

1. Kg4 Ke3 2. Kxh4 Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 128b"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/5K1p/7P/5k2/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Ke2 (1... Kg2 $2 2. Kg4 Kf2 3. Kxh4 Kf3 4. Kg5 Ke4 5. h4 Ke5 6. h5 Ke6 7.
Kg6 (7. h6 $2 Kf7) 7... Ke7 8. Kg7) 2. Kg4 Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 129a"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/4k3/8/3PK3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 129b"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/3k4/8/3PK3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 129c"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/8/8/8/3PK3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[TimeControl "300+10"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 129d"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3k4/8/8/8/3PK3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[TimeControl "300+10"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 130"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b4/8/1p2k3/pP4p1/P3K1P1/4B3/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Bg1 Bc7 2. Bf2 Bd8 3. Be3 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 131"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b3rk1/pp3ppp/2p5/8/P1B3nq/2P2Q2/1P1N2PP/4R2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qxf7+ Rxf7 2. Re8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 132"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4q3/2p5/8/pk6/1n2N3/1Q6/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qa3+ Kxa3 2. Nc2# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 133a"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/5p2/3k4/5P2/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. f4 $1 Ke4 2. Kf1 Kxf4 3. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 133b"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/5p2/3k4/5P2/8/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... f4 2. Kf2 Kd3 3. Kf1 Ke3 4. Kg2 Ke2 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 134"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qr2k/ppp4p/3p1ppB/3Q4/1PP5/6P1/P4P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qf7 Rxe1+ (1... Rg8 2. Re8 Qxe8 3. Qxf6+ Rg7 4. Qxg7#) 2. Kg2 Qe7 (2... Qg8
3. Qxf6+) 3. Bg7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 135"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/1b3p1p/pp3p2/3n1N2/1P6/P1qB1PP1/3Q3P/4R1K1 w - - 0 3"]
[PlyCount "3"]

3. Qh6 $1 Qxe1+ 4. Bf1 {and Black must give away his Queen with 2...Qe3+.} (4.
Kg2 Ne3+) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 136"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1r1k1/1p1n1p1p/2ppnqp1/4b3/p1P1P3/2N2P2/PPNQ1BPP/1R2RB1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]

1. Ne2 {Is this a blunder?} Bxb2 $2 2. Rxb2 Qxb2 3. Nc3 a3 4. Rb1 Ndc5 5. Rxb2
axb2 6. Nb4 Na4 7. Nb1 Bd7 8. Nd3 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 137"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/3k1p2/5P2/6K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[TimeControl "240+14"]

1. Kh3 Kd3 (1... Ke3 $4 2. Kg4) 2. Kh4 Ke2 3. Kg4 Ke3 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 138"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q2k1/1r1P1pp1/8/1p2B1p1/2pQ2P1/3nR2P/1P3PK1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[TimeControl "240+14"]

1. Bc7 $1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 139"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/p2n1pbp/q5p1/3p4/N7/1P1n1PP1/P1NB3P/3Q1R1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Re1 $3 {interferes with the coordination between White's major pieces.} 2.
Bxe1 (2. Rxe1 {loses to} Nf2+) 2... Nb2 $1 3. Bc3 Nxd1 4. Rxd1 Qe2 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 140"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1q4k1/6p1/6Np/5P2/8/7Q/2rr4/4R2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qb3+ Qxb3 (1... Kh7 2. Qxb8 {
and White's Queen controls the h2 square and prevents checks.}) 2. Re8+ Kh7 ({
or} 2... Kf7 3. Rf8#) 3. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 141"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6r1/pkP5/2pR1p2/4n3/1P6/2P3Bp/4r2P/R4NK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Nf3+ ({not} 1... Rxg3+ $2 2. Nxg3 $1 {freeing f1 for his King.}) 2. Kh1
Rxg3 3. hxg3 (3. Nxg3 Rxh2#) 3... Rg2 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 142"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1Q6/K7/8/8/8/8/p7/k7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. Kb6 Kb2 2. Ka5+ Kc2 3. Qh2+ Kb1 4. Kb4 a1=Q 5. Kb3 {
and White wins even though Black promoted his pawn.} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 143"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/pppb2bp/3p2p1/2nPq3/2PN3P/4P1P1/PBQ3BK/4R3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Qxg3+ $1 2. Kxg3 Be5# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 144"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1r3k1/5p1p/pQ4p1/N2b4/3Pp3/R3P3/4qPPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Rab8 $1 2. Qd6 Qxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Rb1+ 4. Ke2 Rc2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 145"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q2k1/p2b2r1/1p1p4/2n2p2/1PPNpPrp/P3Q3/1R3RPP/5BK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1... Rg3 2. hxg3 hxg3 3. Rfc2 Qh4 4. Be2 Rh7 $1 ({not} 4... Qh2+ 5. Kf1 Qh1+ 6.
Qg1) 5. Kf1 Qxf4+ 6. Qxf4 Rh1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 146"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5pb1/1p1N3p/p5p1/5q2/Q6P/PPr5/3RR2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. Re8+ Bf8 (1... Kh7 2. Qd3+) 2. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (2... Kg7 3. Ne8+ {and 4.Qd3+}) 3.
Nf5+ Kg8 4. Qf8+ $1 Kxf8 ({or} 4... Kh7 5. Qg7#) 5. Rd8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 147"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r4/1p1R3p/5pk1/b1B1Pp2/p4P2/P7/1P5P/1K1R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rg1+ Kh6 2. Bf8+ Rxf8 3. Rd3 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 148"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/5pp1/7p/b2q1p2/3P4/pRPQ2B1/P5PP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Qxb3 2. axb3 a2 3. Qd1 Bxc3 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 149"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pk1/p3p3/3n4/r5P1/3N2Pp/PRK1PP2/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Rc4+ $1 (1... h2 2. Rb1 Rxa2+ 3. Kb3 (3. Nb2) 3... Rxe2) 2. Kd2 Rc1 $1 {
First rank interference.} 0-1

[Event "Pawn sacrifice"]
[Site "112933"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 150"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/3n3p/3p1bp1/2pPpp2/p1P5/2B2P2/PPB1Q1PP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[TimeControl "900"]

