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Μικρά Βήματα 1

3: Πώς κινείται ο πύργος;
1) σκίτσο
2) +: α4, β4, γ4, δ4, ζ4 , η4, θ4, ε1, ε2, ε3, ε5, ε6, ε7, ε8,
3) +: α1, β1, γ1, δ1, ε1, ζ1, θ1, η2, η3, η4, η5, η6, η7, η8
4) +: β8, γ8, δ8, ε8, ζ8, η8, θ8, α1, α2, α3, α4, α5, α6, α7
5) +: β5, γ5, δ5, ε5, ζ5, η5, θ5, α1, α2, α3, α4, α6, α7, α8
6) +: α5, β5, δ5, ε5, ζ5, η5, θ5, γ1, γ2, γ3, γ4, γ6, γ7, γ8

4: Πώς κινείται ο αξιωματικός;
1) +: α1 β2, γ3, δ4, ζ6 , η7, θ8, β8, γ7, δ6, ζ4, η3, θ2
2) +: α1 β2, γ3, ε5, ζ6 , η7, θ8, α7, β6, δ4, ε3, ζ2, η1
3) +: γ1, δ2, ε3, ζ4, θ6, δ8, ε7, ζ6, θ4
4) +: β7, γ6, δ5, ε4, ζ3, η2, θ1
5) +: δ1, ε2, ζ3, θ5, γ8, δ7, ε6, ζ5, θ3
6) +: α1 β2, δ4, ε5, ζ6 , η7, θ8, α5, β4, δ2, ε1

5: Πώς κινείται η βασίλισσα;
1) +: α2, β2, γ2, δ2, ε2, ζ2, θ2, η1, η3, η4, η5, η6, η7, η8, α8, β7, γ6, δ5, ε4, ζ3, θ1, ζ1, θ3
2) +: α5, β5, γ5, δ5, ζ5, η5, θ5, ε1, ε2, ε3, ε4, ε6, ε7, ε8, α1 β2, γ3, δ4, ζ6 , η7, θ8, β8, γ7, δ6, ζ4, η3, θ2
3) +: α1, β2, γ3, ε5, ζ6, η7, θ8, δ1, δ2, δ3, δ5, δ6, δ7, δ8, α4 β4, γ4, ε4, ζ4 , η4, θ4, α7, β6, γ5, ε3, ζ2, η1
4) +: β1, β2, β3, β4, β5, β7, β8, α6, γ6, δ6, ε6, ζ6, η6, θ6, α5, γ7, δ8, α7, γ5, δ4, ε3, ζ2, η1
5) +: α1, α2, α3, α4, α6, α7, α8, β1, γ1, δ1, ε1, ζ1, η1, θ1, β2, γ3, δ4, ε5, ζ6, η7, θ8
6) +: α6, β6, δ6, ε6, ζ6, η6, θ1, θ2, θ3, θ4, θ5, θ6, θ7, θ8, γ1, δ2, ε3, ζ4, η5, ζ8, η7

6: Πώς κινείται ο βασιλιάς;
1) +: δ3, δ4, δ5, ε5, ζ5, ζ4, ζ3, ε3
2) σκίτσο
3) +: β8, γ7, α7
4) +: α1, α2, α3, β3, γ3, γ2, γ1, β1
5) +: δ5, δ6, δ7, ε7, ζ7, ζ6, ζ5, ε5
6) +: η4, η5, η6, θ6, θ4

7: Πώς κινείται ο ίππος;
1) +: α4, γ4, δ3, δ1
2) +: β6, γ7
3) +: ε2, ε4, ζ5, θ5, θ1, ζ1
4) +: α5, α7, β8, δ8, ε7, ε5, δ4, β4
5) +: γ3, γ5, δ6, ζ6, η5, η3, ζ2, δ2
6) +: ζ3, ζ5, η6, η2

8: Πώς κινείται ο ίππος;
1) +: β4, β6, γ7, ε7, ζ6, ζ4, ε3, γ3
2) +: β3, β5, γ6, ε6, ζ5, ζ3, ε2, γ2
3) +: β6, β8, ζ8, ζ6, ε5, γ5
4) +: β3, γ2
5) +: β4, γ3, γ1
6) +: δ2, δ4, ε5, η5, θ4, θ2, η1, ε1

9: Επίλεξε τον συντομότερο δρόμο
1) Πδ1-δ6-β6
2) Βγ1-η5-δ8
3) Βα1-δ4-δ6
4) Ιδ3-ζ4-δ5
5) Ρδ4-γ5-β5
6) Ιγ2-δ4-ζ5

10: Επίλεξε τον συντομότερο δρόμο
1) Πγ6-θ6-θ2
2) Βδ7-γ6-θ1
3) Βη5-γ5-α7
4) σκίτσο
5) Ρθ4-η3-ζ2
6) Ιδ5-β6-α8

11: Κίνηση και κόψιμο
1) παράδειγμα
2) +: γ4, ε6, ζ7, η8, ε4
x: γ6, ζ3
3) +: β5, γ5, δ5, δ4, δ3
x: β3
4) +: α1, β2, γ3, ε5, ε3, ζ2
x: η1
5) +: β1, β5
x: γ4
6) +: α2, α3, α4, β1, β2, γ3
x: α4, δ4

12: Κίνηση και κόψιμο
1) +: β6, δ6, ε6, ζ6, γ3, γ4, γ5, γ7,γ8
x: γ2, η6
2) +: α2, γ4, δ5, ε6, α4, γ2, δ1
x: ζ7
3) +: β3, γ6, ζ5, ζ3, ε2
x: β5, ε6
4) +: δ6, ε7, η7, θ6, θ4, ε3
x: δ4, η3
5) +: δ1, δ2, δ3, δ4, δ6, α2, β3, γ4, ε6, ζ7, α8, β7, γ6, ε4
x: γ5, ε5, ζ3
6) +: β3, γ2
x: β5, γ6, ε6, ζ5, ζ3, ε2

13: : Καλές και κακές κινήσεις
1) παράδειγμα
2) +: α8, ε4, η2, θ1, ε2, θ5
–: β7, γ6, δ5, δ1, η4
3) +: α7, β7, δ7, η7, θ7, ζ1, ζ3, ζ5, ζ6, β3, δ5, ε6, η8, ε6, ε8, η6, θ5
–: γ7, ε7, ζ2, ζ4, ζ8, α2, γ4
4) +: α4, β4, γ4, ε4, η4, δ1, δ2, δ3, δ5, δ7, α1, β2, γ3, ζ6, η7, θ8, α7, γ5, ζ2, η1
–: β6, δ6, δ8, ζ4, θ4, ε3
5) +: α5, β6, δ2,β2
–: α3, δ6, ε5, ε3
6) +: α3, α5, δ2, β2
–: β6, δ6, ε5, ε3 2

14: Καλές και κακές κινήσεις
1) +: α4, γ4, ζ4, η4, θ4, ε2, ε8
–: β4, δ4, ε1, ε3, ε5, ε6, ε7
2) +: γ1, δ2, ζ4, θ4
–: ε3, θ6, δ8, ε7, ζ6
3) +: β3, β5, ζ5, ε2, γ2
–: γ6, ε6, ζ3
4) +: ε5, ζ4, η5
–: ε4, ε6, ζ6, η4
5) σκίτσο
6) +: δ1
–: α4, γ4, δ3

15: Απειλή με ασφάλεια
1) 1. Βη1-δ4
2) 1. Πβ8-β3
3) 1. … Βε2-γ4
4) 1. Βα4-δ7
5) 1. Ιθ4-ζ5
6) 1. Βη1-δ4; Βη1-α1

16: Απειλή με ασφάλεια
1) 1. Βδ2-ε3
2) 1. Βδ3-η6
3) 1. … Ιδ5-ζ4
4) 1. … Ρζ4-ε4
5) 1. Ιβ7-γ5
6) 1. Πα4-δ4; Πα4-δ4

17: Επίλεξε μία ασφαλή διαδρομή
1) Πβ2-β6-η6
2) Βε2-η4-γ8
3) Ιγ3-ε4-ζ6
4) Ββ2-θ8-θ6 oΠ Ββ2-δ2-θ6
5) Ρε2-ζ3-ζ4
6) Ιβ6-α8-γ7

18: Πώς κινείται το πιόνι ↑
1) +: ε4
2) +: β3, β4
3) σκίτσο
4) x: ζ5
5) +: ε6; x: δ6, ζ6
6) +: η3, η4

19: Πώς κινείται το μαύρο πιόνι ↓
1) +: ζ6, ζ5
2) +: β3
3) +: η5; x: ζ5
4) +: ζ4; x: ε4, η4
5) +: δ5; x: ε5
6) +: β6, β5; x: γ6

20: Προαγωγή
1) +: δ7 Β
2) +: β1 Β
x: γ1 Β
3) 1. σκίτσο
4) 1. σκίτσο
5) 1. σκίτσο
6) 1. σκίτσο

21: Καλές και κακές κινήσεις
1) +: α2, β2, γ2, ζ2, η2, ε1, ε4
–: δ2, θ2, ε3, ε5, ε6, ε7, ε8
2) +: δ7, ε6, δ3, β3
–: α4, α6, β7, ε4 3
3) +: α1, ζ6, θ8, ε3
–: β2, γ3, ε5, η7, α7, β6, γ5, ζ2, η1
4) +: δ6, θ6, θ4
–: δ4, ε7, η7, η3, ε3
5) +: α5, γ5, ε5, η5, δ6, δ8, α2, γ4, ζ7, η8, α8, γ6, η2
–: β5, ζ5, θ5, δ1, δ2, δ3, δ4, δ7, β3, ε6, β7, ε4, ζ3, θ1
6) +: β1, β2, β5, δ6, ε7, δ2, ε1
–: α4, γ4, δ4, ε4, ζ4, η4, θ4, β3, β6, β7, β8, α3, γ5, ζ8, α5, γ3

22: Καλές και κακές κινήσεις
1) +: β5, β4
–: α5, α3
2) +: γ4, η8, β7, γ6
–: ε6, ζ7, ε4, ζ3, η2, θ1
3) +: xβ7, γ8, ζ5, ε4, γ4
–: ε8, ζ7
4) σκίτσο
5) +: γ3, δ1, δ5, δ7
–: ε3, ζ3, η3, δ2, δ4, δ6
6) +: β4, γ4, ε4, ζ4, θ4, xδ1, δ2, δ3, δ5, δ6, δ7, δ8, γ5, xζ2, ε5, θ8
–: α4, η4, ζ6, η7, ε3

23: Απειλή
1) 1. η4-η5
2) 1. ζ2-ζ4
3) 1. Ιδ2-ε4
4) 1. … Ιδ6-γ4
5) 1. Πθ1-α1
6) 1. … γ7-γ5

24: Απειλή με ασφάλεια
1) 1. β2-β4
2) 1. Βζ3-γ6
3) σκίτσο
4) 1. Βδ7-γ8
5) 1. Ιη2-ε3
6) 1. Ρθ2-η3

25: Απειλή με ασφάλεια
1) 1. … Ιδ6-ε4
2) 1. Ιγ3-ε4
3) 1. … γ7-γ5
4) 1. … Ρθ7-η6
5) 1. Βδ2-ζ4
6) 1. Βζ1-θ3

26: Επίλεξε μία ασφαλή διαδρομή
1) Ργ3-δ4-γ5-β6
2) Ρδ6-ε5-δ4-δ3
3) Βγ2-ε4-γ6-β5
4) Ιζ3-δ4-β5-α7
5) Πα1-α6-θ6-θ5
6) σκίτσο

27: Επίλεξε μία ασφαλή διαδρομή
1) Ιγ1-ε2-ζ4-δ5; Ιγ1-δ3-ζ4-δ5
2) Ιε2-δ4-ζ5-η7
3) Βθ2-δ6-α3-β2
4) Βγ8-θ3-η2-θ1
5) Πγ8-γ5-α5-α3
6) Ρβ2-α3-β4-γ5 4

28: Απείλησε το σωστό κομμάτι
1) 1. … Πα7-α4
2) 1. … Βζ4-ζ3
3) 1. … Πβ4-β3
4) 1. … Βθ8-θ3; 1. … Βθ8-η8
5) 1. Βγ1-β1; 1. Βγ1-β2
6) 1. Βα8

29: Κόψε ένα κομμάτι
1) 1. Βε4xη6
2) 1. Ιδ4xζ5
3) 1. … Πδ8xδ4
4) 1. … Ρδ5xγ4
5) 1. … Βη6xγ2
6) 1. ε3xζ4

30: Κόψε ένα κομμάτι
1) 1. Βθ3xδ7
2) 1. Πε3xε8
3) 1. … Ρε5xζ4
4) 1. δ4xε5
5) 1. Ιγ4xα5
6) 1. Βη2xα8

31: Ποιο κομμάτι κινδυνεύει;
1) σκίτσο
2) σκίτσο
3) σκίτσο
4) σκίτσο
5) Βδ4: 1. Βδ4-ε3
6) Πα8: 1. … Πα8-δ8

32: Ποιο κομμάτι κινδυνεύει;
1) Ιγ5: 1. … Ιγ5-ε6
2) Βε3: 1. Ρη1-ζ2
3) Ιη4: 1. Ιη4xε5
4) Πζ4: 1. Πζ4-ζ3
5) Ιε5: 1. … Ιε5-γ6
6) Ιδ6: 1. … Ρβ7-γ7

33: Ποιο κομμάτι κινδυνεύει;
1) Πδ5: 1. … Πδ5-δ2
2) Ιζ6: 1. … Ιζ6-δ7
3) Ιε4: 1. … Πθ5-ε5
4) 1. Ββ5: 1. … γ7-γ6
5) 1. Ιδ4: 1. Ιδ4-γ6
6) 1. Βγ6: 1. Βγ6-β7

34: Μετακίνησε με ασφάλεια
1) 1. ε4-ε5
2) 1. … Πε5-ε7
3) 1. Ιδ4-γ2
4) 1. … Ιε4-η5
5) 1. … Βη5-θ6
6) 1. … Βα7-β8

35: Υποστήριξη
1) 1. Βγ4-ε2
2) 1. Ρβ3-α4
3) σκίτσο
4) σκίτσο
5) σκίτσο
6) σκίτσο

36: Υποστήριξη
1) 1. … Πη3-η7
2) 1. Πθ1-α1
5
3) 1. Ιη1-ζ3
4) 1. … β7-β5
5) 1. β2-β4
6) 1. … γ7-γ6

37: Απείλησε με ασφάλεια
1) 1. … γ7-γ5
2) 1. … Πα7-α2
3) 1. Ιε3-η4
4) 1. … Ιδ7-ζ6
5) 1. Πθ1-γ1
6) 1. … Βη7-γ3

38: Κόψε ένα απροστάτευτο κομμάτι
1) 1. Ιε3xη4
2) 1. … Ρδ5xε4
3) σκίτσο
4) 1. … Ιδ4xγ2
5) 1. … Βη6xε4
6) 1. Πζ4xα4

39: Κόψε το κομμάτι που απειλείται
1) 1. … Ιη4xε3
2) 1. … γ5xδ4
3) 1. … Ββ6xδ4
4) 1. … Πα2xε2
5) 1. Βθ3xδ7
6) 1. Πθ5xδ5

40: Μετακίνησε με ασφάλεια
1) 1. Ιζ3-δ2
2) 1. … Βε5-δ6
3) 1. Πδ6-δ3
4) σκίτσο
5) 1. β3-β4
6) 1. … Ιβ5-δ6

41: Κόψε ένα απροστάτευτο κομμάτι
1) 1. Βε3xθ6
2) 1. Ρδ3xγ3
3) 1. Πβ5xζ5
4) 1. … Βζ5xγ2
5) 1. … Ιδ5xζ4
6) 1. γ4xδ5

42: Πού μπορεί να πάει ο βασιλιάς;
1) παράδειγμα
2) +: δ3, ε4, ε2
3) +: δ3, δ4, ε5, ε3
4) +: α2
5) +: ζ2, θ3
6) +: ε1

43: Πού μπορεί να πάει ο βασιλιάς;
1) παράδειγμα
2) xη7
3) +: ζ3, θ3, xθ4
4) +: β3, δ5, xγ5
5) +: ζ1, θ1, xθ3
6) +: α4, γ5, xγ5

44: Βρείτε όλα τα πιθανά σαχ
1) παράδειγμα
2) Ββ4+, Βδ4+, Βδ8+, Βζ2+,
Βζ6+, Βθ6+
3) Βα5+, Βδ2+, Βδ5+, Βη2+,
Βη8+
4) Βα3+, Βα8+, Βγ3+, Βδ1+
5) 1. Βα7+, Ββ2+, Ββ4+, Ββ6+, Βδ6+, Βδ8+, Βε5+, Βζ4+
6) Βα1+, Ββ2+, Βγ3+, Βγ5+, Βγ7+, Βε1+, Βε3+, Βζ4+, Βη5

45: Βρείτε όλα τα πιθανά σαχ
1) Ββ5+, Βγ3+, Βγ5+, Βγ7+,Βε2+
2) Βα5+, Βγ4+, Βγ5+, Βδ6+,Βε5+, Βζ7+
3) σκίτσο
4) σκίτσο
5) σκίτσο
6) σκίτσο

46: Δώσε σαχ
1) 1. Βζ3-δ5+
2) 1. Πε2-η2+
3) 1. Βε2-ε8+
4) 1. Ιγ3-δ5+
5) 1. Βγ3xε5+
6) 1. Ιδ5-ε7+

47: Δώσε σαχ με ασφάλεια
1) 1. Βδ2-β4+
2) 1. Πγ3-η3+
3) 1. Πε2-ε7+
4) 1. Βε4-η6+
5) 1. … Ιε5-ζ3+
6) 1. Βη4-δ4+

48: Δώσε σαχ με ασφάλεια
1) 1. ζ5-ζ6+
2) 1. Πε4-ε7+
3) 1. … ε6-ε5+
4) 1. … Πδ5-δ4+
5) σκίτσο
6) σκίτσο

49: Απόφυγε το σαχ: με μετακίνηση
1) 1. Ρη1-η2
2) 1. … Ρθ8-η8
3) 1. Ρη1-θ2
4) 1. … Ργ8-δ8
5) 1. Ρα4-α5
6) 1. Ρβ2-α3

50: Απόφυγε το σαχ: με μετακίνηση
1) 1. Ργ2-γ1
2) 1. … Ρθ7-η8
3) 1. Ρη2-θ1
4) 1. Ρβ2-α2
5) 1. … Ρη8-θ7
6) 1. … Ρε8-ζ8

51: Απόφυγε το σαχ: κόψιμο
1) 1. Ργ1xδ2
2) 1. Ιγ3xδ1
3) 1. … Βη8xζ7
4) 1. … Ιζ6xθ5
5) 1. Ιε2xδ4
6) 1. Βδ5xθ1

52: Απόφυγε το σαχ: κόψιμο
1) 1. Πγ5xγ2
2) σκίτσο 7
3) 1. … Ιζ6xε4
4) 1. … Ιγ5xε4
5) 1. … Ρε6xδ6
6) 1. … Ιγ7xδ5

53: Απόφυγε το σαχ: παρεμβολή
1) 1. Πζ2-ζ1
2) 1. Βα3-β2
3) 1. η2-η3
4) 1. … Βζ8-η7
5) 1. Ιη1-θ3
6) 1. Βδ6-α3

54: Απόφυγε το σαχ: παρεμβολή
1) 1. σκίτσο
2) 1. … Πδ8-δ7
3) 1. … Ιε5-η6
4) 1. η4-η5
5) 1. … Πγ8-γ7
6) 1. … Βη5-δ8

55: Απόφυγε το σαχ: παρεμβολή
1) 1. Πγ3-γ1
2) 1. η2-η4
3) 1. Βη1-θ2
4) 1. … Ιβ4-δ5
5) 1. … Βη3-η7
6) 1. … γ7-γ6

56: Επίλεξε τον συντομότερο δρόμο
1) Βα2-ε6-η4-δ1
2) Πθ2-θ1-β1-β7
3) σκίτσο
4) σκίτσο
5) σκίτσο
6) σκίτσο

Μικρά Βήματα 2

2: Σχεδιάζοντας το ματ
1) Βε7
2) Βη7
3) Βη6
4) Βη5
5) Βδ2
6) Βη2

3: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Βδ4-η7#
2) 1. Ββ5-β7#
3) 1. … Βη3-ζ2#
4) 1. … Βη2-η5#
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο

4: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Ββ6-γ7#
2) 1. Βη4-η7#
3) 1. Βη8-η6#
4) 1. … Ββ2-β4#
5) 1. Βζ7-δ7#
6) 1. Βγ6-β5#

5: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. … Πγ6-γ1#
2) 1. Αη3-ε5#
3) 1. Πδ5-α5#
4) 1. Βε7-ζ8#
5) 1. … Βθ5-δ1#
6) 1. … Ιε4-η3#

6: Σχεδιάζοντας το ματ
1) Ββ2
2) Ββ1, Βγ1
3) Βη2
4) Βθ7
5) Ββ8
6) Βζ1

7: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. … Πζ8xζ1#
2) 1. Αε4xγ6#
3) 1. Βγ5xγ8#
4) 1. Βζ4xθ6#
5) 1. Βδ5xζ7#
6) 1. Ιε5xη6#

8: Ροκέ
1) +
2) –
3) –
4) +
5) –
6) –

9: Ροκέ
1) –
2) +
3) –
4) –
5) –
6) Σκίτσο

10: Ροκέ
1) –
2) –
3) +
4) +
5) –
6) –

11: Ροκέ
1) –
2) –
3) +
4) –
5) +
6) –

12: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Πθ5-θ8#
2) 1. Πγ7-γ1#
3) 1. Πη1-θ1#
4) 1. … Πθ3-θ1#
5) 1. Βδ4-θ8#
6) 1. … Βζ6-α1#

13: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Πε3-ε8#
2) 1. Πε5-θ5#
3) Σκίτσο
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο

14: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Αα4-γ6#
2) 1. Ββ6-δ8#
3) 1. Αβ5-α6#
4) 1. Αε6-ζ5#
5) 1. Αγ5-δ4#
6) 1. … Ιζ4-θ3#

15: Σχεδιάζοντας το ματ
1) Πα8
2) Πα3
3) Βα8
4) Βε1
5) Βγ1
6) Βζ6
16: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. … Βα4xα2#
2) 1. … Πθ6xθ2#
3) 1. Βη3xη7#
4) 1. … Βε4xη2#
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Βδ5xβ7#

17: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. … Βθ2-ε2#
2) 1. Πδ8-α8#
3) 1. Πη4-η8#
4) 1. Πθ8-α8#
5) 1. Πθ7-θ8#
6) 1. … Βε2-η4#

18: Αλλαγή
1) 1. Αη2xδ5 Ρδ6xδ5
2) 1. Ιε3xζ5+ η6xζ5
3) 1. Βγ3xη7+ Ρθ7xη7
4) 1. Πδ5xδ8 Ρε7xδ8
5) 1. … Ιδ5xζ4 2. η3xζ4
6) 1. … ε5xζ4 2. ε3xζ4

19: Συμφέρουσα αλλαγή
1) 1. … Αζ6xδ4 2. Πδ2xδ4
2) 1. Ιδ3xζ4 η5xζ4
3) 1. … Ιδ4xε2 2. Ρζ2xε2
4) 1. α4xβ5+ Ρα6xβ5
5) 1. Πδ3xδ6 Ρε7xδ6
6) 1. Αγ3xζ6 Ρη6xζ6

20: Συμφέρουσα αλλαγή
1) 1. Αζ3xδ5 γ6xδ5
2) 1. Ιη5xθ7 Ρη7xθ7
3) 1. … Πε6xε3 2. Ρζ2xε3
4) 1. ε4xζ5 η6xζ5
5) 1. Αβ3xε6 ζ7xε6
6) 1. … η5xζ4 η3xζ4

21: Συμφέρουσα αλλαγή
1) 1. Αζ3xγ6 Ρδ6xγ6
2) 1. Αδ4xζ6+ Ρη7xζ6
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. … Αζ6xδ4 2. Ρδ3xδ4
5) 1. δ4xγ5 δ6xγ5
6) 1. Ιδ4xζ5 η6xζ5

22: Συμφέρουσα αλλαγή
1) Σκίτσο
2) 1. … Ιδ5xε3+ 2. Πε1xε3
3) 1. δ4xε5 Πε8xε5
4) 1. Αγ3xζ6 Ρζ7xζ6
5) 1. Πγ6xγ2 Πβ2xγ2
6) 1. … Αζ3xα8 2. Πα1xα8

23: Συμφέρουσα αλλαγή
1) 1. Ιδ5xε7 Ρζ8xε7
2) 1. δ5xγ6 β7xγ6
3) 1. … Ρε5xε3 2. Ρζ2xε3
4) 1. ζ5xε6 ζ7xε6 (1. Αε4xγ6 Αε6xζ5+)
5) 1. … Ιδ5xγ3 2. Αβ4xγ3
6) 1. Αζ3xγ6 β7xγ6

24: Απόφυγε το σαχ με έξυπνο τρόπο
1) 1. … Ρε8-δ7
2) 1. … Αζ8-η7
3) 1. … Ιγ6-ε7
4) 1. … Ρα7xα6
5) 1. … Βζ5xδ3+ 2. Ρδ2xδ3
6) 1. … Ιζ6-δ7

25: Απόφυγε το σαχ με έξυπνο τρόπο
1) 1. Ρα3xα4
2) 1. Αη4-θ3
3) 1. Ρε2-ζ3
4) 1. Ιζ3xε1
5) 1. Ιε3xγ4
6) 1. Ιγ3-β1

26: Σχεδιάζοντας το ματ
1) η6
2) Ιγ3
3) Αγ2
4) Ρα3
5) Ιη4
6) Πγ7

27: Σχεδιάζοντας το ματ
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) Σκίτσο
4) Σκίτσο
5) Αγ7
6) Αζ6

28: Σχεδιάζοντας το ματ
1) γ6
2) Αζ6
3) Πβ7
4) Ιε6
5) Πε7
6) Βζ6

29: Ματ (#) ή πατ (=)
1) =
2) #
3) =
4) #
5) #
6) =

30: Ματ (#) ή πατ (=)
1) #
2) =
3) Σκίτσο
4) Σκίτσο
5) =
6) =

31: Ματ (#), πατ (=) ή συνεχίζουμε (→)
1) 1. β4
2) 1. β3xα4
3) =
4) 1. … Ρα8xβ7
5) =
6) 1. Ιγ3xβ1

32: Ματ (#), πατ (=) ή συνεχίζουμε (→)
1) 1. … Βη3-η2#
2) 1. … Πα7xη7
3) =
4) 1. Ρα3xβ4
5) =
6) #

33: Ματ σε μία κίνηση με τη βασίλισσα
1) 1. Βγ7-η7#
2) 1. Βα2-ε2#
3) 1. Βζ5-γ8#
4) 1. Βγ8-α6#
5) 1. Βη5-δ8#
6) 1. Βε1-α5#

34: Ματ σε μία κίνηση με τη βασίλισσα
1) 1. … Βδ3-γ2#
2) 1. … Βα8-θ1#
3) 1. … Βε4-α8#
4) 1. … Βθ5-ε2#
5) 1. … Βδ2-θ2#
6) 1. … Βγ7-γ1#

35: Που είναι ματ ο βασιλιάς;
1) Ρθ5
2) Ρα1
3) Ρα6
4) Ρα4, Ρα5
5) Ρη8, Ρθ8
6) Ρθ1, Ρθ2, Ρθ3

36: Κόψε το κομμάτι που απειλείται δύο φορές
1) 1. Πε4xε5 ή 1. Αγ3xε5
2) 1. Πγ4xγ6 ή 1. Πε6xγ6
3) 1. Βδ5xζ7 ή 1. Αθ5xζ7
4) 1. Αε3xγ5 ή 1. Ιδ3xε5
5) 1. Ιη4xε5 ή 1. Ιδ3xε5
6) 1. Πβ4xζ4 ή 1. Ιδ3xζ4

37: Κόψε το κομμάτι που απειλείται δύο φορές
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Βδ3xζ5 ή 1. Αδ3xζ5
4) 1. Αβ3xζ7 ή 1. Πζ4xζ7
5) 1. … Βδ7xβ5 ή 1. … Πζ5xβ5
6) 1. Ιη4xε5 ή 1. Ιγ4xε5

38: Κόψε το κομμάτι που απειλείται δύο φορές
1) 1. Ιε3xδ5
2) 1. Αη3xε5
3) 1. Ιγ3xδ5 γ6xδ5 2. Πη5xδ5
4) 1. … δ6xε5 2. δ4xε5 Ιγ6xε5
5) 1. … Πζ8xζ4
6) 1. … Αη6xδ3 2. Ιζ2xδ3 Πδ6xδ3

39: Κόψε το κομμάτι που απειλείται δύο φορές
1) 1. Αη2xδ5 Αε6xδ5 2. Πδ1xδ5
2) 1. Αζ3xβ7
3) 1. … Αε7xθ4
4) 1. … ε5xδ4 2. ε3xδ4 Ιε6xδ4
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. ζ5xε6 ζ7xε6 2. Αα2xε6+

40: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. … Βγ2-η2#
2) 1. … Βγ2-θ2#
3) 1. Βε7-η7#
4) 1. Βε7-ζ8#
5) 1. … Βθ3xθ2#
6) 1. … Βθ3-ζ1#

41: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Ιθ6-ζ7#
2) 1. Πη4-η8#
3) 1. Πη1-θ1#
4) 1. Πη7-θ7#
5) 1. Πθ7-θ8#
6) 1. Πθ7-η7#

42: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. … Βγ3-α1#
2) 1. … Βγ3xγ2#
3) 1. Πβ7-ζ7#
4) 1. η6-η7#
5) 1. … Ιζ4-ε2#
6) 1. … Ιζ4-θ3#

43: Άμυνα
1) 1. α3-α4
2) 1. Αδ4-β2
3) 1. Ιε4xζ6+ η7xζ6
4) 1. … Πη6xη4
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο

44: Άμυνα
1) 1. … Ρζ8-η7
2) 1. … Αζ5xδ3+
3) 1. … Πγ8-γ5
4) 1. Ιζ3-η1
5) 1. … Ιε8-ζ6
6) 1. … Ια2-γ1+

45: Άμυνα
1) 1. Αγ4-δ3
2) 1. δ2-δ4
3) Σκίτσο
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο

46: Κέρδος υλικού
1) 1. Βζ2xγ5
2) 1. η5xζ6
3) 1. … Βε6xη6 2. Βγ2xη6+ Ρη7xη6+
4) 1. Αη2xγ6 δ7xγ6 2. Ρβ6xγ6
5) 1. … Ιε3xζ5
6) 1. Αη4xγ8

47: Κέρδος υλικού
1) 1. Ιδ4xε6
2) 1. Πδ3xη3
3) 1. Ιε3xδ5
4) 1. Αε4xβ7
5) 1. Αε3xγ5
6) 1. Βδ5xη5

48: Κέρδος υλικού
1) 1. Ιε6xδ8
2) 1. Βδ2xδ7 ή 1. Αθ3xδ7
3) 1. … Ββ7xη2
4) Σκίτσο
5) 1. … Ιθ6xη4 2. Αθ3xη4
6) 1. Ιβ5xα3

49: Κέρδος υλικού
1) 1. η5xθ6
2) 1. … δ5xε4
3) 1. Αβ2xδ4 Αη7xδ4+ 2. Βδ2xδ4+
4) 1. … Αη7xθ6
5) 1. Ιζ4xδ5
6) 1. … Ιε6xγ5

50: Κέρδος υλικού
1) 1. … Αη7xα1
2) 1. δ5xε6
3) 1. Βθ5xθ4
4) 1. Αα5xβ6 Αγ7xβ6 2. Πβ2xβ6
5) 1. Ιγ4xδ2 Πδ6xδ2
6) 1. … Βη5xε3

51: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Βη5-θ6#
2) 1. Βη5-η8#
3) 1. Ββ7-β5#
4) 1. Ββ7xα7#
5) 1. Βζ7xζ6#
6) 1. Βζ7xη8#

52: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Βη6-η8#
2) 1. Βη6-θ6#
3) Σκίτσο
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο

53: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Ιδ4-γ6#
2) 1. ζ7-ζ8Β#
3) 1. Αε6-ζ5#
4) 1. Αδ1-δ5#
5) 1. Ιδ5-γ7#
6) 1. Βθ2-θ6#

54: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. … Αδ5-β3#
2) 1. η6-η7#
3) 1. Βγ6-α8#
4) 1. … Βε2-θ5#
5) 1. β2-β4#
6) 1. … Ιδ4-ε2#

55: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. … Αε5xη3#
2) 1. Βα4-ε8#
3) 1. Βδ7-δ6#
4) 1. … Ιη4-θ2#
5) 1. Βγ5-γ8#
6) 1. Βζ7-ε8#

56: Ματ σε μία κίνηση
1) 1. Ιζ6-θ7#
2) 1. … Ιε4-η3#
3) 1. Ιε5-η6#
4) 1. Αβ2-α3#
5) 1. θ6-θ7#
6)1. … β7-β5#

Βήμα 1

3 Σκακιέρα / Ονόμασε τα τετράγωνα: Α
1) ζ3 α8 γ6
2) η8 ε7 γ3
3) η4 δ5 γ2
4) γ5 θ5 β2
5) ε3 δ6 β7
6) δ4 ζ5 γ2
7) ζ6 β1 δ5
8) δ8 η4 ε6
9) η5 β4 γ6
10) ζ4 ε6 β7
11) γ3 θ5 ε2
12) ζ7 β6 δ1

4 Κανόνες του παιχνιδιού / Κινήσεις των κομματιών: A
1) Πβ4: β1, β2,β3, β5, β6, β7, β8, α4, γ4, δ4, ε4, ζ4, η4, θ4
2) Αδ7: α4, β5, γ6, ε8, γ8, ε6, ζ5, η4,θ3
3) Ιε4: γ3, γ5, δ6, ζ6, η5, η3, ζ2, δ2
4) Βη7: α7, β7, γ7, γ7, ε7, ζ7, θ7, η1, η2, η3, η4, η5, η6, η8, ζ6, ε5, δ4, γ3, β2, α1, θ8, ζ8, θ6
5) Ρβ3: α2, α3, α4, β4, γ4, γ3, γ2, β2
6) Ιη5: ε4, ε6, ζ7, θ7, θ3, ζ3
7) Πθ8: α8, β8, γ8, δ8, ε8, ζ8, η8, θ1, θ2, θ3, θ4, θ5, θ6, θ7
8) Βε4: α4, β4, γ4, δ4, ζ4, η4, θ4, ε1, ε2, ε3, ε5, ε6, ε7, ε8, δ3, γ2, β1, δ5, γ6, β7, α8, ζ3, η2, θ1, ζ5, η6, θ7
9) Ρε8: δ8, δ7, ε7, ζ7, ζ8
10) Ια7: β5, γ6, γ8
11) σκίτσο
12) Πη2: α2, β2, γ2, δ2, ε2, ζ2, θ2, η1, η3, η4, η5, η6, η7, η8

8 Κανόνες του παιχνιδιού / Κινήσεις των κομματιών: Β
1) δ2, ε5,η1, θ2, xθ4, xθ5
2) γ4, ε6, ζ7, η8, ε4, xβ3, xζ3
3) γ4, β4, ε4, xδ5
4) δ5, ε6, ε7, ε8, δ4, ζ6, ζ4, xγ3,xε4, xζ5, Χη3
5) γ6, γ8, α7, β7, δ7, ε7, ζ7, η7, θ7
6) δ2, ζ4, ζ2, η1, Χη5
7) γ4, γ3, γ6, γ7,δ5, xβ5, Χγ2
8) η3, η5, η6, ζ3, ζ5, θ3, θ4, θ5, xε6, xη7
9) γ8, ε8, ζ5, ζ7, xγ4, xε4
10) ε1, ε3, ε4, ε5, ε6, ε7, ε8, α2,β2, γ2, δ2, ζ2, η2,θ2, δ1, ζ1, xδ3
11) σκίτσο
12) β2, γ1, ε1, ζ4, xγ5, xε5

9 Απειλή / Δημιούργησε μια απειλή: Α
1) 1. Αε2-η4
2) 1. Ιε4-ζ6
3) 1. …Πδ5-δ1 ή 1. …Πδ5-ε5
4) 1. …Βδ5-δ2 ή 1. …Βδ5-ζ7 1. Βδ5-α2
5) 1. Πβ8-δ8
6) Ιβ7-δ6
7) 1. Αε2-θ5
8) 1.Πη2-η6(1.Ιε2-δ4? Αγ6xη2)
9) 1. …Ιγ5-δ3
10) 1. Αα5-β4 (1. Αγ6-ε4 Πζ5xα5)
11) 1. …Βα8-θ8
12) 1. Αη2-δ5

11 Κανόνες του παιχνιδιού / Οι κινήσεις των πιονιών: Α
1) ζ6, ζ5
2) α3, α4
3) δ4
4) δ5, xε5
5) ε3, ε4, xδ3
6) δ6, xγ6, xε6
7) γ8Β, γ8Π, γ8Α, γ8Ι
8) ε1Β, xδ1Β, xζ1Β (Π, Α, Ι) 12 δυνατές κινήσεις
9) σκίτσο
10) κανένα πιόνι δεν είναι δυνατό να κινηθεί.
11) xβ4
12) β5, xγ5

12 Απειλή / Δημιούργησε μια απειλή: Α
1) Πύργος στη 2η σειρά ή στην η στήλη.
2) Ιγ3, ε3, ζ4, ζ6, ε7, γ7, β6, β4
3) Αξιωματικός στο α2/η8, ζ1/α6
4) Αε6 ή Αδ7
5) Ιδ5, ε8, η8, θ7, θ5
6) Ιβ6
7) Πα3, γ3, θ3
8) Ββ2, γ3
9) Ρα7, α8, γ8
10) Βη8, Βθ6
11) Ρη8
12) Ιγ2

14 Άμυνα / Υποστήριξε: Α
1) 1. γ2-γ3
2) 1. … η7-η6
3) 1. … Ρα8-β8
4) 1. Πζ1-γ1
5) 1. Αζ2-δ4
6) 1. Ιβ1-γ3
7) 1. … Ιη4-ζ6
8) 1. Ρη1-η2
9) 1. Ιγ3-δ5
10) 1. ζ6-ζ5
11) 1.Πδ4-δ3
12) 1.Ιγ3-ε2

15 Άμυνα / Μετακίνησε: Α
1) 1. ε4-ε5
2) 1. … β6-β5
3) 1. … Πδ6-δ8
4) 1. Ιδ5-ε3
5) 1. Πε5xθ5
6) 1. … Αγ5-ε3
7) 1. … Αη5-γ1
8) 1. … Βα5-γ5
9) 1. Βδ5-α2
10) 1. Ιε3-δ5
11) 1. … Ιβ7-δ6
12) 1. Πζ3-α3

16 Υλικό / Κόψε ένα απροστάτευτο κομμάτι: Α
1) 1. Αγ4×36
2) 1. … Αε7xη5
3) 1. Ιγ3xδ5
4) 1. … Ιε4xδ2
5) 1. Πδ1xδ6
6) 1. … Πα7xα5
7) 1. Βδ2xα5
8) 1. … Βζ7xζ1
9) 1. Ρζ3xε4
10) 1. … Ρη8xζ7
11) 1. … δ5xγ4
12) 1. …Αδ4xβ6

17 Άμυνα / Κόψε το κομμάτι που σε απειλεί: Α
1) 1. … Ιε7xδ5
2) 1.ε4xδ5
3) 1. … ζ5xε4
4) 1. … Αγ5xδ4
5) 1. … Πγ3xγ1
6) 1. … Αε5xγ3
7) 1. Πε2xε7
8) 1. Αη5xε7
9) 1…. Ιη5xζ3
10) 1. Βδ5xε6
11) 1. Ιδ4xε6
12) 1. Πε7xε8+

18 Υλικό / Κόψε ένα απροστάτευτο κομμάτι: Β
1) σκίτσο
2) 1. δ4xγ5
3) 1. … Πε8Χε2
4) 1. … Πζ8Χζ3
5) 1. …Βζ3xθ1
6) 1. Ιδ4xγ6
7) 1. … α6xβ5
8) 1. Βδ2xθ6
9) 1. Αη2xα8
10) 1. … Ιδ5xζ4
11) 1. Ιδ6xε4
12) 1. …Βη4xδ7

19 Ασκήσεις / Επανάληψη: Α
1) 1. Αε6, Αδ7
2) 1. γ8Β (Π, Α, Ι)
3) 1. Ιβ7-δ3
4) 1. … Ιγ5-δ3
5) 1. … ζ6-ζ5
6)
7) 1. … Πα7xα3
8) 1. Ρη1-η2
9) 1. … Βε5-β8
10) 1. Ιβ6
11)
12) 1. … Βζ7xζ1

20 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. … Ιδ7-β6
2) 1. … Ιζ6-δ7
3) 1. Πε4xε6
4) 1. … Αβ6-δ4
5) 1. … Ιδ8xγ6
6) β4, γ4, ε4, ζ4, η4, θ4, δ3, δ2, δ1, δ5, δ6, δ7, δ8
7) +α2, γ4, ε6, γ6, α8, ε4, ζ3, θ1, -β3, β7, ζ7, η8, η2
8) +α4, β4, γ4, 27, β6, γ5, δ5, δ6, δ7, δ8, ε5, φ6, ε4, η4, θ4, δ3, δ1, γ3, α1. –β2, δ2, ε3, ζ4, ζ2, η1
9) 1. … Βζ8xβ4
10) 1. Αδ6-η3 ή 1. Αδ6-ζ4 Καλύτερα όχι 1. ζ2-ζ4 εξαιτίας του 1. … Βε4xε3.
11) 1. Ιδ5-γ7
12) 1. Ιε6xδ4

22 Απειλή / Δώσε σαχ: Α
1) 1. Αζ4-δ6+
2) σκίτσο
3) 1. … Ιδ7-γ5+; 1. … Πγ8xγ3+.
4) 1. Αη2xγ6+
5) 1. … β7-β5+
6) 1. … Πδ8-δ2+
7) 1. Πδ1-δ5+
8) 1. Αζ1-β5+
9) 1. … Βδ6-β4+
10) 1. Ιε5xγ6+ ή 1. Ιε5-η6+ αλλά αυτό δεν κερδίζει ένα πιόνι.
11) 1. Ιβ4-δ3+
12) 1. Βα2-η2+

23 Άμυνα / Απόφυγε το σαχ: Α
1) 1. Ρη1-θ1
2) 1. Ρθ1-η1
3) 1. … Ρη8-θ8
4) 1. … Ρη8-η7, θ8
5) 1. … Πγ8xδ8
6) 1. … Ββ6xζ6; 1. … Ρζ7-η8? 2. Βζ6xβ6
7) 1. … Ιδ7xζ6; 1. … Ρη8-η7 2. Ιζ6xε8
8) 1. … α6xβ5
9) 1. … Πδ7-η7
10) 1. … Βδ7-η7
11) 1. Ιδ1-γ3
12) 1. Αζ1-ε2;. 1. Βδ1-ε2; 1.Ιη1-ε2

24 Άμυνα / Απόφυγε το σαχ: Β
1) 1. … Ιβ8xγ6
2) 1. Ρθ1-η2
3) 1. … Ρδ5-γ5
4) 1. … Ιδ7-ζ6
5) σκίτσο
6) 1. Πα7xα3
7) 1. Ιβ3xγ5
8) 1. … Ργ8-β8
9) 1.Αη5-ε3;1.Ρη1-θ1? θ6xη5
10) 1. Ρβ1-α1
11) 1. Ιγ4-δ2
12) 1. Αη5-δ2;1.Ρδ1-γ1? Πδ5xη5

26 Ματ / Κάνε ματ σε μία κίνηση: Α
1) 1. Βζ7-β7#
2) 1. … Βγ3-β4#
3) 1. … Βγ1-η5#
4) 1. … Ββ8-β2#
5) 1. α7xβ8Β#
6) 1. Βα4xδ7#
7) σκίτσο
8) σκίτσο
9) 1. … Βδ6xθ2#
10) σκίτσο
11) σκίτσο
12) 1.Ββ2-β7#

27 Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Α
1) Ββ5
2) Ββ2
3) Βη7
4) Βη2
5) Ββ8
6) Βη7
7) Πζ8
8) Πε7
9) Βζ4
10) Βη7
11) β7
12) Βθ1

28 Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Β
1) Πθ1
2) Βα8, Ββ7
3) Αα2, Αβ3, Αγ4
4) Ιθ6, Ιε7
5) Πα8…ε8, Πθ8 (τελευταία κίνηση πρέπει να είναι 1. η7xη8Π#)
6) Ιζ2
7) Αγ3…θ8
8) Πε3
9) Βγ8
10) Βζ8
11) Αθ7
12) Αζ2, Αε1

29 Ματ / Κάνε ματ σε μία κίνηση: Β
1) 1. Βγ8-α8#
2) 1. … Πγ6-θ6#
3) 1. Αβ3-δ5#
4) 1. Βγ1-γ8#
5) 1. … ε2-ε1Β(Π)#
6) 1. … Πβ6-β1#
7) 1. Βα6-θ6#
8) 1. … Αζ5-ε4#
9) 1. … Ιδ4-γ2#
10) 1. … Αε3-ζ2#
11) 1. Πγ1-ε1#
12) 1. Αθ7-η6#

30 Ματ / Κάνε ματ σε μία κίνηση: Γ
1) 1. Βγ8-α8#
2) 1. … Πγ6-θ6#
3) 1. Αβ3-δ5#
4) 1. Βγ1-γ8#
5) 1. … ε2-ε1Β (Π)#
6) 1. Πβ6-β1#
7) 1. Βα6-θ6#
8) 1. … Αζ5-ε4#
9) 1. … Ιδ4-γ2#
10) 1. … Αε3-ζ2#
11) 1. Πγ1-ε1#
12) 1. Αθ7-η6#

31 Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Γ
1) Βδ7
2) Βθ5
3) Αθ6 (Αθ8 είναι ματ, όμως δεν υπάρχει κανονική κίνηση η οποία μπορεί να οδηγήσει σε αυτή τη θέση.)
4) Πε8, Πδ8
5) Βε8
6) Ιζ7
7) Πγ7
8) γ5
9) Ιη4
10) Αα6
11) Ιβ3
12) Πθ5

32 Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Δ
1) Ργ6, Ργ4
2) η3
3) Βε6, Βζ7
4) Ιε2
5) ζ5
6) Βε3
7) Αγ4
8) Πζ8,Πη8, Πθ8
9) Αθ4
10) Αδ4
11) Ιβ3
12) η4

33 Ματ / Κάνε ματ σε μία κίνηση: Δ
1) 1. Ιη5-ζ7#
2) 1. Ιη4-θ6#
3) 1. … θ3-θ2#
4) 1. Ιε5-η6#
5) 1. … δ2-δ1Β/Α#
6) 1. … Βζ6-α1#
7) σκίτσο
8) 1. … Πγ2xθ2#
9) 1. Αβ2xζ6#
10) 1. …Ιβ4-γ2#
11) 1. Πα5-θ5# 1. Πη3-θ3+;
12) 1. … Βδ2-θ6#

34 Ματ / Κάνε ματ σε μία κίνηση: Ε
1) 1. Πε6-ε8#
2) 1. … Αβ7-ζ3#
3) 1. … Αθ7-ε4#
4) 1. … Βζ1-θ1#
5) 1. … Βγ8-γ1#
6) 1. Πη6-α6#
7) 1.δ7-δ8Β(Π)#
8) 1. … Βη3-α3#
9) 1. … Αη7xγ3#
10) 1. … Πα8-ε8#
11) 1.Ι5-ζ7#
12) 1. Αβ1-ε4#

35 Ματ / Κάνε ματ σε μία κίνηση: ΣΤ
1) 1. Βδ5-η8#
2) σκίτσο
3) 1. … β2-β1Β#
4) 1. … Βγ5-η1#
5) 1. … Βη7-η2#
6) 1. … Βα4xγ2#
7) 1. … Πδ2xθ2#
8) 1. … Πζ8-ζ1#
9) 1. Βδ8-β6#
10) 1. … Πβ2xθ2
11) 1. … Βζ3xβ7#
12) 1. η6- η7#

36 Ματ / Κάνε ματ σε μία κίνηση: Ζ
1) 1. Πε1-ε8#
2) 1. η6-η7#
3) 1. … Βζ2-θ4#
4) 1. … Αη6-ε4#
5) 1. β6-β7#
6) 1. … Πα5-η5#
7) 1. Ιε5-ζ7#
8) σκίτσο
9) 1. … Βα5-ε1#
10) 1. Ιγ5-α6#
11) 1. α6-α7#
12) 1. … Ιε5-ζ7#

37 Ματ / Κάνε ματ σε μία κίνηση: Η
1) 1. … Ββ8-θ2#
2) 1. Ιβ5-γ7#
3) 1. Βζ3-ζ7#
4) 1. … Ιζ5-η3#
5) 1. Βδ1-θ5#
6) 1. Πα2-ε2#
7) 1. Αγ4-ζ7#
8) 1. Πδ1-θ1#
9) 1. β7-β8Β/Π#
10) 1.Αγ1-θ6#
11) 1. … ζ2-ζ1Ι#
12) 1. Πδ1xδ8#

39 Κανόνες του παιχνιδιού / Ροκέ: Α
1) Όχι (ο βασιλιάς έχει κινηθεί)
2) Όχι (υπάρχει ένας αξιωματικός ανάμεσα στον πύργο και το βασιλιά)
3) Όχι (ο λευκός είναι σε σαχ)
4) Όχι (ο λευκός θα είναι σε σαχ μετά το ροκέ)
5) Ναι
6) Όχι (ο βασιλιάς θα έπρεπε να περάσει το δ1, όπου θα ήταν σε σαχ)
7) Ναι
8) Όχι (ο λευκός θα είναι σε σαχ μετά το ροκέ)
9) Όχι (ο βασιλιάς θα έπρεπε να περάσει το δ8, όπου θα ήταν σε σαχ)
10) Ναι
11) Ναι
12) Όχι (ο λευκός είναι σε σαχ)

41 Ασκήσεις με υλικό / Κάνε μία αλλαγή που συμφέρει: Α
1) 1. ε5xζ6 η7xζ6 (2 πόντοι)
2) 1. ε5xδ6 γ7xδ6 (4 πόντοι)
3) 1. … Ιγ5xδ3 γ2xδ3 (2 πόντοι)
4) 1. Αγ2xα8 Πζ6xα8 (2 πόντοι)
5) 1. Πδ1xδ7 Ιζ6xδ7 (4 πόντοι)
6) 1. Ιγ3xδ5 ε6xδ5 (2 πόντοι)
7) 1. … Αη5xγ1 2. Πζ1xγ1 (2 πόντοι)
8) 1. … Πα2xζ2+ 2. Ρη2xζ2 (4 πόντοι)
9) 1. … δ4xγ3 2. β2xγ3 (2πόντοι)
10) 1. Ιδ4xε6 ζ7xε6 (6πόντοι)
11) 1. … Αδ6xζ4 2. η3xζ4 (2πόντοι)
12) 1. … δ4xγ3 2. β2xγ3 (2 πόντοι)

42 Ασκήσεις με υλικό / Κάνε μία αλλαγή που συμφέρει: Β
1) 1. δ5xγ6 β7xγ6 (2 πόντοι)
2) 1. ζ5xε6 ζ7xε6 (2 πόντοι)
3) 1. ζ4xε5 δ6xε5 (2 πόντοι)
4) 1. Ιε7xγ8 Βγ4xγ8 (2 πόντοι)
5) 1. … Ιγ4xδ2+ 2. Ιζ3xδ2 (6 πόντοι)
6) 1. … Αθ6xγ1 2. Πζ1xγ1 (2 πόντοι)
7) σκίτσο
8) 1. … Ιγ6xδ4 2. ε3xδ4 (2 πόντοι)
9) 1. … η4xζ3 2. Αε2xζ3 (2 πόντοι)
10) 1. … Αγ3xη7 2. Αβ2xη7 (2 πόντοι)
11) 1. … Πδ3xβ3 2. α2xβ3 (2 πόντοι)
12) 1. Αε3xα7 Ιγ6xα7 (2 πόντοι)

43 Ασκήσεις / Επανάληψη: Β
1) 1. … Ιδ4-γ2#
2) 1. Βα4xδ7#
3) 1. Ιδ1-γ3
4) 1. όχι (σε σαχ μετά από ροκέ)
5) 1. Πδ1xδ7
6) 1. … Ιβ4-δ3+
7) 1. … α6xβ5
8) 1. Πα5-θ5#
9) 1. Πγ7#
10) 1. … η3-η2#
11) 1. … Πδ8-δ2+
12) 1. Ιδ4xε6

44 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Β
1) 1. Ιη4-θ6#
2) 1. … Βγ6xη2 2. Πη1xη2 (2 πόντοι)
3) ναι
4) 1. … Ιδ6-γ4
5) 1. Αγ6xη2
6) 1. Βδ4xβ6
7) 1. Βε5-θ5#
8) 1. Αβ2-δ4
9) 1. Αθ7-ζ5#
10) 1. … Πβ2xβ7 (4 πόντοι)
11) 1. Ιγ5-β7#
12) 1. Πε1xε5

46 Κέρδος υλικού / Κόψε ένα κομμάτι με διπλή επίθεση: Α
1) 1. Πγ7xε7 (ή 1. Πε1xε7) Πε8xε7 2. Πε1xε7 (3 πόντοι)
2) 1. … Πε8xε5 ή 1. … Ιδ7xε5 (3 πόντοι)
3) 1. … Αζ6xε5 2. Αβ2xε5 Πε8xε5 (3 πόντοι)
4) 1. Ιζ3xε5 (ή 1. Αγ3xε5) 2. Ιγ6xε5 2. Αγ3xε5 (3 πόντοι)
5) 1. … Ιε4xη3 ή 1. … Αδ6xη3 (1 πόντος)
6) 1. Ιε5xζ7 ή 1. Αβ3xζ7 (1 πόντος)
7) 1. … Πε8xε7 (5 πόντοι)
8) 1. Πε1xε5 (5 πόντοι)
9) 1. Ιδ3xε5 ή 1. ζ4xε5 (1 πόντος)
10) 1. … ε5xδ4 (1 πόντος)
11) 1. Αβ5xγ6+ β7xγ6 2. Πγ1xγ6 (1 πόντος)
12) 1. Αη2xδ5 Αβ7xδ5 2. Ρδ4xδ5 (3 Πόντοι)

47 Κέρδος υλικού / Κόψε ένα κομμάτι με διπλή επίθεση: Β
1) 1. Πδ8x ζ8+ ή 1. Πζ1xζ8+ (5 πόντοι)
2) 1. Αβ2xζ6 Αε7xζ6 2. Πζ1xζ6 (3 πόντοι)
3) 1. … Πδ7xδ3 2. Πδ1xδ3 Πδ8xδ3 (5 πόντοι)
4) 1. Αη5xζ6 Αη7xζ6 2. Πζ1xζ6 (3 πόντοι)
5) σκίτσο
6) σκίτσο
7) 1. Βδ2xδ7 Βδ8xδ7 2. Αβ5xδ7 ή 1. Αβ5xδ7 (3 πόντοι)
8) 1. Πγ2xγ6 Αβ7xγ6 2. Πγ1xγ6 (1 πόντος)
9) 1. Ιη5xζ7! (περισσότεροι πόντοι) ή 1.Αγ4xζ7+ (1 πόντος)
10) 1. Βδ3xθ7#
11) 1. Αγ4xζ7+ (1 πόντος)
12) 1. Αδ3xα6 Αβ7xα6 2. Βε2xα6 (1 πόντος)

49 Κανόνες του παιχνιδιού / Ματ, πατ ή συνεχίζουμε: Α
1) πατ
2) 1. … Αxγ8
3) ματ
4) σκίτσο
5) 1. Αζ1
6) ματ
7) 1. … α6
8) 1. … Ρδ7
9) ματ
10) ματ
11) πατ
12) 1. Ιδ1

50 Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση με τη βασίλισσα: Α
1) 1. Βγ2-γ8#
2) 1. Βδ4-θ8#
3) 1. Βθ4-ε7#
4) 1. Ββ7-ζ7#
5) 1. Βζ7-β7#
6) 1. Βζ6-ζ1#
7) 1. Ββ3-η8#
8) 1. Βγ2-β1# (γ1, δ1, η2, θ2)
9) 1. Βε2-η4#, θ2
10) 1. Βδ5-α2# (α8)
11) 1. Βη3-θ2# (θ3, θ4, η6)
12) 1.Ββ5-α4# (α5,β7)

51 Ασκήσεις / Επανάληψη: Γ
1) 1. Ββ3-η8
2) ναι
3) 1. … Αε6xγ8
4) 1. … Ιε5-ζ7
5) 1. Βγ2-β1, γ1, δ1, η2, θ2
6) 1. Πε1xε5
7) 1. … α7-α6
8) 1. … Βζ1-θ1
9) 1. … Πζ8-ζ1
10) 1. Αβ5xγ6+
11) 1. Αβ2xζ6#
12) 1. … Αζ6xε5

52 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Γ
1) 1. Πζ1xζ7
2) 1. Αθ3-η2#
3) 1. Πδ1xδ4 ε5xδ4 2. Ββ2xδ4+;1.Ρη1-θ1; Αδ4xβ2
4) 1. … γ7-γ6
5) 1. … Ιγ3xδ5 2. Ιζ4xδ5 (2 πόντοι)
6) πατ
7) 1. Αδ7xθ3
8) 1. … Ιδ5-ζ4#
9) 1. Αε2-θ5#
10) 1. γ3-γ4
11) 1. … Αζ8xα3
12) 1. Βδ5-ζ5

55 Η σκακιστική γραφή / Πλήρης σκακιστική γραφή: Α
1) 1. Πζ2-ζ7
2) 1. γ2-γ4
3) 1. … Ιβ6-δ5
4) 1. … Βδ8-θ4
5) 1. … Αη7xα1
6) 1. Ιε3xζ5
7) 1. … Ιβ8-δ7
8) 1. Πα1-ε1
9) 1. Ιε5-ζ7 ματ
10) 1. … 0-0-0
11) 1. ε7-ε8Β
12) σκίτσο

56 Υλικό / Κέρδισε υλικό: Α
1) 1. … Αα6xζ1
2) 1. Πγ5xθ5
3) 1. Αε4xβ7
4) 1. … Ιη4xε3
5) 1. Αγ5xε7
6) 1. … Αγ5xε3+
7) 1. Αβ5xδ7
8) 1. Ιδ5xε3
9) 1. Πζ7xα7
10) 1. Αβ2xζ4
11) 1. … Βδ4xζ4
12) 1. η5xζ6

Βήμα 1 extra

2. Κόψε ένα απροστάτευτο κομμάτι: A
1) 1. Βδ1xη4
2) 1. Πζ4xβ4
3) 1. θ3xη4
4) 1. Πδ1xδ7
5) 1. … Ιζ6xη4
6) 1. … Ββ2xγ3
7) 1. … Βθ2xδ6
8) 1. … Ιγ6xβ4
9) 1. Πζ1xζ6
10) 1. … Βε6xθ6
11) 1. Βδ2xα5
12) 1. Ιε5xη4

3 Κέρδος υλικού / Κόψε ένα απροστάτευτο κομμάτι: B
1) 1. Αγ1xβ2
2) 1. Βγ3xδ3
3) 1. … Βζ6xη5
4) 1. … Αδ6xζ4
5) 1. … Ιη7xε6
6) 1. … Ιε5xγ4
7) 1. … Αδ3xγ4
8) 1. Αγ1xζ4
9) 1. … Βα4xγ2
10) 1. Βα4xη4
11) 1. Βε1xα5
12) 1. Πε1xε7

4 Άμυνα / Μετακίνηση: A
1) 1. … Ια4-β6
2) 1. Βδ1-γ1
3) 1. … Αβ4-α5
4) 1. Ιη5-θ3
5) 1. … Ιζ6-θ7
6) 1. Αγ4-α2
7) 1. … Πδ3-δ2
8) 1. … Βγ2xβ2
9) 1. … Αγ5-β6
10) 1. … Βδ5-γ4
11) 1. Αδ3-β1
12) 1. Βζ3-θ5

5 Άμυνα / Μετακίνηση: B
1) 1. Ιε7-γ6
2) 1. Ιζ3-θ4
3) 1. … Ιγ5-α4
4) Σκίτσο
5) 1. … Βε4-β1
6) 1. Ιγ3-α4
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. … Βα5-α6
9) 1. Ββ6-β7
10) 1. Βγ6-α4
11) 1. … Ιε5-γ4
12) 1. … Βζ6-ζ5

6 Άμυνα / Υποστήριξη: A
1) 1. … β6-β5
2) 1. Αε2-ζ3
3) 1. … Πα8-γ8
4) 1. β2-β4
5) 1. Βε8-ε1
6) 1. … α4-α3
7) 1. ζ2-ζ4
8) 1. … Βδ8-ε7
9) 1. … Αδ8-ε7
10) 1. Πε7-ζ7
11) 1… Ιζ6-η8
12) 1. Ιε2-η1

7 Άμυνα / Κόψιμο: A
1) 1. … Αη6xε4
2) 1. θ3xη4
3) 1. β3xγ4
4) 1. Ββ3xδ5
5) 1. … δ6xε5
6) 1. … Ια6xγ7
7) 1. Ιε3xη4
8) 1. Αη2xδ5
9) 1. … Ιγ6xβ4
10) 1. … Αα6xε2
11) 1. θ5xη6
12) Σκίτσο

8 Άμυνα / Παρεμβολή: A
1) 1. … δ6-δ5 2) 1. ζ2-ζ3
3) 1. … Ιβ8-γ6
4) 1. … Αζ6-ε7
5) 1. … γ6-γ5
6) 1. ζ2-ζ4
7) 1. … γ5-γ4
8) 1. β2-β3
9) 1. … δ5-δ4
10) 1. … Αα7-δ4
11) 1. Αγ4-ε2
12) 1. Αη3-δ6

9 Άμυνα / Διάφορες: A
1) 1. … Ιβ6-γ4
2) 1. … Βα5xγ3
3) 1. Αβ2xδ4
4) 1. … Αγ6-α8
5) 1. α3-α4
6) 1. Ιγ3-δ5
7) 1. … Na5-c4
8) 1. Πγ3-β3
9) 1. Ρζ3-ε2
10) 1. Αη3-δ6
11) 1. Βδ1xδ7
12) 1. Βε2xγ4

10 Άμυνα / Απόφυγε το σαχ: A
1) 1. … Ιζ6-δ7
2) 1. … Ρη8-θ8
3) 1. … η7xζ6
4) 1. … Αη7xζ6
5) 1. …η7-η6
6) 1. Ργ2-β2
7) 1. … Ιζ8xθ7
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Ρδ4-γ3
11) 1. … Ρη8-θ8 (1. … Ρη8-ζ8 2. Βδ5-δ8#)
12) 1. Αγ5-ε3

11 Άμυνα / Απόφυγε το σαχ: B
1) 1. … Ργ7-δ8
2) 1. Ρη1-θ1
3) 1. … Ρζ8-η8
4) 1. Ργ7-β7
5) 1. … Ρη7-θ6
6) 1. … Ρε7xδ6
7) 1. Ρβ1-γ1
8) 1. … Ρα8-β8
9) 1. … Αζ8xγ5
10) 1. … η7xζ6
11) 1. Αε4-η2
12) 1. Ργ1-δ2

12 Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: A
1) 1. ζ6-ζ7#
2) 1. Βγ7-ε7#
3) 1. Βγ7-γ8#
4) 1. Ββ2-β5#
5) 1. Ββ2-β6#
6) 1. Ββ2-γ3#
7) 1. Βθ8-η8#
8) 1. Βθ8-ε8#
9) 1. Βθ8-θ5#
10) 1. Βθ4-θ7#
11) 1. Αη6-ζ7#
12) 1. Βθ4-δ8#

13 Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: B
1) 1. Βδ7-η7#
2) 1. Βδ7xε8#
3) 1. Ββ7-δ5#
4) 1. Ιδ5-γ7#
5) 1. Ιδ5-ζ6#
6) 1. Βδ6-ε7#
7) 1. … Αζ3-ε2#
8) 1. … Πη2-η1#
9) 1. … Πη2-ζ2#
10) 1. … Πε1-η1#
11) 1. … Βθ6-θ1#
12) 1. … Ιζ3-ε1#

14 Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: A
1) Βθ7
2) Πδ2
3) Βθ2
4) Βη6
5) Βη5
6) Βε3
7) Βθ6
8) Αζ6
9) Βθ7
10) Ιδ6
11) Αε3
12) Αθ4

15 Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: Γ
1) 1. Βε5xγ7#
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Βε5-ε8#
4) 1. Βθ5-δ1#
5) 1. Βα5-δ8#
6) 1. Ββ7-α6#
7) 1. Βα2-α6#
8) 1. … Βε4-α4#
9) 1. Ββ7-ζ7#
10) 1. Βε5-θ5#
11) 1. Ββ3-η3#
12) 1. Βδ7-η4#

16 Κανόνες του παιχνιδιού / Ροκέ: A
1) ○ 0-0 ● 0-0-0 ○ κανένα
2) ○ 0-0 ● 0-0-0 ○ κανένα
3) ● 0-0 ● 0-0-0 ○ κανένα
4) ○ 0-0 ● 0-0-0 ○ κανένα
5) ○ 0-0 ○ 0-0-0 ● κανένα
6) ○ 0-0 ○ 0-0-0 ● κανένα
7) ● 0-0 ○ 0-0-0 ○ κανένα
8) ● 0-0 ○ 0-0-0 ○ κανένα
9) ● 0-0 ○ 0-0-0 ○ κανένα
10) ○ 0-0 ● 0-0-0 ○ κανένα
11) Σκίτσο
12) ● 0-0 ○ 0-0-0 ○ κανένα

17 Κέρδος υλικού / Συμφέρουσα αλλαγή: A
1) 1. … Ιθ3xζ4
2) 1. θ6xη7
3) 1. Ιβ1xα3
4) 1. … β4xγ3
5) 1. … Αβ7xζ3
6) 1. Αγ3xθ8
7) 1. Πζ2xα2
8) 1. Αη3xδ6
9) 1. … Αα4xδ1
10) 1. δ5xγ6
11) 1. Πδ1xδ8
12) 1. … β5xγ4

18 Κέρδος υλικού / Συμφέρουσα αλλαγή: B
1) 1. Πδ6xβ6
2) 1. … ε6xδ5
3) 1. … Αγ7xα1
4) 1. … Αγ8xζ5
5) 1. Ιδ2xγ4
6) 1. β3xγ4
7) 1. … Αδ7xθ3
8) 1. … Πδ8xδ4
9) 1. ε5xδ6
10) 1. Αδ5xε6+
11) 1. Πδ1xδ8
12) 1. Ιδ5xγ7+

19 Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: Δ
1) 1. Βγ7-β6#
2) 1. Βθ6-ζ8#
3) 1. Ιζ5-ε7#
4) 1. Ιδ5-ζ6#
5) 1. Βζ6xθ6#
6) 1. Βζ6-θ8#
7) 1. Ββ6-δ6#
8) 1. Βθ3-γ8#
9) 1. Βγ2-γ4#
10) 1. Βθ3-η3#
11) 1. Ιε4-δ6#
12) 1. Βη2-η6#

20 Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: E
1) 1. Πγ7-ζ7#
2) 1. Βθ7-η8#
3) 1. … Βζ1-β1#
4) 1. Ιε5-η6#
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Βη3xη7#
7) 1. Αθ6-ζ8#
8) 1. Βθ6-θ2#
9) 1. Βθ6-ζ8#
10) 1. … Βζ3-δ3#
11) 1. Πδ6-ζ6#
12) 1. Βδ5xδ8#

21 Ματ/ Δημιούργησε το ματ με δύο κομμάτια: ΣΤ
1) Πγ8 Αα6
2) Βθ7 η6
3) Βζ7 η6
4) Ρζ8 Ιζ7
5) Ρζ7 Αη7
6) Πθ8 Αζ6
7) Πθ4 ζ6
8) Αε6 Αζ6
9) Πε7 Ιη6
10) Βδ8 ε7
11) Αγ7 Πα5
12) Αζ6 Ιθ6

22 Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: Ζ
1) 1. η2-η4#
2) 1. Αζ6-γ3#
3) 1. Πη5-θ5#
4) 1. Ββ1-θ7#
5) 1. Αδ1-ζ3#
6) 1. Βα6-α2#
7) 1. θ3-θ4#
8) 1. Πε4-δ4#
9) 1. Πε1-ε4#
10) 1. ε2-ε3#
11) 1. Αα6-ε2#
12) 1. Αη2xζ3

23 Κέρδος υλικού / Διπλή επίθεση: A
1) 1. Αη2xζ3
2) 1. … Αζ6xθ4
3) 1. Πβ7xβ8
4) 1. Αζ4xθ6
5) 1. … Ιβ3xδ4
6) 1. Αδ4xε5
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. Βθ5xγ5
9) 1. … Ιβ4xγ6
10) 1. … Ιζ3xδ2+
11) 1. Αε5xδ4
12) 1. … Βδ8xδ5

24 Κέρδος υλικού / Διπλή επίθεση: B
1) 1. … Πδ8xδ6
2) 1. Βζ4xε5
3) 1. … Ιβ6xγ4
4) 1. Βδ4xδ6
5) 1. Πα6xζ6
6) 1. … Βδ6xδ4
7) 1. … Βη7xη2
8) 1. … Αγ6xη2
9) 1. … Βε6xδ5
10) 1. Ββ3xδ5
11) 1. Ιδ2xε4
12) 1. Ιε3xδ1

25 Κέρδος υλικού / Διάφορες: A
1) 1. Ιδ4xγ6
2) 1. Αα2xγ4
3) 1. … Αε7xθ4
4) 1. … Αε7xη5
5) 1. Βδ1xθ5
6) 1. … Ιβ6xγ4
7) 1. … β5xγ4
8) 1. … Αε6xη4
9) 1. Ιε5xδ7
10) 1. … Ββ6xδ4+
11) 1. Βγ4xβ4
12) 1. Πβ1-β8+

26 Κέρδος υλικού / Διάφορες: B
1) 1. … Βη5xζ4
2) 1. … Πβ2xη2
3) 1. … Πδ8xδ5
4) 1. … Βγ5xη5
5) 1. … δ2-δ1Β
6) 1. Ιδ5xε7+
7) 1. Ιε4xδ6
8) 1. Πδ7xε7
9) 1. γ4xδ5
10) 1. … Βα5xγ3
11) 1. γ7-γ8Β
12) 1. … Βα8xα4

27 Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: Η
1) 1. Βα7-γ5#
2) 1. Αδ2-α5#
3) 1. Ιδ4-β3#
4) 1. Ιε5-γ6#
5) 1. Αη2-β7#
6) 1. β4-β5#
7) 1. Ιη3-ε2#
8) 1. Ιδ6-β7#
9) 1. Πη3-γ3#
10) 1. Ιζ8-ε6#
11) 1. Ιγ7-α6#
12) 1. Ιγ3-β5#

28 Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: Θ
1) 1. Ββ3-ζ7#
2) 1. … Βζ2-θ4#
3) 1. … Βγ7xθ2#
4) 1. Βη3-δ6#
5) 1. … Πα6-γ6#
6) 1. γ7xβ8Β#
7) 1. Αγ4-δ3#
8) 1. Βθ8-θ7#
9) 1. Πδ1xδ8#
10) Σκίτσο
11) 1. Αγ4-ζ7#
12) 1. Ιζ5-ε7#

29 Δημιούργησε το ματ / Βάλε τα κομμάτια στα σωστά τετράγωνα: A
1) Ρθ6, Ιη6, Ρθ8, Αη8
2) Ρζ6, Αη6, η5, Ρθ3
3) Ρζ8, Πθ7, Ιη5, Ρθ8
4) Ργ6, Πα8, Αβ7, Ρβ8
5) Ργ4, Αγ1, Ββ3, Ρα3
6) Ργ4, Πα6, Ιγ5, Ρα5
7) Ργ5, Ββ5, Ρα4, α3
8) Ρε5, Βθ7, Πη8, Ρζ7
9) Ρι6, Αη7, Ιζ6, Ρθ8
10) Ρθ6,Ιζ7, Ρθ8, Πζ8
11) Ργ3, Ιγ4, Αγ6, Ρα4
12) Πθ7, Ιη5, Ιη8, Ρθ8

31 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: A
1) 1. Ββ1xβ8#
2) 1. Αγ4xε6
3) 1. Αε4xα8
4) Βδ7
5) 1. Ιε5xγ4
6) 1. Αη4-ζ5#
7) όχι
8) 1. … Ιβ4-γ6
9) 1. Πη1-η7#
10) 1. … β4-β3
11) 1. … Αθ2xβ8
12) 1. Ιε3-ζ5

32 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: B
1) 1. Αδ8-ζ6
2) Ιβ3
3) 1. Ιγ5xε4 δ5xε4 2. Πε1xε4
4) 1. Πα4xη4
5) 1. Βζ2-θ4#
6) 1. Ιε4xη5
7) 1. Πε2xη2
8) 1. … Ια4-γ5#
9) 1. … β5xγ4
10) 1. … Αζ8-η7
11) 1. Ρζ2-η1 (1. Ρζ2-ζ1 Πε8-ε1#)
12) 1. θ4-θ5#

33 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Γ
1) 1. Πη3-η8#
2) 1. … Ιβ2-δ3+
3) 1. Αδ1-ζ3
4) Σκίτσο
5) πατ
6) 1. … Βη1-θ2#
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. Βη5-η8#
9) 1. Αε2xα6
10) Πδ1
11) 1. Ββ6xη1
12) 1. Ρη1-θ1

34 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Δ
1) 1. Ρβ2xγ3
2) 1. γ6-γ7+
3) 1. Αγ4xα6#
4) 1. Πα6xγ6
5) 1. … β4xγ3
6) 1. … Ρζ8-η8 2. θ6-θ7+ Ρη8-θ8
7) 1. … Βζ6xζ2#
8) 1. … Ιθ5-ζ6
9) Βθ1
10) 1. … α4-α3
11) 1. Βθ6-θ8#
12) 1. Βδ4xβ6 Ββ8xβ6 2. Αε3xβ6

35 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: E
1) 1. … Πζ8xζ3#
2) 1. Πγ6xδ6 ή 1. Βε5xδ6
3) 1. … β7-β6
4) 1. Βδ2xθ6#
5) 1. Αη3xγ7
6) 1. Ιγ3-ε4
7) 1. Ρβ1-γ2 (1. Ρβ1-α2 Πη1-α1#)
8) Πδ8
9) 1. … Αη4-γ8
10) 1. … Βθ5-δ5
11) 1. δ4xγ5
12) 1. … Βζ1-ζ7#

36 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΣΤ
1) Βε8
2) Σκίτσο
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. η3-η4#
5) 1. … Ρθ4-η4
6) 1. Ιβ3xγ5 ή 1. Αε3xγ5
7) 1. Αη5xδ8
8) 1. Βζ7-ζ6#
9) 1. Ρδ1-γ1 (1. Ρδ1-ε1 Πβ2-β1#)
10) 1. Αβ5xα4
11) 1. Αε3xβ6
12) 1. … Αδ7-θ3#

37 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ζ
1) 1. Ββ2-ζ6#
2) 1. … Βδ6-ε7
3) Αε5
4) 1. … Πγ7xγ4
5) 1. Βζ8-θ6#
6) 1. Βε3xδ4
7) 1. … Ρδ7-γ8 (1. … η3-η2 2. Ρβ6 β7 η2-η1Β 3. γ7‑γ8Β+)
8) πατ
9) 1. … Ιβ4xγ2
10) 1. η3-η4
11) 1. … Ρζ4-ε5
12) 1. Βθ4-ε4#

38 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: H
1) 1. Πη1-η8
2) 1. … Ιζ6xδ5
3) 1. Βη6
4) 1. Ρα7-β8 (1. Ρα7-β7 θ2-θ1Β+)
5) 1. Πε1xε7+
6) 1. Βε3-γ1#
7) 1. … Πζ3-ζ8
8) 1. Ιγ3xδ5 ή 1. Αη2xδ5
9) 1. Βθ4xθ6#
10) 1. … Ρθ8-η8 (1. … Ρθ8-θ7 2. Πη1xη7#)
11) 1. Αβ4xζ8
12) 1. … Βη2-α2#

39 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Θ
1) 1. … α6xβ5
2) 1. Ιγ3-β1
3) 1. θ5-θ6#
4) 1. Ρη2-θ1 (1. Ρη2-ζ1 Βη3-η1#)
5) Ιε7
6) 1. ε5-ε6 Ρδ5xε6 2. Ρδ3xδ4
7) 1. Αε7-ζ8#
8) 1. Ββ7xζ3
9) 1. … Αα6xε2
10) 1. … Αε7xθ4
11) 1. Πη8-η6#
12) 1. … Αγ6-ζ3

40 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ι
1) 1. Αε4-γ6#
2) 1. … Πα7xη7
3) 1. η6-η7
4) 1. … Αγ8-α6
5) 1. Ιγ3xε4
6) 1. Βζ5-η4#
7) 1. Ββ7xθ7
8) 1. Βθ5xη6+
9) 1. Πβ7-θ7#
10) 1. Ρδ2-ε1 (1. Ρδ2-γ1 Βδ4-δ1#)
11) 1. Ιδ6xε8
12) Ιε4

41 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΑ
1) 1. … Αθ2-η3
2) 1. … Ββ1-α2#
3) 1. θ3xη4 (1. Αε4xζ3 Ιη4xζ2#)
4) 1. … Αβ6xζ2
5) Βα1
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Ββ3-ε3#
8) 1. … Βη4xε4 (1. … Βη4xθ5 2. Ιε4-ζ6#)
9) 1. Ιγ6xε5 ή 1. Αδ4xε5
10) 1. … Ιβ8-γ6
11) 1. … Βγ2xγ3#
12) 1. … γ7xβ6 (1. … α7xβ6 2. α6 α7)

42 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΒ
1) 1. … Πδ3xγ3
2) 1. Βθ6-η5#
3) 1. Ιε5xδ7
4) Βη2
5) 1. … Βδ8-ζ8
6) 1. Ιε4xγ5
7) 1. … Πζ2-ζ8#
8) 1. … θ6xη5
9) 1. Ββ6-δ8#
10) 1. … Βγ5xε5 (1. … Πε8xε5 2. Πα1-α8+)
11) 1. Ρδ2-δ3 (1. Ρδ2-δ1 Ιδ5-γ3#)
12) 1. … Ρα8-β8 (1. … Ρα8-α7 2. Ργ6-γ7)

43 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΓ
1) 1. Βθ6-θ2#
2) 1. Πβ1xβ7
3) 1. Ρβ1xγ1 (1. Πδ1xγ1 Ιγ4-α3# ; 1. Ιβ3xγ1 Ιγ4-α3#)
4) 1. … γ4xδ3
5) 1. … Ργ6-β6
6) 1. Πζ1-ζ8#
7) 1. … Βε5xγ3
8) 1. Βδ8-θ4#
9) 1. Βγ5-ε5
10) Βα4
11) 1. Αε2xδ1
12) 1. … Ιζ6-δ5

44 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΔ
1) 1. Ιζ3xη5
2) Αη6
3) 1. Βζ6-ε7#
4) 1. Ιγ5xε6
5) 1. Πε1xε7 ή 1. Αα3xε7
6) 1. … Αγ6xα4
7) 1. … Πε8xδ8 (1. … Αγ7xδ8 2. Βγ2-γ8#)
8) 1. Πθ5xθ7#
9) 1. … ζ7-ζ5
10) 1. Ιδ3xβ4
11) 1. … θ7-θ5#
12) 1. Ρε4-ε3 (1. Ρε4xε5 Ιβ4-γ6#)

45 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΕ
1) 1. … Ρη8-ζ7
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Πδ1xδ4
4) 1. … Πβ4xθ4
5) Ιδ5
6) 1. Βζ6-δ8#
7) 1. … Πη8-θ8+
8) 1. Αζ4xβ8
9) 1. Ββ3-α2
10) 1. Πε7-ε8#
11) 1. Αε2-δ3
12) 1. … Αβ7xα6

46 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΣΤ
1) 1. … Ρη8-θ8
2) 1. … Βη4-δ1#
3) ναι
4) 1. Πγ1xγ6
5) 1. Αθ6-η7#
6) 1. Αη5xδ8
7) 1. … Πζ8xζ3 2. Αε2xζ3 Βγ6xζ3
8) ζ7
9) 1. Βε4-ε8#
10) 1. … Αγ5-β4
11) 1. Αδ2-γ3+
12) 1. … Ιγ6-ε7

47 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΖ
1) 1. Βγ3xζ6
2) 1. Ιζ3xε5
3) 1. … Αζ8-β4+
4) 1. … Βθ5-θ3#
5) 1. … ε4xζ3
6) Αζ6
7) 1. γ7-γ8Β
8) 1. Βη7-θ6#
9) 1. Βδ2xδ7
10) 1. Αγ1-ζ4
11) 1. … Βγ7-δ8
12) 1. Ιη5-ε6#

48 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΗ
1) Αε6
2) 1. … Πγ7xγ2
3) 1. … Ρδ3-γ3
4) 1. … Πθ3-θ1#
5) 1. Αε3xη5
6) 1. Αδ2xβ4
7) 1. … Βζ6-α1#
8) 1. Πδ4xη4 Ιζ6xη4+ 2. Πβ4xη4
9) 1. … Αε7-β4
10) 1. 0-0-0
11) 1. … Πζ8-ζ1#
12) 1. Βγ7-η3 (1. Ρη1-θ1 Βθ3-η2#)

49 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΘ
1) 1. … Βγ1-γ5#
2) 1. Αδ5xη8
3) 1. Ιγ3xδ5 ή 1. Ιε3xδ5
4) 1. … Ιε3xζ5
5) 1. … Πβ8-β1
6) 1. Αδ3-α6#
7) 1. … γ2xβ1Β
8) Βη8
9) 1. Ιγ3-α4
10) 1. … Πη5-θ5#
11) 1. … γ4xβ3
12) 1. Ρζ3-η2

50 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Κ
1) 1. Αε2xγ4
2) 1. … Αε6xβ3
3) 1. … Βδ3-γ2#
4) 1. Ιδ2xβ3
5) 1. Ρζ8-η8 ε2-ε1Β 2. ζ7-ζ8Β+
6) 1. … Ρδ4xγ4
7) 1. Βη5-δ5#
8) 1. Αη5xζ6
9) 1. … Αα3-β4
10) 1. … Ιδ7xζ6
11) 1. Βε4-θ4#
12) Βε3

51 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΑ
1) 1. … Αγ6xθ1
2) 1. θ2-θ4#
3) 1. Αζ6-δ4
4) 1. ζ4-ζ5
5) 1. Βθ8-δ8#
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. … Βζ5xδ5
8) 1. Ιβ1-γ3
9) 1. Πζ7-θ7#
10) 1. 0-0-0
11) 1. Βη2xη7
12) Ιβ1

52 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΒ
1) 1. Πζ1-ζ5#
2) 1. Ιδ4-β5
3) πατ
4) Βζ1
5) 1. … Βα5xα3
6) 1. Βδ7-β5#
7) 1. Βε3xε4
8) 1. Ιγ3xδ5
9) 1. … Αζ6xγ3
10) 1. … γ7xδ6
11) 1. Βε3-η5#
12) 1. … ζ7-ζ6

53 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΓ
1) Βγ8
2) 1. … Αζ5xδ3
3) 1. Αγ1-β2
4) 1. … Αε6-η4#
5) 1. … ζ7-ζ6
6) 1. … Πγ5xη5
7) 1. Βθ6-η6#
8) ναι
9) 1. … β4xγ3
10) 1. Πζ1xγ1
11) 1. … Αβ6-α7
12) 1. Βε5-η7#

54 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΔ
1) 1. Ιγ8-ε7#
2) 1. … 0-0
3) 1. … Ββ4xθ4
4) Σκίτσο
5) 1. Αζ1xα6
6) α4
7) 1. Βθ8-θ6#
8) 1. Βα6-α5
9) 1. … Πα7-η7
10) 1. ε4-ε5
11) 1. … Βθ4-ε1#
12) 1. … Αε7xβ4

55 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΕ
1) 1. Ιζ3xδ4
2) 1. Αδ5-γ6#
3) 1. … Ιζ5xδ6 2. ε5xδ6 Βγ7xδ6
4) 1. … Αγ6xθ1
5) 1. β6-β7
6) 1. … Βθ5-δ1#
7) 1. … Ρδ7-δ6
8) Βα4
9) 1. … ε5-ε4
10) 1. … Ρβ8-α7 2. Ργ3-α3+ Ρη6-α6
11) 1. Βθ6xη6#
12) 1. … Βε5-θ5

56 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΣΤ
1) 1. γ7-γ8Ι#
2) 1. … α6xβ5
3) 1. … Ρη8-θ8
4) 1. Αη4-ζ3
5) Αγ7
6) 1. … Βδ1-ζ1#
7) 1. α2-α3
8) 1. … Πη8xη5 2. Ιε4xη5 Βθ4xη5
9) 1. Βγ6-α8#
10) 1. Ρβ6-β7 (1. Ρβ6xγ7 Ρα1xα8)
11) 1. ζ5xη6
12) 1. … Αζ6xγ3

Βήμα 1+

3. Υλικό / Κόψε ένα κομμάτι που δέχεται διπλή επίθεση: A
1) 1. Ιεxδ5
2) 1. Ιδ5xζ6 (1. Αβ2xζ6 γ6xδ5) 1. … η7xζ6 2. Αβ2xζ6
3) 1. Βζ3xβ7
4) 1. Ιε4xδ6 (1. Πδ1xδ6 ζ5xε4)
5) 1. Ιε4xζ6+ (1. Αβ2xζ6 δ5xε4+) 1. … Αε7xζ6 2. Αβ2xζ6
6) 1. Βε4xδ5 (1. Ιγ3xδ5 Βγ4xε4)
7) 1. Ιζ5xθ6+ (1. Αε3xθ6 η6xζ5)
8) 1. Πη3xη6 (1. Ιζ4xη6 Βδ6xη3)
9) 1. … Πγ5xε5 (1. … Πε8xε5 2. Πζ5-ζ8#)
10) 1. Βγ6xε6+
11) 1. Ιδ3xε5 (1. Βδ4xε5 Βδ6xδ3+)
12) 1. Βθ5xη5+ (1. Ιθ3xη5 Αε8xθ5)

4. Υλικό / Κόψε ένα κομμάτι που δέχεται διπλή επίθεση: Β
1) 1. … Βζ6xδ4
2) 1. Ιζ5xε7+ (1. Βε4xε7 Βδ8 δ1#)
3) 1. … Αα6xγ4 (1. … Βε6xη4 2. Αζ3xη4+)
4) 1. Αζ3xε4 (1. Βγ2xε4 Βγ6 γ1+)
5) 1. … Αα6xγ4 (1. … Βε6xγ4 2. Βε4xη6)
6) 1. … Βδ5xγ4 (1. … Πγ5xγ4 2. Πδ1xδ5)
7) 1. Βδ4xζ6 (1. Πζ4xζ6 Βδ8xδ4)
8) 1. Βζ2xη3 (1. θ2xη3 Βθ4xθ1+)
9) 1. Βδ5xε4 (1. Ιγ3xε4 Βα8xδ5)
10) 1. Βδ4xγ5 (1. Ιβ3xγ5 Ββ4xδ4)
11) 1. Βα6xγ8+ (1. Ιε7xη6+ Ρθ8 θ7; 1. Ιε7xγ8 Βα8xα6) 1. … Βα8xγ8 2. Ιε7xγ8
12) 1. Ια4xγ5 (1. Ββ4xγ5 Βγ6xα4)

5. Υλικό / Επέλεξε το σωστό κόψιμο: Α
1) 1. Πη2xβ2 (1. Πη2xη7+ Αβ2xη7)
2) σκίτσο
3) 1. … Ιε7xγ6
4) 1. Βδ8xα5 (1. Βδ8xε7 Πα5 α1+)
5) 1. Αα2xδ5 (1. Πβ7xγ7 Ιε6xγ7)
6) 1. Αη5xθ6 (1. Αη5xθ4 Αθ6xδ2)
7) 1. ε3xδ4 (1. Πγ1xγ8 Ιδ4xβ3; 1. Ιζ3xδ4 Πγ8xγ1+)
8) 1. … Αε6xη4 (1. … Αε6xβ3 2. Ιη4-θ6#)
9) 1. Ιζ3xδ2 (1. Πδ1xδ2 Αη6xθ5)
10) 1. … Ιδ4xε2+ 2. Βδ2xε2 Kη8xη7
11) 1. θ5xη6 (1. Ιγ3xβ5 Βα6-α1#)
12) 1. … Ιγ4xε3 2. Βδ3xζ5 Ιε3xζ5

6. Υλικό / Επέλεξε το σωστό κόψιμο: Β
1) 1. Πδ7xβ7
2) 1. … Αη4xζ3
3) 1. Πδ7xβ7
4) 1. Αε4xγ6+ Ρε8 δ8 2. Αγ6xη2
5) 1. Ιδ4xγ6 β7xγ6 2. η4xθ5
6) 1. … Ιε7xζ5
7) 1. Πζ4xζ7+ Ρθ7-η8 2. Πζ7xζ2
8) 1. Αε2xη4+
9) 1. δ5xγ6 Αβ7xγ6 2. θ2xη3
10) 1. Βε4xα8+ Ρε8-δ7 2. δ4xε5
11) 1. Βγ2xγ7 (1. Βγ2xα4 Βδ6xθ2#)
12) 1. … Βδ8xd6 (1. … Βδ8xθ4 2. Βε1-ε8#)

7. Υλικό / Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. Πδ1xζ1 (αλλοιώς 1. … Πδ8xδ1)
2) 1. … Πθ8xθ4 (1. … η5xθ4 2. Βη3xη7)
3) 1. β2xγ3 (1. ε4xζ5 Πδ8-δ1#)
4) 1. γ2xβ3 (1. α2xβ3 Πγ8xγ2)
5) 1. Αβ4xγ5 (1. Βγ3xγ5 Πζ7-ζ1+)
6) 1. η2xζ3 (1. Βδ1xζ3 Βγ3xε1#)
7) 1. δ4xγ5 (1. Πγ1xγ5 Βα6xζ1+)
8) 1. … Βγ4xγ3 (1. … Αδ4xγ3 2. β3xγ4)
9) 1. Ιγ3xδ5 (1. Ιγ3xβ5 Πε8xε3)
10) 1. Βε1xε3 (1. Αδ4xε3 Αγ5xε3+)
11) 1. … Βε7xδ6 (1. … Αε5xδ6 2. Αζ4xδ6)
12) 1. θ7-θ8Β+ (1. θ7xη8Β γ2xδ1Β; 1. Πδ1-θ1 Ιη8-ζ6+)

9. Άμυνα / Υποστήριξε: A
1) 1. γ2-γ3
2) 1. β3-β4
3) 1. … Ιη8-ε7
4) 1. η2-η4 / 1. η2 η3
5) 1. … γ7-γ6
6) 1. γ3xδ4
7) 1. Αε3-δ2
8) 1. η3-η4
9) 1. … Αθ6-ε3
10) 1. Ιδ3-γ1
11) 1. β3xγ4
12) 1. Ρε1-δ2

10. Άμυνα / Υποστήριξε: B
1) 1. Πζ2-ζ4
2) 1. Αζ4-ε3
3) 1. Αε3-δ4+
4) 1. … Αγ8-β7
5) 1. Πα1-α4
6) σκίτσο
7) 1. Πζ3-γ3
8) 1. Βδ8-δ4
9) 1. Πα7-α1
10) 1. Βε3-ε5
11) 1. … Βδ1-δ3
12) 1. Αη3-δ6

11. Άμυνα / Μετακίνησε: A
1) 1. Πδ1-ζ1 (1. Πβ7 δ7 β2-β1Β; 1. Πβ7xβ2 Πγ1xδ1#)
2) 1. Βγ4-γ8+
3) 1. Πγ8-δ8
4) 1. Αα8-β7
5) 1. … Βδ4-η7
6) 1. Πγ7-γ4
7) 1. Πζ1-ε1
8) 1. Πη6-η3
9) 1. Αα7-β6
10) 1. Πα6-α4
11) 1. … Αα2-β3
12) 1. Πδ7-δ6

12. Άμυνα / Μετακίνησε: Β
1) 1. Αη4-θ3
2) 1. … Βδ6-δ7
3) 1. … Αβ6-γ7
4) 1. … Βγ5-γ7
5) 1. … Ββ4-ε7
6) 1. … Βγ6-δ6
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. … Βδ2-η5
9) 1. … Βε3-θ6
10) 1. … Βη7-η5
11) 1. Βα4-α6
12) 1. … Βη5-δ2

13. Άμυνα / Διάφορες: A
1) 1. … ε5-ε4
2) 1. Ιδ4xε6+
3) 1. … Βζ7-η8
4) 1. Βδ4-β4
5) 1. Πε7xε8+ (1. Πε7-α7 Πε8xε5+)
6) 1. … β5-β4
7) 1. … Βθ4xε4
8) 1. δ4-δ5
9) 1. Αε3-γ5
10) 1. … Ιδ4-γ6 (1. … Ιδ4-ε6 2. Βδ1xη4)
11) 1. … Βε5-θ8
12) 1. Πδ7-δ1 (1. Πε1 δ1 Αγ5-δ4)

14. Άμυνα / Απόφυγε το σαχ: A
1) 1. Ρθ2-θ1 (1. Ρθ2-θ3 Βζ2-η3#)
2) 1. … Ιε6-ζ8 (1. … Ιε6xδ8 2. Πδ1xδ8#)
3) 1. Ρη2-ζ1 (1. Ρη2-θ2 Πγ7-θ7#)
4) 1. … Ββ4-ζ8 (1. …. Ρη8-θ7 Πγ1-θ1#)
5) 1. Βδ8xε8 (1. … Αη6xε8 2. Βζ4-ζ8#)
6) 1. Αδ3-ζ1 (1. Αδ3xβ1 Πε5-ε1#)
7) 1. … Ρη7-ζ8 αλλοιώς ματ στο η7 ή το θ4.
8) 1. Ρη1-ζ2 (1. Ρη1-θ2 Πγ1-θ1#)
9) 1. … Αη7-ζ8
10) 1. … Ρβ7-γ7 (1. … Ρβ7-α6 2. Πβ8-β6#)
11) 1. … Ρζ7-ε6 (1. … Ρζ7-ε8 2. Βη7-ε7#)
12) 1. … Αδ6-β8

15. Άμυνα / Απόφυγε το σαχ: B
1) 1. … Βε7xζ8 (1. … Ρη8xζ8 2. Βδ4-θ8#)
2) 1. … Ιζ8xθ7 (1. … Ρη8-θ8 2. Ιη5xζ7#)
3) 1. … Ιδ5-β6 (1. … Ρβ8-γ8 2. Ββ2-θ8+)
4) 1. Βε7-β4 (1. β2-β4 Βγ4-γ2#)
5) 1. … Ρζ8-ε8 (1. … Ρζ8-η8 2. Αδ3-γ4#)
6) 1. … Ρζ8-η8 (1. … Ρζ8-ε8 2. Αε2-θ5#)
7) 1. Ρδ2-γ1 (1. Ρδ2-ε2 Βγ3 ε3#)
8) 1. … Ιζ6-η8 (1. … Ιζ6xε8 2. Βθ6-ζ8#)
9) 1. Ρζ1-ε1
10) 1. … Βε7-η7 (1. … Βε7xζ6 2. Αθ4xζ6#)
11) 1. Ρη1-ζ2
12) 1. … Ρδ7-γ8 (1. … Ρδ7-γ6 |2. Βζ7-δ5#)

17. Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση (βρείτε όλα τα ματ): Α
1) 3x: 1. Βδ6-δ2# ; 1. Βδ6-γ5# ; 1. Βδ6-β6#
2) 2x: 1. Βζ3-ε4# ; 1. Βζ3-ζ7#
3) 4x: 1. Βζ6-η7# ; 1. Βζ6-θ8# ; 1. Βζ6-ζ7# ; 1. Βζ6-η6#
4) 3x: 1. Βζ7xθ5# ; 1. Αε3xη5# ; 1. Πθ1xθ5#
5) 3x: 1. … Ιθ2-ζ3# ; 1. … Βθ3-η2# ; 1. … Ιθ2xζ1#
6) 3x: 1. Πζ7-η7# ; 1. Βζ6-θ8# ; 1. Βζ6-η7#
7) 4x: 1. ζ7-ζ8Π# ; 1. Βη6-η8# ; 1. Βη6-θ6# ; 1. ζ7-ζ8Β#
8) 3x: 1. … η5-η4# ;1. … Ιδ3-ζ2# ; 1. … Βζ4xθ4#
9) 3x: 1. Βε7-η7# ; 1. Βε7-ζ8# ; 1. Βε7-ε8#
10) 3x: 1. δ2-δ4# ; 1. η2-η3# ; 1. Βε2-ε4# ; 1. δ2-δ3+? Αγ5-ε3
11) σκίτσο
12) σκίτσο

18. Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση (βρείτε όλα τα ματ): Β
1) 3x: 1. Πζ1-ζ3# ; 1. Ιγ3-ε2# ; 1. Βθ6-η5#
2) 3x: 1. Ιγ3-α4# ; 1. Ιγ3-δ5# ; 1. Βγ4-β5#
3) 3x: 1. … Βθ3-η2# ; 1. … Βθ3-ζ1# ; 1. … Πθ1-ζ1#
4) 3x: 1. Ββ4-γ5# ; 1. Ιζ3-ε5# ; 1. Ββ4-γ3#
5) 4x: 1. Ια4-β6# ; 1. Βδ6-β8# ; 1. Βδ6-δ7# ; 1. Βδ6-ε6#
6) 3x: 1. Αε6-δ5# ; 1. Ιβ1-δ2# ; 1. ζ2-ζ3#
7) 3x: 1. … Βδ2-θ6# ; 1. … Βδ2-ζ4# ; 1. … Βδ2-δ8#
8) 3x: 1. η5-η6# ; 1. Ιδ4-ζ5# ; 1. Βζ6-ζ4#
9) 4x: 1. Ιε4-ζ6# ; 1. Αη6-ζ5# ; 1. Βζ8-ε8# ; 1. Πθ6-θ7#
10) 3x: 1. Βδ2-ζ2# ; 1. Βδ2-ε1# ; 1. η2-η3#
11) 3x: 1. … Αη7-ζ8# ; 1. … Πα8-γ8# ; 1. … Βδ8-γ7#
12) 3x: 1. Αγ4-β5# ; 1. Ββ8-γ7# ; 1. Ββ8-ε8#

19. Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: A
1) 1. … Αγ4-ζ1#
2) 1. Ιζ6-θ7#
3) 1. … Ιγ4-δ2#
4) 1. Ιε3-ζ1#
5) 1. Αε3-η5#
6) 1. Αε3-β6#
7) 1. Ιζ4-ε6#
8) 1. Ιζ5-θ6#
9) 1. Ιε5-η6#
10) 1. … Ιη2-ε3#
11) 1. γ2-γ4#
12) 1. Ιη5-ε6#

20. Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: B
1) 1. Ιε5-ζ7#
2) 1. Αε3-θ6#
3) 1. Ιγ3-β5#
4) 1. … Ιε4xζ2#
5) 1. Ιε5-η6#
6) 1. … Ιζ4-δ3#
7) 1. … Ιδ4-ζ3#
8) 1. Ιζ4xδ5#
9) 1. Ιγ6xα7#
10) 1. … ζ3-ζ2#
11) 1. … Αε5-η3#
12) 1. Αη5-ζ4#

21. Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: Γ
1) 1. Βδ3-ζ5#
2) 1. Πε7-ζ7#
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. Βγ4-γ8#
5) 1. Ββ3-ε6#
6) 1. Πγ5-δ5#
7) 1. ε4-ε5#
8) 1. … Βγ3-α5#
9) 1. … Βδ4-ε5#
10) 1. … Βζ4-θ6#
11) 1. δ5-δ6#
12) 1. Βε5-ε8#

22. Ματ / Ματ σε μία με αποκάλυψη: Α
1) 1. Ρζ7-ζ7#
2) 1. Ιδ3xγ1#
3) 1. Πη2-η4#
4) 1. Αθ4xζ2#
5) 1. η2xζ1Β#
6) 1. Ιθ4-ζ3#
7) 1. Αθ6-ζ8#
8) 1. Αθ6-ζ4#
9) 1. Ιδ6xζ5#
10) 1. Αθ3xε6#
11) 1.Αζ3-ε2#
12) 1. Πβ3xα3#

24. Σχέδιο διαδρομής / Επέλεξε μια ασφαλή διαδρομή: Α
1) σκίτσο
2) Πγ1-γ7-ε7-ε5
3) Πθ8-θ3-σ3-α6
4) Πδ8-δ1-γ1-γ4
5) Πα7-α3-θ3-θ7
6) Βδ1-α1-α2-η8
7) Βγ2-γ5-ζ8-β8
8) Πδ7-δ1-η1-η8
9) Πβ4-β6-θ6-θ7
10) Βα1-η1-η7-ε5
11) Αε8-δ7-ζ5-β1
12) Αε1-η3-ε5-β2

25. Σχέδιο διαδρομής /Δώσε ένα ασφαλές σαχ (σε 3 κινήσεις)

26. Σχέδιο διαδρομής / Δώσε ένα ασφαλές σαχ (σε 3 κινήσεις): Β
1) Πε7-β7-β3-γ3+
2) Πε8-γ8-γ7-η7+
3) Πα1-α3-η3-η5+
4) Πγ6-θ6-θ8-ε8+
5) Πα1-ζ1-ζ7-β7+
6) Πα4-β4-β3-θ3+
7) Πα5-η5-η8-ε8+
8) Πθ7-η7-η8-γ8+
9) Πθ2-γ2-γ8-β8+
10) Πθ7-θ5-ζ5-ζ8+
11) Πγ1-θ1-θ8-ε8+
12) Πδ8-δ7-η7-η4+

27. Σχέδιο διαδρομής / Δώσε ένα ασφαλές σαχ (σε 2 κινήσεις): Γ
1) Βθ7-β1-δ1+
2) Βη8-η6-ε8+
3) Βθ5-θ2-β2+
4) σκίτσο
5) σκίτσο
6) Βθ6-θ3-α3+
7) σκίτσο
8) σκίτσο
9) Βγ7-ε7-ε2+
10) Βε8-ζ8-α3+
11) Βα1-θ1-α8+
12) Ββ8-δ6-δ1+

28. Σχέδιο διαδρομής / Δώσε ένα ασφαλές σαχ (σε 3 κινήσεις): Δ
1) Ιθ6-η4-ζ6-ε8+
2) Ιη2-ζ4-ε6-γ7+
3) Ιε6-η5-θ3-η1+
4) Ιγ3-β1-α3-γ2+
5) Ιε2-ζ4-θ5-ζ6+
6) Ιγ3-α2-γ1-β3+
7) Ιβ3-δ2-ε4-ζ6+
8) Ια3-β1-γ3-α4+
9) Ιζ4-η6-ε7-γ6+
10) Ιθ3-η1-ζ3-δ4+
11) Ια5-β7-γ5-ε4+
12) Ια8-γ7-β5-δ6+

29. Παγίδα / Παγίδευσε το κομμάτι: Α
1) σκίτσο
2) 1. Πδ8-δ4
3) 1. Βζ5-ε5
4) 1. … Αζ3-β7
5) 1. γ2-γ3
6) 1. … Αβ6-δ4
7) 1. … Αα5-ε1
8) 1. … Ιε5-η4
9) 1. … Ιδ7-ζ6
10) 1. … α5-α4
11) 1. Ιδ4-γ6
12) 1. Αδ8-θ4

30. Παγίδα / Παγίδευσε το κομμάτι: Β
1) 1. Ιε5-γ4
2) 1. … γ7-γ5
3) 1. … ζ7-ζ5
4) 1. Ιδ5-γ3
5) 1. … Βε1-γ3
6) 1. … Αγ8-θ3
7) 1. … Ιη5-θ3
8) 1. … ε7-ε5
9) 1. … δ2-δ1Ι
10) 1. Βθ8-α8
11) 1. … Ιθ5-ζ6
12) 1. … ζ2-ζ1Β

31. Σχέδιο διαδρομής / Κόψε όλα τα κομμάτια: Α
1) σκίτσο
2) Βα6xα2xβ1xη6
3) Βθ2xγ7xθ7xη6xζ5
4) Πβ6xη6xη3xθ3xβ3 ή β3xθ3
5) Ββ7xζ3xα3xγ5xζ5xθ7
6) Ιβ3xγ5xε4xδ2
7) Αδ5-ζ7xη6xζ5xε4xβ7
8) Πε7xε4xθ4xθ7xβ7xβ6
9) Πε7xβ7xθ7xθ4xε4xε3
10) Πβ8-ε8xε3xα3xα6
11) Βθ6xε3xζ2xβ6xβ7
12) δ6-δ7-δ8Ιxβ7

33. Άμυνα υπό την απειλή του ματ / Κόψιμο: Α
1) 1. … Πα6xζ6
2) 1. … Βδ8xη5
3) 1. … Πγ6xζ6
4) 1. … Πγ8xγ3
5) 1. … Αε3xθ6
6) 1. … Αε7xη5
7) 1. … Πα6xθ6
8) 1. … Ιζ4xη6
9) 1. … Ιδ5xζ6
10) 1. … Βα3xη3+ 2. Πη8xη3 β2-β1Β
11) 1. Πη5xα5
12) 1. … Αε4xζ5

34. Άμυνα υπό την απειλή του ματ / Μετακίνηση: Α
1) 1. Πα6-α1
2) 1. … Πζ8-η8
3) 1. Βγ2-ζ2
4) 1. … Βδ6-θ2
5) 1. … Αγ8-ζ5
6) 1. … Αγ5-ζ8
7) 1. γ6-γ7
8) 1. … Πβ1-α1 ( ή 1. … Ββ2-α1)
9) 1. β3-β4
10) 1. Ββ1-η1 (1. Ββ1-γ2 Βζ2-ζ1#)
11) 1. … Αε7-δ6
12) 1. … γ6-γ5

35. Άμυνα υπό την απειλή του ματ / Παρεμβολή: Α
1) 1. … Ρθ8-η8
2) 1. … θ7-θ5
3) 1. Ρθ1-η1
4) σκίτσο
5) 1. … Ρζ8-η8
6) 1. … Ρθ8-η7 ή 1. … Ρθ8-η8 (1. … Πδ8-η8 2. Βζ5-θ7#)
7) σκίτσο
8) 1. Αα2-β3
9) 1. … Αδ8-ζ6
10) 1. … ζ7-ζ6
11) 1. … Πζ8-ε8
12) 1. … Πη1-η7

36. Άμυνα υπό την απειλή του ματ / Υποστήριξη: Α
1) 1. Ιγ5-ε4
2) 1. … Αδ4-β6
3) 1. … ζ7-ζ5
4) 1. … Αθ3-ζ5
5) 1. Πα7-ζ7
6) 1. … ε5-ε4
7) 1. … ζ7-ζ6
8) 1. Αε5-δ4
9) 1. … η7-η6 (1. … θ7-θ6 2. Βδ3-θ7#)
10) 1. … Πθ7-δ7
11) 1. … Βα2xβ3
12) 1. Ββ2-γ3 (1. η2-η3 Βη4-θ3#)

37. Άμυνα υπό την απειλή του ματ / Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. … Αθ4xε1
2) 1. Αδ3-ζ1
3) 1. Ρβ2-γ1
4) 1. α2-α3
5) 1. η4-η5
6) 1. … Αε3xθ6
7) 1. … θ7xη6
8) 1. … γ3-γ2
9) 1. Πζ7xζ4 (1. η2-η3 Πε1-ε2#)
10) 1. β3-β4
11) 1. … Βη6xθ7
12) 1. Ιζ2-δ3 (1. Ιζ2-δ1 Βγ3-γ1#)

38. Άμυνα υπό την απειλή του ματ / Ναι ή όχι: Α
1) Όχι
2) Όχι
3) Ναι: 1. Βγ5-ζ2 (ή 1. Ρη1-θ1 Πζ7-ζ1+ 2. Βγ5-η1)
4) Ναι: 1. … Αδ6-ζ8
5) σκίτσο
6) σκίτσο
7) Όχι
8) σκίτσο
9) σκίτσο
10) Ναι: 1. … Βγ2-η6
11) Όχι
12) Ναι: 1. δ7-δ8Β

40. Ισοπαλία / Πού είναι πατ ο βασιλιάς;: Α
1) Ρα6
2) Ρα5
3) Ρδ6
4) Ργ4
5) Ρα6
6) Ργ3
7) Ρα1, Ργ3
8) Ρε3
9) Ρζ5
10) Ρθ7
11) Ρα2
12) Ρα8

41. Ισοπαλία / Πού είναι πατ ο βασιλιάς;: Β
1) Ρη6
2) Ρδ8
3) Ργ4
4) Ρδ3
5) Ρζ4
6) Ργ6
7) Ρε4
8) Ργ4
9) Ρδ5
10) Ργ8, Ρθ3
11) Ρα1, Ρε3
12) Ρε5

42. Κίνδυνος πατ! / Απότρεψε το πατ: Α
1) 1. θ6-θ7
2) 1. Ρζ6-η6
3) 1. Ρζ4-η5
4) 1. Πη7-θ7
5) 1. Αζ3xδ5
6) 1. Αα2-η8
7) σκίτσο
8) σκίτσο
9) 1. Ιθ5-ζ6
10) 1. Ρζ2-η3
11) 1. Ρα3-α2 (1. Πβ2-β5+ α6xβ5 2. γ2-γ3 β5xα4 3. γ3-γ4 Ρα5-α6 4. Ρα3xα4=)
12) 1. Ρζ7-ε6

43. Κίνδυνος πατ! / Απόφυγε το πατ: Α
1) 1. Βε2-ζ1+
2) 1. Αε3-ζ4# (1. Αε3xη1 πατ)
3) 1. … Ββ3xβ6 (1. … Ρα7xβ6 πατ)
4) 1. Πβ7xζ7
5) 1. … Αζ2xη3
6) 1. … Ργ8-δ7 (1. … Ργ8xβ7 πατ; 1. … Ργ8-γ7 2. β7-β8Β+ Ργ7xβ8 πατ) 2. β7-β8Β Βζ2-η2#
7) 1. Ρθ2-θ3 (1. Ρθ2-θ1 η3-η2+)
8) 1. Ργ2-γ3 (1. Ργ2-β3 Ρα1-β1 ; 1. Ργ2-δ2 Ρα1-β2 2. β7-β8Β+)
9) 1. Ρη5-θ4 (1. Ρη5-η6 πατ)
10) 1. Πβ2-β1 (1. Πβ2xε2 πατ)
11) 1. β5xγ6 β6-β5 2. γ6-γ7
12) 1. Βζ5-ζ3

45. Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Α
1) ζ7
2) δ6
3) ε6
4) Ιζ5
5) Ιβ4
6) Πδ5
7) ε6
8) Αη6
9) ε4
10) β4
11) Πε4
12) Πδ8

46. Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ με δύο κομμάτια: Α
1) Ρβ6 Βα7
2) Ρβ6 Πδ8
3) β6 Πε8
4) Αη6 Πε8
5) Ιε7 Πθ5
6) Βγ7 Πα5
7) ε2 Πζ1
8) Βε6 Αβ6
9) Σκίτσο
10) Αζ6 Ιθ6
11) Βε8 Αζ5 (Αη6)
12) Αδ8 Πη5

47. Δημιούργησε το ματ / Βάλε τα κομμάτια στα σωστά τετράγωνα: Α
1) λευκά: Πθ6 ζ6; μαύρα: Ρθ8, Πη6
2) λευκά: Ρζ7, Αζ6; μαύρα: Ρθ8, θ7
3) λευκά: Βγ6, γ7; μαύρα: Ρα8, Αα7
4) λευκά: Ρζ5, Αζ6, Πθ8; μαύρα: Ρθ7
5) λευκά: Ργ5, Πα8; μαύρα: Ρα6, β7
6) λευκά: Βθ5, ζ7; μαύρα: Ρθ7, η7
7) λευκά: Πθ5, Αζ7; μαύρα: Ρθ7, η7
8) λευκά: Βζ8, Ιβ6; μαύρα: Ρδ8, Πγ7
9) λευκά: Ρη6, Ιζ6, Πζ7; μαύρα: Ρζ8
10) λευκά: Ρη4, Βη8, η5; μαύρα: Ρη6
11) λευκά: Ργ7,Βα8, α4; μαύρα: Ρα6
12) λευκά: Ρβ6, Πδ4, Πε8; μαύρα: Ρδ6

48. Δημιούργησε το ματ / Βάλε τα κομμάτια στα σωστά τετράγωνα: Β
1) λευκά: β5, Ργ4, Πα6; μαύρα: Ρα5
2) λευκά: Ρα6, γ7, β7; μαύρα: Ρα8
3) λευκά: Πθ5, Ιε7; μαύρα: Ρθ7, η7
4) λευκά: Βθ7, η6; μαύρα: Ρη8, Πζ8
5) λευκά: Βδ6, Αγ6; Ρδ8, Πγ8 ή λευκά: Βγ6, Αδ6, Ργ8, Πδ8
6) λευκά: Ρδ2, Βδ5, γ4; μαύρα: Ρδ4
7) λευκά: Ρε4, Αε5, Βε8; μαύρα: Ρε6
8) λευκά: Ιζ7, Πη5, Αζ5; μαύρα: Ρθ8
9) λευκά: Ργ3, Βγ4, Αζ4; μαύρα: Ρδ5
10) λευκά: θ6, Ιζ6, Ιη6; μαύρα: Ρθ8
11) λευκά: Ρε7, Ια6, Ιδ6; μαύρα: Ργ8
12) λευκά: Ρζ2, Βε3, Ιβ6; μαύρα: Ρδ4

49. Ματ / Πού είναι ο βασιλιάς ματ;: Α
1) Ρε4
2) Ρε4
3) Ρη8
4) Ργ8
5) Ργ3
6) Ρα6
7) Ρβ4
8) Ρα6
9) Ρβ3
10) Ρδ6
11) Ρβ4
12) Ρδ6

50. Ματ / Πού είναι ο βασιλιάς ματ;: Β
1) Ρη4
2) Ρε6
3) Ργ4
4) Ρα6
5) Ρε3
6) Ρδ3
7) Ρε6
8) Ργ5
9) Ρη5
10) Ρδ4
11) Ρδ4
12) Ρζ4

52. Υλικό / Το ελεύθερο πιόνι: Α
1) 1. θ6-θ7 (1. θ6xη7 Αζ3-δ5) 1. … Αζ3-ε4 2. θ7-θ8Β
2) 1. … α3-α2 2. Αη5-δ2 α2-α1Β
3) 1. Ρδ6-δ7 Ρζ8-η7 2. ε6-ε7
4) 1. γ7-γ8Β+
5) 1. Πγ1-δ1 (1. Πγ1-γ7 Ρη7-ζ6) 1. … Πδ4xδ7 2. Πδ1xδ7+
6) 1. Πα7-α8+ Ρη8-ζ7 2. δ7-δ8Β
7) 1. α6-α7
8) 1. Αζ4-θ6 Ρδ7-ε6 2. ζ7-ζ8Β
9) 1. Αε1-η3 Αζ4xη3 2. Ρθ3xη3
10) 1. … Αη4-θ5
11) 1. … Αδ5-ε4 2. Αβ1xε4 ζ5xε4 3. Ρζ4xε4 β2-β1Β+
12) 1. Ρδ8-γ7 (1. Ρδ8-ε8 Αε3-β6) 1. … Αε3-γ5 2. δ7-δ8Β

53. Υλικό / Το ελεύθερο πιόνι: Β
1) 1. Πζ1-ζ8+
2) 1. … Αη5-γ1
3) 1. ζ6-ζ7
4) 1. … Ιζ5-ε3
5) 1. Πη6-η7+
6) 1. β6xα7
7) 1. Πβ5-δ5
8) 1. Αε8-δ7
9) 1. β5-β6
10) 1. Ρβ6-β7
11) 1. Πθ8-η8+
12) 1. … Βθ1-γ1+

55. Άμυνα / Κάνε άμυνα ενάντια σε ένα ελεύθερο πιόνι: Α
1) 1. … Ρε8-δ7
2) 1. Ιδ5-γ3
3) 1. γ4xδ5
4) 1. Πα1-δ1
5) 1. Αδ6-β4
6) 1. … Ρβ7xα7
7) 1. … Ιγ4-β6
8) 1. γ3-γ4
9) 1. Ιγ2-ε1
10) 1. … Ιγ5-ε4
11) 1. ζ2-ζ4
12) 1. … Αη7-ζ6

56. Άμυνα / Κάνε άμυνα ενάντια σε ένα ελεύθερο πιόνι: Β
1) 1. Ιβ4-γ2
2) 1. Αγ5-δ4
3) 1. … Αη5-δ8
4) 1. ε3-ε4
5) 1. … Αζ4-ε3
6) 1. … Πε1-γ1
7) 1. … Πη3-ε3
8) 1. Ιγ2-ε1
9) 1. Αβ5-α4
10) 1. η4-η5
11) 1. Ρη4-θ3
12) 1. … Πβ2-β8

Βήμα 1 mix

1) 1. Lxd6 (capture an unprotected piece) 2) 1. Df8# (mate in one)

3) 1. dxe6+ (twofold attack)

4) 1. … Pxd2! (1. … Pf6?) (defending: moving away) 5) 1. Pxc6 (defending: capturing)

6) 1. … Kxe7 (getting out of check: moving away with a capture) 7) 1. exf6 (profitable exchange)

8) Lg6-b1-a2+

9) 1. Dg5# (mate in one)

10) 1. Ta7 (defending: protecting) 11) 1. Ka4 Da6# (mate in one) 12) 1. … Dh5# (mate in one)

1) 1. … Lxf1

2) 1. … Dg7 (getting out of check: interposing) 3) Dc8 / Dg8

d1 / h3

4) 1. Tg6 (defending: moving away) 5) 1. Lxd5 of 1. Txd5 (twofold attack) 6) 1. … Db1# (mate in one)

7) 1. … Lc3 (defending: interposing)

8) 1. Lxg7 (capture an unprotected piece) 9) 1. Da8# (mate in one)

10) Te8-h8-h3-c3+

11) 1. … Pf6 (defending: interposing) 12) 1. … hxg1D# (mate in one)

1) 1. … Df1#! (1. … Dxg2+? 2. Dxg2) (mate in one) 2) 1. f5 (cashing in a passed pawn)

3) 1. Dxc2 (capture an unprotected piece) 4) 1. Lxd6 (defending: capturing)

5) Drawing

6) Pb4xd3xf4xe6xd8xc6 (route via c6-d8 is wrong: Td3 protects Ld8) 7) 1. Kc2 (getting out of check: moving away)

8) 1. … Td2# (mate in one)

9) 1. Pxe7+ (profitable exchange) 10) Pf2-h1-g3-h5+

11) 1. Ta4 (defending: moving away)

12) 1. g3! (1. Kg3? Lxe3) (defending: protecting)

1) 1. exf6 (profitable exchange)

2) 1. … Dxf4 (capture an unprotected piece)

3) 1. … Kd7! (1. … Kc6? 2. c8D+) (getting out of check: defend against a passed pawn) 4) 1. Dxg4# (mate in one)

5) De8xb5xh5xf7xa7

6) 1. … Kh8 2. Df8# (mate in one)

7) 1. … Th1# (mate in one)

8) 1. Lxc6 Lxc6 2. Txc6 (twofold attack) 9) 1. Td1 (defend against mate: protecting)

10) 1. Txb3 (defending: protecting with a capture) 11) 1. … Pg3# (mate in one)

12) 1. e4 (defending: interposing)

1) Da7 / Dh5 Vd1 / Ve3

2) 1. … Lxa4 (capture an unprotected piece) 3) 1. … Dxa2# (mate in one)

4) 1. Lxg3 (getting out of check: capturing)

5) 1. … Pxd4! (1. … Tg1+? 2. Kxf3) (capture an unprotected piece) 6) 1. Dh6# (mate in one)

7) Db8-b1-e4+

8) 1. Lxg4 (defend against mate: capture the guard) 9) 1. … Lh3 (defending: interposing)

10) 1. … Lxe4 (twofold attack)

11) 1. Lxg4 (defending: capturing) 12) 1. Pb5 (defending: protecting)

1) 1. dxc6 (profitable exchange)

2) 1. Tc8+ Txc8 2. bxc8D+ (cashing in a passed pawn) 3) 1. … Txc2 (twofold attack)

4) 1. … Dg1# (mate in one)

5) 1. Lxh3 (defend against mate: capture the guard / helper) 6) 1. Kh4 Th5# (mate in one)

7) 1. … f5 (defending: interposing) 8) 1. Tf6# (mate in one)

9) 1. dxe5 (profitable exchange)

10) 1. … Dxd7! (1. … Pxd7? 2. Lxd8) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 11) Lb2-a3-f8-h6+

12) 1. … Td6 (defending: protecting)

1) stalemate

2) 1. Pxe4 (profitable exchange) 3) 1. De6# (mate in one)

4) 1. Pxe3 (capture an unprotected piece)

5) 1. … Df8! (1. … Kh7? 2. Dxf7) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 6) Ta8 Lc6 / Th8 Le5

d1 c4 / h4 e1/f2 7) 1. De7# (mate in one) 8) 1. Th8# (mate in one)

9) 1. Dxe2! (1. Dc6+? Ke6) (capture an unprotected piece) 10) 1. … Lc5 (defending: interposing)

11) 1. Dc4 (defending: moving away)

12) 1. Ke1 (defend against mate: moving away)

1) Tb3-a3-a8-h8+

2) 1. … Txe5 (twofold attack)

3) 1. Lxf3! (1. Tc2? Lg2#) (defend against mate: capture the helper) 4) 1. b4 (defending: protecting)

5) 1. … Pxd3 (profitable exchange) 6) 1. Dxg7#! (1. Txb7?) (mate in one) 7) Df7xg6xf6xf1xe2

8) 1. Txa6 (defending: moving away with a capture) 9) 1. Tg3# (mate in one)

10) 1. … Dxc2! (1. … Dxh2+? 2. Dxh2) (capture an unprotected piece) 11) 1. Kf1 (1. Kh1 Txh2#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

12) 1. Lf3 (1. Te1? Lxe1+; 1. Kd3? Lxe2+) (defending: interposing)

1) 1. … Kxc7! (1. … Kxa6? 2. c8D+) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 2) 1. Pe5 Lxe5 2. Kxe5 Kb6 3. b8D+

3) 1. Txg3 (defending: moving away with a capture) 4) 1. Pf2# (mate in one)

5) 1. … Txf3 (profitable exchange)

6) 1. … Te6 (1. … Thg8? 2. Ta1#) (defend against mate: interposing) 7) 1. … b4 (defending: interposing)

8) Ph7-f6-d7-b8+

9) 1. Th7 (getting out of check: interposing) 10) 1. Lb4 (defending: protecting)

11) 1. … Lg5# (mate in one)

12) 1. … Kh8 2. Tf8# (mate in one)

1) 1. Lf6# (1. Txa8? Txb3+!) (mate in one) 2) 1. Dg3 (defending: moving away)

3) 1. Lxb8 (capture an unprotected piece) 4) Drawing

5) 1. Lxg6 (profitable exchange)

6) 1. Ta8#! (1. Tcxd8?) (mate in one)

7) 1. Lxe4 (defending: protecting with a capture) 8) 1. … f6 (defend against mate: interposing)

9) Da2-g2-b7+

10) 1. Td8# (mate in one)

11) 1. Kb1 (1. Kd1 Dd2#) 1. … Db2# (mate in one)

12) 1. … Tf8! (1. … Txe8? 2. Txe8+ Tf8 3. Txf8#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

1) 1. Ka1 (defend against mate)

2) 1. … Df1#; 1. … Tf1#; 1. … De3#; 1. … De2# (4x mate in one) 3) 1. … Dh1#

4) 1. … Txd2 2. Lxd2 Txd2 (twofold attack)

5) 1. … Le8 (1. … Te8? 2. Txd7) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 6) La7-c5-b4-d2+

7) 1. Lxf5 (defending: moving away with a capture) 8) 1. Lxc8 (profitable exchange)

9) 1. Txb3! (1. Le6+? Kxb7; 1. Lxb3? Kxb7) (capture an unprotected piece) 10) 1. Tf2 (defending: X-ray protection)

11) 1. … c6 (defending: interposing) 12) 1. … Le5# (mate in one)

1) 1. Ld2 (defending: protecting) 2) 1. … Pxd6 (profitable exchange)

3) 1. Txc8 Txc8 2. Txc8+ (twofold attack) 4) 1. f3# (mate in one)

5) 1. Pc3 (defending: moving away)

6) 1. Pe3 (defend against mate: protecting) 7) Pd4xb5xc7xe6xg7xf5

8) 1. Kg2 (1. Kxf3 h1D+) (getting out of check) 9) 1. Th2 (1. Kg1 Dxg2#) 1. … Df1# (mate in one) 10) 1. … Pc6 (defending: interposing)

11) 1. Td3# (mate in one)

12) 1. Pxf3! (1. Td8+? Tf8!) (capture an unprotected piece)

1) Pc5-a6-b4-c2+

2) 1. Te5 (1. e8D? Th5#) (defend against mate: X-ray protection) 3) Dd8 Pb5 / Df6 Pg7

b1 d2 / h4 g2

4) 1. … gxf3 (profitable exchange) 5) 1. Te8#! (1. Txd2?) (mate in one)

6) 1. … Da5 (defending: moving away) 7) 1. Dxf7+ (twofold attack)

8) 1. Da8# (mate in one)

9) 1. … Tc4 (defending: interposing) 10) 1. Ld5+ (exploiting vulnerability)

11) 1. Dxh6 (defending: protecting with a capture) 12) 1. Dc6# (mate in one)

1) 1. … Txg2! (1. … Td1+?) (defending: moving away with a capture) 2) 1. Te8# (mate in one)

3) 1. Le7 Lxb2# (mate in one) 4) Pd4-c6-e7-g6+

5) 1. Pxh3 Td1+ 2. Kg2 (defend against mate: capture the guard) 6) 1. … Ka8 (1. … Td8 2. Lxd8) (defend against a passed pawn) 7) 1. … Le3 (defending: interposing)

8) 1. Tc8# (mate in one)

9) 1. Txb8 Txb8 2. Dxb8+ (twofold attack)

10) 1. Lxb6 (defending: protecting with a capture) 11) 1. … dxc3 (profitable exchange)

12) 1. Pxa3! (1. Te8+? Lf8) (capture an unprotected piece)

1) 1. … Td1#! (1. … Txa6?) (mate in one) 2) 1. Dxf6 Dxf6 2. Txf6 (twofold attack) 3) 1. Lxc4 (defending: capturing)

4) 1. Txd7 (profitable exchange) 5) 1. b4 (defending: interposing) 6) Drawing

7) Dh2-h7-g8+

8) 1. … Dd3 (defending: moving away to a protected square)

9) 1. Kxf1! (1. Txf1? Txe2) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 10) 1. Kf1 (defend against mate: moving away)

11) 1. … g5# (mate in one)

12) 1. Txd7 (1. Pc4 Td1+; 1. Lxd7 Txd2) (twofold attack with X-ray protection)

1) 1. … Dxb1# (mate in one)

2) 1. Lxf5 (capture an unprotected piece) 3) Lc5xe3xg5xh4xe7xb4

4) 1. Txf1 gxf1D+ 2. Kxf1 (defend against a passed pawn) 5) 1. Dg8# (1. Dh5+ Kg7) (mate in one)

6) 1. Ta6 (defending: moving away to a protected square) 7) Lh7-c2-d1-g4

8) 1. … Lxa1 (profitable exchange) 9) 1. Pe4 (defending: interposing)

10) 1. g4 (defending: twofold protecting) 11) 1. Pxf7# (mate in one)

12) 1. … f5 (defend against mate: interposing)

1) 1. Lh6 (defending: moving away)

2) 1. Lxd7! (1. Pxb6? Pxb6) (capture an unprotected piece) 3) 1. h4# (mate in one)

4) 1. Kc5 Tg5# (mate in one)

5) 1. De4 (defend against mate: X-ray protection) 6) 1. Td6 (defending: protecting)

7) 1. Tc8! (1. Th3? Th8) (cashing in a passed pawn) 8) 1. Dc8# (mate in one)

9) 1. d4! (1. c3? Pxc3) (defending: interposing) 10) La5-e1-h4-e7+

11) 1. Kf1! (1. Kh1? Txe2) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 12) 1. … De1+ 2. Pf1 Dxf1# (exploiting vulnerability)

1) 1. … Pd5! (defending: moving away and interposing) 2) 1. Kxd6 (defending: protecting with a capture)

3) 1. … Pg7 (defending: moving away) 4) 1. Tf5#! (1. Txg7?) (mate in one) 5) 1. Dc6#! (1. Dxe2?) (mate in one)

6) 1. Df2! (1. Kf1? Ld3#; 1. Kh1? De1+ 2. Df1 Dxf1#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 7) 1. Dh7# (mate in one)

8) Lh5-g6-c2-a4+

9) 1. … Pxf6! (1. … Pxd2?) (profitable exchange) 10) 1. Dg2 (defend against mate: protecting)

11) 1. g6#! (1. Pxe5? Lxe5) (mate in one) 12) 1. Pf3# (mate in one)

1) 1. Lc4 (defend against mate: protecting) 2) 1. De7# (mate in one)

3) 1. Pxc8 (defending: moving away with a capture) 4) 1. gxf4! (1. Txe5? Lxe5!) (profitable exchange) 5) Pf4-e2-c1-a2+

6) 1. … Dh2#! (1. … Pxd7?) (mate in one)

7) 1. … f5+ 2. Pxf5 gxf5+ (exploiting vulnerability) 8) 1. … Lxh3 (capture an unprotected piece)

9) 1. Kh2 (defending: protecting)

10) 1. … Pc6 (defend against a passed pawn) 11) 1. Pd3# (mate in one)

12) 1. Kd2! (1. Pe3? Dxe3+; 1. Kc4? Dxd1) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material)

1) 1. Dxf5! (1. Dxb7? Tf1#) (capture an unprotected piece) 2) 1. Txe7 Dxe7 2. Txe7 Kxe7 (twofold profitable exchange) 3) 1. Kd3 Dc4# (mate in one)

4) 1. Txb6 (defending: moving away with a capture)

5) 1. Pxc6+! (1. Pxf5? Txd1+) (capture an unprotected piece) 6) 1. Pxb6! (1. Lxf7? Txe1+) (capture an unprotected piece) 7) 1. … f6 (defending: interposing)

8) Lf3xd5xf7xc4xa6xb7

9) 1. … Da1 (defend against mate: protecting)

10) 1. … Td1+ 2. Te1 Txe1# (exploiting vulnerability) 11) 1. Dxg3+ (defending: capturing)

12) 1. … Kf6! (1. … Kh7? 2. Lf8#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

1) 1. b7! (1. bxc7? Kd7) (cashing in a passed pawn) 2) 1. Tf7#! (1. Dxd6? c1D) (mate in one)

3) 1. Td1 (defending: interposing) 4) Dd8 b6 / Dh5 f7

d3 a3 / g3 h4

2nd edition

4) Dd8 b6 / Dh8 g7

b1 c2 / e1 f2

5) 1. Txd6! (1. Txb5? Txd2) (capture an unprotected piece) 6) 1. Db8# (1. Dxd8+? Lxd8; 1. Dc5+? Dc6) (mate in one)

7) 1. fxg6 (defend against mate: protecting by line clearing with X-ray protection) 8) 1. Dg7# (mate in one)

9) Dh2-c7-d8+

10) 1. … Tdxd4 (1. … Tcxd4? 2. Txd5)

11) 1. Kf2! (1. Ke2? Lxg2) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material)

12) 1. Kg6 (1. Kh8 Pf7+ 2. Kh7 Pg5+ 3. Kg6 is a loss of time: 3. Kh6? Kf7) (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. … Lxc5 (defending: moving away with a capture) 2) Drawing

3) 1. Da2# (mate in one)

4) 1. Lh6 (defending: moving away) 5) 1. Lxd4 (twofold attack)

6) 1. Th8+ (1. Ta8+? Dxa8+) 1. … Dg8 2. Txg8# (exploiting vulnerability) 7) 1. Kg2! (1. Ke2? f3#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

8) Lf8-e7-d8-b6+

9) 1. Kd1 Db1#; 1. Lf5 Dh1# (mate in one) 10) 1. Lf1 (defend against mate: interposing) 11) 1. … f6+ 2. Kf5 Kf7

12) 1. Lxg4! (1. Lxc6? Txd1#) (capture an unprotected piece)

1) 1. Ld3# (mate in one)

2) 1. Lh1 (defending: protecting by line clearing)

3) 1. Dxd4 (1. Kd3? Txf4) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 4) 1. Dc8#! (1. Dxg3? a2!) (mate in one)

5) 1. … Lh6#! (1. … Lxc3?) (mate in one)

6) 1. Taxe6 Tc1+ 2. Te1 (capture an unprotected piece) 7) Ta7-f7-f6-h6+

8) 1. … Txd8 (1. … Dxd8 2. Dxb7) (twofold attack) 9) 1. … Kc8 2. Tc7# (mate in one)

10) 1. Tb1 (defend against mate: X-ray protection) 11) 1. Te5 (defend against mate: X-ray protection) 12) 1. Dxd4 (defending: capturing)

1) 1. Lxf5 (defending: moving away with a capture) 2) 1. … Ka5 2. Db5# (mate in one)

3) 1. … Dxc3! (1. … Dxd6? 2. Dxg7#) (capture an unprotected piece) 4) 1. b8T (1. b8D? stalemate) (avoid stalemate)

5) Pe4xg5xf7xd6xc4xb6

6) 1. Kh4! (1. Kh2? Dg2#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 7) 1. … Dg2#! (1. … Dxa4? 2. Txa4) (mate in one)

8) 1. Pc3 (defending: interposing)

9) 1. Dxf3! (1. Dxc7? Dxc3) (defending: protecting with a capture) 10) 1. Td6# (mate in one)

11) 1. Kb1 (1. Txf7? Tf1#) 1. … Tf1+ 2. Ka2 (defend against mate: moving away) 12) 1. b4 (defending: protecting)

1) 1. Dxg4! (1. Db7+? Kxe5) (capture an unprotected piece) 2) 1. Txe6 (1. Lxe6 Td1+) (capture an unprotected piece) 3) 1. Dh4 (defending: moving away)

4) 1. … Dxe5+ 2. Dxe5 Txe5 (defend against mate: X-ray protection with a capture) 5) 1. Pb3 (defending: interposing)

6) Pe4-g3-e2-c1+

7) 1. Ke3! (1. Td7? Tf1+ 2. Ke3 d1D; 1. c7? Tf1+ 2. Ke5 d1D; 1. Tb2? Tf1+ 2. Ke3 d1D) 1. … Te1+ 2. Kxd2 (defend against a passed pawn)

8) 1. Lxb2 (getting out of check: capturing) 9) 1. Dxc6#! (1. dxc6+?) (mate in one)

10) 1. … Te3# (mate in one)

11) 1. Da5 (defending: moving away and maintaining the protection) 12) 1. Texe6 (1. Taxe6? Tc1+) (twofold attack with line clearing)

1) 1. Txg7! (1. Td8+? Kxa7) (twofold attack) 2) 1. Le5 (defend against mate: protecting)

3) 1. … Ke5 (defending: protecting) 4) 1. Pxh7# (mate in one)

5) 1. … Df2# (mate in one) 6) Da8-g8-g1+

7) 1. Df6#; 1. g4# (2x mate in one) 8) 1. Dxb5 (defending: moving away)

9) 1. Dxf5! (1. Dxd6? Dxf3) (capture an unprotected piece and maintaining the protection) 10) 1. Dxf2 (1. Kb1 Tg1#) 1. … Txf2+ 2. Kb1 (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 11) 1. Dxc6! (1. Txc6? Txe4) (twofold attack)

12) 1. Kd3 a2 2. Pc2 (defend against a passed pawn)

1) 1. Pxd6! (1. Txd6? Lxe4) (twofold attack) 2) 1. Txe7 (capture an unprotected piece)

3) Ld8-g5-h6-g7+ 4) Drawing

5) 1. Lg3# (mate in one) 6) 1. bxa6 Kc6

7) 1. … g5#! (1. … Txc5?; 1. … Th5+? 2. Lxh5) (mate in one) 8) 1. … Da1+ 2. Ld1 Dxd1# (exploiting vulnerability)

9) 1. Te8! Kxd7 2. Txf8 (cashing in a passed pawn)

10) 1. … Kf8 (1. … Kg6? 2. Txe7; 1. … Kg8? 2. Txe7) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 11) 1. Txd4! (1. Kh1? Lxc3) (getting out of check: avoid a bigger loss of material)

12) 1. Da6 (defending: moving away)

1) 1. Dc8+ Dxc8 2. bxc8D+ (cashing in a passed pawn) 2) 1. … Lc8 (defend against a passed pawn)

3) 1. Lb5+ (defending: moving away)

4) 1. De5+ (1. Db8+? Ld8) 1. … Df6 2. Dxf6# (exploiting vulnerability) 5) Ka5 Dc8 b6 a7

6) 1. Pxe5 (capture an unprotected piece) 7) 1. g5# (mate in one)

8) 1. Df5# (mate in one)

9) 1. … Tf8 (defend against mate: interposing)

10) 1. … Ka8 (1. … Lxc6 2. Td8#) (getting out of check: moving away) 11) 1. Ka5 (1. Ka7 Txa4#) 1. … Txa4# (mate in one)

12) 1. … Txc8 (1. … Pxc8 2. d8D#) 2. dxc8D+ Pxc8 (defend against a passed pawn)

1) 1. Txf1+! (1. Kxf1? Txd2) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 2) 1. Dd5# (1. Dg6+? Kg8 2. Dxe8 Dxc2) (mate in one)

3) 1. … Da5 (defending: moving away)

4) 1. Lxc2! (1. Lxd7? Lxa4) (capture an unprotected piece) 5) 1. … Dxg2#! (1. … Dxf4?) (mate in one)

6) 1. g3# (mate in one)

7) 1. Lb5 (defending: interposing) 8) Ta1-g1-g8-e8+

9) 1. Dxd5! (1. Pxd5? exd4) 1. … exf4? 2. Dxd6 (twofold attack)

10) 1. Lf1! (1. Dd5? Dd1+ 2. Lf1 Dxf1#) (defend against mate: protecting) 11) 1. … Dh2 (defend against a passed pawn)

12) 1. Pxd4! (1. Txd4? gxf3) (twofold attack)

1) 1. Dh7# (mate in one)

2) 1. … Lxf3 (profitable exchange) 3) Pd2-b1-a3-c2+

4) 1. Dxf1 (capture an unprotected piece)

5) 1. Dxf6! (1. Dxh7+? Dxh7; 1. Df8+? Txf8) (capture an unprotected piece) 6) 1. … Pg6 (defending: moving away)

7) 1. Lxc8! (1. Db8? Dxa6) (defending: capturing) 8) 1. Da1 (defending: protecting)

9) Td7 Pb6 / Te8 Pg5 a1 d3 / g4 f2

10) 1. … Kh8 (1. … Kg8? 2. Rf8#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

11) 1. … Lf3# (mate in one)

12) 1. Db1 (1. Txd7? Te1#) (defend against mate: moving away and protecting)

1) 1. Da5# (mate in one)

2) 1. Lxc3 (defending: capturing)

3) 1. Txh8 (1. Dxe5 Txa8; 1. Lc6+ Pxc6) (capture an unprotected piece) 4) Db5-b4-f8+

5) 1. … cxd5 2. Lxa6 (capture an unprotected piece) 6) 1. Dxe4 (capture an unprotected piece)

7) 1. … Tf3 (defending: interposing)

8) 1. Pxd6! (1. Dxc6? Txc6) 1. … Dxc4 2. Pxc4 (profitable exchange) 9) 1. … Pf4# (mate in one)

10) 1. Tc2 (defend against mate: X-ray protection) 11) 1. Txd6 (defending: protecting with a capture)

12) 1. … Pxg8! (1. … Txg8? 2. Pf7#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

1) 1. Dxh6! (1. Dg5?) (defending: moving away with a capture) 2) 1. La3! (1. Lf6? Tc1#) (defending: protecting)

3) 1. … Pc6# (mate in one)

4) 1. Le3 (1. Pe3 Txd2; 1. Kg2 Lb7#; 1. Kh1 Lb7#) (getting out of check: interposing and avoid mate or loss of material)

5) 1. gxf4#! (1. gxh4+? Kxh4) (mate in one)

6) 1. … Pxg8+ (1. … Kxg8?; 1. … Dxg8) (avoid stalemate) 7) 1. Txg7! (1. Tf5+? Kxe4) (capture an unprotected piece) 8) Lc8-e6-g8-h7+

9) 1. Lxd5+ Kf8 2. Kxe1 (capture an unprotected piece)

10) 1. Kh4! (1. Kh2? Th3#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 11) 1. … Le7 (defending: interposing)

12) 1. Ph7+ (1. Kxc1? Dxg5+) 1. … Dxh7 2. Lxh7 (exploiting vulnerability)

1) 1. Lxg5 (capture an unprotected piece)

2) 1. Te7#! (1. Pd6+ Kd8; 1. Lxf8 Kxf8) (mate in one) 3) Pc3xd5xf6xe4xc5xd3

4) 1. … Ke7 (defend against a passed pawn) 5) 1. hxg5# (mate in one)

6) 1. Lh3+ Pg4 2. Lxg4+ (exploiting vulnerability) 7) 1. … Txc1 2. Txc1 (mate in one)

8) 1. Lf3 (defending: X-ray protection) 9) 1. a3 (defend against mate: protecting) 10) 1. … f2# (mate in one)

11) 1. Pxf6+! (1. Pxe7? Tf1#) (profitable exchange)

12) 1. Dg1+ (1. Kh2? Dxb4) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material)

1) 1. Tf2 (defend against a passed pawn)

2) 1. Lf6+ Dxf6 2. Dxf6+ (exploiting vulnerability) 3) Ta1-a2-h2-h6+

4) 1. Txd7 (capture an unprotected piece) 5) 1. … fxg4# (mate in one)

6) 1. … Txb6! (1. … Td1+? 2. Kxb2) (capture an unprotected piece) 7) 1. dxe5 fxe5 2. Lxe5 (defending: protecting with a capture)

8) 1. La6#; 1. Tb8#; 1. Db8# (3x mate in one) 9) Drawing

10) 1. … Pc6 (defending: moving away to a protected square) 11) 1. Dxa5# (mate in one)

12) 1. Dxh4 (1. Ke1 Dxf2#) (defend against mate: protecting with a capture)

1) Pc5-d7-f6-h5+

2) 1. Kg1 (defend against mate: moving away)

3) 1. Lxd5+! (1. Lxg4? Txc5) 1. … Kh8 2. Tc1 (capture an unprotected piece) 4) 1. … Lg8 (defend against a passed pawn)

5) 1. … g6# (1. … Txh3+ 2. Kg4) (mate in one) 6) 1. Te6#; 1. De7# (2x mate in one)

7) 1. Lxh7+! (1. Lxc4? Th1#) (profitable exchange)

8) 1. … Lxd4! (1. … Lf6?) (defending: moving away with a capture) 9) 1. Tb3 (avoid stalemate)

10) 1. Pf5# (mate in one)

11) 1. Dxb6! (1. Df5+? Kxd6) (capture an unprotected piece) 12) 1. Df1 (defending: twofold protecting)

1) Pe6-c7-a8-b6+

2) 1. Pxe6 Dxd5 2. Txd5 (profitable exchange)

3) 1. … Txe5+ (1. … Pxc4 2. Txe7 Kxe7 3. Kxc4) (capture an unprotected piece) 4) 1. Tfa1 (defending: twofold protecting)

5) 1. Lc3+ Kxc3 2. Kxe2 (defend against a passed pawn) 6) 1. … g5 (defending: interposing)

7) 1. … Dxc4! (1. … Tc8? 2. Txc3!) 2. Lxc4 Pe4 (defending: capturing) 8) 1. … Dc2# (mate in one)

9) Tf8 Lg6 Pe6 h8

10) 1. De2 (defend against mate: protecting) 11) 1. Tf5#! (1. Lxb4? Ta2) (mate in one) 12) 1. … Db7# (mate in one)

1) 1. Lxg7# (mate in one)

2) 1. Dxe6#! (1. Dxa8? fxg5; 1. Lh6? Pc7) (mate in one)

3) 1. … Txb6! (1. … Txf2? 2. Lxf2) (capture an unprotected piece) 4) 1. Da4 (defend against mate)

5) 1. … Pe6 (defending: interposing) 6) Le5-f6-e7-b4+

7) 1. Kxg6 (1. Lxg6?; 1. Kf5 Th6) (avoid stalemate) 8) 1. … De2# (1. … Txa8?) (mate in one)

9) 1. … Dxh3! (1. … Dxd3+? 2. Dxd3) (capture an unprotected piece) 10) 1. Kc8 Kf6 2. d8D+ Lxd8 3. Kxd8 (cashing in a passed pawn) 11) 1. Pf2! (1. Pg3+? Ke1) (defend against a passed pawn)

12) 1. … Kf5 (1. … h4? 2. Tg5#) (defend against mate: protecting)

1) 1. … Ld4#! (1. … Txc4?) (mate in one)

2) 1. … Dc8 (defend against mate: protecting the knight and the back rank) 3) 1. … f6 (defend against mate: protecting by line clearing)

4) 1. Lxb3# (mate in one)

5) 1. Dxa5 (capture an unprotected piece)

6) 1. … d5 (defending: protecting) 7) Df3-d1-a4+

8) 1. Te5# (mate in one)

9) 1. Dc6#; 1. Db8#; 1. Pb6# (3x mate in one)

10) 1. Pxc6! (1. Pxd7? Tc1+) (profitable exchange) 11) 1. Txe5# (mate in one)

12) 1. … Lf5! (1. … Tc8? 2. Tfxf8) (defending: interposing)

1) Drawing

2) Tb1-b5-g5-g6+

3) 1. … Txd5 (defend against mate: capture the helper) 4) 1. Pxc2! (1. Pxe6? Tc1#) (profitable exchange)

5) 1. Td5! (1. Tb1? Te1) (defend against a passed pawn) 6) 1. Tg4#! (1. Lxf5?) (mate in one)

7) 1. … Dxg2#! (1. … Pxd5? 2. fxg4) (mate in one) 8) 1. … fxg5 (defend against mate: capture the helper) 9) Pc4xd6xb7xa5xc6

10) 1. Lxh4! (1. Lxd6? Te1#) (capture an unprotected piece) 11) 1. Txf6#! (1. Dxf6+? Kh5) (mate in one)

12) 1. … Tcxb5! (1. … Tbxb5? 2. Pxc5) (twofold attack)

1) 1. … Pxe3+ (capture an unprotected piece) 2) Tc3xe3xh3xb3xb5xc5

3) 1. Lg2 (defending: interposing)

4) 1. … Lf2# (1. … Dxe7?) (mate in one) 5) Db5 Lc5 Ld5 a8

6) 1. … e2 (avoid stalemate)

7) 1. … De4+ 2. Dxe4 fxe4 (defend against mate: exchange the chaser) 8) 1. … Kg8 (defend against mate)

9) 1. … Lxf5 (capture an unprotected piece) 10) 1. Pf7#! (1. Pxe4?) (mate in one)

11) 1. Ta3! (1. Tc2? Th1+) (defend against a passed pawn) 12) 1. Pe2# (mate in one)

1) 1. Te2#! (1. Pxf6?) (mate in one)

2) 1. … Df8#! (1. … Dxg2?) (mate in one) 3) 1. … c4 (defending: interposing)

4) 1. Pxe3 (defend against mate: capture the guard) 5) Pb5-a7-c8-e7+

6) 1. Dxb2! (1. Dxe7? Pxd1) (capture an unprotected piece) 7) 1. … Df7 (defending: moving away)

8) 1. Kh3! (1. Kf2? Pxg4+; 1. Lf3? Lxf3+) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 9) 1. Pf3# (mate in one)

10) 1. De3#; 1. De4#; 1. Pd5# (3x mate in one)

11) 1. De1 (defending: protecting the knight and the back rank)

12) 1. Txc5! (1. Lxc5? Pxc1) 1. … Pxc5 2. Lxc5 (twofold attack)

1) 1. Dxb8+ Kg7 2. Dxf4 (capture an unprotected piece) 2) 1. Te2 (defending: twofold protecting)

3) 1. Tg3# (mate in one)

4) 1. Ld6! (1. Lh6? b2 2. f8D+ Lxf8) (cashing in a passed pawn) 5) 1. … Df3 (defending: moving away)

6) 1. … Ke8! (1. … Ke6? 2. Lh3#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 7) Ld5-c6-d7-g4+

8) 1. … De3# (mate in one)

9) 1. axb3 (1. Kxb3 Tc3#) 1. … Ta6# (mate in one) 10) 1. … g1D (1. … a1D? 2. Pc6#) (defend against mate) 11) 1. … Tg5 (1. … Tg6 2. hxg6+) (avoid stalemate)

12) 1. e4 (defending: interposing)

1) Tc3xg3xg5xc5xc6 (c4) xc4 (c6)

2) 1. … Df6 (defending: X-ray protection)

3) 1. Ke1 d2+ 2. Kd1 (defend against a passed pawn) 4) 1. Dd8# (mate in one)

5) 1. Td6#; 1. Tc6#; 1. g5+? Kxf5 (2x mate in one)

6) 1. Txd7! (1. Dxe5? Txd2) (capture an unprotected piece) 7) 1. Pb4 (1. b4 cxb3) (defending: interposing)

8) 1. … b3# (mate in one)

9) 1. … Kf8 2. Dh8# (mate in one) 10) 1. … Pe4# (mate in one)

11) 1. Df1 (1. Kf1 La6 (1. … Dxg2+ 2. Ke2 Dxf2+) ) (defend against mate: protecting) 12) 1. … De1#! (1. … Dxc4?) (mate in one)

1) 1. … Th1#! (1. … Lxg3+?) (mate in one)

2) 1. Dxh3! (1. Dxc5? Tf1#) (capture an unprotected piece) 3) 1. Dxa8 Dxa8 2. Lxa8 Txa8 (twofold profitable exchange) 4) 1. … Pd4 (defending: interposing)

5) 1. … Txd6 (1. … Pxd1+ 2. Dxd1) 2. Txd6 (profitable exchange) 6) 1. Dg3 (defending: moving away and maintaining the protection) 7) Tc3-c8-g8-g6+

8) 1. … Pxc4#! (1. … Txb8? 2. Txb8+) (mate in one) 9) Tb8 Pc6 / Th7 Pf8 / Wb2 / Yc2 / Wg4 Yf2

10) 1. h4 (1. g4? Tg1#) (defend against mate: moving away)

11) 1. … Kh6 (1. … Kg8 2. Tf8#; 1. … Kh8 2. Tf8#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 12) 1. Tc1 bxc1D 2. Pxc1 (defend against a passed pawn)

1) 1. c8D Th7+ 2. Dh3 (defending against mate) 2) 1. Db6 (defending: moving away)

3) 1. Dg7# (mate in one)

4) 1. … fxe5 2. dxe5 Lc5 (defending: capturing and moving away to a protected square 5) Dc5xa3xh3xf5xe4xe2

6) 1. Lg4# (1. g4+) (mate in one)

7) 1. … Ka4 (1. … Kc4 2. Pd2# (2. Pa5#); 1. … Kc6 2. Pa5#; 1. … Ka6 2. Pc5#) 2. Pc5# (mate in one)

8) 1. … Db7+ (1. … Dxa2?) (avoid stalemate) 9) 1. … Ld8 (defending: twofold protecting)

10) 1. Txb6 Txb6 2. Txb6 (defending: protecting with a capture) 11) 1. Dh8#! (1. Dxe4?) (mate in one)

12) 1. Dxd2 (1. Txd2? Dxf4) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material)

1) 1. La1 (defending: moving away and maintaining the protection) 2) 1. … Pd5 (defending: interposing)

3) Drawing

4) 1. Dxb3! (1. Pxb3? Dxb5) (twofold attack)

5) 1. Db2! (1. Lb2? Dxf4) (defending: interposing) 6) Da1-g1-g8+ / Da1-h1-c6+

7) 1. … Db8# (mate in one)

8) 1. … Pb7#! (1. … Txe2?) (mate in one)

9) 1. Dh3+! (1. Kg1? Dxe1+) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 10) 1. Pxd5#! (1. Pxe6+? Kxe6) (mate in one)

11) 1. Le3! (1. Kf1? hxg5) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 12) 1. Pf1 (defend against mate: protecting)

1) 1. Dh5# (1. De6+ Pxe6; 1. De8+ Lxe8; 1. Dc4+ Kg6) (mate in one) 2) 1. Txc8+ Kg7 2. fxe3 (capture an unprotected piece)

3) 1. b3 (1. Db1? Da4#; 1. Da8? b3#) (defend against mate: moving away) 4) Le1-g3-b8-a7+

5) Df6 Lf7 Ph7 f8 or Df8 Lf7 Pf6 h7

6) 1. … Tf7! (1. … Lh8? 2. Ph6#) (defending: interposing) 7) 1. Dd6# (mate in one)

8) 1. … Kf6 (defend against mate: moving away)

9) 1. … gxf5 2. exf5 Ld5 (defending: capturing and moving away to a protected square

10) 1. Kd2! (1. Kd3? Lxb3) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material with protecting by line clearing) 11) 1. … f1T (1. … f1D?; 1. … f1L 2. Kxf3?; 1. … Ke4 2. Kxf2?) (avoid stalemate)

12) 1. Pxc4+ Kc5 2. Kb2 Kxc4 (defend against a passed pawn by clearing a square)

1) 1. Lxc5+ Kg8 2. Txd2 (capture an unprotected piece) 2) Lh8-e5-b8-a7+

3) 1. … Dxf1+ 2. Dxf1 Lxf1 3. Kxf1 (twofold profitable exchange) 4) 1. … Kh6 2. Dg5# (mate in one)

5) 1. Pd7# (mate in one)

6) 1. Pxd2 (1. Pa1?) (defending: moving away with a capture) 7) 1. Lxe4#! (1. Txg6?) (mate in one)

8) 1. d5! (1. Lxc6? Dxc6+) (defending: interposing)

9) 1. Dxe1! (1. Kf2? Tf1#) 1. … Txe1+ 2. Kf2 Tf1+ 3. Ke2 (getting out of check: avoid mate) 10) 1. … g5 (1. … Txa3? 2. Th4#) (defend against mate: protecting)

11) 1. Lc1#! (1. gxh4+? Kxh4; 1. f4+? gxf3! (1. … exf4? 2. gxf4#) (mate in one) 12) 1. … De7 (defending: twofold protecting)

1) 1. Kg3 g4 (avoid stalemate)

2) 1. Dd6#! (1. exf6+?; 1. Pxa8?) (mate in one) 3) Th5-h8-e8-e6

4) 1. … Pe3 (defending: interposing)

5) 1. … Txb6! (1. … Pxb6? 2. Txf6; 1. … Txf2? 2. Lxf2) (capture an unprotected piece) 6) Da5 Tc8 / Df8 Th6 (or the other way around)

d1 a1 / h3 f1

7) 1. Dxb5! (1. Dxe8? Tb1+ 2. De1 Txe1#) 1. … Te1+ 2. Df1 Txf1+ 3. Kxf1 (capture an unprotected piece)

8) 1. Tgxb6 (defend against mate: protecting) + capturing

9) 2. Lxc3 (2. Txc3? Dxd1+) (defending: recapture with the right piece)

10) 1. Txb6 cxb6 (defending: moving away avoid loss of material) 11) 1. … Tf7! (1. … Td8 2. Tfxf8) (defending: interposing)

12) 1. … Tc8 (defending: X-ray protection)

1) 1. Kg1 (1. Dg2? Dxb1+) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 2) 1. Dxf3! (1. Db7+? Kh6) 1. … gxf3 (defending: capturing)

3) 1. Lh6#! (1. Lxd4?; 1. Txd4?) (mate in one) 4) 1. Da3# (mate in one)

5) 1. … Lb7 (defending: X-ray protection by line clearing) 6) Le5xg3xh2xc7xb6xf2

7) 1. Kh3 (1. g4 Dh6#) 1. … Dxg3# (mate in one) 8) 1. … Da1# (mate in one)

9) 1. Lxb3! (1. Lxc6? Txd1+; 1. Lxf7+ Kxf7 2. Txd8 Pxd8) 1. … Txd1+ 2. Lxd1 (capture an unprotected piece)

10) 1. … Dc7 (defending: protecting) 11) 1. Lf4 (defending: interposing)

12) 1. Pb5 (1. d7? Da6#) (defend against mate: interposing)

1) 1. De3! (1. De1? Lxd4) (defending: protecting the bishop and maintaining the protection of the knight) 2) Te8 Le5 Lh5 f7

3) Da2-f2-a7+

4) 1. Df8# (1. Dxf6? Le6) (mate in one)

5) 1. … Txc2+ 2. Kd3 Txc7 (capture an unprotected piece) 6) 1. Dxa1 Lxa1 2. Txa1 (defending: capturing)

7) 1. Kxg1 (1. Lxg1?; 1. Pxg1?) (avoid stalemate) 8) 1. Kh3 (1. Kg1 Te1#) 1. … Th5# (mate in one)

9) 1. Dxc5+ (defend against mate by exchanging the chaser) 10) 1. … Lb4 (defending: interposing)

11) 1. … Kh8 (1. … Dxe7? 2. Dxb8) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 12) 1. … Dc2 (defending: moving away)

1) De7xf6xf3xb7xh7xc2 2nd edition

1) De7xh7xb7xb4xd2xg5 / De7xg5xd2xb4xb7xh7

2) 1. Dd6 (defending: moving away to a protected square) 3) 1. a7 (1. Ka7 Db8#) 1. … Dxd5# (mate in one)

4) 1. Dxg4! (1. Dxd5? Ta1+) (capture an unprotected piece)

5) 1. Dc2! (1. Kb1? Dxf5+) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 6) 1. c5# (mate in one by a discovered check)

7) 1. … e4 (defending: interposing)

8) 1. Lxc6 (1. Dxc6? Txb5) 1. … Txd5 2. Lxd7 (twofold attack: choose the correct capture) 9) 1. Lf6 (defending: twofold protecting)

10) 1. … Lh5 (lifting the stalemate)

11) 1. Lxe5 (1. Tb8? Pg7#) (defend against mate: moving away)

12) 1. Pd4+! (1. Ke2? Lxb6) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material)

1) 1. … Dh2#! (1. … Th2+? 2. Dxh2; 1. … Txd2?) (mate in one) 2) 1. Txa2! (1. Lxf6? Te1#) (capture an unprotected piece)

3) 1. … Da2#; 1. … Da4#; 1. … Tb2# (3x mate in one)

4) 1. Dxg4! (1. Dxd5? Ta1+) (capture an unprotected piece)

5) 1. Df1 (1. Kh2 Pg4#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 6) 1. Kh5 (1. Kh3 Df1#) 1. … Dg6# (mate in one)

7) 1. g3 (1. Dd3? Dg4#) 1. … Df1+ 2. Kh4 (defend against mate: moving away) 8) La6-c4-g8-h7+

9) 1. Txe8# (mate in one by a discovered check)

10) 1. Dc1 (defending: protecting the knight and maintaining the protection of the bishop) 11) 1. … d4 2. b7 d5 (defend against a passed pawn)

12) 1. c4 Lxc4 2. Pc3 (clearing a square and defending by moving away)

1) 1. … Kh8 (1. … Kf8 2. Tf7#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 2) 1. Tb3 (defending: moving away and maintaining the protection) 3) 1. Txe7+! (1. Txe3?) (capture an unprotected piece)

4) Ta7-a4-b4-b6+

5) 1. d7 (cashing in a passed pawn) 6) 1. Lc6# (mate in one)

7) 1. Lb5#! (1. Dxe3?; 1. Dd6+? Ke8) (mate in one)

8) 1. Th7 (defend against mate: interposing thanks to twofold protection) 9) 1. g5 (defending: interposing)

10) 1. … h6 2. Dh7# (mate in one) 11) 1. Da1# (mate in one)

12) 1. Tc2 (1. Txb6? Txc6) (defending: protecting)

1) 1. Dxd4! (1. Dxd5? Ta1#) (capture an unprotected piece)

2) 1. … Kf5! (1. … Kg6 2. Ph4#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 3) Th2-a2-a1-e1+

4) 1. Dxf8+ (1. Lxf8? Lxf3) 1. … Dxf8 2. Lxf8 Txf8 (profitable exchange) 2V 5) 1. Txc1! (1. Pxc1? b1D+) (defend against a passed pawn)

6) Df6 Lf5 Te8 h7

7) 1. Tg4# (mate in one by a discovered check)

8) 1. La6 (1. Ld7 Db7#; 1. Ka6 Db6#) 1. … Db8# (mate in one) 9) 1. Ka3 (1. Db1? Df8#) (defend against mate: moving away)

10) 1. Dxc6 Txc6 2. Txc6 (defending: moving away with a capture) 11) 1. … Pc2#! (1. … Tb4?; 1. … Lxd7?) (mate in one)

12) 1. Kf2 (1. Txe1? Dxe1#) (getting out of check avoid mate)

1) 1. Lxb6 axb5 2. Lxd8+ (capture an unprotected piece) 2) 1. De4 (defend against mate: X-ray protection)

3) 1. Pd4! (1. Kf1? dxe2+ 2. Kxe2; 1. Txb6? axb6) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 4) 1. Lh6#; 1. Dh6#; 1. De5# (3x mate in one)

5) Dh6xb6xb5xc4xf4xh4

6) 1. Lxf5+ Pxf5 2. Txf5 (twofold attack) 7) 1. … f5 (defending: interposing)

8) 1. Tb3 cxb3 2. Pc3 (defend against a passed pawn)

9) 1. … Lc7 (defend against mate: moving away and maintaining the protection) 10) 1. … Te8 2. Dd1 (mate in one)

11) 1. c5 (cashing in a passed pawn: prevent Ld6 first and only then advancing the f-pawn) 12) 1. Da8#! (1. Dxh3?) (mate in one)

1) 1. e5 (defending: X-ray protection by line clearing)

2) 1. … Txd5! (1. … Tb1+? 2. Txb1; 1. … Txb7? 2. Lxb7; 1. … Lxe4? 2. Txb5)

3) 1. … Kd7 (1. … Dxb8+? 2. axb8D+) 2. Dxc8+ Kxc8 stalemate (draw: forcing stalemate) 4) 1. h8P+ (1. h8D?) (avoid stalemate)

5) 1. … Dxg5+! (1. … Pxg5? 2. Dxc8+) (twofold attack)

6) 1. Pxf6! (1. Pxb4? Lxe4+ 2. Kg1 axb4) (profitable exchange) 7) 1. Kg1 Ph3#; 1. Ke1 Pd3#; 1. Ke3 Td3# (mate in one)

8) 1. Kc1 Dc2#; 1. Lf4 Dh1#; 1. Lg3 Db1# (mate in one)

9) 1. … c5 (1. … Dxd4 2. Lxd4+) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

10) 1. … b4 2. b7 (2. c4 Td3 3. b7 Td8) 2. … bxc3 (defend against a passed pawn)

11) 1. … Tc7 (1. … a4? 2. Lf3#) 2. Lf3+ Kd7 (defend against mate: interposing and preparing moving away)

12) 1. La5! (1. Lb6? Ta8) 1. … Txa5 2. d8D+ (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. Pxe5+ Ke7 2. Txb3 (capture an unprotected piece)

2) 1. Dxg8 (1. Dxd6? Dxg2#) (capture an unprotected piece) 3) 1. … Pxf1+ (1. … Pxe4? 2. Tf8#) (profitable exchange) 4) 1. … b2 2. Pf3 b1D (cashing in a passed pawn)

5) 1. … Txc4! (1. … Dh4+? 2. Dh3) (twofold attack with protecting)

6) 1. … f1D (cashing in a passed pawn).After 1. … fxg1D+ 2. Kxg1 Black is a pawn down. 7) 1. Txe5! (1. Lxe5? Lxe4 2. Lxd6+ cxd6) 1. … Lxe5 2. Lxe5 (twofold attack)

8) 1. Txd2! (1. Lxc6? Txc6 2. Txd2 Tc1+) (capture an unprotected piece) 9) Drawing

10) 1. d8D+ Kxd8 2. Lxb5 (cashing in a passed pawn)

11) 1. Dxc6! (1. Txc6? Dxg2#; 1. Lxf4 Dxg2#) (defend against mate: X-ray protection with a capture thanks to a twofold attack)

12) 1. … Dd1+ 2. Pc1 Dxd7 (exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the white pieces)

1) 1. Lxf8! (1. Txd8? Txd8; 1. Txb8? Txb8 2. Lxb8 Txb8; 1. Lxb8? Txc8 2. Txc8 Txc8) (profitable exchange)

2) 1. Lxc6! (1. Txc6? Dxb5) (twofold attack) 3) 1. Lc4+ (exploiting vulnerability)

4) 1. Lf3 (1. Lxg2? stalemate) 1. … Lxf3 2. Kxf3 (cashing in a passed pawn) 5) 1. Txc3 (1. Dxc3 Dxh4#) (twofold attack)

6) 1. Dxa5 (1. Txa5? Dg1+) (twofold attack; twofold protection of e1 is necessary) 7) 1. Txe7 (1. Lxe7 Lxe1) (twofold attack)

8) 1. Pxd6! (1. Txd6? Lxe4) 1. … Lxc6 2. Dxc6 (twofold attack) 9) 1. Txc3 (1. Dxc3? Dxc3 2. Txc3 Te1#) (twofold attack)

10) 1. Txc6! (1. Dxc6? Lxc1!) 1. … Txe4 2. Txc8+ (twofold attack) 11) 1. … Lxe2 (1. … Txc7+? 2. Pc3) (capture an unprotected piece) 12) 1. … gxf6 (1. … Lxf5 2. Td8#) (capture an unprotected piece)

1) 1. Lf6 (defending: interposing)

2) 1. Ke2! (1. fxe5? Txd1; 1. Ke4? Txd1) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 3) 1. … Pa7 (1. … Pb6? 2. Db7#) (defend against mate: interposing)

4) 1. Da1 (1. Dc1? Dxf6) (defend against mate: protecting and maintaining the protection) 5) 1. Db2! (1. Lb2? Dxf4) (defending: interposing and maintaining the protection of f4)

6) 1. Ld2 (1. Dh4? De2#; 1. Ld4 Dh1#) (defend against mate: interposing – 2. Ke2 is possible now after 2. … Dh1+)

7) 1. … Ka8! (1. … Kc8? 2. Pa7#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

8) 1. … Kd7! (1. … Ke7? 2. Dg7#) 2. Dg7+ Kxc8 (getting out of check: avoid mate) 9) 1. Da3 (defending: protecting and maintaining the protection)

10) 1. … Pf7+ 2. Kg6 Dxg4+ (2. … Dxd3) (getting out of check: prevent loss of material)

11) 1. Tg4 (1. c4? Th5#) (defend against mate: interposing even if this loses material) 12) 1. Lf5! Txf1 2. Lxc2 (defend against a passed pawn)

1) 1. Tfa1 (defending: twofold protecting)

2) 1. Lf3! (1. Pf3? Dxe2) (defending: interposing)

3) 1. … Dxa8 2. Txa8 Txa8 (defend against mate: capture the helper by a twofold attack thanks to X-ray protection)

4) 1. … Db3 2. Df8+ Dg8 (defend against mate; prepare interposing)

5) 1. Tf3 (1. Tc1? Lc4; 1. Tc8+? Le8 2. Txe8+ Kf7) (defend against a passed pawn) 6) 1. Ta1 Pxa1 2. Kd2 (defend against a passed pawn)

7) 1. … Kxf7 (1. … Lxd5 2. Pg5#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 8) 1. Kh2! (1. Kf2? Dg1#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

9) 1. Df3 (defend against mate: protecting and maintaining the protection) 10) 1. g6 (defend against mate: prepare interposing)

11) 1. Pg3 De1+ 2. Df1 (defend against mate: prepare interposing) 12) 1. … Pe6 2. fxe6 Kg7 (defend against a passed pawn)

Βήμα 2

3 Ημ/νία ολκλήρωσης / 1ου βήματος: A
1) 1. Βδ5-α8#
2) 1. Ιε6-γ7#
3) 1. … Αε2-ζ3#
4) 1. … β7-β6
5) 1. … Πζ8-ζ7
6) 1. Αη2-ζ1
7) πατ
8) ματ
9) πατ
10) 1. Αη3xγ7 ή 1. Ιδ5xγ7
11) 1. … Ιζ6xε4 ή 1. … Αβ7xε4
12) 1. Αβ3xζ7+; 1. Πζ1xζ7? α4xβ3

4 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες (1st step): B
1) 1. … Αγ5xζ2+
2) Σκίτσο
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. Αβ2-η7#
5) 1. … Βθ4-ε1#
6) 1. … Βδ4xβ2#
7) 1. … Πθ6-α6
8) 1. … Ιε5-γ6
9) 1. Πγ1xγ2
10) 1. Ιε4-ζ6#
11) 1. … Πθ3-ζ3#
12) 1. … Αζ8xβ4

6 Διπλή απειλή / Δημιούργησε μία διπλή απειλή: A
1) δ7, ζ7
2) β8, ζ6, θ2
3) α8, β7, ζ5, η8
4) α1, α7, γ4
5) ε4, ζ4, η8
6) α5, δ5, η2
7) α2, α8, δ5, δ8, η5
8) γ1, γ5
9) β1, γ2, ζ2
10) δ6, ε6, ζ6, η1
11) α2
12) β6,ζ4

7 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: A
1) 1. Βε7-ε1+
2) 1. Βγ2-γ6+
3) 1. Βη7-β2+
4) 1. Βη4-δ4+
5) 1. Βγ2-γ7+
6) 1. Βε2-β5+
7) 1. Βδ2-θ6+
8) 1. Βζ3-δ5+
9) 1. Βε1xβ4+
10) 1. Βζ1-γ4+
11) 1. Βδ1-δ6+
12) 1. … Βζ6-γ6+

8 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: B
1) 1. Βγ2-γ7
2) 1. Βε2-β5
3) 1. Βδ1-δ6
4) 1. Βζ3xβ7
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Βζ3-δ3
7) 1. … Βδ8-ε7
8) 1. Βδ2-ζ2
9) 1. Qd6-d1
10) 1. Βδ4-θ8
11) 1. … Βδ1-θ5
12) 1. Βζ2xθ4

10 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: Γ
1) 1. Βζ1-γ4
2) 1. Βε2-ε5
3) 1. Βδ1-δ6
4) 1. Βα2-ζ2
5) 1. … Ββ5-η5
6) 1. … Βα5-γ3
7) 1. … Βδ7-β5
8) 1. Βδ2-η5
9) 1. … Βζ7-β7
10) 1. Ββ2-γ3
11) 1. … Βδ8-θ4
12) 1. Βδ4-ζ2

11 Διπλή απειλή / Δημιούργησε μία διπλή απειλή: B
1) Βδ5
2) Βγ1
3) Βδ5
4) Ββ5
5) Βθ7
6) Βζ2
7) Βα4
8) Βε4
9) Βδ8
10) Βζ5
11) Βζ6
12) Βζ4

12 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: Δ
1) 1. … Βε7xγ5+
2) 1. Βζ3-ζ8+
3) 1. Βδ1-θ5+
4) 1. Βδ7-θ3+
5) 1. Βγ4-α4
6) 1. … Βε3-ε2
7) 1. … Βε8-γ6
8) 1. Βζ2-α7
9) 1. Βε2-ε4
10) 1. Βα8-α7
11) 1. … Βζ6-γ6
12) Σκίτσο

13 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: E
1) 1. … Βε7-β4+
2) 1. Βδ2-θ6
3) 1. Βγ4-δ4
4) 1. Βδ1-α4+
5) 1. Βδ1-β3+
6) 1. Βδ1-α4
7) 1. Βε2-δ1+
8) 1. … Βα2-δ5
9) 1. … Βδ7-ε7
10) 1. … Ββ8-η3
11) 1. … Βδ7-η4
12) 1. Βε2-ε5+

14 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: ΣΤ
1) 1. Βζ3-ζ6
2) 1. … Βγ7xγ2
3) 1. … Βζ7-α7+
4) 1. Βη7-β2
5) 1. Βγ1-θ1
6) 1. Βδ2-β4
7) 1. Βζ2-γ2+
8) 1. … Βζ7-α2
9) 1. … Βε6-γ4
10) 1. … Βε8-δ8
11) 1. … Βδ8-β6
12) 1. Βε3-γ5

16 Κάρφωμα / Κάρφωμα: A
1) 1. … Αε8-β5
2) 1. Πα1-α5
3) 1. … Βθ8-θ6
4) 1. Αδ6-γ5
5) 1. Πα4-δ4
6) 1. … Βδ6-γ5 (γ6,γc7)
7) 1. Αζ2-θ4
8) 1. … Πθ4-γ4
9) 1. Αγ2-ε4
10) 1. Αζ1-β5
11) 1. … Αη7-ε5
12) Σκίτσο

17 Κάρφωμα / Δημιούργησε το κάρφωμα: A
1) Πα8
2) Αε5
3) Βε6
4) Πθ2
5) Αγ5 ή Αδ4
6) Βα8
7) Αθ1
8) Βα3
9) Πγ4
10) Βα4
11) Αη5
12) Πα4

18 Κάρφωμα / Κάρφωμα: B
1) 1. Βε2-ε4
2) 1. … Πζ8-γ8
3) 1. … Βδ6-γ5
4) 1. Πγ5-γ7
5) 1. Αγ1-β2
6) 1. Αδ3-β5
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. Αε2-ζ3
10) Σκίτσο
11) Σκίτσο
12) 1. … Πζ8-ε8

19 Κάρφωμα / Κάρφωμα: Γ
1) 1. Πα1-δ1
2) 1. … Αε7-β4
3) 1. Πζ1-ε1
4) 1. … Αα4-γ6
5) 1. … Βδ4-δ6
6) 1. … Αε7-γ5
7) 1. Βε1-β4
8) 1. Αθ3-ζ1
9) 1. … Βζ8-α8
10) 1. Βε1-β1
11) 1. Βγ2-δ1!
12) 1. Αη2-ζ1

21 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Κόψιμο + υλικό: A
1) 1. Αβ2xζ6+ Ρε7xζ6 2. Πδ1xδ5
2) 1. … Ιβ6xγ4+ 2. β3xγ4 Πε8xε2+
3) 1. Αδ3xη6+ Ρζ7xη6 2. Ιζ3xε5+
4) 1. … Πα2xη2 2. Ρθ1xη2 Ρθ7xη7
5) 1. Πθ1xθ7 Ρη8xθ7 2. Ρζ3xε4
6) 1. Αε3xβ6 α7xβ6 2. Πδ1xδ7
7) 1. Πε8xδ8 Αζ6xδ8 2. Αβ3xδ5
8) 1. Ιδ3xγ5 β6xγ5 2. Αα4xδ7; 1. … Αδ7xα4 2. Ιγ5xα4
9) 1. … Βη6xγ2 2. Πγ1xγ2 Αδ7xα4
10) 1. Ιη4xζ6 Πζ8xζ6 2. Πε3xγ3
11) 1. … Πα2xε2 2. Πε1xε2 Αε6xγ4
12) 1. Πγ1xγ7 Ια6xγ7 2. Πε1xε7

22 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Απομάκρυνση + υλικό: A
1) 1. … β5-β4
2) 1. … η5-η4
3) 1. γ2-γ4
4) 1. Αζ2-γ5
5) 1. Πδ2-ζ2+
6) 1. … Πθ8-θ4+
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. … Αζ8-θ6
10) 1. Αη6-δ3
11) 1. … Ιγ6-α5
12) 1. … Πα8-δ8

23 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Κόψιμο + υλικό: B
1) 1. Αβ3xδ5+
2) 1. Πη1xη6
3) 1. Πα7xζ7+
4) 1. … Αγ5xδ4
5) 1. … Βη7xη2+
6) 1. Πθ6xγ6+
7) 1. Ιγ7xε8
8) 1. Πε1xε6
9) 1. Ιζ5xθ6+
10) 1. … Βγ5xε3+
11) 1. ε6xζ7+
12) 1. Πε6xζ6

24 Elimination of the defence / Luring away + material: B
1) 1. β5-β6
2) 1. Πε2-ε5+
3) 1. Ιγ3-δ5
4) 1. ζ5-ζ6+
5) 1. … Αα5-δ2+
6) 1. … δ5-δ4
7) 1. Αζ2xγ5 δ6xγ5 2. Πε1xε5
8) 1. … Πζ8xζ2 2.Αε3xζ2 Ρη6xη5
9) 1. … Πδ2xδ1 2. Βζ1xδ1 Βε3xζ2
10) 1. … β7-β5 2. Βγ4xβ5 Πε8xε4
11) 1. … Πα8-α1+ 2. Αδ4xα1 Βγ7xγ5; 2. Αδ4-η1 Βγ7xγ5
12) 1. Ιζ3-η5+ Αδ8xη5 (διαφορετικά 2. Ιη5xε6) 2. Πγ1xγ7+

26 Άνοιγμα / Χρυσοί κανόνες: A
1) Αζ1-γ4
2) Αζ1-γ4
3) Ιβ8-γ6
4) Ιβ8-γ6
5) Ιη1-ζ3
6) 0-0
7) 0-0
8) Ιη8-ζ6
9) 0-0
10) Ιη1-ζ3
11) ε2-ε3
12) Βδ1-δ5

27 Ασκήσεις / Επανάληψη: A
1) 1. … Πα8-δ8
2) Πα8
3) 1. Βε2-ε4
4) 1. … Βη6xγ2
5) 1. … Πζ8-γ8
6) Βα2
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. Πθ1xθ7
9) 1. … Πζ8-ε8
10) Βζ4
11) 1. Βε2-ε5
12) 1. Αδ3-β5

28 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Γ
1) 1. Αζ1-β5
2) 1. … Αζ8-θ6
3) 1. Πζ1-ε1
4) 1. Πε1xε5
5) 1. Ιη3xε4
6) 1. … Πζ8xζ3
7) 1. Βε7-ε3+
8) 1. … Βη6-γ2+
9) 1. … Βδ7-β7
10) 1. … Πα1xε1
11) 1. Αε3-θ6+
12) 1. Ιζ3-ε5

29 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Δ
1) 1. … Αθ4-ζ6
3) 1. … Πα8-δ8
4) 1. Πη1xη7+
5) 1. Βδ4xζ6+
6) 1. Πε1xε5
7) 1. … Βη6-ζ6
8) 1. Βε2-θ5
9) 1. Βθ4-δ8
10) 1. … β7-β5
11) 1. Πθ1-θ8+
12) 1. Ιε5-γ4

30 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: E
1) 1. … Βγ7-ζ4+
2) 1. Αη2xδ5
3) 1. … Βα5xδ2+
4) 1. Αγ2-β3+
5) 1. Αη3xδ6+
6) 1. Βδ1-α4+
7) 1. Ιζ5xη7
8) 1. Πδ1-δ8+
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. … Πζ8-δ8
11) 1. … Βε3-ε4
12) Σκίτσο

31 Ματ / Σύνθεσε ένα ματ : A
1) Ββ7, γ6
2) Βα7, α3
3) Βα4, β3
4) Πη1, Ιζ3
5) Πα5, Ιδ7
6) Πβ5, Ιγ3
7) Πα8, Αγ6
8) Πζ8, Αθ6
9) Πα5, Αδ8
10) Βε7, Ιζ5
11) Ιη6, Βδ7
12) Ιε7, Βζ6

32 Ματ / Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις: A
1) 1. Πζ5-ζ7+ Ρα7-β8 2. Πη6-γ8#; επίσης 1. Πζ5-β5 Ρα7-α8 2. Πη6-α6#
2) 1. Πβ1-β7+ Ρθ7-η8 2. Πα1-α8#
3) 1. Πβ2-η2+ Ρη7-θ6 2. Πα1-θ1#
4) 1. Βε6-η6+ Ρθ7-η8 2. Πβ6-β8#
5) 1. Ββ3-β8+ Ρα7-α6 2. Πβ1-α1#
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. … Αε7-γ5+ 2. Ρη1-θ1 Πζ8-ζ1#
8) 1. … Αη4-ζ3+ 2. Ρη2-ζ1 Πθ8-θ1#
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. … Πδ8-η8+ 2. Ρη2-θ1 Ιδ3-ζ2#
11) 1. Ιδ5-ε7+ Ρη8-θ7 2. Πη2-θ2#
12) 1. … Ιδ4-ζ3+ 2. Ρη1-θ1 Πα2xθ2#

33 Ματ / Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις: B
1) 1. … Βε3-ε1+ 2. Πδ1xε1 Πε8xε1#
2) 1. Πδ7xα7+ Αβ6xα7 2. Πε7xα7#
3) 1. Βδ3-δ8+ Ιγ6xδ8 2. Πδ1xδ8#
4) 1. Βη5-η7+ Βζ7xη7 2. ζ6xη7#
5) 1. … Πε7-ε1+ 2. Πα1xε1 Βθ4xε1#
6) 1. … Πθ3-θ1+ 2. Ιη3xθ1 Πθ8xθ1#
7) 1. Βδ4xζ6+ Ιε8xζ6 2. Αβ2xζ6#
8) 1. … Ιδ3-ζ2+ 2. Ιθ3xζ2 Ιε4xζ2#
9) 1. Βε5xε6+ Αδ7xε6 2. Πε1xε6+
10) 1. Βα3-ζ8+ Πζ4xζ8 2. Πζ1xζ8#
11) 1. Βγ1-θ6+ Πδ6xθ6 2. Πγ6xθ6#
12) 1. Βζ3-ζ6+ Αε5xζ6 2. Αδ4xζ6#

34 Ματ / Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις: Γ
1) 1. Βα4-ε8+ Ρθ8-θ7 2. Βε8-η8#
2) 1. Βθ2-η2+ Ρα8-β8 2. Βη2-β7#
3) 1. Βε5-γ5+ Ρβ6-α6 2. Ββ5-α5#
4) 1. Βε5-α5+ Ρβ6-γ6 2. Βα5-γ5#
5) 1. Πε1-ε8+ Ρβ8-α7 2. Πε8-α8#
6) 1. … Πδ8-δ1+ 2. Ρζ1-ε2 Πδ1-ε1#
7) 1. Βθ6-θ7+ Ρζ7-ζ8 2. Βθ7-η8#
8) 1. Βε3-α3+ Ρα7-β7 2. Βα3-α6#
9) 1. … Βζ2-ζ3+ 2. Ρη1-θ2 Βζ3-θ3#
10) 1. Βδ5-β7+ Ρθ7-θ6 (1. … Ρθ7-η8 2. Ββ7-η7#) 2. Ββ7-θ1#
11) 1. … Βθ6-γ6+ 2. Ρθ1-η1 Βγ6-η2#
12) 1. … Βδ7-δ5+ 2. Ρη2-ζ1 Βδ5-ζ3#

35 Ματ / Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις: Δ
1) 1. … Αθ5-ζ3+ 2. Ρθ1-θ2 Αζ8-δ6#
2) 1. Ιε4-ζ6+ Ρη8-η7 2. Βζ5-θ7#
3) 1. Ια4-β6+ Ργ8-δ8 2. Πα1-α8#
4) 1. … Πε8-ε1+ 2. Ρβ1-γ2 Βα3-γ1#
5) 1. … Βζ4-ζ3+ 2. Ρη2-η1 Ιδ4-ε2#
6) 1. Βθ4-θ8+ Ρζ8-ε7 2. Πγ4-γ7#
7) 1. Αγ3-α5+ Ργ7-γ8 2. Πδ1-δ8#
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Ιζ4-ε6+ Ρζ8-η8 2. Πβ7-η7#
11) 1. … Αε5-ζ4+ 2. Ρδ2-γ3 Βζ1-α1#
12) 1. Βε6-γ8+ Ρζ8-ε7 2. Πθ6-ε6#

36 Διπλή απειλή / Ίππος: A
1) 1. Ιδ5xγ7+
2) 1. Ιγ4-δ6+
3) 1. Ιζ5-δ6+
4) 1. Ιβ5xγ7+
5) 1. Ιγ4xβ6
6) 1. … Ιζ5-δ6
7) 1. Ιε4-δ6
8) 1. Ιβ5-γ7
9) 1. Ιζ4-ε6
10) 1. … Ιε6-η5
11) 1. … Ιγ5-δ3 ή 1. … Ιγ5xβ3 2. Αδ1xβ3 Ιζ4-δ3
12) 1. Ιζ4-δ5

37 Διπλή απειλή / Ίππος: B
1) 1. Ιγ4-ε3
2) 1. Ιγ5-ε6+
3) 1. … Ιε5xδ3+
4) 1. Ιε4-δ6+
5) 1. ε7-ε8Ι+
6) 1. Ιε5xζ7+
7) 1. … Ιγ4-δ6
8) 1. … Ιε5-ζ3
9) 1. … Ιε5-ζ3+
10) 1. … Ιζ6-η8 (1. … Ιζ6-δ5? 2.Αη2xδ5)
11) 1. Ιζ4-η6+
12) 1. … Ιθ5-η3

38 Ματ / Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις (πύργος):E
1) 1. Πζ7-ζ1
2) 1. Πζ6-α6 ή 1. Ρζ8-ζ7
3) 1. … Πγ1-δ1
4) 1. … Ργ4-β3
5) 1. … Ργ6-γ7
6) 1. Ρα5-β6
7) 1. Πδ1-δ7
8) 1. Πα1-α2
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Ρδ5-ε6
11) 1. Ρε2-δ3
12) 1. Πθ2-θ8 ή 1.Ργ2-β3

39 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ζ
1) 1. Αζ5xδ7 Πγ7xδ7 2. Ιδ3xε5
2) 1. … Βα5-α2+ 2. Ρβ1-γ1 Ρα2xγ2 #
3) 1. Βδ2-δ7
4) 1. Βε4-γ6+ Ρε8-ζ8 2. Βγ6xα8#
5) 1. … Πβ8-ε8
6) 1. Βδ1-α4+
7) 1. Πθ1xθ6+ Αη7xθ6 2. Βε2xε5+;
8) 1. Ιε5-δ7+
9) 1. … ε5xδ4+ 2. Ιζ3xδ4 Πγ8xγ5
10) 1. Πα1-α8
11) 1. Βγ3-ε5+ Ρβ8-α8 2. Βε5-ε8#
12) 1. … Βζ6-β2

40 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Η
1) 1. Αζ3-δ5
2) 1. Βζ7-η8+
3) 1. … Ιγ5-δ3
4) 1. … Βγ7xγ4 2. Ιδ2xγ4 Πδ8xδ5
5) 1. Βδ1-γ2
6) 1. Πε6-α6+ Ρα7-β8 2. Ιγ5-δ7#
7) 1. … Πα8-α2
8) 1. Βε2-η2
9) 1. β2-β4 και 2. Πζ2xζ5
10) 1. Πα1-α7
11) 1. … Βη6-δ6
12) 1. Ιθ5-ζ6+

41 Διπλή απειλή / Πύργος, αξιωματικός, πιόνι, βασιλιάς: A
1) 1. Πδ2-δ8+
2) 1. Πζ1-ζ5+
3) 1. Πε4-γ4
4) 1. Πγ1-γ7
5) 1. Αζ3-δ5+
6) 1. Αη2xγ6
7) 1. Αα4-δ7
8) 1. Αη3-γ7
9) 1. … δ5-δ4
10) 1. … ζ3xη2
11) 1. γ4-γ5
12) 1. Ρδ2-γ3

42 Διπλή απειλή / Πύργος, αξιωματικός, πιόνι, βασιλιάς: B
1) 1. … Πγ8-γ2+
2) 1. Αη3-ε5+
3) 1. Πδ1-δ7
4) 1. Πθ5-η5+
5) 1. … Αδ6xη3+
6) 1. Αζ3-δ5
7) 1. γ2-γ4
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Αε2-γ4
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

43 Διπλή απειλή / Συνεργασία δύο κομματιών: B
1) 1. Βδ2-δ4 ζ7-ζ6 2. Ιη3xε4
2) 1. Βζ3-ε3+ Βδ7-ε6 2. Αη5xθ6
3) 1. … Αη6-δ3
4) 1. Βζ8-γ5 Πα7-β7 2. Ια6xγ7
5) 1. Ιδ5-ε7
6) 1. Ββ3-γ2 η7-η6 2. Πγ3xγ8
7) 1. … Ββ6-α5 2. Αγ1-ε3 Αε7xη5
8) 1. Βδ1-γ1 0-0 2. Αε3xθ6
9) 1. Βζ3-η3
10) 1. … Αβ7-ε4
11) 1. Αη7-δ4
12) 1. Βα7-α2

45 Διπλή απειλή / Αποκάλυψη: A
1) 1. Ιδ4-ζ5+
2) 1. Ιε4-δ6+
3) 1. Πγ4-γ8+
4) 1. Ιε5-γ6+
5) 1. … Ιζ3-θ4+
6) 1. Πζ7xα7+
7) 1. ε4-ε5+
8) 1. … δ4-δ3+
9) 1. Ρζ2-η3
10) 1. … Ργ5-β5
11) 1. … Αδ6-θ2+
12) 1. Αδ3xθ7+

46 Διπλή απειλή / Αποκάλυψη: B
1) 1. … Αβ6-δ4+
2) 1. δ3-δ4+
3) 1. … Πε5-η5+
4) 1. Αδ3-β5+
5) 1. … Αγ6xζ3
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Ιε4-γ5
8) 1. … Πγ4xδ4
9) 1. Αε4-γ6
10) 1. … δ5xγ4
11) 1. … Ιδ6-ε4
12) 1. … γ6-γ5

47 Διπλή απειλή / Αποκάλυψη: Γ
1) 1. … δ4-δ3+
2) 1. … δ7-δ5
3) 1. Πε4-ε8+
4) 1. δ4-δ5
5) 1. Ιε4-η5+
6) 1. Πε5-β5+
7) 1. … Ιη5-ε4
8) 1. … Αδ6xθ2+
9) 1. Ιε5xγ6
10) 1. … Πε6-θ6
11) 1. Ιε4-ζ6+
12) 1. … Πε4-ε1+

48 Διπλή απειλή / Αποκάλυψη: Δ
1) 1. Αβ4-ε7
2) 1. … Αγ5-β4
3) 1. … Ιδ4-ε2+
4) 1. … Αγ5-β4
5) 1. Ιε3-ζ5
6) 1. Ιδ4-ζ5
7) 1. Πε4-ε7
8) 1. Ιγ3-δ1
9) 1. … Ιδ5-γ3
10) 1. Πζ4-ζ8
11) 1. Ιε4-δ2!
12) 1. Αε4-ζ5

50 Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του ματ: A
1) 1. Πε8-ε1
2) 1. … Πη8-η6
3) 1. … ζ5xη4
4) 1. Ββ5-δ5
5) 1. … Ρθ8-θ7
6) 1. … Πδ7-δ1+
7) 1. … Ιδ7-ζ6
8) 1. … Βζ6-δ8
9) 1. … Βα6-θ6
10) 1. Ρθ1-η1
11) 1. … γ5-γ4
12) Σκίτσο

51 Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του ματ: B
1) όχι
2) 1. … Βδ3xβ3 2. Πγ1-γ8+ Ββ3-η8
3) 1. … Πδ6-δ1+
4) όχι
5) όχι
6) 1. Ββ2xβ7
7) 1. ε7-ε8Ι+
8) όχι
9) 1. Ιη5-θ3
10) 1. Ργ1-β1
11) όχι
12) όχι

53 Ασκήσεις / Επανάληψη: B
1) 1. … Αδ6xθ2+
2) 1. Ιζ5-δ6+
3) 1. Αη3-γ7
4) 1. … Αε5-ζ4+ 2. Ρδ2-γ3 Βζ1-α1#
5) 1. Πγ1-γ7
6) 1. … Ιγ5-δ3
7) 1. Ρδ2-γ3
8) 1. δ4-δ5
9) 1. … Αθ5-ζ3+
10) 1. … Αγ6xζ3
11) 1. … Ιδ4-ζ3+
12) 1. … Ιδ5-γ3

54 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Θ
1) 1. Ng5-e6+
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. ζ7-ζ8Ι+
4) 1. … Ρζ2-η3
5) 1. β2-β4
6) 1. … Πδ8-δ1+ 2. Ρη1-ζ2 Βδ8xζ6+
7) 1. … Βα4-γ2+
8) 1. Πβ7-ε7+
9) 1. … Βδ4-θ4+
10) 1. Αβ3xζ7+
11) 1. … Ιε5xζ3+
12) 1. … Ιζ5-δ4

55 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: I
1) 1. … Αε8-η6
2) 1. … Ιγ5-δ3
3) 1. Πε6xθ6+
4) 1. Βζ5-ζ6+
5) 1. δ4-δ5
6) 1. Αζ3xδ5+
7) 1. Ιε4-ζ6+
8) 1. … Αζ5-γ8
9) 1. Βδ2xθ6+
10) 1. … Ιε2xη3+
11) 1. … Ιδ6-ε4
12) 1. Αε4-δ5+

56 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: J
1) 1. … θ6-θ5
2) 1. … Πε8xε3+
3) 1. … Ιζ4-ε2+
4) 1. Αζ4-ε5
5) 1. Αγ2xθ7+
6) 1. ε4-ε5
7) 1. … Αγ4-δ5
8) 1. … Πζ8xζ2+
9) 1. Βδ4-δ1
10) 1. … Πθ8-θ4+
11) 1. Βδ3-β5+
12) 1. … Ιε5-ζ3+

Βήμα 2 extra

2– Απόφυγε το σαχ / Παίξε μία έξυπνη κίνηση: Α
1) 1. Ρη2
2) 1. … Ρxδ5
3) 1. … Ρε7
4) 1. … Αδ7
5) 1. … γ6 2. Ιε5 γxβ5
6) 1. … Ιxζ6
7) 1. Ιxη5 Βxη5+ 2. ζ4
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. … β5
11) 1. Ρδ1
12) 1. Ρδ1

3 – Ματ / Ματ σε μία κίνηση: Α
1) 1. … Αζ1#
2) 1. … Ιδ2#
3) 1. Βγ3#
4) 1. … Βθ6#
5) 1. … Αδ1#
6) 1. … β1Ι#
7) 1. Ιε4#
8) 1. Βδ5#
9) 1. Βθ3#
10) 1. … Ιθ3#
11) 1. ε8Ι#
12) 1. Ιη4#

4 – Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: Α
1) 1. Βε4+ ζ5 2. Βxβ4
2) 1. Βγ4+ Ρθ8 2. Βxγ5
3) 1. Βγ4+ Ρθ8 2. Βxβ4
4) 1. … Βε3+ 2. Ρθ1 Βxγ3
5) 1. … Βη5+ 2. Ργ2 Βxη7
6) 1. Βη6+ Ρε7 2. Βxζ5
7) 1. Βδ1+ Αδ6 2. Βxη4
8) 1. … Βα6+ 2. Ρη1 Βxα3
9) 1. … Βγ8+ 2. Ρβ1 Βxε8
10) 1. … Βθ4+ 2. Αζ2 Βxγ4
11) 1. … Βζ5+ 2. Βγ2 Βxζ4
12) 1. … Βη5+ 2. Ρβ1 Βxη3

5 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: Β
1) 1. Βγ3 0-0 2. Βxγ5
2) 1. Βε4 Ιγ6 2. Βxη4
3) 1. Βγ4 Ιxε5 2. Βxγ5
4) 1. Βα4 Ιxη2+ 2. Αxη2
5) 1. Βε1 Ιγ6 2. Βxε4
6) 1. Βδ3 γ4 2. Βxε4
7) 1. … Βδ4 2. Πε2 Βxα4
8) 1. … Βε1 2. Πβ5 Βxε2
9) 1. … Βζ5 2. Πδ1 Βxγ5
10) 1. Βδ1 Αε5 2. Βxθ5
11) 1. Βη3 δ6 2. Βxη7
12) 1. … Βδ8 2. Ιγ4 Βxθ4

6 – Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: Γ
1) 1. Βγ3+ Ρη8 2. Βxγ7
2) 1. Βθ4+ Ρη8 2. Πxδ8+
3) 1. … Βα5+ 2. Βδ2 Βxζ5
4) 1. Βγ4+ Ρθ8 2. Βxγ5 (2. Ιxγ5 β5)
5) 1. Βα4+ Ιγ6 2. Βxθ4
6) 1. … Ββ4+ 2. γ3 Βxδ6
7) 1. … Βη5+ 2. Πδ2 Αxη4
8) 1. Ββ5+ Ιγ6 2. Βxη5
9) 1. Βδ5+ Ρθ8 2. Βxγ6
10) 1. Ββ5+ Ρε7 2. Βxβ7
11) 1. Βε1+ Ρδ5 2. Πxζ2
12) 1. … Βθ6+ 2. Ρβ1 Βxθ4

7 – Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: Δ
1) 1. Βα4 Αε6 2. Βxδ4
2) 1. … Ββ4 2. β3 Βxδ4
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. Ββ4 Ιγ6 2. Βxη4
5) 1. Βθ5 Πεζ8 2. Βxγ5
6) 1. … Βζ5 2. Ιθ6+ ηxθ6
7) 1. … Βζ5 2. Πε1 Βxη4
8) 1. … Βε8 2. Aη2 Βxα4
9) 1. … Βε7 2. Αγ4 Βxβ4
10) 1. … Βζ6 2. Πζ1 Βxγ3
11) 1. … Βδ8 2. Ιxθ7 Ρxθ7
12) 1. Βδ2 (1. Ββ7 Ιζ6) 1. … γ3 2.Βxδ7

8 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: Ε
1) 1. Βζ3 ζ6 2. Βxα8
2) 1. Βε5 Ρζ8 2. Βxη3
3) 1. … Βε5 2. η3 Βxα5
4) 1. … Βδ4 2. Αε3 Βxα1
5) 1. … Ββ6 2. 0-0 Βxβ4
6) 1. Βα5 Πδ7 2. Βxθ5
7) 1. Βη2 γ6 (1. … Ιε5 2. Βxβ7#) 2. Βxη6
8) 1. … Βζ6 2. Ββ2 Βxη5
9) 1. … Βε4 2. ζ3 Βxβ1+ ή 2. … Βγ2!
10) 1. … Βδ4 2. Βγ6 Βxθ4
11) 1. Βγ5 Ββ4 2. Βxε3
12) 1. … Ββ4 2. Αβ3 Βxε1+

9 – Το κάρφωμα / Κάρφωμα: Α
1) 1. Αγ4
2) 1. Αζ5
3) 1. Αε6
4) 1. Πη3
5) 1. … Αγ4
6) 1. … Αη5
7) 1. … Αθ6
8) 1. … Αα6
9) 1. … Αθ4
10) 1. … Αε3
11) 1. Πθ7
12) 1. … Αθ6

10 – Το κάρφωμα / Κάρφωμα: Β
1) 1. … Αβ4
2) 1. … Βδ6 2. Βε3 Βxε5
3) 1. Ββ3
4) 1. Βζ7
5) 1. … Βα5
6) 1. Αζ1 Αxθ3 2. Αxδ3
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. Βα6
10) Σκίτσο
11) Σκίτσο
12) 1. Αγ2

11 – Το κάρφωμα / Κάρφωμα: Γ
1) 1. Πθ1
2) 1. … Πδ8
3) 1. Αγ2 Ιε5 2. Πθ7#
4) 1. Πβ1
5) 1. … Πγ8
6) 1. … Αδ5
7) 1. Αγ3
8) 1. … Βζ8
9) 1. … Πγ7 2. Αxδ7 Πγ1+
10) 1. … Πβ2
11) 1. … Αε7
12) 1. … Αη4 2. Βε3 Βδ1#

12 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Απομάκρυνση: Α
1) 1. … γ6 2. Ιβ4 Αxζ4
2) 1. Πδ6+ Ργ7 2. Πδxε6
3) 1. … Αθ4+ 2. Ρδ1 (2. Πζ2 εxζ5)
2. … Βxζ1+
4) 1. … θ6 2. Βε3 Αxζ6
5) 1. δ5 Ιε5 2. Ιxα5
6) 1. γ4 Βα5 2. Αxδ6
7) 1. Ιγ3 Βxα3 2. Βxζ7+
8) 1. α5 Αγ7 2. Πxε3
9) 1. … Ιβ4 2. Βδ2 Αxε4
10) 1. Αγ5 Βδ7 2. Αxη6
11) 1. Ιγ4 Βγ7 2. Αxγ5
12) 1. … Ιη4 2. Βδ2 Βxγ5

13 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Καθοδήγηση: Α
1) 1. Αxζ7+ Ρxζ7 2. Βxδ8
2) 1. ζ5+ Ρxζ5 2.Πxδ7
3) 1. Αε8+ Ρxε8 2. Βxγ6+
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. … γ4 2. Αxγ4 Αxε4
7) 1. … Αε3+ 2. Ρβ1 Αxζ4
8) 1. … Ιxζ2 2. Ρxζ2 Βxθ1
9) 1. … Αθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Βxζ1
10) 1. Πε7+ Πxε7 2.Βxβ1
11) 1. γ7 Βxγ7 2. Βxζ6
12) 1. Αη5 Βxη5 2. Πxε6

14 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Κόψιμο: Α
1) 1. … Βxδ4 2. Ιxδ4 Αxα4
2) 1. … Αxε5 2. Βxγ7 Αxγ7
3) 1. … Αxγ3 2. Βxδ4 Αxδ4
4) 1. … Πζxβ7 2. Πxβ8 Πxβ8
5) 1. Πxδ5 Βxε5 2. Πδxε5
6) 1. Αxζ6 Βxζ6 2.Βxη4
7) 1. … Πxε2+ 2. Ρxε2 Πxγ3
8) 1. … Ιxδ2 2. Πxδ2 Αxγ3
9) 1. … Πxγ3 2. Αxγ3 Βxα4
10) 1. Αxζ6 ηxζ6 2.Ιxδ7
11) 1. … Αxζ3 2. Αxζ3 Πxη5
12) 1. … Ιxζ2+ 2. Πxζ2 Πxε3

15 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Καθοδήγηση: Β
1) 1. Ιxε5 δxε5 2. Αxγ5
2) 1. … Πxθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Βxζ3
3) 1. Πxδ6 Πxδ6 2. Βxα8+
4) 1. … Πxε1+ 2. Πxε1 Αxδ4
5) 1. … Αxθ6 2. Βxθ6 Ιxδ4
6) 1. … Αxδ2+ 2. Ιxδ2 Ιxη5
7) 1. Ιxε6 (1. Ιxη6 ζxη6 2. Βxη6+ Ρδ7) 1. … ζxε6 2. Βxη6+
8) 1. … Πxδ2 2. Ιxδ2 Βxθ4
9) 1. … Ιβxδ3 2. γxδ3 Ιxβ3
10) 1. Ιxδ6 Πxδ6 2. Αxε7
11) 1. … Πxγ4 2. Ιxγ4 Πxη4+
12) 1. … Αxγ4 2. Πxγ4 Βxδ1

16 – Ματ / Εικόνα Ματ (Β+Ι): Α
1) 1. Βη5+ Ρθ8 2. Βζ6#
2) 1. … Βζ2+ (1. … Πζ8 2. Βζ4) 2.Ρθ1 Ιη3#
3) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. Ρθ1 Βη1#
4) 1. … Βθ3+ 2. Ρη1 Ιζ3#
5) 1. … Βθ4+ 2. Ρζ1 Βζ2#
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Βθ6+ Ρη8 (1. … Ρε7 2. Βδ6#) 2. Ιζ6#
8) 1. … Ιζ2+ 2. Ρθ2 Βε5#
9) 1. Βθ6+ Ρη8 2. Ιε7#
10) 1. Βθ4+ Ρη7 2. Βθ8#
11) 1. Βε8+ Ρη7 2. Ιζ5#
12) 1. Βθ8+ (1. εxζ8Β+? Ρxζ8) 1. … Ρxθ8 2. εxζ8Β#

17 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ: Α
1) 1. Βxζ7+ Ρθ8 2. Βζ6#
2) 1. … Βη3+ 2. Ρθ1 Βθ3#
3) 1. Βζ6+ Ρη8 2. Βη7#
4) 1. … Βζ2+ 2. Ρθ3 (2. Ρθ1 Αδ5#) 2. … Αε6#
5) 1. Αα7+ Ργ7 2. Ββ6#
6) 1. Βδ7+ Ρη8 2. Βη7#
7) 1. Πζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Βxζ6#
8) 1. Βζ8+ Πη8 2. Βxθ6#
9) 1. Βζ8+ Ρη6 2. Αε4#
10) 1. … Αζ2+ 2. Ρδ2 Βε3#
11) 1. … Αα6+ 2. Ρε3 Βε2#
12) 1. Βα7+ Ρδ6 2. Βα3#

