[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 1"]
[Black "10"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/p1p3bp/1p2q1p1/5p2/8/P1P4P/1P2BPP1/3QR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Ba6 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 2"]
[Black "10"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3n4/6k1/8/8/8/3K1n2/P7/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Ke3 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 3"]
[Black "11"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q2k1/pp2bpp1/2p4p/8/2P5/1P5P/P2BQPP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bg5 $1 (1. Bb4 $1 {accomplishes the same thing.}) 1... Bxg5 2. Rxd8+ Rxd8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 4"]
[Black "12"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r1q2k1/pp2bpp1/2p4p/8/2P5/1P3Q1P/P2B1PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bf4 $1 Qf8 2. Bxb8 Qxb8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 5"]
[Black "13"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5n2/ppp2pk1/5Npp/8/2P5/1P4P1/P2q1PKP/B7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Ne4+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 6"]
[Black "13"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/ppp2pp1/2nq3p/8/8/P1QB3P/1PP2PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 2. Rxd6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 7"]
[Black "14"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1r3k1/1p3pp1/p6p/3q1n2/4R3/4BQ1P/1P3PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nxe3 $1 (1... Nd6 $4 {is a blunder.} 2. Re8+ $1 Nxe8 (2... Rxe8 3. Qxd5)
3. Qxd5) 2. Qxe3 (2. Re8+ {the discovered attack no longer works.} 2... Rxe8 3.
Qxd5 Nxd5) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 8"]
[Black "15"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1k2/6p1/8/p1b5/P4B2/7P/5RP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bd6+ $1 Kg8 2. Bxc5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 9"]
[Black "15"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rqkn1/6pp/8/p1b5/P1n2N2/3b3P/4rRP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Ng6# $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 1"]
[Black "16"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k5r1/1p1nbp1p/p1p1b3/3p3q/3P1Q2/P1N2N2/1PP1BPP1/1K1R4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Can Black win this pawn?} 1... Rxg2 2. Ne1 Qg5 3. Nxg2 Qxg2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 2"]
[Black "16"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1p3pp1/p7/5n2/6bp/P4N2/1P2BPPP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nxh4 $1 {wins a pawn.} 1... Nxh4 (1... Bxe2 2. Nxf5) 2. Bxg4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 3"]
[Black "16"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/pp4pp/2n5/8/2Pp2b1/5N2/PP2BPPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 (1... Bxe2 2. Nxe2) 2. Bxg4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 4"]
[Black "17"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r3k/1pp3pp/p2q1b2/3B4/3R4/P4P2/1PQ3PP/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bg8 $1 ({Black is hoping for this line, which wins a pawn.} 1. Rd1 c6 2. Bb3
Qxd1+ 3. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 4. Bxd1 Bxb2) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 5"]
[Black "17"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3rk2/2p1qp2/1p1n2p1/p6p/3N1P2/1P2P3/P5PP/Q2R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nf5 {threatens queen and allows mate on h8.} (1. Nc6) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 6"]
[Black "17"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R7/P7/8/2K5/8/2k5/8/r7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rc8 $1 Rxa7 2. Kb6+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 7"]
[Black "18"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/3RBpbp/p3p1p1/1pp1P3/2P5/5Q2/P1q2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bd8 $1 Raxd8 (1... Rf8 2. Qxa8) (1... Qf5 2. Qxa8) 2. Qxf7+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 8"]
[Black "18"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1r2/pp1n1pk1/5n1p/3P2p1/2P3b1/1P1B1R2/PB3PPP/R2Q2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxf6 $1 Nxf6 (1... Bxd1 $2 2. Rg6+ Kh7 3. Rg7+ Kh8 4. Rh7+ Kg8 5. Rh8#) 2.
Qxg4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 10"]
[Black "19"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3k3/5ppp/5n2/1N6/8/8/5PPP/5RK1 w q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nc7+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 11"]
[Black "19"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3k3/5ppp/r3qn2/1N2p3/4P3/4Q3/5PPP/1R3RK1 w q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nc7+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 12"]
[Black "20"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/1B3ppr/2p1p3/R7/4n3/5N2/6K1/1r6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bxc6+ Ke7 2. Bxe4 {another fork.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 13"]
[Black "20"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/n2k3p/5rp1/5p2/7P/5NP1/5PK1/1R6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rb7+ Kc8 2. Rxa7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 14"]
[Black "21"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1k1r1/8/1b2p1p1/5p2/7P/6P1/n4PK1/4Q3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxe6+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 15"]
[Black "21"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/1p6/8/8/2r5/5RP1/n1K2P2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Kb3 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 16"]
[Black "22"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q4/5ppk/2b4p/1p2p3/1P6/P3B2P/4QPP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qc2+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 17"]
[Black "22"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q4/7k/2b2ppp/1p2p3/1P6/P6P/4QPP1/1B4K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 2. Qc2+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 18"]
[Black "23"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k2r/pp2bppp/2n5/1N1p4/8/4P3/PP3PPP/R1B3K1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nc7+ $1 Kd7 2. Nxd5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 19"]
[Black "23"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qk2r/pp2bppp/2n5/1N1p4/8/4P3/PP3PPP/R1BQ2K1 w kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxd5 $1 Qxd5 2. Nc7+ Kd7 3. Nxd5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 20"]
[Black "24"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/p3r1pp/5p2/n7/8/PP3B2/5PPP/R1R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nxb3 $2 2. Bd5+ $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 21"]
[Black "25"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/p5pp/8/2n2p2/8/1P1r1B2/5PPP/1R2R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nxb3 $4 2. Rxb3 Rxb3 3. Bd5+ $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 22"]
[Black "25"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/2r2p1p/8/R7/6pP/6P1/5P2/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rg5+ $1 Kf8 2. Rxg4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 23"]
[Black "25"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/2r2p1p/5n2/R3N3/6pP/6P1/5P2/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nxg4 $1 Nxg4 2. Rg5+ Kf8 3. Rxg4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 24"]
[Black "26"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pkp/2rn2p1/3b4/1K1p3P/3P2P1/5P2/R3R3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rb6+ $4 2. Kc5 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 25"]
[Black "26"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pkp/4n1p1/2rp4/p4P1P/P1n1K1P1/3R2B1/4B3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... d4+ $2 2. Rxd4 $1 Nxd4 3. Kxd4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 9"]
[Black "27"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1q3pp1/p6p/n1p5/p6P/2P2NP1/P4PK1/3Q4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qd8+ $1 Kh7 2. Qxa5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 10"]
[Black "27"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2q1n1k1/2r2pp1/p1p4p/1p3N2/1P1P4/4PQP1/5PKP/2R5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxc6 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 11"]
[Black "27"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3nn1k1/3q1pp1/p1p4p/Np3N2/1P1P4/4PQP1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nxc6 $1 Nxc6 (1... Qxc6 $2 2. Ne7+) 2. Qxc6 Qxc6 3. Ne7+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 12"]
[Black "28"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr4/p1p1r2q/4p3/8/3P4/b3PQP1/1R1B1P1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seirawan-Costigan, US Open 1977.} 1. Qa8+ $1 Kd7 2. Qc6+ Kc8 3. Qa6+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 13"]
[Black "28"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2rk1/p2n1ppp/1q1p4/2pP2N1/1P3Q2/P5P1/5PKP/2R2R2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seirawan-Hessen, Seattle 1975.} 1. Nxh7 $1 (1. Qf5 $2 Nf6) 1... Kxh7 2. Qf5+
Kg8 3. Qxd7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 14"]
[Black "28"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1Rn1k/1p1q2pp/p7/5p2/3P4/1B4P1/P1P1QP1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Lipschultz-Schallopp, London 1886.} 1. Qc4 $1 Rxc4 (1... Rxe8 2. Qg8#) 2.
Rxf8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 15"]
[Black "29"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5p2/8/4p3/pp1qPn2/5P2/PP2B3/2Q2K2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Tolush-Simagin, USSR 1952.} 1... Qg1+ $1 2. Kxg1 Nxe2+ 3. Kf1 Nxc1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 16"]
[Black "29"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/ppp2pbp/2np2p1/3N4/2BPP1n1/4BQ2/PP2NPPP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Bradford-Seirawan, US Championship 1980.} 1... Nce5 $1 2. dxe5 Nxe5 3. Qg3
Nxc4 *

[Event "Pasadena"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Borochow, H.."]
[Black "Fine, R.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 Nc6 $4 (4... d6 {Black should have
challenged White's center with 4...d6, which would be the main line of the
Alekhine Defense.}) 5. d5 $1 Nxe5 6. c5 Nbc4 7. f4 1-0

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 26"]
[Black "31"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/4pn2/3p4/3PP3/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R1BQK1NR b KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Bd6 $2 2. e5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 27"]
[Black "32"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/pppb1ppp/2pb1n2/4p3/3PP3/1BP4P/PP1N1PP1/R1BQ1R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. f4 $1 (1. dxe5 $1 {is also good.} 1... Bxe5 2. f4 Bd6 3. e5) 1... exf4 (1...
exd4 2. e5) 2. e5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 28"]
[Black "32"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/pp3ppp/2p2q2/3b4/8/1PP4P/PBQ2PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. c4 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 17"]
[Black "33"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbq1rk1/pp3ppp/2pp4/2b1p3/4P3/1BN5/PPPP1PPP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qg5 2. d4 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 18"]
[Black "33"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1kr4/1p4pp/1Pn1bp2/4p3/4P3/4B3/4BPPP/1RR3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxc6+ $1 bxc6 2. b7+ Kc7 3. bxa8=Q Rxa8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 19"]
[Black "33"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bkn2n/pp3p2/3P3p/8/8/5B2/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxc8+ $1 Rxc8 (1... Kxc8 2. Rxe8+) 2. d7 $1 Kxd7 3. Bg4+ Kd8 4. Bxc8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 29"]
[Black "35"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C46"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bb5 {Black shouldn't panic at the pin.} 4...
a6 (4... Bd7) 5. Ba4 (5. Bxc6+ bxc6) 5... b5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 30"]
[Black "36"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqkbnr/1pp2ppp/2np4/pB2p3/3PP3/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 4"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

