Puzzle 1: 2001
Gormally vs Krush
Black to move
Answer:
1. ...Ne5 Bg5 (dxe5 [bxa3 {Bd3 Kxh6} Kxh6 white is a rook down has no real attack on black's king ] Qxd1#) 2. Qxd4 Rf1 (Rxd4 3. Rc1+ Rd1 4. Rd1#) 3. Bxb2 0-1 Gormally resigned. Black now has control of g7 so if Qh3+ 4. Kg7 Qh6+ 5. Kg8 Nxg6 6. Nxg6 Qxg6+ 7. Qg7 and black is up a full rook
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Puzzle 2: 2021
Nakamura vs Shankland
Black to move
Answer:
1... Qxe5 0-1 Nakamura resigned, if dxe5 2. Ne2+ Kc2 3. Bg6+ Qe4 4. Bxe4#
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Puzzles 3: 2016
Yip vs Krush
White to move
Answer:
1. Rxh1 Bxh1 2. Rg5 1-0 Krush resigned, other moves are possible like 2. Rd7 or Kb2 but Rg5 completely prevents black from stopping 3. f7
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Puzzle 4: 2004
Bruzon vs Quezada
White to move
Answer:
1. Rh7+ 1-0 Quezada resigned if Kxh7 (Kf8 [Kg8 2.Nxf6+ Kf8 3. Nxe8] 2. Nxf6 wins the bishop) 2. Nxf6+ wins the rook on e8
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Puzzle 5:
Endgame study
White to move
Answer:
1. Be4 Qa1 2. Rb1 White is winning because the queen is dominated by the bishop and rook, the threat of mate on h1 prevents the queen from moving. (Rh1+ [Re2+ Kg1 3. Bxg6 {Rg2+ Kf1 and black is winning because Qe1+ is threatened and white will lose the bishop or the rook} Qd4+ should result in a draw because white's king will be exposed to too many checks if the g5 pawn is pushed] 3. Qxh1 3. Bxh1 Kxh1 this is a drawn pawn ending.)
