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December 2019 Chess Puzzle Answer Key

Puzzle 1: Kacper Grela - Mariia Berdnyk 

 

White: Kacper Grela          Black: Mariia Berdnyk

Black to move

 

33. ..., Qf4; 34. Nxc3, Qc1+,; 35. Ke2, Qc2+; 36. Ke1, Bxc3+; 37. Kf1, Qd1+; 38. Kf2, Qe1++

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Puzzle 2: Myroslava Hrabinska - Julian Martin

White: Myroslava Hrabinska          Black: Julian Martin

Black to move

 

18. ..., Bxh2+; 19. Kxh2, Qd4; 20. Bxd4, Nxe1 with a clear advantage for black

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3. Mihail Tal - Aleksandrs Koblencs

White: Mihail Tal          Black: Aleksandrs Koblencs

White to move

 

28. Rf8, Rxf8; 29. exf8Q, Nxf8; 30. e7, Kf7; 31. exf8Q+, Kxf8; 32. Kd1

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4. Imre Hera Jr - Surya Shekhar Ganguly 

White: Imre Hera          Black: Ganguly

White to move

 

27. exd7, Rxe2; 28. Rcxe2, Rb7; 29. Bd6, Rxd7; 30. Bxf8, Qxc3; 31. Bd6

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5. Vassily Ivanchuk - Parham Maghsoodloo  

White: Vassily Ivanchuk          Black: Parham Maghsoodloo

Black to move

 

31. ..., Be4+; 32. Ka1, fxe6; 33. Bxg7, Qa5; 34. Bf6, Bxa3; 35. Rd8+, Bf8+