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Test Your Chess IQ
Master Challenge
by
AUGUST LIVSHITZ
Translated and edited by
KEN NEAT
CADOGAN
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LONDON, NEW YORK
First published I98I by Pergamon Press as Test Your Chess IQ, Book 2.
Second edition I989. Reprinted I99I
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vu
Tests 1-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Progress Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Index of Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
v
Introduction
DEAR reader! You are about to commence the tests in our second book. Unless you are
already an experienced player, we seriously recommend that you first attempt to solve the
positions in Book 1 . The first book also contains useful general advice on how best to
tackle the tests.
As in Book 1, each of the tests comprises eight positions which you are required to solve.
We remind you that the tests have a time limit, and that each test has a basic evaluation of
40 points, with the proviso that you use the time allotted. If you use more time in solving the
test, then for every extra 5 minutes you should deduct 1 point. If on the other hand you solve
the test more quickly, then for every 5 minutes saved add 1 point. For an unsolved position
deduct 5 points from your score.
This book is intended, in the main, for players of county strength, corresponding to l st-
2nd categories in the USSR (about 1 60-200 on the BCF scale, or 1 900-2200 on the Elo scale).
As in Book 1 , we insistently recommend that you write down your solutions. The positions
should be solved without moving the pieces. Check your solutions with the answers only
when you have finished solving all the positions in a given test. The time taken for a test
should not include the time spent checking it.
As in the first book, all the tests are arranged in themes, for easier assimilation by the
solver. We recommend that the combination solving should be attempted once or twice a
week, but not more. Experience has shown that more frequent attempts are less effective.
Practice has shown that it is very useful to look through a test some 2 to 3 months after solv
ing it, in order to refresh it in your memory.
Over a period of more than 30 years the author has taken classes with groups made up of a
wide variety of players, from novices to masters. There is perhaps nothing that arouses more
interest in students than the solving of combinations. It is probable that a role is played not
only by the aesthetic side of the question, but also by the purely emotional aspect.
And one further point to which we should draw your attention. Often the reader may find
a line which is not given in the solution, i.e. a second method, which is also correct. In this
case there is no justification for considering that the position has not been solved. However,
if the new solution does not lead to mate, as in the game, but only to material gain, then your
score for the position should be 1 -2 points lower. If you do find a second solution, you should
check it most carefully.
Your Chess IQ
A correct solution of all the tests in Book 2 will gain you 2240 points. It is possible, of
course, to score more than this 1 00% total by earning time bonuses. On the basis of sample
vii
viii
tests sent out to a wide variety of volunteers, we have compiled the following approximate
table for determining your 'Chess IQ' in terms of a BCF or Elo rating:
Percentage score Actual score BCF rating Elo rating
110 2460 210 2300
100 2240 185 2100
90 2020 160 1900
80 1790 135 1700
70 1570 110 1500
As in Book 1 , we must emphasize that these figures are based on relatively small samples,
·and we would therefore be interested in receiving your results!
The progress chart
The chart on p. 1 1 5 is to enable you to record your progress. The scoring procedure was
spelled out in detail in Book 1, and reduces essentially to the following : from the total evalu
ation for each test of 40 points, deduct 5 points for each position completely unsolved, and
deduct from I to 4 points (depending on the closeness to the correct solution) for each par
tially solved position. This gives you your basic score, to which you should add or subtract
the appropriate time adjustment, giving you your net score.
Editor's note
Note that 'W' ( 'B') beside a diagram number indicates that it is White (Black) to move,
while '=' indicates that the player to move is aiming for a draw rather than a win.
Tests
1-56
2 Double attack
Test 1 Positions 1 -8
Time for thought 75 minutes. Theme : 'Double attack'.
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Solutions to Test 1
1 . Karasalo-Stenoborg, Sweden, 1 972.
1 . . . R x d5 ! ! 2 B x d5 d2! ! (2 ... Q x d5?? fails to 3 R x e5!! ) 3 Q x d2 Nf3 + White resigns.
2. Panchenko-Loginov, Chelyabinsk, 1 974.
1 N x f7! R x f7 (if 1 . . . K xf7, then 2 R x b7 Q x b7 3 Nd6 +) 2 R x b7! Q x b7 3 Nd6
Resigns (on 3 ... QaB there follows 4 Rall).
3. Hamman v. Brinck-Claussen, Hastings, 1 962-3.
1 . . . B x g2 2 K x g2 B x c3 ! 3 b x c3 Nd5 ! ! White resigns (4 Q x c4 N x e3 +).
4. Trifunovic-Kostic, Zagreb, 1 949.
1 B x g6 + ! ! fx g6 2 Q x g7 + ! ! K x g7 3 N x e6 + Resigns.
5. Minev-Larsen, Moscow, 1 956.
1 B x b4! ! Q x b4 2 R x c7 ! ! (2 Q x e5 + fails to 2 . . . f6! ) 2 . . . Qd6 (2 . . . R x c7 is even
worse, in view of 3 Q x e5 + and 4 Q x c7) 3 R x f7, and White won.
6. Oszvath-Honfi, Budapest, 1 953.
1 . . . Q x c l ! ! 2 Q x c l R x c3 ! ! 3 Qe l Re l ! 4 Q x c l Ne2 + White resigns.
7. Larsen-Portisch, Havana, 1 966.
1 . . . B x f2 + ! ! 2 K x f2 Qc5 + 3 e3 (on 3 Be3 or 3 Qe3 Black wins by 3 . . . Ng4 +) 3 . . .
Ng4+ 4 Kg l B x g2 5 K x g2 Q x g5, and Black won.
8. Keres-Gligoric, Yugoslavia, 1 959.
1 R x g7 + ! ! B x g7 2 Qg4! Q x f5 (apart from mate at g7, 3 Nh6+ was also threatened)
3 Q x f5, and White won.
Test 2 Positions 9-16
We continue the theme 'Double attack'. This test is somewhat more difficult than the first,
but you have some experience in solving examples with this theme, so the time allowed is 70
minutes.
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6 Discovered attack
Solutions to Test 2
9. Zelevinsky-Mileika, Riga, 1 970.
1 . . . N x f3 ! ! 2 N x f3 b3! 3 a x b3 Q x e4+ 4 Ka2 Q x f3, and Black won.
1 0. Fuglewitz-Bernard, Corr. 1 970.
1 B x b4 B x b4 2 N x d7 Qf4+ (2 . . . Q x d7 3 Bh7+ or 2 . . . N x d7 3 Qe4 ) 3 Kb l N x d7
4 Bb5! Resigns. There is no defence against the threats of 5 R x d7 and 5 Rd4.
1 1 . Solomon-Bernstein, Montevideo, 1 954.
1 . . . b5 ! ! 2 Q x c5 Rd6! ! White resigns (on 3 Nc3 there follows 3 . . . Rdl + , while if the
queen moves the knight is lost).
1 2. Stahlberg-Najdorf, Buenos Aires, 1 947.
1 Bf7! ! K x f7 (on 1 . . . R x d2 there follows 2 Q x g6+ Kf8 3 Qg8+ Ke7 4 Qe8+ Kd6 5
Qe6 mate) 2 R x d8 Q x d8 3 Qb7 + Kg8 4 Q x a6, and White won. The game concluded
4 . . . e4 5 Re3 Bd4 6 Rxe4, and Black resigned.
1 3. Kording-Kassens, Emden, 1957.
1 R x e7 + ! ! B x e7 (or 1 . . . Q x e7 2 Bd5 + Kg7 3 N x h5 + ! ) 2 Bd5 + Kg7 3 Bh6 + ! R x h6
(forced, since 3 . . . K xf6 4 Qg5 is mate) 4 Ne8 + Kf8 5 N x c7 Resigns.
14. Suetin-Kasparian, Moscow, 1 952.
1 . . . R x g5 ! ! (the immediate 1 . . . Nb6? fails to 2 Bf6 + and 3 Rd8) 2 h x g5 Nb6 3 Qb3
c4 4 R x c4 N x c4 5 Q x c4 b3 ! ! White resigns.
1 5. Larsen-Nievergelt, Amsterdam, 1 954.
1 B x c6 b x c6 (if1 . . . Q x c6, then 2 Q x e5 Q x c4 3 Q e7! Qg8 4 Rd8 R x d8 5 Nf7+ Q xf7
6 Q x f 7, and wins) 2 Q x e5! Q x e5 3 Nf7 + Kg8 (if 3 . . . R xf7, then 4 Rd8 + , and
mates) 4 N x e5, and White wins.
1 6. Euwe-Smyslov, The Hague/Moscow, 1 948 (variation).
1 Q x f7 + ! ! R x f7 2 Rc8 + Bd8 3 R x d8 + Rf8 4 Ne6 Q x f3 5 R x f8 + , and White
wins.
Test 3 Positions 1 7-24
A new theme : 'Discovered attack'. For this test you are allowed 75 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 3
1 7. Zlotnik-Yasin, Moscow, 1 962.
1 Ng5 ! ! fx g5 (1 . . . R x h3 2 R x eB + , or 1 . . . R x el 2 Q x h7 mate) 2 R x e3 R x e3 3 Q x e3
Nf6 4 Qe8 + Resigns (4 . . . N x eB 5 Rf8 mate).
1 8. Walther-Tai, Zurich, 1 959.
1 . . . Rad8! 2 g3 (2 R x eB fails to 2 . . . Rdl ! ) 2 . . . R x e5 3 fx e5 Qb7! White resigns. Since
if 4 Qg2, then 4 . . . Rd2 5 Bf2 (or 5 Rb3 N x g3 + ! ) 5 . . . N x f2 + 6 R x f2 Rd l + .
1 9. Ermenkov-Lanka, Yurmala, 1 978.
1 . . . Qg4+ 2 Kf2 Qf3 + 3 Ke l Qf l + 4 Kd2 Qd3 + 5 Ke l Nc2 + ! 6 Kf2 e3 + ! 7 Kf3
Q x h7 White resigns.
20. Vasyukov-Barcza, Moscow, 1 962.
1 Nf6 + ! ! Kh8 (1 . . . g xf6 fails to 2 Rg4 + KhB 3 Bh6 Q x al 4 Q xf7, when there is
no defence against the mate) 2 Bh6 ! ! Q x a l 3 Q x f7 Rg8 4 B x g7 + ! Resigns (4 . . .
R x g7 5 ReB + is decisive).
2 1 . Bronstein-Geller, Goteborg, 1 955.
1 Re5! Qd3 (1 . . . Qg4 2 h3! )2 R x e7 + ! ! K x e7 3 N x d5 + N x d5 4 Q x d3 Resigns.
22. Kogan-Gindin, Kharkov, 1 974 (variation).
1 . . . e3! 2 Q x b7 e2 + 3 Ke l R x g l + 4 Kd2 Rd l + , and Black wins. In the game Black
missed this possibility, and played 1 . . . Qe7.
23. Jones-Dueball, Nice, 1 974.
1 . . . Re l ! ! 2 B x el (2 R x el Nf2+ ) 2 . . . Nb2! 3 Bc3 N x d l 4 R x d l Qe2! White resigns.
24. Stein-Haag, Tallinn, 1 969.
1 N x b5! N x b5 2 Q x c4+ Kh8 3 Qf7 Nc7 4 Bd6! ! Resigns.
Test 4 Positions 25-32
The new theme 'Discovered check' is closely linked to the previous one, and is virtually a
continuation of it. Time for solving this test- 80 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 4
25. Parma-Bielicki, Miinchestein, 1 959.
1 . . . Q x c2 + ! ! 2 K x c2 B x e4+ + 3 Kd2 (or 3 Kb3 Bc2 mate) 3 . . . Rc2 mate.
26. Muller-Wissel, Berlin, 1 955.
1 . . . Q x g2 + ! ! 2 K x g2 Rg6 + 3 Kh l N x f2 mate.
27. Zita-Bronstein, Vienna, 1 957.
1 . . . c6! ! (J . . . Rf 4+ 2 Kc2 or I . . . Rf2+ 2 Qd4 is less strong) 2 Rd4 c5!! , and White
resigned, since 3 Rd5 Rf2 + now costs him a rook.
28. Bunoch-Matocha, Gottwaldov, 1 968.
1 Be7 + ! Kh6 (or 1 . . . R x e7 2 Q x e7 + and 3 R x h7 mate) 2 R x h7 + ! ! K x h7 3 Bf8 +
Resigns. The next move is 4 Qg7 mate.
29. Vasyukov-Kholmov, Moscow, 1 964.
1 N x c5! Q x c5 2 B x g7! ! B x g7 3 Qh5 h6 4 Bh7 + Resigns.
30. Makeyev-Fomin, Corr. 1 976-77.
1 Qg6 + Ke7 2 Q x h5! R x h5 3 R x g7 + Ke8 4 N x f6 + Kf8 5 N x h5 + Ke8 6 Nf6 +
Kf8 7 Ne4 + K x g7 8 N x d6 and wins.
3 1 . Dayants-Dokuchayev, Liepaja, 1 973.
1 . . . Rh4! 2 Bf4 g x h4 3 g x h4 f3 + 4 Kh l B x h4! 5 Q x h4 f2 + ! White resigns.
32. Johannessen-Stahlberg, Stockholm, 1 960/6 1 .
1 Re7! Q x a6 2 R x f7 + ! ! K x f7 3 Ne5 + + Kf6 4 Ng4+ Resigns. There i s n o defence
against the mate.
Test 5 Positions 33-40
A new theme: 'The pin'. Time for solving this test is 60 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 5
33. Barcza-Bilek, Budapest, 1 96 1 .
1 . . . R x e3! ! 2 Q x e 3 N x c2! 3 R x c2 Bd4, and a few moves later White resigned.
34. Smyslov-Fuller, Hastings 1 968/69.
1 Nf6 + ! ! B x f6 2 Qg6 + ! Bg7 3 Q x f7 + Kh8 4 Rd7! Resigns.
35. Dahl-Schultz, Berlin, 1 956.
1 e6! B x e6 2 Bd4 f6 3 Qg4! ! Resigns (3 . . . Kf7 4 Rfel ).
36. Dieks-Lindblom, Groningen, 1 973.
1 N x e5 + ! fx e5 2 B x c5 Re l 3 Qh5 + ! ! Resigns.
37. Beni-Soluch, Hungary, 1953 .
1 Q x a6! ! Qa4 (or 1 . . . b x a6 2 R x b8 + etc.) 2 Q x a5 ! Q x c2 + (the game concludes brilli
antly after 2 . . . Q x a5 3 Bc6+! b x c6 4 R x b8+ Kd7 Rd8 mate) 3 Ke3 Resigns.
38. Benko-Fischer, Los Angeles, 1 959 (variation).
1 Ne6! fx e6 2 B x e6+ Rf7 3 Qd3 ! ! , and White wins. The game in fact went 1 Nd5 e6 2
N x b6 N x b6 3 R x d8 Q x d8 4 Q x a5 N x c4, with a draw.
39. Liskov-Muchnik, Leningrad, 1 958.
1 . . . Qg5 ! ! 2 Qf2 (if 2 B x g5, then 2 . . . Ne2 + + and 3 ... Rfl mate) 2 ... Q x e3 ! ! 3 Q x e3
Ne2 + 4 N x e2 B x e3 + White resigns. On 5 Kh l there comes 5 . . . Rfl + 6 Ng l R x g l
mate.
40. Portisch-Berger, Amsterdam, 1 964.
1 N x h7! ! K x h7 2 Rh5 + Kg7 (or 2 .. . Kg8 3 Q x g6 + !) 3 Be5 + f6 4 Rg5! Resigns.
Test 6 Positions 41-48
This test, as well as the following three, is on the theme of 'Diversion'. The tests will be quite
difficult. Solving time- 60 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 6
4 1 . Iordanov-Spiridonov, Sofia, 1 964.
1 . . . Qg5 ! ! 2 Rd l (2 Qf2 is answered by 2 . . . Qf4! or 2 . . . R xf3! ) 2 . . . R x f3 ! 3 Q x g5
Bd4 + White resigns.
42. Driksna-Strautinsch, Corr., 1 968.
1 . . . Qc2 + ! ! 2 R x c2 Nb3 + ! 3 B x b3 R x d l mate.
42. Khavin-Gufeld, Kiev, 1 956.
1 R x c l ! ! Q x c l 2 B x e6 + Kh8 3 B x g7 + ! K x g7 4 Qf7 + Resigns.
44. Tal-Dvoryetsky, Leningrad, 1 974.
1 Bc4! ! f5 (on 1 . . . B x c4 there follows 2 R x d7 Q x d7 3 Q xf6 + Kh5 4 g4 + Kh4 5
Qh6 mate) 2 exf5 Q x f5 (2 . . . B x c4 3 Q x c6 ) 3 B x e6 Resigns.
45. Flesch-Paoli, Miskolc, 1 963.
1 B x e5 ! B x e5 2 d6! R x d6 3 Qa4 Resigns.
46. Bilek-Stein, Kecskemet, 1 968.
1 . . . R x d4! ! 2 c x d4 Bb4! ! 3 Ra3 Q x a3 ! White resigns.
47. Solntsev-Vatnikov, Moscow, 1 958.
1 . . . Nc4+ ! ! 2 N x c4 d l = N + ! ! (2 . . . dl = Q is wrong in view of 3 Rh2+ Kg4 4 Ne3 +
K xg3 5 Be5 + , or 3 . . . Kg6 4 Rh6 + Kf5 Ne3 + and 6 N x d l ) 3 Kb3 N x f2 White
resigns.
48. Fuchs-N.N., Schwerin, 1955 (from a simultaneous display).
1 Q x c6 + ! ! Q x c6 2 Nd4 + ! ! N x d4 3 Re7 mate.
Test 7 Positions 49-56
Solvingtime- 60 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 7
49. Yurkov-Gusev, M oscow, 1 963.
1 Q x d8 ! ! R x d8 2 Be l + g5 3 R x g5 N x g4 4 Rg8 + Resigns.
50. Reifenberg-Hartlaub, Wiesbaden, 1 9 1 7.
1 . . . Q x h2! ! 2 Re l Q x e2 + ! 3 K x e2 Rf2 mate.
5 1 . Horwitz-Mayagoitia, Mexico, 1 947.
1 Qe l ! ! Qh6 2 Qe3! Qh4 3 Qf4! Resigns.
52. V. Zhuravlev-Koloskov, Corr., 1 962.
1 R x c5 ! ! Q x c5 2 N x e6 + ! ! f x e6 3 Q x g6 Resigns. On 3 . . . Ra7 comes 4 B x h6 +
R x h6 5 Qg8 + Ke7 6 Rg7 mate.
53. End-Podgayets, Garrakhov, 1 967.
1 . . . R x b2! ! 2 Q x b2 (2 R x b2 is no better in view of 2 . . . Qcl +) 2 . . . B x d4+ 3 Kfl Qe3
4 Qc2 B x h3 + ! ! White resigns.
54. Keller-Nievergelt, Zurich, 1 960.
1 Be5! ! R x e5 2 Ne8! Nf5 3 Nf6+ Kh8 4 Qg8 mate.
55. Sandrin-Kramer, Omaha, 1 949.
1 Qf7 + ! Kh8 (on 1 . . . R xf7 there follows 2 g xf7+ Kh8 3 Rg8 mate) 2Q x f8 + !
B x f8 3 R x f8 + Rg8 4 g 7 mate.
56. Bronstein-Ratner, Moscow, 1 945.
1 N x e6! ! fx e6 (in the game Black chose 1 . . . R x dl , but after 2 N xf8 R x hl 3 K x hl
R xf8 4 Qe7 Kg7 5 Q x b7 Nc8 6 Qd7 he resigned) 2 R x d7 N x d7 3 Q x e6 + Qf7 4
Rh8 + ! Kg7 5 Rh7 + , and White wins.
