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Date: 14 Dec 2005 07:00:12
From: W T Harvey
Subject: Chess Puzzles - Dec 15th
Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players in
November tournaments. It's White to move and win except where noted.

a) http://wtharvey.com/af2005a.png
Daniel Stellwagen vs Mateusz Bartel, Istanbul, 2005
r1b2rk1/pp2b3/2p3Bp/4NppN/3P3P/q5Q1/2P2PP1/1R2R1K1 w - - 0 1

b) http://wtharvey.com/af2005b.png
Vugar Gashimov vs Mateusz Bartel, Istanbul, 2005
r1q5/rR6/P1p3k1/2Nnpppp/8/1R4PP/2PQ1P1K/8 w - - 0 1

c) http://wtharvey.com/af2005c.png
Vasilios Kotronias vs Hua Ni, Khanty Mansyisk, 2005
5r1k/3bq1p1/4pnBp/p2pR3/3B3Q/2P3RP/Pr3PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1

d) http://wtharvey.com/af2005d.png
Alexei Shirov vs Kirill Kuderinov, Khanty Mansyisk, 2005
5r2/pr1n1pkp/8/2pR1QPP/q7/1P5R/PKP2P2/8 w - - 0 1

e) http://wtharvey.com/af2005e.png
Suat Atalik vs Enver Muratovic, Zenica, 2005
r2qk1r1/1p6/1Qpnp3/p2PNp1p/P4Bp1/3B4/1P4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1

Solutions are posted at the top of http://www.wtharvey.com/prodex.html

WH





 
Date: 14 Dec 2005 10:59:21
From: W T Harvey
Subject: Re: Chess Puzzles - Dec 15th

Netsock wrote:
> >a) http://wtharvey.com/af2005a.png
> >Daniel Stellwagen vs Mateusz Bartel, Istanbul, 2005
> >r1b2rk1/pp2b3/2p3Bp/4NppN/3P3P/q5Q1/2P2PP1/1R2R1K1 w - - 0 1
>
> According to the PGN, shouldn't this line be:
>
> r1b2rk1/pp1nb3/2p3Bp/4NppN/3P3P/q5Q1/2P2PP1/1R2R1K1 w
>
> ?

I've seen it that way too.



 
Date: 14 Dec 2005 13:50:10
From: Netsock
Subject: Re: Chess Puzzles - Dec 15th
On 14 Dec 2005 07:00:12 -0800, "W T Harvey" <[email protected] >
wrote:

>Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players in
>November tournaments. It's White to move and win except where noted.
>
>a) http://wtharvey.com/af2005a.png
>Daniel Stellwagen vs Mateusz Bartel, Istanbul, 2005
>r1b2rk1/pp2b3/2p3Bp/4NppN/3P3P/q5Q1/2P2PP1/1R2R1K1 w - - 0 1

According to the PGN, shouldn't this line be:

r1b2rk1/pp1nb3/2p3Bp/4NppN/3P3P/q5Q1/2P2PP1/1R2R1K1 w

?
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