18 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ ( ): Α
1) 1. … Ιγ3+ 2. Ρα1 Πα2#
2) 1. Ιε7+ Ρθ7 2. Πθ1#
3) 1. Βxθ7+ Πxθ7 2. Πxθ7#
4) 1. … Βθ1+ 2. Αxθ1 Πxθ1#
5) 1. Πθ8+ Ρη7 2.Πη8#
6) 1. … Πη2+ 2. Ρθ1 Ιη3#
7) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 (1. …Ρζ8 2. Πζ7#) 2. Πθ7#
8) 1. … Πη1+ 2. Αxη1 Πxη1#
9) 1. … Πζ1+ 2. Ρθ2 Πθ1#
10) 1. … Πβ2+ 2. Ρδ1 Ιγ3#
11) 1. Ιη6+ Ρε8 2. Πζ8#
12) 1. Ιθ7+ Ρε7 2. Πγ7#

19 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ: Β
1) 1. … Βγ1+ 2. Ρη2 Βθ1#
2) 1. … Βθ8+ 2. Ρη2 Βθ1#
3) 1. Βθ6+ Ρζ7 2. Βζ6#
4) 1. … Βε3+ 2. Ρζ1 Βε1#
5) 1. Βγ4+ Ρβ7 2. Βγ8#
6) 1. Πδ8+ Ρε7 2. Βη5#
7) 1. … Π5β3+ (1. … Π1β3+ 2. Ρα4!) 2. Ρα2 Π1β2#
8) 1. Πδ1+ Ργ5 2. Πε5#
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. … Πδ5+ 2. Ργ1 Πxε1#
11) 1. Αζ5+ η6 2. Πxζ7#
12) Σκίτσο

20 – Διπλή απειλή / Ίππος: Α
1) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρζ8 2. Ιxβ7
2) 1. … Ιγ2 2. Βη5 Ιxα1
3) 1. Ιδ6 Βγ6 2. Ιxζ7
4) 1. Ιε6 Βε8 (1. … Βγ8 2. Ιxε7+) 2. Ιεxγ7
5) 1. Ιη6 Βε8 2. Ιxθ8
6) 1. Ιγ6 Ββ6 2. Ιxβ4
7) 1. … Ιε4 2. Βθ4 Ιxδ2
8) 1. … Ιε1 2. Βδ1 Ιxζ3+
9) 1. … Ιxζ4 2. Βε3 Ιxε6
10) 1. … Ιη4 2. Βε2 Βxε3+
11) 1. Ιβ6 (1. Ιδ6? Βxδ6) 1. … Βε6 2. Ιxγ8
12) 1. … Ιη8 2. Βε3 Ιxε7

21 – Διπλή απειλή / Ίππος: Α
1) 1. … Ιε5 2. Πxζ6+ εxζ6
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Ιθ5 (1. Ιδ5 Αxη3+) 1. … Βxδ4 2. Αxζ4
4) 1. Ιγ4 Βγ5 2. Ιxε3
5) 1. Ιγ5 Βα5 2. Ιxδ7
6) 1. … Ιδ3 2. Βε2 Ιxγ1
7) 1. … Ιβ8 2. Βα4 Αxα6
8) 1. Ιγ7 Πβ8 2. Ιε8#
9) 1. … Ιγ3 2. Ββ3 Ιxε2+
10) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Βδ2 Ιxβ5
11) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Βδ1 Ιε2+
12) 1. Ιδζ6+ (1. Ιxδ6? Ιxδ6) 1. … Αxζ6 2. Ιxζ6+

22 – Διπλή απειλή / Πύργος, αξιωματικός, πιόνι: Α
1) 1. Αδ5 Βδ7 2. Αxε4
2) 1. Αβ6 Βδ7 2. Αxα5
3) 1. Αε6 Ιθ4 2. Αxδ7
4) 1. β4 Βδ8 2. Πxγ5
5) 1. Αη4+ Βxη4 2. Βxη4+
6) 1. … Πζ4 2. Βγ2 Πxθ4
7) 1. Πζ5 Αη6 (1. … Ιxδ3 2. Αxδ3) 2. Πxε5
8) 1. … Πζ2 2. Ρθ5 Πxα2
9) 1. Αε5 η6 2. Αxγ3
10) 1. … Πδ3 2. Αβ2 Πθ3#
11) 1. … Πζ2 2. Βxε1 Πθ2#
12) 1. … Αδ4 2. Αε3 Αγ3+

23 – Διπλή απειλή / Συνεργασία δύο κομματιών: Α
1) 1. Βη5 Αε6 2. Βxζ6
2) 1. Βδ3 ζ5 2. εxζ6
3) 1. … Ιη4 2. Βζ3 Βxθ2#
4) 1. Αη5 Βxγ4 2. Βδ8#
5) 1. … Ιζ4 2. Βθ4 Βxη2#
6) 1. Ββ5 Αζ6 2. Αxγ6
7) 1. Αδ3 Βxβ2 2. Βθ7#
8) 1. Βδ3 Βxη5 2. Ιxη5
9) 1. Βζ6+ Ρθ7 2. Βxε7
10) 1. … Βθ5 2. θ3 Αxε2
11) 1. Ιγ6 Βγ7 2. Βε7#
12) 1. Αε4 Πη1 2. Πβ7+

24 – Διπλή απειλή / Αποκάλυψη: Α
1) 1. Ιδ5+ γxδ5 2. ΒxΑ4
2) 1. … Ια3+ 2. Ρα1 Βxε2
3) 1. Αη6+ θxη6 2. Βxδ5
4) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Βxβ5
5) 1. δ7+ Ιxδ7 2. Βxζ4
6) 1. Ιη5+ θxη5 2. Αxδ5
7) 1. … Αδ5+ 2. Ρη1 Πxζ5
8) 1. η6+ Ιxη6 2. Βxα5
9) 1. Ιε7+ Ρθ8 2. Πxδ8
10) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Πxε1+
11) Σκίτσο
12) 1. … Ιδ3+ 2. Βxδ3 Αxδ3

25 – Διπλή απειλή / Αποκάλυψη: Α
1) 1. … δ4 2. εxδ4 Βxη5
2) 1. δxγ5 Αxγ5 (1. … Αxη3 2. θxη3) 2. Βxη4
3) 1. δ5 γ5 2. δxε6
4) 1. … Αγ4 (1. … Αη4? 2. Αxη4) 2. Βδ4 Αxε2
5) 1. Ιβ1 Πxδ5 2. Βxζ6
6) 1. Ιη6 Ββ6 2. Ιxζ8
7) 1. … Ιβ6 2. Ββ3 Αxθ3
8) 1. Ιε1 Πxδ2 2. Βxδ2
9) 1. Ιδ4 Βxη2+ 2. Ρxη2
10) 1. δ4 Ββ6 2. δxγ5
11) 1. Ιγ6 Ββ7 (1. … δ4 2. Ιβxδ4) 2. Βxγ5
12) 1. δ6 (oζ 1. δxγ6) 1. … Αζ8 2. Αxζ7#

26 – Διπλή απειλή / Αποκάλυψη: Γ
1) 1. δ6 Βxδ6 2. Βxζ7#
2) 1. Αxα6 Αxα6 2. Βθ7#
3) 1. Αδ3 Πxδ3 2. Πθ8#
4) 1. Αε7 η6 2. ΑxΑ4
5) 1. … ε3 2. Βxε3 Βxβ4+
6) 1. … Ιη4 2. ε5 Ιxε5
7) 1. … Αγ6 2. Πxδ8+ Πxδ8
8) 1. Ιδ5 ε5 2. Ιxε7+
9) 1. Αθ6 ζ6 (1. … ηxθ6 2. Πxδ8+) 2. Πxδ8+
10) 1. … Ιγ3 2. βxγ3 Βxη2#
11) 1. … Ιε5 2. Βxε7 Ιδ3#
12) 1. Ιδ6 (1. Ιη5 Βζ5)

27 – Διπλή απειλή / Αποκάλυψη: Δ
1) 1. Ιδ6+ Αxδ6 2. Βxβ6
2) 1. Ιη6 Βγ5 2. Ιxζ8
3) 1. Ιε6+ ζxε6 2. Βxδ8+
4) 1. … Ιη4 2. ε5 (2. θxη4 Αxδ4; 2. Βδ3 Βθ2#) 2. … Ιxε5
5) 1. … γ4 2. Αxγ4 Βxη5
6) 1. … Αε4
7) 1. … Ιζ6 2. Πε1 Αxδ4
8) 1. … ε4 2. Πδ1 εxδ3
9) 1. Ιη5+
10) 1. … δ5 2. η3 (2. Αβ3 Βxθ2#) 2. … δxγ4
11) 1. Ιδ5 ε5 (1. … εxδ5 2. Βxη7#) 2. Ιxε7+
12) 1. … Ιxε4 2. δxε4 Αxγ3+

28 – Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του ματ: Α
1) 1. Αθ4
2) 1. Ιζ4
3) 1. … Πγ8
4) 1. … Βθ5+
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. … Ρζ7 (1. … α2 2. Αε8#)
7) 1. Βδ2
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. β3 (1. Ιε7+ Ρδ8)
10) 1. ζ6
11) 1. … Πα8
12) 1. … η6 (1. … θ6 2. Βζ7+ Βxζ7 3. εxζ7#)

29 – Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του ματ: Β
1) 1. … Ιθ6 (1. … Βε8 2. Βxη8#)
2) 1. … Ιxε5
3) 1. … Πβ7
4) 1. … Βε3 (1. … γ6 2. Βε6+ Ργ7 3. Πη7)
5) 1. Ρε1 (1. η3 Βδ1+ 2. Ρη2 Βη1#)
6) 1. … Ββ5 (1. … Βε7 2. Ιγ4+ Ρδ7 3. Ιε5+)
7) 1. … Αγ8 (1. … Πγ8 2. Πxα7)
8) 1. … Ιζ8 (1. … Ιxζ6 2. εxζ6)
9) 1. … Ρη7
10) 1. Βγ6+ Ρβ8 2. Βθ1
11) 1. … Αε4 2. Αxε4 Βxε4
12) 1. … Βζ8

31 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. Βγ4
2) 1. … Βζ4#
3) 1. … Αδ5 2. Πxβ6 Αxε4
4) 1. Ιβ5 Βγ6 2. Αxδ6
5) 1. … Ιη4 2. Ιη3 Αxβ2
6) 1. Πxε7+ Πxε7 2. Βxη8
7) 1. Βxε5+ Ρδ7 2. Βε6#
8) 1. … Βη4 2. Αη3 Βxβ4
9) 1. Βε4 0-0 2. Βxε5
10) 1. … Ιγ4 2. Βε2 Πxζ4
11) 1. … γ4 (1. … α5 2. Ιδ3#)
12) Σκίτσο

32 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Β
1) 1. Αθ5
2) 1. Αβ6 Αγ7 2. Αxα5
3) 1. Ιζ6#
4) 1. … Βε5
5) 1. … Πxδ4 2. Βxε4 Πxε4
6) 1. Αε7 Βη6 2. Βxη6 ζxη6 3. Αxζ8
7) 1. Βθ6+ Ρη8 2. Βζ8#
8) 1. Βε5 ζ6 2. Βxδ6#
9) 1. … Ιθ7 2. Αθ4 Βxε3
10) 1. … Ιδ3+
11) 1. Πxζ8 (1. Πγ3 Πβα5)
12) 1. Πxη7+ Πxη7 (1. … Ρθ8 2. Βζ8#) 2. Βxε5

33 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Γ
1) 1. Βδ4 (1. Βζ6 Ιε6)
2) 1. Αγ4
3) 1. Ιζ6#
4) 1. Βα4 Ιγ5 2. Βxα5
5) 1. … Αxζ3 2. Βxζ3 Αxη5
6) 1. … Αε3+ 2. Ρθ2 Πxζ1
7) 1. Αγ7 Ιγ4 2. Αxδ8
8) 1. … Βε3+ 2. Ρζ1 Βε1#
9) 1. Αxζ8 Ρxζ8 2. Αxδ7
10) 1. Ββ2 (1. θ3 Βζ3+ 2. Ρθ2 Βζ2+ 3. Ρθ1 Βxη3)
11) 1. Ιβγ6 (oζ 1. Ιδγ6) 1. … Αxγ6 2. Ιxγ6
12) 1. … Αγ6 2. Πxδ8+ Πxδ8

34 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Δ
1) 1. Πε5 Ιγε4 2. Πxζ5 2) 1. Βθ4# (1. Βζ7+ Ιxζ7; 1. Ββ4+ Ρζ6)
3) 1. Πθ4 Αη4 2. Πθ8#
4) 1. Ββ4 Ιβ6 2. Βxα5
5) 1. Πxδ5 Βxδ4 2. Πxδ4
6) 1. … δ5 2. Αδ3 Πxζ3
7) 1. Αβ5 Αδ7 2. Αxγ6
8) 1. … Βε5 2. Πζε1 Βxγ5
9) 1. ζ3 (1. Ββ3 γ4)
10) 1. … Ιxβ3 2. γxβ3 Πxδ3
11) 1. Ιζ5 Βε6 2. Βxη7+
12) 1. Ιγ6 Βε8 2. Ιxβ8

35 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ε
1) 1. β6 Πα6 2. Ιxβ7
2) 1. Βγ3 Ιγε5 2. Ιγ7+
3) 1. … Αγ5
4) 1. … Αγ5+ 2. Ρη2 Πxδ1
5) 1. … Ιζ4#
6) 1. … Ιδ3+ 2. Ρδ2 Ιxγ1
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. … ε4 2. Ιxε4 Ιxε4 3. Αxε4 Αxα1
9) 1. … η4 2. Αε2 Αxε4
10) Σκίτσο
11) 1. Βδ4 Βη6 2. Βxγ4
12) 1. Ργ1

36 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΣΤ
1) 1. … Αxζ2+ 2. Πxζ2 Βxγ4
2) 1. Ιη6 Βζ7 2. Ιxζ8
3) 1. Βα3#
4) 1. γ4 Αγ6 2. Αxε6
5) 1. … Αθ3+ 2. Ρη1 Πζ1#
6) 1. … Αβ5
7) 1. Βγ4 Αε7 2. Βxδ5
8) 1. … Ιxζ3+ 2. Αxζ3 Αxη5
9) 1. Αδ2
10) 1. Βε4 ζ5 2. Βxδ4
11) 1. Αδ6 α5 2. Αxζ8
12) 1. Αζ7+ Ρxζ7 2. Βxδ8

37 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ζ
1) 1. … Βθ6+ 2. Βxθ6 ηxθ6
2) 1. Βε4 ζ5 2. Βxα4
3) 1. η4 Πζ3 2. Ιε4
4) 1. … Ιη1#
5) 1. Ιζ6+
6) 1. … Βε5 2. Αζ4 (2. Αβ3 Βxη5) 2. … Βxδ5
7) 1. … α2+ 2. Ρxα2 Βxγ1
8) 1. … Αγ2 2. Ιγ3 Αxδ1
9) 1. … Αγ4
10) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. Ρζ1 (2. Ρδ1 Ιε3#) 2. … Πζ2#
11) 1. … Ιε4 2. Βζ4 Ιxδ2
12) 1. Πxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Πxα1

38 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Η
1) 1. … Αζ5+ 2. Ρβ2 Αxθ7
2) 1. Ιζ6+
3) 1. Βθ4#
4) 1. Αγ4
5) 1. … Αxζ3 2. ηxζ3 Ιxε5
6) 1. Αxε7 Ιxε7 2. Πxα5
7) 1. Ιγ6 Βζ8 2. Ιxδ8 Πxδ8
8) 1. Βζ3 γ6 2. Ιxζ5
9) 1. … Βδ8
10) 1. … Ιβ6 2. Ββ3 Βxε2+
11) 1. … Ιθ3+ 2. Ρη2 Βxζ3#
12) 1. Βδ4

39 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Θ
1) 1. Ββ5+ Ιδ7 2. Βxβ7
2) Σκίτσο
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. … Αδ2+ 2. Ρη4 Ρxε5
5) 1. Βε3 ε6 2. Βxθ6
6) 1. … Πδ1+ 2. Ρxδ1 Βxδ3+
7) 1. … Ιδ2 2. Βγ2 Ιxζ1
8) 1. Πε6
9) 1. δ4 Αβ4 2. δxε5
10) 1. Ιζ6+
11) 1. Πη1 (1. Αη1 Βxζ3#; 1. Πα8+ Ρζ7)
12) 1. Βε7+ Ρδ5 2. Βε6#

40 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ι
1) 1. Αζ5
2) 1. … Βα5+ 2. Ιγ3 Βxη5
3) 1. Αxζ5 Βxθ3 2. Αxθ3
4) 1. Πδ2
5) 1. Αxζ7+ Ρxζ7 2. Βxδ8
6) 1. Αη6+
7) 1. Βε4 η6 2. Βxγ6
8) 1. … Ββ8#
9) 1. Ιβ6 Βδ8 2. Ιxα8
10) 1. β6+ Ρα8 2. Ιγ7#
11) 1. Ιδ5 Βη7 2. Πxε6
12) 1. Αδ5 0-0 2. Αxγ6

41 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΑ
1) 1. Ιδ6 Πγδ8 2. Ιxε8
2) 1. Αxγ6 βxγ6 2. Πxε7
3) 1. … 0-0-0
4) 1. … Αβ4
5) 1. … β4 2. Ιαβ1 βxγ3
6) 1. Ιε6+
7) 1. Βη5 γ5 2. Βxζ5
8) 1. γ5 Αxγ5 2. Βxε5+ (2. Αxε5)
9) 1. Βα4#
10) 1. Ιβ5 Βδ7 2. Αxγ5
11) 1. … Πη1+ 2. Ρθ2 Ιζ1#
12) 1. Βε1+ Ρζ5 2. Βxζ2

42 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΒ
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Ιζ6+
4) 1. … Αε3#
5) 1. … Πε8
6) 1. Βγ4 Ρδ7 2. Βxζ7
7) 1. Αxζ3 Βxθ5 2. Αxθ5
8) 1. Αα3+ Ρxζ7 2. Βxδ8
9) 1. … Βθ6+ 2. Ρβ1 Βxθ4
10) 1. ε4 Αxε4 2. Αxε6
11) 1. … Βε1+ 2. Ρη1 Βε3#
12) 1. … Ιγ5 2. Βα3 Ιxδ3

43 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΓ
1) 1. Ιxζ7
2) 1. … Ββ3#
3) 1. Αη5
4) 1. … Αxδ2+ 2. Αxδ2 Βxβ3
5) 1. … ζ5+ 2. Ρδ4 Βxη8
6) 1. Βζ3 Αη7 2. Βxζ7#
7) 1. Πθ4 (1. Βε4 Βθ2#) 1. … Πxθ4 2. ηxθ4
8) 1. ε5 Αxε5 2. Πxε5
9) 1. … θ5 2. Βη5 Βxζ3
10) 1. … Ββ4+ 2. γ3 Βxγ4
11) 1. … Πη2+ 2. Ρζ1 Ιδ2#
12) 1. Πδ8+ Πxδ8 2. Βxγ4

44 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΔ
1) 1. Βxε7 Ιxε7 2. Πxβ7
2) 1. … Αα4
3) 1. … Βζ6
4) 1. … Βδ4+ 2. Πζ2 Βxγ4
5) 1. … Ιδ6 (1. … η6? 2. Πη5) 2. Πγ1 Ιxζ5
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. γ5 Αε7 2. γxβ6
8) 1. Βη7+ Ρxθ5 2. Βθ7#
9) 1. Ιxγ7+
10) 1. … η5 2. Βxη5 Αxγ4
11) 1. Αα6 Ββ8 2. Ιxδ7
12) 1. Βζ5 Ιζ6 2. Βγ8#

45 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΕ
1) 1. Ιη6+
2) 1. … Αxε4 2. Βxε4 Πxγ4
3) 1. Ββ3 Πβ8 2. Βζ7#
4) 1. Αη5
5) 1. Ια4 Ββ5 2. Ιxγ5
6) 1. Αγ5+ Ρα6 2. Αγ8#
7) 1. … ε4
8) 1. … Αxε4+ 2. Πxε4 Πxη3
9) 1. Βδ5+ Πζ7 2. Βxγ6
10) 1. … ε5
11) 1. Βζ6#
12) 1. … η5 2. Αxη5 θxη5

46 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΣΤ
1) 1. Βζ8#
2) 1. Πδ8+ Πxδ8 2. Βxβ7#
3) 1. Πxε7+ Ρxε7 2. Ρxε3
4) 1. Βε4 η6 2. Αxε7
5) 1. Αβ5
6) 1. Αε7 Πζδ8 2. Αxδ8
7) 1. … Αβ4+ 2. Ρxβ4 Βxβ2
8) 1. Ββ5+ Ι8δ7 2. Βxθ5
9) 1. … Ιβ3+ 2. Ρβ1 Πβ2#
10) 1. γ3 Ιxγ3 2. βxγ3
11) 1. Πα4
12) 1. Ιδβ5 Ββ8 2. Ιxδ6+

47 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΖ
1) 1. … Αη7
2) 1. … Ιζ6 2. Βε2 Ιxη4
3) 1. … Βε1#
4) 1. Αη7 Πζ8 2. Αxζ6
5) 1. ζ4 εxζ3 2. Ιxζ5
6) 1. Βθ5 0-0 2. Αxη5
7) 1. … Βxη3 2. θxη3 Ιxε5
8) 1. Ιβ6 Ιζ6 2. Ιxα8
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Αxη6 Ιβδ7 2. Αδ3
11) 1. Πζ8+ Ρη7 2. Πη8#
12) 1. … Βγ5+ 2. Ρθ1 Βxη5

48 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΗ
1) 1. … Ιη4#
2) 1. … Αxβ3 2. Βxβ3 Βxζ3
3) 1. θxη4
4) 1. γ4 Βα5 2. Αxδ6
5) 1. Ββ5+ Ιβδ7 2. Βxβ7
6) 1. Πη2
7) 1. Αxε6+ Πxε6 2. Πxζ5
8) 1. Πα8+ Ρβ7 2. Αγ6#
9) 1. Ρη3
10) 1. Ιε5 Βζ6 2. Αxη4
11) 1. … Βδ5 2. Βθ3 Βxη5 (2. … θxη5? 3. Ιxζ6+)
12) 1. Ιγ5

49 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΘ
1) 1. Ιβ5 Βγ5 2. Αxδ6
2) 1. Βα4+ Ιγ6 2. Βxζ4
3) 1. Ιε4#
4) 1. … α4 2. Βxα4 Αxε3+
5) 1. Παδ1 Βγ7 2. Βxζ6
6) 1. Αδ6 Πγ8 2. Αxζ4
7) 1. Πxγ6 βxγ6 2. Πxε4
8) 1. Βη6+ Ρθ8 2. Βη7#
9) 1. … Πγ2
10) 1. Αxζ5
11) 1. … Βγ4 2. Ιβδ2 Βxβ4
12) 1. … Βζ4

50 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Κ
1) 1. Αβ5
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. β4
4) 1. … ε4
5) 1. Ιθ7#
6) 1. … Βδ4+ 2. Βζ2 Βxε5
7) 1. … Πη2+ 2. Ρθ1 Πxθ3#
8) 1. Ιη7+ Ρζ8 2. Ιxζ5
9) 1. Ιxβ4+ Ιxβ4 2. Βxε7
10) 1. Βη4 η6 2. Βxδ7
11) 1. Ρζ1 (1. ζ3 Βxζ3 2. Πα2 γ3)
12) 1. θ6 Αxθ6 2. Αxθ6

51 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΑ
1) 1. Ια5+
2) 1. … Ιε3#
3) 1. Ιζ6+ Ιxζ6 2. Βxη5+
4) 1. … δ3
5) 1. … Βδ6
6) 1. … Αβ5
7) 1. … Αη4 2. Βθ6 Βxζ7
8) 1. … Πζ1+ 2. Ρη2 Π8ζ2#
9) 1. Βζ5 η6 2. Βxη5
10) 1. Πxθ5+ ηxθ5 2. Αxε5
11) 1. αxβ4 Ιxβ4 2. Πxα8
12) 1. Βε2+ Αε7 2. Βxα6

52 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΒ
1) 1. Πxε6 Αxε6 2. Ρxδ4
2) 1. Ιζ2
3) 1. Βε4+ ζ5 2. εxζ6
4) 1. … β5
5) 1. η6#
6) 1. Ιε8+ Ρβ7 2. Ιxζ6
7) 1. … Ιxε4 2. Ιxε4 Βxβ5
8) 1. Αθ6+ Ρη8 2. Πγ8#
9) 1. Ιxδ5 εxδ5 2. Βxγ6+
10) 1. … Βε7 (1. … Πε7? 2. Βζ2)
11) 1. γ3 Αβ6 2. Ιxε5
12) 1. … Βδ5 2. Ιζ3 Βxβ5

53 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΓ
1) 1. … γ4
2) Σκίτσο
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. … Ιε5 2. Βη3 Ιxε4
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Βα5 Ιδ5 2. Ιxδ5
8) 1. Βγ8+ Ρθ7 2. Βxη4 Βxη4 3. α6
9) 1. Ρζ1 Ιxδ4 2. Βxβ4
10) 1. ζ4 Βα5 2. Αxε7
11) 1. … Πxδ2 2. Πxδ2 Αxη5
12) 1. … Βζ6 2. Πδζ1 Βxβ2#

54 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΔ
1) 1. Πδ7+
2) 1. Βδ4 Ιζ5 2. εxζ5
3) 1. … Βγ8#
4) 1. … Αζ4
5) 1. … Πζ2+ 2. Ρη1 Βε1#
6) 1. … Αη5
7) 1. Ρε2
8) 1. Ιζ8+ Πxζ8 2. Αxζ8
9) 1. Βε2 Πε8 2. Βxα6
10) 1. β3 Βγ7 2. Βxδ3
11) 1. … Ιζ6
12) 1. Αxζ6 Αxζ6 2. Ιxδ7

55 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΕ
1) 1. … Αη2+ 2. Ρη1 Ιζ3#
2) 1. Πδ8#
3) 1. … Αδ6
4) 1. Αxβ5 Ιxγ3 2. Πε8#
5) 1. … Ρζ6
6) 1. … Ιεη4+ 2. θxη4 Ιxη4+
7) 1. Ιxζ6+ Βxζ6 (1. … Πxζ6 2. Βxε5) 2. Πxζ6
8) 1. Βδ5 Ιθ6 (1. … Αxδ6 2. Αxβ6) 2. Αxγ5
9) 1. Ιη5 Βζ6 2. Βxδ5+
10) 1. Βγ5+ Αε7 2. Βxβ6
11) 1. Πδ2
12) 1. … Ιxδ4

56 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΣΤ
1) 1. … Ιβ3 2. Αζ4 Ιxα1
2) 1. Πδγ5
3) 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Αxζ7#
4) Σκίτσο
5) 1. Βε5 Αζ6 2. Βxδ5
6) 1. … Βθ5#
7) 1. γ4 Αε6 2. Αxε4
8) 1. … Αε5+ 2. Ρα3 Πα1#
9) 1. Αxζ6 Αxδ1 (1. … Βxζ6 2. Βxη4) 2. Αxδ8 Αxγ2 3. Αγ7
10) 1. … Πγ8
11) 1. … Ιζ6
12) 1. Βθ6 Πε8 2. Βη7#

Βήμα 2+

3 Ματ σε μία κίνηση / Διπλό σαχ: Α
1) 1. Πε8#
2) 1. … Πβ1#
3) 1. … Ιη3#
4) 1. … Αxγ3#
5) 1. Αxδ5#
6) 1. δ8Β#
7) 1. Ιζ7#
8) 1. Ιζ8#
9) 1. Ιxδ6#
10) 1. … εxδ4#
11) 1. Πγ7#
12) 1. Πγ4#

4 Ματ σε μία κίνηση / Διπλό σαχ: Β
1) 1. Ιβ4#
2) 1. … Πζ3#
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. Ιδ7#
5) 1. Αη5#
6) 1. … Ιζ3#
7) 1. Ιε4#
8) 1. … Πxη3#
9) 1. Ιδ6#
10) 1. Αxβ5#
11) 1. … Πγ2#
12) 1. Πε7#

5 Απειλώντας το ματ / Φέρνοντας τον κυνηγό: Α
1) 1. Βδ5
2) 1. Βζ7
3) 1. Βθ6
4) 1. Βη6
5) 1. Βδ3
6) 1. … Βη4
7) 1. Βη2
8) 1. Βθ6 Βxζ6 2. Βζ8#
9) 1. δ5
10) 1. Πθ1
11) 1. Αθ3
12) 1. Ιδ5 Ιε2 2. Πγ7#; 1. … εxδ5 2. εxδ5#

6 Απειλώντας το ματ / Φέρνοντας τον βοηθό: Α
1) 1. … Ιθ4
2) 1. Ιζ6 Ρη7 2. Βθ7#
3) 1. Αβ7
4) 1. Πα1
5) 1. Αθ6
6) 1. Ιη5
7) 1. … ζ3 2. Πη1 Βθ4#
8) 1. Αη6
9) 1. Αγ5
10) 1. θ3
11) 1. Βζ7
12) 1. Πε7

7 Απειλώντας το ματ / Φέρνοντας τον φύλακα: Α
1) 1. … Ρη3
2) 1. Βη7
3) 1. ζ4
4) 1. Αη3
5) 1. δ6
6) 1. Πζ1
7) 1. Αζ6
8) 1. … Ιζ4
9) 1. Ρβ4
10) 1. … β3
11) 1. Ιβ6
12) 1. Πδ7

8 Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις / Συνεργασία (): Α
1) 1. Π2η4
2) 1. Πβ2 Ρδ1 2. Πζ1#
3) 1. Πθ7 Ρε8 2. Πη8#
4) 1. Πε3 Ρη1 2. Πε1#
5) 1. Πγ6 Ρζ5 2. Πδ5#
6) 1. Πθζ2 Ρε5 2. Πε3# (2. Πε2#)
7) 1. Πβ5 Ρδ6 2. Πζ6#
8) 1. Ργ7 Ρα5 2. Πα8#
9) 1. Πθ7 Ρζ5 2. Πθ5#
10) 1. Ρα5 Ρθ3 2. Πθ1#
11) Σκίτσο
12) 1. Πε7 Ρδ1 2.Πδ3#

10 Φινάλε πιονιών / Βρες την καλύτερη κίνηση: Α
1) 1. β4
2) 1. … θ3
3) 1. ζ7 Ρxζ7 2. Ρδ5
4) 1. η3
5) 1. Ρα6
6) 1. … Ργ5
7) 1. Ρζ4 Ρη2 (1. … Ρε2 2. Ρxε4) 2. Ρxη4
8) 1. … γ2 (1. … β2 2. θ7 β1Β 3. θ8Β+ Ββ8 4. Βθ1+) 2. θ7 γ1Β+
9) 1. ζ4+ Ρxζ4 2.Ρxδ6
10) 1. β8Β+ Ρxβ8 2. ζ8Β+
11) 1. θ3 Ρη3 2. Ρxθ6 Ρxθ3 3. η5
12) 1. θ5

11 Φινάλε πιονιών / Βρες την καλύτερη κίνηση: Β
1) 1. … Ρβ8
2) 1. β4 Ρη3 πατ
3) 1. … η6
4) 1. … α5
5) 1. η5 ζxη5 2. ζxη5
6) 1. … η4 2. θxη4 Ρxη4
7) 1. Ρζ1
8) 1. Ρε2
9) 1. … θ5
10) 1. Ρζ8 θ2 2. η7 θ1Β 3. η8Β+
11) 1. … Ρε5
12) 1. Ρδ3 (1. γxβ5 Ρxδ5) 1. … βxγ4+ 2. Ρxγ4

13 Το άνοιγμα / Επίλεξε τη σωστή κίνηση: Α
1) γ2-γ3
2) Βζ3-η3
3) Ιη8-ζ6
4) Αζ8-η7
5) Βδ1-δ2
6) Βδ4-δ3
7) Ιγ6-δ4
8) Ιζ3-η5
9) Ιη8-ζ6
10) γ2-γ3
11) Βδ1-ε2
12) γ6-γ5

14 Το άνοιγμα / Βρες την καλύτερη κίνηση: Α
1) 1. Πxδ1
2) 1. Ιγ3
3) 1. Βε2
4) 1. δxε5 Αxζ3 2. Βxζ3 δxε5 3. Αγ4
5) 1. Αα3
6) 1. δ6 Αζ8 2. Βε2+
7) 1. … δ4 2. Ιε4? Ιxε4 εΙ 3. … Αβ4+
8) 1. Ιη5
9) 1. εxδ4 (1. Ιxδ4 Βα5+; 1. Βxδ4 Ιγ6)
10) 1. ε4
11) 1. … δ5
12) 1. … ε6! (1. … Πγ8? 2. Ιζ6+)

15 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: Α
1) 1. Ββ5+
2) 1. Βα4+
3) 1. … Βθ4+
4) 1. … Ββ4+
5) 1. Βθ5+
6) 1. Βε1+
7) 1. Βγ4
8) 1. … Βζ5
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Βδ5
11) 1. … Βζ6
12) 1. … Βε5

16 Κάρφωμα / Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. … Αβ4
2) 1. Αθ5
3) 1. Αβ5
4) 1. Αη5
5) 1. … Αη5
6) 1. Πε1
7) 1. … Αζ4
8) 1. Αθ3
9) 1. Ββ3
10) 1. … Βγ5
11) 1. Βγ3
12) 1. … Αα4

17 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Κόψιμο + υλικό: Α
1) 1. Ιxζ6+ εxζ6 2. Βxη4
2) 1. Αxγ6+ βxγ6 2. Βxδ4
3) 1. … Αxγ3+ 2. βxγ3 Βxδ5
4) 1. … Βxδ4 2. Ιxδ4 Αxα4
5) 1. Αxζ6 Αxζ6 2. Ιxδ7
6) 1. … Ιxζ3+ 2. Βxζ3 Βxη5
7) 1. Ιxζ6+ Βxζ6 2. Βxζ6
8) 1. … Αxζ3 2. Βxζ3 Βxη5
9) 1. … Ιxε3 2. ζxε3 Βxη5
10) 1. Αxγ6+ βxγ6 2.Βxβ4
11) 1. Αxγ6 δxγ6 2.Ιxβ4
12) 1. … Αxγ4 2. Αxγ4 Ιxβ6

18 Απειλή με αποκάλυψη/ Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Βxδ4
2) 1. Αβ5+ γ6 2. Βxδ5
3) 1. Ιε6+ ζxε6 2. Βxδ8+
4) 1. ε5 δxε5 2. Αxγ6
5) 1. γ5 βxγ5 2. Αxα6
6) 1. … Αβ4+ 2. Βδ2 Αxδ2+
7) 1. δxγ5 Βxγ5 2. Βxη4
8) 1. … Ιxδ4 2. Βδ1 Ιxζ3+
9) 1. … Ιβ6 2. Αβ3 Βxδ6
10) 1. Αβ5+ Ιδ7 2. Βxδ5
11) Σκίτσο
12) 1. Αε4 Ιxε4 2. Βδ8#

19 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Mix: Α
1) 1. Αxζ7+
2) 1. ζ7+
3) 1. θ6
4) 1. … Αxδ4+
5) 1. ζ4
6) 1. Αxζ7+
7) 1. Ιθ4
8) 1. … Αζ4
9) 1. Ια5
10) 1. β4
11) 1. Ιγ4 Βδ5 2. Αxε7
12) 1. Αxδ7+

21 Άμυνα / Απόφυγε έξυπνα το σαχ: Α
1) 1. Αζ2+
2) 1. β4 ε5 2. Βγ3
3) 1. Πγ3
4) 1. Αδ2
5) 1. Πζ1+
6) 1. … γ6 2. Βxα5 Ιxγ2
7) 1. Ρζ8 Αxα2 πατ
8) 1. Ρζ1
9) 1. Ρζ2
10) 1. … Βε7 2. ζxε7 Αη7
11) 1. Πε1
12) 1. Ρζ1

22 Άμυνα / Απόφυγε έξυπνα το σαχ: Β
1) 1. … Ρζ8
2) 1. … Ρζ8
3) 1. … Πζ8
4) 1. Αζ3 (1. Αxζ1 πατ) 1. … Βα1 2. Πθ5#
5) 1. Ρζ6 Πβ4 2. Ρζ5
6) 1. … Βxε5+
7) 1. … Ρxδ7
8) 1. Ιβγ3 (1. Αδ2 Ιδ3#)
9) 1. Αε3 Αγ5 2. Αxγ5 Βxγ5+ 3.Βδ4
10) 1. Βε2
11) 1. … Ιxζ6 (1. …Βxζ6 2. Πxθ5+)
12) 1. … Αη4 (1. … Ρθ8 2. Βxζ8#) 2. Πxη4+ Ρθ8

23 Άμυνα / Επίλεξε το σωστό κόψιμο: Α
1) 1. … ζxε6
2) 1. αxβ4
3) 1. θxη4#
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. … Ιxε6
7) 1. γxβ3 (1. αxβ3 Πxγ2)
8) 1. Αxδ1
9) 1. … Ιxζ6
10) 1. γxβ3 (1. αxβ3 Βγ1+)
11) 1. Πxβ4
12) 1. δxγ4

24 Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του Ναπολεόντειου: Α
1) 1. … δxε5
2) 1. … Ιζ6 oζ 1. … Ιη5 (1. … δ5 2. Βxζ7#)
3) 1. … δ5
4) 1. … η6
5) 1. … Βxδ5 (1. … Αxζ2+ 2. Ρε2 Βxδ5 3. Αxδ5)
6) 1. … Αε6 (1. … Ιζ6 2. Αxζ7#)
7) 1. … ε6
8) 1. … Ιζ6
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. … ζ5 (1. … Ιε5 2. Βζ6)
11) 1. … δ5
12) 1. … δ5 2. εxδ5 ε4

25 Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του ελεύθερου πιονιού: Α
1) 1. Αδ4 β1Β 2. Αζ6#
2) 1. γ4+ Ρxγ4 2. Ργ2
3) 1. Αε1! (1. Αxζ4+? Ρζ3!)
4) 1. … ε4+ 2. Ρxε4 Αε5
5) 1. Αα5
6) 1. Πη3
7) 1. Πα3+ Ρβ4 2. Πα1
8) 1. Ρζ6
9) 1. Πζ1
10) 1. Αη6
11) 1. Πη3 θ2 2. Πxη2+
12) 1. θ4! η2 (1. … ηxζ2 2. Ρε2) 2. Ιθ3

27 Σχέδιο Διαδρομής / Δώσε σαχ με ασφάλεια: Α
1) Σκίτσο
2) Πα6-Πα1-ζ1-ζ7+
3) Πθ3-α3-α1-β1+
4) Πα6-α1-γ1-γ3+
5) Πδ2-δ1-γ1-γ4+
6) Πη8-Πβ8-β2-α2+
ή Πη3-β3-β2-α2+
7) Πδ8-ζ8-ζ7-β7+
8) Πη3-θ3-θ7-ζ7+
9) Πε1-ε8-β8-β5+
10) Πθ3-θ4-η4-η1+
11) Πα7-α5-γ5-γ8+
12) Πα5-β5-β8-δ8-δ7+

28 Σχέδιο Διαδρομής / Δώσε σαχ με ασφάλεια: Β
1) Αγ1-β2-η7-ζ8+
2) Αε4-η2-θ3-γ8+
3) Αδ3-β1-α2+
4) Αγ6-δ7-θ3-ζ1+
5) Αδ5-γ6-α4-γ2+
6) Αα5-β6-α7-β8+
7) Αε7-β4-ε1-ζ2+
8) Αα4-δ1-θ5-ζ7+
9) Αβ6-ε3-γ1-β2+
10) Αβ6-η1-θ2-ε5+
11) Αδ8-β6-η1-θ2+
12) Αζ8-η7-ε5-η3+

29 Σχέδιο Διαδρομής / Δώσε σαχ με ασφάλεια: Γ
1) Βη2-γ2-γ3+
2) Βθ2-α2-α8+
3) Βγ7-β7-α8+
4) Βζ1-ζ8-η8+
5) Βγ7-η3-θ4+
6) Βζ1-α6-α7+
7) Βζ4-ζ1-δ1+
8) Βδ2-α5-β5+
9) Ββ7-α7-α2+
10) Βζ6-α1-θ1+
11) Βα4-α2-θ2+
12) Βθ8-α8-α1+

30 Σχέδιο Διαδρομής / Επίλεξε την ασφαλέστερη διαδρομή: Α
1) παράδειγμα: Πη6-β6-β1-η1
2) Πγ1-γ3-β3-β6
3) Πβ1-β3-η3-η8-θ8
4) Αη2-ζ1-α6-γ8-δ7
5) Αζ2-β6-δ8-ζ6-θ8
6) Βα1-α8-θ1-θ2
7) Ιβ3-γ5-β7-δ6-ζ7-θ8
8) Ιβ3-δ4-β5-δ6-ζ7-θ8
9) Ιβ3-δ4-ζ3-θ2-η4-θ6-ζ7-θ8
10) Αγ4-η8-θ7-ζ5-η4-δ1-γ2-β1
11) Ιγ2-ε1-η2-ζ4-ε2-γ3-β5-γ7-α8
12) Ρβ2-γ1-δ1-ε2-ε3-ζ4-ε5-ε6-ε7-ζ8

31 Σχέδιο Διαδρομής / Επίλεξε την ασφαλέστερη διαδρομή: Β
1) Ρβ1-α2-α3-β4-α5-β6-α7-α8
2) Ρδ2-ε1-ζ1-η2-η3-θ4-η5-θ6
3) Ργ1-β1-α2-α3-β4-α5-α6-α7-β8-γ8-δ8-ε8-ζ7
4) Ργ1-β2-β3-γ4-δ4-ε5-ε6-ζ7-ζ8
5) Ρε8-δ8-γ8-β8-α7-β6-α5-β4-α3-β2-γ1-δ2-ε1-ζ2-η1
6) Ρβ4-γ3-δ2-ε1-ζ2-η1-θ2-θ3-η4-ζ4-ε5-ζ6
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) Ρη7-θ6-η5-ζ5-ε5-δ6-γ5-β5-α4-β3-γ2-δ2-ε1-ζ1-η1
10) Σκίτσο
11) Σκίτσο
12) Ρη1-ζ2-ε2-δ2-γ3-δ4-γ5-γ6-δ7-ε6-ζ6-η5-θ4-θ3

32 Σχέδιο ματ / Βρες το συντομότερο ματ: Α
1) παράδειγμα
2) Αα2 – Ββ3#
3) Αη5 – Ιζ6#
4) Πε4 – Αβ7
5) Ρη2 – Βε4#
6) β3 – Βγ4
7) Αβ7 – Βγ6
8) Πβ5 – Ιβ2
9) Πη4 – Βα5
10) Αα5 – Βδ5
11) Ιδ2 – Βδ6
12) Ββ2 – Ββ4

33 Σχέδιο ματ / Βρες το συντομότερο ματ: Β
1) Βγ6 – Αη5#
2) Βγ4 – Βε4#
3) Βθ7 – Αζ5 – Βδ7#
4) Αθ5-ε8-γ6#
5) Βε6 – η4#
6) Πθ7 – Ιβ6 – α7#
7) Βγ1 – Αθ1 – Βγ6 – Ββ7#
8) Αδ2 – Αθ6 – Πγ8#
9) Αβ5 – Αζ1 – Αθ3 – Πζ1#
10) Αθ5 – Βθ2#
11) Ιζ3-δ2-β3-γ1-α2-β4-α6#
12) Ιη3-ε2-γ1-δ3-ε5-δ7#

34 Σχέδιο διαδρομής / Κόψε όλα τα μαύρα κομμάτια: Α
1) Σκίτσο
2) Βα2xβ1xβ2xη7
3) Βγ4xζ7xζ5xη4xθ3
4) Ρζ7-ε7-δ8-γ7xγ6-δ5xε4
5) Ββ4xζ8xζ5xδ3
6) Πε7xε4xδ4xδ2
7) θ4 θxη5 ζ5 ζxε6 ε7 ε8Ι Ιxη7
8) Ρε4xε3xε2 Πxβ5
9) Πε5xε3xε2 Ρxβ5
10) Ιxβ2-δ3xγ5xε6
11) Αδ7xη4-Αε2xδ3xη6
12) Ιζ2-θ1-η3-ζ1-θ2-ζ3-θ4-η2-ζ4xε6xγ7xδ5

36 Mατ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Α
1) Βα3 / Ιδ2
2) Ιγ4 / ΒΑ7
3) Βθ5 / Ιε7
4) Ιγ2 / Βε1
5) Ιζ4 / Βγ7
6) Βζ6 / Ιθ6
7) Βα7 / Ιδ4
8) Ιη6 / Βθ8
9) Ιζ4 / Βγ5
10) Ιη6 / Βε6
11) Ιη4 / Βγ4
12) Ια6 / Βε6

37 Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Β
1) Αγ6 / Βα8
2) Αδ5 / Βθ4
3) Αγ5 / Βα7
4) Αθ3 / Βδ4
5) Αβ5 / Βε5
6) Βη1 / Αδ1
7) Βε6 / Αβ6
8) Βη6 / Αθ6
9) Αδ4 / Βη4
10) Αε3 / Βε7
11) Βδ8 / Αδ5
12) Αδ8 / Βδ5

39 Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Γ
1) Ιγ3 / Πβ5
2) Ια3 / Πβ5
3) Ιε6 / Πε7
4) Πγ5 / Ιδ3
5) Πγ6 / Ιε7
6) Πα6 / Ια3
7) Ιζ7 / Πε5
8) Πδ5 / Ιδ2
9) Ιγ3 / Πβ5
10) Ιη6 / Πζ7
11) Ια7 / Πε7
12) Σκίτσο

40 Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Δ
1) Αη2 / Αε3
2) Αβ4 / Αδ1
3) Αζ3 / Αε3
4) Αζ5 / Αθ8
5) Ιδ7 / Αγ6
6) Ιγ7 / Αγ5
7) Αγ5 / Ιγ7
8) Αε5 / Ιθ6
9) Ιγ3 / Ιζ3
10) Ιζ3 / Ιη3
11) Ιθ6 / Ιε6
12) Ιζ4 / Ιε4

40 Ματ / Δημιούργησε το ματ: Ε
1) Πγ2 – Αα3 – Ιδ3
2) Πγ6 – Αβ7 – Ιγ7
3) Πβ2 – Αα4 – Ια1
4) Πε6 – Αβ8 – Ιγ4
5) Πα6 – Αγ5 – Ιγ8
6) Πζ5 – Αη7 – Ιη4
7) Πζ5 – Αδ6 – Ιη6
8) Πθ3 – Αε1 – Ιζ5
9) Πζ5 – Αε3 – Ιε6
10) Πβ3 – Αε1 – Ια2
11) Πδ5 – Αβ4 – Ιβ7
12) Πδ4 – Αζ5 – Ιζ2

41 Δημιούργησε το ματ / Βάλε τα κομμάτια στα σωστά τετράγωνα: Α
1) Λευκά: Ργ5, Βδ6, Πζ4 Μαύρα: Ρε5
2) Λευκά: Ργ8, Βδ8, Αη8. Μαύρα: Ρε7
3) Λευκά: Ρη8, Βζ8, Ιγ5 Μαύρα: Ρε8
4) Λευκά: Βγ5, Ιδ3, Αζ5 Μαύρα: Ρδ4
5) Λευκά: Ρβ2,Βγ3, Ιη5, Ιε7 Μαύρα: Ρδ4
6) Λευκά: Ργ1, Βζ1, Ιγ2, Ιδ2 Μαύρα: Ρε2
7) Λευκά: Ρε4, Πθ6, Ιζ7 Μαύρα: Ρη5
8) Λευκά: Ρη7, Πε5, Ιη2 Μαύρα: Ρη5, η4
9) Λευκά: Αε3, Πθ6, Ρε6 Μαύρα: Ρη5, η4
10) Λευκά: Ρε6, Πγ3, Ιθ3 Μαύρα: Ρζ4, Ιη4, Αε4
11) Δot η2  η3. Λευκά: Ρη3, Αγ2, Αζ2. Μαύρα: Ρε3, δ2, ε2
12) Λευκά: Ρε2, Αγ3, Ιδ6 Μαύρα: Ρε4, δ5, ζ4

43 Ισοπαλία / Κυνηγώντας το πατ: Α
1) 1. … Ββ7+ 2. Ρxβ7 πατ
2) 1. … η6+ 2. Ρxη6 πατ
3) 1. Πα5+ Αxα5 πατ
4) 1. Αxη5+ Αxη5 πατ
5) 1. … Πζ4+ 2. Βxζ4 πατ
6) 1. Βδ8+ Βxδ8 πατ
7) 1. Βη8+ Πxη8 πατ
8) 1. Βη3+ Ρxη3 πατ
9) 1. Βθ3+ Βxθ3 πατ
10) 1. … Ιγ4+ 2. Αxγ4 πατ
11) 1. … Αγ7+ 2. Βxγ7 πατ
12) 1. Πζ7 Ρxζ7 πατ

44 Κίνδυνος πατ! / Γλύτωσε το πατ: Α
1) 1. Ιε6
2) 1. … β5 2. αxβ5 γ3
3) 1. Αη8
4) 1. Ρθ1 (1. Ρη1) 1. … Ρxθ3 2. ζ5
5) 1. … Αβ3 2. Ρxβ3 γ1Β
6) 1. Πα6 βxα6 2. β7
7) 1. Αγ4 βxγ4 2. β5
8) 1. Ιβ1 αxβ1Β+ 2. Πxβ1+
9) 1. … Πζ6
10) 1. Ιζ3 ηxζ3 2. Ρη1
11) 1. Ρδ3
12) 1. Αη8

45 Κίνδυνος πατ! / Απότρεψε το πατ: Α
1) 1. γ8Π
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Αη4+
4) 1. Πγ1
5) 1. Πδ3+
6) 1. Βδ5
7) 1. … Βζ3+ (1. … Βxζ2 πατ)
8) 1. … Πδ6
9) 1. … β1Π oζ 1. … β1Α
10) 1. Ρα1
11) 1. Αβ7 Ββ8 2. Αη2#
12) 1. … Βη3

46 Το πατ είναι σίγουρο / Ναι ή όχι: Α
1) Όχι: 1. … Αβ1
2) Ναι
3) Όχι: 1. … Ρε4
4) Ναι
5) Ναι: 1. … Πβ3+ 2. αxβ3 αxβ3 πατ
6) Ναι
7) Ναι
8) Όχι: 1. … Ββ3
9) Όχι: 1. Πη6+
10) Όχι: 1. … ζ3
11) Ναι: 1. Πη4 θxη4 2. θxη4
12) Όχι: 1. Ρβ4 Ρβ2

47 Πατ / Που είναι πατ ο βασιλιάς; Α
1) α2 α4 γ4
2) ζ1 θ1 ε3
3) θ3 θ5 θ1
4) α1 θ2 η7 θ4
5) α7 θ7 θ5 γ7
6) α8 α6 θ8 ε6
7) ζ5 ζ3 θ5 θ3
8) θ1 ζ1 α7 θ8
9) α3 β6 ε7 θ8 γ3
10) δ8 ζ8 θ8 θ6 θ4
11) α1 α3 γ3 ε3 η5 θ8
12) ζ8 η6 η4 ε4 γ5 γ1 α1

49 Υλικό / Κερδίζοντας υλικό: Α
1) 1. Βxζ8+
2) 1. Βxζ6+
3) 1. β8Β (1. βxγ8Β+ Αxγ8 2. Ρζ3 Αδ6) 1. … Πxβ8 2. Πxβ8+
4) 1. Βε5+
5) 1. Αγ6 Βζ8 2. Αxα8
6) 1. Αδ5+ Ρθ8 2. Αxε4
7) 1. … Ρδ6 2. Πη5 ηxθ5
8) 1. Βxζ8+
9) 1. Βη2+ Ι7η6 2. ζxε6
10) 1. Βγ3
11) 1. Πθ1 (1. δxε8Β+ Ρxε8; 1. δ8Β Βγ5)
12) 1. … Βxα4

50 Κάρφωμα / Βρες ένα κάρφωμα: Α
1) 1. Πε2
2) 1. … Βα5
3) 1. Αζ4
4) 1. Βζ3
5) 1. Αζ4
6) 1. … Αβ4
7) 1. Βε2
8) 1. Αγ3
9) 1. Βε4
10) 1. Πθ4
11) 1. Βα4
12) 1. Βδ4

51 Διπλή απειλή / Απειλή ματ: Α
1) 1. … Ργ5 2. γ3 Πα8#
2) 1. Ιδ3 Πε3 2. Πδ4#
3) 1. Αβ3 α1Β 2. Αζ7#
4) 1. Ργ4 9
5) 1. Ρη3 Ρη6 (1. … Αβ1 2. Ιζ4#) 2. Ιζ4+
6) 1. Ρζ5 Πxε7 2. η4#
7) 1. Ιζ4 Πθ1 2. Πγ6#
8) 1. Ρβ3
9) 1. Ιζ4 Πη1 2. Πδ5#
10) 1. γ4 Ιxγ4 (1. … Ιδ1 2. β3#) 2. Ιγ3#
11) 1. Ρη2 Πε1 2. Αζ6#
12) 1. Πβ2! Βη1 2. Αβ7#

52 Ελεύθερο πιόνι / Κερδίζοντας με το ελεύθερο πιόνι: Α
1) 1. ζ7
2) 1. … Αα4
3) 1. Ιxε6 Βζ6+ 2. Ιδ4
4) 1. ζ8Β+ Ρxζ8 2. Βxδ7
5) 1. γ7
6) 1. α7
7) 1. Ιδ5+
8) 1. Ρε6
9) 1. Ρζ5
10) 1. Βη7+ Βxη7 2. θxη7 α3 3. η8Β
11) 1. Ιγ4
12) 1. Αβ3 Αε6 2. Αxε6

53 Ελεύθερο πιόνι / Κερδίζοντας με το ελεύθερο πιόνι: Β
1) 1. Αθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. η8Β#
2) 1. β6 (1. Αε7 Ργ3 2. δ8Β Αxδ8 3. Αxδ8 β6)
3) 1. … Αθ3+ 2. Ρxθ3 εxζ1Β+
4) 1. Αβ4 (1. Αη7 Αxα3) 1. …Αxβ4 2. αxβ4
5) 1. Πη5 Πxη5 2. θ8Β
6) 1. … Ρβ8
7) 1. Πβ7+ Πxβ7 2. γxβ7
8) 1. ζ3+ Ρxζ3 2. γ7
9) 1. Αα5+
10) 1. … Πη8
11) 1. … Πβ1
12) 1. β8Β+

54 Υλικό / Κερδίζοντας υλικό: Β
1) 1. … Βxζ5
2) 1. Πxε7 Πxε7 2. Βxε7 Βxε7 3. Πxε7
3) 1. … Πxγ4
4) 1. Βxε8+
5) 1. Ιxδ4
6) 1. ζxη7 Βα5
7) 1. … Αxζ3
8) 1. … Ιxη6
9) 1. … δxγ4 2. Πxγ4 Βδ5
10) 1. … Πxγ3 2. Αxγ3 Βxγ3
11) 1. Βxβ4
12) 1. Αxδ6

55 Κανόνες / Κανονική θέση Ναι ή Όχι): Α
1) παράδειγμα
2) κείμενο
3) παράδειγμα
4) Όχι
5) Ναι
6) Όχι
7) Ναι
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) Ναι
11) Ναι
12) Ναι

56 Κανόνες / Κανονική θέση Ναι ή Όχι): Β
1) Όχι
2) Ναι
3) Όχι
4) Ναι
5) Όχι
6) Ναι
7) Όχι
8) Ναι
9) Όχι
10) Όχι
11) Ναι
12) Όχι

Βήμα 2 mix

1) 1. Te1 (the pin: pinning)

2) 1. Pxf6+ gxf6 2. Txd7 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 3) 1. Lf3! (1. Pf3? Dxe2) (defending: interposing)

4) 1. … Lxf4 (1. … Dxg5? 2. Lxg5) (twofold attack thanks to X-ray protection) 5) 1. Txe4 d5 (double attack: pawn)

6) 1. Pa7# (mate in one by a discovered check) 7) 1. Ld7-h3-f1-e2-f3+

8) 1. Kb1! (1. Kc2? Dd3#) 1. … Dd1+ 2. Lc1 (getting out of check: avoid mate) 9) 1. Dd4+ Kh7 2. d8D (cashing in a passed pawn)

10) 1. Lg4 (the pin: pinning)

11) 1. Lxg7 Kxg7 2. Lxd7 (in-between move: capturing)

12) 1. Pxc6+ (1. Pf7+? Txf7 2. Dxf7 Dd5+) 1. … Dxc6 2. Dxc6 (exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king)

1) 1. Dd4+! (1. Kf3? Dxb4) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 2) 1. Pd4 (double attack: knight)

3) De7, Le4, Pc6, d6 4) 1. fxg5# (mate in one) 5) 1. c4 (discovered attack)

6) 1. … Df1+ 2. Kh2 Dxb5 (double attack: queen) 7) Drawing

8) 1. Dh8+ Pg8 2. Dxg8# (mate in two)

9) 1. Txa8! (1. Pxd5? Txa1; 1. Txd5? Txa1+) 1. … Txa8 2. Pxd5 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

10) 1. Pe5! (1. c3? Lxd3) (defending: interposing)

11) 1. Tc4+ Kb6 2. Txc3 (defend against mate: capture the guard / helper) 12) 1. … Dc3 2. Tg1 a1D (cashing in a passed pawn; also a double attack)

1) 1. d5 (double attack: pawn)

2) 1. … Pxe4 (1. … Dxe4 2. Dd6+) (twofold attack: avoid mate)

3) 1. … Te1+! (1. … gxh4? 2. Txg4+; 1. … Txf2? 2. Txg4) (double attack: rook) 4) 1. Txg7+ Kxg7 2. Kxb2 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

5) 1. Te6# (mate in one)

6) 1. … Lh6 (the pin: pinning)

7) 1. Pe5 Pxe5! (1. … Lxd1 2. Lxf7#)

8) 1. … Dd8 (1. … f5 2. Lxf5+ Dxf5 3. Txe8) (defending: moving away and maintaining the protection) 9) 1. Ke2! (1. Kxe4? Txf1) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material)

10) 1. Te8+ Lf8 2. Kxc1 (in-between move: check)

11) 1. Tb3 (defend against a passed pawn by twofold (X-ray)protection of b1) 12) 1. Pxd6 Kxd6 2. b8D+ (cashing in a passed pawn: capturing)

1) 1. Le5+ Kxe5 2. Dxc6 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 2) 1. … c4! (1. … Kxd4? 2. g8D) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 3) 1. Lxe7+ Ke8 2. Tg8# (mate in two)

4) 1. d5 (double attack: pawn)

5) 1. De5 (the pin: pinning)

6) 1. Lb3! (1. b3? Dxc3) (defending: interposing) 7) Df5 Pc8

8) 1. … g6+ 2. fxg6+ Dxg6# (2. … fxg6 is against the rules) 9) 1. … Lxf3+ 2. Kg1 Dg5# (mate in two)

10) 1. Dxe6+ Kf8 2. Dxd5 (double attack: queen)

11) 1. … Dxf1 (1. … Dxe4 2. a5) 2. e8D Da1# (defend against a passed pawn by threatening mate) 12) 1. Dxb8+! (1. Lxd6? Txb7) 1. … Dxb8 2. Lxb8 (twofold attack thanks to X-ray protection)

1) 1. Dg6+ Kh8 2. Dg7# (mate in two)

2) 1. Dc4+ Df7 2. Dxa6 (double attack: queen)

3) 1. Tc8+ Kg7 2. Dxe4 (in-between move: check)

4) 1. Pxd5! (1. Dxf6? Dd3+; 1. Dc8+? Dd8) 1. … Lxc3 2. Pxc3 5) 1. Ph8# (1. De6+? Lxe6) (mate in one)

6) 1. … a1D+ (1. … g1D? 2. Pf3+) 2. Kxa1 g1D (cashing in a passed pawn) 7) 1. Pc3 Dc4 2. Pxd5 (double attack: knight)

8) 1. Lxc6+ bxc6 2. dxe5 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

9) 1. Txf1! (1. Kxf1? Txd2) 1. … Txd2? 2. Tf8# (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 10) 1. … Lxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Dxd4 (discovered attack)

11) 1. Pd6 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

12) 1. Tc8+ (1. Tf4 Lh6) 1. … Lf8 2. Txf8+ Kg7 3. Txf2 (defend against a passed pawn)

1) 1. … Lc5+ (double attack: bishop) 2) 1. Db2+ Ka4 2. Da2# (mate in two) 3) 1. Lf4 (the pin: pinning)

4) 1. Pd7+ Ke7 2. Txg5 (discovered attack) 5) 1. Pd5 (double attack: knight)

6) 1. … Dh4 2. Pc7# 7) Df4, Pf8

8) 1. Lf3 (1. Kg2? Kxg4; 1. Kh4? Le7+) (getting out of check: interposing) 9) 1. Pd4 (in-between move: attacking two pieces)

10) 1. … Pg5 (1. … Pf4+? 2. Kf1 Pd3 3. d7) 2. d7 Pf7 (defend against a passed pawn) 11) 1. La5 (1. a7? Pb6) 1. … Kf7 2. a7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

12) 1. Lb7+ d5 2. cxd6# (mate in two)

1) 1. Lxf3! (1. Lxd7? Dg2# (1. … Dd1#) ) 1. … gxf3 2. Da4 (profitable exchange) 2) 1. Kc6 (double attack: king)

3) 1. … Df8! (getting out of check: interposing thanks to X-ray protection and avoid mate) 4) Th7-a7-a5-c5-c8+ (route planner: giving check)

5) &b3, Ya6, Xc5

6) 1. Kg8 (1. a8D Th8+) (cashing in a passed pawn)

7) 1. c4 Lxc4 2. Pc3 (defending: interposing and making space for the knight by clearing a square) 8) 1. … Lxd5 (1. … Pxd5 2. b5) (twofold attack)

9) 1. Lb5 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 10) 1. Pxb6 (discovered attack)

11) 1. … b1D+ (1. … bxa1D+ 2. Txa1) 2. Pc1 Dxa6 (cashing in a passed pawn) 12) 1. Lg5# (1. La5+? Lc7 2. Lxc7+ Ke7) (mate in one)

1) 1. Td4! [1. Pd4? Lxd1) (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 2) 1. … Le3+ (double attack: bishop)

3) 1. … Df3+ 2. Kh4 Dg4# (mate in two)

4) 1. c3 (in-between move: attack on two pieces) 5) 1. Le7 (the pin: pinning)

6) 1. c5 Lxc5 2. Lxc7 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

7) 1. … Dg5 (1. … Kh7? 2. Dxf5+ Kh8 3. Pf6) (defend against mate: interposing) 8) Dg7, Pg3

9) 1. Tb1 Tc2 (exploiting vulnerability: threaten mate)

10) 1. Txg6+ hxg6 2. Txc2 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 11) 1. Pxf4 (1. Dxa6? Lxa6 2. Pxf4 Lxf1) (capture an unprotected piece) 12) 1. Pc8 (double attack: knight)

1) 1. … b3 (double attack: pawn)

2) 1. Pe6+ Kg8 2. Dg6# (mate in two)

3) 1. Tc7+ Kg6 (1. … Txc7 2. bxc7) 2. Txb7 (cashing in a passed pawn) 4) 1. Dc4 2. Da6# (mate planner) The rules:

Only White moves.

You may not capture anything. Don’t give check until it is mate.

Play only safe moves (1. b5 2. Qb4# is against this rule) 5) 1. Dg4+ Kb8 2. Dxc4 (double attack: queen)

6) 1. Pxd6! (1. Lxc5? Pxc4; 1. Pxe5? Lxa3; 1. Txe5? Txe5 2. Pxe5 Lxa3) 1. … Lxd6 (1. … Lxa3 2. Pxe8) 2. Lxd6 (twofold attack thanks to X-ray protection)

7) 1. Dxd5 Pxd5 2. Lxb5 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 8) Pf5-h4-f3-e1-c2-b4+

9) 1. b3 Lxb3 2. De2

10) 1. Dg3+ Kh7 2. dxc6 (in-between move: check)

11) 1. … Pc5 (1. … c5? 2. Txe7; 1. … Pf4? 2. Dd2) (defending: interposing)

12) 1. … Ld1 (1. … Lc2? 2. Kd5 Ld1 3. Ke4) 2. Kd6 Lf3 (defend against a passed pawn)

1) 1. Db2+ (exploiting vulnerability: no defenders) 2) 1. Dxg6+ Kf8 2. Te8# (mate in two)

3) 1. Tc1 (the pin: pinning)

4) 1. Pxd5 (1. Dxd5? Lxc3+) (twofold attack; eliminating the defence: avoid capturing+material) 5) 1. De7 Te8 2. Dxf6 (double attack: queen)

6) 1. … Lxf2+ wins a pawn because White cannot take with the king: 1. … De7 wit a pin. (1. … Dxf3 2. gxf3 is good for Black but doesn’t win a pawn; 1. … Le6 is good move but not a winning one)

7) Drawing

8) 1. Pd7+ Ka8 (1. … Ka7 2. Ta3#) 2. Ta3+ La7 9) 1. Td8 (defend against mate: eliminate the helper)

10) 1. Kc1 (in-between move: attacking two pieces and avoid mate)

11) 1. … e5 (1. … Kg8 2. Pc1) 2. Lf2 Lxb3 (getting out of check: attack on two pieces) 12) 1. d7 Dc6 (1. … Dxf5 2. dxe8D+) 2. dxe8D+ Dxe8 (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. Kf2 (1. Kh2? Pxb3) (getting out of check: attacking on two pieces) 2) 1. Lxg7+ Lxg7 2. Dxg7# (mate in two)

3) 1. La3 (the pin: pinning)

4) 1. Pxe5 dxe5 2. Lxf6 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 5) 1. Db8+ Kh7 2. Dxf4 (double attack: queen)

6) 1. Kc2 Dc3+ (1. … De5 2. Da4#) 2. Kxc3 (2. Dxc3? stalemate) (avoid stalemate) 7) 1. Pa7 2. Db3# (mate planner). (1. b5 2. Qb4# is wrong, b5 can be captured.)

8) 1. … Pc3 (double attack: knight)

9) 1. Pb5 wins a pawn and the knight will not be in danger. (1. Le3 and 1. c3 protecting the attacked knight are good moves, but there is a better one.)

10) 1. Kd2 (1. Kd4? Pc7) 1. … Pb6 2. Kxd1 (draw due to insufficient material)

11) 1. Lg8 (1. Lxd5 Th8 only wins the pawn back; 1. Lg6? Tg7) (discovered attack) 12) 1. Txc5! (1. Lxc5? Pxc1) 1. … Pxc5 2. Lxc5 (twofold attack)

1) 1. Kg2 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 2) 1. Lb5 (the pin: pinning)

3) 1. … dxc5 (1. … Txh8 2. Pe6) (choose the right capture) 4) 1. Dc6+ Kd8 2. Dxa6 (protects the rook on f1)

5) 1. … Tb4 (1. … Txc1+? 2. Kg2) (defend against a passed pawn)

6) 1. Tf7+ Kxf7 2. Dxd7+ (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 7) 1. … d4 (discovered attack)

8) Tf4xf5xf7xf2xb2xb5xb6xh6

9) 1. Kd1! (1. Kb1? Pd2+! 2. Dxd2 Dxd2) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

10) 1. Thg3 (exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king due to a majority of material) 11) 1. … Lb7 (1. … Dd6? 2. De4!) (defending: moving away to a protected square)

12) 1. Dd7 Td8 2. Dxg4 (double attack: queen)

1) 1. … Db5+ 2. Ka7 Db6# (mate in two)

2) 1. … Pf6 (1. … Pd6+ 2. Txd6+; 1. … Kc7 2. Kxb5) (getting out of check)

3) 1. Dxe4 Txe4 2. Txd8 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload) 4) 1. Lxf6 Lxf6 2. Txc4 (in-between move: capturing)

5) 1. Dc5 2. Df8# (mate planner)

6) 1. … Lb6 2. d4 (defending: interposing)

7) 1. Lc5 c1D 2. b7# (defend against a passed pawn: counter-attack) 8) 1. d6 (double attack: pawn)

9) 1. Dxc7 Txc7 2. Lxa5 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 10) 1. Db3 (the pin: pinning)

11) 1. De2 Df5 2. Dxc4 (double attack: queen)

12) 1. … f5 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

1) 1. Dd6 (the pin: pinning)

2) 1. … Dd8+ (1. … Td8 2. Te8+) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 3) 1. Pf5+ Kg6 2. Txh6+! (double attack: knight)

4) 1. … Lxd4+ 2. Lxd4 Txe2 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

5) 1. d7 Lc7 (1. … Kxd7? 2. Lxf4 gxf4 3. Kh4) (defend against a passed pawn) 6) 1. … Ped7 (1. … Pxc4 2. Da4+; 1. … Pf3+ 2. Kf2)

7) 1. … Lxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Txf1 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 8) 1. Dh3+ Kg7 2. Dh8# (mate in two)

9) g6 f6 f2 Uh4

10) 1. … Db8+ (double attack: queen)

11) 1. Lc1+ Kg6 2. Le3 (defend against mate: interposing)

12) 1. b5+ (1. d5+ exd5+) 1. … Kd7 (1. … Pxb5 2. Dxb5+ of 2. cxb5+) 2. Dxc3 (discovered attack)

1) 1. Ke6 (double attack: king)

2) 1. Td8+ Kh7 2. Dxa5 (in-between move: check)

3) 1. … Pxd4 2. Dxd4 (2. Lxd4 Dxc4) (defending: protecting) 4) 1. Dxh4 (defend against mate: protecting)

5) 1. g6+ fxg6 2. fxg6# (mate in two thanks to X-ray protection)

6) 1. Kf2! (1. Tf1? Txf1+! (1. … Txb1? 2. Ta8+) 2. Kxf1 Lxb1) 1. … Txb1? 2. Ta8+ (getting out of check: avoid loss of material)

7) 1. Tb8+ Kxb8 2. Dxd7 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

8) 1. Pf7+ (1. Pg6+? Kh7 2. Pxe7 Td1+) 1. … Kh7 2. Pxd8 (double attack: knight) 9) &c4 &d5

10) 1. Pxc6 (discovered attack)

11) 1. Pxb5 (1. Pxf5? d2) 1. … d2 2. Pc3 (defend against a passed pawn)

12) 1. Dxf7+ (1. Txc7? Dxd7) 1. … Kxf7 2. Txc7+ (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

1) 1. … Td4+ (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

2) 1. b8D (1. d8D? Lxd8+ 2. Kg4 Lc7) 1. … Lxb8 2. d8D (cashing in a passed pawn) 3) 1. Pxc5 (1. Dxa7? Tc1+) 1. … Dxc5 (profitable exchange)

4) 1. e5! (1. Txd8+? Pxd8; 1. Pd5?) 1. … Txd1+ 2. Pxd1 (discovered attack) 5) Drawing

6) Drawing

7) 1. … Da5 (double attack: queen) 8) Lf1-e2-d1-c2-g6-e8+

9) 1. c8P# (mate in one by double check)

10) 1. … Kg2 (1. … Dxb1? 2. Lf3#) 2. Lf3+ Kxf3 3. Txg1 (3. Lxg1 h1D) 3. … hxg1D (defend against mate: moving away)

11) 1. … Le4 (double attack with two piece) 12) 1. Tbb1 (defend against a passed pawn)

1) 1. Lb2 (in-between move: attacking two pieces) 2) 1. Lf3 2. Df6 (mate planner)

3) 1. Pxh6#! (1. Txb7? 1. Txh6+? Kg4) (mate in one by a discovered check) 4) 1. Lxg6+ Kxg6 2. Dxe7 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 5) 1. Lb2 (the pin: pinning)

6) 1. Dxc5 Lg6 2. Dxb6 (double attack: queen)

7) 1. Txg6 Dxg5 (1. … hxg6 2. Dxh4) 2. Txg5 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 8) 1. … Lxh6 2. Lxf7+ Kg7 (attacking two pieces)

9) 1. … Lc5 (1. … Le5? 2. Td8#) (defending: moving away and preparing interposing) 10) 1. Lb5+ c6 2. dxc6 (exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king)

11) 1. … Pe8! (1. … Le8? 2. Dd6#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 12) 1. Ta1 (exploiting vulnerability: threaten mate)

1) 1. Pd3! (1. Pe6? Tf6!; 1. Tc8+ Tf8) 1. … Txe4 2. Txc3 (discovered attack) 2) 1. Tb1 (the pin: pinning)

3) 1. Lxc5 (defend against mate by preparing interposing)

4) 1. … Kf5! (1. … Kg6 2. Ph4#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 5) 1. Dxc7 Te8 2. Dxd7 (double attack: queen)

6) 1. Db8+! (1. Dxf6? Dc1+!) 1. … Kh7 2. Lxc6 (in-between move: check) 7) 1. Lc4+ Kh7 2. Txf8 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

8) 1. Txc4 Dxc3 (1. … bxc4 2. Dxe5) 2. Txc3 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 9) 1. … Lc5+ 2. Le3 (2. Kh1 Dxf1#) 2. … Lxe3+ 3. Kh1 (getting out of check: avoid mate) 10) 1. Ta8 (1. Td8+? Kc2) 1. … e1D 2. Ta1+ Kd2 3. Txe1 (defend against a passed pawn) 11) 1. … f4+ 2. Kxf4 Txd3 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

12) 1. … Tb1 2. Kh2 a1D (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. Lc4 (the pin: pinning)

2) 1. Da6 (defending: X-ray protection)

3) 1. Txc5 dxc5 2. Kxf2 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 4) 1. … c5 (discovered attack)

5) 1. e5 is the best move. White doesn’t want to lose time by exchanging queens.After 1. … Dg6 White must sacrifice a pawn: 2. 0-0 Dxc2 3. Pc3 and the threat Ld3 forces the queen back.After 3. … Dg6, 4. Pd5 is strong.

Dxf6 helps Black’s development.After 1. … Pxf6 2. 0-0 (2. e5 d5!) 2. … d6 Black has no problems. 1. Dd1 is too passive. Black can castle quickly: 1. … Lc5 2. 0-0 Pe7.

6) 1. Pc4 (in-between move: attacking two pieces) 7) h5 e8 (mate thanks to X-ray protection)

8) 1. … Ta2+ 2. Kf3 Th2 (defend against mate: protecting)

9) 1. … Te4+ (1. … Txd1? 2. fxe6+) 2. Kf3 Pc5 (defending: in-between move and protecting) 10) 1. Pb6 cxb6 2. c7 (avoid stalemate)

11) 1. Txg7+ Pxg7 (1. … Kh8 2. Te7+) 2. Dxe3 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

12) 1. e3 2. Da5# (mate planner)

1) 1. … Dd4 (1. … Th7? 2. Ld3) (defend against mate: protecting)

2) 1. Txd7+ Lxd7 2. Kxc4 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload) 3) 1. … Le6 (double attack: bishop)

4) 1. Dxe5 (1. Txe5? Ld6) (twofold attack) 5) 1. Txe7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

6) 1. … Pxg3 2. hxg3 (2. Txg3 f4) (avoiding a double attack) 7) 1. Dd2 (the pin: pinning)

8) Pd5xe7xc6xd4xf5xh6xf7

9) 1. … Kf5 (1. … Kf7 2. Tg7+; 1. … Kh6 2. Lf4+) (defend against mate: avoid mate and loss of material)

10) 1. Lxc5 (1. Ld4? Te6) (discovered attack)

11) 1. Dh8+ (1. Dxh5? Df4+ 2. Kc2 Dxf1) 1. … Dc8 2. Dxh5 (double attack: queen; taking the opponent into account!)

12) 1. … Kf4 (1. … Kf5? 2. Ta3 Th8+ 3. Kg3) 2. Kh5 Th8+ 3. Kg6 Txh3 (exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces)

1) 1. … Dc2+ 2. Ka3 Da2# (mate in two)

2) 1. Dd5+ (1. Dxb4 Pxf1) 1. … Kh8 2. Dxd2 (double attack: queen) 3) 1. Pb5 (double attack: knight)

4) 1. Lxe5 Dxd4 2. Lxd4 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 5) 1. Tde1 (the pin: pinning)

6) 1. Pe4? Df3!

7) 1. Pd6 Kd7 (1. … Kxd6 2. c8D) 2. c8D+ (cashing in a passed pawn) 8) 1. Lxf6 (discovered attack)

9) 1. Td1 2. c8D# (mate planner)

10) 1. Pd3 f1D (1. … Pxd3 2. Tf1) 2. Txe1+ (defend against a passed pawn)

11) 1. … Kf8! (1. … Kh8? 2. Td8+ Pg8 3. Txg8#) 2. Td8+ Pe8 (getting out of check: avoid mate) 12) 1. Dxf6 gxf6 2. Lxc6 (in-between move: capturing)

1) 1. … Txe5 2. Dxe6 Txe6 (discovered attack) 2) 1. … Dxb2 2. Dxd6 Dxb5 (double attack: queen)

3) 1. Pf6 Lxd4 2. Txh7# (mate in two: bring in the helper)

4) 1. … Txa1 (1. … Dxa1 2. De8#) 2. Dxe5 Th1# (twofold attack) 5) Drawing

6) 1. Kc7 2. Pd3# (mate planner)

7) 1. … De5 (1. … Kxh6? 2. Dh8#) (defend against mate: X-ray protection) 8) 1. … Td2 (the pin: pinning)

9) 1. … Dxd1 (1. … Pxc6 2. Lxd8) 2. Pxe7+ (in-between move: check) 10) 1. Txe8 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

11) 1. … Td5 2. Kf1 Kxe7 (in-between move: mating threat)

12) 1. Df6 Dc3 2. Dd8# (exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king; too few defenders)

1) 1. Lg4+! (1. Kd2? Kf2; 1. Le4+?) 1. … Kxg4 2. Kd2 Kf3 3. Ke1 Ke3= (defend against a passed pawn)

2) 1. Pe3 (double attack with two piece) 3) 1. … Pe4 2. axb4 Pxd2 3. bxa5

4) 1. … Txg2 2. Txg2 Dxc1+ (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 5) 1. Ld1 (1. Ld5 Pc2#) (defend against mate)

6) 1. Dxd7 Txd7 2. Txc6 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 7) 1. Tc8 (the pin: pinning)

8) 1. Pxd1 attacking Pc5

9) 1. … Le8 Sometimes a passive move is necessary. Other moves lose material. 1. … Ld7 fails to a double attack 2. Dd8+.

… Lxd5 fails to a double attack 2. Dd8+. 1. … Lxa4 is a Step 1 mistakes because of 2. Dxa4. 10) 1. … Dxf1+ 2. Kxf1 fxe4 (in-between move: capturing)

11) 1. … Te4 (double attack: rook)

12) 1. Lh4 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

1) 1. Tb8 (the pin: pinning) 2) 1. Pb5+ (discovered attack)

3) 1. … Ta1 (in-between move: mating threat)

4) 1. … Db7 2. f3 (2. Pxc5 Dxg2#) 2. … Dxb3 (double attack: queen)

5) 1. … Pxc8 2. dxc8D+ Txc8 3. Txc8+ Ke7 (defend against a passed pawn) 6) 1. … Pxc3 2. bxc3 (2. Dxc3 Lxh4) (maintaining the pin)

7) 1. h4 2. Lh2# (mate planner)

8) 1. Te8+ Txe8 2. Lxe8 Kxe8 3. b8D+ (cashing in a passed pawn) 9) 1. De3 g6 (1. … Pc6 2. De8+) 2. Dxa7 (double attack: queen)

10) 1. … Kf8 (1. … De7? 2. Dh8+ Kf7 3. Dxh7+ Ke6 4. Dxg6+) (defend against mate: moving away) 11) 1. … Pxe3 (double attack with two piece)

12) 1. … Ld3+ 2. Kd2 Txf3 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

1) 1. Ke6 f1D 2. Td7# (mate in two: bring in the helper) 2) 1. Te7 (double attack: rook)

3) 1. Kf2 (draw: forcing stalemate)

4) 1. … Tcc8 (defend against a passed pawn)

5) 1. Le6+ Kd8 2. Txb7 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 6) Lb8-d6-a3-c1-h6-g7+

7) 1. … De8! (1. … Da3? 2. Dh5+) (the pin: pinning)

8) 1. Tc5 Dd8 (1. … Da1 2. Lg6+ (2. Dd6); 1. … Db6? 2. Tc8+) (defending: moving away) 9) d4, g4, c2, Ue5

10) 1. … Dd6 2. Df7 Dd8 (defend against mate: protecting) 11) 1. Lg3 (defending: interposing)

12) 1. … Pe8! (1. … Pc8? 2. Txc8+! Df8 3. Txf8#) 2. Dxe8+ Df8 (getting out of check: avoid mate)

1) 1. Txb6 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 2) 1. … Db7 2. Td8 Dxf3 (double attack: queen)

3) 1. Pe8+ Txe8 2. Dxd3 (discovered attack)

4) 1. e4 Le6 2. Lxc6 (2. Txc6) (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 5) Pf1-h2-f3-g5-h7-f6+

6) 1. Le6+ Dxe6 (1. … Kh8 2. Lxb3 Txe3 3. Txe3) 2. Dxd3 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

7) 1. Le5# (mate in one by double check) 8) 1. h8P 2. Pg6# (mate planner)

9) 1. Dd2 (1. Dg1 Dc2#; 1. Dg6 De1#) (defend against mate) 10) 1. Dxf6 (1. Txf6? d4 2. Db4 Dxf6) (twofold attack)

11) 1. Lg5 develops the bishop.

g3 to develop Lf1 but 1. … Black can play 1. … Pb4 or 1. … Pg4. 1. h3 is not a developing move. Black can force 2. Kd1 with 1. … Pb4.

12) 1. Dh8+ Ke7 2. Dxe8# (mate in two)

1) Drawing 2) Drawing

3) 1. Dd1 Dd3 2. Dxd2 of 2. Lxd2) (defend against a passed pawn)

4) 1. … Le3! (1. … Lxb4? 2. Dg4+; 1. … Ld4? 2. Dg4+) (avoiding a double attack by the queen) 5) Pc2-a3-b5-d6-f7-g5+

6) 1. Pe6 (discovered attack)

7) 1. … Pxc1 2. Txc1 Txd2 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 8) 1. … Dc7 (1. … Tc7? 2. De8#) (defend against mate: X-ray protection)

9) 1. … Kf8 (1. … Ke8? 2. Lh5) 2. Lh5 Le8 (getting out of check: avoid mate)

10) 1. … Ped3+ (1. … Pfd3+ 2. Lxd3 Pxd3+) 2. Lxd3 Pxd3+ (double attack: knight) 11) 1. … c3 (exploiting vulnerability: threaten mate)

12) 1. … Pd4# (1. … Pg1 is illegal, Black is in check (mate in one by double check)

1) 1. Txc6 Txc6 (1. … Txb7 2. Txd6) 2. Txe7 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 2) 1. Da8+ Kxa8 (1. … Kb6 2. c8P#) 2. c8D# (mate in two)

3) 1. Pxf6 (1. Lxf6 Lxf6) 1. … Lxf6 2. Lxf6+ (twofold attack) 4) 1. Lg3 Txg3 2. b8D (cashing in a passed pawn)

5) 1. Dg4+ Kb8 2. Txd1 (defend against a passed pawn) 6) 1. … f5 (defend against mate: protecting by line clearing)

7) 1. De3+! (1. Dxd5? Dxb1; 1. Df8+? Dg7) (in-between move: check) 8) 1. … Ld5 2. Te2 hxg5 (in-between move: mate threat)

9) 1. … Lh2+! (1. … Lg3? 2. Dxe2; 1. … Txf2? 2. Dxf2 Lh2+ 3. Kf1) 2. Kxh2 Txf2 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

10) 1. Lg5 (the pin: pinning)

11) 1. … Dd5 (mate in two: bring in the chaser)

12) 1. … Lf5 (1. … Lc6 2. Dc2) (discovered attack)

1) 1. … Lxd4+! (1. … Pxf3? 2. Lxb6) 2. Kxd4 Pxf3+ (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 2) 1. Ke3! Pc4+ 2. Kf2! (getting out of check: avoid loss of material)

3) 1. Td7 Dxc5 2. Dxg7# (mate in two: bring in the helper) 4) 1. b7 Txa7 2. b8P# (mate in two)

5) 1. De8+! (1. De6+? Tf7) 1. … Kh7 2. Dxd7 (double attack: queen)

6) 1. Tc1! (1. Lxd5? Dxf1#; 1. Dxd5? Dxd5 2. Lxd5 Lxf1) (in-between move) 7) 1. … Tb7+ 2. Kc2 Tb8 (defend against mate: protecting)

8) 1. Ta3 (exploiting vulnerability: threaten mate)

9) 1. … Dd8 (1. … Df5? 2. Lg4) (defending: twofold protecting)

10) 1. Txg6+ fxg6 2. Dxe6+ (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload) 11) 1. Dxe6+ Txe6 2. Txb5 (in-between move: capturing with check)

12) 1. … Ta1 (defending: exchanging the attacker)

1) 1. De3 (1. Dc5? Pe6+) (defend against a passed pawn) 2) 1. Kh8 Txg7 stalemate (draw: forcing stalemate)

3) 1. Dxc7 (1. hxg4? Dh4#; 1. Le2? Dh2#) (defend against mate) 4) 1. La3 (the pin: pinning)

5) 1. … Td1+ 2. Txd1 (2. Kh2 Dh1#) 2. … Dxc5 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 6) 1. Pb3 Df6 2. Pxd4 (capturing and protecting)

7) 1. Dh6 (in-between move: mating threat) 8) Yh6 Zg6

9) 1. … g5! (1. … Dh8? 2. Pxf8 and 3. Df7#) (defend against mate)

10) 1. … Lg6 (1. … Dxc2? 2. Lxh5 ; 2. … g6? 3. De7) (defending: moving away to a protected square) 11) 1. Pg5! (1. Te8+? Kf7 2. Pg5+ Kxe8) (double attack: knight)

12) 1. Tf2 (1. Tf1? Te2 2. Ta1+?? Lxa1) (discovered attack)

1) 1. Kh3 (1. Dxe2? Dh5#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 2) 1. … Tg7 (defend against mate)

3) 1. … Pf3+ (1. … Pe2+? 2. Lxe2) 2. gxf3 Lxc3 (discovered attack) 4) 1. … Lh3 (mate in two: bring in the helper)

5) 1. … Pc5? 2. Da3; 1. … Pf6! (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

6) 1. … Dxc1+! (1. … Dxd2? 2. Dd1) 2. Lxc1 hxg4 (in-between move: capturing with check)

7) 1. Lxe6+ (1. Dxd7 Lxd7) 1. … Dxe6 2. Dxa7 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

8) Pc6 Pc7

9) 1. Dh5 h6 (1. … Db2 2. De8#) 2. Dxe2 (double attack: queen)

10) 1. Dxf5 Lxf2+ (1. … Lxf5 2. Lxc5) 2. Dxf2! (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 11) 1. Taxc8 (1. Tcxc8 Tb1+ 2. Pc1 Txc1+) (twofold attack)

12) 1. … g5 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

1) 1. … De5 2. c3 Dxe2 (double attack: queen)

2) 1. Ld5+! (1. Txb6? Td4+; 1. Txc4? Pxc4+) 1. … Pxd5 2. Txc4 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

3) 1. … Tf4 (the pin: pinning)

4) 1. … Db6 (1. … Dd7? 2. Txa5 ; 2. … Lxd6? 3. exd6+) (defending: moving away and maintaining the protection)

5) 1. … T8c2+ 2. Kd3 (2. Kf3 Tf2#) 2. … Td2# (mate in two) 6) 1. Lg5+ Pf6 (getting out of check: avoid loss of material) 7) 1. Df5 (cashing in a passed pawn)

8) 1. Td5+! Ke6 2. Pxf4+ (in-between move: check)

9) 1. Dxe7 (1. Pxe7+ Kf8 and the knight is lost) (twofold attack) 10) 1. … Pe2+ 2. Pxe2 (2. Kh1 Dh2#) 2. … Dh2# (mate in two)

11) 1. Lxf5+ Lxf5 (1. … Kh8 2. Lxe6) 2. Txc4 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 12) 1. Td8 (exploiting vulnerability: threaten mate)

1) 1. Kf3! (double attack: king) 2) 1. … dxc4 (discovered attack)

3) 1. Dh3 (1. Dg4? Pe3+) (the pin: pinning thanks to a twofold attack) 4) 1. Dd4 f6 2. Txc4 (2. Dxc4+) (double attack: queen)

5) 1. Tb1 (in-between move: attacking two pieces)

6) 1. Tf2 Te5 2. Ta2+ Ta5 (defend against mate: preparing interposing) 7) 1. Te2+ Kf8 2. Te1 (2. Le1) (defend against mate: interposing)

8) 1. Lxf6 (1. Pxf6+? Lxf6 2. Txe8 Pxe8) (twofold attack) 9) 1. Pd4! (1. Tb1+? Kc8; 1. Pf4? Lc5+) (the pin: pinning) 10) Drawing

11) 1. Dg5 g6 2. Dh6 (exploiting vulnerability: threaten mate) 12) 1. Pd3 g5 2. Pxb2 (double attack: knight)

1) 1. Db2 (the pin: pinning)

2) 1. … Txh5+ 2. Kxh5 Kg7 (defend against a passed pawn)

3) 1. Lxc5 Dxc5 (1. … Pxc5 2. Lxh7+) (avoiding a discovered attack) 4) 1. Dg3 Lf8 2. Dxb8 (double attack: queen)

5) 1. Th3 (exploiting vulnerability: threaten mate)

6) Dd6-g3-h3-f5+ (line below the diagram should be removed)

7) 1. Txg7+ Txg7 2. Dxd4 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload) 8) 1. b4 (1. e5? fxe5+ 2. Ke4 Ld3#) (defend against mate: protecting by line clearing) 9) 1. Pxe6 (discovered attack)

10) 1. … Df3 2. a8D (2. Kf1 Dd1#) 2. … Dg2# (mate in two: bring in the chaser)

11) 1. Dxc7! (1. Lxe5? Dxc4) 1. … Lxc7 2. Lxe5 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 12) 1. Ta2 (discovered attack)

1) 1. Pe5 Ta7 (defending: counter-attack)

2) 1. Tc7+ Txc7 (1. … Kh6 2. Dxb7) 2. Dxb3 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 3) 1. Te4 (double attack: rook)

4) Db7xd5xd1xa4xg4xg1xb6 5) Kf8, Th6, Te5, g5, g6

6) 1. Ld3 g1D (1. … Lxd3 2. Tg1) 2. Txf1+ Dxf1 3. Lxf1 (defend against a passed pawn) 7) 1. … Dxg2+ 2. Lxg2 Lxg2# (mate in two)

8) 1. Lb5 (discovered attack)

9) 1. … Kg8 (1. … Txh4? stalemate) (defend against mate: protecting) 10) 1. … Le3 (the pin: pinning)

11) 1. Dd7 (in-between move: attacking two pieces)

12) 1. Pxd6 Txc4 2. Pxc4 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

1) 1. La3

2) 1. Dxe4 (1. Txb8? De1+) 1. … Txe4 (1. … Txb1+ 2. Dxb1) 2. Txb8+ (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

3) 1. Pe7 2. Dd2# (mate planner)

4) 1. Dd4 g6 (1. … Tc2 2. Dd8+ Dxd8 3. Txd8#) 2. Dxb2 (double attack: queen)

5) 1. Kf7 (1. Kf5? Kg7!) 1. … g4 (1. … Pd5 2. Lf8#) 2. Lf4# (mate in two: bring in the guard) 6) 1. … Dd7 developing and protecting is the best. Capturing on f3 is a threat now.

… Le6 is not bad.After 2. De2 Black prepares castling with 2. … Le7.
… d5 2. exd5 is not necessary, because the queen move is better. However Black can play 2. … Lxf3 3. dxc6 Ld5 but loses a pawn after 4. De2.

7) 1. f4 exf3 2. Dxf3 (2. Lxf3 Lxe3+)

8) 1. … b5 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 9) 1. Pe6 (double attack with two piece)

10) 1. … Lg7 (defend against mate: interposing and preparing moving away)

11) 1. … Lf4 (1. … Lc5? 2. Pxc5) (in-between move and eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 12) 1… Kd8 (1… Kb6/Kd6 2. Pc4#) (1… Kb8/Kc8 2. Te8#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

1) 1. Kf1 (1. Kh1? Pxf2#; 1. Pxh2? Dxh2+ 2. Kf1 Dh1#) (getting out of check: avoid mate) 2) 1. … Td4 2. g3 Txa4 (double attack: rook)

3) 1. Dxh5+ Txh5 2. Lxh5# (mate in two)

4) 1. … Dxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Txd3 (in-between move: capturing with check) 5) 1. g6 hxg6 2. Dxc5 (discovered attack)

6) 1. … Dxf7 (1. … Kh7 2. Pg5+; 1. … Kg8 2. Pg5+) (getting out of check) 7) 1. Pxb3 cxb3 2. Lxb5+ (2. Dxb3 a6) (in-between move)

8) 1. Pd6 Te7 2. Pf7+ (double attack: knight) 9) Te4xb4xf4xf6xf3xa3xa7xb7xb2

Te4xf4xf6xf3xa3xa7xb7xb4xb2

10) 1. Txc8+! (1. Lxd5? Txc1+ 2. Lxc1 Lxd5) 1. … Lxc8 2. Lxd5+ (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

11) 1. Tf4 (defend against mate: interposing)

12) 1. Dxc8+! (1. Dxd7? Dxd7 2. Txd7 Tc1+; 1. Dd8+? Le8!) 1. … Lxc8 2. e8D+ (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. exf6 (1. e6 Pe5) (discovered attack) 2) 1. … Le5 (double attack: bishop)

3) 1. … Txe4 2. Txd5 (2. Txe4 Txd2) 2. … Txe3 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 4) 1. Pe8 (mate in two: bring in the helper)

5) 1. Txe6 Lg5+ (1. … Pxc7 2. Txe7) 2. Kb1 Pxc7 (in-between move: check) 6) 1. Pf5! (1. Pe4? Pxe4 2. Lxc7+ Kxc7) (the pin: pinning)

7) 1. c4 2. c5# (mate planner)

8) 1. … Dd7 (1. … g6? 2. Dxe5) (defend against mate) 9) 1. Pf5 (double attack: knight)

10) 1. … Kh7 (1. … Kxg5 2. Kf7) (draw: stalemate or insufficient material) 11) 1. Dd6 h6 (1. … Lxf3 2. Df8#) 2. Dxc6 (double attack: queen)

12) 1. h8D (1. hxg8D? a1D) 1. … a1D (1. … Kc4 2. Dxg8+) 2. Dd4# (defend against a passed pawn: counter-attack)

1) 1. d7 Td8 2. Txc5 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 2) 1. Df4 2. Pc7# (mate planner)

3) 1. Pxc6 Df6+ 2. Pe5 (discovered attack)

4) 1. De3+ Kd1 (1. … Kf1 2. Lg2#) 2. La4# (mate in two) 5) 1. Dc3 (double attack: queen)

6) 1. Pc5 Dc6 (1. … Txc5 2. Lxc5) 2. Dxg4 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 7) Lh6-c1-a3-b4-a5-c7+

8) 1. Lg6 Txc2 2. Te8# (mate in two: bring in the helper) 9) 1. Pxc6 (1. Pd7+? Lxd7 2. Lxf6=) (discovered attack) 10) 1. Dg5 (the pin: pinning)

11) 1. Lb6 g1D 2. b5# (defend against a passed pawn: counter-attack)

12) 1. … Tf8! (1. … Kh7? 2. Dh3#) 2. Dxf8+ Kh7 (getting out of check: avoid mate)

1) 1. Lxa2 (1. Txa2 Dc5; 1. gxf3 Dxc3) 1. … Lxg2 (1. … Dh5 2. gxf3) 2. Lxf7+ (choose the right capture)

2) 1. … f2+ 2. Lxf2 Lxf2+ (2. … Txf2? 3. Kh1) 3. Kf1 Ld3+ (double attack: pawn thanks to X-ray protection)

3) 1. exd5 (discovered attack and pin)

4) 1. … Dxe4 (1. … Td8 2. Dxe5) (double attack: queen) 5) La7xc5xd4xg7xf8xh6xe3xf2

6) 1. … Pxe3! (1. … Pxe7? 2. Pxe7+ Kf8 3. Pxg6+) 2. Pxe3 Pxe7 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

7) 1. … Le3 2. Tf5+ Lg5 (defend against mate: interposing)

8) 1. … Te5 2. Dxe5 (2. Da4 Lxb2) 2. … Lxe5 3. Lxe5 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

9) 1. … Ta8! (1. … Tf8? 2. Dc4+; 1. … Te8? 2. Df7+) (avoiding a double attack by the queen) 10) 1. … Dg8 (getting out of check: avoid mate)

11) 1. Txd7 Txc8 (1. … Txd7 2. Txb8) 2. Txa7 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 12) Drawing

1) 1. Lc4 (the pin: pinning)

2) 1. e5 Pxf3+ 2. Pxf3 (double attack: pawn) 3) 1. Pc6+ Ke8 2. Pc7# (mate in two)

4) Db7xd5xd1xg4xg1xe3xb3xb2

5) 1. The1 Df8 (1. … Pf6 2. Txe8+) 2. Txd7 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 6) 1. Pf6+ Kf8 2. Pd7+ (2. Pd5? exd5+) 2. … Kg8 3. Pxb6 (discovered attack)

7) 1. … Dd4+ (1. … Dg7+? 2. Lf6) 2. Dc3 Dxg1 (double attack: queen) 8) 1. Ta4! (1. Te8+? Kf7!) (discovered attack)

9) 1. c7 2. c8P# (mate planner)

10) 1. Da5 (in-between move: attacking two pieces) 11) 1. Pxf6 (1. Lxf6 Lc5+) (twofold attack)

12) 1. Txe5+ Kxe5 2. Txf3 (avoid stalemate)

1) 1. Tc5 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

2) 1. Dc3+ (1. Db7+? Dd7) 1. … Kf7 2. Dxc6 (double attack: queen) 3) 1. … Dd7 (the pin: pinning thanks to a twofold attack)

4) 1. … e5 (discovered attack)

5) 1. Dxh4 (1. Kg2 Txh3 2. Txh3 d2) 1. … gxh4 (1. … Dxh4+ 2. Kg2) (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

6) 1. Df1+ Kg8 2. Txd4 (in-between move: check)

7) 1. Te1+! (1. Tb1? Ld4+; 1. dxc6? Lxa1) (in-between move: attacking two pieces) 8) 1. … Dc6+ 2. Kd2 Lb4# (mate in two)

9) 1. d7+ Kc7 2. d8D# (2. dxe8D+ Dxe7) (cashing in a passed pawn)

10) 1. Ka6 Lxe3 2. a5 (draw: exchanging the last pawn, so insufficient material) 11) 1. … Ta8 2. Dd1 Dxf6 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material) 12) 1. c4 (discovered attack)

1) 1. … Td8+ 2. Kc5 Pa4# (mate in two) 2) 1. … Lf4 (double attack with two piece)

3) 1. Pxd6 Txd6 (1. … Txc4 2. Pxc4) 2. Txc5 Pxc5 3. Txc5 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

4) 1. Dd4+ (1. Dh7+ Kf8 2. Dxh6+ Ke8) (double attack: queen) 5) Ta3-a8-e8-e3-g3-g1+

6) 1. Pxe4+ (1. Dd8+? Kh5; 1. Pe6+? Pxe6) 1. … dxe4 2. Dxd4 (discovered attack) 7) 1. … d2 (cashing in a passed pawn)

8) 1. c8P+ Kd6 2. Pxb6 (double attack: knight)

9) 1. … Pf4 2. Lxf4 (2. b8D+ Dxb8) 2. … Dg2# (defend against mate: interposing and counter-attack)

10) 1. Tf7 (1. Lf7 Ld4+ 2. Kh1 Lxa7; 1. Tg2 Ld4+) (defend against mate: interposing) 11) 1. Da4 2. De8# (mate planner)

12) 1. … Pg4+ (1. … Pe4+? 2. Pxe4) (discovered attack)

1) 1. Pxd5! (1. Txd5?; 1. Lxd5?? Lxd1) 1. … Lxd1 2. Pf6+ (twofold attack)

2) 1. Dh5 Tf8 (1. … Tae8 2. Dxf7+ Kh8 3. Dxg7#) 2. Dxe2 (double attack: queen) 3) Dc3xa5xc7xg3xg2xg7xh6xe6

4) 1. Pe7+! (1. Dxf2? Lxf2; 1. Txe6? Dxf1+!) (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 5) 1. Kg1! (1. Dxf2? Th1#) 1. … Tg2+ 2. Kf1 (getting out of check: avoid mate)

6) 1. … Dh8+ (1. … Dxa2?) 2. Dh2 Da8+ (avoid stalemate) 7) c3 d7 b6 a4 b7

8) 1. Dc4+ Kd7 (1. … Dc7 2. Dxc7#) 2. De6# (mate in two) 9) 1. … g4+ 2. Ke3 Txa7 (2. … Ta5) (defend against mate)

10) 1. Te8 Td8 (1. … Dd5 2. Txg8#) 2. Dxg8# (mate in two: helper / bring in the chaser)

11) 1. Pxd4 (1. Lxc7? Pxf3+ 2. gxf3 Lxc7) 1. … Lxd4 2. Lxc7 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

12) 1. Pd5 Dd8 (1. … cxd5 2. Dc8+) 2. Pc3 (defending: moving away)

1) 1. … b5 2. Pa5 (2. … Txd6? 3. Tc8#) (defending: counter-attack) 2) 1. … Dh1+ 2. Kf2 Pe4# (mate in two)

3) 1. Ld3 (the pin: pinning thanks to a twofold attack) 4) 1. Dc7 2. b8P+ (mate planner)

5) 1. … Df1+ (1. … Df5+? 2. Dc2+) (double attack: queen)

6) 1. Txb7 Txc5 (1. … Txb7 2. Txc8+) 2. Txb6 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 7) 1. … Pc2 (double attack with two piece)

8) 1. … Tg2+ 2. Txg2 Dxb8 (defend against mate: luring away the chaser) 9) 1. Dd3! (1. Df3? Pc4; 1. Dxf7+? Pxf7) (the pin: pinning)

10) Drawing

11) 1. Pd5 Pxg7 2. Pxc3 (double attack: knight)

12) 1. … Lf5+ (1. … Dxg7? 2. Dxg7+ Kxg7 3. dxe6) 2. Ka1 Dxg7 (in-between move: check)

1) 1. Txe6 (1. Pxc4? Lxc4+) 1. … Kxe6 (1. … Tc2 2. Te4) 2. Pxc4 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

2) 1. Pe1 (1. Le1? Lxe1; 1. Pg1? Dxg1#) 1. … Lxe1? 2. Dxg7# (getting out of check: mate of avoid loss of material)

3) 1. Pg8+ Txg8 (1. … Kd6 2. Pxh6) 2. Txg8 (double attack: knight thanks to X-ray protection) 4) 1. … Dc1+ 2. Kf2 Pg4# (mate in two)

5) 1. … Tc2 (the pin: pinning)

6) 1. Dd7 Tf8 (1. … Pxc3 2. Dxf7+ Kh8 3. Dxg7#) 2. Pxa4 (double attack: queen) 7) 1. Pe4+ Txe4 2. Dxc3+ (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

8) 1. Pxd7! (1. Pc6? Lc5+; 1. Pd3? Lf6 2. Lxb8 Pxb8) 1. … Lxd7 2. Txe7! (2. Lxb8? Lc5+!) (discovered attack)

9) 1. Th8 2. c8P# (mate planner)

10) 1. Ta8+ Kxa8 2. Txe7 (in-between move: avoid stalemate)

11) 1. Tb1 Da3 2. Dxd4 (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material)

12) 1. … Pxc5 (1. … Lxd6? 2. Txd6 Pxc5 3. Txf6+) (twofold attack thanks to X-ray protection)

1) 1. … Pxc3! (1. … Lxb6? 2. Lxb6+) 2. Lxc3 Lxb6 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

2) La7-b6-a5-b4-d6-e5+

3) 1. Dxe1! (1. Kf2? Tf1#) 1. … Txe1+ 2. Kf2 Tf1+ 3. Ke2 (getting out of check: avoid mate) 4) 1. Dg3 (1. Df4? Pf3+) (the pin: pinning thanks to a twofold attack)

5) 1. Pxe5? Pxe5 (1. … Lxe2 2. Pxc6)

6) 1. Pf5 De6 2. Dg7# (2. Dh8#) (mate in two: bring in the guard) 7) 1. e6+ fxe6+ 2. Ke5 (defend against mate)

8) 1. Dxh7+ Txh7 2. Txh7# (mate in two: X-ray protection) 9) 1. … Ta8 2. Td6 Te8 (defending: moving away)

10) 1. Pg4 (1. Kf1? Kh4) (preserving the last pawn) 11) 1. Td5 (1. Tb5 La3) (double attack: rook)

12) 1. Dc5! (the pin: pinning)

1) 1. Dxc4 Pb6 2. Qd3 (defending: interposing)

2) 1. Da8+ (1. Txe5? Pf2+) 1. … Kh7 2. Tfxe5 (in-between move: check)

3) 1. … Txd5! (1. … Lxd5? 2. Dxe5!) (eliminating the defence: capturing+material) 4) 1. Da5 Kg7 (1. … Lb3 2. De5#) 2. Dxa4 (double attack: queen)

5) 1. … Txb3 2. axb3 a2 (creating a passed pawn)

6) 1. … Ld5+ (1. … Ke7? 2. d8D+ Kxd8 3. Lxc6) 2. Kb1 Ke7) (defend against a passed pawn) 7) 1. Txc3! (1. Txd8+? Txd8! 1. De1? Dxe1!) (eliminating the defence: luring away+material;

overload)

8) 1. … Dd3 wins a pawn: 2. Tb2 (2. La3 Dxe4+) 2. … Dxe4+

… 0-0 and 1. … b6 are decent developing moves but less good than the queen move. 9) 1. … Dd2 2. Dxd2 (2. Dxe4 De1#) 2. … Pxd2 (defend by a counter-attack)

10) 1. Te8 (discovered attack)

11) 1. … Te2+ 2. Dxe2 Dxe2+ (eliminating the defence: chasing away+material thanks to X-ray protection)

12) 1. … Da5 2. c3 Txf5 (double attack with two piece)

1) 1. Tb3 (1. Txf8+ Kxf8 2. Dxh5 Db1+) 1. … Da7 2. Dxh5 (discovered attack) 2) 1. Txc6 Pxc6 2. Lxd7 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

3) 1. d5 g5 2. Pxe6 (double attack: pawn) 4) Pg4-f2-d1-c3-b5-d4-b3+

5) 1. … Td4 (defend against mate)

6) 1. c8P 2. a8D/T# (mate planner). 1. Kc5 2. Da8# is also correct. The intention was mate in two moves: 1. c8P Ka6 2. a8D#

7) 1. Pf6+ Kh8 (1. … Lxf6 2. Dxf8#) 2. Pxd7 (double attack: knight) 8) 1. … Db5 (double attack: queen)

9) 1. Pe7+ Lxe7 2. Dxb8 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material) 10) 1. Df8+ Txf8 2. Txf8# (mate in two thanks to X-ray protection)

11) 1. Dh4 f6 2. Dxg3 (double attack: queen)

12) 1. Ta6 c1D 2. g4# (mate in two: bring in the guard)

1) 1. Pxf6+ Lxf6 2. Txd7 (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

2) 1. De6 Kg7 (2. Lh6# threatened too) 2. Dxc8 (double attack with two piece) 3) 1. … Kh8! (1. … Kh7? 2. Lf8#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

4) Pb3-c1-a2-c3-b5-a7-c6+

5) 1. Db2 (the pin: pinning thanks to a twofold attack)

6) 1. Te6+ Kd7 2. Te1 (2. Te7+ Kd8 3. Te1) (defend against mate: interposing)

7) 1. Dxf8+ (1. Txb8? Dxc8; 1. Db7? Lxg3) 1. … Kxf8 2. Txb8+ (eliminating the defence: capturing+material)

8) 1. Dd2 (1. Lxf6 Lxf6 2. Df2 Lh4) (the pin: pinning thanks to a twofold attack)

9) 1. … Tc7 (1. … Txc3? 2. Td7+; 1. … Tc8? 2. Td6 Th8+ 3. Lxh8) 2. Td8 Th7# (discovered

attack)

10) 1. Dd3 Txe1+ 2. Lxe1 Dxe1 3. Df1 (defend against mate: interposing) 11) 1. Pe5 (mate in two: bring in the guard)

12) 1. … Tc5 2. Td6 (2. g4 g5+) 2. … Txb5 (double attack with two piece)

1) 1. Le4 (the pin: pinning thanks to a threefold attack)

2) 1. Dd1 (1. Pd3 Dxd3+) (defend against a passed pawn) 3) 1. Df3+ (1. Db3+ Td5) (double attack: queen)

4) 1. Pxc5 dxc5 2. Lxe5+ (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload) 5) 1. Lxh6 Pf5 2. Dg4 (2. Txe8+ Dxe8; 2. Dh3 gxh6) (defend by pinning)

6) 1. Dd6 (in-between move: attacking two pieces)

7) 1. … b1D+ (1. … Ta8 2. Pg6) 2. Kxb1 Txh2 (defend against a passed pawn)

8) 1… Ke6 (1. … Td6 2. Tc8) (1. … Tc7 2. Tf8+) 2. Kg3 Tc7 (defend against a passed pawn) 9) 1. Lg2 (the pin: pinning)

10) 1. … Th5 2. h3 Dxh3+ 3. Kg1 Dh2# (mate in two) 11) 1. Dc1 (the pin: pinning thanks to a twofold attack)

12) 1. Dd6 b5 (1. … Pc6 2. Dd7#; 1. … f6 2. De6#) 2. Dxe5# (mate in two)

1) 1. … Lf4 2. f3 Dg2

2) 1. Da5 (1. Lxg8 Dxe5) (the pin: pinning) 3) 1. … Ld3 (double attack: bishop)

4) 1. d8P 2. Da4+

5) 1. Lg7 Pd5 (1. … Ld5 2. Pf6#) 2. Pxg5# (mate in two: bring in the guard) 6)Dh1, Pe4

7) 1. Dh6 Dxf6 (1. … Lf5 2. Dxh7#) 2. Dxf8# (mate in two: bring in the chaser) 8) 1. … Pxh7 (1. … Txh7? 2. Pf7#) (getting out of check: avoid mate)

9) 1. … Lxc3 2. Ld2 Dc6 (defending: protecting) 10) Drawing

11) Drawing

12) 1. Txf8+! (1. Lxd4? Txc1+!) 1. … Lxf8 2. Dxd4 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

1) 1. Dd1 (1. Dxd6? Ta1+; 1. Dxg4? Ta1+) (defend against mate)

2) 1. Txc6 Dxc6 2. Dxd4 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

3) 1. f4 (1. Le2 Kg5 (1. … g5) ) 1. … b3 (1. … g5 2. Lf7#) 2. Le2# (mate in two: bring in the guard) 4) 1. d5 (1. dxe5+? Kxe5 2. Kd3 Kf4 3. Ke2 Ke4) 1. … Ld6 2. dxe6 (draw: insufficient material) 5) 1. … Le2 (defend against mate: protecting)

6) 1. Pxe4 (1. Lb4 Dxf2#) 1. … Pxe4 2. Lb4 (the pin: pinning) 7) 1. Pf5! (1. Pe6? Txd3; 1. Pxc6? Txd3) (discovered attack) 8) 1. … Kc5 (double attack with two piece)

9) 1. Df3 g6 2. Lxc6 (double attack: queen)

10) 1. Dxb4! (1. Txd4? De1+) 1. … cxb4 2. Txd4 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

11) 1. Pf8 (1. Pf6? Pd4) 1. … Pxf8 (1. … Nd4? 2. Nxg6) 2. h7 Pxh7 (forcing stalemate) 12) 1. Th5 Tc7 2. h7 Txh7 3. Txh7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. … Kh6 2. g4 (2. Pxa7 Lg5#) 2. … Lf2# (mate in two: bring in the helper) 2) 1. … Lf6! 2. Lf3 Lxe7 (discovered attack)

3) 1. Db8+ Pc8 2. Dxc8+ Lf8+

4) 1. … Pc2 2. Tb1 Pe1# (double attack with two piece)

5) 1. … Kg3 2. Df3+ Kh2 (defend against mate: moving away)

6) 1. … Pe2+ (1. … Lxd1? 2. De8#; 1. … Pf3+? 2. Lxf3 (2. Dxf3 Dxd1+) 2. Dxe2 Dxd1+ 3. Dxd1 Lxd1

7) 1. Txh6+ Lxh6 2. Dxe5+ (eliminating the defence: luring away+material; overload)

8) 1. Txe5! (1. Dxd2? Pxd2+ 2. Ke2 Pdf3; 1. Tc2?) 1. … Dxe2+ (1. … Pxe5 2. Dxd2) 2. Txe2! (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

9) 1. … Pdf6 (defend against mate and loss of material: protecting and preparing moving away) 10) 1. d8T! (1. d8D? d1D+ 2. Dxd1) (cashing in a passed pawn)

11) 1. Pe7+ Kf8 2. Pxc6 (double attack: knight)

12) 1. … Tb1+ 2. Dxb1 Df4 (defend against mate: luring away)

1) 1. Kd3 (1. a8D Dc3#) (defend against mate) 2) 1. Txe6 Dxb3 2. Lxb3 (twofold attack)

3) 1. Dg8+ (1. Txf2? Td1+ 2. Tf1 Dg2#) 1. … Dxg8 2. Lxg8+ Kxg8 3. Txf2 (defend against mate: capturing)

4) Dd1xb3xc3xe5xd5xf3xd3xg6

5) 1. Pe5 Lb7 2. Tf8# (mate in two: bring in the guard) 6) 1. Tb7 Txb7 stalemate (forcing stalemate)

7) 1. e8P 2. Pc7# (mate planner)

8) 1. Te1 0-0 2. Le6+ (in-between move check)

9) 1. Da1 (1. Db2? Pxd1) 1. … Pxd1 2. Lxd6 (in-between move: attacking two pieces)

10) 1. Pdf6+ (1. Pef6+? Kg7 2. Pxd7 Txd7) 1. … Lxf6 2. Pxf6+ Kg7 3. Pxd7 (double attack: knight) 11) 1. … Lf6 2. b6 Ld8 3. b7 Lc7 (defend against a passed pawn)

12) 1. Lf2 (1. Lg1? Pxg3+ 2. Ke1 Te2#) (discovered attack)

1) 1. d4 (defending)

2) 1. … Dc6! (1. … Dd8? 2. Pf6+; 1. … Dd7? 2. Pf6+) (the pin: pinning) 3) 1. De8 2. f8P#

4) 1. … Lxh2+! (1. … Txf1+? 2. Kxf1 Dd3+ 3. De2; 1. … Dh4? 2. Txd1) 2. Kxh2 Txf1 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

5) 1. Lxg4 (1. Lc2? Td8+ 2. Txd8 stalemate) (avoid stalemate) 6) 1. Txh4 Lxh4 2. Dxh4 (twofold attack)

7) 1. Lc5 bxc5 2. d5 Tb2 3. c7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

8) 1. Pa8+ (1. Pd5+? Lxd5+ 2. Kg7 b1D) 1. … Lxa8 2. Tb6 Lc6 3. Txb2 (defend against a passed pawn)

9) 1. … Dc7 (1. … Dxe3? 2. Txa5 and mate; 1. … Txa1 2. Dxe5) (defending: protecting and resisting temptations!)

10) 1. Pf7 (discovered attack)

11) 1. … Kh8 (1. … Kh6? 2. Ld2+) 2. Pe4+ Dxc3 3. Pxc3 (getting out of check: avoid mate) 12) 1. … Pb1 2. Txb7 Tf1# (mate in two: bring in the guard)

1) 1. La5+ Ke8 2. Dxe7# (mate in two)

2) 1. … Tc1 (1. … d3? 2. f4#) 2. Th2 Kxe5 (defend against mate: capturing)

3) 1. Lxg5 (1. f4? exf3 2. Lxg5 f2#; 1. Lg2? Lxe3 2. fxe3 gives White a double pawn which is the way) 4) 1. Dd6 Kg8 2. Dxf6 (exploiting vulnerability)

5) 1. Txe5 (1. Dxe5? Te7) (twofold attack)

6) 1. f3 (1. Tg4? De5+; 1. Dg4 g6#) (getting out of check)

7) 1. Kc6 (1. Tb6+? Ka7 2. Txd6 Tf7) 1. … Td8 2. Ta1# (double attack with two piece) 8) 1. … Dxe4 2. Db5

9) 1. Tg7 (1. Ta7+? Kb8 2. Tg7 Dc2)

10) 1. … Lf4 2. Dd4 De1+ (double attack with two piece)

11) 1. Lc6 stalemate (1. Lxa8? Kxa8 2. Kc6 Ka7 3. Kd7 c5 4. Ke7 c4 5. Kxf7 c3 6. Ke6 Lf4) (draw: forcing stalemate)

12) 1. Pf6+ Lxf6 (1. … Txf6 2. Txd7) 2. Tbxd6 (eliminating the defence: luring away+material)

1) Drawing

2) 1. Kf6 Kh6 2. Dh8#

3) 1. Kc2 Ka2 2. Da4# (Kardos 1999) 4) 1. Kc7 Ka7 2. Da4#

5) 1. Kc4 Ka3 (1. … Ka5 2. Da7#) 2. Da1# 6) 1. Dg1 Kh7 (1. … Kh5 2. Dg5#) 2. Dg7# 7) 1. Dc5 Ke1 2. Dc1#

8) 1. Da6 Kh4 2. Dh6#

9) 1. Dg8 Kh5 2. Dh7# / 2. Dg5# 10) 1. Db1 Ka4 2. Db4#

11) 1. De3 Ka5 2. Da3#

12) 1. Dg5 (1. Dc5? stalemate) 1. … Ka7 2. Da5#

1) 1. Kc2 Ka3 2. Da5#

2) 1. Kc3 Ka5 (1. … b4+ 2. Dxb4#) 2. Da7# (Kakabadse 1990) 3) 1. De5 c2 (1. … Kc1/a1 2. De1#) 2. Db2# (Tomasevic 1979) 4) 1. Dg5 (1. Dd6? g5) 1. … g6 (1. … Kh8 2. Dxg7#) 2. Dh4# 5) 1. Dc2 a2 2. Dc1# (Garzer 1997)

6) 1. Dg2 b3 (1. … Ka4 2. Da2#) 2.Da8# 7) 1. Df4 Kd1 2. Dd2# (Hultberg 1928)

8) 1. Dg8 h4 (1. … Kh4 2. Dg3#; 1. … Kh2 2. Dg2#) 2. Dg2# (Speckmann 1967) 9) 1. Kb6 b4 2. Da2#

10) 1. Da3 Kb1 2. Dc1#

11) 1. Dd2 f2 (1. … Kg1 2. De1#) 2. Dd1# 12) 1. De6 Kh4 (1. … Kh2 2. Dh6#) 2. Dh6#

1) 1. Dc7 Ke8 (1. … Kg8 2. Dg7#) 2. De7# (Jenssen 1989) 2) 1. De5 Kg8 2. Dg7# (2. De8#; 2. Db8#) (Grab 1968) 3) 1. b4 Ka4 2. Da2# (Saks 1993)

4) 1. Dg2 Kh5 2. Dg5# (Zuncke 1980)

5) 1. f6 Kd1 2. Dd2# (2. Df1#) (Dittmann 1968) 6) 1. Kc8 Ka7 2. Db7# (Latzel 1968)

7) 1. f4 Kf1 2. Df2# (2. Dd1#) (Maleika 1968) 8) 1. Ka7 Kc8 2. Dc7# (Dittmann 1968)

9) 1. Dg4 Kxa2 2. Da4# (Speckmann 1986) 10) 1. Db2 Kh4 2. Dh8#

11) 1. Kc7 Ka6 2. Db6# (Burchard 1968) 12) 1. Dc6+ Ka5 2. b4# (Dehler 1925)

1) 1. c4 Ka1 2. Tc1# (Hardt 1968) 2) 1. Tb8 Ka5 2. Ta8#

3) 1. Tb5 Ka3 2. Ta5# (Sax 1992) 4) 1. c5 Ka7 2. Ta4# (Zinovjev 1989) 5) 1. Ke6 Ke8 2. Tg8#

6) 1. c8T Kb7 2. T6c7# (Speckmann)

7) 1. Ta1 Ka5 (1. … a2 2. Txa2#) 2. Txa3# (Fleckner 1912)

8) 1. Txf4 Kh6 2. Th4#

9) 1. a4 bxa4 (1. … bxa3 2. Txa3#; 1. … Ka7 2. axb5#) 2. Txa4# (Veselensky 1986) 10) 1. Kb6 Kb4 (1. … b4 2. Ta5#) 2. Td4# (Jordan 2010)

11) 1. Ta3 b5 (1. … Ka7 2. Kb5#, 1. … b6+ 2. Kxb6#) 2. Kb6# (Sax 1997) 12) 1. c8P Ka5 (1. … a5 2. Pb6#) 2. Ta3# (Zinovjev 1989)

Step 2 Thinking Ahead

3: Attack safely
(1-3) (2-1) (2-2) (2-3)
Bf6 Nc6 Nd1 Nf3
Bf5 Bh6 Ne4 Nd1
Bh4 Bf2 Bf5 Nd6
Ne6 Ba4 Be1 Bh5
Nb1 Nd1 Rb2 Ba5
Ne6 Nc3 Rd2 Rg7

3: Wήking out the attack
(3-3) (4-1) (4-2) (4-3)
Ra7 Rg1 Be3 Nb3 Qd5
Re2 Rg5 Bf4 Ne3/Nf2 Qh2
Ra7 Rf3 Bc6 Nf4 Qe8
Rd5 Bb2 Nf5 Qg6
Rb2 Be4 Nc3 Qe3
Rf3 Bf3 Nd3 Qd1
Bh4 Nf6 Qb5/Qf3

5: Material / Winning material: A
1) 1. … Bxc2 2. Qxf6
2) 1. … dxe3 2. Qxg4
3) 1. … Nb4 2. Qxd6
4) 1. Kc3 Rxe1
5) 1. … Qxe3 2. Qxd5
6) 1. … e5 2. Nxc6 exf4 3. Nxa5
7) 1. … Bxf3 2. Qxd8
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. … Bxd4 2. Qxd4 Bxf3 3. Qxd8
10) 1. Bxe4 Bxf1
11) 1. … Ng4 2. Bxf6
12) 1. … Qxd3 2. Bxc6

7: Material / Winning material: B
1) 1. Rd1 Rxe5
2) 1. … bxa5 2. Qxc5
3) 1. f4 Nxe3
4) 1. Rc3 Bxa4
5) 1. … Qh4+ 2. Kxe3
6) 1. … d5 2. Bxc5
7) 1. … b5 2. Bxc6+
8) 1. dxe6 Nxc6
9) 1. Kd3 Rxb2

7: Give a safe check
(4-2) (4-3)
Nb4+ Bg3+
Ng2+ Rf1+
Nd3+ Bd2+
Nc5+ d4+
Ne7+ Qb1+
Ne3+ Qf6+

7: Material / Winning material: C
1) 1. … Qxc2 2. Qxg3
2) 1. Kf4 Nxd4 2. Kxg4 Nxb3
3) 1. … 0-0 2. Nxh2
4) 1. e4 Bxd4 2. exf5 Bxg1
5) 1. Rb1 Bxc6 2. Rxb2 Bxf3
6) 1. b4 Bxc3 2. bxc5 Bxd2
7) 1. Nxd5 Rxg2 2. Nxb6 Rxb2
8) 1. Qb5 Qxg3 2. Qxb6 Qxc3
9) 1. Qb5 Nxg3

7: Capture un unprotected piece
(4-2) (4-3)
Qxg6 Rxb4
Qxh4 Rxf5
Qxd5 Qxg6
Qxc4 Qxc4
Qxd4 Qxf8
Qxe4 Qxe2

8: Material / Choose the right capture: A
1) 1. … Bxc4 2. Nxc4
2) 1. … Nxg4 2. Qxd2
3) 1. Nxe6 Rxd1+
4) 1. Bxf6 Nxf6
5) 1. … Bxf3 2. Rxd6
6) 1. … Bxc4 2. bxc4
7) 1. … Nxb3 2. Qxb3
8) 1. … Bxc4 2. Rxc4
9) 1. Qxe5 Nxd6
10) 1. Rxc5 Qxe1
11) Σκίτσο Jan Smeets
12) Σκίτσο Jan Smeets

10: Mate / Visualising: A
1) 1. Qe8 b5 2. Qxb5#; 1. Qe8 Nc7 2. Qa4#; 1. Qe8 Ka6 2. Qxa8#
2) 1. Qa4 bxa2 2. Qd1#; 1. Qa4 Kc2 2. Qe4#; 1. Qa4 Ka1 2. Nc3#
3) 1. Kh3 e1Q 2. Qg2#; 1. Kh3 e1N 2. Nd2#; 1. Kh3 Ke1 2. Qg1#
4) 1. Na6 Kc8 2. Qd7#; 1. Na6 Ka8 2. Qc6#; 1. Na6 Kc8 2. Qb5#
5) 1. Nxg7 Bf7 2. Nf5#; 1. Nxg7 Bg6 2. Qf4#; 1. Nxg7 Bd7 2. Qh5#
6) 1. Ng8 Rxg8 2. Qh5#; 1. Ng8 Kg6 2. Qf5#; 1. Ng8 g6 2. Qf7#

10: Mate? Yes ή no
(4-1) (4-2) (4-3)
yes no no
no yes yes
no no
no no
no no
no yes
yes no
no no

11: Mate / Visualising: B
1) 1. Qe3 d1Q 2. Qc3#; 1. Qe3 d1N 2. Na3#; 1. Qe3 Kc1 2. Qxd2#
2) 1. Qc6 Kd8 2. Qd7#; 1. Qc6 Kf7 2. Qe8#; 1. Qc6 g6 2. Qf6#
3) 1. Qh3 f1Q 2. Qe3#; 1. Qh3 f1N Qg2#; 1. Qh3 Nc4 2. Qd3
4) 1. Ka5 Bxb3 2. Qc1#; 1. Ka5 cxb3 2. Qa1#; 1. Ka5 Be8 2. bxc4#
5) 1. Qf1 Nf4 2. Qc4#; 1. Qf1 d5 2. Qf8#; 1. Qf1 Kd5 2. Qf5#
6) 1. Qf3 Kd4 2. Qf4#; 1. Qf3 Kd6 2. Qf6#; 1. Qf3 d6 2. Nc6#

11: Mate in one
(4-1) (4-2) (4-3)
Qg7# Qf8# Qa7#
Qg1# Qg5# Qf8#
Qa7# Qf7#
Qd7# Qc8#
f8Q# (R#) Rf8#
Qa7# Bf3#
Qc8# Nf2#
Qa6# Qf8#

12: Mate / Visualising: C
1) 1. Nb7 e5 2. Qd8#; 1. Nb7 Nd7 2. Qh5#; 1. Nb7 Ne6 2. Qa4#
2) 1. Ba2 Rc5 2. Qe3#; 1. Ba2 Rxc3 2. Qd5#; 1. Ba2 Kxc3 2. Qd2#
3) 1. Ng7 Bc8 2. Qh5#; 1. Ng7 Bg4 2. Qe1#; 1. Ng7 g4 2. Qd8#
4) 1. Re6 Kxe6 2. Qxe5#; 1. Re6 Nc4 2. Qe4#; 1. Re6 Nd3 2. Qa2#
5) 1. Nc4 Nd5 2. Qc8#; 1. Nc4 Ne8 2. d5#; 1. Nc4 Nd7 2. Qg8#
6) 1. Qg8 Kxe3 2. Qg3#; 1. Qg8 Kc3 2. Qc4#; 1. Qg8 Nc2 2. Qb3#

12: Creating mate
(4-1) (4-2) (4-3)
Ka6 Qg5 Qb7
Ke8 Qc8 Qa8
Nc6 Qg7
G6 Qf7
Qa7 h7
Kh1 Nb3
Ra8 Rg8
Rb5 Ra2

13: Blindfold chess / Shήt games: A
Row 2: 3. … Nxe5 4. Nxd5 3. Bxg7
Row 3: 4. … Nxd4 4. Nxe5 4. … Qxg5
Row 4: 4. Bxb7 4. Qxg4 4. Qxg4
Row 5: 4. … Nxg5 4. dxe5 4. Bxg7
Row 6: 4. Qxg7 4. … Bxf4 4. Nxb4
Row 7: 5. dxc5
Row 8: 5. exf6
Row 9: 5. dxc6

15: Double attack / Mix: A
1) 1. Re1 Qa5
2) 1. … Bxc5 2. Qa4+
3) 1. f4 Qb6+
4) 1. … Rxd5 2. Qe6+
5) 1. … Nc2 2. Qa4+
6) 1. Nxe5 Qc5+
7) 1. Qxc3 Ne2+
8) 1. fxe5 Qg5+
9) 1. … Bb5 2. Qd5+
10) 1. … Bf5 2. e4
11) 1. g3 Nh3+
12) 1. … Nc4 2. Qa4+

16: Double attack / Mix: B
1) 1. … Bc7 2. Qc4
2) 1. … Qxa5 2. Qg3
3) 1. … Rc1 2. Qd2+
4) 1. Nf4 Rc4
5) 1. Nb4 Bc3
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. c4 Nb4
8) 1. Bf3 Nd3+
9) 1. … exd4 2. e5
10) 1. … Re6 2. gxf5+
11) 1. … Nxd5 2. Nd8
12) 1. Bc4 Qc7

17: Double attack / Visualising: A
1) 1. Nc4 Rb3 2. Na5+; 1. Nc4 Rf3 2. Bd5+; 1. Nc4 Re8 2. Nd6+
2) 1. f4+ Qxf4 2. Ne6+; 1. f4+ Kxf4 2. Ne2+; 1. f4+ Kh4 2. Nxf5+
3) 1. Nf8+ Ke5 2. Ng6+; 1. Nf8+ Kd6 2. Nf5+; 1. Nf8+ Ke7 2. Nf5+ / Ng6+
4) 1. Ra1+ Qxa1 2. Nb3+; 1. Ra1+ Kb4 2. Nd3+ ; 1. Ra1+ Kb6 2. Nd7+
5) 1. f4+ Kf6 2. Nd5 ; 1. f4 Kd4 2. Nc2+; 1. f4 exf3ep 2. Rxb4
6) 1. Nd4 Qxe5 2. Nc6+; 1. Nd4 Qf8 2. Nc4# ; 1. Nd4 Kb6 2. Nd7+

17: Double attack
(4-1) (4-2) (4-3)
Qc7+ Qf6+ Qh7+
Qg5+ Qe4+ Qe1+
Qc4+ Qg2+
Qc2+ Qg4+
Qe3+ Qa3+
Qh8+ Qg8+
Qb8+ Qg2
Qc4+ Qe7+

18: Blindfold exercises
Tick the black squares Which squares are white? Which is the odd man out
(1-1) (1-2) (1-3)
e1 g7 d3 b5 h3 c2 f3 (white square)
a1 c2 d5 h5 a3 (black square)
e3 (black square)
h4 d8 b2 d1 d5 (white square)
e5 e2 b3 e4 g4 c4 (white square)
e1 f3 c6 e8 c3 (black square)
Is the bishop move possible? Where the diagonal ends Where the diagonals cross
(2-1) (2-2) (2-3)
no a2 h7 c8 f1 d4
yes a6 h3 a7 h2 c4
yes a5 h4 a5 h4 d7
no a6 h3 c8 f1 c7
yes d1 e8 a3 h6 c3
no d8 e1 c1 f8 e4
Attack both squares How many moves needed? Which squares are missing?
(3-1) (3-2) (3-3)
Ne2 ή h5 3 moves c3 d4 f8
Nb3 of f3 4 moves c3 e3 f2
Ne3 of e5 3 moves g6 c4 b3
Nb4 of c7 4 moves f1 g4 d1
Ne5 of h6 5 moves b8 c7 b6
Nc6 of f7 4 moves a7 d4 g1

Is the knight fast enough? Attack all the squares
(4-1) (4-2)
no Nb6
yes Nd6
yes Bc5
no Bb5
yes Rd4
no Rf4

19: Blindfold exercises
Complete the rectangle Complete the rectangle How many moves?
(1-1) (1-2) (1-3)
h8 h1 a1 g1 2 14 7
c5 g1 b7 g5 5 2 3
b7 f3 d6 f4 8 14 13
f1 h3 f8 h1 5 21 4
b8 f4 b4 e8 7 4 6
f3 f6 c5 g3 8 3 14
Complete the series Which fήm you can ‘see’?
(2-1) (2-2)
e4 f5 a plus
f3 g1 (knight move – fήward backward) times sign
c2 b1 (first one diagonal fήward backward then two) a circle
d7 b7 (two squares up and sideward) a rectangle
f5 g4 (slant, two sideward, diagonal) a triangle
f6 g5 (stairs with steps of 2 squares, h5 is next) the number three
Zigzag Which letter is it? Which is the odd man out?
(3-1) (3-2) (3-3)
e3 f2 g3 h2 i c5 (different diagonal)
b4 a3 b2 a1 X d7 (different diagonal)
e3 f4 g5 L a3 (black square)
e5 f6 e7 d8 T e4 (no edge square)
d5 c6 b5 a6 U d3 (white square)
e3 d2 c3 b4 V f4 (different diagonal)

Circle the quickest piece Mirrow (below /above) Missing squares?
(4-1) (4-2) (4-3)
bishop b8 c7 d8 c3 e5 f6
rook bishop knight a7 c7 d7 e3 d4 b6
pawn d7 a6 c5 g8 e6 b3
knight d5 c7 b5 g2 e4 c6
bishop a8 c6 d5 b3 e2 g4
king rook b5 a7 c6 f4 e3 a3

21: Distribution of material / Who is better off?: A
1) White is 1 point ahead.
2) White is 0 point ahead.
3) Black is 1 point ahead.
4) Black is 1 point ahead.
5) Black is 2 points ahead.
6) White is 1 point ahead.
7) White is 0 points ahead.
8) Black is 3 points ahead.
9) White is 3 points ahead.

23: Clever ways out of check / Preventing mate: A
1) 1. Rc8+ Kh7! (1. … Kg7? 2. Qg8#)
2) 1. Nc6+ Kc8! (1. … Ke8? 2. Rd8#)
3) 1. … Rxg4+ 2. Qg3! (2. Kh1? Qf3#)
4) 1. Bd6+ Kg8! (1. … Ne7? 2. Rh8# ; 1. … Re7? 2. Rh8#)
5) 1. Qf6+ Kc8! (1. … Ke8? 2. Qe7#)
6) 1. Rxg6+ Kh8! (1. … hxg6? 2. Qh6#)
7) 1. Qd8+ Rf8! (1. … Rxd8? 2. Rxd8#)
8) 1. … Bb6+ 2. Kg3! (2. Kf1? Qd1# ; 2. Qxb6? axb6)
9) 1. Bc4+ d5 (1. … Kh8 2. Rxf8#)
10) 1. Qc7+ Rd7 (1. … Kh6 2. Qh2+) 2. Qxd7+ Kh6
11) 1. Qc8+ Qd8! (1. … Rxc8? 2. Rxc8+ Qd8 3. Rxd8#)
12) 1. … Bxc3+ 2. Kxf5! (2. Kd6? Qc6# ; 2. Kd5? Qc6#)

24: Clever ways out of check / Preventing loss of material: A
1) 1. Bxe7+ Kxe7! (1. … Qxe7? 2. Qxc4)
2) 1. Qxd8+ Nxd8! (1. … Rxd8? 2. Bxe6)
3) 1. … Rd1+ 2. Kg2! (2. Bf1? Bh3)
4) 1. … Bf4+ 2. Kg2! (2. Nxf4? Qxh1)
5) 1. … Nf4+ 2. Bxf4! (2. Kh1? gxh6)
6) 1. … Bc5+ 2. Kf1 (2. Kh2 Bd6+; 2. Kh1 Re1+)
7) 1. Bg5+ Kd7! (1. … hxg5? 2. Qxe6)
8) 1. Qe5+ Kf7 (1. … Kf8 2. Qxh8+; 1. … Kg8 2. Nf6+)
9) 1. … Qxg7+ 2. Qg2! (2. Kh1? Qxd4)
10) 1. Ne6+ Bxe6 (1. … Kf7 2. Nxd8) 2. Qxd8 Bd5+
11) 1. Qb3+ Be6 (1. … Kh8 2. Rxe4)
12) 1. Qg3+ Ng4+ (1. … Kf7 2. Rxc3)

25: Clever ways out of check / Winning material: A
1) 1. … Qe4+ 2. f3
2) 1. … Bh4+ 2. g3
3) 1. … Be5+ 2. Kd5
4) 1. … Re6+ 2. Ne5+
5) 1. … Qd5+ 2. e4
6) 1. … Rxe4+ 2. Kf3
7) 1. … Rxe3+ (1. … Nxe3 2. Re1) 2. Kd4
8) 1. … Qb6+ 2. Bf2
9) 1. … Qd4+ 2. Be3
10) 1. … Qa5+ 2. b4
11) 1. Be5+ fxe5+
12) 1. Qb5+ c6

26: Mate / Visualising: A
1) 1. Nc4 exd3 2. Qe5#; 1. Nc4 e3 2. Qd6#; 1. Nc4 Kxd3 2. Qd2#; 1. Nc4 Kd5 2. Qd6#
2) 1. Qa6 e4 2. Qxd6#; 1. Qa6 Be7 2. Qc4#; 1. Qa6 Ke4 2. Qd3#; 1. Qa6 Kd5 2. Qc4#
3) 1. Qc3 b2 2. Nb6#; 1. Qc3 Bc5 2. Qa5#; 1. Qc3 Bb4 2. Qxb4#; 1. Qc3 b4 2. Qa1#
4) 1. Qf3 d2 2. Ra4#; 1. Qf3 d4 2. Qf7# ; 1. Qf3 Kb3 2. Qxd5#; 1. Qf3 Kd4 2. Qf4#
5) 1. Qh3 c3 2. Qxc3#; 1. Qh3 Kd4 2. Qe3# ; 1. Qh3 Kb4 2. Qa3#; 1. Qh3 Kc6 2. Qc8#
6) 1. Qe3 exd1Q 2. Qc3#; 1. Qe3 Rh3 2. Rc1#; 1. Qe3 exd1N 2. Na3+; 1. Qe3 Kxd1 2. Qd2#

26: Mat? Yes ή no
(4-2) (4-3)
yes no
no no
no no
no yes
yes no
yes yes

27: Mate / Visualising: B
1) 1. Qd4 e6 2. Nd6#; 1. Qd4 e5 2. Qg4#; 1. Qd4 Ra8 2. Ng7#; 1. Qd4 Ke6 2. Qd5#
2) 1. Bg3 a5 2. Qb5#; 1. Bg3 Bb7 2. Qd6#; 1. Bg3 Kd7 2. Qe8#; 1. Bg3 Kb7 2. Qc7#
3) 1. Bh8 h6 2. Qf5#; 1. Bh8 h5 2. Qg7#; 1. Bh8 Kh6 2. Qg5#; 1. Bh8 Kf7 2. Qe8#
4) 1. Nb7 Kb5 2. Qc4#; 1. Nb7 Kxb7 2. Qc8#; 1. Nb7 Bb7 2. Qa4#; 1. Nb7 b5 2. Qc6#
5) 1. Nd2 e3 2. Qe5#; 1. Nd2 Kc3 2. Be5#; 1. Nd2 Ke3 2. Qc5#; 1. Nd2 Kd5 2. Qd6#
6) 1. Rd4 f6 2. Rxc4; 1. Rd4 Bd5 2. Qb4#; 1. Rd4 Bb5 2. Qa7#; 1. Rd4 Kxd4 2. Qe5#

27: Mate in one
(4-2) (4-3)
Rb7# f8Q#
Qd6# Nc6#
Qf8# Bc3#
Ne6# Be4#
g4# Qc5#
g7# Qb4#

28: Mate / Visualising: C
1) 1. Ra4 Kc4 2. Qd3#; 1. Ra4 d5 2. Qf4#; 1. Ra4 e5 2. Qd3#; 1. Ra4 Nc5 2. bxc5#
2) 1. Kb2 Qxc6 2. Qb3#; 1. Kb2 c4 2. Qa3#; 1. Kb2 Ka5+ 2. Qb5# 1. Kb2 Nc7 2. Qc3#
3) 1. Qe3 g5 2. Rf4#; 1. Qe3 h5 2. Qf4#; 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. Rh3#; 1. Qe3 Kh4 2. Rh3#
4) 1. a5 Kc5 2. Nd3#; 1. a5 Ka3 2. Qa4#; 1. a5 Kxa5 2. Qb5#; 1. a5 Kc3 2. Qd2#
5) 1. Qf5 Kh6 2. Qxh7#; 1. Qf5 Kh4 2. Qh3#; 1. Qf5 Nxg5 2. Qxg5; 1. Qf5 Nf6 2. Nf3#
6) 1. Nc4 Ke7 2. Re4#; 1. Nc4 Kd5 2. Qd6#; 1. Nc4 Kf5 2. Qxd7#; 1. Nc4 d6 2. Qf7#

28: Creating mate
(4-2) (4-3)
Qa1 Nf3 Bh3
Ra7 Nc6 Kc2 Qb1
Rb5 Nc7 Ke6 Rg8
Rb6 Nc4 Kb6 Ra8
Ba6 Bc7 Qb7 Bc6
Nc3 Nc6 Qa6 Bd6

29: Mate / Visualising: D
1) 1. Qg4 Ke5 2. Qg5#; 1. Qg4 c5 2. Qd4 ; 1. Qg4 e5 2. c4#; 1. Qg4 Nf3 2. Qe4#
2) 1. Qh8 Kxf5 2. Ne5#; 1. Qh8 g4 2. Qe5#; 1. Qh8 Kg3 2. Qh2#; 1. Qh8 Ke3 2. Qd4#
3) 1. c4 d3 2. Qd5#; 1. c4 Nf4 2. Qc7#; 1. c4 Kxc4 2. Qb5#; 1. c4 dxc3 2. Rxc3#
4) 1. f4 Nxe5 2. Qh2#; 1. f4 Bf1 2. Qxg4#; 1. f4 g3 2. Qh1#; 1. f4 gxf3 2. Qg4#
5) 1. Bf1 Nb7 2. Qc4#; 1. Bf1 Kc6 2. Qb5#; 1. Bf1 Ke6 2. d5#; 1. Bf1 f4 2. Qe4#
6) 1. Qb7 e2 2. Qxb6#; 1. Qb7 Nxf4 2. Qxg7#; 1. Qb7 Na4 2. Qd5#; 1. Qb7 axb4 2. Qxb6#

29: How many times mate?
(4-2) (4-3)
1x 3x
1x 2x
2x 2x
0x 2x
3x 2x
2x 1x

31: Take an unprotected piece / Gain of material? yes / no: A
1) no 1. Qxe4 Bb7
2) no 1. Qxe2 Qf4#
3) no 1. … Qxc6 (1. … Qc5!) 2. Qh6
4) Σκίτσο
5) yes 1. Rxg7 Bh3+ 2. Kh1 Rf1+ 3. Rg1
6) yes 1. Rxe7 Rc1+ 2. Re1
7) no 1. Qxd5 Bb7
8) no 1. Qxd3 Qxh2#
9) no 1. Qxd4 Bc5
10) yes 1. Qxc5 Bb6 2. Qxb6
11) no 1. Qxf7 Qe3+
12) yes 1. Qxf8 Qd4+ 2. Qf2

32: Take an unprotected piece / Gain of material? yes / no: B
1) no 1. Qxd7 Qxf2+ 2. Kh1 Qg1#
2) no 1. Qxe2 Qd4+ 2. Bf2 Qxa1+
3) no 1. Rxc7 Bd3+ 2. Kg1 Re1#
4) yes 1. Rxf4 Re1+ 2. Kf2 (2. Rf1? Bd4+ 3. Kh1 Rxf1#)
5) yes 1. Bxc6 Qd4+ 2. Kg2 Qxa1 3. Bxa8
6) no 1. Qxg4 Qxe5+
7) no 1. Rxe7 Qf3#
8) no 1. Qxa4 Qg4#
9) no 1. Qxf5 Qd1#
10) no 1. Rxb6 Bd4+ 2. Kf1 Bxb6
11) yes 1. Qxf4 Bg5 2. Rxg5
12) yes 1. Rxg6 Bf5+ 2. Be4+

33: The twofold attack / Gain of material? yes / no: A
1) no 1. Bxe4 dxe4 2. Nxe4? Qxh2#
2) yes 1. Bxe6 Nxe6 2. Nxe6+
3) yes 1. … Bxf4 2. Bxf4 Qxf4
4) yes 1. Nxd6 Bxd6 2. Qxd6 (2. … Qxg2+? 3. Bxg2)
5) no 1. Bxg7 Qg5
6) no 1. Rxf7 Bxd5+
7) yes 1. Rxc6 bxc6 2. Bxc6+
8) no 1. Bxb5 Rh4+
9) no 1. Rxf6 Bxf6 2. Qxf6 Qxc4+
10) no 1. … Nxe4 2. Nxe4 Qxe4 3. Bxb6
11) yes 1. Nxd6 Nxd6 2. Rxd6 (2. … Re1+ 3. Kh2)
12) yes 1. Bxe5 Bxe5 2. Qxe5 Qd3#

34: The twofold attack / Gain of material? yes / no: B
1) no 1. … Bxh5 2. Nxh5 Kxh5? 3. Rh7#
2) no 1. … Nxe4 2. Be3+
3) yes 1. Nxh5 Nxh5 2. Bxh5 Qb5+ 3. Be2 ; 1. Bxh5 ?
4) yes 1. Rxe2 (1. … Nd4+? 2. Bxd4)
5) no 1. Rxb7 Rxb7 2. Bxb7 Rc1+; 1. Bxb7 Rxb7
6) yes 1. Rxa6 Qb1+ 2. Qf1
7) no 1. Qxe5 Bxc4
8) yes 1. Qxc6+ Qxc6 2. Bxc6+
9) yes 1. … Nxd4; 1. … Nxf4 2. Nf3+
10) yes 1. … Bxe4 2. Nxe4 Rxe4 3. Rd8+ Re8
11) no 1. … Nxd4 2. Bg2+ Ke5 3. Bxd4+
12) yes 1. Qxc4+ Qxc4 2. bxc4 (2. … Rb8+ 3. Rb3)

35: Make a safe move
1-3) (2-1) (2-2) (2-3)
Nb4 Ne3 Kd4 Nb1
Na6 Ne8 Kg5 Ne6
Nf6 Nb7 Kh7 Bd4
Ne2 Na4 Nd1 Kf7 Na7
Ne7 Kb8 Nh4 Ng8
Ng4 Kh2 Nd7 Nb5

35: Route planner
(3-3) (4-1) (4-2) (4-3)
Rg7 Nd2 Nb4 Nh3
Rc6 Rh2 Rh2 Ne5
Rg5 Rg7 Rb5 Bh6
Bd7 Be2 Rc1 Bd8
Be8 Bf4 Be1 Rf3
Ne5 Nc4 Bb3 Rg1
Ne3 Ne4 Nf5

37: Winning material / The king is the target: A
1) 1. … d5 2. Bb5+
2) 1. Bb5 Rf8+
3) 1. Ke4 Nd6+
4) 1. Kg5 Nh7+! (1. … Ne4+?
2. Kf4)
5) 1. … a3 2. Rg2+
6) 1. … Kf6 2. Nxg4+ fxg4 3. Kxb4
7) 1. Qxe8 Qxf1+
8) 1. Bg5 Rd1+
9) 1. … b6 2. Qc4+
10) 1. c4 Nc3+
11) 1. Be3 Nxb3+
12) 1. … Qxc1 2. Qxe8+

38: Winning material / Material is the target: A
1) 1. … Nb3 2. Rc3
2) 1. … Bb6 2. c5
3) 1. … Nxe4 2. Qd7
4) 1. … Be5 2. d4
5) 1. … Nxb3 2. Nxc6
6) 1. … Na5 2. Bxe6 fxe6 3. bxa5
7) 1. … Bxe2 2. exf6
8) 1. … Bf5 2. Rf1
9) 1. … Ba3 2. Qc7
10) 1. … Nc5 2. Qg4
11) 1. … Ba4 2. b3
12) 1. … fxe4 2. Bc2

39: Winning material / Material is the target: B
1) 1. … Be3 2. Qc2
2) 1. … Bg4 2. f3
3) 1. … Bf6 2. Rd1 (2. Re1 Nxa2 3. Re8+ Nf8)
4) 1. Bxc8 Bd3
5) 1. Bg5 f6
6) 1. … Qc3 2. Qxc3 Rxc3 3. Bxb6
7) 1. Bxd4 Nxd5
8) 1. … Bxe2 2. fxe7
9) 1. … Rd8 2. g3
10) 1. … Rg6 2. h3
11) 1. Ne4 Qd5
12) 1. Nxf7 Nd5

41: Compare / Is the difference decisive?: A
Row 1): The white rook is on another square. On the right Black can stop the passed pawn with 1. … Rh3+ and 2. … Rb3.
Row 2): The white king is on another square. On the left 1. Nc6 Rxf5? 2.Ne7+ saves. On the right this doesn’t wήk because 2. … Rxf5+ is
with check.
Row 3) On the left the bishop is protected. That makes quite a difference. White has time to prevent the mating threat. On the right White loses a piece.
Row 4) The g-pawn is on another square. On the left 1. Bxh7+ wins material. On the right it doesn’t: 1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rxd8 Bxh3+.

42: Compare / Is the difference decisive?: B
Row 1): The white king is on another square. On the right 1. … Bb4+ wins material.
Row 2): On the right Black has a rook on f8. The defence 2. Nf3 doesn’t wήk now because of 2. … Qxe5.
Row 3) On the right the b7-pawn is on c6 and Black wins the queen. On the left White not only saves himself by 1. Bb5 but he also wins
material.
Row 4) The black king is on another square. On the left White wins a rook with 1. Qxh6.

44: Defending / Defend against mate: A
1) 1. … Nh3 2. Be5+
2) 1. Rc6 Qb5
3) 1. … Rg3 2. e5
4) 1. … Ng4 2. h4
5) 1. … Qxh3 2. f3! (2. f4? Qg3+ 3. Qg2 Qxg2# ; 2. Bf4? Qg2#)
6) 1. … Re2 2. Rg1
7) 1. Qc3 Kf8!
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. … Qf4 2. Kg1 Qh2+ 3. Kf1
10) 1. Qh5 f5! (1. … Re8? 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Qh8#)
11) 1. … Bf3 2. fxe3
12) 1. … Ra2 2. Kg1

45: Defending / Defend against mate: B
1) 1. … Rh5 2. Kf1 Rh1+ 3. Ng1
2) 1. … Qh3 2. Ne6+ Kh8 3. Nf4
3) 1. … Qh3 2. Qa6+ Kg7 3. Qf1
4) 1. … Rb1 2. Re6+ Kd7 3. Re1
5) 1. … Rg8 2. Rc2+ Kb8 3. Rc1
6) 1. … Rg3 2. Rg6+ Rxg6 3. Nxg6
7) 1. … Ne2 2. Ne7+! (2. h3? Rg1+ 3. Kh2 Bc7+)
8) 1. … Rhc2 2. Rb7+! (2. Rb4+? Kc8 3. Rb1 Kxd7) 2. … Kc8 3. Rb1
9) 1. Bd5 Rc1+ 2. Kf2 Bc2
10) 1. Qh5 f5
11) 1. … Rd8 2. Rf8+ (2. Qd7 Qe8)
12) 1. … Rd6 2. Rf8+

46: Blindfold chess / Attack: B
46: Attack safely: B
(1-3) (2-1) (2-2) (2-3)
Re1 Qg2 Re6 Bf2
Ne8 Qg6 Rh2 Bb4
Nc6 Qh5 Rg5 Be8
Ng2 Rb5 Rb3 Rc7
Qd2 Rf1 Be7 Rb7
Qb1 Nb3 Bd1 Re2

46: Cooperation of pieces
(3-3) (4-1) (4-2) (4-3)
d5 h6 d7 f1 f5 c4 d5 f1 f5 f4 g3
e4 g4 b2 b6 e3 a4 d1 d5 e4 a1 f4 f6
e7 g3 b6 d2 d4 h6 d2 e3 g3 a8 b1 d5 g2
a4 d5 c2 g2 h1 h7 c8 f5 b8 d2 d6
a5 d4 d8 e5 a6 c6 e4 e8 d1 g6 a1 b2 b8 h1 h7
c4 c6 h1 b4 b8 d6 f6 h6 a1 f6 a2 b8 c7 f2 g1 h7
b3 b7 e4 f4 g4 b2 b7 c6 g6 a5 c2 c4 c6

48: The pin / Pin: A
1) 1. 0-0 Bc5
2) 1. Bxb7 Rb8
3) 1. Nf3 Bf4
4) 1. f4 Bc5
5) 1. 0-0-0 Bh6
6) 1. … Ng6 2. Bh5
7) 1. Nd2 Bd4
8) 1. Rc2 Ba4
9) 1. Rae1 Bb4

48: Mate (#), stalemate (=) ή play (→)
(4-2) (4-3)
stalemate stalemate
Kh7 Kxb3
mate mate
stalemate stalemate
Kd7 Ka8
mate mate

49: The pin / Pin: B
1) 1. … Qxe4 2. Bb1
2) 1. Nxd7 Bf4
3) 1. Rab1 Rd8
4) 1. … Rd3 2. Rb8
5) 1. … Bxb3 2. Rb8
6) 1. Nxe6 Qxe6 2. Bd5
7) 1. … Nxd3 2. Nxd3 Bd4
8) 1. … Nxe3 2. Qxe3 Bxd4
9) 1. … Qg2+ 2. Ke2 Re4

49: Board
Tour on the diagonals Attack all the squares
(4-1) (4-2)
c1 a3 f8 h6 c1 Nb4
a4 e8 h5 d1 a4 Nd4
g8 a2 b1 h7 g8 Ne7
e1 a5 d8 h4 e1 Nf2
a6 c8 h3 f1 a6 Nc4

50: Discovered attack / Mix: A
1) 1. Qxf6 Bxa2+
2) 1. Bf4 Bd4+
3) 1. … Qxd4 2. Bb5+
4) 1. … Kc5 2. Nb3+
5) 1. dxc5 Bh2+
6) 1. … Qxd4 2. Bh6+
7) 1. Ne4 Nxf3+
8) 1. g3 Nxc3
9) 1. Nd2 Bh2+

50: Where is the king mated?
(4-2) (4-3)
Kd8 Kc8
Ka3/a4 Kf8
Kd1 Kh8
Ke1 Ke8
Ke8 Ka5
Kh5 Kf5

52: Discovered attack / Mix: B
1) 1. … bxc3 2. e5+
2) 1. Bb3 c4+
3) 1. … Bd4 2. Nxd4
4) 1. Ng5 dxc4
5) 1. Qg3 Nc4
6) 1. Rd8 Bxh3+
7) 1. Re1 Nb4
8) 1. Rf2 Ng4+
9) 1. Bf4 d5

51: Play a safe black move
(4-2) (4-3)
Na7 Na6
Nd8 Nc5
Ne7 Nc5
Na7 Nb3
Nf5 Nc3
Ng8 Ne1

52: Eliminating the defender / Mix: A
1) 1. … Qe8 2. Bxf6
2) 1. Ne4 Bxe4
3) 1. Bg5 Bxf3
4) 1. Ne4 Qxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Rxe4
5) 1. … Bd7 2. Rxd7
6) 1. Qxb6 Rxd2
7) 1. … Ndc4 2. f4
8) 1. … Bf5 2. Qd6+
9) 1. … Na4 2. Bb4

52: Route planner
(4-2) (4-3)
Ba7-b6-a5-c3 Nb5-d4-c2-e1
Ba7-e3-d2-c3 Nf6-h7-g5-f3
Ba7-b8-d6-b4 Nc3-d5-f6-g8
Bd7-e8-g6-b1 Ne1-g2-h4-f5
Bd7-e6-a2-b1 Ne4-g5-f7-d8
Bf3-e2-c4-f7 Nb4-d3-f2-h3

53: Eliminating the defender / Mix: B
1) 1. … Rd8 2. Rxd8+
2) 1. … Qc5 2. Be3
3) 1. Qxa4 Re1+
4) 1. Rd2 Rf1+
5) 1. … Qxa6 2. Ne6+
6) 1. e6 Rxg3
7) 1. … Rxd1 2. Rxd1 h4
8) 1. … Qe1+ 2. Qf1 Bh2+
9) 1. Qc4 Bxd2

53: Board
Attack all squares Square ? is attacked 3x
(4-2) (4-3)
Qd2 g5
Qh2 c4
Qe8 h5
Qg6 e5
Qd1 e4

54: Make a safe move
(1-3) (2-1) (2-2) (2-3)
Ke4 Nf7 Bb7 Ba3
Ka2 Ne6 Na2 Ng5
Na2 Be3 Na2 Bb5
Nc3 Bb1 Nc3 Bb6
Nf6 Nc1 Ne6 Be5
Na6 Na5 Bf4 Nf7

54: Route planner
(3-3) (4-1) (4-2) (4-3)
Bh4-g5-c1-b2 Ng2-e1-d3-c5 Nb1-d2-f3-e5 Bh8-c3-e1-f2
Be8-h5-f3-h1 Nb2-d3-f4-e6 Nf3-d2-e4-f6 Bh7-f5-h3-g2
Bd1-a4-c6-g2 Ne1-d3-c5-a4 Nd4-f3-g5-h7 Bb5-e8-f7-a2
Bc1-g5-h4-f2 Nd8-e6-c5-a4 Na4-b5-d5-f4 Bg1-b6-d8-e7
Bf7-b3-a4-c6 Ng7-h5-f6-d5 Nb6-a4-c3-e2 Bb7-c8-f5-h7
Bf2-c5-f8-g7 Nc6-e5-g4-f2 Nc2-d4-e2-g3 Bh2-f4-c1-b2
Nb5-d6-f5-h4 Nc5-d7-e5-f3 Bf7-e8-c6-g2

55: Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: A
1) 1. Bd3 Nxd4
2) 1. Nxe4 Rxe4
3) 1. … Nxd4 2. Bxd4
4) 1. Qh5 Qxg3+
5) 1. dxe6 bxc3
6) 1. … Nxe5 2. dxc5
7) 1. Qd5 Bxh2+
8) 1. … Nf3+ 2. Rxf3
9) 1. Rb1 Nd6

55: Trapping
(4-2) (4-3)
Ne4 Re7
Ba4 Ra7
Be3 Rb7
Qd5 Ra2
Rc6 Ne4
Qb4 Rg5

56: Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: B
1) 1. Be7+ Ke8
2) 1. … Bh6 2. Nc4
3) 1. Rbc1 Nxe2+
4) 1. … Bd3 2. Qd4+
5) 1. Qxe7 Ba3
6) 1. … Bxh3 2. Qxf6+ Kg8 3. Rxh3
7) 1. d5 Ne7 2. Qd4
8) 1. cxd5 Qxc1
9) 1. … Bf7 2. Nxh5 Bxh5 3. Qe6+

56: Defending against mate
(4-2) (4-3)
g4 (g3) a3 (a4)
bxc3 b3
Bb7 Kb1
Qa7+ Qh1
Rxf2 Qh3
Kb1 g8N+

Βήμα 3

3 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες (2ο Βήμα): A
1) 1. … Βα5+
2) 1. Αδ5
3) 1. … Πxθ3+ (1. … Βxζ3? 2. Αxζ3
Πxθ3+ 3. Ρη2)
4) 1. Ιε1
5) 1. Αε5
6) 1. … Ιε2+ (1. … Ιζ3+? 2. Βxζ3)
7) 1. Ρδ6
8) 1. Βα6+ Ργ7 2. Ββ7#
9) 1. Βγ5
10) 1. Βδ3+ Ρε6 2. Βδ7#
11) 1. δ6+
12) 1. Αxδ6+

4 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες (2ο Βήμα): B
1) 1. Πxδ4 Βxβ4 2. Πxβ4
2) 1. Πζ7
3) 1. Ιε7+ Ρθ7 2. Πxζ8
4) 1. Ιε7+; 1. Βxβ6? Αxη6
5) 1. Βη6 Ρη8 2. Βxα6
6) 1. Βε7
7) 1. … Πζ4 2. Αxζ4 Αxζ3+; 2. Βxβ7 Πxβ7
8) 1. Αα4 Πα5 2. Αγ6#
9) 1. Βα3
10) 1. … Πxα3 2. βxα3 Πxγ3
11) 1. Ιε7+ και 2. Βxθ7#
12) 1. … Πxγ3 και 2. … Πxε2; 1. … β4? 2. Αζ1!

5 Διπλή απειλή / Αποκάλυψη και διπλό σαχ: A
1) 1. Ιγ6+
2) 1. … Αβ4+
3) 1. Πxη8 Ρxη8 2. Αxα5
4) 1. Ιδ6+ (1.Ια5
5) 1. Ιxβ6+
6) 1. … Αxα3+
7) 1. … Πδ1#
8) 1. Αxδ6#
9) 1. … Αβ4#
10) 1. Πε6+ (1. … Πζ4+? 2. Βε5 ; 1…. Πζ2+? 2. Ρβ1) 2. Ργ2 Πxε4
11) 1. Αη5+ Ιxθ4 2. Πxθ4#
12) 1. Πδ7+ Ρε8 2. Πxγ7

6 Αποκάλυψη και διπλό σαχ / Απομάκρυνση ή καθοδήγηση: A
1) 1. Αη5+ Ρε8 2. Πδ8#
2) 1. Ιε4+ Ρθ6 2. Βη5#
3) 1. … Ιγ1+ 2. Ρxγ1 ( 2. Ρα1 Πβ1#; 2. Ρα3 Πβ3#) 2. … Πβ1#
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 2. Βθ7#
7) 1. Αδ4+ (1. Αη1 Ρβ4 2. Αxθ2 Πδ2+) 1…. Ρβ4 2. Αγ3#
8) 1. Πζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. Αθ6#
9) 1. … Ιδ4+ και 2. … Ιγ2#
10) 1. … Ιζ2+ και 2. … Ιxθ3#
11) 1. Βθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Αxε6#
12) 1. Βθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Πη4#

7 Αποκάλυψη και διπλό σαχ / Απομάκρυνση ή καθοδήγηση: Β
1) 1. Βη7+ Ρxη7 2. Πη6#
2) 1. … Ιη3+ 2. Ρη1 Ιε2#
3) 1. Ιζ5+ Ρη6 2. Ιε7#
4) 1. … Ιη3+ 2. Ρxη3 (2. Ρη1 Βθ1#) 2. … Βθ4#
5) 1. Βη7+ Ρxη7 2. Πη5#
6) 1. Πε8+ (1. Αζ5? β5) 1. … Ρδ7 2. Αβ5#
7) 1. Πθ5+ Ρδ4 2. Πδ6#
8) 1. … Αζ3+ 2. Ρζ2 Αxε4#
9) 1. Αβ7+ Ρxβ7 2. γ8Β#
10) 1. … Βζ2+ 2. Ρxζ2 Πδ1#
11) 1. … Ιγ4+ 2. Ρδ3 Ιxβ2#
12) 1. Βζ5+ Ρxζ5 2. Πε6#

9 Κάρφωμα / Απειλή σ’ ένα καρφωμένο κομμάτι: A
1) 1. Αη4
2) 1. Πε4
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. Ιη5
5) 1. ε5
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. … Αδ5 (1. … Αθ3? 2. Βxγ6)
8) 1. … ζ5 (1. … Πε8 2. Βγ4)
9) 1. Βζ5+ (1. Βζ4 Πxη7+)
10) 1. η6
11) 1. γ4
12) 1. … Αθ3

10 Κάρφωμα / Απειλή σ’ ένα καρφωμένο κομμάτι: Β
1) 1. … ζ4
2) 1. … Ιγ6 (1. … Ιζ5? 2. Βxζ5)
3) 1. Παδ1 (1. Πεδ1 Ρε7)
4) 1. … Πζ2 (1. … Πβ3? 2. Ρη2)
5) 1. … Ιε4
6) 1. Αθ6 (1. Αδ4? Πxδ4)
7) 1. … Αζ3
8) 1. … Πα7 (1. … Πδ8? 2. Πxδ8)
9) 1. … Ιε7
10) 1. Πζ4
11) 1. η3 Ιθ3 2. Αθ6#
12) 1. Βθ6 (1. Βη5 Ιη6)

12 Ματ / Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις (δίκτυο): A
1) 4 εικόνες ματ 
2) 1. Βxα7+ Ρxα7 2. Πα2#
3) 1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Αxθ2 Πθxθ2#
4) 1. Βxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Π1θ7#
5) 1. Ιε6+ ζxε6 2. Πζ1#
6) 1. Βxθ6+ (1. Πxθ6+ Ρη8!) 1. … Αxθ6 2. Πxθ6#
7) 4 εικόνες ματ 
8) 1. Πxγ6+ βxγ6 2. Βα6#
9) 1. … Πxθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Βθ4#
10) 1. Αxβ7+ Ρxβ7 2. Βγ6#
11) 1. Ιθ5 ηxθ5 2. Βxθ7#
12) 1. Ιη5+ θxη5 2. Βθ5#

13 Ματ / Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις (δίκτυο): B
1) 4 εικόνες ματ 
2) 1. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Πθ3#
3) 1. … Βxα2+ 2. Ρxα2 Πα8#
4) 1. Βxθ7+ (1. Ιη6+? θxη6) 1. … Ρxθ7 2. Πθ2#
5) 1. Βη6 (1. Βθ4 θ6; 1. Ιxθ7 Ιζ5; 1. Αxθ7 Πε7) 1. … θxη6 2. Πθ3#
6) 1. Βγ8+ (1. Ιγ7+ Ρβ8) 1. …Αxγ8 2. Ιγ7#
7) 4 εικόνες ματ 
8) 1. Βxδ8+ Ρxδ8 2. Πε8#.
9) 1. … Πxθ2+ (1. … Πε1+ 2. Ιζ1) 2. Ρxθ2 Πθ8#
10) 1. Βxζ5+ (1. Βη2 Αxγ5) 1. … εxζ5 2. Πη8#
11) 1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Αζ1#
12) 1. … Βα3 2. βxα3 Πβ1#

14 Ματ / Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις (δίκτυο): Γ
1) 4 εικόνες ματ 
2) 1. Βxα6+ (1. Αη2 Αα7) 1. … βxα6 2. Αη2#
3) 1. Βxζ7+ (1. Αβ3 Πζ8) 1. … Ρxζ7 2. Αβ3#
4) 1. Βxε6+ (1. Ιβ5 Βxθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 θxη5+) 1. … ζxε6 2. Αη6#
5) 1. … Βxγ3+ (1. … Βζ5 2. Αβ3) 2. βxγ3 Αα3#
6) 1. … Βζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Αθ3#
7) 4 εικόνες ματ: διάφορες
8) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Πεη8#
9) 1. … Ιη4+ 2. θxη4 Πθ6#
10) 1. Βxθ5 (1. Αxη6 ζxη6) 1. … ηxθ5 2. Αθ7#
11) 1. … Βxθ3 2. ηxθ3 Αζ3#
12) 1. … Βxζ2+ 2. Ρxζ2 Αγ5#

15 Αποκάλυψη και διπλό σαχ / Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις (δίκτυο): A
1) 1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Αε3#
2) 1. Βxα7+ Ρxα7 2. Ιγ5#
3) 1. Πxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Βζ5#
4) 1. Βxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Αε7#
5) 1. Ιxγ6+ βxγ6 2. Ιδ7#
6) 1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Ιζ5#
7) 1. … Βxα2+ 2. Βxα2 γ2#
8) 1. … Βxα2+ 2. Ρxα2 αxβ3#
9) 1. … Ιxζ2++ 2. Ρη1 Ιθ3#
10) 1. Αxβ7+ Ρxβ7 2. γ8Β#
11) 1. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Ιxζ7#
12) 1. … Ρxζ2+ 2. Ρxζ2 Πε4

17 Φινάλε πιονιών / Κανόνας του τετραγώνου: A
1) 1. … Ρζ5; ½-½
2) 1. … Ρζ3 2. α4 Ρε4; ½-½
3) 1. Ρζ4; 1-0
4) 1. Ργ6 Ρε7 2. Ργ7; 1-0
5) 1. Ρδ5; 1-0
6) 1. … Ργ2; 0-1
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. Ρα6; 1-0
10) 1. ε6 ζxε6 2. γ5; 1-0
11) 1. Ργ6 ή 1. ε6; 1-0
12) 1. … ε4 2. δxε4 θ5; 0-1

18 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Γ
1) 1. Ρε6+
2) 1. Ρδ4
3) 1. … Πθ5+; 2… Πθ4#
4) 1. … Πδ5
5) 1. … Αβ4+ και 2… Πε1#
6) 1. … Πη4+ 2. θxη4 Βθ2#; 2. Ρθ1 Βxθ3#
7) 1. Πα3+
8) 1. Ρβ7 Ρε7 2. Ργ7
9) 1. Πxα6+ Ρxα6 2. Βα1#
10) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 2. Πθ4#
11) 1. ζ6 εxζ6 2. ε6; 1. ε6?? ζ6
12) 1. Αε5! (1. Βε5? Ιxδ3)

20 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας/ Κόψιμο + ματ: A
1) 1. Βxθ8+ και 2. Πδ8#
2) 1. … Βxθ4 και 2… Ιζ2#
3) 1. Ιxγ7+ Αxγ7 2. Αβ5#
4) 1. … Πxδ1 και 2… Αζ3#
5) 1. Ιxθ7+ Ιxθ7 2. Ιη6#
6) 1. … Πxδ1+ 2. Ιxδ1 Βζ1#
7) 1. Βxδ4+ και 2. β6#
8) 1. Βxζ6+ και 2. Πε8#
9) 1. … Πxγ4 και 2. … Αα3#
10) 1. Βxη7+ Ιxη7 2. Ιθ6#
11) 1. Βxβ8+ και 2. Αxβ5#
12) 1. … Βxβ3 και 2. Αγ5+

21 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Καθοδήγηση + ματ: A
1) 1. … Πγ1+ 2. Αxγ1 Πε1#
2) 1. Πα8+ Αxα8 2. Πε8#
3) 1. Πδ8+ Βxδ8 2. Βxγ3+
4) 1. … Πxδ4 2. Ιxδ4? Βxθ2#
5) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Ιxδ4+? Πγ1+
6) 1. … Ββ6+ 2. Πxβ6? Πζ1#
7) 1. Βθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Πxζ8#
8) 1. … Πε3+ 2. ζxε3 Βη3#
9) 1. Βxζ6+ Πxζ6 2. Πδ8+
10) 1. … Πβ1+ 2. Αxβ1 Βζ1#
11) 1. … Βxβ2+ (1. … Πγ1 2. Βα8+) 2. Πxβ2 Πγ1#
12) 1. … Ιε3+ 2. ζxε3 Βζ1#

22 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Απομάκρυνση + ματ: B
1) 1. α5
2) 1. Βζ7+ Ρθ8 2. Βζ8#
3) 1. Πη1+ Ρθ8 2. Πxζ8#
4) 1. ζ5
5) 1. ε5
6) 1. Ιε7+ Ρθ8 2. Πxζ8#
7) 1. … Αδ4+ 2. Ρθ1 Πxζ1#
8) 1. … Ιδ4
9) 1. … β5 2. Βxγ6 Βζ1+ 3. Πxζ1 Πxζ1#
10) 1. … Πε3 (1. … Πη8 2. Πβ3)
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

24 Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον διπλής απειλής: A
1) 1. … Αη7
2) 1. … Πδ5
3) 1. … Αζ6
4) 1. … Βε6
5) 1. Ιη3
6) 1. Ιζ3
7) 1. … Αβ7
8) 1. … Πβ6
9) 1. … Αδ4! / 1. … Αxβ2
10) 1. … Αγ5+
11) 1. Αα3+
12) 1. … Πζ6+

25 Διπλή απειλή (βασίλισσα) / Πειρασμός: A
1) 1. Βθ4+; 1. Βγ3+? Ιε5
2) 1. … Ββ8+; 1. … Βδ2+? 2. Ιε2
3) 1. … Βγ3; 1. … Ββ6 / δ8? 2. Πα1
4) 1. Ββ3+; 1. Βδ5+ Αε6
5) 1. … Βγ1+; 1. … Βγ5+? 2. Αζ2
6) 1. … Βα3+; 1. … Βη5+? 2. Πδ2+
7) 1. Βε5; 1. Βδ5 / γ5? Ιη3+
8) 1. Βδ2; 1. Βε5? Ιβ4+
9) 1. … Βδ1+; 1. … Βδ5+? 2. Βη2
10) 1. … Βθ3+; 1. … Βη4+ 2. Ιη3; 1. … Βδ3 2. Πε3
11) 1. … Βδ8+; 1. … Βδ6+ 2. Αδ3
12) 1. … Ββ6+; 1. … Βη4+? 2. Ιη2 ή 2. Ιη3

26 Μικρά σχέδια / Δομή πιονιών: A
1) 1. γ6 βxγ6 2. Αxα6
2) 1. ε6 ζxε6 2. Ιη5
3) 1. Αxζ5 ηxζ5 2. Ιθ4
4) 1. α6 βxα6 2. Αxγ6
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Αxζ6 ηxζ6 2. Ιθ4; 1. … Αxζ6 2. Ιxγ5
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. ζ6
11) 1. … γ6 2. Αxγ6 Πxβ2
12) 1. … γ5 (να εμποδίσει τα δ4)

27 Μικρά σχέδια / Δομή πιονιών: Β
1) 1. ζ5 (ξεδιπλώνουμε)
2) 1. ε5 δxε5 2. Ιxε5 (το γ-πιόνι έχασε τον αμυντικό του)
3) 1. Αxζ6 ηxζ6 2. ε3 (αφήνοντας τα μαύρα με διπλωμένα πιόνια, το 1. … Βxζ6 δεν ισχύει λόγω 2.Ιxγ7
4) 1. … Αxζ3 2. ηxζ3 (αφήνοντας τα λευκά με διπλωμένα πιόνια, ο Αε2 πρέπει να υποστηρίζει το γ4)
5) 1. … Αα5 (τα λευκά δεν μπορούν να εμποδίσουν το Αxγ3, 2. Πε3? δ4)
6) 1. … Ιθ3+ 2. Ρθ1 Βxζ3 ηxζ3
7) 1. θ6 (το πιόνι απειλεί και η δομή των μαύρων πιονιών χειροτερεύει ή μετά από 1. … η6 τα μαύρα έχουν αδύναμο βασιλιά)
8) 1. Αδ3 Βθ5 2. Αxζ6 ηxζ6 (αφήνοντας τα μαύρα με διπλωμένα πιόνια)
9) 1. γ5 (αδυνατίζοντας τη δομή πιονιών των μαύρων)
10) 1. … α5 (τα μαύρα πρέπει να υποστηρίξουν το πιόνι στο β4 ώστε να παραμείνει η αδυναμία στο γ2, το 1. … Πβ8 είναι χειρότερο, ο πύργος έχει καλύτερα πράγματα να κάνει; 1. … Πγ8 2. Πxβ4 Πxγ2 και το αδύνατο πιόνι του λευκού εξαφανίστηκε)
11) 1. … ηxζ6 (το 1. … Αxζ6 είναι κακό αφού ακολουθεί 2. Αxζ5 τα λευκά εμποδίζουν την ενδιάμεση κίνηση 2. … Αxδ3) 1. … ηxζ6 2. Αxζ5 ζxη5
12) 1. … ε5 (αδυνατίζοντας τη δομή πιονιών διαφορετικά τα λευκά θα χάσουν πιόνι με 2. δ5 Βθ4+)

29 Ισοπαλία / Διαρκές σαχ: A
1) 1. Βε8+ Ρθ7 2. Βθ5+ Ρη8 3. Βε8+
2) 1. Βη5+ Ρθ7 2. Βθ5+ Ρη7 3. Βη5+
3) 1. … Βζ2+ 2. Ρθ1 Βζ1+
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρζ8 2. Ιxθ7+ Ρη8 3. Ιζ6+
7) 1. Πxη6+ ζxη6 2. Βxη6+ Ρθ8 3. Βθ6+
8) 1. Ιζ7+ Ρη8 2. Ιθ6+ Ρθ8 3. Ιζ7+
9) 1. … Πδ2+ 2. Ρβ1 Πδ1+
10) 1. … Ιε3+ 2. Ρη1 Ιζ5+ 3. Ρζ1 Ιε3+
11) 1. Ιθ5+ ηxθ5 2. Βη5+ Ρθ8 3. Βζ6+
12) 1. … Ιη3+ 2. Ρθ2 Ιζ1+ 3. Ρθ1 Ιη3+

30 Ισοπαλία / Πατ: A
1) 1. Βδ4+ (1. Ββ4+? αxβ4) 1. … Ρxδ4 πατ
2) 1. Ργ4 Πxβ8 πατ
3) 1. Πγ1 Βxγ1 πατ (1. … Ρδ3 2. Πxγ3+ Ρxγ3)
4) 1. … Ρθ8 2. Βxζ7 πατ
5) 1. Βε7+ Βxε7 πατ
6) 1. Βη6+ Αxη6 πατ
7) 1. Ββ7+ Βxβ7 πατ
8) 1. Βζ5+ Βxζ5 πατ (1. … Ρθ6 2. Βζ6+ Βxζ6 πατ)
9) 1. Ρθ4 Πxζ3 πατ
10) 1. Ρα6! Βxγ6 πατ
11) 1. Ιε2+ Βxη3 πατ
12) 1. Ιδ5+ Bxd5 πατ

31 Ισοπαλία / Διάφορες: A
1) 1. … Ιε5+ 2. Ρζ5 Ιxδ7
2) 1. Αη3 Βxη3 πατ
3) 1. Πθ7+ Ρη8 2. Πη7+
4) 1. Πβ2+ Ιγ2 2. Πxα2
5) 1. Πβ2 και 2. Πxγ2
6) 1. Πζ4+ Βxζ4 πατ
7) 1. … γ1Ι+ (1. … γ1Β? 2. Βα2#)
8) 1. … Βε6+ 2. Βxε6 πατ
9) 1. Αβ6 Βε7 2. Αγ5 Βδ8 3. Αβ6
10) 1. Πζ6+ Αxζ6 πατ; 1. … Ρxζ6 2. Ρxβ2
11) 1. Πxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Βη5+ Ρθ8 3. Βζ6+
12) 1. … Αη5 2. Βη3 Αζ4 3. Βθ4 (3. Βζ3 Αη5) 3. … Αη5

33 Διπλή απειλή / Σαχ ή απειλή με ακτίνες-X: A
1) 1. … Πθ5+
2) 1. … Πγ8
3) 1. Πγ8+ Ρε7 2. Πxη8
4) 1. … Αη5
5) 1. … Αζ5
6) 1. Αη5+
7) 1. Αδ5
8) 1. … Πβ4 2. Βε2 Πxθ4
9) 1. Βθ8+
10) 1. Βθ5+
11) 1. … Αβ8
12) 1. Αγ5+

34 Διπλή απειλή / Σαχ ή απειλή με ακτίνες-Χ: B
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Βδ3+ (1. Βδ1+? Αδ2)
4) 1. … Αγ8 2. Βxδ5 Αxη4
5) 1. … Πγ1+ 2. Ρε2 Πxθ1
6) 1. Πε3 Βxζ4 2. Αxθ3
7) 1. … Αθ5+
8) 1. Βθ5 Βε7 2. Αxδ5
9) 1. Βδ6+ Ρζ7 2. Βxθ6
10) 1. Αε7
11) 1. … Πα7 2. Βζ3 Βxδ7 (2. … Πxδ7? 3. Παδ1)
12) 1. … Βα5+ (1. … Βγ3+? 2. Ρδ5 Βxγ8 3. Ιε7+)

35 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Δ
1) 1. Ιxζ6+ Βxζ6 2. Βxθ7# (κόψιμο + ματ)
2) 1. … Βζ5 (ακτίνες-Χ)
3) 1. … Πδ8 2. Βxβ6 Πxδ1+ (απειλή σε καρφωμένο κομμάτι)
4) 1. Ιxδ7 Πxδ7 2. Πxθ6# (κόψιμο + ματ)
5) 1. … Πδ1+ 2. Αζ1 Βθ1#; 2. Πζ1 Βxη2# (καθοδήγηση + ματ)
6) 1. … Πα1+ 2. Ρε2 Πxη1 (σαχ με ακτίνες-Χ)
7) 1. … Πη6 (άμυνα εναντίον διπλής απειλής)
8) 1. Ρθ1 (με 1. Αxγ5+ Ρxγ5 τα μαύρα κερδίζουν) 1. … Βxζ2 (πατ)
9) 1. … Πθ7 και 2. … Πxβ7 (ισοπαλία με ανεπαρκές υλικό)
10) 1. … Βδ8+ (διπλή απειλή με βασίλισσα; δελεαστικό αλλά λάθος το 1. … Βζ4+ 2. Αε3)
11) 1. Βζ3 (διπλή απειλή με βασίλισσα; δελεαστικό αλλά λάθος το 1. Ββ7 Ιxδ4)
12) 1. Αα4+ Ρδ5 2. Αβ3+ (ισοπαλία με διαρκές σαχ)

36 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: E
1) Σκίτσο
2) 1. Βxγ7 Βxγ7 2. Πε8+ (καθοδήγηση + ματ)
3) 1. Βη6+ (διαρκές σαχ)
4) 1. … Ρε4 (κανόνας του τετραγώνου, ασπίδα)
5) 1. … Βη7 (άμυνα εναντίον διπλής απειλής)
6) 1. Πζ4+ Ρxζ4 (πατ)
7) 1. ε4 (απειλή σε καρφωμένο κομμάτι)
8) 1. … Πζ8 (κάρφωμα)
9) 1. Βxγ5+ Βxγ5 2. Αα6# (κόψιμο + ματ)
10) 1. Βxθ5 ηxθ5 2. Αθ7# (πρόσβαση στον βασιλιά)
11) 1. Αxη6# (διπλό σαχ)
12) 1. Βγ5+ και 2. Βxβ4!; 2. Βxα7? Πε1# (διπλή απειλή με βασίλισσα)

38 Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του καρφώματος: A
1) 1. … γ6
2) 1. … Ιε6 (1. … Ιε4? 2. ζ3)
3) 1. … Πδ7 (1. … Πγ7 2. Πxγ7)
4) 1. Ιε2
5) 1. … Βxε2 (1. … Βη5? 2. Παε1 ; 1. … Βε6 2. Αγ4 και 3. Πζε1)
6) 1. … Πxε2
7) 1. Αδ3; 1. Πζβ2 ? Πγβ7
8) 1. Αε2
9) 1. … Ιxζ3+
10) 1. … Ιε6
11) 1. Ιε2
12) 1. … Βxη2+

39 Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του καρφώματος: B
1) 1. Ιη5+
2) 1. … Ιxζ3! 2. Πxγ2 Ιε1+
3) 1. Πθ1
4) 1. … Ιδ3+; 1. … Ιη4+ 2.Ρη3
5) 1. Αxζ7+
6) 1. … Πxδ1; 1. … Πδ4? 2. Βε8+
7) 1. … Βζ6
8) 1. … Πδ8
9) 1. Ιδ3
10) 1. Ιβ4
11) 1. Βθ5+
12) 1. … Βα8

41 Κινητικότητα / Παγιδεύοντας: A
1) 1. α4
2) 1. Ιε3
3) 1. θ4
4) 1. … Πθ8
5) 1. … Ιθ4
6) 1. Ια4
7) 1. … γ4
8) 1. Αδ2
9) 1. ε5
10) 1. … Ιζ6
11) 1. Αε2
12) 1. … Ιβ8

42 Κινητικότητα / Παγιδεύοντας: B
1) 1. … Βα5
2) 1. α4
3) 1. ε5 δxε5 2. ζxε5
4) 1. η4
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Ιγ3
7) 1. Ιθ4
8) 1. … γ4
9) 1. Ρη3
10) 1. Ιζ4
11) 1. Ιγ4
12) 1. … Αη6

44 Φινάλε πιονιών / Σχεδίασε τα τετράγωνα-κλειδιά: A
1) α4, β4, γ4
2) ε4, ζ4, η4
3) ε7, ζ7, η7
4) β3, γ3, δ3
5) γ6, δ6, ε6
6) β7, β8, γ8, δ8, δ7
7) ζ3, η3, θ3
8) ε2, ζ2, η2
9) α5, β5, γ5
10) Σκίτσο
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

45 Φινάλε πιονιών / Τετράγωνα-κλειδιά: A
1) 1. Ργ6 Ρδ8 2. Ρβ7
2) 1. Ρη6 Ρη8 2. η5 Ρθ8 3. Ρζ7
3) 1. Ρη5 Ρθ7 2. Ρζ6
4) 1. Ρδ6 Ρε8 2. Ργ7 (και το 2. δ5 κερδίζει, όχι όμως τόσο γρήγορα)
5) 1. Ρβ6! (1. β6? πατ) 1. … Ρβ8 2. Ρα6 Ρα8 3. β6 Ρβ8 4. β7
6) 1. γ5 Ργ8 2. Ργ6 Ρβ8 3. Ρδ7
7) 1. Ρε5 Ρε7 2. Ρδ5 (ή πρώτα 2. δ4) 2. … Ρδ7 3. δ4
8) 1. Ρε6 (1. ε4 Ρζ8 2. ε5 Ρε8 3. Ρε6) 1. … Ρζ8 2. ε4 Ρε8 3. ε5
9) 1. β3 (1. Ρβ4 Ρβ6 2. β3) 1.… Ρβ6 2. β3
10) 1. Ρε6 Ρη7 2. ζ5 Ρζ8 3. Ρζ6
11) 1. η8Β+ Ρxη8 2. Ρη6
12) 1. Ρδ5 Ρε7 2. Ργ6

47 Κάρφωμα / Ματ εξαιτίας του καρφώματος: A
1) 1. Βxδ7#
2) 1. Ιβ6#
3) 1. Βη8#
4) 1. … Βζ1#
5) 1. Βxθ7#
6) 1. Ββ6#
7) 1. Βxζ5#
8) 1. Πζ8#
9) 1. Πxε6#
10) 1. Βxθ7#
11) 1. … Πε1#
12) 1. Ιζ7#

48 Κάρφωμα / Το καρφωμένο κομμάτι δεν είναι καλός αμυντικός: A
1) 1. Ιζ6+
2) 1. γ8Β (1. Αxδ6+? Ρδ7)
3) 1. … Ιη3#
4) 1. … Ιxε2+
5) 1. Αxδ5
6) 1. Πxε6+
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. Βζ8#
9) 1. Πxε7
10) 1. Πxε4
11) 1. Βδ8#
12) 1. Πxε7

49 Κάρφωμα / Το καρφωμένο κομμάτι δεν είναι καλός αμυντικός: B
1) 1. Ιγ6+
2) 1. … Ιε2+ (1. … Αxη2? 2. Πxζ4+; 1. … Ιxη2 2. β5)
3) 1. Πεxβ4
4) 1. … Ιη3
5) 1. … Ιxβ7 (1. … η4? 2. β8Β)
6) 1. Αxδ7 (1. Βxδ7? Βxγ2#)
7) 1. Πxδ3
8) 1. … Αζ3
9) 1. Πε6#
10) 1. … Βγ3
11) 1. Βxδ5
12) 1. Ιε6

50 Κάρφωμα / Διάφορες: A
1) 1. Βγ2 (1. Βγ1? Αxζ2+)
2) 1. Αγ5
3) 1. Πδ3
4) 1. … Αxη5
5) 1. … Ιβ3+
6) 1. Πζ4
7) 1. Πδ4
8) 1. … Ιθ4
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Πη3
11) 1. Πβ7
12) 1. … Αε6

51 Προσανατολισμός / Εντόπισε την απειλή: A
1) 1. … Ββ4+ (1. 0-0 ή 1. Αxγ6)
2) 2. Πθ8+ και ματ (1. … α6 είναι η εύκολη λύση; 1. … Βζ2+ είναι αυτή που κερδίζει)
3) 2. Ιδ6 (1. … Αε7 το καλύτερο; αυτή η κίνηση εμποδίζει επίσης το 2. Ιxζ6+)
4) 2. Πδ1 (1. … Βε8 μοναδική κίνηση; 1. … Βδ8 2. Πδ1)
5) 2. Βε3 και 2. Πxα7+ (1. … Πβε8! Υποστηρίζει τον αξιωματικό και ανοίγει τετράγωνο διαφυγής για τον βασιλιά)
6) 1. … Ιxε4 (1. Πζε1)
7) 2. Αxγ6 (1. … Πxδ1 μεταξύ άλλων)
8) 1. … Αxγ3 (1. Αxη7 ή 1. Βα3)
9) 1. … Ιε5+ (1. Πζ5 ή 1. Πζ6+)
10) 2. Πxε4 (1. … Βγ6 ή 1. … Βζ5)
11) 2. Πη7+ (1. … Ιε4+)
12) 2. Ιγ7+ (1. … Ρε7)

52 Προσανατολισμός / Εντόπισε την απειλή: B
1) 1. … Ιxδ5 (1. Πβ1 / 1. Πδ1)
2) 2. Βε4 (1. … Ρθ7)
3) 2. ζ4 (1. … η5 / 1. … Ρη8)
4) 2. Αδ2 (1. … Ιδ7) 2. α3? Αδ6
5) 2. Αxγ6 (1. … Ιζ6)
6) 2. Βζ6 (1. … Αδ6)
7) 2. γ5 (1. … Αβ4)
8) 2. Αγ3 (1. … Βε5)
9) 2. Πγ3 (1. … Αζ7 ή 1. … Πγ8)
10) Σκίτσο
11) Σκίτσο
12) 2. Βζ5 (1. … Βγ7; 1. … Βε7)

53 Φινάλε πιονιών / Τετράγωνα-κλειδιά: B
1) 1. … Ργ7! 2. Ρδ5 Ρδ7 ½-½
2) 1. … Ρδ8! 2. Ργ6 Ργ8 ½-½
3) 1. Ργ3! Ρβ5 2. Ρδ4
4) 1. ε4 Ρζ7 2. Ρδ6
5) 1. Ρε4! Ρζ6 2. Ρζ4 Ρη6 3. Ρη4
6) 1. Ρε4! Ρδ6 2. Ρδ4
7) 1. … Ρβ7! 2. Ρα4 Ρα6 ½-½
8) 1. … Ργ7; μέσα στο τετράγωνο! ½-½; 2 … Ργ8? 2. Ργ6)
9) 1. … Ρδ8 2. Ρδ5 Ρδ7 ½-½
10) 1. Ρθ4 Ρζ6 2. Ρθ5 Ρη7 3. Ρη5
11) 1. Ργ3 (1. Ρε3? Ρε7 ½-½) 1. … Ρε6 2. Ργ4 Ρδ6 3. Ρδ4
12) 1. … Ρζ6 2. Ρε4 Ρε6 3. Ρδ4 Ρδ6 4. Ργ4 Ργ6 ½-½

54 Φινάλε πιονιών / Τετράγωνα-κλειδιά: Γ
1) 1. εxδ4
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. … Ρβ8 ½-½
4) 1. … δ3 2. γxδ3 Ρβ6 ½-½
5) 1. … γ5 ½-½
6) 1. Ρζ4
7) 1. … δ4 2. εxδ4 Ρζ8 ½-½
8) 1. Ρδ6!
9) 1. η5 Ρε7 2. Ρε5
10) 1. … ζ5 2. Ρε5 Ρζ8. Και επίσης 1. … Ρε8 2. ζ5 Ρδ7! ή 2. Ρε6 ζ5 ½-½
11) 1. … θ5 2. Ρη5 θ4 3. Ρxθ4 Ρθ6 ½-½
12) 1. … Ργ6 ½-½

55 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΣΤ
1) 1. … Ιβ6 (άμυνα εναντίον του καρφώματος)
2) 1. … Ρζ3 2. Ρε1 Ρη2 (τετράγωνα-κλειδιά)
3) 1. Αη5 (παγιδεύοντας ένα κομμάτι)
4) 1. Βδ4 (διπλή απειλή, βασίλισσα)
5) 1. … Ιη4 και αν 2. Αxδ8 τότε Ιζ2# (άμυνα εναντίον του καρφώματος)
6) 1. Ρθ2 (κάρφωμα)
7) 1. … Ιxθ4 2. Αxδ7? Αxη2# (άμυνα εναντίον του καρφώματος)
8) 1. β8Β+ Ρxβ8 2. Ρβ6 αλλά όχι 2. β6 Ργ8 3. β7+ Ρβ8, (τετράγωνα-κλειδιά)
9) 1. … η5 και μετά 2. … Ρη6 (παγιδεύοντας ένα κομμάτι)
10) 1. Πα1 (άμυνα εναντίον του καρφώματος; Η απειλή είναι 2. Πxα7+ Ρxα7 3. Πα2#, και τα μαύρα δεν προλαβαίνουν να κόψουν στο ε4)
11) 1. Ιε7+ Ρθ8 2. Ιη6+ (το καρφωμένο κομμάτι δεν είναι καλός αμυντικός)
12) 1. Αδ5 (παγιδεύοντας ένα κομμάτι)

56 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ζ
1) 1. Πθ2+ Αxθ2 2. Βθ4# (απομάκρυνση + ματ)
2) 1. … Ρδ3 2. Ρβ2 γ4 3. Ργ1 Ργ3 (κανόνας του τετραγώνου, και τετράγωνα-κλειδιά )
3) 1. Ιη5+; όχι 1. Ιζ6+ Ιxζ6, γιατί ο Πε8 υποστηρίζεται (απειλή με αποκάλυψη)
4) 1. … η4 (παγιδεύοντας ένα κομμάτι)
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Πxθ6+ Αxθ6 2. Πθ7# (πρόσβαση στο ματ)
7) 1. Πxθ7+ (πρόσβαση στο ματ)
8) 1. … Πθ1+ (απομάκρυνση + ματ)
9) 1. Βε4+ ή 1. Βγ6+ ή 1.Βη2+ (ισοπαλία με διαρκές σαχ)
10) 1. Αζ4 (απειλή με ακτίνες-Χ)
11) 1. Ιγ8+ Ρα8 2. Ιβ6+ (ισοπαλία με διαρκές σαχ)
12) 1. … Ργ4 (κανόνας του τετραγώνου, ασπίδα)

Βήμα 3 extra

2 – Ματ / Διπλή απειλή: Α
1)1. Ιζ6+ (1. Ιxη5+? Ρη8) 1. … Ρθ82.Πθ1#
2)1. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. θxη6#
3)1. Αxδ5+ (1. Αζ3+? Πη5) 1. … Ρθ72.Αη8#
4)1. … Αζ4+ (1. … Αε3+? 2. Ρη3) 2.Ρη1 Αε3#
5)1. … Ιη4+ (1. … Ιζ3+? 2. Ρθ1) 2.Ρθ1 Ιζ2#
6)1. Πxζ8+ (1. Πxη7+? Ρxη7 2. Βζ7+Ρθ8) 1. … Ρxζ8 2. Βζ7#
7)1. Ιη5+ Ρη8 2. Βθ7#
8)1. … Αη3+ 2. Ρη1 (2. Ρxη3 Πη2#)2…. Πγ1#
9)1. … Πη1+ 2. Ρxη1 Πη8#
10)1. Ιxε5+ (1. Ιxθ8+ Ρη7 2. Βxη4+Ρxθ8) 1. … Ρε6 2. Βζ7#
11)1. … Ιxη3+ (1. … Ιxζ2+? 2. Ρη1)2.Ρη1 Ιε2#
12)1. Αζ6+ (1. Αθ6+? Ρθ8) 1. … Ρxζ62.Βη5#

3 – Κάρφωμα / Απειλή σ’ ένα καρφωμένο κομμάτι: Α
1)1. Πζ3
2)1. ζ4
3)1. Πβ7
4)1. Βζ3
5)1. … Πζ8
6)1. … Ιδ4
7)1. ζ4
8)Σκίτσο
9)Σκίτσο
10)1. … Ιδ5
11)1. Πα3 Πxα3 2.Βxη6#
12)1. η3

4 – Κάρφωμα / Απειλή σ’ ένα καρφωμένο κομμάτι: Β
1)1. δ5
2)1. δ5
3)1. β4
4)1. … ε4 2. Ιδ4 Αxε2
5)1. … β5
6)1. … Αη4
7)1. … Αδ7 2. Ββ3 αxβ5
8)1. ζ4 ηxζ4 2. εxζ4
9)1. Ιδ5 (1. η3? Ιε6)
10)1. Ια811)1. Ιη412)1. ζ4

5 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ: Α
1)1. Αζ6+ Ρη8 2. Πθ8#
2)1. Βζ6+ ηxζ6 (1. … Πζ7 2. Βxζ7#) 2.Πη8#
3)1. Ιβ6+ αxβ6 2. Πα3#
4)1. … Βxε1+ 2. Ιxε1 Πη1#
5)1. Βγ8+ Πxγ8 2. Πxγ8#
6)1. … Βα3+ 2. Ρxα3 Αγ1#
7)1. Πθ8+ Ρη7 2. Αε5#
8)1. … Βxζ2+ 2. Βxζ2 Πε1#
9)1. Βζ5+ εxζ5 2. Πη8#
10)1. Βη7+ Ρxη7 2. Πxη6#
11)1. Πxε5 δ2 2. Πε8#
12)1. Αζ7 Πζ8 2. Πθ1#

6 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ: Β
1)1. Πxθ6+ Αxθ6 2. Πθ7#
2)1. Βxβ8+ Ιxβ8 2. Ιxγ7#
3)1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Πθ4#
4)1. … Πζ1+ 2. Αxζ1 Ιζ2#
5)1. Βxθ7+ (1. Πθ4 θ6 ; 1. Πθ3 η6) 1…. Ρxθ7 2. Πθ4#
6)1. Ιθ7+ Ιxθ7 2. Πxζ7#
7)1. Βη7+ Αxη7 2. Ιζ6#
8)1. Βxδ7+ Ιxδ7 2. Ιζ7#
9)1. Πθ5+ ηxθ5 2. Ιζ5#
10) Σκίτσο
11) Σκίτσο
12) 1. … Πxη3+ 2. ζxη3 Πθ1#

7 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ:Γ
1) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. Ρθ1 Βη1#
2) 1. … Πxη3+ 2. θxη3 Ιζ3#
3) 1. … Ιζ4+ 2. Ρη1 Ιε2#
4) 1. Βδ6+ Ρε8 2. Ιη7#
5) 1. Πxζ7+ Πxζ7 2. Βxη6#
6) 1. … Πxζ1+ 2. Πxζ1 Βxθ2#
7) 1. Ιδ5+ γxδ5 2. Βδ6#
8) 1. … Ιε2+ 2. Ρθ1 Βxθ4#
9) 1. Πθ5 ηxθ5 2. Βζ6#
10) 1. … Αγ1 2. Πxγ1 Ιδ2#
11) 1. Ιε8 Αε6 2. Βη7#
12) 1. Πζ7 Ρxζ7 2. Βxθ7#

8 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ: Δ
1) 1. Ιη6+ (1. Ιζ7+ Πxζ7; 1. Βθ5 Ιxε5) 1. … θxη6 2. Βθ3/4#
2) 1. … Βxζ2+ (1. … Αxζ2+? 2. Ρη2) 2. Ρθ1 Βζ3#
3) 1. Πxζ8+ Πxζ8 2. Βη7#
4) 1. Πxε7+ Ρxε7 2. Βε6#
5) 1. … Ιη3+ 2. θxη3 Βθ3#
6) 1. … Βη1+ 2. Ρζ3 Αθ5#
7) 1. … Βζ2+ 2. Ρθ3 Αζ5#
8) 1. Πxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Βθ4#
9) 1. Ια6+ βxα6 2. Ββ4#
10) 1. θ4+ Ρxθ4 2. Βη3#
11) 1. Πxη6+ ζxη6 2. Αxε6#
12) 1. Ιθ6 ηxθ6 2. Αxθ6#

9 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ: Ε
1) 1. … Βθ4+ 2. Ρη1 Πδ1#
2) 1. … Πxα2+ (1. … Βα3 2. Βγ4) 2. Ρxα2 Βα3#
3) 1. … Πxα3+ 2. Βxα3 (2. Ρxα3 Βα5#) 2. … Ββ1#
4) 1. … Αγ4+ 2. βxγ4 Πε1#
5) 1. Πβ8+ Ρxβ8 2. Βα8#
6) 1. Πδ7+ Αxδ7 2. Βxα6#
7) 1. Βxε8+ Ρη7 2. Βζ8#
8) 1. … Ιη3+ 2. θxη3 θxη5#
9) 1. Αζ6+ Βxζ6 2. Βε8#
10) 1. Ιβ5+ Βxβ5 2. Βδ6#
11) 1. Πε8+ Ρζ7 2. Βθ5#
12) 1. … Αβ2+ 2. Ρxβ2 γ1Β#

10 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ: ΣΤ
1) 1. Πη8+ Ρxη8 2. Ιθ6#
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. … Ββ4+ 2. γxβ4 Ια3#
4) 1. Βθ6 ηxθ6 2. Ιxθ6#
5) 1. … Βxθ3+ 2. Ρxθ3 (2. Ρθ1 Βζ3#) 2. … Ιζ4#
6) 1. … Βα3 2. Ιxα3 Ιxα3#
7) 1. … Βη1+ 2. Πxη1 Ιζ2#
8) 1. … Βxθ3+ 2. ηxθ3 Αε4#
9) 1. … Βη1+ 2. Ρxη1 Αε3#
10) 1. Βxζ8+ Ιxζ8 2. Ιζ6#
11) 1. … Ββ1+ 2. Ιxβ1 Ιβ3#
12) 1. … Ιζ2+ 2. Αxη5 (2. Ρxζ2 Βη2#) 2. … Ιθ3#

11 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ: Ζ
1) 1. Βxθ7+ (1. Πθ4 Βγ7+) 1. … Ρxθ7 2. Πθ4#
2) 1. … Πε1+ (1. … Πζ1+ 2. Ρη2 Πζ2+ 3. Ρη1 Πε1# is mαtε iΙ tθΠεε) 2. Ρη2 Πζ2#
3) 1. … Πη2+ 2. Ρθ1 Πxθ3#
4) 1. … Πxδ5+ 2. Ργ1 Πε1#
5) 1. Πζη1 Πα1 2. Πθ6#
6) 1. Βε8+ Πxε8 2. Πxε8#
7) 1. Πxβ6+ Βxγ6 2. Πxα2#
8) 1. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Αε3#
9) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Πθ4#; 2. Ρθ1 2 Πθ4#
10) 1. Βζ6+ Βxζ6 2. Πxθ7#
11) 1. Πε7 Βxζ7 2. Πxζ7#
12) 1. Βxη6+ ζxη6 2. Πε8#

12 – Ματ / Εικόνα ματ: Η
1) 1. Βxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Αγ3#
2) 1. Βxε6+ ζxε6 2. Αθ5#
3) 1. Πxθ6+ ηxθ6 2. Αζ7#
4) 1. … Πα1+ 2. Ιxα1 Αxβ4#
5) 1. … Βxζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Αθ3#
6) 1. Πζ8+ Αxζ8 2. Αη6#
7) 1. Πη8+ Ρxη8 2. Αδ5#
8) 1. … Ββ3+ 2. Ρxβ3 Αε6#
9) 1. Βε6+ Ιxε6 2. Αθ7#
10) 1. Βε6+ Ρxε6 2. Αγ4#
11) 1. … Βδ4+ 2. Αxδ4 Αxδ4#
12) 1. … Πxζ2+ 2. Αxζ2 Αη4#

13 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Απομάκρυνση + υλικό: Α
1) 1. β4 Αα6 2. βxα5
2) 1. Ιθ4 Αε6 2. Πxγ2
3) 1. … Αβ5 2. Βδ2 Βxζ3
4) 1. … ζ5 2. Βε2 Ιxη5
5) 1. … Ιη4 2. Βε2 Βxδ4+
6) 1. Ιθ5
7) 1. Αθ3 Βδ6 2. Αζ4
8) 1. Ιγ4 Βγ7 2. Αxγ5
9) 1. … Πδ3 2. Αζ2 Αxδ2+
10) 1. γ3 Βδ8 2. Ιxζ6#
11) 1. … Αθ6 2. Βδ1 Ιxβ4
12) 1. … Ιε5 2. Ββ3 Βxδ4