4. d5 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 31"]
[Black "37"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qc6 $4 (3... Qa5 {
leaves White with only a small opening advantage.}) 4. Bb5 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 32"]
[Black "37"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnb1k2r/pp3ppp/2p2q2/2bpN3/8/3P2P1/PPP2PBP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qxe5 $4 2. Re1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 33"]
[Black "38"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/5pp1/1p6/1npp2pq/8/2P1PNPP/PPQ3K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qa4 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 34"]
[Black "38"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1q2k1/p2p1rp1/1pb1p2p/2p5/4P2P/2P2NPB/PPQ2PK1/3R1R2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bxe6 $1 dxe6 $2 (1... Qe8 {is better.}) 2. Rxd8+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 20"]
[Black "38"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r2/1b1n3k/1qn1ppp1/p1ppP3/1p1P4/2PBB3/PP1N2PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qh5+ Kg8 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Qh7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 21"]
[Black "39"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1q1rk1/p1p1b2p/1p2bpp1/3p4/3P4/2NBPNP1/PP3PP1/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seirawan-Wiedenheller, Norway 1979.} 1. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 $2 (1... f5 2. Rh1 f4 {
in the actual game, Black played 1...f5, I was a pawn ahead and eventually won.
}) 2. Ng5+ fxg5 (2... Kg8 {is better.} 3. Nxe6) 3. Qh5+ Kg7 4. Qxg6+ Kh8 5.
Qh7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 22"]
[Black "39"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/4qppp/1p6/2b1N3/2Q5/1P6/PB4PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Kh1 (1. Bd4 $4 Qxe5 $1) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 23"]
[Black "39"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp1r2kp/2pqp1p1/P7/4P3/2Q3P1/1P3PKP/4R3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qd4 {Stahlberg-Lundin.  Here, Black interposed the check with 1. Qd4,
offering a trade of queens.  Was this the best way to get out of check?} (1...
Kg8 {produces a defendable position.}) 2. Rd1 $1 Qxc3 (2... e5 3. Rxd4) 3.
Rxd7+ Kf8 4. bxc3 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 24"]
[Black "40"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qnrk1/pp2Q1np/3p2pB/2pP1pN1/2P5/2PR4/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{A tricky moment for White.  He creates a fork possibility by utilizing an
absolute pin.  How does he do it?} 1. Qxf8+ Kxf8 2. Ne6+ Kf7 3. Nxd8+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 25"]
[Black "40"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k2r/p3np1p/1pq1p1p1/2p1P1B1/Q7/2P5/PP4PP/3R2K1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Ed. Lasker-Aualla, New York 1947.} 1. Rd8+ $1 Kxd8 2. Qxc6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 26"]
[Black "40"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r3/p4n1k/1p2qPpp/2b5/P2B4/5N1P/1Q4P1/2R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qxf6 $2 2. Rxc5 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Absolute vs. Relative Pins"]
[Black "41"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B11"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 {produces a relative pin.} 4. d4 e6 5. e5 Bb4 {
produces an absolute pin.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 35"]
[Black "41"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1n3k2/pb2p1p1/2p1Pp1p/1pP2P1P/1P1N2P1/P1K2B2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nxb4 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Legall's Mate"]
[Black "41"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 $2 4. Bc4 Bg4 $4 5. Nxe5 $3 Bxd1 $2 (5... dxe5 6.
Qxg4) 6. Bxf7+ Ke7 7. Nd5# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 37"]
[Black "42"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3rbk1/p1q2pp1/1pn2n1p/2p1p3/1PN5/P1PP2P1/2Q2PBP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. b5 Ne7 2. Bxa8 Rxa8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 38"]
[Black "42"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q2k1/p4p2/1p1p1np1/2pP2Bp/2P5/8/PP4PP/R3Q1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Kg7 2. Qh4 {followed by Rf8, winning the knight.} (2. Qc3 {
is also very strong.}) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 27"]
[Black "43"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/pp1q1p2/2p3p1/2Pp4/1P2n3/P3N3/2Q2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxe4 $1 dxe4 2. Rxd7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 28"]
[Black "43"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp1nk3/2p1p1b1/3pPp2/3P2p1/2P1N3/PPB2PP1/3K4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nxg4 $4 Bh5 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 29"]
[Black "44"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1r1b/ppq2p1k/2p1p1p1/4Nn1n/2PP1P1p/1PQ2R1P/PB2N1P1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Van der Wiel-Seirawan, Graz 1980.} 1... Nxf4 $1 2. Rxf4 Bxe5 3. Re4 Bf6 4. Rf1
c5 5. Qd2 cxd4 {White resigns.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 30"]
[Black "44"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1rn3/1p3p2/p1p2bp1/2Pp3p/1P1P4/P4R1P/2N2PP1/2B2K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxf6 $1 Nxf6 2. Bg5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 31"]
[Black "44"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1r2n1/pp3p2/2p2bp1/3p3p/2PP4/1P2BR1P/P1N2PP1/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxf6 $1 Nxf6 2. Bg5 Rd6 3. Bf4 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 32"]
[Black "45"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4q1k1/2p4p/1pn1p1p1/p2pPp2/3P1P2/2PB4/PP4PP/3Q2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bb5 Qa8 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 33"]
[Black "45"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2k2/p1rqn1p1/Ppn1p2p/1B1pPp2/1P1P1P2/2R2N2/2R3PP/2Q3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Alekhine-Nimzovich, San Remo 1930.} 1. Ba4 $1 b5 2. Bxb5 Ke8 3. Ba4 Kd8 4. h4
$1 {Black is in zugzwang.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 39"]
[Black "47"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/1np3pp/1pr5/p2B1k2/3P4/2P2R2/PP4PP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Kg6 2. Rxf8 Rd6 3. Bxb7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 40"]
[Black "48"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2b2/pppk2pp/3p2q1/8/7B/1B1P2Q1/PPP3PP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qh3+ Kc6 (1... Ke8 2. Qxc8#) 2. Qxc8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 41"]
[Black "48"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r1bk1/p1p2ppp/4p3/n5q1/8/1BNP2P1/PPP1Q1P1/1K2R2R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rh5 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 42"]
[Black "48"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/p3bqpp/1pQpbp2/2p5/8/2NP1B2/PPP2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qe4 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 34"]
[Black "49"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q2r1/pp2bbp1/5p2/3k3p/B2P1B2/2P3PQ/P4P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bb3+ $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 35"]
[Black "49"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp1B2pp/5pr1/3k3r/8/R1P3P1/PP3P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Ra5+ (1. Be8) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 36"]
[Black "49"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q7/p3r3/6b1/Np6/4k1pP/8/PQ6/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{List all of White's possible skewers and then decide which one is best.} 1.
Qg2+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 43"]
[Black "52"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k5/8/1K1Q3p/6pP/6P1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 44"]
[Black "52"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1rk5/8/2KQ4/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rb6+ $1 2. Kxb6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 45"]
[Black "53"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/4R2P/6P1/6K1/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rf5+ 2. Kg4 (2. Kxf5 {stalemates}) (2. Kh6 Rh5+ 3. Kxh5 {also stalemates})
2... Rf4+ $1 3. Kg3 Rf3+ $1 {either stalemate or 3-fold repetition.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 46"]
[Black "53"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/p1p3p1/PpPqB1Q1/1P6/8/8/6P1/6NK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qh2+ $3 2. Kxh2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 47"]
[Black "54"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rr1k/2p3pp/1p3b2/1Pn2p2/2B1pN2/1P2P1P1/5PK1/3R3R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Ng6# $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 48"]
[Black "54"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1r4k/6pp/1p2Qn2/q4pN1/2B1p3/4P1P1/PP3P2/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qg8+ $3 Nxg8 (1... Rxg8 2. Nf7#) 2. Nf7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 49"]
[Black "55"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1r4k/6pp/1p2Qn2/q4pN1/4p3/4P1P1/PP3P2/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nf7+ Kg8 2. Nh6+ Kh8 (2... Kf8 3. Qf7#) 3. Qg8+ $3 Nxg8 (3... Rxg8 4. Nf7#)
4. Nf7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 37"]
[Black "55"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/2K5/k7/7r/8/8/2Q5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rc4+ $1 2. Qxc4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 38"]
[Black "56"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6k1/8/5p2/p5p1/6Pp/1b3B1P/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bd4+ $1 Bxd4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 39"]
[Black "56"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/3p4/2pPppr1/2P5/8/5qPK/3Q3P/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rg5 {intending 2...Rh5 mate.} (1... Kg7 $1 {was better.}) 2. Qxg5+ $1 fxg5
*

