Lev Alburt - 300 Most Important Positions

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Position 90. Trng i cc hay

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Position 101. Trng i cn thn

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Position 127. Trng i tn cng!

Position 129. en i

Position 130. Trng i zugzwang

Position 131. Trng i kh hay

Position 133a. Trng i = cc hay

Position 133b. en i thng

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Position 147. Trng i thu ht

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Position 151. en i n ging

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Position 167. Trng i - bt qun

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Position 1 - 1...Qb2 Classic Defelection. Capablanca played this against Bernstein in 1918 [1...Qb1+ Gives
white the better game but is not the strongest move in the position. 2.Qf1 Qxa2 (Not 2...Rd1?? 3.Rc8+ Wins
for White) ] 2.Rc8 [2.Rc2 Qb1+ 3.Qf1 Qxc2] 2...Qb1+ 3.Qf1 Qxf1+ 4.Kxf1 Rxc8 0-1
Position 2 - 1.Rxf6 THis DOES NOT win a piece because black can now play. 1...Rxc3! An in between
move. 2.Rxf7+! Another in between move. 2...Kxf7 3.bxc3 But this is now a won King and Pawn endgame
for White. 3...b5 4.Kf2 Kf6 5.Kf3 Kf5 6.g4+ Ke5 7.h4 h6 8.Ke3 a5 1-0
Position 3 - 1.Qc2! Doubling to penetrate on the c-file. Here Black is LOST because there is so much material
on the board. 1...Qd7 2.Qc7 Ba8 3.Nc8!! Bf6 4.Qxb8 Bc6 5.Bxa6 Seirawan - Rivas, 1980 1-0
Position 4 - 1.Rxd8 Qxd8 2.Rd1 Qe7 3.Rd7! Qxd7 4.Qf6 Klovan - Ruban 1986 This is an important position
because in a tactical way it shows just how weak the squares can become if the bishop that is supposed to be
covering them is 'got rid of' 1-0
Position 5 - 1.Rxd6 Rxd6 2.e5 An important position becasue it show the power of the pin, this is a very
simple example but the thing to learn is the pattern. 1-0
Position 6 - 1...f6 [1...Nc4 2.Qg7+ Kxg7 3.Nf5+ Kg8 4.Nh6#] 2.Qxe6+ Kg7 -
Position 7 - 1.Rxb2!! Deflecting the Black Queen to start 1...Qxb2 2.Qxc8+ Nxc8 3.d7 And so the White
pawn has the choice of TWO SQUARES to promote to, this is often too many for the defending side to cover.
Obviously it does not work with all pieces but Knights are hopeless in this situation 3...Nb6 4.d8Q+ 1-0
Position 8 - White to move 1.g4+ fxg4 [1...Kh4 2.Qxh6+ Qxh6 (2...Kg3 3.Qxe6+-) 3.Kh2 fxg4 4.hxg4 Nf4
5.Bf2#] 2.hxg4+ Kh4 3.Qxh6+ Qxh6 4.Kh2 Qf6 5.Bf2# 1-0
Position 9 - 1...Bg1! Yes, winning! IN that actual game Black thinking that he was going to lose a piece took
