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September Chess Puzzle Answer Key

September 3rd Puzzle
 
 
White To Move
 
White: Wesley So
Black: Richard Rapport
 
Wijk aan Zee 2017
 
A:  35. Ne7 Rf2+ 36. Kxf2 Qg2+ 37. Ke1 Rg3 38. Rxg3 Qxh1+ 39. Rg1 Qxf3 40. Nxf4
Qe3+ 41. Ne2 Nd3+ 42. Qxd3 Qxd3 43. Ng8 Qf3 44. h5 Kh8 45. Rg6 Qh1+ 46. Kd2

Qxe4 47. Nf6 Qb4+ 48. Ke3 1-0
 
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September 10th Puzzle
 
 
Black To Move
 
(Possible variation from)

White: Veselin Topalov
Black: Wesley So
 
Leuven (Rapid) 2016
 
 
 
A: 22. ..., g5
 
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September 17th Puzzle
 
 
White To Move
 
White: Osmolovsky
Black: Baranov
 
Moscow
 
A: 18. Qd8+, Kxd8; 19. Nxe6+, Ke7; 20. Bg5+, f6; 21. Nd8+, Qe6; 22. Rxd6# 
 
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September 24th Puzzle
 
 
Black To Move
 
White: Emil Sutovsky
Black: Luka Paichadze
 
EU-ch 18th Minsk 2017 
 
A: 24.  ...., Ng3+; 25. Qxg3, Bxg3; 26. fxg3, c4; 27. Rea1, Qe4; 28. Bc1, Bxg3