3rkb1r/pp3p1p/1q4p1/4nN2/4N3/8/PP2QPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: New York (1924)<br>Aljechin-Kussman<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qb5+ Nd7 2. Rfe1 Bb4 (2... Be7 3. Ned6+ Kf8 4. Rxe7) 3. Nf6+ Kf8 4. Nxd7+ Rxd7 5. Qe5 1-0
r6k/pp1N2Rp/2pp4/3b3N/6PP/2P2Q2/1P3P1K/1q6 w - - 0 1|Decoy: UdSSR (1980)<br>Dolmatov-Ivanov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg8+ Kxg8 (1... Rxg8 2. Qf6+) 2. Ndf6+ Kh8 3. Ne4 Kg8 4. Qf6 1-0
r2qk2r/2p1nppp/p2p1n2/1pbNp3/4P1b1/1BPP1N2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 1|Removal: St. Petersburg (1893)<br>Tarrasch, S.-Tchigorin, M.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf6+ gxf6 2. Nxe5 $1 dxe5 (2... Bxd1 $2 3. Bxf7+ Kf8 4. Bh6#) 3. Qxg4 $18 1-0
1r1q1rk1/pb3p2/1p4pB/3pPn2/1bpR4/2N1P3/PPQ2PP1/1B2K2R w K - 0 1|Removal of defence: Rumaenien (1986)<br>Baciu-Olteanu<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxf5 gxf5 2. Bxf5 f6 3. Be6+ Rf7 4. Rg4+ 1-0
r4rk1/2p2p1p/p1Pb1qpB/1p5n/4Q3/2P2P1b/PPB2P2/RN2R1K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Bernburg (1981)<br>Friesse-Backelin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rae8 2. Qxe8 Qxf3 3. Qe4 Bh2+ 4. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 5. Kxh3 Qg3# 0-1
r3r1k1/1pp2ppp/p2b4/7q/3P4/1Q4Pb/PP3P1P/RNBR2K1 b - - 0 1|Interference: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re3 2. Qc2 (2. fxe3 Qe2) (2. Bxe3 Qf3) 2... Bf5 3. Qa4 b5 0-1
2b2rk1/5p2/p2Qp1pb/1qp1P2P/3R1P2/2P2B2/1P6/2K3R1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau (1936)<br>Kofman-Shuchowizki<br>Difficulty ***|1. hxg6 cxd4 2. gxf7+ Kh8 3. Qxf8+ Bxf8 4. Rg8+ Kh7 5. Be4+ Kh6 6. Rh8+ Kg7 7. Rh7# 1-0
r4rk1/3bppbp/2np1np1/p7/1p2PP1q/1B2BQNP/PPP1N1P1/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Kiew (1967)<br>Sucharow-Buchman<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bg4 2. hxg4 Nxg4 3. Rfe1 Nh2 4. Qf2 Ng4 5. Qf3 Nh2 1/2-1/2
r1b2rk1/pp1n1ppp/4p3/q2N2b1/1p1P3P/4PN2/P1Q2PP1/R3KB1R w KQ - 0 1|Removal of defence: Buenos Aires (1962)<br>Casas-Piazzini<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. hxg5+ Kg6 3. Ne7# 1-0
1r5k/R5b1/3p3p/1qpPp3/4N1P1/P7/1nQ2P2/1K5R w - - 0 1|Deflection: Hamburg (1960)<br>Teschner-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxh6+ Bxh6 (1... Kg8 2. Nf6+) 2. Rh7+ Kxh7 3. Ng5+ Kg7 4. Qh7+ Kf6 5. Ne4# 1-0
2rq1rk1/pp1bbppp/4p3/4N1P1/1nPP4/3B4/P4P1P/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: CSSR (1978)<br>Skorpik-Vinclar<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Re4 (3. Re3 $2 Bxg5) 1-0
5rk1/pp1b3p/2p1p3/3p3n/2PPp2q/PP2P1p1/6Q1/1N1RBBK1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Teplitz (1922)<br>Maroczy-Tartakower<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxf1+ 2. Kxf1 e5 3. Kg1 (3. Ke2 Bg4+ 4. Kd2 Qh2 5. Qxh2 gxh2) 3... Bg4 4. Bxg3 Nxg3 5. Re1 Nf5 6. Qf2 Qg5 0-1
r3r1k1/1p1b1pp1/1p5p/3Pq3/1R6/P2Q1B2/1P4PP/R6K b - - 0 1|Pin: Tallin (1965)<br>Mikenas-Bronstein<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxa3 0-1
3qk2r/4ppbp/R1Pp2p1/4n3/np2P3/1P1BBP2/2PQ1P1P/6K1 w k - 0 1|Removal: Ramat Hasharon (1988)<br>Stepak-Thomas<br>Difficulty ***|1. c7 Qc8 (1... Nxf3+ 2. Kh1 Qxc7 (2... Qc8 3. Bb5+ Kf8 4. Rxd6) 3. Bb5+ Kd8 4. Ra8+) 2. Bb5+ Nd7 3. Rxd6 O-O (3... exd6 4. Qxd6) 4. Rxd7 (4. Bxd7 Qxc7 5. Rc6 Qb7 6. bxa4 Rd8) 4... Nc3 5. Bc4 1-0
r4rk1/ppq1bppp/2n1pnb1/2pp4/4P1PN/P1PP3P/1PBNQP2/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1... Nxg4 2. Qxg4 f5 3. exf5 exf5 4. Qa4 (4. Qg3 f4 5. Qg4 (5. Qg2 Bxh4 6. Qxd5+ Kh8 7. Qxc5 Qd7) 5... Ne5) 4... Be8 5. Nhf3 (5. Qb3 c4 (5... Bxh4 6. Qxd5+ Bf7) 6. dxc4 Na5 7. Qa2 Bxh4 8. cxd5) 5... Na5 0-1
2k3rr/1pp5/p7/5R1p/4PN1p/1PP2P2/2K3P1/8 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Bremen (1927)<br>Krueger-Bogoljubow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxg2+ 2. Nxg2 h3 0-1
8/R5p1/6k1/pr2p1b1/4K3/7P/5P2/6R1 w - - 0 1|Pin: Siferopol (1947)<br>Chalomejew-Issakow<br>Difficulty ***|1. h4 Rb4+ 2. Kxe5 Rxh4 3. f4 Rxf4 4. Rxg7+ Kxg7 5. Rxg5+ Kf7 6. Kxf4 1-0
r5k1/ppp3pN/6Q1/4n3/3pNqb1/8/P1P2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nef6+ Kh8 2. Ng5 Qf5 (2... Bf5 3. Qh5+ Bh7 4. Qxh7#) 3. Qe8+ Rxe8 4. Nf7+ Nxf7 5. Rxe8# 1-0
2r2rk1/p2Rbp1p/1pn1pp2/8/2P2q2/5P2/PB2QP1P/1BR4K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1980)<br>Kuehnrich-Karafiath<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg1+ Kh8 2. Rxe7 Nxe7 3. Qe4 Ng6 4. Qxf4 Nxf4 5. Bxf6# 1-0
2rr4/5pk1/p1q3p1/3bpP1p/1p4nR/1N4Q1/PPP3PP/3NR2K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Leningrad (1938)<br>Stoljar-Awerbach<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxg2+ 2. Qxg2 Rxd1 3. Rxd1 Nf2+ 4. Kg1 Qxg2+ 5. Kxg2 Nxd1 0-1
2r2rk1/1b2qppp/pn2p3/1p2N3/3PNn2/1B2Q3/PP3PPP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Haifa (1989)<br>Kuijff-Bouaziz<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Nxg2 2. Kxg2 Bxe4+ 3. Qxe4 Rxc1 4. Rxc1 Qg5+ 5. Qg4 Qxc1 0-1
r1b3r1/pp2q1kp/3Np3/3p1p2/5Q2/2b1PB2/P1P2PPP/1R1R2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Halsberg (1980)<br>Levacic-Henttinen<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxd5 exd5 2. Rxb7 Qxb7 (2... Bxb7 3. Nxf5+ Kf8 4. Nxe7+ Kxe7 5. Qc7+) 3. Nxb7 Bxb7 4. Qc7+ 1-0
5rk1/pp1nr1pq/2b1p2p/3p4/6Q1/1P1PPRR1/PBPN2PP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Mexico (1976)<br>Sisniega-Acevedo<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxg7 Rxg7 2. Qxe6+ Kh8 3. Qxd7 Bxd7 4. Rxf8+ 1-0
8/p1k2p2/1p1R4/3PB1P1/6K1/7r/5p2/8 b - - 0 1|Interference: Riga<br>Koblenz-Moissejew<br>Difficulty ***|1... f5+ 2. Kxh3 f1=Q+ 3. Kh4 Qe1+ 4. Bg3 Qh1+ 0-1
r3r1k1/1b3ppp/1q2p3/4P3/1B1P1P2/P1p3P1/2Q4P/2KR1R2 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Birmingham (1980)<br>Escott-Arkell<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxb4 2. axb4 Ra1+ 3. Qb1 Rxb1+ 4. Kxb1 Be4+ 5. Kc1 (5. Ka2 Bc2) 5... Ra8 0-1
2bq1kr1/r4p2/n1p1pP2/1p6/p2P1Qp1/3R4/PPBN1PPR/2K5 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Leningrad (1970)<br>Alster-Fertscher<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh6+ Ke8 2. Qg7 Rf8 (2... Rxg7 3. fxg7 Ke7 4. Rh8) 3. Qxf8+ Kxf8 4. Rh8# 1-0
3r2k1/pp2qppp/2b1p3/3p4/5P2/b2BPR2/1B1N2PP/3Q2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Portsmouth (1923)<br>Aljechin-Drewitt<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rh3+ Kg8 3. Bxg7 (3. Qh5 $1 {Alternative} f6 4. Bxa3 Qxa3 ( 4... Qe8 5. Qh7+ Kf7 6. Rg3 Qh8 7. Qg6+ Kg8 8. Rh3) 5. Qh8+ Kf7 6. Qxd8 Qc1+ 7. Nf1 Bb5 8. Rf3) 3... f6 (3... Kxg7 4. Qg4+ Kf8 5. Rh8#) 4. Bh6 Qh7 5. Qh5 Bf8 6. Qg4+ Kf7 7. Bxf8 1-0
1r6/8/p1r1pR1p/2p3pk/4K3/1pR3P1/P4P2/8 w - - 0 1|Removal: Haifa (1990)<br>Beliavsky,-Adams, M.<br>Difficulty ***|1. g4+ $1 Kxg4 2. Rg3+ Kh5 3. Rh3+ Kg4 4. Rfxh6 {5. .f3/Rg3 +-} Rb4+ 5. Ke5 1-0
4r1k1/p4ppp/4q2r/1Q6/4p3/4P1P1/P4P1P/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: 1978<br>Asmaiparaschwili-Nowikow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd6 Qe7 (1... Qxd6 2. Qxe8+ Qf8 3. Rc8) 2. Rc7 Qf8 3. Rxh6 gxh6 4. Rxa7 1-0
r3rn1k/1bqnb1pp/ppp2p2/2P2P2/2BPQ2N/P3PR2/1P4PP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qe6 Nxe6 2. Ng6+ hxg6 3. Rh3+ Kg8 4. Bxe6+ Kf8 5. Rh8# 1-0
5rk1/1b3ppp/p3p3/1p1q2N1/4n3/6P1/PP3PBP/2Q2RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Budapest (1950)<br>Monostori-Florian<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxg3 2. Bxd5 Ne2+ 3. Kg2 Bxd5+ 4. f3 Nxc1 0-1
k7/2p1rp1P/KpP2R2/7r/1P6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: New York (1923)<br>Marshall-MacClure<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rh6 Rxh6 2. h8=Q+ Rxh8 3. b5 (3. b5 Rd7 4. cxd7 c5 5. bxc6) 1/2-1/2
1q3rk1/pprb1p1p/3p1p1Q/3Pp3/1Pn1P3/5N1P/P1B2PP1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Uljma (1981)<br>Georgiev-Mujagic<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Ng5 fxg5 2. Qxg5+ Kh8 3. Qf6+ Kg8 4. Rd3 Rfc8 5. Rg3+ Kf8 6. Rg7 Bf5 7. exf5 Re7 8. Rxh7 Ke8 9. Rh8+ (9. Ba4+ $18 {Alternative}) 9... Kd7 10. Rxc8 Kxc8 11. Qxe7 1-0
r1r2bk1/5p1p/pn4p1/N2b4/3Pp3/B3P3/2q1BPPP/RQ3RK1 b - - 0 2|Removal of defence: Moskau (1935)<br>Goglidse-Botwinnik<br>Difficulty ***|2... Bxa3 3. Rxa3 Qxe2 4. Qxb6 Rab8 5. Qd6 Qxf1+ 6. Kxf1 Rc1+ 7. Ke2 Rb2# 0-1
N3r1k1/pp3ppp/8/2P2b2/1b1P1B2/1qnB1N2/1P4PP/nQK1R2R b - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1955)<br>Druganow-Pantelejew<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qd1+ 2. Rxd1 Ne2+ 3. Bxe2 Nb3# 0-1
2qr2k1/3r3p/p2pbPp1/1p2n3/3Q4/PPB3P1/2P3BK/4RR2 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1937)<br>Panow-Makogonow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxe5 dxe5 2. f7+ Rxf7 (2... Bxf7 3. Qxe5 Kf8 4. Qh8+ Ke7 5. Bb4+ Ke6 6. Qf6# ) 3. Qxe5 Kf8 4. Qg7+ (4. Qh8+ $18 {Alternative}) 4... Ke7 5. Bb4+ 1-0
r6k/5p1p/3p1P1N/3P1P2/4P2p/4Q2P/1qb5/6RK b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Odessa (1962)<br>Bykow-Timofejew<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxe4+ 2. Qxe4 Qh2+ 3. Kxh2 Ra2+ 4. Qg2 Rxg2+ 1/2-1/2
r1b2rk1/pp1n2pp/2nq4/3N4/2Bp4/5N2/PP1Q1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1977)<br>Berkovic-Mihaljcisin<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1... Rxf3 2. Nf4+ (2. gxf3 Nde5 3. Ne7+ Kh8 4. Nxc8 Qg6+ 5. Kh1 Nxc4) (2. Nb6+ Kh8 3. Nxa8 Rf8) 2... Kh8 3. gxf3 Nde5 4. Be2 d3 5. Kh1 (5. Nxd3 Bf5) 5... Bf5 6. Rac1 Qh6 7. Bd1 Bh3 8. Re1 Rf8 9. Qe3 Qxf4 10. Qxf4 Rxf4 11. Rxc6 bxc6 12. Rxe5 0-1
5rk1/2b3pp/2p2n2/p7/2PQp3/PP2P2q/1B1N1PR1/3K4 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Budapest (1992)<br>Farago-Kallai<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxe4 Nxe4 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rg3+ Nf6 4. Rxh3 1-0
r1nr2k1/pp1nbp2/1qp1p1p1/4P3/P2P1B2/1B5R/NPQ3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1993)<br>Bum-Coleman<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg6+ fxg6 2. Bxe6+ Kg7 3. Bh6+ Kh8 4. Bf8+ Bh4 5. Rxh4# 1-0
3rb1k1/5rp1/2pqp2P/pp2Q3/P1pPB2P/8/1P6/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Muenchen (1991)<br>Gelfand-Lobron<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf7 Qxe5 2. h7+ Kxf7 3. dxe5 Rxd1+ 4. Kf2 1-0
1qr2k2/R4ppp/2Bnpn2/2N5/8/Q5P1/4PP1P/6K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Luzern (1982)<br>Ribli-Unzicker<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rb7 Nxb7 2. Nd7+ Kg8 3. Nxb8 1-0
1rb1nrk1/5p1p/pqnbp1p1/1pppN1N1/2PP1P2/PP1BP3/1B4PP/1R1QK2R w K - 0 1|Removal: Zchakaja (1982)<br>Swinarjow-Jakobjanz<br>Difficulty ***|1. dxc5 Bxc5 2. Nxc6 Qxc6 3. Qh5 gxh5 4. Bxh7# 1-0
4rk1r/R2b1p1p/1p1q1P2/3p4/3Q4/7P/1PP2PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Kuba (1988)<br>Andres-Alvarez<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re7 Rd8 (1... Rxe7 2. fxe7+ Kxe7 3. Qxh8) 2. Rexd7 Rxd7 3. Ra8+ Rd8 4. Qb4 1-0
4r1k1/pb4p1/1pq2nQp/8/2PB1P1R/3Br3/P5PP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Leningrad (1956)<br>Tolusch-Antoschin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxd3 2. Rxd3 Re1+ 3. Kf2 Ne4+ 4. Kxe1 Qxg6 0-1
1q2r1k1/1b3ppp/1p6/p5Q1/PnBr4/5P2/1P4PP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: USA (1989)<br>Deep Thought-Cooke<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 2. Rc7+ $1 Qxc7 3. Qf5+ 1-0
Rnk5/1p4pp/1Pp2pq1/2B1r3/1P6/7P/3r2PQ/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Kemeri (1937)<br>Aljechin-Reschewski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxb8+ Kxb8 2. Qxe5+ fxe5 3. Rf8+ 1-0
8/1p6/2b1p2B/4Pp1p/8/5Pk1/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Moskau (1957)<br>Keres-Tal<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxf3 2. gxf3 Kxf3 3. Kf1 b5 4. Bd2 h4 5. Bb4 h3 6. Kg1 Ke2 0-1
Q7/p4rkp/3q4/2p1p1N1/P1P5/8/7B/7K w - - 0 1|Decoy: Moskau (1956)<br>Petrosjan-Simagin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxe5+ Qxe5 2. Qh8+ Kxh8 3. Nxf7+ Kg7 4. Nxe5 1-0
r3k3/2p2ppp/1nN5/2Rp4/2nP1N2/4PP2/5KPP/8 w q - 0 1|Different themes: Marianske Lazne (1965)<br>Keres-Fuchs<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Nxd5 (1. Nb4 $18 {Alternative}) 1... Ra2+ 2. Kg3 Nxd5 3. Rxd5 Rxg2+ 4. Kh3 1-0
r4rk1/5ppp/bq2p3/2b1Q3/R7/2PB4/1P4PP/2B2R1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Gausdal (1989)<br>Farago-Bjerring<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rg4 f6 3. Qh5+ Kg8 4. Rxg7+ Kxg7 5. Bh6+ Kh8 6. Bxf8+ Kg8 7. Rxf6 Bxf8 8. Qf7+ (8. Qg6+ $18 {Alternative}) 8... Kh8 9. Rg6 1-0
3r2k1/1pq2ppp/p4bb1/P1p5/2N5/1B1nP3/RP1B1PPP/3Q2K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Trnava (1988)<br>Plachetka-Mihalcisin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxf2 2. Kxf2 Qxh2 3. Qg4 (3. Qg1 Bh4+ 4. Kf1 Bd3#) 3... Bh4+ (3... Bd3 4. Bc3 Bh4+ 5. Kf3) 4. Kf3 (4. Ke2 Bg3 5. Qh3 Qg1 6. Qxg3 Bh5+) 4... Be1 5. Qg5 ( 5. Bxe1 Bh5) 5... Bh5+ 6. Ke4 (6. g4 Qf2+ 7. Ke4 Qg2+ 8. Kf4 Bg3+ 9. Kf5 Rd5+) 6... f5+ 7. Kxf5 (7. Qxf5 Qxg2+ 8. Kf4 Qf3+ 9. Kg5 h6#) 7... Rd5+ 0-1
6k1/3q2b1/2n4p/1p1p1p2/2rPp1P1/4QP1P/4N1BK/3R4 b - - 0 1|Pin: UdSSR (1976)<br>Buthin-Kapengut<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxd4 2. Nxd4 Qd6+ (2... Qc7+ 3. Kh1 Bxd4 4. Qxh6) 3. f4 (3. Kh1 Bxd4 4. Rxd4 Qc5 5. Qxh6 Qxd4 6. Qe6+ Kf8 7. Qxf5+ Ke7 8. Qg5+ Qf6) 3... Bxd4 4. Rxd4 Qc5 5. Rd3 exd3 6. Qe8+ Kg7 7. Qd7+ Kf6 8. Qxf5+ Ke7 0-1
4nqrk/r5pp/pn1p1p2/2pPpPPQ/2P4P/1P3P2/2BBK3/6RR w - - 0 1|Removal: UdSSR (1969)<br>Borrisenko-Nachimowskaja<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. g6+ Kh8 3. Rg5 fxg5 4. hxg5# 1-0
b5R1/7p/7k/4b3/2B3KB/4p3/6P1/7r b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Saltsjoebaden (1988)<br>Bator-Bareev<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxh4+ 2. Kxh4 Bd5 3. Rg4 Bf6+ 4. Kg3 Be5+ 5. Kh3 e2 6. Bxe2 (6. Rh4+ Kg5 7. Bxe2 Bxg2+) 6... Be6 1/2-1/2
2r3k1/p5bp/2p3p1/3bN2q/1P3p2/P2QP1B1/5PPP/2R1K3 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Surakarta (1982)<br>Ribli-Chandler<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxc6 Rd8 2. Rc8 Rxc8 3. Qxd5+ Kh8 4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Nh6+ Kh8 6. Qg8+ Rxg8 7. Nf7# 1-0
1q2rrk1/p6p/bp1bpp2/8/4B3/2R2N2/PP3PPP/3QR1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Bad Pyrmont (1971)<br>Kuebart-Donner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Ne5 Bxe5 3. Rh3+ Kg7 4. Qg4+ Kf7 5. Rh7# 1-0
r1b1k1nr/ppq2ppp/4p3/3pP3/3n4/3B1N2/P1P2PPP/R1BQK2R w - - 0 2|Different themes: London (1940)<br>Booth-Fazekas<br>Difficulty ***|2. Nxd4 Qc3+ 3. Qd2 Qxa1 4. c3 1-0
r3r2k/p2n1Qbp/b7/q2NNp2/1pB5/8/P4PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Fernpartie (1971)<br>Podzerob-Kunzewitsch<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Qg8+ Kxg8 2. Ne7+ (2. Nf6+ {Alternative}) 2... Kf8 3. N5g6+ (3. N7g6+ { Alternative}) 3... hxg6 4. Nxg6# 1-0
1r1r2k1/p4pp1/4pb1p/q1pb4/6PP/P1PQ1N2/1P3P2/1BKR3R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Neustadt (1984)<br>Mundra-Seidel<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxb2 2. Kxb2 Rb8+ 3. Kc2 (3. Kc1 Be4 4. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 5. Bc2 Rb1+) 3... Be4 4. Qxe4 Qxc3# 0-1
2r3k1/pb3ppp/8/5Q2/8/1P1nqNP1/P3P2P/4RB1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Halle (1984)<br>Uhlmann-Paehtz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxc8+ Bxc8 2. exd3 Qxf3+ 3. Bg2 1-0
q1r2rk1/pb1nbNpp/1p3n2/2pp2N1/2P5/3BP3/PB2QPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Warschau (1978)<br>Zek-Borcz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh5 h6 2. Nxh6+ gxh6 3. Qg6+ Kh8 4. Qh7# 1-0
3qr1k1/pb3ppp/1pnp4/5N2/1bPpR3/7P/PP1Q1PP1/1B4K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qg5 g6 2. Qh6 gxf5 3. Rg4+ fxg4 4. Bxh7+ Kh8 5. Bg6+ Kg8 6. Qh7+ Kf8 7. Qxf7# 1-0
2R4Q/pp1bkp2/4p1r1/qN1p4/Pb6/4B3/1P3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Interference: UdSSR (1964)<br>Tal-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bb6 Qxb6 2. Qh4+ Rf6 3. Qxb4+ 1-0
q4rk1/2rR1ppp/p3p3/1pb5/6n1/1QN3P1/PP2PP1P/3RB1K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Antwerpen (1950)<br>Dunkelblum-Euwe<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Nxf2 (1... Bxf2+ $1 {Alternative}) 2. Bxf2 Bxf2+ 3. Kxf2 Qa7+ 4. R7d4 e5 0-1
4r3/2q3kp/4pnp1/1pb1p1N1/2p1P1N1/2P3PP/1P2QPK1/R7 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Partievariante (1946)<br>Loewenfisch-Lissizyn<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ra8 Re7 2. Qf3 Nd7 3. Qf7+ Rxf7 4. Nxe6# 1-0
5r1k/p1p1R2p/5p2/1p6/q1BQ3P/8/PPb2PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Havanna (1966)<br>Littlewood-Roth<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re8 Kg7 2. Rxf8 Kxf8 3. Qxf6+ Ke8 4. Bf7+ Kd7 5. Qe6+ Kd8 6. Qe8# 1-0
3r3k/p1p1qp2/1pQ1pPpp/8/8/8/PPP2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Argentinien (1985)<br>Pagilla-Carbone<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qa8 Rxa8 2. fxe7 1-0
6k1/1pbQ3p/p1q3p1/8/2P1p3/1P2p2P/P5P1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Berlin (1931)<br>N.N.-Richter<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bh2+ 2. Kxh2 (2. Kf1 Qf6+ 3. Ke2 Qf2#) 2... Qxd7 3. Rxd7 e2 0-1
r1bq1k1r/ppppbpp1/5nB1/3P2p1/3Q4/5N2/PP1N1PPP/4RK1R w - - 0 1|Different themes: Ostende (1905)<br>Marshall-Burn<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ne5 fxg6 2. Nxg6+ Kf7 3. Rxe7+ Kxg6 4. Qd3+ Kh6 5. h4 g4 (5... Qxe7 6. hxg5+ Kxg5 7. Nf3+ Kf4 8. g3+ Kg4 9. Qg6+ Kxf3 10. Qf5#) 6. h5 Nxh5 7. Qf5 1-0
1RQ2nk1/5pp1/3q3p/3N3P/4P1K1/1p4P1/8/5r2 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Philadelphia (1980)<br>Miles-Schneider<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxf8+ Qxf8 2. Ne7+ Kh7 3. Rxf8 b2 (3... Re1 4. Kf5 g6+ 5. Ke5 b2 6. Rxf7+ Kh8 7. hxg6 Rxe4+ 8. Kf6) 4. Ng6 1-0
4rrn1/ppq3bk/3pPnpp/2p5/2PB4/2NQ1RPB/PP5P/5R1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1937)<br>Lissizyn-Panow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bf5+ Kh5 3. g4+ Nxg4 4. Rh3+ Kg5 5. Ne4# 1-0
b1r3k1/q4pp1/3np2p/3pN3/2pP1Q2/7P/PR3PP1/1R4K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Tilburg (1980)<br>Karpow-Andersson<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Nxc4 dxc4 (1... Nxc4 2. Rb8 Rxb8 3. Qxb8+ Qxb8 4. Rxb8+ Kh7 5. Rxa8) 2. Qxd6 1-0
r1b2rk1/p1qn1ppp/4pn2/2b3B1/Q3P3/P1N2N2/1P3PPP/R3KB1R b KQ - 0 13|Removal of defence: Linares (1993)<br>Bareev-Shirov<br>Difficulty ***|13... Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Nc5 15. Qd4 Ng4+ 16. Kg1 Nb3 0-1
3rn1k1/5ppn/1p1P4/1r2pPP1/2q1P3/5BK1/1R5Q/3R4 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Dubai (1986)<br>Karpow-Ribli<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh7+ (1. Rh1 Rxd6 2. Qxh7+ Kf8) 1... Kxh7 2. Rh2+ Kg8 3. Rdh1 f6 4. Rh8+ 1-0
r1r3k1/4q1p1/np2p2p/3pNp2/3Pn3/2N5/PPQ2PPP/R1R3K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Moskau (1958)<br>Wolkewitsch-Lyskow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxd5 exd5 2. Qxc8+ Rxc8 3. Rxc8+ Kh7 4. Rh8+ Kxh8 5. Ng6+ Kh7 6. Nxe7 1-0
r3rn2/pbq2pkp/2pb1np1/1p1pNBB1/3P1PP1/4P1NP/PPQ5/1KR3R1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: UdSSR (1981)<br>Isidkov-Fridkin<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. Nh5+ Nxh5 (1... gxh5 2. gxh5 Nxh5 3. Bd8+) 2. gxh5 Bc8 3. Bd3 Bxe5 (3... f6 4. h6+) 4. fxe5 Bxh3 5. Bf6+ Kg8 6. hxg6 hxg6 7. Bxg6 1-0
5rk1/7p/b2pNp2/3P1N2/1p2P3/6KP/P2Q1P2/2B1nq2 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Russland (1880)<br>Urussow-Kalinsli<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qg5+ fxg5 2. Nh6+ Kh8 3. Bb2+ Rf6 4. Bxf6# 1-0
1rbqrnk1/1p1n1p1p/p2p2pQ/2pNbP2/2PNP3/1P4P1/PB4BP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Daenemark (1960)<br>Hvenekilde-Christensen<br>Difficulty ***|1. f6 Nxf6 2. Nxf6+ Bxf6 3. Nc6 bxc6 4. Bxf6 1-0
r3r1k1/1p3pp1/p1n2qp1/3p1bN1/8/1N4Q1/PPP2PPP/1K1RR3 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Ungarn (1985)<br>Dextre-Blees<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxc2+ 2. Kxc2 Nb4+ 3. Kb1 Qf5+ 4. Ka1 Nc2+ 5. Kb1 Na3+ 6. Ka1 Qb1+ 7. Rxb1 Nc2# 0-1
r1b1kbr1/1p2qp1p/pn6/5p1N/8/1BP2pP1/PP1Q1P1P/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Chabarowsk (1931)<br>Pitschugin-Fradkin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf6+ Qxf6 2. Rfe1+ Be6 3. Ba4+ Nxa4 4. Qd7# 1-0
r2qn1k1/6p1/r2p3p/Pp1P3b/n2BN3/P5P1/3Q1RBP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Groningen (1993)<br>Lerner-Martens<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh6 gxh6 2. Rf8+ Kh7 3. Ng5+ Qxg5 4. Be4+ Bg6 5. Rh8# 1-0
2b1qrk1/1r2ppb1/4n1pp/p1pNP3/7B/1P2QN1P/P4PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1981)<br>Vasjukov-Lysenko<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxe7 Rxe7 2. Nf6+ Bxf6 3. exf6 Kh7 (3... Rd7 4. Qxh6 Rxd1 5. Ng5 Rxe1+ 6. Kh2) 4. fxe7 Qxe7 5. Ne5 1-0
qr3b2/2R2pk1/1rRp2p1/pp1P3p/3P4/P5P1/5PBP/1Q4K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Turquey (1984)<br>Oney-Kalinaga<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf7+ Kxf7 2. Rc7+ Be7 (2... Kf6 3. Qe4) 3. Qe4 Re8 4. Qe6+ Kf8 (4... Kg7 5. Be4 Rb7 6. Qxg6+ Kf8 7. Qh6+ Kg8 8. Bh7+) 5. Be4 Rb7 6. Bxg6 Kg7 7. Qf7+ Kh6 8. Qh7+ 1-0
8/8/B4p1p/3k4/p2p1pP1/P2P3P/bP2KP2/8 w - - 0 1|Different themes: DDR (1970)<br>Braun-Postulka<br>Difficulty ***|1. b4 axb3 2. Bc4+ Kc5 3. Kd2 1-0
4rrk1/1p3p1p/p5pb/3P4/2Pp3q/N6P/PPQ1BP1P/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1|Decoy: UdSSR (1960)<br>Sejandinow-Sachow<br>Difficulty ***|1... d3 2. Qxd3 Re3 3. Qd1 Rfe8 4. O-O (4. Rg1 Rxh3 5. d6 Rxh2 6. Rf1 Rh1 7. Qd5 Qg4 8. Qd3 Qh5 9. f4 Rxf1+ 10. Kxf1 Qh1+ 11. Kf2 Qxa1 12. d7 Rd8 13. Qe4 Rxd7 14. Qe8+ Bf8 15. Qxd7 Bc5+) 4... Rxe2 5. Qb3 Be3 6. Nc2 Bxf2+ 0-1
r4r1k/bpq3pp/p1b2n2/8/2B5/PQ4NP/1P1B1PP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal: 1969<br>Saigin-Vistaneckis<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng4 2. hxg4 Rf3 3. Nf5 Rxb3 4. Bxb3 Qb6 0-1
3r2k1/2p1bppp/4b3/p2pP3/qr1N1B1P/8/1PPQ1PP1/1K1RR3 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxb2+ 2. Kxb2 Rb8+ 3. Nb3 Qa3+ 4. Kb1 Rxb3+ 5. cxb3 Bf5+ 0-1
1rb2rk1/3nqppp/p1n1p3/1p1pP3/5P2/2NBQN2/PPP3PP/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Albena (1974)<br>Hort-Radulov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Ng5+ Kg6 (2... Kg8 3. Qh3 Rd8 4. Qh7+ Kf8 5. Qh8#) 3. Qh3 Ndxe5 4. Qh7+ Kf6 5. Nce4+ (5. Nge4+ $1) 5... dxe4 6. Nxe4# 1-0
1k1r4/ppn5/1qpN2p1/4P2p/8/3Q4/PP4PP/3R3K w - - 0 1|Pin: Hastings (1953)<br>Horne-Mardle<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nc4 Rxd3 2. Rxd3 1-0
3rrnk1/2q2ppp/8/2p2N1Q/2b1p1P1/B1P1P3/5P1P/R1R3K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Lugano (1982)<br>Danner-Mariotti<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxc5 g6 2. Qg5 (2. Nh6+ Kg7 3. Bxf8+ Rxf8) 2... Nd7 (2... f6 3. Qxf6 gxf5 4. Ra7 Qe5 5. Qg5+ Ng6 (5... Kh8 6. Bd4 Rxd4 7. cxd4) 6. Bd4 Rxd4 7. cxd4 Qd5 8. gxf5) (2... Ne6 3. Qf6 gxf5 4. Ra7 Qxa7 5. Bxa7 fxg4 6. Bd4 Nxd4 7. cxd4 Be6 8. Rc5) 3. Bd6 (3. Ra7 Qxc5 4. Rxd7 Rc8) 3... Qc6 (3... Qb7 4. Rcb1) 4. Qxd8 Rxd8 5. Ne7+ 1-0
r5r1/pp1Q1Nbk/6pp/1R6/q7/1n4P1/PB3P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: London (1938)<br>Parr-Wheatcroft<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rh5 Qxd7 2. Ng5+ Kh8 3. Rxh6# 1-0
3rr1k1/5p1p/1R3Qp1/4P3/2p1qB1P/8/5PP1/1R1b2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Aosta (1988)<br>Arlandi-Roos<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rb8 (1. e6 $18 {Alternative}) 1... Rxb8 2. Rxb8 Rxb8 3. Bh6 1-0
r3r1k1/1p3nbp/2pp4/P1n2Q2/2P5/PqN3PP/1B3PBK/1R1R4 w - - 0 1|Pin: Mar del Plata (1976)<br>Brond-Garcia<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nd5 Bxb2 (1... cxd5 2. Bxg7) 2. Nf6+ Kg7 3. Nxe8+ Rxe8 4. Rd2 Na4 5. Rbxb2 Nxb2 6. Qb1 1-0
6k1/4pp1p/3p4/1Nr5/4P1q1/1P1Qb3/P5PP/4R2K b - - 0 1|Deflection: UdSSR (1989)<br>Gejzerskij-Mascbic<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qg3 2. Qe2 (2. Qxe3 Qxe3 3. Rxe3 Rc1+) 2... Rh5 3. h3 Bf4 4. Kg1 Rxh3 0-1
5rk1/2n3pp/1p3r2/3pP3/q1n5/P1PQB3/4N1PP/1R3RK1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Rumaenien (1992)<br>Tichonow-Zumbas<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qc2 2. Qxc2 Rxf1+ 3. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 4. Kxf1 Nxe3+ 5. Kf2 Nxc2 0-1
r2rnk2/5ppp/pp2p3/3bPP2/3N4/PB4P1/5K1P/2RR4 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Hastings (1935)<br>Botwinnik-Menchik<br>Difficulty ***|1. fxe6 Bxb3 2. e7+ Kxe7 3. Nc6+ 1-0
r4r1k/pq2bp1p/2bppp1Q/1p6/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/1K1RR3 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Wijk aan Zee Wijk (1974)<br>Ciocoltea-Dieks<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Nd5 Bxd5 (1... exd5 2. Nf5 Rg8 3. exd5) 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nxe6 Qxd1+ 4. Rxd1 1-0
3r2k1/7p/p3q3/8/5pP1/2R4K/7P/2Q5 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Brno (1982)<br>Zavodny-Novak<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rd3+ 2. Rxd3 Qh6+ 3. Kg2 f3+ 4. Kxf3 Qxc1 0-1
r1r1b1k1/1q2bppp/pp2p3/2P1N3/1P1PpB2/6R1/P3QPPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Kopenhagen (1981)<br>Nielsen-Christiansen<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Qg4+ Bg5 (2... Kh8 3. Nxf7+ Bxf7 4. Be5+) 3. Qxg5+ Kf8 4. Qh6+ (4. Qf6 $1 {Alternative}) 1-0
5rk1/ppp3pp/3p4/Q2P3n/3P4/2P1pP2/PP3qPP/R4R1K b - - 0 1|Deflection: 1976<br>Herrmann-Ranfeld<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng3+ 2. hxg3 Rf6 3. Rxf2 exf2 0-1
rr5k/2nQ2bP/p4pP1/q1p1pP2/8/2N1B3/PPN5/2KR4 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Halmstad (1993)<br>Hoi-Degermann<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rd7+ Kh8 3. Bh6 Rg8 (3... Ne8 4. Rf7) 4. Ne4 Qb6 5. Nd6 1-0
6k1/p1P1Qp2/6pp/5b2/2q2P2/P7/5PBP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Sewerodonezk (1982)<br>Wassiljew-Dolmatow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bd5 Qxd5 2. Qd8+ 1-0
R3b3/Qq3k2/2p3pp/2p2p2/3b4/5BP1/Pr2N2P/5K2 w - - 0 1|Decoy: 1937<br>Ragosin-Alatorzew<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxd4 cxd4 2. Qxb7+ Rxb7 3. Rxe8 Kxe8 4. Bxc6+ Rd7 5. Ke2 Ke7 6. Bxd7 Kxd7 7. Kd3 1-0
3r1rk1/pp1q1ppp/3pn3/2pN4/5PP1/P5PQ/1PP1B3/1K1R4 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Tschernowzy (1922)<br>Marco-Salter<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bb5 Qxb5 2. Ne7+ Kh8 3. Qxh7+ Kxh7 4. Rh1# 1-0
2r3k1/Q4Rpp/p1q1n3/P2pP3/8/1pP5/1P4PP/5R1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Vilna (1912)<br>Aljechin-Bernstein<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7+ Nxg7 2. Qf7+ Kh8 3. Qf8+ Rxf8 4. Rxf8# 1-0
r1b3k1/pp1q1ppp/8/3N4/8/1P2r1P1/PB4BP/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: 1941<br>Opocensky-Aljechin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re2 2. Nc7 (2. Nf6+ gxf6 3. Rxd7 Bxd7) 2... Qe7 3. Nxa8 Bh3 4. Rd8+ Qxd8 5. Bxh3 Qxa8 0-1
r1b1kr2/pp3p1p/2p1q1p1/1B6/2N1P1n1/2P3Q1/P4PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Simultan (1964)<br>Fischer-Celle<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rad1 (1. Qc7 Qd7) 1... cxb5 2. Qc7 Bd7 3. Nd6+ Ke7 4. Nf5+ gxf5 5. exf5 Rac8 (5... Qxf5 6. Qd6+ Ke8 7. Rfe1+ Be6 8. Qd7#) 6. Rxd7+ Qxd7 7. f6+ (7. Re1+ Ne5 8. Rxe5+ Kf6 9. Qxd7 Kxe5 $13) 7... Nxf6 8. Re1+ Ne4 9. Rxe4+ Kf6 10. Qxd7 1-0
r1b2r1k/1p5p/2p5/p1n1qpB1/2B5/1P6/P1Q2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Belgien (1992)<br>Winants-Gooris<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bc1 Qe7 (1... Nd3 2. Bxd3 Qg7 (2... Qe7 3. Bb2+ Rf6 4. Qc3 Kg7 5. Re1 Qd6 6. Bc4 f4 7. Re6) 3. Bb2 Rf6 4. Qc3 Rg6 5. Qxg7+ Rxg7 6. Re1) 2. Qc3+ (2. Bb2+ $2 Rf6) 2... Rf6 (2... Qg7 3. Bb2 Ne6 4. Bxe6 Rg8 5. Qxg7+ Rxg7 6. Rd8#) 3. Qxf6+ Qxf6 4. Rd8+ Qxd8 5. Bb2+ 1-0
2kq2r1/p7/2p5/1pR5/1K1P1p2/1PP2R2/P2r4/5Q2 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Fernpartie (1933)<br>Syversen-Podgorny<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qa5+ 2. Kxa5 Rxa2+ 3. Kb4 a5# 0-1
r4r1k/3b2pp/3N4/p1pPn2P/4N2q/1PQ5/R1P1R1P1/6K1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Borora (1981)<br>Ivanovic-Vukic<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rf1+ 2. Kxf1 Qh1+ 3. Kf2 Ng4+ 4. Kf3 Rf8+ 5. Nf6 Rxf6+ 6. Ke4 Qf1 7. Kd3 Nf2+ 8. Ke3 Nd1+ 0-1
4kbr1/pp1bpp1p/3p1p2/3N4/1PBQP3/q7/P1r2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Buenos Aires (1975)<br>Botto-Christiansen<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qf3 (1... Rxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Bh3+ 3. Kg1 Qf3 4. Ne3 Bh6 5. Qd1 Qxe3 6. Bxf7+ Kf8 (6... Kxf7 7. fxe3 Bxe3+ 8. Rf2 Rxf2 9. Qb3+) 7. Qh5) 2. Ne3 Bh6 3. Qd5 Rxc4 4. Qxc4 Bxe3 5. g3 Bh3 0-1
5rk1/p1p3p1/1p2pr2/8/3Pb1q1/2PB2P1/PP5R/1K1Q2R1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Tschita (1935)<br>Timofejew-Lobanow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxd1+ 2. Rxd1 Rf1 3. Rhd2 Rxd1+ 4. Rxd1 Rf1 5. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 0-1
rn3rk1/4bppp/1q2p3/p2pP3/8/1PN2B1P/P4PP1/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Portugal (1976)<br>Duarte-Serra<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxd5 exd5 2. Nxd5 Qd8 3. Rc8 Qd7 4. Rxb8 (4. Rc7 Qe8 5. Rxe7 Qd8) 4... Raxb8 5. Nf6+ Bxf6 6. Qxd7 1-0
4r1k1/pp2Bp1p/3P2p1/q1pNn3/3b2b1/5R2/PP4PP/R2Q3K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1981)<br>Graf-Matthis<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxf3 2. gxf3 Qe1+ 3. Qxe1 Bxf3# 0-1
3b4/p4r1k/2p3p1/1p2P2p/5P2/P1PqN3/1P4QP/5R1K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Jugoslawien (1975)<br>Marjanovic-Ljubisavljevic<br>Difficulty ***|1. f5 gxf5 2. Qf3 f4 3. Qxh5+ Kg8 4. Rg1+ Kf8 5. Rd1 (5. Qh6+ Ke7 6. Nf5+ Qxf5 7. Qd6+ Ke8 8. Rg8+ Rf8 9. Qxc6+ Kf7 10. Qd5+ Ke8) 5... Qe4+ 6. Ng2 Bc7 (6... Bb6 7. Qh8+ Ke7 8. Qc8) 7. Qh8+ Ke7 8. e6 (8. Qc8 Bxe5) 8... f3 9. Rd7+ Kxe6 10. Qe8+ 1-0
7r/p1PbPkpp/1p5n/3pRp2/3N1P2/8/P1P3PP/2K5 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Fernpartie (1930)<br>Tulin-Rjabow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nb5 Bxb5 2. e8=Q+ Rxe8 3. Rxe8 Bd7 4. c8=Q Bxc8 5. Rxc8 1-0
4R3/5p1k/3p2p1/3P4/6PK/2Q4P/5P2/6q1 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Mar del Plata (1984)<br>Najdorf-Kurtic<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxf2+ 2. Kg5 f6+ 3. Qxf6 Qh4+ 4. Kxh4 g5+ 1/2-1/2
r1b1k2r/pp3pp1/2p2q1p/3Pn3/1b2P3/2NB4/PP2NPPP/R2QK2R b KQkq - 0 1|Different themes: Bukarest (1979)<br>Peew-Haik<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qf3 2. Bb1 (2. gxf3 Nxf3+ 3. Kf1 Bh3#) 2... Qxg2 3. Kd2 Qxf2 0-1
