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October 2020 Chess Puzzle Answer Key

Puzzle 1: 2020 FIDE Online Olympiad

White: Julia Alboredo         Black: Carissa Yip

Black to move

 

Answer:

1. ..., Rxf5; 2. Qxf5, e3; 3. Qh3, e2

 

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Puzzle 2: 2017 World Junior Championship (Girls)

White: Jennifer Yu     Black: Zsuzsana

White to move

 

Answer:

1. Na5, Rxa5; 2. bxa5

1. Na5, Rxe3; 2. Nxb7+, Kc7; 3. Nxd8, Rb3; 4. Nxc6, Kxb6; 5. Na5, Rb2; 6. Rc6+, Ka7; 7. Rc7+, Kb8; 8. Rxg7

 

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Puzzles 3: 44th  Eastern Open Tysons - 2017

White: Neo Zhu       Black: Alexander Shabalov

Black to move - checkmate in four

 

Answer:

1. ..., Rxg2+; 2. Kxg2, Rxf2+!; 3. Kxf2, Qxh2+; 4. Kf1, Bh3++

 

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Puzzle 4: 2020 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

White: Ian Nepomniachtchi       Black: Jeffery Xiong

Black to move

 

Answer:

1...., Nbd4!; 2. Bb5, Nxc2+ and the weak white king will cost white everything - the game continued -; 3. Ke2, 0-0 ; 4. Bxc6, Rb8; 5. Qxa7, Nd4+; 6. Ke1, Nc2+; 7. Ke2, Rb6; 8. Na3, Nd4+; 9. Ke1, Nxc6; 10. Qa4, Nxe5; 11.Bh6, Qd5; 12. f3, Rxb2