14 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Καθοδήγηση + υλικό: Α
1) 1. Πxε8 Ρxε8 2. Βxε6+
2) 1. Πxβ6 Βxβ6 (1. … αxβ6 2. Βxα8) 2. Βxε8+
3) 1. … γ4 2. Αxγ4 Αxε4
4) 1. η4 Βxη4 2. Αxγ5
5) 1. … Ιxγ3 2. βxγ3 Πxα3
6) 1. … Ια2+ 2. Ρβ1 Ιxγ3+
7) 1. Πθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Βxζ7
8) 1. Αδ5+ Ρη7 2. Αxζ6+ Πxζ6 3. Βxγ4
9) 1. Αγ4 Βxγ4 2. Πxγ4 Ιxγ4 3. Βδ5+
10) 1. … Ιε3+ 2. Αxε3 Βxβ2
11) 1. Ιη5+ Ιxη5 (1. … Ρθ6 2. Ιxζ7+) 2. Βxδ8
12) 1. … Πδ1+ 2. Πxδ1 Βxε3

15 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Κόψιμο + υλικό: Α
1) Σκίτσο
2) 1. … Πxδ2 2. Βxζ7 Πθ2+ 3. Ρη1 Ιxζ7
3) 1. Αxδ5 Βxε4 2. Αxε4
4) 1. Αxγ6 Πxγ6 2. Πxε7
5) 1. Αxζ6 Ιxζ6 2. Αxγ8
6) 1. Αxε5 Αxε5 2. Αxγ6
7) 1. Αxζ6 Αxζ6 2. Βxδ7+
8) 1. Πxγ6 Βxδ2 2. Πxγ8+ Πxγ8 3. Αxδ2
9) 1. Πxε6 Βxδ2 2. Πxε8+ Πxε8 3. Πxδ2
10) 1. … Πxε3 2. Βxγ8 Πxε1+
11) 1. … Ιxγ3 2. Βxδ8 Ιxε2+
12) 1. Αxγ6 Βxγ5 2. Αxδ7+

16 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Κόψιμο + ματ: Α
1) 1. Ιxδ6+ γxδ6 2. Βxε7#
2) 1. Βxγ6+ βxγ6 2. Πδ8#
3) 1. Πxθ7 Ιxθ7 2. Βη6#
4) 1. … Ιxη3+ 2. Ιxη3 Βxθ4#
5) 1. Πxδ6+ Ιxδ6 2. Βxε5#
6) 1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Πxθ2 Ιη3#
7) 1. Πxζ5+ Ιxζ5 2. Ιη4#
8) 1. … Αxγ2 2. Πxγ2 Ιδ3#
9) 1. Πxζ8+ Αxζ8 2. Βxθ7#
10) 1. Βxη4 ζxη4 2. Ιη7#
11) 1. … Βxβ6 2. αxβ6 Ιζ2#
12) 1. … Βxζ3+ 2. Ρxζ3 Ιθ4

17 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Απομάκρυνση + ματ: Α
1) 1. … Πθ1+ 2. Ρxθ1 Βxζ1#
2) 1. Βxζ5+ Βxζ5 2. Πθ8#
3) 1. Πβ7+ Αxβ7 2. Βδ7#
4) Σκίτσο
5) 1. Ιε6+ (1. Βζ8+ Ργ7) 1. … Ιxε6 2. Βxδ7#
6) 1. … Πxη4+ 2. Βxη4 Βxθ2#
7) 1. Βxη4 Αxη4 2. Αγ4+
8) 1. … Βα5 2. Βxα5 Ιγ2#
9) 1. … Πθ1+ 2. Βxθ1 Ιε3#
10) 1. Βδ4 Πη8 (1. … Αxδ4 2. Ιδ6#) 2. Βxγ5
11) 1. Πα6 Βxα6 2. Βγ7#
12) 1. … Πγ6 2. Βxγ6 (2. Βδ1 Πxα3+) 2. … Πxα3+

18 – Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον διπλής απειλής: Α
1) 1. … Πxδ4+ 2. Ρxδ4 Ρxζ6
2) 1. Βζ2
3) 1. Αη3
4) 1. Βγ3
5) 1. Ιθ7+ Ρxη6 2. Ιζ8+
6) 1. Βδ3
7) 1. Ρδ2
8) 1. … Βθ7
9) 1. … Βγ6
10) 1. Αα5
11) 1. … Πε8 2. Αxα5 Αγ5+
12) 1. … ε5 2. Αε3 β6 3. Βε1 Αα6+

19 – Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον διπλής απειλής: Β
1) 1. … Ιζ6
2) 1. Αζ2
3) 1. … Ρε4
4) 1. … Ιε3+
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Αη3
7) 1. Πη3
8) 1. Πδ1
9) 1. Αε3
10) 1. … Ιγ3
11) 1. … Βε5
12) 1. … Αδ4

20 – Ισοπαλία / Πατ: Α
1) 1. Πθ4+ Βxθ4 πατ
2) 1. … Βη1+ 2. Ρxη1 πατ
3) 1. Ρα5 Πxβ8 πατ
4) 1. … Βxε6+ 2. Πxε6 πατ
5) 1. … Βδ2+ 2. Βxδ2 πατ
6) 1. … Βδ8+ 2. Βxδ8 πατ
7) 1. … Ρη6 2. Βxγ7 πατ
8) 1. … Ιε7+ 2. Ιxε7 πατ
9) 1. … Βη6+ (1. … Βxθ3+ 2. Βθ5 Βθ4 3. Πθ7+) 2. Πxη6 πατ
10) 1. … Βα2+ 2. Πxα2 πατ
11) 1. … β6+ 2. Ρxβ6 πατ
12) 1. Πε4 Ιγ5 πατ

21 – Διπλή απειλή / Απειλή με αποκάλυψη: Α
1) 1. … Αη5 2. θxη5 Βxζ4+
2) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρζ8 2. Βxε5
3) 1. … Ιζxε4 2. ζxε4 Βθ4+
4) 1. ε4 δ5 2. Βxγ3+
5) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Αγ3+
6) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 (1. … Αxζ6 2. Αxγ7) 2. Αxε5
7) 1. Αζ8 Βxα4 2. Πxγ8+
8) 1. Ιγ8 Βε8 2. Βδ6+ Ρη8 3. Ιε7+
9) 1. Αβ5+ Αδ7 (1. … Ρε7 2. γ4) 2. Βxδ5 Αε7 3. Αxδ7+
10) 1. Αε5 Βxβ7 (1. … ζxε5 2. Βxε7) 2. Αxζ6#
11) 1. Ια4 Ββ7 2. Βxγ6
12) 1. … Ιη4 2. Αxη7 Βxθ2#; 2. ζxη4 Αxδ4+

22 – Διπλή απειλή / Απειλή με ακτίνες-Χ: Α
1) 1. … Αβ4 2. Ββ3 Αxδ2
2) 1. Αε4 Βε6 2. Αxα8
3) 1. … Αγ8 2. Βε4 Βxε4 3. Πxε4 ζ5
4) 1. Ιε1 Βδ7 2. Αxβ7
5) 1. … Πγ8 2. Βxγ8 Πxγ8
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. … Πβ5 2. Βδ2 Αxη5
8) 1. … Βδ7 2. Αγ4 Βxδ2
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Πε4 (1. Αα5 β6) 1. … Βδ6 2. Πxη4
11) 1. … Αδ3 2. Ιxδ3 (2. Βxδ3 Βxδ3 3. Ιxδ3 Αxα1) 2. … Αxα1
12) 1. … Αη4 2. Πεε1 Αxδ1

23 – Διπλή απειλή / Συνεργασία δύο κομματιών: Α
1) 1. … Αη4 2. β3 (2. Βθ4 Βδ1#) 2. … Βε4
2) 1. Ββ3 Πε7 2. Βxβ2
3) 1. … Αε4 2. Ββ5 (2. Ιxε4 Βxη2#) 2. … Βxη2#
4) 1. Ιε3 Βε6 2. δxε5+
5) 1. … Ιε4 2. Βγ1 Αxγ3+
6) 1. … Βδ4+ 2. Ρθ1 Αxζ6
7) 1. Πζ3 Βε5 2. ζxη6
8) 1. Ιδ7 Βζ7 2. Βη4#
9) 1. Ιxγ6 ζ5 (1. … Πγ8 2. Ιζ6#) 2. Ιxβ8
10) 1. … Βε7 2. η3 (2. Αη3 Πε1+) 2. … Βxγ7
11) 1. Βδ2 Αxε6 2. Πxθ6+ ηxθ6 3. Βxθ6#
12) 1. Βγ4 Βxγ4 2. Αxγ4+ Ρθ8 3. Αxγ5

24 – Διπλή απειλή / Ίππος: Α
1) 1. Ιβ6 Βδ8 (1. … αxβ6 2. Βxα8+) 2. Ιxα8
2) 1. Ιε6+ Ρη8 2. Ιxδ8
3) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρδ7 2. Ιxε8
4) 1. … Ιβ3+ 2. Ρβ1 Ιxδ2+
5) 1. … Ιβ4 2. Ββ1 Ιxα2
6) 1. Ιγ6 βxγ6 2. Βxβ8
7) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρζ8 (1. … Ρδ8 2. Ιxζ7+) 2. Ιxγ8
8) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Πxε4 Ιxβ3+
9) 1. … Ιδ3+ 2. Πxδ3 Βxε1+ 3. Πδ1 Βε5
10) 1. … Ια3
11) 1. Ιγxδ6+ γxδ6 2. Ιxδ6+
12) Σκίτσο

25 – Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του καρφώματος: Α
1) 1. … Ιxζ3+ (1. … Βxε4 2. Ββ4+) 2. Αxζ3 Βxζ3
2) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Ββ2 ζxη5
3) 1. … Αγ5+ 2. Ρθ1 ζxη4
4) 1. Βη5 η6 2. δxε4
5) 1. … Πη8 2. η3 εxζ4
6) 1. 0-0 Βxε5? 2. Πε1
7) 1. … Πβ8 2. Πxδ7 Πxβ7
8) 1. Ιζ4 (1. Βθ1 ζxε2 2. Βxβ7 ε1Β)
9) 1. Πα4 Βγ5 2. Ιβ5
10) 1. … Βα4 2. β3 Βε4
11) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρζ8 2. Ιxε8
12) 1. Αη6 Αxζ4 (1. … Βxη6 2. Βxε5) 2. Αxθ5

26 – Κινητικότητα / Παγίδα: Α
1) 1. Αδ2
2) 1. Πθ2
3) 1. … Αη4
4) 1. Αβ6
5) 1. … Αγ2
6) 1. Ιε6
7) 1. … Αε5
8) 1. Ια4
9) 1. … Ια5
10) 1. Αα5
11) 1. Αδ8
12) 1. Ιθ4

27 – Κινητικότητα / Παγίδα: Β
1) 1. Πε5 Βη6 2. Πη5 Βθ6 3. Πβ5
2) 1. α3
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. … Πγ7
5) 1. … Αε4
6) 1. Ια2
7) 1. … η6
8) 1. … Αγ6
9) 1. … Ιγ6
10) 1. Αγ1
11) 1. Αε2
12) 1. ζ4

28 – Κάρφωμα / Καρφωμένα ομμάτια: Α
1) 1. … Ιxη4 2. Αxη4 Πxη4
2) 1. … Βxγ4
3) 1. … Πxδ4
4) 1. Πxδ4
5) 1. Βxγ5
6) 1. … Βxζ3
7) 1. Αxδ5 εxδ5 2. Βxδ7
8) 1. … Βxγ3
9) 1. … Αxε5
10) 1. … Βxδ2
11) 1. Βxε3
12) 1. … Ιxε2+

29 – Κάρφωμα / Καρφωμένα ομμάτια: Β
1) 1. Βxθ5 Ιxθ5 2. Αxε7
2) 1. … Βxβ5 2. Αxβ5 Αxγ2
3) 1. Βxα8 Αxα8 2. Αxδ7+
4) 1. … Αxζ5+ 2. εxζ5 Βζ3+
5) 1. … Βxε5 2. ζxε5 Πxη4
6) 1. Ιxβ6+ αxβ6 2. Βα8#
7) 1. Αxδ5 (1. Πε1 Ιγ7) 1. … Αxδ5 (1. … γxδ5 2. Πxα6) 2. Βxζ6+
8) 1. Αxδ5+ Πxδ5 (1. … γxδ5? 2. Βxγ7) 2. Αxζ6
9) 1. Αxδ5 γxδ5 (1. … Ιxδ5 2. Πxε8#) 2. Πxγ7
10) 1. Πxη6+ Ιxη6 2. Πxε8+
11) 1. ΠxΑ5 γxβ5 2. Βxα8+
12) 1. Βxδ5 Αxθ2+ 2. Ρθ1 0-0 3. Βθ5

31 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. Βxζ5 εxζ5 2. Πxε7
2) 1. … Αα5 2. Ββ3 Αxδ2
3) 1. … ζ5+ 2. εxζ6εp+ Ιxζ6#
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Πη8+ Βxη8 2. Βxε7#
7) 1. … Αγ8
8) 1. Ρζ1 (1. Βε4 Πε8)
9) 1. Ιxβ6 Βxβ6 2. Αxε5
10) 1. Αα5
11) 1. Ιε7 Ρη7 (1. … Ιζ4 2. Αδ4#) 2. Ρxη2
12) 1. Βγ7+ Αxγ7 2. Ιζ6#
32 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Β
1) 1. Πxθ6 Βxζ4 2. Πθ8#
2) 1. … Αη5 2. δ5 Βxγ1
3) 1. γ5 Αxγ5 2. Πxδ7
4) 1. Αη5
5) 1. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. θxη6#
6) 1. Ιγ1 (1. Ιxδ4 Πβxδ3)
7) 1. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Ιxη3
8) 1. … Ιxγ4+ 2. βxγ4 Βα3#
9) 1. Ιxζ6 Πδ8 2. Ιδ5
10) 1. … Ιε5 2. Ββ3 Ιxδ3+
11) 1. Πε8 Βxε8 2. Βxδ6#
12) 1. … Βδ1+ 2. Πxδ1 Πxε8

33 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Γ
1) 1. … Πζ2+ (1. … Αxθ4 2. Ρxβ2 Αε7 3. Ρβ3 Ρε8 4. α4 β4 5. θ4=) 2. Βxζ6+ Πxζ6
2) 1. … Αε6 2. Ιε3 Αxβ3 6
3) 1. Βδ5 Ιγ6 2. Βxγ6+ Αδ7 3. Ββ7
4) 1. … Βθ3+ 2. Ρε1 Βγ8
5) 1. Πxε5 η5 2. Πζ5
6) 1. Ιδ3 0-0 2. Ιxε5
7) 1. Πη5+ θxη5 2. θxη5#
8) 1. Αγ7
9) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 2. Αxε5
10) 1. Αθ5 Βxη3 2. Αxη6+ Ρδ8 3. θxη3
11) 1. Βδ8+ Αxδ8 2. Πζ8#
12) 1. Βη5! Ιζ6 2. Πxθ6

34 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Δ
1) 1. … Βxη1+ 2. Ρxη1 ηxζ5
2) 1. … Αγ2 2. Βxγ2 Ιxγ2
3) 1. Ιγ7+ Ρζ8 2. Πε8#
4) 1. Ιγ2 Αα5 2. Ρxγ4
5) 1. Αε7+ Ρε6 2. Αxθ4
6) 1. … ζ5 2. Ιγ3 Βxη2
7) 1. … Βη4 2. Ιxθ4 (2. η3 Ιxζ3+) 2. … Βxε2
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Ιε6+ ζxε6 2. Αθ6#
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

35 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ε
1) 1. … Αγ5 2. Βxγ5 Βε1#
2) 1. … ηxθ4
3) 1. … Ιxε3+ 2. Ργ1 Ιxη4
4) 1. … Πζ4 2. Βε2 Πxα4 (2. … ε4)
5) 1. γ3
6) 1. … α5 2. Αε7 Πxε7
7) 1. Αζ4 Βζ5 2. Αxβ8
8) 1. Βθ3 θ5 2. Ιxδ7
9) 1. Αη5 ζ6 2. εxζ6
10) 1. … η5 2. Βxη5 Βxε5
11) 1. … Ιxε4 2. Βxγ5 Ιxγ5
12) 1. … Βγ1+ 2. Βxγ1 ε3#
΅
36 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΣΤ
1) 1. … Ιθ5
2) 1. ζ3
3) 1. Ιε7+ Αxε7 2. Ιxδ5
4) 1. … Αη4+ 2. Ρε1 Πδ1#
5) 1. Πδ2 Βxδ2 2. Αxδ2 Ιxε4 3. Πγ2
6) 1. Ιβ4
7) 1. … Ιη5
8) 1. … Ρη7 (1. … Πxζ7 2. Βxθ6)
9) 1. 0-0-0 Βε7 2. εxδ4
10) 1. … Βxε5 2. δxε5 Πxδ1+
11) 1. Ιxη6 (1. Ιδ5 Ββ7 2. Ιε7+ Βxε7) 1. … θxη6 2. Πθ8#
12) 1. Πα5 Βxα5 2. Ιε3#

37 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ζ
1) 1. … Αε4 2. Ββ3 Αxβ1
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. … Βθ7 2. Ρθ2 Αxη2
4) 1. Αδ3
5) 1. … Αδ5 (1. … Βε8 2. Ιε6+)
6) 1. Ββ5+ Ιδ7 (1. … Βδ7 2. Βxβ6) 2. Βxβ7
7) 1. … Αζ5 2. Βxγ4 Βxγ4 3. Αxγ4 Αxβ1
8) 1. … Βα1+ 2. Ρβ3 Αα4#
9) 1. … ε2+ 2. Ρη2 ε1Β
10) 1. … Ιxε4 2. Βδ3 (2. Ιxε4 Βxα2+) 2. … Ιxγ3+
11) 1. Βε1+ Αε6 2. ζxη3
12) 1. … Ιxγ4 2. Βxγ4 (2. Ιxγ4 Αxζ4+) 2. … Βxγ4

38 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Η
1) 1. Αxδ5 Βxδ5 2. Βxβ4
2) 1. … Βxε2+ (1. … Βxγ3 2. Βxβ4)
3) 1. … Ιη3 2. θxη3 Πxθ1
4) 1. … Αγ4 2. Πδ1 Αxε2
5) 1. ε3 ε5 2. εxδ4
6) 1. Βε5+ (1. Βε7+ Βxε7 2. Πγδ1 7 Βα3) 1. … Αxε5 2. γ3
7) 1. … Βζ2+ 2. Ρxζ2 Πδ1+ 3. Αε3 Αxε3#
8) 1. Ιxδ5 γxδ5 2. Βxγ7
9) 1. … Πβ8 2. Βxβ8 Βxγ3+ 3. Ρδ1 Ιζ2#
10) 1. … Ββ1+ 2. Πxβ1 Πη1#
11) 1. Ιθ4
12) 1. β8Ι+ Ρε6 2. ζ8Ι#

39 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Θ
1) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Αδ3 Ιxε2+
2) 1. Αδ3+ (1. Αβ5+ Ρβ8 2. Αxε8 Πxε8= ; 1. Αxε6+? Ρβ8)
3) 1. Ιε5 Ιδ5 2. Ιxδ7
4) 1. … Αxγ4 2. Αε3 (2. δxγ4 Βxδ1) 2. … Αε6
5) 1. … Ιε3 2. ζxε3 Αθ4+
6) 1. Ββ5 Πxγ7 2. Βxε8
7) 1. Αζ4 Βxγ5 2. Αxβ8
8) 1. ε5 δxε5 2. ζxε5
9) 1. … Βε1+ 2. Ρζ3 Βδ1#
10) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Βε3 (2. Ιxδ4 Βxθ2#) 2. … Ιxζ3+
11) 1. Ιη4 Βη6 2. δxγ5
12) 1. Βxγ7+ Ρxγ7 2. β6+ αxβ6 3. Αxδ3

40 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ι
1) 1. … Αxγ3 2. Βxγ3 Βxη5
2) 1. Ιxε4 δxε4 2. Βδ8#
3) 1. … β4
4) 1. Αγ3 Βζ5 2. Αxζ6+
5) 1. … γ5
6) 1. … Ιγ3
7) 1. Ιγ6+ Ρε8 2. Πδ8#
8) 1. Βη6+ θxη6 (1. … Πζ7 2. Βxζ7#) 2. Ιη7#
9) 1. Βγ3 Πζ7 2. Αxε5
10) 1. δ5 εxδ5 2. γxδ5 Ιε5 3. Ιxα5
11) 1. … Αζ5 (1. … Ββ6+ 2. Ρα1 Αζ5 3. Βδ2)
12) 1. … ζ6 (1. … εxζ5 2. Βxθ6#)

41 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΑ
1) 1. … Βxβ5 2. Αδ2 Βε5
2) 1. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Βη8#
3) 1. … Πβ6+ 2. Βxα6 Πxα6
4) 1. … Αβ3
5) 1. … Αα6 2. Βα5 Αxε2
6) 1. ε4 γ6 2. εxδ5
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. … Ιε3+ 2. δxε3 Αxγ2#
9) 1. εxζ6 Αxδ1 2. Αβ5+
10) 1. Βζ5 Πxε2 2. Βxθ7+
11) 1. … Ιγ5 2. Αβ1 Αδ7
12) 1. … Αβ4
42 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΒ
1) 1. Αγ5
2) 1. Βθ3 η6 2. Ιxδ8
3) 1. … Αxη4 2. Βxε7+ Αxε7
4) 1. Ιxε6+ ζxε6 2. Βζ8#
5) 1. Βδ8+ Ρxδ8 2. Αζ6#
6) 1. … Πζ2+ 2. Ρθ1 Πθ2#
7) 1. Αη5
8) 1. … Ιδ5 (1. … Ιxε5 2. Ιxε5 Ιδ5 3. Ιγ4)
9) 1. Αζ4 ε5 2. Αxε5
10) 1. Πδ8 Βxδ8 2. Βxη7#
11) 1. … Ιε5; 1. … Ιζ6? 2. εxζ7+ Ρxζ7 3. Αη6+
12) 1. … Αζ5 2. Βxδ4 Βxζ3

43 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΓ
1) 1. … ε4 2. Αxε4 Αε5
2) 1. … Πγ8 2. Ββ3 Πxγ1+
3) 1. Βγ5+ Ρβ8 2. Βxβ6
4) 1. Αα5
5) 1. Ιδ5
6) 1. Ιη5+ θxη5 2. Πθ3#
7) 1. Βγ3 Βγ5 2. Πxζ8+ Βxζ8 3. Βxβ2
8) 1. … Ιxε3 2. η3 Ιxδ1
9) 1. γ5 ε5 2. Βε3 Βα5 3. γxδ6
10) 1. Αxδ5 Ιxδ5 2. εxδ6+
11) 1. Αβ2
12) 1. … Ιε6+ 2. Ρxδ5 Βxα2#

44 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΔ
1) Σκίτσο
2) 1. Βxγ6 δxγ6 2. Πxδ8+
3) 1. ζ6 α6 2. Βη7# (2. Βθ8#)
4) 1. Αβ5 Ββ6 2. Αxε8
5) 1. … Πγ8 2. Αβ2 Βxγ4 3. Βxγ4 Πxγ4
6) 1. … Αη4
7) 1. … Πxγ2+ 2. Ρxγ2 Ββ2#
8) 1. Πζ3
9) 1. Ιγ4 Βγ6 2. Ιδ6+
10) 1. … Ρε8! (1. … Ρη8 2. Ιη5)
11) 1. … Αγ3 2. Βε2 (2. Βxγ3 Βxθ2#) 2. … Αxε1
12) 1. ζ4 Βε4 2. Ιxγ7+
45 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΕ
1) 1. Αγ7+ Ρα6 2. Πα5#
2) 1. … Ιβ3+ 2. αxβ3 Βα3#
3) 1. … ε5
4) 1. Αγ3 Βε7 2. Αxη7
5) 1. Βxη4 η5 2. Βθ5#
6) 1. … Αθ6 2. Βδ1 Ιxβ4
7) 1. Ια2
8) 1. … Αxγ3+ (1. … Ιε5? 2. Βα4+) 2. βxγ3 Ιε5
9) 1. … Βγ2! 2. Αζ4 Βxγ1+
10) 1. Ρε3 Πζ7 2. Αη4#
11) 1. Βδ5
12) 1. … Βα7+ (1. … αxβ5 2. Βδ5+ Αε6 3. Βxα8+)

46 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΣΤ
1) 1. η8Ι+ Ργ4 2. Ιxε7
2) 1. Πη8+ Πxη8 2. Ιζ7#
3) 1. Πxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Βθ5#
4) 1. Αβ2
5) 1. … Αα6 2. Βxβ4 Αxε2
6) 1. Αε4
7) 1. Βxζ5 εxζ5 2. Αxζ7#
8) 1. Βζ3
9) 1. … Ιβ4
10) 1. Βα6 ζ5 2. Πδ7
11) 1. ζ4 γ3 2. η3#
12) 1. Αε3 Βxε3 2. Βxθ8+

47 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΖ
1) 1. … Ιη4 2. Βη3 Ιxε3
2) 1. Αδ2
3) 1. … Πxθ3+ 2. ηxθ3 Βθ2#
4) 1. … β5 2. Αβ3 Βxγ3+
5) 1. … Πxζ1+! (1. … Πxδ4 2. Ρxζ2 Πβ4=) 2. Ρxζ1 Πxδ4
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. β4
8) 1. Αη5 Βδ6 2. Αxδ8
9) 1. … Πηδ2 2. Πε2 Πβγ2#
10) 1. Αδ5 εxδ5 (1. … Ββ6 2. Αxα8) 2. εxδ5+
11) 1. … Πβ1+ 2. Ρα2 Πβ2+ 3. Ρxβ2 πατ
12) 1. Αθ7! Βxθ7 2. Βxη5#

48 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΗ
1) 1. δ3 Βζ4+ 2. Βζ2
2) 1. Βxζ5
3) 1. Βxη8+ Ρxη8 2. Πxζ3
4) 1. Πδ5 Βε6 2. Πxθ5
5) 1. … Πθ6
6) 1. … Πxζ4+ 2. Ρxζ4 Πη4#
7) 1. Ιε7 Αε8 2. Πθ3+
8) 1. … γ4+ 2. Αε3 Αxδ6
9) 1. … Αγ6 2. Βxγ6 Βxβ3
10) 1. Ια4
11) 1. … Πδ1 2. Βxδ1 Βxγ3#
12) 1. … Αθ4 2. Βζ3 Βxγ2

49 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΘ
1) 1. … ε4
2) 1. … Αγ8 2. Βζ3 Αxη4
3) 1. Πε8 Ρζ6 2. Πεxε7
4) 1. Αε2
5) 1. … γ4+ 2. Ρθ1 Βxβ5
6) 1. … Πxθ3+ 2. Ρη1 (2. Βxθ3 Βxδ1# ; 2. ηxθ3 Βθ2#) 2. … Πxζ3 3. ηxζ3 Βxδ1+
7) 1. … Βxε3+ 2. Ρxε3 (2. Ρζ1 Βε2#) 2. … Αβ6#
8) 1. Βxγ6 Βxβ1 2. Βε4
9) 1. Ιη7 Ρδ7 2. Ιxε8
10) 1. θ3 (1. Πθ3 Βxθ3)
11) 1. Πxα7 ε4 2. Ιζ7#
12) 1. Ιxδ6+ Ρδ7 (1. … εxδ6 2. Αxδ8) 2. Ιxζ7

50 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Κ
1) 1. Αδ4
2) 1. Πζ5+ Ρβ4 2. Πζ4+
3) 1. Ιη6 Ιγ4 2. Βθ7#
4) 1. Πγ4 Βδ5 2. Βxε4
5) 1. Βγ1 η5 2. Αxη5
6) 1. Βxη7+ (1. Πxη7? θ2) 1. … Πxη7 2. Αxη7#
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. Βxε4 δxε4 (1. … Βxδ2 2. Βε8#) 2. Αxγ3
10) 1. Ιβ5 Ββ6 2. Αxε5+
11) 1. … Πxγ5+ 2. βxγ5 Αγ3#
12) 1. Ιδ5 Πε8 2. Αη5

51 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΑ
1) 1. … Πxδ2 2. Πxε2 Πδ1#
2) 1. Ιβ5 Ββ8 2. Αxβ6
3) 1. Αxε6 Ιxδ1 (1. … ζxε6 2. Βθ5+) 2. Αxζ7#
4) 1. δ4 (1. Ρθ1 Βxζ1#) 1. … Αxδ4+ 2. Ρθ1
5) 1. Ιxδ5 Βζ8 2. Ιγ7+
6) 1. Βδ4 Πη8 2. Βδ6#
7) 1. Ιδ6+ (1. Ιxβ6 Ιε7) 1. … γxδ6 2. Αβ5#
8) 1. Αη4
9) 1. Πγ1
10) 1. … Αζ5
11) 1. α3 (1. Πδ5+ Ρβ4 2. Πxζ5)
12) 1. … Ιδ5 (1. … β5? 2. Αxζ7+)

52 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΒ
1) 1. … Αθ4 2. Αζ4 Αxη3+
2) 1. Πζ8+ Ργ7 2. Πxα8
3) 1. … β4 2. Ιγε4 δxε4
4) 1. … Ιε3 2. Βη8 Βxζ6
5) 1. Ια4
6) 1. … Ρη6 2. α6 θ5#
7) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρζ8 2. Βxζ7#
8) 1. Ιε5+ ε6 2. Βxβ2
9) 1. … Πγ7 2. Πxγ7 Πxβ5
10) 1. Πδ6 η6 2. Πxζ6 ηxθ5 3. Αxζ7+ Ρζ8 4. Αθ6#
11) 1. … Αζ3 2. Ια4 Αxδ1
12) 1. Βζ4+ Ρxζ4 2. Ιη6#

53 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΓ
1) 1. … Αγ3 2. Πδ3 Πα1#
2) 1. Ιζ4 Πxδ4 2. Ιε6+
3) 1. Αη6+ Ρδ8 2. Πε8#
4) 1. Ιxγ7+ Ρδ8 2. Πxδ6
5) 1. … Αη4
6) 1. … Πε2
7) 1. … Ιδ3+ 2. Βxδ3 (2. Αxδ3 Πxγ2) 2. … Πxγ1+
8) 1. Αβ2 Βxβ2 2. Βζ7#
9) 1. Πε6 Πη8 (1. … Βxε6 2. Βη7#) 2.Ιζ7#
10) Σκίτσο
11) 1. Πβ1 Βxδ2 2. Πβ8#
12) 1. … Ιη4 2. Βδ2 (2. Πxη4 Βxζ2) 2. … Βxη3

54 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΔ
1) 1. Βxα7+ Ρδ8 2. Βxζ7
2) 1. Πxε6 Ιζ6 2. Πxζ6
3) 1. Αγ5
4) 1. Βζ1
5) 1. Ιζ4
6) 1. Αδ3+ ζ5 2. Πxε6
7) 1. ε8Ι+ Πxε8 2. Πδ7#
8) 1. Αθ5+ Ρε7 2. Βδ6#
9) 1. Αη5
10) 1. Ρδ2 Αxζ3 2. Ρε3
11) 1. … Αζ4 2. Αxζ4 Πδ1#
12) 1. … Αβ7 2. Βη4 Αxζ6

55 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΕ
1) 1. … β4 2. Βxα6 Αxα6
2) 1. … Πζ1+ 2. Ρη3 Πxζ6
3) 1. Βδ5 ζ5 2. εxζ6εp
4) 1. Ιε2 (1. Αη3 Βxδ4)
5) 1. Βxε4 Ιxε4 2. Αxα5
6) 1. δ5 Βγ8 2. δxγ6
7) 1. Πβ7 Ιε3 2. β4#
8) 1. Αγ4 (1. Ιζδ2 Αxθ2+)
9) 1. η4 Ιxη4 2. Βxη4
10) 1. Ιδ7+ Βxδ7 2. Βxβ8+
11) 1. … Αδ4+ 2. Ιxδ4 Πζ1#
12) 1. … Ιβ4 2. Ιζ1 Ιγ2

56 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΣΤ
1) 1. … Πε7 2. Ιδ6 Αxζ5
2) 1. Ιδ5 Ρδ8 (1. … Ια6 2. Αxα6) 2. Ιβ6+
3) 1. … Αβ4 2. Αδ2 Αxγ3
4) 1. … ζ4 2. Αxζ4 Ιxδ4
5) 1. … Ιβ3+ 2. αxβ3 Βxγ2#
6) 1. Ιxδ6 γxδ6 2. εxζ6
7) 1. Αε3 δ4 2. Αxδ4 Ιδ5 3. Αxβ6
8) 1. Αη3 Πxε4 2. Αxδ6+
9) 1. Αα3 Βδ8 2. Πxε7+
10) 1. Βθ4+ Ιθ7 2. Βxε7
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

Βήμα 3+

3 Ακτίνες-Χ / Υποστήριξη με ακτίνες-Χ: A
1) 1. … Βxδ2 2. Βxδ2 Πxδ2
2) 1. … Βη1+ 2. Πxη1 Πxη1#
3) 1. Βxζ7+ Αxζ7 2. Αxζ7#
4) 1. η7 Αxη7 2. Αxη7
5) 1. Βθ7+ Αxθ7 2. Πxθ7#
6) 1. Βxβ7+ Πxβ7 2. Αxβ7#
7) 1. Βδ5+ Αxδ5 2. Αxδ5#
8) 1. … Βη2+ 2. Βxη2 Βxη2#
9) 1. Βα8+ Πxα8 2. Πxα8#
10) 1. Πζ7
11) 1. … Βxγ3+ 2. Αxγ3 Αxγ3+
12) 1. Πxβ6+ Αxβ6 2. Βxβ6+

4 Διπλή απειλή / Υποστήριξη με ακτίνες-Χ: A
1) 1. Αε6+
2) 1. … Πε2+
3) 1. … δ4
4) 1. Πγ4+
5) 1. Αε6+ Πxε6 2. Πxε6
6) 1. Ιβ6 Πxβ6 2. Πxβ6
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. Αζ7
10) 1. Αε2+ Πxε2+ 2. Πxε2
11) 1. … Ιxζ2
12) 1. Ιθ5+ (1. Βxγ5 Πθ4+)

6 Διπλή απειλή / Ίππος: A
1) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρζ8 2. Ιxζ5
2) 1. … Ιη3 2. Βε3 Βxε3
3) 1. Ιγ5+ Ργ8 2. Βη4+
4) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρζ7 2. Ιxε8
5) 1. … Ιε5 2. Αxζ7+ Πxζ7
6) 1. Ιη6+ Πxη6 2. Βδ8+
7) 1. Ιγ5 Βα7 2. Ιxδ3
8) 1. Ιη6+ Πxη6 2. Βxε7
9) 1. Ιxβ7+ Ρε8 2. Ιxδ6+
10) 1. Ιβ6 Πα7 2. Ιxδ5
11) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 2. Ιxδ5
12) 1. Ιη6+ (1. Ιγ6 Αxα4+ 2. Βxζ4 Πγ8) 1. … ζxη6 2. Αxη8

7 Διπλή απειλή / Βασίλισσα: A
1) 1. … Βδ1+ 2. Ρη2 Βxη4+ (2. … Πxη4+? 3. Ρθ3)
2) 1. Βη5+ Ρθ8 2. Βxη3
3) 1. Βxζ6+ Ργ8 2. Βxη5
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. … Βε3+ 2. Ρβ1 Πxγ3 3. βxγ3 Βxη5
7) 1. Βδ4 Πη8 2. Βxγ5
8) 1. … Βδ2 2. Πγγ1 Βη2#
9) 1. … Βη5 2. Βε2 Αxε3+
10) 1. Βζ3 δ5 2. Βxζ6
11) 1. Βδ4 Πη8 2. Βxδ5
12) 1. Βη7 Πζ8 2. Βxζ6

8 Διπλή απειλή / Πύργος, αξιωματικός ή πιόνι: A
1) 1. γ5 Ιδ5 2. γxδ6
2) 1. Αη4+ Βxη4 2. Βxη4+
3) 1. Πη6+ Ρζ8 2. Πxη4
4) 1. Αxγ6+ (1. ζ4 0-0-0+) 1. … Ρε7 2. Αxα8
5) 1. γ4 δxγ3ep 2. Πxδ5
6) 1. η4+ Ρθ4 2. Ρη2
7) 1. δ6 Πδ7 2. Πxγ7+
8) 1. … Αζ3 2. Βη5 Βxη5
9) 1. … Πδ3 2. Ρθ2 Πxγ3
136
10) 1. γ4+ βxγ3ep 2. Πxα4
11) 1. Πδ7 Βxδ7 2. Αxδ7
12) 1. … Αγ3 2. Ιxγ3 (2. βxγ3 Πβ1+) 2. … Πxδ2

9 Κινητικότητα / Παγίδεψε: A
1) 1. … Ιε3
2) 1. ζ4
3) 1. Αδ4
4) 1. … β5
5) 1. Αη4
6) 1. β4
7) 1. Αζ5
8) 1. Αε2
9) 1. … Αε4
10) 1. Αε4
11) 1. Αα5
12) 1. … Πζ3

11 Φινάλε πιονιών / Το ακριανό πιόνι: A
1) 1. … Ρδ6 2. Ρη5 Ρε7 3. Ρη6 Ρζ8 4. θ4 (4. Ρθ7 Ρζ7) 4. … Ρη8 ½-½
2) 1. … Ργ6 2. Ρβ8 Ρβ5 ½-½
3) 1. … Ργ3 2. Ρδ5 Ρβ4 ½-½
4) 1. … α5 2. Ρβ6 Ρε6 3. Ρxα5 Ρδ7 4. Ρβ6 Ργ8 ½-½
5) 1. … θ3 2. ηxθ3 Ρη7 ½-½
6) 1. … Ρζ3 (1. … Ρδ3 2. Ρδ5 Ργ3 3. Ργ6 Ρβ4 4. Ρβ7) 2. Ρδ6 (2. Ρδ5 Ρζ4 3. Ργ6 Ρε5 4. Ρβ7 Ρδ6 5. Ρxα7 Ργ7) 2. … Ρε4 3. Ργ6 Ρε5 4. Ρβ7 Ρδ6 5. Ρxα7 Ργ7 ½-½
7) 1. Ρβ5 Ρδ6 2. Ρβ6 Ρδ7 3. Ρβ7 1-0
8) Σκίσο
9) 1. Ρε5 Ρδ3 2. Ρδ5 Ργ3 3. Ργ5 1-0
10) 1. Ργ6 (1. Ργ7 Ργ5 2. Ρβ7 Ρδ6 3. Ρxα7 Ργ7) 1. … Ρα5 (1. … Ργ4 2. Ρβ7 Ργ5 3. Ρxα7 Ργ6 4. Ρβ8) 2. Ρβ7 1-0
11) 1. α6 (1. Ρβ7 Ργ5 2. Ρxα7 Ργ6)
12) 1. Ρζ3 Ρε1 2. Ρη4 Ρε2 3. Ρxθ4 Ρζ3 4. Ρη5 1-0

13 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Ενδιάμεση κίνηση: A
1) 1. Αxζ6 Βxδ1 2. Αxη7+ Ρxη7 3. Παxδ1
2) 1. Πε1 Πxε1 2. Αxζ5+ Ρη7 3. Ρxε1
3) 1. Ιxγ6 Βxδ1 (1. … Βxγ6 2. Πxε7) 2. Ιxε7+ Ρθ8 3. Πxδ1
4) 1. Βδ4 Βxδ4 2. Πxβ8+ Ρη7 3. εxδ4
5) 1. … Ιxε5 2. Πxδ8 Ιxζ3+ 3. ηxζ3 Πxδ8
6) 1. ε5 Βxβ3 (1. … Πζ1 2. Βxε6) 2. εxζ6+ Ρxζ6 3. Πxβ3
7) 1. Πxγ7 Πxγ7 (1. … Πxε3 2. Πxγ8+ Αxγ8 3. ζxε3) 2. Πxε8+
8) 1. Πxδ5 Βxη3 2. Πxδ8+ Πxδ8 3. ζxη3
9) 1. Ββ5 Βxβ5 (1. … Βγ7 2. Βε8#) 2. Αxδ6+ Ρη8 3. αxβ5
10) 1. … Πxε3 2. Βxη6 Πxε1+ 3. Πxε1 θxη6
11) 1. … Αζ3 2. Πxδ8 (2. Πζ2 Αxζ2) 2. … Αxε2+
12) 1. Ια4 Ιxα4 (1. … Πxθ7 2. ηxθ7+ Ρxθ7 3. Ιxβ6) 2. Πxδ7 Ιγ3+ 3. Ρδ3

14 Κέρδος υλικού / Ενδιάμεση κίνηση: A
1) 1. Αxζ6 Βxζ3 2. Αε5+ Ρβ7 3. ηxζ3
2) 1. Βxε7+ Ρxε7 2. Ιxα5
3) 1. θxη6 βxγ5 (1. … ζxη6 2. Βxε5+) 2. ηxζ7#
4) 1. Βxβ6 αxβ6 2. γxδ5
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Πβ4 Βα6 2. Αxδ2
8) 1. Αxθ7 Βxθ4 2. Αη6+ Ρδ7 3. Αxθ4
9) 1. Βxγ4 δxγ4 2. Αxε7
10) 1. … Ιxγ4 2. Βxγ7 Ιxδ2+ 3. Πxδ2 Αxγ7
11) 1. Αα6 Βxγ2 2. εxδ4
12) 1. θ4 Ιxθ4 2. Πxβ2

15 Απειλή με αποκάλυψη / Ενδιάμεση κίνηση: A
1) 1. Αγ5 (1. Αxη7+? Ρxη7 2. Πxε7 Πxδ1 3. Ρxδ1 Πγ8) 1. … Πxδ1 2. Αxε7+ Ρη8 3. Ρxδ1
2) 1. Ιxδ5 Βxδ2 2. Ιxε7+ Ρθ8 3. Αxδ2
3) 1. Αζ5 Βxδ4 (1. … Αxζ5 2. Βxδ2) 2. Αxε6+ Ρη7 3. Αxδ4
4) 1. δ6 Βxζ5 2. δxε7+ Ρxε7 3. ηxζ5
5) 1. Ιζ6 Πxθ1 (1. … Αxζ6 2. Πxθ7) 2. Ιxδ7+ Αxδ7 3. Πxθ1
6) 1. … Ιxε4 (1. … Ιβ3 2. Ιxβ3) 2. Βxε5 Ιxδ2+ 3. Ργ2 Αxε5
7) 1. Ιε5 Βxε2 2. Ιxδ7+ Ρη7 3. Π3xε2
8) 1. Πxγ5 (1. Πxθ5+ ηxθ5+ 2. Ρζ1 Βxβ3) 1. … Βxβ3 2. Πxγ7+ Ρθ6 3. αxβ3
9) 1. … Αη4 2. Βxδ6 Αxζ3+ 3. Πη2 Αxη2+ 4. Ρη1 Πxδ6
10) 1. … Ιδ4 (1. … Ιζ4 2. Βε3) 2. Βxζ6 Ιxε2+ 3. Ρθ1 Αxζ6
11) 1. … Πδ1 2. Βxγ6 Πxε1+ 3. Ρθ2 βxγ6
12) 1. Αζ1 Αxζ1 2. Πxθ7+ Ρζ6 3. Πxζ1

17 Άνοιγμα / Παγίδα: A
1) 1. α3
2) 1. Αη5
3) 1. Ιε6
4) 1. Ιγ6
5) 1. … Ια5
6) 1. Ιεδ4
7) 1. … Ιε7
8) 1. Αβ6
9) 1. Ια4
10) 1. … Ιε3
11) 1. … Αζ8
12) 1. … Ιδ7

18 Άνοιγμα / Παγίδα: B
1) 1. δ5
2) 1. … ζ5
3) 1. γ4
4) 1. β4
5) 1. … β5
6) 1. θ3
7) 1. … β5 2. Αβ3 γ4
8) 1. Αδ5
9) 1. … Αε4
10) 1. Βδ2
11) 1. Αβ3
12) 1. Ιβ6

19 Άνοιγμα / Κάρφωμα: A
1) 1. … Αδ6
2) 1. … ζ5
3) 1. Βxβ4
4) 1. Βxη4
5) 1. Πε1 Βζ6 2. Πε8#
6) 1. ε6
7) 1. Βζ4 Ιθ5 2. Βxζ7#
8) 1. Ιε5
9) 1. … Αxβ5
10) 1. … Αη4
11) 1. Βxδ5
12) 1. ε5

20 Άνοιγμα / Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας: A
1) 1. … Αxθ3 2. Αxθ3 Βxζ2#
2) 1. Αζ5
3) 1. Ιxδ6+ Βxδ6 2. Βxε5 (ή 2. δ4!)
4) 1. Αxγ5+
5) 1. … Ιδ4
6) 1. β4
7) 1. … Αxζ3
8) 1. Αxζ6
9) 1. Βε1! (1. Αβ5+ γ6 2. Αβ6 Αδ7 3. Βζ5)
10) 1. Ιζ4
11) 1. … Ιβ4
12) 1. … Ββ5

21 Άνοιγμα / Διπλή απειλή: A
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. … Αα6
4) 1. Ιβ5 Ιη6 2. Ιγ7+
5) 1. Ιε6+
6) 1. Αδ5
7) 1. Βε1+
8) 1. Αθ3 Βζ6 2. Αxγ8
9) 1. Ιγ4 Βα6 2. Ιδ6+
10) 1. … Βγ4
11) 1. Βε3
12) 1. Βε2 Αη6 2. Ιδ6#

22 Άνοιγμα / Απειλή με αποκάλυψη: A
1) 1. … Ιxε4
2) 1. δ6 (1. Ιxε5 ζ5) 1. … Αβ7 2. Βxε5+
3) 1. Ιβ5 Βγ5 2. Αxβ7
4) 1. Αε3
5) 1. δ5
6) 1. Ιη5
7) 1. γ5
8) 1. … δ3
9) 1. Ιβ1
10) 1. Ιδ4 Πβ8 2. Ιγ6
11) 1. Ιθ4
12) 1. … Ιxδ5

23 Άνοιγμα / Αξιοποίηση της αδυναμίας: A
1) 1. Αθ6
2) 1. … Βδ4
3) 1. … Ιγ5
4) 1. Αγ4
5) 1. Ββ3
6) 1. … Ιζ4 (1. … Ιε3 2. η3)
7) 1. … Βγ6
8) 1. Βθ5
9) 1. Βε6
10) 1. Βζ3 (1. δ6 γxδ6) 1. … ζ6 2. Βθ5+ η6 3. Ιxη6
11) 1. Ια4
12) 1. … Βη5

25 Μικρά σχέδια / Αξιοποίηση της αδυναμίας: A
1) 1. … Πζ4 2. Ρζ1 Πxγ4
2) 1. Ιβ5
3) 1. Ιη5
4) 1. Ιη5 Αη4 2. Αxζ7+
5) 1. Πδ4
6) 1. … Ιβ6
7) 1. Ιη5
8) 1. Πθ5
9) 1. … Βα4 2. ε5 (2. γ4 Βxγ4) 2. … Ιζxδ5
10) 1. Βζ3
11) 1. Αα5
12) 1. Αγ4 Πζ7 2. Ιθ6+; 1. … η6 2. Ιθ6+ Ρη7 3. Αxε6

26 Μικρά σχέδια / Ενεργητικό κομμάτι: A
1) 1. Αη4 Βε7 2. Βζ5
2) 1. … Αδ7
3) 1. … Παε8
4) 1. … Αγ6
5) 1. … Βδ4
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. … Ιγ6 (1. … Πδ5 2. Αζ4)
8) 1. … Βxδ6
9) 1. Ιβ6+
10) 1. Ιθ4 Παδ8 (1. … η6 2. ζ4 ; 1. … Βδ8 2. ζ4 θ6 3. ζxε5) 2. Ιζ5 Βδ7 3. Αxζ6
11) 1. Αγ5
12) 1. Αη4 Πζε8 2. Αε6+

27 Μικρά σχέδια / Αυξάνοντας την ενεργητικότητα: A
1) 1. Αxε5. Η διαγώνιος του αξιωματικού πρέπει να παραμείνει ανοικτή.
2) 1. Ρη2. Μετά την αλλαγή στο γ1, τα λευκά πρέπει να μπορούν να ξανακόψουν με τον πύργο.
3) 1. … Ιδ4. Δημιουργώντας αργά ή γρήγορα (καλύτερα πιο αργά) μια αδυναμία.
4) 1. ζ4. Ενεργοποιείτε ο πύργος στο ζ1.
5) 1. … ε5. Διαφορετικά Ιε5.
6) 1. δ5 εxφ5 2. Βxδ5. Ενεργοποιείτε η βασίλισσα.
7) 1. … Αθ5. Διατηρώντας την ένταση.
8) 1. … αxβ6 (1. … Ιxβ6 2. Αβ3) 2. Αβ3 Ιγ5. Τώρα το α4 είναι αδύνατο και μπορεί να απειληθεί.
9) 1. Βη3 και μετά ζ4. Το 1. … Ιxε5 είναι κακό (ή 1. … Πxε5) 2. Ιζ6+
10) 1. … Ιε5 (1. … Ιβ4 2. γxβ4 Αxζ3 3. Βγ3+). Τα μαύρα αλλάζουν τους αξιωματικούς.
11) 1. Πγ1. Τα μαύρα δεν μπορούν πλέον να υποστηρίξουν το Ιγ6: 1. … Πγ8 2. Αη4.
12) 1. … ε4. Ο αξιωματικός στο ζ3 πρέπει να παραμείνει ενεργητικός .

28 Μικρά σχέδια / Βελτιώνοντας τη δομή των πιονιών: A
1) 1. γ4
2) 1. … γ4 2. Αxγ4 Αxα4
3) 1. Ιγ5+ Ιxγ5 2. δxγ5
4) 1. θxη3
5) 1. … γxβ6 (1. … αxβ6 2. α4)
6) 1. γ4
7) 1. Βδ4 Βxδ4
8) 1. δ4
9) 1. … γ3 2. βxγ3 Αε4
10) 1. Πγ3 Πxγ3 2. βxγ3
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

30 Απειλή ματ / Φέρνοντας τον φύλακα : A
1) 1. η6
2) 1. … Πε2
3) 1. … Ιζ4
4) 1. Ιγ5 (1. Βα8+ Ρδ7 2. Βxβ7 Πθε2=)
5) 1. Αζ6
6) 1. Πγε1
7) 1. Ιη5
8) 1. … Αζ5
9) 1. … Αβ4
10) 1. … Βγ2
11) 1. Αγ3 θ6 2. Βxη6+ Αη7 3. Βxη7#
12) 1. … Αη6

31 Απειλή ματ / Φέρνοντας τον βοηθό: A
1) 1. Ιζ5 Ββ6 2. Βη7#
2) 1. … Ιη4 2. Πζε1 Βxθ2+ 3. Ρζ1 Βxζ2#
3) 1. … Πα8
4) 1. … Ιζ4 2. Βxζ4 Βxζ4
5) 1. … Αζ3 2. δ7 Βθ1#
6) 1. δ6 (1. Ια5 Ιγ5) 1. … Πxδ6 (1. … Πθε4 2. Βγ7#) 2. Ιxδ6#
7) 1. Ιδ5
8) 1. … Ιη3 2. Αζ3 Πθ1#
9) 1. η4
10) 1. Ιε6
11) 1. θ4
12) 1. Ιη5 ζxη5 (1. … θxη5 2. Βθ5#) 2. Βxθ6#

32 Απειλή ματ / Φέρνοντας τον κυνηγό: A
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Βη6
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. … Βθ8
7) 1. … Πθ1 2. Ιε2 Πζ1#
8) 1. Βθ6 Βxζ6 2. Βζ8#
9) 1. Πθε6
10) 1. Βδ3
11) 1. … Βζ1 2. α7 Βxη1#
12) 1. Πθε4 δxε4 2. δ5#

33 Ματ / Καθαρισμός τετραγώνου: A
1) 1. Πη7+ Ρxη7 2. Βθ7#
2) 1. … η2+ 2. Ιxη2 Ιη3#
3) 1. Πxα7+ Ιxα7 2. Ββ7#
4) 1. Βη6+ θxη6 (1. … Πζ7 2. Βxζ7#) 2. Ιη7#
5) 1. Πδ8+ Ιxδ8 2. Αδ4#
6) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. Αxζ3 Αε5#
7) 1. Πθε6+ Ιxε6 2. Ιθ6#
8) 1. … Ιε3 (1. … Ιζ4 2. Βxζ4+; 1. … Ιθ4 2. Βζ1) 2. Πxε3 Βη2#
9) 1. Βxδ7+ Ιxδ7 2. Ιζ7#
10) 1. Βxη5+ ζxη5 2. Ιθ5#
11) 1. … Βxζ3+ 2. Πxζ3 Ιη4#
12) 1. … Πxη3+ 2. θxη3 Ιζ3#

34 Δημιουργώντας το ματ / Εικόνες ματ (): A
1) Αζ6/ε5 Ιθ6
2) Αη5 Ιζ6
3) Αδ5 Ιη8
4) Σκίτσο
5) Αδ8 Ιβ8 ή Ια8 Αβ5
6) Αζ8 Ιζ4
7) Αβ3 Ιδ3
8) Αδ4 Ιζ6
9) Αζ3 Ιζ5
10) Αζ7 Ιζ5
11) Αη8 Ιδ5
12) Αδ8 Ιδ6

35 Δημιουργώντας το ματ / Που πρέπει να μπουν τα κομμάτια;: A
1) Λ: Ρδ3, γ4, δ4 Μ: Ρδ5, Πθ6
2) Λ: Ρε2, Πζ4, Ιδ3 Μ: Ρε4, δ5
3) Λ: Ργ3,Βδ4 Μ: Ρδ5, γ6, ε6
4) Λ: Πη6,Ιζ8 Μ: Ρθ6,θ5,η7
5) Λ: Πθε8,Αη6 Μ: Ρθ7, η7, θ6
6) Λ: Ρζ3, Πγ5, Αε3 Μ: Ρδ4, Αδ3
7) Λ: Ργ2, Αγ3, Αγ6 Μ: Ρα4, Πα3
8) Λ: Ρζ8, Βγ6, Αε4 Μ: Ρε6, ε5
9) Λ: Ρζ7, Ββ4, Ιε7 Μ: Ρδ5, ε5
10) Λ: Ρη6, Βδ4, γ3 Μ: Ρε5, ε6
11) Λ: Βδ5, Πδ3 Μ: Ρε4, Βζ4, γ4
12) Λ: Ρζ7, Βθ3, ζ4 Μ: Ρθ5, Ιη4

37 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Απομάκρυνση με ένα κομμάτι: A
1) 1. Ρδ2 Πε4 2. Ρxδ3
2) 1. Βα3 Πζ8 2. Βxα4
3) 1. … Ιη4 2. Βη3 Ιxε3
4) 1. Βγ7 0-0 2. Βxδ6
5) 1. … Αε6 2. Πxη7 Αxζ5
6) 1. … Πδ4( 1. … Αδ6+? 2. Ρθ3 Πδ4 3. Ιxδ6) 2. Αγ3 Πxε4
7) 1. … Αζ5 2. Πxε7 Πxε7
8) 1. Ιθ5+ Ρθ8 2. Ιxζ6
9) 1. … Πη4 2. Ιεζ3 Πxη3
10) 1. … Βζ2 2. θ3 Βxζ1+
11) 1. … Ιε5 2. Βγ2 Ιxγ4 ( 2. … εxδ5)
12) 1. Πθε3 Αη7 2. Βxδ4

38 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Κόψιμο και καθοδήγηση: A
1) 1. Βxγ6+
2) 1. Πxδ5
3) 1. … Πxη2 2. Πxη2 Πζ1#
4) 1. … Πxζ4 2. Ιxζ4 Βxε5
5) 1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Ιxθ2 Ιη3#
6) 1. … Αxγ3 2. Βxγ3 Βxε2
7) 1. Βxδ7+ ( 1. Πxδ7+? Ιxδ7 2. Βxδ7+ Ρxδ7 3. Αζ5+) 1. … Ιxδ7 2. Ιε6#
8) 1. … Βxδ3 (1. … Αβ4+ 2. Βγ3) 2. εxδ3 Αβ4+
9) 1. Πxθ5+ Ιηxθ5 (1. … Ιζxθ5 2. Ιη4#) 2. Ιζ5#
10) 1. Βxη5 Ιxη5 2. Ιε7#
11) 1. … Ιxβ3 2. Ιxβ3 Πxγ4
12) 1. Αxζ6 Αxζ6 2. Αxδ7

39 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Καθοδήγηση: A
1) 1. … Πε1+ 2. Πη1 Πxη1+ 3. Ρxη1 Ρxη7
2) 1. Πθε5+ Ιη7 2. Βxδ4
3) 1. … Αη7+ 2. Αγ3 Βxδ6
4) 1. … Αδ6+ 2. η3 Αxζ3
5) 1. Αβ2+ Αζ6 2. Πxδ6
6) 1. Βα8+ Βζ8 2. Βxγ6
7) 1. … Πθε4 2. ζ3 Βxε3+
8) 1. Πθε4+ Ιη6 2. Βxδ3
9) 1. Πθ1 Πθ5 2. Πxθ5 ηxθ5 3. Αxβ3
10) 1. … Αγ5+ 2. Αxγ5+ Ρxα5
11) 1. Βθ6 Ιη7 2. Πxγ7
12) 1. … Βα6+ 2. Πθε2 Πζ8#
41 Φινάλε / Υπο-προαγωγή: A
1) 1. ζ8Ι+ (1. ζ8Β? α1Β+ 2. Βη7+ Βxη7#) 1. … Ρζ5 2. Αxα2
2) 1. θ8Α! (1. θ8Β? α1Β 2. Βxα1πατ) 1. … Ρα3 2. Ργ2 β3+ 3. Ργ1
3) 1. β8Ι (1. β8Β? Ιγ6+ 2. Ρβ7 Ιxβ8 3. Ρxβ8 Ρβ4) 1. … Ιγ2 2. Ιγ6#
4) 1. η8Α! (1. η8Β? Ρα1 2. Βxβ3 πατ)
5) 1. ε8Π! (1. ε8Β? Πε6+ 2. Βxε6 πατ)
6) 1. ε8Ι+ (1. ε8Β? Ιδ5+ 2. Ρη5 Πxε8) 1. … Πxε8 2. Πδ7#
7) 1. η8Α! (1. η8Β? Αxδ5+ 2. Βxδ5 πατ)
8) 1. γ8Ι (1. γ8Β? Βxα7+)
9) 1. δxε8Α (1. δxε8Ι Ιε6=; 1. δxε8Β πατ)
10) 1. η8Π (1. η8Β? δ1Β+ 2. Αxδ1 πατ)
11) 1. ε8Β+ (1. α8Β+? Ργ7) 1. … Ργ7 2. α8Ι#
12) 1. … δ1Α (1. … δ1Β? πατ)

42 Φινάλε / Υπο-προαγωγή (ναι/όχι): B
1) Ναι: 1. ε8Ι (1. ε8Β Αζ6+)
2) Όχι: 1. β8Β (1. β8Ι+? Ρβ7 2. Ιxδ7 θ3)
3) Ναι: 1. ζ8Ι+ (1. ζ8Β? Βxγ4) 1. … Ρθ8 2. Ιη6+ Ρθ7 3. Ιζ8+
4) Όχι: 1. δ8Β+ (1. δ8Π+ Ρθ4 2. Πxδ5 πατ)
5) Όχι: 1. βxγ8Β (1. βxγ8Ι+ Ρα6 2. Ιxδ6 Ιxδ6)
6) Ναι: 1. γxβ8Π! (1. γxβ8Β? Ρθ7! 2. Βxζ8 πατ)
7) Ναι: 1. γ8Π+ (1. γ8Α Ιβ4= ; 1. γ8Β+ Ιβ8+ 2. Ρε6 πατ)
8) Όχι: 1. ζ8Β (1. ζ8Ι+? Ρζ6 2. Ιxγ6 η2)
9) Όχι: 1. γ8Β+ (1. γ8Π+? Αζ8) 1. … Ρθ7 2. Βη8+
10) Ναι: 1. δ8Ι (1. δ8Β? Πxβ7+ 2. Ρxβ7 Πxδ8)
11) Όχι: 1. δ8Β (1. δ8Ι? Αη7+) 1. … Αη7+ 2. Ιδ4
12) Ναι: 1. εxζ8Π (1. εxζ8Β? δ5+ 2. Ρζ5 πατ)

43 Άνοιγμα / Ανάπτυξη: A
1) 1. δ4
2) 1. ζxε5 Ιxε5 2. δ4
3) 1. … δ5
4) 1. … Ιγ6
5) 1. … Αγ5
6) 1. δ4
7) 1. Αη5 Αη7 2. Πδ1
8) 1. … Αη4
9) 1. … δ5
10) 1. ε4 Αη4 2. Ιδ5
11) 1. Αζ4 Βδ7 2. Ιβδ2
12) 1. Αη5

44 Άνοιγμα / Ανάπτυξη: B
1) 1. Ιγ3
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. … Αε6
4) 1. … 0-0
5) 1. 0-0
6) 1. … Αα6
7) 1. Αα3
8) 1. Αα6
9) 1. Αη5
10) 1. δ4 εxδ4 2. Βxδ4
11) 1. … ε6
12) 1. Ιε5

46 Ματ / Ματ εξαιτίας του καρφώματος: A
1) 1. η4#
2) 1. … Βθ1#
3) 1. Βxα6#
4) 1. Βxζ8#
5) 1. Ιε6#
6) 1. … Ιβ3#
7) 1. … Πδ5#
8) 1. Πxγ8#
9) 1. Αζ5#
10) 1. Ιxβ6#
11) 1. … Ιζ3#
12) 1. Ιζ4#

47 Κάρφωμα / Το καρφωμένο κομμάτι δεν είναι καλός αμυντικός: A
1) 1. Πθε7+
2) 1. … Πβ6
3) 1. Ιxε5
4) 1. Βθ8+
5) 1. Ιγ5
6) 1. … Αδ3
7) 1. Ιβ5
8) 1. Πη3
9) 1. Αη5
10) 1. Αβ5
11) 1. Ιε5 (1. δ5 Ιε7)
12) 1. … Αζ5

48 Κάρφωμα / Κάρφωμα σταυρός: A
1) 1. Βγ8
2) 1. Πδ1
3) 1. … Αγ5
4) 1. Πε1
5) 1. … Αβ6
6) 1. Βδ2
7) 1. Αθ6
8) 1. Πβ7 Βxα5 2. Πxδ7#
9) 1. … Αδ4
10) 1. Βδ1
11) 1. Βζ3
12) 1. Πζ4

50 Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του ματ: A
1) 1. Αβ2
2) 1. Ιζ1 (1. η3 Αβ6; 1. ζ4 Βxζ4; 1. Ρζ1 Αxη2+)
3) 1. Αε6+ (1. Βxδ1 Βη2#) 1. … Βxε6 2. Βxδ1
4) 1. … Πζγ8+ 2. Ρβ1 Ιζ8
5) 1. … Αxζ4 2. Ββ8+ Πε8
6) 1. … Βγ1+ 2. Ρθ2 Βθ6+ (2. … Βζ4+ 3. Ρη1)
7) 1. … Πε1+ 2. Πxε1 Βζ8
8) 1. … Βη5+ (1. … Αζ8 2. Πxε8; 1. … Αxζ6 2. Πxε8#) 2. Βxη5 (2. Βζ4 Πδ8) 2. … Αxη5+
9) 1. … Αxη4 (1. … Πθ2+ 2. Ρδ3)
10) 1. … Αβ5+ 2. Ρε3 Πζ1
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

51 Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του ματ: B
1) Ναι: 1. Αγ4+ Ρθ8 2. Αε6
2) Ναι: 1. Βγ5+ Βxγ5 πατ
3) Όχι
4) Όχι
5) Όχι
6) Ναι: 1. … ζ5 2. Αxζ5 Ιζ6
7) Ναι: 1. … Πxθ3+ 2. ηxθ3 Βδ5+
8) Όχι
9) Ναι: 1. … Ρδ8
10) Όχι
11) Ναι: 1. Πζ6 Πxζ6 πατ
12) Ναι: 1. Ρη2 Βxθ2+ 2. Ρζ3 Βθ5

53 Φινάλε πιονιών / Ο κανόνας του τετραγώνου: A
1) 1. γ4 Ρα5 2. Ρη3 Ρβ6 3. α4
2) 1. … α4
3) 1. ε5
4) 1. α5 Ργ5 2. ε5
5) 1. … Ρβ8
6) 1. Ργ3 Ρη7 2. Ρδ4 Ρζ6 3. Ρxε4
7) 1. … γ5+
8) 1. ε5 (1. β4? Ρxε4 2. β5 Ρδ5; 1. δ5? ε5 2. β4 Ρxε4 3. β5 Ρxδ5) 1. … δxε5 2. δ5 εxδ5 3. β4
9) 1. ζ4 Ρζ6 2. ζ5 α5 3. Ρδ3
10) 1. Ρη4
11) 1. β3 β5 2. β4
12) 1. ε5! (1. η4? Ρδ4 2. η5 Ρε5 3. β4 γxβ4 4. η6 Ρζ6 5. ε5+ Ρxη6 6. εxδ6 Ρζ6 7. γ5 Ρε6) 1. … δxε5 2. η4 Ρδ4 3. η5

55 Απειλή με αποκάλυψη / Παγίδα: A
1) 1. … ε5
2) 1. … Πγ4
3) 1. Αη5
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. … Ιδ4
7) 1. Ιθ4
8) 1. Ιγ1
9) 1. Ιδ2
10) 1. … Ιζ6
11) 1. ζ5 Αxη2+ 2. Ρxη2 (2. Πxη2? Βθ3)
12) 1. Ια4

56 Απειλή με αποκάλυψη / Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας: A
1) 1. δ5
2) 1. Αxδ5
3) 1. Αθ7
4) 1. Ιε5
5) 1. Ιδ5 Βxδ2 (1. … Ιxδ5 2. Βxα5) 2. Ιγ7#
6) 1. Ιδ4
7) 1. … Πδ1 2. Βxδ1 Βxγ3#
8) 1. Αε6
9) 1. … Ιβ6 (1. … Ιγ5 2. Βγ4)
10) 1. Ιxζ7+ Πxζ7 2. Βη8#
11) 1. … Ιε4 2. δxε4 (2. Βxε7 Ιδ2#) 2. … Βxβ4
12) 1. … Ιδ7

Βήμα 3 mix

1) 1. … Tf4+ 2. Txd4 Txd4. (discovered check) The X-ray protection of the checking bishop is necessary.After 1. Td2+ White plays his king and after any other discovered check 2. … Txd4 will follow.

2) 1. Dd2 (1. Dd3? Lf4+). (double attack: X-ray attack). 3) 1. Dc3+ Dxc3 stalemate (defending by stalemate)

4) White exploits the material supremacy on the king’s wing. Provoking a weakness and mating. 1. De4 g6 2. De5+.

Pe6 Tf6. Black can easily protect himself against the mating threat.
Pf7+ Txf7 2. Lxf7 Dxc3. a bad idea, even if the check by the knight brings in a gain of material. The knight is a stronger attacker here than the rook.

5) 1. … Td5 2. Txd5 Dxg4+ 3. Kf1 cxd5. Black attacks the pinned rook on f5. White cannot protect the rook and thanks to the in-between move with check Black wins a rook.

6) 1. Pg6+ hxg6 2. Th3# (mate in two by access) 7) 1. … b5 2. Pxd4 bxa4 (trapping)

8) 1. … Pf4 2. Kg1 and Black can choose from: 2. … Txe2 and 2. … Dg5+ which are the most convincing moves. (discovered attack)

9) 1. … Dxc1+ 2. Txc1 Td1+ (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate). The rook on c8 pins Td8 and therefore 1. … Td1+ is not handy at once.

10) 1. Tf8+ (after 1. Txc7 Tc5 2. Tb7 Txe4 can Black play on) 1. … Kg7 2. T8f7+ Kh6 3. Th1+ Kg5 4. Tg1+ (perpetual check)

11) 1. Txg4 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)

12) 1. h4 (1. Lf6? h4 2. Lxh4 Kg2) 1. … Kg4 2. Lf6. It is the only way to keep the last pawn on the board.

1) 1. … Txh3+ (thanks to a pin) 2. Kg1 Txh4 (double attack: rook) 2) 1. … Lg7 (1. … Kg7? 2. Lh6+) (defending against a passed pawn) 3) 1. Dxh7+ Kxh7 2. Th4# (access and double check)

4) 1. c4 d3 2. a5 (square of the pawn)

5) 1. Pb6+ cxb6 2. Da8# (mate in two by access and line clearing) 6) 1. Db7 Dd8. The only move, the rook must keep protecting La7.

7) 1. Td8+ Dxd8 2. Dxe6# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

8) 1. … Df8 (1. … Kh7 2. De4+) (getting out of check – avoiding a double attack)

9) In this game by a young player Black played 1. … Ta8. It is not logical to protect a pawn under attack by an active rook. White’s last move Td4-a4 threatens a winning discovered attack. Only attacking the rook parries the threat and gives some counter-play:

… b5 2. Txa7 b4 and e4 is lost. 1. … a6 2. e5 is winning a piece.
… Tfe8 2. e5 is winning a piece.

10) 1. Pxb3 Dxg4 (1. … Tc4 2. Pd4; 1. … Txb3 2. Dxb4) 2. Lxg4. Gaining a piece thanks to X-ray protection.

11) 1. … Lf4! Wins the knight; otherwise the king will not enter the square of the pawn any longer after 2. … d2 (Van Zuylen van Nyevelt 1792)

12) 1. Th8+ (1. Kb6? Da7+) 1. … Ka7 2. Th7+ Kb8 3. Kb6. Two smart in-between moves prevent the check on a7.

1) 1. Kxc7+ Dxg2 2. Db8# (discovered check) The front piece becomes helper. 2) 1. Dh8+ Kxh8 2. Txf8# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

3) 1. … Lxd4 2. c3 Df6. The counter-attack on the queen saves the pinned piece. 4) 1. g8D+ Kxg8 stalemate (defending by stalemate)

5) 1. Ld5 Txd5 (1. … Lxd5 2. e8D#; 1. … Txb7 2. e8D# (2. Lxb7? Le8) ) 2. b8D+ (cashing in a passed pawn) 6) 1. … g5 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+mate)

7) 1. Lg5 Dg6 2. Lxe7 (double attack: X-ray attack) 8) Can White stop the h-pawn?

Txg6+ wins because after 1. … Kf7 2. Tf6+ the rook comes to f1.After 1. … Kh8 2. Kg5 h1D 3. Th6 White wins the pawn ending easily.After Kxe6 White is already on a key square.
Tg1 without the e-pawns this move would be enough for a draw. Promotion to a queen or rook is stalemate, promotion to a bishop loses all pawns. Black keeps the e-pawn in friendly hands.
Kxg6 h1D can immediately be dismissed.

9) 1. Te1 Txh3+ 2. Te3 (defending against a double attack – X-ray attack)

10) 1. Lf7 makes use of the vulnerable position of the black pieces. Protecting the bishop is not possible (1. … Tc8 2. Le6+)

and capturing on f7 gives White a passed pawn which cannot be stopped.

11) 1. Tc5+! (1. Txa8? stalemate) 2. … bxc5 3. Txa8 (avoiding stalemate) (Tarasiuk 2013)

12) 1. … Tb1 2. Df3 (2. Tf1 Da1) 2. … Da1. Supremacy of the black pieces exploits the vulnerability of the back rank.

1) 1. Dxa3+ (1. Kb2 Pc4+ 2. Ka1 d2; 1. Ka1 Pc2+ 2. Kb1 Pa3+ 3. Dxa3+) 1. … Kxa3 2. Lc5# (mate in two): luring) 2) 1. Ta8+ Kb7 (1. … Kd7 2. Txd2+) 2. Txd8 (X-ray check and X-ray protection)

3) Picture

4) White has a vulnerable pawn on e4 (cannot be protected by another pawn). The pawn is also in the way of the bishop. 1. Pd5 Dc5+ (1. … Pxd5 2. exd5) 2. Kh1 Pg4 3. h3

Pf5 an active move but a single knight cannot do much. Black plays 1. … Dc5+ and 2. … Pe5. The white bishop remains inactive.
Df2 prevents only that Black takes on e4 (1. … Pxe4 2. Lxe4 Dxe4 3. Dxf7+). Black can play 1. … Dc5 or 1. … Tad8. The e-pawn remains weak.

5) 1. … Ld8 2. Dd7 Lb6+ The queen cannot remain protecting b6.Ahidden pin. 6) 1. Pd6# (mate in one thanks to 3x a pinned piece is not a good defender)

7) 1. … Txd2 (1. … Pc4 2. Dc7) 2. Txd2 Df1+ 3. Td1 Df4+ (perpetual check)

8) 1. Pd5 Lf8 2. Pxb6+ (or 2. Ld7+) (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

9) 1. … f5 2. Kg2 Pf4+. With the pawn on g3 the move with the knight to f4 is completely out of sight. That explains mistakes like 2. Kg2 (2. exf5 is correct to make the black e-pawn up vulnerable) understandable.

10) 1. … Db7+ (after 1. …. Db1+ the king escapes to h3) 2. Dc6 Dxc6+ 3. Txc6 Txc6 Interposing on c6 is forced and appears a safe move but thanks to the X-ray protection Black wins a whole rook.

11) 1. … Le4+ 2. Kf1 Lxd3+ (discovered check). The back piece is chasing, the front piece is looking for a suitable target. That is not the rook because White is threatening mate on e8.

12) 1. … Pf4+ (1. … Pe3+? 2. Kg1) 2. Kg1 Ph3# (double check). The back piece is pinned so that mate on g2 is not possible.

1) 1. b3 Txh4 2. c7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

2) 1. … Kh8 (1. … Pxe7 2. Pf6+) (getting out of check and avoiding a double attack)

3) 1. … De1+ 2. Lf1 Dxf1+ 3. Kh2 De2+ 4. Kh1 De1+. Draw by perpetual check. White can not allow that the queen can take on e5 with check.

4) 1. … Td2+ 2. Kg3 Lxe3 (chasing away+material) 5) 1. Tb1 Dd2 2. Txb7 (double attack: X-ray attack)

6) 1. … Pxe5 2. dxe5 Dxf3 (capturing+material) or 2. …. Pxe5 Dxh1 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)

7) 1. Ke4 (1. Ld8? f3 2. Lh4 f2 3. Lxf2 Kg5) 1. … Kg5 2. Kf3. The only way to keep the last pawn on the board. 8) 1. Pexg6+ hxg6 2. Pxg6+ Ke8 3. Dh8# (mate in three thanks to pinned piece is not a good defender)

9) 1. Dh5.Activating the queen is correct. The threat 2. Pg6 cannot be stopped without loss of material, otherwise mate: 1… h6 2. Pg6+.

0–0 Not a bad move (developing and king safe) but get used to look for a better move.
Tc1Also a developing move. It is not clear yet which file is the best for the rook. Not moving the rook is obvious then. After Lxc3 White will take with the pawn anyway (improves the centre)

10) 1. … Lc1 2. Pd2 Lxb2

11) 1. … Dg3.Activating the queen: more active is enough.After 2. Df3 Dh4+ 3. Dh3 De1+ wins quickly. 12) 1. Le8 and 2. Pg6# (mate in two)

1) 1. Pb5 Don’t take back without thinking. The move of the knight threatens a fork on c7. Black cannot prevent that.

fxe4 The pawn is a centre pawn and that is fine. It controls squares, it is not being attacked and it clears square f3. The move is the best if a move of the knight to b5 (or d5) would not be possible.
Pxe4. Knight in the centre but it can be easily chased away by f5.

2) 1. … Txe6 (defending against mate thanks to pinned piece is not a good defender). The threat was Tf7#. 3) 1. Dh4+ Ke5 2. Dxd8 (X-ray check)

4) 1. … Pxd4 2. Db2 Pxf5 (double attack: knight, thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender) 5) 1. … Kd8 (1. … Kf8? 2. Pd7+) (getting out of check and avoiding a knight fork)

6) 1. Dc4 a5 2. Dxc6+ bxc6 3. La6# (mate by access).Aknown mating pattern with two bishops. 7) 1. Ke7 (helping the passed pawn and holding off the enemy king ) (Averbakh 1954)

8) 1. … Pg4+ 2. hxg4 Dh6# (mate in two by access)

9) 1. Dc7 (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate). The threats 2. Dxe8 and 2. Dxe7 are not to be parried.

10) 1. Ke3 (1. Lxb5? Kd4 2. Lc6 b5 3. Lxb5 Kc3). Holding off the enemy king first is the only way to preserve the last pawn on the board.

11) 1. Lf3 (an oversight is 1. Lg6 hxg6+ 2. Kxg6 Le4+) 1. … Lxf3 stalemate (Velijkhanov 1990) 12) 1. Dh4+ (1. Dxa2 Lxf3) 1. … Dxh4 2. g4+. White lures the black queen away and mates.

1) 1. Td1 (trapping)

2) 1. … Kb7 (1. … Lxa5 2. Pd6). Black traps the knight. White cannot capture the bishop, the king must remain inside the square of the c-pawn.

3) 1. … Lxc3 2. Dg4+ Kh8. Black thought to win a piece with capturing on c3. What a waste of the nice bishop, 1. … Dxa4 would be better. Recognizing your mistake in time and trying to save the piece: 2. … Lg7 3. Lh6 is mating.

4) 1. Tbb5! (1. Tba4 Pg3). (the pin: attacking a pinned piece thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender) (Stavrietsky 2009)

5) 1. … Pf4+ (1. … Pe3+? 2. Lg3 Pxd1 3. Taxd1) 2. Kh1 Dg2# (discovered check). Do not fire the front piece directly at the queen. First have a look if there is something better.

6) 1. e6! (to play for a win loses 1. Kf5 Kf3 2. Kf6 Kf4) 1. … fxe6 stalemate (Zinar 1984) 7) 1. Th5+ gxh5 2. Dg7# (mate in two by access)

8) How does Black protect his b-pawn?

… b5. Normally it is not recommended because Black gets two weak pawns (a6 and c6). Here the move with the pawn is fantastic because the white rook can play no more moves.
… 0–0–0. Developing and protecting seems logical and castling is also not bad, but by far not the best. 1. … Ta7. Not only an ugly move, but also it costs a pawn after 2. Lb8 and 3. Txb7.

9) 1. Dd4+ Kg8 2. Kf1 (defending against mate by preparing interposing)

10) 1. Pf5 Dd8 (1. … De5 2. Lf4) 2. Pxd6. The queen can no longer protect d6. Chasing away+material because Black may not capture the knight.

11) 1. … Pe5 (double attack: knight, thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

12) 1. Tfe2 Kg6 2. T2e6+ Df6 3. Txf6+ (exploiting vulnerability: the king has little mobility and the queen is in such cases a worthless defender).

1) 1. Df4+ Kd5 2. Dc4# (mate in two: chasing)

2) 1. … Td8 2. Dc4 Dxd4 3. Dxd4 Txd4 (double attack: X-ray attack). First taking with the queen because Lc8 must remain protected.

3) 1. a7! (1. Kg6? Kc6) 1. … Lxa7 2. f6! (2. Kg6? Ld4). Draw by exchanging the last pawn. 4) 1. Dg6+ Tg7 2. Dxf6 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material)

5) 1. … Dxe2+! 2. Lxe2 Kxb7. Draw by eliminating the last pawn.

6) 1. … e5. First protecting the d-pawn and only after 2. Pf3 play 2. … De7. 1. … De7. The move played pins the c-pawn but White can capture on d4.

… bxc5.Also not logical.After 2. Dxc5 Black cannot protect the d-pawn in a proper way. 7) 1. Pxf6+ Dxf6 2. Dxf6 (discovered attack). Suddenly the g-pawn is pinned.

8) 1. Ke6 (1. La2? Kd4 2. Lb1 d5) 1. … cxd5 2. exd5 Kb6 3. Kxd6. Transposing to a won pawn ending. 9) 1. … Df4+ 2. g3 Tc2+. Exploiting vulnerability: by a material supremacy and lack of defenders.

10) 1. Dh5+ Kg8 2. Txd4. (in-between move and a pinned is not a good defender)

11) 1. … Kh7 (1. … Txf8 2. Dh6+) 2. Dh4+ Lh6+ (getting out of check and preventing the threat Dh6+ ) 12) 1. Tf5 (1. Kc4? Txc2#) 1. … Lxf5+ 2. Kc4 (defending against mate by making a flight square)

1) 1. Pf4 Ke1 2. Pd3+ Ke2 3. Pxf2. Eliminating the pawn. 2) 1. Ld6 Txb7 2. axb7 (creating a passed pawn)

3) The bishop is hanging. How does Black defend? Be always aware of the possibilities of the opponent: the existing ones and the new ones after the move played!

… Db7. The queen protects both bishops from b7 and prevents Pxd5. The correct move. 1. … Lf6. Keep an existing threat in mind: Pxd5.
… Dc7 2. Pxd5 is now possible because the bishop on a6 is no longer protected.

4) 1. … Kf4 (1. … Kf3 2. Kg7 Kg3 3. Kxh6 Kxh3) 2. Kg7 Kg5.Aking can always choose different routes. Sometimes it makes no difference, often it does.

5) 1. … Dxg5 (1. … Dxe1+ 2. Kh2) 2. Dxg5 Lc2 (defending against mate). Black has enough material for the queen. Giving material is always better than being mated.

6) 1. Lh6+ Dg7 (1. … Lg7 2. Dh8#) 2. Dh8# (mate in two by luring a defender into a pin) 7) 1. Lxa7 c5. Pawn a7 was poisoned. The bishop will be lost.

8) 1. Pxc6 De8 (1. … bxc6 2. La6#) 2. Pxa7#. Mating pattern: LL. Black can give his queen away with 1. … Td8. For the enthusiasts.

9) 1. Tdb1 (1. Tab1? Pb6 or 1. … Pe5) 1. … De5 2. Dxb4 (double attack: X-ray attack) 10) 1. Pd4+ (1. e5 Lxg7) (getting out of check by interposing with tempo)

11) 1. Lb4 De8 2. Dh5+ (bringing in the guard)

12) 1. Dg6 Dxd3 2. Dxe6+ (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

1) 1. … Dxd4 2. cxd4 Lb3# (elimination of the defence: capturing+mate)

2) 1. … Pe4+ 2. Kh1 Pf2+ 3. Dxf2 Dxf2 (discovered check) 3) 1. Ta4 Dc4+ 2. Txc4 (trapping)

4) Picture: GM Jeroen Piket 5) Picture

6) 1. g4 Tac7 (1. … Ld7 2. Pxd7+). The counter-attack is the only defence.

7) 1. h3. Making an escape square is handy if there are no urgent matters.After 1. … Le6 2. Dxa7 Black is thanks to his more active pieces somewhat better.

Te1. Prevents a possible mate on the back rank too but Black now can play for exchanging queens with 1. … Dd2 (that costs no move to protect a7). White doesn’t win his pawn back.
Pc4. Too active.After 1. … Dd1+ 2. De1 Dxe1+ 3. Txe1 Le6 White remains just a pawn down. The black rook can quickly enter on d2.

8) 1. Lh7 (defending against mate)

9) 1. exd5 e4 2. Kc4 exf3 3. Kd3. Not every breakthrough works. The white king is in the square of the pawn. 10) 1. Tf7+ Kxf7 2. De7# (mate in two by clearing a square)

11) 1. Pf7+ Kg8 2. Ph6+ (perpetual check). The mating threat on h1 prevents 2. Pxd6. 12) 1. g4 Df3 2. Pf8+ (threatening mate, bringing in the guard )

1) 1. … Kd3 2. Kf7 Ke4 3. Kxg8 Kf5 (activating the king and eliminating the last pawn) 2) 1. Dc7+ (1. b5+? Pxb5) 1. … Kd5 2. Dxc3 (X-ray check)

3) 1. … h4 (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

4) White can take back in three ways on d4. Thinking is required.

cxd4. White improves his pawn structure. That Black can exchange the bishop on d3 with 1. …. Pb4 is a pity. The advantages of a strong centre are more important.
Lxd4. Nothing wrong. The bishop is active and Pxd4 would improve the white pawn structure. With 1. … De7 followed by Pe5 Black keeps a firm control over e5.
Pxd4. The worst choice. Black wins at least a pawn with 1. …. Pg4.

5) 1. Ka4 b1D 2. Ta3+ Kb2 3. Tb3+ Kc2 4. Txb1 (defending against a passed pawn) 6) 1. cxd6 (1. f4 Ta1) 1. … Ta1. Exchanging rooks helps in both cases.

7) 1. Dh7+ Kxh7 2. Lf7# (luring, double check and mate)

8) 1. Kh3 g6 2. g4#. Rook ending, vulnerability (Tal-Sturua 1982)

9) 1. … Kf8 (1. … Kf7 2. Dc4+ Kf8 3. Txa5; 1. … Kd8 2. Dd3+ Ke8 3. Txa5) (getting out of check and avoiding a double attack)

10) 1. … Pd1 2. Df1 (2. h4 Pxf2) 2. … Dxd2 (chasing away+material). The queen cannot keep protecting the knight and the rook.

11) 1. Dc3 Exploiting vulnerability.After 1. … Pg7 2. Dg7 decides.

12) 1. Tdd7 Dxd7 2. Txg8#. Exploiting vulnerability. Black has too few defenders.

1) 1. … Le5 2. Dh4 Lxb2 (double attack: X-ray attack)

2) 1. Kg5 (1. Kh7 Th6#; 1. Kxf5 Tf6+) (getting out of check; mate and avoiding an X-ray check) 3) 1. Pf3 (elimination of the defender followed by a knight fork).AStep 4 subject but a simple one.

4) 1. Kg1. First defending, only the advance the c-pawn (1. … Kh2 is a threat). Because of his g4-pawn the black king cannot step into in the square of the pawn.

5) 1. Tb1. Logical, White must activate his rook.After 1. … b6 2. La6 Td8 he can try to enter with the rook with 3. a5. 1. Le2. The bishop does not perform much more on e2 than on f1. Black has time to protect pawn b7.

h4. Threatens nothing. Black plays Ta8-d8-d7 as well. 6) 1. Dxg7+ Kxg7 2. Pxf5# (double check by access)

7) 1. … Tc3! 2. Txc3 (2. Td1 Kxf3). Capturing directly on f3 is a mistake: 1. … Kxf3 2. Pd2+ or 1. … Txf3 2. Tc4#. Draw by stalemate or insufficient material (Aloni 1996)

8) 1. Pxd5 De8+ 2. Pe3. The check by the queen unpins Pf6.After interposing Pd5 on e3 the knight is safe. 9) 1. … Ke8 (1. … Tbb7 2. Dg8#) (defending against mate)

10) 1. Dxh5+ gxh5 2. Th6# (mate in two by access)

11) 1. … Pe8 with a winning pin. To deal with the threat Dxf6+ by 1. … Kg7 is too easy-going. Look always if there is no better move.

12) 1. Da4 (attacks the knight a third time) 1. … Pe7 2. Txc8+ and 3. Lc6. Difficult, but the pin to the king on e8 is a well-known pattern (or should be!).

1) 1. Tf3 Dxe2 2. Pxe2 (trapping)

2) 1. Tf2 parries the threat Te2. The move with the rook is the best. It is sometimes better not to exchange. 1. Tfe1 costs the a-pawn after 1. … Txe1 2. Txe1 Dxa4.

Kh1 Te2.Allowing a rook on the second rank is not wise. White will quickly lose material. 3) 1. … Lc6 2. Txg7 Th1# Exploiting vulnerability: threatening mate.

4) 1. Pf7+ Kh7 2. Pg5# (discovered check, chasing and mate) 5) 1. … Tb5 2. Df3 Txf5 (double attack: X-ray attack)

6) 1. … Tb4 2. Dxd2 Txb1+ (discovered attack and in-between move)

7) 1. Dxf7 De3+ (1. … Dc6 is not necessary). Don’t look for the threat of the opponent alone.

8) 1. Txf6+ (1. Ta8? Te8+ 2. Txe8; 1. Kh8 Th7+ 2. Txh7) 1. … Kxf6 2. Th6#. Mate in the endgame is quite common. 9) 1. b4+! (1. Ka2 Kb6 2. Kb2 Kc6 3. Kc3 Kd5 4. Kd3 b4) 1. … cxb4+ 2. Kb3.Acommon action.

10) 1. Pc6 Dxf3 (otherwise 2. Txd5) 2. Txd8+ (X-ray attack thanks to a discovered attack with X-ray protection of Pc6) 11) 1. Dd6+ (1. Dxd7 stalemate) (avoiding stalemate)

12) 1. … Dg5 (the pin: pin) (Halkias-Pandavos, Katerini 1992)

1) 1. La4 (1. Ld3+? Kxd3 2. Kb2 a1D+ 3. Kxa1 Kc2) (defending against a passed pawn) 2) 1. Txe6+ Kxe6 2. De5# (mate in two by access)

3) 1. … Le3 (1. … La3? 2. Ta4+) (attacking a pinned piece). Gaining a piece is sufficient, threatening mate with La3 doesn’t take into account the possibilities of the opponent.

4) 1. Tg3! Txg3 (defending by stalemate) (Copie 2012) 5) 1. … Th5 (trapping)

6) 1. … Dxd3 2. Lf1 (trapping)

7) 1. … Pc1 2. Da3 Dxb1 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

8) 1. … Lc7+ 2. Kh3 f1D+ 3. Kh4 Df2+ (defending against mate by counter-attack)

9) 1. Pf2. Moving the knight to a better square is correct. Black must get no time to play Df8 and Tf6: 1. … Df7 2. Pg4 Tf6 3. Pxf6

Thg1 and 1. Dg2 see previous comment. Decent moves but not the way to make progress quickly.

10) 1. Dxh7+ Kxh7 2. Lf1 (White cannot let the king escape after 2. Th3+ Kg7). Now mate is not to be prevented.

11) 1. … Le4 (double attack: 2 pieces). The target is a twofold attack (Pf5) and an advantageous exchange (a less common one; two captures from both sides).

12) 1. Txa7+ Kg6 2. Ta1 (defending against mate thanks to an in-between move and X-ray protection).After playing 1. Ta1 at once, Black exchanges and wins with 2. … a5. The black bishop can quickly take the c- and d-pawn.

1) 1. … f5 2. Pf6+ (2. exf6 Txe4; 2. Te2 fxg4) 2. … Txf6 (double attack: pawn, thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

2) 1. … f5 2. Pc5 Pxc3 3. Pe6#An active king can be vulnerable too in case of too little mobility) (So-Kramnik, Paris 2016) 3) 1. Df2 Le7 2. Tg1 (double attack). The bishop hangs and a pin threatens.

4) 1. Txh6+ gxh6 2. Td8# (mate in two by access)

5) 1. Le7+ (1. Lh6+ Pe8) (discovered check and preventing interposing)

6) 1. Th1 Dxh1 (1. … Txd1+ 2. Dxd1) 2. Dxh1 (defending by X-ray protection) 7) 1. Pb5. Fine move. Black cannot protect d6 adequately due to the pin of Pe7.

Lb5.Adeveloping move without power. The pin of Pd7 is harmless. Directly 1. … a6 (forces to move the bishop) or 1. … cxd4 are good reactions.
dxc5. Black captures the centre pawn on e5.

8) 1. … Txf1+ (1. … Tc2+ 2. De3+) 2. Kxf1 Dxc1+ (double check and elimination of the defence: capturing+material) 9) 1. Tg2+ (1. Txh6? Tb7+ 2. Kf8 Kxh6) 1. … Kh5 2. Th2+ Kg5 3. Tg2+ (perpetual check).

10) 1. Kb7! (the king must keep attacking the pawn) (1. c8D? Tc3+ 2. Kb7 Txc8 3. Kxc8 b5; 1. Kd7 Tc3 2. c8D Txc8 3. Kxc8 b5) 1. … Tc3 2. Kxb6 Kb2 3. Kb7 (draw). Two kings remain. (Iwanow 1962)

11) 1. … Ld3 2. Kf2 Txe2+ (2. … Lxe2? 3. Te1) (the pin: attacking a pinned piece thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender).Athreefold attack.

12) 1. Te5 Lc6 2. Tbe1 (defending against a double attack by pinning)

1) 1. d4 Pf6 (1. … Kg3 2. De3#) 2. De5#. (exploiting vulnerability and threatening mate) 2) 1. h5 (trapping)

3) 1. Td3+ (1. Kd2? Kb2) 1. … Kc4 (1. … Kb4 2. Kb2) 2. Ta3 (control a passed pawn) 4) 1. … La6 (trapping)

5) 1. dxc5. It is not always a good idea because Black can take back with a developing move. Now it is good because that move fails to the fork 2. b4.

Le2.Adeveloping move after which 1. … c4 can follow. Suddenly the knight on a5 is not situated badly any longer (it can go to b3).
Lb5+ gives Black the opportunity to retreat the a5-knight.

6) 1. Txf7+ Pxf7 2. Txf7+.Again of material by a threefold attack on f7 and a twofold one on a7. 7) 1. Td8+ Lxd8 2. Dxf7# (mate in two by access)

8) 1. Th6+ Kg7 2. f8D+ Kxf8 3. Th8#. Giving up your passed pawn is not always the first move you look at. 9) 1. Dh5 h6 2. Dxc5 (double attack with two pieces)

10) 1. Pe3+ (1. Pb4+? Td2) 1. … Kc7 2. Pxc2 (discovered check)

11) Picture: Magnus Carlsen

12) 1. g8P+ (1. g8D? Txh7#) (defending by stalemate)

1) 1. T2xe6 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)

2) 1. Txc6+ Lxc6 (1. … Dxc6 2. Db4#) 2. De7# (mate in two by access)

3) 1. … f5.Agood way to get rid of the double f-pawn.After 2. Lxc6 bxc6 Black gets a double c-pawn but that one doesn’t harm at all. There are sufficient defenders around the black king and no attackers.

… De8. Not bad but why putting the queen in a less active position?
… Dxg4. White can activate his knight for free (2. Nxg4) and f6 cannot be protected (2. … f5 3. exf5 Lxf5? 4. Ph6). 4) 1. Lb5+. Black loses material because his pieces are clumsy situated.

5) 1. Dh5 (1. Lxf6 gxf6) 1. … h6 2. Lxf6.Activating the queen and Black has too few defenders. 6) 1. De2 Le6 (trapping by lifting the pin and depriving the bishop of square c4)

7) 1. Df1! gxf1D+ 2. Kxf1 Lf2 (drawing by stalemate (Rutz 1981) 8) 1. De8+ Kh7 2. a8D (defending against mate by X-ray protection) 9) 1. Dg8 (exploiting vulnerability due to a bad position of the king)

10) 1. Txc6 bxc6 2. Lxc6 (transposing / liquidating) The pawn ending wins easier than the rook ending 11) 1. Ld5 Kxd5 2. Kb5 Kd6 3. c4 Kc7 4. Kc5 and the white king conquers a key square.

12) 1. Tfxf6 (1. Tdxf6 Lf5+) Be always aware of the possibilities of the opponent.

1) 1. … gxh6 (1. … g6 2. Lxg6+; 1. … Ld5 2. Lc6+) 2. Ld7+ Kf7 (defending against mate) 2) 1. Dg8+ Pxg8 2. Ph7# (mate in two by clearing a square and blocking)

3) 1. … Txe7 is possible if Black sees that after 2. Td8+ Te8 can follow. 1. … Kf8 doesn’t lose and is better than the previous possibility.

… Kh8 allows mate in two by access (2. Dxh7+). 4) 1. Pc5 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

5) 1. … Db1 (1. … Dxh5? 2. Txa1#) 2. h3 Dxd1+. Exploiting vulnerability due to a weakened back rank. 6) 1. dxe5 Pxe5 2. Dxd6 (discovered attack makes an X-ray attack possible)

7) 1. b3 Kb1 stalemate (1. … e4 stalemate) Defending by stalemate (Nadareishvili 1964) 8) 1. c4+ dxc3 2. Txh4 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)

9) 1. … Tb7 (1. … Te2? 2. Txg7+) 2. Txg7+ Txg7 (attack on a pinned piece) 10) 1. Tc6+ Kb7 2. Txf6 (elimination of the defence: capturing+material)

11) 1. Pe5+ Kg8 2. Dxe2 (double check eliminates the protecting rook)

12) 1. … De5+ (1. … Da5+? 2. Dc3+; 1. … De7+ 2. Pe6+) (double attack: queen). Two temptations to avoid.

1) 1. Pc6+ Txa6 2. Tb8# (mate in two by discovered check)

2) 1. c5 Kf5 2. g4+ hxg4 (2. … Ke5 3. gxh5 Kd5 4. Kg2 Kxc5 5. Kg3 Kd5 6. Kg4) 3. Kg2 Ke6 4. Kg3 Kd5 5. Kxg4 Thanks to a pawn sacrifice White can destroy the black pawn structure allowing the white king to pick up the pawns.

3) 1. Ld5 (1. Tc3 Tc8) 1. … Ta1+ 2. Kb2 (defending against a double attack by counter-attack) 4) 1. … 0–0. Good move, bringing the king into safety.

… Lxe5 2. dxe5. Black is a pawn down and has compensation (says opening theory). Exchanging queens then is not wise. 1. … De7 (the move played costs a piece after 2. Da4+). White missed the double attack.Also in the remaining part of the game Step 2 combinations were missed and allowed by both sides. This can happen, on the other hand it is unwise in these cases to teach children, who drop pieces over and over again, 12 moves of opening theory. That time can be spend better.

5) 1. La5 (trapping)

6) 1. La5 Da6 2. Lxd8 (double attack: X-ray attack)

7) 1. … Txa5 2. Txe4 fxe4 (gain of material thanks to an in-between move) 8) 1. Da1+ Lf6 2. Tf1 (the pin: pin to a square)

9) 1. Lxf4 Dxa7 2. Txa7+ (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 10) 1. … Te4 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ). Threefold attack.

11) 1. Tc5+ (1. Tc2+ Ka7 2. Txb2 Ka6) 1. … Ka7 2. Ta5# (mate in two by a discovered check and chasing) 12) 1. … Lc8 (trapping)

1) 1. Tg6+ Kf8 2. Dh8# (mate in two thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender) 2) 1. … Pc6Adeveloping move that protects the rook.

… Lf5. 2. Te1. Not every developing move is good.After 2. Te1 a check on e7 follows.
… Le6 attacks the pinned knight once more but allows a winning discovered attack: 2. Pe7+.

3) 1. … e5 2. dxe6 Dxd4 or 2. … Lxd4. (double attack: pawn, thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender). Surprising. 4) 1. Db1 Dh5 2. Db2+ Exploiting vulnerability: a square which is difficult to defend. The black queen must stay on the long

diagonal.

5) 1. Pe7+ Lxe7 2. Dxd4 (defending against a double attack)

6) 1. g4 (trapping)

7) 1. Dc6 Txc8 2. Dxc8+ Kf7 3. Df8# Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry. 8) 1. … Lxd5 (1. … Dxg2+ 2. Lxg2) (a pinned piece is not a good defender)

9) 1. Df2 Df5 2. Dd4 Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry.

10) 1. … Dxf2+ (1. … Txd8 2. Pe7#; 1. … De6 2. Dxg5) 2. Txf2 Txd8 (in-between move to prevent mate; the guard has been lured away)

11) 1. Ld5+ Txd5 2. Dg7# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) 12) 1. Lg5+ Ke8 2. Td8# (mate in two by double check and chasing)

1) 1. … e4+ (1. … g4+ 2. Pxg4) (discovered attack)

2) 1. … Kh7 (1. … Tg8 2. Pg6+ Kh7 3. Tb7+ Tg7 4. Txg7#) (getting out of check and avoiding mate) 3) 1. … Txb3 2. Txb3 Dxb3 3. Tc8+ (discovered attack)

4) 1. … d4 chases the knight away from the centre.After 2. Pa4 Pg6 is a good move. White must capture on f6 because e4 hangs.

… Pg6.Agood move if White would be obliged to capture on f6 (no pin anymore and the queen comes into play). But he is not. White plays the in-between move 2. exd5.
… dxe4. It is not logical to activate Pc3. Now 2. Dxd8 Tfxd8 3. Lxf6 gxf6 4. Pxe4 is tempting (Black has a double pawn), but Black gets active pieces. Better is 2. Pxe4 Dxd1 3. Pxf6+ (a necessary in-between move) 3. … gxf6 4. Taxd1.

5) 1. … Pc3+ 2. Lxc3 Te3# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

6) 1. … Txg2+ 2. Pxg2 (2. Kh1 Dxf1#) 2. … Dxf1# (elimination of the defence: capturing+mate) 7) 1. Kd5 Ke7 2. Ke5 f4 3. gxf4 The white king is now on a key square, after 3. Kxf4 Kf6 he is not. 8) 1. … Txh2+ 2. Kxh2 Dxd6 Defending against luring away of a defender (luring into a pin)

9) 1. Pf5 (1. Pg4 Lg7) 1. … Lg7 2. Pxg7 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 10) 1. e7+ Pxe7 2. Td8# (cashing in a passed pawn)

11) 1. Dh3 (double attack: queen). In addition to capturing on d7, mate on e6 is threatening. 12) 1. Tee2 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

1) 1. Dg4 Lxf5 (1. … Txf1+ 2. Kxf1 g6 3. Dd4) 2. Dxd1 (double attack: queen) 2) 1. Txh5+ f6 2. Txh7# (discovered check)

3) 1. … Da4 2. Pxa4 (2. b3 Dxa3#) 2. … Pa2# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) 4) 1. Ld3 f6 2. Lxf5 (trapping)

5) 1. … Lf3 2. Txg5 Th1# Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry.

6) 1. f3. No fear for ghosts. Putting the knight on d4 into a pin doesn’t harm. White has quickly Le3 at hand. The move with the pawn loses no time, protects pawn e4 firmly and the Black bishop must move away.

Pf3. It is unnecessary to put the knight into a pin. The queen remains bound to the protection of the knight.
Le2.Awaste of the active bishop and after 1. … Lxe2 White must recapture with the d-knight. Remove active pieces. 7) 1. f4 Ld6 2. e5 Lc5+ (defending against a double attack)

8) 1. … Tb2 2. Dxb2 (2. Df1 Lxe3+) 2. … Lxe3+ 4. Txe3 Dxb2 (chasing away+material)

9) 1. … Ta3 2. bxa3 bxa3 (defending against trapping). If White captures on a3 then the a-pawn cannot be stopped then. 10) Picture

11) Picture

12) 1. … Pf2 2. De2 Dh3+ (double attack with two pieces)

1) 1. a7+! (1. Lxd4? stalemate) 1. … Lxa7 2. Le5# (avoiding stalemate).After 1. … Kxa7 White must have sufficient technique. Practice against the computer.

2) 1. … Tf4 2. Pxg5 (2. … Pd1 Dxe1) 2. … Dxg5 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 3) 1. b5 (1. bxa5 bxa5 2. Kb6 Kc8 3. Kxa5 Kb7=) Only a rook’s pawn may remain.

4) 1. … Pxe4 2. Pd5 (the discovered check is not dangerous, i.e..) 2. … Pxf2+ 3. Pxe7 Pxd1 4. Pxc8 5) 1. Te5 (1. b4 Dg5+) 1. … Da7 2. Txa5 or 2. Dxa5) (double attack: X-ray attack)

6) 1. … Pxd5 (1. … Txd5+? 2. Dxd5 Pxd5 3. Te8+) (twofold attack, choose the correct capture) 7) 1. Dc4 fxe4 (1. … Dxc4 2. Txc4) 2. Le6+ (defending against a pin)

8) 1. c4. In this way White gets rid of his weak pawn.After en passant capturing White must take with the bishop: 2. bxc3 e5. 1. c3 e5 and the bishop must abandon c3.

Tc1. No solution: 1. … Lh6.

9) 1. Tg7 (1. Th5+ Kg6) 1. … Txg7 2. g5+ Kg6 or 2. … Txg5 (drawing by stalemate) (Kuzmichev 1995) 10) 1. f4 (1. Txe5+? Kxe5+) 1. … Pd5 2. fxe5 (chasing away+material)

11) 1. … De7 (double attack with two pieces)

12) 1. … Pb8 (1. … Txd8 2. Dxg6; 1. … Pxd8 2. Tc8#) (getting out of check and not capturing without thinking)

1) 1. Kf3 Txe2 2. Kxe2 (trapping)

2) 1. Dc8+ Kg7 2. Tg1 saves the rook and protects g2.

3) 1. Lc2 (1. Lh5? Tb2+ 2. Kg1 Kxh5) Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry.

4) 1. … Kg5 (1. … Ke5 2. Kb4 Kf6 3. Kxa4 Kg5 4. Kb5 Kxg4 5. a4 Kxf5) (defending against a passed pawn) 5) 1. … Pe7. This modest retreat is necessary.

… Pd4? 2. Pxd4 loses material.
… Lxf3 2. Lxf3. Now the knight is pinned. 6) 1. … Lf3 2. Txf3 Dxf3 threatens mate.

7) 1. … Df3 2. Txg5 (2. g3 Txd5) 2. … Dd1# (double attack thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender) 8) 1. Da4 Dxf5 2. Dxc6 (double attack: queen)

9) 1. Dd5+ Kxd5 (1. … Kxf5 2. Dxh1) 2. c4# (mate in two by luring) (Lazard 1946) 10) 1. Kd6! Tb8 (2. Ke7 was the threat) 2. Kc7 (Berger 1890)

11) 1. … Te3 Pawn h3 cannot be protected. 12) 1. Txg6+ hxg6 2. h7# (mate in two)

1) 1. Db4+ c5 2. Dxb7 (double attack: queen, thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

2) 1. Dd2. Of course White avoids exchanging queens with the black king still in the middle. Now Black wins some time with 1. … c5 (1. … Dc6 2. Db4 is right away wrong) 2. Lxc5 Dc6 but after 3. De3 White has all the time to involve his rooks with Td2 and Tfd1.

Dxe4. White is a pawn down and exchanging is the appropriate way then. 1. Tfe1 see previous comment.

3) 1. Txb5 Dxb5 2. Dxb5 (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) 4) 1. Pc4 Txc4+ 2. Kd2 (defending against a passed pawn)

5) 1. … Da8 2. Td5 (2. e4 Kf4+) 2. … Dxd5 (defending against mate by pin) 6) 1. … Dd3 2. Tg1 b1D (2. … h3) (cashing in a passed pawn)

7) 1. Lg2 Kg7 2. Txd6 (defending against a pin, the front piece cannot be taken) 8) 1. gxh5 Pxh5 2. Dxg6 (2. Lxf7+) (pin and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 9) 1. … Lc8 (trapping)

10) 1. Ld3 (1. g3? Tc5) 1. … Pxd3 2. Txf5 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender) 11) 1. Tg7+ Kf8 (1. … Kh8 2. Pf7#) 2. Tg8# (double check and chasing)

12) 1. Le4 (1. Lxg6+? Pxg6) 1. …. Da5 (1. … Pe6 2. Dg4; 1. … g5 2. Df3) 2. Lxc6 (discovered attack)

1) 1. Lf5 (trapping)

2) 1. Txh5+ Dxh5 2. g8P# (mate in two by luring away and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

3) 1. … b5 2. Lxe6 bxa4 3. Dxa4 Dxe6 (double attack: pawn, thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

4) 1. Txd5 Txd5 2. Db3 (2. e4 Tc5 (2. … Db6+; 2. … De5) 3. Tc1 Tfc8) 2. … Tfd8 3. e4 Should be in Step 4.Amistake. 5) 1. … Td2 2. Dh6 (2. Dg3 Dxh1+) 2. … Td1+ 3. Txd1 Dxd1+ 4. Ka2 Dd5+ (chasing away+material)

6) 1. Tb8 (1. Db8 g6) (defending against a double attack)

7) 1. Dd4 Le6 and now ‘everything’wins: 2. Txe6, 2. Pf5 and 2. Df6) Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 8) 1. … Lxe3. Giving up the queen is the best possibility. Black gets rook, bishop and pawn. Other moves do cost more material.

… Da5 2. Tb5 or more difficult 2. Pb3 Dxc3+ 3. Ld2. 1. … Dc7 2. Lxc5

9) 1. Lg5 Dxf3 2. Lxe7+ (the pin: attacking a pinned piece and in-between move) 10) 1. c7+ (1. Kb7? Dc7+) 1. … Dxc7 (1. … Kxc7) 2. Lb6 Dxb6 stalemate

11) 1. Ld8 (threatening mate by line clearing)

12) 1. … f2 2. Dh8+ Tg8+ (preparing a discovered check)

1) 1. Kg2 Pg5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Lxg5 (discovered attack)

2) 1. Lxh7 Txh7 (1. … Dxf3 2. Lg8+ Th7 3. Dxh7#) 2. Dxf6+ (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) 3) 1. … Dd1+ 2. Ka2 b3+ 3. cxb3 axb3# (defending against mate by counter-attack)

4) 1. Td1 Tf7 2. Pxf7 Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry)

5) 1. … Txd5 2. bxa6 Lxa6 Capturing first on c1 brings nothing: 1. … Txc1 2. Pxf6+ gxf6 3. Txc1 6) 1. Kh2 Dxg1+ 2. Kg3 (defending against mate by moving away)

7) 1. Lb6 (trapping)

8) 1. Dh8+ Lxh8 2. Txh8+ Kg7 3. Txd8 (double attack: X-ray check) 9) Is the queen in enemy territory in danger or performs it a good job?

De7. The queen can become more active without danger. Black cannot protect f7 a third time. 1. Tad1. Healthy developing move, nothing wrong with that. Only, there was a better one.
Da3. No reason to retreat the queen. 10) 1. a8L b2 2. Le4 (avoiding stalemate)

11) 1. … Dxg1+ 2. Txg1 Te1+ (elimination of the defence: capturing+mate)

12) 1. … De6 2. Dc1 Dxe2 (gain of material thanks to a in-between move) The queen cannot protect Le2 any longer.

1) 1. Te8 (1. Pxg6+? hxg6 2. Te8+ Dxe8 3. Dxe8+ Kh7) (double attack: rook) 2) 1. Kb6 Ta7 2. Tc4+ (avoiding stalemate) (Vlasak 1971)

3) Picture

4) 1. … Dxf1+ 2. Kxf1 Txf5+ Exploiting vulnerability. The bad position of the king forces White to give up the queen to prevent mate.

5) 1. Tc1 (1. Ta6? Tb7) 1. … Tc7 2. Ta1 Tc2 3. Pc1 (3. Kf1) (defending against a passed pawn) 6) 1. … Te7 (chasing away+material with 1 piece)

7) 1. Da6+ Kxa6 2. Ta8# (mate in two by access or luring away) 8) 1. Pa3 (defending against mate)

9) White is winning and all moves are good enough to retain the advantage or expand it.

g5 fxg5 2. De5. Opening the long diagonal directly is the fastest. It doesn’t make any difference that White cannot take back on g5 . The queen must be activated. (Chernin-Santacruz, Mendoza 1985)
h4. White doesn’t need to prepare for g5 and h5 is not the best plan because Black plays g5 and keeps the position closed. 1. Ld5. Not a bad move but after 1. … g5 White has to do some work: move away the queen and prepare f4.

10) 1. … Tf7 2. Txd8 Dxd8+ (the pin: attacking a pinned piece thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender) 11) 1. … Pe3 2. Dd3 Txd3 3. cxd3 Dd6 (double attack with two pieces; X-ray protection)

12) 1. Kd6 (1. c5? Kc4 2. Kd6 Kb5) 1. … Le8 2. c5 Kc4 3. c6 White must prevent that the black king helps defending.

1) 1. Tf4 (trapping)

2) 1. Ta4 Lxc3 2. Dd6+ (in-between move)

3) 1. … d3+ (1. … dxc3+ 2. Lf2 cxb2 3. Pc3 La5 4. Pb1) 2. Kf1 d2 (discovered check). Two possibilities, always compare. Not an immediate capture.

4) 1. Pf8 De5 (1. … Dxf8 2. Ta8+) 2. Ta8+ The move with the knight protects g6 and threatens mate. Wonderful.

5) 1. … b6.Agood developing move. It is useful if c5 is well protected in case the c-file will be opened. Furthermore the move of the pawn makes room for the bishop. On the long diagonal it will be more active.

… a6. Not really necessary. Finishing the development is wiser. 1. … dxc4. Unhappy choice because of 2. Lxh7+.

6) 1. Ka8! (1. Ka6? Kc6 2. Ka7 (2. Ka5 Kc5 3. Ka6 Kd4 4. Kb6 Ke3 0-1) 2. … Kd5 3. Kb7 Ke4 4. Kc6 Ke3 0-1) 1. … Kc6 2. Kb8 Kd5 3. Kc7 Ke4 4. Kd6 Ke3 5. Ke5 ½-½

7) 1. … Tc6 2. Dd2 Txc5 (chasing away+material with one piece)

8) 1. … Pe4 2. Pxe4 Lxa1 (discovered attack and pin).Also good is 1. … Pxd5 but only if you foresee that after 2. Pxd5 Lxa1 3. Lf4 Da5 + must be played (no step 3!). Then an exchange sacrifice is required after 4. Kf2.

9) 1. … Pf6 (1. … Txd2 2. De8+ Kh7 3. Dg6+). Starting with preventing perpetual check, the bishop will not run.

10) 1. Dg6 Tf8 2. Dxh5 Kh8 3. Lxf7 Kh7 4. Lxh6 gxh6 5. Dg6+ (double attack: queen, thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

11) 1. Te2 Df6 2. Te8+ Exploiting vulnerability, threatening mate. 12) 1. Ph4 Lxg5 2. Lxg4 (discovered attack and trapping)

1) 1. Pg5 Dxe2 2. Pxf7# (discovered attack and in-between move)

2) 1. c4 (1. h5? Le6 2. h6 Lf5) 1. … b5 2. h5 (2. Kb2) (cashing in a passed pawn) 3) 1. 0–0. Finishing the development. The best move.

Ld6. Preventing castling is a fine idea. It is a pity that White has no more active pieces nearby. Black can just play 1. … Lf8 play and after exchanging the king will go to g7.Also 1. … dxc4 is possible. White cannot take back directly (2. Lxc4 Pb6).
Pe5. Too early, Black exchanges. Finishing the development first is a better plan. 4) 1. … Db4 (trapping)

5) 1. … Dg8 2. Txg8+ Kxg8 (defending against a passed pawn)

6) 1. Kh5 Kg8 2. Kg4 Kh7 3. Kxg3 Kxh6 4. Kh4 (4. Kg4 Kg6 5. g3) 4. … Kg6 5. g4Asimple technique: winning a tempo and only then go for the g-pawn.

7) 1. … Pc3 (in-between move)

8) 1. … Lxb3 2. Dxb3 Dxe5 (pinned piece is not a good defender) (Robatsch-Bely, Palanka 1956)

9) 1. … Txd4 2. Dxb8 Txd1+ 3. Kc2 Txb8 4. Kxd1 (elimination of the defence: capturing+material and in-between move) 10) 1. … b6 2. a4 Txd7# (mate in two, first take away a flight square)

11) 1. Da2+ (1. Dxc6? Te1+ 2. Kh2 Dh4#; 1. Lc5+ Kb8) 1. … Kb6 2. Da5# (2. Lc7+ wins the queen but is not mate: 2. … Kb5)

12) 1. … Df4 2. Da3 Te1# Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry.

1) 1. b4+ cxb3 2. Pd3# (mate in two) 2) 1. … g6 2. Txe5 gxf5 (trapping)

3) 1. Tf6+ Ke5 2. Txf3 (2. Txa6 f2)

4) 1. … Lf2+ 2. Kf1 Ta7 (defending against mate with X-ray protection) 5) 1. Te3+ Kf8 2. Tf3+ (2. Dg5 Te8) (perpetual check)

6) 1. Tgxg4 Pxg4 (1. … b2 2. Tg1) 2. Tf5# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) 7) 1. axb4 is possible because of the double attack on the next move.

Td1 forces 1. … Lxc3+ but after 2. bxc3 b5 pawn c4 is firmly protected.
Ta2 with the idea after 1. … Lxc3+ 2. bxc3 b5 to play 3. a4. Clever but Black plays 3. … Dd5. 8) 1. Pb6 Txc3 2. Pxc8+ (discovered attack and in-between move)

9) 1. Lc5 (1. Lc7 gains a piece, but White is a piece down) 1. … De6 2. Dc1 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 10) 1. … Tg1+ 2. Kxg1 Txf1# (2. … Tg2+) (luring and double check)

11) 1. … e5 2. Lxb8 Lxf4 (discovered attack and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

12) 1. Ph4 Lxe2 2. Pxg6# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king and a threat which is difficult to parry (Novag-Vivek, Rao 1988)

1) 1. … La4 (trapping thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

2) 1. Kf1 (1. b6 f2+ 2. Kf1 Kf3) 1. … f2 2. Ke2 First prevent counter-play. 3) 1. … Dxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Te4# (discovered check)

4) 1. … Pc5. Moving away with the knight is OK, to f6 is possible too. Other moves fail.

… Pxf2 would be nice if White takes the knight immediately (Pb3 hangs) but 2. Le3 spoils the fun. 1. … Lg5 2. Txe4 Just costs a piece.

5) 1. … Lh2 2. Ke1 Dd1# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 6) 1. Txc6 Txc6 2. Ld3# (elimination of the defence: capturing+mate)

7) 1. … La5+! 2. Kxa5 Kxa7 3. c8T! (3. c8D?) (avoiding stalemate) 8) 1. Lg5 (discovered attack and trapping)

9) 1. … Dxd3+ 2. Kxd3 Lf5# (mate in two by access)

10) 1. Lxh4 Kxh4 2. Kf4 Kh5 3. Kf5 (3. g3 Kg6 4. Kg4) (transposing / liquidating) 11) 1. Pc8 (defending against trapping)

12) 1. Pf6+ Lxf6 2. Dxd5 (double attack: knight, thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

1) 1. Dxf7+ Lxf7 2. Lxf7# (mate in two by X-ray protection)

2) 1. Pd6+ Kd8 2. La5# (‘in-between move’and mate in two). Taking back on e3 is no longer necessary. 3) 1. Pa8 (1. Pe6 Txg2) 1. … Txh5 2. Txb6+ (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

4) 1. … Txe5 2. Pe2An in-between move refutes the capture on e5.

5) 1. … Txd4 2. Dxb7 (2. Txd4 Dxf3) 2. … Txd1+ (elimination of the defence: capturing+material and in-between move 6) Taking into account the possibilities of the opponent!

… g5 makes space for the king and wins the f-pawn. 1. … Te6? 2. Tf8#
… Txf4 2. Tf8+ Ke6 3. Txf4 costs a rook

7) 1. Le6+ Kc7 2. Lxf5 (double attack: bishop, thanks to X-ray protection)

8) 1. Pg3 (1. Pe3? Dxe4+; 1. Te2 Dxc2 2. Txc2 Te1; 1. Txe8 Dxc2 2. Txf8) 1. … Txe4 2. Pxf5 (defending against a pin by protecting)

9) 1. … Dxh4+ 2. gxh4 Pe2# (discovered check by access)

10) 1. … Kf6 (otherwise White captures with check on e8) 2. Txe8 (2. g3 Tf1+ and 3. Tg1+) 2. … Tf1# (getting out of check and at the same time keeping all threats in the position)

11) 1. … Tg6 (trapping)

12) 1. … c6 (1. … Lf4+? 2. Kd5 c6+ 3. Kxc5) 2. Kd6 Kd4 (defending against a passed pawn)

1) 1. Dg6 Td5 2. Dxh6# Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry. 2) 1. … La5 2. Dxc8 Lxc3+ (discovered attack and in-between move)

3) 1. … Pd7 2. Lc7 Pxb4 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)

4) 1. … Ke2 (1. … Kd4 2. Kg5 Ke5 3. Kxh5) 2. Kg5 Kf2 3. Kxh5 Kxg3 Choosing the correct route.

5) 1. … Te7. White threatens to capture the defender of b7. The move with the rook makes that threat harmless. 1. … Tf7. The idea is good, the move isn’t: 2. Lh5 wins.

… Kb8 now b7 is being attacked after 2. Lxc8.

6) 1. Pe6 Lg7 2. Txg7 Lxe6 3. Tg8# (cashing in a passed pawn with a discovered attack) 7) 1. Pd8 Lxd8 stalemate (defending by stalemate)

8) 1. Pf6+ Kxg7 2. Ph5# (mate in two)

9) 1. g4+ fxg4+ 2. Kg3+ (defending against mate)

10) 1. f7+ Kxd7 2. f8D+ Kc8 3. Df5+ Kb8 4. Db5+ (cashing in a passed pawn)

11) 1. … dxc4 2. Lxc4 (2. Pxc4 Dxd3 (2. … Pxd3? 3. Ted1) ) 2. … Dxd2 (double attack: X-ray attack) 12) 1. … Dh3 (1. … Dxf4 2. Dxh5+ Kg8 3. Dxg6) (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

1) 1. e6 1. … fxe6 (1. … Pf6 2. exf7#) 2. Dh5+ g6 3. Dxg6#

b4 is certainly a good move to narrow down the bishop on a6 after 1. … c6 2. Db3 and 3 . a4. Only the previous possibility is much better.
Pc3. Good choice if there was not a better one. 2) 1. … g5 (discovered attack and trapping)

3) 1. … Dh4 (threatens mate)

4) 1. … Le6 2. Dh4 Lxd7 (2. … Dxd7? 3. Dh6) (double attack: rook and after that taking a threat into account) 5) 1. … Tf1+ 2. Kxf1 Df3# (double check and luring)

6) 1. Lf3 d5 2. Dxe7 Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry. 7) 1. Le3 Lxe3 2. hxg4 (gain of material thanks to an in-between move)

8) Picture:Anne Haast, 4 times Dutch woman champion 2014-2017 + 2021). 9) 1. Th8 Ke8 2. Txg8+ Exploiting vulnerability: material supremacy.

10) 1. Ta1 Dxa7 2. Txa7 (X-ray protection and pin)

11) 1. b6! axb6 (1. … Pf5+ 2. Kxc4 axb6 3. Kb5) stalemate (defending by stalemate) (Grin 2000)

12) 1. Pe2 (1. Kb3 h6; 1. Kc3 Tc1+) 1. … Txe2+ 2. Kc3 h5 3. Txf1 (getting out of check and creating a second threat)

1) 1. Dxe4 (in-between move)

2) 1. … Te2 (1. … f6? 2. Dh8+ Dg8 3. Te8+) (defending against mate, making an escape square by interposing)

3) 1. … 0–0 2. exf7+ Txf7. Capturing on e6 loses a piece (see possibility 3). Bringing the king into safety is more important than keeping the bishop on the board.

… Lf6 2. exf7+ Kxf7 3. Dc4+ and the king is more unsafe and hinders the rook. 1. … fxe6 2. Db5+ (double attack: queen)

4) 1. Le3 (trapping)

5) 1. Pb2 Kb3 2. a4 The knight must protect the pawn outside the square of the pawn. 6) 1. … Dg3 2. Lc3 The only way to prevent Te1+.

7) 1. g5+ Lxg5 2. Dh8# (mate in two)

8) 1. Df3 (1. Kh2 Df2+ 2. Kxh3 g4#) (getting out of check) Giving material is better than being mated. 9) 1. Pg2 (discovered attack and trapping)

10) 1. … Th8+ 2. Kg4 Lf6 (defending against a passed pawn)

11) 1. Lf6 Pxf6 (1. … Txe3 2. Dg7#) 2. Txe7 (discovered attack and elimination of the defence: chasing away+mate) 12) 1. Tf5 Pf4+ (1. … Pg5 2. Dxg7#) 2. Txf4 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. … Pf1+ (chasing away+material thanks to X-ray protection)

2) 1. Dc1 (1. Tf1? Tf8) 1. … De6 2. Pxe8 (double attack with two pieces)

3) 1. … Lf4 2. Dxd5 Lxe3+ 3. Kf1 Lxd5 (discovered attack and in-between move) 4) 1 Lxg6 Txg6 (1. … hxg6 2. Dh8+) 2. Dxe7 (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 5) This position is in the wrong Step. Nevertheless, here is the answer.

Acheck on a1 is a move that feels illogical. Keeping the possibilities in the position is appropriate here. The check can wait. You must choose a move that feels good without the necessity that you can calculate everything.

… Pg6. Played with the correct assumption that the black knight is better than the white one. The knight can become active via h4. Luckily, that after 2. Pe4 Black has a forced win with 1. … Ta1+ 3. Kd2 Td8+ 4. Ke2 Pf4+.
… cxd6. It is against the rules to allow the white rook on the seventh rank but after 2. Txe7 Txf3 White cannot play 3. Txd6 Txf2 not. So White must play 3. Kb1 first and after 3. …. Txf2 Black has good chances.
… Ta1+ 2. Kd2 Txd1+ 3. Kxd1 Pd5 4. Pe4. This possibility is the least of the three. Some advantage remains. 6) 1. Pc7+ Kb8 2. Pxb5+ Ka8 3. Pxa3 (chasing and discovered check)

7) 1. … a6 2. La4 b5 Black remains a piece up (defending against a pin) 8) 1. Txf5 g6 2. Dh4 gxf5, in short: Txf5 was not clever.

9) 1. Ld6 Txb7 2. axb7 (creating a passed pawn)

10) 1. Txf7 Dxe6 2. Txg7+ Kxg7 3. Txe6 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material thanks to an in-between move) 11) 1. Pf5 De5 (1. … gxf5 2. Dg5+) 2. Pxd6 Discovered attack, knight fork, access and others (Carls-Denes, Munich 1936) 12) 1. Lxe4 Lxe4 2. Dxe4 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)

1) 1. Pa4 Dc7 (1. … Lxf2+ 2. Kxf2) 2. Pxc5 (discovered attack and chasing away+material) 2) 1. … b3 2. axb3 Txa4 (discovered attack and trapping)

3) 1. Pb8 Kh5 2. Th7# Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces and zugzwang. 4) 1. Dg6 hxg6 2. Th3# (mate in two by access)

5) 1. … Ta8 2. e5 Dxf3+ 3. Kxf3 Txe8 (in-between move, desperado) 6) 1. Pg3 (1. Kh1 Pf4) (getting out of check)

7) 1. Tf7+ (1. Tg8+? Kxg8) 1. … Kg8 2. Ph6# (chasing and double check)

8) 1. f4 Kf6 2. f5 Keeping the enemy king out of the square of the pawn.

9) 1. Kf1 White must get out of the pin. This can be done in more ways but this move is the smartest. 1. d7 The pawn seems unstoppable, seems because 1. …. Td6 turns the tables.

axb5 Txd6 is painful.

10) 1. … Te6 (1. … d6 2. Dg8+ Tf8) Defending by returning material.

11) 1. Kd3 (1. g3? Kd6) 1. … Kc5 2. g3 Tempo play. No pawn moves if not necessary. (De La Bourdonnais 1838) 12) 1. Dxf5+ Dxf5 stalemate (defending by stalemate)

1) 1. … Ld5+ (1. … Dxe6+ 2. Txe6 Ld5+ 3. Lc4) 2. Lc4 Lxe6 (double attack: bishop, thanks to X-ray protection) 2) 1. Td4+ Dg4 (1. … Kg5 2. Pe4+) 2. Pf3# (Gjarmati 1984)

3) 1. Lc4 (discovered attack and trapping)

4) 1. Lg5 (in-between move) and then 2. Kxh2.

5) 1. … Dxe2 2. Pdxe2 (2. Txe2 Txd4; 2. Pgxe2 Lxe5+) Right capture to prevent loss of material . 6) 1. Pxf7+ Kxf7 (1. … Kh7 2. Tg7#) 2. Tg7# (discovered check)

7) 1. … Pbd5. Defending by interposing. The knight threatens to capture the attacking bishop and after 2. Ld2 Black can castle. safely

… Lf8. Defending by protecting puts the bishop in the way. White develops with 1. Tad1 and castling by black is not even possible.
… Pc8 seems to win a tempo by the attack on b2. Now the knight stands passive on c8 and White can play 2. Pd2 (2. … Txb2 3. Pc4).

8) 1. Dd8+ Lb6 2. Dd2# (mate in two) 9) 1. Lb5 (double attack with two pieces)

10) 1. Lxe5 Pxe5 2. Txe5 (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) 11) 1. Txf8+ Kxf8 2. d7+ (cashing in a passed pawn)

12) 1. Txf1 (1. Kxf1? g3 and White loses) 1. … Kxg2 2. Tf8 and with the king nearby the win is simple.

1) 1. Ta4 (trapping)

2) 1. Pxf6 Dxe2 (1. … Pxf6 2. Dxe6; 1. … Dxf6 2. Lxf6 Pxf6 3. De6) 2. Pg8# (discovered attack and in-between move) 3) 1. Te4 (double attack: X-ray attack)

4) 1. … Da5 2. Pa2 unpins the a-pawn and traps the bishop. 5) Picture

6) 1. Dxf8+ Txf8 2. Ph6# (mate in two by clearing a square)

7) 1. … Lb4+ (1. … Pxc6? 2. Txd6) 2. Kf2 Pxc6 (2. … bxc6) (gain of material thanks to a in-between move) 8) 1. … Txb3+ (1. … h3? 2. c7+ Kd7 3. Kb7 ; Kc8? Be6+) 2. axb3 Kc8 (defending against a passed pawn) 9) 1. … Lf7. The square from which the bishop can become the quickest (a bit) active.

… Le8. Less future than from f7. 1. … Lh7. Too passive.

10) 1. Pe8+ Pxc6 2. Df6# (discovered check)

11) 1. Pxc6 Dxd1 2. Pe7+ Kh8 3. Txd1 (elimination of the defence: capturing+material thanks to a in-between move) 12) 1. … f5 2. Lxf5+ Ke7 (getting out of check and preventing loss of material)

1) 1. Lg3 (1. Dxe4 Ph3+; 1. Dc3+ Tf6) (defending against mate) 2) 1. … Tg1+ 2. Kf2 Txc1 (X-ray check and X-ray protection)

3) 1. … Dxc3+ 2. Lxc3 Lxc3+ 3. Dd2 Lxd2+ (gain of material thanks to X-ray protection and bad position king) 4) 1. Dd1 (discovered attack and trapping)

5) 1. Txe6 Dxe6 2. Dxd8+ (elimination of the defence: capturing+mate) 6) 1. Pd4 Td8 2. Tc4 (defending against a double threat)

7) 1. … Tg2+ 2. Kxg2 Le4# (luring and double check)

8) All attention goes to the attack on the bishop. It is three times attacked and protected only once. Moving away seems the only possibility. If we look for vulnerability then the weakness of Black’s back rank strikes.

Tf1. This move is indicated so a good reason for a closer look. It turns out that Black has only one move: 1. … Kg8. Now 2. Dd5+ is logical and forces 2. … Kh8. In a game you can execute the move with the rook. The white pieces are so much better. Even that good that there are many good continuations. If this position is on the board they are easy to find: De5, Tf7, Dg5 are the strongest.
Lh3. White keeps the more active position but with 1. …. De8 Black can make the back rank less vulnerable. 1. La4. Black can now capture on b4. Scary but 2. Td8 is harmless because 2. … Dc5+ and 3. … Tc8.

9) 1. Td7+ Ke8 2. Td5+ Ke7 3. Td7+ (perpetual check thanks to a discovered check and interposing) 10) 1. Lxh7+ Kh8 2. Le4+ Dxh1+ 3. Lxh1 (chasing and discovered check)

11) 1. Lb5 Da5 2. Lxc6 (double attack: bishop, and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 12) 1. … Db5+ 2. Kg1 Da6 (defending against a passed pawn)

1) 1. … Dxh3 2. gxh3 g2# (mate by access)

2) 1. … dxc4+ 2. Lxc4 Pxc4 (elimination of the defence by capturing and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 3) 1. g3 (discovered attack and trapping)

4) 1. … Dxc5 2. Dg5 (lifting the pin by counter-attack)

5) 1. Tc1 (1. Lf3? h1D) 1. … Kxh1 2. Kf2# (mate in two)

6) 1. … Pb4. The best move. There is no adequate defence against a check on c2 and d3.

… La3. Developing a piece to an active square is a good move, but not the best. White fights on with 2. Td1.
… Lb4.Active but White can chase the bishop back with 2. a3. Due to the possibility of Pb4 the move of the pawn is useful.

7) 1. Dc5 Ta8 2. Dxd5 (double attack: queen)

8) 1. Dg1 (1. Kh2 De5+ ) 1. … Tf1? 2. Td8+ Kh7 3. Txg7# (getting out of check and preventing a real threat).

9) 1. Kd3 (1. h4 c4 2. h5 c3+ 3. Ke2 c2 4. h6 c1D) 1. … Kb3 2. Kd2 Kb2 3. Kd3 active defence by threat (conquering the pawn and coming in front of the pawn)

10) 1. Dh1+ (1. Da8+? Tb8) 1. … Kg7 2. Dxb7 (double attack: queen)

11) 1. Txf4 (1. Ke2 Tc2+) 1. … Lxd3 (1. … Kc5 2. Tf8) 2. Txd4+ (defending) 12) 1. … Pe5 2. Dxe5 Lxe5 (discovered attack and trapping)

1) 1. Tg4 Dxb2 (1. … Ld7 2. Dc5+ Kg8 3. Txg7+) 2. Dc5+ (elimination of the defence: chasing away+mate)

2) 1. Pb5 Lxb5 (1. … Dd8 2. Lxc6; 1. … Dc8 2. Pd6+) 2. Lxa8 (chasing away+material and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

3) 1. Td8+ Txd8 (1. … Kh7 2. Dxc3 Txc3 3. Txa8) 2. Dxc3 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material) 4) 1. Ld4. Only active square left for the bishop. Black must do something against the threat 2. f4 (i.e.. 1. … Lf6).

Lxb4 opens the long diagonal so that a discovered attack is possible: 1. … Pf3+
Lxe5.Afirst Step move, capture whatever you can capture without losing points. That phase lies in the past.Awaste of the good bishop.

5) 1. Txe5+ fxe5 2. De7# (double attack: rook and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

6) 1. fxe5 f5 2. Txf5 Pxf5 (elimination of the defence: chasing away and luring away+ mate) 7) 1. Tc2 Txc2 2. Lxc2+ (elimination of the defence: capturing+material and in-between move) 8) 1. … Dxd4+ 2. Lxd4 Lxd4# (mate in two thanks to X-ray protection)

9) 1. Pf5 exf5 (1. … Da3 2. Lc1 Da7 3. Pxe7+) 2. Lxc5 (discovered attack and elimination of the defence) 10) 1. … Df8 (1. … e4? 2. Pxe4) (double attack: X-ray attack)

11) 1. Lf4 Lxd3 2. Lxh6+ (chasing away+material and in-between move) 12) 1. … Pc6 2. Da8 De5# (double attack with two pieces)

1) 1. Lxd5+ (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 2) Taking into account the possibilities of the opponent.

… Lxf3. It is a pity for the bishop but a good possibility.
… Dd7 2. Pxe5 Pxe5 3. Dxe5 is also possible if you dare to sacrifice a pawn (3. … Ld6 4. Dc3). White has enough play for the pawn.
… f5 (the move you would like to play) fails to 2. Dc4+

3) 1. Pxd4 cxd4 2. Te1 Dxh3+. Black profits from the pinned g-pawn. The move with the knight opens the diagonal of Lb7 and the move of the rook gives up the protection van h3.

4) 1. Lb2 Ke5 2. c4# (mate in two)

5) 1. Le5+ Ke7 2. Ld6# (double check and luring)

6) 1. … Df5 (defending against a pin; eliminating the attacker) 7) 1. … Lc7 2. Dd4 Dxc1 (activating the bishop)

8) 1. Dh4 Dxd3 2. Tg8# (bringing in the guard)

9) 1. … Df3 2. Tc2 Ld5 (activating the queen, the bishop must follow)

10) 1. … Ke7. With a rook up Black can play for a win.After 2. Te1 the king must go to f6 and that looks scary but it is not. White has only two attackers and Black has sufficient defenders.

… Kc8 (repeating the position after check on a8 and d5; the king must go to e7) 1. … Ke8.Amistake, after 2. Te1+ the king must abandon the protection.

11) 1. … e3+ (1. … f1D 2. Tf8+; 1. … f1P+ 2. Ke1) 2. Txe3 f1D (cashing in a passed pawn)

12) 1. … Tf4 (1. … Tc3? 2. Dxf7+) 2. gxf4 Dxf3 (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

1) 1. … Tdg7 (defending against loss of material and mate) 2) 1. dxc4

bxc4. The move is played with the thought: ‘I don’t want to lose the right to castle’(this will be the case after exchanging queens). Moving and not looking any further. Unfortunately 1. … Dd4.

Pf3.Apawn sacrifice without activity in return. Black can capture on d3 or play e4. 3) 1. Td4 Txf7 (1. … Lxd4 2. Dxd4+) 2. Txd5 (the pin: pin)

4) 1. … Kg8 (1. … Kxg6; 1. … Kh6 2. g7 Kxg7) 2. g7 Pb5 3. Kxa2 Kxg7 (avoiding stalemate) 5) 1. … Db7+ (double attack: X-ray check)

6) 1. Ph4 Txf1 2. Dxh5 T8f2#. The move of the knight was not a happy one. (Merciai-Starr, Haifa 1976) 7) 1. Pd1 (discovered attack and trapping)

8) 1. f3 (1. Ke2 g3 2. fxg3 fxg3) 1. … gxf3 2. Kf2 Kb3 3. Kxf3 Kc4 4. Kxf4 Kd5 5. Kg4 Ke6 6. Kxh3 (defending actively) 9) 1. … Te7 2. Dxe7 Lxe7 (2. … Pxe7) (trapping)

10) 1. Td5+ Dxd5 2. Dxd5+ (chasing away+material thanks to X-ray protection)

11) 1. Pf4+ (1. Pxe5+ Kf8) 1. … Kf8 (1. … Kf6 2. Lh4#) 2. Pe6# (chasing, taking away an escape square and discovered check)

12) 1. Pg5 Txe1 2. Txe1 Pe4 3. Pxf7 (gain of material thanks to in-between move)

1) 1. Df6 (1. Txd5? exd5 2. Df6 De1+ 3. Kc2 De4+) 1. … Pxf6 2. Td8+ (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 2) 1. Tf3. Increasing the pressure on f6 is fine (both pinned pieces are no good defenders).

Tce3. Threatening something (i.e.. capturing on f7 and Te8+ or at once Te8) is not enough in case there is a simple defence is: 1. … Ld7 2. Te7 Pd5 3. Ld3 Pf6. It is too late for 2. Tf3 because of 2. … Te8.
Lxf7+. Lifting the pin removes the pressure, try always to maintain the pressure (except for an immediate win!) 1. … Dxf7 and nothing has been achieved.

3) 1. … Dg4 2. Lxd5? Lb4+ (defending by counter-attack)

4) 1. Txc8 Txb4 2. Txc7+ Dxc7 3. cxb4 (capture and luring away+material and in-between move) 5) 1. Ld5 Pe6 2. b7 (2. Lxe6) (avoiding stalemate)

6) 1. … Lxf4+ 2. Kg1 Lh2+ 3. Txh2 Dxh2# (double check)

7) 1. … Lb7. The bishop is in the way: 1. Ta4 (Cazon de Hase-Ruck Petit, Haifa 1976)

8) 1. Tc1 Tg5 (1. … Te7 2. Pxe7) 2. Tc7+ Kg8 3. Th8# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king and a threat which is difficult to parry.

9) 1. Kh1 g3 2. Pf2+ gxf2 stalemate (defending by stalemate) (Pogosjants 1978)

10) 1. Txb7 (1. Dxc7? Txb1+) 1. … Dxb7 (1. … Dxa5 2. Tb8+) 2. Dd8# (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 11) 1. Txc7 (elimination of the defence: capturing+mate)

12) 1. … Lf5 2. Pxf5 Txf5+ 3. Ke2 Tf8 (defending against mate)

1) 1. b4 Lb6 2. a5 (chasing and trapping)

2) 1. … Dxe3+ 2. Lxe3 Lxe3+ 3. Kh1 Pf2+ 4. Kg1 Pxd1+ (X-ray protection) 3) 1. … Ph5 (discovered attack and trapping)

4) 1. … Lxd4 (1. … Dxd4? 2. Dg5+) 2. Dxd4 Dxd4 3. Txd4 (elimination of the defence: capturing+material)

5) 1. … d5. Excellent. White must more or less play 2. exd5 exd4 3. d4.After exchanging on d4 and c6, White’s two minor pieces are passive.

… Ph5. Logical, but 2. Pe2 prevents the move of the knight to f4 and prepares an action in the centre with d4 at the same time.
… Tad8. The rook on d8 is not necessary at this moment, maybe later. Be flexible!

6) 1. … Tc8. Considering all moves and concluding ‘not possible’will end with 1. Pa3 (1. Tac1 Pa2; 1. Tfc1 Pa2; 1. Pxa5 Tcc2; 1. Pd6 Tcc2 31. Kh1 Txg2). Eliminating is the name.

7) 1. e5+ Kxe5 (1. … Ke7 2. La3) 2. Lb2#. Using the last pawn in a useful way! 8) 1. Lxb6 Dxb3 2. Lxd4+ (gain of material thanks to a in-between move)

9) 1. Pxd4+ (1. Pxa7+? Ka5 2. Pxc8 Txa3) 1. … Kc5 2. Pb3# (double check and chasing) 10) Picture: GM Hikaru Nakamura

11) Picture

12) 1. … Lf2+ 2. Kxf2 Pg4# (double check and luring)

1) 1. Lf6 Txe5 (1. … Dxf6 2. Txe8+ Txe8 3. Dxe8+) 2. Dxh6+ (discovered attack and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

2) 1. Kh1 g2+ (1. … gxh2; 1. … Kh4 2. Kg2 gxh2 3. Kxh2 g3+ 4. Kg2 Kg4 5. Kg1) 2. Kg1 g3 3. hxg3 Kxg3 (defending, working with stalemate, guarding key squares) (Kovalenko 1985)

3) 1. … Kc8 (1. … Ka8 2. Txb3 cxb3+ 3. Kxb3) 2. d7+ Kc7

4) 1. … Pa4 2. Dc1 Pc3+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. Making use of a pin. 5) 1. Dh8+ (1. g5+ Kh7) 1. … Kg5 2. Le3# (mate in two by chasing)

6) 1. … Pc6 2. Txc6 Lxc6 (trapping forces gain of material) 7) 1. Ke5 Kg3 2. Kf5 h2 3. Ld5 (keeping the last pawn) 8) 1. De3 h6 2. gxh3 (in-between move)

9) 1. … Lg4 saves the bishop with tempo.After 2. Te3 cxd5 White must take the effort to win back his pawn. If at all. 1. … cxd5 leads to an exchange: 2. Dxd7 dxe4 3. Dxb7.

… Tad8 (played in a game U14).After 2. Pc5 Lg4? 3. Te3? Dd6 the game ended finally in a draw. Correct was 2. … Lh3 (a real gain of tempo, after 2. … Lg4 White can ignore the counter-attack with 3. Dxd8) 3. f3 h6 with an equal game. Black cannot capture on d5 (Dxd8 or Dxf8+).

10) 1. Lc4 (discovered attack and trapping)

11) 1. … Tc8 2. Dxb7 Txc1+ 3. Kh2 Txb7 (double attack: X-ray attack and in-between move) 12) 1. … Txd3 2. Dxd3 exf3 (2. … Da5 3. Txe4) (discovered attack)

1) 1. Dxe3 Pd5 (1. … Lxe3 2. Tc8+) 2. Dxc5 (2. De8+? Lf8) (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 2) 1. … Tb3 2. De1 Dxb2# (mate in two)

3) 1. Pb5 (1. Pd5? Pf4+) 1. … Txb7 2. axb7 (creating a passed pawn)

4) 1. Txe7 (1. Txb3? Pb4) 1. … Pxe7 2. Tf8# (elimination of the defence: capturing+mate)

5) 1. Pf7+ (1. Pc4+? Kc8) 1. … Kc8 (1. … Kc6 2. Pd8#) 2. Td8# (discovered check and chasing) 6) 1. Td1 Dxd1 2. c8D (defending against a passed pawn)

7) 1. … Dxf2+ 2. Dxf2 Td1+ 3. De1 (getting out of check by interposing thanks to X-ray protection)

8) 1. … d5.All black pieces are situated fine and if d5 is possible, it must be played. In the game Twan Burg-Melissa Muhren Dutch U14, Rijswijk 2000 followed 2. exd5 Pxd5 3. Pxd5 Txd5 (rooks don’t belong on a crowded board in the centre, too vulnerable – Lxd5 is better). Black did win however.

… h6. Can be useful but after 2. Dg3 the move d5 is not possible.
… Pcd7. The black position remains solid but with playing around you make no progress. 9) 1. Lxd4 (defending against a pin). It makes 1. … Ta1 harmless.

10) 1. Pe6 Txd1+ 2. Txd1 (double attack with two pieces)

11) 1. Kg3 Ke4 2. Kf2 Kxe5 3. Ke3 Kd5 4. Kd3 e5 5. Ke3. In time to defend; going to f6 loses. 12) 1. Kd6 (1. Kf5 Te5+ 2. Kxe5; 1. Kd5 Td1+) (getting out of check and avoiding counter-play)

1) 1. … Pb3 2. Db1 Dxe3 (chasing away+material thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender) 2) 1. Pd3+ cxd3 2. b4# (mate in two)

3) 1. f5. Double aim: resolving the double pawn and giving the bishop more mobility. 1. b3 Pd6. Black prevents f5 forever.

c4.Abad choice.After 1. … dxc4 2. Dxc4 the pawns are weak (must be protected by pieces) and the bishop is hampered by his own pawns.

4) 1. Kc6 Pc4 (defending against a double attack by a counter-attack) 5) 1. Dg5+ Lxg5 2. hxg5# (double check and line opening)

6) 1. … Dh3+ (1. … Dh1+ 2. Dg1 Dxf3+ 3. Lf2) 2. Kg1 Dh2+ (perpetual check)

7) 1. d7+ Kd8 (1. … Lxd7 2. Dxb2 Tc8 3. Txc8+; 1. … Pxd7 2. Dc8+ Txc8 3. Txc8#) 2. Dc8+ Txc8 3. dxc8D# Different theme’s: a pinned piece is not a good defender, X-ray protection.

8) 1. Td7+ Te7 2. Dxc7 (discovered attack and double attack rook) 9) 1. Pc3 Lc4 2. a7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

10) 1. … c4 (1. … Pg6? 2. Td8#) (defending against mate by eliminating the guard with interposing) 11) 1. Pc5 (1. Pe5 fxe5 2. dxe5+ Lxe5+) 1. … bxc5 2. bxc5# (mate in two)

12) 1. Pe5 h5 (1. … fxe5 2. fxe5+) 2. Pf7# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. … Dxb1 2. Txb1 Lxd6 (gain of material thanks to an in-between move – desperado)

2) 1. Pexd6+ (or 1. Pcxd6+ cxd6 2. Pxd6+) 1. … cxd6 2. Pxd6+ (double attack: knight fork thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

3) 1. Le6 (bringing in a helper)

4) 1. Ta2 Pe5 2. Dxd1 (discovered attack)

5) 1. Ld4 Pe8 2. Lxf6+ (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

6) 1. Lxe5. The correct capture.After 1. … Dxe2 2. Txe2 Te8 has White choice, i.e. 3. Te1.

Dxb5. Black makes use of the weak back rank and captures 1. … axb5 and there is no time to take on e5. 1. Dxe5 Df1# is certainly not correct.

7) 1. … De2 2. Df2 Dxb5 (in-between move)

8) 1. Pg5 Txe2 and not 1. … Lxe2 2. Pxe4 Lxd1 3. Pxd6. Beware of in-between moves. 9) 1. … Pxe5 2. Dd6 Dxd6 3. cxd6 Pxd3 (discovered attack and trapping)

10) 1. Lg2 (1. d7? Kc7 2. Ka2 Kd8 3. Lf5 Ke7 4. Kxa3 b1D 5. Lxb1 Kxd7) 1. … Kc5 2. d7 Keeping the king outside the square of the pawn.

11) 1. … Pb6 (1. … Lb7? 2. La5) 2. La5 Pxd5 3. Lxc7 Pxc7 (trapping) 12) 1. Pd3+ (1. b4+? Kd4) 1. … Lxd3 2. b4# (mate in two)

1) 1. … De3+ 2. Pxe3 Pd4# (mate in two by clearing a square) 2) Picture

3) Picture

4) 1. Db8+ De8 (1. … Df8 2. Dxf8+ Kxf8 3. Txe6; 1. … Kg7 2. Dh8+) 2. Dxe8+ Txe8 3. Txe8+ (X-ray protection) 5) 1. Lxc5 Txc5 2. Tb7+ (2. Txb8? Tc1#) 2. … Kg8 3. Txb8+ (discovered attack and in-between move)

6) 1. La4 Dc7 (1. … Dxb3 2. Lxb3 a5 3. Td2) 2. Txd3 (defending against a passed pawn thanks to X-ray protection)

7) 1. … Ta8 2. Pf8 (2. Pf6? Kb4) 2. … Txf8 3. gxf8T! (3. gxf8D?; 3. gxf8L?; 3. gxf8P? Kb4) (avoiding stalemate by minor-promotion)

8) 1. Le4 (1. Lb3? axb3 2. Dc3 b2) 1. … Tb1 2. Dxb1 Lxb1 3. Lxb1 (defending against a pin) 9) 1. … Kh7 unpins the f-pawn, Dxg6 is not a threat any longer.

… b5. The attack on the bishop postpones taking on g6 just for one move: 2. Ld5 Tb8 3. Dxg6 1. … g5.An unnecessary weakening. White can play 3. Pd5 Le6 4. Pe3.

10) 1. Dd4 Dxd4 (1. … Dg3 2. exd6) 2. Pbxd4 (double attack and in-between move) 11) 1. Dc6! Kxf5 (1. … Dxc6 2. Pe7+) 2. De4# (luring and double attack: knight)

12) 1. … f5 2. Tg7 (2. Pg6+ hxg6 3. Txe4 fxe4) 2. … Txf4 (defending against mate and chasing away+material)

1) 1. … Pxd4 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material and in-between move) 2) 1. … Pf6 (discovered attack and trapping)

3) 1. De7+ Dxe7 2. Lg6# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

4) 1. … cxd4. Due to the pin of the c-pawn White must take back with a piece. He remains with a weak double pawn. 1. … Dxc3+. The silliest move because of 2. Ld2 and the queen has been trapped.

… Pc6. Now White should prevent 2. … cxd4 by 2. Ld2. 5) 1. Pxg6+ fxg6 2. Dxf4+ (in-between move)

6) 1. De6! d4 (1. … Dxe6 2. Lxg7#) 2. Dg8# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) (Belyavsky 2011)

7) 1. Ld5 a discovered attack without taking an in-between move into consideration 1. … Lf5+ (1. … Dxe2? 2. Th4+) 2. Ka2 Dxe2 3. Th4+ Lh7

8) 1. … Txe3 2. Txe3 Pf2# (elimination of the defence: capturing+mate) 9) 1. Pxf6+ Kf8 2. Ph7# (double check and access)

10) 1. Tf5 Th6 2. Pxf6+ Txf6 3. Txf6 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 11) 1. … Txf3 2. gxf3 (2. Pd4 Dxe8) 2. … Dxe8 (discovered attack)

12) 1. … g4 2. Td3 (2. Tg3 Ld2) 2. … La3 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

1) 1. Dg4+ Tg5 (getting out of check by a counter-pin)

2) 1. Tb5 Kxb5 2. b7 b1D 3. b8D+ (defending against a passed pawn) 3) 1. … Dxg3+ 2. Lxg3 Th8+ (mate by access)

4) 1. Kd6+ Kc8 2. Lb7+ Kxb7 3. Kd7 (avoiding stalemate) 5) 1. … Pb5 2. Dxb5 Lxb5 (discovered attack and trapping)

6) 1. e4. White’s position is fantastic and Black can only play with the knight . This move prevents that. 1. Tc1 allows Black to play 1. … Pd5 after which the b-pawn can play.

0–0–0 See previous move.

7) 1. … Df6 2. cxd7+ Lxd7 3. Dd1 Dxa1 (trapping)

8) 1. Td4+ Kxd4 (1. … Kb3 2. Txd5 Pa4 3. Ke3) 2. e3# (chasing away+material)

9) 1. Tb7 (1. Txe6? fxe6 2. Tb7+ Tf7) 1. … Ld4 2. Txe6 (double attack with two pieces)

10) 1. Pd4! Kd6 2. Kc1 Kc7 3. Kb2 Kb7 4. Kxa1 Ka6 5. Pb3 The knight must protect the pawn outside the square of the pawn. (Rossi 2004)

11) 1. Lg6+ Kxg6 (1. … Txg6 2. De7#) 2. Dh5# (mate in two)

12) 1. … Da3+ (1. … Txc8? 2. Te8+) 2. Kb1 Txc8 (in-between move)

1) explanation 2) explanation 3) example

4) 1. Ld7 2. Lb5# 5) 1. Te4 2. La5# 6) 1. h4 2. Lh2# 7) 1. Lg4 2. Ped8# 8) 1. Lb4 2. Te3# 9) 1. e8P 2. Dc5# 10) 1. c7 2. c8P#

11) 1. f8P 2. Tf6# 12) 1. d8P 2. Pb7# 58

1) 1. e3 2. Da5+ 2) 1. Pe7 2. Dd2#

3) 1. Lb4 2. Tf1# 4) 1. h8T 2. Ta8# 5) 1. c8P 2. a8D# 6) 1. Kg2 2. Lc3# 7) 1. Dc7 2. b8P+

8) 1. b8L 2. Th6# (1. b8D is stalemate; Black is not allowed to move, but he must have a legal move at his disposal. That is why giving check on the first move is not allowed either.)

9) 1. d8P 2. Pc6# 10) 1. Td8 2. Th3# 11) 1. Tf4 2. Th7# 12) 1. Dc5 2. Df8#

1) example

2) 1. a4 Kb4 (1. … Ka6 2. Da8#; 1. … b5 2. Dxb5#) 2. Db5# (Kuligin 1983) 3) 1. Dd6 Ka4 (1. … b4 2. Da6#) (Speckmann 1969)

4) 1. Db6 Ka3 (1. … axb4 2. Da6#) 2. Dxa5# (Kaschtschejev 1971) 5) 1. Kd1 Kf1 2. De1# (Polgar, Zsu 1999)

6) 1. a4 Kc4 (1. … Ka5 2. Db5#; 1. … c4 2. Db5#) 2. De4# (Saks 1993) 7) 1. Kc3 Ka4 2. Da6# (Nielsen 1939)

8) 1. Kc5 b6+ (1. … Ka6 2. Da8#; 1. … b5 2. axb6#) 2. axb6# (Ognjanoviv 1912) 9) 1. Dc1 Kh3 (1. … g6 2. Dh6#; 1. … g5 2. Dh1#) 2. Dh1# (Lazard 1925)

10) 1. Da3 Kc4 (1. … e3 2. Db4#) 2. Dc5# (Lazard 1926)

11) 1. d4 a4 (1. … Ka4 2. Db3#; 1. … Ka3 2. Db3#) 2. Dc5# (Kaschtschejev 1975)

12) 1. Kc5 bxa2 (1. … Ka3 2. Dxb3#; 1. … b2 2. Da8#; 1. … Ka5 2. Da8#) 2. Dxa2# (Schaposchnikow 1982)

1) 1. Tg8 Kh4 (1. … h4 2. Dg2#; 1. … Kh2 2. Dg2#) (Radtschenko 1993) 2) 1. Dg2 Kh7 2. Txh4# (Speckmann 1969)

3) 1. Db3+ axb3 2. Ta8# (Seljawkin 1988)

4) 1. Df8 Kh5 (1. … Kh7 2. Dxg7#) 2. Dh8# (Poisson 2011) 5) 1. Td6 Ka6 (1. … b5 2. Da3#) (Slesrenko 1989)

6) 1. Tb5 a4 (1. … Ka7 2. Txa5#) 2. Dxa4# (Nikitin 1997)

7) 1. Ke3 Kxd1 (1. … Kc3 2. Tc1#) 2. Db1# (Brüchner 1949) 8) Picture

9) Picture

10) 1. Dc3 Kf2 (1. … e3 2. Dc2#) 2. De1# (Kaschtschejev 1971)

11) 1. Db4 b6 (1. … Ka7 2. Dxb7#; 1. … Kc8 2. Dxb7#) 2. Df8# (Kirillov 1994) 12) 1. Dc6 Kxa3 (1. … Ka5 2. Txa4#) 2. Dc3# (Wohlers 1933)

1) 1. Tc1 Kxh1 2. Kf2# (Scheltonoschko 1991)

2) 1. Ta1 Kg1 (1. … d2 2. Lxd2#; 1. … Ke1 2. Le3#) 2. Lf4# (Lebedinez 1991) 3) 1. Tf2 h2 2. Tf1# (Mlynka 2006)

4) 1. Tb2 d2 2. Tb1# (Koschelenko 1992) 5) 1. Tg3 Kb8 2. Tg8# (Kardos 1971)

6) 1. Tb4 h1D (1. … Kf8 2. Tb8#; 1. … Kd8 2. Tb8#) 2. Tb8# (Garcer 1994) 7) 1. Tg6 Kh8 2. Th6# (Pypa 1992)

8) 1. Tc3 Ka1 2. Ta3# (Pypa 1974)

9) 1. Lc5 Ka7 (1. … bxc5) 2. Ta5# (Kopyl 2001) 10) 1. Lb4 Ke1 2. Tc1# (Iwanow 1989)

11) 1. Tg2 c2 (1. … Ke1 2. Tg1#) 2. Tg1# (Bata Lorinc 2010) 12) 1. Lg4 Kb1 2. T (Schönberger 1925)

1) 1. Lb5+ Kc8 2. La6# (Vogel 1998)

2) 1. Dh2 Kd1 (1. … Kf1 2. Df2#) 2. Dd2# (De Savignac-Castelet 1925)

3) 1. Lc6 e1D (1. … e1P 2. Dh1#; 1. … Kh3 2. Dh5# (2. Dh1#) ) 2. Dg2# (Hannemann 1974) 4) 1. Lb1 Kxb1 2. Dh1# (Kalugin 1997)

5) 1. Df2 c1D (1. … c1P 2. Lc2#; 1. … Kc1 2. Dxc2#) 2. De2# 6) 1. Dc3 b4 2. Db2#

7) 1. Dd6 Kf7 (1. … Kd8 2. Db8#) 2. Dg6# (Sevcenko 1995)

8) 1. De7 g6 (1. … g5+ 2. Dxg5#; 1. … Kg6 2. Dg5#) 2. Dh7# (Lebedinez 1992) 9) 1. La3 Kb1 (1. … Kxa3 2. Da1#; 1. … b2 2. Dxb2#) 2. Db2# (Kapitonov 1992)

10) 1. Lc3 Ka3 (1. … b1D 2. Da4#; 1. … b1P 2. Db3#) 2. Db3# (Pethers 1930) 11) 1. Kb2 Ka4 2. Da3# (Kahl 1928)

12) 1. La4 c1D (1. … c1P 2. Dd1#) 2. Df2#

1) 1. Df6 Lc6 2. Td8#

2) 1. Dg7 Ka6 (1. … Ka8 2. Dxb7#) 2. Da1# (Shaposhnikov 1982) 3) 1. De3 Ka5 (1. … Lc6 2. Db6#) 2. Da3# (Andreev 1996)

4) 1. Kb5 Kf4 (1. … Kd4 2. Dc4#) 2. Dg4# (Riczu 1975) 5) 1. Da8 Kb5 2. Txb3# (Cavrel 1923)

6) 1. Tf8 Kg7 2. Df7#

7) 1. Tc5 Kd4 (1. … Kf4 2. Dg4#) 2. Dc4# (Riczu 1975)

8) 1. Dc3 Lf2 (1. … Lxc3 2. Th2#; 1. … Ld2 2. Dh3#) 2. Dh8# (Sachodjakin 1966) 9) 1. Kf2+ Kh2 (1. … Lf1 2. Dh7#) 2. Dc7# (Pipa 1993)

10) 1. Kc3 Lxb1 (1. … Lf5 2. Ta1#) 2. Da8# (Pronin 1987)

11) 1. De4 Lc6 (1. … Lxe4 2. Tg8#; 1. … Kb8 2. De8#) 2. Tg8# (Lindgren 1945)

12) 1. Kd2 Lf3 (1. … Lg2 2. Dg4#; 1. … Kd4 2. Da4#; 1. … Kf4 2. Dg4#) 2. Da4# (Kotrc 1928)

1) 1. Kg1 Kb1 2. Kh2# 2) 1. Tf2 Kg1 2. Ke2#

3) 1. Kb6 Kxa3 (1. … a5 2. Txa5#) 2. Ta5# (Ermolow 1876) 4) 1. a5 Ka4 (1. … b5+ 2. axb6#) 2. Ta2# (Hjelle 1956)

5) 1. Tg8 Kxg8 (1. … Ke7 2. c8P#) 2. c8D# (Kondratjev 1995) 6) 1. Thg3 f4 (1. … Kh7 2. Th5#) 2. Th5# (Szentgyörgyi 1927) 7) 1. Th3 Kd4 (1. … f3+ 2. Th4#) 2. Tc4# (Schönberger 1925) 8) 1. Ke4 Kd6 2. Txf6#

9) 1. Ke8 Ke6 (1. … e6 2. e5#; 1. … e5 2. Th6#) 2. Tg6# (Olejnik 1988) 10) 1. Kc8 Kc6 2. Te6# (Kipping 1955)

11) 1. a6 b3 (1. … Ka3 2. Ta5#) 2. Ta1# (Koschakin 1994)

12) 1. Th3 c2 (1. … Kxb3 2. Thxc3#) 2. Ta4# (Gartser, Shaknaza 1989)

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Βήμα 4

2 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες (2ο + 3ο βήμα): Α
1) 1. Ββ4
2) 1. … Βδ2+ 2. Βxδ2 Πη6#
3) 1. Ιη6
4) 1. … Πε1+ 2. Πxε1 Βxδ4+; 2. Ρζ2 Πε2+
5) 1. Αxζ6 Βxζ6 2. Βθ7#
6) 1. Πθ5+ ηxθ5 2. Βζ6#
7) 1. … Αη6
8) 1. Πζ3+ εxζ3 2. Βxη5
9) 1. Ιγ6+ Ρα8 2. Ιxε7; 1. … Πxγ6 2. δxγ6
10) 1. β4
11) 1. … Πα6+ 2. Ρxα6
12) 1. 0-0-0+ αΙδ 2. Ιxβ5

3 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες (2ο + 3ο βήμα): Β
1) 1. Βxθ7+ Πxθ7 2. Ιη6#
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Ιδ6+ Βxδ6 2. Αα6#
4) 1. η3 Πxζ3 2. Βxθ6+ Βθ7 2. Αxη7+
5) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. Βxζ3 Βε1+
6) 1. Αδ6 Αxδ6 2. Βθ8#
7) 1. … Αα4
8) 1. … Ιxζ3+ 2. Ιxζ3 Π8η2#
9) 1. Πγ6+ Ρζ7 (1. … Ρxδ5 2. Αη2#) 2. Πxε5
10) 1. Ιε5+ Ρε8 2. Πxγ8#
11) 1. … Πβ8
12) 1. … Πγ3+ 2. Ρxγ3 (πατ); 2. Ρβ2? Ρxβ4

5 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας/ Διατομή: Α
1) 1. Ιζ5+ και 2. Πxθ3.
2) 1. Ιγ6+ βxγ6 2. Βxγ5
3) 1. Αβ8.
4) 1. … Ιζ4 2. εxζ4 Βxδ6
5) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Βxδ1+
6) 1. … Αε2
7) 1. … Αβ5 2. αxβ5 Βxε2#
8) 1. Ιε4 Βxε4 2. Βζ8+;
9) 1. Πη6 ζxη6 2. Βxη7#
10) 1. … γ4+ 2. Ρθ1 Βxβ5
11) 1. Αγ8 και 2. Αxβ7 ή 2. Πε8#
12) 1. … Πγ1+ 2. Αxγ1 2. Ββ1#; 2. Πxγ1 Βxδ5

6 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας/ Διατομή: Β
1) 1. … Αβ3 2. αxβ3 Ιγ2#
2) 1. … Αγ1+ 2. Ρxγ1 Βxη1
3) 1. … Πγ1+ 2. Ιxγ1 Βδ1# ή 2. Πxγ1 Βxβ7
4) 1. δ5 γxδ5 2. Πη1+
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Πγ6 δxγ6 2. Ιxζ6+
8) 1. ε6 ζxε6 2. Βxη4 (2. … ε5 3. Ιζ5 ή 3. Ιε6)
9) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. Ρζ1 Πxζ6; 2. Πxζ3 Πxθ6
10) 1. Πδ8+ Αxδ8 2. Βε8# ή 1. … Πxδ8 2. Βxβ7
11) 1. Αδ6 Βxβ3 2. Πζ8#; 1. … Πxδ6 2. Ββ8+; 1. … Ιxδ6 2. Βxε6+
12) 1. η4 Βxζ3 2. Πγ8+ και ματ

8 Διπλή απειλή: Καθοδήγηση: Α
1) 1. … Πδ2+ 2. Βxδ2 Ιζ3+
2) 1. Βxζ6+ Ρxζ6 2. Ιε4+
3) 1. Βxγ6 Βxγ6 2. Ιxε7+
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Αθ6+ Ρxθ6 2. Ιζ7+; 1. … Ρθ8 2. Ιζ7#
7) 1. Βθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Ιxη6+ και 3. Ιxε7
8) 1. Αxζ7+ Ρxζ7 2. Ιε5+
9) 1. … Βxη3+ 2. Ρxη3 Ιε4+ και 3. … Ιxδ2
10) 1. … Αη5 2. Βxη5 Ιθ3+
11) 1. … Πγ1 2. Βxγ1 Ιε2+
12) 1. Βxζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. Ιε6+ και 3. Ιxδ8

9 Διπλή απειλή: Καθοδήγηση: Β
1) 1. … Πxη2+ 2. Ρxη2 Βε4+ αΙδ 3. … Βxβ1
2) 1. … Πxζ1+ 2. Ρxζ1 Βδ1+ 3. Ρη2 Βxη4+
3) 1. Αxζ7+ Ρxζ7 2. Βδ5+
4) 1. … Πxη2+ 2. Ρxη2 Βη5+
5) 1. Ιδ7 Πxδ7 2. Βθ3+
6) 1. δ5 Αxδ5 2. Βδ4
7) 1. Πxδ6 Πxδ6 2. Βε5
8) 1. … Πxδ4 2. Πxδ4 Βε5
9) 1. Πxβ7 Πxβ7 2. Βα8+
10) 1. … Πxα5 2. Πxα5 Βε1+
11) 1. Αxα6 Πxα6 2. Βδ3
12) 1. β4 Αxβ4 2. Βδ4

10 Διπλή απειλή: Καθοδήγηση: Γ
1) 1. Πζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. Αxη7+
2) 1. Αβ7+ Ρxβ7 2. γ6+
3) 1. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Ιxδ6+
4) 1. … Βxη2+ 2. Ρxη2 δ4+;
5) 1. … Πxζ1+ 2. Ρxζ1 Αθ3+ (2. … Αδ3+ 3. Ιxδ3)
6) 1. … Ιxδ4 2. Βxδ4? Ιη4+
7) 1. Πδ7+ Ρxδ7 (1. … Ρε6 2. Βδ5#) 2. Ιxζ6+
8) 1. Πδ4 Βxδ4 2. ε6+
9) 1. … Πxζ1+ 2. Ρxζ1 Αxη2+! (2. … Αβ5+ 3. Πxβ5)
10) 1. Πxδ7 Βxδ7 2. Ιθ6+
11) 1. … Βδ3+ 2. Ρxδ3 Αxγ6+
12) 1. Αxγ5 Βxγ5 2. αxβ4

11 Διπλή απειλή: Καθοδήγηση: Δ
1) 1. Ιxε5 Πxε5 2. ζ4
2) 1. Πβ8 Πxβ8 2. Αxε5+
3) 1. Πη8+ Βxη8 2. Πη2+
4) 1. Πxδ3 Πxδ3 2. Αε4
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Βγ4+ Βxγ4 2. η8Β+
7) 1. … Ιxγ2 2. Βxγ2 Αxδ3+
8) 1. … Βxζ1+ 2. Ρxζ1 Πxζ5+
9) 1. Αε7 Βxε7 2. ζ6
10) 1. Βxδ7 Βxδ7 2. Αxε6+
11) 1. … Πxγ4 2. Βxγ4 Αδ5
12) 1. Αγ4+ Ρζ8 2. Πxε8+

13 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας/ Μπλοκάρισμα: Α
1) 1. ε7+ Πxε7 2. Βθ8#
2) 1. Βxδ5+ Βζ7 2. Πθ8#
3) 1. Ββ8+ Πxβ8 2. Ιγ7#
4) 1. … Πδ1+ 2. Βxδ1 Βζ2#; 2. Ρxδ1 Βxζ1#
5) 1. δ6+ Πxδ6 2. Αθ4#
6) 1. Βη8+ Πxη8 2. Ιζ7#
7) 1. … Πη2 2. Βxη2 Βθ5#; 2. Βδ1 Πxβ2
8) 1. Βη7+ Ιxη7 2. Ιθ6#
9) 1. Πθ3+ Αxθ3 2. η3#
10) 1. … Πζ1+ 2. Βxζ1 Βε3#; 2. Ρxζ1 Βε1#
11) 1. … ε5+ 2. δxε5 Βδ2#; 2. Ρxε5 Βxη3+
12) 1. Πε7 Πxε7 2. Βθ7+; 1. … η6 2. Πxδ7 3

14 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας/ Μπλοκάρισμα: Β
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Πθ8+ Ιxθ8 2. Αθ7#
4) 1. Ιε7+ Ιxε7 2. Πxζ8+ Ρxζ8 3. Πδ8#
5) 1. Πζ8+ Πxζ8 2. Ιη7#
6) 1. Αη8 Πxη8 2. Ιζ7#
7) 1. Πζ8+ Βxζ8 2. Πxζ8+ Πxζ8 3. Βxη6#
8) 1. Πζ4+ Ρθ5 2. Πθ4+ ηxθ4 3. η4#
9) 1. Βθ7+ Ιxθ7 2. Ιη6+ Ρη8 3. Αδ5#
10) 1. … η3 2. ζxη3 Βxθ2+ 3. Ρxθ2 Πθ5#; 2. Πxη3 Πε1+ 3. Πη1 Βη2#
11) 1. … Αxζ3+ 2. Αxζ3 Αε5; 1. … Αε5? 2. ζ4
12) 1. … Πζ2+ 2. Πxζ2 Βθ5+ 3. Ρη1 Βθ1#

15 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Γ
1) 1. Πδ7+ Ιxδ7 2. Βη7#; 1. … Βxδ7 2. Ιζ6+
2) 1. Ιζ6 Αxζ6 2. Βε4; 1. … ηxζ4 2. Πxθ7#
3) 1. … β4 2. Αxβ4 Ββ7+
4) 1. … Βxγ3+ 2. Ρxγ3 Ιxε4+
5) 1. … Πxδ4 2. Βxδ4 Ιη4+
6) 1. … Πθ4+ 2. Ιxθ4 η4#
7) 1. Πxβ2 Πxβ2 2. Βγ3
8) 1. Π1ε6 Αxε6 2. Βxθ6; 1. … Βxε6 2. Πxε6 Αxε6 3. Βxθ6 ζ6 4. Βη6+
9) 1. … Πα2+ 2.Αxα2 Ιγ2#
10) 1. … Αxγ2+ 2. Ρxγ2 β3+
11) 1. Ιδ5 εxδ5 2. Πxε7; 1. … Πxδ7 2. Ιxε7+ ή 1. … Βxδ7 2. Ιxζ6+
12) 1. Αγ7 Πxγ7 2. Βε5

16 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Δ
1) 1. … Πδ2 αΙδ 2. … Ιxζ3+
2) 1. Πθ8+ Αxθ8 2. Βxζ7#; 1. … Ρxθ8 2. Ιxζ7+
3) 1. Πxδ4 Πxδ4 2. Βε3
4) 1. Βη7+ Ρxη7 2. Πxη6#
5) 1. Πxζ6+ Ρxζ6 2. Βζ2+
6) 1. Βxδ6 Ρxδ6 2. Αζ4+
7) 1. Βθ7+ Ιxθ7 2. Ιη6#
8) 1. ε7 Ιxε7 2. Βγ7
9) 1. Βα4+ Πα5 2. Βγ6+ Αβ6 3. Βγ8#
10) 1. Βδ5+ Βxδ5 2. Ιxε7+
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

18 Κάρφωμα / Τοποθέτηση πίσω κομματιού: Α
1) 1. θ6+ Ρxθ6 (1. … Ρη8 2. Βζ6) 2. Βθ1 (2. Πxδ4 Ρη7)
2) 1. ε8Β+ Ρxε8 2. Αα4
3) 1. Πθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Αγ3; 1. … Βxθ8 2. Βη6#
4) 1. η4+ Ρxη4 2. Αε6
5) 1. … Ιxδ3 2. Βxδ3 ε5
6) 1. Βxγ6+ Πxγ6 2. Ιζ4
7) 1. Ιxγ6 Βxγ6 2. γ4
8) 1. … Βζ5 2. Αδ3 δ5
9) 1. Αθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Βxε6
10) 1. Αxγ5 Βxγ5 2. Βxδ3
11) 1. Ιxγ6 Βxγ6 2. Βxγ4
12) 1. Αxζ7+! Ρxζ7 2. Βxε4

19 Κάρφωμα / Τοποθέτηση μπροστά κομματιού: Α
1) 1. Αxε5+ Ιxε5 2. Βη3
2) 1. Πxζ4+ Βxζ4 2. Πζ1
3) 1. Πxδ6 Βxδ6 2. Αη3
4) Σκίτσο
5) 1. Βζ6+ Βη7 2. Πε7! Βxζ6 3. Πxθ7#
6) 1. Πxε5 Πxε5 2. Πε1
7) 1. Ιxγ5 Ιxγ5 2. Ια4
8) 1. Πxγ7+ Πxγ7 2. Βγ8
9) 1. … Πxη2+ 2. Πxη2 Βxδ2
10) 1. … Βxζ3+ (1. … Ιη4 2. θxη4) 2. Βxζ3 Πxε2+
11) 1. Βxθ7+ Βxθ7 2. Ιζ7#; 1. Ιη6+? Πxη6 2. Βxη6 Πε1#
12) 1. ε6 Αxε6 2. Βxη4

20 Κάρφωμα / Τοποθέτηση μπροστά ή πίσω κομματιού: Α
1) 1. Αxδ7+ Ρxδ7 2. Πθ7
2) 1. … Πα1+ Ρxα1 2. Βxδ2
3) 1. … Πxζ2+ 2. Ρxζ2 Αβ6
4) 1. Βxγ7 Πxγ7 2. Αζ4
5) 1. … Βxη2+ 2. Βxη2 Πxζ1+
6) 1. … Πxγ4+ 2. Αxγ4 Βxε2
7) 1. … Πxγ3 2. Βxγ3 Αζ6
8) 1. … Πxδ4 2. Πxδ4 γ5
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Βxδ5+ Βxδ5 2. Αη2; 1. Αη2 Αβ7
11) 1. Πxβ8 Ρxβ8 2. δ4
12) 1. Βα3+ Πε7 2. Ιη8!

21 Φινάλε / Ελεύθερο πιόνι: Α
1) 1. … Αγ1 2. Ρθ5 Αxζ4; 2. … η1Β? 3. Ιθ3+
2) 1. … Αβ2
3) 1. … ε4+ 2. Αxε4 Ιxε4
4) 1. Πxδ8+ Ιxδ8 2. ε7
5) 1. Πδ7 Πxδ7 2. εxδ7
6) 1. … Αε1+ 2. Ρε2 β1Β 3. Πβ5+ Αβ4; 2. Ρxε1 β1Β+
7) 1. … Βxζ3 2. ηxζ3 ε2 5
8) 1. Αθ6+ Ρxθ7 2. Αxζ8; 1. Αζ6+? Ρxθ7
9) 1. Ιε4; 1. Ιζ5? Πε8
10) 1. Αγ4+ Ρθ8 2. Αζ7 ή 2. Αβ5
11) 1. Πxζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. δ7+
12) 1. … Πα3 2. Πxα3 Αxδ6+

22 Φινάλε / Ελεύθερο πιόνι: Β
1) 1. Βγ8+ Ιxγ8 2. δ7
2) 1. Πθ5 Πxθ5 2. ζxε7
3) 1. Βε6+ Βxε6 2. δxε6
4) 1. Πγ7 δ4 2. Πγ8
5) 1. Ιβ7+ Ιxβ7 2. α6 Ργ7 3. α7
6) 1. Αε5+ Αxε5 (1. … Ρxε5 2. η7) 2. α7
7) 1. Πγ8+ Πxγ8 2. δ7+; 1. δ7+ Ρζ7 2. Πγ8 Πα5+
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. … Βxγ5 2. Ιxγ5 α7
10) 1. Πδ8 Πxδ8 2. Αζ6+
11) Σκίτσο
12) 1. Πη7+ Ρθ8 2. Πθ7+ Ρη8 3. Πθ8+ Ρxθ8 4. η7+

23 Φινάλε / Άμυνα εναντίον ελεύθερου πιονιού: Α
1) 1. Αβ3 Ργ1 (1. … Ρα1 2. Αγ2) 2. Αα2 ½-½
2) 1. … β3+ 2. Ρxβ3 Αα5 ½-½
3) 1. Αδ5+ Ρη7 2. Αα2 ½-½
4) 1. Αγ4+ Ρxγ4 2. Ρxε2 Ργ3 3. Ρδ1 Ρδ3 πατ
5) 1. Ιδ4 γ1Β 2. Ιζ3#; 1. … Ρη5 2. Ιxγ2 1-0
6) 1. Αβ1 Ρβ3 (1. … Ργ3 2. Αα2) 2. Ρδ3 Ρβ2 3. Αα2 ½-½
7) 1. … Ιθ1+ Ρη2 2. Ρε3 Ρxθ1 3. Ρζ2 πατ
8) 1. … Ρε5 2. α7 Αε6 3. α8Β Αδ5+ ½-½
9) 1. Αδ7 Ρxγ7 2. Αxθ3 ½-½
10) 1. Ρζ2 δ1Β 2. Πxε1 1-0
11) 1. Ρδ7 α2 2. Ρε7 α1Β 3. Αζ6+ ½-½
12) 1. Ιε4 η2 2. Ιδ2+ ½-½

25 Διπλή απειλή / Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας: Α
1) 1. Αxγ6+ Αxγ6 2. Ιε5+
2) 1. Βxε5 Πxε5 2. Ιζ6+
3) 1. α5 Ιγ8 2. Ιδ5
4) 1. Βxε8+ Πxε8 2. Ιγ6+
5) 1. … δ4 2. Ιε4 Ιβ3+
6) 1. … Βxζ3 2. ηxζ3 Ιε2+
7) 1. Αxγ7
8) 1. … Αxβ2
9) 1. Πxζ7+ Πxζ7 2. Ιε6+
10) 1. Αxβ7 Αxβ7? 2. Ιε6+
11) 1. … Ιθxζ3+ 2. Αxζ3 Ιxθ3+
12) 1. … η4 2. Ιζ4 Ιζ3+

26 Διπλή απειλή / Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας: Β
1) 1. δ5 Ιε5 2. Βα4+
2) 1. Αxγ6 δxγ6 2. Βα3+
3) 1. Ιxζ5 εxζ5 2. Βxδ5+
4) 1. ζ4 Πε7 2. Ββ2+; 1. Ββ2? Ββ6+
5) 1. Ιη5 ζxη5 2. Βθ5+; 1. … η6 2. Βθ4+
6) 1. Αxζ6 Βxζ6 2. Βδ5+
7) 1. Ιxη6+ θxη6 2. Βθ4+
8) 1. … Ιε3 2. ζxε3 Βxε3+
9) 1. Πε7 Βxε7 2. Βxδ5+
10) 1. … Αxη2 2. Βxη2 Βα5
11) 1. Ιδ4 εxδ4 2. Ββ3+
12) 1. … α6 (ή πρώτα 1. … Βη6+ και 2. … α6) 2. Ββ3 Βη6+

27 Ματ / Μαγνήτης: Α
1) 1. Πε8+ Ρxε8 2. Βε7#
2) 1. Πθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Βθ7#
3) 1. Βθ6+ Ρxθ6 2. Πθ1#; 1. … Ρη8 2. Πγ8+
4) 1. … Πα3+ 2. Ρxα3 Βα6
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. α4+ Ρxα4 2. Ββ3+
8) 1. Βζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. Πxζ7+ Ρε8 3. Πζ8+ Ρδ7 4. Π2ζ7#
9) 1. Πθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Βε8+ Ρθ7 3. Βη8#
10) 1. Πθ8+ Βxθ8 2. Βζ7#
11) 1. … Πθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Βζ4+ 3. Ρθ1 Βζ3+ 4. Ρθ2 Βη2#
12) 1. Βζ6+ Ρxζ6 2. Αε5#; 1. … Ρη8 2. Αε5

28 Ματ / Μαγνήτης: Β
1) 1. Πγ4+ Ρxγ4 2. Βγ3#
2) 1. Πxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Βζ7+ Ρθ6 3. Βxη6#; 2. … Ρθ8 3. Ιxη6#
3) 1. … Βθ1+ 2. Ρxθ1 Αζ3+ 3. Ρη1 Πδ1#
4) 1. Βζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. Πδ8#
5) 1. … Αδ3+ 2. Ρxδ3 Βδ1#
6) 1. … Βη1+ 2. Ρxη1 Πβxη2+ 3. Ρθ1 Πη1+ 4. Πxη1 Ιζ2#; 2. Πxη1 Ιζ2#
7) 1. Πβ8+ Ρxβ8 2. Πθ8#
8) 1. … Πθ1+ 2. Ρxθ1 Βθ3+ 3. Ρη1 Ιζ3#
9) 1. … Πη1+ 2. Ρxη1 Βxθ2+ 3. Ρζ1 Βθ1#
10) 1. … Πα3+ 2. Ρxα3 Βα1+ 3. Ρβ3 α4#
11) 1. … Αxθ3 2. Ρxθ3 Βζ4.
12) 1. Πθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Βθ2+

29 Στρατηγική / Δομή πιονιών: Α
1) 1. … γ5 2. βxγ5 Αxγ5
2) 1. Ιδ5+ και 2. Ιxζ6
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. … η5 2. ζxη6? Αxη4
5) 1. Αxγ6+ βxγ6 2. Βxζ3
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. ζ5 Αxγ4 2. βxγ4; 1. Αxε6 ζxε6
8) 1. ε5 Αγ7 2. Αxη6
9) 1. Πγ1 γ5 2. Πγ4
10) 1. … θ4 2. Αxε5 δxε5
11) 1. θ5 Αζ5 2. θ6
12) 1. Πε2

30 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ε
1) 1. Αγ3 Αxγ3 2. γ7; 1. γ7? Αxγ7 2. Αxγ7 Ρη5
2) 1. … Πxδ4 2. Πxδ4 Βη5 ή 1. … Βη5
3) 1. Ιxδ5
4) 1. … Πη1+ 2. Ρxη1 Ιζ3+ 3. Ρθ1 Βθ2#
5) 1. δ6 Αxδ6 2. Πβ6
6) 1. Πθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Βxθ6+ Ρη8 3. Βxη7#
7) 1. Ιδ8 ή 1. Αδ8
8) 1. Ρε3 Ιη5 2. Αζ6+; 1. … Ιδ6 2. Αγ5
9) 1. … Βxζ3+ 2. Ρxζ3 Ιθ4+ 3. Ρζ4 η5#
10) 1. … Πxγ1 2. Πxγ1 Βθ6
11) 1. Ιγ6! Πxε3 2. Βxγ2; 1. … Πxγ6 2. Πxε7
12) 1. … Βxε2 2. Πxε2 ζ6

31 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΣΤ
1) 1. … Αxε3 2. ζxε3 Ιγ2
2) 1. ζ4 Αδ6 2. Βxε6+
3) 1. Βα8 Πxα8 2. Ιxε7+
4) 1. Βζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. Πθ8#; 1. … Πxζ8 2. Ιε7#
5) 1. … Αε7 2. Βxη5 Αxη5+; 2. Πδθ1 Βxζ4 3. Πxζ4 Αη5
6) 1. … Αε2 2. ζ3 Ιxη3; 2. Βxε2 θxη6
7) 1. Αγ4 Πη7 2. Πθ8+
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Πθ7+ Πxθ7 2. Βxη5+ Ρxη5 3. δ8Β+
11) 1. … Αζ6+ 2. Αγ3 Βδ2
12) 1. Βη8+ Ρxη8 2. Ιη6

32 Φινάλε πύργων / Ελεύθερο πιόνι: Α
1) 1. Πα6 Πxα6 2. βxα6 και 3. α8Β+
2) 1. Πδ6+ Πxδ6 2. β8Β
3) 1. Πθ3+ Ρη8 2. Πη3 Πxη3 3. δ7; 1. Πζ8+? Ρθ7 2. Πδ8 Πη5 3. Ρδ2 Ρη7
4) 1. … Πη4+ 2. Ργ5 Πθ4
5) 1. Πε3 Ρxε3 2. ε7 Πδ1+ 3. Ργ2 Πδ2+ 4. Ργ1
6) 1. Πδ4 Ρxδ4 2. δ7
7) 1. … Πδ1+ 2. Ρxδ1 εxζ2
8) 1. θ6+ Ρη8 2. θ7+ Ρη7 3. Πxζ8
9) 1. … Πβ2+ 2. Ρε3 Πβ3+ 3. Πxβ3 α1Β ή 2. Ρδ1 Πβ1+
10) 1. Ρβ4 Πα1 2. Πγ5+ αΙδ 3. Πα5
11) 1. εxδ6 Πxε1+ 2. Ρζ2 Πε8 3. δxγ7 και 4. δ6
12) 1. … Πγ1! και 2. … δ2

34 Διπλή απειλή / Εναλλαγή ή ενέδρα: Α
1) Σκίτσο
2) 1. … Βγ5+ 2. Ρζ1 Ιε3+; 2. Ρθ1 Ιζ2+
3) 1. Ιβ6+ Ρβ8 2. Ιδ7+
4) 1. Ιγ7 και 2. Ιε6+ ή 2. Ιxα8
5) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. Ρxη2 Ιδ2
6) 1. … Ιγ5 και 2. … Ιδ3
7) 1. Βε8+ Ρθ7 2. Βε4+; 1. Βα8+? Πδ8
8) 1. … Βε1+ 2. Ρη2 Βε4+
9) 1. Βγ2+ Ρη8 2. Βγ8+
10) 1. Βθ5 η6 2. Βδ5
11) 1. Βα4 β6 2. Βε4
12) 1. Βα7 και 2. Βα2+

35 Διπλή απειλή / Εναλλαγή ή ενέδρα: Β
1) 1. Βε5+ Ρη8 2. Βδ5+
2) 1. Ιζ5 Βζ6 2. Ιθ6+
3) 1. … Αβ7+ 2. Ρη1 Ιε2+
4) 1. Ββ2 Πδ1 2. Ββ4+
5) 1. … Βδ4+ 2. Βζ2 Ββ4
6) 1. … Βδ1+ 2. Ρη2 Βγ2+
7) 1. ζ4 Πε6 2. Ιη7+
8) 1. … Βδ4+ 2. Αε3 Βxβ2
9) 1. Αε3 Βα8 2. Ιγ7+
10) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Βε3 Ιε2+
11) 1. β4 Αδ4 2. Βε4+
12) 1. Ιγ5! Πε8 2. Ια6; 1. … δxγ5 2. Πδ7

37 Επίθεση στο ροκέ /Εικόνες ματ (): Α
1) 4 εικόνες ματ
2) 4 εικόνες ματ
3) 4 εικόνες ματ
4) 1. … Βxζ1+ 2. Ρxζ1 Αδ3+
5) 1. Πζ3+ Ρθ8 2. Ιη6+ θxη6 3. Πθ3#
6) 1. Βxη8+ Ρxη8 2. Πθ8+
7) 1. … Πxθ2+ 2. Βxθ2 Βxθ2+ 3. Ρxθ2 Πθ8#
8) 1. Ιε7+ Ρθ8 2. Ιη6+
9) 1. Βα8+ Ρθ7 2. Βθ8+
10) 1. Πα8+ Ρxα8 2. Αxγ7 ηxθ3 3. Πα1#
11) 1. Βxδ4 Αxδ4 2. Αxδ4 β5 3. Πθ8#
12) 1. Αε6+ Ρβ7 2. Αδ5+ Ρα7 3. Πα8#; 1. Αδ5+ Βxθ8

38 Επίθεση στο ροκέ /Εικόνες ματ (): Β
1) 4 εικόνες ματ
2) 4 εικόνες ματ
3) 4 εικόνες ματ
4) 1. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Πθ3+
5) Σκίτσο
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Ιε7+ Ρθ8 2. Βxθ7+
8) 1. Ιδζ7+ Ρθ7 2. Ιη5+
9) 1. Βxθ6+ Αxθ6 2. Ιη5+ Ρθ8 3. Πθ7#
10) 1. Βη6 ζxη6 2. Πxη7+
11) 1. … Βθ3 2. Πβη1 Βxθ2+
12) 1. Βxη7+ Ιxη7 2. Πxθ6+

39 Επίθεση στο ροκέ /Εικόνες ματ (): Γ
1) 4 εικόνες ματ
2) 4 εικόνες ματ
3) 4 εικόνες ματ
4) 1. … Ββ4+ 2. Ρα1 Βγ3+
5) 1. … Βxη2+ 2. Ρxη2 Αζ3+
6) 1. Βxθ7+ Ιxθ7 2. Ιη6+
7) 1. Ιη6+ Ρθ7 2. Ιε5+
8) 1. Βxγ7+ Ρxγ7 2. Ιδ5+
9) 1. … Βxη2 2. Ρxη2 Ιζ4+
10) 1. Ιεζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Αθ6+
11) 1. Βζ6 ηxζ6 2. Ιθ6+
12) 1. Βη8+ Ρxη8 2. Ιε7+

40 Επίθεση στο ροκέ / Αδυναμία: Α
1) 1. Αxθ7+ Ρθ8 2. Αη6+ Ρη8 3. Βθ7+ Ρζ8 4. Βxζ7#
2) 1. Βη7+ Αxη7 2. Αxη7+ Ρη8 3. Αζ6#
3) 1. Βη7+ Αxη7 2. Πδ8+ Αζ8 3. Πxζ8#
4) 1. Αθ6+ Ρxθ6 2. Βζ6+ Ρθ5 3. η4#
5) 1. Βη3 Πη8 2. Βγ3+
6) 1. Πζ4 εxζ4 2. ηxζ4 και 3. Πη1
7) 1. … Ιη3 2. Ρη1 Βη2+ 3. Πxη2 Ιθ3#
8) 1. Αζ6
9) 1. Ιη4 ζxη4 2. Αxθ7+.
10) 1. Βθ6 Βε7 2. Βxθ7+ Ρζ8 3. Βθ8#
11) 1. Βxζ7 Ιxζ7 2. Πη8+ Πxη8 3. Ιxζ7#
12) 1. Βη4+ Ρθ8 2. Βθ4

41 Επίθεση στο ροκέ / Πρόσβαση: Α
1) 1. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Βη3+ Ρθ8 3. Αxζ6#
2) 1. Βxθ7+ Πxθ7 2. Πη8+ και ματ; 1. … Ρxθ7 2. Πθ5#
3) 1. Ιη6+ θxη6 2. Βθ6+ Αθ7 3. Βxη7#
4) 1. Ιε7+ Ρθ8 2. Πxθ7+ Ρxθ7 3. Βθ1#; 2. … Ιxθ7 3. Ιη6#
5) 1. Ιη6+ ζxη6 2. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 3. Πθ4#
6) 1. Ιθ6+ ηxθ6 2. Βxζ6; 1. … Ρθ8 2. Βxζ6!; 2. Αxζ6? εxζ3
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. Βθ5 Αθ4 2. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 3. Πxθ4+ Ρη8 4. Πθ8#; 1. … ηxθ5 2. Πη3+.
10) 1. Βη6 θxη5 (1. … ζxη6 2. Ιε7+ Ρθ8 3. Ιxη6+) 2. θxη5 ζxη6 3. Ιε7#
11) 1. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Πθ5+ Ρη7 3. Αθ6+ Ρθ8 4. Αζ8#
12) 1. Βγ7+ Ρα7 2. Βxβ7+ Ρxβ7 3. Πβ3+ Ρα7 4. Πγ7#

42 Επίθεση στο ροκέ / Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας: Α
1) 1. … Ιε2+ 2. Πxε2 Ιζ4
2) 1. Βxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Πθ8! 3. Π1θ7#
3) 1. Πε8 Βxε8 2. Βxζ6+; 1. …Αγ4 2. Βη7#
4) 1. Βθ6 Πη8 2. Πε8 Βxε8 3. Βζ6+
5) 1. Ιζ6+ Αxζ6 2. Αδ3
6) 1. Ιζ5 ζxη5 2. Ιε7#
7) 1. Πε7 Πxε7 2. Βxζ8#; 1. … Αxε7 2. Βxθ7#
8) 1. Αxθ7+ Ιxθ7 2. Βxζ7+ Ρθ8 3. Ιη6#
9) 1. Πη3+ Ρθ8 2. Πε4
10) 1. Πζ5 και 2. Βθ6
11) 1. Πxδ7 Αxδ7 2. Ιζ6+ Ρζ8 3. Ιδ5
12) 1. Βζ6 Αxζ6 2. ηxζ6 και 3. Πθ8#

44 Τακτικά / 7η γραμμή: Α
1) 1. Βζ1+ Ρε8 2. Ββ5+ Ρζ8 3. Βxγ5+
2) 1. Πβ7+ Ρα8 2. Βxγ8+ Πxγ8 3. Πxα7+ Ρβ8 4. Πθη7#
3) 1. Πα7+ Ρβ8 2. Πγβ7+ Ργ8 3. α6
4) 1. … Πxβ2 2. Βxα8+ Ρε7
5) 1. … Βε3 2. Πxζ2 Βxθ3+ 3. Ρη1 Βη3+
6) 1. … Βxε4+! 2. Ιxε4 Ιζ3
7) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 2. Βxθ6+; 1. … ηxζ6 2. Βε6+ Ρθ8 3. Βxζ6+
8) 1. … Πη2 2. α8Β Πβζ2 3. Ρε1 Πη1#
9) 1. … Ιζ3 2. ηxζ3 Πδ2
10) 1. Βxη6 ζxη6 2. Πxη7+ Ρθ8 3. Πθ7+ Ρη8 4. Παη7#
11) 1. Βxζ4+ Ιxζ4 2. Πγζ7+ Ρε8 3. Πη8#
12) 1. Ιxζ6+ εxζ6 2. Πε7; 1. δ6!? Ιε8!

45 Τακτικά / 7η γραμμή: Β
1) 1. … Βxδ4+ 2. Βxδ4 Πη2+ 3. Ρθ1 Πxθ2+ 4. Ρη1 Πβη2#
2) 1. Πη7+ Ρθ8 2. Ιζ8 Πxζ8 3. Πθ7+ Ρη8 4. Πγη7#
3) 1. Ιζ6 Αη7 2. Βθ6 και 3. Βxθ7# ή 3. Πxθ7#
4) 1. Πxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Πγ7+
5) 1. Βδ7 Βθ8 2. Πθ7 Βζ6 3. Πθ8+
6) 1. γ8Β Πxγ8 2. Ββ7; 1. … Βxβ2 2. Βγ7
7) 1. … Βε1 2. Βxε1 Ιζ3+ 3. Ρθ1 Πxθ2#
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. Ιζ5! ηxζ5 2. Πδ7
11) 1. Αθ6 ηxθ6 2. Π1ε7; 1. … Πη8 2. Π1ε7
12) 1. … Αε3! 2. ζxε3 Βθ3+; 2. Βxε3 Βxδ1; 2. Ιγ2 Βζ3

47 Στρατηγική φινάλε / Φινάλε πιονιών: Α
1) 1. θ4 Ρδ4 2. ζ6
2) 1. α4 Ργ5 2. α5
3) 1. η3 η5 2. η4 Ργ6 3. Ρxγ4
4) 1. α5 βxα5 2. Ρδ2 Ρβ3 3. Ργ1
5) 1. … Ρβ8; 1. … β5 2. αxβ6
6) 1. … β6 2. Ρζ3 α6
7) 1. … Ργ3 2. α4 Ρxδ4 3. Ρε6 Ργ5 4. Ρε5
8) 1. … η5+ 2. θxη5 Ρη6
9) 1. … α6 2. Ρδ2 Ρβ3
10) 1. … ζ5
11) 1. … ζ4 2. Ργ4 Ρη6
12) 1. … θ4 (1. … Ρη4 2. Ρθ6 Ρxη3 3. Ρxθ5) 2. ηxθ4 θ5

48 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ζ
1) 1. Ββ8+ Ρθ7 2. Ββ1+
2) 1. Ιε6 Αxε3 2. Ιxδ8+
3) 1. … Πxγ3 2. Πxα2 Πζ3+
4) 1. Βη1+ Ρζ8 2. Βγ1
5) 1. Πη1+ Ρθ8 2. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 3. Πθ4#
6) 1. Πγ7+ Ρη6 2. Βδ1
7) 1. … Πε2 2. Βxγ5 Πηxη2+; 2. Πxη5 Πxζ2 3. Πxζ2 θxη5
8) 1. Βη6 Αxη3 2. ζ6
9) 1. Πη4+ ζxη4 2. Βη6+ Ρθ8 3. Βθ7#
10) 1. θ3 Ιθ6 2. Βε4
11) 1. … Βxη2+ 2. Πxη2 Πδxη2+ 3. Ρθ1 Πη1+
12) 1. Βθ5 Ιγ6 2. Βθ2+

49 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Θ
1) 1. Πα8+ Αδ8 2. Πxδ8+ Ρxδ8 3. Ιxζ7+
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Αζ8 Πxζ8 2. Ιε7#
4) 1. ε4 Αxε4 2. Ββ1
5) 1. Πxζ6 Βxζ6 2. Βγ2; 1. Βγ2? Πγ4
6) 1. Βxη6+ θxη6 2. Ιζ6+ Ρη7 3. Πθ7#
7) 1. δ6 Αxδ6 2. Βδ2
8) 1. Πζ6 Βxε5 2. Βxθ6+; 2. Πθ6+? Ρη8
9) 1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Ιζ3+ και 3. … Ιζ2#
10) 1. … Βη3 2. ζxη3 Πxη2+ 3. Ρθ1 Πδδ2
11) 1. Αη6+ Ρxη6 2. Βθ5#; 1. … Ρε6 2. Βγ8+ Βδ7 3. Αζ5+
12) 1. … Αxζ2+ 2. Ρxζ2 Ιxε4+; 2. Βxζ2 Ιδ3+

51 Διπλή απειλή / Εκκαθάριση: Α
1) 1. Ιxγ6 Πxγ6 2. Βδ4+
2) 1. Βα8+ Ρθ7 2. Ιζ3
3) 1. … Ιxζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Βδ4+
4) 1. η5 Αη7 2. Βθ3+; 1. Βθ3+? Ρη8 2. η5 Αζ5
5) 1. Αxδ5 Ιxδ5 2. Ιγ6
6) 1. Βxζ5 Πxζ5 2. Ιε6+
7) 1. … Βxζ3+ 2. Αxζ3 Ιε3+
8) 1. … Ιζ5 2. Πζ3 Ββ8+; 1. … Ββ8? 2. Αε5
9) 1. Πxγ3 βxγ3 2. η4
10) 1. ε6 ζxε6 2. Βγ3; 1. Βγ3? Αβ4
11) 1. … Αβ3 2. Πε1 Ιγ4
12) 1. … β3 2. αxβ3 Ιβ4

52 Διπλή απειλή / Ακτίνες-Χ: Α
1) 1. Βxδ6 Πxδ6 2. Αβ4
2) 1. ε4 δxε4 2. Αη4; 1. Αη4? Ββ1+
3) 1. … δ4 2. Αxδ4 Αδ5+
4) 1. … ζ5 2. Ιδ2 Αβ4
5) 1. … Πε5+ 2. Ργ4 Αε2+; 2. Ργ6 Αδ7#
6) 1. … Πβ1 2. Βxβ1 Βθ1+
7) 1. … Ιγ6+ 2. Αxγ6 Πβ1+
8) 1. … Ιζ5 2. εxζ5 Πθ2+
9) 1. … η5 2. Βxη5 Αε7 3. … Αxθ4
10) 1. Ββ8+ Ρζ5 2. Βζ8+ Ρη4 3. Βη8+
11) 1. Βε3 Ββ8 2. Πε1; 2. … Αxδ5 3. Αxδ5+ Ιζ7 4. Πζ1
12) 1. … Αγ5 2. Αxγ5 Βxγ4+

54 Φινάλε / Βασίλισσα εναντίον πιονιού : Α
1) 1. Βε1
2) 1. … Ργ2
3) 1. Ρη3
4) 1. Βα6
5) 1. Βε5 Ρβ3 2. Ρζ5 γ2 3. Βα1
6) 1. Ρβ3 γ1Β 2. Βθ7+ Ρα1 3. Βα7+
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. Ρδ3
10) 1. Ρβ4 Ρβ2 2. Ρα4+
11) 1. Ρζ4 ζ1Β+ 2. Ρη3
12) 1. Ββ3 ή 1. Βα1+

55 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Θ
1) 1. Ιγ7 Βxδ6 2. Ιxε8+
2) 1. Ιε8 Πδxε8 2. Βζ6+
3) 1. Αγ5 Βxε2 2. Πxε7+
4) 1. Πθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Αζ7#
5) 1. … Πθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Ιζ3+
6) 1. … Πα2+ 2. Πδ2 Βδ7
7) 1. δ7 Πδ8 2. Βα5
8) 1. … Βxβ3 2. αxβ3 Ιζ3+
9) 1. Βθ6 ηxθ6 2. Ιxθ6#
10) 1. Βδ5 Ιγ6 2. Βxγ6
11) 1. Αθ6 Πε8 2. Αxα6
12) 1. Πη7!

