TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface Key to symbols Editorial Preface Introduction

Winning material Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Mate! Part 1 Part 2 Find the draw Silent moves Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Simplifications Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Mating attack Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Tests Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Test 5 Test 6 Test 7 Test 8 Test 9 Test 10 Test 11 Test 12 Test 13 Test 14 Test 15 Test 16

Swipe left for next chapter CSABA BALOGH

Tactics, Tactics, Tactics!

Volume 4

Responsible editor Csaba Balogh

Cover designer Milos Sibinovic

Typesetting Piotr Pielach ‹www.i-press.pl›

First edition 2015 by Chess Evolution

Tactics, Tactics, Tactics! Volume 4 Copyright © 2015 Csaba Balogh

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher.

ISBN 978-83-937009-6-7

All sales or enquiries should be directed to Chess Evolution ul. Smutna 5a, 32-005 Niepolomice, Poland e-mail: [email protected] website: www.chess-evolution.com Printed in Poland by Drukarnia Pionier, 31–983 Krakow, ul. Igolomska 12 KEY TO SYMBOLS

= Equality or equal chances ² White has a slight advantage ³ Black has a slight advantage ± White is better µ Black is better +- White has a decisive advantage -+ Black has a decisive advantage ∞ unclear © with compensation „ with counterplay ƒ with initiative ‚ with an attack … with the idea ™ only move

N novelty ! a good move !! an excellent move ? a weak move ?? a blunder !? an interesing move ?! a dubious move + check # mate EDITORIAL PREFACE

As a professional chess player, I know exactly how important it is to perform well in tactical calculations. We face them so often that after playing a great game, we can simply blunder something and throw away a safe point, causing ourself sleepless nights! For most of the players and chess fans, the biggest pleasure in a chessgame is to beat an opponent with a beautiful combination, of which we can be proud at. However to live with all the given oportunities and not miss any of the chances, we must stay in sharp shape all the time, what we can reach only by practicing puzzlesolving. Many puzzle books are based on artificial positions or selected only for their beauty. The concept of my book is different. The highest priority is to “use the practical side of the puzzles” and take the level of calculation to a completely new dimension. All the puzzles have been selected from recent games, trying to put the reader in the shoes of “the player”. The difficulty of the different sections might also give you a right evaluation of your current tactical skills and bring them further ahead. I tried to mix three things in my book: 1. a lot of fun in solving the puzzles, 2. a lot of different tactical ideas, 3. and of course, the direct practical use for your future games. A very important factor to keep in mind — all the practical motifs from the book can definitely be used in your future games! Enjoy! INTRODUCTION

Useful information for the dear readers The book contains 551 puzzles divided into 7 chapters. You will find a huge range of tactical ideas. All the puzzles have been collected from practical games from the beginning of 2013 to the middle of 2015. In each sections the puzzles are sorted according to the date of the game. The book consists of seven chapters: 1. Winning material! (82 Puzzles) 2. Mate! (54 Puzzles) 3. Find the draw! (20 Puzzles) 4. Silent moves (61 Puzzles) 5. Simplifications (82 Puzzles) 6. Mating attack (92 Puzzles) 7. Tests (160 Puzzles) All in all 551 puzzles. I advice you to finish the first five chapters before going to the Test section. You will get familiar with a dozens of tactical motifs and then you can test your tactical skills in the Test section, where the puzzles are mixed from the previous chapters and you don’t get the hint what kind of puzzle You try to solve. Show in Quiz Mode

— WINNING MATERIAL —

This is probably the most common theme in tactics, where one side wins material with the help of a combination. Later in the game this should be enough to convert the advantage into full point. Try your best! Enjoy!

(1) B. SOCKO (2631) A. ROMBALDONI (2464) RILTON CUP 01.01.2013 1. +–

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33.Rb7! Rhxc6

[33...Rxb7 34.cxb7 Rb6 35.Ne6!! Rxb7 (35...Kxe6 36.Rxe8+ Kf7 37.b8=Q Rxb8 38.Rxb8+–) 36.Nd8+ Ke7 37.Nxb7+–]

34.Nxc6 Rxb7 35.Nd8+ Ke7 36.Nxb7+–

(2) G. BOGDANOVICH (2343) L. VAJDA (2603) BASEL OPEN 02.01.2013 1... –+

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38...Bxf2+! 39.Rxf2

[39.Kh1 Bd4! 40.Qa8+ Kh7 41.Rxf7+ Bg7!–+]

39...Qa1+! 40.Qf1 Rb1–+

(3) A. GAVRILOV (2501) A. ISTRATESCU (2654) BASEL OPEN 03.01.2013 1... –+

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27...Ne3+! 28.fxe3

[28.Kg1 Qe4–+]

28...Rf6+! 29.Kg2

[29.Bf2 Qe4 30.Kg1 (30.Rd1 Qh1#) 30...Qxb1+–+]

29...Qe4+ 30.Kh2 Qxb1–+

(4) A. GOGANOV (2545) L. BABUIJAN (2497) MARGARYAN MEMORIAL 08.01.2013 1. +–

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32.Bc8!! Bxd5

[32...Qxc8 33.Qa1! Qb8 34.Rb1+–; 32...Kg8 33.Qxa8+–]

33.Qa1! Qf6 34.Nxd5+–

(5) P. NIKOLIC (2619) R. RAPPORT (2621) WIJK AAN ZEE B 27.01.2013 1... –+

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39...c3! 40.Nxc3 Qf4+! 41.Ke1

[41.Qxf4 Rxb2+ 42.Kg3 Nxf4–+]

41...Qg3+! 42.Kd1 Rxc3–+ 43.Rb8+ Kg7 44.Rb7+ Kf6 45.fxg6 Qf3+ 46.Qe2 Qh1+ 0–1

(6) M. MUZYCHUK (2471) R. VAZQUEZ IGARZA (2566) GIBRALTAR OPEN 29.01.2013 1... –+

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27...Rxc3! 28.Qxc3 Bb5+ 29.Rd3

[29.Re2 Be5! 30.Qc2 d4–+]

29...Qa6

[29...Be5! 30.Qd2 Qa6 31.Rd1 d4!–+]

30.Red1 Be5 31.Qc2 d4!–+ 32.f4

[32.Bc1 Rc8–+]

32...Rc8 33.Qb1 Rc3 34.Ke2 Qc6–+

(7) I. FARAGO (2488) C. BALOGH (2664) GERMAN LEAGUE 24.02.2013 1... –+

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23...Nxe4! 24.fxe4 Rxe4 25.Rxd3

[25.Kf2 Qd4–+ 26.Rd2 f5–+]

25...Ne5! 26.c5

[26.Rdd1 Ng4! 27.Rxd6 Rxe3 28.Rxb6 (28.Rxe3 Qxe3+ 29.Qxe3 Rxe3–+) 28...Rxe1+ 29.Qxe1 Rxe1#]

26...Qxc5 27.Rd5 Qc3 28.Rdd1 Ng4!–+ 29.Nf1 Rxe1–+

(8) I. CHEPARINOV (2706) T. NABATY (2566) KARPOS OPEN 14.03.2013 1. +–

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26.Rxb7! Bd7

[26...Rxb7 27.Qxg4+ Kh8 (27...Rg7 28.Qe6+ Kh8 29.Qxc6+–) 28.Qe6+–]

27.Qf2+–

(9) V. SANAL (2404) R. JUMABAYEV (2554) KARPOS OPEN 16.03.2013 1. +–

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14.d5!+– Bxd5

[14...exd5 15.Qxe7 Qxe7 16.Rxe7 dxc4 17.Rxb7+–; 14...Nfxd5 15.Bxe7 Nxc3 (15...Qxe7 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Bxd5 18.Rxd5+–) 16.bxc3 Qxe7 17.cxb4+–; 14...Nbxd5 15.Nxd5 Bxd5 (15...Nxd5 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Bxd5 Bxd5 18.Rxd5+–) 16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Rxd5+–]

15.Bxd5 Nfxd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxe7 1–0

[17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Rxd5+–]

(10) H. ZISKA (2461) M. ANTONSEN (2446) DANISH CHAMPIONSHIP 25.03.2013 1. +–

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40.Nxh6+! 1–0

[40.Nxh6+ Rxh6 41.Qxf7+ Kh7 42.Qxe8+–]

(11) C. ZENG (2490) NGUYEN HUYNH MINH HUY (2460) HD BANK CUP 22.03.2013 1. +–

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24.Nd7! Qxd7

[24...Nxd7 25.Qxh7#; 24...h6 25.Nxf8+–]

25.Bxh7+! 1–0

[25.Bxh7+ Nxh7 (25...Kh8 26.Bf5+ Kg8 27.Bxd7+–) 26.Qxd7+–]

(12) V. ERDOS (2636) M. MUELLER (2241) NECKAR OPEN 29.03.2013 1. +–

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13.exf6! Bxh3

[13...Nxf6 14.Kxg2+–]

14.fxe7 Qxe7 15.Qh5! 1–0

[15.Qh5 Bf5 16.Qxf5! exf5 17.Rxe7+–]

(13) D. KHISMATULLIN (2640) O. KORNEEV (2609) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 13.04.2013 1. ±

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26.Bxd5!! Nxd5 27.Nde2!! Be6 28.Nxd5 Bxd5 29.Nf4! Rc5 30.b4! Rc6 31.Nxd5+–

(14) R. AKESSON (2462) O. BARBOSA (2560) BANGKOK OPEN 17.04.2013 1. +–

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34.Ne7+!!

[34.Qxd7? Qxd5+]

34.Ne7+!! Kh7

[34...Rxe7 35.Qxg5 hxg5 36.Rxe7+–]

35.Qxd7 Nf4+ 36.Kf3?

[36.Kf1! Nxe2 (36...Nxd5 37.Bd4! (37.Qd8 Nxe7 38.Qxe7+–) 37...Bxd4 38.Qxd6+–) 37.Kxe2+–]

36...Qh5+∞

(15) T. GHARAMIAN (2663) R. SCHOORL (2326) LUC OPEN 18.04.2013 1. +–

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16.Rxe4! Bxe4 17.Qg4 Bf5

[17...Bg6 18.Qxg6+–; 17...Bh7 18.Bxh6+–; 17...Kh8 18.Qxe4+–]

18.Qxf5+–

(16) G. JONES (2654) S. DJURIC (2471) ITALIAN LEAGUE 27.04.2013 1. +–

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10.Bb5! d5

[10...Bg4 11.Qxc6+–; 10...cxb5 11.Qxa8++–]

11.Bxc6 Qxc6 12.Qxf5±

(17) B. LALITH (2565) G. GOPAL (2526) MAHARASHTRA CHAMPIONSHIP 25.04.2013 1... –+

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14...Nc5! 15.Qxa8 Bxd4–+ 16.Qd5

[16.0-0 Bb7 17.Qa7 Nc6–+; 16.Bf3 Bb7! 17.Bxb7 Bxf2+ 18.Ke2 Qd3#]

16...Bxc3+! 17.bxc3 Qxd5–+

(18) S. KARJAKIN (2767) M. CARLSEN (2868) SUPREME MASTERS 13.05.2013 1... –+

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37...Nxe5!

[37...Qc6 38.Bxf5!+–]

37...Nxe5! 38.Bxe5

[38.Rxe5 Rxe5 39.Bxe5 Qc6–+]

38...Qc6 39.Rg1

[39.Be4 fxe4–+; 39.Bxf5 Rxe5 40.Qxe5 (40.Rxe5 Qh1#) 40...Qg2#]

39...Qd5! 40.Bxf5 Rxe5–+

(19) S. FEDORCHUK (2660) J. SZWED (2354) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 06.05.2013 1. +–

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32.Ne5!+– Qd5

[32...fxe5 33.Qxd8+–; 32...Rxd4 33.Nxc6+ Kb7 34.Nxd4+–; 32...Qc7 33.Qxd8 Qxd8 34.Nc6+ Kb7 35.Nxd8++–]

33.Nc6+! Qxc6

[33...Kb7 34.Nxd8++–; 33...Ka8 34.Qxb6+–]

34.Qxd8+–

(20) K. LANDA (2644) A. NAIDITSCH (2710) FRENCH LEAGUE 02.06.2013 1... –+

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16...Nf4! 17.Qe3 Rxd4! 18.g3

[18.Nxd4 Qxd4 19.Qxd4 Ne2+ 20.Kh1 Nxd4–+]

18...Re4! 19.Qxb6 Ne2+ 0–1

[19...Ne2+ 20.Kg2 axb6–+] Show in Quiz Mode

(21) A. SHIMANOV (2664) D. DUBOV (2638) EKATERINBURG 22.06.2013

1... –+

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41...Qb1+! 42.Kh2

[42.Kf2 Qc2+ 43.Qe2 Rxg2+–+]

42...Rh4+! 43.Kg3 Qg6+! 0–1

[43...Qg6+ 44.Kxh4 (44.Kf2 Qxe8–+) 44...Qg4#]

(22) K. MEKHITARIAN (2544) J. ASHWIN (2472) VARNA OPEN 23.06.2013 1. +–

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19.Nxe6!! Bxe4

[19...fxe6 20.Qxd7+! Qxd7 21.Nf6+ Kf7 22.Rxd7++–; 19...Rxc2+ 20.Qxc2 Nxc2 21.Nxd8+–]

20.Nxd8 Rxc2+ 21.Qxc2 Bxc2 22.Nxf7!+–

(23) P. ELJANOV (2707) Y. KRYVORUCHKO (2659) UKRAINIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 25.06.2013 1... –+

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31...Na3!–+ 32.Rxa3

[32.Rxc7 Rxc7 33.Ra1 Qxb4–+]

32...Rc1+–+

(24) L. BRUZON (2687) E. HANSEN (2577) EDMONTON 27.06.2013 1. ±

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26.Rxd5! Rxc6

[26...exd5 27.Ne7+! Rxe7 (27...Kf8 28.Nxc8+–) 28.Rxc8++–]

27.Rxc6 exd5 28.Rxa6+–

(25) V. BAKLAN (2613) M. YILMAZ (2556) TURKISH LEAGUE 02.07.2013 1. +–

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21.Bxf7+! Rxf7 22.b4!!

[22.e6? Bxe6]

22...Qb5 23.e6 Rf6

[23...Rff8 24.e7+–]

24.Qc7!+– Bxe6 25.Qxd8++–

(26) A. KHARITONOV (2538) S. KAPNISIS (2449) PALEOCHORA OPEN 22.07.2013 1. +–

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33.Qe8! Nxf3+

[33...Bxf3 34.Qf8#; 33...h6 34.Bxe4+–]

34.gxf3 Qc6

[34...Qxf3 35.Bf8+ Kf6 (35...Kg8 36.Bh6#) 36.Qe7#]

35.Qf8+ Kf6 36.Qe7+ Kg7 37.fxe4 1–0

(27) E. INARKIEV (2693) R. LEITAO (2632) WORLD CUP RAPID 13.08.2013 1. +–

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24.Nc6! 1–0

[24.Nc6 bxc6 25.Qxa6+ Kc7 (25...Kb8 26.Qxb6++–) 26.Qa7++–]

(28) S. ZHIGALKO (2664) A. GRIGORYAN (2580) LAKE SEVAN 09.09.2013 1. +–

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34.Be7! Rxe7

[34...Qe8 35.Bxf6 Qxe1+ 36.Kh2+–]

35.Rxe7 Ra8

[35...Qxe7 36.Qxb8++–]

36.Re1+–

(29) A. ASGARIZADEH (2354) M. KANAREK (2483) WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 14.09.2013 1... –+

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25...Rxb2+! 26.Kxb2 Qxc3+ 27.Ka3

[27.Kb1 Qb2#]

27...Qa5+! 28.Qa4

[28.Ba4 Qc5+ 29.Kb3 Qc3#]

28...Qc5+! 29.Qb4 Bb2+! 30.Ka4

[30.Kxb2 Qxb4–+]

30...b5+! 0–1

[30...b5+ 31.Qxb5 (31.Ka5 Qb6#) 31...Qa3#]

(30) R. JUMABAYEV (2562) A. POURRAMENAZALI (2455) BAKU OPEN 26.09.2013 1. +–

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25.Qe4+! Kxd7 26.Bb5+ Kc8

[26...Kd6 27.Qe5#]

27.Qa8+ Qb8 28.Bd7+! Kxd7

[28...Kc7 29.Qc6#]

29.Qxb8+–

(31) B. ADHIBAN (2567) N. KOSKELA (2220) OSLO OPEN 30.09.2013 1. +–

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40.Bxg6! fxg6 41.Qxg6+ Kh8

[41...Qg7 42.Qxe8++–; 41...Kf8 42.Rd6!+–]

42.Rd6! Bf3

[42...Rc6 43.Rxc6 Bxc6 44.Qxc6+–]

43.Qh6+! Qh7 44.Qg5!+–

(32) P. SMIRNOV (2641) M. CODENOTTI (2374) ECC 21.10.2013 1. +–

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26.Qa6! Rc6

[26...Qxa6 27.Bxa6 Rc6 28.Bb5+–; 26...Bxg3 27.Qxc8++–]

27.Bxd6 Rxd6

[27...Qxa6 28.Rxa6+–]

28.Qc8+ 1–0

[28.Qc8+ Nf8 29.Ra8+–]

(33) A. DELCHEV (2643) W. POLSTER (2280) BAD WIESEE OPEN 27.10.2013 1. +–

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14.Be6+! Kxe6 15.Nd1!! Qxa1

[15...Qb4+ 16.c3 Qb6 17.Qxc8++–]

16.d5+! 1–0

[16.d5+ cxd5 17.Qxa1+–]

(34) A. HUNT (2429) M. KRAEMER (2546) BAD WIESEE OPEN 29.10.2013 1. +–

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20.Ng5+!! 1–0

[20.Ng5+ hxg5 (20...Ke8 21.Ngxe4+–) 21.Qd5+ Kf8 22.Rxa5+–]

(35) A. GUPTA (2593) A. DANIN (2589) BAD WIESEE OPEN 31.10.2013 1. +–

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32.Rxe6! Be4

[32...Rxe6 33.Qxf5+ Rg6 34.Nf6+!+–]

33.Rxe4! fxe4 34.Qxe4+– Qc6 35.d5 Qc5+ 36.Kh2 1–0

[36.Kh2 Qc4 37.Nf6++–]

(36) I. SARIC (2628) T. NABATY (2580) EUROPEAN TEAMS 11.11.2013 1. +–

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17.Bxf7+!! Kxf7

[17...Kh8 18.Nxe5!+– Qxd1 19.Ng6#]

18.Nxe5+! Ke6

[18...Kg8 19.Qb3+ Kh8 20.Ng6#]

19.Bd4+–

[19.Qg4+! Kxe5 20.Qxg7+ Nf6 (20...Kxe4 21.Rxe1++–) 21.Rxe1+–]

(37) S. SETHURAMAN (2553) S. NARANAYAN (2444) CHENNAI OPEN 20.11.2013 1. +–

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30.f5+! gxf5 31.gxf5+ Kxf5 32.e6! Bxe6

[32...Rxe6 33.Rf2+ Kg6 34.Rg1+ Kh5 35.Rf5+ Kh4 36.Rg4#]

33.Rf2+ Kg6 34.d7! Bxd7 35.Rg1+ Kh5 36.Rg5+ Kh4 37.Rxd5+–

(38) S. SJUGIROV (2641) PRIDOROZHNI (2517) YUGRA CUP 04.12.2013 1. +–

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26.g4!!+– Bf8

[26...fxg4 27.Qe4++–; 26...Rxe6 27.dxe6 Qf6 28.Nxf5+–]

27.Nxf5+–

(39) WANG YUE (2723) S. KARJAKIN (2756) BEIJING RAPID 12.12.2013 1... –+

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17...Ng6! 18.Qh5 Bxd4! 19.Rxd4 Qc3!–+

(40) WANG HAO (2735) A. GRISCHUK (2783) BASQUE RAPID 17.12.2013 1... –+

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26...Bxd4+! 0–1

[26...Bxd4+ 27.Qxd4 Re1+! 28.Rxe1 (28.Kg2 Qxd4 29.Rxd4 Rxc1–+) 28...Qxd4+–+] Show in Quiz Mode

(41) A. GIRI (2734) P. LEKO (2730) BASQUE RAPID 17.12.2013

1. +–

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77.a7! Qxa7 78.Qb2! fxe4 79.Qxe5++–

(42) D. ROMBALDONI (2462) Y. SOLODOVNICHENKO (2586) PADOVA OPEN 17.12.2013 1. +–

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15.Ne6! Qe8

[15...fxe6 16.Qxg6+ Kh8 17.Qxh5+ Kg7 18.Qxg4++–]

16.Nxf8+–

(43) E. SOS ANDREU (2285) G. KAMSKY (2709) GIBRALTAR OPEN 28.01.2014 1... –+

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23...Nf2!! 24.g4

[24.Qxf2 Nxh3+–+; 24.Kxf2 Qxg2+ 25.Ke3 Qxc2–+]

24...Qh4 25.Nxc8

[25.Qxf2 Nxh3+–+]

25...Qg3+ 26.Kf1 N2xh3 0–1

(44) M. FENOLLAR JORDA (2419) S. AGDESTEIN (2627) GIBRALTAR OPEN 29.01.2014 1... –+

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18...Nxf3+! 19.Kh1

[19.gxf3 Qg5+ 20.Ng3 Rxd3–+]

19...Qd6–+

[19...Qh5–+]

(45) D. FRIDMAN (2602) S. ERNST (2573) GERMAN LEAGUE 09.02.2014 1. +–

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21.Bxg6! hxg6 22.b4!!+– Ra1+

[22...Qc4 23.Rxa2+–; 22...Rxd2 23.bxc5+–]

23.Kb2 Qxc3+ 24.Qxc3 Rxh1 25.e6+–

(46) K. LANDA (2645) K. ABISHKEK (2286) KOLKATA OPEN 22.03.2014 1. +–

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26.Nxe7+! Nxe7 27.Rxd7! Nc6

[27...Rxd7 28.Nf6+ Kg7 29.Nxd7+–]

28.fxe5 Nd4

[28...Rxd7 29.Nf6+ Kg7 30.Nxd7+–]

29.Nf6++–

(47) A. STUKOPIN (2544) E. VOROBIOV (2590) MOSCOW CHAMPIONSHIP 30.03.2014 1. +–

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32.Rxa7!! Bc6

[32...Qxc1+ 33.Qxc1 Bxa7+–; 32...Kxa7 33.Ra1+ Kb8 34.Ra8#; 32...Bxa7 33.Qc7#; 32...Qxc2 33.Ra8+ Kc7 34.Rxc2++–]

33.Qxd2 Rxd2 34.Rxg7 Bxf3 35.gxf3+–

(48) U. VON HERMAN (2391) R. JANSSEN (2471) GERMAN LEAGUE 06.04.2014 1... –+

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28...Rxg2+! 0–1

[28...Rxg2+ 29.Kxg2 Qxe4+ 30.Kg1 Rxc2–+]

(49) HOU YIFAN (2618) O. GIRYA (2450) WOMAN GRAND PRIX 19.04.2014 1. +–

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36.Rxf7! Qxf7 37.Bc4+–

(50) P. NEGI (2640) P. IDANI (2502) ASIAN CONTINENTAL 22.04.2014 1. +–

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33.Re8!! 1–0

[33.Rg8+ Kh7!∞; 33.Re8 Rxe8 (33...Qc5 34.Qa1++–) 34.Qd7+ Kf8 35.Qf7#]

(51) B. RZAYEV (2432) O. KORNEEV (2618) NAKCHIVAN OPEN 05.05.2014 1... –+

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7...Qf6! 8.c3 Ne5 9.Bf4

[9.Nbd2 Nxd3–+]

9...Nxf3+ 10.Bxf3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 g5–+

(52) E. NAJER (2653) A. DEMCHENKO (2613) RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE 07.06.2014 1. +–

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25.Bh6! Nef5

[25...Rxh6 26.Nxd7+ Qxd7 27.Rxf8++–]

26.Rxf5! Nxf5 27.Bxf8 Rxf8 28.Bxf5 exf5 29.Nxd5+–

(53) O. VESTRUKHIN (2401) Z. ANDRIASIAN (2611) NEZHMETDINOV MEMORIAL 03.06.2014 1... –+

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12...b5! 13.Qd3

[13.Qc3 Ne2+–+]

13...Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Qxd3–+

(54) I. POPOV (2650) A. KHARLOV (2477) NEZHMETDINOV MEMORIAL 06.06.2014 1. +–

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23.Nd5! exd5 24.Qxd5+– Bf7

[24...Kh7 25.Qg8+ Kg6 26.Qxf8 Qxf8 27.Rxf8+–]

25.Rxf7+–

(55) WANG HAO (2729) B. AMIN (2635) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 16.06.2014 1. +–

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47.Bc4!! Bxb3

[47...Qxe3 48.Bxd5+ Kg7 49.Rxe3+–]

48.Qxe1 Bxc4 49.Qh4+–

(56) A. BACHMANN (2652) J. ANTONI ROYO (2443) BENASQUE OPEN 05.07.2014 1. +–

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22.c6! 1–0

[22.c6 bxc6 (22...Rc7 23.Nd4+–) 23.Nc5 Rd6 24.Nxe6 Rxe6 25.Rcb1 c5 26.Bd5+–]

(57) LE QUANG LIEM (2710) M. ADAMS (2740) OLYMPIAD 06.08.2014 1... –+

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34...b5! 35.Rb4 Rxc5! 36.Qxc5 Bf8! 37.Qxb5

[37.Qc3 Bxb4 38.Qxb4 Qe4+–+]

37...Qe4+ 38.Kg1 Qxc2–+

(58) T. RADJABOV (2717) K. SASIKIRAN (2680) ECC 17.09.2014 1. +–

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25.Qc5+! Kb8

[25...Qc7 26.Qxc7+ Kxc7 27.Nxe6++–]

26.Rxh3! Qd7

[26...Rxh3 27.Nc6+! Bxc6 28.Qb6+ Kc8 29.Rxd8#]

27.Rxh8 Rxh8 28.Qe5++–

(59) N. MAMEDOV (2624) A. POURRAMENAZALI (2429) BAKU OPEN 23.09.2014 1. +–

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35.Nxd5! Rg6

[35...exd5 36.Qg5+ Rg6 (36...Qg7 37.Qxd5++–; 36...Kh8 37.Bxd7+–) 37.Qxd8++–]

36.Ne3 1–0

(60) I. IVANISEVIC (2623) J. PRIZANT (2511) CHIGORIN MEMORIAL 22.10.2014 1. +–

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23.Bxb4! Bxb4

[23...Rxd1 24.Rfxd1+–]

24.Rc6!! 1–0

[24.Rc6 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Qxb8 26.Rd8++–] Show in Quiz Mode

(61) A. ZUBOV (2588) A. MOISEENKO (2701) UKRAINIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 11.11.2014

1... –+

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39...Nxd3! 40.Qd2

[40.gxf6 Qh6+! 41.Rh4 Qxh4+ 42.gxh4 Nxb2–+; 40.Rxd3 Rh6+! 41.gxh6 Qxb2–+]

40...Nxf2! 41.Qxf2 Qxg5–+

(62) Y. KRYVORUCHKO (2706) R. HOVHANESSYAN (2591) QATAR MASTERS 27.11.2014 1. +–

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21.d5!!+– cxd5

[21...exd5 22.Re1! Qd7 23.Nc5+–]

22.Rc7 Rd7 23.Rxd7

[23.Rdc1+–]

23...Qxd7 24.Nc5 Qc8 25.Qxb7+–

(63) Z. MAMMADOV (2505) K. ABDULLA (2299) AL AIN OPEN 20.12.2014 1. +–

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36.Rxc6!! Qxf2

[36...bxc6 37.e8=Q! Rxe8 38.Qxf7+–]

37.Rcc3+–

[37.Rcg6+–]

(64) J. VAKHIDOV (2502) C. FLEAR (2181) HASTINGS OPEN 02.01.2015 1. +–

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26.Bg5! 1–0

[26.Rxc5?? Rxc5 27.Qxc5 Qxc5 28.Rxc5 Rd1#; 26.Bg5 Rxd5 27.Bxe7+–]

(65) A. ISTRATESCU (2627) J. HORVATH (2508) DONAU OPEN 29.12.2014 1. +–

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22.Ne7+! Kb8 23.Rf5!+– Bxg3 24.Qxg3+–

(66) J. TIMMAN (2593) A. HAAST (2352) WIJK AAN ZEE B 12.01.2015 1... –+

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26...Nxf2! 27.Qxd2

[27.Rxf2 Qxd1–+; 27.Kxf2 Qd4–+ (27...Qxd1 28.Rxd1 Ng4+–+)]

27...Qh3+! 28.Kg1

[28.Kxf2 Ng4+–+]

28...Neg4 29.Rxe8+ Rxe8 30.Rxf2 Qxg3+ 0–1

(67) A. DAVID (2572) H. RAJA (2144) PARNSVATH OPEN 09.01.2015 1. +–

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19.g4! Be4 20.f3!+–

(68) M. MUZYCHUK (2520) B. ADHIBAN (2630) GIBRALTAR OPEN 01.02.2015 1... –+

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34...e5+!!

