Intensive Course Tactics

Intensive Course Tactics
George Renko
"Intensive course tactics" is a CD featuring a new classification of elementary tactical methods
developed by the author, allowing it to categorize the immense diversity of positions containing
hidden opportunities of combinations. This offers a systematic method to sharpen your
combinatorial vision and improve your technique - for any chess player, from novice to expert.
The first thing to do when analyzing a chess position is to look for possible attacking squares squares with unprotected pieces, squares to threaten mate on etc. In the majority of cases, these
different types of squares have one feature in common: the same number of defenders and attackers.
In chess terminology they are commonly called critical squares. Each critical square features a
temporary balance of attacking and defending forces. Completely unprotected squares could also be
referred to as critical, meaning no attack and no defense whatsoever.
In order to seize a critical square, it is necessary to weaken it. To this end you either have to
increase the number of attackers or vice versa, eliminate defenders. This can be achieved by
applying one or several elementary tactical methods.
Example 1.
Tchigorin - Yanovsky, Paris, 1900.
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-tR-+-+(
7zpp+-+pmkp'
6-+p+rzpq+&
5+-+-+l+-%
4-+-+-+-+$
3+-wQ-+-sN-#
2PzPP+-+PzP"
1+-+-+-mK-!
xabcdefghy
White to move.
Black's position has two important critical squares:
1. f5 - attacked by the white knight g3 and protected
by the black queen;
2. f8 - attacked by the white rook d8 and protected
by the black king.
White wins with the move 1. Qc5 attacking both
critical squares once more.
Connecting several elementary tactical methods together is called a combination - similar to when
atoms of various chemical elements join together and make a molecule.
The multitude of elementary tactical methods can be split up into two large groups: direct hit
methods and support methods. Under direct hit methods we understand tools leading to direct
material or positional advantage (such as checkmate, double attack, discovered attack, skewering
attack, etc). Support methods, in contrast, only prepare a situation on the chess board in which one
of the direct methods can be applied. These tools - deflection, decoying, annihilation of defense,
interception of the line etc. - decrease the number of defenders of an important critical square,
which then can be seized applying one of direct hit methods.
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8rsnlwqkvln+(
7zppzppzp-+-'
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5+-+-+-zpp%
4-+-zP-zp-+$
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2PzPP+-zPPzP"
1tRN+QmK-sNR!
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8rsnl+-tr-mk(
7zpp+-zp-vlp'
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4-+-+-+-+$
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Example 2.
Tid - Delmar, 1896.
White to move.
The critical squares g6 and h5 are the squares of
checkmate threat. One of them can be seized after
decreasing the number of defenders by means of
deflection: 1. Qxh5+ Rxh5 2. Bg6#
There is a small but very important group of universal
tactical methods. Depending on the situation, these
can both be direct hit methods or support methods.
The main tactical tool in this group is the pin.
Pin as a direct hit method.

Example 3.
Robatsch - Jansa, Sochi, 1974.
Black to move.
Black captured white knight: 1. ... Bxc3 and resigned
after 2. Qd2! with the double pin.
Pin as a support method.

Example 4.
Source unknown.
White to move.
After the decoy 1. Rd8+! Kxd8 the black knight f6 is
pinned and does not protect the queen anymore, so
that 2. Qxe4 wins the black queen and the game.
The database is structured to provide the best
comprehension of material. Folders and files are
numerated. The best way to use this database is to
follow the proposed order.
George Renko
Contents
01 Direct hit methods (1355 Examples)
01 Win (784)
01 Checkmate (102 Examples)
02 Double attack (37)
03 Simultaneous Attack (10)
04 Discovered Attack (47)
05 Discovered Attack with Check (12)
06 Discovered Check (9)
07 Mill (11)
08 Double Check (10)
09 Skewering Attack (9)
10 Absolute Pin (64)
11 Relative Pin A (35)
12 Relative Pin B (16)
13 Trap (105)
14 Passed Pawn (36)
15 Intermediate Move (10)
16 Intermediate Check (34)
17 Counter Attacking Move (42)
18 Zugzwang (70)
19 Invasion (10)
20 Irresistible Threat (47)
21 Ambush (37)
22 X-Ray (19)
23 Win of Time (12)
2 Draw (282)
01 Theoretical Draw (15)
02 Stalemate (55)
03 Furious Piece (23)
04 Perpetual Check (72)
05 Perpetual Attack (25)
06 Perpetual Threat (16)
07 Positional Balance (16)
08 Fortress (13)
09 Blockade (47)
03 Exercises (289)
01 Exercises (39)
02 Exercises (30)
03 Exercises B (220)
02 Support Methods (2784)

01 Push (168)
01 Push into checkmate (20)
02 Push into Double Attack (38)
03 Push into skewering attack (57)
04 Push into discovery (16)
05 Push into Pin (7)
06 Push away from protection (16)
07 Exercises (14)
02 Deflection (421)
01 Deflection-Checkmate (126)
02 Deflection-Checkmate Line (36)
03 Deflection-Invasion Square (77)
04 Deflection-Piece on Critical Square (21)
05 Deflection-Double Attack (12)
06 Deflection-Protection Square (8)
07 Deflection-Promotion Square (52)
08 Deflection-Advance Square (24)
09 Deflection-Pinning Piece (9)
10 Deflection-Blocking Piece (30)
11 Deflection-Key Square (9)
12 Deflection-Defender (15)
13 Deflection-Skewering Attack (2)
03 Decoying (594)
01 Decoying-Checkmate (43)
02 Decoying-Haunting (35)
03 Decoying-Checkmate Net (14)
04 Decoying-Double Attack (190)
05 Decoying-Skewering Attack (62)
06 Decoying-Discovered Attack (6)
07 Decoying-Discovered Attack with Check (50)
08 Decoying-Discovered Check (36)
09 Decoying-Double Check (44)
10 Decoying-Critical Square (16)
11 Decoying-Pin (44)
12 Decoying-Trap (10)
13 Decoying-Passed Pawn (8)
14 Decoying-Check(Tempo) (21)
15 Decoying-Win of Time (15)
04 Exercises A (225)
05 Annihilation of Defence (112)
01 Annihilation-Checkmate (19)
02 Annihilation-Invasion (49)
03 Annihilation-Miscellaneous (44)
06 Blockade (107)
01 Blockade-Checkmate (57)
02 Blockade-Promotion Square (5)
03 Blockade-King's Path (4)
04 Preventive Blockade (4)
05 Blockade-Stalemate (14)
06 Blockade-Miscellaneous (23)
07 Clearance of the square (70)
01 Clearance-Mate Threat Square (14)
02 Clearance-Invasion Square (20)
03 Clearance-Double Attack (12)
04 Clearance-Miscellaneous (24)
8 Interception (174)
01 Interception-Checkmate (18)
02 Interception-Invasion (18)
03 Interception-Passed Pawn (51)
04 Interception-Pin (6)
05 Interception-Line of Defense (8)
06 Interception-Line of Interaction (8)
07 Interception-Miscellaneous (23)
08 Preventive Interception (7)
09 Forced Interception (13)
10 Interception-Multipurpose Move (22)
09 Clearance of the line (97)
01 Clearance-Checkmate (21)
02 Clearance-King's Mobility (6)
03 Clearance-Access to the Attacking Square (6)
04 Clearance-Line of an Attack (10)
05 Clearance-Invasion (26)
06 Clearance-Miscellaneous (28)
10 Opening of the line (159)
01 Opening-Checkmate (50)
02 Opening-Line of an Attack (18)
03 Opening-Invasion Square (24)
04 Opening-Limitation of King's Mobility (13)
05 Opening-Double Attack (5)
06 Opening-Skewering Attack (8)
07 Opening-Trapping the Queen (2)
08 Opening-Discovered Attack (6)
09 Opening-Discovered Check (7)
10 Opening-Double Check (13)
11 Opening-Miscellaneous (13)
11 Pin (26)
Pin as Support Method (26)
12 King's Mobility Limitation (37)
01 King's Mobility Limitation (37)
13 Threat as an enforcement (37)

01 Threat as an enforcement (37)
14 Conquest of the Square (27)
01 Conquest-Checkmate (3)
02 Conquest-Invasion (17)
03 Conquest-Miscellaneous (7)
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics - 010101 - Checkmate
1. Black to move 0-1
5. White to move 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010101 Checkmate
1. NN - Walker
1... Qh6# 0-1
2. Shiffers - Yanni, Budapest, 1898.
1... d6# 0-1
3. Leman - Teshner, Bad Pirmont, 1950.
1... Bb4# 0-1
4. Miller - Cherny, New York, 1935.
1... Nf3# 0-1
5. Keres - Arlamovsky, Schavno Zdroj, 1950.
{The same game has been repeated in 1966, Kosterin Lancias, Havana, XVII Olympiad.} 1. Nd6# 1-0
14. Training problem

1. Nc7# 1-0
1. Nf5+ Kg8 2. Nxh6# 1-0
1... Qb2# 0-1
1. Bxf7# 1-0
1... Rd1# 0-1
6. Shreder - Blacke, Brooklyn, 1912.

1... Qh3# 0-1
1. Nd6# 1-0
7. Henricksen - Pedersen, Bronshoy, 1937.
1. Qf7# 1-0
1... Nd3# 0-1
8. Charosh - Yaffe, New York, 1936.
1. Qf7# 1-0
1... dxe5 2. Bxa5 Bxd1 3. Bb5# 1-0
9. de Frenkell - NN, Helsingfors, 1934.
1... Bf1# 0-1
1. Nd6# 1-0
10. Chinenoff - Mallard, Paris, 1925.
1. Qe4# 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. fxe5 ? Qh4+ 4. Ke2 ?? (4. g3 Qxe4+
5. Qe2 Qxh1 -+) 4... Qxe4# 0-1
11. Zukertort - Anderssen, Breslau, 1865.
1. Qg5+ (1. Bg5+ hxg5 2. Qxg5#) 1... hxg5 2. Bxg5# 1-0
12. Kubbel, 1925.
1. Nc2# 1-0
1. Qf6# 1-0

1. Qa5# 1-0
1... Bh3# 0-1
1... Be6# 0-1
1... Bf6# 0-1

1. Nf6# 1-0
1... Nb3# 0-1
1... Nxf2# 0-1
1. Nh6# 1-0
1. Na6# 1-0
1. gxf7# 1-0
1. Nb6# 1-0
1. Nxg6# 1-0
1... Nb3# 0-1
1. Be2# 1-0
1. Nf7# 1-0
1. Nc4# 1-0
1... Bxd5# 0-1

1. Bc4# 1-0
1. Bg6# 1-0
1. Bg5# 1-0
1... Nde2# 0-1
1. Bc5# 1-0
1. R1c7# 1-0
47. Traininng problem
1. R4h7# 1-0
48. Morphy - Graf Isouar & von Braunschwei, 1859.
1. Rd8# 1-0
1. Rg6# 1-0
1. Rh8# 1-0
1. Be8# 1-0
1. Rd8# 1-0
53. Trainning problem
1. Rg8# 1-0
1... Rxh2# 0-1

1... Rh6# 0-1
1... Re1# 0-1
1... Nxc2# 0-1
1... Nf5# 0-1
59. Rodzynski - Alehin, 1913.
1... Bh4# 0-1
1... Qe6# 0-1
1. Qb8# 1-0
1... Qa1# 0-1
1... Qd2# 0-1
1. Bf8# 1-0
1. Bg6# 1-0
1. Kc2# 1-0
1. f7# 1-0

1... Nf3# 0-1
1... Nd2# 0-1
1. Rf8# 1-0
1... Bxd2# 0-1
1. Qd8# 1-0
1... Rh3# 0-1
1. Rxf8# 1-0
1. Nh6# 1-0
1. Rh5# 1-0
1... Ng3# 0-1
1. Rg5# 1-0
1. Bg5# 1-0
1. Bh5# 1-0
1. Nf6# 1-0
1. Ra5# 1-0
1... Rb4# 0-1
1. Rf5# 1-0
1... Ne2# 0-1
1... Qh1# 0-1

1... Bf5# 0-1
96. Reinle - Murnau, 1936.
1. gxh8=N# 1-0
97. La Bourdonnais, 1833.
1. Ng7# 1-0
98. Feldman - Oman, 1956.
1. Nxf6# 1-0
1... Nd3# 0-1
100. Ligterink - Zara, Groningen, 1967.
1. Qh3# {White missed this checkmating move and
played: 1. Ne3? Kxf4 2. Rf1+ Ke5 3. Qd5#} 1-0
1... Rf1# 0-1

101. Nadareishvili, 1985.
1... Kxc7 2. Bb8# 1-0
1... Qf6# 0-1
102. Birnov, 1950.
89. Kermuy de Legal - St. Brie, Paris, 1750.
1... Nxg4 2. Nh3# 1-0
1. Nd5# 1-0
1... Re2# 0-1
1. Re7# 1-0
1... Na3# 0-1
93. Kopylov - Karlson, USSR, 1961.
1... Be6# 0-1
1... Ng4# 0-1
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010102 Double attack
1. White to move
2. White to move
3. Black to move
4. White to move
5. White to move
6. White to move
7. Black to move
8. White to move
9. White to move
11. White to move
12. White to move
13. Black to move
14. White to move
15. Black to move
16. White to move
17. Black to move
18. Black to move
19. Black to move
20. Black to move
21. White to move
22. Black to move
23. Black to move
24. White to move
26. White to move
29. White to move
31. White to move
32. Black to move
33. White to move
34. White to move
35. White to move
37. Black to move
1. Training problem
1. Bd5
2. Training problem
1. Qh5+
3. Training problem
1. Qd2 Bf8 (1... Bxe6 2. Rxh6+ gxh6 3. Qxh6#) 2. Qxd7 +15. Peev - Pedersen, 1972.
1... Qd2
16. Bogoliubov - Mueller, Triberg, 1934.
1. Ne7+ Kb8 (1... Kd8 2. N7xc6+ bxc6 3. Nxc6+ +-) 2.
N7xc6+ bxc6 3. Nxc6+ +-
1... Qe2
17. Kapengut - Kupreichik, USSR, 1976.
4. Training problem
1... Ne3 2. fxe3 Bxe3+ -+
1. Qh5+
18. Seymenau - Nejkirkh, Bucuresti, 1949.
5. Training problem
1... Rxe3 -/+
1. Qe4
19. Barcza - Smyslov, 1949.
6. Training problem
1... Ne3 -+
1. Qg4
7. Training problem
1... b5
8. Chigorin - Yanovsky, Paris, 1900.
1. Qc5
9. Newman - Wood, London, 1946.
1. Ne7
1. Qh3 1-0
11. Tolush - NN, USSR, 1959.
1. Qe4
20.
1985.
Chelushkina - Akhmylovskaya, Chernigov,
1... Rxg3 -+
21. Stalberg - Semish
1. Qh5+ Qh6 2. Qg6+ Qxg6 3. fxg6+ +22. Din - Vallis, South Africa, 1962.
1... Re4 2. Rxe4 dxe4 -+
23. Geller - Ceshkovsky, 1974.
1... Re5 2. Rxe5 Qxe5 -+
24. Donner - Baumeister, Munich, 1958.
1. Qa6+ Bf6 (1... Kf7 2. Qa2+ +-) (1... Kh7 2. Qd3+ +-)
(1... Kf5 2. Qd3+ +-) (1... Kg5 2. f4+ +-) 2. Qd3+ +-
12. Lissitsyn, 1952.

25. Miller - Custer, Dayton, 1966.
1. Qb3
13. Portish - Gligorich, Siegen, 1970.
1... Qb4
14. Morphy - Bauher, Paris, 1858.
1. Qf4 Bd6 2. Qh6+ {[} Kg8 3. Re8+ Qxe8 4. Bxe8 +- {]} 10

26. Matulovich - Herusel, Halle, 1967.
1. Be7 ! Rd7 (1... Rxe7 2. Qxe7 +-) (1... Bg4 2. Bxg4 +-) 2.
Bg5 +- { Variation.}
27. Liebert - Moehring, Colditz, 1967.

1... Rxc2+ 2. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 3. Kxc2 Qc6+ ! 4. Kd2 Qg2+ 5.
Kc1 Qe4 -+ 0-1
28. Suetin - Korchnoj, Leningrad, 1967.
1... Bxf2 2. Rxf2 Ne3 ! -+ 0-1
29. Agdestein - Anand, Groningen, 1993.
1. exf4 ? Qe7 !
30. Yudashin - Sagalchik, Kemerovo, 1995.
1. Qb2 ! Rxe7 2. Qb8+ {[} Kd7 3. Qc7+ Ke6 (3... Ke8 4.
Qc8#) 4. Qxe7+ Kf5 5. Qe5+ Kg6 6. Qxh8 +- 1-0
31. Adams - Chandler, 1989.
1. Qe5 +- {[} Rf7 2. Re8 +- {] Variation.}
32. Kalinichev - Semeniuk, Leningrad, 1989.
1... Ng3 {[} 2. Bd3 (2. Rbe1 Rxe2 3. Qd4 Qxd4 4. Nxd4
Rd2 5. fxg3 Rbxb2 -+) ( 2. Rfe1 Rbc8 3. Qh4 Nxe2+ 4.
Kh1 Bf5 5. Rbd1 Qxb2 6. Rd2 Rc2 7. Ng5 h5 -+) 2... Nxf1
3. Rxf1 Bb5 4. Qxb5 Qxb5 5. Bxb5 Rxb5 6. b4 Rxd5 -+ {]}
1. Qc2 Rd4 2. Qxc7 +34. Training problem
1. Nd6+ Kf8 2. Nxb7 Qc8 3. Bxe7+ Kxe7 4. Nd6 +35. Erglis - Krumkali, 1950.
1. Qe4 +36. Najdorf - Rosseto, Mar del Plata, 1941.
1... Qg6 -+ 0-1
37. Marjanovich - Leow, Teeside, 1973.
1... Qxf6 2. Qh5 Bf4 3. Bxh7+ Kh8 4. Bg6+ Bh6 5. Bxh6
Qxf2+ 6. Kh2 Kg8 7. Be3 +- {Variation.}
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010103 Simultaneous attack
3. White to move
4. Black to move
5. White to move
6. Black to move
7. White to move
8. White to move
10. Black to move
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010103 Simultaneous Attack
1. Euwe - Kramer, 1946.

1. Qd4 ! +- {[} Qxd4 2. cxd4 +- {]} 1-0
2. Lasker - Euwe, Nottingham, 1936.
1. b4 ! Bxb4 2. Nc2 +- 1-0
3. Training problem
1. Kd6 +4. Degenhardt - Delander, BRD, 1967.
1... Bxd5 2. Bxd5 Qb5 3. Qxb5 axb5 -+
5. Kozlov - Smirnov, USSR, 1969.
1. b4 Qxd2 2. Bxd2 +6. Zvirbulis - Randviir, USSR, 1950.
1... Nb6 2. Qxd8 Rxd8 -+
7. Saavedra, 1895.
1. c8=R {If 1. c8Q? than 1. ... Rc4+ 2. Qxc4 stalemate.}
Ra4 2. Kb3 +8. Mattison - Millers, 1926.
1. O-O-O+ +9. Honfi - Csom, Magyarorszag, 1973.
1... Qg4 {} 2. Qg1 Qxd1# {K} 0-1
10. Marjanovich - Leow, Teeside, 1973.
1... Qxf5 2. Qxf5 exf5 3. Rd6 +- {Variation.}
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010104 Discovered attack
1. White to move
2. Black to move
3. White to move
4. Black to move
5. Black to move
6. White to move
7. White to move
8. Black to move
9. White to move
10. White to move
11. White to move
12. Black to move
13. White to move
14. White to move
15. White to move
16. White to move
17. Black to move
19. White to move
20. Black to move
21. White to move
22. White to move
26. White to move
27. Black to move
28. White to move
29. White to move
30. White to move
32. White to move
33. White to move
34. Black to move
35. White to move
36. White to move
37. Black to move
38. Black to move
39. White to move
43. White to move
45. White to move
1. Sukkau - Schulz, Danzig, 1934.

14. Bringse - Ericson, Corr., 1950.
1. Bh7+ Nxh7 ? (1... Kf8 !?) 2. Ne6 ! +1. Ne7+ Kh8 2. Rxf7
2. Feldi - Florian, Budapest, 1958.
15. Koffman - Forder, 1927.
1... Nb4 ! 2. Qxg2 (2. cxb4 Qxb7 -+) 2... Nxa2#
3. Rasulov - Kurbanov, Sumgait, 1983.
1. Nd5 ! Qxd2 (1... cxd5 2. Qxa5 +-) 2. Ne7#
4. Popil - Marco, Monte Carlo, 1902.
1... Bg1 !! -+ {In real game Black did not see this winning
move and resigned. }
1. Nd5 ! Nc2 (1... Rxc1+ 2. Rxc1 Nc6 (2... Nbxd5 3. Rc8#)

3. Nc7+ Kd8 4. Nxf7+ +-) (1... Nc6 2. Nb6 Rc7 (2... Rd8 3.
Nxc6 bxc6 4. Rxc6 +-) 3. Nxc6 Rxc6 4. Rxc6 bxc6 5. Rxa6
+-) (1... Nfxd5 2. Rxc8#) 2. Nb4 +16. Training problem
1. Be7 Re8 2. Bb4 +17. Guldin - Dubinin, USSR, 1950.
5. Makogonov - Tolush, Moscow, 1944.

1... Bf1 ! -+
6. Trifunovich - Aaron, Bewervijk, 1962.
1. Bg8 ! +-
1... Bxg2 2. Rxc7 Bxh3 3. Ne2 (3. c3 Rd7 -+) 3... Rd1+ 4.
Kf2 Rf1#
1. Nf6 ! +- Nxd3 (1... gxf6 2. Qxh7#) (1... g6 2. Rxh7#) 2.
Rxh7# 1-0
7. Training problem
19. Gufeld - Vaingold, Tallinn, 1981.
1. Ng5 ! Qxg5 (1... Bxg2 ?? 2. Qxh7#) 2. Bxb7 +8. Marich - Gligorich, Belgrad, 1962.
1... Rb3 !! -+
9. O'Neil - Daisich, Ireland, 1959.
1. Re7 !! Rxe7 (1... g6 2. Rxd7 +-) 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Qh8#
1. Bd5 !! Qxd5 (1... Rxd5 2. Rxf8#) (1... Rxf2 2. Qg8#) (1...
Bxd5 2. Rxf8+ Bg8 3. Qxg8#) 2. Rxf8+ Qg8 3. Rxg8#
11. Durka - Yablonsky, Chehoslovakia, 1977.
1. Rd8 ! +12. Johansson - Messing, Germany, 1973.
1. Ne6 !! Bxe3 (1... Bxe6 2. Qxe6+ Kg7 3. Rxd8 +-) 2.

Nxd8+ +20. Malyshko - Wagner, 1976.
1... Ng4 -+ 2. fxg4 (2. Bxg7 Qxh2#) 2... Bxd4+
21. Bagirov - Zilberstein, USSR, 1971.
1. Nf5 ! {[} gxf5 2. Qh4+ Kg6 3. Qh5# {]}
22. Ortega - Valdez
1. Be3 ! Nxe3 2. Qxh7+ Ke8 (2... Kf6 3. Qxg6+ Ke5 4.
Rxe3+ +-) (2... Kf8 3. Bxg6 +-) 3. Bxg6+ Kf8 4. Qf7#
23. Dlugi - Stojko, USA, 1991.
1. Rh6 !! Qg5 (1... Qxa3 ?? 2. Ng6#) 2. Ng6+ Qxg6 3.
Rxg6 hxg6 4. Qe7 +- 1-0
1... Qxb1+ ! 2. Nxb1 Ba6 ! -+

24. Prasad - Aaron, India, 1982.
1. Rxd8 ! +- Qe7 (1... Qxe5 2. Rxe8#) (1... Qxd8 2.
Qxg7#) (1... Rxd8 2. Qxc7 +-) 2. Rxe8+ Qxe8 3. Qxg7#
1. Ng5 ! Qxe3 2. Bh7+ Kh8 (2... Kf8 3. Nd7#) 3. Nexf7# 10
25. Farni - Duras, Mannheim, 1904.

1. Ng5 ! g6 (1... Bxg2 2. Qxh7#) 2. Bxd5 +- {Variation.}
1. Rxg7 ! Qxf2 2. Rg8+ Ke7 3. Nxd5# 1-0
37. Adams - Gelfand, Wijk aan Zee, 1994.
26. Unknown players
1. Ne6 !! Qxe3 2. Nd5 fxe6 (2... Qe4 3. Ndc7#) 3. Nxe3 +27. Ioner - Morel, Neuenburg, 1952.
1... Bd6 ! -+
28. Unknown players
1. Ng5 ! +29. Ozsvath - Eperjesi, Hungary, 1967.
1. Bxg6 ! +- Bg7 (1... Rxh4 2. Bxf7#) (1... fxg6 2. Qxh8 +-)
2. Bxf7+ Kf8 3. Bxe6+ +- {Variation.}
1... dxc3 ! 2. Bc2 (2. Rxd8 cxb2 3. Rxa8 bxa1=Q 4. Rxf8+

Bxf8 -+) 2... cxb2 -+ {Variation.}
38. Tal - Pachman, Sarajevo, 1966.
1... Qxf4 2. Nd5 ! Rxc6 (2... Rec7 3. gxf4 Rxc6 4. Ne7+
Kf8 5. Nxc6 +-) 3. Nxe7+ Kf8 4. gxf4 Rd6 5. Nc6 +{Variation.}
39. Fuchs - Westerinen, Leningrad, 1967.
1. Rxe8 ! Rfxe8 2. Bd8 ! +- {Variation.}
40. Tal - Averkin, Moscow, 1973.
1. Nd5 ! {[} Rxa4 2. Ne7# {]} 1-0
30. Gligorich - Tringov, Haag, 1966.

41. NN - Krueger, 1920.
1. gxh6 ?? e3 ! 2. h7+ Kxh7 3. Rxe3 Rxd4 -+ {Variation.}
1... Nxe4 !! 2. Bxd8 Bxf2+ 3. Ke2 Nd4# 0-1
31. Jimenez - Gufeld, Leningrad, 1967.
42. Alechine - Tenner, Cologne, 1911.
1. Nf5 ! Qd1+ (1... gxf5 2. Rxd8+ +-) (1... Rxd2 2. Nh6+ +) 2. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 3. Kf2 gxf5 4. Qg3+ ! {[} Kf8 5. Qb8+ +{]} 1-0
32. Lutikov - Larsen, Beverwijk, 1967.
1. Bg5 {[} Rd4 (1... Bd6 2. Qc3 Qf8 3. Bxd8 Bxc5 4. Qc4+
Qf7 5. Qxc5 bxc2 6. Bg5 +-) (1... bxc2 2. Bxd8 c1=Q+ 3.
Nxc1 Bd6+ 4. Kf1 +-) 2. Qxb3+ +- {]}
1... Ne5 2. Nxe5 Bxd1 (2... Qh4+ 3. Bf2 Qxf2+ (3... Bxd1
4. Bxh4 Bxc2 5. Bxf7+ Kf8 6. Bxh5 +-) 4. Kxf2 Bxd1 5.
Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Raxd1 Rhf8 7. g4 +-) 3. Bxf7+ Ke7 4. Bxc5+
Kf6 (4... Qd6 5. Bxd6+ cxd6 6. Rxd1 Nf6 7. Nc4 +-) 5. OO+ Kxe5 6. Rf5# 1-0
43. Kan - Yudovich, Tbilissi, 1937.
1. Bf5 ! (1. Bg2 ? Qd7) 1... Qxf5 2. Rxe7 +-
33. Zajcev - Gik, USSR, 1967.

44. Rattman - Privonitz, corr., 1929.
1. Bd2 Rf7 (1... Nc6 2. Qe6+ Kh8 3. Qxd5 +-) 2. Bxa5 +1. Nd5 ! +- 1-0
34. Ojanen - Kinnmark, Helsinki, 1967.
45. Vasiukov - Balashov, Baku, 1972.
1... Bxg3 ! 2. hxg3 Ne5 ! 3. dxe5 (3. Ba5 Nxd3 4. Bxd8
Nxd2 5. Bxd3 Nxf1 6. Ba5 Nxe3 7. fxe3 Rxe3 -+) 3... Rxc3
4. Qd4 Rxc2 -+ {Variation.}
1. Nxe5 ! +46. Sojka - Kolta, 1925.
35. Sanakoev - Hammer, corr., 1995.

