Level 1800 – 2000

Task Position 1

1. Your task is to set up these positions on the real

chessboard.

2. You can spend from 5 to 15 minutes in the

starting position. Try to calculate the best move
and foreseen the variations ahead.

3. Open up your notebook. Write the date that you

performed the questions.

4. Here you can see the most complicated

examples of all. However, you should not be
disappointed. Try hard to find some or all the
ideas. Hopefully, these examples will inspireyou
to play similar games in the future. Finger
crossed! :-)

5. After you solve the puzzles, by writing your White's Turn

answer to your notebook, please go to the
solutions and check if you were correct.
Position 2
6. I suggest you to check the entire game and not
only the solution after the diagram.

White's Turn

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Position 3 Position 5

White's Turn White's Turn

Position 4 Position 6

White's Turn Black's Turn

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Position 7 Position 9

White's Turn White's Turn

Position 8 Position 10

White's Turn White's Turn

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The Correct Answers
Solution 1
Wei,Yi (2724) - Bruzon Batista,Lazaro (2669)
[B85]
Danzhou 6th Danzhou (2), 03.07.2015
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.Be2 Nc6 5.d4
cxd4 6.Nxd4 Qc7 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6
10.Kh1 0–0 11.Qe1 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.Qg3
Bb7 14.a3 Rad8 15.Rae1 Rd7 16.Bd3 Qd8
17.Qh3 g6
Diagram #
18.f5!
This is one of the most incredible attacking games
I ever seen! The ideas are difficult; my computer
has problem to calculate ahead... Black, neither
manage to find enough counterplay on Queenside,
nor to strike in the center with d5. One of the
most important squares in Sicilian Defense is d4.
This is a fantastic base for White pieces; we can
see now the dominant dark square Bishop. White
created the stronger army on the king side. As we
learned, he needs to open up lines for his pieces in
order to start direct attack. [18.Rd1!?; 18.Re2!?;
18.Re3!?]
18...e5
[18...gxf5 19.Nd5!! exd5 20.Rxf5 dxe4 21.Rg5+
Kh8 22.Rxe4!! Bxe4 23.Bxe4 d5 24.Qxh7#;
18...exf5 19.exf5 Re8 20.fxg6 hxg6 21.Rxe7!
Qxe7 22.Bxf6 Qe1 23.Qh8#]
19.Be3 Re8 20.fxg6!
It's unbelievable but my computer here suggests
a4 as the first move! When you concentrate in one
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area of the board you need to find a way to
continue the game. [20.a4?! Computer...]
20...hxg6 21.Nd5!
White had some other good ideas but he is aiming
to exchange one of the key defenders, Nf6. By
exchanging key defenders you are weakening the
enemy castle. [21.Rf2!?; 21.a4?!; 21.Bh6!?]
21...Nxd5 22.Rxf7!!
#22 - Exposed enemy king. #31 - Sacrifice a piece
to open lines - get initiative. #32 - Find the
intermediate moves.
22...Kxf7 23.Qh7+ Ke6 24.exd5+
#30 - Keep the enemy King in the center of the
board. #17 - Block - control the escape square.
24...Kxd5
[24...Bxd5 Black's King is in a golden box and the
checkmate is near. Before read the variations set
up this position in a real board and try to find the
right continuations by yourself. 25.Bxg6 Rh8
(25...Rf8 26.Qh3+ Kf6 27.Rf1+ Kxg6 28.Qh6#)
26.Qf7#]
25.Be4+!
Another incredible idea in order to keep the
enemy King in the center of the board.
25...Kxe4
[25...Ke6 Unfortunately for him, he cannot go
back. White improved his position; the Bishop is