another course of action HE RESIGNED - yes, in a winning position. 2.Rxg1 Rxd3 3.Bxd3 Bxe4 4.Bxe4
Qxe4 5.Rf1 0-1
Position 10 - 1.Qh6 Rg8 2.Nf3 Qf8 3.Ng5! And Black resigned because if 3...Qxh6 4.Nxf7# Kolvic - Koch
1959 1-0
Position 11 - 1.Ba7+ Rxa7 2.Rxa7 1-0
Position 14 - 1.Rxf7+ Kg8 [1...Rxf7 2.Ne6+] 2.Rg7+ Kh8 3.Rxh7+ Kg8 4.Rg7+ Kh8 5.Rxg6 1-0
Position 15 - 1.Nf7+ Kg8 2.Nh6+ Kh8 [2...Kf8 3.Qf7#] 3.Qg8+ Rxg8 4.Nf7# 1-0
Position 17 - 1.Bf6 This is from a famous game Torre v Lasker 1925 1...Qxh5 2.Rxg7+ Kh8 3.Rxf7+ Kg8
4.Rg7+ Kh8 5.Rxb7+ Kg8 6.Rg7+ Kh8 7.Rg5+ Kh7 8.Rxh5 Kg6 9.Rh3 Kxf6 10.Rxh6+ 1-0
Position 18 - 1.Rc7 Qxc7 2.Qxh7+ 1-0
Position 21 - 1.Qa7+ In a game situation you might start by looking at 1.Rxc7+ Kxc7 etc But as lines grow
longer and murkier it is TIME TO STOP, make mental notes of your discoveries, and move ahead - or rather
move back. Return to the original position and look for other candidate moves. What about reversing the
move order? This means sacrificing your Queen. Still... it might be worth looking at it for a few seconds
1...Kxa7 2.Rxc7+ Ka8 3.Nxb6# A typical KNight and Rook Mate 1-0

Position 22 - 1.f6+ Kh8 [1...Kxf6 2.Qg5+ Kg7 3.h6+ Kg8 4.Qf6] 2.Qh6 Rg8 3.hxg6 fxg6 4.Qxh7+ Kxh7
5.Rh1+ The book lists Rh1 as mate, but Black can prolong the agony for one more move! 5...Bh3 6.Rxh3#
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Position 23 - 1.Be6 Opening the file for the Rook [1.Bb3 h5 2.Rxd7] 1...Bxe6 [1...Rxd3 2.Qe8#] 2.Qc8+ Bd8
3.Qxd8+ Rxd8 4.Rxd8# 1-0
Position 24 - 1.Qxc6+ bxc6 2.Ba6# A position that should be known to every chessplayer 1-0
Position 26 - 1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bc5+ Kg8 3.Re8# 1-0
Position 27 - 1.Qd4+ Kg8 2.Qd5+ Qxd5 3.cxd5 Bxd5 4.b4 Kf7 5.b5 Ke8 6.b6 Be4 [6...Kd7 7.Rd1] 7.Rc7
Kd8 8.Rxh7+- 1-0
Position 28 - 1...Qf1+ 2.Kxf1 Bd3+ 3.Ke1 Rf1# 0-1
Position 29 - 1...Qh4+ 2.Bh2 Ng4 3.Qf4 Qxh2+ 4.Qxh2 Nxf2# 0-1
Position 30 - 1...Rf1+!! 2.Rxf1 [2.Kxf1 Qf5+ 3.Ke2 (3.Kg1 Qc5+ 4.Kh1 Nf2+ 5.Kg1 Nh3+ 6.Kh1 Qg1+
7.Rxg1 Nf2#) 3...Qf2#] 2...Qc5+ 3.Kh1 Nf2+ 4.Kg1 [4.Rxf2 Qc1+ 5.Rd1 Rxd1+ 6.Rf1 Rxf1+ 7.Qxf1 Qxf1#]
4...Nh3+ 5.Kh1 Qg1+ 6.Rxg1 Nf2# 0-1
Position 37 - 1.Nf6+ gxf6 2.exf6 Threatens Qg3+ and Qxf8+ with Mate to follow. () A VERY simple looking
position but one which you must be able to work out, - TWO MATE THREATS! 1-0
Position 41 - 1.Rc8 Rxc8 [1...Qxd7 2.Qf8+! Rxf8 3.Rxf8#] 2.Qe7!! Alekhine v NN Themes are Very Bad
Back Rank and Pawn on the seventh rank Qe7 is almost unbelievable! 1-0
Position 45 - 1.Qh6 Nh5 2.Qxh5 gxh5 3.Rg1+ Kh8 4.Nh6 No defense against Rg8+, Rxg8 and Nxf7 mate.