1. Nxc6 ! +- {[} Qxc3 2. Nxe7+ Kh8 3. Nf7# {]} 1-0
1. Bxc4 ! Bf7 (1... Bxc4 2. Rxf8+ Kxf8 3. Qxa5 +-) (1...
Qxa7 ? 2. Bxe6+ Kh8 (2... Rf7 3. Rxf7 +-) 3. Rxf8+ Nxf8 4.
Bf6+ Qg7 5. hxg7#) 2. Qxa5 +- { Variation.}
36. Lerner - Berelovich, Berlin, 1995.
47. Antoshin - Rabar, USSR, 1964.
1. Ne6 ! +- {[} Qxf3 (1... Qxe6 2. Rh3#) (1... Qxe5 2. Rh3+

Qh5 3. g5#) (1... fxe6 2. Rxf6 Nxf6 3. g5+ +-) 2. Qg7# {]}
1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010105 Discovered attack with check
1. White to move
2. White to move
3. White to move
5. White to move
6. White to move
7. White to move
9. White to move
12. Black to move
1. Training problem
1. Ne5+ Bxe5 (1... Ke7 2. Nexc6+ Kf8 3. Bxg4 +-) 2.
Bxg4+ +2. Training problem
1. Ng6+ Qxg6 (1... R7xg6 2. Rxh5 +-) (1... hxg6 2. fxg6 +-)
2. fxg6 R4xg6 ( 2... R7xg6 3. Rxh7+ +-) 3. Bc3 +3. Flor - Gereben, 1949.
1. Ng6+ Rxg6 2. Rxe7 Rxh6 (2... Nxf5 3. Rexh7#) 3. cxd4
+4. Andonov - Lputian, Sochi, 1987.
1... Nd3+ 2. exd3 (2. Qxd3 ?? Qc1+ 3. Rxc1 Rxc1#) 2...
Qxc2 -+ 0-1
5. Rattman - Privonitz, corr., 1929.
1. Bxc6 Bxc6 2. Nd5 Nxd5 (2... Qxd2 3. Ne7#) 3. Qxa5 +6. Feldi - Florian, Budapest, 1958.
1. Qxb7 ? Nb4 2. Qxg2 (2. cxb4 Qxb7 -+) 2... Nxa2#
7. Mihalchishin - Ankerst, Vakovar, 1966.
1. Bxf6+ gxf6 (1... Qxf6 2. Rxb4 +-) 2. Rxd6 +- {Variation.}
8. Kristiansen - Parma, La Habana, 1966.
1. Bxb4 ? Bxf2+ ! 2. Kg2 (2. Nxf2 Rxd1+ 3. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 4.
Rxd1 Qxb4 -+) 2... Rxd1 3. Nf6+ (3. Qxd1 Rxd1 4. Rxd1
Qxb4 5. Nxf2 Qxb2 -+) 3... gxf6 4. Qxh6 Qxb4 -+ 0-1
9. Fuchs - Westerinen, Leningrad, 1967.
1. Rxf6 Qxf3 2. Ne7+ Kh8 3. Rxf3 +- {Variation.}
10. Bernhard - Spanjaard, Krefeld, 1967.
1. Qe3+ Rc5 2. Bc7+ Kxc7 3. Qxe6 Rxh5+ 4. Kg3 1-0
1. Ng6+ ! Nxg6 (1... Kh7 2. Nxf8+ Kh8 3. Rxh6+ gxh6 4.
Qxh6#) 2. Rxh6+ gxh6 3. Qxh6# 1-0
12. Portish - Florian, Magyarorszag, 1973.
1... Re3 2. Qf2 (2. Qxd5 Qxf4+ 3. Bf3 (3. Kg1 Re1#) 3...
Rxf3+ 4. Kg2 Qg3+ 5. Kh1 Qh3#) 2... Re1+ 3. Qxe1 (3.
Kxe1 Bxf2+ 4. Kxf2 Qxf4+ -+) 3... Qxf4+ 4. Ke2 Qe3+ 5.
Kf1 Qg1+ 6. Ke2 Qxg2+ 7. Qf2 Qxf2# {Variation.}
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010106 Discovered check
2. Black to move
1. Petrosian - Stein, USSR, 1961.

1. Nf6+ Kxf6 2. Nh5+ Kf7 3. Qh7# 1-0
2. Kazhdan - Gorovitz, USA, 1939.
1... Bxf1+ ! ({Black missed the opportunity to win the game
using the discovered check and the game was a draw
after the following sequence of the moves:} 1... Qxc5 2.
Nxc5 Bxf1 3. Rxf1 Rxf2+) 2. Qxh5 Rxf2+ 3. Kh1 Bg2+ 4.
Kg1 Rxe2+ 5. Kh2 Bf3+ 6. Kh3 Bxh5 -+
3. Opponents unknown
1. Ne6+ exf4 (1... g5 2. Qf6+ Qg6 3. Bc1 Bxe6 4. Bxg5+
Kh5 5. Bf3+ Bg4 6. Bxg4+ Kxg4 7. Rf4+ exf4 8. Qxf4+
Kh3 9. Qh4#) 2. Bg7# 1-0
4. Kuprejchik - Tseshkovski, USSR, 1976.
1. Nc8+ ! {[ Black resigned because of unescapable
checkmate:} Nc5 (1... Qc5 2. Qxc5+ Nxc5 3. Rd8#) (1...
Ke8 2. Qe7#) 2. Qxc5+ Qxc5 3. Rd8# {]} 1-0
5. Sokolov - Ruzhnikov, corr., 1966.
1. Rxb7+ hxg5 2. Nc6+ Ke8 3. Re7# 1-0
6. Golovko - Ryazantsev, Moscow, 1948.
1. Nxe6+ Bd4 (1... Kg8 2. Nxd8 +-) 2. Nxd4 Bd5 3. Nf5+
Kg8 4. Nh6# 1-0
7. Lissitsin - Yudovich, USSR, 1934.
1. Re8+ ! Kh8 2. Rxf8# {Variation.} 1-0
8. Zita - Bronstein, Vienna, 1957.
1... c6 ! 2. Rd4 c5 3. Rd5 Rf2+ ! -+ 0-1
1... Qe4 2. Re3+ Kh1 (2... Qxe5 3. Rxe5 +-) 3. Rh3# 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010107 - Mill
1. White to move
2. Black to move
4. White to move
7. White to move
8. White to move
9. White to move
10. White to move
11. White to move
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010107 Mill
1. Kuprejchik - Leitteb, Vienna, 1951.

1. Qxg5 hxg5 2. Rxg6+ Kh7 3. Rxd6+ Kg7 4. Rg6+ Kh7 5.
Rxc6+ Kg7 6. Rg6+ Kh7 7. Rxb6+ Kg7 8. Rg6+ Kh7 9.
Ra6+ Kg7 10. Rxa2 +2. Gerasimov - Smislov, Moscow, 1935.
1... Rxh3 ! 2. Bd4 (2. gxh3 ?? Qh1#) (2. Qxc6 ?? Bh2+ 3.
Kh1 Nxf2#) 2... Bh2+ 3. Kh1 Bxe5+ 4. Kg1 Bh2+ 5. Kh1
Bc7+ 6. Kg1 Bxb6 -+
3. Alechine - Fletcher, London, 1928.
1. Qxe4 fxe4 2. Bxe4+ Kh8 3. Ng6+ Kh7 4. Nxf8+ Kh8 5.
Ng6+ Kh7 6. Ne5+ Kh8 7. Nf7# 1-0
4. Lasker - Torre, Moscow, 1925.
1. Bf6 ! Qxh5 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rxf7+ Kg8 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5.
Rxb7+ Kg8 6. Rg7+ Kh8 7. Rg5+ Kh7 8. Rxh5 Kg6 9. Rh3
Kxf6 10. Rxh6+ +5. Niener - Weissinger, Germany, 1944.
1... Qxe3 ! 2. fxe3 Ng3+ 3. Kh2 Nxf1+ 4. Kh1 Ng3+ 5. Kh2
Ne4+ 6. g3 (6. Kh1 Nf2#) 6... Rf2+ 7. Kh1 Nxg3# 0-1
6. Training problem
1. Rg7+ Kf8 2. Rxd7+ Kg8 3. Rg7+ Kf8 4. Rb7+ Kg8 5.
Rxb8+ Nf8 6. Rxf8# 1-0
7. Training problem
1. Rxb7+ Ka8 2. Rxe7+ Kb8 3. Rb7+ Ka8 4. Rxf7+ Kb8 5.
Rb7+ Ka8 6. Rxg7+ Kb8 7. Rb7+ Ka8 8. Rb4+ Ka7 9.
Rxh4 +8. Antunas - Huebner, 1969.
1. Rc7 Qxh5 2. Re7+ Kf8 3. Rxb7+ Ke8 4. Re7+ Kf8 5.
Rxh7+ Ke8 6. Rxh5 -+
9. Euve - Kito, Plimut, 1948.
1. Rxg7+ Nxg7 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rxf7+ Kg8 (3... Nf6 4.
Qxh7#) 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Re7+ +10. Reinfeld
1. Qxg8 ! Rxg8 2. Nf6+ Ke7 3. Nxg8+ Ke8 4. Nf6+ Ke7 5.
Nxd7 +-
11. Adams - Hug, 1994.

1. Rg7+ Ke8 2. Re7+ Kd8 3. Rxb7+ Ke8 4. Re7+ Kd8 5.
Ra7+ Ke8 6. Rxa2 +-
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010108 Double check
1. Black to move
3. Black to move
5. White to move
7. White to move
1... Rc1+ 2. Kxc1 Qc4+ 3. Kd2 Qd3+ 4. Ke1 (4. Kc1 ??
Qc2#) 4... Qe3+ 5. Kf1 Rf8 ! 6. Kg2 (6. Ne6 Bh3#) (6. Qg2
Bh3+ 7. Nf3 Rxf3#) (6. Qd5+ Be6+ -+) 6... Qe2+ 7. Kg1
Be6 ! 8. Nf7 (8. Nxe6 Qf2#) 8... Bh3 9. Nh6+ gxh6 10.
Qd5+ Rf7 11. Qa8+ (11. Qxf7+ Kxf7 -+) 11... Kg7 -+
2. Salvioli - NN, Mailand, 1915.
1. Nxe4 ! Bxd2 2. Nxf6+ Kf8 3. Bd6+ Qxd6 4. Re8# 1-0
3. Koblenz - Ragozin, Moscow, 1949.
1... Qxe4 ! ({Black missed the opportunity of the brilliant
queen sacrifice and white found the continuation with
counter chances:} 1... Rf3+ 2. Bxe5 Rxd3 3. Bxh8) 2.
Qxe4 (2. Bxe5 Qxd3 3. Bxf4 Qd4 4. Rgf1 Bxc4 5. Rcd1
Qb6 6. Rfe1 Qf2 -+) (2. Bxe4 ?? {Double check!} Rf2+ 3.
Kh1 Rh2#) 2... Rxe4+ 3. Bxe5 Rxe5 -/+
4. Tarrash - Alechine, 1922.
1... Qxg2+ ! 2. Kxg2 Rg3+ 3. Kh2 Rg2+ 4. Kh1 Rh2+ 5.
Kg1 Rh1# 0-1
5. Training problem
1. Nf6+ Kf8 2. Qe8#
6. Holms - Tenner, 1942.
1. Nxd7+ Nxe2 2. Nf6# 1-0
7. Leongard - NN
1. Nxd6+ Ke7 2. Nf5# {White played without his two rooks
(handicap).}
8. Krivonosov - Grant, USSR, 1976.
1. Rc8+ Ka7 2. Bb8+ Ka8 3. Nb6# 1-0
9. Bonch-Osmolovsky - Baranov, USSR, 1953.
1. Nxe6+ Ke7 (1... Kc8 2. Rd8#) (1... Ke8 2. Nxg7+ Bxg7
(2... Ke7 3. Bg5#) 3. Bb6+ Kf8 4. Rd8#) 2. Bg5+ f6 3.
Nd8+ Qe6 4. Rxe6# 1-0
10. Witkovsky - Balcarek, Polen, 1953.
1. Bf6+ Kh6 (1... Kf8 2. Rd8#) 2. Bg7+ Kh5 3. Rh6# 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010109 Skewering attack
3. Black to move
5. Black to move
7. White to move 1/2
1. Shendler - Putiatin, USSR, 1972.

1. Qxh7+ {[} Ke8 2. Qxc7 {]} 0-1
2. Training problem
1. h6 a2 2. h7 a1=Q 3. h8=Q+ 1-0
3. Training problem
1... e1=Q+ -+
4. Training problem
1. Rh8 Rxa7 2. Rh7+ +- 1-0
5. Almasi - Disdarevic, 1993.
1... Nxc5 2. Qh3+ Kxf4 3. Qg3+ Ke4 4. Qxb8 +{Variation.}
6. Ostojich - Popovich, Beograd, 1966.
1. Rxe7 Qxe7 2. Qh8+ +- 1-0
1. Bd2 1/2-1/2
8. Adams - Britton, London, 1988.
1... Bd8+ ? 2. Qxd8 Qxh1 3. Qh8+ -+ 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010110 Absolute pin
1. Black to move
2. Black to move
3. White to move
5. Black to move
6. White to move
9. Black to move
10. Black to move
13. White to move
14. White to move
16. White to move
17. White to move
18. White to move
19. Black to move
21. White to move
29. White to move
30. White to move
37. Black to move
39. Black to move
40. White to move
41. White to move
45. White to move
50. Black to move
51. White to move
59. White to move
60. White to move
63. White to move
64. White to move
1. Explanatory position
1. Qxc2 Rxc2 2. Kxc2 Qxf4 3. Rxe2+ +- {Variation.}
{Double attack.}
15. Haag - Goltz, Zinnovitz, 1966.
1. Rc1 bxa5 2. Qxe5 +- 1-0
{Skewering attack.}
16. Almasi - Dumitrache, Odorheiu, 1995.
{Pin.}
1. Rxe5 bxc5 (1... Kd8 2. Nb7+ Ke8 (2... Kc8 3. Rxe7 Bf5
4. N7c5 bxc5 5. Nxc5 +-) 3. Rae1 +-) 2. Rae1 +{Variation.}
4. Korchnoi - Gheorghiu, Romania, 1968.

17. Akopian - Korchnoj, Wijk aan Zee, 1993.
1. Qxb7 Qd7 2. Re7 +- 1-0
1. Nd4 {[} exd4 2. Qxd4+ Re5 3. f4 +- {Variation. ]}
5. Training problem
18. Akopian - Browne, Philadelphia, 1994.
1... Rxd4 2. Rxd4 Bxd4 3. g3 Rc2
1. Qd4 Qe5 (1... Qh6 2. Bb2 +-) 2. Bb2 +6. Rakov - Zatsepin, USSR, 1972.
19. Akopian - Oll, Vilnus, 1988.
1. Re3 Nxb5 2. Rf3 +1... Nf4+ 2. Qg4 ? Qf6 -+
7. Bogatyrev - Zagoriansky, Moscow, 1935.
20. Tal - Trifunovich, Palma de Mallorca, 1966.
1... Qe3 -+ 0-1
8. Robach - Jansa, Sochi, 1974.
1. b5 Rxc5 (1... cxb5 ? 2. c6 +-) 2. Bxh3 f5 3. bxc6 Rxc6

4. Bxf5 Rd6 5. Kg3 Kd8 6. Rxd7+ Rxd7 7. Bxd7 Kxd7 8.
Kg4 Ke6 9. Kg5 Kf7 10. Kf5 +- 1-0
1. Qd2 1-0
21. Janoshevich - Sokolov, Kraljevo, 1967.
9. Training problem
1... Qxc4 2. Bb3
1. a4 ! ({White did not see the winning move 1. a4! and

played} 1. Rab1 ? { After} Rgxg2 2. Rg1 Rxg1+ 3. Kxg1
Rd3 4. Kh2 Ra3 5. Rb2 Kh7 6. Rg2 Kh6 7. Kg1 Kh5 {the
opponents agreed to the fraw.}) 1... Rgxg2 2. Rg1 Rxg1+
3. Kxg1 Ra2 4. a5 ! +-
1... a4 2. Nd2 a3 -+
22. Shumov - Vinaver, St. Petersburg, 1875.
11. Leman - Blau, Arosa, 1952.
{[} 1. Rc1 {[} Qxa4 2. Rxc8# {]} 1-0
1. Rxd5 {[} Rd8 (1... Qxa4 ?? 2. Re1+ Qe4 3. Rxe4#) 2.
Rxd7 +- {]} 1-0
12. Adams - Bisby, Hastings, 1995.
23. Lange - Engel, Leipzig, 1949.

1. Re7 ! {[} Qxd5 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rg6+ Qd4+ 4. Bxd4+
Rf6 5. Bxf6# {]} 1-0
1. Qc5 {[} Qxc5 2. Bxc5 +- {]} 1-0

24. Stolz - Lundin, Stockholm, 1935.
13. Korchnoi - Udovchich, Leningrad, 1967.
1. Rd1 ! {[} Qxc3 2. Rxd7+ Kf6 3. bxc3 +- {]} 1-0
1. Qxh6 Bxb5 (1... Kg8 2. Rh3 +-) 2. Rg3 +25. Tunnat - Kastel, Saarbruecken, 1960.
14. Liebert - Damianovich, Polanica Zdroj, 1966.
1. Rb7 ! {[} Qxa5 2. Rxd7# {]} 1-0

1. Qf6+ Qg7 2. Re7 ! Qxf6 3. Rxh7# 1-0
26. Mikenas - Aronin, USSR, 1957.
39. Johansson - Portish, Halle, 1967.
1... Rd8 {[} 2. Qxf5 Rxd1# {]} 0-1
1... Bd5 ! -+ {Variation.}
27. Nater - Zhunke, Italy, 1970.
40. Troitsky, 1927.
1... Bh6 ! {[} 2. Qxh6 Qxd1# {]} 0-1
28. Shatar - NN, Paris, 1906.
1. Rc1 ! +- 1-0
29. Rink, 1926.
1. c8=Q+ Ka7 2. Qc7+ Ka8 3. Bg2+ Be4 4. Qh7 ! Kb8 5.

Bxe4 +41. Troitsky, 1930.
1. Bc5+ Bd6 2. Qe5 ! Kg8 3. Bxd6 Qd8 ! 4. Qg3+ Kh8 5.
Be5+ f6 6. Qg5 ! +-
1. Qf5 ! +- (1. Qf4 ? Qh7+ ! 2. Rxh7 Rxf4)

42. Blokh - Milbers, Siegen, 1970.
1. Rfd1 Qxf4 2. Rxd8+ Kc7 3. Ne6+ Kb6 4. Nxf4 +- 1-0
1. Re1 ! {[} Qxd5 (1... Nb6 2. Qxe6+ Rxe6 3. Rxe6 cxd6 4.
Rxd6 +-) 2. Rxe8# { ]}
31. Donner - Huebner, Bazum, 1962.
1... Rxc5 2. Qxc5 Rc8 3. Qxb6 Rxc1+ 4. Kf2 axb6 -+ 0-1
32. Travin - Zek, Leningrad, 1933.
1... Rb2+ 2. Rd2 (2. Kf1 ?? Qf3+ 3. Ke1 Qf2#) 2... Qd1 -+
0-1
33. Pachman - Gunnarsson, Vrnjachka Banja, 1967.
1. Rdxd7+ Rxd7 2. Qb5 ! +- 1-0
34. Pakhomov - Filimonov, Germany, 1947.
1... Qa6 ! -+ ({Also wins} 1... Qb5) 0-1
35. Poshauko - Holosai, Graz, 1941.
1... Bf5+ 2. Bd3 (2. Ka1 Bxb2+ 3. Bxb2 Qe1+ 4. Bc1
Qxc1#) 2... Qe2 ! -+ {[} 3. Qxa3 Qxd3+ 4. Ka1 Qb1# {]} 0-1
36. Renards - de Kler, Belgium, 1972.
43. Volchok - Kreslavsky, USSR, 1970.

1. Be7 ! {[} Qxg4 2. Rxd8# {]} 1-0
44. Bisguer - Evans, USA, 1959.
1. Qa3+ Qe7 (1... Kg8 2. Bxh7+ Rxh7 3. Rxe6 +-) 2. Bc6 !
Qxa3 3. Rxe8# 1-0
45. Reinfeld
1. Rg3 !
46. Dix - Lindenblum, Groningen, 1973.
1. Bxc5 Rc1 2. Qh5+ +- 1-0
47. Bruendgrup - Budrich, Berlin, 1954.
1. Bc5 Bb6 2. Qf4+ +- 1-0
48. Shiffarzik - Voght, Berlin, 1927.
1. Qf5+ Qe6 (1... Kd8 2. Rc8#) 2. Rc7+ Kd8 (2... Kxc7 3.
Qxe6 +-) 3. Qxe6 Rxe6 (3... Rxc7 4. Qxd6+ Kc8 (4... Rd7
5. Qxd7#) 5. Qxc7#) 4. Rfd7# 1-0
1. Bb5+ Bc6 2. Qe4 ! +- 1-0

49. Schuster - Pfeiffer, Berlin, 1953.
1... Rg8 2. Qf5+ ! +- 1-0
1... Qxb7 2. Qxa4+ Qb5 3. Rb1 +50. Training problem
38. Tarasov - Asadov, USSR, 1978.
1... Rxb3+ 2. Bxb3 Qxb3+ -+
1. Rc3 ? Be4 ! 2. Rcxe3 (2. Kh3 Bxf3 3. Rexe3 Bg2+ 4.

Kh4 Kg7 -+) 2... Bxe3 3. Rxd2 Bxf3+ 4. Kxf3 Bxd2 -+ 0-1
51. Kavalek - Augustin, Karrachov, 1966.

63. Kvezereli, 1956.
1. Qd4 Kf7 (1... Rxd7 2. Qxe5+ Kf7 3. Qe8+ +-) (1... Kf6 2.
Rf8+ Kg5 3. Qd2+ Kh5 4. g4+ Kh4 (4... fxg4 5. hxg4+ Kh4
6. Rxe7 +-) 5. Qxh6+ Kg3 6. Rd3+ +-) 2. Qxe5 ! Rxd7 (2...
Qxd7 3. Rxd7 Rxd7 +-) 3. Qe8+ Kf6 4. Qxd7 +52. Petrusha - Yushkevich, USSR, 1967.
1... Be4 ! 2. Qxb4 Rxd1# 0-1
53. Tukmakov - Gufeld, USSR, 1972.
1... Re3 ! 2. Nxe3 Qxd3+ -+ 0-1
54. Matulovich - Lombardi, Paris, 1961.
1. Bf6 ! Qxf1+ 2. Kh2 +- 1-0
55. Miasnikov - Chistiakov, USSR, 1965.
1. Rd8 Qxc3 2. Rxf8+ Kg7 3. Rg8+ Kh7 4. bxc3 1-0
56. Henneberger - Bernstein, Zurich, 1934.
1. Bg7+ Rxg7 2. Rc8+ Rg8 3. Qg4 ! +- 1-0
57. Makogonov - Chekhover, Tbilissi, 1937.
1... Rf8 2. Rd8 Qh4+ ! +- 0-1
58. Gendel - Sushkevich, Moscow, 1956.
1... Rxg3+ 2. Rxg3 Rg8 3. Rxg8 Qxc3 0-1
59. Rossolimo - Kottnauer, Bad Gastein, 1948.
1. Qxd5 ! Bxh2+ (1... Bb7 2. Ba4 +-) (1... Bd7 2. Qf3 +-) 2.
Kh1 O-O 3. Qh5 +60. Gunsel - Schwalbe, BRD, 1966.
1. Rc8 Rxg5 (1... Qxc8 2. Bxf6+ Nxf6 3. Qxf6+ Rg7 4.
Qxg7#) 2. Rxd8+ Rg8 3. Rxd7 +61. Csulits - Espig, Colditz, 1967.
1. Rf5 Nf6 2. Rxd7 {[} Qxd7 3. Rxf6+ +- {]} 1-0
62. Botvinnik - Petrosian, Moscow, 1966.
1. Rg2 Bd5 2. Bb3 ! +64. Troitsky, 1912.

1. Be6 ! +-
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010111 Relative pin A
1. Black to move
2. Black to move
3. White to move
4. Black to move
5. Black to move
6. White to move
7. White to move
8. White to move
9. Black to move
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15. Black to move
16. White to move
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20. White to move
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22. White to move
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24. White to move
25. Black to move
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28. Black to move
29. White to move
30. White to move
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32. White to move
33. Black to move
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010111 Relative pin A.pgn
1. Pogrebyssky - Chekhover, Leningrad, 1939.

1... Qxc4 2. Nxb6 Qxb3 3. axb3
1... Qb4 -+
14. Niklasson - Lundin, Oslo, 1978.
2. Aren - Dickhof, 1934.
1... Ng3+ ! 2. hxg3 Qh5+ 3. Nh2 Qxe2 -+
1... Ne7 -+
15. Kamarainen - Svenn, Helsinki, 1973.
3. Reinfeld
1... Ne2+ 2. Nxe2 Bxb2+ 3. Kxb2 Rxd1 -+
1. Bxd5 ! +- {[} Bxd5 (1... cxd5 2. Rxa6 +-) 2. Qxf6+ Kg8 3.
Rd8+ Re8 4. Rxe8# {]}
4. Reshevsky - Euve, New York, 1951.
1... Rd8 -+
5. Estrada - Gligorich, Varna, 1962.
1... Rxd6 ! 2. Qxd6 (2. exd6 ?? Qe1+ 3. Qd1 Qxd1#) 2...
Rd8 -+
16. Tchigorin - Taubenhaus, New York, 1889.

1. Rd1 Bf5 2. Kf1 Rxf3+ (2... Kg7 3. Be2 +-) 3. gxf3 +17. Alechine - Heies, Karlsbad, 1911.
1. Rb1 Ba6 (1... Qc4 2. Qa4 ! +-) (1... Qa5 2. Bd2 +-) (1...
Qc5 2. Rc1 +-) 2. Qd6 f6 (2... Ne7 3. Qxb4 Qxb4 4. Rxb4
Bxf1 5. Rb8+ Nc8 6. Rxc8+ Ke7 7. Rxh8 +-) 3. Rfc1 Qd3
4. Rxb4 g5 5. Rd4 Qb5 6. a4 Qb7 7. Rc7 Qb1+ 8. Rd1 +1-0
6. Rerl - Baumgarten, BRD, 1985.

18. Geller - Barcai, Novi Sad, 1978.
1. Nxf6+ Bxf6 2. Qf4 ! +7. Pdevsky - Balanel, Erfurt, 1955.
1. f5 {[} Nxf5 2. Qg4 +- g6 3. Nxf5 {Variation.]}
8. Jansen - Feustel, DDR, 1983.
1. Rxc5 ! Nxc5 2. Ne7+ Kh8 3. Nxc8 Rxc8 4. Rc1 +9. Negely - Flor, Zurich, 1934.
1... Rxc4 2. Nxc4 b5 -+ {[} 3. Nxd6 Qg6 -+ {Variation.]}
10. Lissitsin, 1952.
1... Nxe4 ! 2. Qe3 (2. fxe4 ? Rxf1+ 3. Rxf1 Qxf1+ -+) 2...
Rxf3 ! 3. Qxf3 ( 3. Qxe4 ? Rxf1+ -+) (3. Rxf3 Qxf3 -+) 3...
Nd2+ -+
11. Sabo - Langeweg, Kechkemet, 1964.
1. Qg7 ! Bxg7 2. Bxc7 Bd4 3. Bxb8 Bxb6 4. Bd6 e3 5. fxe3
Bxe3+ 6. Kg2 +/12. Kininger - Herrmann, Bad Euenhausen, 1940.
1. Qc7+ Ke8 2. Qc8+ Ke7 3. Rxd5 +- 1-0
13. Matchett - Wells, Bonor Regis, 1959.
1. Ne6 ! fxe6 2. Bxc5 dxc5 3. dxe6 Nxf3+ 4. gxf3 Bd4+ 5.

Kh1 Bc6 6. c3 Bxf3+ 7. Bg2 Bxd1 8. Rxd1 +19. Silberman - Trifunovich, Palanka, 1957.
1. c4 ! b6 2. c5 !! Bxa2 (2... bxc5 3. Bb5) 3. c6 ! +20. Addison - Steinmeier, USA, 1963.
1. Rxb5 Rxb5 2. Qa4 +21. Tornblom - Walbom, Stockholm, 1973.
1... Be4 ? 2. Ng5 ! +22. Ogorodov - Akimenko, USSR, 1973.
1. Ng5 ! +23. Polar Expedition - Editorial office Pravda, corr.,
1978.
1... Qxb2 ! -+
24. Kotov - Kholmov, Moscow, 1971.
1. Rxc5 ! Rxc5 2. Rc2 Rfc8 3. Qb5 Rxc2 (3... Rxb5 4.
Rxc8+ Kf7 5. Bxa7 +-) 4. Bxa7 Rxa2 5. Bc5 h6 6. h4 Kh7
7. h5 +-
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010111 Relative pin A.pgn
25. Pirc - Stolz, Prague, 1931.