6k1/1p1q1rpp/p6B/3P1b2/7r/2P3R1/PP4QP/4R2K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Zinnowitz (1965)<br>Spassow-Kozma<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7+ Rxg7 2. Re8+ Kf7 3. Qxg7+ Kxe8 4. Qf8# 1-0
8/R5bp/p3r2k/1p6/1P1rp2P/P5PK/4RP2/1B6 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Semmering (1926)<br>Rubinstein-Gruenfeld<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Bxe4 (1. Rxe4 {Alternative}) 1... Rdxe4 2. Rxe4 Rxe4 3. Rxa6+ Kh5 4. f3 1-0
5r1k/pb4pp/2r1B2q/2P1RP2/1p1B2K1/1P2b1P1/P6P/R2Q4 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Ungarn (1978)<br>Barczay-Tompa<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxe6 2. Rxe6 (2. Bxe3 Rg6+ 3. fxg6 Bc8+) (2. fxe6 Bg2 3. h4 Qg6+ 4. Rg5 h5#) 2... Qg5+ 3. Kh3 Qxf5+ 4. Qg4 Bg2+ 5. Kh4 Bg5+ 6. Kh5 (6. Qxg5 Qh3#) 6... Bf3 0-1
r1q1r1k1/ppp1n2p/3p1p1B/4bP2/3N2b1/2N5/PPPQ2PP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Daenemark (1981)<br>Mortensen-Kolbak<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe5 dxe5 2. Ne4 Kf7 (2... Nd5 3. Nxf6+ Nxf6 4. Qg5+) 3. Nxf6 exd4 4. Nxg4 Nxf5 5. Qg5 Re2 6. Rf1 1-0
b2r1nk1/6pp/1p2p3/4NN2/1qBP1n2/5P2/1P4PP/3QR1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Basel (1959)<br>Eggenberger-Schuhmacher<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qd2 Qxd2 2. Ne7+ Kh8 3. Nf7# 1-0
1r2b3/1p2q1bk/p1p1p1p1/P1PpP2r/1P1KpPQP/4P2N/6R1/4B2R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Berlin (1968)<br>Mandel-Kurze<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Rxe5 2. fxe5 Bxe5+ 3. Kxe5 Qc7+ (3... Qg7+ $1 {Alternative}) 4. Kf6 Qg7+ 5. Kg5 Qe5+ 0-1
rnbqkb1r/1p3ppp/p4n2/1N1Np1B1/2P5/8/PP2PPPP/R2QKB1R b - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1937)<br>Fine-Judowitsch<br>Difficulty ***|1... axb5 2. Nxf6+ Qxf6 3. Bxf6 Bb4+ 4. Qd2 Bxd2+ 5. Kxd2 gxf6 0-1
r1bn1r1k/1p2b1p1/p4nQ1/3qN3/3P3N/2P5/P1B2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Shitomir (1974)<br>Majewskaja-Kirjenko<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh7+ Nxh7 2. Nhg6+ Kg8 3. Nxe7+ Kh8 4. N5g6# 1-0
4r1k1/1p3p1p/2b3p1/2P5/pP2rB1n/4P3/P2Q2PP/1R4K1 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Baile Herculane (1982)<br>Sax-Ambroz<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxg2 (1... Bb5 2. Qd6) 2. b5 Nxf4 3. bxc6 (3. exf4 Re2 4. Qd3 R8e3) 3... Nh3+ 4. Kg2 bxc6 5. Qd6 R8e6 (5... Rxe3 6. Rb8 Ng5 7. Rxe8+ Rxe8 8. Qxc6) 6. Rb8+ Kg7 7. Qf8+ Kf6 8. Rb1 Rxe3 9. Rf1+ Kg5 10. Qxf7 Kg4 11. Rf3 Re2+ 12. Kh1 Re1+ 13. Rf1 Rxf1+ 14. Qxf1 Nf4 15. Qd1+ Re2 1/2-1/2
2rr2k1/pb3ppp/1p2pn2/4q3/8/1Pb1BPPB/P2NPK1P/1Q1R3R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1971)<br>Agdamus-Rubinetti<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxe3+ 2. Kxe3 Bd4+ 3. Kf4 e5+ 4. Kf5 Rc6 5. Ne4 Bc8+ 6. Kg5 h6+ 7. Kh4 g5+ 8. Nxg5 hxg5+ 9. Kxg5 Nh7+ 10. Kh5 Rdd6 (10... Bxh3 $2 11. g4) 0-1
2rnk1r1/pppqb1p1/3p1nNp/1N2pP2/Q3P3/8/PB4PP/2R2R1K w - - 0 1|Pin: Zuerich (1982)<br>Tanner-Ackermann<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxc7+ Rxc7 2. Rxc7 Qxa4 3. Rxe7# 1-0
3q2k1/pb3ppp/1b2r3/nQ2p3/8/3P4/PPP2PPP/RNB2R1K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1945)<br>Young-Barden<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Qa8+ (2... Rg6+ $5 3. Kf3) 3. f3 Rg6+ 4. Kh1 (4. Kh3 Qc8+ 5. Kh4 Bd8+) 4... Qxf3+ 5. Rxf3 Rg1# 0-1
2b1r1k1/1r1n1pp1/q2p3p/1p1P4/1P1N1RPP/2Q1P3/5PBK/2R5 w - - 0 1|Deflection: New York (1946)<br>Horowitz-Denker<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Qxc8 Rxc8 2. Rxc8+ Nf8 (2... Kh7 3. Be4+ g6 4. Rxf7#) 3. Ne6 fxe6 4. Rfxf8+ Kh7 5. Be4+ g6 6. Rh8+ (6. Rg8 $1 {Alternative}) 6... Kg7 7. g5 hxg5 8. hxg5 1-0
1k1rn3/1p1b1Rp1/pNq3n1/Q4pP1/4p3/4B3/PPP1BP2/2K5 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Gausdal (1993)<br>Kristensen-Nieminen<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Bb5 (1. Bxa6 $18 {Alternative}) 1... axb5 (1... Qxb5 2. Nxd7+ Kc8 (2... Rxd7 3. Qxb5 axb5 4. Rxd7) 3. Qxb5 axb5 4. Nb6+ Kb8 5. Rxf5) 2. Rxd7 Rxd7 3. Qa8+ Kc7 4. Qc8+ Kd6 5. Qxe8 Ne7 6. g6 1-0
7Q/2q2kp1/2p1prb1/1pNpR3/p2P1P2/P1P3P1/1P3K2/8 w - - 0 1|Decoy: 1990<br>Wiene-Gode<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe6 Rxe6 2. Qxg7+ Kxg7 3. Nxe6+ 1-0
3r2k1/1R3ppp/4p1n1/3pP2N/5P2/2r5/q5PP/3Q1R1K w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Gera (1962)<br>Neukirch-Malich<br>Difficulty ***|1. f5 exf5 2. e6 d4 3. Qxd4 Rxd4 4. Rb8+ Nf8 5. e7 1-0
5b1k/pb3P1p/1p2q3/4N3/2PP4/2R5/P4QrP/3K4 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Calimanesti (1984)<br>Makropoulos-Kallai<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg3 Rxg3 (1... Rxf2 2. Rg8#) (1... Qd6 2. Rxg2 Bxg2 3. Qxg2 Qxd4+ 4. Kc2 Bg7 5. f8=Q+) 2. Qxg3 Bg7 3. Ng6+ Qxg6 4. Qb8+ 1-0
r6r/2q1bpkp/p3p3/4p1PQ/4P3/1PB5/1PP4P/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Deflection: Malaga (1969)<br>Medina-Pomar<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd7 Qxd7 2. Qh6+ Kg8 3. Bxe5 f6 4. gxf6 Bc5 5. Qg7+ Qxg7 6. fxg7 1-0
2rrn1k1/pp2bp1p/q3p1p1/nN6/P1N1PQ2/1P5P/1B3PP1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: CSSR (1975)<br>Sturc-Pivara<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ncd6 Bxd6 (1... Nxd6 2. Qe5 f6 3. Qxe6+) 2. Nxd6 Rxd6 3. Rxc8 Rxd1+ 4. Kh2 Kf8 5. Qf6 Qd6+ 6. e5 Qd7 7. Qh8+ Ke7 8. Ba3+ 1-0
4r1k1/ppp2ppp/8/3P4/4nP1q/3Q1K1P/Pr2RBP1/6NR b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1941)<br>Keres-Estrin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxf2+ 2. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 3. Kg4 Rxg2+ 4. Kh4 Nd6 (4... Rg6 5. Qb5 c6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Qb3) 5. Nf3 Re3 0-1
2rr1bk1/2q2ppn/p2p3p/np2pN2/4P1P1/1BP1BQ1P/PP3P2/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Olympiade (1966)<br>Kinnmark-Olivera<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bb6 Qxb6 2. Nxh6+ Kh8 3. Nxf7+ Kg8 4. Nxe5+ 1-0
rn3r1k/6pp/1pN2p2/p3N3/1PR5/PQ2PPpq/5n2/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Nach Stamma<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Rh4 Qxh4 (1... fxe5 2. Rxh3 Nxh3+ 3. Kg2 $18) 2. Qg8+ Kxg8 3. Ne7+ Kh8 4. Nf7+ Rxf7 5. Rc8+ 1-0
2k2r2/pp1r1pb1/2bP3p/3p1Qp1/4NP2/q3P1P1/4BKP1/1RR5 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Alicante (1975)<br>Hartston-Duran<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxc6+ bxc6 2. Nc5 Qxc5 3. Ba6+ Kd8 4. Rb8# 1-0
4rr1k/1p4b1/6p1/p1q4p/4P3/P7/R3Q1PP/4NR1K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1968)<br>Hagloff-Andersson<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxe4 2. Qd3 Qf5 3. Rg1 Rxe1 0-1
2r1r2k/4R1pp/p7/1p6/2nqN1Q1/P5PP/1P5K/5R2 w - - 0 1|Interference: Fernpartie (1965)<br>Kornfilt-Hukel<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf6 Qxg4 2. Nxe8 1-0
r6k/ppRrb1pp/5p2/nP2p3/4N3/P2P1NPq/Q3PP1P/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Ostende (1907)<br>Bernstein-Metger<br>Difficulty ***|1. Neg5 fxg5 2. Rxd7 Qxd7 3. Nxe5 1-0
r1b2rk1/5ppp/p4P2/1p6/2p2P2/qBP5/P1P3PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 4|Different themes: Wien (1922)<br>Aljechin-Reti<br>Difficulty ***|4. Qd5 Qa5 5. fxg7 (5. Qxa8 Qb6+ 6. Rf2 Bb7) 5... Qb6+ 6. Kh1 Kxg7 7. Bxc4 Bb7 (7... bxc4 8. Qxa8 Bb7 9. Rab1) 8. Qe5+ 1-0
2r3k1/p2q2pp/Q1p1br2/3nR3/2pP1p2/B1P3P1/P4PBP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: Bordeaux (1992)<br>Sellos-Nielsen<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Qxe6 3. Bxd5 1-0
1r4k1/5p1p/6p1/3N4/3b4/1P1Q3P/1q3PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Partievariante (1937)<br>Aljechin-Euwe<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ne7+ Kf8 2. Nc6 Bxf2+ 3. Kh1 (3. Rxf2 Qc1+ 4. Qf1 Qxc6 5. Rxf7+ Kg8 $13) (3. Kh2 Re8 4. Qf3 Re2 5. Nd4 Rd2 6. Ne6+ Ke7 7. Nf4 (7. Ng5 Qe5+) 7... Qd4 8. Kh1 Bh4 $14) 3... Re8 4. Qf3 Re2 5. Nd4 Rd2 6. Ne6+ Ke7 7. Nf4 (7. Ng5 f5 8. Nxh7 Qc2 9. Qb7+ Rd7 $16) 7... Qd4 (7... Qc2 8. Nd5+ Ke6 9. Ne3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3+ Kd5 11. Qf3+ Kc5 12. Qxf7) (7... f5 8. Nd3) 8. Ne2 Rd1 9. Qb7+ Kf8 10. Nxd4 Rxf1+ 11. Kh2 Bg1+ 12. Kg3 1-0
r2k1b1r/pp3ppp/4p3/1BBp1nq1/6P1/8/PP3P1P/2RQR1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Neuseeland (1956)<br>Foulds-Langeweg<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxd5+ exd5 2. Bb6+ axb6 3. Re8# 1-0
2r3k1/b4pp1/p3q2p/Pp2P3/1P6/3NpPP1/4Q2P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Nowosibirsk (1982)<br>Makarow-Sedych<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qa2 2. Nf4 (2. Qxa2 e2+ 3. Kg2 exd1=Q) (2. Nc1 Rxc1) 2... Rc2 3. Rd8+ Kh7 4. Qd3+ g6 0-1
7r/1pR5/6k1/3p4/p3n1np/4P3/PPP3PP/5R1K b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: 1930<br>Mandel-Johner<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng3+ 2. hxg3 hxg3+ 3. Kg1 Nf2 4. Rxf2 Rh1+ 5. Kxh1 gxf2 0-1
5r1r/pp2q1k1/2p3P1/3ppQpP/8/2PP1R2/P1P2R2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Ostende (1907)<br>Tarrasch-Janowski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxf8+ Rxf8 2. Rxf8 Qxf8 3. h6+ Kg8 4. h7+ Kg7 5. Rxf8 1-0
r3r1k1/1pq2ppp/3p4/p1nPp3/2P1P1n1/PP4P1/3NQ1BP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Partievariante (1945)<br>Opocensky-Trifunovic<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nd3 2. Qxd3 Qc5+ 3. Kh1 Nf2+ 4. Kg1 Nh3+ 5. Kh1 Qg1+ 6. Rxg1 Nf2# 0-1
rnbq2k1/pp5p/5ppB/2Qn4/8/5N1P/PP3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Prag (1988)<br>Pogorelov-Janocha<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng5 fxg5 2. Qd4 Qd7 3. Re8+ Kf7 4. Qg7+ Kxe8 5. Qf8# 1-0
r3k1r1/1bq1bpp1/p3p2p/1p2P2n/3NQ3/2N5/PPP3PP/2KR1B1R w q - 0 1|Removal of defence: Potsdam (1990)<br>Idler-Brestrich<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxe6 Bg5+ 2. Kb1 fxe6 3. Qg6+ Qf7 4. Qxf7+ Kxf7 5. Rd7+ 1-0
2r1kb1r/2q2ppp/p2pp3/1p2Pn2/3B4/2N2Q2/PPP2PPP/3RR1K1 w k - 0 1|Deflection: Berlin (1983)<br>Kabisch-Loitz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxf5 Qxc3 (1... exf5 2. exd6+) 2. exd6 Qc6 3. Rxe6+ fxe6 4. Qxe6+ Kd8 5. Bxg7 Qb7 6. Bf6+ 1-0
1rr1q3/1kbn2p1/p3p1p1/1p1n2P1/1BNPQP2/1R5P/R5B1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1981)<br>Kasparow-Petrosjan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxd5+ exd5 2. Bxd5+ Ka7 3. Rxa6+ Kxa6 4. Ra3+ 1-0
4r1k1/3b1p2/5qp1/1BPpn2p/7n/r3P1N1/2Q1RPPP/1R3NK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Bundesliga (1988)<br>Andruet-Spassky<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qf3 $3 2. gxf3 Nexf3+ 3. Kh1 Bh3 0-1
r4rk1/pp3ppp/q7/3NR3/2b4Q/5N2/nR3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Interference: USA (1980)<br>Uchimura-Schain<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rb6 Bxd5 (1... axb6 2. Ne7+ Kh8 3. Qxh7+ Kxh7 4. Rh5#) 2. Rxa6 bxa6 3. Rxd5 1-0
8/8/P7/1K5p/7P/4k1N1/3n1p2/8 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Sofia (1981)<br>Ermenkow-Szabo<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Kf4 (1... Kf3 $2 2. Nf1 Nxf1 3. a7 Ne3 4. a8=Q+) 2. Nf1 (2. Nxh5+ Kg4) 2... Nxf1 3. a7 Ne3 (3... Nd2 $19 {Alternative}) 4. a8=Q f1=Q+ 0-1
k7/pb6/1p1Q4/N4q2/5pr1/8/6PP/3R3K w - - 0 1|Deflection: 1792<br>nach E. del Rio<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qc6 Qc8 2. Rd8 1-0
rn3r1k/ppp4n/3bBqQB/8/6P1/2N2P1R/PPP3K1/R7 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Riga (1980)<br>Woitkewitsch-Klimakow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. Bxf8+ Kg6 3. Rh6+ Kg5 4. Ne4+ 1-0
6rk/QbB5/3pqb1p/4p3/4p2P/1P4p1/P3PP2/3R1KN1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Tallin (1987)<br>Kaerner-Gavrikov<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Bxh4 (1... gxf2 $19 {Alternative}) 2. Rxd6 (2. Qxb7 gxf2) (2. fxg3 Bxg3 3. Qxb7 Qf5+ 4. Nf3 Qh3+) 2... gxf2 3. Qxf2 Rxg1+ 4. Qxg1 (4. Kxg1 Bxf2+) 4... Qf5+ 5. Kg2 e3+ 6. Kh2 Qf4+ 7. Kh3 Bc8+ 8. Kg2 Qg3+ 9. Kh1 Bb7+ 0-1
r5k1/p1q3pn/2bp1p2/2pP1Pn1/P1P4Q/4P3/1B6/2K3RR w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1980)<br>Jonov-Zelnin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg5 Nxg5 2. Bxf6 Nf7 (2... gxf6 3. Qh8+ Kf7 4. Rh7+ Nxh7 5. Qxh7+ Kf8 6. Qxc7) 3. Qh7+ Kf8 4. Qxg7+ Ke8 5. Rh8+ Nxh8 6. Qg8+ Kd7 7. Qe6# 1-0
3rn2k/ppb2rpp/2ppqp2/5N2/2P1P3/1P5Q/PB3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Manchester (1890)<br>Tarrasch-Blackburne<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nh6 Re7 (1... Qxh3 2. Nxf7+) 2. Qxe6 Rxe6 3. Nf7+ Kg8 4. Nxd8 1-0
r2nkb1r/ppp3p1/4p3/4PnNp/8/7Q/PBqN2PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1975)<br>Krantz-Sellberg<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nde4 Qxb2 2. Nxe6 Qxe5 (2... Nxe6 3. Qxf5) 3. Rxf5 Qxe6 (3... Qxe4 4. Nxc7+ Ke7 5. Qa3+) 4. Re5 1-0
r4rk1/p1q2ppp/2p5/2bpn3/2P2Q2/1B4Pb/PP1N1P1P/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Fernpartie (1926)<br>Orajewski-Bubnow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nd3 2. Qxc7 Bxf2+ 3. Kh1 Nxe1 0-1
4Q3/5Nbk/6pp/8/3B3P/2Pn1PP1/4Q2K/qq6 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Selesnovodsk (1986)<br>Siafranska-Belavenets<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh8+ Bxh8 2. Ng5+ hxg5 3. Qe7+ Kg8 (3... Kh6 4. Qf8+ Bg7 5. Qxg7+ Kh5 6. Qh7#) 4. Qe8+ Kh7 5. Qxh8# 1-0
r3kb1r/p1q1pppp/2n2n2/1p6/1PN3b1/P3PN2/1B3PPP/R2QKB1R w - - 0 1|Different themes: Wien (1908)<br>Rubinstein-Duras<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Nce5 Nxe5 2. Nxe5 Bxd1 3. Bxb5+ Nd7 (3... Kd8 4. Rxd1+ Kc8 5. Ba6+ Kb8 6. Nc6+ Qxc6 7. Be5+ Qd6 8. Rc1) 4. Bxd7+ (4. Rxd1 $1 {Alternative} Rd8 5. Nxd7 Rxd7 6. Rxd7 Qxd7 7. Bxd7+ Kxd7 8. Ke2) 4... Qxd7 5. Nxd7 1-0
8/pp4k1/2p2pp1/3p1P2/3P1NK1/2P1qP2/PPQ3P1/5n2 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Wien (1882)<br>Wittek-Meitner<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Qxf4+ (1... Qe1 $1 {Alternative}) 2. Kxf4 g5+ 3. Kg4 Ne3+ 0-1
2r2rk1/p1n3pp/1p2p3/1q1pQP2/3Pn3/6N1/PP4PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Partievariante (1969)<br>Nicevski-Joffe<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Bh6 gxh6 (1... Qd7 2. fxe6 Nxe6 3. Nxe4 dxe4 4. Be3) 2. fxe6 Qe8 3. e7 Rxf1+ 4. Rxf1 Qg6 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Rf6 $1 (6. Rf8+ $2 Rxf8 7. Qh8+ Kxh8 8. exf8=Q+ Qg8 9. Qf6+ Qg7 10. Qd8+ Qg8 11. Qxc7 Qxa2) 6... Qg5 7. Qxc7 Qe3+ 8. Rf2 Qc1+ 9. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 10. Rf1 Rxf1+ 11. Kxf1 Kf7 12. Ke2 Kxe7 13. Ke3 1-0
1r6/2k5/1p2p2p/1Q1pPp2/1PpP4/R5P1/2P1q1P1/2K5 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Beverwijk (1965)<br>Medina-Smederevac<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ra8 2. Rxa8 Qf1+ 3. Kb2 c3+ 0-1
5rk1/pp4pp/2p3b1/3p4/1Q1P2q1/5pB1/PP2rP2/2RR1B1K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1993)<br>Hoi-Hansen<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxf2 2. Bxf2 Rf5 3. Qd6 Rh5+ 4. Qh2 Bd3 5. Rxd3 Rxh2+ 6. Kxh2 Qf4+ 7. Bg3 Qxc1 8. Rxf3 Qxb2+ 0-1
5rk1/rPR2ppp/p7/2p1q3/8/5QP1/Pb2PPBP/4K2R w K - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Moskau (1989)<br>Schirow-Wasjukow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxf7+ (1. b8=Q Rxb8 2. Qxf7+ Kh8) 1... Rxf7 2. b8=Q+ Rf8 3. Qb3+ Kh8 4. Rxa7 1-0
r2q1rk1/pb2bppp/4pn2/1p4B1/2pnP3/6N1/PPPN2PP/R1Q1RBK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Helsinki (1962)<br>Kandolin-Ojanen<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng4 2. Bxe7 Qb6 3. Kh1 Nf2+ 4. Kg1 Ne2+ 5. Bxe2 Nh3+ 6. Kh1 Qg1+ 7. Rxg1 Nf2# 0-1
r3q1k1/2p3p1/npR1p2r/p2pNP1p/3P4/P7/1P2Q1PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Kopenhagen (1989)<br>Agustsson-Hansen<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng6 exf5 (1... Rxg6 2. fxg6 Qxc6 3. Qxh5) 2. Ne7+ Kh7 3. Rxh6+ Kxh6 4. Qe6+ g6 5. Rxf5 1-0
5rk1/pp3p2/1q3Ppp/4b2P/2rpN3/5Q2/PPP3P1/1K1R3R b - - 0 1|Removal: Biel (1985)<br>Sax-van der Wiel<br>Difficulty ***|1... d3 2. c3 Rxe4 3. Qxe4 Bxc3 4. b3 Qf2 0-1
5r2/ppq1p1k1/3pQpPr/4nP1P/8/1B5R/PPP5/2K3R1 w - - 0 1|Removal: UdSSR (1980)<br>Sandler-Serebrenikov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qf7+ Nxf7 (1... Rxf7 2. gxf7+ Kh7 3. f8=N+ Kh8 4. Rg8#) 2. gxf7+ Kh7 3. Rhg3 Rxf7 (3... Rxh5 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rg8+ Kh7 6. Rxf8) 4. Bxf7 1-0
r5k1/p3rppp/1p6/6nq/3p2nP/P2N1NP1/1P2PP2/2RQ1RK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Bela Crkva (1982)<br>Bjarnason-Dumpor<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1... Nh3+ 2. Kh1 (2. Kg2 Nhxf2 3. Nxf2 Ne3+) 2... g5 3. Qd2 Rae8 4. Rce1 gxh4 5. Nf4 (5. Kg2 hxg3 6. Rh1 gxf2) (5. Nxh4 Qd5+ 6. Ng2 Re6 7. f3 Rh6 8. Nh4 Ne3) 5... Ngxf2+ 6. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 7. Kg2 Qg4 8. Rg1 (8. Kxf2 Qxg3+ (8... hxg3+ 9. Kg1 Re4 10. Ng2) 9. Kf1 Re3 10. Ng2 h3 (10... Rxf3+ 11. exf3 Rxe1+ 12. Nxe1)) 8... Nh3 9. Nxh3 Rxe2+ 10. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 11. Nf2 h3+ 12. Kf1 Qxf3 0-1
6k1/p2r1p1p/3pbQp1/q1r2p2/2P5/1P3B2/P4PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Moskau (1977)<br>Hulak-Romanischin<br>Difficulty ***|1. b4 Qxb4 2. Rab1 Qxc4 3. Be2 Qc2 4. Bd3 Qc3 5. Rb8+ Rc8 6. Qxc3 1-0
rn2kb1r/pp5p/8/1n1N1b2/3P1Np1/1K2BpP1/PPP2q1P/R2Q3R b kq - 0 1|Different themes: Fernpartie (1884)<br>Kitson-Tatnall<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Bxc2+ 2. Qxc2 Qxe3+ 3. Nxe3 Nxd4+ 4. Kc3 Nxc2 5. Kxc2 h5 0-1
2rqr1k1/p4p1p/3Pb1p1/4Q3/5R1N/6P1/P1n3BP/5R1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Den Haag (1988)<br>Perez_Garcia-Kuijf<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxg6 fxg6 (1... hxg6 2. Rh4 f6 3. Rxf6) 2. Bd5 Bxd5+ (2... Qd7 3. Rf8+ Rxf8 4. Bxe6+) 3. Qxd5+ Kh8 4. d7 1-0
5k2/2q2p2/5rp1/3BN3/p3P3/1p6/1Q3PKP/8 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Santiago (1987)<br>Cifuentes-Milos<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf7 (1. Nd7+ Qxd7 2. Qxf6 Qg4+ 3. Kh1 Qd1+) 1... Rxf7 2. Qh8+ Ke7 3. Bxf7 Qd6 4. Qe8+ Kf6 5. e5+ Qxe5 6. Qh8+ Kf5 7. Bxg6+ Ke6 8. Qxe5+ Kxe5 9. Bf7 Kd4 10. h4 Kc3 11. h5 a3 12. h6 a2 13. h7 a1=Q 14. h8=Q+ 1-0
8/1R2P3/6k1/3B4/2P2P2/1p2r3/1Kb4p/8 w - - 0 1|Interference: Stip (1977)<br>Piasetski-Rajkovic<br>Difficulty ***|1. Be6 (1. Rb6+ Kh7 2. Rb7 Kg6) 1... Rxe6 2. Rb6 h1=Q (2... Rxb6 3. e8=Q+ Kf5 4. Qh5+ Kxf4 5. Qxh2+) (2... Kf5 3. Rxe6 h1=Q 4. e8=Q Qb1+ 5. Kc3 Qa1+ 6. Kb4) 3. e8=Q+ Kf5 4. Qxe6+ Kxf4 5. Qh6+ 1-0
1r3rk1/2pnq1p1/3p1pPp/2pPpP1Q/p1b1P2P/2P1B1R1/P5B1/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Kuba (1987)<br>Valdes-Sanson<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh6 gxh6 (1... Rfe8 2. Bc1 Nf8 3. Qf3) 2. Qxh6 Qg7 3. Qe3 Kh8 (3... Rb2 4. h5 Rfb8 5. h6 Qe7 6. g7 Kh7 7. Bf3 Rb1+ 8. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 9. Kf2 Rb2+ 10. Ke1 Rb8 11. Bh5 a3 12. Bg6+ Kg8 13. Bf7+ Qxf7 14. h7+ Kxh7 15. Rh3+ Kxg7 16. Qh6+ Kg8 17. Qh8#) 4. h5 Rg8 5. h6 Qe7 6. Bf3 Rb2 7. Bh5 Rgb8 8. g7+ Kg8 9. Bf7+ Qxf7 10. h7+ Kxh7 11. Rh3+ Kxg7 12. Qh6+ Kg8 13. Qh8# 1-0
3r3r/1pq2kpp/pR3p2/n3p3/P3P3/2P3QP/3N1PP1/1R4K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: UdSSR (1982)<br>Pomazkin-Gubik<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nc4 Qxc4 2. Rxb7+ Nxb7 3. Rxb7+ Ke6 4. Qg4+ Kd6 5. Qxg7 Qxe4 (5... Qc8 6. Qxf6+ Kc5 7. Qb6+ Kc4 8. Rc7+) 6. Rb6+ 1-0
r3qrk1/1ppbb1pp/3p1n2/3P1P2/1BP5/3QPN1P/1P3P2/1NKR3R b - - 0 1|Removal: UdSSR (1976)<br>Kitkev-Litvisko<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ne4 2. Qxe4 Bxf5 3. Qd4 Bf6 4. Qf4 Qa4 5. e4 Bxb2+ 6. Kd2 Qxb4+ 7. Ke3 Bxe4 0-1
rnbq3r/pp3kbR/2p2pp1/3pp3/3P4/2NBPNP1/PP3PP1/R2QK3 w Q - 0 1|Removal of defence: Olympiade (1927)<br>Palau-te Kolste<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxg6+ Kxg6 2. Nxe5+ fxe5 (2... Kxh7 3. Qh5+ Kg8 4. Qf7+ Kh7 5. O-O-O Bh3 6. Rh1 Qc8 7. g4) 3. Qh5+ Kf6 4. Qxe5+ Kf7 5. Qxg7+ Ke6 6. Qe5# 1-0
8/pB6/P3k3/4n1R1/1r4P1/8/5K2/8 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Moskau (1950)<br>Iliwizki-Awerbach<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxg4+ 2. Rxg4 Rxg4 3. Bc8+ Kd6 4. Bxg4 Kc6 1/2-1/2
4r1k1/2n3qp/p5p1/3p1P2/3Nr3/3Q4/6PP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Lwow (1984)<br>Tunik-Weingold<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxd4 2. Qxd4 Re1+ 3. Kf2 Qxd4+ 4. Rxd4 Rxa1 0-1
6k1/pp3pp1/4pn1p/3p4/1P1P4/P1rP1NPP/2q2PK1/Q2R4 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Holler-Mephisto<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ne4 2. dxe4 Rxf3 3. Rd2 Qxd2 4. Kxf3 dxe4+ 5. Kg2 e3 0-1
r3r3/p3nkpp/1p1Bbp2/2Pp4/8/P4B2/2P2PPP/2KRR3 w - - 0 1|Pin: Sofia (1986)<br>Below-Shalin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxe7 Rxe7 2. Rxe6 Rxe6 3. Bxd5 Rae8 4. cxb6 axb6 5. Re1 R8e7 6. Rxe6 Rxe6 7. Kb2 Ke7 8. Bxe6 Kxe6 9. Kb3 1-0
3rr2k/p3Npp1/qp1P1n1p/8/Pnp3P1/2N2Q1P/1P3P2/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Ungarn (1981)<br>Rasuwajew-Plachetka<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. g5 hxg5 2. Ne4 Qb7 3. Rxc4 a5 4. Rdd4 Rxe7 5. Nxf6 (5. dxe7 $18 {Alternative }) 5... Re1+ 6. Kh2 Qxf3 7. Rh4+ gxh4 8. Rxh4+ 1-0
2q4r/1kp4p/1pbp2p1/p7/P1Q5/1P3NP1/2P3BP/2K5 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Erevan (1936)<br>Kasparjan-Manweljan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxc6+ $3 Kxc6 2. Ne5+ Kc5 3. Nd3+ Kd4 4. Kd2 $1 1-0
r1bq1k2/pp1nNp1p/2p3p1/8/P2b4/6PP/1PP2PB1/R1B1Q1K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: UdSSR (1980)<br>Neuronov-Cipasvili<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bh6+ Bg7 2. Qb4 c5 3. Qh4 f6 (3... Qxe7 4. Bxg7+ Ke8 5. Qxh7) (3... Bxh6 4. Nxg6+) 4. Re1 1-0
5rk1/5np1/3p1r1p/2pPp3/2P1Q3/4BNRP/R3nPPK/3q4 w - - 0 1|Decoy: UdSSR (1989)<br>Kramnik-Kozlov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe2 Qxe2 2. Rxg7+ Kxg7 3. Bxh6+ Nxh6 4. Qxe2 1-0
1r1qr1k1/2pbbp2/2p5/p3P2n/6p1/2NB4/PPP2BP1/1R1QR1K1 w - - 0 1|Interference: Wien (1898)<br>Tarrasch-Steinitz<br>Difficulty ***|1. e6 Bxe6 2. Rxe6 fxe6 3. Qxg4+ Ng7 4. Qg6 Rb4 5. Rf1 Rf4 6. Qh7+ Kf8 7. Bg6 Bf6 8. Bc5+ 1-0
2rq1rk1/pp1bnpbp/4p1p1/3pP1N1/3P2Q1/2PB4/P4PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Amsterdam (1966)<br>Barendregt-Szilagyi<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxh7 Kxh7 2. Qh4+ Kg8 3. Bg5 Re8 4. Re3 Rxc3 5. Rh3 Rxd3 6. Qh7+ Kf8 7. Bf6 Nf5 8. Qh8+ Bxh8 9. Rxh8# 1-0
5rk1/pp4bp/2pR1r2/4n1pq/2P1Ppn1/1P3NPb/P3NP1P/2BQR1KB b - - 0 3|Removal: Halle (1971)<br>Urban-Schoeneberg<br>Difficulty ***|3... Bg2 4. Kxg2 (4. Bxg2 Nxf3+ 5. Bxf3 Qxh2+ 6. Kf1 Qxf2#) 4... Nxf3 0-1
r2q1b1k/1b1n2p1/pn2R2p/1pp2P2/P2p4/5N1P/1P3PP1/1BBQ1NK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: UdSSR (1985)<br>Sokolow-Psachis<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng5 Qc7 (1... hxg5 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. f6 Nxf6 4. Rxf6 d3 5. Qf7+ Kh8 6. Bxg5) 2. Nf7+ Kg8 3. Nxh6+ gxh6 4. Qg4+ Kh8 5. f6 Nd5 (5... Ne5 6. Rxe5 Qxe5 7. Qg6 Be4 8. Bxe4 Ra7 9. f7 Qg7 10. Qxb6) 6. f7 N7f6 7. Qg6 1-0
8/5pk1/3p1np1/3Pp1Np/2N1P2P/1qrB1Q2/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: England (1981)<br>Henley-Guerra<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxd6 Qa4 (1... Rc1+ 2. Kh2 Ng4+ 3. Kg3 f6 4. Ne6+ Kg8 5. Ne8 Rc3 6. Nxf6+ Kh8 7. Nxg4 Rxd3 8. Ne3) 2. Ndxf7 Qa1+ 3. Kh2 Ng4+ 4. Kg3 Qa3 5. Ne6+ Kg8 (5... Kh7 6. Nfg5+ Kh6 7. Qf7) 6. Nh6+ Nxh6 7. Qf6 Rxd3+ 8. f3 Qa7 9. Qf8+ Kh7 10. Ng5# 1-0
r2qkb2/pb1n2p1/1p1p3r/2pNp1Np/2Q1PP2/7P/PP1BBnP1/2KR3R w q - 0 1|Deflection: Doberlug-Kirchhain (1980)<br>Belkadi-Beier<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh5+ Rxh5 2. Nc7+ Qxc7 3. Qf7+ Kd8 4. Ne6+ 1-0
3R1bk1/p3rp1p/q3p1pB/8/1pr5/8/PPb1N3/K3Q2R b - - 0 1|Removal: Fernpartie (1980)<br>Froeberg-Koskinen<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re8 2. Rxe8 Qxa2+ 3. Kxa2 b3+ 4. Ka1 Ra4# 0-1
Q4bk1/3n2rp/2p2r2/2Pp3B/N2PpP2/4P2q/P6R/4R2K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Hastings (1975)<br>Miles-Uhlmann<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Rh6 3. Qe8 Nf6 4. Qe6+ Kh8 5. Qh3 Rxh5 6. Qxh5 Nxh5 0-1
8/1p1k1p2/p2pp3/8/2Pn1P2/8/PP3Q2/KN5q b - - 0 1|Deflection: Tiblissi (1959)<br>Nikitin-Furmann<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qg1 2. Qd2 Qe3 3. Qd1 Qxf4 0-1
1brq1rk1/pp4pp/4p3/1PPp1p1b/P2PnP2/3B1N2/3BQ1PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 18|Deflection: Partievariante (1988)<br>Auerswald-Wiezer<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|18... Bxf3 $1 19. Rxf3 Qf6 20. Be3 Nxc5 $19 0-1
8/R7/R3B3/4r1pP/p4k2/8/6PK/r7 b - - 0 1|Decoy: 1961<br>Donner-Spanjaard<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rh1+ 2. Kxh1 Kg3 0-1
1kr5/p2qP3/2p3r1/3nR3/1p1P4/5QP1/PP3P1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Jerewan (1980)<br>Grigorjan-Dobosz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxd5 cxd5 2. Rxc8+ Kxc8 3. e8=Q+ Qxe8 4. Rxe8+ 1-0
r1b2rk1/4b1pp/p3p3/qp3p2/5B2/1PN3R1/1P2QPPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: UdSSR (1963)<br>Popkow-Weressow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nd5 Bh4 (1... exd5 2. Qxe7 Rf7 3. Qe8+ Rf8 4. Qe5) 2. Bc7 Qa2 3. Nb4 1-0
r1bq1rk1/3nbppp/p2pp3/6PQ/1p1BP2P/2NB4/PPP2P2/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Debrecen (1988)<br>Szalaczi-Gavrikov<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. Nd5 exd5 2. Bxg7 (2. exd5 f5 3. gxf6 Nxf6) 2... Kxg7 (2... Qe8 3. Bf6 Nc5 4. Qh6) 3. Qh6+ Kh8 4. e5 f5 5. exf6 Rf7 6. g6 Nxf6 7. gxf7 1-0
1r3r1k/B1N2pbp/2QR2p1/4pb2/8/1Pq2P2/P1P3PP/1KR5 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1981)<br>Ernst-Petursson<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxb3+ 2. axb3 Qxb3+ 3. Ka1 e4+ 4. Rd4 Qa3+ 5. Kb1 Qxa7 6. Ra4 Rb8+ (6... Qb8+ 7. Nb5 $19) 7. Ka2 Rb2+ 8. Ka3 Qb8 9. Qe8+ Bf8+ 0-1
6k1/6p1/6Pp/ppp5/3pn2P/1P3K2/1PP2P2/3N4 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Spanien (1976)<br>Bonner-Medina<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nc3 2. bxc3 a4 3. cxd4 cxd4 (3... a3 $2 4. Nc3) 4. c3 a3 0-1
3q2k1/1R3p2/1p2p1pp/3nP3/4Q3/P2B1PP1/1P3PK1/r7 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau (1981)<br>Karpow-Geller<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf7 Kxf7 2. Qxg6+ Kf8 3. Qxh6+ Ke8 4. Bb5+ Kf7 5. Qh7+ Kf8 6. Qh8+ 1-0
r6k/ppr1qpp1/4n2p/3pP3/3P2R1/3BQ2P/P5PK/5R2 w - - 0 1|Deflection: UdSSR (1977)<br>Kasparov-Pigusov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rf6 Ng5 2. Rxg5 hxg5 (2... gxf6 3. Rh5) 3. Qxg5 Kg8 4. Qh4 Qa3 (4... Qd8 5. Qh7+ Kf8 6. Qh8+ Ke7 7. Qxg7 Qg8 8. Qh6) 5. Rf3 g6 6. Bxg6 Qxf3 7. Qh7+ Kf8 8. gxf3 1-0
r3r1k1/p1p3pp/2p2n2/2bp4/5Pb1/3BB1Pq/PPPK1Q1P/R4N1R b - - 0 1|Deflection: Tiblissi (1937)<br>Rauser-Iljin_Genewski<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... d4 2. Bxd4 Re2+ (2... Bxd4 {Alternative} 3. Qxd4 Qg2+ $19) 3. Bxe2 Ne4+ 0-1
r1b1k1nr/pp2pp1p/1q1p2pb/2pP4/3nP3/2P3P1/PP3P1P/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 2|Deflection: Wroclaw (1979)<br>Gliksman-Popovic<br>Difficulty ***|2... Bg4 3. Qa4+ Kf8 4. Nd2 (4. Bxh6+ Nxh6 5. b4 cxb4 6. cxb4 Nf3+ 7. Nxf3 Bxf3 8. Rg1 Qd4) (4. Na3 Bxc1 5. Nc4 Qb5) 4... Qa5 5. Qxa5 Nc2# 0-1
r1b2rk1/5ppp/1qpbpn2/3pN3/2pP1PP1/1p2P2R/PBPNQ2P/R5K1 w - - 0 17|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1988)<br>Schoenmann-Auerswald<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|17. g5 $1 Rxa2 (17... bxc2 18. Ndxc4 $1 dxc4 19. Qxc2 $40) 18. gxf6 Rxa1+ 19. Kf2 $1 (19. Bxa1 bxc2 $13) 19... g6 20. Qg4 Bxe5 (20... bxc2 $2 21. Rxh7 $18) ( 20... Rd8 $2 21. Ndf3 $1 $18) 21. fxe5 (21. Qh4 $2 h5 22. fxe5 Rd8 23. Qg5 Kf8 24. Qh6+ Ke8 25. Qg7 Qb4 26. c3 Qf8 27. Bxa1 Bb7 28. Bb2 Ra8 $13) 21... Qa5 22. c3 Rd1 23. Rxh7 $18 1-0
rn3rk1/n1Qp1qpp/p1b5/5p2/1p3B1P/P1N3R1/1PP2PP1/2KR1B2 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Manzanillo (1983)<br>Rodriguez-Velez<br>Difficulty ***|1. Be5 g6 (1... bxc3 2. Bc4) 2. Nd5 Bxd5 3. Rxd5 Nb5 4. Qc5 (4. Bxb5 axb5 5. Rd6 bxa3 6. bxa3 Qe7 7. h5 Ra6) 4... d6 5. Rxd6 Nxd6 6. Qxd6 f4 (6... Nd7 7. Bc4 Nxe5 8. Bxf7+ Nxf7 9. Qxb4) 7. Bc4 fxg3 8. Qf6 1-0
7r/p4R2/1p4nk/3qP3/P1pr4/6PB/2Q4K/5R2 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Riga (1955)<br>Neshmetdinow-Kasparjan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. R1f6+ Kg5 3. Rf5+ Kh6 4. R7f6+ Kh7 5. Rh5+ Kg7 6. Rg5+ Kh7 7. Bf5# 1-0
5qB1/p2b4/Np1kppQ1/nP1p2p1/P2P4/4P1P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Malta (1980)<br>McNab-Hammer<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qb1 Be8 (1... Ke7 2. Qb4+ Ke8 3. Nc7+) 2. Qb4+ Kd7 3. Qxf8 1-0
2r2nk1/2rq3p/2n1pQpP/3pPp2/1p1P4/2RP1N2/3BKPP1/2R5 w - - 0 1|Removal: Jerewan (1984)<br>Mnazakanjan-Prandstetter<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxc6 Rxc6 2. Rxc6 Rxc6 3. Bxb4 Qf7 (3... Rc8 4. Be7) 4. Ng5 Qxf6 5. exf6 Rc7 6. Be7 1-0
6R1/p2r1n1p/1pb3rk/3pB3/3P1PP1/P7/8/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: London (1984)<br>McKay-Condie<br>Difficulty ***|1. Kf2 Rxg8 2. Rh1+ Kg6 3. f5+ Kg5 4. Kg3 Nxe5 5. dxe5 1-0
r2qr1k1/ppp1bpp1/2n1bn1p/8/3P4/P1NQ1N1P/1PB2PP1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Hamburg (1981)<br>Chandler-Nielsen<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Bxh6 Qd7 (1... gxh6 2. Rxe6 fxe6 3. Qg6+ Kh8 4. Qxh6+ Kg8 5. Qg6+ (5. Ng5 $18 {Alternative}) 5... Kh8 6. Ng5 Rf8 7. Qh6+ Kg8 8. Bh7+ Kh8 9. Bf5+ Kg8 10. Bxe6+ Rf7 11. Bxf7#) 2. Bg5 1-0
1r2r2k/pp2Npbp/3qb1p1/6Q1/5P2/2B2P2/PP3R1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Leningrad (1980)<br>Tschepukaitis-Gljanez<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qf6 Rg8 2. Rxe6 Qxe6 (2... fxe6 3. Nxg6+ hxg6 4. Qh4#) 3. Nxg6+ 1-0
r1q2rk1/pb1pppbp/1p4p1/8/2PQn3/PPN3P1/1B2PPBP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau (1976)<br>Schpilker-Gutop<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Nd5 Bxd4 2. Nxe7+ Kg7 3. Bxd4+ f6 4. Nxc8 1-0
r1b2rk1/2qnbp1p/pp2p1p1/2p1N3/P3pP2/1P2P2R/1BPP2PP/RN1Q2K1 w - - 0 2|Removal: Ostrava (1976)<br>Kubicek-Privara<br>Difficulty ***|2. Nxd7 Qxd7 3. Qh5 gxh5 4. Rg3+ 1-0
2r2nk1/6pp/p1rPqp2/1pP1p3/1P6/2B3R1/1P2Q1PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1976)<br>Bangijev-Cernikov<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Rxf6 Qxf6 2. Bxe5 Qf7 3. Rxg7+ Qxg7 4. Bxg7 Kxg7 5. Qe7+ Kg6 (5... Kg8 6. h4 ) 6. g4 (6. h4 Kf5) 1-0
1r1q1rk1/pb1p1ppp/2pP4/1p1nR3/8/2PB1Q2/P4PPP/2B1R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Karlsbad (1907)<br>Spielmann-Cohn<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rh5+ Kg8 3. Qh3 g6 (3... f6 4. Rh8+ Kf7 5. Qh5+ g6 6. Qh7#) 4. Rh8+ Kg7 5. Qh6+ Kf6 6. Bg5+ Kf5 7. Qh3+ Kxg5 8. Qg3+ Kf5 9. Qe5+ 1-0