1... e4 2. Bxf6 Qxf6 3. fxe4 f4 4. Rf2 Ne5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 151"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r3/1p4pk/2b2pq1/7p/3B1P2/7P/4RQP1/7K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Qxg2+ 2. Qxg2 Rxe2 3. Qxc6 bxc6 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 152"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r3/1p4pk/2b2pq1/7p/8/P6P/3BRQP1/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Bxg2 2. Rxe8 (2. Qxg2 Rxe2) 2... Be4+ 3. Kh2 Qxe8 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 153"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/p3q2p/1b4p1/8/8/1B3QP1/P5KP/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qc3+ Qg7 2. Qc8+ Qg8 3. Qxg8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 154"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/p5k1/Pp1p2p1/2pPn3/4Q2q/5B2/1PP2P2/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2006.08.04"]
[TimeControl "900"]

1... Rf8 2. Bg2 Ng4 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 155 "]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "Q4nk1/1pq2pp1/3p1B1p/1B1P4/8/2P2b2/P4PrP/4RK2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1... Qc4+ 2. Bxc4 Rxh2 3. Qxf8+ Kxf8 4. Re8+ Kxe8 5. Bb5+ Kf8 6. Ke1 gxf6 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 156"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4nQbk/3N2pp/1p6/1P6/6B1/1PqprPPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Be5 Rxe5 (1... Nf5 2. Nxf5 Qxf5) 2. Ne8 Nf5 3. Nf6+ Kh8 4. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "                                       "]
[Site "112933"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 157"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p2B1pp1/8/4q2p/Q2nP3/P2r4/6PP/1R5K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[TimeControl "120+12"]

1... Nf3 2. gxf3 Rd2 3. f4 Qxf4 0-1

[Event "Lucena's position"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 158"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/4k1P1/8/8/8/5R2/8/7r b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "14"]

{This position is lost for Black no matter who is to move.} 1... Rh2 (1... Re1
2. Rh3 Rg1 3. Kh7) 2. Re3+ Kd7 3. Re4 Rh1 4. Kf7 Rf1+ 5. Kg6 Rg1+ 6. Kf6 Rf1+
7. Kg5 Rg1+ 8. Rg4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 159"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1n2r/1q1nNpbk/1p1p2p1/p2NpPPp/2P1P2P/3BB3/PP6/R2QK2R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. fxg6+ ({or} 1. Qxh5+ gxh5 2. g6+ fxg6 3. fxg6#) 1... fxg6 2. Qxh5+ gxh5 3.
g6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 160"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/pp2pp1p/3q2rb/3P1b2/3P1P2/2P2Q1P/PB1N1R1K/2R5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Bxf4+ 2. Qxf4 Rh6 ({or} 2... Rg3) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 161"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1R6/7K/6P1/8/8/8/5r2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:1800"]

1... Rf8 $1 ({Bad for Black is} 1... Rg1 2. Kg6 Kf8 3. Rb8+ Ke7 4. Rg8) ({or} 
1... Rh1+ 2. Kg6) 2. g6 Ra8 3. Rg7+ Kh8 $11 {(not} 4. Rh7+ Kg8 5. g7 $4 Ra6+ {
and Black wins.)} 1/2-1/2



[Event "Passive defense fails"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 162a"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/R7/6K1/5P2/8/8/8/4r3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]

1... Rg1+ (1... Re8 $2 2. f6 Rb8 3. Rh7 Kg8 4. f7+ Kf8 5. Rh8+ {Passive defense
works against Rook and knight pawns, but fails against all other pawns.}) 2.
Kf6 Kg8 3. Ra8+ Kh7 4. Kf7 Rg7+ 5. Ke6 Rb7 6. f6 Rb6+ 7. Ke7 Rb7+ 8. Kd6 Rb6+
9. Ke7 Rb7+ 10. Kf8 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Passive defense fails"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 162b"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/R7/6K1/5P2/8/8/8/4r3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]

1... Re8 $2 2. f6 Rb8 3. Rg7+ Kh8 (3... Kf8 4. Rh7) 4. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 163"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/pbpn2b1/1p3qQ1/3p2N1/3P4/2N1P3/PP3PP1/R3K2R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rh8+ Kxh8 2. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 164"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1kr4r/ppp2bq1/4n3/4P1pp/1NP2p2/2PP2PP/5Q1K/4R2R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. Nc6+ bxc6 2. Qxa7+ Kxa7 3. Ra1+ Kb6 4. Rhb1+ Kc5 5. Ra5# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 165"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq3k/pppp1Qp1/2n4p/4P3/2BP4/8/P4PPP/2B2RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:1800"]

1. Bg5 $1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 166"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/8/3Q4/8/8/7p/pk6/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Qb4+ Kc2 (1... Ka1 2. Qc3+ Kb1 3. Qb3+ Ka1 4. Qc2 h2 5. Qc1#) 2. Qa3 Kb1 3.
Qb3+ Kc1 4. Qxa2 1-0

[Event "Forcing pawn weaknesses"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 167"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/1bpnq1pp/pp1b4/P3pp2/2PP4/2BBPN2/4QPPP/R1R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. c5 bxc5 (1... e4 $2 2. Bc4+ Kh8 3. cxd6) 2. dxe5 Nxe5 3. Nxe5 Bxe5 4. Bxe5
Qxe5 5. Qc2 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 168"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rr2k/1ppbq1p1/p1nb3p/3Bpp2/P3P3/2P1BN1P/1P1RQPP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]

1. Bg5 $1 hxg5 2. Nxe5 $1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position169"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/pbR2p1p/1p1p2pQ/8/6qP/6N1/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Re1+ 2. Kh2 Rh1+ 3. Kxh1 Qh3+ 4. Kg1 Qxg2# 0-1

[Event "Evaluate the position"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 170"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2p5/1p1b1k2/3Pp3/1P4P1/P2K4/4B3/8 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "18"]