Houdini
1.Qh6 Nh5
( 1...Ne6 2.Rc2 Qxa3 3.Ne7+ Qxe7 4.Rh2 Rfe8 5.Qxh7+ Kf8 6.Qh8# )
2.Qxh5 gxh5
( 2...Qxc3 3.Qh6 Qxf3+ 4.Kg1 Qg4+ 5.Kh1 Qe4+ 6.Kg1 Qg4+ )
3.Rg1+ Kh8 4.Nh6 Qxc3 5.Rg8+ Rxg8 6.Nxf7# *
Position 48 - 1...Bg2+ 2.Rxg2 Qf1+ 3.Rg1 Ng3+ 4.hxg3 Qh3# One of the mosy beautiful tactical sequences
you can have, lovely. 0-1
Position 49 - 1.Rd7 Lev Alburt : Don;t fall into a trap - SET ONE! ++ Any non blundering move may be
considered a passing grade. The best move here however is Rd7! It take control of the seventh rank and creats
potential threats (Qxf7 and Rb7), while setting up various pitfalls for Black such as .... [If you thought of
playing 1.Qxb3?? Loses on the spot 1...Qxb3 2.Rd8+ Re8-+] 1...Ree8 This is the best move for
black[1...Rec6?? 2.Qxb3;
1...Rf6?? 2.Qxb3] -
Position 50 - 1...Nxd4! 2.cxd4 f2+ 3.Kh1 [3.Rxf2 Rc1+ 4.Rf1 Rcxf1#] 3...Rc1! 0-1
Position 51 - 1...Rf1+ 2.Rxf1 Qh2+ 3.Kxh2 gxf1N+ 0-1
Position 54 - 1.Bf7+! [1.Qe6+ Kh8 2.Rf7 Bxc5+ 3.Kh1 Qd6] 1...Kh8 2.Be8! 1-0
Position 55 - 1.Rf8+ Rxf8 [1...Bxf8 2.Qg8#] 2.Qg8+ Rxg8 3.Nf7# 1-0
Position 56 - 1...Qxe3 2.fxe3 [2.Bf4 Rxf2 3.Bxe3 (3.Rxf2 Qxf2+ 4.Kh1 Qg2#) 3...Rg2+ 4.Kh1 Rxh2+ 5.Kg1
Rcg2#] 2...Rg2+ 3.Kh1 Rxh2+ 4.Kg1 Rcg2# 0-1
Position 57 - 1.Ne7+ Rxe7 2.Qxf6 1-0
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Position 58 - 1...Rb8 [1...Kf7? 2.e8Q+ Kxe8 3.Ba4+-] 2.Ba4 Kf7 3.e8Q+ Rxe8 4.Ng5+ Kf6 5.Nxh7+ Kg7
6.Bxe8 Kxh7= -
Position 59 - 1.Qf8+ Kh7 [1...Kxf8 2.Ra8+ Qb8 3.Rxb8+ Bc8 4.Rxc8+ Rd8 5.Rxd8#] 2.Qg7# 1-0
Position 60 - 1.Rb6+ Ka8 [1...Kc8 2.Na7+ Kc7 3.Rxb3] 2.Nc7+ Ka7 3.Rxb3 Opps. This was listed as a win,
but hey it's Stalemate!! -
Position 61 - 1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qxh5+ Kg8 3.Bxg7 Kxg7 [3...f5 4.Be5 Rf6 5.Rf3 Kf8 6.Rg3;
3...f6 4.Bh6!] 4.Qg4+ Kh7 5.Rf3 e5 6.Rh3+ Qh6 7.Rxh6+ Kxh6 8.Qd7 1-0
Position 62 - 1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3+ Kg8 3.Bxg7 Kxg7? [3...f5 4.Be5;
3...f6 4.Bh6 Qh7 5.Qh5 Bf8 6.Qg4+] 4.Qg4+ 1-0
Position 64 - 1.Qg3 Rxg3 [1...Qxh6+ 2.Qh3 Qd6 3.Kh1; 1...Rh5+ 2.Kg2] 2.Rxe8# 1-0
Position 71 - 1.h3 [Not 1.Rxf6 Qc6] Line
Position 72 - 1.Qg3 fxe5 2.Qg7 Rf8 3.Rc7 Qxc7 [3...Qd6 4.Rxb7 d3 5.Ra7 Qd8 6.Qxh7] 4.Qxc7 1-0
Position 73 - 1...Qe2! 2.Rd1 Qxd1 [2...Rxb2+ 3.Ka1; 2...Bxb2 3.Qxd6] 0-1
Position 74 - 1...Qg1 2.g5 h5 3.g4 h4 0-1
Position 76 - 1...Qg3! 2.hxg3 hxg2+ 3.Kg1 [3.Kxg2 Rxg3#] 3...Rh1+ 4.Kxg2 Rgh8 5.gxf4 exf4 0-1
