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After so many inquiries, I decided to give (at least) the base game score ... for those of you who could not find the games. 


  Chess Puzzle # 06  

  Zarko Zivkovic (2300) - Zoltan Horvath (2345);  
 [B85] 
  ICT / Utasellato, IM-B 
  Budapest, HUN; (R3) / 1990.  

1.e4 c5;  2.Nf3 e6;  3.d4 cxd4;  4.Nxd4 Nc6;  5.Nc3 Qc7;  6.Be2 a6;  7.0-0 Nf6;  8.Kh1 Be7;  9.f4 d6;  10.Be3 0-0;  11.Qe1 Nxd4;  12.Bxd4 e5;  13.fxe5 dxe5;  14.Qg3 Bd6;  15.Be3 Kh8;  16.Rxf6!! gxf6;  17.Qh4 Be7;  18.Nd5 Qd8;  19.Bc5!,  1-0 


  Chess Puzzle  # 12  

  GM Dusko Pavasovic (2591) - GM Kiril Georgiev (2637) 
 [B22] 
  Karadjordje Serbia / Topola, (R9) / 04,05,2004.  

1.e4 c5;  2.c3 Nf6;  3.e5 Nd5;  4.Nf3 Nc6;  5.Bc4 Nb6;  6.Bb3 c4;  7.Bc2 Qc7;  8.Qe2 g5;  9.h3 Bg7;  10.0-0 Nxe5;  11.Nxg5 d5;  12.a4 h6;  13.Nf3 Nd3;  14.Bxd3 cxd3;  15.Qxd3 Qc4;  16.Qe3 Bf5;  17.Re1 e6;  18.d4 Bxb1;  19.a5 Qa6;  20.Rxb1 Nc4;  21.Qf4 Qxa5;  22.b3 Qb6;  23.Qg4! Bf6;  24.bxc4!! Qxb1;  25.Ba3 h5;  26.Qf4 Qg6;  27.Qc7 Rg8;  28.g3 Qd3;  29.Qxb7 Rd8;  30.Qc6+! Rd7;  31.Qc8+!,  1-0  


  Chess Puzzle # 16  

  A.J. Goldsby I (2200) - John Perciballi (1950);  
  [A15]  
  Thursday Nite Training Game (PCC) [@ "Books-A-Million"]  
  Pensacola, FL; (USA) 20,04,2006.  

1.b3!? Nf6;  2.Bb2 g6;  3.c4 Bg7;  4.Nf3 0-0;  5.g3 d6;  6.Bg2 c6;  7.0-0 Na6;  8.d3 Rb8;  9.Nbd2 Nc7;  10.b4 a6;  
11.a4 c5;  12.b5 a5;  13.Nb3 b6;  14.d4 Be6;  15.Rc1 Qc8;  16.Ng5 Bd7;  17.d5 h6;  18.Nf3 Re8;  19.Re1 e6?!; ('?')  
20.dxe6 Bxe6;  21.Bxf6 Bxf6;  22.Qxd6 Kg7!?;  23.e4 Rd8;  24.Qf4 Rd3;  25.Rb1 g5;  26.Qc1 Rc3;  27.Qd2 Rxc4;  
28.e5 Be7;  29.Ra1 Qd8;  30.Qe2 Qh8;  31.Nfd2 Rb4;  32.Nc1 Qd8;  33.Ne4 Qd4;  34.Ra3 Qxe5??;  35.Nd3 Qd4;  
36.Nxb4 axb4;  37.Raa1 f5?;  (37...c4!; "~")  38.Rad1! Qe5;  39.f4!! gxf4;  40.gxf4 Qxf4[];  41.Ng3! Kh7?!; (Maybe - '?') 
42.Rd7!, (Maybe - '!!')  42...Re8;  43.Rxc7! Qxc7;  44.Qxe6 Rd8;  45.Qf7+! Kh8;  46.Rxe7 Rd1+;  47.Bf1,  "+/-"  1-0  


  Chess Puzzle # 18  

  GM Vassily Ivanchuk (2731) - GM Levon Aronian (2756)  
 [C88] 
XIII TCh-RUS / Sochi, RUS (R2) / 21.04.2006  
  [replay]  

1.e4 e5;  2.Nf3 Nc6;  3.Bb5 a6;  4.Ba4 Nf6;  5.0-0 Be7;  6.Re1 b5;  7.Bb3 0-0;  8.a4 b4;  9.d4 d6;  10.dxe5 Nxe5;  
11.Nxe5 dxe5;  12.Qf3 Bb7;  13.Nd2 Bc5;  14.Nf1 Qc8;  15.h3 Kh8;  16.Ng3 Nxe4;  17.Nxe4 f5;  
White appears to have been out played during the opening. 

18.Nxc5!?, 
Either this sacrifice is too deep for me and the computer, or is it that Ivanchuk is just speculating? Of course, Vassily does get three pieces for the Queen, {that he now loses}; but it looks to be a very ugly mis-match, especially at first. 

