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OCTOBER 2019 CHESS PUZZLE ANSWER KEY

Puzzle 1 -  Jeffery Xiong - Jan-Krzysztof Duda

White to move

White: Jeffery Xion

Black : Jan-Krzysztof Duda



A: 46. Rf8, Ra1; 47. Rxf6, h4; 48. Kf4, h3; 49. Rh6, Rh1; 50. Ke5, Kb8; 51. Rh7, h2; 52. Kxd5, Rf1; 53. Rxh2, Rxf3; 54. Rb2+, Ka7; 55. Ra2, Rf8

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Puzzle 2 -  Igor Lysyj - Jeffery Xiong

Black to move

White: Igor Lysyj

Black: Jeffery Xiong

A: 34..., Rf7!; 35. axb4, Rf2+; 36. Kd1, axb4; 37. Bc1, Rf1+; 38. Kd2, Rf2+; 39. Kd1, Rf1+; 40. Kd2, b3

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Puzzle 3 -  Jeffery Xiong - Igor Lysyj 

White to move

White: Jeffery Xion

Black: Igor Lysyj

A: 17. Nxd5 (black resigned immediately but here is a sample variation to show that white keeps his pawn), Ra5; 18. Nf4, Bxe5; 19. dxe5, Qxd1; 20. Rfxd1, Rxe5; 21. Bxb6, Rb5; 22. Bd4 (white is up a pawn)

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Puzzle 4  -  Anish Giri - Jeffery Xiong 

Black to move

White: Anish Giri

Black: Jeffery Xion



A: 25. ...Rxc3; 26. Nxc3, Rxc3; 27. Qe2, Nc4+; 28. Ka1, Ne5; 29. fxg6, hxg6; 30 Rf1, Qd4; 31. Kb1, Nxd5; 32. Rd1, Rd3; 33. Rxd3, Nxd3; 34. Qxd3, Qxd3; 35. Rxf7+, Kxf7; 36. cxd3, Nf4

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