Position 77 - 1...Nxe4! 2.Rxe4 Qb7 3.Qe1 Qxe4 0-1
Position 78 - 1...Qxh3+ 2.Kxh3 Rh1# 0-1
Position 79 - 1.Nh6+ Kh8 2.Qxe5 Qxe5 3.Nxf7+ Kg8 [3...Rxf7 4.Rd8+] 4.Nxe5 1-0
Position 83 - 1...Qa5! 2.Nd2 Qe5+ 3.Ne2 [3.Be2 Qxd4] 3...Nd3# 0-1
Position 84 - 1.Rf4+ Kh5 2.Rh4+ gxh4 3.g4# 1-0
Position 85 - 1...Qb2! [1...Rfa8? 2.Qxa8+!] 0-1
Position 86 - 1.Qg3+ Kh8 2.Qe5+ Kg8 3.Qg5+ Kh8 4.Rxf7 Qxf7 5.Qd8+ Qg8 6.Qf6+ 1-0
Position 90 - 1.Rxe5+! fxe5 2.g4+ Kh4 3.Qe7+ Qg5 4.g3# 1-0
Position 92 - 1.Qg1+ Qxg1 2.g8Q+ 1-0
Position 93 - 1.Qa7! Qa5 2.Qxa6 Qc7 3.Qa7 1-0
Position 94 - 1.Nxh7 Nxh7 [1...Qh5 2.Nxf6+ gxf6 3.Qg3+] 2.Qg6 1-0
Position 96 - 1...Rxd6 2.Rxd6 Rf3+ 3.gxf3 Bf1# 0-1
Position 97 - 1...Qc5+! 2.Kh1 Qc4! [Not 2...Qe3? 3.Qxe3 Rf1+ 4.Qg1] 3.Kg1 Qd4+ 4.Kh1 Qe4! 5.Qc1 Qd3
6.Kg1 Qd4+ 7.Kh1 Qd2 0-1
Position 98 - 1.Nxf7 Kxf7 2.Qxe6+ Kf8 3.Bc4 1-0
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Position 101 - 1.Qxd7! [1.Rc7?? Rc5!!-+ Black wins, because the rook on c7 is double pinned and white loses
his queen.] 1...Rxd7 2.Rc5 1-0
Position 104 - 1...Re1!! [1...Nd3 2.Re2 Nf4 3.Rxe3 Nxh3+ 4.Kh1 Nf2+ 5.Kg1 Nh3+] 2.Qxe1 [2.Bh5]
2...Nxf3+ 3.Rxf3 Qxe1+ 0-1
Position 109b - 1...Kf5! [1...b6!?= 2.axb6 axb6 3.cxb6 (3.c6 Kf5 4.Kf3 Ke5 5.Kg4 Ke4 (5...Kd5?? 6.Kf5!
Kd6 7.Kf6 Kd5 8.Ke7 Kc4 9.Kd7 Kxb5 10.Kxc7 Kc5 11.Kb7 b5) 6.Kg5 Ke5 7.Kg6 Ke6) 3...cxb6] 2.b6
cxb6! 3.a6 bxa6 4.c6 Ke6! 0-1
Position 111 - 1.Re8 Rxc7 2.Kd6+ 1-0
Position 114 - 1...Qh3!! 2.Kxg1 But now we have reached a standard Queen + Bishop mating pattern that all
players should know, it comes up all the time! [2.Qxe5+ dxe5 3.Kxg1 e4] 2...Bh2+ 3.Kh1 [3.Kf2 Qg3+ 4.Kf1
Qg1#] 3...Bg3+ 4.Kg1 Qh2+ 5.Kf1 Qf2# Line
Position 115 - 1...Qe1+ 2.Rxe1 Nf2+ 3.Kg1 Nxh3+ 4.gxh3 hxg6 0-1
Position 116 - 1.Kf2 Kh1 2.Nf1 h2 3.Ng3# 1-0
Position 119 - 1...Bxf2 2.Qxf2 [2.Rxf2 Ng3+ 3.Kh2 Nf1+ 4.Kh1 Qh2+ 5.Nxh2 Ng3#] 2...Ng3+ 3.Qxg3
[3.Kh2 Nxf1+ 4.Kh1 Ng3+ 5.Kh2 Nxe4+ 6.Kh1 (6.g3 hxg3+ 7.Qxg3 Nxg3 8.Rxg3) 6...Nxf2#] 3...Qxg3 0-1
Position 121 - 1...Kc8!! [1...Kc7?? 2.Nd4 Kc8 3.Ne6+- And qhite wins as he can now move his king out of
the corner] -
Position 123 - 1...Qxd4 2.Bxd4 Nf3+ 3.Kf1 Bb5+ 4.Qc4 Bxc4# 0-1
Position 124 - 1.Rxb7 Nxb7 2.a6 Kc7 3.a7 1-0
Position 126 - White to play. My notes: White has a very good 'looking' position, but I wonder if it is any