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 40"]
[Black "56"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1R6/8/8/5k2/5p2/1p5r/4K3/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Bernstein-Smyslov, Groningen 1946.} 1... b2 $4 {`} (1... b2 {intending} 2.
Rxb2 Rh2+ 3. Kf3 Rxb2) 2. Rxb2 Rh2+ 3. Kf3 Rxb2 {is stalemate.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 41"]
[Black "57"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/8/5NQ1/3P2B1/4PP1P/8/1p4PK/q7 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qh1+ {Should White now take the Black queen?} 2. Kg3 (2. Kxh1 $4 b1=Q+ 3.
Kh2 Qh1+ $1 4. Kg3 Qxg2+ $1 {stalemate follows.}) 2... Qe1+ 3. Kg4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 42"]
[Black "57"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2Q5/5Rpk/8/1p2p1qp/1P2Pn2/4rPPP/7K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Evans-Reshevsky, New York 1963.} 1. h4 $1 Re2+ 2. Kh1 {Should Black play} 2...
Qxg3 $2 3. Qg8+ $1 Kxg8 4. Rxg7+ $1 Qxg7 (4... Kxg7) (4... Kf8 5. Rf7+ Ke8 6.
Re7+) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 43"]
[Black "57"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r4k/6pp/1p1n1p2/2q2b2/4pN1Q/1B2P1P1/PP3PK1/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxh7+ $1 Bxh7 2. Ng6# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 50"]
[Black "58"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/8/8/8/4Q3/q7/2P5/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qg6+ Kh8 2. Qh6+ Kg8 3. Qg6+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 51"]
[Black "58"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/3RR3/8/4p3/4Pp2/2q2P2/8/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rg7+ Kh8 2. Rh7+ Kg8 3. Rhg7+ $1 (3. Rdg7+ $4 Kf8 4. Rf7+ Ke8 5. Re7+ Kd8 6.
Rd7+ Kc8) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 52"]
[Black "59"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5p2/6p1/4p3/4Q3/q1b5/2P5/1K4R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 (1... Kh8 2. Qh4#) (1... Kh7 2. Rg1+ f5 3. Qh4#) 2. Qxg6+ Kh8
3. Qh6+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 53"]
[Black "59"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5p2/6pp/8/3p4/qBbQ4/2P5/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxg6+ Kh8 2. Qxh6+ Kg8 3. Qg6+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 54"]
[Black "60"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/6p1/6Q1/2p5/8/q1b5/2P5/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qe8+ Kh7 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Qe8+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 44"]
[Black "60"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/2r3p1/8/2p4Q/1q6/8/6PP/4R2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Re8+ $1 Rxe8 2. Qxe8+ Kh7 3. Qh5+ Kg8 4. Qe8+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 45"]
[Black "60"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1r1k3/7R/8/qppR4/6N1/8/2b5/5B1K w q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nf6+ Kf8 2. Nd7+ Kg8 3. Nf6+ {draw by repetition.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 46"]
[Black "61"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/ppp1n1bn/3p2p1/3Pp1Pp/1PP1Pp1P/2NN1P2/P3B3/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Grigorian-Jurtaev, USSR 1979.}  *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 47"]
[Black "61"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/1p4p1/2p4r/5p2/p1QP1q2/2P2PR1/r4P1P/4R2K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Domuls-Staerman, USSR 1978.}  *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 55"]
[Black "62"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rr1k/8/8/8/8/8/6R1/1K1R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rh1# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 56"]
[Black "62"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r4rk/5p1p/p2p4/2nP4/2Bb1P2/qP6/P1P3R1/1KN2R1Q w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rh1# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 57"]
[Black "63"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r4nk/1p1qb2p/3p1r2/p1pPp3/2P1Pp2/5P1P/PP1QNBRK/5R2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Averbackh-Kotov, Zurich 1953.} 1... Qxh3+ $3 2. Kxh3 Rh6+ 3. Kg4 Nf6+ 4. Kf5
Ng4 $3 5. fxg4 (5. Kxg4 Rg8+ 6. Kf5 Rf8+) 5... Rf8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 58"]
[Black "63"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/ppqnbppp/2pp1n2/4p3/2B1P3/2NP1N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Ng5 h6 2. Nxf7 $6 Rxf7 3. Bxf7+ Kxf7 {Isn't a good maneuver for White.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 59"]
[Black "64"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/pbqnbppp/1p1p1n2/2p5/2B2PP1/2NP1N1P/PPPBQ3/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 2. Qe6+ $3 Kxe6 (2... Kf8 3. Ng5) 3. Ng5# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 60"]
[Black "64"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/pp3ppp/2p1b3/4N3/2PP4/1P4P1/P4PK1/R7 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... f6 $4 2. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 3. Rh1+ Bh3+ 4. Rxh3# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 48"]
[Black "65"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/ppq2ppp/2p1b3/3nN3/3P2P1/1PNQ1R2/P1P4P/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 2. Rh3# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 49"]
[Black "65"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3bk3/1R1b4/2N1p3/2PpPp2/5Pp1/4P1Pq/1BQ2KRr/5B1r b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qxg3+ 2. Kxg3 Bh4# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 50"]
[Black "65"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/1p4pb/p3pbNp/3pN2Q/2pP3P/2P1PR2/Pq4P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 2. Qg4 f5 (2... fxe5 3. Nxe5+ Kh8 4. Nf7#) 3. Ne7+ Kf8 4. Nxf5
$3 Bxf5 5. Rxf5+ $1 exf5 6. Qxf5+ Ke7 (6... Kg7 7. Qg6+ Kh8 8. Nf7#) 7. Qf7+
Kd6 8. Qd7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 51"]
[Black "66"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7r/1p1knpp1/pq2p3/3pP1Pb/N6P/P6Q/1rPN4/2K1R2R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Hort-Seirawan, Bad Kissingen 1981.} 1... Rxc2+ $1 2. Kxc2 Rc8+ 3. Nc3 (3. Kd3
Qb5+ 4. Ke3 Qxa4 {Black gets material equality plus a strong attack.  Play
with this position to understand why White's king is not happy.} 5. Kf2 Rc2 6.
Qd3 Qf4+) 3... d4 4. Rb1 Qc6 $1 5. Rb3 Nd5 6. Ndb1 Bg4 $1 7. Qh2 (7. Qxg4 $4
Ne3+) 7... dxc3 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 52"]
[Black "66"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn3rk1/pbppq1pp/1p2pb2/4N2Q/3PN3/3B4/PPP2PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Edward Lasker-Sir George Thomas, London 1911.} 1. Qxh7+ $3 Kxh7 2. Nxf6+ Kh6 (
2... Kh8 3. Ng6#) 3. Neg4+ Kg5 4. h4+ Kf4 5. g3+ Kf3 6. Be2+ Kg2 7. Rh2+ Kg1 8.
Kd2# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 61"]
[Black "67"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/kp2r3/p2b1p2/3B4/R7/8/R4PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. g3 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 62"]
[Black "67"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r4k1/q4ppp/8/8/8/6P1/4QP1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qe8+ $1 Rxe8 2. Rxe8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 63"]
[Black "68"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2q1k/pp4pp/2p5/5p2/8/1BP4P/PP1Q1PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qd6 $1 Bd7 2. Qxd7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 64"]
[Black "69"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2q1k/pp4pp/2p5/5p2/8/PB6/1PPQRPPP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qd6 Bd7 $1 2. Qxd7 $3 (2. Qxf8+ Rxf8 3. Re7 Re8 $1 4. Rxd7 $4 (4. Rxe8+ Bxe8
{leads to draw.}) 4... Re1#) 2... Rd8 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 65"]
[Black "69"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn5k/p2q1ppp/bp4n1/2pN4/8/1BP4P/PP1Q1PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nc7 $1 Qxc7 (1... Qxd2 2. Re8+ Nf8 3. Rxf8#) 2. Re8+ Nf8 3. Rxf8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 53"]
[Black "70"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q2k1/2n2ppp/1p6/2pp4/5Q2/2P4P/PP3PP1/4RNK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rxa2 {Should Black take this pawn?} (1... g6) (1... Ne6 {is best}) 2. Qxc7
$1 Qxc7 3. Re8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 54"]
[Black "70"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k1r2r/1pp2ppp/4qn2/8/8/5Q1P/PP3PP1/2RR1NK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qxa2 $2 2. Ra1 Qb3 3. Ra8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 55"]
[Black "70"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/2p2ppp/1p1b2q1/p7/2P5/1P4P1/P3QP1P/4RNK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qe8+ $2 Rxe8 2. Rxe8+ Bf8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 56"]
[Black "71"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/p4pbp/qp4p1/2p5/4Q2P/2P3P1/PP3P1K/2B1R3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qxa2 $2 2. Qe8+ $1 Rxe8 (2... Bf8 3. Qxd8) 3. Rxe8+ Bf8 4. Bh6 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 66"]
[Black "73"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/2r2pbp/1p3qp1/p7/2P4P/5BP1/PP2QPK1/3R4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qxb2 $4 2. Rd8+ Bf8 3. Qxb2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 67"]
[Black "74"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5ppp/1p1pn3/8/7P/1n1PP1P1/4KPB1/1R2N3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nec5 $4 2. d4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 68"]
[Black "74"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5p1p/6p1/3q4/7P/3QR1P1/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rd8 $4 2. Re8+ $1 Rxe8 3. Qxd5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 69"]
[Black "75"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3Q2kp/5qp1/8/8/6P1/r4PK1/7R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qf7 $4 (1... Kf8 {is better.}) 2. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 3. Qxf7+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 70"]
[Black "76"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1r1k1/1p1q1ppp/3p1b2/p2P4/3Q4/5N2/PP2RPPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Adams-Torre, New Orleans 1920.} 1. Qg4 $1 Qb5 (1... Qxg4 2. Rxe8+ Rxe8 3.
Rxe8#) 2. Qc4 $3 Qd7 3. Qc7 $3 Qb5 4. a4 $1 Qxa4 5. Re4 $1 Qb5 6. Qxb7 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 57"]
[Black "77"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r3rk1/1pp2ppp/3b4/1P2p3/Pn6/4PNP1/4NPKP/1R3R2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nxe5 $1 Bxe5 2. Rxb4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 58"]
[Black "77"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/q5pp/2p2p2/3p1P1P/8/1P5R/P1P1rr2/3Q1R1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Hjorth-Lundin, Motala 1946.} 1... Qe3 $1 2. Rxe3 (2. Rxf2 Qxh3+ 3. Kg1 Qg3+ 4.
Rg2 Qxg2#) (2. Rxe3 Rh2+ 3. Kg1 Reg2#) 2... Rh2+ 3. Kg1 Reg2# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 59"]
[Black "77"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2nq1rk1/3r1p1p/1p1p1bp1/3Pp3/P3N3/1Q2P3/2RN1PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seirawan-Sulsky, Vancouver 1981.} 1. Rxc8 $1 Qxc8 2. Nxf6+ Kg7 3. Nxd7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 60"]
[Black "78"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/2p2R2/1p1p2p1/1q5p/2r5/4Q3/4P1BP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seirawan-Henley, Memphis 1976.} 1. Bd5 $1 Rg4+ (1... Qxd5 2. Qe8#) 2. Kf2 Qc5
3. Rxc7+ $1 Qxd5 4. Qe8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 61"]
[Black "78"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/q4p1p/r3pPpQ/pR1pN3/3P4/4P3/P4P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rb8 $1 Qxb8 (1... Rxb8 2. Qg7#) 2. Nxf7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 71"]
[Black "80"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4k2/pp5p/6p1/5p2/8/8/PPPR2PP/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rd7 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 72"]
[Black "80"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rr3k2/pp5p/6p1/5p2/8/8/PPPR2PP/2K1R3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rd7 Kg8 2. Ree7 h5 3. Rg7+ Kf8 4. Rxg6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 73"]
[Black "81"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r3rk1/pp4pp/2p5/5PP1/7P/1P6/1KP5/3RR3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Re7 $1 Rxf5 (1... Rf7 2. Rxf7 Kxf7 3. Rd7+ {is still good for White.}) 2.
Rdd7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 74"]
[Black "81"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/p4ppp/Pp2p3/1Pp5/2P1PP2/6P1/2K3RP/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rd2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 75"]
[Black "81"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/p4ppp/Pp2p3/1Pp5/2P1PP2/6P1/2K3RP/R7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rd2 Rfd8 2. Rad1 $1 Rxd2+ 3. Rxd2 {Black can't stop White from Rd7.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 76"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r3k/p2nqppp/1pp1p3/8/2PR4/3BPP2/PP2Q1PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bxh7 $1 Kxh7 (1... g6 {Black will get the bishop later.} 2. Qd2) (1... e5 2.
Rd6) (1... c5 2. Rd6) 2. Qd3+ Kg8 3. Rxd7 {White wins a pawn.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 77"]
[Black "82"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2rk1/ppq2p2/2p1p1pQ/8/8/2P1P3/PP3PP1/2KR3R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... f6 {only defense.} 2. Qh8+ Kf7 3. Rh7+ Ke8 4. Rxc7 Rxh8 5. Rxc8+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 78"]
[Black "83"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/1pq2ppp/p1bpp3/6P1/5P2/2P1P3/PP2Q1P1/K1BR3R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Rh1 f6 4. g6 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 62"]
[Black "84"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r2k1/pp1n1pp1/2p2b1p/8/2PN4/1P2B1P1/P2R1P1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 2. Rxd7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 63"]
[Black "84"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/pprnqpp1/2p4p/P3p3/N1P1P3/1P1R3P/3Q1PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nb6 $1 (1. b4 $1 {leaves Black powerless to prevent 2. Nc5.} 1... b6 2. axb6
axb6 3. Nxb6) 1... axb6 2. axb6 Rcc8 3. Rxd7 Rxd7 4. Qxd7 Qxd7 5. Rxd7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 64"]
[Black "84"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/1pn4k/1pp2p1p/4pNpP/2P1P3/1P4P1/P4PK1/R7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rd1 $1 {the open file is more important than the pawn.} (1. a4 $2 Rd8) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 65"]
[Black "85"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/1pq2p1p/p2pp1pQ/2n3Pn/5P1R/3BP3/PPP5/2K4R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxh7+ $3 (1. Rxh5 Nxd3+ ({White intended} 1... gxh5 $4 2. Qxh7#) 2. Kb1 gxh5
3. Rxh5 f5) 1... Kxh7 2. Rxh5+ Kg7 3. Rh7+ Kg8 4. Rh8+ Kg7 5. R1h7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 79"]
[Black "85"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rr1k/2p4p/1p4pP/1P3pP1/4pP1K/4P3/B7/2B5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Black is hopeless.}  *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 80"]
[Black "86"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/p2nbppp/1p2p3/5b2/1P6/PQN1P1B1/4BPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bf3 Rc8 2. Bb7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 81"]
[Black "86"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2krr3/pp1nqppp/2p1n1b1/8/8/P1N1PQB1/1P3PPP/R2R1BK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxc6+ $1 bxc6 2. Ba6# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 82"]
[Black "87"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q2k1/pb3pp1/1pn2b1p/3p4/3P4/P3BN2/1PB2PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qd3 $1 g6 2. Bxh6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 83"]
[Black "87"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/1b3p1p/1p1b2p1/p7/2B5/PP4P1/1BQ2P1P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qc3 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 66"]
[Black "87"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4nbk1/2p4p/2n3p1/p2b4/8/P6P/1B3PP1/2R2BK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxc6 $1 Bxc6 $2 2. Bc4+ Bd5 3. Bxd5# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 67"]
[Black "88"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4b2k/1rp1b2p/q2n1pp1/8/N7/1BQ2P1P/PB4P1/2R4K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Bxa4 $2 2. Qxf6+ $1 Bxf6 3. Bxf6# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 68"]
[Black "88"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1q1rk1/1b3p1p/pp1b2p1/8/2B5/PPN3P1/1BQ2P1P/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... b5 $2 2. Nxb5 $1 axb5 3. Qc3 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 69"]
[Black "88"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2krq2r/pp1npp2/2p2b2/6pp/3PR3/1PP2QBP/P4PP1/3R1B1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxe7 $3 Qxe7 2. Qxc6+ $1 bxc6 3. Ba6# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 84"]
[Black "89"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/k7/1b3P2/8/8/8/1B4K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. f7 Bc5 2. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 3. f8=Q *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 85"]
[Black "90"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3B2k1/5p1p/p4P1b/2p5/4r3/1P1p2PP/P7/1R4K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seredenko-Belousov, USSR 1972.} 1... Bc1 $3 2. Ba5 (2. Rxc1 d2) 2... d2 3.
Bxd2 Bxd2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 86"]
[Black "91"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp3p2/5p2/5p1P/1P1bk3/P5B1/2K5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Everz-Kiffmeyer, Germany 1964.} 1. Bf4 $1 {allows the pawn to promote.} 1...
Kxf4 2. h6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 87"]
[Black "91"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5ppp/8/5PPP/k7/8/K7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. g6 $1 hxg6 (1... fxg6 2. h6 gxh6 3. f6) 2. f6 $1 gxf6 3. h6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 88"]
[Black "92"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "n7/2k3p1/5pP1/5P2/4N3/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nxf6 $1 gxf6 2. g7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 89"]
[Black "92"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2n5/3p4/2kPp3/4Pp2/N1K2Pp1/6P1/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Scholz-Lorens, Correspondence, 1964.} 1... Nxd5+ $1 2. exd5 e4 $1 3. Nc4 (3.
fxe4 f3 $1 4. gxf3 g2) 3... exf3 4. Nd2 f2 $1 (4... fxg2 $4 5. Nf3) 5. Kd3 f3
$1 6. gxf3 g2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 70"]
[Black "93"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/2b5/8/8/6p1/6Pp/1K5P/1N6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Bxg3 $1 2. hxg3 h2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 71"]
[Black "93"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/pp2n3/4PP1r/2p3R1/3p4/P7/1PP4P/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Shuratov-Sveshnikov, USSR 1969.} 1. Rh5 $3 Rxh5 2. fxe7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 72"]
[Black "94"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1p3p2/p2prPq1/8/7p/2Q5/PP3RP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Spassky-Larsen, Palma de Mallorca 1969.} 1. Qc8+ $1 Kh7 2. Qxe6 $1 fxe6 3. f7
*

