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White to play and win. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Kf7 Kh8 2.Kg6 Kg8 3.Kh6 Kh8 4.g6 Kg8 5.g7 Kf7
the black king has been given room to get out of the corner so there’s no stalemate.
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White to play and DRAW, is there any hope. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Rh6+ Kg3 2.Rf6!! the rook is kamikazed for a stalemate. Wherever the black rook moves to the white rook will follow offering its life to save its king.
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White to play and win. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Ra8+ Kxa8 2.Qa6+ Kb8 3.Qxb7 mate
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White to play and win. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.c6 Ke6 2.g4 d5 3.g5 and the black king has no way of stopping both pawns.
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White to play and win. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Ke3 if 1….h5 2.g4 hxg4 3.Kf2 and the king gains entry to black’s kingside
if 1….g5 2.h4 gxh4 3.Kf2 again, and the king gains entry to black’s kingside
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Black seems to have the edge with his extra passed pawn but does white have a tactic?
White to play and win. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Qb8 Kh7 2.Bf5+ forks king and rook
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Topalov v Morozevich Cannes 2002
The bishop is doubly pinned. Has white got an answer? White to play and win. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
33. Be4! And black resigned.
Neither rook can be taken due to the back rank mate.
If 33….Nxf2+ 34.Kg2 …Ree8 35.Rxb8…Rxb8 36.Kxf2 and white is a piece up.
Even worse is 34……....Nxe4 35.Rxb8+…Kh7 36.Rxe7
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White to play and win. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
Any move by the f6 rook opens the file and threatens Qf7+ followed by Qh7 mate.
1.Re6! White cannot avoid disaster e.g. 1…..Qf8 2.Qxe4 or 1…..Rf8 2.Qxe4
while 1….Re7 2.Rd8+ leads to mate
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White’s rook and bishop are both under attack. What is his best move to continue?
Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Ra8 Blacks best then is to play 1….Bxb3 and lose the exchange to 2.Rxa6
if 1….Rxa8 2.Bxd5+ wins the rook as well as the bishop.
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White to play and win. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Be5 the black queen is lost. If the queen moves 2.Qh2+ leads to mate.
Note: Ne5 doesn't work because the black knight can play to g5 and protect the h7 square.
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White to play and win. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Bd5 pins the black queen to the king, but 1….Bc6 pins the white bishop. 2.Qg4+ wins the pinned black queen.
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White to move. Can you draw the position? Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Kh3! The only move to draw.
1....Kxe5 2.Kg4
(1...h5 2.g4+ hxg4+ 3.Kg3 Kxe5 4.Kxg4=) or
(1...Kg6 2.Kg4 h5+ 3.Kf3 Kf7 4.Ke4 Ke6 5.g3 g4 6.Kf4 Kd5 7.Kg5 Kxe5 8.Kxh5 Kf5 9.Kh4 Kf6 10.Kxg4 Kg6=)
2.Kg4 Kf6 3.Kh5 Kg7 4.g4 stalemate
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Ludolf v Kots. Leningrad 1962. White to play. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Rd8+!! 1.....Rxd8 2.Qc3+ or 1.....Qxd8 2.Qe5+
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White to play. Answer below, highlight to reveal.
1.Nd5! Creates the threats of Ne7 mate & Qxa5
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