1... d4 ! 2. Qxd4 Qa1+ ! -+
26. Adams - Land, Preston, 1989.
1. Bxa6 +27. Anand - Arakhamia, Oakham, 1990.
1... Ne2 2. Re1 +28. Fuchs - Reichenbach, DDR, 1967.
1... Rd8 2. Bf4 +29. Hamann - Visantiadis, Vrnjachka Banja, 1967.
1. Re3 Qf4+ 2. Kh1 Qf1+ 3. Kh2 Qf2+ 4. Kh1 Rxh3+ 5.
Rxh3 Qxa7 -+
30. Marich - Blatny, Jugoslavia, 1966.
1. e5 dxe5 2. d6 +- {Variation.}
31. Akopian - Ehlvest, Moscow, 1994.
1. Qxd6 Bxd6 2. Rfd1 Rc6 3. e5 +- {Variation.}
32. Yudovich - Sokolski, corr., 1966.
1. Qg3 +33. Ivkov - Dueckstein, Sarajevo, 1967.
1... Rxa4 ? 2. Rc4 +- Ke7 3. Rd4 Kf8 4. g3 Kg7 5. Kg2
Kg6 6. Rc4 !
34. Akopian - Agdestein, Groningen, 1993.
1. Ra7+ Kb8 (1... Kb6 ?? 2. R1a6+ Kc5 3. Rxc7#) 2. Ra8+
Kb7 3. Qxd5+ +- 1-0
35. Alechine - Capablanca, Buenos Aires, 1927.
1. f4 Qg7 2. Bxe4 dxe4 3. Kf2 Qf6 4. g3 g5 5. Rc1 +- 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010112 Relative pin B
3. White to move
6. White to move
9. Black to move
11. White to move
15. Black to move
1. Astalosh - Nilsen, 1936.

1... Rd1+ 2. Kf2 (2. Ne1 Rxe1+ 3. Kf2 Re5 -+) 2... Bxf3 -+
0-1
2. Kastagna - Markus, Bern, 1964.
1. Nf6 ! Qxe2 (1... gxf6 2. Qxh5 +-) 2. Ng8+ Ke8 3. Nc7+

Kf8 4. Rd8# 1-0
11. Horne - Mardle, Hastings, 1953.
1. Nc4 ! Rxd3 2. Rxd3 {[} Nd5 (2... Qf2 3. Rd8#) 3. Nxb6
+- {]}
1. Qxc5 g5 ! 2. Rxe8 Qb1+ -+ 0-1

12. Opponents unknown, Paris, 1922.
3. Keres - Liberson, Moscow, 1963.
1. Qf3 h6 2. Bh4 g5 3. Bg3 e5 ! 4. Bb3 (4. dxe5 d4 ! 5.
Qxb7 dxc3 -+) 4... exd4 5. exd4 Bxd4 -/+
1. Rxf6 ! Bxd1 (1... Qxf6 2. Qxg4+ Kh8 3. Bxf6#) 2. Rg6+

Kh7 3. Rg7+ Kh8 4. Rh7+ Kg8 5. Rh8# 1-0
13. Beok - Halfdanarson, Reykjavik, 1966.
4. Boleslavski - Bondarevski, 1941.

1. Rxh5 {This relative pin unexpectedly has been
transformed in to simultaneous attack against two objects:
the queen e3 and the invasion square g1.} Rg8 !! 2. Qd3
Qg1+ 3. Rd1 Rc1+ ! 4. Rxc1 Qxc1# 0-1
1. Nd5 ! +- {[} Qxc2 (1... cxd5 2. Rxa7+ Kxa7 (2... Qxa7 3.

Qc6+ Qb7 4. Qxb7#) 3. Qa4+ Qa5 4. Qxa5#) (1... Rc8 2.
Qxc5 Nxc5 3. Nb6+ Kb8 4. Nd7+ Kc7 5. Nxc5 +-) 2. Nc7#
{]} 1-0
14. Oraevsky - Bubnov, corr., 1926.
5. Minev - Todorov, Sofia, 1948.

1. Nxe5 ! Bxd1 2. Bxf7+ Ke7 3. Bg5# 1-0
6. Tarrasch - Tchigorin, St. Petersburg, 1893.
1. Nxf6+ ! gxf6 2. Nxe5 ! {[if now} Bxd1 {then} 3. Bxf7+ Kf8
4. Bh6# {]}
1... Nd3 ! 2. Qxc7 Bxf2+ 3. Kh1 Nxe1 {[} 4. Qf4 Bg2# {]} 01
1... Nxe4 2. Re1 Nd2 3. Rxe5 Nxf3+ -+
16. Ivanovich - Farago, Pristina, 1973.
7. Shamkovich - Ivashin, Gorky, 1946.

1. Nxe5 ! Nxd5 (1... Bxd1 ?? 2. Nf6+ gxf6 3. Bxf7#) 2.
Qxg4 f6 3. Bxf6 ! +- {[} gxf6 (3... Nxf6 4. Bf7+ Ke7 5.
Qe6#) (3... Qxf6 4. Qd7#) (3... Qc8 4. Bxd5 dxe5 5. Qh5+
Kd7 6. Qf7+ Kd6 7. Rc1 Qd7 (7... c5 8. Bxe5+ Kxe5 9. f4+
Kd6 10. e5#) 8. Bxe5+ Kxe5 9. f4+ Kd6 10. e5#) 4. Qh5+
Ke7 5. Qf7# {]} 1-0
8. Wortsch - Botscher, Erfurt, 1973.
1... Nxe4 ({Black can choose different moves order as
well:} 1... Nxf3+ 2. gxf3 (2. Bxf3 Nxe4 3. Bxd8 (3. dxe4
Qxg5 -+) 3... Nxc3+ -+) 2... Nxe4 3. Bxd8 Bf2+ 4. Kf1
Bh3#) 2. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 3. gxf3 (3. Bxf3 Nxc3+ -+) 3... Bf2+
4. Kf1 Bh3# 0-1
9. Training problem
1... Bxd3 2. cxd3 (2. Qxd5 Be2#) 2... Qxh5 -+
10. Ivanov - Mashin, USSR, 1971.
1. Qe5 ({also wins} 1. Qd5 Rc7 (1... bxc6 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3.

Qf6+ Kg8 4. Qxg6+ Kf8 5. Qf5+ +-) 2. Ne5 +-) ({also wins}
1. Rd8 Rxc6 2. Qd4 +-) 1... Qxe5 2. Nxe5 +- 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010113 Trap
6. White to move
7. White to move
10. White to move
11. White to move
12. Black to move
14. White to move
15. White to move
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27. White to move
29. White to move
30. Black to move
32. White to move
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34. Black to move
35. White to move
36. White to move
38. White to move
39. White to move
40. White to move
41. Black to move
42. White to move
43. White to move
44. Black to move
45. White to move
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50. White to move
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52. Black to move
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55. White to move
56. White to move
57. White to move
58. White to move
59. Black to move
62. Black to move 1/2
64. White to move
65. White to move
66. White to move
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69. White to move
70. White to move
71. White to move
72. White to move
73. Black to move
74. White to move
75. White to move
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80. White to move
81. Black to move
82. Black to move
83. White to move
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85. White to move
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87. Black to move
88. White to move
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90. Black to move
91. White to move
92. White to move
93. Black to move
94. White to move
95. Black to move
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103. White to move
104. White to move
1. Samarian - Alexandrescu, Romania, 1956.

1. Rb1 +1... Be7 ? 2. g3 +- 1-0
15. Opening variation
2. Fraser - Taubenhaus, Paris, 1888.
1. Ne2 +1. Nf5 Qh5 2. Be2 Qg6 3. Nh4 +- 1-0
16. Had - Gardiner
3. Buswane - Beernberg, London, 1924.
1. Nxe6 +1. Nxe5 Nxe5 2. Qxh5 Bg4 -+ 0-1
4. Walkerling - Hansen, corr., 1928.
1. Nd5 +1... Qa5 2. axb4 Qxa1 3. Nb3 +- 1-0
5. Nezhmetdinov - Konstantinov, USSR, 1936.
1... Bxc3+ 2. bxc3 Qxc3+ 3. Qd2 Qxa1 4. Bb1 ! {[} Bd7 5.
Bb2 +- {]} 1-0
1... Bf8 2. Bxf6 (2. exf6 Qb6 3. Bf4 Bxh6 4. Nd6+ Qxd6 5.
Bxd6 cxd4 -+) 2... Bxh6 3. Bxd8 Kxd8 -+
19. Hindre - Heuer, 1955.
6. Morphy - de Rivjer, Paris, 1863.

1. Bb6
1. Bxh6 {[} Rxh6 2. Ng5 +- {Variation]}
1... Nxe5 ? 2. Ne6 +1. Nxc6 bxc6 2. Bxc6+ Bd7 3. Bxa8 Bg4 -+
21. Steiniz - Tchigorin, 1892.
8. Kogan - Goldstein, USSR, 1948.
1. g5 ? Ne7 -+ 0-1
1. Qd4 ! h6 (1... Qh6 2. Ne6 +-) 2. Be2 +- 1-0
9. Aleksandrov - Krauze, Czestochow, 1992.
1. Bd2 +1. Rd4 +- {[} Rg4 2. Rxg4 +- {]} 1-0
23. Shcherbakov - Taimanov, USSR, 1954.
10. Erhart - Lokvenz, Vienna, 1950.
1... e5 2. Qg5 Bh6 -+
1. Ne6 fxe6 2. Qxg6+ Kf8 3. Qxe6 Nf6 -+
24. Furman - Panov, Leningrad, 1946.
1... Nf7 -+
1. Ne5 f6 2. Nxd7 Bxd7 3. Bh4 Ba4 -+
25. Brown - Fridman, London, 1949.
12. Sandberg - Sepp
1. Ndf3 Bxf3 2. Rxf3 +1... Qe1+ 2. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 3. Kf2 Rxb1 -+
26. Akopian - Beliavsky, Linares, 1995.
13. Adianto - Sisniega, Luzern, 1982.
1... Nxe5 2. Bc5 +- {Variation.}
1. Re5 +- {[} Ne4 2. Rxh5 Nxg3 3. fxg3 +- {]} 1-0
14. Zisman - Roddi, 1967.
1. Nf2 +- d5 2. Bf1 +41. Training problem

28. Monosov - Fakve, Paris, 1935.
1... Ng6 2. Qg5 h6 -+
1. Ng5+ +- {[} Ke8 (1... Kf8 2. Ne6+ +-) (1... Kf6 2. Qf3#) 2.
Ne6 +- 1-0
1. Qg3+ Ng6 2. Bf3 +30. Sili - Baloh, Budapest, 1943.
1... Qa5 ? 2. axb4 Qxa1 3. Nxd4 +31. Kifmeyer - Sandmeyer, Folklington, 1970.
1. Bxe6+ Kh8 2. Rd7 +- 1-0
32. Falkbeer - Zitogorsky
1. Rg1 Qh3 2. Rg3 +33. Shereshevsky - Kutuev, Tbilissi, 1975.
1. Rf4 Qg3 (1... Qxg5 2. Rf8+ Rxf8 3. Bxg5+) 2. Rg4 +34. Adams - Bareev, Hastings, 1991.
1... Rc8 2. Qb5 Rb8 3. Qc6 Rb6 -+ {Variation.}
35. Timman - Polugaevsky, Hilversum, 1973.
1. Nb3 Qxa2 (1... Qa4 2. Nb6+ +-) 2. Nc3 +36. Training problem
1. h5 Qg4 2. f3 +37. Kopaev - Poliak, USSR, 1945.
1. Re4 +- 1-0
42. Dickhof - Privoniz, corr., 1929.

1. Ng6+ fxg6 2. h3 +43. Training problem
1. Qe2 a6 2. Rfb1 Qxa1 3. Rxa1 axb5 4. Bxb5 +44. Ahlander - Andersson, Malmo, 1994.
1... Nf6 2. Qh4 g5 3. Qh6 Rg6 -+
45. Flor - Benko, 1949.
1. Rc1 +- (1. Bd1 +-)
46. Litvinov - Kazantsev, Minsk, 1974.
1. Na4 +47. Krogius - Aratovsky, 1945.
1. Nc7+ Kd8 2. b3 +48. Aaron - Stein, Stockholm, 1962.
1... Qa5 2. Nc3 Rbd8 -+ 0-1
49. Svensson - Johnsson, Iseland, 1958.
1... Bd8 -+
50. Adams - Kramer, New York, 1946.
1. Qxc5 Nf5 2. Qa5 b6 -+
51. Reti - Vidmar
1... Bd7 2. Qd5 (2. Qa6 Nxh6 -+) 2... Qc8 ! {[No defense
against 3. ... Be6.] }
1. Qg4 Qf6 2. Bg5 +52. Akopian - Beliavski, Linares, 1995.

39. Lutikov - Gavrilov, Moscow, 1972.
1... Bxc5 ? 2. Rxa4 Qb5 3. Ra5 +- {Variation.}
1. Bxb5+ Kd8 2. c3 +53. Flood - Hallbauer, Berlin, 1957.
40. Gruenfeld - Nad', 1924.
1. Bf3 Rxd4 2. Qb3 +-
1. Qg3 ? Bf6 ! 2. Nb5 (2. Qf2 Bxh3 3. gxh3 Bh4 -+) 2...
Bh4 3. Nxc7+ Kd7 4. Nxa8 Bxg3+ 5. hxg3 Bb7 6. Nxb6+
Qxb6 -+
1. Qf3 +66. Chistiakov - Simagin

1. Be6 Rc6 2. Bd7 +1. c3 ! {[ No defense against 2. Nb3+-]}
67. Andersson - Torre, Bill, 1977.
1. Nc4 Qxc3+ 2. Bd2 +56. Tchigorin - Albin, 1897.
1. f4 d3+ 2. Kg2 Qd4 3. c3 +-
1... Bd6 2. Rb3 b4 ! {[} 3. Bg4 Kd7 4. Kf2 Re8 5. Kg2 Kc6
6. Kf2 Kb5 7. Kg2 Ka4 -+ {]}
68. Alechine - Yats, London, 1922.
1. Rxg7 ! Rxf6 2. Ke5 ! {[} Raf8 3. Rh7+ Kg8 4. Rcg7# {]}
1-0
57. Kivi, 1935.

69. Peresypkin - Chekhov, USSr, 1976.
1. Bb2 {[} Qa2 (1... Qb1 2. Nc3+ +-) (1... Qxa4 2. Nc3+ +-)
2. Nc3+ +-
1. Nd6 ! exd6 (1... e6 2. Ne8+ +-) (1... Kh7 2. Ne8 +-) 2.

cxd6 +-
58. Botvinnik - Spilman, Moscow, 1935.

70. Troitsky, 1924.
1. Na4 Qxa2 2. Bc4 Bg4 (2... Nc2+ 3. Qxc2 Qxc2 4. Rxc2
+-) 3. Nf3 +- {[} Bxf3 4. gxf3 Qa3 5. Rc3 Nc2+ 6. Qxc2
Qa1+ 7. Bc1 +- {]}
1. Nf3 {[} Rf5 2. Nd4+ +- {]}

71. Bondarevsky - Averbakh, Moscow, 1950.
59. Diemer - Herrmann, Baden-Baden, 1941.

1... Qxb2 ? 2. Na4 Qa3 (2... Qb4 3. Bd2 Qa3 4. Rf3 +-) 3.
Rf3 Qb4 4. Bd2 +-
1. Ne4 {[ Threat 2. g3 ]} Nd6 2. Ng3 {[ Threat 3. Rxe5 ]}

Nf7 3. Nh5 +72. Keres - Flor, Zemering, 1937.
60. Ivkov - Byrne, La Habana, 1966.

1. Na7 ! Rxa7 2. Rxc8+ Nf8 3. Qb6 Qd4 4. Bc5 +1. f3 Qxe2 (1... Qf5 2. Ng3 +-) 2. Rd2 +- 1-0
73. Ott - Bozdogina, 1962.
61. Peters - Sulman, Lone Pine, 1981.
1... Qxe4 ? 2. Bg5 {[} Bxf3 3. gxf3 +- {]} 1-0
1... Rxc5 ? 2. Rxe4 ! Rxe4 (2... Rxc4 3. Rxe8+ Kf7 4.

R1e7+ Kf6 5. Re6+ Kf7 6. R8e7+ Kf8 7. Kg3 +-) 3. Rxe4
+-

74. Darga - Ivkov, Hastings, 1955.
1... h1=Q 2. Nxg3 {[} Qg1 (2... Qh2 3. Nf3+) (2... Qh4 3.
Nf3+) 3. Nf3+ {]} 1/2-1/2
63. Conrad - Herrmann, BRD, 1967.
1. Bg5 +- 1-0
64. Vasiukov - Pfleger, Bukuresti, 1967.
1. Rc1 a5 2. b3 Qb5 3. a4 +- {Variation.}
1. Re7 ? Kf8 2. Rxe6 Kf7 -+

75. Malich - Litkevicz, DDR, 1967.
1. Ba6 Rc6 2. Bb7 +- {Variation.}
76. Altisen - Polgar, S., San Sebastian, 1991.
1... Qf2+ 2. Qxf2 Rxf2 3. Rh4 {[} g5 4. Rh5 Kg6 5. Nf4+
R2xf4 6. gxf4 Kxh5 -+ {]} 0-1
77. Szabo - Barendregt, Amsterdam, 1966.

1. Qh8+ Ng8 2. Qxg8+ Ke7 3. Qg7+ Kd8 4. Qb7 +- 1-0
78. Troitsky, 1895.
1. Ra8+ Kxg7 2. Kc6 +79. Opening variation
1. Qxd4 ? c5 2. Qd5 Be6 3. Qc6+ Bd7 4. Qd5 c4 -+
90. Bernstein - Lasker, Zurich, 1934.

1... Rf6 ! 2. Rxf6 gxf6 3. Qe2 a6 -+
91. Bellon - Ljubojevich, Palma de Mallorca, 1972.
1. e4 Qf6 2. Qd3 Rea8 3. f4 ! d6 4. e5 dxe5 5. Qxc3 +92. Alechine - Kapablanca, Amsterdam, 1938.
1. Bxh7+ Rxh7 2. Ng6 Bd8 3. Kg3 +- {[} Rc8 4. Nc3 Be8 5.
Kxg4 +- {]}
80. O'Hara - Heidenfeld, Belfast, 1958.

93. Marshall - Svidersky, Nurnberg, 1906.
1. Bb5 Rxc3 2. Bxd7 Rc4 3. Rxc4 dxc4 4. Rd1 Rd8 5. Bb5
Rxd1+ 6. Kxd1 a6 -+
81. Rudnev - Veinstein
1... Nge7 2. b4 +-
1... Qxg2+ ? 2. Kxg2 Ne3+ 3. Kf3 Nxd1 4. c4 ! +94. Levenfish - Duz-Khotimirsky, Leningrad, 1934.
1. g4 Bb7 2. Qe3 (2. Kg2 Qg5) 2... Bxf3 3. Qxf3 Qg5 4. h4
Qf4 5. Kg2 +-
82. Hortner - Hiller

95. Napolitano - Batik, corr., 1957.
1... Bxf5 2. exf5 e4 -+
83. Goldberg - Botvinnik, Leningrad, 1932.
1. Qc2 Bxe3+ 2. Kh1 g6 3. Qc3 +84. Holm, 1917.
1. Kb7 Bd8 (1... Ba5 2. Nc4+ +-) 2. Kc8 Be7 3. Kd7 Bf8 4.
Ke8 Bg7 (4... Bh6 5. Ng4+ +-) 5. Kf7 Bh8 6. Kg8 +85. Adams - Tiviakov, New York, 1994.
1... e4 ! 2. Be2 (2. Bxe4 Nxe4 3. Qxe4 g5 4. Nf3 Bf5 -+)

2... g5 ! -+
96. Matulovich - Zvetkov, Varna, 1965.
1. Qc1 !! Nxd4+ 2. Kd3 Qxe5 3. Qc8+ Kg7 4. Qh8+ ! Kxh8
5. Nxf7+ Kg7 6. Nxe5 +97. Krikheli, 1954.
1. Ba3 ! (1. Bb4 ? Ke4 2. Bc3 Nc2 ! 3. Nxc2 Kd3) 1... Ke3
2. Bb2 +-
1. Nxh6 Qxh6 2. Qb8 +- {Variation.}

98. Troitsky, 1923.
1. Nf4+ Kh6 2. Bb6 +1. b4 +99. Troitsky, 1923.
87. Zita - Kotov, 1946.
1. Kf3 Ng1+ 2. Kg2 Ne2 3. Kf2 +1... Re7 2. Nf6 Rg7+ -+
88. Steiniz - Tchigorin, Havana, 1889.
1... Ng1 ? 2. Bh2
1. Qg3 ! Qg4 (1... Qxg3 2. hxg3 +-) 2. f3 Qxg3 3. hxg3 +101. Alechine - Bogolubov, Wiesbaden, 1929.
89. Marich - Bukal, 1973.
1. Rd3+ Ke7 2. Kc7 +1. Qb4 ! Qxb4 2. cxb4 +102. Alterman - Ehlvest, Groningen, 1993.
1... Nxb2 ? 2. Bb5 +- {Variation}

103. Kuznetsov and Sakharov, 1957.
1. Nf3 +- {[} Nh6 2. Bxh6 Ne1 3. Nxe1 +- {]}
104. Agdestein - Djurhuus, Asker, 1988.
1. Nxe5 Qxe5 2. Qxe5 dxe5 3. Rf8 {[} Ng7 4. d6 +- {]}
105. Bronstein - Barczai, Szombathely, 1966.
1. Bg5 +- 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010114 Passed pawn
1. White to move
4. White to move
5. Black to move
6. White to move
7. Black to move
8. Black to move
10. White to move
12. Black to move
16. Black to move
17. Black to move
18. White to move
19. White to move
21. White to move
24. Black to move
26. Black to move
27. White to move
29. Black to move
30. White to move
31. White to move
32. Black to move
33. Black to move
34. White to move
35. White to move
36. Black to move
1. Euve
1. a6 Nc5 2. a7 Na4+ 3. Ka3 Nb6 4. Kb4 Kg3 5. Kb5 Na8
6. Kc6 Kf4 7. Kb7 +-
1. Qxc8 ! (1. Qe8+ ? Qf8) 1... Rxc8 2. Re8+ Qf8 3. Rxc8

Qxc8 4. f8=Q+ +- 1-0
14. Gulko - Grigorjan, USSR, 1971.
2. Rot, 1974.
1. Rf8+ Rxf8 2. Qd5+ Kh7 3. exf8=N+ Kh8 4. Neg6# 1-0
1. g8=B ! Kg1 2. Ne2+ Kg2 (2... Kh1 3. Bd5#) 3. Bd5# 1-0
15. Tchigorin - Yankovich, Moscow, 1899.
3. Richter - NN, Berlin, 1930.
1. Ba7+ ! Rxa7 2. Rxa7 +- 1-0
1. Nf5+ Kf6 2. e7 Bxf5 {[ 3. e8Q?? Rh2# ]} 3. e8=N# 1-0
16. Hvenekilde - Andersen, Esbjorg, 1967.
4. Weber - Windfuhr, Germany, 1935.
1... e3+ ! 2. Kxe1 Bxg4 3. Rb1 e2 -+
{[ 1. d8Q? Qxb5+ 2. Kc2 Qxd8 ]} 1. d8=N+ ! Kf6 2. Re6+
+5. Opponents unknown

1... Rc2 ! 2. Rxb2 (2. Kh1 a2 3. Rxb2 Rxb2 4. Kh2 Rb1 5.
Qc3 g6 -+) 2... axb2 -+
1... f1=N+ 2. Ke2 (2. Bxf1 Ne4+ -+) 2... Nxg3+ -+

18. Tolush - Ravinsky, Leningrad, 1950.
6. Furman - Keres, Moscow, 1948.
1. f8=N+ {[ 1. f8Q? Qc2+ 2. Kf3 Qe2+ 3. Kf4 Qe4# ]} Kg8
2. Be6+ Qxe6 3. Qxe6+ +-
1. Nc6 Qxe2+ 2. Kxe2 bxc6 3. Qe5 Kf8 4. Qd6+ Kg8 5.

Qe7 +19. Baikov - Bitman, USSR, 1972.
7. Schuster - Karls, 1914.

1. d6 Bc6 2. dxe7 Bxf3+ 3. Kg1 +1... gxh2 -+
20. Mieses - Bardeleben, Barmen, 1905.
8. Bogolubov - Alechine, Hastings, 1922.
1... b4 2. Rxa8 bxc3 3. Rxe8 c2 ! 4. Rxf8+ Kh7 5. Nf2
c1=Q+ 6. Nf1 Ne1 ! 7. Rh2 Qxc4 +9. Yudovich - Botvinnik, Moscow, 1931.
1... e3 ! 2. Rxf3 e2 -+ 0-1
10. Engels - Maroci, Dresden, 1936.
1. Rxb2 (1. d7 ? Rd8) 1... Qxb2 2. Qxc8+ ! Nxc8 3. d7 +11. Dlugy - Polgar S., San Bernardino, 1987.
1. b6 ! Bxd5 2. bxa7 Bd6 3. Nxd5 (3. exd6 O-O 4. axb8=Q
Rxb8 5. Nxd5 +-) 3... O-O 4. a8=Q +- 1-0
12. Krueger - Bogolubov, Bremen, 1927.
1... Rxg2+ 2. Nxg2 h3 -+
13. Zamikhovsky - Rozenkranz, Moscow, 1931.
1. Qe8+ ({Also wins} 1. c7+ Rxf3 2. Qe8+ Rxe8 (2... Bxe8

3. c8=Q#) 3. Rxe8+ Kb7 (3... Bxe8 4. c8=Q#) 4. c8=Q+
Kb6 5. Qc5+ Kb7 (5... Ka6 6. Qc6+ Ka5 7. Re5+ Kb4 8.
Rb5+ Ka3 9. Qa6#) 6. Re7+ Kb8 7. Qc7+ Ka8 8. Qb7#)
1... Rxe8 2. Rxe8+ Bxe8 3. c7+ Rxf3 4. c8=Q# 1-0
21. Lissitsyn (training problem), 1952.
1. Qc6 Rb8 2. Qb7 ! Rxb7 3. axb7 +22. Alster - Ferster
1. Qg7 ! Rf8 (1... Rxg7 2. fxg7 Ke7 3. Rh8 +-) (1... Kd7 2.
Qxf7+ Kd6 3. Ne4+ Kd5 4. Rh5+ Kxe4 (4... Kc4 5. Nd2+
Kb4 6. a3+ Ka5 7. Nc4#) 5. Qh7+ Kf4 6. g3#) 2. Qxf8+
Kxf8 3. Rh8# 1-0
23. Naidorf - Zeidler, Argentina, 1977.
1. Qe7 ! Rxe7 2. fxe7 +- 1-0
24. Kossel - Kording, BRD, 1964.
1... h3+ 2. Kf2 Qxf3+ 3. Kxf3 Ne3 -+

25. Medina - Tal, Palma de Mallorca, 1979.
1... Qxf3+ 2. Kxf3 Ne3 3. Kxe3 h2 -+ 0-1
26. Romanov - Chukaev, USSR, 1971.
1... Kg2 {[} 2. Bf2 h3 -+ {]}
1. fxe6 +- {[} Rf1 (1... Re1 2. f7 Rf1 3. e7 Rxf7 4. e8=Q +-)
(1... Rh8 2. f7 Kb6 3. e7 +-) 2. e7 Re1 3. f7 Rxe7 4. f8=Q
+- {]}
28. Hartmann - Redish, corr., 1956.
1... Rxa2 2. Rxa2 Rxe4+ 3. Kxe4 b3 -+ 0-1
29. Sapi - Barczai, Zholnok, 1963.
1... Qxd4 ! 2. Rxd4 Rc1+ 3. Rd1 Rxb1 4. Rxb1 a3 -+
{1. b8Q? Bc6+ 2. Qb7 Bg2 3. Qxg2 hg2 4. Kb7g1Q 5. a8Q
Bxf4-+} 1. b8=R ! Bc6+ 2. Rb7 h4 {Stalemate.}
{1. c8Q ? - Stalemate.} 1. cxb8=B ! +32. Nadareishvili, 1973.
1... Rh8+ ! 2. gxh8=R ! +- {2. dh8Q ? - Stalemate.}
33. Troitsky, 1930.
1... Rg6 ! 2. e8=N ! +- {2. e8Q? Rxg2+ 3. Bxg2=
Stalemate. 2. e8R? Rxg2+ 3. Bxg2= Stalemate.}
34. Troitsky, 1913.
1. b8=R ! +- {1. b8Q? Re2+ 2. Kd1 Rb2 3. Qxb2=
Stalemate.}
35. Troitsky, 1924.
1. h8=R ! {1. h8Q? Rd8+ 2. Rxd8= Stalemate.} Rd6 (1...
Rd4 2. Rh6+ Rd6 3. Rxd6#) 2. Kc7 +36. Troitsky, 1927.
1... Rg6+ 2. Bxg6+ Kh6 3. g8=N+ ! {3. g8Q= Stalemate. 3.

g8R= Stalemate. 3. g8B= Theoretical draw.} Kxg6 4. Kg4
+-
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010115 Intermediate move
1. Black to move
2. White to move
3. Black to move
5. Black to move
6. White to move
8. White to move
10. White to move
1. Aues - NN, Berlin, 1928.