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 73"]
[Black "94"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/4k3/2Kp1p1p/3Pp1p1/4P1P1/5PP1/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Svacina-H. Muller, Vienna 1941.} 1... f4 $1 2. exf4 (2. gxf4 h4 $1) 2... h4 $1
3. gxh4 g3 4. fxg3 e3 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 90"]
[Black "95"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/k1Pp4/3P4/2K5/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. c8=R {to avoid stalemate.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 91"]
[Black "95"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5P1k/8/q7/6R1/4B1P1/8/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. f8=N+ $1 (1. f8=Q Qe1+ 2. Kh2 Qxg3+ $3 3. Kxg3 {stalemate.}) 1... Kh8 2.
Bd4+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 92"]
[Black "95"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5P1k/4q3/8/3b4/8/8/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. f8=N+ $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 74"]
[Black "96"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5P1k/8/5R1K/8/6B1/8/2q5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. f8=R $1 (1. f8=Q $4 Qg5+ $1 {stalemates.}) 1... Qh6+ (1... Qd1+ 2. Rf3 Qd5+
3. R8f5 Qd1 4. Rf7+ Kg8 5. Kg6 Qb1+ 6. R3f5 {wins.}) 2. Kg4 Qg7+ 3. Kh3 {wins.}
*

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 75"]
[Black "96"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/k1P1q3/p7/7R/8/P7/K7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. c8=N+ $1 (1. c8=Q Qh7 2. Rxh7+ {stalemates.}) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 76"]
[Black "97"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1r4/pP2q3/8/Q7/8/6bP/6P1/2R4K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by Em. Lasker.} 1. Rc8+ $1 Rxc8 2. Qxa7+ $3 Kxa7 3. bxc8=N+ $1 Kb7 4.
Nxe7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 93"]
[Black "99"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rrk1/ppq2ppp/2p2b2/3p4/3P4/2PB1Q1P/PP3PP1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qf5 g6 2. Qxf6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 94"]
[Black "100"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r4k/p1q3p1/2pb1p1p/3p3N/3P2QP/1P4P1/P4PK1/2R5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxc6 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 95"]
[Black "100"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b2rk1/2P5/1p5p/p2Pp3/1P2P1n1/P4B2/4QB1q/4RK2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Ba6 $1 2. b5 Bxb5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 96"]
[Black "101"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/2r1bpkp/p1n3p1/1p1p4/3P4/1P4P1/PB3PKP/1BR1R3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxc6 $1 Rxc6 2. Rxe7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 97"]
[Black "101"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4q1k1/7p/6pQ/4p3/4PnP1/8/5B1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 98"]
[Black "102"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3qrk1/4bp1p/p1b3pQ/1p2p3/4PnP1/P1NBB3/1PP2B1P/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Paoli-Anderssen, Dortmund 1973.} 1... Bg5 $1 2. Qxg5 Nh3+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 77"]
[Black "102"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4q1k1/pb4r1/5ppQ/4n3/4p2R/2P4P/P5B1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Szabo-Bronstein, Zurich 1953.} 1. Rd8 $1 Qxd8 2. Qh8+ Kf7 3. Qxd8 g5 4. Rh6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 78"]
[Black "103"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/7p/p5p1/1p1PP3/1P3nq1/6P1/3R3P/B2Q3K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Youngworth-Seirawan, Los Angeles 1979.} 1... Rc1 $1 2. Qxc1 Qf3+ 3. Kg1 Qg2+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 79"]
[Black "103"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2Q5/2n1qkp1/p6p/1pPpP1P1/1P1N1K2/P7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Ustinov-Ilivicki, USSR 1959.} 1. g5+ Kxg5 2. Qf4# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 80"]
[Black "103"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/1p2R1p1/p1q2pQp/8/8/1P4P1/PB3P1P/3b2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seitz-Rellstab, Bad Pyrmont 1933.} 1... Qh1+ $3 2. Kxh1 Bf3+ 3. Kg1 Rd1+ 4.
Re1 Rxe1# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 99"]
[Black "106"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6k/1pb2pR1/p1p2n1p/4pP1q/2P1P3/1P1rBPQP/P6K/6R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Lisitsin-Zagoriansky, USSR 1936.} 1. Rh7+ $1 Kxh7 2. Qg7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 101"]
[Black "107"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2br1rk1/1p2bpp1/p1p2n1p/q3Np2/PnBPP3/2N3B1/1P2Q1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Botvinnik-Stepanov, USSR 1931.} 1. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 2. Nc4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 100"]
[Black "106"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rr3b2/q4p1p/2p1nP1k/2ppPQp1/2bP2PP/2P1N3/P7/K1BRRN2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxg5+ $1 Nxg5 2. Nf5+ Kg6 3. h5# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 102"]
[Black "107"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/2q1p1k1/p3Q1p1/1pp2nN1/3b4/1P6/P5PP/2R2R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Tal-Parma, Bled 1961.} 1. Qxf5 $1 gxf5 2. Ne6+ Kg6 3. Nxc7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 103"]
[Black "108"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1qr1n3/1p1r1p2/k3p1p1/B2p1bPp/3P1P1P/1N2P3/1K1Q4/2RR4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bc7 b6 (1... Qxc7 2. Rxc7) (1... Rcxc7 2. Qa5#) (1... Nxc7 2. Qa5#) 2. Bxb8
*