1... Kg5 2. Kc4 e4 3. a4 Bg3 4. Kb5 Kf4 5. a5 bxa5 6. bxa5 Bf2 7. Kc6 Ke3 8.
Bb5 Kf4 9. Kxc7 Kxg4 10. d6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 171"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/2q2ppp/p1pb4/3p4/1P6/1NP2PPb/P2Q1R1P/4N1K1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Bxg3 2. hxg3 Qxg3+ 3. Ng2 (3. Kh1 Rxe1+ 4. Qxe1 Bg2+ 5. Kg1 Bxf3+ 6. Kf1
Qh3+ 7. Kg1 Qh1#) 3... Bxg2 4. Rxg2 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 172"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rr2k/pBR2p1p/1n3Np1/1b6/3Q3P/8/qP3PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Bd5 $1 Rxd5 2. Rxf7 $1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 173"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bk1r2/pp2R1p1/3p3p/2p3Q1/3N4/8/PpP2PPP/6K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rxb7+ hxg5 (1... Rf6 2. Nc6+ Ke8 3. Re7+ Kf8 4. Qxg7#) 2. Nc6+ Ke8 3. Re7#
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 174"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqrk2/pp2bppB/2pn3p/3pN2Q/3P1P2/2N5/PP4PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qxf7+ Nxf7 2. Ng6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 175"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/pbq2pp1/1p5r/1Bp1nQ2/4N3/5PP1/PPP5/3R2K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qxe5 Qxe5 2. Rd8+ Ke7 3. Re8# 1-0

[Event "Evaluate the position"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 176"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/8/1b2pp2/6p1/2P4p/5K1P/2B5/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. c5 Bxc5 2. Bb3 e5 3. Be6 Kc7 4. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 178"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr3r/pp1nqpb1/2p4p/3bN1p1/8/1N4B1/PPP1QPPP/2KR3R w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Nxc6 Qxe2 (1... bxc6 2. Qa6#) (1... Bxc6 2. Qxe7) (1... Bxb2+ 2. Kb1) 2.
Nxa7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 179"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r6/p2Q2pk/6rp/2p2P1q/2PpP3/3P4/P2R3P/5R1K b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Qf3+ 2. Rxf3 Rb1+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 180"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1qr1k1/2pb1p2/p4bp1/3Pp3/2p1QP2/2N1B3/PPBK4/6RR w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Rxg6+ fxg6 (1... Bg7 2. Rxg7+ Kxg7 (2... Kf8 3. Bc5+ Kxg7 4. Qh7+ Kf6 5.
Qh6#) 3. Qh7+ Kf8 (3... Kf6 4. Qh6+ Ke7 5. Bc5#) 4. Bc5+ Re7 5. Qh8#) (1... Kf8
2. Rh8+ Bxh8 3. Bc5+ Re7 4. Rg8+ Kxg8 5. Qh7+ Kf8 6. Qxh8#) 2. Qxg6+ Kf8 (2...
Bg7 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. Qh7#) 3. Bc5+ Be7 (3... Re7 4. Qxf6+ Kg8 (4... Ke8 5. Rh8#)
5. Rh8#) (3... Qe7 4. Qxf6+ Kg8 5. Rh8#) 4. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 181"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/2q2ppp/pp1ppn2/2p1N3/5P2/1P1PP1Q1/PBP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Nd7 Qxd7 (1... Nh5 2. Nf6+ Nxf6) 2. Bxf6 g6 3. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Try a trap"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 182"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2p4R/3pk3/8/2P1PK2/3rNP2/8/1b6 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "6"]

1... c5 2. Nd5 $4 Rxf3+ $1 3. Kxf3 (3. Kg4 Rf7) (3. Kg5 Rf7) 3... Bxe4+ 4. Kxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 183"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1r3r/1pp2p2/p2b4/4n1p1/N3q1P1/1B2B3/PP3RP1/4RQK1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1... Rh1+ 2. Kxh1 Qh7+ 3. Kg1 Qh2+ 4. Kxh2 Nf3+ 5. Kh1 (5. Kh3 Rh8#) 5... Rh8#
0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 184"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r3k/5pp1/p3n2p/1p1Bq3/7P/1P3QP1/P4PK1/3R4 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. Bxe6 Rxd1 2. Qa8+ Kh7 3. Bxf7 h5 4. Qg8+ Kh6 5. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 185"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn4rk/1pp1bQ1p/p3p2B/1P1qNp2/P2P4/2P5/5PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qf6+ Bxf6 2. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 186"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr1r2/p7/1p2p1pb/2pbQ2p/8/qPP2N1P/P1K3P1/1B1R3R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Rxf3 2. gxf3 (2. c4 Be4+ 3. Qxe4 (3. Rd3 Rf2+ 4. Kc3 (4. Kd1 Qc1#) 4...
Qb2#) 3... Qc1+ 4. Rxc1 Rd2#) 2... Bxb3+ 3. axb3 Qc1+ 4. Rxc1 Rd2# 0-1

[Event "White sets a trap"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 187"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r5k/p1p3pp/8/8/4p3/P1P2q2/1P1Q1Pr1/2KRR3 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "2"]

1. Re3 Rxf2 (1... Qxf2 $2 2. Re2 Qxe2 3. Qd8+ Rxd8 4. Rxd8#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 188"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3k2r/ppq2pp1/2pb4/3p3p/6n1/1P1PPB1P/P1PN2P1/R2Q1RK1 b kq - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1... Bh2+ 2. Kh1 Bg1 3. g3 Qxg3 4. Qe2 Bxe3 5. Qg2 (5. Bxg4 hxg4 6. Qxe3+ Qxe3
7. Rae1 Rxh3+) 5... Nf2+ 6. Rxf2 Qxf2 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 189"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/3rbppp/p2p1n2/1p2q3/3QPN2/1B5R/PPP3PP/5R1K w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Bxf7 Rxf7 2. Ng6+ Kg8 3. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 190"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/7p/bq2ppp1/p1R5/Pp2P2P/4QB2/1P3PP1/6K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. e5 $1 (1. Rc8 $6 Qd6) 1... f5 $2 2. Rc8 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 191"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3R4/1p3ppk/1p5p/rB2P3/PQ4P1/5b1K/1P5P/6q1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "13"]