1... Re8 ? 2. Qxe4 ! +2. Teodorescu - Egerhorn, Emmen, 1957.
1. Qxe5 ? Qg4 ! -+
3. Sopkov - Moiseev, USSR, 1952.
1... Nxg2 ? 2. Ne7 ! (2. Kxg2 ? Bd5+) 2... Kg7 (2... Nf4 3.
Bd4#) 3. Kxg2 +4. Stalberg - Alechine, Hamburg, 1930.
1... Rxf3 ! 2. Qxg5 (2. Qxf3 Nxf3 -+) (2. Rxf3 ? Qxe3 3.
Rxe3 Rxf1#) 2... Rxf2 -+ 0-1
5. Averbah - Bondarevsky, Moscow, 1948.
1... d3 ! 2. Bxf6 dxc2 3. Bxd8 cxd1=Q -+ {Variation.}
6. Kornflit - Hukel, corr., 1965.
1. Nf6 ! (1. Nd6 ? Qxb2+ 2. Kh1 Nxd6 -+) 1... Qxb2+ (1...
Qxg4 2. Nxe8 +-) 2. Kh1 Rg8 3. Qe4 +7. Anand - Adams, London, 1987.
1... Nxc3 ? 2. Qd3 ! g6 3. Bxc3 Qc7 4. bxa6 Na5 5. Bxa5
+- 1-0
8. Pavlov - Cherniak, Bukuresti, 1966.
1. Rhf1 ? c2 2. Qxc2 Qxf1 ! -+ {Variation.}
9. Malich - Starck, Colditz, 1967.
1. Nc6+ Kd6 2. Rxd7+ ! Kxd7 3. Nxa7 +- 1-0
10. Suetin - Korchnoi, Leningrad, 1967.
{Black calculation could be as follow: 1. Nxd7? Ng3+ 2.
hg3 hg3#. Is it correct? (This is a variation. It did not
happened in a real game.)} 1. Rxf5 ! {Intermediate move}
gxf5 (1... Rd1+ 2. Rf1 +-) 2. Nxd7 +- {Variation.}
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010116 Intermediate check
1. Black to move
2. Black to move
3. Black to move
4. Black to move
5. Black to move
6. Black to move
7. White to move
8. White to move
9. White to move
10. White to move
11. White to move
12. White to move
14. White to move
15. White to move
16. Black to move
17. Black to move
18. White to move
19. White to move
22. Black to move
23. Black to move
24. White to move
25. Black to move
26. White to move
27. Black to move
29. Black to move
30. White to move
31. Black to move
32. White to move
33. Black to move
1. Training problem
1... Qxe4 ? 2. Qh6+ Ke8 3. dxe4 +2. Kotov (training problem)
1... Nf5 ! 2. Nxf5 (2. Re2 Nxh4 -+) 2... Rxg2+ 3. Kc3 Bxf5 +
1... Nxc5 2. Bxc8 (2. dxc5 Bxf5 -+) 2... Nd3+ 3. Kf1 Qxc8 +
4. Kapablanca - Molina, Buenos Aires, 1911.
1... Ne2+ ? 2. Rxe2 Qxg3 3. Nh7+ Kf7 4. hxg3 Rh8 (4...
Re8 5. Ng5+ Kf8 6. Rxe8+ Kxe8 7. Nd5 +-) (4... Rg8 5.
Rd6 Re8 6. Ng5+ Kf8 7. Rxe8+ Kxe8 8. Rxg6 +-) 5. Ng5+
Kf6 6. f4 +-
1. Nd5 ! Bxd4 2. Nxe7+ Kg7 3. Bxd4+ +13. Ragozin - Panov, Moscow, 1940.
1... Qc6 ! -+ {[} 2. Qxc6 (2. Rxc1 Qxf3 -+) 2... Rxd1+ 3.
Kg2 bxc6 -+ {]} 0-1
14. Schuster - Schur, BRD, 1962.
1. Qd4 ! Qxd4 2. Rxb8+ Kg7 3. exd4 +15. Veresov - Buslaev, USSR, 1963.
1. Bxf6 Bxf6 2. Nd5 ! Qxd2 3. Nxf6+ +- {[} Kg7 4. Nxe8+
Rxe8 5. Rxd2 +- {]}
16. Kerchev - Karastojchev, Bulgarien, 1965.
1... Ng5 ! 2. Qxg6 Nxf3+ 3. Bxf3 hxg6 -+
17. Schlage - Helling, Berlin, 1932.
5. Komke - Mei, Berlin, 1931.

1... b4 ? 2. Bc4+ ! (2. Rxe8 ? Rxa6+ (2... Kxe8 ?? 3. Bb5+
+-) 3. Kxa6 Kxe8 -+) 2... Kf8 3. Rxe8+ Kxe8 4. Bb5+ +-
1... Nxc3 ? 2. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (2... Kf8 3. Bxg7+ Kxg7 (3... Kxf7
4. Qf3+ +-) 4. Qe5+ +-) 3. Qf3+ +18. Richter - Winz, BRD, 1967.
6. Soloviev - Petrosian, Moscow, 1950.

1... Rxg2 2. Qxf6 Rg1+ 3. Ke2 Rxe1+ 4. Rxe1 Nxf6 -/+
7. Miles - Martin, Birmingham, 1977.
1. a4 Bxa4 2. Qa3 Bb5 3. Rxb5 ! Qxa3 4. Rb7+ +8. Sopkov - Zvirbulis, Ulianovsk, 1949.
1. Ng6 Qd5+ ? 2. Rf3 ! {[} Qxd3 (2... Qe6 3. Nxe7+ Qxe7
4. Qd5+ Kg7 5. Qxa8 +-) 3. Nxe7+ Kg7 4. Rxd3 +- {]}
1. Rxe6 ! Qxe1+ (1... Qxf6 2. Rc1+ +-) 2. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 3.

Kh2 +19. Training problem
1. Nd6 ! Qxe3 2. Nxe8+ +20. Steiniz - Girschfeld, 1863.
1. Nh5 ! Qxd3 2. Nxf6+ +- 1-0
21. Bagirov - Kholmov, USSr, 1962.
9. Kapablanca - Marshall, 1918.

1. Re2 ! (1. Qxf2 ? Bh2+ ! {Intermediate check} (1... Bg3 ?
2. Qxf7+ Rxf7 3. Re8#) 2. Kf1 Bg3 -+)
1... Rxe1+ 2. Rxe1 Re2 ! 3. Qxf6 Rxe1+ 4. Kh2 gxf6 -+ 01

22. Smyslov - Botvinnik
10. Minich - Antunas, Jugoslavija, 1978.

1. Rf5 ! Bg6 2. Rd5 ! Nd7 3. Qxg6+ ! {[} hxg6 4. Rxd6 +- {]}
1. Nd5 ! Qxd2 2. Nxe7+ Kh8 3. Rxd2 +-
1... Qxc3 ? 2. Bxg5 ! Qxf3 3. Bxh6+ Kf7 4. Bxf3 +/{Variation.}

1... Bxd4+ 2. Qxd4 Nxc3 3. Qxd8 (3. Qxc3 Rxe2 -+) (3.
bxc3 Qxd4+ 4. cxd4 Rxe2 -+) 3... Nxe2+ 4. Kf2 Rxd8 -+
12. Riley - Alexander, Hastings, 1931.

24. Najdorf - Kotov, Stockholm, 1948.
1. Bc6 Bg4 2. Bxe8 Bxd1 3. Bxf7+ Kxf7 4. Rxd1 Bxb2 5.

Rd7+ Kg8 6. Rxa7 +/25. Monostori - Florian, 1950.
1... Nxg3 ! 2. Bxd5 Nxe2+ 3. Kg2 Bxd5+ 4. f3 Nxc1 -+
26. Voght - Taimanov, Brno, 1975.
1. Nxe6 ! Qxd3 (1... fxe6 2. Bxc5 +-) 2. Nxg7+ Kf8 (2...
Kd7 3. Rfd1 Qxd1 4. Rxd1+ Kc7 5. Bxc5 +-) 3. Bxc5+
Kxg7 4. exd3 +27. Rosseto - Schervin, Portorozh, 1958.
1... Rb1 2. Bxd6 f3+ 3. Kxf3 Rxb3+ 4. Kg2 exd6 -+
28. Anand - Adams, Linares, 1994.
1. Rxc6 ! {[} Rxg4 2. Rc8+ Kf7 3. hxg4 Rb6 4. Kh3 g5 5.
Rc5 Kf6 6. b5 +- {]} 1-0
29. Dueckstein - Lambert, Krems, 1967.
1... exd5 ? 2. e6 ! Qxg3 3. exd7+ Kxd7 4. hxg3 +{Variation.}
30. Fuchs - Marovich, Zinnovitz, 1966.
1. dxe6 ! Rxd3 (1... f6 2. Qd7 fxg5 3. Qxb7 Qb5 4. Rxd8
Rxd8 5. Ne5 Qxb3 6. Nxc6 +-) 2. exf7+ Kf8 3. fxe8=Q+
Kxe8 4. Rxd3 +31. Akopian - Sion Castro, Leon, 1995.
1... Qxd2+ ? (1... Nxd4 ? 2. Nxe7+ Kg7 3. Bxa5 Nc2+ 4.
Kd2 Nxa1 5. Bc3+ f6 6. Nxc8 +-) (1... Nxd2 ?? 2. Nxe7#)
2. Qxd2 Nxd2 3. Nxe7+ Kg7 4. Nxc8 Nxc4 (4... Rxc8 5.
Bxb7 +-) 5. Bxb7 +- {Variation.}
32. Kramnik - Short, Horgen, 1995.
1. Bxf5 ! Qxf3 2. Be6+ Ke7 3. gxf3 +- {Variation.}
33. Adams - Karpov, Dortmund, 1994.
1... a2 2. Re4+ ! (2. Bxa2 ? Rc2+ 3. Kf3 Rxa2) 2... Kf8 3.
Bxa2 Rc2+ 4. Re2 +- {Variation.}
34. Mestrovich - Janoshevich, Sarajevo, 1966.
1... Qxc3 2. Bxb5+ {[} axb5 (2... Ke7 3. bxc3 +-) 3. Rxa8+
Kd7 (3... Qc8 4. Rxc8+ Bxc8 5. Rxb5 +-) 4. bxc3 +- {]} 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010117 Counterattacking move
1. Black to move
7. White to move
13. White to move
19. White to move
27. White to move
28. White to move
29. Black to move
30. White to move
33. Black to move
37. Black to move
38. White to move
40. Black to move
41. White to move
1. Huebner - Fogel, Germany, 1986.

1... Rh8 {Attack against white queen} 2. Ne4 {Counter
attacking move} (2. Qxh8 ? Rxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Qxh8 -/+) 2...
Be8 {Counter counter attacking move} (2... Rxh5 ? 3.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 4. Nxf6+ +-) 3. Bg5 +- {Counter counter
counter attacking move. [} Rxg5 (3... Qxg5 4. Qxg5+ Rxg5
5. Nxg5 +-) (3... Bxh5 4. Bxf6+ Kf8 5. Rd8+ Be8 6. Nc5 +-)
4. Qxg5 +- {]}
2. Birn - Kavalek, Susse, 1967.
1. Rb7 Rd6 -+ 0-1
1... Bd3 2. Qxd3 Bxf4 3. Nf7 ! {Counter attacking move}

Bxe3 (3... Kxf7 4. O-O +-) (3... Qxf7 4. Rf1 +-) 4. Nxh8 Nf6
5. Nd2 Bxd2+ 6. Kxd2 Ne4+ 7. Kc2 Nf2 8. Ng6 ! hxg6 9.
Qxg6+ Kd8 10. Rae1 Ne4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qxc6 +- 1-0
11. Khluzevich - Mikhailov, USSR, 1973.
1... Bh3 2. Rxe7 ! Bxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Qc6 4. Re8+ Qxe8 5.
Bc5+ +- 1-0
12. Simagin - Aronin, Moscow, 1947.
1. Rxb7 e4 ! 2. Qxa4 Bxh2+ 3. Kh1 Bg3+ 4. Kg1 Bh2+
1/2-1/2
3. Velikov - Perlins, 1972.

13. Kaufman - Falkenhein, corr., 1973.
1... Rxe4 {[} 2. Rxb8 Re2+ 3. Kh1 Ng3# {]} 0-1
4. Alechine - Bogoliubov, Budapest, 1921.
1... Rxe4 ? 2. Nh6+ +- {[} Kg7 (2... Kh8 3. Nxf7+ +-) 3.
Nf5+ +- {]} 1-0
5. Rotlevi - Rubinstein, Lodz, 1906.
1... Rxc3 ! 2. gxh4 (2. Bxb7 Rxg3 3. Rac1 Rh3 -+) (2.
Bxc3 Bxe4+ 3. Rf3 Bxf3+ 4. Qxf3 Qxh2#) 2... Rd2 ! 3.
Qxd2 (3. Qe1 Rxh2#) 3... Bxe4+ 4. Qg2 Rh3 -+ {[} 5. Qxe4
(5. Rf2 Rxh2+ 6. Kg1 Rxg2+ 7. Kf1 Rxf2+ +-) 5... Rxh2#
{]} 0-1
1. h4 ! {[} fxe5 (1... Qh6 2. Ng4 Qh5 3. Nxf6+ +-) (1... Bxd5
2. hxg5 Bxf3 3. Bxh7+ Kh8 4. Ng6#) 2. Bxh7+ Kxh7 3.
hxg5+ Kg8 4. Qh5 +- {]}
14. Galia - Gruenfeld, Vienna, 1946.
1... Nxe4 2. Nxe4 d5 3. Bg5 f6 4. Bxf6 ! gxf6 5. Qxd5 ! Be7
6. Ned6+ Bxd6 7. Nxd6+ Ke7 8. O-O-O Nd4 9. Rxd4 ! +1-0
15. Keres - Barcza, Shchavno Zdroj, 1950.
1. Rxd4 Rc5 {Counter attacking move} 2. Nxb6 ! {Counter
counter attacking move } Rxd5 3. Rxd5 Qf5 4. d7 +- 1-0
6. Lasar - Menchik, Paris, 1929.

16. Tal - NN, Stutgart (simul), 1958.
1. Rxf7 ? Qxh4+ ! (1... Rxf7 2. Qh8+) 2. Bxh4 Rxh4+ 3.
Qh2 Rxh2+ 4. Kxh2 Rxf7 -+ 0-1
7. Sir - Nunhert, Leipzig, 1973.
1. Rxh7 ? Qc2+ ! {[} 2. Kxc2 (2. Ka2 Nb4+ 3. Ka3 (3. Ka1
Qd1+ 4. Qc1 Qxc1#) 3... Nd3+ 4. Ka4 (4. Ka2 Qxb2#) 4...
Qc6#) 2... Nxe3+ 3. fxe3 Kxh7 -/+ {]}
8. Kosenkov - Serebrijsky, corr., 1969.
1... a6 ? 2. Nd5 ! Qe5 (2... exd5 3. Rde1+ Be7 4. Rxe7+
Kd8 5. Rxd7+ Kc8 6. Rxc7+ +-) 3. Nf6+ +- {[} Kf7 (3... Ke7
4. Qxd7#) (3... gxf6 4. Qxd7#) 4. Nxd7+ +- {]} 1-0
1... Rxh1 {Counter attack} 2. gxf6 {Counte counter attack}

Rxd1+ {Counter counter counter attack} 3. Nxd1 {Counter
counter counter counter attack !} Qxd2 4. fxg7 {And
counter attack again !} Be6 5. g8=Q+ Kd7 6. Qxc8+ Kxc8
7. Bxd2 +- 1-0
17. Dantas - Veksler, Mar del Plata, 1951.
1... Rf2 {[} 2. Qxe1 Rh2# {]} 0-1
18. Arnu de Rivjer - Zhurnu, 1848.
1. Ne5 ! Nxb3 2. Nexf7+ Qxf7 3. Nxf7+ Kd7 4. Bb5+ c6 5.
Re7# 1-0
9. Savin (training problem), 1981.

19. Aronin - Kantorovich, USSR, 1960.
1... Bf2 ! 2. Rxh6 Qc1+ 3. Bxc1 Re1+ 4. Rg1 Rxg1# 0-1
10. Taimanov - Zakhodiakin, Moscow, 1945.
1. Ne5 ! {[} Bxa4 (1... Qd6 2. Bxf7+ Kd8 3. Nxc6+ Nxc6 4.

O-O +-) 2. Bxf7# {] }
20. Diaz - Groszpeter, Cuba, 1980.

1... Nxe4 ! 2. Nxd8 (2. Rg1+ Ng3#) (2. Rf3 fxe6 3. cxd3
Rxf3 4. dxe4 Bxe4 -+) 2... Nf2+ 3. Kg1 Nh3# 0-1
31. Plahetka - Sveshnikov, 1979.

1. h4 Rc4 ! 2. Qe3 Qh3+ 3. Kg1 Rxh4 -+ 0-1
32. Korchnoj - Chekhover, Leningrad, 1951.
21. Blumich - Aues, Duisburg, 1929.

1. Bxd4 Nxd4 ! 2. Qxc8 Nxe2+ 3. Kh1 (3. Kf1 Qxf2#) 3...
Nxf2# 0-1
22. Engels - Tot, San Paulo, 1952.
1... Qe2 2. fxg6 ! Qxd1 (2... Qh5 3. gxf7+ Nxf7 4. Rd3 Qg6
5. Bxf7+ Qxf7 6. Rg3+ Qg6 7. Rxg6+ +-) 3. gxh7+ Kxh7 4.
Be4+ Kg8 5. Qg5+ Kh8 6. Qh6+ Kg8 7. Qh7# 1-0
23. Ivanov - Kuzmichev, USSR, 1975.
1... Nf3+ ! {[} 2. Qxf3 exf3 3. Bxe7 axb5 4. Bxb5+ Kxe7 -+
{]} 0-1
1... Rxb2 2. Rd8+ ! Kb7 (2... Kxd8 3. Rf8+ Qe8 4. Rxe8+

Kxe8 5. Qxg6+ Ke7 6. Kxb2 +-) 3. Rxc7+ Qxc7 4. Rd7 +1-0
33. Okrugin - Feigelson, USSR, 1977.
1... f3 ! 2. Nxc3 (2. Qf1 Be3+ 3. Kh1 Rxb3 4. Rxb3 Bh3 5.
Rb1 (5. Qxh3 Rc1+ 6. Qf1 Rxf1#) 5... Bxf1 6. Rxf1 fxe2 -+)
2... Be3+ 3. Kh1 Bh3 ! 4. Qf1 Bxf1 5. Rxf1 fxe2 -+
34. Bronstein - Kotov, Moscow, 1946.
1... Nd7 2. Bh6 ! {[} Nxe5 (2... Bf6 3. Bxg7+ Kg8 4. Bxf6#)
(2... f6 3. Bxg7+ Kg8 4. Bxf6+ Kf7 5. Qxe6+ Ke8 6.
Qxe7#) 3. Bxg7+ Kg8 4. Bxe5+ Bg5 5. Rxg5# 1-0

35. Durovich - Engquist, Titograd, 1991.
1... exd5 2. Ng6 ! Qd8 (2... Qxe4 ?? 3. Rf8#) (2... dxe4 3.
Nxe7+ Kh8 4. Rf8#) 3. Qe7 +- 1-0
1... Nc5 ! 2. Rxc5 (2. Rxd4 Nxb3 -+) (2. Nxc5 Re1#) 2...
Qxc5 3. Nc3 Qxf2+ 4. Nxf2 Re1# 0-1
25. Richter - Elstner, Berlin, 1948.

36. Ligterink - van Vijgerden, Amsterdam, 1980.
1. Qf5 Re8 ! -+ 0-1
26. Palda - Beni, Austria
1. Nh6 ! Qxf3 (1... Nxf3 2. Rg8+ Rxg8 3. Nf7#) 2. Rxf3 +{[} Nxf3 3. Rg8+ Rxg8 4. Nf7# {]} 1-0
1. Nd6 ! Nxe6 (1... h6 2. Qxg6 +-) (1... Bxb2 2. Bf6+ Bxf6

(2... Rg7 3. Qe8#) 3. Qxf6+ Rg7 4. Ne8 +-) (1... Qe5 2.
Qxe5 Bxe5 3. Bxd8 Bxd6 (3... Rgxd8 4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Nxe5
+-) 4. Bf6+ +-) 2. Nf7# 1-0
37. Shpilker - Gutop, Moscow, 1976.
27. Zakharov - Pavlenko, Lvov, 1961.

1. Rxe5 ! +- Qd4+ (1... Rd8 2. Qc5 +-) (1... Rxe5 ?? 2.
Qf8#) (1... Rxa3 ?? 2. Rxe8#) 2. Kh1 Qxe5 3. Qxa4 +-
1... Ne4 ? 2. Nd5 ! Bxd4 3. Nxe7+ Kg7 4. Bxd4+ f6 5.

Nxc8 +38. Bagirov - Escola, Berlin, 1991.
28. Vojkulesku - Balanel, Bukuresti, 1951.

1. Bg5 Nxc3 ! 2. bxc3 (2. Bxd8 Nxe2+ 3. Bxe2 Rexd8 -+)
2... Bxf3 3. Qxf3 Qxg5 -+
29. Fine - Yudovich, Moscow, 1937.
1... Qxf6 ! 2. Bxf6 Bb4+ 3. Qd2 Bxd2+ 4. Kxd2 gxf6 -+
1. Ba3 ! +- {[} Qxa3 (1... Qg7 2. exf4 Rxf4 3. cxd5 +-) (1...
Qh7 2. Qxg5 Re8 3. cxd5 Rxh2 4. Qxf4 +-) (1... fxg3 2.
Bxe7 gxh2+ 3. Kh1 +-) 2. Qxg5 +- {]}
39. Akopian - Tukmakov, Wijk aan Zee, 1993.
1... Rxc4 2. Bxf6 ! {[} Rc8 (2... Rd4 3. Qxh7+ Kf8 4. Qh8#)
(2... Rxc2 3. Rd8#) 3. Qxh7+ Kf8 4. Qh8# {Variation]} 1-0
30. Uhlman - Espig, Berlin, 1968.

40. Duras - Englund, Barmen, 1905.
1. f6 ! Bxg3 (1... Qxd6 2. Qg7#) (1... Qxf6 2. Rxe8#) 2.
fxe7+ Kxe7 3. Nf5+
1... Rd8 2. Bg5 ! {[} Rxd5 3. Bxe7 +- {]}
41. Kristinsson - Kinnmark, Halle, 1967.

1. Rxe7 ! {[} Qxc5 2. Rfxf7 Qxe7 (2... Rc8 3. Rg7+ Kf8 (3...
Kh8 4. Rxh7+ Kg8 5. Reg7+ Kf8 6. Rh8#) 4. Rxh7+ Kg8 5.
Reg7+ Kf8 6. Rh8#) 3. Rxe7 +- { Variation]}
42. Hecht - Webb, London, 1973.
1... c4 2. h6 g6 (2... cxd3 3. hxg7 +-) 3. h7+ Kh8 (3... Kg7
4. Ngxe6+ Bxe6 5. Nxg6 +-) 4. Bxf5 gxf5 5. Rg3 c3 6.
Rdg1 +- 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010118 - Zugzwang
3. White to move
5. Black to move
7. White to move
8. White to move
10. White to move
13. White to move
14. White to move
17. White to move
19. White to move
20. White to move
21. Black to move
23. White to move
24. White to move
25. White to move
26. White to move
29. White to move
30. White to move
31. White to move
33. Black to move
34. White to move
39. White to move
45. White to move
46. White to move
47. White to move
48. White to move
49. White to move
50. White to move
51. Black to move
52. White to move
53. White to move
54. White to move
56. White to move
58. White to move
59. White to move
64. White to move
65. White to move
66. White to move
67. White to move
68. White to move
70. White to move
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010118 Zugzwang
1. Heuecker, 1937.
1. Kh8 ! +- {Zugzwang [} Ne4 (1... Nc6 2. Ng6#) 2. Ne6#
{]} 1-0
13. Goldberg - Zak, Leningrad, 1934.

1. f5 ! +14. Maizelis, 1956.
2. Perlis - NN
1. Kg4 +1. Kg1 ! +- {Zugzwang [} b6 2. axb6 +- {]} 1-0
15. Morphy
3. Alechine - Nimzovich, San Remo, 1930.
1. Rh6 ! +- gxh6 (1... Bd5 2. Rxh7#) 2. g7# 1-0
1. h4 +- {[} g6 (1... Qe8 2. b5 +-) (1... Ke8 2. b5 +-) 2. Kh2
g5 3. fxg5 hxg5 4. Nxg5 +- {All black pieces are protecting
the knight c6 and can not move. Rare case - zugzwang in
the middle of the game.]}
4. Petrov, 1845.
1. Kg8 Nd6 2. Kxh8 {Zugzwang} Nf5 3. Nf7# 1-0
5. Training problem
1... Kc2 ! 2. a3 Kxb3 3. axb4 axb4 4. Kb1 Ka3 5. Ka1 b3 6.
Kb1 b2 7. Kc2 Ka2 -+
16. Limbach, 1950.

1. Qe4 Kh5 2. Qh7# 1-0
17. Joita, 1956.
1. Qc2 ! Be1 2. Qc1+ +18. Gurvich, 1927.
1. Ng3+ Kg1 2. Ng5 ! +- Nd3 (2... Nf1 3. Nf3#) 3. Nh3# 1-0
19. Mess, 1951.
6. Training problem
1. Kg5 ! +- {[} b3 2. Bc3 c5 3. Be5 c4 4. Bf6 +- {]}
1. Kc7 +- Bc4 2. Bxb7# 1-0
20. Liburkin, 1931.
7. Training problem
1. Kb4 ! +- {[} Bb1 (1... Ke4 2. Bg6+ +-) 2. Bg6+ +- {]}
1. Kf1 +- Kf3 (1... Bg1 2. Kxg1 +-) 2. Rxh2 +21. Chekhover, 1962.
8. Training prolem
1... Ka7 +1. a4 +- Kh7 (1... b5 2. axb5 +-) 2. Kxf7 +22. Zaitsev - Bakulin, USSR, 1964.
9. Bernstein - NN, 1909.
1. a3 +- {[} Ne6 (1... b4 2. axb4#) 2. Nb7# {Variation ]} 1-0
1. Ke7 Kc5 2. Ke6 +11. Training problem
1. Kc2 Ka1 2. Nc1 a2 3. Nb3# 1-0
12. Skuya, 1959.
1. Kf6 ! Bg4 (1... Bb3 2. Nc8 Bc4 3. Ne7#) 2. Nd5 Bh5 3.
Ne7# 1-0
1... Kg7 2. Bd3 b3 ! (2... cxd3 3. h8=Q+ Kxh8) 3. axb3 (3.

Bxc4 b2#) 3... cxb3 4. Bc2 b2# 0-1
23. Mandill - [+0302.22e2e4, 1933.
1. a4 ! +- {[} Rd7 (1... Rd3 2. Nc5+ +-) 2. Nc5+ +- {]}
24. Ed. Lasker - Moll, Berlin, 1904.
1. gxh6 Kf6 2. Kc2 +25. Kubbel, 1955.
1. Rd8 ! +26. Duras, 1927.
1. e3 ! +27. Elstner - NN, Berlin, 1960.

1. Kf5 ! Bg3 (1... Bc7 ?? 2. g4#) 2. b3 +- Be1 3. g4# 1-0
38. Kudriashov - Makarov, USSR, 1979.

1. Rf7 ! {[ Black knight and bishop are pinned, only rook
and queen can move b7-c7 or d7-c7 and back. The game
could continue as follow:} Rc7 2. Nhf5 gxf5 3. Nxf5 h6 4.
Nxe7 Qxe7 5. Rxe7 Rxe7 6. Bxh6 +- {]} 1-0
28. Brown, 1841.