controling the d5-square. 26.Qxg6+ Bf6 27.Qf5+
Kf7 28.Qh7+ Ke6
a) 28...Bg7 29.Rf1++- It is mate in 7.
b) 28...Kf8 29.Bh6+ Bg7 30.Rf1+ Rf7 (30...Qf6
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31.Bxg7+ Rxg7 32.Rxf6+ Ke7 33.Qxg7+ Kd8
34.Rxd6+ Kc8 35.Qxb7#) 31.Qxg7+! Ke7
32.Qxf7#
29.Bf5+ Kd5 30.Bxd7+- It is mate in 7.]
26.Qf7!
#17 - Block - control the escape square. We had a
separate lesson about this; number 5 "You'll
Never See Attacking Chess the Same Way After
Knowing THIS". Now you can understand how
this idea is working in more complicated
examples.
26...Bf6 27.Bd2+!
Very typic al and practical move. The attacker is
repeating the position on order to get some extra
time on his clock.
27...Kd4 28.Be3+ Ke4 29.Qb3+-
White's position is winning because Black's king
is exposed. Black has more material here but he
cannot use it because he doesn't have time. Please
enjoy the rest of the game.
29...Kf5 30.Rf1+ Kg4 31.Qd3 Bxg2+
32.Kxg2 Qa8+ 33.Kg1 Bg5 34.Qe2+ Kh4
35.Bf2+ Kh3 36.Be1 1–0
Solution 2
Gutierrez Castillo,Jose Antonio -
Hernandez,Gustavo2 [B99]
Caracas Caracas (2), 1973
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0–0–0
Nbd7 10.g4 b5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.g5 Nd7 13.f5
Nc5 14.f6 gxf6 15.gxf6 Bf8 16.Qh5 b4
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17.Nd5!
This is a very sharp line in Sicilian Defense.
Black leave the king in the center of the board in
order to generate counterplay somewhere else. As
you can understand this is a very double edge
decision. White found the right moment to
sacrifice a piece in order to open up the e-file. As
you can see in the sub variation it's extremely
difficult for Black to defend if he accepts the
piece.
17...Qb7
[17...exd5 18.exd5 Bb7 (18...Bd7 19.Re1+ Kd8
20.Kb1!+- #33 - Use a simply prophylactic
move; 18...Nd7 19.Re1+ Ne5 20.Nc6) 19.Bh3
Kd8 20.Rhe1]
18.Re1!? [18.Bc4!]
18...e5 19.Nb3!?
In general we should go forward, but the
principles are working 8 times out of 10. You
should be open minded and calculate correctly, in
order to apply the right principle at the right time.
White it is trying to exchange one of the key
defenders, the Knight. [19.Nf5!?]
19...Nxb3+ 20.axb3 a5 21.Bb5+!
#4 - Basic Tactics Required.
21...Kd8
[21...Qxb5 22.Nc7+ Kd8 23.Nxb5+-]
22.Ba4+-
White has tremendous positional advantage and
he managed to win the game afterwards.
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22...Ra7 23.Rhg1 Be6 24.Rd1 Bxd5
25.Rxd5 Qb6 26.Rgd1 Rc7 27.Qh3 h5 28.Kb1
Rh6 29.Rxe5 Rc6 30.Re8+ Kxe8 31.Qc8+ Qd8
32.Bxc6# 1–0
Solution 3
Spassky,Boris V (2610) - Timman,Jan H (2590)
[D86]
Amsterdam m Amsterdam (3), 1977
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5
5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 0–0 8.Ne2 b6 9.h4
Nc6 10.Bd5 Qd7 11.h5 Ba6 12.hxg6 hxg6
13.Nf4 e6
Diagram #
14.Qg4!
A nice counterblow. White brings the queen to the
penalty area. White's attack is extremely strong
because Black cannot protect the squares around
his King. [14.Bb3!?]
14...Rfd8 15.Bxe6
A very strong blow in order to naked the enemy
monarch. Please notice that White have very
active pieces. Thus, the tactics are working in his
favor.
15...fxe6 16.Qxg6
White have very dangerous attacking pieces; Rh1,
Nf4, Bc1 (!), and of course Qg6. Almost all of
Black pieces are located on queen side.
16...Bc4
[16...Qf7 17.Rh8+! Kxh8 18.Qxf7+-]
17.Qh7+ Kf7 18.Nh5 Rg8 19.Rh3+-
