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April 2018 Chess Puzzle Answer Key

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CCSCSL Staff

on April 30, 2018 in

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

https://new.uschess.org/news/annie-wang-clinches-gold-world-youth/

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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!

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