[34...Rd2?? 35.Rb8+ Kf7 36.Rf8#]

34...e5+!! 35.Kc4

[35.Kxe5 Rxd3–+; 35.Bxe5 Rd2!–+]

35...Ra4+ 36.Kb3 Rxd3–+

(69) A. LAUBER (2441) S. BRUNELLO (2552) GERMAN LEAGUE 21.02.2015 1... –+

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19...Rxc1!! 20.Qxc1

[20.Rxc1 Bxe3+ 21.Kh1 Bxc1 22.Qxc1 Bxb5–+]

20...Nd3! 21.axb6

[21.Bxd3 Bxe3+ 22.Kh1 Bxc1–+]

21...Nxc1–+

(70) I. KHAIRULLIN (2629) G. KJARTANSSON (2484) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 27.02.2015 1. +–

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19.Ba5! 1–0

[19.Ba5 Qxa5 20.Qxe6+ Rf7 (20...Kh7 21.Qxe7+–) 21.Bh5+–]

(71) R. DAMASO (2451) B. BOK (2587) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 03.03.2015 1. +–

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22.Nxg6! fxg6 23.Rxe6! Bxe6 24.Rxe6+– Rxf4+ 25.gxf4+–

(72) J. KRISTINSSON (2251) GAO RUI (2533) REYKJAVIK OPEN 11.03.2015 1... –+

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22...Nd3! 0–1

[22...Nd3 23.Bxd3 Be5–+]

(73) N. GRANDELIUS (2603) D. PULVETT (2434) REYKJAVIK OPEN 12.03.2015 1. +–

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19.Ng5!! fxg5 20.Qxe6+ Kh8

[20...Rf7 21.fxg5 Rdf8 22.Rxf7 Rxf7 23.Rf1+–]

21.Qxe7 gxf4 22.Qe4! Rxd3

[22...g6 23.Qe5+ Kg8 24.Bc4++–]

23.cxd3+–

(74) R. MAMEDOV (2658) D. WAGNER (2549) AEROFLOT OPEN 28.03.2015 1. +–

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36.Rxe6! fxe6 37.Qg4 Rf7 38.Qxe6 Rdf8 39.Rxf7 Rxf7 40.Qe8+ Rf8 41.Bd5+ Kh7 42.Qxf8 Qxe2+ 43.Qf2 1–0

(75) E. INARKIEV (2706) A. R. SALEM (2603) AEROFLOT OPEN 02.04.2015 1... –+

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24...Rxg2+! 25.Kh1

[25.Kxg2 Nxe3+ 26.Kh1 Nxd1–+]

25...Qc6! 26.Bc5 Bxc5 27.Kxg2 Ne3+ 28.Kf3 Nxf1–+

(76) A. RAKHMANOV (2639) K. ABHISHKEK (2343) DUBAI OPEN 07.04.2015 1... –+

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29...Nxe3! 30.fxe3 Rxe3 31.h4

[31.Bd2 Rd3 32.Nf3 Bxd2 33.Nxd2 Qxb4 34.Rc2 Qa4!–+ 35.Rc1 Qxd1+ 36.Rxd1 Bh5 37.Bf1 Rd4–+; 31.Nb3 Rd3–+]

31...Rd3! 32.Qxd3 Bxd3 0–1

(77) A. FIER (2601) E. KARAVADE (2405) DUBAI OPEN 08.04.2015 1. +–

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29.Bxf6+! 1–0

[29.Bxf6+ Kxf6 30.Rxb7 Rxb7 31.Qxc6+ Re6 32.Qxb7+–]

(78) A. MOISEENKO (2693) E. POSTNY (2645) WORLD TEAMS 22.04.2015 1. +–

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24.Bd3!! Rd5

[24...Bxe5 25.Bh7+ Kxh7 26.Rxd8+–]

25.exf6! Rxc5 26.Be4! Rd5

[26...gxf6 27.Rd7+–]

27.Bxd5 exd5 28.e4+–

(79) YU YANGYI (2724) G. SARGISSIAN (2668) WORLD TEAMS 22.04.2015 1. +–

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14.Bh3!! Qxh3 15.Qxb7+– Bd6

[15...Qe6 16.Nc6!+–]

16.Qxf7+! Kh8 17.Nxd5!! Bxe5

[17...Nxd5 18.Qxd5 Bxe5 19.Qxe5+–; 17...Rf8 18.Nxf6!! Rxf7 (18...gxf6 19.Qd7!+–) 19.Nxf7#]

18.Bxe5! Rf8

[18...Nxd5 19.Qxg7#; 18...Rxd5 19.Bxf6+–]

19.Qb7! Rab8 20.Qxa7 Ra8 21.Qb7 Rab8 22.Nf4!+–

(80) P. PONKRATOV (2610) B. SAVCHENKO (2556) RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIP RAPID 13.05.2015 1. +–

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26.Rxd5! cxd5 27.Bb4+ Re7

[27...Kg8 28.Qh7#]

28.Qh7+–

[28.Qxg5 hxg5 29.Rh3+–]

(81) I. BOCHAROV (2472) I. BUKAVSHIN (2647) RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE 22.06.2015 1... –+

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34...Nhxf4! 35.gxf4 Nxf4 36.Qg3

[36.Bxb7 Nh3+–+; 36.Bf1 Qg6+–+]

36...Nxg2–+

(82) A. KOROBOV (2698) A. NADANIAN (2380) ASRIAN MEMORIAL 17.06.2015 1... –+

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29...Nxg2! 30.Kxg2

[30.Bxg5 Nxe1 31.Bxh6 Nxf3+–+; 30.Rxg2 Nxf3+ 31.Kh1 Nxe1 32.Qxe1 Qxb5–+]

30...Nxf3! 31.Bxh6 Nxe1+ 32.Qxe1 Qd5+! 33.Kg1 Qxa2–+ 34.Bc1 Qc4–+ Show in Quiz Mode

— MATE! —

This is obviously the nicest part of the game, delivering the mate to our opponents. This could be especially nice if we do it after a nice combination! Enjoy!

(1) A. DAS (2466) M. NIKOLOV (2545) ROQUETAS OPEN 05.01.2013 1. +–

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21.Bxh7+! Kxh7 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.Bxg7! Kxg7

[23...f6 24.Bh6+–]

24.Qg4+ Kh8

[24...Kf6 25.Qg5#]

25.Re3! Nf6 26.Rh3+ Nh7 27.Rxh7+! Kxh7 28.Rf3! Qd8 29.Rh3+ Bh4 30.Rxh4+ Qxh4 31.Qxh4++– Kg7 32.Qg5+ Kh7 33.Ne5 Rb7 34.Ng4 1–0

(2) V. BURMAKIN (2565) I. MANAKOV (2345) STAUFER OPEN 05.01.2013 1. +–

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16.Rxb6! 1–0

[16.Rxb6 axb6 17.Bd5+ Kh8 18.Nxg6+! hxg6 19.Qh3+ Bh6 20.Qxh6#]

(3) P. HARIKRISHNA (2698) L. VAN WELY (2679) WIJK AAN ZEE 17.01.2013 1. +–

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38.Rf7+! Nxf7 39.Qxg6+!! 1–0

[39.Qxg6+ Kxg6 40.Be4#]

(4) A. ALEKSANDROV (2607) S. SWAPNIL (2474) CHENNAI OPEN 22.01.2013 1. +–

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29.Rxd4! Nxc3

[29...cxd4 30.Qe5! Nf6 (30...f6 31.Qe6+ Kh8 32.Qf7+–) 31.Qxf6! exf6 32.Re8#]

30.Rxd7??

[30.Rxe7! Rxe7 31.Rd8++–; 30.bxc3 cxd4 31.Qe5 f6 32.Qe6+ Kh8 33.Qf7+–]

30...Nxe2+ 31.Kh2 Qh1+!! 32.Kxh1 Nxg3+ 33.fxg3 Rxd7–+

(5) R. SVANE (2394) G. JONES (2641) GERMAN LEAGUE 02.02.2013 1. +–

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28.Rh7+!! Kxh7 29.e5+! Kg8

[29...f5 30.Qh2+ Kg7 31.gxf5+–]

30.Qh2! dxe5 31.Bg6

[31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Bg6 Ra7 33.Ne4+–]

31...Ra7 32.Ne4+–

(6) A. SMITH (2485) WANG JUE (2375) REYKJAVIK OPEN 23.02.2013 1... –+

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27...Rxe2! 28.Qb8+

[28.Rxe2 Qf3–+]

28...Kg7 29.Rxe2

[29.Ne8+ Rxe8 30.Qxe8 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 Qa1+–+]

29...Qf3 30.Nf5+ gxf5 31.Qe5+ Kg6 32.Rd6+ Kh5!

(7) M. CHIGAEV (2454) V. ARTEMIEV (2499) RUSSIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 17.04.2013 1... –+

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24...Rxd3! 25.Qxd3 Bh1!! 26.Qc4+ Kb8 27.Bf4+ Ka8 0–1

(8) M. MCHEDLISHVILI (2640) Z. JAVAKHADZE (2448) NAKCHIVAN OPEN 30.04.2013 1. +–

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24.Nf5! Bxh6

[24...exf5 25.Qg5! Ng6 26.Qxg6!+–]

25.Qxh6 exf5 26.Rh1! 1–0

(9) B. JOBAVA (2702) Z. LAN (2165) CHINESE LEAGUE 03.05.2013 1. +–

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28.Rxd4! 1–0

[28.Rxd4 cxd4 29.Bc2! g6 30.Qf6#]

(10) T. PETROSIAN (2645) T. MARKOWSKI (2567) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 15.05.2013 1. +–

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43.Rb4!! Qxb4 44.Qxd5+ Kh8

[44...Rf7 45.Rc8+ Qf8 46.Rxf8+ Kxf8 47.Qd8#]

45.Rc8+ Rf8 46.Qf7! 1–0

[46.Qf7 Rxc8 47.Qg7#]

(11) I. GEORGIADIS (2449) A. TUKHAEV (2520) PALEOCHORA OPEN 22.07.2013 1. +–

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25.Rxh7!! Kxh7

[25...exd4 26.Qh4 bxc2+ 27.Kc1 cxd1=Q+ 28.Kxd1+–]

26.Qh4+ Kg8 27.Rd3!! bxc2+ 28.Kc1! a3 29.b3 1–0

(12) E. SUTOVSKY (2660) A. ONISCHUK (2667) POIKOVSKY 03.09.2013 1. +–

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39.Qe6+! Qf7

[39...Bf7 40.Qc8++–]

40.Rf3! 1–0

[40.Rf3 Qxe6 (40...Bf5 41.Rxf5! Rxf5 42.Qc8++–; 40...Rf5 41.Qc8+ Qe8 42.Qxe8+ Bxe8 43.Rxf5+–) 41.Rf8#]

(13) U. ELISEEV (2550) J. BAI (2419) WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 16.09.2013 1. +–

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44.Qg5!! Qxe7

[44...Qxg5 45.R1f7+ Kh6 46.Rh8#]

45.Qxe7+ Bxe7 46.R1f7+ Kh6 47.Rxe7+–

(14) R. MAMEDOV (2647) V. PETKOV (2570) EUROPEAN TEAMS 09.11.2013 1. +–

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43.Nf5+! Kg5 44.Nh4!! 1–0

[44.Nh4 Rxd7 45.Bc1+ Nf4 46.Bxf4#]

(15) D. SWIERCZ (2627) I. KHENKIN (2612) EUROPEAN TEAM 09.11.2013 1. +–

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41.Rxg6+!! hxg6 42.Qe6+ 1–0

[42.Qe6+ Kh7 (42...Rf7 43.Qe8+ Rf8 44.Qxg6+ Kh8 45.Qg7#) 43.Qd7+ Kg8 44.Qg7#]

(16) Z. MA (2404) ZHOU JIANCHAO (2567) CHINESE LEAGUE 12.11.2013 1. +–

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21.Bg7+!! Kxg7 22.Qg6+ Kh8 23.Qh6! 1–0

(17) L. ARONIAN (2812) L. VAN WELY (2672) WIJK AAN ZEE 26.01.2014 1... –+

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38...Bd4+!! 0–1

[38...Bd4+ 39.cxd4 Qb1+ 40.Be1 Qxe1+ 41.Nxe1 Rxe1#]

(18) H. MELKUMYAN (2625) R. HOVHANISSYAN (2592) ARMENIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 21.01.2014 1... –+

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82...Ra7+! 83.Ra2 Na3! 0–1

(19) M. SIMANTSEV (2479) Z. MAMMADOV (2432) MARIENBAD 23.01.2014 1... –+

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20...Rg3!! 0–1

[20...Qc6? 21.Qg4; 20...Rg3 21.hxg3 Qc6–+]

(20) P. MEISTER (2399) A. FIER (2572) GERMAN LEAGUE 08.02.2014 1. +–

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37.Qxa1?

[37.Qxc4! Rxc4 38.Re8+ Kg7 39.Bf8+ Kg8 40.Bh6#]

37.Qxa1? Bxa1∞

(21) E. ROMANOV (2653) H. GABUZYAN (2534) MINSK OPEN 15.02.2014 1... –+

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50...Qe3+! 51.Kd6

[51.Kc6 Qb6#; 51.Kb5 Qb6+ 52.Ka4 Qb4#]

51...Qf4+! 52.Kc5

[52.Ke6 Qf6#; 52.Kc6 Qxc4+–+]

52...Qf2+! 53.Kd6 Qf6+ 0–1

[53...Qf6+ 54.Kc5 Qb6#]

(22) P. NIELSEN (2649) J. HOBUSCH (2080) GERMAN LEAGUE 22.02.2014 1. +–

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42.Rxg7! Rxd4

[42...Kxg7 43.Rg4+ Kh7 (43...Kf8 44.Qxh6+ Ke8 45.Rg8++–) 44.Bd3++–]

43.Qxh6!+–

(23) J. ANTOLI ROYO (2413) D. DUMITRACHE (2453) ROCHEFORT OPEN 25.02.2014 1. +–

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28.Nf5! Bxe5 29.Nxh6+! 1–0

[29.Nxh6+ gxh6 30.Qg6+! Kh8 31.Bxe5+ f6 32.Bxf6+ Rxf6 33.Qg8#]

(24) J. GELLER (2504) L. NOZDRACHEV (2413) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 11.04.2014 1. +–

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35.Rf6!+– Qe4

[35...gxf6 36.Qxh6#; 35...Qc7+ 36.Bd6 Qd7 37.Rxh6+ gxh6 38.Qxh6#; 35...Qd5 36.Rxh6+ gxh6 37.Qxh6#]

36.Qxe4 1–0

(25) L. DOMINGUEZ (2757) D. FROLYANOV (2578) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 12.04.2014 1. +–

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44.Rxc5! dxc5 45.Qg6 1–0

(26) B. BOK (2590) G. GAJEWSKI (2631) FAGERNES OPEN 15.04.2014 1. +–

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30.Nf6+! gxf6 31.Qg6+!+– Kh8

[31...fxg6 32.Rg7+ Kh8 33.Rh7+ Kg8 34.Rbg7#]

32.Qxh5+ Kg8 33.Qg6+ Kh8 34.Qxf6+ Kg8 35.Qg6+ Kh8 36.Rxf7 1–0

(27) Z. MAMMADOV (2453) P. SMIRNOV (2626) NAKCHIVAN OPEN 07.05.2014 1... –+

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36...Bxa4! 37.Qxa4 Qd2–+ 38.g3

[38.h3 Qe1+ 39.Kh2 Bg1+ 40.Kh1 Bf2+ 41.Kh2 Bg3#]

38...Qf2 0–1 Show in Quiz Mode

(28) M. GAGUNASHVILI (2560) R. MAMEDOV (2660) NAKCHIVAN OPEN 12.05.2014

1... –+

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31...Be2+! 32.Kxe2 Qxg2+–+ 33.Ke3

[33.Kd3 Rxd7+–+]

33...Bf2+

[33...Rxe5+ 34.Nxe5 Qf2+ 35.Ke4 f5+–+]

34.Kf4 Be3+ 0–1

(29) T. FODOR (2462) I. KOVALENKO (2611) ZALAKAROS OPEN 25.05.2014

1. +–

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60.Rd5!! 1–0

[60.Bc2 Bxc4; 60.Rd5 cxd5 (60...Rxb3 61.Re5#) 61.Bc2#]

(30) A. CHANDRA (2440) C. SADORRA (2611) CHICAGO OPEN 25.05.2014 1... –+

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36...Rh3!–+ 37.g4

[37.gxh3 Bxf3+ 38.Rxf3 Qe1+–+; 37.Nxh3 Qxd4–+]

37...Rxf3 0–1

(31) S. AGDESTEIN (2628) P. SVIDLER (2753) NORWAY BLITZ 02.06.2014 1... –+

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25...h5+! 26.Kxg5

[26.Kf3 Bxf5–+; 26.Kxh5 Rh7+ 27.Kg4 (27.Kxg5 Rg7+ 28.Kh6 Kf7–+) 27...Rh4+ 28.Kf3 Rf4+ 29.Kxe3 Rxf1–+]

26...Rg7+ 27.Kh4 Bf6+ 28.Kxh5 Be8+ 29.Kh6 Rh7# 0–1

(32) E. ALEKSEEV (2675) D. LINTCHEVSKI (2555) ST. PETERSBURG RAPID 28.09.2014 1. +–

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27.Raf1!! Qe7

[27...Rxf5 28.Qxa8++–; 27...Rg8 28.Qxa8! Rxa8 29.Rf8+ Rxf8 30.Rxf8#]

28.Qe5! Qxb4

[28...Qxe5 29.Rxf8+ Rxf8 30.Rxf8#]

29.Qxc3! 1–0

[29.Qxc3 Qxc3 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.Rxf8#]

(33) G. GAEHWILER (2360) B. BOK (2591) WORLD JUNIORS 07.10.2014 1. +–

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23.Bd8!! f6

[23...Raxd8 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Ne7+! Rxe7 26.Qb8++–]

24.Bxa5 Nxa5 25.Ne7+ Rxe7 26.Rxe7+–

(34) R. ROBSON (2628) D. RECUERO GUERRA (2424) SPICE CUP OPEN 22.10.2014 1. +–

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24.Bxh6! Nxh6 25.Qg5+– Nf5 26.Qf6+ 1–0

[26.Qf6+ Kh7 27.Qg7#]

(35) L. DEGLMANN (2340) A. DELCHEV (2633) OIBM 27.10.2014 1. +–

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23.Rh8+!! 1–0

[23.Rh8+ Kxh8 24.Rh1+ Kg8 25.Rh8+! Kxh8 26.Qh1+ Kg8 27.Qh7#]

(36) F. RAMBALDI (2454) A. DELCHEV (2633) OIBM 31.10.2014 1. +–

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21.Rxf6! Kxf6 22.Qf2+! Kg7 23.Bh6+!! 1–0

[23.Bh6+ Kxh6 (23...Kg8 24.Qf6+–) 24.Qf6#]

(37) W. SO (2762) T. BATCHULUUN (2525) NORTH AMERICAN OPEN 30.12.2014 1. +–

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40.Bxh6+! Kxh6 41.Rxf7 Be8

[41...Nh7 42.f4!+–; 41...Ng8 42.g5+ Kh5 43.Rh7++–]

42.g5+ Kh5 43.Rxf6+–

(38) R. ZELCIC (2535) Z. KOZUL (2631) CROATIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 12.01.2015 1. +–

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23.Bf6! gxf6

[23...Rg8 24.Rg3 Nf5 25.Rxf5+–]

24.Rg3 1–0

[24.Rg3 Nf5 25.Rxf5! exf5 26.Qg7#]

(39) K. MEKHITARIAN (2565) C. UMETSUBO (2311) BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 20.01.2015 1. +–

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30.Qxh6+!! 1–0

[30.Qxh6+ gxh6 (30...Kxh6 31.Rh8#) 31.Nf6+ Kg7 32.Rg8#]

(40) G. JONES (2671) S. MELIA (2473) GIBRALTAR OPEN 28.01.2015 1. +–

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26.Nf6+!! exf6 27.exf6 Rxd1+ 28.Kh2 Qb8+ 29.g3 1–0

(41) E. ITURRIZAGA (2649) DRAGNEV (2344) GIBRALTAR OPEN 03.02.2015 1. +–

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23.Rxg7+! Kxg7 24.Qc7+ Kh6 25.Nf7+! Kh5

[25...Kg7 26.Ng5+ Kh6 27.Qxh7#]

26.g4+! Kxg4

[26...fxg4 27.Qe5+ Kh4 28.Qg5#]

27.Ne5+ 1–0

[27.Ne5+ Kh5 28.Qxh7#]

(42) I. BERENBOYM (2112) R. HOVHANISSYAN (2592) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 24.02.2015 1... –+

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22...Ne2+!! 23.Rxe2 Rh1+! 0–1

[23...Rh1+ 24.Nxh1 Qh2+ 25.Kf1 Qxh1#]

(43) P. ELJANOV (2727) E. ROMANOV (2625) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 08.03.2015 1. +–

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37.Nf6!! Nxg1

[37...Rxf6 38.Qxf6+ Rxf6 39.Rg8#]

38.Nxh7! Rb8

[38...Rxh7 39.Qxf8#]

39.Nf8+ Rh7 40.Nxh7 1–0

[40.Nxh7 Qxh7 41.Qf6++–]

(44) E. HANSEN (2566) S. TJOMSLAND (2300) REYKJAVIK OPEN 11.03.2015 1. +–

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26.Rxd4! exd4 27.Re7! Rg8

[27...Qd6 28.Bxg6 fxg6 29.Qxh7#; 27...Nxe7 28.Qxh7#]

28.Rxd7+–

(45) L. HAUGE (2380) A. ROMBALDONI (2488) REYKJAVIK OPEN 18.03.2015 1... –+

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31...Rd2! 32.Qc8+

[32.Kxd2 Qd3+ 33.Kc1 Qc2#]

32...Qxc8 0–1

(46) M. CARLSEN (2863) M. VACHIER-LAGRAVE (2765) GASHIMOV MEMORIAL 21.04.2015 1. +–

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54.Bd5! 1–0

[54.Bd5 a1=Q 55.Rf7+ (55.Kg4+–) 55...Kg5 56.Rf5#]

(47) S. MOVSESIAN (2665) A. ADLY (2589) WORLD TEAMS 28.04.2015 1... –+

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39...Rxh3+! 40.Kg1

[40.gxh3 Ng3+ 41.Kh2 (41.Kg2 Ne2+! 42.Kh1 Qxf3+–+) 41...Ne2+! 42.Nd6 Qxf3–+]

40...Bh2+ 41.Kf2 Bg3+–+

(48) A. MOTYLEV (2653) E. NAJER (2634) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 06.05.2015 1... –+

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27...Rxc4+!! 28.dxc4 Rc3+! 29.bxc3

[29.Kb1 Qxd1+ 30.Ka2 Rc1–+]

29...Ba3+ 0–1

[29...Ba3+ 30.Kd2 Qxc3+ 31.Ke2 Qe3#]

(49) I. NEPOMNIACHTCHI (2714) S. SJUGIROV (2669) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 07.05.2015 1. +–

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35.Qxd6!!

[35.Qxd6 Rxd6 36.fxg7+ Bxg7 37.Rf8#]

(50) P. SVIDLER (2734) P. POTAPOV (2477) RUSSIAN LEAGUE (RAPID) 08.05.2015 1. +–

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24.Rxf6+! Kxf6 25.Rf1+ Kg6 26.Qxe7

[26.Qg3+! Kh5 (26...Bg5 27.h5+! Kxh5 (27...Kh7 28.Qc7+ Kg8 29.Qf7#) 28.Qf3+ Kh4 (28...Kg6 29.Qf7#) 29.Qh3#) 27.Qf3+ Kxh4 28.Qf4+ Kh5 29.Qf7+ Kg5 30.Qxe7+ Kh5 31.Qf7+ Kg5 32.Qf6+ Kh5 33.g4+! Kxg4 34.Rf4+ Kh5 (34...Kg3 35.Qh4#) 35.Rh4#]

26...Qxe3+ 27.Kh2‚

(51) M. MATLAKOV (2694) I. POPOV (2648) RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIP RAPID 13.05.2015 1. +–

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28.Bh6!! Nxh7 29.gxh7 1–0

[29.gxh7 Bxh6 30.h8=Q#]

(52) Y. HAMBARDZUMIAN (2322) D. KHISMATULLIN (2646) ASRIAN MEMORIAL 17.06.2015 1... –+

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25...Rg6!! 26.Qd2

[26.Nxb6 Rh6+ 27.Bh5 Rxh5#; 26.Qxd7+ Kxd7 27.Nxb6+ Bxb6–+]

26...Qd4! 0–1

[26...Qd4 27.Qxd4 Bxd4–+]

(53) T. PETROSYAN (2423) S. GABOYAN (2153) ASRIAN MEMORIAL 17.06.2015 1. +–

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32.Rf5!! Kf8

[32...Bxf5 33.Qh6+–]

33.Rxh5! Ke8

[33...gxh5 34.Rg8+! Kxg8 35.Qh6+–]

34.Rh7+–

(54) A. GIRI (2791) R. PRUIJSSERS (2507) DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIP 06.07.2015 1. +–

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35.Reg3!!

