Today’s problem is from the 1972 book “Chess Combination as a Fine Art”, a book based on articles published in the 1950s-1960s by Kurt Richter.
Since the start of 2018, I have decided to adopt the style of only saying which side is to play: and not giving an idea if the move wins or otherwise, unless on occasion I think signposting would be helpful. Instead, the problems are posed with the instruction to decide what you would play, as in a game.
White to play
Fischer v Reshevsky, New York 1959
Solution
A classic.
1 Bf7+ Kf7 2 Ne6!
Surprisingly, Reshevsky played on for another 30 moves.
FEN
r1bqnrk1/pp1pppbp/6p1/n3P3/3N4/1BN1B3/PPP2PPP/R2QK2R w KQ – 0 10
Today’s problem is from the 1972 book “Chess Combination as a Fine Art”, a book based on articles published in the 1950s-1960s by Kurt Richter.
Since the start of 2018, I have decided to adopt the style of only saying which side is to play: and not giving an idea if the move wins or otherwise, unless on occasion I think signposting would be helpful. Instead, the problems are posed with the instruction to decide what you would play, as in a game.
White to play
Contoski v Heisler, Minneapolis 1965
Solution
1 Bf7+! Kf7 (1…Rf7 2 Ne6 Qe8[] 3 Nd5 +-) 2 Ne6!! 1-0
2…Ke6 3 Qd5+ Kf6 4 Bg5 mate; 2…Qe8 3 Nc7 Qd8[] 4 Qd5+ 1-0
FEN
r1bq1rk1/1p1nppbp/p2p2p1/n7/3NP2P/1BN1BP2/PPPQ2P1/R3K2R w KQ – 0 1
Today’s problem is from the 1972 book “Chess Combination as a Fine Art”, a book based on articles published in the 1950s-1960s by Kurt Richter.
Since the start of 2018, I have decided to adopt the style of only saying which side is to play: and not giving an idea if the move wins or otherwise, unless on occasion I think signposting would be helpful. Instead, the problems are posed with the instruction to decide what you would play, as in a game.
White to play
Gumprich v Hodakowsky, Bad Neuenahr, 1958
Solution
White played 1 g4? amd eventually won, but 1 Nf4! is stronger (as is 1 Nf6). If 1…c6 2 Ne6! and Black’s position caves in. So 1…fg 2 b4 or even 2 Ne6 and the e pawn decides.
FEN
b2n3k/2p5/3p2BP/1p1P3N/3P4/5p2/1P4PP/6K1 w – – 0 41
Today’s problem is from the 1972 book “Chess Combination as a Fine Art”, a book based on articles published in the 1950s-1960s by Kurt Richter.
Since the start of 2018, I have decided to adopt the style of only saying which side is to play: and not giving an idea if the move wins or otherwise, unless on occasion I think signposting would be helpful. Instead, the problems are posed with the instruction to decide what you would play, as in a game.
White to play
Kolarov v Franz, Erfurt 1955
Solution
1 Rg4+ Kh5 (1…Kh6 2 Rg6+ and 3 Rf6 +-) 2 Rf6! and after 2….Rf6, 3 Rh4+ picks up the LPDO Rh6. 1-0.
FEN
1r5r/5R2/1p1p1b2/1P2p1k1/2PpB2R/5PP1/1P3K2/8 b – – 0 35
Today’s problem is from the 1972 book “Chess Combination as a Fine Art”, a book based on articles published in the 1950s-1960s by Kurt Richter.
Since the start of 2018, I have decided to adopt the style of only saying which side is to play: and not giving an idea if the move wins or otherwise, unless on occasion I think signposting would be helpful. Instead, the problems are posed with the instruction to decide what you would play, as in a game.
White to play
Polugaevsky v Antoshin, Leningrad 1956
Solution
A nice one today: one has to look fairly deep, but the depth is fathomable.
1 g6! Qg6 2 Rg3! Qd3[] (to protect the LPDO Rd8) 3 Bg5 (double attack on the Rd8 and Qd3) 1-0.
According to my Megabase, this was the only decisive game in the games between these two players.
FEN
3rnbk1/5ppp/p3p3/1p2P1P1/7Q/P3B2R/1Pq2P1P/4R1K1 w – – 0 30
A change, for a few days, to celebrate and wish my old school mate Nigel Short success in his candidacy for FIDE President.
Rather than give a puzzle, today I will provide a link to one of my old blog postings which mentions Nigel. Not one of his games, but a fiendish endgame puzzle.
A change, for a few days, to celebrate and wish my old school mate Nigel Short success in his candidacy for FIDE President.
Rather than give a puzzle, today I will provide a link to one of my old blog postings with one of his games.
A change, for a few days, to celebrate and wish my old school mate Nigel Short success in his candidacy for FIDE President.
Rather than give a puzzle, today I will provide a link to one of my old blog postings being a great puzzle from one of Nigel’s games.
A change, for a few days, to celebrate and wish my old school mate Nigel Short success in his candidacy for FIDE President.
Rather than give a puzzle, today I will provide a link to one of my old blog postings, which gave my game of the year 2016, Nigel Short v Fabiano Caruana.
A change, for a few days, to celebrate and wish my old school mate Nigel Short success in his candidacy for FIDE President.
Rather than give a puzzle, today I will provide a link to one of my old blog postings which has a puzzle from one of Nigel’s games.
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