Lev Alburt Training Pocketbook

Position 13
1. Qd4 threatening Rg6 saves Rh1

Position 14
1. Rxf7+ Rxf7 (if 1… Kg8 2. Rxh7 blows the King’s cover Better is 2.Rg7+! Kh8 3. Rxh7+ Kg8 4. Rg7+
Kh8 5. Rxg6) 2. Ne6+ wins the Queen

Position 15
1. Nf7+ Kg8 2. Nh6+ Kh8 3. Qg8+ Rxg8 4. Nf7#

Position 16
1. Ne6 (threatening Rxf6 and Rh3+) Qh4

2. Rh3 (threatening Rxh4 and Qg5#)

1. g5+ Qxg5+ (1… Kg7 2.Rh2. Nh5+ wins Qf6)

Position 17
1. Bf6 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+

Position 18
1. Rc7 Qxc7 2. Qxh7+ wins Qc7

Position 19
1. Kh1 gets out of discovered check and renews the threat of Qc8+. White plays moves like h3,Kh2-
g3 to activate his King next and finds a plan to attack d7.

Position 20
1. Qf7+ Nxf7 2. Ne6#

Position 21
1. Qa7+ Kxa7 2.Rxc7+ Ka8 3.Nxb6#

Position 22
1. f6+ Kh8 2.Qh6 Rg8 3. hxg6 fxg6 4.Qxh7+ Kxh7 5.Rh1 mates

Position 23
1. Be6

Position 24
1. Qxc6+ bxc6 2. Ba6#

Position 25
1….Bxh2+ 2. Kh1 Bg3+ 3. Kg1 Qh2+ 4. Kf1 Qxf2#

Position 26
1. Qxf8+ Kxf8 2. Bc5+ Kg8 3. Re8#
Position 27
1. Qd4+ Kg8 2. Qd5+ Qxd5 3. cxd5 Bxd5 4. b4 followed by b5-b6-Rc7 active Rook and outside passed
pawn should be enough to win. Black’s pawn majority is stopped by Kg1 and h3

Position 28
1….Qf1+ 2. Kxf1 Bd3+ 3. Ke1 Rf1#

Position 29
1….Qh4+ 2. Bh2 Ng4 3. Qf4 Qxh2+ 4. Qxh2 Nxf2#

Position 30
1….Rf1+ 2. Rxf1 Qc5+ (2. Kxf1 Qf5+ 3. Kg1 Qc5+) 3. Kh1 Nf2+ 4. Kg1 Nh3+ (4. Rxf2 Qc1+ back rank
mate) 5. Kh1 Qg1+ 6. Rxg1 Nf2#

Position 31
1….Rd1+ 2. Qxd1 Qc3+ 3. Qd2 Qxd2#

Position 32
1….Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Qxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Rh4#

Position 33
1. Qb4 Rd8 2. Rcd5 Rd3 3. R5xd3 Rxd3 4. Qb8+

Position 34
1. Kd1 1. Kd2

Position 35
1….Rf1+ 2. Rxf1 Qh1+ 3. Kxh1 Rxf1#

Position 36
1. Re8+

Position 37
1. Nf6+ gxf6 2. Exf6 threatening Qxf8+ or Qg3+

Position 38
1. Rxb8+ Kxb8 2. Qxe5+ fxe5 3. Rf8+

Position 39
1….Rd8

Position 40
1….Re1+ 2. Bf1

1….Bd3

Position 41
1. Rc8 Rxc8 2. Qe7

Position 42
1. Rc1 Kb8
1. Qd3 or 1. Rxe8 Reject 1. Rxd5 played in the game due to 1…Qf2

Position 43
1. Rd7

1. Rxe4+ Rxe4 2. F3#

Position 44
1….Qg6 2. Qxe6+ Kh8 3. Qe2 Re8

1….Qd8 2. Qxe6+ Rf7 3. Qe1 Re7

Position 45
1. Qh6 Nh5 2.Qxh5 gxh5 3. Rg1+ Kh8 4. Nh6 threatening 5. Rg8+ Rxg8 6. Nf7#

Position 46
1. Qg8+ Kxg8 2. Re8#

1. Re8+ Kxe8 2. Qc8+

Position 47
1. Bxd5+ cxd5 2. Qxf8+ Kxf8 3. Rc8#

Position 48
1….Bg2+ 2. Rxg2 Qf1+ 3. Rg1 Ng3+ 4. hxg3 Qh3#

Position 49
1. Rd7

Position 50
1… Nxd4 2. cxd4 f2+ 3. Kh1 Rc1

Position 51
1… Rf1+ 2. Rxf1 Qh2+ 3. Kxh2 gxf1(N)+ 4. Kg2 Nxd2

Position 52
1…f2 2. Qxb7+ Kh8 3. Ng3 Qf3+ 4. Bg2 f1(Q)+ 5. Nxf1 Qxg2#

*Positions 53 to 84 solved on mobile phone*

Position 85
1…Qb2

Position 86
1. Qg3+ Kh8 2. Qe5+ Kg8 (3. Qe6 zugzwang) 3. Qg5+ Kh8 4. Rxf7 Qxf7 5. Qd8+ Qg8 6. Qf6+ mate next
move

Position 87
1. a4! To cut off the rest of Black’s Queen’s rook and bishop. 1. a4 seals off the queenside.

Position 88
1. Qxh5+ Rxh5 2. Bg6#