56 Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ι
1) 1. … Ιxδ5 2. εxδ5 Βθ4+
2) 1. … Αε5! 2. Βxε5 Ιζ3+; 2. Βη5 Ιζ3+
3) 1. … Πζ1+ 2. Ρxζ1 Βζ5+; 2. Πxζ1 Βxε3+
4) 1. Πθ6 ηxθ6 2. Βζ6#
5) 1. … Βζ1+ 2. Πxζ1 Πxζ1#
6) 1. Ιxγ5 Βxγ5 2. Βε4
7) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. Αxζ3 Αε5#
8) 1. Πγ8 Βxγ8 2. Ιε7+
9) 1. Ιε7+ Βxε7 2. Βη4+; 1. Βη4+ Ρζ8
10) 1. … Πε1 2. Βxε1 Βη4#
11) 1. … Πxε3 2. Βxε3 Αδ4
12) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 2. Βη5

Βήμα 4 extra

2 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας/ Διατομή: Α
1) 1. … δ3 2. Βε3 Βxβ5
2) 1. ε6 Αxε6 2. Αxε6
3) 1. … Αβ4+ 2. Ιδ2 Βxγ4
4) 1. Πε7 Αxε7 2. Βγ7#
5) 1. Πη6 θxη6 2. Βxε6#
6) 1. δ4 Αxδ4 (1. … Πxδ4 2. Ιε5#) 2. Ιδ2#
7) 1. … Αζ2 2. Πxζ2 Βxθ4
8) 1. Αβ5+ Πxβ5 2. αxβ5
9) 1. Αβ8 η5 (1. … η6 2. Πδ8+ Ρη7 3. Αε5+) 2. Πδ8+
10) 1. Πε6 ζxε6 2. Βxζ6+
11) 1. δ6 Ιxδ6 2. Αxβ4
12) 1. Ιγ7 Βδ7 2. Βxα5

3 – Διπλή απειλή/ Καθοδήγηση: Α
1) 1. Πxγ6 Αδ8 2. Πxδ6
2) 1. … Βxγ2+ 2. Ρxγ2 Ιβ4+
3) 1. … Πθ1+ 2. Ρxθ1 Ιxη3+
4) 1. Βxγ6+ Ρxγ6 2. Ιδ4+
5) 1. Αβ5 Βxβ5 2. Ιxδ6+
6) 1. … Βxδ4 2. Βxδ4 Ιζ3+
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. … Αxδ4 2. Πxδ4 Ιε6
10) 1. Αζ5 Βxζ5 2. Ιε7+
11) 1. … Πxδ2 2. Βxδ2 Ιζ3+
12) 1. … Αε3

4 – Διπλή απειλή/ Καθοδήγηση: Β
1) 1. … Αxδ6 (1. … Ιxε2+ 2. Ιxε2 Αxδ6 3. Πxδ6 Βγ5+ 4. Πδ4) 2. Πxδ6
2) 1. … Αxδ4 2. Αxδ4 Βδ2+
3) 1. ζxε5 Αxε5 2. Ββ5+
4) 1. … Πxβ2 2. Πxβ2 Βε5
5) 1. ε4 Αxε4 2. Βα4+
6) 1. … Ιδ4
7) 1. … η5 2. Αxη5 Βα5+
8) 1. δxγ5 Αxγ5 2. Βθ5+
9) 1. … β5 2. Αxβ5 Βζ5
10) 1. β4 Αxβ4 2. Βxδ4
11) 1. β5 Αxβ5 2. Ββ1+
12) 1. … Αε4 2. Πxε4 Βη6+

5 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας/ Μπλοκάρισμα: Α
1) 1. … η4+ 2. θxη4 Αε4#
2) 1. … η3+ 2. Βxη3 Βη1#
3) 1. Αβ7+ Ιxβ7 2. Πγ8#
4) 1. η6+ Βxη6 2. Πθ8#
5) 1. η5+ Βxη5 2. Αη7#
6) 1. Βε7+ Πxε7 2. Ιζ6#
7) 1. Βγ6+ δxγ6 (1. … Αxγ6 2. Ια6#) 2. Ια6#
8) 1. δ5+ Βxδ5 (1. … Ρxδ5 2. Ιβ6+) 2. ζ8Ι#
9) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρδ8 2. Βε8+
10) 1. Αε7 Βxε7 2. Βθ7+ Ρζ8 3. Βθ8#
11) 1. Ιη5++ Ρθ6 2. Πθ7+! Αxθ7 3. Ιζ7#
12) 1. Βγ5+ Ρη7 2. ζ8Β+ Πxζ8 3. Βη5#

6 – Κάρφωμα / Τοποθέτηση μπροστά κομματιού: Α
1) 1. Αδ5+ Πζ7 2. Βη7#
2) 1. η5 Βη6 2. Αθ5
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. … Βδζ1+ 2. Βη2 Βθ1#
5) 1. Αα4+ Ιγ6 2. Πγ7
6) 1. Πxγ6 Βxγ6 2. Αβ5
7) 1. Αη2+ Αε4 2. Βxθ7
8) 1. … Πε3 2. Βδ1 Ιxδ3 1
9) 1. … Αxη2 (1. … Ιxη2 2. Ιxη2 Πη6 3. δ5) 2. Ιxη2 Πη6
10) 1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Πxθ2 Ιxζ2#
11) 1. Πxη6+ Βxη6 2. Βxζ5 (2. Πxη6+? Ρxη6) 2. … Βxη1+ 3. Ρxη1
12) 1. … Βα5+ 2. Ββ4 Πβ8

7 – Κάρφωμα / Τοποθέτηση πίσω κομματιού: Α
1) 1. Ιxε7+ Βxε7 2. Αη5
2) 1. β6+ Ρxβ6 2. Πθ6
3) 1. Πη8+ Ρxη8 2. Βxγ5
4) 1. … Πθ1+ 2. Ρxθ1 Πxζ2
5) 1. Ιxδ7 Βxδ7 2. δxγ5
6) 1. Βα4+ Ρδ8 2. Αα5
7) 1. Βθ5+ Ρη8 2. Ιζ4
8) 1. Πγ8+ Ρxγ8 2. Βxβ6
9) 1. … Βxη2+ (1. … Αxγ6? 2. Πxδ8#) 2. Ρxη2 Αxγ6
10) 1. Ιθ6+ Ρθ8 2. ζ4
11) 1. β5 Βxβ5 2. Βε2
12) 1. Πxγ6 Ρxγ6 2. Βxζ5

8 – Κάρφωμα / Τοποθέτηση μπροστά ή πίσω κομματιού: Α
1) 1. … Πθ5+ 2. Ρη1 Αγ5
2) 1. … Βxη2+ 2. Βxη2 Πxζ1#
3) 1. Ιxδ7 Βxδ7 2. Βxε4
4) 1. … Πxε3 2. Πxε3 Αθ6 3. Ρδ2 Πε8
5) 1. Βα4+ Ργ7 2. Αζ4
6) 1. … δ3 2. Βxδ3 Αxβ5
7) 1. Πβ5+ Ρθ4 2. Πxη4+ Ρxη4 (2. … Βxη4 3. Πβ4+–) 3. Πβ4
8) 1. Βα3+ Πγ5 2. δ4
9) 1. Πγ7+ Ρδ8 2. Βxε6 Πxε6 3. Πζδ7#
10) 1. Βζ6+ Βη7 2. Πε7 Βxζ6 3. Πxθ7#
11) 1. … Πε1+ 2. Ρθ2 Πγ1
12) 1. … ε5 2. Βη5 Αθ6

9 – Φινάλε/ Ελεύθερο πιόνι : Α
1) 1. … Ιδ3 2. Ργ2 α2
2) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρxδ6 2. δ8Β+
3) 1. Βθ6 Αxθ6 2. θ8Β#
4) Σκίτσο
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Αδ5 θ6 2. ε8Β+
7) 1. Ιη5 (1. Ρθ3 Πη6)
8) 1. Πε4 Πxε4 2. Αζ5 Αγ6 3. Αxε4+
9) 1. Αη8+ Ρθ8 (1. … Ρxη8 2. Πζ8+ Ρθ7 3. ε8Β; 1. … Ρη6 2. ζ7+ Ρη5 3. ε8Β) 2. Αε6 Βxε6 3. Πζ8+
10) 1. … Βθ1+ 2. Ρη5 Βγ1+
11) 1. Αδ5+ Ρxδ5 2. δ7
12) 1. … Αγ6 (1. … γ2 2. Πγ8) 2. Αxγ6 γ2

10 – Διπλή απειλή/ Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας: Α
1) 1. β4 Ιβ7 2. Βγ6+
2) 1. … Αxζ4 2. Ιxζ4 Βα5+
3) 1. … Ιηxε5 2. ζxε5 Βθ4+
4) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Βη5+
5) 1. … Αxε4 2. Βxε4 (2. Αα6 Ιγ5 3. Αxγ8 Αδ3) 2. … Βγ5+
6) 1. … Αxζ3 2. Αxζ3 Βθ4
7) 1. Αxγ6 Βxγ6 2. Βζ5+
8) 1. … Ιxη3 2. ζxη3 Βxε3+
9) 1. α3 Ιγ6 2. Βδ3
10) 1. Ιζ5 εxζ5 2. Ββ3+
11) 1. … Ιε3+ 2. ζxε3 Βδ2+
12) 1. ε6 ζxε6 2. Βθ5+

11 – Διπλή απειλή/ Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας: Β
1) 1. Πxγ5 αΙδ 2. Ιδ6+
2) 1. Βxζ6 Αxζ6 2. Ιζ7+ Ρη7 3. Ιxδ8
3) 1. … θ3 2. Αxθ3 Ιζ3+
4) 1. Βxθ6 Αxθ6 2. Ιxζ6+ Ρδ8 3. Ιxδ7
5) 1. … γ4 2. Αxγ4 Ιxγ2
6) 1. Αxδ6 γxδ6 2. Ιβ6
7) 1. Βε8+ Αζ8 2. Ιζ6+
8) 1. … Πxε2 2. Πxε2 Ιη3+
9) 1. γ3 Βε6 2. Ιxγ7
10) 1. Ιxη7+ Αxη7 2. Ιδ6+
11) 1. Πxζ7 Πxζ7 2. Ιη6+
12) 1. Αζ4 Βα6 2. Ιxγ7

12 – Ματ / Μαγνήτης: Α
1) 1. … Βθ3+ 2. Ρθ1 (2. Ρxθ3 Αζ1#) 2. … Βζ1#
2) 1. Βxζ5+ Ρxζ5 2. Αδ3#
3) 1. Πθ6+ Ρxθ6 2. Βζ6+ Ρθ7 3. Βη7#
4) 1. η4+ Ρxη4 2. Βζ4+ Ρθ5 (2. … Ρθ3 3. Βη3#) 3. Βθ4#
5) 1. Πη8+ Ρxη8 2. Βxζ7+ Ρθ8 3. Βζ8#
6) 1. … α2+ 2. Ρxα2 Βα4+ 3. Ρβ1 Πδ1#
7) 1. Πθ4+ Ρxθ4 2. Βxε7+ Ρη4 3. Βη5#
8) 1. Πη5+ Ρxη5 2. Βη7+ Ρζ4 3. Βζ6+
9) 1. Πζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. Βα8+ Ρε7 3. Βε8#
10) 1. … Πθ1+ 2. Ρxθ1 Βθ8+ 3. Ρη1 (3. Ιθ5 Βxθ5+ 4. Ρη1 Βθ2#) 3. … Βθ2#
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

13 – Διπλή απειλή/ Ενέδρα: Α
1) 1. Βθ3+ Ρη8 2. Βε6+
2) 1. … Αδ4+ 2. Ρθ1 (2. Ρη2 Ιε3+) 2. … Ιζ2+
3) 1. Βε6+ Ρδ3 (1. … Ρζ3 2. Βζ5#) 2. Βxα6+
4) 1. δ4 Ιγ6 2. δ5
5) 1. Ιζ6+ Ρε7 2. Ιδ5+
6) 1. … Ιθ6 2. Βθ3 η4
7) 1. … Πα5+ 2. Ρε4 ζ5+ 3. ηxζ6εp Πxθ5
8) 1. Αδ2 Βγ5 2. Πγ4
9) 1. Βα4 Ιβ7 2. Ββ3+
10) 1. Αα5 Ββ8 2. Ιδ7+
11) 1. … Αα5 2. Πγ2 Πθ2+
12) 1. Πβ5 Βε6 2. δ5

14 – Διπλή απειλή/ Ενέδρα: Β
1) 1. Βγ2+ Ρη5 (1. … Ρε6 2. Ββ3+) 2. Βη2+
2) 1. Ιη5+ Ρζ8 2. Ιε6+
3) 1. Βδ8+ Ρη7 (1. … Ρθ7 2. Ιη5+) 2. Βδ4+
4) 1. Βη3+ Ρθ8 2. Βxε5+
5) 1. Πθ5 Βη6 2. Ιε7+
6) 1. … Βα5+ 2. Ρδ1 Ιxζ2+
7) 1. … Πζ2+ 2. Ρη1 Πγ2
8) 1. Ια4 Βδ6 2. ζxε5
9) 1. Ιθ6+ Ρη7 (1. … Ρθ8 2. Ιxζ7+) 2. Ιζ5+
10) 1. γ4 Αα4 2. Αδ7+1. γ4 Αα4 2. Αδ7+
11) 1. … Ιδ2 2. Πα1 Ιβ3
12) 1. Βζ3 Πβ8 2. Αζ4

15 – Διπλή απειλή/ Εναλλαγή: Α
1) 1. Βγ2 Πδ4 2. Πγ8+
2) 1. … γ5 2. Βδ3 δ4
3) 1. Ιβ6 Πγ7 2. Ιδ7+
4) 1. Ββ6 Ιγ4 2. Βxε6+
5) 1. ε4 Αη4 2. ε5
6) 1. … Ιε5 2. Αβ3 Ιζ3+
7) 1. Ιβ6 Βε6 2. Ιxγ8
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. … Αβ5 2. Ββ1 Αε2
11) 1. Βη4 β6 2. Ιθ5+
12) 1. … Ια3 2. Πδ1 Ιβ5+

16 – Διπλή απειλή/ Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. … Αxζ3 2. Αxζ3 εxδ4
2) 1. Αζ7+ Ρζ8 2. Ιε6+
3) 1. … Βε1+ 2. Αζ1 Αβ3
4) 1. … γ5 2. Ιβ5 Πxδ3 3. Πxδ3 γ4 3
5) 1. Ιγ8 Βxδ4 2. Ιxε7+
6) 1. … Ιxδ4 2. γxδ4 Βxδ4+
7) 1. αxβ5 γxβ5 2. Αα5 Βζ4
8) 1. Ιxε6 ζxε6 2. Αxε6+
9) 1. Ιζ5+ Ρθ8 2. Βxδ4
10) 1. … γ4 2. Αα4 β5
11) 1. … Αβ7 2. Βε3 Βγ6
12) 1. … Πδ4 2. Βxδ4 Ιζ3+

17 – Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Πρόσβαση: Α
1) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 (2. Ρθ1 Βxζ1#) 2. … Πη5+ 3. Ρθ1 Βxζ1#
2) 1. Ιη6+ ζxη6 2. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 3. Πθ3#
3) 1. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Ιxζ6+ ηxζ6 3. Πθ4#
4) 1. … Βxη3 2. Πε3 Βθ2#
5) 1. Βxθ7+ Ιxθ7 2. Πθ3
6) 1. Βxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Αε5+ Ρη8 3. Ιθ6#
7) Σκίτσο
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. … Βxθ3+ 2. Ρxθ3 η4+ 3. Ρθ4 Πθ5#
10) Σκίτσο
11) Σκίτσο
12) 1. … Βxη2+ 2. Ρxη2 Πη6+ 3. Ρζ3 Ιδ2#

18 – Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας: Α
1) 1. θ6+ Ρη8 2. Βxζ6
2) 1. Πxη5+ Ρθ8 2. Πxζ5
3) 1. Πε1 Βδ6 2. Βδ4+
4) 1. Πε7 Πζ7 2. Αxθ7 (2. Πxε8+)
5) 1. Αζ6 Βxθ6 2. Πxθ6
6) 1. … η3 2. Αxη3 Βxη3
7) 1. Πζ7! Πxζ7 2. Πxζ7
8) 1. Ιη5 ζxη5 2. ε5 ζ5 3. εxζ6ep
9) 1. Ιε6 Αxε6 2. Βxθ7+
10) 1. … Αε5 2. Πβ1 Βζ3
11) 1. Πε7 Αxδ4 2. Πxζ8+ Ρxζ8 3. Βζ7#
12) 1. Βθ5 Ιxζ2+ (1. … Βxθ5 2. Ιε7#) 2. Ρη1

19 – Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Διάφορες: Α
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Ιη5 Αxη5 2. Αxζ5
4) 1. Ιη5 ζxη5 2. ζ6
5) 1. Ιθ8 Παε8 2. Βθ7#
6) 1. … Αθ2+ 2. Ρθ1 Αη1
7) 1. Ιε4 (1. Ιζ3) 1. … δxε4 2. Βθ6
8) 1. Βθ6 Αxζ6 (1. … ηxθ6 2. ηxθ6#) 2. ηxζ6
9) 1. Βxζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. Πxζ7+ Ρη8 3. Πη7++ Ρζ8 4. Πη8#
10) 1. Πε1 (1. Βθ6+ Ρε7 2. Πxη8 Βxη8 3. Αxζ6+ Ρδ7)
11) 1. ζ6 θxη5 2. Βη6
12) 1. ζ6+ Ρη8 (1. … Βxζ6 2. Πxθ7+ –2. Ιxζ6? Αxη4– 2. … Ρxθ7 3. Ιxζ6+) 2. Βε4

20 – Τακτικά / 7η γραμμή: Α
1) 1. … Πxδ5 2. Πxδ5 Ιζ3
2) 1. Βζ8+ Πxζ8 2. Πη7+ Ρθ8 3. Πxθ7+ Ρη8 4. Παη7#
3) 1. Πη3 Αxγ1 2. Βη7#
4) 1. Πε7 Βxγ4 2. Πηxη7+
5) 1. Βη7+ (1. Βθ7+)
6) 1. Αxη6 ζxη6 2. Πδ7
7) 1. Πζ7+ Ρη8 2. Πζε7 Ρζ8 3. Πxε8+
8) 1. … Πζ8 2. Βxδ2 Πxδ2+ 3. Ρη1 Πζζ2
9) 1. Πη7+ Ρθ8 2. Πxα7
10) 1. Βη4 Ββ6 2. Βxη6
11) 1. … Βxβ5+ 2. Βxβ5 Πθ6
12) 1. Ιxζ6+ Πxζ6 2. Πδ8+ Πζ8 3. Πη7+ Ρθ8 4. Πxζ8#

21 – Διπλή απειλή/ Εκκαθάριση: Α
1) 1. Ιxε7+ Πxε7 2. Βδ5+
2) 1. … Ιxε5 2. δxε5 Βγ6
3) 1. … Ιxη3 (1. … Ιδ3+ 2. Αxδ3 Ιxη3+ 3. Ρδ2 Ιxθ1 4. Πxθ1) 2. θxη3 Ιδ3+
4) 1. Ιxδ5 (1. Βγ2 Ιζ6 2. Ιε4 wiΙt ooΡ) 1. … Βxδ5 2. Βγ2
5) 1. Ιxζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Βδ5+
6) 1. … γ4 2. Αxγ4 Βγ5+
7) 1. Ιη5 Βxη5 2. Βε6+
8) 1. Ιε6 (1. Ββ2 Πxβ3 2. Ιxβ3+) 1. … Αxε6 2. Ββ2+
9) 1. Αxγ4 (1. Βδ4 Βη5 2. η3 Ιδ6) 1. … Αxγ4 2. Βη4 ζ6 3. Βxγ4+
10) 1. Ιxε6 ζxε6 2. Αxε5
11) 1. Ιxζ6+ Αxζ6 2. Βζ3
12) 1. … Ββ1+ 2. Ιxβ1 γ1Ι+

22 – Διπλή απειλή/ Εκκαθάριση: Β
1) 1. δ6 Αxδ6 2. Βδ5+
2) 1. Ιxζ6+ Αxζ6 2. δ5
3) 1. Βxβ6+ αxβ6 2. Ιδ8+
4) Σκίτσο
5) 1. ε5 Αε7 2. Βε4
6) 1. Ιxζ6+ Αxζ6 2. Αδ5
7) 1. … Βε6 2. Πβ7 Ιε3+
8) 1. … Πε4 2. η3 Πxζ4
9) 1. Ιxη6 Βxη6 2. Αγ7
10) 1. … Πε1+ 2. Ρθ2 Βη6 3. Βxβ7 Βxβ1
11) 1. … β4 2. αxβ4 αxβ4 3. Ια2 Αβ5
12) 1. … Αxγ3 2. βxγ3 Ιε5+

23 – Διπλή απειλή/ Διάφορες: Β
1) 1. … Αδ5+ 2. Βxδ5 Βθ1+
2) 1. Πxδ5 Ιxδ5 2. ε6 Βε8
3) 1. … Ιε4+ 2. Ργ2 Ιζ2
4) 1. Πxε3 Πxε3 2. Ρζ2
5) 1. Πxζ4+ ηxζ4 2. Αxθ4+
6) 1. β4 Βγ6 2. Ιε7+
7) 1. Βδ8+ Ρxδ8 2. Αη5+
8) 1. Πγ8 Βxγ8 2. Βθ8+
9) 1. Αxδ7 Αxδ7 2. Βδ2
10) 1. Ιγ4 Ιxγ4 2. Αxδ5+
11) 1. Βε4 Πγ8 2. Αε5
12) 1. … Βδ5 2. Ρζ3 Βxβ3+

24 – Διπλή απειλή/ Ακτίνες-Χ: Α
1) 1. Αxζ6 Αxζ6 2. Αε4
2) 1. Ιxγ6 Βxγ6 2. Αζ3
3) 1. Αxε5 Βxε5 2. Πε3
4) 1. Αxζ6 Αxζ6 2. Αη4+
5) 1. … Ιxε4 2. Βxε4 Αζ5
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Αη3+ Ρxζ6 2. Αθ4+
8) 1. δ5 γxδ5 2. Αγ3+
9) 1. Ιxβ5 Βxβ5 2. Αα4
10) 1. Ιζxε5 Ιxε5 2. Ιxε5 Βxε5 3. Αζ4
11) 1. … Βγ8 2. Ιδ4 Αη4
12) 1. β4 Βxβ4 2. Αα3

25 – Διπλή απειλή/ Διάφορες: Β
1) 1. … Ιxδ3 2. Βxδ3 ε5
2) 1. Βxδ8+ Ρxδ8 2. Πxδ6+
3) 1. … α4 2. Αγ4 δ5
4) 1. Ιxζ6+ Πxζ6 2. Αδ5+
5) 1. α6+ Βxα6 2. β5
6) 1. γ5 Αγ7 2. ζ4
7) 1. Ιε6 Βε7 2. Ιxζ8
8) 1. … ε5 2. Ιxγ6 δxγ6
9) 1. Πγ8+ Πη8 2. Πγ4
10) 1. … Ιδ3+ 2. γxδ3 ε3
11) 1. Βα2 Πxα2 (1. … Πγ1 2. Βxγ4+) 2. Αxγ4+
12) 1. … Ιxδ4 2. Ιxδ4 Αxε4

26 – Αποκάλυψη / Ενδιάμεση κίνηση: Α
1) 1. Ιxζ5 Βxε1 2. Ιxθ6+ Ρη7 3. Πβxε1
2) 1. Ιxδ5 εxδ5 2. Πxγ8
3) 1. … Ιβ1 2. Πxα8 Ιxδ2+
4) 1. ε5 Αxη2 2. εxζ6
5) 1. … Ιxβ3 2. Βxβ5 Ιxα1+
6) 1. Ιxβ5 Βxδ2 2. Ιxδ6+
7) 1. Ιxη6 Βxη3 2. Ιxθ8+ Πxθ8 3. θxη3
8) Σκίτσο
9) Σκίτσο
10) 1. … Ιζ4+ 2. Ρη5 Ιε6+
11) 1. … Ιγ3 2. Πxβ6 αxβ6 3. Ββ4 Ιxε2
12) 1. … Ιβ4 2. Πxδ7 (2. αxβ4 Πxδ4) 2. … Ιxδ3+ 3. Πxδ3 Πxδ3

27 – Κάρφωμα / Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. Ιxγ4 βxγ4 2. Αα4
2) 1. … Αη3 2. Βxζ6 Πε1#
3) 1. … Ιη4 2. ζ4 Ιxε3 3. Βε2 Ιxζ1
4) 1. … εxδ4 2. εxδ4 Αζ5
5) 1. Βγ2 β5 2. β3
6) 1. … Ιζ2 2. γ5 Ιxε4
7) 1. Πxδ4 Βxδ4 2. Βxδ4
8) 1. Αxδ4 εxδ4 2. Αβ5
9) 1. Αα4 Βδ7 (1. … Αδ7 2. Βxδ5) 2. Ιδ4
10) 1. … Ιxε4 2. Βθ4
11) 1. Βγ3 Ιη6 2. Ιθ5+
12) 1. … Ιxγ4+ 2. βxγ4 Πxδ6

28 – Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας/ Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. θ4 Βζ5 2. Ιxθ6+
2) 1. Ιε4 Βδ7 2. Ιxβ4
3) 1. … ζ5 2. Βε2 (2. Βδ4 Ιζ3+) 2. … Βxδ5
4) 1. … Πε3 2. Βδ2 (2. Βxε3 Αδ4) 2. … Βxγ4
5) 1. … Ια2
6) 1. … ζ5 (1. … η6 2. Ιη3) 2. εxζ6εp Αζ5
7) 1. ζ4 Βxη2 2. Αζ3
8) 1. α3 Αγ5 2. Ιxγ5
9) 1. … γ4 2. Αxγ4 Ιxε4
10) 1. … Πε2 2. Βxζ6 Πxε1+
11) 1. … Αζ5 2. Βε3 Αxδ3 3. Βxδ3 Πxζ4
12) 1. … Βδ4+ 2. Ρθ1 Αxγ4

29 – Άμυνα / Άμυνα εναντίον του ματ: Α
1) 1. … η6 (1. … Ιη6 2. Βxη6)
2) 1. Πθ1 Πxθ1 2. Αxε4+
3) 1. … Αθ4 2. Πζ1 Αxη5
4) 1. η3
5) 1. … Αζ5 2. Αxζ5 η6
6) 1. … βxα1Β 2. Ιζ6+ Βxζ6 3. Βxζ6 γ1Β
7) 1. … Πζ7 2. Βxζ7 Βε1+
8) 1. η8Ι (1. η8Β Αδ6# ; 1. Ρη8 Ρδ6 2. Ρζ8 Βε6 3. Βθ4 Ρδ7) 1. … Αδ6+ 2. Ιε7+
9) 1. … Πβ6 (1. … Πζ5 2. Αε5)
10) 1. Πζ5 Βxζ5 2. Βxη7#
11) 1. δ8Ι+ Ργ8 2. Ιε6+ Ρδ7 3. Ιxδ4
12) 1. … Πε3 2. Πxε3 Βζ4 3. Πθ3+ Βθ6 4. Πxθ6+ Ρxθ6

31 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Α
1) 1. … Ιε2+ 2. Ιxε2 Πxζ1+ (2. … Πδδ1 3. Ιxη3) 3. Ρxζ1 Πδ1#
2) 1. … Βxη3+ 2. Ρxη3 Ιε4+
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. … Πθ8+ 2. Ιθ3 η4
5) 1. Βxθ7+ Ιxθ7 2. Αxθ7+ Ρζ8 3. Ιη6#
6) 1. Ιxδ7 Ιxδ7 2. ε5
7) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Αxγ3+
8) 1. Βα4+ γ6 2. Ιxγ6 ε5 3. Ιxε5+
9) 1. … β4 (1. … Ιxε8? 2. Βθ8#) 2. Αxβ4 Ιxε8 6
10) 1. Βθ5+ Ρε7 2. Βxδ5
11) 1. Αγ6 Αζ6 2. Πxε8+
12) 1. Πxβ7 Αxβ7 2. Βxβ7 Βγ6 3. Αβ5

32 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Β
1) 1. Βxζ8+ Πxζ8 2. Αxθ7+ Ρθ8 3. Πxζ8#
2) 1. Πxθ5 ηxθ5 2. Αxθ5+ Ρδ7 3. Βη4#
3) 1. … Αγ8 2. Βα3 Ιxγ4
4) 1. Ιζ6 Βxζ7 (1. … Βxε3 2. Πθ7#; 1. … Βxζ6 2. Βε8+ Αζ8 3. Βxζ8#) 2. Βxθ6+ Βθ7 3. Βxθ7#
5) 1. … Αxζ3 2. Βxζ3 Βδ4+
6) 1. Αβ5 α5 2. α3
7) 1. … Πxδ4 2. Πxδ4 Ββ6 (2. … γ5 3. Βη3)
8) 1. … Βxη5 2. Βxη5 Ιζ3+
9) 1. α5 Αxα5 2. Αδ2
10) 1. … Βxδ4 2. Πxδ4 Πxζ3
11) 1. δ6 Βxδ6 2. ε5
12) 1. … Βxθ2+ 2. Ρxθ2 Πθ5+ 3. Ρη1 Ιζ3+ 4. ηxζ3 Πδη5#

33 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Γ
1) 1. Βxζ7+ Ρxζ7 2. Αη5+ (2. Αη3+? Βζ6)
2) 1. Πxζ5 Πxζ5 2. η4
3) 1. … Ιβ3+ 2. γxβ3 Πγ8+
4) 1. … Βxβ2 2. Βxβ2 Ιxδ3+
5) 1. Βθ7+ Πη6 2. Βθ3#
6) 1. … Βxζ1+ 2. Ρxζ1 Πδ1+ 3. Ρη2 θ3#
7) 1. … ζ6 2. Ιεζ3 ε5
8) 1. … Πxα2+ 2. Αxα2 Βγ2+ 3. Ρε1 Πδ1#
9) 1. … η3 2. θ4 Πxθ4
10) 1. Ιγ4 Βγ7 2. Ιxε4
11) 1. … Ιxγ3 2. Βxγ3 Αxη2
12) 1. … Πδ6 2. ζxε5 Πδ7

34 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Δ
1) 1. … Βγ1+ 2. Αβ1 Βγ3+ 3. Αxγ3 Αxγ3#
2) 1. … Πxα2 2. Πxα2 Βxβ1+
3) 1. εxδ6 Ιxδ6 2. Αxε7 Ββ6 3. Αxζ8
4) 1. Πxδ5 εxδ5 (1. … Πxα7 2. βxα7 εxδ5 3. α8Β) 2. Πxα8
5) 1. Πxε6+ ζxε6 2. Αη6#
6) 1. Βε8+ Πxε8 2. Ιζ7#
7) 1. Ιxδ6+ Βxδ6 2. Ββ5+
8) 1. … Ιδ3 2. Αζ4 Ιxε1+
9) 1. Αβ6+ Αε7 2. Αγ5
10) 1. Ιδ4 Αβ7 2. Ιε6+
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

35 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ε
1) 1. … β4+ 2. Ρα2 (2. γxβ4 Πα7#) 2. … Πα7#
2) 1. Πxγ8 Βxγ8 2. Ιδ6+
3) 1. Αζ7+ Ρxζ7 2. Βxη6+ Ρε7 3. Βε6#
4) 1. Ιδ5 Αδ6 2. Ιζ6+
5) 1. ε5
6) 1. Ιxγ5
7) 1. Βε8+ (1. Αδ5+ Αε6) 1. … Ιxε8 2. Αδ5+ Ρθ8
8) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Βδ1 Ιζ3+
9) 1. Αη5 Βxε5 (1. … Βxη5 2. Βxζ7#) 2. Πxδ8#
10) 1. Βxε7 Αxε7 2. Αδ4+ Αζ6 3. Αxζ6#
11) 1. Βδ6 Βxδ6 (1. … Πγ8 2. Βε6+) 2. Ιxδ6+ Ρε7 3. Αxγ6
12) 1. Ιxβ5 αxβ5 2. Βxβ5+ Αγ6 3. Βxγ5

36 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΣΤ
1) 1. … Πη1+ 2. Αxη1 Βε2#
2) 1. … Βxδ4 2. Βxδ4 Ιγ2+
3) 1. Ιη6+ Πxη6 (1. … ζxη6 2. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 3. Πθ4#) 2. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 3. Πθ4#
4) 1. … Βζ2+ 2. Πxζ2 Πxζ2+ 3. Ρxθ3 (3. Ρθ1 Πθ2#) 3. … Πθ2#
5) 1. Αxε4 Αxε4 2. Ββ5+
6) 1. … Αxδ3 2. Ρθ1 γ4
7) 1. … Ιxδ4 2. Ιxδ4 α5!
8) 1. … β3 2. Βxβ3 Αxε2
9) 1. … Ιη4 2. Ιγ2 Ιxε3
10) 1. … Πη3+ 2. Ρθ2 Πθ3+ 3. Ρxθ3 Αη4#
11) 1. Αθ3 Ιxβ6 2. Πxδ8
12) 1. Αε5 Ιxε5 2. Ιxε5

37 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ζ
1) 1. Πθ5+ Πxθ5 2. Βε1#
2) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. Πxζ3 Βxδ2
3) 1. Αζ4 Αxζ4 2. Πδ8#
4) 1. Αβ5 Βδ6 2. ε5
5) 1. Βxθ6+ Ρxθ6 2. Πθ4+ Ρη7 3. Πθ7#
6) 1. Αγ6 Βxγ6 2. Ιxε7+
7) 1. … Βγ5 2. γ3 ε5
8) 1. Πγ5 Ββ7 (1. … Βxζ3 2. Πγ8# ; 1. … Βxγ5 2. Βα8+ Πβ8 3. Βxβ8+ Βγ8 4. Βxγ8#) 2. Βxβ7 Πxβ7 3. Πγ8#
9) 1. Αζ4 (1. Αδ2 Αδ6)
10) 1. Ιxζ6+ Αxζ6 2. Βζ4
11) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Πγ4 Ιxε2+ 3. Ρζ1 Πxδ2
12) 1. … Βxη3+ 2. θxη3 Αxη3+ 3. Ρε2 Αγ4#

38 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Η
1) 1. Αγ4 θ6 2. Πxη6+ Ρθ7 3. Πxη7+
2) 1. ε5 Ιδ5 2. Ιxδ5 γxδ5 3. Αxε7
3) 1. Αxβ7 Αxβ7 2. Πxδ7
4) 1. Πxζ6 Ιxζ6 2. ε5
5) 1. Αxζ6 Αxζ6 2. Ιδ5
6) 1. Αxδ6 (1. γ5+ δ5 2. Αδ6)
7) 1. Πxγ4 Βxγ4 2. Ιδ2
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. … ζ5 2. Ιη3 Βγ5+
10) 1. Ιε7+ Αxε7 2. Βxγ6+ βxγ6 3. Αα6##
11) 1. Βxθ6 ηxθ6 2. Πδη4+ Ρθ7 3. Πxθ6#
12) 1. … Ιβ4 2. Βδ2 Ιxε4 3. Ιxε4 Πxε4

39 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Θ
1) 1. Βα7 θxη5 (1. … Πxα7 2. Πxγ8+) 2. Βxα8
2) 1. Πxδ7 Πxδ7 2. Ιβ6+
3) 1. … Βxγ3+ 2. Πxγ3 Ιζ2#
4) 1. Ιδ5 Βxδ2 2. Ιxζ6+ Ρθ8 (2. … Ρη7 3. Ιxε8+ Πxε8 4. Πxδ2) 3. Πxδ2
5) 1. … Ιδ4 2. Βα4 Ιε2+
6) 1. … Ιζ5 2. Βζ2 Ιxδ4
7) 1. … Πxγ2+ 2. Ρxγ2 Ββ2#
8) 1. Βxβ7+ Βxβ7 2. Πxδ7
9) 1. … Αθ3 2. Αβ2 Βxζ3 3. Ιxζ3 Αη2
10) 1. … Ιxζ2 2. Βxζ2 (2. Πxζ2 Βη3+ 3. Πη2 Βxδ3) 2. … Αxδ3
11) 1. … Βxβ4 2. γxβ4 Πxγ2
12) 1. Βδ5+ Βxδ5 2. γxδ5+ Ρxδ5 3. Βxζ1

40 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Ι
1) 1. Αγ3+ Αη7 2. Πxθ6
2) 1. ε5 Ιε8 2. ε6+
3) 1. Αβ5 Βxβ5 2. Ιγ7+
4) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρε7 2. Ιxε5
5) 1. … Βδ1+ 2. Αxδ1 Πζ1#
6) 1. … Ιxγ1 2. Πβxγ1 Αθ6
7) 1. Αxζ7+ Ιxζ7 2. Ιε6 Ββ6 3. Ιxη7+
8) 1. Αxζ7+ Ρθ8 2. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7
9) 1. Πα8 Βγ6 2. Πxγ8+ Βxγ8 3. Βxδ1 8
10) 1. Βα4+ Αδ7 (1. … Ρδ8 2. 0-0-0) 2. Αxζ7+
11) 1. Βθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Ιη5++ Ρθ8 3. Ιζ7#
12) 1. Αθ6 ζ6 (1. … ηxθ6 2. Ιζ6+) 2. Αxη7

41 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΑ
1) 1. … Βζ2+ 2. Βxζ2 Ιθ3#
2) 1. Βxδ8+ (1. Βα4+ Ιγ6) 1. … Ρxδ8 2. Ιζ7+
3) 1. ε6 Αxε6 2. Ιxε6 ζxε6 3. Βxη4
4) 1. Πζ8+ Αxζ8 2. Βζ7+ Ρδ8 3. Βδ7#
5) 1. … Αβ4+ 2. Αδ2 Βxη5
6) 1. Βxδ5 γxδ5 2. Αβ5+
7) 1. Ιβ3 Πxδ1+ 2. Πxδ1
8) 1. γ3 Ββ6 2. Βxβ6 αxβ6 3. Ιxη4
9) 1. Βxθ5 Αxη5 2. Βxθ7+
10) 1. … Ιγ2 2. Πε2 Ιβ4
11) 1. Ιγ7+ (1. Βxζ7+ επίσης κερδίζει ) 1. … Βxγ7 2. Βxζ7+ Αxζ7 3. Αxζ7#
12) 1. … γ4 2. Ιxζ6+ εxζ6

42 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΒ
1) 1. ζ4 Ιεδ7 2. ζ5
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Βxε5+ δxε5 2. Αζ6+ Ρη8 3. Ιθ6#
4) 1. … Ιζ7 2. Π6xζ7+ Πxζ7 3. Πxζ7+ Ρxζ7 ½-½
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. … Αxγ3 2. βxγ3 Αα4
7) 1. Αxη7 Αxη7 2. Βη5
8) 1. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Αη8++ Ρθ8 3. Πθ7#
9) 1. Ια7 Ιγ2 2. Ιαxγ8
10) 1. … Αxγ5+ 2. Ιxγ5 Ββ6
11) 1. Ιζ5 Βζ8 2. Ιδ6+
12) 1. Βζ4 Πxδ7 2. Βxβ8+ Ρθ7 3. Πxδ7

43 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΓ
1) 1. … Ιδ3+ 2. Ρδ1 (2. εxδ3 εxδ3+) 2. … Ιxζ2+
2) 1. Βη5 θ5 2. Πxθ5+ ηxθ5 3. Βxθ5+
3) 1. Ιε6 Βα5 (1. … ζxε6 2. Βθ5+) 2. Ιδγ7+
4) 1. Βη5+ ζxη5 2. Πxα6+ (oζ 2. Πγ6+ Πε6 3. Πxε6#) 2. … Πε6 3. Πxε6#
5) 1. … Πxζ2+ 2. Ρxζ2 Ιη4+
6) 1. … Βxε4 2. Πxε4 ζ5
7) 1. Βζ8+ Αxζ8 2. Πxζ8+ Ρη7 3. Ιxε6#
8) 1. Ιxγ6 Βxε3 (1. … Βxγ6 2. Αβ5 ; 1. … Βγ7 2. Ιxε5) 2. Βδ8#
9) 1. Ιγ3 Βδ6 (1. … Βδ7 2. Αxγ5) 2. Ιε4
10) 1. γ5 Ββ4 2. α3
11) 1. … Βε6 2. Ββ4 αxβ5
12) 1. … Ιε3 (1. … Ιxζ4 2. Ιxδ6) 2. Βxε3 Βxδ3+ 3. Βxδ3 Πxδ3

44 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΔ
1) 1. … Αxγ3 2. Αxγ3 δxε4
2) 1. Αη8
3) 1. Βθ6 Πη8 2. Αxζ7
4) 1. η4 Αη6 2. Βxη6
5) 1. Αxγ5 Βxγ5 2. Ιβ3
6) 1. Πxζ7 Βxζ7 2. Αγ4
7) 1. Ιε6 ζxε6 2. Αθ5+; 1. … Βα5+ 2. β4
8) 1. ε4 δxε3εp 2. Πxδ5
9) 1. Βxθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Ιζ5+
10) 1. Ιxε5 Βε6 (1. … δxε5 2. Βxδ7+ Αxδ7 3. Αxη7) 2. Αxη7
11) 1. … Ιε3 2. Πζ2 Πxζ1+ 3. Πxζ1 Βη2#
12) 1. Βxε7+ Ιxε7 2. Αθ6#

45 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΕ
1) 1. Βε1+ Βxε1 2. Πxε1+ Ιε7 3. Αxδ5
2) 1. Αε2 Βζ5 2. Αη4
3) 1. δ4+ Ρxζ6 2. Ιδ5+
4) 1. Πη7 Ιζ8 (1. … Ιxζ6 2. Πxθ7# ; 1. … Πxη7 2. Βxη7#) 2. Πxη8+ Ρxη8 3. Βη7#
5) 1. Πδ8+ (1. Ιxγ6 Αα6)
6) 1. Ιβ5 Ια6 2. Ιδ6+
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. … γ5 2. δxγ6εp (2. Αxη6 Βxη6) 2. … Αxγ6+
9) 1. Αδ8 Βδ7 2. Αxβ6
10) 1. Ιε6 Βxθ4 2. Αη7#
11) 1. … Βxζ4 (1. … Πxδ2 2. Αxδ2)
12) 1. β4 Αβ6 2. Αxε5 και 3. γ5

46 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΣΤ
1) 1. Βθ6 Αxθ6 (1. … Αxζ6 2. εxζ6 Βxζ6 3. Ιxζ6+ Ρθ8 4. Βxθ7#) 2. Ιε7#
2) 1. Ιxβ5 Αxβ5 2. Ββ3
3) 1. Ιδ5 εxδ5 2. Βθ3+
4) 1. Ιβ5 Βε7 2. Ιxγ6
5) 1. … Πxθ2 2. Πxθ2 Βxη1+
6) 1. Ιxδ5 Βxδ5 2. γ4
7) 1. Βα4 Βδ7 2. Ιxδ6+ Αxδ6 3. Αβ5
8) 1. Αδ6 Ββ6 (1. … Βxδ6 2. Αxθ7+) 2. Αxζ8
9) 1. Βxε6+ Βxε6 2. Ιxγ5+
10) 1. … Αβ5 2. Βγ2 Βθ3
11) 1. … Βxζ3 2. ηxζ3 Πε1+ 3. Ρη2 Πη1#
12) 1. Πxε7 Ρxε7 (1. … Αxε7 2. Βxζ7#) 2. Ιζ5+

47 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΖ
1) 1. … Αxα3 2. Ιxα3 Βα5+
2) 1. … Βη3+ 2. Ρxη3 Ιζ1#
3) 1. Αβ5+ Αδ7 2. Αxδ7+
4) 1. Βδ2 Βα5 2. Πγ8+
5) 1. Βη8+ Πxη8 2. Ιζ7+ Ρη7 3. Αθ6#
6) 1. Αβ4 (1. β4? Ιxζ3+ 2. Αxζ3 Βδ4) 1. … Ιxζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 Βγ6 3. Ιxε7+
7) 1. Ιxα7+ Αxα7 2. Βxγ6+ βxγ6 3. Αα6#
8) 1. Πxγ8 Παxγ8 2. Ιζ6+
9) 1. … Ιxε4 2. Ιxε4 Αζ5
10) 1. Βζ8+ Ρxζ8 2. Πθ8#
11) 1. … Ιθ3+ 2. Ρη2 Ιη5
12) 1. … Ιη4 2. Βδ3 Ιxε3

48 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΗ
1) 1. Πε8+ Ρxε8 2. Βγ8+ Βδ8 3. Βxδ8#
2) 1. Βγ8+ Πxγ8 2. Πxγ8+ Αxγ8 3. Πδ8#
3) 1. Πxζ7 Βxζ7 (1. … Ρxζ7 2. Βη6#) 2. Αη6
4) 1. Ιxζ5 Αxζ5 2. Βδ5+
5) 1. Πxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Βxθ7#
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Ιδ5+ (1. Ιδ5+ εxδ5 Παε1+ Ρδ6 3. Πxζ8) 1. … εxδ5 2. Παε1+ Ρδ6 3. Πxζ8
8) 1. … Αα1 2. Ρxα1 Ιβ4 3. Βxβ4 Βxγ1#
9) 1. … Βxη5 2. ζxη5 Αζ3
10) 1. Ιδ5 Ιxδ5 2. εxδ5 Πxδ5 3. Βxθ8+
11) 1. Βδ2 η5 2. Αxη5
12) 1. Πxθ7+ Βxθ7 2. Ρη2

49 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΙΘ
1) 1. … Ιε3+ 2. δxε3 Αxγ2#
2) 1. ε6 Αxε6 (1. … ζxε6 2. Πxζ5) 2. Πxζ5
3) 1. … Βxδ1 2. Αxδ1 (2. Πxδ1 Αγ2) 2. … Ιxγ4
4) 1. … ε5 2. Ιxε5 Βα5+
5) 1. Βxε4 Αxε4 2. Ιζ6+ Ρζ8 3. Αθ6#
6) 1. η5+ Ρxη5 2. Βζ4#
7) 1. … Ιδ1 2. Βxδ4 (2. Αxδ1 Πε1#) 2. … Πε1#
8) 1. … β4 2. Ιδ1 β3
9) 1. Ιε6+ ζxε6 2. Βη5+ Ρθ7 3. Πθ6#
10) 1. … Πxη2 2. Βζ3 (2. Βxη2 Αδ5) 2. … Βxζ3 (2. … Αδ5? 3. Πε8+ Ρθ7 4. Βθ3#) 3. Ιxζ3 Πβ2
11) 1. Βη4 Ιxε3 (otθεΠwisε 2. Βθ4) 2. Ιζ6+ εxζ6 (2. … Ρη7 3. Πθ7+ αΙδ mαt op ζ7) 3. Βxη6+
12) 1. Πζ6 Ρθ8 2. Πxθ6

50 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: Κ
1) 1. Πα8+ Ρβ7 2. Βxδ5+ Πxδ5 3. Πxζ8
2) 1. Αη6+ Ρxη6 2. Βθ5#
3) 1. Αδ5 Ιxδ5 2. γxδ5
4) 1. Ιδxε4 ζxε4 2. Βθ5+
5) 1. Αxδ6 Ββ7 2. ζ3
6) 1. ζ5 Αxγ4 2. ζ6
7) 1. … Αε4+ 2. Ρxε4 Βδ5#
8) 1. Πζ8+ Πxζ8 2. Βη8+ Πxη8 3. Ιζ7#
9) 1. … Αθ5 2. Ρη2 Αxζ3+ 3. Ρxζ3 Ιxη5+
10) 1. … Ιxγ3 2. Βxβ6 Ιxε2+ 3. Ρζ2 αxβ6
11) 1. … Βγ1+ (1. … Βζ4+ 2. Ρε1 ηxζ5 3. Πxθ7+) 2. Πε1 Βζ4+ 3. Ρε2 Αxη2
12) 1. Βxγ8+ Ρxγ8 2. Πε8+ Ρδ7 3. Πδ8#

51 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΑ
1) 1. Βε5+ Ρη8 (1. … ζ6 2. Βxζ6+ Ρη8 3. Βε6+ Ρζ8 4. Βxγ4) 2. Βδ5
2) 1. Ιβ5 Αβ4+ 2. γ3
3) 1. … Πxε3+ 2. ζxε3 Αη3+
4) 1. Αβ2+ Αη7 2. Βη8+ Πxη8 3. Ιζ7#
5) 1. Αγ5 Βxγ5 2. Βη4+
6) 1. Βθ5+ Ρδ8 (1. … η6 2. Αxη6+!) 2. Αα5
7) 1. Αxγ5 δxγ5 2. α3
8) 1. Ιxγ6 βxγ6 (1. … Βζ7 2. Ιxδ8) 2. Βα6+ Ρβ8 3. Αζ4+ Ρα8 4. Βxγ6#
9) 1. Ιxη6 Ιxη6 (1. … Αxδ2 2. Ιxε7+) 2. Βxθ6
10) 1. … Αη4 2. Ιθ4 ζ3
11) 1. Αxη7 Ρxη7 2. Βη4+
12) 1. Ιγ3 Βδ6 2. Ιε4

52 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΒ
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Αxγ6 Αxγ6 2. Ιxε6
4) 1. Ιxγ6 δxγ6 2. Αxζ7+
5) 1. … Ιxη5 2. Ιxη5 δxγ4
6) 1. … Ββ4+ 2. Βxβ4 Αxβ4+ 3. Ρζ1 γxδ5
7) 1. Πxθ6 ηxθ6 2. Βxζ6
8) 1. Αγ2 Πζ1 2. Ρη2
9) 1. Πη6 ζxη6 2. Πζ8+
10) 1. Ιxε5 Πxε5 2. Βxη6+ Ιxη6 3. Πxγ8
11) 1. … Βη1+ 2. Πxη1 Ιxη3+ 3. θxη3 Πθ7#
12) 1. Ιζ4 Βε8 2. Ιxε6

53 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΓ
1) 1. … Πε1+ 2. Ρβ2 Αη7
2) 1. Βxγ5+ Βxγ5 2. Αxα6#
3) 1. … εxδ5 2. Αxδ5 Βxβ3
4) 1. … Αζ6 2. Βη3 Αθ4
5) 1. δ4 Αβ6 2. δ5
6) 1. Ιζ7 Ρxζ7 2. Αxη6+
7) 1. … Αβ4 2. Αη5 Αxγ3 3. Πγ1 δxε4
8) 1. … Ιδ3+ 2. Βxδ3 Αxγ4+
9) 1. Πxα7+ Βxα7 2. Πα5
10) 1. Βα4 β6 2. Βε4
11) 1. Ιβ4 γxβ4 (1. … γ6 2. Ιxγ6+) 2. Βxα7+ Ργ8 3. Βα8#
12) 1. Βxδ7 Βxδ7 2. Πxδ8

54 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΔ
1) 1. Βxδ7+ Ρxδ7 2. Αβ5++ Ργ8 3. Πδ8#
2) 1. … δ5 2. Αxδ5 Αγ5
3) 1. Πγ7 Βxγ7 2. Ιxε6
4) 1. Ιxζ5 Βxζ5 2. Ιζ6+
5) 1. Βxη6+ θxη6 2. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 3. Πθ7#
6) 1. Βxε7+ Ρxε7 2. Αη5+ Ρδ6
7) 1. Βθ5 ηxθ5 2. Πη3#
8) 1. β5 Αxη2 2. βxγ6
9) 1. … Πε8 2. Πxε8 (2. ηxθ5 Βθ1+) 2. … θxη4#
10) 1. δ5 Ιδ8 2. Αη5
11) 1. … Βη6+ 2. Ρθ1 Βε4 3. Ρη2 Ιδ2
12) 1. Ιδ5 Βδ6 2. Βθ5

55 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΕ
1) 1. Αxζ7+ Ρxζ7 2. Ιη5+
2) Σκίτσο
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. Βxθ6+ Ρxθ6 2. Πθ8+ Ρη5 3. Πθ5#
5) 1. Αxδ7 Βxδ7 (1. … Ιxδ7 2. ε6) 2. Βxγ5
6) 1. Ιβ5 Ββ6 2. Ιδ6+ Ρδ8 3. Ιxζ7+
7) 1. η3 ζxη3 2. ζ4
8) 1. … β5 2. Βxβ5 Αδ7
9) 1. … Αxε5 2. δxε5 Ιβ4
10) 1. Ιζ6+ Αxζ6 2. Βxδ5
11) 1. Βζ7 Ρβ8 2. Πxδ8+ Βxδ8 3. Βxγ4
12) 1. … Αxβ3 2. Βxβ3 (2. Ιδ7?! Ββ5) 2. … Βxε5

56 – Ασκήσεις / Διάφορες: ΚΣΤ
1) 1. Βη6 θxη5 2. Βθ5#
2) 1. … Αθ6 2. Βxθ6 Βxβ2
3) 1. Βε8+ Ρxε8 2. Ιδ6++ Ρζ8 3. Πε8#
4) 1. γ5 Βxγ5 2. Πγ1
5) 1. Ιδ5 Βxδ2 2. Ιγ7#
6) 1. … Ιxε5 (το 1. … Αxε5 2. ζxε5 Βθ4+ 3. η3 Βxα4 είναι πιθανό αλλά όχι τόσο καλό) 2. ζxε5 Βθ4+
7) 1. … Ιζ4 2. Βε3 Ιη4
8) 1. Βα3 Πδ1 2. Βα8+
9) 1. Ιδγ4 (και 1. Ιεγ4) 1. … δxγ4 2. Ιxγ4 Βδ8 3. Ιxδ6+ Ρε7 4. δxγ5
10) 1. Ιγ4 ε6 2. Ιxβ6
11) 1. Ιβ6 Βxβ6 2. Ιxδ7
12) 1. Ιxγ6 βxγ6 2. ε5 θ6

Βήμα 4+

3 Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Συνεργασία: A
1) 1. Πθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Βθ5+ Ρη8 3. Βθ7#
2) 1. … Πθ1+ 2. Αxθ1 Βθ2+ 3. Ρζ1 Βxζ2#
3) 1. Πxθ5 (1. Ιζ5 ζ6) 1. … ηxθ5 2.Ιζ5
4) 1. Αxθ6+ Ρxθ6 (1. … Ρθ8 2. Βθ3) 2. Βθ3+ Ρη7 3. Βθ7#
5) 1. … Ιxε3+ 2. ζxε3 (2. Ρθ1 Ιxζ2#) 2. … Βη3+ 3. Ρθ1 (3. Ρζ1 Βζ2#) 3. … Ιζ2#
6) 1. Πθ8+ Αxθ8 2. Ιθ6+ Ρζ8 3.Βζ7#
7) 1. … Βζ3+ 2. Ρxθ2 Βθ3+ 3. Ρη1 Ιζ3#
8) 1. Ιxθ6+ ηxθ6 (1. … Ρθ8 2.Ιεxζ7#) 2. Βxζ7+ Ρθ8 3. Ιη6#
9) 1. Πδ7+ Πxδ7 (1. … Ρθ8 2. Βxζ6+ Ρη8 3. Ιθ6#) 2. Βxζ6+ Ρη8 3.Ιθ6#
10) 1. … Πζ1+ 2. Ρxζ1 Βθ1+ 3. Ρζ2 Ιη4#
11) 1. … Πγ2 2. Ρxγ2 Βxα2#
12) 1. Βζ6 Βα5 (1. … Βxε7 2. Βθ8#; 1. … Πxε7 2. Βθ8#) 2. Ιη6+ Ρη8 3. Βθ8#

4 Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Συνεργασία: A
1) 1. … Αθ2+ 2. Ρθ1 Αη3+ 3. Ρη1 Βθ2#
2) 1. … Αxη2+ 2. Αxη2 Βθ4+ 3. Αθ3 Βxθ3#
3) 1. Πβ8+ Αζ8 2. Πxζ8+ Ρxζ8 3.Βγ8#
4) 1. Πxε7+ Ρxε7 2. Βε6+ Ρζ8 3. Βζ7#
5) Σκίτσο
6) 1. Ιη5 θ6 2. Βη6 θxη5 3. Βθ5#
7) 1. Πθ8+ Αxθ8 2. Βη8+ Ρθ6 3.Βxθ8#
8) 1. … Πη3+ 2. ζxη3 Αθ3 3. Πε2 Βζ1#
9) 1. … Ιxγ3+ 2. Αxγ3 Βxγ3 3. α3 Βα1#
10) 1. … Βθ4+ 2. Ρζ1 Αθ3+ 3. Ρη1 Βδ4#
11) 1. … Πxη2 2. Ρxη2 Βθ3+ 3. Ρθ1 Βζ3#
12) 1. Πθ8+ Ρxθ8 2. Βxθ6+ Ρη8 3.Βxη7#

5 Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Συνεργασία: B
1) 1. Ιζ6 Βxζ6 2. Βxζ8#
2) 1. Ιεη5 (ή 1. Ιζη5) 1. … ζxη5 2.Ιxη5
3) 1. Πxθ5 (1. Ιζ5 Ιζ8) 1. … ηxθ5 2.Ιζ5
4) 1. Ιθ5 ηxθ5 2. Ιζ6+
5) 1. Ιηζ5 εxζ5 2. Ιxζ5
6) 1. Ιθ5 Αζ8 2. Ιζ6+ Ρθ8 3. Βxθ7#
7) 1. Ιη5 Αxη5 (1. … Πη8 2. Βxθ7#) 2. Βη7#
8) 1. Πxθ5 ηxθ5 2. Ιxθ5
9) 1. Αα3 Αxα3 2. Ιη5
10) 1. Ιη5 Βε8 2. Ιxε6+ Ρη8 3. Βxη7#
11) 1. Πxθ7+ Αxθ7 2. Βθ5
12) 1. Ιε4 Αxη5 2. Ιxη5

6 Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Συνεργασία: B
1) 1. Πε8+ Αζ8 (1. … Βxε8 2. Βη5+
Ιη7 3. Βxη7#) 2. Πxδ8
2) 1. Βη5+ Ιη6 2. Βθ6
3) 1. Αζ4 Ιδ7 2. Πxδ7 Βxδ7 3. Αθ6
4) 1. … Αε5 2. Πδ1 Βζ3
5) 1. Βγ6 (1. Αα6 Βε4) 1. … ζ4 2.Αα6 Βγ8 3. Αxγ8
6) 1. Πζ1 (1. Αxε7 ζ6 ; 1. Βθ6 Ιζ5) 1… Βδ7 2. Βθ6
7) 1. Ιθ5+ ηxθ5 2. Βη5+
8) 1. η4 Ιγ6 2. Βζ6
9) 1. ζ5 (1. Βθ6 Ιζ5) 1. … Βε8 2.Βθ6
10) 1. Αζ6 Πγ7 2. Βθ6
11) 1. Αζ4 (1. Αθ6 Βγ3) 1. … Βγ3 2.Αε5
12) 1. … Ιxε4 2. Ιxε4 (2. Αxε4 Αxγ3) 2…. Βα3+ 3. Ρβ1 Ββ2#

7 Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Συνεργασία (1)): Γ
1) 1. Πθ5 ηxθ5 2. Βxθ7#
2) 1. Βη4+ Ρθ8 2. Βζ5 (2. Βθ5 ζ5 3.Αxζ5 ζ6)
3) 1. Πθ8+ (1. Βθ5 ζ5) 1. … Ρxθ8 2. Βθ5+ Ρη8 3. Βθ7#
4) 1. Αxζ6+ Αxζ6 2. Βε4
5) 1. Ιζ6 Αxζ6 2. Αδ3
6) 1. Αxζ6 (1. Πxε7 Βxε7 2. Ιε4 Ιε5) 1. … Αxζ6 2. Βζ5
7) 1. Βη4+ Ρθ8 2. Βζ5
8) 1. … Πxη2+ 2. Αxη2 Αθ2+ 3. Ρθ1 Αη3+
9) 1. … Πxθ3+ 2. ηxθ3 (2. Βxθ3 Βxδ1#) 2. … Βθ2#
10) 1. Ιη6+ ζxη6 2. Βxη6
11) 1. … Ιxε4 2. Ιxe4 Βxα2+ 3. Ργ1 Βα1#
12) 1. Αη7 (1. Αη5 Πε8 ; 1. Αζ4 Πε8) 1. … θ6 2. Βxθ6 Αxη7 3. Βθ7#

8 Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Ανοιχτή στήλη: A
1) 1. Βζ6+ Αxζ6 2. Πη3+
2) 1. Βθ6 (1. Βθ5 Πζζ8) 1. … Πζζ8 2. Βxη7#
3) 1. Πθ7+ Ρxθ7 2. Βxζ7+ Ρθ8 3.Πθ1+
4) 1. … Βxγ3 2. βxγ3 Ιε4
5) 1. Βζ6+ Αxζ6 2. ηxζ6+ Ρη8 3. Πxθ8#
6) 1. … Αxα2+ 2. Ιxα2 Βα5
7) Σκίτσο
8) 1. Αζ7 Βxθ4 (1. … γ2 2. Πη8+ Πxη8 3. Πxη8# ; 1. … Βxζ7 2.Βxδ8+) 2. Πη8+ Πxη8 3. Πxη8#
9) 1. Πθ5 Πη6 (1. … Πη8 2. Βxη8+Βxη8 3. Πxη8+ Ρxη8 4. Πxθ6 ; 1…. Πζ7 2. Βη8#) 2. Βxη6
10) Σκίτσο
11) 1. … Πη3 2. Ρθ1 Πxθ3+ 3. Πθ2 Βη6! 4. Βζ2 Πxθ2+ 5. Βxθ2 Αε4+.
12) 1. ζ6 Αxη2 (1. … Βxζ6 2. Βxβ4+) 2. Πη8+ Ρxη8 3. Βxη2+

9 Επίθεση στο βασιλιά / Άνοιγμα γραμμών: A
1) 1. … Ιζ3+ 2. ηxζ3 (2. Ρθ1 Ιxδ2) 2. … ηxζ3+ 3. Ρθ1 Βη2#
2) 1. Ιη5 Αxη5 2. θxη5+ Ρη8 3. Βθ7+ Ρζ8 4. Βθ8#
3) 1. Ιη5 ζxη5 2. θxη5
4) 1. η5 ηxθ5 2. ηxθ6
5) 1. Ββ6+ γxβ6 (1. … Ρα8 2.Βxγ5) 2. αxβ6#
6) 1. … Αη4 2. Ιxη4 θxη4 και κερδίζει, π.χ. 3. Βγ3 Αθ2+ 4.Ρθ1 Αη3+ 5. Ρη1 Πθ1+ 6. Ρxθ1 Βθ5+ 7. Ρη1 Βθ2#
7) 1. Πxθ5 ηxθ5 2. η6
8) 1. Ιζ5 εxζ5 2. ηxζ5+ Ρθ8 3. Βη2
9) 1. Ιxη5+ θxη5 2. θ6 Πη8 3. θxη7+
10) 1. … Βη3 2. θxη4 θxη4
11) 1. Βθ6+ Αxζ6 (1. … ηxθ6 2. ηxθ6#) 2. ηxζ6
12) 1. Πη4 η5 2. Πxη5

11 Αδυναμία στο άνοιγμα / Η διαγώνιος θ5/ε8: Α
1) 1. ε6 ζxε6 2. Βθ5+
2) 1. Αε2
3) 1. Ιε5 ζxε5 2. Βθ5+ η6 3. Βxη6#
4) 1. Ιδ6+ εxδ6 2. Βθ5#
5) 1. … Ιε3 2. ζxε3 Αθ4+ 3. Ιxθ4 Βxθ4+ 4. η3 Βxη3#
6) 1. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Βθ5+ (2. εxζ6+ επίσης κερδίζει) 2. … Ρε7 3. Βζ7#
7) 1. Πxε6+ ζxε6 2. Βθ5#
8) 1. Ιε6 θxη5 (1. … ζxε6 2. Βθ5+) 2. Ιxδ8
9) 1. Αθ5+ η6 (1. … Ρε7 2. Αα3#) 2.Ιxη6 θxη6 3. Αxη6+ Ρε7 4. Αα3#
10) 1. Ιxε6 ζxε6 2. Αθ5+ Ρε7 3. Βxδ6#
11) 1. Ιε5 ζxε5 2. Βθ5+ Ρζ8 3. Βζ7#
12) 1. … Ιη3 2. Πθ2 Ιxε2

12 Αδυναμία στο άνοιγμα / Αποκάλυψη: Α
1) 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Αα5+ Βδ7 3.Αxδ7+
2) 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Αxζ7#
3) Σκίτσο
4) 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 (1. … δxε5 2. Βxη4) 2. Αxζ7+ Ρε7 3. Αη5#
5) 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Αxδ7+ Βxδ7 3.Ιxδ7 Αxγ2 4. Ιxζ8 κερδίζει κομμάτι.
6) 1. Ιxε5 Βxε5 (1. … ζxε5 2. Βxη4; 1. … Αxδ1 2. Ιxγ6+ Ιε7 3. Ιxα5) 2. Πxε5+ Ιxε5 3. Αε2
7) 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Αxζ7+ Ρε7 3. Ιζ5#
8) 1. Ιxε5 Αxε2 (1. … Ιxε5 2. Βxθ5+) 2. Αζ7+ Ρζ8 3. Αθ6#
9) 1. Ιxε5 Ιxε5 (1. … Αxδ1 2. Ιxγ6+) 2. Βxη4 0-0 3. Βδ1
10) 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. ΑΑ5+ Ρδ8 3. Ιxζ7+
11) 1. … Ιxε4 2. Αxε7 Αxζ2+ 3. Ρζ1 Ιη3#
12) 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Ιεη6+ (2. Ιε6+ Ρε7 3. Ιxδ8) 2. … ζxη6 3. Ιxη6#

13 Αδυναμία στο άνοιγμα / Ιxε5 (ναι ή όχι): Α
1) Όχι: 1. Ιxε5? Αxδ1 2. Αxζ7+ Ρε7 3. Αη5+ Ιζ6. Για να γίνει ματ, χρειαζόταν ένας ίππος στο γ3.
2) Όχι: 1. Ιxε5? Αxδ1 2. Αxζ7+ Ρζ8. Tο τετράγωνο ζ8 είναι ελεύθερο για το βασιλιά.
3) Ναι: 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Αxζ7+ Ρε7 3. Αη5#
4) Όχι: 1. Ιxε5? Ιxε5, υποστηρίζεται ο αξιωματικός στο η4; (1. … Αxδ1? 2. Αxζ7+ Ρε7 3. Ιδ5#)
5) Ναι: 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Αxζ7+ Ρε7 3.Ιδ5#
6) Ναι: 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 (1. … δxε5 2. Βxη4 Ιxγ2) 2. Αζ7+ Ρε7 3. Ιδ5#
7) Όχι: 1. Ιxε5? ΙxΑ3! 2. Ιxη4 Ιxα1; 1.… Αxδ1? 2. Αxζ7+ Ρε7 3. Ιδ5#
8) Όχι: 1. Ιxε5? Αxδ1 2. Αxζ7+ Ρε7. Το 3. Ιδ5+ δεν ισχύει.
9) Ναι: 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 3.Αxζ7#
10) Όχι: 1. Ιxε5? δxε5 2. Βxη4 Ιxγ2
11) Ναι: 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 3.Αxζ7#
12) Ναι: 1. Ιxε5 Αxδ1 2. Αxζ7+ Ρε7 3.Ιδ5#; 1. … δxε5 (το καλύτερο) 2. Ββ3 με πλεονέκτημα.

14 Αδυναμία στο άνοιγμα / Η στήλη-ε: Α
1) 1. ε5 Βxε5 2. Πε1
2) 1. Ιxε5 ζxε5 (1. … Αxδ1 2.Ιxγ6+) 2. Βxη4
3) 1. Βxζ5 εxζ5 2. Ιxγ6+
4) 1. Ιδ6+ Αxδ6 2. Βxζ5
5) 1. Ιγ4 Βγ7 2. Ιδ6+
6) 1. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Βxδ5
7) 1. Ιζ6+ ηxζ6 2. Βxδ5
8) 1. Ιxε4 Βxδ4 (1. … δxε4 2. Βxε4+) 2. Ιζ6+ Ρδ8 3. Πε8#.
9) 1. Βxδ5 εxδ5 2. εxδ6+
10) 1. Ιδ6+ Ρδ7 (1. … εxδ6 2. εxδ6+) 2. Ιxζ7
11) 1. Ιxζ7 Ιγ6 2. Βθ4 Αxζ7 3. Πxε7+
12) 1. Ιδ5 Ββ7 2. Ιγ7+ Ρδ8 3. Πxδ7+

16 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Διατομή: A
1) 1. Αα4+ Ιδ7 2. Ιδ6#
2) 1. … Βθ1+ 2. Ρε2 Βxη2+
3) 1. … Βη2+ 2. Ρε1 Βxθ1+
4) 1. Βη5+ Ρζ8 2. Βxδ8+
5) 1. ε5 Ιε8 (1. … Παε8 2. εxζ6) 2. Βxα8
6) 1. Βζ3+ Ρη8 2. Βxα8+
7) 1. … Αα6+ 2. Ιηε2 Βζ2#
8) 1. γ5 Αε7 2. Αxε6+
9) 1. … Βη6+ 2. Ρζ1 ΒxΑ1+
10) 1. θ3 Ιε5 2. Αxζ4
11) 1. α5 Ιδ7 2. Αxζ5
12) 1. … η5 2. Ιε2 Ιxε4

17 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Μπλοκάρισμα: A
1) 1. Πη6 Ιζ5 2. Πε6#
2) 1. Ιζ7 Πxδ7 2. Πε5#
3) 1. Πα8 Ιγ7 2. Πδ8#+
4) 1. Ρζ8 ΠΑ7 2. Πδ8#
5) 1. Ιδ6 Ιβ6 (1. … γ4+ 2. Ιxγ4+ Ρβ5 3. Ιβ2+) 2. Ιβ7#
6) 1. Ρα3 Ιδ1 2. Ιβ3#
7) 1. Αζ6 Πxζ7 (1. … Πθ2 2. Αη6) 2. Πα8#
8) 1. ε5+ Αxε5 (1. … Ργ5 2. Ιε6+) 2. Αζ8#
9)1. Βζ7 Πη8 2. Βθ5#
10)1. η7 Αε6 2. γ4#
11)1. Ρβ3 Ιβ6 2. Αβ4#
12)Σκίτσο

18 Εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας / Διατομή: Β
1) 1. Αε4 Πxε4 (1. … Αxε4 2. Ιε6#) 2. Ιη6#
2) 1. Ιε6 Πxε6 (1. … Αxε6 2. ε8Β+) 2. γ8Β Πxε7 3. Βγ5+
3) 1. ε7 Αxε7 (1. … Πδ6 2. εxδ8Β+ Πxδ8 3. Ιζ6# ) 2. Ιη7#
4) 1. … Ιζ3 2. Αxζ3 (2. Π4xζ3 Βη2#) 2. … Βxζ1#
5) 1. Αγ6 Αxγ6 (1. … Πxγ6 2. Ιζ3#) 2. Ιη6#
6) 1. Ιβ2 Πxβ2 (1. … Αxβ2 2. β8Β) 2.η7
7) 1. Ιβ7 Αxβ7 (1. … Πxβ7 2. γ8Β#) 2. γxβ8Β+
8) 1. Αε4 Αxε4 (1. … Πxε4 2. Ιδ5#; 1. … Βδ4 2. Βε1#) 2. Ιη4#
9) 1. Αδ3 Πδxδ3 (1. … Πγxδ3 2. δ8Β+ Πxδ8 3. Πθ1+ Πθ2 4. Πxθ2#) 2. Πθ1+ Πθ3 3. δ8Β+
10) 1. Ιζε4 Αxε4 (1. … Πxε4 2. Ιζ5#; 1…. Α2 2. Αγ3#) 2. Ιε2#
11) 1. ε4 Πζ4 (1. … Πxε4 2. Ιζ3#; 1. …Αxε4 2. Ιγ4#) 2. Πε6#
12) 1. … Αγ3 2. Αxγ3 Πxγ6

20 Ισοπαλία / Πατ: Α
1) 1. Πε1 Βxε1 πατ (1. … Ιβ3 2. ΠxΒ1+ Ρxβ1 3. Ρxα4)
2) 1. Πγ7 Αxγ7 πατ (1. … Ιβ7 2. Πxβ7 Πxβ7 πατ)
3) 1. … Βε1+ (1. … Βζ2+ 2. Βxζ2 ; 1. … Βζ3+ 2. Αxζ3 ; 1. … Βζ4+ 2. Αζ3) 2. Ρxε1 πατ
4) 1. Βε1 Βxε1 πατ (1. … Αη2 2.Βxζ1+ Ρxζ1 3. Ρxη4)
5) 1. Α4+ ΡxΑ4 2. Ιγ6+ Ιxγ6 πατ
6) 1. Βxη7+ Ρxη7 2. Ιxζ5+ ηxζ5 πατ (2. … Ρζ6? 3. Ιxη3)
7) 1. Πδ8 Πxδ8 (1. … Ρxβ7? 2.Πxη8) 2. β8Β Πxβ8 πατ (2. … Ρδ7? 3. Βxε5)
8) 1. Αθ5+ Ρxθ5 2. η4+ Ρη6 πατ
9) 1. δ8Β Αxδ8 2. Αζ4+ Ρxζ4 πατ
10) 1. Αε3 (1. Αxη5+? Ρxη5) 1. … Βxε3 2. Ιζ5+ Αxζ5 πατ
11) 1. Ιβ6 Πβ8! 2. Ρα1 Πxβ6 πατ (2…. Πγ8 3. Ιxγ8 πατ)
12) 1. Ρθ4 (1. Αxγ6+ Ρxγ6 2. Ρζ4 Ρδ6) 1. … η5+ (1. … Βxη2 πατ) 2.Ρθ5 Βxη2 πατ

21 Ισοπαλία / Ανεπαρκές υλικό: Α
1) 1. … Ρζ4 (1. … Ρη2? 2. θ4) 2.Ρδ4 Ρη5 3. Ιε3 Ρθ4
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Αη2 Πxθ5 2. Ρη4+ Πδ5
4) 1. Ιζ6 Ιθ6 2. Ιδ7
5) 1. ζ4+ Ρxζ4 (1. … Πxζ4 2. Ιε6+) 2. Ιxα4
6) 1. Πβ2+ Ρη1 2. Πα2! Ιxα2+ (2. …Πxα2 πατ) 3. ΡΑ2
7) 1. Ιxζ4 Αxζ4 2. ε4
8) 1. Αδ7+ ΡΑ4 2. η4
9) 1. Πθ6 Ιxθ6 2. η6 Ιθζ5
10) 1. Αα3 Αxα3 πατ
11) 1. Ιε5 Αγ8 2. Ιζ3+
12) 1. Πxγ2 Αxγ2+ 2. Ρα3 Ιγ3 3. Ρβ2

22 Φινάλε / Αποφεύγοντας το πατ: Α
1) 1. Πα5+ (1. Πxδ5 πατ?) 1. … Βxα5 2. Α7+ Ρα7 3. Α8Β+ Ρα6 4. Ββ7#
2) 1. Αη7+ (1. Πxη1? β1Β+ 2. Πxβ1 πατ) 1. … Βxη7 2. Πθ1+
3) Η κουκίδα στα μαύρα είναι λάθος! 1. Βε1 Πxε1+ 2. Ρθ2
4) 1. Αη4+ (1. Αxζ5? πατ) 1. … Βxη4 (1. … Ρxη4 2. Ιθ6+ Ρxη3 3. Ιxζ5+ Ρη4 4. Ρε4) 2. Ιζ6+ Ρη6 3. Ιxη4
5) 1. Πζ2 (1. Πxα2 πατ ; 1. Ιζ2+ Ρε1 2. Πxα2 πατ) 1. … α1Β 2. Πζ1+
6) 1. Αη1 η2 2. Ιζ2
7) 1. Βδ6 Βxδ6+ 2. ε5+
8) 1. η4 Βxδ1+ 2. Ρxδ1 Ρxζ3 3. η5; 1. … Βη6 2. Πδ3+
9) 1. γ3+ Βxγ3 2. Πδ8+ Ργ5 3. Πγ8+ Ρδ4 4. Πxγ3 Ρxγ3 5. Ρη5
10) 1. ζ7+ (1. Αxε6? πατ) 1. … Ρxζ7 (1. … Ρxε7 2. Αxε6) 2. Αθ4
11) 1. Ιβ4 (1. Αxβ6? πατ) 1. … ΒxΑ4 (1. … Βα5 2. Αδ2+ Ρδ4 3. Ιγ6+ ; 1. … Ρxβ4 2. Αxβ6) 2. Αδ2+ Ρδ4 3. Αxβ4
12) 1. Πα4+ (1. Πxβ2 Πα5+ 2. Ρβ7 Πβ5+) 1. … Ρη5 2. ΠxΑ2

23 Ισοπαλία / Διαρκές σαχ: Α
1) 1. … Ιζ4+ (1. … Ιxη3+ 2. Ρε1) 2. Ρη1 Ιε2+ 3. Ρζ1 Ιζ4+
2) 1. Βθ8+ Ρδ7 (1. … Βζ8 2. Βxζ6) 2. Βθ3+ Ρε8 3. Βθ8+
3) 1. Ιζ5+ (1. Πxθ2+ Ρη5 2. Πxθ8 α2 3. Πθ1 α1Β 4. Πxα1 Πxα1) 1. … Ρθ5 2. Ιη7+ Ρθ6 3. Ιζ5+
4) 1. … Ιζ5+ 2. Ρζ1 (2. Ρθ1 Ιη3#) 2…. Ιε3+ 3. Ρη1 (3. Ρε1 Αγ3#)
5) 1. … Πδ1+ (1. … Βε1+ 2. Αζ1) 2. Αxδ1 Βε1+ 3. Ρθ2 Βθ4+ 4. Ρη1 Βε1+
6) 1. ΑΑ2+ Ρθ6 (1. … Ρη8 2. Ιζ6+; 1…. Ρθ7 2. Ιζ6+; 1. … Ρη6 2. Ιε5+; 1. … Ρζ7 2. Ιε5+) 2. Αγ1+ Ρη7 (2…. Ρθ5 3. Ιζ6+=) 3. Αα2+=
7) 1. Ιδ7+ Ρζ7 2. Ιε5+ Ρζ6 3. Ιδ7+
8) 1. … Πθ1+ 2. Ρζ2 Πθ2+
9) 1. Ρζ8 Α1Β 2. Ιζ7+ Ρθ7 3. Ιxη5+ Ρθ8 4. Ιζ7+
10) 1. Βθ4+ Ρη7 2. Πε7+ Πxε7 3. Βxε7+ Ρη8 4. Βε8+ Ρη7 5. Βε7+ Ρθ6 6. Βθ4+
11) 1. Αδ7+ Ρδ8 2. ΑΑ6+ Ρε7 3. Αγ5+
12) 1. Πδ8+ Αζ8 (1. … Ρθ7 2. Ιζ6+ Ρη7 3. Ιθ5+) 2. Ιζ6+ Ρη7 3. Ιθ5+ Ρθ7 4. Ιζ6+

24 Ισοπαλία / Διάφορες: Α
1) Σκίτσο
2) Σκίτσο
3) 1. Αβ3+ Ρζ5 2. Αγ2+ Ρε6 3. Αβ3+
4) 1. … Πη8 2. Ιε6 Πxη7+
5) 1. Βδ5+ Ρxδ5 πατ (1. … Βxδ5 πατ)
6) 1. … Ιγ1+ (1. … ΙxΑ2 2. Αγ2 Ιδ6 3. Πβ1 Ιβxγ4 4. Αxγ4 Ιxγ4) 2. Ρε1 Ιδ3+ 3. Ρε2 Ιγ1+ 4. Ρε1
Ιδ3+
7) 1. Ρζ1 Αθ4 2. Ιη3+ Αxη3 πατ
8) 1. Ιη5+ Ρζ8 (1. … Ρζ6? 2. Ιε4+ Ρε7 3. Ιxδ6+) 2. Ιxθ7+ Ρζ7 (2. … Ρη8? 3. Πxε8+ Ρxθ7 4. Πδ8)
3. Ιη5+
9) 1. Ιζ7+ Πxζ7 2. Πη8+ Ρxη8 πατ
10) 1. Ιδ2 Α2 2. Ιγ4 β1Β 3. Ια3+
11) 1. Πγ4 Πγ2 (1. … Βα8? 2.Πγ1#) 2. Πβ4+ (2. Πxγ2 Βδ4+ 3. Πδ2 Βη1+) 2. … Πβ2 (2. … Ββ2 3. Πxβ2+ Ρxβ2=) 3. Πγ4
12) 1. η3+ Ρη4 2. Αγ3 Αxγ3 πατ (2. … Ιε7+ 3. Ρθ6 Αxγ3 πατ; 3. … Ιζ7+ 4. Ρθ7 Αxγ3 πατ)

26 Κινητικότητα / Παγίδα (ενέδρα): A
1) 1. Αδ2 Βγ5 (1. … Βα4 2. Β3 ) 2. Αβ4 (2. β4? Βxζ2 )
2) 1. Πβ3 Βα4 2. Αβ5
3) 1. … Αζ4 2. Βδ3 Αζ5
4) 1. Ιη3 Βη4 2. θ3
5) 1. Πβ3 Βα5 2. Αβ6
6) 1. Πβ5 Βxγ3 2. ΑΑ2
7) 1. … Αη5 2. Βδ3 Ιε5
8) 1. … δ4 2. Βζ4 η5
9) 1. Αζ4 Βδ5 2. γ4 10) 1. η4 Βα5 (1. … Βζ6 2. Αη5 ) 2. Αδ2
11) 1. ε4 Αε6 (1. … Αxε4 2. Ιxε4 ) 2. δ5
12) 1. Ιδ2 Ββ2 2. Πα2

27 Κινητικότητα / Παγίδα (εξουδετέρωση της άμυνας): Α
1) 1. Αxζ7+ Ιxζ7 2. Ιε6
2) 1. Πxζ5 ηxζ5 2. Ρδ2 Πxγ4 3. Αxγ4
3) 1. Πxγ8 Πxγ8 2. Α3
4) 1. Ιxζ6+ Βxζ6 2. ζ5
5) 1. … Αδ4+ 2. Ρθ1 θ4
6) 1. … Πθ5 2. Αxθ5 η5
7) 1. Αxζ6 Αxζ6 2. ζ4
8) 1. α5 Ιxγ4 2. Αxγ4 Βxγ4 3. Πα4
9) 1. … Α5 2. Ιγ5 Πα3
10) 1. Αxδ4 εxδ4 2. Ια4
11) 1. Ιγ4 Βζ5 2. ζ3
12) 1. Πε1 Ρζ7 2. ζ5

28 Κινητικότητα / Παγίδα (εναλλαγή): Γ
1) 1. ζ4 Ιδ7 2. ζ5
2) 1. … Αθ6+ 2. Ρβ1 Αζ4
3) 1. η4
4) Σκίτσο
5) 1. … Πζ4+ 2. Ρη1 Πζ8
6) 1. … Ιζ4 2. Αζ1 Αζ8
7) 1. Ιζ5 Αδ8 2. Ιθ4
8) 1. Αε7 Πδ7 2. Αη5
9) 1. … Ιε5 2. Αβ3 Αη4
10) 1. Πδ8+ Ρθ7 2. Αδ6
11) 1. Αδ6 Πδ8 2. Α3
12) 1. ε5 Ιε4 2. Ια4

29 Κινητικότητα / Παγίδα (καθοδήγηση): Δ
1) 1. … αxβ4 2. Βxα8 Ιβ6
2) 1. ζ6 Βxζ6 2. Αη5
3) 1. ε5 Βxε5 2. Αζ4
4) 1. … η5 2. Βxθ5 Αη4
5) 1. … γ6 2. Βxγ6+ Αδ7
6) 1. … αxβ5 2. Βxα8 Ιβ6
7) 1. Πxε4 Βxε4 2. Αγ6
8) 1. … Ιxε5 2. Βxε5 Πδ5
9) 1. β6 Αxβ6 2. Ιδ5
10) 1. … αxβ4 2. Αxβ4 γ5
11) 1. γ3 Βxγ3+ 2. Αδ2
12) 1. Α4 ΒxΑ4 2. Ιγ6

30 Κινητικότητα / Παγίδα (εκκαθάριση): Ε
1) 1. … Ιxζ3+ 2. Αxζ3 Αζ6
2) 1. Ιxδ5 εxδ5 2. Αγ7
3) 1. ε5 Αxε5 2. Αζ3
4) 1. Πxδ8 (1. Πζ1 Πδ7) 1. … Ιxδ8 2. Ιδ1
5) 1. Ιη5+ Πxη5 2. Αδ1
6) 1. Ρθ1 ζxη4 2. Ιη1
7) 1. η4 ζxη4 2. Ιη3
8) 1. ε5 δxε5 2. Ιε4
9) 1. Βδ1 Ιε4 2. Αε1
10) 1. … Βδ8 (1. … Βγ8 2. Ιγ4 Αε8) 2. Ιγ4 Αε8
11) 1. … Αθ4 2. Βζ1 ζ6
12) 1. δ6 Αxδ6 2. Ιδ5

31 Κινητικότητα / Παγίδα (διάφορες) ΣΤ
1) 1. … γ5 2. Βδ1 γ4
2) 1. α3
3) 1. Ιxε4 Βxε4 2. Αζ3
4) 1. … ζ5 2. Αδ3 ζ4
5) 1. … Πζ7
6) 1. Αη5 θxη5 2. θxη5
7) 1. … Ιxε4 2. ζxε4 Αε5
8) 1. δ5 γxδ5 2. ζ5
9) 1. … Ιη4 2. Πε2 ζ6
10) 1. Αxζ6 Αxζ6 2. ζ4
11) 1. Πxε5 Βxε5 2. Αζ4
12) 1. Αη5 Βζ5 2. η4

33 Μικρά σχέδια / Αύξηση ενεργητικότητας: A
1) 1. Πγ1 Ιβδ7 (1. … Αδ8 2. Ιδ5 Βxα2 3. Ιγ7+) 2. Ιδ5
2) 1. … ΙΑ4 2. ΒΑ3 Ιδ3+
3) 1. Ιη3 (και μετά 2. Ιε4)
4) 1. Αε7 (1. Βxθ4? Βδ7) 1. … Πγ7 2. Αζ6 Ρζ8 3. Βxθ4 Ρε8 4. Βθ7
5) 1. Ιβ5 ΒΑ6 2. Ιδ6+
6) 1. Ιβ5 Βδ8 2. Ιδ6
7) 1. Αη5 Βδ7 2. Αζ6+ Ρη8 3. Βδ2
8) 1. Ιε4 Αβ8 2. Ιδ6
9) 1. … Ιδ5 2. Βζ2 ζ5 3. Βζ3 Ιε3
10) 1. Βδ6! (1. Βδ2 δ5)
11) Σκίτσο
12) Σκίτσο

34 Μικρά σχέδια / Αξιοποίηση αδυναμιών: Α
1) 1. … Αζ8 και 2. … Αγ5
2) 1. Πε1 Πxγ1 2. Αxγ1
3) 1. Αδ1 και 2. Αβ3
4) 1. Αα5 (με απειλή 2. Αxβ6 και 2. γ5)
5) 1. Βζ4 Αη7 2. Πxε7+ Ρxε7 3. Βζ7+
6) 1. Ιβ5 Ιζ8 2. Ιγ7
7) 1. … Αα3 2. Αxα3 Βxγ3+
8) 1. … Αβ7 και 2. … Αα6+
9) 1. … Αα6 (με απειλή 2. .. Αxγ3 ή 2. … Αxε2) 2. Ια4 ΒΑ5 και τα μαύρα κερδίζουν υλικό, π.χ. 3. Ιαγ3 Αxγ3 4. Ιxγ3 Βxζ1+ 5. Βxζ1 Αxζ1 6. Πxζ1
10) 1. … Αη5 2. θ4 Αθ6
11) 1. … Παη8 2. η3 Αxζ3
12) 1. Βγ1 Ιθ5 2. η3

35 Μικρά σχέδια / Αξιοποίηση αδυναμιών: Β
1) 1. Βη3 Αη6 2. Βε5
2) 1. Βα3 (το πιόνι στο α7 δεν υποστηρίζεται: 1. … α6 2. Πxβ6; 1. … Πα8 2. Πxβ6)
3) 1. … Αxδ4 2. Βxδ4 Βγ6
4) 1. … Βα8 2. Ρε2 (2. Αδ1 Αγ6) 2. … Αη4
5) 1. Ια4 Βγ7 (1. … Παε8 2. Ιxβ6) 2. Ιε6
6) 1. Ιη3 Βδ7 2. Ιxζ5
7) 1. … Αθ5
8) 1. Αxθ6 Αxθ6 2. Ββ3
9) 1. … α4 2. Αγ2 Βδ5; 1. … γ4? 2. Βxδ4
10) 1. Ιθ4 ζ5 2. Πxη6+
11) 1.Βζ5
12) 1. Βδ6 Αη7 2. Ιxγ7+ Ρζ8 3. Ιxα8

36 Μικρά σχέδια / Ανοίγοντας τη θέση: Α
1) 1. … ε4 2. δxε4 (2. Ιδ2 εxδ3 3. εxδ3 Πε8+ 4. Ρδ1 Βε7) 2. … ζxε4 3. Ιδ2 Βxζ2+
2) 1. ε5 Ιη8 2. εxδ6
3) 1. ε6 ζxε6 2. Βθ5+ η6 3. Βθ3
4) 1. … ζ6 τα λευκά δεν μπορούν να εμποδίσουν την απώλεια υλικού.
5) 1. … θ5 2. θ3 θxη4 3. θxη4 Πθ4 4. ζ3 Παθ8
6) 1. … Αxδ5 2. εxδ5 (2. Βxδ5 Βθ4+ ; 2. Ιxδ5 Βxβ2 3. 0-0 ΠαΑ8) 2. … Πζε8+
7) 1. … ζ6 2. εxζ6 Βxζ6
8) 1. δ5 Ιxδ5 2. Ιxδ5 γxδ5 3. Πxδ5 Βε8 4. Πδ7
9) 1. … ζ6 2. εxζ6 Πxζ6
10) 1. ζ4 ηxζ4 2. Αxζ4
11) 1. … ζ5
12) 1. δ4 εxδ3 2. Βxδ3

38 Φινάλε πιονιών / Τεχνική: A
1) 1. … θ5 (1. … Ρε5 2. Ρη4 α5 3. Αxα5 Αxα5 4. α4 Ρζ6 5. Ρθ5 Ρxζ5 6. Ρxθ6 η4 7. θxη4+ Ρxη4 8. Ρη6 Ρζ4) 2. ζ6 Ρε6 3. Ρε4 Ρxζ6 4. Α5 Ρε6 5. α4 Ρδ6 6. Ρδ4 η4 0-1
2) 1. Ρδ5 (1. Ργ5 Ρε6 2. Ργ4 Ρδ6 3.Ρxγ3 Ργ5) 1. … Ρζ6 2. Ρδ4 Ρε6 3. Ρxγ3 Ρδ5 4. Ρβ4 1-0
3) 1. α4 Ρη8 2. β4 Ρζ7 3. α5 1-0
4) 1. … γxβ3 (1. … γ3+ 2. Ργ2 και ο μαύρος βασιλιάς δεν μπορεί να περάσει) 2. Ρxβ3 Ργ5 3. Ργ2 Ργ4 0-1
5) 1. Ρδ3 Ργ5 2. η3 1-0
6) 1. ε4+ δxε4+ 2. Ρε3 Ρε6 3. Ρxε4 Ρδ6 4. Ρζ5 (oζ 4. ζ5) 1-0
7) 1. ε4 (1. ε3 Ρδ5) 1. … δxε3 2. Ρxε3 1-0
8) Σκίτσο
9) 1. Ρθ2 (1. Ρζ2 Ρθ3 2. γ7 Ρθ2 3.γ8Β η1Β+ 4. Ρxζ3=) 1. … Ρζ4 2. γ7 Ρε3 3. γ8Β
10) 1. ζ4 (1. Ρε3 ε5 2. ζ4 ε4) 1-0
11) 1. η5 (1. Ρα8 Ργ8 2. η5 θxη5 3.η4) 1. … θxη5 (1. … θ5 2. η3 Ργ8 3. Ρβ6 Ρβ8 4. Ργ6) 2. η4 Ργ8 3.Ρα6 1-0
12) 1. η4+ (1. α4 Ρε4 2. Ρη2 – 2. η4 θ5 – 2. … θ5 3. Ρθ3 η5) 1. … Ρε5 2. η5 Ρδ5 3. Ρη2 Ργ4 4. Ρζ3 Ρβ4 5. Ρε4 Ρα3 6. Ρε5 Ρxα2 7. Ρζ6 Ρα3 8. Ρη7 Ργ4 9. Ρxθ7 1-0

39 Φινάλε πιονιών / Άμυνα: Α
1) 1. β5 β6 (1. … Ρβ4 2. β6 Ρβ5 3.Ργ3 Ρxβ6 4. Ρβ4=) 2. Ρδ2 Ργ4 3. Ργ2 Ρxβ5 4. Ρβ3
2) 1. Ρζ2 (1. β4 ε4 2. Ρζ2 Ρδ2 3. β5 ε3+ 4. Ρζ3 ε2 5. β6 ε1Β) 1. … Ρδ2 2. Ρζ3 Ρδ3 3. Ρζ2 ε4 4. Ρε1Ργ3
3) 1. η6 (1. Ρθ5? δ3 2. η6 δ2 3. η7 δ1Β+) 1. … Ρxη6 2. Ρη4
4) 1. Ρζ2 (1. Ρη3 ζ4+ 2. Ρζ2 η3+ 3.Ρζ1 Ρζ5 4. Ρε2 Ρε5 5. Ρζ1 Ρδ4 6. Ρε2 Ργ3 7. Ρζ1 Ρδ2) 1. … Ρζ4 2.ζxη4 ζxη4 3. Ρη2 η3 4. Ρη1 Ρη4 5. Ρη2 Ρθ4 6. Ρη1 Ρθ3 7. Ρθ1 η2+ 8. Ρη1 Ρη3 πατ
5) 1. … Ρη2 (1. … ε4 2. Ρδ6 Ρη2 3.Ρδ5 Ρζ3 4. Ρδ4 και τα λευκά κερδίζουν) 2. Ρδ6 Ρζ3 3. Ρxε5
6) 1. Ρθ8! (1. Ρζ8? Ρζ6 2. Ρη8 Ρε5)
7) 1. … Ρθ5 2. Ρxζ4 Ρxθ4
8) 1. … Ρα4! (1. … Ρβ4? 2. β3) 2.β3+ Ρβ4
9) 1. β5! αxβ5 2. Α4 Ρβ1 πατ
10) 1. Ρα8!
11) 1. ε5! (1. Ρζ5 Ρδ3) 1. … ζxε5+ 2. Ρxε5
12) 1. Ρβ3! (1. γ4? Αxγ3) 1. … Ρε2 2. γ4! (2. γ3? α2! 3. Ρxα2 Αxγ3) 2. … Αxγ3 3. Ρxγ3

40 Φινάλε πιονιών / Άμυνα (γωνιακό πιόνι ): Β
1) 1. ζ4 (1. Ρε4 Ρη4!; 1. … Ρη5? 2. Ρxε5 θ4 3. ζ4+ Ρθ6 4. Ρε4!) 1. … εxζ4+ 2. Ρxζ4
2) 1. η5 Ρη4 2. Ρxγ4 Ρxη5 3. Ρδ3 Ρη4 4. Ρε2 Ρη3 5. Ρζ1
3) 1. Ρα1! Ργ1 2. Ρα2 Ργ2 3. Ρα1 Ρβ3 4. α4!
4) 1. α4 Ρβ4 2. α5 Ρxα5 3. Ρα3
5) 1. Ρβ6 (1. α6? Αxα6 2. Ρxγ6 Ρβ4) 1. … γ5 2. α6! Αxα6 3. Ρxγ5
6) 1. … Ρδ4 (1. … θ4 2. Ρζ5 θ3 3. ηxθ3 Ρδ6 4. Ρζ6 Ρδ7 5. θ4 Ρε8 6. Ρη7; 1. … Ργ6 2. Ρζ5 ) 2. Ρζ5 Ρε3 3. Ρη5 Ρζ2
7) 1. … Ρδ2 (1. … Ργ2 2. Ρε6 Ρδ3 3. Ρδ5 ) 2. Ρε6 Ρε3 3. Ρδ5 Ρζ4
8) 1. … Ρθ1
9) 1. … Ρζ1 (1. … Ρθ1 2. Ρζ2 Ρθ2 3.Ρε3 Ρη3 4. Ρδ4 Ρζ4 5. Ργ5 Ρε5 6. ΡΑ6 Ρδ6 7. Ρxα6) 2. Ρζ3 Ρε1 3. Ρε3 Ρδ1 4. Ρδ3 Ργ1 5. Ργ4 Ρα2 6. Ργ5 Ρα3 7. ΡΑ6
10) 1. Ρδ7 (1. Ρδ6 θ5) 1. … θ5 2. Ρε8 Ρη5 3. Ρζ7
11) 1. α3 Ρα3 2. α4 Ρxα4 3. Ρxγ2 Ρα3 4. Ρβ1
12) 1. … Ρθ3 ½-½

42 Αποκάλυψη / Δημιούργησε την μπαταρία: A
1) 1. Βε2 Βε7 2. Βxα6 Ρδ8 3. 0-0
2) 1. Βη4 η6 2. Ιθ6+
3) 1. Βζ3 0-0 2. Ιζ6+
4) 1. Βα4+ Αδ7 (1. … Βδ7 2. Αβ5 ; 1. … Ρδ8 2. Πδ1) 2. Αζ7+
5) 1. Βδ5 Βγ1+ 2. Πζ1+
6) 1. Πδ1+ Ρη7 2. Αθ6+
7) 1. … Πη8 2. Βxε1 Αxδ4+ 3. Ρθ1 Πη1#
8) 1. … Ββ6 2. Βζ2 (2. Παγ7 Πxη4+ 3. Ρζ2 (3. Ρθ1 Βxε3 4. ζxη4 Αε4#) 3. … Πη2+ 4. Ρxη2 Βxε3) 2. … Βxα7
9) 1. Ββ4 Ια6 2. Ιxγ8++ Ρε8 3. Βε7#
10) 1. … Βζ7 2. Πε7 Πη1+ 3. Πxη1 Βxθ5
11) 1. … Βη5+ 2. Ρθ2 Βθ6+
12) 1. Βγ5 (1. Βε7+ Ρη8 2. Πδ8+ Ρθ7 3. Πxγ8 Πxγ8) 1. … Βxγ5 (1. … Ββ8 2. Πδ8#) 2. Πδ8#

43 Αποκάλυψη / Δημιούργησε την μπαταρία: Α
1) 1. Αβ3 Ρε5 (1. … Βη7+ 2. Πη4+) 2. Πγ5+
2) 1. Βδ8 (1. Βγ8 Ρε7) 1. … ΒΑ1+ 2. Αη6#
3) 1. Αδ3 Βη1 2. Ργ3#
4) 1. Πθ4! (1. Πη6+? Ρζ7 2. Αθ5 Πδ5 3. Πη5+ (3. Ρθ4 Αε4! 4.Πη4+ Πxθ5+ 5. Ρxθ5 Αζ3) 3. … Ρζ6) 1. … Αδ5 (1. … Αε4 2. Αζ3) 2. Αε6+
5) 1. Αθ3 Πxγ7 (1. … Ρxγ7 2. Πγ4+ Ρδ8 3. Πγ8#) 2. Πη8#
6) Σκίτσο
7) 1. Ββ1+ Ρη2 2. Πxζ2+
8) 1. Πζ8 Πxθ7 2. Ρη6+
9) 1. Ββ3 Ρζ5 (1. … Αγ5 2. Ιη5+ ; 1. … Βθ7 2. Ιη5+; 1. … η5 2. Βε6+ Ρζ3 3. Ιε5+) 2. Ιθ6+ ηxθ6 3. Βxη8
10) 1. Αζ1 η1Β 2. Αδ3+
11) 1. Βγ8 Ρζ7 (1. … Αζ5 2. Βxζ5) 2. Αγ5
12) 1. Ββ5 Ρε4 (1. … Βα1 2. Αδ4+ Ρxδ4 3. Βε5+; 1. … Βγ1 2. Αxα3+; 1. … Βδ1 2. Βδ7+; 1. …
Βε4 2. Ββ7+; 1. … Βε6 2. Ββ3+; 1. … Βθ4+ 2. Αε7+; 1. … Βη3 2. Αζ2+; 1. … Βθ1 2. Ββ7+; 1. …
Ρε6 2. Βε8+; 1. … Αxζ4 2. Αζ2+) 2. Βε8+

45 Φινάλε / Στρατηγική: A
1) 1. γ5 Αxγ5 2. Ιγ4
2) 1. Πγ1 (1. Ρζ2 Αγ2 2. Πγ1 Αδ3 3. Πγ5 Αγ4 4. α3 Ρδ8; 1. Πε2 Α4; τα λευκά δεν κάνουν πρόοδο) 1. … Ρδ8 2. Ρζ2 Ρδ7 3. Ρε3
3) 1. … ε4 2. Πδ1 Πζ8
4) 1. β5 (διαφορετικά θα παίξουν τα μαύρα β5); Και το 1. α4 παίζεται.
5) 1. … α4 2. Ργ2 αxβ3+ 3. Ρxβ3 Ιη6και Ιθ4
6) 1. β4 Χάνεται ο αξιωματικός στο α3! Ο λευκός βασιλιάς πάει στο β3.
7) 1. η5 (αλλάζεις το μαύρο ελεύθερο πιόνι με ένα λιγότερο σημαντικό) 1. … Αxη5 (1. … Αε5 2. ζ4) 2. Πxγ3
8) 1. δ5 (διαφορετικά τα μαύρα μπλοκάρουν το δ-πιόνι με Ιδ5; Τα λευκά θα παραμείνουν με τον κακό αξιωματικό) 1. … Ιε8 1. … Ιxδ5 2. Αxη7 και τα λευκά είναι ελαφρώς καλύτερα.
9) 1. β4 αxβ4+ 2. γxβ4 184
10) 1. α5 (διαφορετικά τα μαύρα κρατάνε την πιονοδομή τους με Ργ6)
11) 1. … δ4+ 2. Ρxδ4 Ιδ5 3. η3 Ιxβ4
12) 1. … Αε5 2. Πxγ6 Αxγ6

46 Φινάλε / Στρατηγική: Α
1) 1. Πα2 (1. Πζ2 Πα7) 1. … Πβ7 2. Πα6
2) 1. … α5 (εμποδίζουν τα λευκά να βγάλουν ελεύθερο στη γ-στήλη παίζοντας β4)
3) 1. … γ6 2. Ιε6 γxβ5 3. αxβ5 α4
4) Σκίτσο
5) 1. Ρε2 (ο βασιλιάς πρέπει να ενεργοποιηθεί στο φινάλε)
6) 1. Ιη1 (ο ίππος σε καλύτερο τετράγωνο)
7) 1. … ζ6 (1. … γ5 2. Αxε5+ Αxε5 3. Πδ1)
8) 1. Βδ6+ Βxδ6 (1. … Ρη8 2. Βxβ6 αxβ6 3. Ιδ6) 2. Ιxδ6
9) 1. Αζ7 Ρβ4 2. Αη6 Ρα3 3. Ρζ1 Ιη3+ 4. Ρζ2
10) 1. … Ιε5 2. Ββ8+ Ρθ7 3. Βxβ5 Ιη4+ 4. Ρη1 Ββ3
11) 1. Πδ7 Πε8 2. Πγ4
12) 1. Αη5 (1. Ιη5 Αxη5 2. Αxη5 οι ανόμοιοι αξιωματικοί κάνουν τη νίκη δύσκολη)

47 Φινάλε / Τακτικά: Α
1) 1. Ιδ4 Ρη3 (1. … Βδ8 2. Ιε6+) 2. Ιγ6
2) 1. δ4+ Ρxδ4 2. Πγ8
3) 1. … β5 (1. … Πα1+ 2. Ρθ2 β5 Ιδ2) 2. Ιδ6 (2. Πδ7 Πα1+ 3. Ρθ2 Αη1+) 2. … Αε5 3. Ιxβ5 Πα1+
4) 1. Ιγ7 Αδ4 2. Ιε6+
5) 1. … Πα5
6) 1. Ιε3! Πδ4 (1. … Πα4 2. Ιδ5 Ρδ7 3. Πxε7+ Ρδ6 4. Πδ7+) 2. Πxε7+
7) 1. Πθ6 η4 2. θxη4+
8) 1. … Παζ8 (2. Πθζ1 Αxε4)
9) 1. Πδγ3 Πγ8 2. Πxβ6
10) 1. Ρα1 (1. Ιδ2 Ιε3 2. Ρα1 Ιγ2+ 3. Ρβ1) 1. … Ιε3 (1. … Αε3 2. Ιε1 Αγ1 3. Ιγ2# ; 1. … Αε1 2. Ιxε1 Ιε3 3. Ρβ1 Ιδ5 4. Ιγ2#) 2. Ιδ4 Αε1 3. Ιβ5#
11) 1. Πγβ1 Πδ7 2. γ6
12) 1. … Πα8 2. Αγ1 Πα1

48 Φινάλε / Τακτικά: Α
1) 1. … α5 2. Αxβ5 Ιγδ4+
2) 1. Ιβ7+ Ρα6 2. Ιγ5+
3) 1. Πζ1 Βxζ1 2. Ιη3+
4) 1. Βγ1+ Ρβ3 2. Ββ2+ Ργ4 3. Ββ4#
5) 1. θ6 Αζ8 2. Αδ5
6) 1. Αθ5 Αxθ5 2. Πxθ6
7) 1. Πγ8+ Βxγ8 2. Αxγ8Β+ Πxγ8 3. Πβ7#
8) 1. … θ5 2. αxβ6 Αδ3#
9) 1. Βη7+ Ργ4 (1. … Ρδ3 2. Αε4+; 1. … Ρε3 2. Βη1+; 1. … Ργ5 2. Βη1+) 2. Αδ5+
10) 1. Αθ3 Αθ4 2. Πε1+
11) 1. θ8Β+ Ρxθ8 2. Ρη6
12) 1. Πδ1+ Ργ8 2. Πα1

49 Φινάλε πύργων / Στρατηγική: Α
1) 1. Ρζ3 Πδ7 2. Ρε3 Πγ7 3. Πγ2 Ρη7 4. δ4 με πλεονέκτημα (ενεργοποίηση του βασιλιά).
2) 1. Πδ1 (1. θ3 Πγ1+ 2. Ρθ2 Πα1 3. Πδ5 είναι λιγότερα καλό. Ο πύργος πρέπει να βρίσκεται πίσω από το ελεύθερο πιόνι)
3) 1. … Πδ8 (1. … Πγ8 2. α4) 2. Πε3 Πδ4
4) 1. θ6 Ρxθ6 (1. … α4 2. θxη7 α3 3.η8Β+ Ρxη8 4. Πγ8+) 2. Πγ8
5) 1. … Ρδ6 2. Πxβ5 Πα8
6) 1. Πε7 (1. Ρη6 Ρζ8 2. Πθ1 Ρε7=) 1. … Ρζ8 2. ΠΑ7
7) 1. Πα8 Ργ2 2. Πγ8+
8) Η μαύρη τελεία είναι λάθος! 1. Ρη4 (1. Πxη7 Ρζ3) 1. … α6 2. Πxη7
9) 1. ε4 δxε4 2. Ρε8 Πθ8+ 3. ζ8Β Πxζ8+ 4. Ρxζ8 Ρβ6 5. Πxθ2 Ργ5 6. Πθ4
10) 1. Πε2 (1. Πxε3 Πxβ2) 1. … Πδ3 2. Πxε3
11) 1. … β4 2. Ρζ2 α4
12) 1. β4!

50 Φινάλε πύργων / Αδυναμία: Α
1) 1. γ3 Πη4 2. Πα8#
2) 1. Ρη7 Πζ8 2. Πε5+ Ρδ7 3. Ρxζ8+
3) 1. Πη7 Πxθ6 (1. … Πxη7 2. θxη7 Ρxβ3 3. η8Β+ Ρxβ2 4. Βγ4) 2. Πxβ7+
4) 1. Ρβ7 Πα5 (1. … Πγ8 2. Πδ1+) 2. β4 αxβ3 3. Πxα5
5) 1. Ρζ6 Ρxζ3 (1. … γ1Β 2. Πζ5#; 1. … Πxζ3 2. Πθ4#) 2. Πθ3+
6) 1. Πθ1 Πδ8 (1. … Ρζ4 2. Πθ4+ Ρη3 3. Πxδ4 Ρζ2 4. Ρε5 Ρxε2 5. Ρε4 Ρζ2 6. Ρδ3 ε2 7. Πζ4+) 2.
Πθ4#
7) 1. … ε1Β 2. Πxε1 Ρζ2
8) 1. Πα5 (1. Πα1 δ4 2. Πε1+ Ρδ5) 1. … Πδ8!? 2. Ρxδ8 Ρxζ5 3. Πxδ5+ Ρε4 4. Πδ1 ζ5 5. Πε1+
9) 1. Ρζ7 Πε1 2. Πθ8#
10) 1. Πδ3+ (1. γ8Ι Πxθ3=) 1. … Ρxδ3 2. γ8Β
11) 1. Πε7 (1. Πζ7+ Ρε6 2. Πζ6+ Ρε7 3. Πxη6 είναι καλύτερο για τα λευκά) 1. … Πα3+ 2. Πε3 Πxα7 3.Πε5#
12) 1. Ρε1 Πθ2 2. Πα2+ Ρβ4 3. γ3+

51 Φινάλε / Αδυναμία: Α
1) 1. Πη1+ Ρδ2 2. Ρβ3
2) 1. Πβ7 Αδ4 2. Πε7+
3) 1. Πζ5+ Ρη1 2. Πε5 Αβ5 3. Πε1+ Αζ1 4. Πα1
4) 1. Ργ7 Αα6 (1. … Αδ7 2. Πθ6+) 2. Πθ6+
5) 1. Πζ3 Αη4 (1. … Αη2 2. Πη3+; 1. … Αγ8 2. Πζ8+) 2. Πη3
6) 1. Ρε4 Αθ2 2. Πη2 Αε5 3. Πη6+
7) 1. Πζ5 Αη4 2. Πζ4+
8) 1. Ρζ3 Αγ7 2. Πε8+ Ρη7 3. Πε7+
9) Σκίτσο (Kasparov)
10) 1. Ρε3 Αθ1 2. Πη1 Αε4 3. Πη5+
11) 1. Πβ8 Ρε7 2. Πα8! Ρε8 3. Ρδ6
12) 1. Ρζ6 Αβ3 (1. … Αα2 2. Πα5+; 1. … Αε8 2. Πγ8+) 2. Πα5+ Ρβ7 3. Πβ5

53 Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις / Συνεργασία: A
1) 1. Βη7 δ4 2. Βη2#
2) 1. Βε3 β1Β (1. … β1Ι 2. Ββ6#) 2. Βα3#
3) 1. Ρδ1 Ρζ1 2. Βε1#
4) 1. Βγ8 Ρθ6 (1. … θ3 2. Βxθ3#) 2. Βθ8#
5) 1. δ4 ε4 (1. … εxδ4 2. ε4#) 2.Βγ5#
6) 1. Βζ6 Ρη4 2. Βη5#
7) 1. Βε4 Ρθ5 2. Βθ7#
8) 1. Βδ4 Ρxη5 (1. … θxη5 2. Βθ8# ; 1. … γ5 2. Βθ4#) 2. Βε5#
9) 1. Βη7 Ρα5 (1. … Ρα3 2. Βα1#) 2. Βα7#
10) 1. Ρβ7 Ρα5 2. Βα6#
11) 1. Ρζ5 η5 (1. … Ρθ6 2. Βθ8#) 2. θxη6ep#
12) 1. Βα3 Ργ4 (1. … ε3 2. Ββ4#) 2. Βγ5#

54 Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις / Συνεργασία: B
1) 1. Πβ2 Ρα6 (1. … Ρα4 2. Βα7#) 2. Ββ6#
2) 1. Ββ8 Ργ4 2. Πγ6#
3) 1. Ρδ3 Ρε5 2. Βη5#
4) 1. Ββ7 Ρxθ5 (1. … Ρζ6 2. Πθ6#) 2. Βθ7#
5) 1. Πδ2+ Ρζ3 2. Βδ3#
6) 1. Ρε4 Ρδ2 (1. … Ρζ2 2. Βθ2#) 2. Ββ2#
7) 1. Βζ7 Ργ6 2. Πα6#
8) 1. Ρδ5 Ρζ4 (1. … Ρδ3 2. Πη3#) 2. Βη3#
9) 1. Βθ3 Ρδ2 (1. … Ρβ2 2. Ββ3#) 2.Βδ3#
10) 1. Πδ1 Ρε2 (1. … Ρη2 2. Βδ2#) 2. Βδ2#
11) Σκίτσο
12) 1. Βγ2 Ρθ3 (1. … Ρζ3 2. Πγ3#) 2. Πγ3#

55 Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις / Συνεργασία: Γ
1) 1. Βη2 Ρθ5 2. Βη5#
2) 1. Αζ1 Ρxζ1 2. Βδ1#
3) 1. Βζ5 Ρη3 2. Αζ2#
4) 1. Βζ4+ Ρθ5 2. Αε8#
5) 1. Βγ7 Ρβ4 (1. … Ρα6 2. Αε2#) 2. Βγ5#
6) 1. Βε7 Ρβ2 2. Βα3#
7) 1. Αα5 Ρδ7 2. Βε6#
8) 1. Βε8 Ρζ4 (1. … Ρθ6 2. Βη6# ; 1. … Ρθ4 2. Βθ5#) 2. Βε3#
9) 1. Βζ2 θ5 (1. … Ρθ5 2. Αζ3# ; 1…. Ρθ3 2. Αε6#) 2. Αε6#
10) 1. Αγ2 εxζ6 (1. … δ6 2. Βζ5# ; 1. … Ρxζ6 2. Βζ5# ; 1. … δ5 2. Βxε7#) 2. Αζ5#
11) 1. Βε3 α4 (1. … Ρα4 2. Ββ3# ; 1…. γ4 2. Βε8#) 2. Βxγ5#
12) 1. Αζ8 δ4 (1. … β5 2. Ρδ7#) 2.Ρε6#

56 Ματ σε δύο κινήσεις / Συνεργασία: Δ
1) 1. Βζ6 Ρθ5 (1. … Ρθ3 2. Βθ4#) 2. Βη5#
2) 1. Βθ3+ Ρη1 2. Ιζ3#
3) 1. Ρβ3 Ρδ1 (1. … Ρxβ1 2. Βζ1#) 2. Βζ1#
4) 1. Ιη2 Ρζ5 (1. … Ρθ6 2. Βθ4#) 2. Βζ4#
5) 1. Βζ1 Ρη3 (1. … Ρθ1 2. Ιζ3#) 2. Βθ3#
6) 1. Βη8 Ρε5 2. Βδ5#
7) 1. Βα4 Ρδ3 2. Βγ2#
8) 1. Ιβ7 Ρδ5 2. Βε4#
9) 1. Ιε5+ Ρε3 2. Βζ2#
10) 1. Ιδ5 Ρα6 (1. … β6 2. ΒxΑ6#) 2. Ββ6#
11) 1. Ιε6+ Ρθ5 (1. … Ρζ5 2. Βζ4#) 2. Βθ2#
12) 1. Ιδ2 γ4 2. Βδ6#

Βήμα 4 mix

1) 1. Dxg7+ Txg7 2. Pf7+ Txf7 3. Tg8#. White opens the g-file by luring the rook to g7. The rook on g7 has a double function: protecting the square f7 and keeping the g-file closed. Luring the rook away leads to mate.

2) 1. … d1=D+ (1. … Lg4+ 2. Kxd2) 2. Txd1 Lg4+. The d-pawn hangs and the black bishop cannot (yet) interfere because of the rook on g1. Sacrificing the passed pawn first is the correct solution.Astandard action.

3) 1. f7 Dxf7 (1. … Lxf7 2. Dh6+ Kg8 3. Dh8#) 2. Dh6+ Kg8 3. Dh8#. If the queen checks on the first move, then the black king escapes via g8 to f7. Blocking is the suitable way to take away the escape squares.

4) 1. … Txd4 2. Txd4 Dxd1+. The capturing on d4 makes an X-ray attack on the d-file possible. Beware: Black only wins because of mate on the back rank. With the white pawn on h3 costs the action would just lose material.

5) 1. Lg5 Df8 2. Lxd8. The black queen must protect f7, so giving up an exchange is the lesser evil. 6) 1. Lf3. The bishop protects pawn e4 and the threat 1. … Dxc3 is prevented.

Tfb1. The queen has not been trapped: 1. … Dc2 or 1. … Pxe2+ is adequate. The best is 1. … Dxc3 2. Dxc3 Pxe2+. 1. Ta2 Pxe2+. The refutation: the queen must protect Pc3 and the knight must protect Ta2.

7) 1. Kf1 (White must prevent that Black can take on e5 with check: 1. Kh1? De1+ 2. Kh2 Dxe5+) 1. … Df4+ 2. Lf3. The only move but adequate: 2. Kg1 Dd4+. Defending is sometimes necessary.

8) 1. … Te2 2. Dxf4 Lxb2# (2. … Tc2+? 3. Kb1 Txb2+ 4. Kc1).Across pin.

9) 1. … g5. Makes an escape square (h5) for the king. The threat was Ph2#. Now after 2. hxg6 hxg6 the square h2 is protected by the rook. Black is enough material up.

10) 1. f5! gxf5 (1. … g5 2. f6 La7 3. f7 Lc5 4. Ke6 Kxf2 5. Kf5) 2. f4! Lxf4 3. Ke6 Le3 4. Kxf5. Technique: eliminating the last pawn.

11) 1. De2 Pd4 with the idea to open files (Black always gets his piece back 2. cxd4 exd4).All pieces gain in activity. Unfortunatel , but 2. Lxd4 spoils the fun (but only because Te8 is insufficiently protected). With the king on f8 Pd4 is a fine move.

12) The threat is Txg6+ with a win. The bishop can be protected only in one way: 1. … Dg7 (unpins more or less the bishop too) 2. Dh4 (or 2. Dg5 Df8) 2. … Df8. The problem has been solved correctly. The move with the queen is relatively easy to find, all other moves lose instantly. We will see if White can still achieve something: 3. f4 (3. Dh5 Dg7 is a repetition) 3. … d5 (eliminating an attacker by interposing) 4. f5 (or 4. Lxd5 Td8) 4. … Td8. The pawn’s move to d5 is the best move (or first 3. … Td8) but the black position is good enough (important to sense that) so that also other moves are adequate:

… exf4 forces White to make a draw with 4. Dh5.
… Tb8 shows another way of defending: eliminate an attacker. 4. f5 Txb3.

1) 1. … Tf4+ 2. Kxf4 Dg4#. With (too) few attackers blocking and the magnet are excellent weapons. The second makes mate in two possible. 1. … d5+ 2. cxd5 Tf4+ 3. Ke5 is only a draw by perpetual check.

2) 1. Lxf7+ Kxf7 2. Pg5+ Dxg5. It is possible because the white queen hangs too. Such a mistake is more or less forbidden at Step 4 level.

3) 1. … Lf3 2. De1 Dh3.Agood technique. Black makes the defending move f3 impossible.

4) White wants to play d7 without allowing Ke7. With a check a knight can quickly offer a helping hand in the defence. 1. Kf6 (now a saving check is not possible. Wrong is: 1. Ke6? Pe2 2. d7 Pd4+ 3. Kd6 Pb5+) 1. … Pe2 2. d7 Pd4 3. d8D#.

5) The threat is: capturing on h2 and mate. Tg1 must keep protecting g2. Nothing better than protecting h2: 1. Pf1 (1. Df1 Dxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Th4+).

6) 1. … Tb7 2. Dxb7 Pc3+ (luring and discovered attack)

7) 1. … Dc6+ 2. Kh3 Dxd7+ 3. Dxd7 b2. (cashing in a passed pawn by eliminating the possible defences – mate on g7 and Tb7 after a move like 1. … Dg5.

8) Only the white rooks are not on the best squares yet.All other white pieces are active. White must hurry because Black has two centre pawns and with d5 he can control square e4 and make the bishop on f3 less active.

Pde4 is the correct choice.Aquick mate with 2. Pxf6+ threatens and 1. … Pxe4 2. Dxe4 White gives a winning double attack.
Tad1. Not every developing move is good.After 1. … d5 it is wise to play 2. Pde4 and exchange a bit, otherwise the knight on d2 will be passive.
Pge4. Not bad but less good than the other move with the knight. Black plays 1. … Pd5 and gains some time: 2. Lg3 La6.

9) 1. … Pxf6 2. Txf6 Dxf6. The pin: a pinned piece (Lg7) is not a good defender.

10) 1. … Th5+ 2. Kg1 Lc5+ 3. Kf1 Th1# (chasing and double check) Gaining a piece with 1. … Txe2 wins too, even if White couldn’t play 2. Kh3.

11) 1. b8P+ Kd6 (1. … Kc5 2. Pa6+) 2. Dg3+ Chasing and X-ray check.

12) 1. Pd4 De1 (1. … Lxd4 2. Dxe2) 2. Dd8#.Adouble attack with two pieces. The knight attacks the queen and the queen threatens mate on d8. The pin over the e-file is essential; move Pc4 to f4 and White has nothing.

1) 1. … Lxg2+ 2. Kxg2 (2. Kg1 Lc5+ 3. Ld4 Lxh3) 2. … gxf6+. Counter-attack is the only defence against the white mating threat.

2) White’s supremacy is obvious. Black has some defenders. White can win in more ways. For the first win help of the double attack is necessary and is for Step 4 the appropriate way: 1. Tg6 Dxf5 (after 1. … Txg6 the pawn fork decides 2. fxg6+) 2. Tg7+ Kh8 3. Tg8+ Kh7 4. Th8+ or 4. Dg7+). The second way is 1. Tb8 (1. Tc8 is in most cases about the same; it is silly to play 1. Te8 because e7 is protected two times). How must White win after 1. … Tg7, 1. … Dg7 and 1. … Tf8 is difficult. It is difficult but can be done by 2. Txb7, luring the defending rook away and White wins. Black can persist with 1. … Tf8 and a lot of good moves are required: 2. Txb7+ Kh8 3. Tg7 Dd8 4. Dd2!

3) 1. Pxf6+ Lxf6 2. Txe5.Awinning discovered attack because the bishop will be pinned.

4) The is unlikely that the g-pawn can cause any danger. That is true, after 1. g6 Kh6 2. g7 Dc3 White’s fate is decided. Making a draw is the highest achievable. Happily White can give away his pieces in a smart way: 1. Lg6+ Kxg6 2. Pe5+ dxe5 stalemate (Blumenbach 1909)

5) 1. Txd3 Dxd3 2. Dxd3 Tc1+ 3. Df1Awin for White.

6) Take always the possibilities of the opponent into account if you are getting out of check.

g3. This move with the pawn is the best. The threat 2. Tc8+ forces 1. … Te8 and after 2. Tc7 White wins a pawn anyway and his major pieces remain active.
Tc7.Allowing a pin voluntarily is hardly ever wise and certainly not here: 1. … Tc6.
Dc7 seems very strong but is not more than just a decent move.After 1. … Dxc7 2. Txc7 h6 3. Txb7 the move would be indeed strong. However Black plays 1. … Te8 (capturing is not mandatory and no pawn is lost – though the endgame remains difficult for Black).

7) What is the difference between the two king moves? Black must be prepared for an action by the rook via a4. For this reason square h7 must remain empty. 1. … Kh8 (1. … Kh7 2. Ta4 Te1+ 3. Dxe1 Dxc2 4. Tg4) 2. Ta4 Dxc2 3. Th4+ Dh7. The two remaining rooks are strong enough to achieve a draw.

8) 1. … f3+ 2. Dxf3 (luring the front piece and pin) or 2. Kxf3 Ld5+ (chasing away+material) or 2. … Lxg4+ (luring away+material).

9) Two bishops are enough to mate, one is not: 1. Kf2 Lh3 2. Kg3 Lg4 3. e4+ Kxe4 4. Kxg4.

10) 1. … Pxf4 2. Dxf4 Lg5 3. Dg3 Lxc1. Luring and X-ray attack. (elimination of the defence by blocking) (Kaljagin 1989) 11) 1. Te5+! Dxe5 2. Dg6#. Mate in two thanks to blocking.

12) 1. … Dc5 Why to c5 and not to b6?After 2. …. Db6 3. Db4 White protects the bishop with tempo. Due to the threat 4. Dxf8+ and mate Black has no time to capture on d4. 2. Td1 Lxd4 3. Dxd4 Dxb5 (elimination of the defence by capturing)

1) 1. Pf5+ exf5 2. Pd5+ (luring away and double attack: knight) 2) Drawing

3) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. Dxf6 (attacking the king: access)

4) 1. … Df1+ 2. Txf1 Pe2# (elimination of the defence by blocking) (Najer-Nepomniachtchi, Moscow 2006)

5) 1. … Pxf3+ (1. … Dxd4+? 2. Dxd4) 2. Kf2 Dxd4+ (2. … Pxd4? 3. Pxc5) (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 6) 1. … Db8+ 2. Kg2 (2. Dg3 Th1+ 3. Kg2 (3. Kxh1 Dxg3) 3. … Tg1+ 4. Kxg1 Dxg3+) 2. … Dg8+ 3. Dg4 Dxa2+

(chasing and double attack: queen)

7) f6 Tg8 2. Dg7+ Txg7 3. hxg7+ Kg8 4. Pe7# (attacking the king) 8) 1. … Tc1+ 2. Kh2 Dxd6 (defending against a pin)

9) 1. f5. It is logical to destroy the pawn structure. The knight cannot move because of 2. Pf4.

Tae1.Ahealthy developing move but Black plays 1. … Pcd4. Now White must proceed too with f5. It is better to play the move at once.
Tad1. White must make progress by playing f5. It is better to play the move at once. 10) 1. … Lg6 (1. … Lxf3 2. Ta8+ Kh7 3. Ld3+) (defending by moving away)

11) 1. … e5 2. Dc4 (2. e4? Dxd7) 2. … Txd7 (2. … Tac8 3. Db3) 3. Txg6 12) 1. Pg6+ Pxg6 2. Txc4 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material)

1) 1. Txb6 cxb6 2. Tg1+ Kf6 3. Txg8 (capture and X-ray check)

2) 1. Tg5 Kg7 2. b4 axb4 3. axb4 (Insufficient is 3. a4 b3 and now 4. a5? even loses: 4. b2 5. Txb2 Dxf4 6. Tg3 De4+

Kh2 f4 8. Tgb3 f3). So far the white moves are simple. The question is whether Black can stop the b-pawn permanently: 3. … Kf6 4. b5 Ke7 5. b6 Kd7 6. b7 Kc7 7. Tb2 (helping) 7. Kb8 8. Txg6 (forces the queen back) 8. Dd8 9. Ta6 (helping) 9. …. Dd5+ and now only avoiding a check: 10. Kh2.Along line but all white moves are not difficult to find by elimination (cashing in a passed pawn)

3) 1. Lf6 (attacking the king: exchanging the defender)

4) 1. … Td8 2. Txd8+ Dxd8 (defending against elimination of the defence) 5) 1. … Dxf4+ 2. Txf4 Le3+ 3. Kb1 Txd1# (mate in three)

6) 1. Tf3 Td5 2. Tc8 (cashing in a passed pawn) 7) 1. Pc7 (targeting and double attack: knight)

8) 1. Da4. The strongest move. Pawn a7 is not to be protected because 1. … a6 2. Pb6+ and 1. … Kb8 2. Dxd7 are not

possible.

Tc3. Bringing in a piece into the attack is a good plan. Big advantage for White because Black has too few defenders. 1. f4.Amove on the wrong side of the board. Of course White remains with the better position.All pieces are still active.

9) 1. Df4 Kg7 2. Txe5 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

10) 1. … Df4+ 2. g3 Df3 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

11) 1. Lb5 Te6 2. h3 (interfering and trapping) (Kuijf-Van Oosterom, Utrecht 1993)

12) 1. Lc7+ Dxc7 2. Te8+ (luring and elimination of the defence: luring away+material)

1) 1. Lxg7 Pxg7 2. Ph5 De5 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 2) 1. Lxd5+ (1. Te8+? Txe8+) 1. … Txd5 2. Te8+ Kf7 3. Tf8# (mate in three) 3) 1. … Pf4+ 2. Kg3 Pd3 3. Dd2 Pxe1 (targeting and double attack: knight)

4) 1. Lc2 f1D 2. Ld3+ Dxd3 (defending by stalemate)

5) 1. Da4 prevents that Black exchanges an attacker. Double threat.

Le3. The move played but after 1. … Lxd6 2. exd6 White is only more active. Later 1-0 (Lisitsin-Kholmov Kiev 1954) 1. Db5 threatens a lot (i.e. De8+, Da6) but the knight capture solves all threats.

6) 1. Lb1 Dd3 2. Ta2 (the pin: pin)

7) 1. … Txd5 2. exd5 (2. Txd5 fxe6) 2. … Le5 (combining a double attack: bishop, luring and discovered attack)

8) 1. c3+ (1. cxd3? Df2+) 1. … Kxc3 (1. … Dxc3 2. Lxd6+) 2. La5# (combining van luring and discovered attack, chasing away+material)

9) 1. b7 (1. b4 c3 2. b7 c2 3. b8D) 1. … cxb3 (1. … c3 2. b8D c2 3. De5#) 2. b8D b2+ 3. Dxb2# (pawn race) (Didukh, Tarasiuk, Tkachenko 2015)

10) 1. … h6 2. Dg6 Pe7 (chasing and double attack: knight)

11) 1. Txd7 Th6 (1. … Kxd7 2. Td1+) 2. Txa7 (exploiting a passed pawn)

12) 1. d5 exd5 (1. … Dxd5 2. Ld4+) 2. Ld4+ (clearing a square and mate or gain of material)

1) 1. Pxh6+ Lxh6 2. Lh7+ Kh8 3. Pg6# (mate in three)

2) 1. Td6 prevents that Black let the rook join in. Now 1. … f6 (1. … Ke7 2. Thd1 loses even more material) 2. Pxd7 Txd7 3. Txe6+ and 4. Txc6 wins a pawn. Of course White has to work for the win.

The1 Ke7 followed by f6 and Black frees himself.
Pd3 Ke7 2. Pc5 Lc8. The knight is reasonably active on c5 (controls the bishop for now) but strengthen the position is difficult.

3) 1. … Th6 2. Dxh6 Db6+ 3. Dxb6 cxb6 (defending against mate by exchanging the main attacker) 4) 1. … Pe3+ 2. Kg1 e5 (discovered attack and interfering)

5) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. Dd5+ (clearing a square and double attack)

6) 1. … Df3+ 2. Kg1 Te1+ (2. … Tg4+? 3. Kf1) 3. Txe1 Dxd5 (setting up a battery and elimination of the defence: luring away+material)

7) 1. Le4+ Kc7 2. Lg2 Txg2 (draw by stalemate)

8) 1. … c4 (1. … Kd6 2. Kxa5 Kc6 3. Ka6) 2. bxc4+ Kxc4 3. Kxa5 Kc5 (rook pawn)

9) 1. … Tf6 (attacking the king: bringing in pieces)After a move with the queen 2. … Tg6 will follow. 10) 1. Tc8 Db6 2. De8+ exploiting the back rank.

11) 1. … Dxd4 2. Dxd4 (2. De2 f5) 2. … Pf3+ 3. Kg2 Pxd4 (luring and double attack: knight) 12) 1. Dxe8+ Kxe8 2. exd5+ (luring and discovered attack)

1) 1. Dc6+ Kd8 2. Lf6 (the pin: chasing the back piece and pin)

2) 1. … Th4+ 2. Kxh4 Dh2+ 3. Kg4 Dh5# (defending against mate) 3) 1. … Kf7 2. g6+ Lxg6 3. e8D+ Kxe8 4. g8D+ (Salai 1978)

4) 1. Dxf6 gxf6 2. Tg4+ Kh8 3. Lxf6# (attacking the king – access – mating pattern: TL) 5) 1. Tg6+ (1. Pxg5 Txe7) 1. … Txg6 2. Pf5# (elimination of the defence by blocking) 6) 1. Kg2 (1. b7 Tb2) (defending against a threat)

7) 1. … Kh7 (1. … Kf8 2. Dh6+; 1. … Kh8 2. Dh6+) 2. Df5+ Kg7 3. Dg5+ Kh7= (defending against an attack on the king) 8) 1. e5 Td3 (1. … Kg6 2. Pf8+) 2. Pf4+ (double attack: knight and zugzwang) (Fedortshak 1951)

9) 1. … Dxe6 2. Txe6 Kf7 3. Lxd6 Kxe6 (3. … Tg5+ 4. Lg3 Kxe6) (luring and elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

10) 1. Lxd5 Txd5 2. Dc3+ Kg8 3. Dxa5 (elimination of the defence by capturing and double attack: queen) 11) 1. … Ph5. With the double threat: capturing on g3 and c3. The move 2. Lf4 is not a solution 2. … e5.

… a5 winning some space on the queen’s wing and making a possible b4 less attractive. In short, playable but not the best. 1. … d4. It is illogical to close the diagonal of Lg7. That the knight has to go to a worse square is temporarily, closing of the position cannot be done easily without help.

12) 1. … Dh3+ 2. Kg5 f6+ 3. exf6 Lh6# (elimination of the defence by blocking)

1) 1. … Dxe1+ 2. Kh2 De5+ 3. g3 Dh8 (defending against mate)

2) 1. g5+ Kxg5 (1. … Dxg5 2. Dh8#; 1. … Txg5 2. Dxf6+) 2. Pe4+ (Combining luring, double attack: knight, elimination of the defence by luring away and blocking)

3) 1. Pxd4 exd4 2. Tcxc5 Db6 3. Tb5 (elimination of the defence by capturing and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 4) 1. f6 Tg8 2. Lc7. Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

5) 1. Dxb6+ axb6 2. Pd8+ (clearing and double attack: knight)

6) 1. Lg4 (1. Lf3? Pg3+ 2. hxg3 hxg3+) (defending against a threat)

7) 1. … Lxd4 2. Kxd4 g5. The white pawns are harmless because the black king is too close.Advancing the g- and h-pawn will do. White must first eliminate the b-pawn.

… g5 2. e6. In the past chess players now and then missed something (Cochrane-Mahescandra, Kolkata 1855) 1. … Kg8. Too slow, now the white king is back in time on the other side: 2. Lxc3 bxc3 3. Kd3 g5 4. Kxc3

8) 1. … Kg6 (1. … exd5 2. Kxf5) 2. dxe6 Kf6 3. e7 Kxe7 4. Kxf5 Kd6 (square of the pawn) 9) 1. Lxd4 Ph7 2. Dxg6 exd4 (lifting the pin)

10) 1. … Txb6 2. Txb6 Tc1+ 3. Ke2 Pxb6 (in-between move)

11) 1. Lg7+ Txg7 (1. … Kxg7 2. Dxh7+ Lxh7 3. Txh7#) 2. Dxh7+ Txh7 3. Txh7# (mate in three) 12) 1. Lxb7 Txd2 2. Lf3 Dh2 3. Dc7# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. Pe7 Tg8 2. Pg6+ hxg6 3. Dh4# (attacking the king, interfering and access)

2) 1. Df4! Point h7 cannot be protected, so the queen must be activated by 1. … a5 (1. … Pe6 2. Dh4 h6 3. Pd5+) 2. Dh6 1. Lxa7 Pe6 and Black can move around some pieces again.

h3.Awaiting move gives Black the opportunity to play 1. … h6 (and g5 after Df4).

3) 1. … Ph4 2. f5 Lxf5+ 3. Kf4 Lxd3 (3. … Pg6+ 4. Kg5 Lxd3) (double attack: X-ray check) 4) 1. … Td5 2. Txd5 Dxg4 3. Tf5 The only defence against the in-between move by Black.

5) 1. Lc7+ Txc7 (1. … Kxc7 2. Dd6#) 2. Df8# (elimination of the defence by blocking) 6) 1. … f6 parries the threat 2. Pe5+ (1. … Kd6 costs a pawn after 2. Lxc6 Kxc6 3. Pe5+) 7) 1. … Txc1 2. Txc1 Da3 3. Lxb7 Dxc1+ (luring and double attack: queen)

8) 1. Td8+ Txd8 2. Tf8+ (cashing in a passed pawn)

9) 1. … Kf7! King moves are not always scary.An easy choice because the other moves lose material. 1. … Ld7 2. Pxc7+ Kd8 3. b5 The knight on c7 is indirectly protected.

… c6. The ‘normal’move which after 2. Pd5 costs material (although not very much) 10) 1. … Dc8+ 2. Kh4 Dg4# (elimination of the defence: luring away+material)

11) 1. … Pf7 (1. … Kh8 2. Pg6+ hxg6 3. Th4#) (getting out of check) Taking into account the possibilities of the opponent. 12) 1. f3 (1. f4? h4 2. gxh4 gxf4 3. h5 f3 4. h6 f2 5. h7 f1D)An active king can cause a lot of damage so careful play is

necessary: 1. … Kd3 2. Kb3 Ke3 3. h4.Arook’s pawn must remain. The white king is on f1 in time.

1) 1. Ph7+ Ke7 (1. … Ke8 2. Tg8+ Ke7 3. Lf6#) 2. Lf6+ Ke8 3. Tg8# (mate in three: bringing in pieces) 2) 1. Pxe6 fxe6 2. Dxe4 The pin: (elimination of the defence and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

3) 1. Da1+ T6g7 2. Txh7+ Kxh7 3. Dh1+ Kg6 4. Dh6# (attacking the king: bringing in pieces and access)

4) 1. … Tce8 (1. … Tcd8? 2. Lxg4 exf4) 2. Lg3 (2. Lxg4 exf4) 2. … Ph6 3. Txe5 Pxf5 (defending against a double attack)

5) 1. … La4+ 2. Kc4 Lb5+ 3. Kb3 Lxe2 (chasing and double attack: X-ray check)

6) 1. … gxf6 is necessary because loss of the queen threatens. The f-pawn has influence in the centre and the minor weakness is by far not killing.

… 0–0 allows that the queen will be trapped after 2. Lg5 1. … Dxf6 allows a double attack: 2. Dh5+ Dg6 3. Dxc5.

7) 1. … b5 2. Lxb5 a6 (or 2. … Tc5; 2. … Tb6 3. cxd5 Txb5 4. dxe6 loses a pawn) (defending against a pin)

8) 1. … fxg3 (1. … hxg3 2. Kg1)Adraw because stalemating the opponent prevents winning. The danger exists that Black overestimates his active king and takes with the h-pawn. He loses then.

9) 1. Lxd7 (1. c4 Dxb5 (1. … Dd6 2. c5) ) 1. … Dxd7 2. Dxe4.At the end of the captures it appears that Lb7 is pinned. 10) Drawing

11) 1. Ld5 Dxd5 (1. … Txd5 2. Dc8+ Dxc8 3. Txc8+) 2. Dxd5 Txd5 3. Tc8+ (elimination of the defence by interfering and luring away+mate)

12) 1. Tb8+ Tc8 2. Db7 Exploiting the back rank.

1) 1. Da5+ Kb8 2. Pa6+ (chasing and double attack: knight)

2) 1. Ld4 Lg5 2. Dxf8+ Kxf8 3. Lxe5 Lxf4 4. Lxf4 (the pin: pin and in-between move)

3) 1. De7 Kg8 2. Txf8+ (or 2. Ph6+ Kg7 3. Txf7+ Kxh6 4. Dh4#) 2. … Txf8 3. Ph6+ (attacking the king: elimination of the defence)

4) 1. Ta7 (1. Txd7+ Kxd7 2. Kd3 f4 3. Ke2 (3. Ke4?? f3 4. gxf3 g3 5. hxg3 h3) ) 1. … f4 2. b7 (cashing in a passed pawn) 5) 1. Thf1 Kb7 2. T3f2 (defending against a pin)

6) 1. g4+ Dxg4 2. Dh7# (elimination of the defence by blocking)

7) 1. Txb6 (1. Tbxc3? Txc3 2. Txc3 Tb1+) 1. … axb6 2. d6 Td8 3. Txc3 (cashing in a passed pawn) 8) 1. … Td8 2. Lxd8 Lxd1 3. La5 Lf6 (defending against a passed pawn) (Ris-Michielsen, Schagen 2003)

9) 1. Pe2. The black bishop must protect f6, but after this move that is no longer possible: 1. … Lxb2 2. Ta2 Le5 3. d4

Pd1. Fine idea just a pity that Black can play 1. … d5. Black is lucky that after 2. c3 Le5 3. d4 he can play 3. … Pxe4. 1. Dg3.After 1. … Pe8 Black can if necessary withdraw his bishop.

10) 1. … Lxd4 2. Dxd4 e5 3. Dxe5 Dxe5 4. fxe5 Lxh3

11) 1. Dg5 Pd7 2. De7.Activating the queen wins quickly. The violent 2. Txd7 Dxd7 3. Df6 is premature.

12) 1. Pxf7 Kxf7 2. Lg6+ Kg8 3. Txe6 (elimination of the defence: capturing+material and a pinned piece is not a good defender).

1) 1. … Ke4! (1. … g3? 2. h5 Kg5 3. Kxg3 Kxh5 4. Kf4 Kg6 5. Ke5 Kf7 6. Kd6 Ke8 7. Kc7 Ke7 8. Kxb6 Kd6 9. Ka7; 1. … Ke5!; 1. … Kf5? 2. Kg3) (preventing zugzwang)

2) 1. Td5 prevents that Black can exchange both rooks and prevents Dxc4.After 1. … Txd5 White can choose with which pawn he will take back. White must prevent that Black gets his knight to d6.

Txd6 Txd6 gives Black the d-file and the pressure on c4 remains. 1. De2 Txd1 2. Txd1 Txd1 3. Dxd1 Dxc4 is really wrong.

3) 1. Ta8+ Kg7 2. Ta7+ Kf8 (2. … Kxf6 3. Tf7#) 3. Tf7# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 4) 1. Pd5 Lxd5 2. cxd5 (2. Lxd5 Dxd5) (preventing a double attack)

5) 1. … Dd7 (1. … bxc6 2. Dxc6+ Dd7 3. Dxa8+; 1… Kd8 2. La5+ b6 3. Txb6) 2. Tc4 b5 (defend against a threat)

6) 1. Th1+ (1. Df8+? Txf8 2. Th1+ Lh3+) 1. … Kg8 2. Df8+ Txf8 (2. … Kxf8 3. Th8#) 3. Pe7# (attacking the king) 7) 1. … Dc3 2. Dxc3 Lxc3 (double attack: bishop)

8) 1. … Dc1+ 2. Lf1 Pe3 3. Pd1 Dxd1 (the pin: luring the front piece and attacking a pinned piece) 9) 1. Pxd5 (1. Td1? Pxc3) 1. … Dxd5 2. Td1 (luring and double attack: X-ray attack)

10) 1. … Dxc3 2. bxc3 Pxc3+ (luring and double attack: knight)

11) 1. … Pg4+ 2. hxg4 Th1+ 3. Kg3 Txh6 (defending against mate) 12) 1. … Pxc5+ 2. dxc5 De4+ 3. fxe4 fxe4# (mate in three)

1) 1. f5 gxf5 2. Pxf5+ Kh7 3. Df7+ Combining of interfering, double attack and mate

2) 1. Dxd4 cxd4 2. Pf6+ (elimination of the defence by capturing and double attack: knight)

3) 1. … The8+. The only move that prevents that White gets a knight on e4. Now must White move with the king and the bishop gets an extra choice: 2. Kf1 (2. Pe4 Txe4+) 2. … Ld1

… Lf5. White plays 2. f3 and puts the knight on e4. The activity of Black’s pieces is much less. 1. … Lh5. White puts his knight on e4 and castles. White has time to finish his development then.

4) 1. … Dxa3+ 2. Kb1 (otherwise mate in two) 2. … dxc3 (not be afraid, not every discovered check is fatal) 3. Lxf5+ Kf8 (attacking the king)

5) 1. … Pxg3+ 2. Dxg3 Dxe4 (elimination of the defence by luring away and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

6) 1. … Ta1+ (1. … Th8 2. Ta2 Kxe3 3. Tg5=) 2. Kf2 Th1 3. Kg2 Kxe2 (3. … Th2+ 4. Kxh2 Kxe2 5. h4 Kxe3 wins too; 3. … Txh3 4. Ta2 Txe3 5. Ta5 is a draw) 4. Kxh1 Kxe3 5. h4 Kf2. Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces.

7) 1. Tc7+ Kb8 2. Txb7+ Kc8 3. Tb8# (3. Dd7+ Txd7 4. Tb8#) (chasing and double check) 8) 1. … Pxe5 2. Pxe5 Lxb5 3. Db3

9) 1. f3 (1. Dxd8 Txd8) 1. … Txd1 2. fxe4 Txe1+ 3. Kf2 (defending against the elimination of the defence) 10) 1. d6 cxd6 2. Lxf6 (elimination of the defence by interfering)

11) 1. … Pc5 2. De3 Pbd3+ (in-between move)

12) 1. Tc1 (1. Kh2? Pxf3+ 2. gxf3 Le5+; 1. Lc1? Pd3) (getting out of check)

1) 1. … Pd7 (defending against mate) 2) 1. Pg5 h6 2. Dg6 (attacking the king)

3) 1. … Txb4 2. Dxb4 Txe3 (elimination of the defence by luring away and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 4) 1. exd5+ Kxd5 2. Le4+ Ke6 3. Lxc6 (luring and double attack: X-ray check)

5) 1. Tg8+ Txg8 2. Lf6+ Tg7 3. Td8# (mate in three) 6) 1. d4+ Kb7 2. Dxf7+ (chasing and double attack: queen)

7) 1. Ld5 Dxd5 2. Df8+ Dg8 3. Dxf6+ (defending against a double attack)

8) 1. … Txf7 2. Tg1 Tc5 3. Dg4 (defending against a double attack by counter-attack)

9) 1. … Th3+ 2. Kg2 Tg8+ 3. Kf1 (3. Kf2 Tf3+) 3. … Tf3+ 4. Tf2 Lh3+ 5. Ke2 Txg1 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

10) 1. … f5 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) Only this way Black will remain material up.

… c4 Wrong in-between move. Weakening the pawn structure is not a good idea when there is a decent alternative. The d-file will be quickly available for a white rook.After 2. Lc2 f5 3. Kf2 fxe4 4. The1 d5 5. Tad1 two black pawns will quickly be lost.

… d5? fails due to the weakness of the back rank: 2. 0–0–0 dxe4 3. Lxe4 Pa6 (3. … Txe4? 4. Td8+ Te8 5. Txe8#) 4. Lxa8 Txa8 5. The1

11) 1. Lxc6 Txc6 (1. … Lxc6 2. De5+) 2. Pd4 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece)

12) 1. Kg1 (1. h3 h5 2. Kg1 Kf3 3. hxg4 hxg4 4. Kh2 Kf2) 1. … Kf3 2. Kf1 (defending). White may not weaken g3.

1) 1. … Txe4 2. Txe4 Lf5 3. Th4 (defending against a double attack by counter-attack)

2) 1. … Lb7 (1. … Tbe6 2. Txa6; 1. … Txa7 2. Dxb6 Ta8 3. Dc5) (defending by counter-attack) 3) 1. f7 Ke7 2. Kf3+ Kxf7 3. Kxg2 (cashing in a passed pawn)

4) 1. Pxd4! 1. … exd4 2. Dxh5 dxc3 3. Lxc3 wins a pawn.

Pxe5 Lxe5 2. Dxh5 Df6 doesn’t win a pawn because of the pin of Pc3. 1. Pa4 is not handy.After exchanging on b2 the white knight is situated badly.

5) 1. Tb5+ Tc5 2. De4# (elimination of the defence by blocking) 6) 1. Lc6 Kd8 (1. … Txc6 2. Dxb7+ Kd8 3. Pxc6+) 2. Lxb7

7) 1. Txe4 fxe4 (1. … Td1 2. De5+) 2. Dg4+ (double attack: queen and access) 8) 1. Dxb5 axb5 2. Tea3 (attacking the king and access)

9) Picture

10) 1. … Lxe4 2. Dxe4 Lxc3+ (luring and discovered attack)

11) 1. Pxd6+ Ke7 2. Dxd7+ Kxd7 3. Pxb7 (elimination of the defence: capturing+material and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

12) 1. Df8+ Txf8 2. Txf8+ Kh7 3. Pf6+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. Pa4. This move gives Black problems. The bishop can’t play:: 1. … Lb4 2. Pb6 or 1. … Ld4 2. Pxd4 exd4 3. Pb6. There is a threat of 3. Pxc5 followed by 3. Pxe5 and after 1. … Dxc5 2. Pxe5 wins a pawn (2. … Lxf2+ 3. Txf2 and Yf6 hangs).

d4.Adecent move.After 1. … exd4 2. Pxd4 Black must castle artificially (Kf8 and Kg7). White develops further with Le3 and he has advantage but much less than after the knight move.
Le3. The least of the three.After 1… Lxe3 2. fxe3 De7 can smoke black. There are enough defenders present. 2) 1. Tc8 Td6 (1. … Da3 2. Dd8) 2. Dc7) (trapping)

3) 1. … Tc3+ 2. Tc2 Txc2+ 3. Kxc2 Dc3# (mate in three) 4) 1. d5 exd5 2. d4 (zugzwang)

5) 1. Lxc5+ Txc5 2. Pb3 Lxd5 3. Pxc5 (3. cxd5? Te3) 3. … bxc5 4. Dxc5 (the pin: luring the front piece and attacking a pinned piece)

6) 1. h7+ Kh8 2. Df3 Conquering the key squares.

7) 1. Pb5+ Lxb5 2. Ta8+ Kb6 3. a5# (luring away the defender, blocking) (Golubev 1999)

8) 1. … Te4 2. fxe4 (2. Txe4 fxe4 3. f4 Txf4) 2. … Lxe5+ 3. Kh1 Lxa1 Combining of elimination of the defence by interfering and double attack.

9) 1. Td7 Dxd7 2. Pf6+ (luring and double attack: knight)

10) 1. Kg1 (1. Ke3? Pd5+ 2. Kd4 Tc4+ 3. Kd3 Tf4+; 1. Ke1? Pg2+ 2. Kd1 Pe3+ 3. Ke1 Te2#) 1. … Tc1+ 2. Kf2 (getting out of check and allowing a draw) Play for a win is silly, because it loses.

11) 1. Tg5 Df3 (1. … Txf6 2. Txg4) 2. Dg1 Txf6 (2. … Dxf6 3. Txh5+) 3. Tg7+ Kh8 4. Tg8+ Kh7 5. Dg7# (attacking the king with heavy pieces)

12) 1. Ta8 Dxa8 2. Dxe5 Db7 3. Dxe8# (elimination of the defence: luring away+material)

1) 1. Pe6+ Ke7 2. Pc5! (elimination of the defence by blocking and cashing in a passed pawn) (Gorgiev 1929) 2) 1. Tf8+ Kxf8 2. De7+ Kg8 3. Dd8+ (magnet)

3) 1. Ld7+ Lxd7 (1. … Kb8 2. Lxf5; 1. … Pd7 2. Tg8+ Pf8 3. Txf8+ Kd7 4. Txf5) 2. Tg8+ Le8 3. Txe8+ Kd7 4. Txe5 (luring and double attack)

4) 1. Lf1 Ke4 (after 1. … Pf6+ 2. Kf5 Pe4 3. Lxh3 White is not in danger either) 2. Kxh5 (2. Lxh3? Pxf4 3. Lf1 Pe6 4. Ld3+ Ke3 5. Kf5 (5. Kg3 Pd4) 5. … Pc5) (defending against a passed pawn)

5) 1. Txd7 Lxd7 2. Lb6 (2. Txd7? Tc8 3. Td8+ Txd8 4. Lxd8 Td7) Combining twofold attack, avoiding a pin, in-between move and chasing away+material (Campora-Izquierdo, Asuncion 2003)

6) 1. e5 Lxf3 2. exd6+ (elimination of the defence: capturing+material) and in-between move. 7) 1. Tc2 (1. Lc2+? f5 2. Kxg2 d3) 1. … Txc2 2. Lxc2+ f5 3. Kxg2

8) 1. d5 a6 2. Dxc4 Pe5 3. Dxd4 is about equal. Both captures lose: 1. Dxf5 1. … Pxd4 2. De4 Pf6

Dxb7 Pxd4 2. Pa3 Tb8 3. Da6 e5

9) 1. … Txe2+ 2. Dxe2 (2. Kxe2 De6+) (elimination of the defence by chasing away+material) 2. … Te4 (the pin: luring the front piece and pin)

10) 1. Pg5 (1. Pf6+? Lxf6+) 1. … Pf6 2. Lxh7+ Kh8 3. Dxf8+ (attacking the king, discovered attack) 11) 1. … Pd2+ 2. Kg1 Tf1# (chasing and double check)

12) 1. … Pa3+ (1. … Pc3+? 2. bxc3) 2. bxa3 (2. Ka1 Pxb5) 2. … Pc3+ (elimination of the defence by luring away and double attack: knight)

1) 1. De2+ Kxe2 2. Te4+ Kf2 3. Te2# (luring and discovered attack)

2) 1. … Tc1+ 2. Txc1 Dxc1+ 3. Pb1 Dxe3 (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 3) 1. … Dg1+ 2. Pxg1 Lxg1 (defending against mate)

4) 1. Kc3+ Ka3 (1. … Dxh2 2. Ta4#) 2. Da2+ Kxa2 3. Ta4# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 5) 1. Da7+ Kc8 2. axb7+ Pxb7 3. Da8# (mate in three)

6) 1. … Pd4 2. Tfe1 (2. e4 De6) 2. … e4Activating the knight is correct. Black wins some time. 1. … Tfe8Agood developing move but White makes Pd4 less attractive with 2. Le3.

… b6Agood developing move but White makes Pd4 less attractive with 2. Le3.

7) 1. … Dg4+ (1. … Pe2+ 2. Lxe2) 2. Kh1 Pe2 (attacking the king, exploiting a weakness) 8) 1. … Pxe2+ 2. Dxe2 Lxh6 3. De5 (luring away and double attack: queen) (Afek-Katz 1977)

9) 1. … Kg2 (1. … Ke4? 2. Tf2) 2. Ke1 Pxf4 (getting out of check). Entering the enemy camp doesn’t feel right. Calculating well is required.

10) 1. Ke6 Kd8 2. Kd5! Kxd7 3. b6 Kc8 4. Kc6 (avoiding stalemate)

11) 1. … Txf5 2. Txf5 De4 (2. … Dd1 3. Tb2 Dc1 4. Ta2 Db1) (luring and double attack: queen) 12) 1. Txg6+ Kxg6 (1. … Kf8 2. fxe5 Pxf2+ 3. Kg1) 2. fxe5 (in-between move)

1) 1. … Txb2+ (1. … De7 2. Dxg7#) 2. Kxb2 De7 (defending)

2) 1. Tg6 fxg6 2. Txh6+ gxh6 3. Dxh6# (attacking the king – elimination of the defence by interfering)

3) 1. Dc3 White keeps the active queen on the long diagonal, that is with the weakness g6 certainly a good idea.

b4 wins a pawn, but White is still one pawn down. Exchanging queens is not to be recommended: 1. … Dxf6 2. Pxf6+ Kf8 3. Pxh7+ Kg7.
Dxd8. Exchange hardly ever an active queen.

4) 1. … La4 2. Df4 (2. Dc3 this protection would be the only move if the black king would be on g8, now it is not necessary) Setting up a battery.

5) 1. Kd2 Dxd7 (1. … De7 2. Pf5+) 2. Td3+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 6) 1. Pe4 Dxd4+ (1. … Kg4 2. Pf6+) 2. Pf2+ (double attack: knight)

7) 1. Pxe4 (1. Dxf6 gxf6) 1. … Dxd4 (1. …. dxe4 2. Dxe4+) 2. Pf6+ (setting up a battery and double check) 8) 1. … Da6+ 2. Kc7 Tf7+ (chasing and double attack: X-ray check)

9) 1. Dg5 e6 2. Dxg4 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 10) 1. Te3 Ld6 2. Tfe1 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

11) 1. … b4 (1. … Lxf3? 2. Lxc5) 2. Dxb4 Lxf3 (luring and discovered attack)

12) 1. … f6 (1. … Txf2+ 2. Ke5 Ke7 3. Tg7 Tf3 4. e4) 2. Txh5 Txf2# Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces.

1) 1. … Dc6+ 2. Kxg5 Dc1+ (double attack: X-ray check) 2) 1. … Dh4+ 2. Dxh4 Pf3+ (defending against mate)

3) 1. Ke2! (zugzwang – a winning discovered check will follow)

4) 1. Txd8+ Txd8 2. Dg4 Pe5 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+mate) 5) 1. Dh3+ Txh3 2. Lxb5 (defending against a pin)

6) 1. Lc6+ Kf8 2. Txb2 (chasing away defender and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 7) 1. c4 Dxc4 2. Lb2+ e5 3. Lxe5+

8) 1. Kb3 Tf3+ (1. … Td1 2. Tc2+ Kb1 3. Pc3+; 1. … Kd1 2. Pc3+ Ke1 3. Te2#) 2. Pc3 Tf1 3. Tc2# 9) 1. Dh3 Winning the pawn back is the best.After 1. … Kh8 2. Txf5 Tg8 White is somewhat more active.

Tf3 Bringing in pieces is a good idea but after 1. … f4 2. Th3 Df5 Black has sufficient defenders. 1. Dh5 White wants to bring in the bishop but after 1. … f4 that doesn’t succeed anymore.

10) 1. Pf6+ Kg7 2. Dg5+ Kh8 3. Dh6

11) 1. Ke5 (1. Ke4? g3 2. hxg3 Kxg3; 1. Ke6 Kg2 2. Kf6 Kxh2) (Dvoretsky-Klovans, Tbilisi) 12) 1. … Dd2+ 2. Kf1 Dd1+ 3. Txd1 Txd1#

1) 1. … Kh8 (1. … Kf7? 2. Dg6+ Ke7 3. Dxg7+ Kd6 4. Dxd4+) 2. Pg6+ Kxh7 3. Pxf8+ Kg8 2) 1. Dxb8 Pxb8 2. Pc7+ Kf8 3. Pxe6+ (clearing a square and double attack: knight)

3) 1. e5+ fxe5 2. Df8# (elimination of the defence by blocking) (Nikolova-Chardin Cappelle 2011) 4) 1. Th8+ Kxh8 2. Dd4+ (magnet)

5) 1. Dd4 (1. Dd7? Dxh5) 1. … f6 2. Dc4+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 6) 1. Pg4 Dd8 2. e5 Kh8 3. Pf6 (attacking the king, bringing in pieces)

7) 1. … Kf6 2. Txd5 Tb7+ 3. Kg8 Tb8+ 4. Kh7 Tb7+ (defend by perpetual check)

8) 1. … Pxc3 2. Dxc3 b5 3. axb5 axb5 (the pin: luring the back piece and attacking a pinned piece)

9) 1. … Ph5.After 2. Pxe8 Pxf4 is the knight trapped. Better is: 2. Le5 Pxe5 3. Pxe5 Dxc7 after which all White’s active

pieces will disappear one by one. The knight must go back quickly too.

… e5 loses an exchange after 2. Pxe8. The knight ‘escapes’with exchanging on f6. 1. … Ld7. No solution. White captures on f8.

10) 1. … Pfxe4 2. b4 Pd6. That makes the capturing on e4 sound.Apossible continuation 3. Pb2 (3. Lf1 Pe6 4. Pxe5 Pd4 5. Tb1 Pc2 6. Te2 Lf5) 3. … Pxc4

11) 1. … Dc2 (1. … Da2? 2. De4; 1. … Dd3 2. Dd1) 2. Pd2 (2. Dd1 Pxe3) 2. … Pxe3 3. Dxe3 Dxd2 (chasing and elimination of the defence: capturing+material) (Thorell-Svensson, Jonkoping 1988)

12) 1. Tb3 Pf3+ 2. Txf3 Discovered attack in which the front piece prevents a threat.

1) 1. Pb6+ axb6 2. Tc1 Tc8 3. Txc8+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

2) 1. Df3.Activating the queen leads to a big advantage: 1. … f5 (1. … Lf5 2. g4; 1. … e6 2. Df6) 2. Dh3 1. Lb3.Agood move although Black can direct some pieces to his king with 1. … Pc7 and Pd5.

a3. Spoils nothing. The move seduces Black to play 1. … Dxb2 2. Pa4.

3) 1. Pe7+ Txe7 2. Dxf5 (elimination of the defence): luring away, interfering and access

4) 1. … c4 2. bxc4 (2. Le2 c3 targeting and double attack: pawn) 1. … dxc4 (discovered attack) 2. … dxc4 3. Le4 Pxe4 4. Pxe4 c3

5) 1. … d5 (1. … e1D? 2. b8P#) 2. b8D Db4+ 3. Dxb4 axb4 4. Lxe2+ Kb7 (defending against mate)

6) 1. Pg3 Tg5 (1. … Th3 2. Pf5+ targeting and double attack: knight) 2. f4 attacking a pinned piece and thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

7) Picture 8) Picture

9) 1. … Kh8 2. Te5 f6 other moves don’t help (2. … Lxe5 3. f6; 2. … Tg8 3. Dxg8+) 10) 1. g4 Dh6 2. Lf5 (the pin: elimination of the defence and attacking a pinned piece) 11) 1. Pc5+ Ka5 2. Tb7 Le7 3. b4# (mate in three)

12) 1. … b5 2. Dxb5 Tb8 (luring and double attack: X-ray attack)

1) 1. … Tb4 (1. … Tb5 2. g5+ Txg5 3. Tc6+) (defending against mate) 2) 1. Txb7 Txb7 2. Ta8+ Ke7 3. Ta7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

3) 1. Le6 Dxe6 (1. … Pxe1 2. Lxg4 Txe2 3. Lxe2) 2. Dxd2 (2. Dxe6?? Txh2#) (defending against a pin)

4) 1. Dc4. Exchanging, the choice is yes or no. No! Black’s king is still in the middle and the move with the queen wins a tempo and another one after 1. … Dc7 (1. … Ld7 2. Pg5) 2. Pb5

De2. Is certainly something after 1. … Dc7 2. Pb5 and 3. Pd6+. White stands good but he has too few pieces in the attack to win directly.
Dxd8+ Lxd8) (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

5) 1. Dd7 De4+ 2. Kh2 De7 3. Dxe7 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

6) 1. Dxd2 Lxd2 2. Pf6+ (elimination of the defence: luring away and double attack: knight due to a pinned piece is not a good defender

7) 1. Dg8+ (1. Ld5 Txd5! 2. Lf8 Td7!; 1. Txf2? Td1+ 2. Tf1 Dg2#) 1. … Dxg8 2. Lxg8+ Kxg8 3. Txf2 (defending against mate by exchanging the attacker)

8) 1. Le3+ g5 2. Lc5 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king and provoking a weakness. 9) 1. Lc4+ Kh8 2. Pxh7 Dg6 3. Pxf8 (attacking the king): access)

10) 1. Te7+ Kd8 2. De8+ (2. Pxe6+ Dxe6+) 2. … Dxe8 3. Pxe6# (double check and luring away defender) 11) 1. Dd7 (1. g4 Dxh3 2. Txh3 Td1+ 3. Kg2 Lf1+) 1. … Dg5 2. h3 of 2. Dxd8+ (defending against mate) 12) 1. … Le6 2. Dg3 (2. Lxc7 Lxh3) 2. … Dd8 protects f6.

1) 1. Dh4 Pf6 2. Txd6 (2. Txf6 Txf6) 2) 1. Lb2+ Kg8 2. Lf6 (2. Ld4? Td8)

3) 1. Txh7+ Dxh7 2. Lf6+ Txf6 3. Dxf6+ (attacking the king: access)

4) 1. b4 (1. T1e3? b4 2. Kb3 b5) 1. … g2 (1. … Tc8 2. T1e3 Tc7 3. Tc3+) 2. T1e3 g1D 3. Tc3# 5) 1. Ta1+ Pa4 2. Txa4+ bxa4 3. Lc4# (mate in three)

6) 1. Pb5 cxb5 2. Dc2+ (elimination of the defence by luring away and double attack: queen)

7) 1. dxc6 (the arrow in the diagram indicates the black last move) White must open the position with 1. … bxc6 2. Dxd6 Le6 3. Dxc6 (wins a pawn too). Even without winning a pawn opening the position would be correct.

b5 Pc7 2. 0–0 White still has a good position but in this closed position it is difficult to make progress. 1. Tb1 Waiting or postponing is of no use: White can never take on c5 capture and activate Pa6.

8) 1. … Lc4 2. Dxc4 (2. Pd5 Lxe2 3. Pxe7 Lxb2; 2. De3 Pg4) 2. … Lxc3# (line clearing, luring away and double check) 9) 1. Pa7 (1. Pb6? Le3; 1. Pe7? Kf8 2. c7 Kxe7) 1. … e5 (1. … Le3 2. c7 (2. fxe3? Td2+ 3. Kf1 Tc2)) 2. c7 Te8

c8=D Txc8 4. Pxc8 (passed pawn)

10) 1. Txh4+ Kg5 2. f4+ Kxh4 3. Th7+ Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces.

11) 1. b3 (1. b4? a5; 1. Kb6? Kd5; 1. Kc6? Ke5) 1. … Ke5 (1. … Kd7 2. Kb6) 2. b4. White must after capturing the a-pawn

(be able to) occupy a key square. First holding off. (Faucher 2004)

12) 1. Txe5 fxe5 2. Lxe5 e6 3. Lxg7 (double attack with two pieces by access)

1) 1. … Le4 2. Lxe4 (2. Ka1 Txg6) 2. … Txg3 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 2) 1. … Tg3+ 2. Kxg3 Dg7+ 3. Kf3 Dg4# (magnet)

3) 1. … Pxd4 2. Dxd4 Txg5 3. Dc5+ Black must see in time that the rook on f8 will be unprotected and the king on the c-file will have a defender less.

4) 1. … Db5!Activating the queen and supporting the knight.

… Pd3+ 2. Kf1 Db5 3. De2 White comes better off than with the previous move.
… a5 White can play 2. d3 and after 2. … Db5 just 3. Ke3. Black’s advantage is gone.

5) 1. d6 (1. Db2? Tf8) 1. … De3 (1. … Dxd6 2. Lc4+; 1. … Te6 2. Db2) 2. Db2 (attacking the king: utilizing the long diagonal)

6) 1. Pd7 Tf7 (1. … Df7 2. Pxf8) 2. Pc5 (targeting and double attack: knight)

7) 1. Pb6+ Kd8 2. Tc1 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.Athreat which is difficult to parry. 8) 1. … Df3+ 2. Lf4 Dh3+ 3. Dg4 Dd3# (elimination of the defence: blocking)

9) 1. Kg3 (losing is 1. Kg1? Dd1+ 2. Kh2 (or 2. Te1 Pe2+ (2… Dxe1+? 3. Kh2 De5+ 4. g3 f4 is only a draw) 2. … Pf3+ 3. gxf3 Dxd8) 1. … Dg4+ 2. Kh2 Dh5+ and perpetual (getting out of check). Taking into account the possibilities and realize that after 1. Kg1 Black also has to give perpetual check.

10) 1. Txd7 Txd7 2. Pc5 Tc7? 3. Pxe6+ (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material) 11) 1. Pa6 Kc6 2. Pb4+ (cashing in a passed pawn)

12) 1. Pd8 (1. Pd4? Te5) 1. … Kg8 (1. … Ta5 2. Tf8+) 2. Pe6 h6 (2. … Ta5 3. Tf8#) 3. Pxc5 Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces. Leads to a winning double attack.

1) 1. Txf7 Dxf7 2. Pxd6+ (luring and double attack: knight)

2) 1. … Pg8 In this way Black exchanges the black squared bishops.After 2. gxf6 Pxh6 3. f5 the knight goes via g4 to e5. Chances for both sides.

… Lxc3 is not the first choice because after 2. Dxc3 d5 3. Lg7 the white bishop is very strong. 1. … Ld4+After 2. Pxd4 Pxd4 (2. … cxd4 3. Pb5) 3. Lg7 the bishop comes to life.

3) 1. Ke5! (1. Kd5? Kb4 2. Kd4 Ka3 3. Kd5 Kxa2 4. Kc6 Kb3) 1. … Kb4 2. Kd5. Wonderful. White must take a detour to make progress. (Conrady 2004)

4) 1. Ph5 Dc8 2. Pxg7 (2. Lxg7)

5) 1. Tf8+ Kxf8 2. Df2+ (defending against mate)

6) 1. g4 g6 2. h4 (2. De3? Txf5) (defending against a pin) 7) 1. Dh8+ Lxh8 2. Tg8+ Ke7 3. Te8# (mate in three)

8) 1. Lxg4 Lxg4 2. f4+ (elimination of the defence and double attack: pawn) 9) 1. Pg5+ Kg8 2. Pe6 Kf7 3. Pg5+ (draw by perpetual check)

10) 1. … Te1+ 2. Kh2 Tcc1 3. Tg6 h4 White will be mated.

11) 1. Dh2+ Kg6 2. Dg2+ Dxg2 3. g8D+ (chasing and luring and X-ray check) 12) 1. d7+ Kf7 2. d8P+ Draw due to insufficient material. (Akobija 1987)

1) 1. … Pxe2 2. Txd8+ Txd8 (discovered attack)

2) 1. … Pc3 2. De1 (2. Lxc3 Pe3+) 2. … Pxb1 (double attack: knight) (elimination of the defence by luring away) 3) 1. Lxd4+ Lxd4 2. b4+ Kd6 3. Kxd4 Ke6 4. b5 (cashing in a passed pawn)

4) 1. Ld3 Ke8 2. Lb5+ Kf8 3. Th8# (discovered attack and front piece targeting) 5) 1. … Th3 2. Tf8 Th8 (defending against a passed pawn)

6) 1. g6 Lxg6 2. Lxg6 (attacking the king: elimination of the defence by interfering) 7) 1. … Kxe5 2. d7 Pf4+ 3. Kc4 Pe6 (defending against a passed pawn)

8) picture

9) 1. … Td8 2. fxe6 The new passed pawn on the d-file cannot be stopped.

10) 1. Pf3 The knight becomes active. Black is powerless against Pe5 or Pg5.

Tfe1.Activating the rook is too slow.After 1. … c4 2. b4 Te8 Black has sufficient defenders. F7 is a vulnerable point and White should focus on this weakness..
c4. Black brings in the queen quickly into the defence with 1. … Db4 2. Pf3 (2. Tfe1 Te8) 2. … Db6. The d-pawn is not important if you are a piece up.

11) picture

12) 1. Df7+ Lxf7 2. Pe8+ Kf5 3. Pxg7# (mate in three by access, double check and chasing)

1) 1. … Pxg5 (1. … dxc4? 2. Da4) 2. Pxg5 dxc4 (luring and discovered attack) (elimination of the defence) 2) 1. Lf6 g6 2. De3 (2. Dg5? Pc5) (attacking the king)

3) 1. De6+ Kc7 2. Dd6+ Kc8 3. Dd8# (mate in three)

4) 1. Lf3. Black wants to play c5 (not possible yet) but after a move like Dc7 it is. The move of the pawn weakens White’s centre and activates Lb7.After the move with the bishop Black must be cautious: 1. … Dc7 2. Lf4 Ld6 3. Dc3 and 3. … c5 fails to 4. dxc5. You don’t need to see all of that, it is nice if you sense that the bishop should go to f3.

Lf4. Possible but it is better to keep the white-squared bishop.After 1. … Pxe4 2. Dxe4 White is a bit more active.
Ld3. Black can choose 1. … Dc7 2. Lf4 Ld6 is normal.Another possibility is 1. … c5 at once because after 2. dxc5 the move 2. … Dc7 saves.

Either of the moves is really bad.

5) 1. … Db1+ 2. Pxb1 c1P+ (clearing a square and double attack: knight)

6) 1. … Lxc4 2. Pa4 Da6 Black profits of the pin, White unpins with an attack on the queen and protects Lb2; Black saves himself with the counter-attack on Pa4.

7) 1. c4 Lxc4 (1. … Pc3 2. cxd5+ costs a piece) but 2. Le4+ is even worse. White lures the bishop away. 8) 1. Df4 (1. Kh1 Dd2)Amean position because attacking the king is obvious. It is just Step 2 (the pin: pin) 9) 1. Tc3+ Kb7 2. Lf3+ Ka7 3. Tc4 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

10) 1. Kh8 (1. Kf8 Kf6 2. Kg8 Ke5 3. Kg7 Kf4) Holding off preventing. (Selman 1939) 11) 1. … Pxe4 2. Lxd8 Pc5 Lifting the pin and an in-between move.

12) 1. Tf8+ Te8 2. De7 (elimination of the defence) Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king and exploiting the back rank.

1) 1. … Txd1 2. Pxd1 (2. Txd1 Lxc3 is a discovered attack) 2. … Le7 (discovered attack leads to an X-ray attack) The front piece protects the back piece.

2) Black is active, the pin of Pc3 comes in handy. Two moves can be chosen, a matter of taste. The position must be opened. 1. … d5. In a better position you should attack the opponent in different areas. Black increases the pressure on e4 and can eventually open the d-file. Capturing is bad for White: 2. exd5 Lh3 3. g3 Df6 and 2. Kh1 dxe4 and a5.

… d6 2. Kh1 f5 puts White under pressure.
… Dh6.Agood idea at the wrong moment because Lh3 is no longer a threat.After 2. De1 the move 2. … f5 is the correct plan again.

3) 1. Df7 (1. Th4+ Dxh4 2. gxh4 Tg8) Taking into account the possibilities of the opponent. Now 1. … Tg8 2. Dxd7 just costs a piece.

4) 1. Dg4+ Kf2 2. Dh4+ (transposing / liquidating to a pawn ending)

5) 1. Lg7+ (1–0) 1. … Kxg7 2. Dxg5+ Kh8 3. Dxf6# (magnet) (Spasov-Erturan, Izmir 2002) 6) 1. … Tc1+ 2. Kg2 Td1 (defending against a passed pawn)

7) 1. … Lb4 2. Pxd5 Pd4 (discovered attack)

8) 1. Lb5 (discovered attack and a pinned piece is not a good defender). 2. Dc8# is a threat. 9) 1. La4+ Kd8 2. Dg5+ Kc8 3. Pe3 (defending against mate by counterattack)

10) 1. … Le6 2. Lxe4 (2. Dg5 Th4) 2. … Dxd4+ (defending by counterattack – pin)

11) 1. … f1P+ 2. Kh3 (2. Kh1 Tg1#) 2. … Th8+ 3. Kg4 Pe3+ (chasing and double attack: knight) 12) 1. … Dc1+ 2. Lb1 Ld4+ 3. Txd4 Dc3# (elimination of the defence by blocking)

1) 1. Te2 Lc3 2. Tc2 (2. Te3 2. … Lb2 3. Tb3) (trapping)

2) 1. … Tg3 2. hxg3 Pe2+ 3. Kh2 Dh5# (attacking the king and access 3) 1. e4+ Kxe4 2. Te6+ Kd5 3. Te5# (luring and chasing, mate in three)

4) 1. … Dh5 keeps the queen active. It is easy to see that 2. Df4 Le5 is wrong. Black continues with moves like Le5 and f5. White’s minor pieces on the queen’s wing are doing nothing.

… Df6.Avoiding an exchange of queens is good but the queen hinders the bishop and the f-pawn. 1. … Dxg3+ is approved if 2. hxg3 Lxc3 3. bxc3 Pe2+ is foreseen.

5) 1. Pxb6 Txb6 2. Txc8 (2. Lxb6 Dxb6+ with check) (Ris-Swinkels, Nijmegen 2001)

6) 1. Pxf7 (1. Pb5 Td5) 1. … Txd4 2. Pxh6+ Kf8 3. Tc8+ (defending against a pin by counter-attack) 7) 1. Dh5+ Kg3 2. Dh2+ Kg4 3. Dxd6 (chasing and double attack: X-ray check)

8) 1. … b5+ 2. Ka3 (2. axb6 Ta2+ 3. Kb5 Txa8) 2. … Tb3+ 3. Ka2 Tb2+ (defend by perpetual check) 9) 1. Pf6 Df1+ 2. Txf1 Txe8 3. Pxe8 (elimination of the defence by interfering)

10) 1. … Tcd8 2. Dc4 Dd7 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece)

11) 1. … Df1+ 2. Ke3 Dc1+ 3. Kf2 Dxf4 (avoiding perpetual check) (Delleman-Miedema, Schagen 2003)

12) 1. … Kf8 (1. … Kh7? 2. Pf5; 1. … Kh8? 2. Pf5) (getting out of check and preventing that attackers join in)

1) 1. f8P+ (1. f8D Le2+) 1. … Kg7 2. Pe6+ (defending against by minor-promotion and stalemate) (Kivi 1935) 2) 1. Pd4 Dxa2 2. Dc1 (trapping)

3) 1. d7+ Kxd7 2. Dg7+ Dxg7 3. hxg7 f2 4. Kg2 a3 5. g8D (cashing in a passed pawn)

4) 1. Ta5+ Ke6 2. Txg5 with a draw. It is tempting to play 1. Ke2 and to hope for 1. … Rh3 2. c4+ but 1. … Kc4 2. Ta4+ Kb3! 3. Ta5 Tg3 is not a draw (yet).

5) 1. … d5. Keeps a white piece away from d5. The two pawns control the centre without being weak. (Bernauer-Schlenker 1975)

… Dd7 2. Pd5 is much less.
… h6 is unnecessary, the knight doesn’t do any harm.After 2. Pge4 exchanges White a knight and gets control over d5. 6) 1. La7 (chasing and double attack: knight)

7) 1. Dg4 Exploiting vulnerability: no defenders.

8) 1. … Lf2 2. Lxf2 Txh2+ 3. Pxh2 Dg2# (attacking the king – interfering) 9) 1. Pc2! (1. Txf2? stalemate) 1. … f1D 2. Pb4# (avoiding stalemate)

10) 1. … Td3 2. Lxd3 Dc3# (elimination of the defence by interfering) 11) 1. b5! a5 2. Dc2+! Kxc2 (defending by stalemate) (Kovalenko 2000)

12) 1. Txd8 (1. Pf5? Txd3 2. Txd3 Lf8) 1. … Lxd8 2. Pf5 c5 3. Pg7 (elimination of the defence and the pin: attacking a pinned piece – cross pin)

1) 1. Ta6+ Kb2 2. Ta7 (the pin: chasing the back piece and attacking a pinned piece – cross pin) 2) 1. … Tf8 2. Pxd6 Dh3 (attacking the king)

3) 1. … a5 2. Da3 b4 3. Da4 bxc3 (chasing and double attack: pawn) 4) 1. Pxe5? (1. c3) 1. … Pxe5 2. Dxh5 Lg4 (trapping)

5) 1. c5 Dxc5 2. Tc1 (luring and double attack: X-ray attack) 6) 1. e8T (1. Pd7 Ta8+) (avoiding stalemate)

7) 1. … Pf5 2. g4 Le7 3. gxf5 Lxg5 (trapping and elimination of the defence) (Sverre 2000) 8) 1. Ke3 Td5 2. Lf2 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

9) 1. … Kf8. The king must take part in the endgame and here the king also holds off the rook from the seventh rank.

… f6 It is unnecessary to allow counter-play. White can activate his rook and has more play as in the previous line: 2. Te7 a5
… h6 allows the white rook to enter too easily: 2. Te8+. 10) 1. Lxf6 Lxf6 2. a7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

11) 1. Dxh5+ gxh5 2. Df5+ Kg8 3. Dc8+ (draw: perpetual check).

12) 1. Ta4+ Kxa4 (1. … Lxa4 2. b4+ Kb5 3. Pd6# luring and blocking) 2. Pc5+ Ka5 3. b4# (magnet) (Bondar 1988)

1) 1. Txa4 Lxa4 2. Df5 (luring away and double attack: queen)

2) 1. Pxg6 fxg6 2. Tg7+ Kh8 3. Txf8+ (attacking the king and access) (elimination of the defence by capturing) 3) 1. Dxe5 Txe5 (1. … dxe5 2. Pf6+) 2. Pf6+ Kf7 3. Pxh5 (capture and double attack: knight)

(Gereben-Doncevic, Zurich 1985)

4) 1. … dxe4 is strong but not so easy to find.After 2. Tb7 Lxd4 3. exd4 (3. Txd4 Tc2) 3. … Tec8 Black activates his rooks (exchanges on c2 or Te1 and plays the other rook to c1, depending on what White plays)

… Lxd4 2. Txd4 dxe4 3. Td7 gives correct White the active rooks.
… Txe4. Now d5 remains weak and White can activate his rooks: 2. Tb8+ Lf8 3. Td8 Tc5 4. Tb2. 5) 1. … Pc3 2. De1 Pd3 (chasing and trapping)

6) 1. d6 cxd6 (1. … Te6 2. Kxc7) 2. Kxd6+ (line opening and discovered check) 7) 1. Td7 Dxd7 2. Lxd7 (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

8) 1. g4 Pg3 2. Lc3+ is easy to find because every other move loses directly (the threat is mate on e2)

9) 1. Dg8+ Kf5 2. Dd5+ Dxd5+ 3. Kxd5 Kg4 4. a4 f5 5. Ke5 (transposing / liquidating to a pawn ending)

10) 1. De4+ Txe4 2. Txd7 (elimination of the defence, in-between move, defending against a pin and trapping and beautiful as well)

11) 1. Df7 Le7 2. Dg8+ Txg8 3. Pf7# (blocking) (Janosevic-Forintos, Titovo 1966) 12) 1. Kh3 h6 2. Lg1 (defending by stalemate)

1) 1. … Dh4 2. Te4+ Kf5 (defending against mate)

2) 1. … Ke8 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

3) 1. b6 is a necessity.All in all White is better but the position is rather closed. If Black plays b6 and Ld6 then it will be difficult to make progress.After 1. … cxb6 2. Tab1 Ta6 3. d6 White is close to winning.

Pe4Activating the knight is not bad but after 1. … b6 White must open the position with 2. d6 and then Black can exchange his bishop against the strong knight. White is remains better (his rook becomes active) but Black has counter-play (after Txb6 comes Td8).
Tab1 The preparation for a strong plan (b6) but Black prevents the plan with 1. … b6) 4) 1. Pg5+ Kh8 2. Dh3+ Kg7 3. Dh7+ Kf6 4. Df7# (attacking the king)

5) Picture (Karjakin)

6) 1. Te3 (1. Dc3 is tempting and Black has only one way to avoid loss: 1. … Tf4! 2. Ta1 Txc4 1. … Tf4! 2. Ta1 Txc4 3. De3 (3. Txa2? Txc3 4. bxc3 Lxa2 or 3. Pxc4? Dxc4) 3. … Dxb2 brings nothing) 1. … Lxc4 2. Ta3 (trapping)

7) 1. … Txd5 2. Dxd5 Td8 (luring and double attack: X-ray attack)

8) 1. Pe1 Dxc4 2. g4 (lifting the pin by chasing away the pinning piece)

9) 1. … Le2 2. Dxe2 Dxe2 3. Pxe2 (3. Txb1 Dxe4+) 3. … Txd1 (elimination of the defence by interfering) 10) 1. … d4 2. Txa2 dxe3+ 3. Kxe3 Lxa2 (discovered attack and in-between move)

11) 1. c5 Lxc5 2. Ta8+ Kb6 3. Ta6# (elimination of the defence by blocking)

12) 1. Kf1 (1. Kg2? Pe1+ 2. Lxe1 Txc2+; 1. Kh1? Txc2 2. b8D Txf2) 1. … Txb7 (1. … Ph2+ 2. Kg2 Txc2 3. b8D Pg4) 2. Kg2 Tb3 (getting out of check and avoiding counter-play)

1) 1. … T8h4. Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. The threat is Txg4+ and after 2. Tg2 comes 2. … f5+

… Ta8. Rook behind the passed pawn is the rule but without help Black cannot advance the a-pawn. White regroups his knight: 2. Pb4. It earns nothing!
… Lg1. In principle an exchange of the a-pawn against the h-pawn. Not a good plan because the vulnerable king on e4 will become a very active piece. White is lucky that after 2. Txa4 T8h4 3. Pd8+ can follow (Lb6 is indeed gone).

2) 1. Dd8 Dc6 2. Df6 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. Thanks to the weak back rank White can bring in his queen.

3) 1. Db3+ Kh8 2. Pf7+ Txf7 3. Dxf7 (targeting and double attack: knight) 4) 1. … f5 2. Lc6 Df7 3. Ld5 Txd5 (trapping )

5) 1. Th6 Df5 2. Dxf5 Txf5 3. e7 (3. Txh7+ Kxh7 4. e7) (cashing in a passed pawn)

6) 1. … Dc2+ 2. Dg2 (2. Kh1 Dd1+; 2. Kg1 Dd1+ (2. … Df2+? 3. Kh1 Txh4 4. Tf6+)) 2. … Txh4+ (2. … Tf2? 3. Tf6+) (the pin: luring the front piece and pin

7) 1. … Td5 2. e8D Pf3+ 3. Lxf3 Te5+ 4. Dxe5 (defending against a passed pawn by stalemate) (Pogosiants 1977) 8) 1. … Pf6 (1. … Dxe5+ 2. Lxe5 Lb4+ 3. Kd1) (defending against a double attack)

9) 1. Td6 Ph5 2. Txa6+ Kb8 3. Tb6+ (3. Db5+) (elimination of the defence by interfering) 10) 1. … Txe5 2. dxe5 d4 (luring away and double attack: pawn)

11) 1. … Pxa2 2. Pxa2 b3 3. Kc3 bxa2 (creating a passed pawn)

12) 1. e6 fxe6 2. Lxf5 (the pin: luring the front piece and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

1) 1. Dxb8 Txb8 2. Pa6 (luring and double attack: knight)

2) 1. … Ld8.Anecessity. The knight from g4 can go back to f6. The next move can be 2. … Le6.

… Te8. Unwise, the discovered attack 2. Pb4 wins. Beware of moves that abandon vulnerable points. 1. … Lf6.After 2. h3 the bishop hinders the knight.

3) 1. … De1+ (1. … Te2+? 2. Kf3) 2. Kf3 Le2+ 3. Txe2 Dxe2# (mate in three) 4) 1. g4 (1. g3? Kh5). No tempo saving this time.

5) 1. Pf8 (threatens mate) 1. … Dxf8 (1. … Dxc3 2. Ta8+ and mate; 1. … Kd8 2. Pxe6+ knight fork) 2. Ta8+ Kd7 3. Txf8 (luring and X-ray check).

6) 1. Lg2+ Ke5 2. Te3+ fxe3 3. f4# (mate in three) 7) 1. Dxh6 Lh7 2. Lc2 (attacking the king)

8) 1. … e3 2. Dxe3 Dc5 (the pin: luring the back piece and pin – cross pin)

9) 1. Db7+ Ka5 2. Db4+ Ka6 3. Dxa4# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 10) 1. … exd4 2. Lxb4 Pxb4 3. Dxd4 (double attack: queen)

11) 1. Txa5 Dxa5 2. Df6 (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

12) 1. … c5 2. Pg5 Pb6 3. Pxe6 Pxa8 4. Pxc7+ Pxc7 (elimination of the defence and trapping)

1) 1. Tg7+ Kh3 2. Tg6 Txg6 3. hxg6 Ta8 (3. … Txg3 4. Td3) 4. Kxe5 Kxg3 5. g7 h5 6. Kf6 (creating a passed pawn and cashing in)

2) Th7 Kxh7 2. Df7 (attacking the king)

3) 1. … Txb6 2. Dxb6 Pd4 3. Dxf6 Pxe2+ 4. Kh1 Lxf6 (in-between move) (De Wind-Michielsen, The Hague 2001) 4) 1. Lc3 Da3 2. Pc2 Dxc1 3. Txc1 (trapping)

5) The position is equal. Striking are the bishops staying in the corners. Determine first what is the threat. 1. … Lf3 parries the threat and prevents castling. The bishop is just an active piece.

… Kd7. Black doesn’t want to lose a tempo with a move of the bishop.After 2. 0-0-0 Ld6 there is the counter-attack on La8. Therefore it is smarter to play 2. Ke2 Ld6 3. Ld5 (now Lf3 is not possible).
… Lb4 The move played in a U12 game. Developing and not losing a piece. Clever but after 2. 0–0–0+ Ke7 the in-between move 3. Pd5+ Pxd5 4. Lxd5 appeared rather strong. The white pieces co-operate better.

6) 1. La4+ Kxa4 2. Ta1+ Kb5 3. Ta5# (magnet)

7) 1. g4+ Pxg4 2. Tf4+ Lxf4 3. e4# (elimination of the defence by blocking) (Runquist 1962)

8) 1. Td7 (1. Pd3? Lc4 2. Td7 Lxd3 3. Txd6 Lxf1; 1. Ta5 Td1 2. Pd3) 1. … Lxe5 2. Txd5 (defending by counter-attack)

9) 1. Txg7+ Kxg7 2. Dxh2 (the pin: luring the front piece and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 10) 1. e4 Dxd6 (1. … dxe4 2. Pxe4) 2. e5 (defending against trapping by counter-attack)

11) 1. … g3 2. Le1 Dd1 (or 2. … Db1) Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

12) 1. … Texd8 (1. … Taxd8 2. Lxc4 Txd4 3. Lb5) 2. Lxc4 Txd4 Capturing with the e-rook must be the solution, it would not occur in an exercise. Clever reasoning but in a real game useless. In the game you must see that White can make use of the rook on e8 thanks to a counter-attack.

1) 1. Lc6 g6 (1. … Pe8 2. Td8 Kf8 3. Txc8) 2. Td8+ Kg7 3. Txc8. Difficult? On the contrary, with the correct solving strategy a piece of cake. What is vulnerable? Mate on the back rank and a double attack on d8 if Black would make an escape square. Because of 1. … Te8 the move 1. Td8+ is not working. What ways do know to eliminate a defence? The move

Lc6 is logical then, capture of the defender (2. Lxe8). Due to mate the bishop is safe. 2) 1. De5 (the pin: pin)

3) 1. … Te6 (1. … Lc8 2. Dg5+ Kh7 3. Pe4) (defending against an attack on the king)

4) 1. La6 (1. Lf1 Pb1) 1. … bxa6 2. Kxa3 (transposing / liquidating to a pawn ending) (after Bondarenko 1946) 5) 1. … Dc4+ 2. Kg2 Dc1 3. De2 d1D 4. De5+ Kh6 (cashing in a passed pawn)

6) 1. Dh7+ (1. Lh7+ Kh8) 1. … Dxh7 2. Lxh7+ Kxh7 3. Txa8 (gain of material thanks to a in-between move) 7) 1. Dd6+ Pge7 2. Dd8+ Pxd8 3. Txd8# (mate in three – blocking)

8) 1. … Pxg3 2. Kxg3 Lxe1+ 3. Txe1 Txb1 (luring and discovered attack)

9) 1. De5. Only this move wins. White exploits the pin. Black can play on but not too long: 1. … Dxc4 2. Dxe8+ Dg8 3. Dxd7 and some captures on g7 and the d-pawn runs through.

Lc3? Black has one answer: unfortunately an adequate one: 1. … Dxd6). The white pieces remain active but that is insufficient with 5 pawns down.
Le6? Dxd4 2. Lxd4 Pxd6Allowing the exchange of queens offers of course no chance. It is no magic.

10) 1. Dh6 gxh6 (1. … f6 2. Txg6) 2. Th8# (attacking the king) Missing a pinned piece is not a good defender is the most common mistake, even at grandmaster level. First the g-pawn is pinned but only because after capturing on h6 the knight will also be pinned.

11) 1. Tb6+ Ld6+ 2. e5 Kxe5 3. Txa6 (double attack: rook, thanks to an in-between move)

12) 1. Pxc5 Lxc5 2. Txc5 De7 (below the diagram this move is forgotten) 3. d6 (defending against a double attack by counter-attack)

1) 1. Tf2 Kh3+ 2. Kh1 Txg7 3. Th2+ Kg4 4. Tg2+ (cashing in a passed pawn)

2) 1. … Kf8 (1. … g6 2. fxg6 Lxf6 3. gxh7+; 1. … Lb7 2. Txg7+ Kh8 3. Dxf7) 2. Dh4 Dd6 3. Dxh7 Dh6 (defending against mate)

3) 1. Pb6 Pfd7 (1. … axb6 2. Lxb6#) 2. Pxa8 (trapping) 4) 1. Tc2 Tad8 2. Ke1 (2. f4 Td2) (trapping)

5) 1. … Lg2+ 2. Kxg2 (2. Txg2 Df1+) 2. … Pe1+ (luring and double attack: knight) 6) 1. … b5 2. De4 Pf6 (defending against a threat)

7) 1. … Pxc3 2. Dxc3 Lb4 (luring and double attack: X-ray attack) 8) 1. Pf5 (attacking the king: access and file opening)

9) 1. Db7 a6 2. a4 (the pin: pin and attacking a pinned piece) 10) 1. Kc2 (defending against a passed pawn)

11) 1. … Df2. Moving away is the best possibility.

… Ld4 2. Td1 the pin refutes the move with the bishop.
… Te8. Fine, if White would be forced to capture on b2. That is not the case: 2. Te1 wins. 12) 1. Tf7+ (1. gxh7? g6+) 1. … Dxf7 2. gxh7 g5 (defending by stalemate)

1) 1. Tae1 Kf8 2. T7e3 (defending against a threat) The threat was 2. … Le6. 2) 1. … De1+ 2. Kh2 Te3 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 3) 1. … Dh8+ 2. Kg5 Df6+ 3. Kh6 Dh4# (mate in three)

4) 1. Ke4 (1. Ke3 h3 2. gxh3 Kc5=) 1. … Kc5 2. Kf5! (2. Kf4? h3 3. gxh3 Kd6=) 2. … h3 (2. … Kd6 3. Kg4) 3. gxh3 Kd6 4. Kf6 Holding off and taking into account the line change of the h-pawn. (Moravec 1952)

5) 1. Dc8+ Tf8 (1. … Kg7 2. Dd7+) 2. Dc3+ Kg8 3. Dxd2 (chasing and double attack: queen) 6) 1. Dg6+ Lxg6 2. Pg5+ hxg5 3. hxg6# (attacking the king – opening a file)

7) 1. h5 hxg5 2. Td8. Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

8) 1. Dd5 Lc4 (1. … Kf7 2. f5) 2. Dxc4 (the pin: pin and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 9) 1. f4 Lf6 2. Ld8+ (chasing and double attack: X-ray check)

10) 1. Pxe5. Many black pieces are pointing at the king’s wing. Exchanging attackers is a good plan then: 1. … Lxe5 2. c4. Equal chances.

Pd4. The move played allows the good bishop to be exchanged and forces the queen into a passive position: 1. … Pxd3 2. Dxd3 Lg6 3. Df1.After a move like 3. … a6 the knight on d4 controls squares but it cannot become more active.
Le2. Such a move is only necessary if something is really wrong. The bishop defends but exchanging on e5 is more logical. Now Black chases the queen onto a worse square: 1. … Lg6 2. Dc1.

11) 1. Th4+ (1. Df1? Te1 2. Txe1 Txe1) 1. … gxh4 2. Dh6+ Kg8 3. Dg6+ (3. Dg5+) (defending against mate by counter-attack and perpetual check)

12) 1. … Texe6. By eliminating you will find the correct solution: capturing with the pawn is wrong: 1. … fxe6 2. Pg5 (or 2. Lg6 or 2. Dc4) and after capturing with the d-rook the queen will be active: 1. … Tdxe6 2. Dd3 g6 3. Txe6 Txe6 4. Txe6 fxe6 5. Dxg6+

1) 1. … Tg1+ 2. Kxg1 De3+ 3. Kh1 De4+ (magnet) 2) 1. Tc3 Tc8 2. Ta3 (trapping)

3) 1. Dh3 h6 2. exd6 (attacking the king)

4) 1. … Tf4 2. Txf4 De3+ (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

5) 1. … Df1+ 2. Dd1 Df6 (elimination of the defence by luring away and double attack: queen) 6) 1. … Lxc5 2. Lg5 f6 3. Pxc5 fxg5 4. Pxe4 (lifting the pin)

7) 1. … Pf2+ 2. Kg1 Pxd1 (interferes the protection) 3. Lxf4 (3. Texd1 Dh6) 3. … Txe1# (counter-attack by a double attack: knight)

8) 1. Td8+ Te8 2. De7 Dxe7 3. fxe7 Kg7 4. Txe8 (creating a passed pawn) 9) 1. Tb7 a4 2. Lc6 Txb7 3. Lxb7 a3 4. Ld5 (defending against a pin)

10) 1. b5+ cxb5 (1. … Lxb5 2. Ta2+ Dxa2 3. Txa2#) 2. Td6+ (elimination of the defence by blocking)

11) 1. c3. White always wins on the king’s wing. The queen’s wing must remain closed and this move is the last one by White on this side. Why? See the next line.

g5 is the move played in a game (U14), not taking into account the possibilities of the opponent. 1. .. hxg5+ 2. hxg5 Ke6 (now 2. .. c3 3. bxc3 b4 4. cxb4 cxb4 wins or first 2. … fxg5) 3. gxf6 (3. c3!) 3. … Kxf6 4. e5+ Ke6 5. Ke4 (5.c3!) 5. … b4 (5. … c3) 6. f4 (6. c3 now easy to see) 6. …. c3 7. bxc3 bxa3 8. Kd3 a2 9. Kc4 0-1

Breakthrough is a Step 5 subject.Agood moment for the trainer(s) of both players to bring the lesson forward. Of course a lot of players will find a few things themselves.

h5 allows the breakthrough with c3 too, at once or after a move with the g-pawn. 12) 1. … Db1 (1. … Tb1? 2. De4+) 2. Tf1 Lc4 Exploiting the back rank.

1) 1. … Lf8 2. Pc7 Ld6 (chasing and double attack: bishop)

2) 1. Dc3+ (1. De5+ Dg7) 1. … Dg7 2. Dc8+ (elimination of the defence by luring away and double attack: queen)

3) 1. Ka8! (1. Kc8? Kc6 2. Kb8 Kd5 3. Kc7 Ke4 4. Kd6 Kf3 5. Ke5 Kg2 (the king is too late to reach f2) 1. … Kc6 2. Ka7 (2. Kb8? Kd5) 2. … Kd5 3. Kb6 Ke4 4. Kc5 Kf3 5. Kd4 Kg2 6. Ke3 Kxh2 7. Kf2 Preventing holding off (Guy 1944)

4) 1. … Pxe4!Asubject from Step 4 plus. The move works here 2. Lxe7 (2. Pxe4 Lxh4+) 2. … Dd2+ 3. Kf1 Df2# 1. … 0–0Ahealthy move but not the best one.After 2. 0–0 capturing on e4 is no longer possible.

… a6 is useful but not the best.

5) 1. … Dh5+ 2. Dxh5 g5+ 3. Dxg5 hxg5# (mate in three) 6) 1. Pd5 Pxd5 2. exd5 (luring and the pin: pin, overload)

7) 1. Dh5+ Kg8 2. De8+ Kh7 3. a8D (cashing in a passed pawn)

8) 1. Lxf6 Lxf6 2. Txg7 Luring away to make the deadly 2. Pd6+ possible. 1. … gxf6 is better.

9) 1. Db7 Txb7+ (1. … Ke7 2. Dxb8 Txb8 3. Kxb8 Kd6 4. Kb7) 2. Kxb7 (2. cxb7 c5) (transposing / liquidating to a pawn ending) (after Pogosjants 1962)

10) 1. … Pd8 (1. … The8? 2. Pxg7) 2. Pxg7 Txg7 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece – avoiding temptation!) 11) 1. … Dxa1 2. Dxf4 Da8+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

12) 1. … Tb1 2. Dxb1 Dh1+ 3. Ke2 Dxb1 (luring and X-ray check) (Danner-Desancic Allschwil 1984)

1) 1. a7 Tb2 2. Ka4! (2. a8D? Ta2+ 3. Lxa2 stalemate) (cashing in a passed pawn and avoiding stalemate) 2) 1. … Txg2+ 2. Kxg2 Tg8+ 3. Kh3 Dxf3+ 4. Kh4 Tg5 (attacking the king: access)

3) 1. … Dxe4 2. Txe4 Th1+ 3. Lxh1 Txh1+ 4. Kg2 Txb1 (elimination of the defence by capturing and X-ray check) 4) 1. Lg7+ Kxg7 2. Pf5+ (luring and double attack: knight) (Yermishin-Lao, Sunny Beach 2006)

5) 1. … b5 2. La3 De6 3. Te1 bxa4 (trapping)

6) 1. … Th7+ 2. Kg4 f5+ 3. Kxf5 Txa7 (chasing and discovered check)

7) Activity is important in rook endings. But … don’t play a rook to the second/seventh rank without thinking.

… Td3. Why? Now 2. Ta4 has no use after 2. … Txb3. Pawn b2 is not running away if White protects it (must be with a passive move like Ta2 or Tb1). Black activates his king (he will go after c4).
… Td2 The move played doesn’t take 2. Ta4 Txb2 3. Txb4 into account and Black has lost a substantial part of his advantage.
… f4.Advancing passed pawns must wait, first improve the position of the rook. White plays 2. Ta4 now too. 8) 1. Dxd7+ (elimination of the defence by capturing and double attack: knight)

9) 1. Da2+ Dd5 (2. … Kh8 3. Pf7+) 2. Td1 (the pin: luring the front piece and pin – cross pin) 10) 1. Le7 (elimination of the defence by blocking)

11) 1. Pd7 Tc8 (1. … Th8 2. Pf8) 2. Pb6+ (cashing in a passed pawn)

12) 1. … d3 2. cxd3 c2 3. Dd2 Pxd3# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. Lg4 (1. Dxa8+ Lb8+ 2. Kg1 Dh2+ 3. Kf1 Dh1#) (defending against mate) 2) 1. a8T b6 2. Ta5 bxa5 3. b6 a4 4. b7 a3 5. b8D a2 6. Db7# (avoiding stalemate) 3) 1. Lc4 Dc6 2. Ld5 (chasing and double attack: X-ray attack)

4) 1. Dh4 Keeping the queen on the board is correct. 1. … Df5 (1. … Dc6 2. Lf3 Db6 3. Tfd1) 2. Lf3 h6 3. Tfe1.All white pieces are situated well.

Tfd1. Trainers teach the rule that exchanging is good in an open position with the pair of bishops. What is correct for a grandmaster is not always good for a Step 4 player. He is not yet specialized in milking out a position. White is still better. 1. Dxd5. This version is even worse than.After 2. Tfd1 Le6 the bishop on c3 must move away.

5) 1. … Lxa2 2. exf5 (this move had to be found, is unfortunately given away) 2. … gxf5 3. Ld7 or 3. Ld3 or 3. Kf4. 6) 1. … Th1+ 2. Lxh1 Ph3+ 3. Kf1 Df2# (elimination of the defender: luring away and blocking)

7) 1. … Dxd4 2. cxd4 (2. Pf5 De5 3. fxe4 Dxf5) 2. … Pe3+ (elimination of the defence by capturing and double attack: knight)

8) 1. Pa4 Da5 2. Ld6 (elimination of the defence by chasing away and double attack: bishop) 9) 1. Ta5 h4 2. cxb5 h3 3. Txa4 (3. b6 Lc6) (creating a passed pawn)

10) 1. f4! (1. f3? Ke5= (1. … g3 2. Kd2) ; 1. Kd2 Ke4 2. Kc3 g3 3. f3+ Ke3) 1. … gxf3+ (1. … g3 2. Kf3) 2. Kxf3 Conquering the key squares. (Dedrle 1925)

11) 1. Td8+ Lf8 2. Db4 (2. Db8 Ta1+ 3. Kh2 Da3) (the pin: luring the front piece and attacking a pinned piece) 12) 1. Lc5 Dxc5 2. b4+ Dxb4 3. Da7# (elimination of the defence by blocking)

1) 1. Da7+ Kxa7 2. b6+ Ka8 3. b7+ Ka7 4. b8D# (magnet) (Wotinsi without a7 1912) 2) 1. … Pb6 2. d3 Lc8 (2. … Dd6) (trapping)

3) 1. Df6 Dd8 2. Txe5 (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

4) 1. Db6 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king, difficult to protect against a threat.

5) 1. … Dd3. With the king in the middle but a pawn up is exchanging queens is the appropriate way. White cannot avoid the exchange.After 2. Dxd3 cxd3 4. Kd2 it is possible to play 3. … Td8 (4. e5 h6).

… Ld6 Good developing move. The pin of Pf6 is not awkward.
… Le7 The move played in a game (U10). White reacted with 2. e5 and Black counted wrongly and lost a piece: 2. … h6 3. exf6 hxg5 4. fxe7.After the correct 2. … Pd5 the battle continues (Black may lose a pawn, he is one up).After the better 2. Lxf6 gxf6 3. Td1 White has compensation for the pawn.

6) 1. … Kb5 (1. … Dxd7 2. Pc3#; 1. … Dd4+ 2. Pc3+) 2. Pc3+ Kc6 3. Pxd1 Kxd7. Fantastic: the king allows a knight fork and goes after the passed pawn himself (defending against mate and passed pawn)

7) 1. Pd1 Df4 2. g3 is the intention but 2. … Ph5 is still a defence.After 3. f6+ Dxf6 is the white advantage limited. 8) 1. Pd5+ Kf7 2. Tf3+ Ke6 3. Pc7+ (chasing and double attack: knight)

9) 1. Th8+ Kg7 2. Dc3+ f6 3. T1h7# (elimination of the defence by blocking) 10) 1. … Le8 2. Dxc7 Lxb5+ (the pin: attacking a pinned piece – cross pin)

11) 1. … a5+ 2. Kxa5 Tf4 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

12) 1. … f6 (1. … Kf8 2. Txe8+ Txe8 3. Txe8+ Kxe8 4. Db8+; 1. … f5 2. T1e6)

1) 1. g3+ Dxg3 2. Dxg3+ Kxg3 3. exf5 (transposing / liquidating to a pawn ending) 2) Drawing

3) 1. … Dc1+ (1. … Tc1+ 2. Lf1) 2. Txc1 Txc1+ 3. Lf1 Txf1# (mate in three)

4) 1. … Dg4 (1. … Th1+ 2. Kxh1 Dh3+ 3. Kg1) 2. Tg2 (2. fxg4 Th1#) 2. … Dxh4# (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 5) 1. Kc5 White must not only attack the pawn but also reckon with 1. … b3 2. axb3 Kxb3 and the road to g2 is cut off. Now is

the draw: 1. … Kd2 2. Kxb4 Ke2 3. a4 Kf2 4. a5 Kxg2 5. a6 Kh2 6. a7 g2) 6) 1. Txc6 Txc6 2. Pe7+ Kf8 3. Pxc6

7) 1. … Pce7. Prepares castling. Safety first.