1. Bd3+ g6 2. Rh8+ Kxh8 3. Qf8+ Kh7 4. Qxf7+ Kh8 5. Qf8+ Kh7 6. Bxg6+ Kxg6 7.
Qg8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 192"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r4k/3r1p1p/1p2pP2/p2pPp1P/P2P1Q2/6R1/4B1PK/2q5 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rg8+ Rxg8 (1... Kxg8 2. Qg3+ Kf8 3. Qg7+ Ke8 4. Qg8#) 2. Qxc1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 193"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/1bp2ppp/p2b4/1p1R3Q/3P4/1BP5/PP3PPq/RNB2K2 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Qg1+ 2. Kxg1 Re1# 0-1

[Event "Surpise target"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 194"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3kb1r/pppnqp2/4b2p/1Q1p4/3P2pN/2N3P1/PPP2PP1/2KR1B1R b kq - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... O-O-O (1... Qb4 2. Nxd5 Qxb5 3. Nxc7+) 2. Nxd5 Bxd5 $3 (2... Qg5+ 3. Nf4)
3. Qxd5 Qg5+ 4. Qxg5 hxg5 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 195"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/r1q2p1p/2b1pQ2/p1Pp1p2/1R6/3BP3/P4PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rg4+ fxg4 2. Qg5+ Kh8 3. Qh6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 196"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/pp4pp/4p3/2R3Q1/3n4/2q4r/P1P2PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1... Qg3 2. Qxg3 Ne2+ 3. Kh1 Nxg3+ 4. Kg1 (4. fxg3 Rxf1#) 4... Ne2+ 5. Kh1 Ra3
0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 197"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5R2/6pp/p4pk1/4Pb2/8/4QPKP/3B4/q2q4 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Qh6+ gxh6 2. Rxf6+ Kg7 (2... Kh5 3. Rxh6#) 3. Bxh6+ Kg8 4. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 198"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/ppp3p1/2bpq3/5pPR/3Qn3/5N2/PPP2PP1/2K4R w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Ne5 dxe5 (1... Qxe5 2. g6 Qf4+ 3. Qe3) 2. g6 Qxg6 3. Qc4+ 1-0

[Event "Creating a second front"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 199"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/p4ppp/1p1ppn2/1Pp5/2nP3N/2P3P1/P3PP1P/R1BR2K1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... a6 $1 2. bxa6 Rxa6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 200"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/pR3pp1/1n3P1p/q2p4/5N1P/P1rQpP2/8/2B2RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qg6 fxg6 2. Rxg7+ Kf8 (2... Kh8 3. Nxg6#) 3. Nxg6# 1-0

[Event "Stalemate to the rescue"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 201"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/4qp2/5p2/KP3P1p/P2Q3P/8/8/8 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Qc7+ 2. Qb6+ $4 (2. b6 {should win.}) 2... Ka8 3. Ka6 Qc8+ 4. Ka5 Qc7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 202"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rqb2/1pR3pk/p3n1pp/3p4/3B4/PP6/6PP/4RQK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1. Rxe6 Qxe6 2. Qxf8 Rxf8 3. Rxg7+ Kh8 4. Rxg6+ Rf6 5. Rxf6 Qe4 6. Rf4+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 203"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3k2r/1b1p1pp1/3qp3/p1bP4/Pp3B2/6P1/1PP1QPB1/R4RK1 b kq - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Qxd5 2. Bxd5 Bxd5 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 204"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r1n2/pp2bk1p/2p1p3/3q4/3PN1Q1/2P3R1/P4PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Qg7+ Ke8 2. Qxe7+ Kxe7 3. Rg7+ Ke8 4. Nf6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 205"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k1r3/2pp1PR1/1p5B/8/3n4/8/1qP2Q2/3K4 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Qb1+ 2. Bc1 (2. Kd2 Qxc2#) 2... Re1+ 3. Kd2 (3. Qxe1 Qxc2#) (3. Kxe1 Qxc1#
) 3... Qxc2+ 4. Kxe1 Qxc1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 206"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/2p2k2/pp3Pp1/6P1/PKP5/8/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. a4 Ke5 2. axb5 (2. c4 $2 b4 $1) 2... cxb5 3. c4 a4+ (3... b4 4. c5 Kd5 5. f6
Ke6 6. c6) 4. Kc3 bxc4 5. Kxc4 *

[Event "Find best strategy"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 207"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rr2k1/p3q1b1/1p1pb1pp/4p3/2P5/1PN1Q1P1/P4PBP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. Bd5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 208"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4bk1r/Q4ppp/1p2q3/8/4B3/8/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qa3+ Kg8 (1... Qe7 2. Bc6 Qxa3 3. Rxe8#) 2. Bxh7+ Kxh7 3. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 209"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p4qpp/1p3p2/1Pn1p3/7r/3NP2P/Q4PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Nxe5 Qxa2 (1... fxe5 2. Rd8#) 2. Rd8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 210"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2b5/8/3B4/5p2/4k1p1/6Kp/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "4"]

1. Kh1 f3 2. Bxf3 Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 211"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r3/p1p2p1k/3p2pp/2p5/2P2n2/2N2B2/PPR1PP1q/3RQK2 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Re3 2. fxe3 (2. Ne4 Rxf3 3. exf3 Qh1#) 2... Nh3 3. Bxa8 Qg1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 212"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q4/p2rRpkp/1p4p1/2p5/3p4/1P1P3P/P1P1QPP1/6K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qe5+ Kf8 (1... Kh6 2. Qf4+) 2. Qf6 Qe8 3. Rxe8+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 213"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k3r1/1pp5/p1p5/4R2p/7n/2NP1r1P/PPP4K/6R1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Rf2+ 2. Kh1 Rh2+ 3. Kxh2 Nf3+ 4. Kh1 Rxg1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 214"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/p2r1pp1/1pQ3p1/3P2q1/P7/6P1/5P1P/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Qxd7 Rxd7 2. Re8+ Kh7 3. Rcc8 Qc1+ 4. Rxc1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 215"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr3r/Q2b2pp/2pb4/4pq2/B3R3/BPP5/P5PP/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]