4rbk1/3q2pp/2pp4/pr2n3/3BPp2/PPN2P1P/2Q3P1/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Luzern (1985)<br>Quinteros-Kouatly<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxf3+ 2. gxf3 Rg5+ 3. Kf1 Qxh3+ 4. Ke2 Rg2+ 5. Bf2 Rxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Qh2+ 0-1
r2q3k/pp3rp1/1np4p/3pBb2/3P4/4PP1P/PPQ4K/1B2R1R1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Podjebrad (1936)<br>Friedmann-Vukovic<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7 Bxc2 2. Rg6+ Kh7 3. Bxc2 1-0
r1q2rk1/p1n2pb1/bp1R2pp/n7/4N3/1B2BN1P/PP3PP1/R3Q1K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: Athen (1981)<br>Georgiev-Arduman<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxg6 Nxb3 2. Nf6+ (2. Rxg7+ $18 {Alternative}) 2... Kh8 3. Rxg7 Kxg7 4. Bxh6+ Kh8 (4... Kxh6 5. Qe3+ Kg7 6. Qg5+ Kh8 7. Qh6#) (4... Kxf6 5. Qe5+ Kg6 6. Qg5+ Kh7 7. Qg7#) 5. Qe4 1-0
2r3k1/q4ppp/p3p3/pnNp4/2rP4/2P2P2/4R1PP/2R1Q1K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: New York (1924)<br>Bogoljubow-Capablanca<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxd4 2. cxd4 R8xc5 3. dxc5 Qxc5+ 4. Kf1 Rxc1 0-1
1rbnr1k1/p1R2pp1/p6p/4p3/8/B5P1/P3PPBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Bali (1982)<br>Christiansen-Radulow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re7 Rxe7 (1... Rf8 2. Rxe5) 2. Rxd8+ Kh7 3. Be4+ f5 4. Rxc8 Rxc8 5. Bxf5+ g6 6. Bxc8 Rc7 7. Be6 1-0
3r2k1/p2r1pp1/1pQ3p1/3P2q1/P7/6P1/5P1P/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Paris (1925)<br>Aljechin-Colle<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxd7 $1 Rxd7 2. Re8+ Kh7 3. Rcc8 1-0
7r/1P3P2/2n1k1p1/p1P1p3/2N1P2P/P2NK3/8/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: USA (1980)<br>Schamkowitsch-Browne<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Ndxe5 Nxe5 2. Nxe5 Kxe5 3. Kf3 (3. c6 $2 Kd6) 3... Ke6 4. Kg4 (4. Kf4 $18 { Alternative}) 4... Kd7 5. Kg5 1-0
2r2r1k/p2RR1pp/5q2/1p5P/8/1Pp1Q1P1/P4P2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Hallsberg (1982)<br>Svenn-Luce<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. h6 Rfd8 (1... gxh6 2. Rxh7+ Kg8 3. Qe6+ Rf7 4. Qxf7+ Qxf7 5. Rdxf7 c2 6. Rfg7+ Kf8 7. Rh8+ Kxg7 8. Rxc8) 2. Rxd8+ (2. hxg7+ $1 {Alternative} Kg8 3. Qc5) 2... Rxd8 3. Re8+ Qf8 1-0
r3kb1r/p1p2p1p/b1p2n2/4N2q/3PPppP/2N5/PPP3P1/R1BQ2KR b - - 0 1|Deflection: Chicago (1921)<br>Nietsche-Factor<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxe5 2. dxe5 Bc5+ 3. Kh2 g3+ 4. Kh3 Bc8+ 0-1
rn2q1k1/pbpp2pp/1p2p3/2P2pn1/3P2r1/BQPBP3/5PPP/R2RN1K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie<br>Winde-Ruotanen<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nh3+ 2. Kf1 Bxg2+ 3. Nxg2 (3. Ke2 Qh5) 3... Rxg2 4. Kxg2 Qg6+ 5. Kf1 Qg1+ 6. Ke2 Qxf2# 0-1
2r4k/q2bbrp1/p3p2p/5p1N/2P2P2/1P3Q2/PB2R1PP/4R2K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Wuerzburg (1985)<br>Von Seggern-Rhode<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxg7 Rxg7 2. Qh5 Kh7 3. Rxe6 Bxe6 4. Rxe6 Kg8 5. Rxh6 Kf8 6. Bxg7+ 1-0
5rk1/pr2bp2/2p5/3Pn1p1/Q5q1/P1N3Pb/1PR2P1P/2BR2KB b - - 0 1|Interference: Paris (1980)<br>Corrigan-Brown<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rb4 2. axb4 Nf3+ 3. Bxf3 Qxf3 0-1
3rr1k1/3nbppp/p1R2n2/q2Bp3/1p2P3/5N1P/PP1B1PP1/2RQ2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Stockholm (1961)<br>Tal-Unzicker<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qb3+ Kg6 (2... Kf8 3. Ng5 Nd5 4. Ne6+ Kg8 5. Nxd8) 3. Nh4+ Kh5 4. Qf3+ Kxh4 5. Qg3+ Kh5 6. Qg5# 1-0
2r2rk1/3n1pp1/p6p/qp2p3/3nP3/4N2P/PP3PP1/1BRQR1K1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Fernpartie (1976)<br>De Lange-Halvorsen<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxe1+ 2. Qxe1 Rxc1 3. Nd1 (3. Qxc1 Ne2+ 4. Kf1 Nxc1) 3... Rxb1 0-1
2r4q/p2pB2N/1pr3k1/5p2/P2b1P2/1P1Pp1Pp/R1P1Q2P/2R4K b - - 0 1|Removal: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxc2 2. Raxc2 Rxc2 3. Nf8+ Qxf8 4. Rxc2 Qa8+ 5. Kg1 Qg2+ 6. Qxg2 e2+ 0-1
5r2/p6Q/5q2/1knr4/2R5/1P3p2/P1P2B1P/1K6 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Argentinien (1982)<br>Braga-Borghi<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxc5+ Rxc5 2. Qb7+ Qb6 (2... Ka5 3. Qxa7+ Kb5 (3... Qa6 4. Qxc5+ Qb5 5. Qa3+ ) 4. Qxc5+ Ka6 5. Qa7+ Kb5 6. Qa4#) 3. c4+ Kb4 4. Kb2 Qxb7 5. Be1# 1-0
8/5pkp/2pp2p1/4P3/1P2P3/2QBq2P/2PnNnPK/8 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Vilnius (1969)<br>Westerinen-Rasuwajew<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nf1+ 2. Kg1 Nxh3+ 3. Kh1 Qg1+ 4. Nxg1 Nf2# 0-1
2b2r1k/2p3pp/2Nb4/pP5q/P1PP4/5pP1/5P1P/R1BQ2K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: 1953<br>Schmidt-Bhend<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxg3 (1... Qh3 $2 2. Qf1) 2. hxg3 Bh3 3. Bg5 Bg2 4. Bh4 Qg4 5. Ne5 Qh3 0-1
8/4kppq/p1rp1n2/Pp2nPB1/2rRP3/2P3QP/6B1/3R3K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Norwegen (1982)<br>De Lange-Jotun<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxe5+ dxe5 2. Rd7+ Kf8 3. Rd8+ Ne8 4. Rxe8+ Kxe8 5. Rd8# 1-0
4r3/3k3q/nbb1prRp/pp1p3P/3P4/P2Q4/1P2N1P1/1KRB1N2 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Karlsbad (1898)<br>Tietz-Remisch<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxc6 (1. Qc2 $1 {Alternative}) 1... Kxc6 2. Qxb5+ Kxb5 3. Ba4+ Kxa4 4. Nc3+ Kb3 5. Nd2# 1-0
5rb1/p3n1kp/q2p1pp1/4pP2/4P1PP/3P2N1/P2Q2B1/5R1K w - - 0 1|Different themes: Thessaloniki (1988)<br>Tschiburdanidse-Maric<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. g5 d5 (1... Qxa2 2. gxf6+ Rxf6 3. Qg5) 2. h5 fxg5 (2... gxf5 3. Nxf5+ (3. exf5 h6) 3... Nxf5 4. Rxf5) 3. hxg6 Kh6 (3... hxg6 4. Qxg5) 4. g7 Rf6 5. Qb4 Nc6 6. Qf8 1-0
2r3k1/p1P1Pb1p/1p4p1/2p1b3/4B3/8/P2B2PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Moskau (1989)<br>Gruenberg-Gutman<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 2. e8=Q+ $1 Rxe8 3. Rxe5 $1 Rc8 4. Rxd5 1-0
r2q1r2/1p2b1k1/p1n2p1p/3p2p1/2pP3P/2P1BNPK/P1Q1PP2/R4R2 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Stralsund (1975)<br>Schwarz-Dietze<br>Difficulty ***|1... g4+ 2. Kxg4 Qd7+ 3. Kh5 f5 4. Bxh6+ Kh8 5. Bxf8 Qe8+ 6. Kh6 Qxf8+ 0-1
r1b2r2/4ppkp/p2p2p1/qpn3Pn/2PNP3/2N2P2/PP1QB2P/R3K2R w - - 0 1|Decoy: Olympiade (1972)<br>Hernandez-Rantanen<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. b4 Qxb4 2. Nc6 Qa3 3. Nb1 Qa4 4. Qb2+ e5 5. Nc3 1-0
8/5pkp/5qp1/2Rp1n2/8/3PPNP1/rr3PKP/2Q2R2 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Wageningen (1958)<br>Bouwmaster-Botwinnik<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rb1 2. Qxb1 Nxe3+ 3. Kg1 Qxf3 0-1
5rk1/3R1Nb1/p1r3pp/8/P3p3/7Q/1Pq3PP/5R1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Variante (1982)<br>Schneider-Tal<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh6 (1. Nxh6+ Bxh6 2. Rxf8+ Kxf8 3. Rd8+ Kg7 4. Qd7+ Kf6) 1... g5 (1... Rxf7 2. Rd8+) 2. Qxg5 Qxb2 (2... Kh7 3. Qh5+ Rh6 4. Ng5+ Kh8 5. Rxf8+ Bxf8 6. Rh7+ Rxh7 7. Qxh7#) 3. Nh6+ Rxh6 (3... Kh7 4. Nf5) 4. Rxf8+ Kxf8 5. Qd8# 1-0
8/4Q3/6pp/pp5k/8/2P1nNqP/P3r1P1/6RK w - - 0 1|Deflection: Riga (1981)<br>Goldmahe-Rubene<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qe5+ Qxe5 2. g4+ Nxg4 3. hxg4# 1-0
2kr3r/6Qp/pq1Ppp2/2nb4/R7/8/1PPB2PP/2K2B1R w - - 0 1|Deflection: Daugavpils (1981)<br>Saksis-Kapzan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxa6+ Nxa6 2. Rxa6 Qb7 (2... Qc5 3. Bb4) 3. Ra8+ 1-0
2r3k1/pp3pBp/1b2q3/8/1P6/P4P2/1Q3P1P/5RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Luzern (1982)<br>Miles-Portisch<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1... Qg6+ 2. Kh1 Rc2 3. Qe5 (3. Rg1 Qxg1+ 4. Kxg1 Bxf2+ 5. Kf1 Rxb2 $11) 3... Rxf2 4. Qb8+ Kxg7 5. Rg1 Rxh2+ 6. Qxh2 Qxg1+ 7. Qxg1+ Bxg1 0-1
8/1p1q2kp/n1b2pp1/4p3/1P2P2N/Q1R3NP/3r1PPK/8 w - - 0 2|Removal of defence: Groningen (1991)<br>Gipslis-Kaidanow<br>Difficulty ***|2. Nhf5+ Kf7 (2... gxf5 3. Nxf5+ Kf7 4. Rg3) 3. b5 Bxb5 4. Qb3+ Kf8 5. Nh6 Kg7 6. Ngf5+ gxf5 7. Nxf5+ Kf8 8. Rg3 1-0
4r1k1/5ppn/6q1/pp2pN2/4P3/P6Q/1PP2P2/4K2R w K - 0 1|Deflection: Kirow (1981)<br>Nikonow-Chardin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ne7+ Rxe7 2. Qc8+ Nf8 3. Qxf8+ Kxf8 4. Rh8# 1-0
4r1k1/pp3pb1/2b3p1/7p/5R2/P1N3BP/1PP3PK/8 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Holland (1992)<br>Poel-Los<br>Difficulty ***|1... h4 2. Rxh4 Bxc3 3. bxc3 Re2 0-1
3r4/5ppp/pkpbpnn1/8/2P2P2/2N3PP/PPK3B1/4B2R w - - 0 1|Decoy: Riga (1970)<br>Karpow-Sergijewski<br>Difficulty ***|1. c5+ Bxc5 (1... Kxc5 2. Bf2+ Kc4 3. b3+ Kb4 4. a3+ Ka5 5. b4+ Bxb4 6. axb4+ Kxb4 7. Rb1+ Kc4 8. Bf1+) 2. Na4+ Kb5 3. Kb3 Rd3+ 4. Bc3 Rxc3+ 5. Nxc3+ 1-0
2r1r1k1/pbq2ppp/1p2pn2/2b1N3/2P5/2B5/PPB1QPPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Swerdlowsk (1963)<br>Koz-Riskin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (1... Nxh7 2. Rd7 Qb8 3. Rxf7 Re7 4. Rxe7 Bxe7 5. Ng6) 2. Rd7 Nxd7 3. Qh5+ Kg8 4. Qxf7+ Kh7 5. Nxd7 1-0
r1b1r3/1p1n1pkp/1q3npN/1Pb5/p2Np2Q/2P1B3/P3BPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Holland (1981)<br>Kuiper-Molenkamp<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ndf5+ Kf8 (1... gxf5 2. Qg5+ Kf8 3. Nxf5 Re6 4. Bxc5+ (4. Qg7+ $2 Ke8 5. Qh8+ Nf8 6. Ng7+ Ke7 7. Nxe6 Bxe6) (4. Qh6+ $2 Ke8 5. Bxc5 Nxc5 6. Ng7+ Ke7 7. Nxe6 Bxe6) 4... Qxc5 (4... Nxc5 5. Qg7+ Ke8 6. Qh8+ Ng8 7. Qxg8#) 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Ng7+ Ke7 7. Nxe6) 2. Rd6 Qc7 3. Rxf6 Nxf6 4. Qxf6 Bxf5 5. Bxc5+ Qxc5 6. Qxf7# 1-0
8/6pp/5p2/3k1PP1/5K1P/8/8/8 w - - 0 50|Drawing Combinations: Ostende (1905)<br>Chigorin-Tarrasch<br>Difficulty ***|50. Kg4 $3 (50. gxf6 $2 gxf6 51. Kg4 Ke4 (51... Ke5 52. Kh5 Kxf5 53. Kh6 Kg4 ( 53... Ke6 $3 54. Kxh7 f5 55. Kg6 f4 56. h5 f3 57. h6 f2 58. h7 f1=Q 59. h8=Q Qg2+ 60. Kh6 Qh3+ 61. Kg7 Qg4+ 62. Kh6 Qh4+ 63. Kg7 Qg5+ 64. Kh7 Kf7 $19) 54. Kxh7 Kh5 $1 $19 (54... f5 $2 55. Kg6 $1 $11)) 52. Kh3 Kf4) 50... Ke5 51. g6 h6 52. Kh5 $3 $11 1/2-1/2
2rr2k1/p2n1p1p/bq4pB/3B2Q1/5N2/2P5/PP4PK/1R6 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Argentinien (1976)<br>Dorin-Botto<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (1... Kh8 2. Rd1 (2. Ne6 Rg8) 2... Nf6 (2... Qf6 3. Rxd7 Qxg5 4. Bxg5) 3. Ne6) 2. Qd5+ Kf6 3. Re1 Re8 4. Nh5+ gxh5 5. Qg5+ Kf7 6. Qg7# 1-0
b2r1rk1/pq2bpp1/1p2p2p/4N2n/2P2R2/1PB2N2/1P2QPPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1969)<br>Kopylow-Timofejew<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf7 Rxf7 2. Nxf7 Kxf7 3. Qxe6+ Kf8 4. Nh4 Nf4 5. Bxg7+ Ke8 (5... Kxg7 6. Nf5+) 6. Qg4 1-0
r4rk1/1b2bppp/p1q1pn2/1p2P1B1/8/2N5/PPB1QPPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: 1932<br>Ahues-List<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qf3 Qxf3 (1... Nd5 2. Bxe7 Nxe7 3. Be4) 2. gxf3 Nd5 3. Bxe7 Nxe7 4. Rd7 1-0
r3k2r/1q3ppp/p3p3/2b1P3/p2N1Q2/P7/1PP3PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1|Removal: Olympiade (1962)<br>Spasski-Darga<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxe6 fxe6 2. Qxa4+ Qb5 (2... Ke7 3. Qh4+ Ke8 4. Qg4 Qe7 5. Qa4+) 3. Qg4 Qc6 4. Qxg7 Rf8 5. Rxf8+ Bxf8 6. Qxh7 Rc8 7. Qg6+ Ke7 8. Rd6 1-0
8/5p1k/4p1b1/4P3/2Pq4/2Q2KP1/r3P3/2R2B2 b - - 0 1|Pin: Tscheljabinsk (1973)<br>Iwanow-Sweschnikow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ra3 2. Qxa3 Be4+ 3. Kf4 Bg2+ 4. Kg5 Qxe5+ 5. Kg4 Qf5+ 6. Kh4 Qh3+ 7. Kg5 Qh6+ 8. Kg4 f5# 0-1
r3r1k1/1bp2pp1/pp1p2q1/4n3/2PN2Pp/2P1P3/P2RBPP1/3Q1RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Dresden (1989)<br>Hiebl-Mueller<br>Difficulty ***|1... h3 2. f3 (2. gxh3 Qe4 3. f3 Qxe3+) 2... hxg2 3. Re1 Qh6 4. Nf5 Nxf3+ 5. Bxf3 Qh1+ 6. Kf2 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qxe1+ 8. Kxe1 g1=Q+ 0-1
r2q1rk1/3nbp1p/p1bp2pB/1p2p2N/6Q1/P7/BPP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Varna (1984)<br>Babula-Stefanov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qe6 Qe8 (1... fxe6 2. Bxe6+ Rf7 3. Bxf7+ Kh8 4. Bg7#) 2. Bxf8 Nxf8 (2... fxe6 3. Bxe6+ Qf7 4. Rxf7) 3. Qxf7+ Qxf7 4. Rxf7 gxh5 5. Rxe7+ 1-0
4r1k1/5rPp/3p4/p1pP1b2/Pp3q2/1P2N3/1BB1Q2P/6RK w - - 0 1|Removal: Moskau (1955)<br>Nikitin-Butkewitsch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf5 Rxe2 2. Ne7+ Rfxe7 3. Bxh7+ Kxh7 4. g8=Q+ Kh6 5. Qg6# 1-0
5rk1/pQ3p2/4b1p1/7p/5P1q/1P2P3/P4NPr/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Barcelona (1985)<br>Cramling-Martin<br>Difficulty ***|1. f5 gxf5 2. Qc7 f4 3. Qxf4 Qxf4 4. exf4 Rh4 5. g3 1-0
2r3k1/pp1r1pb1/6bB/3Pp3/3q4/P1N5/1PPQ4/1K4RR w - - 0 1|Different themes: Odessa (1946)<br>Bastrikow-Rowner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxg7 Qxd2 2. Bf6 1-0
r1q1r1k1/4bp2/p2p1npB/1pnPp1N1/8/P2B3Q/1PP3PP/R4R1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Buenos Aires (1960)<br>Cuasnicu-Juarez<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bf5 Qb7 (1... gxf5 2. Rxf5 Ra7 3. Nxf7 Kxf7 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qg6+ Kh8 6. Qg7#) 2. Nxf7 Qxd5 (2... Kxf7 3. Be6+ Nxe6 4. Qxe6#) 3. Bxg6 Qe6 4. Rf5 1-0
r1bq1rk1/1p1n1p1p/p2P1bp1/4p3/1P1N1P2/2PQB3/P1B3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Partievariante (1993)<br>Hracek-Rasik<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage. Several variants.|1. Nf5 gxf5 (1... Re8 2. Nh6+ Kg7 3. Qc4 Kxh6 4. fxe5+ Kg7 5. exf6+) (1... e4 2. Qxe4 Re8 3. Ne7+ Bxe7 4. dxe7) 2. Qxf5 e4 3. Bxe4 Re8 4. Qxh7+ Kf8 5. f5 Rxe4 6. Bh6+ Ke8 7. Qg8+ Nf8 8. Qxf8+ (8. Rae1 $1 {Alternative} Rxe1 9. Rxe1+ Kd7 10. Qxf7+ Kc6 11. Qc4+ Kd7 12. Bxf8 $18) 8... Kd7 9. Qxf7+ Kc6 10. Rad1 1-0
2r5/4r1bk/1p2pq1p/5ppP/2nP1N2/3Q4/P4PP1/BR2R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Moskau (1987)<br>Gurewitsch-Razuvaev<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nd5 exd5 2. Rxe7 Qxe7 3. Qxf5+ Kg8 4. Qxc8+ 1-0
r2r2k1/p4pbp/1q1P2p1/2p1Nb2/PB6/2P5/5PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1981)<br>Praslov-Kibalnik<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf7 (1. Qd5 Bxe5 2. Bxc5 Bxd6 3. Re8+ Rxe8 4. Bxb6 Bxh2+ $13) 1... cxb4 ( 1... Kxf7 2. Qd5+ Kf6 3. Bxc5 Qb2 4. Bd4+) 2. Qd5 Bxc3 3. Nxd8+ Kh8 4. Re8+ Kg7 5. Qg8+ 1-0
r2rb1k1/2p3pp/p2q1p2/3PpP1Q/P2bP2N/1B5R/1P4PP/2B4K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Berlin (1932)<br>Ahues-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. Ng6+ Kg8 3. Rh8+ Kf7 4. Rf8+ Qxf8 5. d6# 1-0
2r2rk1/p4q2/4b1p1/b1p1Bp2/3p4/1P1B2Q1/P1P3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxf5 Bxf5 2. Qh4 Qd7 (2... Qh7 3. Bc4+ Rf7 4. Bxf7+) 3. Bc4+ Be6 4. Qh8+ Kf7 5. Rf1+ Ke7 6. Qg7+ Rf7 7. Rxf7+ Bxf7 8. Qxf7+ Kd8 9. Qf8+ Qe8 10. Qd6+ Qd7 11. Bf6+ Ke8 12. Bb5 (12. Qe5+ {Alternative} Kf8 13. Be7+ Ke8 14. Bg5+) 12... Qxb5 13. Qe7# 1-0
r1bq1rk1/pp2nppp/3p1n2/2pPp3/2P4N/2PBP3/P1Q2PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1|Interference: Fernpartie (1958)<br>Napolitano-Batnik<br>Difficulty ***|1... e4 2. Bxe4 (2. Be2 g5) 2... Nxe4 3. Qxe4 g5 4. Nf3 Bf5 0-1
2r2rk1/3qb1pp/np2p3/p2pN3/P2NnB2/7P/1PP3P1/2RQ1R1K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Budapest (1989)<br>Varga-Wegschankow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Favorable endgame.|1... Rxf4 2. Nxd7 (2. Rxf4 Qd6 3. Rxe4 (3. Nd3 Qxf4 4. Nxf4 Nf2+) 3... dxe4) 2... Rxf1+ 3. Qxf1 Ng3+ 4. Kg1 Nxf1 0-1
r4rk1/p2q2pp/1b6/n2pQ3/5p2/2P5/PP1P1PPP/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1985)<br>Dille-Pigits<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rf5 2. Qe2 f3 3. gxf3 Re8 4. Qd1 Rg5+ 5. Kh1 Qh3 6. Rg1 Re1 0-1
r1b1kb1r/pp2pp1p/nq4p1/3P4/3p4/6P1/PP1BPPBP/2RQK1NR w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Lehrstellung<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxc8+ Rxc8 2. Qa4+ Kd8 3. Ba5 1-0
r1b4k/2q3pp/p1p1p3/8/8/1QB5/P5PP/3R3K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Halle (1882)<br>Tarrasch-Richter<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Ba5 Qxa5 2. Qb4 (2. Qa3 $1 {Alternative}) 1-0
5r2/2p3pk/1r1p3b/p1q1p3/6R1/P2P1p2/BPPQ1P1P/2K3R1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: 1939<br>Richter-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh6+ gxh6 2. Rg7+ Kh8 3. Bg8 Rxg8 4. Rxg8+ Kh7 5. R1g7# 1-0
r3r1k1/p2n4/3p1pp1/qnp3B1/1p2P1P1/1P3P2/PP2N2Q/1K1R1B2 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Varna (1977)<br>Georgiev-Panbucjan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf4 fxg5 2. Qh6 Ne5 3. Bc4+ Nxc4 4. Qxg6+ Kf8 5. Qf6+ Kg8 6. Rh1 Nd2+ 7. Kc1 Nxb3+ 8. Kd1 1-0
r1b1rq1k/p6p/2pR2pb/2P1p1Bn/2B1PpnN/P1N3P1/2Q2P1P/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Lugano (1983)<br>Henley-Andreasson<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxg6 Bxg5 (1... Qxc5 2. Na4 Qd4 3. Rd1 Qxf2+ 4. Qxf2 Nxf2 5. Rxh6 Nxd1 6. Rxh5 Be6 7. Be2 Ne3 (7... Bb3 8. Nc5) 8. Bf6+) 2. Rxg5 Qh6 3. Nf3 Ng7 (3... Nxh2 4. Nxe5 (4. Kxh2 Nxg3+ 5. Kg2 Qh3+ 6. Kg1 Qh1#)) 4. Rd1 Nxh2 5. Nxe5 Qh3 6. Ne2 fxg3 (6... Bg4 7. Nxf4 Bxd1 8. Qxd1) 7. Nf4 gxf2+ 8. Qxf2 Qc3 9. Nfg6+ ( 9. Neg6+ $18 {Alternative}) 1-0
r2q3k/pp2N1pp/2pp4/7P/2B2rP1/8/PPK1Qb2/7R w - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1956)<br>Majorow-Krjukow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng6+ hxg6 2. Qe8+ Qxe8 3. hxg6+ 1-0
rn1q1r1k/p2pNppp/bp1Q4/2p1PN2/2B5/P1R5/5PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Lissabon (1941)<br>Aljechin-Supico<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qg6 fxg6 2. Nxg6+ hxg6 3. Rh3+ 1-0
2r4k/1p2p2p/7B/pNnP1r2/P3n1R1/1P6/6RP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1981)<br>Heemsoth-Baumbach<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nc7 (1. Bg7+ Kg8 2. Bd4+ Kf7 3. Rg7+ Ke8) 1... Nf6 2. Bg7+ Kg8 3. Bxf6+ Kf7 4. Be5 Rxe5 5. Rf2+ 1-0
r3kb1r/pRnnpppp/8/3p4/Q7/2qBB2P/P1PN1PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Dresden (1892)<br>Tarrasch-Seve<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bd4 Qxd2 2. Rxc7 Rd8 3. Qxd7+ Rxd7 4. Rc8+ Rd8 5. Bb5# 1-0
3r1r2/pp2q1k1/2p2NBp/4P3/4QPP1/P3p3/1P4KP/2n5 w - - 0 1|Removal: Kislowodsk (1988)<br>Jeromin-Gaponow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bf7 Rh8 (1... Kxf7 2. Qh7+ Ke6 3. f5+ Kxe5 4. Qxe7+ Kf4 5. Qe4+ Kg5 6. Nh7+ Kh4 7. g5+ Kh5 8. Qf3+ Kh4 9. Qh3#) 2. Qg6+ Kf8 3. Nh7+ Rxh7 4. Qg8# 1-0
r1b2rk1/4ppb1/3p1npp/q1pP4/1n2PP1B/2N2N2/PP1Q2PP/2R1KB1R b - - 0 1|Different themes: Partievariante (1957)<br>Nikolajewski-Wasjukow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Nxa2 2. Ra1 Nxc3 3. Rxa5 Rxa5 4. bxc3 (4. Qc1 Ncxe4 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Bxe4 Nxe4) (4. Qxc3 Ra1+ 5. Ke2 Ba6+ 6. Ke3 Ng4+ 7. Kd2 Bxc3+) 4... Ra1+ 5. Ke2 Ba6+ 6. Ke3 Ng4# 0-1
2r5/5p2/2r2pkp/p2ppR2/1p1p2PP/1P1N2K1/P1P5/5R2 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Koeparogur (1993)<br>Hjartarson-Bricard<br>Difficulty ***|1. g5 (1. Ne1 $6 Rc3+ 2. R1f3 Kg7 $13) 1... hxg5 2. hxg5 e4 (2... Kh7 3. gxf6) 3. gxf6 exd3 4. Kg4 Kh7 5. Rg5 Rxf6 6. Rxf6 dxc2 (6... Rxc2 7. Rxf7+ Kh6 8. Rxd5) 7. Kh5 1-0
2rn1rk1/3b2bp/3qp1p1/pp1pN1Nn/2pP1B2/P1P5/1PB1QPPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Leinefelde (1981)<br>Kleeschaetzky-Welz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh5 gxh5 2. Bxh7+ Kh8 3. Ng6# 1-0
2b1r3/1p2qpkp/2p3p1/4r3/R4Q2/2P2RP1/P1B2P1P/6K1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Paraguay (1983)<br>Netto-Abente<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re1+ 2. Kg2 Rg1+ 3. Kxg1 Qe1+ 4. Kg2 Qf1+ 5. Kxf1 Bh3+ 6. Kg1 Re1# 0-1
r3r1k1/pq3ppp/bp1Q1n2/8/4P3/PpP2P2/5KPP/R1B2N1R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Cruz<br>Valdez-Sta<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxe4 2. Ne3 b2 0-1
r2qrbk1/5ppp/pn1p4/np2P1P1/3p4/5N2/PPB2PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: 1965<br>Spassky-Geller<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ $3 Kxh7 2. g6+ $1 Kg8 (2... Kxg6 3. Qd3+ $18) 3. Ng5 fxg6 4. Qf3 $1 Qxg5 (4... Qe7 5. Qh3 $18) (4... Be7 5. Qf7+ Kh8 6. Ne6 $18) 5. Bxg5 dxe5 6. Rac1 $18 1-0
3r1r2/ppp1b1k1/2n4p/q3P1p1/3p2b1/P2Q1NB1/1PP1NPPP/4RK1R b - - 0 1|Deflection: Kalkutta (1979)<br>Barua-Takker<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxf3 2. Qe4 (2. gxf3 Bh3+ 3. Kg1 Qxe1#) 2... d3 3. cxd3 (3. Qxg4 dxe2+ 4. Rxe2 Rd1+) 3... Rfxd3 4. f3 (4. Qxg4 Qxe1+ 5. Kxe1 Rd1#) 4... Rxf3+ 5. gxf3 (5. Bf2 Bc5 6. gxf3 Bh3+ 7. Kg1 Qxe1#) 5... Bh3+ 6. Kg1 Bc5+ 7. Bf2 Qxe1# 0-1
r4k2/ppp1r1pp/2n2q1P/b7/2B2BR1/2P3Q1/PP5P/1N3K2 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: 1859<br>Morphy-Fuller<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg6 Qxg6 (1... Qf5 2. hxg7+ (2. Nd2 $2 hxg6 3. h7 Qh5 4. Qf3 Qxh7 5. Bd6+ ( 5. Bg5+) 5... Ke8 6. Bxe7 Nxe7 7. Bf7+ Kd7 8. Qd3+ Kc6 9. Qc4+ $11) (2. Na3 $2 hxg6 3. h7 Qh5) 2... Rxg7 3. Rxg7 Qxb1+ 4. Kg2 Qe4+ 5. Kh3 Qxc4 6. Rxh7 Qe6+ 7. Kh4) 2. Qxg6 hxg6 3. h7 Re1+ 4. Kxe1 Ke7 5. Bg8 1-0
2kr4/2q2pp1/p3p2p/1p1r2bP/6P1/4BP2/PPP2Q2/2KR3R b - - 0 1|Deflection: Minusinsk (1988)<br>Pogonin-Sablotzki<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Qh2 (1... Qg3 $1 {Alternative}) 2. Qxh2 (2. Rxd5 Qxh1+) 2... Bxe3+ 3. Rd2 Rxd2 0-1
5r1k/1b4p1/p6p/4Pp1q/2pNnP2/7N/PPQ3PP/5R1K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Sevilla (1922)<br>Torre-Aljechin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxh3 2. gxh3 Nf2+ 3. Kg1 Nxh3# 0-1
6r1/1kq5/bn6/p1n1NQ1p/Pp2P3/6P1/5NBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: New York (1966)<br>Zuckermann-Suttles<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Nc6 Nbxa4 2. e5 Kb6 3. Rd6 Nb7 4. Rf6 (4. Nd4+ $18 {Alternative}) 4... b3 5. Qe6 b2 6. Qb3+ 1-0
2r1rbk1/5pp1/bq5p/1pnBPN2/6Q1/N7/5PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Amsterdam (1934)<br>Lilienthal-Landau<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Rd6 Bxd6 3. Qxg7+ Ke6 4. Nxd6 Qd8 5. Nxe8 Qxe8 1-0
r2r2k1/1p2qpp1/1np1p1p1/p3N3/2PPN3/bP5R/4QPPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: New York (1924)<br>Yates-Reti<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng5 Qxg5 2. Rh8+ Kxh8 3. Nxf7+ 1-0
4rb1k/3q1ppp/p1rPp3/PpP5/3Q4/5P2/1B3P1P/2R3RK w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Trnava (1988)<br>Plachetka-Tibensky<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg7+ (1. Rxg7 e5) 1... Bxg7 2. Bxg7+ Kg8 3. Bf6+ Kf8 4. Rg7 1-0
5rk1/1p2rpp1/n1p1b2p/p3P3/P2RNP2/1q4PP/6BK/2QR4 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Manila (1983)<br>Jussupow-Kovacevic<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf6+ gxf6 (1... Kh8 2. f5 Bxf5 3. Rh4) 2. exf6 Rd7 3. f5 1-0
2r2r1k/4ppRp/p4n1P/6R1/2q1pP2/8/PpN5/1K4Q1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Bremen (1958)<br>Meemsoth-Heisenbuettel<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rc5 Qxc5 2. Rxh7+ Nxh7 3. Qg7# 1-0
3rkr2/4np2/pqn1pB1Q/1BppP3/2P3P1/8/PP6/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Toulouse (1989)<br>Hector-Klajko<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxf8+ Kxf8 2. Rh8+ Ng8 3. Rxg8+ Kxg8 4. Rh1 1-0
2r3rk/4qp1p/p3p3/1p2P1P1/2pR1P2/4Q3/PPP2KP1/7R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Baden-Baden (1925)<br>Torre-Yates<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxh7+ Kxh7 2. Qh3+ Kg6 3. Qh6+ Kf5 4. Qh7+ Rg6 5. Qh3# 1-0
r4rk1/p5p1/2pQ2bp/4n2n/1PP4q/P1N5/4BN1P/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Jugoslawien (1977)<br>Pavlovic-Crepinsek<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng3 2. hxg3 Qxg3+ 3. Kh1 Qxc3 4. Bd2 Qg3 5. Qe6+ (5. Qd4 Rad8 6. Qe3 Nf3 7. Qe6+ Kh7 8. Qh3 Qxh3+ 9. Nxh3 Nxd2) 5... Kh7 6. Rg1 Qh4+ 7. Qh3 Be4+ 0-1
r3k2r/pppq1p1p/2n1bp2/8/1b2QB2/PPpP1N2/2P3PP/R3KB1R b q - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1899)<br>Tschigorin-Lewitzki<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... O-O-O 2. axb4 Bd5 3. Qe2 Rde8 (3... Rhe8 $1 {Alternative}) 4. Be3 Bxf3 ( 4... Rxe3 5. Qxe3 Re8 6. Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 7. Kf2 $19) 5. Qxf3 Nd4 6. Qf2 Rxe3+ 7. Kd1 Qg4+ 8. Kc1 Qf4 0-1
r7/pp2pkbp/2pq2p1/8/2P2N2/1P2R1PP/P3QPK1/8 w - - 0 1|Removal: UdSSR (1959)<br>Lein-Lavrentiev<br>Difficulty ***|1. c5 Qxc5 (1... Qd7 2. Qc4+ Kf8 (2... e6 3. Rxe6) (2... Ke8 3. Qg8+) 3. Ne6+ Kg8 4. Nc7+) 2. b4 Qxb4 3. a3 1-0
3r2k1/1p3ppp/p3bn2/3p1q2/NP1R4/P3PBP1/2r1QP1P/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: England (1977)<br>Webb-Nunn<br>Difficulty ***|1. e4 Qe5 (1... Rxe2 2. exf5) 2. Qxc2 Qxd4 3. Rd1 Qe5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Nb6 g6 6. Qc5 1-0
3r4/4bp1k/4pn1p/2P1Q3/5P2/7P/N3RKB1/1q6 b - - 0 1|Removal: Paneveshis (1983)<br>Rumjanzew-Rosentalis<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng4+ 2. hxg4 Bh4+ 3. Kf3 Rd3+ 4. Re3 Qd1+ 0-1
3n4/p1kb4/Pp5p/2Pq2p1/1P6/6P1/5R1P/2Q3K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: BRD (1975)<br>Marjanovic-Lehmann<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rd2 Qc6 (1... Qe6 2. cxb6+ Kxb6 3. Qc5+ Kxa6 4. Rd6+) 2. cxb6+ Kxb6 3. Qxc6+ (3. Qd1 $1 {Alternative} Qe4 4. Rxd7 Qe3+ 5. Kf1 Nc6 6. b5 Ne5) 3... Kxc6 4. b5+ Kxb5 (4... Kc7 5. b6+ axb6 6. Rxd7+ Kxd7 7. a7) 5. Rxd7 Nc6 6. Rd6 h5 7. Rd5+ 1-0
8/p6R/8/6p1/4Qrk1/6p1/P1P2PK1/3q4 w - - 0 1|Decoy: UdSSR (1987)<br>Ivanov-Grigorov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rh4+ Kxh4 2. Qh7+ Qh5 3. fxg3+ Kg4 4. Qd7+ Rf5 5. Qd1+ Rf3 6. Qxf3# 1-0
5rrk/4npb1/p2p1p1p/5P1Q/1p1N4/3R2R1/PP2NKPP/1q6 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Kuba (1984)<br>Cruz Lima-Fedorowicz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7 Rxg7 (1... Kxg7 2. Rg3+ Kh7 (2... Ng6 3. Rxg6+ fxg6 4. Qxg6+ Kh8 5. Qxh6#) 3. Rh3 Rxg2+ 4. Kxg2 Ng8 5. Qg4) 2. Qxh6+ Kg8 3. Rh3 Ng6 4. fxg6 fxg6 5. Ne6 Qf5+ 6. N2f4 Qc2+ 7. Kg3 1-0
r1b2rk1/2q1bppp/p2pp3/2n3PQ/1p1BP3/1BN5/PPP2P1P/2KR2R1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Colditz (1969)<br>Hennings-Moehring<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Bf6 (1. Qh6 $1 {Alternative} Nxb3+ 2. axb3 f6 3. gxf6) 1... Re8 (1... bxc3 2. Qh6) 2. Rg3 bxc3 3. Rh3 cxb2+ 4. Kb1 Bxf6 (4... h6 5. Qxh6 gxh6 6. Rxh6 Bxf6 7. gxf6) 5. gxf6 Kf8 (5... gxf6 6. e5 (6. Qh6 $1 Nxe4 7. Rg1+ Ng5 8. Qxf6) 6... dxe5 7. Qh6 Ne4 8. Rg1+ Ng5 9. Rxg5+ fxg5 10. Qxg5+) 6. e5 Ne4 7. fxg7+ Ke7 8. Qh4+ 1-0
rn3rk1/3q1ppp/p3p3/3b4/1b1NNP2/2RBQ3/1PP3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Rumaenien (1963)<br>Radovici-Neamtu<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf6+ gxf6 2. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (2... Kh8 3. Qh3) 3. Qh3+ Kg8 4. Rg3# 1-0
rn1q4/1pp5/2np1pkp/p2B1bN1/2P2P2/P6P/1P1B2P1/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Moskau (1927)<br>Rossolimo-Reisermann<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh5+ Kxh5 2. Bf7+ Bg6 3. g4+ Kh4 4. Be1# 1-0
r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/2p5/4N3/1n1PN3/3Q4/Pq3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Partievariante (1887)<br>Anderssen-Bird<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. Nf6+ gxf6 2. Qg3+ Bg4 (2... Kh8 3. Nxf7+ Rxf7 4. Re8+) 3. Nxg4 (3. Qxg4+ $2 Kh8 4. Qf5 Nd5 $13) 3... Kh8 (3... Qxd4 4. Nh6+ Kh8 5. Nf5) 4. Nh6 Nd5 5. Rab1 1-0
6k1/1n3rr1/4Q3/P1pPp1q1/2P2pp1/3B3R/5P1K/6R1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg4 Qxg4 2. Qe8+ Rf8 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. Qxf8+ Rg8 5. Qh6# 1-0
r1qr2k1/1bn1bp1p/4p1p1/p3P2Q/Pp1B4/1BN3R1/1PP3PP/2K2R2 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Manzanillo (1981)<br>Verduga-Morales<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nb5 Nxb5 2. Rxf7 Kxf7 3. Qxh7+ Ke8 (3... Kf8 4. Qxg6) 4. Qxg6+ Kd7 5. Bxe6+ Kc7 6. Bb6+ (6. Bxc8 Nxd4) 6... Kxb6 7. Bxc8+ Bc6 8. axb5 1-0
r1br2k1/pp2qppp/8/4n3/2B1n3/PQ2P3/1PN2PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Helsinki (1981)<br>Viitanen-Pyhaelae<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nf3+ 2. gxf3 Qg5+ 3. Kh1 Rd1 4. Ne1 (4. fxe4 Bh3) 4... Rxe1 0-1
r2q1rk1/1b1nbp1p/p4np1/1p1pN1B1/2pP1P2/2N1P2Q/PPB3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Paris (1900)<br>Pillsbury-Marco<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. f5 b4 2. fxg6 hxg6 (2... bxc3 3. Rxf6 fxg6 4. Qe6+) 3. Qh4 bxc3 4. Nxd7 Qxd7 5. Rxf6 a5 (5... cxb2 6. Raf1 Qe8 7. Qh6) 6. Raf1 Ra6 7. Bxg6 fxg6 8. Rxf8+ Bxf8 9. Rxf8+ Kxf8 10. Qh8+ Kf7 11. Qh7+ Ke8 12. Qg8# 1-0
2r2rk1/p1N2p1p/2P1p1p1/1Pp3q1/3b4/5Q2/P1P3PP/4RR1K w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: UdSSR (1969)<br>Kapengut-Schereschewski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxe6 fxe6 2. Qxf8+ Rxf8 3. Rxf8+ Kg7 (3... Kxf8 4. c7) 4. c7 1-0
r4rk1/1q1nbppp/p1b1pn2/1p6/1P5Q/2N1BNP1/P3PPBP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: 1937<br>Aljechin-Euwe<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Rxd7 Bxd7 (1... Qxd7 2. Ne5) 2. Ng5 Qb8 (2... Bc6 3. Bxc6 Qxc6 4. Nce4) 3. Bxa8 Qxa8 4. Nxh7 1-0
1r1r3k/4N1pp/1p1Pqp2/3Rp3/3n4/8/P4PPP/1Q1R2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Daugavpils (1975)<br>Abrossimow-Ambainis<br>Difficulty ***|1. R1xd4 exd4 2. Qxh7+ Kxh7 3. Rh5# 1-0
4r1k1/1q1R1pp1/7p/p7/4n1Q1/2P4N/1r4PP/6RK b - - 0 1|Deflection: 1989<br>Heydebrek-Lasker<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rb1 2. Rdd1 (2. Rxb7 Nf2+ 3. Nxf2 Rxg1+ 4. Kxg1 Re1#) 2... Rxd1 3. Rxd1 Nxc3 0-1
r2q1rk1/pbp2p2/1p3npQ/6N1/2Pp4/3B4/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Prag (1952)<br>Dobias-Podgorny<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re6 Re8 (1... fxe6 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Qh6+ Kg8 4. Bh7+ Kh8 5. Bf5+ Kg8 6. Bxe6+ Rf7 7. Bxf7#) 2. Bxg6 1-0
3r1rk1/1b3p1p/p2q1Pp1/np2Q3/2p4R/6NP/PBB3PK/8 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Breslau (1862)<br>Anderssen-Zukertort<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxg6 hxg6 (1... fxg6 2. f7+ Kxf7 3. Rxh7+) (1... Qxe5 2. Bxh7+ Kh8 3. Bxe5 Rd2 4. Be4+ Kg8 5. Nf5) (1... h6 2. Qxd6 Rxd6 3. Nf5 fxg6 4. Nxh6+ Kh7 5. Nf5+ Kg8 6. Nxd6 Rf7 7. Rh8+ Kxh8 8. Nxf7+ Kg8 9. Nh6+ Kh7 10. f7) 2. Qg5 Qd2 3. Nf5 Rfe8 4. Ne7+ Rxe7 5. fxe7 Qd6+ 6. Be5 1-0
2r2r1k/pb4pp/4Bn2/q1bnP1NQ/1pp4P/8/PP3PP1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 3|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1947)<br>Tolusch-Lilienthal<br>Difficulty ***|3. exf6 Nxf6 4. Nf7+ Rxf7 5. Qxf7 Rc7 6. Bd7 Bxf2+ 7. Kxf2 1-0
r5r1/pp1nq2k/3p3p/2pP1p2/2P1pP1P/2N4K/PP2B3/R2Q1R2 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1963)<br>Wennerstroem-Garam<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rg2 2. Rg1 (2. Kxg2 Qxh4) 2... Rh2+ 3. Kxh2 Qxh4+ 4. Kg2 Rg8+ 5. Bg4 Rxg4+ 0-1
r2q1bk1/1b3p2/p5pp/1ppp1N2/7P/2P2Q2/PPB1RPP1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1982)<br>Blosze-Dietz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re7 Qxe7 (1... gxf5 2. Qxf5) (1... Bxe7 2. Nxh6+) 2. Nxe7+ Bxe7 3. h5 1-0