good and if it is why? What should white play? What Candidate Moves should white consider? 1.b4! [1.Bd2;
1.e5 Nf5 2.exf6+] 1...Qb6 [1...Qd8 Is met by the same reply 2.Qxf6+!! Kg8 (2...Kxf6 3.Bb2#) 3.Bb2]
2.Qxf6+!! Kxf6 3.Bb2+ Qd4 4.Bxd4# 1-0
Position 127 - 1.Rd5 Qxd5 2.Re8+ Rxe8 3.Qxe8# 1-0
Position 129 - 1...Ke8! Taking the opposition The king would also draw on d8, d6 and e6 but NO OTHER
SQUARE [1...Kd7?? 2.Kd5 Ke7 3.Kc6 Kd8 4.Kd6 Kc8 5.d5 Kd8 6.Ke6 Ke8 7.d6 Kd8 8.d7 Kc7 9.Ke7]
2.Kd5 [2.Ke5 Ke7 3.d5 Kd7 4.d6 Kd8! (4...Ke8?? 5.Ke6 Kd8 6.d7 Kc7 7.Ke7) ] 2...Kd7! 3.Ke5 Ke7 4.d5
Kd7 5.d6 Kd8 6.Ke6 Ke8 7.Kd5 Kd8 [7...Kd7 This is also a draw 8.Kc5 Kd8 9.Kc6 Kc8 10.d7+ Kd8] 8.Kc5
Kd7 9.Kd5 Kd8 -
Position 130 - White to move. Here is a very instructive position, white, to win must reach this same position
but with Black to move, he does this by LOSING a tempo 1.Bg1 [1.Bd4 Bc7 2.Bg1 Bd8 3.Be3 Is another way
3...Kd7 (3...Kd6 4.Kf5 Kd5 5.Bxg5 Bc7 6.Be3 Be5) 4.Kf5] 1...Bc7 2.Bf2 Bd8 3.Be3 ANd now the same
position has been reached but with black to move and so he is in Zugzwang and will lose material and
ultimately the game. 1-0
Position 131 - 1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 2.Re8# 1-0
Position 133a - 1.f4 [1.Kf2 f4 2.Ke2 Kc3 3.Kf1 Kd3 4.Kf2 Kd2 5.Kg2 Ke2 6.Kg1 Kxf3 7.Kf1 Ke3 Is a win
for black as the pawn has already reached the sixth rank.] 1...Ke3 2.Kg2 Kxf4 3.Kf2= -

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Position 133b - 3...f4! [3...Ke3 4.f4! Kf3 5.Kf1 Kg3 6.Ke2 Kxf4 7.Kf2] 4.Kf2 [4.Kf1 Ke3 5.Ke1 Kxf3 6.Kf1
Ke3 7.Ke1 f3 8.Kf1 f2 9.Kg2 Ke2] 4...Kd3 5.Kg2 Ke2 0-1
Position 134 - 1.Qf7! Rg8 [1...Rxe1+ 2.Kg2 Re7 (2...Qg8 3.Qxf6+ Qg7 4.Qxg7#; 2...Qf8 3.Bxf8) 3.Bg7#]
2.Re8! [2.Re7] 2...Qxe8 3.Qxf6+ Rg7 4.Qxg7# 1-0
Position 138 - 1.Bc7 1-0
Position 139 - 1...Re1!! 2.Bxe1 [2.Nxe1 Nb2; 2.Rxe1 Nf2+ 3.Kg1 Nxd1] 2...Nb2 3.Bc3 Nxd1 4.Rxd1 Qe2 01
Position 140 - 1.Qb3+ Qxb3 2.Re8+ Kf7 3.Rf8# 1-0
Position 141 - 1...Nf3+ Yes he has to look for a typical Rook and knight mate, but he has to be Careful with
the move order. Crucial here! [1...Rxg3+?? 2.Nxg3! This frees up the f1 square and there is no longer any
chance for black] 2.Kh1 Rxg3! Here white resigned as mate is inevitable, Orlov - Chistyakov 1935 [Not
2...Rg2?? Hoping for Ne3 3.Nd2!] 3.Nxg3 [3.hxg3 Rg2] 3...Rxh2# 0-1
Position 146 - 1.Re8+ Bf8 2.Rxf8+ Kxf8 [2...Kg7 3.Ne8+ Kg6 4.Qd3+ Qf5 5.Rg8+] 3.Nf5+ Kg8 4.Qf8+!!
