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Chess puzzle no.266

18 May 2013

White to play. This position is from Anand-Nakamura, Norway Masters. What is White’s best move? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 21 May or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk… Read more

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no. 265

11 May 2013

Black to play. This is from Kramnik-Fressinet, Alekhine Memorial 2013, a variation from a sensational win by the French grandmaster. Two pieces down, how does Black continue? Answers to me… Read more

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Puzzle no. 264

4 May 2013

White to play. This position is a variation from Alekhine-Hofmeister, Petrograd 1917. A typical Alekhine conclusion. A queen down — how does he force the win? Answers to me at… Read more

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no. 263

27 April 2013

White to play. This position is from Hartston-Penrose, London 1963. Here Hartston agreed a draw but he missed a cast that would have reeled Black in. Answers to me at… Read more

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No. 262

20 April 2013

White to play. This position is from Hollis-Courteney, Bognor Regis 1959. The Black king is badly exposed. How did White quickly cash in? Answers to me at The Spectator by… Read more

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No. 261

13 April 2013

Black to play. This position is from Gelfand-Carlsen, Fidé Candidates London 2013. What was the key move that enabled Carlsen to make the most of his queenside pawns? Answers to… Read more

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No. 260

6 April 2013

White to play. This position is a variation from Svidler-Carlsen; London Candidates 2013. This is a trap that Carlsen avoided on the way to victory. What win for White had… Read more

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No. 259

30 March 2013

White to play. This position is from Grischuk-Ivanchuk, London Candidates 2013. White’s next destroyed the black position. Can you see it? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 2… Read more

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No. 258

23 March 2013

White to play. This position is a variation from Radjabov-Ivanchuk, London Candidates 2013. White has only one move to win here. Can you see it? Answers to me at The… Read more

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Puzzle No. 257

16 March 2013

White to play. This position is from Fischer-Benko, US Championship 1963. One of Fischer’s classic attacking finishes. What is the winning move? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday… Read more

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no. 256

9 March 2013

White to play. This position is from Nimzowitsch-Alapin, Vilnius 1912. How did White swiftly conclude his sacrificial attack? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 12 March or via… Read more

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No. 255

2 March 2013

Black to play. This position is from Sjoholm-Spielmann, Kalmar 1941. How did Black swiftly decimate the white kingside?  Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 5 March or via… Read more

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No. 254

23 February 2013

White to play. This position is a variation from Duchamp-Feigins, Folkestone 1933. Can you spot White’s most accurate continuation of the attack? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday… Read more

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No. 253

16 February 2013

White to play. This position is from  Hartston-Portisch, Nice  1974. Can you spot White’s most accurate continuation of the  attack? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 19 February… Read more

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No. 252

9 February 2013

White to play. This position is from Adams-Ehlvest, Gibraltar 2013. White’s next essentially destroyed the black position. What was it? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 12 February… Read more

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Puzzle no. 251

2 February 2013

Black to play. This position is a variation from Caruana-Nakamura, Wijk aan Zee 2013. Black is two pawns down but White is badly tied up. How can Black continue? Answers… Read more

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No. 230

26 January 2013

Black to play. This is from Rotlewi-Rubinstein, Lodz 1907. Black has already given up his queen and now concluded with a blow that rendered this game immortal. What did he… Read more

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No. 249

19 January 2013

Black to play. This is from Carlsen-Polgar, Mexico City 2012. Black’s minor pieces seem to be locked out of the game but Polgar’s next move showed that this was not… Read more

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No. 248

12 January 2013

White to play. This position is a variation from Kramnik-McShane, London Chess Classic 2012. How can Kramnik finish off the badly exposed black king? Answers to me at The Spectator… Read more

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No. 247

5 January 2013

White to play. This position is from Kramnik-Kasparov, World Championship, London (Game 2) 2000. Kasparov has been struggling to hold a difficult endgame, a pawn down and has now just… Read more

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