… Pxd4 is certainly possible because after 2. Pxd4 Dc7 the queens will be exchanged or Black can castle.
… Pf4 is possible but leaving the king in the middle is a bit risky. Some action is necessary before Black can castle. 8) 1. Te4 Dg3 2. Tf3 (trapping)

9) 1. … La5 2. Tc2 De1+ 3. Dxe1 Lxe1# (the pin: luring the front piece and attacking a pinned piece)

10) 1. Te7! (1. Tf4? e1T!) 1. … e1D (1. … e1T 2. Txc7) 2. Txe4+ Dxe4 (defending against a passed pawn)

11) 1. De5 (1. Lh6? Tg8) 1. … Td6 2. De7+ Kg8 3. De8+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. Back rank. 12) 1. Txd8 Lxd8 2. Dxe3 Lb6 (the pin: pin)

1) 1. e7 b2 2. e8L! (2. e8D b1D 3. De4+ Kxc3 4. Dxb1) 2. … b1D 3. Lg6+ Kc1 4. Lxb1 Kxb1 5. g4 (avoiding stalemate) (Van den Ende 1923)

2) 1. Lg6 (1. Lh7? Dxg2+ 2. Dxg2 Txg2+ 3. Kxg2 Txh7) 1. … De6 (1. … Dxd1 2. Dxf6+ Kd7 3. Dxf7+ Kc6 4. Le4+ Kb6 5. Txd1) 2. Lf5 (discovered attack and trapping)

3) 1. Lxf6 (1. g3 g5) 1. … gxf6 2. g3 Lg5 3. h4 (trapping)

4) 1. Kg1 and perpetual check. Losing are 1. Kh3 (1. Kh1 Txh4+) 1. … Dg4+ 2. Kh2 Txh4+ (Jonkoping 1988) 5) 1. g3+ (1. Tg8 Th3+; 1. Kg1 Tc1+ 2. Kf2) Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

6) 1. … g5 (1. … Lb4? 2. Lxf6 Dxf6 3. Pe4) 2. Lg3 Lb4 (elimination of the defence and attacking a pinned piece) 7) 1. Lh6 (luring away and double attack: knight)

8) 1. Te7 Te6 2. Tf7+ (elimination of the defence by blocking)

9) 1. Te1! fxe1L (1. … fxe1D stalemate) 2. Ke8 Te3+ 3. Kd7 Td3+ 4. Ke8 (defending against a passed pawn) 10) 1. … Lf4+ 2. Le3 d2+ 3. Txd2 Da1# (elimination of the defence by blocking)

11) 1. exd5 Ld7 2. Lxd4 (clearing and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 12) 1. Txe5 Dxe5 2. Df3 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. … Dh2 2. De3 (2. Pb2 Pf6#) 2. … Dxg2+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 2) 1. … Dg1+ 2. Txg1 Pf2+ 3. Kg2 Lh3# (mate in three: clearing a square and blocking)

3) 1. De3 Txc2 (1. … De5 2. Dxd2) 2. Pe6+ (targeting, clearing a square and double attack: knight)

4) 1. Da4+ Dd7 2. Lb5 axb5 3. Dxa8+ (the pin: luring the front piece and attacking a pinned piece and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

5) 1. … f5 2. Dg6 Th6 (trapping)

6) 1. Kg2 Kg6 2. Ld4 Td8 3. h8D Txh8 4. Lxh8 (cashing in a passed pawn) 7) 1. … Le6 2. Pa4 Da5 3. Lc3 (trapping)

8) 1. … Tf1+ 2. Txf1 Pc2+ 3. Kf2 gxf1D+ 4. Kxf1 Pxd4 (cashing in a passed pawn) 9) 1. Tb7 Kf6 2. Texe7 Txe7 3. Lg5+ (luring and X-ray check)

10) Adifficult position. Black has weak pawns but he is a pawn up. The position is open and if Black can activate the bishop on b7 with c5, White’s position can quickly become worse.

Td1. For Step 4 this is the right move to get a position in which you can find good moves.After 1…. Dxe4 2. Pxe4 Lf8 3. Pxe5 White has won his pawn back.After c5 the knight on e4 must go away but after Pe4-d2-c4 the knights remain active and restrain the bishops.
Tf1.Also a good move. Perhaps the rook can become active and the move prevents that Black grabs the f-file anyway. 1. … Lxa3 2. bxa3 Dxc3 3. Dxe5 is not dangerous and after 1. … Te8 2. Df5 White has enough activity.
Te1. The least of the three.After 1. … Dxe4 2. Pxe4 c5 comes Lb7 to life. It is not entirely wrong, but Black can play. 11) 1. … Pxf4 2. Dxf4 Pf3+ 3. Dxf3 Lxf3 (luring and discovered attack)

12) 1. Dxe7 (1. Pxe7+ Dxe7) 1. … Dxe7 2. Pxe7+ Kf8 3. Txd8+ Kxe7 4. Td1.Again of material thanks to paying attention!

1) The vulnerable position of the black king is decisive.. The black pieces cannot immediately help to defend. Black to move would be completely safe after Td4. Therefore White must hurry.

Da2 (the threat Df7+ is too difficult to parry) 1. … Tc4 (1. … Dc4 2. Da7 and the knight cannot be protected) 2. Da7 e4 3. Pe6+.Also without this knight fork the black position is hopeless.Also 3. Td1 (bringing in a piece) or 3. g3 De5 4. Pc6 (elimination of the defender) are winning easily.
Nc6 is better for White but not winning.
g3 Dc4 and Black holds the white queen at a distance after both 2. Dd1 Dd5 and 2. Dd2 Dd4. 2) 1. … Df8+ (1. … Lxg4? 2. Lxd6) 2. Df4 Lxe5 (gain of material: in-between move)

3) 1. Pg4 h6 2. Pxh6+ Kh7 3. Pxf7 (attacking the king) 4) 1. Td3 e6 2. Ta3 exd5 3. exd5 Te8 4. Txa1 (trapping) 5) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. Tg5+ fxg5 3. Dh8# (attacking the king)

6) 1. … Te8 2. Df1 (2. Ta1 Lxa1 3. Dxa1+ De5) 2. … Le5 (2. … Te1 3. Ta8+; 2. … Kg8 3. Ta4 Le5 4. Dg1) 3. Dg1 (3. Kg1 Dh2+) White holds with some trouble because the black king is vulnerable. Without a black rook the attack will not succeed.

7) 1. Kb4 Ta2 2. Th2+ (chasing and X-ray check) (Kovalenko 1970) 8) 1. … g6 2. Pe3 Lh6 3. Pa2 Lxe3 (chasing and X-ray check)

9) 1. … Lxf3+ 2. Lxf3 De5 (attacking the king – elimination of the defence) 10) 1. … g5+ (1. … Tf5 2. Dg4) 2. Kxg5 Tf5+ 3. Kh4 Th5# (magnet)

11) 1. … g6 (1. … h6 2. Pg6+; 1. … Tf8 2. Pg6+ hxg6 3. Th1#) (defending)

12) 1. Lxd5 (1. Td1 Pxe3; 1. Pxd5 Lxd5 2. Td1 Lxb3 3. Dxd8 Lxd1) 1. … Lxd5 2. Td1 (the pin: luring the front piece and attacking a pinned piece)

1) 1. Tg2+ (1. Pc7 Tg6) 1. … Kh7 (1. … Tg6 2. Pf6+) 2. Pc7 (in-between move and double attack: knight) 2) 1. … Lb3 (defending)

3) 1. f8P (minor promotion to win a tempo) (Pogosiants 1964) 4) 1. … Txc1 2. Lxb2 Txf1+ 3. Kxf1 Td1# (counter-attack)

5) Black needs some moves to finish his development.Afine move to chase away the bishop and have Td8 at hand. The king can castle or go to f7. That explains why the first move gives a bit more chances.

Pf5. It is good to capture: 1. … Lxf5 2. exf5+ Kf8 3. Le7+ Kg8 4. Tad1 (activity). This also applies to 1. … Kf8
Le7+ Kg8 3. Tad1. Giving up a pawn (deliberately) will not happen often in the fourth step, but Black has some play for the pawn after 1. … f6 2. Pxg7+ Kf7 3. Lh6 Pe5.
Tad1.Agood developing move and after 1. … f6 2. Le3 Td8 White is thanks to the better pawn structure a bit better.
h4. Now too f6 is a good answer but h5 is not a real threat: after 1. … 0-0 2. h5 the move 2. … f6 is adequate (White cannot open the f-file).

6) 1. … Lxf3 2. Dxf3 Txd4 3. Dxg4 Txg4 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

7) 1. Txa5 Lxa5 (1. … Tb6 2. Pxb4 Teb8 3. Ta4) 2. Txb7 Pf6 3. Pxa5 (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 8) 1. De8+ Kh7 2. Txh6+ gxh6 (2. … Kxh6 3. Dh8#) 3. Dg8# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 9) 1. … Lc3+ 2. Kc1 Tb1+ 3. Kxb1 Db5+ 4. Kc1 Db2# (attacking the king)

10) 1. Pc4 Pxc4 2. Lxc4+ Kh8 3. Lxd6 (in-between move) 11) 1. Lb7+ Txb7 2. Tc8+ Tb8 3. Pc7# (mate in three) 12) 1. Td7 Db8 2. f4 (in-between move and trapping)

1) Drawing 2) Drawing

3) 1. Td7 Dxd7 (1. … Lxd7 2. Df6) 2. Df6 (attacking the king – elimination of the defence) 4) Drawing

5) Drawing

6) 1. Dg4. We can see this move more often if the black bishop from f8 is gone. Black must play 1. … g6 and that is a weakness which will last the whole game. White develops 2. 0-0-0. Why a hesitation in playing Dg4 is logical? That is because Black wins a tempo with Ph6 to go to f5 and d4.Asingle piece is not enough: after 2. … Ph6 3. Dh3 Pf5 4. Ld3 Lb7 5. Pe4 the knight will enter.

Dd2. Nothing wrong with this move (followed by castling queen side). Developing and finishing the opening (putting pieces on squares where they can do something).
Le2. The idea is good. Taking care that Black will not become inactive on the long diagonal with queen and bishop. Black trusted White and was quickly worse after 1. … Tb8 2. Lf3 (Shouldice-Patino, Haifa 1976).After 1. … Dxg2 2. Lf3 Dxb2 3. 0–0 Lb7 there are no problems.

7) 1. e6+ Df6 2. Dxa7+ (elimination of the defence luring away and double attack) 8) 1. … b5 2. Dd5 Td8 (trapping)

9) 1. … Pxd4 2. Lxd7+ Pxd7 (double attack!)

10) 1. … Txc4 (1. … dxc4 2. Pc3) 2. Txc4 Dxb5 3. Df2 Dxc4 (the pin: luring the front piece and pin) 11) 1. … Td1+ (1. … Dxf6 2. Pg5 Kg8 3. Ta8+) 2. Pe1 Txe1+ 3. Txe1 Dxf6 (defending against mate) 12) 1. Ld6 Dd7 2. Lxb7 Dxb7 3. Lxb4 (double attack and elimination of the defence by luring away)

1) 1. … Dc1+ 2. Kh2 Df4+ (2. … Dc7+? 3. De5) 3. Kg1 Dxb8 (chasing and double attack: queen) 2) 1. … Ta5 2. e5 Ta4+ 3. e4 Ta3 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

3) 1. g4 fxg4+ 2. Kxg4 e4 3. Kf4 (or 3. b5) 3. … Kd3 4. b5 e3 5. b6 e2 6. b7. Even if you are not able to calculate all possibilities, still you will decide for 1. g4.

4) 1. bxc5 Kxc5 2. Taxb6 cxb6 3. Tc8# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 5) 1. Txe5 dxe5 (1. … Txe5 2. Txe5 dxe5 3. Dxd7) 2. Pf8+ (double attack: knight)

6) 1. Kg1. White must allow perpetual check. You certainly must look for other moves, but if Black gets his bishop into play, you must sense danger. The lines: 1. Kg3 Tg2#; 1. Ke3 Pd5+ 2. Kd4 Tc4+ 3. Kd3 Tf4+ and 1. Ke1 Pg2+ 2. Kd1 Pe3+ 3. Ke1 Te2#.

7) 1. Kc6 Tb8 2. Ta1+ Kb3 3. Tb1+ (chasing and X-ray check) (Fritz 1952)

8) 1. Pb5. White exchanges the bishop of the black squares and gives Black a double pawn. The black bishop that remains is passive and is hindered by his own pawn. In a line 1. … cxb5 2. Dxc7 Lxc7 3. Lxc7 (3. Lxb5+? Kd8)

Lxd6.Agood move too if after 1. … Dxd6 2. e4 will follow.After 1. … Pf4 3. Pxf4 Dxf4 4. Pe2 has White a strong centre.
Tac1.Alazy developing move that costs a pawn (after some captures on f4).

9) 1. Tb8+ Lxb8 2. b6 axb6 (2. … Lxd7 3. b7#) 3. Pxb6# (elimination of the defence by blocking) (Richter 1968) 10) 1. … b5 2. Dd3 Le3+ (the pin: luring the back piece and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

11) 1. De3+ (1. Pxb7? Dxa2) 1. … Kd8 2. Pxb7+ (chasing and double attack: knight)

12) 1. Pg5 Td7 (1. … Dxb2 2. Pf7#; 1. … Txf8 2. Dxd4+) 2. Dxd4+ Txd4 3. Pf7# (mate in three) (Perez-Claude the Silans 1958)

1) 1. … Dxc4? 2. Pxb6 Dxb3 3. axb3 (Mitchett-Wells Bognor Regis 1959) 2) 1. a3! (1. Kd1 Kf8 2. a3) 1. … Kf8 2. b3 Kg7 3. a4 (candidate in front) 3) 1. Dh8+ Kxh8 2. Txh7+ Kg8 3. Th8+ Kg7 4. T1h7# (magnet)

4) 1. Kd2 Kc7 2. Thb1 The quickest way to bring in the h-rook.

5) 1. Tf8+ Kxf8 2. Df5+ Ke7 3. De6+ Kd8 4. Lb6# (double check)

6) 1. Dd8+ Df8 2. Dd5+ Kh8 3. Dxf5 (double attack: queen) (elimination of the defence by luring away) 7) 1. Txg6 (1. Txh4+? Kg3 2. Txb4 Tc1#) 1. … Tb1+ 2. Tg1 (defending against mate)

8) 1. … Th1+ 2. Kxh1 Pxf2+ 3. Txf2 Dxc3 (luring and discovered attack)

9) 1. Pc4 The knight stands good on c4.After 1. … Dc5 2. Pe4 (now Black can exchange his bishop but White has lost no time: 2. … Lxe4 3. Dxe4 Pf6 4. De2 and White is somewhat more active. He will go for castling queenside.

Pxg6 hxg6 2. Pe4 Pf6 and now is playing the knight via d2 to c4 the best. That could have been solved in a more clever

way.

Pe4 Da5+ is Step 2.

10) 1. Tg6+ Dxf4 2. Pd5+ Kb7 3. Pxf4 (luring and discovered check: knight)

11) 1. Pxe5 Dxe5 2. Lxf6 gxf6 3. Dxd7+ (elimination of the defence: capturing+material) 12) 1. f5 exf5 2. Dh6 (attacking the king)

1) 1. Tg3 Kxh2 2. Tg1# (Galma 1998) 2) 1. e4 f2 2. Tf5# (Dawson 1914)

3) 1. Kg5 h5 2. Txh5# (Hadai-Vaskov 2004) 4) 1. Tf6 gxf6 2. g7# (Legentil 1931)

5) 1. h5 g6 2. hxg6 (Markov 1970)

6) 1. Lg5 Kxg3 2. Te3# (Sinowjev 1989) 7) 1. Lg6 hxg6 2. Th8# (Sinowjew 1991) 8) 1. Tf5 Kxg6 2. Tf6# (Sinowjew 1993) 9) 1. Tb3 Ka4 2. Ta3# (Speckmann 1980) 10) 1. Kf5 Kh6 2. Th7# (Szentgyorgyi 1936) 11) 1. b3 b4 2. Lxb4# (Bakke 1987)

12) 1. Lc3 b4 (1. … Ka3) 2. Kb6# (Salokozki 1978)

1) 1. Ke3 Kg3 (1. … Kxf1 2. Dh1#) 2. Tg1# (Iwanowski 1936) 2) 1. Dh3 Ke4 2. Tc4# (Speckmann 1976)

3) 1. Kf5 Kf3 2. Td3# (Kardos 1973)

4) 1. Dc4 Kf5 2. Td5# (Speckmann 1986)

5) 1. Kf2 Ke4 (1. … Kg4 2. Df3#) 2. De3# (Kardos 1970) 6) 1. Df5 (1. 0–0 Kg4) 1. … Kg2 2. Dh3# (Ebert 1990) 7) 1. Da6 Ke5 2. Tc5# (Dugas 1987)

8) 1. Ta5 Kb4 2. Dc3# (Katscheew 1971)

9) 1. Dg3+ Kf1 (1. … Kh1 2. Th5#) 2. Ke3# (Orlik)

10) 1. Td5 Kc4 (1. … Ka4 2. De4#) 2. De4# (Sallay Kardos 1986)

11) 1. Tb5+ Kc3 (1. … Ka4 2. Db4#; 1. … Ka2 2. Da8#) 2. Dc5# (Speckmann 1966) 12) 1. Dc7+ Kf6 (1. … Kf8 2. Tb8#) 2. Tb6# (Meyer 1896)

1) 1. Da2+ Kd4 (1. … b3 2. Da4#) 2. Dd5# ) (Ballo 1926) 2) 1. d3 Kb4 2. Db2# (Schiffert 1931)

3) 1. Dh1 Kg4 (1. … Kh6 2. Dxh4#; 1. … h3 2. Dxh3#) 2. Df3# (Simplex 1925) 4) 1. De5 Kb4 (1. … b2 2. Db5#; 1. … a2 2. Da5#) 2. Dd4# (Laaksone 1944) 5) 1. De5 Kh4 (1. … f4 2. Dg5#) 2. Df4# (Suschkov 1999)

6) 1. Kg5 Ke4 (1. … Ke5 2. De3#) 2. Df4# (Chernich 2007) 7) 1. De7 g4 (1. … Kg4 2. De4#) 2. f7# (Cistjakov 1991)

8) 1. d3 f5 (1. … Kf5 2. De4#; 1. … Kd5 2. Dd6#) 2. Dd6# (Kohtraus 2000) 9) 1. Ka2 a5 (1. … b5 2. Db3#) 2. b5# (Seljavkin 1997)

10) 1. Dc4 g2 (1. … f3 2. Dd4#; 1. … Kf3 2. De2#) 2. De2# (Wetzel 1970)

11) 1. Dc3 Kd5 (1. … c4 2. De5#; 1. … Kf4 2. Df3#) 2. Dd3# (Dulbergs 2001) 12) 1. Db5 b3 (1. … Kb3 2. Dd3#) 2. Dc5# (Shuk 1994)

1) 1. Tf2 exf2 (1. … e2+ 2. Kxe2#; 1. … f3 2. Dxf3#) 2. Dh5# (Zyrulik 1979) 2) 1. Dh2 f5 (1… d5 2. Db8#) (1… h5 2. Dxh5#) 2. Db2# (Amirov 1975)

3) 1. Dg2 a1D (1. … h2 2. Dg8#; 1. … hxg2 2. Th8#) 2. Dg8# (Blom 1959) 4) 1. Tb3 Kf4 (1. … d4 2. De5#; 1. … g4 2. De3#) 2. Dd4# (Adolphi 1896) 5) 1. Da7 Ke3 (1… e3 2. Dh7#) (1… f3 2. Da3#) 2. Tc3# (Andrejev 1983)

6) 1. Kg3 c5 (1. … f5 2. Da1#; 1. … h6 2. Dxh6; 1. … h5 2. Dxh5) 2. Da8# (Markowzi 1992) 7) 1. Dc5 Ka5 (1. … b3 2. Da3#; 1. … dxc5 2. Ta6#; 1. … d5 2. Da7#) 2. Da7# (Kaseko 1993) 8) 1. Da8 a2 (1. … c3 2. Dxa3#) 2. Tb1# (Reddmann 1999)

9) 1. Kh6 e6 (1… Ke6 2. Dc6#) (1… e5 2. Dxe5#) 2. Dd8# (Hoffmann 1976) 10) 1. Da8 a4 (1. … c4 2. Th5#) 2. Dxa4# (Andrejev 2001)

11) 1. Tb3 Kc4 (1… c4 2. Df5#) (1… d3 2. Txd3#) 2. Df7# (Di Vincenzi)

12) 1. Tf7 (1. Ta7? f4) 1. … c4 (1. … f4 2. Txf4#; 1. … Kc4 2. Da4#) 2. De3# (Kudesnik 2007)

1) 1. Dd2 a1P (1. … a1D 2. Dc2#; 1. … Ka1 2. Dc1#) 2. Pc3# (Libis 1970)

2) Drawing 3) Drawing

4) 1. Pd5 b5 (1. … Ka6 2. Dxb6#; 1. … Ka4 2. Db4#) 2. Da2# (Lebedew 1930) 5) 1. Pa5 b2 (1. … Ka3 2. Dxb3#; 1. … Kxa5 2. Da7#) 2. Da2# (Gasic 1997) 6) 1. Pf7+ Kf5 2. De4# (Szentgyör 1975)

7) 1. Kg2 Kh4 (1. … g5 2. De4#) 2. Df4# (Katcheev 1978)

8) 1. Dh1 Kc3 (1. … Ka3 2. Da1#) 2. Dc1# (Nedashkowsky 2002) 9) 1. Ph5 e5 (1. … Ke5 2. Dc5#) 2. Pf6# (Bogdanov 1971)

10) 1. De3 d1P (1. … Kc1 2. Dxd2#; 1. … d1D 2. Dc3#) 2. Pa3# (Di Vinzenci 1989) 11) 1. Da6 Ka1 (1. … Kc2 2. Dd3#) 2. Pc3# (Sachodjakin 1980)

12) 1. Dc7 b5 (1. … Kb5 2. Dc4#) 2. Pc5# (Fontaine 1996)

1) 1. Pf4 Lb5 (1. … Lf1 2. Dc1#; 1. … Le2 2. Dxe2#) 2. Pg2#

Pf2 Le2 (1. … Lf1 2. Dd1#; 1. … Lb3 2. Pd3#) 2. Dc3# (Antipov 1986) 2) 1. Dd7 Ke4 (1. … Kc4 2. Da4#) 2. Dg4# (Wiehe 1884)

3) 1. Pg1 Lh4 (1. … Lf4 2. Dh3#; 1. … Ld6 2. Dg5#) 2. Df3# (Godbout 1994) 4) 1. Dh1 Kg4 (1. … Kh6 2. Dxh4#) 2. Df3# (Szentgyörgyi 1932)

5) 1. Df8 Lb7 (1. … Ld5 2. Pc6#; 1. … Lf5 2. Pe6#) 2. Pxb7# (Lebedinez 1992) 6) 1. De8 Kf6 (1. … Kh7 2. Dg6#) 2. De7# (Kohser 1923)

7) 1. Pc5 Lb5 (1. … Ld1 2. Pb7#; 1. … Le8 2. Pb3#) 2. Dc3# (Kuzmitsev 1988) 8) 1. Kh2 Le1 (1. … Lg3+ 2. Pxg3#) 2. Dd3# (Kitsigin 1995)

9) 1. Pd4 La4 (1. … Ld1 2. Pb5#) 2. Dc5# (Radchenko 1990)

10) 1. Pa4 Ld6 (1. … Kxa4 2. Da2#; 1. … Ka6 2. Db6#) 2. Da7# (Welichanov 1991) 11) 1. Pa6 Kc4 (1. … Lb2 2. Dd3#) 2. Dd3# (Grebeshkov 1992)

12) 1. Pg7 Ld6 (1. … Lf8 2. Dc7#; 1. … Kd8 2. Dc7#; 1. … Ld8 2. De6#) 2. De8# (Andreev 1996)

1) 1. c8T Kg4 2. Tc4# (Speckmann 1964) 2) 1. h8P Kf6 2. De5# (Kolodnas 1927) 3) 1. f8D Kg5 2. Dfc5# (Simowjew 1993) 4) 1. a8L Ka6 2. Db7# (Bergstroem 1926) 5) 1. h8T Kf6 2. Th6# (Sinowjev 1990)

6) 1. Dh7 Kb8 2. e8D# (2. e8T#) (Dehler 1928) 7) 1. g8P Kg5 2. Dg4# (Speckmann 1964)

8) 1. g8T Kf7 2. De6# (Speckmann 1964) 9) 1. h8L Kb8 2. Le5# (Hoeg 1926)

10) 1. e8L Ke6 2. De5# (Mortensen 1956) 11) 1. c8P Ka5 2. Da4# (Kniest 1965)

12) 1. f8D Kb2 2. Dfa3# (Kardos 1971)

1) 1. Da6 f6 (1. … Lg6 2. Df1#) 2. Dd3# (Hermanson Halvar 1959)

2) 1. De7 Lc3 (1. … h4 2. Dxh4#; 1. … Lg5 2. Df8#; 1. … Lc1 2. Df6#) 2. De3# (Aliowsadsade 2009) 3) 1. Tga6 De5 (1. … Dxa5 2. Txa5#) 2. Txe5# (Matrojonin 2009)

4) 1. Tf5 Kg6 (1. … Pg6 2. Lg5#; 1. … Pf7 2. Tf6#) 2. Tf6# 5) 1. Da8 Kc1 (1. … Kc3 2. Dh8#) 2. Da1# (Osipov 1985)

6) 1. Kf1 Txa2 (1. … Kxa2 2. Dc2#) 2. La3# (Antipov 2003) 7) 1. Tg6 Txg6 (1. … Kh4 2. Dg4#) 2. Dh3# (Sazonov 2003)

8) 1. Tb6 cxd6 (1. … cxb6+ 2. Kxb6#; 1. … Txd6 2. Kb5#) 2. Kb5# (Markus 1932) 9) 1. Tb4 Lf3 (1. … a4 2. Txa4#; 1. … Ka7 2. Dxb7#) 2. Tb6# (Lincoln 2003)

10) 1. Df1 Pd4 (1. … d5 2. Df8#; 1. … Kd5 2. Df5#) 2. Dc4# (Albrecht 1936) 11) 1. Dh7 g5 (1. … Kf1 2. Th1#; 1. … Ld2 2. Th1#) 2. Db1# (Jada 1978) 12) 1. Da3 b4 (1. … Kxb6 2. a5#; 1. … bxa4 2. Dc5#) 2. Pc4# (Janocko 1991)

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Step 5

3 Test / Mix (4th step): A
1) 1. … Bc2; threatens 2. … Bxd1 and 2. … Nb3+ (double attack: targeting)
2) 1. Re8+ Rxe8 2. Rxe8+ Kf7 3. Qh5# (mate in three)
3) 1. … Nb3+ 2. axb3 Nc5 (double attack: knight)
4) 1. Ne6 fxe6 2. Qg5+ (double attack: clearing)
5) 1. Rxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rh4+ Kg7 3. Qh8# (attacking the king: gaining access)
6) 1. … Qxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Nf4+ 3. Kg1 Nh3# (attacking the king: gaining access)
7) 1. Qd4 Rd7 2. Nf6+ (discovered attack: setting up a battery)
8) 1. Rdxc4 (1. Rcxc4? Rb2+ 2. Ke1 (2. Kf1 Rf8+) 2. … Rxg2) 1. … Rb2+ 2. Rc2 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)
9) 1. h4 Rg3 2. Kh2 (trapping)
10) 1. Rxh6 gxh6 2. Bf6 Δ 3. Qg3+ (attacking the king: access)
11) 1. … Rxe2 2. Rxe2 Nf4 (double attack: elimination of the defender)
12) 1. Bc4+ Bxc4 2. Rd7 (gaining access to the 7th rank)

4 Test / Mix (4th step): B
1) 1. Qxa6 bxa6 2. Ba5 (X-ray attack: elimination of the defender)
2) 1. … Bc2 2. Qe2 Bxa4 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)
3) 1. Rf8+ Qxf8 2. Bxh7+ (luring and elimination of the defender: luring away)
4) 1. Rh8+ (1. Qh3 f5; 1. Qg3 Qxe4) 1. … Bxh8 2. Qh3 Be5 3. Qh7# (the magnet)
5) Drawing
6) 1. g6+ (1. Rf6+ Qxf6 2. Qxf6+ Ke8 3. Qxe5) 1. … Nxg6 2. Rh7# (elimination of the defence: blocking)
7) 1. Nxd6 Qxd6 2. Bf4 (X-ray attack: luring)
8) Drawing
9) 1. Rexd5 Qxg3 (1. … Rxd5 2. Qxd6) 2. Rd8+ Rxd8 3. Rxd8+ Kh7 4. hxg3 (discovered attack, in-between move)
10) 1. Na7 Ne5 2. Naxc8+ (double attack: luring)
11) 1. d5 exd5 2. Rg3+; 1. … Qxd5 2. Qf6+ (elimination of the defence: interfering)
12) 1. Re7; 1. Qxd7? Nxd7 2. Re7 Nd5 (the pin: attack on a pinned piece)

5 Mate / Mate in two: A
1) 1. Bf5 (1. … Nxc2 2. Bxc2#) 1. … Qxe3 2. Bd7# (line clearing, luring away)
2) 1. Qg4+ Re2 2. Qa4# (elimination of the defender: blocking)
3) 1. Bd2+ Kg4 2. Rg6# (chasing and a pinned piece is not a good defender)
4) 1. b4 Ra1 2. Rc1# (bring in the guard, discovered check)
5) 1. h4 Rxa2 2. hxg5# (line opening)
6) 1. f4 bxc4 (1. … Bxe4 2. Rc5#; 1. … Rc2 2. Red4#) 2. Re5# (bring in the helper)
7) 1. Qf7+ Kxf7 (1. … Qxf7 2. Nh6#) 2. Nh6# (double check: luring and luring away)
8) 1. Rg6+ Qfxg6 (1. … Qhxg6 2. Qh4#; 1. … Kxg6 2. Qxg7#) 2. Qf4# (luring away and luring)
9) 1. … Rd3+ 2. cxd3 Bd4# (square clearing and blocking)
10) 1. Re6 Nxe6 (1. … dxe6 2. Rf7#; 1. … Rf8 2. Nh6#) 2. Bd3# (bring in the chaser, luring away or blocking)
11) 1. Qd5+ Kxd5 (1. … Bxd5 2. Nxd3#; 1. … Rxd5 2. Ne4#) 2. Rb5# (luring away or blocking)
12) 1. Nc3 c5 (1. … g1Q 2. Re4#; 1. … Nd5 2. Ne2#) 2. Nb5# (square clearing, zugzwang)
6 Mate / Mate in three: A
1) 1. Qe5+ Kh6 2. Rh5+ gxh5 3. Qf6#
2) 1. Qh8+ Rb8 2. Qa1+ Qa6 3. Qxa6#
3) 1. Qa5+ Kxa5 2. axb7+ Kb6 3. b8Q#
4) 1. Qh7+ Kg4 2. Qf5+ Kh5 3. Rh7#
5) 1. Qd1+ Kh6 2. Qh1+ Rh4 3. Qxh4#
6) 1. Qa1+ Kg6 2. Qg1+ Kf6 3. Qg5#
7) 1. Rh8+ Kg6 2. Qd1 b1Q 3. Qh5#
8) 1. Qe5+ Qe7 2. Rd8+ Kxd8 3. Qb8#
9) 1. Qa7+ Ra6 2. Rxa4+ bxa4 3. Qc5#
10) 1. Qg7+ Kf5 2. Re5+ Qxe5 3. Qg6#
11) 1. Qg8+ Rxg8 2. f8N+ Kh8 3. Rh7#
12) 1. … Rxb4+ 2. cxb4 Qa2 3. Qc2 Qa6#

7 Mat / Mate in three: B
1) 1. Rh2+ Kg6 2. Bh5+ Kh7 3. Bf7#
2) 1. f4+ gxf3 2. Qf4+ Kh5 3. Qh4#
3) 1. b4+ Kxb4 2. Qd4+ Ka5 3. Qc3#
4) 1. g4+ Kxh4 2. Qf6+ g5 3. Qxh6#
5) Drawing
6) Drawing
7) 1. Rb8+ Kxa6 2. Rb6+ Rxb6 3. Nc5#
8) 1. Ra8+ Kxa8 2. Nd7 Δ 3. Ra2#
9) 1. Rg5+ Kxg5 2. Nf7+ Kh5 3. g4#
10) 1. Ng4+ Rxg4 2. Rd5+ Kxd5 3. Rf5#
11) 1. Rh6 gxh6 2. h3+ Kh5 3. Bf7#
12) 1. c8N+ Ka6 2. Kb4 Nd6 3. Nc5#; 2. … e5 3. Nb8#

8 Mate / Mate in three: C
1) 1. Qg8+ Rxg8 2. Nxg6+ hxg6 3. Rh3# (blocking and gaining access)
2) 1. Na6+ Rxd8 2. Qb8+ Rxb8 3. Nc7# (discovered check and blocking)
3) 1. Qxb8+ Kxb8 2. Rd8+ Kb7 3. Rb8# (luring, double check)
4) 1. Rh8+ Kc7 (1. … Qxh8 2. Qd7#) 2. Rc8+ Bxc8 3. Qxc8# (luring away or bring in the chaser)
5) 1. Rc8+ Rxc8 2. Qh8+ Ke7 3. Nxc8# (eliminating the defence)
6) 1. Nxf6+ Kf8 2. Ngxh7+ Rxh7 3. Qg8# (double check and luring away)
7) 1. … Ng1+ 2. Kh4 Nf3+ 3. Kh5 (3. Kh3 Nf2#; 3. Bxf3 Rh2#) 3. … Nf6# (chasing and luring away)
8) 1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 2. Qf8+ Kxf8 3. Rb8# (gaining access and magnet)
9) 1. … Bg2+ 2. Kg4 Rf4+ 3. gxf4 Bh3# (chasing and luring away)
10) 1. Qa1+ Ke3 2. Qe1+ Kd4 3. Qc3# (chasing)
11) 1. d3+ Bxd3 2. Qf5+ Kxf5 3. Bxd3# (luring and luring away)
12) 1. Re7+ Kf8 2. Re8+ Kxe8 3. Qe7# (chasing and luring)

10 Pawn endings / Breakthrough: A
1) 1. c6 bxc6 2. bxa6
2) 1. g6 gxh6 (1. … hxg6 2. h7) 2. gxh7
3) 1. c5 bxc5 2. a5
4) 1. g4 Kc5 2. f5 gxf5 3. gxh5
5) 1. … b4 2. Kd4 (2. cxb4 c3) 2. … a3 3. bxa3 bxa3
6) 1. f6 gxf6 (1. … Ke6 2. fxg7 Kf7 3. h6 Kg8 4. Kc4 Kf7 5. Kd5 Kg8 6. g6 hxg6 7. Ke6) 2. g6 hxg6 3. h6
7) 1. c6! (1. c4? c6) 1. … bxc6 2. c4 Kf4 3. b5 cxb5 4. cxb5 axb5 5. a6
8) 1. b4 cxb4 2. c5 bxc5 3. b6
9) 1. a6 c4 2. b6
10) 1. g5 Kh8 2. c4 bxc4 3. b5 c3 4. b6
11) 1. f5 gxf5 2. h5
12) 1. … a5 (1. … a6? 2. axb5 axb5 3. Ka3 Kc3 4. Ka2 Kxb4 5. Kb2 Kc4 6. Kc2) 2. bxa5 b4 3. a6 b3+ 4. Ka3 b2 5. a7 b1Q 6. a8Q Qb3#

11 Pawn endings / Key squares: A
1) 1. Ke4 Rxd4+ 2. Kxd4 Ke6 3. Kc5 1-0
2) 1. Ke4 f3 (1. … Kd6 2. Kxd4) 2. Kxf3 Kd5 3. Ke2 Kc4 4. Kd2 ½-½
3) 1. Kb8! (1. a7? Kc7=) 1. … Kxa6 2. Kc7 1-0
4) 1. Kf2! (1. Ke2? Kxe4) 1. … Kxe4 (1. … Kxg4 2. Ke3! Kg5 3. Kd4 Kf6 4. Kd5 Ke7 5. Ke5) 2. Kg3! Ke5 3. Kh4 Kf6 4. Kh5 Kg7 5. Kg5 Kh7 6. Kf6 Kh6 7. g5+ Kh7 8. Kf7! (8. g6+? Kh8! 9. Kf7 stalemate) 8. … Kh8 9. Kg6! (9. g6? stalemate) 1-0
5) 1. h5 (1. Kf6 Kh6 2. Ke7 Kg7 3. h5 1-0; 1. f5? gxf5 2. Kxf5=) 1. … gxh5 2. Kxh5 Kg7 3. Kg5 Kf7 4. Kf5 Ke7 5. Kg6 1-0
6) Drawing
7) 1. b8N+ (1. b8Q Rb6+ 2. Qxb6+ Kxb6=) 1. … Kb6 2. Nxc6 Kxc6 3. Kc4 1-0
8) 1. … Ka8 2. Kb6 a5 3. Kxa5 Ka7 4. Kb5 Kb7 ½-½
9) 1. Kf4 (1. g8Q+? Kxg8 2. Kf4 Kf8!) 1. … Kg8! (1. … Kxg7 2. Kg5) 2. Kf5! Kf7! 3. g8Q+! Kxg8 4. Kg6 1-0
10) 1. a3 (1. Ka3 Ka5 2. d6 Kb6 3. Kb4 Kc6 4. Ka5 Kxd6 5. Kb6 1-0) 1. … Kc5 2. Ka4 Kxd5 3. Kb5 Kd6 4. Kb6 Kd7
5. Kb7 1-0
11) 1. Kh4 (1. Kg4? Kg6 2. Kf4 Kf6 3. Ke4 Ke6 4. Kd4 b3! 5. cxb3 Kd6=) 1. … Kg6 2. Kg4 Kf6 3. Kf4 Ke6 4. Ke4 Kd6 5. Kd4 b3 6. cxb3 Kc6 7. Kc4 Kb6 8. Kb4 1-0
12) 1. Kb1! (1. Kc3? a3 2. b4 Ke5 3. Kb3 Kd5 4. Kxa3 Kc6 5. Ka4 Kb6=) 1. … a3 (1. … Ke5 2. Ka2 Kd5 3. Ka3 Kc5 4. Kxa4 Kb6 5. Kb4) 2. b3! Ke5 (2. … Ke6 3. Ka2 Kd6 4. Kxa3 Kc5 5. Ka4 Kb6 6. Kb4) 3. Ka2 Kd5 4. Kxa3 Kc6 5. Ka4! Kb6 6. Kb4 1-0

13 Mini plans / Pawn structure: A
1) 1. … e4 2. 0-0-0 Bxc3 3. bxc3 exd3
2) 1. Qe5+ Qxe5 (1. … Qe7 2. Nf4 (2. Qb8+ Qd8 3. Qxa7) 2. dxe5 Nd5 3. Bc4 (3. Rxh5)
3) 1. f4 (1. f3? g5)
4) 1. a4 Nd6 2. a5 Bc7 3. a6
5) 1. dxc4 (1. bxc4 a5)
6) 1. b4
7) Drawing
8) 1. … axb6 (1. … Bxb6) 2. a3 Bd4 3. Nd38 Bf5 4. Bh3 (4. e4 Be6 5. Ke2 Bc4 6. Rb1 Bxd3+
9) 1. Nxe5 Nxe5 2. Qd4 Qxd4 3. cxd4
10) 1. Ba3 c5 2. Nd5
11) 1. c5! (1. a4 Bd7! 2. Rfb1 Nxa4 3. Rxb7 Nxc3!)
12) 1. … Nd5+ 2. Kf2 c4 3. Be2 c3 4. bxc3 Nxc3

14 Mini plans / Pawn structure: B
1) 1. Qb3 Qxb3 (1. … Qa6 2. Bxg7; 1. … Bd3 2. Rfd1) 2. axb3 b6 (2. … a6 3. Bxg7) 3. Rxa7 c5 4. Rb7+ Kc8 5. Ra1
Bd6 6. Ra8+
2) 1. e5 dxe5 2. Rd7 (2. Nxe5) 2. … a5 3. Qxe5
3) 1. … Nb4 2. cxb4 Qxc2 3. Bxc2 Bxc2
4) 1. … 0-0 (1. … Qxf3 2. gxf3 Nf6 3. 0-0-0) 2. Qxf6 Rxf6 3. Be2 Nxf2 4. Rf1 Raf8
5) 1. … gxf6 2. Nd2 f5
6) 1. Bf1 Be8 2. c4 (2. Bb6 Nf7 3. c4 Nd6) 2. … bxc4 3. Bxc4+
7) 1. b4 Qd6 2. bxc5 Qxc5 3. Qxc5 bxc5 4. Rf3
8) 1. … a5
9) 1. … gxf6 (1. … Nxf6 2. Nxf7 Kxf7 3. Qxe6+ Kg6 4. h5#; 1. … Qxf6 2. Bxd5 exd5 3. Ng6+ Kd7 4. Nxh8)
10) 1. … Qa6 2. Qxa6 (2. Rd1 Qxd3+ 3. Rxd3 Rc2 4. Rd2 Rbc8) 2. … bxa6 3. Rc1 Rxc1+ (3. … a4) 4. Bxc1 a4
11) 1. Nb2 (1. a3 Rb8 2. bxc4) 1. … Nb6 (1. … cxb3 2. axb3 Rb7 3. Nc4 Ke7 4. Ra6) 2. 0-0-0+ Ke7 3. c3 Rb5 4. b4 c5 5. a4 cxb4 6. axb5 bxc3 7. Nd3
12) 1. … Be6 (1. … Bxf3 2. Rxf3 Rc8 3. Bb3 0-0 4. Rdf1 Qd6 5. Kb1) 2. Bxe6 fxe6

16 Pawn endings / Pawn races: A
1) 1. g7 a2 2. g8Q a1Q 3. Qa8+ (2. … Ka3 3. Qg7)
2) 1. f6 h3 2. f7 h2 3. f8Q h1Q 4. Qb4# (4. Qa8+? Qxa8)
3) 1. d7 e2 2. d8Q e1Q 3. Qa5+
4) 1. g6 h3 2. g7 h2 3. g8Q h1Q 4. Qa2#
5) 1. b5 h4 2. Ke4! h3 3. Kf3 h2 4. Kg2
6) 1. g6 b3 2. g7 b2 3. g8Q b1Q 4. Qa8+ Kb4 5. Qb7+
7) 1. h6 b2 2. h7 b1Q 3. h8Q+ Kg1 4. Qg7+ Kf1 5. Qg2+ Ke1 6. Qe2#
8) 1. Kc3 (of 1. Kd3 Ka3 2. g7 b2 3. Kc2 Ka2 4. g8Q+) 1. … Ka3 2. g7 b2 3. g8Q b1Q 4. Qa8#
9) 1. d6 Kf6 2. d7 (2. h6 b3 3. d7 Ke7 4. d8Q+ Kxd8 5. h7 1-0) 2. … Ke7 3. d8Q+ Kxd8 4. h6 b3 5. h7 b2 6. h8Q+
10) 1. h6 c3 2. h7 c2 3. Kd2 Kb2 4. h8Q+
11) 1. Kg5 e4 2. h6 e3 3. h7 e2 4. h8Q e1Q 5. Qh4+
12) 1. Kd7 c4 2. a6 c3 3. a7 c2 4. a8Q+ Kc4 5. Qa3
17 Pawn endings / Pawn races: B
1) 1. Kg7 (1. Kg8? e4 2. h6 e3 3. h7 e2 4. h8Q; 1. h6? Kf7) 1. … e4 2. h6 e3 3. h7 e2 4. h8Q e1Q 5. Qe8+
2) 1. a6 e3 2. Kd3 Kf3 3. a7 e2 4. a8Q+
3) 1. Kb6 (1. Kb5? f4 2. a5 f3 3. a6 f2 4. a7 f1Q+ 5. Kb6 Qf3) 1. … f4 2. a5 ½-½
4) 1. Kc6 (1. Kd6? Kc4) 1. … g5 2. a5 g4 3. a6 g3 4. a7 g2 5. a8Q g1Q 6. Qa7+
5) 1. Kd6 b5 (1. … Kb8 2. Ke7 b5 3. d6 b4 4. d7 b3 5. d8Q+) 2. Kc7 b4 3. d6 b3 4. d7 b2 5. d8Q b1Q 6. Qd4+ Ka6 7. Qa4#
6) 1. Kg6 (1. d5? Kf5; 1. Kf6? h4 2. d5 h3 3. d6 h2 4. d7 h1Q 5. d8Q Qh4+) 1. … h4 2. d5 h3 3. d6 h2 4. d7 h1Q 5. d8Q
7) Drawing
8) Drawing
9) 1. c6
10) 1. Kc6 (1. Kd6? Kd8; 1. Kb6 Kd7 2. Kb7 e5)
11) 1. Kf2 Kh2 2. h6 g3+ 3. Kf3
12) 1. Kb6! ½-½; 1. Kc6?

18 Strategy / Seventh rank: A
1) 1. Rd7 Rb8 2. Bd6
2) Drawing
3) 1. Rd8+ Kh7 2. Rd7
4) 1. Rc4 Δ 2. Rc7
5) 1. Rad1 Rd5 2. c4
6) 1. Bb6
7) 1. … Rg8
8) 1. … Re8+ Δ 2. … Re7
9) 1. … Re8 Δ 2. … Re7
10) 1. … Rc8 Δ 2. … Rc7
11) 1. … Rc8 Δ 2. … Kf8 Δ 3. … Ke8
12) 1. … Rc8 2. Rxb7 Rc1+ 3. Kg2 Rc2+

19 Tactics / Seventh rank: A
1) 1. … Rxe2 2. Rxe2 Qxh2+ 3. Rxh2 Rxh2#
2) 1. Rb1 Na6 2. Rbb7 Rc1+ 3. Kh2
3) 1. Rh7 Rb6 2. Reg7 Re6 3. Rg8+ (3. Rh8+) 3. … Re8 4. Rxe8+ Kxe8 5. Rh8+
4) 1. … Ree2 2. Rd1 Rxg2+ 3. Kf1 Ref2+ 4. Ke1 Rg1#
5) 1. c4 Bxc4 2. Bf1 Bxf1 3. Qxf7+
6) 1. Rf7 Rg8 2. Rxg7 Qxe5 3. Rxh7#
7) 1. Re8 Rxe8 (1. … Kg8 2. Rxd8) 2. Bd4+ Kg8 3. Rg7+ Kh8 4. Rxg6+
8) 1. Rc7+ Kd8 2. Nc6+ Bxc6 3. Rb7+ Kc8 4. a8Q#
9) 1. Nh7+ Kg8 2. Bd5+ Kh8 3. Nf8 h1Q 4. Nxg6#
10) 1. Rde7+ Kd8 2. Rh7 a2 3. Reg7 a1Q 4. Rh8#
11) 1. Bb2 Rc2 2. Ba3+ Kg8 3. Be7 (3. Raa8? Rf6 4. Rxe8+ Kh7; 3. Re7 Rxe7 4. Bxe7 f6) 3. … Re5 4. Rxe8+ Kh7
12) 1. Ng5 h6 2. Rf6 Bxd7 3. Rxh6#
21 Discovered attack / Clearing: A
1) 1. Rxd7 (1. Ng6+ fxg6 2. Rxd7 Qa8) 1. … Rxd7 2. Ng6+
2) 1. … Nxd5 2. cxd5 exf4
3) 1. … Ng3+ 2. hxg3 Bxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Rxd4
4) 1. e5 Nxe5 2. Nxe5 Bxe5 3. Bxa8
5) 1. … Rxe3 2. fxe3 Nf3+
6) 1. Rxc6+ bxc6 2. Bh3+
7) 1. … Nfd7 2. Rb4 e4
8) 1. d7+ Nbxd7 2. Nd6+ Bxd6 3. Bxa6
9) 1. Bxc7 Qxc7 2. Nb5 Qb6 3. Qxg4
10) 1. Nf6+ (1. Ng5 Qxc2 2. Qh5 Bxg5 3. Bxf7+ Kh8 4. Bxe8 Rxe8) 1. … gxf6 2. Bxf7+ Kxf7 3. Qxa4
11) 1. Bxf6 Bxf6 2. Ng5 Bxg5 3. Bxb7
12) 1. … Qxa1 2. Rxa1 Bh2+ 3. Kxh2 Rxa8

22 Discovered attack / Eliminating the defence: A
1) 1. axb7 Qxb7 2. Nxf6+
2) 1. … Bf2
3) 1. … Rxd2 2. Rxd2 Bb5+
4) 1. … f5 2. Bxc6 (2. Bf4 Qd8 3. Rad1 fxe4 4. Qxe4 Qd5) 2. … Bxf2+
5) 1. Nf5+ (1. Rxg6+ Kxg6 2. Qxe7 Rf1#) 1. … gxf5 2. Rg6+ Kxg6 3. Qxe7
6) 1. Rxd4 cxd4 2. Rg3+
7) 1. Nd8 h6 (1. … Rxd8 2. Qe8+ Rxe8 3. Rxe8#; 1. … Bxd8 2. Re8#) 2. Nxb7 Rxa4 3. bxa4
8) 1. … b5 2. Na5 Ne4+
9) 1. Bxc6 Bxc6 2. Nd5
10) 1. … Qc3 (1. … Qb4 2. Qa1) 2. Nb3 Nf3+
11) 1. b5 Rc5 2. Nh5+
12) 1. … Ne1 2. Rxf7 (2. Qxe1 Rxf2 3. Qg1 Rf1) 2. … Qf1+ 3. Rxf1 Rxf1#

23 Discovered attack / Eliminating the defence: B
1) 1. Rxe5 (1. Nxf6+ Bxf6) 1. … dxe5 2. Nxf6+
2) 1. Nxd6+ cxd6 2. Rc8+ Rxc8 3. Qxb5+
3) 1. Rxc7+ Kxc7 2. Rc5+
4) 1. f4 Bd6 (1. … Ba1 2. Qb1) 2. Qb2+ Kf7 3. Rxc5
5) 1. Rxe6+ fxe6 (1. … Bxe6 2. Bb5+) 2. Bxg6+
6) 1. … Qxf1+ 2. Bxf1 Bxa2+
7) 1. b4 cxb3ep 2. Bxg7+
8) 1. … g5 2. Be3 Ng3+
9) 1. … Bxe5 2. dxe5 Qc5+
10) 1. Qxh6 gxh6 2. Nf7+ Kg8 3. Nxh6#
11) 1. Ng5 f6 2. Bc4+
12) 1. … Qxf3 2. gxf3 exd5

24 Discovered attack / Setting up a battery (chasing): A
1) 1. … Nc7+ 2. Ka5 Nxd5+ 3. Kb5 Nc3#
2) 1. … Qh8+ 2. Kc7 Ne8+ 3. Kb7 Qxe5
3) 1. … Qd3+ 2. Kg2 Nf4+ (2. … Ne3+? 3. fxe3+)
4) 1. … Nc2 2. Rb1 Ne1
5) 1. … Bd4 2. Qd2 Bxg1
6) 1. Nc8+ Ka8 2. Ne7+ Ka7 3. Nxc6#
7) 1. Be7 Re8 2. Bb4
8) 1. … Qe2+ 2. Kh3 Qf1+ 3. Kg4 Rxf4+ 4. exf4 Qxb5
9) 1. Nc5 Qb6 2. Nxd7
10) 1. g3 Qh3 2. g4
11) 1. … Rb4 2. Qa3 Rg4 3. Qb3 Rxg5
12) 1. … Qf1+ 2. Kh4 (2. Kg3 Qf3+ 3. Kh4 Qg4#) 2. … Qf4+ 3. Kh5 Bf3+ 4. Kg6 Qxd4

26 Pin / Clearing: A
1) Drawing
2) Drawing
3) 1. c4 bxc4 2. Nc3
4) 1. e6 fxe6 (1. … Qxe6 2. Qxb4) 2. Ne5 Qd6 3. Nxc6
5) 1. Bd1 R5h6 2. Rb3
6) 1. Nxc6 bxc6 2. Bxe5
7) 1. e6 fxe6 2. Ne5
8) 1. c5 bxc5 2. Bb5 Ne4 3. Nxc6 Nxc3 4. Nxb4+
9) 1. d5 Rgd8 2. Qd4
10) 1. … Bxe2 2. Rxe2 Rxb3
11) 1. … Nd2+ 2. Nxd2 Rxf7
12) 1. … Nxc3 2. bxc3 Qxd4

27 Pin / Eliminating the defence: A
1) 1. Rxe7 Rxe7 2. Bxf6
2) 1. … b3 2. axb3 Nd8
3) 1. … Bxf3 2. gxf3 e5
4) 1. Bxe7 (1. Re1? Nc5) 1. … Rxe7 2. Nd6
5) 1. Nd5 Nxd5 2. Bb5
6) 1. … Ne5 2. Qe2 (2. Nf6+ Bxf6 3. Qxd5 Rxd5) 2. … f5
7) 1. Rb6 (1. Ra7? Nc7) 1. … Nc5 2. Rbb8 Nd7 3. Rxd7
8) 1. … Rg8 2. Qc5 Rxd3
9) 1. … Bb2 2. Rc2 Bd4
10) 1. Qxe7 Rxe7 2. Bf5
11) 1. Rxd4 exd4 2. Qf5 (2. Qe4 Bxd5)
12) 1. … Nc4 2. Rxc4 Qxe5

28 Pin / Eliminating the defence: B
1) 1. Rxe6 fxe6 2. Rf3
2) 1. Rxe4 dxe4 2. Bc4
3) 1. … Nxd4 2. exd4 Bh6
4) 1. Nd6+ Bxd6 2. Qxf5
5) 1. Nh6+ gxh6 2. Rg3
6) 1. … Bxc4+ 2. bxc4 Rb2
7) 1. Nxe5+ fxe5 2. Bg3
8) 1. Be4 Rd2 2. Rc1
9) 1. Qf5 Nf6 2. h5
10) 1. b4 Bb6 (1. … Bxb4 2. Bxb4) 2. Rc4
11) 1. Qc3 f6 2. Bc4
12) 1. … Ng3+ 2. hxg3 Qh5+ 3. Nh2 Qxe2

29 Pin / Targeting: A
1) 1. Re8+ Kh7 2. Qxf5+ Bxf5 3. Rxa8
2) 1. Qb1+ Kh8 2. Qa2
3) 1. … Qc5 2. Bb3 e5
4) 1. … e4 2. Ng5 e3
5) 1. Qc8+ Ke7 2. Rxd5
6) 1. b4 Na4 2. b5
7) 1. Qb7 Rf8 2. b5
8) 1. … Ra8 2. Qxb6 Bxb3
9) 1. Bb3 Rd8 2. Qxe4
10) 1. Ne3 Qa8 2. Nc2
11) 1. Nc4 Qf8 2. Nb6 (2. Ne3? Nxe3 3. Qxd8 Nxd1)
12) 1. Qe4+ (1. Rb7? Qxb7) 1. … Kh8 2. Rb7

30 Pin / Attacking a pinned piece: A
1) 1. … Be8 2. Qxc7 Bxb5+
2) 1. Rc6
3) 1. … Rd6 (1. … Rac8 2. Rxc8; 1. … Ra6 2. Re6 (2. Rdc1? Rc8) 2. Rdc1 Rc8
4) 1. Qd6 (1. Bd6 Re8) 1. … Qe4 2. Qb8
5) 1. … Qd5 2. Bxh3 (2. Rg1 Qf3) 2. … Qf3
6) 1. Bd4 Na6 2. b4 Bxd4 3. Qc8+ Nd8 4. Qxd8+ Kf7 5. Qxd4
7) 1. Kd4 a5 2. c4 a4 3. c5+ Kb5 4. Bxc7 a3 5. Kc3 (5. Be5? a2 6. Kd3 Kxc5 7. Kd2)
8) 1. … Nd7 2. Qd6 Nb8 3. Qxe5+ f6
9) 1. Ne7+ Kh8 2. Nc6
10) 1. Bb6! (1. c3? Be5 2. Rxd5 exd5 3. Bb6 Kd7 (3. … Re7 4. Bd4 (4. Bc5 Rc7); 1. Re4? Be5=) 1. … e5 2. Rxd4! (2.Bxd4? Red8!)
11) 1. … Nc5 2. Re3 Nxe4 (2. … Qxd4 3. Nf6+) 3. Rxe4 Qxd4
12) 1. f4 Rhf8 (1. … Rbf8 2. Qe6) 2. Qe6

31 Opening / Choose the best move: A
bold = correct move
bold + italic = acceptable move
1) 1. e4-e5
2)1. …. Bf8-b4
3) 1. e4xd5
4) 1. Bf1-b5+

5)1. … Nf6-g4
6) 1. Qd1-d4
7) 1. … f7-f6
8) 1. … Bc5xf2
9) 1. Qd1-f3

33 Endgame / Rook against pawn: A
1) 1. Kf2 Kd2 2. Rd8+ Kc1 3. Ke2 c2 4. Rc8 Kb2 5. Kd2
2) 1. Ke6 e3 2. Kd5 Kf3 3. Kd4 e2 4. Kd3
3) 1. Kd7 Kc4 2. Ke6 d3 3. Ke5 Kc3 4. Ke4 d2 5. Ke3
4) 1. … Kf1 2. Rf8+ Ke2 3. Re8+ Kf1 4. Kf3 d2
5) 1. … Ke3
6) 1. … Kd4! 2. Rf8 Ke3 3. Kc4 f3 4. Re8+ Kd2!
7) 1. … e3 (1. … Ke5? 2. Re1; 1. … Kf4? 2. Ke6 e3 3. Kd5 e2 4. Kd4 Kf3 5. Kd3 Kf2 6. Kd2) 2. Kd6 Ke4! 3. Kc5 Kd3 (3. … e2? 4. Kc4 Ke3 5. Kc3 Kf2 6. Kd2)
8) 1. Kb7 Kc4 2. Ka6 b3 3. Ka5 Kc3 4. Ka4 b2 5. Ka3
9) 1. … Kf2 2. Rf8+ Ke1! (1. … Kf1? 2. Ke3; 1. … Kf3? 2. Rf8+)
10) 1. Re5 Kf6 2. Rb5 g3 3. Rb3
11) 1. … Kf4 2. Rd8 Ke3 3. Kg4 d3 4. Re8+ (4. Kg3 d2) 4. … Kf2!
12) 1. … Kc5 (1. … b4 2. Rd5) 2. Kg7 b4 3. Kf6 b3 4. Rb8 Kc4 5. Ke5 Kc3 6. Ke4 b2

34 Endgame / Rook against pawn: B
1) 1. Rb7 (1. Kb7 Kb5 2. Ka7+ Ka5 3. Rb7) 1. … Kc4 2. Kb6
2) 1. Rc1 Kd4 2. Kb6 c3 3. Kb5 Kd3 4. Kb4 c2 5. Kb3
3) 1. Re1+ Kf3 2. Rd1 Ke4 3. Kc7 d4 4. Kc6 d3 5. Kc5 Ke3 6. Kc4
4) 1. Kb1! e3 2. Ra2+ Kd1 3. Ra8 e2 4. Rd8+ Ke1 5. Kc2 Kf2 6. Rf8+ Ke1 7. Re8
5) 1. … Ke4 (1. … Ke3? 2. Rh2 c4 3. Kd5) 2. Kd6 c4 3. Kc5 c3 4. Rd1 c2 5. Rc1 Kd3
6) 1. … Kg4 2. Kc6 Kf4 3. Kd5 g4 4. Rb4+ Kf3 5. Rb3+ Kf4
7) 1. Rd8+ Kc2 2. Re8 Kd3 3. Kf5 e3 4. Kf4
8) 1. Kg4 Ke3 2. Kg3 d3 3. Re1+
9) 1. Rb7 (1. Rc7+ Kd4 2. Rb7 Kc4 3. Kc7 Kc5 4. Rb8 b4 5. Rb7 Kc4 6. Kb6 1 0) 1. … b4 2. Kc7 Kc4 3. Kb6 b3 4. Ka5
10) Drawing
11) 1. Rb4+ Kd5 2. Kb5 e4 3. Rb1! Kd4 4. Kb4 Kd3 5. Kb3 e3 6. Rd1+
12) 1. Rf2+ (1. Kc7 g5 2. Kd6 g4 3. Kd5 g3 4. Kd4 Kf4 5. Kd3 Kf3 6. Ra8 g2=) 1. … Ke5 2. Rg2 Kf6 3. Kc7 g5 4. Kd6 Kf5 5. Kd5 Kf4 6. Kd4 g4 7. Rf2+

36 Strategy / Strong square: A
1) 1. … Bxb3 (creating a strong square on d4)
2) 1. e6 fxe6 2. Ne5
3) 1. a5 (securing the strong square c4 and gaining control of b6)
4) 1. Bd5 (exchanging the potential defender of d5)
5) Drawing
6) 1. Bh3 (exchanging the defender of d5)
7) 1. … Bf8 2. Nc2 Bh6 (preventing the knight from reaching d5)
8) 1. Bxf6 Bxf6 2. Bd5
9) 1. … b4 (preventing Bxf6 followed by Nd5)
10) 1. … f3 (square clearing to get a strong square on f4)
11) 1. g3 and 2. Bxc6; 1. Bxc6? Re4+
12) 1. Nh1 (heading towards g5)

38 Defending / Defending against mate: A
1) 1. Qa8+ (1. Qa7+ Kc8) 1. … Kxa8 2. Bxd5+ Kb8 3. Bxf3
2) 1. … Rf3 2. Kxf3 (2. Rxf3 Bc6+) 2. … Kf7
3) 1. … Qxg5 2. fxg5 Bxg5+ 3. Kc2 Rxe6
4) 1. … Rxg1+ 2. Kxg1 Be3+ 3. Kf1 h5
5) 1. Re1! (1. Nf1 Qxf1+ 2. Kxf1 Rh1#) 1. … Qxe1+ 2. Nf1
6) 1. … Bxe4+ (1. … Qd3+? 2. Ka1 Bxe4 3. Rxg7+ Kxg7 4. Rh7+ Kg8 5. Bxf7+) 2. Qxe4 Qd3+
7) 1. … Ne3+ (1. … c4 2. Rxg8+ Kxg8 3. Bxc4+) 2. Kd3 c4+
8) 1. Rb8+ (1. Rb5? Qh4+ and 2. … Rxb5) 1. … Kh7 2. Rb5 Rxb5? 3. Qd3+
9) 1. … Rd1 2. Rxd1 Qxf6
10) 1. … Nf2+ 2. Kh2 Ng4+ 3. Kh3 Nf6
11) 1. … Qe3+ 2. Kxe3 Nf5+ 3. Kf2 Rg7
12) 1. … Qd4! (1. … Qc1 2. Qd8+ Nc8 3. Qa5+; 1. … Qa1 2. Qd8+ Nc8 3. Qxe8)

39 Defending / Defending against a passed pawn: A
1) 1. Bb3 g5 (1. … b1Q 2. Rf7#) 2. Bxc2
2) 1. Nd5 g2 2. Nf4 g1Q 3. Ne2+
3) 1. Rh8 c1Q 2. Rd8+ Kc5 3. Rc8+
4) 1. … Rb3+ 2. Kg2 Rb2+ 3. Kf3 Rd2
5) 1. Ra5 Kxa5 2. b4+ Kxb4 3. Kb2
6) 1. Rd1+! Ke7 (1. … Kc7 2. Ne6+; 1. … Kc8 2. Ne6) 2. Nf3
7) 1. Rb8+ Ka7 2. Ne5 e1Q (2. … Kxb8 3. Nd3) 3. Nc6#
8) 1. Ba1! Kb1 2. Bd4 Kc2 3. Ke5
9) 1. Be1 fxe1Q 2. Ng2+
10) Drawing
11) Drawing
12) 1. Rfe1 a1Q 2. R1e7#

40 Defending / Overcoming a passed pawn: A
1) 1. Ne5 b2 2. Nc4 b1Q 3. Ra3#
2) 1. Ra3+ Kb1 2. Nb6 Kc2 3. Na4! b1Q 4. Rc3#
3) 1. Rh4+ Kg2 (1. … Kg1 2. Ng3) 2. Rh1 Kxh1 3. Ng3+
4) 1. Na5 a1Q 2. Ra6+ Kb8 3. Nc6+
5) 1. Ng5! f1Q+ (1. … Kh5 2. Ne4+ Kh4 3. Nd2!) 2. Nf3+ Kh3 3. Rh5+ Kg2 4. Rh2#
6) 1. Rd2 Kb1 2. Ne4 c1Q+ 3. Nc3+ Ka1 4. Ra2#
7) 1. Nd6 h2 2. Nb5+ Kb8 3. Rf8#
8) 1. Nd4 exd4 (1. … a1Q 2. Rd8#; 1. … Kxd4 2. Rd8#) 2. Rg5+ Kd6 3. Ra5
9) 1. Ne1 (1. Nxf2 stalemate) 1. … f1Q+ 2. Nf3+ Kh3 3. Rh5+ Kg2 4. Rh2#
10) 1. Nd7 a6 (1. … a5+ 2. Rxa5+) 2. Rb8+ Ka7 3. Ne5 g1Q (3. … Kxb8 4. Nf3) 4. Nc6#
11) 1. Nf8+ Kf6 2. Nd7+ Kg6 3. Re6+ Kg5 4. Rf6
12) 1. Nxe4 f1Q 2. Rb3 Kxb3 (2. … Qg1+ 3. Nc5+) 3. Nd2+

41 Defending / Defending against threats: A
1) 1. Qh6 Qf5+ Δ 2. … Qxf6
2) 1. Qh6 Qc5+ Δ 2. … Qf8
3) 1. Qd3 Rb8 2. Qxg6? Rg8
4) 1. b5 Ne5 2. bxa6 Nf3+
5) 1. Nc5 Qh7+ Δ 2. … dxc5
6) 1. f5 Rb6 2. fxg6 Rb2
7) 1. Qe6 Qb7 2. Qxf7? Bc5+
8) 1. Rd1 Nxc3 2. Rxd7 Ne2+
9) 1. Re8 Be6
10) 1. Nd6 Qc7
11) 1. … e4+ 2. Kd4 exf3 3. Re6 #
12) 1. f5 Nf6 Δ 2. … Bd7

43 Rook endings / Mate: A
1)1. Ra8! Kxa4 2. Kb6#
2) 1. Re6 Δ 2. Rh6+ 3. g6+
3) 1. Kg8
4) 1. Kd3 Rd7+ 2. Kc3 Δ 3. b4#
5) 1. f5+ Kh6 2. Rg8!
6) 1. a3+ Kxa3 2. Rg4 Δ mate.
7) 1. … Rd6 2. Rxa7+ Ke6
8) 1. Kf6 Rf2+ 2. Kg7 g4 3. Ra5+
9) 1. g4! Rxg4 2. Rc7 Δ mate
10) 1. Re1+ Rb1 2. Rc1 Rxc1 3. Kxc1 h5 4. gxh6
11) 1. … Re5 2. Rg4+ Kc3 Δ 3. … Ra5+
12) 1. f5 Rxg3 2. f6

44 Rook endings / X-ray check: A
1) 1. … Rh7+ 2. Kg4 Rg7+
2) 1. Rh6+ Kd7 2. Rh8 Rxa7 3. Rh7+
3) 1. Ra4 Rxa4 2. Rh3+ Kd4 3. Rh4+
4) 1. a3+ Kxa3 2. Ra5+ Kb4 3. Ra4+
5) 1. … Ra3+ 2. Ke4 Ra4+ Δ 3. … Rh4; 2. Ke2 Ra1
6) 1. Kg3 Kf7 2. Rh8 (1. Rh8? Rh1+; 1. Rg8? Rh1+ Δ 2. … Rg1+)
7) 1. b6 axb6 2. a7
8) Drawing
9) 1. e7 Kxe7 2. Rc8
10) 1. Ke4 h3 2. Rh8 Rxa7 3. Rh6+ Ke7 4. Rh7+
11) 1. a6! (1. c6? a6!) 1. … bxa6 2. Ra8; 1. … Rh6 2. axb7 Kxb7 3. c6+
12) 1. Rg1! Ra2 2. Rg8 (1. Rg8? Rh1+)

45 Rook endings / Passed pawn: A
1) 1. Rb7 Kc8 2. Re7 Kd8 3. Ra7
2) 1. Rf7 Kc6 (1. … Kc8 2. e7 Kd7 3. e8Q+; 1. … Kb8 2. e7 Rc8 3. Rf8) 2. e7 Rc8 3. Rf8 Kd7 4. Rxc8
3) 1. Rd2+ Ke7 2. f6+ Ke8 3. f7+ Ke7 4. Rxd8 Kxd8 5. f8Q+
4) 1. h7 Rf8 2. Rg4+ Kh6 3. Rg8
5) 1. Re7 Rxe7 2. f6+ Kxf6 3. h8Q+
6) 1. Ka1 Ka4 2. Kb2 Rh5 3. a7 Ra5 4. Rb3 (4. Rb7)
7) 1. a7 Rxh6+ (1. … Rd8 2. h7 Kf7 3. Rg8) 2. Rh4 Rxh4+ (2. … Ra6 3. Rh8+ Ke7 4. a8Q+-) 3. Kg3
8) 1. Rc3+ Ka4 2. Rc1 Rxb7 3. Ra1+ Kb5 4. Rb1+
9) 1. Re8 (1. … Kg6 2. Rxe6+ Kh7 3. Rc6 Ra3 4. Ke2)
10) 1. Rf6 (1. Rg7+ Kh8 2. Kf7 h2) 1. … Re8 (1. … h2 2. Rd6 Re8 3. Rd8) 2. Rd6
11) 1. Ra4 Rxa4+ 2. Kb5 Ra7 3. c6
12) 1. Rb2! Rxc7 2. Rb8+ Kf7 3. Rb7 Re7+ 4. Kd6 Rxb7 5. axb7

46 Attacking the king / Attack on a castled king: A
1) 1. … Rxf3 2. gxf3 Qg5+ 3. Kh1 Qh5
2) 1. Nf6 Bg8 2. Nh5 gxh5 3. Qf6#
3) 1. Nf6 gxf6 2. Qxf6 Bh7 3. Qh8+ Bg8 4. Qxh6#
4) 1. Nh6+ Kf8 2. Nf5
5) 1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rh3+ Kg7 3. Bh6+ Kh7 4. Bf8+
6) 1. Qxg4 fxg4 2. Ng6+ hxg6 3. hxg6+
7) 1. Qxg6 hxg6 2. Nf4
8) 1. Qxh7+ Nxh7 2. Rxh7+ Rxh7 (2. … Kxh7 3. Rh3+) 3. Rg8#
9) 1. Nf6+ gxf6 (1. … Kh8 2. Qc2) 2. Qg4+ Qg5 3. Bxf6
10) 1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kxh6 3. Qf6+ Kh5 4. Bd1#
11) 1. Bxh6 Rxh6 (1. … Bg7 2. Bg5+ Kg8 3. Bf6) 2. Qxh6+ Kxh6 3. Rg5
12) 1. Nh5 gxh5 2. Rg1

47 Attacking the king / Attack on a castled king: B
1) 1. Nf5 exf5 2. Nd5
2) 1. Rxc6 Rxc6 2. Qh6
3) 1. Qg5+ Kh8 2. Rg3
4) 1. Ra7 Qxa7 2. d7
5) 1. b4 (1. Bxf6 hxg5) 1. … Qb5 2. Bxf6
6) 1. … Rb4 (1. … Nf3+? 2. Bxf3 Qxf3 3. Qe4) 2. axb4 (2. f3 Bc5+; 2. Qxc6 Nf3+) 2. … Nf3+ 3. Bxf3 Qxf3
7) 1. … Bxe5 2. fxe5 Ng4 3. h3 Qg3
8) 1. … Nb3 2. Bxb3 Bxe3+ 3. Qxe3 Qg2#
9) 1. Qg5 Rb8 (1. … Bxg5 2. Rh8+ Kg7 3. R1h7#) 2. Nxf6+
10) 1. Be4 (1. Qxh5? Qxg2#) 1. … Qc8 2. Qxh5 (2. Nxh7 Bxe4 3. Nxf8 d5)
11) 1. … Rd2 2. Bxd2 (2. Bxf3 Rxf2 3. Kxf2 Qh2+ 4. Bg2 Bh4) 2. … Bd4
12) 1. Bxe4 (1. Nxg7 Kxg7 2. Bxe4 c5) 1. … Nxe4 2. Qh6 Bf6 3. Bxf6
48 Attacking the king / Attack on a castled king: C
1) 1. Qxf7 Nxf7 2. Rg8+ Rxg8 3. Nxf7#
2) 1. Rf6 Qxe5 2. Qxh6+ Bxh6 3. Rxh6#
3) 1. Qh6 Kh8 2. Rg3 Rg8 3. Qf6+
4) Drawing
5) Drawing
6) 1. Nc7 Rb8 2. Ne8
7) 1. Bg6+ Kg7 (1. … fxg6 2. Rxg6 exf5 3. Qxh6#) 2. Bh7+ Kxh7 3. Rh3 Rh8 4. Qxh6+ Kg8 5. Rg3#
8) 1. … Ne1 2. Rxe1 Qf3+ 3. Kg1 Bh3
9) 1. Ng5 Bxf5 2. Nxh7 Qe6 3. Nxf6+
10) 1. … Qh3 2. Rg1 Rh5 3. Nxh5 Qxf3+
11) 1. Rg3+ Kh7 2. Rf5 Qh6 3. Rh5
12) 1. … Bf8 2. Be6 Bg7 3. Rd3 Qa3

50 Strategy / Open file: A
1) 1. f4 (open f-file)
2) 1. cxd5 exd5 2. Rac1 Rac8 3. Ba6 (open file, control file, chase away defender)
3) 1. Rg6 (an occupy outpost)
4) 1. Rc6 (an occupy outpost)
5) 1. … Nb4 (gain control of c-file)
6) 1. Ba6!; 1. Rac1 Rac8 2. Ba6 Rc5 (eliminate defenders)
7) 1. … Ng3 2. Rc1 Ne4 and White must give up the a-file.
8) 1. Rc8 Kf8 2. Rxd8+ Rxd8 3. Rc7
9) 1. Nd3 and Black must give up the a-file (otherwise b4 is lost).
10) 1. … Rc6 2. Rxc6 Qxc6+
11) 1. g4 (1. Bg5 Kg7 2. Bxf6+ Kxf6 3. Rd7 Rb8 4. c5 Ke6 5. Rc7 f6 and 6. … Kf7)
12) 1. Qe5 (open d-file)

52 Draws / Stalemate: A
1) 1. Rg7+ Kxg7 (or else perpetual check) 2. Bd4+ Qxd4 stalemate
2) 1. Ke8 Ne6 (1. … Bxf6 stalemate) 2. f7+ Kg7 3. f8Q+ Nxf8 stalemate
3) 1. Qd1+ Qxd1 stalemate
4) 1. Kh4 a3 2. Kh5 a2 3. h4 a1Q stalemate
5) 1. a8Q (1. g5+? Kf7 2. g6+ Kg8 3. a8Q+ Bf8+) 1. … Bc1+ 2. g5+ Bxg5+ 3. Kh7 Rxa8 stalemate
6) 1. Qh5+ (1. Rf3? Qxf3 2. Qc2+ Kg8) 1. … Kg8 2. Rf8+! Kxf8 3. Qf3+! Qxf3 stalemate
7) 1. Ra6+ Bxa6 2. a8Q+ Kb6 3. Qa7+ Rxa7 stalemate
8) 1. Ra5 Qxa5 (1. … Qb3+ 2. Kf8 Qxa5 3. Qe5+ Qxe5 stalemate (3. … Kg6 4. Qe6+ Qxe6 stalemate) 2. Qf5+ Qxf5 stalemate (2. … Kh6 3. Qf6+ Qxf6 stalemate
9) 1. … Rg1+ 2. Rxg1 Ng3+ 3. Qxg3 (3. Rxg3 Qg2+) 3. … Qxg1+ and stalemate
10) 1. Qh1! (1. Bg2? f1Q+; 1. Qa2? Qf3+ 2. Kg6 Be5 3. Kh7 Kb7; 1. Qa5? Qb1+! 2. Kg5 Qe4 3. Qxa3 Bf4+) 1. …Qxh1 2. Bg2+ Qxg2 stalemate
11) 1. Rh4+ Kxh4 2. Rf4+ Qxf4 (2. … Bxf4 stalemate) 3. g3+ Kg4 (3. … Qxg3 stalemate) 4. gxf4 Bxf4 5. Kg2 draw (wrong bishop)
12) 1. … f6+ 2. Qxf6 Qh4+ 3. Kxh4 g5+ and stalemate

53 Draws / Insufficient material: A
1) Drawing
2) 1. Nc7+ Ka7 2. Bd4+ Qxd4 3. Nb5+
3) 1. Rf7+ Kxf7 (1. … Kg5 2. Rg7+; 1. … Ke6 2. Nd8#) 2. Nxe5+
4) 1. Kc1 Bf4+ 2. Kd1 Kb2 3. Ke2 Kxa1 4. Kf3
5) 1. Ne5 (1. Nh6 Bf3 2. Kc5 Kg3 3. Nf5+ Kf4) 1. … Kg3 2. Ng4
6) 1. Rd4+ Kc6 (1. … Ke5 2. Re4+ Kxe4 3. Nc5+) 2. Rc4+ Qxc4 (2. … Nbxc4 3. Nd4+; 2. … Kd7 3. Nc5+; 2. … Kb7 3. Nc5+; 2. … Kb5 3. Nd4+) 3. Na5+
7) 1. Kd1 Nb3 (1. … Kb4 2. Nd7) 2. Ne4 f5 3. Nc3
8) 1. Kc8 (1. Kd6 Ne3) 1. … Bg7 2. Kc7
9) 1. Re4 Qg5 (1. … Qd8 2. Re8+ Qxe8 3. Nf6+) 2. Rg4 Qxg4 3. Nf6+
10) 1. d7 Qxd7 2. Bc6+ Qxc6 (2. … Kxc6 3. Ne5+) 3. Nd4+
11) 1. b8N+! Kb6 2. Nd7+ Kxc6 (2. … Nxd7 stalemate) 3. Nxc5
12) 1. Nf5+ Kf2 2. Rf1+ Kg2 3. Ne3+ Bxe3 4. Rxh1

54 Draws / Insufficient material: B
1) 1. Nd5 Ra3 (1. … Ra1 2. Nxe3) 2. Nc7+ Ka7 3. Nb5+
2) 1. Be8 Re6 (1. … Ra8 2. Bc6) 2. Bd7
3) 1. Ra8 Ra2 2. Rd8 Rd2
4) 1. Bf3+ Kb8 2. Bg2 Be2 3. Bf3 Bf1 4. Bg2
5) 1. Nd5 Re5 2. Nf4+ Kg4 3. Nd3 Rd5 4. Nxe1 Rd2 5. Kg1
6) 1. Kg2! Qg7+ 2. Rg3 Qxf7 3. Rh3+
7) 1. e8Q Rxe8+ 2. Kxd7 (and the bishop is lost ) 2. … Rg8 3. Bd5+
8) 1. Nd3 Rd1 2. Kc2 Rf1 3. Kb2
9) 1. Kb6 (1. b8Q? Ra4+ 2. Kb7 Rb4+ 3. Kc7 Rxb8; 1. h6? c5 2. Kb6 Rb4+ 3. Kc6 Rxb7) 1. … Kd7 (1. … Kd5 2. h6; 1. … Rb4+ 2. Kxc6) 2. b8N+ (2. b8Q Rb4+ 3. Ka7 Rxb8 4. Kxb8 Ke7) 2. … Kd6 3. Nxc6
10) 1. Kc6! Rxd5 2. Nc3+ Kd4 3. Nxb5+ (3. Nxd5 b4) 3. … Ke5 (3. … Kc4 4. Na3+ Kd4 5. Nb5+) 4. Nc7
11) 1. Ng3+ Nxg3 2. Rh2+ Qxh2 3. g7
12) 1. Ne6! Rxh3 (1. … fxe6+ 2. Bxe6 Rxg5+) 2. g6+ Kxg6 (2. … fxg6 3. Ng5+) 3. Nf4+

56 Endgame / Wrong bishop: A
1) 1. Kf3; 1. Kxd4? Kg4 2. Ke3 Kg3; 1. Kf4 Kh4 2. Kf3 Kh3 and the king cannot reach the corner.
2) 1. Kf2! and the king will reach h1 (1. Kf3? Be5 2. Kf2 Bh2 3. Kf3 Kf5; 1. Kf1? Bd4)
3) 1. Kc2 and Black is forced to relinquish the control of b2 or b1; 1. Kc3? Bb1 2. Kc4 Kb2 (De Feijter 1940)
4) 1. Ke2! h3 2. Kf3; 1. a5? h3 2. Kf1 Bc5 and the black king stops the white pawns.
5) 1. Kd6! Kxb7 2. Kc5 a4 (2. … Ka6 3. Kc4 a4 4. Kb4!; 2. … Be2 3. Kd4) 3. Kb4; 1. Kd4? a4 2. Kc3 a3 (Mockel 1962)
6) 1. Ke1 Kc5 2. Qxd5+ Kxd5 3. Kd2; it is stalemate after 1. … Qxg2.
7) 1. Kf7 Kh6 2. Kg8 keeping the black king out of the corner.
8) 1. a5 Kd5 2. a6 Kc6 3. Bd8
9) 1. Bb6 Kc6 2. Ba5
10) 1. Be8 Kf6 2. h6; 1. h6? Kf7 2. Be4 Kg8
11) 1. … h3 2. Kf3 Bf4 3. Kf2 Bh2 4. Kf3 Kf5
12) 1. Kc5 Ke7 2. Kc6 Kd8 3. Kb7 Kd7 4. Bc1 and now that the black king can no longer reach the corner, it is time to pick up the a-pawn.

Step 5 extra

2 – Mate / Mate in three: A
1) 1. Qf8+ Kd7 2. Be6+ Kxe6 3. Qf5#
2) 1. Rg8+ Rxg8 2. Qxf6+ Rg7 3. Qxg7#
3) 1. … Ra1+ 2. Kxa1 Nb3+ 3. Ka2 Qxb2#
4) 1. … Qb1+ 2. Kd2 Qc1+ 3. Kd3 Nb4#
5) 1. … Rxc2++ 2. Kxc2 Qb2+ 3. Kd3 Nc5#
6) 1. Rxh6+ gxh6 2. Qg6+ Kh8 3. Qg8#
7) 1. Qd5+ Bxd5 2. Bxd5+ Re6 3. Bxe6#
8) 1. Nf6+ Qxf6 2. Rh8+ Qxh8 (2. … Kxh8 3. Qg8#) 3. Qg6#
9) 1. Qd2+ Kxa4 2. Qa2+ Kb4 3. Qa3#
10) 1. Nh6+ Ke7 2. Ng8+ Kf7 3. Ng5#
11) 1. Qh8+ Kg6 2. h5+ Kxg5 3. Qg7#
12) 1. Ng4+! hxg4 (1. … Kg7 2. Qh7#; 1. … Ke7 2. Qd6#) 2. Be5+ Kxe5 (2. … Ke7 3. Qd6#) 3. Qd4#

3 – Mate / Mate in the ending: A
1) 1. Ne5+ Rxe5 2. Rf4+ Kxf4 3. Rxh4#
2) Drawing
3) 1. d4+ Rxd4 2. Bg3+ Rf4 (2. … Qf4 3. Ng4#) 3. Nf3#
4) 1. Qa7+ Ra6 2. Rxa4+ bxa4 3. Qc5#
5) 1. … b5+ 2. Ka5 Rxa3+ 3. bxa3 Bc3#
6) 1. … Nh1+ 2. Rxh1 Rdf2 3. Ne4 R8f3#
7) 1. Ne6+ Qxe6 2. Qh6+ Kxh6 3. Bf8#
8) 1. Ng5+ Kh6 (1. … Bxg5 2. Nf7) 2. Rh8+ Kxg5 3. h4#
9) 1. h4+ Kh5 2. Rf5+! gxf5 3. Bf7#
10) 1. Bg7+ Ke7 2. Bf6+ Kxe6 3. f8N#
11) 1. Ra7 Bd7 2. Rc7+ Rxc7 3. Nd8#
12) 1. Ra4+ Kxa4 (1. … Bxa4 2. b4+ Kb5 3. Nd6#) 2. Nc5+ Ka5 3. b4#

5 – Pawn ending / Breakthrough: A
1) 1. a5 bxa5 2. b5
2) 1. a5 Ke4 2. b5 cxb5 3. c6
3) 1. c6 bxc6 2. a5 Kc5 3. a4
4) 1. … g3 2. hxg3 h3 3. a6 h2
5) 1. … b3 2. h4 c3
6) 1. … h3 2. Kg3 f4+ 3. Kxh3 fxe3 4. Kg3 e2 5. Kf2 exf3
7) 1. c5 (1. d5 cxd5 2. c5 d4 3. c6 d3 4. c7 d2 5. c8Q d1Q=) 1. … Kg5 2. d5 Kf6 3. d6 Ke6 4. Kxh3
8) 1. d4 exd4 (1. … Kxc4 2. dxe5 Kc5 3. Kc3 Kb6 4. e6 Kb7 5. e7) 2. e5 Kc5 3. Kc2
9) 1. … a4 2. Ke4 b4 3. Kxd4 bxa3 4. Kc3 Kg5
10) 1. c4 Kxc4 2. e6 fxe6 3. g5 Kd5 4. g6
11) 1. g4 a5 2. h4 gxh4 (2. … a4 3. hxg5 a3 4. g6 a2 5. g7+ Kh7 6. g8Q+ Kh6 7. Qg7#) 3. g5 h3 4. g6 h2 5. g7+ Kh7 6. g8Q+
12) 1. b3! (1. b4? Kf8 2. b5 Ke8 3. Kf5 Kd8 4. Ke5 Ke7) 1. … Kf8 2. b4

6 – Pawn ending / Pawn race: A
1) 1. g4 b5 2. g5 b4 3. g6 b3 4. g7 b2 5. g8Q b1Q 6. Qg6+
2) 1. Kxd6 Kb7 2. Kc5 Ka6! White cannot win any longer.
3) 1. Kc6! (1. a4 c5 2. a5 c4 3. a6 c3 4. a7 Kb1 5. a8Q c2=) 1. … Kc3 2. Kc5
4) 1. c4 (1. g4 Kxc3 2. g5 c4 3. g6 Kb2 4. g7 c3 5. g8Q c2=) 1. … Kc3 2. g4 Kxc4 3. g5 Kd3 4. g6 c4 5. g7 c3 6. g8Q c2 7. Qg5
5) 1. d6 g4 2. Ke6 (2. Kxf6 Kc6 3. Ke7 g3 4. d7 g2 5. d8Q g1Q)
6) 1. Kd6 g4 2. a5 g3 3. a6 g2 4. a7 g1Q 5. a8Q
7) 1. Kf8 f3 2. g7 f2 3. g8Q f1Q+ 4. Qf7+ Qxf7+ 5. Kxf7
8) Drawing
9) Drawing
10) 1. a7 (1. Kb7 h3 2. gxh3 gxh3 3. a7 h2 4. a8Q h1Q+; 1. Kb8 h3 2. gxh3 g3 3. a7 g2 4. a8Q g1Q) 1. … h3 2. gxh3 g3 (2. … gxh3 3. Kb8 h2 4. a8Q) 3. Kb7
11) Drawing
12) Drawing

7 – Pawn ending / Mix: A
1) 1. h4 g5 2. h5
2) 1. c4 dxc4 2. Kd2 Kf2 3. Kc3 Ke3 4. Kxc4
3) 1. Kh4 e4 2. Kg3 Ka7 3. Kf4 h4 4. Kxe4
4) 1. e6! (1. hxg4+? Kxe5 2. Kg5 Ke4 3. Kf6 Kxe3) 1. … Kxe6 2. Kxg4
5) 1. b8Q+! (1. a6? Kb8 2. a7+ Kxa7) 1. … Kxb8 2. a6 Ka7 (2. … Kc7 3. a7) 3. c7
6) 1. … h5 2. Kc4 Kg2
7) 1. … Kf4 2. Kg6 g4
8) 1. d3 Kd6 2. d4 cxd4 3. Kxd4
9) 1. e6 fxe6 2. Ke5
10) 1. Kf6 (1. Kxf7 Kf5 2. Kg7 Ke6 3. Kxh7 Kf7) 1. … Kf4 2. Kg7 f5 3. Kxh7 Ke3 4. Kg7 f4 5. h7 f3 6. h8Q f2
11) 1. h5 Kg5 2. h6 Kxh6 3. Kxf6 Kh5 4. Kxf5
12) 1. … f4+ 2. gxf4+ Kf5 3. Kf3 h4

8 – Mini plan / Pawn structure: A
1) 1. … f5 2. Re1 Qxf3
2) 1. Bxf6 gxf6 (1. … Qxf6? 2. Nxd5
3) 1. f4 Nc6 2. Bxc6 bxc6 3. Ne4
4) 1. … e5 2. d5 e4 3. Bxe4 Qxc4
5) 1. d5 Nxd5? 2. Nxd5 Rxc1?? 3. Nxe7+
6) 1. Nbd6 cxd6 2. Qxd5
7) 1. … Nf5 2. Qxc7 Qxc7 3. Bxc7 Nxd4
8) 1. … b4 (1. … c5 2. d5) 2. e5 bxc3 3. Qxc3 Bxe5
9) 1. Ne4 Nxe4 2. fxe4
10) 1. e4 d4 2. Qc4+
11) 1. Bb5 Bg4 2. Bxc6 bxc6 3. Qa4
12) 1. … a5 2. a3? axb4

9 – Discovered attack / Preparatory move: A
1) 1. … Rxc1 2. Rxc1 Bxf2+ 3. Kxf2 Qxd3
2) 1. cxd5 cxd5 2. Nxd5
3) 1. Nb5 cxb5 2. Bxf7+
4) Drawing
5) Drawing
6) 1. h3 Nh6 2. Bxh6
7) 1. … f4 2. exf4 (2. Bxf4 Nxe5+) 2. … Nxe5+
8) 1. Nxc6 bxc6 2. Bb6
9) 1. Rxc5 dxc5 2. Nf6+
10) 1. Qxd4 Qxd4 2. Bf5+
11) 1. Nd5 Qb8 (1. … Qd7 2. Nf6+) 2. Nf6+ (2. Ne7+)
12) 1. Nd6+ Bxd6 2. Bb5+ Kf8 3. Qxd4 2

10 – Discovered attack / Preparatory move: B
1) 1. Qf5+ Rxf5+ 2. exf5+ Kxf5 3. Bxa8
2) 1. Nxc6 Qxc3 2. Nxe7+
3) 1. Bb4 Re8 2. Bxf7+
4) 1. … Nc5 2. Qa3 Nxa6 3. Qxa6 Qd7
5) 1. … Re2+ 2. Bxe2 f3+
6) 1. … Nxe4 2. Qxe4 d5
7) 1. … Bc3 2. Qxc3 axb4
8) 1. … Bxd5 2. exd5 g3
9) 1. Rd7 Ne8 2. Be4+
10) 1. Nf6+ Qxf6 2. Bxe5
11) 1. d5 Bxd5 2. Nxe5
12) 1. … Rd7 2. Qe3 Nf4

11 – Discovered attack / Preparatory move: C
1) 1. … Bxd4 2. Bxd4 Qg5
2) 1. Nd6 (1. Ng5 fxg5 2. Qxa4 Bxa4) 1. … Be8 2. Qxa4 Bxa4 3. Nf7#
3) 1. Ne8+ (1. d5 Qxf6) 1. … Rxe8 2. d5+ Qf6 3. Qxf6+ Kxf6 4. Rxe8
4) 1. … g5 2. Qg3 Nh5
5) 1. … Bxa4 2. Bxa4 Nc5
6) 1. … b4 2. axb4 Nb3+ 3. Nxb3 Qxh5
7) 1. Nb3 Qc7 2. Rxd6 (2. Nb5 Bxf4 3. Nxc7 Bxc7) 2. … Rxd6 3. Nb5
8) 1. … Bf5 2. Qxf5 Nxe3+
9) 1. … Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Nf4
10) 1. … c4 2. dxc4 Nxb3 3. Be3 Nd4
11) 1. Bf4+ Kc8 2. Nd5
12) 1. … a6 2. Bxa6 Qc6 3. Bb5 Rd1+

12 – Pin / Preparatory move: A
1) 1. … e5 2. Ne2 d4 3. Bc4 0-0 4. Qd3 dxc3 5. Nxc3
2) 1. g4 Bxg4 2. Bxe4
3) 1. … Qb6 2. Be2 e5
4) 1. … h5 2. gxh5 g4
5) 1. … d5 2. Qe2 e4
6) 1. … e4 2. c4 (2. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 3. Bxe4 Re8; 2. Bxe4 Re8) 2. … Qxd3
7) 1. Nxc6 (1. f3 Qh4+) 1. … bxc6 2. f3
8) Drawing
9) Drawing
10) 1. … Ne4+ 2. fxe4 Rf8
11) 1. Qa4 c6 2. b3
12) 1. Rf7 Qe8 2. Qxg7#

13 – Pin / Preparatory move: B
1) 1. … Bxb1 2. Rxb1 Bb4
2) 1. e4 Bg4 2. e5
3) 1. Bb5+ c6 2. Re1
4) 1. Bg4 Qc6 2. Be6
5) 1. … Bd3 2. Rb2 Be4
6) 1. Re7 (1. Qxd7 Nxd7 2. Re7 Ne5) 1. … Qxb7 2. Rxb7
7) 1. … Nxd4 2. exd4 b5
8) 1. … Nxe4 2. Nxe4 Bd4
9) 1. Bb2 Ra4 2. Qxe5 dxe5 3. Bxe5
10) 1. Nxc6 bxc6 2. e5 dxe5 3. Qxd8+
11) 1. c5 bxc5 (1. … exd5 2. c6 Bxc6 3. Bxa6) 2. Bb5
12) 1. … Nxe4 2. Nxe4 Qh4

14 – Pin / Preparatory move: C
1) 1. Bxd7+ Qxd7 2. Nc7#
2) 1. Bxf6 Bxf6 2. d5
3) 1. e5 dxe5 (1. … h6 2. Nxf6+) 2. Nxf6+ gxf6 3. Qxd8+
4) 1. Rxa5 bxa5 2. Bb5
5) 1. Nxc6 bxc6 2. Bxc5
6) 1. Nxf6+ Rxf6 2. e4
7) 1. … Bb4 2. Rc1 Qa5 3. Qc2 Ne4 4. a3 Bxc3+
8) 1. … Nf3+ 2. gxf3 Bd4
9) 1. Ne4 Kg7 2. Nc3 (2. c4 Bxe4 3. Rxd8) 2. … Bxg2 3. Rxd8 Bxh1 4. Nb5
10) 1. Qxf8+ Qxf8 2. Bc6
11) 1. … Bb3 2. Rb1 Ba4
12) 1. … Bg4 (1. … Bd7 2. Bd3) 2. Rb3 (2. Bd3 exd3 3. Rxb6 d2) 2. … Bd1 3. Rb4 Be2

15 – Endgame / Rook against pawn: A
1) Drawing
2) 1. … Kc5 (1. … Kb5 2. Rc7 Kb4 is also good) 2. Ke6 Kc4 3. Ke5 c2=
3) 1. … Kc3 2. Kb5 Kb3 3. Kc5 c3 4. Kd4 c2 5. Rc7 Kb2
4) 1. Rf1 Kf5 2. Kf7 Kg4 3. Ke6
5) 1. Kd3 g3 2. Rf7+ Kg2 3. Ke2
6) 1. Kc6! b3 (1. … Kc4 2. Kb6) 2. Kb5 Kc3 3. Ka4 b2 4. Ka3
7) 1. Ra2+! Kf3 2. Ra8 e3 3. Rf8+ Ke2 4. Kg2
8) 1. Rf6+ Ke3 2. Rg6 Kf4 3. Rg8 g4 4. Kg6 g3 5. Kh5
9) 1. Kb3 Ke3 2. Kc2 Ke2 3. Re8+
10) 1. Rc7+! Kb3! (1. … Kd3 2. Rb7 Kc4 3. Kc7 b4 4. Kb6 b3 5. Ka5) 2. Kd7 b4 3. Kd6! (3. Kc6? Kc4! 4. Kb6+ Kd3) 3. … Ka2 4. Kc5 (4. Ra7+? Kb2 5. Kc5 Kc3) 4. … b3 5. Kb4 b2 6. Ra7+ Kb1 7. Kb3
11) 1. Kd7 b4 2. Kc7! Kb5 3. Kb7! Kc4 4. Ka6
12) 1. Rd1 Kh2 2. Ke2 Kg2 (2. … g2 3. Kf2) 3. Ra1 Kh3 4. Kf3 Kh2 5. Rb1 g2 6. Kf2

16 – Strategy / Strong square: A
1) 1. Nc2 Bd8 2. Nb4
2) 1. Nh4 Qd7 2. Qh5+
3) 1. … Nf7
4) 1. … Nh5 2. Nc2 (2. Rd2 Bh6) 2. … Nf4
5) 1. g5 Ne8 2. Nd5 Bf8 3. f6 Nxf6 4. Nxf6+
6) 1. … Ne8 2. Rf2 Nd6
7) 1. Ba4 Qc7 2. Bxc6 Qxc6 3. Ne5
8) 1. … e4 2. Bg2 Ne5
9) 1. e5 dxe5 2. Ne4 Qxf4 (2. … Qe7 3. fxe5) 3. Qh3
10) 1. Qh5 Bg7 2. Ne3
11) 1. c5 (1. Nb5 cxb5 2. Nxf6+ Nxf6 3. Bxb7 Rab8 4. Bc6) 1. … bxc5 2. dxc5 Nxc5 3. Nb1
12) 1. Bxh6 (1. Ne4 f5 2. gxf5 Nxf5; 1. Nc4 b5 2. Nxe5 Bf6) 1. … gxh6 2. Ne4 Kg7 3. d6

17 – Defending / Defending against a passed pawn: A
1) 1. Be5 g2 2. Bxh2 gxh1Q stalemate
2) 1. Bf5 Bxf5 2. Nc4 b1Q 3. Na3+
3) 1. Ba5+ Kxa5 2. Ra3+
4) 1. Rb3! a1Q 2. Rb8+ Kxb8 stalemate
5) 1. Rxe1 Bc6 2. Re4 f1Q+ (2. … Bxe4 stalemate; 2. … Kg3 3. Rg4+ Kxf3 4. Rg1) 3. Ng1+ Kg3 stalemate
6) 1. Rg5 Kxg5 2. Ke4 g1Q 3. f4+
7) 1. Nb4 e1Q (1. … Bf5 2. Rxh3 e1Q 3. Re3+ Qxe3 4. Nd5+) 2. Re8+ Bxe8 stalemate
8) 1. Rh6 Bb7 2. Rh3! a1Q 3. Ra3+ Qxa3 4. Nb5+
9) 1. Kh1 e2 2. Rg1 Rf1 3. Bc3
10) 1. Kh3 Bxe5 2. Rf8+ Ke1 3. Rf1+ Ke2 4. Rf2+ Kxf2 stalemate
11) 1. Bb4 b1Q 2. Ba3+ Kd2 3. Bb4+ Ke3 4. Bc5+ Kf4 5. Bd6+
12) 1. b5 Na7 (1. … h1Q 2. Bc6+) 2. Ne4 Nxb5 (2. … h1Q 3. Bf7#) 3. Ng3

18 – Defending / Defending against a passed pawn: B
1) 1. Rc3+ Ka2 (1. … Kb4 2. Nd5+ Ka4 3. Rh3) 2. Nc4 b1Q 3. Ra3#
4
2) 1. Rg7 Kf5 (1. … Kxg7 2. Be5+) 2. Be5 b1Q 3. g4#
3) 1. Kf2 (1. Kd2? b1Q 2. Bd3+ Qxd3+ 3. Kxd3 Kxf7) 1. … b1Q (1. … Kxf7 2. Bd3 Ke6 3. Ke2 Kd5 4. Kd2 Kd4 5. Bf5 f3 6. Kc2 f2 7. Bh3) 2. Bd3+ Qxd3 3. Ne5+
4) 1. Bf1 gxf1Q 2. Re8+ Kf4 3. Rf8+ Kg3 4. Rxf1
5) 1. Rh1+ Kxh1 2. g4+ Kh2 3. Bxa2
6) 1. Rg8+ Kb7 2. Ba7 Kxa7 3. Rg1
7) 1. Rg5 b1Q (1. … Kxg5 2. Nxe4+) 2. Nf7# 8) 1. Be6 Kxe5 2. Bc4
9) 1. Bg5 a2 2. Bc1 a1Q 3. Bh6+
10) 1. Bxa3! a1Q 2. Bxb2
11) 1. Kd4! b1Q 2. Rxb1 Rxg8 3. Rf1+ Kg3 4. Rg1+
12) 1. Ra5 b1Q 2. Bc1+ Ba4 (2. … Kb3 3. Ra3+) 3. Rxa4+ Kb3 4. Rb4+

19 – Rook ending / Passed pawn: A
1) 1. Rg1 Rb2+ 2. Rg2 Rb1 3. Rc2
2) 1. h8Q+ (1. Kd5 b3 2. Kxc4 b2) 1. … Kxh8 (1. … Rxh8 2. Rg1+) 2. Kf7 Rxa7+ 3. Rxa7 c3 4. Kg6
3) 1. Rh2 Rxa7 (1. … h5 2. Ra2 Rxa7 3. Rxa7+ Kf6 4. Kc2) 2. Rxh7+
4) 1. f8Q+ Rxf8 2. Rd1 Rc8 3. Rd7+
5) Drawing
6) 1. d6+ Ke6 2. d7+ Ke7 3. d8Q+ Kxd8 4. Ra8+
7) 1. Rg6+ Kd7 2. Rg8 Rxh7 3. Rg7+ Rxg7 4. hxg7
8) 1. Rd4+ Kc5 (1. … Kc3 2. Rd3+ Kc4 3. Rf3) 2. Rd5+
9) 1. Rh1 Kd7 2. Rh8 Rxa7 3. Rh7+
10) 1. Rf5! Rxf5+ (1. … Kxe7 2. Rxf6 Kxf6 3. Kf4) 2. Kg4 Kxe7 3. Kxf5
11) 1. Rb6 (1. Rg4+ Kb5 2. Rxh4 Rxa6 3. Kxd7=) 1. … Ka5 2. Rb2
12) 1. Ra6 (1. Kg1 Ra1+ 2. Rf1 Ra8) 1. … Rb3 2. Ra3 Rxa3 3. h8Q

20 – Rook ending / Vulnerability: A
1) 1. g4 (1. g3 Re6+) 1. … fxg3 (1. … Re6+ 2. Kxf7) 2. Rxe4
2) 1. Kg7 Rxc7 2. Kf6
3) 1. Kg6 Re5 2. Rxd6 Re8 3. Kf7
4) 1. … Kf3 2. Rf7+ Kg2
5) 1. Rh7 c4 2. Kd6
6) 1. Rc1 g5 2. f5 g3+ 3. Kxg3 g4 4. Kf4
7) 1. Rh7+ Kg8 2. g7 Kxh7 3. gxf8R Kh6 4. Rh8#
8) 1. Kf6 h6 2. Kg6 Rg5+ 3. Kxh6 Rg8 4. Rh7#
9) 1. Rh8+ Kg4 2. Rg8+ Kf4 (2. … Kh5 3. g4+ Rxg4 4. Rh8#) 3. g3+
10) 1. … Rb3 2. d5 c5 3. Rh6 b5#
11) 1. Re2 (1. Rd1 Kb5 2. Rd5+ Kc6) 1. … Kb5 (1. … Rb5 2. Ra2#) 2. Re5+ Kc6 3. Re6+
12) 1. Ra1 Rxb7 2. Ra8+ Kh7 3. Kc6

21 – Attacking the king / Access: A
1) 1. Ng5 hxg5 2. Rh3
2) 1. Bxb7+ Rxb7 2. Rc8+ Rb8 3. Qf3+
3) 1. … Ng3+ 2. hxg3 Rf6 3. Rxf2 exf2
4) 1. Qh6 Qe8 (1. … gxh6 2. Ng6#; 1. … Bf6 2. Qxh5) 2. Bc2
5) Drawing
6) Drawing
7) 1. Qxh6+ Bh7 2. e6 Bxf2+ 3. Kh1
8) 1. Nxh7 Kxh7 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Ng5
9) 1. Bf6 gxf6 2. Qg4+
10) 1. … Nxg2 2. Kxg2 Qg4+ 3. Kh1 Qf3+ 4. Kg1 Re6
12) 1. Qxh6+ gxh6 2. Ne5+

22 – Attacking the king / Mix: A
1) 1. … Nxd4 2. Bxd4 Bxf3
2) 1. … Bd4+ 2. Kh1 Nxh2
3) 1. … Nf4 2. gxf4 Rf6
4) 1. Ng5 Bxg5+ 2. Qxg5+ Kh8 3. Qf6+ Kg8 4. Rd3
5) 1. … Nxf2+ 2. Kg1 Qg2+ 3. Rxg2 Nh3+ 4. Kh1 fxg2#
6) 1. Bh6 Bf6 2. Bxg7 Bxg7 3. f6
7) 1. Nf6+ gxf6 (1. … Kh8 2. Qh5#) 2. Qg4+ Kh8 3. Kg2
8) 1. Rh5+ Nxh5 2. Qh6+ Kg8 3. Rg1+
9) 1. Nd5 exd5 (1. … Bxd5 2. Qxh5) 2. Qxh5 gxh5 3. Rg3#
10) 1. Rf3 Qe6 2. Rg3
11) 1. Re4 (1. Rxf5 exf5 2. Qxf5+ Kg7=) 1. … fxe4 2. Rf6
12) 1. Bc5 g5 2. Qxh7+ Kxh7 3. Rh3+ Kg6 4. Rxg5#

23 – Strategy / Open file: B
1) 1. Qxb6 axb6 2. Rc1 Rb8 3. Rc7
2) 1. Bb5 Red8 2. Bd7
3) 1. Rd1 Qc6 2. Qd3 c4 3. Qd7
4) 1. a4 Kd8 2. a5 Bc7 3. Rb7
5) 1. Rxf8+ Kxf8 2. Rf1+ (2. Rd1)
6) 1. Rc5 Kf8 2. Rac1 Rd8 3. Rc7
7) Drawing
8) Drawing
9) Drawing
10) Drawing
11) Drawing
12) Drawing

24 – Draw / Stalemate: A
1) 1. Bh1 Bd4+ 2. Kg2 Bxa7 stalemate
2) 1. Na6+! (1. Bd5? b6+!) 1. … bxa6 2. Bb3! Bxb3 stalemate
3) 1. e8Q Bxe8 2. c4+ Qxd3 stalemate
4) 1. h3+ Kh4 2. Be7+ Rxe7 stalemate (2. … Kxh3 3. Bc5 Ra5 4. Kxh5 Rxc5+ 5. Kg6)
5) 1. Kf7 Qa7 2. Kg8 Qxe7 stalemate
6) 1. Rd7+ Bxd7 2. e7+ Rxe7 stalemate
7) 1. Kh1 Qh3+ 2. Nh2 Bxd4 stalemate
8) 1. Rh5 Kb8 2. Rh8 c3 3. Rxc8+ Kxc8 stalemate
9) 1. Kb1 Kf7 (1. … g4 2. Ka1 g3 3. Qh7) 2. Ka1 Kf8 3. Qh7 Bxh7 stalemate
10) 1. Qb6+ Re6 2. Qxe3+ Rxe3 stalemate
11) 1. g6+ Nxg6 2. Bc2 Rf6 (2. … Rg7 3. Kg5) 3. h4 Kg7 4. Bxg6 Rxg6 stalemate
12) 1. Bg7! (1. Ne7+? Rxe7+; 1. Bxh8? Kxh8) 1. … Kxg7 (1. … Bxg7 2. Ne7+ Kh8 3. Ng6+; 1. … Rxg7? 2. Nf6#; 1. … f4 2. Nf6+ Kxg7 3. Ke7 stalemate) 2. f4 Kg8 3. Nf6+ Bxf6 stalemate (3. … Kg7 4. Ke7 stalemate (4. Nd5! Kg8 5. Nf6+)

25 – Draw / Stalemate: B
1) 1. … Bc6+ 2. Qxc6 Rg1+ 3. Kxg1 stalemate
2) 1. Bd5 Rf5 (1. … Ra1+ 2. Kb5) 2. Ka6 (2. Kb5 Kb7) 2. … Rxd5 stalemate (2. … Rf6 3. Bxc6+)
3) 1. h4 a2 2. Qg8+ Kxg8 stalemate
4) 1. Bg2! Ne4 (1. … hxg2 stalemate) 2. Bxe4 Rb2 3. Bxb7+ Rxb7 stalemate
5) 1. Bd1 Rf4 (1. … Rg3 2. Bg4 Rxg4 3. Nxg4; 1. … Rf1+ 2. Kg2 Rxh2+ 3. Kxf1) 2. Bg4+ Rxg4 stalemate
6) 1. f7 Re8+ 2. fxe8Q
7) 1. Rc3 a3+ 2. Kxa3 Qxc3 stalemate
8) 1. Be5 Rxa2 2. Bb2 Rxb2 stalemate
9) 1. Kf1 Rxe5 2. Nf2+ Kh2 3. Ng4+ Nxg4 stalemate
10) 1. e8Q Ra3+ 2. Qa4 Rxa4+ 3. Kb5 Rxa7 stalemate
11) 1. Rc8+ Kg7 2. Rc7 Qxc7 3. Ne8+ Bxe8 stalemate
12) 1. Qe8 (1. Qd8 e5) 1. … e5 2. Qf7+ Rxf7 stalemate

26 – Draw / Insufficient material: A
1) 1. d7 Bxd7 2. Rd3 Kh5 3. Rd6
2) 1. Nd4+ Kd5 2. Nf3
3) 1. Kc7 Rf8 2. Bc8 Nc6 3. Bb7
4) 1. Nd4+ Kd3 2. Nf5 Re8 3. Nd6 Re7 4. Nf5
5) 1. Rh1 (1. Ra1? Nc1; 1. Re1? Ng1; 1. Rf1? Ng3+) 1. … Ng3+ 2. Kg4 Nxh1 3. Kxh3
6) 1. Nd5 Rxd5+ 2. Ke6 Rd1+ (2. … Rf5+ 3. Kd6 Rf8 4. Ke7) 3. Ke7+
7) 1. Rb1 Bxb1 2. Kxc3
8) 1. Ng5 Rf5 (1. … Rf1 2. Ne4+ Kxc4 3. Nd2+) 2. Ne4+ Kxc4 3. Nd6+
9) 1. Rg7+ Kf8 2. Kh7! (2. Kf6? Nf3! 3. Rh7 Kg8 4. Rg7+ Kh8!; 2. Rf7+? Ke8 3. Rf1 Kd7!) 2. … Nd8 3. Rxg1
10) 1. Bh5 (1. Nxb1? Rxe2+ 2. Kg3 Rxc2 3. Kf3 Rb2 4. Nc3 Rb3) 1. … Kxh5 2. Nxb1 Kg4 3. Kg2 Re2+ 4. Kf1 Kf3 5. Nc3 Rxc2 6. Nd1=
11) Drawing
12) Drawing
27 – Eliminating of the defender / Mix: A
1) 1. … Na7 2. Bc4 b5
2) 1. Bb6 Qxb6 2. Qxe7
3) 1. Rd6 Nxd6 2. Qxc6+
4) 1. Rxa7 Rxa7 2. c7
5) 1. … Be2 2. Kxe2 Rxg2+
6) 1. Rxe8+ Rxe8 2. Bd5+
7) 1. Rc7 Qxc7 2. Qe8+ Nf8 3. Be6+
8) 1. g4 Qxe5 2. Nd3
9) 1. … e5 2. Bxe5 Bc3 3. Qg1 Bxe5
10) 1. … Nxe1 2. Qxe1 Bxc3 3. Qxc3 Qxe2
11) 1. … e3 2. Qxe3 f4 3. Qe5 Rf5
12) 1. Rb7 Nxb7 2. g4 Qc6 3. Bg7#

28 – Double attack / Mix: A
1) 1. f6 Bxf6 2. Nc4
2) 1. … Nxe3 2. fxe3 Qh4+
3) Drawing
4) 1. Nb6 axb6 2. Nxd7
5) 1. … f4 2. Bxd7 Be4+ 3. Rf3 Bxf3#
6) 1. Rc8+ Bf8 2. Rxf8+ Kxf8 3. Qa3+
7) 1. … Bf2+ 2. Qxf2 (2. Kxf2 Qxg2#) 2. … Nh3+
8) 1. Ne8 Rg6 2. Qd8+ Bxd8 3. Rxd8#
9) 1. … g5 (1. … Qd4 2. Qd8#) 2. Qg4 Qd4
10) 1. Bxg4+ Nxg4 2. Rxd8+ Kxd8 3. Qd1+
11) 1. … Ne2+ 2. Kf1 Qxe3
12) 1. … Bxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Qh4+ 3. g3 Qd4++

29 – Mobility / Trapping: A
1) 1. Nb5 Qa6 2. Nc7+
2) 1. Rd4 Ng6 2. g4
3) 1. g4 Bd7 2. g5
4) 1. f5 Qh5 2. Nxf6+ Bxf6 3. Qxh5
5) 1. Ba6 Ra8 2. Bb7
6) 1. … Rb8 2. Qc7 Be5
7) 1. … Qe7 2. Bg3 Bb4+
8) 1. h3 Ngxe5 2. Nxe5
9) 1. Bd6 cxd6 2. a3
10) 1. … Bxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Ng4+
11) 1. Rf4 Qg5 2. Rg4
12) 1. … Ba4 2. Qxb7 Ra7 (2. … Rf7)

31 – Test / Mix: A
1) 1. … Rd3 2. Qxd3 (2. Bd2 Qxg2#) 2. … Qxg2#
2) 1. Qxh4+ Kxh4 (1. … Bxh4 2. Nf5+ Kh3 3. Bg2#) 2. Nf5+ Kh5 3. Bf7#
3) 1. Bf4 (1. Bxb7 Bc5) 1. … Bd6 2. Bxb7
4) 1. … Nf3+ 2. gxf3 Bxc3+
5) 1. … Bxe3 2. Qxe3 (2. Nxe3 Rf3) 2. … Rxf5
6) 1. e6 fxe6 2. Qb2
7) 1. Rfd1 Qxf4 2. Rxd8+ Kc7 3. Ne6+
8) 1. … Bxg1 2. Rhxg1 (2. Bxe6 Bd4) 2. … Bxh3
9) 1. Neg5+ Kg8 (1. … fxg5 2. Ne5+) 2. Nxe6
10) 1. … Bf2 2. Qf4 Be3
11) 1. Bxe5 Bxe5 2. Qa5+ Kd7 3. Qxe5
12) 1. Qxh6+ Kxh6 2. Rxg6+ Kh7 3. Ra3

32 – Test / Mix: B
1) 1. … Nh4+ 2. Kg1 (2. gxh4 Qg4+ 3. Kh1 Rxf1+ 4. Rxf1 Rxf1#) 2. … Qxf1+ 3. Rxf1 Rxf1#
2) 1. Rf3 Qxd3 (1. … Qe6 2. Nxe7+ Qxe7 3. Qd5+ Kg7 4. Qxa8) 2. Nxe7+ Kg7 3. Rxd3
3) 1. f4 (threatens 2. e5; 1. Rae1 Na2) 1. … Qd4+ 2. Qxd4+
4) 1. … Qe1+ 2. Kg2 Qh1+ 3. Kxh1 Bf3+ 4. Kg1 Rc1#
5) 1. Nc7 Qxe2 2. Rd2
6) 1. Rxg7+ (1. Nxd5 Bxd5 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Qg3) 1. … Kxg7 (1. … Kh8 2. Bh6) 2. Qg3+
7) 1. Ng5 Bf5 (1. … c5 2. Qe4) 2. Qd5+
8) 1. … Qd3 2. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 3. Kb1 Nxf2+
9) 1. Ne6 Bxe6 2. Qxh7+ Kxh7 3. Rh3+
10) 1. Rf6 Nxf6 (1. … Rxf6 2. Ne7+; 1. … Bxf6 2. Qxe6+ Qf7 3. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (3. … Kf8 4. Bh6+ Qg7 5. Nxd7#) 4. Qxc8+) 2. Qxe6+ Kg7 3. Qxc8
11) 1. Nxe5 Qxe5 2. Nd5 Qh5 3. Nxb6
12) 1. Ng4+ hxg4 (1. … Kg7 2. Qh7#; 1. … Ke7 2. Qd6#) 2. Be5+ Kxe5 (2. … Ke7 3. Qd6#) 3. Qd4#

33 – Test / Mix: C
1) 1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. hxg5+
2) 1. c4 Nc3 (1. … Nb4 2. Bxh7+ Kh8 3. Qh5) 2. Bxh7+
3) 1. … Ra1 2. Qe2 Qg1+ 3. Rxg1 Rxg1#
4) 1. Nf5 exf5 2. exf6 g6 3. Qh6
5) 1. Bh7+ Kh8 2. Nf7+ Rxf7 3. Re8+ Rf8 4. Rxf8#
6) 1. Bxc7+ Rxc7 2. Qe8+ Kxe8 3. Rb8+ Rc8 4. Rxc8#
7) 1. Bxd6 Qxd6 2. Nb5 (2. Ne4) 2. … axb5 3. Rxc8+ Ke7 4. Rxh8 h6 5. Qxb5
8) Drawing
9) 1. … Nc4 2. Rd3 (2. Rxc2 Nxe3+ 3. Kf2 Nxc2) 2. … Rxe2+ 3. Bf2 Rxb2
10) 1. Qxh6+ Bxh6 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Ba2+ Kf8 4. Rh8#
11) 1. … Ng4 2. Qe2 Nxd3 3. Qxd3 Nf2+
12) 1. … Nxf3+ 2. gxf3 (2. Qxf3 Qa5+ 3. Kf1 Qa6+) 2. … Qxd1+ 3. Kxd1 0-0-0+

34 – Test / Mix: D
1) 1. Ne6 dxe6 2. Qxe6+ Rf7 3. Rxd8+
2) 1. … Qf7+ 2. Kh4 Rxf5
3) 1. Qg7+ Nxg7 2. hxg7+ Kxg7 3. 8
Bf6+ Kf8 4. Rh8#
4) 1. Bxd5 cxd5 2. Qa4+
5) 1. … Bxd4+ 2. Qxd4 Ne2+ 3. Kf1 Nxd4
6) 1. Nd4 Nxd4 2. Nxe7+ Kg7 3. Qxd4+
7) 1. Nd5+ Kd6 2. e5+ Kxe5 3. Nc7 Ra7 4. Rxf7
8) 1. … Nxf2 2. e3 (2. Rxf2 Qxb2 3. Qxb2 c1Q+) 2. … Nh3+ 3. Kg2 Qxd3 4. Kxh3 Qxf1+
9) 1. f6 Bxg3 (1. … Qxd6 2. Qg7#; 1. … Qxf6 2. Rxe8#) 2. fxe7+ Kxe7 3. Nf5+
10) 1. Ra7 Qxa7 2. d7
11) 1. … Bh4 2. Qxh4 (2. Ng3 Nxh2-+) 2. … Qh6 (2. … Qh5) 3. Qxh6 (3. Qg3 Qxh2+ 4. Qxh2 Nf2#) 3. … Nf2#
12) 1. … Qxd4 2. Rad1 f5 (2. … Nxb3? 3. Rxd4 Nxd4 4. Bh6) 3. Qg3 Nxb3

35 – Test / Mix: E
1) 1. g4 Qh4 2. g5
2) 1. … Bg4 2. Re3 Bxc3
3) 1. … bxc6 (1. … Rxc6? 2. Rxf7 Qxd5 3. Rxg7+ Kh8 4. Rd7+ Kg8 5. Rxd5; 1. … Qxd5? 2. Ne7+ Kh8 3. Bxg7+ Kxg7 4. Nxd5)
4) 1. Re6 Qxc2 2. Rh8#
5) 1. … Bd8 2. Rd7 Rxd4 3. Rxd4 Bb6
6) 1. … Rxf4 2. Qxf4 (2. Nxf4 Qb1+ 3. Kd2 Qxb2+) 2. … Bh6
7) 1. Nb5 axb5 2. Bb6
8) 1. Bxc6 bxc6 (1. … Qxc6 2. Rxe7) 2. Ne5 Bxd1 3. Nxd7
9) 1. Nfxe5 (1. Ncxe5 Bxe5) 1. … Bxe5 2. Ba3 Qf6 3. Nxe5 Qxe5 4. Bxf8 Kxf8 5. Qxh7
10) 1. Rf7! (1. Bxg6 Re7) 1. … Kxf7 2. Qxh7+ Kf8 3. Bxg6
11) 1. Re2 Qxe2 2. Qd8+ Rxd8 3. Rxd8#
12) 1. … Qe6 2. Nd2?? Nd4+

36 – Test / Mix: F
1) 1. Nf6+ Bxf6 (1. … Kh8 2. Qxf7) 2. Rxf8+ Kg7 3. Qxf7+ of 3. Rxf7+
2) Drawing
3) Drawing
4) 1. Bxf6 Bxf6 2. Qh7 g6 3. hxg6
5) 1. … g5 2. Nf3 Bg4
6) 1. … Qf3 2. Qxf3 Nxf3+ 3. Kf2 Nxd2
7) 1. Qh6 Qxe5 2. Qxh7+ Kxh7 3. Kg2#
8) 1. Qxf7+ Nxf7 2. Rg8+ Kh6 3. Nxf7#
9) 1. … Rgc8 2. Rf1 Qxa1
10) 1. Rxd5 Qxe5 2. Rxd8+ Rxd8 3. Bxe5
11) 1. f4 h6 2. fxe5 hxg5 3. exf6+
12) 1. Qh5 gxh5 2. Rxh6+ Kg8 3. Rh8#

37 – Test / Mix: G
1) 1. Re1 Rxe1 (1. … Bxd3 2. Rxf8) 2. Rxf5
2) 1. e5 dxe5 2. Bxf6
3) 1. Qe6+ fxe6 (1. … Nxe6 2. Nxe5#) 2. Bxe6+ Nxe6 3. Nxe5#
4) 1. Nxd4 exd4 2. e5
5) 1. … Qh4 2. gxh4 Nh3#
6) 1. Rxf6 gxf6 2. Qxf6+ Bg7 3. Qf8+ Rxf8 4. Rxf8#
7) 1. 0-0-0 Rfb8 2. Rxh7+ Kxh7 3. Rh1+
8) 1. Qb4 Bxg5 2. Qd6+
9) 1. Rxc4 Qxc4 (1. … Rd1+ 2. Rc1) 2. Qxd8+
10) 1. Ng5 Qd7 2. g4 h6 3. Nh3 Nxf4 4. Nxf4 Bxe5 5. Nxg6
11) 1. Qd7 Bxd7 (1. … Qe6 2. Qd8+) 2. Ra8+
12) 1. … Kh8 2. Qf7 Ne5

38 – Test / Mix: H
1) 1. Nd6+ Kf8 (1. … Nxd6 2. Qxh4) 2. Nxf5 gxf5 (2. … Qxf4 3. Rd8#) 3. Qxh4
2) 1. Nd5 Nxf2 2. Qxb3 Qd7 3. Rxf2
3) 1. d7+ Nxd7 2. Qc8+ Rxc8 3. Rxc8#
4) 1. Nd5 Nxd5 2. cxd5
5) 1. … Bxf2+ (1. … Bf8? 2. Qf5+ Kg8 3. Qe6+ Kh7 4. Qf7) 2. Kxf2 (2. Kh1 Ne3+ 3. Qf3 Rxf1#; 2. Kg2 Ne3+ 3. Kxf2 Nxg4+) 2. … Rxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Ne3+
6) 1. … Nxc3 (1. … Ba3 2. Bd3 Qxc3+ 3. Kb1) 2. Qe1 Nxa2+ 3. Bxa2 Qxa2 4. Qc3 Qa4
7) 1. Bg5 Bxf3 2. Qd2
8) 1. Bb5+ Bc6 2. Qxd5 exd5 3. Bxc6+ Nxc6 4. Nxc5
9) 1. … Bxc4 2. Qxc4 (2. exf6 Qe6) 2. … Nxe5 3. Qe4 Nxg6 4. Qxg6 Qxe3+
10) 1. Qh3 g6 2. Bxg6
11) 1. Rd5 Qe4 2. Rd8+
12) 1. … Qf6 2. Qxa8+ Ke7

39 – Test / Mix: I
1) 1. Bc3+ Nxc3 2. Qf6+ Kg8 3. Re7 f4+ 4. Kh2 Qxe7 5. Qxe7
2) 1. … Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Qxe3 3. fxe3 Nxg3+
3) 1. … Rc1 2. Rxd4 (2. Qxc1 Qxf2+ 3. Kh1 Qxg2#) 2. … Rxe1+ 3. Kh2 Rxd4
4) 1. Nd5 Kd8 2. Bxc6
5) 1. Ne4 dxe4 2. Bxh6+
6) 1. Bb5 Bxb5 2. Qc8#
7) 1. Nf5 Ne4 (1. … Be5 2. Ne7+) 2. Be7
8) 1. … Nxe4 2. Bxe7 Qxe7 3. Qxe4 Qb4+ 4. c3 Qxc4
9) 1. Qa8+ Nc8 2. b6
10) 1. … e5 2. fxe5 dxe5 3. Nf5 Bxf5 4. exf5 e4
11) 1. Re8+ Rxe8 2. Qxg7+
12) 1. Qh4 Ng6 (1. … Ra7 2. Rxf8+) 2. Bxg6

40 – Test / Mix: J
1) 1. Bd4 Qxe2 (1. … Qb8 2. Qxe8+ Qxe8 3. f7+ Qe5 4. Bxe5#) 2. f7+ Qe5 3. Bxe5+ Rxe5 4. f8Q#
2) 1. … Nd4 2. exd4 exd3+
3) 1. Bg5 Qe8 2. Bxh6
4) 1. Nd6+ Kb8 2. Qxc7+ Kxc7 3. Nxa6#
5) 1. … Nxf2 2. Re1 (2. Qxf2 Bc5) 2. … Ng4
6) 1. … Rxd2 2. Rxd2 Qxe3+
7) 1. … Qg1+ 2. Qxg1 Rxg1+ 3. Kxg1 Ne2+ 4. Kf2 Nxf4
8) 1. Bf6 Rd6 2. Bxc6
9) 1. … Nxd5 2. exd5 e4 3. Bxg7 (3. dxe4 Bxb2) 3. … exf3
10) 1. … Qxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Bxe5+ 3. Kg1 Rxa7
11) 1. … g5 2. Bxg5 Bxh6 3. Bxh6 Qb6+
12) 1. … Re5 2. Be4 (2. Kg1 Re2; 2. Qc2 Rxf5+ 3. Ke2 Qxg2+) 2. … Rxe4

41 – Test / Mix: K
1) 1. … Bd8 2. Rd7 Rxd4 3. Rxd4 Bb6
2) 1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Rxd7+ Bxd7 3. Qxc5
3) 1. … Be2 2. Bxf3 (2. Rg1 Rxg2 3. Rxg2 Qf1+ 4. Rg1 Bf3+) 2. … Bxf3+ 3. Qg2 Rxg2 4. Rf1 dxe4
4) 1. Qc4 Be6 2. Qxc5
5) 1. Nxf6+ Qxf6 2. Bg5
6) 1. … Nxd4 2. Bxd4 Qh4+
7) Drawing
8) Drawing
9) 1. … Qa5+ 2. Kf1 (2. b4 Qxb4+) 2. … Bf6
10) 1. … b6 2. Bxb6 Ba6
11) 1. … Rd3 2. Qa4 (2. Rxd3 Qf1#; 2. Re1 Rd2 3. Ne2 Rxe2) 2. … Rd2
12) 1. … h6 2. Be7 Kf7

42 – Test / Mix: L
1) 1. … Bxg4 2. Qxh4 Nd3#
2) 1. Nc6 Qd7 2. Qxd5+ Qxd5
3) 1. f4 Bxf4 2. h5+ Kg5 3. Rg8#
4) 1. Rxd7+ (1. Rxc6+ Bxc6 2. Ne6+ Kb6 3. Nxd8 Ba8 wit staat beter) 1. … Rxd7 2. Ne6+ Kb8 3. Rxd7
5) 1. … Qxf2+ (1. … Rxb2? 2. Ra8+) 2. Kxf2 (2. Qxf2 Rxc1+ 3. Qe1 Rxe1+ 4. Kf2 Rf1+
6) 1. … Ne4 2. Qe1 (2. fxe4 Bg5) 2. … Nf2
7) 1. Bg6 Rf8 2. Bxf7
8) 1. Nd5 Qd6 2. Qh5 Bb4+ 3. Kd1 c6 4. Bxe5
9) 1. Qxe5 Bxe5 2. Rxd8 Raxd8 3. Bxc4
10) 1. … Rg4 2. Bxg4 Nxg4 3. f4 Bxg5
11) 1. h6 g6 (1. … Nxe4 2. h7+ Kh8 (2. … Kf8 3. h8Q#) 3. Nxf7#) 2. h7+ Kg7 3. Qh4
12) 1. … Rxd1+ 2. Bxd1 Qxe3 3. exf6 Qe1+

43 – Test / Mix: M
1) 1. … Bxb5 2. axb5 Nxc7 3. Rxa8 Nxa8
2) 1. Rxa6 bxa6 2. Bc6
3) 1. Qxf6+ Qxf6 2. Nh5+
4) 1. … Na2 2. Nef3 Nc3
5) 1. Nd6 Rf8 2. Nf7+
6) 1. … gxf4 2. Bxf4 e5 3. Bg3 f4
7) 1. … Qc6 2. Kf1 (2. f3 Qc1+ 3. Kf2 Qxd2+) 2. … Qc1+
8) 1. Bb5 axb5 2. Qb8+ Rc8 3. Qxa7
9) 1. … Ng4 2. Qf3 Qxd4+
10) 1. … Nxc4 2. Nxc5 Nxd2 3. Nxd7 Nxd7
11) 1. Qf5 g6 2. Qxd7
12) 1. … Qb4 2. Bd3 (2. Qxb4 cxb4) 2. … Qxb3

44 – Test / Mix: N
1) 1. … Qc3+ 2. Qxc3 Bxc3+ 3. Bd2 Bxa1
2) 1. Bb5 N8d7 2. Nxd7 Nxd7 3. Qxd7
3) 1. Qg6 Ne6 2. Rxh7#
4) 1. b4 Qxb4 2. Rb1 Qa5 3. Rb5
5) 1. e4 Ncxe4 2. Bxe4 Bxe4 3. Bxf6
6) 1. Qg2 Rxg3 2. Qa8+
7) 1. Rxg7+ Kh8 2. Rg8+ Kxg8 (2. … Rxg8 3. Qc3+ Rg7 4. Rxd5) 3. Qg3+
8) 1. Rxd7 Rxd7 2. Bxf6+ Qxf6 3. Qg4+
9) 1. Bb4 Qf3 2. Qa4+ (2. Bb5+ Kf8 3. d6)
10) 1. Be4 a6 (1. … Bxe4 2. Qc8+ Qf8 3. Qxf8#; 1. … Qxe4 2. Qxg7#; 1. … Nf3+ 2. Bxf3 Bxf3 3. Qc8+ Qf8 4. Qxf8#) 2. Bxb7 Qxb7 3. Qxe1
11) 1. Rc5 Qb7 (1. … Qxf3 2. Rc8#; 1. … dxc5 2. Qxc6+ Nd7 3. Qc8#; 1. … Qxc5 2. Qa8+ Rb8 3. Qxb8+ Qc8 4. Qxc8#) 2. Qxb7 Rxb7 3. Rc8#
12) 1. Ng7+ Ke7 (1. … Qxg7 2. Qxe6+) 2. Qxf7+ Kxf7 3. Nxe6

45 – Test / Mix: O
1) 1. … Qxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Nxe4+
2) 1. Nd7 Bxd7 (1. … Raxd7 2. Rxh3#) 2. Rf3 Be6 3. Rfxh3+ Kg8 (3. … Bxh3 4. Rxh3#) 4. Rh8# 11
3) 1. Nf5 Qc7 2. Nxd6 Qxd6 3. Bf4
4) Drawing
5) 1. cxd6 Bxd6 2. Nf6+
6) 1. … Qb5 2. b3 Qxa4
7) Drawing
8) 1. Qf2 Nc6 (1. … e5 2. d5) 2. Qh4+
9) 1. Qxh6 f6 (1. … gxh6 2. Rdg4+ Kh7 3. Rxh6#) 2. Qh7+ Kf7 3. Rxd7+
10) 1. … Bg1 2. Na5 Qg4+ 3. Rxg4 hxg4#
11) 1. Nxe5 Nxe5 2. Qh5 Bxg2 3. Qxe5+
12) 1. Qxh7 Nc6 2. Qg6+

46 – Test / Mix: P
1) 1. … Qxg3 2. Qxg3 Rxf1+
2) 1. Nd5 cxd5 (1. … Rhe8 2. Ne7+) 2. Rc2+
3) 1. Rd8+ Kxd8 2. Bxc5
4) 1. … b4 2. Ne2 (2. Ncb1 Rxc1 3. Qxc1 Nxg4) 2. … Nxg4
5) 1. … Bxd2+ (1. … a6 2. Qxb4 Nxb4 3. Bxb4) 2. Nbxd2 a6
6) 1. … Bd4 2. Be3 Bxe3 3. Qxe3 d4
7) 1. Bd4 (1. Qxf5? Bxg2+) 1. … Qxd4 2. Qxf5
8) 1. … Be2 2. Nxd4 (2. Qd2 Bxf3) 2. … Bxd1
9) 1. Nb6+ Qxb6 2. Qg4+
10) 1. … Nc5 2. Rbb1 Nd3
11) 1. Qxb7+ Qxb7 2. Bxa6
12) 1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Qf4 Bxh3 3. Qxe5+ Be6 4. Rad1 Qa5 5. Bh3

47 – Test / Mix: Q
1) 1. Ne7+ Kb8 2. Rxd8+ Rxd8 3. Rxd8#
2) 1. … Bxc3 2. Rxb4 Qe2+
3) 1. … Re3 2. Qb7+ (2. R5xe3 Qf2+ 3. Kh1 Qh2#) 2. … Kh8 3. Rf1 Qxe5
4) 1. … Qxd2+ 2. Kxd2 R8e2+ 3. Kc3 (3. Kc1 Rc2+ 4. Kb1 Rxd1#) 3. … Rc2#
5) 1. Bb5+ Kf8 2. Qxh6+ Kg8 3. exd5 Qxb5 4. Rd3
6) 1. f5 exf5 2. e6 Qd6 3. gxf5
7) 1. … Nxe5 2. Nxe5 Ne3+
8) 1. Rc8 Nc6 2. Rxa8
9) 1. … cxd4 2. Bxd4 Nc5 3. Bxc5 Qxd3 4. Bxe7 b5
10) 1. Rf5 (1. Rxb4? Rc3+ 2. Kxc3 stalemate) 1. … Kb6 (1. … Rxf5? 2. Bxc7#) 2. Rxc5 Kxc5 3. Be7+ Kd5 4. Kxb4
11) 1. … Qc6 2. e4 Ra8
12) 1. Bb5 (1. Qxe6+ Qxe6 2. Rxe6 Nc7) 1. … Qc8 2. Qxe6+ Qxe6 3. Rxe6

48 – Test / Mix: R
1) 1. … h6! (1. … cxb5? 2. Qxf6+) 2. Qh4 g5 3. Nxg5 cxb5
2) 1. Nd5 Kg8 2. Rxf7
3) 1. Ng5 Bb7 (1. … Bxg5 2. Bxg5 Qxg5 3. Qxd5+) 2. Ne6 Qd7 3. Nxf8 Bxf8
4) 1. Ng6+ Rxg6 2. Rxe7 Nxf5 3. Rhxh7#
5) 1. … Bh6 2. Qxc3 dxc3 3. Rxc3 Bd2 4. Rc2 Rxd3
6) 1. Qa2 Bb6 2. Bxf7+
7) 1. … Qxd4 2. Bb5+ Ke7 3. Qxd4 Nc2+
8) 1. Rb4 Qxb4 2. Bb3+ Qxb3 (2. … Kxb3 3. Qc2+ Ka2 4. b3+ Ka3 5. Qb2#) 3. Qb1#
9) 1. Qb6 Qd6 2. Qxb7+
10) 1. g4 Bg6 2. Bg5
11) 1. Qh3 Kxf7 2. Qh7+ Ke8 3. Qg8+
12) 1. b3 Qb5 2. Nc7

49 – Test / Mix: S
1) 1. Bg5+ f6 2. Bxf6+
2) 1. Na4 b5 2. Nb6+
3) 1. … Nxd4 2. Qxb6 Bxc3+
4) 1. Qd4+ Bd6 2. Qg4+ Kd8 3. Bxg5+
5) 1. Nc3 a3 2. Rb1
6) 1. Qxd8 Raxd8 2. Rxd8
7) 1. Qxh7 Rxh7 2. Re8+ Kd7 3. R1e7#
8) 1. … Bxg3 2. hxg3 Qxd1+
9) 1. Ne4 Qf7 2. Nxd2
10) 1. Bg3 Bg7 2. Qxg8+ Kxg8 3. Bxb8
11) 1. … Bg4 2. Re1 (2. Bc3 Bxd1) 2. … Nxd4
12) 1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Qf4

50 – Test / Mix: T
1) 1. e5 (1. fxg4? Bxh2+) 1. … fxe5 2. fxg4
2) 1. h5 Bxh5 2. Bf3
3) 1. Rh8+ Bxh8 2. Bh5+ Kd8 3. Qf8+
4) 1. … e2+ 2. Kh1 Bf2
5) 1. … Nxd4 (1. … Nxd5 2. Bxc6 bxc6 3. exd5 cxd5) 2. Bxd7+ Nxd7
6) 1. Rh3 h6 2. Qd2 Kh7 3. Qxd7
7) 1. Rd6 Qxc4 2. Rd7
8) 1. Kd2 Rfd8 2. Ra1
9) 1. Bc4 Qa4 2. Bb5 Qa2 3. Qc8#
10) Drawing
11) 1. Rg3 Qe6 2. Bxf7 Qxf7 3. Rf3
12) 1. Ne4 Bb6 2. Nxf6+ Qxf6 3. Bxd5+

51 – Test / Mix: U
1) 1. … Rxf3 2. gxf3 (2. Qe4 d3) 2. … Bh3+ 3. Kg1 Qxe1#
2) 1. … Qxg1+ 2. Kxg1 (2. Nxg1 Nf2#) 2. … Rc1+ 3. Rd1 Rxd1+ 4. Qe1 Rxe1#
3) 1. … Bxf3 2. gxf3 Ne5 3. Bxf7+ Rxf7 4. 0-0-0 Nc4
4) 1. Rxb6 axb6 2. Rd8+
5) 1. … Ne2+ 2. Rxe2 (2. Bxe2 Qxe3+ 3. Kh1 fxg4) 2. … Qxg4
6) 1. Qg4+ Kb8 2. Bg5
7) 1. Nxe6+ fxe6 2. Bb6+
8) 1. … Qxb5 2. Rxb5 Nc3
9) 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Qh8+ Bxh8 3. Nh7#
10) 1. Bg5 Bxg5 2. Bxg6+ Kf8 3. Qf7#
11) 1. Qxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bf6+ Kg8 3. Rh4
12) 1. Rxd5 Qxd5 (1. … Qa1+ 2. Qd1 Qxa2 3. Rd7) 2. Qb4+ Kg7 3. Nxd5

52 – Test / Mix: V
1) 1. … Nf4 2. Qxd4 Nh3#
2) 1. d6+ Rxd6 2. Qxe5+ Kd7 3. Bh3+
3
) 1. Ne5+ Ke7 2. Bxe3
4) 1. … Bg5+ 2. Kb1 Rxd4+
5) 1. Nxc5 dxc5 2. dxc5
6) 1. Neg5+ Rxg5 (1. … fxg5 2. Ne5+) 2. fxg5
7) 1. Bb6 Qc4 2. Rd8+ Ke7 3. Qxc4 bxc4 4. 0-0
8) 1. … Nd5 2. Re2 Qxb7 3. Rc5 Rad8 4. Re5 Qf7
9) 1. Be4 Qxb7 2. Bxb7
10) 1. Bxc6 bxc6 2. Ne5
11) 1. Rxd3 cxd3 2. Ne6+ fxe6 3. Rc7+
12) 1. … Nf3+ 2. Kh1 Nxe1

53 – Test / Mix: W
1) 1. … Qxc3 2. Bxf4 exf4
2) 1. Rxc7 Qxc7 2. Qxd5+
3) 1. … Bxc3+ 2. Kf1 (2. Bd2 Qxd2+ 3. Kf1 Qd1+ 4. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 5. Bxd1 Re1#; 2. bxc3 Qd1#) 2. … Qd1+ 3. Bxd1 Re1#
4) 1. Nh5 gxh5 2. Rg3
5) 1. Nb1 Bxg2 2. Bxb4 Qc6 3. Nxg2
6) 1. Bf4+ Kb7 2. a6+ Ka8 3. Rd6
7) 1. Ng5 Qe5 2. f4
8) 1. Bxd5 cxd5 2. Qa4+
9) 1. … Rh3+ 2. Qxh3 Qxc1+ 3. Kh2 Bxe4
10) 1. Ne4 a1Q (1. … Bxe4 2. e3#; 1. … Rxe4 2. Rd3#) 2. Rb4#
11) 1. Ne4 (1. Na4 Rc8) 1. … Rc8 2. Nf6
12) 1. Nc6 Qd6 2. Ne7+ Qxe7 3. Qxd5

54 – Test / Mix: X
1) 1. … Qc6 2. b3 f5 3. Nxb6 Bf6
2) 1. f5 Bh5 2. g4
3) 1. … Qxg4+ 2. Bxg4 Ne4+ 3. Kg2 Nxc3
4) 1. Ng5+ Kg8 2. Nxe4
5) Drawing
6) Drawing
7) 1. a3 Bd6 2. Bd2
8) Drawing
9) Drawing
10) 1. Qh3 Nc5 2. Nb6
11) 1. Bxg6 Qxg6 2. Qd8+ Kh7 3. Qxa5
12) 1. … Nxd4 2. Qxd4 Bc5

55 – Test / Mix: Y
1) 1. … Ne3+ 2. fxe3 Qxd5
2) 1. … Ncd4 2. Bd3 Nxc2
3) 1. … f4 2. Bxf4 Bxf4 3. Qxf4 Rxe2
4) 1. … Rxh2 2. Rxh2 Qe3+
5) 1. Ra7+ Kxa7 2. Rb7+ Ka8 3. Ra7+ Kxa7 4. Qb7#
6) 1. Qg1 Qxa4 (1. … Bc5 2. Qxc5) 2. Qb6+ cxb6 3. c7#
7) 1. … Rd3 2. Qxb7 Rd1+ 3. Kxd1 Qxe2#
8) 1. Qg4+ Qxg4 2. Bxg4+ f5 3. Nxd6+
9) 1. Qc4 Qxc4 2. Bxd6+
10) 1. Qxg8 Rxg8 2. Nf6+ Ke7 3. Nxg8+ Ke8 4. Nf6+
11) 1. Nb5+ (1. f7 Qh5 2. Ne8+ Kc8 3. f8Q Qxd1+) 1. … cxb5 2. f7
12) 1. Nf4 Qxd1 (1. … exf4 2. Qxh5) 2. Ng6#
56 – Test / Mix: Z
1) 1. … Re1 2. Qxe1 Nxf3+
2) 1. e4 dxe3 2. Rxd5
3) 1. Nxd5 exd5 (1. … Qf7 2. Nc7) 2. Nf5
4) 1. … Rb6 2. Be4 Rd6 3. Qc1 Rxd2 4. Bd3 Bg5 5. Bxa6 Qb6
5) 1. … Be5 2. Nxe5 Q1g1#
6) 1. … Re2 2. Qxe2 Qxh2+ 3. Nxh2 Ng3#
7) 1. … e3 2. Ne6 exf2+
8) 1. Nd5 (1. Bd5 wins too) 1. … exd5 2. Rh3
9) 1. Rf5+ gxf5 2. Rg7+ Kh6 3. Nxf5#
10) 1. Rf4 Qxf4 2. Bd5+ Qf7 3. Qxg6+
11) 1. … Qxd2+ 2. Kxd2 Nb3+
12) 1. Rf8+ Nxf8 2. Qxe5+ Bxe5 3. Bxe5+ Kg8 4. Nh6#

Step 5 +

3 Mini-plans / Opening the position: A
1) 1. Pg5 hxg5 2. hxg5
2) 1. f6+ gxf6 2. Lg4 Tcg8 (2. … Pd7 3. Lxd7) 3. Dxf6+
3) 1. e5 dxe5 2. Dxd8 Txd8 3. fxe5
4) 1. … d5 2. exd5 Pxd5 3. Lf3 Pxc3 4. Dxc3 Lf6
5) 1. Pg5 (1. f5 h6) 1. … Ke8 2. f5 Tc6 3. fxe6
6) 1. c5
7) 1. a4 Dd8 (1. … bxa4 2. Pxa4 Lb5 3. Pc5 and pawn a6 will be lost.) 2. axb5 Pxb5 3. Ta5 with
advantage.
8) 1. … f5 2. Dg3 fxe4 3. fxe4 Ph4+
9) 1. h4 f5 2. h5 (2. exf6ep Pxf6 3. h5 Pxh5 4. Lxg6 hxg6)
10) 1. e4 Kf8 2. exf5 exf5 3. Dg3
11) 1. … h6 2. gxh6 Dxh6 3. Kf1 Te6
12) 1. … a4 2. Th2 axb3 3. cxb3 Lf4 4. Lg6+ Ke6 5. Tc2 d4

4 Mini-plans / Activating a piece: A
1) 1. Tfd1
2) 1. Te4 Db6 2. Th4 h5 3. fxg6 fxg6 4. Txh5
3) 1. Lg4 Db8 2. Td7
4) 1. 0-0 (1. Dh5+ g6 2. De5 Lxb5 3. Dxh8 Dh4+)
5) 1. … Tc8 (1. … cxd4 2. Pxd4 Tc8 3. Dd2 Lxd4 4. Dxd4 Txc2 5. Lf4) 2. Da3 cxd4
6) 1. … Te6
7) 1. Tg4
8) 1. … f6 2. 0-0 (2. De2 fxe5) 2. … fxe5 3. dxe5 Txf3 4. gxf3 Pxe5 5. Kg2 Dh4
9) 1. Tc6 (1. Tc2 c6 2. Tfc1 a6) 1. … g5 (1. … bxc6 2. Pd6+ Ka8 3. Db7#) 2. Tfc1
10) Drawing
11) Drawing
12) 1. Te5

5 Mini-plans / Activating a piece: B
1) 1. Ph4
2) 1. Pe3
3) 1. Pc4
4) 1. … Pa4 2. b3 Pc3 3. Td2 Pxa2
5) 1. … Pe5 2. Dd1 Ph5
6) 1. Pf5 Df8 2. Pd5
7) 1. Pd6 Pd4 2. Txd4
8) 1. Da3
9) 1. Pg4 Lxg5 2. fxg5 Ph5 3. Ph6+
10) 1. … b5 2. Db3 Pb6
11) 1. Pd2
12) 1. a4 Dc7 2. a5 b5 3. Pc5

6 Mini-plans / Activating a piece: C
1) 1. Ld1 Tf8 2. Lc2
2) 1. Lc1
3) 1. Ld6
4) 1. Lf1 a5 (1. … bxc3 2. Lxc3 a5 3. Lb5 Kd7 4. Lxe5) 2. Lb5 Kd7 3. cxb4 axb4 4. Lxe5
5) 1. Lb5 La7 (1. … Lxh3 2. gxh3 Dxh3 3. Ph2 Dg3+ 4. Kh1 Lxf2 5. Df3 Dxf3+ 6. Phxf3) 2. d4
exd4 3. cxd4 d5 4. Pe5
6) 1. … c6 (1. … Tc6 2. Dxc6 Lxc6 3. Txc6)
7) 1. Ld1 Lf6 (1. … Te8 2. Lf3 Dc5 3. Ld5+ Kf8 4. Tf7+ Kg8 5. Tg7+ Kf8 6. Tg8#) 2. Lxf6
Txf6 3. Lf3 Db5 4. Ld5+
8) 1. … Le6! (1. … Lxc3 2. Lc4)
9) 1. Ld5 Pe5 2. Le4 Pg6 3. Dxg6 f5 4. Lxf5
10) 1. … La6
11) 1. Le1 Pe4 2. Lh4 Pdf6 3. Pg4 De6 4. Lxf6 gxf6 5. f5 De7 6. Lxe4
12) 1. e5 Lg7 2. Le3

7 Mini-plans / Activating a piece: D
1) 1. Dd6 (1. Pe4 0-0 2. Lxd7 Td8) 1. … Da5 2. Lg5
2) 1. c3 / 2. Da2+)
3) 1. f5
4) 1. Dh4 h6 2. Lxh6
5) 1. … Dd3
6) 1. Da3
7) 1. … Da5
8) 1. … Dd8 2. Dd1 Dh4+
9) 1. Pg3 Dd6 2. De4
10) 1. Kd2 Kg7 2. Dh1
11) 1. … De7
12) 1. … Df6 2. h3 d3 3. Dd2 Pe5

9 Pawn endings / Tempo play: A
1) 1. Kg6 (1. a3 a6=) 1. … a6 (1. … a5 2. a3 a4 3. Kh6) 2. a4 a5 3. Kh6
2) 1. g3 Kh8 2. g4 Kg8 3. g5 Kh8 4. g6 hxg6 (4. … Kg8 5. g7) 5. hxg6 Kg8 6. g7
3) 1. g4 fxg3ep 2. fxg3 g5 3. g4
4) 1. a5 c5 2. a6 c4 3. c3
5) 1. b4! a6 2. a3 c6 3. a4
6) Drawing
7) 1. Ke7 Kg5 2. Ke6 a6 3. a3 a5 4. a4
8) 1. a6 bxa6 2. Ke5 Kg4 3. a5
9) 1. a5 b5 2. Ke5 Kg3 3. Ke4
10) 1. g6! (1. Kc4? Kd6 2. g6 f6) 1. … f6 2. Kd3 Kc7 3. Kc3 (3. Kc4? Kd6) 3. … Kd7 draw
11) 1. Kg4 (1. b5 Ke7=) 1. … Kf6 2. b5 a6 3. bxa6 bxa6 4. b4
12) 1. … Kb6 2. Kc4 h6 3. h4 h5

10 Pawn endings / The rook pawn: A
1) 1. a4 Kxa2 2. Kf4 Kb3 3. Ke3 Kxa4 4. Kd2 Kb3 5. Kc1
2) 1. Kc3
3) 1. a4 bxa4 2. Kd2 Kb3 3. Kc1
4) 1. Kh6 (1. Kf7? Ke5 2. Ke7 Kd5 3. Kd7 Kc4 4. Kc6 Kxb4)
5) 1. Kd3
6) 1. Kf7
7) 1. Kf6 Ke8 2. Kg5
8) 1. a5 bxa5 2. a4
9) 1. Kb7 a5 2. Kc6 Kb4 3. Kd5
10) 1. Ke4! Kd2 (1. … Kf2 2. Kd5) 2. Kd5 Kd3 3. Kc6 Kd4 4. Kb7 Kc5 5. Kxa7
11) 1. Kg5!
12) 1. a5 (1. Kd4 Ke2 2. a5 Kf3=) 1. … Kf1 2. Kd4 Ke2 3. Kc5 Kd3 4. Kb6 Kd4 5. Kxa6 Kc5 6. Kb7

11 Pawn endings / Defending: A
1) 1. Kd3! (1. bxc3+? Kxc3) 1. … cxb2 2. Kc2 Ka3 (2. … Kc4 3. a4) 3. Kb1 d3 stalemate
2) 1. … Ke3 (1. … Kxf4?? 2. Kd5)
3) 1. … g6 (1. … Kc7 2. g6 f6 3. Ke4 Kd8 4. Kf5 Ke7 5. c7 Kd7 6. c8D+ Kxc8 7. Ke6 Kc7 8. Kf7
f5 9. Kxg7 f4 10. Kf8 f3 11. g7 f2 12. g8D f1D+ 13. Df7+)
4) 1. g4 Kf4 2. g5 Kxg5 3. Kg3
5) 1. Kg2 (1. b6 cxb6 2. Kg2) 1. … Kg6 2. Kf2 Kf6 3. Ke2 Ke6 4. Kd2 Kd6 5. b6 cxb6 6. Kc2 Kc6
7. Kb2
6) 1. Kb6! (1. Kb5? Kd6 2. Ka4 Kc6 3. Kxa5 Kc5) 1. … Kd6 2. Kb5! Ke5 3. Kxa5
7) 1. Kc2! (1. Kc4? Ke3) 1. … Ke3 2. Kd1
8) 1. h4 g4! 2. f4! (2. fxg4+? Kf6 3. g5+ Kf5 4. g6 hxg6#) 2. … Kxf4 stalemate
9) 1. Ka4 Kd4 2. Ka5 e4 3. a4 e3 stalemate
10) 1. b4 c4 2. b5! axb5 3. b4 Kb1 stalemate
11) 1. c4 bxc4 2. Ke4 Kc2 3. Kd4 Kxb2 4. Kxc4 Kxa3 5. Kc3
12) 1. Kd2 g3 (1. … Ke7 2. Ke3 f5 3. Kf4 Kf6 4. e3!) 2. Ke3 f5! 3. Kf3 f4 4. e3!
12 Pawn endings / Mix: A
1) 1. Kd5 Kd7 2. e5 dxe5 3. Kxe5 Ke7 4. e4
2) Drawing
3) Drawing
4) 1. b6 g3 2. b7 g2 3. b8D g1D 4. Dh8+ Kg5 5. Dg7+
5) 1. Kf5 Kg7 2. h8D+ Kxh8 3. Kf6 Kg8 4. g7
6) 1. a4 a5 2. g4+ hxg4+ 3. Kg3
7) 1. … Ke3 2. Kc4 Kd2 3. Kb5 Kc3 4. Kxb6 Kb4
8) 1. Kh4 (1. Kh5 Kf6 2. Kg4 g6) 1. … Kf6 2. Kh5 Ke7 3. Kg6 Kf8 4. e7+ Kxe7 5. Kxg7
9) 1. c4 dxc4 2. bxc4 Kxc4 3. Kh6
10) 1. Kd8! (1. Kxd7? Kb6! 2. Ke6 Kc5!) 1. … Kb6 (1. … c6 2. Kxd7 cxb5 3. c5 b4 4. c6 b3 5. c7 b2 6. c8D b1D 7. Da8+) 2. Kxd7! Kb7 3. c5 Kb8 4. c6
11) 1. e3! (1. e4? fxe4 2. Kxe4 c3! 3. bxc3 Ke6) 1. … Ke6 2. e4 fxe4 3. Kxe4
12) 1. g3 (or 1. Kg7 Kg5 2. g3) 1. … Kf6 (1. … g5 2. Kh5 g4 3. Kh4) 2. g4 g5 3. Kh5

14 King in the middle / Mix: A
1) 1. Pxc6 bxc6 2. Dxe6+ fxe6 3. Lg6#
2) 1. Txe5+ fxe5 2. Dd8+ Pxd8 3. Txd8#
3) 1. Dxg6+ hxg6 2. Lxg6+ Ke7 3. Pf5#
4) 1. Txf5 exf5 2. Pxc6+
5) 1. … d4 2. cxd4 Lb4 3. Dxb4 Dxf2#
6) 1. Le4 Dxg3 2. Lc6+ Txc6 3. Td8#
7) 1. Pxf7 Lxf7 2. Lxc7!
8) 1. La3 De5 2. f4
9) 1. Dxd6 Pxf5 2. Dxe5+
10) 1. Txe6+ fxe6 2. Pe5
11) 1. d6 Pa6 2. dxc7 Pxc7 3. Pd6#
12) 1. Pd5 Tc8 2. Pc7+

15 King in the middle / Mix: B
1) 1. Pb5 axb5 2. Lxb5+
2) 1. Pxg7+ Lxg7 2. Txe6+ fxe6 3. Dg6#
3) 1. Pxd5 cxd5 2. Lb5+ Pc6 (2. … Pd7 3. Pe5) 3. Pd4
4) 1. Dxd8+ Lxd8 2. Pc6+ Le7 3. Td8#
5) 1. Df8+ Txf8 2. Pd6+ Ke7 3. Pf5+ Ke8 4. Pxg7#
6) 1. La6
7) 1. Lb5+ Txb5 (1. … axb5 2. Dxb4) 2. Dc6+ Ke7 3. Dc7+
8) 1. La6 (1. Pe5 0-0 2. Pxc6 bxc6 3. Dxc6 Tab8 4. Tf2 Tb6 5. Da4 Ld6)
9) 1. Td6 Da2 (1. … Lxd6 2. Lxf7+) 2. Pc3 Dc4 3. b3
10) 1. Pe5 h5 (1. … Kf8 2. Dh5 Kg7 3. Df7+ Kh6 4. Pg4+) 2. Dd3 Th6 3. Dd5 Th7 4. Dg8+ Lf8
5. Pg6+ Te7 6. Lf7#
11) 1. Txe6+ Lxe6 (1. … fxe6 2. Lg6#; 1. … Le7 2. Dxc5) 2. Lb5+ Dc6 (2. … Ld7 3. Te1+ Le7
4. Dxc5) 3. Td1
12) 1. Pxe5 dxe5 2. Txe5+ Kd7 3. Da4+ Kc8 4. Dc6+

16 King in the middle / Opening the position: A
1) 1. Pd6+ Lxd6 (1. … cxd6 2. exd6+ Le7 3. Txe7+ Kf8 4. Lh6+ Kg8 5. Dd4; 1. … Ke7 2. Lg5+
Ke6 3. Dg4+) 2. exd6+ Kf8 3. Lh6+ Kg8 4. Dd4 f6 5. Dc4#
2) 1. f4
3) 1. f5 exf5 2. Te1 Le6 3. Pxd5 Df7 4. Txe6+
4) 1. d5 cxd5 2. Pxd5 Db5 3. Lb4
5) 1. e4 dxe4 (1. … Lg4 2. Dd2 dxe4 3. d5 e3 4. Lxe3) 2. d5 Dg6 3. dxc6 Dxg5 4. cxb7
6) 1. d4 Le6 2. d5 cxd5 3. exd5 Lf5 4. Pfxe5 dxe5 5. Pxe5
7) 1. Pd6+ exd6 2. exd6 Lxd6 3. De2+ Kf8 4. Lh6+ (4. … Kg8 5. De8+ Lf8 6. Dxf8#)
8) Drawing
9) 1. e5 c5 (1. … dxe5 2. Pxe5) 2. Dh4 dxe5 3. Pxe5 Dc7 4. Pxd7
10) 1. f4 f6 2. fxe5 dxe5 3. d6
11) 1. e4 fxe4 (1. … Lxf3 2. e5) 2. Pxe4 dxe4 3. Txe4+ Pe7 4. Txg4
12) 1. Pd6+ Lxd6 (1. … Ke7 2. Dh5) 2. Dxd5

18 Endgame / Wrong bishop: A
1) 1. Ld5+ Ke7 2. h6 Kf8 3. Kd2
2) 1. Lc5! Kc7 2. La7!
3) 1. Le4 Kxe4 (1. … Ke5 2. h5 Kf6 3. h6 Kf7 4. Lh7) 2. Kg4 Ke5 3. Kg5
4) 1. Lf7 g3 2. hxg3
5) 1. Ke3 Kf7 2. Lh7 Kf6 3. Kf4
6) 1. Lb3 Ke6 (1. … De6 2. Lg5) 2. Lf4
7) 1. Lg6+ Kxg6 2. h7 Kxh7 3. Kd5 Kg8 4. Ke6 Kf8 5. f7 Kg7 6. Ke7
8) 1. Lg8 g4 2. hxg4 g5 3. Lb3
9) 1. … Lc5 2. h6 Le3+
10) 1. Lc3+ Kh7 2. Lg7 b4 3. a4
11) 1. Te3 (1. Te8 stalemate; 1. Txd5+? Kxd5 2. h5 Ke5) 1. … Kxe3 2. h5
12) 1. Kh2 Lxh3 2. g3+

19 Endgame / Wrong bishop: B
1) 1. Kf3 Kg6 2. h4 gxh4 3. Kg2
2) 1. Kd2! (1. Kd1? Lf5 2. Kd2 a3 3. Kc3 Le6 4. Kc2 La2 5. Kc3 Kc5) 1. … a3 (1. … Lf5 2. Kc3!)
2. Kc2! (2. Kc1? Lf5; 2. Kc3? Le6) 2. … Lf5+ 3. Kb3
3) 1. g6
4) 1. Lg6+! Kxe7 2. Lh7! Kf8 3. Lxg8 Kxg8 4. Kc4! h5 5. Kd3 h4 6. Ke2 h3 7. Kf2! (7. Kf3?
Lh4; 7. Kf1? Ld4) 7. … h2 8. Kg2
5) 1. … h6
6) 1. Pg3 Kg4 (1. … Kxg3 stalemate; 1. … f4 2. Pxh5 en Pxf4) 2. Pxf5 Kxf5
7) 1. La6! bxa6
8) 1. Kg3 Lf1 2. Kf2 Lh3
9) 1. d3 a5 2. Kc5 a4 3. Kxd4
10) 1. Kc5 Le6 2. Kb6! (2. Kb4? Kd4 3. Ka3 Kc3 4. Ka4 Kb2 5. Kb4 Ld7 6. Ka5 Lb5 7. Kb4
Ka2 8. Ka5 Kb3) 2. … Lc8 3. Kc5 (3. Ka5? Kd4) 3. … Le6 4. Kb6 Lc4 5. Kc5
11) 1. … Tg1 2. Le4 (2. Th3 Tg3+ 3. Txg3 stalemate; 2. Th2 Tg2 3. Th1 Txc2) 2. … Txh1
12) 1. Tf8+ Tc8 2. Txc8+ Kxc8 3. La6

20 Endgame / Wrong bishop: C
1) 1. Kh3 Ke5 2. h5 Ke6 3. h6 Kf7 4. Lh7 Kf6 5. Kg4
2) 1. Le5+ Kg8 2. Lg7! (2. Lxf7+ Kxf7 3. a4 Ke6 4. a5)
3) 1. … Kh3 2. Kg1 Ld4+ 3. Kf1 Kxg3 4. Ke2 Kxh4
4) 1. Lb6! axb6 (1. … Ka8 2. Kc7; 1. … Kc8 2. Lxa7) 2. axb6
5) 1. Kf7 Kh7 2. Kf8 Kh8 (2. … Kh6 3. Kg8 Kh5 4. Ld1+ g4 5. hxg4+) 3. Lg8 g4 4. hxg4 g5 5. Ld5
6) 1. … Kh3 2. Kf1 Kh2 3. f3 h5 4. Kf2 Ld4+ 5. Kf1 h4 6. f4 h3 7. f5 Kg3 8. f6 h2
7) 1. … g4 (1. … Kh4 2. Lg4 Kg3 3. Kf5) 2. hxg4+ Kg5 3. Ke6 h5
8) 1. Pe5+ (1. Ph2+ Kh4 2. Pf3+ Txf3 3. Kxf3 Kh3 4. Kf2 Lc5+) 1. … Kh4 2. Pg6+ Kg4 (2. …
Kg5 3. Kxh3 Kxg6=) 3. Pe5+
9) 1. Lb4! (1. a5? d2; 1. Ke1? Ke4 2. a5 Kd5 3. a6 Kc6 4. Lc5 Kc7 5. La7 Kc6; 1. Lh6? Ke4) 1. …
Ke4 2. a5 Kd5 3. a6 Kc6 4. La5! d2 5. Ke2 (5. Lxd2? Kb6)
10) Drawing
11) 1. Lg5+ Ke2 2. Lh6 gxh6
12) 1. a6 (1. Txg2 Lxg2 2. a6 Lf1+) 1. … bxa6 2. Txg2 Lxg2 3. Kxb4

22 Mini-plans / Vulnerability: A
1) 1. Db5+ c6 2. Dd3
2) 1. Th5
3) 1. Lxb6 cxb6 2. Dg1
4) 1. … Ph5 2. Tg1 Lxg1 3. Kxg1 Pxg3 4. hxg3 Dxg3+
5) 1. Da3 Kd7 2. Lb5+ Kc7 3. Th3
6) 1. Kh1 Pf7 2. Dg1
7) 1. La6 Kb8 2. Lxb7
8) 1. Tc1 c6 2. dxc6 bxc6 3. Txc6+
9) 1. … La6 2. b3 Pxd5 3. Ta2 Pc3 4. Pxc3 bxc3
10) 1. … Pg4 2. Pf3 (2. Pb3 Ld3 3. Dd1) 2. … Lc5 3. Le3 Lxe3 4. fxe3 Pxe3 5. Df2 Pc2
11) 1. … Pxc3 2. Dxc3 Db4
12) 1. … Da8 2. Lg3 fxg3

23 Mini-plans / Vulnerability: B
1) 1. Pd4
2) 1. … Dh6 (1. … Pg3+ 2. hxg3 Ld4 3. f4) 2. Tfd1 Pg3+ 3. Kg1 De3#
3) 1. a5 Tb7 2. axb6
4) 1. … Df6 2. Dd2 Lxd4
5) 1. … La5
6) 1. Pg3
7) 1. … La4
8) 1. Pa4 Tb7 2. Pxb6 Txb6 3. Lc7
9) 1. … Ph5 (1. … Lh2+ 2. Kh1 Ph5 3. Te1) 2. Ld3 Lh2+
10) 1. h4
11) 1. … Ld8
12) 1. Dg3 g6 (1. … Ph5 2. Dg4) 2. Pxh6+ Kg7 3. Pf5+

24 Mini-plans / Reducing vulnerability: A
1) 1. Le2
2) 1. … g3
3) 1. … h6
4) 1. … Le7
5) 1. Pe2
6) 1. … a5
7) 1. … f5 2. Dh4 Pxd6
8) 1. … h6 2. Lh4 Pxe4
9) 1. … d6 2. Pd2 Ke7
10) 1. … Kg7
11) 1. … Pa5
12) 1. Lf4 exf4 2. Dxd4

25 Opening / Vulnerability: A
1) 1. … Dd6 2. Pxg6 Dg3+ 3. Kh1 Dxh3+ 4. Kg1 Dg3+ 5. Kh1 hxg6#
2) 1. … Lb5 2. Td1 Lc5
3) 1. Pd2 exd5 2. Pxe4
4) Drawing
5) 1. La6
6) 1. Lb5+ Ld7 2. Lxd7+ Kxd7 3. Pe5+
7) 1. Pxd7 Lxd4 (1. … Pxb5 2. Dxg7 Kxd7 3. c4) 2. Pf6+ Kf8 3. Lh6#
8) 1. d6 (1. 0-0-0 a6) 1. … Lxd6 2. 0-0-0
9) 1. exd5 (1. d4 is good but not as good as) 1. … cxd5 2. Pxe5 d4 3. Lxd4
10) 1. exf5 (1. Pg5 Pc5 2. Lxh5 gxh5 3. Dxh5 h6 4. Lxc5 Dxg5 5. Dxg5 hxg5 6. Le3 f4) 1. … gxf5
2. Pg5
11) 1. La4+ Ld7 2. Pe5
12) 1. Lxh6 gxh6 2. Ph4

26 Opening / Vulnerability: B
1) 1. … a4 2. Pc1 a3
2) 1. Pa4 (1. Tc1 Pc6 2. Pa4 Lb4+ 3. Kd1 La5) 1. … Ta7 (1. … Pd7 2. Tc1 Dd8 3. Dxb7)
2. Pb6
3) 1. Dd1 (1. d5 is possible too) 1. … Lxc3 2. Lxc3 Dc7 3. d5
4) 1. … a6 2. b4 Pxb4 3. La3 Lc2
5) 1. … Pc5 2. e4 dxe4 3. dxe4 Pd3+ 4. Kd1 Pxb2+ 5. Kc2 Pa4
6) 1. … exd4 2. Lxd4 Lb4 3. Lc3 Lxc3 4. bxc3 Lxf3 5. gxf3 Dd7 6. Pf1 Dxh3
7) 1. Pxf6+ Lxf6 2. Df4!
8) 1. … Pxd4 2. Dxd4 Pg4
9) 1. Df4 Tc8 2. Pg5
10) 1. … Pb6 2. Dd3 (2. Lb5 Lxh6 3. Dxh6 a6 4. dxc5 dxc5 5. Td1 Dc7 6. La4 Pxa4 7. Pxa4 Pxe4;
2. Lxg7 Pxc4 3. Dd3 Pxb2) 2. … Lxh6
11) 1. d4 Lb6 2. d5 a6 3. La4
12) 1. Pg5 0-0 (1. … Tf8 2. Pxh7 Th8 3. Pg5 Tf8 4. Dh5) 2. Dh5 h6 3. Pxf7

27 Winning material / Yes or no: A
1) yes: 1. … Pxe4 2. Te1 Pd2
2) no: 1. … Dxe4? 2. Lg5 Lxf3 3. gxf3
3) yes: 1. Lxf7+ Kxf7 2. Pg5+ Dxg5 3. fxg5+
4) no: 1. … Txb3? (1. … Kg8) 2. Ld6!
5) no: 1. … Pxd4 2. Da4
6) yes: 1. … Dxd4 2. e5 Lc5
7) yes: 1. Dxe4 (1. … Pxe4 2. Txg7+ Kh8 3. Tg3+ Pf6 4. Txh3)1. … Dd7 2. Dd4
8) no: 1. Lxa6? Lf5 2. Tb2 bxa6
9) yes: 1. Pxf7 Txd4 (1. … Txf7? 2. Txd8+) 2. Pxd8 Td7 (2. … Txd8 3. Txc7)
10) no: 1. … Txc5 (1. … Pxa2 2. Ta3) 2. Tee3
11) yes: 1. Pxc6+ Kd6 2. Pa3
12) no: 1. … Dxc3 2. Td8+ Kh7 3. Pg5+

28 Winning material / Yes or no: B
1) yes: 1. … Pxe4
2) no: 1. Txd5? Dc7! 2. Tdd4 e5
3) no: 1. … Pxf2 2. Lxf2 Dxe2 3. Tae1
4) yes: 1. Pcxe4 Pxe4 2. Pxe4 Dxe4 3. Lf3
5) yes: 1. … Pxd4 2. cxd4? Db5+
6) no: 1. … Txe4 (1. … Pxe4 2. Lxd8) 2. Ph6+ gxh6 3. Lxf6
7) yes: 1. Lxa7 b6 2. c5 Kb7 3. c6+ Pxc6 4. Lb5
8) yes: 1. Pxd5
9) no: 1. … Pxc5? 2. Pd5 cxd5 3. Lxc5
10) no: 1. … Lxe5? (1. … Pxe5 2. Tc5) 2. Txe5 Pxe5 3. Tc5
11) yes: 1. Pxb5
12) no: 1. Pxd5 Dxd5 (1. … Pf2+ 2. Txf2 Lxf2 3. Pxc7)

30 Queen ending / Activity: A
1) 1. Dd5+ Kb4 (1. … Ka6 2. Da8+) 2. Dd4+ Dxd4+ 3. Kxd4
2) Drawing
3) 1. Dg8+ Kc5 (1. … Kb4 2. Db8+; 1. … Kd3 2. Dh7+) 2. Dc8+ Kb6 3. Db8+
4) 1. … Dd7+ 2. Ka3 (2. Kb3 Dd5+ 3. Dxd5+ Kxd5; 2. Ka5 Dd5+ 3. Dxd5+ Kxd5; 2. Kb4 De7+
3. Dxe7+ Kxe7) 2. … De7+ 3. Dxe7+ Kxe7
5) 1. Dc3+ Kd5 2. Dc4+ Ke5 3. d4+
6) 1. Db6+ Ka3 2. Dxd6+ Db4 3. Da6+
7) 1. … Db6+ 2. Ke7 (2. Kd7 Db5+; 2. Kd5 Db5+ 3. Dxb5+ axb5) 2. … De3+
8) 1. Df8+ Kb5 2. Db8+ Kc5 (2. … Ka5 3. Dc7+ Kb5 4. Db6#) 3. De5#
9) 1. Dc4+ Ka5 2. b4+ Ka4 3. Da6+
10) 1. … De7 2. g4 (2. f5 De4+ 3. g4 De1+) 2. … De1+
11) 1. Dd3 Db5 (1. … b5 2. Dc2+) 2. Da3#
12) 1. Df7+ Kd6 2. Dd7+ Kc5 3. Da7+

31 Queen ending / Activity: B
1) 1. De5+ Kg6 2. De4+ Dxe4+ 3. Kxe4 Kf6 4. Kd5 Ke7 5. Kc6 Kd8 6. Kb7
2) 1. Dh4+ Kg6 2. Dh5+ Kf6 3. Dh8+
3) 1. De7+ Kf5 2. De6+ Kf4 3. Dxh6+
4) 1. a4 Dxa4 2. De8+
5) 1. De7 Kc8 2. De6 Kd8 3. Dg8+ De8 4. Dxe8+ Kxe8 5. Ke6
6) 1. De8 Dxf3 2. Da8+
7) 1. Dc8+ Kd6 2. Dc6+ Ke5 3. f4+
8) 1. Da8+ Kd7 2. Dc8+ Kd6 3. Dc6+ Ke5 4. Dc5+
9) 1. De4 Dd7 2. Da8+ Kb5 3. Da4+
10) 1. Df7+ Kg5 2. Dg8+ Kf4 3. Dg4+ Ke5 4. Dg7+
11) 1. Dg2+ Kh4 2. Dh2+ Kg5 3. f4+
12) 1. Db1+ Dg1 2. Db7+ Dg2 3. a6! Dxb7 4. axb7 Kg1 (4. … Kg2 5. b8D h1D 6. Db7+) 5. b8D
h1D 6. Db1+

32 Queen ending / Activity: C
1) 1. Dg7+ Kf5 2. Dg5+ Ke6 3. f5+
2) 1. Df8+ Kg5 2. h4+ gxh3 3. Df4+ Kh5 4. Dh4#
3) 1. Dg7 c2 2. Dh7+ Dh6 3. Df5+
4) 1. Dh3+ (1. g4? De8+ 2. Dxe8 stalemate) 1. … Dh4 (1. … Kg6 2. Dh7+ Kf6 3. Df7+ Ke5 4.
De7+) 2. De6+ Kh5 3. Df7+ (3. Kh7? Dg3!) 3. … Kg4 4. Df3#
5) 1. Dd8+ (1. Db5+ Kd4) 1. … Kc5 2. Dd6+ Kb5 3. Db6#
6) 1. … Dc3+ (1. … Dd5 2. Dg3+ Kxd4 3. Dc3+ Ke4 4. De1+) 2. Kb5 Dc4+ 3. Ka5 Dd5+
7) 1. Dc6 Db4 (1. … Dd3+ 2. Db5+ Dxb5+ 3. Kxb5) 2. Dd7 (2. Db5+ Ka8 3. Dd5+ Kb8 4. Dd8#)
8) 1. Dh3+ Dh4 (1. … Kg6 2. Dh7+ Kf6 3. Df7+ Ke5 4. De7+) 2. g4+ Kg6 (2. … Kh6 3. Dd3)
3. Dd3+ Kf6 4. Dd6#
9) 1. De1 Ke5 2. d4+
10) 1. Dh4+ (1. Dxg6? Dc8+ 2. Kxc8 stalemate) 1. … Kg7 2. De7+ Kg8 3. Dd8+ Kg7 4. Dc7+
11) 1. Df6+ Ke4 (1. … Kd5 2. De6+ Kc5 3. Dc8+) 2. Dxg6+ Kd5 (2. … Ke5 3. De6+ Kf4 4. Dh6+)
3. De6+ Kc5 4. Dc8+
12) 1. De6 Dc7 2. Dd6 Dxd6 (2. … Df7 3. Dg3#) 3. cxd6

34 Defending / Defending against threats: A
1) 1. g5 Lxd7 2. g6+ Kg8 stalemate
2) 1. Lg4+ Pxg4 (1. … Kb8 2. Lxa7+) 2. Dxg4+
3) 1. Kh4 Lxe5 2. g5#
4) 1. … Dxg4+! 2. Kh6 (2. hxg4 Th1#) 2. … Dxh3+ 3. Dh5 Dxd7
5) 1. … Dh5
6) 1. Lxf6 (1. Lb3 Pxd4 2. Dxd4 c5 3. Dxd6 Dxd6 4. Txd6 c4) 1. … Dxf6 2. Lb3
7) 1. … Pg6 (1. … Da5 2. Lxe5)
8) 1. Td1 Txd1 2. Txc3
9) 1. Th5 Lxh5 (1. … Tg8 2. Thh7 b2 3. Txa7+ Kb8 4. Pc6+ Kc8 5. Thc7#) 2. Pc6 Lf3 3. Txa7#
10) 1. … Te8 (1. … Dd8 2. Lb8)
11) 1. Pe4 (1. Pb3 Dxd3 2. Dxd3 Lxf2+ 3. Txf2 Txd3) 1. … Dxd3 2. Dxd3 Txd3 3. Pxc5
12) 1. … Txe1 2. Txe1 Dd8

35 Defending / Defending against threats: B
1) 1. f4 Lxc3 (1. … Dxh6 2. fxe5) 2. Lg5
2) 1. … Dc8
3) 1. Df2 (1. Te1 f4) 1. … f4 (1. … Pxc4 2. Te8+ Dxe8 3. Dxd4) 2. Te8+ Kg7 3. Txd8 Lxf2+
4. Kxf2
4) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. gxf3+
5) Drawing
6) 1. Df5
7) 1. … Pd3 2. Dxd3 c4+
8) 1. Pxd5 fxg6 2. Pf6++ Kh8 3. Pxg6#
9) 1. … g5 (otherwise Llack loses a piece) 2. Lxg5 f6
10) 1. … Pd4 2. Dxd4 Dxf3
11) 1. Df5 Dxf5 2. Lxe4
12) 1. … Pc6 2. Txc6 axb5

36 Defending / Defending against threats: C
1) 1. … Lf8 (1. … Pg8 2. Dxe7+ Pxe7 3. Pd6+) 2. 0-0-0 Tc8 3. Lg5 Dc4 4. c3 Lxd6 5. Pxd6+
Ke7 6. Pxc4 Txc4
2) 1. Dxf7+ (1. g3 Dd7) 1. … Dxf7 2. Txc8+ De8 3. Txe8+
3) 1. … Te4 (1. … Le8 2. Td8 Te4 is the same) 2. Td8+ Le8 3. Txb8 Txe7
4) 1. Dh8+ (1. Lxf3 gxf3 2. Dh8+ Kxh8 3. Pd5+ Lg7 4. Pxf4 Df5) 1. … Kxh8 2. Pe2+ Kg8
3. Pxf4
5) 1. Dh6+ Txh6 2. Lxd5
6) 1. c3 Lxc3 2. Tac1 Lb4 3. f5 e5 4. Dg5+ Kf8 5. f6 g6
7) 1. … Th4 (1. … Lf5 2. Pe3)
8) 1. … d6 (1. … Pxd3 2. fxg7+ Kxg7 3. Lxh6+; 1. … Tg8 2. f7; 1. … Pf4 2. fxg7+)
9) 1. Dxg6+ Kf8 (1. … fxg6 2. Txc7+) 2. fxg3
10) 1. … Dd5+ 2. e4 Dc5
11) 1. Pf7 Lxe3 (1. … Kxf7 2. 0-0; 1. … Dxf7 2. Tf1) 2. Pxh8
12) 1. … Dxg2+ (1. … Txg7 2. Tf8+ Kd7 3. Le8+ Kd8 4. Lc6#; 1. … Dxg6 2. Tf8+ Txf8 3. Dxg6)
2. Kxg2 Txg7

37 Defending / Defending against a passed pawn: A
1) 1. Lc1 b1D 2. Ta3#
2) 1. Ld3 a1D 2. Kb3 Dd4 (2. … Da7 3. Tc3+ Ka1 4. Tc1#) 3. Tc3+ Ka1 (3. … Dxd3 4. Txd3
Kc1 5. Td4 Kb1 6. Td1#) 4. Tc1#
3) 1. Th1+ Kxh1 (1. … Kg3 2. Th3+ Kf2 3. Lxa2) 2. g4+ Kh2 3. Lxa2
4) 1. Kb4 Kb2 2. Tc8 a1D 3. Tc2+ Kb1 4. Kb3
5) 1. Ld3 g2 (1. … Kg2 2. Le4#; 1. … Ke3 2. Lf1 Kf3 3. Th3) 2. Th3#
6) 1. Th7+ (1. Lxa2? stalemate) 1. … Kg8 2. Th1 a1D 3. Lh7+
7) 1. Lxa3 a1D (1. … Lxa3 2. Txa2 with a winning position) 2. Lxb2
8) 1. Lf1 e1D (1. … exf1D 2. Txf1 Ke3 3. Kc2 f3 4. Te1+) 2. Td3#
9) 1. Lc4 Ka3 (1. … g1D 2. Ta6#) 2. Txh2 g1D 3. Ta2#
10) 1. Kd3 Kxa1 2. Kc2 b5 3. Le5#
11) 1. Th8 a1D 2. Ta8 Dxa8 3. Lf3+
12) 1. Le2+ Kxe2 2. Th4 a1D 3. Th2+ Kf1 4. Th1+
.
38 Defending / Defending against a passed pawn: B
1) 1. Lf1 e1D 2. Txa4+ bxa4 3. b4#
2) 1. Ta7 b1D 2. Lxd4#
3) 1. Th6+ Kc5 (1. … Ke5 2. Te6+ Kxe6 3. Lxd5+ Kxd5 4. c4+ Kxc4 5. Kc2; 1. … Kc7 2. Th7+
Kc8 3. Tb7 Kxb7 4. Lxd5+ Kc7 5. La2) 2. Tc6+ Kxc6 (2. … Kd4 3. c3+) 3. Lxd5+ Kxd5 4. c4+
Kxc4 5. Kc2
4) 1. Lc3 d2 2. La1 d1D 3. Tc3#
5) 1. Te1 b2 (1. … f6 2. Te7+ Kg8 3. Kg6 Kf8 4. Ld6) 2. Th1+ Kg8 3. Th8+ Kxh8 4. Le5+
6) 1. Te2 (1. Td2? h1D+ 2. Kg3 Dh5) 1. … h1D+ 2. Kg3 Kf1 3. La6 Dg1+ 4. Tg2+
7) 1. Ld7! e1D (1. … Kxd7 2. Txe3) 2. Lb5
8) 1. Le7 Kc7 (1. … Kxa5 2. Lb4+) 2. d6+ Kc6 3. Tc5+
9) 1. Tg5+ Kh7 (1. … Kh6 2. Tg8 h1D 3. Lg7+! Kg5 4. Le5+ Kh6 5. Th8+) 2. Tg7+! Kh6 3. Kf7
h1D 4. Lg5+
10) 1. Lf7! (1. Txe2? stalemate) 1. … a2 2. Lh5 a1D 3. Te8#
11) 1. Tc2+ Kb5 2. Txb2 a1D 3. Lc3+ Kc5 4. Tb5+
12) 1. Lb7! a1D 2. Txa6+ Dxa6 3. Lxa6 Kxa6 4. Kc3 Ka5 5. Kc4

39 Defending / Defending against an attack on the king: A
1) 1. … Pe6
2) 1. … Da5+ (1. … Dd6 2. Th3) 2. Kf1 (2. Kd1 Dxa2) 2. … Dd2
3) 1. … Lf5 (1. … Pf6 2. Pxf7 ; 1. … h6 2. Pxf7)
4) 1. … Kh8 (1. … Kh7 2. Td3 Txc3 3. Dh4+ Kg7 4. Dg3+ Kh7 5. Txc3) 2. Td3 f6
5) 1. … Le2 (1. … Kh8 2. Tg3) 2. Te1 Lxf3 3. gxf3 Dc2+ 4. Kh1 Df2
6) 1. … h6 (1. … Kh8 2. Lxg7+ Kxg7 3. Dg5+ Kh8 4. Df6+ Kg8 5. Te3 ; 1. … gxf6 2. exf6 Kh8
3. Txe8) 2. Te3 Kh7 3. Dd3+ g6
7) 1. … f5 (1. … g6 2. Lxg6 hxg6 3. Dxg6+ Kh8 4. Tf3 Tf7 5. Th3+)
8) 1. … Lxg3 (1. … Te8 2. Ph5 Lf8 3. Dg5+ Kh8 4. Pxf6) 2. Dg5+ Kh8 3. Dh6+
9) 1. … Pd7 (1. … Pc6 2. Dh4) 2. e5 Lxe5 3. Pe4 d5
10) 1. f3
11) 1. … Lh7 (1. … Df8 2. Dh8+ Kxh8 3. Lxf6++ Kg8 4. Th8#) 2. Tg3+ Lg6
12) 1. … Dd8

40 Defending / Defending against an attack on the king: B
1) 1. … Dd4+ (1. … Lh4 2. Dxe5 ; 1. … Lxg7 2. f6) 2. Kh1 Lh4
2) 1. … Le4 (1. … Kg8 2. Lxh6 ; 1. … Th8 2. Txh6+ (2. Dxf7 Lxc1=))
3) 1. … Pb3+ 2. Kc2 Lf5+
4) 1. … Pd7 (1. … Kh8 2. Txe4 dxe4 3. Dh6 Tg8 4. Lxf7) 2. Dh6 Pxf6
5) 1. … De7 (1. … Dc6 2. Tg3 g6 3. Dh6; 1. … Dg5 2. Pxg7; 1. … Dh6 2. Pxg7) 2. Tg3 g6 3. Dh6 f5
6) 1. f4 (1. g3 Dxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Th4+ ; 1. h3 Tg4)
7) 1. … Dxd2+
8) Drawing
9) Drawing
10) 1. … Td7 (1. … Tfe8 2. Td3) 2. Dxf6+ Kg8 3. Dg5+
11) 1. … Le6 (1. … Te6 2. Tf3 c6 3. Th3 Kf8 4. Dh8+ Ke7 5. Dxg7 Dg8; 1. … Txe5 2. dxe5 De7
3. exf6 De3+ 4. Kh1) 2. Tf3 Dd7 3. Tg3 Lf5
12) 1. … Th8 (1. … Pf6 2. exf6 Dxf6 3. Lg5+ ; 1. … f6 2. Lxf8+ Kg8 3. Ld6) 2. Tf1 Pxe5

41 Defending / Defending against a passed pawn: C
1) 1. Te8+ Txe8 2. Pxf7+ Kc8 3. Pd6+ Kd8
2) 1. … Ph2+ 2. Kxe3 Pf1+ 3. Kf3 Ph2+
3) 1. Td7+ Lxd7 (1. … Kh6 2. Td6+ Kh5 3. Tg5+ Kh4 4. Th6+) 2. Pf6+
4) 1. Tb2 a1D 2. Pb6+ Ka3 3. Pc4+ Ka4 4. Pb6+
5) 1. Txg2 h1D 2. Te2+ Kd1 3. Pc3+
6) 1. Tb3! a1D 2. Pc5+ Ka5 3. Pb7+ Ka4 4. Pc5+
7) 1. Th6+ Kxh6 2. g8P+ Kh5 3. Pf6+ Kh6 4. Pg8+
8) 1. Td6 b1D 2. Pf5+ Ke8 3. Pg7+ Ke7 4. Pf5+
9) 1. Pd8+ Kb8 (1. … Ka8? 2. Pc6) 2. Pc6+ Kc8 3. Pa7+ Kd8 4. Pc6+
10) 1. Txd5! (1. Pd4+? Kd6 2. Tc6+ Kd7 3. Te6 a1D) 1. … a1D 2. Pf4+ Kf6 3. Ph5+ Kg6
4. Pf4+ Kf6 5. Ph5+
11) 1. Pd8+ Kd6 2. Tf7 h1D 3. Pb7+ Ke6 4. Pd8+ Kd6 5. Pb7+
12) 1. Pa5+ (1. Te5? Kb4; 1. Txd3? Kxd3 2. Pc5+ Kc4) 1. … Kd4 2. Te5! d1D 3. Pc6+ Kc4
4. Pa5+ Kb4 5. Pc6+ Kc4 (5. … Ka4? 6. Ta5#) 6. Pa5+

42 Defending / Getting out of check: A
1) 1. … Te6 (1. … Kh7 2. Dh5+ Kg8 3. Dxe8+ Kh7 4. Dh5+ Kg8 5. Td8#)
2) 1. … Ld7 2. Dxc5 (2. Db4 e5 3. 0-0) 2. … Tc8
3) 1. e3 (1. Kh1 Pxg3+ 2. hxg3 Dh5+) 1. … Lxe3+ 2. Kh1
4) 1. … Td5 2. Dxd5+ Kh8
5) 1. Lc2! (1. Tc2? Txa4) 1. … Lxc7+ 2. Tg3#
6) 1. c5 Dxc5+ 2. Ld4 Dc7 3. fxg6+
7) 1. Te1 Dxe1+ 2. Lf1
8) 1. … Kf8 (1. … Ke7 2. Pf5+ exf5 3. The1)
9) 1. Pf7 Dxf7+ 2. Kg2
10) 1. … Df7 (1. … Kf8 2. Tf4+) 2. Lxf7+ Kf8
11) 1. Dxd4 Pxd4 2. Pf6+
12) 1. De3 Dxc4 2. Tf4

43 Defending / Getting out of check: B
1) 1. Ld4! (1. Kh1 Lxf8) 1. … Lxd4+ 2. Kh1 dxc2 3. Th8+
2) 1. … Kxg6 (1. … Kh8? 2. Tf7 De3+ 3. Kh2 Lg7 4. Txg7 Kxg7 5. Df7+ Kh8 6. Dh7#) 2. Le4+
Kg7 3. Tf4 Le5
3) 1. … Lc5! 2. Dxd3 (2. Dxc5+ Kd7 3. Ld4 Tc8 4. Dd6+ Ke8; 2. Ld4! Td8 3. Dxc5+ Kd7)
2. … Td8
4) 1. Lc5
5) 1. Tf2 Dxc4 2. Pd5
6) 1. … Te8! (1. … Pf8? 2. Dxf8+! Kxf8 3. Th8#) 2. Dxe8+ Pf8 3. De3 Te4
7) 1. c3 Lxa5 2. Lg5
8) 1. Dc1 (1. De1 Txe1+ 2. Kf2 Te2+ 3. Kg1 Te1+) 1. … Txc1+ 2. Kf2
9) Drawing
10) 1. Dd2 Dxa4 2. b3
11) 1. Le3 (1. Tf2 Dg4+ 2. Kf1 Dd1#) 1. … Dxe3+ 2. Tf2
12) 1. … Pd7 2. Dxe4 Pc5 3. De3 cxb2

45 Pin / Eternal pin: A
1) 1. c8D+ Kxc8 2. Lf5 Kd7 3. Lg4
2) 1. Lc5
3) 1. Tf3 Tf7 2. Kf2 (on its way to g4)
4) 1. g4 f5 2. g5
5) 1. … e5 (1. … Kg7 2. e5 dxe5 3. Kc5) 2. Tb4 2. … Kg7 (on its way to c6)
6) 1. … De4+ 2. Dxe4 Lxe4+ 3. Tf3 h5 4. h3 f5 5. g4 fxg4 6. hxg4 hxg4
7) 1. Lg4 Ke8 2. Lh5+ Ke7 3. Td2
8) 1. a4 a6 2. b4 (or a bishop move on the long diagonal. After … b5 White always plays a5) 2. … b5 3. a5
9) 1. De5 De7 2. g4 h6 3. h4
10) 1. … c4 2. h7 (2. Dc8+ Kh7 3. Dg4 Tf5) 2. … Tf5
11) 1. Ta4 (Black cannot get out of the pion on the a-file)
12) 1. … Txd3 (1. … b5 2. axb5 cxb5 3. Te1) 2. Txd3 Td8 3. Td1 b5

46 Pin / Eternal pin: B
1) 1. … g4 2. hxg4 g5
2) 1. … c3
3) 1. … Ke5 2. Te2+ Kf4 3. Tf2 Tc1
4) 1. … b6 2. Te2 f5 3. gxf6ep Kf7
5) 1. … Td1 2. c4 b5 3. c5 Kd7 4. Kg3 Kc6 5. Kg2 Kd5
6) 1. … Txd2 2. Txd2 Td8 3. Td1 b5 (otherwise White plays c4, c3 and Kc2) 4. c4 b4
7) 1. Ta5
8) 1. Lb1 (1. Ta3 Kc8; 1. b4 Lb6 2. cxb6 Txa2)
9) 1. b4 (prevents Dc5) 1. … Kg7 2. De3 (2. c3? Td3+) 2. … Kf8 3. c3
10) 1. c4 dxc3 2. d4 a5 3. Kc2 a4 4. Lg2 a3 5. Kb3
11) 1. f4 gxf4 2. h4
12) 1. … c4 2. Tf2 (2. dxc4 Kxe4 3. Kd2 Txf3) 2. … c3 3. Tf1 Tf4 4. Tf2 Kd6 5. Tf1 Kc5 6. Tf2
Kb4 7. Tf1 Ka3 8. e5 Kb2 9. e6 Tf6

47 Pin / Defending against the eternal pin: A
1) 1. … Th8+ 2. Kg4 Th7 3. Txc7 Txc7 4. d4 Kc8 5. Lxc7 Kxc7 6. Kg5 Kd6 7. Kxg6 Ke6
2) 1. c5+ Kxc5 2. Pd2
3) 1. … h5 2. Lf5 g6 3. Lxe6+ Txe6
4) Drawing
5) 1. … c4 2. bxc4 a4
6) 1. … g3 2. Lxg3 Tg8 3. Txd6 Txg3+ 4. fxg3 Kxd6
7) 1. b3 (1. Td2 a4) 1. … Kf7 (1. … a4 2. b4 a5 3. c5) 2. a3 Td7 3. b4 axb4 4. axb4
8) 1. h4 h6 2. hxg5 hxg5 3. h4
9) 1. … g5 (1. … h5 2. g4 hxg4 3. Pg3) 2. h4 Kg6
10) 1. … b6 2. b3 d5
11) 1. g4 (1. f4 g4 2. f5 Kb7 3. a3 Kc7 4. a4 Kd6 5. Tf4 Kc5 6. Tc4+ Kd5 7. Tf4 Tc1 8. Tf2 Kd4 9.
Tf4+ Kc5) 1. … Ta1 2. f4 Kb7 3. fxg5 fxg5 4. Tf3 Lxg4 5. Tf7+ Kb8 6. Kf2 Txa2+ 7. Kg3
12) 1. … c5 2. b5 a5 3. Td3 a4 4. Ke2 a3

49 Endgame / Bishop against pawn(s): A
1) 1. Lc1 Kc2 2. Kb5 c3 3. Kc4
2) 1. Ld7+ (1. Kc7 Kg3 2. Kd6 h5 3. Ke5 h4 4. Kf5 h3) 1. … Kg3 2. Lh3
3) 1. Kh6 (1. Lxf5+ Kf3) 1. … Kf3 2. Kg5 Kxf2 3. Kf4
4) 1. Lc3 Ke4 (1. … e5 2. Kc5 Ke4 3. Ld4) 2. Ld4 e5 3. Kc5 exd4 4. exd4
5) 1. Ld5! exd5 2. Kb7 Kf4 3. Kc6 Ke4 4. Kc5
6) 1. Lg6! (1. Le6 h5) 1. … d3 2. Kf2
7) 1. Lc6 (1. La6? Kb8) 1. … a5 2. Ke2
8) 1. Kf4 (1. Lxf3? g3!) 1. … Kh3 2. Lxf3
9) 1. Lg3 (1. Kg7? Kc6 2. La7 b5 3. cxb6ep Kb7=; 1. Ld6? b6; 1. La7? b5 2. cxb6ep Kc8=) 1. …
Kc6 2. Lf2
10) 1. f4 (1. Le5 Kxf2 2. Kxa4 b2 3. Lxb2 g3 4. h4 g2 5. Ld4+ Kf3 6. h5 Ke4=) 1. … gxf3 2. h4
11) 1. h6 Kf5 (1. … f3 2. Ld4! Kxd4 3. h7 f2 4. h8D+ Ke3 5. Dh1 Ke2 6. Dg2 Ke1 7. Kc2! b3+ 8.
Kc3 b2 9. De4+ Kd1 10. Dc2+ Ke1 11. Dxb2 Kf1 12. Kd2 Kg2 13. Dg7+) 2. Le5! Kg6 (2. … f3
3. h7 f2 4. h8D f1D 5. Df6+) 3. Lxf4
12) 1. Lf5+ Kf6 2. Kd5

50 Endgame / Bishop against pawn(s): B
1) 1. Lg1 (1. Lb8 Kb3 2. c5 Kc4 3. c6 Kd5 4. c7 h2 5. c8D h1D+) 1. … Kb3 2. c5
2) 1. Ld7 b6 2. Lc8#
3) 1. Ke4 Kf6 (1. … c1D 2. Le7#) 2. Lf4
4) 1. Lf4 a3 2. Lc1 Kxc1 3. Kb3
5) 1. Lf1+ (1. h8D b1D) 1. … Kd2 2. Ld3 Kxd3 3. h8D
6) 1. Kd5 b1D 2. c4+
7) 1. … b5 (1. … h4 2. d7 Ke7 3. g7)
8) 1. Lxc6 d5 2. Lb7! h1D (2. … d4 3. cxd4 Kxb4 4. Lg2 Kc4 5. d5) 3. La6#
9) 1. Lf6 c2 2. Lg5 c1D 3. g4+ fxg3ep 4. Lxc1 g2 5. Le3
10) 1. c6 Kb6 2. c7 h2 3. c8P+ Kc6 4. Lxh2
11) 1. Kc7+ (1. f8D b1D=) 1. … Kc4 2. Lb5+ Kc3 (2. … Kxb5 3. f8D b1D 4. Db8+) 3. Ld3 Kxd3 4.
f8D b1D 5. Df5+
12) 1. Lf3 (1. Lf1 e3+ 2. Kd3 f4 3. Le2!=) 1. … e3+ (1. … exf3 2. g6 Kg2 3. g7 f2 4. g8D+ Kf3 5. Dc4 Kg2 6. Dc6+ Kg17. Dg6+) 2. Kd1

51 Endgame / Bishop against pawn(s): C
1) 1. … Lf8
2) 1. Lg4+! Kxg4 2. Kxe2 Kg3 3. Kf1 Kf3 stalemate
3) 1. Ka1! (1. Kb2? a1D+ 2. Kxa1 Kc2) 1. … Kc2 2. Lc3 Kxc3 stalemate
4) 1. Le1! Kd3 2. Lxd2 exd2 stalemate
5) 1. Lb2 Kc4 2. Kc6 Kd3 3. Kb5 Kd2 4. Kc4
6) 1. Lh2 (1. Kf6 Kf3 2. Lh2 Kf2 3. Kg5 g1D+) 1. … Ke3 2. Kf5 Kf3 3. Kg5 Kf2 4. Kg4
7) 1. … Le2 2. Kc6 Lxb5+ 3. Kxb5 Kd7
8) 1. … Ld4+ (1. … Kh5 2. Kg7) 2. Ke7 Kh5 3. f8D Lc5+ 4. Kf7 Lxf8
9) 1. Lb5 (1. Le2? d4 2. Ld1 cxd1D+ 3. Kxd1 Kd3) 1. … d4 2. La4 d3 3. Lxc2 dxc2 stalemate
10) 1. … Lf8+ 2. g7 (2. Kh7 Kf6 3. h5 Kg5) 2. … Kf7
11) 1. La1! (1. Kd5? Kd3) 1. … c3 (1. … Kb1 2. Kd4) 2. Kd4 Kb3! 3. Kd3 c2 4. Kd2 Ka2 5. Kxc2
b3+ 6. Kc3
12) 1. … Kf4 2. Kf6 Le5+ 3. Ke7 (3. Ke6 Lg7 4. g6 Kg5 5. Ke7 Kxg6) 3. … Lg7

52 Endgame / Bishop against pawn(s): D
1) 1. Lf1 Kb4 (1. … a2 2. Kc2+) 2. Kc2
2) 1. Lb4! (1. La5? a2 2. Ld8 Ke5; 1. Ke2? a2 2. Lh4 Ke5) 1. … a2 2. Lf8
3) Drawing
4) 1. Kd3 (1. Ld3 g3 2. Le4 g2) 1. … g3 (1. … Kf3 2. Kxc3 g3 3. Kd4) 2. Ke2
5) 1. Ld4+ Kxd4 2. Kg2 Ke3 3. Kf1 h3 stalemate
6) 1. Kb3 Ka1 2. Ka3 b1D 3. Le5+ Db2+ 4. Lxb2+ Kb1 5. Le5
7) 1. Kd5 (1. Kc5 Ke5) 1. … b3 2. Kd4 b2 3. Ke3 Ke5 4. Kf3 h3 5. Lb1
8) 1. Lc4 Kb1 (1. … Kd1 2. Lb3) 2. La2+
9) 1. Lb1 (1. Kd3 a5) 1. … a5 (1. … Kb2 2. Kd3) 2. Kd3 Kb2 3. Lc2
10) 1. La1! (1. Ld4 Kd3; 1. Lf6 Kd3) 1. … Kb1 2. Ld4 Kc2 3. Ke5
11) 1. Kb3 a4+ (1. … c2 2. Le4+=) 2. Ka2 (2. Ka3 Ke3) 2. … c2 3. Le4+ Kxe4 4. Kb2 Kd3 5. Kc1
12) 1. La6! (1. Lg2? Kc4 2. Kb6 Kd3 – 2. … h4? 3. Kc6 Kd3 4. Kd5 Ke2 5. Ke4 f1D 6. Lxf1+
Kxf1 7. Kf3 – 3. Kc5 Ke2 4. Kd4 f1D 5. Lxf1+ Kxf1 6. Ke3 Kg2!) 1. … h4 2. Lf1 Kd4 3. Kb4

54 Endgame: Zugzwang: A
1) 1. Tg3 (1. Ka2 a3)
2) 1. Kc1
3) 1. Pa6 Lxa6 2. Le4
4) 1. Lb2
5) 1. Kg1
6) 1. Kg3
7) 1. Tc2
8) 1. d3 Pbd5 (1. … Pc8 2. Pxc8#; 1. … c5 2. Pb5#; 1. … e5 2. Pf5#; 1. … Pfd5 2. Pe8#; 1. … Pe8
2. Pxe8#) 2. Pc8#
9) 1. Tb8 Pc3 (1. … Pb6 2. Txb6#; 1. … Txb5 2. Ta8#) 2. Tb6#
10) 1. Dd2
11) 1. Kh5
12) 1. Kd7 De2 2. Db1#

55 Endgame: Zugzwang: B
1) 1. Kf6 Lg4 (1. … Le2 2. Pg3+; 1. … Lc2 2. Lf3#) 2. Le8#
2) 1. Kb4
3) 1. Ke2 Da1 2. Tb1+
4) 1. Pg7 Te7 (1. … Tg5 2. Pe6+) 2. Pf5+
5) 1. La8 c5 (1. … Ld7 2. Pb6+; 1. … Kb5 2. Pd6+; 1. … Lg6 2. Lxc6#) 2. Le4 Ld7 (2. … Lb5 3.
Lc2#; 2. … Kb5) 3. Pd6+ (2. … Lh5 3. Lc6#) 3. Pb6+
6) 1. Td8
7) 1. Le3! Dxe3 2. Pg4+ Kg5 3. Pxe3
8) 1. Pa3 Dxa3 (1. … Db3 2. b5+) 2. b5+ Kxb5 3. Lxa3 Kc4 4. Lb2
9) 1. Pb6
10) 1. Kh5
11) 1. Ta7
12) 1. Ke8! (1. Kc7? Dc4+ 2. Kb6 Da6+ 3. Kxa6 stalemate)

56 Endgame: Zugzwang: C
1) 1. Pd5! Le8 (1. … Lg8 2. Kxg8 Kxd5 3. Kf7 Ke5 4. g5 Kf5 5. g6; 1. … Kxd5 2. Kxf7) 2. Pc7+
Ke5 3. Pxe8 Kf4 4. Pf6
2) 1. Th7+ Ke8 2. Lc7
3) 1. Pg2 (1. Lf7+? Kxh4 2. Pf5+ Kg5 3. Pxe7 Kf6= ; 1. Kf4 Ld6+ (T 1. … Lxh4 2. Lf7+ Kh6
3. Pf5+ Kh7 4. Pxh4) 2. Ke4 Lg3 3. Pg2 Lxh4 4. Le2+ Kg5 5. Kf3 Kh5 6. Kf4+ is a more
complicated win) 1. … Lxh4 2. Lf7+ Kg5 3. Le8
4) 1. Kb2! Kb8 2. Txd7 Txg2+ 3. Kc3 Tg3+ 4. Kc4
5) 1. b8D+ (1. b5 Pb8 2. Kg2 e2) 1. … Pxb8 2. b5
6) 1. Pf3+ Kf4 2. Kf2 (2. Kg2? Lg3) 2. … Lg3+ 3. Kg2
7) 1. Le7 e4 (1. … d3 2. Dxd3+ Ke6 3. Dd6+; 1. … De6 2. Db3+) 2. Dc5+ Ke6 3. Dd6+
8) 1. Dd7 Kb4 2. Dd4+
9) 1. Ke3 Kd8 (1. … Db7 2. Dg8+ Kd7 3. Txe7+ Kxe7 4. Dg7+; 1. … Dd7 2. Dg8#; 1. … Dd8 2.
Dh8+ Kd7 3. Td6+) 2. Df8+ Kd7 3. Txe7+
10) Drawing
11) Drawing
12) 1. Kh6! Dxc7 (1. … Txc7 2. Df8+; 1. … Da8 2. Df8+) 2. Df8#

Βήμα 5 mix

1) In this position there is mate on the back rank. Furthermore we see that Td7 is pinned. So elimination of the protecting piece wins material: 1. Te7 Dd8 2. Txd7 (better than 2. Lxd8).