[35.Rh3 d1=Q 36.Bxh7 Qxg2+!! 37.Kxg2 Qe2²]

35.Reg3!! Qd8

[35...d1=Q 36.Bxh7!+–]

36.Bc2?

[36.Be8!! Qc7 (36...d1=Q 37.Rxg7+–) 37.Qf6! Kg8 (37...d1=Q 38.Qf8++–) 38.Bh5! Qd7 39.Rxg7+ Rxg7 40.Rxg7+ Qxg7 41.Qxe6++–]

36...Qf8?

[36...Rxg5∞]

37.Rxg7 Rxg7 38.Rxg7 Qxg7 39.Qxe6+– Show in Quiz Mode

— FIND THE DRAW! —

Sometimes in chess we get into difficult situations, however by staying sharp, we might get the golden chance to save the game. In this chapter you need to search for the drawing continuation. Enjoy!

(1) J. MARKOS (2581) Z. VARGA (2455) SLOVAKIAN LEAGUE 20.01.2013 1... =

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55...Bxf5+!! 56.gxf5 Rh8!! 57.Rxh8 c1=Q 58.Rb7+ Kd6 59.Rd8+ Ke5 60.Rb5+ Kf4=

(2) T. BURG (2492) F. PERALTA (2617) WIJK AAN ZEE C 22.01.2013 1. =

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79.Rxd6! Bxd6 80.Kd7 Bg3 81.Ke6! Kg7

[81...Bxh4 82.Kf6=]

82.h5! gxh5 83.Kf5= Bc7 84.g6 Kh6

[84...h4 85.Kg4 Bg3 86.Kh3=]

85.g7 Kxg7 86.Kg5 1/2

(3) E. BLOMQVIST (2451) H. TIKKANEN (2574) SWEDISH LEAGUE 16.03.2013 1... =

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18...Bxh2+! 19.Kh1

[19.Kxh2 Qd6+ 20.Nf4 Rxc2µ]

19...Qb5?

[19...exd5! 20.Qf5+ (20.Qa4+ Ke6 21.Kxh2 Qxb2=) 20...Qe6=]

20.Nxf6+ Ke7 21.Qe4±

(4) F. CARUANA (2772) S. KARJAKIN (2786) GRAND PRIX, ZUG 24.04.2013 1. =

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49.Bxd4! Rxd4 50.Rxf6!! Rd2

[50...gxf6? 51.Qa8+ Kg7 52.Qa7+!+–; 50...Rd1+ 51.Rf1 Rxf1+ 52.Kxf1 Qxc4²]

51.Qf8+ Kh7 52.Rf2!=

(5) A. HAGEN (2400) C. LUPULESCU (2634) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 05.05.2013 1. =

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44.h4!! Be3

[44...Qxg4 45.Qf8+ Kg6 46.Qg8+ Kf6 47.Qf8² Kg6 (47...Ke6?? 48.Qc8++–)]

45.Rg7! Qe4+ 46.Kh2 Qc2+ 47.Kh3 Qf5+ 48.Kh2 Qf2+ 49.Kh3 Qf5+ 50.Kh2 Qf2+ 1/2

(6) G. PAPP (2570) V. POTKIN (2666) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 07.05.2013 1... =

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49...e2! 50.Re4 Ra5! 51.Rxe2

[51.Be6?? Re5–+]

51...Rxf5= 1/2

(7) Z. ALMASI (2695) Z. ANDRIASIAN (2608) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 14.05.2013 1... =

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39...Rxf4! 40.Qxf4

[40.Ra8+ Rf8µ]

40...Qe2+ 41.Kh3 Qxa6 42.Qg5+ Kf8 43.Qf5+ Kg7 1/2

[43...Ke7 44.Qe6+ Kd8 45.Qg8+ Kd7 46.Qe6²]

(8) V. TOPALOV (2793) F. CARUANA (2774) THESSALONIKI GP 02.06.2013 1. =

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55.Rxe4?

[55.Rxa2!! Rxa2 (55...Qxa2 56.Qf6+ Kh7 57.Qh4+ Kg8 58.Qg5+ Kf7 59.Qe7²) 56.Qh4+! Kg7 (56...Qh7 57.Qd8+ Kg7 58.Qe7+ Kh8 59.Qf8+ Qg8 60.Qh6²) 57.Qg5+ Kf7 58.Qe7+ Kg6 59.Qg5²]

55.Rxe4? a1=Q–+

(9) M. ADAMS (2740) WANG HAO (2752) DORTMUND 30.07.2013 1... =

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25...Bd7?

[25...Bc2! 26.Rxb4 axb4 27.Rxc2 Ra1+ 28.Kg2 b3! 29.Bxb3 Rb1!=]

25...Bd7? 26.Bxa5! Rxa5 27.Rxb4±

(10) A. FILIPPOV (2630) B. ADHIBAN (2567) SANTS OPEN 29.08.2013 1. =

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30.Nd5!! Qxd5

[30...Rxd5 31.Qxf4=; 30...Nxd5?? 31.Qxd2+–]

31.Re8+ Kg7 32.Re7+ Kg8 33.Re8+ 1/2

(11) N. VITIUGOV (2729) V. KRAMNIK (2796) RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 12.10.2013 1. =

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36.Bxf6! d1=Q 37.Rg4+! Kf7 38.Bxd8! Bg1+

[38...Qxd8? 39.Rbf4+ Ke6 40.Rxf2]

39.Kh3 Qxd8 40.Rbf4+ Ke7 41.Re4+ Kf6 42.Ref4+ Ke7 43.Re4+ Kd6 44.Rd4+ Bxd4 45.Rxd4+ Ke7 46.Rxd8 Kxd8=

(12) V. IORDACHESCU (2614) R. SVANE (2467) DANUBE RAPID 01.11.2013 1. =

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47.Qd3+! f5 48.Rxg7+! Kxg7 49.Qd7+ Kg6 50.Qe8+ Kg7 51.Qd7+ Kg6 52.Qe6² Kh5?? 53.Qf7+ Kg4 54.Qg6+ Kxf4 55.Rc4+ 1–0

(13) V. IVANCHUK (2731) R. MAMEDOV (2647) WORLD TEAMS 28.11.2013 1... =

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46...Bxe4!! 1/2

[46...Bxe4 47.fxe4 f3 48.Rd8+! (48.Qxf3?? Qg1+ 49.Rxg1 Rxg1#) 48...Kh7 49.Bg8+! Rxg8 50.Qd7+ Kh6 51.Qxh3 Qg2+! 52.Qxg2 fxg2+ 53.Kg1 Rxd8 54.Kxg2 Rd4!=]

(14) A. FIER (2580) M. RAGGER (2632) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 16.06.2014 1... =

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27...Qd4+! 28.Kg3 Rd8! 29.Rd1! Qxd1! 30.Qxg7! Qe1+ 31.Kh3 Qh1+ 32.Kg3 Qe1+ 33.Kh3 Qh1+ 34.Kg3 Qe1+ 1/2

(15) J. VOJINOVIC (2297) R. MARKUS (2607) PALACIN OPEN 04.07.2014 1. =

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36.Nxf7+!! Nxf7 37.Qe6!= Re1 38.Qe7+ Kh6 39.Qf8+ Kg5 40.Qe7+ 1/2

(16) M. PARLIGRAS (2580) M. MOSADEGHPOUR (2337) AL AIN OPEN 24.12.2014 1... =

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44...Ke5?

[44...Ke4! 45.Nc6 Ba7!! 46.Nxa7 Kd5 47.Nb5 (47.Nc8 Kc6 48.Kf3 Kc7 49.a7 Kb7=) 47...Kc6 48.Kf3 Kb6 49.a7 Kb7=]

44...Ke5? 45.Nc6+ Kd6 46.Nxb8 Kc7 47.Nd7! 1–0

(17) F. CARUANA (2820) HOU YIFAN (2673) WIJK AAN ZEE 20.01.2015 1... =

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45...Nxh4+! 46.gxh4 f3+! 47.Kg3!

[47.Kh3? Qe6+ 48.Kh2 Qd6+ 49.Kh3 Qxc7–+]

47...Qd6+! 48.Bf4! Qg6+! 49.Bg5! Qd6+ 1/2

(18) M. VACHIER-LAGRAVE (2757) L. ARONIAN (2797) WIJK AAN ZEE 24.01.2015 1. =

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33.Ne4!! 1/2

[33.Ne4 Qxe1 (33...Qxd4 34.Nf6+ Kg7 (34...Kh8 35.Qg5 Qd2 36.Re3) 35.Nxh5+! gxh5 36.Qg5+ Kh7 37.Qxh5²) 34.Nf6+ Kh8 35.Qg5 Kg7 36.Nxh5+ Kh7 37.Nf6²]

(19) B. GELFAND (2747) R. PONOMARIOV (2713) WORLD TEAMS 22.04.2015 1. =

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43.h7! Qb1+

[43...Qxh7 44.Qf3+! Rc6 45.Qxf7+ Rc7 46.Qd5²]

44.Kg2 Qxh7 45.Qf3+ Rc6

[45...Kb6 46.Bd4+ Kc7 47.Be5+ Kd8 48.Bf6+ Kc7= (48...Ke8? 49.Qb7+–)]

46.Qxf7+ Rc7 1/2

[46...Rc7 47.Qd5²]

(20) F. CARUANA (2805) A. GIRI (2773) NORWAY BLITZ 15.06.2015 1. =

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37.Bxg7+?

[37.Kg1!! Rxd6 38.Bxg7+ Qxg7 39.Qxd6 Qxc3 40.h3!=]

37.Bxg7+? Rxg7 0–1 Show in Quiz Mode

— SILENT MOVES —

Sometimes a subtle, silent move creates more threats than the most direct one! In this chapter, the key of the combination will be something unexpected and silent! Enjoy!

(1) F. PERALTA (2617) R. SWINKELS (2508) WIJK AAN ZEE C 13.01.2013 1. +–

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24.Rh3! Qg6

[24...gxf2+ 25.Rg3+–]

25.f5

[25.Rch1+–]

25...Qg4 26.f3 Qg5 27.f4+–

[27.f6+–; 27.Rch1+–]

(2) M. TUROV (2630) S. MOVSESIAN (2688) WIJK AAN ZEE B 22.01.2013 1... –+

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44...Kf7! 45.Rdxe3

[45.Nc5 Reh8 46.Nxe4 Rh1+ 47.Kg2 R8h2#; 45.Qxe3 Reh8! 46.Qxe4 Rh1+ 47.Kf2 R8h2+ 48.Ke3 Re1#]

45...Qb1+ 46.Qf1 Reh8 0–1

(3) G. MEIER (2640) F. CARUANA (2757) BADEN-BADEN 13.02.2013 1. +–

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30.Bxd4?

[30.Qf4!! Qxf4 (30...Qc8 31.Bxf5 Bxb2 32.Rxd7 Rxd7 33.Rxd7 Qxd7 34.Qb8++–) 31.gxf4+–]

30.Bxd4? Nxd4∞

(4) M. RODSHTEIN (2639) T. NABATY (2564) ISRAELIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 08.04.2013 1... –+

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33...Qg2+? 1/2

[33...g5!! 34.fxg6 (34.Be6+ Kd8–+) 34...Qh5+–+]

(5) E. GHAEM MAGHAMI (2561) E. KARAVADE (2389) DUBAI OPEN 13.04.2013 1. +–

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20.Ng4!

[20.Nxg2? Rg8]

20.Ng4! Qe7 21.Qxe7+ Kxe7 22.Kxg2 1–0

(6) A. RAKHMANOV (2591) S. NARANAYAN (2440) DUBAI OPEN 09.04.2013 1. +–

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22.Be3!

[22.Bh6 Qh4]

22.Be3! Nc4

[22...Bxa2 23.Rxd8+–]

23.Bxc4! Rxc4 24.Qd3! Rc5 25.b4+–

(7) A. MOROZEVICH (2758) T. RADJABOV (2793) GRAND PRIX, ZUG 29.04.2013 1. +–

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24.R8c6!! Qg4

[24...Nf6 25.Qxb8+–]

25.Bc8

[25.h3 Qe6 26.Qxe6 fxe6 27.Bc4+–]

25...Rxc8 26.Rxc8+–

(8) L. BUTKIEWICZ (2410) A. SHIMANOV (2639) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 05.05.2013 1... µ

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28...Qe8!!

[28...Re8 29.f5∞]

28...Qe8!! 29.f5 Nf8–+

(9) F. VALLEJO PONS (2695) V. TKACHIEV (2632) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 16.05.2013 1. +–

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35.Qd5! Kg8

[35...Rxf6 36.Qe4+ Kg7 37.Qxe1+–]

36.Qe4 1–0

[36.Qe4 Bc3 (36...Rxf6 37.Qxe1+–) 37.Qe8+ Kh7 38.Qxf7+ Kh8 39.Qxg6+–]

(10) T. BARON (2467) C. MARCELIN (2488) FRENCH LEAGUE 03.06.2013 1... –+

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17...Ne2+! 18.Kh1 Kd7! 0–1

[18...Kd7 19.Re1 Rxh2+ 20.Kxh2 Rh8+–+]

(11) A. DEMCHENKO (2639) P. PONKRATOV (2605) EKATERINBURG 29.06.2013 1. +–

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28.Nb4!!+– Nxb4 29.Bxe6

[29.cxb4+–]

29...Bxe3 30.Bxf7+ Kxf7 31.Rxd7+ 1–0

[31.Rxd7+ Kg8 32.cxb4+–]

(12) I. KURNOSOV (2657) S. ESTREMERA PANOS (2372) ABU DHABI OPEN 30.06.2013 1. +–

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27.Rf6!! Ng8

[27...Bf5 28.Rh6#; 27...Kh8 28.Rh6+ gxh6 29.Bf6#]

28.Qg6+! Kh8 29.Rf7 1–0

(13) J. CORI (2569) T. RADJABOV (2733) WORLD CUP RAPID 13.08.2013 1. +–

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32.Qa1!! 1–0

[32.Qa1 Rxe7 33.Rxe7++–]

(14) P. ELJANOV (2702) S. KARJAKIN (2772) WORLD CUP RAPID 19.08.2013 1. +–

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19.Ng5! e5

[19...Bxg2 20.Rf4!+– Bb7 21.Rxf6 exf6 22.Qh7#]

20.Bxb7 exd4 21.Bd5! 1–0

[21.Bd5 Qc7 22.Qxg6++–]

(15) B. BOK (2520) E. HANSEN (2584) OSLO OPEN 29.09.2013 1. +–

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26.Bg7!! dxe4

[26...Rd6 27.Qh4! Bd7 (27...dxe4 28.Qxh7+ Kxh7 29.Rh3+ Kg8 30.Rh8#) 28.Qh6! dxe4 29.Bh8+–]

27.Rh3! Rd6

[27...exd3 28.Rxh7+–; 27...Rxd3 28.cxd3 Qxd3 29.Rxd3 exd3 30.Bh6+–]

28.Qg5

[28.Rxh7 Rxf6 29.Qh3+–; 28.Qh4 h5 29.Qg5+–]

28...Rxd3 29.cxd3 1–0

(16) N. POGONINA (2485) T. KOSINTSEVA (2515) RUSSIAN WOMAN CHAMPIONSHIP 14.10.2013 1. +–

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40.Re6! Qc7 41.Rxg6! Ra3

[41...Kxg6 42.Nxf5+–]

42.Qb1! Kxg6 43.Nxf5+– Kg5 44.h4+ Kg4 45.Qd1+ Kh3 46.Qf3+–

(17) K. TERRIEUX (2415) C. BALOGH (2632) CORSICA RAPID 19.10.2013 1... –+

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30...Qg5! 0–1

[30...Qg5 31.g3 (31.Qe3 Nxg2–+) 31...Nf3+! 32.Rxf3 Qxd2–+]

(18) V. KOTRONIAS (2564) Z. KOZUL (2597) EUROPEAN TEAMS 15.11.2013 1. +–

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28.Rc1!! Rxc1+

[28...Rcb8 29.Qh6 Qxd3+ 30.Rc2+–]

29.Rxc1 Rxd4 30.Rc8+ Kxg7 31.Qg2+ Kh7 32.Qg8+ Kh6 33.Qh8+ 1–0

[33.Qh8+ Kg5 34.Qg7+ Kf4 35.Qg3#]

(19) V. VETOSHKO (2334) Y. VOVK (2588) VASYLYSHYN MEMORIAL 26.11.2013 1... –+

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21...Nc6!! 22.Qg4 Qe5–+ 0–1

(20) S. TER SAHAKYAN (2562) D. SHARMA (2386) KOLKATA OPEN 07.12.2013 1. +–

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24.Nxd5!! Rxd5 25.Qf3!! Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Qc6

[26...Qa7 27.Rd8+ Kf7 28.Qxf5++–]

27.Rd8+! Kf7 28.Qxc6 Nxc6 29.Rxa8 1–0 Show in Quiz Mode

(21) P. LEKO (2730) A. GRISCHUK (2783) BEIJING RAPID 13.12.2013

1. +–

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29.c3?

[29.Qg5! Rg8 30.Raa3!! f4 (30...Rxc2 31.Rag3!+–) 31.Qxf4! Rxc2 32.Rag3 g5 33.Rxh6+! Kxh6 34.Rxg5+–]

29.c3? Rg8∞

(22) WEI YI (2601) BRYANT (2410) BAY AREA OPEN 08.01.2014 1. +–

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21.Qc4!!+– Qe5

[21...Rfe8 22.Rxg6++–]

22.Rxg6+ Kh7 23.Bxf8+ 1–0

[23.Bxf8+ Kxg6 24.Rh6+ Kg5 25.Qh4#]

(23) J. HECTOR (2503) T. HEINEMANN (2461) GERMAN LEAGUE 22.02.2014 1... –+

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44...Rxe4!! 45.Bxe4 Bxe4+ 46.Qxe4

[46.Ka1 Qxa3#]

46...Qf2! 47.Kc1 Qxb2+ 48.Kd1 Qa1+ 49.Ke2 Qxh1–+

(24) M. PALAC (2561) E. INARKIEV (2698) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 04.03.2014 1... –+

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28...Rxg3! 29.Kxg3

[29.Nxg3 Qxh4#]

29...Bg1!! 0–1

(25) G. JONES (2651) F. URKEDAL (2495) REYKJAVIK OPEN 08.03.2014 1. +–

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28.Qc5!! Kxg7

[28...Rxf6 29.Qf8#; 28...Re8 29.Qf8+ Rxf8 30.gxf8=Q#]

29.Rxe6 Qxe6 30.g4!+– d4

[30...Nh6 31.g5+–; 30...Nh4 31.Qf8+ Kf6 32.Qd8++–]

31.Qf8+ Kf6 32.Qd8+ Ne7 33.g5+ Kxg5 34.Qxe7++–

(26) L. ARONIAN (2830) S. MAMEDYAROV (2757) FIDE CANDIDATES 14.03.2014 1. +–

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14.Nde4! dxe4 15.Nxe4 Qh4 16.g3! Qh3 17.Nf2! Qxf1+ 18.Kxf1+–

(27) B. ESEN (2563) E. TOMASHEVSKY (2711) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 11.03.2014 1. +–

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36.Rh8+! Kg6 37.Qd6+! Rf6 38.Qd1! 1–0

[38.Qd1 Qg4 39.f3! Qb4 40.f4+–]

(28) V. KRAMNIK (2787) S. MAMEDYAROV (2757) FIDE CANDIDATES 21.03.2014 1... –+

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48...Kxf8??

[48...Kg6! 49.Rg8+ (49.Rf6+ Kxf6 50.d8=Q+ Kf7!–+ 51.c8=Q Nf3+ 52.Kh5 Rh2+–+; 49.d8=Q Rg4#) 49...Kh6! 50.Rxg5 Rh2+! 51.Kg3 Bxd7! 52.Rg8 (52.Kxh2 Kxg5–+) 52...Ra2 53.c8=Q Bxc8 54.Rxc8 Rxa4–+]

48...Kxf8?? 49.c8=Q+! Kg7 50.Qb7!!+–

(29) N. SHORT (2674) D. DEBASHIS (2508) KOLKATA OPEN 24.03.2014 1. +–

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21.Rxd5+! 1–0

[21.Rxd5+ Bxd5 (21...Ke8 22.Nd6++–) 22.Qxd5+ Ke7 (22...Ke8 23.Nd6++–) 23.Qxe5+ Kf8 24.b3! Qxb3 25.Qf5+–]

(30) V. KRAMNIK (2787) V. TOPALOV (2785) FIDE CANDIDATES 29.03.2014 1. +–

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46.Ng7+! Ke7 47.d6+! Kxd6 48.Rf8!+–

(31) M. KOBALIA (2633) L. DOMINGUEZ (2757) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 11.04.2014 1... –+

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61...Ne2+! 0–1

[61...Ne2+ 62.Kg2 g5! 63.Qxh5 Nf4+ 64.Kg1 Nxh5–+]

(32) B. GUNDAVAA (2507) B. LALITH (2594) ASIAN CONTINENTAL 25.04.2014 1. +–

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23.Nxg7! Qg4

[23...Kxg7 24.Qxf6+ Kf8 25.Qg7+ Ke7 26.d6++–]

24.Rd3! Rxe4

[24...Qxg7 25.Rg3 Ng5 26.Rxg5+–]

25.Ne6!+–

(33) B. DASTAN (2439) P. SMIRNOV (2626) NAKCHIVAN OPEN 05.05.2014 1. +–

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19.Nd5! exd5 20.Bxd5+ Kh8

[20...Rf7 21.e6+–]

21.Qf3!! Rf6

[21...Nf6 22.exf6 Rxf6 23.Bd4 Rg6 24.Qh5+–; 21...Bc6 22.Rxh7+ Kxh7 23.Qh5#]

22.Qh5! h6 23.exf6+– Nxf6 24.Qg6 Ng4

[24...Nxd5 25.Bxh6+–]

25.Bd4+–

(34) Z. ALMASI (2693) L. BRUZON (2682) CAPABLANCA MEMORIAL 17.05.2014 1. +–

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25.Nf3?

[25.c4! Rxb4 26.Qf3!! bxa5 (26...Rb2 27.Nc6) 27.Nc6 Rab7 28.Ne7+ Kh8 29.Nxf5+–]

25.Nf3? c5∞

(35) V. IORDACHESCU (2597) R. MIEDEMA (2390) IASI OPEN 14.05.2014 1. +–

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19.Bxe6+! Kxe6 20.Qg4+ Nf5 21.Nf3! Qh5

[21...Ke7 22.Nh4!! Nxh4 (22...Qxh4 23.Bg5++–) 23.Bg5+ Ke8 24.Qe6#]

22.Ng5+ Ke7 23.Qxf5+–

(36) V. ANAND (2785) M. MASSONI (2338) RAPID MATCH 19.05.2014 1. +–

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21.Bxh6! gxh6 22.Qxh6+ Kg8 23.Nf4!+– Qd7 24.Nh5 f5 25.Qg7# 1–0

(37) L. ARONIAN (2815) S. KARJAKIN (2771) NORWAY BLITZ 02.06.2014 1... –+

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26...Qf5!! 27.Qd1

[27.Rb8 Nxg3–+]

27...e5! 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8–+

(38) HOU YIFAN (2629) A. GIRI (2750) BIEL 14.07.2014 1. +–

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19.Nd6!! Bxd6

[19...Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2+–]

20.cxd6 Nxe2+

[20...Qxd6 21.Qxf4+–]

21.Qxe2 Qxd6 22.Nb5! Qf6

[22...Qb6+ 23.Be3+–]

23.fxg4

[23.Bb2+–]

23...Nf3+ 24.Qxf3 Qxa1 25.Be3+–

(39) W. SPOELMAN (2571) S. ERNST (2554) DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIP 12.07.2014 1. +–

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29.Qe1!! dxc3 30.Rxg7+! Kxg7 31.Bxc3+ f6 32.Bc4+– Nd5

[32...Nb6 33.Rh7+ Kxh7 34.Qh4+ Kg7 35.Qh6#]

33.exd5 cxd5 34.gxf6+

[34.Qe6 Rf7 35.Bxd5+–]

34...Rxf6

[34...Nxf6 35.Qh4 dxc4 36.Qh7#]

35.Qe6+–

(40) A. KOVACEVIC (2564) N. STUDER (2375) BIEL OPEN 17.07.2014 1... –+

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30...Bd8!! 0–1

[30...Bd8 31.Red1 Rg1+–+] Show in Quiz Mode

(41) P. SMIRNOV (2611) P. DARINI (2442) BAKU OPEN 27.09.2014

1. +–

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27.Rxf7+!! Rxf7 28.Qxg6+ Kf8 29.Bc2!! Qe8 30.Ba4

[30.Rd3! Bf5 31.Qh6+ Rg7 32.Rg3 Qf7 33.Bxf5 Rd8 34.Be6+–]

30...Bf5 31.Qh6+ Rg7 32.Bxe8+–

(42) H. NAKAMURA (2764) R. KASIMDZHANOV (2706) BAKU GP 12.10.2014 1. +–

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24.Re1!! 1–0

[24.Bd6? Re8; 24.Re1 Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 f6 26.Bd6+–]

(43) A. SHIROV (2691) A. GIRI (2768) BAKU GP 12.10.2014 1... –+

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32...Bg1! 33.h4 Bh2+ 34.Kh3 Bd6–+ 0–1

(44) A. GIRI (2768) A. SHIROV (2691) UNIVE MATCH 18.10.2014 1. +–

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31.Nh4!! Qxh4

[31...hxg2 32.Ng6#]

32.Rxg8+! Rxg8 33.Qxh4+–

(45) A. SCHENK (2491) A. MOTYLEV (2682) GERMAN LEAGUE 19.10.2014 1. +–

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36.Kg4?