39. Lloyd, 1859.
1. Kc4 ! b5+ 2. Kc3 b4+ 3. Kc4 b3 4. axb3# 1-0
1. Nf3 Bxh2 (1... Bc7 2. g4#) 2. g4#
29. Guretsky and Gorviz, 1864.
40. Kortliver, 1941.
1. Qd4 ! +- {[} Rb4 (1... Rb5 2. Qa1+ Kb4 3. Qc3#) (1...
Rb7 2. Qa1+ Kb4 3. Qb2+ +-) (1... Rh3 2. Qb2#) 2. Qa1#
{]}
30. Tchigorin - Shiffers, St. Petersburg, 1900.
1. Rg5 ! +-
1. Qe3 ! Qf5 (1... Qg5 2. Qh3#) (1... g5 2. Qf2+ Qg3+ 3.

Qxg3#) 2. Qg3# 1-0
41. Ansorge - Huebner, Koeln, 1960.
1... Bg3 ! 2. Kg5 Ke5 3. Kh5 Kf6 4. g5+ Kf5 5. g6 hxg6# 01
31. Vukovich, 1947.

42. Kaminer, 1925.
1. Kc1 ! +- {[} Kxd5 (1... Bg8 2. Ne7+ +-) (1... Bg6 2. Ne7+
+-) (1... Bf5 2. Ne7+ +-) (1... Bd3 2. Nb4+ +-) (1... f5 2.
Kd2 +-) 2. a7 +- {]}
1. Bd6 ! +- (1. Bb8 g4 2. hxg4 Kxg4 3. Bc7 h4 4. Bd6 h3 5.

Bc5 Qxg2#) (1. Be5 g4 2. Bf6+ Qxf6 -+) 1... Qf4+ 2. g3+
Qxg3+ 3. Bxg3# 1-0
32. Kakovin, 1940.

43. Salvio, 1634.
1. Kd5 ! Kxa5 2. Kc5 b4 3. axb4# 1-0
33. Paoli, 1952.
1. Nf6 ! +- g5 (1... Kh1 2. Ng4 g5 (2... h2 3. Kf1 g5 4.

Nf2#) 3. Kf1 h2 4. Nf2#) 2. Ng4+ Kh1 3. Kf1 h2 4. Nf2# 10
1... Ke3 ? 2. Ke5 ! +44. Sili - Balog, `., corr.

34. Troitsky, 1924.
1... Kh7 ! 2. Qd6 (2. g4 Qh2#) 2... Qxd4# 0-1
1. Nc6 ! Kh8 2. Ne7 Bg8 (2... Bg6 3. Nxg6+ +- (3. Kxg6
??)) 3. Ng6#
35. Borisenko - Zvorykina, Riga, 1963.
1... bxa3 ! 2. Kc3 Kg5 3. d4 Kxg4 4. d5 Kf5 5. d6 Ke6 6.
d7 Kxd7 -+ 0-1
1. Kd3 d1=Q+ (1... e2 2. Qxd2+ Kf1 3. Qxe2+ +-) 2. Kxe3
{[} Qg4 3. Qd2+ Kf1 4. Qf2# {]} 1-0
45. Grogoriev, 1917.

1. Ka3 ! Rd4 (1... Kc7 2. Qxa5+ +-) 2. Qb8+ Kc6 (2... Ka6
3. Qb5+ Ka7 4. Qxa5+ +-) 3. Qb5+ +46. Reti - Marshall, Baden-Baden, 1925.
{Hint: if black suppose to move in this position - black is in
zugzwang. How can white reach the same position with
black's turn ?} 1. Kg3 Kf7 (1... Kg6 2. d6 Kf7 3. d7 +-) (1...
Kf5 2. Kf3 Kf6 3. Kg4 +-) 2. Kf3 Kf6 (2... Kg7 3. d6 Kf7 4.
d7 +-) 3. Kg4 +-
37. Stamma, 1757.

47. Prokesh, 1942.
1. Ng3+ Kh2 2. Nf5 Kh1 3. Kf2 Kh2 4. Ne3 Kh1 5. Nf1 h2
6. Ng3# 1-0
1. Kg5 ! Rg8 (1... Kf7 2. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 3. Kf6 +-) 2. Kg6 +{[} Rf8 3. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 4. Kf6 Ke8 5. Kg7 Kd8 6. Kf7 Kc8
7. Ke7 Kb7 8. Kxd7 +- {]}
48. Kaminer, 1926.
1. Kf2 ! Qh1 (1... Qc1 2. Ne2+ +-) (1... Qb2+ 2. Ne2+ Ke4
3. Bxb2 axb2 4. Nc3+ Kd3 5. Nb1 Kc2 6. Na3+ +-) 2.
Ne2+ Ke4 3. Ng3+ +49. Kuznetsov, 1964.
1. Ke6 Nd4+ 2. Ke7 Ndc6+ 3. Ke8 {[} Kf6 4. Bg8 a4 5. Bd5
Nb4 6. Rxb8 Nxd5 7. Kf8 +- {]}
9. Bxf7 Rxe7 (9... g4 10. Bxe8 g3 11. Bg6+ Kh6 12. e8=Q
g2 13. Qh8#) 10. Kxe7 g4 11. Be6 g3 12. Bh3 +-) 8. Rxf7
Rxf7 9. Kxg6 +57. Larsen - Miles, Bled/Portorozh, 1979.
1. Kd7 Bb8 2. a7 ! Bxa7 3. Kc8 ! +- 1-0
58. Kubbel, 1917.
1. Kg5 ! +- {[} Qxb4 (1... Qb8 2. Nc6+ +-) (1... Qa7 2. Nc6+
+-) (1... Qd6 2. Nf5+ +-) (1... Ke5 2. Nd7+ +-) (1... Ke3 2.
Nd5+ +-) (1... Kc3 2. Nd5+ +-) 2. Nc6+ +59. Kuznetsov, 1955.
50. Kuznetsov, 1964.

1. Kc5 Kd8 2. Kc6 +51. Podgajets - Dvoretsky, USSR, 1974.
1... Kh6 -+ {[} 2. b3 Kg7 3. b4 Kh6 4. bxc5 bxc5 {]}
1. Kb5 ! Nc7+ 2. Kc5 ! (2. Kc6 ? Nxe8 3. Kd7 +- Kxf5 4. h7

Nf6+ 5. Ke7 Nxh7 6. Kxf7) 2... Nxe8 3. Kc6 +60. Guliaev, 1938.
1. Ra1 !! b5 (1... Qxe3 2. Be4#) 2. Ka2 ! Qf2+ 3. Bc2+
Qg1 4. Bd1 Qf2+ 5. Be2+ Qg1 6. Bf3# 1-0
52. Dedrle, 1917.

61. Korolkov, 1950.
1. Ke5 Kg4 2. Rh1 Kg5 (2... Rxg7 3. Rg1+ +-) (2... Kf3 3.
Rf1+ Ke3 4. Rf7 Rg1 5. Kf6 Rf1+ 6. Ke7 Rg1 7. Kf8 +-) 3.
Rg1+ Kh6 4. Rxg6+ +53. Kuznetsov, 1979.
1. Kd7 Bb5+ 2. Ke7 ! Bf1 3. Kd8 g6 4. Kd7 Bb5+ 5. Ke7
Bf1 6. Kd8 g5 7. Kd7 Bb5+ 8. Ke7 Bf1 9. Kd8 g4 10. Kd7
Bb5+ 11. Ke7 Bf1 12. Kd8 g3 13. Kd7 Bb5+ 14. Ke7 Bf1
15. Kd8 +54. Kubbel, 1927.
1. Qd5+ Kb4 2. Qd3 {[} Qa1 (2... Qc1 3. Qa3+ Kc4 4. b3+
Kc3 5. Qxc1+ +-) (2... Qg1 3. Qc3+ Ka4 4. Qa3#) 3. Qc3+
Ka4 4. b3+ Ka3 5. Qxa1+ +55. Galitsky, 1900.
1. Bf6 {[White can win also in a less elegant way:} (1. Nf5
Kg8 2. Bxg7 h5 3. Kf6 Kh7 4. Nh6 h4 5. Kf7 h3 6. Ng4 h2
7. Nf6# {]}) 1... gxf6 2. Kf8 f5 3. Nf7# 1-0
1. Kg7 ! (1. gxf7 ? Ra8+ 2. Kg7 R1a2 3. f8=Q Rxf8 4. Kxf8

Ka1 5. Nxb2 Rxb2) 1... fxg6 (1... f6 2. Kh6 f5 3. Kg5 f4 4.
Kg4 f3 5. Kxf3 Ra6 6. Rxb2#) 2. Kh6 g5 3. Kh5 g4 4. Kh4
g3 5. Kxg3 Ra3 6. Rxb2# 1-0
62. Farago - Flesh, 1973.
1... Kg1 ! 2. Bxf5 (2. g4 Ng3 3. gxh5 gxh5 4. Bg6 Nh1 5.
Bxh5 Nf2#) (2. Bd3 Ng3 3. Bxg6 Nh1 4. Bxh5 Nf2#) 2...
gxf5 3. g3 (3. g4 fxg4+ 4. fxg4 f3 -+) 3... Kf2 4. g4 fxg4+ 5.
fxg4 Ke2 6. gxh5 f3 7. h6 f2 8. h7 f1=Q+ 9. Kg4 Qf8 -+ 0-1
63. Opponents unknown, Kazan, 1936.
1. b5 {Zugzwang} h3 2. g4+ Kh4 3. b3 {Zugzwang} h5 4.
g5 ! fxg5 5. b4 { Zugzwang} g4 6. Kf4 {And one more
zugzwang!} g3 7. hxg3# 1-0
64. Sili - Balog
1. Nh8 Bh5 (1... Be2 2. Nxf7 +-) 2. Kg7 ! +- {[} Bg6 3.
Nxg6 fxg6 4. Kxg6 Kf8 5. f7 d4 6. cxd4 Ke7 7. Kg7 +- {]}
56. Gruenfeld - Pogach, Shchavno Zdroj, 1950.

1. Rf6 ! {There are other winning continuations as well, but
less efficient and elegant.} Nxf6 (1... Ke8 2. Rh8 Kf8 3.
Rxg6 fxg6 4. Rxg8#) 2. gxf6 Kg8 3. Rg7+ Kf8 4. Kg4 Re8
5. Kg5 Rde7 6. Rh7 Kg8 7. fxe7 Rxe7 (7... Kxh7 8. Kf6 g5
1. Bh1 ! f2 2. Bg2 e3 3. Bf1 +66. Training problem
1. Qg8 ! Kh5 2. Qg7 Kh4 3. Qg6 Kh3 4. Qg5 Kh2 5. Qg4

Kh1 6. Qg3 +- {[} Nd5 ( 6... Ne2 7. Qf3+ +-) 7. Qf3+ +67. Mann, 1912.
1. Qg4 ! Qf7 (1... Nf7 2. Bf4+ Kh1 3. Qf3+ Kg1 4. Bg3 Qh3
5. Bf2+ Kh2 6. Bg1+ +-) (1... d2 2. Bf4+ Kh1 3. Qd1+ Kg2
4. Qe2+ Kg1 (4... Kh3 5. Qf3+ Kh4 6. Qg3+ Kh5 7. Qg5#)
5. Be3+ Kh1 6. Qf1+ Kh2 7. Bf4#) 2. Bf4+ Kh1 3. Qh3+
Kg1 4. Be3+ Qf2+ 5. Bxf2+ Kxf2 6. Qxh8 d2 7. Qd4+ Ke2
8. Qe4+ Kf1 9. Qf3+ Ke1 10. Qe3+ Kd1 11. Kb2 Ne6 12.
Qg1+ Ke2 13. Kc2 +68. Troitsky, 1928.
1. c6 ! a5 2. b5 ! (2. bxa5 ? Qb2+ 3. Nxb2) 2... a4 3. b6
Qxb6 (3... a3 4. bxc7 a2 5. c8=Q+ Qd7 6. Nf2#) 4. Ne5#
69. Troitsky
1. Kf3 Kg1 2. Ng3 ! Kh2 (2... h2 ?? 3. Nh3#) 3. Nge2 Kh1
4. Nh5 Kh2 (4... h2 ?? 5. Nhg3#) 5. Kf2 Kh1 6. Nd4 Kh2
(6... h2 ?? 7. Ng3#) 7. Nf3+ Kh1 8. Ng3# 1-0
70. Troitsky, 1899.
1. Qf5 ! c5 (1... Kh4 2. Qh3#) (1... Qg6 2. Qh3#) (1... g6 2.
Qh3#) (1... Qh8 2. Qh3+ +-) 2. e6 c4 (2... Qf6 3. Qxf6 gxf6
4. e7 +-) 3. e7 Qc6+ 4. Qf3+ +-
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010119 invasion
10. White to move
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010119 Invasion
1. Training position
10. Weichert - Reefschlaeger, Detmold, 1967.
1. Qg6+ Kh8 2. Rh4+ Nh7 3. Rxh7# 1-0
2. Poliak - Boleslavsky, USSR, 1938.
1... Nxf2 !! 2. Rxf2 Re1+ 3. Rxe1 Rxe1# 0-1
3. Richter - Abramavichus, Hamburg, 1930.
1. Rh8+ Bxh8 2. Rxh8+ Kxh8 3. Qh3+ Nh7 4. Nf6 Kg7
(4... Qxf6 5. gxf6 Re6 6. Ng5 Kg8 (6... Rxf6 7. Qxh7#) 7.
Qxh7+ Kf8 8. Qh8#) 5. Qh6+ Kh8 6. Qxh7# 1-0
4. Alechine - Supico, Tenerifa, 1945.
1. Qg6 ! +- {Multi purpose move [} fxg6 (1... hxg6 2. Rh3#)
(1... Rg8 2. Qxh7+ Kxh7 3. Rh3#) 2. Nxg6+ hxg6 3. Rh3+
Qh4 4. Rxh4# {]} 1-0
5. Kalinin - Ivanov, USSR, 1975.
1. Rg7+ ! Bxg7 2. hxg7+ Kxg7 3. Bd4+ {[} Kg8 (3... Kf7 4.
Bh5+ Kg8 5. Qg2+ Ng6 6. Qxg6+ Kf8 7. Qh6+ Kg8 8.
Qh8#) (3... Kg6 4. Bh5+ Kh6 5. Bxe8+ Qh4 6. Rxh4#) 4.
Rh8+ Kf7 5. Bh5+ Ng6 6. Bxg6+ Kxg6 7. Qg2+ Kf7 (7...
Qg5 8. Qxg5+ Kf7 9. Qg7#) 8. Qg7# {]} 1-0
6. Levitzky - Marshall, Breslau, 1912.
1... Rh6 2. Qg5 Rxh3 3. Rc5 ! (3. gxh3 Nf3+ -+) 3... Qg3 !!
{[ Invasion - multi purpose move} 4. Qxg3 (4. hxg3 Ne2#)
(4. fxg3 Ne2+ 5. Kh1 Rxf1#) 4... Ne2+ 5. Kh1 Nxg3+ 6.
Kg1 Ne2+ -+ {]} 0-1
7. Fox - Bauer, Washington, 1901.
1. Qxg6 ! {Invasion - counter attacking multi purpose
move} hxg6 (1... fxg6 2. Bxc4+ Kf8 3. Nxg6+ hxg6 4.
Rh8#) (1... Be6 2. Qxh7+ Kf8 3. Qh8#) 2. Nxg6 fxg6 3.
Bxc4+ Kf8 4. Rh8# 1-0
8. Agdestein - Bergstad, Steinkjer, 1986.
1. Re8+ Rxe8 2. Rxe8+ Kg7 3. Qg8+ Kxf6 4. Re6+ Kg5 5.
Qxg6# 1-0
9. Plesse - Wolf, Germany, 1966.
1... Rxe3+ 2. Kd1 (2. fxe3 ?? Qxe3+ 3. Kd1 Qe2#) 2...
Be2+ 3. Kc2 (3. Ke1 Bxc4+ 4. Kd1 (4. fxe3 Qxe3+ 5. Kd1
Be2+ 6. Ke1 (6. Kc2 Qd3#) 6... Bd3+ 7. Kd1 Qe2#) 4...
Bb3+ 5. Qxb3 Rxb3 -+) 3... Nxb4+ 4. Qxb4 (4. Kb1 Bd3+
5. Qc2 Bxc2#) 4... Qg6+ {[} 5. Ne4 Qxe4# {]} 0-1
1. Bxg6 ! {Invasion with an attack.} Bg7 (1... hxg6 2.

Qxg6+ Bg7 (2... Kh8 3. Qg8#) 3. Qxg7#) (1... Kh8 2. Rh3
h6 3. Qd2 Qxa3 4. Re1 Rg4 5. Rxh6+ Kg7 6. Bh5 Kg8 7.
Bxg4 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 Qxc3 9. Qg6+ Kh8 10. Rf1 Qc4 11.
Qh6+ Kg8 12. Qg5+ Kh8 13. Rf7 +-) 2. Bxh7+ Kh8 3.
Rxg7 Kxg7 4. Qg6+ Kh8 5. Qh5 Qxc3 6. Bd3+ Kg8 7.
Qg5+ Kh8 8. Qh6+ Kg8 9. Bh7+ Kh8 10. Nxe6 Bxe6 11.
Bf5+ Kg8 12. Bxe6+ Rf7 13. Rf1 Raf8 14. Qg6+ Kh8 15.
Bxf7 Qd2 16. Qf6+ Kh7 17. Bg6+ Kh6 18. Qxf8+ Kxg6 19.
Qf7+ Kh6 20. Rf6+ Kg5 21. Rf5+ Kg4 (21... Kh6 22. Rh5#)
22. Qh5# {Variation.}
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010120 Irresistible threat
15. White to move
19. White to move
23. White to move
29. White to move
1. Dudek - Kuen, Breslau, 1939.

1... Re8 -+ 0-1
2. Tchigorin - Marko, Vienna, 1898.
1. Ne8 +- 1-0
1... Kh5 ! 2. Qxf6 (2. Qg2 Rxg2+ 3. Kxg2 g3 -+) 2... h1=N#
0-1
14. Geller - Osterburg, Stassfurt, 1962.
1. g3+ ! Kh3 2. Qf3 !! +- {[} Rg5 3. g4+ Kh4 4. gxh5 Rxh5
{]} 1-0
3. Gutop - Roshal, USSR, 1963.

15. Holzhausen, 1899.
1... Qxd5 ! 2. Bxd5 Bxd5 -+ 0-1
1. Nc6 ! {[} Qa7+ 2. Nxa7 Kxa7 3. Rg6 +- {]}
4. Buchholz - Mueller, Kotbus, 1932.
16. Seleznev
1... Re4 2. Nxe4 Bxd2 3. Nf6 +- 1-0
5. Estrin - Obukhovsky, USSR, 1971.
1. Ng6+ hxg6 2. h5 {[} Rb1+ 3. Kd2 Qb4+ 4. Ke2 Qb5+ 5.
Rd3 Rxh1 6. Qxh1 Kh7 7. hxg6+ Kxg6 8. Qh4 +- {]} 1-0
6. Castaldi - Szabo, Hilversum, 1947.
1. Kd5 ! Rxa2 ! (1... e1=Q 2. Kd6 +- {with the threat 3.
Rc7+ and 4. Rxd8#} Qe6+ 3. Kxe6 Rf2 4. Rfg8 Rxa2 5.
Rxg3 +-) 2. Rgg8 e1=Q 3. Rxd8+ {with the perpetual
check.} 1/2-1/2
1. Kxf5 Nxe5 2. Ke6 ! {[} Nc6 (2... Ng6 3. Bb5#) 3. Bh5# {]}
1-0
17. Wachtel - Muziol, 1953.
1. Re5 ! {[} Rb5 (1... Rxe5 2. Bxe5 b5 (2... Be2 3. Bc3#) 3.
Bc7#) (1... Bd1 2. Rxc5+ bxc5 3. Bc7#) 2. axb5 +- {]} 1-0
18. Hort - Portish, 1973.
1. Rg4+ fxg4 2. Qg5+ Kh8 3. Qh6 +- 1-0
19. Vukovich, 1951.
7. Training problem
1. Bb6 ! {[} Bf4 (1... Bxb6 2. Kxb6 e1=Q 3. c7#) 2. c7+
Bxc7 3. Ba7# {]} 1-0
1. Nf6+ gxf6 2. exf6 +- {[} Qe5 (2... Qg2 3. Qxf8+ Kxf8 4.

Rd8#) (2... Nc6 3. Qg4+ Kh7 4. Qg7#) 3. Rg1+ Qg5 4.
Rxg5+ hxg5 5. Qd2 Rc8 6. Qxg5+ Kf8 7. Qg7+ Ke8 8.
Qg8+ Kd7 9. Qxf7+ +- {]}
8. Neistadt - Abramov, Moscow, 1953.

20. Opochensky - Grdina, 1924.
1. Qf4 +- 1-0
9. Velimirovich - Gsom, Amsterdam, 1974.
1. Rf1 ! +- 1-0
10. Tal - Kampfhenkel, Halle, 1961.
1. h6 ! +- {[} gxf6 (1... gxh6 2. Qxh6 Qf2 3. Qg7#) 2. h7+

Kg7 3. Qh6+ Kh8 4. Bxf6# {]} 1-0
21. Krutikhin - Chaplinsky, USSR, 1950.
1. Nh5 ! gxh5 2. Rg1 ! {[} Rf7 (2... Rg6 3. Qf8+ Rg8 4.
Rxg8#) 3. Bxf7 Ne7 4. Qf8+ Ng8 5. Qxg8# {]} 1-0
1... g4+ 2. Kh4 Kg6 ! -+ 0-1

22. Tal - Platonov, USSR, 1973.
11. Crafford - Tracker, USA, 1960.
1... Qh7 ! 2. Bxh7 Rcxh7 -+ 0-1
12. Suetin - Schuh, Vienna, 1990.
1. Nxc5 ? Rg6+ 2. Kh1 Be2 ! -+ 0-1
13. Yats - Alechine, Kechkemet, 1927.
1. Rg3+ ! Kh8 2. Qh6 ! {[} Rxg3 3. Bg6 ! Rxg6 4. fxg6 fxg6

5. Qxf8# {]} 1-0
1. Qf8+ ! Qd8 (1... Rxf8 ? 2. Rxf8+ Nc8 3. Ra8+ Kxa8 4.
Rxc8#) 2. Ra8+ ! Kxa8 3. bxc7 ! +- {[} Ka7 4. Ra1+ Kb6 5.
cxd8=Q+ Kb5 (5... Kc6 6. Qf6+ Kc5 7. Qdb6+ Kc4 8.

Ra4#) 6. Qf1+ Kc5 7. Ra5+ Kb4 8. Qd2# {]}
24. Larsen - Petrosian, Santa Monica, 1966.
1. Rg5 ! Kh7 2. Rg3 g5 3. Rxg5 +- 1-0
25. Smislov - Boleslavsky, USSR, 1941.
1. Ba3 ! {[} exd4 2. Bc1 Re1+ (2... Nf8 3. Rxh6#) 3. Kf2
Rxc1 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rg8+ Kh7 6. R2g7# {]} 1-0
1. Rh1 ! +- {[} Rd8 (1... Ka7 2. Rg7+ Ka6 3. Ra1 +-) (1...
Nd7 2. Ra1 Nb6 ( 2... Rxg8 3. Rxa4#) 3. Rxg6 +-) 2. Ra1
Ka7 3. Rg7+ Rd7 4. Rxa4+ Kb8 5. Rxa8+ Kxa8 6. Rxd7
Nxd7 7. b5 Nb8 8. Kb4 +- {]} 1-0
35. Hamann - Bednarsky, 1971.
1... g4 2. a8=Q ?? (2. Ra5 !? g3 3. Rg5+ Nxg5 4. hxg5
g2+ 5. Kg1 Ra2 6. Nxc6 e6 -/+) 2... g3 {[} 3. Qxc6 g2# {]}
0-1
36. Durao - Cordovil, Portugal, 1967.
26. Reifir - Szilagy, Prague, 1955.

1. Rf6 ! {[} a3 2. h6 axb2+ 3. Kb1 Qxh6 4. Rf7+ Qg7 5.
Qxg7# {]} 1-0
27. Capablanca - Raubichek, New York, 1906.
1. Rf5 ! {[} Rbd8 (1... d2 2. Rxa7+ Qxa7 3. Ra5 Qxa6 4.
Rxa6#) 2. Ra5 d2 3. Qxa7+ Qxa7 4. Raxa7# {]} 1-0
1. Be2 ! {[} Qg5 2. Nf5+ Bxf5 3. g3+ Qxg3+ (3... Kh3 4.

Qf1#) 4. fxg3+ Kxg3 5. Qg5+ Kh3 (5... Bg4 6. Qxg4#) 6.
Bf1# {]} 1-0
37. Tomovich - Sokolov, Beograd, 1961.
1. Re5+ ? Kf2 ! +- {[} 2. a4 Rh1+ 3. Bxh1 Nf1# {]} 0-1
38. Andre - Bend, Bern, 1976.

1... Nf3+ ! 2. gxf3 Bxf3 ! {[} 3. d3 Qc8 ! 4. Ne3 Qh3 5.
Ncd5 Nxd5 6. Bd7 f5 7. Be6+ Kh8 8. Qe2 Nxe3 9. fxe3
Qg4+ 10. Kf2 Qg2+ 11. Ke1 Qxe2# {]} 0-1
1... Qe4 ! {[} 2. d5 (2. Rc3 g5 3. fxg5 hxg5 4. b5 Kh8 5.

Nxf5 Rh7+ 6. Nh4 g4#) 2... g5 3. dxc6 g4+ 4. Nxg4 fxg4+
5. Kxg4 bxc6 6. Rg1 (6. Kh3 Rf5 7. Nd2 Rh5+ 8. Kg4 Qf5+
9. Kf3 Qd3+ 10. Kg4 Be7 -+) 6... Qe2+ 7. Kh3 Rf5 -+ {]} 01
29. Andersen, 1842.

39. Braga - Siejro, Sienfuegos, 1984.
1. Qe6+ Qxe6 2. Nd7 Qxd7 3. Rb8+ Kxb8 4. cxd7 {[}
e1=Q 5. d8=Q# {]}
30. Romanovsky - Vilner, 1925.
1. c3 ! +- {[} Ne5 2. Bc2 Ng6 3. Qxg6 f5 4. Bxf5 +- {]} 1-0
31. Szabo - Bisguyer, 1955.
1. Rg4 {[} Qa5 (1... f6 2. Rh4 fxe5 3. g6 Rf5 4. Rh8#) 2.
Rh4 +- {]} 1-0
1. Nxh7 ! Rxe1+ (1... Kxh7 2. Bg5+ Kg7 (2... Kg8 3. Bf6 +) 3. Qh6+ Kg8 4. Bf6 +-) 2. Rxe1 f6 3. Bc1 Bf8 (3... Bxc1
4. Nxf6+ Kf7 5. Qh7+ Kxf6 6. Qe7#) 4. Nxf6+ Kf7 5. Qh7+
Bg7 6. Re7+ Kxe7 7. Qxg7+ Kd6 8. Ba3+ Ke5 9. Qe7+
Kf4 10. Qe3# 1-0
40. Goglidze - Kasparian, USSR, 1934.
1. g4 Rh3+ 2. Kf4 Rh4 3. Rxf5 gxf5 4. Kxf5 +- 1-0
41. Taimanov - Larsen, 1967.
32. Bondarenko, 1950.

1. Nf6 ! (1. Nf8 ? Bf5) 1... Bg6 2. Nd5 Be4 3. Nf4# 1-0
1... Ng4 ! 2. Rd1 (2. Ba4+ Ke7 3. Rb1 Rg5+ 4. Kh8 Nf6 5.
Rb7+ Ke6 6. Rb6+ Ke5 -+) 2... Rg5+ 3. Kh8 (3. Kh7 Nf6+
4. Kh6 Rg6#) 3... Nf6 ! 4. Ba4+ Ke7 -+ 0-1
33. Yanak - Urbanetz, 1976.