2) Rather a difficult problem to begin with but it serves as an example that the correct approach can help you to tackle quite a lot. The first thing that strikes is the possibility of a discovered or double check. What do we know of that theme? The rules are: the front piece attacks a second target and the front piece chases the king (in a mating net). That is by far not all. Here we can see that: the front piece prevents escaping (front piece becomes guard) and the front piece eliminates a defender.

The primitive 1. Pc5+ De7 brings nothing. Correct is 1. Pe5+ (chases the king, guards square g6 and interferes the protection from the rook on e1. Suddenly we see the rook as a target: it is unprotected now, so there is a second target.After 1. … Kf8 two times chasing is enough for a successful double attack with the queen: 2. Db8+ De8 3. Db4+.

3) Many white attackers and sufficient black defenders, but they hinder mainly their own king. Mate by access is possible: 1. Ph5+ Kh7 2. Dxh6+ Pxh6 3. Pg5#

4) Avulnerable king, enough attackers. The bishop check on e7 leads to a quick mate and therefore luring the knight away will do: 1. … Txd4+ 2. Pxd4 Le7+ 3. Ka4 Txa2+

5) Avoiding stalemate (1. Dxf5?) and not allowing a check on c5: 1. Dc7 Dg6 2. Dg7+ Dxg7+ 3. hxg7#

6) 1. Dh5 Dd3 (1. … h6 2. Lxh6) 2. Te4 h6 3. Lxh6. Bringing in attackers and eliminating the protecting piece by interfering.

7) The vulnerable position of the black king is decisive. The black pieces cannot help to defend immediately. Black to move would be completely safe after Td4. White therefore must hurry.

Da2 (the threat Df7+ is too difficult to parry) 1. … Tc4 (1. … Dc4 2. Da7 and the knight cannot be protected) 2. Da7 e4 3. Pe6+.Also without this knight fork the black position is hopeless.Also 3. Td1 (bringing in a piece) or 3. g3 De5 4. Pc6 (elimination of the defender) are winning easily.
c6 gives Black the opportunity to attack the knight with 1. … Td4.
g3 Dc4 and Black holds the white queen at a distance after both 2. Dd1 Dd5 and 2. Dd2 Dd4.

8) 1. Df8+ (1. Db8+ Kh7 2. Df8 Dg5#) 1. … Kh7 2. Dxh6+ Kxh6 3. Th3#. Both kings are vulnerable. Winning time is essential.

9) 1. … Pxd5 2. cxd5! Pc5 3. a3 and 4. b4 costs a piece, just as 2…. Pg5 does. Capturing with a piece on d5 is a better solution for White (the pair of bishops, better pawn structure).

10) 1. … Dc1+ 2. Dxc1 Tc6+. Defending against a pin by luring away the pinning piece.

11) 1. … Dc4+ 2. Kg1 De2 3. Db8+ Pc8. Entering on the second rank is logical. It is important to see in advance the interposing on c8.

12) 1. Da7+ Lb7 (1. … Kc8 2. Dxb6) 2. Ta6 Db8 3. Dxb6+ Kc8 4. Ta5. Vulnerable black king (only a few defenders). Thanks to the pin after the first move White can bring in the rook.

1) 1. f7 Dxf2 2. fxe8D. Thanks to an in-between move White wins his rook back. He will be two pawns up.

2) The bishop is being attacked. Giving up the pair of bishops is not necessary. Which move with the bishop to choose? The most active one doesn’t take the possibilities of the opponent into account.

… Le7! The bishop can quickly become more active (f5 in a good moment). 1. … Lb6? 2. Lb5. The bishop on b6 doesn’t protect square d6 anymore.
… Tc8 2. Pxc5 Txc5.

3) 1. Dg7+ Txg7 2. Te8+ Tg8 3. Txg8+ Kxg8 4. Td8#. More attackers. The black mating threat forces White to act quickly.

4) 1. … Pd3 2. c7 Pe5+ 3. Kg3. The only square whereby the knight cannot control square c8 with tempo or win the new queen with a knight fork (i.e. 3. Ke4 Pc4 4. c8D Pd6+)

5) 1. … g5+ 2. Kg3 De1+ 3. Kh3 Dh4#. This is mate in three.Also the cooperation of queen and knight is fatal: 1. … De5+ 2. Kg4 h5+ 3. Kh3 Pf7 4. g3 Df5. The human move; the computer gives 4. … Kh7 and 4. … Kg8 as quicker.Also

… De2 5. Kxh5 De8+ 6. Kh4 Dc8 is not obvious.

6) 1. Ta4 Dc8 2. Ta8 (the pin: chasing the front piece and pin).

7) 1. … Pe4 2. Dd4 Dxd4 3. Pxd4 Pxc3 4. bxc3 Txb1+. Exploiting the pin on the b-file. Preparatory move: targeting. 8) 1. d4+ Dxd4 2. Tb5+ Dd5 3. d4#. Winning time. The pawn sacrifice eliminates the queen as a defender with a pin. 9) 1. Dc8 (1. Tbf1 g4+ 2. Kh4 Th2+ 3. Txh2 Txh2#) 1. … g4+ 2. Dxg4+ Pxg4 3. Kxg4 (defending against mate) 10) 1. b5 Pc5 2. Lxc5 bxc5 3. Db8+ (elimination of the defence: chasing away+capture and double attack: queen)

11) 1. Pd4+ Kxe3 2. Lb6!. Setting up a battery and zugzwang (every move will cost the bishop).

12) 1. Pf7+ Txf7 2. Dxf7 Df8 3. Txa8 Dxa8 4. Dxg7#. The check by the knight serves to activate the queen, Black must take (1. … Kg8 2. Pe7#). Black can protect g7 but the queen can be lured away in an easy way.

1) 1. Pb5 cxb5 (1. … Dc5 2. Pc7+) 2. Lxf7+ Kxf7 3. Dxa3 (line clearing and discovered attack)

2) 1. Df7 De5 2. Pf8+ (luring, chasing and double attack: knight)

3) 1. Txd6 (1. Pxf8? Lc5+ 2. Kg3 Txd1 3. Txd1 Lg1) 1. … cxd6 2. Pxf8 (defending against a passed pawn) 4) 1. … Pxe5 2. fxe5 Dxe5 3. Lf4 (trapping)

5) 1. Kg5 (1. Kh5? Kg7 ; 2. e6? Te7) 1. … Txe5+ (1. … Kg7 2. Ta7+ Kh8 3. Kf6 Tf8+ 4. Tf7) 2. Kg6 Te8 3. Kf7 Te1 4. Th6# (Ulrichsen 2001) Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

6) 1. … Pf3+ 2. Kh1 Pxg3+ 3. Pxg3 Th2# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 7) 1. … Lc6 2. Dxd8 Lxd8 (trapping)

8) Difficult? No, not with the correct approach. Mate on the back rank catches the eye. The queen on d6 must ‘disappear’. Don’t forget the unprotected rook on a6. The first move is logical: 1. c5 Lxc5 (to refute 1. … Dd8 the unprotected rook is needed 2. Dc4 Txa5 3. Dxd4) 2. Dxc5 Dxc5 3. Tb8+ Te8 (Easy to miss but harmless here because White is already a piece up) 4. Txe8+ Df8 5. Txf8+.

9) Danger of stalemate because the bishop controls b8.

Ld6. Giving away the bishop is logical. Why on d6 will become clear from the next alternative.After 1. … Txd6+ 2. Db6 Black would have to pass.After 2. … Txb6 3. axb6 is the appropriate move!
Lf6?. The wrong choice because after 1. … Txf6+ 2. Db6 Td6! (and not 2. … Txb6+? 3. axb6) Black will be stalemated after 3. Dxd6 and 3. Kb5 Txb6+ 4. axb6 Kb7 as we know since finishing Step 3.
Db6? Txb6+ 2. axb6 (2. Kxb6) is stalemate.

10) 1. g6 hxg6 2. h6 a2 3. Le5 Kxe5 4. h7 (defending against a passed pawn)

11) 1. … De4 2. Dc1 (2. Db1 Tad8) 2. … Pe2+ (chasing and double attack: knight)

12) 1. Pd8+ Kb8 (1. … Dxd8 2. Dc6+; 1. … Txd8 2. Da6+ Kb8 3. Da8#) 2. Txa8+ Kxa8 3. Da6+ Kb8 4. Db7#

1) 1. Dd8+ Kf7 2. De7+ Kg8 3. Df8# (mate in three)

2) 1. Lf1 Pe1 2. Lxc4 Pxc2 3. Ld3 Pa3 4. Lb2 (the pin: pin and trapping)

3) 1. … Dxd1 2. Txd1 Lxc3 3. bxc3 b2 (the pin: luring the front piece and attacking a pinned piece) 4) 1. Lg5 Te8 2. Dxe8+ Kxe8 3. Lxf6 (combining X-ray attack, luring and discovered attack)

5) 1. Dh8+ Lg8 2. Df6+ Lf7 3. De7+ Kg8 4. Dxc5 (targeting and double attack: queen) 6) 1. Dh8+ Kg5 2. Le4 Lxd5 3. Dh4# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 7) 1. Tb4 a1D 2. Pb6+ Lxb6 3. Ta4+ Dxa4 (defending against a passed pawn)

8) White is better due to a better pawn structure.All normal moves are possible to maintain that small advantage. But how to increase it?

Pb5. White exchanges the bishop van d6.After 1. … Db8 2. Pxd6+ (postponing the exchange is maybe even better because the bishop cannot go away, i.e. 2. Tfe1) 2. … Dxd6 3. Lf4 the bishop becomes more active and the black king is somewhat vulnerable.
g3. Disadvantage is that Black can play 1. … Pe4: 2. Dc2 Pxd4 Pxd4 Ld7.
Tfe1. Nothing wrong with this move but now also 1. … Pe4 is possible and after 2. Dc2 exchanging on d4 followed by the pin on g4.

9) 1. Dg2 fxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Le3 3. Kxh1 (theoretical draw)

10) 1. Txf6 Dc6 (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

11) 1. Lb7 T6xb7 2. Dxb7 (2. Dc8+? Lxc8 3. Txc8+ De8) (elimination of the defence: interfering) 12) 1. Dd6 Dc6 2. Td8+ Kh7 3. Dg6+ Dxg6 4. hxg6+ Kxg6 5. Txc8 (seventh rank)

1) 1. Dd4 De7 (1. … fxg3 2. Dh8+ Ke7 3. Dd8+ Ke6 4. Dd6#) 2. Dh8+ Df8 3. Td8+ Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry.

2) 1. c6 Pxc6 2. Txc6+ (the pin: a pinned piece is not a good defender)

3) 1. … c2 2. Tc1 Lb2 3. d7 Lxc1 4. d8D Lb2 (cashing in a passed pawn)

4) 1. Tf8+ Lxf8 2. c5+ Kh7 3. Lb1+ Kg8 4. La2+ (draw by perpetual check) 5) Anand – Short

6) Picture

7) 1. … Dxh3 (1. Lxa8 Txa8) 2. Ld5+ Kh8 3. Lxa8 (in-between move)

8) 1. f4+ (1. Txg5? Td7+) 1. … gxf4 2. Te3+ fxe3 3. f4# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

9) 1. Td5! (1. dxc4+ Kc3 2. Tc8 Pd6) 1. … Pb6 (1. … Pf6 2. dxc4+ Kc3 3. Tf5 Pe4 4. c5; 1. … Kc3 2. dxe4) 2. dxe4+ Ke3 3. Tb5 Pc4 (keeping the last pawn) (Didukh)

10) 1. … Dh1+ 2. Dg1 Dxh3+ 3. Dg2 Dxb3 (elimination of the defence by luring away and double attack: queen)

11) 1. Dh3. The only move that loses no material.After 1. … Lxg5 White wins back the piece with 2. e6.After 1. … Df5 2. Pf3 dxe5 the move 3. Pxe5 is possible.

Df4. It loses a pawn after 1. … Pxe5 and f7 is protected.
e6 is nice except for 1. … Pxe3 2. exd7+ Kxd7 and Pg5 is also hanging.

12) 1. Pf5+ gxf5 (1. … Kf6 2. Pxd4; 1. … Kg8 2. Tb8#) 2. 2. Dg5+ (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) White lures the g-pawn away to give the queen access to the king.

1) 1. Pxc4? (1. Td2) 1. … dxc4 2. Txd8 Pxd8 (and ‘suddenly’the queen is protected)

2) 1. Ke6 Kd8 2. Kf7 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. (Manvelyan 2015)

3) 1. … bxa4 (1. … Txa6? 2. axb5 Ta8 3. b6 Pd8 4. b7 Tb8 5. Tb6) 2. Tb6 a3 3. Lc4 a2 4. Lxa2 Txa2 (creating a passed pawn)

4) 1. Tf5! Txf5+ (1. … Kxe7 2. Txf6 Kxf6 3. Kf4) 2. Kg4 Kxe7 3. Kxf5 (cashing in a passed pawn) 5) 1. Dg3 g6 2. Txe6 (attacking the king)

6) 1. … Dh6 2. Dxh6 gxh6 (the pin: elimination of the defence by luring away)

7) 1. Dd8+. Not so difficult, moreover, all other moves end in a disaster.After 1. … Txd8 2. Txe1 White is a pawn up. 1. Dh5? Te2 (interfering) 2. Lxg7 Dxd1+ 3. Kb2 Pc4+ 4. Kc3 Txc2+ (Mitov-Popov 0–1)

Dxd2 loses, without forcing Black to play a difficult move: 1. … Dxd2 2. Txd2 Te1+ 8) 1. Pb3+ Kc4 2. Pxa5+ Kc5 3. b4# (mate in three)

9) 1. Ta3+ Ta7 2. Tf3 Tf7 3. Ta3+ (draw by perpetual attack) (Amirjan 1987)

10) 1. … Lc6 (1. … Kxe7? 2. Dxd7+ Kxd7 3. Pc5+) 2. f3 De3+ 3. Kh1 Kxe7 (in-between move) 11) 1. … Dg4+ 2. Ke3 De4+ 3. Kd2 Dxb7 (chasing and double attack: queen)

12) 1. Pf5 gxf5 (1. … Pe5 2. dxe5 gxf5 3. exf6) 2. Dh5+ Kf8 3. Lh6+ Kg8 4. Te3 (king in the middle)

1) 1. Ta7+ Tb7 2. Pxd6 Txa7 3. Pc8+ Kd7 4. Pxa7 (luring and double attack: knight)

2) 1. … Pxe2 2. Dxe2 d6 (more normal than 2. … 0–0 3. 0–0–0 d6 4. Dd3 Pe8 although White has not much advantage. Both minor pieces are not very active) 3. 0–0–0 Le6 4. Dd2 d5.

… Pc6 costs time and after 2. Dd2 Black has some problems to solve.
… Pxb3 The only advantage of this capture is that White gets a double pawn. For the time being it is not weak. The bishop gets a foothold on c4 and the c-file will be opened.After 2. cxb3 d6 3. Tc1 wins a tempo.

3) 1. … d5 2. Lxc4 d4 (in-between move)

4) 1. Le2+ b5 2. Lg4 Kb7 3. Lf3+ Ka6 4. a4 (defending against a passed pawn)

5) 1. b7 (1. Tc1 Tg2+ 2. Kf6 Kd7) 1. … Ta7 2. Te1+ Kd8 3. Te7 Kxe7 4. b8D (cashing in a passed pawn) 6) 1. Pe8+ Txe8 2. Df6+ Kh7 3. Dxf7+ Kh8 4. Lxh6 (attacking the king)

7) 1. Th5+ Kxh5 2. Kf4 b3 3. Th1# (mate in three)

8) 1. Pd6 Lxd6 (1. … Pxf4 2. Dxf7+ Kh8 3. Pxe8 Txe8 4. Dxf4) 2. Dxd5 Tad8 3. Txe8+ (elimination of the defence by interfering)

9) 1. … Pxd4 (not 1. … Tfh8 2. Pxc6 Txh2 3. Pxa7+ Kb8 4. Pb5) 2. Txd4 Tfh8 Combining elimination of the defence by luring away, pinning and an X-ray check.

10) 1. Db3+ Kxa6 (1. … Ka5 2. a7 Dh1 3. Dd5+) 2. Kc7 Ka5 3. Db6+ Ka4 4. Da6+ (or 4. Da7+) Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

11) 1. … Lb7 2. Pd5 Dc6 3. Da7 Dxd5 (trapping)

12) 1. … Le3+ 2. Kh1 (2. Pf2 Lxf2+) 2. … Dxf1+ 3. Lxf1 Lxe4+ 4. Lg2 Tf1# Exploiting vulnerability: material supremacy

1) 1. h5 hxg5 2. hxg6 (discovered attack)

2) 1. … Pxd4 2. Pxd4 (2. Dxd4 Dxd4 3. Pxd4 Txb1) 2. … Txb1 3. Pc6+ (3. Pb5+ Txb5) 3. … Kb6 (gain of material by an in-between move; defending against a discovered attack by protecting)

3) 1. … Dd2+ 2. Kg3 Dd6+ 3. Kf2 Txa1 (gain of material by an in-between move)

4) 1. c5 Da6 2. b5 (2. Txd4 Te1+ 3. Kg2 Df1#) (elimination of the defence by interfering) 5) 1. Dxf7+ Kxf7 2. Pe5+ Ke7 3. Pc4 (defending against mate)

6) 1. De3 Dxc7 2. Lf6 (defending against a double attack by counter-attack)

7) 1. Lf5! exf5 (1. … e5 2. Lxh7 e4 3. Lxe4+ Kxe4 4. h7) 2. h4 c2 (defending by stalemate)

8) 1. Pc4 The knight is good on c4.After 1. … Dc5 2. Pe4 (now Black can exchange his bishop but White has lost no time: 2. … Lxe4 3. Dxe4 Pf6 4. De2 and White is a bit more active. He will castle queenside.

Pxg6 hxg6 2. Pe4 Pf6 and now is playing the knight via d2 to c4 is the best. That could have been played on the first move. In a way more convenient!
Pe4 Da5+ is Step 2.

9) 1. … Ta1 2. Kg2 (2. Txa1 Lxf3#) 2. … Txf1 (the pin: elimination of the defence by luring away and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

10) 1. … Tfe2 2. Pg4 h5 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+mate)

11) 1. … Ld6 2. Da5 (2. Dh5 Df6) 2. … Lxh2+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king due to insufficient defenders. (standard sacrifice on h2)

12) 1. Pxe4 (1. Dxf6? gxf6) 1. … Dxd4 2. Pf6+ (setting up a battery and double check)

1) 1. … Kb4 2. Le6 h3 3. Lxh3 Kxb3. Endgame technique: creating a second passed pawn.

2) 1. Td6+ (1. Tc6+? Kb7 2. Txe6 Td1+ 3. Ke5 Txd8) 1. … Tb6 2. Tcc6 Txc6 3. Txc6+ Kb7 4. Txe6 Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces. (Polasek 2015)

3) 1. Le6+ Kh8 (1. … Kf8 2. Dc5#) 2. Lf7 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+mate)

4) 1. Tc8+ Kh7 (1. … Pf8 2. Txf8+ Kxf8 3. Dh6+ Ke8 4. Dh8#) 2. Dh6+ Kxh6 3. Th8# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad

position of the king.

5) 1. … Lb5 (1. … d3 2. cxd3 Lb5 3. Kf4 exd3 4. Lxd3 Lxd3 5. Kxe3 Lc2 6. b4) 2. Lxb5 d3 3. cxd3 e2 (cashing in a passed pawn)

6) 1. h6 Txg3 (1. … gxh6 2. Ph5) 2. Te8+ Kxe8 3. hxg7 (creating a passed pawn with a breakthrough and cashing it in with luring away)

7) 1. Ta8+ (1. Txg7 Dxg4) 1. … Tg8 2. Pe7 Txa8 3. Pg6+ Kg8 4. Le6# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

8) 1. … Tb8+ 2. Ka1 (2. Kc3 Da5+ 3. Kd3 Td8) 2. … Td8 3. c3 Txd4 (the pin: chasing the front piece and attacking a pinned piece – cross pin and in-between move)

9) 1. Lxh6 This exchange is only good when there is a direct win. That is true: 1. … Lxh6 2. De5. The knight comes to visit. 1. Pa3 Good development although Black can limit the damage by 1. … Pf5 2. Dxe7+ Kxe7. It is not easy to finish the development and the king is not quite safe on e7.

Le3 Pf5 2. Dxe7+ Kxe7 doesn’t differ much from the previous line.

10) 1. Dh6 Pe6 2. Te1 Te7 3. fxe7 Te8 4. Dd2 (attacking the king and elimination of the defence) 11) 1. … Lxf3 2. gxf3 Dxd2 3. Dxd2 Pxf3+ 4. Kg2 Pxd2 (capture, luring and double attack: knight) 12) The black king is on the battleground but cannot intervene (yet). So Black must make access.

… a5 (it is logical is to look at 1. … c4 first, but the white king is amazingly quickly back: 2. bxc4 Kc5 3. Kg4 Kxc4 4. Kf4 Kb5 5. Ke4 Ka4 6. Kd4 Kxa3 7. Kxc3 a5 8. Kd2 Kb2 9. c4 with a draw.Also 1. … Kb5 doesn’t work because after 2. Kg4 a5 3. Kf3 a4 White gets in the square of the c-pawn with 4. Ke2 and the breakthrough doesn’t succeed) 2. Kg4 (is no chance after 2. a4 c4 3. bxc4 Kc5) 2. … a4 (that is the difference: the white king isn’t in the square of the pawn yet: 3. bxa4 Ka5 4. Kf4 Kxa4 5. Ke3 Kxa3). The extra c-pawn proves its value.

1) 1. Ka6 (1. Ka8? Kb5 2. c8D Ta1+ 3. Kb7 Ta7#) 1. … Pe7 2. c8D Pxc8 (stalemate) 2) 1. b3 Dc5 2. Txf7 (chasing away and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

3) 1. f8D+ Txf8 2. Lb4+ Ke6 3. Kxf8 (3. Lxf8 Kd5 4. Lc5 a5 5. Kg6 a4 6. Kf5 a3) (keeping the last pawn)

4) 1. Lg5 (1. g3? Txg3+ 2. hxg3 Dxg3+ 3. Kh1 Dh3+ 4. Kg1 Tg8+) 1. … Txg5 2. Dxg5 fxg5 3. gxh3 (defending against mate)

5) 1. … Tg3 2. fxg3 Dxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Th6+ (attacking the king)

6) 1. Dg6+ Kf8 2. Dxe6 Dd7 3. Tf1+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 7) 1. Dxd4 Dg5+ 2. Dg4 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)

8) 1. Pf8+ Kg8 2. Pg6 Th7 3. Pe7# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

9) 1. … Pxd4 That looks scary but if 2. Dh6+ Kg8 is no mate then it is a fine move. White has only a queen, rook and g-pawn in the attack. Besides that the position of the white king is vulnerable too.

… fxg6 2. Pe6+ costs material. 1. … hxg6 2. Dh6+ will be mate.

10) 1. … Txg2+ 2. Dxg2 Txg2+ 3. Kxg2 Dg7+ 4. Kh1 Dxe5 (luring and double attack: queen) 11) 1. … g5 (trapping)

12) 1. … Te1+ 2. Kd2 Td4+ 3. Kc2 Le4+ 4. Kb2 Tb1# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. Chasing the king.

1) 1. Dxd6 Dxd6 2. Txd6 Pg4 (discovered attack)

2) 1. … Lxd4+ 2. Txd4 Txd4 3. Kxd4 Pxf3+ (luring and double attack: knight) 3) 1. Le2 Dg5 (Pxe6) (discovered attack)

4) 1. Pf5+ gxf5 (1. … Kf6 2. Tde1) 2. Tg3+ Kh7 3. Th3 (attacking the king)

5) 1. a4! (1. Kb2? Kb6! 2. Kb3 Kb5 3. Kc3 Kc5) 1. … Kb6 2. a5+! (2. Kb2? Kc5) 2. … Kxa5 3. Kb2 Kb5 4. Ka3 5. Ka4 Kxd5 6. Kb5 Kd6 7. Kb6! (7. a4? Kc7) 7. … Kd7 8. Kb7 Holding off and prevent holding off.

6) Black has sacrificed a pawn. He has no lead in development and the question is if Lg4 is so useful, because b7 is weak. How does Black win his pawn back or gets compensation?

… f6. You will find this move by thinking it through, even if it would not be given away in the list of three. The e-pawn must advance but as it will turn out later the move e6 is too slow. Now e5 will follow on the next move. White cannot allow himself wild actions as 2. b4 e5 3. Lg3 Pxb4 4. Db3 Lxc5 5. a3 Pc6 6. Dxb7 Pge7.Actions with a single piece are most of the time not dangerous.Also 2. a3 e5 3. Lg3 is not good for White because after 3. … a5! 4. Pe4 a4 White cannot stop c5 anyway (Lxc5).Abetter plan is to chase the bishop away first: 2. h3 Ld7 3. a3 e5 4. Lh2 e5 5. Pe4 a4. Black will get his pawn back.
… Pf6.Adeveloping move but not good enough to get compensation for the pawn. White can play 2. Pe5 (without Pc6 the move b4 will be possible) or 2. Db3. Black will not win his pawn back so easily and if he does White is ready with his development.
… e6. Too slow after 2. Db3 Dd7 (2. … Lxc5 3. Pe5) 3. Pe5 Pxe5 4. Lxe5 f6 5. Ld6 7) 1. Pe7+ Kh8 2. Tf8+ Txf8 3. Dxe5+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 8) 1. f8D Pxf8 2. Kf6 Kd4 3. Kf5 Ke3 4. Kg4 Pe6 5. Kh5 Winning the last pawn.

9) 1. Tg5 (1. Tb7+? Kf8) 1. … Lf8 (1. … Lf4 2. Tf5+ Kg6 3. Txf4) 2. Tg7+! (2. Txg8? Lxh6) 2. … Lxg7+ (2. … Kf6 3. Kxg8) 3. hxg7 Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces.

10) 1. … bxc6 (1. … Txc6? 2. Txf7 Dxd5 3. Txg7+ Kh8 4. Td7+ Kg8 5. Txd5; 1. … Dxd5 2. Pe7+ Kh8 3. Lxg7+ Kxg7

Pxd5) Choose the right capture: eliminate. 11) Picture

12) 1. Kg5 Le8+ 2. Kh6 Lf7 3. e8D Lxe8 4. Df6+ (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. … Dxd4+ 2. Txd4 b5 3. Tc2 bxc4 (elimination of the defence: luring away and attacking a pinned piece) 2) 1. … a5 2. Pd3 b5 3. Lb3 (chasing, targeting, interfering and trapping)

3) 1. Tb8+ Lxb8 2. Te4+ Pd4 (defending by stalemate) 4) 1. Dxh6 Lg5 2. b4 De5 (maintaining trapping)

5) 1. Le7 Txe7 2. Txf8 (elimination of the defence: interfering)

6) 1. Kh4 Kh6 (1. … Pf2 2. Kg5 Kg7 3. Kf5) 2. Pe6 Lxe6 (draw by stalemate of insufficient material) 7) 1. Db7+ Kd6 2. Dd7+ Kc5 3. Da7+ (chasing and X-ray check)

8) 1. Pd5. This seems very easy because of the double attack after 1. … exd5 (losing but after 1. … Dd8 2. Pxe7+ Dxe7 3. Lf4 Black loses a pawn in bad position) 2. Dxd5+ Kh8 3. Txf8+ (a capture on a8 doesn’t win an exchange because e3 remains hanging and Black is just better – White’s king is vulnerable) 3. … Lxf8 4. Dg8#

Txf8+ Lxf8 now is 2. Pd5 is still the best move (otherwise Pc3 and La2 will lose activity because Black can play Kh8) but 2. …. Dc5 holds.
Db6. Black exchanges and plays 2. … Tb8 and 3. … Pe5. Not directly 3. …. Pe5 4. Pd5. 9) 1. Ld5+ Kh8 2. Te3 (clearing and X-ray attack)

10) 1. Ta4+ Kxa4 2. Lc6+ Ka5 3. b4+ Ka6 4. Lb5# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

11) 1. … Lc2 2. Tb6+ Kf7 (2. … Ke7 3. Pe3 Ta1+ 4. Pf1 Ld3) 3. Pe3 Ta1+ 4. Pf1 Ld3 Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces.

12) 1. … f4 2. Df3 Pxf2+ 3. Dxf2 Lg4+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. … Tc1 2. Txc1 Dxe3+ 3. Kh2 Dxc1 (defending against mate)

2) 1. … Pxc3 2. Lxc3 Ta4 3. Dxb7 Lxc3 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

3) 1. … Kb8 (1. … Lb7 2. Kxa2 Da5+ 3. Da4) 2. De8+ Ka7 (2. … Kc7? 3. Dxe7+ Kb8 4. Df8+ Ka7 5. Tg7+) 3. Dd7+ Allowing perpetual check. Interposing and moving away lose.

4) 1. Ta2 Dxa2 2. f8D+ Ka7 3. Df2+ Dxf2 (draw by stalemate)

5) 1. … Lxe4 2. Dg3 Dxg3 3. Pxe4+ Kxf5 4. Pxg3+ (luring and double attack: knight)

6) 1. … Dd1+ 2. De1 (2. Kh2 Ld6) 2. … Dxe1+ 3. Pxe1 Td8 Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces.

7) 1. Pd7+ Pxd7 (1. … Kg8 2. Dxe7; 1. … Ke8 2. Pxf6+) 2. Dxe7+ Kxe7 3. Txd7+ Kf6 4. Txb7 (luring and double attack: rook)

8) 1. … Td1+ (1. … Dxb1? 2. Dxd8+ Txd8 3. Txb1) 2. Txd1 Txd1+ 3. Txd1 Lxc7 (discovered attack) 9) 1. … De1+ 2. Kh2 Pg4+ 3. hxg4 Dh4+ 4. Kg1 Td1+ (mate by access)

10) 1. Pxe5. The correct choice. White has a better position after 1. … Lxe2 2. Dxe2 Lxe5. White has more space and the backward pawn on e7 is a weakness. It is even better if you saw that White doesn’t need to recapture on e2: 2. Da4+ is very strong: 2. … c6 3. dxc6 b5 4. cxb5 brings in two pawns.

0–0. Healthy development but 1. … Pf7 is a passive move but a firm defence, i.e. 2. Le3 c5 (controls an important square in the centre).
Pd4. Exchanging bishops is a good idea but Black plays 1. … Ld7 ready to take the knight when it comes to e6. 11) 1. Lb7 Ke7 2. b6 axb6 3. a7 (creating a passed pawn by a breakthrough)

12) 1. Txh6+ gxh6 2. f6+ Kg8 3. De8+ Kh7 4. Dxf7# (mate by access)

1) 1. b4+ Kxb4 2. Ke6 (cashing in a passed pawn)

2) 1. Pc7 (thanks to X-ray attack) 1. … Ta7 (1. … Pxc7 2. Tc1 Pb5 3. Txc8) 2. Pxb5 3) 1. … Ta4 2. Tbd1 Txa3+ 3. bxa3 Dxa3+ 4. Kb1 Tb8+ (attacking the king)

4) 1. … Pb4 2. Db1 (2. cxb4 Qxc2 3. Bxc2 Bxc2 wins the exchange) 2. … Pxd3 3. Pxd3 wins material by any move of the rook to d8 or e4.

… Lg4.Avoiding the exchanging of bishops would be the best move if the previous move wasn’t a better one. 1. … Le6. See the same previous remark.

5) 1. Lxc7 Txc7 2. Txb4 Tac8 (lifting the pin)

6) 1. c8D Txc8 2. Tf3+ Tc3 (2. … Ka4 3. Th3; 2. … Kb4 3. Th3) 3. Th3 Txh3 (defending by stalemate) 7) 1. Ph3+ Kh5 (1. … Kg6 2. Pe7+) 2. Pf4+ Kg5 3. h4# (chasing and double attack or mate)

8) 1. Le7+ Kg7 2. Pe3 Dg1 3. Pf5# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 9) 1. Td3+ Kc8 2. Te8+ Kb7 3. Td7+ Ka6 4. Ta8# (chasing and mate)

10) 1. Pxe7+ Txe7 2. e4 (elimination of the defence: luring away and attacking a pinned piece)

11) 1. Kd6! (1. Ta7? Te6! (1. … Txe5+? 2. Kd6) ) 1. … Txe5 2. Ta7 Tb5 3. Ta8+ Tb8 4. Txb8# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

12) 1. … Kd8 2. Kc2 (2. f7 Td1+ 3. Kc2 Tf1=) 2. … Ke8 (2. … c5 3. f7 Ke7 4. f8D+ Kxf8 5. Txd7+–) (defending against a passed pawn)

1) 1. … Te7 (1. … Dd8 2. Df7+ Kh8 3. Txh6+; 1. … Db5 2. Df7+ Kh8 3. Txh6+) (defending against mate)

2) Black must be satisfied with equal play. Pawn d5 is weaker than d4 and the knight is anyway active at this moment. White’s weak back rank plays a role.

… Tc7. Protects b7 so that Da5 or De6 will be possible.After 2. Dxd5 Black can play 2. … Dxa2
… Tc2.Active but one rook only cannot do much, pawn d5 cannot to be protected. White makes an escape square with 2. g3 to avoid back rank jokes.
… Dxa2 is too optimistic and costs a queen: 2. Dd1.

3) 1. Pa5 Txb2 2. Pc6 Dxc3 3. Pxe7+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

4) 1. Dd6+ Kg8 2. De6+ (2. Te8+ Txe8 3. Dxf4 Te1+) 2. … Kh7 3. Dh3+ Kg8 4. Dxc8+ (double attack: queen and in-between move)

5) 1. Tgf6+ Kg4 2. Kg2 (2. Kh2? Df3) 2. … Dd5+ 3. f3+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 6) 1. Pa4 bxa4 2. Pxc8 (clearing and trapping)

7) 1. fxg8P Txf6+ 2. Pxf6+ Kg6 3. Pxd5 (lifting the pin, minor-promotion and knight fork) 8) 1. Ka1 (1. g8D Tb2+ 2. Ka1 Tb1+) 1. … Tb3 2. Th5 (avoiding stalemate)

9) 1. … b5 2. Pxb5 (2. Dxc5 Txc5) 2. … Lxb5 3. Lxb5+ Dxb5 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 10) 1. … Dd4+ 2. Tb2 Dxb2+ 3. Kxb2 Ld4+ 4. Ka3 b4# (mate by access)

11) 1. Dxd5 e4 2. Lc4 (in-between move and defending against a discovered attack)

12) 1. 0–0 (1. Pg1 La6 2. c4 c5 3. Dxd5 Lb7) 1. … Dxe2? 2. Tfe1 (defending against mate)

1) 1. … Dd6 2. g3 Tfb8 (targeting and trapping)

2) 1. Df6+ Ke4 2. De6+ Kd3 3. Dh3+ (chasing and X-ray check)

3) 1. Dxc6+ Ke7 2. Dd6+ Lxd6 3. cxd6+ Kxd6 4. Lxd4 (chasing and discovered attack)

4) Atame set up by White and that is why Black has his bishop on f5 (most of the time it is still on c8). The move with the knight to e4 is however too early even if it threatens something.

Lxe4. Now White wins a pawn or can finish his development with tempo, i.e. 1. … dxe4 2. Pg5 Dd5 3. c4 or 1. … Lxe4 2. Pxe4 dxe4 3. Pd2 f5 (3. … Dd5 4. Lxc7) 4. Db3 Dc8 and now 5. d5 to make the black king more vulnerable or 5. f3. 1. Dc2 protects the bishop but after 1. … Pxd2 2. Dxd2 Lxd3 3. Dxd3 Ld6 the tension is gone and the chances are equal. 1. 0–0 Pxc3 White knows now what was threatening.

5) 1. … Lf2 2. Txf2 (2. g3 De3) 2. … Dxh4+ 3. Kg1 Dh2+ 4. Kf1 Pe3# (elimination of the defence by interfering) 6) 1. … Pxe5 2. Pxe5 Lxe5 3. Pf6+ (discovered attack and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

7) 1. … Lc5 2. Pxc5 (2. Dxc5 Dxg2#) 2. … Txe1+ 3. Dxe1 Dxg2# (the pin: elimination of the defence by luring away) 8) 1. … Dxg4+ 2. Kxg4 Lf5+ 3. Kh5 g6+ 4. Kh4 Th3# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate)

9) 1. Lxd4 Dxe2 2. Pf6+ Kf8 3. Pxh7+ Kg8 4. Pf6+ Kf8 (4. … Kg7 5. Pxe8+) 5. Ph7+ (5. Pd7+) (draw by perpetual check)

10) 1. … Dh5+ 2. Ke1 Txg1+ 3. Dxg1 Df3 4. Lc3 Th1 Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces.

11) 1. Db8 h6 2. Tf8 Dxc4 3. Txg8+ Dxg8 4. Tf8 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. Back rank.

12) 1. f3! (1. Kb7? Kc5! 2. Kxa8 Kb6 3. a7 Kc7 4. f3 Kc8 5. f4 gxf4; 1. a7? Ke5! 2. f3 Ke6 3. Kb7 Kd6) 1. … Ke5 (1. … Ke3 2. a7 Kxf3 3. Kb7 g4 4. Kxa8 g3 5. Kb8 g2 6. a8D+) 2. Kb7 Kd6 3. Kxa8 Kc7 4. Ka7 Kc8 5. Kb6 Zugzwang.

1) Timman-Kasparov 2) Picture

3) 1. Lg8+ Kg6 2. Df7+ Kg5 3. h4+ Kg4 4. Df3# (mate in mistake) 4) 1. g7 Lxg7 2. Dh5+ Kf8 (2. … Kd8 3. Pe6#) 3. Ph7# (mate in four) 5) 1. Tf8+ Kxf8 2. Pg6+ hxg6 3. Dh8# (mate in three)

6) 1. Ph4 Df6 2. Pxf5 Dxf5 3. Lg4 (the pin: luring the front piece and pin)

7) The white pawns on the king’s wing are advanced pretty far. Counter-play on the queen’s wing must start yet.

… Pxd4 2. Dxd4 Dxd4 Exchanging queens is in principle favourable if the opponent attacks but after 3. Txd4 White also destroys pawn structure with 3. … e5 4. Pd5 (4. fxe5 Lxg5+) 4. … Bxg5 and 5. … exd4.
… Td8. White plays his knight away from d4 and continues the attack: i.e.. 2. Pb3 b5 3. g6.
… Ld7. White prevents the total exchange on d4. Besides moving the knight 2. Pce2 is a possibility. 8) 1. Ta8 Kf7 2. Txe8 Kxe8 3. Lc6+ (luring and double attack: bishop)

9) 1. Lxe4 Pxe4 2. Dxe4 Ld6 (discovered attack)

10) 1. Dc8+ Ka7 2. Db8+ Ka6 3. Ta5+ Kxa5 4. Db5# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 11) 1. … Txh3+ 2. gxh3 Dg3+ 3. Kh1 Dxh3+ 4. Kg1 Tg6+ (attacking the king: access)

12) 1. … Pa8 2. e4 dxe4 3. Kxe4 Pb6 (pawn b2 cannot be protected)

1) 1. Dh4 h5 2. Pe4 (weakness)

2) 1. Ph7+ Kg8 2. Pf6+ Kf8 3. Th8+ Lxh8 4. Dg8# (attacking the king)

3) 1. … La5 2. Td4 Lc3 3. Td1 Lb4 (elimination of the defence by chasing away and the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 4) 1. e5 Kc5 (1. … c5 2. e6 Kb3 3. Kd2 Kb2 4. e7 c4 5. e8D c3+ 6. Kd3 c2 7. Db5+) 2. Ke4 Kb6 3. Kf5 Kc7 4. Kf6

(pawn race, holding off and helping)

5) 1. … Tg2+ 2. Kxh3 Tg3+ 3. Kh2 Tg4 (3. … g4 4. Df1+ Kxf1 5. Kxg3) Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

6) 1. … b6 2. Dxg4 La6+ 3. Ke1 Dg1+ 4. Kd2 Dxf2+ (attacking the king)

7) 1. Lf7+ Kh7 2. Lxe8 Dxe8 3. Dxh6+ (the pin: chasing the back piece and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 8) 1. Txh7+ Kg5 2. Tcf7 Kg4 (2. … Td8 3. f3) 3. Kg2 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

9) 1. … Lxc3. Black must capture once on c3. White has the pair of bishops but Black a better pawn structure.

… exd4.After 2. Pd5 Lc5 (2. … Pxd5 3. cxd5 costs material) 3. Lg5 White has different possibilities after 3. … Pe5 4. b4. Winning the pawn back or capture on f6 and Lh6.
… Pxd4. The silliest move, after 2. Da4+ Pc6 3. Lxc6+.

10) 1. Tc6+ Kf7 2. Txc4 Txc4 3. Pd6+ (chasing, luring and double attack: knight) 11) 1. axb4 Dxa1 2. Lb2 Dxd1+ 3. Dxd1 (trapping)

12) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. Dg6+ Kf8 3. Dxf6+ Ke8 4. a3 De7 5. Dh8+ Exploiting vulnerability: material supremacy.

1) 1. … Lg2 2. Lxg2 Dh2+ 3. Kf1 Pe3+ (attacking the king: gain of material by chasing and double attack: knight) 2) 1. La7 b5 2. Ke4 b4 3. Kd3 b3 4. Kc3 b2 (defending against a passed pawn – divide the tasks)

3) 1. Pb6+ axb6 2. Da3+ Kb8 3. Lf4+ (discovered attack)

4) 1. Lf6. The pawn will not escape. This bishop is relatively the best piece of the board and that one you don’t exchange. 1. f5. Premature, after 1. … gxf5 2. Lf6 is still the best move. Flexible play and keeping the possibilities open: f5 can be played later.

Lxd4. Good move if Black would be obliged to capture but he can insert 1. … a6. 5) 1. Dxa5 Pxa5 2. Lc7 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

6) 1. Pxd5 Dxd5 2. Lc4 Lb4+ (elimination of the defence by interfering)

7) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. Dg8+ Tf8 3. Dxd5 (elimination of the defence: luring away 8) 1. Lc5+ Kb5 2. T1a4 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

9) 1. … Th4+ 2. Lh3 Txh3+ 3. Dxh3 Dc6+ 4. Dg2 Dxe8 (elimination of the defence by luring away and double attack: queen)

10) 1. … Dg5 (1. … Te2 2. Td8) Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces. 11) 1. Th5+ Kxg4 2. f3+ Dxf3+ 3. Dxf3# (mate in three)

12) 1. Txe7+ Kxe7 2. Dd6+ Ke8 3. Pf6+ gxf6 4. exf6 (king in the middle)

1) 1. Th5 Th8 2. d6 Lf6 3. Dxc5 (attacking the king and elimination of the defender) 2) 1. … Lc5+ 2. Kh1 Pg3+ 3. hxg3 Dg5 4. f4 Dh6+ (attacking the king by access)

3) White is two pawns down. Winning one back is easy. In what way does he keep the most chances for a draw?

Dxa4. Rules of thumb are useful but never apply them blindly. Exchange no pieces when you are material down. Helpful rule rule but more important is what will be left on the board. With exchanging queens White can make many black pawns weak: 1. .. bxa4 2. Tfd1 (strong: the threat to win d6 forces to passivity and lures a rook away from the back rank – 2. Tc4 is not handy because 2. … d5 can follow and stupid because 2. … Pd2 wins) 2. … Tc6 3. Tc4 f5 4. g4 with a lot of play. Still two pawns downs but that will change quickly.
Lxe4 Dxe4 2. Dxd6 Dc6. It wins a pawn but Black is a healthy pawn up, no weaknesses and a majority at the queen’s wing and that will produce later a passed pawn.
Dd5. The move played in an U10 game.After 1. … Te5 2. Db7 Tce8 is the position of the rooks improved and White is still 2 pawns down.

4) 1. Pf5+ gxf5 2. Tg8+ Kh6 3. Th8+ Kg5 4. Tbg8# (elimination of the defence by blocking) 5) 1. Txa7+ Kxa7 2. Lf2+ Ka8 3. Tg4 (defending against mate with tempo protect)

6) 1. … Lc7 2. Lg2 Dxb7 (discovered attack and interfering)

7) 1. Dh8+ Kg5 2. Dg7+ Kxh5 3. g4# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 8) 1. … Lb2 (1. … a1D? 2. Tc8+) 2. Ta4 a1D 3. Txa1 (cashing in a passed pawn)

9) 1. g4 (1. h4 T8f7 2. g4?) 1. … c4 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 10) 1. … b6 2. Ld3 Ta8 (trapping)

11) 1. g6 h6 2. Dh5 (attacking the king)

12) 1. Tb4 Le6 2. e5 Tb6 3. Txb6 Kxb6 4. Pxe6 (luring and elimination of the defender by capturing)

1) 1. Tg6 (1. Tg8+? Kb7 2. Tg6 Dh8 3. Tg7+ Lc7) 1. … Dh7 2. Tg8+ Kd7 3. Tg7+ Dxg7 (draw by stalemate) 2) 1. … Tc8 2. Db3 Txc1+ 3. Txc1 (elimination of the defence by luring away and the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 3) 1. Dh8+ Kf7 2. Th7+ Ke6 3. De8+ Kd5 4. Txd7 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

4) 1. Kf5 Kh6 2. Kf6 Kh7 3. Kf7 Kh6 4. Th2+ Kg5 5. f4+ Kxf4 6. Txc2 (chasing and discovered attack). 5) 1. Pxb4 Da5 2. Dd2 Pe4 (2. … e5 3. Pxa6) (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

6) White has a small lead in the development. Besides Blacks’pawn formation on the queen’s wing is damaged. Square b6 is weak and pawn c5 is in the way.

Pc4. Nevertheless, it wins a tempo because the queen must play: 1. … Dxe4 (1. … De7 2. Pd6+ is ) 2. Pxe4 and Black

has no defence against it, at least a loss of a pawn: 2. … Pf6 3. Ped6+ Ke7 4. Lxc5 or 2. … b5 3. Pcd6+ Lxd6 3. Pxd6 and 4. Lxc5.

0–0–0. Excellent possibility. Both after 1. … Pf6 2. Dxe5+ Pxe5 3. Pc4 and after exchanging queens.
Lc4. Developing move but the bishop stands Pa3 in the way. Black intercepts the attack on f7 with 1. … Dxe4 2. Pxe4 b5 3. Le2 c4.

7) 1. … Dxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Tb2+ 3. Df2 Txf2+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

8) 1. Dh7+ (1. Dh8+ Kf7 2. Dh5+ (2. g8D+ Txg8 3. Dxf6+ Ke8) 2. … P7g6; 1. Pxf6+ Kf7) 1. … Kxh7 2. Pxf6+ Kh6 3. Lc1# (attacking the king magnet)

9) 1. Dxf4 Dxf4 2. Td8+ Kf7 3. Tf8+ Kg6 4. Txf4 (luring and chasing and double attack: X-ray check)

10) 1. g6+ Kg8 2. Td6 Kf8 3. Lg5 and Black has some innocent checks. Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 11) 1. c5+ Ke6 2. Th7 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

12) 1. … Pf4+ 2. Txf4 Dg2+ 3. Kh4 Txf4# (mate in three)

1) 1. … Tf1+ 2. Txf1 De2 3. Tf2 Dd1+ Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry. 2) 1. Ta7! h1D+ 2. Th7 Dg1 3. Tg7+ (defending against a passed pawn)

3) 1. Lxh7+ Kxh7 2. Dh5+ Kg8 3. Tf8+ Kxf8 4. Df7# (attacking the king: access)

4) 1. … Ld8! 2. Dd4 b4 (elimination of the defence: chasing away and the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 5) 1. Tdxd5 Txd5 2. Dc8+ Td8 3. Txe6+ fxe6 4. Dxe6+ (king in the middle)

6) 1. … Pxe4 2. Lxe4 (2. Pxe4 Lxh4) 2. … Lxe4 3. Lxe7 (in-between move)

7) 1. … Te6 2. Db3 (2. Tfe1 Th6 3. Pf1 Txf4) 2. … Th6 3. h3 Lxh3 (attacking the king and bringing in pieces) 8) 1. Txe7+ Kxe7 2. f4 Lxc3 3. Ld2+ (luring, chasing away and discovered check)

9) 1. Pf5. Possible because of the indirect protection of the queen (1. … Dxh5 2. Pxg7+ gaining a piece). Black is in a bad shape and an extra white piece is disastrous: 1. … Lf6 2. Pd6+ Ke7 3. Dxg6 fxg6 4. Pxb7; 1. … Kf8 2. Dxg6 fxg6 3. Pxg7; 1. … Tg8 2. Dxg6 fxg6 3. Pd6+; 1. … Pd7 2. Dxg6 and 1. … Lf8 (is relatively the best) 2. Dxg6 fxg6

Dxg6 fxg6 2. Ke2Advantage for White (better pawn structure, better pieces) but quite a job if Black would suddenly start defending very well.
De2. It gives almost all advantage away after 1. … Dxe4 2. Db5+ Pd7. 10) 1. Dg6 Pf8 (1. … Pf6 2. Txf6) 2. Df7+ Kh8 3. Dxf8+ (attacking the king) 11) Picture

12) 1. Txh6+ Pxh6 2. Df6+ Kh7 3. Ld3+ Exploiting vulnerability: material supremacy.

1) 1. … e5 (1. … Le7 2. Pxf6) 2. Pxf6 Lc5 (defending against a pin)

2) 1. T1b5+ Ka6 2. T5b6+ Ka5 3. Ta6+ Txa6 4. Tb5# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 3) 1. … Pxe3 2. Pxe3 (2. Dxe3 Txc4) 2. … Pc5) (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

4) 1. Dh3 h5 2. Dxc8 Txc8 3. Pxf7+ (double attack: material + threat) 5) Black is a pawn up in this game U10.

… fxe4. The position has to be opened. Tf8 becomes active and it allows 2. Txe4 Pf3+ 3. Kh1 Pxd2 4. Dxd2 Lxc3 possible. White is lucky that the black king is on g8 because now 5. Dd5+ prevents total damage. The rook ending after 5. … Df7 6. Dxf7 Txf7 is somewhat better.
… f4. It is the move Black played but after 2. f3 or 2. Pd5 there is no compensation for the pawn. The activity of Le5 and Tf8 is reduced and Pd4 will be chased back soon.
… Tce8. Not a good move. White plays 2. f4 Lf6 3. Kh1 or 3. Pd5.

6) 1. Da8+ Te8 2. Pde7+ Kf8 3. Dxe4 (discovered attack setting up a battery)

7) 1. Pf6+ Kh8 (1. … Lxf6 2. Dxh6+ Kxh6 3. Th3+) 2. Pxe8 (attacking the king: access)

8) 1. Lxe7! Ke5 (1. … Ke4 2. Lf6 Kf4 3. La1 Ke4 4. Kxh6) 2. Lf8 Kf6 3. Lg7+ Kxg7 (3. … Kf7 4. Kxh6 Kg8 5. La1) (defending by stalemate)

9) 1. hxg4 Pf3+ (1. … Dh4 2. f3) 2. gxf3 Dh4 (elimination of the defence by blocking)

10) 1. … f5+ (1. … gxh5+ 2. Kxh5 Kb6 3. Kg6 Kb5 4. Kxf6 Kxb4 5. Ke7 Kc5 6. Ke6 and White wins. ) 2. Kg5 gxh5 3. Kxh5 Kb6 4. Kg5 Kb5 5. Kxf5 Kxb4 6. Ke4 (6. Ke6? Kc5) and draw.

11) 1. Tg7+ Kf8 (1. … Ke8 2. Tg8+ Kf7 3. Tg6 Lxg4+ 4. Txg4 f1D 5. Tf4+ Dxf4) 2. Tg6 f1D (2. … Lxg4+ 3. Kxg4) 3. Tf6+ Dxf6 (defending against a passed pawn)

12) 1. g4 Lg6 2. g5 Ph5 3. f4 (chasing and trapping)

1) 1. Txh5 gxh5 2. Df5 Kf8 3. Dh7 (attacking the king: access)

2) 1. Ta1 Db4 2. Dxb4 axb4 3. Lxa6 (3. Txa6) (the pin: chasing the front piece and a pinned piece is not a good defender) 3) Black’s position is excellent: better pawn structure and active pieces.

… Pg4. Very strong. Black must not be afraid of a double pawn.After 2. Dxb6 axb6 pawn a2 is hanging and Pf2 is threatened.
… Tfd8 Prevents the exchange queens. Black certainly has an attack against the white king although White has sufficient defenders. Certainly not a bad plan but less good than the move with the knight.
… Dxe3 2. Pxe3. Better for Black but illogical to let the white knight come into play.

4) 1. Dd7 Pxd7 2. Tg8+ Ke7 3. Pf5# (elimination of the defence by blocking) Quite nice!.

5) 1. … Tg2 2. f6 Lb5+ 3. Ke1 h2 (3. … Tg1+ 4. Kf2 h2 5. Pg3 Txg3 6. Td1) (cashing in a passed pawn)

6) 1. Pxd5 Dxd5 2. Lxf6 Lb7 This in-between move and with a mating threat prevents the winning discovered attack with Lh7+.

7) 1. a4! (1. Kd4? Le8 2. Kc4 (2. Kd3 Lb5+) 2. … Kxe3 3. Kb4 Kd4 4. a4 Lxa4 (4. … Kd5 5. a5 b5) 1. … Lc2 (1. … Le8 2. a5! bxa5 3. Kd4) 2. a5 bxa5 3. Kd4 (wrong bishop thanks to line changing of the pawn)

8) 1. … b4 (otherwise 2. b4) 2. cxb4 Kf6 3. Ke3 Ke6 4. Kd2 (making access)

9) 1. Txd4 (1. Lb5 c6; 1. Ta8+ Kd7) 1. … Dxd4 2. Ta8+ Kd7 3. Dxd4+ (luring and elimination of the defence by interfering)

10) 1. h6 Lf8 2. Dh4 (chasing away and the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

11) 1. … Pe5+ 2. Kf4 Ped3+ 3. Kg5 Pe4+ 4. Kh4 Txh2# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

12) 1. … Pf4 (1. … Ph4 2. Dd8+ Kg6 3. Te6+) 2. Dd8+ Kg6 3. Tg8+ Kh7 Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry.

1) 1. Dh6+ Ke5 2. d4+ Dxd4 (2. … Kxd4 3. Dxe3#) 3. Dg7+ Kf4 4. Dxd4+ (luring and double attack: X-ray check)

2) 1. Pa2. Unpins the a-pawn.After other moves with this knight Black plays 1. … La6. Furthermore the capture on a3 is not possible: 1. … bxa3 2. b4.After 1. … Tb8 2. axb4 Txb4 3. Pxb4 Dxa1 4. Te1 (Lg2 must go to f1 once) has White a clear plan. Put his pieces on the right squares (Pc6 and Pc4 if possible).

Pc4. If White wants to sacrifice an exchange White must insert this move.After 1. … Da6 2. axb4 Dxa1 3. bxc5 it turns out that White doesn’t even get a pawn. Black has the strong in-between move 3. … La6 but 3. … Pxc5 refutes the sacrifice too.
axb4 Dxa1 2. bxc5 Pxc5 Even worse than the previous line. No compensation at all. 3) 1. Dg8+ Kxg8 2. Pf6+ (defending against mate)

4) 1. Dg6 (1. Pg6+ Kg8 2. Dxc6 Lxc6 3. Pfe7+) 1. … fxg6 2. Pxg6+ hxg6 3. Th3+ (attacking the king) 5) 1. … a4 2. Pd2 (2. d5 axb3 3. axb3 Lxc3) 2. … axb3 3. axb3 Lxb3 (attacking the king)

6) 1. Dh7+ Kf7 2. Lg6+ Kf6 3. Tf4+ gxf4 4. Lh4# (attacking the king)

7) 1. … Pxd4 2. Pxd4 (2. Txc1 Pxf3+) 2. … a5 (2. … Txe1+ 3. Dxe1 Dxd4 4. Dxe6+) (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

8) 1. Da8+ Kb5 2. Db7+ Kc4 3. Dc6# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

9) 1. Dd8 Dxd8 2. Pxe6+ Kg8 3. Pxd8 b5 4. Pc6 (transposing / liquidating by a double attack: knight) 10) 1. … Pe8 2. Dc6 Tc8 (2. … Lxc3? 3. Dxa8) (chasing and trapping)

11) 1. Te7+ Kf3 2. Te3+ Kxe3 3. Ld4+ Kxd4 4. Kg2 Ke3 5. Kf1 (defending against a passed pawn)

12) 1. … Dxa1 (1. … Txb5? 2. Txb5 Pe2+ 3. Kf2 Dxb5 4. Dxa7) 2. Txa1 Pxf1 3. Kxf1 Txb5 (elimination of the defence: luring away/capturing+material)

1) 1. Dg6+ Txg6 (1. … Ke7 2. Dxg7+ Kd6 3. Dxf6; 1. … Kf8 2. Pxd5) 2. Pxg6+ Ke8 3. Tf8# (luring away and discovered check)

2) 1. … Pd1 (1. … Pa4? 2. Te3) 2. Lxd1 Dxc3 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece and luring away+mate)

3) 1. … Pg4. Good defence against an eventual Pxg6. Because h4 is hanging White has no time for f3. The white pieces are clumsy.

… Kh7. Pawn g6 is now protected for a while and is safe but not the best choice.
… d5 The move played that worked out well after 2. f3 Pxe4! Basically you may not hesitate in such a position: 2. Pxg6 fxg6 3. Dxg6+ Kh8 4. exd5 Lxd5 5. Dh6+ Kg8 6. Te5.

4) 1. … Lg4 (1. … Tb1 2. Tg7+ Kxh6 3. Pxf5+ Kh5 4. Tg5#) (defending against mate) 5) 1. Txg7 Dxg7 2. Txh6+ Dh7 3. Df6+ (3. Dh4) (attacking the king: access)

6) 1. … Lxh4 2. Txh4 Txh4 3. Lg5 (double attack: bishop)

7) 1. Lc7+ Ka6 2. Pd7! Pe6 (2. … Lc6 3. Pc5#) 3. Pb8# Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces. (Fomichev 2015)

8) 1. … Le1 2. Kxe1 g2 (cashing in a passed pawn)

9) 1. h5 Txh5 2. Te5 (transposing / liquidating to a pawn ending)

10) 1. … e3 2. fxe3 Tc2 (elimination of the defence: luring away and the pin: pin)

11) 1. Dxc5 (1. Dxd5 Pxd5 2. Lxc5 Pxc5 3. c4 Pb4) 1. … Pxc5 (1. … Dxc5 2. Lxc5 Pxc5 3. Pc7+) 2. Pc7+ Kd8 3. Pxd5 exd5 4. Lxc5 combining van luring away, double attack: knight, in-between move)

12) 1. Dd4 Df8 2. Dd8 La6 3. Lh7+ Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry.

1) 1. … f4 2. Ph5 (2. Pf1 fxe3 3. fxe3 Txe3) 2. … fxe3 3. fxe3 Txe3 (3. … Pxe3+) (luring and double attack: knight) 2) 1. Pxb7 Pxb7 2. Te7 (luring away and elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

3) 1. … Lxc3 2. Dg4+ Lg7 3. Lh6 Pg6 (defending against a pin)

4) 1. b4 Lxb4 2. Ke3 Lxc3 (2. … Lf1 3. Tc1 Lc5+ 4. Ke4 Ld3+ 5. Kd5) (defending by stalemate of insufficient material) 5) White has sacrificed two pawns. Due to the pin of Lc4 exchanging of queens threatens.Acorrect feeling is that White may

be glad if he doesn’t get worse. Just too few attackers and sufficient defenders.After 1. Df5 Dxc4 you must sense that a

queen and a knight against a superior number of pieces is not enough. What is correct?

Txd5. Takes a pawn back and threatens Lb5. Black has 1. … La6 and White just holds: 2. Td4 Pe6 3. Pxe6 fxe6 4. Txg4.
Lxd5 is refuted by 1. … Lb4+ (makes an escape square for the king)
Pxf7 Dxc4 2. Dxc4 dxc4 3. Pxh8 is winning an exchange against two pawns but after 3. … Lf3 the future of Th2 is not rosy. The knight on h8 will be lost for sure.

6) 1. Dxe6+ Kh8 2. Txh6+ gxh6 3. g7+ Kxg7 4. Dg6+ Kh8 5. Dh7# (attacking the king) 7) 1. Pxe6 Lxe6 (1. … fxe6 2. Dxg6+) 2. De4 (luring away and trapping)

8) 1. Dc3 Pe4 2. Txe4 fxe4 3. Pe6+ (setting up a battery and discovered attack)

9) 1. Dxc3 Dxc3 2. Pe7+ Kh8 3. Txf8# (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) 10) 1. Kf4! (1. gxh6? Kf6) 1. … Pf7 2. g6 Ph6 3. Kg5 (zugzwang and trapping)

11) 1. Th7+ Kxg6 (1. … Kf8 2. Th8+ Kg7 3. f8D+ Kxg6) 2. f8P+ Kf6 3. g5# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

12) 1. Da6+ Da5 (1. … Kb3 2. Da2+ Kxc3 3. Db2+ X-ray check) 2. Dc4+ Ka3 3. Da2# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. … Tg1+ 2. Kh3 Pf4+ 3. Kh4 Pg6+ 4. Kh3 Th4# (chasing and double check)

2) 1. Tb8+ Ka7 2. Ta8+ Kb7 3. Tb8+ Ka7 4. Ta8+ Kb7 5. Tb8+ (draw by perpetual check)

3) 1. Dd7 Tc8 2. Dg4+ Kf8 3. Dg7+ Ke8 4. Dg8+ Kd7 5. Dxf7+ Kc6 6. Dd5+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

4) 1. … Te8 2. Pc5 Pd8 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece – cross pin)

5) 1. Kf5 h5 2. Ke6 Kf8 3. Kxd5 h4 4. Ke4 (with tempo into the square of the pawn) 6) 1. Dxg4 fxg4 2. Le7 Lxe7 3. Txc6 (cashing in a passed pawn)

7) Picture 8) Picture

9) 1. d5 Lc7 2. Txc7 (2. d6 Lxd6 3. Dxd6 Dxa1 4. Txf7 Kxf7 5. Dd7+ Kf6 6. Dxc8 Kf7) 2. … Dxc7 3. d6 (discovered attack and capture/chasing away+mate)

10) This unclear position comes from a game U10. It is a matter of counting. Black has a knight and pawn for the queen. White certainly loses his queen.

Dxf3 Lxf3 2. Txc3 Txc3 3. La5 and thanks to this in-between move White gets two pieces against rook and pawn. 1. Pxf3 (the game) 1. … Pxd1 2. Txd1 Tfxd8 and White remains in a worse position just a pawn down (Black has c-file and better minor piece) .
gxf3 Pxd1 2. Txd1 Tfd8. Pawn down, bad pawn structure.

11) 1. … Te3 2. fxe3 Dxf3 3. Dc2 fxg3 (elimination of the defence by interfering)

12) 1. Dd6+ Pd7 2. Dxd7+ Kxd7 3. Pc5+ Kd6 4. Pxe4+ (luring and double attack: knight)

1) 1. … Th2+ 2. Ke1 Pb2 3. Tb1 (3. Tc1 Pd3+) 3. … Th1+ (chasing and double attack: X-ray check) 2) 1. Lg5+ Kg8 2. Dxh8+ Kxh8 3. Lf6+ (3. Th4+ Kg8 4. Lf6) 3. … Kg8 4. Th4 (attacking the king) 3) This position comes from a game U10. Black can grab a pawn. What is the problem?

… f6 This is the best move and sufficient to draw. 2. Txc3 (2. bxc3 fxe5 3. dxe5 Tc4 is with such an active rook certainly not better for White) 2. … fxe5 3. dxe5 Txc3 4. bxc3 Tc8 and now the activity or the rook is sufficient.
… Lxd4 The game move costs surprisingly an exchange: 2. Pc6 (2. Txc8 Txc8 3. Pd3 Tc2 loses material) 2. … Lxb2 was played and after 3. Ta2 Lf6 4. Pxd8 Txd8 5. Tc6 White was an exchange up (although Black won). The surprise comes after 2. … Lf6 3. Tac1 and Pxd8 is threatening and after 3. … Te8 the move 4. Pe7+ follows.
… La5 2. Pc6 and the knight has three targets in sight, no threats yet because of the pin but Black cannot prevent them all in one move.Apossible line 2. … Tc7 3. Tac1 Tdc8 4. Pe7+.

4) 1. … Kg7 (1. … h4 2. f5 h3 3. f6 h2 4. f7 h1D 5. f8=D+) 2. Ke7 Kg6 3. Ke6 Kg7 4. Kf5 Kh6 = (defending) 5) 1. Txh6+ Dh7 2. Dh4 Tg1+ 3. Kc2 Dxh6 4. Dxh6+ Kg8 (defending against a double attack by counter-attack) 6) 1. Pf5 Dg5 2. h4 Dg6 3. Pe7+ (chasing and discovered attack)

7) 1. Tg3+ Kf5 2. Dg5+ Ke4 3. Tg4# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 8) 1. f4+! Lxf4 2. Pe4+ Dxe4 (defending by stalemate)

9) 1. … Dd1+ 2. Kg2 De2+ 3. Kg1 Kh3 4. Dd4 De1# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 10) 1. Td4 Db5 2. Tfd1 (targeting and the pin: pin)

11) 1. … e4 2. Tg8+ Kh7 3. Df8 Th1+ (elimination of the defence: interfering)

12) 1. Kg8! (1. Ke8? Dxe2+! 2. Lxe2 Kxb7) .1 … g5 2. Lh1! Dh4 3. Th7+ (zugzwang and discovered check) (Timman)

1) 1. Kf6 h2 2. Db4 Dd7 3. cxd7 h1D 4. De7# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

2) 1. … La4 2. Dd3 (2. Dxa4 Dxe3+ 3. Kf1 Txc1) 2. … Lxd1 (luring away and double attack: queen) 3) 1. … Ta2 2. De8+ Ld7 (seventh rank)

4) 1. Le2 Txg3+ 2. Kf2 (cashing in a passed pawn)

5) 1. … gxf4 2. Pxf4 Td4+ 3. Ke3 Ld2+ (luring, chasing and X-ray check)

6) 1. … Dc8 The queen must be protected after 2. Txg6 fxg6. Black must be ready to exchange queens (exchanging directly 1. … Dxf5 2. exf5 Txg4 3. hxg4 is playable but unpleasant). Without the move 2. h4 White cannot proceed although h5 is not a threat yet because Black exchanges on f5 then.

… De6 this move fails after 2. Txg6 Txg6 3. Txg6 Dxf5 on the in-between move 4. Tg7+.
… Da4 The move played in a game U10. The strong 2. h4 was missed (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 7) 1. … Lf6 (1. … Lh4 2. Kf4 Lg5+ 3. Kf3 Lf6) 2. Kf4 Lxe5+ (defending against mate)

8) 1. Pf5 Dg5 2. h4 Dg6 3. Pd6+ (chasing and discovered attack) 9) 1. … Pxe5 2. dxe5 Lxb5 3. Db3 (the pin: pin)

10) 1. Td7+ Ke5 2. Td5+ Txd5 3. Pc4# (elimination of the defence by luring away and blocking)

11) 1. … Ta2 2. Lc6 (2. c6? Ph5#; 2. h4 Ph5+ 3. Kh3 Pf4+; 2. Ld1 Td2) 2. … Ta3+ 3. Lf3 Ta2 (draw by perpetual attack)

12) 1. Tc8 Dd5 (1. … Txc8 4. Dd8+) 2. Txf8+ Kxf8 3. Db4+ Exploiting vulnerability: back rank.

1) 1. … Pc3 2. bxc3 (2. Dd3 Pxd1) 2. … La3+ 3. Kb1 Db6+ (attacking the king)

2) Black has a pawn up, but pawn d4 threatens to be lost. The pawns on c5 and e5 are no heroes either.

… Pd7. Profits the most of the weak pawns.After 2. Pxd4 Lxg2 the bishop moves with tempo and the threatens is
… bxc5 and after 2. Dxd4 Pxc5 White is just a pawn down, 2. cxb6 Lxf3! is also educative (after the lazy 2. … axb6 Black is better) 3. gxf3 (3. bxc7 Dxc7 and e5 hangs; 3. b7 Lxb7 with a pawn up) 3. … c5 and 4. … axb6.
… Lxf3 (gives some advantage with simple moves) 2. gxf3 Pd7 3. Dxd4 and now 3. … bxc5 with pawn up but a double pawn of 3. … Pxc5 4. Lb5+ with small problems with the development.
… Pg4 The game move. Now 2. Lb5 solves all white’s problems.

3) 1. Td4 Lh5 2. Th4 (2. g4) (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

4) 1. … Db2 2. Tc4 (2. Tcd1 Dc2) 2. … Db1+ 3. Kg2 Db7+ (defending against a passed pawn) 5) 1. … Pxe4 2. Dxf8+ Kxf8 3. Lxd8 Txd8 4. Lxe4 (in-between move desperado)

6) 1. Txf6 gxf6+ 2. Kd6 Kf7 3. Kc7 (transposing / liquidating to a pawn ending)

7) 1. Td8+ Dxd8 2. Pe8+ Dxe8 3. fxe8P# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

8) 1. Pe7+ Kc5 2. Tc6+ Kd4 3. Pf5+ Ke5 4. Pxg7 (discovered check, chasing, luring and double attack: knight) 9) 1. … Lf4 2. Dd3 g5 (targeting and trapping)

10) 1. … h5 2. Tb8 h4 3. Tb3 hxg3 Exploiting vulnerability: a square which is difficult to defend. 11) 1. Kg3 g6 2. Tf5+ gxf5 3. f4# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

12) 1. Lxd4 exd4 2. Dxe7 Txe7 3. Txc5 (elimination of the defence: capturing+material)

1) 1. Lc5 (1. Kh1 Tc2 2. c8D Txc8 3. Txc8 Txd6) 1. … Tc2+ 2. Lxd4 Txc7 (cashing in a passed pawn) 2) 1. Kh1 (1. Lc5 Tc2+) 1. … Tc2 2. Tbb1 (cashing in a passed pawn)

3) 1. … Pc3 (targeting and double attack: knight)

4) 1. … Pc3+ 2. bxc3 Tb7 (elimination of the defence and the pin: pin)

5) 1. … Tb4+ 2. Kxh5 Tb8 (2. … Tb5+ 3. Kh4 Tb8) 3. Th6 Tb5+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 6) 1. Tc7 Txc7 2. De8+ Kg7 3. De5+ Kg8 4. Dxc7 (defending against a passed pawn)

7) 1. … Th1+ 2. Kxh1 Kg3 3. Lc4 Te1+ 4. Lf1 Txf1# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. (Donner-Spanjaard, NED 1961)

8) 1. Pce7+ Kh7 2. Th8+ Pxh8 3. Pf8# (elimination of the defence by blocking) (elimination of the defence by blocking) 9) 1. Kc2 (1. Ka1 Ld2 2. Dxf5+ Ke7) 1. … Dh2+ 2. Kb3 Dxg1 3. Dxh6+ Getting out of check and not allowing new

attackers.

10) 1. Pxd5 Dxd5 2. Lxf6 Da5+ 3. Dc3 (3. Dd2 Dxd2+; 3. b4 Lxb4+) (in-between move)

11) 1. f3. Preventing the possibilities of the opponent.Allowing the move f3 by Black would activate Le5 and the pawn is an attacker and disturbs.

c3. Chasing away the knight must wait because the the in-between move 1. … f3 threatens mate on h2 and after 2. g3 Pe6 White is lucky that Black cannot easily can involve the rook into the attack.
h3 The move played in the game makes 1. … f3 ever stronger. Black won.

12) 1. Dh6+ gxh6 2. Pf6+ Kg7 3. Pxd7+ Kf7 4. Txd6 (elimination of the defence by luring away, chasing and discovered check)

1) 1. Da8+ Kxg7 2. Tg6+ hxg6 3. Dxd5 (setting up a battery and discovered attack)

2) 1. … gxf4 (1. … Ld2 2. fxg5 Td4+ 3. Ke5 Txd3) 2. Pxf4 Td4+ 3. Ke3 Ld2+ (luring, chasing and double attack: X-ray check)

3) 1. e4. Black is in problems: 1. … dxe4 2. Pxe4 Le7 3. Te1 loses material and 1. … h6 2. Lh4 (2. Lxh6 gxh6 3. e5 is also good) is not really helping. The threat is e5 and after 3. Pxh6+ gxh6 even 4. exd5 is very strong.

Te1. Developing move to prepare e4. In the previous move it turned out that the move of the rook is not necessary. 1. Pxd6. Fans of the pair of bishops play such moves. It is a sin, to give up the active knight.

4) 1. exf6 Lxd6 2. Td1 (cashing in a passed pawn)

5) 1. … Pxh5 2. Pg5+ hxg5 3. Dxh5+ Kg8 4. Th1 (attacking the king: access)

6) 1. d8P+ Kf6 (1. … Ke7 2. g8D (2. Pc6+? Kf6 3. g8P+ Kf7!) ) 2. g8P+! Kg6 (2. … Ke5 3. Pf7+) 3. Pe7+ (draw due to insufficient material)

7) 1. Dxf6 Txf6 2. Lxf6 h5 3. Tf7# (setting up a battery and discovered check)

8) 1. Ph6 Dxf3 (1. … Pxf3 2. Tg8+ Txg8 3. Pf7#) 2. Txf3 Pxf3 (2. … Tg8 3. Pxg8 Pxf3 4. Ph6) 3. Tg8+ Txg8 4. Pf7# (attacking the king)

9) 1. Dxb4+ Kxb4 2. a3+ Ka5 3. b4+ Kb5 4. Pc3# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 10) 1. … a5 2. Pd3 b5 3. Lb3 a4 (targeting, chasing and trapping)

11) 1. Pb5+ cxb5 2. Tc1+ Kd7 3. Td1+ Ld6 4. Txd6+ Kxd6 5. Txd8+ (elimination of the defence, chasing, X-ray check and luring away+material.

12) 1. Pxc8 Txh7 2. Pe7 Th8 (2. … Tg7+ 3. Kf2 Tf7+ 4. Kg3) 3. Pc6+ Ka3 4. Pd8 (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. Lxe5 Pxd3+ 2. Dxd3 Lb4+ 3. Lc3 Dxd3 (luring and discovered attack)

2) 1. Lb5 Te6 2. Lc4 (2. Ld7? Td6) 2. … Te5 3. Kd4 (draw due to insufficient material) (Guljajev 1938) 3) 1. c3 (1. Txf4? Pe2+ 2. Dxe2 Dxf4) 1. … Pc6 2. Txf4 (elimination of the defence and pin)

4) 1. Kf1. Prevents check on e1 and forces the queen back.After 1. … Df6 White captures a pawn: 2. Txh4 1. Td8 is not a problem after 1. … Df6 2. Txe8+ Kxe8.

Lxf3. Only counts with taking back. Black doesn’t want the bishop at all: 1. … Te1+ (1. … Pxf3+? 2. Kf1) 2. Kg2 h3# 5) 1. f5 gxf5 (1. … Lxe4 2. f6 ; exf5 Th4+– ; 2. … De7 fxg6 fxg6 Txe6 Dxe6 3. Dxg6+) 2. Dg5+ Kh7 3. Th4# (attacking

the king)

6) 1. … Lh6 2. Dd1 Le3 Exploiting vulnerability: material supremacy.

7) 1. … Le4 (1. … Lh3?) 2. h4 Kd4 3. h5 Ke5 Normally the bishop fulfils the double function: protecting the pawn and stopping the enemy pawn. This is an exception: the position is not winning because of the danger of stalemating the opponent. Happily, the king is in the square of the h-pawn.

8) 1. Dxe3 Txe3 2. Pge4 Td4 3. hxg4 (double attack: 2 pieces) 9) 1. g4 fxg3 2. Lg5 f6 3. exf6+ (trapping)

10) 1. Lf3 Dxf3 2. Dg8+ Le8 3. Dxe8+ Kb7 4. Db8+ (4. Dd7+) (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) 11) 1. Lb3! (1. Lc4? a4! 2. Ld5 Dc2+ 3. Lc6 Dh2+) 1. … a4 2. Lc4! (zugzwang)

12) 1. … Pe1+ (1. … Ph4+ 2. Kh3 Dg2+ 3. Kg4 Df3+ 4. Kh3) 2. Kh3 Dg2+ 3. Kg4 Df3+ 4. Kh3 Dh5# (double check)

1) 1. h3 Dh5 2. De2 (2. g4? Dd5) (elimination of the defence and pin)

2) 1. Df8+ (1–0; Babula-Kislov, Trinec 1999) 1. … Kh7 2. Dg8+ Kh6 3. Th5+ Kxh5 4. Dg5# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

3) Drawing

4) 1. Tg3! Lxg3+ 2. Kh3 g1D (defending against a passed pawn) 5) 1. … Td5 2. Txd5 g3 3. fxg3 fxg3 (defending against mate)

6) 1. 0–0–0 was not played because a2 hangs. Not a bad however: 1. … Pxa2+ 2. Kb1 Dxd2 3. Txd2 Pb4 4. Lb5+ brings all White’s pieces into the attack.After 4. … Ke7 is 5. Pd7 illustrative.After 1. … 0–0 plays White 2. a3 or a bit braver 2. Pc4. 1. Kd1. The move played prevents the threat (see next move) but the king in the middle is not lethal after 1. … Le6 2. Pd3 but unnecessary.

Le2 Pxc2+ That was the threat.

7) 1. Pxa7+ Pxa7 2. Dxa7 Dd1+ 3. Kxd1 Lg4+ (luring and double check)

8) 1. … Dc2+ 2. Kh3 (2. Kh1 Dxc1+) 2. … Txg3+ 3. Kxg3 Tb3+ Exploiting vulnerability: material supremacy.

9) 1. Kd7! Pc4 (1. … Kb7 2. Tb1+ Pb3 3. Txb3#; 1. … Pb3 2. Tb1 Kb7 3. Txb3#; 1. … Pb7 2. Tc8#) 2. Txc4 a5 3. Kc6! a6 4. Te4 Ka7 5. Te7+ Kb8 6. Kb6 (elimination of the defence by blocking) (Botokanov 1997)

10) 1. … Txg3 2. Lxe4 (2. fxg3 De2+ 3. Kg1 Ph3#; 2. f3 Dg6; 2. Kxg3 Pe2+ 3. Kh3 Dxh4+ 4. Kg2 Dg4+ 5. Kh2 Le5+ 6. f4 Dg3#) 2. … Th3+ 3. Kg1 (attacking the king)

11) 1. Txb2 Lxb2 2. Db3 Ld4 3. Db8+ Dd8 4. (double attack: queen material+threat) 12) 1. Pf6+ Lxf6 2. Tc7+ Kg8 3. Txe3 (in-between move)

1) 1. Txg7+ Txg7 2. Pf8+ Kh8 3. Txh6+ Th7 4. Txh7# (elimination of the defence: capture+mate) 2) 1. … Pf3 2. Dxf3 Dxb2 (line clearing and trapping)

3) Aposition from the game De Wind-Michielsen, The Hague 2001.At that time they were both talented juniors, who nevertheless missed something.

Lxe5 Dxe5 2. Tfe1. Exchanging is good in this case.All white pieces become active and the d-pawn is not weak but also poses no danger (2. … d4 3. Pg3).
Lb6. White wants to chase the black rook to a worse square but the rook is not misplaced at all: 1. … Td6 2. Db4 (consequent but admit failure with 2. La5 or 2. Le3 and sacrificing a pawn is better). The move played fails to 2. … Txb6 (instead of the move played 2. … d4 3. f4) 3. Dxb6 Pd4 4. Dxf6 Pxe2+ (in-between move) 5. Kh1 Lxf6.
Lc3.Aloss of time. Black captures on c3.

4) The fragment should be a move longer. The h-pawn is still on h5 and Black is to move: 1… h4 (0-1; Dvoretsky-Klovans Tbilisi 1973). It is insufficient to play 1. … hxg4 2. Ke5! (but not 2. Ke4 g3! and wins) 2. … Kg2 3. Kf4 Kh3 4. Kg5.

White resigned because of 2. Ke5 Kg2 3. Kf6 Kxh2 4. Kxg6 h3 5. g5 Kg3 6. Kf7 h2 7. g6 h1Q and Black wins against a g-pawn on the seventh rank.

5) 1. … Pb5 (1. … Txb8 2. Txb8+ Lf8 3. Lf6#) (elimination of the defence: interfering)

6) 1. Tb2! Txc7 2. Tb8+ Kf7 3. Tb7 Te7+ 4. Kd6 Txb7 5. axb7 (creating a passed pawn) 7) 1. … g5 2. Lg3 g4 3. 0–0–0 Pxg3 (elimination of the defence: chasing away)

8) 1. Dh7+ Kg4 2. Dg6+ Kf3 (2. … Kh3 3. Dh5# (3. Df5#) Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 9) 1. … Kh7 2. Df3 Dxf3 3. gxf3 b2 4. Pxb2 (cashing in a passed pawn)

10) 1. … e5 2. Dc4 (2. Dd5 Dxd7) 2. … Txd7 3. Txg6 (a pinned piece is not a good defender) 11) 1. Tc8 Df7 2. Pb6+ Ke7 3. Tc7+ (luring and double attack: knight)

12) 1. … Tc5 (1. … Dxe7? 2. Pxf5 De5 3. Txh7+ Kxh7 4. Dh5#) 2. Pxf5 Dxf5 (2. … Ta5+) (defend by counter-attack)

1) 1. … Tf4+ 2. Pxf4 Pf6+ 3. Ke5 Pxg4+ 4. fxg4 g1D (cashing in a passed pawn)

2) 1. Ph2+ Kh4 2. Pf3+ Kg4 3. Pe5+ Kh4 4. Pxg6+ Kg4 5. Tg3# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 3) 1. Dd4 Dg5 2. Ld2 Lh3 3. g4 (defending against mate)

4) 1. … f5. Black stands good enough so the pawn does not need to be protected. The threat prevents the capture on c4.After 2. gxf5 exf5 White must give up a pawn with 3. Pe5 Lxe5 4. dxe5 Dxe5. The weakness of the king’s wing is a pity but no disaster; White has no attackers (if Black plays well).

… b5.Afine protecting move that brings in Pb4-d3.
… Tc8. Gives White time to make room for the queen: 2. hxg5 hxg5 3. e4 Pb4 4. De3.

5) 1. … Pc2+ 2. Kf3 Pe1+ 3. Kf4 Pd3+ 4. Kf3 Te3# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 6) 1. … Te6 2. Tf2 Te2 3. c7 Txa2 4. Txa2 Dc1 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

7) 1. g4 Lg6 2. Lg5 (trapping)

8) 1. … Kd3 2. Lf7 Pd5 (2. … Kd2 3. Lc4) 3. bxc6 e2 4. Kf2 Kd2 5. Lxd5 (cashing in a passed pawn) 9) 1. Td2 b2 2. Txd3 Kc2 3. Tc3+ Kd2 4. Tb3 (defending against a passed pawn)

10) 1. Tg6 Pg3 2. Tg4+ Txg4 3. Ph3# (elimination of the defence by luring away and interfering) 11) 1. Le4+ Kg5 2. Tg7+ Kh5 3. Th7+ Kg5 4. Txh3 (chasing and double attack: X-ray check)

12) 1. … Df3+ 2. Dxf3+ exf3+ 3. Kh2 Pg4+ 4. Kh3 Pxf2+ 5. Kh2 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. Dh6 Txd8 2. Dg7+ Lxg7 3. Txd8+ (attacking the king)

2) 1. Tf7 (1. Tf8+ Dxf8 2. De5+ Tf6 (2. … Kg8 3. Dd5+ Kh8 4. De5+ Tf6) ) 1. … Dxf7 2. Db8+ Txb8 (2. … Dg8? 3. De5+) (defending by stalemate)

3) 1. Lb4! (1. Lb6? Pd6 2. Ld4 Pb5+; 1. Lc7? Pd2 2. Le5 Pc4+) 1. … b1D (1. … Kb1 2. Kb3 Kc1 3. La3) 2. Lc3+ Pxc3 (defending by stalemate)

4) 1. f4+ Kf5 2. g4+ Kxf4 3. Pf6+ (chasing, luring and double attack: knight)

5) 1. … Lg5 2. Dg3 (2. Dxg5 Txh2+ 3. Kg1 Dh3) 2. … Th3 (2. … Dh6 3. Le1 Th3) 3. Dg2 Lf4 (elimination of the defence by luring away and bringing in a piece)

6) White is better: the pair of bishops and better pawn structure. The knight on a3 is out of play and is in danger.

c4. Undermining Pe4 and taking away an escape square from Pa3. Now White wins material after 1. … Pf6 2. Lb2 dxc4 3. bxc4 Tad8 4. Txe8+ Pxe8 5. Td1 (threatens Lh7+).After 1. … Pd6 White captures on d5.
Tad1. Good move but allows 1. … Pb5.
f3. Unnecessary the knight goes via g5 to e6 and is placed even worse.

7) 1. … Pe5 2. Df4 g5 3. Dxg5 Pxc4 (double attack and luring away+material) 8) 1. Txd5 Le2 2. Td8+ Kxd8 3. Dxe2 (in-between move and X-ray attack)

9) 1. … Kc4 (1. … c4 2. a5 Kc5 3. Kf3 Kb5 4. Ke3 Kxa5 5. Kd2 Kb4 6. Kc2) 2. Kf3 Kb4 10) 1. Pxe5 fxe5 2. Lxe5 (a pinned piece is not a good defender)

11) 1. Lg5 Lxg5 2. Ph6+ (clearing a square and discovered attack)

12) 1. Lc4+ Pxc4 2. Tf8+ Txf8 3. Dd5+ Kh8 4. Txf8# (attacking the king)

1) 1. … Dd3+ 2. Ka1 Lxb2+ 3. Kxb2 Dd2+ 4. Kb3 (chasing, luring and double attack: queen) 2) 1. Td1 Kf8 2. Lxc6 Pxc6 3. Ta1 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

3) 1. c7+ Ka7 2. b8D+ Thxb8 3. c8P# (mate in three)

4) 1. Ld2 Dxa4 2. Dxa4 Lxa4 3. Txe7 (chasing and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

5) 1. d7 Tb8 2. Pd6+ Ke7 3. Pe4 (3. Pf5+ Kxd7) It is surprising that White can exchange his d-pawn for the c-pawn and keep a bit advantage can.After all Black has a king at hand and the white one is doing nothing: 3. … Lxd7 4. Pxc5+ Kd6 5. Td1+ Kxc5 6. Txd7.

6) 1. Db3. Exchanging queens is not a strong weapon for many Step 5 players. et to be considered.After 1. … Dxb3 (1. … Da6 2. Lxg7) 2. axb3 b6 (2. … a6 3. Lxg7) 3. Txa7 or if you miss this 3. Lxg7.

a4. Black can play 1. … Dxb2; Lf5 controls b1.
Te1. The bishop wants to go to f6 anyway. Not a smart move.

7) 1. … Dg4+ 2. Kh2 Dh4+ 3. Kg1 fxe4 (gain of material by an in-between move necessary to defending against mate) 8) 1. Lxb7 Txb7 2. Pc6 Da8 3. Txe7 (elimination of the defence: chasing away+material)

9) 1. f4 Ld6 2. g4 Lg6 3. f5 (targeting and trapping)

10) 1. Te7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Ta8 (2. … a1D 3. Te8#; 2. … Tf4 3. Ta7) 3. Tg7+ Kf8 (3. … Kh8 4. Pf7#) 4. Kh7! a1D (defending against a passed pawn)

11) 1. Pf6 Dxc7 (1. … Kxf6 2. Dxc6+) (discovered attack)

12) 1. Kg7! f2 2. Ta1 Tf8 3. Ta8+ Ke7 4. Txf8 Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces.

1) 1. exd5. Due to the exchange White loses no time with a move of the knight and the queen can be positioned in the centre (and is not in danger).After 1. … Txd5 2. De4 White can play for b4-b5, sometimes with a pawn sacrifice, otherwise with a move of the rook to b1 as preparation.

Pcd2. Unfortunate choice.After 1. … g4 2. Ph4 d4 Black destroys the white pawns and e5 becomes a strong square for the knight.
Pce5. The exchanging of a pair of knights helps Black only.After 1. .. Pxe5 2. Pxe5 Dg7 3. De2 White has still the advantage of the weak e-pawn but the double g-pawn does not seem enough counterweight. Black plays the active 3. … Tf8 and survives. Some attention for 2. … Df6 in stead of Dg7. White captures toe with 2. Pc6!. Look for the difference!

2) 1. Td5+ (1. Ke5? Te6+) 1. … Kc6 2. Ke5 Tf1 3. Td1+ (setting up a battery and discovered check) 3) 1. Ta8+ Lf8 2. Tb2 Txb2 3. Txf8+ Kg7 4. Txf1 (defending against mate)

4) 1. Da7+! (1. Dh8+? Le5) 1. … Ke5 (1. … Kc3 5. Dg7+; 1. … Kd5 5. Lb3+; 1. … Kc4 5. Lb5+; 4. … Ke4 5. Lc6+; 1. … Kd3 5. Lb5+) 2. Dg7+ (discovered attack and X-ray check)

5) 1. Td7 Lf8 2. De8 (elimination of the defence: interfering)

6) 1. … Txg3+? 2. hxg3 (2. Pxg3 Txg3+ 3. hxg3 Dxe2) 2. … Dxe2 3. Th4+ 7) Drawing GM Nakamura

8) 1. … Pxf3+ 2. gxf3 Lc3 (clearing and discovered attack and pin)

9) 1. … Tc2+ 2. Pxc2 Dd2+ 3. Kf1 De2+ 4. Kg1 Pxf3# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 10) 1. Pe3 g4 (1. … b3 2. Pg2) 2. Pg2 Ld2 3. h3 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

11) 1. Kd3! Kf3 2. Kc3! Ke4 3. a4 Ke5 (3. … Pc2 4. Kxc2 Kd4 5. Kb3 Kc5 6. a5 Kc6 7. Kb4 Kb7 8. Kb5 Ka7 9. Kc6) 4. a5 Kd6 5. a6 Kc6 6. c5 (holding off, square of the pawn)

12) 1. Dg2+ Kf4 2. Dg5+ Kf3 3. Dh5+ (chasing and X-ray check)

1) 1. e5 Lxe5 2. Txe5 Dxe5 3. Lf4 (luring and trapping)

2) 1. … Lf2 2. Dd6 Ld4 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 3) 1. h7+ Pxh7 2. Dh2 and wins, i.e.. 2. … Kg7 3. Pd5 (attacking the king) 4) 1. f8D+ Kxf8 2. Kf6 (cashing in a passed pawn)

5) 1. Pxe5 Lxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Dh4+ 3. Kg1 Lxd1 4. Pf3+ Dxe1+ (counter-attack)

6) 1. Txg4 Txe3 2. Txg5 (2. Ld5 Pf7) 2. … hxg5 3. d7 Td3 4. Ld5 (cashing in a passed pawn) 7) 1. e5 dxe5 2. Lxf6 (elimination of the defence: luring away/capturing+material)

8) Attacking the king is striking when there are insufficient defenders. How winning the black position looks, not a single move wins.

… Lxg3 2. fxg3 Txg3 3. Df2 Th3+ and wins.
… Tg4 gives White the opportunity of 2. Dh3.After 2. … g5 the capture on h4 is by far not a lethal threat.
… Txg3. If you sacrifice 5 points you must take into account that the opponent gives material back: 2. fxg3 Dg4 (2. … Lxg3 3. Dh3) 3. Lf4 Lxf4 4. gxf4 and the queen alone with the f-pawn is not more than draw.

9) 1. c6 Pd6 2. Pc5 (2. Lxd6? Lxb3 3. Lxc7 La4) 2. … Lc4 3. Lxd6 (3. b6? cxb6) (creating a passed pawn)

10) 1. Tf3+ Ke7 (1. … Kg6 2. Tg3 Txg3 3. b7+–; 1. … Kg8 2. Te3 Tg5 (2. … Tg1+ 3. Kd2 Tb1 4. e5 Txb4 5. exd6 Txb6 6. d7+–) 3. e5 dxe5 4. b7+–) 2. b7 Txe4+ 3. Te3!! Txe3+ 4. Kd2 Te6 5. b8D+– (in-between move)

11) 1. Pf5+ Kf7 2. Tc7+ Ke8 3. Te7+ Kf8 4. Td8# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

12) 1. Th5+ Kd6 (1. … Kd4 2. Th4+) 2. Td5+ Kc6 3. Ta5+ (chasing and double attack: discovered check and X-ray check)

1) 1. … e5 2. Lg3 Lf5 (line clearing and double attack)

2) 1. Txe3 Dxe3 2. Td8+ Kc7 3. Dxe3 Txe3 4. Txh8 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material) 3) 1. Dc7 bxc5 (1. … Dd7 2. Pd6+ Ke7 3. Pf5+) 2. Pd6+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 4) 1. c3 and 2. d4 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

5) 1. … Tc1+ 2. Lf1 Txf1+ 3. Kg2 Td1 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

6) 1. Pf7+ Kg8 2. Ph6+ Lxh6 3. Dxf5 (luring away, knight fork and a pinned piece is not a good defender. 7) 1. Pe6 fxe6 2. Dxe6+ Kh8 3. Dxd6 Tf6 (trapping)

8) Black is a pawn down and that calls for action.

… d5.Aking in the middle means opening the position.After 2. exd5 Pxd5 3. Pxd5 Lxd5 4. c3 Tfe8 Black wins. 1. … Lxe2Achoice between to capture or let capture. Capture only if it brings something immediately. This move helps White only.After 2. Dxe2 d5 (also now the best move) White can castle.
… b5 2. Lxc4 Txc4 3. a3 Black has enough for the pawn but nothing more.

9) 1. … Dxg2+ (1. … Txg2+? 2. Dxg2 Dxg2+ 3. Kxg2 d2 4. Lc2) 2. Dxg2 Ld5 3. Dxe2 (cashing in a passed pawn) 10) 1. Txg4 Kxg4 2. Txe5 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

11) 1. Kh1 Tc2 2. Tbb1 (cashing in a passed pawn)

12) 1. Pd3+ Kc6 2. Pxe5+ Kc5 3. Pxd7+ Kc6 4. Pxb8+ Kc5 5. a7 (chasing and double attack: knight)

1) 1. Txf6+ Kg5 2. Kh3 b1D 3. f4+ Kh5 4. g4 (defending against a passed pawn) 2) 1. … Pb4+ 2. axb4 Dxd3+ 3. Kc1 Txe1+ (discovered attack)

3) 1. Dxe7+ Dxe7 2. f6 (transposing / liquidating to a pawn ending)

4) 1. … Pe4 This sham sacrifice solves the problems.After 2. fxe4 dxe4 some attackers disappear . 1. … Pe8 2. Lxe7 Dxe7 3. Pe2 gives White decent play. Knight to d4 and attack!.

… Dxe5 costs a queen 2. Lf4 Dd4 3. Lxh7+.

5) 1. … Lxd4 2. Lf4 This in-between move refutes the capture on d4.After 2. Pxd4 Txd4 3. Th4 (3. Lf4 Txf4 4. gxf4 Dxf4+ 5. Kb1 Pe5) 3. … f5 4. Dxe6+ (4. f3 Dxg3 5. fxg4 Te4 6. Dh2 Txc4+ 7. Lc3) 4. … Dd7 there is no advantage for White. Now follows after 2. … e5 the winning 3. Pxd4 after which Pg4 hangs too.

6) 1. h4! (1. c8D+ Kxc8 2. h4 Kd7; 1. h3 Kxc7) 1. … gxh3 2. c8D+ Kxc8 (defending by stalemate) 7) 1. Tf5+ g5 2. Kh3 Txf2 3. g4 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

8) 1. Dc5+ Kb8 (1. … Dc7 2. Dxd5) 2. e6 fxe6 3. Lf4+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

9) 1. … Pf2+ 2. Kh2 Pg4+ 3. Pxg4 hxg4 4. Kg1 Ke1 and Black is earlier. (transposing / liquidating to a pawn ending) 10) 1. Lh1 (1. Lc6 e4 2.. Kg5 Kf3) 1. … e4 2. Kg5 e5 3. Kf5 (keeping the last pawn)

11) 1. Ka1 (1. g8D Tb2+ 2. Ka1 Tb1+) 1. … Tb3 2. Th5 (avoiding stalemate)

12) 1. Dxh6+ Lxh6 2. Txh6+ Kg7 3. f8D+ Kxf8 4. Th8# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. … Lxf3 (1. … dxe4 2. Pxe4 brings in less) 2. Txf3 (luring and discovered attack)

2) 1. … Ph5. This move comes into view if it turns out that other knight moves lead to a disadvantage. 2. e6 is a dangerous try which can be only answered with 2. … Lxg5 3. Pxg5 Pf4. Op 2. De3 (to take on e7 and to play g4) plays Black 1. … Tae8 and on 3. g4 the 3. … f6 is the answer.After 2. g3 develops Black with 2. … Tad8

… Pe8 2. e6 and Black is in trouble: 2. … Pf6 (2. … f6 2. Lf4 and Td7 follows) 3. exf7+ Txf7 4. Pe5 and if the move of the rook 5. Dc4+ will come.
… Pd5 costs after 2. De4 a piece.

3) 1. Tg4+ Txg4 (1. … Kh8 2. Txg3) 2. Dxe3 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material and a pinned piece is not a good defender)

4) 1. Tb5 hxg3 (1. … Ka7 2. Dd4+ Ka8 3. Db6 ; 3. … Kb8 4. Dxa6) 2. Dxa6+ bxa6 3. Txa6# (elimination of the defence by interfering)

5) 1. … Txb5 (1. … De1+? 2. Kg2 Txb5 3. Dxg7#) 2. T4xb5 (2. Dxe5 Txe5) 2. … De1+ 3. Kg2 Df1+ 4. Kh2 Pf3# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

6) 1. Ke3! (1. g4? c5 2. g5 (2. Ke4 Kd2! 3. Kd5 Kd3 4. Kxc5 Ke4) 2. … c4; 1. Ke4 Kd2 2. g4 c5 3. Kd5 Kd3) 1. … c5 2. Kd3! Kb2 3. Kc4! (3. g4? Kb3) (pawn race)

7) 1. Pxa6 Lh6 (1. … Dxa6 2. Dxc5) 2. Txd6 (2. Dd3 Dxa6) 2. … Dxd6 3. Dxc5 Dd2+ (in-between move – square g7 becomes available to the king)

8) 1. … Te8 2. Dd4+ Dg7 (2. … De5 3. Pf2 Dxd4 4. Txe8+ Lxe8 5. cxd4) 3. Dc4 De5 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 9) 1. Lxf7+ Kxf7 2. Pg5+ Kg8 3. luring, targeting and trapping)

10) 1. Dd4 Pe5 2. Lb2 (2. f4? Tc4 3. De3 b4) 2. … De7 3. Txc8 Txc8 4. Dxe5 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material)

11) 1. Da5+ (1. a8D? Dc1+) 1. … Kxa5 2. a8T+ (2. a8D+? Kb4 3. Db8+ Kc3 4. Dxb1) 2. … Kb6 3. Tb8+ (X-ray check – avoiding stalemate)

12) 1. Tdxd7+ Dxd7 2. Df8+ De8 3. Dd6+ Kc8 4. Dc7# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. Pe5 Dxd6 2. Pd7+ (X-ray protection) 2. … Kg7 3. Pxf6 (targeting and double attack: knight)

2) 1. c5. Normally you examine moves like this one: the black knight can go to square d5. On the other hand, there is something in favour of, Black must capture (otherwise 2. Pxf7).After 1. … Lxe5 2. Lxe5 Black must give an exchange with 2. … De7 3. Ld6 Txd6 4. cxd6 Dxd6. That is a pleasant advantage for Step 4. Bad is 2. … Dd7 3. Lxf6 gxf6 4. Tg3+.

Td1 is a healthy move but with 1. … Pd7 Black exchanges the active knight.Another plan is 1. … c5. 1. h3 is useful for later but after 1. … Pd7 Black exchanges the active white knight.

3) 1. … Txf3 2. Txd5 Txf4

4) 1. Dxe4 (1. Ta7 Pg5+ 2. Kh4 Pf3+) 1. … Dxe4 (1. … Dd7+ 2. Kh4 dxe4 3. Ta7) 2. Ta7+ Kh6 3. Df8+ 5) 1. … Pxd4 2. Dxd4 Pxd5 3. Dxd5

6) 1. Lh4! h1D (1. … Lxd7 2. exd7 h1D 3. d8D+ Kf7 4. De7#) 2. e7+ Kf7 3. d8P#

7) 1. … Kc7 (1. … Kb7 2. Dd7+ Kb8 3. Dd6+) 2. Df7+ Le7 3. Dxe7+ Kc6 4. De6+ Kb5 8) 1. De8 (1. Dg8 Pd2+ 2. Kg1 Dxe1#) 1. … Pd2+ 2. Kg1

9) 1. Lg4+ (1. Te2? Df6) 1. … Kh4 2. Te2 Txe2 3. Dg3#

10) 1. Da5 Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry. 11) 1. La3 and 2. Lb2 (trapping)

12) 1. La5 f5 2. b6 (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. Lf4 Pxe6 2. Lxg3 Pf6 3. Txa5 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the pieces. 2) 1. … Dxa1 2. Pxf6+ Kf8 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material)

3) 1. … Dxc2+ 2. Lxc2 Txc2+ 3. Kb1 Lxa2+ 4. Ka1 Pb3# (attacking the king)

4) 1. Pxd5 Exchanging is the best and continuing developing: 1. … Dxd5 and 2. Tad1 (has the disadvantage that a5 is not protected anymore) or 2. Pd4. Black will play Lf8, Te8 and Tac8. For both sides it is difficult to make progress.

f6 doesn’t work after 1. … Pxc3 2. bxc3 gxf6 3. gxf6 Lxf6 because f7 is protected. 1. Ta4 doesn’t work because of 1. … Pxf4 and check on h3.

5) 1. b4 axb4 2. axb4 Pb7 3. Txd7+ (chasing away and double attack: rook) 6) 1. … Pxe4 2. fxe4 Lxc3 3. De2After the captures a winning pin remains . 7) 1. Txd4 exd4 2. Df5+ Df7 3. Dc8+

8) 1. Txb2 (1. Lb4+? Kg8) 1. … Ld4+ (1. … Lxb2 2. Lc3) 2. Kh1 Lxb2 3. Lc3 (3. Lc1? Lf6) 3. … Ke7 4. Lxb2 (discovered attack)

9) 1. Dc2+! Ke6 (1. … Kf4 2. Dc7+ Dxc7+ 3. Kxc7; 1. … Kg5 2. Dg2+; 1. … Ke5 2. Dc3+) 2. Dc6+! Kf5 (2. … Ke5 3. Dc3+) 3. Dd7+ Dxd7+ 4. Kxd7 Ke5 6. Kc6 (6. b4? Kd5) (transposing / liquidating)

10) 1. … Tg8 2. Ta4 Tg3 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

11) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. Txd7 (2. Lc6 Pc3 3. Lxd7+ (3. Txd7 Pxd1 4. Txd1+ Ke7) 3. … Ke7) 2. … Txd7 3. Lc6 (clearing and double attack: bishop)

12) 1. Txh6+ gxh6 (1. … Kg8 2. Th7 Pf5 (2. … Tf7 3. Dh5 g6 4. Dxg6+ Kf8 5. Th8#) 3. Dh5 Ph6 4. Txh6 gxh6 5. Dg6+ Kh8 6. Dxh6+ Kg8 7. Dg6+ Kh8 8. Tf3 e5 9. Dh5+ Kg8 10. Tg3+ Dg4 11. Txg4#) 2. Dxh6+ Kg8 3. Dg6+ Kh8 4. Tf3 e5 5. f5 (5. Dh5+! Kg8 6. Tg3+ Dg4 7. Txg4#) (attacking the king: access)

1) 1. Le4 Dxe4 2. Dxb5+ Kc8 3. (elimination of the defence: luring away+material or mate)

2) 1. Tb7! (1. Ta5? Pf6+! 2. Kd4 Kc7 3. Txa7+ Kb6) 1. … a5 2. bxa5! Pc5+ 3. Kf3! (3. Kd4 Pxb7 4. a6 Pd6; 3. Kf4 Pxb7 4. a6 Pc5 5. a7 Pe6+ 6. Ke5 Pc7) 3. … Pxb7 4. a6 Kc7 5. a7 (transposing / liquidating and cashing in a passed pawn)

3) 1. … Txh4+ 2. Kg2 Dxg3+ 3. fxg3 Txg3+ 4. Kf1 Txg1# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

4) Aknown type of position from the Sicilian. White has a strong knight on d5 but if there is insufficient support then the knight is just standing. Black can try something. The mistakes will come later.

… f5 2. Lf3 (bad is 2. f3 fxe4 3. fxe4 Da7) 2. … Lxd5 3. Dxd5+ Dxd5 4. exd5 a5 1. … Tac8 is another way of playing. The rook will go to c5 and f5 on a later moment.
… Lxd5. This move leads to nothing: 2. Dxd5 (without exchange of queens has Black play) 2. … Dxd5 3. exd5. 5) 1. Lc7+ Kc8 2. Da6+ Db7 3. Ld6+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

6) 1. Dxb2 (1. Txd5? Txc2 2. Lxc5 Kf6) 1. … Dxd1 2. Dxe5+ (double attack: queen) 7) 1. … Ta4+ 2. Pe4 Lxe4 3. fxe4 Ta3 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 8) Picture GM Giri and GM Carlsen, GM Erwin L’Ami in the background.

9) Picture

10) 1. Dh4 Dd6 (1. … g5 2. Dh6 Tcc8 3. Tf7) 2. Dxd8+ Dxd8 3. Tf8+ (elimination of the defence: luring away+mate) 11) 1. Pc2 Txc1 2. Kb2 Tg1 3. Tg8+ (luring and chasing: X-ray check)

12) 1. Ld5 c6 2. Txb7 cxd5 3. Pxd5 (the pin: attacking a pinned piece )

1) 1. Lc5 Tc2+ 2. Lxd4 Txc7 3. T8b7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

2) 1. e5 dxe5 2. Pxf6+ (2. Pe7+ Lxe7+) 2. … Dxf6 3. Dxf6 (clearing a square and discovered attack thanks to a pinned piece is not a good defender)

3) 1. … Pc3 (1. … Pxd2 2. Tc8+ Txc8 3. Dxd5+) 2. Tc8+ Txc8 3. Dxd5+ (discovered attack)

4) 1. Lc5. The bishop has the whole diagonal to f8 under control. Black doesn’t need this diagonal so playing the bishop to e3 makes sense. Black can play Pf6-h5-f4 but with the bishop on e3 that is not promising.

Tad1 This developing move is not possible yet.After two times capturing e4 hangs.
c4 This move from a game by a young child is not good. White may not occupy square d4 directly (that happened and brought nothing after 2. Pxd4 Txd4 3. Lb4). First strengthen the position with 1. … Ph5 i.e.. 2. Lc1 Pb4 or 2. Tad1 Pf4 3. Txd7 Txd7 4. Td1? Dg6.

5) 1. Pc8+ (1. Pc6+ Ka6 2. Pb8+ Ka7 3. Pc6+=) 1. … Dxc8 2. Dxe4 Dc5+ 3. Ka4 (defending against mate) 6) 1. … De3 2. Kf6 Kf8 3. Df5 Ta6+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

7) 1. Lc7 (1. Lc5 Pd7 2. Lb6 Dc8) 1. … Da8 (1. … Dc8 2. Pd6) 2. Txe8+ Dxe8 3. Txf6 (discovered attack and elimination of the defence: capturing+material)

8) 1. c4 Kb3 2. Kd5 (2. Kd4 Kxa4 3. c5 Kb5) 2. … Kxa4 3. c5 (exchanging everything except the rook’s pawn) 9) 1. Te1 (1. Tf1? Lf2 2. Txf2 exd3) 1. … e3 2. Tf1 e2 3. g4# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

10) 1. c6+! Kxa7 2. Kg1! (2. Kg3? Ka8 3. Kxh3 La7 4. Kg4 Ld4 5. h4 Lc3 6. h5 Lxa5 7. h6 Lc3) 2. … Ka8 3. Kh1 La7 (draw by stalemate)

11) 1. … d5 2. Thb1 Dd6+ 3. Tb4 a5 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 12) 1. … Th1+ 2. Kg3 Td1 3. De3 Td3 (the pin: chasing the front and back piece)

1) 1. Lc8 (1. Le2? Ke6 2. Lg4+ Kf6 3. Kc2 Txe7) 1. … Txc8 (1. … a4 2. Lg4 a3 3. Kc2 a2 4. Kb2) 2. e8D+ (cashing in a passed pawn) (Boll 2011)

2) 1. … Txf3 2. gxf3 Pd4 3. Db1 (3. axb4 Pcb3+ (3. … Da1+) ) 3. … Pcb3# (elimination of the defence: capturing) 3) 1. Te6 Lxe6 2. Lxf6 (elimination of the defence by interfering)

4) 1. … Txd5 2. Dxd5 Lxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Dxd5 4. Txc5+ punishes the capturing on d5.

5) 1. … Pc3+ 2. Ka1 (2. Kc1 Dxb2+ 3. Kxb2 Tb5+ 4. Ka3 Pb1+) 2. … Dxb2+ 3. Kxb2 Tb5+ 4. Ka3 Pb1+ 5. Ka4 Pc3+ (draw by perpetual check)

6) 1. Pxg6+ hxg6 2. Dh5+ (2. Th7+? Kg8) 2. … gxh5 3. Th7# (attacking the king: access)

7) Fantastic position for White and yet he cannot hesitate. If Black gets his bishop on d8, the rook from a7 is available again. 1. Th4. The right way is: playing a quick g4.After 1. … Kf7 (1. … Tag7 2. T1h3) 2. g4 c5 White waits a moment with taking on f5 and plays 3. T1h2 to exchange the rook on g2 later. The plan is gxf5, Th5 and Tg2.After exchanging rooks White can work with Pd6 thanks to taking in between on h6.

Tg1 Le7 2. g4 Ld8 3. Tgg3 and xg4 and Tg7+. White is better but it is still more difficult to make progress. The black pieces perform their tasks reasonably well.
Th5. The game move. Black plays 1. … Kh7 and brings his bishop to d8. The game ended in a draw.

8) 1. … De2 2. f6+ Kg6 3. Tc8 Tg1+ 4. Kxg1 Dg2# Exploiting vulnerability: a threat which is difficult to parry. 9) 1. Dh8+ Ke7 2. Dg7 (2. Dg8 Td1+ 3. Kh2 Dxe5+) 2. … Dc1+ 3. Kh2 Kd8 4. Df8+ (4. Dg8+ Kc7 5. Tc3+)

… Kc7 5. Tc3+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 10) 1. Db3+ Kh8 2. Te1 (targeting and trapping)

11) 1. … Lf8 (1. … Lc5? 2. Pd6 c3 (2. … Lxd6 stalemate) 3. Pe4) 2. Pd6 c3 (avoiding stalemate) 12) 1. … Pc5+ 2. Kd4 Tf4+ 3. Ke5 Pd3+ 4. Kd6 (chasing and double attack: knight)

1) 1. Th8+ Kf7 2. Tc1 Ke7 3. Tc7+ (3. Thxc8? Txc8 4. Txc8 Txa2) 3. … Ld7 4. Txa8 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

2) 1. Tb8+ Lf8 2. Txf8+ Kxf8 3. Ld6+ (3. Dd6+ Kg8 4. Dxc5) 3. … Kg8 4. Dxa6 Txa6 5. Lxc5 (elimination of the defence: luring away+material and double attack)

3) 1. Pd5+ Ke8 2. Dxf7+ Kxf7 3. Pf4+ Ke7 4. Pxh3 (defending against mate) 4) 1. Dc4 Dxc4 (1. … Db6 2. Lxd5) 2. dxc4 (line opening and the pin: pin)

5) 1. Lh3! Ta8 2. Pe5 White activates his pieces, chases the black ones back and prevents castling (Pxf7).

Pe5 0–0 not a bad plan if White will follow with 2. Lh3.After 2. … Tc7 (c6 must remain protected) 3. Lh6 must Black hand in an exchange.
h3. The move played. For the time being the move has no use nut and the pawn deprives the bishop a square. 6) 1. Da2+ Kh8 2. Lg5 Dd6 3. Df7 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

7) 1. Dg3+ Kxh6 (1. … Kf6 2. Dg7+ Ke6 3. De7#) 2. Kf7 Kh5 (2. … Dh5+ 3. Kf6) 3. Dg6+ Kh4 4. Dh6+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

8) 1. … T7c3 (1. … Txd2 2. Txd2 Tc1+ 3. Td1) 2. Dd4 Tc1 3. Pf1 Txd1 4. Dxd1 Tc1 (chasing away and pin – exploiting the weakness of the back rank)

9) 1. Ph6+ Kh8 2. Df6 Tg8 3. Dxf7 threatens mate and after 3. … Tc8 follows 4. Dxg8+ and smothered mate) 10) 1. Le7 Tf7 2. Lb4 (setting up a battery and discovered attack)

11) 1. Ke8! (1. Kc7? Dc4+ 2. Kb6 Da6+ 3. Kxa6) (zugzwang) 12) 1. Tf8+ Txf8 2. d8D (cashing in a passed pawn)

1) 1. Dg7+ Kh3 2. Dg4+ Kh2 3. Kf2 (3. Dxh5+? Kg2) 3. … Th3 4. Df4+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

2) 1. Td8 (1. Kc4 Txb2 2. Td8 Te4+) 1. … Txe7 2. Kc4 Txb2 (2. … Kc7 3. Td2) 3. Td7+ Txd7 (defending by stalemate) (Belenky 1954)

3) 1. Tb3 Pd4+ 2. Kd7 Pxb3 3. Kc8 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

4) 1. … g5. Moves that weaken the king’s wing are most of the time not considered.Aweakness is only a nuisance if the opponent can make profit. The knight is the only piece nearby.After 2. f3 (2. Pf3 Lxf3 3. gxf3 Df4 ) 2. … Lh5 (logical but also 2. … Lf5 is good, because the rooks will be activated after 3. Pxf5 exf5 4. Txe7 Txe7 5. Dc2 De8) 3. g4 gxh4 4. gxh5 Df4 Black wins material.

… Df4. Bringing the queen into the attack is logical but after 2. g3 Dh6 3. f3 or 3. Dc2 Black has too few attackers. Of course, his position remains OK.
… e5 tries to activate the rooks but after 2. Pd2 it will not succeed. The e-pawn hinders the queen and the knight. Besides, Ph4 can return to f3 safely.

5) 1. De8+ Kh7 2. Txh6+ gxh6 3. Dxf7+ Kh8 4. Le5+ Exploiting vulnerability: material supremacy. 6) 1. g4 (1. Da5 hxg3+ 2. fxg3 Lxd3) 1. … Lg6 2. Da5 (preventing counter-attack )

7) 1. … Ld4 2. g3 Td1+ 3. Kg2 Tg1+ 4. Kh3 Lxe5 (setting up a battery, in-between move and lifting the pin)

8) 1. c8T! (1. c8D? stalemate) 1. … Txc4 2. Th8+! (2. Txc4?) 2. … Kg4 3. Th4+ Kf3 4. Txc4 (avoiding stalemate) 9) 1. Df3! Dxf3 2. Pg5+ Kd5 3. Pxf3 (defending against loss of material)

10) 1. … Pf3+ 2. gxf3 (2. Kh1 Dh4) 2. … Dg5+ 3. Kh1 Txa6 (in-between move)

11) 1. Th7+ Kxh7 2. De7+ (2. Dd7+) 2. … Kg6 3. Dg7+ Kxh5 4. Dg4# (magnet) 12) 1. … Te2 (1. … Te3 2. De4) 2. Dxf3 c6# (mate in two – bringing in the guard)

1) 1. Pc7+ Txc7 2. Lxc7 (discovered attack and pin)

2) 1. Lf8+ Kg5 2. Txb5+ Kf6 3. Lh6 (chasing and the pin: pin) 3) Drawing

4) 1. Le3. Surprisingly enough only a waiting move wins (to f2, g1 and c5 satisfies as well). Black must move away and the king chases the bishop away: 1. … Kc8 2. Kc6 Kd8 3. Kb7.

Lb6+ Kc8 (after 1. … Kd7? can White make up his mistake 2. Lf2 Kc7 3. Le3 Kd8 4. Kc6 Kc8 5. Ld4) 2. Kc6 Lc7 (well-known actions in more endgames) 3. a7 Lb8 and the promotion leads to stalemate or to insufficient material to win.
Le5+ Kc8 2. Kb6 Lxe5 3. a7 Ld4+ costs the a-pawn. 5) 1. Th8+ Kg7 2. Lxe5+ dxe5 3. Th7+ Kf6 4. Txf7+

6) 1. f4 Pc4 2. Lc3 f6 3. f5 Lf7 4. Lxf6 Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces: trapping by blocking, in-between move, chasing away and pin play a role.

7) 1. Dc1+ (1. Db1+? Kxb1 2. bxa3 Kc2 3. Kb4 Kd3 4. Kxa4 Kc4 ; bxa3? stalemate) 1. … Ka2 2. Da1+ (2. bxa3? stalemate) 2. … Kxa1 3. bxa3 Kb2 4. Kb4 (transposing / liquidating)

8) 1. … Pg3+ 2. hxg3 Lg2+ 3. Kxg2 Dxg3+ 4. Kh1 Dh3# (attacking the king: access) 9) 1. Db5 e2 2. Txf2 e1D+ 3. Tf1 Dc3 4. fxe5 (defending against a passed pawn)

10) 1. Txb8+ Dxb8 2. Df5 Kd7 3. Df7+ (pin and elimination of the defence)

11) 1. Kc2 (1. Lc1 Dd4+ 2. Kc2 g1D; 1. Ke2 Df1+ 2. Ke3 g1D+) 1. … g1D (1. … Db2+ 2. Kd1 Db1+ 3. Lc1) 2. Lc3+ (defending against a passed pawn)

12) 1. Lxg7+ Ke7 2. Lf8+ (2. … Kxf8 3. Dxe6) 2… Tgxf8 3. Th7+ Tf7 4. Txf7+ Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king: luring away of the white rook intervenes.

1) 1. Tg5 (1. Tb7+? Kf8) 1. … Lf8 (1. … Lf4 2. Tf5+ Kg6 3. Txf4) 2. Tg7+! (2. Txg8? Lxh6) 2. … Lxg7+ (2. … Kf6 3. Kxg8) 3. hxg7 (cashing in a passed pawn)

2) 1. La5+ (1. Lc3? Dxd5 2. Lxg7 (2. La5+ Ke7 3. Td1) 2. … Te8) 1. … Ke7 2. Lc3 Dxd5 3. Lxg7 (in-between move and X-ray attack)

3) 1. Txg7+ Kxg7 2. De7+ Kg6 (2. … Kg8 3. Th7) 3. Dh7+ Kg5 4. Dh6+ Kg4 5. Dh4# (attacking the king: access) 4) 1. f4 exf4 2. e5 Of course, White takes away squares from the black knight. 2. … a5 (otherwise plays White a5) 3. Txf4 all

white pieces are more active than Black’s pieces. It is instructive that after 1. … f6 2. fxe5 fxe5 3. Th5 Kf6 White must not directly snap with 4. Th6+ and 5. Txb6.After 5. … Pd6 Black can exchange rooks on b8 rooks and he gets counter-play. Correct is: 4. Ke3 and 5. Tf1+.

Tdh1. The game move. Doubling the rooks is useless. Entering doesn’t succeed and attacking h7 brings nothing: 1. … f6 2. Tg1 a5 3. Ld3 Pd6 4. Tgh1 Le8 5. b3 Lg6 6. Pe2 Pb7 7. Pg3 Pd6 8. Ke3 Pf7
Th5 f6. It is pointless to provoke moves that the opponent wants to play anyway.

5) 1. Dd8+ b6 2. Dd1 bxc5 (2. … Txc5 3. b4#; 2. … Pxa3 3. Dd2#) 3. Dd8# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

6) 1. Kd3 (1. Kd5 Kg6 2. Ke6 Kh5 3. Kf6 Kh4 4. Kf5 Kxh3 5. Kxg5 Kg3 6. Kh5 Kxf3 7. Kh4 Kg2 8. Kg4 f3) (defending)

7) 1. … dxc4 2. Tc3 (2. La4 Txa2 3. Ld7 Td8) 2. … Td8 3. Le3 cxb3 (lifting the pin)

8) 1. … c4 2. Pc7+ (2. Pd4 Pd3+) 2. … Kd8 3. De3 (3. b3 cxb3 4. Pxa8 b2 5. Td1 Dxa2) 3. … Kxc7 (elimination of the defence by interfering)

9) 1. Tde1 (1. Te5? f6) 1. … Dd7 2. f6 (elimination of the defence by interfering) 10) 1. … Ke8 (1. … Pf6 2. Txc7+ Kxd8 3. Txg7) 2. Txc7 h6 (defending)

11) 1. … Le2 2. Ld4 Lxd1 3. Txd1 e5 (trapping and pin)

12) 1. Pd6 Lxd6 (1. … Pxf4 2. Dxf7+ Kh8 3. Pxe8) 2. Dxd5 Txe1+ 3. Txe1 Td8 4. Dxd6 (elimination of the defence by interfering) (Movsesian-Van Foreest, Teplice 2016)

1) 1. Da8+ Kh7 2. De4+ Tg6 3. Txd7 Exploiting vulnerability: bad position of the pieces.

2) 1. Kxe5! (1. Dxe5? Pc6+) 1. … Pf7+ 2. Kf6 Pxh8 3. e5! (draw due to insufficient material)

3) 1. Pd6 (1. Pg5? Kg8 2. Db3+ Dd5) 1. … h6 (1. … Txd6 2. Db8+; 1. … Dxd6 2. De8+) 2. Pf7+ (elimination of the defence by interfering)

4) 1. b4 axb3 2. axb3 (these moves have been under the diagram since the 2nd edition) 1. … Thc8 3. Kg2 T6c7 (defending against a pin). 1. Tc3 is the best move but Black is just a piece up.

5) 1. Th8+ Kxh8 2. b8D+ Kh7 3. Dg8+ Kxg8 (3. … Kh6 4. Dh8+ Kg5 5. Dh4#) 4. Dc8+ Kh7 5. Dxh3+ (draw by perpetual check)

6) 1. Dd5 Dc8 (1. … Dd6 2. Te1 Kf7 3. Dc4) 2. Te1 Kf7 3. Dc4 (3. Te2 Ld6 4. Df5) (the pin: attacking a pinned piece ) 7) 1. Ph5. White has more pieces on the king’s wing and can involve the f-rook into the attack with f4-f5; also Td1-d3 is an

option.After 1. … Pd7 (1. … Lxe5 2. Dxe5 is losing) 2. f4 and White builds an attack.

Pg4. Black can 1. … Lxd4 play (or 1. … Dxc4 2. Pxf6+ gxf6 3. Dg4+ Kf8) and after 2. Pxh6+ Kf8 – nothing is going on)
c5. Played in an U14 game.After 1. … Lxe5 2. dxe5 Pd7 3. De3 b6 White missed 4. Td4 (doubling with tempo and pinning). Black must put his knight on d5 on the second move.

8) 1. Td8+ Pc8 2. Dxe5+ Ka7 3. Pxc8+ Ka8 4. Pb6+ Ka7 5. Db8# Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king. 9) 1. f7+ Txf7 2. Dd8+ Kh7 3. Lxd5 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

10) 1. Lxc5 Lxc5 2. Txc5 bxc5 3. Lb7 (luring away and double attack: bishop) 11) 1. Lg8 Txg8 2. fxg5+ fxg5 3. Dxf1 (luring away and discovered attack)

12) 1. Lg7+ Kg8 2. Tf8+ Txf8 3. Dh8+ Kf7 Exploiting vulnerability: a bad position of the king.

1) 1. Ka6 e6 (1. … e5 2. Dd7#; 1. … Kxc6 2. De6#) 2. Dc5# (Schneider 2016) 2) 1. Ke6 Kd3 (1. … Kf3 2. Dg3#) 2. Dc3# (Holm)

3) 1. Df4 a4 (1. … Kb6 2. Db8#) 2. Db4# (Kacheev 1976)

4) 1. De6 b5 (1. … b6 2. Dc8#; 1. … Kb6 2. Kd7#) 2. Kc7# (Herbert 2016) 5) 1. De7 Ka2 (1. … a2 2. De1#; 1. … axb2 2. Da3#) 2. Dxa3# (Sjelotnotsko) 6) 1. Dd8 Kg4 (1. … g4 2. Dh4#; 1. … Kh6 2. Dh8#) 2. Dd1# (Redlin 2016) 7) 1. a4 Kc5 (1. … c5 2. Da3+; 1. … Kxa4 2. Dc4#) 2. Dd4# (Nikitin 1995) 8) 1. Db5 Kxe6 (1. … c5 2. Dd7#; 1. … c6 2. De5#) 2. Dc6# (Tylor)

9) 1. Da3 d4 (1. … Kd4 2. Db4#; 1. … f3 2. De3#) 2. Da8# (Marzwalaschwili)

10) 1. Db5 Kd6 (1. … d5 2. Dc6#; 1. … d6 2. Df5#; 1. … f6 2. Dd5#; 1. … f5 2. De5#) 2. Db6# (Commandeur 1947) 11) 1. Dd7 Ka6 (1. … a6 2. b4#; 1. … b5 2. Dxa7#) 2. Da4# (Ernst 1996)

12) 1. Ke7 f2 (1. … h5 2. Df6#; 1. … Kh5 2. Dg4#; 1. … Kf4 2. De5#) 2. Dg4# (Kuligin 1989)

1) 1. Dg2 Kf4 (1. … Kd3 2. Txf3#) 2. Txf3# (Szentgyorghi 1927)

2) 1. Kf4 h6 (1. … hxg6 2. Dh8#; 1. … Kh4 2. Th6#) 2. Tg4# (Kirichenko 2000) 3) 1. Ka5 Ka2 (1. … b6+ 2. Kxb6#; 1. … (c4 2. Kb6#) 2. Kb6# ) (Loyd, 1890)

4) 1. Ke5 c6 (1. … Ke7 2. Dh7# ; c5 Qb7#; 1. … c5 2. Db7#) 2. Dh7# (Galitzky 1903) 5) 1. Tb2 c3 (1. … Kc3 2. Dxe5#; 1. … Ke4 2. Dg4#) 2. Tb4# (Di Vinzenci 1996) 6) 1. Df2 e5 (1. … h3 2. Tg1#; 1. … Kh3 2. Df3#) 2. h3# (Bogdanov 1973)

7) 1. Kd3 Ke5 (1. … h5 2. Dd4#) 2. Dd4#

8) 1. Ta3 d4 (1. … c4 2. Dd1#; 1. … Kc4 2. Df1#) 2. c4# (Kirilov 1985) 9) 1. Kc5 e3 (1. … c2 2. Da3#; 1. … Ke3 2. Kc4#) 2. Dh7# (Gold 1902)

10) 1. Da1 b4 (1. … e5 2. Da2#; 1. … Ke5 2. Tc5#) 2. Da5# (Fadayev 1982) 11) 1. d4 d6 (1. … d5 2. Da6#; 1. … Kf6 2. d5#) 2. d5# (Keidanski 1902)

12) 1. Dh5 d6 (1. … d5 2. Tc6#; 1. … f6 2. Dd5#; 1. … f5 2. Dg6#) 2. Df5# (Groenroos 1980)

1) 1. Pb5 cxb5 2. Ta6# (Schachnasarjan 1992) 2) 1. Le4 dxe4 2. Td8# (Anónimo)

3) 1. Ld3 g5 (1. … Kh7 2. Th5#) 2. Pg8# (Olejnik 1989) 4) 1. Pxc2 dxc2 (1. … d2 2. Pe3#) 2. Td8# (Reitman 1994) 5) 1. Td4 f6 (1. … f4 2. Td5#) 2. Td5+ (Popow 2006)

6) 1. Ta5 g3 (1. … g5 2. Le8#; 1. … Kg5 2. Lc6#) 2. Le2# (Kowbassa 1987) 7) 1. Le6 h4 (1. … Kh4 2. Pf3#) 2. Tf5# (Milošeski 2004)

8) 1. Td4 Kxe5 2. Lg7# (Onada 1995)

9) 1. Le6 Ka3 (1. … b2 2. Kb4#) 2. Ta1# (Peretjaka 1990)

10) 1. Le2 f1D (1. … g6 2. Pf7#; 1. … g5 2. Tf6#) 2. Th5# (Saks 1996) 11) 1. Lc8 h1D (1. … g2 2. Tg7#) 2. Td2# (Kowbassa 1994)

12) 1. Ta7 Kb5 (1. … b6 2. Ld7#) 2. Ld7# (Smoljanovic 2002)

1) 1. Lf5 Kxf7 2. Ld7# (Davey 1947) 2) 1. Lg2 Kd5 2. Kf4#

3) 1. Te5 Kf4 (1. … Kh4 2. Lf2#) 2. Lh2# (Stolbow 1995) 4) 1. Kd3 Kb5 2. Kc3# (Efimow 1983)

5) 1. Td5 Ka3 (1. … Kc3 2. Le1#) 2. Lc5# (Rodionow 1992) 6) 1. e3 Kf3 2. Td2# (Galma 1999)

7) 1. Pd2 c1D (1. … c1P 2. Tb1#; 1. … a4 2. Ta2#) 2. Pb3# (Andrejew 1997) 8) 1. Ke2 Kg2 2. Pf2# (Speckmann 1972)

9) 1. Kb2 Kb4 2. Tc4# (Bantipow 1994)

10) 1. Kb6 b3 (1. … c4 2. Txb4#) 2. Ta1# (Tschernjawski 1995)

11) 1. Td2 Kf1 (1. … h2 2. Td1#) 2. Td1# (Schönberger 1925) 12) 1. Tb4 g3 2. Kf5# (Dzekcer 1969)

1) 1. g4 h3 (1. … hxg4 2. Txg4#; 1. … hxg3 2. Txg3#; 1. … Kg5 2. Df6#) 2. gxh5# (Koschakin 1999) 2) 1. Th6 Kb5 (1. … Kd5 2. De6#; 1. … f4 2. Dd3#) 2. Da6# (Scheltonoschko 1985)

3) 1. Tc7 Ke6 (1. … e4 2. Dc4#; 1. … exd4 2. Df5#) 2. d5# (Sorokin 1969) 4) 1. Dc5 Kf6 (1. … d6 2. Df5#; 1. … d5 2. De7#) 2. De7# (Dittkowski 1926)

5) 1. Dd3 Ka6 (1. … a3 2. Dxa3#; 1. … b4 2. Td5#) 2. Txa4# (Bolotbekow 1990) 6) 1. Db3 Kg3 (1. … g3 2. De6#) 2. Ke4# (Djatschuk 1999)

7) 1. Ta8 b6 (1. … Ka4 2. Db4#; 1. … a4 2. Db4+) 2. Dd7# (Andrejew 2004) 8) 1. Da6 Kxc2 (1. … b3 2. Dd3#) 2. Da2# (Aliowsadsade 1993)

9) 1. Dd5 Ka3 (1. … Kc3 2. Txb3#; 1. … a4 2. Dc5#) 2. Dxb3# (Andrejew 1997) 10) 1. Te8 Kd4 (1. … Kc2 2. Tc8#; 1. … d4 2. Tc8#) 2. Db4# (Szentgyörgyi 1933) 11) 1. Th4 Kd5 (1. … d5 2. Dc2#; 1. … c5 2. d5#) 2. Da2# (Birnow 1951)

12) 1. Db8 e4 (1. … Ke4 2. Db1#; 1. … Kf6 2. Df8#) 2. Df4# (Dorochow 1988)

1) 1. Pa4 a2 (1. … Kb4 2. Tb6#) 2. Tb6# (Larsson 1927) 2) 1. Pxa2 bxa2 (1. … b2 2. Pc3#) 2. Tb5# (Reitman 2000)

3) 1. Pc1 bxc1D (1. … b1D 2. Tc2#) 2. Tc2# (Juschakow 1985) 4) Drawing

5) Drawing

6) 1. Tc1 Ka3 (1. … a3 2. Pc5#) 2. Tc3# (Kaschtschejew 1979) 7) 1. Lb1 Kf5 (1. … e3 2. Pe6#) 2. Tf3# (Lichtenfeld 1933)

8) 1. Lf7 a3 (1. … Ka3 2. Pc2#) 2. Tc4# (Kaschtschejew 1971)

9) 1. Lxe6 Ke2 (1. … g3 2. Lg4#; 1. … Kg3 2. Td3#) 2. Lxg4# (Kolpakow 1991) 10) 1. Ph5 Kxh5 (1. … h3 2. Tf4#) 2. Tf5# (Hoffmann 1967)

11) 1. Tf5 Kxh3 (1. … e4 2. Tf4#; 1. … Kg4 2. Tf4#) 2. Txh5# (Parshin 1993) 12) 1. Lb5 e4 (1. … c5 2. Pc7#; 1. … c6 2. Lc4#) 2. Tg5# (Lincoln 1996)

1) 1. Lh7 f5 (1. … f6 2. Dd5#) 2. Lg8# (Gies 1926)

2) 1. Dg2+ Kf4 (1. … Kd3 2. Dc2#) 2. Dg4# (Schönberger 1925)

3) 1. Lb3 e4 (1. … Kd4 2. Dd5#; 1. … Kd2 2. Dd1#) 2. Dd1# (Popov 2009) 4) 1. Da8 Kc3 (1. … Kc1 2. Da1#) 2. Dh8# (Osipov 1985)

5) 1. Kd5 Ka4 (1. … b5 2. Da3#; 1. … a4 2. Ld2#) 2. Dc4# (Andreev 1996) 6) 1. Lf2 Ke5 (1. … e3 2. Lg3#) 2. Dg5# (Andreev 2002)

7) 1. Dg5 c5 (1. … e3 2. Dxe3#; 1. … Kc3 2. Dd2#) 2. Df6# (Zimmer 2007) 8) 1. Le8 a3 (1. … Ka2 2. Lf7#; 1. … Kb4 2. Dc3#) 2. Db1# (Bogdanov 1974) 9) 1. Kf5 Kf3 (1. … Kf1 2. Df2#) 2. Df2# (Kovacs 2010)

10) 1. Ka3 d1D (1. … Kd1 2. Dxd2#; 1. … d1P 2. Ld2#) 2. Lh4# (Shinkman 1905) 11) 1. Lc2 b3 (1. … e1D 2. Dd3#; 1. … e1P 2. Df2#) 2. Dc3# (Brixi 1930)

12) 1. Dh8 b3 (1. … f3 2. De5#; 1. … Kf3 2. Dh3#) 2. Dc3# (Lund 1939)

1) 1. Dc6 Kb4 (1. … Ka6 2. Da8#; 1. … b4 2. Da4#) 2. Dc3# (Andrejew 1996) 2) 1. Db8 Kh4 (1. … g3 2. Dh8#) 2. Dh2# (Antipow 1995)

3) 1. Dc5 b6 (1. … Ka6 2. Da7#; 1. … Ka4 2. Db4#) 2. Da3# (Kitschigin 1987) 4) 1. Da2 Kg3 (1. … g3 2. De6#; 1. … f3 2. Dh2#) 2. Dg2# (Andrejew 1997) 5) 1. Dd7 Kb6 (1. … a6 2. Pc4#; 1. … c6 2. Dxa7#) 2. Db5# (Junker 1925)

6) 1. Dc4 Ka4 (1. … d2 2. Pc2#; 1. … a4 2. Dc3#) 2. Pc2# (Andrejew 1997)

7) 1. Da4 Kc2 (1. … Ka1 2. Pc3#; 1. … bxa2 2. Dd1#) 2. De4# (Biedermann, 1876) 8) 1. Dd5 Ka4 (1. … c4 2. Db5#) 2. Dc4# (Antipow 1995)

9) 1. De6 f4 (1. … Kh5 2. Dh6#; 1. … h5 2. Df6#) 2. Dg4# (Bogdanow 1988) 10) 1. Kg8 f6 (1. … f5 2. De8#; 1. … h5 2. Dg5#) 2. Pf8# (Hobat 1935)

11) 1. Dg8 Ke3 (1. … e3 2. Dd5#; 1. … a3 2. Db3#) 2. Dg3# (Busch 1967)

12) 1. De2 c2 (1. … Kd5 2. De5#; 1. … d6 2. Dc4#; 1. … d5 2. De3#) 2. Dc4# (Grebeshkow 1988)

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Βήμα 6

Attacking the king – King in the middle: A

1) 1. Pe5 (1. Lxf5 Dxf5 2. La3 Kf8) 1. … Pxe5 (1. … Dc8 2. Pxc6 bxc6 3. Lxf5 Dxf5 4. La3) 2. Lxf5 Dxf5 3. Txe5 2) 1. Lb6 Lh6+ 2. Pd2 Dxb6 3. Te1+ Le3 4. Dxb6

3) 1. Txe4 (1. g4 Dh4 2. Txe4 0-0 3. Pf3 Dh3 4. Te3 Lf4) 1. … dxe4 2. g4 4) 1. Txe7+ Kxe7 2. Dd7+ Kf8 3. Lh6+ Kg8 4. Dd8+ Pf8 5. Dxa8

5) 1. Pf6+ Dxf6 2. Tfe1+ Le6 3. La4+ Pxa4 4. Dd7#

6) 1. Pe4 Dxc4 (1. … Da7 2. Pxf6+ Kd8 3. exd6) 2. Pxf6+ Kd8 3. Da5+

7) 1. The1+ Kf8 (1. … Le6 2. Txe6+ fxe6 3. Lg6+) 2. Lh7 Db6 3. Td8+ (3. Dc5+ Dxc5+) 3. … Dxd8 4. Dc5+ 8) 1. e6 fxe6 2. Pd6+ Lxd6 3. Txe6+

9) 1. … Pxc2+ 2. Kf1 Td1+! 3. Lxd1 Pg3+! 4. fxg3 De1#

10) 1. Lb5+ Pd7 (1. … Ld7 2. Lxb6 axb6 3. e6) 2. e6 Lg7 3. exd7+ Lxd7 4. 0-0-0 11) 1. Pxf6+ exf6 2. De6+ Le7 3. Pd6+ Kd8 4. Dc8#

12) 1. Dxd7+ Lxd7 2. Pd6+ Kd8 3. Pf7+ Kc8 4. Te8+ Lxe8 5. Td8#

Attacking the king – King in the middle: B

1) 1. Dc5 cxb5 2. Lxb5+ Ld7 3. Pe5 Pc6 4. Dxd5

2) 1. Pe3 (1. Ta7? Le7 2. Pxd6+? Lxd6 3. Lxb5+ Kf8) 1. … Txc2 (1. … Lh6 2. Db3) 2. Lxb5+ Ke7 (2. … Dd7 3. Ta8+ Ke7 4. Pf5+ Dxf5 5. Te8#) 3. Pf5#

3) 1. … Txe3 2. fxe3 Pe4 3. fxe4 Lxc3+ 4. Kf2 Dh4+ 5. Kg1 Dg5+ (5. … Dxe4) 4) 1. Txe6+ Lxe6 2. Lxb5+ Ld7 3. Te1+

5) 1. Dd7+ Kf8 2. Ld6+ Pge7 3. Lxe7+ Pxe7 (3… Kg8 4. Le2) 4. Dd8+ 6) 1. … Pd5 2. Db3 Txe3+ 3. fxe3 Lh4+

7) 1. Pc7+ Pxc7 2. Txe7+ Kxe7 3. Df6+ Ke8 4. Td8#

8) 1. Lxc5 Dxc5 (1. … bxc5 2. Txd7 Dxd7 3. La4) 2. Txd7 Kxd7 3. Dxf7+ De7 4. Td1+ 9) 1. … Pd5 2. exd5 Lh4+ 3. g3 Lxg3+ 4. hxg3 Dxg3#

10) 1. Pxf5 exf5 2. Pf6+ Dxf6 3. Dd8+ (3. Lb5+? Pd7) 3. … Lxd8 4. Lb5# 11) 1. Tfe1 Le6 2. Pf6+ Dxf6 3. La4+

12) 1. e6 Lxe6 2. Pe5 Dc8 (2. … Dd6 3. La3) 3. Dxc6+ Kd8 4. Dc5 Pe7 5. La3 Te8 6. Tfe1 f6 7. Pf7+ Kd7 8. Pd6

Endgame – Passed pawn: A

1) 1. Dxc8+ Dxc8 2. Lg4 Da8+ 3. Kh3

2) 1. Pd7 Txd7 2. Th6+ (2. Ta5+? Kg4) 2. … Kg5 3. Tg6+ Kxg6 (3. … Kh5 4. f8D Td1+ 5. Tg1) 4. f8P+ Kf7 5. Pxd7

3) 1. Ld5 Kh7 (1. … Dxd5 2. g8D+) 2. Lxg8+ Kxg8 3. Lxc5 Ld8 4. a7 4) 1. Td8+ Kh7 2. Td1 Txd1 3. c8D Txa7 4. Dc2+

5) 1. … Le6 2. Tc7 Pc4

6) 1. d7 Td8 2. Te8+ Txe8 3. Dg8+ Kxg8 4. dxe8D 7) 1. Dd7 Dxd7 2. c8P+ Kc6 3. Pa7#

8) 1. … Ld3+ (1. … d1D+ 2. Txd1 Lxd1 3. Pd7+ Ke7 4. Pdxc5) 2. Ka1 Lxe4 3. Pxe4 (3. Td1 Tc4) 3. … Txe4 9) 1. … Te1+ 2. Txe1 Pf3+ 3. Kf1 Pxe1 4. Pxc2 Pxc2

10) 1. Te2+ Kd7 2. Te7+ Kxe7 (2. … Kc8 3. Te8+ Kxc7 4. Te7+) 3. c8P+ Ke6+ 4. Pxa7 Kd5 5. Pb5 11) 1. Ld8 Kxd8 2. a5 Kc7 3. a6

12) 1. Txc8 (1. d7? Txc7 2. Ld6+ Kg8 3. Te8+ Kf7 4. Te7+ Kf8) 1. … Txc8 2. d7 Td8 3. Ld6+ Kf7 4. Te7+ Kg6 5. Lc7

Endgame – Passed pawn: B

1) 1. Pg5+ Kh4 2. Kg2 Kxg5 (2. … Pc8 3. Pf3#) 3. Pe4+ Pxe4 4. c8D

2) 1. d6! (1. c6? bxc6 2. d6 Pd3 3. d7 Pc5 4. d8D La5+ 5. Kxa5 Pb7+) 1. … Pc2 2. c6 (2. d7? Pd4 3. d8D La5+ 4. Kxa5 Pc6+) 2. … bxc6 3. d7 Pd4 4. d8D La5+ 5. Kxa5

3) 1. Dh3 Txc6 (1. … Kf8 2. Dc8+ Ke7 3. c7 De6 (3. … Df5 4. Dd8+ Ke6 5. c8D+) 4. Dd8#) 2. Dd7 4) Drawing

5) 1. d7 Le7 2. Ld4+ Kxd4 3. Kxe7 Pe5 4. d8D+

6) 1. Tf1 (1. Te5? Te2) 1. … h6 2. e7 Te2 3. Tf8+ Kh7 4. e8D Txe8 5. Txe8 7) 1. Lg6 Te8 2. Td1+ Kxe7 3. Te1+

8) 1. f7 (1. fxe7? Te1 2. e8D+ (2. Pe2 Txe2+!) 2. … Txe8 3. Txe8 h2) 1. … Tf1 2. Pf3 Txf3 3. f8D Txf8 4. Txf8 (Stavrietsky, 2015)

9) 1. c6 bxc6 2. Le6 Td8 3. bxc6

10) 1. Txd8 Kxd8 2. h6 Te1+ 3. Kh2 Te5 4. Pc6+ Ke8 5. Pxe5

11) 1. Dc1 Txc1 (1. … Tbc2 2. Dxc2 Txc2 3. e8D+) 2. e8D+ Kg7 3. De5+

12) 1. Kd7! (1. Kd8? Ta3 3. Le6 Ta8+ 4. Lc8 Ta7) 1. … Td3+ 2. Ld5! (2. Kc8? Ta3 3. Kb7 Ta1! 4. e8D Tb1+ 5. Kc8 Tb8+) 2. … Txd5+ 4. Kc8 (De Feijter, 1935)

Middlegame – Passed pawn: A

1) 1. Tb1 g6 2. Tb5 Txb8 3. Txb8+ 3. … Kg7 4. e8D 2) 1. … e3 2. Txf3 (2. Dxa6 Tg3) 2. … e2

3) 1. … Tb1 2. Txb1 c1D+ 3. Txc1 Dxc1+ 4) 1. d7 Txd7 2. Te8

5) 1. De7+ Txe7 2. d7

6) 1. … Txb3 2. axb3 Dxe4 3. dxe4 c2

7) 1. Lf7+ Kg7 2. Dxh6+ Kxh6 3. Lxe8

8) 1. Ld6 Txd6 (1. … Dxd6 2. Dxb7) 2. Dxb7 Dxb7 3. e7 9) 1. Dxa4 bxa4 2. Txb8 Txb8 3. a6

10) 1. De8+ Lf8 2. Tb8 1-0 2. . … Txb8 3. Dxb8 11) 1. Tc8 Txc8 2. De7 1-0

12) 1. Tf8+ Kxf8 2. Tf1+ Kg8 3. e7+ Kh8

Endgame – Pawn against knight: A

1) 1. h7 (1. b6? Pf4+ 2. Kg4 Pd3 3. b7 Pe5+) 1. … Kg7 2. h8D+! Kxh8 3. b6 Pf4+ 4. Kh6! (Klinkov 1965)

2) 1. c6 Pf5+ 2. Kf2! (2. Kf4? Pd6 3. cxb7 Pxb7 4. a6 Pc5 ; 2. Kd3? Pd6 3. cxb7 Pxb7 4. a6 Pc5+) 2. … Pd6 3. cxb7 Pxb7 4. a6 (Grin 1990)

3) 1. Kh8! (1. Kf6? Pf4! ; 1. Kf8? Pf4! ; 1. Kf7? Ph4! 2. g7 Pf5 ; 1. Kh7? Pf4! 2. g7 Ph5) 1. … Pf4 2. g7 Pg6+ 3. Kg8 Pe7+ 4. Kf8! Pg6+ 5. Ke8 (Heuäcker 1937)

4) 1. e6 Pe2+ 2. Kh2! (2. Kg4 Pc3 3. e7 Pd5 4. e8D Pf6+ ; 2. Kf2 Pc3 3. e7 Pe4+ 4. Ke3 Pd6) (Marwitz 1937) 5) 1. c6 bxc6 2. e7 Pxe7 3. d6 Kf8 4. d7 (Gunst 1923)

6) 1. Ke5! (1. Kf7 Kf2 2. Ke8 Ke3 3. Kd8 Kd4 4. Kc7 Kc5) 1. … Kf2 2. Kd4 Kf3 3. Kc5 Pa8 4. Kc6

7) 1. c6 Ke6 2. Kb5 (2. Kc5? Pf3 3. Kb6 Pe5 4. c7 Pc4+) 2. … Pf3 3. Ka6 Kd6 4. Kb7 Pd4 5. c7 Pb5 6. c8D (Mees 1946)

8) 1. Kg1! (1. h6? Pf2+ 2. Kg2 Pd3 3. h7 Pf4+) (De Feijter 1940) 9) 1. e5 fxe5 2. f6 gxf6 3. b6 f5+ 4. Kh3 (Kok 1935)

10) 1. Kb8 Pd7+ 2. Kc8 Pb6+ 3. Kc7

11) 1. e6 (1. g6 fxg6 2. e6 Pd5 3. e7 Pxe7 4. f6 Pd5) 1. … fxe6 2. g6 Ph5 3. g7 Pxg7 4. f6 (Tavarini 1983) 12) 1. a6 (1. f7? Pd7! 2. a6 Kb6 3. c5+ Kxa6 4. c6 Pf8!) 1. … Kb6 2. c5+ Kxa6 3. c6 Kb6 4. f7 (Ratz 1926)

Endgame – Pawn against bishop: A

1) 1. b6+ Kxb6 (1. … Kb8 2. c5 Lb7 3. h5 (3. Kc3? d5) 3. … La6 4. Kc3) 2. c5+ Kxc5 3. h5 (Roberts 1927) 2) 1. a5 Lf8 2. Kd5 Lh6 3. g5+ Lxg5 4. Ke4 Lh4 5. Kf3 (Otten 1892)

3) 1. Kd5 Le5 2. g3+ Kf5 3. g4+ Kf6 (3. … Kf4 4. g5 Kf5 5. g6 Kf6 6. g7) 4. g5+ Kf5 5. g6 Kf6 6. g7 (Rinck 1937) 4) 1. f4! exf4 2. e4 fxe3 3. Ke2 (Timchenko 1953)

5) 1. f5 exf5 (1. … Lxf5 2. a6) 2. Kf4 Lh3 3. Kg3 (Moravec 1913)

6) 1. Kd5! La5 (1. … Ld8 2. b6! axb6 3. Ke6) 2. b6 axb6 3. Kd4! Ld2 4. h7 Lc1 5. Kc3 (Leenhouts 1919)

7) 1. f5 Kg3 (1. … Kf3 2. g5 hxg5 3. h6 Lg8 4. f6 g4 5. h7 Lxh7 6. f7) 2. g5 hxg5 (2. … Kg4 3. g6 Ld5 4. f6 Kxh5 5. f7) 3. h6 Lg8 4. f6 Kf4 5. h7 Lxh7 6. f7 (Horwitz 1880)

8) 1. Kd5 Lf1 2. Ke6 Lg2 3. Kf7! (3. Kf6? Ld5) 3. … Ld5+ 4. Kf6 (Dall-Ava 1965)

9) 1. b4 axb3 (1. … Lc4 2. b5 Le6 3. b6 Ld5 4. b7 Lxb7 5. f7+) 2. f7+ Kxf7 3. Kh7 Lb1+ 4. Kh8 (De Feijter)

10) 1. h6 Ld4 2. Kd5 Lxb2 3. c4! (3. h7? f5 4. c4 f4 5. Ke4 Kg4 6. c5 f3 7. c6 f2 8. c7 f1D) 3. … bxc3 (3. … f5 4. c5 f4 5. Ke4 Kg4 6. c6) 4. h7 c2 5. h8D+ (naar Troitzky 1928)

11) 1. d5 (1. c4? c5; 1. Ke3? Lh1 2. c4 c5) 1. … cxd5 2. Ke3 Lg2 3. Kd4 (Troitzky 1924)

12) 1. f6 (1. e6 Kxc6 2. Ke5 Kc7 3. f6 Kd8 4. Kd6 Ke8) 1. … Lb3 2. e6 Lxe6 3. Ke5 La2 4. Kd6 (Destefani 1981)

Strategy – Mini plan: A 1) 1. … exf5

Black captures away from the centre (the rule is: capture towards the centre!) but the knight gets a nice square on e6. 2) 1. La3

Otherwise 1. … d5.

… Te8 2. Ld6 Dd8 3. Pe2 e5 4. Pg3 with a big advantage for White. ( eisgerber-Van den Bosch, Bad Nauheim 1936) 3) White weakens the black pawn structure: 1. a5 cxb4 2. Pxb4 Df6 3. Pc6 Tb7 4. f3 bxa5 5. Txa5 and White is better.

(Hemingway-Wade, Huddersfield 1953) 4) 1. f3

But 1. c5 dxc5 2. La3 b6 is not good.After f3 the white bishops come to life. The rest of the game is instructive. 1. … h5

After 1. … exf3 White plays 2. Lxf3.

Pxe4 Pxe4 3. fxe4 Dxe4 4. Ld3 De7 5. e4 Kg7 6. Lf4 f6 7. Dd2 g5 8. Le3 h4 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Dxe5 11. Ld4

Da5 12. c5 Kh6 13. Lxf6 Dxc5+ 14. Ld4 Dd6 15. Txf8 Dxf8 16. Tf1 De7 17. Tf6+ Kh5 18. Le2+ and Black resigned. (Gligoric-Rabar, Zagreb 1939)

5) 1. g5

First of all to prevent Black from closing the kingside with h6. White not only prepares h4-h5 to open files, but the move also frees the way for the white bishop. The e6-square is waiting. 1. … Kg8 2. h4.

6) 1. … Pxc4

Black must make the white bishop harmless. The move does not lose a piece! On 2. Dd3 there follows 2. … Dh4. In the game Van Dongen-Van Beek, Leiden 1997 Black played the weaker 1. … Dc7 2. Dd3 g6 3. Pe3 Pc5 4. Pg4! f6 5. Dd4. The mating pattern  also remains in the position after 5. Lxf6!

Lxh7+ Kxh7 3. Dd3+ Kg8 4. Dxc4 Pf6 and Black might be better. 7) 1. … e6

This move hits the nail on the head. The white pressure suddenly is gone, the c4-pawn is difficult to protect. 2. f5?

After the better 2. Da2 exd5 3. cxd5 Df7 Black has the advantage too.

… exd5 3. fxg6 Pxc4. White resigns. (De Gorter-Frank Erwich, Wijk aan Zee 1998)

8) The knight on f6 is centralised but isn’t doing much. Therefore 1. … Ph5, on its way to f4. In the game Harinck-Marc Erwich, Leiden 1996 Black took on d2 and lost a great deal of his advantage.

9) 1. Lh4!

Maintaining the tension. White doesn’t need to fear 1. … g5 2. Pxg5 hxg5 3. Lxg5. White wins the piece back with 4. e5. After 1. Lxf6 Dxf6 2. Pe5 De7 White has insufficient compensation for the pawn.

… De8

On any other move there follows 2. e5.

Lxf6 gxf6 3. Pd2 Kh7 4. Lf1 b5 5. Df3 f5 6. Df4 Pb3 7. Pxb3 cxb3 8. Ld3 and White is better due to the weak black pawns. (Romanishin-Savon, Erevan 1976)

10) Drawing 11) Drawing

12) Black weakens the black pawn structure: 1. Txc8 Dxc8 2. Pf5 exf5 3. Dxd5 Pc5 3. … Dc2 is followed by 4. Lxg7.

Lc4 De6 5. Dxe6 Pxe6 6. Td1 and White is better. (Flohr-Veltmander, Tartu 1950)

Strategy – Mini plan: B 1) 1. … e5

not only prevents e5 but also creates a strong square for the knight on e5. White cannot maintain the f4-pawn. 2. fxe5

After 2. g3 comes 2. … Lh6 3. Lg2 exf4 4. gxf4 Ph5. 2. … Pxe5 3. d3 Pfg4 4. De2

Also after 4. Lxg4 Pxg4 5. Lc1 (5. De2 Tce8) 5. … Pe3 Black is better.

… Pe3 5. Te1 f5 6. exf5 Pxf3+ 7. gxf3 Txf5. (Pickard-Lein, Dallas 1996) 2) 1. a4

Logical because the black pawn structure has been demolished. (Pogrebyssky-Levenfish 1939) 3) 1. … Pc8

Black must activate his knight. From f5 it attacks a pawn.

Pf1 Pe7 3. Pg3 Lxg3 4. Txg3 Pf5 5. Th3 c5 with the advantage. Black plays for a second white weakness. (Lein-Jansa, Borgarnes 1985)

4) 1. d5

Alogical move. White activates his pieces. In the game Black refused the pawn sacrifice. The position after 1. … exd5 2. Pd4 g6 3. e6 Lc8 4. De5 seems fine for White, although he must take care of his e-pawn.After 4. … Pc7 5. Lxf5 Pa6 6. Tb1 gxf5 7. Te1 f4 8. Dxf4, White has more than enough compensation for the piece.

… Pb6 2. d6 now the white advantage is unmistakable.

5) Black is better after any move. The white pieces are hindering each other. The 9 year old Jankiel Ferrol chose the strong

… a5 to exploit the vulnerability of the position of the white queen. The threat is to trap the queen.After 2. a4 b5 3. axb5 Lxb5 the threat is again a4.

6) 1. … Dh4+!

Black dropped a piece in Reisinger-Hoy, Duitsland 1992 with 1. … Pxd4 2. Pxd4 Dh4+ 3. Df2 2. g3 Df6.

Black has weakened the f-pawn. The bishop on b7 is much more active now. 7) 1. … g5

Black must prevent f4.After 1. … Tce8 2. f4 T5e7 3. Tcd1 Black has to reckon with f5. 2. f4

White has no time to play 2. Pd1 Pxd5 3. exd5 Dd4! 2. … gxf4 3. Dxf4 Tce8 4. Tf1 T5e7 5. e5

Otherwise Pd7-e5. Black took the pawn and the rest was easy. (Ligterink-Psakhis, Plovdiv 1983) 8) 1. b4

White keeps the knight on a6 passive.

… Dc8 2. Lb2 Te6 3. Pb5 with the advantage due to the limited mobility of the black pieces. (Marjanovic-Forintos, Bär 1980).

9) 1. … Lc8

You shouldn’t exchange off the weaknesses of your opponent too easily. Black can take b4-pawn whenever he wishes. The bishop is also activated. 2. g5 hxg5 3. Lxg5 Lb7 4. Kh2 Txb4 5. b3 Tc8 6. Te3 and Black won easily. (Stolz-Boleslavsky, Groningen 1946)

10) 1. … b5!

It would be a sin to remove the knight from the centre (after 2. Ld3 that would be the case). Black creates with b5 a strong square on d5. The protected passed pawn can be blockaded.

c5 a6 11) 1. Pd1

On its way to f5 and the white attack will be unstoppable.

… Tc8 2. Pe3 Tc7 3. Pf5 Tf8 4. Dd1 f6 5. f4 exf4 6. Dh5 Pe5 7. Dh7+ (Benko-Najdorf, Los Angeles 1963) 12) 1. Pd3

White forces a very strong centre with a pawn sacrifice. 1. … exf4 2. e5 fxg3 3. hxg3 Dg5 4. Pf4

Black gave up a piece on c4, but he couldn’t save the game anyway. (Polugaevsky-Geller, Riga 1958)

Strategy – Mini plan: C 1) 1. Tg3

White must conquer the square d5 for his knight. For that purpose 1. b3 is not clever because of 1. … Lxb3! 1. … Tg8

There is no choice; the king must keep on protecting d6; 1. … Lb5 2. c3 does not help much. 2. f6+ and White wins material.

2) 1. … Pxe4

The white pawn sacrifice is correct indeed after 1. … dxe4 2. Pg5 or 1. … De7 2. e5. 2. Pxe4 De7!

Capturing is not obligatory.After 2. … dxe4 follows 3. Lc4 De7 4. Pg5 and White is better.After the queen move the white pawn sacrifice is hardly successful.

3) 1. b4

White will conquer d4 for his knight. 1. … Le7

The bishop must go back: 1. … Ld4 2. Tb1 0 ¬0 3. Pxd4 Dxd4 4. Le3 2. a3

In the 19th century sacrificing was very popular, but the positional pawn sacrifice hardly existed. Now with 2. … d4 Black can develop sufficient counter play. Maybe therefore 2. Df2!? In this game White was right.

… f5 3. Tc1 Lb7 4. Le3 Dd8 5. Pd4 Pf8 6. 0-0 with fine piece play. The knight on d1 goes to a5. (Steinitz-Sellman, Baltimore 1885).

4) 1. e5

White must open more lines.After 1. Ph2 c6 2. f4 d5 Black shuts off the important attacking bishop on b3.

… De7 2. Tfe1 Tbe8 3. Dd2 dxe5 4. Txe5 Dd6 5. Dg5 Txe5 6. Pxe5 Db6 7. g4 Ld6 8. Pxf7 Txf7 9. Df5 g6 10. De6 Kg7 11. Dxf7+ Kh6 12. Le6 (Alekhine-Duras, Saint Petersburg 1913)

5) 1. Dxc5

White plays for the d6-square.Adifficult task, but since you know the white plan, it’s a piece of cake now. The move order with 1. e5 is also good.

… dxc5 2. e5 Lxf3 3. Txf3 Pd7 4. Pe4 Ke7 5. Tg3 Thg8 6. Td6 with a big advantage (Polugaevsky-Koto , Moscow 1961)

6) 1. Lc4

This modest move is the best. Capturing on e6 strengthens the black centre and gives up the position of the knight on f5. On c2 the bishop is too passive. The possible doubled c-pawns are not weak.

(Keres-Tarnovski, Helsinki 1952) 7) 1. De3

Attack the weak points of your opponent. The h6-pawn cannot be protected. 1. … Kh8 2. Txg7 Kxg7 3. Tg1+

(Bellon-Alonso, Cienfuegos 1996) 8) 1. a4

White is going to attack (and win) on the kingside, except there are too many distractions on the other side. Therefore, White shuts the queenside at the moment when Black cannot capture en passant (the a5-pawn will then be incurably weak) (Gurgenidze-Polugaevsky, Tbilisi 1956).

9) 1. f4

The pawn on f5 is weak but difficult to attack. White threatens to take on e5. The move 1. Lb2 is also good. Black cannot answer with 1. … f4 because of 2. Lg4.

… e4

Or 1. … Tgf8 2. Lb2 with the threat 3. Ld3 and 1. … exf4 is followed by 2. Lxf4 2. Lb2 Dg6 3. Lh5

10) Awkward again, but if you have seen it once it is easy. In this kind of position White is always better (more mobility for his pieces), but to make progress is another story. Here you will manage with:

In the game Frank Erwich-Havelaar, Wijk aan Zee 1998 White played the less strong 1. Tcd1. 1. … Td8 2. cxd6 Txd6 3. Txd6 exd6 4. Pb4 and the black pawn structure is vulnerable.

11) The slogan is: increase your activity. The knight on f6 is vulnerable because it can be pinned along the long diagonal. 1. Pce2

As it turns out from the following moves the knight on g3 has one more attacking task. 1. … Dd7 2. Db2 De7 3. Pd4 Kg8 4. Pxc6 with a winning position.

(Smyslov-Suetin, Moscow 1952) 12) 1. … Pe8

You should know that a protected passed pawn possibly is best blocked by a knight. The knight on d6 has a good position. It supports the advance f5 (and sometimes b5). (Jezek-Uhlmann, Praag 1956)

Strategy – Mini plan: D 1) 1. … Pe6

Forces the pawn forwards so that the bishops becomes less mobile.After 1. … cxd4 2. cxd4 exd4 3. Lxd4 Pe6 4. Le3 Pc5 5. Lxc5 bxc5 Black has a better bishop ending, but the advantage is much smaller than in the game.

d5 Pd8!

On the way to a5 to attack c4. The pawn cannot be protected sufficiently any more. 3. Kf2 La6 4. Ke3 Pb7 with a decisive advantage. (Shipman Fine New York 1945)

2) 1. Lf1

Black was threatening to undermine the knight with 1. … a5. White remains better because of the more active minor pieces, although, the advantage after 1. … Pb7! is not big. Black played 1. … Pe6? and lost one of only 36 games he lost during his caree . (Eliskases Capablanca, Semmering 1937)

3) 1. f4

The pawn structure must be broken up before Black strikes with Kd5 and e4. 1. … Lf7 2. fxe5+ Kxe5 3. Pc5 with a winning advantage.

(Ludden-De Vreugt, Hoogeveen 1997) 4) 1. … h5

Black creates a distant passed pawn.

Ke3 g5 3. f4 exf4+ 4. gxf4 g4 5. f5 f6 6. Lf1 La4 7. Pc5 Lc1+ 8. Kd4 Ld1. White resigned. ( isier-Gligoric, Montilla 1978

5) 1. … a6

Opening files to support the knight on c4. On its own a piece on a strong square can do nothing. 1. … h6 2. a4 a6 3. Le3 is not necessary

bxa6 Txa6 3. Lg5 Tfa8 4. Pc1

Black’s position is good. The white pawns are weak and easy to attack. 6) 1. … g5

Defends the strong square.Also 1. … Lh6 is possible. The pawn move is less flexible but the bishop can remain active on the long diagonal. (Podgorny-Pachman, CSR 1954)

7) 1. Kh1!

The white rooks are doing nothing in this position and Black is vulnerable down the f-file. To occupy the square in front of the doubled pawns is a good plan, except that the knight cannot get there: 1. Pe2 f5! 2. exf5 (or 2. Pg3 f4 3. Pe2 d6) 2. … d5.

… d6 2. f4 Le6 3. Lxe6 fxe6

This exercise belongs to chapter 9. White is fine, but how should he continue? (Larsen-Zuidema, Havana 1964)

8) Drawing 9) 1. c4

Black gets a mobile majority if he can play c4. (Lasker-Tarrasch, Germany 1908)

10) 1. Ph4

To the edge, but on its way to the strong square f5. 1. … Te5 2. g4 Pb4 3. Pf5.

White won in Didishko-Kasparov, Minsk 1978. Black was 15 years old at the time of this game. 11) 1. Ta1

Other moves promise less advantage: 1. e5 Td8 or 1. Td1 Pa6 2. Td7? (a better move is 2. b5 Pb8 3. Ta1 a6 4. Tc1 axb5 5. Lxb5+ Kb7) 2. … Pb8!

… a6 2. Td1 Tf8 3. Td7 Kb8 4. e5 with a winning position. (Smyslov-Matanovic, Monaco 1967) 12) 1. … Pc5

Thanks to the knight on a5 Black can play his knight to d3.Ahuge improvement of his activity.

In the rook ending after 2. bxc5 Txc5 3. Pxc4 Txc4 White has weak pawns.

In the game Aaron-Botvinnik, Leipzig 1960 the black knight came in with 2. … Pd3 and Black won.

Mobility – Trapping: A

1) 1. … Pxe4 2. Lxe4 f5 3. Ld3 f4

2) 1. e5 Pxe5 (1. … Lxe5 2. Dxg6) 2. f4 Pg6 (2. … Pg4 3. hxg4 Lxg4 4. Tde1) 3. Dxg6 3) 1. Txc8 Txc8 2. Ld7 Tc3 3. Lg4

4) 1. d5 Lf5 2. g4 Lxc3 3. bxc3 Le4 4. f3 5) 1. … b5 2. Dxb5 La6 3. Da4 Pb6

6) 1. … a5 2. Dxb5 (2. Dxc5 Pxc5 3. Lxa8 Pd3+) 2. … La6 3. Dc6 Tc8

7) 1. Td8+ (1. Pd6 Tb8 (Van Putten-Mostertman Schagen 2004) 1. … Kh7 2. Pd6 Td7 3. Pxb7 8) 1. Pb5 Lxb5 2. cxb5 axb4 3. axb4

9) 1. … Dc5+ 2. Kh1 Th6 3. Dg5 f6 4. Dxh6+ Pxh6 10) 1. … Ld4+ 2. cxd4 Te8

11) 1. Pe5 Kf8 2. Dd6+ Kg8 3. De7 (3. De6+? Kf8) 3. … Lg6 (3. … Ld7 4. Df7+) 4. Pxg6 12) 1. Lxg7 Kxg7 2. Dc3 (2. Db2 Lf6 3. Ta1 Db5) 2. … Lf6 3. Ta1 Db5 4. Pxb5

Mobility – Trapping: B

1) 1. Txf7 Kxf7 2. Lg5 Dh5 3. g4 2) 1. g4 Dh6 2. g5 Dh5 3. Pf4

3) 1. Lxf6 gxf6 2. Kb3 Txc5 3. Kb4

4) 1. … Pxc6 2. Pxb7 Td7 (2. … Txd3? 3. Kxd3 Kd7 4. Kc4 Kc7 5. Pxc5) 3. Txd7+ Kxd7 4. a5 Kc7 5) 1. Tc4 Db5 2. Tb4 De2 (2. … Dc5 3. Dxc5) 3. Lf3 (3. Te1 Dh5)

6) 1. Lxc4 Dxc4 2. Pb1 Da2 3. Tf2

7) 1. Dxg4 (1. Lc1 Ld4+ 2. Pxd4 (2. Kh1 Le3) 2. … Dxd4+) 1. … Dxg4 2. fxg4 Lxb2 3. c3 8) 1. … Lb4 2. Lxb4 b6 3. Dxa6 Pxb4

9) 1. Lb5+ Ld7 2. Pc4 Db4 3. Lxd7+ Pbxd7 4. a3

10) 1. … Tg5+ 2. Kf1 Tg6 3. Dh5 (3. Df4 Dxh3+) 3. … Te5

11) 1. … g5 (1. … De5? 2. Dg3) 2. Dxh6 De5 3. g3 (3. f4 exf3 4. Pxf3 Dxe3+ 5. Kh1 Pe4) 3. … Lf8 12) 1. Pc4 Db4+ 2. Ld2

Mobility-Trapping (queen b2/b7): C 1) 1. Pc4 Db4+ 2. Ld2

2) 1. … a5 2. La3 Tcb8 3) 1. Teb1 Dc2 2. Pe1 4) 1. Pc3 Pe5 2. Tb1 5) 1. a3 Db6 2. Pxe6

6) 1. h7+ Kh8 2. Dd4+ Kxh7 3. Tfb1 7) 1. a4 Db6 2. Tfb1 Dc6 3. Lb5

8) 1. Pa4 Db4 2. Ld2 Da3 3. Tf3 9) 1. … Dd6 2. Lg5 f6 3. Le3 Tfb8

10) 1. Lxc5 Dxc3 (1. … dxc5 2. Pa4) 2. Lb4

11) 1. Pa4 (1. Pdb5 Pb4 2. Tc1 Kd8) 1. … Da3 2. Lc1 Db4+ 3. Ld2 Da3 4. Pb5 12) Drawing

Mobility – Trapping (double attack): D

1) 1. Pf7 Tb6 (1. … Tf6 2. Pe5+ Kc5 (2. … Kb4 3. Pd5+) 3. Pd7+ ; 1. … Td4 2. Pe5+ Kc5 3. Pe6+) 2. Pe5+ Kb4 (2. … Kc5 3. Pd7+) 3. Pd5+ (Prokes 1950)

2) 1. Pd6 Tf3 2. Kg2 Tf4 (2. … Tf8 3. Pe6+; 2. … Tf6 3. Pe8+) 3. Pe6+ (Troitzky 1916) 3) 1. Kb5! Te8 2. c4+ Ke4 (2. … Ke6 3. Pg7+) 3. Pd6+ (Mandil 1933)

4) 1. Pd5+ Kb8 (1. … Kd6 2. Pc4+ Kxd5 3. Pb6+; 1. … Kd8 2. Pb6) 2. Pb6 Ta7 3. Pc6+ (Rinck 1944) 5) 1. Kc2 Tg3 2. Pc7+ Ke7 (2. … Kf6 3. Pe4+) 3. Pf5+ (De Barbieri 1924)

6) 1. Pf3+ Ke4 2. Kg4 Ta6 (2. … Ta5 3. Pf6#) 3. Pc5+ (Bent 1980)

7) 1. Pf7 Dh4 (1. … Df8 2. Pf4+ Kh4 3. Pg6+ ; 1. … De8 2. Pf6+ ; 1. … Dg8 2. Pf6+) 2. Pf4+ Dxf4 3. exf4 (Becker 1921)

8) 1. Pd6 Da7 2. b6+ Kxb6 (2. … Dxb6 3. Pd5+) 3. Pc8+

9) 1. h4 De6 2. Pcb6+ Kd3 (2. … Kb5 3. Pc7+) 3. Pf4+ (Rinck 1933) 10) 1. h4 De6 2. Pcb6+ Kd3 3. Pf4+ (Rinck 1933)

11) 1. Kd1 c3 2. b3 c2+ 3. Kc1 (3. Kxc2? Dc7) (Lamoss 1968) 12) 1. Pd6 Da7 2. b6+ Kxb6 (2. … Dxb6 3. Pd5+) 3. Pc8+

Draw – Perpetual check: A

1) 1. .. Ta2+ 2. Kg1 Pf3+ [2. .. Td2] 3. Kf1 Td2 4. c7 Ph2+

2) 1. De6+ Kh8 2. Pg6+ hxg6 3. Dh3+

3) 1. … Pg4 2. hxg4 Df2+ 3. Kh2 Dh4+ 4. Kg1 Df2+

4) 1. Txf8+ Lxf8 2. Dg8+ (2. Pf6 Txc1#) 2. … Kxg8 3. Ph6+ Kh8 4. Pf7+ 5) Drawing

6) 1. Pe3 Le6 2. Pc2+ Kd5 3. Pb4+ Kd4 4. Pc2+ 7) 1. e7 h2 2. e8P h1D 3. Pc7+ Ka7 4. Pxb5+

8) 1. Db8+ Kb6 2. Da7+ Kc7 3. Db8+

9) 1. Dxg7+ Txg7 2. Txf8+ Tg8 3. Tff7 Ta8 4. Txh7+

10) 1. … Df3+ 2. Tg2 Df1+ 3. Tg1 Df3+ 4. Dg2 Pg3+ 5. hxg3 Dh5+ 6. Dh2 Df3+ 7. Tg2 Dd1+ 11) 1. f4+ gxf4 2. Db8+ Kf5 3. Dxf4+ Kg6 4. Df7+ Kg5 5. Df4+

12) 1. Dg8+ Kg6 2. De6+ Kh7

Draw – Stalemate: A

1) 1. De3+ Kxe3+ 2. Tg3+ Ke4 stalemate.

2) 1. … Lxe4+ 2. Dxe4 Dh2+ 3. Kxh2 Ta2+ 4. Kh1 Th2+ 5. Kxh2 stalemate. 3) 1. Ta8+ Kh7 2. Th8+ Kxh8 3. Dh6+ Dxh6 stalemate.

4) 1. … Th1+ 2. Kxh1 Pg3+ 3. fxg3 (3. Kh2 Pxf5) 3. … Dxg2+ 4. Kxg2 stalemate. 5) 1. Dd8+ Kg7 2. Ph5+ gxh5 3. Dg5+ Dxg5

6) 1. Dc2+ Kh6 2. Dh7+ Dxh7 3. Pf7+ Kg6 4. Pe5+ stalemate (Bent 1988). 7) 1. … Td3+ 2. Dxd3 De3+ 3. Dxe3 stalemate.

8) 1. Tg8+ Txg8 2. Pf7+ Lxf7 3. Kh6 g5 stalemate. (Dehler, 1908)

9) 1. d7 Td6+ (1. … Txe2 2. d8D+) 2. Kc5 Txd7 (2. … Td2 3. b4+ Ka6 4. Lxb5+ Lxb5 5. d8D Txd8 stalemate) 3. b4+ Ka6 4. Lxb5+ Lxb5 stalemate.

10) 1. Le3+ c5 2. Td6+ (2. Lxc5+? Kc6 3. Td6+ Dxd6 4. Lxd6 Kxd6) 2. … Dxd6 3. bxc5+ Dxc5 4. b4 Dxe3 stalemate. 11) 1. g4+ Kg5 2. f4+ Kxf4 (2. … Kf6 3. g5+ Ke7 4. gxh6 Td2+ 5. Kg3 Txa2 6. h7) 3. Dd2+ Txd2 stalemate. (Cohn, 1959) 12) 1. a7 Pg4! (1. … Ph3+ 2. Kh1 Lf2 3. Lg2 Lxa7 4. Lxh3 Kxh3 stalemate) 2. Lh1! Lf2+ 3. Kg2 Lxa7 stalemate

Draw – Defending against a passed pawn: A

1) 1. Tg7+ Kf8 2. Tg5 f1D 3. Tf5+ Dxf5 stalemate. 2) 1. Tb3 Lf2+ 2. Ka8 e1D 3. Tb1 Dxb1 stalemate.

3) 1. Tb4 a1D 2. Pb6+ Lxb6 3. Ta4+ Dxa4 (Schade van Westrum 1941)

4) 1. Kh3 (1. Tg5+? Lxg5 2. Kh3 g1P+) 1. … g1D 2. Tg5+ Dxg5 stalemate. 5) 1. Pb5 Lxb5 2. Lh6 Kf6 3. Ld2 a1D 4. Lc3+ Dxc3.

6) 1. Kb2 a1D+ (1. … e2 2. Tf4+ Kb5 3. Tf5+ Kb6 4. Te5) 2. Kxa1 e2 3. Tf4+ Ka3 4. Te4 Lxe4 7) 1. Te3+ Kxe3 2. Kc3 b1D stalemate.

8) 1. Kf3 g1D 2. Th5+ Kg6 3. Tg5+ Dxg5

9) 1. d6 Lxd6 2. Ka8 Lc5 (2. … Lxc7) 3. Ta7+ Lxa7 (Tutlayants 1963) 10) 1. Pe3 e1D 2. Pc2+ dxc2 stalemate.

11) 1. a4+! (1. Txc5+ Kxc5 2. Lg5 Kc4 3. Kf3 Kb3 4. Lc1 a4 5. Ke4 Ka2 6. Kd3 Kb1 7. Lh6 c1D 8. Lxc1 Kxc1) 1. … Kb6 (1. … Kb4 2. Le1+) 2. Lf2 c1D 3. Txc5 Dxc5 4. Kh1! Dxf2 (Mattison 1913)

12) 1. Tg5+ Kf8! 2. Pg6+ (2. Pe6+? Ke7) 2. … Lxg6! (2. … Kg8 3. Th5) 3. Tg1 hxg1D (3. … hxg1T) (Rinck 1906)

Draw – Fortress?: A

1) Yes: White cannot make any progress because of stalemate. 2) Yes: White keeps repeating Th4 and Tf4.

3) Yes: White cannot make any progress because of stalemate. 4) No: White wins with 1. Kd7 c4 2. Kd6 Kc8 3. Ld5

5) Yes: White plays Ke2 and Kd1

6) No: White wins with 1. Kd7 Kg8 2. Ke7 Kh8 3. Pf6 gxf6 4. Kf7 7) No: White wins with 1. Dh1 (if it is Black to move: yes! 1. … h3)

8) No: White wins with 1. Le7! Kxe7 2. Kc7 Lf8 3. d6+ Kf7 4. d7 Le7 5. d8D Lxd8+ 6. Kxd8 9) Drawing

10) No: White wins with 1. Ke7 Kc6 2. Kd8 Kb5 3. Pb8

11) Yes: The bishop must remain on the long diagonal.After 1. Tf7+ Kg8 2. Tf6 Black does not take but plays 2. … Kg7! 12) Drawing

Draw – Insufficient material: A

1) 1. Kd2 Kb6 (1. … La2 2. c3 b3 3. Kc1) 2. Kc1 La2 3. c3! bxc3 (3. … b3 4. Kb2) 4. Kc2 (De Feijter 1941) 2) 1. Kf4 (1. Kh6? Le4 2. Kg5 Kxa5) 1. … Lh1 2. Kg5 Lb7 3. Kh5 Kxa5 4. Kh6 Le4 5. b7 Lxb7 6. Kxh7 3) 1. Pf5+ Kf8 (1. … Kxg6 2. Pe7+) 2. g7+ Lxg7 3. Pe7 Th8 4. Pg6+ (Prokes 1941)

4) 1. Tb1 Kc2 2. Tg1! Lf2 3. Ta1! Kb2 4. Kg2! Kxa1 5. Kxf2 (Fritz 1931)

5) 1. d6! (1. Ke8? d6 2. Kd7 Kg2 3. Kc6 Kf3! 4. Kb7 Ke4 5. Kxa6 Kxd5) 1. … Lxd6 2. Ke8 Lb4 3. Kxd7 Lxa5 4. Kc6 (4. Kc8) 4. … Le1 5. a5! Lxa5 6. Kb7 Ld2 7. Kxa6 (Havel 1944)

6) 1. Ta1 Le5+ 2. Kb4 Lxa1 3. Ka3 Kxc1 4. Kxa2 Lb2 (Pogosjants 1978)

7) 1. Kg5+ Ph7+ 2. Kh6 Dxh8 3. g7 (Kuznetsov 2015)

8) 1. Ke5 Lb3 2. g8P! f6+ 3. Pxf6 exf6+ 4. Kxf6 (Richter 1960)

9) 1. Pe4+ Pgxe4 (1. … Pcxe4 2. Lxe5+ Dxe5 (2. … Kxe5 3. Pc4+) 3. Pg4+) 2. Lxe5+ Dxe5 (2. … Kxe5 3. Pc4+) 3. Pg4+ (Von Holzhausen 1912)

10) 1. Pc6 Lxd7 2. Pe5

11) 1. Pa5! Kxa5 2. d8P! (Comay 1990)

12) 1. Pc6! (1. Pd5? Txa7+ 2. Kxa7 Lxd5) 1. … Txa7+ (1. … Lxc6; 1. … Tb1) 2. Kxa7 Lxc6 3. Kb8 (Dankiewicz 1978)

Draw – Wrong bishop: A

1) 1. a4! (1. g8D? Lxg8 2. b4 (2. a4 b4!) 2. … Kb3!) 1. … bxa4! 2. g8D Lxg8 3. b4 axb3 (Lewitt 1919) 2) 1. bxa5 bxa5 2. Kf2 Lxf3 3. Ke3 and the king reaches the corner.

3) 1. g3 h3 2. Kf3 (2. Kf4? Lg1 3. Kf3 Kf6 4. g4 Lh2) 2. … Lg1 3. g4 Lh2 4. g5

4) 1. Kf4! (1. Kf5 Kg3 ; 1. c7 Lxc7+ 2. Kf5 h6) 1. … Kh3 2. c7 Lxc7+ 3. Kg5 Lf4+ 4. Kxf4 h5 5. Kf3

5) 1. c6! Lxc6 (1. … Ke7 2. c7 Kd7 3. La4!) 2. La4! bxa4 3. Kd2! (3. Kd1? Le4! 4. Kc1 a3) 3. … a3 (3. … Le4 4. Kc3!) (Ojanen 1957)

6) 1. Kg7! (1. Pa6? bxa6 2. Kg7 a5) 1. … Lxe4 (1. … Kxb8 2. Kxh7 b5 3. e5 Kc7 4. Kg7; 1. … b5 2. Kxh7 b4 3. Pc6 b3 4. Pa7+ Kd7 5. Pb5 b2 6. Pc3 Ke6) 2. Pa6! bxa6 (2. … b6 3. Kf6 Kb7 4. Pb4 b5 5. Ke5 Lh7 6. Kd4 Kb6 7. Kc3; 2. … b5 3. Kf6 Lb7 4. Pb4 Kc7 5. Ke5 Kb6 6. Kd4 Ka5 7. Kc3) 3. Kf6 a5 4. Ke5 a4 5. Kd4 a3 6. Kc3 Ld5 7. Kc2 La2 8. Kc3! (8. Kc1? Kc7) 8. … Lc4 9. Kc2 La2 10. Kc3 Lb1 11. Kb3 a2 12. Kb2

7) 1. Tb4 cxb4 2. Kxd4 b3 8) 1. … Tg3+ 2. Kxf4 Tg4+

9) 1. Th6+ Kb5 2. Th5+ Kb4 3. Ta5 Kxa5 4. b4+ Kxb4 5. Kb2 (Kivi 1979) 10) 1. d7! Lh4 2. Kc7! Kd4 3. Kd6! Kxc4 4. Ke5 Ld8 5. Kf4

11) 1. a6 (1. c8D+ Txc8 2. Pd6+ Kd7 3. Pxc8 Kxc8 4. Kc5 Le2) 1. … bxa6 2. c8D+ Txc8 3. Pd6+ Kd7 4. Pxc8 12) 1. f8D+ Lxf8 2. Pf7+ Kg8 3. Ph6+ gxh6 4. Ke3

Opening – Which developing move?: A

1) a) 1. Dd6 Not a bad move. White is better because the queen is difficult to chase away from d6. b) 1. Ld3Adeveloping move, that causes Black no problems.

c) Pa4!

Moving the same piece twice is very good here. White threatens to win material with 2. Pb6 and 3. Pxc8. Black opted for sudden death with : 1. … Pbc6? 2. Lb6 (winning the queen). (Hector-Vidarsson, Reykjavik 1996)

2) a) 1. Pf3 Bad, Black wins with 1. … Pe4 2. Lh4 Dxh4. b) 1. e3

The correct move. White parries both threats (… Pe4 and … Lxf2). c) 1. Pc3 prevents 2. … Pe4 but now 2. … Lxf2+ wins.

3) a) 1. … Le6

This move is recommended by theory. White can win his pawn back with 2. Lxe6 fxe6 3. Db3 but after 3. … Dd7 Black has adequate play.

b) 1. … Lc5 Black must reckon with 2. Pg5 Ph6 Pxf7 Pxf7 4. Lxf7 Kxf7 5. Dh5+ after which it is White who is better. He gets his pawn back.
c) … Lg4? The worst of the three.After 2. Db3 Dd7 3. Lxf7+ (but not 3. Dxb7? Tb8 4. Lxf7+ Kd8 5. Da6 Lxf3 6. gxf3 Tb6 7. Dc4 Pe5) 3. … Dxf7 4. Dxb7 Tc8 5. Dxc6+ Ld7 6. Da6 Pf6 7. e5 Pe4 8. Te1 Pc5 9. e6 Pxe6 10. Pg5 Black resigned. (Pytel-Castro, Dortmund 1977)

4) a) 1. … e6

The best. The action of b) gains nothing now: 2. Pg6 fxg6 3. Dxg6+ Ke7.

b) 1. … e5 Good move, except after 2. Pg6 fxg6? ( 2. … Lb4+ is better although White is fine after c3 fxg6 4. Dxg6+ Kf8 5. cxb4 exd4 6. 0-0) 3. Dxg6+ Ke7 4. Pf5#
c) … Pgf6 White gets an advantage with 2. Pg6 Tg8 (2. … Pc5 3. Dc4 fxg6 4. Dxc5 is also better for White) 3. Lf4. 5) a) 1. Pf3?After 1. … Pb4 is White has serious problems.

b) 1. a3?After 1. … Pd4 White solved these problems by r (Kox- elling, Eindhoven 1973) c) 1. e3 Black does have compensation for the pawn after 1 … Pb4 2. Lb5+ Ke7

6) a) 1. … dxe4 is dangerous for Black after 2. Pg5! (not 2. Pxe5 Da5+). b) 1. … Ld6

The best move. Black maintains his centre.

c) … Lg4 Too active. Namely, after 2. exd5 cxd5 3. h3 Black must take on f3 and it is a waste of time and of the bishop. 7) a) 1. … Lxd2+

The winning move.After 2. Dxd2 Pc6 3. Td1 e5! Black has superior play.

b) 1. … Dxd4 Too greedy. Black is lost after 2. Lxb4! De4+ Le2 Dxh1 4. Dd6! Pc6 5. Lf3! Pxb4 (5. … Dxg1+ 6. Ke2 Pd4+ 7. Dxd4) 6. 0-0-0! (Griffith-Brainin 1943)
c) … Pc6 Does not cause much trouble for White, after 2. Lxb4 Pxb4 3. Pf3 Pc2+ 4. Dxc2 Dxf3 5. Tg1 0-0 6. Lg2. 8) a) 1. … h5

Black’s position is worse, but still playable. Black continues with Pe7, g6 and Pf5.

b) 1. … Dc7 attacks e5, but after 2. Ld4 the queen just becomes vulnerable on the open c-f

c) … f5 Opening the position when you are behind in development is not a good strategy: 2. exf6 Pxf6 (better 2. … Dxf6 3. Ld4 Ph6 4. Dh5+ Df7 5. Dg5 and White is better) 3. Dg6+ and mate. (Pulnikov-Oserov, Togliatti 1984)

9) a) 1. … Pb4

Acorrect decision.After 2. Lc2 (2. Da4+ Ld7 3. Db3 Le6 4. Da4+ Dd7 of 2. Lb5+ c6) 2. … Dxd1+ Black has a decisive advantage. (Guinari-Rastrelli Bologna 1925)

b) 1. … f6 White does not accept the pawn sacrifice and plays 2. 0-0 Pgxe5 Lxe5 fxe5 4. Lb5. c) 1. … Le6Apassive developing move. Black must show how he gets his pawn back after 2. 0-0.

10) a) 1. Te1 Black can castle. b) 1. Lxf6!

The point is that after 1. … Dxf6 2. Pxe6 follows. White is better in any case: 2. … Lxe6 3. Lxe6 fxe6 (3. … Dxe6

Te1 of 3. … 0-0 4. Ld5) 4. Dh5+. Black must take with the g-pawn and that appeared to be good for White in the game Sutovsky-Bykhovsky, Tel Aviv 1995: 1. … gxf6 2. Dg4 (Black has difficulties developing.) 2. … Lxd4 3. cxd4 h5 4. Dg7 Ke7 5. d5! Dg8 (5. … exd5 6. Lxd5! Dxd5 7. Dxh8 Lh3 8. Dg7) 6. d6+ Kxd6 7. Dxf6 Ld7 8. Tfd1+ Kc7 9. Le2
c) De2 Black can castle.

11) a) 1. … a6 chases the bishop to a better square. b) 1. … Pe4

The best move. White is not yet fully developed. Furthermore, two pieces are unprotected and the winning 2. … Da5 is being threatened.After 2. Da4 (2. Le3 Da5) 2. … Lc5 3. Le3 Lxe3 4. Txe3 Df6 Black has a huge advantage.

c) … Le6 Passive defence is not necessary. 12) a) 1. c3

The best move.After 1. … Le7 2. Da4 Ph6 3. Pe4 0-0 (3. … Pf5 4. Td1 b5 5. Dc2) 4. Lxh6 gxh6 5. Tfd1 De8

Dxd7 Lxe4 7. Dxc7 Lc5 8. b4 Le7 9. Pd4 Lxg2 10. Kxg2 Dd8? 11. Pxe6 White obtains a decisive advantage. (Quiteros-Miana, Argentina 1975)
b) Te1 Weakens the f2-square, so Black always wins a tempo with Lc5.
c) De2An ordinary move in this kind of positions. The queen is not always happily situated on e2 because of a5 en La6.