[4.Rd8+ Kh7 5.Rh8+ Kg6 6.Rxh6+ Kxf5 7.Qd3+ Qe4+] 4...Kxf8 5.Rd8# Vidmar - Euwe 1929 1-0
Position 147 - 1.Rg1+ Kh6 2.Bf8+! To deflect the rook from the d-file 2...Rxf8 3.Rd3 1-0
Position 148 - 1...Qe4? 2.Qxe4 fxe4 3. Be1! (not Rxa3? Bxc3) 1...Qxb3 Brilliant! I did not consider this move
at all. The HIDDEN ENERGY OF A FAR ADVANCED PAWN. STAHLBERG - MENCHIK 1935
(VARIATION) [1...Qe4 2.Qxe4 fxe4 3.Be1] 2.axb3 a2 3.Qd1 Bxc3 0-1
Position 149 - 1...Rc4+ [1...h2 2.Rb1 Rxa2+ 3.Kb3 (3.Nb2) 3...Rxe2] 2.Kd2 [2.Kb3 Rc3+ 3.Ka4 Rxd3!
4.exd3 h2 5.Rb1 Nc3+] 2...Rc1!! 0-1
Position 151 - 1...Qxg2+ Played in Kotov v Botvinnik 1939 2.Qxg2 Rxe2 3.Qxc6 bxc6 0-1
Position 152 - 1...Bxg2! As you will remember Kotov was playing white in the last example, here he was
playing black and must ahve remembered Botvinnik's tactical blow exploiting a pin. Guimar - Kotov 1946
2.Rxe8 [2.Qxg2 Rxe2] 2...Be4+ 3.Kf1 Qxe8 0-1
Position 154 - 1...Rf8!! [1...Nxf3+ 2.Qxf3 Rf8 3.Qg3 Qc4] 2.Bh1 This is the variation that Alburt's gives in
the book, but the solution is flawed as Rybka points out that black can now play Qg5+.... [2.Bg2 Ng4 3.Re1
Qh2+ 4.Kf1 Rxf2#; 2.Qxh4 Loses a piece 2...Nxf3+] 2...Ng4 Given in the book but ...Qg5+ is stronger
[2...Qg5+ 3.Bg2 Nf3+ 4.Kh1 Qh6+ (4...Rh8+ 5.Qh4 Qxh4+ 6.Bh3 Qxh3#) 5.Bh3 Qxh3#] 3.Qg2 Rf3 And
White is in Zugzwang, the only moves that white has left are pawn moves. Nice position. Instructive too.
Podgaets - Dvoretsky, 1974 After 4.c4 Kh6 White Resigned 0-1
Position 155 - 1...Qc4+!! [1...Rxh2?? 2.Qxf8+! Kxf8 3.Re8#] 2.Bxc4 Rxh2 And white cannot stop ...Rh1
MATE 0-1
Position 156 - 1.Be5!! [1.Ne8? Qxb2] 1...Rxe5 2.Ne8 Now this works as the a1-h8 diagonal is blocked by the
rook. Keller - Nivergelt, 1960 2...Nf5 3.Nf6+ Kh8 4.Qg8# 0-1
Position 157 - 1...Nf3! [1...Rh3?? 2.Bxh3] 2.gxf3 Rd2! This is the position that you had to visualise, the rook
and queen in concert against the white king. 0-1
Position 160 - 1...Bxf4+ 2.Qxf4 Rh6 [2...Rg3! This is the solution in the book but it is not as strong as the
move I found (confirmed by Rybka) Played in Relstab - Petrov 1937] 3.Qxd6 [3.Qe5+] 3...Rxh3# 0-1
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Position 164 - 1.Nc6+ [1.Na6+ Ka8] 1...bxc6 2.Rb1+ Ka8 3.Qxa7+!! Kxa7 4.Ra1+ Kb6 5.Rhb1+ Kc5 6.Ra5#
Position 165 - 1.Bg5! hxg5 2.Qh5# 1-0
Position 166 - 1.Qb4+ In Queen vs Pawn Endings, the weaker side can draw only when THREE condisions
exist simultaneously (1) his pawn has already reached the 7th rank; (2) the opponent's King is far away; and
(3) only with a Rook or Bishop pawn , creating a stalement resource. Paradoxically, here the presence of
Black's extra pawn denies him the stalemate possibilities, and he still loses. 1...Kc2 2.Qa3 Kb1 3.Qb3+ Ka1
4.Qc2 h2 5.Qc1# 1-0
Position 167 - 1.c5! bxc5 2.dxe5 Nxe5 3.Nxe5 Bxe5 4.Bxe5 Qxe5 5.Qc2 And White wins a pawn back, with
a better game because of Black's isolated and weak c7-pawn. Alburt says that if 5... Rad8, then 6.Rab1
(Pachman - Euwe, 1954). However Rybka (in 2010) when shown this position found something else. 5...Bd5
6.Qxc5 c6 Line
Position 168 - 1.Bg5! hxg5 2.Nxe5! The Hammerblow that clears the way for the White Queen to come to h5.
