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August 2020 Chess Puzzle Answer Key

Puzzle 1: Moscow 2009

White: Sergey Karjakin         Black: Magnus Carlsen

Black to move

 

Answer:

21. ..., Bf5; 22. Kh1, Rad8; 23. Ra4, b5 and Karjakin resigned

if 21. ..., Bf5; 22. Bxf5, Nf3+ picks up the rook on d4

if 21. ..., Bf5 the relatively best move for white would have been 22. Kf1, but after Nf3; 23. Bxf3, Bxb1 black is clearly still much better here as well

 

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Puzzle 2: Chalkidiki 2003

White: Jon Ludvig Hammer     Black: Magnus Carlsen

Black to move

 

Answer:

17. ..., Qh5+; 18. gxh5, Rh4++

 

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Puzzles 3: Moscow 2009

White: Anatoly Karpov       Black: Magnus Carlsen

Black to move

 

Answer:

31..., Qc7; 32. Ra8, Qc2 0-1

 

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Puzzle 4: Sandnes 2005

White: Magnus Carlsen        Black: Atle Gronn

White to move

 

Answer:

17. Nxf7, Qxf7; 18. f5 the game opens with deadly consequences for the uncastled black king.       (Alternatively 17. f5 also wins quickly as blacks king is being opened up again) 

The game finished with: 18..., Qh5; 19. Bxe6, Nd7; 20 . f6, Nxf6; 21. Rxf6, Qxh4; 22. Qxc6+, Ke7; 23. Rf7+, Kxe6; 24. Qc4++

 

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Puzzle 5: 2006

White: Magnus Carlsen        Black: Alexander Morozevich

White to move

Answer:

1. Rxd5 (removing the defender of the f6 square for our knight to possible use), cxd5; 2. Qf8+, Kh7; 3. Ne8 (threatening Qxg7++ and Nf6++ ) 1-0