42. Borgstrem, 1956.
1. Re2 ! {[} Bg7 2. Re8+ Rxe8 3. Rxe8+ Bf8 4. Rxf8# {]} 10
34. Alechine - Heyes, 1923.
1. Qc3 ! Qxf3 (1... Kg5 2. f4+ ! Kh6 (2... Kxf4 3. Qe3#) (2...
Kh4 3. Qg3#) 3. Qh8#) 2. Qc1+ Ke4 (2... Qe3 3. Qxe3#)
3. Qc4# 1-0
43. Bobrikovsky - Mueller, 1977.
1. Rg7+ Kh5 2. Kg2 ! Rxc2+ 3. Kh3 +- 1-0

44. Kovalenko, 1970.
1. Qf6 ! Ke1 2. Qe5+ Kf2 (2... Kd1 3. Qa1#) 3. Qe2# 1-0
45. Smislov - Grigorian, Moscow, 1976.
1. Rxf6+ ! Kxf6 (1... Bxf6 ?? 2. Qe6#) 2. Qg4 ! Qc5+ 3.
Kh1 Ke7 4. Bg5+ +- {
46. Kelechevich - Antunas, Jugoslavia, 1968.
1... Rc6 ! 2. Rc1 (2. Rd4 Qe6+ 3. Ka4 Ra6+ 4. Kb5 Qc6#)
2... Qd5+ 3. Ka4 (3. Rc4 Qxc4+ 4. Ka3 Ra6#) 3... Ra6# 01
47. Korolkov, 1956.
1... g5+ ? 2. Kf5 +- {[} d1=Q 3. Ng7# {]} 1-0
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010121 Ambush
1. White to move
3. White to move
4. White to move
6. White to move
7. White to move
20. White to move
22. White to move
28. White to move
33. White to move
37. Black to move
1. Troitsky, 1897.
1. Qb2 ! Kh3 (1... g4 2. d4 Qg5 (2... Qd6 3. Nf5+ +-) (2...
Qe7 3. Nf5+ +-) 3. Qh2#) (1... Nd7 2. d4 Qb6+ 3. Qxb6
Nxb6 4. Kxb6 Kg3 5. a5 h4 6. a6 h3 7. a7 Kf2 (7... h2 8.
Nf1+ +-) 8. Nd1+ +-) 2. d4 Qd6 3. Qg2+ Kh4 4. Nf5#
12. Fogelman - Oliviero, 1960.

1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Qg3+ +- {[} Kf6 (2... Kf8 3. Ng6+ +-) (2...
Kh8 3. Nf7+ +-) (2... Kh7 ?? 3. Qg6+ Kh8 4. Nf7#) 3. Ng4+
+- {]} 1-0
13. Pilsbury - Vinaver
2. Yusupov - Noguejras, Monpelle, 1985.

1. Qd4 ! f6 (1... Qb6 2. Rb1 Qxd4 3. exd4 Ne6 4. Be3 +-)
2. exf6 gxf6 3. Bxf6 Rg8 4. Nb5 ! Qxb5 5. Bxb5 Ne6 6.
Qb2 cxb5 7. Bh4 +- 1-0
3. Birnov
1. Bxh6 gxh6 (1... Bd6 !?) (1... Bxd4 !?) 2. Qg3+ Kf8 3.
Ng6+ 1-0
14. Tchigorin - Steiniz, Havana, 1892.
1. Bxg7+ Kxg7 2. Qe7+ Kg6 (2... R8f7 3. Ne6+ +-) 3.
Ne6+ Qxg3+ 4. hxg3 +- 1-0
1. Rg1 ! +- {[} a1=Q 2. Bg2+ Kb6 3. Rxa1 +- {]}

15. Berliner - Ault, USA, 1959.
1. Bc3 ! Ra8 (1... Rd5 2. Nf5+ Kg8 3. Ne7+ +-) (1... Rg5 2.
Ne6+ +-) 2. Kb7 Rf8 (2... Rd8 3. Ne6+ +-) (2... Ra5 3.
Ne6+ Kg8 4. Bxa5 +-) 3. Nf5+ Kg8 4. Nh6#
1... Bxd4 2. Nxd4 Nxd4 3. Bxd4 Qxd4 4. Qa4+ ! {[} Kd8

(4... Qd7 5. Bb5 +-) ( 4... Bd7 5. Bf7+ Rxf7 6. Qxd4 +-) 5.
Rd1 +- {]} 1-0
16. Tchigorin - Consultants, Moscow, 1901.
5. Averbach - Florian, 1949.

1. Rxe6 ! Qxd4 (1... Rxd7 2. Rxf6#) 2. Rxe7+ Kg6 (2... Kf8
3. Rxe8+ Rxe8 4. Qf7#) 3. Qxd4 Rxd4 4. Rxe8 +- 1-0
1. hxg6+ Qxg6 2. Rf5 ! {[} Kg8 3. Rf8+ Kh7 4. Qxg6+ Kxg6

5. Rxb8 +- {]} 1-0
17. Solomon - Bernstein, Montevideo, 1954.
6. Kotov (training problem)

1. Qe6+ ! Kh5 (1... Kh7 ? 2. Ng5+ Kh8 3. Qc8+ Qe8 4.
Qxe8#) 2. Nf6+ gxf6 3. Qxe1 +-
1. Qxc5 ? Rd6 ! -+ {[} 2. Nc3 (2. Qb4 bxa4 -+) 2... Rd1+ 3.
Rxd1 Qxc5 -+ { ]} 0-1
18. Mikenas - Aronin, USSR, 1950.
7. Lissitsin (training problem)

1. Qd4 ! Rc7 2. Nd6+ Ke7 3. Qxg4 Kxd6 4. Qd4+ +8. Tal - Kolarov, Reykjawik, 1957.
1. Qd5 ! Ra7 2. Ng6+ Kg7 (2... hxg6 3. Rh3+ Kg7 4. Qxa2
+-) 3. Nxf8 Kxf8 4. e5 +- 1-0
9. Fine - Thomas, Hastings, 1936.
1. Qg4 ! +- 1-0
1... Qb1+ 2. Rc1 (2. Nc1 Qe4 -+) 2... Qxc1+ 3. Nxc1 Rxc6
! -+ {[} 4. Nd3 Rc1+ 5. Nxc1 Bxa8 -+ {]} 0-1
19. Shich - Rioler, corr., 1958.
1. Rd8+ Kg7 2. Rd5 +- {[} Bd6 (2... f6 3. Bf8+ Kxf8 4. Rxb5
+-) 3. Bd4+ +- { ]} 1-0
20. Bianketti, 1925.
1. Bb2 ! +- {[} Rf8 (1... Rf7 2. Rh3+ Kg8 3. Rh8#) 2. Rc7+
Kg8 3. Rg7+ Kh8 4. Ka2 ! {Zugzwang} Ra8+ 5. Ra7+ +- {]}
10. Rosseto - Szabo, Santa Fe, 1960.

21. The idea from A. Guliaev
1... Qf5 ! 2. Nxd6 Qg5 -+ 0-1
11. Liublinsky - Baturinsky, USSR, 1945.
1... Nf3+ ! 2. gxf3 Qg6+ 3. Kh1 Ng3+ -+ 0-1
1. Kf3 ! {[1. ... g1N+ 2. Kf2+ Nf3 3. Bxf3# ]} g1=Q 2. Nf2+

Qxf2+ 3. Kxf2# 1-0
22. Troitsky, 1896.
1. Rc8 ! Rxa7 2. Kb6+ +33. Khilmakov, 1926.

23. Sigl - Reich, corr.
1. Bxa7+ ! Ke5 2. f4+ +1. Nxe5 ! gxf5 2. Nxd7+ Kg6 (2... Re5 3. Bxe5+ Kh6 4.
Bxc7 +-) 3. Rd6+ Re6 4. Rxe6+ Kf7 5. Rxc6+ Ke7 6. Rxc7
+- 1-0
24. Dreser - Betzel, Hofheim, 1936.
34. Barca - Bronstein, Moscow-Budapest, 1949.

1... Nxe1 !! 2. Kf1 (2. Qg4 ?? Nf3#) (2. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 3. Kh2
gxf5 -+) 2... Nc2+ 3. Bc1 Rxc1+ 4. Ke2 Nd4+ 5. Kd2 (5.
Kd3 Rd1+ -+) 5... Nb3+ -+ 0-1
1... Rxf2 ! 2. Qxa6 Rf5+ 3. Kh1 Ng3+ 4. hxg3 Rh5# 0-1

35. Kruusnauk - Fokina, 1975.
25. Naumov - Petrushansky, USSR, 1978.
1. Rxe7 ! Bxe7 2. Qg4 ! +- 1-0
1... Be4 ! 2. Rf2 (2. Qe5 f2+ 3. Qxe4 f1=Q -+) 2... Rxa2 !
3. Rgf1 (3. Qb5 Qg2+ 4. Rgxg2 fxg2+ 5. Kg1 Ra1+ 6. Qb1
Rxb1+ 7. Rf1 Rxf1#) (3. Rxa2 f2+ 4. Rg2 f1=Q#) 3...
Qxf1+ 4. Rxf1 f2# 0-1
26. Grollmus - Pachman
1... Qxg2+ 2. Nxg2 Rxg2+ 3. Kh1 Bf3 -+ {[} 4. Qxf4 exf4 5.
Nd2 Bc6 6. Be4 Bxe4 7. Nxe4 f3 -+ {]} 0-1
27. Antosh - Sichelnik
1. Rf6+ Kg5 2. Qe7 ! -+ {[} Rxg4 3. Rd6+ +- {]} 1-0
1. Rxg6 ! Qxg6 (1... Nxh3 2. Rxe6+ Kh8 3. Rxe7 +-) 2.
Bxg6+ +29. Rosanes - Andersen, Breslau, 1863.
1... Bxd4+ ! 2. Be3 Rxe3 ! 3. Kg1 (3. Qc4 Re2#) 3... Re1#
0-1
30. Gandolin - Oyanen, 1962.
1... Ng4 2. Bxe7 Qb6 ! -+ 3. Kh1 Nf2+ 4. Kg1 Ne2+ 5.
Nxe2 (5. Bxe2 Nh3+ 6. Kh1 Qg1+ 7. Rxg1 Nf2#) 5... Nh3+
6. Kh1 Qg1+ 7. Nxg1 Nf2# 0-1
31. Ujtelki - Pachman, Trenchansko Teplitze, 1953.
1... Rxg3 !! 2. Qxb6 (2. Qxg3 Bf4 3. Qxf4 exf4 -+) 2... Bf4 !
3. Rf2 (3. Qd4 exd4 4. h4 Re3+ -+) (3. Qe3 Rxe3+ 4. Kg1
Rxe1+ -+) 3... Rg2+ 4. Kh1 Rh2+ 5. Kg1 Rh1# 0-1
32. Aleksandria - Kristol, 1969.
1. Nf7+ ! Kg8 2. Qd5 ! Nb6 3. Nh6+ Kh8 4. Rxf8+ Rxf8 5.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 6. Qe5+ Qg7 7. Qe8+ Qg8 8. Qxg8# 1-0
36. Keres - Gligorich, 1959.

1. Rxg7+ ! Bxg7 2. Qg4 ! +- 1-0
37. Ajdu - Junev, USSR, 1968.
1... Rxf3 ! 2. Qxe5+ Rf6+ 3. Ng2 Bxg2+ 4. Kg1 Bb7+ -+
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010122 X-ray
2. White to move
3. White to move
4. White to move
10. Black to move
11. Black to move
15. White to move
14. Madrin - Savij, 1968.
1. Rh8+ ! Qxh8 2. Rxh8# 1-0
1. Qh6+ Bxh6 2. Bxh6+ Kh7 3. Bf8+ Qh4 4. Rxh4# 1-0
2. Gelfand - Lautier, Beograd, 1995.
15. Reinfeld (training problem)
1. Nxe6+ ! Bxe6 2. Qxd6+ Rxd6 3. Rxd6 +/- {Variation.}
1. Be4 Qxb7 2. Bxb7 +3. Uhlmann - Gheorghiu, Hastings, 1966.
16. Nilsen - Geller, Stockholm, 1954.
1. Nxa6 ! {[} Bf6 2. Bb3 Nf7 3. Bxd5 +- {]}
4. Chirich - Kelechevich, Sarajevo, 1968.
1. Bxb7 Bxb7 2. Qxb7 f5 3. Bg5 Qxe4+ 4. Qxe4 fxe4 5.
Bxd8 Kxd8 6. Rb1 Kc7 7. Rb4 +/-
1... Rxc2 ! 2. Qxc2 (2. Rxc2 Qb1+ -+) 2... Qxc1+ {[} 3.
Qxc1 Rxc1+ 4. Rf1 Rxf1# {]} 0-1
17. NN - Pillsbury
1... Qf1+ 2. Bg1 Qf3+ 3. Bxf3 Bxf3# 0-1
5. Adams - Anand, London, 1994.

18. Lame - Rubinstein, Krakov, 1934.
1. Qf4 +- {[} Qa3 2. Rxa8 Qxa8 3. Rb8 Qa6 4. Qd4 +- {]}
1-0
1... Bxg2+ 2. Qxg2 (2. Rxg2 Qxe1+ 3. Rg1 Rdxh2#) 2...

Rxh2+ 3. Kxh2 (3. Qxh2 Qxh2#) 3... Qh4# 0-1
6. Belenky - Pirogov, Moscow, 1975.

19. Tisdall - J. Polgar, Reykjavik, 1988.
1... Qh1+ 2. Rxh1 Rxh1# 0-1
7. Lepek - Koonen, 1962.
1. Qe8+ Rxe8 2. Rxe8# 1-0
8. Tot - Nemet, Switzerland, 1984.
1... Qf2+ 2. Rxf2 Rxf2# 0-1
9. Almus - Herrmann, DDR, 1957.
1. Ra8+ Bxa8 2. Qxa8+ Qf8 3. Bh7+ +- 1-0
10. Novotelnov - Averbakh, USSR, 1951.
1... Bxf2+ 2. Qxf2 (2. Kxf2 Rf5+ -+) 2... Qxd1+ 3. Rxd1
Rxd1+ -+
11. Kots - Cheremisinov, Saratov, 1979.
1... Qxf1+ 2. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Nxe3+ -+
12. Euve - Loman, Amsterdam, 1923.
1... Bxd4 2. Qh8+ Bxh8 3. Rxh8# 1-0
13. Pasman - Machavariani, Riga, 1959.
1. Rxg7 ! Rxg7 2. Qg8+ Rxg8 3. hxg8=Q# 1-0
1... R1h3 ! 2. Qe2 Qa4+ !! 3. Rxa4 (3. Kb1 Rh1+ -+) 3...
Rxa4+ 4. Kb1 Rh1+ -+ 0-1
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010123 Win of time
2. White to move
4. White to move
6. White to move
7. White to move
8. White to move
9. White to move
10. White to move
12. White to move
1. Adams - van der Wiel, Wijk aan Zee, 1991.

9. Troitsky, 1897.
1. Qf2+ Ka5 2. Qd2+ Kb6 (2... Qb4 3. Qxd7 +-) 3. Qe3+
Ka5 4. Qc3+ {[} Qb4 ( 4... Kb6 5. Qc5#) 5. Qc7+ b6 (5...
Qb6 6. Ra1+ Kb5 7. Rb1+ +-) 6. Qe5+ b5 7. Qc7+ Ka4 8.
Ra1+ Kb3 9. Rb1+ +- {]} 1-0
1. f8=N+ Kg5 2. Ne6+ Kg6 3. Nf4+ Kg5 4. Nh3+ Kg6 5.

Nxg1 +10. Nadareishvili, 1976.
2. Dreev - Shirov, Wijk aan Zee, 1996.

1. Qe7+ Kg8 (1... Kh6 ? 2. Qe3+ +-) 2. Qd8+ Kg7 3. Qc7+
! +- {Variation.}
1. Na5 b2 2. Nc4+ Kc5 3. Na3 Kb4 4. Nb1 Kb3 5. Kd1 Ka2

6. Kc2 {Stalemate.}
11. Troitsky, 1925.
1. Qd6+ Kh1 2. Qd5+ Kh2 3. Qe5+ Kh1 4. Qe4+ Kh2 5.
Qf4+ Kh1 6. Qf3+ Kh2 7. Qf2+ Kh1 8. Qg1# 1-0
4. Troitsky, 1908.
1. Qa8+ Kh7 2. Qb7+ Kh8 3. Qc8+ Kh7 4. Qd7+ Kh8 5.
Qe8+ Kh7 6. Qe7+ Kh8 7. Qxe5+ Kh7 8. Qe7+ Kh8 9.
Qe8+ Kh7 10. Qd7+ Kh8 11. Qc8+ Kh7 12. Qb7+ Kh8 13.
Qa8+ Kh7 14. Qa7+ Kh8 15. Qxd4+ Kh7 16. Qa7+ Kh8
17. Qa8+ Kh7 18. Qb7+ Kh8 19. Qc8+ Kh7 20. Qxf5+ Kh8
21. Qc8+ Kh7 22. Qb7+ Kh8 23. Qa8+ Kh7 24. Qa7+ Kh8
25. Qd4+ Kh7 26. Qd3+ Kh8 27. Qxc3+ Kh7 28. Qd3+
Kh8 29. Qd4+ Kh7 30. Qa7+ Kh8 31. Qa8+ Kh7 32. Qb7+
Kh8 33. Qxb2+ Kh7 34. Qb7+ Kh8 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36.
Qd7+ Kh8 37. Qxd5 +5. Troitsky, 1930.
1. Qc8+ Qf8 2. Qxe6+ Kh8 3. Qe5+ Kg8 4. Qxd5+ Kh8 5.
Qxd4+ Kg8 6. Qc4+ Kh8 7. Qc3+ Kg8 8. Qb3+ Kh8 9.
Qb2+ Kg8 10. Qa2+ Kh8 11. Rh2+ Qxh2 12. Qxh2+ Kg8
13. Qh7# 1-0
6. Troitsky, 1929.
1. Qxf6+ Kh7 2. Qf5+ Kh8 (2... Qg6 3. Nf8+ Kg7 4. Nxg6
+-) 3. Qe5+ Kh7 4. Qe4+ Kh8 5. Qd4+ Kh7 6. Qd3+ Kh8
7. Qc3+ Kh7 8. Qc2+ Kh8 9. Qb2+ Kh7 10. Qb1+ Kh8 11.
Qh1+ Qh7 12. Qa1+ Kg8 13. Qa8+ Kf7 14. Qa7+ +7. Troitsky, 1930.
1. Nf4+ Ke5 2. Ng6+ Kd5 3. Ne7+ Ke5 4. Nxc6+ +8. Troitsky, 1896.
1. Nc6+ Kb5 2. Nd4+ Ka5 (2... Kb4 3. Nf3 g4 4. f8=Q+
Kb5 (4... Kxb3 5. Nd2+ +-) 5. Nd4+ Ka5 6. Qa3#) (2... Kc5
3. Nf3 g4 4. f8=Q+ Kd5 5. Qf5+ +-) 3. Nf3 g4 4. f8=Q gxf3
5. Qa3+ Kb5 6. Qa4+ Kc5 7. Qc4+ Kd6 8. Qd4+ +-
1... a1=Q 2. h8=Q+ Kb1 3. Qh7+ Kb2 4. Qg7+ Kb1 5.

Qg6+ Kb2 6. Qf6+ Kb1 7. Qf5+ Kb2 8. Qe5+ Kb1 9. Qe4+
Kb2 10. Qd4+ Kb1 11. Qd3+ Kb2 12. Qxb3# 1-0
12. Troitsky
1. Rh6+ Qxh6 2. Qa8+ Kh7 3. Qb7+ Kh8 4. Qc8+ Kh7 5.
Qd7+ Kh8 6. Qe8+ Kh7 7. Qe7+ Kh8 8. Qxe5+ Kh7 9.
Qe7+ Kh8 10. Qe8+ Kh7 11. Qd7+ Kh8 12. Qc8+ Kh7 13.
Qb7+ Kh8 14. Qa8+ Kh7 15. Qa7+ Kh8 16. Qxd4+ Kh7
17. Qa7+ Kh8 18. Qa8+ Kh7 19. Qb7+ Kh8 20. Qc8+ Kh7
21. Qxf5+ Kh8 22. Qc8+ Kh7 23. Qb7+ Kh8 24. Qa8+ Kh7
25. Qa7+ Kh8 26. Qd4+ Kh7 27. Qd3+ Kh8 28. Qxc3+
Kh7 29. Qd3+ Kh8 30. Qd4+ Kh7 31. Qa7+ Kh8 32. Qa8+
Kh7 33. Qb7+ Kh8 34. Qxb2+ Kh7 35. Qb7+ Kh8 36.
Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qd7+ Kh8 38. Qxd5 +-
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010201 Theoretical draw
1. White to move
2. White to move
3. Black to move
4. White to move
5. White to move
6. Black to move
7. White to move
8. Black to move
9. White to move
10. Black to move
11. White to move
12. Black to move
13. White to move
14. Black to move
1... Kd3 2. Kf2 Kc2 3. Ke2 d3+ 4. Ke3 d1=Q 5. Rxd1 Kxd1
6. Kxd3
1. Kd5 Kb7 2. Kd6 Ka8 3. Kd7 (3. Kc6) (3. Kc7) 3... Kb7
13. Lissitsyn, 1952.
1. Kf4 Kh7 2. h4 Kh8 3. Kg5 Kh7 4. Be6 Kh8 5. h5 Kg7 6.
h6+ Kh8 7. Kf6 (7. Kg6) 7... Kh7 8. Kg5
1. Rg8+ Rc8 2. Rxc8+ Kxc8 3. Ba6 bxa6 (3... Kc7 4. Bxb7

Kxb7)
14. Rabinovich
1... b5 ! 2. cxb6 Kb7
1... Kd3 2. Ka1 Kd2 (2... Kc3) (2... Kc2) 3. Kb2
15. Sax - Bukich, Bath, 1973.
1... Rxg6 2. Kxg6 Kxe6 1/2-1/2
1. Ke7 Kg8 2. Ba2+ (2. Ke8 Kh8 3. Kf7) 2... Kh8 3. Bb1 (3.
Ke8)
1. Bc6 (1. Kc6 Ka8 2. Kd7 (2. Kc7) 2... Kb8) (1. Bc4 Ka8
2. Kc6 Kb8 3. Bb3 Ka8 4. Be6 Kb8 5. Kd7 Ka8) 1... Kc8 2.
Bd5 Kb8
1... Kd3 (1... Kd1 2. Kb2 Kd2 3. Ka1 Kc2) 2. Kb2 Kc4 3.
Ka1 Kb4 4. Kb2 Ka4 5. Ka1 Ka3
1. Kf1 ! {The rule: white king moves to the square of the
same color as a knight's square.} Nf6 2. Kf2 Ng4+ 3. Kf1
Ne3+ 4. Kf2 Ng2 5. Kf1 Nh4 6. Kf2 Nf5 7. Kf1 Ng3+ 8. Kf2
1... Qb6+ 2. Ka8 Qd8+ (2... Ke2) 3. Kb7 Qd7+ 4. Kb8
Qb5+ 5. Ka8 Qa6 (5... Kf2) 6. Kb8
1. Qb3+ Ka1 2. Qc3+ (2. Qxc2) 2... Kb1 3. Qb3+ Ka1
1... e3 2. Kb4 e2
1. Ra2+ Kh3 2. Ra1 Kg2
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010202 Stalemate
1. Black to move
2. White to move
4. White to move
5. White to move
6. Black to move
11. Black to move
12. Black to move
13. White to move
15. White to move
16. White to move
24. White to move
25. White to move
32. White to move
33. White to move
36. Black to move
37. Black to move
38. White to move
39. White to move
41. Black to move
43. White to move
44. Black to move
45. White to move
46. White to move
47. White to move
48. Black to move
49. Black to move
50. White to move
51. Black to move
52. White to move
53. White to move
54. White to move
55. White to move
1. Training problem
13. Gzheban, 1973.
1... Nc7+ 2. Qxc7+ Qxc7
1. Qh8+ Re8 2. Qxe8+ Bxe8 3. f3
2. Training problem
14. Valbrodt - Harusek, 1896.
1. Qxf2+ Qxf2 (1... Kxf2)

3. Weintrub - Reimer, 1913.
1. Rb6+ ! Kxb6 1/2-1/2
4. Venink, 1918.
1. Bc3 ! Kxc3 (1... Kc1 2. Bb2+ Kd2 3. Bh8)
5. Lazar, 1912.
1. Rf8 ! Qxf8 2. d8=Q+ Qxd8
6. Troitsky
1... Kf1 (1... Kd1 2. Kxh2 Kc2 3. Qc5+ Kd1 4. Kg2 Ke1 5.
Qe3+ Kd1 6. Kf2 Kc2 7. Qc5+ Kd1 8. Ke3 Ke1 9. Qc3 +-)
2. Qxd2
7. Post - Nimzovich, 1905.
1... Rb8 ! 1/2-1/2
8. Tchigorin - Schlechter, Ostende, 1905.
1. Qb6+ Ka8 2. Ka6 (2. Qxc7) 2... Qc8+ 3. Ka5 Qc7 ! 1/21/2
9. Portish - Lendiel, Malaga, 1964.
1. f4 Qg4+ 2. Kh6 (2. Kf6 Qe6+ 3. Kg5 Qg4+) 2... Qg5+
1/2-1/2
1... Qe1+ 2. Kg2 (2. Kxe1) 2... Qg1+ 3. Kxg1 1/2-1/2

15. Dolchi, 1916.
1. g5 ! c1=Q 2. Rxg8+ Kxg8
16. Berger
1. Kg3 a3 2. Kh4 a2 3. g3 a1=Q
17. Zagoriansky - Tolush, Moscow, 1945.
1. Kg1 (1. Qxf6 Ne4+ -+) 1... Rxf4 1/2-1/2
18. Bartolich - Atkin, St. Petersburg, 1902.
1. Qf6+ Kg8 2. Qg7+ Kxg7 3. h6+ Kf7 1/2-1/2
19. Troitsky - Fokht, 1896.
1. Rxd8+ Kxd8 2. Qd1+ Qxd1 1/2-1/2
20. Goldin - Riabov, USSR, 1972.
1. Re7+ Qxe7 (1... Kb8 2. Re8+ Kb7 3. Re7+) 2. Qc7+
Qxc7 (2... Ka6 3. Qxb6+ Kxb6) 1/2-1/2
21. Nikolaevsky - Taimanov, Tallinn, 1966.
1... Kb6 2. Kd6 Ka5 3. Kxc5 (3. Kc6) 1/2-1/2
22. Kasparian, 1949.
1. Bg1 ! Qg4+ 2. Kh2 Qxf3 (2... Kh4 3. Rg3) 1/2-1/2
10. Seletsky, 1936.

23. Kaminer, 1929.
1. Na7 (1. Nb6 ?? Bb4#) 1... Bxa7 1/2-1/2
1. a8=Q Rxa8 1/2-1/2
11. Zevers, 1909.
24. Troitsky
1... e1=Q+ 2. Rb4+ Kf5 (2... Qxb4+ 3. Kxb4 Ke4 4. Ka3
Bc4 5. Kb2 Kd3 6. Ka1)
12. Troitsky, 1916.
1... e1=Q 2. Rh2+ Kg1 3. Rh1+ Kxh1 (3... Kf2 4. Rxe1
Kxe1)
1. b7+ Kxb7 (1... Kxc7 2. b8=Q+ Kc6 3. Qa8+ Kc5 4.

Qxf3) 2. c8=Q+ Kxc8 (2... Kb6 3. Qe6+ Kb5 4. Qf5+ Kc4
5. Qxf3)
25. V. and M. Platovs, 1906.
1. Rb1+ ! Ka2 2. Ra1+ Kxa1
26. Gurgenidze - Dzhindzhikhashvili, USSR

1. Nxf5+ ! Nxf5 2. Ne7 ! Nxe7 (2... Nd6 3. Nf5+ Nxf5) 1/21/2
27. Opponents Unknown
1... Kd3 (1... Kc3 2. Rc2+ Kxc2) (1... Kc1 2. Rc2+ Qxc2) 2.
Rb3+ ! Ke4 3. Rb4 Qxb4
1. Kh7 Bd3+ (1... a1=Q 2. g8=Q+ Ke7 3. Qg7+ Qxg7+ 4.
Kxg7) 2. Kh8 ! a1=Q
1... Rxc4 ! 2. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

28. Ioffe - Rau, Moscow, 1979.
1. Rf8+ Ka7 2. Ra5+ Qxa5 3. Ra8+ Kxa8
1... Rf1+ 2. Kh2 Rh1+ 3. Kg3 (3. Kxh1 Qxg2+ 4. Qxg2) 3...
Qxg2+ 4. Kxg2 Rg1+ 5. Kxg1 1/2-1/2
29. Bronstein - Gerasin, USSR, 1978.
1. Rg5+ Kf6 2. Rf5+ Kg7 3. Rg5+ (3. Rxf7+ Kxf7 4. Qf2+
Qxf2) 3... hxg5 4. Qh7+ Kf8 5. Qxf7+ 1/2-1/2
30. Rovner - Guldin, USSR, 1939.
1. Qg8+ ! Kxg8 (1... Kh6 2. Qf4+ Qxf4 (2... g5 3. Qxf6#) 3.
Qxg6+ fxg6) 2. Qe8+ Kh7 3. Qg8+ Kh6 4. Qh7+ Kg5 5.
Qh6+ (5. Qxg6+ Qxg6 (5... fxg6) ( 5... Kxg6)) 5... Kxh6
1/2-1/2

1... Kf7 2. Rf8+ ! Kxf8 (2... Ke7 3. Rxf6 Kxf6 4. Kh6 Kf5 5.
Kh5 Kf6 6. Kxg4 Kg6 7. Kf4 Kf6 8. Ke4 Kg5 9. Kd4 Kg4
10. Kc5 Kxg3 11. Kb5 Kf4 12. Kxa5 Ke5 13. Kb6 Kd6 14.
a5 Kd7 15. Kb7 +-) 1/2-1/2
1... f1=Q 2. Rf2+ ! Qxf2 3. g4+ Ke4
1... Nc8 ! 2. a8=Q {[2. a8R =; 2. a8b =; 2. a8N =;]} 1/2-1/2
31. Marshall - McClur, New York, 1923.