Double attack: A 1) Drawing

2) 1. Lxg7 Dxg7 2. Pf6+ Kf8 3. Txg7 Kxg7 4. Ph5+ 3) 1. … Lxe4 2. fxe4 Dxe3 3. Dxe3 Pg4+

4) 1. … Tg2 2. Dd4 Pf4+ 3. Dxf4 gxf4 4. Kxg2 e5 5) 1. b4 Lb6 2. b5 Pa5 3. Pe7+

6) 1. Te1+ Lxe1 2. Dxe1+ Kd7 3. Pf6+ 7) 1. … Th3 2. Dxh3 Pf4 3. Dg3 Pe2+

8) 1. … Lxf3 2. Lxf3 (2. Pf4 Lxg2 3. Kxg2 Lxf4 4. gxf4 Pd7) 2. … Ld2 9) 1. Txc4+ Kxc4 2. Pd2+ Kc5 3. Pb3+

10) 1. … Dxf4+ 2. Kxf4 g5+ 3. Kg4 Pe3+ 11) 1. Txb4 axb4 2. Pd5

12) 1. … Td6 2. b4 Ta6+ 3. Kb3 Pc5+

Eliminating of the defender: A

1) 1. … Txf4 2. Dxf4 Dxe2 3. Txe2 Tb1+

2) 1. … Dc1+ 2. Dd1 (2. Td1 Tc2) 2. … Tc2 3. h3 Dxd2

3) 1. … Pf2+ 2. Txf2 (2. Kg1 Pe4+) 2. … Ld4 3. Dxd4 Te1+ 4) 1. Pf5 exf5 2. Dxc8+ Pxc8 3. Te8#

5) 1. Txe8 (1. Db5 wins too) 1. … Dxe8 2. Da4 Dxa4 3. Tb8+ 6) 1. Pe7+ Txe7 2. Dxf6 Dxf6 3. Td8+

7) 1. … Txa3 2. bxa3 Dxa1+ 3. Tb1 Te1+ 4. Df1 Txf1+ 8) 1. … Txd2 2. Txd2 Dxg3 3. Dxg3 Tc1+

9) 1. Pb3 De7 2. Txe5 Dxe5 3. Dxe5 Txe5 4. Td8+ 10) 1. Pf5 exf5 2. Dxc8+ Pxc8 3. Te8#

11) 1. … Tdxe8 2. Dxe8 h6 12) 1. … Td1+ 2. Txd1 Dxc3

Discovered attack: A

1) 1. Txd6 Txd6 2. Dxf8+ Kxf8 3. Lh6+ 2) 1. … Dg1+ 2. Kxg1 d1D+ 3. Dxd1 e2+

3) 1. Tc8+ Ke7 2. Te8+ Kxe8 (2. … Kf7 3. Lg6+ Txg6 4. De7#) 3. Lc6+ (3. Lg6+? Txg6 4. Dxd4 Tgxg2+) 3. … bxc6 4. Dxd4

4) 1. … Txg2+ 2. Kxg2 Lxd5+ 3. Kh3 Lg2+ 4. Kxg2 Dxd4 5) 1. Txe7+ Kxe7 2. De4+ Kf8 3. Pe6+

6) 1. … Pf3+ 2. gxf3 Dg6+ 3. Kh1 Pg3+

7) 1. Ta1 Txa1 2. Df8+ Kb7 3. c6+ Kxc6 4. Dxb4 8) 1. Pf7+ Txf7 2. Pe5

9) 1. Lxg7 Lxg7 2. Dh5 h6 3. Lh7+ 10) 1. Pg6 hxg6 2. Dxd6

11) 1. … Tf7 2. Lh3 Lg5 (2. … Lc5? 3. Td8+) 3. Lxg5 Txd7 12) Drawing

Double attack: B

1) 1. Lxh7+ Kxh7 2. Dc2+ Kg8 3. Lc7 2) 1. Td8+ Kg7 2. f5 Lxf5 3. Dc5

3) 1. Pfxd5 Pxd5 2. Dh5 Pf6 3. Db5+ 4) 1. … Tc1+ 2. Pf1 Txf1+ 3. Kxf1 Db5+ 5) 1. Pxf5 Lxf5 2. Lxf5 Txf5 3. Dd5+

6) 1. … De6 (1. … Txh3+ 2. Kxh3 Df7) 2. Tf2 Txh3+ 3. Kxh3 Dh6# 7) 1. Dh5 Dh6 (1. … h6 2. Df7+ Kh8 3. Df5) 2. Df7+ Kh8 3. Dxb7 8) 1. Pd5 exd5 2. Txe7 Dxe7 3. Dxf5+

9) 1. … d3 2. hxg4 dxe2 3. Dxe2 Dd4+

10) 1. Df6+ Dxf6 2. Txg8+ Kxg8 3. e8D+ 11) 1. … Dh3 2. gxh3 Pf2++ 3. Kg1 Pxh3# 12) 1. Le4 Da6 2. Txe7 Txe7 3. Db8+

Eliminating of the defender: B 1) 1. h6+ Kh8 2. Le6 d5 3. De5+

2) 1. Te6 Lxe6 (1. … Dxe6 2. Lxe6; 1. … fxe6 2. Lxf6) 2. Lxf6 3) 1. … Tc1+ 2. Lxc1 Dh3+ 3. Th2 Df1#

4) 1. Pxf5+ gxf5 2. Te6+ fxe6 3. Df6# 5) 1. Te5 Lxe5 2. f6 Tg8 3. Lg7+

6) 1. Tg5 hxg5 2. Dc7 (2. Dd7? Df1+ 3. Ka2 Dc4+; 2. Db7? Df1+ 3. Ka2 Dc4+)

7) 1. Te7 Pxe7 (1. … Pxc3+ 2. bxc3 Dc4 3. Dxf8+ Kxf8 4. Td8#) 2. Dxf8+! Kxf8 3. Td8#

8) 1. Db3+ Kh8 2. Pf7+ Kg8 3. Td7 Pxd7 (3. … Dxd7 4. Pe5+) 4. Ph6+ Kh8 5. Dg8+ Txg8 6. Pf7# 9) 1. Lc7 Dxc7 2. Txc5+ Dxc5 3. Db7+ Kxa5 4. Ta1#

10) 1. Le5 Txe5 2. Pe8 Pf5 3. Pf6+ Kh8 4. Dg8#

11) 1. … Lf2 2. Lxf2 (2. Dxf2 Txe1 3. Tg1 (3. Txe1 Txe1+) 3. … T1e2) 2. … Dxg2#

12) 1. Pd7! (1. Pf7+ Txf7 2. gxf7 g5 3. Txf6 Kg7) 1. … Lxd7 2. Tf3 Le6 3. Tfxh3+ Lxh3 (3. … Kg8 4. Th8#) 4. Txh3#

Eliminating of the defender: C 1) 1. Ta1+ Ta2 2. Ta4+ bxa4 3. b4#

2) 1. … a3 2. Dxa3 Th1+ 3. Kb2 Tb1# 3) 1. … Te3 2. fxe3 Ph3

4) 1. Th7 Lxh7 2. Dh8+ Lg8 3. Dh6#

5) 1. f5+ Dxf5 2. Dg7+ Kh5 3. g4+ Dxg4 4. Dh7# 6) 1. De5+ Kf8 2. Df6 Dxe7 3. Dh8#

7) 1. … f6+ 2. exf6 Te5+ 3. Kh4 Th5+ 4. Kg3 Th3# 8) 1. Dg8+ Lf7 2. Dd8 Txg4 3. Dd7#

9) 1. Tg6 Pg3 2. Tg4+ Txg4 3. Ph3#

10) 1. Td7 Lxd7 2. Dd6+ Te7 3. Dh6+ Ke8 4. Tg8# 11) 1. … Te4+ 2. dxe4 La6

12) 1. Ld7+ Lxd7 2. Pd5

Pin: A

1) 1. … Lxe5 2. dxe5 Td7 3. Tc3 Le4 2) 1. Pxe6+ Lxe6 2. Db4

3) 1. Pc6 Df6 2. Pe7+ Dxe7 3. Dxf5 4) 1. … Dd8+ 2. Tg5 Kh7 3. Df4 Kh6 5) 1. Da4+ Dc6 2. Td8+ Kxd8 3. Dxc6 6) 1. … Pxg5 2. fxg5 Txe3

7) Drawing 8) Drawing

9) 1. Txc8+ Txc8 2. Da4+ Kd8 3. La5 10) 1. Lb5 Pc6 2. Pe2 Tc8 3. Pxd4

11) 1. Pxd6 Dxd6 2. Txe5 (2. Lh7+ Kg7 3. Txe5 Dxe5 4. Lc3) 2. … Dxe5 3. Lh7+ Kg7 4. Lc3 12) 1. … Ld5 2. De2 Db1

Pawn ending – Key squares: A

1) 1. Kd7! (1. Kc7? a3 2. Kd6 Kd4!) 1. … a3 2. Ke6! Kd4 (2. … Ke4 3. Kf6!) 3. Kf5 Kc3 4. Ke4 Kb2 5. Kd3 Kxa2

Kc2 (Grigoriev 1925)

2) 1. Kg7 h5 2. Kf6! (2. Kg6? h4 3. Kg5 h3) 2. … h4 3. Ke5 h3 4. Kd4 Kg2 5. Ke3 Kxh2 6. Kf2

3) 1. Kf4 Kd5 2. Ke3 Kc4 3. a4! (3. Kd2 Kb3 4. a4 Kxa4) 3. … bxa4 4. Kd2 Kb3 5. Kc1 (De Feijter 1932)

4) 1. Kh8! (1. Kf8 Kf6 2. Kg8 Ke5 3. Kf7 Kd4 4. Ke6 Kc3 5. Kd5 Kb2 6. Kc4 Kxa2) 1. … Kf6 2. Kh7! Ke5 3. Kg6 Kd4 4. Kf5 Kc3 5. Ke4 Kb2 6. Kd3 Kxa2 7. Kc2 (Kovalenko 1977)

5) 1. Kf8 (1. Kh7? Kf5 2. Kg7 Ke4 3. Kf6 Kd3 4. Ke5 Kc2 5. Kd4 Kxb2) 1. … Ke6 2. Ke8 Kd6 3. Kd8

6) 1. Kf4! (1. Ke3 Kc4 2. Kd2 (2. a4 Kb4 3. Kd4 Kxa4 4. Kc3 b5 5. Kb2 Kb4) 2. … Kb3) 1. … b5 (1. … Kc4 2. Ke5 Kb3 3. Kd6 Kxa3 4. Kc6=) 2. Ke3 Kc4 3. a4 bxa4 4. Kd2 (Iriarte 1975)

7) 1. Kc4 Kb2 ((1. … Ka4 2. Kd4 Kb5 3. Ke4 Kc6 4. Kf5! – 4. Kf4? h3=) Kd3 Kc1 3. Ke2 Kc2 4. Kf3 (Moravec 1952) 8) 1. Kb5 Kc3 2. Kc5 Kd3 3. Kd5 Ke3 4. Ke5 Kf3 5. Kf5 Kg3 6. h6! (Selesniev 1914)

9) 1. Kg7! h5 (1. … Kd3 2. Kxh7) 2. Kg6 h4 3. Kg5 h3 4. Kg4 Kd3 5. Kxh3 Ke4 6. Kg4 (Grigoriev 1938)

10) 1. Kg5 (1. Kg7? h5 2. Kg6 h4 3. Kg5 Kc6 4. Kxh4 Kd7 5. Kg5 Ke8 6. Kg6 Kf8=) 1. … Kc4 2. Kh6 Kd5 3. Kxh7 Ke6 4. Kg6 (4. Kg7? Kf5=) 4. … Ke7 5. Kg7 Ke6 6. h4 Kf5 7. h5

11) 1. Kc6! (1. Kc5? Kb7 2. Kd6 Kc8! 3. Ke7 Kc7 4. Kf6 Kd6 5. Kg5 h3 6. gxh3 Ke7=) 1. … Kb8 (1. … Ka6 2. Kd6 Kb6 3. Ke6 Kc6 4. Kf5 h3 5. gxh3 Kd7 6. Kf6 Ke8 7. Kg7) 2. Kd7! (2. Kd6? Kc8=) 2. … Kb7 3. Ke6 Kc7 4. Kf5 h3 5. gxh3 Kd7 6. Kf6 Ke8 7. Kg7 (Moravec 1952)

12) 1. Kd2 (1. Kxd3? Ke1 2. Kc2 (2. a4 Kd1) 2. … Ke2 3. a4 Ke1!=) 1. … Kf2 2. a4 Kf3 3. Kxd3

Pawn endings – Key squares: B

1) 1. Ke6! (1. Kxd5 Kf7 ; 1. Kxf5 Kd7) 1. … Kd8 2. Kxd5 f4 3. Ke4 Ke7 4. Kxf4 Kf6 5. Ke4 Ke6 6. e3 (Glaser 1939) 2) 1. a3 (1. a4? Ka8 2. a5 Kb8 3. b6 axb6 4. axb6 Ka8 5. b7+ Kb8 6. Kb6 stalemate.) 1. … Ka8 2. a4 Kb8 3. a5 Ka8 4. b6

axb6 5. axb6 Kb8 6. b7 (Fahrni)

3) 1. Kb5! (1. Kb6? Kb8 2. Ka5 Kc7 3. Kb5 Kc8=.Also good is 1. Ka5! Ka7 2. Kb5 Kb8 3. Kb6 Ka8 4. Kc7) 1. … Ka7 2. Ka5 Ka8 3. Ka6 Kb8 4. Kb6 Ka8 5. Kc7 (Verburg 1985)

4) 1. Kh4 Kg7 2. Kg5! (2. e5? Kxh7= ; 2. h8D+? Kxh8 3. Kxh5 Kh7=) 2. … Kxh7 (2. … h4 3. Kxh4 Kxh7 4. Kh5 ; 2. … Kh8 3. Kg6 h4 4. e5 and mate on e8.) 3. Kxh5 Kg7 4. Kg5 Kf7 5. Kf5 Ke7 6. Ke5 Kf7 7. Kd6 (Herberg 1941)

5) 1. g8P+ Kh7 2. Kc2 (2. Pf6+? Kg6 3. Kc2 Kxf6 4. Kxd2 Kf5=) 2. … Kxg8 3. Kxd2 Kf7 4. Ke3 Ke6 5. Ke4

6) 1. Kf2! (1. b4? Kg4 2. Ke3 Kf5 3. Kd4 Ke6 4. Kc5 a5 5. bxa5 Kd7 ; 1. Kf3? Kh2! 2. b4 Kg1=) 1. … Kg4 2. Ke3 Kf5 3. Kd4 Ke6 4. Kc5 Kd7 5. Kb6 Kc8 6. Kxa6 Kc7 7. b4 (Leick 1948)

7) 1. Kc2! (1. b3? Ke7 2. Kb2 a4! 3. b4 Kd6 4. Ka3 Kc6 5. Kxa4 Kb6= ; 1. Kb1? Ke7 2. Ka2 Kd6 3. Ka3 Kc6 4. Ka4 Kb6=) 1. … a4! (1. … Ke7 2. Kb3 Kd6 3. Ka4) 2. Kb1! (2. Kc3? a3! 3. b3 Ke7=) 2. … a3 3. b3! (3. b4? Ke7 4. Ka2 Kd6 5. Kxa3 Kc6 6. Ka4 Kb6=) 3. … Ke7 4. Ka2 Kd6 5. Kxa3 Kc6 6. Ka4 Kb6 7. Kb4 (Dedrle 1921)

8) 1. e3 (1. e4? g5 2. e5 Kg8 3. Ke7 g4 4. e6 g3=) 1. … g5 2. Kxg5 Kg7 3. Kf5 Kf7 4. e4 Ke7 5. Ke5 9) 1. a5! (1. Kh5? a5 2. Kg5 Kg8 3. Kf6 Kh7 4. Ke6 Kxh6 5. Kd6

10) 1. Kb4! Kg5 2. Kc5 Kf4 3. Kd4! Kf5 4. Kxd5 (Moravec 1940)

11) 1. a3 (1. a4? Kb7 2. b3 Kc7! 3. a5 bxa5 4. Kxc5 a4 5. bxa4=) 1. … Kb7 2. a4 Kc7 3. a5 bxa5 4. Kxc5 a4 5. Kb4 a3 6. Kxa3

12) 1. Kb4 (1. c4? Kb6 2. Kb4 bxc4 3. Kxc4 e3! 4. fxe3 Kc6=) 1. … Kb6 2. c3 Kc6 3. c4 bxc4 4. Kxc4 Kd6 5. Kd4 e3 6. fxe3! (naar Herberg 1956)

Pawn endings – Key squares: C

1) 1. Kf4 (1. Ke4 Kg4 2. Ke3 Kf5 3. Kd2 Ke4 4. Kc3 Kd5) 1. … c3 (1. … Kh4 2. Ke3 Kg4 3. Kd2 Kf4 4. Kc3) 2. Ke3 c4 3. Ke2 Kg4 4. Kd1 (1955)

2) 1. Kg2 (or 1. b6 cxb6 2. Kg2 Kg6 3. Kf2 Kf6) 1. … Kg6 2. Kf2 Kf6 3. Ke2 Ke6 4. Kd2 Kd6 5. b6 cxb6 6. Kc2 Kc6 7. Kb2 (Guy 1941)

3) 1. Kf5 Kg7 2. e7! (2. Ke4? Kf8 3. Kd4 Ke7 4. Kd5 f5) 2. … Kf7 3. e8D+ Kxe8 4. Ke6 (4. Kxf6? Kd7 5. Kf5 Kc6 6. Ke4 Kc5 7. Kd3 Kd5)

4) 1. Kb2 Kc4 2. Ka3 b2 3. Ka2 5) 1. Kh8! (Moravec 1952)

6) 1. Kc2 Kd6 2. f6 gxf6 3. Kd2

7) 1. Txb6 Txf3+ 2. Kg2 axb6 3. Kxf3

8) 1. Ke6 Ke8 2. d3 Kf8 3. d4 Ke8 4. d5 Kf8 5. d6 exd6 6. Kxf6

9) 1. Kf2 b4 2. Ke2! (2. Txe4+ Kxe4 3. Ke2 b3 4. Kd2 Kd4 5. Kd1 Kd3 6. Kc1 Kc3 7. Kb1 b2) 2. … b3 3. Kd1! (3. Txe4+ Kxe4 4. Kd2 Kd4 5. Kd1 Kd3)

10) 1. Kg3! (1. Kg4? Kc2! 2. Kf4 (2. Kf3 Kd3) 2. … Kd3 3. Ke5 Kc4) 1. … Kc2 2. Kf2! Kd3 (2. … Kd2 3. Kf1) 3. Ke1 (Grigoriev 1931)

11) 1. g6 (1. Kg2 Kg4) 1. … fxg6 2. f5 gxf5 3. Kg1 Kg5 4. Kf1 Kg4 5. Kg2 Kf4 6. Kf2 (Mattisson 1918)

12) 1. Kf2! c5 (1. … Kd2 2. c5 Kd3 3. Ke1 Kd4 4. Kd2 Kxc5 5. Kc3) 2. Ke3 Kc2 3. Ke2 Kc3 4. Kd1 Kxc4 5. Kc2 (Mandler 1949)

Pawn endings – Race: A

1) 1. Kf7 (1. e4? Kg8=) 1. … g5 2. e4 g4 3. e5 g3 4. e6 g2 5. e7 g1D 6. e8D+ Kh7 7. De4+ Kh6 8. Dh4# (Pogosjants 1976) 2) 1. Ke2 (1. e5? b3 2. e6 b2 3. e7 b1D 4. e8D Df1+; 1. Ke3? Kc3 2. e5 b3 3. e6 b2 4. e7 b1D) ½-½

3) 1. h6 (1. d6 a3 2. h6 a2 3. d7 a1D=) 1. … gxh6 2. d6 a3 3. d7 a2 4. d8D a1D 5. Df6+ (Kok 1992)

4) Drawing

5) 1. f6 b3 2. Kd1! (2. Kd2? e4 3. f7 e3+=) 2. … e4 3. f7 e3 4. f8D (Zinar 1986)

6) 1. d7 (1. Kc8? f3 2. d7 f2 3. d8D f1D= ; 1. Kc7? g3 2. d7 g2 3. d8D g1D 4. Db8+ Ka6=) 1. … g3 (1. … f3 2. Kc7 f2 3. d8D f1D 4. Db8+ Ka6 5. Db6#) 2. Kc8 g2 3. d8D g1D 4. Da5# (Schaffler 1979)

7) 1. h7! (1. Kg7? g3!) 1. … g3 (1. … c3 2. Kg7! c2 3. h8D c1D 4. Dh6+) 2. Kg8! g2 3. h8D g1D 4. Dg7+ (Richter 1957) 8) 1. Ke7! (1. Kd7? Kb7 2. Ke6 Kxb6 3. Kf6 Kc5 4. Kxg6 Kb4 5. Kf5 Kxb3 6. Ke4 Kxa4 7. Kd3 Kb3! 8. Kd2 Kb2)

… g5 2. Kd6! Kb7 3. Ke5 Kxb6 4. Kf5 Kc5 5. Kxg5 Kb4 6. Kf4! Kxb3 7. Ke3 Kxa4 8. Kd2 Kb3 9. Kc1 (Zinar, 2014)

9) 1. Ke4! (1. h6 d3 2. h7 d2 3. Ke2 Kc2 4. h8D d1D+=) 1. … Kc4 2. h6 d3 3. Ke3 Kc3 4. h7 d2 5. h8D+ (Grigoriev) 10) 1. h4 (1. Kd5? Kf3=) 1. … b5 2. Kd5 Kd3 3. h5 b4 4. h6 b3 5. h7 b2 6. h8D b1D 7. Dh7+ (Brenev 1931)

11) 1. Kg7 (1. Kg8? Kf6 2. Kh7 Kg5; 1. Kh7? Kf4 (1. … Kf6? 2. Kh6) 2. Kg6 Kxg4) 1. … Kf4 2. Kf7 e5 3. Kf6 e4 (3. … Kxg4 4. Kxe5=) 4. g5 (Marysko 1968)

12) 1. Kg4! (1. Kf2 Kh1 2. a6 h2 3. a7 pat.) 1. … Kg2 2. a6 h2 3. a7 h1D 4. a8D+ (Salvio)

Pawn endings – Race: B

1) 1. Ke4! g5 (1. … Kg5 2. Ke5! Kh6 3. c4 Kg7 4. c5 Kf8 5. Kd6! Ke8 6. Kc7! g5 7. c6 g4 8. Kb8 g3 9. c7 g2 10. c8D+) 2. c4 g4 3. c5 g3 4. Kf3! Kh3 5. c6 g2 6. c7 g1D 7. c8D+ Kh4 8. Dh8+ Kg5 9. Dg7+ (Zhuk, 2002)

2) 1. … Kg7 (1. … Kg6? 2. d5 h5 3. d6 h4 4. Ke6 h3 5. d7 h2 6. d8D h1D 7. Dg8+ Kh5 8. Dh7+ and win; 1. … Kg5? 2. Ke6 h5 3. d5 h4 4. d6 h3 5. d7 h2 6. d8D+ and wins) 2. d5 h5 3. d6 h4 4. Ke7 h3 5. d7 h2 6. d8D h1D

3) 1. Kd4 Kf5 2. Kd5 Kf6 3. Kd6 Kf7 4. c5 (4. Kd7? a5 5. c5 a4 6. c6 a3 7. c7 a2 8. c8D a1D= 4. … Ke8 5. Kc7 a5 6. c6 a4 7. Kb7 a3 8. c7 a2 (Moravec 1953)

4) 1. Kg1! (1. Kg2? h5 2. a5 h4 3. a6 h3+ 4. Kxh3 d3=) 1. … h5 2. a5 h4 3. a6 h3 4. a7 h2+ 5. Kxh2 d3 6. a8D (Zinar 1987) 5) 1. … Kg3 2. a5 Kf4 3. a6 Ke3 (Adamson 1921)

6) 1. Ke4 b3 2. Kd3 Ka4 3. g6 Ka3 4. g7 b2 5. Kc2 Ka2 6. g8D+ (Constantin 1938)

7) 1. Kc7 Kd4 2. Kd6 a5 (2. … Ke4 3. h4 Kf5 (3. … a5 4. h5 a4 5. e6) 4. h5 a5 5. h6 Kg6 6. Kxd7 a4 7. e6 a3 8. e7 a2

e8D+) 3. h4 (3. e6? dxe6 4. h4 Ke4) 3. … a4 4. e6! (4. h5? a3 5. e6 a2) 4. … dxe6 5. h5 a3 6. h6 a2 7. h7 a1D 8. h8D+ (Pallasz 1991)

8) 1. a4! (1. Kd5? Kf4 2. Ke6 Ke4 3. a4 Kd4; 1. Kd4? Kf4 2. a4 e5+ 3. Kc3 e4 4. a5 e3 5. a6 Kg3!) 1. … e5 2. a5 e4 3. Kd4! Kf4 4. a6 e3 5. Kd3! Kf3 6. a7 e2 7. a8D+ (Benko 1973)

9) 1. Ke4 (1. Ke5 Kg4 2. a4 f5 3. a5 f4) 1. … Kg4 2. a4 f5+ 3. Kd3! Kg3 4. a5 f4 5. a6 f3 6. a7 f2 7. Ke2 Kg2 8. a8D+ (Vinje 1938)

10) 1. … Kb2 2. a5 Kc3 3. Kg3 Kd4 4. a6 Ke3 5. a7 f2 6. a8D f1D (Reti 1922) 11) 1. … Kg4 2. a4 Kf3 3. a5 Kg2 4. a6 f3 5. a7 f2+ 6. Kd2 f1D 7. a8D+

12) 1. b5 Ke5 (1. … h4 2. b6 h3 3. b7 h2 4. b8D+) 2. b6! (2. Kc5 Ke6 3. Kc6 h4 4. b6 h3 5. b7 h2 6. b8D h1D+) 2. … Kd6 3. Kb5 h4 (3. … Kd7 4. Ka6 Kc8 5. Ka7) 4. Ka6 h3 5. b7 Kc7 6. Ka7 (Moravec 1952)

Pawn endings – Breakthrough: A

1) 1. g5 hxg5 2. f6! (2. h5? Kd6 3. f6 Ke6 4. fxg7 Kf7 0-1) 2. … gxf6 3. h5 g4 4. Kd3 (Novak-Kalis CSR 1992) 2) 1. c5 bxc5 (1. … Kd5 2. c6) 2. a5 Kd5 3. a6

3) 1. … e3 2. fxe3 f3 3. gxf3 h4

4) 1. g4 (1. f5? gxf5 2. Kf4 Kc4 3. Kxf5 b5 4. g4 b4 (4. … hxg4 5. Kxg4=) 1. … hxg4+ 2. Kg3 (2. Kxg4? Kc4 3. f5 gxf5+ 4. Kxf5=)

5) 1. Kd2! a3 2. Kc1! Kf3 3. d5 cxd5 4. c6 d4 5. c7 (Herbstmann 1929) 6) 1. e5 c4+ 2. Kc2 c5 3. f5

7) 1. … c4 (1. … f5 2. gxf5 g4 3. Kd2) 2. Kb1 f5 3. gxf5 g4 4. f6

8) 1. a5 (1. b5 axb5 2. a5 (2. axb5 d4 3. Kc4 d3) 2. … b4 3. c6 Kd6 4. cxb7 Kc7 5. a6 Kb8 6. Kd4 Kc7) 1. … Ke6 2. b5 axb5 3. c6 Kd6 4. cxb7 Kc7 5. a6 b4 6. Kd4 Kb8 7. Kc5

9) 1. a4! (1. d5? cxd5 2. a4 d4 3. Kg4 d3 4. Kf3 bxa4 5. b5 a3 6. b6 d2 7. Ke2 d1D+ 8. Kxd1 a2 ; 1. Kg4? d5) 1. … bxa4 2. d5 cxd5 3. b5 (Lewitt 1922)

10) 1. c6! Kb6 2. d6! exd6 3. f5 Kc7 4. f6 Kd8 5. c7+ Kxc7 6. f7 (Fontana 1943)

11) 1. c4 Kd2 (1. … Kd3 2. e5! dxe5 3. c5 e4 4. Kc1!) 2. Kb2! (2. e5? dxe5 3. c5 e4 4. c6 e3 5. c7 e2 6. c8D e1D+; 2. Ka2? Kd3! 3. c5 (3. e5 dxe5 4. c5 e4) 3. … dxc5 4. e5 c4 5. e6 c3 6. e7 (6. Kb1 Kd2!) 6. … c2 7. e8D c1D) 2. … Kd3 3. e5! (3. c5? dxc5 4. e5 Kd2) 3. … dxe5 4. c5 e4 5. Kc1! e3 6. Kd1 Ke4 7. c6 Kf3 8. Ke1!

12) 1. … f4 2. gxf4+ Kd6 (2. … Kd5? 3. a5 Kc5) 3. a5 g3 4. a6 Kc7

Strategy – Knight against bishop: A 1) 1. Pa4!

White must block the black doubled pawns. In that way the bishop remains bad.

… De7 2. Dd4 Tfb8 3. Pc5 a5 4. a3 Kf7 5. Ta1 Tb5 6. b4 Tab8 7. c3 with a big advantage. (Em. Lasker-Cohn, St. Petersburg 1909)

2) 1. Dxd4

When there is a bad bishop it is good strategy to exchange the remaining pieces. 1. … Dxd4

After 1. … cxd4 2. Le5 Kg7 3. Lxf6+ Kxf6 4. b4 La6 5. Pf3 d3 6. cxd3 Lxd3 7. Pd4 Lb5 8. Pxb5 cxb5 9. g4 White

wins the pawn ending.

Le5+ Kh7 3. Lxd4 cxd4 4. b4 La6 5. Pxf5 d3 6. cxd3 Lxd3 7. Pd4 (Sax-Szell, Hongarije 1984) 3) 1. … c4

Creates a bad white bishop. In a closed position the knight does a better job.

Ph4 g5 3. hxg6ep fxg6 4. f4 h5 5. Tf3 Kd7 and Black won. (Evans-Lein, South Bend 1981) 4) 1. Pxe6

Exchange pieces!

… Lxe3 2. Pxd8 Lxd2 3. Pxd2 Taxd8 4. exf6 Txf6 5. Pb3 and White reaches the ideal position, the knight can block the pawns. (Karaklajic-Hall, Bognor Regis 1968)

5) 1. Lxf5

Exchanging so as to be left with a knight against a bishop. 1. … Dxf5 2. Pxc6 Lxc6 (Wolff,P-Wen, Canada 1991)

6) 1. … Lxc3

Asurprising exchange. Five moves later the power of it can be seen.After 1. … Pe5 2. Pb5 White is better and also after 1. … Pb6 there follows 2. Pb5.

bxc3 Df6 3. Ld2 Pe5 4. Tfb1 Tfb8 5. Txb3 Txb3 with a huge advantage. (Quinteros-Panno, Buenos Aires 1968) 7) 1. … Lg4

Exchanging the bishop first and after 2. Df4 Lxf3 3. Dxf3 De7

luring the pawn on to the colour of the bishop. 4. e5 Pd5 with a better game.

8) 1. … Dxd8

After the queens are exchanged the bad position of the black king is not important anymore. 2. Dxd8 Pd6 3. Dxg8+ Kxg8

9) 1. .. Lxc3

Black exchanges all pieces that control square e4. Capturing on c3 immediately gives White a weak c-pawn.Also 1. … Lf5 2. Ld2 Lf5 is possible because White can’t play away his knight.After 2. bxc3 Lf5 3. Lxf5 Dxf5 4. g4 De6 5. La3 Pe4+ Black won without much effort (Makogonov-Botvinnik, Sverdlovsk 1943).

10) 1. … Pcxe4

This move exchanges pieces and creates a strong point on e5.

fxe4 Pg4 3. Lxg7+ (3. Lg1!?) 3. … Kxg7 4. Dd4+ f6 with advantage. (Gaprindashvili-Martinovic, Smederevska Palanka 1990)

11) 1. Lxe6

Also 1. Lb3 is a possibility.After 1… Le7 2. Le3 a5 has Black enough counterplay.

… Le3 Lb7 (or 3. … c5 4. Pxc5 Lxc5 5. Lxc5 Lb7 6. g3) 4. Lc5 Td8+ 5. Kc2 Lxc5 (5. … Td5 6. Td1!) and White has achieved what he wants: good knight against bad bishop. (Kupper-Krivec SUI ch)

12) White exchanges all the pieces so as to be left with a good knight against a bad bishop. 1. Pg6

Also 1. Pc6 is good; Black has the extra possibility 1. … Ld6 2. Lxf6 gxf6) 1. … fxg6

After 1. … hxg5 2. Pxe7+ Kh7 3. Te5 a pawn is lost.

Txe6 Kf7 3. Tae1 Tfe8 4. Lxf6 Lxf6 5. Txe8 Txe8 6. Txe8 Kxe8 7. Pd1 with a winning endgame; a bishop doesn’t like doubled pawns. (Simagin-Keres, Moscow 1963)

Bishop/knight endings -Technique: A

1) 1. Le5+ Kd7 2. f7 Ke7 3. Ke3 (Troitzky 1924) 2) Drawing

3) Drawing

4) 1. b5 axb5 2. Lxb7

5) 1. Lc4+ Kc6 (1. … Kxc4 2. fxe6) 2. fxe6 Pd8 3. Lb5+ Kxb5 4. e7

6) 1. Lf3 (1. Lg6? Pb7 2. Lxh5 Pd6 3. c5 Pf5+ =) 1. … Pa4 2. Lxh5 (Vaganian -Mikhalchishin. Lvov 1984) 7) 1. Lg4 Pf5 2. Kf8 Pg7 3. Ke7 (Kijonka 1946)

8) 1. Lg5! a3 2. d7 (2. Kc2? a2 3. Kb2 Pe1 4. d7 Pc2 5. Kxa2 Pb4+ 6. Kb3 Pc6) 2. … a2 3. Lf6! (De Feijter, 1932) 9) 1. c7 Ke8 2. Lxg5 fxg5 3. f6

10) 1. Ke4 Kh8 2. Kf4 Kh7 3. Kg4 Kh8 4. g6

11) 1. h7 (1. Kc4 ? b6 (1. … Kg6? 2. Le3 Pe5+ 3. Kxb3 Pg4 4. Ld2 Pxh6 5. Lxh6 (5. Kb4 Pf7 6. Kb5 Kf5 7. Kb6 Ke4 8. Kxb7 Kd4 9. b4 Kc4 10. Kc6 Pe5+) 5. … Kxh6 6. Kb4 Kg5 7. Kc5 Kf5 8. Kd5 Kf6 9. Kd6 Kf7) 2. Kxb3 Kg6

Kc4 Kxh6)

12) 1. g7! Pe6+ 2. Ke5 Pxg7 3. Kf6 Pe8+ (3. … Ph5+ 4. Kg6) 4. Kf7 a5! 5. Kxe8 a4 6. Ld6 (Selesniev 1921)

Knight/bishop endings – Passed pawn: A

1) 1. e7 Kf7 (1. … Lxh4 2. Pf6+) 2. Pg7 Kxe7 3. Pf5+ (Chvojkova 1946) 2) 1. Ka2 Lc3 2. c7 Kd7 3. Pd6 Kxc7 4. Pb5+ (Pogosjants 1987)

3) 1. Pg5 Ld5 2. Pe6 c5 3. Pc7+ Kd7 4. Pxd5 Kc6 (4. … Kc8 5. Pb6+ Kb8 6. Pd7+ Ka7 7. Pxc5) 5. Kg3 c4 6. Kf3

(Matisson 1914)

4) 1. Kf1 f4 2. Pe5 Kf6 3. Pg4+ Kxg6 4. Pxh2 (Bron 1978)

5) 1. Kf3 Lg5 2. Pe6+ Kb5 3. Pxg5 fxg5 4. Kg3 (Troitzky 1896) 6) 1. a6 Lc5 2. Pb4! Lxb4+ 3. c3+ Lxc3+ 4. Kc2 (Möberg 1928) 7) 1. Kh1! and the bishop is lost. (Réti 1922)

8) 1. Kd2! (1. Kd1? Lb3+ 2. Kd2 La4) 1. … e3+ 2. Kc1 Lf7 3. b7 Kc7 4. Pc6 (Troitzky 1914) 9) 1. Pe7 Lh5 2. Pc6! Lf3 3. Pd4+ (Kopac 1943)

10) 1. Pe4 La6 2. Kd2! (Konstantinov 1959)

11) 1. Pg4 c5 2. Pf6 Lb5 3. Kb6 Kc4 (3. … c4 4. Kxb5 c3 5. Pd5 c2 6. Pb4+) 4. a3 (F. Fischer 1950) 12) 1. Kc5 Lb5 2. Pd5 Le8 (2. … Ld7 3. Pb6+) 3. Pf6 Lb5 4. Kb6 (Kopac 1966)

Knight/bishop endings – Technique: A

1) 1. Pf4+ Ke4 2. Pd3 Kxd3 3. h7 (Pavitt 1862) 2) 1. Pd5 Lg2 2. e4

3) 1. Pe4 (Kasparjan) 4) 1. Pxf4 Lxf4 2. g4

5) 1. Pe3 Le5 2. Pf5 gxf5 3. h7 (Fedotov 1956)

6) 1. Pf6 Lg6! 2. Pd7 Le8 (2. … Lxd3 3. c3+ Kc4 (3. … Ke4 4. Pc5+) 4. Pe5+) 3. c3# (Pogosjants 1964) 7) 1. c5 Lb1 2. Pe6! fxe6 3. c6 (Berger 1890)

8) 1. Kd7 La5! 2. Pb3 Lc3 3. Ke6 (Kosek 1911)

9) 1. f6 (1. Ke4? Lh8) 1. … exf6 2. Pe5! (2. Ke4? f5+ 3. Kxf5 Lh8) 2. … Lxe5 (2. … fxe5 3. Ke4 ; 2. … f5 3. Pc4+) 3. Ke4 Lc3 4. Kf5 (Rinck 1912)

10) 1. … a5

11) 1. Pe7! Lc2 (1. … Ld1 2. Pc6! Lf3 3. Pe5+) 2. Pd5! Le4 3. Pf6+ (Kubbel 1910)

12) 1. a6 La4 (1. … Ld1 2. Pc2! Kxc2 (2. … Lxc2 3. a7; 2. … Kc3 3. Pd4; 2. … Lf3 3. Pe1+) 3. Kf4) 2. Pc2! Kxc2 (2. … Lc6 3. Pb4+; 2. … Kc3 3. Pd4; 2. … Lxc2 3. a7) 3. Kd6 (Clausen Hildebrand 1964)

Bishop/knight endings – Technique: B

1) 1. f6! gxf6 (1. … g6 2. c7 Ke8 3. Lc6+ Kf8 4. Lb7) 2. Lf5 Pd6 3. c7 (Hayes 1914) 2) 1. Kc3 Pd4 2. Kc4! a6 3. Lg6! (Pogosjants 1976)

3) 1. f6 gxf6 (1. … Ke6 2. Lh5 g6 3. Le2) 2. g6 Ke6 3. Lh5 (Pfau 1935) 4) 1. Lb3+ Ka5 2. Ld1

5) 1. d5 exd5 2. Kd3 Kb1 3. Lxc3 bxc3 4. Kxc3 Kc1 5. Kd4 Kxc2 6. Kxd5 6) 1. f7 Kg7 2. Le7 Kxf7 3. Lb4 (Dawson 1925)

7) 1. e7 (1. c7? Kxc7 2. Lb6+ Kd6 3. Lxd8 Kxe6) 1. … Kxe7 2. Lf6+ Kxf6 3. c7 Pb7 (3. … Pf7 4. Kc5) 4. Kc6! (Prokes 1941)

8) 1. Lh7 h3 2. Le4+ Kg1 3. f5 h2 4. Lh1! Kxh1 5. Kf1 (Troitzky 1917) 9) 1. Kd2 Pc6 2. Kc3 Kf6 3. Lf3

10) 1. Ka2! (1. Le4? c4 2. h7 Pd3; 1. Ka1? c4 2. Lb1 c2 3. Lxc2+ Pxc2+ 4. Kb2 Kd2 5. h7 c3+) 1. … c4 (1. … Pf3 2. Lc2+ Kxc2 3. h7 Kd2 4. h8D c2 5. Dh6+ Kd1 6. Kb2) 2. Lb1! c2 3. Lxc2+ Pxc2 5. h7 (Tavariani 1953)

11) 1. h6 f3+ 2. Kf1 f2 3. Lc2 (3. h7 Pb3) 3. … Pe6 4. h7 (Pogosjants 1977)

12) 1. Kc4 Pb6+ 2. Kb5 Pa8 3. c8D+ Kxc8 4. Kc6 g4 5. Lg3 (Bagdarsarjan 1937)

Knight/bishop endings – Defending: A

1) 1. Pf5 c2 (1. … Kd3 2. Pe7 (2. Ph4? Ke4!) 2. … c2 3. Pc6 Lg3 4. Pb4+) 2. b8D Lxb8 3. Pd4 c1D 4. Pb3+ 2) 1. dxc5 b5 (1. … bxc5 2. Pg3 Lxg3 stalemate.) 2. Pf2 Lxf2 3. c6 Kb6 4. c7 Kxc7 stalemate. (Havel 1948)

3) 1. Ph3 Lf5+ 2. Kh4 Lxh3 3. g4 Kh2 4. Kg5 (Van Altena 1940) 4) 1. Pf3 h3 2. Pg5 h2 3. Pf3 Kg2 4. Pxh2 Kxh2 (Dolci 1914)

5) 1. Pf5 c2 (1. … Kd3 2. Pe7 c2 3. Pc6 Lg3 4. Pb4+) 2. b8D Lxb8 3. Pd4 c1D 4. Pb3+ (Prokes 1941) 6) 1. Pf3 h3 2. Pg5 h2 3. Pf3 Kg2 4. Pxh2 Kxh2 (Dolci 1914))

7) 1. Pc4! bxc4 2. Kh7 Lc2 3. Kh8 Lxg6 stalemate. (Mazel 1928)

8) 1. Pb6+ Kc6 2. Pxa4! bxa4 3. g6 Kb5 4. g7! Le5+ 5. Ka3 Lxg7 stalemate. (Selesniev 1940) 9) 1. Ke3 Kxh2 2. Kf2 Kxh1 3. Kg3 Kg1 stalemate. (Kubbel 1926)

10) 1. Kd4 d2 2. Pxc3 Kb3 3. Pd1 Lxd1 4. Kd3 (Butler 1956) 11) 1. Pe6 g2 2. Pg5! Lxg5 3. g7 g1D 4. g8D (Chodera 1940)

12) 1. Pg3 Lg6 (1. … h4 2. Pf5 g5 3. Kf6; 1. … g6 2. Kf6 h4 3. Ph5 gxh5 4. Kg5) 2. Pxh5 Lxh5 3. Ke7 (3. g4? Lg6 4. Ke7 Lb1; 3. Kf5? Kf2 4. g4 Lf7) 3. … Kf2 4. g4 Le8 (4. … g6 5. Kf6 Kg3 6. Kg5) 5. g5 Lh5 6. g6 Lxg6 7. Kf8 (Rivkin 1978)

Attacking the king: A

1) 1. Tf6 Lxf6 (1. … Tg8 2. Txf7) 2. Pxf6

2) 1. Tg4+ fxg4 2. Dg5+ Kh8 3. Dh6 f5 4. Dxf8# 3) 1. Pd4 exd4 2. Lxd4

4) 1. Lf6 Lxf6 2. e5 Pxd3 3. exf6 5) Drawing

6) 1. Lxf5 exf5 2. Txe8+ Dxe8 3. Df6+ Kg8 4. Pxf5 (4. Ph5 Df8)

7) 1. Te6 Txe6 2. dxe6 d5 3. Dxh6+ Ke8 4. exf7+ Kxf7 5. Dg7+ Ke6 6. Dxg6 8) 1. Lf1 Le3 2. Lg2 Td6 3. Db5

9) 1. Pfg5 fxg5 2. Pf6 Lxf6 3. Le4

10) 1. Pe4 Pxe4 2. f6 Pxg5 3. Dxg5 Pe6 4. Df5

11) 1. … Pg5 (1. … Txh4+ 2. Pxh4 Dxh4+ 3. Dh3) 2. Pxg5 f3 12) 1. Tc5 Dxc5 2. Txh7+ Pxh7 3. Dg7#

Attacking the king: B

1) 1. Txh7 Kxh7 2. Dh3+ Kg8 3. Pg5

2) 1. … Lxg2 2. Txg2 Txg2+ 3. Kxg2 Te2+

3) 1. Txb7+ Kxb7 2. Txa7+ Pxa7 3. Db6+ Ka8 4. Pc7# 4) 1. Dxh7+ Kxh7 2. g6+ Kh8 3. Tg5 fxg5 4. hxg5#

5) 1. … Pe3+ 2. fxe3 Txh2+ 3. Kxh2 Dxg3+ 4. Kh1 Dh2# 6) 1. Tg5 g6 2. Dh5

7) 1. Dh6 gxf5 2. Tg4+ fxg4 3. Lxh7+ Kh8 4. Lg6+ Kg8 5. Dh7+ Kf8 6. Dxf7# 8) 1. Dh5 gxh5 2. Tg3+ Lg7 3. Txg7+ Kf8 4. Txh7

9) 1. … Txg2+ 2. Kxg2 De2+ 3. Kh1 Td2

10) 1. … Pf4+ 2. gxf4 Th6 3. h4 Dg6+ 4. Kh3 Le7 11) 1. Dxh7+ Kxh7 2. exf6

12) 1. Pf6+ Kh8 2. Dg5

Attacking the king: C 1) 1. Pxc6 Pxc6 2. Pd5 2) 1. Pd6 cxd6 2. Txe6

3) 1. Lf6 gxf6 2. Dh5+ Kg7 3. Dg4+ Kh8 4. Td3 4) 1. Th8+ Kxh8 2. Lxf7

5) 1. Dg5

6) 1. Txe6 Pxe6 2. Pf5+ Kg8 3. Pxh6+ Kg7 4. Pf5+ Kg8 5. Pxe7+ 7) 1. Pd5 (1. b4 Dc4) 1. … exd5 2. Dxh5 dxe4 3. Dh6

8) 1. … Lf4 2. Dd3 Dh2+ 3. Kf1 Lh3 9) 1. … Lc3 2. bxc3 bxc3

10) 1. Td4 Db6 2. Dh6 Dxd4+ 3. Kh1 11) 1. Te2 Df1 2. Tf3

12) 1. e5 dxc3 2. Df6

Attacking the king: D

1) 1. Le5 Pxd3+ 2. Txd3 f6 3. Pg5 2) 1. Pf6+ Kh8 2. Pe8

3) 1. Dg5 Lxe2 2. Th8+ Kxh8 3. Dh6+ Kg8 4) 1. Th5 gxh5 2. Ld3+ Kg8 3. Dxh6

5) 1. Dh7+ Kf8 2. Te6

6) 1. … Txh4 2. Dxh4 Txg2+ 3. Kh1 Dxf3 7) 1. De8+ Kh7 2. Lh5

8) 1. Pxd7 Lxd7 2. Lxf6 g6 3. Dg5 9) 1. Pf6+ Kh8 2. Dh5 h6 3. Dg6

10) 1. Txh7 Kxh7 2. Lxg6+ fxg6 3. Dh6+ 11) 1. Txh5 gxh5 2. Lf6

12) 1. Lh7+ Kh8 2. Lxg7+ Kxg7 3. Dg6+ Kh8 4. Lg8

Attacking the king/L≠: A

1) 1. … Le4 2. Tg1 Dxg2+ 3. Txg2 Tf1# (Smeets-Hendriks Groningen 1998) 2) 1. Pg6+ hxg6 2. hxg6 Dg7 (2. … Tb7 3. Dxb7) 3. Dxb8+

3) 1. Te7 Td4 (1. … Kf8 2. Df6) 2. Df6 Df8 3. Le5 4) 1. Dh6 gxh6 2. Txf5+ Kg8 3. Tg3+

5) 1. … Dg6 2. Kb1 Pa3+ (2. … Dxc2+ 3. Ka1) 3. Ka1 Pxc2+ 4. Kb1 Pa3+ 5. Ka1 Db1+ 6. Txb1 Pc2# 6) 1. Pc6 Dg5 (1. … bxc6 2. Dxg7+ Kxg7 3. Le5+ Kh6 4. Lg7#) 2. h4

7) 1. … Lc2 2. Tf1 Ld3 8) 1. Txc5 Dxc5 2. Td7 9) Drawing

10) 1. Lh6 Dxa1+ 2. Kh2

11) 1. Le7 (1. Ld8 Ta8) 1. … Txe7 (1. … Dxe5 2. Txf7 Df5 3. T1xf5 exf5 4. Tg7+ Kh8 5. Lf6) 2. Dh8+ (2. Tf8+ Txf8

Dh8+ (3. Txf8+? Kxf8 4. Dh8+ Kf7 5. Dg7+ Ke8) 3. … Kxh8 4. Txf8#) 2. … Kxh8 3. Tf8+ 12) 1. Txg6+ hxg6 2. Dxg6+ Kf8 3. La3+ Ke8 4. Dg8+ Kd7 5. Dxf7+ Kd8 6. De7#

Attacking the king/L≠: B

1) 1. Lg7+ Txg7 2. Td8+ Tg8 3. Txg8+ (3. Dh6 Dh1+) 3. … Kxg8 4. Dh6 2) 1. Pf5 exf5 (1. … g6 2. Pxh6+) 2. Txg7+

3) 1. Txf7+ Kxf7 (1. … Lxf7 2. e6+) 2. Dg6+ Kf8 3. Tf1+ 4) 1. … Pxh2 2. De1 (2. b8D Lf1) 2. … Dh5

5) 1. … Te1+ 2. Ka2 (2. Ld1 Txd1+ 3. Dxd1 Dxb2#) 2. … Dxa3+ 3. Kxa3 Ta1#

6) 1. … De3+ 2. Kh1 (2. Tf2 Ld4 3. Df1 Tf8) 2. … Dxh6+ 3. Kg1 Lh2+ 4. Kf2 Dd2+

7) 1. Pg5 hxg5 2. Le4 (2. Dh5+ Lh6 3. Dxh6+ Dh7) 2. … Kg8 3. Dh7+ Kf7 4. Tf1+ Ke8 5. Lg6+ 8) 1. Tf6 Te5 2. Dxh6 gxh6 3. Tg6+

9) 1. Txf7 Txf7 2. Txf6 Dxf6 3. Dc8+

10) 1. Tg8+ Kh7 2. De3 (2. Txg6 Td6!) 2. … Te6 3. Th8+ Kxh8 4. Dxh6+ Kg8 5. Dxg6+ 11) 1. Te8+ Kh7 2. h4 Ld5 (2. … g5 3. De4+ Dg6 4. Th8+) 3. Dxh6+

12) 1. Ld6 h5 2. De7 Db7 3. Df8+ Kh7 4. Le7

Endgame – Mate: A

1) 1. Tg4+ Kh5 2. g3 Pf3 3. Th4+ Pxh4 4. g4#

2) 1. Dh6 Dxh6 (1. … Df7 2. Dh1+ d5 3. Dxd5+! Dxd5 4. Pxd5) 2. Pd5 and mate on b6 or c7 (Van der Marel). 3) 1. Th8+ Txh8 2. Pf8+ Kg8 3. Pg6 Th7 (3. … Lb2 4. gxh8D#) 4. Pe7#

4) 1. Lc4 c6 (1… a4 2. Db7+ Ka5 3. Db5#) 2. Db1+ Db4 3. Dh7

5) 1. Ta7 Ld7 ( 1. … Lf7 2. Txf7 Pc1 3. Pd4# ) 2. Tc7+ Txc7 3. Pd8# 6) 1. … Lf6+ 2. exf6 Kg6 3. g4 De1+ (Buxa-Kovacs)

7) 1. Pf2 (1. Ta1? Lxg5 2. Pxg5 Kf6) 1… Lxg5 2. Tf8 b2 3. Pd3#

8) 1. Lf2 Pe4 (1. … Pf3 2. gxf3 gxf3 3. Le1 f2 4. b5# ; 1. … a3 2. Le1 a2 3. Lxd2 a1D 4. b5#) 2. b5+ Ka5 3. Le1+ Pd2 4. Lxd2#

9) 1. Pc5+ Kc8 2. Pb6+ Kd8 3. Kf8! Ta1 (3. … Pd5 4. Pe6#) 4. Pb7# 10) 1. Tf1+ Kg8 2. h6 gxh6 (2. … g6 3. Ke7) 3. Ke7 b2 4. Tg1#

11) 1. Dc4+ Dxc4 2. Lg2+ f3 3. Lxf3#

12) 1. c3+ Dxc3 2. Db6+ Dc5 (2. … Dxb6 3. Lf2#) 3. Db2+ Dc3 4. Dxc3#

Endgame – Material advantage: A

1) 1. Le5 Kd3 2. Kd7 Ke4 3. Ke6 a1D 4. Lxa1 Kf4 5. Le5+ (Prokes 1947) 2) 1. Pb6 Kd3 2. Pa4 Kc4 3. Kg2 Kb5 4. Kf3 Kxa4 5. Ke4 Kb5 6. Kd5

3) 1. Kf2 Th3 (1. … Kf5 2. Le6+; 1. … Td3 2. Ta6+ Kf5 3. Lc2) 2. Ta6+ Kf5 3. Le6+ 4) 1. Pf5! Kd3 2. Pd6 (2. Ph6) 2. … Kd4 3. Pf7 (Rewitz 1992)

5) 1. Kd5 Kd2 2. Lxc4! Kc2 3. b3! (3. b4? Kc3 4. Kc5 bxc4 5. b5 Kd3 6. b6 c3 7. b7 c2 8. b8D c1D+) (Kaila 1968) 6) 1. Pg1 g5 2. Kf5 g4 3. Kf4 gxh3 4. Pf3# (Makletsov 1981)

7) 1. d4 a4 2. Kg7 (2. Lb1? a3 3. d5 Kc1 4. La2 Kb2 5. Lc4 Kc3 6. La2 Kb2) 2. … a3 3. Lg8 Kc2 4. Kf6 Kc3 5. Ke5 (Samilio 1976)

8) 1. Pd4! (1. Pc3? d2 2. Kb3 Kc7 3. Kb4 Kb7 4. Kb5 Kc7) 1. … Kb7 2. Kc3! (2. Kb3? d2 3. Kc2 Ka6 4. Pb3 Kb5 5. Kxd2 Kb4 6. Kc2 Kc4) 2. … Ka6 (2. … d2 3. Kxd2 Ka6 4. Pb3 Kb5 5. Kc3) 3. Kb4 d2 4. Pb3! d1D 5. Pc5# (Godes 1955)

9) 1. Ld1 Kf4 2. Kh5 b5 3. Kh4 b4 4. Kh3 b3 5. Kg2 (Moravec 1960)

10) 1. b4 (1. Pa6? Kc3 2. b4 Kc4 3. Ke4 d5+! ; 1. Pxd7? Kc3 2. Pc5 Kb4 ; 1. Ke4? Kc3) 1. … Kc3 2. b5! Kb4 3. b6 Kb5 4. Pxd7 Kc6 5. Ke4 Kxd7 6. Kd5 Kc8 7. Kc6 (Kopac 1943)

11) 1. Lf6+ (1. Kd7? Kh7 2. Lg5 a5 3. Ke6 a4 4. Kf5 a3 5. Kg4 a2 6. Lf6 Kxh6) 1. … Kh7 (1. … Kg8 2. Kd7 a5 3. Ke6 Kh7 4. Lg7 a4 5. Kf5 a3 6. Kg5) 2. Lg7 a5 3. Kd7 a4 4. Ke7 Kg6 5. Kf8 a3 6. Kg8 a2 7. h7 (Heuäcker 1939)

12) 1. Pg6 g3 2. Ph4 e4 3. Pg2 e3 4. Pf4 g2 5. Pd5 g1D 6. Pc7# (Voja 1950)

Endgame – Liquidation: A

1) 1. Th1! Kxh1 (1. … Kxh3 2. Kf2) 2. Kf2

2) 1. Tb6+ Kc2 2. Tb4 Te4+ 3. Txe4 (3. Kf3 Kd3) 3. … fxe4 4. a4 f5 5. Ke3 (5. a5 f4 6. a6 f3+ 7. Ke3 f2 8. Kxf2 Kd2 9. a7 e3+ 10. Kf3 e2)

3) 1. Dd8+ Kh7 2. Dd3+ Kg8 3. Db3+ Kh7 (3. … Kf8 4. Df3+) 4. Dh3 4) 1. De5+ Kf2 2. Dg3+ Kf1 3. Dd3+ (D’Hondt 1931)

5) 1. Tf1! (1. Td5+? f5 2. Td4 f4+ 3. Txf4 Pf5+ 4. Kf3 Ph6) 1. … Pf5+ (1. … f5 2. Tf4) 2. Txf5+ Kxf5 3. Kh4 Ke4 4. h6

6) 1. a3! (1. Pg6 Kxg6 2. Kxg8 Kf6; 1. a4 Ke6 2. Kxg8 Kd6) 1. … Kf8 (1. … Ke7 2. Kxg8) 2. Pg6+ Kf7 3. a4 Kxg6 (3. … Ke6 4. Kxg8) 4. Kxg8 (Beasley 2002)

7) 1. Pc6! Lxc6 2. Le4! Lxe4 3. Kxe4 Kc7 4. Ke5!

8) 1. Tf6 (1. Tf2+ Kh3 2. Tf6 (2. Tf3+ Kh4) ) 1. … c4 2. Th6+ Kg2 3. Txc6 dxc6 4. g6

9) 1. Th8 (1. Kg3 Ke6 2. Tg5 Pf6 3. Tg6 Ke5) 1. … Kg7 2. Kg5! (2. Txg8+ Kxg8 3. Kg4 Kf8 4. Kf4)

… Kxh8 (2. … Pf6 3. Td8) 3. Kg6

10) 1. Ta4+ Kxa4 (1. … Kb6 2. Ta6+ Kb7 3. Kc4) 2. b6 Pb5 3. Ke4 d5+ 4. Ke5 11) Drawing

12) 1. Db2+ Kd1 2. Db1+ Ke2 3. Db7

Endgame – Overcoming a passed pawn: A

1) 1. Pc3 c1D 2. Pb5+ Ka8 3. Pc7+ Ka7 4. Ta6# 2) 1. La2 Tc1 2. Tg1

3) 1. … Lxg3 (1. … La7 2. Kf4 Kg7 3. g4 hxg4 4. Kxg4 Kh6 5. Kh3 Lb8 6. g4 La7) 2. a7 Lf2 3. Kf4 Lxa7 4) 1. Pd2+ Kd3 2. Pe4 Kxe4 3. b8D h1D 4. Db7+ (Ericsson 1965)

5) 1. Pd1 Kd2 (1. … Kxd1 2. h7 g2 3. h8D g1D 4. Da1+) 2. Pe3 Kxe3 3. h7 g2 4. h8D g1D 5. Dd4+ (Hasek 1929) 6) 1. Pd1 (1. Pxc2? stalemate) 1. … c1D+ 2. Pc3+ Ka3 3. Ta5+ Kb2 4. Ta2#

7) 1. Pd3 b1D (1. … b1P 2. Lc5 Pc3 3. Pf2+ Kg1 4. Pe4+ Kh1 5. Pg3#) 2. Pf2+ Kg1 3. Pe4+ Kh1 4. Pg3# (Pogosjants 1964)

8) 1. Lb6 Kxb6 2. Kc4 f2 3. Pd5+ Kc6 4. Pe3 (Prokes 1941) 9) 1. Pc3 h2 2. Pxe4! Kxe4 3. a7 h1D 4. a8D+ (Jespersen 1909) 10) 1. Te1 a1D 2. Tg1+ Dxg1 3. Tg8+

11) 1. Pg6+ Kh7 (1. … Kg8 2. Pe7+ Kf8 3. g6 h1D 4. g7+ Ke8 5. g8D+ Kd7 6. Dc8+ Kd6 7. Pf5+ Kd5 8. Dxb7+) 2. Pe7 h1D 3. g6+ Kh6 4. Pf5+ Kh5 5. Pg3+ (Kuzmuchev 1984)

12) 1. Lc4 (1. e7 f1D 2. e8D Dc1+ 3. Kd7 Dd2+ 4. Kc7 Dxb4) 1. … bxc4 2. e7 f1D 3. e8P! (Völlmer 1933)

Endgame – Zugzwang: A 1) 1. Ka3 g4 2. Pf4#

2) 1. f3 Kg8 2. f4 Kh8 3. Kf7

3) 1. Pb6! Ka5 2. b3! (2. b4+? Ka6 3. b5+ Ka5) 2. … Ta6 (2. … Ka6 3. b4) 3. b4# (Pogosjants 1980) 4) 1. c7 Td6+ 2. Ka7! Td8 3. Kb7 (Halberstadt 1936)

5) 1. Th1 d2 2. Pg1 Lf3 3. Pe2#

6) 1. g7 Lxh7 2. h3 Kg6 3. h4 Kh6 4. h5 7) 1. c5 b5 2. a3

8) 1. Kh6 g5 2. Kh5 g4 3. Kh4 g3 4. Kxg3

9) 1. a7 Kb5 (1. … Pb6+ 2. Kc7! Kb5 3. Kb7) 2. Kb8! (2. Kb7? Pb6 3. Kc7 Ka6 4. Kb8 Pd7+ 5. Kc7 Kxa7 6. Kxd7 Kb6) 2. … Pb6 3. Kb7! (Fritz 1964)

10) 1. Tg7 (1. Th7? Db4 ; 2. Txc7? De5+ Kxe5; 1. Txc7 De5+ 2. Kxe5) 1. … Db4 2. Th7 c6 (2. … Dd6 3. Th8+ Kd7 4. Td8+ Kc6 5. Txd6+ Kxd6 6. Pf4 c5 7. Pe2) 3. Th8+ Kd7 4. Td8#

11) 1. Dg6+ Kxh3 2. Kf3! e5 (2. … Pf7 3. Dxe6+ Kh2 4. De2+) 3. Df5+ Kh2 4. Dc2+ (Lommer 1967)

12) 1. Th6 Dh5 2. g3! (2. g4? Dh2 3. Ke1 Kg2; 2. Kf2? Kh2 3. g4 Dh3) 2. … Kh2 (2. … Dh2 3. g4) 3. g4 Dh3+ 4. Kf2! (Jasik 2015)

Strategy – Good + bad bishops: A 1) Drawing

2) 1. … Pa7

The knight is not well placed on c6 and from a7 it prepares the useful exchange of bishops. White’s play is far from perfect, but it is instructive.

Pe5 (2. Dd3 De8) 2. … Lb5 3. Lb2 Lxc4 4. Dxc4 Dd5 5. Dxd5 exd5 6. Tc1 Pb5 7. 0¬ 0 (7. Tc5!?) 7. … Pe4 8. Tc2 Ped6 9. Lc1 and Black is excellent (Blumin-Fine New York 1939)

3) 1. Le2

The bishop on c8 covers the weakened squares. Exchanging is the right plan.

… Dh6 2. Lg4 Pd7 3. Pf3 Pb6 4. Lxc8 Texc8 5. Db3 Lf6 6. Ph4 Df8 7. Pf5 and White had no problem winning. (Ståhlberg-Wade, Birmingham 1951)

4) 1. … b5!

The white pawns are tied down on the black squares. The move played is better than 1. … g5 2. Tf2 g4 3. a4. 2. Df3

White is not willing to wait and gives up a pawn.

… bxc4 3. Dxc6 Dxf4 4. Dxc4 e5 5. De2 exd4 6. Td3 dxc3 7. Txd7 Txd7 8. Txd7 Ld4+ 9. Kh1 Dc1+ and White resigns.

(Kmoch-Alekhine, Kecskemet 1927) 5) 1. … Lg4!

It is not the bishop on d6 which is the worst piece on the board, but the bishop on g3.After the exchange on f3 this bishop gets sentenced to life imprisonment.

h3 Lxf3 3. Dxf3 Dxf3 4. gxf3 f6 5. Kg2 a5 6. a4 Kf7 7. Th1 Ke6 8. h4 Tfb8. On the queen’s wing Black is playing with a bishop up. (Winter-Capablanca, Hastings 1919)

6) 1. … Lf8!

Black activates his bad bishop. The move is possible because after 2. Txf6 Le7 the rook is trapped.

Td2 Kg7 3. Ld3 Lb4 4. Kc2 Pc5 5. a3 Lxc3 6. Lxf6+ Kxf6 7. Kxc3 Td8 with the ideal position for Black.

(Tarrasch-Euwe, Bad Pistyan 1922) 7) 1. g4!

White has the advantage of the good bishop. He must create a second front. 1. b4 a5 is bad (or 1. … Ta8) and Black gets counter play.

… Lc8 2. h4 g6 3. Th1 Kg7 4. h5 Th8 5. Tfh2 Ld7 6. g5 and White decided the battle on the kingside. (Tarrasch-Teichman, San Sebastian 1912)

8) 1. … Da4

Black forces the exchange of a rook. The passed pawn was decisive. Not much is gained by 1. … Txc2+ 2. Dxc2 Dc4 3. Db2 Kg7 4. Ld2.

Txc4 dxc4 3. Db1 c3 4. Lc1 Dd1 (Korotylev-Neverov, Petersburg 1993) 9) 1. c3!

Black threatened to exchange the bishops with … Lb5.

… Lb5 2. Lb1 Pc6 3. Lc2 Taa8 4. a4 La6 5. b4 b5 6. Teb1 Tac8 7. Ld3 Pa7 8. Ta3 Tc7 9. a5 and the bishop on a6 acts like a pawn (but one which may take backwards)

(Sokolov-Vaganian, Minsk 1986)

10) 1. La4! (Kasparov-Giorgadze, Minsk 1979) 11) 1. … Lxc3

The bishop on c6 is better than the one on g2.

Dxc3 De5 and Black is slightly better. (Najdorf-Bronstein, Budapest 1950) 12) 1. … Dd7!

The bishop on d2 is the problem child, not the bishop on e7. White can only live with a passive bishop if the rook on f1 can join in. That is prevented by the move of the queen. The gain of tempo after 1. … Td8 2. Tc1 Dd7 3. Le1 is therefore not so good.

Lc1
Td1 is followed by 1. … Td8.
… a4 3. Dc2 Tc8 4. De2 Dd5 5. a3 b3 6. e4 Dc4 7. De1 Dc2 8. f4 Lc5+ 9. Kh1 Ld4 10. f5 Lxb2 11. Lxb2 Dxb2 White resigned. (Tylor-Alekhine Hastings 1936)

Endgame strategy – Good + bad bishops: A 1) 1. Le5+ Kg8 2. f5 e6 3. f6 La3 4. f7+

2) 1. Lf1 Le8 2. Lh3! (2. Lg2 Lg6) 2. … Kb7 (2. … Lf7 3. Lc8+) 3. Lg2+ Ka6 4. Lc6 (Awerbach 1954)

3) 1. Lf7 Lb7 2. Le6 Le4 3. Lc8 Lb1 4. Lb7 La2 5. Ld5 Lb1 6. Lg2 La2 7. Lf1 Lb1 8. Ld3 (Niemarkt 1959) 4) 1. Le2 Lg6 2. Ld3 Lh7 3. Lb1 Lg6 4. Lc2 Lh7 5. Lb3 Lg8 6. Ld1 Lf7 7. Lf3

5) 1. La6 (1. a6 Lc8 2. Ka8 Ld7 3. Lb3 Lc8) 1. … Le8 2. Lc8! Kxc8 (2. … Lf7 3. Ld7! ) 3. Kb6 Kb8 4. a6 Ka8 5. Kc7 Ka7 6. Kd8 Lf7 7. Ke7 Lg8 8. Kd7

6) 1. Kc2 Kd4 2. Kb3 Kc5 3. Kc3 La6 4. La8 Kb5 (4. … Le2 5. Lb7; 4. … Lc8 5. Kd3) 5. Kd4 7) 1. … b5 2. a4 b4 3. Lf2 Lc7 4. Le1 Lb6 5. Lf2 e5

8) 1. … f5 2. gxf5 Kg7 3. Kd4 Kf6 4. Kc5 Kxf5 5. Kb6 Kf4 6. Lg2 d4 (Nunn-Ribli, Lucerne 1985)

9) 1. f6 (The first moves can be reversed: 1. g4! f6 (1. … hxg4 2. f6) 2. gxh5 Lf8 3. Ld2 Ka4 4. Lc1) 1. … gxf6 (1. … Lxf6 2. Lxd6+! ; Bf8 Bxd6+!) 2. g4! hxg4 3. h5 Lf8 4. h6 Lxh6 5. Lxd6+!

10) 1. Le6 Le8 2. La2 (2. Lb3 Kc3 3. Ld5 Kd4 4. Le4 Lb5 (4. … Kc5 5. Ke5) 5. Lxg6 Lc4 6. Lxf7 Lxf7 7. Kf5) 2. … Kc5 3. Ke5 Kc6 4. Ld5+ Kc7 5. Lb3 Kd8 6. Kd6

11) 1. b4! axb4 (1. … b6 2. bxa5 bxa5 3. Lb5! Kf8 4. Kb2) 2. Lc2! Lc6 3. Kb2 b6 4. Kb3 Kf8 5. Kxb4 Ke8 6. a5! bxa5+ 7. Kxa5 Kd8 8. Kb6 Le8 9. Kc5 Kc7 10. Ld3

12) 1. Lc4 Ka7 2. Kb4 Kb7 3. Kc3 Kc7 4. Kd4 Kd7 5. Ke5 Ke7 6. Le6 Kf8 7. Kf6 Lf7 8. Lxf7 g5 9. hxg5

Bishop endings (=) – Passed pawn: A

1) 1. La5! Lxa5+ 2. Kd3 Lc7 3. Ke4 (Dawson 1925)

2) 1. Ke3! Lf7 2. Kd4 Le8 3. a7 Lc6 4. Ld7! Lxd7 5. a8D+ (Herbstmann, 1925)

3) 1. Ld3+ Kc5 2. Lf1 Kd4 (2. … Ld5 3. Lxh3 Kb5 4. Lc8) 3. Lxg2 (3. Kd6? Kc3) 3. … hxg2 4. a8D g1D 5. Da7+ 4) 1. Lf7 La8 2. Ld5 c6 3. c5+ (Queckenstadt 1920)

5) 1. g6! hxg6 2. f6 Lf3 3. Lc4! Kxc4 4. f7 (Kosek 1921) 6) 1. a7 Ld5 2. c4 Lb7 3. Lf3 Lxf3 4. d5 (Karstedt 1915)

7) 1. Lc8 Ke1 2. Lxg4 Kf2 3. Lf3! (3. Lh3? Le4+!) 3. … Lxf3 4. g4 (Prokes 1941) 8) 1. g7 Lf7+ 2. Kc5 Lxa2 3. b4+ axb3 4. g8D

9) 1. Ld6! e4+ 2. Kxe4 La7 3. Kf3 Lb8 4. Lf4 (4. Lxb8?) 5. … La7 6. Le3 Lb8 7. Lg1 (Evreinov 2015)

10) 1. Kg6! (1. Kf6? a5! 2. Kf7 (2. Lb4 axb4 3. e7 Ld8!) 2. … a4 3. Lf6 (3. La3 Ld8) 3. … Lc5) 1. … a5 (1. … Lf2 2. Lf6 Lc5 3. Kf7 a5 4. Lg7 a4 5. Lf8) 2. Lb4! Ld8 (2. … axb4 3. e7 Kd7 4. Kf7) 3. Lxa5! Lxa5 4. e7 Kd7 5. Kf7 (Croitor 2015)

11) 1. c6! bxc6 (1. … Kb6 2. cxb7 Kc7 3. e7 Lb5 4. Kg4) 2. Lg6! c5 (2. … hxg6 3. e7) 3. e7 Lb5 4. Ld3! c4 5. Lxc4 (Larsen, 1932)

12) 1. e6 (1. Ld7 Kxf4 2. Lxf5 Kxe5 3. h6 Kf6) 1. … Lxe6 (1. … Kxf4 2. e7 Kg5 3. La4) 2. h6 Lf5 3. Ld7 Lh7 4. f5

Bishop endings (=) – Technique: A

1) 1. Kb4! Kd5 2. e4+ Kxe4 3. Lxd1 Kd3 4. Kc5 e4 5. Kd5 (Pogosjants 1976)

2) 1. Lh5! Kb5 (1. … g6 2. Lg4 Kb5 3. Le6) 2. Le8+ Kc5 3. g6 Lg8 4. Lf7 (Kubbel 1983) 3) 1. Lc2+ Ka5 2. b4+ Ka6 3. Lf5 Lc6 4. Lc8 Lb7 5. b5+ (5. Ld7? Lc6) (Pogosjants 1981) 4) 1. Lc5! Lb8 2. Lg1! Lh2! 3. Lxa7 Lg1 4. Lf2! (Szulc 1954)

5) 1. Ke2 Lc1 2. g4

6) 1. Lc7+ b6 2. Lxg3 Ld2 (2. … Le7 3. Le1+ Lb4 4. Lc3 Lxc3+ 5. Kxc3 b5 6. c5 b4+ 7. Kd4 Kb5 8. Kd5) 3. Kc2 Kb4 (3. … Lb4 4. Le5 Le7 transposes to the line given by move 2) 4. Ld6+ Ka5 5. Kxd2 (Moravec 1951)

7) 1. Lg6 (1. Kxc5? f2 2. Lc4 Kxh7; 1. Ld5? f2 Euwe-Lilienthal, Stockholm 1937 0-1) 1. … f2 2. Ld3 f1D 3. Lxf1 Kxh7 4. Kxc5

8) 1. f6 (1. fxe4? Lxf5 2. Ld1 e3 2. … Lg4 3. Kf2 e6!; 1. f4+ Kxf5 2. Ld1 e3 3. Lg4+ Ke4 4. Lxc8 e2 5. Kf2 e6) 1. … exf6 2. e6! Lxe6 3. f4+ Kf5 (3. … Kxh5 4. Le8+ Lf7 5. Lxf7#) 4. Ld1 e3 (4. … Lc4 5. Lg4#) 5. Lc2# (Melnichenko, 2010)

9) 1. Kf6 Kh6 (1. … Ld1 2. Kg7) 2. Lg6 Ld1 3. g4 Lxg4 4. hxg4 (Bernstein 1904) 10) 1. … b5 2. Lxb5 (2. axb5 Ld5 3. Lxd5 exd5) 2. … Lxb5+ 3. axb5 Kc7

11) 1. Kb2 e6 2. Lc2 (2. Lf7? Kd3) 2. … e5 3. Lf5 e4 4. Lxe4 (4. Le6+? Kd3 5. Lxa2 e3) 4. … Lb3 5. Ld3+! Kxd3 6. Kxb3 (Marin 2009)

12) 1. d7+ Kxd7 2. Le5 Kc8 3. Kf4 Lb8 (3. … Kd7 4. Kg5 Ke7 5. Kg6 Kd7 6. Kf7 etc.) 4. Lxb8 Kxb8 5. Ke5 Kc7 6. Kxe6 (Hasek 1908)

Bishop endings (≠) – Passed pawn: A 1) Drawing

2) 1. h6 Lc3 (1. … e4 2. d4 Lc3 3. Ke3 Kd5 4. Lb3+) 2. d4 exd4 (2. … Lxd4 3. Le4 Ke6 4. h7) 3. Ld3 Ke6 4. h7 (Rinck 1928)

3) 1. e7 a2 2. Le3+ g5 3. Ld4 (Apschenek 1933) 4) 1. Lf4+ Kg7 2. Le5+ Kf7 3. Ld4 cxd4 4. a7

5) 1. Lf5+ Kf6 2. Ke8 Le7 3. Lh3 (Herbstmann 1928)

6) 1. Kd5 (1. Lxe5+ Kd7 2. Kd5 Ke7) 1. … Kd7 2. La3! Ke8 3. Ke6 e4 4. Kf6 e3 5. Kg7 e2 6. Lb4 (Kazantsev, 1950) 7) 1. h5 La4 (1. … Lb5 2. Lg1+) 2. Lg1+ (2. b3 Lb5) 2. … Kc4 3. b3+ Kxb3 (3. … Lxb3 4. Kb2) 4. h6 (Rinck 1928) 8) 1. Kd8 Lb5 2. La3 Lc6 3. Kc7 Le4 4. a6 bxa6 5. Kd7

9) 1. Lc5+ Ka6 2. Kc7 La8 3. Kc8 Lb7+ 4. Kb8 (Dobrescue, Nestorescue 1976) 10) 1. … g1D 2. Lxg1 Kg2 3. Kg4 La8 4. Kh4 Lf3

11) 1. … Le3 (1. … g4? 2. Kf5 Le3 3. Kxg4 Lxf2 4. Kh3 a2 5. Lxa2 Kxa2 with the wrong bishop) 2. Kxh6 (2. f3 a2 3. Lxa2 Kxa2) 2. … g4+ 3. Kg6 Lxf2

12) 1. Kf4 Lf2 (1. … h3 2. g3 Lb8+ 3. Kf5 Lxg3 4. Le2+ Kh4 5. g6) 2. Kf5 h3 3. g3 Lxg3 4. Le2+ Kh4 5. g6 h2 6. Lf3 (Vinichenko 1984)

Bishop endings (≠) – Defending: A

1) 1. … Ke7 2. h7 g6+ 3. Lxg6 (3. Kxg6 Lh8) 3. … Lg7

2) 1. … e5 (1. … La4 2. Lc7+ Kd5 3. Ke7; 1. … Lxd7 2. Lc7+ Kc6 3. Le5) 2. fxe5+ Ke6 3) 1. f5 Lxf5 2. Lg3 d5 3. Ld6 Kf7 4. Kd4

4) 1. Kb3 (1. Ld1 h4) 1. … Kg5 2. Lb5 Kh4 3. Le8 ½-½

5) 1. Ka3 (1. Kb3 c1D 2. Lxc1 Kxh4 3. Lb2 Lf7+ 4. Kc2 g5) 1. … c1D+ 2. Lxc1 Kxh4 3. Lb2 6) 1. … Ld6 2. Lb3 Lc5 3. b7 Ld6 4. Kd5 Lb8 5. Kc6 Ke7

7) 1. … Kc8! (1. … Kc6? 2. e7 Kd7 3. b7 Lxb7 4. Kf7 ; 1. … Ke8? 2. Ke5 Lb7 3. Kd6 La8 4. Lb8 Lb7 5. Lc7 Lf3 6. e7 Lg2 7. Ld8 ; 1. … Kd8 2. Lb8) 2. e7 Lc6 3. Kf7 Kb7 4. e8D Lxe8+ 5. Kxe8

8) 1. … Lb5! (after 1. … Kc8? the pawns can advance in closed formation : 2. Kc5 Lf3 3. b5 Le2 4. Kb6 Ld3 5. Ka5 Le2 6. b6) 2. a7 Lc6 3. Kc5 La8

9) 1. d8D Lxd8 2. c7 Lxc7 3. Lc6 b1D 4. Le4+ Dxe4 stalemate 10) 1. Lf5! Ka2 2. Le6! Kb2 3. Lf7 Ka3 4. Lg6

11) 1. g6 (1. h5? Lxg5 2. Le2 Kf2 3. Ld1 Ke3 4. Lc2 Kd2 5. Lb1 Kc3 6. La2 Kxd3;Also correct is 1. Kg1 or a normal bishop move.After capturing on h4, 2. g6 is necessary.) 1. … fxg6 2. h5 gxh5 3. Lg2

12) 1. … a5

Bishop endings (=) – Defending: A

1) 1. a6 Lb8 2. Lc3 La7 (2. … dxc3 3. a7 Lxa7 stalemate.) 3. Lxd4+ Lxd4 4. a7 Lxa7 stalemate. (Dawson 1913)

2) 1. Ke6 Lf8 2. Kd5 Kd2 3. Kc4 Kc2 4. Lg7! (4. Kb5? Kb3 5. Lc1 Lg7 6. Ka5 Lf6 7. Kb5 Lc3) 4. … Le7 5. Lf6! Ld6 6. Le5! (Buzandjan 1955)

3) 1. Lc3! (1. Lf6? Ld2 2. Lg7 Lc1 3. Le5 Kc2) 1. … Lxc3? 2. bxc3 Kc2 3. c4 Kb3 4. c5 Kxa3 5. c6 Kb2 6. c7 a3 7. c8D

4) 1. Lg6! c4 2. Lh7! Lxh7 (2. … Kf7 3. Lg8+ Kf8 (3. … Kg6 4. Lxc4 Lxc4 stalemate.) 4. Lxc4 Lxc4 5. g6 Ld3 6. Kh7 Lxg6+ 7. Kxg6 Kg8) 3. g6 c3 4. gxh7 (Nerong 1932)

5) 1. g5 (1. Lf4 Lh4 2. Le3 Lg3 3. Lg1 Lf4 4. Kb3 Kb6 5. Ka4 Lc1) 6) 1. Lxe3 Ld2 2. Lg5 Kf5 3. f4 Lxf4 4. Kh5

7) 1. f3! Lxf3 2. Kf2 h2 3. Ld1! Lxd1 (3. … h1D 4. Lxf3+) 4. Kg2 (Prokes 1946)

8) 1. c6! Lxc6 (1. … Ke7 2. c7 Kd7 3. La4!) 2. La4! bxa4 3. Kd2! (3. Kd1? Le4! 4. Kc1 a3) 3. … a3 (3. … Le4 4. Kc3!) 4. Kc2 (Ojanen 1957)

9) 1. g6 Lc5 (1. … Ld4 2. f5 exf5 3. Lf6) 2. Lf6! Lf8 3. f5! exf5 4. Le7! Lxe7 stalemate. (Selesniev 1917) 10) 1. Kxf4 Lxh3 2. La6! bxa6 (2. … Lg2 3. Lxb7 Lxb7 4. Ke3 Kd5 5. Kd2 Kc4=) (Breider 1950)

11) 1. Ke5 (1. La2 Kf6) 1. … Lf7 2. Kxd4 Lxc4 3. Kc3 (after Holm 1932) 12) 1. Lh3 Lc6 2. Lg2 Lxg2 3. d7 h1D+ 4. Kd2

Defending against an attack on the king: A

1) 1. … Dc4 2. Dxh5? (2. Le7 f5 3. Lxf8 Txf8) 2. … Dxf1+

2) 1. … Pf6 2. Dh4 Le8 (2. … Pg4 3. Th3 Pxe5 4. fxe5 Dc7 5. Dh7+) 3. Th3 Lh5 4. Tff3

3) 1. … Le4 (1. … Kg8 2. Lxh6 Le4 3. Lxg7; 1. … Pc6 2. Lg5 Kg8 3. Txh6 gxh6 4. Lf6 Dxf6 5. exf6 Kh7 6. Te1) 2. Lxh6 (2. Txh6+ gxh6 3. Dxh6+ Kg8 4. Lg5 f6 5. Lxf6 Txf6) 2. … Lg6

4) 1. … Dc2+! (by no means 1. … Kxh7? 2. Pg5+ Kg8 3. Dh3) 2. Kxc2 (2. Ka1 Dd1+ 3. Ka2 Pb4+ 4. Ka3 Da1# ; 2. Ka2 Pb4+ 3. Ka3 Pd3+ 4. b4 Lxb4+ 5. Ka2 Dxb2#) 2. … Pxe3+ 3. fxe3 Kxh7

5) 1. … Dc5+ 2. Kh1 Df2

6) 1. … Pf6 2. Dh4 Le8 (2. … Pg4 3. Th3 Pxe5 4. fxe5 Dc7 5. Dh7+) 3. Th3 Lh5 4. Tff3 7) 1. … Dh7 2. Th4 Dxh4 3. gxh4 Tg8

8) 1. … De4 (1. … g5 2. Lc4 De4 3. Ld3 Dh4 4. Lxh7+ Kh8 5. Dxh4 gxh4 6. Le4 Tb8 7. Tb3; 1. … Db5 2. c4 Dd7 3. Th3) 2. Ld5 (2. Te3 Dh4 3. Dxh4 Lxh4) 2. … De2 3. Lxb7 Td8

9) 1. … Dxf2+ 2. Kh1 Dxe1+ 3. Txe1 Pf2+

10) 1. … Ld3 2. Txd3 fxe5 3. Dh6+ (3. e4 Dh4 4. Tg3 Dh7 5. Dg4 Ta6) 3. … Kg8 4. Dg6+ (4. e4 Df6) 11) 1. … h5 (1. … Lxg7 2. f6) 2. Tg5 Lxg7 3. Dc3 De5

12) 1. … Kf6 (1. … Kf8? 2. Dg5 Tc8 3. Dxd8+ Txd8 4. Ta8; 1. … Kg8? 2. Ta8 Tc8 3. Txc8 Dxc8 4. Pe7+; 1. … Kh7? 2. Ta8 Tc8 3. Txc8 Dxc8 4. Dh3+) 2. Ta6+ Tc6

Defending against an attack on the king: B

1) 1. De8+ (1. Kg2 Pf4+; 1. f4 Lxf4+; 1. Pf5 Pg3+ 2. Kg2 Pxf5) 1. … Pf8 2. Dxf8+ Kxf8 3. Tc8+ Ke7 4. Pf5+ 2) 1. … Dxe4 2. Lxe4 Le8

3) 1. Pxf3 exf3 2. Dg7+ 4) 1. Dxf7+ Kh8 2. Le5

5) 1. … Dxc1+ 2. Dxc1 Lxb2 6) 1. … Db1+ 2. Pe1 Tc4

7) 1. … Dxd5 (1. … Dxf4 2. Pxe7#) 2. Th8+ (2. Lxa6 Dxg2 3. Th2 De4+) 2. … Lxh8 3. Dh6 Tc1+ 4. Txc1 Dxd3+ 5. Tc2 Dxc2+ 6. Kxc2 Tc8+ 7. Kd1 Lg7

8) 1. Td2 (1. d4 De2) 1. … Txd2 2. d4 De2? (game: 2. … Lh2 is better) 3. Lc1

9) 1. Txd4 (1. h6 Txa2+ 2. Kxa2 Da4+ 3. Kb1 Dxc2+ 4. Ka2 Ta3+; 1. De2 Da4 2. Kb1 Dxa2+ 3. Kc1) 1. … Da5 2. Db1 Txc2 3. Tb4 (3. Th3 Th2) 3. … Dxb4 4. Dxc2 Pb3+ 5. Kb1 Pd2+ 6. Kc1 Pc4

(Skripchnko-Naiditch, Dortmund, 2001)

10) 1. … Ld2! (1. … Dxg6? 2. Dxf8+ Lg8 3. Lh5! De6 (3. … Dg5 4. h4 Df4+ 5. Kg2) 6. Dg7# (Chigorin-Tarrasch, St. Petersburg 1893) 2. Txf6 Lxh6 3. Txh6 b3 4. Ld1 b2 5. Lc2 Tc8

11) 1. … Db5 (1. … gxf6 2. Th4) 2. Th4 (2. Td1 Pxf6) 2. … Dxd3 3. Pc1 Df5

12) 1. … De8 (1. … Te8 2. Th3 ; 1. … Pe5 2. Lf6 exf6 3. Th3) 2. Lf6 (2. Th3) 2. … Pxf6 3. Th3 Ph5 4. Txh5 gxh5 5. Dg5+

Defending: // against : A

1) 1. Td4+! Ke6 (1. … Kc6 2. Tc4+ Kb5 3. Kxe2 Kxc4 4. Kd2 Kb3 5. Kc1 Kc3 stalemate.) 2. Te4+ Kf5 3. Kxc2! Kxe4 4. Kd2 Kf3 5. Ke1 Ke3 stalemate. (Maksimovskikh a.o 1987) ½-½

2) 1. Kf3 d2 2. Tc4+! Kd3 3. Td4+ Kxd4 4. Kxe2 Kc3 5. Kd1 Kd3 stalemate. (Prokes 1939)

3) 1. Ke1 c3 (1. … Kc3 2. Te3+ (2. Kd1? b2) 2. … Kc2 3. Te2+ Kc1 4. Te3) 2. Kd1 b2 (2. … c2+ 3. Txc2) 3. Td2+! Kc4 4. Txb2 ½-½ (Prokes 1947)

4) 1. Pe6! (1. Kd4? Kxg5 2. Ke3 Kh4 3. Kf2 Kh3 4. Kg1 Kg3) 1. … g3 (1. … Kxe6 2. Kd4 Kf5 3. Ke3 Kg5 4. Kf2 Kf4 5. Kg2) 2. Pd4+ Ke4 3. Pe2 ½-½ (Hanneman 1949)

5) 1. Kg7! (1. Kf7? d3 2. Pg6 d2 3. Pf4+ Kh6!) 1. … d3 2. Pg6 d2 (2. … Kg5 3. Pe5 d2 4. Pf3+) 3. Pf4+ Kg4 (3. … Kg5 4. Ph3+ ; 3. … Kh4 4. Pg2+) 4. Pd5! (4. Pg2? Kf3) 4. … d1D 5. Pe3+ (Von Altena 1941)

6) 1. Pd6 (1. Kf8 g3 2. Pd6 g2 3. Pf7+ Kh7 4. Pg5+) 1. … g3 2. Kf8 g2 (2. … Kh7 3. Pe4 g2 4. Pg5+) 3. Pf7+ Kh7 4. Pg5+ Kg6 5. Pf3 (Hanneman 1927)

7) 1. Lg2! (1. Lf1? Ke5 2. Ke7 Kf4 3. Kf6 (3. Lg2 Ke3 4. Kf6 Ke2) 3. … Kf3) 1. … Ke5 2. Ke7 Kf4 3. Kf6 Ke3 4. Kf5 Ke2 5. Kf4 f1D+ 6. Lxf1+ Kxf1 7. Kxg3 (Kling, Horwitz 1853)

8) 1. Kd3! (1. La2? Ke5! ; 1. Kc3+? Ke5 ; 1. Kd2+? Kf4 2. La2 Ke5) 1. … Ke5 (1. … Kf4 2. Kd4 h2 3. Le4) 2. Ke3 h2 3. Le4 (Selivanov 1994)

9) 1. Lh7 Kd5 2. Ld3! (2. Lf5? h2 3. Lc8 Kc6) 2. … h2 3. La6 Kc6 4. Kc8 h1D 5. Lb7+ (Selivanov 1991)

10) 1. Ka6 f2 2. Kb7 Kd5 3. Kb6 Kd4 4. Kc6 Ke4 5. Kc5 Ke3 6. Kd5 Kf3 7. Kd4 Ke2 8. Ke4 f1D 9. Lxf1+ Kxf1 10. Kf3 ½-½ (Halski 1983)

11) 1. Le8! (1. Le2? h4! 2. Kb6 Kc3 3. Kc5 d4 4. Kd5 d3 5. Lf3 h3! 6. Ke4 h2 7. Ke3 d2 8. Ke2 Kc2 9. Kf2 h1D 10. Le4+ d2 Bf3 h4; 1. Ld7? d4 2. Lf5 Kc3 3. Kb6 d3 4. Le4 d2 5. Lf3 h4) 1. … h4 2. Lf7 Kc4 3. Kb6 h3 4. Kc6 h2 5. Lxd5+ ½-½ (Pikurov 1987)

12) 1. Le2 (1. Lg4? h2 2. Lc8 Kd3 3. Lb7 Kc2 4. Le4+ Kc3) 1. … h2 2. La6 Kd4 3. Lb7 Kc3 4. Le4 ½-½

Defending against threats: A

1) 1. Tf8+ Kxf8 2. Pe6+ Kf7 3. Pxd4

2) 1. … Dxg3+ (1. … Lxg7 2. Thxg7+ and White is better; 1. … Le7 2. Th8+ Kxg7 3. Txd8) 2. Kxg3 Ld6+ 3. Kg4 Kxh7 3) 1. Da1! Ta4+ 2. Pe2+!

4) 1. … Tb3 (1. … Td3? 2. Pe7) 2. axb3 axb3 (2. … cxb3? 3. Pe7 b2 4. Pc6#) 5) 1. … Dg7 (1. … d5 2. Lxd5) 2. Dh4 Df8 3. Dh5 Dg7

6) 1. … Dd2 2. Lxf8 (2. Lh8 Tg8) 2. … Lxg2+ 3. Txg2 De1+ (3. … Dd1+) 7) Drawing

8) 1. … Kg7 (1. … f5 2. Te6 Dg1 3. Te3; 1. … Dg1 2. Tf6 Dg2 3. Txf7) 2. Df6+ (2. Dxg5 Dxf2+ 3. Dg3 g5+ 4. Kg4 h5+) 2. … Kh6 3. Df4 Kg7

9) 1. … Lxh2+ 2. Kxh2 (2. Dxh2 Dxe4 ; Kxh2 3. De5; 2. Kh1 Lg3) 2. … De5+ 3. Kg1 h6 10) 1. … Te1+ (1. … Dxf7 2. Lxd4+) 2. Txe1 (2. Kxe1 Lxc3+) 2. … Dxf7 3. Lxd4+ Kg8

11) 1. … Le2 (1. … Dxf7 2. Txg5+ Kh7 3. Th5+ Kg7 4. Dg4+; 1. … Txd6 2. Txg5) 2. Dxe2 (2. Dd2 Df6) 2. … Dxd4+ 3. Kf1 Txd6 4. Txg5+ Kxf7 5. Dh5+ Kf8 6. Dh6+ Ke8 7. Tg8+ Kd7

12) 1. Le4! Dxe4 2. Df7 (Seyboth, 1903)

Rook endings: Vulnerability: A

1) 1. Tg6 Tg7 2. Txh6+ Th7 3. g6 Txh6 4. g7+ Kh7 5. g8D#

2) 1. Ta8! (1. Kxh6?) 1. … Kg7 2. h8D+! (2. Ta7+? Kh8) 2. … Txh8 3. Ta7+ Kf8 (3. … Kg8 4. Kg6) 4. h4! Tg8+ (4. … Kg8 5. Kg6) 5. Kf6 (Kottke 1983)

3) 1. Th2+ (1. Txc7 a5+ 2. Kc5 Tc1+ 3. Kd6 Txc7 4. Kxc7 a4 5. b6 a3 6. b7 a2 7. b8D+ Kc2) 1. … Kc1 2. Kb3 Ta5 3. Th1+ Kd2 4. Kb4 Ta2 5. Th2+

4) 1. a7 (1. Ta4 Th5 2. a7 Th8+ 3. Ke7 Ta8) 1. … Kb7 2. a8D+ Kxa8 3. Kc7 c4 4. Txc4 Ta5 5. Kb6 (Blandfort 1993) 5) 1. Ta2! (1. Txf1+? Ke2 2. Ta1 f2) 1. … Th1 (1. … Tg1 2. Kd3 Ke1 3. Ke3 Kf1 4. Kxf3; 1. … Ke1 2. Kd3 Tg1

Ke3) 2. Kd3 Ke1 3. Ta1+ (3. Ke3? Kf1) 3. … Kf2 4. Txh1 (Kuzmichev 1999) 6) 1. Te8+ Kd4 2. Kxg5 Th7 3. Kg6 Td7 4. c6! (Bron 1964)

7) 1. d8D+ Kxd8 2. Ke5 f4 3. Ke6 Te8+ 4. Kd6 (Minev 1974)

8) 1. Ka7 Kc7 2. Tc1+ Kd8 3. e6 dxe6 4. Kb7 Kd7 5. Td1# (Pogosjants 1980) 9) 1. b5+ cxb5 2. b4! Txb4 3. Te7 Ka5 4. Txa7# (Tarasjuk 1990)

10) 1. Te4 (1. a5 Txg2+ 2. Kxg2) 1. … fxe4 2. a5 e3 3. a6 Tf2 (3. … e2 4. g3#) 4. a7 Ta2 (4. … e2 5. a8D e1D 6. Dd8+) 5. a8D Txa8 6. g3# (Bron, Ostmoe 2019)

11) 1. … a4 2. bxa4 b3 3. cxb3 (3. c4 Kf3) 3. … Kf3

12) 1. c7! (1. Td7? Txc6 2. Txd5 h4!) 1. … Tc6 2. Tb6! Txc7 3. Txf6 h4 4. f3+ Kh5 5. g4# (Steckbauer 1985)

Rook endings – Passed pawn: A

1) 1. Kc4 Ka5 (1. … Ka3 2. h7 Th3 3. Tb3+ Txb3 4. h8D Ka2 5. Dh2+ Ka3 6. Dd2) 2. Tb5+ Ka6 3. Th5 gxh5 4. h7 (Troitzky, Cheron 1962)

2) 1. Tg6 (1. h7? Kc2 2. Tc6+ Kb1 3. Tb6+ Kc2 ; 1. Kg1 Tc3 2. Tb1 Tc7) 1. … Ke2 2. Txg3 Txg3 3. h7 (Lauer 1977) 3) 1. Tf4+ (1. g3 is tempting but not good: 1. … Ta6! 2. Tf4+ Ke5 3. Tg4 Te6 ½-½) 1. … Kxf4 (1. … Kd5 2. Tg4 Te2

g7 Te8+ 4. Kc7 Tg8 5. Kd7 a5 6. Ke7 a4 7. Kf7) 2. g3+ Kxg3 3. g7 (Wotawa 1936) 4) 1. Tg6+ Kh3 2. Tg1 hxg1D+ 3. Kxg1 Kg3 4. Kf1 Kf3 5. e8D (Watkinson 1936)

5) 1. Kg3 Tg7+ 2. Kf2 Tf7+ 3. Tf4! Txf4+ 4. Ke3 Tf1 5. Ke2 (Jonsson 1966) 6) Drawing

7) 1. Tg7 Kc2 2. Tg2+ Kb3 3. Ta2

8) 1. Kc6 Kd8 2. Th1 Ta1 3. Tb1 Txb1 4. b7 (after Geiger 2004) 9) 1. b6 axb6 2. Ta8+ Ke7 3. c7 e2 4. Te8+ Kxe8 5. c8D+

10) 1. Tg3 Tf6 2. Tg8 Kf7 (2. … Tf4+ 3. Kg3 (3. Kxh5? Tf1; (3. Kh3 is winning but White can of course better avoid the D versus W: 3. … Kf7 4. Th8 Kg7 5. a7 Kxh8 6. a8D+ Kg7) 3. … Tf1 4. Kg2 Ta1 5. a7) 3. a7 (3. Th8 Tf4+ 4. Kxh5 Kg7 5. a7) 3. … Kxg8 4. a8D+ (after Prokes 1948)

11) 1. Tc2 Td1 2. Tc1 Td2 3. Te1 Kd4 4. Te2 Td1 (4. … Td3+ 5. Kb4+-) 5. Kc2 (Perovic 1983)

12) 1. Tf7 (1. h4 Tg4 2. Tf7 h5; 1. Te7 Tg6 2. h4 h6 3. Tb7 Ka3 4. Kh2 a4 5. Kh3 Ka2 6. Tf7 a3 7. Tf2+ Kb1 8. Tg2 Txg2 9. Kxg2 a2 10. g8D a1D ½-½ gives the database) 1. … Tg6 2. h4 h5 (2. … h6 3. Kh2 Kb5 4. Kh3 a4 5. Tf5+ Kb6 6. Tf6+ Txf6 7. g8D) 3. Kh2 Tg4 4. Kh3 Kb4 5. Tf4+ Txf4 6. g8D

Rook endings – Passed pawn: B

1) 1. Te7 Kc8 2. f7 Kd8 3. Ta7 Tf8 4. Kxh2 (Cvejic 1949) 2) 1. a6 Ta1 2. a7 Kf7 3. Th8 Txa7 4. Th7+

3) 1. Tg5 Kc4 (1. … Th6 2. Kg4+ Kc4 3. Th5) 2. Kg6 4) 1. Ta7 Kd8 2. b7 Kc7 3. b8D++ Kxb8 4. Txd7

5) 1. Tc8 Txc8 2. bxc8L! Kc2 3. Lg4 Kd3! 4. Kg3! Ke4 5. Kh4 6) 1. Te7 Kc5 2. Te5+

7) 1. Kc6 Txa6+ 2. Kb5 Ta8 3. Ta4+ Txa4 4. bxa4 d5 5. a5 d4 6. a6 d3 7. a7 d2 8. a8D+ (Prokes 1950) 8) 1. Tf5+ Kg7 2. Tf2 Kg6 3. Tc2 Kf7 4. Kc7

9) 1. Kh5! g2 (1. … Ta8 2. Kh6 hxg6 3. Tb2; 1. … hxg6+ 2. Kh6 a4 3. Tb2) 2. g7+! Kxg7 3. Txg2+ Kf7 4. Txg8

10) 1. b4 Ke6 (1. … Ta1+ 2. Kxg2 Ta3 3. Kf2 Ta6 4. Ke3 Ta4 5. Kd3 Ta1 6. Kc4 Tc1+ 7. Kb3 Ta1 8. Tg7) 2. Th6+ Kd7 3. Th8

11) 1. h3 Kh7 2. h4 Kh6 3. Ta8 Txb7 4. Th8# (Marwitrz 1939)

12) 1. b7 f5+ (1. … Th8 2. Ta1+ Kb6 3. Ta8) 2. Kg3! (2. Kxf5? Th8 3. Ta1+ Kb6 4. Ta8 Th5+; 2. Kg5? f6+; 2. Kf4? Th8 3. Ta1+ Kb6 4. Ta8 Th4+) 2. … f4+ 3. Kg2! (3. Kg4? f5+) 3. … f3+ 4. Kg3 Th8 5. Ta1+ Kb6 6. Ta8 (Dolgov 1972)

Rook endings – Technique: A

1) 1. … Td3+ (1. … Th4 2. Te4 Txe4 3. Kxe4 Kb7 4. Kd3 Kc7 5. Kc3; 1. … Ta3 2. Te4) 2. Kc4 Ta3 (Velimirovic-Barlov, Vrbas 1982)

2) 1. … Te8 2. Ta7 (2. Ta1 Kxc5) 2. … Te6 3. Ta5 Te7

3) 1. Tb1 (1. Kb3? Kf7=; 1. Tb8? Ta1+ 2. Kb5 Tb1+ 0-1) 1. … Th2 2. Tb8 Txh7 (2. … Ta2+ 3. Kb3) 3. Ta7+ 4) 1. … Td2 2. Tc8 Kd5

5) 1. … Tb6 (1. … a2 2. Th8+ Kd7 3. Ta8 b5 4. g5) 6) 1. h7 Th2 2. Ta4

7) 1. … Tf5 (1. … Tf2 2. Ta3 Kxg2 3. Kxa7 (3. Txg3+ Kxg3 4. Kxa7 Kf4 5. b6 Ta2+ 6. Kb8 Ke5)) 2. Ta5 Kxg2 3. Kxa7 Kh3 4. Ka6 g2 5. Ta1 Tf1 (Zharavliov-Vasiukov URS tt)

8) 1. Tc7 Tf6 2. Td7 Tf5 3. Ke4 Tf6 4. Ke5 (Kaminer 1926)

9) 1. c4 (1. c3? Th5+ 2. Kg3 Tg5+ 3. Kh4 dxc3) 1. … dxc3 (1. … Ke3 2. Te7+; 1. … Kf5 2. Tc5+) 2. Tc4+ Kd5 (2. … Ke3 3. Txc3+ Kf2 4. Tf3+ Kxe2 5. Tg3) 3. Tg4 c2 4. Txg5+ (Enserink 1993)

10) 1. b5 (1. Txe5+ Kf6 2. Txe6+ Kxe6 3. Kd4 Kd6 4. Kc4 Kc6=) 1. … Kf6 2. b6 Te8 3. Kd5 Ke7 (3. … e4 4. b7 e3 5. Tc8 Te5+ 6. Kd4 e2 7. Tf8+) 4. Tc7+ Kd8 5. Ta7

11) 1. h6+ Kxh6 (1. … Kg8 2. g7) 2. Th1+ Kg7 3. Th7+ Kg8 4. g7

12) 1. Kh3 (1. a5 Kxa5 2. Txg5+ Kb6 3. Tg7 Kc6 4. Kg3 Tf1 5. Kg4 Kd6 6. Kg5 Ke7=) 1. … Kb6 (1. … Th4+ 2. Kg3 Tf4 3. a5) 2. Kg3 Ka6 3. a5 (Janosi, Benkö, 1987)

Rook endings – T in front of the 

1) 1. Kc7 Kc5 2. Tc8 b5 (2. … Txa7+ 3. Kb8+ Kd5 4. Kxa7) 3. a8D Txa8 4. Txa8 b4 5. Tb8 Kc4 6. Kb6 2) Drawing

3) 1. f6 Tb5 2. Th8

4) 1. g4+ Kh4 2. g5 hxg5 3. Th8+ Kg3 4. c8D Txc8 5. Txc8 g4 6. Kc2 Kf2 7. Kd2 g3 8. Tf8+ 5) 1. Td8 Ta6+ 2. Td6 Txa7 3. Td7+ Txd7 4. Kxd7

6) 1. f5 gxf5 2. g6 fxg6 3. Tg8 g5 4. a8D Txa8 5. Txa8 7) 1. … h5

8) 1. … a4+ 2. Kc2

9) 1. … g5 (1. … Ta3+ 2. Kg4 Ta5 3. h3 Ta3 4. Kg5 Ta4 5. h4 Ta1 6. Kf6 Ta6 7. Ke5 Ta4 8. Kxe6 and White creates a passed f-pawn with h5) 2. fxg5 Txg5+ 3. Kf4 Ta5

10) 1. … Kf6 (1. … Ta5 2. g5 Ta6 3. f5 gxf5 4. g6 fxg6 5. Th8) 2. g5+ Kg7 11) 1. … Tb1 (1. … Tb4 2. Te8 Txb7 3. Txe3) 2. f4 e2

12) 1. … Ta3 2. Kd6 Td3+ 3. Kc6 Ta3 4. Kd5 Td3+

Rook endings – Anticipating T-: A

1) 1. Tg6 Kh3 2. Kf8 Txe7 3. Kxe7 h4 4. Kf6 Kh2 5. Kf5 h3 6. Kf4 Kh1

2) 1. Tb1 Te2 2. e8D+ Txe8+ 3. Kxe8 Kc5 4. Kd7 b4 5. Kc7 Kb5 6. Kb7 Kc4 7. Ka6

3) 1. Th5+ Kd4 (1. … Kd6 2. e8D Txe8+) (1. … Kc6 2. e8D+ Txe8+ 3. Kxe8 Kb5 4. Kd7 Kb4 5. Kd6 c4 6. Tc5 c3 7. Kd5 Kb3 8. Kd4) 2. Th4 Txh4 3. e8D

4) 1. Kb6 a4 (1. … Tg4 2. Txa5) 2. Tb5+ Ka3 3. c7 Txc7 4. Kxc7 Ka2 5. Kc6 a3 6. Kc5 Ka1 7. Kc4 a2 8. Kb3 Kb1 9. Th5

5) 1. Tc1+ Kd5 2. Tb1 Kc6 3. f8D Txf8 4. Kxf8 b5 5. Ke7 Kc5 6. Kd7 b4 7. Kc7

6) 1. Td1+ Kc4 2. Td6 Txe7+ 3. Kxe7 Kb3 4. Tb6+ (4. Ke6 c4 5. Tb6+) 4. … Ka3 5. Tc6 Kb4 6. Kd6

7) 1. Tc1+ (1. a8D Txa8 2. Kxa8 d5 3. Kb7 d4) 1. … Kb5 2. Td1 Kc5 3. a8D Txa8 4. Kxa8 d5 5. Kb7 d4 6. Kc7 Kd5 7. Kd7

8) 1. Tb5 (1. Tb6? Txc7) (1. Tb8 Txc7 2. Kxc7 Kf5 3. Kd6 Ke4) 1. … f3 2. Tb3! (2. Tc5? Txc5 3. Kxc5 f2 4. c8D f1D) 2. … Txb3 3. c8D Te3 (3. … Tb6+ 4. Ke5) 4. Dg4+

9) 1. Td2+! (1. c8D (partij) Txc8 2. Kxc8 Kd5 3. Kd7 e4 4. Tb5+ Kd4 5. Ke6 e3 6. Kf5 e2 7. Te5 Kd3 8. Kf4 Kd2) 1. … Ke6 2. Td1 (2. c8D+ Txc8 3. Kxc8 e4 4. Kc7 Ke5 5. Kc6 e3 6. Td8 Ke4!) 2. … Tc2 3. c8D+ Txc8 4. Kxc8 (Leko-Kramnik, Budapest 2001)

10) 1. Tb5 Kd7 2. Td5+ Ke6 3. Td1 Tc2 4. c8D+ Txc8 5. Kxc8

11) 1. Te1+ Kf4 2. Tc1 Th6 3. Kd7 Th8 4. c8D Txc8 5. Txc8 Ke3 6. Te8+ Kd3 7. Tf8 Ke4 8. Ke6 f4 9. Kf6 f3

12) 1. Te6! (1. Tg6+? Kf3! 2. Th6 Kg4 3. b8D Txb8! 4. Kxb8 h4) 1. … Tf8! (1. … Th8 2. Th6) (1. … Tg8 2. Tg6+) 2. Tg6+! Kh3 3. b8D Txb8 4. Kxb8 h4 5. Kc7 Kh2 6. Kd6 h3 7. Ke5 Kh1 8. Kf4 h2 9. Kg3! (Kalandadze 1999)

Mating patterns (): A

1) 1. Pd7+ Lxd7 2. Dxc8+ Lxc8 3. Te8#

2) 1. Da8+ Txa8 2. Txa8+ Kh7 3. Th8+ Pxh8 4. Tg7# 3) 1. Pc7+ Pxc7 2. Dd8+ Kxd8 3. Lg5+ Ke8 4. Td8# 4) 1. Dh6+ gxh6 2. Txf6+ Kg7 3. Lxh6+ Kg8 4. Tf8# 5) 1. … Th1+ 2. Kxh1 Lxf2 3. Pd2 Th8#

6) 1. Txg7+ Kxg7 (1. … Kh8 2. Dh6 Dd7 3. Lxf6) 2. Dg5+ Kh8 3. Dxf6+ Lxf6 4. Lxf6+ 7) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. Df8+ Kxf8 3. Lh6+ Kg8 4. Te8#

8) 1. … Txh3+ 2. gxh3 Dh2+ 3. Kxh2 Tf2+

9) 1. … Ld3+ 2. Dxd3 Dh1+ 3. Pxh1 Txh1+ 4. Ke2 Te1# 10) 1. … Tg8 2. Txf3 Ld4+ 3. Kf1 Tg1#

11) 1. Dxd7+ Txd7 2. Tb8+ Ld8 3. Lf6 Kf8 4. Lxd7 12) 1. Pxg5+ hxg5 2. Le4+ Kh6 3. Th8+ Lxh8 4. Th7#

Mating patterns (): B

1) 1. … Df2+ 2. Txf2 Te1+ 3. Tf1 Txf1+ 4. Kxf1 Te1# 2) 1. Dxh7+ Kxh7 2. Th3+ Kg8 3. Pg6 Txe3 4. Th8# 3) 1. … Tf2+ 2. Kh1 Th2+ 3. Kxh2 Pf3+ 4. Kh1 Txg1#

4) 1. … Dxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Pg4+ 3. Kh1 Th3+ 4. Lxh3 Th2# 5) 1. Db7+ Pxb7 2. Pc6+ Ka8 3. axb7+ Kxb7 4. Txa7# 6) 1. Dxf8+ Lxf8 2. Te8+ Kxe8 3. Pd6+ Kd8 4. Te8# 7) 1. Pc8+ Pc5 2. Dxc5+ Dxc5 3. Td8#

8) 1. Pe6+ Ke8 2. Dd8+ Lxd8 3. Tf8+ Txf8 4. Pg7# 9) 1. … Taxg2 2. Pxg2 Tg3 3. Ph4 Tg1#

10) 1. Pd6+ Kb8 2. Tc8+ Ka7 3. Tc7+ Lxc7 4. Tb7# 11) 1. Le8+ Pxe8 2. Kg5 Pf6 3. Tf8#

12) 1. … Dg2+ 2. Txg2 Pf3+ 3. Kh1 Td1+ 4. Tg1 Txg1#

Mating patterns (): C

1) 1. Dg8+ Kxg8 2. Pe7+ Kf8 3. P7g6+ hxg6 4. Pxg6# 2) 1. … Dg5 2. Tg1 Dxg1+ 3. Pxg1 Pxf2#

3) 1. Dh6+ Dxh6 2. Pf6+ Kg5 3. Pe4+ Kh5 4. Lg4#

4) 1. … Dd2+ 2. Ka1 Dd4+ 3. Lxd4 Lxd4+ 4. Kb1 Pa3# 5) 1. Dd8+! Txd8 2. Te8+! Kxe8 3. Pf6#

6) 1. Dh7+ Kxh7 2. Txg7+ Txg7 3. Pf6+ Kg6 4. Lh5# 7) 1. Pf7+ Kg8 2. Pxh6+ Kh8 3. Dg8+ Pxg8 4. Pf7# 8) 1. Pg4 Le7 2. Pexf6+ Lxf6 3. Te8+ Dxe8 4. Pxf6# 9) 1. Dd8+ Txd8 2. Pe7+ Lxe7 3. Pb6#

10) 1. Dh5 Lxd5 2. Txd5 Dxd5 3. Dxf7+ Dxf7 4. Pd7# 11) Drawing

12) Drawing

Mating patterns (back rank): D

1) 1. … Pe2+ 2. Pxe2 Txf1+ 3. Kxf1 Td1#

2) 1. Dh8+ Kxh8 2. Lf6+ Kg8 3. Txe8+ Txe8 4. Txe8# 3) 1. Dc6 Dc8 2. Td8 Tg7 3. Txc8#

4) 1. Pe7+ Kh8 2. Dc8 Txc8 3. Txc8# 5) 1. Pf5+ Kg8 2. Df8+ Kxf8 3. Tc8#

6) 1. Txg7+ Pxg7 2. Df7+ Kh8 3. Df8+ Txf8 4. Txf8# 7) 1. De7+ Txe7 2. Tg8+ Kxg8 3. Td8+ Te8 4. Txe8# 8) 1. Le7+ Txe7 2. Td8+ Te8 3. Txe8+ Kxe8 4. Tg8# 9) 1. … Pf3+ 2. exf3 Dxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Lh3+ 4. Kg1 Te1#

10) 1. Dxf7+ Txf7 2. Tb8+ Tf8 3. Le6+ Kh8 4. Txf8+ Pg8 5. Txg8# 11) 1. … Dd1+ 2. Kf2 De2+ 3. Kg1 De1+ 4. Pxe1 Pe2+ 5. Kh1 Tf1# 12) 1. … Df3 2. Df1 Ta1 3. Tb1 Txb1 4. Pc1 Txc1 5. b4 Dg2#

Mating patterns (Mix): E

1) 1. g4+ fxg4+ 2. Pxg4+ g5 3. De8+ Dg6 4. Pf6#

2) 1. … Dxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Th5+ 3. Kg1 Lh2+ 4. Kh1 Pg3#

3) 1. Db6+ Ke8 2. Txf8+ Kxf8 3. Dd8#

4) 1. … Dg4+ 2. Lg2 Ph3+ 3. Kh1 Pxf2+ 4. Kg1 Dxg2# 5) 1. Ph5 Kh8 2. Pf6 Dxc7 3. Tg8#

6) 1. … Pb3+ 2. Ka2 Pc1+ 3. Ka1 Txa3+ 4. bxa3 Ta2# 7) 1. De7 Pf5 2. Txf5 Pxh6 3. Txf8+ Txf8 4. Txf8# 8) 1. Txe6 Dxf5 2. Tg6#

9) 1. Pg6+ Ke8 2. Dxf7+ Pxf7 3. Lg8 Pd4 4. Lxf7# 10) 1. Txh6+ Kxh6 2. Dg5+ fxg5 3. hxg5+ Kh7 4. Th2# 11) 1. Dh6+ gxh6 2. f7+ Kh7 3. f8P#

12) 1. Tc5+ Lc4 2. Txc4+ Txc4 3. Td3+ Txd3 4. Pe2#

Mating patterns (Mix): F

1) 1. … Th2+ 2. Kxh2 Dh7+ 3. Kg2 Dh3# 2) 1. … Pf3+ 2. gxf3 Td5+ 3. Kc1 Txe1# 3) 1. Dh5+ Kg7 2. Dh7+ Kf8 3. Dxf7# 4) 1. Lg6+ Kxg6 2. Tg4+ Kf7 3. Txg7# 5) 1. Da6+ Pxa6 2. Lxb7+ Ka7 3. Pc6# 6) 1. Pc7+ Dxc7 2. Dxf7+ Lxf7 3. Lxf7# 7) 1. Lc6+ Ld7 2. Txe6+ fxe6 3. Dxf8#

8) 1. Td8+ Txd8 2. Txd8+ Kxd8 3. Dg8+ Te8 4. Dxe8# 9) 1. Txd5+ cxd5 2. Pd3+ exd3 3. f4#

10) 1. … Lf2 2. Lxf2 De4+ 3. Dg2 Dxg2# 11) 1. … Pf3+ 2. gxf3 Th1+ 3. Kxh1 Dxf3+

12) 1. … Dxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Ph3+ 3. Tf2 Txf2+ 4. Kxh3 Txh2#

Double attack / Mix: C

1) 1. Dc7 Df7 2. Dc8+ Df8 3. Dc4+ Kh7 4. Dxd3 2) 1. Tb5+ Ka4 2. Txb4+ cxb4 3. Dxa7+

3) 1. Pc7+ Kd8 (1. … Kf7 2. Dc4+ Ke7 3. Pd5+) 2. Lg5! Dxg5 3. Pe6+ 4) 1. dxe5 Dxe5 2. Dxh8+ Kxh8 3. Lxf6+

5) 1. Pac6 Txc6 2. Te7+ Kxe7 3. Pxc6+ 6) 1. Lxc7+ Kxc7 2. Txe7+ Dxe7 3. Dxa7+

7) 1. Txf8+ Dxf8 (1. … Kxf8 2. Db8+) 2. Dd5+ Kh8 (2. … Df7 3. Te8#) 3. Dxc4 8) 1. … g4 2. hxg4 h3 (2. … Df2 3. Tb3 h3) 3. Kxh3 Df2

9) 1. Pxc6+ Lxc6 2. La3+ Ke6 3. Txf8

10) 1. … f3 2. gxf3 Txa7 3. Txa7 Le3+ 4. Kh2 Lxa7

11) 1. Txc5 (1. Lxh7+ Kxh7 2. Txc5 Pxc5 3. Lxd4 f6 4. Dh5+ Kg8 5. Lxc5 Dxa2) 1. … Pxc5 (1. … Dxc5 2. Lxd4 Pf6 3. Lxf6) 2. Dxd4 f6 3. b4 Dd8 4. bxc5 Dxd4 5. Lxd4 Td8 6. Td1

12) 1. … Tc2+ 2. Ka1 Txf2 3. Dxf2 Lxd4+ 4. Dxd4 Pc2+ 5. Kb2 Pxd4

Double attack: D

1) 1. … Dxd2 2. Dxd2 Pf3+ 3. Kh1 Pxd2

2) 1. Da3 De7 2. Lh6+ Kxh6 (2. … Kg8 3. Tf8+) 3. Dh3+ 3) 1. Dg3! g5 2. Txf6 (2. … Txf6 3. Dc7+)

4) 1. … b5 2. Le2 Txc1 3. Lxc1 Dc6+ 5) 1. Th4 Dd7 2. Txh7+ Kxh7 3. Dh4#

6) 1. T5e2 Dxe2 (1. … Dc3 2. Txb2 Dxb2 3. Dd3+ g6 4. Dxc4) 2. Txe2 Txe2 (2. … Tc1+ 3. Te1) 3. Dd3+ Kg8 4. Dxc4

7) 1. … Dd3+ 2. Kg1 Dd1+ 3. Txd1 Txd1+ 4. Kh2 Ld6+ 5. Dxd6 Txd6 8) 1. Dxf6 Dxe4 2. Dxf7+ Txf7 3. exf7+ Kxf7 4. Lxe4

9) 1. Dc8+ Ke7 2. Dxh8 Lxh8 3. Pc8+

10) 1. … c5+ 2. Ke4 Txf3 3. Dd1 (3. Kxf3 Lxd5+; 3. Dxf3 Lxd5+) 3. … Txb5 (3. … Lxh5? 4. Da1) 11) 1. Lxf6 Lxf6 2. Lg4 Dd6 3. Pxf6+ (3. Lxd7 Pxd5) 3. … Dxf6 4. Lxd7

12) 1. … Dc8 2. Pc1 Dg4

Eliminating of the defender: C

1) 1. Dc5 Lc5 2. Td8+ Dg8 3. Txg8# 2) 1. … Lf1 2. Dxf1 Dg3+ 3. Kh1 Pf2+

3) 1. … Dc5+ 2. Kh1 (2. De3 Dxe3+ 3. Txe3 Tb1+ 4. Kf2 Pg4+ ; Kf1 Ng4) 2. … Dxe7# 4) 1. … Txd4 2. cxd4 Lb4 3. Df2 Dxf2+

5) tekening7#

6) 1. Dc2 (1. Dc3? Dxh2 2. Dxc7 Dxg1+ 3. Kc2 Df2+ 4. Kc3 Dxf6) 1. … Dxd4 (1. … Txc2 2. Pxf7#) 2. Dg2 7) 1. Td7 Dxd7 2. h6+ Kh8 3. Dxf6+

8) 1. Lb8 Db7 2. Lxa6 Dxa6 3. Dc7#

9) 1. … Dg1+ 2. Pf1 Dg5+ 3. Kb1 (3. Tf4 Dxf4+ 4. Dxf4 (4. Kb1 Dxf1+) 4. … Td1#) 3. … Dxh4 10) 1. Td8 Db1+ 2. Kh2 Lxd8 3. Dg4+ Kh8 4. Pxf7#

11) 1. Tg5 Dxf6 2. Dd4 Dxd4 3. Pxf7# 12) 1. … Dc4+ 2. Lxc4 Txh2

Eliminating of the defender: D

1) 1. … Pf3+ 2. Lxf3 Dg5+ 3. Dxg5 Txe1+ 4. Kg2 fxg5

2) 1. b4 Da6 2. a5 Pc4 (2. … Lxd4 3. Dxd4 Pd7 4. Lh6) 3. b5 cxb5 4. Lxd5 3) 1. … Pf3+ 2. Kh1 Pxd4 3. Dxc6+ Pxc6

4) 1. … h5+ 2. Txh5+ Kg6 3. Tg5+ Kf6 4. Td5 Txf1 5) 1. Pe5+ fxe5 2. Tfd1+ Ke7 3. Txc8

6) 1. … De8 2. Td4 Lxf4+ 3. Dxf4 Dxe2

7) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. Dxf7+ Dg7 3. Dh5+ Dh6 4. Tc7+

8) 1. … Dc2 2. Kf3 Db1 (2. … Dc1 3. Kg2) 3. Tg6 Dh1+ 4. Ke2 Dxe4 9) 1. … dxc4 2. Dxc4 Le6 3. Dc5 Dxd3

10) 1. Pd5 Ta7 2. Le8+ Kxe8 3. Txe6+

11) 1. T1d4 Db5 2. a4 Db6 (2. … Lxa4 3. Dxf7+) 3. T7d6 Dc7 4. Dxb3 12) 1. … Pb4+ 2. cxb4 Td5+ 3. Ke3 Txc2

Eliminating of the defender: E 1) 1. g4 Lg6 2. Pxg6 Txg6 3. Dxe4

2) 1. Ph5 Dxd3 2. Pxf6+ Kg7 3. cxd3

3) 1. Pb6 (1. Dg6+? Dg7) 1. … Lb3 (1. … Df7 2. Pxd5 Dxd5 3. Dh7#) 2. Pd7 4) 1. … Ld3 2. Lxd3 Dxd6

5) 1. … Td1+ 2. Kxd1 Pxc3+ 3. Kc2 Dxb4 6) 1. … Dh6 2. Dxe4 dxe4 3. Lxh6 Pf2#

7) 1. Tc7 Dxc7 (1. … Txc7 2. Df6+ Lxf6 3. Pg6#; 1. … Te7 2. Dxg7+ Txg7 3. Lxg7+ Ke8 4. Lf7#) 2. Dxg7+ Dxg7 3. Pg6#

8) 1. … Tg3 2. Dxg3 Lh4 3. Dxh4 De3+

9) 1. … Pe1+ 2. Txe1 Th2+ 3. Kxh2 Dxf2+ 4. Kh1 Th8# 10) 1. Pf5 Dg5 2. Dg3 Dxg3 3. Pe7+ Kh8 4. Txd8

11) 1. c5 Pxa4 (1. … Pd7) 2. Pa2

12) 1. … Te8 2. Lxg7 (2. Dxe8 Dh3+ 3. Ke2 Dd3# ; 2. Le7 Txe7) 2. … Dh1+ 3. Ke2 Txe6+

Test – Mix: A

1) 1. Pc4+ (1. Te6 Pd5) 1. … Ka6 2. Te6 (2. b5+ cxb5 3. Te6+ b6 4. axb5+ Kxb5 5. Pd6+ Txd6 6. Txd6 Pe4) 2. … Pg4 3. b5#

2) 1. Dd8+ Kg7 2. Dc7+ Kh6 3. Dxf4+ g5 4. Df8+ 3) 1. Txd6 Txd6 2. Dc8+ Pxc8 3. Te8#

4) 1. Tf8+ Kg7 2. Dg8+ Txg8 3. Tf7+ Kh6 4. Txh7#

5) 1. Ld4! Txd4 2. e4+ Txe4 (2. … fxe3 3. Txd4) 3. fxe4+ Kxg4 4. exd5 6) 1. … b3 2. Dc4 Pb4

7) Drawing

8) 1. … Txa7 2. Dxa7 Lf8 3. Kh1 Lc5 9) 1. … Pf3+ 2. gxf3 Txd2 3. Txd2 Dg5+

10) 1. Ph6+ gxh6 2. Td8+ Txd8 3. Txd8+ Le8 (3. … Dxd8 4. Dg7#; 3. … Tf8 4. Dh8+ Kf7 5. Dg7#) 4. Dh8+ Kf7 5. Dg7#

11) 1. Th8 Lg5 2. Th7+ Kxg6 3. Txb7 12) 1. Pxg5+ hxg5 2. Dxg5 Pe8 3. Td6

Test – Mix: B

1) 1. h5 Lxh5 2. Te4 (2. Td6 Dg4) 2) 1. Txe5 Dxg3 2. Txe8

3) 1. Da1 f6 2. Td6

4) 1. Th8! (1. Da7? Dxd6) 1. … Txh8 (1. … Lxh8 2. Da7) 2. Da7 1-0 5) 1. Txf7 Dxf7 2. Txg6+ Kf8 3. Dd6+ De7 4. Tf6+

6) 1. Td7 Lxd7 2. Lxh7+ Pxh7 3. Dxf7+ Kh8 4. Pg6#

7) 1. … Tb4 (threats La6, d5, Txc4) 2. c3 Txc4+ 3. Kxc4 La6+ 8) 1. Txf7 Txf7 2. Tc8+ Lf8 3. Txf8+ Kxf8 4. Dd8#

9) 1. Pd6 d2 2. Kf8 d1D 3. Pf7+ Kh7 4. Pg5+ Kh8 5. Pf7+ 10) 1. La6 (1. Pxg7 Lf6) 1. … Dxa6 2. Dg4 g6 3. Ph6#

11) 1. La6 Pf6 (1. … Dd7 2. Df3+) 2. Lxc8 Pxg4 3. Lxe6+

12) 1. Lxg6 Dxg6 (1. … hxg6 2. Txf8+ (2. De7 wins too) 2. … Kxf8 3. Dh8# (3. Te8+ Kxe8 4. Dd8#) ) 2. Txf8+ Kxf8 3. Te8+ Kxe8 4. Dd8#

Test – Mix: C

1) 1. Txc6 (1. Lc4+ Th8) 1. … bxc6 2. Lc4+ Tf7 (2. … Th8 3. Dxe5+) 3. Ph6+ 2) 1. … Th5+ 2. Kg1 Le3+ 3. Txe3 Th1+ 4. Kxh1 Txf1#

3) 1. Pb5 (1. Le3 Da8 2. Pb5 Tc8 3. Pc7+ Txc7 4. Dxc7 Lxg2) 1. … axb5 2. axb5 La6 3. Le3 4) 1. … Pexf3 (1. … Phxf3) 2. gxf3 Dxg1+ 3. Txg1 Txg1+ 4. Kxg1 Pxf3+

5) 1. … h5 2. gxh5 Dxf5 3. g4 Df2

6) 1. Tf5 Th8 (1. … Kxd6 2. Txf6 Lxf6 3. g7 ; 1. … exf5 2. Txf6 Kxf6 3. e5+) 2. Txf6 Txh7 3. Tf7+ Kxd6 4. gxh7 7) 1. d7+ Lxd7 2. Ted2 Tc7 3. Lb6

8) 1. Te6+ Txe6 2. Da6+ Kd5 3. Dc4+ Ke5 4. Dc3+

9) 1. Pd6+ Dxd6 2. Te7+ Dxe7 3. Dc7+ Ka6 4. Dxb6+ Kxb6 stalemate 10) 1. Lc3 f5 2. Kd4 f4 3. Kc4 f3 4. Kb4 f2 5. Ka3 f1D 6. Lxb2#

11) 1. … Pf3 2. Dd1 Dxg3 3. Dg1 Dxh2+ 4. Dxh2 Pxf2# 12) 1. … De8 2. Pb6 Lb5

Test – Mix: D

1) 1. De7 Tf7 2. De8+ Tf8 3. Txh7+ Kxh7 4. Dg6+ Kh8 5. Dg7# 2) 1. … Txc2+ 2. Kxc2 Db2+ 3. Kd3 Pc5+ 4. Kc4 Db3#

3) 1. T1e3 Dxh3 2. Dh7+ Kxh7 3. Le6+ Kg6 4. Lxh3 Lxe3 5. Txe3 4) 1. Lxf7+ Lxf7 2. Te5 Lg6 3. Txe2

5) 1. … Dxd4 2. Lxd4 Pf3+ 3. Kf1 Lb5+ 6) 1. Db8 Kd8 2. Le3

7) 1. … Txa2 2. Dxa2 Dh5+ 3. Th3 De5+ 4. Kh1 De1+ 5. Kh2 Dg1#

8) 1. … Pxd4 2. Lxd4 Da5+ 3. Pc3 Dxc3+ 4. Lxc3 Lxc3+ 5. Dd2 Lxd2+ 6. Kxd2 9) 1. Lxg6 Kxg6 2. Ph4+ Kg7 3. Tg3+

10) 1. Dh1 Kxf7 2. Dh7+ Ke8 3. Dg8+ Kd7 4. Dxb8 11) 1. Df8+ Dg7 2. Th5+ gxh5 3. Dd6+ Dg6 4. Df8+ 12) 1. Tf6 Dxf6 2. Dxe2

Test – Mix: E 1) Drawing

2) 1. Txe5+ (1. fxe5 Kxg5+ 2. exf6 dxe3) 1. … dxe5 2. Te7 exf4 3. gxf4 Te6 4. Tf7+ 3) 1. … Dxg2+ 2. Pxg2 Pe2+ 3. Kh2 g3+ 4. Kh1 Tf1#

4) 1. … Lh2+ 2. Kf1 Pxf2 3. Kxf2 Dg3+ 4. Kf1 Dxg5 5) 1. Dxf6 gxf6 2. Lh6

6) 1. Lg6 Pe7 (1. … fxg6 2. Pxg6+ Kh7 3. Pxf8+ Kh8 4. Dh7# ; 1. … Te7 2. Lxf7 g6 3. Dxg6) 2. Lxf7 Td8 3. Pe6 7) 1. Lxc4 (1. Dxc4 Dxc4 2. Lxc4 Txc4 3. Txd5) 1. … Dxc4 2. Dxc4 Txc4 3. Txd5

8) 1. … Dh3+ (or first 1. … Tc4) 2. Kg1 Tc4 9) 1. Lxg6 hxg6 2. Th8+ Kxh8 3. Pf7+

10) 1. Te8+ Txe8 2. Dxd5+ Kh7 3. Dxh5+ 11) 1. Dxd7 Txd7 2. Te8+ Kh7 3. Tcc8 12) 1. Pe5 Dxe7 2. Pg6+ hxg6 3. Th3+

Test – Mix: F

1) 1. … Da1+ 2. Dc1 Td1+ 3. Dxd1 Dxd1+ 4. Lxd1 Tf1#

2) 1. Th6+ Kxh6 (1. … Kg8 2. Te8+ Kf7 3. Dc7+ Kxe8 4. Th8#) 2. Dg5+ Kh7 3. Dxf5+ Kh6 4. Te6+ 3) 1. Pd7 Pxd7 (1. … Dd6 2. Pxf6+ Pxf6 3. Lxf6) 2. Dxh5 gxh5 3. Lxh7#

4) 1. Dh7+ Kf8 2. Dh8+ Ke7 3. Pf5+ exf5 4. Lc5# 5) 1. Dh6+ Kg8 2. Dxg7+ Dxg7 3. gxf3

6) 1. Pd5 Pxd5 2. Dxc7 Pxc7 3. Lxe7

7) 1. Td3 De5+ 2. g3+ Kh5 3. Ld1+ De2+ 4. Lxe2# (Anand-Short, Dortmund 1997) 8) 1. Lh6 gxh6 (1. … d5 2. Dg4 Lg6 3. Lxg7+ Kg8 4. Lxf8) 2. Dxh6

9) 1. … Txg4 2. bxa7 Le6 3. a8D Te4+ 4. Kg3 Dxa8 10) 1. … Pg3+ 2. hxg3 Dh5+

11) 1. Txd4 exd4 2. Lxd4 Dxd4 3. Pxf5+ 12) 1. Da4 Pc7 2. Da1+

Test – Mix: G

1) 1. … Lg2+ 2. Txg2 Df1+ 3. Tg1 Pg3+ 4. hxg3 Dh3# 2) 1. Te2 Tf8 2. Te5+

3) 1. Dd7 Lxd7 2. e8D+ Lxe8 stalemate

4) 1. d5 Lf5 (1. … Pxd5 2. Tad1) 2. d6 Dxd6 3. Tad1 Ld3 4. Le2 (Kharlov-Guliev, Cheliabinsk 1991) 5) 1. Pd5 Dd8 (1. … Db8 2. Pe7+ ; 1. … exd5 2. Dxd5+ Kh8 3. Dxd4) 2. e5

6) 1. Tc7 Lxc7 2. dxc7 Txc7 3. Pd5+

7) 1. Td6+ Dxd6 2. Lg5+ Ke5 3. Lf4+ Kf6 4. e5+ Dxe5 5. Lg5# 8) 1. … Tg6 2. h7 Pg5+ 3. Kg2+ Th6 3. Te7 g4

9) 1. Pc7+ Ke7 2. Txd8 Txd8 3. Txd8 Kxd8 4. Pe6+ 10) 1. … Dxd2 2. Txd2 Lb4 3. Tdd1 Tc2

11) 1. … Lb2+ 2. Kc2 Dc4+ 3. Kxb2 Db4+ 4. Kc2 Dd2# 12) 1. Lc6 Pb6 2. Lb4

Test – Mix: H

1) 1. Te8+ Ka7 (1. … Kc7 2. Te7+ Kd8 3. Txb7 Pf6 (3. … Kc8 4. Tgg7) 2. a5 Txb2+ 3. Kc1 Tbf2 4. Pc6+ bxc6 5. Tg7+

2) 1. Pxd5 Lxd5 2. Lc3 Dc5 3. Dxe5 Lf6 4. Txd5 3) 1. … Lxd4 2. exd4 Pf3+ 3. gxf3 Lxf3

4) Drawing

5) 1. … Dxc2+ 2. Kxc2 b3+ 3. axb3 Txc1+ 4. Kxc1 a2 6) 1. … Td7 2. Dxd7 Pxf3+ 3. Pxf3 Dxd7

7) 1. Lxf6+ Txf6 2. Dg5+ Tg6 3. Te7+! Kf8 4. Txd7 (Vachier Lagrave-Ngyuen, Warsaw) 8) 1. Tf3 Td8 2. De7 (2. De5)

9) 1. Dxg7+ Ke8 2. Dxe7+ Kxe7 3. Tg7+ Ke8 4. Pf6# 10) 1. Pf6+ Kh8 2. Pe8

11) 1. … Tf2 2. Dh1 Txf1+ 3. Kxf1 Dd1+ 4. Kg2 Df3+ 5. Kh3 g2+ 6. Kh2 gxh1D# 12) 1. … Txd7 2. Txd7 Tb8 3. h3 Tb1+ 4. Kh2 Pg3

Test – Mix: I

1) 1. Pg6+ (1. Dd8+ Kg7 2. f6+ Lxf6) 1. … hxg6 2. Dd8+ Kg7 3. Txg6+ Kh7 4. Dg8# 2) 1. Lh6 f5 2. Lg7

3) 1. Tf4+ Lf6 2. Txf6+ Dxf6 3. Lh6+ Ke8 4. Te1+ Kd8 5. Dxc5 d6 6. Dxa5+

4) 1. Dxc8+ Lxc8 2. exd3 Dxf3+ 3. Lg2 Dxg2+ 4. Kxg2 (Uhlmann-Paetz, Halle 1984) 5) 1. … Pf3+ 2. Dxf3 De1+ 3. Df1 Lb6+ 4. Kh1 Dxf1#

6) 1. g4 Pf6 2. Ph3

7) 1. Txf6 gxf6 2. Dg3+

8) 1. … Dg1+ 2. Kxg1 Lc5+ 3. Kh1 Pf2+ 4. Kg1 Pxe4+ 5. Kh1 Pf2+ 6. Kg1 Pxd1+ 9) 1. … g5 2. Lg3 g4

10) 1. Dc2+ dxc2 2. d4+ Kxd4 3. Lc3+

11) 1. Dc8+ Kg7 2. Dxe6 Td5 3. De3 (3. h4 Td4)

12) 1. … Te2 2. Txe2 dxe2 3. Dc2 De6 4. f5 e1P+ 5. Kf1 Dc6 (5. … Pxc2 6. fxe6 Kg8)

Test – Mix: J

1) 1. … Dxf2+! 2. Kxf2 (2. Dxf2 Txc1+ 3. De1 Txe1+ 4. Kf2 Tf1+) 2. … Txb2+ 3. Kf3 Txc1 (Seirawan-Lobron, Amsterdam 1983)

2) 1. Df6 gxf6 2. exf6 Kg8 3. Tah1

3) 1. … Th2+ 2. Kxh2 Txh4+ 3. gxh4 Dxh4+ 4. Th3 Df2+ 5. Tg2 Dxg2# 4) 1. … Dxe3 2. fxe3 Lg3

5) 1. Txc5 bxc5 2. Td7+ Ke8 3. Dd6 Df8 4. Dc6 (4. Dc7 c4 5. Txh7)

6) 1. Pf5 gxf5 2. Dxf5 Kg7 3. Dh7+ Kf6 4. Dxh6+ Ke7 5. Dg5+ f6 6. Dg7+ Ke8 7. e7 7) 1. … Dxb2+ 2. Kxb2 Tb5+ 3. Tb3 Txb3+ 4. Ka2 Ta3+

8) 1. e5 fxe5 2. Lg5+ Pf6 3. Pe4 Thf8 4. f4 exf4 5. Te1 9) 1. Txf6 Lxf6 2. Df3

10) 1. Dg7+ Lxg7 2. fxg7+ Kg8 3. Lxh7+ Kxh7 4. gxf8D 11) 1. Da8 Txa8 2. Pxe7+ Kf7 3. Pxc8

12) 1. Txf7 Dxe5 2. h7+ Kxf7 3. dxe5 Txd1+ 4. Kf2

Test – Mix: K

1) 1. … Dh3+ 2. Kxh3 (2. Kh1 g2#) 2. … Pg5+ 3. Kg2 Ph4+ 4. Kh1 g2# (Ftacnik-Cvitan, GER BL 1997) 2) 1. Pd3 Dxb3 2. Pc5 Db5 3. Tab1 Da5 4. Dxa5 Txa5 5. Txb6

3) 1. Txe6 Dxe6 2. Dg4 Dd7 3. Ph6+ 4) 1. Lxg6 hxg6 2. Dh8+ Kf7 3. Dxe5 5) 1. … Dxe4 2. Dxe4 Pxh3+

6) 1. … g5+ 2. Kxg5 (2. hxg5 Kg6 3. g4 h4) 2. … Te5+ 3. Kf4 Tf5+ 4. Ke3 d4+

7) 1. Th8+ Lf8 2. Lg7 (2. e7 Kf7 3. exf8D+ Txf8) 2. … Ke7 3. Lh6 Ta8 (3. … f3 4. Th7+ Ke8 5. Lxf8 f2 6. Th8) 4. Th7+ Ke8 5. Lxf8 Ta5+ 6. Lc5

8) 1. … Th1+ 2. Kxh1 Dh7+ 9) 1. … Td3 2. Db2 Df3+

10) 1. Dd4 Df4 2. De3+ Dxe3 stalemate

11) 1. Lxf7 Txf7 2. Pg6+ Kg8 3. Pxe5 12) 1. Pxf7 Txf7 2. Db3 Df8 3. Lxf7+

Test – Mix: L

1) 1. Ld5 Txd5 (1. … Pf4 2. gxf4 Txd5 3. De6+) 2. Dxe6+ Dd7 3. Dxd7+ Txd7 4. Txd4 Txd4

2) 1. h6+ Txh6 (1. … Kf8 2. Td8+ Ke7 3. Txh8 Dc6 4. Dxc4 Dxh1+ 5. Dc1) 2. Txh6 bxc3 (2. … Dxe5 3. Th7+ Kxf6 4. Dxc4) 3. Th7+ Kf8 4. Td8+ Ke7 5. Te8#

3) 1. Lf5 Dxf5 2. De7 Dg6 3. De6+

4) 1. Tg8 (1. Tg7 f2 2. Pf6 f1D 3. Pg4+ Ke4 4. Te7+ Kd5 5. Pe3+ Kd6) 1. … f2 2. Pf6 f1D 3. Pg4+ Ke4 4. Te8+ Kd5 5. Pe3+

5) 1. … Lh3 2. Lxh3 Dxf3+ 3. Kg1 Lh6 6) 1. … Txh2+ 2. Dxh2 Lf3+

7) 1. Dxg6 hxg6 2. Txf8+ Kxf8 3. Pe6+

8) 1. … Th5+ 2. Kxh5 Dh3+ 3. Dh4 Df5+ 4. Kh6 Dg6# 9) 1. Le7+ Kh6 2. Txh7+ Kxh7 3. Lf8+

10) 1. … Dg7+ 2. Kxf5 Df7+ 3. Kg4 Dg6+ 4. Kf3 Dg3+ 5. Ke2 f3+ 6. Kf1 Dg2+ 7. Ke1 De2# 11) 1. … Pxe5 2. fxe5 Dxc4+ 3. Kf2 Le1+

12) 1. Tc1+ Lxc1 2. Lg7+ Lb2 3. Txb2 axb2 4. Kc2 h1D 5. Lxb2#

Test – Mix: M

1) 1. Lh7 Dd1 2. Kxg4 (Anand-Khalifman, Linares 2000) 2) 1. Lb6 Lxb6 2. Pe7+ Kd7 3. Kxb5 Ld4 4. Tc1

3) 1. Ta6 Dxa6 2. Pc7+

4) 1. … Pd1 2. Lxd1 (2. Db3 Dxc3) 2. … Dxc3 3. Kf1 Dxc2 (Schmidt-Abramovic, Nis 1983)

5) 1. g6 h2 2. Th4! (2. g7? h1D+ 3. Kc2 Dh7+ 4. Kd2 Dg8) 2. … Lxh4 3. g7 h1D+ 4. Kc2! (Zachodjakin, 1982) 6) 1. Le1+ Kc5 2. Lf2+ Kd6 3. Lg3+ Ke7 4. Lh4+

7) 1. Txe5 dxe5 2. Lc4+ Kh8 3. Pg6+ hxg6 4. Th1+

8) 1. … Pe2+ 2. Kg2 Lh3+ 3. Pxh3 Dg3+ 4. Kh1 Dxh3# 9) 1. … Pxb4 2. axb4 Txc3

10) Drawing

11) 1. … Lc2 2. Dxc2 Pxe3 3. Dxc6 Pxd1

12) 1. c7 Dxc7 2. De1+ Kg5 3. h4+ Kh5 4. De6 (Krasenkow-Svidler, Polanica Zdrój 2000)

Test – Mix: N

1) 1. … Td1+ 2. Kg2 Tg1+ 3. Kxg1 Pf3+

2) 1. Txb7+ Lxb7 (1. … Kc8 2. Pe4+ ; 1. … Ka8 2. Txa7+ Kxa7 3. Da5+ Kb8 4. Pa6+) 2. d5 Dxd5 (2. … Td7 3. Pxd7+ Ka8 4. Da4) 3. Pa6+ Ka8 4. Pc7+ Kb8 5. Pxd5

3) 1. Pg6+ Kg8 2. Dg7+ Txg7 3. Ph6# 4) 1. e5 dxe5 2. Dxd8+ Kxd8 3. Pe4

5) 1. Pg8+ Kh7 (1. … Kh5 2. Pf6+ Kh4 3. Tg4+ Kh3 4. Tg5 a1D 5. Th5#) 2. Pf6+ Kh6 3. h4 a1D 4. h5 6) 1. b4+ Dxb4 (1. … Kxb4 2. Pc2+) 2. Td5+ Txd5 3. Pe6#

7) 1. … Pd6 2. Txf8 Pe4

8) 1. Lf7+ (1. f3? Lxc5+ 2. bxc5 Kxd7=) 1. … Kf8 2. Pe6+ (2. Lxh5? Pe2+ 3. Kf1 Pxg3+ 4. fxg3 Txh5) 2. … Pxe6 3. Lxh5

9) 1. … Lh6 (1. … Db6? 2. Tfd1 Lh6 3. Pd5) 2. Dd3 Db6 3. Tad1 Pxd4 %Q 4. Dxd4 Le3+ 10) 1. Da8 Txa8 2. fxe7

11) 1. Tf1 Lxf1 2. Txf1 Tdd7 (2. … Dc7 3. Lb6 Dd7 4. Dxf7+ Dxf7 5. Txf7 Td1+ 6. Tf1) 3. Txf7 Txf7 4. De8+ Kh7 5. Dxf7

12) 1. Df3 Dxf3 2. gxf3 Txf1+ 3. Kg2

Test – Mix: O

1) 1. Txa8 Lxa8 2. Td8 g6 3. Txf8+ Kg7 4. Dxc7 Txc7 5. Txa8

2) 1. … Txa3 2. Dxa3 Pd3 3. Dc3 (3. Da6 Dxd4+; 3. Da4 Dxd4+) 3. … Lb4 %Q 4. Dc2 Dxd4+

3) 1. … Dxc4 (1. … Lxc4? 2. Dxh4 Lxd3+ 3. Ke1 Lg3+ 4. Kd2 Lxh4 5. Kxd3) 2. Lxc4 Lxc4+ 3. Kg1 Lf4 4) 1. … Te2 2. Dc1 Lb2 3. Df1 Dxe3

5) 1. Lb6 Db8 2. Da4+ Kc8 3. Dg4#

6) 1. Pe7+ Lxe7 2. Tc5+ Lxc5 3. Le4+ Pxe4 4. d5# 7) 1. h5 Dg7 2. Tg5 Dh6 3. Tg8+

8) 1… g5+ 2. Ke5 (2. Kxg5 Df3 3. Kh4 Txh2+) (2. Ke3 De1+ 3. Kf3 Tf2+ 4. Kg4 Dd1+ 5. Kxg5 f6+ 6. Kh4 Txh2#) 2… Txd5+ 3. exd5 De1+ 4. Kd6 Dxe8

9) 1. … Lxg2 2. Pxg2 Te1+ 3. Txe1 Txe1+ 4. Pxe1 Dxh3

10) 1. Pb5+ Kc6 2. Pa7+ Kd6 3. Pc8+ Kc6 4. Pe7+ Kd6 5. Pxg6

11) 1. Pg5+ Kg8 2. De6+ (2. Pe6 Pxc4 3. dxc4 Te4) 2. … Dxe6 3. Pxe6

12) 1. Tb1 Dxa7 (1. … Dxb1 2. a8D+ Kd7 3. Dd8+ Kc6 4. Dc8+) 2. Te1+ Kd7 3. Te7+

Test – Mix: P

1) 1. d8L!! (1. d8D Lxc7 2. Dxg8 Txg8# ; 1. c8D Lc7) 1. … La7! 2. c8L+! Kb5! 3. La6+! Kxa6 stalemate (Afek, 1987) 2) 1. Pe4 T6f7 (1. … Tf5 2. Lf3) 2. De6 Pf2+ (2. … Dxe6 3. dxe6 Te7 4. Lxh3) 3. Pxf2

3) 1. … Pe5+ 2. Lxe5 Txd1 3. Lxc7 e5 4) 1. f3 Dxg5 2. h4 Dh5 3. Pg7+

5) 1. Da8+ Kf7 2. Lxe5 (2. Txe5 Txf4) 2. … Tdh4 3. Df3+ Dxf3 4. gxf3 6) 1. … h4 2. g3 h3

7) 1. … Td5 (1. … Df2 2. Lxa6 Td5 3. Tf1=) 2. Txd5 Df2 8) 1. … Td3+ 2. Txd3 Dh6+ 3. Kg2 f3+

9) Drawing

10) 1. Pxb5 cxb5 2. Lb4 Da6 3. Pc5 11) 1. Df5 Txf7 2. Dxf7+ Kh8 3. Lf8 12) Drawing

Test – Mix: Q

1) 1. … Dxg2+ 2. Pxg2 Pf3+ 3. Kf1 Pxh2+ 4. Ke1 Pf3+ 5. Kf1 Th1#

2) 1. Th2! Txh2 (1. … Txd1 2. Txa2#) 2. Dd8+ Ka4 3. Da8+ Kb3 4. Db8+! Kc3 5. Dg3+ 1. Th2! Txh2 (1. … Txd1 2. Txa2#) 2. Dd8+ Ka4 3. Da8+ Kb3 4. Db8+! Kc3 5. Dg3+ (Gromov, Pervakov 2015)

3) 1. h8P+! (1. h8D? Dd5+) 1. … Kg5 2. Lc1! (2. Le3? De8+) 2. … De8+ (2. … Dh3 3. Tf3+; 2. … Dh2 3. Tf2+) 3. Tf8+ (Arestov 2015)

4) 1. f5 gxf5 2. Te6

5) 1. c5 Lxb2 2. Ta2 (2. Tf3)

6) 1. Pd7 Dxd7 (1. … Pfe8 2. Lxg7 Pxg7 3. Pf6+ Kh8 4. Th3) 2. Txg7+ Kh8 3. Lxf6 Pe8 4. Tg8+ (Lovric-Sinanovic, Pula 1998)

7) 1. Pe5 Dxc2 2. Pxg4+ Kh5 3. Pxf6+ Kh6

8) 1. … Dxd4 2. Dxd4 Pg3+ 3. Kg1 Pe2+ 4. Kh1 Pxd4 9) 1. … Txe7 2. Dxe7 Lxb2+ 3. Kxb2 Dc2+ 4. Ka1 Dc3#

10) 1. e8T (1. e8D? d2+ 2. Kd1 Lg4) 1. … d2+ (1. … dxc2 2. Te3+ Kxe3 stalemate) 2. Kd1 Kf4 (2. … Lg4 3. Te2 Kf4 stalemate) 3. Te2 (3. Tf8+? Lf5 4. Ke2 Kg5 5. Tg8+ Kh4 6. Th8+ Kg3) (Van Test 1977)

11) 1. Ta4! Dxc5 (1. … Kh3? 2. Pxe6! ; Kg5? Pxe6+) 2. Kg2! Dd5+ (2. … Kg5 3. Pxe6+ ; e5 Pf3#; 2. … Dxd4) 3. Pf3# 12) 1. Pe6 Txe6 2. Tf7

Test – Mix: R

1) 1. … Pf4 2. Df7 Dxc5 (2. … Pe2+ 3. Kb1 Dxc5 4. De6+) 2) 1. Pd2 Dg5 2. Dc5+ Kg8 3. Pxe4

3) 1. Te7 Dg8 2. Txd7

4) 1. … Dxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Th6+ 3. Lh3 g4 4. Kg1 Txh3

5) 1. Pe6 Ka5 2. Pd4 Tc1! (2. … Td1 3. Pc6+ Ka6 4. Pb4+ (4. Kc7 Td7+) 4. … Ka5 5. Kc7 Tc1+ 6. Pc6+ Ka6 7. Tb6#) 3. Ka7! Tc5 4. Tb5+ Txb5 5. Pc6# (Gorgiev 1963)

6) 1. f6 g6 (1. … bxa2 2. f7; 1. … b2 2. fxg7+ Kxg7 3. Lf5) 2. h5 (2. axb3 a3) 2. … b2 3. hxg6 b1D 4. g7+ Kh7 5. Le6 7) 1. … Tfb8 2. Tdb1 (2. b3 Tb5) 2. … b3

8) 1. Dd8 Kf7 (1. … g5 2. Dxe7 Dg6 3. Txe8+) 2. Dxd7 Txa8 3. De6+ Ke8 4. Dg8+ 9) 1. Pxe7 Pxe7 2. Dxf6+ Kxf6 3. Ld4+ Kg5 4. Le3+ Kf6 5. Ld4+ ½-½

10) 1. Lc4 Lxc4 (1. … Kh7 2. Lxe6) 2. Dxg4+ Kh7 (2. … Kf7 3. Dh5+) 3. Df5+ Kg8 4. Dg6+ (Blackburne-Philip ENG 1875)

11) 1. … Te1+ 2. Pxe1 Df1+ 3. Kh2 Le5+ 4. g3 Dxh3+ 5. Kg1 Ld4+ 12) 1. Pf3 Tg2+ 2. Kh1 (2. Kf1 Lc4+)

Test – Mix: S

1) 1. b7 Dxb7 (1. … Df3 2. c4+ Kxc4 3. Pd2+) 2. c4+ Kxc4 3. Pa5+ 2) 1. Le5+ fxe5 2. bxa7+ Ka8 3. Dxh6

3) 1. Tc5 e1D (1. … Kg7 2. Dxe2 ; 2. … Txb1+ 3. Kxb1 Df1+ 4. Tc1) 2. Df8# 4) 1. … c5 2. Dc4 Ta4 3. Dc3 (3. Dc2 c4+) 3. … c4+ 4. Pd4 La5

5) 1. Te7 Dxe7 (1. … Le8 2. Txe8) 2. La6 Kxa6 3. Da8# 6) 1. d8L! Df2 2. Lc7+ Kxd4 3. Lb6+ (Bazlov 2000)

7) 1. Txd4 exd4 2. Lf5+ g6 3. Le6 8) 1. Lxe4 Txf1 2. Lf5 Te1 3. Le6+ 9) 1. Dg6 De8 2. Dxe8 Txe8 3. g4

10) 1. … De2 2. Tdxe2 (2. Pf6+ Txf6 3. exf6 Dxd2) 2. … Pxe2+ 3. Kh1 Tf1+ 11) 1. Txg7+ Kxg7 2. Ld4+ Kg8 3. De6+ Kh7 4. Df7+

12) 1. … Tf3 2. Pxf3 (2. Tf1 Dxg3+ 3. Kg1 Txf1+ 4. Kxf1 Tf8+) 2. … gxf3 3. Thg1 Tg8

Test – Mix: T

1) 1. T7d6 Df5 2. g4 Df4 3. Dd3+

2) 1. Df3+ Kg6 2. Te5

3) 1. Tdxd7 Txd7 2. Tb8 Txf4 (2. … g5 3. Pf6+ Kg6 4. Dh5+ Kg7 5. Tg8#) 3. Pf6+ gxf6 4. Dg8# 4) 1. Dxe6 fxe6 2. Txh7 Kxh7 3. Th1

5) Drawing

6) 1. De5+ Tf6 2. b4 Dd8 3. g4 (3. h5)

7) 1. … Dg3 2. Df1 (2. De2 Th5 3. h3 Lf4 4. Kg1 Txh3 5. Pd4 Th1+ 6. Kxh1 Dh2#) 2. … Th5 3. h3 Lf4 4. Dg1 Txh3+ 5. gxh3 Dxh3+

8) 1. … Dg4+ 2. Txg4 Txh2+ 3. Kxh2 Pxg4+

9) 1. … Th1+ 2. Kg3 Txh3+ 3. Kg4 Th4+ 4. Kg3 Th3+

10) 1. Pf4 Dh4 2. Dd4+ Lg7 (2. … Df6 3. Dxf6+ Txf6 4. Pxh5) 3. Pfg6+ 11) 1. La3 bxa3 2. Df3 Tf8 3. Dxa3+

12) 1. Db6 Txf3 (1. … Tf7 2. Txh7+ Txh7 3. Dd8+) 2. Txh7+ Kxh7 3. Dg6+ Kh8 4. Dg7#

Test – Mix: U

1) 1. b4 cxb4 2. axb4 Dxb4 3. Txa6 (Zhu Phen-Khurtidze, Moskau 2001) 2) 1. Txf6 gxf6 2. Dg4+ Kf8 3. Tc3

3) 1. … Lf3 2. gxf3 g6 3. Txc5 gxh5

4) 1. Pe7+ Kh8 2. Pf5 g6 3. Dc3+ f6 (3. … Pe5 4. Txd6) 4. Dxf6+

5) 1. … e4 (1. … g4+ 2. Kxg4 e4 3. Txf2 exd3) 2. Lc4 (2. Txf2 exd3 3. Tg2 d2) 2. … g4+ 3. Kxg4 Txh2 6) 1. d7 (1. Lg4 h5 2. g3 hxg4 3. gxh4 gxh3) 1. … Lxd7 2. Pxd7 Kxd7 3. g3 Txh3 4. Lg4+

7) 1. … Lxf3+ 2. Kxf3 Lxc3 3. bxc3 Pe5+

8) 1. Dxh5+ Kxh5 2. g4+ Kxg4 3. Le2+ Kf5 4. Ld3+

9) 1. … Td2 2. Te1 Te2 3. Dg3 (3. Td1 De4+) 3. … De4+ 10) 1. Txg7+ Kxg7 2. Tf7+ Pxf7 3. Pe6+ Kg8 4. Dg6# 11) 1. e8P+ Kf5 2. Pg7+ Kf4 3. Pxh5+ Kf5 4. g4#

12) 1. Lxe6 (1. Tc4? Pxg5 2. Txb4 Pxf3 3. Kb2 Tb6 4. c4 g5) 1. … fxe6 2. Th8! Tb6 3. Th7+ Ke8 4. Th8+ Ke7 5. Th7+ (Olafsson-Hort, Reykjavik 1972)

Test – Mix: V

1) 1. … Pf4+ (1. … Pg3+? 2. Kh6 (2. Kh4!) 2. … Pf5+ (2. … Tg6+! 3. Kxh7 Pe4) 3. Kxh7 Tg7+) 2. Kh6 (2. Kh4 h5) 2. … Tg6+ 3. Kxh7 Tg7+ 4. Kh6 Kg8 5. d4 Tg6#

2) 1. Tf1 Df6 (1. … f4 2. Tg5 Df6 3. Dg4) 2. Dd2+ Kh5 3. Tg5+

3) 1. Ta7+ (1. Tb7+ Lg7 2. Txg7+ Kxg7 3. Ta7+ Kf6) 1. … Lg7 2. Th8+ Kxh8 3. Ta8+ Kh7 4. Th8+ Lxh8 stalemate 4) 1. … g5 (1. … Txh2+ 2. Kxh2 g5 3. Dxg5+ fxg5 4. Pxd4 Dxd4 5. Txf7+ Kg6 6. e5) 2. Df3 Txh2+ 3. Kxh2 Dh8+

Kg2 Dh3#

5) 1. Df7 Pe6 (1. … Dh6 2. Td8) 2. Td8 Dc1+ 3. Kh2 Dc7+ 4. Dxc7 Pxc7 5. Txf8# (Willaert-O’Kelly, Brussels 1952) 6) 1. … Tf1+ 2. Kg3 h4+ 3. Kh3 Tf3+ 4. gxf3 Lf1#

7) 1. … Te1 2. Lxe1 Pb2

8) 1. Txh6+ Lxh6 2. Dxe5+ Lg7 3. Dh2+

9) 1. Th4+ Kxh4 2. Pf5+ Lxf5 3. g3+ Kxh3 4. Pf4# 10) 1. … Te2 2. Dc1 Lb2 3. Dc4 Dxe3

11) 1. b4 axb3 2. Pd3 Dxc3 (2. … Dc7 3. Txa5) 3. Tac1 12) 1. … e4 2. Lxe4 Pxe4 3. Dxe4 d5

Test – Mix: W

1) 1. Pe7+ Txe7 2. Txd7 Txe2 3. Td8+ Lf8 4. Lh6 2) 1. … Lf5 2. Txh7 Lxe4+ 3. Lf3 Lxh7

3) 1. Dc4 Tg6 (1. … a6 2. Pb6+ cxb6 3. Dxe6 ; 1. … De8 2. b5) 2. b5 Pdb8 3. bxc6 (Zvjaginsev-Piket, Tilburg 1998) 4) 1. Pe4 f5 (1. … f6 2. Tg7+ Kf8 3. Pd6) 2. Ta8+ Kf7 3. Pg5+

5) 1. Td8 Txd8 (1. … Db5 2. Da8 Txd8 3. Txd8+ Kh7 4. Th8# ; 1. … Kf8 2. Da8) 2. Txd8+ Kh7 3. Dxh5+ Th6 4. Th8+ Kxh8 5. Dxh6+ Kg8 6. Dxg7# (Bohatirchuk-Alatortsev, Moscow 1931)

6) 1. Tc8+ (1. Dxe7 Ph3+ 2. Kh1 Pxf2+ 3. Kg1 Ph3+) 1. … Kxc8 2. Lg4+ Kd8 3. Da5+ (3. Dxd2) 7) 1. g4 Dxe5 2. Pd3 Dd6 3. Lf4

8) 1. … Tbd6 2. Pc2 Lb5+ 3. Kf2 Tc6

9) 1. Tf6+ Kh7 2. Th6+ Kg8 3. Tg6+ Kf8 4. Tf6+ Ke7 5. Pf5+ Kxf6 6. Pxg3 10) 1. Dc1+ Txc1 2. Ld2+ Txd2 3. Df4+ Pxf4 4. g5#

11) 1. … Pg4 2. h3 Txe3 3. fxe3 Dg3 12) 1. Da4 d6 2. b4

Test – Mix: X

1) 1. Txh7+ Kxh7 2. Dh3+ Kg6 3. Dh6+ Kf5 4. Dh7+ Tg6 5. Dh3# (Torre-Yates, Baden-Baden 1925) 2) 1. … Tg5 2. De4 Dxh3+ 3. Kg1 f5

3) Drawing

4) 1. Txf5 exf5 2. d7+ Kxd7 3. Lxf5+ Kd6 4. Lf4+

5) 1. … Db5 2. Pxb5 (2. Lxb5 Pb3#; 2. b4 Pb3+ 3. Lxb3 Txc3+; 2. Td2 Pxc3) 2. … Pb3#

6) 1. Pg5+ Kg4 2. Lxg3 f2 (2. … Kxg3 3. Pe4+) 3. Pf3 f1D (3. … Kxf3 4. Lxf2; 3. … Kxg3 4. Pd2) 4. Ph2+ 7) 1. Tb8+ Kh7 2. Td8 Kh6 (2. … Pxb2 3. Pf8+ Kg8 4. Txd4) 3. Pe5 Txd8 4. Pxf7+ Kg6 5. Pxd8

8) 1. e5 Lxd1 2. Dxe8+ Txe8 3. exf6

9) 1. … Ph3+ 2. gxh3 Lxf2+ 3. Kg2 Dc6+

10) 1. Kd1! Pf4 (1. … Pd4 2. Txd4+ cxd4 3. Pc4+) 2. e5+! Kxe5 3. Te4+ Kf5 4. g4+ Kg5 5. h4+! Kxh4 6. Txf4 (Bareev-Onishuk, Moscow 2002)

11) 1. … Txd3+ (1. … Kg6 2. Le2) 2. Kxd3 Kg6 3. Kc4 Kg5 12) 1. … Ph7 2. Lf4 g5 3. Lg3 g4

Test – Mix: Y

1) 1. e4+ (1. Txc8?) 1. … Kd4 2. c3+ Dxc3 3. Td8+ Kc5 4. Tc8+ Kd4 5. Txc3 Kxc3 6. Kg5

2) 1. … g5+ 2. Kf5 (2. Ke3 Pxe5 3. g3 g4 4. gxh4 gxh3) 2. … Pxe5 3. Kxe5 Ke7 (Boskovic-Benkovic, Kraguje 2000) 3) 1. Txe6+ fxe6 (1. … Kf8 2. Te5 Dc8 (2. … Df2 3. Le7+ Kg8 4. Lh4) 3. Te7) 2. Dg6+ Kf8 3. Le7+ Kg8 4. Lf6

(Volokitin-Kaparadze, Batumi 2003)

4) 1. Lf1 (1. Lg4? Lb5) 1. … Da6 2. Txe2 Txe2 3. Dd1 d3 4. Lxe2 5) 1. … g4 2. fxg4 Pf6 3. Td6 Pxg4+ 4. Kh3 Pf2+ 5. Kh2 Th1#

6) 1. Txe7 Txe7 2. Td1 Db4 3. Ld6 Te1+ 4. Kh2 (4. Txe1 Dxd6 5. Pe4 De7 6. Pxf6+ Dxf6 7. Dxf6 gxf6 8. Te7) 4. … Txd1 5. Lxb4

7) 1. Th5+ Kd4 2. Kf4 c3 3. b3 e1D 4. Td6#

8) 1. g4+ hxg4 2. Td5+ exd5 3. Dc8+ Dxc8 stalemate

9) 1. Dxe4 Txe4 2. T1c6 (Van Wijgerden-Donner, Leeuwarden NED ch 1976)

10) 1. … Lh4+ 2. Kg4 Tg2+ 3. Tg3 (3. Kxh4 Th5#) 3. … Txg3+ 4. Kxh4 Tg2 (4. … Tf3)

11) 1. Dh8+ Ke7 2. Pf5+! (2. Dxd8+ Kxd8 3. Pxf7+ Ke7 4. hxg6 Kf6) 2. … gxf5 3. Dxd8+ Kxd8 4. h6 (From-Hoi, Veilby 1976)

12) 1. Pa4 b5 2. a3 Dxa4 3. b3

Test – Mix: Z

1) 1. Df7 Dd8 2. Lxg6 hxg6 3. Td1 2) 1. Tg3 Dc5 2. Pxh7 Txg3 3. Pg5+

3) 1. … Lxg2+ 2. Txg2 Df4 (2. … De1+ 3. Tg1 Df2 4. Lc5) 3. Dxd8 Df1+ 4. Tg1 Df3+ 4) 1. Ka5 g3 2. Dc3+ Kf2 3. Df3+ Kg1 4. Pe2+

5) 1. … Pc4+ (1… Txd4? 2. Kxd4 Pb3+ 3. Kc3 (3. Kxd5? a1=D 4. Txa1 Pxa1 5. h4 Kg6) 3… a1D+ 4. Txa1 Pxa1

Kb2 Kg6 6. h4 (Partos-Planinc, Porec 1974) 2. Kxd5 Pb6+ 3. Ke5 (3. Kc6 Pa4) 3. … Pd7+ 2. Kxd5 Pb6+ 3. Ke5 (3. Kc6 Pa4) 3. … Pd7+ ½-½

6) 1. Tfd1 (1. Tad1 e4; 1. c3? e4 2. Dd1 Dxc4) 1. … e4 2. Df1 Dh5 3. Txd4

7) 1. … Tc3 (1. … Tc6 2. Lxc6) 2. Txd2 (2. bxc3 Lxe3+ 3. Kg2 Dxb6) 2. … Txb3 3. Txb3 Pe6 8) 1. Th7 Tg5 2. Txg7+ Txg7 3. De8+ Kh7 4. Th1+ Th5 5. Txh5+

9) 1. Pxe6 fxe6 2. Dxf8+ Txf8 3. Txf8+ Kxf8 4. c7

10) 1. … d1D 2. Dxd1 Dxh3+ 3. gxh3 Th2+ 4. Kxh2 stalemate

11) 1. Dd5 Kg8 2. Da8+ Kh7 3. De4+ Kg8 4. De8+ Kh7 5. Dxf7+ Kh8 6. Dg7# 12) 1. … Lh3+ 2. Kf3 g4+ 3. Ke2 Dc2+ 4. Ke3 Dc1+ 5. Ke2 Lf1#

Endgame – Mix: A

1) 1. Pg3+ Kg1 2. Kh3 Pe3 3. Tg2+ Pxg2 stalemate (Pogosjants 1977) 2) 1. Pe6 (Amelung 1895)

3) 1. Da8 Txa8 (1. … Tc4 2. Dd8+ Kh5 3. Pf4#) 2. Pf3+ Kh5 3. Pf4# (Sansom 1963) 4) 1. Pe7! Pxh7 2. Dg8+ Dxg8 3. Pg6# (Pogosjants 1979)

5) 1. Pb2+ Kb5 2. a4+ Kc5 3. Pd3+ (Puljan 1914)

6) 1. Pc6+ (1. Dxf5+? Dxf5 2. Pxf5 Ka4 3. Ka2 b5) 1. … Dxc6 (1. … Ka4 2. Df4+ Kb5 3. Pa7+ Kc5 4. Dc7+) 2. Dd2+ Kb5 3. Db4# (Prokes 1936)

7) 1. h6 gxh6 (1. … Df2+ 2. Tac5 Db2+ 3. Tb5 Df2+ 4. Kc6+) 2. Ta8+! Dxa8 3. Th7 (Cohn 1929) 8) 1. Lg4! Kxg4 2. Pc4 d1D 3. Pe3+ Pxe3 stalemate (Jespersen 1896)

9) 1. Ld5 e4! 2. Kf7 h1D (2. … Kg4 3. Lxe4 Kxh4 4. Lh1) 3. Le6+ Ke5 4. Lg3# (Rinck 1918) 10) 1. Th8+ Td8 2. Dg3+ Ka8 3. Dg2 Tb8+ 4. Txb8+ Kxb8 5. Dh2+ Ka8 6. Dh8+ (Rinck 1926) 11) 1. Ta1 Txb3 2. Kc4 Tb7 3. Lc7# (Pogosjants 1979)

12) 1. c7 Kxc7 2. axb6+ Kxb8 3. b7 (Kliatskin 1924)

Endgame – Mix: B

1) 1. Te6+ Kxe6 (1. … Kf4 2. Te4+ Kxe4 (2. … Kf3 3. Pd4+) 3. Pd6+ ; 1. … Kd5 2. c4+ Dxc4 (2. … Kxc4 3. Pd6+) 3. Pe3+) 2. Pd4+ (Prokes 1947)

2) 1. Th3+ (1. gxf7 Dxd7 2. f8D Ke3+) 1. … Kd4 2. Kd2 (Platov 1904) 3) 1. Te5 f1D 2. Pc2+ Lxc2 3. Te1+ Dxe1 stalemate (Milolap 1987)

4) 1. e3+ Ke4 (1. … Kxg4 2. Pe5+ Kh4 3. Pf3+ Kg4 4. Tg5#) 2. Tc8 Dxc8 3. Pd6+ (Paoli 1948)

5) 1. e3+ Kxe3 2. Le5 d4 3. Kg3 a1D 4. Lf4# (Pogosjants 1978) 6) 1. Te6+ Kd8 2. Ta5! Df3+ 3. Td5+ (Prokes 1947)

7) 1. Lh6 Df2 (1. … Kb4 2. Pd3+ ; 1. … Dxe4+ 2. Pxe4) 2. Ld2+ Dxd2 3. Pb3+ (Tobben 1931)

8) 1. Ld7 Pd6 2. Kd3 Pb7 (2. … Pe4 3. Lc6+ ; 2. … Pf7 3. Le6+ ; 2. … Pc4 3. Le6+) 3. Lc6+ (Rinck 1926) 9) 1. Te8 Df7+ 2. Pe6 Dxe8 3. Pg7+

10) 1. Kf2+ Kh2 2. Th1+ Dxh1 (2. … Kxh1 3. Db1+ Kh2 4. Dh7#) 3. Dxg8 (Stubbs 1926)

11) 1. c6 (1. Kc7 Tc3 2. c6 Lb5 3. b7 Txc6+) 1. … Txb6+ (1. … Kxe6 2. Kc7! (2. b7? Lxb7! 3. cxb7 Kd7 4. e6+ (4. Ka8 Kc7) 4. … Kc6 5. e7 Txb7+) ; 1. … Tc3 2. c7 Kxe6 3. b7 Lxb7 4. Kxb7 Ke7 5. e6) 2. Kc7 Tb1 stalemate (Cohn 1940)

12) 1. Pc3+ Ka5 2. Tg5+! Dxg5 3. Pc6# (Puig y Puig 1922)

La finale – Mix: C

1) 1. c7+ Kxc7 (1. … Dxc7 2. La5 Dxa5 3. Pc6+) 2. Lf4 Dxf4 3. Pd5+ (Bone 1836) 2) 1. Tc8 (1. Ta3? Lh1 2. Ta1 Lf3 3. Tf1 g4) 1. … Lh1 2. Th8 (Barendregt 1963)

3) 1. Kc4! (1. Kc5 Ka4 2. Dd1+ Ka3) 1. … Ta7 (1. … Ka4 2. Dd1+) 2. Kc5 Ta6 (2. … Tb7 3. Da8+) 3. Dd2+ (Efron 1957)

4) 1. Ta3 (1. Tc8? Lf3) 1. … Lh1 2. Ta1 (Barendregt, Van Reek 1963) 5) 1. Lh1 Lxb6+ 2. Kg2 Lxa7 stalemate (Gallischek 1958)

6) 1. Tc3 b2 2. Lc1 b1D 3. Ta3# (Reti 1929)

7) 1. Tg7 Db8 2. Tcc7 h2 3. Ta7+ (Prokes 1959)

8) 1. Tf5+ Dxf5 2. b4+ Kd5 (2. … Kc6 3. Pe7+ ; 2. … Kc4 3. Pd6+ ; 2. … Kb5 3. Pd6+) 3. Pe7+ (Langstaff 1920)

9) 1. c7 Tc1 (1. … Lxb5 2. c8D Lxa6 3. Dh3+ Kg1 4. Dg3+ Kf1 5. Df4+ Kg2 6. Dg5+ Kh3 7. Dh6+ Kg2 8. Dxg6+ Kh1 9. Dh6+ Kg2 10. Dg7+) 2. a7 Le4 3. Tb1 (Prokes 1937)

10) 1. Dc1+ Db1 2. Ld1 Dxc1 stalemate (2. … exd1D+ 3. Kxd1 Dxc1+ 4. Kxc1 stalemate) (Apschenek 1913) 11) 1. Dc4! (1. Dg4? Tb6+ 2. Kc5 Tc6+ 3. Kxc6 Dxa8+) 1. … Tb6+ 2. Kc3 Dxa8 3. Dg8+ (D’Hondt 1932) 12) 1. Pf4+ Lxf4 2. Kf3 e1D 3. Th6+ Lxh6 stalemate (Prokes 1943)

La finale – Mix: D

1) 1. f8D (1. Lb5? Tb2+ 2. Kc1 Tc2+ 3. Kb1! (3. Kd1 Tf2) 1. … Txf8 2. Lf7 (Yates 1921) 2) 1. Te5+ Kg4 2. Te4+ Kh5 3. Th4+ Kxh4 4. Pf5+

3) 1. Kb5! Kc1 2. Pb3+! (2. Ka4? Kb1! 3. Pb3 Kb2 4. Kb4 b5) 2. … Kb2 3. Ka4! b5+ 4. Kb4 (Hasek 1929) 4) 1. Pd7 Txd7 2. Th6+ Kg5 3. Tg6+ Kxg6 4. f8P+ (Gorgiev 1930)

5) 1. Tb5 Pc7+ (1. … Lxb5 stalemate ; 1. … Lb4 2. Kc4+! (2. Kc6+? Pc5! (2. … Kg4? 3. Kb6 ; 2. … Lc5? 3. Kd5!) 3. Kb6 Lxb5 4. Kxb5 Pd3 5. Kc4 Ke4) 2. … Lxb5+ 3. Kxb5) 2. Kxc5 Lxb5 (2. … Pxb5 3. Kb4) 3. Kb6 (Prokes 1941)

6) 1. De2 Kxa4 2. Db2 Ka5 3. Da1+ Kb5 4. c4+ (Kubbel 1928)

7) 1. Pd7+ Ka8 2. Kc7 Pc6 (2. … Pb5+ 3. Pxb5 Pe7 4. Pb6#) 3. Pxc8 Pa5 4. Pdb6# (Prokop 1929)

8) 1. Ke2+ Kg2 (1. … Pb6 2. Lxb6+ Txb6 3. a7 Tb2+ (3. … Te6+ 4. Kd2 Ta6 5. a8D Txa8 6. Txa8 h1D 7. Ta1+) 4. Ke3 Ta2 5. a8D Txa8 6. Txa8 h1D 7. Ta1+) 2. Txh2+ Kxh2 (Lazard 1946)

9) 1. Te4 Dxe4 (1. … Dg3 2. Tg4+ Dxg4 3. Pf6+ ; 1. … Dd8 2. Te8+ Dxe8 3. Pf6+) (Völlmer 1932) 10) 1. g7 Db3 (1. … Da8 2. Dh2+ Kg6 3. Dg2+ Dxg2 4. g8D+) 2. Dh2+ Kg6 3. Dg3+ Dxg3 4. g8D+

(Somov Nasimovich 1933)

11) 1. Kc6 Tb8 2. Kb5! Kb7 3. Th7+ Kxc8 4. Kc6 (Wolf 1930)

12) 1. Lxe6 Kxe6 2. Te5+ Kf6 3. Te3 f1D 4. Tf3+ Dxf3 stalemate (M. + V. Platov 191

Βήμα 6 extra

1) 1. Txb7! Lxb7 2. Dxe6+ Kf8 3. Dxf7#

2) 1. Nxe6 (1. Txf7 Kxf7 2. Nxe6 Kxe6 3. Dg4+ Kf7 4. Lg6+ (4. Lxc4+ Dxc4 5. Dxd7+ Kg8 6. Dxb7 Kg8 =) 4. … hxg6 5. Txd7+ Dxd7 6. Dxd7 Kg8 7. Dxb7 Tf8 = ) 1. . … fxe6 2. Dxh7! Txh7 3. Lg6#

3) 1. Nxe5! Nxe5 (1. . … fxe5 2. Dh5+ g6 3. fxg6 Nf6 4. g7+!) 2. Dh5+ Kd7 (2. … g6 3. fxg6 Kf8 (3. … Kd7 4. Df5+) 4. Txe5 Kg7 5. Te6 Dc5 6. Tae1 Dxh5 7. Txe7+ Kxg6 8. Lf7+ Kg5 9. Lxh5) 3. Le6+ Kc6 4. Tac1 +−

4) 1. Txe6+ fxe6 2. Dg6+ Ke7 3. Lb4+ c5 4. dxc5 a5 (4. … De8 5. c6+ Kd8 6. cxb7) 5. Pf5+ exf5 6. Te1+ Pe4 7. Dxf5 5) 1. Txf6 Lxf6 (1… Pxe5 2. Dh5+ g6 3. Txg6) 2. Dh5+ g6 3. Lxg6+ hxg6 (3. … Ke7 4. Lg5) 4. Dxg6+ Ke7 5. Df7+

Kd6 6. Pc4#

6) 1. Ng6 fxg6 2. Lxb4 Dxb4 3. Dxe6+ +−

7) 1. Lc6 (1. Tac1 Lg7 2. Lxe6 Dxe6 3. Txc7 Lxe5) 1…Td8 2. Txd7 Txd7 3. Td1

8) 1. Lxe6 (1. Txd7 Kxd7 2. Lxe6+ fxe6 3. Td1+ Kc8 4. Dd3 e5!−+) 1. … fxe6 2. Dh5+ Ke7 3. Txd7+ Kxd7 4. Df7+ +−

9) 1. Txa6! Txa6 2. Dxc6+ Txc6 3. Td8#

10) 1. Txe6+! dxe6 (1. … fxe6 2. Lxg6+ hxg6 3. Dxc3!) 2. Le4 Dxg3 3. Lc6+ Txc6 4. Td8# 11) 1. Nd6+! Dxd6 2. Dxd6 exd6 3. Lb5+ +−

12) 1. Lxf7+ Kxf7 2. Ng5+ Ke8 3. De6 +− (Mikhailis-Yagupov, Briansk 1995)

1) 1. Df5! Df8 (1. … Nf6 2. Nxe6!) 2. cxd5 +− (Ristic-Ree, Smederevska (Palanka 1980)

2) 1. f5 gxf5 (1. … exf5 2. e6 fxe6 3. Dxe6+ Le7 4. Df7+ +−) 2. Dh5 +− (O‘Rourke-Zehrfeld, Bunratty 1999) 3) 1. Lxd6! Dxd6 2. Dc8+ Dd8 3. Txe7+! Kxe7 4. Te1+ +−

4) 1. Lg5! Dxe5 2. Dxf7+ Kd8 3. Td1+ Kc7 4. Lf4 +− (4. Lxe7 +−)

5) 1. Nd5+! cxd5 2. Da3+ Kd8 3. Dd6+ Kc8 4. Tc1+ +− (Kliavin-Zhuravlev, URS 1968)

6) 1. Dxd7+! Txd7 2. Tb8+ Ld8 3. Lf6!! Kf8 4. Lxd7 +− (Ponomarev-Demidov, corr. 1976) 7) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

1. Pxe6! fxe6 (1. … Lxe6 2. Txe6+ Dxe6 3. Lf5 +−) 2. Lg6+ Kd8 3. Dxd5! +− (Gallagher-Vaisman, Dijon 1987) 9) 1. Nc5! dxc5 (1. … Tc7 2. Nxd7 Txd7 3. Ta8 +−) 2. Lf4 +− (Smyslov-Kottnauer, Groningen 1946)

10) 1. Lg5 Txg5 (1. … f6 2. Tad1 Dc8 3. Lxf6 0–0 4. Db3+ +−) 2. Tad1 Dc8 3. De3 +− 11) 1. Lxg6 fxg6 2. Td8+ Kxd8 3. Lxe7+ Kxe7 4. Dxe5 +−

12) 1. … Nxc3! 2. bxc3 Txe3+ 3. fxe3 Lg3+ 4. hxg3 Dxg3#

1) 1. … Ld3+! 2. Txd3 Dxg2+! 3. Kxg2 f1D+−+

2) 1. Ld6! Dxg4 2. d8D+ Lxd8 3. Tf8# (Klovans-Dementiev, URS 1972)

3) 1. Tb1 g6 (1. … a6 2. Dxe8+ Dxe8 3. Tb8 +−) 2. Tb5! Txb8 3. Txb8+ Kg7 4. e8D +− 4) 1. dxe6! Txd3 2. exf7+ Kh8 3. Lb2! +− (Kuzmin-Kochyev, Minsk 1976)

5) 1. Nxf5 (1. Lxf5 Txf5 2. Nxf5 Txe2 −+) 1. … Txe2 2. Ne7+! Tfxe7 3. Lxh7+ Kxh7 4. g8D+ Kh6 5. Dg6# (Nikitin-Butkovich, Moskva 1955)

6) 1. … Txc2+ 2. Kxc2 Lb3+ 3. Txb3 Dxd1+ 4. Kxd1 f1D+−+

7) 1. Nd6! cxd6 2. Txc6 Ta8 3. Txa8 Dxa8 4. Txd6 +− (Pigusov-Malaniuk, URS 1979)

8) 1. … Txb1 2. Dxb1 Ne3! 3. Nb3 (3. fxe3 c2! −+) 3. … Nxf1 −+ (L’Ami-Spoelman, Wijk aan Zee 2008) 9) 1. … Td1! 2. Txd1 Txd1+ 3. Dxd1 b2! −+ (Gurevich-Pavasovic, Plovdiv rapid 2008)

10) 1. Ne7+ (1. b7 Dxc2 2. b8D+ Kg7 3. Db2 Dxc6 ±) 1. … Kf8 2. Nxd5! Dxc2 3. Nc3 Dxc3 4. b7 Dd4+ 5. Kh1 +− (Bosch-Grooten, NED tt 1993)

11) 1. Nf6! Dxf3 2. Nxe8+ Kd7 3. gxf3 d2 4. Nf6+ +− 12) 1. … a2 2. Kb2 Dc3+ 3. Dxc3 bxc3+ 4. Ka1 La3 −+

1) 1. Te8+! Dxe8 2. Dxe8+ Nxe8 3. d7 +−

2) 1. c7 (1. Lf4? Le5 2. Lxe5 Nxe5 3. cxb7 Tb8 = (Pantsulaia-Cornette, Cappelle la Grande 2011)) 1. … Le5 (1. … Nd6 2. Lf4 Lf6 3. Lxd6 exd6 4. Ne4 +−) 2. Nxh7! Kxh7 3. Td8 +−

3) 1. … Df6! 0-1 (Mateu-Palau-Jussupov, Skien 1979). 4) 1. Nf6! Kxf6 2. Dd8+ De7 3. Dh8#

5) 1. Txd5! exd5 2. d7 Txd7 3. Te8+ Kg7 4. Le5+ f6 5. Lxc3 +−

6) 1. … Nf5+ 2. Kd3 Txc3+! 3. Kxc3 Ne3 −+ (Pirc-Byrne, Helsinki 1952) 7) 1. Txe6+! Kxe6 2. Ld5+! Kxd5 3. d7 +− (Kozma-Zaitsev, Budapest 1995) 8) 1. … Dd3 2. Dxd3+ (2. Txd3+ exd3 −+) 2. … exd3 3. Tb1 Lxg4 −+

9) 1. Td5+ Ka4 2. Td4+ Kxa3 (2. … Ka5 3. Tb4!) 3. Td6 Txd6 (3. … Txb7? 4. Txa6#) 4. b8D +−

10) 1. Tc8! (1. Te8+? Nxe8 2. Tc8 Txa6!) 1. … Txc8 2. Te8+! Nxe8 3. d7 Nd6 4. dxc8D Nxc8 5. axb7 +− 11) 1. Ld6! Dxd6 2. Dc4+ Kh7 3. De4+ Kg8 4. De8+ +− (Akopian-Bologan, Elista 1998)

12) 1. … e2! 2. Lxe2 De3+ 3. Kf1 (3. Kh1 Nh3 4. gxh3 De4+ 5. Kg1 Lc5+−+) 3. … Ne4 −+ (Spiers-Davey 2012)

1) 1. e7+ Tf7 2. Da8! Txe7 3. Td8 +−

2) 1. Te8+ Nxe8 (1. … Txe8 2. Txe8+ Nxe8 3. d8D +−) 2. Txe8+ Txe8 3. g7+! +− 3) 1. Lc6! Lxc6 2. Nd7+ +− (Herbstmann, Didrichson 1928)

4) 1. b5+! Lxb5 2. b8N+ Kb6 3. Ld8# 5) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening 6) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

7) 1. … d2+ 2. Kd1 Lc2+ 3. Kxd2 Le4+ 4. Kc3 (4. Kc1 Tb1+!) 4. … Tc2+−+

8) 1. Tf1 Ne8 (1. … h6 2. Tf8+ Kh7 3. Tf7 +−) 2. Tf8+ Kg7 3. Txe8 Kf7 4. Td8 +− (Christiansen-Fedorowicz 2002) 9) 1. Lb5! Lxb5 (1. … Lh3 2. Kg3 Le6 (2. … Lc8 3. La6+!) 3. a8D+ (3. Nxc7? Le5+) 3. … Kxa8 4. Nxc7+ +−)

Nxc7 Kxa7 3. Nxb5+ Kb6 4. Nxc3 +− (Kaminer 1925)

10) 1. Dxb6! axb6 2. Nxe6 Df6+ 3. Nd4 +− (Suba-Hawelko, Warszawa 1987)

11) 1. Td7+ Ke8 3. Txd1 Ta1 4. Tb1! (4. b7 b1D 5. Txb1 Txb1 6. Kc7 Ke7 =) 4. … Txb1 5. b7 +− (Geiger 1900) 12) 1. Nd3+! (1. a6 Nxa6 2. Nxa6 Lxb3 =) 1. … Nxd3 2. a6 Le8 3. Nd5+ Ke5 4. Ne7 Kd6 5. a7 +−

(Anand-Spassky(Cannes 1989)

1) 1. g4! (1. e5? Nc2 2. d6 exd6 3. e6 Ne3! =) 1. … hxg4 2. e5 Nc2 3. d6 exd6 4. e6! +− (Frankl 1949)

2) 1. c6 Ne2+ (1. … a3 2. c7 Ne2+ 3. Kb3 Nd4+ 4. Ka2! +−) 2. Kb2 a3+ 3. Ka1! +− (3. Kxa3? Nd4 4. c7 Nb5+ =) (Borodavkin 1998)

3) 1. e6 dxe6+ 2. Kc6 Nd4+ 3. Kc5! (3. Kb6 e5! =) 3. … e5 4. Kd5 e4 5. Kxd4! +− (5. d7? e3 6. d8D e2 =) (Dore 2002) 4) 1. e6 Nd8 2. e7! Nc6+ 3. Ka3! (3. Ka4? Nxe7 4. f6 Nd5 5. f7 Nb6+ 6. Kb4 Nd7 −+ 3. Kb3? Pxe7 4. f6 Nf5 5. f7

Pd4+ 6. Kc4 Pe6 −+) 3. … Pxe7 4. f6 Kc7 5. f7 +− (Studentetski 1974)

5) 1. b4! (1. Kd7 b4! −+) 1. … axb4 2. Kd7 Pa7 3. Kc7 Kxh7 4. Kb7 Kg6 5. Kxa7 Kf5 6. Kxb6 Ke4 7. Kxb5 Kd58. Kxb4 Kc6 9. Ka5 +− (Bergqvist 1921)

6) 1. e5! (1. b6 Pc4 2. b7 Pe5+ 3. Kf4 Pc6 −+) 1. … fxe5 2. f6! (2. b6 Pe4 3. b7 Pf6+ 4. Kf3 Pd7 −+) 2. … gxf6 3. b6 f5+ 4. Kh3! +− (4. Kh5? Pe4 5. b7 Pf6+ 6. Kg6 Pd7 −+) Kok 1935

7) 1. d6 Pd2+ 2. Ke2 h3 3. gxh3 Pf3 4. h4! Pd4+ 5. Kd3! +− (Van Altena 1941) 8) 1. d5 Pc3 2. d6 Pe4 3. d7 Pg5 4. d8T! +− (Prevorovsky 1941)

9) 1. h6 (1. Kg7 Pc5! 2. h6 Pe6+ =) 1. … Pf6+ 2. Kg7 (2. Kxf7 Ph7 =) 2. … Ke5 3. d4+! (3. d3 Ke6 4. d4 Ke7 5. d5 Ph5+ =) 3. … Ke6 4. d5+ Ke5 5. d6 Pe8+ 6. Kf8! +− (Prokes 1950)

10) 1. Ke5!! (1. b5 Pd4+ 2. Kxe7 Kf4! = 1. h5 Pf4+ 2. Kxe7 Pxh5! 3. b5 Pf4 4. Kd6 Pd3 5. b6 Pb4 5. b7 =) 1. … Pf4 2. b5! Kf3 (2. … Pg6+ 3. Ke6 Ke4 4. b6 Pf4+ 5. Kf7 +−) 3. b6 Kg4 4. h5! +− (Zepler 1946)

11) 1. h6 f5+ 2. Kg3 (2. exf6 Pe8 3. f7 Pf6+ 4. Kf5 Ph7 5. Kg6 Ke6! = 2. Kg5 Pe6+ 3. Kxf5 Pf8 = 2. Kh4 Pe6 3. h7 Pf8 4. h8D Pg6+! −+) 2. … f4+ 3. Kf2 +− (Smigielski 1855)

12) 1. Kd2 a4 2. Kc1 Pb3+ (2. … a3 3. Kb1 Pb7 4. Ka1 +−) 3. Kb2 Pa5 4. Ka2 a3 5. Kb1! Pb7 6. Ka1 Pa5 7. Ka2 +− (Holm 1937)

1) 1. a6 Lf3 (1. … Ke3 2. d5 +−) 2. d5 Kxd5 3. a7 +− (Nikitin 1997) 2) 1. g6 Ld5 2. e4 La2 3. e5! dxe5 4. g7 +− (Kopac 1974)

3) 1. c5 Lg7 2. Ka2! Kc2 3. e6 Lf8 4. d5! +− (Prokes 1946)

4) 1. Kg3 Ld5 2. e4! Lxe4 3. Kf4 Ld5 4. Ke5 Lf3 5. Kd6 Kf7 (5. … c5 6. Ke7 +−) 6. Kc5! +− (Bernhardt 1948) 5) 1. b6 Lc1 2. e4! dxe3 (2. … Lf4 3. e5 +−) 3. b7 e2 4. b8D+ +− (Kubbel 1909)

6) 1. h7 Lxh7 2. Kh6! Kg8 3. gxh7+ Kh8 4. Kg5! +− (Prandstetter 1968) 7) 1. c5! dxc5 2. e5! fxe5 3. b6 Lf4+ 4. Kf3 Lh2 5. Ke4 +− (Kock 1936)

8) 1. h7 Le5+ (1. … Kg6 2. Kf4 +−) 2. f4! (2. Kg2 Kg6 −+) 2. … gxf3+ 3. Kxf3 Kg6 4. Ke4 +− (Kralin 2003)

9) 1. c6 dxc6 2. Kc5 Lc8 3. a7 Lb7 4. Kd6! (4. Kb6? La8 5. Kc7 c5!) 4. … Kf7 5. Kc7 La8 6. Kb8 +− (Holm 1913) 10) 1. b6 Lf2 (1. … Lb8 2. d4 +−) 2. d4! (2. b7 Lg3 3. Ke6 (3. d4 Kc3 4. d5 Kc4 −+) 3. … Kc3 4. Kd7 Kb4 5. Kc8

Kb5 =) 2. … Lxd4 3. b7 Le5 4. Ke6 Lh2 5. Kd7 Kc3 6. Kc8 +− 11) 1. f6! gxf6 2. c3+! Lxc3 3. Kb5 a6+ 4. Ka4 +− (Bernhardt 1948)

12) 1. Kf2! Lxb2 2. Ke3 La3 3. Kd4 d6 4. Kd5 Lc5 5. exd6+ Lxd6 6. a7 +− (Bunka 1982)

1) 1. dxe5! dxe5 2. Dxd8 Txd8 3. g4 Lg6 4. f4 exf4 5. e5 +− (Willemze,(T-Schuurman, Hoogeveen 2006) 2) 1. … e5! 2. Pc2 Lc6 µ (Elisen-Van Overdam 2003)

3) 1. exf5 Txf5 2. Pg3 Tf8 3. f5 ± (Saric-Muhren, Saint (Vincent 2005)

4) 1. … a5! 2. a3 a4 3. La2 Lf3 4. Pc3 Pd4 −+ (Harmsen-Van Elteren, Leiden 1999) 5) 1. Pb6! Td8 2. Pxd7 ² (Baklan-Revin, Alushta 1999)

6) 1. Dd5! Dxd5 (1. … Db6 2. Pxe5 +−) 2. exd5 Pe7 3. d6 Pc6 4. Le4 Lb7 5. Lxc6 Lxc6 6. Pxe5 +− (Pogresbyssk-Levenfsh, Leningrad 1936)

7) 1. f6! exf6 (1. … Lxf6 2. Txf6! exf6 3. Pd5 +−) 2. Pd5 ±

8) 1. e5! dxe5 2. Lxg6 hxg6 3. Dxg6 +− (Topalov-Shirov, Linares 2004)

9) 1. d4! cxd4 (1. … exd4 2. Lf4 +−) 2. Lb4 +− (L’Ami-Korchnoi, Amsterdam 2008)

10) 1. d5! (1. Lxe4 d5 2. Ld3 Pd6 ³) 1. … exd5 2. b5! d4 3. bxc6 dxe3 4. Dd5+ Df7 5. Dxf7+ Kxf7 6. Txb7+ ± 11) 1. … b5! 2. Pcxe5? f6 −+ (Wojtkiewicz-Bronstein, Polanica Zdrój 1988)

12) 1. Dc2! (1. Lxa6 Dxa4 2. Pxa4 Pxa6 ³ (Coathup-Jaunooby, BCC 2012))1. … Lxc4 2. a3 Lb3 (2. … Db7 3. Pxc4 exd5 4. Pa5! +−) 3. Pxb3 Dg4 4. g3 ±

1) 1. Dxc7 Pxc7 2. Lf5! b6 (2. … Pe8 3. b3! +−) 3. b3! Le8 4. Lc8! +− (Hort-Pfleger, London 1979) 2) 1. Pa6! Pd4 (1. … bxa6 2. Lxc6 ±) 2. Pxc7 Tf8 3. e3 +− (Timman-Bachman, Stockholm 1972)

3) 1. b4! Dxb4 (1. … Db6 2. e5 dxe5 3. fxe5 Pe8 4. Pd5 +−) 2. Dd4 +− 4) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

5) 1. Lc2! (1. Lxe5 g4 2. Lxf6+ Pxf6 3. Pe5 Td4 =) 1. … Ph5 2. Pxe5 ± 6) 1. Lg5 Dd8 2. La6! +−

7) 1. b4 Dd8 (1. … cxb4 2. Lc7! +− 1. … Dxb4 Tb1 +−) 2. Pxc5 +− (Nikolov-Sredojevic, Beograd 2009) 8) 1. … Pc5! µ (Portisch-Petrosian, Lone (Pine 1978)

9) 1. Dh5! ± (1. Da1?! Lc8 2. Da3+ Kg8 3. axb5 axb5 4. Da7 ² (Fischer-Filip, Curaçao 1962) 1. … Kg8? 2. Dxg6! +− 10) 1. … Pxd5 2. exd5 (2. Dxd5 Lxb2 µ) 2. … Pe5! −+ (Short-Anand, Dubai rapid 2002)

11) 1. … a5! (1. … Pfxd4? 2. Pbxd4 Pxd4 3. Pxd4 Dxd4 4. Da4+ +−) 2. 0–0 a4 3. Pc5 Pfxd4 µ

12) 1. Pd5 exd5 (1. … Lxd5 2. exd5 e5 3. f4 Db6+ 4. Kh1 Pd7 5. Lh3 ±) 2. exd5 Lxd5 3. Txe7 Lxg2 4. Kxg2 ±

1) 1. … Pg4! 2. fxg4 (2. Pa4 Pxe3!) 2. … Lxd4 ³

2) 1. Pde4! Pxe4 (1. … Kh8 2. Pxf6 Lxf6 3. Lxd5 ±) 2. Dxd5+ Dxd5 3. Lxd5+ Kh8 4. Pxe4 +−

3) 1. … Lf8! (1. … d5 2. exd5 Txa7 3. d6! Lxd6 4. Txd6! ² 1. … Txa7? 2. Dxa7 d5 3. Txd5! ±) 2. Df2 d5! −+ 4) 1. Df3! +− (1. Pc6 Pf6!)

5) 1. … Pxe4! 2. Lxg7 Pf6 µ

6) 1. Pa4 Dc7 (1. … Lb4 2. Pb6! +−) 2. Pxe5!

7) 1. Pcb5 Dd7 2. Pxd6 Dxd6 3. Lf4 c5 4. Lxe5 Dxe5 5. Pc6 +− (Van Overdam-Beerdsen, Rijswijk 2008) 8) 1. Td3! f5 2. De7 +−

9) 1. e5! dxe5 (1. … Lxf3 2. Dxf3 dxe5 3. Dxb7 Pbd7 4. Pb5 ±) 2. Lxf7+ Kxf7 3. Pxe5+ +− 10) 1. … Pac5! 2. dxc5 dxc4 3. Dxc4 Pxd2 4. Da4 De6 −+

11) 1. … Da5 2. Le1 (2. Kh1 axb5 3. axb5 Pxb5 −+) 2. … Dxc3! −+

12) 1. … Pg4! 2. g3 (2. e5 Pxe5 3. Pxe5 Dxe5 µ) 2. … c4! 3. Lxc4 Pxf3+ 4. Dxf3 Pe5 −+

1) 1. g4! hxg3 2. fxg3 Pd8 3. Tf2 +−

2) 1. Da4(b5)! (1. f4 Dc6 =) 1. … a6 2. Dd7 ± (Beljavski-Kovacevic, Sarajevo 1982)

3) 1. … Lb5! 2. Ld3 Tc6 3. Ta1 Tfc8 4. a4 Lxd3 5. cxd3 Tc2 µ (Estrin-Pytel, Albena 1973) 4) 1. Dd4! Dxd4 2. Pxd4 g5 3. Pc6 ±

5) 1. Lg5! Lxg5 (1. … Ta7 2. Lxe7 Txe7 3. Td6 Dc7 4. Pf6+! gxf6 5. exf6 +−) 2. Td6 Dc7 3. Pxg5 Lb7 (3. … h6 4. De4!) 4. Dd3 +− (Biyiasas-Hug, Petropolis 1973)

6) 1. Tc6! Le5 (1. … Txc6 2. dxc6 Dxc6 3. Dd8+ Lf8 4. Lh6 +−) 2. Lc3 Lb8 3. Dd4 ± (Karpov-Kasparov, Lyon 1990) 7) 1. cxd5 exd5 (1. … Pxd2 2. d6! +−) 2. Pxe4 dxe4 3. Lc4 Lc6 4. e6 f6 5. Td7! +−

8) 1. f6! (1. Dc4 Pd7 2. Dc7 Pf6 µ (Brown-Crombie, BCC 2012) 1. … g6 2. Th2 De3 3. Dc4 ± 9) 1. Pg5 Te8 2. Lxc6! bxc6 3. Tad1 Lf6 4. f4 Kg7 5. e3 ±

10) 1. Dd4! Dxd4 (1. … Kf6 2. Dxe5+ Kxe5 3. Tc7 +−) 2. Pxd4 Pd6 Tc7 ±

11) 1. Td5! (1. Pd5 Txc1 2. Txc1 Th6! =) 1. … Txd5 2. exd5 Pe7 3. Ke4 f6 4. a4 ±

12) 1. Lf5! (1. Thd1 Pe6 2. Le4 Lc8 3. Ld5 Td8 ²) 1. … Pe6 2. Lxe6 Kxe6 3. Thd1 +−

1) 1. … f4! 2. exf4 Pxf3+ 3. Txf3 Ld4+ 4. Kh1 Pxh2! −+

2) 1. Pb3! axb4 2. Pa5! La8 3. Pac6 Lxc6 4. Pxc6 Dd7 5. Lxd5 exd5 6. axb4 ± (Kramnik-Carlsen, Dortmund 2007) 3) 1. Lb5! Pxe5 2. dxe5 Lg7 3. Td7 +−

4) 1. De2! Te8 (1. … Pxe5 2. dxe5 Dxe5 3. Dd2 Ld7 4. 0-0 +− (Kasparov-Short, München 1994) 2. g4 Df8 3. h4 +− 5) 1. Lb5! Lb7 2. Lxf6 Lxf6 (2. … gxf6 3. Da4 a6 4. Lxd7 b5 5. Lxb5 axb5 6. Dxb5 +− (Van der Sterren-Meijers,

Antwerpen 2000) 3. Da4 Te7 4. Lc6 ±

6) 1. b4! Pce4 2. Lb3 Kf7 (2. … Pd5 3. Pxd5 exd5 4. Le3 ±) 3. Pxf5 +− (L’Ami-Diepeveen, Utrecht 1999)

7) 1. La4! (1-0, (L’Ami-Llorente (Zaro, Capelle la Grande 2008) 1. … Dxa4 2. Te7+ Lxe7 3. Dxe7+ Kg8 4. Dg7# 8) 1. … b4! 2. Txb4 b5 3. h5 Ld6 4. Tb3 b4 −+

9) 1. e5! dxe5 2. Lxe5 Dc8 3. Lxc6 Dxc6 4. Dd4 Pe8 5. Lxg7 Pxg7 6. Pe4 ± (Smyslov-Karlsson, Las Palmas 1982) 10) 1. … Txa4! (1. … Pb6 2. Pa5 Tc7 3. Td2 Pxa4 4. Le5 Td7 5. Txd7+ Kxd7 6. Pxb7 =) 2. Txd7+ Kxd7 3. Pc5+

Kc6 4. Pxa4 b5 5. b3 bxa4 6. bxa4 Kc5 −+

11) 1. Da4! (1. Tc7 Tfc8! =) 1. … a6 (1. … Tfc8 2. Txc8+ Txc8 3. Txc8+ Lxc8 4. De8+ +−) 1. Tc7 b5 2. Da5 ± 12) 1. … Pb8! 2. Pxe6 fxe6! 3. Kg2 Pc6 µ (Gunsberg-Chigorin, Havana 1890)

1) 1. Lxe8! Txe8 2. Pc4 La6 3. Db3 Df6 4. Tc1 Lf8 5. Pg3 ± (Petrosian-Schweber, Stockholm 1962) 2) 1. … f4! ³ 2. exf4? De7! −+

3) 1. … c4 2. Lc2 Pc6! 3. g4 Pe7 ³ (Gligoric-Smyslov, Kiev 1959)

4) 1. h3! (1. fxe5 Pxe5 =) 1. … exd4 2. hxg4 g5 (2. … d3 3. Pc3 Lxg4 4. e5 ±) 3. g3 Lxg4 4. e5 Lxe2 5. Kxe2 ± (Kramnik-Svidler, Dortmund 1998)

5) 1. … a5! = (1. … b6 2. a5! b5 3. Pbd2 ² 1. … Pd7 2. a5! ²) (L’Ami-Hendriks, Hoogeveen 1999) 6) 1. b4 Pd7 2. Pd5 Lxd5 (2. … exd5 3. cxd5 +−) 3. cxd5 Db8 4. dxe6 fxe6 5. Dg4 +−

7) 1. Lb4! Dxb4 (1. … Pxe5 2. Lxd6 Pxf3 3. Lxf8 Pxd4 4. e3 Pe2 5. Tc2 ± (L’Ami-Tiviakov, Wijk aan Zee 2012) 2. Pxd7 Tf7 3. Pxf6+ Txf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Tc2 ±

8) 1. c5! bxc5 (1. … Le7 2. Pe5 ±) 2. dxc5 Lxc5 (2. … Le7 3. Le3 Lf6 4. 0-0 Dc8 5. Tad1 +−) 3. Pe5 +− 9) 1. Lxe4 dxe4 (1. … a4 2. Db6!) 2. d5 Tac8 3. d6 ±

10) 1. … dxc4 2. bxc4 Lxg3! 3. Lxf6 (3. fxg3 Db6+ µ (Cekro-Khenkin, Anderlecht rapid 1998) 3. … Dxf6 4. fxg3 Dxa1 −+ 11) 1. … b4! (1. … cxd5 2. 0-0-0 d4 3. Pxd4 exd4 4. Lxd4 ∞ 1. … Pxe4 2. dxc6 Pxc3 3. cxd7+ Lxd7 4. Dd2!) 2. dxc6 bxc3

cxd7+ Lxd7 4. 0-0-0 Tc8 µ (Balogh-Gyimesi, Budapest 2004) 12) 1. Dh4! Dxh4 (1. … Dd7 2. Dd8+!) 2. gxh4 ±

1) 1. Le6 fxe6 2. fxe6 Tdd8 3. Lxd8 Txd8 4. Txf6 +− (Illescas Cordoba-Bellon, Sevilla 1992) 2) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

3) 1. Pf2 Dh2 2. Pf3 Dxg3 3. Pe4 +− (Kwossek-Zimmerman, St. Ingbert 1991) 4) 1. La5! Pc6 2. Pb3 +− (Wagman-Weindl, Reggio Emilia 1988)

5) 1. f5! gxf5 2. Dc7 f4 3. Dxf4 Dxf4 4. exf4 Th4 5. g3 +−

6) 1. … De8! 2. Pg4 Pg8! −+ (Comas (Fabrego-Morovic (Fernandez, Havana 1999) 7) 1. Lxf6! Lxf6 2. g4 Le6 3. d5 +− (Lechtynsky-Tupy, Pribram rapid 1998)

8) 1. … Lf6 (1. … h6!? 2. Pe2 Lf8 −+) 2. Dd6 Dh4 −+ (Papp-Hoffman, Budapest 2003) 9) 1. Pg4 Dh4 2. g3 Dh3 3. Pf2 +−

10) 1. Txd7! (1. Tb4 Dxb4 2. Lxb4 Pxc7 3. Pd2 Pd5 =) 1. … Kxd7 2. Tb4 +− 11) 1. Pe2 h6 2. Lxf6 Txf6 3. Pg3 +− (Pavasovic-Vombek, Bled 2001)

12) 1. … c6 2. Dxd6 Le5 3. Dc5 Pd7 −+

1) 1. … Lxd4! 2. Pxd4 c5 3. Pf3 c4 −+ 2) 1. g4! Pe7 2. a3 La5 3. b4 +−

3) 1. e5! Lxe5 2. Txe5 Dxe5 3. Lf4 +−

4) 1. e5! Pxe5 2. Lxe5 dxe5 3. Pg3 +− (Zarnicki-Quiroga, Buenos Aires 1995) 5) 1. Pxa6 bxa6 2. Lxa6+ Kb8 3. Pb5 +− (Karlsson-Eriksson, Norrköping 1998) 6) 1. e4 (1. Lf1 Le4) 1. … Lxe4 2. Lf1 Ld3 3. Txe7 (3. Lxd3 Dxd3 4. Txe7) 7) 1. … Ph7! 2. Lf4 g5 3. Lg3 g4 −+ (Richtrova-Makropoulou, Novi Sad 1990) 8) 1. a5 Dxa5 2. Ta1 Db6 3. Ta6 +−

9) 1. Kf2! Lh3 (1. … Lc4 2. b4!) 3. Kg3 Lf1 4. Td1 Lc4 5. b4 +− 10) 1. … Lxc4 2. dxc4 f5 −+ (Kuijf-Reinderman, Wijk aan Zee 1993)

11) 1. … Ld6 2. Dxa5 Txe1+ (2. … b6 3. Txe8+ Dxe8 −+) 3. Txe1 b6 −+ (Afek-Wahls, Wien 1991) 12) 1. Td6! Tf8 2. Ta6 +−

1) 1. Pce4 (1. Pfe4 fxe4 2. Pxe4 – 1. Pce4) 1. … fxe4 2. Pxe4 Dh4 3. Lg5 +− 2) 1. … d5 2. exd6 f5 −+ (Cochrane-Staunton, London 1842)

3) 1. Tf4 De5 2. Te1 Txd5 3. Td4 Txd4 4. cxd4 +− (Nikolov-Dovramadjiev, Shumen 1997) 4) 1. Ta1 Db3 2. Lc2 Db4 3. Ta4 +− (Tarrasch-Mieses, Berlin 1916)

5) 1. … g5! 2. Lxg5 Ta8 3. Db7 Teb8 −+ (Bartel-Ter Sahakyan, Plovdiv 2008) 6) 1. … b5! 2. Db3 Pa5 3. Dc3 Pd5 −+

7) 1. … Le7! 2. Lxe7 Dxe7 −+ (Ftacnik-Goldin, Los (Angeles 1991) 8) 1. … Tg6 2. Dh7 De8 −+ (Monroy-Apicella, Avoine 2002)

9) 1. e5 Dxe5 (1. … dxe4 2. Pe4 +−) 2. Lf4 Df6 3. Pe4 +− 10) 1. Lb6! Tb8 2. Pa2 +− (Djuric-Kaenel, Biel 1991)

11) 1. c5! Dxc5 2. Pb3 Db6 3. Pa4 +− (Topalov-Karpov, Monaco rapid 1998) 12) 1. Pc2 Dxa2 2. Lxc5 dxc5 3. Dc3 +−

1) 1. De6+! Kb8 2. Te3 +− 2) 1. g4 hxg4 2. fxg4 +−

3) 1. Ld3 Dg4 2. h3 Dxg2 (2. … Dh5 3. g4 +−) 3. Th2 +− (Cheparinov-Kukov, Pernik 2003) 4) 1. … Ld7! 2. Kf2 Tbb6 −+ (Lautier-Bauer, Besançon 2006)

5) 1. Lxf7+ Kxf7 2. Pg5+ Kg8 3. Pe6 +−

6) 1. … Pg3+ (0-1 (Rodriguez-Miton, Budapest 1997) 2. Dxg3 Lh4 3. Le3 Dh5 −+ 7) 1. Dc3+! e5 2. b4 +− (Nikolic-Filipovic, Bad Wörishofen 1989)

8) 1. … De1+ 2. Txe1 Txe1+ 3. Kf2 Txb1 −+ 9) 1. Pf6+ Kd6 2. Pe4+ Kd7 3. Tc3 +−

10) 1. … Lg5 2. Dg3 h4 3. Df3 e4 −+

11) 1. Th3 Lb7 2. Ph2 +− (Anand-Polgar,Z, Monaco rapid 1993) 12) 1. … Dc5+! 2. Kh1 Th6 3. Dg5 f6 −+

1) 1. Te7+! Pxe7 2. Dxe7+ Kg8 = (2. … Kh6? 3. Df8+ Kh5 4. g4+ Kg5 5. Pe4+ +−) (Vaganian-Galkin, Moskva 2005) 2) 1. … Txg3+ 2. Kxg3 (2. fxg3 Dd2+ 3. Kg1 Dd1+ 4. Kg2 Dh1+ 5. Kf2 Th2+ µ) 2. … Th3+ 3. Kxh3 Dxf3+ =

3) 1. Pxg6 fxg6 2. Th8+ Kf7 3. Th7+ =

4) 1. Tg4+ fxg4 2. Dg5+ Lg6 3. Dd5+ ½-½ (Korneev-Khachian, Omsk 1996) 5) 1. De8+ Kg7 2. Df8+ Kxf8 3. Td8+ Kg7 4. Lf8+ Kg8 5. Le7+ ½-½

6) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

7) 1. Lc7 Txc7 [1. … Pg4 2. Df7+ (2. Dd8+ Kg7 3. Le5+) 2. … Kh8 3. Le5+] 2. Dd8+ Kg7 3. Df6+ ½-½ (Kasparov-Tukmakov, (Kislovo 1982)

8) 1. Th8+ Kg6 2. Txh6+ Kg5 [2. … Kxh6 3. Dh8+ Kg5 4. Dh5#] 3. Th5+ Kg6 4. Th6+ ½-½ 9) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

10) 1. De6+! Kh7 2. Pf8+ Dxf83. Dg6+ Kg84. De6+ ½-½ (Riumen-Verlinsky, Moskva 1933) 11) 1. Pe5+ Kf6 2. Pd7+ Kg6 3. Pe5+ ½-½

12) 1. Df3! (1. Dg2? Kb8 2. Dg3+ Dc7 3. Db3+ Db6 4. Dg3+ Ka8 5. Df3+ Tc6 6. Df8+ Db8) 1. … Kb8 2. Df4+ Dc7 3. Db4+ Db6 4. Df4+ Ka8 5. De4+ Dc6 6. Df3! ½-½ (Halski 1980)

1) 1. Dc7+ Ka8 2. Dc8+! Lxc8 3. Pc7+ Kb8 4. Pa6+ =

2) 1. Txa6+! Lxa6 2. Lb5+ Lxb5 stalemate/Patt/pat (2. … Kxb5 pat) (Bron 1975)

3) 1. Ld3 Pa3 (1. … g5 2. Lg6+ hxg6 pat) 2. Lb5+ Pxb5 stalemate/Patt/pat (Galitzky 1902)

4) 1. Lc4+! Kxc4 (1. … Ka4? 2. Ta6#) 2. Txg4+ Dxg4 3. Pe3+ Lxe3 stalemate/Patt/pat (Fedoseiev 1931) 5) 1. c5+! Dxc5 2. Le7+ Kxe7 3. Txe5+ Dxe5 stalemate/Patt/pat (Ramkov 1979)

6) 1. Pe6 Ta5+ 2. Kb3 Txa6 3. Pc5+! bxc5 stalemate/Patt/pat (Fritz 1946) 7) 1. Ta4+! Lxa4 2. b4+ Kb5 3. Ld3+ Pc4 stalemate/Patt/pat (Fatosky 1956)

8) 1. … Dc6+ (1. … Db7+? 2. Kf5 Pg7+ 3. Lxg7 +−) 2. Kf5 Pg7+ 3. Lxg7 Dg6+! = (Pietzsch-Fuchs, Berlin 1963) 9) 1. Tf7! Dxf7 2. Db8+ Txb8 (2. … Dg8?? 3. De5+ +−) stalemate/Patt/pat (Evetsky 1902)

10) 1. Th2+ Kg6 (1. … Kg4 2. Tg1+ Kf3 3. Tf1+ =) 2. Td6! Dxd6 3. Th6+ Kxh6 stalemate/Patt/pat (Langstaff 1925) 11) 1. Th5+ Kg8 2. Ld5+ Dxd5 3. Th8+! Kxh8 stalemate/Patt/pat (Bron 1948)

12) 1. Db4+ Dc5+ (1. … Kc7 2. Pa6+ bxa6 (2. … Kd7 3. Pb8+ (3. … Kd8 4. Pc6+! bxc6 5. Dd4+! =) 3. … Ke8 4. De4+ Kf8 5. Db4+ = 1. … Kd5 2. Db5+ Dc5 3. Dxc5+ Kxc5 4. Pd7+!) 2. Dxc5+ Kxc5 3. Pd7+ Lxd7 stalemate/Patt/pat (3. … Kc6 4. Pxf6 =)

1) 1. Kc7 Kb5 2. a7 Lxa7 3. Kd6 =

2) 1. … a5! 2. Ke5 b5 3. Lxa5 bxa4 4. bxa4 = (Villeneuve-Apicella, Val Maubuee 1988)

3) 1. a5! bxa5 2. Kf2 a4 3. Ke3 a3 4. Kd4! a2 (4. … Lxh1 5. Kc3 Ld5 6. Kc2 La2 7. Kc3 =) 5. Lxd5+ = (Fedoseiev 1995) 4) 1. a6 Lc5 2. Kc7 Kb5 (2. … h5 3. Kc6 La7 4. Kd5 =) 3. a7 Lxa7 4. Kd6 Kc4 5. Ke5 Kd3 6. Kf4 Ke2 7. Kg3 Kf1

Kh2 = (Makletsov 1978)

5) 1. … Kb8 (1. … Ka7 2. a5! Kxa6 3. axb6 +−) 2. a7+ Ka8 3. Lg1 b5! (3. … Kxa7 4. a5!) 4. axb5 stalemate/Patt/pat (Marchand 1955)

6) 1. Kd2 La2 2. b3! (2. Kc3 Lb3! −+) 2. … a3 (2. … Lxb3 3. Kc1 = 2. … axb3 Kc3 =) 3. Kc3 Lb1 4. b4 La2 5. b5 Ld5 6. Kc2 ½-½ (Hanneman 1933)

7) 1. Kc6 a5 2. b3! (2. Kb5? a4 3. Kb4 (3. Kc4 Ke4 4. Kc3 Ke3 5. Kb4 Kd3 6. Ka3 Lb3 7. Kb4 Kc2 −+) 3. … Kd4 4. Ka3 Lb3 5. Kb4 Kd3 −+) 2. … Lxb3 3. Kb5 a4 4. Kb4 = (Koranyi 1962)

8) 1. Kf6! (1. Kd4? a4 2. Kc3 a3 −+) 1. … Lc2 (1. … Lh5 2. g6 Lxg6 – 1. … Lc2) 2. g6 Lxg6 3. Ke5 a4 4. Kd4 a3 5. Kc3 Lxf7 6. Kc2 La2 7. Kc3 = (Dunder 1975)

9) 1. Kf7! (1. Kf8 Ld5 2. Ke7 a5 3. Kd6 a4 −+) 1. … Ld5+ (1. … Lh5 2. Ke6! (2. Kf6? a5 3. Ke5 a4 4. Kd4 a3 5. Kc3 Ld1!) 2. … a5 3. Kd5 a4 4. Kc4 Ld1 5. Kb4 =) 2. Kf6 a5 3. Ke5 a4 4. Kd4 a3 5. Kc3 = (Aliev 2004)

10) 1. Kf4 Le6 (1. … Kg6 2. e6! Lxe6 3. Ke5 Kf7 4. Kd4 =) 2. d7 Lxd7 3. e6 Lxe6 4. Ke5 Lg4 5. Kd4 = 11) 1. Pd2! Kxd2 2. Lg5+ Ke2 3. Lh6! gxh6 = (Krikul 1989)

12) 1. Kg4! (1. Kg3 Ke1 −+) 1. … Ke1 2. Kf3 Kf1 3. Kg3 = (Krikheli 1985)

1) 1. Pa2+! Kc5 2. Pxc1 g1D 3. Ld4+! Dxd4 (3. … Kxd4 4. Pe2+ Kxd3 5. Pxg1 =) 4. Pb3+ = (Daniel 1939)

2) 1. Tc7+ Kb3 (1. … Kd3 2. Tc3+ Kd4 3. Lf6+ Ke4 4. Te3+ Kf4 5. Lg5+ Kxg5 6. Tg3+ Kf4 7. Tg1 =; 1. … Kb2 Tb7 d1D 2. Txb5+ =) 2. Tc3+! Kb4 (2. … Ka4 3. Le7! =) 3. La5+ Kxa5 4. Ta3+ = (Gillberg 1985)

3) 1. Tc3+! Ka4 (1. … Kxc3 2. Pd1+ = 1. … Ka2 2. Tc2 =) 2. Tc4+! Ka5 (2. … Lb4 3. Txb4+ Kxb4 4. Pd3+ =; 2. … Kb5 3. Pd1 b1D 4. Pc3+ =) 3. Ta4+! Kxa4 4. Pd1 = (Albrecht 1999)

4) 1. Tg6+ Ka7 (1. … Kc7 2. Tc6+! Kxc6 3. Lf3+ Kc5 4. Le4 =) 2. Ta6+! Kxa6 3. Le2+ Ka5 4. Ld3 = (Sehwers 1905) 5) 1. Tc4+! (1. Tb8+? Ka4 2. Tb3 a1P+!) 1. … Kb5 2. Tc5+ Kb6 3. Ta5! Kxa5 4. b4+ Kxb4 5. Kb2 = (Sansom 1960) 6) 1. g4+ fxg3 (1. … Kg6 2. Lxd7 b1D 3. Lf5+ =) 2. La6 b1D 3. Le2+ Kg6 4. Ld3+ Dxd3 5. Pe5+ = (Prokes 1947)

7) 1. Kb8! (1. Pc6? Pa7+ 2. Kd7 Pxc6 3. Lc3 Kb5 −+) 1. … a2 2. Pd3 Kxa5 (2. … a1D 3. Pc5+ Kxa5 4. Pb3+ =) 3. Pc1 a1D 4. Pb3+ = (Sarychev, Israelov 1981)

8) 1. … Kf3! (1. … Kf4 2. Lf2! Pd6 3. Kg2 Kf5 4. Lg3 +−) 2. Lf2 Pd6 3. c7 Pc8 = (Bondarenko 1984)

9) 1. Lg5!! a1D (1. … Kg7 2. Lxf6+ Kxf6 3. Tf3+ Ke5 4. Tf1 Pc3 5. Ta1 = 1. … fxg5 2. Th3+ Kg7 3. Th1 Pc3 4. Ta1 =) 2. Lxf6+ Dxf6 3. Th3+ = (Troitzky 1906)

10) 1. b3! c1D 2. Tg4+! Ka5 (2. … Lxg4 stalemate/Patt/pat) 3. Ta4+ Kb5 4. Tb4+ Kc5 5. Tc4+ = (Vandecasteele 2000) 11) 1. Ta5+ Kg4 2. Tg5+! (2. Ta4? f1D+ 3. Kc2 Dd3+ 4. Kc1 Kf3! 5. Txf4+ Ke2 −+) 2. … Kf3 3. Tg3+ Kxg3 4. Le1!