[36.Qb3!! Qxf2 (36...Rh1+ 37.Kg2 Rh2+ 38.Kxh2 Qxf2+ 39.Kh3 Qf1+ 40.Kg4+–) 37.Qg8+ Kc7 38.Qc8#]

36.Kg4? Qd4+ 37.Kxg5 Qxd7∞

(46) S. KARJAKIN (2767) A. GIRI (2768) TASHKENT GP 28.10.2014 1. +–

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29.Qa6!! Kg7 30.Ne6+ Rxe6 31.Qxe6+–

(47) V. KRAMNIK (2760) A. MOROZEVICH (2724) PETROSIAN MEMORIAL 10.11.2014 1. +–

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31.Nh3!! Qxh3

[31...Ne8 32.hxg7 (32.Bxg7 Qxh3 33.Qc3+–) 32...Qxh3 33.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 34.Qd2+– Rd7 35.Bd4! cxd4 36.Bg4+–]

32.Rxg7+ Kh8 33.Bxf6+– Qxh6

[33...Qxe3+ 34.Kb1+–]

34.Rg6+ 1–0

(48) S. SJUGIROV (2673) S. MATSENKO (2482) UGRA CUP 07.11.2014 1... –+

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24...d3+! 25.Bf2

[25.Kh1 dxc2 26.Rc1 Rad8! 27.Bxd8 Rxd8–+]

25...dxc2 26.Rc1 Rad8! 0–1

[26...Rad8 27.Bxc5 Rd1+–+]

(49) R. PONOMARIOV (2711) A. ARESHCHENKO (2655) UKRAINIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 01.11.2014 1. +–

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19.b3! Nxa5 20.Rxa5 Qxa5 21.Qxg5+–

(50) D. KHISMATULLIN (2679) M. MATLAKOV (2685) RUSSIAN CUP 21.11.2014 1. +–

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37.R1e2?∞

[37.Rf7!! d3 38.Re8! d2 (38...Qxf7 39.d8=Q+–) 39.Rxf6+! Kxf6 40.d8=Q+ Qxd8 41.Rxd8+–]

(51) H. GABUZYAN (2565) R. EDOUARD (2659) QATAR MASTERS 28.11.2014 1... –+

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17...Bxc2! 18.Qxc2 Nf5!–+ 19.Bxf6 exf6 20.f4 Ne3–+

(52) R. RAPPORT (2716) A. TARI (2487) GIBRALTAR OPEN 28.01.2015 1. +–

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17.Kd2!!+– g6

[17...f6 18.g6 exf3 19.Rh8+ Kxh8 20.Qh1+ Kg8 21.Qh7#; 17...f5 18.g6! Nf6 19.Qh1+–]

18.Qh1! f6 19.Rh7 1–0

[19.Rh7! exf3 20.Qh6+–]

(53) A. DONCHENKO (2511) A. MOTYLEV (2665) GIBRALTAR OPEN 02.02.2015 1... –+

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14...Qf8!! 15.Qd1

[15.Nxf8 Rxh5–+; 15.Rb1 Bc6–+; 15.Be2 Qg8–+]

15...Rxh7–+

(54) D. BISBY (2321) S. MOVSESIAN (2665) REYKJAVIK OPEN 11.03.2015 1. +–

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30.Nd5!! Ra5

[30...Kg7 31.Qh6+ Kg8 32.Nf6+ Bxf6 33.Bxf6+–; 30...Qxd6 31.Nf6+ Bxf6 32.Bxf6+–]

31.Bf6 1–0

(55) D. VOCATURO (2590) K. BISCHOFF (2504) GERMAN LEAGUE 15.03.2015 1. +–

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15.Nb1!

[15.Nd5? Nxd5! 16.Rxc4 Nxe3 17.Qd3 Nxc4 18.Qxc4 Rac8∞]

15.Nb1! Qxc1

[15...Qa2 16.Rf2! Qa1 17.Nb3+–]

16.Bxc1+–

(56) P. IDANI (2496) S. SJUGIROV (2669) AEROFLOT OPEN 31.03.2015 1... –+

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27...Qa3! 28.Rh2

[28.cxb4 Qxb2#]

28...Bxc3 0–1

(57) B. GRACHEV (2673) D. SVETUSHKIN (2592) AEROFLOT OPEN 03.04.2015 1. +–

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22.Rb4!

[22.Rg4 f6∞]

22.Rb4! Qe7

[22...Qc6 23.Bxg7! Kxg7 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qf6+ Kg8 26.Rg4#]

23.Rg4! 1–0

[23.Rg4 f6 24.Bb4+–]

(58) N. SHORT (2664) G. KASPAROV (2812) BATTLE OF THE LEGENDS (BLITZ) 26.04.2015 1... –+

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22...Qe1!

[22...Rxd1+? 23.Bxd1 Qxd1+ 24.Kb2 e3 25.Qa8+ Kh7 26.Qe4+!]

22...Qe1! 23.Qxa6

[23.Qxe4 Rxd1+ 24.Bxd1 Qxe4–+; 23.Bh5 Qxb4+–+; 23.Qc4 Rxd1+ 24.Bxd1 Qxd1+ 25.Kb2 e3–+]

23...Qxb4+ 24.Kc1 Qd2+ 25.Kb2 Rb8+ 26.Bb5 Qb4+–+

(59) B. GRACHEV (2666) E. LEVIN (2518) RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIP RAPID 13.05.2015 1. +–

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30.g4! Qb5

[30...Bd3 31.f5+–; 30...Bxg4 31.Qxg6++–; 30...Rxe3 31.gxf5 Qxd4 32.Qxg6+ Kh8 33.Qh5+ Kg7 34.Qxf7+ Kh6 35.Qg6#]

31.gxf5 Qxd5 32.f6 1–0

(60) V. KRAMNIK (2783) I. NEPOMNIACHTCHI (2720) DORTMUND 30.06.2015 1. +–

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47.Nb7!! Nc3

[47...Nxb6 48.Rxd1+–]

48.Nd8!

[48.f4! Bb8 (48...Bd4 49.Nd8!+–) 49.Rxd1 Nxd1 50.Nd7++–]

48...g5

[48...Rxd7 49.Nxd7+ Ke7 50.Nxe5 Kxd8 51.Nxg6+–]

49.Rxd1 Nxd1 50.Nd7+ Ke7 51.Nxe5 Kxd8 52.hxg5+–

(61) D. NISIPEANU (2654) F. CARUANA (2805) DORTMUND 05.07.2015 1... –+

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28...axb4!! 29.Nxc6 b3! 30.Rxc7

[30.Nb4 b2 31.Rd1 Nd2–+]

30...Nd6!! 0–1

[30...Nd6 31.Ne7+ Kg7–+; 30...b2? 31.Rxb7] Show in Quiz Mode

— SIMPLIFICATIONS —

A common case in chess, very similar to the “winning material” chapter. Try to find a tactical motif with which you obtain material advantage and in the same time the position gets simplified by exchanges of some pieces, which will make the final stage to conclude the game more easy. Enjoy!

(1) A. KOVCHAN (2579) I. BITENSKY (2400) WIJK AAN ZEE C 15.01.2013 1. +–

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47.Bxb6!! Bxb6

[47...axb6 48.a6+–]

48.axb6 axb6 49.c5! b5

[49...bxc5 50.Kc4 Kd7 51.Kxc5 Kc7 52.b4 Kb7 (52...Kd7 53.Kb6+–) 53.Kd6+–]

50.Kb4 Kd7 51.Ka5 Ke6

[51...Kc7 52.Ka6+–]

52.Kb6 Kd5 53.b4 Ke4 54.Kxc6 Kxf4 55.Kd5 Kg3 56.c6 f4 57.c7 f3 58.c8=Q+–

(2) R. WOJTASZEK (2710) M. ULIBIN (2521) PETROV MEMORIAL (RAPID) 15.02.2013 1. ±

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16.Bxh6! Be7

[16...gxh6 17.Rxd5! Rxd5 18.Nf6+ Kg7 19.Nxd5+–]

17.Bd2±

[17.Bg5±]

(3) W. SO (2684) M. DZIUBA (2603) REYKJAVIK OPEN 26.02.2013 1. +–

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38.Rxd4! Qxc1 39.Nf6+! Kf8

[39...gxf6 40.Rd8+ Kg7 41.Rxc8 f5 42.b5 Qc5 43.b6! Qxb6 44.Rg8+! Kxg8 45.c8=Q++–]

40.Rd8+ Ke7 41.Ng8# 1–0

(4) R. WOJTASZEK (2700) D. JANASZAK (2389) DZIEDZICA MEMORIAL (RAPID) 03.03.2013 1. +–

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21.Rg5! Nxe4 22.Nxe4 Qxe4 23.Bf3! Qh4 24.g3! Qxh3 25.Bg2 1–0

(5) S. FOISOR (2323) SHEN YANG (2415) WORLD WOMEN TEAMS 05.03.2013 1... –+

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24...f6! 25.Bxf6

[25.Rxc8+ Rxc8 26.Bxf6 Nf4! 27.Bd1 Bxb5 28.Re1 Nd3 29.Re2 Rc1–+]

25...Nf4 26.Rce1 Nxe2+ 27.Rxe2 Bxb5–+

(6) K. MEKHITARIAN (2546) M. MACEDO (2408) BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 04.03.2013 1. +–

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13.Nf6+!! Qxf6

[13...gxf6 14.Bxf5 Qxf5 15.fxe5 Qh7 (15...Qg6 16.Rxf6+–) 16.exd6 cxd6 17.Rxf6+–]

14.fxe5 Bg4 15.Qxg4 1–0

(7) A. DEHLINGER (2257) A. NAIDITSCH (2706) NECKAR OPEN 29.03.2013 1... µ

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34...Rxd5! 35.Rxd5 Qxd5! 36.Qxa3

[36.exd5 Rxe1+ 37.Qxe1 a2µ]

36...Qd2–+

(8) A. STUKOPIN (2500) E. NAJER (2634) MOSCOW CHAMPIONSHIP 31.03.2013 1... µ

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30...d4+! 31.Kxd4 Rb4+ 32.Kc3

[32.Ke5 Rf5+ 33.Kd6 (33.Kxe6 Rf6+–+) 33...Rd4+ 34.Kc7 Rc4–+; 32.Ke3 Re2+ 33.Kf3 Bb7–+]

32...Rc4+ 33.Qxc4 Bxc4 34.Kxc4 Rxc2+–+

(9) M. OLSZEWSKI (2532) E. GHAEM MAGHAMI (2557) GERMAN LEAGUE 05.04.2013 1... –+

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34...Nd1+! 35.Ke2

[35.Kg3 Ne3!–+]

35...Re8+! 36.Kxd1 Re5! 37.h6

[37.g4 Rxf5–+]

37...Rxf5 38.Rg6 Kf7 39.Rg7+ Kf8 40.Rg6 Bd5! 41.a3 Bf7 42.h7 Rh5 43.Rxf6 Rxh7–+

(10) S. KARJAKIN (2786) G. KAMSKY (2741) GRAND PRIX, ZUG 29.04.2013 1... –+

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43...Rxe3+! 44.fxe3 Be5+! 45.Kg4 Qxg2+ 46.Kf5 Qxh3+! 47.Ke4 Qg4+! 48.Kd5 Qd1+! 49.Ke6 Qxa4 50.Qf8+

[50.a7 Qa2+! 51.Ke7 Qxa7+–+]

50...Kh5–+

(11) T. SANIKIDZE (2549) R. LUBCZYNSKI (2419) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 11.05.2013 1. +–

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23.Nc6+! bxc6 24.Rb8+ Kd7 25.Rb7+ Kc8 26.Qxe6+! Kxb7 27.Qxe7+ Kc8

[27...Kb6 28.Rb1++–]

28.Qxf8++–

(12) WEI YI (2530) XIU DESHUN (2534) DANZHOU GM 24.05.2013 1... –+

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39...Qc7+! 40.Kxb2 Qe5+! 41.Kc2

[41.Qc3 Qxc3+ 42.Kxc3 Rxg1 43.Bxf7 Rg4–+]

41...Qh2+ 42.Kd3 Rxg1–+ 43.Qd4+ Kg8 44.Bxf7+

[44.Qd8+ Kg7 45.Qd4+ f6 46.Qd7+ Kh6–+]

44...Kxf7 45.Qd7+ Kg6 46.Qe6+ Kh5 47.Qf5+ Kh6 48.Qf8+ Rg7 49.Qd6+

[49.Qf6+ Rg6 50.Qf8+ Kh5 51.Qf5+ Kxh4–+]

49...Qxd6+ 0–1

(13) E. BACROT (2725) V. IVANCHUK (2755) THESSALONIKI GP 03.06.2013 1... –+

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34...Nxd1!! 35.Rxf7 Nf2+! 36.Kg1

[36.Rxf2 Rc1+ 37.Bf1 Rxf1+ 38.Rxf1 Rxf1#]

36...Rc1+! 37.Bf1

[37.Kxf2 Rxf7+ 38.Qxf7+ Kxf7–+]

37...Rxf7 38.Qxd5 Ne4–+

(14) ZHOU JIANCHAO (2607) ZHOU WEIQI (2590) DANZHOU GM 29.05.2013 1... –+

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24...Ng4!! 25.Qd3

[25.Bf4 Bxh4–+; 25.fxg4 Bxh4 26.gxh4 Qg2#]

25...Bxh4 26.Qxh7 Nxh6–+

(15) G. KILGUS (2418) L. GONDA (2524) ZALAKAROS OPEN 28.05.2013 1... –+

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28...d4! 29.Bxd4

[29.Rxe6 dxc3!–+]

29...Rd6

[29...d2]

30.Bc3 Rxc3! 31.bxc3 d2 0–1

[31...d2 32.Rd1 Bc2–+]

(16) S. RUBLEVSKY (2695) E. SAFARLI (2660) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 06.06.2013 1. +–

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54.Kg7

[54.Rg2+! Kh4 (54...Kh6 55.Be8! Bxf6 56.Rg6+ Kh5 57.Rxf6++–) 55.Rxb2! Rxb2 56.Bd5!+–]

54.Kg7 Kh4=

(17) N. LUBBE (2451) G. GAJEWSKI (2653) GREEK LEAGUE 07.07.2013 1. +–

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51.Rxd4!

[51.a7? Rg2! 52.Rxd4 h2–+]

51.Rxd4! Rxd4

[51...h2 52.Bf3+–]

52.Bf3!

[52.a7? Be4]

52...Be4 53.Bxe4 Rxe4 54.d7 1–0

[54.d7 Rd4 55.a7 h2 56.a8=Q+–]

(18) Z. RAHMAN (2470) B. GELFAND (2764) WORLD CUP 12.08.2013 1. ±

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22.Rxg4! Bxe3+

[22...h6 23.Rgxg5! hxg5 24.Qc5+ Kg8 (24...Ke8 25.Re5+ Kd8 26.Qe7+ Kc8 27.Rc5+ Kb8 28.Qc7#) 25.Rxg5+–]

23.fxe3 Qxg4 24.Qc5+ Kg7 25.Rg5+ Qxg5 26.Qxg5+±

(19) A. USHENINA (2500) P. SVIDLER (2746) WORLD CUP 12.08.2013 1. +–

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29.Qxe6+! Kh7

[29...Rf7+ 30.Kh1+–]

30.Qd7+! 1–0

[30.Qd7+ Kh6 31.Bxa2! Rf4+ 32.Qxd4+–]

(20) C. HOLT (2539) N. VITIUGOV (2719) WORLD CUP 12.08.2013 1... –+

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28...Rxb5! 29.Nxb5 Bh6!–+ 30.Nc3

[30.a7 e2 31.Rf8+ Kxf8 32.a8=Q+ Rd8+–+]

30...e2 31.Nxe2 Rd8+ 0–1 Show in Quiz Mode

(21) T. KOTANJIAN (2500) L. BABUJIAN (2501) ARMENIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 21.08.2013

1. +–

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26.b7! Bxb7 27.Qc7! Rd2

[27...Ba6 28.Qc6+–]

28.Qxb7! Qxf2+ 29.Kh2+–

(22) V. BAGHDASARYAN (2414) H. GABUZYAN (2540) ARMENIAN LEAGUE 03.09.2013 1. +–

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31.Rf4!!+– Qd5

[31...Bxf4 32.Qd4+ Ka8 33.Rf1+–]

32.Rd4

[32.Qc4 Bxf4 33.Qxf4 Qxa2+ 34.Kc2+–]

32...Qf3 33.Be4 Rxa4 34.Bxf3 Bxd4 35.Rxd4+–

(23) R. WOJTASZEK (2701) A. GRISCHUK (2785) RIGA RAPID 14.09.2013 1... –+

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24...b3!! 25.axb3 Ba3! 26.Nxe6 Nc3! 27.Rd3 Ne2+

[27...Ncb5?! 28.Bxb5 Rc1+ 29.Be1 Rxe1+ 30.Kf2 Rxe6–+]

28.Kf1 Nc1! 29.Rxd6 Rxd6–+

(24) E. DANIELIAN (2470) H. KONERU (2607) TASHKENT 19.09.2013 1... –+

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32...Rxb2!! 33.Nxd4

[33.Rxb2 Qxb2 34.Qxb2 Nxb2 35.Nxa5 Ke7 36.Kg1 Kd6 37.Kf2 Kc7! 38.Ke3 Kb6–+]

33...Rb1+! 34.Rd1 Rxd1+ 35.Qxd1 Nf2+ 36.Kg1 Nxd1 37.Nc2 Ke7–+

(25) A. STEFANOVA (2496) JU WENJUN (2535) TASHKENT 20.09.2013 1... –+

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52...d3!! 53.Ncb6+

[53.cxd3 c2–+]

53...Nxb6 54.Nxb6+ Kb8 55.Nd7+

[55.Nxc8 dxc2–+]

55...Ka7! 56.Ne5+ Kb6 57.a5+ Ka6 58.Rh6+ Kxa5–+

(26) A. MOEN (2390) V. TOPALOV (2771) ECC 20.10.2013 1... –+

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33...Bh6!

[33...Qe1+ 34.Qf1∞]

33...Bh6! 34.Qxh6

[34.Qg3 Bxc1 35.Rxc1 h5µ]

34...Qe1+ 35.Rxe1 Rxe1# 0–1

(27) M. DAMBACHER (2493) R. WOJTASZEK (2698) ECC 24.10.2013 1... –+

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42...Bf4+!

[42...Bf2+ 43.Kg2 Qd2 44.Rxc2 Qxc2 45.Rxf2]

42...Bf4+! 43.Kxf4

[43.Kg2 Qd2+–+]

43...Qd2+ 44.Qe3 Qh2+! 45.Rg3 Rb4+ 46.Kf3 Be4+ 0–1

(28) I. SARIC (2628) H. BANIKAS (2633) EUROPEAN TEAMS 15.11.2013 1... –+

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33...Nf2! 34.Rg1 Rxb2+! 35.Kc1

[35.Kxb2 Nd1+ 36.Kb3 Nxe3–+]

35...Rd8–+

[35...Ra2–+]

(29) D. NAVARA (2705) B. JOBAVA (2695) EUROPEAN TEAMS 17.11.2013 1. ±

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31.Bh7+!! Kxh7 32.Qxh5+ Kg8 33.Qxc5±

(30) S. VOLKOV (2623) N. GRANDELIUS (2576) RILTON CUP 04.01.2014 1. +–

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34.Rxc4! bxc4 35.Qh3!

[35.Qg4 h5 36.Qh3 Qa1+!! 37.Kg2 Qd4! 38.c8=Q Bh4=]

35...c3

[35...Qa1+ 36.Kg2 Qd4 37.c8=Q Bh4 38.Qhg4! Qxf2+ 39.Kh3+–]

36.c8=Q+–

(31) S. SHANKLAND (2602) L. BREGADZE (2417) BAY AREA OPEN 04.01.2014 1. +–

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40.Rxh6+! 1–0

[40.Rxh6+ gxh6 (40...Kxh6 41.Qh5#) 41.Qf7+ Kh8 42.Qf6+ Kh7 43.Qxb2+–]

(32) A. KISLINSKY (2501) I. GAZIK (2321) CHRISTMAS OPEN 31.12.2013 1. +–

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24.b4! Qd3

[24...Bxf3 25.bxc5 Rxc5 26.Qxf3 Rdc8 27.Bb4+–]

25.bxc5 Bxf3 26.gxf3+–

(33) E. SUTOVSKY (2663) TAN ZHONGYI (2489) GIBRALTAR OPEN 01.02.2014 1... –+

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44...Nb4!!

[44...e1=Q 45.Rxe1 Nxe1 46.a6!±]

44...Nb4!! 45.Nc6

[45.Kxb4 Rd1 46.b7 Rxh1 47.b8=Q Rb1+–+; 45.Nb5 Rd1 46.b7 Nc6–+]

45...Nxc6–+

(34) M. RICHTER (2473) P. ACS (2570) GERMAN LEAGUE 23.02.2014 1... –+

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67...g3! 0–1

[67...g3 68.Bxg3 Rxg3 69.fxg3 h2 70.Kf2 h1=Q 71.Rxh1 Bxh1–+]

(35) V. IORDASCHESCU (2583) M. PETROSYAN (2336) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 11.03.2014 1. +–

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28.Rd1+! Kc6 29.Qd7+!! 1–0

[29.Qd7+ Rxd7 (29...Kb6 30.Rb1+ Ka7 31.Qxc7+–) 30.exd7+–]

(36) P. SMIRNOV (2624) S. GRISHCHENKO (2436) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 08.04.2014 1. +–

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37.Rxf8! Rxf8

[37...Rxc2 38.Qg8#]

38.Qe4+ Kg7 39.Rxc6+–

(37) B. GRACHEV (2659) T. SIMONIAN (2427) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 11.04.2014 1. +–

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28.Bg6! Bd6

[28...hxg6 29.hxg6 Nxg6 30.Bf4+ Kg7 31.Bxc7+–]

29.Bxf7+–

(38) P. ELJANOV (2732) WANG HAO (2734) GASHIMOV MEMORIAL B 26.04.2014 1... µ

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21...Bxg3!! 22.Qxe6+ Rxe6 23.hxg3

[23.fxe4 Bxe1 24.Rxe1 Rg6 25.h4 h6 26.exf5 Rxf5–+; 23.Rxe4 Bxh2+! 24.Kxh2 fxe4–+ 25.fxe4 (25.Nxe4 Rxe4!) 25...Rxf1 26.Nxf1 Rxe4–+]

23...Nxg5µ

(39) S. SETHURAMAN (2576) YU YANGYI (2667) ASIAN CONTINENTAL 22.04.2014 1... –+

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25...Nxg3! 26.hxg3 Qxg3+ 27.Qg2

[27.Kh1 Qh3+! 28.Kg1 Qg4+–+]

27...Qxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Bxe4–+

(40) S. BEZGODOVA (2094) P. CRAMLING (2507) WORLD WOMEN RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 25.04.2014 1... –+

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35...Qg1+! 36.Kxg1 Nxe2+ 37.Kf1 Nxc1–+ Show in Quiz Mode

(41) L. FRESSINET (2711) V. BURMAKIN (2578) PORTICCIU OPEN 09.05.2014

1. +–

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34.Nxe6!!

[34.Nxd5 Bxd3!]

34.Nxe6!! Rxe6

[34...Bxd3 35.Qg4+–]

35.d4! Bd3

[35...Qxe2 36.Rxe2+–]

36.Qe3+– (42) P. ELJANOV (2732) V. BOLOGAN (2655) POIKOVSKY 16.05.2014

1... –+

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47...Rc4! 48.Kd1

[48.Bxe5 Rxe4+ 49.Kd1 Rxe5–+]

48...Rxe4–+

(43) S. FEDORCHUK (2638) Y. SOLODVNICHENKO (2574) LLUCMAJOR OPEN 14.05.2014 1. ±

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19.Re8! Qc7

[19...Nd7 20.Qxf7++–; 19...Rxe8 20.Qxf7++–]

20.Rxf8+ Kxf8 21.Qa3+ c5 22.Qxa7 cxd4 23.Qxd4±

(44) D. NARODITSKY (2543) M. MOLNER (2522) US CHAMPIONSHIP 19.05.2014 1. ±

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11.Qe1! Qd8

[11...Qxe1 12.Nc7+! Kd8 13.Rxe1 Kxc7 14.Rxe4±]

12.Nf4±

(45) L. FRESSINET (2711) A. FIER (2575) FRENCH LEAGUE 24.05.2014 1. +–

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41.Re7+! Kf8 42.d7! 1–0

(46) M. SIMANTSEV (2464) E. ANDREEV (2508) ORLOVA GM 01.06.2014 1... –+

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17...Rxd3! 0–1

[17...Rxd3 18.Qxd3 Qf3!! 19.Qd1 (19.Rfe1 Bxe4–+) 19...Qxe4 20.f3 Qxe3+–+]

(47) M. VACHIER-LAGRAVE (2758) A. VAISSER (2531) FRENCH LEAGUE 27.05.2014 1. +–

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16.Nxd5!! cxd5

[16...Bxe5 17.Nxf6+ Kh8 18.Rxd8 Raxd8 19.Nxg4+–]

17.Rxd5! Bxe5

[17...Nxd5 18.Qxd5+ Kh8 19.Bxd8+–]

18.Rxd8+ Kh7 19.Bd3+ g6 20.Rxa8 Bf4+

[20...Rxa8 21.Rxe5+–]

21.Kb1 Rxa8 22.Bxf6+–

(48) A. MOISEENKO (2707) F. CARUANA (2791) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 16.06.2014 1... µ

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15...Bc5! 16.Qf4 Nxe5! 17.Qxe5 Re8 18.Qf5 Rxe2µ

(49) J. SRIRAM (2375) C. SANDIPAN (2594) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 17.06.2014 1... –+

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32...Nxg3! 33.Qxg3

[33.Qxd4 Ne2+ 34.Kf1 Nxd4–+]

33...Qxe4–+

(50) T. RINGOIR (2506) I. CHEPARINOV (2682) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 17.06.2014 1... –+

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24...Qf3! 0–1

[24...Qf3 25.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 26.Kh1 Nxd2–+]

(51) J. CUARTAS (2483) Y. ZHEREBUKH (2616) MONTCADA OPEN 26.06.2014 1. ±

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18.Bd2!!

[18.hxg4 Ba2+!! 19.Ka1 axb2+ 20.Qxb2 Rxc2!]

18.Bd2!! Qc5 19.Qxc5 Rxc5 20.hxg4+–

(52) L. BRUZON (2694) G. YOGESH (2101) DC INTERNATION OPEN 26.06.2014 1. +–

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22.dxc5! bxc5 23.Rxc5! Rxc5 24.Rxc5 Rxc5 25.Qd4+ Kg8 26.Qxc5+–

(53) S. SJUGIROV (2643) A. IGAMBERGENOV (2328) POLUGAEVSKY MEMORIAL 03.07.2014 1... –+

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19...Qxg2+! 20.Kxg2 Nf4+ 21.Kf3 Nxd3–+

(54) E. INARKIEV (2666) D. BOCHAROV (2560) PRIMORSKY DEBUT 26.07.2014 1. +–

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28.Nb6! Qxd2 29.Rxd2 Kc7 30.Nxd7 Rd8 31.Nxe5! Rxd2 32.Nc4++– 1–0

(55) H. NAKAMURA (2787) F. CARUANA (2801) SINQUEFIELD CUP 31.08.2014 1... –+

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44...fxg4

[44...Bh4!! 45.Bxh4 R8c3! 46.Qe2 R3c2–+]

44...fxg4 45.Qe2µ

(56) A. RAKHMANOV (2626) S. VIDIT (2602) ABU DHABI OPEN 26.08.2014 1... –+

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23...Nf3!! 24.gxf3

[24.Rxf3 Qxe1+–+]

24...Qxf4–+ 25.Qe4

[25.Be4 Rd2–+; 25.Rf2 f5–+]

25...Qg3–+

(57) Y. KUZUBOV (2667) S. VIDIT (2602) ABU DHABI OPEN 28.08.2014 1. ±

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24.Bxa5!! Nf4

[24...Rxa5 25.Bxd5! cxd5 26.c6! Qxc6 (26...bxc6 27.Qb8+ Qc8 28.Qxc8+ Bxc8 29.Re8#) 27.Qxb7! Bd7 (27...Qxb7 28.Re8#) 28.Qb8+ Bc8 29.Qc7! Qd7 30.Qxa5+–]

25.Qg3+–

(58) T. PETENYI (2459) R. WOJTASZEK (2736) ECC 15.09.2014 1... –+

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30...Rxe4! 31.Rxe5

[31.Bxe4 Qxg5–+]

31...R4xe5 32.Qf3

[32.Qe2 Rxd5–+]

32...Rxd5! 33.Qxd5 e2 34.Re1 Bc3–+

(59) D. NAVARA (2722) Z. VARGA (2459) ECC 15.09.2014 1. +–

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36.Bf6! Rxd6 37.Rc8+ Be8 38.Be5!