r4r1k/2R2Rp1/b3pN1p/3p1p1P/p2P1K2/Pp2PPP1/1P6/8 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: 1922<br>Aljechin-Yates<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7 $1 Rxf6 2. Ke5 $1 Rff8 3. Rh7+ Kg8 4. Rcg7# 1-0
6k1/5p2/2b1p1p1/3q3p/8/3PQPP1/r3B1K1/2R5 b - - 0 1|Pin: Malmoe (1982)<br>Gillefalk-Samuelson<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxf3+ 2. Qxf3 Rxe2+ 3. Kf1 Bxf3 0-1
r2nk1r1/pb3q1p/4p3/3p2pQ/8/BP6/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w q - 0 1|Pin: Dresden (1969)<br>Antunac-Huebner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rc7 Qxh5 2. Re7+ Kf8 3. Rxb7+ Ke8 4. Re7+ Kf8 5. Rxh7+ 1-0
1k1r3r/pbq2ppp/1ppbpn2/8/Q1P1P3/2N1BPP1/PP5P/2KR1B1R w - - 0 1|Decoy: 1935<br>Ahues-Kuerpuehn<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Rxd6 Qxd6 2. e5 Qxe5 3. Bf4 1-0
5rk1/1N3pbp/p3p3/4n3/4Qpq1/P4N2/1PP2PPP/1K1R4 b - - 0 2|Different themes: Tscheljabinsk (1974)<br>Palatnik-Kupreitschik<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|2... Qxg2 3. Rg1 Nxf3 4. Rxg2 Nd2+ 5. Kc1 Nxe4 0-1
r1b1rbk1/pp1n1ppp/5p2/q1p2N2/3P4/2PB1Q2/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Donezk (1961)<br>Dragunow-Odurowski<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. b4 (1. Nh6+ $1 {Alternative} gxh6 2. Qg4+ Bg7 3. Bxh6 Kf8 4. Qxg7+ Ke7 5. Rfe1+ Kd8 6. Qxf7) 1... cxb4 2. Qh5 Kh8 3. Qxf7 Qd8 4. Nh6 (4. Bc4 $1 { Alternative}) 4... Bd6 5. Qg8+ Rxg8 6. Nf7# 1-0
r4rk1/p3qpb1/3p3p/1p1PnQp1/2p1N3/4P1P1/PP1NKPP1/R6R w - - 0 1|Deflection: Jerewan (1982)<br>Psachis-Gawrikow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Rxh6 Ng6 (1... Bxh6 2. Nf6+ Kg7 3. Qh7+ Kxf6 4. Ne4#) 2. Rh5 1-0
4r3/2R3pp/pk1r4/4pp2/P2n4/2RNK1P1/1P3P1P/8 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Zuerich (1965)<br>Christoffel-Mueller<br>Difficulty ***|1. a5+ Kxa5 2. Rb7 f4+ 3. Ke4 Nb5 4. Ra3+ Nxa3 5. b4+ Ka4 6. Nc5# 1-0
1r3nk1/4rpp1/p1pN1b1p/q1Pp1B2/6RP/1P3P2/P1Q2P2/1K1R4 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Havanna (1993)<br>Pelajez-Dovitis<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re2 2. Qxe2 Rxb3+ 3. axb3 Qa1+ 4. Kc2 Qb2+ 5. Kd3 Qc3# 0-1
5r1k/p6p/1p1p1qp1/2pQpr2/8/2PP2P1/PP2RPKP/5R2 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Palma de Mallorca (1969)<br>Medina-Mecking<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1... e4 2. Qc4 (2. Qxe4 Re5 3. Qg4 h5) 2... d5 3. Qb5 e3 4. f4 d4 5. Rc1 g5 6. cxd4 gxf4 7. Kh1 fxg3 0-1
2r3k1/1pN4p/1P1p2p1/3Pp3/4P3/2R5/1n4PP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Berlin (1993)<br>Onischuk-Heinig<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rc6 bxc6 (1... Rd8 2. Ne6 Rb8 3. Rxd6 Nc4 4. Rd7 Nxb6 5. Rg7+ Kh8 6. d6) 2. b7 Rb8 3. dxc6 Nd3 4. Na6 1-0
5rk1/pb3pbp/3P1np1/4P3/1pQ2P2/8/P2qN1BP/RR4K1 b - - 0 1|Pin: BRD (1966)<br>Pokkern-Huebner<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qe3+ 2. Kh1 (2. Kf1 Ng4) 2... Qh3 3. Bxb7 Ng4 0-1
3rr1k1/p1R2p1p/3q2p1/8/4P1b1/5N2/P1RQ1PPP/6K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: 1975<br>Tal-Olafsson<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Qf4 $3 2. Re7 $1 (2. Qxf4 Rd1+ 3. Ne1 Rxe1#) 2... Rf8 (2... Rxd2 3. Rxe8+ Kg7 4. Nxd2 $18) (2... Qxd2 3. Rxe8+ $18) 3. Qa5 (3. Qe1 Bxf3 4. gxf3 Qxf3 5. Rc1 Rd4 $19) (3. Qe2 Bxf3 4. Qxf3 Qd6 $19) (3. Qb4 Rd1+ 4. Ne1 Qd6) 3... Rd1+ ( 3... Qg5 $19 {Alternative}) 4. Ne1 Qg5 $1 5. Qb4 Qxe7 $19 0-1
3r1rk1/2q2pp1/p5nR/1pn1PR1Q/2p5/2P1P2P/P1B2K2/2B5 w - - 0 1|Removal: UdSSR (1990)<br>Tschudinowskich-Murawjow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rh8+ Nxh8 2. Qh7+ Kxh7 3. Rh5+ Kg8 4. Bh7# 1-0
2Q5/p3b1k1/2p2rPp/2q5/4B3/3P4/P6P/6RK w - - 0 1|Decoy: Lwow (1926)<br>Piotrowski-Tannenbaum<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh8+ Kxh8 2. g7+ Kg8 3. Bh7+ Kxh7 4. g8=Q# 1-0
2r3k1/1q3p1p/p2R2p1/bp6/6P1/P6P/1PP2QP1/5BK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1936)<br>Lasker-Ragosin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bc7 2. Rf6 Bd8 3. Rd6 (3. Qf3 Qa7+ 4. Qf2 Qxf2+ 5. Rxf2 Bb6) 3... Be7 4. Rb6 Qxb6 5. Qxb6 Bc5+ 6. Qxc5 Rxc5 0-1
r3r1k1/p4ppp/3p4/q1p2N2/b1Bpn3/P1P5/5PPP/2Q1RRK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe4 Rxe4 2. Qg5 g6 3. Qf6 gxf5 4. Qxf7+ Kh8 5. Qf6# 1-0
5r1k/3q1ppn/p5b1/4R1P1/3N1Q2/1Br5/P4PK1/7R w - - 0 1|Different themes: UdSSR (1981)<br>Dzabarov-Hacatujan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Be6 Qd6 (1... Qb7+ 2. Bd5 Qb4 3. Ne6 Qxf4 4. Nxf4 Rfc8 5. Nxg6+ fxg6 6. Re4 R3c5 7. Rxh7+ Kxh7 8. Rh4#) 2. Bf5 Rc4 3. Re8 Qd5+ 4. Be4 Bxe4+ 5. Qxe4 Qxg5+ ( 5... Qxe4+ 6. Rxe4 Kg8 7. Reh4 Rxd4 8. Rxd4) 6. Kf3 Rc3+ 7. Ke2 1-0
8/p1rp3p/Rr2ppk1/1P6/2P2P2/P5P1/5K1P/2R5 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Tallinn (1977)<br>Gulko-Kjarner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxb6 axb6 2. c5 bxc5 3. a4 d5 4. b6 Rb7 5. a5 1-0
r1rq2k1/5ppp/p1pbp3/P3Nb2/1nBP4/2R3B1/1P2QPPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Variante (1981)<br>Ledermann-Eperjesi<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Nxf7 Kxf7 2. Bxe6+ Bxe6 3. Rf3+ Ke7 (3... Kg8 4. Qxe6+ Kh8 5. Bxd6) 4. Bh4+ (4. Re1 Qd7 (4... Qg8 5. Re3 Bxg3 6. Rxe6+ Kd7 7. Re7+ Kd6 8. Rd7+ Kxd7 9. Qe7# ) 5. Bh4+ (5. Re3 Bxg3 6. Rxe6+) 5... Ke8 6. Re3 Nd5 7. Rxe6+ Kf7) 4... Kd7 5. Bxd8 1-0
r3kr2/1bq1pp1p/pp3Q2/5P2/2PN4/7P/P5P1/1R2R1K1 w q - 0 1|Removal: Nottingham (1980)<br>Thomas-Cooke<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nc6 Bxc6 2. Rxe7+ Qxe7 3. Qxc6+ Qd7 4. Qxa8+ 1-0
1r5k/4nppp/p4qb1/P7/1pR5/1B6/1P1QR1PP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Moskau (1949)<br>Keres-Loewenfisch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxb4 Rxb4 2. Rc8+ Nxc8 3. Re8# 1-0
1r3rk1/q3b2p/p2pb1pR/2p3P1/P1P1PB2/2NP2K1/8/R2Q4 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Strasbourg (1980)<br>Wenghoeffer-Zinser<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxf4 2. Kxf4 Bxg5+ 3. Kxg5 Qe7+ 4. Kf4 Rf8+ 5. Kg3 Qg5+ 0-1
1r4k1/1b2K1pp/7b/2pp3P/6NB/2Q2pp1/4p3/5r2 w - - 0 1|Decoy: 1820<br>Deshapelles-Labourdonnais<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxh6+ gxh6 (1... Kh8 2. Nf7+ Kg8 3. Qxg7+ Kxg7 4. Bf6+ Kg8 5. Nh6#) 2. Qh8+ Kxh8 3. Kf7 Rf8+ 4. Kxf8 e1=Q 5. Bf6# 1-0
rnbkr3/pppp1p1p/5p2/8/2B5/4Q3/P2KNP1q/4R1R1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Como (1901)<br>Perlasca-Grassi<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxe8+ Kxe8 2. Nd4+ Kf8 3. Re8+ Kxe8 4. Rg8+ Ke7 5. Nf5# 1-0
r5k1/1pn2pb1/2p4p/2P1p1p1/1PB1N1q1/4P1P1/5PP1/1Q1R2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Hastings (1968)<br>Smyslow-Fuller<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf6+ Bxf6 2. Qg6+ Bg7 3. Qxf7+ Kh8 4. Rd7 1-0
8/2N2k2/7p/2b1Bpp1/1p6/P1n2KP1/7P/8 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Novi Sad (1990)<br>Khakpur-Murillo<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bd6 2. Bxd6 b3 3. Nd5 Nxd5 4. Be5 Nb6 0-1
R7/1p3pk1/4q1p1/1P2rn2/1B1p3p/7P/1PQ2PP1/7K b - - 0 1|Different themes: UdSSR (1987)<br>Temirbaev-Moskalenko<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re1+ 2. Bxe1 Qxe1+ 3. Kh2 Ng3 4. Ra1 Nf1+ 5. Kg1 Qxa1 0-1
2k5/1pp5/p3Pq2/6r1/1PN3Q1/PK6/8/8 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Wurzen (1935)<br>Trueltsch-Heidenreich<br>Difficulty ***|1. e7+ Rxg4 2. e8=Q+ Qd8 3. Qe6+ Qd7 4. Qxd7+ Kxd7 5. Ne5+ 1-0
1n2r3/p1pq1kp1/1b1pNpp1/3P4/5RP1/3Q3P/1B3P2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: 1923<br>Aljechin-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 2. Rxf6+ $3 Kxf6 (2... Kg8 3. Rxg6+ Kh8 4. Rh6+ $18) 3. Qc3+ Ke7 4. Qg7# 1-0
4r1k1/2p3pp/R3b1r1/1Q1p1q2/3Pn3/1B6/PP1N1PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1|Interference: Fernpartie<br>Urbanec-Engel<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... c6 2. Rxc6 (2. Qxc6 Bf7 3. Qb7 Nxd2) 2... Qh3 3. g3 Nxd2 (3... Rh6 $19 { Alternative}) 0-1
r4b1r/1q3kpp/p2pNn2/1p1Pn3/3B4/8/PPP1QPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Budapest (1970)<br>Jansa-Adamski<br>Difficulty ***|1. f4 Qxd5 (1... Neg4 2. Ng5+ Kg6 3. Qd3+ Kh6 4. Qg3 (4. Qh3+ Kg6 5. f5+ Kxg5 6. Be3+ Nxe3 7. Qxe3+ Kh5 8. Rf3 (8. Qh3+ $2 Kg5 9. Rf3 Ne4) 8... Qa7 $11) 4... Qxd5 (4... Kg6 5. f5+ Kxg5 6. Be3+ Kh5 7. Qh3#) 5. Qh4+ Kg6 6. f5+ Qxf5 7. Rxf5 ) 2. fxe5 Qxe6 3. exf6 Qxe2 4. fxg7+ 1-0
3rr1k1/pp3ppp/q1p1bn2/8/4P3/4N1P1/PPQ1RPBP/R5K1 b - - 0 1|Pin: Buenos Aires (1972)<br>Rubinetti-Najdorf<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Bb3 2. Qxb3 Qxe2 3. Bf1 Qh5 4. Qxb7 Nxe4 5. Qxc6 Qf3 0-1
5nk1/2p3q1/1p1p1p2/3P1P1Q/2P1P1p1/5p2/PPB2P2/5K2 w - - 0 1|Removal: Zuerich (1934)<br>Aljechin-Johner<br>Difficulty ***|1. e5 dxe5 (1... fxe5 2. f6 Qxf6 3. Qxg4+ Kf7 4. Be4) 2. d6 c5 (2... cxd6 3. c5 Nd7 4. c6 Nc5 5. Qe8+ Kh7 6. Qg6+) 3. Be4 Qd7 4. Qh6 1-0
r1b1r1k1/1p3pp1/pN2qn2/P2p2np/3Pp3/1P2P1PP/2QN1PBK/R2R4 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Santiago (1987)<br>Sunye Neto-Cifuentes<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxh3 2. Nxa8 Ng4+ 3. Kxh3 (3. Kh1 Ngxf2+ 4. Kh2 Ng4+ 5. Kh1 Nxe3) 3... Nxe3+ 4. Kh2 Nxc2 0-1
r2q1rk1/1bp1bppp/p2p4/1p1n1NB1/4P3/1P5P/1PP2PP1/RN1QR1K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Kiel (1934)<br>Hennings-Behrens<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxd5 Bxd5 2. Nxe7+ Kh8 3. Ng6+ fxg6 4. Bxd8 Raxd8 5. exd5 1-0
r4rk1/1b2pp2/1q3npQ/4R1N1/ppp5/6NP/1PP2PP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Fernpartie (1971)<br>Bjorgquist-Timman<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nh5 gxh5 2. Ne6 fxe6 3. Rg5+ Kf7 4. Qg6# 1-0
r2qk2r/1b1nbpp1/p2pp3/1p5n/PP1NPP1p/2NB1Q2/2PB2PP/R4R1K b kq - 0 1|Removal: Bukarest (1981)<br>Boensch-Stefanow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng3+ 2. hxg3 hxg3+ 3. Kg1 Bf6 4. Nde2 Bd4+ 5. Nxd4 Rh1+ 6. Kxh1 Qh4+ 7. Kg1 Qh2# 0-1
2k3rr/pp1nqp2/2p1bN1p/8/3P4/2PB4/PP3QPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1980)<br>Jensen-Lotspeich<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxf6 2. Qxf6 Rxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Rg8+ 0-1
2r5/6bk/7p/1p1B1p2/1P1PpP2/q1r4P/6P1/1R1QR2K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Budapest (1989)<br>Sick-Gorelov<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxh3+ 2. gxh3 Qxh3+ 3. Kg1 Rc2 4. Qxc2 Bxd4+ 5. Qf2 Qg3+ 0-1
3r2k1/pB3ppp/1pr5/4n3/4n3/1RP1P3/P4PPP/2B2RK1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Wien (1885)<br>N.N.-Englisch<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nf3+ 2. gxf3 Rg6+ 3. Kh1 Nxf2+ 0-1
1r1rb1k1/5ppp/1p1R2n1/1P2p3/q1B5/4P1BP/5PP1/1QR3K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Lwow (1951)<br>Sacharow-Rowner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg6 hxg6 2. Bxe5 Rbc8 3. Qxg6 1-0
5nk1/1pp3rp/r2p1pp1/p1nPq3/2PNP1B1/1P2QPR1/P6P/6RK w - - 0 1|Deflection: Sofia (1979)<br>Plachetka-Basagic<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf5 gxf5 2. Bxf5 Rxg3 3. Rxg3+ Kf7 (3... Kh8 4. Qg1) 4. Qh6 Nd3 5. Qh5+ Ke7 6. Rg7+ Kd8 7. Qf7 Qa1+ 8. Rg1 1-0
6k1/1b3p1p/pp4p1/6r1/3Q1N1q/4r2P/PP3RP1/5RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Rumaenien (1963)<br>Nagy-Rotaru<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxg2+ (1... Rxh3 2. Qd8+ Kg7 3. Ne6+) 2. Rxg2 Rxh3 3. Nxh3 Qxd4+ 0-1
3rk2r/1Q3p2/1P2ppb1/2q4p/7P/2P3N1/P3BPP1/3R2K1 w k - 0 1|Deflection: Schweden (1981)<br>Larsson-Holst<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bb5+ Qxb5 2. Rxd8+ Kxd8 3. Qc7+ Ke8 4. b7 Qb1+ 5. Kh2 1-0
r4rk1/2p2pbp/p1p1b1p1/3qPn2/3P1RP1/2P1p2P/PP2Q2N/RNB3K1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Ungarn (1976)<br>Toth-Szabolcsi<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Qh1+ 2. Kxh1 Ng3+ 3. Kg2 Nxe2 4. Rf1 (4. Bxe3 Nxf4+ 5. Bxf4 Bd5+ 6. Kg1 f6 ) 4... Bd5+ 5. Nf3 Nxc1 6. Rxc1 f6 0-1
r4rk1/1bp3pp/p3Pp2/1pb2P1Q/5B1N/1Pq1p1PK/P6P/R2R4 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd7 Qxa1 2. Rxg7+ Kxg7 3. Bh6+ Kh8 4. Ng6+ hxg6 5. fxg6 Qf1+ 6. Kh4 Qf3 7. Bg7+ Kxg7 8. Qh7# 1-0
r2rq1k1/1b3pp1/p2Rp2p/1pR1n3/1P5P/P4N2/4QPP1/1B4K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Partievariante (1982)<br>Geller-Waganjan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxd8 Nxf3+ 2. Qxf3 Bxf3 3. Rxe8+ Rxe8 4. gxf3 1-0
1k1r3r/p4p2/2Qb1n2/6q1/Np6/6P1/1P3PKP/2R1R3 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1982)<br>Anikajew-Westerinen<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nb6 Rxh2+ 2. Kg1 (2. Kxh2 $2 Bxg3+ 3. Kg1 Bxf2+ 4. Kxf2 Qf4+ 5. Qf3 Rd2+ 6. Re2 Ne4+ 7. Kg2 Rxe2+ 8. Qxe2 Qxc1) 2... axb6 3. Qxb6+ Ka8 4. Ra1+ 1-0
1k1rr3/2p2ppp/1pQ5/4b1q1/8/R7/PP3NPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Sandomierc (1976)<br>Sznapnik-Bronstein<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxc1+ 2. Qxc1 Bxb2 0-1
r5r1/5k1p/p2qbb2/1p1p4/P3pp2/2P2P2/1PN1B1PP/3RQK1R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Ungarn (1976)<br>Honfi-Mihaljcischin<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Rxg2 2. h4 (2. Kxg2 Rg8+ 3. Kf1 Bh3+ 4. Kf2 Bh4#) 2... Rag8 3. fxe4 Bh3 ( 3... Rg1+ $19 {Alternative}) 4. Rxh3 Rg1+ 5. Kf2 R8g2+ 6. Kf3 dxe4+ 7. Kxe4 Qe6+ 8. Kxf4 Be5+ 0-1
4r1k1/p5pp/1pp4r/1P1bnp2/5q2/P1R2P1P/1B2B1P1/4Q1RK b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1983)<br>Ruban-Oll<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxf3 2. Rxf3 Bxf3 3. Bc4+ Kf8 4. Bxg7+ Kxg7 5. gxf3+ Kf6 6. Qf1 Re1 0-1
2r3k1/p2bpp1p/3p1npR/q7/2pNP1P1/2P2P2/PKPQ4/7R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Palma de Mallorca (1966)<br>Tal-Wade<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxh7 Nxh7 2. Qh6 e6 3. f4 (3. Qxh7+ $1 Kf8 4. f4 e5 5. g5 $18) 3... e5 (3... Rb8+ 4. Kc1 Qxc3 5. Qxh7+ Kf8 6. Qh8+ Ke7 7. Nf5+) 4. g5 Be8 5. Ne6 fxe6 6. Qxh7+ Kf8 7. Qh8+ Ke7 8. Rh7+ 1-0
6k1/5p2/3p1Pp1/3P4/1qp1PP2/6RK/3n4/1B5R w - - 0 1|Removal: CSR (1957)<br>Stulik-Kozma<br>Difficulty ***|1. Kg4 Qb2 2. Rgh3 Qxf6 3. e5 dxe5 4. Rh8+ Qxh8 5. Rxh8+ Kxh8 6. d6 f5+ 7. Kh3 1-0
3r2k1/p6p/b2r2p1/2qPQp2/2P2P2/8/6BP/R4R1K w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: UdSSR (1952)<br>Panow-Taimanow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Rxa6 Rxa6 2. d6 Qxe5 (2... Qxd6 3. Bd5+ Kf8 4. Qh8+) 3. fxe5 Ra5 4. Bd5+ Kf8 5. Rb1 1-0
3r1k2/1p1q1p2/p3br2/2PpRp1p/1P1Q4/P2B4/5PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Argentinien (1978)<br>Rubinetti-Maciel<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf5 Rxf5 (1... Bxf5 2. Qxf6) 2. Bxf5 Kg8 3. Bxe6 fxe6 4. Qf6 1-0
2r1N1k1/1b4b1/p5pp/Pp2p3/8/1P5P/n4PP1/1BqQR1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Partievariante (1992)<br>Ebeling-Durao<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qd7 Qxe1+ 2. Kh2 Bh8 3. Bxg6 (3. Qe6+ $2 Kf8 4. Qd6+ Kg8) 1-0
2kr2nr/pp1n1ppp/2p1p3/q7/1b1P1B2/P1N2Q1P/1PP1BPP1/R3K2R w - - 0 1|Deflection: Budapest (1834)<br>Canal-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. axb4 Qxa1+ 2. Kd2 Qxh1 (2... Ne5 3. Bxe5 Qxh1 4. Qxf7 Rd7 5. Qe8+ Rd8 6. Qxe6+ Rd7 7. Qe8+ Rd8 8. Bg4#) 3. Qxc6+ bxc6 4. Ba6# 1-0
r1b2rk1/2q3pp/p3pn2/1pb1n3/2P1P3/2N2N1P/P1B2PP1/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1981)<br>Waganjan-Pantschenko<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nfg4 2. Nxe5 (2. hxg4 Nxf3+ 3. gxf3 Qg3+ 4. Kh1 Qh3+ 5. Kg1 Rxf3 6. Qd8+ Rf8) 2... Nxf2 0-1
4Q3/q3bpk1/r3p1p1/3pPn2/P1nP1P1p/5N1P/R4BP1/1N4K1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: UdSSR (1980)<br>Aljuschzew-Shurawlew<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Ncd6 (1... Nfd6 {Alternative} 2. exd6 Nxd6 $17) 2. exd6 Nxd6 0-1
r4rk1/p1b2ppp/b1p1p1nB/2pqP3/3pN3/3P1N2/PPPQ1PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 14|Removal of defence: 29. DJFM Endrunde JE29 (1996)<br>Teumer-Krech, Andreas<br>Difficulty ***|14. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 15. Nf6 {falls 15...Dd8 16.Sh5+ Kh8 17.Dh6 Tg8 18.Sg5+-} Qd8 16. Nh5+ Kh8 17. Qh6 Rg8 18. Ng5 1-0
3b1n1k/rq4rp/p1bp1p2/2p1pPBQ/P1B1P2R/2N3R1/1P4PP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: USA (1989)<br>Ivanov-Kudrin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf6 Bxf6 2. Qxh7+ Nxh7 3. Rxh7+ Kxh7 4. Rh3+ 1-0
5b1r/p1q1nk2/1r1p1Np1/1p3bBp/2pP1Q2/2P5/PP4BP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Emden (1957)<br>Cording-Cassens<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe7+ Bxe7 (1... Qxe7 2. Bd5+ Kg7 3. Nxh5+) 2. Bd5+ Kg7 3. Bh6+ Kxf6 4. Qg5# 1-0
r3q1k1/5pb1/p2p4/2pN2p1/1pP1r1P1/6PR/PP1Q4/2K4R w - - 0 2|Deflection: Bern (1993)<br>Conquest-Bobzin<br>Difficulty ***|2. Rh8+ Bxh8 3. Qxg5+ Bg7 4. Nf6+ Kf8 5. Rh8+ Bxh8 6. Nh7# 1-0
br1n2k1/6b1/p2pp1pp/2q5/2PpP3/3P1NPB/P1N2PK1/2Q2R2 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Corfu (1982)<br>Pountzas-Fedorowicz<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. Ncxd4 Bxd4 2. Qxh6 Bg7 (2... Kf7 3. Ng5+ Ke7 4. Qxg6 Qe5 5. Bxe6) 3. Qxg6 Qc7 4. Ng5 Qe7 5. Rh1 Kf8 6. Bxe6 Nxe6 7. Nxe6+ 1-0
2k2b1r/1pq3p1/2p1pp2/p1n1PnNp/2P2B2/2N4P/PP2QPP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Prag (1957)<br>Vanka-Jansa<br>Difficulty ***|1. exf6 Qxf4 2. Nxe6 Nxe6 3. Qxe6+ Kb8 4. Ne2 Qc7 5. Rd7 Qc8 6. Qxf5 1-0
r2qr1k1/pp3p1n/6p1/3pP2R/3Q4/2N5/PPP5/2K3R1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Bulgarien (1981)<br>Angelov-Taskov<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxh7 Kxh7 2. e6 f6 (2... fxe6 3. Rh1+ Kg8 4. Qh8+ Kf7 5. Rh7#) 3. Qd3 f5 ( 3... Rg8 4. Nxd5 Kh8 5. Qf3 (5. Nxf6 Qxd3) 5... Kg7 6. Nxf6 Rf8 7. Qxb7+ Kxf6 8. e7 Qxe7 9. Rf1+ Ke6 10. Re1+) 4. Qd4 g5 5. Qe5 Kg6 6. Nxd5 (6. Ne2 $18 { Alternative}) 1-0
6k1/p1p2pp1/2p1n1q1/1r2P3/4N1PQ/5P2/P6P/3R3K w - - 0 1|Different themes: Wien (1950)<br>Kovacs-Beni<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd8+ Nxd8 (1... Nf8 2. Rxf8+ Kxf8 3. Qd8#) 2. Qxd8+ Kh7 3. Ng5+ Kh6 4. Nxf7+ Qxf7 5. Qh4+ Kg6 6. Qh5# 1-0
r3r1k1/p1nq1ppp/1pNbp3/8/1P2P3/P2n1B2/1B3PPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Glasgow (1891)<br>Chambers-Gilchrist<br>Difficulty ***|1. e5 Nxc1 2. exd6 Nd5 3. Bxd5 exd5 4. Ne7+ Kf8 5. Qxc1 1-0
7r/8/3p1p1r/p1kP2p1/Pp2P1P1/1PpR3P/5R1K/8 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Helsinki (1954)<br>Ahonen-Lahti<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxh3+ 2. Rxh3 Rxh3+ 3. Kxh3 Kd4 4. Rxf6 c2 5. Rf1 Kxe4 (5... Kd3 $2 6. e5) 0-1
rn4k1/p1pp2pp/1p2pr2/5p2/2PPb2q/2P1P3/P3NPPP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Naestved (1988)<br>Bareev-Zsinka<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bf3 2. gxf3 (2. Qd3 Rh6 3. h3 Bxg2) (2. g3 Qxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Rh6+ 4. Kg1 Rh1#) 2... Rh6 3. Re1 Qxh2+ 4. Kf1 Qh3+ 5. Kg1 Qh1# 0-1
3q1r2/p5kp/2bp2p1/1pp3N1/4Pn2/2PnN1Q1/PP4BP/3R3K b - - 0 1|Decoy: Bulgarien (1979)<br>Antonow-Dontschew<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxg5 2. Qxg5 Nf2+ 3. Kg1 N2h3+ 4. Bxh3 Nxh3+ 0-1
5r1k/p2r3p/1p2q3/3bb3/3R1p2/P1BQpP2/1P2P1BP/6RK w - - 0 1|Deflection: Taschkent (1979)<br>Manin-Ruderfer<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bh3 Qxh3 2. Rxf4 1-0
r3k2r/2R1b3/p1P1q1N1/2P3p1/2N1Qp1n/BP4p1/P4PP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Fernpartie (1977)<br>Hamrin-Jeronne<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nf3+ 2. gxf3 Rh1+ 3. Kxh1 Qh3+ 4. Kg1 Qh2+ 5. Kf1 Qxf2# 0-1
r1b2rk1/2p1q1b1/p1pp2pp/2P1p3/3P2n1/2N1BN2/PP1Q1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau<br>Geiler-Schanurenko<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxf3 2. gxf3 Qh4 3. Rfd1 (3. fxg4 Qxg4+ 4. Kh1 Qf3+ 5. Kg1 Bh3) 3... Nxh2 4. Qc2 Qh3 0-1
3nk2r/pp3p2/4p1rP/q2pPpN1/b1pP3Q/P1P3R1/R1P2P2/2BK4 w k - 0 1|Removal of defence: Schweiz (1982)<br>Bollag-Schaerer<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf7 Rxg3 (1... Kxf7 2. Rxg6 Kxg6 3. Qf6+) 2. Nd6+ Kd7 3. Qxg3 1-0
1k1r3r/ppR2ppp/8/2Nb4/1Q1P4/5qPP/PP3P2/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1991)<br>Hertel-Schreibner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxb7+ Bxb7 2. d5 Qxd5 3. Na6+ Ka8 4. Nc7+ Kb8 5. Nxd5 1-0
r2qr1k1/3bRppp/p1pR1n2/5N2/Q7/2N5/PPP2PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Tokio (1933)<br>Aljechin-Kimura<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Ne4 Rxe7 (1... Nxe4 2. Qxe4 Bxf5 3. Rxd8 Rexd8 4. Qe2) 2. Nxf6+ Kh8 (2... Kf8 3. Nxh7+ Kg8 4. Nf6+ Kf8 5. Nxe7 gxf6 6. Nxc6 Qe8 7. Qb4 a5 8. Qc3) 3. Nxe7 Qxe7 4. Qe4 Qxe4 5. Nxe4 1-0
5rk1/pp1R2bp/4p1p1/6N1/1q1nPp2/2N4P/PP3PP1/3Q2K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: DDR (1989)<br>Luther-Gauglitz<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Qxd4+ Qxd4 3. Nxe6+ Kf6 4. Nxd4 1-0
6k1/p1rqbnpp/1pn1p3/3pP3/1P1N1P2/P2NB3/4Q1PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Doebeln (1991)<br>Leichsnering-Otto<br>Difficulty ***|1. f5 Nxd4 2. Bxd4 Rc4 3. fxe6 Qxe6 4. Nf4 Qc6 5. e6 Nd6 6. Qe5 Bf6 7. Nxd5 1-0
3r2k1/1P6/8/1P6/1K6/1P6/8/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Tscherepowez (1972)<br>Polowodin-Sachwatow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Kc5 (1. Ka5 $2 Kf7 2. Kb6 Ke7 3. Ka7 Kd6 4. b8=Q+ Rxb8 5. Kxb8 Kc5 $11) 1... Kf7 2. Kc6 Ke7 3. b4 (3. Kc7 $2 Rd7+ 4. Kb6 Rd8 5. Ka7 Kd6 $11) (3. b6 $2 Ke8 $11) 1-0
r4rk1/3bqp1p/p2pp1pQ/6Pn/1p1NP3/1PN2P2/1PP5/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Deflection: Jugend-WM (1963)<br>Bojkovic-Adamski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxh5 gxh5 2. Nf5 exf5 3. Nd5 1-0
2b2rk1/6qp/p1Rp1rn1/P1pPp3/2P1Bp2/Q7/4NPPP/1R4K1 b - - 0 2|Different themes: 1971<br>Larsen-Fischer<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|2... Nh4 3. Qd3 (3. Rxc8 Rxc8 4. Qh3 Rcf8 5. Qxh4 Rh6) 3... Bf5 0-1
6r1/p1prPppk/1bp4p/3p3q/3PP3/3Q1P2/PB5P/R5RK w - - 0 1|Deflection: Partievariante (1863)<br>Blackburne-Steinitz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Qg5 3. Qe3 Rxe7 4. Rxg5+ hxg5 5. Qxg5+ Kf8 6. Qh6+ Ke8 7. Qxc6+ 1-0
r2n1k1r/pb1qb1pp/2p2p2/3p1P1B/3N1B2/8/PPP1Q1PP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Chicago (1963)<br>Gligoric-Rosenstein<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxe7+ Qxe7 2. Bd6 Qxd6 3. Re8# 1-0
6k1/3Q1pp1/4p2p/p2pP3/1p1P2P1/nP2RN2/q1r2PKP/8 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Kaluga (1970)<br>Golzow-Moissejew<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qe8+ Kh7 2. Ng5+ hxg5 3. Rh3+ Kg6 4. Rh6+ Kxh6 5. Qh8+ Kg6 6. Qh5# 1-0
1rbqr1k1/5ppp/p2p4/3N1P1Q/2pR4/P7/1PP2P1P/2K1R3 w - - 0 1|Deflection: BRD (1985)<br>Nunn-Pritchett<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf6+ gxf6 2. Rg4+ Kh8 3. Reg1 Bxf5 4. Qxf5 Rb5 5. Qxh7+ 1-0
r2bnk2/1p1n1ppp/q2p4/1N1PpN1b/pP2P3/6PP/P2B1PB1/2R2QK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Wijk aan Zee Wijk (1993)<br>Cordoba-Hodgson<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Nbxd6 Be2 (1... Nxd6 2. Qxa6 Rxa6 3. b5 Rb6 (3... Nxb5 4. Bb4+ Kg8 5. Rc8) 4. Bb4 Be7 5. Bxd6) 2. b5 (2. Qe1 $18 {Alternative}) 2... Qxd6 (2... Nxd6 3. bxa6 Bxf1 4. axb7 Nxb7 5. Bb4+) (2... Bxf1 3. bxa6 Bxa6 4. Nxe8 Kxe8 5. Nxg7+) 3. Qxe2 Qa3 4. Rc4 1-0
r1bq1rk1/pp3ppp/3b1n2/8/3Np3/1B2P3/PP2QPPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Sofia (1952)<br>Filtschew-Padewski<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Ng4+ 3. Kg3 Qd6+ 4. f4 Qh6 5. f5 Qh2+ 6. Kxg4 h5+ 7. Kg5 Qg3+ 8. Kxh5 g6+ 9. fxg6 Kg7 0-1
r1b3rk/1p2q2p/5p2/2p1p2N/1nP1P1nR/1N3BP1/PQ1R1PK1/8 w - - 0 1|Deflection: UdSSR (1983)<br>Haritonov-Petrusin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxc5 Qxc5 (1... Rxa2 2. Qxb4 Rxd2 3. Qxd2 Qxc5 4. Bxg4) 2. Bxg4 Bxg4 (2... Rxg4 3. Rd8+ Rg8 4. Nxf6) 3. Nxf6 Rg7 4. Nxg4 1-0
5k2/1b3p1p/3b2p1/1N1P1p2/1p1N4/P6P/4KPP1/8 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: 1933<br>Botwinnik-Flohr<br>Difficulty ***|1... bxa3 2. Nxd6 a2 3. Nc2 Ba6+ 4. Ke3 Ke7 5. Nxf7 Kxf7 6. Kd4 Bf1 7. h4 Bxg2 0-1
k5r1/pb5q/1pnQp3/2p5/2P3n1/P4NN1/1P3PB1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Kopenhagen (1990)<br>Thuesen-Horst<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxe6 Nd4 2. Qe8+ Rxe8 3. Rxe8+ Bc8 4. Ng5+ 1-0
8/pB3pk1/P1N1b1np/1R2p3/3r1p2/6P1/3r1PKP/1R6 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Schweden (1985)<br>Ornstein-Schneider<br>Difficulty ***|1... f3+ 2. Kxf3 Nh4+ 3. gxh4 R4d3+ 4. Ke4 f5+ 5. Kxe5 Re2+ 6. Kf4 Re4# 0-1
6k1/1q2rpp1/p6p/P7/1PB1n3/5Q2/6PP/5R1K w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Cienfuegos (1977)<br>Silva-Carrion<br>Difficulty ***|1. b5 axb5 2. Qxf7+ Rxf7 3. Rxf7 Nf2+ (3... Qc6 4. Rc7+ Qxc4 5. Rxc4 bxc4 6. a6 ) (3... Qxf7 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. a6) 4. Kg1 1-0
2rq1rnk/1p2bpp1/p1b1p2p/4N3/Pn1P4/2N4Q/1P1B1PPP/RB1R2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Sevilla (1988)<br>Komlenovic-Dlakyan<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Qxe6 fxe6 2. Ng6+ Kh7 3. Nxf8+ Kh8 4. Ng6+ Kh7 5. Nxe7+ Kh8 6. Nxc8 1-0
2r3k1/5ppp/5q2/p2Q1b2/5P2/P7/4rBPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1993)<br>Okrajek-Magerramow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxf2 (1... Be4 $6 2. Rac1 Rf8 3. Qe5) 2. Kxf2 Qb6+ 3. Kg3 Qg6+ 4. Kf2 Be4 5. Qg5 (5. Rac1 Qxg2+ 6. Ke3 Re8) 5... Rc2+ 6. Ke1 Qb6 7. Qg3 Qb2 0-1
3r4/pp2R1bk/7p/3n2pQ/4NqP1/PBP5/1P5P/1K6 w - - 0 1|Removal: New York (1986)<br>Lein-Daives<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxg5+ Qxg5 2. Bc2+ Kh8 3. Re8+ Rxe8 4. Qxe8+ Bf8 5. Qxf8+ Qg8 6. Qxh6+ 1-0
4r1k1/pp3p1p/3P2p1/5b2/3Q4/P2qB2P/5PP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Halle (1977)<br>Dobirzin-Boensch<br>Difficulty ***|1. d7 Rd8 2. Qf6 Rxd7 (2... Qxd7 3. Bg5 (3. Bh6 $2 Qd4) 3... Rc8 4. Bh6) 3. Bh6 Qd4 4. Re1 Be4 5. Rxe4 1-0
r1bqkb1r/pppp1p2/2n2P1p/6p1/8/6B1/Pp2QPPP/RN2KB1R b KQkq - 0 1|Pin: Moskau (1948)<br>Russakow-Werlinski<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qe7 2. fxe7 Bg7 0-1
3r2k1/p2r1pp1/5b2/7p/1P1p1q2/2BR4/P3Q1PP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: 1927<br>Kmoch-Aljechin<br>Difficulty ***|1... dxc3 $1 2. Rxd7 Rxd7 3. Rxd7 (3. Qe8+ Kh7 4. Qxd7 Qe4 $3 5. Qxf7 (5. Qd5 Qxd5 6. Rxd5 c2 $1 7. Rc5 Bd4+ $19) 5... c2 6. Qxh5+ Kg8 $19) 3... Bd4+ 4. Kh1 (4. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 5. Kf1 Qf4+ 6. Ke1 Qxb4 $19) 4... Qc1+ 5. Qf1 Qxf1# 0-1
8/2k5/4p1Np/1pr1Pp1P/1R2nKp1/PpP3P1/1P6/8 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Fernpartie (1968)<br>Ventura-Neu<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxc3 2. bxc3 Rxc3 3. Nh4 Rc4+ 4. Rxc4+ bxc4 0-1
5r1k/1pqb3p/2n5/p1pB4/2Pp1r1P/1P5P/R2N2K1/3Q1R2 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Donezk (1931)<br>Mowtschan-Pak<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxh3+ 2. Kxh3 Rxh4+ 3. Kxh4 Qh2+ 4. Kg5 h6+ 5. Kg4 Ne5# 0-1
8/8/7k/p4R1P/P2prp2/1Pp2K2/2P5/8 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Novi Sad (1995)<br>Munoz-Salzar<br>Difficulty ***|1... d3 2. cxd3 Rc4 0-1
3rr1k1/1p3pb1/p2P4/1q3QP1/2N1n3/1B6/P4P2/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Leningrad (1982)<br>Sakoezew-Rakow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxf7+ Kxf7 (1... Kh8 2. Qh5+) 2. Ne5+ Kf8 3. Ng6# 1-0
r4rk1/pp1q1pbp/4p1n1/3p4/2p1P3/1B3Q1R/PPP3PP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: England (1979)<br>Hodgson-Nunn<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ba4 (1. Qh5 Bd4+ 2. Kh1 f6) 1... Qxa4 2. Qh5 Rfd8 (2... h6 3. Bxh6 dxe4 4. Rf1 Bd4+ 5. Kh1 Rfd8 6. Bg5 Rd7 7. Qh7+ Kf8 8. Qxg6) 3. Qxh7+ Kf8 4. Bh6 Bxh6 5. Rxh6 Rd7 6. Rf1 Ke8 7. Qg8+ Nf8 8. Rxe6+ Kd8 9. Qxf8+ Kc7 10. Qc5+ Kd8 11. Rh6 1-0
2r4k/pb2q2P/1p6/3Pp3/4p3/1P2R3/PBrQ2PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: London (1883)<br>Zukertort-Blackburne<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qb4 R8c5 (1... Qxb4 2. Bxe5+ Kxh7 3. Rh3+ Kg6 4. Rg3+ Kh6 5. Rf6+ Kh5 6. Rf5+ Kh6 7. Bf4+ Kh7 8. Rh5#) 2. Rf8+ Kxh7 3. Qxe4+ 1-0
5rk1/1q4r1/p6b/B2pP3/1PpQ1pPN/2P4K/8/3R4 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: New York (1981)<br>Day-Shamkovich<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxg4 2. Nf5 (2. Kxg4 Qg7+ 3. Kf3 Qg3+ 4. Ke2 f3+ 5. Kf1 Qh3+ 6. Kf2 Qh2+ 7. Kf1 Qe2+) 2... Rxf5 3. Kxg4 Qg7+ 4. Kxf5 Qf7+ 5. Kg4 Qg6+ 6. Kf3 Qg3+ 7. Ke2 f3+ 8. Kf1 Qg2+ 9. Ke1 Qe2# 0-1
1k4rr/2pn1p2/1p2qn2/8/3P4/B4QNP/2P2K2/R6R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Potsdam (1989)<br>Ringel-Kliesch<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxg3 2. Kxg3 Ne4+ 3. Kg2 (3. Kh2 Ng5) 3... Rg8+ 4. Kh2 Nd2 5. Qf2 Ne5 0-1
r3k1r1/1p2ppbp/p4n2/2p4n/P1N3q1/2P5/1PB2PPB/R3RQK1 w q - 0 1|Removal of defence: Polen (1979)<br>Bernard-Filipowicz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bf5 Qg5 2. Rxe7+ Kf8 (2... Kxe7 3. Qe2+ Kd8 4. Rd1+) 3. Bd6 Bh6 4. f4 Qh4 ( 4... Qxf5 5. Re5+) 5. Re3+ Kg7 6. Rh3 1-0
r6k/p4p1p/1n3r2/2Q1RB2/6RP/1P3pP1/P2qbP2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Interference: Niederlande (1954)<br>Scheltinga-Orbaan<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Bc8 Qd8 (1... Rxc8 2. Qxc8+ Nxc8 3. Re8#) 2. Qc3 Nd5 3. Rxd5 Qe7 4. Rf5 (4. Rdg5 $18 {Alternative}) 1-0
r4rk1/pq3pp1/np2p2p/8/1P2b3/P1R2NP1/2Q1PPBP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: Stockholm (1973)<br>Thoernblom-Wahlblom<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng5 Bxc2 2. Bxb7 1-0
1r4k1/3nqpp1/p1Q2n1p/B2p4/3P2P1/2pBPPK1/1r5P/R3R3 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Fernpartie (1980)<br>Hellwig-Langheit<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nh5+ 2. gxh5 (2. Kh3 Qh4+ 3. Kxh4 Rxh2#) 2... Qg5+ 0-1
8/4qpk1/1Q2p1p1/3pP1N1/3P1Pn1/P7/4b2r/R5K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1977)<br>Suler-Pulieri<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxg5 2. fxg5 Bf3 0-1
2r2rk1/pb5p/1p1qp1pQ/2b2p2/3N2n1/1P1BP1R1/PBP3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Biel (1988)<br>Huss-Fegebank<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf5 Bxe3+ (1... Qd7 2. Rxg4 exf5 3. Bc4+) 2. Rxe3 Qd7 3. Rxe6 Rxf5 4. Rxg6+ 1-0
k1r2q2/ppp5/6Qp/2P5/B7/5n2/5P2/1R5K w - - 0 1|Different themes: Nach del Rio<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qa6 (1. Bc6 $2 Rb8) 1... Rb8 2. Bc6 Qc8 3. Qxa7+ Kxa7 4. Ra1# 1-0
4rbk1/1p3ppb/2p5/p4N1p/8/1P3QP1/PBq2PBP/1R4K1 w - - 0 4|Deflection: Jalta (1966)<br>Raschkowski-Anikajew<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|4. Nh6+ Kh8 (4... gxh6 5. Qf6 Qxb1+ 6. Bf1 Qxb2 7. Qxb2) 5. Nxf7+ Kg8 6. Nh6+ gxh6 7. Qd5+ cxd5 8. Bxd5+ 1-0
