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July 2019 Chess Puzzle Answer Key

1. Puzzle 1 - Berry VS Safyanovsky

White To Move

White: Neil Berry

Black: Mark Safyanovsky

A: 22. e5, Bg7; 23. exd6, exd6; 24. Qe7

 

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2. Puzzle 2 - El Arousy VS Sarfati

Black To Move

White: Abdul Hameed El Arousy

Black: Jonathan Sarfati

A: …, 17. Qb4; 18. b3, Rxa4; 19. bxa4, Qxb1; 20. Qxb1, Rxb1;

 

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3.  Puzzle 3 - Antic VS Vuckovic

White To Move

White: Dejan Antic

Black: Bojan Vuckovic

A: 24. Qd1, Rxb2; 25. Qg4+, Kf7; 26. Rxh7+, Ke8; 27. Qc8++

 

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4. Puzzle 4 - Hulak VS Plachetka

White To Move

White: Krunoslav Hulak

Black: Jan Plachetka

A;In the game Qe3 was played with a strategic win; however the most forcing and strongest move would have been: 32. Rxc5 after which the black rook is trapped on b4!