Puzzle 1: 2012 London Classic
White: Judit Polgar Black: Gawain Jones
Black to move
Answer: 70..., Ra8+, 71. bxa8=Q, Qxa8; 72. Kb5, Qd5+; 73. Ka7, Qa8+ (73. Kb4?, Qc5+, 74. Kb3, Qxb6+ ) 1/2-1/2
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Puzzle 2: Paris GCT Blitz 2018
White: Levon Aronian Black: Fabiano Caruana
Black to move
Answer: An example of missed opportunities! In the game Fabi played 46. Qf8, 47. Qh5+, Kg8; 48. Rg6+ 1-0
The missed opportunity was:
46. ..., Re1+; 47. Kh2, Rh1+; 48. Kxh1, Qe1+; 49. Kh2, Qg3+; 50. Kg1, Qe1+ 1/2!
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Puzzles 3: 2006 Gibraltar Masters
White: Masha Klinova Black: David Spence
Black to move
Answer: Black resigned here!
However black has an amazing save here with:
42. ..., Qg7+; 43. Rxg7, Rxh3+; 44. Kxh3 Stalemate
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Puzzle 4: 2016 Bundesliga
White: Michael Fedorovsky Black: Richard Rapport
Black to move
Answer: 36...., Qe3+; 37. Kh1, Rxf1; 38. Bxf1, Qf3+; 39. Qg2, Qh5+; 40. Qh3, Qf3+; 41. Qg2, Qh5+ 1/2 perpetual check to the rescue!
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Puzzles 5: 2004 Wijk aan Zee
White: Vladimir Kramnik Black: Viswananthan Anand
Black to move
Answer: 25. ..., Na3+; 26. Ka1, Nc2+; 27. Na3+, Ka1; 28. Nc2+ perpetual check!