1. Bb5 Rdf8 (1... cxb5 2. Qa6+ Kb8 (2... Kc7 3. Bxd6#) 3. Bxd6#) 2. Qa8+ Bb8 (
2... Kc7 3. Qa5+ Kb7 4. Ba6+ Ka7 5. Bc8+ Kb8 6. Bxd6+ Kxc8 7. Qc7#) 3. Ba6+ Kc7
4. Qb7+ Kd8 5. Qxb8+ Bc8 6. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Win a pawn, if you can"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 216"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3kb1r/pbqn1pp1/1p3n1p/2p1p3/4P2B/1QP5/PP1NBPPP/R3K1NR b KQkq - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1... g5 (1... Nxe4 $2 2. Qe6+ $1 fxe6 3. Bh5+) *

[Event "Should Black play 9. ...c5?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 217"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/ppp2pp1/2pb1n1p/4p3/4P2B/2NP1N2/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 9"]
[PlyCount "1"]

9... c5 {It is important to restrain 10. d4.} *

[Event "Should White play 10. Nd5?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 218"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/ppp2pp1/3b1n1p/2p1p3/4P2B/2NP1N2/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 10"]
[PlyCount "8"]

10. Nd5 g5 $1 {Black breaks the pin and leaves White with a bad bishop.} 11.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 *

[Event "14. Qxf3 or 14. gxf3?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 219"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/ppp2p2/3b1q1p/2p1p1p1/4P3/3P1bBP/PPP2PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 14"]
[PlyCount "11"]

14. Qxf3 $2 (14. gxf3 {
was White's best try. It keeps more material on the board.}) 14... Qxf3 15.
gxf3 f6 16. Kg2 a5 17. a4 Kf7 18. Rh1 Ke6 19. h4 *

[Event "Formulate a plan"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 220"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r2/1pp5/3bkp1p/p1p1p1p1/P3P2P/3P1PB1/1PP2PK1/R6R b - - 0 19"]
[PlyCount "21"]

19... Rfb8 {Black plays on the side where the bishop isn't.} 20. hxg5 hxg5 21.
b3 c6 22. Ra2 b5 23. Rha1 c4 24. axb5 cxb3 25. cxb3 Rxb5 26. Ra4 Rxb3 27. d4
Rb5 28. Rc4 Rb4 29. Rxc6 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 221"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r2rk2/3b1pp1/p1p1p2p/q3P3/5Q1P/2NB2R1/PPP3P1/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. Rxg7 Kxg7 (1... Re7 2. Qxh6 Ree8 3. Qg5) 2. Qf6+ Kg8 (2... Kf8 3. Bg6) 3.
Qxh6 f5 4. exf6 Re7 5. fxe7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 222"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/p2nqppp/8/3n4/3P4/4P2P/PPPN1QP1/2KRR3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1... Nc3 2. bxc3 Qa3+ 3. Kb1 Nb6 (3... Rab8+ 4. Nb3 Nb6 5. Ka1 Nc4 6. Rb1 Rb6 {
also works.}) 4. Ka1 Qxc3+ 5. Kb1 Na4 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 223"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r3b1k/6pp/R7/2p1pQN1/3p4/1P3P2/5P1q/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1. Rh6 Qxh6 2. Nf7+ Kg8 3. Nxh6+ gxh6 4. Qe6+ Kg7 5. Qxe5+ Kf7 6. Qxb8 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 224"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6r/pbppk3/1p2pqQ1/6B1/2Pn4/8/PP3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1... Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Rxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Rh8+ 4. Qh6 (4. Bh6 Qh4#) 4... Rxh6+ 5. Bxh6
Qxh6# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 225"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqk1nr/pppnbppp/3p4/4p3/2BPP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. dxe5 Nxe5 (1... dxe5 2. Qd5 Nh6 3. Bxh6) 2. Nxe5 dxe5 3. Qh5 *

[Event "Phildor's Defense"]
[Site "MyTown"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 225b"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 {
to protect the d5 square from invasion by the queen.} 5. Ng5 (5. O-O Be7) 5...
Nh6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 226"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1r1k1/pp3p1p/2q2npB/8/3Q4/2P5/PP3PPP/R2B1RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Ba4 b5 2. Bxb5 Qxb5 3. Qxf6 Qe5 4. Rae1 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 227"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r4k1/p4p2/2pq1pp1/2bp4/8/1P1Q1PN1/P1P3PP/5R1K b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Qxg3 2. hxg3 Kg7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 228"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/8/4Bb2/p2Rp3/Pk1p4/5P2/1P2K3/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rb5+ Kxa4 2. Rb7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 229"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1qN1k/1pp3p1/p2p3n/4p1B1/8/1BP4Q/PP3KPP/RN6 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qxh6+ gxh6 2. Bf6# 1-0

[Event " Black lost a won position"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 230"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/pp3pp1/1b4p1/8/1P6/P2p1q2/1B1Q1P1P/2R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1... f6 $1 (1... Re2 $4 2. Rc8+ Kh7 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. Qh6+ Kg8 5. Qxg7#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 231"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r3rk1/4ppb1/2p3pp/p1q5/4P3/P1P5/1PN1Q1PP/2KR3R b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Rxb2 2. Kxb2 Qxc3+ 3. Kc1 Rb8 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 232"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "b5k1/p2qb1p1/3p4/np3r2/6Q1/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1... Rg5 2. Qxd7 Rxg2+ 3. Kh1 Rxf2+ 4. Kg1 Rg2+ 5. Kh1 Rg6+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 233"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rbk1/3q1ppp/r7/p2p1N2/1n2PB2/6RP/1P3PP1/3QR1K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "8"]