Test 8 Positions 57-64
We continue the theme of 'Diversion'. Time for solving this test- 60 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 8
57. Vorobyets-Kogan, Lvov, 1 974.
1 R x c5! Q x c5 (or 1 . . . Qb8 2 B x g7 K x g7 3 Rel+) 2 Qg5! Rg8 (if 2 . . . B x h6, then
3 Re?+ decides, while on 2 . . . R x h6 there follows 3 Q xf5 + Kg8 4 Qf7 + Kh7 5
R x h6 + ) 3 R x f6 B x f6 4 Qh5! Resigns.
58. Najdorf-Schweber, Buenos Aires, 1 969.
1 B x d5 e x d5 2 Qg4! g6 3 R x d5! Qf8 4 Bb4! Resigns (if 4 . . . Qe8, then 5 Rel Qc6 6 Rc5!
is decisive).
59. Almus-Herman, East Germany, 1 957 (variation).
1 Ra8 + ! B x a8 2 Q x a8 + Qf8 3 Bh7 + ! K x h7 4 Q x f8 Resigns.
60. Samuelson-Hilderbrandt, Halmstad, 1 95 1 .
1 . . . Re 1 + ! ! 2 Q x e l Qd4+ 3 Kh2 Rh4+ 4 Q x h4 Q x h4+ 5 Kg l Qd4 + White resigns.
6 1 . Wade-Duckstein, M uttenz, 1 9 7 1.
1 . . . Qc7 + ! 2 Q x c7 (on 2 Kg2 Black would have continued 2 . . . Q x c4 3 R x e8+ Kh7
4 a8 = Q Qc2+) 2 . . . R x e2 + 3 Kg3 Rd3 + 4 Kf4 g5 + White resigns.
62. Kalabukhov-Grigorian, Kiev, 1972.
1 . . . R x c2 + 2 Kb l Qb6 + ! ! 3 N x b6 B x a2 + 4 Ka t Nb3 mate.
63. Lewi-Zemlin, Corr., 1970/7 1.
1 R x e4! ! Q x e4 (forced, since 2 Rh4 was threatened) 2 Q x f6 + Qg6 3 B x g5 + Kh5 4
g4+ Resigns.
64. Rogozin-Laptev, Zelenograd, 1 974.
1 Rg2! Rdg8 (or 1 . . . R x g2 2 fx e6+ Q x e6 3 B x h5 + ) 2 fx e6+ Q x e6 3 B x h5 + ! R x h5
4 Qb7 + Resigns.
Test 9 Positions 65-72
Sixty minutes are allowed for this test, which concludes the theme 'Diversion'. Since this
theme occurs very frequently in practice, we recommend that you should once more look
through all the examples of it ; this will without doubt be of considerable benefit.
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Solutions to Test 9
65. Ivanka-Kellario, Medellin, 1 974.
1 N x d5! Nfx d5 (if 1 . . . Ne x d5, then 2 R x e8 + N x e8 3 B x d5 ) 2 Qh7 + Kf8 3
Qh8 + Ng8 4 Nh7 mate.
66. Panno-Bolbochan, VillaGezel, 1 97 1 .
1 Rb8 ! Rd5 2 Rd6! ! B x b2 3 R x d 5 B x a 3 4 Ra5 Resigns.
67. Rubtsova-Milovanovic, Corr., 1 969/7 1 .
1 Bd6! R x d6 2 Q x b7! Q x b7 3 e 7 Q x e7 4 R x e7, and White won.
68. Tseshkovsky-Korensky, Omsk, 1 973.
1 Qd4!! B x c4 2 Q x c5 R x f7 3 Re l Ng4 4 Bd2 Resigns.
69. Cortlever-Van der Wende, Beverwijk, 1 968.
1 Rf3 ! ! Q x f3 2 Qg7 + Kh5 3 Q x g6 + ! ! h x g6 (or 3 . . . Kh4 4 Q x h7 + Qh5 5 Rh8!! ) 4
Rh8 mate.
70. Arulaid v. Duz-Khotimirsky, Vilnius, 1949.
1 Rd7 + ! ! B x d7 2 Qf6 + Ke8 3 Q x h8 + Ke7 4 Q x a8 Resigns.
7 1. Bouwmeester-Botvinnik, Wageningen, 1 958 (variation).
1 . . . Rb l ! ! 2 Q x b l N x e3 + 3 Kgl Q x f3, and against mate at g2 there is no defence.
The game in fact went 1 . . . d4 2 e x d4 N x d4 3 Qe3! Ne6 4 Re5, and on White's proposal
a draw was agreed.
72. Levenfish-Lisitsyn, Leningrad, 1 946.
1 Ra8 ! ! Qc6 (1 . . . R x a8 2 N x e6 + ) 2 Qf3 ! ! Be7 (2 . . . N x g4 3 Qf7 + , or 2 . . . Q x a8 3
Q xf6 + Kg8 4 Nh6 mate) 3 Ra7 N x g4 4 Qf7+ Resigns.
Test 10 Positions 73-80
Another important theme -'Decoy'. Like the previous theme, it is arranged in four tests.
Time for the solving of this test is 60 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 1 0
73. Szabo-Bronstein, Zurich, 1 953 .
1 Rd8 ! ! Q x d8 2 Qh8 + Kf7 3 Q x d8 g5 4 Rh6 Resigns.
74. Muryada-Yakubek, Corr., 1 963.
1 . . . Rh2 + ! ! 2 K x h2 R x h4 + ! ! 3 g x h4 Q x h4 + 4 Rh3 Qf2 + White resigns.
75. Klompus-Vinklazh, Corr., 1 958.
1 Rd8 + ! K x d8 2 Qb8 + Kd7 3 Q x b7 + Kd8 4 Qb8 + Kd7 5 c6 mate.
76. Taimanov-Golombek, Stockholm, 1 952.
1 Rc7! ! f6 (on 1 . . . Rf8 there follows 2 Reel g5 3 R xf7!, while if 1 . . . Q x c7, then 2
R x eB+) 2 R x e8 + Q x e8 3 Qh6! Resigns.
77. Tayar-Bradley, Birmingham, 1 963.
1 R x c6 + ! ! K x c6 2 Q x d5 + ! ! K x d5 3 Be4 mate.
78. Westman-Gavanski, Krakow, 1 964.
1 B x d6 c x d6 2 R x e8! R x e8 3 Bf5 + ! ! Resigns (3 . . . Q xf5 4 N x d6 + ).
79. V. Zhuravlev-Kapengut, Riga, 1 968.
1 . . . B x f3 + ! 2 B x f3 Rh2 + ! 3 K x h2 N x f3 + 4 Kg2 N x d4, and Black won.
80. Ratner-Pokorny, Moscow, 1 946.
1 Bb2! Qg6 (1 . . . Q x b2 2 R x h6 + , or 1 . . . Qf7 2 R x h6 mate) 2 Bh5! Qh7 3 B x e8, and
White won.
Test 1 1 Positions 81 -88
Somewhat harder than the previous test, but it should not prove too difficult. Time
allowed -60 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 1 1
8 1 . Stein-Filip, Moscow, 1 967.
1 R x f6! R x b l + (or I . . . K xf6 2 Qd4+) 2 Q x b l (not 2 Kg2 Rh2+ ! ) 2 . . . K x f6 3 Qe4
Qf7 (there is no other defence against 4 Qe6+) 4 Qd4 + Resigns.
82. Shugayev-Sevastyanov, Moscow, 1 960.
1 . . . Re l + ! ! 2 Kb2 (or 2 K x cl Ba3 + + , and wins) 2 . . . Bd4 + ! 3 N x d4 Rbl + ! 4 Ka3
Qa5 + Resigns.
83. Capelan-Bot, West Germany, 1 970.
1 Q x f8 + ! Kh7! 2 Qg8 + ! ! K x g8 3 Qd8 + Kh7 4 Qh4+ Resigns.
84. Darga-Prameshuber, Graz, 1 96 1 .
1 R x b2! ! Q x b2 2 Be5! Qc l (other moves are even worse, e.g. 2 . . . Qc2 3 Qg5 f6 4
N xf6+ Kf7 5 N x h7 ) 3 Nf6 + ! Kh8 4 Nh5 Qc2 (other continuations are no better) 5
Q x f7 Resigns.
85. Rubel-Usachy, Tashkent, 1 962.
1 . . . Ra t + 2 Kg2 Rg l + 3 Kh3 Qh4 + ! ! 4 g x h4 g4 mate.
86. Syakhov-Blekhtsin, Leningrad, 1 962.
1 . . . R x c4! 2 b x c4 Nd4 3 B x c5 Re l + ! ! 4 Kg2 Rgl + ! ! White resigns. If 5 R x g l , then
5 . . . N x f3 6 K x f3 Qf6 + 7 Kg2 Qc6 + , and the bishop is also lost.
87. Furman-Batigin, Kalinin, 1 950.
1 . . . Bd3 ! 2 Q x d3 (if 2 R x d3, then 2 . . . Q x el + 3 Bfl Rb4 4 Re3 Qh4 5 Bg2 Rd4!
6 B x e4 Q x e4 7 Re2 Qg4 + 8 Rg2 Q x e4 + , or 2 Q x a4 Qf2+ 3 Khl Ng3 + 4 h x g3
R x el +) 2 . . . Qf2 + 3 Kh l Q x e l + ! 4 R x e l Nf2 + White resigns.
88. Pilnik-Pachman, Stockholm, 1 952.
1 Nd5! c4 (the only move, since 2 Bc3! was threatened) 2 Be3 Qb2 3 Rb l Q x c2 4 R x b8,
and White won.
Test 12 Positions 89-96
Sixty minutes are allowed for this test, which is of similar difficulty to the previous one.
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Solutions to Test 12
89. lvanka-Lazarevic, Belgrade, 1 972 (variation).
1 . . . Rg8 + 2 Kh6 Q x h2+ 3 Rh5 Qd2 + ! ! 4 Q x d2 Rg6 mate. Black in fact played 1 . . .
Q x fl , and the game ended in a draw.
90. Vodopyanov-Kaptsin, Rostov, 1 974.
1 . . . Qgl + ! ! 2 K x g l f2 + 3 Kh l fx e l = Q 4 B x e l R x fl mate.
9 1 . Kozma-Korchnoi, Lukhachovitsy, 1 972.
1 . . . c4! ! 2 b x c4 d x c4 3 Q x c4 (3 B x c4 Rc8! ) 3 . . . Rc8 4 Qb3 Bd5! White resigns (after
5 Qa4 b5 6 Q x a6 Ra8 7 Q x b5 Ra5! he loses his queen).
92. Jung-Szabados, Reggio Emilia, 1 952.
1 B x g7! ! R x h4 2 Q x h4 + ! K x h4 3 Bf6 + g5 4 Bc3! Qf2 5 Be5! , and wins, since Black
is in zugzwang.
93. Kluger-Pribyl, Olomouc, 1 974.
1 . . . Nf3 + ! 2 g x f3 Rh l + 3 Kg3 Rag l + 4 Kf4 R x h4 mate.
94. Kudryashov-Zakharov, Tbilisi, 1 973.
1 Rc2! ! Q x c2 2 Qf6 + Kg8 3 Be6 + Kh7 4 Bf5 + Resigns.
95. Lengyel-Pogats, Budapest, 1 964.
1 Bg4! N x g4 2 R x f7 + K x f7 3 Qh7 + Kf6 (or 3 . . . Ke8 4 Qg8 mate) 4 Be7 mate.
96. Porral-Burgalat, Santa Fe, 1 945.
1 . . . Nc3 ! ! 2 Re l Q x a3 + ! ! 3 b x a3 Nc2 + ! ! 4 R x c2 Rbl mate.
Test 13 Positions 97-104
The last test of the theme of 'Decoy', and rather more difficult than the previous ones. The
time allowed is 60 minutes. Here again we repeat our advice to the reader : look through all
the examples on this theme. In your practical play you will be able to appreciate the value of
our advice.
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Solutions to Test 13
97. Book-Koponen, Helsinki, 1 96 1 .
1 e x f6! Q x e2 2 f7 + Kh8 3 B x g7 + ! ! K x g7 4 fx e8 = Q + Resigns.
98. Matulovic-Lengyel, Vrnjacka Banja, 1 966 (variation).
1 B x e5 ! ! R x e5 2 B x f7 + K x f7 3 R x d7 + ! Q x d7 4 N x e5 + , and White wins. The
game in fact went 1 . . . Qc8 2 Bd4, when White remained a pawn up and went on to
win.
1 Q x c8 + ! ! N x c8 2 R x c8 + Kh7 3 Rh8 + ! K x g6 4 R x h6 + Resigns.
1 00. Zhilinsky-Zhulanov, USSR, 1 958.
1 h4+ ! ! K x h4 2 Rh3 + Kg5 3 Rh5 + ! ! g x h5 4 Qf5 + Kh4 5 Q x h5 mate.
1 0 1 . Bruckner-Koch, Berlin, 1 9 52.
1 . . . Rf3 + ! ! 2 K x h4 Ne7! 3 g6 N x g6 + 4 Kg5 Rh6! ! White resigns.
1 02. Kofman-Sakketi, Corr., 1 948 (variation).
1 Re8 + ! Kd7 2 Re3! ! Qg7 3 R x d4 + ! Q x d4 4 Rd3! Q x d3 5 Ne5 + , and White wins. In
the game Kofman could find no defence against 1 . . . Q x h3 + , and resigned.
1 03. Taimanov-N.N., Riga, 1 964 (from a simultaneous display).
1 Bc4! Q x c4 2 R x g7 + ! Kh8 3 B x e5 ! Q x c2 4 Rf8 + ! ! R x f8 5 R x g6 + Resigns.
104. Veresov-Kukharev, Minsk, 1 959.
1 Qh6 + ! ! K x h6 2 Rh4+ Kg5 3 f4 + ! ! K x h4 4 g3 + Kh3 5 Bf l mate.
Test 14 Positions 105-112
A new theme : 'Interference'. You should not find the test too difficult. Solving time- 70
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Solutions to Test 14
1 05. Kireyev-Mironov, Riga, 1 963.
1 Rh6! ! Q x h6 2 Nf7 + Kg8 3 N x h6 + g x h6 4 Qe6 + Resigns.
1 06. N. Zhuravlev-Kapanadze, Tbilisi, 1 977.
1 . . . R x b l 2 R x bl Bf5! ! and wins.
1 07. Augustin-Lane, Brno, 1 975.
1 Be8! Qf5 2 Re6! ! Resigns.
1 08. Ruster-Olland, Corr., 1 968.
1 Nf8! ! Qf7 (if 1 . . . Q xfB or 1 . . . R xfB, then 2 RgB+) 2 Qf6 + ! Q x f6 3 Rg8 mate.
1 09. Cornflit-Hukel, Corr., 1 965.
1 Nf6! ! Q x b2 + (or 1 . . . Q x g4 2 N x eB!! ) 2 Kh l Rg8 3 Qe4! Resigns.
1 1 0. Chakhoyan-Turkestanishvili, Tbilisi, 1 97 1 .
1 . . . Qd3 ! ! 2 Q x d3 e x d3 3 Rbl B x g4 White resigns.
1 1 1 . Daskalov-Stancev, Varna, 1 968.
1 . . . Qa3! ! 2 N x e6 (or 2 b x a3 B x a3 mate, while at the same time White has to parry
the threat of 2 . . . Rb6) 2 . . . Bb4! ! 3 Q x b4 Q x a2 White resigns.
1 1 2. Kasperovich-Bukhman, Moscow, 1 977.
1 . . . Rg6! ! 2 B x g6 (in the game White resigned after 2 Rg2 Qe3 + 3 Kh4 Bg5 +) 2 . . . Qg l
3 B x f7 + Kh7!, and Black wins after 4 Bg6 + Kh6! or 4 Bg8 + Kh8!
Test 15 Positions 113-120
Sixty minutes are allowed for this test, which concludes the theme 'Interference'. Several of
these examples may cause you to rack your brains.
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Solutions to Test 15
1 1 3. Gligoric-Szabo, Venice, 1 949 (variation).
1 Rd6! ! B x e7 2 B x e7 Q x e7 3 Rd7! ! , and White wins.
1 1 4. Eberle-Navarovszky, Budapest, 1 959.
1 c6! b x c6 2 Rb5! ! a x b5 3 b7 R x a5 4 b8 = Q + , and the game ended in a draw.
1 1 5. Bubnov-Yaroslavtsev, Voronezh, 1 949.
1 Nb8 ! ! Nf6 (no better is 1 . . . NfB 2 RdB, 1 . . . R x bB 2 R x bB+ N x bB 2 RdB+ , or 1 . . .
Qh3 2 Rb2! ) 2 Rd8 + Ne8 3 Rb6! ! Resigns.
1 1 6. Liskov-Baranov, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 1 950
1 Re6! ! B x e6 2 Q x e5 + Kg8 3 B x e6 + Rf7 4 Qf6! Resigns.
1 1 7. Wach-Gonsirowski, Warsaw, 1 974.
1 Na4! Be6 (if 1 . . . N x a4, then 2 Bc4 + Rf7 3 g5! ) 2 Nc5! B x a2 2 g5 Ne8 4 Rd7! !
Resigns.
1 1 8. Matushkin-Shumilov, Corr., 1973/74.
1 . . . g2 + ! 2 Ke l Bd2 + ! ! 3 K x d2 Nd4 4 N x d4 g l =Q, and Black won. There followed
5 Nb5 Qa l ! 6 N x c7 Qa5 + , and White resigned.
1 1 9. Van Scheltinga-Orbaan, Amsterdam, 1 9 54.
1 Bc8 ! ! Qd8 (2 ReB mate was threatened, and on 1 . . . R x cB there follows 2 Q x cB+!
N x cB 3 ReB mate) 2 Qc3! (creating a new threat, e.g. 2 . . . R x cB 3 ReB+ Q x eB 4 Q xf6
mate) 2 . . . Bb5 3 Reg5! (with the new threat of 4 RgB+ and 5 Q xf6, mating) 3 . . . Nd5
4 R x d5 ! Resigns [2 Qd4! looks even stronger-editor's note] .
1 20. A. Petrosian-Gusev, Riga, 1 968.
1 Re7! ! Kh8 (not the strongest, but other moves also lose, e.g. 1 . . . B x e7 2 N x e7 + KhB
3 Ng6 + , or 2 B x e7 QeB 3 Qg5 g6 4 Qh6 g xf5 5 g xf5, with a mating attack ; 1 . . . BcB
was best, on which there comes 2 Bb5 Ne5 3 B xf6 g xf6 4 Bd7!! B x d7 5 R x d7 Q x d7
6 Qh6) 2 R x d7 B x b2 + 3 K x b2 Q x d7 4 Bf6! Resigns.
Test 16 Positions 121-1 28
We begin the theme 'Defence-elimination' with a test which should not cause you too much
trouble. Solving time- 50 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 1 6
1 2 1 . Donner-Keres, Zurich, 1 959.
1 . . . B x f5 ! White resigns (after 2 B xf5 R x g3 + 3 fx g3 d3 + he loses his queen).
1 22. Polugayevsky-Gulko, Yerevan, 1 975.
1 Nd6! ! Resigns (1 . . . c x d6 2 R x e6! ).
1 23. Varnusz-Honfi, Budapest, 1 96 1 .
1 . . . Q x c l + ! ! 2 R x c l R8a2 + White resigns (since i f 3 Kc3 R x cl + 4 Kd3 Bb5 mate,
or 4 Rc2 R x c2 + 5 Q x c2 R x c2 + ).
1 24. Kochiev-Lederman, Le Harve, 1 977.