[38.Rxe8+? Kf7]

38...Rxf3

[38...Re6 39.Bd5+–]

39.Rxe8+! Kf7 40.Bxd6! Rd3 41.Re7+ 1–0

(60) A. FRANCO ALONSO (2471) I. IBRAGIMOV (2555) ECC 16.09.2014 1... –+

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21...Bxf2+! 0–1

[21...Bxf2+ 22.Kf1 (22.Kxf2 Qc5+ 23.Be3 Qxd5–+) 22...Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Bxe1 24.Qxf7+ Kh8–+] Show in Quiz Mode

(61) D. NAVARA (2722) V. DURARBAYLI (2614) ECC 18.09.2014

1... –+

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32...Rxf3+! 33.Ke2

[33.Kg2 Rf2+!]

33...Rf2+!! 34.Ke3

[34.Kxf2 Qxd4+ 35.Qe3 Qxh8–+]

34...Ra2–+ 35.Rxh7+ Kg8 36.Rxc7

[36.Rg7+ Kh8–+]

36...Ra3+ 37.Ke2 Qh2+ 38.Ke1 Ra1+ 39.Rc1 Rxc1+ 40.Qxc1 Qh1+ 41.Kd2 Qxh6+ 0–1 (62) L. DOMINGUEZ (2751) R. KASIMDZHANOV (2706) BAKU GP 02.10.2014

1. +–

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26.a4?

[26.Ne7+ Rxe7 (26...Kh8 27.Qxb7 Rxb7 28.Nxc8+–) 27.Bxe7 Qxe7 28.Qxd4+–]

26.a4? Kh8∞

(63) G. PAPP (2559) A. ISTRATESCU (2653) OSLO OPEN 04.10.2014 1. +–

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34.Be6! Bxe6 35.Rxg5+! Rg7 36.Rxf8+ Kxf8 37.Qf6+ Rf7

[37...Qf7 38.Qd8+ Qe8 39.Qxe8+ Kxe8 40.Rxg7+–]

38.Qxe6+–

(64) HOU YIFAN (2673) R. DIMITROV (2445) CORSICA 19.10.2014 1. +–

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17.Nxf7! Qxf7

[17...Rxf7 18.Qxg6+ Kf8 (18...Rg7 19.Qe8#) 19.Qxh6+ Kg8 (19...Ke7 20.d5+–) 20.Re3+–]

18.Qxc6! Bd7

[18...Qxf2+ 19.Kh1+–; 18...Bb7 19.Qxe6+–]

19.Qe4

[19.Qc7 Qxf2+ 20.Kh1 Qf7 21.Rf1 Qg7 22.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23.Qxa7±]

19...Qxf2+ 20.Kh1±

(65) LE QUANG LIEM (2706) K. TROFF (2532) SPICE CUP OPEN 24.10.2014 1... –+

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30...Nd2! 31.Bxd2 Rxb1 32.Bc4 Qd6µ

[32...Qe5µ]

(66) M. KHARTIKEYAN (2497) P. ELJANOV (2719) QATAR MASTERS 26.11.2014 1... –+

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52...Bxe3+!

[52...hxg3+? 53.Kxg3 Bxe3 54.h4=]

52...Bxe3+! 53.Kxe3 g4! 54.gxh4

[54.Kf2 gxh3 55.Kg1 hxg3–+; 54.hxg4 h3–+]

54...gxh3–+ 0–1

(67) D. DEBASHIS (2485) A. MOISEENKO (2701) QATAR MASTERS 26.11.2014 1... –+

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35...Rxh2+! 36.Kxh2 Qxf3 0–1

[36...Qxf3 37.exd4 Qe2+ 38.Kh1 d2–+]

(68) J. CHRISTIANSEN (2310) E. L’AMI (2618) QATAR MASTERS 29.11.2014 1... –+

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26...Ne3!!

[26...fxe6? 27.Nxe6±]

26...Ne3!! 27.Bd5

[27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.fxe3 (28.Rxe5 Rd1+ 29.Bf1 Rxf1#) 28...fxe6–+]

27...fxe6–+

(69) A. HAAST (2352) V. GUNINA (2538) WIJK AAN ZEE B 18.01.2015 1. ±

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15.Bf4?∞

[15.Rxc6! Bxd2 (15...bxc6 16.Qe6+ Kb7 (16...Rd7 17.Qxc6! Bxd2 (17...Rdd8 18.Qe6+ Rd7 (18...Kb8 19.Qb3+–) 19.Ne5+–) 18.Qa8#) 17.Qb3! c5 18.c3 (18.a3±) 18...dxc3 19.bxc3±) 16.Rg6 Bf4 17.Rxg7±]

(70) A. HAAST (2352) S. SHANKLAND (2652) WIJK AAN ZEE B 25.01.2015 1... –+

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34...Rxh2+!

[34...Ng4? 35.Qg3]

34...Rxh2+! 35.Kxh2

[35.Kg1 Qh5–+]

35...Ng4+ 36.Kg1

[36.fxg4 Qxf2–+]

36...Nxf2 37.Kxf2

[37.Bxf5 Nxd1–+]

37...Qc8–+

(71) T. NABATY (2579) D. NEELOPTAL (2437) GIBRALTAR OPEN 02.02.2015 1. +–

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49.Rxf8+!

[49.Rxc1? Bxb6 50.Rc8 Bd8]

49.Rxf8+! Kg7

[49...Kh7 50.Rh8+! Bxh8 51.f8=Q+–]

50.Rg8+ Kxf7 51.Rf8+! 1–0

[51.Rf8+ Kxf8 (51...Kg7 52.d8=Q+–) 52.d8=Q+ Kf7 53.Qc7+! Qxc7 54.bxc7+–; 51.d8=Q? Qf1+ 52.Kg4 Qe2²]

(72) H. NAKAMURA (2776) S. KARJAKIN (2760) ZURICH 16.02.2015 1. +–

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26.Nxd7! Rd8

[26...Bxd7 27.Rc3+ Bc6 (27...Kd8 28.Rcd3+–) 28.Rdc1+–]

27.Rc3! 1–0

[27.Rc3 Rxd7 28.Rdc1 Rd6 29.e5+–]

(73) B. SOCKO (2611) O. MOOR (2348) GRAZ OPEN 14.02.2015 1. +–

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28.Nb8!! 1–0

[28.Nb8 Nxb8 (28...Rxb8 29.Bxb8 Nxb8 30.Rd8+–) 29.Rd8 Kf8 30.Bd6++–]

(74) V. KRAMNIK (2783) F. CARUANA (2811) ZURICH RAPID 19.02.2015 1. +–

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24.Ne4! Rxe4

[24...Nxe4 25.Bxe5 dxe5 26.Qxe4+–; 24...Re6 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.Nxf6+ Rxf6 27.Qb2+–]

25.Bxe4+–

(75) LI CHAO (2711) A. ARESHCHENKO (2654) GERMAN LEAGUE 22.02.2015 1... –+

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27...Bg5! 28.Bxg5

[28.Qxa2 Bxe3–+; 28.Rc6 a4! 29.Qxa2 Bxe3–+]

28...Qxg5 29.Rc7

[29.Qxa2 Qxc1+–+]

29...Ra1+ 30.Bf1 Nc5µ

(76) S. HOOLT (2332) S. MOVSESIAN (2657) GERMAN LEAGUE 22.02.2015 1... –+

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50...Bxc1!

[50...Ra1 51.Bg5!∞]

50...Bxc1! 51.Rxa2 Bb2!–+

(77) J. CHRISTIANSEN (2351) A. ROMBALDONI (2488) REYKJAVIK OPEN 16.03.2015 1. +–

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32.Qxe6! Qxe6 33.Rxe6 f2 34.Rxh6+! Kg7 35.Kg2! 1–0

[35.Kg2 Kxh6+ 36.Bg5+ (36.Kxf2+–) 36...Kg6 37.d7+–]

(78) T. IGONIN (2332) A. ALEKSANDROV (2603) AGZAMOV MEMORIAL 13.03.2015 1... –+

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26...Nd3! 27.Rxe7

[27.Rxd3 Rxe1+–+]

27...Rxe7! 28.Rxe7 Nxf2–+

(79) V. FEDOSEEV (2674) M. ANTIPOV (2529) AEROFLOT OPEN 04.04.2015 1. +–

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20.Qxh5! gxh5

[20...Bxg5 21.Qxg5+–]

21.Bxf6+ Kg8 22.Bxe7+–

(80) B. BOGOSAVLJEVIC (2516) D. ANTIC (2457) SERBIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 18.04.2015 1... –+

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26...Bxf5!! 27.Rxf6 Bxh3 28.Qb3

[28.f3 Rd1+ 29.Kf2 Rf1#]

28...gxf6 29.g4 Bxg4! 30.Qb6

[30.Qg3 Kh8! 31.Qxg4 Rg8–+]

30...Rd1+ 31.Kg2 Nd7–+

(81) D. DUBOV (2659) K. LANDA (2634) RUSSIAN LEAGUE (RAPID) 08.05.2015 1. +–

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20.Bxg7! Kxg7 21.Qd4+!!

[21.Qg5+? Kh8=]

21...f6

[21...Kh6 22.Qf6+ Kh5 23.g4#]

22.Qg4+ Kh6 23.Qxd7+–

(82) G. GAJEWSKI (2648) E. POSTNY (2630) FRENCH LEAGUE 04.06.2015 1. +–

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35.Be3!!

[35.Bg3 Bh6]

35.Be3!! Rxe3 36.c6+– Bh6

[36...Rc8 37.c7 Kf7 38.Rb8+–]

37.c7 Kf7 38.Rb8 1–0 Show in Quiz Mode

— MATING ATTACK —

We could call this chapter as “intuition” as well. We need to sacrifice some material, it will be difficult to foresee the end of the combination, but we must have the feeling that the attack breaks through, the compensation should be much more than enough! Enjoy!

(1) M. MOZHAROV (2510) A. RESHETNIKOV (2508) MOSCOW GM 06.02.2013 1. +–

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33.Bxh6! gxh6 34.Qxh6+ Kg8 35.Re3!+– Rg7 36.Rh3 Kf8 37.Qh8+ Rg8

[37...Ke7 38.Qxe8+ (38.Rh7+–) 38...Kxe8 39.Nxf6+ Kd8 40.Rh8+ Ke7 41.Nxd5++–]

38.Nxf6! Qf7

[38...Rxh8 39.Rxh8+ Kg7 40.Nxd5!+–]

39.Nxg8 Qxg8 40.f6 1–0

(2) A. SHIMANOV (2640) A. GRISCHUK (2764) AEROFLOT OPEN (RAPID) 16.02.2013 1... –+

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27...Ng4! 28.hxg4

[28.Rf1 Nf2+ 29.Rxf2 Qxf2–+; 28.Kg1 Nf2 29.Qd2 Nxh3+–+]

28...hxg4 29.Ne5 Qf2! 0–1

(3) L. HANDLER (2369) H. STEFANSSON (2496) REYKJAVIK OPEN 22.02.2013 1... –+

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18...Rf3!! 19.dxc6

[19.gxf3 Qxh3–+; 19.Qc3 Rg6–+]

19...Rxh3 20.gxh3 Qg5+

[20...Qxh3–+]

21.Kh2 Qg4 0–1

(4) Y. KUZUBOV (2622) B. BEEKE (2257) REYKJAVIK OPEN 22.02.2013 1. +–

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27.Nxd5! exd5 28.e6+! fxe6

[28...Ke8 29.Rc7+–]

29.Qe3! Ke8

[29...Qb6 30.Bc7+–]

30.Qxe6+– Qd7 31.Qg6+ Kf8 32.Rc7+–

[32.Be5+–]

(5) E. ESPINOSA VELOZ (2452) Y. QUESADA PEREZ (2596) CUBAN CHAMPIONSHIP 09.02.2013 1... –+

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28...Nf4!!

[28...Qa3+ 29.Kc3; 28...Rc8 29.Ra1!]

28...Nf4!! 29.Qxf4

[29.Ra1 Qxd4+ 30.Qxd4 Rxd4–+]

29...Rc8!! 0–1

[29...Rc8 30.Qe3 (30.Ra1 Qc3+–+) 30...Qa3+ 31.Kb1 Qa1#]

(6) C. ZENG (2490) TRAN TUAN MINH (2310) HD BANK CUP 21.03.2013 1. +–

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25.Rh7+!! Kxh7 26.Qh5+ Kg8

[26...Kg7 27.Qh6+ Kg8 28.Ng4!+–]

27.Ng4!+– Re8 28.Nh6+! 1–0

[28.Nh6+ Kg7 29.Qxf7+ Kh8 30.g6+–]

(7) O. KORNEEV (2609) J. GRANDA ZUNIGA (2634) LA RODA OPEN 30.03.2013 1. +–

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23.Bxh7!!

[23.Rxf6 e5 24.Qh4 e4]

23.Bxh7!! Qxh7

[23...e5 24.Bf5++–]

24.Qc3!!+– Qxc2 25.Qxf6+ Kh7 26.Qe7+ 1–0

(8) A. ALMEIDA SAENZ (2339) J. GONZALEZ ZAMORA (2527) MEXICAN OPEN 30.03.2013 1. +–

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21.Nd5+! cxd5 22.Rxd5 Qxb2

[22...Qf4 23.Qa3++–]

23.e5!+– Qb4+ 24.Rd2 Qb1+ 25.Ke2 1–0

(9) S. BOGNER (2558) M. RAGGER (2655) GERMAN LEAGUE 05.04.2013 1... –+

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49...Ng4+! 50.Kh1

[50.hxg4 Rh6+–+]

50...Nf2+ 51.Kh2

[51.Bxf2 Qxf2–+]

51...Qf4+ 0–1

[51...Qf4+ 52.g3 (52.Kg1 Nxh3+ 53.gxh3 Rg6+–+) 52...Qf3–+]

(10) Y. KUZUBOV (2619) T. SACHDEV (2409) DUBAI OPEN 11.04.2013 1. +–

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21.Nf6+!! gxf6

[21...Kf8 22.N6d5! exd5 23.Ng6++–]

22.Nd5!! exd5 23.exf6 Qxe1+

[23...Qd7 24.Qg3+ Kf8 25.Qg7#]

24.Rxe1+– Kf8 25.Qg3 Rg8 26.Qe3 Rh8 27.Bb5! Ne5

[27...a2 28.Bxc6 Bxc6 29.Qe7+ Kg8 30.Qxc7+–]

28.dxe5+–

(11) A. AMSTADT (2271) D. BERCZES (2528) HUNGARIAN LEAGUE 21.04.2013 1... –+

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13...Bxh2+! 14.Kxh2 Qh4+ 15.Kg1 Bf3!!–+

[15...Bxg2 16.f4!]

16.e4

[16.gxf3 Qg5+ 17.Kh2 Rf6–+; 16.Nd2 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 (17.f4 Qg3!–+) 17...Qg4+ 18.Kh1 Rf6 19.Qxc7 f4!–+ 20.Qxf4 Rxf4 21.exf4 Qh3+ 22.Kg1 Qxd3–+]

16...Rf6 17.Qd2 Rg6 18.Ne3 Rh6 0–1

(12) M. ARNOLD (2538) T. GAREEV (2674) USA CHAMPIONSHIP 03.05.2013 1... –+

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14...Nxc3

[14...Ng3+!! 15.hxg3 Qxg3 16.Bf3 (16.Ne4 Qh4+ 17.Kg1 Bxe4–+) 16...Bd6! 17.Kg1 Bc5+ 18.Rf2 (18.Kh1 Qh4#) 18...Bxf3–+]

14...Nxc3 15.bxc3∞

(13) T. SANIKIDZE (2549) V. AKOPIAN (2705) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 15.05.2013 1... –+

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36...Nxe3+! 37.fxe3 Rd2!

[37...Rd1+? 38.Ke2 Qg1 (38...Qh5+ 39.Qg4!) 39.Rxf5 Qe1+ 40.Kf3∞]

38.Ke1 Rh2! 39.Qf1 Qg3+ 40.Kd1 Rf2! 41.Qe1 Qf3+ 42.Kc1 Rf1–+

(14) L. BRUZON (2707) J. CORI (2546) AMERICAN CONTINENTAL 15.05.2013 1... –+

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34...Rxa6!!

[34...Qxc2? 35.Nxc7]

34...Rxa6!! 35.Rxa6

[35.Rac1 Rxe6–+]

35...Rb1+ 36.Rc1

[36.Kh2 Nf3+ 37.gxf3 Qh4+ 38.Kg2 Qh1#]

36...Rxc1+ 37.Bxc1 Qe1+ 38.Kh2 Ng4+ 39.Kh3 Nxf2+ 0–1

(15) E. INARKIEV (2680) M. AL SAYED (2498) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 06.06.2013 1. +–

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22.Nd8?

[22.Rd3!! Qc5 (22...cxd3 23.Ng5+ Kh8 24.Qxh7#) 23.Nh6+! gxh6 (23...Kh8 24.Rxf8+ Bxf8 25.Qxc5 Bxc5 26.Rd8++–) 24.Rxf8+ Bxf8 25.Rg3+ Kh8 26.Qf7+–]

22.Nd8? Bf6!µ

(16) P. PONKRATOV (2605) D. KHISMATULLIN (2658) EKATERINBURG 21.06.2013 1... –+

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23...Bxf2+! 24.Rxf2

[24.Kh1 Bb6–+]

24...Re1+! 25.Bf1

[25.Rf1 Qc5+ 26.Kh1 Nf2+ 27.Kg1 Nh3+ 28.Kh1 Qg1+ 29.Rxg1 Rxg1#]

25...Qc5!–+ 26.Na4

[26.Ne4 Rxe4 27.Qxe4 Qxf2+–+]

26...Qd4 27.Kh1 Nce3 28.Bxe3 Nxe3 0–1

(17) U. ELISEEV (2557) B. GRACHEV (2683) EKATERINBURG 29.06.2013 1... –+

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33...Qxd6??

[33...Bc2+!! 34.Qxc2 Qa7!! (34...Qa6 35.Qg6+ Kf8 36.Rb5 Ra8 37.Kc2!) 35.Qg6+ Kf8 36.Rb5 Ra8! 37.Kc2 Qf2+!– +]

33...Qxd6?? 34.Bxh5++–

(18) T. ANTON (2438) M. KRAVTSIV (2620) UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIP 10.07.2013 1... –+

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23...Rfe8! 24.Rd1

[24.Qxb2 Re1#]

24...Rcd8!! 25.Rxd8

[25.Rf1 Qe2 26.c6 Bc8–+ 27.Na3 Rd3 28.Qc1 Qf3–+]

25...Rxd8 26.c6 Rd1+ 0–1

[26...Rd1+ 27.Kg2 Qxc3 28.Nxc3 Bxc6+ 29.f3 Rxa1–+]

(19) A. ZHIGALKO (2604) V. SMIRNOV (2332) MINSK OPEN 18.07.2013 1. +–

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17.Bxb5+!! Ke7

[17...axb5 18.Nxf6+ Ke7 19.Qg5!+–]

18.Qb4+ Rd6 19.Rxd6 Qxd6 20.Rd1!! Bd5

[20...Qxb4 21.Rd7+ Ke8 22.Nxf6#]

21.Qc3!+–

(20) V. KRAMNIK (2784) D. FRIDMAN (2629) DORTMUND 01.08.2013 1. +–

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29.Nd5!! exd5 30.Bxf6!+– Ne5

[30...Nxf6 31.Nxf6+ Ke7 32.Qe5#; 30...Ra7 31.Ng7++–]

31.Qxe5+ Kd7 32.Bg7 Re8

[32...Qe7 33.Nf6++–]

33.Nf6+ Kc7 34.Qa1 1–0

[34.Qa1 Qxg7 35.Nxd5+ Kc6 36.Qxg7+–]

(21) S. SETHURAMAN (2582) M. KANAREK (2463) BDO OPEN 23.08.2013 1... –+

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34...Ng3+!! 35.Kg1

[35.hxg3 hxg3 36.fxe4 Qh4+ 37.Kg1 Qh2+ 38.Kf1 Qh1#]

35...Re2! 36.Qc3

[36.Nxe2 Qe3#]

36...h3!! 37.Bxe2

[37.gxh3 Rxh2!–+ 38.Kxh2 Nf1+ 39.Kg2 Qh2+ 40.Kxf1 Bxh3#]

37...Rxe2! 38.gxh3 Rxh2!–+ 39.Qc1

[39.Kxh2 Ne2+ 40.Kh1 Nxc3–+]

39...Rh1+ 40.Kf2 Rh2+ 41.Kg1 Rh1+ 42.Kf2 Ne4+ 43.Ke2 Ba6+ 0–1

(22) S. AZAROV (2636) B. RZAYEV (2464) BAKU OPEN 25.09.2013 1. +–

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40.Re8+! Kg7

[40...Nxe8 41.Qxc4+–; 40...Kh7 41.hxg6+ fxg6 42.Re7+ Kh8 43.Qe5+ Kg8 44.Qg7#]

41.Qe5+ f6 42.Re7+ Kf8

[42...Nf7 43.Qxa1+–]

43.Qxf6+ Nf7 44.Rxf7+ 1–0

[44.Rxf7+ Qxf7 45.Qxa1+–]

(23) K. SHANAVA (2567) S. AZAROV (2636) BAKU OPEN 26.09.2013 1. +–

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21.Nxg7!! Rf8

[21...Kxg7 22.Bh6+! Kxh6 (22...Kg8 23.Qxf6+–) 23.Qxf6+ Ng6 24.Bf3+–]

22.Bh6+– Show in Quiz Mode

(24) G. PAPP (2583) A. KIRSCHNER (2286) AUSTRIAN LEAGUE 05.10.2013

1. +–

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11.Ng5!! fxg5

[11...f5 12.Nxe6+–]

12.Bxh7+! Kxh7

[12...Kf7 13.Qh5++–]

13.hxg5+ Kg8 14.Rh8+! 1–0

[14.Rh8+ Kxh8 (14...Kf7 15.Qh5+ g6 16.Qh7+ Ke8 17.Qxg6#) 15.Qh5+ Kg8 16.g6+–]

(25) M. MATLAKOV (2682) P. ELJANOV (2729) CHIGORIN MEMORIAL 11.10.2013

1... –+

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26...Rxb5!

[26...Rc5 27.Qd8+ Qxd8 28.Rxd8+ Kh7 29.Bf1=]

26...Rxb5! 27.Qxb5 Rc5! 28.Rd8+

[28.Qb4 Rg5+ 29.Kh1 Bg2+ 30.Kg1 Bxf3+ 31.Kf1 Qc2–+]

28...Qxd8 29.Qxc5 Qf6! 0–1

(26) A. MOISEENKO (2703) S. GANGULY (2639) INDONESIAN OPEN 16.10.2013 1. +–

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22.Rxc7+! Bxc7 23.Rc1 Rd7 24.Bf4!

[24.Qa7 Kd8 25.Qa8+ Ke7 26.Qxh8 Qxd3 27.Re1!+–]

24...Qxf4 25.Nxf4+–

(27) B. BOK (2525) V. IKONNIKOV (2564) ECC 25.10.2013 1. +–

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28.Nd4!!

[28.Qa7 Qb6+!]

28.Nd4!! Qb6

[28...exd4 29.Qa7!+–]

29.Qe7!+–

(28) LI CHAO (2679) L. ARONIAN (2801) WORLD TEAMS 29.11.2013 1... –+

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32...Nxh2!! 33.Rxg5

[33.Kxh2 Rh4+ 34.Kg1 Rxg3+ 35.Kxf1 Rxf3+–+]

33...Nxf3 34.Ra8+

[34.Rg3 Rh4+–+; 34.Rxh5 Rg4–+]

34...Ke7 35.Ra7+ Kd6 0–1

(29) G. PAP (2522) F. BERKES (2677) HUNGARIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 05.12.2013 1. +–

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36.R1xf6! gxf6 37.Qa7! Qg8! 38.Rxf6! Qg5

[38...Qg7 39.Qa6!+–]

39.Rf7?

[39.Qa6!! Rb8 (39...Qd2+ 40.Rf2+–) 40.h4! Qd2+ 41.Kh3+– Rxb3 42.Rf8+ Kh7 43.Rf7+ Kg8 44.Qg6++–]

39...Qg6=

(30) V. IORDACHESCU (2614) A. SLAVIN (2366) LONDON OPEN 13.12.2013 1. +–

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14.Bg5!! Qxg5

[14...hxg5 15.Qh7+ Kf8 16.Qh8#]

15.Qxf7+ Kh8 16.Ng6+ Kh7 17.Nxe7+ Kh8 18.Ng6++– Kh7 19.Nf4+ Kh8 20.h4 Qf6 21.Ng6+ Kh7 22.Ne5+ Kh8 23.Qxf6 gxf6 24.Nf7+ 1–0

(31) E. PAEHTZ (2452) P. CRAMLING (2525) BEIJING WOMAN BLITZ 14.12.2013 1. +–

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22.Rxf7! Bc5+ 23.Kh2 Qg5

[23...Kxf7 24.Qh5+ Ke7 25.Bh4+!+–]

24.Raf1+–

(32) V. GUNINA (2509) A. MUZYCHUK (2566) BEIJING WOMAN BLITZ 15.12.2013 1... –+

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25...g5! 26.Bxg5

[26.Bxd6 Qf3+ 27.Kg1 Nf2 28.Bxf8 Nh3#]

26...Qf3+ 27.Kg1 Nf2! 0–1

(33) T. RADJABOV (2713) A. GRISCHUK (2783) BASQUE RAPID 18.12.2013 1... –+

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62...Ra2+! 63.Kc1 Kc3! 64.Kb1

[64.Kd1 Ra1+ 65.Ke2 Re1#]

64...Rb2+! 65.Ka1

[65.Kc1 Ne1–+]

65...Ne1! 66.Ba4 Rb4! 67.d7

[67.Bd1 Nc2+! 68.Bxc2 Kxc2 69.d7 Ra4#]

67...Rxa4+ 68.Kb1 Rd4–+ 0–1

(34) P. VISHNU (2523) P. NEGI (2671) INDIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 26.12.2013 1. +–

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27.Ng6+! hxg6 28.Rxh8+ Bg8 29.Reh7! 1–0

[29.Reh7 Ne6 30.Bh6+ Ke8 31.Rxg8++–]

(35) A. MASTROVASILIS (2550) T. WARAKOMSKI (2499) CRACOVIA OPEN 31.12.2013 1. +–

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20.Rxe7! Be8

[20...cxd5 21.Qf7+–; 20...Kxe7 21.Qf7+ Kd8 22.Qxf6+ Kc7 23.Qd6+ Kc8 24.Bxc6 Bxc6 25.Qxc6+ Kb8 26.Qd6+ Kc8 27.Rd1!+–]

21.Qe2

[21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Bxc6 Re1+ 23.Kg2+–; 21.Qxf5+–]

21...cxd5 22.Re1 Bd7 23.Rxd7+ 1–0

[23.Rxd7+ Kxd7 24.Qe6+ Kc7 25.Qd6+ Kc8 26.Re7+–]

(36) K. DUDA (2553) YU YANGYI (2677) WIJK AAN ZEE B 17.01.2014 1... –+

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30...Nf4!! 31.gxf4

[31.Re3 Nh5! 32.Kh2 Nxg3 33.Kxg3 Rf4–+]

31...Rxf4 32.Qe3

[32.Qc6 Qxh4–+]

32...Rg8!–+

[32...Qxh4? 33.Qf2 g3 34.Qg2]

(37) E. NAJER (2641) M. JURCIK (2481) CZECH LEAGUE 18.01.2014 1. +–

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20.Bxh7+! Kh8

[20...Kxh7 21.g6+ Kg8 22.h6+–]

21.g6! Qxa2 22.h6!+–

(38) I. BOROCZ (2398) G. FEHER (2345) HUNGARIAN LEAGUE 02.02.2014 1. +–

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1.Qh4?