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 81"]
[Black "109"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/2q2pp1/p1B1p2p/3nP3/1p3P2/6P1/PPQ4P/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... b3 $1 2. axb3 Nb4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 82"]
[Black "109"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3b3/pNR5/k7/3p1n2/P2p1B2/2P5/2P2PrP/1R1K4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Ivkov-Portisch, Bled 1961.} 1. Rc6+ $1 Bxc6 2. Nc5+ Ka5 3. Bc7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 83"]
[Black "109"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2bq1nkb/2p4p/2pp3Q/r4NpN/p2PP3/2P5/PP4PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Roneat-Reicher, Germany 1950.} 1. Qe6+ $1 Nxe6 (1... Bxe6 2. Nh6#) 2. Nh6# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 104"]
[Black "111"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4k2/1p3p2/1np4p/P1Rr2p1/8/1P3N1P/5PP1/2R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rxa5 $1 {x-ray} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 105"]
[Black "112"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r2k/p5p1/1p3n1p/2p5/2P5/1P4N1/P1Q1RqPP/7K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qe1+ $1 2. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 3. Nf1 Rxf1# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 106"]
[Black "112"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/pp1r1p1p/6p1/7q/1P6/P7/Q2R1PPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qxd1+ $1 ({White expected} 1... Rxd2 2. Rxd2 Rxd2 3. Qxd2) 2. Rxd1 Rxd1# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 107"]
[Black "113"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2brr1k1/p1q2pbp/1p3np1/2p5/2PpP3/1P1P1N2/P1Q1B1PP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nxe4 $1 2. dxe4 d3 $1 3. Bxd3 Bxa1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 84"]
[Black "113"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/1p3pk1/2b1p1pp/3pP1q1/P2P4/1Q4B1/2R2PPP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Bxa4 $3 2. Qxa4 Qc1+ $1 3. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 4. Qd1 Rxd1# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 85"]
[Black "114"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/p2r1pp1/1p5p/2p1n2q/8/2PPB3/P2R1PPP/1Q1R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nxd3 $1 {Black plays the brazen 1...Nxd3.  Can he get away with this move?
} 2. Rxd3 Qxd1+ $1 3. Qxd1 (3. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 4. Qxd1 Rxd1#) 3... Rxd3 4. Qe2 (4.
Qf1 Rd1 5. Qxd1 Rxd1#) 4... Rd1+ 5. Qxd1 Rxd1# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 108"]
[Black "114"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6k/bnpb2R1/4N3/4B3/8/8/6K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rxd7+ Kg8 2. Rg7+ Kh8 3. Rxc7+ Kg8 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rxb7+ Kg8 6. Rg7+ Kh8 7.
Rxa7+ Kg8 8. Rg7+ Kh8 9. Ra7+ Kg8 10. Rxa8+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 109"]
[Black "115"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3rnk1/pb3pp1/3pp2p/1q4BQ/1P1P4/4N1R1/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Torre-Em. Lasker, Moscow 1925.} 1. Bf6 $1 Qxh5 (1... Ng6 2. Qxb5) 2. Rxg7+ Kh8
3. Rxf7+ Kg8 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rxb7+ Kg8 6. Rg7+ Kh8 7. Rg5+ Kh7 8. Rxh5 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 86"]
[Black "115"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4nk1/pp1b2p1/4p2p/3pBnQ1/2pP2R1/5N2/PqP2PPK/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxg7+ $1 Nxg7 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rxd7+ Kg8 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rxb7+ Kg8 6. Rxb2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 87"]
[Black "116"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1qn5/k5p1/p7/Pp6/2P1Q3/4R1PP/6BK/3r4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Poletayev-Flohr, Moscow 1951.  In this game, White plays the very strong 1.
Qg4, threatening both 2. Qxd1 and 2. Qxg7+.  Black resigns.  Can you see
another winning tactic for White?} 1. Qe7+ $1 Nxe7 2. Rxe7+ Qb7 3. Rxb7+ Ka8 4.
Rxb5+ Ka7 5. Rb7+ Ka8 6. Rd7+ Kb8 7. Rxd1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 110"]
[Black "118"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5pp1/6p1/p6r/3Q3R/1q5P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rxh4 2. Qd8+ $1 ({black expected} 2. Qxh4 f6) 2... Kh7 3. Qxh4+ Kg8 {
Perpetual check.} 4. Qd8+ Kh7 5. Qxa5 {or White can take the a-pawn.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 111"]
[Black "118"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rrk1/pp4pp/8/2pP1PB1/2P1P2n/P4p2/7P/R4RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Rxe4 2. Bxh4 Rxh4 3. Rxf3 Rxc4 4. Re1 Rg4+ {the zwischenzug} 5. Kf1 Rd4 6.
Re7 Rxd5 7. Rxb7 Rdxf5 8. Rxf5 Rxf5+ {
By recapturing with check, Black gains time, thus maintaining his advantage.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 112"]
[Black "120"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3K4/Pb6/8/2p5/2P1p1k1/4P3/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Kc7 Ba8 2. Kb8 Bc6 3. Kc7 ({avoiding} 3. a8=Q Bxa8 4. Kxa8 Kf3 5. Kb7 Kxe3
6. Kc6 Kd4 {and Black wins.}) 3... Ba8 4. Kb8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 113"]
[Black "120"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6b1/2K5/8/P1p2k2/2P4p/2P5/4P3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by S. Birnov, 1928.} 1. a6 Bxc4 ({a pawn race would fail for Black.} 
1... h3 2. a7 h2 3. a8=Q h1=Q 4. Qxh1) 2. e4+ $1 {zwischenzug} 2... Kxe4 {
now the bishops freedom of movement is limited.} 3. a7 Bd5 4. c4 $1 Ba8 (4...
Bxc4 $4 5. a8=Q+) 5. Kb8 Bc6 6. Kc7 Ba8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 114"]
[Black "121"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1Q1b1r/p3nk1p/1pp2p2/8/8/5PP1/PP3P1P/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nd5 $1 {threatening to take the queen after Bb4+.} 2. O-O Bg7 3. Qd6 Bf8
$1 4. Qd8 Bg7 {draw} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 88"]
[Black "122"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qk2r/1p1nbppp/2p1pn2/p4b2/P1BP4/1Q2PN2/NP3PPP/R1B2RK1 w kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{In this well-known position from the Slav Defense (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6--one of
Black's most solid defenses to the Queen's Gambit), White can capture a "free"
pawn on b7 with 1. Qxb7.  If White wants to win the game, is capturing this
pawn a wise decision?} 1. Qxb7 Rb8 2. Qxc6 Rc8 3. Qa6 Ra8 4. Qb6 Rb8 5. Qc6 Rc8
*

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 115"]
[Black "123"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pk1/4p3/3r4/1Q3P2/5K2/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{White is ahead a queen for a rook and a pawn.  However, he can't win because
his king can't cross over the 5th rank.  If his king could get to e7, White
would be able to combine an attack against the f7-pawn with an attack against
the Black king, winning the game.  Black prevents this slaughter by playing ...
Rf5-d5-f5-d5.  He counters any Queen checks with ...Kg8 or ...Kf8, giving
White no way to get his King into the game.}  *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 116"]
[Black "123"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pk1/4p3/1Q1P3r/4PP2/5K2/b7/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Bxd5 $1 2. exd5 Rxd5 {creates a blockade that leads to draw.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 117"]
[Black "124"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r3/2k2b2/2p5/1pPp1p1p/pP1PpPpP/P1K1P1P1/8/4B1R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Either player to move.  Neither player's army can break into the other's camp.
}  *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 118"]
[Black "124"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7r/p3k3/2p5/1pPp4/3P4/PP4P1/3P1PB1/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by V. Checkhover 1947.} 1. Kd1 $1 Rh2 2. Ke1 $1 Rxg2 {
White sacrifices the bishop.} 3. Kf1 Rh2 4. Kg1 Rh6 5. f3 $1 {
key move for keeping out the Black king.} 5... Re6 6. Kf1 Kf7 7. Kf2 {
Black is blockaded out of the White camp.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 89"]
[Black "125"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1k6/2pnr3/1p1p4/8/2PPPP2/5K2/Q7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 $4 dxe4 2. dxe4 Nxe4+ $1 3. fxe4 Rxe4 {blockade complete.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 90"]
[Black "125"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rkb5/1p6/pBp5/PPPp4/1K1Pp1P1/4Pp1p/5P1P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by J. Hasek 1932.} 1. Ba7+ $3 Rxa7 2. b6 Ra8 3. Kc3 {
having closed the queenside, the king must rush over and close the kingside.}
3... Bxg4 4. Kd2 Kc8 5. Ke1 Kd7 6. Kf1 Rg8 7. Kg1 $1 Bh5+ 8. Kh1 $1 {
if rook moves to g2, stalemate.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 119"]
[Black "126"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/8/6K1/5NN1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Draw by insufficient material.}  *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 120"]
[Black "126"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3n2k1/2n5/4P3/3PKNN1/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nxd5 $1 2. Kxd5 Nxe6 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 121"]
[Black "127"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/8/7P/4K1N1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. h7 $4 (1. Kf6 Kg8 2. Kg6 Kh8 3. Nf7+ Kg8 4. h7+ {wins}) 1... Kg7 2. Kf5 Kh8
3. Kf6 {stalemate} (3. Kg4 Kg7 4. Kh5 Kh8 5. Kh6 {stalemate}) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 122"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/8/3n3P/6N1/8/2p5/2P5/2K5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nf5 $1 2. h7 Nd4 3. Kd1 Nxc2 $1 (3... Kg7 {also draws}) 4. Kxc2 Kg7 5.
Kxc3 Kh8 {stalemate} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 123"]
[Black "129"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/8/7P/5BK1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Kg6 Kg8 2. h7+ Kh8 {stalemate} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 124"]
[Black "129"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/r7/8/5bk1/8/5B2/5RPP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Ra1+ 2. Rf1 Rxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Bh3 $1 4. gxh3 {
White would like to play 4. g3, if not for the pin.} (4. Kf2 Bxg2 $1 {
also leads to stalemate.}) 4... Kh6 {No matter how many pawns White piles up
on the h-file, the game will end in a draw unless the White bishop controls
the pawn's queening square.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 125"]
[Black "130"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/P7/8/4B3/8/4K3/6b1/5k2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bb8 $1 {The rook is entombed and draw results.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diagram 126"]
[Black "130"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3k4/2p5/8/p1p5/PpP5/1P2B3/r1NK4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by F. Zimkhovitch, 1927.} 1. Bg4+ Kd6 2. Bf5 $1 Ra2 3. Nxa2 $1 bxa2 4.
Kc1 a1=Q+ 5. Bb1 $1 {draw because the queen has no moves.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 91"]
[Black "131"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b5/6kP/8/4KPN1/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Bxf5 $1 2. Kxf5 Kh8 {draw} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 92"]
[Black "131"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b5/4k3/5n2/8/2B2KPP/4N3/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Nxg4 $1 2. Nxg4 Bxg4 3. Kxg4 Kf6 {draw} *

[Event "The Immortal Game"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1851.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen"]
[Black "Kieseritzky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1851.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 (3. Nf3 {Preferred by modern players.}) 3... Qh4+ 4.
Kf1 b5 $6 5. Bxb5 Nf6 6. Nf3 Qh6 7. d3 Nh5 $2 (7... Nh5 8. Nc3 {
Threatens this combination.} 8... Ng3+ 9. hxg3 Qxh1+) 8. Nh4 Qg5 9. Nf5 c6 10.
g4 Nf6 $2 11. Rg1 cxb5 12. h4 Qg6 13. h5 Qg5 14. Qf3 Ng8 15. Bxf4 Qf6 16. Nc3
Bc5 $2 17. Nd5 $5 (17. d4 Be7 (17... Bxd4 18. Nd5) 18. Nd5) 17... Qxb2 18. Bd6
$1 Qxa1+ 19. Ke2 Bxg1 $2 20. e5 Na6 (20... Ba6 21. Nc7+ Kd8 22. Nxa6 Bb6 23.
Qxa8 Qc3 24. Qxb8+ Qc8 25. Qxc8+ Kxc8 26. Bf8 h6 27. Nd6+ Kd8 28. Nxf7+ Ke8 29.
Nxh8 Kxf8 30. Ng6+ Kf7 31. c3 Ke6 32. d4 $16) 21. Nxg7+ Kd8 22. Qf6+ Nxf6 23.
Be7# 1-0

[Event "The Evergreen Game"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1852.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen"]
[Black "Dufresne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d3 8. Qb3
Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 (9... Nxe5 $143 $4 10. Re1 d6 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qa4+ Ke7 13. Qxa5
$16) 10. Re1 Nge7 11. Ba3 b5 $6 12. Qxb5 Rb8 13. Qa4 Bb6 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15. Ne4
Qf5 $2 16. Bxd3 Qh5 17. Nf6+ (17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. exf6 {
Blasting open lines on the e-file to get the rooks involved.}) 17... gxf6 18.
exf6 Rg8 19. Rad1 Qxf3 20. Rxe7+ Nxe7 $2 (20... Kd8 21. Rxd7+ Kc8 22. Rd8+ Kxd8
(22... Nxd8 23. Qd7+ $3 Kxd7 24. Bf5+ Kc6 25. Bd7#) 23. Bf5+ Qxd1+ 24. Qxd1+
Nd4 25. g3 Bd5 26. cxd4) 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Bf5+ Ke8 (22... Kc6 23. Bd7#) 23.
Bd7+ Kf8 24. Bxe7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Braunschweig & Isouard"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1858.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 $2 4. dxe5 Bxf3 (4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nxe5
$16) 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 $1 {Double-attack.} 7... Qe7 8. Nc3 $1 (8.
Qxb7 Qb4+ 9. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 10. c3 $16) 8... c6 9. Bg5 b5 $2 10. Nxb5 $1 cxb5 $2
11. Bxb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 14. Rd1 Qe6 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16.
Qb8+ Nxb8 17. Rd8# *