1 Nf4! Bb4 2 Q x b4! Resigns (2 . . . R x b4 3 Ng6+ Kh7 4 Ndf8 mate).
1 25. Pitlyakowski-Szuksta, Warsaw, 1 9 52.
1 Q x h4 + ! ! B x h4 2 Bg7 + Kh5 3 g4 mate.
1 26. Schuppler-Genig, Mannheim, 1 948.
1 Bh6! ! R x h6 2 Q x d4! ! e x d4 3 Rfb l ! Resigns.
1 27. Hubner-Siaperas, Athens, 1 969.
1 N x a5! R x a5 2 B x a5! Q x a5 3 a4 Ba6 4 Q x c6 + Resigns.
1 28. Mironovich-Goryaev, USSR, 1 977 (variation).
1 Q x d5! R x d5 2 N x f6 + Kh8 3 Bg5 + ! (the game ended in a draw after 3 Bf 4+ Kg7 4
B x c7? K xf6, although 4 N x d5! would still have won) 3 . . . Kg7 4 Rh7 + Kf8 5 Rh8 +
Ke7 6 N x d5+ + and wins.
Test 1 7 Positions 1 29-1 36
Continuation of the theme 'Defence-elimination'. Seventy minutes are allowed for this test,
which is rather more difficult than the previous one.
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Solutions to Test 1 7
1 29. Vinkel-Gusev, Ashkhabad, 1 964.
1 R x d7! R x d7 (or 1 . . . Q x d7 2 Nf6+ ! ) 2 Ne7 + + Kg7 3 Qg8 + Kf6 4 Nd5 mate.
1 30. Perez-Garcia, Spain, 1 957.
1 R x d6! ! R x d6 2 B x h7 + ! K x h7 (or 2 . . . Kh8 3 Qh5! ) 3 Qh5 + Kg8 4 Ne7 mate.
1 3 1 . Gaprindashvili-Veroczy, Belgrade, 1 974 (variation).
1 R x e5 + ! ! fx e5 2 g4+ Kh4 3 Qe7 + Qg5 4 g3 mate. White missed this possibility, and
after 1 Qg4+ Kh6 2 Qg7 + Kh5 3 Qg4 + the game ended in a draw.
1 32. David-Zeitan, Rumania, 1 956.
1 R l f6! ! g x f6 (1 . . . Qh5 fails to 2 R x g7+! K x g7 3 Rg6+ Kh8 4 Qd2!! ) 2 Rh7! Qg5
3 Rh8 + ! Kf7 (3 . . . K x h8 4 Qh7 mate) 4 Qh7 + Resigns (4 . . . Qg7 5 Bg6! mate).
1 33. Rossolimo-Raizman, Puerto Rico, 1 967.
1 B x d5! c x d5 2 Nf6 + Kh8 3 Qg6! ! Qc2 (3 . . . h xg6 4 Rh3 mate, or 3 . . . fx g6 4 N x g6 +
h x g6 5 Rh3 mate) 4 Rh3! Resigns.
134. Duz-Khotimirsky v. Bannik, Vilnius, 1 949.
1 R x d4!! c x d4 (if 1 . . . R x d5, then 2 R x d5 Q x d5 3 Nh6+) 2 Nf6 + ! Kf8 (or 2 . . . g xf6
3 Qh6! ) 3 Q x h7 g x f6 4 Re l Resigns.
1 35. Dolmadzhyan-Angelov, Sofia, 1 977.
1 R x e7! R x e7 2 Nd6 + ! Kb8 (2 . . . Q x d6 3 R x e7 Q x e7 4 Qc6+) 3 R x e7! Q x a4 4
Nb5 + Rd6 (otherwise mate) 5 B x d6+ Kc8 6 b3! Resigns (since if 6 . . . Q x a2 7 N a7 +
Kd8 8 Nc6+ Kc8 9 Rc7 mate).
1 36. Spassky-Petrosian, Moscow, 1 969.
1 e5! d x e5 2 Ne4! Nh5 (2 . . . N x e4 3 R xf8+! ) 3 Qg6! e x d4 4 Ng5! Resigns (4 . . . h x g5
is met by 5 Q x h5 + Kg8 6 Qf7+ Kh8 7 Rf3! ).
Test 18 Positions 137-144
Theme : 'Square-vacation'. Seventy-five minutes are allowed for this test.
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Solutions to Test 18
1 37. Van den Enden-Praszak, Lublin, 1 974.
1 Re8! Qc7 2 Q x g5 + ! ! f x g5 3 Nh5 mate.
1 38. Druganov-Panteleyev, Corr., 1 95 5/56.
1 . . . Qd l + ! ! 2 R x d l Ne2 + ! 3 B x e2 Nb3 mate.
1 39. Radovici-Kolar-ov, Ploesti, 1 957.
1 . . . Rh5! ! 2 B x h5 g5! 3 B x e8 Q x e8 4 Q x h6 + K x h6 White resigns.
1 40. Bulakh-Petrov, Moscow, 195 1 .
1 . . . R x f3 ! ! 2 g x f3 B x b3 + ! 3 a x b3 Qc l + ! 4 R x c l Rd2 mate.
1 4 1 . Gurgenidze-Sergiyevsky, Novgorod, 1 962.
1 . . . Bd2! ! 2 Q x d2 N x e4 3 Qe3 Qg5 + ! 4 Q x g5 N x g5 + , and Black won. There
followed 5 Kg3 Rh3 + 6 Kg4 Bf3 + 7 Kg5, and White resigned.
142. Lobanov-Savilov, Frunze, 1 967.
1 B x c4! ! d x c4 2 d5! Bg8 3 Bd4 + Bg7 4 h6! Qe8 5 h x g7 + R x g7 6 B x g7 + Resigns.
143. Mosionzhik-Listengarten, Minsk, 1 963.
1 Ng7 + ! ! B x g7 2 Qh5 ! ! Ne5 3 Rf6 + Ke7 4 Re6 + +! K x e6 5 Qf5 mate.
144. Vasyukov-Durasevic, Lvov, 1 962.
1 f6! g x f6 (or 1 . . . B x g6 2fx g7, and wins) 2 g7! B x g7 3 Nf5 Bf8 4 Qg4+ Kh7 5 Re7 + !
Resigns.
Test 19 Positions 145-152
Theme : 'Line-opening'. In addition to this test, we devote to this theme two further tests, of
increasing difficulty. This one is set for 65 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 19
1 45. Kholmov-Golz, Dresden, 1 956.
1 Q x f5 ! ! g x f5 2 Ne4+ Q x g3 3 N x f6 + Resigns (3 . . . Kg7 4 Nh5 +).
1 46. Westerinen-Diesen, Las Vegas, 1 974.
1 N x e6! ! fx e6 2 f7 + Q x f7 (or 2 . . . Kh8 3 Q x b4!! ) 3 R x f7, and White won. The game
concluded 3 . . . K x f7 4 Qf4+ Ke8 5 Q x b4 R x a2 6 Qb8 + Kd7 7 Qd6 + Kc8 8 Q x e6 +
Kb8 9 Qb6+ Bb7 1 0 d4! Re2 1 1 Qd6 + Ka7 1 2 e 6 Bc8 1 3 Qc7 + , and Black resigned.
1 47. Nikolau-Iovanovic, Pernik, 1 972.
1 B x h6! ! g x h6 2 R x f6! Bg7 (or 2 . . . Qg7 3 R x h6 + ! ) 3 R x f7 Resigns.
148. Szabo-Stahlberg, Leipzig, 1 960.
1 Bd4! ! N x d5 (or I . . . e x d4 2 R xf4 ) 2 R x e5 ! N x c3 (3 Rh5! was threatened) 3 B x c3
Resigns.
1 49. Szabo-Hemasian, Varna, 1 962.
1 Ng5! ! h x g5 2 fx g5 Q x fl + 3 R x fl N x e5 4 B x e6 + Resigns.
1 50. Peterson-Ortitz, Corr., 1 973.
1 . . . N x c2+ 2 Kfl Rd l + ! 3 B x d l Ng3 + ! 4 fx g3 Qe l mate.
1 5 1 . Vuckevic-Panteleyev, Sofia, 1 958.
1 . . . R x h2 + ! ! 2 K x h2 Qf2 + 3 Kh3 Rh8 + 4 Kg4 Qf4 mate.
1 52. Jakobsen-Peterson, Copenhagen, 1 968.
1 e7 + ! Kh8 (I . . . Kg7 is answered in the same way) 2 B x e5 ! d x e5 3 Q x a8 + ! Q x a8 4
Rd8 Resigns.
Test 20 Positions 153-160
Solving time-70 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 20
1 53. Kamishev-Estrin, Leningrad, 1 95 1 .
1 . . . Nfg3 + 2 Kg l Q x h2 + ! ! 3 K x h2 Rh8 + 4 B x h8 R x h8 + 5 Kg l Rh l mate.
1 54. A. Zaitsev-Gipslis, Moscow, 1 969.
1 . . . B x e4! 2 Qd l (2 fx e4 f3! ) 2 . . . Bd3! ! 3 Q x d3 Qg2 + 4 Ke l Q x f2 + White resigns.
1 55. Petkevich-Mosionzhik, Riga, 1 964.
1 B x g5 ! ! fx g5 2 Q x g5 + Kh7 3 f6! ! Qg6 4 Bg8 + ! ! Resigns (4 . . . Q x g8 5 Qh5 mate).
1 56. Adorjan-Ostojic, Polanica Zdroj, 1 970.
1 B x h6! B x b4 2 B x g7 + ! K x g7 3 h6+ ! K x h6 4 g7 Rg8 5 Rg2! Resigns.
1 57. Berkkwist-Timman, Corr., 1 9 7 1 /72.
1 Nh5! ! g x h5 2 Ne6! ! fx e6 3 Rg5 + Kf7 4 Qg6 mate.
1 58. Sax-Ciocaltea, Vrnjacka Banja, 1 974.
1 e6! B x e6 (on 1 . . . N x e6 there follows 2 B x c3, when Black is defenceless) 2 B x d4
c x d4 3 B x f7 Q x f7 4 R x f7, and White won. The finish was 4 . . . B x f7 5 Qf4 B x a2 6
Q x d4, and Black resigned.
1 59. Grigorian-Balashov, Leningrad, 1 974.
1 . . . N x e4! 2 fx e4 Q x g4+ 3 Rg2 (or 3 Kh2 Qh3 + 4 Kgl Rfl mate) 3 . . . Rfl + 4 Kh2
Qh3 mate.
1 60. Bublik-Kadaner, Izhevsk, 1 974.
1 . . . Q x a2 + ! ! 2 R x a2 R x a2 3 R x d4 (if 3 Kcl , then 3 . . . Ral + 4 Kd2 R8a2+ 5 Kel
Nf3 + 6 Kfl R x dl + 7 Kg2 Nh4 + 8 Kh3 Rhl + 9 Kg4 R xf2, with inevitable mate) 3
. . . Ra l + 4 Kc2 R8a2 + White resigns (5 Kd3 Rdl mate).
Test 21 Positions 161-168
The concluding test on the theme of 'Line-opening'. Solving time- 75 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 2 1
1 6 1 . Pietzsch-Czerniak, Leipzig, 1 960.
1 N x e6! ! fx e6 2 Rf8 Qh7 3 Ra8 Kd7 4 Qf8! Resigns.
1 62. Roizman-Sorokin, Odessa, 1 952.
1 . . . Nb3 + ! 2 a x b3 a x b3 + 3 Na3 R x a3 + ! 4 b x a3 Qc2! White resigns.
1 63. Medina-Slisser, Amsterdam, 1 967.
1 Be8 ! ! Rg8 2 B x c6 N x c6 3 Ng6 + Kh7 4 Nf8 + ! Kh8 5 Qg6! ! Resigns.
1 64. Sobol-Garifulin, Corr., 1 970.
1 . . . Qh3! (the immediate 1 . . . Q x h2+ does not work on account of 2 K x h2 RhB+ 3
Bh7!! R x h7 4 Q x h7+) 2 Bfl Q x h2 + ! ! 3 K x h2 Rh8 + 4 Bh3 R x h3 + ! 5 K x h3 Rh8 +
White resigns.
1 65. Veresov-Bunatian, Moscow, 1 965.
1 N x d5 ! ! e x d5 (J . . . fx e5 is met by 2 Ne7+ Kh8 3 Qh4!, and 1 . . . fx g5 by 2 Ne7+
Kh8 3 Q xfB+ B xf8 4 N x g6 + and 5 R x a5 ) 2 R x d5 Qb6 (2 . . . Q x d5 3 Bc4! ) 3 Qc4
Be6 4 Be3! Resigns. After 4 . . . Q x b2, 5 Bd4 is decisive, while on 4 . . . Qc6 White wins
by 5 Q x c6 b x c6 6 Rd6 Bd5 7 c4.
1 66. Evans-Uhlmann, Amsterdam, 1 97 1 .
1 B x g5! h x g5 2 Qf7 Kh6 3 Re? Resigns (against the threat of 4 Re6+ there is no
defence).
1 67. Ivkov-Garcia, Tel Aviv, 1 964.
1 . . . Nh4 + ! ! 2 g x h4 Qg4+ 3 Kfl Qh3 + 4 Qg2 Qd3 + White resigns.
1 68. Mohring-Fuchs, East Germany, 1 972.
1 . . . Qg3! 2 Rg l h3! 3 Q x h3 Qg7!, and Black wins (e.g. 4 Ne4 Rh8 5 f6 Qf8).
Test 22 Positions 169-176
The theme 'Utilization of open files' is almost a continuation of the previous theme. Time for
the solving of these positions-60 minutes.
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46 Utilization of open files/Diagonal- opening
Solutions to Test 22
1 69. Grunke-Muller, Corr., 1 963.
1 Qc8 + ! Kg7 2 Rh7 + ! ! K x h7 3 Qh3 + Kg7 4 Qh6 mate.
1 70. Nrashkin-Nikhayev, Corr., 1 965.
1 Rf7 + ! Kg8 (if 1 . . . K xf7, then 2 Qf2+ and mates) 2 Rh8 + ! ! K x h8 3 Qh2+ Kg8 3
Qh7 mate.
1 7 1 . Berkit-Fritzinger, California, 1 969 (variation).
1 Ra8 + ! Kb7 2 Qb3 + K x a8 3 Ra t + Qa6 4 R x a6 mate. The game in fact went 1 Rfa l
Q x e4+ 2 f3 Qe l + 3 R x e l R x e l mate.
1 72. Stahlberg-Szabo, Neuhausen, 1 953.
1 . . . Rd3 ! ! 2 R x d3 Qe2 + 3 Kg l R x d3 4 Qb8 + Kh7 White resigns.
1 73. Tal-Wade, Palma de Mallorca, 1 966.
1 R x h7 ! ! N x h7 2 Qh6 e6 3 f4! e5 4 g5! Be8 5 Ne6! ! Resigns (on 5 . . . fx e6 there
comes 6 Q x h7+ Kf8 7 QhB + Ke7 8 Rh7+ Bf7 9 Q x c8 ).
1 74. Ostojic-Marangunic, Yugoslavia, 1 969.
1 . . . Rc3! ! 2 Qd2 Re3 ! 3 c3 g4 4 Rh5 Qe4! White resigns.
1 75. Kostro-Schmidt, Polanica Zdroj, 1 968.
1 . . . Bh4! ! 2 Rd8 + (there is no adequate defence against the threat of 2 . . . Rhl +! 3
K x hl Bf2+) 2 . . . B x d8 3 Nd4 Bb6 4 c3 R x g2 + , and Black won.
1 76. Karasev-Tseitlin, Leningrad, 1 975.
1 Nf5 Qe8 (Black also fails to save the game after 1 . . . e xf5 2 R x d7 Re4 3 R x e7-3
Qb3 + is weaker in view of 3 . . . Qf7 ! - 3 . . . R x e3 4 Q xf5 Re2 5 Qf7+ Q xf7 6 Rfxf7
R x a2 7 R x g7+ Kf8 8 R x b7, and wins) 2 R x d7 Q x d7 3 N x e7 + Kh8 4 Rf7! !
Resigns (4 . . . Qe8 5 Qg6!, or 4 . . . Qd8 5 Q x a4 ).
Test 23 Positions 1 77-1 84
We conclude the theme 'Utilization of open files' (Nos. 1 77-1 80) and begin 'Diagonal-open
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Solutions to Test 23
1 77. Kozlovskaya-J. Hartston, Minorca, 1 973.
1 Ne4! Be5 2 Nf6! B x f6 3 g x f6 + K x f6 4 Rh7! Rbd8 5 Qf2! Resigns.
1 78. Lerch-Castanga, Switzerland, 1 973.
1 . . . Rf2! ! 2 Rge l (if 2 B xf2 N xf2 mate, while 2 . . . R x h2+ 3 B x h2 Nf2 mate was
also threatened) 2 . . . Qg5 3 Rad l R x h2 + ! 4 Kg l (or 4 B x h2 Nf2 mate) 4 . . . Rg2 +
5 Kh l Nf2 + ! 6 B x f2 Rh2 + ! White resigns (7 K x h2 Qg2 mate).
1 79. Tai-Keller, Zurich, 1 959.
1 Rb7 + ! K x b7 2 Qd7 + Kb8 3 e8 = Q + R x e8 4 Q x e8 + Kb7 5 Qd7 + Kb8 6 Q x c6
Resigns.
1 80. Espig-Adamski, Lublin, 1 970.
1 Bc4! ! Q x a4 2 Rgfl Ne5 3 B x e5 d x e5 4 Qf7 + Kh8 5 Rd8! ! Bb7 6 Rd7! Resigns.
1 8 1 . Hort-Portisch, Madrid,1 973.
1 Rg4 + ! ! fx g4 2 Qg5 + Kh8 3 Qh6! Resigns.
1 82. A virovich-Tagirov, Corr., 1 948.
1 Rg5 ! ! fx g5 2 Be6 Be8 3 Qh7! Resigns.
1 83. Meyer-Petral, Corr., 1 954/56.
1 d6! Q x d6 2 Qc4+ Kh7 3 Qf7 + Resigns.
1 84. Larsson-Andersson, Goteborg, 1 97 1 .
1 d5! c x d5 (no better i s 1 . . . Qd8 2 Qc3! ) 2 Qf6 Qd8 3 Qh8 + ! ! Resigns (3 . . . K x h8 4
R x h5 + + Kg8 5 Rh8 mate).
Test 24 Positions 185-192
Continuation of the theme 'Diagonal-opening'. Time allowed - 5 5 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 24
1 85. Perenyi-Eperjessy, Budapest, 1 974.
1 Nc6! Qc7 2 Q x e6 + ! ! fx e6 3 Bg6 mate.
1 86. Kosikov-Kalinsky, Kharkov, 1 974.
1 R x h5 + ! ! g x h5 2 R x h5 + N x h5 (or 2 . . . Bh6 3 B xf6 + ) 3 N x f7 + Kh7 4 Bd3 +
Resigns.
1 87. Liberman-Simenau, Bucharest, 1 9 50.
1 . . . e4! 2 Q x f5 (other continuations are no better) 2 . . . Q x c3 + ! ! 3 b x c3 B x a3 mate.
1 88. Benaru-Hartlaub, Munich, 1 949.
1 R x h5 ! ! g_x h5 2 Nd5! ! e x d5 3 Qh7 + ! Resigns. After 3 . . . K x h7 there follows 4 Rh6+
Kg8 Rh8 mate.
1 89. Arinbjorn-Gundmunder, Reykjavik, 1 958.
1 R x h7 + ! ! N x h7 2 Bb2 + e5 3 Q x d5 Resigns.
1 90. Mulberg-Fuchs, Berlin, 1 965.