1. Rh6 ! (1. h8=Q+ ? Rxh8 2. Rh6 Rxh6 3. b5 Rxc6 ! -+)
1... Rxh6 2. h8=Q+ Rxh8 3. b5 1/2-1/2
1. Rb1 ! b4+ (1... Qxb1) 2. Ka4 Qxb1 (2... b3 3. Rxg1+

Kxg1 4. Kxb3 Kf2 5. Kb4 Ke3 6. Kc5 Kxd3 7. Kxd5 +-)
32. Ortmans, 1915.

1. g4+ Ke4
1... Bd4 2. Rxe5 ! Bxe5
33. Troitsky, 1924.
1. a8=B Bd5
34. Adams - Dimitrov, Elenite, 1993.
1... e3 2. Qh3+ Qxh3 1/2-1/2
35. Akesson - Schussler, Malmo, 1986.
1... Kxh2 2. Qh1+ Kxh1 1/2-1/2
36. Kubbel, 1928.
1... e1=Q 2. Rg8+ Qe8 3. Rh8 ! Qxh8 (3... b5 4. Rxe8+
Kxe8 5. Kc5 Ke7 6. Kxb5 Kd6 7. Kc4)
1. Ka3 Kd7 2. Ka2 a3 3. Ka1 a2 4. c8=Q+ Kxc8 5. a8=Q+

Rxa8
1. c8=Q Rb8 ! 2. Qxb8 (2. Kd7 Rxc8 3. Kxc8)
1. Kd1 Ka2 2. Kc2
1... Bf4+ 2. Ka8 c2 3. b8=Q Bxb8 4. c7 c1=Q 5. c8=Q+
Qxc8

1... Rc4+ 2. Kb2 Rb4+ 3. Ka1 Rxb5 4. b8=Q Rxb8
1. b8=Q+ Kg7 (1... Qxb8 2. g7+ Kh7 3. g8=Q+ Kxg8) 2.
Qh8+ Kxh8 (2... Qxh8) 3. g7+ Kh7 4. g8=Q+ Kxg8
1... g1=Q 2. Bxb6+ Qxb6
1. Nxe4 ! Bxe4 2. Bxb6+ Bxb6
53. Kalandadze, 1958.
1. Rg5 f1=Q (1... Kf6 2. Rg8 Kf7 3. Rg5) 2. Rf5+ ! Qxf5
{Stalemate.}
54. Kalandadze, 1957.
1. Kxg3 h1=Q 2. Re1+ ! Kxe1 {Stalemate.}
55. Bron, 1958.
1. Rxg4 f1=Q 2. Rf4+ ! Qxf4+ 3. Bb4+ Ke8 {Stalemate.}
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010203 Furious piece
4. White to move
5. White to move
6. White to move
8. White to move
10. White to move
11. White to move
13. White to move
15. White to move
17. Black to move
18. White to move
19. Black to move
20. White to move
21. White to move
22. White to move
23. White to move
1. Zolner - Gebhart, 1938.

1. Rf8+ Kg7 2. Rf7+ Kg8 (2... Kh6 3. Rh7+ Kxh7) 3. Rf8+
1/2-1/2
2. Bannik - Vistanetckis, USSR
1... Rg2+ 2. Kf6 a1=Q+ ! 3. Rxa1 Ra2 4. Rd1 Rd2 5. Rf1
Rf2 1/2-1/2
12. Zevers, 1500.

1. Rh7+ Kg8 2. Rg7+ Kf8 3. Rf7+ Ke8 4. Re7+ Kd8 5.
Re8+ Kc7 6. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2
1. Bg6+ Kg8 2. Bf7+ Kh7 (2... Kxf7) 3. Bg6+
14. Etter - Weihert, Berlin, 1960.
3. Wade - Kromarti, Australia, 1939.

1. Ne2+ Rxe2 2. Rg4+ Kf3 (2... Kf2 3. Rf4+ Ke1 4. Rf1+
Kd2 5. Rd1+ Ke3 6. Rd3+) 3. Rf4+ Ke3 4. Rf3+ 1/2-1/2
1... Re2+ (1... a1=Q ?? 2. Rc5#) 2. Kd3 (2. Kf3 ? Kd4 -+)
2... Rd2+ 3. Ke3 1/2-1/2
15. Ercole del Rio, 1750.
4. Training problem
1. Rb3+ Ka4 2. Rb4+ Ka5 3. Rb5+
5. Training problem
1. Rb6+ Ka5 (1... Qxb6) 2. Rb5+ Ka4 3. Rb4+
6. Training problem
1. Qf8+ Ka7 2. Qc5+ Qxc5 (2... Kb8 3. Qf8+) (2... b6 3.

Qxc7+ Ka8 4. Qc8+ Ka7 5. Qc7+)
16. Rodriges - Weissman, Bucuresti, 1974.
1... Nf2+ 2. Bxf2 (2. Kh2 ? Qxh4+ 3. Kg1 Qg3+ 4. Bg2
Qxg2#) 2... Qh3+ 3. Kg1 ( 3. Bxh3) 3... Qg4+ 4. Kh2 (4.
Bg3 Qxg3+ 5. Kh1 Qxh4+ 6. Kg1 Qg3+) 4... Qh3+ 5. Kxh3
(5. Bxh3) 1/2-1/2
1. Rh7+ Kg3 2. Re7 Rd8 3. Rd7 Rc8 4. Rc7

17. Galberstadt, 1950.
7. Pribyl - Ornstein, Tallinn, 1977.
1... Rf7+ 2. Kxf7 Qg6+ 3. Ke7 Qf7+ 4. Kd6 Qd5+ 5. Kxd5
1/2-1/2
8. Dikarev - Peltz, Ukraine, 1964.
{White did not find the combination with furious queen in
this position and lost the game. Can you get a draw ?} 1.
Qe5+ Kg8 (1... Qg7 2. Qb8+ Qxb8) 2. Qg7+ Qxg7 (2...
Kxg7)
9. Izvozchikov - Ozsvat, USSR, 1972.
1... Qxc3+ (1... Qxf8 ? 2. Ng6+ Kxg8 3. Nxf8 Kxf8 4. Kc2
+-) 2. Ke2 (2. Kd1 Qd2+ 3. Kxd2) 2... Qe3+ 3. Kf1 Qf2+ 4.
Kxf2 1/2-1/2
1... Qxg3 2. Ra5+ Kb7 (2... Kb6 3. Ra6+ Kc5 4. Ra5+) 3.

Ra7+ Kc6 4. Ra6+ Kd5 5. Ra5+ Ke4 6. Ra4+ Kf5 7. Ra5+
Kg4 8. Rg5+
18. Prokesh, 1946.
1. Rc7+ ! Kd8 (1... Kxc7) (1... Qxc7) 2. Rd7+ Ke8 3. Re7+
19. Prokesh, 1938.
1... Qxc7 2. Rd5+ Kb6 (2... Kc6 3. Rc5+) 3. Rb5+ Ka6 4.
Rb6+ Ka5 5. Rb5+
20. Kling and Gorviz, 1851.
1. Rc7+ Ke6 2. Re7+ Kd5 (2... Kd6 3. Re6+) 3. Rd7+ Kc5
4. Rc7+ (4. Rd5+ ? Kc4 -+)
10. Kopach, 1942.

1. Bf7 Bh7 (1... Bxf7 2. Kxb1) 2. Bg8 Bf5 3. Be6 Be4 4.
Bd5
11. Troitsky, 1929.
1. Ne6 ! Nb5 2. Nc7 Nd4 3. Ne6 ! Nc2 4. Nd4
1. Re4 Rg5 (1... Ra5 2. Ra4+ Rxa4) 2. Rg4 Rf5 3. Rf4

22. Neidze, 1957.
1. Rg1 Rc2 2. Rg2 Rc3 3. Rg3 Rc4 4. Rg4 Rc5 5. Rg8+ !
Kxg8 {Stalemate.}
23. Liburkin, 1951.

1. e4+ ! Kg3 2. Rg2+ ! Kh3 3. Rg3+ Kh2 4. Rg2+ Kh1 5.
Rh2+ Kg1 6. Rg2+ Kf1 7. Rf2+ Rxf2 {Stalemate.}
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010204 Perpetual check
13. White to move
14. White to move
15. White to move
16. White to move
17. White to move
19. White to move
20. White to move
21. White to move
22. White to move
23. White to move
24. White to move
27. White to move
29. White to move
30. Black to move
31. White to move
32. White to move
34. White to move
35. White to move
36. White to move
37. White to move
39. White to move
40. White to move
41. White to move
42. White to move
43. White to move
44. White to move
45. White to move
47. White to move
49. White to move
52. White to move
54. White to move
58. White to move
59. Black to move
60. White to move
61. White to move
62. White to move
63. White to move
64. White to move
65. White to move
66. White to move
67. White to move
68. Black to move
70. White to move
71. White to move
72. White to move
1. Lasker - Lissitsyn, Moscow, 1935.

1... Qxf2+ 2. Kh2 Qh4+ 3. Kg1 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2
2. Tarasevich - Zlotnik, USSR, 1971.
1. Bh5+ Kxh5 (1... Kxf5 2. Bg6#) (1... Kh7 2. Rg7#) 2.
Ng7+ Kh6 3. Nf5+ Kh5 4. Ng7+ 1/2-1/2
3. Lissitsyn - (Training problem), 1952.
1... Rd2 ! 2. a7 Nh2+ 3. Kg1 Nf3+ 4. Kf1 Nh2+ 5. Ke1
Nf3+ 1/2-1/2
4. Aisers - Crokett, USA, 1980.
1. Qxc4 Rxb2 ! 2. Rb1 ! Qa3 ({Black overlloked the
winning move} 2... b5 ! 3. Qc7+ Kxc7 4. Rxb2 Qd2 -+) 3.
Rxd5 {[In the game was 3. ... Rxa2+? 4. Qxa2+- and white
won.]} exd5 4. Qxd5 Qc3 ({Perpetual check number 1} 4...
Rxa2+ 5. Qxa2 Qc3+ 6. Rb2 Qe1+ 7. Qb1 Qa5+ 8. Ra2
Qc3+) 5. Rxb2 (5. Qe5+ Ka8 6. Rxb2 Ba3 7. d5 Bxb2+ 8.
Kb1 Qb4 9. Qxb2 {Perpetual check number 2} Qe1+ 10.
Qc1 Qb4+ 11. Qb2 (11. Ka1 Qc3+ 12. Qb2 {Perpetual
check number 3} Qe1+ 13. Qb1 Qc3+) 11... Qe1+)
{Perpetual check number 4} 5... Qe1+ 6. Rb1 Qc3+ 1/21/2
5. Kliatskin, 1924.
1. Nh3 cxb2 2. Rg1+ Ke2 3. Rg2+ Kf3 4. Rg3+ Ke4 5.
Rg4+ Kf5 6. Rg5+ Kf6 7. Rg6+ Kf7 8. Rg7+ Kf8 9. Rg8+
1/2-1/2
6. Bronstein - Boleslavsky, USSR, 1950.
1. Qf5+ Kg8 (1... Kg7 2. Qg5+ Kh7 3. Qe7+ Kg8 4. Qg5+
Kf7 5. Qf5+) ({Black king does not dare to move to the efile because after 2. Rxe4+ the game will be lost} 1... Ke7
2. Rxe4+ Kd8 3. Qxf8+ Kc7 4. Re7+ Kb6 5. Re6+ Ka5 6.
Ra2+ Kxb5 7. Re5+ Kc4 8. Qc8+ Kb3 9. Qe6+ Kb4 10.
Qb6+ Kc3 11. Qa5+ Kd3 12. Qb5+ Kd4 13. Qd7+ Kc4 14.
Re4+ Qd4 15. Qxd4+ Kb5 16. Qd5+ Qc5 17. Ra5+ Kxa5
18. Qxc5+ Ka6 19. Ra4#) 2. Qg6+ Kh8 3. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2
1. Rc5 Ng4 ! {Counter attacking move} 2. Qg8+ ! {Counter

counter attacking move} Kg6 3. Qe6+ Kh7 4. Qg8+ 1/2-1/2
9. Schinkman, 1929.
1. Nc6+ Kf8 2. Ne6+ Kg8 3. Ne7+ Kh7 4. Nf8+ Kh6 5.
Ng8+ Kg5 6. Nh7+ Kf5 7. Nh6+ Ke6 8. Ng5+ Ke7 9. Nf5+
Kf8 10. Ne6+ Kg8 11. Ne7+ ({Capturing the rook on h4
leads to the draw also} 11. Nxh4 Bxe8 12. d8=Q Rxd8+
13. Nxd8 g3 14. Bxh8 Kxh8) 1/2-1/2
10. Kasparian - Chekhover, USSR, 1936.
1. Rxb7+ Ka8 2. Rxa7+ Kxa7 3. Qb6+ Ka8 4. Qa6+ Kb8 5.
Qd6+ Kc8 6. Qe6+ { Variation.} 1/2-1/2
11. Ilivitsky - Dubinin, USSR, 1948.
1... Rxf1+ 2. Rxf1 Qe3+ 3. Kg2 Qd2+ 4. Kg1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2
12. Geller - Gurgenidze, USSR, 1958.
1... Qh8 2. Bxf6 ! exf6 (2... Qxf6 3. Qg8#) (2... Kxf6 3.
Qg6#) 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2
13. Kivi, 1934.
1. Nd5+ ! Kg3 (1... Kg4 2. Ne3+ +-) (1... Kh5 2. Nf6+ Kh4
3. Nd5+) 2. Bc7+ Kf2 (2... Kg4 3. Ne3+ +-) (2... Kxg2 3.
Ne3+ +-) 3. Bb6+ Ke1 4. Ba5+ Kf2 5. Bb6+
14. Korani, 1968.
1. Rh3+ Kg7 2. Rg3+ Kh7 (2... Kf8 3. Rf3)
1. Qf3+ Rb7 2. Qf8+ Rb8 3. Qf3+
16. Gorgiev and Kakovin
1. Nc8+ Ka8 2. Nb6+
17. Kubbel, 1917.
7. Lissitsyn - Klaman, Leningrad, 1950.

1. Qg5+ Kf7 2. Qh5+ Ke7 (2... Kf8 3. Qh6+ Ke8 (3... Ke7
4. Qg5+ Kd7 5. Qd5+ Kc7 6. Qxc5+ Kd8) 4. Qh5+ Kd7 5.
Qd5+ Kc7 6. Qxc5+ Kb7 7. Qb5+ Ka8 8. Qd5+ Kb8 9.
Qb5+ Kc7 10. Qc5+ Kd8 11. Qg5+) 3. Qg5+ Ke8 4. Qh5+
Kd8 5. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2
8. Hoffers - NN, 1860.
1. Nc2+ Ka2 2. Ra4+ Kb3 3. Rb4+ Ka2 4. Ra4+ Kb1 5.

Rb4+ Ka2
18. Held - Vlk, Halle, 1952.
1. Rxe8 ? (1. Nxf7 !) 1... Rh1+ 2. Kxh1 Qc1+ 3. Kh2 Qf4+
4. Kh1 (4. g3 Qxf2+ 5. Kh1 Qf1+) 4... Qc1+ 1/2-1/2
19. Khvalchev, 1949.

1. Bc2+ Ka2 (1... Kc1 2. Nb3+) 2. Bb3+ Kb1 (2... Ka3 3.
Nc2+) 3. Bc2+
1... Ra7+ 2. bxa7+ Rxa7+ 3. Kb6 Rb7+ 4. Ka6

1. Rf3+ Kg1 2. Bc5+ Kh2 3. Bd6+
20. Chekhover
1. Nc2+ Ka2 (1... Qxc2+ 2. Kxc2 b5 3. e6 b4 4. e7 b3+ 5.
Kd2 b2 6. e8=Q b1=Q 7. Qxa4+) 2. Nb4+ Ka3 3. Nc2+
1. Rb3+ Kg4 2. Rb4+ Kf5 3. Rb5+ Ke4 4. Rb4+ Kd3 5.

Rb3+ Kd4 6. Rb4+ Kc5 7. Rb5+
21. Pachman, 1961.

33. Gruenfeld - Semisch, Baden-Baden, 1925.
1. Nf5+ Kh5 (1... Kh3 2. Rg3#) 2. Ng7+ Kh6 3. Nf5+ Kh5
(3... Kh7 4. Rg7#)
22. Zevers, 1922.
1. Bh3+ Ke2 2. Bg4+ Kd3 3. Bf5+ Kc4 4. Be6+
1. Rb8+ Ka7 (1... Kc7 2. d8=Q#) 2. Ra8+ Kb7 1/2-1/2

34. Holzhausen, 1899.
1. Rb4 ! a1=Q 2. Nc6+ Ka6 (2... Ka8 3. Rb8#) 3. Nb8+
Ka7
23. Birnov, 1954.

35. Troitsky, 1941.
1. Ne7+ Kf8 2. Ng6+ Kg8 3. Ne7+ Kh8 4. Ng6+
1. Nb3+ Kb5 2. Nd4+ Kc5 3. Ne6+ Kb5 4. Nd4+
24. Prokesh, 1941.
36. Kozlovsky, 1932.
1. Nd6+ Kc7 2. Ne8+ Kc8 3. Nd6+
25. Walbrodt - Mieses, Berlin, 1894.
1. Nf5+ Kg8 (1... Kh8 2. g7+ Kg8 3. Nh6#) 2. Ne7+ Kg7 3.
Nf5+ 1/2-1/2
1. Re6+ Kc7 (1... Kc5 2. Re5+ Kb4 3. Re4+) 2. Re7+ Kb8

3. Re8+
37. Afanasiev, 1950.
1. Rb1 Qxh3 2. Rb2+ Kg1 3. Rb1+
26. Pilnik - Petrosian, Stockholm, 1952.

38. Perez-Garcia - Zechevich, Pula, 1986.
1. Qh1+ Kg8 (1... Kg7 ? 2. gxf6+ Kxf6 3. Qh8+ Kxf5 (3...
Ke7 4. f6+ Ke6 5. Qh3+ Kxf6 6. Rxc2 +-) 4. Qh7+ Ke6 5.
Qxc2 +-) 2. Qa8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2
1. Nd3+ Kd5 2. Nb4+ Ke5 (2... Kc5 3. Nb3+) (2... Kd4 3.
Nb3+)
28. Capablanca - Nimzovich, Kissingen, 1928.
1. Rxg6+ hxg6 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2
1. Nb4+ Ka1 (1... Kb3 2. Nd2+) (1... Kb1 2. Nd2+) 2. Nc2+
Ka2 3. Nb4+
1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rh6+ Kg8 3. Ne7+ Kg7 4. Nf5+ Kg8

1/2-1/2
39. Kamari, 1955.
1. Nh5+ Kf5 (1... Kg5 2. Nf3+) 2. Ng7+ Kf6 3. Nh5+ Ke6 4.
Ng7+ Kd6 5. Ne8+ Ke6 6. Ng7+
40. Gurevich, 1960.
1. Be4+ (1. dxc3 Bb6#) 1... Ke6 2. Bd5+ Kf5 3. Be4+
41. Zakhodiakin, 1951.
1. Bd7+ Kd5 (1... Kxd7 2. Bc5 Kc6 3. Be3 Kd5 4. Ka7 Ke4
5. Bg1 Kf3 6. b7 Bc7 ( 6... Bf2+ 7. Bxf2 Kxf2 8. b8=Q
g1=Q 9. Qb6+) 7. b8=Q Bxb8+ 8. Kxb8) 2. Be6+ Kc6

42. Kozlovsky, 1931.
1. Rd7+ Kc4 2. Rc7+ Kd5 3. Rd7+ Kc4 (3... Ke6 4. Rd1

Ke5 5. Rb1)
1. Nc4+ Kf3 (1... Kd4 2. cxd8=Q+) 2. Nd2+ Ke3 (2... Kg3

3. Ne4+ Kf3 (3... Kg4 4. c8=Q+) (3... Kh4 4. cxd8=Q+) 4.
Nd2+) 3. Nc4+ Ke4 4. Nd2+ Ke5 5. Nc4+ Ke4
43. Yakimchik, 1957.

53. Alechine - Mesirov, Chicago, 1933.
1. Ng3 Qg2 2. Ng5+ Kh4 (2... Kh2 3. Nf3+ Kh3) 3. Nf3+
Kh3
44. Nemtsov, 1938.
1. Re2+ Kd1 (1... Kxe2 2. Ng3+) (1... Kf1 2. Ng3#) 2.
Nc3+ Kc1 3. Na2+ Kb1 4. Nc3+
45. Maksimovskih and Makletsov, 1978.
1. Qg7+ Kd5 2. Qd7+ Kc5 (2... Kc4 3. Qa4+ Kd3 4. Qd1+
Ke4 5. Qg4+) 3. Qa7+ Kc4 4. Qa4+ Kd3 (4... Kc3 5.
Qb3#) 5. Qd1+ Ke3 6. Qg1+ Ke4 7. Qg4+ Ke5 8. Qg7+
46. Marshall - Capablanca, New York, 1924.
1. Nd8+ Kd6 2. Rf7 ! b5 3. Nb7+ Kc6 4. Nd8+ Kd6 (4...
Kb6 ? 5. Rb7+ Ka6 ( 5... Ka5 6. Rxa7+ +-) 6. cxb5+ Ka5 7.
Rxa7+ +-) 1/2-1/2
1. Bxd4 ! Qxe2 (1... Qxd5 ?? 2. Qxe8+ Rxe8 3. Rxe8#) 2.

Nf6+ Kf8 (2... Kh8 ? 3. Nxe8+ f6 4. Rxe2 +-) 3. Nxh7+ Kg8
(3... Ke7 4. Rxe2+ Kd6 5. Kd2 +-) 4. Nf6+ 1/2-1/2
54. Kuznetsov and Voinov, 1965.
1. Ra7+ Kb6 (1... Kxd8 2. Nc6+ Kc8 (2... Ke8 ?? 3. Re7#)
3. Ne7+) (1... Kd6 2. Nc8+ Ke5 3. Re7+) 2. Nc8+ Kc5 3.
Rc7+ Kd4 4. Rd7+ Ke3 5. Re7+ Kf2 6. Rxf7+ Kg3 (6...
Kg1 7. Rf6) 7. Rg7+
55. Ragozin - Levenfish, Moscow, 1935.
1. Qxh6+ Nxh6 2. Rxh6+ Kg7 3. Rh7+ Kf8 4. Rh8+ Ke7 5.
Ng8+ Kf8 (5... Kd7 6. Nf6+ Ke7 (6... Kc7 ? 7. Rxc8+ Kxc8
8. Kxc1 +-) 7. Ng8+) (5... Qxg8 6. Rxg8 +/-) 6. Nf6+ 1/21/2
56. Yudovich - Ignatiev, USSR, 1971.
47. Berger, 1909.

1. Ke3 ! h5 2. Nd2+ Kg1 (2... Ke1 3. Nd3+ Kd1 4. Nf2+) 3.
Nf3+
1... Qg3 2. gxf3 (2. Qh2 Qe1+ 3. Qg1 Qxh4+) (2. Rxe6
Qxh4+ 3. Qh2 Qf2 4. Rxh6+ (4. gxf3 Qf1+ 5. Qg1 Qh3+)
4... gxh6 5. Qxh6+ Kg8 6. Qg5+ Kh8 7. gxf3 Qxf3+) 2...
Qh3+ 3. Qh2 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2
48. Kovachevich - Popov, Athens, 1971.

57. Agdestein - Speelman, Hastings, 1991.
1... Rxh2+ (1... dxe5 ? 2. Qxe5+ Qg7 3. Qxg7+ Kxg7 4.
Bd4+ Kf8 5. Rc8+ Ke7 6. Rxg8 +-) 2. Kxh2 Qh5+ 3. Kg1
Nh3+ 4. Kh2 Ng5+ 1/2-1/2
49. Rink, 1917.
1. Qh8+ Kd5 (1... Ke4 2. Qh1+ Kd4 3. Qa1+ Kd5 4. Qa8+
Ke5 (4... Kd6 ? 5. Qb8+ +-) 5. Qh8+) 2. Qa8+ Kd4 3.
Qa1+ Ke4 4. Qh1+ Ke5 5. Qh8+
1... Nf5+ 2. Kf1 (2. Kh1 Ng3#) 2... Ne3+ 3. Kg1 (3. Ke1
Bc3#) 1/2-1/2
58. Gurgenidze and Pogosiants, 1975.
1. Kd2+ Kb2 2. Bg7+ Ka3 (2... Kb3 3. Bc2+) 3. Bf8+ Ka2
4. Bf7+ Kb2 5. Bg7+ Kb1 6. Bg6+
59. Chekhover, 1949.
50. Riumin - Verlinsky, Moscow, 1933.

1. Qe6+ ! Kh7 (1... Qxe6 2. Rf8+ Kh7 3. Rh8#) 2. Nf8+
Qxf8 (2... Kh8 3. Ng6+ Kh7 4. Nf8+) 3. Qg6+ Kg8 (3... Kh8
4. Rxf8#) 4. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2
1... d1=Q 2. Be7+ Kh5 (2... Kf5 3. Ne3+) (2... Kg4 3.

Ne3+) 3. Nf6+ Kh4 (3... Kg5 4. Nd5+ Kh5 5. Nf6+) 4.
Ne4+ Kh5 (4... Kg4 5. Nf2+) (4... Kh3 5. Nf2+) 5. Nf6+
51. Najdorf - Botvinnik, Moscow, 1956.