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White have a very strong attack and he manages
to win the game afterwards.
19...Raf8 20.Nxg7 Rh8 21.Rf3+ Ke7
22.Ba3+ Nb4 23.Bxb4+ c5 24.dxc5 Rxh7
25.cxb6+ Qd6 26.Bxd6+ Kxd6 27.Rxf8 Rh1+
28.Kd2 Rxa1 29.b7 1–0
Solution 4
Adorjan,Andras (2525) - Ribli,Zoltan (2595)
[B90]
Interzonal–11a playoff place 3 Budapest (4),
29.10.1979
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.f3
Rc8 10.g4 Be7 11.0–0–0 Nb6 12.h4 0–0 13.h5
Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.g5 Nd7 16.Rdg1 Qc7
Diagram #
17.g6!
Here is another highly instructive attack. You can
see how White combined the ideas in order to
open Black's position; exchanging pawns and
sacrificing a piece. It is an impressive and
important technique that we need to remember.
Please notice that my desktop computer cannot
find Bh6 idea quickly... [17.Kb1!?; 17.Rg2!?;
17.Nd5!?; 17.f4!?]
17...Rc8 18.Bh6!!
Just amazing! The idea is to remove the pawns in
front of the enemy King in order to open lines for
the heavy pieces. [18.gxf7+!? Kxf7 (18...Bxf7?
19.Bh6+-) 19.f4]
18...Bf6
[18...gxh6? 19.Qxh6+-; 18...hxg6 19.hxg6 gxh6
20.Qxh6+-]
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19.gxh7+ Kxh7
[19...Kh8 20.Bxg7+ Bxg7 21.Qg5 Bf6 22.Qg8+
Rxg8 23.hxg8Q#]
20.Bxg7!
White is focusing on the g7 square.
20...Bxg7 21.h6 Bf6 22.Qg2
It's fantastic attack, isn't it? It is a checkmate in 5
moves.[22.Qg2 b5 23.Qg7+! Bxg7 24.hxg7+ Kg8
25.Rh8# With a beautiful checkmate!] 1–0
Solution 5
Spassky,Boris Vasilievich - Zinn,Lothar [D30]
World Students Team-ch09 fin-A Marianske
Lazne (8.1), 21.07.1962
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2
b5 6.0–0 Bb7 7.b3 cxb3 8.Qxb3 Nf6 9.Nc3 Be7
10.Ne5 a6 11.Be3 0–0 12.Ne4 Nd5 13.Rfc1 a5
14.Bd2 Qb6 15.Qb2 Rc8 16.Nc5 Ra7 17.e4 Nf6
18.Be3 Bxc5 19.dxc5 Qc7 20.Rd1 Ne8 21.Bh3
Qe7 22.Rd6 Ba6 23.Rad1 Rb7
Diagram #
24.Nxf7!
And very cool tactical blow that highting the bad
position of Black pieces. Many opponent's pieces
are in the light squares and for that reason they
are good targets for the White's light square
Bishop. [24.Qd2!?; 24.R6d4!?; 24.R6d2!?]
24...Kxf7
[24...Qxf7 25.Bxe6+- This is the easy variation to
calculate. White is winning material.]
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25.Bxe6+
Black needs here to sacrifice his Queen in order to
avoid the heavy material lost.
25...Qxe6
[25...Kf8 26.Bxc8+-]
26.Rxe6 Kxe6 27.Qb3+
Another typical situation. All of Black pieces are
stowed on the queenside and they cannot help!
White's queen is dominating in the position.
27...Ke7 28.Qg8!
Black's King is exposed and White has a winning
position.
28...h6 29.Rd6! Nxd6 30.cxd6+ Kd7
31.Qxg7+ Kxd6 32.Qxh6+ Kd7 33.Qg7+ Kd6
34.Qf6+ Kc7 35.Qe5+ Kd7 36.Qf5+ Kc7
37.Bf4+ Kb6 38.Qxc8 Ka7 39.e5 1–0
Solution 6
Sotirakis,Ioannis (1609) - Kesaris,Evangelos
(1810) [B13]
Team Championship C Division (3), 27.02.2022
1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Bxf3 Bd6 9.Ne2
Nge7 10.c3 b5 11.g4 Ng6 12.Bg2 Nh4 13.0–0
Nxg2 14.Kxg2 0–0 15.f4 a5 16.f5 e5 17.dxe5
Bxe5 18.Bf4 d4 19.Nxd4 Bxd4 20.cxd4 Nxd4
21.Qd3 Qd5+ 22.Kg3 Rfe8 23.Rad1 23
23...Rad8 24.Rfe1
Diagram #
24...Rxe1
This was a tough game on local championship
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and right now I have a chance. I saw the tactical
idea, Ne2, and I tried to prepare everything in
previous and next move. I show this position in
many of my friends and only few of them can find