[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1857.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marache"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/ppp2ppp/6q1/b4n2/3nQB2/2p5/P4PPP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Ng3 2. Qxg6 (2. hxg3 Qxe4) 2... Nde2# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1857.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Paulsen"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/p1pb1ppp/Qbp1r3/8/1P6/2Pq1B2/R2P1PPP/2B2RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1857.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1... Qxf3 2. gxf3 Rg6+ 3. Kh1 Bh3 4. Rd1 (4. Rg1 Bg2+ 5. Rxg2 Re1+ 6. Rg1
Rgxg1#) 4... Bg2+ 5. Kg1 Bxf3+ ({Avoids perpetual check.} 5... Bh3+ 6. Kh1 Bg2+
7. Kg1) 6. Kf1 Bg2+ (6... Rg2 7. Qd3 Rxf2+ 8. Kg1 Rg2+ 9. Kf1 Rg1#) 7. Kg1 Bh3+
(7... Bf3+) (7... Be4+ 8. Kf1 Bf5 9. Qe2 Bh3+ 10. Ke1 Rg1#) 8. Kh1 Bxf2 9. Qf1
Bxf1 10. Rxf1 Re2 11. Ra1 Rh6 12. d4 Be3 (12... Be3 13. Bxe3 Rhxh2+ 14. Kg1
Reg2#) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Mannheim"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spielmann"]
[Black "Flamberg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bg4 (5... Be7) 6. Qe2 Nc5 7.
d4 Bxf3 $2 (7... Ne6) 8. Qxf3 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qxd4 10. Be3 $1 Qxe5 11. O-O-O c6 12.
Nxd5 cxd5 13. Rxd5 Qe6 $2 (13... Qc7 14. Bb5+) 14. Bc4 Qe4 15. Bxc5 (15. Bxc5
Qxf3 16. Re1+ Be7 17. Rxe7+ Kf8 18. Rd8#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Magdelburg"]
[Date "1927.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spielmann"]
[Black "R. L'Hermet"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 h6
$2 8. Qe2 Bd6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Ne5 c5 12. dxc5 Bxe5 (12... Bxc5 13.
g4) 13. Qxe5 Bc6 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Qd4 Rfd8 16. Bd6 Qe8 17. Rhg1 b6 18. Qh4 bxc5
19. Be5 Qe7 $2 20. g4 c4 21. g5 $1 Nd7 22. Qxh6 $3 gxh6 23. gxh6+ Kf8 24. Rg8+
$1 (24. Rg8+ Kxg8 25. h7+ Kf8 26. h8=Q#) 1-0

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spielmann"]
[Black "Honlinger"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1nrk1/pb2qp1p/1p2p1pQ/nP6/8/P2B2N1/1BP2PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Nf5 $3 Qc5 (1... gxf5 2. Bxf5 f6 3. Bxe6+ Kh8 4. Bxc8) 2. Re5 $1 Bd5 3. Ne7+
$3 Qxe7 4. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 5. Rh5+ Kg8 6. Rh8# *

[Event "The Pipe Game"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1900.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marshall"]
[Black "Burn, A.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. h4 g6 11. h5 Re8 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Qc2 Bg7 14. Bxg6 fxg6
15. Qxg6 Nd7 16. Ng5 {Threatens Qf7.} 16... Qf6 ({Expects} 16... Qf6 17. Qh7+
Kf8) 17. Rh8+ (17. Rh8+ Kxh8 18. Qh7#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Lodz"]
[Date "1908.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marshall"]
[Black "Rubinstein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 {Tarrasch Defense.} 5... Nf6 $6
6. Bg5 Be7 7. dxc5 Be6 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e3 Qa5 11. a3 Nc6 12. Bd3
Qxc5 13. h4 Qe7 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bb1 Bxh4 17. g3 Bxg3 $1 18. fxg3
Qg5 19. Qd3 Qxg3+ $2 (19... Ne5 $142 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Rf1+ Ke7 $17) 20. Kd2
Rf2+ 21. Ne2 Ne5 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23. Rc7+ Kf6 24. Rxh6+ $1 (24. Rxh6+ gxh6 25.
Qe7#) 1-0

[Event "Breslau"]
[Site "Breslau"]
[Date "1912.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Levitsky, Stepan M"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Bg5 O-O 9. dxc5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bxc5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bg4 Qd6 13. Bh3 Rae8 14. Qd2
Bb4 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Qe2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Rxd5 Nd4 20. Qh5
Ref8 21. Re5 Rh6 22. Qg5 Rxh3 23. Rc5 Qg3 $3 24. fxg3 (24. hxg3 Ne2#) (24. Qxg3
Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Nxg3+ 26. Kg1 Nxf1) 24... Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Rxf1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Carlsbad"]
[Date "1911.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine"]
[Black "Chajes, O.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1911.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. c4 e6 2. e4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Ndb5 $1 Be5 8.
f4 a6 9. fxe5 axb5 10. Bf4 bxc4 11. Bxc4 Ra5 (11... Ra5 $140 12. Nb5 Rxb5 13.
Bxb5 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qxb5) 12. O-O b5 (12... Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rxe5 14. Qd6 Ra5 15.
Nb5 $16) 13. b4 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 Nxb4 (14... Ra8 15. Nxb5 $16) 15. Bxb5 Rxb5 16.
Nxb5 Qxb5 17. Rb1 $1 Ba6 (17... Qc5 18. Rc1) (17... Qc4 18. Qa4) (17... Qa5 18.
Bd2) 18. Qd6 f6 19. Rfc1 (19. Qxb4 Qxb4 20. Rxb4 Bxf1 $17) 19... Qd3 20. Rxb4
g5 21. Rd4 Qb5 22. a4 Qb7 23. Rc7 Qb8 24. Rd1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1925.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine"]
[Black "Reti, R.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1925.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 $5 e4 3. Nd4 d5 4. d3 exd3 5. Qxd3 $6 (5. cxd3) 5... Nf6 6. Bg2
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nxd2 O-O 9. c4 Na6 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Qc4 Nbxd5 12. N2b3 c6
13. O-O Re8 14. Rfd1 Bg4 $1 15. Rd2 Qc8 16. Nc5 Bh3 17. Bf3 ({
Accepting leads to a cleaver trap.} 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Nxb7 Ng4 19. Nf3 Nde3 $1
20. fxe3 Nxe3 (20... Nxe3 $140 21. Ne1 Qg2+) 21. Qxf7+ $1 Kh8 $1 (21... Kxf7
$143 22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Nxh3) 22. Nh4 Rf8) 17... Bg4 18. Bg2 Bh3 19. Bf3 Bg4 20.
Bh1 h5 21. b4 a6 22. Rc1 h4 23. a4 hxg3 24. hxg3 Qc7 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Re3
$3 27. Nf3 (27. fxe3 $143 $4 Qxg3+ 28. Bg2 Bh3 29. Kf1 Qxg2+ 30. Ke1 Qg1#) (27.
bxc6 $143 $4 Rxg3+) (27. Bf3 $142 Bxf3 28. exf3 cxb5 29. Nxb5 Qa5 $17) 27...
cxb5 28. Qxb5 Nc3 $1 29. Qxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxb7 Nxe2+ 31. Kh2 (31. Kf1 Nxg3+ 32.
fxg3 Bxf3 33. Bxf3 Rxf3+) 31... Ne4 32. Rc4 $1 (32. fxe3 Nxd2) (32. Rc4 $140
Nxd2 33. Nxd2 $1) (32. Rc4 $140 Bxf3 33. Rxe4) 32... Nxf2 33. Bg2 Be6 34. Rcc2
Ng4+ 35. Kh3 (35. Kh1 Ra1+) 35... Ne5+ 36. Kh2 Rxf3 $1 37. Rxe2 Ng4+ 38. Kh3
Ne3+ 39. Kh2 Nxc2 40. Bxf3 Nd4 (40... Nd4 41. Re3 Nxf3+ 42. Rxf3 Bd5 $1) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine"]
[Black "Lasker"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D67"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 (11... Qb4+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2)
12. Ng3 e5 13. O-O exd4 14. Nf5 (14. exd4) 14... Qd8 15. N3xd4 Ne5 16. Bb3 Bxf5
17. Nxf5 Qb6 $2 (17... g6 $142) 18. Qd6 $1 Ned7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Qg3 g6 21.
Qg5 $1 Kh8 22. Nd6 Kg7 23. e4 $1 Ng8 24. Rd3 f6 (24... h6 25. Nf5+ Kh7 26. Nxh6
$1 f6 27. Nf5 $1 fxg5 28. Rh3+ Nh6 29. Rxh6#) 25. Nf5+ Kh8 26. Qxg6 $1 (26.
Qxg6 hxg6 27. Rh3+ Nh6 28. Rxh6#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal"]
[Black "Miller"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 (4. Ng5 $144 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7.
dxc6 bxc6) 4... d6 (4... exd4 $142) 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Be6 8.
Qxe4 Be7 9. O-O d5 10. Qd3 Qd7 11. Re1 Raf8 12. Nc3 Ke8 13. Ng5 Bc5 14. Nxe6 $5
Bxf2+ 15. Kh1 Bxe1 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. Bg5 Nb4 18. Qe2 Nxc2 $1 19. e6 ({
Abondoning defense of f1 invites back-rank checkmate.} 19. Qxc2 Rf1#) 19... Qd6
20. Nb5 $1 Qe5 $1 21. h4 $3 Qg3 $1 (21... Qxe2 22. Nxc7#) (21... Qxb2 22. Nxc7#
) 22. Rd1 Rf2 (22... c6 23. Rd3 $1 Qb8 24. Rf3 cxb5 25. Qxb5#) 23. Qxf2 Bxf2 (
23... Qxf2 24. Nxc7+ Kf8 25. e7+ Kg8 26. e8=Q+) 24. Rxd5 Qxh4+ 25. Bxh4 Bxh4
26. Nxc7+ Kf8 27. Rf5+ Bf6 28. Rd5 a6 29. Rd7 Nb4 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Rxf6 $1 Nc6
(31... gxf6 $143 32. e7) 32. Rf7 g6 33. Re7 $1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal"]
[Black "Forbis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Nd7 $5 10. h4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. h5 Nbc4 13. Qe2 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Nxb3
15. axb3 Bd7 16. O-O-O e6 17. f4 Qb6 18. f5 gxf5 (18... e5 19. Nd5 exd4 20.
Ne7+ Kh8) 19. exf5 Kh8 20. Rhf1 Bxd4 $2 (20... Rg8 21. f6 Bf8) 21. Rxd4 e5 (
21... e5 $140 22. Rd3 Qxe3+ 23. Rxe3) 22. Qh6 $1 Qxd4 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Nd5 $3 (
24. Qg5+ $143 Kh8 25. h6 e4) (24. h6 $143 Qg4) (24. Nd5 Qxd5 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26.
h6 Rg8 27. Qf6+) 24... Rfe8 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. h6 e4 27. f6 Rg8 28. Qg7+ $1 Rxg7
29. hxg7+ Kg8 30. Ne7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1957.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurgenidze"]
[Black "Tal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A78"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 {Modern Benoni} 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7.
e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. Re1 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Qc2 Ng4 14.
h3 $2 (14. Bxg4 $142) 14... Nxf2 $3 15. Kxf2 Qh4+ 16. Kf1 (16. Kg1 $143 Qxe1+)
(16. g3 $143 Bd4+ 17. Kf1 Qxg3) 16... Bd4 17. Nd1 Qxh3 $1 18. Bf3 (18. gxh3 $4
Bxh3#) 18... Qh2 19. Ne3 f5 20. Ndc4 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Ba6 (21... Ba6 22. a5 Bxc4+
23. Nxc4 (23. Qxc4 Rxe4) 23... Qg1+ 24. Ke2 Qf2+) 22. Bf3 Re5 23. Ra3 Rae8 24.
Bd2 Nxd5 $1 25. Bxd5+ (25. Nxd5 $143 Qg1#) 25... Rxd5 26. Ke2 (26. Nxd5 $143
Qg1#) 26... Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Bxc4+ (27... Bxc4+ 28. Qxc4 Qxg2+ 29. Kd1 Qxd2#) (
27... Bxc4+ 28. Kd1 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Qxg2) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hubner"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Qd2 Be6 7. Nd5 Ne5 8. b3
Ne4 9. Qe3 Nc5 $5 10. Bb2 $2 (10. Bg2 $142 c6 11. Nc3 a5 $11) (10. Bb2 c6 11.
Nf4 Qa5+ $17) 10... c6 11. Nf4 $2 (11. Nc3 Ng4 12. Qd4 Be7 $14) 11... Ng4 $1
12. Qd4 $6 (12. Nxe6 Nxe3 13. Nxd8 Nc2+ 14. Kd1 Nxa1 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Bxa1 Be7
$17) 12... Ne4 $3 13. Bh3 (13. Qxe4 $143 Qa5+ 14. Kd1 Nxf2+) (13. Ngh3 $143
Qa5+ 14. Kd1 d5) 13... Qa5+ (13... Ngxf2 $2 14. Bxe6 Qa5+ 15. Bc3 $1) 14. Kf1
Ngxf2 15. Bxe6 (15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe6 Be7 $1 17. Qxg7 Rf8 18. Kg2 Nxh1 19.
Kxh1 Qd2) 15... fxe6 16. Nxe6 Kd7 $1 17. Nh3 Nxh3 $1 18. Qxe4 Re8 19. Nc5+ (19.
Qg4 Rxe6 20. Qxh3 Qd2) 19... Qxc5 20. Qg4+ Kc7 21. Qxh3 Be7 $1 22. Bxg7 Rhf8+
23. Bxf8 Rxf8+ 24. Ke1 Qf2+ 25. Kd1 Qd4+ 26. Kc2 Qe4+ 27. Kd2 Bg5+ 28. Kc3 Qe5+
(28... Qe5+ 29. Kb4 (29. Kc2 Qxe2+) 29... Bd2+ 30. Ka3 Bc3 31. Qxh7+ Kb8 32.
Qh6 Qa5# (32... Bxa1)) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Andersson, U.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {Queen's Indian Defense/Petrosyan System.}
4... Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 (5... d5) 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 $1 Bg6 $6 (7... Bb7 $142) 8.
g3 $1 Nc6 9. e3 a6 10. b4 $1 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Bb2 (12. Bxb5 $2 Nxb4 $1)
12... Na7 13. h4 $1 (13. h4 Bf5 14. g4) 13... h6 14. d5 $1 exd5 15. Bg2 c6 16.
O-O f6 (16... Be7 17. Bxg7) 17. Re1 $1 Be7 18. Qg4 Kf7 19. h5 Bh7 20. e4 dxe4
21. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nc8 23. Rad1 Ra7 24. Nxf6 $1 gxf6 (24... Bxf6 25.
Qg6+ Kf8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 (26... Qxf6 27. Qe8#) 27. Re6 $1) 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Bc1
$1 d5 27. Rd4 $1 (27. Bxh6+ $143 Rxh6 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Rd4 Bf8) 27... Nd6 28.
Rg4 Nf7 29. Bxh6+ $1 (29. Bxh6+ Nxh6 (29... Rxh6 30. Qg8#) 30. Qg7+) 29... Ke8
30. Bg7 (30. Bg7 Rg8 31. h6 {Threatens to promote pawn.}) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Gheorghiu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 {
Queen's Indian Defense/Petrosyan System.} 7. Qc2 c5 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10.
Bb5+ Bc6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O h6 13. Rd1 Qc7 $2 (13... O-O $142) 14. d5 $1 exd5
15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bb5 a6 (16... a6 $140 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. c4 Be4 $1) (16...
Bc6 $140 17. Bf4 $1 Qb7 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Re1) 17. Bf4 Qxf4 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19.
Rxd5+ Kc7 $2 20. Re1 Bd6 (20... Rhe8 $143 21. Rde5) 21. Rf5 Qc4 22. Re4 Qb5 23.
Rxf7+ Kb8 24. Re6 Rd8 25. c4 Qc6 26. Ne5 Qc8 27. Qb1 $1 (27. Qb1 g6 28. Qxb6+)
(27. Qb1 b5 28. cxb5 Bxe5 29. bxa6+) (27. Qb1 Bc7 28. Rxb6+ $1 Ka7 (28... Bxb6
29. Qxb6+) 29. Nc6#) 1-0