1 . . . Nd2! 2 Q x d2 Q x h2 + ! ! 3 K x h2 Nf3 + + White resigns (4 Kg2 Rh2 is mate).
1 9 1 . Diekstra-Kaizer, Beverwijk, 1 95 1 .
1 . . . R x h2! 2 R x h2 Qh l + ! ! 3 R x h l R x h l + 4 Kf2 Bh4 mate.
1 92. Ohlmann-Darga, Hastings, 1 958/59.
1 R x d6! R x d6 (or 1 . . . B x e2 2 R x dB + N x dB 3 R x dB + Q x d8 4 e7+) 2 R x d6!
Resigns. On 2 . . . B x e2 there can follow 3 Bf6 ! ! Q x f6 4 e7+ Kg7 5 e8 = N + ! !
Test 25 Positions 193-200
This further test on the theme 'Diagonal-opening' is rather more difficult than the previous
one. The solving time allowed is 65 minutes.
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52 Diagonal- opening/Utilization of open diagonals
Solutions to Test 25
1 93. A. Zaitsev-Szabo, Ludwigsburg, 1 969.
1 . . . f4! 2 e x f4 (the threat of 2 . . . fx g3 + followed by 3 . . . Rf5 + was very strong)
2 . . . Rc2 + ! ! 3 Q x c2 e3 + White resigns.
1 94. Mosionzhik-Gornyak, Kishinev, 1 969.
1 R x f7! Q x f7 2 Q x h7 + ! Q x h7 3 f7 mate.
1 95. Jerstrom-Bergman, Lusdal, 1 950.
1 N x g6 + ! ! fx g6 2 Qg8 + ! ! K x g8 3 Ne7 + + Kf8 4 N x g6 mate.
1 96. Tikhanov-Shmelev, Moscow, 1 970.
1 R x e4! ! d x e4 2 Bc4+ Kf8 3 Qf4+ Ke8 4 Bf7 + Resigns.
1 97. Vanka-Skala, Prague, 1 960.
1 b4! ! Qd8 2 Q x f6 + ! K x f6 3 Bb2 mate.
1 98. Malmberg-Nordstrem, Stockholm, 1 964.
1 h4+ ! Kh5 2 Rf5 + ! ! g x f5 3 Bf7 mate.
1 99. Georgiev-Kadrev, Sofia, 1 965.
1 . . . Rfl + ! ! 2 Kg3 h4+ 3 Kh3 Rf3 + ! ! 4 g x f3 Bfl mate.
200. Kwinetzki-Kedzigra, Poznan, 1 952.
1 N x e5! ! R x e5 2 Rf6! Qc7 3 Qe7! ! R x e7 (no better is 3 . . . Re8 4 Rf8 + R xf8 5
Q xf8 mate) 4 Rf8 mate.
Test 26 Positions 201-208
We conclude 'Diagonal-opening' (Nos. 20 1 -204) and also give four examples (Nos. 205-208)
on a directly-related theme 'Utilization of open diagonals'. The positions are quite difficult,
and therefore 75 minutes are allowed for this test.
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54 Smothered mate
Solutions to Test 26
20 1 . Grinszpan-Kaminski, Poznan, 1 96 1 .
1 Ng5 ! ! h x g5 2 Ng6! ! fx g6 (forced, since 3 Ne7+ Kh8 4 Qh3 mate was threatened) 3
R x g7 + !! K x g7 4 e6+ Resigns.
202. Ljubojevic- Padevsky, Nice, 1974.
1 Nf6 + ! B x f6 2 Q x f7 + Bg7 3 N x g5 + ! h x g5 4 h6 Resigns.
203. Kamshonkov-Terentiev, Sverdlovsk, 1 974.
1 . . . B x g4! ! 2 h x g4 h3 3 B x h3 (on 3 Bfl there follows 3 . . . N x g4 + 4 Kgl h2+) 3 . . .
R x h3 + ! 4 K x h3 N x d4! ! White resigns.
204. Kabadziyan-Chikhelashvili, Tbilisi, 1 974.
1 . . . Ne5! 2 R x d4 (on 2 Rdl there follows 2 . . . Neg4! 3 fx g4 N x g4 4 Qf4 d3 +) 2 . . .
Neg4! 3 fx g4 N x g4 4 Qf4 R x d4! ! White resigns (on 5 Q x d4 comes 5 . . . Q x d4 6 N x d4
Rel mate).
205. Jagodzinski-Kupinski, Poznan, 1 974.
With his last move . . . g5 Black chose an untimely moment to play actively, and this is
what happened : 1 Re8 + ! ! Kg7 (after 1 . . . Q x e8 2 Q xf6 White mates)2 Ne6 + ! Kh6 (2
. . . B x e6 3 Q x g5 + ! ) 3 N x d8 g x f4 4 B x f6 Nd7 5 Rg8 Resigns.
206. Gheorghiu-Rossolimo, Beverwijk, 1 968 (variation).
1 . . . Bb5! 2 Qc7 Bd3 ! ! 3 Nf4 Ba3! 4 Qe5 R x b2! 5 Q x b2 Rb8! and wins. Black in fact
played 1 . . . Bd3 immediately, overlooking the reply 2 Qa4, and the game ended in a
draw.
207. Gutman-Tseshkovsky, Lvov, 1 973.
1 . . . Bc5 + ! 2 b x c5 Q x c5 + 3 Be3 Q x e3 + 4 Q x e3 N x e3 5 Rd7 N x fl 6 K x fl b5, and
Black won.
208. Airapetov- Pavlenko, Sumgait, 1 972.
1 . . . R x f4 + ! 2 g x f4 R x g l 3 K x g l Qh l + 4 Kf2 Bh4+ 5 Ke3 Qc l + ! 6 Qd2 Qgl +
White resigns.
Test 27 Positions 209-216
Eight examples o n the theme o f 'Smothered mate'. Fifty minutes are allowed for this test,
which should not cause you too much difficulty.
White played 1 Bf4, thinking that by this move he had
defended his knight at d6. But Black assumed that, on
account of the pin on the d-file, he would not only
regain his piece, but also obtain good attacking chances.
Who was right?
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Solutions to Test 27
209. Unzicker-Sarapu, Siegen, 1 970.
1 Bf4! N x f4 2 Q x f7 + Kh8 3 Qg8 + ! ! R x g8 4 Nf7 mate.
2 1 0. Sif-Kashdan, New York, 1 948.
1 . . . Nhg3 + 2 Kh2 Nfl + + 3 Kh l Qh2 + ! ! 4 N x h2 Nfg3 mate.
2 1 1 . Mayevskaya-Kirienko, Zhitomir, 1 974.
1 Qh7 + ! ! N x h7 2 Nhg6 + Kg8 3 N x e7 + Kh8 4 N5g6 mate.
2 1 2. Najdorf-N.N., Rafaela, 1 947 (from a simultaneous display).
1 Qh5! B x d5 2 R x d5 ! ! Q x d5 3 Q x f7 + ! ! Q x f7 4 Nd7 mate.
2 1 3. Stashkov-Klimenko, Zhitomir, 1 973.
1 . . . Ng4! 2 Be l (or 2 Be3 Q x e3! ) 2 . . . Q x f2! ! 3 Bd2 Qgl + ! 4 R x g l Nf2 mate.
2 1 4. Benko-Horwitz, New York, 1 968.
1 N x f7! Qc8 (or 1 . . . R xf7 2 B x d5 and wins) 2 Nh6+ Kh8 3 Q x d5 Nc2 4 Qg8 + ! !
Resigns.
2 1 5. Ferarini-Morezi, Verona, 1 972.
1 Bd5 + Nb7 2 Qb8 + ! R x b8 3 R x a7 + ! B x a7 4 Nc7 mate.
2 1 6. Poutiainen-Szabo, Budapest, 1 975.
1 . . . B x g2 + ! 2 K x g2 Rg8! 3 Kh l (3 h x g4 R x g4 + 4 Kfl Qg3 5 Nce2 Qg2+ 6 Kel
Q x gl + 7 Kd2 Q x al and wins) 3 . . . Qh2 + ! ! White resigns (4 B x h2 Nf2 mate).
Test 28 Positions 217-224
Two themes are covered in this test : 'Blocking' (Nos. 2 1 7-222) and 'X-ray' or 'The penetrat
ing action of pieces' (Nos. 223 and 224). Some of the examples are not easy, and so the time
allowed is 70 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 28
2 1 7. Kuzmichev-Shereshevsky, Daugavpils, 1 973.
1 . . . Re 1 + ! 2 B x e l R x e l + 3 Kf2 Bh4 + ! ! and mate next move.
2 1 8. Minev-Ioakimidis, Sofia, 1 979.
1 Na5! Resigns (the queen is lost after 1 . . . b x a5 2 b3, or 1 . . . Be8 2 Nb5! ).
2 1 9. Euwe-Rossetto, Buenos Aires, 1 947.
1 N x b5! ! c x b5 2 Qc5! Nc6 3 Qd6 + Qc7 4 Ra8 mate.
220. Evans-Karaklajic, Italy, 1 962.
1 . . . Q x g5 + ! ! 2 Q x g5 B x g5 + 3 K x g5 h4! White resigns (against 4 . . . Rh5 mate there
is no defence).
22 1 . Garcia-Wasserstrom, Buenos Aires, 1 968.
1 Ne7 + ! ! Kf8 (if 1 . . . R x e7, then 2 Qh7+ Kf8 3 Qh8 mate) 2 Nd7 + ! Q x d7 3 Qh7!
Resigns.
222. Ortega-Brink, Varna, 1 962.
1 R x h5! Qd4+ 2 Kh2 Qe5 + 3 Kh l Q x e4 4 f6 + ! ! Resigns.
223. Reshevsky-Gligoric, New York, 1 952.
1 Nb5 ! ! c x b5 2 Q x c7 + B x c7 3 R x c7 K x c7 4 N x e6+ + Kd7 5 N x d8 R x d8 6
B x b5 + , and White won.
224. Szabadi-Pogats, Budapest, 1 963.
1 . . . Bd6! 2 Rd l (2 Qe4 is strongly met by 2 . . . B x h2+ 3 Khl h5!, with the threat of . . .
Rd6-g6 ) 2 . . . Q x h2 + ! ! 3 Q x h2 B x h2 + 3 K x h2 R x d l White resigns.
Test 29 Positions 225-232
Theme : 'Combinations based on the overloading of pieces'. The test is set for 60 minutes.
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60 Back rank weakness
Solutions to Test 29
225. Ilievsky-Gulko, Moscow, 1 973.
1 . . . b3! 2 c x b3 d3 3 Rd l Re l ! ! White resigns.
226. Chuit-Podgayets, Leningrad, 1 974.
1 . . . Nh4 + ! ! 2 g x h4 N x f4 + 3 Kg3 N x e2 + White resigns (4 B x e2 Q x c3+).
227. Klundt-Gerer, Corr., 1 970.
1 N x d5 ! e x d5 2 N x d7 Q x d7 3 B x h7 + ! Resigns (3 . . . N x h7 4 Q x d7 or 3 . . . Kh8 4
Bf5 + ! ).
228. Duckstein-Fichtl, Prague, 1 957.
1 Rel Qa4 2 Q x e4! ! Q x e4 3 Ne7 + ! ! Resigns (3 . . . R x e7 4 Rc8+).
229. K. Richter-Weschtzig, Hemnitz, 1 948.
1 Nf8! ! R x d3 (or I . . . g6 2 N x g6 + h x g6 3 h x g6+) 2 Ng6 + ! ! h x g6 3 h x g6 + Qh7
4 R x h7 + Resigns.
230. Raaste-Sax, Nice, 1 974.
1 . . . Qh5! ! 2 Q x f3 Q x f3 3 R x f3 R x c l + 4 B x e l R x f3 White resigns.
23 1 . Trubnikov-Radchenko, Novorossisk, 1 965.
1 . . . Bd2! 2 Q x d2 (if 2 R xf5, then 2 . . . R xf5 3 N x d2 R xfl + 4 N xfl e4 5 N x e4
Q x e4+) 2 . . . B x e4 + 3 Kg l (or 3 N x e4 Q x e4 + 4 Kgl Qg2+! ! ) 3 . . . Q x g3 + ! ! 4 h x g3
h2 + ! White resigns (5 K x h2 Rh7+ 6 Kgl Rhl mate).
232. Berczy-Tompa, Budapest, 1 965.
1 R x h7 + ! ! K x h7 2 Rh l + Kg8 3 Qh3 Ng5 4 Ne7 + ! Resigns.
Test 30 Positions 233-240
The theme 'Exploiting a back rank weakness' is one to which we devoted a great deal of
attention in Book 1 . This test is set for 75 minutes.
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62 Back rank weakness/ Weakness of the second rank
Solutions to Test 30
233. Honfi-Lengyel, Budapest, 1 96 1 .
1 Nc6! b x c6 (or I . . . B x e3 + 2 Khl Qg8 3 Q x g8 + K x g8 4 Ne7+ and wins) 2
B x c5 Bd7 (2 . . . h6 3 Qg6!! ) 3 Bd4 Resigns (on 3 . . . Qg8 there follows 4 Q x d7 Rd8
5 B x g7+! ! ).
234. Brinck-Claussen v. Littlewood, Varna, 1 962.
1 . . . Q x d6! ! 2 Q x d6 Bd4+ 3 Kh l Nf2 + White resigns (4 R xf2 Rel + or 4 Kgl Ne4 +).
235. Ziegmund-Eret, Corr., 1 95 1 .
1 . . . N x g3 ! ! 2 h x g3 (on 2 B x d5 there comes 2 . . . Ne4+ 3 Khl N xf2+!! 4 R xf2
R x dl +) 2 . . . R x g3 + ! ! 3 fx g3 Qg2 mate.
236. Ilivitsky-Sokolsky, Kiev, 1 954.
1 Q x e3 ! ! R x e3 2 Nd5! ! Qh6 (2 . . . Ne6 3 Ne7 mate, or 2 . . . h6 3 Rf8 + and 4 Rh8
mate) 3 Nf6 + Q x f6 (any king move is answered by 4 Ng4 +) 4 R x f6 and White
wins. The finish was 4 . . . Re8 5 Rf7 Re5 6 Bh3 Bb6 7 Rf8 + Kg7 8 Be5 + Resigns.
237. Stephenson-Blaine, London, 1 962.
1 Rd8 + ! ! Q x d8 2 Q x e5 Qd7 3 Qh8 + ! ! K x h8 4 Rf8 mate.
238. Rovner-Kamishev, Moscow, 1 946.
1 Qa7 ! ! Qa5 (if I . . . Qc8 2 Q x b8!, while on I . . . Rdc8 there follows 2 Q x c7 R x c7 3
Rd8+ and mates) 2 Q x a6! Qc7 3 Qa7! Resigns.
239. Schmid-Turner, Stuttgart, 1953 .
1 . . . Bd3! 2 Ra l Rc2 3 e4 (on 3 Qf4 there follows 3 . . . R x a2 4 Q xf7+ Kh7 5 Rel Qd2! )
3 . . . R x a2 4 e5 Q x f2 + ! White resigns.
240. Zakharov-Dzhanoyev, Grozny, 1 973.
1 N x b5! g5 (if I . . . N x b5, then 2 Qh6 Qf8 3 Ra8! ) 2 Q x e5 ! ! d x e5 3 N x c7 Q x f6 4
Ra8 + Resigns (4 . . . Kg7 5 Ne8+).
Test 31 Positions 241-248
Here there are four examples on the preceding theme (Nos. 24 1 -244) and four on the theme
'Weakness of the second rank'. The time for this test is 60 minutes.
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64 Intermediate move
Solutions to Test 3 1
24 1 . Vilert-O'Kelly, Brnssels, 1 952.
1 Qf7! ! Ne6 2 Rd8! Qc l + (or 2 . . . R x d8 3 Q xf6+ Kg8 4 Ne7 mate) 3 Kh2 Qf4 + 4
Kh3 Resigns.
242. Polyak-Levin, Kiev, 1 949.
1 . . . R x c3 ! ! 2 Qfl Rc8 ! 3 R x d4 N x d4 4 Kh l Ne2! ! White resigns.
243. Sampuf-Silalakhi, Indonesia, 1 97 1 .
1 Q x e8 ! ! Q x h5 2 Ne7 + ! N x e7 3 Q x f8 + ! ! K x f8 4 Rd8 mate.
244. Madan-Grager, Tel Aviv, 1 964.
1 . . . B x f2 + 2 K x f2 Ne4+ ! ! 3 Kg l (3 K x el f2 mate) 3 . . . R x f1 + ! 4 K x fl Bh3 + White
resigns.
245. Stein-Sokolsky, Odessa, 1 960.
1 Rg7 + ! B x g7 (1 . . . Kh8 2 Rh7 + Kg8 3 Rag7 +) 2 R x g7 + Kh8 3 Rc7! Resigns. There
is no defence against 4 Bg7 + Kg8 (or 4 . . . Kh7) 5 Nf6 + .
246. Shestoperov-Guldin, Moscow, 1 963.
1 . . . Nd4! ! 2 R x c8 (or 2 Re5 Qf5 3 Reel Ne2+!! ) 2 . . . Ne2 + 3 Kh l N x g3 + 4 h x g3
Ra x c8, and Black won.
247. Steinsapir-Estrin, Moscow, 1 946.
1 . . . Rg6 + 2 Kh2 Qd2 + ! ! 3 B x d2 Rf2 + 4 Qg2 Rfx g2 mate.
248. Gusev-Veltmander, Gorky, 1 955.
1 R x e7 ! ! R x e7 2 Nf6 + ! Kf8 (or 2 . . . g xf6 3 e xf6 Q x g2 4 fx e7 Qg5 + 5 Qe3 Q x e7
6 Q x h6) 3 Qh7! Ree8 4 Rd7! Resigns.
Test 32 Positions 249-256
The theme of this test is 'Intermediate move' or 'Zwischenzug'. In each example you are set
a specific problem. The solving time allowed is 60 minutes.
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Q x e4+ the game would end in a draw, but . . . this is this was a premature decision. What is the point?
not what happened. What did he miss?
Test 32 65
251
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In order to make . . . Nd4 possible, Black played 1 . . .
Kh8, thinking that after 2 B x e6 R x d l 3 Q x d l Q x e6
he would be able to draw. But is this so?
Black went in for this position, thinking that after 1 . . .
B x c5 2 d x c5 e4 he would not only regain his piece,
but also gain the better position. Where did he go
wrong?
255
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White wins, and so he chose 1 . . . N x a4. But here too
an unpleasant surprise awaited him. What was it?
252
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It appears that White has missed 1 . . . R x e4, and if
Q x e4 Bf5. But is this so?
Both players happily went in for this position. Black
thought that after 1 Ba5 he had a satisfactory defence.
Is this so?
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which met with an unpleasant reply. What was it?
66 Passed pawns
Solutions to Test 32
249. Fleschman-Blume, Berlin, 1 947.
1 . . . R x e4?? 2 Qg6 + ! K x g6 3 B x e4+ + Resigns.
250. Engelburg-Hofmann, Leipzig, 1 96 1 .
1 Qg4? Rbl + ! 2 Kg2 Nf4 + ! 3 g x f4 (if 3 Q xf4 Q x a6, o r 3 Kf3 Ne6) 3 . . . Q x g4+ , and
Black wins.
25 1 . Bilek-Farago, Budapest, 1 974.
1 . . . Kh8? 2 B x e6! R x d l 3 Qa8 + ! ! Resigns (on 3 . . . Kh7 comes 4 B xf7!, with inevitable
mate).
252. Addison-Kostro, Havana, 1 966.
1 . . . R x e4?? 2 Q x e4 Bf5 3 g3 ! ! Resigns.
