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September Chess Puzzle Answer Key

By

CCSCSL Staff

on September 25, 2017 in

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

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