Lukovnikov - Sergeev 1974 2...Bxe5 3.Qh5# 1-0
Position 169 - 1...Re1+ 2.Kh2 [2.Nf1 Qxg2#] 2...Rh1+ 3.Kxh1 [3.Nxh1 Qxg2#] 3...Qh3+ 4.Kg1 Qxg2# 0-1
Position 171 - 1...Bxg3 2.hxg3 Qxg3+ [2...Rxe1+ 3.Qxe1 Qxg3+ 4.Kh1 Bg2+ 5.Kg1 Bxf3+ 6.Kf1 Qh3+
7.Rg2 Qxg2#] 3.Ng2 [3.Kh1 Rxe1+ 4.Qxe1 Bg2+ 5.Kg1 Bxf3+ 6.Kf1 Qh3+ 7.Kg1 Qh1#] 3...Bxg2 4.Rxg2
Re1+ 0-1
Position 172 - 1.Bd5 Rxd5 [1...Qxd5 2.Nxd5+] 2.Rxf7! Another example of the Arabian Mate 1-0
Position 173 - 1.Rxb7+!! hxg5 2.Nc6+ Ke8 3.Re7# Sokolov - Rushnikov 1967 Line
Position 175 - 1.Qxe5 Qxe5 2.Rd8+ Ke7 3.Re8# Line
Position 181 - 1.Nd7 Nh5 [1...Ne8 2.Nf6+! Easier to see when the knight goes to h5 but the same motif works
here. Note this.] 2.Nf6+! Nxf6 3.Bxf6 g6 4.Qg5 1-0
Position 183 - 1...Rh1+ 2.Kxh1 Qh7+ 3.Kg1 Qh2+ 4.Kxh2 Nf3+ 5.Kh1 [5.Kh3 Rh8#] 5...Rh8# Double
checks are very very strong. I found this but had to look deeper and deeper into the line to find the win. The
point of this combination is of course that the King is decoyed to the square h2, even it does cost a rook and a
queen to get it there! 0-1
Position 184 - 1.Bxe6 Rxd1 2.Qa8+!! I totally missed this move although I had looked at the position for
more than fifteen minutes, there was a problem at the bottom of the tree as Kotov once put it. I only looked at
stupid moves like Qxf7 and could not find a win for white (becasue there is none).... CHECKS AND
CAPTURES!!! A very VERY instructive position. 2...Kh7 3.Bxf7 1-0
Position 185 - 1.Qf6+ Bxf6 2.Nf7# 1-0
Position 186 - 1...Rxf3! [1...Bxf3 Alburt in his book says that now Qxe6+ refutes black's move, but Rybka
says differently, however there is no doubut that Rf8xf3 is stronger, cleaner and altogether the better move.