253. Najdorf-Donner, Amsterdam, 1 9 50.
1 . . . B x c5?? 2 d x c5 e4 3 c6! ! b x c6 (or 3 . . . Nb6 4 Bb5! ) 4 Nd4 Resigns.
254. Krogius-Borisenko, Leningrad, 1 953.
1 Ba5! b6 2 B x b6! B x b2 + 3 Kb l Rb8 (it was on this move that Black had based his
hopes, but . . . ) 4 Bb5 + ! ! Resigns.
255. Najdorf-Stahlberg, Buenos Aires, 1 946.
1 . . . N x a4 2 d7 ! ! (after 2 b x a4 f5 Black saves the game) 2 . . . B x e7 3 Rc8 + Kg7 4 b x a4
Resigns.
256. Barcza-Bronstein, Moscow, 1 949.
1 Q x f5? N x e l ! ! 2 Kfl (forced, since if 2 Q xf7 Nf3 mate) 2 . . . Nc2 + 3 Be l R x c l + 4
Ke2 Nd4 + 5 Kd2 Nb3 + White resigns.
Test 33 Positions 257-264
This test demonstrates instances, which occur very frequently in practical play, where a
passed pawn has to be utilized. It also instructs on the creation of passed pawns. The test is
set for 65 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 33
257. N.N.-Guimard, Bordeaux, 1 966.
1 . . . Re l + ! 2 R x el Qgl + ! ! 3 K x g l d x e l = Q mate.
258. Murey-Belyavsky, Sukhumi, 1 972.
1 . . . Rc2 + ! ! 2 K x c2 d l = Q + 3 R x d l B x d l + White resigns.
259. Hartman-Redish, Corr., 1 954/56.
1 . . . R x a2! ! 2 R x a2 R x e4 + ! ! 3 K x e4 b3! White resigns.
260. Szalay-Marillay, Hungary, 1 97 1 (variation).
1 . . . g3! 2 Nf3 + Kh5 3 N x d4 h2 + ! 4 Kg2 g x f2, and wins. Black in fact played 1 . . .
Bc5?, and after 2 N x g4! the game ended in a draw.
26 1 . Sapi-Barczay, Budapest, 1 963.
1 . . . Q x d4! ! 2 R x d4 Re l + 3 Rfl R x b l 4 R x b l a3 White resigns.
262. Flohr-Tolush, Moscow, 1 946.
1 . . . R x b3 ! ! 2 a x b3 a2 3 Kg2 (or 3 Ra4 c2! ) 3 . . . c2 4 R x c2 Bb2! White resigns.
263. Chepukaitis-Tseitlin, Leningrad, 1 967.
1 . . . N x d5 ! ! 2 e x d5 R x a3 + ! 3 b x a3 b2+ 4 Ka2 b l = Q + White resigns.
264. Filip-Urbanek, Prague, 1 955.
1 Q x e8 ! ! Q x e8 2 B x f7 + ! Q x f7 3 R x c8 + Qf8 4 d7! Resigns.
Test 34 Positions 265-272
The two themes in this test are 'Breakthrough' (Nos. 265-268) and 'Simplifying combina
tions' (Nos. 269-272). Eighty minutes are allowed for this test, which is more difficult than
the preceding ones.
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Solutions to Test 34
265. Averbakh-Bebchuk, Moscow, 1 964.
1 e5 ! ! fx e5 2 g5! ! h x g5 (on 2 . . . Kd6 there follows 2 f6 Ke6 4 fxg7 Kf7 5 g x h6 b5
6 Ke4 b4 7 Kd3 ) 3 f6! Resigns (if 3 . . . g xf6, then 4 h5, and wins).
266. Pomar-Kuadras, Olot, 1 974.
1 . . . f4! ! 2 Kd5 (2 g xf4 is answered by 2 . . . h4, and 2 e xf4 by 2 . . . h4! 3 g x h4 g3!
4 fx g3 e3 ) 2 . . . h4! 3 K x e4 (or 3 g x h4 g3! ) 3 . . . f 3 ! 4 g x f 3 h3 White resigns.
267. V. Zhuravlev-Gutman, Riga, 1 974 (variation).
1 g4! ! Ke5 2 g x h5 Ke6 3 h6 Kf7 4 h5 and wins. White missed this possibility, and
the game ended in a draw.
268. Ditman-Padevsky, Dresden, 1 956.
1 . . . B x e4! ! 2 fx e4 (if 2 Be2 Bd3!! ) 2 . . . f3 3 g5 Ke5 4 Kc5 K x e4 5 Kb6 b4! 6 c x b4
c3 7 B x a6 c2 White resigns.
269. Shtaerman-Arkhipkin, Riga, 1 974.
1 Rh8 + Kg5 2 Rg8 + Kh5 3 R x g4! K x g4 4 Kfl (the immediate 4 b6? is bad : 4 . . .
f2 + 5 Kfl Kf3 ) 4 . . . f4 5 g x f4 K x f4 6 b6 Resigns.
270. Sidorov-Vasiliev, Chelyabinsk, 1 97 1 .
1 . . . Nb x c5 ! ! 2 d x c5 R x b2! 3 R x b2 N x c3 4 Re l N x e2 + 5 Q x e2 B x b2, and
Black won.
27 1 . Tatai-Mariotti, Rome, 1 972.
1 . . . g4 + ! ! 2 Q x g4 (2 K x g4 Qf5 mate) 2 . . . Qf5! ! 3 h5 c4 4 h6 Q x g4+ 5 K x g4 Kf6
White resigns.
272. Kuzmin-Hennings, Zinnovitz, 1 97 1 .
1 . . . R x c6! 2 b 7 Re l + 3 Ke2 Be4! 4 Rb2 (or 4 bB=Q Rel mate) 4 . . . B x b7 5 R x b7 fx e5
White resigns.
Test 35 Positions 273-280
All eightpositions are examples of drawing combinations. Nos. 273-276 are stalemating
combinations and in Nos. 277-280 the games end in perpetual check. The time allowed is 90
minutes.
273
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274
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275
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277
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279
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Solutions to Test 35
273. Sliwa-Doda, Warsaw, 1 967.
1 Qe7 + Kg6 (if l . . . Kg8, then 2 QeB + Nf8 3 Bd5 +!! Q x d5 4 Q xfB + K x/B stalemate)
2 Be4 + ! Q x e4 3 Qg7 + K x g7 stalemate.
274. Lisitsyn-Bondarevsky, Leningrad, 1 950.
1 B x e4 + ! ! fx e4 2 Re5 + ! Kd6 (or 2 . . . K x e5 stalemate) 3 R x e4-drawn.
275. Grefe-Biyiasas, Santa Monica, 1 974.
1 . . . Nf4 + 2 B x f4 R x f4 3 Rd8 Rg4 + ! 4 Q x g4 Qg3 + ! ! -drawn.
276. Pietzsch-Fuchs, Berlin, 1 963.
1 . . . Qc6 + 2 Kf5 Ng7 + ! 3 B x g7 Qg6 + ! ! 4 K x g6 stalemate.
277. Steinberg-Makarov, Kharkov, 1 956.
1 N x e7! ! N x e7 (this move is forced, since everything else is worse) 2 Q x f6 + ! ! K x f6 3
Bd4 + -drawn (3 . . . Kg5 4 Be3 + etc.).
278. Smyslov-Vasyukov, Moscow, 1 96 1 .
1 Qf8 + Qg7 2 Rh5 + ! ! g x h5 3 Qd6+ , with a draw b y perpetual check.
279. Bezenaru-S. Szabo, Gemsivar, 1 956.
1 Q x g7 + ! ! R x g7 2 R x f8 + Rg8 3 Rff7! Rc8 4 R x h7 + , and draws by perpetual check.
280. Stojanovsky-Guzel, Kragujevac, 1 958.
1 . . . Q x h2 + ! ! 2 K x h2 Ng4 + 3 Kh3 N x f2 + 4 Kh2 Ng4+ , with a draw by perpetual
check.
Test 36 Positions 281-288
A theme on which we deliberately did not touch in Book 1 : 'Traps'. Each position has its own
specific problem. Fifty-five minutes are allowed for these examples, with which we expect the
reader to cope without difficulty.
281
B
Forgetting the rule that you should not give check
without a specific aim, Black played 1 . . . Qe6+? What
was the result of this?
282
w
What had Black prepared against 1 Q x b6?
Test 36 73
283
B
With his last move White 'courteously' invited the
capture of his c3 pawn. What did he have in mind?
285
B
Black played 1 . . . Qb8. What is this? A blunder which
loses the c5 pawn, or a trap?
287
B
Can Black avoid the draw by playing 1 . . . Qb5+ ?
TYC-F
284
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White is a pawn up, and his position is better. By
continuing 1 B x b4 Q x b4 2 c3 Qa5 3 N x f5 he would
have won easily. Instead he played 1 N x f5 immediately
and fell into a trap. What was it?
286
B
The position is drawn, and only one problem remains :
where should White move his king after 1 . . . f4+ , to
e4 or e2? Which is correct, and why?
288
B
Black unsuspectingly decided that his opponent had
overlooked something, and played 1 . . . Q x c2??, but
thereby fell into a fairly simple trap. What was it?
74 Traps
Solutions to Test 36
28 1 . Lapkin-Reshevsky, Long Beach, 1 955.
1 . . . Qe6 +?? 2 Bc4! Q x c4+ 3 b3! Resigns. Apart from the loss of his queen, Black is
threatened with 4 Qh6 + and 5 Qh8 mate.
282. Puig-Larsson, Leipzig, 1 960.
1 Q x b6?? Q x f3 ! ! 2 Q x c6 + (on 2 g xf3 there follows 2 . . . Rg8 + 3 Khl B xf3 mate)
2 . . . Q x c6 White resigns.
283. Ortega-Uhlmann, Polanica Zdroj, 1 967.
1 . . . Q x c3?? 2 Rd8 + Kh7 3 Ng5 + ! ! Resigns (3 . . . h x g5 4 Qh5 mate, or 3 . . . Kg6 4
Ne6+ Kf6 5 Q x g7+).
284. Peshina-Nisman, Moscow, 1 968.
1 N x f5?? Ba3 ! ! 2 Qe7 B x b2 + 3 Kb.1 Bc3 + White resigns (if 4 Kcl , then 4 . . . Rbl + ! ).
285. Kostetsky-Berman, Liepaja, 1 973.
1 . . . Qb8 2 B x c5?? Qf8 ! ! , and Black won a piece and the game.
286. Pilskalnietis-Berzinsh, Aluksne, 1 962.
1 . . . f4+ ! ! 2 Ke4?? (2 Ke2 is correct, with a draw) 2 . . . Rd6! ! After this move 3 R x d6 is
forced, when Black has an easy win, since if 3 R x a 7 + , then 3 . . . Ke6 and 4 . . . Rd4 mate.
287. Bucher-M uller, Basel, 1 959 (from a simultaneous display).
1 . . . Qb5 +?? (correct is 1 . . . Kd6 2 Qd8 + Kc5 3 Qa5 + etc.) 2 Rc4 + ! ! Resigns (since if
2 . . . K x c4 3 Qc3 mate or 2 . . . Kd6 3 Qd8 mate).
288. Dely-Lengyel, Budapest, 1974.
1 . . . Q x c2?? 2 Nf6 + ! ! Resigns. On 2 . . . g x f6 there follows 3 Qe8 + (not 3 Rg3 +? Kf8!)
3 . . . Kh7 (or 3 . . . Bf8 4 Rg3 +) 4 Rg3!
Test 37 Positions 289-296
Continuation of the theme 'Traps'. This test is set for 50 minutes.
289
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White is two pawns up, and it is hard for Black to
show that he has any compensation for his material
deficit. White considered that his advantage was not
big enough, and he played I Q x d7, when he found
himself in a trap. What trap?
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Black decided to regain his pawn by I . . . Q x b2, but
overlooked White's clever reply. What was it?
291
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Test 37
292
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Why is l B x c6 bad? What had Black prepared in White thought he could win a pawn by l R x d5. What
reply? had he overlooked?
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Re x d5, but h e thereby fell into a cleverly disguised R x a3 2 R x a3 R x c5 he should lose. But is this so?
trap.
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White decided to strengthen the pin, and played l Rfl?, Here too White decided to exploit a pin as advanta-
but an unpleasant surprise awaited him. What was it? geously as possible, and to this end played l R x g7.
What trap did he fall into?
76 Traps
Solutions to Test 37
289. Zinn-Sveshnikov, Decin, 1 974.
1 Q x d7? Rf7 ! ! White resigns. Any move by the queen is answered by 2 . . . Bd4+ .
290. Szilagyi-Szabo, Budapest, 1 960.
1 . . . Q x b2?? 2 R x e6 ! ! R x f4 (this is what Black was counting on, but . . . ) 3 Re8 + ! !
Resigns.
29 1 . Troianska-Jovanovic, Oberhausen, 1 966.
1 B x c6?? Qh l + ! ! White resigns.
292. Bittner-Worms, Aachen, 1 954.
1 R x d5?? R x c7! ! White resigns (2 Q x c7 Qel + , or 2 Rdl R x d8 ).
293. Olsen-Jakobsen, Aarus, 1 953.
1 Re x d5?? Q x g2 + ! ! 2 K x g2 B x c6 White resigns.
294. Gancev-Pipkov, Alhena, 1 966.
1 Nc5 R x a3 2 R x a3 R x c5? 3 Ra8 + Bc8 4 Ra7! Qb6 5 Qd7! ! Resigns.
295. Stein-Flohr, Kiev, 1 959.
1 Rfl ?? Q x fl + ! ! 2 B x fl B x a2 + ! ! White resigns.
296. Uhlmann-Dely, Budapest, 1 962.
1 R x g7?? R x g7 2 B x f6 Qg2 + ! ! White resigns (3 R x g2 Rel + ! ).
Test 38 Positions 297-304
Fifty minutes are allowed for this test, which is again on the theme 'Traps'.
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White reckoned that he could capture the c5 pawn Without much thought Black made the 'obvious' move
with impunity, but is this so? What had he overlooked? 1 . . . Rc8, and, as it turne� out, fell into a trap. Which?
299
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White seemed to have overlooked the possibility of 1 After 1 Q x g8 + Q x g8 2 B x g8 R x f4 White retains
. . . b5, but is this so? winning chances. In the game there followed 1 B x g8
Rf8. What is this, an oversight, or . . .
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In reply to 1 Qa2+ Black made the 'natural' move 1 Black played 1 . . . Qb2, 'courteously' inviting the
. . . Qf7?, and fell into a trap. What was it? opponent to invade his second rank. White unsuspect
ingly played 2 Qd7?1, and was promptly forced to lay
down his arms. What happened?
304
w
By 1 . . . Qc8 Black allowed the capture of his bishop. White played 1 N x e5, and Black, in turn, unsuspect-
What was the hidden point? ingly captured with 1 . . . Q x h4, but was immediately
forced to resign? What happened?
78 Traps
Solutions to Test 38
297. Kastanga-Marcus, Bern, 1 965.
1 Q x c5?? g5! and White lost a piece. The finish was 2 R x e8 Qb 1 + ! White resigns.
298. Olafsson-Tal, Moscow, 1 97 1 .
1 . . . Rc8?? 2 Q x c8 + ! ! B x c8 3 Re8 mate.
299. Littlewood-Roth, Havana, 1 966.
1 . . . b5?? 2 Re8 ! ! Resigns. If 2 . . . R x e8, then 3 Q x f6 mate, while on 2 . . . Kg7 comes
3 R x f8 K x f8 4 Q x f6 + Ke8 5 Bf7+ etc.
300. Izvozchikov-Ozsvath, Tbilisi, 1 972.
1 B x g8 Rf8! (after 1 . . . Q x g8 2 Q x g8 + K x g8 White keeps his knight, with good win
ning chances) 2 Q x f8 Q x c3 + ! ! -drawn. After 3 K x c3 it is stalemate, and likewise
after 3 Kd l Qd2 + .
30 1 . Bronstein-Vasyukov, M oscow, 1 973.
1 Qa2 + Qf7 2 N x e5 ! ! Resigns.
302. Polugayevsky-Espig, Solingen, 1 974.
1 . . . Qb2 2 Qd7?? Q x g2 + ! ! White resigns (3 R x g2 Rbl + ! ).
303. Karaklajic-Boli, Sombor, 1 957.
1 . . . Qc8! 2 Q x e7?? (2 Qd3 was correct) 2 . . . f6! ! , and after 3 . . . Rf7 White lost his queen
and the game.
304. Karasev-Averkin, Moscow, 1 967.
1 N x e5! Q x h4? (correct was 1 . . . Q xf3 2 N xf3 c5, with equal chances) 2 Nf7 +
Resigns. On 2 . . . Kg7 or 2 . . . Kg8 there follows 3 Re4!, when Black loses his queen.
Test 39 Positions 305-312
We conclude the theme 'Traps'. Fifty-five minutes are allowed for this test, which is rather
more difficult than the preceding ones.
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One gains the impression that after 1 N x f7 N x f7 2 After the plausible 1 Rdl it appears that White should
Bg6 White can win a pawn. What had Black prepared win a piece. But is this so?
in this event?
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It appears that Black can play 1 . . . Q x f3, but is this Black's position is of course easily won, but the over-
so? hasty move 1 . . . N x c3 allowed White to avoid defeat.
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With great satisfaction White captured a pawn by I White decided to simplify by exchanging on d8, but
B x f6, but, alas, it turned out to be 'poisoned'. What this was a miscalculation. Why?
was the point?
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80 Geometrical motifs
Solutions to Test 39
305. Sahovic-Botvinnik, Belgrade, 1 969 (variation).
1 N x f7? N x f7 2 Bg6 Ng3! ! 3 B x f7 (or 3 R x d8 + N x d8 ) 3 . . . Ne2 + ! and Black
wins. White in fact played 1 Rh l , and the game ended in a draw.
306. Dubinsky-Bykhovsky, Moscow, 1 968.
1 Rd l ? Q x d l + ! ! 2 B x d l R x d l + 3 Ka2 (on 3 Kc2 there follows 3 . . . Rel + ! ) 3 . . .
Nd3 ! White resigns.
307. Bronstein-Korchnoi, Moscow, 1 962.
1 . . . Q x f3? 2 Rh8 + Kg6 3 R x h6 + ! ! Resigns. Black loses his queen after 3 . . . g x h6 4
Qg8 + Kf6 5 Qf8 + Ke6 6 Q x f3, or 3 . . . K x h6 4 Qh8 + Kg6 5 Qh5 + Kf6 6 g5 + !,
while if 3 . . . Kf7 4 Qc7 + Kg8 5 Qc8 + Kf7 6 Qe6 + Kf8 7 Rh8 mate.
308. Goldin-Ryabov, Novosibirsk, 1 972.
1 . . . N x c3?? 2 Nd6+ ! Q x d6 (2 . . . Ka7 3 Rel + ! ) 3 Re7 + ! Q x e7 4 Qc7 + ! K x c7-
stalemate.
309. Panek-Grushka, Marianska-Lazne, 1 956.
1 B x f6?? Re8 ! ! 2 Q x e8 Qh3 + 3 Ke2 Qd3 mate.
3 10. Mititelu-Stancu, Bucharest, 1 963.
1 R x d8?? Qe2 + ! ! (an unexpected zwischenzug) 2 Rf2 Q x f2 + ! ! 3 K x f2 B x d8 + ! White
resigns. On 2 Kg l there follows 2 . . . Q x fl + , with the same idea.
3 1 1 . Letelier-Bolbochan, Mar del Plata, 1 959.
1 b4! a x b4?? 2 B x c5! Q x c5 3 a x b4 Resigns.
3 1 2. Reshevsky-Najdorf, Helsinki, 1 952.