[1.Qb8!! gxf6 2.Bxf6+ Bg7 (2...Kg8 3.Qg3++–) 3.Qd6!! Kg8 (3...Bxf6 4.Qf8#) 4.Qg3+–]

1.Qh4? h6∞

(39) B. JOBAVA (2706) B. SAVCHENKO (2556) MINSK OPEN 15.02.2014 1. +–

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33.Bg6! Qxg6

[33...Rxg6 34.Qh8+ Kf7 35.Rh7++–]

34.Qh8+ Kf7 35.Rf1+ 1–0

[35.Rf1+ Ke7 36.Qf8#]

(40) D. NAVARA (2700) J. DUDA (2563) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 04.03.2014 1. +–

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40.R2a3!! Qb2+

[40...Qxb1 41.Rh3#]

41.Nf2! Ng6

[41...Rc3 42.R3a6++–]

42.fxg6 Qxb1 43.Rh3+ Kxg6 44.Rah7! 1–0

(41) C. BALOGH (2651) I. ROZUM (2505) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 06.03.2014 1. +–

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15.Ne4?

[15.Nxf7! Rxf7 16.Nxe5!! (16.Qc4 Nec6! (16...Qxc4 17.Rd8+ Rf8 18.Bxc4+ Kh8 19.Rxf8++–)) 16...Bxe5 17.Qxe5! Qxe5 18.Rd8#]

15.Ne4? Bxe4 16.Qxe4²

(42) A. ALEKSANDROV (2544) A. QASHASHVILI (2378) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 08.03.2014 1... –+

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31...Rxf2! 32.Qxc6

[32.Rxc6 Rxg2+ 33.Kxg2 Nxe3+ 34.Kh2 Qf1!–+]

32...Rxg2+ 33.Kxg2 Nxe3+ 34.Kh2 Ng4+! 0–1

[34...Ng4+ 35.Kg1 Rxe1+! 36.Rxe1 Qf2+ 37.Kh1 Qh2#]

(43) A. SHOMOEV (2581) I. CHEPARINOV (2681) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 10.03.2014 1. +–

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34.Bxf7+! Kxf7 35.Qh7+ Kf6 36.Qh4+! Kf5 37.f3!+–

(44) R. VAN KAMPEN (2603) A. NAIDITSCH (2706) REYKJAVIK OPEN 09.03.2014 1... –+

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39...Bxg3! 40.fxg3 Qc7! 41.Bf4

[41.Kh2 Re2+–+]

41...Rxf4! 42.gxf4 Qxf4–+ 43.Bg2 fxg2 44.Qh3+ Kg8 45.Qxg2 Qxd4+ 46.Kh1 Kg7–+

(45) D. DVIRNYY (2575) J. POLGAR (2693) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 11.03.2014 1... –+

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47...Qc2!! 48.Rxa5

[48.Ra2 Rxa4–+; 48.Qa2 Qd1–+]

48...Qxe2+ 49.Kg1 Qe3+!

[49...Rf2? 50.Ra2!=]

50.Kh1 Rf2 0–1

[50...Rf2 51.Qxe5+ Kh7–+]

(46) A. QASHASHVILI (2378) C. BALOGH (2651) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 14.03.2014 1... –+

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41...Bf5+!! 42.Qxf5

[42.Rxf5 Rc4+ 43.Rf4 Rcxf4+ 44.Qxf4 Qd1+ 45.Rf3 Rxf4+ 46.Kxf4 Qd4+ 47.Kg3 Qxb4–+]

42...Qd1+! 43.Kg5

[43.Kh3 Rxf5 44.Rxf5 Rc4–+]

43...Rxf5+–+ Show in Quiz Mode

(47) Y. QUESADA PEREZ (2493) Y. GONZALEZ VIDAL (2551) CONCRETO OPEN 18.04.2014

1... –+

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19...Nxd5!! 20.Nxd5

[20.bxa5 Nxc3+–+]

20...Bf5+! 21.Bd3

[21.Kb2 Rxd5 22.Qxd5 Qc2+ 23.Ka3 Ra8+–+]

21...Rxd5 22.Qc2 Rxd3! 23.Rxd3

[23.Qxc7 Rc3+ 24.Kb2 Rxc7–+]

23...Rc8! 24.Rd8+

[24.Qxc7 Rxc7 25.Rhd1 Rc3–+] 24...Rxd8 25.Qxf5 Qc3–+

[25...Rd4–+]

(48) L. PORTISCH (2464) R. RAPPORT (2698) RAPID MATCH 03.05.2014

1... –+

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30...Nxe4!! 31.fxe4

[31.Bxe7 Nf2+ 32.Kg2 Bxf3+ 33.Kg3 Nxd1 34.Bxd1 Bxd1 35.Qxd1 Rxe7–+]

31...Rxe4! 32.Rxe4 Rxe4! 0–1

[32...Rxe4 33.Nd5 Bxd5 34.cxd5 Qxd5 35.Bxe4 Qxe4#]

(49) Y. BACALLAO (2522) S. BOGNER (2593) CAPABLANCA B 09.05.2014 1. +–

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16.Nxe5! fxe5 17.Bd5+ Kh8 18.Qxh5+ Bh7 19.Bg5! Qe8

[19...Qd7 20.Be4+–]

20.Rxf8+! Qxf8

[20...Bxf8 21.Bf7! Qd7 22.Bf6+ Bg7 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7 24.Qg5+! Kxf7 25.Rf1++–]

21.Rf1 Qe8 22.Rf7+– exd4 23.Bf6 Qe3+ 24.Kg2 1–0

(50) A. AITBAYEV (2420) E. KOZGANBAYEV (2362) KAZAKHSTAN CHAMPIONSHIP 08.05.2014 1. +–

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25.Nc5!! Qxc5 26.Qh6+ 1–0

[26.Qh6+ Kg8 27.Rxf7! Kxf7 28.Qxh7+ Kf8 29.Qh8+ Kf7 30.Nh6+ Ke7 31.Qg7+ Ke8 32.Bxg6#]

(51) P. CZARNOTA (2526) D. NAVARA (2708) POLISH LEAGUE 18.05.2014 1... –+

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24...Bxg2!! 25.Bxg2 Rac8! 26.Qd6

[26.Qd7 Rc1+ 27.Kh2 (27.Bf1 Qxd7 28.Rxd7 Nxe5–+ 29.Rxe5 Nf3+) 27...Qxf2–+]

26...Rc1+ 27.Kh2 Qxf2–+

(52) YU YANGYI (2675) P. SVIDLER (2753) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 16.06.2014 1. +–

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22.Bxh7+! Kxh7

[22...Kh8 23.Rdd1+–]

23.g6+! fxg6 24.Qh3+ Kg8 25.Qxe6+ Kf8

[25...Kh8 26.Rg3+–]

26.Qd6+ Kg8 27.Rdd1+– Rf8 28.Qxg6+–

[28.f5+–; 28.Qe6+ Rf7 29.f5+– gxf5 30.Qe8+ Rf8 31.Rxg7+ Kxg7 32.Rd7++–]

(53) V. IVANCHUK (2739) S. SHANKLAND (2632) EDMONTON 29.06.2014 1. +–

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28.Bb7! b4

[28...Qxb7 29.Qxe5+–; 28...Rb8 29.c6+– (29.Bxa6+–)]

29.Qxb4 Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Rb8

[30...Qxc5 31.Qxc5 Rxc5 32.Rd8#]

31.c6! Nxc6 32.Qc3!+–

(54) M. SOCKO (2462) K. KULON (2341) EUROPEAN WOMAN CHAMPIONSHIP 07.07.2014 1. +–

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33.Ne6! Rg8

[33...fxe6 34.Rxg7+! Kxg7 35.Rd7+ Rf7 (35...Kg8 36.Qxe6+ Kh8 37.Qe5+ Kg8 38.Qg7#; 35...Kf6 36.Qf3++–) 36.Qe5+ Kg8 37.Rd8+ Rf8 38.Qxe6+ Kg7 39.Qe7+ Rf7 40.Qe5+! Rf6 41.Rd7+ Kh6 42.Qxf6+–]

34.Ng5++–

(55) A. BOCHKAREV (2302) A. TIMOFEEV (2597) POLUGAEVSKY MEMORIAL 07.07.2014 1. –+

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23...Rd2! 24.Ra8

[24.Nxd2 Rxd2 25.Qc1 Be5 26.g3 Qxf2–+]

24...Rxd1!! 0–1

[24...Rxd1 25.Rxd1 (25.Rxd8+ Rxd8–+) 25...Rxa8–+]

(56) B. JOBAVA (2713) I. NEPOMNIACHTCHI (2730) BERGAMO 14.07.2014 1. +–

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36.Qg5! Rxd6 37.Qxf5! Bd5

[37...Qc6 38.Be4 Qxe4 39.Qxf7+ Kh8 40.Qe8++–]

38.Qxh7+ Kf8 39.Qg6! Ke7

[39...f6 40.Rxf6+ Bxf6 41.Qxf6+ Ke8 42.Bxd6+–]

40.Qxg7+–

(57) B. BOK (2586) W. SPOELMAN (2571) DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIP 13.07.2014 1. +–

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24.Qe6!! Qf8

[24...fxe6 25.Bxe6+ Kf8 26.Rf7+ Ke8 27.fxg7+–]

25.fxg7! Qxg7 26.Bd4!! Nf8

[26...fxe6 27.Rxg7+ Kf8 28.Bxe6+–]

27.Qxc4! Bd7

[27...bxc4 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.Bxc8+–]

28.Qd3+–

(58) B. MACIEJA (2607) A. ARESHCHENKO (2701) NAJDORF MEMORIAL 17.07.2014 1. +–

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22.e6! fxe6 23.Qf6! Rc6

[23...exd5 24.Qxa6+–]

24.Bxc6 Qxc6 25.Ba3!+– 1–0

(59) S. SJUGIROV (2643) V. FEDOSEEV (2668) LAKE SEVAN 28.07.2014 1. +–

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40.g6! fxg6

[40...Rxe4+ 41.Nxe4 Bxe4 42.gxf7+–; 40...Bxe4 41.g7#; 40...Nxg6 41.Ng5 Ne5 42.Rg1! Rh4 43.Nxf7+ Nxf7 44.Rg8#]

41.Ng5!+– Rh4 42.Nd5! Rh2+ 43.Kd1 Nd7

[43...Rxh6 44.Rf8+ Kg7 45.Nxe6+ Kh7 46.Nf6#]

44.Ne7!+– Bg2 45.Rf2 Rh1+ 46.Kd2 1–0

(60) R. MAMEDOV (2659) A. GREET (2431) OLYMPIAD 03.08.2014 1. +–

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33.Nxe6! fxe6 34.Rxf6! gxf6 35.Bh7+! Kh8 36.Be4! Kg8

[36...R5d7 37.Qf8#]

37.Bxd5 exd5

[37...Rxd5 38.Qxe8++–]

38.Qxd8+–

(61) S. MEGARANTO (2527) R. LEITAO (2649) OLYMPIAD 06.08.2014 1. +–

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34.Nhf5! gxf5

[34...g5 35.Qxg5+–]

35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Nxf5! Bxf5 37.Rxf5+– Ne5

[37...Qf7 38.Rg5+ fxg5 39.Qh8#]

38.Bxe5! dxe5 39.Rf3! Bc5+ 40.Kf1+– 1–0

(62) R. RAPPORT (2704) E. SUTOVSKY (2624) OLYMPIAD 11.08.2015 1. +–

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20.Bxg7! Rxg7 21.Qxf5 Kh8

[21...Ne7 22.Qe6+ Kh8 23.Rxg7 Kxg7 24.Rg1+ Ng6 25.Qxd5+–]

22.Rxg7 Qxg7 23.Qxd5! Nxf2 24.Qxc6+–

(63) R. MARKUS (2602) Z. HRACEK (2634) OLYMPIAD 05.08.2014 1. +–

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35.Bxh5!! gxh5 36.Nf5+ Kg8

[36...Kf8 37.Qe3+–]

37.Qe3! Nf8

[37...f6 38.Qh6+–]

38.Qg5+ Ng6 39.Qd8+ Nf8 40.Qxc8

[40.Nh6+! Kg7 41.g4! hxg4 42.Nf5+ Kg8 43.h5+– Qa8 44.Ne7+ Kg7 45.h6+ Kxh6 46.Qxf8++–]

40...Qxc8 41.Ne7+ Kg7 42.Nxc8+–

(64) A. RASMUSSEN (2522) F. PANCEVSKI (2464) OLYMPIAD 12.08.2014 1... –+

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17...Nf3+! 18.gxf3 Qh3 19.f4 Ng4!–+ 20.Re1

[20.f3 Bc5+ 21.Kh1 Qxf1#]

20...Rae8 21.Be3 Nxh2–+

(65) D. DUBOV (2614) M. MOZHAROV (2555) MOSCOW BLITZ 06.09.2014 1. +–

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17.e5! dxe5 18.fxg5! hxg5 19.Ne4! Rg6 20.Bxg5! Rxg5 21.Nxf6+! Kd8

[21...Bxf6 22.Qxf6+–]

22.Rad1+– Nb8 23.Nxd7 Nxd7 24.Qxf7+–

(66) C. SCHRAMM (2401) S. MOVSESIAN (2663) ECC 14.09.2014 1. +–

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22.Rxf4!

[22.Bxf4? Bxe4!]

22.Rxf4! Rxd3

[22...exf4 23.Ng5 h5 24.gxh5+–; 22...Bxe4 23.Rxe4+–]

23.cxd3 exf4 24.Ng5 h5 25.gxh5+– Bxa3 26.Bc3! Bd5 27.hxg6 fxg6 28.f7+ Kf8 29.Qh8+ Ke7 30.Qf6+ Kd7 31.bxa3+–

(67) A. ZHIGALKO (2584) N. VITIUGOV (2742) ECC 15.09.2014 1... –+

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40...Rf1+?

[40...Rxe2!! 41.Kxe2 Qb2+ 42.Rd2 (42.Ke3 Re1+ 43.Kf3 Qe2#) 42...Qc1–+]

40...Rf1+? 41.Ke3∞

(68) WEN YANG (2598) K. AGASIYEV (2394) BAKU OPEN 23.09.2014 1. +–

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21.Rxd5! Qxd5

[21...Rxe2 22.Rxd8+–; 21...Nxd5 22.Qxc2+–]

22.Qxc2! Qxb5

[22...Nxc2 23.Rxd5+–]

23.Qc3+ Kh6 24.a4! Qb6 25.Rd7+–

(69) N. GULIYEV (2546) O. ABDULOV (2344) BAKU OPEN 23.09.2014 1. +–

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18.Ndxe6! fxe6 19.Qxe6+ Kh8

[19...Kf8 20.Bxh7 Nxh7 21.Ng6#]

20.Rxd7! Rxd7

[20...Nxd7 21.Qh6+–]

21.Bxf6

[21.Qh3+–]

21...Rd2

[21...Qxf2+ 22.Kxf2 Bc5+ 23.Ke2 Rxe6+ 24.Nxe6+–]

22.Bc3+–

[22.Ng6+! hxg6 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7 24.Qxg6+ Kf8 25.Qh6+ Kf7 26.Bg6+ Ke6 27.Bxe8+ Bf6 28.Qxd2+–] Show in Quiz Mode

(70) N. GEORGIADIS (2451) A. HUSS (2382) SUISSE CHAMPIONSHIP 27.09.2014

1. +–

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16.Bh6! Nf5

[16...gxh6 17.Rxe6! (17.Nxf6+ Rxf6 18.Qxf6+–) 17...Qxe6 18.Qg3+ Ng6 19.Bxg6+–]

17.Bxf5 Bxf5 18.Rxe8 Rxe8 19.Nxg7+– Be4 20.Nxe8 1–0

(71) N. SHORT (2646) D. HOWELL (2657) ISLE OF MAN OPEN 12.10.2014 1. +–

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27.Rxa5! Qxa5 28.Nxf6 Kg7

[28...Rg7 29.Qh5 Qd8 30.Qxh7+ Rxh7 31.Rxh7#]

29.Nxh7! Rh8 30.Qc1! f6 31.Nxf6! Kxf6

[31...Rxh4 32.Qxg5++–]

32.Rxh8+–

(72) M. KRAVTSIV (2563) R. EDOUARD (2659) CORSICA 19.10.2014 1. +–

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17.Nd5! h4

[17...Bxd5 18.exd5 Qxd5 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Be4+–; 17...exd5 18.exd5 Nxd5 (18...Bxd5 19.Bxf6+–) 19.Bxh8+–]

18.Qh3! exd5 19.exd5 Nxd5

[19...Bd7 20.f5! 0-0-0 21.Rxe7+–]

20.Bxh8

(73) B. SAVCHENKO (2598) A. SHOMOEV (2569) UGRA CUP 12.11.2014 1. +–

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23.Rxf7! Kxf7 24.Qxh7+ Kf6 25.Qxg6+ Ke5

[25...Kxe7 26.Qg7+ Kd6 27.Qxb7+–]

26.Qh5+ Kd6 27.Bg6+

[27.Bxb5+ Bd5 28.Bxe8+–]

27...Bd5 28.Bxe8+–

(74) P. PONKRATOV (2624) D. KHISMATULLIN (2679) RUSSIAN CUP 20.11.2014 1... –+

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31...Rxf2! 32.Kxf2 Rf8+ 33.Rf3 Rxf3+ 34.Kxf3 Qxf1+–+ 35.Ke4

[35.Ke3 Bh6+–+; 35.Kg4 Qg2+ 36.Kf5 Qg6+–+]

35...Qg2+!!

[35...Qe2+ 36.Kf5∞]

36.Kf4

[36.Kf5 Qg6+–+; 36.Kd3 Qg6+–+]

36...Bh6+ 37.Ke5 Qd5+ 38.Kf6 Bxd2–+

(75) L. VAN WELY (2667) R. WOJTASZEK (2744) WIJK AAN ZEE 11.01.2015 1. +–

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38.Rc1?

[38.Ra6! Qxa6 (38...Qb7 39.Rc6+–) 39.Qc7+ Kg6 40.Qxd8+– Kg5 41.Qg8+ Bg6 42.Bf7 f5 43.Qd8+ Qf6 44.f4++–]

38.Rc1? Be8∞

(76) M. CARLSEN (2862) T. RADJABOV (2734) WIJK AAN ZEE 20.01.2015 1. +–

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31.Nxg7! Kxg7

[31...Qxe4 32.Qxf6+–]

32.Qh5!!

[32.Rg3+ Kf7∞]

32...Nh7

[32...Qxe4 33.Rg3+ Ng6 34.Qxh6+ Kf7 35.Qh7+ Ke6 36.Re3+–]

33.Bxh6+! Kh8 34.Qg6! Qg8

[34...Rg8 35.Rd8! Rxd8 36.Qg7#]

35.Bg7+! Qxg7 36.Qxe8+ Qf8 37.Qe6+– Qh6 38.e5 Qc1+ 39.Kh2 Qf4+ 40.Rg3 1–0

(77) S. KARJAKIN (2760) V. KRAMNIK (2783) ZURICH RAPID 19.02.2015 1... –+

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50...Bf4?

[50...Rxg3+! 51.Kxg3 Bf4+ 52.Kg4 Rg2+ 53.Kh3 Rg3+ 54.Kh2 Rc3+ 55.Kg2 Rxc1–+ 56.Rh8 Rc2+ 57.Kh1 Kf3 58.Rg8 Rh2+ 59.Kg1 Ra2 60.Kh1 Be3–+ 61.h5 Ra1+ 62.Kh2 Bf4+ 63.Kh3 Rh1#]

50...Bf4? 51.Re1+ Kd5 52.Kg4∞

(78) I. ILJIUSHENOK (2450) P. ELJANOV (2727) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 24.02.2015 1. +–

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23.Rg7!! fxe5

[23...Kxg7 24.exf6+ Bxf6 25.Qxc7+–; 23...Qxe5 24.Qh6+–]

24.Qh6! Rxf1+ 25.Kxf1 Bb5+

[25...Qc4+ 26.Kg1 Qd3 27.Rxe7+–]

26.Kg1?

[26.Ke1! Bd3 (26...Bh4+ 27.Qxh4 Qxg7 (27...Kxg7 28.Nxe6++–) 28.Qxd8++–) 27.Nxe6 Qb6 28.Rxh7+ Bxh7 29.Qg7#]

26...Bd3 27.Nxe6 Qb6+ 28.Kh1 Bf8∞

(79) D. NAVARA (2735) M. PARLIGRAS (2583) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 25.02.2015 1. +–

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19.Rf5+! exf5 20.Rxe7 Kxe7 21.Qf6+ Ke8 22.Qxh8+ Bf8 23.g6+–

[23.Ne5+–]

(80) S. SEVIAN (2531) L. KRITZ (2583) US TEAMS 19.03.2015 1. +–

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25.Nf5! Qc7 26.Nxg7! Kxg7 27.Bd4+ 1–0

[27.Bd4+ Kg6 28.b4+–]

(81) A. MOTYLEV (2653) M. YILMAZ (2570) AEROFLOT OPEN 30.03.2015 1. +–

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38.Bxg7!! Bxg7

[38...Qc5 39.Be5! Bg7 (39...Rh6 40.Qg5+ Kh7 41.Qf5+ Rg6 42.Qh5+ Bh6 (42...Rh6 43.Qf7++–) 43.Bf5+–) 40.Qe8+ Qf8 41.Be6+! Rxe6 42.Qxe6++–]

39.Qe8+ Kh7

[39...Bf8 40.Rg1++–]

40.Bf5+ Kh6 41.Qe3+! Kh5 42.Rf2!!+– Bf6 43.Rg2

[43.Rh2+ Bh4 44.Rg2+–]

43...Qh4+ 44.Rh2+–

(82) S. SEVIAN (2531) C. HOLT (2530) US CHAMPIONSHIP 12.04.2015 1. +–

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27.Ke2?

[27.Nf5!! exf5 28.e6!! Qg7 (28...Qxe6 29.Rh8+ Kf7 30.Qh7#) 29.Kd2! Bd7 30.Rh1! Bxe6 31.Rh8+ Kf7 32.Qc7+ Ne7 33.R8h7+–]

27.Ke2? Qg7∞

(83) J. IKEDA (2403) K. DRAGUN (2558) BANGKOK OPEN 14.04.2015 1. +–

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34.Ne6! 1–0

[34.Ne6 fxe6 (34...Qd6 35.Qh6+–) 35.f7+ Qxf7 36.Rxf7 Kxf7 37.Qxh7++–]

(84) G. KASPAROV (2812) N. SHORT (2664) BATTLE OF THE LEGENDS (BLITZ) 26.04.2015 1. +–

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29.Bh6!+– Re2

[29...gxh6 30.Nxh6+–]

30.Bxg7+

[30.Nf6+– Nxf6 31.Rxg7 Ke8 32.exf6+–]

30...Ke8

[30...Kxg7 31.Qh6+ Kg8 32.Nf6#]

31.Nh6+–

(85) E. TOMASHEVSKY (2745) M. RODSHTEIN (2654) WORLD TEAMS 28.04.2015 1. +–

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34.Bxc6!+– Rxe3

[34...Kxc6 35.Rxb5 Qa6 36.Qc4+ Kd6 37.Rd5+ Ke7 38.Qxa6+–]

35.Rxb5 Rxc3 36.bxc3 1–0

(86) I. NEPOMNIACHTCHI (2714) P. POTAPOV (2471) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 02.05.2015 1. +–

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55.e6! Qxe6

[55...Rxe6 56.Qb8+ Re8 57.Qd6+ Kg8 58.Nf6++–]

56.Qf4+ 1–0

[56.Qf4+ Qf5 57.Qd6+ Kg8 58.Nf6++–]

(87) R. MAMEDOV (2658) N. KHURTSIDZE (2457) NAKHCHIVAN OPEN 04.05.2015 1. +–

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31.Bg5!! hxg5

[31...R6f7 32.Qxe6+–]

32.Qh7+ Kf7 33.Bxd5! exd5 34.Rc7+ Ke8 35.Qxg7+– R8f7 36.Qg8+ 1–0

(88) S. CHEKHOV (2486) S. YUDIN (2524) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 02.05.2015 1... –+

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19...Bxg4! 20.Qxg4 f5! 21.Ng5+ Kg8 22.Bc3

[22.Qf3 Bxb2+ 23.Kb1 Bc3+ 24.Kc1 Rb1+ 25.Kxb1 Qb6+ 26.Kc1 Qb2#]

22...Bxc3–+

(89) D. NARODITSKY (2622) F. PANCEVSKI (2494) CHICAGO OPEN 24.05.2015 1. +–

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40.e6!! Rc3

[40...Qxe6 41.Ra8 Qe1+ (41...Rc1+ 42.Kh2+–) 42.Kg2 Qe4+ 43.Kh2+–; 40...Rxe6 41.Ra8 Qe1+ 42.Kg2 Qe4+ 43.Kh2+–]

41.exf7+–

[41.e7+–]

41...Rxg3+ 42.fxg3 Qe3+ 43.Kf1 Qf3+ 44.Ke1 Qe3+ 45.Kd1 Qb3+ 46.Kd2 Qb2+ 47.Kd3 Qb3+ 48.Kd4 Qc4+ 49.Ke5 Qc5+ 50.Qd5 Qe7+ 51.Kd4 1–0

(90) A. DEMUTH (2515) F. DOETTLING (2588) FRENCH LEAGUE 30.05.2015 1. +–

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21.Bxg7+! Kxg7 22.Qh7+ Kf6

[22...Kf8 23.Qh8#]

23.Rxe6+?