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 93"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2k1r/pp3ppp/1q1n4/8/8/2N1R3/PPPQ2PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qxd6+ $1 Qxd6 2. Re8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 94"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/pp2bpp1/2p1bn1p/8/3q1B2/P1NB4/1P3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bh7+ Kxh7 2. Qxd4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 95"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r6/q2n2kp/p3b1p1/1p2p3/8/P1B4P/1PR2PP1/2Q2BK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Bxe5+ $1 Kg8 (1... Nxe5 2. Rc7+) 2. Bxb8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 96"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/4bp1p/3p1p2/q4R2/8/2r5/P1PQ2PP/1R5K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Maric-Gligoric, Belgrade 1962.} 1... Rb3 $3 ({White expects} 1... Qxf5 $2 2.
Qxc3) 2. axb3 (2. Qc1 Rxb1 3. Qxb1 Qxf5) (2. Qxa5 Rxb1+ 3. Qe1 Rxe1+ 4. Rf1
Rxf1#) (2. Rd1 Qxd2 3. Rxd2 Rb1+ 4. Rd1 Rxd1+ 5. Rf1 Rxf1#) 2... Qxd2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 97"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2r1k/pp3Rpp/2p5/2q2p2/8/1B6/P3QPPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Book-Saila, Stockholm 1946.} 1. Qe5 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 98"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/k1P5/8/8/1R6/8/KP3q2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Rc4 $1 (1. c8=Q Qxb2+ 2. Rxb2 {stalemates.}) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 99"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2q5/2p5/3pr3/4pb2/K1p2pn1/2bn1kp1/3pr1R1/6BB w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by A. White, 1919.} 1. Rf2+ Ke3 2. Rf3+ Ke4 3. Re3+ Kd4 4. Re4+ Kd5 5.
Rd4+ Kc5 6. Rd5+ Kc6 7. Rc5+ Kb6 8. Rc6+ Kb7 9. Rb6+ Ka7 10. Rb7+ Ka8 11. Ra7+
Kb8 12. Ra8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 100"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/1p3p2/p2Q1Pp1/2r1p1P1/4Pn2/2N5/1Pq5/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seirawan-Korchnoi, Las Palmas 1981.} 1. Qf8+ (1. Qxc5 $4 Qxb2+ $1 2. Kxb2 Nd3+
) 1... Ka7 2. Qxc5+ Ka8 (2... Kb8 3. Qxe5+) 3. Qc8+ (3. Qc8+ Ka7 4. Nb5+ Kb6 5.
Qxc2) *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 101"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/pp5p/2p1pr2/4b3/PP2P1P1/4R2P/2P1Q3/4q1NK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Dantas-Wexler, Mar del Plata 1951.} 1... Rf2 2. Qxe1 (2. Qxf2 Qxf2) 2... Rh2#
*