1rb1r1k1/p1nq1pbp/1p1p2p1/2pP3n/P1N1P3/2N2PP1/1PQ1B2P/R1B2R1K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Jugoslawien (1979)<br>Slak-Cebalo<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxg3+ 2. hxg3 Qh3+ 3. Kg1 Qxg3+ 4. Kh1 Qh3+ (4... Qh4+ 5. Kg1 Bh3 6. Bd3 Qg3+ 7. Kh1 Bxf1 8. Bxf1 Qxf3+ 9. Bg2) 5. Kg1 Bd4+ 6. Be3 Qg3+ 7. Kh1 Re5 8. f4 (8. Nxe5 Qh4+ 9. Kg1 Bxe3+) 8... Qh3+ 9. Kg1 Bxe3+ 10. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 11. Rf2 (11. Kh1 Qh3+ 12. Kg1 Qg3+ 13. Kh1 Bh3) 11... Qg3+ 12. Kf1 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bh3+ 14. Ke1 Rxd5 15. exd5 Re8 16. Ra3 Qg1+ 17. Kd2 Qxf2 0-1
r1br2k1/2qp2bp/p1nNp1p1/1p6/5P2/4B1P1/PPPQ2BP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Hallsberg (1993)<br>Dworakowski-Wilhelmi<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. f5 gxf5 2. Rxf5 Rf8 (2... exf5 3. Qd5+ Kh8 4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Nh6+ Kh8 6. Qg8+ Rxg8 7. Nf7#) (2... Bb7 3. Rg5 h6 4. Rxg7+ Kxg7 5. Bxh6+ Kh7 6. Be4+) 3. Rg5 Qd8 4. Bxc6 (4. Bd4 $18 {Alternative}) 4... dxc6 5. Bd4 e5 6. Bxe5 1-0
4r1k1/5pp1/1pN2n1p/3q1Q2/pP1P4/7P/1P3PP1/2R4K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Partievariante (1982)<br>Karpow-Kavalek<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ne7+ Rxe7 2. Rc8+ Re8 3. Rxe8+ Nxe8 4. Qxd5 1-0
6r1/1pqkp2p/p1bp4/5N1p/3QPP2/2P5/PP4rP/R4R1K b - - 0 1|Deflection: BRD (1971)<br>Martins-Dueball<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qb6 2. Qxb6 (2. Rae1 Qxb2) 2... Bxe4 3. Ng3 R2xg3+ 0-1
5rk1/pp3p2/1q3Ppp/4b2P/2r1N3/2Pp1Q2/PP4P1/1K1R3R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Biel (1985)<br>Sax-Van der Wiel<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxe4 2. Qxe4 Bxc3 3. b3 Qf2 0-1
5rk1/3b2b1/4pnQp/1p1P4/p2BN2q/6P1/PPB2P2/6K1 b - - 0 4|Removal of defence: Moskau (1955)<br>Tscherbakow-Furmann<br>Difficulty ***|4... Qxe4 5. Bxe4 Be8 0-1
5rk1/p1r1qpp1/1n3n1p/2p1pQ2/4P3/1BR1B2P/PP3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Berlin (1990)<br>Bychowski-Oltean<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh6 gxh6 2. Rd6 Nbd7 (2... Qxd6 3. Qg6+ Kh8 4. Qxh6+) 3. Qg6+ Kh8 4. Qxh6+ Nh7 5. Rg3 Rg8 6. Rxg8+ Kxg8 7. Rg6+ 1-0
5rk1/6pp/8/p1qp1N2/1p4n1/1P4P1/P3P2P/3Q1R1K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Stockholm (1975)<br>Jansson-Pytel<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qd4 Rxf5 (1... Qxd4 2. Ne7+ Kh8 3. Rxf8#) 2. Qxc5 Rxf1+ 3. Kg2 1-0
r5k1/5p2/4p1p1/6P1/2p1R3/6B1/6K1/8 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Partievariante (1991)<br>Psachis-Danner<br>Difficulty ***|1... f6 (1... Rc8 $2 2. Be5 c3 3. Bf6 Kf8 4. Rh4 Ke8 5. Rh8+ Kd7 6. Rxc8 Kxc8 7. Bxc3) 2. gxf6 Rc8 (2... Kf7 $2 3. Be5 Rc8 4. Bc3 Rc5 5. Re5) 3. Be5 (3. Rxe6 Kf7 4. Rd6 c3 5. Bf4 c2 6. Bc1 Rc5) 3... c3 4. Rb4 c2 (4... Kh7 $2 5. Rb7+ Kh6 6. f7 c2 (6... g5 7. f8=Q+ Rxf8 8. Bg7+) 7. Rc7 Rf8 8. Bd6 Rxf7 9. Rxf7 c1=Q 10. Bf4+ Qxf4 11. Rxf4) 5. Rb7 Rc6 (5... Rd8 $2 6. Rg7+ Kf8 7. Rc7) 1/2-1/2
2r2rk1/p2b2p1/1q2p2p/n2pP3/3N3P/3R3R/NPP1Q1P1/2K5 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Stroebeck (1981)<br>Recknagel-Steudtmann<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bb5 2. Nxb5 Rf2 3. Qd1 Rfxc2+ 4. Kb1 (4. Qxc2 Qg1+ 5. Rd1 Rxc2+ 6. Kxc2 Qxg2+) 4... Qf2 5. Rb3 (5. Rc3 Rxb2+ 6. Kc1 Nb3+ 7. Qxb3 Qd2#) 5... Nxb3 6. Rxb3 Rd2 0-1
r1b3r1/ppb1nqpk/2n1p2p/3pPp2/2pP1P1N/2P1B1RN/PP4PP/R2BQ1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Nizza (1923)<br>Morra-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng5+ hxg5 2. Rh3 g4 3. Ng6+ gxh3 4. Qh4+ Kxg6 5. Qh5# 1-0
1qbr1b1k/3r1pp1/ppQ1p3/6N1/PP2B3/6P1/5P1P/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Karlsbad (1923)<br>Aljechine-Rubinstein<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bg6 fxg6 2. Qg2 Bxb4 3. Qh3+ Kg8 4. Qh7+ Kf8 5. Qh8+ Ke7 6. Qxg7+ Ke8 7. Qg8+ Bf8 8. Qxg6+ Ke7 9. Qxe6# 1-0
3r2k1/4qpp1/p6p/1p2p1b1/4BnP1/3N1Q1P/PPPr4/1K2R1R1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Bagneux (1981)<br>Grichkevitsch-Szekely<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxd3 2. Bxd3 R8xd3 3. cxd3 Qb4 4. Qa8+ Bd8 0-1
6k1/5pb1/3B4/4P1Qp/1P4pK/8/4q1PP/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Tarnow (1979)<br>Praszak-Witkowski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bf8 Qxe5 2. Qxg7+ Qxg7 3. Bxg7 Kxg7 4. b5 1-0
r1b1k2r/1pq1nppp/p3p3/3pP3/5P2/N1bB4/PP2Q1PP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 0 1|Different themes: Rostow (1936)<br>Nehsmetdinow-Konstantinow<br>Difficulty ***|1. bxc3 Qxc3+ 2. Qd2 Qxa1 3. Bb1 1-0
6rk/pQ5p/B2R3p/3n3r/3Np2q/5pP1/PPP2P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: Rumanien (1955)<br>Onescius-Gama<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf3 exf3 2. Qg7+ Rxg7 3. Re8+ Rg8 4. Rxg8+ Kxg8 5. gxh4 1-0
5r1k/1q1n2pp/p3Qp2/2r5/1pR5/1P2P3/PB3PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: BRD (1975)<br>Pytel-Struwe<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd1 Rxc4 2. Rxd7 Re4 (2... Rc7 3. Qe7) (2... Qc6 3. Qe7 Rc1+ 4. Bxc1 Qxc1+ 5. Kh2 Rg8 6. Qxb4) 3. Qf7 1-0
r5k1/5pbp/2rp2p1/8/3N1PP1/Pp6/1P1Q2qP/K2R3R b - - 0 1|Deflection: England (1964)<br>Wheeler-Hall<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rc1+ 2. Qxc1 Rxa3+ 3. Kb1 Ra1+ 4. Kxa1 Qa8+ 5. Kb1 Qa2# 0-1
2q1r3/2r5/1p1p2k1/pP2p3/2PpPp1R/PN1P1Pb1/1Q4R1/6K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Sombor (1972)<br>Masic-Adorjan<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rh8 2. Rg4+ Qxg4 3. fxg4 Rch7 4. Kf1 (4. Rxg3 Rh1+ 5. Kf2 fxg3+ 6. Kf3 R8h2 7. Nd2 g2) 4... Rh1+ 5. Rg1 R8h2 6. Qxh2 (6. Qd2 a4) 6... Rxh2 7. Rg2 Rh3 0-1
5r1k/pp4pp/2b5/6q1/3Rp1p1/P3PrP1/1PBR1PQP/6K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Bruessel (1989)<br>Palazzo-Grodent<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Rxe3 2. fxe3 Qxe3+ 3. Kh1 (3. Rf2 Qxd4 4. Qf1 Rf3) 3... Qe1+ 4. Qg1 e3+ 5. Rg2 Bxg2+ (5... e2 6. Be4) 6. Kxg2 Qxg1+ (6... Qe2+ $19 {Alternative}) 7. Kxg1 e2 0-1
2r2rk1/pp2bppp/3q1n2/3nNRB1/3P4/1B5Q/PP4PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Nottingham (1936)<br>Botwinnik-Vidmar<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Nxf7 Rxf7 (1... Kxf7 2. Bxd5+) 2. Bxf6 Bxf6 (2... Nxf6 3. Rxf6) 3. Rxd5 Qc6 4. Rd6 (4. Rd7 $18 {Alternative}) 4... Qe8 5. Rd7 1-0
8/5pkp/4p1p1/Qb2q3/8/5BPP/1r3P2/3R2K1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Mexiko (1977)<br>Baragar-Waganjan<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxf2 2. Kxf2 Qc5+ 3. Rd4 Qxd4+ 0-1
r1b2rk1/p4p1p/1q2pp2/2n5/2R5/3BPN2/1P3PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Bukarest (1957)<br>Negra-Kreculescu<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Ne5 Rd8 (2... fxe5 3. Qh5+ Kg7 4. Qg5+ Kh7 5. Rh4#) 3. Qh5+ Kg8 4. Rg4+ Kf8 5. Qxf7# 1-0
r1b2rk1/2qnbppp/p2pp3/6P1/1p1BPP2/5Q1B/PPP1N2P/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: CSSR (1981)<br>Wittmann-Vrabec<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. g6 hxg6 2. Rhg1 Bf6 (2... Nc5 3. f5 exf5 4. exf5) 3. Rxg6 fxg6 4. Bxe6+ Rf7 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. e5 Rb8 7. Qd5+ Kf8 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd4 Rb6 11. Re1 Qb7 12. Ne6+ Bxe6 13. Qxe6 Qf7 14. Qc8+ Kg7 15. f5 gxf5 16. Rg1+ Kh7 17. Qxf5+ Kh6 18. Qf4+ Kh5 19. Qf3+ 1-0
4r1k1/pp2rpp1/2n2q1p/8/6b1/2P2N2/P1PQ1PPP/1R1BR1K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Moskau (1969)<br>Pali-Merkulow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxe1+ 2. Nxe1 Qf4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 0-1
3r2k1/p1p2rpp/4p3/4Bp2/bpPP4/q1nBP1P1/P2K1P1P/Q4RR1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Cambridge (1904)<br>Teichmann-Tschigorin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ne4+ 2. Ke2 (2. Bxe4 fxe4 3. Qb1 Qc3+ 4. Ke2 Bc2) 2... Nc5 3. Qb1 (3. dxc5 Qxd3+ 4. Kf3 Bc6+) 3... Nxd3 4. Qxd3 Qxa2+ 5. Kf3 Bc2 0-1
5rk1/p1rb1ppp/3qpn2/p2pN3/3P1P2/P6R/1PB2PPP/1R1Q2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Karlsruhe (1986)<br>Podzielny-Behrhorst<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kh8 (1... Nxh7 2. Qh5 Rfc8 3. Qxf7+ Kh8 4. Ng6#) 2. Bg6+ Kg8 3. Bxf7+ Rxf7 4. Rh8+ Kxh8 5. Nxf7+ 1-0
2bqr1k1/r6p/2p2pp1/pp1p2n1/3P3Q/2PBP3/PP1N1P2/2K3RR w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Bad Woerishofen (1987)<br>Meduna-Hoensch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxg6 hxg6 2. Rxg5 Rg7 (2... fxg5 3. Qh8+ Kf7 4. Rh7+ Ke6 5. Qe5#) 3. Rxg6 Rxg6 4. Qh7+ Kf8 5. Qxg6 Ke7 6. Rh7+ Kd6 7. Qg3+ Ke6 8. Nb3 1-0
1r3n1k/2n1R1bp/6p1/2pQ2B1/1rN5/1P4qP/6B1/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Debrecen (1992)<br>Prudnikowa-Paulauskiene<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qf7 Nce6 (1... Nfe6 2. Bf6 Rg8 3. Bxg7+ Rxg7 4. Qxg7+ Nxg7 5. Rf8#) 2. Bf6 Bxf6 3. Qxf6+ Kg8 4. Rg7+ Nxg7 5. Qf7+ Kh8 6. Qxf8+ Rxf8 7. Rxf8# 1-0
r1b1k1nr/pp1q1pbp/2pp4/3NP1B1/2Bn4/3P4/PPP2QPP/R4RK1 w kq - 0 1|Removal of defence: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nc7+ Qxc7 2. Bxf7+ Kd7 (2... Kf8 3. Bg6+ Bf5 4. Bxf5) 3. Qf5+ Nxf5 4. e6# 1-0
5r1k/1R2QB2/p6b/3p4/8/5pNP/2pq1PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Partievariante (1993)<br>Mrva-Hedke<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxd5 (1. Bg6 $2 c1=Q+ 2. Kh2 Qh1+ 3. Kxh1 fxg2+ 4. Kh2 g1=Q+ 5. Kxg1 Qxf2+ 6. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 1... c1=Q+ 2. Kh2 Qh1+ 3. Kxh1 fxg2+ 4. Bxg2 1-0
5rk1/pp5p/4p1p1/4P3/2pP2q1/3nPrN1/PP1Q2RP/5RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Budapest (1957)<br>Balogh-Pogats<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxg3 2. hxg3 Rxf1+ 3. Kh2 Ne1 4. Qb4 Nf3+ 5. Kh3 Rh1+ 6. Rh2 Rxh2+ 7. Kg4 h5# 0-1
1rb3k1/1p3p1p/p4qp1/3Br3/3R4/1Q2P3/P4PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Leningrad (1934)<br>Judowitsch-Tschechower<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf7+ Qxf7 2. Rd8+ Kg7 3. Qc3 Qf6 4. Qc7+ 1-0
3r3k/5rp1/1Q1b4/2pb2qp/4p3/1P2P2P/PB1p1PP1/R2N1NK1 b - - 0 1|Pin: Partievariante (1922)<br>Tarrasch-Aljechin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Be6 2. Qc6 Rf3 (2... Bxh3 3. Qxe4 $15) 3. Qxe4 Bd5 4. Qa4 Qxg2+ 5. Kxg2 Rg3+ 6. Kh2 Rg2+ 7. Kh1 Rh2+ 8. Kg1 Rh1# 0-1
r3k2r/4bp2/p3p3/1pq1Np1p/4b3/1BP4Q/P1P3PP/1K1RR3 w kq - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1979)<br>Krastanov-Semkov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe4 fxe4 2. Nxf7 Kxf7 3. Qxe6+ Kg7 4. Qf7+ Kh6 5. Rd5 Qg1+ (5... Qxd5 6. Bxd5 Rae8 7. Bxe4 Rhg8 8. Bc6) 6. Kb2 Ba3+ 7. Kxa3 Qc1+ 8. Kb4 a5+ 9. Kxb5 Rhb8+ 10. Ka4 Rb4+ 11. cxb4 1-0
1r6/R7/5p1k/5Qp1/4n1B1/4P2P/2q2PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Budapest (1951)<br>Ormos-Betoczky<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rb1+ 2. Kh2 Rh1+ 3. Kxh1 Ng3+ 4. fxg3 Qxg2+ 1/2-1/2
1k1r2r1/ppp2p2/7q/5n2/2B1n3/PP1RP3/1B4PP/3RQ2K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Leningrad (1951)<br>Kamyschow-Estrin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nfg3+ 2. Kg1 Qxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Rh8+ 4. Bxh8 Rxh8+ 5. Kg1 Rh1# 0-1
5rk1/ppq2ppp/2p5/4bN2/4P3/6Q1/PPP2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: New York (1904)<br>Capablanca-Fonaroff<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nh6+ Kh8 2. Qxe5 Qxe5 3. Nxf7+ Rxf7 4. Rd8+ 1-0
5r2/3bNpbk/3Q2p1/q1r1n1Bp/1p2P2P/1B3P2/1PP3P1/2KR3R b - - 0 1|Removal: Italien (1980)<br>Napoli Costa-Corso<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxf3 2. gxf3 Bc3 3. bxc3 bxc3 4. Kb1 Ra8 0-1
7r/1p2R1Qp/p4p2/4p2k/P3P3/4q1PP/6PK/5r2 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Belgrad (1974)<br>Gaprindaschwili-Veroeci<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe5+ fxe5 2. g4+ Kh4 3. Qe7+ Qg5 4. g3# 1-0
r4r1k/p5pp/1p4Q1/2p1Bp2/2P2Pn1/7R/PP3qPP/R6K b - - 0 1|Removal: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qe1+ 2. Rxe1 Nf2+ 3. Kg1 Nxh3+ 4. gxh3 hxg6 0-1
3rnrk1/qp2bp1p/p1b1p1pQ/4P3/2P1N3/1P1B4/PB4PP/2R1R2K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Vilnius (1973)<br>Sweschnikow-Gortschakow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ba3 b6 (1... Bxa3 2. Nf6+ Nxf6 3. exf6) 2. Ng5 1-0
r4k2/p3ppr1/P1p5/1p6/5P1p/5Q2/1qP2PP1/3RR2K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Budapest (1961)<br>Florian-Koeberl<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxc6 Re8 (1... Rb8 2. Qb7 Re8 3. Qxe7+) 2. Rxe7 1-0
r1b1r1k1/1p1n1p1p/2ppnqp1/8/p1P1P3/5P2/PbNQNBPP/1R2RBK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxb2 Qxb2 2. Nc3 Ne5 3. Rb1 1-0
2r3k1/1p3pp1/8/1Brp4/PQ1R1P1q/4P3/KPb5/4R3 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Bosna (1983)<br>Lputjan-Gligoric<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxb5 2. Qxb5 (2. axb5 Qxe1 3. Qxe1 Ra8+) 2... Qxe1 0-1
4R3/p1q2ppk/2n2b2/3B2Pp/2P2P2/5N1P/Pr1Q2K1/8 w - - 0 1|Removal: Variante (1979)<br>Krystanow-Nikolow<br>Difficulty ***|1. g6+ fxg6 (1... Kxg6 2. Be4+ Kh6 3. Rh8#) 2. Qxb2 Bxb2 3. Ng5+ Kh6 4. Rh8# 1-0
6k1/1p3ppp/8/P1P5/N2B4/r5P1/4K2P/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Moskau (1972)<br>Anetbajew-Itkis<br>Difficulty ***|1. a6 bxa6 2. c6 Rxa4 3. Kd3 Ra3+ 4. Bc3 1-0
7r/p2k2p1/1pn1pr2/3p2Pp/P2P3n/2BP2KN/R4P1P/2R5 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Berlin (1954)<br>Bruechner-Koch<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rf3+ 2. Kxh4 Ne7 3. g6 Nxg6+ 4. Kg5 Rh6 5. Nf4 Rxf4 0-1
r1bk3r/pppq1ppp/5n2/n5N1/2Bp4/BQ3N2/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Paris (1860)<br>De Riviere-Journoud<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ne5 Nxb3 2. Nexf7+ Qxf7 3. Nxf7+ Kd7 4. Bb5+ c6 5. Re7# 1-0
3r1rk1/p1q2ppp/3bb3/3pB3/1p6/2P2Q1P/PPB2PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: 1936<br>Koltanowski-Defuss<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Bxg7 Kxg7 4. Qg5+ Kh7 5. Rd4 Bh2+ (5... Bf4 6. Rxf4 Qxf4 7. Qxf4) 6. Kh1 Qf4 7. Rxf4 Bxf4 8. Qxf4 Rg8 9. Re5 1-0
4k2r/1p3p1p/1Bp1qbp1/2Q1p3/2P5/2P5/rP3PPP/2KRR3 w k - 0 1|Removal of defence: Jaroslawl (1982)<br>Beljawski-Tawadjan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe5 Qxe5 2. Rd8+ Bxd8 3. Qxe5+ Kd7 4. Qd4+ Ke6 5. Bxd8 1-0
1r4k1/p2n1pbp/2rNp1p1/2p5/3P4/PP4P1/1B4PP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Eliskases-Kan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf7 Rxd6 2. Rxg7+ Kxg7 3. dxc5+ 1-0
8/p4q1k/3Q4/6Kp/5R2/6P1/4r3/8 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Moskau (1987)<br>Kiselev-Piskov<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qg7+ 2. Kxh5 (2. Kf5 Re5+ 3. Qxe5 Qg6#) 2... Rh2+ 3. Rh4 Rd2 4. Qe6 Rd5+ 5. Qxd5 Qg6# 0-1
7R/pp3pp1/3kp2p/3n4/8/3q1N2/PP3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Belfort (1988)<br>Mohr-Gonzales<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd8+ Ke7 2. Rd7+ Ke8 (2... Kf6 3. Rxf7+ Kxf7 4. Ne5+) (2... Kxd7 3. Ne5+) 3. Ne5 1-0
5rk1/pb1rppbp/1p4p1/1P6/P3P3/4B2P/5PP1/1Q1R2K1 b - - 0 28|Deflection: Partievariante (1990)<br>Berger-Auerswald<br>Difficulty ***|28... Bxe4 29. Qc1 Bb2 30. Qxb2 Rxd1+ 31. Kh2 Re8 32. Qe5 Bf5 (32... Bd5 $2 33. Bd4 $18) 33. g4 Bc8 (33... Bd7 34. Bd4 f6 35. Qd5+) 34. Bd4 f6 35. Qe3 Kf8 36. Qh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2
r1b2r1k/3nN2p/p2Q1p2/8/4PP2/1R6/q1PK2PP/4R3 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Reykjavik (1957)<br>Tal-Kalarow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. Qd5 Ra7 2. Ng6+ Kg7 (2... hxg6 3. Rh3+) 3. Nxf8 Kxf8 4. e5 $40 1-0
8/8/3p3p/2pPp3/1pP1Pp1k/pP3Pn1/P4K2/6N1 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Sinaia (1958)<br>Negrea-Ciocoltea<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nf1 2. Ne2 (2. Kxf1 Kg3 3. Ke1 Kg2 4. Ne2 Kxf3) 2... Ne3 3. Nc1 Nc2 4. Nd3 Nd4 5. Nc1 Kh3 6. Nd3 Nxb3 0-1
2k3rr/pbp1qp2/1p2pnn1/6Q1/3Pp3/P1P2PN1/2PBB1PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Zagreb (1970)<br>Fischer-Kovacevic<br>Difficulty ***|1... e3 (1... Nh4 $2 2. fxe4 Rxg5 3. Bxg5) 2. Bxe3 Nf8 3. Qb5 Nd5 0-1
4r1k1/pp2b1pp/q4n2/2prNP2/P4P2/1P1P3R/1BQ4P/6RK w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Kranj (1958)<br>Bulat-Smederevac<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Qg2+ Kf8 3. Rxh7 Nxh7 4. Nd7+ Rxd7 5. Qg7# 1-0
1k5r/pbp3p1/6r1/3P1p2/2P2b1q/1P2BP2/P3Q1Bp/R2R3K b - - 0 4|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1981)<br>Koelbel-Starck<br>Difficulty ***|4... Bxe3 5. Qxe3 Rxg2 6. Kxg2 f4 7. Qf2 h1=Q+ 8. Rxh1 Qg5+ 9. Kf1 Rxh1+ 0-1
rq4k1/6pp/p1p3r1/7R/4n3/1P2QP2/1P3P1P/RN5K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1974)<br>Prainfalk-Kuuskmaa<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qf4 2. fxe4 (2. Qxe4 Qc1+) 2... Qg4 0-1
2k2r2/Q1p4p/2p5/3b4/2pR1r1P/4q1P1/PP3R2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1980)<br>Halikjan-Fejtliher<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qa8+ (1. gxf4 Qe1+ 2. Rf1 Qg3#) 1... Kd7 2. Rxd5+ Ke7 3. Re5+ Qxe5 4. Qa3+ Kd7 5. Rxf4 1/2-1/2
1kbr1b1r/p1p2p2/1pP3pp/3P4/QP2pP1q/2N1B3/P5PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Schweden (1993)<br>Hellers-Skembris<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxb6 cxb6 (1... axb6 2. Nb5) 2. c7+ Kxc7 3. Qxa7+ Bb7 4. Nb5+ 1-0
r2q1b1k/1ppb2pp/3n2PN/p1pP3P/2P5/5Q2/PPBB4/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Berlin (1928)<br>Richter-Ahues<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qf7 Nxf7 2. Nxf7+ Kg8 3. gxh7+ Kxf7 4. Rf1+ 1-0
7r/1p1k1p2/3p4/p2PP1Pp/5K2/8/PP6/7R w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Santiago (1959)<br>Sanguinetti-Fischer<br>Difficulty ***|1. e6+ fxe6 2. g6 exd5 3. Rxh5 Rxh5 (3... Re8 4. Kg5 Re1 5. g7) 4. g7 Re5 5. g8=Q 1-0
r1b3kn/1pqr2p1/2p1p2p/p3P2N/1n1N1P2/3Q2RP/PP4P1/3B1R1K w - - 0 1|Decoy: Portsmouth (1923)<br>Aljechin-West<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh7+ Kxh7 2. Rxg7+ Rxg7 3. Nf6+ Kg6 4. Bh5# 1-0
r5rk/pp3n1p/4P3/1b1q1pp1/3P4/PP1Q1N1P/1B5K/4RR2 w - - 0 1|Deflection: 1900<br>Capablanca-Corso<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxb5 Qxb5 2. d5+ Rg7 3. exf7 h6 4. Nd4 1-0
r3r1k1/3R1p1p/qpp3pb/p2bP3/3R1P2/P3B2P/1P1Q2P1/3B2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Vilnius (1958)<br>Tolusch-Peterson<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. R4xd5 cxd5 2. Qxd5 Rf8 3. e6 Bg7 (3... fxe6 4. Qxe6+ Kh8 5. Bd4+) 4. exf7+ Kh8 5. Bd4 h6 6. Bxg7+ (6. f5 $1 {Alternative}) 6... Kxg7 7. Qe5+ Kh7 8. Bc2 Qc4 9. Bxg6+ Kxg6 10. Rd6+ Kxf7 11. Rd7+ 1-0
1k1r3r/ppp2p1p/7n/1Pb1Nqp1/Q1Pp1Bb1/6P1/P3PPBP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Kecskemet (1993)<br>Schipkow-Meszaros<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. b6 (1. Nc6+ $1 {Alternative} bxc6 2. b6 $18) 1... Bxb6 (1... axb6 2. Nc6+ bxc6 (2... Kc8 3. Na7+ Kb8 4. Nb5 gxf4 5. Bxb7) 3. Bxc6) 2. Nc6+ Ka8 (2... bxc6 3. Qxc6 Kc8 4. Bxc7 Bxc7 5. Rab1 Rd6 6. Rb8+ Kxb8 7. Qb7#) 3. Bxc7 Qc5 4. Bxb6 Qxb6 5. Rab1 Qc5 6. Nxa7 1-0
rb5k/1b1N2p1/p4n1p/np6/8/P1PQ2Pq/BP1B1P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: 1956<br>Neumann-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re8+ Nxe8 2. Qh7+ Kxh7 3. Nf8+ Kh8 4. Ng6+ 1/2-1/2
1q3rbk/4r1p1/3p1n1p/2p1pP2/BnP1P3/3P1N1Q/6RP/2B3RK w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Paris (1989)<br>Plachetka-Psahis<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7 Rxg7 2. Rxg7 Kxg7 3. Qxh6+ Kf7 4. Bg5 (4. Ng5+ Ke7 5. Qg7+ Rf7 6. Nxf7 Qf8 7. Qxf8+ Kxf8) 4... Bh7 (4... Ke7 5. Qg7+ Rf7 6. Bxf6#) 5. Bxf6 1-0
2rq1rk1/pb2nppp/1p2pn2/4N3/3P4/1BN2P2/PP2Q1PP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Leningrad (1931)<br>Botwinnik-Batujew<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf7 Rxf7 2. Qxe6 Qf8 (2... Ned5 3. Nxd5 Nxd5 4. Bxd5 Bxd5 5. Rxc8) 3. Ne4 Rxc1 4. Rxc1 Nfd5 5. Nd6 Ba8 6. Re1 1-0
8/5k2/2R1b1pp/5p2/5Pn1/4qBK1/4R1PP/8 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Ungarn (1979)<br>Sugar-Vegh<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxf4+ 2. Kxf4 g5+ 3. Kg3 f4+ 4. Kh3 Nf2# 0-1
r3kb1r/pp1b1pp1/4p3/2q3Qp/5B2/2PB4/P4PPP/R3R1K1 w kq - 0 1|Deflection: UdSSR (1977)<br>Kosikov-Privalov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe6+ Bxe6 (1... fxe6 2. Bg6#) 2. Bb5+ Qc6 (2... Bd7 3. Re1+ Be7 4. Qxc5) 3. Bxc6+ bxc6 4. Qa5 Be7 5. Qc7 1-0
4B3/8/6p1/R7/P3Pn1p/3r3k/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: UdSSR (1984)<br>Sergejew-Pantschenko<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd5 Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Rxd5 3. exd5 g5 4. Bd7+ g4 5. a5 Nc3 6. a6 Nxd5 7. a7 Nb6 8. a8=Q Nxa8 9. Bc6 1-0
r1b2r1k/pp3p1p/2n2NpB/q2pQ3/8/7P/PPP3P1/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Decoy: London (1961)<br>Mabs-Alexander<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bg7+ Kxg7 2. Ne8+ Kh6 3. Qf4+ g5 4. Qf6+ Kh5 5. Ng7+ Kh4 6. Qf2# 1-0
1r6/4kp2/3n2p1/2KPp3/4P2p/2NR2P1/7P/8 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Kopenhagen (1989)<br>Christensen-Adamski<br>Difficulty ***|1... Kd7 2. gxh4 Rb3 3. Re3 Rxc3+ 4. Rxc3 Nxe4+ 0-1
4r1k1/pp1q1ppp/3b4/2pN4/2P4Q/6P1/P4PKP/4R3 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Nowosibirsk (1982)<br>Gankin-Syssojew<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qg4 Qxg4 (1... Re6 2. Nf6+ Rxf6 3. Qxd7) (1... Qc6 2. Rxe8+ Qxe8 3. Nf6+ Kf8 4. Nxe8) 2. Rxe8+ Bf8 3. Ne7+ Kh8 4. Rxf8# 1-0
2R5/6R1/2k3r1/1pBpPb2/pP1P4/7p/2r2P2/3K4 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Bad Kissingen (1982)<br>Podrajanskaja-Nyberg<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxc8 2. Rxg6+ Kc7 (2... Kb7 $2 3. Rb6+) 3. Rg7+ Kb8 4. Kxc2 h2 5. Bd6+ (5. Rh7 Bf5+ 6. Kd2 Bxh7) 5... Ka8 6. Rg8 h1=Q 7. Rxc8+ Kb7 0-1
5r2/q3ppkp/3p2p1/3P4/Nr2PPn1/1R3BP1/P3N2P/R2Q2K1 w - - 0 1|Interference: 1962<br>Oren-Deiner<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Nb6 Qxb6+ 2. Qd4+ (2. Nd4 $1 {Alternative}) 2... Qxd4+ 3. Nxd4 Rxd4 4. Bxg4 1-0
r7/4b3/2p1r1k1/1p1pPp1q/1P1P1P1p/PR2NRpP/2Q3K1/8 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Bardejov (1928)<br>Schulz-Kostic<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf5 Kf7 (1... Qxf5 2. Rxg3+ hxg3 3. Rxg3+ Kf7 4. Qxf5+) 2. Nxe7 Kxe7 3. f5 1-0
r3rk2/p4bbQ/6Bp/3pq3/2p2R2/4PPP1/Pp3P2/1K5R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Saarbruecken (1958)<br>Kleist-Wilke<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxf4 2. gxf4 Bg8 0-1
r1r1n3/1p1bkpb1/p2p1np1/3Pp3/Pqp1P1P1/2N1BP2/1PP1BQK1/R2N3R w - - 0 1|Different themes: Amsterdam (1982)<br>Van der Wiel-Gruenfeld<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ra3 Kf8 2. Na2 Qa5 3. Bb6 1-0
3br2r/1p1n1p1p/p5p1/1kPp4/R2P4/3KBP2/N4P1P/R7 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Fernpartie (1908)<br>Rueb-Wagemund<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rb1+ Kxa4 (1... Kc6 2. Nb4+ Kc7 3. Nxd5+) 2. Nc3+ Ka5 3. Bd2 Nxc5+ 4. dxc5 Bf6 5. Nxd5+ (5. Nb5+ $1 {Alternative}) 5... Ka4 6. Rb4+ Ka3 7. Kc2 1-0
r3kb1r/1bp1n2p/p3qp2/1p2p1p1/4P2N/1PN1BQ2/1PP2PPP/R2R2K1 w kq - 0 1|Deflection: Moskau (1954)<br>Spasski-Taimanow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage. Several variants.|1. Nxb5 axb5 2. Qh5+ (2. Rxa8+ $18 {Alternative}) 2... Qf7 3. Rxa8+ Bxa8 4. Rd8+ Kxd8 5. Qxf7 gxh4 6. Qxf6 1-0
1Q2n3/1b1qn2k/3p3p/2pPp1pP/1pP1P1P1/1P2BBN1/6K1/8 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Palma de Mallorca (1969)<br>Spasski-Penrose<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Qxe5 Ng8 3. Qb8 Nef6 4. Nf5 (4. e5 $5) 4... Ne7 5. Nxh6 Nexd5 ( 5... Kxh6 6. Qf8+ Kh7 7. Qf7+ Kh8 8. Qxf6+) 6. cxd5 Kxh6 7. Qf8+ Qg7 8. Qxc5 1-0
r5k1/6pp/4q3/pb1pNp2/1n1P4/1Q2P1P1/1B1n1PBP/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxb4 axb4 2. Rxa8+ Be8 3. Bxd5 Qxd5 4. Rxe8# 1-0
1r4r1/4bp1k/pNp4p/P1n1p1q1/2N1Pp2/2P2P1b/2QRBB1R/4K3 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Kanada (1977)<br>Poulin-Jauregui<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qg1+ 2. Bxg1 Rxg1+ 3. Kf2 (3. Bf1 Bh4+ 4. Rdf2 Bxf1 5. Kd2 (5. Nxe5 Rd8 6. Nbd7 Nxd7 7. Nxc6 Bd3+ 8. Kd2 Bxc2 9. Rxh4 Rc8) 5... Bxf2 6. Rxf2 Rd8+) 3... Rbg8 4. Nxe5 (4. Rxh3 R8g2#) 4... Bh4# 0-1
r1b2rk1/4bppp/p3p3/q3B1PQ/1p6/1PN5/1PP2P1P/3RK1R1 w - - 0 1|Interference: UdSSR (1988)<br>Odeev-Germanavicjus<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nd5 Re8 (1... exd5 2. Qh6) 2. g6 fxg6 3. Rxg6 hxg6 4. Qxg6 1-0
8/5pk1/3QPqpp/p1p4n/8/7P/3NK1P1/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: UdSSR (1956)<br>Taimanow-Milic<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. e7 Qxd6 (1... Nf4+ 2. Qxf4 Qxf4 3. e8=Q) 2. e8=N+ Kf8 3. Nxd6 1-0
rn2k2r/pp2bppp/1qp3b1/1N1p4/P4N2/3P1P2/1PPB2PP/R2Q1R1K w kq - 0 1|Deflection: Jugoslawien (1982)<br>Ciric-Azaric<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Qe2 Kd7 (1... cxb5 2. Nxd5 Qd8 3. Bb4 Nc6 4. Nxe7 Nxe7 5. Rfe1 O-O 6. Bxe7) 2. Rfe1 Qd8 3. Nc7 Bd6 (3... Kxc7 4. Qxe7+ Qxe7 5. Rxe7+ Nd7 6. Nxg6 fxg6 7. Bf4+ Kd8 8. Rxg7) 4. Nxa8 1-0
4r1k1/p2R1pp1/1p3b1p/7P/q1p5/2PQ2B1/PP2rPP1/K2R4 w - - 0 1|Interference: Partievariante (1982)<br>Miles-Pritchett<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qd5 Bxc3 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3. Be5 1-0
2rq1rk1/pb3ppp/4pn2/1p2N1B1/2nP4/2R5/P4PPP/1B1Q1RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: USA (1979)<br>Collier-Eberlein<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nd7 (1. Ng4 $2 Qd5) (1. Bxf6 $6 Qxf6 2. Nd7 Qe7 3. Nxf8 Qxf8 4. Qh5 f5 $16) 1... Qxd7 2. Bxf6 Qd5 (2... g6 3. Qh5) 3. Rg3 g6 4. Rg5 Qd6 5. Qh5 1-0
2rq1rk1/1p2bppp/p1n1pn2/3p3b/N2P1B2/4P2P/PP1NBPP1/2RQ1RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Minsk (1990)<br>Anastasjan-Orlow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Nxd4 2. exd4 (2. Rxc8 Nxe2+) (2. Bxh5 Rxc1 3. Qxc1 Nxh5) 2... Rxc1 3. Qxc1 Bxe2 0-1
5b1k/5p2/r2p1P1P/2p1q2Q/1p2P3/6RR/1p6/6K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Wiesbaden (1981)<br>Falk-Ostojic<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg8+ Kxg8 2. Qg4+ Kh7 3. Qg7+ Bxg7 4. hxg7+ Kg6 5. g8=Q+ Kxf6 6. Rf3+ Ke7 7. Rxf7+ 1-0
2r3k1/1p2bpn1/1q2p3/p2PP1pp/Pnp2PP1/1P5P/1Q1R1BK1/2r1NR2 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Bukarest (1981)<br>Adamski-Haik<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxe1 2. Bxb6 c3 3. Rc2 Re2+ 4. Rxe2 cxb2 5. d6 Nd3 6. Rxb2 (6. dxe7 Nxf4+) 6... Nxb2 0-1
6k1/1p2ppbp/p5p1/4P3/3R4/2r4P/qPQ2PPB/6K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: Berlin (1969)<br>Thal-Boehnisch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bf4 Qa1+ 2. Kh2 Rxc2 3. Rd8+ Bf8 4. Bh6 1-0
2kr3r/pb1n1p2/2q1pP2/1pb5/2p2B2/2N2B2/PPQ2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Schweden (1974)<br>Johansson-Ekenberg<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxf3 2. gxf3 Rdg8+ 3. Bg3 Rxg3+ 4. hxg3 Bxf3 0-1
r4rk1/ppRn1p2/6pb/2P1pq1p/3N4/P1QPn1Pb/1B1NPP1P/4R1KB b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Belgien (1936)<br>O Kelly-Defosse<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Ng4+ 3. Kf3 e4+ 4. Kxe4 Ngf6+ 5. Kf3 Ne5+ 6. Kf2 Nfg4+ 7. Kg1 Be3# 0-1
4N2k/p3P1p1/6qp/3Q1p2/4p3/4Pb2/P4rPP/1R4RK w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: UdSSR (1990)<br>Kosinez-Kubajew<br>Difficulty ***|1. gxf3 Qh5 (1... Rxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Qh5+ 3. Kg3 Qxf3+ 4. Kh4 g5+ 5. Rxg5 hxg5+ 6. Kxg5) 2. Qg8+ Kxg8 3. Nf6+ 1-0
8/2p3pk/3pr2p/1P3p2/2PQ1P2/2R4P/1q1n1BPK/8 b - - 0 1|Pin: Fernpartie (1965)<br>Karafiath-Neistadt<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re3 2. Qxe3 (2. Bxe3 Nf3+ 3. Kg3 Nxd4 4. Bxd4 Qd2) 2... Nf1+ 0-1
r4rk1/pp3ppp/2pq1nb1/6N1/2BP4/7R/PPQ2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Partievariante (1938)<br>Kopajew-Tschistjakow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg6 hxg6 2. Bxf7+ Rxf7 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. Nxf7+ Kg8 5. Nxd6 1-0
7k/2pp1pp1/1p4p1/1P1P2P1/K1P3P1/4p2r/8/4R3 w - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: 1909<br>Nach Selesnew<br>Difficulty ***|1. d6 cxd6 2. c5 dxc5 (2... bxc5 3. b6) 3. Rxe3 Rh4 4. Rh3 Rh7 5. Re3 1/2-1/2
1q2rrk1/pb1n1ppp/1p2p3/1Nbp4/2P2P2/1P1BP3/PB2Q1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Helsinki (1933)<br>Rasmussen-Polkinen<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Bxg7 Kxg7 4. Qg5+ Kh8 5. Rf3 1-0
rnb2rk1/pp2bppp/2p5/q7/4NN2/4B1QP/PPP3P1/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Interference: London (1961)<br>Mabs-Alexander<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd5 cxd5 2. Nh5 g6 3. Nhf6+ (3. Qe5 $1 gxh5 4. Bh6 f6 5. Qxe7) 3... Bxf6 4. Nxf6+ Kg7 5. Qe5 Kh8 6. Bh6 (6. Nh5+ $1 f6 7. Qe7) 6... Nc6 7. Bg7+ Kxg7 8. Ne8+ Kh6 9. Qf4+ g5 10. Qf6+ Kh5 11. Ng7+ 1-0
1r4k1/5pp1/qr2p2p/N3Pn2/Q7/2P1b1B1/P5PP/K2R1R2 b - - 0 1|Decoy: CSSR (1980)<br>Edoecs-Semkov<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nd4 2. cxd4 (2. Rb1 Qxa5) 2... Rb4 3. Qd7 (3. Qc2 Rc8) 3... Bxd4+ 4. Rxd4 Qxf1+ 5. Rd1 Rb1+ 0-1
r1b1rk2/pp3ppQ/1np5/4q3/2B4N/4P3/PP3PP1/2R2K1R w - - 0 1|Decoy: Liverpool (1932)<br>Abrahams-Thynne<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qg8+ Kxg8 2. Ng6 1-0
r1b2k1r/pppq1ppp/2n2P2/2b3B1/2pp4/5N2/PPP2PPP/RN1QR1K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: 1902<br>nach Tschirjow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bh6 gxh6 2. Qd2 1-0
q1rr2k1/p4ppp/1p4n1/2pN1N1Q/3b1P2/1P4P1/P6P/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Vilnius (1949)<br>Dus_Chotimirski-Bannik<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxd4 cxd4 (1... Rxd5 2. Rxd5 Qxd5 3. Nh6+) 2. Nf6+ Kf8 3. Qxh7 gxf6 4. Re1 1-0
r4rk1/1p1n1p1p/p1b1pqp1/4N3/3P1PQ1/2PBR3/P5PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Moskau (1981)<br>Saizewa-Minogina<br>Difficulty ***|1. d5 Ba4 2. Bc2 Bxc2 3. Nxd7 Qg7 4. Nxf8 1-0
r1b1kb1r/pp1qpppp/2Np4/1Bn5/Q7/8/PPP2PPP/RNB1K2R w KQkq - 0 1|Different themes: Aue (1995)<br>Fritz-Novag Ruby<br>Difficulty ***|1-0
r7/2qnb1kp/p2p1nP1/1p1Pp1p1/6N1/3BB2Q/PPP4P/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Primorski (1974)<br>Schkurowitsch-Slatanow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh7+ Nxh7 2. Rf7+ Kh8 3. g7+ Kg8 4. Nh6# 1-0
6rk/p4p2/bp2p2b/3p1n1p/1B1P1P1q/1P2P3/P5BP/2NRQ2K b - - 0 1|Decoy: Sotschi<br>Barcza-Antoschin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bf1 2. Bxf1 (2. Qxf1 Ng3+) 2... Ng3+ 3. Qxg3 (3. Kg1 Ne2+ 4. Kh1 Rg1#) 3... Rxg3 0-1
8/3P4/p3n3/1p4p1/2p2k2/6r1/PP6/1K1BR3 w - - 0 3|Pin: Rumaenien (1957)<br>Trojanescu-Soos<br>Difficulty ***|3. Rxe6 Rd3 4. Re4+ Kf5 (4... Kxe4 5. Bc2) (4... Kg3 5. Re3+) 5. Bc2 Rxd7 6. Re7+ 1-0
r1bqr1k1/ppp1bppp/2n3n1/4N2R/2pP1PP1/2PQ4/PP5P/R1B2BK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Antwerpen (1901)<br>Fox-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg6 fxg6 (1... hxg6 2. Nxg6 fxg6 3. Bxc4+ Qd5 4. Bxd5+ Be6 5. Bxe6+ Kf8 6. Rh8#) 2. Bxc4+ Qd5 3. Bxd5+ Be6 4. Bxe6+ Kf8 (4... Kh8 5. Nxg6#) 5. Nd7# 1-0