[23.Be4! Nxe3 (23...Rxd4 24.Rxd4 Qxd4 25.Rf3+ Ke5 26.Qg7+ f6 27.Qxg4+– Bxe4 28.Qf4#) 24.Qxh6#]

23...Kxe6 24.Qf5+ Kd6∞

(91) J. DUDA (2610) B. IDER (2401) FRENCH LEAGUE 01.06.2015 1. +–

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18.Bxg6! fxg6 19.Qh6 Rf8

[19...Bf8 20.Qxg6+ Bg7 21.Bh6 Re7 22.Ng5+–]

20.Qxg6+ Kh8 21.Qxh5+ Kg8 22.Bh6 1–0

(92) J. DUDA (2610) G. FLEAR (2460) FRENCH LEAGUE 04.06.2015 1. +–

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36.Nxg7! Kxg7 37.Rg3+ Kh8 38.Nxf6! Rxf6 39.Rxf6+– Show in Quiz Mode

— TESTS —

This chapter consists of 16 tests, each with ten examples. The puzzles are randomly selected from the previous chapters. Timing is also important factor in chess, so I suggest to give yourself 1,5–2 hours to each test. Try to solve all of them before looking up the solutions at the end of each test. Enjoy and good luck!

— TEST #1 —

(1) S. TIVIAKOV (2655) R. VAN KAMPEN (2581) WIJK AAN ZEE B 22.01.2013

1. +–

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30.Rxf7! Qxf7

[30...Kxf7 31.Rxe6! Qxe6 32.Qf5+!+–]

31.Rxe6+– Be7

[31...Kf8 32.Rxd6+–; 31...Rxe6 32.Bxe6+–]

32.Re3

[32.Qe4!+– Kf8 33.Qh7+–]

32...Rc4 33.Qd7+–

(2) G. MUNKHGAL (2372) DAO THIEN HAI (2531) ASIAN ZONAL TOURNAMENT 25.01.2013 1. +–

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17.c6! Nxd6

[17...Qxc6 18.Nd4+–; 17...Bxc6 18.Nd4!+–]

18.cxd7 1–0

(3) D. KHISMATULLIN (2652) A. PREDKE (2503) DVORKOVICH MEMORIAL 16.01.2013 1. +–

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36.Rh8! 1–0

[36.Rh8 Rxh8 37.Rxd3 Rc8 38.Rd6#]

(4) I. POPOV (2623) A. PETROV (2411) DVORKOVICH MEMORIAL 17.01.2013 1. +–

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27.Rxc5!! bxc5

[27...Qxc5 28.Qxf7#]

28.Ba5! Qa7

[28...Qxa5 29.Qxf7#]

29.Bxd8 axb5 30.Nxg6 1–0

(5) R. PRUIJSSERS (2519) K. BISCHOFF (2519) GERMAN LEAGUE 23.02.2013 1. +–

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43.Nxd5! exd5 44.Qd7+ Rc7

[44...Bc7 45.Rf8+–]

45.Qxd8+–

(6) R. WOJTASZEK (2700) R. KEMPINSKI (2599) DZIEDZICA MEMORIAL (RAPID) 03.03.2013 1. +–

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28.Nh6+! Kh7 29.Nxf7! Rxf7 30.Re6!+– Qc5 31.Bxg6+ Kg8 32.Bxf7+ Kxf7 33.Qf4+ Ke8 34.Rde1+–

[34.d6+–]

(7) C. SADORRA (2555) D. BERCZES (2526) DALLAS 11.03.2013 1. +–

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31.Rxc6!! Bf8

[31...Qxc6 32.Bxe5+ Qf6 33.Bxf6#; 31...Nf7 32.Bxf7 Qxf7 33.Rc8+ Bf8 34.Bxe5+ Kg8 35.Bg7+–]

32.Rc8! 1–0

[32.Rc8 Qe7 33.Bxe5+ Qxe5 34.Rxf8#]

(8) J. SMEETS (2613) L. FTACNIK (2547) GERMAN LEAGUE 02.02.2013 1. +–

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26.Qd3! Rxc4 27.Qxc4! 1–0

[27.Qxc4 Qxc4 28.Rb8+ Bf8 29.Bh6+–]

(9) V. PAPIN (2568) A. DEMANIUK (2340) DVORKOVICH MEMORIAL 18.01.2013 1. +–

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43.Qf8+! Qg8 44.Rf5! 1–0

[44.Rf5 c4 45.Qxe8 Qxe8 46.Rf8++–]

(10) K. SASIKIRAN (2677) A. VUL (2320) CAPPELLE LA GRANDE OPEN 27.02.2013 1. +–

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34.Bxc5! Rxc5 35.Qe3! Rc6 36.c5! Qc7 37.dxc6+– Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #2 —

(1) N. OMAR (2314) A. DAVID (2599) GIBRALTAR OPEN 29.01.2013

1. +–

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15.d5! 1–0

[15.d5 Nxd5 (15...Bxd5 16.Bxf5 exf5 17.Bxb6 axb6 18.Qxd5+–) 16.b5! Nxc3 17.Nxc3 Bd5 18.Bxf5+–]

(2) M. BARTEL (2629) M. WOMACKA (2442) GIBRALTAR OPEN 31.01.2013 1. +–

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19.Rxd4! Rxd4 20.b3 Qc7

[20...Qc5 21.Be3!+–]

21.Nxd4+–

(3) A. NAIDITSCH (2708) J. TIMMAN (2566) WIJK AAN ZEE B 22.01.2013 1. +–

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40.Nxd6!! 1–0

[40.Nxd6 Nxd6 41.Rxc3! bxc3 42.Bxc3++–]

(4) A. KOVACEVIC (2563) M. PERUNOVIC (2618) KARPOS OPEN 15.03.2013 1... –+

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25...Nxf3+! 26.Qxf3 Bxe4 0–1

[26...Bxe4 27.Qh3 Qf2#]

(5) A. HORVATH (2509) A. CZEBE (2492) CANBERRA OPEN 01.04.2013 1. +–

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34.Rh8+!! Rxh8 35.Qxf7+ Qg7 36.Qf5+ Kg8 37.Qc8+ 1–0

[37.Qc8+ Kh7 38.Qxb7+–]

(6) D. SVETUSHKIN (2588) V. TKACHIEV (2632) BALAGNE RAPID 14.04.2013 1... –+

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19...dxc3! 20.Rxd8 Rfxd8! 21.Qa4

[21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1 c2+–+; 21.Rh3 Rd2–+]

21...c2+ 0–1

[21...c2+ 22.Kc1 Be2–+]

(7) H. STEVIC (2616) L. GONDA (2528) AUSTRIAN LEAGUE 24.03.2013 1... –+

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26...Bd1!! 27.Qxd1 Qh1+ 28.Ke2 Rxf2+! 29.Kxf2 Qxd1–+

(8) N. SHORT (2697) A. CZEBE (2479) BANGKOK OPEN 21.04.2013 1. +–

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34.Bh6!! Qf5+

[34...Qg6 35.Qf8+ Rxf8 36.gxf8=Q#]

35.Kg1 1–0

(9) S. MILLIET (2401) B. YILDIZ (2341) WORLD WOMEN TEAMS 12.03.2013 1. +–

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37.Rd4?

[37.Bxb6! axb6 (37...cxb6 38.Rxd6+–) 38.Rd5!! Rxd5 39.a7+–]

37.Rd4? Re8∞

(10) S. AGDESTEIN (2555) J. HAMMER (2629) NORWEGIAN OPEN 24.03.2013 1. ±

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15.Qd4! Bxf3 16.Qxf6! Kg8 17.Qxf3 Rd8 18.Rfd1± Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #3 —

(1) I. NYZHNYK (2637) A. TUKHAEV (2517) MOSCOW OPEN 07.02.2013

1. +–

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24.Rxa6! Qxa6 25.Rxd7 Qe6

[25...Nd4 26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Qxg7#]

26.Qxe6 Rxe6 27.Nxb5+–

(2) A. GRISCHUK (2764) B. GELFAND (2740) LONDON CANDIDATES 21.03.2013

1... –+

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23...Ncxe5! 24.Nxe5 Nf6!

[24...Bxd6?? 25.Nxd7+–]

25.Qd1 Bxd6–+

(3) U. ELISEEV (2541) A. STUKOPIN (2500) RUSSIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 22.04.2013 1. +–

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25.Bf8+! Nh7 26.Re7! 1–0

[26.Re7 Qxh3 (26...Nxe7 27.Qxh7#) 27.Bg7#]

(4) LI CHAO (2686) ZHOU JIANCHAO (2607) CHINESE CHAMPIONSHIP 26.04.2013 1. +–

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42.Rf7! Re8

[42...Rxf7 43.Qg8#]

43.Rxf4 Qb2

[43...e1=Q 44.Rxe1 Qxe1 45.Rf8+! Rxf8 46.Qxe1+–]

44.Kh1+–

(5) LI CHAO (2686) E. EMPERADO (2313) ASIAN CONTINENTAL 20.05.2013 1. +–

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26.Rxf7!! Qc5

[26...Nxf7 27.Qxh7#; 26...Rxf7 27.Rd8+ Rf8 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.Nxh7+ Kg8 30.Qxe5+–]

27.Rxf8+ Qxf8 28.Be4+– Bb7

[28...g6 29.Bxg6!+–]

29.Bxb7 g6

[29...Rxb7 30.Nxe6+–]

30.Qh3 Rxb7 31.Nxe6 1–0

(6) P. SMIRNOV (2635) D. BOCHAROV (2617) IZMAILOV MEMORIAL 17.06.2013 1. +–

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21.Nc6+! bxc6

[21...Ka8 22.Nxd8+–]

22.bxc6+ Nb6

[22...Kc7 23.Rb7+ Kxc6 24.Qb5#; 22...Ka8 23.Qa6 Rb8 24.Rb7+–]

23.a5+– Kc7 24.Qa6+–

(7) P. SMIRNOV (2635) P. MALETIN (2611) IZMAILOV MEMORIAL 18.06.2013 1. +–

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22.Rxf5! gxf5 23.Nxd5! Qd7 24.Bxf7!+– Be7

[24...Qxf7 25.Qxd6++–; 24...exd4 25.Be6++–]

25.Qxe5 Kxf7 26.Nb6 1–0

(8) N. DJUKIC (2555) I. KHAIRULLIN (2657) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 06.05.2013 1... –+

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37...Kc6! 38.Rxb3

[38.Rxc8 Kxb7 39.Re8 Kxc7–+]

38...cxb3 39.Rxc8 b2 40.Rb8 Kxc7 41.Rb3 a4 0–1

(9) D. ZOLER (2553) E. POSTNY (2635) ISRAELIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 08.04.2013 1... –+

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62...Nf3+! 63.Kh1 Rh2+! 64.Rxh2 Nxh2–+ 65.Kg2

[65.Kxh2 e2–+]

65...Kc7 0–1

(10) V. GUNINA (2510) I. GAPONENKO (2397) RUSSIAN WOMEN LEAGUE 10.04.2013 1. +–

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33.Rxe4! Qxe4 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8 35.Qd6+! 1–0

[35.Qd6+ Kg8 36.Qd8+ Kg7 37.Qxc7++–] Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #4 —

(1) S. POZO VERA (2485) A. RAMIREZ (2535) MEXICAN OPEN 29.03.2013

1... –+

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33...Qb5! 0–1

[33...Qb5 34.Qxf7 (34.Kg2 Qxd7–+) 34...Qf1#]

(2) C. ARAVINDH (2333) V. IORDACHESCU (2599) DUBAI OPEN 09.04.2013 1. +–

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26.Rxd7! 1–0

[26.Rxd7 Rxd1+ (26...Bxd7 27.Rxa1+–) 27.Rxd1+–]

(3) A. PREDKE (2481) V. BELOUS (2560) RUSSIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 23.04.2013 1. +–

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24.Bh5!! Qf4+

[24...Rxg7 25.Re8#]

25.Kb1 Bb7 26.Bxf7 Qxf7 27.Qxf7+

[27.Rh7+–]

27...Kxf7 28.Rh7++–

(4) N. MATINIAN (2491) B. JOBAVA (2702) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 05.05.2013 1... –+

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31...Rd1+! 32.Kh2 Rh5! 33.Rxf4

[33.axb3 Rxh4#]

33...Nxc5–+

(5) D. SOLAK (2598) P. LUDWIG (2265) BIEL OPEN 22.07.2013 1. +–

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17.Bh6! Rg8

[17...gxh6 18.Qxh8#]

18.Rad1! Be6

[18...Be7 19.Rxe7 Qxe7 20.Rd8++–]

19.Rxe6+–

(6) I. SARIC (2639) H. RASCH (2220) BIEL OPEN 27.07.2013 1. +–

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14.Nxd5! Bxd3

[14...Qxd5 15.Be4+–; 14...exd5 15.Qxf6 Bxd3 (15...Rg8 16.Rxe7+ Qxe7 17.Qc6+ Kd8 18.Qxa8++–) 16.Qxh8++–]

15.Nc7++–

(7) LU SHANGLEI (2536) R. ROBSON (2628) YINZHOU CUP 23.07.2013 1... –+

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23...Bd4!! 0–1

[23...Bd4 24.Rxd4 (24.Be3 Bxe3 25.Qxe3 Qxf5+–+) 24...Nxd4+ 25.Kb1 Nxb3–+]

(8) T. LUTHER (2556) S. BROMBERGER (2471) AUSTRIAN LEAGUE 06.12.2013 1. +–

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31.b3! Bxb3 32.Qb2+ Kh7 33.Qxb3+–

(9) G. GAJEWSKI (2653) R. KEMPINSKI (2599) POLISH CHAMPIONSHIP 20.04.2013 1. +–

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28.Rxe4! Rxe4 29.Bf1!+– 1–0 (33) G. Gajewski (2653)-Kempinski,R (2599) Chorzow 2013

(10) V. SPASOV (2565) A. GAVRILOV (2454) ALBENA OPEN 03.06.2013 1. +–

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39.Qf7!! Qxf7

[39...Qb8 40.e7+–]

40.exf7 Rxd1 41.f8=Q++– Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #5 —

(1) A. SHIMANOV (2639) J. PRIZANT (2537) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 06.05.2013

1. +–

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38.Nf5! Nxf5

[38...gxf5 39.Rxd7 Bxb2 40.Rxe7+–]

39.Rxd7 Nxh4+ 40.Kg3 Bxb2 41.Rd8+ Rxd8 42.Rxd8+ Kg7 43.bxc5 bxc5 44.Kxh4 1–0

(2) L. CERNOUSEK (2476) V. DURARBAILY (2597) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 10.05.2013

1... –+

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25...Nd3+! 0–1

[25...Nd3+ 26.Qxd3 (26.Kg2 Nxb2–+) 26...Qxd3 27.Rxd3 Rxc2+ 28.Kg1 Rxb2–+]

(3) S. FEDORCHUK (2660) D. KULJASEVIC (2578) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 15.05.2013 1. +–

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30.Rf5! Nxf3+

[30...Qg4 31.Rxe5! Qxg3 (31...dxe5 32.Qxg4+–) 32.Rxe8#]

31.gxf3 1–0

(4) F. CARUANA (2774) M. CARLSEN (2864) TAL MEMORIAL BLITZ 12.06.2013 1... –+

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42...Bf2+!! 43.Kxf2

[43.Kh2 Qg3+ 44.Kh1 Rxf1#]

43...Rc2+ 0–1

[43...Rc2+ 44.Ke1 Qg3+ 45.Kd1 Qd3+–+]

(5) A. FIER (2595) R. WOJTASZEK (2701) WORLD CUP RAPID 13.08.2013 1. +–

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23.Rxb7! Qe5

[23...Qxb7 24.Qxa5+ Qc7 25.Qxa3+–]

24.Rf5!+–

(6) D. FLORES (2578) F. PIERROT (2419) ARGENTINIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 01.09.2013 1. +–

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39.Bxe5! 1–0

[39.Bxe5 Qxe5 (39...Bxe5 40.Qxh6#) 40.Qd8+ Kh7 41.Be4++–]

(7) R. HOVHANISSYAN (2599) K. KOSTIN (2337) CHIGORIN MEMORIAL 07.10.2013 1. +–

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22.Bxh7+! Kxh7 23.Qh5+ Kg8 24.Bxg7! f5

[24...Kxg7 25.Rg4+ Bg5 26.Rxg5+ Kf6 27.Qh4!+–]

25.Be5+– Rf6 26.Rh4 1–0

(8) WANG HAO (2735) P. LEKO (2730) BEIJING RAPID 13.12.2013 1... –+

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31...Qf6! 32.exf8=Q+

[32.e8=Q Rcxe8 33.Rxe8 Qxf7–+]

32...Rxf8 33.f3

[33.Bxd5 Qxf2+–+]

33...Qxf7–+

(9) T. BANUSZ (2588) M. MANIK (2412) V4 OPEN 09.07.2013 1. +–

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47.Qh5+! Kg7 48.Qg4+ 1–0

[48.Qg4+ Qxg4+ 49.hxg4+–]

(10) E. SAFARLI (2660) B. AMIN (2652) WORLD CUP 11.08.2013 1... –+

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30...Ne2+! 31.Rxe2 Qa1+! 32.Kh2 Rxe5 33.Rxe5 Qxe5+ 34.Bg3 Qf6µ Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #6 —

(1) D. ANDREIKIN (2727) I. KHENKIN (2605) DORTMUND 30.07.2013

1. +–

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19.Nxe5! Qxe5 20.Ng6! Qf6

[20...Qxg3 21.Nxe7+ Kh8 22.fxg3+–]

21.Nxf8+–

(2) M. ADAMS (2740) WAN YANGUO (2512) WORLD CUP RAPID 13.08.2013

1. +–

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16.Nd4!+– Rxf7 17.Ne6+ Ke8 18.Nxc7+ Kf8 19.Bxf7 Ra7

[19...Kxf7 20.Nxa8+–]

20.Be6+–

(3) A. STEFANOVA (2497) S. MELIA (2428) EUROPEAN WOMAN CHAMPIONSHIP 28.07.2013 1... –+

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28...Nf3+! 29.Bxf3

[29.Kg2 Bh3+ 30.Kxf3 Qg4#]

29...Qe1+ 30.Kg2 Bxf3+ 31.Kh3

[31.Kxf3 Qe4#]

31...Qe6+ 0–1

(4) R. EDOUARD (2662) H. DANIELSEN (2510) POLITIKEN CUP 30.07.2013 1. +–

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29.Ba6! bxa6

[29...c5 30.Ne4 Bxe4 31.Qxe4+–]

30.Bc5!+– Qg8 31.Qxa7# 1–0

(5) M. KRAVTSIV (2609) R. RABIEGA (2507) GERMAN LEAGUE 24.11.2013 1. +–

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29.Bh7+!! Kf7

[29...Kh8 30.Rxh6+–; 29...Qxh7 30.Rxh6 Qg7 31.Rh8+ Kf7 32.Rh7+–]

30.Rxh6+–

(6) P. PONKRATOV (2603) V. SHINKEVICH (2468) YUGRA CUP 28.11.2013 1. +–

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12.Bh6+!! Kxh6 13.Qd2+ Kg7 14.Qg5+ Kf8

[14...Bg6 15.Qxd5+–]

15.Qh6+!+– Ke7

[15...Kg8 16.Nf6#]

16.Qh4+

[16.Nxc5++–]

16...Kf8 17.Qh6+ Ke7 18.Nxc5+ Be6 19.Rxe6+ 1–0

[19.Rxe6+ fxe6 20.Qg7+ Kd6 21.Nxb7#]

(7) E. MIROSHNICHENKO (2626) A. BARSOV (2527) AL AIN OPEN 23.12.2013 1. +–

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35.e7!! 1–0

[35.e7 Rbxe7 36.Bxg7+ Rxg7 37.Rxe8++–]

(8) K. SPRAGETT (2544) E. PAEHTZ (2458) GIBRALTAR OPEN 04.02.2014 1. +–

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22.Ndf5! gxf5 23.h3! Qxg3

[23...Qh4 24.Nxf5 Qh5 25.Ng7++–]

24.Qxg3+–

(9) V. LAZNICKA (2677) V. BOLOGAN (2672) POIKOVSKY 02.09.2013 1. +–

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48.h6!

[48.d6+ Kxd6 49.h6 Nd5!! 50.hxg7 (50.h7 Nf4+ 51.Kg4 Nxg6) 50...Ne7=]

48.h6! gxh6

[48...Nxd5 49.hxg7+–]

49.d6+! 1–0

[49.d6+ Kxd6 50.g7+–]

(10) N. GRANDADAM (2309) S. FEDORCHUK (2669) ZUG 27.08.2013 1... –+

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30...Qxf2+! 31.Qxf2 Rxa2 32.Qxd4

[32.Ne3 Rxf2 33.Kxf2 Rxd6–+]

32...cxd4–+ Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #7 —

(1) L. KRYSA (2422) L. LIASCOVICH (2447) ARGENTINIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 29.08.2013

1... –+

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17...Qc3+! 18.Rd2 Qa1+! 19.Rd1 Bxb4+! 0–1

[19...Bxb4+ 20.axb4 Qxa7–+]

(2) G. KAMSKY (2725) O. STUBBERUD (2327) ECC 20.10.2013 1. +–

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19.Ng6+! Kg8

[19...hxg6 20.Qh3+ Kg8 21.Qxe6+ Kh7 22.Bxe4+–]

20.Bxe4 Qxe4 21.Nxf8+–

(3) M. MANOLACHE (2503) L. VAJDA (2613) ROMANIAN LEAGUE 08.09.2013 1. +–

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31.Qf6+! 1–0

[31.Qf6+ Nxf6 32.exf6+ Kf8 33.Ra8+ Re8 34.Rxe8#]

(4) K. IZZAT (2347) A. SHIMANOV (2655) BAKU OPEN 22.09.2013 1. +–

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22.Nf6+! 1–0

[22.Nf6+ gxf6 23.Rc7 Qe1+ 24.Bf1+–]

(5) D. LINTCHEVSKI (2541) J. HAMMER (2612) RILTON CUP 01.01.2014 1... –+

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42...h4+! 43.Kxh4 Rd3! 0–1

[43...Rd3 44.a3 (44.Bc5 Rh3#) 44...Be6–+]

(6) J. SARKAR (2425) B. MACIEJA (2582) FOXWOODS OPEN 25.01.2014 1... –+

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18...Nc3!! 19.e4

[19.Qxc3 Qh4! 20.gxh4 Rg6+ 21.Ng2 Rxg2+ 22.Kh1 Rxf2+ 23.Kg1 (23.e4 Bxe4+ 24.Bf3 Rxf1+ 25.Kg2 Rxf3–+) 23...Rg2+ 24.Kh1 Rxe2+ 25.Kg1 Rg2+ 26.Kh1 Raa2–+]

19...Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2 Bxe4–+

(7) L. FTACNIK (2545) V. VOJTEK (2290) SLOVAKIAN LEAGUE 25.01.2014 1. +–

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22.Rxf7! Kxf7 23.Ng5+ Kf6

[23...Kf8 24.Qxe6+–]

24.Qxe6+ Kxg5 25.h4+! Kxh4 26.Qf5! g5

[26...Qxd4 27.g3#]

27.Qh3# 1–0

(8) J. POLGAR (2693) M. YILMAZ (2557) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 14.03.2014 1. +–

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29.Rf5!! fxg5

[29...gxf5 30.f3+–]

30.f3 Qxf5 31.exf5+– gxf5 32.Qe3 f4 33.Qe4 1–0

(9) D. HARIKA (2475) O. GIRYA (2439) TASHKENT 20.09.2013 1. +–

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18.Nxd5! Bf8

[18...exd5 19.Qxd5+ Kf8 20.Bxc6!+– Qxd5 21.Bxd5 Bb5 22.Bc4+–]

19.Nf4+–

(10) V. BABULA (2571) S. JOACHIM (2422) BREMEN 28.09.2013 1. +–

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30.Bxd4! cxd4 31.Rf5! 1–0

[31.Rf5 Bxg3 32.Rxh5+ Kg7 33.Rxe6 fxe6 34.hxg3+–] Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #8 —

(1) C. HOLT (2534) D. BERCZES (2522) DALLAS GM 24.11.2013

1. +–

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23.Ne5+! fxe5

[23...Ke7 24.Rc7+ Kd6 25.Nc4+ Kxc7 26.Nxa3+–]

24.Qg4+ Ke8

[24...Kd6 25.Qe6#]

25.Qh5+! Kf8 26.Qf5+! Ke8 27.Qxe5+ Qe7

[27...Kf7 28.Rc7++–] 28.Qxh8++–

(2) M. MOZHAROV (2508) S. BORA (2195) CHENNAI OPEN 25.11.2013

1. +–

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20.Qe4! Qxe4 21.Rh8+ Ke7 22.d6+! Kxd6 23.Nxe4+! Ke5 24.Rxa8+–

(3) P. ELJANOV (2729) D. PONOMAREV (2395) CHIGORIN MEMORIAL 06.10.2013 1. +–

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64.Rc8+! Kxc8

[64...Kb7 65.Na5+! Ka7 66.Ra8+ Kxa8 67.e8=Q++–]

65.e8=Q++–

(4) E. TOTH (2477) G. NAGY (2404) HUNGARIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 06.12.2013 1... –+

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31...Ne2+! 32.Rxe2 Rxf1+ 33.Kxf1 dxe2+ 0–1

(5) V. ANAND (2773) H. NAKAMURA (2789) ZURICH 31.01.2014 1... –+

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34...Rxe3! 35.fxe3 Qd2! 36.Qf1 Rf6 0–1

[36...Qxe3–+; 36...Rf6 37.Qg2 Qxe3 38.Rf1 h3!–+]

(6) I. CHEPARINOV (2672) G. KAMSKY (2709) GIBRALTAR OPEN 06.02.2014 1. +–

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31.Re5! Qf8

[31...Nxe5 32.Rxe5 Qd4 33.Rg5+ Kf8 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Rg7+ Rf7 36.Rxf7+ Kxf7 37.Qxd4+–; 31...d5 32.Rg5!+–]

32.Rg5+–

[32.Rxa5+–]

(7) H. GABUZYAN (2534) S. ZHIGALKO (2661) MINSK OPEN 12.02.2014 1... –+

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36...Rf2! 37.Bd2

[37.Bxe5 Ng5+ 38.Kh4 Rh2#; 37.Rxf2 Nxf2+ 38.Kh2 Nxd1–+]

37...Rxe2–+

(8) WEN YANG (2581) K. SASIKIRAN (2680) ASIAN CONTINENTAL 25.04.2014 1. +–

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28.Nxh6+! gxh6 29.Qf5! 1–0

[29.Qf5 Bg7 30.Qxc8++–]

(9) D. SWIERCZ (2627) H. STEFANSSON (2539) EUROPEAN TEAMS 12.11.2013 1. +–

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38.Qxb7! Qxb7 39.Nxd6 Qc7 40.Nf7+ Qxf7 41.Bxf7 1–0