= (Janos 2004)

12) 1. Kh8! (1. Tc1 Lf1 2. Tc7 h1D 3. Th7 Lc4+−+) 1. … Lf1 2. Ta7! h1D+ 3. Th7 Dg1 4. Tg7+ = (Kozlowski 1938)

1) 1. Te3! Pxe3 2. Pc1 e1D (2. … e1P 3. Pb3+ Kb5 4. Pxa5 =) 3. Pd3+ Kd4 4. Pxe1 Lxe1 stalemate/Patt/pat (Becker 1924)

2) 1. Pe5 a3 2. Pc4! a2 3. Pa5 a1D stalemate/Patt/pat (Neumann 1941)

3) 1. Td1! Lxd1+ 2. Ka3 b1P+ (2. … b1D/T stalemate/Patt/pat) 3. Kb2 Pd2 4. Kc1 = (Kalinin 1990)

4) 1. Tg4+ Kxe5 (1. … Ke3 2. Tg3+ Ke2 3. Tg2 = 3. … Kf3 4. Txg8 +−) 2. Tg1! fxg1D stalemate/Patt/pat (Benesch 1925)

5) 1. Kh4! a2 2. Lh6 Kf6 3. Ld2! a1D 4. Lc3+ Dxc3 stalemate/Patt/pat (Kaplan 1966)

6) 1. Ld3! cxd3 2. Tb3 d2 3. Txb2 d1D 4. Tb7+! Lxb7 stalemate/Patt/pat (Sehwers 1923) 7) 1. Te5! f1D 2. Pc2+ Lxc2 3. Te1+ Dxe1 stalemate/Patt/pat (Mikolap 1987)

8) 1. Pf5! exf5 2. Lf8 a2 3. Lb4 a1D 4. Lc3+ Dxc3 stalemate/Patt/pat (Schröder 1931) 9) 1. Pb4+ Kd6 2. Ka5! e1D stalemate/Patt/pat (Bron 1940)

10) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

11) 1. Ld2! exd2 2. Txd2 c1D stalemate/Patt/pat (2. … c1T 3. Tc2 Tf1 4. Tf2 Td1 5. Td2 =) (Sehwers 1922) 12) 1. Le8 Kg4 2. Ld7+ Kf4 3. Lg4! Kxg4 4. Pc4 d1D 5. Pe3+! = (Jespersen 1890)

1) 1. Ta4+ Kc3 2. Tc4+! Kd3 3. Pc5+ Kxc4 4. Pxb7 = 2) 1. Tg3+ Db3 2. Td3! Kb4 3. Txb3+ = (Krikheli 1983) 3) 1. Pe6! Df3+ 2. Kb4 Db7+ 3. Kc3 =

4) 1. Tg6 (1. b6 Lb8 −+) 1. … g3 2. Tg7 Kb4 3. b6 =

5) 1. Lb6 Pd6 2. Lc7! Td4 3. Kd7 = (Melnichenko 2005)

6) 1. Td6+ (1. Tc7 Da8 2. Pe6+ Ke8 3. Pg7+ Kf8 4. Pe6+ Kg8 5. Tg7+ Kh8 −+) 1. … Kc8 (1. … Ke8 2. Te6+ Kf8 3. Tf6+ =) 2. Td8+ Kb7 3. Pb5 = (Neuenschwander 1983)

7) 1. Td7 (1. Te6+ Kd8 2. Te8+ Kc7 3. Pc5 Da7 −+) 1. … Da6 (1. … Pxd7 2. Pd6+ = 1. … Dxd7 Pf6+ = 1. … Kxd7 2. Pc5+ =) 2. Pf6+ Kf8 3. Ph7+ = (Neuenschwander 1983)

8) 1. g7! Lxg7 2. Ld4! Lf6 3. Kc7 Lh8 4. Kc8 = (Ericsson 1962) 9) 1. De5+! Lxe5 2. Lxc3+ Lxc3 3. Kxc2 Le1 4. Kd3 =

10) 1. Th8+ Kxa7 2. Tf8 Te5 3. e4! = (Prokes 1947)

11) 1. Kc2 (1. Kc3? Ke5! 2. Kd3 Pf5 3. Kc2 Ph4 4. Kd1 Pg2 −+) 1. … Kf5 2. Kd3 Pf1 3. Pf2! Lxf2 4. e4+ Kf4 5. Ke2 = (Ornstein 2000)

12) 1. b8D! Paxb8 2. b5 = (Vinichenko 2000)

1) 1. Kc4 Kc6 2. Kb4 a3 3. Kb3 Kd5 4. Kc2 Lb2 5. Kb1 = (Nieszl 1977)

2) 1. Pf7 e1D (1. … Kxf7 2. Pg5+ Kf6 3. Pf3 =) 2. Pfg5! = (Zachodjakin 1949)

3) 1. Lg3+ f4 2. Lh4! gxh4 (2. … Kf5 3. h3 Kg6 4. Ke2 Kh5 5. Le1 =) 3. h3 = (Richter 1953)

4) 1. Kf7!! (1. Ke6 Kf4 2. Kd5 a3 3. Kc4 Ke3 4. Kb3 Kd2 −+) 1. … Lb4 2. Ke6 Kf4 3. Kd5 a3 4. Kc4 Lf8 5. Kb3 Ke3 6. Kc2 = Kok 1938

5) 1. a3! (1. axb3 Lxb3 2. Kf4 Kg6 −+) 1. … Kg4 2. Ke4 Kg3 3. Ke3 Kg2 4. Kd2 = (Koranyi 1954) 6) 1. Lxh3! g4 2. Lg2 f3 3. Lh3! gxh3 4. Kb2 Kb4 5. Kc2 Kc4 6. Kd2 = (Wotawa 1942)

7) 1. Lg1! Kg3 2. Pc6 Kg2 (2. … f5 3. Pd4 Kg2 4. Pe2 Kf3 (4. … Kf1 5. Pf4 =) 5. Pd4+ =) 3. Ld4! h2 4. Lxf6 h1D 5. Lb2 Dh5 6. Pd4 = (Nadareishvili 1954)

8) 1. b4! Pe6 2. Lb6 Pc7 3. Lxc7 Kxc7 =

9) 1. Lf1+ Kh4 2. Lc4 La6 3. Lxa6! a2 4. Kxh2 a1D 5. Lf1 = (Kakovin 1941) 10) 1. … Txh4! 2. Kxh4 Ld4 = (Ree-Hort, Wijk aan Zee 1986)

11) 1. Lg4! (1. h3? g4! −+) 1. … e1D 2. h3 Dc1 3. Kf3! Df1 4. Ke3 Dg2 5. Ke2 = (Chekhover 1954) 12) 1. … Pc5!! 2. Txa7 Kxa7 3. bxc5 dxc5 = (Paulic-Vasovic, 1976)

1) 1. Tg5+ (1. Pf3 h1D 2. Pe5+ Kf5 3. Txb5 =) 1. … Kh6 2. Tg3 h1D 3. Th3+ ½-½ (Iwanow 1956)

2) 1. Td5! f1D (1. … Kxd5 2. Pf5 Ke4 3. Kd2! Kxf5 4. Ke2 Pe4 5. a5 Kxf4 6. a6 Kg3 7. a7 =) 2. Td4+ Kxd4 3. Pf5+ Ke4 (3. … Kc4 4. Pe3+ = 3. … Kd5 4. Pe3+ =) 4. Pg3+ = (Troitzky 1896)

3) 1. Pg3+ Kg1 2. Lc1! dxc1D (2. … d1D 3. Le3#) 3. Pe2+ = (Kovacevic 1972)

4) 1. Pf6 Kxd6 (1. … b1D 2. Pe4+ Kb5 3. Pc3+ Kc5 4. Pxb1 Kxd6 5. Pxd2 =) 2. Pe4+ Kd5 3. Pxd2 = (Neale 1914) 5) 1. Pc5+ Kf3 2. Txf2+! exf2 3. Pe4! Kxe4 4. Kg2 Ke3 5. Kf1 = (Troitzky 1896)

6) 1. Lf4! Kxf4 2. Pd5+ Ke5 3. Pb4 = (Nieszl 1932)

7) 1. Lf5! (1. Lh5? Tg3 2. Td8 g1D 3. Td1 Tg6+!) 1. … Tg3 2. Tb8! g1D 3. Tb1 = (Silaev 1988) 8) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

9) 1. Pd7 c1D 2. Pc5+ Ke3 3. Tg3+ Ke2 4. Tg2+ = (Troitzky 1907)

10) 1. Ta1 Pg1 2. Ta5 h1D (2. … h4 3. Tg5+ Kf3 4. Pe5+ Kf4 5. Tg4+ Kxe5 6. Txh4 =) 3. Txh5! Ph3 4. Txh3! Dxh3 (4. … Kxh3 5. Pf2+ =) 5. Pf4+ = (Lazard 1908)

11) 1. Tg4! a1D 2. Tb4+ Lb6 3. Ta4 De1 4. Le4+ Dxe4 5. Txe4 = (Lazard 1949)

12) 1. Pg5+ Kg2! (1. … Ke3 2. Pe6 a2 3. Pd4 =) 2. Lh3+ Kh1 3. Pf3 a2 4. Lg2+! Kxg2 5. Pe1+ Kf2 6. Pc2 = (Kivi 1936)

1) 1. … Pc6 (1. … Ld7 2. Dd4 f6 3. Lc4 ± (Merkulov-Trapezonian, Moskva 1956) 1. … Dxd7+ 2. Lb5 Pc6 3. Pe5 De6 4. 0-0! ±) 2. d4 Lg7 =

2) 1. … d5! (1. … exf4 2. e5 De7 3. De2 ± 1. … Pc6 2. fxe5 Pxe5 3. d4 ±) 2. fxe5 Pxe4 =

3) 1. e5 (1. Pc3 d5 = 1. 0-0 d5 (1. … d6!?) 2. e5 Pd7 =) 1. … Pd5 2. Dg4 ± (Bitalzadeh-Clevers, Hengelo 2001) 4) 1. 0-0-0! (1. Ld3 Db4+ = 1. Lxf6 gxf6 2. 0-0-0 Ld7 =) 1. … Dxe4 2. Td8+! Kxd8 3. Dxe4 +−

(Bronstein-N(N, Sochi sim 1959)

5) 1. e6! (1. Ld3 Lxd3 2. Dxd3 e6 = 1. f4 e6 =) 1. … fxe6 (1. … Dd6 2. exf7+ Kxf7 3. f4! ±) 2. Ld3 Dd6 3. Lxh7 Txh7 4. Dd3 Th8 5. f4 ±

6) 1. Lc4! (1. Dxd4 Dxd4 2. Pxd4 Pf6 = 1. Lg5 Le7 2. Lxe7 Pxe7 =) 1. … Le6 (1. … Pf6 2. Pg5 Le6 3. Pxe6 fxe6 4. 0-0 ±) 2. Lxe6 fxe6 3. 0-0 ±

7) 1. Lxc6+! (1. exd6 Dxd6 = 1. Pf3 dxe5 2. fxe5 Pe5 3. Pxe5 Lxe5³) 1. … bxc6 2. Pf3 (2. exd6?! Dxd6 3. Pf3 La6 4. d3 c4! =) 2. … Ph6 3. Pe4 ²

8) 1. … Lg4! (1. … e5 2. Lg2 Le6 = 1. … Pxc3 2. Pxc3 e5 3. Lg2 =) 2. Lg2 Pd4 3. Lxd5 Dxd5! −+

9) 1. … Dc7 (1. … Pc5? 2. Pxc6 Lxc6 3. Dc3 ± 1. … g6 2. Pxc6 Lxc6 3. Ld4 ²) 2. b4 (2. Pf2 Tac8 3. c3 Pa5 =) 2. … Pb6 =

10) 1. Ph4! (1. Ld2 Te8 = 1. e4 exd4 2. Pxd4 Pc5 ³) 1. … Te8 2. Pf5 ²

11) 1. … d5! (1. … Ld7 2. Kh1 ² 2. … a5 Kh1 ²) 2. cxd5 exd5 3. exd5 Lc5 4. Dd2 Lf5 5. Ta1 Te8 −+

12) 1. c5! (1. Pxc6 dxc6 = 1. Ld2 Pxd4 2. Pd5 Dc5 =) 1. … d5 (1. … d6 2. Pc4 Dd8 3. d5 +−) 2. Lb5 Ld7 3. Pxd7 Pxd7 4. 0-0 ± (L’Ami-Bezemer, Hoogeveen 2012)

1) 1. Pa3 (1. Pc3 a6! = 1. Te1 cxd4 2. Dxd4 Pc6! 3. Pxc6 Lxf4! ³) 1. … Lxe5 (1. … a6 2. Pac4 ±) 2. dxe5 Pd5 3. Pb5 +−

2) 1. … Da5! (1. … 0-0 2. 0-0 = 1. … Dc7 2. Lf4 Da5 3. Db3 ²) 2. Dc2 Pe4! µ (Akkerboom-Ootes, Hengelo 2001)

3) 1. d6! (1. Pd2 d6 2. Pef3 Pc5 µ; 1. Le3 Lxe3 2. Dxe3 d6 ³) 1. … Pxd6 (1. … cxd6 2. Lb3+ Kh8 3. Pf7+ ±) 2. Lb3+ Kh8 3. Lg5! De8 4. Lxe7 Dxe7 5. Pg6+! +−

4) 1. e5 (1. 0-0 d6 = 1. Dxd4 c5 2. De5+ Le7 ³) 1. … De7 2. 0-0! Pg8 3. Df3 Tb8 4. Lg5! ±

5) 1. f3! (1. Dh5 Pxe5 (1. … Tf5 2. Dxf5!) 2. Lxe5 Tf5 3. Dg4 Lf6 = ; 1. c5 Pxe5 2. Lxe5 b6 =) 1. … exf3 2. Txf3 Lf6 3. Taf1 ±

6) 1. … exd5! (1. … cxd5 2. Da4+! +− 1. … Pxd5 2. a3 Da5 3. Ld2 ²) 2. Ld3 0-0 3. 0-0 = (Garrido-McDaniel, Haifa 1976) 7) 1. … e5! (1. … P8a6 2. Pxb4 Pxb4 3. a3 Pa6 4. Pc3 ² 1. … Pxd3+ 2. Dd3 g6 3. Le3 Lg7 4. Pc3 0-0 5. Le2 ²) 2. dxe5

(2. Pxe5 Dxd4!) 2. … Lf5 3. Pxb4 Dxd1+ (3. … Lxb4+!?) 4. Kxd1 Lxb4 5. Le2 Pa6 6. a3 0-0-0+ ³

8) 1. Lg5! (1. Pxd4 Ld7!? 2. Ld3 Pc6 = 1. Dxd4 Dxd4 2. Pxd4 Le7 =) 1. … De6+ (1. … Df7 2. Ld3 Lg4 3. 0-0 Lxf3 4. Te1+ Kd7 5. gxf3 ±) 2. Le2 ±

9) 1. f5! (1. Lxe4 dxe4 2. Dxe4 f5! 3. exf6 Lf5 µ (Ledger-Chapman, BCC 2012); 1. 0-0 Pxd3 2. cxd3 Pxc3 3. bxc3 g6 =) 1. … e6 (1. … Pxc3 2. bxc3 Pxd3+ 3. cxd3 e6 4. f6 – 1. … e6) 2. f6 (2. fxe6!?) 2. … Pxd3+ 3. cxd3 Pxc3 4. bxc3 g6 5. 0-0 ±

10) 1. … d5! (1. … e5 2. Pd6+ Ke7 3. c5! Da5+ 4. b4 Dxb4+ 5. Pd2 Dxc5 6. Db3!! +− 1. … d6 Pfxd4 ²) 2. cxd5 Da5) 3. Dd2 Dxb5 4. dxc6 Pe7 5. Pxd4 Db6 = (Gelfand-Anand, Zürich 2013)

11) 1. Pc3 (1. Ld3 Pe4 2. Lxe4 dxe4 3. g4 Lxh4 4. gxh5 ³ 1. g4 Pe4 2. Pg2 Lg6 3. Pf4? Lh4 µ (Petenyi-Wyss, Mitropa cup 2010) 1. … Pe4 2. Pxe4 dxe4 3. g4 Lxh4 4. gxh5 ²

12) 1. c5! (1. Pf3 dxc4 2. Lxc4 Pbd7 = 1. Tc1 Pa6!? 2. Pf3 Dxb3 3. axb3 Pb4 ³) 1. … Dxb3 2. axb3 Pbd7 3. b4 a6 4. b5 ±

1) 1. Lxb5! (1. Txa8?! Txa8 2. Lxb5 Ta1+ 3. Lf1 ²) 1. … Dxb5 2. Txa8! +− 2) 1. d7+! Lxd7 2. Dxd7+ Kxd7 3. Pe5+ +−

3) 1. Dg7! Tf8 2. Dxf8+ Kxf8 3. Th8+ +−

4) 1. e4 Le6 (1. … Dg6 2. Ph4!) 2. Txd6! Txd6 3. e5 +− (Reinhold-Grebel, Grönau 1996) 5) 1. Txd8+ Pxd8 2. Txd8+! Kxd8 3. Dd3+ +−

6) 1. … Lxf3 2. Lxf3 Ld2! −+ (Epishin-Kveinys, Wien1996)

7) 1. Lh5+ Kh6 2. Lf7! 1-0 (Narciso-Timman, Barcelona 2006)

8) 1. Lxa6! bxa6 2. Dxa6+ Kb8 3. Dc4 (1-0 (Krakops-Pedersen, Gausdal 2000) 3. … Lc8 4. Dxg4 +− 9) 1. Dxf6 gxf6 2. Pge4+ Kh8 3. Pxf6 +− (Tolush-Mititelu, Warszawa 1961)

10) 1. Pf5 De4+ 2. f3! +−

11) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

12) 1. Lf6+! Txf6 2. Tg8+! Kxg8 3. Pxf6+ Kg7 4. Pxe8+ Kg8 5. Pxc7 +−

1) 1. … Pxe5! 2. dxe5 Txf7 3. Dxf7 Dg4+−+

2) 1. Dd6+! (1. Dc7+ Ke8 2. Pd6+ Dxd6 3. Dxd6 De6+! 4. Dxe6 fxe6 −+) 1. … Dxd6 (1. … Ke8 2. Pc7#) 2. e8D+! Kxe8 3. Pxd6+ Kd7 4. Pxc4 +−

3) 1. … Lh6+ 2. Kf1 Lxd2 3. Txd2 Tag4! −+ (Camino-Carrabeo Coradel, Rio de Janeiro 2008) 4) 1. Lxg6! Kxg6 2. Txc8 Txc8 3. Dxg4+ +−

5) 1. Tf4 Dd8 2. Txf7+! Tdxf7 3. Pe6+ +−

6) 1. … Lxf3 2. Lxf3 Pxf3+ 3. Dxf3 Lxb2 4. Txb2 Dd4+−+

7) 1. … Tc3! 2. Txc3 (2. Te1 Ld3!) 2. … Pxc3 3. Dd2 Dxd4+ 4. Dxd4 Pe2+−+ 8) 1. Lxe7 Dxe7 2. Pxd5 Df7 3. Dxf5! +−

9) 1. Lxf7+ Txf7 2. Dh8+! Kxh8 3. Pxf7+ Kg8 4. Pxd8 +−

10) 1. … Lxh3 (1. … e3 2. Dd3 Lxh3 2. Kxh3 Dc8+) 2. 2. Kxh3 Dc8+ 3. Kg2 Txd6 4. Dxd6 Td8! −+ (Sentic-Strikovic, Vinkovci 1989)

11) 1. Ph5 Dg5 (1. … Lxb2 2. Dh6+ Ke8 3. Dxd2 +−) 2. Pxg7 Dxg7 3. Dh8+ +− (Barbero-Zichici, Bernardino 1988) 12) 1. De8+ Kg7 2. Pf5+ Kg6 3. Dg8+ Kxf5 4. Dg4+ Ke5 5. Dg3+ +−

1) 1. … Pe4 2. Dxd8 Lxh6+−+

2) 1. Txf6! gxf6 2. Dg3+ Kh8 3. Pg6+ +− (Ekström-Szmetan, Arosa 1984) 3) 1. f3! Pg5 2. Lxg5 Dxg5 3. f4! +−

4) 1. … De4! (1. … Txg3+ 2. Kxg3 Tg1+ 3. Txg1 Dxb5 4. a7 ±) 2. Db7 Txf2+ 3. Kxf2 Dxe3+ −+ 5) 1. e5 dxe5 2. Lxc6 Lxc6 3. Pd5 +−

6) 1. Pf6 Dxe2 (2. … Pf3+ 3. Dxf3) 2. Pg8+ Ke8 3. Pc7+ Kf8 4. Td8# 7) 1. b4 Pb7 2. b5! Le8 3. e5 +−

8) 1. Lxf6 Lxf6 2. Pd5 Dxe1 3. Pxf6+ Kg7 4. Pxe1! +− 1-0 9) 1. Pxd5! Pxd5 2. cxd5 Lxd2 3. dxe6 ±

10) 1. … Pxd4! 2. Pxd4 Txc3 3. Dxd7 Txc1+ 4. Txc1 Txd7 µ 11) 1. … Txb6! 2. Dxb6 Pd4 3. Dxf6 Pxe2+ 4. Kh1 Lxf6 −+

12) 1. Td8+ Kf7 2. Lc6 Tec7 (2. … Tbc7 3. Le8+ Txe8 4. Txc7+ +−) 3. Tdd1! Tb8 4. Le8+ Txe8 5. Txc7+ +−

1) 1.f3! Txf3 (1. … Dc4 2.Tc1! 1-0 (Bronstein-Vorotnikov, URS 1970) 2.Txf3 (2. Td8+ Kh7 3. Txf3 Dxf3 4. Dxb4 +−) 2. … Dxf3 3. Td8+ Kh7 4. Dxb4 +−

2) 1. Tf4! Td8 2. Tc4 +−

3) 1. … Lc2! 2. Txc2 c4 3. Da3 Pxc2 −+ 4) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening 5) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

6) 1. … Dd3+ 2. Ke1 c4 3. Db4 c5 4. Da5 cxb3 −+

7) 1. La6! Txa6 2. Txb8 Dxb8 3. Dxa6 +− (Bogdanovic-Pogats, Pecs 1964) 1. … Pxd4! 2. Pxd4 a5 −+ (Conrady-Angos, Moskva 1956)

9) 1. … Ph4+! 2. gxh4 Pxf4+ 3. Pxf4 (3. Kg3 Pxe2+−+) 3. … Dxc3 −+ 10) 1. Txf6+ Pxf6 2. Tg1+ Pg4 3. Txg4+ hxg4 4. h5+ +−

11) 1. Pg3+ Kg5 2. Pe4+ Kh5 3. Pf6+ Kg5 4. f4+! Dxf4 (4. … Kf6 5. Dxh4+ +−) 5. Ph7# 12) 1. T1d4 Db5 2. a4! Db6 (2. … Lxa4 3. Dxf7+!) 3. T7d6 Dc7 4. Dxb3 +−

1) 1. Dh4+ Kg8 2. Dh6 Txf8 3. Dh7#

2) 1. Dc5+ Ka5 2. Db4+! Dxb4 3. Ld8+ +− 3) 1. Le7 Dxe7 2. Dh7+ Kf8 3. Dh8#

4) 1. Txf8+ (1. Lg6+? Lxh4+) 1. … Lxf8 2. Txf8+ Dxf8 3. Lg6+ Kg8 4. Dh7# 5) 1. Dd7!! Txd7 2. Tg8+ Ke7 3. Pf5#

6) 1. Dxe8 Dxh5 2. Pe7+! Pxe7 3. Dxf8+ Kxf8 4. Td8# 7) 1. … e4 2. Df5 Df1+! 3. Txf1 (3. Kxf1 Th1#) 3. … Pe2# 8) 1. Ta5+ bxa5 2. b5+ Pxb5 3. Tb6+ Txb6 4. Pc5#

9) 1. Dg5 Tg8 2. Td8+ Txd8 3. Dxd8+ Le8 4. Dd6#

10) 1. Td8+ Dxd8 2. Lh3+ Txh3 3. Dg4+! Txg4 4. b7# (Carls 1901) 11) 1. Pg6+ hxg6 2. h7 Kxh7 3. g5 fxg5 4. Tc1 Th8 5. Kf7! +−

12) 1. Ld5+ Lxd5 2. Pc5+ Dxc5 3. Te5+ Lxe5 4. Pg5+ hxg5 5. f3# (Anderssen 1842)

1) 1. … Lxc4 2. bxc4 Le3+ 3. Kf1 Ld4 −+ 2) 1. d6 Pxd6 2. Lf4 +−

3) 1. … Txe2! 2. Dxe2 Pd4 −+

4) 1. … Txf3! 2. gxf3 Ld4 −+ (Ashley-Goldin, Oak Bridge 1975)

5) 1. Txe6 Txe6 2. Txe6 (2. Lxd5 cxd5 3. Dxe6+ Dxe6 4. Txe6 +−) 2. … Dxe6 3. Lxd5 Dxd5 4. Dxc8+ +− (Sellos-Nielsen, Bordeaux 1992)

6) 1. Lxb6 axb6 2. Pxb6! +−

7) 1. h4 Pe4 2. f3 Pf6 3. Lg3 +−

8) 1. Pxf5! Txf5 2. h3 Dg5 3. g4 De3+ 4. Kg2 +−

9) 1. Kh1! (1. Kh2 De2!) 1. … Tf7 (1. … Kc7 2. Pe6+ Kb6 3. Dc7#) 2. Lh3 +− 10) 1. Pf6+ gxf6 2. Dg8+ Tf8 3. Dxd5 +−

11) 1. Ld2 Kg8 (1. … Tb8 2. Lxb4 Tb5 3. Lxc5+ Txc5 4. Db4 +−1. … Tc8 2. Txc5 +−) 2. Lxb4 +− 12) 1. Le6+ Kxe6 2. Td4 Tc8 3. Tc1 +−

1) 1. … Tf3!! 2. Lxf3 Dh6+ 3. Lh5 Pg2#

2) 1. Td8+! Lxd8 (1. … Txd8 2. Dxc5 +−) 2. De8+ Df8 3. Ld5+ +− 3) 1. … Le2 (0-1, (Saric-Leventic, CRO 2004) 2. Txe2 Td1+−+

4) 1. Tg2+ Kf8 2. Pd7+ Txd7 3. Te8+ (3. Tg8+ Kxg8 4. Te8#) 3. … Kxe8 4. Tg8# 5) 1. … Te6! 2. Lxe6 Lg1 −+

6) 1. Ld4 (1. Lg5 h5! =) 1. … Dd1+ 2. Kg2 Dxd4 3. Dxd4 Txc8 4. Dxb2 +− 7) 1. Pf7+! Txf7 2. Pc8! +−

8) 1. … Le5 2. Ld2 De2! −+

9) 1. … Ld5 2. Txc1 f3! 3. g3 Dxc1#

10) 1. Ld6 Lxd6 2. Pf6+ gxf6 3. Tg1+ Kh8 4. Dxh7+ Kxh7 5. Th4# 11) 1. Da6!! (1. Txh7 Dxa3+ 2. Kxa3 Ta8+−+) 1. … bxa6 2. Txh7 +− 12) 1. … Dg4!! 2. Txg4 Pf3+ 3. Kg3 Pxd2 4. Txg5+ Kh6 −+

1) 1. Dxh7+ Kxh7 2. Th3+ Kg6 3. Pe7+ Kg7 4. Th7# 2) 1. Df8+ Lg8 2. Dxg8+ Kxg8 3. Te8+ Kf7 4. Pd6# 3) 1. Df7+ Dxf7 2. Txc8+ De8 3. Txe8+ Kf7 4. Tf8#

4) 1. … Th4+ 2. gxh4 (2. Kg5 De7+ 3. Df6 h6+ 4. Kxg6 Dh7#) 2. … Dg2+ 3. Kh5 Pf4+ 4. Dxf4 Dg6# 5) 1. Tf8+ Kh7 2. Tf7+ Kh6 3. Lg7+ Kh7 4. Pg5#

6) 1. Tc8+ Ka7 2. Db6+ Lxb6 3. axb6+ Kxb6 4. Le3# 7) 1. Df5+ Kb8 2. De5+ Ka8 3. Dxe8+ Lxe8 4. Td8#

8) 1. Txh6+ Kxh6 (1. … gxh6 2. Tf7+ Kh8 3. Df5!) 2. g4 g6 (2. … Th8 3. Dh3+ Kg6 4. Lf7#) 3. Tf7 Tf8 4. Dh3# 9) 1. Le4+ Tb7 2. Db8+ Tgxb8 3. Txa7+ Lxa7 4. Pc7#

10) 1. … Da1+ 2. Pxa1 Pa3+ 3. Ka2 Pc2+ 4. Kb3 Ta3# 11) 1. Txe7+ Kf8 2. Dd8+ Txd8 3. Te8+ Kxe8 4. Pf6# 12) 1. Tb4+ Pxb4 2. Dxe5+ Kxe5 3. Te7+ Kf6 4. Lh4#

1) 1. Td8! Dxc3 2. Txf8+ Kg7 3. Tg8+ Kh7 4. bxc3 +− (Miasnikov-Chistiakov, URS 1965) 2) 1. Pb6! Dxd1+ 2. Txd1 Lxh6 3. Pxa8 +−

3) 1. Tc8+ (1. Dxe7 Ph3+ 2. Kh1 Pxf2+ 3. Kg1 Ph3+ =) 1. … Kxc8 2. Lg4+ +− 4) 1. … f4! (1. … Txb2 2. Ld4 +−) 2. Lxf4 Txb2 −+

5) 1. … Dxh4+! 2. Lxh4 Txh4+ 3. Dh2 Txh2+ 4. Kxh2 Txf7 −+ (Lazard-Menchik, Paris 1929) 6) 1. b5 Pxc3 2. Dd3! g6 3. Lxc3 +− (Anand-Adams, London 1987)

7) 1. … Db4! 2. Dxg6 Dxe1+ 3. Pxe1 Tf1# (Belov-Novopashin, Nikolaev 1981)

8) 1. Dxa6! Dxe4 (1. … bxa6 2. Pf6+ +−) 2. Da5! Dd5 3. Te8+! +− (Gawlikowski-Olearczyk, Warszawa 1964) 9) 1. Dd4 Da6 2. Dh8+ Kg5 3. a8D +−

10) 1. Lh6! Pxe5 2. Lxg7+ Kg8 3. Lxe5+ Lg5 4. Txg5# (Bronstein-Kotov, Moskva 1946) 11) 1. … Pxd4! 2. exd4 gxh5 3. Pe5 f5 µ (Grünfeld-Wegemund, Frankfurt 1923)

12) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

1) 1. Tc8+ Lxc8 2. De8+ Tf8 3. Txg7+ Kxg7 4. Dg6+ Kh8 5. Dh7# 2) 1. Dxc8+ Txc8 2. Txe7+ Kd8 3. Txg7+ Ke8 4. Te7+ Kd8 5. Tf8# 3) 1. … Tf2+ 2. Kg1 Td2+ 3. Kf1 Ph2+ 4. Ke1 Pf3+ 5. Kf1 Tf2#

4) 1. Tf7+ Kg8 2. Pe7+ Kh8 3. Tf8+ Kg7 4. Tg8+ Kf6 5. Pd5#

5) 1. Txe4+ Kg5 2. Pf3+ Kf5 3. Th5+ Lg5+ 4. Txg5+ Txg5 5. Ph4# 6) 1. … Tb2+ 2. Kg3 Df4+ 3. Kh3 Dg4+ 4. fxg4 Lxg2+ 5. Kg3 f4#

7) 1. g4+ Pxg4 2. Txh6+ Pxh6 3. Dh2+ Kg4 4. Dg3+ (4. Dh3+ Kf4 5. Dg3#) 4. … Kh5 5. Dh3# 8) 1. … Dd4+ 2. Lxd4 Lxd4+ 3. Kh1 Pf2+ 4. Kg1 Pd3+ 5. Kh1 Txf1#

9) 1. Td8+ Kb7 2. Pd6+ Ka6 3. Da4+ Pa5 4. Db5+ Pxb5 5. cxb5# 10) 1. Th7+ Kg8 2. Pf6+ Kf8 3. e7+ Pxe7 4. Tf7+ Pxf7 5. Pe6#

11) 1. Tb7+ Ka8 (1. … Pxb7 2. Pba6+ Ka8 3. cxb7#) 2. Tb8+ Kxb8 3. Pba6+ Ka8 4. Pc7+ Kb8 5. P5a6# 12) 1. Dd8+ Kh7 2. Dh4+ Kg8 3. Pe7+ Kf8 4. Pg6+ Ke8 5. De7#

1) 1. Kg8! (1. h4? Kf7 2. h6 b5 3. h5 b4 4. Kh8 b3 5. h7 b2 6. h6 Ke7 7. Kg7 b1D 8. h8D Db2+ 9. Kh7 Dc2+ 10. Kg7 Dc3+ 11. Kh7 Dd3+ 12. Kg7 Dd4+ 13. Kh7 De4+ 14. Kg7 De5+ 15. Kh7 Df5+ 16. Kg7 Df7#) 1. … Kg5 2. Kg7 Kxh5 3. Kf6 b5 4. Ke5 = (Moravec 1958)

2) 1. Kb3 h5 2. Kc4 h4 3. Kd5 Kxf6 4. Ke4! =

3) 1. Kb5 h5 2. Kc6 Kb8 (2. … h4 3. Kc7 h3 4. b5 h2 5. b6 h1D 6. b7+ Ka7 7. b8D+ Ka6 8. Db6# 2. … d4 3. Kc7 d3 4. b5 d2 5. b6 +−) 3. Kxd5 h4 4. Ke4 =

4) 1. Kb3! bxa3 (1. … h5 2. Kxb4 h4 3. Kc5 h3 4. Kd6 h2 5. c7 =) 2. Kxa3 h5 3. Kb4 Kb6 4. Kc4 h4 5. Kd5 h3 6. Kd6 h2 7. c7 = (Palkovsky 2009)

5) 1. Ka4! Kd7 (1. … h5 2. Ka5! Kd7 3. Ka6 Kc7 4. Ka7 Kc6 5. Ka6 =) 2. Kb5! Kc7 3. Kc4! = (Zinar 1985) 6) 1. Kd7 g5 2. Kc7 g4 3. b4 g3 4. b5 g2 5. b6+ Ka6 6. b7 g1D 7. b8D =

7) 1. Kg4 h5+ 2. Kf5 (2. Kxh5? Kb6 −+) 2. … h4 (2. … Kb6 3. Kxf6 h4 4. Ke5 h3 5. Kd6 =) 3. Kxf6 h3 4. Ke7 Kb6 5. Kd6 h2 6. c7 h1D 7. c8D = (Lezelter 1994)

8) 1. Kf6 Kb6 2. Ke5 Kxc6 3. Kd4 Kd6 4. Ke3 Kd5 5. Kf2 Ke4 6. Kg3 Kf5 7. Kh4! Kxf4 stalemate/Patt/pat (Zinar 1982)

9) 1. Ke7! f5 2. Kd6 f4 3. Kc7 f3 4. a4 f2 5. a5 bxa5 6. b6+ Ka6 7. b5+! (7. b7? f1D 8. b8D Df4+ 9. Kc8 Dxb8) 10. Kxb8 axb4 −+) 7. … Kxb5 8. b7 f1D 9. b8D+ = (Kondratiev 2003)

10) 1. Ke7 (1. b4? Ke6 −+) 1. … g5 2. b4 Ke5 3. Kd7 (3. b5? Kd5 4. b6 Kc6 −+) 3. … Kd5 4. Kc7 Kc4 5. Kc6 Kxb4 6. Kd5 = (Pomogalov 2002)

11) 1. a7! Kxa7 2. Kg7!! (2. Kxh7 f5 3. Kg6 f4 4. Kf5 f3 5. Ke6 f2 6. c7 f1D 7. c8D Dh3+!) 2. … h5 (2. … f5 3. Kf6! Kb6 4. Kxf5 =) 3. Kxf7 Kb6 4. Ke6! Kxc6 5. Kf5 = (Kovalenko 1990)

12) 1. Kc4 c6 2. Kb3! (2. Kc5 Kg8 3. Kxc6 a4 4. Kd6 Kf7 −+) 2. … c5 3. Kc4! a4 4. Kxc5! a3 5. Kd6 Kg8 6. Ke7 = (Zinar 1988)

1) 1. Kb1!! (1. Ka2? Ke2 2. Kb3 Kd2 =) 1. … Ke2 2. Kc2 Ke1 3. Kc3 Kd1 4. b4 +− (Verburg 1987) 2) 1. Kc5 Kb2 2. a5 Ka3 3. Kb5 +−

3) 1. Kf6! (1. Ke5 Kb3 2. Kd6 Kc4 3. e4 Kd4 4. e5 Ke4 5. e3 Kf5 =) 1. … Kb3 2. Ke7 Kc4 3. Kd6! +− (Zinar 1985) 4) 1. … e2! 2. Kxe2 Ke4 3. f5 Kd4 −+ (Real-Vescovi, Clarin 1997)

5) 1. h5! Kf8 (1. … Kf6 2. Kg8 g6 3. Kf8 +−) 2. Kg6 Kg8 3. g5 hxg5 4. Kxg5 +− 6) 1. Ke5! Kc6 2. Kf6 Kd5 3. Kg7 Ke5 4. Kxh7 Kf4 5. Kxg6 Kf3 6. Kf5 +− 7) 1. d5! Kxd5 2. h3! Ke6 3. Kd4 Kd6 4. h4! Ke6 5. Kc5 +− Andersen 1938

8) 1. Ke5 Kc4 2. Kf6 Kd5 3. c4+! Kd6 4. Kg7! Ke7 5. Kxh7 Kf7 6. c5! +− (Ericsson 1959) 9) 1. f5+! gxf5+ 2. Kf3! Kf7 (2. … Ke5 3. Kg2 +−) 3. Kg2 Kg6 4. f4 +− (Smetana 1952)

10) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

11) 1. Kf7 g5 2. Kg8! (2. Kg7 h5 3. gxh5 g4 4. h6 g3 5. h7 g2 6. h8D g1D+ =) 2. … h6 3. Kf7 Kb2 4. Kg6 +− (Zinar 1988) 12) 1. Kd3! (1. Kd4 f3! =) 1. … f3 2. g4! +− (2. gxf3 Kb2 3. Ke4 Kc3 4. f4 Kd2 =)

1) 1. b5 (1. Kc6 b5 2. Kb7 Kg4 3. Kxa6 Kxf4 4. Kxb5 Ke4 5. Kc5 f4 6. b5 f3 7. b6 f2 8. b7 f1D 9. b8D =) 1. … axb5 2. Ke5 Kg4 3. b4 +−

2) 1. Ke6! (1. Kd5? Kc3 2. Kc6 Kb4 =) 1. … Kc3 2. Kd7 Kb4 3. Kc6 Ka5 4. Kc5 +− (Moravec 1950)

3) 1. c5 b5 (1. … bxc5 2. bxc5 c6 3. a5 +− 1. … a5 2. cxb6 cxb6 3. b5 +−) 2. axb5 axb5 3. c6 +− (Chandler 1910)

4) 1. Kh5 (1. Kg5? Ke4 2. a3 a6 3. a4 a5 −+) 1. … Kd4 2. Kg6 Ke4 3. Kg5 a6 4. a3 a5 5. a4 +− (Dashkovsky 1998) 5) 1. Kf3 (1. Kf4 g6!) 1. … Ke7 (1. … g5 2. hxg6+ Kxg6 3. Kf4 h5 4. g3 +−) 2. Kf4 Ke6 3. g3 +−

6) 1. … h5 2. g3 g4 3. f4 f5 −+

7) 1. Kg4 Ke6 2. Kh3! Kf5 3. Kxh4 +− (Runau-Mestrovic, Hastings 1972)

8) 1. … Ka7 (1. … h6 2. g4 g5 3. h4 gxh4 4. g5 h3 5. gxh6 h2 6. h7 h1D 7. h8D Dxh8 =) 2. g4 g5 3. h4 gxh4 4. g5 Kb8 −+ (4. … Ka8 −+)

9) 1. h4! fxe5 2. g4! hxg4 3. h5 +−

10) 1. … Kh7! 2. e4 Kh6 3. Kxg4 e5 4. a4 a5 5. Kf5 Kxh5 6. Kxe5 g4 7. Kf4 Kh4 8. e5 g3 9. e6 g2 10. e7 g1D 11. e8D) Df1+ 12. Ke3 De1+−+

11) 1. Kc3 (1. h4? Kb2 =) 1. … Ka2 2. Kc2 a3 3. h3!! (3. h4 h5! =) 3. … Ka1 (3. … h5 4. g5 Ka1 5. g6 a2 6. g7 h4 7. Kb3 Kb1 8. g8D +−) 4. Kb3 a2 5. Kc2 h5 6. h4! hxg4 7. h5 g3 8. h6 g2 9. h7 g1D 10. h8D+ +−

12) 1. … Ke5 2. Kf3 a5 3. b3 b5 4. a3 a4 5. bxa4 bxa4 6. h4 h5 −+ (Sveda-Silka, Brno 1929)

1) 1. Kc6! (1. Kc7 f4 2. b6 f3 3. b7 f2 4. b8D f1D = 1. Kc5? Kd7 −+) 1. … f4 (1. … a4 2. b6 a3 3. b7 a2 4. b8D a1D 5. De8+ Kf6 6. Dh8+ +−) 2. b6 f3 3. b7 f2 4. b8D f1D 5. De8+ Kf6 6. Df8+ +− Kok 1992

2) 1. b6! axb6 2. d6 g3 3. d7 g2 4. d8D g1D 5. Dxb6+ Kf1 6. Dxg1+ Kxg1 7. Kc4 +− (Dawson 1913) 3) 1. Kf7 h5 2. Ke6 h4 3. a5 h3 4. a6 h2 5. a7 h1D 6. a8D+ +−

4) 1. h4 (1. e6 dxe6 2. h4 Ke4 −+) 1. … a4 2. e6! dxe6 3. h5 a3 4. h6 a2 5. h7 a1D 6. h8D+ +− (Pallasz 1991) 5) 1. Ke6! a5 2. bxa6 bxa6 3. h4 a5 4. h5 a4 5. h6 a3 6. h7 a2 7. h8D +− (Adamson 1925)

6) 1. f3+! (1. f4 h5 2. Kg5 h4 =) 1. … Kxd4 2. f4 h5 3. Kg5 Ke4 4. f5 Ke5 5. f6 Ke6 6. Kg6 +− (Krasenkov 2004)

7) 1. Kg4! (1. Ke5? c5 2. f5 c4 3. f6 c3 4. f7 c2 5. f8D Kd2 =) 1. … c5 2. f5 c4 3. f6 c3 4. f7 c2 5. f8D Kd2 6. Db4+ Kd1 7. Db3 Kd2 8. Db2 Kd1 9. Kf3 +− (Moravec 1953)

8) 1. c4! (1. g4 Kf4 2. c4 e5 3. c5 e4 4. c6 e3 5. c7 e2 6. c8D e1D =) 1. … Kd4 2. g4 e5 3. g5 e4 4. g6 e3 5. g7 e2 6. g8D e1D 7. Dd5+ +− (Jelinek 1942)

9) 1. a6 Kc8 (1. … Kc7 2. d5 e3 3. Kg2 h4 4. d6+ +−) 2. d5 e3 3. Kg1! +− (3. Kg2? h4 4. a7 Kb7 5. d6 h3+ =) 1-0 (Zinar 1986)

10) 1. c3+ (1. g7 a2 =) 1. … Kc5 (1. … Kxc3! 2. 2. g7 f3 3. g8D Kd2 = tablebase) 1. … Kb5 2. g7 a2 3. g8D a1D 4. Db3+! Ka5 5. Kc7! Da4 6. Db6#) 2. g7 a2 3. g8D a1D 4. Dc8+ Kd5 (4. … Kb6 5. Db8+ Kc5 6. Db4+ Kd5 7. Dd4#)

Dc6+ Ke5 6. De6# (Heuäcker 1937).

11) 1. Ke2! (1. b5 Kd3 = 1. Ke3/4 h5! =) 1. … h5 2. b5 h4 3. b6 h3 4. Kf1! +− (Zinar 1986) 12) 1. a4 d4 2. Kg1! (2. Kg2 h5! =) 2. … d3 3. Kf1! (3. Kf2 Kf4 4. a5 g5! =) +− (Zinar 1986)

1) 1. Kd4! (1. Kc5? h5 2. d4 h4 3. d5 h3 4. d6 Ke6! 5. Kc6 h2 −+) 1. … Kf4 2. Kc5 h5 3. d4 h4 4. d5 h3 5. d6 h2 6. d7 h1D) 7. d8D = (Prokop 1944)

2) 1. d5! exd5 2. a4 h3 3. a5 h2 4. a6 h1D 5. a7 =

3) 1. … Kc4! (1. … Kc5 2. Kg6 h5 3. Kxg7 h4 4. f6 h3 5. f7 h2 6. f8D+ +− 1. … Kc6 2. Kg6 h5 3. Kxg7 h4 4. f6 h3 5. f7 h2 6. f8D h1D 7. Da8+ +−) 2. Kg6 h5 =

4) 1. Kb6! (1. f4 Kb5 −+) 1. … Kb4 2. f4! (2. Kc6? Kc4 3. Kd6 Kd4 4. Ke6 Ke4 5. Kf6 Kf4 −+) 2. … Kc4 3. f5 Kd5 4. f6 Kd6 5. f7 Ke7 6. Kc5 = (Iriarte 2009)

5) 1. f3!! d5 2. Kg6 Kg3 (2. … d4 3. f4 d3 4. f5 d2 5. f6 d1D 6. f7 =) 3. Kf5 Kxf3 4. Ke5 = (Belokon

6) 1. Kc6! (1. Ke6 Ke2 2. g4 Kxd2 3. g5 Ke3 4. g6 d2 5. g7 d1D 6. g8D Db3+−+ 1. Kd6 Ke2 2. g4 Kxd2 3. g5 Ke2 4. g6 d2 5. g7 d1D+−+) 1. … Ke2 (1. … Kxg3? 2. Kd5 +−) 2. g4 = (Zinar 1988)

7) 1. Kh6! (1. g5 Kf5 2. Kg7 Kxg5 3. Kxf7 Kf5 −+ 1. Kg8 f5! −+ 1. Kg7 f5 −+) 1. … Kf4 2. Kh5 =

8) 1. Kg6! (1. Kxh6? Kb2 2. c4 bxc4 3. b5 c3 4. b6 c2 5. b7 c1D+−+ 1. c4? Lxc4 2. b5 c3 3. b6 c2 4. b7 c1D 5. b8D Dg5#) 1. … Kb2 (1. … Ka2 2. Kxf6! Ka3 3. c4! Kxb4 4. cxb5 Kxb5 5. Kg6 =) 2. c4 bxc4 3. b5 c3 4. b6 c2 5. b7 c1D 6. b8D+ = (Fritz 1957)

9) 1. c4! (1. f4 Ke4 2. c4 Kxf4 −+) 1. … Kxc4 2. f4 Kd5 3. Kf7! a4 (3. … Ke4 4. Ke6 Kxf4 5. Kd5 =) 4. f5 a3 5. f6 a2 6. Kg8 a1D 7. f7 = (Grigoriev

10) 1. Kf7! Kg3 2. Kg8 Kxg2 3. f4 h3 4. f5 h2 5. f6 h1D 6. f7 = (Botokanov 1985)

11) 1. g6! (1. Ka5 Kxg5 2. Kxa6 f5 −+) 1. … fxg6 2. Ka5 Kf3 3. Kxa6 g5 4. b4 g4 5. b5 g3 6. b6 g2 7. b7 = (Fontana 1946) 12) 1. a5 Kd7 2. a6 Kc7 3. a7 Kb7 4. bxc6+ Kxa7 5. Kb3 h5 6. Kc4 h4 7. Kd5 h3 (7. … Kb8 8. Ke4 =) 8. Kd6 h2 9. c7

Kb7 10. Kd7 = (Aliev 2002)

1) 1. Kf7 (1. h6 Kg8!=) 1. … Kh7 2. Kf8 Kh8 3. h6 g5 4. f6 g4 5. f7 g3 6. Ke7 g2 7. f8D+ +− (Adamson 1923) 2) 1. d5! h3 2. d6 Ke6 3. dxc7 Kd7 4. cxb6 +− (Roder 1984)

3) 1. d5 exd5 (1. … e5 2. g5! Kc7 3. Ke3 Kd7 4. f4 +−) 2. e5 a5 3. bxa5+ Kxa5 4. f4 Kb6 5. f5 gxf5 6. e6 fxe6 7. g5 +− 4) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

5) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

6) 1. Kc1!! (1. Kc2 Kf3 2. d5 cxd5 3. c6 d4 4. c7 d3+ = 1. Kc3 Kf3 2. d5 cxd5 3. c6 d4+ 4. Kb3 d3 =) 1. … Kf3 2. d5 cxd5 3. c6 d4 4. c7 +− (Herbstmann 1929)

7) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening 8) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

9) 1. b4 (1. b3? Kxh2 2. bxc4 h4 3. c5 h3 4. a6 bxa6 5. c6 Kg3 6. c7 h2) 1. … cxb3 2. c4 Kxh2 3. c5 h4 4. a6 (4. c6? bxc6 5. a6 Kg1 6. a7 h3 7. a8D h2 8. Da7+ Kg2) 4. … bxa6 5. c6 h3 6. c7 Kg1 7. c8D +−

10) 1. … Kb7! 2. Kb3 Kc7 (2. … e4 3. fxe4 g4 4. e5 g3 5. e6 =) 3. Kc4 Kc6 4. Kb4 e4 5. fxe4 g4 6. e5 g3 7. e6 g2 8. e7 Kd7 −+

11) 1. h4! Kd3 2. g4 Ke4 3. gxh5 Kf5 (3. … Kxe5 4. h6 Kf6 5. h5 +−) 4. Kf2 f6 5. h6 Kg6 6. h5+! +− (Aliev 1999) 12) 1. Kh1! Kf1 (1. … Kf3 2. e5 fxe5 3. g5 e4 4. Kg1 +−) 2. e5! fxe5 3. g5 e4 4. g6 e3 5. g7 e2 6. g8D e1D 7. Dg2#

(Van der Heijden 2003)

1) 1. g3 (1. Kd1? Kf2 2. g3 Kg2 3. Ke2 h4! −+) 1. … Kf3 2. Kd2 Kg2 3. Ke3 Kxh2 4. Kf2 =

2) 1. … Kg5! (1. … Ke5 2. h4 Kf6 3. Kd4 Ke6 4. h5 Kf6 5. Kd5 Kg5 6. Ke5 +−) 2. Kd4 f3! 3. gxf3 Kf4 4. h4 Kxf3 5. h5 f4 6. h6 Kg2 7. h7 f3 8. h8D f2 =

3) 1. a4 c4+ 2. Ka3 (2. Kb4? c5+ 3. Kxb5 c3 −+) 2. … bxa4 3. Kxa4 c5 4. Ka3 Kf2 5. Kb2 Ke3 6. Kc3 = (Pospisil 1999) 4) 1. Kf5! Kh6 2. c5 Kh5 3. Ke5 g4 4. Kd6 g3 5. Kxd7 g2 6. c6 g1D 7. c7 = (Zinar 1982)

5) 1. g4! (1. Kh3 Kf1!–+ (1. … Kf2 – 1. g4) ; 1. f4 e4 2. g4 e3–+; 1. Kh5 Kf2 2. h4 Kxf3 3. g4 e4 4. g5 hxg5 5. hxg5 e3−+) 1. … Kf2 2. Kh3 (2. g5 hxg5+ 3. Kxg5 Kxf3 4. h4 e4 5. h5 e3 6. h6 e2 7. h7 e1D 8. h8D Dg1+ 9. Kf6 Dd4+−+)

… Kxf3 (2. … Ke3 3. Kg3=) 3. g5! hxg5= (Didukh 2005)

6) 1. h3 h5 2. f6 h4 3. Ke4 Kxf6 4. Kf4 Ke6 5. Kg4 Ke5 6. Kxh4 Kf4 7. Kh5 f5 8. Kg6 = 7) 1. b5 (1. Ke4? b5 2. a5 Kb7 3. Kd5 Kc7 −+) 1. … Kb7 2. Ke4 Kc7 3. Kf5 Kd7 4. Kf6 = 8) 1. … e5! 2. fxe5 Kxe5! 3. Kc4 Kd6 4. Kb5 g5 5. Ka6 Kc7 6. Ka7 Kc6 =

9) 1. … a4! (1. … Kc6 2. Kc3 Kb6 3. b4 +−) 2. bxa4 (2. b4 cxb4 3. axb4 a3 4. Kc2 g5 −+) 2. … Kc6 3. Kc3 Kb6 = 10) 1. Kc3! (1. c6 f3 2. c7 f2 3. c8D f1D+−+) 1. … Kd5 2. c6 Kxc6 3. Kd4 f3 4. Ke3 f2 5. Kxf2 Kc5 6. a3 =

11) (1-0, (Hartoch-Kool, Amsterdam 1963) 1. … b4! 2. Kxc5 Ke6 3. Kb5 Kd5 4. Kxa5 Kc5 =

12) 1. Kd2 Kd6 2. b4 cxb3 (2. … axb3? 3. Kc3 Ke5 4. f6 gxf6 5. g6 +−) 3. Kxd3 Ke5 4. f6 gxf6 5. gxf6 Kxf6 = (Porubszky-Egedi, HUN 1992)

1) 1. f6! gxf6 (1. … g6 2. c7 Ke8 3. Lc6+ Kf8 4. Lb7 +−) 2. Lf5 Pd6 3. c7 +− (Hayes 1914)

2) 1. Lg5! (1. d7? Pf4 =) 1. … a3 2. d7 (2. Kc2? a2 3. Kb2 Pe1 4. d7 Pc2 5. Kxa2 Pb4+ 6. Kb3 Pc6 =) 2. … a2 3. Lf6! +− (De Feijter 1932)

3) 1. Lb7! Kxe5 (1. … Kd7 2. a6 Pe6 3. a7 Pc7 4. Ld5!) 2. Lc8! Kd6 3. a6 +− (Grechishnikov 1984) 4) 1. f6 Pf4 2. Lh5! e5 3. Lg4 Kc3 4. Lf5! +− (Prokes 1947)

5) 1. Ld8 (1. Lh4 Pf3 2. e7 Pxh4 3. e8D Pf5! =) 1. … Kb4 (1. … Pf3 2. La5+ Kc2 3. e7 Pd2 4. e8D Kd1

Lxd2 +−) 2. Lh4 Pf3 3. e7 Pxh4 4. e8D Pf5 (4. … Pf3 5. De4+ Ka5 6. Kc5 +−) 5. Kd5 +− (Ilyin 1952)

6) 1. f4+! Ke6 2. f5+ Ke5 (2. … Kd6 3. Lg8 Ke7 4. Kf4! +−) 3. Lg6! fxg6 4. h7 Pxh7 5. fxg6 +− (Grechishnikov 1984) 7) 1. b7 (1. g5? Pxb6 2. g6 Pc8 3. g7 Pe7 =) 1. … Kxb7 2. g5 Pb6 3. g6 Pc8 (3. … Pd7 4. Le5! Pxe5 5. g7 +−) 4. Ld6!

Pxd6 5. g7 +− (Prokes 1943)

8) 1. e6 (1. Lb4+ Kd5! 2. g6 Pg5! =) 1. … Kd6 2. g6 Pf8 3. Lb4+ c5 (3. … Kxe6 4. Lxf8 Kf6 5. Kxa2 Kxg6 6. Le7 +−) 4. Lxc5+ Kxc5 5. e7 +− (Prokes 1937)

9) 1. Kc3 Pa4+ 2. Kb4 Pb6 3. Lc8+! Pxc8 4. d7 Pe7 5. Kc5 +− 10) 1. Lf7+! Kc5 2. Lc4! Kxc4 3. e6 Pe2+ 4. Kh2! +− (Rossi 2000)

11) 1. Ld1+ Kb2 2. f6 Pd3+! 3. Kf1 Pf4 4. Lh5 Pxh5 5. f7 +− (Rinck 1916) 12) 1. a6 Pf6 2. Kf4 Pd5+ 3. Ke5! Pxc7 4. a7 Pa8 5. Ke6 Pb6 6. d7 +−

1) 1. h6 Kf8 (1. … Lxg4 2. Pg6+ fxg6 3. h7 +−) 2. h7 Kg7 3. Pxf7 Kxh7 4. Pg5+ +− (Prokes 1947) 2) 1. Pe7+ Kg4 (1. … Ke6 2. Pd5! +−) 2. Pd5 Lg2 3. e4! +− (Rinck 1909)

3) 1. Pd4 Lh6 (1. … Lh8 2. Pf5 Kb5 3. Kg3 Kxa5 4. Kxh3 Kb5 5. Kg4 Kc5 6. Kh5 Kd5 7. Kg6 Ke5 8. h4 +−)

Kf3 Lg5 3. Pe6+ Kb5 4. Pxg5 fxg5 5. Kg3 Kxa5 6. Kxh3 Kb6 7. Kg4 Kc7 8. Kxg5 Kd7 9. Kg6 Ke8 10. Kg7 +− (Troitzky 1896)

4) 1. c7 (1. Kb4 Lxe5 2. fxe5 Kb6 =) 1. … Kb7 2. Pf7 La1 3. Ka2! Lc3 4. Pd6+ Kxc7 5. Pb5+ +− (Senft 1948) 5) 1. Pg3 Lb5 2. Pe4 Ld7 3. Pd6 La4 4. Pf5 Lc2 (4. … Ld7 5. Pe3+ Ke2 6. h6 +−) 5. Pe3+ Kd2 6. Pxc2 +−

(Kniest 1947)

6) 1. Kd3 La1 (1. … Lb2 2. Pe5!) 2. Pe5! (2. Ke4? f5+ 3. Kxf5 Lh8 4. Pe5 c5 =) 2. … f5 (2. … Lxe5 3. Ke4 La1 4. Kf5 +−) 3. Pxc6+ Kb5 4. Pd4+ Kc5 5. Pb3+ +− (Speckmann 1960)

7) 1. f4 (1. Pf8 Ld3 2. Pe6 Lb5 3. Pxg5+ Kg3 4. c7 Ld7 5. Pe4+ Kxf3 =) 1. … Kg4 2. f5 Kxf5 3. c7 Le6 (3. … La6 4. Ka7 Lc8 5. Pe7+ +−) 4. Pf8 +− (Halberstadt 1927)

8) 1. Pe7 La2 (1. … Lh7 2. e3 +− 1. … Lc4 2. b7 Kc7 3. Pc6 Kxb7 4. Pa5+ +−) 2. Kd2! Lb1 3. Pd5 Kc6 4. Kc1 +− (Troitzky 1914)

9) 1. Pe7+ Ke6 2. Pd5 Le4! 3. Pc3 Lg2 4. e4 +− (Rinck 1906)

10) 1. Pf5 Le1 (1. … Lf6 2. Pxd6+ Kxc7 3. Pe8+ +− 1. … Lg5 Kg4 +−) 2. Ke2 Lxb4 3. Pe7+ Kxc7 4. Pd5+ +− (Rinck 1941)

11) 1. a8D! Lxa8 2. h7 a1D 3. Pf6+ Kh4 4. h8D+ Kg3 5. Ph5+ +− (Khortov 1977) 12) 1. Pc7 Lh1 2. Kh2 Lc6 3. Pe6+ Kg8 4. f7+ +− (Prokes 1957)

1) 1. b5! axb5 2. Pg6+ Kg4 3. e7 Lf3+ 4. Kf2 Lc6 5. Pe5+ +− (Prokes 1941)

2) 1. Pe2 Ld8 2. Pg3 Kd5 (2. … Kb5 3. Pe4 Lb6 4. Pd6+ Ka5 5. Pc4+ Kb5 6. Pxb6 +−) 3. Ph5 La5 4. Pf6+ Ke6 5. h7 +−

3) 1. e7+ (1. Pa6? La4 2. e7+ Kg8 =) 1. … Ke8 2. Pa6 Kd7 (2. … Lh5 3. Ke6 Lg4+ 4. Kd6 Kf7 5. Pc7 +−) 3. Pc5+ Ke8 4. Pe6 Kd7 5. Pg7 +− (Moravec 1961)

4) 1. a7 Lc6 2. Pd5! Lxd5 3. c4+! Lxc4+ (3. … Kb6 4. cxd5 Kxa7 5. Ke4 +−) 4. Ke4 Lf1 5. Kf3! +− (Marwitz 1989)

5) 1. Pb4 Lg6 (1. … Lc4 2. a7 Le2 3. Pd5+ +−) 2. Pd5+ Kd4 3. Pf6 Lxc2 4. a7 Ld1 5. Pxg4 Lc2 6. Pf6 +− (6. Pf2? Lb3 =) (Byway 2001)

6) 1. Ke1 Lh2 2. Kf1! +− (2. Kf2? Ld6 3. h7 Lc5+! =)

7) 1. h7 Le5 2. Pf6 Lxf6 3. Kxd6 g3 4. e5 Lg7 (4. … g2 5. exf6 g1D 6. h8D+ Kb7 7. Dg7+ Dxg7 8. fxg7 +−) 5. e6 g2 6. e7 g1D 7. e8D+ Kb7 8. Dc6+ Kb8 9. Dc7+ Ka8 10. Dc8# (Rinck 1909)

8) 1. Pc5+ Kd6 2. c7! Kxc7 3. Pe6+ Kd6 4. Pd4 1-0 (Bauer 1910)

9) 1. f5 (1. Pf6? Lb2! 2. Pxg4 Lh8! =) 1. … Lb2 2. f6 exf6 3. Pd6 b5 (3. … f5 4. Pc4+ +−) 4. Pf5 +− (Rinck 1912) 10) 1. c4! Lxc4 2. Pf4 Lb5 3. b8P+ Kb6 4. Pd5# (Manvelyan 1985)

11) 1. Pe6! Lh4 (1. … Lg3 2. Pd4+! Ka3 3. Pf3 Lf2 4. h7 +−) 2. Pc5+! Ka3 (2. … Kc3 3. Pe4+ Kc4 4. h7 +−) 3. Pe4! +− (Kubbel 1908)

12) 1. Kd7 La5 2. Pb3 Lc3 3. Ke6! +− (Kosek 1911)

1) 1. c6 bxc6 2. Kb3 g5 3. a4 +−

2) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

3) 1. c5! bxc5 (1. … dxc5 2. d6 Kf8 3. Kc4 Ke8 4. Kd5 Kd7 5. Pc4 +−) 2. Pc4 Ke7 3. b6 Kd7 4. b7 Kc7 5. Pxa5 +− (Dedrle 1931)

4) 1. Pc2+! Kd3 2. Pe1+ Kd4 3. Pf3+ Kd3 4. Pe5+ +− (Kondratiev 2004) 5) 1. b3! Le8 2. Ke7! +− (Rinck 1909)

6) 1. Kb3! Ld1+ 2. Ka3 Lxa4 3. b4+ Kxb5 4. Pe2! +− (Mishin 2008) 7) 1. b5+ Kc7 2. Pd6! Kxd6 3. Kb7 Lc7 4. Kc8 +− (Prokes 1949)

8) 1. Pe7 Kh5 2. g3 (2. g4+? Kh4 3. Pg6+ Kh3 4. Pxh8 h5 5. gxh5 Kh4 6. h6 Kh5 7. Pf7 Kg6 =) 2. … f5 3. Kxf5 Le5 4. g4+ (4. Kxe5? Kg5 5. Ke4 Kg4 6. Pf5 h5 7. Ke5 Kg5 =) 4. … Kh4 5. Pg6+ +− (Morozov 1989)

9) 1. … Pc7 2. Ld6 Pa6 3. Kc3 Pb8! 4. Kb2 (4. Lxb8 Ka3 −+) 4. … Pc6 5. Kc3 Pa5 −+

10) 1. d5 (1. b5 cxb5 2. cxb5 Kxd4 3. a6 bxa6 4. bxa6 Lh7 =) 1. … cxd5 2. c5 d4 3. c6 bxc6 4. a6 d3 5. a7 d2 6. Pa4! + (Swinkels-Bongers, Asten 2000)

11) 1. Pc6+ Kb7 2. bxa7 Ka8 3. Kf7! Kb7 4. a8D+! Kxa8 5. Kg6 Kb7 6. Pd8+ +− (Liburkin 1947) 12) 1. Pe5 Lh5 2. Pf7+ Kg8 3. Ph6+ Kh8 4. f7 Lxf7 5. Kxf7 c3 6. Kf8 c2 7. Pf7# (Zimmer 2000)

1) 1. Pf7+ Ke6 2. Kf8! Lxf7 3. f4! f5 4. g5 +− (Caef 2006)

2) 1. e6! Kxf6 2. Pe3 Lh3 (2. … Le2 3. Pd5+ Kxe6 4. Pf4+ +− 2. … Ld3 3. Pd5+ Kxe6 4. Pf4+ +− 2. … Lb5 3. Pd5+ Kxe6 4. Pc7+ +− 2. … La6 3. Pd5+ Kxe6 4. Pc7+ +−) 3. Pd5+ Kxe6 4. Pf4+ +− (Troitzky 1911)

3) 1. Pe2 Lc8 2. Pc3 Ld7 3. Pa4 Lc8 4. Pb6 Le6 5. d4 Lg8 6. Pc8+ +− 1-0

4) 1. Ph3 Le6 2. Pg5 Ld5 (2. … Lf5 3. Pf7 Le6 4. Pd6 Lf5 5. Pc4 Lh3 6. Pd2 Lg2 7. Pb3 Lh3 8. Pd4 +−) 3. Ph7 Lf7 4. Pf6 Lg6 5. Kf1 +− (Sivak 1973)

5) 1. Kg8 Lg4 (1. … Lc2 2. Pxe6!) 2. Pg6 Ld1 3. Ph8 Lh5 4. Kg7 +−

6) 1. d6 (1. dxc6? Le8 2. c7 Ld7 =) 1. … Le8 2. Pg4 c5 3. Pf6 Lb5 4. Kb6 Kc4 5. a3 +−

7) 1. Kg6 b5 (1. … Kh8 2. Kf7 +−) 2. cxb5 c4 3. b6 Lc5 4. b7 La7 5. Pe7+ Kf8 6. Pc6 c3 7. Pxa7 +− (Horwitz 1870) 8) 1. Kg1 (1. Kf2? h5 2. Kg1 Lg4 3. fxg4 hxg4 4. Kg2 g3 =) 1. … h5 2. Kf2 Lg4 3. fxg4 hxg4 4. Kg1 g3 5. Kg2 +−

(Troitzky 1896)

9) 1. Kb7! (1. Kxb6 c5 2. Kb5 c4 3. Pf3+ Ke3 4. Kxc4 Kxe2 =) 1. … Lf4 2. e3+ +−

10) 1. Pa8 Kb7 2. b6 Kxa8 3. Kb4 Kb7 4. Kb5 Ka8 (4. … Kc8 5. Kc6 +−) 5. Kc6 +− (5. Ka6? Lc7! =) (Radchenko 1968) 11) 1. Pe6+ Kc6 2. Pc7 Lb7 3. Pd5! +−

12) 1. Ph3 Lg3 2. Pg5! e4 (2. … Kxg5 3. d6 +−) 3. Pxe4 Lh4 4. d6 Ld8 5. dxc7 Lxc7 6. Pc3 +−

1) 1. Pc4! bxc4 2. Kh7 Lc2 3. Kh8 Lxg6 stalemate/Patt/pat (Mazel 1928)

2) 1. Pf6 g3 2. Ph5 g2 3. Pf4 g1D 4. Pg6+ Dxg6+ 5. Kxg6 Lh7+ 6. Kf6 Lg8 7. Kg6 = (Pogosjants 1977) 3) 1. Kh2! f3 2. Pd7! f2 3. Pf6+ Kf5 4. Pg4! Kxg4 stalemate/Patt/pat (Tarnapolsky 2000)

4) 1. Pe4! (1. g6? e2 2. Pd3 Kxd3 3. g7 e1D+ 4. Kd7 Ld6! 5. g8D De7+ 6. Kc6 Dc7+ 7. Kb5 Db7+−+) 1. … e2 2. Pd2+ Kd3 3. Pf3 Ke3 4. g6! Kxf3 5. g7 e1D+ 6. Kf7 = (Sochniev 2004)

5) 1. Pf5+ Ke6 2. Pe3 Lxd3 3. Pd1! f1D =

6) 1. Pf2 Kg2 2. Ph3! Lf5+ 3. Kh4 Lxh3 4. g4 = (Van Altena 1940)

7) 1. c4+ Kc5 (1. … bxc4 2. Kc3 Kc5 3. Pxd6 Kxd6 4. Kxc4 =) 2. cxb5 d5 3. Pe7 d4 4. Pf5 Le4 5. Pxd4 = (Lewis 1827) 8) 1. b7 Kc7 2. Pd5+ Kxb7 3. Pb4 Lc3 4. Pxa2 La5 5. Pc1! dxc1D+ 6. Kxc1 = (Lewis 1913)

9) 1. Pf5 Lxf5 2. a4! bxa3 stalemate/Patt/pat (2. … Kg5 3. a5 Le4 4. Kb2 Ld5 5. a6=) (Pelikan 1942)

10) 1. Ph3! (1. h3 La7! −+) 1. … gxh3 2. Kg1 La7+ 3. Kh1! Lb8 4. Kg1 Lxh2+ 5. Kf2! Lg1+ 6. Kxf3! h2 7. Kg2 = (Yakimchik 1968)

11) 1. Pxf5 Lxf5 2. g6 Lxg6 (2. … hxg6 3. h6! =) 3. hxg6 h6 4. Kg4 Ke3 5. Kf5 Kd4 6. Ke6 = 12) 1. Kd4 a5 2. Pc5 Lg8 3. Pa4!! Kxa4 4. Kc5 Lh7 5. Kb6 = (Hasek 1928)

1) 1. c5 d5 2. c6 bxc6 3. Lc5+ Ke8 4. Kxf6 +− (4. Ke6 +−) (Artamonov 2000)

2) 1. g3+ Kh5 2. Lf7+ Kg5 3. Le6 Pg1+ 4. Kf2 h5 5. Kxg1 h4 6. g4 +− (Pogosjants 1977)

3) 1. b3 Pc3 (1. … Pb6+ 2. Kc6 Pc8 3. Kb7 +−) 2. Lb4 Kd2 3. Lxc3+ Kxc3 4. Ke6! +− (4. Kxe7 d5 5. Kd6 d4 6. Kd5 Kxc2 =) (Ornstein 2000)

4) 1. … Lf1! 2. Pxf1 Kc4 3. Pd2+ Kd3 −+ (Nikolac-Timman, Wijk aan Zee 1979)

5) 1. Kh4! (1. Kxg4? Pd5 2. a4 Pxc3 3. a5 Pb5 4. a6 Pa7 5. Kf5 Pb5 6. Ke5 Pa7 7. Kd5 Pb5 8. Kc5 Pa7 =) 1. … g3! 2. Kh3! (2. Kxg3 Pb5 3. c4 Pd6 4. c5 Pe4+ =) 2. … g2! 3. Kh2! +− (3. Kxg2? Pd5 4. c4 Pe3+ =) (Korolkov 1946)

6) 1. Lb2! Kf7 2. La3 Pa6 (2. … Ke8 3. Kc7 Pd7 4. Ld6 Pf6 5. gxf6 Kf7 6. Le7! g5 7. Kd6 g4 8. Ke5 +−) 3. Kd7 Pb8+ 4. Kc7 Pa6+ 5. Kb7 +− (Todek 1986)

7) 1. f7 a2 2. Le1+ Kc2 (2. … Kxe1 3. fxg8D a1D 4. Dg1+ +−) 3. Lc3! Kxc3 4. fxg8D a1D 5. Dg7+ +− (Kubbel 1917) 8) 1. Lh7 h3 2. Le4+ Kg1 3. f5 h2 4. Lh1! Kxh1 5. Kf1 +− (Troitzky 1917)

9) 1. Kg5 Pg4 2. Kxf5 Pxe5 3. Ke6! +− (Selesniev 1919)

10) 1. d5! cxd5 2. Le8! Pxe8 3. h7+ Kxh7 4. f7 +− (Sackmann 1922) 11) 1. f6 gxf6 2. g6 Ke6 3. Lh5 +− (Pfau 1935)

12) 1. Kc4 Pb6+ 2. Kb5 Pa8 (2. … Pc8 3. Ka6 Kc6 4. Lh2 g4 5. Lg3 Pe7 6. Ka7 Pc8+ 7. Kb8 +−) 3. c8D+ Kxc8 4. Kc6 g4 5. Lg3 +− (Bagdasarian 1937)

1) 1. g4! Kxd4 (1. … Pc2 2. g5 Pxd4 3. Ld7! Pf3 4. g6 Pe5 5. g7 +−) 2. g5 Ke5 3. g6 Kf6 4. Lf5 +− (Prokes 1943) 2) 1. Lg5! (1. Lf6? a2! =) 1. … a2 2. Lf6 Kf7 3. Kxd7 Kxf6 4. b8D a1D 5. Dh8+ +− (Szulc 1944)

3) 1. Lc4+ Kc6 2. fxe6 Pd8 3. Lb5+! Kxb5 4. e7 +− (Kijonka 1946)

4) 1. Lf1 Pc6 2. Le2 Pd4 3. Ld1 Pc6 4. Lc2 Pd4 (4. … Pb4 5. Lb3 Kxb3 6. b8D +−) 5. La4! +− (Bondarenko 1946) 5) 1. Le3+! (1. Lxc5 bxc5 2. d7 c4 3. d8D c3 =) 1. … Kc2 2. Lxc5 bxc5 3. d7 c4 4. d8D +− (Dawson 1921)

6) 1. h7! Kg7 2. h8D+ Kxh8 3. Ke6 Pf8+ 4. Kf7 Ph7 (4. … Pd7 5. Ke7 Pe5 6. Ld4 +−) 5. Ld4+ +− (Leepin 1951) 7) 1. Ka4 Pb6+ 2. Kb5 Pxa8 3. Kxa5 Pc7 4. f7 Ke7 5. d6+ +− (Prokes 1956)

8) 1. Ke4 Pxf6+ 2. Lxf6+ Kh3 3. Le5 h5 4. Lg3! (4. Ke3? h4 5. Kf2 g3+ 6. Lxg3 hxg3+ 7. hxg3 Kg4 =) 4. … h4 5. Kf4! hxg3 6. hxg3 +− (Selesniev 1920)

9) 1. h5! Kxh5 (1. … Pc4 2. h6 Kg5 3. Kxh7 Pd6 4. Ld7 Pf7 5. Le6 Pxh6 6. d6 Kf6 7. d7 +−) 2. d6 Pc4 3. Le8+! Kh6 4. d7 Pe5 5. d8T! +− (5. d8D? Pf7+ 6. Lxf7 stalemate/Patt/pat) (Platov,(M 1925)

10) 1. Ka2 (1. Kb2 Pf3 2. Ld5 Pe5 =) 1. … Pe2 2. Kb2 Pf4 3. Ld3 Pe2 4. c4 Pd4 4. Le4 +− (Zemlyansky 1989) 11) 1. Le5 Kb7 2. Kd5 d6 3. Lxg7! Pxg7 4. h6 Pe8 5. Ke6 +− (Sokolov 1990)

12) 1. b7! Pxb7 2. Lb6 a5 3. a4 +− (Ivanov-Jacobs, Gausdal 1996)

1) 1. Tf3 Dxc2 2. Tg3 +− (Kuzmin-Lerner, Sint Petersburg 1992) 2) 1. Lg7+ Kxg7 2. Tg4+ Kh8 3. Dh6 Tg8 4. Dxf6+ +−

3) 1. Tg6 fxg6 2. Dxg6+ Kh8 3. Dxh6+ Dh7 4. Dxf8+ +−

4) 1. … Lxf4+! 2. Dxf4 Tg3! 3. Dxf5 Txh3+ (3. … Tg2+ 4. Kh1 Dh2#) 4. Kxh3 Dg3# 0-1 5) 1. … Lf1 2. Dxf1 Dg3+ 3. Kh1 Pf2+−+

6) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

7) 1. Pg5! Txg5 2. Th3 Te8 3. Dxh7+ Kf8 4. Dh8+ +− (4. Dh6+ +−)

8) 1. Lg6+ Kg7 (1. … fxg6 2. Txg6 +−) 2. Lh7+ Kxh7 3. Th3 Th8 4. Dxh6+ Kg8 5. Tg3# 9) 1. Dg5+ Kh8 2. Df6+ Kg8 3. Kf2 Ld3 4. e4 Lxe4 5. Txe4 +−

10) 1. De2 Le6 (1. … Dxe2 2. Pxf7#) 2. Pxf7+! Dxf7 3. De5+ Df6 4. Dxf6# (Krasenkov-Svesnikov, Moskva 1992) 11) 1. Tg3+ Kh7 2. Tf5! Dh6 3. Th5 +−

12) 1. Dg4+ Kh8 2. Dh4 f5 3. Lxf5 exf5 4. Df6+ Kg8 5. Pd5 Dd8 6. Pe7+ +−

1) 1. Txf7! Kxf7 (1. … Txf7 2. Dxd8+ Tf8 3. Lxe6+ Kg7 4. De7+ +−) 2. Dxh7+ Ke8 3. La4+ +− 2) 1. Txh5 gxh5 2. Dg5+ Kh8 3. Lg7+! +− (Benzisch-Rausis, Riga 1994)

3) 1. Lxg7 Kxg7 2. Dh6+ Kh8 3. Ld3 f5 4. g6 +− (Hummel-L’Ami, Nijmegen 2001)

4) 1. … Txh2+! 2. Kxh2 Th8+ 3. Lh4 (3. Dh3 Txh3+ 4. Lxh3 (4. Kxh3 Lxg2+ 5. Kxg2 Dc5 6. Lf4 Ld4 −+ (Javakhishvili-L’Ami, Aix-les-Bains 2011) 4. … Dc3 −+ 3. Lh3 Lg1+! 5. Tg1 Db2+! −+) 3. … Lxg3+! 4. Kxg3 Dxh4#

5) 1. … Txe3 2. fxe3 Dg3 3. hxg4 hxg4+ 4. Kg1 Lxe3+−+

6) 1. g6! hxg6 2. Txg6+ Pxg6 3. Dxg6+ fxg6 4. Pf6# (Kiss-Kornin, corr 1974) 7) 1. … Db3! −+

8) 1. Pf6+! gxf6 2. Tg2+ Kh8 3. Txh7+ Kxh7 4. De4+! f5 5. Th2+ Kg7 6. Dg2# (Müller-Soler 1967) 9) 1. Lxh7+! Pxh7 2. Dh5 Pxg5 3. hxg5 f6 4. g6 +−

10) 1. … Pxg3! 2. Lxd5 Pe4+ 3. Kh1 Pxf2+ 4. Txf2 Txd1+−+

11) 1. Txb7+ Kxb7 2. Txc7+ Kxc7 3. Dxa7+ Kc8 4. d6 Txd6 5. Pxd6# (Khalifman-Serper 1994)

12) 1. Pf5+ Kg8 (1. … Kh8 2. Dh6 Tg8 3. Ta8! +−) 2. Dh6 gxf5 3. Dg5+ Kh8 4. Dxf6+ Kg8 5. Te3 f4 6. Txe5 +−

1) 1. Tf5! gxf5 (1. … Dd8 2. Txf6 +−) 2. Pd5 +− 2) 1. Df4!! Pxf4 2. Txh6+ Dxh6 3. Tg8#

3) 1. … Te2! 2. Tf2 Lxh2 3. Lxg5 Lg3+ 4. Kg1 Lxf2# 4) 1. Ph5! Pxh5 2. Dh7+ Kf8 3. Pd5 +−

5) 1. Td7! Dxd7 2. Txf6 +−

6) 1. Te6 f5 (1. … fxe6 2. Dg6 +−) 2. Lxf5 +−

7) 1. Tc6! Lxc6 2. Lh6 g6 3. Dxe5 +− (Müller-Botew, corr 1989) 8) 1. Lxh6 gxh6 2. Te8 +−

9) 1. Tf6 gxf6 2. exf6! +− (2. gxf6 Kh8 3. Dh5 Tg8+ µ)

10) 1. Tf4! Lxb2 2. Lxh7+ Kxh7 3. Dh5+ Kg8 4. Dxf7+ Kh8 5. Th4#

11) 1. Kg2 (1. Td4 Dc1+!) 1. … De5 2. Tf6 (2. Td5 Dxe4+ 3. Kh3 +−) 2. … Tg8 3. Dxh7+ Kxh7 4. Th6# 12) 1. Le5 (1. Ph3 Dd5! −+) 1. … Td8 2. Ph3 Td1 3. Pg5 Txf1+ 4. Kh2 +−

1) 1. Lf8! Txf8 2. Txf6! +−

2) 1. Lxg6+ fxg6 (1. … Kxg6 2. Dg8+ Kh6 3. Pe4 Dxa3 (3. … Dd4 4. Dg5+ Kh7 5. Pf6+ Pxf6 6. exf6 +−) 4. Pg5 Pxf4 5. Pxf7+ Kh5 6. Dg5#) 2. Pe4 (2. Pf3 Dxa3 3. Pg5+ Kg7 4. Pxe6+ Kf7 5. Pg5+ Kg7 =) 2. … Dxa3 3. Pf6+ Pxf6 4. exf6 +−

3) 1. Lxh7+ Kxh7 2. Dh5+ Kg8 3. g6 fxg6 4. Dxg6 +−

4) 1. … Pxe4 2. Lb2 Dxb2+ 3. Kxb2 Pc4+ 4. Kb1 Pc3+ 5. Ka1 Pe2+ 6. Td4 Lxd4+ 7. c3 Lxc3+ 8. Kb1 Pa3# 5) 1. Dc3 Tb8 2. Dc7 Tf8 3. Pg4 +−

6) 1. Lh7+ Kh8 2. Lxg7+ Kxg7 3. Dg6+ Kh8 4. Lg8! +−

7) 1. Ta8+! Lxa8 2. Da1 Kb7 3. Da7+ Kc6 4. Da6 cxb6 5. Lxb5#

8) 1. … Pf3+! 2. gxf3 Tg5+ 3. Kh1 Df4 4. Dc6 Th5! 5. Dxa8+ Kg7 −+ 9) 1. Lf5 gxf5 2. Dh4! +−

10) 1. … Txc3! 2. Kxc3 Ld4+ 3. Kb4 Dc2 4. Pc4 Lc5+ 5. Ka5 Dxa2+−+ (De Grootte-L’Ami, Bussum 2011) 11) 1. Lf6! gxf6 2. f4 Tfe8 3. Dh6 e5 4. Tf3 exf4 5. Th3 +− (Areshchenko-Savon, Nikolaev 2001)

12) 1. Dh4 Kf8 2. e6! Pxe6 3. Df6 +−

1) 1. Df7+ Kh8 2. Pe8! Lxh6 3. Dxf8+ Lxf8 4. Txf8# 2) 1. Lxg7+ Txg7 2. Dh6+ Th7 3. Pf6! +−

3) 1. Te7 Dxe7 2. Db2+ Dg7 3. Txh7+! Kxh7 4. Dh2+ +−

4) 1. Dc1! Tfd8 2. Th8+ Kxh8 3. Dh1+ Kg8 4. Dh7+ Kf8 5. Dh8#

5) 1. … Txg2! 2. Lxg2 Dc6!! 3. Pf4 (3. Lxc6 Lxc6#) 3. … exf4 4. Dd2 f3 −+

6) 1. Lxg6! hxg6 (1. … Lxg5 2. Lxh7+ Kxh7 3. Lxg5+ Kg8 4. Te3!? Pxe3 5. Lf6 +− 1. … fxg6 2. Dxe6+ Kh8 3. Pf7+ Kg8 4. Pxd8+ +−) 2. Lg7! Kxg7 3. Dh7+ Kf8 4. Dxf7# (Deli-Glass, Reggio Emilia 1961)

7) 1. Pd5 exd5 2. Th8+ Kxh8 3. Dxf7 +− 8) 1. Lb6 De7 2. Lc5 Dd8 3. Lf8! +−

9) 1. g5! Pxd3+ (1. … Dxg5 2. Dh5 Dxh5 (2. … Pxd3+ 3. Kf1! +−) 3. Pe7+ Kh7 4. Txh5#) 2. Txd3 Dxg5 3. Tg3 +− 10) 1. Lxf5 Dxf5 2. g4! Dxc2 3. Th8+ Lxh8 4. Dh3 +−

11) 1. g6 f6 2. Dd5+ (2. Df5 Pb4! 3. axb4 axb4+ 4. Kb1 Ta2! =) 2. … Kh8 3. Pg5 fxg5 4. Txg5 +− 12) 1. Txf5! gxf5 2. Lxd5 Dxd5 3. Pf6+ exf6 4. Lh6 +− (Montabord-Mircescu, Paris 2000)

1) 1. Th8+ Kg5 2. Dg8+ Dg6 3. Txh5+ Kxh5 4. Dh8+ Dh6 (4. … Kg5 5. Dh4#) 5. Lf7+ Kg5 6. Dxe5# 2) 1. … Txf3! 2. Txf3 (2. gxf3 Pb4!!) 2. … Pb4!! 3. axb4 La4 −+ (Mortensen-Karlsson, Esbjerg 1988)

3) 1. e6! (1. h5 Le6!) 1. … Lxe6 2. h5 +− (2. Dh6 +−2. Le5 +−) 4) 1. … Txg3 2. Txg3 Lxf4 3. Lh3 Dxh4 4. Df3 Dg5! −+

5) 1. Dd3 Te4 2. Tc5! De6 (2. … Tg4 3. Txh5+ Kg8 4. Dd8+ +− 2. … Txh4 2. Te5 +−) 3. f7 Dxf7 4. Txc6 +− 6) 1. … Lg3+ 2. Kd2 Lf4+ 3. Ke1 Dh4+! 4. Kf1 Dh1+ 5. Kf2 g3#

7) 1. Txg7! Lxg7 2. Lf5! Lf8 3. Df6+ Kg8 4. Le6+ +− 8) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

9) 1. Te5 g6 (1. … Dd6 2. Te4! Df6 3. Le5 +−) 2. Dh6 Pe6 3. Th5! gxh5 4. Dxf8+! Pxf8 5. Le5+ f6 6. Lxf6# 10) 1. exd5 Lxd5 2. Tf7+! +−

11) 1. Dh6! gxh6 (1. … Kg8 2. Txf5 +− ) 2. Txf5 +−

12) 1. Te7!! Lxe7 2. Dh7+ Kf8 3. Dh8+ Kf7 4. La2+ Kg6 5. De8+ Tf7 (5. … Kf5 6. Lb1+ +−) 6. Dg8+ Tg7 7. Lb1+) (Bologan-Adly, Khanty-Mansiysk 2009)

1) 1. Dxa5+! Kxa5 2. Ta8+ Kb6 3. a5+ Kb5 4. c4# (Pogosjants 1976) 2) 1. Pe6 Tf7 2. Lf6 Txf6 3. Pg7+ Kg5 4. h4#

3) 1. … Pc2+ 2. Kf3 Pe1+ 3. Kf4 Pd3+ 4. Kf3 Te3# (Stellwagen-Cmilyte, Wijk aan Zee 2001) 4) 1. Tc6+ bxc6 2. Txc6+ Kd7 3. Txf6+ Kd8 4. Tf8+ +−

5) 1. Th8+ Lxh8 2. Kg8 Pd6 3. Kxh8 Pf5 4. Pf7# (Petrov 1859) 6) 1. Txd5+ cxd5 2. g4 Te8 3. Pd3+ exd3 4. f4#

7) 1. … Th1+ 2. Kg3 Txh3+ 3. gxh3 Tg1+ 4. Kh2 Pf3#

8) 1. g4 Lg6+ 2. Kf6 b1D 3. Th5+ Lxh5 4. g5# (Shkril 1973)

9) 1. … Dxf4+ 2. Kxf4 g5+ 3. Kg3 f4+ 4. Kh3 Pf2# (Sugar-Vegh, HUN 1979) 10) 1. Dd1! Dg1 2. Kf4+ Tg2 3. Lxg2+ Kxg2 4. Df3# (Sedlak 1975)

11) 1. b4 Pb3 (1. … Pb5 2. Pe6 Pb3 3. Kb8 P5d4 4. Pc7#) 2. b5+ Pxb5 3. Pe6 P5d4 4. Pc7# (Erdos 1938) 12) 1. Ke7 Tg6 2. Ke8 e5 3. Tg7+ Txg7 4. Pf6# (Bent 1978)

1) 1. Dc5+ Kb8 2. Dc7+ Ka8 3. Dc8+ Ka7 4. Lb6+ Kxb6 5. Dc5# (Bone 1837) 2) 1. Tf8+ Pxf8 2. Pe7+ Kh8 3. Th1+ Ph7 4. g6 b1D 5. Txh7#

3) 1. Dg8+ Kxg8 (1. … Txg8 2. Pf7#) 2. Pe7+ Kh8 3. Pf7+ Txf7 4. Txc8+ Tf8 5. Txf8# (Ercole del Rio 1750) 4) 1. Tb8+ Kf7 2. Ld5+ Ke7 3. Tb7+ Kf8 4. Th8+ +− (Becerra-Soroki, San Martin 1995)

5) 1. Tg8+ Kf7 2. Tg7+ Kf8 3. g6 Lxd5 4. Tf7+ Lxf7 5. g7# 6) 1. Tf8+ Kg7 2. Lh6+ Kxh6 3. Tg8 a2 4. Th5+ Lxh5 5. g5#

7) 1. Th8+ Ph5 2. Txh5+ Kxh5 3. Lg3! Lxg3 4. Tc8 Lc7 5. Th8# (Hasek 1929)

8) 1. Da8+ Kxa8 2. Td8+ Ka7 3. c8P+ Kb8 4. Pb6+ Kc7 (4. … Ka7 5. Ta8#) 5. Tc8# (Pogosjants 1988) 9) 1. Pf6+ exf6 2. Tg8+ Ke7 3. Pd5+ Txd5 4. Te6+ Kxe6 5. Te8#

10) 1. Tg2 Lc7 2. Tg4 Lg3 3. Tg5 Lf4 4. Th5+ Lh6 5. Txh6# (Krikheli 1974) 11) 1. f4+ Kg4 2. Kg2 Pd4 3. Th6!! Lxh6 4. h3+ Kh5 5. Lf7# (Knothe 1960)

12) 1. Pe3+ Kh1 2. Tf1+ Pg1 3. Tc1! g2 4. Pd1 Pf3 5. Pf2# 1-0 (Pogosjants 1967)

1) 1. Pf5! Th7 2. Pd6+ Kf8 3. Ta8+ Kg7 4. Pe8+ Kh6 5. Ta1! +−

2) 1. Pc4 Tc5 2. Tc7! Txc7 3. Pd6 Tg7+ (3. … Kg7 4. Pe8+ +−) 4. Kh4 Tg5 5. Pf7+ +− (Lamos 1976)

3) 1. Ta1+! Ke2 2. Pg3+ hxg3 3. Ta2+ (3. Txh1 g2 =) 3. … Kd1 4. Kd3 Ke1 5. Ke3 Kf1 6. Kf3 +− (Kakovin 1951) 4) 1. Df8+ (1. De3 Kf7 2. Kg4 Dxe6+ 3. Dxe6 Kxe6 4. Kg5 Kf7 5. f4 Ke7 6. Kxg6 Kf8 =) 1. … Kh7 2. Df5!! gxf5

Pf8+ +− (Avni 1994)

5) 1. Tf1+ Kg6 2. Tf6+ Kh5 (2. … Kh7 3. Tf5 Kg6 4. g4 +−) 3. Kf3! Txe5 4. g4+ Kh4 5. Th6# (Mozes 1936) 6) 1. Lb3 Kb5 2. Lf7! Pb6 3. Le8+ Ka6 4. Pc5# (Kovalenko 1982)

7) 1. Td3 Le4 2. Tad2 Kc7 (2. … Ke7 3. Te2!) 3. Tc2+! +− (Vlasak 1987) 8) 1. Pf4+!! (1. Lc8 Kd3 2. Lb7 Ta1 =) 1. … Txf4 2. Ld7! +− (Szulc 1941)

9) 1. Tf5+! (1. Lg4 Tf1! =) 1. … Kb6 2. Lg4 Tf1 3. Tb5+! Kxb5 4. Lxe2+ +− (Prokes 1954) 10) 1. Kb3 a5 2. Ld4+ Ka6 3. b5+! Kxb5 (3. … Lxb5 4. Lc8#) 4. Lc4# (Zachodjakin 1931)

11) 1. Pc6! Lxc6 2. Le4! Lxe4 3. Kxe4 Kc7 4. Ke5! +−

12) 1. Ta4 Te3 2. Kf2 Th3 3. Pd2+ Kg5 4. Pf3+ Kf5 5. Kg2 +− (Pogosjants 1977)

1) 1. Pc6 Kxc6 2. Pb6 Kxb6 3. Kf7 Kc6 4. Ke6 +− (Mees 1939)

2) 1. Pc6+ (1. Tb1 Te6!) 1. … Kxb7 2. Kf3 Tc4 (2. … .Te6 3. Pd8+ +−) 3. Pa5+ +− (Rinck 1922) 3) 1. Te5 c6 2. Te8+ Ka7 3. Ta8+ Kxa8 4. Pb6+ Kb8 5. Pxd7+ +− (Prokes 1948)

4) 1. Kf7 Kf4 2. Kf6 Txe4 3. Th1! +− (Fritz 1955)

5) 1. Tg7+ (1. g7 Ta8 =) 1. … Kxh8 2. Th7+ Kg8 3. g7 +− (Kozlowski 1931)

6) 1. Pf6! Lg2 (1. … Lxf7 2. Lh6# 1. … Lb7 2. Ke6 Lc8+ 3. Pd7+! Lxd7+ 4. Kf6 +−) 2. Ke6 Lh3+ 3. Pg4! Lxg4+ 4. Kf6+− (Van der (Kade 1940)

7) 1. e3 Tc4 (1. … Tb4 2. Th5+ Kxe4 3. Th4+ +−) 2. Tg4 Txe4 3. Tg5# (Pogosjants 1986) 8) 1. Tg5! Txg5+ 2. Lg2 Tf5 3. Lh3 +−

9) 1. f3! (1. f4 Tg8 2. Kc5 Txf8 3. Txf8 Kxf8 4. Kd6 Kf7 =) 1. … Tg8 2. Kc5 +− (Janosi 1967) 10) 1. Pf3 Kc5 2. c7! Txd6+ 3. Pd4! Txd4+ 4. Ke3 +− (Jurlov 1986)

11) 1. Ka4 Ld8 2. Pd7 (2. Pc4 Lxa5 3. Pxa5 stalemate/Patt/pat) 2. … Lxa5 3. Pc5+ Kb6 4. Lg1 Le1 (4. … Lc3 5. Pe4+ +−) 5. Pd3+ +− (Veretennikov 1976)

12) 1. Tg5 (1. Txe4 Txf6 =) 1. … Te3+ 2. Kh4 Te4+ 3. Kh5 Te5 4. Txe5 Txf6 5. Te8+ Kg7 6. Tg8# (Evreinov 1966)

1) 1. Tc8+ Dg8 2. Dxg7+ Kxg7 3. Txg8+ Kxg8 4. Kxh6 Kf7 5. Kg5 +−

2) 1. Kc4 Kd7 (1. … Ke6 2. Lc7 Kd7 3. Lxb6!) 2. Lxb6! axb6 3. Kd5 +− (Hasek 1933) 3) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

4) 1. Le5! Kd7 (1. … Ph5 2. g4 Pf6 3. Pxd8 Kxd8 4. Lxf6+ +−) 2. Pxd8! Kxd8 3. Lxf6+ gxf6 4. Kf3!? f5 5. g4 fxg4+ 6. Kxg4 +−

5) 1. Dxe6! fxe6 2. Kxd4 Kf7 3. Kc5 Ke7 4. Kc6 (4. Kb6 Kd6 5. Kxa6 Kc6 =) 4. … b4 (4. … e5 5. Kd5! +−) 5. e5 Kd8 6. Kd6 +− (Filgueira-Mazziotti (Irigoyen, Villa Ballester 2003)

6) 1. Dg2 Tg8 2. Tg3 Dd8 3. Txg8+ Dxg8 4. b4! +−

7) 1. Dd6+ Kf7 2. De6+! Dxe6 3. dxe6+ Kxe6 4. Kh3 f5 5. g4 +− (L’Ami-Hebden, Hoogeveen 2003) 8) 1. axb6 axb6 (1. … Kxb6 2. Tca1 ±) 2. Tca1 Ta8 3. Txa8 Txa8 4. Txa8 Kxa8 5. Kd3 f5 6. f4 +−

(L’Ami-Sale, Rijeka 2010)

9) 1. … La2 2. Kb2 Lb3! 3. cxb3+ Kd4 −+

10) 1. Tac7! Kd8 2. Thd7+ Ke8 3. Txd5! exd5 4. Tc8+ Kf7 5. Txg8 Kxg8 6. a4 +−

11) 1. Txf7+! Kxf7 2. Dc4+ Ke7 (2. … Kg7 3. Dc7+ Kg8 4. Dc8+ +−) 3. De4+ +− (Kramnik-Illescas, Linares 1994) 12) 1. Pe4! Kxf7 (1. … dxe4 2. Txf5 Kxf5 3. f4 +−) 2. Pd6+ Ke6 3. Pxf5 Kxf5 4. Kd7 Ke5 5. Ke7 d4 6. f4+! Ke4

exd4 +−

1) 1. Te4+ Kd8 2. Td3+ Kc8 3. Tc4+ Kb8 4. Tb3+ Ka8 5. Tg3! +− (Prokes 1949)

2) 1. Dc4+ Kxc4 (1. … Dxc4 2. Lf7+ Kc6 3. Lxc4 +−) 2. Le2+ Kc3 3. Lxb5 Kxc2 4. Kf3 +− (Platov 1907) 3) 1. Kb2 Ta1 2. Th1 (2. Kxa1 c1D+ 3. Ka2 Dc2 = 2. … Dh6 3. Tb1+! =) 2. … Td1 3. Dh6 +−

4) 1. Lc4! bxc4 2. e7 f1D 3. e8P! +− (3. e8D? Dh3 µ) (Vollmer 1933) 5) 1. Tf1!! Ke6 2. Te8+ Kd7 3. Tfe1! a1D 4. T1e7# (Wotawa 1948)

6) 1. c4+ Kc5! 2. Pg5 g1D 3. Ld4+ Kxd4 (3. … Dxd4 4. Pe6+ +−) 4. Pf3+ Ke3 5. Pxg1 Kf2 6. Ph3+ +− (Rinck 1911) 7) 1. Pd5! d1D (1. … cxd5+ 2. Kxd5 d1D+ 3. Kc6! +−) 2. Lc8+ Kb5 3. Pxc3+ +− (Platov 1923)

8) 1. Pc6 a2 2. Pe5! a1D 3. P1f3 Da3+ 4. Kd5 +− (Leick 1930) 9) 1. … Tf2! 2. g7 Txf3 3. g8D Txh3+ 4. Kg2 Tg3+−+

10) 1. Ph5+ Kf5 2. Lf1! gxf1P (2. … g1D 3. Lh3+ +−) 3. a6 +− (Troitzky 1907) 11) 1. Le3! h2 2. Kc8 h1D 3. Pb6+ Ka7 4. Pd5+ Ka6 5. Pc7# (Prokop 1960)

12) 1. Ke7! (1. Kxe6 h2 2. Kf7 h1D 3. Lf6 Dh6 4. Le5 Df4+! =) 1. … h2 2. Kf7 h1D 3. Lf6 Dh6 4. Le5 +− (Bottcher 1935)

1) 1. Tb5+ Ka8 2. Pd7 a6 3. Tb8+ Ka7 4. Pe5! g1D (4. … Kxb8 5. Pf3 +−) 5. Pc6# (Ulrichsen 1972)

2) 1. Tf2! (1. Th2 a1D 2. Pd2+ Ka2 3. Pc4+ Kb1 4. Kb3 Da8! =) 1. … a1D 2. Pd2+ Ka2 3. Pc4+ Kb1 4. Kb3 +− (Pogosiants 1983)

3) 1. Tc3!! (1. Pe5 b2 2. Tc8 b1D 3. Pc4+ Kb4 4. Tb8+ Ka4! 5. Txb1 stalemate/Patt/pat) 1. … Ka2 2. Pe5 b2 3. Pc4 b1D 4. Ta3# (Gurgenidze 1996)

4) 1. Ta3+ Kb1 2. Pb6 Kc2 3. Pa4! b1D 4. Tc3# (Rumjantsev 1997)

5) 1. Tc4+! (1. Pb3+ Kb5 2. Ta8 b1D 3. Tb8+ Ka4 4. Pc5+ Ka5!) 1. … Kb5 2. Tc8 b1D 3. Tb8+ Kc5 4. Pb3+! Kc6 (4. … Kc4 5. Pd2+ +−) 5. Pd4+ +− (Gurgendidze 1999)

6) 1. g6 (1. Th7 g2 2. Th3+ Kf4 =) 1. … g2 2. Pg5 g1D 3. Te7+ Kf4 (3. … Kf2 4. Ph3+ +− 3. … Kd2 4. Pf3+ +− 3. … Kd4 4. Pf3+ +−) 4. Ph3+ +− (Staudte 1990)

7) 1. Tg3+ Ka4! 2. Pxe4 f1D 3. Tb3! Kxb3 (3. … Dg1+ 4. Pc5+ +−) 4. Pd2+ +− (Van den (Ende 1933)

8) 1. Pc6 c1D 2. Pb4+ Kd4 3. Th4+ (3. Td7+ Ke5 4. Pd3+ Ke6 =) 3. … Kc3 (3. … Kc5 4. Pd3+ +−) 4. Pa2+ +− (Pogosiants 1963)

9) 1. Pg8+ Kh7 (1. … Kh5 2. Pf6+ Kh4 3. Tg4+ Kh3 4. Tg5 a1D 5. Th5#) 2. Pf6+ Kh6 3. h4 a1D 4. h5 +− (Asaba 1982)

10) 1. Tg8 (1. Tg7 f2 2. Pf6 f1D 3. Pg4+ Ke4 4. Te7+ Kd5 5. Pe3+ Kd6! =) 1. … f2 2. Pf6 f1D 3. Pg4+ Ke4 4. Te8+ Kd5 5. Pe3+ +− (Mitrofanov 1981)

11) 1. Te5+ Kg6 2. Pf8+ Kf6 3. Pd7+ Kg6 4. Te6+ Kg5 5. Tf6 +− (Wein 1964)

12) 1. Tf6+ b6 (1. … Ka7 2. Pd6 h2 3. Pb5+ Kb8 4. Tf8# 1. … Ka5 2. Pe3 h2 3. Tf5+ +−) 2. Pd6 h2 3. Txf2 h1D 4. Ta2# (Gunst 1950)

1) 1. Le6! (1. Lc4 f1D 2. Lxf1 stalemate/Patt/pat) 1. … f1D 2. Tg4+ Kh3 3. Tf4+ Kg2 4. Lh3+! Kxh3 5. Txf1 +− (Gurgenidze 1999)

2) 1. Kf2! a1D 2. a7! Dxa7+ 3. Tb6+! +− (Prokes 1949)

3) 1. Tg8+! (1. Tb7+ Kh6 2. Tb6+ Kg5 3. Tg6+ Kh4! =) 1. … Kh6 2. Tg6+! (2. Th8+? Kg5 =) 2. … Kh5 (2. … Kh7 3. Ld3 c1D+ 4. Tg1+ +−) 3. Lf7! c1D+ 4. Tg1+ +− (Prokes 1938)

4) 1. Lb1!! f1P+! (1. … Kb2 2. Txa2+ Kxb1 3. Txf2 +−) 2. Kh3! Kb2 (2. … Pd2 3. Lxa2+ Kb2 4. Td1 +−) 3. Txa2+ Kxb1 4. Te2! +− (Gurgendidze 1977)

5) 1. Td5! b1D 2. Td2+ Kc1 3. Kc3! Da1+ 4. Kb3 +− (Isenegger 1945) 6) 1. Tb8+ Ka1 2. Lb7! Kb2 3. Ld5+ Ka1 4. Lxa2 +− (Fritz 1956)

7) 1. Tc7+ Kd6 2. Tc6+! Kxc6 3. Lxd5+! Kxd5 4. c4+ Kxc4 5. Kc2 +− (Kalinin 1998) 8) 1. Ld3+ Kxa5 2. Th6 Ka4 3. Lc4! Ka3 4. Txh2 g1D 5. Ta2# (Kubbel 1933)

9) 1. Tc1+ Kb2 2. Ta1! Kxa1 3. Kc1! c4 4. Lxb4 c3 5. Lxc3# (Prokes 1948)

10) 1. Kf5! c1D 2. Th6+!! Dxh6 (2. … Kg3 3. Tg6+ Kh4 4. Lf2+ +−) 3. Lf2+ Kh5 4. g4# 11) 1. Ld4 h1D 2. Txb2+ Ka6 3. Ta2+! Kb5 4. Ta1 +−

12) 1. Tg7+ Kc6 2. Lf4 f2 3. e4 Kc5 4. Le5 Kc4 5. Tg3! d1D 6. Tc3# (Olimpiev 1974)

1) 1. De5! Lc8/e8 2. fxg7+ +−

2) 1. Td3 Le1 2. Td5 Lb4 3. Td1! +− (Cheron 1948)

3) 1. f3! (1. f4 Lc1 2. f5 La3 3. f6 Kf7 4. g8D+ Kxg8 5. Lg7 Kh7! −+) 1. … Lc1 2. f4 La3 3. f5 Lc1 4. f6 = 4) 1. De5! Dc2 (1. … Dg7 2. Dh5#; 1. … Dh7 Dg5#) 2. Dh8+ Kg6 3. Dg8+ Kh6 4. Df8+ Kg6 5. Lf7+ +− 5) 1. Pb8 Tc5+ 2. Kg6 Ta5 3. Pc6 Ta6 4. Kxg7 c3 5. Kg8! +− (Herbstman 1927)

6) 1. Pe1! Txe6 2. Pf3+ Kh1 3. Lf1 Tg6 4. Lh3 +− (Janosi 1976) 7) 1. Txc7 Tg8 2. Tc4 Tg5+ 3. Ke6 Txh5 4. h4 +−

8) 1. Kh2 g5 (1. … Kg4 2. Pe5+! +−) 2. Kg2 g4 3. Kh2 g3+ 4. Kg2 Kg4 5. Pe5+ +− 9) 1. Kg3! b5 2. Kh3 Db4 3. Da1# (Angelini 1984)

10) 1. Kb7! Tg7 2. Kb8! Th7 3. g5! Tg7 4. g6 Pxg6 (4. … Txg6 5. Pf7#) 5. Pc6# (Gurevich 1959)

11) 1. La1! (1. Le5? b6 2. Ld4 Td7 3. f7+ Txd4 4. f8D Tg4=) 1. … b6 (1. … b5 2. Lb2 +−) 2. Le5 b5 3. Lb2 b4 4. Le5 b3 5. Lb2 Tc7 6. f7+ +− (Van der Stok 1938)

12) 1. Lb6! Ld7 2. Txc2+ Lc6 (2. … Kb8 3. Lc7+ +−) 3. Td2 Ld7 4. Kb2! +− (Kubbel 1952)

1) 1. Kc7 (1. Kd7 Kd5 =) 1. … Kd5 2. Kd7! +−

2) 1. Ka7 b3 2. Ka6 Ka3 3. Kb5 b2 4. Kc4 Ka2 5. Ta7+ Kb1 6. Kb3 +−

3) 1. Kd1 g3 2. Tc2+ Kf1 3. Tc8 g2 (3. … Kf2 4. Tf8+ Ke3 5. Ke1 g2 6. Tg8 Kf3 7. Tg7 +−) 4. Tf8+ Kg1 5. Ke2 Kh2 6. Th8+ Kg1 7. Tg8 Kh2 8. Kf2 +−

4) 1. Ke6 (1. Kd6 Kh2 2. Ke5 g3 3. Kf4 g2 4. Th7+ Kg1 5. Kg3 – 1. Ke6) Kh2 2. Kf5 g3 3. Kg4 g2 4. Th7+ Kg1 5. Kg3 Kf1 6. Tf7+ Kg1 7. Tf8 Kh1 8. Th8+ Kg1 9. Th2 +−

5) 1. Tb1! (1. Ka7? Kb5 2. Tb1 Ka5 =) 1. … Kc5 2. Ka7 Kb5 3. Kb7 Ka5 4. Kc6 +− (Hyrme 1991) 6) 1. Ka6! Kc2 2. Tc7+ Kd2 3. Tb7 +− (Krikheli 1986)

7) 1. Tg5+ Kf6 2. Tg3! f1D 3. Tf3+ Dxf3 stalemate/Patt/pat (Berger 1912)

8) 1. Te8+ Kb7 2. Te7+ Kc6 3. Te6+ Kc5 4. Te5+ Kc4 5. Te4+ Kc3 6. Te3+ Kc2 7. Te8! b1D 8. Tc8+ = (Stoljarov 1976)

9) 1. Tb7+ Kc8 2. Tb5! c1D 3. Tc5+ Dxc5= (Cook 1864) 10) 1. Ke5! (1. f5 Kf3 −+) 1. … Ke3 2. f5 =

11) 1. Kb4! Kc2 2. Kc4 = (Botokanov 1976) 12) 1. Kg5 Kc3 2. Kf6! Kd4 3. Ke6 =

1) 1. Lxg6! Lg4 2. Lh5! Lxh5 3. d6 Le8 4. g6 +− (Bandzuch 1997) 2) 1. Lc6! h1D 2. Lxb7+ Lxb7 3. g8D+ +− (Van der (Marel 2000) 3) 1. a5 Le5 2. a6 Lb8 3. Lg3+! Kxg3 4. e5 +− (Dundikov 1979)

4) 1. Kg5! Lxf7 2. Lxf7 Kxf7 3. Kf5 Ke8 4. Ke6 +− (Richter 1993)

5 1. d7 d1D+ 2. Kxd1 Lg5 3. f4+ Kxf4 4. Lxh6 a2 5. Lxg5+ Kxg5 (5. … Kf5 6. Lf6 Kxf6 7. d8D+) 6. d8D+ 1-0 ( 5) 1st edition: 1. Kg3 f4+ (1. … Ke6 2. Kf4 +−) 2. Kf3 (2. Kxf4 Ke6 =) 2. … Ke6 3. Kxf4 Ke7 4. Kf5 +− (Szczep 1987)

6) 1. Ld8! (1. Lb8 Le5 2. d7 Lxf6 =) 1. … Lxd6 2. Le7 +−

7) 1. d5 Ke4 (1. … Lf7 2. d6 cxd6 3. Lg4 Ld5 4. c7 Lb7 5. f5 Lc8 6. f6 Lxg4 7. f7 +−) 2. Lh5! Lxh5 3. d6! cxd6 4. f5! Le8 (4. … Kxf5 5. c7 +−) 5. c7 Ld7 6. f6 +− (Rusenescu 1947)

8) 1. Le3 Lh2 2. Lf4 Lg1 3. Ld6! Ld4 4. f7 Lg7 5. Le5+ +− (Prestigiacomo 1975)

9) 1. g4 (1. e7 Lxe7 2. Lxe7 Ke2 3. g4 Kd3 4. g5 e2 5. Lb4 Kc4 =) 1. … Kd3 2. Lxe3 Ke4 3. Lg5 Kf3 4. Lh6! Le7 5. g5 +− (Keith 2009)

10) 1. b6 Le4+ 2. Kg3 d4 3. h4 Kg6 4. Lb1 +−

11) 1. g6 Ke7 2. g7 Kf6 3. e7 Lh5 4. Lf7! Kxf7 5. e8D+ +− (Vatarescu 1955) 12) 1. Lg8! Lxg8 2. e4 Lh7 3. e5 Kb5 4. a7 Le4 5. e6 +− (Kolesnikov 1987)

1) 1. Lc8+ e6 2. d5 Kf6 3. d6 Lg2 4. Kb6 +−

2) 1. … Lg4! (1. … e2 2. Lxe2 Lxe2 3. g6 Lxd3 4. g7 Lc4 5. Ka8 =) 2. hxg4 h3 3. g6 h2 4. Lg2 e2 5. g7 e1D 6. g8D Dxa5#

3) 1. e6 Lf8 2. Lg7 Lxa3 3. exf7 +−

4) 1. Lh2 (1. Lf2 Lxf2 2. Kxf2 Kc2 3. g4 fxg3+ 4. Kxg3 Kxc3 5. f4 Kd4 6. Kg4 c5 =) 1. … Lxh2 2. g4 fxg3 3. Kg2 +− 5) 1. Lc1! Lxc1 2. e3! Ld2 3. Kb3 +− (Heks 1933)

6) 1. e4 dxe4 2. Lb3 e3 3. h6 e2 4. h7 e1D 5. h8D#

7) 1. g5 fxg5 (1. … Le5 2. gxf6 gxf6 3. h5 +−) 2. h5 Kd6 (2. … Le5 3. f6 +−) 3. f6 Ke6 4. fxg7 Kf7 5. h6 Kg8 6. Kg4 +− (Stroppa-Duffau, Fontaney 2003)

8) 1. b4 axb3 2. Lc4+ +−

9) 1. … Lf4!! (1. … h4 2. gxh4 Lf4 3. Lb6 =) 2. Lxf4 h4 3. Le3 h3 4. Lg1 Ke4 −+

10) 1. g5 Ld8 (1. … Lb8 2. Lg7 Lc7 3. Lf8 Lb8 4. Ld6 +−) 2. Le5 Kf7 (2. … Le7 3. Ld6 Ld8 4. f5+ gxf5+ 5. Kf4 +−) 3. Ld6 Ke6 4. f5+ gxf5+ 5. Kf4 +− (Hort-Pachman, Manila 1976)

11) 1. Kc4 Le6+ 2. Kc5 Lxb3 3. a3! bxa3 4. cxb3 a2 5. b4# (Richter 2004)

12) 1. f6! gxf6 2. Kb7 Ld8 3. Kc8 Le7 4. Kd7 (4. Le3+ Kc2 5. Kd7 – 4. Kd7) 4. … Lf8 5. Le3+ Kc2 6. Ke8 Lg7 7. Kxf7 Lh8 8. Kg8 +− (Troitzky 1923)

1) 1. Lxc5 Lg5+ 2. Kf3 Kh5 (2. … Lxh6 3. Lf2+ Kg5 4. Le3+ +−) 3. Lf8 Lxh6 4. g4+ Kg5 5. Le7# (Kondratjuk 1998) 2) 1. Lb4! (1. Lc5+ Ka6 2. Lxd4 Kb5 3. Le5 Kc4! =) 1. … Lb6 2. Lc5 d3 3. c7 d2 4. Kc6! +−

3) 1. c5! dxc5 2. Lxg3+! Lxg3 3. d6 exd6 4. e6 +−

4) 1. Lxh7 (1. Kg4? Lxd5!) 1. … Lxh7 2. g6 Lg8 3. h7 Lxh7 4. Kh6! Kg8 5. gxh7+ Kh8 6. Kg5 +− (Prandstetter 1968) 5) 1. a7 (1. Le2 d6 2. Kc3 Kb6 3. Kb4 Le6 4. Lc4 Lc8 =) 1. … Lb7 2. Lxd7 Kb6 3. f4! exf4 4. e5 Kc7 5. e6 Kd6 6.

Kd3 f3 7. Ke3 La8 8. La4 Kxe6 9. Ld1 +− (L’Ami-De Jong, Hoogeveen 2007)

6) 1. Ka5! (1. b8D? Lxb8 2. Lxb8 Kb6 = ) 1. … d4 2. b8D Lxb8 3. Lxb8 d3 4. Ld6+! (4. Lf4? Kc6 =) 4. … Kxd6 5. a7 d2 6. a8D d1D 7. Dd8+ +− (Golubev 2000)

7) 1. Kb4 Kb6 2. f5 exf5 (2. … gxf5 3. f4 +−) 3. f4 Le8 4. Lg2 Lc6 5. Lf3 +−

8) 1. h5! Kxh5 2. Kf5 Le7 3. Le5 Ld8 4. Ld6! Lf6 5. Lb4 (6. Lc5 Le5!=) 5. … Ld4 6. Le1 +− (Khamitov 1991)

9) 1. Le5!! fxe5 2. Ke6 Kxa7 3. Kxe7 (3. Kf7 Lh8 4. Kxg6 Kb6 5. Kh7 Lf6! =) 3. … Kb6 4. Kf7 Lh8 5. Kxg6 Kc5 6. Kh7 +− (Lichtenstein 1923)

10) 1. La5 Lg5 2. Le1 Lh6 3. Lh4 Lf8 4. Lg5 Lg7 5. Lxf4 Lf8 6. Lg5 +− (Horwitz 1880)

11) 1. Ld1 Lg6 2. Lb3! Lf7 (2. … Le4 3. La2 (3. Lc4!?+−) 3. … Lg2 4. Lb1 Lh3 5. Lc2 Lg4 6. Lb3 Le6 7. Ld1 Lf7 8. Lf3 +−) 3. La4! Le6 4. Ld1 Lf7 5. Lf3 +− (Robinson 1947)

12) 1. Kb4! (1. Lb4? Kh6 2. Lxe7 Lh8 =) 1. … Lh8 (1. … Kg4 2. Lc3! +− 1. … e5 2. fxe6 Kg6 3. Lg5! +−) 2. Lc3 Kh6 3. Lxh8 Kxh7 4. Lf6! exf6 5. Kc5 Kh6 6. Kd6 Kh5 7. Ke7 +− (Infantozii 1964)

1) 1. f3! Lxf3 2. Kf2 h2 3. Ld1!! Lxd1 4. Kg2 = (Prokes 1946) 2) 1. Le2!! Lxe2 2. b7 f1D+ 3. Kb2 = (Kaljagin 1990)

3) 1. Ld5! (1. Kg3 d1D 2. Lf3+ Lxf3 3. c8D Dd6+ 4. Kh4 Dh6+ 5. Kg3 Dg5+ 6. Kh3 Kf2 7. Dc2+ Le2 −+ 1. Lc6 d1D 2. c8D Dd6+! −+) 1. … d1D 2. c8D Lxc8 3. Lf3+ Kxf3 = (Zachodjakin 1929)

4) 1. Kd5! (1. Kc6 e4 2. Lxc7 Lxc7 3. Kxc7 e3 4. b6 e2 5. b7 e1D 6. b8D De5+−+ 1. Lf6 h5 2. Lxe5 h4 −+) 1. … c6+) 2. bxc6! Lxd8 3. Kxe5 Kg2 4. Kf4! (4. Kf5 Kg3 5. c7 Lxc7 6. Kg5 Lf4+ 7. Kh5 h6 −+) 4. … Kh3 5. c7 Lxc7+

Kg5 = (Nikolaev 1953)

5) 1. g4 c2 2. Lg5! hxg5 3. d8D Lxd8 stalemate/Patt/pat (Zivojinovic 1996)

6) 1. Lg4! (1. La6? Ld7 2. Lb5 Lc8! −+) 1. … Kb4 2. Lh5 Ld7 3. Lg4 Lc6 4. Lf3 La4 5. Ld1 = (Walkewitz 2000) 7) 1. Lg1 Lg3 2. b7 Lb8 3. Kh4 Ld6 4. Kg4 Lg3 5. Lf2! Lb8 6. Lg1 = (Polin 1972)

8) 1. Le2! (1. La6 Kg2 2. d4 Kg1 3. d5 Lf1 −+) 1. … Kg2 2. d4 Kg1 3. d5 Lf1 4. d6 Lxe2 5. d7 f1D+ 6. Ke7 = (Sochniev 2004)

9) 1. … e3! (1. … Lc2 2. Kxe5 Ld3 3. Kd4 Ka5 4. f4! +−) 2. fxe3 e4 3. Kd4 Ka5 4. Kc5 Lxb5! 5. Lxe4 Le2 = 10) 1. Ke2! (1. Ke4 gxh5 2. Lf2 Lc7! 3. Lh4 gxh4 4. Kf3 h3 5. Kf2 Lh2 −+) 1. … gxh5 2. Lf2 Kf5 3. Lh4 =

(Krikheli 1984)

11) 1. e6 Lf4 2. La3! Lg5 3. Lc1! Lxc1 4. e7 = (Sidorov 2001)

12) 1. Ld6+! (1. Lg3 Kf7! −+) 1. … Kf7 2. Lg3! Lg1 3. Lf2! Kf8 4. Lc5+! Kf7 5. Lf2 Lh2 6. Lg3 Kf8 7. Ld6+ Kf7 8. Lg3 =

1) 1. fxg3 Le4 2. Lf4 Lf5 3. Ke5 Ld7 4. Kf6 Kb7 5. Kg5 Kc6 6. h4 gxh3 7. g4 Kd5 8. Kh5 Ke4 9. Lh2 2) 1. Kg7 (1. h5 gxh5 2. g6 Lxg6 =) 1. … Kc6 2. Kh6 Kb7 3. h5 gxh5 4. Kxh5 +−

3) 1. Kf1! Lh2 2. Kg2! Lf4 3. Lg6# (Pogosiants 1977)

4) 1. Lb4 Lb3 2. La5! Ld5 3. e6+!! Lxe6 4. b7 +− (Cheron 1954) 5) 1. Lf5+ Kh6 2. Kf7 Lh8 3. Kf8! Lg7+ 4. Kg8 +−

6) 1. g8D+ Lxg8 2. Kg6 a3 3. Ld2 Lh7+ 4. Kxh7 Kf7 5. Lc3 +− 7) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

8) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening 9) 1. … Kg3 2. Lf7 g4! 3. fxg4 h4 −+

10) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening 11) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

12) 1. … Lf2 (1. … Le3!? 2. Ld5 f3 3. gxf3 Kf4 4. Ke2 Ke5 5. Lc4 Kd4 −+) 2. Ld5 a4 3. Ke2 (3. La2 f3 4. gxf3 Kxf3 5. Ld5+ Ke3 −+) 3. … a2 4. Lxa2 Kxg2 5. Ld5+ Kg3 −+

1) 1. … Lb1! (1. … gxf5 2. Kg5 f6+ 3. Kxh5 Lf7+ 4. Kh6 +−) 2. Kxf7 Lxf5 =

2) 1. c5+ Kxc5 2. Lf1! gxf1D+ 3. Kxf1 Lh2 4. f3!! g3 (4. … gxf3 5. Kf2 =) 5. Kg2 ½-½ (Seyboth 1908)

3) 1. e7! (1. Kh3 Le7! 2. Ld3 Kc5 3. Le4 Kd4 4. Kg2 Kc3 5. Ld5 Kd3 6. Le4+ Kd2! 7. Ld5 Ke3 8. Le4 h3+! −+) 1. … Lxe7 2. Lg8 Ke5 3. Lf7 Kd4 4. Le6 = (Skatchkov-Sherbakov, Ekate 1997)

4) 1. … f6! (1. … Lf5+ 2. Kg5 Lh3 3. Kf6 Kd7 4. Kxf7 Kc6 5. f5! +− 1. … f5 2. exf6 – 1. … f6 =) 2. exf6 Kf7 3. Kg5 Lc2 = (Grigorov-Cherepkov, Burgas 1988)

5) 1. … g4 2. hxg4 Lh6 3. e4 Le3 4. d5 Kd6 =

6) 1. d6 (1. Kg1 Ld6! 2. Kg2 Kf4 3. La4 Kg5 4. Le8 Kg4 5. Kg1 Kf3 −+ 1. Lg6 b5 2. cxb5 c4 −+) 1. … Lxd6 2. Kg1 b5 3. Lxb5 Kxh5 4. Kg2 =

7) 1. h5 (1. Ke2 Kh6 −+ 1. d6 cxd6 2. Ke2 Kh6 3. Lf7 d5 4. Lxd5 Kh5 5. Lf7 Kxh4 6. Kf3 Kxh3 −+) 1. … gxh5 2. Lb3 Kf6 3. La2 Lc3 4. Kxe3 Lxb4 5. Ke4 =

8) 1. Kf2 Ld5 2. Ke3! g3 3. Kf4 =

9) 1. Kh4!! a2 (1. … f3 2. Le3 a2 3. Ld4+ Kg8 4. Kg3 Lc6 5. d7 Lxd7 6. Kxf3 =) 2. d7! Lxd7 3. Lxf4 a1D 4. Le5+ Dxe5 stalemate/Patt/pat (Kalinin 1974)

10) 1. Lc7! Ka6 2. Ld8 b5 3. Kc5 b4 4. Lc7 b3 5. Le5 =

11) 1. Kf4 Le2 2. Ld4 Kb7 3. Ke3! Lb5 4. Kd2 = (Cheron 1954)

12) 1. … Lc2! (1. … exf5 2. e6 Lb3 3. exf7+ Lxf7 4. Kg7 f4 5. Lxf4 Ke7 6. Ld6+ Ke8 7. Lc5 +−) 2. fxe6 (2. h5 gxh5

g6 fxg6 4. fxg6 h4 5. g7 Lh7 =) 2. … fxe6 3. Kxe6 Lb3+ 4. Kf6 Lc2 5. e6 Ld3 6. Lg3 Lc2 7. h5 gxh5 8. g6 Ld3= (Gelfand-Shirov, Bazna 2009)

1) 1. Lf3 Ke8 2. Lc6+ Ke7 3. Le4 Ke8 4. Lg6+ Ke7 5. Lh5 +− (Dobrescu, Nestorescu 1968) 2) 1. … Kh4! −+ (1. … h5 2. Ke4 Kh6 3. Lf7 Kg7 4. Le8 =)

3) 1. Le2! Ka3 2. Lb5 Kxa2 3. Kb7 Kb3 4. Kxa7 Kb4 5. Kb7 Kxb5 6. a7 +− (O. Koppe 1910)

4) 1. Lh4 Lb7 2. f5 gxf5 (2. … Le4 3. fxg6+ Ke6 4. Le1 Ke7 5. Lc3 Kf8 6. Kf4) 3. Kxf5 g6+ (3. … Ke8 4. Ke6) 4. Ke5 Ke8 5. Kd6 +−

5) 1. Lg4! Kd5 2. Lf3+ +−

6) 1. b3! cxb3 2. Lb2 Ke6 3. g4 Kf7 4. Kd5 +−

7) 1. g4! fxg4 (1. … hxg4 2. h4 +−) 2. h4 La4 3. Lg3 Lb5 4. Lh2 La4 5. f5+ Kxf5 6. d7 Lxd7 7. Kxd7 Ke4 8. Ke6 Kf3 9. Kf5 +−

8) 1. hxg7! (1. Lxg7? Ld5! 2. Ka5 {2. Kc5 Kg6 3. a4 bxa4 4. b5 a3!} 2. … Lb3! =) 1. … Ld5 2. Kc5 Kg8 3. a4 bxa4 4. b5 a3 6. b6 / 6. bxc6 +−

9) 1. …Kh6! 2. Lf5 Lc5 (d4,b6) 3. Ld3 f5! −+

10) 1. c3! Lxc3 (1. … Le5 2. Lc2+ Kf4 3. Lf5!) 2. Lc2+ Kf4 3. Lf5 Kxf5 4. g7 +− (Prokes 1946)

11) 1. Kd5 (1. Lxe5+ Kd7 2. Kd5 Ke7 =) 1. … Kd7 2. La3! Ke8 (2. … e4 3. Ke5 e3 4. Kf6 +−) 3. Ke6 e4 4. Kf6 e3 5. Kg7 e2 6. Lb4 +− (Kazantsev 1950)

12) 1. Lc4+ Kc6 2. f7 Lc7 3. Lb5+ Kd5 4. Kd7 Ld6 5. Lc4+ +−

1) 1. … Txc1 (1. … Pxd3 2. Df6 +−) 2. Txc1 Pxd3 3. Dxd3 Dxb2=

2) 1. … Pf8 (1. … Tf8 2. Dh4 Pf6 3. Dh6! +− 1. … Pc5 2. Te5!) 2. Df6 Pd7 =

3) 1. … Kh8! (1. … Kh7 2. Pd7 Pxd7 3. Txd7 Lc6 4. Pe4 +−) 2. Pd7 Pxd7 3. Txd7 Lc6 = 4) 1. … Kh8! (1. … Pd7 2. e6! +−) 2. De7 Pd7 −+ (Szalai-Nilssen, corr 1992)

5) 1. … Dh5! (1. … Le8 2. Txh7 +−) 2. g4 (2. Td3 Lxh2+ 2. Kf1 Le5!) 2. … Dxh2+ 3. Kf1 Lb5+! −+ 6) 1. … Da4! 2. h5 Db4+ 3. Kd1 Dg4+ 4. Ke1 Dg3+ 5. Kd1 Dg4+ =

7) 1. … Lh2+ (1. … Lf4? 2. Dh5+ Kg8 3. Dg4+ =) 2. Kh1 Df4 3. Dh5+ Kg8 4. Pe7+ Kg7 5. Pxd5 De5 −+ 8) 1. … Lg5! (1. … g5 2. Df3 +−) 2. Dxg5 Dxf1+ 3. Kh2 Df5 4. Dxf5 (4. Dh6 Dxh5+−+) 4. … gxf5 −+

9) 1. … Txg3+! 2. hxg3 Dd7 3. Dxd7+ (3. Dxc4 bxa1D 4. Txa1 Dd5 −+ 3. Tfd1 Ld5!) 3. … Pxd7−+ 10) 1. … Txe4! 2. Db5 Tb4!! 3. Txb4 Dg6+ 4. Ka1 Pc2+ 5. Kb1 Pa3+−+

11) 1. Th4 Da3 2. Dxg7+! Kxg7 3. h8D+ Txh8 4. Tg4+ Kh6 5. Th1#

12) 1. … Dxc3! (1. … Txg7 2. Txg7+ Kh6 3. Tg8 Kh7 4. T8g7+ (4. T8g4 Lf8!) ½-½ (Shirov-Kramnik, Groningen 1993) 2. Txc3 (2. bxc3 La3+ 3. Kb1 Td1#) 2. … Txg7 −+

1) 1. … Dg2+! 2. Kxg2 fxg6 (2. … Dxg6+ 3. Kh1 Kg7 4. Txg6+ fxg6 5. Tg1 g5 6. Txg5+ Lxg5 7. Dxg5+ Kh7 8. De7+ Kg8 9. Dxe6+ +−) 3. Kh1 Lg5! 4. Dxg5 (4. Txb1 gxh5 5. Txg5+ =) 4. … Df5 =

2) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

3) 1. … Pxf6! 2. Pxf6 Dxf6 3. Dxf6 Lxf6 4. Txf6 Pxc2 5. Tb1 b3! −+

4) 1. … Tc8! (1. … Tg8 2. Txf6 Tg7 3. Txd6 ±) 2. Dh6 (2. Txf6 Dxd3!!) 2. … Kg8 3. Txf6 Dxf6 4. Lxh7+ Kh8 5. Lg6+ Kg8 6. Lh7+ =

5) 1. … Dc5! (1. … exf5 2. Lxf5 f6 3. Td7 +−) 2. Dh6 exf5 3. Df6+ Kg8 4. Dg5+ =

6) 1. … Pf6! (1. … f6 2. Dd3 +− 1. … exd5 2. Dh5! gxh5 3. Lh7# 1. … Pg7 2. Pe4 Le7 3. Td6 ±) 2. Lxf6 exd5 3. Dh5 Lxf2+! 4. Kxf2 Dxf6+−+

7) 1. … Pf5! (1. … f6 2. Pg5! fxe5 3. Dxh7+ Kf8 4. Dh8+ Ke7 5. Dxg7# 1. … Lxe5 2. dxe5 ±) 2. Lxf5 (2. Df4 cxd4 3. exd4f6 4. Lxd6 Dxd6 =) 2. … Lf8! ³

8) 1. De1! (1. Tb8+ Kg7 2. T8b7 (2. De1 f3+ 3. e5 Df4+ 4. Kh3 f2 −+) 2. … Dg3+ 3. Kg1 h3 4. Txc7+ Kg6 5. Tc6+ Kg5 6. Txc5+ Kh4 −+) 1. … f3+ (1. … Le5 2. Tb8+ Lxb8 3. Txb8+ Kg7 4. Tb7+ Kg8 5. Tb8+ =) 2. e5 Df4+ (2. … Dg5 3. Kh3 Df5+ 4. Kxh4 – 2. … Df4+) 3. Kh3 Df5+ 4. Kxh4 Df4+ 5. Kh3 Df5+ =

9) 1. … Td1+ 2. Kxd1 (2. Txd1 Lg5+!) 2. … Lf3+ 3. Kc1 Dh5! 4. gxf7+ Kxf7 5. Df4+ Df5 =

10) 1. … Kh7! (1. … Kh8 2. Le5 Dxd7 (2. … Lxe5 3. Dxe8+ Kh7 4. Dg6+ +−) 3. Dxd7 Lxe5 4. Dxe8+ +−) 2. Le5 Dxd7 3. Dxd7 Lxe5 µ

11) 1. … Db6! (1. … Pd5 2. bxc4 Dxc4 3. Dxh6 ± 1. … Dd7 2. Dc1!) 2. Dxh6 cxb3 3. axb3 c4+ 4. Kh1 cxb3 ³

12) 1. … Kh8! (1. … De1+ 2. Kh2 Dxe5+ 3. Dxe5 Txd8 4. Dc7 +−) 2. Pxf7+ (2. Txe8+ Pxe8 3. Db8 Dc1+ 4. Kh2 Df4+ =) 2. … Kg8 3. Pe5 Kh8 =

1) 1. Kd7 b5 2. Ke6 b4 3. Kf5! Kxh7 4. Ke4 = (Bernhardt 1949)

2) 1. … Ka6!! (1. … Le4 2. c7 Kb7 3. Kd7 Lf5+ 4. Kd8 +− 1. … Ka7 2. Kc7 +−) 2. Kc7 Kb5 3. Kb7 Le4 = (Lewitt 1931)

3) 1. g6! (1. Lf6 f4 2. Kd6 f3 3. Ld4 c3 −+) 1. … f6 (1. … fxg6 2. Lg5 =) 2. Kd6! (2. Lxf6 f4!) 2. … Kf8 (2. … f4 3. Le7! f3 4. Ke6! f2 5. g7 +−) 3. Kc5 (3. Kd5 =) 3. … c3 4. Lxf6 = (Dvoretsky 2000)

4) 1. Kc6 h3 2. Lb8! Kxb8 3. Kd7 h2 4. c6 h1D 5. c7+ Ka7 6. c8D = (Gorkushin 1971) 5) 1. Ke7 d5 2. Kd6 d4 3. Kc5 d3 4. Kb4 Kb7 5. Kc3 = (Bernhardt 1948)

6) 1. e4+! (1. Lh4 g3! 2. hxg3 Ke6 −+ 1. Le1 g3! 2. hxg3 Kd4 3. g4 a2 4. Lh4 Ke5 −+) 1. … Kxe4 2. Lh4! g3! 3. hxg3 Ke5 4. Kd7! a2 5. Ke7 = (Herberg 1954)

7) 1. Kf5! (1. Lb3 Kxb4 2. Ld1 a5 3. Kf5 a4 4. Ke4 a3 −+) 1. … Kxb4 2. Lf7! a5 3. Ke4 d2 (3. … Kc3 4. Le8 d2 5. La4 =) 4. Lh5 a4 (4. … Kc3 5. Ld1 =) 5. Kd3 a3 6. Kc2 = (Mees 2000)

8) 1. g4!! c2 2. Le7 c1D 3. Lxg5+ Kd1 4. Lxc1 Kxc1 5. gxf5 = (Prokes 1947)

9) 1. f7! (1. Kb7 a5 2. Kxb6 a4 3. f7 Kg7 −+) 1. … Kxf7 2. Kb7 a5 3. Kxb6 a4 4. Kc5 a3 5. Kd4 a2 6. Ld5+ Ke7 7. Lxa2 = (Novikov 1958)

10) 1. Lc5! (1. Ld4 Kd3 −+) 1. … a2 2. Ld4 Kd3 3. La1 Kxc4 4. Kf4 Kd3 5. Ke5 b5 6. Kd5 b4 7. Kc5 b3 8. Kb4 Kc2 9. Ka3 = (Pankratov 1991)

11) 1. Kf6 b4 2. e4! dxe4 (2. … b3 3. exd5 b2 4. d6+ Ka7 5. d7 =) 3. Ke5 b3 4. Kxe4! b2 5. Kd3+ Ka7 6. Kc2 =

12) 1. d4! cxd4 2. Ke4 b4 3. Kxd4 b3 4. Kc3 b2 5. Lf4+! Kb1 6. Kb3 Ka1 7. Ka3 b1D 8. Le5+ Db2+ 9. Lxb2+ Kb1 10. Le5 = (Wotawa 1949)

1) 1. … Ka3! 2. a6 Pb3+ 3. Kb1 Pd2+ 4. Kc2 Pc4 5. a7 Pb6 = (Sedlak 1975)

2) 1. Pg6!! h2 (1. … Kg1 2. Pe5 h2 (2. … Kg2 3. Pg4 =) 3. Pf3+ =) 2. Ph4! = (Turnbull 1996) 3) 1. Kc7 b5 2. Kd6 b4 3. Ke5! Kg3 (3. … b3 4. Kf4 b2 5. Pf3#) 4. Kd4 = (Selman 2004)

4) 1. … Pc1+! (1. … Kf2 2. Kc3 Pc1 3. b5 Pe2+ 4. Kc4 Pf4 5. b6 Pg6 6. Kd5 Pe7+ 7. Kc5 +−) 2. Kc4 Kf2 3. b5 Ke3 4. b6 Pd3 5. b7 Pe5+ 6. Kd5 Pd7 = (Prokop 1925)

5) 1. Pa8!! f3 2. Pb6 f2 3. Pc4 Kf4 4. Pd2 = (Heuäcker 1953)

6) 1. Kf7! e3 2. Pf6+ Kh8 3. Pd5 e2 4. Pf4 e1D 5. Pxg6+ Kh7 6. Pf8+ Kh8 7. Pg6+ = (Selesniev 1930) 7) 1. a5 b3 2. a6 Kc7 3. a7 Kb7 4. Pa6! b2 5. Pc7! Kxa7 6. Pb5+ = (Gurgenidze 1999)

8) 1. Pe6 g4 2. Pg7! f4 3. Ph5 f3 4. Pf6! g3 5. Pe4! g2 6. Pd2+ = (Chekhover 1955)

9) 1. Pe6! (1. Kc8 d3! 2. cxd3 c3! −+) 1. … d3 2. cxd3 cxd3 3. Kc8 d2 4. Pc7+ Ka7 5. Pb5+ Kb6 6. Pc3 = (Zachodjakin, 1983)

10) 1. Pd7 d2 (1. … Kf5 2. Pf6 d2 3. Pd5 =) 2. Pf6+ Kh4 3. g3+! Kh3 4. Pe4 = (Buchwald 1942)

11) 1. Pf8! e5 2. Pd7 e4 3. Pf6 e3 4. Pd5 e2 5. Pc3 e1D 6. Pb5+ Ka6 7. Pc7+ Ka7 = (Zigman 1969)

12) 1. Pf3 d3 2. Pxg5 d2 3. Pe4 d1D (3. … b3+ 4. Kb2 d1P+ 5. Kb1 =) 4. Pc3+ bxc3 stalemate/Patt/pat (Aliev 1999)

1) 1. … d6! (1. … Te5 2. Te1 Tf5+ 3. Pf3 g5 4. Te8+ Kg7 5. Ke1 +−) 2. Te1 (2. Pf3 Dxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Te2+−+) 2. … Txe1 3. Dxe1 Pd7 4. Pf3 Pe5 −+

2) 1. … Dc6! (1. … Lh8 2. Tad1 Pg5 (2. … Txe8 3. Txe4!) 3. De2 Pe6 4. Dg4+ Kf8 5. Df5 ±) 2. Te2 Lxf2+ 3. Txf2 Pxf2 4. Dxf2 Txe8 =

3) 1. … Tc2 2. Txc2 (2. Dxb4 Tb2+ 3. Ka1 Txa2+ 4. Kb1 Tb2+ =) 2. … bxc2+ 3. Kxc2 Da4+ = 4) 1. Txb7+ Kc8 2. Tb1! Dxb1 3. De8+! Kb7 4. Dxe7+ Kc6 5. Dxe6+ Kc7 6. Df7+ +−

5) 1. … Dh4+! 2. gxh4 (2. Kxh4 Txh2#) 2. … Te3+ 3. Lf3 Lxe6+! 4. Dxe6 Txf3# (Osloukhov-Nedobora, URS 1990)

6) 1. … Db1+ (1. … Dxa3+ 2. Kd2 Da5+ 3. Kd3 Dd5+ 4. Kc2 =) 2. Ke3 Dg6! −+ (Shamkovich-Korchnoi, Leningrad 1960) 7) 1. Dg6+! Kxg6 2. Pe5+ Lxe5 3. dxe5 Th1+ 4. Kf2 = (Chomski-Abelman, corr 1956)

8) 1. Tac1 Db8 2. Lxe6! Txd2 3. Tc8+ Dxc8 4. Lxc8 Txb2 5. g5! ± 9) 1. … Ld1! (1. … Dd7 2. Dh5+! +−) 2. De3 Dd7 3. Te5 Lc2! =

10) 1. Td7+ Kf8 2. Td8+ Ke7 3. Te8+! Kxe8 4. Lh5 Kf7 5. Kc1 +− 11) 1. Lh3+ Kb8 2. Lc5! +−

12) 1. De8+ Kg7 2. Pf5+ Kf6 3. Dh8+! Kxf5 4. Lc2+ Dxc2 5. Dh7+ +−

1) 1. Tf6! Ta2 2. a7 h4 3. a8D h3+ 4. Kh2 Txa8 5. f3+ +−

2) 1. Ta7 Kd8 (1. … Tg8+ 2. Kh7 Tf8 3. Kg7 +−) 2. Kg7 Te8 3. Kf7 Th8 4. Ta8+ +− (Novikov 1929)

3) 1. Kf6! (1. Th8+ Kg4 2. Kf6 e5 3. Tg8+ Kf4 4. g3+ Ke4 5. Tg5 Tf2+ 6. Ke6 +−) 1. … Txh4 2. Th8+ Kg4 3. Tg8+ Kh5 (3. … Kf4 4. g3+ +−) 4. g4+! Txg4 5. Th8# (Maricsisc 2001)

4) 1. … g4+ 2. Kf4 Ta5 3. e5 Ta4+ 4. e4 Ta3 −+ (Goldenov-Zakharian, Minsk 1960) 5) 1. Tb3+ Ka5 2. Kc7 Txa7+ 3. Kb8 Ta6 4. Kb7 +−

6) 1. Tf7! (1. Kxe4 Te6+ 2. Kf5 Te7! 3. Txe7 =) 1. … e3 2. g5 Txh7 (2. … e2 3. g6 e1D 4. Tf8+ Kg7 5. Tg8#) 3. Kg6! Txf7 4. Kxf7 e2 5. g6 e1D 6. g7+ Kh7 7. g8D+ Kh6 8. Dg6# (Maricic 2001)

7) 1. Th1+ Kb2 2. Th2+ Kc1 3. Kb3 Ta5 4. Th1+ Kd2 5. Kb4 Ta2 6. Th2+ +− (Kovalenko 1970) 8) 1. Kd6 Kc8 2. Kc6 Kd8 3. Kb7 c2 4. Th1 Tc8 5. Th8+ Kd7 6. Txc8 +− (Herbstmann 1929)

9) 1. Th7 (1. Kd6 Kf8 =) 1. … c4 2. Kd6 c3 3. d3! +− (3. d4 Tc4! −+ 3. Th8+ Kf7 4. Txc8 cxd2 −+) (Mees 2004) 10) 1. Tc6 Ta4 (1. … Te5 2. h4+ Kxh4 3. Kxf4 +− 1. … a2 2. h4+ Kxh4 3. Th6+ Kg5 4. Th5+ +−) 2. h4+ Kxh4

Tc5 +−

11) 1. Tg1+ (1. Kg3? Th3+ = 1. Txg7 Th3 2. Kf1 Kh2 3. Kf2 Kh1 =) 1. … Kh2 2. Tg2+ Kh1 3. Kg3! Th6 (3. … Tg5+ 4. Kf3 Txg2 5. h8D+ +−) 4. h8D Txh8 5. Te2 +− (Prokop 1925)

12) 1. a7! Kb7 2. a8D+ Kxa8 3. Kc7 c4 4. Txc4 Ta5 5. Kb6! +− (Blandford 1993)

1) 1. e7 (1. Tc6? Txe6+ 2. Txe6 f2 −+) 1. … Te6+ 2. Kxf3 Txe7 3. Kg3 Te1 4. Kf2 +− (Brieger 1984) 2) 1. Kg4! Txg2+ (1. … Txh7 2. Td6+ Kg7 3. Td7+ +−) 2. Kh3 Tg1 3. Kh2 +− (Lovas 1978)

3) 1. Kg8 Tg1+ 2. Kh8! Ta1 3. Tg3 Kd7 4. Tg8 +−

4) 1. e7 Te6+ 2. Kf5 Txe3 3. Td3! Te1 4. Td1! Txe7 (4. … Te2 5. Kf6 Kh5 6. Kf7 Tf2+ 7. Ke6 Te2+ 8. Kd7 +−) 5. Kf6 +−

5) 1. Tg6+ Kh4 2. Kf5 Te1 (2. … c2 3. e8D c1D 4. Tg4+ hxg4 5. Dh8#) 3. Tg1 Txe7 4. Th1# (Prokes 1936)

6) 1. e7 Te4 (1. … Tb8 2. Ta7+ Kb4 3. Tb7+ Txb7 4. e8D +−) 2. Tc4+! dxc4 3. Kxe4 h2 4. e8D+ +− (Aliev 2007)

7) 1. Th3 Ta2 2. Th2 Ta1 3. Th1 (3. Tb2 Ka3 4. Tb7 Td1 5. a7 Td8 =) 3. … Ta3 4. Tb1 Te3 5. Ta1+ Kb5 6. a7 +− (Wotawa 1951)

8) 1. Ta7+ Kb4 2. b7 Kc4 3. Ta4+ Kc5 4. Ta5 +−

9) 1. c7 Tc1 2. d6! exd6 3. Th1 Tc4 4. c8D! Txc8 5. Td1+ Kc3 6. Tc1+ +−

10) 1. c7+ Txc7 2. Tg2 a5 (2. … Tf7 3. Tg8+ Kc7 4. Tg7 Td7 5. f7 +−) 3. Tg7 Tc8 4. f7 +− (Prokes 1954)

11) 1. Tc1! Td2+ 2. Kf3 Kd4 3. Tc2! Td3+ 4. Ke2! Te3+ 5. Kd1! Ta3 6. d7 Ta8 7. Tc8 +− (De Barbieri 1929) 12) 1. c7 g1D 2. d8P+! Txd8 3. cxd8P+! +− (Drewitt 1924)

1) 1. d7 Td5 2. Th7 Kb6 (2. … Kb8 3. Ke4 Td6 4. Ke5 Kc7 5. d8D+ +−) 3. Ke4 Td6 (3. … Kc6 4. Th6+ Kc5 5. Th5 +−) 4. Th6 +− (Prokes 1941)

2) 1. Tb8 Tg5 2. Tc8 Tb5 3. Tc5! Txc5 4. Kb7 +− (Hermansson 2000)

3) 1. Kd7 Tg8 2. Te1! (2. Txf5 Ta8! =) 2. … Te8 3. Te6! f4 4. Txf6+ Kxf6 5. Kxe8 +− (Prokes 1957) 4) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

5) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

6) 1. e7 Te6+ 2. Kf5 Txe7 (2. … g2 3. Tb6! Txb6 4. e8D g1D (4. … Tb5+ 5. Kf4 Tb4+ 6. Kf3 +−) 5. Dh8#) 3. Kf6 +− (Bunka 1970)

7) 1. b6 Kf7 (1. … Tg7 2. Tg3 Txg3 3. b7 +−) 2. Tf3+ Ke7 3. Tf8! Kxf8 4. b7 +−

8) 1. Th4 Tb8+ (1. … Tf8 2. Th3+ Kb2 3. Txh2+ Kc3 4. Tf2 +−) 2. Kc4 Tf8 3. Th3+ Ka4 4. Txh2 Ka5 5. Tf2 +− (5. Th7 +−) (Platov,(V 1922)

9) 1. b7! Ta6+ 2. Kb4 Tb6+ 3. Kc5 Txb7 4. Kc6 +− (Pogosjants 1983) 10) 1. e5! fxe5 2. Tc4! bxc4 3. c7 +− (Fischer 1930)

11) 1. g7 (1. Kf2 Tg5 =) 1. … Tg5+ 2. Kh1 Kg3 (2. … Kh4 3. Tf4+ Kg3 4. Tf1 – 2. … Kg3) 3. Tf1 Th5+ 4. Kg1 Tg5 5. Tf2 Kh3+ 6. Kh1 Txg7 7. Th2+ +−

12) 1. c6! dxc6 2. Tc5+ Ka4 3. Tc4+ Kxa3 4. Tc3+ Ka4 5. Tc1 Txb7 6. Ta1+ Kb5 7. Tb1+ +− (Prokes 1944)

1) 1. … Kg6 2. Th1 a1D+ 3. Txa1 Txa1 4. d8D Te1+ 5. Kd6 Td1+−+ (Torres-Sanchez, Palma de Mallorca 1992) 2) 1. Th3 Kg7 2. Th4! Kg8 3. Th7 Kf8 4. Kf6 Kg8 5. Td7 +− (Baudet, 1792)

3) 1. Kc6 (1. Ta4+ Kxb3 2. Ta5 d5 3. Kc7 d4 = 1. b4 Txa6 2. b5 Tb6 =) 1. … Txa6+ (1. … Kxb3 2. Kb7 Td8 3. Td4 Kc3 4. Kc7! Ta8 5. Txd6 +−) 2. Kb5 Ta8 3. Ta4+ Txa4 4. bxa4 +− Prokes 1951

4) 1. h8D+! Kxh8 2. Kf6 Txe5 (2. … dxe5 3. Th4+ +−) 3. Kf7 Th5 4. Kg6 +− (Prokes 1946)

5) 1. g7 Tg3 2. Kc2 f5 (2. … Ka2 3. Ta8! +−) 3. Tc8! Txg7 4. Tc4 +− (4. Tc6 +−) (Zalkind 1913) 6) 1. Tb7 Kc8 2. Te7 Kd8 3. Ta7! h3+ 4. Kxh3 Th8+ 5. Kg2 Tf8 6. Kf3 +− (Messa 2000)

7) 1. f4+! Kxf4 2. Th4+ Kg5 3. Ta4 f5 4. a6 Te8 5. a7 Ta8 6. Kxg3 +− 8) 1. Kg3 Ke2 2. Ta7! Kd3 3. Ta3+ Kc2 4. Ta2+ Kd3 5. Th2 +−

9) 1. d6! Kf6 2. dxe7 Kxe7 3. d8D+! Kxd8 4. Ke5 h4 5. Ke6 +− (Minev 1974)

10) 1. g5 hxg5+ 2. Kg4! Tb8 (2. … Tb1 3. Kh5 +−) 3. Ta7! (3. Kh5 Tf8 4. Kg6 Tg8 5. Kf7 Ta8 =) 3. … Tf8 4. Kxg5 Tg8+ 5. Kh6 +− (L’Ami-Savanovic, Budva 2009)

11) 1. Th1! (1. h7 Tc1+ =) 1. … Kf4 2. h7 Tc1+ 3. Kg2 Tc2+ 4. Kh3 +−

12) 1. Kh2! (1. Tf1 Txf1+ 2. Kxf1 Kxe4 3. Ke2 Kf5 4. Kf3 Ke5 = 1. Kg2 Kxe4 2. Te6+ Kf5 3. Th6 Td5 4. Txh5+ Kg4! =) 1. … Kxe4 2. Te6+ Kf5 3. Th6 +−

1) 1. Kf3 Txg5 (1. … Te5 2. Kf4 Te2 3. g3 Tf2+ 4. Ke3 +−) 2. hxg5 Ke5 3. Kg3! Kf5 4. Kh4 Kg6 5. g3 +− (Behrens-Hecht. (GER 1983)

2) 1. Ta8+ (1. Kd4 Te1 2. Ta8+ Kxa8 3. d8D+ Kb7 =) 1. … Kb7 2. Tb8+ (2. d8D? Te3+ 3. Kc2 Te2+ 4. Kd1 Te1+ 5. Kd2 Te2+ =) 2. … Ka7 3. d8P! Kxb8 4. Pxc6+ Kb7 5. Pxe7 +− (Tarasjuk 2004)

3) 1. Tg6+! (1. Tb6 Txb6 2. Kxb6 h2 =) 1. … Kxf4 (1. … Kf3 2. Tb6 Txb6 3. Kxb6 h2 4. b8D h1D 5. Db7+ +−; 1. … Kh4 2. Tb6 Txb6 3. Kxb6 b2 4. b8D h1D 5. Dh8+ +−) 2. Tb6 Txb6 3. Kxb6 h2 4. b8D+ +−

4) 1. Tc1+ (1. b6 Td6 2. bxa7 Td8+ =) 1. … Tc7 2. b6! Txc1 3. bxa7 +−(Van Tets 1983)

5) 1. e5 Kg6 (1. … Te6 2. h7 Te7+ 3. Kd6 Te6+ 4. Kd5 Te8 5. Txf6+ Kg7 6. Te6! +−) 2. exf6! Txf6 3. h7 +− (Prokes 1946)

6) 1. Tf7 Tg6 2. h4! h5 3. Kh2 Tg4 4. Kh3 Kb4 5. Tf4+ +− (Zalkind 1927)

7) 1. a4! (1. axb4 axb4 2. Te3 Tg1+ =) 1. … Kxb3 2. Txa5 Ka3 3. h8D Txh8 4. Kxh8 b3 5. Kg7 b2 6. Tb5! +− (Von der (Lasa, 1843)

8) 1. Tg6! h5 2. Tg5! +−

9) 1. Td3 a4 2. Td5+ Kb6 3. c5+! (3. Tb5+ Kc7! =) 3. … Kb5 (3. … Txc5 4. Txc5 Kxc5 5. b4+ Kc6 6. Kf6 +−) 4. b4 +− (L’Ami-Jones, Groningen 2004)

10) 1. g5! (1. Td8 Te5+ 2. Kf4 Kg6 =) 1. … fxg5 2. Td8 Te1 3. h7 Tf1+ 4. Kxg5 +− (Polgar-Short, Monaco rapid 1993) 11) 1. Ta1 (1. a7 g2 2. Ta6+ Kf7 3. Ta1 Tg3+ 4. Kf2 g1D+ 5. Txg1 Ta3 =) 1. … g2 2. Kf2 Ke6 3. Kg1 Ta7 4.

Kxg2 +−

12) 1. f3! (1. f4 gxf4+ 2. exf4 Kf5 =) 1. … Tb1 2. e4 (2. Ta6+ Kxe5 3. e4 – 2. e4) 2. … Tg1+ 3. Kf2 Tb1 4. Ta6+ Kxe5 5. Tg6 Kf4 6. Tf6+ +− (L’Ami-Lupulescu, Snagov rapid 2013)

1) 1. Dg8+ (1. Lxc5 Pxc5 2. Dxc5 Da1+ 3. Kh2 Ld4 −+) 1. … Kh6 2. Le3+ g5 3. h4 +−

2) 1. Dxd5! exd5 (1. … Ta1+ 2. Lf1 Dxc5 3. Dxc5 Lxc6 4. Txb2 +− (Vannacks-Vilks, Riga 1984) 2. Pe7+ Dxe7 3. Txc8+ Lxc8 4. Txc8+ Df8 5. Txf8#

3) 1. Th6+! Kxh6 2. Dh8+ Th7 3. Dxd4 +− (Haga 1921) 4) 1. … Lxf5! 2. exf5 e4 3. Lxe4 d3 −+

5) 1. … Td2! 2. Txd2 Pxd2 3. Le2 Lxd6+−+ (Rainfray-Kazhgalyev, Borde 2003)

6) 1. Pe6! (1. Txe4 Dc1+ 2. Kh2 a4! =) 1. … De5 (1. … fxe6 2. Dxh7#) 2. Pxf8 Dxe7 3. Dxh7+ Kxf8 4. Dh8# 7) 1. Da8+ Kh7 2. De4+ g6 3. Pxb2 +−

8) 1. Td8+ Kh7 2. Td3 Txd3 3. Dxd3+ Kg8 4. gxh3 +−

9) 1. Lxd5 exd5 (1. … Pxd5 2. Dd7+ +−) 2. Tf3+ Kg8 3. Lxe7 +− 10) 1. Dxh7+! Kxh7 2. Lxh6 gxh6 3. Txh6+ Kxh6 4. Th3#

11) 1. Pe5 Ld7 2. Pxd7! Pxd7 (2. … Dxd7 3. Lb5 +−) 3. Lb7 +− 12) 1. Pxb6 Dxb6 2. Lxc5 Db7 3. Ta7 +−

1) 1. d6! exd6 2. Pd5 dxe5 (2. … Pcxd5 3. Pxd7 +−) 3. Pxf6+ Lxf6 4. Lxf6 Dc8 5. Lxe5 +− 2) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

3) 1. g3! Dxf3 2. Le2 +−

4) 1. Le4 Dh7 2. h4+ Kg4 3. Dd8 +−

5) 1. … Tc1+ 2. Te1 Db7 (2. … Dc6 3. f3!) 3. Dxb7 Txe1+−+

6) 1. Dd8 Tc8 (1. … Tf8 2. Tf5! +−) 2. Txg7+ Kxg7 3. Td7+ Kg8 4. Df6 +− 7) 1. Dxh7+ Pxh7 2. Td8+ Pf8 3. Th8+ Kxh8 4. Txf8#

8) 1. Lxf6 Lxf6 2. Pd5 Dxd2 3. Pxf6+ Kg7 4. Pe8+ +− 9) 1. … Lxc3 2. bxc3 b5! µ

10) 1. Txf8+! Kxf8 2. Dd8+ Te8 3. Txf7+! Kxf7 4. Df6+ Kg8 5. Dg7#

11) 1. Le5! Txf2 (1. … Dxe5 2. Tg8# 1. … Lxe5 2. Tg8+ Dxg8 3. Dxe5+ +−) 2. Te4! Lxe5 3. Dg7+! +− (Nunn-Murshed, London 1992)

12) 1. Lf4! Ld6 2. Db3 Lxf4 3. Pa6+ +− (Polugaevsky-Jongsma, Amsterdam 1970)

1) 1. … Lxe2 2. Dxb8 Lc3! −+

2) 1. Txc5 Dxc5 (1. … Pxc5 2. Lxb4 Pd3+ 3. Dxd3! +−) 2. Lxb4 +− 3) 1. … f6! 2. Pg6 Dxf4 3. Pxf4 e5 −+

4) 1. Td7 Ph6 (1. … Pe5 2. Txe5! +−) 2. Dxg7+ Kxg7 (2. … Txg7 3. Txe8+ Pg8 4. Txb7 Txb7 5. Lxf6+ +−) 3. Txb7 Txb7 4. Txe8 +− (Schüssler-Rantanen, Stockholm 1977)

5) 1. … La3! 2. Dxa3 Dg5 3. g3 Ph3#

6) 1. Le4! Lxe4 (1. … Dxe4 2. Txe4 Lxe4 3. Dxf6+ Tg7 4. Dd8+ Tg8 5. Dxd4+ Tg7 6. Dxe4 +−) 2. Dxf6+ Tg7 3. Pf5Lxf5 4. Te8#

7) 1. Pg5+! fxg5 2. Dh5+! g6 3. Df3+ Kg7 4. Df8# (4. Lf8#)

8) 1. … Dxf2+! 2. Kxf2 Te2+ 3. Kg1 Te1+ 4. Kh2 T8e2+ 5. Kh3 Th1# (Pham-Laylo, Manila 2001) 9) 1. e5! Pxe5 2. Txd6 Tcxd6 3. Lxd6 Pc6 4. Txa6 (4. Lc7 +−) 4. … Txd6 5. Le2 +−

10) 1. … Lg4! 2. Txg4 (2. fxg4 Dxf7 −+) 2. … Df1+ 3. Tg1 Pg3+ 4. hxg3 Dh3# (Pirrot-Hertneck, GER 1990) 11) 1. Lxe5 Lxe5 2. Txf5! +−

12) 1. … Pb4! 2. axb4 axb4 3. Dxe5 Ta1+ 4. Kd2 Dxe5 5. Pxe5 Txh1 µ

1) 1. … Ld4! 2. Txd4 Dxf3+ 3. Dxf3 Tg1# (Van Wely-Wahls, Tastrup 1992)

2) 1. Lg6! (1. Lf5?! Lf6 2. Lxe6 Txe6 3. Dxh6+ Ke7 4. Txe6+ fxe6 ±) 1. … fxg6 2. Dh8+ Kf7 (2. … Ke7 3. Txe6+ Dxe6 4. Txe6+ Kxe6 5. Dxe8+ +−) 3. hxg6+ Kxg6 4. Dxe8+ +−

3) 1. Lxa6! bxa6 2. Pc6 Dc7 3. Pxe7+ +−

4) 1. … Lf5 2. Dc4 Lxd3 3. Dxd3 Lxh2+! −+

5) 1. Ta4! Dd8 2. Txa6! Txa6 3. Lxb5+ Pd7 4. Lxa6 +−

6) 1. Dh4 Th8 2. Txf2+! (2. Ph7+ Kg7 3. Txf2 De4!) 2. … Dxf2 3. Ph7+ Kg7 4. Dxf2 +− (Timoshenko-Vaganian, Baku 1977)

7) 1. Txc6! Td8 2. Tc8! Txc8 3. Dxd5 Kh8 4. Pf7+ Kg8 5. Ph6+ Kh8 6. Dg8+ Txg8 7. Pf7# 8) 1. d5! Lxd5 (1. … Pxd5 2. Pcxd5 Lxd5 3. Lxb4 Pxb4 4. a3 +−) 2. Pcxd5 Pxd5 3. Lc4 +− 9) 1. Pxd5 Lxd4 (1. … Pxd5 2. Txe4 +− 1. … Dxd5 2. Lxf6 +−) 2. Pxd4 +−

10) 1. … Txe3 2. Txe3 Dxf2 3. De4+ f5 −+ (Godena-Sokolov, Batumi 1999) 11) 1. … Tg6 2. Df3 Dc7! 3. Df4 e5! −+ (D‘(Amaso-Zhu Chen, Macau 1996)

12) 1. b6 (1. Ld1 f4! 2. Dd4 e5! =) 1. … a6 (1. … axb6 2. Ld1 +−) 2. Ld1 f4 3. Dd4 e5 4. Dc4 Le6 5. Dc7+ +− (Zarnicki-Roman, Buenos Aires 1994)

1) 1. … f4 (1. … Lc5 2. Txg7+! +−) 2. Df2 Lc5 −+ 2) 1. Ph5 Dg6 2. Dxf5! Dxf5 3. Pxg7+ +−

3) 1. … Lxf3+! 2. Kxf3 Lxc3! 3. bxc3 Pe5+−+ (Calwell-Gaprindahvili, Buenos Aires 1978) 4) 1. Txd8! Dxd8 2. Dxe5 +−

5) 1. … a6! 2. Pc7 (2. Pc3 Lxc3 3. Lxc3 De3+−+) 2. … Ta7 −+ 6) 1. Td8+ Txd8 2. Dxf5+ Txf5 3. Le6+ Kb8 4. Lxf5 ±

7) 1. … Lxc2+! 2. Kxc2 Pb4+ 3. Kb1 Df5+ 4. Ka1 Pc2+ 5. Kb1 Pa3+ 6. Ka1 Db1+ 7. Txb1 Pc2# (Dextr-Blees, HUN 1985)

8) 1. Dxe8+ Lxe8 2. Lxd6+! Kg8 3. Txe8+ Dxe8 4. Lxe8 +− (Jamieson-Levy, Bath 1963) 9) 1. Pd5 cxd5 2. Dxc7 Pxc7 3. Lxe7 +−

10) 1. … Peg4! 2. hxg4 Pxg4 −+

11) 1. Lb6 d4+ 2. Dxd4 De7 3. Lxc7 Dxc7 4. Dd6 Da5+ 5. Kb2 c3+ 6. Kb3 +− (Ye-Holzke, Groningen 1996)

12) 1. Kc7! Txd5 (1. … Tc4+ 2. Kxb8 Kxd7 3. Pb6+ +−) 2. Txd5 Ta8 3. Kxb7 Td8 4. Txd8+ Kxd8 5. Kxa6 +− (Vorotnikov-Korelov, Leningrad 1972)

1) 1. Tbe7 Tc8 2. Dxf6! +−

2) 1. b4! cxb4 2. Pb3 Da3 3. Lc1 +−

3) 1. Pg6+! fxg6 2. Dxh7+ Kxh7 3. Txg7+ Kh8 4. Th7+ Kg8 5. Tag7#

4) 1. … h6! (1. … Th2+ 2. Kg5 = 1. … Pf6 2. Lxf6 gxf6 3. De8+ =) 2. Kxh5 Kh7! −+ 5) 1. … Txd1+ 2. Dxd1 Dxe3+ 3. Kh1 Df2 −+

6) 1. Dg5 Txg5 2. hxg5 Pd7 3. Th8+ (3. Lg7 Pf8 4. Th8 +−) 3. … Pf8 4. Lg7 +− 7) 1. Dxf7+ Kxf7 2. Txg7+ Kxg7 3. Pxe6+ +−

8) 1. … Lxb3 2. cxb3 Txc3! 3. bxc3 Pxe4 −+

9) 1. Tg3 Dxh4 2. Dxf6 Dxf6 3. Lxf6 Td2 4. Txg7+ +− (Speck-Campos (Moreno, Sevilla 2004)

10) 1. … Txf2! 2. Dxf2 Pg4 3. Dd4 Td8 4. Dxd8 Dxc5+ 5. Kh1 Pf2+ 6. Kg1 Ph3+ 7. Kh1 Dg1+ 8. Txg1 Pf2# (Haba- (Hracek, Karlovy (Vary 2004)

11) 1. Td5 (1. Df6+ Kg8 2. Td5 Dc1+ 3. Kh2 h6 4. Txh5 a2! −+) 1. … Tg8 (1. … f6 2. Td7! +−) 2. Df6+ Tg7 3. Td8+ Dxd8 4. Dxd8+ Tg8 5. Dd4+ Tg7 6. Dxb4 +−

12) 1. Txf3! Txf3 2. Te4 +− (Bogoljubow-Rubinstein, Stockholm 1919)

1) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

2) 1. … Pe2+ 2. Kf1 Peg3+ 3. fxg3 Pxg3+ 4. Kg1 Pxf5 −+

3) 1. Dc2 Lxe3+ 2. Kh1 g6 3. Dc3 +− (Goldberg-Botvinnik, Leningrad 1932) 4) 1. … Td1+ 2. Kh2 Dxg2+ 3. Lxg2 Pg4#

5) 1. Txf7 Pxf7 2. Dxg5 Lxd5 (2. … Pxg5 3. Pe7+ +−) 3. Lxd5 +− 6) 1. Lxf6 Lxf6 2. Pd5 Dd8 3. Pxf6+ Dxf6 4. Dxd7 +−

7) 1. Tad1 (1. Tfd1 Lf6! 2. Dxd7? Te1+−+) 1. … Pf6 2. Db7 +− 8) 1. Dh4 Dc7 2. Td8+ Kg7 3. Te8! +−

9) 1. Lxe6+ Txe6 2. Dh5+ +−

10) 1. Peg5 fxg5 2. Txd7 Dxd7 3. Pxe5 +− (Bernstein-Metger, Oostende 1907) 11) 1. Pxd5 exd5 2. Dxe7 Txe7 3. Txf6 +− (Adams-Whiteley, GBR 1981)

12) 1. Pe7+ Kh8 2. Pg6+! hxg6 3. hxg4+ Kg8 4. Dxe5 +−

1) 1. Lxd7 Dxd7 2. Dxe7! Dxe7 3. Pf5+ Kh7 4. Pxe7 +−

2) 1. Dc4+ (1. Dxf4+ Dxf4 2. Pd5+ Kb5 3. Pxf4 c4 =) 1. … Ka5 2. Dxc5+ dxc5 3. Pc4+ Kb5 +− 3) 1. … Txc3 2. Da4 (2. Db2 Txf3!) 2. … La5 −+ (De Jager-Kuijf, NED tt 1996)

4) 1. De6! Pxe6 2. Pg6+ hxg6 3. Th3+ Kg8 4. Lxe6+ Kf8 5. Th8# 5) 1. Lxe6! Lxa8 2. Txf7! +−

6) 1. Df8+! Txf8 2. Lxe5+ Kg8 3. d6+ +− 7) 1. Dc3 Lf6 2. Tae1 Tf8 3. Dxc8! +−

8) 1. Txe5 dxe5 2. Lh3+ Kb8 3. Lxe5+ +−

9) 1. … Lh6! 2. Dd2 Lxe3+ 3. Dxe3 Pxd3+−+

10) 1. Pa6+ Ka4 2. Tc4+ Dxc4 (2. … bxc4 3. Pc5+ Kb4 4. a3#) 3. Pc5+ (3. b3+? Dxb3 4. Pc5+ Ka3 5. axb3 a4 =) 3. … Dxc5+ 4. Kxc5 b4 5. Kc4 b3 6. axb3# (Dvisiov, Afantsev 1999)

11) 1. Txd5 Tc1+ 2. Kg2 exd5 3. La3! +−

12) 1. … e2+! 2. Lxe2 Dd4+ 3. Ke1 (3. Dxd4 Tc1#) 3. … Txc3 4. Txh6+ Kg7 −+ (Smirnov-Zseleznov, URS 1969)

1) 1. … Pf2+ 2. Lxf2 Tb1+ 3. Lg1 Txg1+ 4. Kxg1 De1#

2) 1. Dg6 Pb6 2. Pxf7 De7 3. P7g5+ + (Khenkin-Spiel, Bad Wörishofen 2001) 3) 1. Te8+ Kxe8 2. Dg8+ Ke7 3. Lh4+ Pg5 4. Lxg5+ Kd7 5. Df7# +−

4) 1. … Df2 2. g5 Ld6 3. Tg2 Pxg5+ 4. Txg5 Dh2+ 5. Kg4 Dg3# (Bannik-Bronstein, Riga 1958) 5) 1. … Lc1! 2. Txc1 Tc5 −+

6) 1. Pf5 Dg5 (1. … Df6 2. Ph6+ +−) 2. Dg3 Dxg3 3. Pe7+ Kh8 4. Txd8 +−

7) 1. Pd6 Txc7 2. Pe8+ Kf8 3. Pf6+ Ke7 4. Te8# (Cioacaltea-Ghitescu, Sinaia 1975)

8) 1. … Dg5! 2. Dxg5 (2. Df3 Tf4 3. gxf4 Dxf5+ 4. Kh4 g5+−+) 2. … hxg5 3. f6 Th4+ 4. gxh4 g4# 9) 1. f8D+ Txf8 2. De7+ Pf7 3. Tg3+ Kh7 4. Dxf8 +− (Bacrot-Popovic, Haldikiki 2002)

10) 1. Lxc6 Pxc6 2. Dxc6! +− 11) 1. La5! +−

12) 1. Df8+ Txf8 2. Txf8+ Kh7 3. Pf6+ +−

1) 1. Lc3 Pxc3 2. Df6! +−

2) 1. … Tf2!! 2. Lxf4 (2. Txf2 Te1+ 3. Pf1/Tf1 Ph3#) 2. … Tg2+ 3. Kh1 Txg3+−+ 3) 1. Ta8+ Kf7 2. Ld6 Le8 3. Ph8+ +−

4) 1. Lg7! Kxg7 2. Txg6+ fxg6 3. Dxc7+ Tf7 4. Dxb6 +− 5) 1. Pe5! Pxe5 2. fxe5 T6f7 3. Txf7 +−

6) 1. … Pb4 2. De2 Dc4! −+ (2. … Pb3+ 3. Kb1!)

7) 1. … Db1+ 2. Kg2 Dh1+ 3. Kxh1 (3. Kh3 Df1+ 4. Kh4 g5+ 5. Kxh5 Dh3#) 3. … Lf3+ 4. Kg1 Td1+ 5. Te1 Txe1# 8) 1. Pf7+! Kg8 2. Dxg6! hxg6 3. Th4 +−

9) 1. Dh6+ Ke8 2. De3+ Kf8 3. Da3+ Kg8 4. Dg3+ Kf8 5. Db8# +− (Horvath-Jakobsen, København 1988) 10) 1. … De2+ 2. Kg1 Dxf3! −+

11) 1. … f4! 2. Dg4 h5! 3. Dh4 Txd4 −+ 12) 1. … Txf2! 2. Txf2 d2 3. Dd1 Dd4! −+

1) 1. … Td2! −+ (Janssen-Sokolov, Leeuwarden 2002)

2) 1. … Dxd2! 2. Dxd2 Pf3+ 3. Kh1 (3. gxf3 Tg8+ 4. Kh1 Lxf3#) 3. … Pxd2 −+ 3) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

4) 1. … Dg3 2. Te2 Dxh3+ 3. Kg1 Dg4+ 4. Dg2 Dxe2 −+ 5) 1. e5+ dxe5 2. Pe4+ Kf5 3. Dh3+ Kxe4 4. Dd3#

6) 1. Pxd6 Txe3 2. Pxc8 Txc8 3. Txc7! Txc7 4. Da8+ +− (Eising-Hansen, København 1989)

7) 1. e6 Lxe6 (1. … Txc1 2. exf7+ Dxf7 3. Ld5 +−) 2. Txe6 Txe6 3. Dxa1 +− (Riazantsev-Rogovoi, Sint Petersburg 1996) 8) 1. Le5 Dxe5 (1. … h5 2. Dg3 Df7 3. Ph6+ +−) 2. Ph6+ Kh8 3. Pf7+ Kg8 4. Pxe5 +−

9) 1. … Txh2+ 2. Kxh2 Pf4+ 3. Kg1 Dg4+−+ Del (Campo-Pein 1991) 10) 1. … Txc4 2. Dxc4 Pe3! 3. fxe3 Lxe3+ 4. Kf1 Df3+−+

11) 1. Dd8+ Txd8 2. Txd8+ Kh7 3. Tbb8 g5 4. h5 +− (Chandler-Fernades, Santo Antonio 2001) 12) 1. … Lb6! 2. Dd7 Td8 −+

1) 1. … Dxe3+! 2. Dxe3 d4 3. Dxh6 dxc3+−+ (Dambacher-Janssen, NED tt 1996) 2) 1. … Dc3 2. De2 De3+ 3. Kf1 Txd1+! −+

3) 1. … Pe3 (1. … Pf4 2. Df1! +−) 2. Txd8+ Txd8 −+

4) 1. … Lg3! 2. Kxg3 Th1 (2. … Tg1+ 3. Tg2 Th1 4. Kf2 Dh3 −+) 3. f5 g5 −+ (Garcia-Arizmendi, Leon 2006) 5) 1. Tge3 Pb4 2. Pf6+ +− (Speelman-Basman, Brighton 1984)

6) 1. Lxf6 Le3+ 2. Kb1 Dxf6 3. De4 +−

7) 1. … Dc6!! 2. Lxe3 (2. Lxc6 Lxc6+ 3. Kg1 Td1+−+) 2. … Dxg2+ 3. Dxg2 Lxg2+ 4. Kxg2 Lxe3 −+ 8) 1. … Txe3! 2. Kxe3 De1+ 3. Kf4 Dc1+−+

9) 1. Tf8+ Lg8 2. Pg5! Td7 3. Dxd4+ Txd4 4. Pf7#

10) 1. Te8! Dd3 2. Txf8+ Kxf8 3. Dc8+ Kf7 4. Dxb7+ +− (Jakovljevic-Vukic, Banja (Luka 2007) 11) 1. Ta4! Kh3 (1. … Dxc5 2. Kg2 +−) 2. Pe6 De5 3. Pf4+ Kg4 4. Pd3/g6 +−

12) 1. Lxd4 Lxd4 2. Pb5 Db2 3. Tc2 +−

1) 1. … Dxe1+ 2. Pxe1 Txe1+ 3. Kf2 Tf1+! −+ (Osvath-Flesch, Budapest 1956) 2) 1. … Pd3! 2. Dxd3 g3 −+

3) 1. … g3+ 2. Kxg3 Tb2! 3. De3 Te2! −+

4) 1. … Pf1+! (1. … h4 2. Dd1 =) 2. Kg1 Pd2+ 3. Kh2 h4! 4. b6 Pf1+ 5. Kg1 Pg3+ 6. Kh2 Dh1# (Barcza-Kupper, Zürich 1959)

5) 1. Df6 De5 2. Txa5! Te8 3. Txe5 +−

6) 1. … Dxg2+! 2. Pxg2 Txf1+ 3. Kxh2 Pxf3+ 4. Kh3 Th1# 7) 1. Pg5 Ld7 2. Lf3 Dh6 3. Pe6 +−

8) 1. … d4 2. cxd4 exd4 3. Lxd4 Dg3! −+ (Neubauer-Georgiev, Göteborg 2005) 9) 1. La4 Tc7 2. Lb3 Dxb2 3. Lxe6+ +−

10) 1. … Lxf4 2. Txf4 Dg5 3. Kf3 Dh5+ 4. Kg3 Te2 −+ (Lane-Franklin, Brighton 1980) 11) 1. f6 Lxf6 2. Dg4+ +−

12) 1. Lb6! Pxb6 2. Pb3 Da4 3. Pxb6 Db4 4. Pxa8 ± (Belikov-Saulin, Elista 1995)

100

1) 1. b4 Le7 2. Lxe4 dxe4 3. Dc3 Lf6 4. Txd8 Lxc3 5. Txf8+ +−

2) 1. … De1+ (1. … Dd1+ 2. Kh2 Pf1+ 3. Kg1 Pd2+ 4. Kh2 =) 2. Kh2 Pg4+ 3. hxg4 Dh4+ 4. Kg1 Td1+−+ 3) 1. Tg7+! Pxg7 2. Df7+ Kh8 3. Dxf8+ Txf8 4. Txf8#

4) 1. b4! Dxb4 2. Pxg5 +− (Strikovic-D’(Amore, Biel 1985) 5) 1. Lg4 Tc7 2. Txf7! +−

6) 1. e5! Pxe5 (1. … Lxe5 2. Pxe5 Pxe5 3. Lg7 +−) 2. Pxd5 Pxf3+ 3. Lxf3 Dxd2 4. Pxf6+ +− 7) 1. … g5! 2. Pfd5 (2. Pfe2 c4 −+) 2. … Pxd5 3. Pxd5 Lxd5 4. exd5 Txe3! −+

8) 1. Lxd7 Taxd7 2. c5! Txd5 3. Txd5 Tc7 4. Td7 +− (Blehm-Gajewski, Warszawa 2001)

9) 1. Tf8+! Txf8 2. Txf8+ Kxf8 3. Df7+ Kxf7 stalemate/Patt/pat (Miles-Nedobora, Sevilla 1994) 10) 1. Lxf6 Pxf6 2. Dxf6! Txe1+ 3. Txe1 gxf6 4. Te8+ Kg7 5. Ph5# +−

11) 1. … Lxc2! 2. Txe6 Pb3+ (0-1, (Sharapov-Yarmysty, Evpatori 2002) 3. Kxc2 Pxd4+ 4. Kc3 Pxe6 −+ 12) 1. Tc3 Pf4 2. Tc7 Td2 3. Txa6+ bxa6 4. Ta7#

101

1) 1. Pc6+! bxc6 2. Tb2+ Ka8 3. Kc7 Tg8 4. Pb6+! axb6 5. Ta2# (Gurgenidze 1978) 2) 1. Txa7+ Kxa7 2. Dxd7+ Dxd7 3. c6+ Ka6 4. cxd7 +−

3) 1. Txe6! Kxe6 (1. … Txg2+ 2. Kxg2 Dg8+ 3. Kf1 fxe6 4. Dc7+ +−) 2. De5+ Kd7 3. De7# 4) 1. e6 Dxe6 2. Tde1 Dd6 3. Txe7! +−

5) 1. … Td1+ 2. Kh2 Th1+ 3. Kxh1 Dxh3+−+ 6) 1. … e5! 2. Dxe5 Te8 −+

7) 1. Pd7+ Txd7 2. Txd7 Db3 3. Td8+ +−

8) 1. … Lxd3 2. Dxd3 Pg4! −+ (Arnold-Siklosi, Kecskemet 1996)

9) 1. Dxf6+ exf6 2. Tb7+ Kg8 3. Tb8+ Kh7 4. T2b7+ Kh6 5. Th8# 10) 1. Lf3 Dh3 2. e5! +−

11) 1. Tg5+ Kf7 2. Lxe7+ Kxe7 3. d6+ +−

12) 1. Pxf7 Kxf7 2. De6+ Kf8 3. Th1 +− (Tiviakov-Tukmakov, Rostov 1993)

102

1) 1. Dxg7+ Pxg7 2. Txc8+ +−

2) 1. Kg6! Kg8 (1. … Pd6 2. Pf6 Pf5 3. Pf7#) 2. Pf7! Pf6! 3. Ph6+ Kh8 4. Pg5 Pg4 5. Pgf7# (Kuzmichev 1988) 3) 1. Lxe7! Txe7 (1. … Lxe7 2. Pf6+ Lxf6 3. Txd7 +−) 2. Pf6+ +−

4) 1. Pxd5! Lxd2 (1. … Pxd5 2. Lxa5 +−) 2. Pxf6+ gxf6 3. Dxd7 Lxd7 4. Tad1 ± 5) 1. La6+! Kxa6 2. Dc4+ Kb7 3. Db4+ Ka6 4. Td3 +−

6) 1. … Dd1 2. De1 Df3 −+ (Annadeldyev-Akopian, Moskva 1994) 7) 1. La3+ Kg7 2. Dd7+ Kh6 3. Lf8+ Kh5 4. Lf7 +−

8) 1. Lxb8! Txb8 2. Lb5+ Ld7 3. Dxg4 +−

9) 1. Peg6+ hxg6 2. Pxg6+ Kh7 3. Txe7 Dxb3 4. Pxf8+ Txf8 5. axb3 +− (Browne-Handoko, Surakarta 1982) 10) 1. … Txd1+ 2. Txd1 Lxb3 −+ (Samuelsson-Gschnitzer, Wien1990)

11) 1. Pf5! Tf1+ 2. Kxf1 Dxc5 3. Td8+ +− 12) 1. Th7+! Kxh7 2. Le4+ Kg7 3. Lxd3 +−

103

1) 1. Pf5 Txf5 2. De6+ Df7 (2. … Tf7 3. Pxd6 +−) 3. Dc8+ Df8 4. Dxb7 +− 2) 1. Dg7+ Dxg7 2. Txd8+ Dg8 3. Taa8 Tg7 4. Ph6! +− (4. Pe7 h5!)

3) 1. Lb6 Dxa3 2. Pxd5 Dxd3 3. Pf6+ Kf8 4. Lxd3 +−

4) 1. Tb3 axb3 2. De6 Lh6 3. Dxh6+ Ke7 4. De6+ Kf8 5. Df6 +−

5) 1. Pd5+ Ka4 (1. … Kc4 2. Kc6 d3 3. b3+ Kd4 4. c3#) 2. Kc5 Ka5 3. Pb6 Le1 4. Pc4+ Ka4 5. b3# (Rinck 1920) 6) 1. Txd7 Dc8 2. La6 Txb2 3. Lxc8 Txa2 4. Thd1 +−

7) 1. … Tf8 (1. … Ta8 2. Dd6 Ta1+ 3. Kg2 = 1. … De1+ 2. Kg2 De4+ 3. Tf3! ±) 2. f4 Ta8 −+ 8) 1. Pxd5! Pxd5 2. Dxc4 Dc8 3. Dxc8+ Txc8 4. Txd5 +−

9) 1. … Te6! 2. Dxc7 Dxd4+ 3. Kh1 Txe2 −+ (Koutsobinas-Aleksic, Aegina 1994) 10) 1. Dd4 De7 2. Txg7! +−

11) 1. … Tf2! 2. Dxf2 Dh5+ 3. Kg1 Dxd1+ 4. Df1 Dxd6 −+ 12) 1. … g4+! 2. Kxg4 Lh5+! 3. Kxh5 Dg5#

104

1) 1. Txf7 Txf7 2. Dxc7 +− (Ahues-Leopold, Dresden 1903)

2) 1. Da1+ La3 2. Da2! Dd1 3. Db3+ Dxb3 4. Ld7+ b5 5. Lxb5# (Kolberg 1949) 3) 1. Txd6! Pxd6 2. Pc6 Df7 3. De5+ +−

4) 1. Lg3 Df6 2. Le5 Dh4 3. Pc3 +− (Dvoirys-Bick, Biel 2003) 5) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

6) 1. … Pf2+! 2. Txf2 Td1+! 3. Pxd1 De1+−+

7) 1. Pg5+! fxg5 2. Df3+ Kg8 3. Txe6 +− (Carlsen-Nikolic, Wijk aan Zee 2005)

8) 1. … exf2+ 2. Txf2 Dxh2+! (2. … Dg2+ 3. Kxg2 Txf2+ 4. Kg1 Tf1+ 5. Kg2 T8f2#) 3. Kxh2 Txf2+ 4. Kg1 Tf1+ 5. Kg2 T8f2# (Urban-Krasenkov, Warszawa 2001)

9) 1. Dh6+ Ke7 2. f6+ Ke8 3. Dxf8+ Kxf8 4. Th8#

10) 1. … Tb8 2. De2 Tcb7 3. Td2 Tb1 −+ (Minasian-Sargissian, Yerevan 1999)

11) 1. … Pf4! (0-1, (Espig-Dinstuhl, GER (B(L) 2. gxf4 Lxg2 3. Kxg2 Dg4+ 4. Kh1 Dxe2 −+ 12) 1. Dxb5+ axb5 2. Lxb5+ Dd7 3. Lxd7+ Kxd7 4. Pe5+ +−

105

1) 1. Le6! Tgg8 2. Dxd8 Txd8 3. Lxg8 +−

2) 1. … Td6 2. Dh4 Pc3! 3. Tf1 Pxd1 −+ (Sokolov-Minasian, Ljubljana 1995) 3) 1. Txa6! bxa6 2. Dc6 Da1 3. Pe2 +−

4) 1. … Txe5! 2. dxe5 Lb6+ 3. Kh1 Pg3+! 4. hxg3 Dg5 −+ 5) 1. Dd1! fxe4 2. Da1+! +− (Hendriks-Daum, GER (B(L 2000)

6) 1. … c3! 2. Lxc3 b4 3. Ta1 Dd5+−+ (Nyback-Ivanchuk, Antalya 2004) 7) 1. De7 Tg8 2. Lxg7+ Txg7 3. Dxe8+ +−

8) 1. … f3! 2. Lh1 Lxc2 3. Dxc2 Pd4! −+ 9) 1. Txa5! Pxa5 2. Lxf6 gxf6 3. Pd5 +−

10) 1. … Pe5 2. Df1 Txe1+ 3. Dxe1 Pxc4 −+ 11) 1. … Le3! 2. Dxe3 Dh3+ 3. Th2 Df1+−+ 12) 1. Pf6 Pe7 2. Dg6! +−

106

1) 1. Pg5+ hxg5 2. fxg5 Tff8 3. Dh5+ Kg8 4. g6 +− (Aronin-Tolush, Leningrad 1947) 2) 1. Lxh7+! Kxh7 2. Dh5+ Kg8 3. Dxd5 ±

3) 1. … Ped2+ 2. Kc1 Pb3+! (0-1, (Fedorov-Adianto, Istanbul 2000) 3. cxb3 Pe3+−+

4) 1. … Dh3 2. Kxg1 Lh2+ 3. Kh1 (3. Kf2 Dg3+−+) 3. … Lg3+ 4. Kg1 Dh2+ 5. Kf1 Df2# (5. … Dh1#) (Larsen-Unzicker, Santa (Monica 1966)

5) 1. … Txe3! 2. Txe3 Dh1+ 3. Ke2 Dd1# (Kozak-Pisk, Ostrava 2002) 6) 1. … Dg3+ (1. … Pf4 2. Dg4!) 2. Kh1 Tf2! 3. Txf2 Dxf2 −+

7) 1. Dxc3 Txc3 2. Txa4! bxa4 3. Tb8+ Ke7 4. Txh8 +− 8) 1. … Txd5! 2. cxd5 Dd4+ 3. Kh1 Dxd5+−+

9) 1. c7 Db2+ 2. Kh3 Txc7 3. Pxf5+ gxf5 4. Dg5# (Smirnov-Jenni, Istanbul 2003)

10) 1. … e5! 2. dxe6 Pxe6 3. Dxd6 Td8 4. De7 Te8 5. Dd6 Tad8 −+ (Strating-Erwich,F , Haarlem 1998) 11) 1. … Pce2 (1. … Txe8 2. Db7! +−) 2. Lxe2 Tc1+−+

12) 1. De4+! (1. Le4+ Df5! −+) 1. … Tgg6 2. De7+ Tg7 3. Dxg7+ Kxg7 4. Txc8 Lxf3+ 5. Kh2 +−

107

1) 1. Tbe7! (1. Lh6 Kg8!) 1. … Tb8 2. Lh6! +−)

2) 1. T1d6! Kg8 2. Txg7+ Kxg7 3. Dxh6+ Kg8 4. Tg6+ Kf7 5. Dg7# (Georgadze-Doroshkevic, URS 1972) 3) 1. Tf2! Db3 2. Tc1 +−

4) 1. Tc8 Pxe6 2. dxe6! De7 3. Txe8+ Dxe8 4. Dg7#

5) 1. d6 (1. Txf2 Dxf2 2. Dc7 De1+ 3. Kh2 De5+! −+) 1. … Txd6 2. Dc4+ Te6 3. Dc8+ Kf7 4. Df8# 6) 1. Pe5! Lxe5 2. De8+ Kh7 3. Txf7 +−

7) 1. … Dxh4+ (1. … Dh3+ 2. Kg1 Txg3+ 3. Kf2 ² 1. … Txh4+ 2. Kg1 ±) 2. Kg2 Dh2+ 3. Kf3 Dh5+! 4. Kg2 (4. Kf2 Dxf7+−+) 4. … Dxe2+ 5. T1f2 Txg3+! −+

8) 1. Tf4! Dxd5 2. cxd5 Tee8 3. Tfg4 +−

9) 1. Txg8+! Dxg8 (1. … Kxg8 2. Tb8+ +−) 2. Lg7+! Dxg7 (2. … Kxg7 3. Tg4+ +−) 3. Tb8+ +− (Nimzowitsch 1907) 10) 1. Dxf5 gxf5 2. Pf6+ Dxf6 (2. … Kh8 3. Te8+ +− 2. … Kg6 3. Lxh5#) 3. gxf6 +− (Hagen-Burg, Schagen 2004)

11) 1. Pd6+! Txd6 2. Pc4 +− (Glotov-Osipov, URS 1978) 12) 1. Tb4! Td8 2. Dxf6! gxf6 3. Lh6+ Kg8 4. Tg4#

108

1) 1. Txg6! Kxg6 2. Dd3+ Kg5 3. Pf7+ Kf4 4. De4# 2) 1. … Ld2! 2. Dg3 Dxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Te1#

3) 1. … Df5+ (1. … Lf5+ 2. Kd1 Dxe5 3. Df3 =) 2. Dd3 Dxe5 3. Dxb5 De4+ 4. Dd3 Dxg2+−+ 4) 1. … Th1+! 2. Kxh1 Dh7+ 3. Kg1 Dh2+! 4. Kxh2 Pf3+ 5. Kh1 Th8#

5) 1. … Pf3 2. Dh6+ Ke7 −+ (Lobron-Gurevich, München 1992)

6) 1. … De1+ (1. … Te1+ 2. Lf1 Txc1 3. Df4+ ³) 2. Lf1 Dxc1 −+ (Marschner-Liepold, Dornbirn 1988) 7) 1. Lxf7+! Kxf7 2. Db3+ +− (Garcia-Hase, Mar del (Plata 1976)

8) 1. b5! axb5 2. axb5 Txa1 3. Txa1 Lxb5 4. Ta8+ +−

9) 1. Pg6+! fxg6 2. Df4+ Tf6 3. Txe8+ +− (Boleslavsky-Teschner, Hamburg 1960) 10) 1. … Lh4 2. Tg1 (2. g3 Lxg3! −+) 2. … Dxg1+! −+

11) 1. … Pd4! 2. Te1 b5 −+

12) 1. Tc7! (1-0, Hulak-Sermek, Medulin 1997) 1. … Pxc7 2. Pxc7+ Kd7 3. Lxb8 Kc8 4. Pa6 Kb7 5. b5 +−

109

1) 1. … Dd7! 2. Df2 Dd1 −+ (Bareev-Akopian, Dortmund 2000) 2) 1. Lc7 Pxb3 2. axb3 Te8 3. Ta5! +−

3) 1. T2e7! d4 2. Le6 Txe6 3. Txe6 Txe8 4. Txe8 +− 4) 1. … Tg3+ 2. Kh1 e3 3. Df1 Dc6+ 4. Tg2 Txf6 −+ 5) 1. … Dxg2+! 2. Kxg2 Lxe3+ 3. Kg3 Lxf4+−+

6) 1. Pa7! Da4 2. Df3 +−

7) 1. … Df1 2. Td2 Dxf3! −+ (2. … Lxf3 3. Td7+ Txd7 4. Dxd7+ Ka6 5. Dg7 ³) (Macieja-Moliboga, Duisburg 1992) 8) 1. … Dh3+ 2. Kg1 Dxf1+! 3. Kxf1 Pe3+−+

9) 1. La6 Dxd2 2. Lxd2 Tc7 3. La5 +−

10) 1. De7+! Pxe7 2. Tf8+! Txf8 3. dxe7+ +−

11) 1. Pd7! Te8 2. Pxe5! dxe5 3. Dxd8! +− (Perecz-Rosta, Budapest 1980) 12) 1. Lxc6+! bxc6 (1. … Kf8 2. f4 +−) 2. Pxc6 Txd1+ 3. Txd1 +−

110

1) 1. Dg3+ (1. Dxe6 De7!) 1. … Kh8 2. De5+ Kg8 3. Dg5+ Kh8 4. Txf7 Dxf7 5. Dd8+ Dg8 6. Df6+ +−

2) 1. … Ta5! (1. … Tb5 2. Le2 Dxe2 3. Te1 =) 2. Dxa5 Dc1+ 3. Ka2 Le6+−+ (Ghitescu-Berthodlt, Bucharest 1959) 3) 1. Dc2! d4 (1. … Kg7 2. Txf7+ +−) 2. Txb7 +−

4) 1. Ld6 Txd6 2. Tc8+ Td8 3. Txd8+ Dxd8 4. Dxf7# 5) 1. Lb6+ axb6 2. Dxb6+ Kc8 3. Tc1+ Kb8 4. Lc6 +−

6) 1. Dh8 Dxe4 2. Tg1+ Kf5 3. Dh3+ Kf6 4. Dxd7+− (Smejkal-Bednarski, Polanica Zdrój 1972) 7) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

8) Drawing / Zeichnung / Dessin / Tekening

9) 1. … Td2+ 2. Ke1 Td1+ 3. Ke2 Df1+ 4. Kf3 Dh1+ 5. Ke2 Td2#

10) 1. Dxd5 Dxd5 2. Txc7+ Kb8 3. Tc8+ Ka7 4. Lb8+ Ka8 5. Pb6# +− 11) 1. … Tc1+ 2. Ke2 Pf4+! 3. gxf4 Tg2+ 4. Ke3 Te1#

12) 1. Lxh3 +− (1. Pxh3 Da5+−+ 1. Dxa8 Da5+−+)

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1) 1. … Pg3+ 2. hxg3 Dh5+ (2. … Txd1 3. Dxc5+!) 3. Kg1 Txd1 −+ 2) 1. a3! Le7 2. b4 Da4 3. Pc3 +−

3) 1. Dd2 Kh7 2. Tg6!! fxg6 3. Dd7+ Kg8 4. hxg6 +−

4) 1. Tc8 Tb8 2. Tcxd8 De1+ 3. Kg2 +− (Bronstein-Ilivitzki, Moskva 1948) 5) 1. Dd5 Lc6 2. Txb7+ Ka8 3. Ta7+! Kxa7 4. Dc5+ Kb8 5. Db6+ +−

6) 1. Te8+ Pf8 2. Tf2 Txc7 3. Tfxf8+ Kh7 4. Th8+ +−

7) 1. Lxb5 Pxb5 2. Dg4 +− (Bisguier-Sanguinetti, Buenos Aires 1955)

8) 1. … Lxf3! 2. Lxe6+ Kg7 3. Dxf3 Dh2+ 4. Kf1 Dh1+ 5. Ke2 Pxd4+−+ (Van Mil-Tiviakov, Tilburg 1992)

9) 1. Txe7+ (1. Tb6+ Kc8 2. Da8+ Kd7 =) 1. … Txe7 2. Db6+ Kc8 3. Th8+ +− (Gelfand-Kramnik, Sanghi Nagar 1994) 10) 1. … Pf3+ 2. Kh1 Pe1! 3. Kh2 Tg2+ 4. Kh1 Txh3# (Alvarex-Rodriguez, Buenos Aires 1992)

11) 1. … Db1! (1. … Tb1 2. Pg6+ fxg6 3. Dc8+ Kg7 4. Dd7+ Kf6 5. Dd8+ =) 2. Tg1 La7 3. Pg6+ fxg6 −+ 12) 1. … Txh3! 2. Dxh3 Lxg4 −+

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1) 1. Txc6! Txc6 2. Pxb4 +− 2) 1. … Pf1+ 2. Kg1 Pg3! −+

3) 1. Lg5 f4 2. Dh4 Df5 3. Te5 +−

4) 1. Txe4! Txe4 2. Pf3 +− (Boleslavsky-Kholmov, Leningrad 1956) 5) 1. … Pxf1! 2. Txg6 Te1 3. f3 Pe3+−+

6) 1. Te1 c6 2. Txe6 Txe6 3. Lxd5 (3. Df7+ Kh8 4. Pxe6 De7! ±) 3. … cxd5 4. Df7+ Kh8 5. Pxe6 +− (Gashimov-Stevic, Kusadasi 2006)

7) 1. Lc4! (1. Dg5+ Kh8 2. Dxf6+ Dxf6 3. Txf6 Td8 =) 1. … Txc4 (1. … Dxc4 2. Dg6+ Kh8 3. Dxf6+ +−) 2. Txf6 Dh7 3. Dg5+ Dg7 4. Tg6 +− (Agrest-Schmalz, Harplinge 1998)

8) 1. Txc7! Dxc7 2. Ld6 Dc8 3. Lxb8 Dxb8 4. Dxd7 +−

9) 1. Te7+ Pxe7 2. Txe7+ Kg8 3. Tg7+ Kf8 4. Th7 +− (Murey-Poldauf, Podolsk 1991) 10) 1. … Pg4 2. Lxf7+ (2. Dg6+ Kh8! −+) Kf8 3. Txe3 Pxe3+−+

11) 1. … Pxf3+! 2. gxf3 Tg5+ 3. Lg2 Txg2+ 4. Kxg2 Txh2+ 5. Kxh2 Dxf2+−+ 12) 1. … La6! 2. Dxa6 Pd2+ (2. … Pxg3+ 3. hxg3 Dh1#) 3. Lxd2 Dh1#

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