4r1k1/1p3pbp/2p1b1p1/p1n1N3/P1P1PQ2/2N2RPB/1Pqr1P1P/1R4K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Daenemark (1993)<br>Brunn-Kolvig<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxe5 2. Qxe5 Qxb1+ 3. Nxb1 Rd1+ 4. Bf1 Rxf1+ 5. Kxf1 Bxc4+ 6. Ke1 Rxe5 0-1
6r1/4bk1p/4p2R/pr1pB3/n1pPPN2/2P2P2/KP1R4/8 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Halle (1974)<br>Ruemmler-Mikeleit<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxb2+ 2. Rxb2 Nxc3+ 3. Ka1 Rg1+ 0-1
3rk1r1/pQ1nbpBp/2B1p3/5b2/8/1R4P1/P2NqP1P/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Swerdlowsk (1976)<br>Ponomarew-Demidow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxd7+ Rxd7 2. Rb8+ Bd8 3. Bf6 1-0
r2q2rk/ppp4p/3p4/2b2Q2/3pPPR1/2P2n2/PP3P1P/RNB4K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Wien (1860)<br>Reiner-Steinitz<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qh4 2. Rg2 (2. Kg2 dxc3) 2... Qxh2+ 3. Rxh2 Rg1# 0-1
r1b1r1k1/ppp2ppp/5n2/3P4/1q1pN1n1/PB6/1PP1QPPP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Fernpartie (1979)<br>Ahlbaeck-Raesaenen<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Rxe4 2. Qxe4 (2. Qxg4 Bxg4 3. axb4 Re2) 2... Qd6 0-1
1r2k2r/2p2p1b/q1Pppb1N/p2p2P1/Q2P4/P3B2P/1P6/2KRR3 b - - 0 1|Interference: DDR (1975)<br>Baum-Thal<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rb4 2. axb4 Qc4+ 3. Kd2 Qd3+ 4. Kc1 Qb1+ 5. Kd2 Qxb2+ 0-1
6k1/5ppp/4p3/p1b1n3/PpP1Pq2/5bBP/4B2K/R3RQ2 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Uruguay (1943)<br>Molinari-Cabral<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bg1+ 2. Qxg1 Ng4+ 3. hxg4 Qh6+ 4. Bh4 Qxh4# 0-1
1r2r1k1/5ppp/3b4/1ppP3q/3p4/2PP2Pb/1P1B1PQP/R2BR1K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Spanien (1962)<br>Montell-Serrano<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qh6 2. Rxe8+ Rxe8 3. f3 Re1+ 4. Bxe1 Bxg2 0-1
3q2k1/2r2p1p/p2Nr1p1/1p6/1P1Q4/P3n3/6PP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Charkow (1967)<br>Kimmelfeld-Below<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf7 Rxf7 2. Qh8+ Kxh8 3. Nxf7+ Kg8 4. Nxd8 Nxd1 5. Nxe6 1/2-1/2
r1b1rk2/3n1pbQ/2qp2p1/p2N2P1/2Bp3N/4P3/PP3PP1/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Decoy: 1950<br>Sjorstrom-Bergmann<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxg6+ fxg6 2. Qg8+ Kxg8 3. Ne7+ Kf8 4. Nxg6# 1-0
5bk1/pb2qppp/1pn1p3/4N2Q/4P2P/BP4P1/P4PB1/6K1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Sotschi (1981)<br>Espig-Lukow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxa3 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3. Nd7 Nd8 4. Qxf8+ Qxf8 5. Nxf8 Bc8 0-1
r4r1k/pb2b1p1/1pp1p1Qp/3nN3/4Np1q/3B4/PPP3PP/1K1R3R w - - 0 1|Decoy: Esslingen (1968)<br>Gass-Taksis<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh7+ $1 Kxh7 2. Nf6+ Kh8 3. Ng6# 1-0
1n5r/3b2k1/r2p1q1p/p1p1pPp1/2P1P1P1/1P5R/P2Q2K1/1BB4R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Jerewan (1982)<br>Klowski-Agsamow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg5+ hxg5 2. Rxh8 Kf7 3. R1h7+ Qg7 4. Rxg7+ Kxg7 5. Rxb8 1-0
5rk1/R3Rppp/1p3n2/1q1r1B2/3p4/P4Q2/1P3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Ungarn (1980)<br>Pinter-Horvath<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxf7 Rxf5 (1... Rxf7 2. Ra8+ Ne8 3. Be6 Rdf5 4. Qxf5 Qxf5 5. Rxe8#) 2. Rxg7+ (2. Qb7 $18 {Alternative}) 2... Kh8 3. Qb7 Rh5 4. Qe7 Qc5 5. Rg8+ Rxg8 6. Qxf6+ 1-0
5r2/p4R2/3p4/1p5k/1P4pr/6qP/P2BQ3/7K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Moskau (1959)<br>Simagin-Muchnik<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rf5+ Rxf5 (1... Kg6 2. Qe6+ Kg7 3. Qe7+ Kg6 4. Rg5+ Kh6 5. Qg7#) 2. Qe8+ Rf7 3. Qxf7# 1-0
4r1k1/pp3pp1/4r2b/1PPq1n2/2Np4/3N1PP1/P1Q1PK2/4R2R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Pula (1988)<br>Ostermann-Todorovic<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxg3 2. Kxg3 Rg6+ 3. Kf2 Be3+ 4. Nxe3 (4. Kf1 Qh5 5. Nf2 Qxh1+ 6. Nxh1 Rg1#) 4... dxe3+ 5. Kf1 Qg5 0-1
1r1r4/p1RbkppB/1qp1pn2/4N3/P1P5/8/4QPPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: Zagreb (1948)<br>Horvath-Udovcic<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng6+ Ke8 2. Qxe6+ fxe6 3. Rxe6+ Bxe6 4. Re7# 1-0
7k/1p1q1b1p/4n3/3p1N2/r2PpP2/Q3P2P/6RK/4B3 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Baden-Baden (1925)<br>Gruenfeld-Tarrasch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bh4 h6 2. Qf8+ Nxf8 3. Bf6+ Kh7 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rxf7+ Kg8 6. Nxh6# 1-0
rn3r2/pp2p2k/1qppP1p1/3Pn2p/6pN/P1P2P2/2PBQ3/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau (1963)<br>Bebtschuk-Tomson<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxg6 Nxg6 (1... Kxg6 2. Qe4+ Rf5 3. Rxh5 Kxh5 4. Qxf5+ Kh4 5. Rh1+ Kg3 6. Qf4+ Kg2 7. Qh2+ Kxf3 8. Qf4+ Kg2 9. Qf1+ Kg3 10. Bf4#) 2. Rxh5+ Kg8 3. Qe4 Rf6 4. Rdh1 Qc5 5. Rh8+ Nxh8 6. Qh7+ Kf8 7. Qxh8# 1-0
8/8/1p1pb3/p3p1p1/PkPpP1P1/1P1K1P2/2B4r/6R1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Helsinki (1982)<br>Alenius-Holopainen<br>Difficulty ***|1... d5 2. cxd5 (2. exd5 Bf7 3. Re1 Bg6+) 2... Bc8 0-1
r4r2/2pn2qk/1p1pQ3/p2Pp3/2P1N2P/4B3/PP1K1P2/2R5 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Breslau (1925)<br>Gilg-Orbach<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg1 Qxg1 2. Ng5+ 1-0
2kr3r/pRp3q1/2Pppn2/4p2p/B2bP1p1/7P/2P2PP1/2BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Mannheim (1948)<br>Schuppler-Hoenig<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Bh6 Rxh6 (1... Qxh6 2. Qxd4 exd4 3. Rfb1 Qc1+ 4. Rxc1 Nxe4 5. Rcb1 Rdf8 6. Rxa7 Kd8 7. Rbb7) 2. Qxd4 exd4 3. Rfb1 1-0
7k/R2nr3/4Q3/3p2qP/2pP4/2P5/2P5/3K4 w - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: BRD (1956)<br>Kestler-Pesch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ra8+ Kh7 2. Rh8+ Kxh8 3. Qh6+ Qxh6 1/2-1/2
bnrr2k1/5ppp/p4q2/1pNp4/1P4QN/P3P3/5PPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: 1935<br>Eliskases-Muffang<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ne4 Qe6 2. Nf5 g6 3. Rxc8 Rxc8 4. Ne7+ 1-0
5rk1/2p1q1pp/2p3r1/p2n4/3Bp3/PP2P2P/4QPP1/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Budapest (1993)<br>Tschernin-Polgar Z.<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rf3 2. g3 Qh4 3. Kh2 Rgxg3 4. fxg3 Qxg3+ 5. Kh1 Qxh3+ 6. Kg1 (6. Qh2 Rxf1+ ) 6... Rg3+ 7. Kf2 Qh4 8. Rh1 Rh3+ 0-1
6k1/5pbp/6p1/2p1r3/1pPr4/3n2NP/1PB2PP1/1R1R2K1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Ungarn (1977)<br>Gal-Hardicsay<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxb2 2. Rxd4 (2. Rxb2 Rxd1+ 3. Bxd1 Re1+) 2... cxd4 3. Rxb2 Re1+ 4. Kh2 ( 4. Nf1 d3 5. Rb1 Rxf1+) 4... d3 5. Rb1 dxc2 6. Rxe1 b3 0-1
r1br1k2/ppq2pp1/3Npb1p/8/1nN5/3RQ1P1/P1P2PBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Prag (1982)<br>Jansa-Pribyl<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack. Several variants.|1. Nb5 Rxd3 2. Qxd3 Qc5 (2... Qe7 $1 {Alternative} 3. Qh7 g6 4. Qxh6+ Kg8) 3. Qh7 Nd5 (3... g6 4. Rd8+ Bxd8 5. Ncd6 (5. Nbd6 $2 Qc7)) 4. Qh8+ (4. Bxd5 $1 $18 {Alternative}) 4... Ke7 5. Ncd6 Bd7 6. Qxa8 1-0
4kb1r/pr1p1ppp/2p5/1N2P1B1/q3n3/P7/1P1Q1PPP/3RK2R w Kk - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1949)<br>Ostropolski-Iwanowski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxd7+ Rxd7 2. Nc7+ Rxc7 3. Rd8# 1-0
4k3/1pp2b1p/2p2P2/r3P1R1/pr6/2N5/1PP4P/2KR4 w - - 0 1|Removal: Odessa (1972)<br>Peressypkin-Romanischin<br>Difficulty ***|1. e6 Rxg5 2. Rd8+ Kxd8 3. exf7 1-0
2kr2r1/ppp2p1p/2n1bp2/2bq4/Q1p5/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1B1RK2 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Riga (1964)<br>Spona-Miglans<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qd3+ 2. Re2 Qxf3 3. gxf3 Bh3+ 4. Ke1 Rg1# 0-1
r3r1k1/p1q2pp1/4pbn1/1b5p/3PQ2P/1BB2NP1/P4P2/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: UdSSR (1988)<br>Holmov-Antosin<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. d5 Qb7 (1... exd5 2. Qxd5 Bc6 3. Bxf6 (3. Qxh5 $1 Bxf3 4. Qxf3) 3... Bxd5 4. Rxc7 Bxb3 5. axb3 gxf6 6. Rdd7) (1... Bxc3 2. dxe6 Kf8 3. Qf5) 2. Bxf6 gxf6 3. Nd4 Bd7 4. Qf3 e5 5. Nf5 e4 6. Qxh5 Re5 7. d6 Bxf5 8. Rc7 Be6 9. Bxe6 1-0
1r4k1/2p2pp1/5n1p/2PBR3/1q1r4/5QPP/5P2/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Kecskemet (1984)<br>Uhlmann-Holzhaeuer<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re8+ Nxe8 (1... Rxe8 2. Rxe8+ Nxe8 3. Qxf7+ Kh7 4. Qg8+ Kg6 5. Qxe8+ Kg5 ( 5... Kf6 6. Qe6+) 6. h4+) 2. Qxf7+ Kh7 3. Qf5+ g6 (3... Kh8 4. Qf8+ Kh7 5. Bg8+ Kg6 6. Qf7+ Kg5 7. Re5#) 4. Re7+ Ng7 5. Qf6 1-0
r7/b1q1kPp1/p2p3p/1p1P4/2NR2P1/PPQ2P2/6K1/8 w - - 0 1|Decoy: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Re4+ (1. Rf4 $1 {Alternative} Rf8 2. Qxg7) 1... Kf8 2. Re8+ Rxe8 3. Qxg7+ Kxg7 4. fxe8=N+ Kg6 5. Nxc7 1-0
r3q3/1Rn2p1k/pQp1nbpp/2Pp4/P2P4/3B1N1P/3B1PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Petersburg (1909)<br>Duras-Nenarokow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxc7 Bd8 2. Bxg6+ Kxg6 (2... Kg7 3. Rxf7+ Kxg6 4. Ne5+ Kh5 5. g4+) 3. Qb1+ Kg7 4. Rb7 Bf6 5. Qf5 1-0
r1b1qrk1/4bppp/pnN1pn2/1pp3B1/3P4/2NBPQ2/PP3PPP/R3K2R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: New York (1926)<br>Ed. Lasker-Winkelman<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Ne4 Nfd5 (1... Qxc6 2. Nxf6+ Bxf6 3. Qxc6) (1... Bb7 2. Nxe7+ Qxe7 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. Nxf6+ Kg7 5. Qg4+ Kxf6 6. Qh4+) 2. Nxe7+ Nxe7 3. Nf6+ gxf6 4. Bxh7+ Kxh7 5. Qh5+ (5. Qh3+ $1 {Alternative}) 5... Kg8 6. Bxf6 1-0
r1bqr1k1/1p1pnpbp/p1nB2p1/8/2BpP3/N4N2/PP3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1976)<br>Stern-Podobed<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qb3+ (2. Ng5+ Kf6 3. Nxh7+ Ke6 4. Ng5+ Kxd6 5. Nf7+ Kc7 6. Nxd8 Rxd8) 2... Kf6 (2... Nd5 3. Qxd5+ Re6 4. Ng5+ Kg8 5. Nc4 h6 6. Nxe6 dxe6 7. Qc5) 3. e5+ Nxe5 4. Bxe5+ Kf5 5. Qf7+ 1-0
r3q3/p2b2k1/n2P2pp/1Np1n1N1/1p3Q2/7P/PP2B1P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Ungarn (1970)<br>Toth-Veresz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qf6+ Kg8 2. Qxe5 Qxe5 3. Bc4+ Kh8 4. Nf7+ 1-0
8/2R2ppk/3p1q1p/3PpP1Q/r7/6PK/5R1P/6r1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Nigeria (1976)<br>Elwekkawi-Frank<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qg5 2. Qxg5 (2. Qf3 Rf4 3. gxf4 Qxf5+ 4. Kh4 g5+ 5. fxg5 hxg5+ 6. Kh5 Qg6# ) 2... hxg5 (2... hxg5) 3. f6 Rh4+ 4. gxh4 g4# 0-1
3r3r/k1q2pp1/p6p/1pbRp3/4B3/1Q3P2/PPP3PP/1K2R3 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Bagneux (1981)<br>Boudre-Pyttel<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxc5 Qxc5 2. Qxf7+ Kb6 3. Qb7+ Ka5 4. c3 b4 (4... Qc8 5. b4+ Ka4 6. Bc2+ Ka3 7. Qb6) 5. Bd3 (5. cxb4+ $18 {Alternative}) 5... Rxd3 6. Rxe5 Rd1+ 7. Kc2 Rd2+ 8. Kxd2 bxc3+ 9. bxc3 1-0
2N5/4P3/8/k3Ppp1/4b3/2R4K/6rP/8 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Berlin (1962)<br>Rittner-Buentrup<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rg4 2. Ra3+ (2. Rc2 Rh4+ 3. Kg3 f4+ 4. Kf2 Rxh2+ 5. Ke1 Rh1+ 6. Kf2 Rh2+) 2... Kb4 3. Ra4+ (3. Ra2 Rh4+ 4. Kg3 f4+ 5. Kf2 Rxh2+ 6. Kf1 Rh1+ 7. Kf2 Rh2+) 3... Kxa4 4. e8=Q+ Kb3 1/2-1/2
5r2/1pr1ppk1/1n1q2p1/p2P3p/P4R1P/1BP1RQ2/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau (1969)<br>Smyslow-Liberson<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re6 Qc5 2. Rxg6+ fxg6 3. Rxf8 Qxc3 4. Qf7+ Kh6 5. Qf4+ Kg7 6. Rf7+ Kg8 7. d6 Qxb3 8. Rf8+ Kg7 9. dxc7 1-0
3q2k1/5p2/r1b2Ppp/2P5/p2pBQ2/P7/1P5P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Capelle la Grande (1987)<br>Vajser-Jacobs<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxg6 fxg6 2. f7+ Kf8 (2... Kg7 3. Re8) 3. Qxh6+ Kxf7 4. Qh7+ Kf6 5. Qh4+ g5 6. Qh6+ Kf5 (6... Kf7 7. Qh7+ Kf6 8. Rf1+ Ke6 9. Qf5+ Ke7 10. Qf7#) 7. Qe6+ Kf4 8. h3 1-0
3q2k1/p4pPp/bp2rn2/2p1NQ2/1P3B2/1P1p2PB/4rP1P/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Kecskemet (1992)<br>Schmidt-Archipow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxe6 fxe6 2. Bxe6+ Kxg7 3. Bh6+ Kxh6 4. Nf7+ Kg7 5. Nxd8 1-0
2r1r1k1/5p2/p7/3p1PPp/P5n1/2R4Q/8/6K1 b - - 0 39|Decoy: Variante (1987)<br>Auerswald-Kuscko<br>Difficulty ***<br>Favorable endgame.|39... Re1+ 40. Kg2 Ne3+ $1 41. Qxe3 (41. Rxe3 Rc2+ 42. Kf3 Rxe3+ 43. Kxe3 Rc3+ $19) 41... Rxe3 42. Rxc8+ Kg7 $19 0-1
5bk1/2P2pp1/p7/8/1p4Pp/5P1P/P1RR1QK1/1q5r b - - 0 1|Decoy: Riga (1979)<br>Bouaziz-Miles<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1... Rxh3 2. Kxh3 (2. Qf1 $1 Rg3+ 3. Kf2 Rxf3+ 4. Kxf3 Qxf1+ $11) 2... Qh1+ 3. Qh2 Qxf3+ 4. Kxh4 Be7+ 5. g5 Bxg5+ 6. Kxg5 f6+ 7. Kh4 g5# 0-1
r4rk1/1bqn1pbp/pp4pB/4p1Nn/P3P2Q/2NB4/1PP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Zuerich (1959)<br>Kupper-Olafsson<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxg7 Kxg7 2. Rxf7+ Kg8 (2... Rxf7 3. Ne6+) 3. Rg7+ Kh8 4. Rxh7+ 1-0
rn2qrk1/ppp2pbp/6p1/3Np1Bn/2BP4/5Q2/PPP4P/R3K1R1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Polen (1960)<br>Filipovic-Gabrisz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh5 gxh5 2. Bf6 Nd7 3. Bxg7 1-0
4r1k1/1pb3pp/p1p2p2/6r1/1P1PP2n/P6q/2Q2RP1/2B1RNK1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Hamburg (1937)<br>Finotti-Reinhardt<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxg2+ 2. Rxg2 Nf3+ 3. Kf2 Qxg2+ 4. Kxg2 Nxe1+ 5. Kh3 Nxc2 0-1
b7/4Q1bk/3N2pp/3pp3/8/3ppP1P/q2N2P1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: UdSSR (1979)<br>Korsunskij-Psahis<br>Difficulty ***|1. N2e4 (1. Ne8 Qa1+ 2. Kh2 e4) 1... dxe4 2. Ne8 Qg8 3. Nf6+ Kh8 4. Nxg8 Kxg8 ( 4... d2 5. Qd8 Kh7 6. Ne7 h5 7. Qd6) 5. Qe8+ Bf8 6. Qxa8 1-0
3rr1k1/1p3ppp/p7/R2bN1q1/1Q1PP3/8/1P3PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: UdSSR (1976)<br>Tscherepkow-Sasanow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1... Bxe4 2. Rxe4 Rxd4 3. Nf3 (3. Qxd4 Qc1+) 3... Rexe4 0-1
r2r2k1/2b2ppp/4p3/1p2P3/3BR3/1P4PP/P3RK2/8 b - - 0 1|Pin: Arhus (1990)<br>Poulsen-Hansen<br>Difficulty ***|1... f5 2. exf6 Rxd4 3. Rxd4 Bb6 4. Ke3 e5 0-1
r1b2rk1/ppp2pbp/2np2p1/4n1q1/2PN4/1PB3PP/P3PPB1/RN1QK2R b KQ - 0 1|Interference: Tscheljabinsk (1975)<br>Pelz-Belouschkin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxd4 2. Bxd4 Nd3+ 3. exd3 (3. Qxd3 Qc1+ 4. Qd1 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Bxd4) 3... Bxd4 0-1
5rk1/pb4p1/1q6/1p5Q/PP1b4/7P/3B1rP1/2RR1B1K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1977)<br>Florian-Popov<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxg2 2. Bxg2 Bxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Rf2+ 4. Kg3 Qb8+ (4... Qd6+ 5. Kg4 Rg2+ 6. Kf3) 5. Kg4 Rg2+ 6. Kf3 Qb7+ 7. Kf4 Rf2+ 8. Kg3 Qg2+ 9. Kh4 Rf4+ 10. Qg4 Bf6+ 11. Kh5 Qd5+ 12. Kg6 Qf7# 0-1
b6r/p5k1/5b2/2pq1p2/2Np1Pp1/P2P3r/1BPQR1RP/6K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Beverwijk (1951)<br>Dijkstra-Kaiser<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxh2 2. Rxh2 Qh1+ 3. Rxh1 Rxh1+ 4. Kf2 Bh4# 0-1
b1r2rk1/p1q2ppp/Ppp1n3/3nN3/2BPN3/R5Q1/1P3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Puerto Rico (1967)<br>Rossolimo-Raizman<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxd5 cxd5 2. Nf6+ Kh8 3. Qg6 Qc2 (3... gxf6 4. Qxf6+ Ng7 5. Rg3) (3... fxg6 4. Nxg6+ hxg6 5. Rh3#) 4. Rh3 1-0
rq4k1/pp1nrppp/4bn2/6R1/3QP3/P4PN1/4B1PP/2B2RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Weltmeisterschaft (1948)<br>Botwinnik-Keres<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Nh5+ Kg6 (2... Kh8 3. Nxf6 (3. Bb2 $18) 3... Qe5 4. Bb2 Qxd4+ 5. Bxd4) (2... Kf8 3. Nxf6 Nxf6 4. Qxf6) 3. Qe3 (3. Qd2 {Alternative}) 1-0
r3rk2/6R1/p1p2Pp1/4p3/2q1P3/2p1B3/1P2bPQ1/2KR4 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Gijon (1955)<br>Rico-Ballbe<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bc5+ Qxc5 2. Rg8+ Kf7 3. Qxg6+ 1-0
r1bQ4/1p1n3r/p2k2pp/2q1pp2/3N4/2PB4/P1P3PP/4RRK1 w - - 0 21|Removal of defence: Zwoenitz I (1986)<br>Auerswald-Wesely<br>Difficulty ***|21. Bxf5 Qxc3 (21... gxf5 22. Rxf5 Qxc3 23. Rf6+ Kd5 24. Nf3 e4 (24... Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Kc4 26. Re4+ Kc3 27. Qg8 Qb5 28. Re3+ Kb2 29. Rb3+ Kc1 (29... Ka1 30. Rxb5 Nxf6 31. Qb3 axb5 32. Nd2) 30. Qxh7 Qf1+ 31. Ng1 Nxf6 32. Qxh6+) 25. Rd1+ Kc4 26. Rf5 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Nb6 28. Rd4+ Kc3 29. Rc5+) 22. Nb5+ axb5 23. Rd1+ 1-0
r6r/1k2b2p/p1p2p1P/B1qbp3/4B3/1p3Q1R/P4PP1/3RK3 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Monte Carlo (1977)<br>Thiel-Sargos<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxb3+ Bxb3 2. Rxb3+ Qb5 (2... Kc8 3. Bf5#) 3. Rd7+ Kc8 4. Rc7+ Kb8 5. Rxe7 Ra7 6. Rxb5+ cxb5 7. Re6 (7. Rxa7 Kxa7 8. Bb4) 7... f5 8. Rb6+ 1-0
r3kbnr/1bqp1ppp/p3p3/1p6/2nNPP2/2N1BB2/PPP1Q1PP/2KR3R b kq - 0 1|Removal of defence: Hastings (1988)<br>Lopez-Plaskett<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxb2 2. Kxb2 Ba3+ 3. Kxa3 Qxc3+ 4. Nb3 Bc6 5. Bc5 a5 0-1
r1b2rk1/2q1nppp/p1npp3/1p6/4P2P/B1PB1N2/P3QPP1/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: DDR (1975)<br>Endt-Brenneisen<br>Difficulty ***|1. e5 dxe5 2. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (2... Kh8 3. Be4 Bb7 4. Bd6) 3. Ng5+ Kg6 4. h5+ Kxg5 ( 4... Kh6 5. Bc1) 5. Bc1+ Kf6 6. Qg4 g6 7. h6 1-0
r4rk1/1pq1bp1p/p1bppn2/5p2/3BP3/P1NB4/1PP3PP/R3QR1K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Polanica Zdroj (1982)<br>Sznapik-Foisor<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nd5 Qd8 (1... Bxd5 2. exd5 e5 3. Rxf5 exd4 4. Qh4 Rfd8 5. Qg5+ Kf8 (5... Kh8 6. Rxf6 Bxf6 7. Qxf6+ Kg8 8. Rf1) 6. Qh6+ Ke8 7. Re1) (1... exd5 2. Rxf5 Qd8 3. Qg3+ Kh8 4. Qf4 Rg8 5. Rxf6) 2. Nxe7+ Qxe7 3. Qh4 e5 4. Rxf5 exd4 5. Rxf6 Qe5 6. Rf5 Qe6 7. Bc4 d5 (7... Qxc4 8. Qg5+ Kh8 9. Qf6+ Kg8 10. Rg5#) 8. Rg5+ Kh8 9. exd5 1-0
r4rk1/3qbppp/p1p5/1p2P3/6b1/1BP1B1Q1/PP3P1P/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Pin: Berlin (1956)<br>Dahl-Schulz<br>Difficulty ***|1. e6 Bxe6 2. Bd4 f6 3. Qg4 Kf7 4. Rfe1 1-0
r2r2k1/pp1bppbp/3q2p1/3Pn3/2B1P2P/1Q2BP2/P3N1P1/2R1K2R b - - 0 1|Decoy: Olympiade (1970)<br>Naranja-Portisch<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... b5 2. Bd3 (2. Bxb5 Bxb5 (2... Rab8 $1 {Alternative} 3. Bc5 Qf6 4. f4 Bxb5 5. fxe5 Qxe5 6. Qe3) 3. Qxb5 Rab8) 2... Qb4+ 3. Qxb4 Nxd3+ 0-1
2r2k2/5p2/2Np2pp/PR1n4/5P2/2N2KPP/8/6b1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Helsinki (1981)<br>Tuominen-Tanner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxd5 Rxc6 2. Rb8+ Kg7 3. Rg8+ Kxg8 4. Ne7+ Kf8 5. Nxc6 Ke8 6. a6 Kd7 7. a7 Bxa7 8. Nxa7 1-0
r4r1k/pppn3p/6p1/8/3PQ2b/N1P4P/PP2R2K/R1B2q2 b - - 0 2|Decoy: Smolensk (1982)<br>Goldstein-Meschkow<br>Difficulty ***|2... Rf3 3. Rg2 Rxh3+ 4. Kxh3 Qh1+ 5. Rh2 (5. Kg4 Nf6+ 6. Kf4 Nxe4) 5... Qxe4 0-1
rn3rk1/p1q1bppp/1p2p3/3b4/3N4/2B3P1/PPQ1PPBP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Biel (1980)<br>Rukavina-Tatai<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxe6 fxe6 2. Rxd5 Nc6 (2... exd5 3. Bxd5+ Rf7 4. Bxa8) 3. Rh5 (3. Bxg7 Kxg7 4. Rh5 h6) 3... g6 4. Rh6 Rf5 5. Qe4 1-0
8/5p2/p1bk4/Pp6/1Kp1PpPp/2P2P1P/8/5B2 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Dresden (1956)<br>Dittmann-Padewski<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxe4 2. fxe4 (2. Be2 Bd3 3. Bd1 Bf1) 2... f3 3. g5 Ke5 4. Kc5 Kxe4 5. Kb6 b4 6. cxb4 c3 0-1
2rr3k/1b2bppP/p3pn2/R7/3P4/1qB2P2/1P4Q1/1K5R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Schweden (1929)<br>Ekstroem-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg7+ Kxg7 2. h8=Q+ Rxh8 3. Rg5+ Kf8 4. Rxh8+ 1-0
2krr3/pppn1ppp/6b1/n2P4/1q4P1/5P1N/PP1QB2P/1NKR3R b - - 0 1|Deflection: Wijk aan Zee Wijk (1989)<br>Kujf-Hodgson<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Qb3 2. Bd3 (2. Nc3 Qxa2) 2... Qxa2 3. Qb4 Re2 (3... Nc5 $1 {Alternative} 4. Bxg6 Nab3+ 5. Kc2 Na1+ 6. Kc3 Na4+ 7. Kd2 Rxd5+) 4. Bxe2 Nb3+ 5. Qxb3 Qxb3 0-1
8/2p1q1k1/p1R3p1/1p1B1pn1/3P1n2/2P2PN1/PP3P2/5K1R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Leningrad (1983)<br>Lukin-Fedorow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg6+ Kxg6 2. Rh6+ Kxh6 3. Nxf5+ Kg6 4. Nxe7+ Kf6 5. Ng8+ 1-0
r4rn1/pb1q1pbk/1pn1p1pp/2p1P3/2Pp1BNP/3P1NP1/PP1Q1PB1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Dresden (1981)<br>Travnicek-Belke<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Bxh6 Bxh6 2. Qxh6+ Nxh6 3. Nf6+ Kg7 4. Nxd7 1-0
r3kb1r/1b1n1p1p/pq2Np2/1p2p2Q/5P2/2N5/PPP3PP/2KR1B1R w kq - 0 1|Deflection: Argentinien (1976)<br>Mangini-Teiseira<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxd7 Kxd7 2. Qxf7+ Kc6 (2... Be7 3. Bxb5+ axb5 4. Rd1+) 3. Bd3 Qe3+ 4. Kb1 Kb6 5. Nd5+ Bxd5 6. Qc7# 1-0
r2qr3/1b3pkp/p1pp1b1n/1p4NQ/2n1P2P/2P5/PPB2PP1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1954)<br>Neshmetdinow-Borrisenko<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh6+ Kxh6 2. Ne6+ Kg6 3. e5+ Kh5 4. Bd1+ Kxh4 (4... Kg6 5. h5+ Kf5 6. Nd4#) 5. Re4# 1-0
6k1/6p1/p3br2/1p1pQ3/5r2/1P1B2R1/1P3qPP/2R4K w - - 0 1|Deflection: USA (1941)<br>Horwitz-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rc8+ Bxc8 2. Qe8+ Rf8 3. Rxg7+ Kxg7 4. Qg6+ Kh8 5. Qh7# 1-0
3rr3/p1p2pk1/5pp1/3Qp3/1PP5/P1q1P1P1/4KPP1/R6R w - - 0 1|Decoy: Fernpartie (1980)<br>Appenzeller-Zebger<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rh7+ Kxh7 2. Qxf7+ Kh6 3. Rh1+ Kg5 4. f4+ exf4 5. gxf4+ Kf5 6. g4+ Kxg4 7. Qxg6# 1-0
3B2k1/7p/b7/4bpp1/7P/P4P1K/6P1/3R4 b - - 0 1|Decoy: UdSSR (1984)<br>Zeschkowski-Rosentalis<br>Difficulty ***|1... g4+ 2. fxg4 Be2 3. gxf5 h5 0-1
2rqr1k1/1ppn4/p1np1pp1/6B1/4P3/2P4P/P1PQB1P1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Fernpartie (1981)<br>Crusi More-Armstrong<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Bxf6 Nxf6 2. Qh6 Ne5 3. Bc4+ Nxc4 (3... d5 4. Rxd5 Nxd5 5. Bxd5+ Qxd5 6. exd5) 4. Qxg6+ Kh8 5. Qh6+ (5. Rxf6 Re7) 5... Kg8 6. Rxf6 Re7 7. Rg6+ Kf7 8. Qh7+ (8. Qh5 $18 {Alternative}) 8... Ke8 9. Rg8+ Kd7 10. Qf5+ Re6 11. Rxd8+ Rxd8 12. Qf7+ 1-0
r4rk1/p3q1pp/bbp5/3p1p2/1PP1p1n1/P3P1PP/1BQN1PB1/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Bela Crkva (1987)<br>Rajkovic-Abramovic<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxf2 2. Kxf2 f4 3. c5 (3. gxf4 Rxf4+ 4. Ke2 (4. Kg3 Qg5+ 5. Kh2 Rf2 6. Rg1 Bxe3) 4... Qg5 5. Rg1 Rf2+ 6. Kxf2 Qxe3+ 7. Kf1 Qf2#) 3... fxe3+ 4. Kg1 (4. Kxe3 Qg5+ 5. Kd4 Qf6+ 6. Ke3 Qf2#) 4... Bc7 5. Nxe4 e2 6. Re1 dxe4 7. Rxe2 (7. Qxe4 Qxe4 8. Bxe4 Bxg3 9. Bxc6 Bxe1) (7. Bxe4 Rf1+ 8. Kg2 Bxg3 9. Bxh7+ Kh8 10. Rxf1 exf1=Q+ 11. Rxf1 Bxf1+ 12. Kxf1 Rf8+) 7... Bxe2 0-1
2rr2k1/2p2Rpn/p1P5/Pp1Pp1p1/1P2P3/4B3/8/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Mar del Plata (1981)<br>Quinteros-Larsen<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Bb6 cxb6 2. axb6 Nf6 3. R1xf6 (3. Ra7 {Alternative} Nxe4 4. b7 Nf6 5. Rd1 Kf8 6. d6 $18) 3... gxf6 4. Ra7 Kf8 5. b7 Rb8 6. c7 1-0
4nr1k/2qr3p/p2b1p1Q/1p6/2p3R1/P7/1PB1RP2/7K w - - 0 1|Interference: Fernpartie (1968)<br>Neumann-Haase<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re7 Qb7+ 2. Be4 Qxe4+ 3. Rgxe4 Bxe7 4. Rxe7 1-0
k1r5/p6r/1b6/1N3n2/5Qp1/3B1pBq/5P2/R5K1 w - - 0 3|Decoy: Nach Stamma<br>Difficulty ***|3. Be4+ Rb7 4. Qb8+ Rcxb8 5. Rxa7+ Bxa7 6. Nc7# 1-0
2r2r2/3qbpkp/p3n1p1/2ppP3/8/1P1B2QR/PBP3PP/5R1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Budapest (1937)<br>Boros-Szabo<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rxf7+ Rxf7 3. Qxg6+ Kh8 4. Qxf7 1-0
r5rk/1p3p1p/p2N1Pq1/5R2/4Q3/7P/2P4K/8 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Bukarest (1953)<br>Suta-Sutey<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg5 Qxf6 2. Qd4 Rg6 3. Rxg6 1-0
5rk1/1b3ppp/p5q1/5Q2/3Bp2R/2P5/2P3PP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Ungarn (1985)<br>Berebora-Somogyi<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg4 Qxf5 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rxf7+ Kg8 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rg6+ 1-0
1r1r2k1/pp2qp1p/2p3p1/1n2N3/2RP4/4P2P/PQ3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Alicante (1983)<br>Aleksandrija-Lematchko<br>Difficulty ***|1. d5 Rxd5 (1... cxd5 2. Ng4 h5 (2... Qd6 3. Nh6+ Kf8 4. Rf4) (2... Qa3 3. Nh6+ Kf8 4. Qf6 Nd6 5. Rc7) 3. Nf6+ Kf8 4. Nxd5) 2. Ng4 Qd6 3. Nf6+ Kf8 4. Nxd5 cxd5 5. Rc8+ 1-0
r3qr1k/pp4pp/1bn1B3/6R1/4p2N/1N4B1/PP2QPPP/5nK1 w - - 0 2|Deflection: UdSSR (1976)<br>Kapengut-Kuprejcik<br>Difficulty ***|2. Ng6+ hxg6 3. Qxe4 Nxg3 4. hxg3 Bxf2+ 5. Kh2 Rf7 6. Qxg6 Nd8 7. Bxf7 Qxf7 8. Rh5+ Kg8 9. Qh7+ Kf8 10. Rf5 1-0
r1bqrnk1/pp4pp/3p1p2/2p4N/2PPPR2/P1PB4/3Q2PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Vrnjacka Banja (1981)<br>Haik-Skembris<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf6 gxf6 2. Qh6 Re7 3. Nxf6+ Kh8 4. Ne8 Rxe8 5. Rf7 1-0
r1b1k2r/pp2pp1p/2n3p1/q2P4/3bn2B/1QN2N2/PP3PPP/2R1KB1R b Kkq - 0 11|Different themes: Kmst-Usti R (1982)<br>Chochol-Auerswald<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack. Several variants.|11... Qc5 12. dxc6 Bxf2+ 13. Bxf2 Qxf2+ 14. Kd1 Be6 15. Qb5 (15. Qc2 Rd8+ 16. Bd3 Qe3 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Ne1 Bg4+ 19. Kd2 Qf4+ 20. Kc3 bxc6 $40) 15... O-O-O+ (15... Rd8+ $2 16. Bd3 a6 17. c7+ axb5 18. cxd8=Q+ Kxd8 19. Bxe4 Qxg2 20. Nd2 Qg4+ 21. Kc2 $13) 16. Bd3 Nc5 17. Ne4 (17. cxb7+ Kb8 18. Rc2 Qe3 (18... Rxd3+ $2 19. Kc1 Qe3+ 20. Kb1 $13) 19. Rd2 Nxd3) (17. Rc2 $1 Qe3 18. Ne1 a6 19. Qb4 bxc6 20. Qb6 Bg4+ 21. Ne2 Rxd3+ (21... Bxe2+ {Alternative}) 22. Nxd3 Bxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Qxd3+ 24. Ke1 Qb1+ 25. Kf2 Qf5+ $11) 17... Rxd3+ 18. Ned2 Bg4 19. Rxc5 Qxd2# 0-1
2kr1b1r/ppq2ppp/8/2p5/Q1N3n1/2P1B3/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Zuerich (1982)<br>Doncevic-Ammann<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bf4 (1. Nb6+ $2 Qxb6 2. Qxg4+ Qe6) 1... Qxf4 2. Nb6+ 1-0
r3k2r/2qbbppn/p1n1p2p/1p2P3/3N4/2N1BB2/PPPQ2PP/2KR3R w kq - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1987)<br>Cudinovskih-Kononov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ndxb5 axb5 2. Nxb5 Qc8 3. Qxd7+ Qxd7 4. Rxd7 Kxd7 5. Rd1+ Kc8 6. Bxc6 Rxa2 7. Kb1 Ra6 8. Na7+ Kb8 9. Rd7 1-0
8/2r5/Bp6/pK6/4k3/P2N4/1P6/8 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Frankfurt (1981)<br>Ewald-Skorna<br>Difficulty ***|1... Kxd3 2. Kxb6+ Kc2 3. Kxc7 a4 4. b4 axb3 5. Bc8 b2 6. a4 Kb3 1/2-1/2
4r1k1/1b5p/pp1pBqp1/2pPr3/8/8/PPQ2PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Olympiade (1979)<br>Johelsson-Belawenez<br>Difficulty ***|1... R8xe6 2. dxe6 Qf3 3. gxf3 Rg5+ 4. Kh1 Bxf3# 0-1
8/5q1k/p1b4p/1p5P/4p3/4Q1N1/1N3pPK/8 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Hallsberg (1992)<br>Vedder-Barkhagen<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxh5+ 2. Nxh5 f1=N+ 3. Kg1 Nxe3 0-1
5rk1/pp4p1/2pq2np/5Q2/2bPN3/5N2/PP4PP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Nikolajew (1981)<br>Below-Nowopaschin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qb4 2. Qxg6 Qxe1+ 3. Nxe1 Rf1# 0-1
3r1b1k/6pp/8/1pp1P2q/p1n1QP2/P1P5/1P5N/2B1R2K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Frunse (1981)<br>Zechkowski-Agsamow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxb2 2. Be3 (2. Bxb2 Rd2) (2. Qf3 Qxf3+ 3. Nxf3 Nd3) 2... Nd1 3. e6 Rd2 0-1
3rr2k/p5p1/1p1bpq1p/1Q6/2R5/1P4N1/P5PP/5R1K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxg3 2. Qxe8+ Kh7 0-1
4r1k1/1p3pb1/2p1r3/p2p4/P7/1PPQPpP1/3R2q1/1R2KN2 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Koeln Cup Koeln (1988)<br>Hort, V.-Kasparov, G.<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxe3+ $1 2. Qxe3 (2. Nxe3 Qg1+ 3. Qf1 Rxe3+ $19) 2... Rxe3+ 3. Nxe3 Qg1+ 4. Nf1 Bxc3 5. Rbb2 Qg2 $1 0-1
5nk1/1b3ppp/r7/p3q3/1pp3P1/4pP1R/PPQ4P/1B1R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1907)<br>Vidmar-Teichmann<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh7+ Nxh7 2. Rd8+ Nf8 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. Rxf8# 1-0
4r1k1/p2n1pbp/q5p1/3p4/N7/1P1n1PP1/P1NB3P/3Q1R1K b - - 0 1|Interference: Olympiade (1974)<br>Jones-Dueball<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re1 2. Bxe1 (2. Rxe1 Nf2+) 2... Nb2 0-1
1r2kb1r/pp1q1pp1/2p3n1/8/3P3p/1QP3P1/P3P1BP/1RB2RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Variante (1957)<br>Krstic-Pete<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rxf7 Qxf7 (1... Qd6 2. Ba3 Qxa3 3. Qe6+ Ne7 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. Rxb8#) 2. Bxc6+ bxc6 (2... Ke7 3. Ba3+ Kf6 4. Rf1+) 3. Qxb8+ Kd7 4. Rb7+ (4. Qb7+ {Alternative} Ke6 5. Qxc6+ Bd6 6. Qc4+ Kf6 7. Bg5+ $18) 1-0
4r2k/Rp5p/1Pp4b/2Pp1b1q/3P4/Q4NP1/5P2/5BK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Tallinn (1965)<br>Kofman-Wolowitsch<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re3 2. Ra8+ Kg7 3. Qa7 (3. fxe3 Qxf3) 3... Qxf3 4. Qxb7+ Kg6 5. Rg8+ Kh5 6. fxe3 (6. Qxc6 Re1) 6... Bxe3+ 0-1
5rk1/1b1R1ppp/1q2p3/1p6/p3PQ2/P7/Br3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: 1973<br>Tschelidse-Gutkin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf7 Rxf7 (1... Rd8 2. Rxd8+ Qxd8 3. Rf8+ Qxf8 4. Bxe6+) 2. Bxe6 Qxe6 (2... Qxf2+ 3. Qxf2 Rbxf2 4. Rd8#) 3. Rd8+ Qe8 4. Rxe8+ 1-0
8/p2qppk1/P5p1/7p/3b3P/3Q1BP1/2R2PK1/r7 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Lugano (1981)<br>Laird-Birnboim<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rg1+ 2. Kh2 (2. Kxg1 Bxf2+ 3. Kxf2 Qxd3) 2... Rxg3 3. fxg3 (3. Kxg3 Be5+) 3... Bg1+ 4. Kxg1 Qxd3 0-1
6k1/1p4p1/rnn1q1p1/p2pP3/3P2R1/7Q/PP5P/5R1K w - - 0 1|Decoy: Leningrad (1979)<br>Fedoruk-Schilow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh8+ Kxh8 2. Rf8+ Kh7 3. Rh4# 1-0
rn1qkb1r/4p1pp/2p5/p2nNp2/PpBP4/8/1P3PPP/R1BQK2R w - - 0 1|Different themes: Ulan-Bator (1956)<br>Troianescu-Lhagva<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh5+ g6 2. Nxg6 Nf6 3. Ne5+ Nxh5 4. Bf7# 1-0
r1b2rk1/1p4pp/p5q1/4p3/3nP3/3B4/PPPQ2PP/R1B1KR2 b Q - 0 1|Deflection: Osijek (1980)<br>Damjanovic-Wittmann<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bh3 2. c3 (2. Rxf8+ Rxf8 3. Qg5 Qxg5 4. Bxg5 Bxg2 5. O-O-O) (2. gxh3 Rxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Rf8+) 2... Rxf1+ 3. Bxf1 (3. Kxf1 Rf8+ 4. Ke1 Nf3+ 5. gxf3 Qg1+) 3... Qxe4+ 4. Kf2 Rf8+ 5. Kg1 Rxf1+ 6. Kxf1 Qf3+ 7. Ke1 Bxg2 8. Qf2 Nc2+ 9. Qxc2 Qf1+ 10. Kd2 Qf2+ 0-1
2q1r1k1/3Rbppp/pp2n3/5Q2/7P/PP3NP1/1B3P2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Tilburg (1992)<br>Speelman-Greenfeld<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng5 Nxg5 2. Rxe7 Nf3+ 3. Kh1 (3. Kg2 $2 Nxh4+ 4. gxh4 Qc6+) 3... Rf8 (3... f6 4. Rxg7+ Kxg7 5. Qxf6+ Kg8 6. Qg7#) 4. Qxf3 1-0
