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April 2018 Chess Puzzle Answer Key

1. Puzzle 1 - Tatev - Camilla
 
chess puzzle
 
White to move - Can you calculate the mate in 6?
 
White: Tatev Abrahamyan
Black: Camilla Baginskaite
 
US Women's Championship 2012
 
A:  1. Rxg6, Qf8; 2. Rxg7+, Qxg7; 3. Qxd8, Qf8; 4. Rg5+, Kh7; 5. Qxf8, c6; 6. Qg7++
 
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Puzzle 2 - Foisor - Kats
 
chess puzzle
 
White to move
 
White: Sabina-Francesca Foisor
Black:  Alena Kats
 
US Women's Championship 2012
 
A: 1. Bxf6, Nxf6; 2. Bxf5, Nxf5; 3. Rxh8
 
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Puzzle 3 - Naka - Hess
 
chess puzzle
 
White to move
 
White: Hikaru Nakamura
Black: Robert Lee Hess
 
US Championship 2012
 
A: 1. Bxe6, fxd6; 2. Rd7, Kh8; 3. Rxg7, Kxg7; 4. Rg3+, Kf8; 5. Qh7
 
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Puzzle 4 - Wang - Serikbay
 
chess puzzle
 
White to move
 
White: Annie Wang
Black: Assel Serikbay
 
Girls U16 World Youth Championship 2017
 
A: 27. f5! Qg4+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ 29. Ke2 Qg4+ 30. f3 Qg2+ 31. Ke3 exf5 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. Qe6 f4+ 34.
Kd3 Qxf3+ 35. Kc2 Rf7 36. Nf5+ 1-0
 
 
 
 
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Puzzle 5 - Naka - Yasser
 
chess puzzle
 
White to move
 
White: Hikaru Nakamura
Black: Yasser Seirawan
 
US Championship 2012
 

 

A: 1. Nd4, Qd7; 2. e6!