1 Ne2! B x b2? 2 R x b2! Q x b2 3 Nc3! and White won the black queen. The finish was 3
. . . a3 4 Rb l Ndc5 5 R x b2 a x b2 6 Nb4 Na4 7 Nb l Bd7 8 Nd3 b5 9 c x b5 c x b5 10
N x b2, and Black resigned.
Test 40 Positions 313-320Theme : 'Combinations based on geometrical motifs' (cf. schematic diagrams Nos. 385, 386
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Solutions to Test 40
3 1 3 . Larsson-Enevoldsen, Corr., 1 968.
1 . . . Qh3 ! ! 2 g x h3 Bf3! White resigns. There is no defence against 3 . . . N x h3 mate.
3 1 4. Gibbs-Schmid, Lugano, 1 968.
1 . . . Q x d5 ! ! 2 N x d5 Nf3 + 3 Kfl Bh3 mate.
3 1 5. Teplov-Baldin, Moscow, 1 959.
1 . . . Nh3 + ! ! 2 Kh l Q x f3 ! 3 g x f3 B x f3 mate.
3 1 6. Spassky-Korchnoi, Kiev, 1 968.
1 Qh6 + ! ! Resigns ( 1 . . . K x h6 2 Rhl mate, or I . . . Kg8 2 Rc8 +).
3 1 7. Kogan-Foster, Boston, 1 947.
1 Q x h7 + ! ! K x h7 2 Rh5 + Kg8 3 Ng6 Resigns.
3 1 8. M ustonen-Sorakunas, Helsinki, 1 968.
1 Q x b6 + ! ! a x b6 2 Nc7 + Ka7 3 Ra8 mate.
3 1 9. Matulovic-Sakharov, Sukhumi, 1 966.
1 Ne6! ! Rae8 (if 1 . . . fx e6, then 2 fx e6 + f5 3 Qf4 Qbl + 4 Ncl Rf8 5 R x g8! and wins)
2 R x g8! R x g8 3 Q x h6 + ! ! K x h6 4 Rh3 mate.
320. Fernandez-Lammer, Venice, 1 967.
1 . . . Qf6 + 2 Kb l Re l + 3 R x c l Qa l + ! ! 4 K x a l d x c l = Q + 5 Bb l Qc3 mate.
Test 41 Positions 321-328
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Solutions to Test 4 1
32 1 . Ageichenko-Shilov, Moscow, 1 970.
1 Nf6+ ! ! g x f6 2 Qg4+ Kh7 3 Ree3 ! ! Resigns. There is no defence against 4 R x h6+
and 5 Rh3 mate.
322. Suetin-N.N., Moscow, 1 965 (from a simultaneous display).
1 Qg4! g6 2 Qe6 + ! ! Kh8 3 Qf6 + ! ! Resigns.
323. Budrich-Gumprich, Berlin, 1 950.
1 B x d5 + ! c x d5 2 Q x f8 + ! ! K x f8 3 Rc8 + Bd8 4 R x d8 mate.
324. Vestin-Karlsson, Stockholm, 1 973.
1 . . . Kf7! ! 2 N x d6+ Ke7 3 N x b5 Nf4 + ! 4 g x f4 Rh8 mate.
325. Nedeljkovic-Udovcic, Zagreb, 1 952 (variation).
1 b3 + ! ! R x b3 2 Nc5 + ! ! d x c5 3 Ra6 mate. White overlooked this possibility, and the
game concluded 1 Rg8?? Na3 + ! ! 2 b x a3 Rc3 mate.
326. Dumitru-Kusmin, Konstanza, 1 972.
1 . . . Kc3 ! ! 2 Q x d5 Qb3 ! ! 3 Q x c4+ Q x c4 4 d x c4 Rh8! White resigns.
327. Durao-Ben Rakhuma, Lugano, 1 968.
1 Qh5! ! Q x h5 2 N x e7 + Kh8 3 R x h5 Rc7 (intending after the knight moves to play . . .
Rfc8, but . . . ) 4 R x h7 + ! ! K x h7 5 Rhl mate.
328. Meo-Giustolisi, Reggio Emilia, 1 959.
1 . . . Ne2 + 2 Kh l Q x h2 + ! ! 3 K x h2 Rh4 mate.
Test 42 Positions 329-336
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Solutions to Test 42
329. Bouzaiz-Weiss, Lugano, 1 968.
1 Rh x h5! ! N x h5 2 R x h5! g x h5 3 Qg5 + Kh7 4 f6 Resigns.
330. Grabow-Kunde, East Germany.
1 . . . R x h2 + ! ! 2 K x h2 Rh5 + 3 Kg l Rh l + ! 4 K x h l Qh3 + 5 Kg l Qg2 mate.
33 1 . Panno-Malich, Munich, 1 958.
1 B x e5 R x c2 (1 . . . B x e5 or 1 . . . d x e5 is met by 2 Nc6!, when the threat of 3 Ne7+
wins the exchange) 2 B x g7! ! R x c l 3 Bf6! ! Kf8 4 Q x c l Ke8 5 Qc7 Resigns (on 5 . . . Qb7
there follows 6 Q x d6 ).
332. Rein-Klish, Corr., 1 962.
1 R x g7 + ! ! K x g7 2 Rg l + Kh8 3 Q x e8 + ! ! R x e8 4 N x f7 mate.
333. Balanel-Pytljakowski, Marianske Lazne, 1 95 1 .
1 . . . Rg6! ! 2 g x h3 (if 2 g3 B xfl 3 R xfl Ncd2! ) 2 . . . Qgl + ! ! 3 R x g l N x f2 mate.
334. Kurajica-Ujtelky, Beverwijk, 1 969.
1 Ng6 + ! ! Kg8 (or 1 . . . fx g6 2 fx g6! ) 2 Qe8 + ! Kh7 3 Qh8 + ! ! B x h8 4 Nf8 mate.
335. Suta-Suteu, Bucharest, 1 953.
1 Rg5 ! ! Q x f6 (1 . . . Q x e4 2 N xf7 mate) 2 Qd4! ! Rg6 3 R x g6! Resigns.
336. Alekseyev-Veksler, Liepaja, 1 972.
1 Nf6! ! g6 2 N x e8 ! ! g x f5 3 Rd8! Qe7 4 Nd6 + ! Q x d8 5 N x f7 mate. In the game White
played 4 Rc8??, and after 4 . . . Q x e8 he lost.
Test 43 Positions 337-344
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Solutions to Test 43
337. Gligoric-Rosenstein, USA, 1 963.
I Q x e7 + ! ! Q x e7 2 Bd6! Q x d6 3 Re8 mate.
338. Samisch-N.N., Bern, 1 949 (from a blindfold simultaneous display).
1 Nf6 + ! ! N x f6 (J . . . g xf6 2 Qh6!, or 1 . . . Kf8 2 Rh8 + Ke7 3 Nd5 + + Ke6 4 Nf4 mate)
2 Q x f6! ! g x f6 3 B x f6 Resigns.
339. Byelov-Osadchuk, Omsk, 1 965.
1 Qf8 + ! ! K x f8 (or 1 . . . Kg6 2 Qh6 mate) 2 Bh6+ Kg8 3 Re8 mate.
340. Estrin-Rudensky, Moscow, 1 947.
1 Bf4! ! Q x f6 2 Qa6! b x a6 3 Rb8 mate.
34 1 . King-Bedian, California, 1 962.
1 Q x e5 ! ! Q x e5 2 Rd8 + Ke7 3 Re8 mate.
342. Ivkov-lnrerslev, Moscow, 1 956.
1 R x f7 ! ! K x f7 2 Qe6 + Kf8 3 Bg6 Qc7 4 Re l Resigns (against 5 Qe8 + ! R x e8 6 R x e8
mate there is no defence).
343. Hepner-Gode, London, 1 963.
1 N x g5 + ! ! h x g5 (declining the sacrifice is no better : 1 . . . Kg6 2 Be4 + K x g5 3 R x g7 + ,
o r 2 . . . Kh5 3 R x g7, and wins) 2 Be4 + Kh6 3 Rh8 + ! B x h8 4 Rh7 mate.
344. Johansson-Ekenberg, Sweden, 1 974.
1 . . . Q x f3 ! ! 2 g x f3 Rdg8 + 3 Bg3 R x g3 + ! ! 4 h x g3 B x f3 White resigns.
Test 44 Positions 345-352
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Solutions to Test 44
345. Petrosian-Pachman, Bled, 1 96 1 .
1 Q x f6 + ! ! K x f6 2 Be5 + Kg5 3 Bg7! Resigns (there i s n o defence against mate by
4 h4 + and 5 Bf3 or 5 Bh3).
346. Quinteros-Henley, Lone Pine, 1 976.
1 R x g6 + ! fx g6 2 R x g6 + ! K x g6 3 Be4 + ! Kg? 4 Qc7 + Resigns.
347. Furman-Klovan, Kaliningrad, 1 964.
1 . . . Nf3 ! ! 2 g3 (or 2 g xf3 Rh6! 3 h3 B xf3 + 4 Bg2 R x h3+) 2 . . . Rh6! 3 h3 R x h3 + !
4 B x h3 Qh6! White resigns.
348. Winter-Winiwater, Vienna, 1 967.
1 Rf7! b x c4 (after 1 . . . K xf7 2 Ne7+ Kf8 3 N x c8 R x c8 4 Q x h7 the advance of the
h-pawn is decisive) 2 Bf6 ! ! K x f7 (forced) 3 Nh8 + + ! ! Resigns (since 3 . . . K xf6 4 Qh4
is mate).
349. Stor-Yudovich, Corr., 1 959.
1 . . . R x f2! ! 2 R x c7 Be3 ! ! White resigns. The alternatives were 3 Kh2 R x g2 + 4 K x g2
Rf2+ , 3 Qb3 Bfl ! 4 Q x e3 R x g2 + 5 Kh l N x g3 + 6 Q x g3 R x g3 and wins, or 3 Nd3
Rfl + + 4 Kh2 Bgl + 5 Kh l N x g3 mate.
350. Spassky-Schmidt, Varna, 1 962.
1 Bd3! Q x c5 (or 1 . . . B x d3 2 Qh7+ Kf8 3 Nce6+!! fx e6 4 d x e6 ) 2 B x f5 N x d5 (if 2
. . . g xf5 3 Qh7+ Kf8 4 Qh5! ) 3 Be6! ! Resigns.
35 1 . Averbakh-Kholmov, Riga, 1 970.
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352. Ojanen-Kinmark, Turku, 1 967.
1 . . . Nf3 + ! 2 g x f3 Qh4! ! 3 fx g4 Rh6 4 Kg2 (on 4 Nh5 there,follows 4 . . . Q x g4+ 5 Ng3
Qh4! ) 4 . . . Ng5! White resigns (5 Rhl Qh3 + 6 Khl Nf3 mate).
Test 45 Positions 353-360
Continuation and conclusion of the preceding theme. The time for completing this test is 45
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Solutions to Test 45
353. Kircek-Tomic, Dortmund, 1 978.
1 h5! Nf8 (1 . . . Qe8 2 h x g6 fx g6 3 Qh6! and wins) 2 Qe7! Rc4 3 h6 Nh7 (3 . . . Rel 4
Qf6 ) 4 R x g6 + ! Kh8 5 Q x f7 Resigns.
354. Tal-Tolush, Riga, 1 958.
1 Nc6! ! Q x b3 (1 . . . B x c6 is met by 2 Q xf7+ Kh8 3 Qf6 mate, and I . . . N x c6 by 2
B x d5 ) 2 N x e7 + Kf8 3 Re l ! ! Be6 4 N x f5 Resigns.
355. Keres-Petrosian, Bled, 1 959.
1 . . . Rg3! ! 2 h x g3 h x g3 3 Rfd2 Qh4 4 Be2 Rh7 5 Kfl (5 Bh5 is no better : 5 . . . R x h5
6 Kfl Nd3 7 R x d3 e x d3 8 Q x d3 Qhl + and 9 . . . Q x g2+) 5 . . . Q x f4 + ! ! White
resigns.
356. Szabo-Orban, Szczawno Zdroj, 1 957.
1 Nf6 + ! ! N x f6 2 g x f6 B x f6 3 B x f6 R x f6 4 Re8 + Kg7 (or 4 . . . Kf7 5 Qe3!! ) 5
R x h7 + ! Resigns (there is no defence against Qh2+ , Qh8+ and Qf8 mate).
357. Witkowski-Gromek, Poland, 1 967.
1 Qg6! Nf6 2 Rd7! Rg8 3 Q x f6! ! Rae8 4 Q x h6 + ! Resigns.
358. Udovcic-Bertok, Zagreb, 1 954.
1 R x e6! Q x d5 (or 1 . . . fx e6 2 Qg6! ) 2 R x h6 + ! Kg8 3Rh8 + ! K x h8 4 Qh3 + Kg8 5
Qh7 mate.
359. Barcza-Matanovic, Moscow, 1 956.
1 . . . R x d4! ! 2 R x c8 + N x c8 3 Qc2 R x g4 + ! ! 4 h x g4 Nf3 + 5 Kg2 Q x g4+ White
resigns.
360. Keller-Schtechlik, Vienna, 1 952.
1 Nf5 + ! g x f5 2 Qg5 + Kh8 3 h6 R x c l + 4 R x cl Rg8 5 Rc8 ! ! Resigns (5 . . . Be8 is answ
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Test 46 Positions 361-368
Theme : 'Attack on the king caught in the centre'. To this theme we devote four tests, since
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Solutions to Test 46
36 1 . Rodriguez-Miyaska, Skopje, 1 972.
1 R x e6 + ! ! fx e6 (or 1 . . . B x e6 2 B x b5 + Bd7 3 Rel + ! ) 2 B x g6 + Kd8 3 Qf8 + Resigns.
362. Vishnyatsky-Perevoznikov, Tashkent, 1 950.
1 Rd8 + ! Ne8 2 f6! Q x f6 (2 . . . g xf6 3 Qg8 + ! ) 3 Qa3 + Resigns (on 3 . . . Qe7 there fol
lows 4 R x g7! Q x a3 5 Rf7+ Kg8 6 R x e8 +).
363. Matsukevich-Bodisko, Tula, 1 959.
1 Q x e6 + ! ! K x e6 2 Bc4+ Kf5 3 Nh4+ Ke4 (if 3 . . . Kg4, then 4 g3 followed by 5 h3
mate) 4 Ke2 Resigns (there is no defence against 5 f3 mate).
364. Smyslov-Kottnauer, Groningen, 1 946.
1 Nc5 ! ! d x c5 2 Bf4 Bd6 (or 2 . . . Q xf4 3 Qc8+ Ke7 4 Q x b7 ) 3 B x d6 Rb6 4 Q x d7 + !
Resigns ( 4 . . . K x d7 5 B x b8+).
365. Mogordoev-Kuznetsov, Gorky, 1 963.
1 . . . R x d3 + ! ! 2 K x d3 Bf5 + 3 Kc3 Na4 + 4 Kb3 Nd4+ 5 K x a4 Bc2 + White resigns
(6 Ka5 Nc6+ 7 Kb5 a6+ 8 Kc5 Be4 followed by 9 . . . b6 mate).
366. Franklin-Wade, Hastings, 1 96 1 .
1 . . . B x c3 ! ! 2 B x c3 R x e3 + ! 3 K x e3 (or 3 Kd2 Rf2 + ! ) 3 . . . Qg3 + 4 Kd4 (4 Kd2 Rf2+
5 Kel Qe3 +) 4 . . . Q x g4+ 5 K x d5 Rd8 + White resigns.
367. Larsen-Portisch, Siegen, 1 970.
1 . . . R x f2! ! 2 K x f2 Ne4 + 3 Kg l Q x g3 + 4 Bg2 Q x e3 + White resigns. After 5 Kh2
Qg3 + 6 Kg l Bh6 he cannot avoid further losses.
368. Taimanov-Steiner, Stockholm, 1 952.
1 Rad l ! Qf5 (other continuations similarly fail to save the game, e.g. l . . . K x e7 2 Qg5 +
Kf8 3 Rfel Qd4 4 Qd2 Rd8 5 Re3, or here 2 . . . Ke8 3 Qd2 Nc5 4 Qd6!, or 1 . . . f5 2 Qa7
c5 3 Bg5 ! ) 2 Qa7 Resigns.
Test 47 Positions 369-376
Seventy minutes are allowed for this test, which is of similar difficulty to the previous one.
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Solutions to Test 47
369. Timman-Quinteros, Amsterdam, 1 973.
1 R x e6 + ! ! Kf8 (1 . . . fx e6 fails to 2 Qg5 + Kf8 3 N x e6 + ) 2 R x e8 + ! ! K x e8 3 Ne6! Qc6
. 4 Nd6+ Resigns (4 . . . Ke7 5 Nc8 + , or 4 . . . Kd7 5 Nc4 +).
370. Tai-Malich, East Germany, 1 957.
1 R x e5 + ! ! f x e5 (or 1 . . . d x e5 2 d6 +) 2 Qg5 + Kf8 (on 2 . . . Ke8 White would have
continued as in the game) 3 Qf6! Rg8 4 Be6! Resigns.
37 1 . Bastrikov-Kagan, Minsk, 1 97 1 .
1 e5! d x e5 2 Nc x b5 ! Qb6 (or 2 . . . a x b5 3 B x b5 + Ke7 4 Nf5 +!! e xf5 5 R x e5 + ) 3
N x e6! fx e6 4 Bg6 + Resigns.
372. Lutzkat-Netzold, East Germany, 1 972.
1 . . . Nc3 + 2 Kd2 Nb l + 3 Kc l (if 3 Ra x bl c x bl = N + ! ) 3 . . . Q x e5 4 R x e5 Rfl +
White resigns (5 K x c2 Ba4 mate).
373. Wilhelm-Fetscher, East Germany, 1 973.
1 . . . Qf3 ! 2 Bd2 Bb4! ! 3 Q x b4 (or 3 B xf7+ Q xf7! ) 3 . . . Rd3! 4 B x f7 + K x f7 5
Q x b7 + Kg6 White resigns.
374. Mikenas-Lebedev, Tbilisi, 1 947.
1 Ng4 + ! ! h x g4 (1 . . . Kg7 2 Qh7 mate, or 1 . . . Ke7 2 Qd6 mate) 2 Be5 + ! K x e5 3 Qd4
mate.
375. Drapper-Leonhardt, Corr., 1 964/65.
1 Nf5 + ! ! e x f5 2 Nd5 + Ke6 3 e x f5 + Ke5 4 Bc4 Resigns.
376. Duckstein-Pachman, Varna, 1 962.
1 Ba4! Q x a4 2 Q x e6+ Kd8 (on 2 . . . Kf8 there follows 3 R xf6 + g xf6 4 Q xf6 + Kg8
5 Qg5 + Kf7 6 Rfl +) 3 Qd6 + Kc8 4 Rf5 Resigns.
Test 48 Positions 377-384
Continuation of the theme 'Attack on the king caught in the centre'. Rather more difficult
than the two preceding tests. Solving time 70 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 48
377. Belyaev-Silaev, Corr., 1 976.
1 N x e6! fx e6 2 R x d5! Qd8 3 Rf5! Resigns (3 . . . e xf5 4 Rel + or 3 . . . R xf5 4 Qg8+
Rf8 5 Q x e6 +).