r1b1qr2/2ppn1pk/pbn4p/1p2PpB1/5N1N/1B5R/PP3PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Taschkent (1989)<br>Jurtajew-Wachidow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nhg6 Nxg6 2. Bxh6 gxh6 3. Qh5 Nh4 4. Qxh4 h5 5. Nxh5 1-0
2k1rr2/ppqn1pbp/2p3p1/4p3/2BP4/2P2QBP/PP3PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1976)<br>Pancenko-Zajcik<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Bxf7 Re7 2. dxe5 Bxe5 (2... Nxe5 3. Bxe5 Rxe5 4. Qg4+) 3. Rxe5 Rexf7 (3... Rxe5 4. Qf4 Qa5 (4... g5 5. Qc4) 5. b4 Qb5 6. Bc4 Rxf4 7. Bxb5) 4. Re8+ Rxe8 5. Qxf7 1-0
r2qk2r/pp1n1p2/2p1bn1p/3pN1p1/3P4/B1PB4/P1P1QPPP/R3K2R w - - 0 1|Removal: Kiew (1962)<br>Kofman-Filatow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxc6 bxc6 2. Qxe6+ fxe6 3. Bg6# 1-0
r1b2rk1/2q1bpp1/p1n1pn1p/1p6/3P3B/2NB1N2/PP2QPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: 1949<br>Erglis-Krumkaln<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. d5 exd5 (1... Nxd5 2. Nxd5 exd5 3. Bxe7 Qxe7 4. Rxc6) 2. Bxf6 Bxf6 3. Nxd5 Qd6 4. Nxf6+ (4. Qe4 $1 {Alternative}) 4... Qxf6 5. Qe4 1-0
r3qrk1/ppp1bppp/2b1p3/4P3/4N3/3B4/PPP1QPPP/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Variante (1981)<br>Acers-Calloway<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf6+ Bxf6 (1... gxf6 2. Bxh7+ Kxh7 3. Qh5+ Kg7 4. Qg4+ Kh8 5. Rd3) 2. exf6 g6 (2... Rd8 3. Bxh7+ Kxh7 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qg5) 3. Qe3 Qd8 (3... Kh8 4. Qh6 Rg8 5. h4 Qf8 6. Qg5) 4. Qf4 e5 5. Qxe5 (5. Qh4 Qd4 6. Qh6 Qf4+) 1-0
kr3r2/1p2Rp2/pn4p1/1N5p/8/3Q2P1/PPP2q1P/1K5R w - - 0 1|Removal: Kassel (1914)<br>Munck-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nc7+ Ka7 2. Qxa6+ bxa6 3. Nb5+ Ka8 4. Ra7# 1-0
6r1/p1pp1k1p/1pb2p1r/8/2P4q/2BQPP1P/P4RP1/R4K2 b - - 0 1|Pin: Havanna (1967)<br>Gligoric-Larsen<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxg2 2. Rxg2 (2. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 3. Kg1 Qh1#) 2... Qxh3 3. e4 (3. Kg1 Bxf3 4. Qf1 Bxg2 5. Qxg2 Rg6) 3... Rg6 4. Qe2 Qh1+ 5. Kf2 Rxg2+ 0-1
8/P2R4/4pkp1/3p4/2pP2PP/2P1K3/r7/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Hastings (1975)<br>Wentzel-Gronau<br>Difficulty ***|1. g5+ Kf5 2. Kf3 e5 3. Re7 exd4 4. cxd4 Ra3+ 5. Re3 Rxe3+ 6. Kxe3 1-0
5rk1/1p2r1p1/p1Pb1q2/3p3p/P2Pn3/4P2P/4R1P1/1QR2NNK b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1970)<br>Arnold-Fuchs<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Qxf1 2. Rxf1 Ng3+ 3. Kh2 Nxf1+ 4. Kh1 Ng3+ 5. Kh2 Nxe2+ 6. Kh1 Rf1 (6... Ng3+ $1 {Alternative} 7. Kh2 Ne4+ 8. g3 Rf2+ 9. Kh1 Nxg3#) 0-1
r2q1r1k/4b1pp/1pQ5/p1p1N2b/P7/1BB4P/1P3PP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Senftenberg (1980)<br>Mueller-Pospisyl<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh6 Qe8 (1... gxh6 2. Ng6#) 2. Bc2 1-0
3r1nk1/pp1q2rp/2p3pQ/6N1/3P1RP1/2P2R2/P4P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf8+ Rxf8 2. Rxf8+ Kxf8 3. Nxh7+ Kf7 4. Qf4+ Ke6 5. Nf8+ 1-0
r3r1k1/p1q2pp1/2p4p/7n/1PPP2N1/3Q1N2/P3n1P1/R1B4K b - - 0 1|Interference: Prag (1899)<br>Pilar-Kvicala<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nhg3+ 2. Kh2 Nf1+ 3. Kh1 Re3 4. Bxe3 Qh2+ 5. Ngxh2 Nfg3# 0-1
r2qr1k1/pb3ppp/1p1p1bn1/2pP4/P3PP2/2N1N1P1/1P4BP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: CSSR (1981)<br>Vogel-Tichy<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. e5 dxe5 2. f5 Nf8 3. Ne4 Bg5 4. Ng4 Ba6 5. Rf2 Nd7 6. f6 Bxf6 7. Nexf6+ Nxf6 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. Be4 Qd6 10. Qh5 1-0
r4rk1/2qn1ppp/p1b5/Pp2pN2/1P2P1P1/2N1Q3/2P4P/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: RSFSR-Meisterschaft (1950)<br>Neshmetdinow-Romanow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qg5 g6 2. Ne7+ Kg7 3. Rd6 (3. Rxd7 Bxd7 4. Qf6+ Kh6 5. Rf5) 1-0
5rk1/p1q1Rp2/1pb2Qp1/2pp3p/3P4/2b2K2/P6P/5NR1 b - - 0 1|Pin: 1919<br>Reti-Bogoljubow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qd8 $1 (1... Qc8 $2 2. Rxg6+ fxg6 3. Rg7+ Kh8 4. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 5. Qg7#) 2. Ke2 (2. Kg2 Bxd4 $19) (2. Rxg6+ fxg6 3. Rg7+ Kh8 $19) 2... Qxe7+ $1 3. Qxe7 Re8 4. Qxe8+ Bxe8 5. dxc5 bxc5 $19 0-1
r2qr1k1/1p3ppp/p2b4/3P1n1b/5B2/1N4P1/P2Q1PBP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Kischinjow (1985)<br>Naftalin-Petruchin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxe8+ Qxe8 2. g4 Bxg4 3. Bxd6 Nxd6 4. Qf4 Qd7 5. Nc5 1-0
r4b1k/p2R3p/2b3p1/8/1P2p3/4B3/P5PP/1B4K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Budapest (1977)<br>Ivanka-Polihroniade<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bd4+ Kg8 2. a3 Bh6 3. Ba2+ Kf8 4. Rxh7 Bd2 5. b5 1-0
r2qkb1r/1pp1nppp/p1n5/3NPbN1/2BP4/P7/1PP3PP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 1|Removal of defence: Nurnberg (1892)<br>Tarrasch-Fiedler<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf7 Kxf7 2. Nxc7+ Kg6 3. Qg4+ Bxg4 4. Bf7# 1-0
5k2/1b3pr1/pq1b1Q2/4p3/2R1P2P/8/1N6/1K3R2 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Zagreb (1978)<br>Sindik-Cebalo<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rb4 Qc7 2. Rxb7 1-0
5r2/2q3kp/1pPp1rp1/pP2bp2/P1P1p3/B5P1/3Q1P1P/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Lugano (1981)<br>Ilic-^Trepp<br>Difficulty ***|1. f4 exf3 2. Rxe5 dxe5 3. Bxf8+ Rxf8 (3... Kxf8 4. Qd8+ Qxd8 5. Rxd8+ Ke7 6. c7) 4. Qd7+ Qxd7 5. Rxd7+ Kf6 6. c5 1-0
2r5/1p3pp1/p1k1bn1p/P7/1BP4P/6r1/1PBR2P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Luzern (1982)<br>Che-Aldrete<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxf6 gxf6 2. Be4+ Kc7 3. Bd6+ Kd7 4. Bxg3+ 1-0
2r1q1k1/r4p1p/b3pBp1/n3P1QP/p2p3R/P5P1/2p2PB1/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Sousse (1967)<br>Fischer,-Mjagmarsuren<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh6 Qf8 2. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 3. hxg6+ Kxg6 4. Be4# 1-0
2r2rk1/pp1q1ppp/3bpn2/3p1P2/1P1Q4/P1N1P3/1BP2P1P/R3K2R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Liverpool (1887)<br>Owen-Burn<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxd5 Ne8 (1... exd5 2. Qxf6 gxf6 3. Rg1+ Kh8 4. Bxf6#) 2. Nf6+ gxf6 3. Rg1+ Kh8 4. Qxf6+ Nxf6 5. Bxf6# 1-0
4rnk1/2qn2p1/p3b2p/1pp1N3/2P5/4P1Q1/PB4PP/1B3RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Goeteborg (1955)<br>Keres-Spasski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg7+ Kxg7 2. Nxd7+ Kg8 3. Nf6+ Kf7 4. Nd5+ Kg8 5. Nxc7 1-0
3rr1k1/1p2bp1p/p1n3pB/3Q4/4N1q1/2P5/PP3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: 1974<br>Hug-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf6+ Bxf6 2. Qxd8 Rxd8 3. Rxd8+ Bxd8 4. Re8# 1-0
5q1k/8/3p1pRp/1pnPpP2/p1r1N2P/P1PQ4/1P6/5K2 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Brno (1990)<br>Prandstetter-Blatny<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qe3 Rxe4 (1... Nxe4 2. Rxh6+ Kg7 3. Qg1+ Ng5 4. hxg5 Rf4+ 5. Ke2 Rxf5 6. Qa7+) 2. Rxh6+ Kg7 3. Qg3+ Kf7 4. Qg6+ Ke7 5. Rh7+ Kd8 6. Ra7 1-0
8/6k1/8/4P2p/prN2K2/8/1P6/5B2 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Jerewan (1988)<br>Psachis-Lputian<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxb2 2. Nxb2 a3 3. Bc4 axb2 4. Ba2 h4 5. Kg4 Kg6 6. Bb1+ Kf7 7. Bf5 h3 8. Kxh3 b1=Q 9. Bxb1 Ke6 1/2-1/2
1q2rbk1/p4p2/2p3p1/2B1p1P1/4Q3/8/PrP5/2KR1B1R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1980)<br>Lukovnikov-Losev<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg6+ fxg6 2. Bc4+ Kg7 3. Bxf8+ Kxf8 4. Rhf1+ Kg7 5. Rd7+ 1-0
r1b1k3/1p3p2/pQ3bp1/2p1q3/2B5/B3P3/P4PP1/3RK3 w q - 0 1|Decoy: Frunse (1979)<br>Lerner-Sideif<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bb2 Qxb2 2. Rd8+ Bxd8 3. Qxb2 1-0
4r1k1/1b3ppp/p7/8/P1pN1q2/2P5/2QN1nPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: 1973<br>Ammann-Roesli<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nh3+ 2. Kh1 (2. gxh3 Qg5+) 2... Bxg2+ (2... Qe3 $2 3. Qf5 $13) 3. Kxg2 Qg4+ 4. Kh1 Re1 5. Qf5 Qg1+ 6. Rxg1 Rxg1# 0-1
r1b1k2r/2q2ppp/p3p3/2pnb2Q/P3N3/3BB1R1/1PP3PP/5RK1 w kq - 0 1|Deflection: DDR (1981)<br>Enders-Malich<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7 Rf8 (1... Bxg7 2. Rxf7 Qxf7 3. Nd6+) 2. Rfxf7 Rxf7 3. Rg8+ Ke7 (3... Kd7 4. Qxf7+ Kc6 5. Qe8+ Qd7 6. Qxd7+ Kxd7 7. Nxc5+ Kc6 8. Bf2 Bxb2 9. Nxe6) 4. Bg5+ (4. Bxc5+ Qxc5+ 5. Nxc5 Bd4+ 6. Kh1 Bxc5) 4... Kd7 5. Qxf7+ Kc6 6. Qe8+ Kb7 7. Rf8 (7. Bd8 Qc6 8. Qf7+ Kb8) 7... Qb6 8. Qf7+ Nc7 9. Be3 Qxb2 10. Nxc5+ 1-0
r2q4/1b2b1k1/p2p3p/1p2pPp1/4P3/1PNB4/PP3Q2/1K5R w - - 0 1|Removal: Kizila (1960)<br>Sisigin-Camzirajem<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nd5 Bxd5 2. f6+ Bxf6 3. exd5 Qd7 (3... Qe7 4. Qf5 Qf7 5. Qh7+ Kf8 6. Qxh6+ Ke7 7. Rc1 Rh8 8. Rc7+ Kd8 9. Qxh8+ Kxc7 10. Qa8) 4. Rxh6 Qd8 (4... Kxh6 5. Qh2+ Kg7 6. Qh7+) 5. Qf5 1-0
r4rk1/1bqn1pp1/p2p1b1p/n1p1pNN1/P3P3/2PP4/B4PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Riga (1984)<br>Klowan-Osolinsch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh5 hxg5 (1... Bxg5 2. Qg6 Bf6 3. Nxh6+ Kh8 4. Nxf7+ Rxf7 5. Qh5+) (1... c4 2. Nxh6+ gxh6 3. Qxh6 Bxg5 4. Qxg5+ Kh8 5. Re3) 2. Re3 g4 3. Rg3 c4 4. Nh6+ gxh6 5. Rxg4+ Bg5 6. Bxg5 1-0
2r4k/5pbp/3Q1Np1/p7/Pn3PPn/7q/5B2/3R2KB w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Arnhem (1988)<br>Norwood-Gelfand<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qd8+ (1. Qd7 Rf8 2. Ne8 Nf3+ 3. Bxf3 Qxf3 4. Nxg7 Kxg7 5. Bd4+ Kg8) 1... Rxd8 2. Rxd8+ Bf8 3. g5 Kg7 4. Ne8+ Kh8 5. Nf6 1/2-1/2
3r2k1/5pbp/3B2p1/1N1P4/8/1n6/5PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Bratislava (1977)<br>Honfi-Gazik<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ba3 Rxd5 2. Re8+ Bf8 3. Rxf8+ Kg7 4. Nc3 Ra5 5. Rb8 Rxa3 6. Nb1 1-0
4N1k1/5pp1/p6p/4Q2n/4P2P/1P2bqPK/PB6/2R5 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Muenchen (1936)<br>Weil-Raina<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg7+ Nxg7 2. Nf6+ Kh8 (2... Kf8 3. Ba3+) 3. Rc8+ Ne8 4. Rxe8+ Kg7 5. Rg8# 1-0
1k1r3r/p7/1pP1pp1p/3pb2Q/8/3P2P1/q4PBP/1R2R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1980)<br>Hertel-Jaskowski<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Ra1 (1. Qf7 Bc7 2. Qxe6 Rd6 $14) 1... Bxa1 2. Qf7 Qa6 3. c7+ Ka8 4. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 5. Qxe6 (5. Qe7 $1 {Alternative} Rc8 6. Qxe6) 5... Qa2 6. Qc6+ Kb8 7. Re7 1-0
3rr1k1/1p1qb2p/pP4p1/2p2p2/4RQ2/3P4/1PPB2PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Havanna (1967)<br>Larsen-Bednarski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bc3 fxe4 2. Qe5 Bf8 3. Qh8+ Kf7 4. Rf1+ Qf5 5. Rxf5+ 1-0
2r3r1/3q3p/p6b/Pkp1B3/1p1p1P2/1P1P1Q2/2R3PP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Interference: Neapel (1914)<br>Tarrasch-Beratende<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bc7 Rxc7 2. Qb7+ Rxb7 3. Rxc5# 1-0
4r1k1/5p1p/3q2p1/1p6/1P6/2p4P/2Q1nPB1/4RK2 b - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Sotschi (1958)<br>Weltmander-Polugajewski<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng3+ 2. fxg3 Qf6+ 3. Qf2 Rxe1+ 4. Kxe1 Qxf2+ 5. Kxf2 c2 0-1
r5k1/ppp3pp/3b4/8/3pN2q/3P1P1b/PPPBQP2/R5K1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Budapest (1896)<br>Herrmann-Charousek<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Bh2+ $1 2. Kh1 (2. Kxh2 Bf1+ $19) 2... Bf1 $1 (2... Bg4 $19 {Alternative}) 3. Qd1 (3. Qxf1 Bg3+ 4. Kg1 Qh2#) 3... Be2 $1 (3... Be5+ $19 {Alternative}) 0-1
3r2k1/p4npp/8/Qp1pPp2/3R1P1P/1P2q1P1/6BK/8 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Groningen (1980)<br>Sanna-Motwari<br>Difficulty ***|1. e6 Qxe6 2. Qxd8+ Nxd8 3. Bxd5 1-0
4r2k/pp2pr1p/3p3B/2pP2Q1/3nR2N/PP4Pq/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Biel (1981)<br>Ammann-Lerch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxd4 cxd4 2. Qh5 Kg8 3. Qg5+ Kh8 4. Qh5 1/2-1/2
2r3k1/1br2pp1/1p5p/7P/PP2p3/3pP1Pq/1Q1N1P2/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Helsinki (1992)<br>Sakajew-Kachiani<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rc5 2. bxc5 Rxc5 0-1
5R2/6pp/p4pk1/4Pb2/8/4QPKP/3B4/q2q4 w - - 0 1|Deflection: UdSSR (1975)<br>Panfilov-Novocenin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qh6+ gxh6 2. Rxf6+ Kg7 3. Bxh6+ Kg8 4. Rf8# 1-0
2rb1k2/5r1p/4q3/p1ppPp1Q/1p3P2/1P2P3/PB4RK/6R1 w - - 0 1|Removal: UdSSR (1948)<br>Belowa-Rubzowa<br>Difficulty ***|1. e4 dxe4 (1... fxe4 2. f5 Qxf5 (2... Rxf5 3. Rg8+ Qxg8 4. Rxg8+ Kxg8 5. Qxf5) 3. Qh6+ Ke7 4. Qd6+ Ke8 5. Rg8+ Rf8 6. Rxf8+ Qxf8 7. Qe6+ Qe7 8. Rg8#) 2. Rg8+ Ke7 3. Qh4+ Kd7 4. Rd1+ 1-0
8/1bq3kp/p5p1/1pb1p3/4P2P/2PQ2P1/1P5B/5N1K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Moskau (1969)<br>Aleksejew-Rasuwajew<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Qd8 (1... Qd6 $1 {Alternative}) 2. Qf3 Qd1 3. Kg2 Qc2+ 4. Kh3 Bxe4 0-1
2rk1b1r/1Rp1p3/p3P2p/3p2pQ/5B2/P5PP/4KP2/7q w - - 0 1|Deflection: Mendoza (1955)<br>Winz-Videla<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxc7+ Rxc7 2. Qe8+ Kxe8 3. Rb8+ Rc8 4. Rxc8# 1-0
4r3/p3PRpk/1p5p/4b3/8/PB4P1/3p2PK/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Indien (1961)<br>Dikchit-Kalianasoundaram<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bc2+ Kg8 2. Rf8+ Rxf8 3. Bb3+ 1-0
2r3k1/pp3p2/3R2p1/7p/q3P2Q/2B2P2/b5P1/K6R w - - 0 1|Deflection: Nowosibirsk (1976)<br>Makow-Washenin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qd8+ Kh7 (1... Rxd8 2. Rxd8+ Kh7 3. Rh8#) 2. Rxh5+ gxh5 3. Rh6+ Kxh6 4. Qf6+ Kh7 5. Qg7# 1-0
r1q3rk/1pp2p2/3p3N/p2Pp2p/2P1Pn2/5Pp1/PPQN2PP/R4R1K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Lugano (1987)<br>Franco-Fercec<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qh3 2. Nxf7+ Kh7 3. gxh3 g2+ 4. Kg1 Nxh3# 0-1
2Rb2k1/1p3ppp/5r2/q2Bp3/4P3/5Q1P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Moskau (1948)<br>Lilienthal-Aronin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qc3 Qb6 2. Qb2 Qd6 (2... Qa5 3. Qb5) 3. f4 (3. Qxe5 Qd7 4. Qb8 Rd6 $13) 3... exf4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Qxb7 1-0
8/pb1n2k1/5qp1/2pp1p1r/5P1N/1P2P1Q1/P4KP1/1BR5 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: 1937<br>Spielmann-Hoellinger<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg6+ Qxg6 2. Nxg6 Kxg6 3. g4 Rh2+ 4. Kg3 Rd2 5. Bxf5+ Kf6 6. Bxd7 1-0
r1bqr1k1/pppnbppp/2np4/8/2BNP3/2N4P/PPP2PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Berlin (1912)<br>Von Holzhausen-Tarrasch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Ne6 Kxe6 3. Qd5+ Kf6 4. Qf5# 1-0
5r1k/1p4pp/8/1q1Pp1R1/8/8/PP4PP/4Q1K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Jurata (1937)<br>Lowtzky-Tartakower<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qc5+ 2. Kh1 Qc4 3. Kg1 Qd4+ 4. Kh1 Qe4 5. Qc1 Qd3 6. Kg1 Qd4+ 7. Kh1 Qd2 0-1
r2r2k1/p4ppp/1p2p3/2q5/7Q/b1Nb1N2/PP1B1PPP/2KR3R b - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1925)<br>Rabinowitsch-Romanowski<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1... Bg6 2. Qa4 b5 (2... Rxd2 3. Rxd2 Qxc3+ 4. Kd1 Bxb2 5. Ke2 $13) 3. Qxa3 (3. Qb3 b4 4. bxa3 (4. Be3 Qxc3+ 5. Qxc3 bxc3 6. Rxd8+ Rxd8 7. bxa3 Rb8 8. Kd1 Rb2 9. Re1 Bd3) 4... Rdb8 (4... Rab8 $2 5. Bf4 Qxc3+ 6. Qxc3 bxc3 7. Rxd8+) 5. Bf4 Qxc3+ 6. Qxc3 bxc3 7. Bxb8 Rxb8 8. Nd2 c2) 3... Qf5 4. Qb3 Rac8 0-1
1r6/1pb1k1p1/4p2p/1p1p4/3Pp2P/1R2P1PB/1P2P1K1/8 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Biel (1977)<br>Andersson-Torre<br>Difficulty ***|1... b4 2. Rxb4 b5 3. h5 Bd6 4. Rb3 b4 0-1
2kr4/pp1nbpp1/2p1pn1r/q7/3P2p1/2N3BP/PPPQ1PP1/R3RBK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Kopenhagen (1982)<br>Sokolov-Hansen<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nb5 Qb6 (1... Qxd2 2. Nxa7#) (1... Qa6 2. Nd6+ Bxd6 3. Bxa6) 2. Bc7 1-0
8/5ppk/3N1n1p/2P2P2/1P6/2R2QKP/6P1/3r2q1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Ungarn (1981)<br>Fabri-Hardicsay<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rf1 2. Qe2 (2. Qe3 Nh5+ 3. Kh4 Qxg2 4. Kxh5 Rf3) 2... Nh5+ 3. Qxh5 (3. Kh4 Qd4+ 4. g4 Qf6+ 5. Kxh5 Qg5#) 3... Qf2+ 4. Kh2 Qe1 0-1
r4r1k/1bq1b1pp/p3pn2/3nNp2/1pNP4/3B4/PP1BQPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: 1932<br>Gilg-Aljechin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf7+ Rxf7 2. Ne5 1-0
4r3/1Q1qk2p/p4pp1/3P4/P4b2/6PP/5P2/1R4K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1925)<br>Capablanca-Subarew<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re1+ Be5 2. d6+ Ke6 3. Qb3+ Kf5 4. Qd3+ (4. g4+ $5 Kg5 5. Qe3+ Bf4 6. Qxe8 Qxd6 $18) 4... Kg5 5. Qe3+ Kf5 6. Qe4+ Ke6 7. Qc4+ Kxd6 8. Rd1+ Ke7 9. Rxd7+ Kxd7 10. Qxa6 1-0
5r1k/1b4pp/6r1/p1R5/Pp2p2q/1Q2B2P/1P3PPK/4R3 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Heidelberg (1949)<br>Schmid-Rossolimo<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Rxf2+ 3. Bxf2 e3+ 0-1
6k1/3r4/5PPR/2p5/1p6/1P3K2/3p4/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Randers (1982)<br>Gutman-Feustel<br>Difficulty ***|1. f7+ Kg7 2. Rh7+ Kxg6 3. f8=N+ Kg5 4. Rxd7 1-0
r2r4/p3kp2/1p1q1p1Q/3PpB2/b1P5/8/3R1PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Hastings (1979)<br>Nunn-Zilber<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. c5 bxc5 (1... Qxc5 2. Qh4) 2. Qh4 Bb5 3. f4 Rh8 4. Rxe5+ Qxe5 5. d6+ Qxd6 6. Qe1+ Qe6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. f5 1-0
4b2k/7p/3q3P/1p1pRpr1/1P1B4/2P2Q2/7K/8 w - - 0 1|Pin: Piestany (1912)<br>Duras-Spielmann<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qg3 Qxh6+ 2. Qh3 Qd6 3. Kh1 Kg8 4. Rxe8+ Kf7 5. Rh8 1-0
r1bq1rk1/pp1n2bn/2p4p/4p3/2P2p1N/2N1B1P1/PP3P1P/R2QRBK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: UdSSR (1980)<br>Dzalilov-Salov<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. c5 fxe3 2. Bc4+ Rf7 (2... Kh8 3. Ng6#) 3. Bxf7+ Kxf7 4. Qb3+ Ke7 5. Rxe3 (5. Ne4 exf2+ 6. Kxf2 Qf8+ 7. Kg1 Qf7 8. Qc2 Ng5 9. Rf1 Qg8 10. Nd6 Qd5 11. Ndf5+) 5... Nxc5 6. Qc4 (6. Ng6+ $18 {Alternative}) 6... Ne6 7. Ng6+ Kf7 8. Nxe5+ Bxe5 9. Rxe5 1-0
r4rk1/pp1qb1pp/5p2/4nN2/2P5/5Q2/PB3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Amsterdam (1985)<br>Miles-Timman<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxe5 fxe5 2. Qd5+ 1-0
3r2k1/p4rPp/1b1q3Q/n1p1pP2/1p6/3B1NR1/P4P1P/6RK w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Barmen (1896)<br>Anderssen,-Zukertort<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 2. f6+ Kg8 (2... Qxd3 3. Rh3+ Kg8 4. Rh8#) 3. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 4. Rh3+ Kg8 5. Rh8# 1-0
4rnk1/2nq1rpp/p3b3/1p1ppN1Q/2pP4/2P4R/PPBB2PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Polen (1956)<br>Plater-Piechota<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ne7+ Rexe7 2. Bxh7+ Nxh7 3. Qxh7+ Kf8 4. Qh8# 1-0
r2q1rk1/pp3pp1/2nb1n1p/4p1N1/8/P1N3P1/1P2PP1P/RQBR2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Bukarest (1981)<br>Vaisman-Stoica<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Nce4 Ne8 (1... Nxe4 2. Nxe4 Nd4 3. e3 Nb5 4. a4 f5 5. axb5 fxe4 6. Qxe4) 2. Rxd6 Qe7 (2... Nxd6 3. Nf6+) 3. Rxc6 bxc6 4. Nh7 f5 5. Nxf8 fxe4 6. Ng6 Qd6 7. Qxe4 1-0
6k1/1p4p1/p2P4/7R/4p3/4QPq1/Pr6/5K1R w - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1992)<br>Magerramow-Gipslis<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg1 Rb1+ 2. Ke2 Rxg1 (2... Qxg1 3. Qxg1 Rxg1 4. d7) 3. Qb3+ Kf8 4. Rh8# 1-0
7k/pp4p1/2n4p/3p1q2/3Pr3/P2Q1N2/1P3PP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 29|Different themes: Fernpartie (1994)<br>Liebscher-Munko<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|29... Nxd4 $1 30. Kf1 (30. Nxd4 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 (31. Kh2 Qh5+ 32. Kg3 Rxd1) 31... Qxd3) 30... Nxf3 31. Qxf3 Qxf3 0-1
1r3r2/4Q1nk/p2p1ppp/3P4/2pqNPP1/3n1BK1/6P1/R6R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Dortmund (1983)<br>Franz-Visetti<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxh6+ Kxh6 2. Rh1+ Nh5+ 3. Rxh5+ gxh5 4. g5+ fxg5 5. fxg5+ Kg6 6. Bxh5+ Kxh5 7. Qh7# 1-0
8/7p/k4N2/p7/4P3/2n2P2/6PP/5K2 b - - 0 32|Drawing Combinations: Variante (1989)<br>Kalinitschewa-Auerswald<br>Difficulty ***|32... a4 33. Ng4 Nd1 (33... a3 34. Ne3 a2 35. Nc2 Kb5 36. Ke1 Kc4 37. Kd2 Kb3 38. e5 Kb2 39. e6 Nb1+ (39... Nd5 40. f4) 40. Kd3 Na3 41. Na1 Kxa1 42. e7 Kb2 43. e8=Q a1=Q 44. Qe5+ Kb1 45. Qxa1+ Kxa1 46. f4 Kb2 47. f5 Nb5 48. g4 Kb3 49. g5 Nd6 50. g6 hxg6 51. fxg6) 34. Ne5 (34. e5 a3 35. e6 a2 36. e7 a1=Q 37. e8=Q Ne3+ 38. Kf2 Qf1+) 34... Nb2 (34... a3 35. Nd3 Kb5 36. Nc1 Kc4 37. Ke2 Nc3+ 38. Ke3 a2 39. Nxa2 Nxa2 40. Kf4 $18) 35. Ke2 a3 36. Nc6 Kb5 37. Nd4+ Kc4 38. Nc2 a2 39. Kd2 Nd3 40. Na1 (40. h4 Nc5 41. e5 Nb3+ 42. Kd1 Nd4 43. Na1 Nb3 $11) 40... Nc5 41. Kc2 Kd4 42. Kb2 Nd3+ 43. Kxa2 Ne1 44. Kb2 Nxg2 45. Nc2+ Kd3 46. e5 Nf4 47. Kb3 h5 $11 1/2-1/2
r2qkn1r/pb2bp2/1pp1p3/5p1p/2BPN3/5NQ1/PPP2PPP/1K1RR3 w kq - 0 1|Pin: Moskau (1936)<br>Kotow-Kalmanok<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. d5 cxd5 2. Bb5+ Nd7 3. Ne5 Bc8 4. Qg7 Rf8 5. Rxd5 exd5 6. Nf6+ (6. Nd6+ $1 { Alternative} Bxd6 7. Nxd7+ Qe7 8. Qxf8#) 1-0
6rk/pp2R2p/5r2/3p4/3n4/2N4B/PP3qP1/3QR2K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Solotscha (1981)<br>Saakowa-Fomina<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nf3 2. R1e2 (2. Rf1 Qxg2+ 3. Bxg2 Rh6+ 4. Bh3 Rxh3#) 2... Qg3 3. gxf3 Qxh3+ 4. Rh2 Qxh2+ 5. Kxh2 Rh6# 0-1
r3r1k1/5ppp/1qpp1b2/p3nN2/4P3/4Q2P/PPPRBPP1/2K4R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau (1973)<br>Polejes-Kremenezki<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxb2+ 2. Kxb2 Nd3+ 3. Ka3 Bb2+ 4. Ka4 Rxe4+ 5. c4 Rxc4+ 6. Kb3 Rc3+ 7. Ka4 Ra3# 0-1
3r2k1/pRp2p2/6pQ/5b2/2B5/2qP2P1/P6P/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Petropolis (1973)<br>Mecking-Tan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Rxc7+ Qxc7 3. Qh7+ 1-0
r2b1rk1/p4ppp/N1p2nq1/2Pp2n1/P2P4/R3PP2/2b1BKPB/1N2QR2 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1980)<br>Sitek-Mendel<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nh3+ 2. gxh3 Ne4+ 3. fxe4 Bh4+ 4. Kf3 Qxe4# 0-1
r5k1/5p2/q2bbnp1/1p2p2p/1Pp1PP2/2P1B1P1/2B3PN/3RQ1K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Holland (1958)<br>Blau-Donner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxd6 Qxd6 2. fxe5 Qxe5 3. Bf4 1-0
1r1qr1k1/p1pb2b1/n3p1Qp/Np1pP3/n2P2p1/2PBR3/PP3PPP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Kiew (1950)<br>Sokolski-Saigin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rf3 gxf3 2. Bxh6 Qe7 3. Qh7+ Kf8 4. Qh8+ Kf7 5. Qxg7# 1-0
r1b4Q/ppp2k1p/3p2p1/8/4P1nq/2P4P/PP1P1bP1/RNB2R1K b - - 0 1|Deflection: London (1880)<br>N.N.-Blackburne<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bf5 2. Qxa8 Qxh3+ 3. gxh3 Bxe4# 0-1
r2qr1k1/pb1nbppp/1p2p3/nP1pP3/3P3P/P2B1N2/3NQPP1/R1B1K2R w KQ - 0 1|Removal of defence: Bagneux (1979)<br>Giffard-Nikolic<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Ng5+ Kg8 3. Qh5 Bxg5 4. hxg5 Kf8 5. a4 Qc7 6. Ba3+ Nc5 7. Qh8+ Ke7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. dxc5 Rxg7 10. c6+ Ke8 11. Rh8+ 1-0
8/1p3pp1/7p/5P1P/2k3P1/8/2K2P2/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Partievariante (1792)<br>N.N.-Lasker, Ed.<br>Difficulty ***|1. f6 $3 gxf6 2. f4 Kd5 3. g5 fxg5 4. fxg5 Ke5 5. gxh6 Kf6 6. Kb3 1-0
3r3k/pp4pp/8/1P6/3N4/Pn2P1qb/1B1Q2B1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Tiblissi (1937)<br>Judowitsch-Ragosin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf5 Qg5 2. Qxd8+ Qxd8 3. Rc8 Qxc8 4. Bxg7+ Kg8 5. Bd5+ 1-0
1r1r2k1/6pp/3q4/2Rn1p2/p2P1P2/5Q2/P6P/B3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1980)<br>Mooy-Eichhorn<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxd5 Qxd5 2. Re8+ Kf7 3. Qxd5+ Rxd5 4. Rxb8 1-0
8/2B3k1/5p2/5P1p/1P1R1brP/7K/4b1B1/8 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Jaroslawl (1989)<br>Kitajew-Belorukow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rg3+ 2. Kh2 Rh3+ 3. Kxh3 Bg4# 0-1
5rnk/N1p4p/3p4/P1nPp1q1/p3Pp1b/P4P1b/2QBR2P/1R3B1K b - - 0 1|Deflection: Polen (1992)<br>Kucyn-Ardeleanau<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qh5 2. Qc3 Rb8 3. Rc1 (3. Rxb8 Bxf1 4. Rg2 Bg3) 3... Bxf1 4. Rxf1 Rb3 5. Qc4 Rxf3 6. Rg1 Rf2 7. Rxf2 Bxf2 8. Qf1 Nxe4 0-1
rnbq2k1/p1r2p1p/1p1p1Pp1/1BpPn1N1/P7/2P5/6PP/R1B1QRK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Aubervilliers (1994)<br>Vaisser-Mephisto Genius 2<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxh7 $3 Kxh7 2. Qh4+ Kg8 3. Bh6 Bg4 4. Bg7 Bh5 5. Qg5 Ng4 6. h3 Nxf6 7. Rxf6 Kxg7 8. Rxg6+ 1-0
2R5/3qb1k1/1r4pp/p2Bp3/1p2P3/1P1Q2PP/P5K1/8 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Montreal (1979)<br>Karpow-Huebner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rg8+ Kh7 2. Qe3 1-0
2kr3r/pbp2pp1/8/Pp2Pq1p/8/PQn1P1P1/5PBP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1|Pin: Fernpartie (1978)<br>Fiegler-Dubinin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Nxg3+ 3. Kg1 (3. fxg3 Qxf1#) 3... Ne2+ 4. Kh1 Bxg2+ 5. Kxg2 Qg4+ 6. Kh1 Qf3# 0-1
r1br1nk1/pp2qpbp/1npp2p1/5P2/1PP1P3/1NN1B3/P2QB1PP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Argentinien (1965)<br>Najdorf-Bolbochan<br>Difficulty ***|1. f6 Bxf6 2. Rxf6 Qxf6 3. Bg5 1-0
r3r1k1/pp1n1pbp/4b1p1/4P1q1/2pB1p2/2N3P1/PP2B2P/R1Q2R1K b - - 0 1|Different themes: Fernpartie (1981)<br>Szewcyk-Leisebein<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxe5 2. gxf4 Nd3 3. Qd1 (3. Bxd3 Bd5+ 4. Nxd5 Qxd5+) (3. fxg5 Nxc1 4. Raxc1 (4. Bxg7 Nxe2) 4... Bxd4) 3... Nxf4 0-1
2r4r/p1q2pk1/B3p1n1/2ppbb2/6p1/BPP3P1/P4Q1P/RN2R1K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Halberstadt (1981)<br>Wuttke-Schuettig<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1... Rxh2 2. Kxh2 (2. Qxh2 Bxg3 3. Qe2 Rh8 (3... Nf4 $2 4. Qe5+ Qxe5 5. Rxe5) 4. Nd2 Bxe1 5. Rxe1 Qg3+) 2... Bxg3+ (2... Rh8+ {Alternative} 3. Kg2 d4 4. Rg1 Qc6+ 5. Kf1 Qxa6+ 6. c4 Bxb1 $19) 3. Qxg3 Rh8+ 4. Kg2 Nf4+ 5. Kf2 Nd3+ 6. Bxd3 Rh2+ 7. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 8. Ke3 Qg3+ 0-1
8/1b3rpk/1p1qpn2/5p2/3P4/4PPPr/2QBBK2/2R3R1 b - - 0 1|Removal: Bugonjo (1978)<br>Portisch-Huebner<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ne4+ 2. fxe4 fxe4+ 3. Ke1 Qxg3+ 4. Rxg3 Rh1+ 5. Bf1 Rhxf1+ 6. Ke2 R7f2# 0-1
r3kbr1/1pp1n3/p2q3p/3pNp2/3P1Qb1/1BN1P3/PPP3P1/2K2R1R w q - 0 1|Different themes: Holland (1982)<br>Moonen-Wind<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ne4 Qb6 (1... dxe4 2. Bf7+ Kd8 3. Bxg8) (1... fxe4 2. Qf7+ Kd8 3. Qxf8+ Rxf8 4. Rxf8#) 2. Nxg4 Rxg4 3. Ba4+ Kd8 (3... c6 4. Nf6+) 4. Qxg4 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Qb4 6. Rxf5 1-0
2q2rk1/R1n2ppp/1r2Pb2/2p4b/2B5/5N1P/4QPP1/2BR2K1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Hastings (1991)<br>Chandler-Olafsson<br>Difficulty ***|1. e7 Re8 2. Rd8 Rxd8 3. Rxc7 1-0
3rk1r1/1p3n2/pP1pB2p/5P2/1Q1BP1bq/8/P5N1/2R3K1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Partievariante (1992)<br>Schulz-Sebastian<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxf5 2. Bxf5 (2. exf5 Rxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Qg5+ 4. Kf3 Qxc1 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Qb3+ d5) (2. Bxf7+ Kxf7 3. Rc7+ Bd7 4. Qb3+ Ke7) 2... Rxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Qg5+ 4. Kf2 Qxc1 0-1
r4r2/2b2kp1/p1p3qp/1pPp1n2/1P3P2/1B6/PBQ3PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Cadiz (1956)<br>Briones-Garcia<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxd5 Ng3+ (1... cxd5 2. Bxd5+ Ke7 3. Qe4+) 2. hxg3 Qxc2 3. Rf5+ Kg6 4. Bxc2 Rxf5 5. g4 1-0
2r5/8/p4pp1/2r2k1p/4RP1P/1P2PK2/5P2/3R4 w - - 0 1|Removal: Warschau (1991)<br>Kostyra-Morozow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re7 g5 2. e4+ Kg6 3. f5+ Kh6 4. hxg5+ Kxg5 5. Rg1+ Kh4 6. Rh1+ Kg5 7. Rg7+ Kh6 8. Rg6+ Kh7 9. Rxh5# 1-0
4r2r/1pk3pp/1p1R3n/1Pp1Pq2/8/5N1P/2Q2PP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1988)<br>Haba-Jerobek<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rc6+ bxc6 2. Ra7+ Kc8 (2... Kb8 3. Qa4 (3. Qa2 Qb1+) 3... cxb5 4. Qa6) 3. Qa2 Kd8 4. Qd2+ Kc8 5. Qd6 1-0
r1br2k1/5qpp/2pp1p2/1pn4N/4P1P1/1P3P2/1BPQ3P/2KR3R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1982)<br>Njekrasov-Buturin<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. Nxg7 Kxg7 2. g5 Rd7 3. gxf6+ Kh8 4. Rhg1 Ne6 5. f4 Rda7 6. f5 Nc7 7. Qxd6 ( 7. Rg7 Ra1+) 7... Ne8 8. Qf8+ 1-0
2r2rk1/3p2pp/p7/2q1Pp1Q/2pNbP2/P6P/1PP4K/3R2R1 w - - 0 4|Decoy: Woronesh (1971)<br>Kislow-Biribesow<br>Difficulty ***|4. Rxg7+ Kxg7 5. Ne6+ dxe6 6. Rd7+ 1-0
4Q3/6pk/2p4p/8/2NP4/2P2bb1/1P1B3r/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Fernpartie (1956)<br>Chomski-Abelman<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qg6+ Kxg6 2. Ne5+ Bxe5 3. dxe5 Rh1+ 4. Kf2 Rxd1 5. Rxd1 1/2-1/2
2q2r2/1p2bk2/p4pp1/P1pPpR2/4P1Q1/1R1P4/1P4P1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: La Valetta (1980)<br>Balaschow-Herzog v. Braunschweig<br>Difficulty ***|1. d4 cxd4 (1... gxf5 2. Qh5+ Kg7 3. Rg3#) (1... Bd6 2. dxe5 Bxe5 3. Qh3 gxf5 4. Rxb7+ Qxb7 5. Qh7+) 2. Rh3 Rg8 3. Rh7+ Ke8 4. d6 Bxd6 5. Rxe5+ Kd8 6. Qxc8+ 1-0
1r6/4k3/r2p2p1/2pR1p1p/2P1pP1P/pPK1P1P1/P7/1B6 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Miskolc (1963)<br>Brzozka-Bronstein<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxb3+ 2. Kxb3 (2. axb3 a2 3. Bxa2 Rxa2 4. Rd2 Ra1 5. Rg2 Rf1) 2... Rb6+ 3. Kc2 Rb2+ 4. Kc1 Re2 5. Rd1 Rxe3 6. Rg1 Rc3+ 7. Kd2 Rxc4 8. Bc2 d5 0-1
2b1rbk1/1pq2pp1/p3pB1p/4Nn1Q/1PP5/P5P1/5PBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Interference: Novi Sad (1990)<br>Woitkiewic-Skembris<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Rd7 Bxd7 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3. Be4 Qd6 (3... Ne7 4. Ng6+ Nxg6 5. Qxg6 Kg8 6. Qh7+ Kf7 7. Bh4) 4. Nxd7 Qd1+ 5. Kg2 Qe2 6. Bxg7+ (6. Bxf5 $18 {Alternative}) 6... Nxg7 7. Qg6 Nf5 8. Bxf5 exf5 9. Nf6 1-0
3rr1k1/B4pb1/1P1p1pp1/Q7/7p/5qP1/P4P1P/1R1R2K1 w - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: New York (1924)<br>Reti-Maroczy<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd4 Re5 2. Qa6 hxg3 3. hxg3 Rh5 4. Rh4 1/2-1/2
3r1k2/ppN2p2/8/5R2/5np1/1P3b2/5P1K/R7 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Fernpartie (1960)<br>Reuel-Neistadt<br>Difficulty ***|1... Kg7 2. Re5 (2. Kg3 Ne2+ 3. Kh4 Kg6 4. Rg5+ Kf6 5. Raa5 Rh8+ 6. Rh5 Rxh5+ 7. Rxh5 g3 8. Ne8+ Ke6 9. Ng7+ Kd7 10. fxg3 Bxh5) (2. Rxf4 Rh8+ 3. Kg3 Rh3#) 2... Rh8+ 3. Kg3 Ng6 0-1
2r3k1/R5p1/6Pp/5p2/3p1P2/4nP1q/5Q2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Fernpartie (1957)<br>Enigk-Effel<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ra8 Rxa8 2. Qa2+ Rxa2 1/2-1/2
q3rn1k/2QR4/pp2pp2/8/P1P5/1P4N1/6n1/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Bad Lauterberg (1977)<br>Karpow-Csom<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf5 Re7 2. Rxe7 exf5 3. Qg3 Ne6 4. Qg6 Qg8 5. Qh5+ Qh7 6. Qxh7# 1-0