the elegant Re2. If you find it please accept my
congratulations! [24...Re2!!]
25.Rxe1 g6
I'm preparing Nxf5...
26.fxg6 hxg6 27.Qc3 12 27...b4 36
28.Qc7
This is the moment of true! I played this few
months ago and still it is fresh on my mind. I need
to win that game for my team and I knew that
now was the right time to strike. I calculated
everything till the 33th move and I suggest you to
do the same. Some variations are tricky so try to
be focus, calculate slowly, and foreseen
everything blindly before decide the next move.
28...Qf3+ 29.Kh4 Qf2+ 30.Kg5 Nf3+
[30...Rd5+! 31.Re5 Ne6+ 32.Kf6 Qxf4+ 33.Ke7
Nxc7 34.Rxd5 Nxd5+ 35.Ke8 Qd6 36.a3 Qe7#]
31.Kf6 Qd4+
[31...Qh4+ 32.g5 Qh8+ 33.Ke7 Rf8–+ Black is
winning but it's not so obvious to calculate the
checkmate.]
32.Be5
[32.Ke7 Ra8! We are threatening Ra7 and the
enemy rook.(32...Rf8 It's winning as well but it's
not so clear. 33.Re3; 32...Rd5 It's winning as well
but I cannot see clearly how. I don't really like it
because we are leaving unproteced the 8th rank.) ]
32...Nxe5 33.Rxe5 Rd6+ 0–1
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Solution 7
Kesaris,Evangelos (1879) -
Hatzistamatiou,Nikolaos (1839) [E11]
SUMMER OPEN By A.s.o.p DIAS - A´GROUP
(2), 10.07.2019
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7
5.Bg2 Bxd2+ 6.Nxd2 0–0 7.Ngf3 d6 8.e4 e5 9.0–
0 c5 10.d5 Ne8 11.Nh4 g6 12.Qc2 Ng7 13.Rae1
Na6 14.a3 Bd7 15.Qd3 Rab8 16.Qe3 b5 17.b3
bxc4 18.Nxc4 Bb5 19.Qc3 Bxc4 20.bxc4 Rb6
Diagram #
21.f4!
I feel proud for this game because I took correct
decisions. Of course it has a lot of errors for both
sides, but it shows that I have a good creativity
and attacking skills. His pieces Na6 and Rb6 are
far away from the remaining army, so I use the
momentum to start the attack.
21...f6
[21...exf4 22.e5?! (22.Rxf4!? g5 23.Nf5!)
22...dxe5 23.Rxe5 Qf6 (23...Qb7 24.gxf4 Rb3
25.Qc1 Rxa3 26.f5)
24.Rxf4]
22.fxe5?!
[22.Nf3! Rfb8 23.fxe5 fxe5 24.Qc1 Ne8 25.Qh6
Qg7 26.Qh3 h6 27.Qe6++-
22.f5!? g5 23.Nf3 Rfb8? (23...h6 24.Nd2 Rfb8
25.Bf3 Qb7 26.h4 Rb2 27.Ra1 Nc7 28.Rf2+-
Black have no plan here!) 24.Nxg5 fxg5 25.f6!]
22...Qxe5
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One of my problems is that I'm playing fast. I
didn't evaluate carefully this continuation and I'm
losing important advantage of my initiative.
[22...fxe5 23.Rxf8+ Qxf8 24.Rf1± I was aiming
to this variation in which White have clear
advantage. I can activate my Bishop to h3. The
Na6 and the Rb6 are far away.
22...dxe5 23.Bh3 White has a connected passed
pawn and long-term advantage.]
23.Qc1
Computer evaluate this position as equal but it's
mutch pleasant to play it with the White pieces.
I'm keeping the Queen's on the board because I'm
dreaming to attack.
[23.Qxe5 fxe5 24.Nf3! I didn't evaluate this move
very accurately. I just thought that if I change f-
Rooks then his b-Rook will be more active. I
didn't calculate deeply that I can land to e6 square
with my pieces. 24...Nc7 (24...h6 25.Nh4)
25.Ng5; 23.Qa5!? Qd4+ 24.Kh1 Qxc4=]
23...Nb8 [23...Qb2 24.Qh6]
24.Bh3 Rb3 25.Qh6 Rb7?!
The first retreat... Black is worse for sure because
White is moving forward with his strategic plan.
#25 - Easier to attack than defend.
[25...Qh5? 26.Be6+ (26.Qxh5 Nxh5 27.Be6+ Kg7
(27...Kh8 28.Rb1!±) 28.g4+-)
26...Nxe6 27.Qxh5 gxh5 28.dxe6±
This was what I calculated but it was stronger to
capture the Queen immediately and then to
occupy the b-line as computer suggest.
28...Rxa3 (28...Re8 29.Rxf6) 29.Nf5 (29.e7 Re8