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 102"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b4k/2p1q1pp/1pP5/p7/5r2/P1Q2B1P/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Szabo-Ban, Budapest 1947.} 1. Qe5 $1 Qf6 (1... Qxe5 2. Rd8+ Qe8 3. Rxe8+ Rf8
4. Rxf8#) 2. Qxf4 $1 Qxf4 3. Rd8+ Qf8 4. Rxf8# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 103"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/ppp2pbp/2npbnpB/8/2P1P3/2N2P2/PP1Q2PP/R3KBNR b KQ - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Cohen-Seirawan, US Open 1977.} 1... Nxe4 $1 2. Nxe4 Qh4+ 3. g3 Qxh6 4. O-O-O
Qxd2+ {extra pawn leads to win.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 104"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3rk2/p4bbQ/6Bp/4q3/2p2R2/4PPP1/Pp3P2/1K5R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Kleist-Wilke, Saarbrucken 1958.} 1... Qxf4 2. exf4 Bg8 {
The queen is trapped, and Black has a decisive material advantage.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 105"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqk2r/pp3pbp/2n1p1p1/3nP3/2BP4/1QN2N2/PP4PP/R1B1K2R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{N. Weinstein-Seirawan, Montreal 1977.} 1... Nxd4 $1 2. Nxd4 Qh4+ 3. g3 Qxd4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 106"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/r6p/pp1p2p1/2pP2q1/P1Pb4/4B3/1P1Q2PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Toran-Kuypers, Malaga 1965.} 1. Qxd4 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 107"]
[Black "Basic Tactics"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5r1p/p2N4/nppP2q1/2P5/1P2N3/PQ6/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Petrosyan-Spassky, Moscow 1966.} 1. Qh8+ $1 Kxh8 2. Nxf7+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 108"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pr3p1p/3pb1k1/q6p/2Pp1B1Q/P2P2P1/5P2/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seirawan-Bisguier, US Open 1977.} 1. Re5 $1 Rb1+ (1... dxe5 2. Qg5#) 2. Kg2
Qxe5 3. Bxe5 dxe5 4. Qe4+ Kf6 5. f4 $1 {White wins in another 10 moves.} *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 109"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/2q2pp1/p5nR/1pn1PR1Q/2p5/2P1P2P/P1B2K2/2B5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Cudinoviskih-Muravev, USSR 1990.} 1. Rh8+ $3 Nxh8 2. Qh7+ $1 Kxh7 3. Rh5+ Kg8
4. Bh7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 110"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r3k/p4qpp/1p6/2P1Q1n1/P1P2N2/6P1/1R3P2/7K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Przepiorka-Ahues, Kecskemet 1927.} 1... Rd1+ 2. Kg2 Rg1+ $1 3. Kh2 (3. Kxg1
Nf3+) 3... Nf3+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 111"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/pp2rRbp/1np1q1p1/3pN3/3P4/2P3QP/PP4PB/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Fajbisovic-Etruk, USSR 1975.} 1. Nxg6+ $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 112"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rr1k1/pp3ppp/6q1/8/3Np1b1/BQPn4/PP3PPP/R4R1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{C. Juarez-Lputian, Manila 1990.} 1... Rxd4 $3 2. cxd4 Bf3 $1 3. gxf3 (3. Rg1
Nxf2#) 3... exf3 4. Rg1 Nxf2# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 113"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b5/p2p2kp/1pn1p3/8/1PP1K3/P4r2/2Q4P/R4B2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Stepanov-Romanovsky, Leningrad 1926.} 1... d5+ $1 2. cxd5 (2. Kxf3 Nd4+) 2...
exd5+ 3. Kxd5 Be6+ 4. Kd6 (4. Kxc6 Rc8+) (4. Kxe6 Nd4+) 4... Rd8+ 5. Kc7 Rf7+
6. Kxc6 Rc8+ 7. Kd6 Rxc2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 114"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn5r/2p2kp1/p1n1pp1p/q1Pp4/Q2P4/PR1NPN2/5PPP/1R5K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Deep Thought-M. Lyon, New York 1990.} 1. Nde5+ $3 fxe5 2. Nxe5+ Kf6 (2... Ke7
3. Qxc6 $1 (3. Nxc6+) 3... Nxc6 4. Nxc6+) 3. Qxa5 Nxa5 4. Rxb8 $1 Rhxb8 5. Rxb8
Rxb8 6. Nd7+ Ke7 7. Nxb8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 115"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/1kN1r1bp/1Pnnpq2/3p1p2/8/PP2B1PP/K1Q2PB1/3R2R1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{P. Meister-Brynell, London 1990.} 1... Rexc7 $2 2. bxc7 Nb4+ $1 3. axb4 Ra8+
4. Kb1 Ra1# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 116"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6r/3nk1pp/1p1b1p2/2pPp3/2N2P2/2P1B3/1PK3PP/R3R3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seirawan-Arkell, London 1981.} 1. fxe5 $1 Bxe5 (1... fxe5 $2 2. Bg5+) 2. Nxb6
$1 Nxb6 3. Bxc5+ Kd7 4. Bxb6 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 117"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/pR3p2/2n3pQ/2Bp4/P2P3K/5R1P/4r1q1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{J. Polgar-L. Hansen, Vejstrup 1989.} 1. Qg7+ $1 Kxg7 2. Rfxf7+ Kg8 3. Rg7+ Kh8
4. Rh7+ Kg8 5. Rbg7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 118"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1q4k1/4pR2/p3r1p1/6P1/8/P1P2Q2/KP6/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{R. Byrne-Tarjan, Clevland 1975.} 1. Qh3 $1 Kxf7 2. Qh7+ Ke8 3. Qh8+ Kd7 4.
Qxb8 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 119"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/pp3ppp/3b1n2/7q/1P1N2b1/N1PQ4/3P1PPP/R1B2K1R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Lefevre-Silman, Pasadena 1990.} 1... Bf5 $1 2. Qf3 Bd3+ 3. Kg1 (3. Qxd3 Qd1#)
3... Re1# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 120"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn6/kp3p1p/pq6/N1Q5/P7/7P/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{I. Figaro-Bjerring, Gausdal 1989.} 1. Rb1 $1 Nd7 2. Qd4 $1 Qxd4 3. Rxb7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 121"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r3k/3P1ppp/p3q3/1pR1P3/2p5/Q5PP/P4P1K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Alekhine-Nestor, Trinidad 1939.} 1. Rc8 $1 Rxc8 (1... Qxd7 2. Qf8+ $1 Rxf8 3.
Rxf8#) 2. Qe7 $3 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 122"]
[Black "Advanced Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p4p2/5npQ/4p1N1/5n2/2r3R1/P2q2PP/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Bareev-Kupreichik, USSR 1990.} 1. Ne6 $3 N6h5 (1... fxe6 2. Rxg6+ Kf7 3. Rg7+)
(1... Nxe6 2. Qxd2) 2. Qf8+ Kh7 3. Ng5# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 123"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1n1rk2/1q2p1bp/p1p1Bnp1/2p1N3/5B2/2P5/PPQ2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Shankarananda-Ashton, Santa Monica 1991.} 1. Qxg6 $3 Nd6 (1... hxg6 2. Nxg6#)
2. Qxh7 $1 Nxh7 3. Ng6# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 124"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2r2/1p1pNpkp/3pn1p1/2pN3P/2PnP3/q3QP2/p3BKP1/1R5R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{P.F. Schmidt-P.R. Schmidt, Heidelberg 1946.} 1. Qh6+ $3 Kxh6 (1... Kh8 2.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 3. hxg6+ Kg7 4. Rh7#) 2. hxg6+ Kg5 3. Rh5+ $1 Kxh5 4. f4+ Nxe2 5.
Nf6+ {keeps Black away from g4.} 5... Kh6 6. Rh1+ Kg7 7. Ne8+ $1 {
drawing the rook away from the defense of the f7-pawn.} 7... Rxe8 8. Rxh7+ Kf6
9. Rxf7# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 125"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n6/2qb1kp1/1p2pp1p/1P1p4/1Q1P1N2/4P1PB/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Seirawan-Zaltsman, New York 1987.} 1. Bxe6+ $1 Bxe6 2. Qf8+ $1 Kxf8 3. Nxe6+
Ke7 4. Nxc7 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 126"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "b1r2rk1/p1q2ppp/Pp2n3/3pN3/3PN1Q1/R7/1P3PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Rossolimo-Reissman, San Juan 1967.} 1. Nf6+ (1. Qg6) 1... Kh8 2. Qg6 $3 Qc2 (
2... hxg6 3. Rh3#) (2... fxg6 3. Nxg6+ $1 hxg6 4. Rh3#) (2... gxf6 3. Qxf6+ Ng7
4. Rg3 Rg8 5. Nxf7+) 3. Rh3 $1 Qxg6 (3... fxg6 4. Rxh7#) 4. Nxg6+ fxg6 5. Rxh7#
*

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 127"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7b/5p2/B1K5/5P1N/8/5k2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by A. Kakovin, 1961.} 1. Bc7 $1 Kg3 2. Ng6 $1 Bxg6 3. f5+ $1 Kg4 4. fxg6
*

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 128"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r2k/6p1/2q4p/p3r3/2P5/1P6/P1Q2R2/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Bannik-Cherepkov, USSR 1961.} 1... Rg5+ 2. Rg2 Qc5+ 3. Qf2 (3. Kh1 Rh5+ 4. Rh2
Ree5 $1) 3... Re2 $3 4. Rxg5 (4. Qxc5 Rgxg2+ 5. Kh1 Rh2+ 6. Kg1 Reg2#) 4...
Qxg5+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 129"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/5P1k/8/2K5/pr2r3/4R3/2R5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by Mandler and I. Konig, 1924.} 1. f7 $1 Kg7 2. f8=Q+ $1 Kxf8 3. Rf1+
Kg7 (3... Ke8 4. Rfe1 $1) 4. Rg2+ Kh6 5. Rh1+ Rh3 6. Rgh2 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 130"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/8/p1b1qn2/1p2p2p/1P2Pb2/P2B1pBP/2Q4K/6R1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Liddel-Silman, San Diego 1971.} 1... Ng4+ $1 2. hxg4 Qxg4 3. Bf1 Qh4+ 4. Bh3
Bd7 5. Kh1 Bxg3 6. Rxg3 Qxg3 7. Bxd7 Qe1+ 8. Kh2 Qe2+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 131"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2p2k1P/4p1N1/p5pb/8/b7/5P1P/1K4N1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by S. Kaminer, 1935.} 1. Nf4 $3 (1. h8=Q $4 Bxg6+ 2. Ka1 Be7 {
leads to a deadly attack.} 3. Nf3 Bf6+ 4. Ne5+ Ke7 {
gives Black the better position.}) 1... gxf4 2. h8=Q Bg6+ 3. Ka1 Be7 4. Nf3
Bf6+ 5. Ne5+ Ke7 6. Qh4 $3 {the goal of 1. Nf4, this move isn't possible if
the pawn is in the original location.} 6... Bxh4 7. Nxg6+ Kf7 8. Nxh4 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 132"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5Bk1/2R5/2p4P/p4p2/1p3P2/1P6/7p/1bK5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Study by V. and M. Platov, 1907.} 1. h7+ Kh8 2. Bg7+ Kxh7 3. Ba1+ $1 Kg6 4.
Rxc6+ Kh5 5. Kb2 $3 {the goal of Whie's play: when the Black pawn promotes,
White's king will have no legal moves.} 5... h1=Q 6. Rh6+ $1 Kxh6 {stalemate.}
*

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 133"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6R1/5p1p/5bpk/8/5PQP/1pq3PK/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

1. Qg5+ $3 Bxg5 2. hxg5+ Kh5 3. Rh8 $1 Qxh8 4. g4# *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 134"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/1p2ppbp/p5p1/4P3/3R4/2P4P/qPQ2PPB/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Tal-Bohnisch, Berlin 1969.} 1... Rxc3 $4 {Is 1...Rxc3 a strong move for Black?
} 2. Rd8+ (2. Qxc3 Qb1+) (2. bxc3 Qxc2) 2... Bf8 3. Bf4 $3 Qa5 (3... Qa1+ 4.
Kh2 Rxc2 5. Bh6) 4. Rxf8+ Kxf8 5. Qxc3 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 135"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qkb1r/ppp1pppp/5n2/3Pn3/4P1b1/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Oskam-NN, Rotterdam 1927.} 1. Nxe5 $1 ({is what Black expects.} 1. Be2) 1...
Bxd1 2. Bb5+ c6 (2... Nd7 3. Bxd7+ Qxd7 4. Nxd7) 3. dxc6 Qb6 (3... a6 4. c7+
axb5 5. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 6. Nxd1) 4. cxb7+ Qxb5 5. bxa8=Q+ *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 136"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rr2k1/1b3ppp/pb2p3/1p2P3/1P2BPnq/P1N3P1/1B2Q2P/R4R1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Rotlewi-Rubinstein, Lodz 1907.} 1... Rxc3 $3 2. gxh4 (2. Bxc3 Bxe4+ 3. Qxe4
Qxh2#) 2... Rd2 $3 3. Qxd2 (3. Bxc3 Bxe4+ 4. Qxe4 Rxh2#) (3. Bxb7 Rxe2 4. Bg2
Rh3 $1 5. Bxh3 Rxh2#) (3. Qxg4 Bxe4+ 4. Rf3 Rxf3 5. Qg2 Rf1+ 6. Rxf1 Bxg2#)
3... Bxe4+ 4. Qg2 Rh3 $1 *

[Event "Winning Chess Tactics"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Test 137"]
[Black "Professional Combinations"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1r1k3/pp1qn2p/5pp1/3p2N1/6Q1/8/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2002.03.26"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

{Steinitz-von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895.} 1. Rxe7+ $3 Kf8 (1... Qxe7 2. Rxc8+
Rxc8 3. Qxc8+) (1... Kxe7 2. Re1+ Kd6 3. Qb4+ Kc7 4. Ne6+ Kb8 5. Qf4+) 2. Rf7+
$1 Kg8 3. Rg7+ $1 Kh8 4. Rxh7+ $1 Kg8 5. Rg7+ Kh8 (5... Kf8 6. Nh7+ Kxg7 7.
Qxd7+) 6. Qh4+ Kxg7 7. Qh7+ Kf8 8. Qh8+ Ke7 9. Qg7+ Ke8 10. Qg8+ Ke7 11. Qf7+
Kd8 12. Qf8+ Qe8 13. Nf7+ Kd7 14. Qd6# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Key to Tactical Tests"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1r1k3/pp1qn2p/5pp1/3p2N1/6Q1/8/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.26"]

 *