r3rb1k/1b4pp/1q1p2n1/2pP2N1/5R2/1PN3Q1/4P1BP/5R1K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Linares (1993)<br>Karpow-Salow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf7+ Kg8 2. Qxg6 hxg6 3. Rh4 1-0
3r4/1kbQ4/1q2p3/3p4/3P2p1/pP1N4/P6P/1KR5 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: 1929<br>Bogoljubow-Aljechin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxc7+ $1 Qxc7 2. Nc5+ $1 Kb6 (2... Kb8 $6 3. Na6+ $18) 3. Qxc7+ Kxc7 4. Nxe6+ 1-0
k1N5/pp1r4/2n1pq2/7p/5P1P/P3Q1P1/KP6/8 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: 1832<br>Nach Mendheim<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxa7+ Nxa7 2. Nb6+ Kb8 3. Nxd7+ 1-0
r4rk1/pp1b3p/2n1pBpP/3pPp2/q1pP4/2P2NQ1/2PKBPP1/7R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Budapest (1993)<br>J. Polgar-Gdanski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg6+ hxg6 2. h7+ Kf7 3. h8=Q Rxh8 4. Ng5+ Ke8 5. Rxh8# 1-0
r1bqk2r/ppp2pp1/1bnp1n1p/3N4/4P2B/1N6/PPP2PPP/R2QKB1R b KQkq - 0 1|Removal: Fernpartie (1982)<br>Wilting-Sergiev<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxe4 2. Bxd8 (2. Nxc7+ Qxc7 3. Qe2 d5) 2... Bxf2+ 3. Ke2 Bg4+ 4. Kd3 Ne5+ 5. Kxe4 f5+ 6. Kf4 Ng6# 0-1
8/5Q1p/3N1npk/8/R4P2/P6P/6PK/4qr2 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Olot (1975)<br>Medina-Sanz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf5+ Kh5 (1... gxf5 2. Qxf6+ Kh5 3. Qg5#) 2. Qxh7+ Nxh7 3. g4# 1-0
6n1/5p2/2kp3p/1p1p3P/1P1P1KN1/4P3/5P2/8 w - - 0 4|Pawn promotion: Wijk aan Zee Wijk (1975)<br>Smejkal-Langeweg<br>Difficulty ***|4. Nxh6 Nxh6 5. Kg5 Ng8 6. h6 Nxh6 7. Kxh6 Kd7 8. Kg7 Ke6 (8... Ke7 9. f3 Ke6 10. f4) 9. f4 Ke7 10. f5 Ke8 11. f6 1-0
1r3rk1/p1pqn1bp/2npb1p1/3N1p2/1PP1pP2/4P1PP/P2QN1BK/1RB2R2 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Tilburg (1980)<br>Ribli-Karpow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Na5 2. Nd4 (2. Qc2 Nxc4) 2... Nxc4 3. Nxe7+ Qxe7 4. Qc2 0-1
3b4/r4p1p/pN1P1kp1/P1R5/1p6/5P1P/1P3P2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Helsinki (1982)<br>Kanko-Koskinen<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rc7 Rxc7 2. dxc7 Bxc7 3. Nd5+ Ke5 4. Nxc7 1-0
1k6/p7/1p3P2/3QP3/8/4q3/6PP/2r2R1K w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Zuerich (1962)<br>Bone-Zuidema<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qf3 Qxf3 2. gxf3 Rxf1+ 3. Kg2 1-0
r1bq1rk1/pp1nb1pp/2pn4/3pNp2/3P1B2/1QN1P1P1/PP3PBP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Kiew (1937)<br>Pogrebysski-Kortschmar<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Nxc6 bxc6 2. Nxd5 Kh8 (2... cxd5 3. Bxd5+ Kh8 4. Bxa8) 3. Nxe7 Qxe7 4. Qb4 ( 4. Qa3 $18 {Alternative}) 4... Rf6 5. Rxc6 1-0
4k3/p1P3p1/2q1np1p/3N4/8/1Q3PP1/6KP/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: London (1883)<br>Zukertort-Englisch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qb5 $1 Qxb5 2. c8=Q+ Kf7 3. Qxe6+ Kxe6 4. Nc7+ 1-0
6k1/5ppp/pB6/3br3/Pp6/5QPq/1P3P1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Interference: Moskau (1992)<br>Luchowski-Gridnew<br>Difficulty ***|1. g4 1-0
1r3rk1/pbpn2qp/1p1p2p1/3P1pQ1/1P2n2N/5PPB/PB5P/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Nottingham (1936)<br>Aljechin-Alexander<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qc1 Nef6 2. Bxf5 gxf5 3. Nxf5 1-0
3r1rk1/1pb1qp1p/2p3p1/p7/P2Np2R/1P6/1BP2PPP/3Q1B1K w - - 0 1|Deflection: N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf5 Qxh4 2. Qh5 gxh5 (2... Qxh5 3. Ne7#) 3. Nh6# 1-0
2Q5/5ppk/4n2p/2b1P3/1rp1q3/B2p3P/5PP1/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1980)<br>Roemer-Kummer<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rb8 2. Qxb8 Nf4 0-1
6k1/1p5p/p2p2q1/3P1r2/P3b3/R1N2pP1/1P1QnP1P/5N1K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Partievariante (1985)<br>Baginskaite-Woronowa<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qh5 (1... Qg4 $2 2. Qh6) 2. Nxe4 Qh3 3. Ne3 Qxh2+ 4. Kxh2 Rh5# 0-1
3q1rk1/5ppp/4pn2/p1b1n3/Pp5Q/6P1/NP2bPBP/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Jugoslawien (1982)<br>Govedarica-Cvetkovic<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Nfg4+ 3. Qxg4 (3. Kxe2 Qd3#) (3. Kg1 Qd4+ 4. Kh1 Nf2+ 5. Kg1 Nh3+ 6. Kh1 Qg1+ 7. Rxg1 Nf2#) 3... Nxg4+ 4. Kxe2 Qd4 5. Rf1 Rd8 6. h3 Qd3+ 7. Ke1 Qd1# 0-1
4Q3/6kp/1R1q1p2/4pPp1/P3P3/3n1BP1/3r3P/7K b - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1959)<br>Olafsson-Simagin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nf2+ 2. Kg1 (2. Kg2 Nxe4+ 3. Kh3 Nf2+ 4. Kg2 Ng4+ 5. Kh3 Rxh2+ 6. Kxg4 Qd4+) 2... Nh3+ 3. Kh1 Rd1+ 4. Kg2 (4. Bxd1 Qxd1+ 5. Kg2 Qe2+ 6. Kxh3 Qf1+ 7. Kg4 h5+ 8. Qxh5 Qe2+) 4... Nf4+ 5. gxf4 Qd2+ 6. Kh3 g4+ 7. Bxg4 Qe3+ 8. Kh4 Qf2+ 0-1
4r1k1/3r1pq1/2Np1Rp1/3P2Q1/2P1pPP1/p2n3P/4R1K1/8 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Russland (1992)<br>Kalinitschew-Raschkowski<br>Difficulty ***|1... a2 2. Rxa2 Ne1+ 3. Kf1 Nf3 0-1
3Q4/7k/4N2n/2pPq3/p1P5/Pr6/4r1PP/3R2RK b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Wien (1954)<br>Polvin-Hrejcik<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Ng4+ 3. Kh1 Rh3+ 4. gxh3 Rh2# 0-1
Q1b1r3/1p3pbk/1p3npp/7q/1BPpp1P1/1P5P/P3PPB1/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1972)<br>Gergel-Ziwitz<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack. Several variants.|1... Bxg4 2. hxg4 Nxg4 3. Qxb7 (3. Qxe8 Qh2+ 4. Kf1 Qf4 5. f3 (5. Bf3 exf3 6. Red1 (6. Rec1 fxe2+ 7. Qxe2 d3) 6... fxe2+ 7. Qxe2 Ne3+ 8. Ke1 Ng2+ 9. Kf1 Ne3+ ) 5... Ne3+ 6. Kf2 Qh4+ 7. Kg1 Qg3) 3... Qh2+ 4. Kf1 e3 5. fxe3 Qg3 6. Kg1 Qxe3+ (6... Qf2+ {Alternative} 7. Kh1 Re5) 7. Kh1 Nf2+ 8. Kg1 Nh3+ 9. Kh1 Qg1+ 10. Rxg1 Nf2+ 11. Kh2 Be5# 0-1
r2q1k1r/pp3pp1/2p5/2b4p/5P1Q/8/P1PB2PP/3RR2K w - - 0 1|Pin: Ungarn (1989)<br>Sziva-Cseh<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxd8+ Rxd8 2. Bb4 Rxd1 3. Bxc5+ Kg8 4. Rxd1 1-0
r1b2rk1/pppp2pp/8/2b5/2P1n2q/PQ2PB2/1P3PPP/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau (1986)<br>Woronkow-Kalinitschenko<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxf3 2. gxf3 d5 3. cxd5 (3. Qd1 Bh3 4. Qxd5+ Kh8 5. Kh1 Bxf1) (3. fxe4 Qg4+ 4. Kh1 Qf3+ 5. Kg1 Bh3) 3... Bd6 4. f4 Qg4+ 5. Kh1 Qf3+ 0-1
6k1/5pb1/p4np1/Np1P3p/nP1B4/PB1Q2PP/5P1K/2r1r3 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Taschkent (1985)<br>Jegin-Gusseinow<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng4+ 2. hxg4 hxg4 3. f3 Bxd4 4. fxg4 Nc3 0-1
1r2nr1k/6pp/pp1p1p2/2pPnN2/q1P1PB2/5PR1/4K1P1/2Q4R w - - 0 1|Removal: Daenemark (1978)<br>Brinck-Claussen<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxe5 fxe5 2. Rxh7+ Kxh7 3. Rxg7+ Nxg7 4. Qh6+ Kg8 5. Qxg7# 1-0
2kr1b1r/pp4pp/4P3/5q2/4N1Q1/8/PP3PPP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Moskau (1974)<br>Schaschin-Kolewit<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bf4 Rd5 2. Rc1+ Kd8 3. Bg5+ Be7 4. Nd6 1-0
r2qr1k1/1Q2pp1p/3p1npB/2p2b2/1PP5/P1P2NP1/4PP1P/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Montpellier (1985)<br>Seirawan-Timman<br>Difficulty ***|1... Be4 2. Qb5 Qc8 3. bxc5 Qh3 4. Be3 Reb8 5. c6 Rxb5 6. cxb5 Ng4 7. Rfb1 Bxf3 8. exf3 Nxh2 0-1
3rr2k/1ppbq1p1/p1nb3p/3Bpp2/P3P3/2P1BN1P/1P1RQPP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Woronesh (1974)<br>Lukownikow-Sergejew<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bg5 hxg5 2. Nxe5 1-0
3q4/1k4b1/1p6/p7/2Q1Np2/2n2P2/7r/2K1R3 w - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Nowosibirsk (1972)<br>Goldin-Rjabow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nd6+ Qxd6 2. Re7+ Qxe7 3. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2
5r1k/2qrbppp/pn1p4/1p2pP2/4P3/2P2BQ1/PP4PP/2BR1R1K w - - 0 1|Removal: Rostock (1990)<br>Sager-Voelschow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. f6 Bxf6 2. Bg4 Rdd8 3. Rxf6 gxf6 4. Qh4 Rg8 (4... Qe7 5. Bf5) 5. Qxf6+ Rg7 6. Bh6 Rdg8 7. Bxg7+ (7. Rxd6 $18 {Alternative}) 7... Rxg7 8. Rxd6 1-0
2bq1rk1/B1r3b1/R2Q2pp/1p1Ppp2/1P2P2P/6P1/3N1P2/R5K1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Randers (1982)<br>Gutman-Rantanen<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxa7 2. Qxd8 Rxa6 3. Qe7 Rxa1+ 0-1
r4k1r/p1p2ppp/1bN1bq2/8/Q3P3/2P5/P4PPP/RN3RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: New York (1859)<br>Morphy-Bryan<br>Difficulty ***|1. e5 Qg5 2. h4 Qg4 3. Qa3+ Kg8 4. Ne7+ Kf8 5. Ng6+ Kg8 6. Qf8+ Rxf8 7. Ne7# 1-0
r1b1r1k1/pp3pbp/1n1p2p1/3P2q1/3N2n1/1P2N1P1/PB1Q1PBP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Rjasan (1967)<br>Margolit-Waserski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nef5 Qxd2 (1... Qd8 2. Nxg7 Kxg7 3. Ne6+) 2. Rxe8+ Bf8 3. Ne7+ Kh8 (3... Kg7 4. Ndf5#) 4. Ndf5+ Qxb2 5. Rxf8# 1-0
r1b1k2r/1ppnqp2/3ppn2/6pp/p1PP4/P2BPNB1/1P3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 0 1|Different themes: Beer Sheva (1987)<br>Greenfeld-Shvidler<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. Nxg5 h4 2. Bf4 e5 3. Re1 Kf8 4. c5 Kg7 (4... dxc5 5. dxe5) (4... exf4 5. exf4 Qd8 6. Bg6) 5. Bc4 exf4 (5... Rf8 6. Nf3 exf4 7. exf4 Qd8 8. Nxh4) 6. exf4 Qf8 7. Bxf7 dxc5 (7... Nb8 8. Be6 Nbd7 9. cxd6 cxd6 10. Bf7 Nb6 11. Qc2 Rh6 12. Qc7) 8. Qc2 Rh6 9. Ne6+ Kxf7 10. Nxf8 1-0
8/1pN1ppkp/r3qnp1/3r4/3p4/3P2P1/PP1QPP1P/R4RK1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Fernpartie (1975)<br>Busvig-Busemann<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Qh3 2. f3 (2. Nxd5 Ng4) (2. e4 Rh5 3. f3 Rc6 4. Rac1 Qc8 5. Nd5 Nxd5 6. exd5 Rxd5) 2... Rh5 3. Rf2 Rc6 4. Rc1 Qc8 5. Rxc6 bxc6 0-1
2r1b1k1/pp3ppp/4Pq2/5P2/8/1B2R1QP/P5PK/8 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Ostende (1905)<br>Wolf-Burn<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qc7 Rxc7 2. exf7+ 1-0
r2kr3/ppp1np1p/5N2/4Q3/2B3bq/3P4/PPP5/5RK1 w - - 0 3|Interference: Petersburg (1874)<br>Tschigorin-Dawydow<br>Difficulty ***|3. Qd4+ Kc8 4. Be6+ Kb8 5. Nd7+ Kc8 6. Nc5+ Kb8 7. Na6+ bxa6 8. Qb4# 1-0
3n1r1k/1pp2p1p/1r3p1N/p4N1Q/4P1R1/1Pq3PK/P6P/8 w - - 0 1|Deflection: England (1930)<br>Zollner-Heywood<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxf7 Nxf7 2. Rg8+ Rxg8 3. Nxf7# 1-0
rn1qr1k1/pbp2pb1/1p4p1/3p4/3P4/2NBPN2/PPQ2PP1/R3K2R w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Paris (1900)<br>Marshall-Burn<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxg6 fxg6 2. Qxg6 Nd7 (2... Qe7 3. Ng5 Kf8 4. Rh3) 3. Ng5 Qf6 4. Rh8+ Kxh8 5. Qh7# 1-0
r3kb1r/pp3ppp/2n5/q3p3/5B2/2N4P/P1P1QPP1/3R1RK1 w kq - 0 1|Different themes: Istanbul (1988)<br>Duric-Marjanovic<br>Difficulty ***<br>Promising attack.|1. Rd5 Qxc3 2. Bxe5 Nxe5 3. Rxe5+ Kd7 (3... Be7 4. Rxe7+ Kf8 5. Rxb7) 4. Rd1+ Kc7 5. Re4 Bc5 (5... Qb2 6. Rc4+ Kb6 7. Rd3 Qc1+ 8. Kh2 a5 9. Rb3+ Bb4 10. a3) 6. Rc4 Rae8 7. Qxe8 Rxe8 8. Rxc3 1-0
8/3b4/4pn2/2B1p3/1Pk4P/2p2BP1/3r4/2R3K1 b - - 0 33|Pawn promotion: Leutersdorf (1989)<br>Auerswald-Schneider<br>Difficulty ***|33... e4 34. Bd1 Kd3 35. Be7 Nd5 36. Bg5 e3 37. h5 Nxb4 $1 (37... c2 $2 38. Bxc2+ Rxc2 39. Rxc2 Kxc2 40. Bxe3 $11) 38. h6 Bc6 (38... c2 $2 39. Bxc2+ Nxc2 40. h7) 39. h7 Rg2+ 40. Kf1 Rh2 41. Be2+ Kd2 42. Bxe3+ (42. Rd1+ Kc2 43. Bxe3 Rxh7) 42... Kxe3 43. Rxc3+ Kd2 44. Rc4 Rxh7 45. Rxb4 Rh1+ 46. Kf2 Rh2+ 47. Kf1 Rxe2 48. Rb2+ Kd1 49. Rxe2 Bb5 50. Kf2 Bxe2 0-1
1k1r3r/1pp2p2/p2b4/4n1p1/N3q1P1/1B2B3/PPP2RP1/4RQK1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Helsinki (1957)<br>Suni-Alivirta<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rh1+ 2. Kxh1 Qh7+ 3. Kg1 Qh2+ 4. Kxh2 Nf3+ 5. Kh1 Rh8# 0-1
8/pp3r2/1n1R1np1/k1p5/4b3/2P1N1B1/P3B1PP/7K w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Langenwang (1990)<br>Mangg-Schulz<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxb6 axb6 2. Nc4+ Ka4 3. Bd1+ Kb5 4. Nd6+ 1-0
1nq3k1/r3b1p1/pp2prNp/2p5/4Q3/2P1P1B1/P4PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Zakopane (1978)<br>Panczik-Schurade<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qa8 Rxa8 2. Nxe7+ Kh7 3. Nxc8 1-0
1B2r2k/3b1r2/2p3n1/4p3/1Q1p1P2/6pq/PP1N2RP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Fernpartie (1977)<br>Lorenz-Berry<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qxg2+ (1... Nxf4 2. Rxg3) 2. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 3. Kf3 (3. Kh1 g2+ 4. Kg1 Nh3+ 5. Kxg2 Rg8+ 6. Kh1 Nf2#) (3. Kg1 Nh3+ 4. Kg2 Rf2+ 5. Kxg3 Rg8+ 6. Kh4 Rf4+ 7. Kh5 Rg5+ 8. Kh6 Rh4#) 3... Nd3+ 0-1
q1N2rk1/p4ppp/1p6/2p5/2P5/1P1R2P1/P1Q2P1P/5bK1 w - - 0 6|Removal of defence: Polanica (1966)<br>Lengyel-Sliwa<br>Difficulty ***|6. Ne7+ Kh8 7. Rd5 Bh3 8. Qxh7+ Kxh7 9. Rh5# 1-0
r3r1k1/ppp2ppp/3b2q1/8/3P2b1/4PQN1/PP3PPP/RN2KB1R w KQ - 0 2|Deflection: Partievariante (1984)<br>Srinivas-Ravikumar<br>Difficulty ***|2. Bd3 (2. Qxb7 Rab8 3. Qxa7 Qxb1+ 4. Rxb1 Bb4#) 2... Qxd3 3. Qxg4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Qxc3+ 6. Ke2 1-0
8/5p2/2k5/K7/8/1P6/8/8 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Partievariante (1972)<br>Ljubojevic-Browne<br>Difficulty ***|1... Kd5 (1... f5 $2 2. Kb4) 2. b4 (2. Kb4 Kd4) 2... f5 3. b5 f4 4. b6 Kc6 5. Ka6 f3 6. b7 f2 7. b8=Q f1=Q+ 8. Ka5 Qa1+ 0-1
2r5/pp1QNpk1/q4bp1/8/6P1/1N3p2/PPr5/1K1R3R w - - 0 1|Removal: Ungarn (1980)<br>Pirisi-Sapi<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nf5+ gxf5 (1... Kf8 2. Qd8+ Rxd8 3. Rxd8+ Bxd8 4. Rh8#) 2. Rh7+ Kxh7 3. Qxf7+ Kh6 (3... Bg7 4. Rh1+ Qh6 5. Rxh6+ Kxh6 6. Qh5#) 4. Qh5+ Kg7 5. Rd7+ 1-0
8/p5k1/q1p3p1/2PpPp2/3P3p/2Bnb2P/P1Q3PK/1N6 b - - 0 1|Removal: Warschau (1989)<br>Skrobek-Kalinin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ne1 2. Bxe1 Qf1 3. Bxh4 Bg1+ 4. Kg3 Qe1+ 5. Kf3 Qe3# 0-1
3qk2r/3b1pp1/p3p2p/2b1P3/1prN1N2/4Q3/PPP3PP/1K1R1R2 w k - 0 1|Different themes: Magyarorszag (1983)<br>Hazai-Szabo<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng6 Rxd4 (1... fxg6 2. Qd3) 2. Rxd4 fxg6 3. Qe4 Qe7 4. Rxd7 Qxd7 5. Qa8+ Qd8 6. Qc6+ Qd7 7. Qxc5 Qb7 8. Qd6 Qc8 9. Qxb4 1-0
6k1/p5r1/3R3R/4N3/5p1p/P7/3r1nPK/8 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Luzern (1982)<br>Torre-Kortschnoi<br>Difficulty ***|1... h3 2. Rdg6 (2. gxh3 Ng4+ 3. Kh1 Rh2+ 4. Kg1 Nxe5+ 5. Kxh2 Nf3+ 6. Kh1 Rg1# ) 2... Re2 3. Kg1 Rxg6 4. Rxg6+ (4. Nxg6 Ng4) 4... Kh7 5. Rf6 (5. Re6 h2+ 6. Kxh2 Rxe5 7. Rxe5 Ng4+) 5... hxg2 0-1
8/5pk1/p3rn1p/2Rp2p1/1P1P4/5KPP/4N3/2Nn4 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Budapest (1989)<br>Velvart-Nei<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ne4 2. Ra5 (2. Rxd5 Nd2+ 3. Kg2 Ne3+) 2... Rf6+ 3. Kg2 Ne3+ 4. Kh2 Rf2+ 5. Kh1 Rg2 0-1
k1r1r3/pp5p/1q6/3R1Np1/1b6/1P3P2/2Q1R1PP/7K b - - 0 1|Different themes: Monaco (1969)<br>Teschner-Portisch<br>Difficulty ***|1... Qf2 2. Ng3 Qe1+ 0-1
2br3k/pp4pp/3b1p1P/nP6/8/P4NP1/1B3PB1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Novi Sad (1990)<br>Hansen-Milos<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ng5 Rf8 (1... Kg8 2. Bd5+ Kf8 3. Nxh7+ Ke7 4. hxg7) 2. Rxc8 Rxc8 3. Nf7+ Kg8 4. Nxd6 1-0
r5k1/pp1b1p1p/3pp2Q/4n1PR/4P3/1B3q2/P1P1N3/1K6 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1969)<br>Karpow-Gik<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. g6 Nxg6 2. Qxh7+ Kf8 3. Rf5 Qxb3+ 4. axb3 (4. cxb3 {Alternative}) 4... exf5 5. Nf4 Rd8 6. Qh6+ Ke8 7. Nxg6 fxg6 8. Qxg6+ 1-0
6k1/1p1qrpp1/p7/7p/PQ6/8/1PPp2PP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1953)<br>Madsen-Napolitano<br>Difficulty ***|1... Re1+ 2. Rxe1 Qd4+ 3. Qxd4 dxe1=Q# 0-1
2R5/8/1k6/1p1pp3/1Rbn4/3p2p1/3K2P1/6Br w - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Fernpartie (1982)<br>Palevic-Bonek<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxd4+ exd4 2. Rcxc4 dxc4 3. Rxb5+ Kc6 4. Rc5+ Kd6 5. Rd5+ Ke6 6. Re5+ Kf6 7. Rf5+ Kg6 8. Rg5+ Kh6 9. Rg6+ 1/2-1/2
r2b3k/1p3R2/3p2p1/2nBp1Pp/p3P1nP/P5N1/1PPB4/2K5 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Jugoslawien (1982)<br>Rasidovic-Prohorov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxh5 gxh5 2. g6 Nf6 3. Bh6 Be7 4. Rh7+ (4. Rxe7 Nxd5) 4... Nxh7 5. g7# 1-0
5rk1/1bq4p/p5p1/1p3p2/5n1Q/2PBr2P/PP4P1/3RNRK1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Belfort (1983)<br>Espinoza-Morom<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxh3+ (1... Qc5 2. Kh2 Nxg2 3. Nxg2 Bxg2 4. Kxg2 Qd5+ 5. Kh2 Rxd3 6. Rxd3 Qxd3 7. Qf4) 2. gxh3 Rg3+ 3. Kf2 Rxd3 4. Ke2 (4. Nxd3 Qh2+ 5. Ke3 Re8+) 4... Rxd1 5. Kxd1 Rd8+ 6. Kc1 Qd6 7. Qd4 Qxd4 8. cxd4 Rxd4 0-1
6k1/p4pbp/Bp2p1p1/n2P4/q3P3/B1rQP2P/P5P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Minsk (1976)<br>Kusmin-Kotschijew<br>Difficulty ***|1. dxe6 Rxd3 (1... Qxa3 2. Qd8+ Bf8 3. Rxf7 Nc6 4. Qe8 Rxe3 5. e7 Re1+ 6. Bf1 Rxf1+ 7. Rxf1 Qxe7 8. Qxc6) 2. exf7+ Kh8 3. Bb2 1-0
6rk/2nbNq1p/3p1PpR/2pPp1P1/1nBbP3/2N3K1/1P6/2B4Q w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Fernpartie (1964)<br>Sabo-Nikitin<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxh7+ Qxh7 2. f7 Rd8 3. Nxg6+ Kg7 4. f8=Q+ Rxf8 5. Qxh7+ Kxh7 6. Nxf8+ Kg7 7. Nxd7 1-0
2r2r2/p4p1k/1p2pBpn/2p5/6N1/8/P4P2/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Partievariante (1970)<br>Klaus-Wetzel<br>Difficulty ***|1. Kg2 Nxg4 2. Rh1+ Nh6 3. Rxh6+ Kxh6 4. Rh1# 1-0
r3b3/pNR5/k7/3p1n2/P2p1B2/2P5/2P2PrP/1R1K4 w - - 0 1|Removal: Bled (1961)<br>Ivkov-Portisch<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rc6+ Bxc6 2. Nc5+ Ka5 3. Bc7# 1-0
r2qkbr1/5p1Q/p1npb3/1p1Np3/4Pp2/N2B4/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 b q - 0 1|Different themes: Mexiko (1980)<br>de Francisco-Morrisson<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rg6 2. g3 (2. Qh5 Bg4 3. Qh8 Rh6 4. Qg8 Qh4 5. h3 Bxh3 6. Nc7+ Kd7 7. Nxa8 Bxg2 8. Qxg2 f3) 2... Rh6 3. Qg8 f5 0-1
2rq2r1/p4ppk/1p3n1p/2pp1P1N/2nP3B/P1PQ3R/6PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Ostrava (1992)<br>Hoi-Kweinis<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bg5 Rc6 2. Nxg7 Kxg7 (2... Rxg7 3. Rxh6+ Kg8 4. Qh3 Kf8 5. Rh8+ Rg8 6. Re1) 3. Bxh6+ Kh8 4. Bf8+ Nh7 5. Rxh7+ Kxh7 6. Qh3+ 1-0
5bk1/1bqn1r1p/p3Q1p1/4p3/1PN1Pp2/P1N4P/5PP1/2BR2K1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Jugoslawien (1953)<br>Matanovic-Sokolov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxf7+ Kxf7 2. Rxd7+ Qxd7 3. Nxe5+ 1-0
1kqr1r2/1p3pbp/p2pp1p1/N6P/b3P3/2P1P3/PPBRQ1P1/2KR4 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: DDR (1975)<br>Tschesche-Broeder<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxc3 2. bxc3 (2. Bxa4 Bxd2+ 3. Kxd2 Qc5 4. Nc6+ bxc6 5. Qxa6 Qb4+ 6. Kc1 Qb7) 2... Qxc3 3. Nb3 (3. Nc4 Qa1+ 4. Bb1 Rc8) 3... Bxb3 4. axb3 Qa1+ 5. Bb1 Rc8+ 6. Rc2 Rxc2+ 7. Qxc2 Rc8 0-1
1r3rk1/2pb1p1p/q1np2p1/4p2n/1bP1PPP1/3P1N1P/4Q1BK/1RB1NR2 b - - 0 1|Decoy: Moskau (1936)<br>Dsagurow-Simagin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Ng3 2. Kxg3 Bxe1+ 3. Qxe1 Rxb1 0-1
8/pR3Bk1/3p2p1/5b1p/2P4P/6P1/P4bQK/4q3 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Paernu (1947)<br>Lilienthal-Tolusch<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bg1+ 2. Qxg1 Qe2+ 3. Qg2 Qxg2+ 4. Kxg2 Be4+ 5. Kf2 Bxb7 1/2-1/2
4k3/p4ppp/nb1P4/4p3/1P6/P4BP1/3q1r1P/2R2QKR w - - 0 1|Decoy: UdSSR (1977)<br>Palatnik-Agzamow<br>Difficulty ***<br>Several variants.|1. Qb5+ (1. Rc8+ $18 {Alternative}) 1... Kd8 2. Rc8+ Kxc8 3. Qe8+ Bd8 4. Qc6+ Bc7 (4... Nc7 5. d7+ Qxd7 6. Qb7#) 5. Qxa6+ Kd8 (5... Kd7 6. Qc6+ Ke6 7. dxc7+ Kf5 8. c8=Q+) 6. dxc7+ Ke7 (6... Kxc7 7. Qxa7+ Kd8 8. Qxf2) 7. c8=N+ Kf8 8. Qd6+ Qxd6 9. Nxd6 1-0
6k1/1p1qpp2/p2p2p1/3P4/1b6/2rQ4/5RPP/2rB1R1K w - - 0 1|Deflection: Niederlande (1980)<br>Sandrin-Dragun<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxg6+ fxg6 2. Rf8+ Kh7 3. R1f7+ Kh6 4. Rh8+ Kg5 5. h4# 1-0
4r3/5r1p/R1p2pp1/1p1bk3/4pNPP/2P1K3/2P2P2/3R4 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Kaschau (1931)<br>Opocensky-Hromadka<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxd5+ cxd5 2. Nd3+ exd3 3. f4# 1-0
r1b2bk1/p3nr1p/1p1q1p2/2pp1P1Q/8/2PBB2R/PP1N2PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Dresden (1981)<br>Schmidt-Meissner<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ne4 Qe5 2. Bf4 Qxf5 (2... Qxf4 3. Nxf6+) 3. Nxf6+ Qxf6 4. Bxh7+ Kg7 5. Rg3+ 1-0
r5k1/1pq1ppbp/p2p1np1/3P4/2r1P3/PQN5/1P1B1PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal: Bruessel (1991)<br>Bronstein-Gurewitsch<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. e5 dxe5 2. d6 Qc6 3. Nd5 Qxd5 4. Qxc4 Qxd2 5. Qc8+ Rxc8 6. Rxc8+ Bf8 7. dxe7 Qd6 8. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 9. Rxf8+ Kxf8 10. Rc1 1-0
8/p2Rp1r1/r2p4/P1p2p2/2P1k3/1P2P1P1/4KP2/R7 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Arhus (1983)<br>Keene-Mortensen<br>Difficulty ***|1. b4 cxb4 2. f4 Rc6 (2... Rh7 3. Rxe7+ Rxe7 4. Rd1) 3. Rd1 Rxc4 4. Rc7 1-0
4rbk1/3b2pp/3p4/1p1N1qP1/1P2NP2/3Q4/2P5/1K5R w - - 0 1|Different themes: Wien (1873)<br>Anderssen-Paulsen<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nef6+ gxf6 2. Nxf6+ Kf7 3. Rxh7+ Bg7 (3... Kg6 4. Qf3) 4. Rxg7+ Kxg7 5. Nxe8+ Kf8 6. Qxf5+ Bxf5 7. Nxd6 1-0
8/7k/b2N1r2/p3Rpp1/7p/2P4K/1P1R2PP/5r2 b - - 0 1|Deflection: Budapest (1956)<br>Mann-Papp<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxd6 2. Rxd6 Rf3+ 3. gxf3 Bf1# 0-1
3rr1k1/1b2bppp/pqn1pn2/1p1pN1B1/3P4/2N1P2P/PP3PP1/1BRQ1RK1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Ukrainische SSR (1964)<br>Akimow-Zelenka<br>Difficulty ***|1. Bxf6 Bxf6 2. Bxh7+ Kxh7 3. Qh5+ Kg8 4. Qxf7+ Kh7 5. Nd7 Rxd7 6. Qh5+ Kg8 7. Qxe8+ Kh7 8. Qxd7 1-0
r2q2k1/1pp2p1p/p1np1npQ/3N1b2/1PPP4/P1N3PP/5PB1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Finnland (1989)<br>Ketonen-Schendel<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re7 Nh5 (1... Nd7 2. Rxd7 Bxd7 3. Ne4) 2. Rxc7 Bd3 3. g4 Nf6 4. Re7 1-0
1k1r3r/1ppq2pp/3bbpn1/1p6/3NP3/4B2P/2PN1PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1|Decoy: Malmoe (1986)<br>Wahls-Bjanarson<br>Difficulty ***|1. Ra8+ Kxa8 2. Qa1+ Kb8 3. Qa7+ Kxa7 4. Nc6+ Ka8 5. Ra1+ 1-0
r1b1k2r/1p1n1p1p/p3p1p1/4PnN1/3qpQ2/3B4/PPP2PPP/2KR3R w kq - 0 17|Different themes: Partievariante (1975)<br>Winkler-Munko<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|17. Bb5 Qb6 (17... Qb4 18. Bxd7+ Bxd7 19. Nxe4 Qa5 20. Nf6+) 18. Bxd7+ Bxd7 19. g4 Bc6 (19... Nd4 20. Qxf7+ Kd8 21. Rd2 Kc8 22. Rhd1) 20. gxf5 exf5 (20... gxf5 $4 21. Qh4 $14 Qc7 22. Nxh7) 21. e6 f6 (21... fxe6 22. Qe5 O-O 23. Qxe6+) 22. Nf7 O-O 23. Qxf5 Rxf7 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. Qf4 1-0
r1bqnr1k/1pppb2p/p7/4Ppp1/3Q1B2/1B6/PPP2PPP/RN2R1K1 w - - 0 1|Pin: Panonia (1981)<br>Jeruslanowa-Meyer<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. e6+ Bf6 2. Bxg5 Bxd4 3. e7 (3. Bxd8 $2 Bxb2) 3... Qxe7 4. Bxe7 1-0
5k2/p1p1b1pp/2p4r/5r2/4QBq1/2P2pP1/PP3P1P/3RR2K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: DDR (1968)<br>Grabow-Kunde<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Rh5+ 3. Kg1 Rh1+ 4. Kxh1 Qh3+ 5. Kg1 Qg2# 0-1
r1bqk2r/pp3ppp/4pn2/2Pp4/1P2n3/P7/2Q1PPPP/R1B1KBNR b - - 0 1|Decoy: Spanien (1974)<br>Quinteros-Garcia<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nxf2 2. Kxf2 Ne4+ 3. Ke1 Qf6 4. e3 Qxa1 0-1
8/p2PB1pk/1p5p/3Qq3/2p3K1/2Pn1P2/6PP/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Kandidatenturnier (1953)<br>Smyslow-Petrosjan<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qd6 Nf2+ 2. Kh4 g5+ 3. Kh5 1-0
1q2r1k1/pb3p2/5rpp/2pP4/1pBb2P1/1P1Q3P/PNR2P2/5RK1 b - - 0 3|Interference: Wijk aan Zee Wijk (1981)<br>Ree-Sweschnikow<br>Difficulty ***|3... Re3 4. fxe3 Qg3+ 5. Rg2 (5. Kh1 Qxh3+ 6. Rh2 Bxd5+ 7. Bxd5 Rxf1+ 8. Qxf1 Qxf1#) 5... Bxe3+ 6. Kh1 Qxh3+ 0-1
2r3k1/pqrb1ppp/8/8/6B1/2Q1P3/PP3PPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1|Different themes: Stendal (1982)<br>Hansch-Belling<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxd7 Rxc3 2. Rxc3 Qb8 3. Rb7 Qxb7 4. Rxc8+ 1-0
8/2q2rbk/4b1p1/2rn3p/2NpB2P/Q2P2P1/4P1K1/R3N2R b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1978)<br>Alexandrow-Jegorschew<br>Difficulty ***|1... Rxc4 2. dxc4 Ne3+ 3. Kh2 Qxg3+ 4. Kxg3 Be5# 0-1
r1bqr1k1/ppb2ppp/2p5/2P1n3/1P1Np3/P3P2P/2Q1BPP1/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 1|Pin: Potsdam (1988)<br>Schilling-Baumgardt<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1... Nd3+ 2. Kf1 (2. Bxd3 Qxd4 3. exd4 exd3+) 2... Bf5 3. Nxf5 Qf6 4. Bb2 Qxf5 0-1
4r3/1q2p2k/p2pNpp1/1p1n4/2r1R1P1/2P2R1P/PPQ4K/8 w - - 0 1|Removal: Holland (1976)<br>Tal-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxc4 bxc4 2. Rf5 gxf5 3. Qxf5+ Kg8 4. Qg6+ Kh8 5. Qg7# 1-0
8/8/3P4/2p5/3r4/1PK5/1P6/4k3 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Lund (1973)<br>Helmertz-Wernbroe<br>Difficulty ***|1. b4 Rxb4 2. d7 Rd4 3. b4 Rxd7 4. bxc5 1/2-1/2
rnb2nk1/pp2p1bp/3p4/q3P1NQ/5P2/2p5/PPP3P1/R1B1K2R w KQ - 0 1|Removal of defence: Magyarorzag (1981)<br>Peresz-Hoelg<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Nxh7 cxb2+ 3. Kf2 Qc5+ 4. Be3 Qxc2+ 5. Kg3 bxa1=Q (5... Qg6+ 6. Ng5+ Qh6 7. Rxh6+ Bxh6 8. Rh1) (5... Qxh7 6. Rxh7+ Nxh7 7. Qe8+ (7. Rh1 Nd7 8. e6 Ndf6 9. Bd4 b1=Q 10. Rxb1 Ne4+ 11. Kf3 (11. Kh2 Bxd4 12. Qe8+ Kg7 13. Qxe7+ Kh6 14. g4 Bf6 15. Qe8 b6 16. g5+ Nhxg5 17. fxg5+ Nxg5) 11... Nhg5+) 7... Bf8 8. Rh1 Kg7 9. Qxc8) 6. Nf6+ Qxh1 7. Qg8# 1-0
8/1Q6/4kpn1/5N2/3PP3/6P1/5PKP/4q3 b - - 0 1|Drawing Combinations: Oradea (1948)<br>Karaksoni-Borbley<br>Difficulty ***|1... Nf4+ 2. gxf4 (2. Kf3 Qe2+ 3. Kxf4 Qf3+) 2... Qxf2+ 3. Kh3 Qxh2+ 4. Kg4 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2
2bb2kn/1pq2pp1/p1p4p/2B1p1NQ/4P2P/1BP3P1/PP3P2/6K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau (1947)<br>Smyslow-Ljublinski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Nxf7 Nxf7 2. Bb6 Qxb6 3. Qxf7+ 1-0
1k6/p1r2q2/1r2p1p1/3p3p/1PpP1P1P/2P3P1/Q1BK4/R7 b - - 0 1|Removal: Rumaenien (1976)<br>Marasescu-Toschkov<br>Difficulty ***|1... e5 2. dxe5 (2. fxe5 Qf2+ 3. Kc1 Qxg3) 2... d4 3. cxd4 Qd5 4. Ke3 Qg2 5. Be4 Qxg3+ 6. Bf3 Rxb4 7. Qg2 (7. Rb1 Rcb7 8. Rxb4 Rxb4 9. Qg2 Rb3+ 10. Ke4 Qe1+ ) 7... Rb3+ 8. Ke4 Qxg2 9. Bxg2 c3 0-1
5r2/p4p2/1p5k/2rBR1bP/4Q3/8/PPPq2p1/1K3R2 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Ungarn (1991)<br>Almasi-Abel<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re6+ (1. Rg1 $2 Rd8 2. Re6+ Kg7 3. Qe5+ f6 4. Re7+ Kh6 5. Qf5 Qxc2+ 6. Qxc2 Rxc2 7. Kxc2 Rxd5 $13) 1... Kg7 2. Rxf7+ Rxf7 3. Rg6+ Kf8 4. Rg8+ Kxg8 5. Qe8+ Kh7 6. Qxf7+ 1-0
2r3k1/p1r1npbp/Qp1qp1p1/3p4/3P4/P3PN2/1PRB1PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Zemun (1935)<br>Toth-Vukovic<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qxc8+ Rxc8 (1... Nxc8 2. Rxc7 Qxc7 3. Rxc7) 2. Rxc8+ Nxc8 3. Rxc8+ Bf8 4. Bb4 Qd7 5. Rxf8+ 1-0
2r2r1k/1p2q1bp/3Nbn2/5p2/1R2pP2/4B2P/P1BQ2P1/3R2K1 b - - 0 4|Interference: Partievariante (1980)<br>Kavalek-Timman<br>Difficulty ***|4... Nd5 5. Nxc8 Qxb4 6. Bb3 (6. Qxb4 Nxb4) 6... Bc3 7. Bd4+ Bxd4+ 8. Qxd4+ Qxd4+ 9. Rxd4 Nxf4 0-1
2kr3r/pppqbp2/5n1p/3pn3/Q2P2p1/2PB2B1/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 2|Pin: Hastings (1954)<br>Keres-Alexander<br>Difficulty ***|2. Bf5 Qxf5 (2... Nf3+ 3. gxf3 Qxf5 4. Rxe7 Rd7 5. Re5 Qd3 6. Re3 Qa6 7. Qxa6 bxa6 8. Be5) 3. Rxe5 Qd3 (3... Qd7 4. Qxa7 Qe8 5. Rae1) 4. Rxe7 Rd7 5. Re3 Qa6 6. Qxa6 bxa6 7. Be5 1-0
8/p7/1p3p2/4k1pp/1PP4P/4K3/6P1/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Riga (1982)<br>Kossek-Seglinsch<br>Difficulty ***|1. g4 hxg4 (1... gxh4 2. gxh5 Kf5 3. c5 bxc5 4. bxc5) 2. h5 f5 3. h6 1-0
2r2rk1/ppb2p1p/1q2B1p1/8/2Q5/2P2N2/PP3RPP/R5K1 b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Hamburg (1964)<br>van Spreckelsen-Weiss<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxh2+ 2. Nxh2 Qxf2+ 3. Kxf2 fxe6+ 4. Ke3 Rxc4 0-1
5rk1/7p/6p1/QNpPqp2/2Pbp3/P6P/5PP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Tilburg (1990)<br>Andersson-Kamski<br>Difficulty ***|1... f4 2. Qc7 Bxf2+ 3. Kxf2 Qb2+ 4. Re2 (4. Kf1 f3 5. Qg3 Qc2) 4... e3+ 5. Kf3 Qc1 0-1
3rr1k1/p3q2p/1p1n2p1/2p2P2/N2p1P2/1P1P1bP1/P1NQ3P/1R2R1K1 b - - 0 1|Different themes: Moskau (1964)<br>Smyslow-Tal<br>Difficulty ***<br>Favorable endgame.|1... Qe2 2. Rxe2 Rxe2 3. Qxe2 (3. Qc1 Rg2+ 4. Kf1 Rxh2 5. Ne1 Bd5 6. Rb2 (6. g4 gxf5 7. gxf5 Nxf5) (6. fxg6 Rh1+ 7. Ke2 Re8+ 8. Kd2 Rh2+ 9. Kd1 Rhe2 10. gxh7+ Kxh7 11. Qd2 Rxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Rg8) 6... Rh1+ 7. Kf2 Re8) 3... Bxe2 4. Nb2 gxf5 0-1
r1b1r2k/pp2qpp1/1bp2n1p/8/1P1N3n/P1N1P2P/2QB1PP1/1B2RR1K b - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1978)<br>Alburt-Mihaljcischin<br>Difficulty ***|1... Bxh3 2. gxh3 Qd7 3. Kh2 Bxd4 4. exd4 Nf3+ 5. Kg2 Nh4+ (5... Nxe1+ 6. Rxe1 Rxe1 7. Bxe1 Qxd4 8. Qd3) 6. Kh2 (6. Kg3 Nh5+ 7. Kxh4 g5+ 8. Bxg5 hxg5+ 9. Kxg5 Rg8+ 10. Kh6 Rg6+) 6... Nf3+ 1/2-1/2
1r2r1k1/3b4/2np1pp1/p3p3/2P1P3/qP2QPN1/P2RB3/1K5R w - - 0 1|Decoy: Rom (1979)<br>Capello-Keene<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rh8+ Kxh8 2. Qh6+ Kg8 3. Qxg6+ Kf8 4. Qxf6+ Kg8 5. Nh5 Re7 6. Qg6+ Kf8 (6... Kh8 7. Nf6) 7. Qh6+ Kg8 8. Bd1 (8. Bf1 Rxb3+ 9. axb3 Qxb3+) 8... Be6 9. Nf6+ Kf7 10. Rg2 Bg4 11. Rxg4 Ke6 12. Qh3 Kxf6 13. Qh6+ Kf7 14. Qg6+ 1-0
2b5/1kpN3R/1p2n3/4P3/4K3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1|Pawn promotion: Belgien (1968)<br>N.N.-N.N.<br>Difficulty ***|1. Re7 Bxd7 2. Rxd7 Nc5+ 3. Kf5 Nxd7 4. e6 Kc8 5. e7 1-0
r4rk1/p1n1qpp1/7p/4PRNQ/Pp2N3/4n3/1P4PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Variante (1983)<br>Caturjan-Novikov<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rf6 Nxd1 2. Rxh6 gxh6 3. Qxh6 (3. Nf6+ Kg7 4. Qg4 Qc5+) 3... f5 4. exf6 Ne3 (4... Qd7 5. Qg6+ Kh8 6. f7 Qd4+ 7. Kh1) 5. Qg6+ Kh8 6. f7 1-0
4r1k1/pp3pp1/5P1p/3R4/4rP2/1Q5P/PP3q2/6RK w - - 0 1|Removal: Tallinn (1982)<br>Antoms-Kijk<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd2 Qxd2 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rh7+ Kxh7 4. Qxf7+ Kh8 5. Qg7# 1-0
r3rk2/p3Rp1p/1qp1bQ2/8/1p1P4/6R1/PP3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Fernpartie (1961)<br>Popow-Angelow<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rd7 Bxd7 2. Qd6+ Re7 3. Qh6+ Ke8 4. Rg8# 1-0
4k1r1/1p1Rbp2/p1r1pp2/4q2p/7Q/4B3/PPP2PPP/1K1R4 w - - 0 1|Deflection: Leningrad (1949)<br>Kortschmar-Kultschinski<br>Difficulty ***|1. Qb4 Bxb4 2. Rd8+ Ke7 3. R1d7# 1-0
r5k1/pprb1ppp/1q1pp3/2n1n3/1QP5/1NP1B1P1/P3PPBP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: UdSSR (1987)<br>Gorelov-Tatalev<br>Difficulty ***<br>Just to get an advantage.|1. Rxd6 Qxd6 2. Bxc5 Qa6 3. Bd6 Nc6 (3... Rxc4 4. Qxb7 Qxb7 5. Bxb7 Rd8 6. Bxe5 ) 4. Qb5 Rcc8 5. Qxa6 bxa6 6. Nc5 Be8 7. Nxa6 Rd8 8. c5 Rac8 9. Rb1 1-0
5bk1/2R3pp/p4p2/4rP2/1p1qn1Q1/1P5P/P4PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1|Removal of defence: Moskau (1967)<br>Bronstein-Gligoric<br>Difficulty ***|1. Rxg7+ Bxg7 2. Rc8+ Kf7 3. Qh5+ Ke7 4. Qe8+ Kd6 5. Qd8# 1-0