2.Qxe6+ (2.Rxd8+ Rxd8 3.gxf3 Qc1+ 4.Rxc1 Rd2#) 2...Kb8 3.Qe5+ (3.Rxd8+ Rxd8 4.Qe5+ Ka8 And there
are no more checks, Black triumphs.) 3...Ka8] 2.gxf3 Bxb3+! 3.axb3 Qc1+! 4.Rxc1 Rd2# Bulach - Petrov,
1951 The weakest square was d2, but c1 had to be used and covered first - very nice combination. 0-1
Position 188 - 1...Bh2+ 2.Kh1 Bg1 Knowing the model QUeen and Knight mate allowed Black to find the
two creative tempo-gainers that rolled out the red carpet fro the Queen (Vis - Barcza, 1939) 3.Kxg1 [3.Bxg4
Qh2#] 3...Qh2# 0-1
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Position 189 - 1.Bxf7!! And Black resigned as he will lose either his queen or be mated. This move makes g6
safe for the hop in of the White Knight on f4. (Wade - Boxal, 1953) Line
Position 190 - 1.e5! f5 2.Rc8! 1-0 [1.e5 fxe5 2.Rc8 Qd6 3.Rc6 Qd3 4.Qxe5 Bc4 5.Bg4 Qd4 6.Qxd4 Rxd4
7.Rxc4 Rd6 8.Rc7 b3 9.Re7 Kf8 10.Rxh7 1-0] [1.e5 Kf7 2.exf6 Rd7 3.Rd5 Qc7 4.Qh6 Kxf6 5.Rxd7 Qxd7
6.Qf8+ Qf7 7.Qd6 Bc8 8.Qd8+ Kg7 9.Qxc8 1-0]
Position 191 - 1.Bd3+ [1.Rh8+ Leads to the same position but gives Black an extra choice - for clarity you
should look to limit your responses. Personally I think Rh8 is easier to see. 1...Kg6 (1...Kxh8 2.Qf8+ Kh7
3.Bd3+ g6 4.Qxf7+ Kh8 5.Qf8+ Kh7 6.Bxg6+ Kxg6 7.Qg8#) 2.Bd3+ f5 3.gxf5+ Best and quickest (3.Bxf5+
Kg5 4.Qd2+ Qe3 5.Qxe3#) 3...Kg5 4.Qh4#] 1...g6 2.Rh8+ Kxh8 3.Qf8+ Kh7 4.Qxf7+ Kh8 5.Qf8+
Kh7 Okay you have your draw, but now LOOK for more 6.Bxg6+ Kxg6 7.Qg8# 1-0
Position 192 - 1.Rg8+ Kxg8 2.Qg3+ Kf8 3.Qg7+ Ke8 4.Qg8# 1-0
Position 194 - 1...0-0-0! [1...Qb4 2.Nxd5!] 2.Nxd5?? Bxd5!! [2...Qg5+ 3.Nf4] 3.Qxd5 Qg5+ 4.Qxg5 hxg5
And Black wins a piece for two pawns. But Lasker saw through this trap and did not take the pawn. * This
game has been included in many anthologies and featured a fabulous Attack on the King by Lasker. He was
THE MAN Lasker - Marshall 1914 Line
Position 195 - 1.Rg4+! fxg4 2.Qg5+!! This intermediate check is important, it drives the king into the corner
depriving the Black rook on f8 of its defender, after which 2...Kh8 3.Qh6! Threatens TWO mates, something
has to give, Black resigned. Hort - Portisch 1973 1-0
Position 196 - 1...Qg3! And white resigned Levitsky - Marshall 1912 2.Qxg3 [2.fxg3 Ne2+ 3.Kh1 Rxf1#;
2.hxg3 Ne2#] 2...Ne2+ 3.Kh1 Nxg3+ 4.Kg1 [4.fxg3 Rxf1#] 4...Ne2+ 5.Kh1 Rc3 0-1
Position 197 - 1.Qh6+ Once again this surprising move shows that a CHESSPLAYER has to consider all
Checks and Captures at EVERY stage of the 'tree'. 1...gxh6 2.Rxf6+ And Black Resigned as both possible
King moves lead to mate. Novozhenin - Panfilov, 1975 2...Kg7 [If 2...Kh5 3.Rxh6#] 3.Bxh6+ Kh8 4.Rf8# 1-0
Position 198 - 1.Ne5!! Alburt writes: White woould love to play 1.g6, creating the unstoppable threat of
2.Rh8 mate, but it would be met by the simple 1...Qxg6, and now if 2...Qc4+ (with the idea of forcing his own
king with 2...Rf7 or 2... Qf7) then oof course 2...d5. SO the question is, how can he decoy the d6-pawn?
Threatening mate in one! This is one of the best moves I have ever seen. * You really do have to give this
position serious thought, and work out the thought process behind it. * The Thought process is key to this
position, how to avoid ..d5 blocking a queen check. 1...dxe5 [1...g6 2.Rh8+ Kg7 3.R1h7#;
1...Qxe5 2.g6 (2.Qxe5 Is also good 2...dxe5 3.g6) ] 2.g6 Qxg6 3.Qc4+ Followed by Mate on h8. Alekhine Mindino 1933 1-0
Position 202 - 1.Rxe6! Qxe6 2.Qxf8! Rxf8 3.Rxg7+ Kh8 4.Rxg6+! [4.Rxb7+ Fails to 4...Rf6;
4.Re7+ Qf6!] 4...Rf6 5.Rxf6 And now no matter where the Black Queen goes, she will be lost. e.g. 5...Qe1+
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