(10) D. NAVARA (2705) A. GIRI (2732) EUROPEAN TEAMS 14.11.2013 1... –+

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27...Rd1+! 28.Kh2 Nd8! 29.Rxb6

[29.Rb8 Bc7+–+; 29.Re7 Kf8–+]

29...axb6 30.Bxb6 Nc6–+ Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #9 —

(1) G. FLEAR (2471) M. VACHIER-LAGRAVE (2745) GIBRALTAR OPEN 29.01.2014

1... –+

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35...Bf2+! 0–1

[35...Bf2+ 36.Kh1 (36.Kf1 Be3+–+) 36...Rf4 37.Rxc6+ Kd7 38.Bf3 Rh4#]

(2) A. SHOMOEV (2568) A. BORTNIK (2463) MOSCOW OPEN 09.02.2014 1. +–

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11.Nxe5! 1–0

[11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Qd5+! Qxd5 13.Bxd5+ Kg7 14.Bxe5++–]

(3) S. SALEM (2567) A. ARAB (2433) AL AIN OPEN 22.12.2013 1. +–

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24.Qf6! 1–0

[24.Qf6 Bxf6 25.gxf6 Rxd4+ 26.Nxd4+–]

(4) V. BERNARDSKIY (2565) A. SHIMANOV (2658) MINSK OPEN 14.02.2014 1... –+

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25...Nxd4! 26.Rxf1 Qh3!–+ 27.Rfb1 Qh1+ 28.Bxh1 Rxh1+ 29.Kg2 R8h2# 0–1

(5) K. LAGNO (2543) ZHAO XUE (2552) WORLD WOMAN RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 25.04.2014 1. +–

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18.Rh4! Nxh4 19.Bxh7+ Kf8 20.Nxh4+–

(6) S. SVOBODA (2334) V. BABULA (2553) CZECH CHAMPIONSHIP 02.05.2014 1... –+

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28...Ne1! 29.Qc3

[29.Rxe1 Rxd2! 30.Qc3 (30.Qxd2 Nf3+–+) 30...Nf3+–+ 31.Kf1 Rad8]

29...Qg2# 0–1

(7) K. LANDA (2655) S. GORDON (2518) 4NCL 05.05.2014 1. +–

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34.Rd7!! Rxe5

[34...Kh7 35.Rcc7+–]

35.Rcc7! Qxc7 36.Rxc7+–

(8) V. BARNAURE (2508) V. NEVEDNICHY (2552) ROMANIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 01.05.2014 1. +–

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34.Qxg6+! hxg6 35.Rh8+ Kg7 36.Bg5!! 1–0

(9) A. STUKOPIN (2509) O. KORNEEV (2637) YUGRA CUP 30.11.2013 1... –+

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43...Rh2+! 44.Kg1 Rf2! 45.Ra1

[45.a7 h2+ 46.Kh1 Rf1+ 47.Kg2 h1=Q+–+]

45...h2+ 46.Kh1 g2+! 0–1

[46...g2+ 47.Kxh2 Rf1–+]

(10) D. SWIERCZ (2627) M. MANIK (2404) CZECH LEAGUE 30.11.2013 1. +–

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27.Rb3!! Rd8

[27...Rxb3 28.Qc8++–]

28.Be3+– Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #10 —

(1) F. PERALTA (2613) C. TESIK (2344) KARPOS OPEN 31.03.2014

1. +–

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24.Qxa5! 1–0

[24.Qxa5 bxa5 25.Bxe7+–]

(2) J. PRIZANT (2521) I. NEPOMNIACHCHI (2732) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 10.04.2014 1. ±

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8.Qf3! g6 9.g4! Bf7

[9...fxg4 10.Qxf6+–]

10.gxf5±

(3) M. FEDOROVSKY (2385) D. MUSE (2408) GERMAN LEAGUE 22.02.2014 1. +–

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37.Ne6+! Kg8

[37...fxe6 38.Qh6+ Kg8 39.Qh7#]

38.Rh8+! 1–0

[38.Rh8+ Kxh8 39.Qh6+ Kg8 40.Qg7#]

(4) T. NYBACK (2599) W. SPOELMAN (2578) GERMAN LEAGUE 23.02.2014 1. +–

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21.Nxb6! Kd8+–

[21...axb6 22.Ra8+ Ke7 23.Bd6#; 21...Nxb6 22.cxb6 axb6 (22...Rxb6 23.Rxa7+–) 23.Bd6+– (23.Ra8+ Ke7 24.Bc8+–)]

(5) A. PASHIKIAN (2626) R. ZIATDINOV (2387) AGZAMOV MEMORIAL 18.05.2014 1. +–

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40.Nf7+! Kg6 41.Ne5+! fxe5 42.Rd6+ 1–0

(6) V. FEDOSEEV (2662) E. VOROBIOV (2587) RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE 05.06.2014 1. +–

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23.Nf5+! 1–0

[23.Nf5+ Kf7 (23...Kg8 24.Qxf6+–; 23...Bxf5 24.Qxf6+ Kg8 25.Qxf5+–) 24.Nd6++–]

(7) E. BACROT (2720) YU YANGYI (2675) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 17.06.2014 1... –+

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33...Bf3!! 34.f5

[34.Rxe6 Qg4+ 35.Kf2 Qg2+ 36.Ke3 Rxe6+ 37.Be5 bxc6–+]

34...Rxe3

[34...Qh3–+]

35.Rxe3 Qg5+ 36.Kf2 Qg2+ 37.Ke1 Qg1+ 38.Kd2 Qd1# 0–1

(8) L. PAICHADZE (2535) K. AGASIYEV (2405) NAKCHIVAN OPEN 10.05.2014 1. +–

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22.Bf6!! 1–0

[22.Bf6 Qe2 23.Qh6 Qxd1+ 24.Kh2+–; 22.Qf6 Qe3+ 23.Kh1 Ne5]

(9) A. MUZYCHUK (2566) S. BRUNELLO (2602) WIJK AAN ZEE B 25.01.2014 1. +–

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29.Nc6! Qe8

[29...bxc6 30.Qxa6+ Kb8 31.Qxa2 Qg5 32.f3+–]

30.Qh3+! 1–0

[30.Qh3+ Qe6 (30...Be6 31.Rd8+! Qxd8 32.Qxe6+ Qd7 33.Qxg8++–) 31.Qxe6+ Bxe6 32.Ne7++–]

(10) S. GANGULY (2619) S. MAZE (2536) GIBRALTAR OPEN 02.02.2014 1. ±

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14.Nxc6! Bxc6

[14...Nxe3 15.Nxe7++–]

15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.Bxd5± Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #11 —

(1) F. PERALTA (2607) I. NICOLAS ZAPATA (2303) LLUCMAJOR OPEN 11.05.2014

1. +–

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38.Qh8+! Kf7 39.Qxg7+! 1–0

[39.Qxg7+ Kxg7 40.Bd5+ Kf6 41.Bxc4+–]

(2) LE QUANG LIEM (2712) V. BOLOGAN (2661) WORLD RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 16.06.2014 1. +–

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28.Be7! 1–0

[28.Be7 Rxd1 29.Bxd1! Rd7 30.Bxh4+–]

(3) D. NISIPEANU (2686) K. IZZAT (2383) DOEBERL CUP 18.04.2014 1. +–

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23.Ng5! Qxg2+

[23...fxg5 24.Qh7#]

24.Ke2 1–0

[24.Ke2 Qg4+ 25.Ke1 Bxh1 26.Qh7#]

(4) L. VAJDA (2597) Z. LI (2326) SYDNEY OPEN 26.04.2014 1. +–

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20.Qg8+!! 1–0

[20.Qg8+ Kxg8 (20...Rxg8 21.Nf7#) 21.Bxh7+ Kh8 22.Ng6#]

(5) N. POGONINA (2508) N. ZHUKOVA (2451) EUROPEAN WOMAN CHAMPIONSHIP 08.07.2014 1... –+

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52...Nxb2!! 53.Qa8+

[53.Rxc3 Nxd1+ 54.Kc2 Nxc3–+]

53...Kh7 54.Rxc3 Nxd1+ 55.Kc2 Nxc3–+

(6) T. MARKOWSKI (2572) A. MISTA (2609) NAJDORF MEMORIAL 16.07.2014 1. +–

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20.Nf7!! Kxf7 21.Qxh7 Ke8

[21...Rg8 22.Rxd6+–]

22.Qxg7+– Rc6 23.Bf6 1–0

(7) B. BOK (2586) M. MOLNER (2504) BIEL OPEN 19.07.2014 1... –+

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32...Rxc3! 33.Rxc3 Qxb4+ 34.Kc1

[34.Rb3 Nxb3 35.Nxb3 Qxa3+ 36.Kc3 Bb4+–+]

34...Qxc3+–+ 35.Nac2 Nc4 0–1

(8) V. KRAMNIK (2777) D. BARAMIDZE (2616) DORTMUND 15.07.2014 1. +–

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28.Qxg7+?

[28.fxg7+! Kg8 29.Qf4! Rxf3 (29...Kxg7 30.Qxe3+–) 30.Qxh6!+–]

28.Qxg7+? Ke8 29.fxe7 Rxf3 30.Bxf3 Nxd4∞

(9) P. MURDZIA (2449) M. FEYGIN (2512) GERMAN LEAGUE 23.02.2014 1. +–

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50.Qg1??

[50.Re8+! Rxe8 51.Qxg7+ Kxg7 52.Nh5+ Kf7 53.Rxh3+–]

50.Qg1?? Qg4+ 51.Ke3 Qf3+ 52.Kd4 Qxa3–+

(10) C. BALOGH (2651) G. QUPARADZE (2507) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 11.03.2014 1. ±

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20.Nxb6! Nxb6 21.Qa5 Nd5 22.Rxd5! Qxa5 23.Rxa5± Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #12 —

(1) HOU YIFAN (2629) A. STEFANOVA (2488) LOPOTA 24.06.2014

1. +–

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24.g4! hxg4 25.hxg4+– 1–0

(2) L. VAJDA (2561) R. RAPPORT (2704) OLYMPIAD 12.08.2014 1... –+

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21...Bh2+!! 22.Nxh2 Rd6! 23.Nf1 Rxd4–+

(3) I. ORTIZ (2604) D. OTERO (2481) SISNIEGA MEMORIAL 04.05.2014 1. +–

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41.Nxf7+! Kg8

[41...Rxf7 42.Qe8+ Kh7 43.Qxf7+ Kh8 44.Qg7#; 41...Kh7 42.Qe4+ Kg8 43.Qg6#]

42.Nxh6+ Kh8 43.Ng4+– Qxa2 44.Ne5 Kg8 45.Qd6 Qxf2 46.Qe6+ 1–0

(4) V. BELOUS (2586) M. MATLAKOV (2689) RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE 07.06.2014 1... –+

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26...Rc2+! 0–1

[26...Rc2+ 27.Bxc2 Rd2+ 28.Ke1 Qg2 29.Qc8+ Ng8–+]

(5) I. CHEPARINOV (2681) D. DUBOV (2614) TURKISH LEAGUE 21.08.2014 1. +–

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33.Ng4! Be7

[33...hxg4 34.Rh8+ Kf7 35.Qf2+ Ke7 36.Qf6+ Kd7 37.Qc6+ Kd8 38.Bf6++–]

34.Rxh5! 1–0

[34.Rxh5 gxh5 35.Nh6+ Kh7 (35...Kf8 36.Qf2++–) 36.Qxe4+ Qg6 37.Qxe7++–]

(6) A. MOISEENKO (2707) I. NEPOMNIACHTCHI (2714) YAROSLAV RAPID 27.08.2014 1... –+

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33...Qf1+! 34.Kxh4 Qxf2+ 35.Kh3 Rd2!–+ 36.f5 Qxh2+ 37.Kg4 h5+ 38.Kg5 Qg3+ 0–1

(7) D. NAVARA (2708) A. MAKSIMENKO (2507) POLISH LEAGUE 07.09.2014 1. +–

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24.Rxh7! Rxh7

[24...Kxh7 25.Qh3+ Kg8 26.Qh8+ Kf7 27.Qg7+ Ke6 28.Qxg6+ Ke7 29.Qf6#]

25.Qxg6+ Kf8 26.Qxh7+–

(8) B. TABERNIG (2369) P. PROHASZKA (2595) RIGA OPEN 19.08.2014 1. +–

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34.Qf1!!+– g5

[34...exf4 35.Qh3#]

35.Bxg5!+–

(9) M. KOBALIA (2633) V. ARTEMIEV (2636) RUSSIAN LEAGUE 09.04.2014 1... –+

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45...Nd3! 46.Rf5

[46.cxd3 Rxb2+ 47.Kc1 Rxf2–+]

46...Nxe1 47.Rxe5+ Kd6 48.Rxe1 Rh2+ 49.Kd3 Rxb2–+

(10) R. SKYTTE (2437) S. AGDESTEIN (2625) LLUCMAJOR OPEN 15.05.2014 1... –+

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37...Nd4! 38.Rxe5 Nxc2 39.Nxf5

[39.Re2 Nd4 40.Rd2 Nxb3–+]

39...Rxf5! 0–1

[39...Rxf5 40.Rxf5 Ne3+ 41.Kf2 Nxf5–+] Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #13 —

(1) D. GORMALLY (2488) J. GRANDA ZUNIGA (2674) ISLE OF MAN 05.10.2014

1. +–

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16.Nh6!! 1–0

[16.Nh6 gxh6 17.Bh5+–]

(2) S. SHANKLAND (2633) R. FELGAER (2577) LAS VEGAS OPEN 10.10.2014 1... –+

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29...Nb4?∞

[29...Nxc3! 30.Bxc3 Re3! 31.Bd2 Rxf3! 32.Qxf3 Be4–+]

(3) E. NAJER (2646) E. RIAZANTSEV (2678) MOSCOW BLITZ 06.09.2014 1. +–

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27.Rxd5! exd5 28.Ne6+! 1–0

[28.Ne6+ Qxe6 (28...fxe6 29.Qxe7#) 29.Qh6#]

(4) H. NAKAMURA (2782) M. DAMBACHER (2497) ECC 19.09.2014 1. +–

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38.Rxe4! fxe4 39.Bxe5! Rxe5 40.Rf8+ Re8 41.Qe7! 1–0

(5) A. GRISCHUK (2797) S. KARJAKIN (2767) BAKU GP 03.10.2014 1. +–

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32.Rdf1?

[32.Bf8!! Nxf8 (32...Rxd1 33.Nh6#) 33.Nh6+ Kg7 34.Rdf1+– Rc7 35.Rxf8 Qxf8 36.Qg5#]

32.Rdf1? Rd3∞

(6) N. FIRMAN (2458) D. BARAMIDZE (2605) GERMAN LEAGUE 18.10.2014 1. +–

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35.Nh6!! Bxh6

[35...Qxa7 36.d6! Ke8 (36...Bxh6 37.Qh8#) 37.Qxg7+–]

36.Nxe5! 1–0

[36.Nxe5 Nxe5 37.Qh8+ Ke7 38.Qxe5+ Kd7 39.Qxb8+–]

(7) Z. HRACEK (2646) R. ANTONIEWSKI (2552) SLOVAKIAN LEAGUE 25.10.2014 1. +–

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23.Nd6! 1–0

[23.Nd6 Bxd6 24.Rg5+ Kf8 25.Bg7+ Kg8 26.Be5+ Kf8 27.Bxd6++–]

(8) A. GARA (2322) E. ROMANOV (2647) OSLO OPEN 30.09.2014 1. +–

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32.Rd5!! Qc6 33.Ng5+ hxg5 34.Qh5+ Kg8 35.Rd8+ 1–0

[35.Rd8+ Nf8 36.Rxf8+ Kxf8 37.Qh8#]

(9) I. SALGADO LOPEZ (2622) WEI YI (2634) LEON RAPID 07.06.2014 1... –+

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23...Bc2! 24.Qxc2

[24.Qd2 Rxc4! 25.Rxc4 Qxa1+–+]

24...Qxd4–+

(10) R. PERT (2430) M. HEBDEN (2544) KINGS PLACE OPEN RAPID 15.06.2014 1... –+

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27...Qb2!! 28.Ne7+ Kf8 29.Qe4

[29.Qxb2 cxb2 30.Rxc8+ Bxc8 31.Nxc8 Ra1–+]

29...Kxe7–+ Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #14 —

(1) R. PONOMARIOV (2711) S. BOGDANOVICH (2590) UKRAINIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 21.11.2014

1. +–

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15.Ng6!!

[15.Nxf7? Qxf4+]

15.Ng6!! Rg8

[15...fxg6 16.Bxg6+ Kd8 17.Rxd4+–]

16.Rhe1! Be6 17.Bf5+– 1–0 (2) S. TIVIAKOV (2677) M. SENDERS (2380) GRONINGEN OPEN 22.12.2014

1. +–

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26.Qg4+! 1–0

[26.Qg4+ Kxf6 (26...Kh7 27.Qh4 Kg7 28.Rg6+!+–) 27.Qh4+ Kg7 28.Qxe7+–]

(3) A. MOROZEVICH (2724) E. INARKIEV (2688) PETROSIAN MEMORIAL 08.11.2014 1... –+

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41...Qc7??

[41...Rc1+! 42.Kxc1 (42.Rxc1 Qxd4–+) 42...Qc7+ 43.Kb1 Qc2+ 44.Ka1 Qa2#]

41...Qc7?? 42.Qd6∞

(4) R. SVANE (2506) F. ZELLER (2445) GERMAN LEAGUE 09.11.2014 1... –+

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27...e5! 28.fxe5 fxe5 29.Rxe5 Qxd4+! 0–1

[29...Qxd4+ 30.Qxd4 Rc1+–+]

(5) A. KOROBOV (2680) Y. KRYVORUCHKO (2706) UKRAINIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 18.11.2014 1. +–

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38.Qd6?

[38.Ng6!! fxg6 (38...Qh2+ 39.Ke3+–) 39.Bxe6+ Kf8 40.Bxc8 Bxc8 41.Qh8++–]

38.Qd6? Qxd6 39.Rxd6 Nf8∞

(6) D. KHISMATULLIN (2673) O. KORNEEV (2591) DVORKOVICH MEMORIAL 21.01.2015 1... –+

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43...Rdxd6! 44.Qa3

[44.exd6 Re3! 45.Qd4 Qxg3+ 46.Kh1 Re1+–+]

44...Rd1–+

(7) H. LAI (2308) J. SPRENGER (2496) NOTEBOOM OPEN 15.02.2015 1. +–

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22.Nxg6! Rf7

[22...Qxg6 23.gxf5 Qxf5 (23...Rxf5 24.Qxe4+–) 24.Rg1+ Kh7 25.Rg7++–; 22...fxg4 23.Qxf8+ Qxf8 24.Nxf8+–]

23.gxf5+–

(8) E. SAFARLI (2641) N. GRANDELIUS (2603) DUBAI OPEN 13.04.2015 1. +–

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49.Rf4!! exf4 50.Re1! 1–0

[50.Re1 Nxc3 51.Qh7+ Kf6 52.Qe7#]

(9) ZHAO JUN (2603) XIU DESHUN (2550) DANZHOU 03.07.2014 1... –+

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20...Nxb3! 21.Qxb3 Qc5! 22.Rcd1 e5!

(10) P. SVIDLER (2751) B. SAMHOURI (2256) OLYMPIAD 02.08.2014 1. +–

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12.Nxd5!! Nxd5

[12...hxg5 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Nxe7++–]

13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Bxe7 Nxe7 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Rxe7+– Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #15 —

(1) W. SO (2762) I. SARIC (2666) WIJK AAN ZEE 23.01.2015

1. +–

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24.g4!! Qf6 25.Bxd5! Nxd5

[25...Rxe5 26.Qxb4 Rxd5 27.Re8+ Kh7 28.Qe4+ g6 29.Qxd5+–]

26.Qxd5+–

(2) V. MALAKHOV (2702) S. ISKUSNYH (2465) RUSSIAN RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 14.05.2015

1. +–

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26.Rxc7!! Qxh7

[26...Rxc7 27.Ne5+ fxe5 (27...Kf8 28.Bb4++–) 28.Rf3++–]

27.Rxd7+ Kg6 28.Ne5+ fxe5 29.Rg3+ Kf5 30.Rxh7+–

(3) P. NEGI (2669) T. ENKHBAT (2417) CHINGGIS GM 31.01.2015 1. +–

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34.Nxe6!!+– fxe6

[34...Rxd2 35.Rxg7+ Kh8 36.Qh7#]

35.Rxd8+ Kf7 36.Qg6+ Ke7 37.Re8+ Kd6 38.Qxe6+ Kc5 39.Rg5+ Kd4 40.Rd5# 1–0

(4) M. SZELAG (2456) B. SOCKO (2611) GERMAN LEAGUE 01.02.2015 1... –+

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20...Qe7!! 21.Qxe7 Rxg2+ 22.Kh1 Rg1+!! 23.Kxg1 Rg8+ 24.Bg4 Rxg4#

(5) N. SEDLAK (2558) H. LOEBLER (2161) GRAZ OPEN 13.02.2015 1. +–

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18.Ngf5!

[18.Ndf5? Rc2!∞]

18.Ngf5! gxf5

[18...Ne8 19.Nxe7++–]

19.Qg5 1–0

[19.Qg5 Ne8 20.Bxg7 Nxg7 21.Nxf5+–]

(6) V. POTKIN (2605) M. TABATABAEI (2448) AEROFLOT OPEN 27.03.2015 1. +–

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18.Rxf7!! Kxf7 19.Qh7!+– Ke6

[19...Nd3 20.Rf1+ Ndf2 21.h3+–]

20.Nf5+–

[20.Qg6+ Nf6 21.Qxg7+– (21.Nf5+–)]

(7) R. PRUIJSSERS (2511) Z. ALMASI (2695) GERMAN LEAGUE 11.04.2015 1... –+

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48...Rxc3! 49.Rxc3 e3+ 50.Kh2 Bxh1 51.Rxe3

[51.Kxh1 Qd5+ 52.Kh2 Qd2+–+]

51...Be4–+

(8) S. SAGAR (2458) G. MAMMADZADA (2336) DUBAI OPEN 14.04.2015 1... –+

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27...Qd8! 28.Rxf7

[28.Rxc5 Nf3+! 29.Bxf3 Qxd2–+]

28...Qxd5 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8–+

(9) N. LOPEZ AZAMBUJA (2255) M. PERUNOVIC (2602) OLYMPIAD 03.08.2014 1... –+

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21...Ng3!–+

[21...Ng3 22.Qe1 a) 22.Qe3 Qxc1+! 23.Bxc1 Rxc1+ 24.Qxc1 (24.Kh2 Nf1+–+; 24.Ne1 Raa1–+) 24...Ne2+ 25.Kf1 Nxc1–+; b) 22.Rxc5 Nxe2+ 23.Kf1 Nxc5–+; 22...Qxc1! 23.Bxc1 Rxc1 24.fxg3 (24.Qxc1 Ne2+ 25.Kf1 Nxc1–+) 24...Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 Nc5 26.Rb1 Nxe4–+]

(10) A. SUMETS (2622) A. BERESCU (2458) ABU DHABI OPEN 21.08.2014 1. +–

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31.Bxg7+! Kxg7

[31...Kg8 32.Bxe6+ Kxg7 33.Qc3+ Kg6 34.Qxg3+–]

32.Qc3+ Kf8 33.Qxg3 Qxg3+ 34.fxg3 Bxd5 35.Nxc5+– Show in Quiz Mode

— TEST #16 —

(1) Z. PLENKOVIC (2385) Z. KOZUL (2620) CROATIAN TEAMS 23.05.2015

1... –+

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30...Ra2!! 31.Rxa1 Rxa1! 32.Kf1 Bd1! 0–1

(2) X. BEDOUIN (2336) A. VAISSER (2530) FRENCH LEAGUE 30.05.2015 1. +–

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23.Bxd5+!

[23.Nxd5? Nxf3+ 24.gxf3 Nxd5–+]

23.Bxd5+! Kf8

[23...Nxd5 24.Nxd5! Rxd5 25.Rxd5 Qxd5 26.Rd1! Qxb3 27.Rxd8+ Kf7 28.axb3+–]

24.Bg8! Nxg8

[24...Qc7 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.Rxe5 Rxe5 27.Qf7#]

25.Rxd6+–

(3) J. DUDA (2610) S. FELLER (2626) FRENCH LEAGUE 31.05.2015 1. +–

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51.Rxe5!! Qxe5

[51...d1=Q+ 52.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 53.Re1+–]

52.Qa7! Bb7 53.Qxb7 1–0

(4) E. CORDOVA (2609) A. HEVIA (2535) CAPABLANCA MEMORIAL B 19.06.2015 1. +–

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28.Bf4! Bxf4 29.Qxb6! 1–0

[29.Qxb6 Rxb6 (29...Bxc1 30.Qd8+ Rxd8 31.Rxd8#) 30.Rd8#]

(5) A. SHIMANOV (2606) E. ALEKSEEV (2651) RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE 24.06.2015 1... –+

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22...Rxf2+! 23.Rxf2 e3+ 24.Rf3 Ne1+! 25.Kh3

[25.Kg1 Nxf3+ 26.exf3 Qxf3 27.Qc2 Rf8–+ 28.Bb2 e2–+]

25...Qe4! 0–1

[25...Qe4 26.Rf4 Qg2+ 27.Kh4 Qxh2+ 28.Kg5 Qxg3+–+]

(6) I. CHEPARINOV (2683) S. BJORNSSON (2327) NAJDORF MEMORIAL 11.07.2015 1. +–

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26.Nh6!! Bd5

[26...gxh6 27.Qf6+ Rg7 28.Qxf8++–]

27.Qf5! Bf7

[27...Qd6 28.Rxc8+–]

28.Rxc8 Qxc8 29.Nxf7++– Kg8 30.Qe6 1–0

(7) S. LOMASOV (2305) I. BUKAVSHIN (2647) VORONEZH MASTERS 12.07.2015 1. +–

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24.Bg7+!! Kxg7 25.Rg4+ Kf8

[25...Kf7 26.Qd5+ Kf8 27.Qg8#; 25...Kh8 26.Qh6+–]

26.Qd5 1–0

(8) E. OVOD (2325) V. GUNINA (2528) RUSSIAN WOMEN LEAGUE 02.05.2015 1. +–

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30.Be3?

[30.Be2!! fxe4 31.Bh5 Rxh8 32.gxh8=Q+–]

30.Be3? Qxg7∞

(9) R. MAMEDOV (2660) L. ANDONOVSKI (2305) ECC 14.09.2014 1. +–

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28.Nf5!! Qxf5+ 29.Bg4 Qf6 30.Qxd5+– Qxb2

[30...Qh6+ 31.Qh5+–]

31.Qd8+ Rf8 32.Bxc8 1–0

(10) A. SHIROV (2675) D. DUBOV (2629) NUTCRACKER RAPID 24.12.2014 1. +–

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47.Ne3+?

[47.Ng3+! Kg5 48.Qxd5+! Rxd5 49.Nxe4+ Kf4 50.Nxf2+–]

47.Ne3+? Kg5–+