1. Rxg7+ Bxg7 2. Qg4 Rg6 3. Nh6+ Rxh6 4. Qxd7 Rhe6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 234"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2n1rk1/1p1nq2p/3p1pp1/2pPp3/2P1P2N/1R2N1PP/P3Q1P1/5RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Nhf5 gxf5 2. Nxf5 Qe8 3. Qg4+ Qg6 4. Ne7+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 235"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3k2r/pp2n1b1/3p2p1/q1pPpbPp/1nP4P/P1N1Q3/1P1B1P2/2KR1BNR b kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Qa4 2. Bd3 Bxd3 3. Qxd3 Nxd3+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 236"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/pp3p1p/2p3pB/3rb3/8/2P2QP1/Pq3P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Qf6 (1. Rxe5 Rxe5 2. Qf6 Qb1+ 3. Kg2 Qe4+) 1... Qxc3 $2 (1... Qc1 2. Qxe5
Qxh6 3. Qb8+ Kg7 4. Qxb7 Qd2) 2. Qg7+ Bxg7 3. Re8+ Bf8 4. Rxf8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 237"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/8/1k6/8/8/7p/7P/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. Ka8 Kc6 2. Ka7 Kc5 3. Ka6 Kc4 4. Ka5 Kc3 5. Ka4 Kc2 6. Ka3 Kd2 7. Kb2 Ke2 8.
Kc2 Kf2 9. Kd2 Kg2 10. Ke2 Kxh2 11. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 238"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p2rppbp/2q3p1/8/Q7/2P1B3/PP3PPP/3R3K w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "8"]

1. Rxd7 Qxa4 2. Rd8+ Bf8 3. Bh6 Qd1+ 4. Rxd1 Bxh6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 239"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/3n1pk1/6p1/5PQR/3q4/7P/6P1/7K w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. f6+ Kg8 (1... Qxf6 2. Qh6+ Kg8 3. Qh7#) (1... Nxf6 2. Qh6+ Kg8 3. Qh8#) 2.
Rh8+ Kxh8 3. Qh6+ Kg8 4. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.07.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 240"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qnbk1/1b3p1p/p5p1/3p4/3B4/2NB3Q/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Bxg6 Nf6 (1... hxg6 2. Qh8#) (1... fxg6 2. Qe6#) 2. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 241"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5rk/1p3p1p/p2N1Pq1/5R2/4Q3/7P/1P5K/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rg5 Qxf6 2. Qd4 Rg6 3. Rxg6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 242"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/PP4k1/3p4/6n1/8/2P5/2r5/6K1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1... Nf3+ 2. Kf1 Rd2 3. b8=Q Nh2+ 4. Kg1 Nf3+ 5. Kf1 Nh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 243"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rrk1/pq3ppp/n1p2b2/4p3/3n4/PP1B1N2/1BPQ1PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Bxd4 exd4 2. Qa5 Nb8 3. Qf5 g6 4. Qxf6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 244"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/pp4b1/2p2p2/4pB1R/1q2P1Q1/6P1/PPP4P/7K w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Rh8+ Kxh8 (1... Kf7 2. Qg6+) 2. Qh5+ Kg8 (2... Bh6 3. Qxh6+ Kg8 4. Be6#) 3.
Be6+ Kf8 4. Qf7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 245"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rrk1/1bp2ppp/p1q2b1B/1pn2B2/4N1Q1/2P4P/PP3PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. Nxc5 Qxc5 2. Bxg7 Bxg7 3. Qh5 h6 4. Bh7+ Kxh7 5. Qxc5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 246"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/P3bk2/1N2p3/4P3/2R2p2/7r/1r6/R5K1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Bc5+ (1... f3 2. Rf4+ Kg6 3. Rxf3 Bc5+ {also works.}) 2. Rxc5 f3 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 247"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnb1kb1r/pp3ppp/2p5/4q3/4n3/3Q4/PPPB1PPP/2KR1BNR w kq - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qd8+ Kxd8 2. Bg5+ Ke8 (2... Kc7 3. Bd8#) 3. Rd8# 1-0

[Event "Fighting the pawn center"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 248"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r2k1/pbq2pbp/1pn1p1p1/2p5/2BPPP2/2P1B2P/P3NQP1/2R2RK1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Na5 2. Bd3 f5 3. e5 c4 4. Bc2 Nc6 {Followed by ...Ne7 and ...Nd5.} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 249"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1r2/pb3pk1/1ppbp1pp/7n/2PP4/1P1Q1N2/P1B2PPP/2B1RRK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Rxe6 $1 Nf6 2. Ne5 c5 $2 (2... Bxe5 3. Rxe5) (2... fxe6 3. Qxg6+ Kh8 4.
Qxh6+ Kg8 5. Qg6+ (5. Qg5+ Kh8 6. Qh4+ Kg8 7. Bh6) 5... Kh8 6. Bg5 Qe7 7. Ng4)
3. Bxh6+ Kxh6 4. Nxf7+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 250a"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6k1/8/6PB/5PK1/8/8/2b5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. f5 Bb2 2. Kf3 {The King goes to e6 to support f5-f6 winning.} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 250b"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6k1/8/6PB/5PK1/8/8/2b5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{158MB, Fritz10.ctg, NBAA002} 1... Ba3 2. f5 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 251"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2r1k/4ppRp/p4n1P/6R1/2q1pP2/8/PpN5/1K4Q1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rc5 Qxc5 2. Rxh7+ Kxh7 3. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 252"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1q1r1k1/5RBp/p2p1p2/2p1p3/2P1P2Q/1P6/P5PP/3b2K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{158MB, Fritz10.ctg, NBAA002} 1. Bh8 Kxf7 2. Qxf6+ Kg8 3. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 253"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5k2/5Pp1/4K1P1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "29"]

{158MB, Fritz10.ctg, NBAA002} 1. Kd5 Kf8 2. Ke6 Ke8 3. f7+ Kf8 4. Kd6 Kxf7 5.
Kd7 Kg7 6. Ke7 Kg8 7. Kf6 Kh7 8. Kf7 Kh8 9. Kxg6 Kg8 10. Kf6 Kh7 11. Kf7 (11.
g6+ Kh8 $11) 11... Kh8 12. Kg6 Kg8 13. Kh6 Kh8 14. g6 Kg8 15. g7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 254"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7R/2r5/8/4n3/P7/3nk1PP/R5K1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Nf3+ 2. gxf3 Rg6+ 3. Kh1 Nf2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 255"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/q4ppp/2b1pb2/8/r1Bp4/P2Q1N2/R1P2PPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Rxc4 2. Qxc4 Bd5 3. Qe2 Bxa2 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 256"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rkn2n/pp3p2/3P3p/8/8/5B2/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. d7 Kxd7 2. Bg4+ Kd8 3. Bxc8 Nd6 4. Bg4 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 257a"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/7R/8/3PK3/8/8/8/r7 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]