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30.Nf5) ]
26.Nxg6!
This is a nice sacrifice because I'm trying to
complicate the position and prove that my light
square Bishop is very strong. [26.Rb1?? Qd4+
27.Kh1 Rxb1 28.Rxb1 Qxe4+ 29.Kg1 Qxb1+–+]
26...hxg6 27.Qxg6 Qh5 28.Be6+!
#4 - Basic Tactics Required
28...Kh8 29.Rxf6?!
[29.Qxh5+ Nxh5 30.e5!! I missed it... It was an
awesome breakthrough! 30...fxe5 (30...dxe5
31.Re4+-) 31.Rxf8++-]
29...Qxg6 30.Rxg6 Kh7?! 31.Rg5??
In time rouble I played badly and after some
moves my opponent return the favor... Finally I
managed to win the game. [31.Bf5! Nxf5 32.exf5
Rxf5 I stopped here and for that reason, I didn't
play Bf5... pity... 33.Rxd6]
31...Nxe6 32.dxe6 Re7 33.Rf5!
Try to create problems for my opponent.
33...Kg7 34.Ref1 Rxf5??
[34...Rfe8 35.R1f4 (35.Rf7+ Kg8) 35...Rxe6
36.Rf7+ Kg6 37.Rxa7 Rxe4 38.Rff7]
35.exf5 Kf6 36.g4!
White is close to winning here; definitely, the
have super strong initiative.
6...Rg7 37.h3 Nc6 38.Kf2 Ne5 39.Kg3
Rb7 40.Kf4
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[40.g5+?! Kxg5 41.f6 With the same idea; I just
activated my King first. I saw g5 but I wasn't in a
hurry. 41...Rb3+]
40...Nd3+?
Black based his defense on the perpetual check
because it's extremely scary to play Rb3 and leave
the blockade on dark-squares. [40...Rb3 41.g5+
Ke7]
41.Ke4 Ne5 42.g5+! Kxg5 43.f6 Ng6
44.Kd5 1–0
Solution 8
Nakamura,Hikaru (2651) - Vavrak,Peter
(2423) [C16]
Foxwoods op 09th Connecticut (6), 07.04.2007
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 5.a3
Bf8 6.Bb5+ c6 7.Ba4 Ba6 8.Nce2 Ne7 9.h4 h5
10.Bg5 Qc7 11.c3 Nd7 12.Nf4 g6 13.Nge2 Nf5
14.Bc2 Be7 15.Bxf5 exf5
Diagram #
16.e6!?
We can see the same scenario again; black's King
is in the center of the board. Nakamura played the
principle move, e6, with the idea to open up the
position. Please also noticed that Bxe7 deserves
consideration. [16.Bxe7!? Kxe7 17.Qd2‚ The dark
squares around the Black's King are extremely
vulnerable.]
16...Nf8 [16...fxe6 17.Nxg6+-]
17.Nxd5!
Out of the blue! White won material and
destroyed Black's position.
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17...cxd5 18.Qa4+ Kd8 19.exf7 Ne6
[19...Bb7 20.Qe8#]
20.Bxe7+ Kxe7 21.Qxa6+-
He managed to win the game afterwards.
21...Kxf7 22.0–0 Rae8 23.Rae1 Re7
24.Nc1 Qf4 25.g3 Qg4 26.Kh2 f4 27.Qe2 g5
28.Nd3 Qf5 29.hxg5 Ree8 30.Qe5 Qxd3
31.Qf6+ Kg8 32.Rxe6 Rf8 33.Qg6+ Qxg6
34.Rxg6+ Kf7 35.Rf6+ Kg7 36.Rxf4 1–0
Solution 9
Keres,Paul - Winter,William [B29]
Olympiad–06 Warsaw (14), 26.08.1935
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6
5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 d6 7.Bg5 Qa5+ 8.c3 cxd4
9.Bd3 dxc3 10.0–0 cxb2 11.Rb1 dxe5 12.Nxe5
Bd6
Diagram #
13.Nxf7!
When your opponent's King is in the center of the
board you should attack via f7 or e-file. I'm
repeating myself a lot but you're going to know
by hard what to do when your opponent's King is
in the middle of the board! White sacrificing a
piece but for many moves the enemy King will
have problems. Black cannot complete his
development successfully because his King will
be under fire. [13.Re1!?]
13...Kxf7 14.Qh5+ g6 15.Bxg6+
White is using tactics because the enemy pieces
are disorganized.
15...hxg6 [15...Kg7 16.Bh6+ Kf6 17.Qg5+
Ke6 18.Qf5+ Ke7 19.Bg5#]
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advance these pawns. I believe in White's position
16.Qxh8+- Bf5 17.Rfe1 Be4 18.Rxe4!? here.