18...Bxf3; 19.gxf3 f4;  20.Kh2 Qf5;  21.Bd2 Rf6; ("/+")  
Black looks very close to winning here! 

22.Rg1 Rh6;  23.Rg4 a5;  24.Re1 Rf8;  25.Ne4 Qh5;  26.h4 Rg6;  27.Rxg6 Qxg6;  28.c3 c5?!;  29.Nxc5 Rd8;  
30.Ne4 Qb6;  31.Rd1 Rd3;  
Now Fritz says that White is solidly better, ("+/=") although this is not readily apparent. 

Now Black goes (badly) astray.  
32.Bc4 Rxf3?;
(and) Now Black is losing.  

     [ >/= 32...Rd8[]; 33.cxb4 axb4; 34.a5! Qa7; 35.Be2, '±' ]   

33.Be1! g5;  34.hxg5 Kg7;  35.Rd7+ Kf8;  36.Rf7+ Ke8;  37.Rf6,  1-0  

Was Aronian trying too hard? A really wild and crazy game!   Download this game from the London Chess Center; TWIC # 599.  


  Chess Puzzle # 42  

GM Artur Jussupow (2582) - FM Andreas Reuss (2370) 
[D58]
 
The 76th National Championships 
  Altenkirchen, GER; (R1) / 18,02,2005.  

  [replay]  

 

1.d4 Nf6; 2.c4 e6; 3.Nc3 d5; 4.Bg5 Be7; 5.e3 h6; 6.Bh4 0-0; 7.Nf3 b6; 8.Rc1 Bb7; 9.Be2 Nbd7; 
10.cxd5 exd5; 11.0-0 Ne4; 12.Bxe7 Qxe7; 13.Qb3 Nxc3; 14.Rxc3 c6; 15.Rfc1 Rfe8; 16.a3 Qf6; 
17.Qc2 a6; 18.Bd3 g6; 19.b4 Qe7; 20.h4 h5; 21.Re1 Nf6; 22.g3 Ne4; 23.Bxe4 dxe4; 24.Ne5,   
24...Rac8; 25.Rc1 Kg7; 26.Qxe4 c5; 27.Qf4 cxb4; 28.axb4 a5; 29.Rxc8 Rxc8; 30.Rxc8 Bxc8;   
31.bxa5 bxa5; 32.Nc6 Qb7; 33.d5 Qb1+;  34.Kh2 Qf1; 35.Qe5+!,    
The most accurate move.   

     [ Or 35.Nxa5,  '±'  with an edge.  (White is two Pawns ahead, and should eventually win,   
        even after 35...Bh3; 36.Qf3, etc.) ]   

35...Kg8;  (Really - '?')   
This is an error, although the reason for this is not immediately clear. 
(Its also all academic, as nothing now will change the outcome of the struggle.) 

     [ >/=  35...Kh7; 36.Qf6 Qh3+;  37.Kg1 Qf5;  38.Qxf5 Bxf5;  39.Nxa5, "+/-"  
       ********************************************************************************  
       </=  35...f6?!;  36.Qe7+ Kh6;  37.Qxf6 Qh3+;  38.Kg1 Qd7;  39.Qh8+,  
       39...Qh7;  40.Qxc8, "+/-" ]  

36.Qf6! Bf5;  37.Ne7+ Kf8;  38.Nxg6+!! Bxg6;  39.d6! Kg8; {Box?}   
White threatened a mate on h8.  

40.d7, "+/-"  Black Resigns.  1-0  


  Chess Puzzle # 48  

  A.J. Goldsby I (2250) - John Perciballi (1975) 
  [B20]  
  Sunday Afternoon / PCC Training Game  
  Pensacola, FL; (USA) / 03,09,2006.  

The time limit was: "Game in One Hour," with a three-second increment {delay} per move.  

1.e4 c5; 2.Nf3 g6!?; 
This move order is endorsed by GM Lev Alburt. (See the book, "Chess Openings for Black, Explained.") 

3.d4 cxd4; 4.Nxd4 Nc6; 5.c4 Nf6; 6.Nc3 d6; 7.Be2 Nxd4; 8.Qxd4 Bg7; 9.Be3 0-0; 10.Qd2 Be6; 11.f3 Qa5; 12.Rc1 Rfc8; 13.b3 a6; 14.Nd5 Qxd2+; 15.Kxd2 Bxd5; 16.cxd5 Nd7; 17.Rxc8+ Rxc8; 18.Rc1 Rxc1; 19.Kxc1 Kf8; 20.Kc2 Ke8; 21.b4 Kd8; 22.a4 Kc7; 23.g4 e6; 24.dxe6 fxe6; 25.f4 Bh6; 26.g5 Bg7; 27.h4 h6; 
Black's last move was a miscue, although his position was rapidly becoming difficult.  

Now comes a nice finish to the game. 
28.f5!! hxg5?!; 29.fxe6! Nf6;  30.hxg5! Nxe4; 31.Bb6+!! Kc8; 32.Bg4!,  1-0 


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