1... Ra6 2. d6 (2. Rc7 Kd8 3. Rc6 Rxc6 $11) 2... Ra1 1/2-1/2



[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 257b"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/7R/8/3PK3/8/8/8/r7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]

1. Ke6 Re1+ 2. Kd6 Rd1 3. Rh8+ Kf7 4. Rd8 (4. Kc6 Ke7) 4... Ra1 5. Kc7 Ra7+ 6.
Kb6 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 258"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1q3kr/1p4p1/p1p2R1p/5p2/6PP/P3Q3/1P4P1/3R3K w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Rd8+ Qxd8 (1... Kh7 2. Rxh6+ gxh6 3. Qe7+ Kg6 4. h5#) 2. Qe6+ Kh7 3. Rxh6+
gxh6 4. Qf7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 259"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp4pp/2p1kp2/b7/2nP4/3K3P/PP3PP1/2B1N3 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. b4 Bxb4 2. Nc2 Bd6 3. Kxc4 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 260"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r1q2k1/4bp1p/2R1n1p1/4p1P1/B1p1P1Q1/2P1B1P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rxe6 Qc8 2. Bd7 $1 Qxd7 3. Rxg6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 261"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/5q1p/2b5/8/4B2Q/4B3/7P/7K b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Qf1+ 2. Bg1 Qf3+ 3. Bxf3 Bxf3# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 262"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/6pp/2r1q3/8/3pnB2/PQ6/6PP/5RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Bd6 Qxb3 (1... Rxd6 2. Qb8+) 2. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "  "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 263"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b4/5pk1/2Qpn1p1/3Np2p/7P/4K1P1/3r1P2/8 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Re2+ 2. Kd3 e4+ 3. Kxe2 (3. Kc3 Rc2+ 4. Kxc2 Nd4+) 3... Nd4+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 264"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r6/R7/5p1k/5Qp1/4n1B1/4P2P/2q2PP1/6K1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "8"]

1... Rb1+ 2. Kh2 Rh1+ 3. Kxh1 Ng3+ 4. fxg3 Qxg2+ 5. Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 265"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p1q3kp/2Prppp1/4Q3/P7/8/5PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qxd6 Qxd6 2. c7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 266"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4R3/3k4/8/2K5/p7/8/p7/1r3R2 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. Rfe1 $1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 267"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p4p2/5npQ/4p1N1/5n2/2r3R1/P2q2PP/5R1K w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. Ne6 $1 {and Black's position collapses.} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 268"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/pp1rq1pp/2p1p3/4Ppb1/P1PP4/1PNR1QP1/6KP/3R4 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. c5 a5 2. Nb1 Qf8 3. Na3 Bd8 4. Nc4 Bc7 5. Nd6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 269"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k1r1/p2n1p1R/1pr5/5P2/8/P7/5PB1/3R2K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rh8 Rxh8 (1... Rcg6 2. fxg6 Rxh8 3. Bc6) 2. Bxc6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 270"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p4K2/P7/8/8/8/1k6/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1. Ke6 Kc3 2. Kd5 $1 (2. Kd6 Kd4 3. Kc6 Ke5 4. Kb7 Kd6 5. Kxa7 Kc7) 2... Kb4 3.
Kc6 Kc4 4. Kb7 Kc5 5. Kxa7 Kc6 6. Kb8 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 271"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/1p4pP/p7/1p1p4/6K1/2r5/6PP/8 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Rc4+ 2. Kg5 Rh4 3. Kxh4 g5+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.09.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 272"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/5K2/7P/6pP/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "8"]

1. Kf6 g4 2. Kg6 g3 (2... Kg8 3. h7+ Kh8 4. Kh6 g3 5. Kg6 g2 6. Kh6) 3. h7 g2
4. Kh6 g1=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.09.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 273"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/ppq2ppp/2p2n2/3p4/3P4/2P5/PPB3PP/R2Q1R1K w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rxf6 gxf6 2. Qg4+ Kh8 3. Qf5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.09.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 274"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p6/8/2P1B3/8/8/p2K4/1k6 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "13"]

1. Ba1 Kxa1 2. Kc2 b5 3. c6 b4 4. c7 b3+ 5. Kxb3 Kb1 6. c8=Q a1=Q 7. Qc2# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.09.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 275"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3rnk1/pp1bq3/2p1pnp1/2Pp1pN1/3P1P2/2NBP3/PPQ4P/2R2RK1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... e5 $3 2. dxe5 (2. Rfe1 exd4 3. exd4 Qxe1+ 4. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 5. Kf2 Re7 (5...
Rae8 6. Be2)) 2... Ng4 3. Nd1 Nxe5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.09.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 276"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/2b1q1pp/p7/1p6/1P2nP2/P6N/2R1Q1PK/3N4 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "13"]

1. Ndf2 Rd4 (1... Re8 2. Qxe4 Qxe4 3. Nxe4 Bxf4+ 4. Nxf4) 2. Qe3 Bb6 3. Rc8+
Kf7 4. Nxe4 Rxe4 5. Ng5+ Qxg5 6. Qb3+ Rc4 7. fxg5 *

[Event "1. Nxd5 is flawed"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.10.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 277"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkb1r/1p3ppp/p4n2/1N1pp1B1/2P5/2N5/PP2PPPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "10"]