378. Eisinger-Kristof, Waldkirch, 1 968.
1 Nc x d6 + ! e x d6 (J . . . Kf8 2 N x c8 ) 2 N x d6+ Ke7 (2 . . . Kf8 is bad in view of 3 Bh6! )
3 Qb4! Resigns.
379. Zubkov-Zarenin,Sevastopol, 1 968.
1 . . . R x d3 ! ! 2 Q x d3 Bf2 + 3 Ke2 (or 3 Kfl Rd8 4 Qe2 Rdl +! 5 Q x dl N x e4 ) 3 . . . Rd8
4 Qc2 Nh5! White resigns.
380. Milev-Bobekov, Sofia, 1 957.
1 Ng7! Q x a l + 2 Ke2 Q x a3 (the result is not affected by 2 . . . Q x hl 3 Qe8+ Kd6 4
Nf5 + Ke6 5 Q x e7+ K xf5 6 Q xf7 + Kg4 7 Qf3 + Kh4 8 Qh3 mate, while 2 . . . Nc6 is
equally bad in view of 3 Q x a8 Q x hl 4 Qe8 + Kd6 5 Bb4 +! N x b4 6 Nf5 +) 3 Qe8 +
Kd6 4 Ra l l ! Q x a l 5 Nf5 + Resigns.
38 1 . Tseitlin-Krutyansky, Leningrad, 1 97 1 .
1 R x e7 + ! K x e7 (or 1 . . . B x e7 2 Qd5 Rd8 3 Qf7 + Kd7 4 Rel and wins) 2 Re l + Kf8
3 Bf4 g6 4 Qd5! Resigns.
382. Pati-Frenkel, USA, 1 973.
1 N x h6! g x h6 2 R x f7 + Kd6 3 Qh5! Bd7 4 Q x e5 + ! K x e5 5 Bf4 mate.
383. Botvinnik-Euwe, The Hague/Moscow, 1 948.
1 Qg3 ! fx e5 2 Qg7 Rf8 3 Rc7! Q x c7 4 Q x c7, and White won.
384. Dahl-Walborn, Stockholm, 1 968.
1 . . . d3! 2 B x c6 + ! (or 2 B x d3 Rhl + 3 Rel Q xf2! ! ) 2 . . . Q x c6! 3 Nd8 + Kc7 4 N x c6
Rh l + 5 Re l B x c2 + White resigns.
Test 49 Positions 385-392
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1 00 Destructive combinations
Solutions to Test 49
385. Alfoldi-Sagi, Debrecen, 1 955.
1 Nf6! ! Qc7 2 Qe6! ! Ne5 3 Q x f7 ! ! Qd7 4 fx e5 Resigns.
386. Rusakov-Kalinkin, Omsk, 1 963.
1 Q x f7 + ! ! N x f7 2 R x f7! K x f7 3 Rfl + Ke8 4 Rf8 mate.
387. Geller-Nilsson, Stockholm, 1 954.
1 Rd8 + ! R x d8 2 Re l + Kf8 3 Q x d8 + Kg7 4 Re7! Resigns.
388. Radayev-Akhmedov, Baku, 1 973.
1 Bb6! ! a x b6 2 R x e6 + ! Ne7 3 Q x f7 + Kd8 4 Qe8 + ! ! K x e8 5 B x g6 mate.
389. Doda-Lanzias, Varna, 1 962.
1 Bd7! ! R x d7 2 R x d7 Qc6 (there is no satisfactory defence) 3 Re7 + ! K x e7 4 Q x c6
b x c6 5 Nd4 Resigns.
390. Pftughaupt-Galander, Munster, 1 9 54.
1 N x e6! ! K x e6 2 Qd5 + ! ! N x d5 3 Bg4+ Ke5 4 Rf5 + Ke6 5 e x d5 mate.
39 1 . Grefe-Browne, USA, 1 973.
1 N x f7 ! ! b x c3 (or 1 . . . K xf7 2 Bh5 + Kf8 3 g xf6! R x g3 4 fx e7+) 2 g x f6! ! R x g3 3
fx e7 Rg5 4 B x g5 h x g5 5 N x d6 + Resigns.
392. Dashinimayev-Motilev, Sverdlovsk, 1 974.
1 . . . R x f2! ! 2 K x f2 Rf8 + 3 Ke l (or 3 Kgl Ne2+! ) 3 . . . Qb5! ! 4 Bfl (or 4 Q x b5 Nc2
mate) 4 . . . N x c2 + ! ! 5 Q x c2 R x fl + ! ! White resigns.
Test 50 Positions 393-400
Theme : 'Destructive combinations', i.e. combinations whose aim is to destroy the opposing
king's pawn cover. The solving time for this test is 70 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 50
393. Mishuchkov-Khavsky, Leningrad, 1 968.
1 R x f7 + ! ! K x f7 2 Q x g6 + Ke7 3 Nc6 + ! Resigns. Whatever Black captures with on
c6, there follows 4 Qg7 + and 5 Bg6 mate.
394. Kuster-Kislov, Corr., 1 970.
1 . . . R x f2 ! ! 2 N x f2 Rf8 3 Q x e4 N x f2 4 Qe2 Qg4! ! White resigns.
395. Fuster-Simagin, Moscow, 1 949.
1 . . . N x f2! ! 2 Q x f2 (if 2 K xf2, then 2 . . . Rf6 + 3 Kgl Rf3 ) 2 . . . Rf6 3 Qg l (or 3 Qd2
Qf3 + ) 3 . . . Qe2 + 4 Kh l Rf2! White resigns.
396. Weiss-Herzog, Corr., 1 963.
1 R x f7! ! Q x d l (if I . . . K xf7 2 Rd7+ Kf6 3 Bd4 + Kf5 4 Qd3+) 2 Q x e6 Qa l (on 2 . . .
R2c6 there follows 3 Rf8 + + K xf8 4 Bh6 mate) 3 Rc7 + Kh8 4 Q x c8 mate.
397. Zita-Taimanov, Szczawno Zdroj, 1 950.
1 . . . N x f2! 2 K x f2 Qh3! 3 Rd4 Q x h2 + 4 Bg2 R x e3 5 N x d5 Q x g3 + White resigns
(6 Kg I Rel + 7 R x el Q x el + 8 Kh2 c x d5 ).
398. Senelt- Mayer, Berlin, 1 958.
1 N x f7! ! Bb4 (if I . . . Q xf7 2 B x d5, while on I . . . K xf7 there follows 2 Qf3 + Kg6-
or 2 . . . Kg8 3 R x e6 Q x e6 4 B x d5-3 R x e6! Q x e6 4 Bd3 +) 2 c3 0-0 3 Ng5 d x c3 4
R x e6 Resigns.
399. Delmar-Messing, Monte Carlo, 1 957.
1 . . . Q x f2 + ! ! 2 K x f2 (or 2 Khl B x al ) 2 . . . Bd4 + 3 Re3 N x e3 4 Nc4 (or 4 Kel
N x g2 mate) 4 . . . N x d l + White resigns.
400. Geller-Kholmov, Bad Salzbrunn, 1 957.
1 N x f7 ! ! R x f7 2 R x f7 + K x f7 3 Rc7 + Kf8 4 Qe6! Resigns.
Test 51 Positions 401-408
Continuation of the theme 'Destructive combinations'. The solving time for this test is 60
minutes.
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Solutions to Test 5 1
40 1 . Stein-Portisch, Stockholm, 1 962.
1 N x g7! ! B x c4 (or 1 . . . K x g7 2 Bf6 + Kg8 3 Qd2 Rf dB 4 Qh6 BfB 5 Qg5 +) 2 Bf6! ! Be7
(if 2 . . . B x e2, then 3 Nf5 + Kg8 4 Nh6 mate) 3 Qf3 Resigns.
402. Schotenheim-Hazeman, Corr., 1 958.
1 . . . R x g2 + ! ! 2 K x g2 Q x b2 + 3 Kf3 Q x c3 + White resigns.
403. Lipnitsky-Kolterman, Kharkov, 1 950.1 R x g7 ! ! c x d4 (or 1 . . . K x g7 2 Rgl + K x h7 3 Qg2) 2 Rhg l ! Bf8 (if 2 . . . Bbl, then 3
RgB+ R x g8 4 h x gB=Q+ R x g8 5 Qh6 mate) 3 Qh6 Resigns.
404. Zilic-Pfankuche, Buenos Aires, 1 957.
1 . . . R x g2 + ! ! 2 Kfl (2 N x g2 is answered by 2 . . . Rg8 3 f3 N xf3 + 4 Khl R x g2! 5
K x g2 Nh4 + + 6 Kg3 Qg2 +! 7 K x h4 f5 + 8 Kh5 Qg6 mate) 2 . . . Rg l + ! 3 K x g l Rg8 +
White resigns.
405. Vorobyev-Klampus, Corr., 1 960.
1 . . . B x g2 + ! ! 2 K x g2 Rf2 + 3 Kh l R x h2 + ! ! 4 K x h2 Rf2 + 5 Kh l Q x g3 White
resigns.
406. Furman-Konstantinopolsky, Moscow, 1 948.
1 R x g7 + ! ! K x g7 2 Qc3 + Kh6 (or 2 . . . Kg8 3 Nf6+) 3 R x f7 Q x d5 4 Qf6 + Kh5 5
R x h 7 + Resigns.
407. Parma-Damjanovic, Zagreb, 1 960.
1 . . . R x g2! ! 2 K x g2 Qg6 + 3 Kh l R x f2 4 Rg l Nf3 ! White resigns.
408. Parma-Ramirez, Malaga, 1 963.
1 R x g7! K x g7 2 Rg3 + Kh7 3 Bg6 + Kg7 4 Bh7 + ! Resigns (4 . . . K x h7 5 Rh3! ).
Test 52 Positions 409-416
This test, a continuation of the preceding theme, includes various forms of these combi
nations. It is similar in difficulty to the previous test, and so the time allotted is again 60
minutes.
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1 06 Destructive combinations
Solutions to Test 52
409. Keres-Spassky, Goteborg, 1955 .
1 Q x g7 + ! ! K x g7 2 N x d7 + Kg8 3 Nf6+ Kf7 4 Nd5+ Kf8 5 N x c7 Resigns.
4 1 0. Nezhmetdinov-Estrin, Baku, 1 95 1 .
1 N x g7 ! ! K x g7 2 Nd4 Qc8 3 Nf5+ Kg8 4 Qg3 + Ng4 5 Q x g4+ Resigns.
4 1 1 . Keres-Unzicker, Hamburg, 1 956.
1 N x g7! ! R x g7 (if 1 . . . Raf8 2 Ne6! R xf5 3 Qg4 + Kh8 4 N xf8, or 1 . . . K x g7 2
Bh6+! Kg8 3 Qg4 + Kh8 4 Qd4 +) 2 Bh6 Qe7 3 B x g7 Q x g7 (3 . . . K x g7 4 Qc3 +
Kg8 5 Rf 3 ) 4 h4 h6 5 Rc4 Resigns.
4 1 2. Keller-Pomar, Lugano, 1 968.
1 B x g7! Re8 + 2 Kfl B x g7 3 Q x f7 + Kh8 4 Qh 5 + Kg8 5 Qh7 + Kf8 6 Ne6 + ! ! Resigns
(6 . . . R x e6 7 R x g7).
4 1 3. Popova-Kasinova, Moscow, 1 974.
1 h x g6 fx g6 2 Q x h7 + ! K x h7 3 Rh l + Resigns (on 3 . . . Kg8 there comes 4 Rh8 + Kf7
5 Ng5 mate).
4 1 4. Flohr-Rovner, Tartu, 1 950.
1 R x h7 + ! N x h7 2 Rh l Kg8 3 Q x h7 + Kf8 4 Ng6 + Resigns.
4 1 5. Totschalk-Alef, Corr., 1 966.
1 B x h7 + ! ! K x h7 2 Qh5 + Kg8 3 Nc6! ! g6 4 Qh6! Resigns.
4 1 6. Barda-Foltys, Marianske-Lazne, 1 95 1 .
1 R x h7 + ! ! R x h7 2 Qc8 + Kg7 3 Qg8 + Resigns (3 . . . Kh6 4 g5 +).
Test 53 Positions 417-424
A continuation of the preceding theme, but a rather more difficult test. Therefore the time
allowed is 65 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 53
4 1 7. Koshel-Sheyanov, Sochi, 1 97 1 .
1 . . . B x h2 + ! ! 2 K x h2 Bf3 ! 3 g x f3 Qh5 + 4 Kg2 Qg6 + ! White resigns. Against 5 . . .
Re5 and 6 . . . Rh5 mate there is no defence.
4 1 8. Besser-Haakert, West Germany, 1 969.
1 Bg5! Qe5 2 Q x h7 + ! ! K x h7 3 Rh4+ Nh5 4 R x h5 + Kg7 5 Be7 mate.
4 1 9. Belkadi-Littleton, Lugano, 1 968.
1 B x h7 + ! K x h7 2 Ne4 Q x d5 3 Rh3 + Kg8 4 Qh5 Resigns.
420. Polvin-Kreichik, Vienna, 1 954.
1 . . . Q x h2 + ! ! 2 K x h2 Ng4+ 3 Kh l Rh3 + ! 4 g x h3 Rh2 mate.
42 1 . Koszoru-Takacs, Hungary, 1 952.
1 N x h7! K x h7 2 R x g6! K x g6 3 Qh5 + Kg7 4 N x f5 + Resigns. If 4 . . . Q x f5, then
5 Q x f5 Bc6 6 Qf6+ Kg8 7 f5 Rf8 8 Qg6+ Kh8 9 f6 Rf8 10 Qh6 mate.
422. Sax-Farago, Budapest, 1 974.
1 . . . R x h2 + ! ! 2 K x h2 Rh8 + 3 Bh3 R x h3 + ! ! 4 K x h3 Bd7 + White resigns.
423. Kuznetsov-Bichurin, Sverdlovsk, 1 962.
1 R x h7! K x h7 (or 1 . . . e5 2 Rff7! ) 2 Rf7 + Kh6 3 Qh3 + Qh4 4 Bd2 + Bg5 5 Q x h4
mate.
424. Matanovic-Nedeljkovic, Belgrade, 1 9 50.
1 B x h7 + ! ! K x h7 2 Qh5 + Kg8 3 R x g7 + ! K x g7 4 Rg l + Kf6 5 f5! Resigns.
Test 54 Positions 425-432
Another test on the same theme. Solving time-80 minutes.
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Solutions to Test 54
425. Bauer-Gelner, Berlin, 1 956.
1 R x h6 + ! ! g x h6 (1 . . . K x h6 is no better : 2 Qg5 + Kh7 3 Qh4 + Kg6 4 f5 mate) 2
Qg8 + ! ! N x g8 3 Bf5 mate.
426. Zinn-Pietzsch, East Germany, 1 96 1 .
1 B x h6! g x h6 2 Q x h6 Rfb8 ( 2 . . . Nf6 3 Ng5! ) 3 Nd6! Resigns (if 3 . . . Nf6 4 Nh5! ).
427. Koleda-Dauga, Balvy, 1 974.
1 . . . R x h3 ! ! 2 K x h3 Qh5 + 3 Kg2 Ng4! White resigns.
428. Barcza-Zimmermann, Venice, 1 949.
1 B x h6 ! ! g x h6 2 R x f7! K x f7 3 Ne5 + Kf8 4 Qh7, and White wins.
429. Heider-Kaller, Vienna, 1 959.
1 R x h6 + ! ! K x h6 2 Q x g7 + + ! ! R x g7 3 Rh3 + Qh4 4 R x h4 mate.
430. Suetin-Nielsen, Copenhagen, 1 965.
1 B x h6! ! g x h6 2 Rd7! N x d7 (or 2 . . . Q x d7 3 Nf6+) 3 Q x g6+ Kf8 (or 3 . . . Kh8 4
B xf7! ) 4 Qh7! Resigns. On the only move 4 . . . Nf6 there follows 5 Q x h6 + Kg8 6
N x f6 + .
43 1 . Hartston-Portisch, Nice, 1 974.
1 B x h6! ! g x h6 2 Q x h6 Nb2 3 Ng5 N x d3 (if 3 . . . Nf8, then 4 Bh7+ N x h7 5 N x h7 f5
6 Nf6+ Kf7 7 Qh7+ Kf8 8 Qg8+ Ke? 9 Qg7 mate) 4 Nh7! Resigns.
432. Den-Mahle, Dortmund, 1 964.
1 . . . B x h3 ! ! 2 g x h3 (no better is 2 Bf1 Bg4! ) 2 . . . Qg3 + 3 Kh l Q x h3 + 4 Kgl g5! (this
is stronger than 4 . . . Qg3 + 5 Khl B xf2) 5 Be3 g4 White resigns.
Test 55 Positions 433-440
Another test on the theme of 'Destructive combinations'. The time allowed is 70 minutes.
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1 1 2 Destructive combinations
Solutions to Test 55
433. Ivanov-Karastoichev, Plovdiv, 1 952.
1 . . . Q x h3 + ! ! 2 B x h3 R x h3 + 4 Kg2 Rg3 + 4 Kh2 Ng4+ 5 Kh l Nef2 mate.
434. Szabo-Portisch, Budapest, 1 959.
1 B x h6! g x h6 2 Q x h6 R x c3 3 Qg6 + Kh8 (or 3 Kf8 4 R xf5 + ! ) 4 R x f5 ! Q x d4+ 5
Kh 1 Resigns.
435. Pomar-Robatsch, Palma de Mallorca, 1 966.
1 N x h6 + ! g x h6 2 Qf6 Ng6 3 Q x d6 Nh4 4 Rd2 Qe3 + 5 Rdf2 Resigns.
436. Deimer-Illini, Corr., 1 9 54/55.
1 B x g6! ! (the immediate 1 Bg7 does not work on account of 1 . . . Q x d4 + 2 Khl N x d3 )
1 . . . fx g6 2 Bg7! ! Nc6 (2 . . . K x g7 loses to 3 Qh6 + Kg8 4 R xf6! ) 3 N x c6 b x c6 4 Qh6
Nh5 5 R x h5! Resigns.
437. Maryasin-Kapengut, Minsk, 1 969.
1 Q x g6 + ! ! K x g6 2 Bh5 + Kh7 3 Bf7 + Bh6 4 R x h6 + ! Resigns.
438. Meyer-Unger, Corr., 1 957.
1 Rhg l Nf6 2 B x g6! h x g6 (2 . . . N x d5 3 Be4 + Bg5 4 R x d5!, or 2 . . . Q x d5 3 Be4 +
Kh8 4 R x d5 ) 3 R x g6 + Kh7 4 Rg7 + ! Resigns.
439. Vasyukov-Zhelyandinov, Kharkov, 1 967.
1 N x g6! ! fx g6 2 B x g7 K x g7 3 R x e7 + Rf7 4 Ne6 + Kh8 5 R x f7 Resigns. On 5 . . .
N x f7 there follows 6 Q x g6, while if 5 . . . B x f7, then 6 Qe5 + Kh7 7 Qg7 mate.
440. Timoshchenko-Mikhalchishin, Tbilisi, 1 973.
1 R x g6 + ! ! fx g6 2 Q x e6 + Kg7 3 Q x g6+ Kf8 4 Qf6 + Kg8 5 Bh7 + ! Resigns.
Test 56 Positions 441-448
The final test on this theme, for which 70 minutes are allowed.
441
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1 1 4 Destructive combinations
Solutions to Test 56
44 1 . Tolush-Vasiliev, Leningrad, 1 945.
1 . . . R x b2 + ! 2 K x b2 Qa3 + 3 Kb l Rb8 + 4 Nb3 R x b3 + ! White resigns (on 5 c x b3
there follows 5 . . . Bf5 + 6 Qd3 Q x b3 + 7 Kal B x d3 ).
442. Shevelev-Venediktov, Sverdlovsk, 1 957.
1 . . . R x b2! ! 2 K x b2 B x c3 + 3 Kc l Bf6 4 Qd2 Bg5 ! ! White resigns.