#16 - Eliminate - Remove key defenders 20.Kh1!!+-

[18.Qf6+!? This is forcing, but even the best
players in the world have difficulties to calculate
so long variations. 18...Kg8 19.Qe6+ Kh8
20.Bf6+ Kh7 21.Qf7+ Kh6 22.Qg7+ Kh5
23.Qh8+ Kg4 24.Qh3+ Kf4 25.g3+ Kf3 26.Re3#]
18...dxe4 19.Qf6+ [19.Qf6+ Kg8
20.Qxg6+ Kf8 21.Qxd6++-] 1–0
Solution 10
Black cannot capture the Be3 and I'm preparing
the attack via g-line. This was a nice inspiration
and for that reason I'm showing you this game.
[20.Bd2!?]
20...Kh7
[20...Qg5 21.Rg1 Qf6 22.Bd2 f3 23.Nxf3! The
benefit of a the extra piece is that you can return
in the appropriate moment. 23...exf3 24.Bd3+-]

Kesaris,Evangelos (1911) - 21.Qxe4+-

Loutragotis,Paraskevas (1880) [E97]
Attikis filias A team, 24.02.2019
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3
0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bg5 h6
10.Be3 Ng4 11.Bd2 f5 12.Ne1 Nf6 13.exf5 gxf5
14.f4 Ne4 15.Nxe4 fxe4 16.Qc2 Bf5 17.Be3 Ng6
I managed to create a powerful pin over b1–h7
diagonal and I manage to win thanks to this
tactical idea.
[21.Ng2!? f3 22.Bxf3 Rxf3 23.Rxf3 exf3
24.Nf4+-; 21.Bd2 f3 22.Qxe4 fxe2 23.Rxf5]

Diagram # 21...Re5 22.Qc2 fxe3 23.Nf3 Qe7

24.Nxe5 Bxe5 25.Rg1 Rg8 26.Bd3 Qf6 27.Raf1
18.g4! Bf4 28.Rxg6 Rxg6 29.Bxg6+ Kg7

Another complicated position from a team match. [29...Qxg6 30.Qxg6+ Kxg6 31.Rxf4 e2 32.Re4+-]
Usually people play King's Indian Defense in
order to attack White's Kingside. However White 30.Bh5 1–0
can play in the kingside at some lines. As you can
see the game is very tense! I found a good plan to
attack, starting with g4. [18.fxe5!? Nxe5 19.Qd2
With the plan Nc2 and Nd4.]

18...exf4 [18...Bd7 19.f5+-]

19.gxf5 Rxf5 [19...Qg5+ 20.Kh1 Qxf5

21.Bd2÷

The position is unclear but I have a piece for these

two pawns. There is no obvious way for Black to

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