1. Nxd5 axb5 2. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $3 (2... gxf6 3. Qxd8+ Kxd8 4. Bxf6+) 3. Bxf6 Bb4+
4. Qd2 Bxd2+ 5. Kxd2 gxf6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.10.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 278"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/5R2/8/8/1p6/k7/1p6/1K6 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Ra7+ Kb3 2. Ra3+ Kc4 3. Rh3 Rg8 4. Kxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.11.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 279"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/pppb3p/2np1n2/8/3PqNp1/P2Q2P1/1PP4P/R4RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Nh5 Qxd3 2. Nxf6+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.11.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 280"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2kp2p1/3p3p/1Q1P1p2/5P2/PPq5/8/1KR1r3 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. Qa5+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.11.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 281"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn2kb1r/pp2pppp/2p2n2/q7/2BP2b1/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "4"]

1. h3 (1. Bxf7+ $4 Kxf7 2. Ne5+ Qxe5+ $1) 1... Bh5 2. g4 Bg6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 282"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p3qp1p/2p1b1p1/2Pp3n/3Q2Pr/1P1N1P2/P3B2P/R4R1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]

1... Rxh2+ 2. Kxh2 (2. Kg1 Qh4 3. Qe5 Ng3) 2... Qh4+ 3. Kg2 Qg3+ 4. Kh1 Qh3+ 5.
Kg1 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 283a"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1R6/5pk1/2r3p1/7p/P7/6PP/5PK1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rb1 Ra6 2. Ra1 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.11.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 283b"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1R6/5pk1/2r3p1/7p/P7/6PP/5PK1/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Rc3 2. a5 Ra3 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.11.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 284"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rq3k/1Q4p1/4B1P1/p7/Pp6/8/KP6/8 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "6"]

1... Rc6 (1... Rc1 $2 2. Qf3) 2. Qxc6 Qd5+ 3. Qxd5 b3+ 4. Kxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.11.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 285"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r1q2k1/R4p2/3Pb2p/4Q1p1/1p2B3/2p3PP/1P3P2/6K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Bh7+ Kxh7 (1... Kf8 2. Qh8#) 2. Qxe6 Qe8 (2... Qg8 3. Rxf7+ Kh8) 3. Rxf7+
Qxf7 4. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.11.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 286"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/q4ppp/p3p3/pnNp4/2rP4/2P2P2/4R1PP/2R1Q1K1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Nxd4 2. cxd4 R8xc5 3. Rd1 (3. dxc5 Qxc5+) 3... Rxd4 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.11.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 287"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1b4pp/1B3p2/4p3/1Pr5/5P2/5QPP/r4BK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2007.11.19"]

1. Qa2 Rxa2 2. Bxc4+ Kf8 3. Bxa2 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.11.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 288"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/1p2nppp/p3p3/3pP3/5P2/N2B4/P2Q2PP/q1B1K2R w Kkq - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Bb1 b5 2. Bb2 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 289"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/1bp1bppp/p2p4/1p1n1NB1/4P3/1P5P/1PP2PP1/RN1QR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Qxd5 Bxd5 2. Nxe7+ Kh8 3. Ng6+ hxg6 4. Bxd8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 290"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/1R6/5P2/4K3/8/8/b7/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Bc4 2. Kf5 Bd3+ (2... Ba2 $2 3. Kg6) 3. Ke5 Bc4 4. f7 Kg7 (4... Bxf7 $2 5.
Kf6 Be8 6. Rb8) 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 291"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1R6/6P1/5K2/8/2b5/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.11"]

1. g7 $1 Kh7 $1 2. Rf7 Bxg7 (2... Bd4 3. g8=Q+ Kxg8 4. Kg6 Bg1 5. Rf1 Bh2 6.
Rh1 Bg3 7. Rh3 Bf2 8. Ra3) 3. Kg5 Kg8 4. Kg6 Bb2 5. Rb7 Be5 6. Re7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.01.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 292a"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/P7/K4b2/8/8/3R4/8/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Rd6 Bg5 2. Rc6 Bf4 3. Rc8+ Bb8 4. Rxb8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.01.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 292b"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/P7/K4b2/8/8/3R4/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Bd4 2. Rd2 Bxa7 3. Rd7 Bb8 4. Kb6 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.01.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 293"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b1rqk1/2R2ppp/1p1P4/p3Q3/7P/P7/B4PP1/6K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Qxe8 Qxe8 2. Bxf7+ Qxf7 3. Rxc8+ Qf8 4. d7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 294"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rq1rk1/4bppp/pn1p4/1p2p1P1/4P2P/2N1BP1R/PPPQ4/1K1R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Bxb6 Qxb6 2. Nd5 $18 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.01.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 295"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/5B2/4KpQp/5Pb1/8/8/2p5/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1. Bg8 Rxg8 2. Kf7 Rxg6 3. fxg6 h5 4. g7+ Kh7 5. g8=Q+ Kh6 6. Qg6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 296"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1kr5/p1pR4/2P3pp/5p2/1N6/KP2p2P/2P2r2/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1. Na6+ Ka8 2. Nxc7+ Kb8 (2... Rxc7 3. Rd8+ Rc8 4. Rxc8#) 3. Na6+ Ka8 4. Rb7
Rxc2 (4... Rxc6 5. Rb8#) 5. Rb8+ Rxb8 6. Nc7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 297"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k5/2P5/1K2p3/7r/8/8/7p/R7 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1... h1=B (1... h1=Q 2. Ra8+ Qxa8) 2. Rf1 Rh8 3. Rf7 Re8 4. Kc5 e5 5. Kd6 Bb7
1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 298"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3qr1k/pp3pbp/2pn4/7Q/3pP3/2NB3P/PPP3P1/R4RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Rf6 (1. e5 f5 $1) 1... Kg8 (1... Bxf6 2. e5) 2. e5 h6 3. Ne2 c5 (3... Bxf6
4. Qxh6) 4. Rxd6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 299"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rq1rk1/pb1n1p1p/1p2pbp1/8/3PPB2/3B1N2/P3QPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1. Ba6 Bxa6 2. Qxa6 Rxc1 3. Rxc1 Qa8 4. Bd6 Rd8 5. e5 Bg7 6. Rc7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 300"]
[Black "White to move"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/pr3ppp/1p3qn1/5NQ1/2p5/8/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Re8+ Nf8 2. Nh6+ Qxh6 3. Rxf8+ Kxf8 4. Qd8# 1-0

