October 2021 Chess Puzzle Answer Key

By CCSCSL Staff
on November 1, 2021
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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.)

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