443. Podolny-Sopkov, Yaroslavl, 1 948.
1 . . . R x b2! ! 2 B x f5 (2 K x b2 loses to 2 . . . Q x c3 + 3 Kcl Rb8!, when there is no
defence against 4 . . . Rbl + 5 K x bl Qb2 mate) 2 . . . Rfb8 3 Bg4 Q x c3 4 R x c3 B x c3
White resigns.
444. Wilkung-lnbrand, Goteborg, 1 973.
1 . . . R x b2! ! 2 e x d7 (or 2 K x b2 Qb4 + 3 Kcl B x c3 ) 2 . . . B x c3 3 d8 = Q Rbl +! 4 K x bl
Qb4+ 5 Kc l Qb2 mate.
445. Sajtar-Szabo, Bucharest, 1 953.
1 . . . N x f3 ! ! 2 R x f3 Qe4 3 Qd l h5! (if 3 . . . R xf3, then 4 Q xf3 Q x bl 5 Q x d5 +) 4 g x h5
Rf5! White resigns.
446. Teschner-Darga, Alkmar, 1 953.
1 . . . Re l + ! ! 2 R x e l Q x c2 + ! ! 3 K x c2 Nd4 + 4 Kb l Nc3 + 5 b x c3 (or 5 Kal Nc2 mate)
5 . . . Rb8 + 6 Ka l Nc2 mate.
447. Khailibeili-Solntsev, Moscow, 1 964.
1 R x c6! ! R x c7 (or 1 . . . N x c6 2 R x a6 + b x a6 3 B x c6 mate) 2 Rc x a6 + Kb8 3 Ra8
mate.
448. M uslimova-Voskresenskaya, Tashkent, 1 960.
1 R x a6! ! b x a6 2 Nf6! ! Kb8 3 N x d7 + Resigns.
Progress C h art
Basic Score Time Taken
Test No. (max 40) (mins.) Net Score Comments
l (75)
2 (70)3 (75)
4 (80)
5 (60)
6 (60)
7 (60)
8 (60)
9 (60)
10 (60)
1 1 (60)
1 2 (60)
1 3 (60)
14 (70)
1 5 (60)
16 (50)
1 7 (70)
1 8 (75)
1 9 (65)
20 (70)
2 1 (75)
22 (60)
23 (60)
24 (55)
25 (65)
26 (75)
27 (50)
28 (70)
29 (60)
30 (75)
3 1 (60)
32 (60)
33 (65)
34 (80)
1 15
35 (90)
36 (55)
37 (50)
38 (50)
39 (55)
40 (60)
4 1 (60)
42 (55)
43 (70)
44 (45)
45 (45)
46 (75)
47 (70)
48 (70)
49 (70)
50 (70)
5 1 (60)
52 (60)
53 (65)
54 (80)
55 (70)
56 (70)
1 1 6
I n d ex of P l ayers
Adamski 1 80
Addison 252
Adorjan 1 56
Ageichenko 321
Airapetov 208
Akhmedov 388
Alef 4 1 5
Alekseyev 336
Alfoldi 385
Almus 59
Andersson 1 84
Angelov 135
Arinbjorn 1 89
Arkhipkin 269
Arulaid 70
Augustin 107
Averbakh 265, 35 1
Averkin 304
Avirovich 1 82
Balanel 333
Balashov 1 59
Baldin 3 1 5
Bannik 1 34
Baranov 1 16
Barcza 20, 33, 256, 359, 428
Barczay 261
Barda 416
Bastrikov 37 1
Batigin 87
Bauer 425
Bebchuk 265
Bedian 341
Belkadi 4 19
Belyaev 377
Belyavsky 258
Benaru 1 88
Deni 37
Benko 38, 2 14
Ben Rakhuma 327
Berczy 232
Berger 40
Bergman 195
Berkit 1 7 1
Berkkwist 1 57
Berman 285
Bernard 10
Bernstein 1 1
Bertok 358
Berzinsh 286
Besser 4 1 8
Bezenaru 279
Bichurin 423
Bielicki 25
Bilek 33, 46, 25 1
Bittner 292
Biyiasas 275
Blaine 237
Blekhtsin 86
Blume 249
Bobekov 380
Bodisko 363
Bolbochan 66, 3 1 1
Boli 303
Bondarevsky 274
BOok 97
Borisenko 254
Bot 83
Botvinnik 71, 305, 383
Bouaziz 329
Bouwmeester 7 1
Bradley 77
Brinck-Claussen 3, 234
Brink 222
Bronstein 2 1 , 27, 56, 73, 256, 301
Browne 39 1
Bruckner 101
Bublik 160
Bubnov 1 1 5
Bucher 287
Budrich 323
Bukhman 1 1 2
Bulakh 140
Bunatian 1 65
Bunoch 28
Burgalat 96
Byelov 339
Bykhovsky 306
Capelan 83
Castanga 178
Chakhoyan 1 10
Chepukaitis 263
Chikhelashvili 204
Chuit 226
Ciocaltea 1 58
Cornflit 109
Cortlever 69
Czerniak 1 6 1
1 1 7
1 1 8
Dahl 35, 384
Damjanovic 407
Darga 84, 192, 446
Dashinimayev 392
Daskalov 1 1 1
Dauga 427
David 1 32
Dayants 3 1
Diemer 436
Delmar 399
Dely 288, 296
Den 432
Dieks 36
Diekstra 1 9 1
Diesen 146
Ditman 268
Doda 273, 389
Dokuchayev 3 1
Dolmadzhyan 1 3 5
Donner 1 2 1 , 253
Drapper 375
Driksna 42
Druganov 1 38
Dubinsky 306
Duckstein 6 1 , 228, 376
Dueball 23
Dumitru 326
Durao 327
Durasevic 144
Duz-Khotimirsky 70, 1 34
Dvoryetsky 44
Dzhanoyev 240
Eberle 1 14
Eisinger 378
Ekenberg 344
End 53
Enevoldsen 3 1 3
Engelburg 250
Eperjessy 185
Eret 235
Ermenkov 19
Espig 1 80, 302
Estrin 1 53, 247, 340, 410
Euwe 16, 2 19, 383
Evans 1 66, 220
Farago 251 , 422
Ferarini 2 1 5
Fernandez 320
Fetscher 373
Ficht! 228
Filip 8 1 , 264
Fischer 38
Flesch 45
Fleschman 249
Flohr 262, 295, 414
Foltys 4 16
Fomin 30
Foster 3 1 7
Franklin 366
Frenkel 382
Fritsinger 1 7 1
Fuchs 48, 168, 190, 276
Fuglewitz IO
Index of Players
Fuller 34
Furman 87, 347, 406
Fuster 395
Galander 390
Gancev 294
Gaprindashvili 1 3 1
Garcia 1 30, 1 67, 221
Garifulin 1 64
Gavanski 78
Geller 2 1 , 387, 400
Gelner 425
Genig 1 26
Georgiev 1 99
Gerer 227
Gheorghiu 206
Gibbs 3 1 4
Gindin 22
Gipslis 1 54
Giustolisi 328
Gligoric 8, 1 33, 223, 337
Gode 343
Goldin 308
Golombek 76
Golz 145
Gonsirowski 1 1 7
Gornyak 1 94
Goryaev 1 28
Grabow 330
Grager 244
Grefe 275, 391
Grigorian 62, 1 59
Grinszpan 201
Gromek 357
Grunke 1 69
Grushka 309
Gufeld 43
Guimard 257
Guldin 246
Gulko 1 22, 225
Gumprich 323
Gundmunder 1 89
Gurgenidze 141
Gusev 49, 1 20, 1 29, 248
Gutman 207, 267
Guzel 280
Haag 24
Haakert 4 1 8
Hamman 3
Hartlaub 50, 1 88
Hartman 259
Harlston 43 1
Hartston, J. 1 77
Hazeman 402
Heider 429
Hemasian 149
Henley 346
Hennings 272
Hepner 343
Herman 59
Herzog 396
Hilderbrandt 60
Hindre 99
Hofmann 250
Honfi 6, 1 23, 233
Hort 1 8 1
Horwitz 5 1 , 2 14
Hiibner 1 27
Hukel 109
Ilievsk y 225
Ilivitsky 236
Illini 436
Inbrand 444
Inrerslev 342
loakimidis 2 1 8
lordanov 41
Iovanovic 147
Ivanka 65, 89
Ivanov 433
Ivkov 1 67, 342
Izvozchikov 300
Jagodzinski 205
Jakobsen 1 52, 293
Jerstrom 19 5
Johannessen 32
Johansson 344
Jones 23
Jovanovic 291
Jung 92
Kabadziyan 204
Kadaner 1 60
Kadrev 1 99
Kagan 371
Kaizer 191
Kalabukhov 62
Kalinkin 386
Kalinsky 1 86
Kaller 429
Kaminski 201
Kamishev 1 53, 238
Kamshonkov 203
Kapanadze 106
Kapengut 79, 437
Kaptsin 90
Karaklajic 220, 303
Karasalo 1
Karasev 1 76, 304
Karastoichev 433
Karlsson 324
Kashdan 2 1 0
Kasinova 4 1 3
Kasparian 14
Kasperovich 1 1 2
Kassens 1 3
Kastanga 297
Kedzigra 200
Kellario 65
Keller 54, 1 79, 360, 4 1 2
Keres 8 , 1 2 1 , 355, 409 , 41 1
Khailibeili 447
Khavin 43
Khavsky 393
Kholmov 29, 145, 351 , 400
King 341
Index of Players
Kinmark 352
Kircek 353
Kireyev 105
Kirienko 2 1 1
Kislov 394
Klampus 405
Klimenko 2 1 3
Klish 332
Klompus 75
Klovan 347
Kluger 93
Klundt 227
Koch 101
Kochiev 1 24
Kofman 1 02
Kogan 22, 57, 3 1 7
Kolarov 1 39
Koleda 427
Koloskov 52
Kolterman 403
Konstantinopolsky 406
Koponen 97
Korchnoi 9 1 , 307, 3 1 6
Kording 1 3
Korensky 68
Koshel 4 17
Kosikov 1 86
Kostetsky 285
Kostic 4
Kostro 1 75, 252
Koszoru 4 1 2
Kottnauer 364
Kozlovskaya 177
Kozma 91
Kramer 55
Kreichik 420
Kristof 378
Krogius 254
Krutyansky 381
Kuadras 266
Kudryashov 94
Kukharev 104
Kunde 330
Kupinski 205
Kurajica 334
Kusmin 326
Kuster 394
Kuzmichev 2 1 7
Kuzmin 272
Kuznetsov 365, 423
Kwinetzki 200
Lane 107
Lanka 19
Lanzias 389
Lapkin 28 1
Laptev 64
Larsen 5, 7, 1 5, 367
Larsson 1 84, 282, 3 1 3
Lazarevic 89
Lebedev 374
Lederman 1 24
Lengyel 95, 98, 233, 288
Leonhardt 375
1 1 9
1 20
Lerch 1 78
Letelier 3 1 1
Levenfish 72
Levin 242
Lewi 63
Liberman 187
Lindblom 36
Lipnitsky 403
Lisitsyn 72, 274
Liskov 39, 1 1 6
Listengarten 143
Littleton 419
Littlewood 234, 299
Ljubojevic 202
Lobanov 142
Loginov 2
Lommer 320
Lutzkat 372
Madan 244
Makarov 277
Makeyev 30
Malich 331 , 370
Malmberg 1 98
Marangunic 1 74
Marcus 297
Marillay 260
Mariotti 27 1
Maryasin 437
Matanovic 359, 424
Matocha 28
Matsukevich 363
Matulovic 98, 3 1 9
Matushkin 1 1 8
Mayagoitia 5 1
Mayer 398
Mayevskaya 21 1
Medina 163
Meo 328
Messing 399
Meyer 183, 438
Mikenas 374
Mikhalchishin 440
Mileika 9
Milev 380
Milovanovic 67
Minev 5, 2 1 8
Mironov 105
Mironovich 128
Mishuchkov 393
Mititelu 3 1 0
Miyaska 361
Mogordoev 365
Mohring 168
Morezi 2 1 5
Mosionzhik 143, 1 55, 194
Motilev 392
Muchnik 39
Mulberg 1 90
Muller 26, 169, 287
Murey 258
Muryada 74
Muslimova 448
Mustonen 3 1 8
Index o f Players
Najdorf 1 2, 58, 2 12, 253, 255, 3 1 2
Navarovszky 1 14
Nedeljkovic 325, 424
Netzold 372
Nezhmetdinov 410
Nielsen 430
Nievergelt 1 5, 54
Nikhayev 1 70
Nikolau 147
Nilsson 387
Nisman 284
Nordstrem 198
Nrashkin 1 70
Ojanen 352
O'Kelly 241
Olafsson 298
Olland 108
Olsen 293
Orbaan 1 19, 356
Ortega 222, 283
Ortitz 1 50
Osadchuk 339
Ostojic 1 56, 1 74
Oszvath 6, 300
Pachman 88, 345, 376
Padevsky 202, 268
Panchenko 2
Panek 309
Panno 66, 33 1
Panteleyev 1 38, 1 5 1
Paoli 45
Parma 25, 407, 408
Pati 382
Pavlenko 208
Perenyi 185
Perevoznikov 362
Perez 1 30
Peshina 284
Peterson 1 50, 1 52
Petkevich 155
Petra! 1 83
Petrosian 1 36, 345, 355
Petrosian, A. 120
Petrov 140
Pfankuche 404
Pftughaupt 390
Pietzsch 16 1 , 276, 426
Pilnik 88
Pilskalnietis 286
Pipkov 294
Pitlyakowski 1 25
Podgayets 53, 226
Podolny 443
Pogats 95, 224
Pokorny 80
Polugayevsky 122, 302
Potvin 420
Polyak 242
Pomar 266, 412, 435
Popova 4 1 3
Porral 96
Portisch 7, 1 8 1 , 367, 401 , 43 1 , 434
Poutiainen 2 1 6
Prameshuber 84
Praszak 137
Pribyl 93
Puig 282
Pytljakowski 333
Quinteros 346, 369
Raaste 230
Radayev 388
Radchenko 23 1
Radovici 1 39
Raizman 1 33
Ramirez 408
Randviir99
Ratner 56, 80
Redish 259
Reifenberg 50
Rein 332
Reshevsky 223, 28 1 , 3 1 2
Richter, K . 229
Rodriguez 361
Rogozin 64
Roizman 1 62
Rosenstein 337
Rossetto 2 1 9
Rossolimo 1 33, 206
Roth 299
Rovner 238, 414
Rubel 85
Rubtsova 67
Rudensky 340
Rusakov 386
Ruster 108
Ryabov 308
Sagi 385
Sahovic 305
Sajtar 445
Sakharov 3 1 9
Samisch 338
Sampuf 243
Samuelson 60
Sandrin 55
Sapi 261
Sarapu 209
Savilov 142
Sax 1 58, 230, 422
Schmid 239, 3 1 4
Schmidt 1 75, 350
Schotenheim 402
Schtechlik 360
Schultz 35
Schuppler 1 26
Schweber 58
Senelt 398
Sergiyevsky 141
Sevastyanov 82
Shereshevsk y 2 1 7
Shestoperov 246
Shevelev 442
Sheyanov 4 17
Shilov 321
Index of Players
Shmelev 1 96
Shtaerman 269
Shugayev 82
Shumilov 1 1 8
Siaperas 127
Sidorov 270
Sif 2 10
Silaev 377
Silalakhi 243
Simagin 395
Simenau 1 87
Skala 197
Slisser 163
Sliwa 273
Smyslov 1 6, 34, 278, 364
Sobol 1 64
Sokolsky 236, 245
Solntsev 47, 447
Solomon I I
Soluch 37
Sopkov 443
Sorakunas 3 1 8
Sorokin 1 62
Spassky 1 36, 3 1 6, 350, 409
Spiridonov 41
Stahlberg 12, 32, 148, 1 72, 255
Stancev I l l
Stancu 3 1 0
Stashkov 2 1 3
Stein 24, 46, 8 1 , 245, 295, 401
Steinberg 277
Steiner 368
Steinsapir 247
Stenoborg I
Stephenson 237
Stor 349
Stoyanovsky 280
Strautinsh 42
Suetin 14, 322, 430
Suta 335
Suteu 335
Sveshnikov 289
Syakhov 86
Szabadi 224
Szabados 92
Szabo 73, 1 1 3, 148, 149, 1 72, 193, 2 1 6, 290, 356,
434, 445
Szabo, S. 279
Szalay 260
Szilagyi 290
Szuksta 1 25
Tagirov 1 82
Taimanov 76, 103, 368, 397
Takacs 421
Tai 1 8, 44, 1 73, 1 79, 298, 354, 370
Tatai 27 1
Tayar 77
Terentiev 203
Teschner 446
Tikhanov 196
Timman 1 57, 369
Timoshchenko 440
Tolush 262, 354, 441
1 21
1 22
Tomic 353
Tompa 232
Totschalk 4 1 5
Trifunovic 4
Troianska 29 1
Trubnikov 231
Tseitlin 1 76, 263, 381
Tseshkovsky 68, 207
Turkestanishvili 1 10
Turner 239
Udovcic 325, 358
Uhlmann 1 66, 192, 283, 296
Ujtelky 334
Unger 438
Unzicker 209, 41 1
Urbanek 264
Usachy 85
Van den Enden 137
Van der Wende 69
Vanka 197
Van Scheltinga 1 19
Varnusz 123
Vasiliev 270, 441
Yasin 17
Vasyukov 20, 29, 144, 278, 301 , 439
Vatnikov 47
Veksler 336
Veltmander 248
Venediktov 442
Veresov 104, 165
Veroczy 1 3 1
Vestin 324
Vilert 241
Vinke) 1 29
Vishnyatsky 362
Vodopyanov 90
Vorobyets 57
Vorobyev 405
Voskresenskaya 448
Vuckevic 1 5 1
Index o f Players
Wach 1 1 7
Wade 61 , 1 73, 366
Walborn 384
Walther 1 8
Wasserstrom 22 1
Weiss 329, 396
Weschtzig 229
Westerinen 146
Westman 76
Wilhelm 373
Wilkung 444
Winiwater 348
Winter 348
Wissel 26
Witkowski 357
Worms 292
Yakubek 74
Yaroslavtsev 1 1 5
Yudovich 349
Yurkov 49
Zaitsev, A. 1 54, 193
Zakharov 94, 240
Zarenin 379
Zeitan 1 32
Zelevinsky 9
Zemlin 63
Zhelyandinov 439
Zhilinsky 100
Zhulanov 100
Zhuravlev, N. 106
Zhuravlev, V. 52, 79, 267
Ziegmund 235
Zilic 404
Zimmermann 428
Zinn 289, 426
Zita 27, 397
Zlotnik 1 7
Zubkov 379
TEST YOUR CHESS IQ: MASTER CHALLENGE
Aug ust Livsh itz
I s the ab i l ity to make com b i nat ions someth i n g you are born with o r can
it be acq u i red by pract ice? R uss ian chess tra i n e r Livsh itz, who h as had
exte nsive experi ence teach i ng a wide range of p l aye rs fro m novices to
masters , prese nts here a cou rse fo r d eve l o p i n g yo u r co m b i nat iona l
sk i l l , based on the recog n it i o n of tact i ca l m otifs . As yo u work yo u r way
thro u g h th is carefu l ly g rad ed ser ies of tests, themes s u c h as ' d ive rs i o n ' ,
' i nte rference' , 'X-Ray' and m a n y more wi l l become an i nteg ra l part of
yo u r chess armou ry, to be e m p l oyed i n yo u r own games. Solv i n g these
pos it ions wi l l not o n l y p rov ide m any h o u rs of p leas u re b ut wi l l a lso
enable you to test - and i m p rove ! - you r c h ess I Q .
T h i s is book two i n a th ree vo l u m e ser ies . Also avai lab le are :
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