1. Nxg6 hxg6 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2
52. Troitsky, 1923.
1. Bb2+ Kh6 (1... Kg8 2. Nf6+ +-) (1... Kh7 2. Nf6+ +-) (1...
Kg6 2. Ne5+ +-) (1... Kf7 2. Ne5+ +-) 2. Bc1+ Kg7 (2...
Kh5 3. Nf6+) 3. Bb2+
61. Nadareishvili
1. Bg3+ Kd2 (1... Kf1 2. Ne3+) (1... Ke2 2. Nc3+) 2. Bf4+
Ke1 (2... Kc2 3. Ne3+) 3. Bg3+
62. Pogosiants, 1969.
1. Ng3+ Kg1 2. Ne2+ Kh1 3. Ng3+ Kh2 4. Ne2+ (4. Nh5+
? Kg1 5. Ba7+ Kh1 6. Ng3+ Kh2 -+) 4... Kh1 (4... Kh3 ? 5.
Nf4+ Kh2 (5... Kh4 ? 6. Ng2+ +-) 6. Nd3+ +-) 5. Ng3+
63. Rink, 1948.
1. Bg3+ Ka8 (1... Kc8 2. Nd6+ Kd8 3. Bh4+) 2. Nc7+ Kb8
3. Ne8+ (3. Nb5+ Kc8 4. Nd6+ (4. Na7+ ? Kd8 5. Bh4+
Ke8 -+) 4... Kd8 5. Bh4+) 3... Kc8 4. Nd6+ Kd8 5. Bh4+
64. Neidze, 1965.
1. Nh3+ Kh1 (1... Kg2 2. Ne3+) 2. Nhf2+ Kg1 3. Nh3+
1. d8=N+ ! Kf8 (1... Kf6 2. Nd5+) (1... Ke7 2. Nd5+) 2.
Nde6+ Kf7 ( 2... Ke7 3. Nd5+) 3. Nd8+
1. Nc7+ Kb8 2. Na6+ Ka8 3. Nc7+
67. Chekhover, 1949.
1. Kg8 ! h4 2. Rh7 h3 3. Rxh3 Kg2 4. Rh7 f1=Q 5. Rg7+
1... Kc4 2. Qa6+ Kc5 3. Qa5+ Kc4 4. Qa6+
69. Almasi - Chernyshov, Zalakaros, 1995.
1... Rg8+ 2. Kc7 (2. Ka7 Nc6+ 3. Ka6 Nb8+ 4. Ka7 (4. Ka5
Nc6+ 5. Ka4 Rb8 -/+) 4... Nc6+) 2... Rg7+ 3. Kc8 1/2-1/2
1. Bc3+ Kb6 2. Bd4+ Kc7 3. Be5+ Kd8 4. Bf6+
1. Ng4+ (1. Nxb3 ?? g2+ 2. Kh2 g1=Q+ 3. Kh3 Qg3#) 1...
Kf1 (1... Ke1 2. Nxb3) 2. Nh2+ Kf2 (2... gxh2 3. Nxb3) 3.
Ng4+ (3. Nxb3 ?? g2#)
72. Birnov, 1958.
1. Kd7 Nd3 (1... Qd5+ 2. Kc7 Qf7+ 3. Kd6 Qg6+ 4. Kd7

Qg4+ 5. Kc7 Qg7+ 6. Kd6) 2. Nb8+ Ka7 (2... Ka5 3. Nc6+
Ka6) 3. Nc6+ Ka6 (3... Ka8 ?? 4. Rb8#) 4. Nb8+
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010205 Perpetual attack
1. White to move
2. White to move
4. White to move
5. White to move
6. White to move
7. White to move
8. White to move
9. White to move
10. Black to move
11. White to move
12. Black to move
13. White to move
15. White to move
16. White to move
17. White to move
18. White to move
19. White to move
20. White to move
21. White to move
22. White to move
23. White to move
24. White to move
25. White to move
1. Kovalenko, 1963.
1. Bb2 Qa2 2. Bb3 Qb1 3. Bc2
1. Bd2 Qb2 2. Rb1 Qxa3 3. Ra1 Qb2 4. Rb1 Qa3 5. Ra1
3. Blatni - Gipslis, Bulgarien, 1958.
1. b4 Qxb4 2. Rb1 Qa5 3. Rb5 Qa3 4. Rb3 Qa5 5. Rb5
1/2-1/2
4. Liburkin, 1947.
1. Kb3 Bc1 2. Kc2 Ba3 3. Kb3
5. Kuznetsov and Vishnevsky, 1964.
1. Kb6 Ra8 (1... Ra4 2. Nc3+) (1... Ra2 2. Nc3+) 2. Kb7
Ra5 3. Kb6
6. Frit, 1975.
1. Kg6 Rg7+ 2. Kf6 Rh7 3. Kg6
7. Kopnin, 1953.
1... d2+ (1... Kd5 2. Nb3 !) 2. Kd1 Bh5+ 3. Ne2 Be8 {This
move sets the mate threat 4. ... Ba4# and does not let
white play 4. Bg5.} (3... Bf7 4. Nd4 Kd5 5. Bg5 Kxd4 6.
Bxd2 Bb3+ 7. Ke1) 4. Nd4 {Now knight is ready to protect
the king from both: 4. ... Ba4+ and 4. ... Bh5+} Ba4+ (4...
Kd5 5. Bg5) 5. Nc2 Be8
1. Kd3 Be5 (1... Bf6 2. Bb6) 2. Ke4 Bc3 (2... Nc4 3. Be3+
Kg6 (3... Nxe3 4. Kxe5) 4. Bf4) 3. Kd3 Be1 (3... Nd5 4.
Be3+ Kg6 (4... Nxe3 5. Kxc3) 5. Bd2) 4. Ke2 Bg3 5. Kf3
Be5 6. Ke4
14. Czerniak - Langeweg, Beverwijk, 1966.
1... Qxc2 2. Rd3 Qc6 3. Rd5 Qc2 4. Rd3 1/2-1/2
1. Rg1 Rg6 (1... Nf4 2. Rg7+ Kh8 3. Rg8+) 2. Rh1 Rg7+
3. Kf6 Rg6+ 4. Kf7
1. Nd6 R7f6 2. Ne4 R6f5 (2... Rf7 3. N4g5 Rf1 4. Nxf7
Rxf7) 3. Nd6 Rf6 4. Ne4
1. Ke5 Rd8 2. Ne6 Rd7 3. Nc5 Rd8 4. Ne6

8. Tsepler, 1932.
1. Ng4 Rg2 2. Ne3 Rf2 3. Ng4
9. Gurvich
1. Rh5 ! Qb2 (1... Qxh5 2. Nf6+) 2. Rb5 Qh2 (2... Qxb5 3.
Nd6+) 3. Rh5
1. h8=Q+ Qxh8 2. Rb8 Qh7 (2... Qxb8) 3. Rb4 Qg8 4. Rb8

Qh7 5. Rb4
1. Ra4 Qb8 2. Rg4 Bd8 (2... Qa7 3. Ra4) (2... Kd8 3.
Rg8+ Ke7 4. Rxb8) (2... Bd6 3. Rg8+ Kc7 4. Rxb8) 3.
Rc4+ Bc7 4. Rg4 Qa7 5. Ra4 Qb8 6. Rg4
10. Sarychev
1... Nh5+ (1... Nh1 2. Be4 Bxe4 3. Kxe4) 2. Kg5 Ng7 (2...
Ng3 3. Kf4) 3. Kf6 Ne8+ 4. Ke7 Nc7 (4... Bc6 5. Bg6 Nc7
(5... Ng7 6. Kf6 Ne8+ 7. Ke7) 6. Kd6 Be8 7. Bxe8 Nxe8+)
5. Kd6 Ne8+ (5... Nd5 6. Be4) 6. Ke7
11. Dolgov and Kuznetsov, 1969.
1. Kd7 ! (1. Kc7 ? Rc3+ -+) 1... Nb6+ (1... Na7 ? 2. Rxf2)
2. Kc7 ! ( 2. Kc6 ? Rh6+ -+) 2... Nd5+ (2... Na4 ? 3. Rxf2)
3. Kc6 Nb4+ 4. Kc5 Na6+ 5. Kb5 ! (5. Kb6 ? Rh6+ -+) 5...
Nc7+ 6. Kb6 ! Nd5+ 7. Kc6 !
1. Rf1 Qb3 (1... Qb2 2. Rf2+ Kc3 3. Rxb2 Kxb2 4. g4 b4 5.

g5 b3 6. g6 Kc3 7. Na4+ +-) 2. Rf3 Qb1 3. Rf1 Qb4 4.
Rf2+ Kc3 5. Rf3+ Kc2 (5... Kxd4 6. Rf4+ Kc3 7. Rxb4
Kxb4 8. Nd7 d4 9. g4 d3 10. Kf2 Kc3 11. Nc5 d2 (11... b4
12. g5 b3 13. Ke3 b2 14. Na4+ Kc2 15. Nxb2 Kxb2 16.
Kxd3 +-) 12. Ne4+ Kd3 13. Nxd2 Kxd2 14. g5 b4 15. g6
b3 16. g7 b2 17. g8=Q b1=Q 18. Qxe6)
1. Nf7 Rf8 (1... Re8 2. Nh6 gxh6 3. g7 Kd6 4. h8=Q Rxh8

5. gxh8=Q +-) 2. Nh6 Rh8 (2... d3 3. Ng8 d2 4. h8=Q
d1=Q 5. Qxg7+ +-) 3. Nf7
1. Rh6 (1. Rg8 ? Rh4 +-) 1... Rd8 (1... Bg7 2. Rg6 Be5 3.
Re6 Bh8 4. Rh6) 2. Ra6 Rd4 (2... Bd4+ 3. Ke4 Bxc5 4.
Rxa4+) 3. Rh6
1. Bh3 Ned6 2. Bg2 Nb7 (2... Bxg2 3. Kxg2) 3. Bh3 Nbd6
4. Bg2 Ne4 5. Bh3 Neg3 6. Bg2
1. Bf6 Qf8 (1... Qe8 ? 2. Rh5 a5 3. Rh8 Qxh8 4. Bxh8 b5
5. Kf4 +/-) (1... Qxf6 ?? 2. Rg8+ Qd8 3. Rxd8#) 2. Bg7
Qg8 3. Bf6 Qh7 4. Rg7 Qh8 5. Rg5 Qf8 6. Bg7 Qe7 7. Bf6
Qf8 8. Bg7 Qd6+ 9. Be5 Qf8 10. Bg7 Qa3 11. Bb2 ! Qf8
12. Bg7 Qb4 13. Bc3 ! Qf8 14. Bg7
1. Kf5 Nf3 (1... h6 2. h4 Nh7 3. Kg6 Nf8+ 4. Kxh6 a5 5.
Kg7 Nd7 6. h5) 2. Ke4 Nd2+ 3. Kd3 Nb3 4. Kc4 Na5+ 5.
Kb5 Nb7 6. Kc6 Nd8+ 7. Kd7 Nf7 8. Ke6 Ng5+ 9. Kf5
25. Bondarenko and Kakovin, 1955.
1. Nc5 Rd8 (1... Rd6 2. Nb7 Ra6 3. Nc5 Rd6 4. Nb7) (1...
Rd4 2. Nb3 Ra4 3. Nc5 Rd4 4. Nb3) 2. Nb7 Ra8 3. Nc5
Rd8 4. Nb7
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010206 Perpetual threat
1. Black to move
2. White to move
3. White to move
4. White to move
5. White to move
6. White to move
7. White to move
8. White to move
9. White to move
10. White to move
11. White to move
12. White to move
13. White to move
14. White to move
15. White to move
16. Black to move
1. Birnov, 1951.
1... Qg7+ 2. Ke6 Qg1 (2... Bd4 ? 3. Nf7+ Qxf7+ 4. Kxf7)
(2... Qc7 3. Ng6+ Kg7 4. Ne8+) (2... Qg3 3. Nf7+ Kg7 4.
Nh5+) (2... Qg5 3. Nf7+) ( 2... Qh6 3. Nf7+) (2... Qf8 3.
Ng6+) (2... Qg2 3. Kf7) 3. Kf7 Qg7+ (3... Ne4 ? 4. Ng6+
Qxg6+ 5. Kxg6) 4. Ke6
1. h8=Q+ Qb8+ 2. Kc1 ! Ka7 (2... Kb7 3. Qh7+ Kc6 (3...

Ka6 4. Qg6+ Qb6 5. Qf6 Ka7 6. Qf7+ Qb7 7. Qg7) (3...
Qc7 4. Qxd3 Qb6 5. Kxc2 Kc7 6. Qc3 Kd7 7. Qb2 Qb4 8.
Qg7+ {Perpetual check}) 4. Qe4+ Kc7 5. Qe7+) 3. Qh7+ !
Qb7 4. Qg7 Ka6 5. Qg6+ Qb6 6. Qf6 Ka7 7. Qf7+ Qb7 8.
Qg7
11. Birnov, 1954.
1. Re6 Rh7 (1... Rb7 2. Rd6+ Rd7) 2. Rd6+ Rd7 3. Re6
1. Ra1 (1. Rh1 ? Bh3 2. Rd1 (2. Rxh3 Qg1+ -+) 2... Qf8 +) 1... Be8 (1... Bf5 ? 2. Ra8+ Kd7 3. Rxg8) 2. Rd1 Bd7 3.
Ra1
1. Rc4 Rc2 (1... Qa8 ?? 2. Rc1#) 2. Rb4+ Rb2 (2... Qb2 3.
Rxb2+ Kxb2) 3. Rc4
1. Bd6 ! Rh5 (1... Rxh4 2. Be5+ Nc3 3. Bxc3+) (1... Nc3 2.

Be5 Rxh4 3. Bxc3+) 2. Bf8 Rh7 3. Bd6
12. Bron, 1955.
1. Kd1 (1. Kd2 ? Kb1+ -+) 1... Kb1 2. Bf5+ Kb2 3. Be6
1. Rb6 Ke7 (1... Kd7 2. Nc5+ +-) (1... Kf7 2. Nd8+ +-) (1...
Qg6 2. Nc7+ Kd7 3. Rxg6 hxg6 4. Nd5) 2. Rb7+ Kf6 3.
Rb6 Ke5 4. Rb5+ Ke4 5. Rb6 Ke5 (5... Qg6 6. Nc5+ Kf4 7.
Nd3+ Kg3 8. Rxg6+ hxg6 9. Kxe3 h4 (9... g5 10. Ke2) 10.
Ne5) 6. Rb5+ Kf6 7. Rb6 Ke7 8. Rb7+ Ke8 9. Rb6
1. Rc8+ Rb8 2. Rc7 ! Rb3 (2... Bxc7 {Stalemate}) (2... Bf6
?? 3. Ra7#) ( 2... Rb7 3. Rc8+ Rb8 4. Rc7) 3. Rc8+ Rb8
4. Rc7
1. c8=Q+ Kxc8 2. Kxf7 Bb3+ 3. Ke8 ! Ba4+ (3... Bxg8
{Stalemate}) 4. Kf7 Bb3+ 5. Ke8
1. c7 Rh7 2. Ka8 !! Rh8+ (2... Rxc7 {Stalemate}) 3. Kb7
1. Kh1 ! Be4+ (1... Ke2 2. Rxg6 Rxg6 {Stalemate}) 2. Kg1
Rh8 (2... Rxf6 {Stalemate}) 3. Rf8
1. Kc1 Qh8 ! 2. Bc3 ! Qg7 (2... Qxc3 {Stalemate}) (2...
bxc3 { Stalemate}) 3. Bd4 ! (3. Bxg7 ? Nf6 4. gxf6 Rb1+ 5.
Kxc2 b3+ 6. Kd2 Rb2+ 7. Kc1 (7. Kd3 exf6 8. Bxf6 Kb1 -+)
7... Rc2+ 8. Kd1 exf6 -+) 3... Qh8 (3... Qxd4 {Stalemate})
4. Bc3 b3 5. Bd4
1. Kf3 Ne5+ (1... Ka7 2. Kg2) 2. Ke4 Nc6 (2... Ng6 3.

Bxb7+ Kxb7) 3. Kf3 Nd4+ 4. Ke4 Nc6
15. Pachman, 1971.
1. Bc8 ! Kb8 (1... Qe4 ?? 2. Nc6+ Ka8 3. Nc7#) 2. Ba6
Ka7 3. Bc8 { Perpetual mate threat}
16. Korolkov, 1956.
1... Bg5+ 2. Ke4 Be7 (2... Bf6 3. Nxf6+ Kg5 4. Nh7+ Kh5
5. Nf6+ {Perpetual check}) 3. Kf4 Bg5+ 4. Ke4 {Perpetual
checkmate threat.}
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010207 Positional balance
1. White to move
2. White to move
11. White to move
12. White to move
13. White to move
14. White to move
15. White to move
16. White to move
1. Kling and Horwitz, 1851.

1. Kf5 Kh4 2. Kf4 Kh3 3. Kf3 Kh2 4. Ke3 ! Kg3 5. Rg1+ !
Kh4 (5... Kh3 6. Kf3 Kh4 7. Kf4) (5... Kh2 6. Rb1 Kg3 7.
Rg1+) 6. Kf4 Kh5 7. Kf5
2. Moravec, 1924.
1. Ra1+ Kb8 2. Rb1+ Kc8 3. Ra1 Kd8 4. Kd6 Ke8 5. Ke6
Kf8 6. Kf6 Kg8 7. Ra8+ (7. Kg6 ?? g1=Q+ -+) 7... Kh7 8.
Ra7+ Kh6 9. Ra8 Kh5 10. Kf5 Kh4 11. Kf4 Kh5 ( 11... Kh3
?? 12. Rh8#) 12. Kf5
3. Keres - Eliskases
1... Rb6+ 2. Kc1 Rh6 ! 3. Kd1 Kd3 4. Ke1 Ke3 5. Kf1 Kf3
6. Kg1 Rg6+ ! 7. Kh2 Rh6+ 8. Kg1 Rg6+ 9. Kf1 Rh6 1/21/2
4. Vidmar - Opochensky, 1932.
1. Kh1 ! (1. Qxb7 ? Rxf1+ 2. Kxf1 Rd1#) 1... Qe2 (1... b6
2. h3 Rxa3 3. Bf4) 2. Kg1 Qe3 3. Kh1 1/2-1/2
5. Ulrich - Spengler, Berlin, 1948.
1. Rb5 ! {Counter attacking move} (1. Qxg8+ Qxg8 2.
Ra1) 1... Re8 ! { Counter counter attacking move} 2. Rb1
Rg8 ! 3. Rb5 ! {Perpetual counter attack.} 1/2-1/2
6. Afanasiev and Dvizov, 1968.
1. Kb7 ! Qg7 (1... Nd5 ?? 2. Nc6#) (1... Qh8 2. Nf7#) 2.
Kb8 Qf8 (2... Qxg5 3. Nf7#) 3. Kb7 1/2-1/2
7. Gottschal - NN
1. Rxc3 ! dxc3 2. Ka1 Kh6 (2... Qxc2 {Stalemate}) 3. Qd2+
Kh7 4. Qc2 1/2-1/2
8. Lipnitsky - Boleslavsky, Moscow, 1950.
1. Rd6 {Counter attack} Ke7 {Counter counter attack} 2.
Re6+ Kf7 3. Rd6 1/2-1/2
9. Spilman - Capablanca, New York, 1927.
1... Ra2 2. Bc6 (2. c6 ?? Nh5#) (2. h4 Nh5+ 3. Kh3 Nf4+
4. Kg3 Nh5+ { Perpetual check}) 2... Ra3+ 3. Bf3 Ra2 1/21/2
10. Korolkov & Mitrofanov, 1962.
1. Rh2+ Kf1 2. Ke3 ! Qc2 3. Rh1+ Kg2 4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Kf4

! Qg6 6. Rh1+ Kg2 {Perpetual mate threat} 1/2-1/2
11. Amelung, 1904.
1. Kg1 ! Bd4+ (1... Nd6 ? 2. Rb8+) (1... Be5 2. Rd7+ Kc8
3. Rh7+) (1... Qh6 2. Rd7+ Kc8 3. Rd6+) 2. Kg2 Bg7 3.
Kg1
12. Mutard, 1923.
1. Bg2 ! Rh5 (1... Rxg2 {Stalemate}) 2. Bd5 ! Rh2 (2... Re5
3. Bxa2 Re2 4. Bb1 Kb3 5. Bf5 Ra2+ 6. Kb1 Rb2+ 7. Ka1
Re2 8. Bb1) 3. Bg2 ! Kb3 4. Bd5+ Ka3 5. Bg2 ! {Perpetual
defense.}
13. Klinkov, 1970.
1. Be3 ! Rg6 2. Kg1 (2. d8=Q ?? g1=Q+ 3. Bxg1 Rh6+ 4.
Qh4 Rxh4#) 2... Ra6 3. Kh2 Ra1 4. Bg1 Ra6 (4... Ra4 ??
5. d8=Q +-)
14. Bent, 1966.
1. Nc4+ Ka2 (1... Ka4 2. Be8+ Bd7 3. Bxd7+ Rxd7 4.
Nb6+) 2. Ne5+ Kb1 3. Bg6+ Kc1 4. Nd3+ Kb1 (4... Kd1 5.
Bh5+ Bg4 6. Bxg4+ Rxg4 7. Nf2+) 5. Ne5+
15. Korani, 1976.
1. Be3 Kh7 (1... Kxg7 2. Bxd4+ Bxd4 3. Kxc2) 2. Kd2 Bb2
3. Kd3 Kg8 4. Bh6 Kh7 5. Be3 Ba1 6. Kd2
1. Nc2 Nb3+ 2. Kc3 ! Nc1 (2... Qxf1 3. Ne3+) (2... Qa2 ??
3. Nb4+ +-) 3. Kd2
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010208 Fortress
4. Black to move
5. White to move
13. White to move
1. Lissitsyn - (Training problem), 1952.

1... Rh3 2. Kg2 Rh6 3. Kg1 1/2-1/2
1. h8=N+ ! {[1. h8Q?? Qf7#]} Kg5 2. Nf7+ Kxg4 3. Ne5+
2. Sakharov - Vasiukov, USSR, 1968.
1. Kd1 Kg3 2. Ke1 Kg2 3. Ke2 Kg3 4. Kf1 Kh2 1/2-1/2
3. Em. Lasker - Ed. Lasker, New York, 1924.
1. Nb2 Ke4 2. Na4 Kd4 3. Nb2 Rf3 4. Na4 Re3 5. Nb2
Ke4 6. Na4 Kf3 7. Ka3 Ke4 8. Kb4 Kd4 9. Nb2 Rh3 10.
Na4 1/2-1/2
4. Chekhover
1... Qf4+ 2. Kg2 Kh4 3. Bf2+ Kg5 4. Ba7
5. Simkhovich, 1926.
1. f6 ! h2 2. Bf8 h1=Q 3. Bh6 ! Kd6 4. Kf8 Qa8+ 5. Kg7
6. Paulich - Vazovich, Yugoslavien, 1976.
1... Nc5 ! 2. Rxa7 Kxa7 3. bxc5 dxc5 4. Ba4 Kb8 5. Ke2
Kc7 1/2-1/2
7. Dobrescu, 1965.
1. Kb2 Qe2+ (1... Kxa4 2. Nc5+) 2. Kb3 ! Qd1+ 3. Kb2 !
Qe2+ (3... Qxa4 4. Nc3+) 4. Kb3 ! {[} Qe3+ 5. Nc3+ Kc6 6.
Kb2 Qd2+ 7. Kb3 {]} 1/2-1/2
8. Pechenkin, 1953.
1. Nfd2 {All yellow squares are protected by the white
pieces. Black king can not break through and black queen
can not win the game alone.} 1/2-1/2
9. Klaman - Kotov, Riga, 1961.
1. a4+ Kb4 2. Ra3 a5 3. Rc3 1/2-1/2
1. Kf1 1/2-1/2
1. Bxf6 d1=Q 2. Ne5+ Kf5 3. Bg7 1/2-1/2
1... Qc3+ 2. Kb7 Qxe3 3. Nd5 Qb3+ 4. Ka7 1/2-1/2
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010209 Blockade
1. White to move
2. White to move
3. White to move
4. White to move
5. White to move
6. White to move
7. White to move
8. White to move
9. White to move
10. White to move
11. White to move
12. White to move
13. White to move
14. Black to move
15. White to move
16. White to move
17. Black to move
18. White to move
19. White to move
21. White to move
22. White to move
23. White to move
24. White to move
25. White to move
26. Black to move
27. White to move
28. White to move
29. White to move
30. White to move
31. White to move
32. White to move
33. White to move
34. White to move
35. White to move
36. Black to move
37. White to move
38. White to move
39. White to move
40. White to move
41. White to move
42. White to move
43. White to move
44. White to move
45. White to move
46. White to move
47. White to move
1. Iljin, 1947.
1. g6+ Kh8 (1... Kh6 2. Nf5+) 2. Kb4 e2 3. Kc5 e1=Q 4.
Kd6

1. Kxe6 Qxb1 2. Kd7
13. Smislov, 1938.
1. Nh6+ Kh8 2. Bd6 ! {[ White knight is protecting
(implicitely) both: the bishop and the pawn. If queen will
capture one of them then Nf7+ with the draw.} Nf5 3. Be5+
Ng7 {]}
3. Lazar, 1976.
1. Bf6 ! Qf2 2. Bd8 {The white bishop is protected by the
knight. If queen will capture the bishop on f6, then Nh7+; if
queen will take on d8, then Ne6+.} Qg3 3. Bf6 Qf2 4. Bd8
{[} Kg7 5. Bf6+ Qxf6 6. f8=Q+ Kxf8 (6... Qxf8 7. Ne6+) 7.
Nh7+ {]}
1. Bf6+ ! exf6 2. f4 Rh8+ (2... Rc8 3. Kg6 Rc2 4. h6 Rxg2

5. h7 Kh3 6. h8=R#) 3. Kg7 Rxh5 4. a4 ! Rg5+ 5. Kh8 Rg6
6. Kh7 Kh5 7. Kh8 Rh6+ 8. Kg7 Rg6+ 9. Kh8
14. Herbstman, 1956.
1... Ng5 (1... Nb8 2. Bb5+ Nd7 3. Be2) 2. Bh5+ Nf7 3. Be2
15. Mandler, 1970.
1. Nc7+ Ka7 2. Nb5+ Kb6 3. Nc3 {[} Kc5 (3... Kc6 4. Kd8
Kd6 5. Ne4+) 4. Ne4+ {]}
16. Sevitov, 1955.
4. Chekhover
1. e8=N+ ! Kb6 2. Ngf6 ! Kb5 3. Kb7
1. h3 !
1. Ned8
6. Troitsky, 1910.
1. Ne4 !
7. Betinsh, 1908.
1. Nhf3
8. Pechenkin, 1953.
1. N4g5
9. Gavashi, 1943.
1. Nxd4 g1=Q 2. Nac2
10. Henrickson, 1931.
1... a1=Q 2. Nxa1 bxa1=Q 3. Ba3 ! Ka2+ (3... Qa2 ?? 4.

Rc1#) 4. Bc1 Kb1 (4... Qb1 ?? 5. Ra3#) 5. Ba3
1. Nh3+ Kh5 2. Bg1 Kh6 (2... Qxg2 3. Nf4+) (2... Kg4 3.
Nf2+) 3. Be3+ Kh7 4. Ng5+ Kh6 (4... Kh8 ?? 5. Bd4#) 5.
Nh3+
1. Ka1 ! {The black queen can not escape from her exile.}
Qb7 (1... b4 ?? 2. Bc1#) (1... Be7 2. Bc1+ Kb4 3. Bd2+
Kc5 4. Be3+ Kd6 5. Bf4+ Kc5 6. Be3+ { Perpetual check.})
(1... Qb8 2. Bc1+ Kb4 3. Bd2+ Kc5 4. Be3+ Kb4 {
Perpetual check} (4... Kd6 5. Bf4+ {Skewering attack}))
(1... Qd8 2. Bc1+ Kb4 3. Bd2+ Kc5 4. Be3+ Kd6 5. Bf4+
Kc5 {Perpetual check} (5... Ke7 6. Bg5+ { Skewering
attack})) (1... Qe8 2. Bc1+ Kb4 3. Bd2+ Kc5 4. Be3+ Kd6
5. Bf4+ Ke7 6. Bg5+ Kd6 7. Bf4+ {Perpetual check}) 2.
Kb1 Qa6 3. Ka1 Qb7 4. Kb1 Qa8 5. Ka1
1. Ne2 Qb2 2. N6f4

20. Ree - Hort, 1986.
1. Ke7 ! {[} Qf3 2. Rg8 Qe4+ 3. Kf7 Qc4+ 4. Kf8 Qd5 5.
Rg7 Qg5 6. Rxg5+ Kxg5 7. Kg7 h5 8. Kh7 Kf5 9. Kh6 Kg4
10. Kg6 {]}
1... Rxh4 2. Kxh4 Bd4 {Black queen does not have any
move at all.} 3. Kg3 Ke7 4. Kf3 Ba1 1/2-1/2
1. h3 Qd4+ 2. g4 Qxa7 3. Bf6 Qf2+ 4. Kg5 Qd2+ 5. Kh4

Qxh6 6. g5 Qh7 7. Kg3 h4+ 8. Kf2 Ke8 (8... Qh5 9. Ke1
{Black queen can not get out.}) 9. Ke3 Qh5 10. Kd2 {White
king is keeping the black queen locked up.} Kf8 11. Ke1
Ke8 12. Kd2 Qh7 13. Ke3 Qg8 14. Kd4 Qf8 15. Ke5 Qg8
16. Kd4 Qh7 17. Ke3 Qh5 18. Kd2
1. Bb1 ! Na4 (1... Rxb1 {Stalemate}) 2. Bc2 Nc5 (2... Nc3

3. Kb2 Rxa2+ 4. Kxc3) 3. Bb1 !
1. Nb3 Qe1 2. Kd3 Qb4 3. Kc2 Qa3 4. Kc3

33. Badaj, 1961.
1. c8=Q ! Bxc8 2. b6 Qxb8 3. Bc7 Qa8 4. a7 Be6 5. Bb8
Kg7 6. Kc3 Kf6 7. b4 Ke7 8. Kd4 Kd7 9. Kc5 Bb3 10. Kb5
Ke6 (10... Kc8 11. Bh2 Kd7 12. Bb8) 11. Kc5 Kf5 12. Kd4
Bc2 13. Ke3 Kg4 14. Kf2 Kf5 15. Ke3 Ke6 16. Kd4 Bb3
17. Kc5 Kd7 18. Kb5 Bd5 19. Kc5 Bc4 {The last attempt}
20. Kxc4 Kc6 21. b5+ Kxb6 22. Kb4 ! { Zugzwang} Qxa7
23. Bxa7+ Kxa7
1. Kc1 a1=Q+ 2. Bb1
24. Somov-Nasimovich, 1938.
1. d5
1. Bb2 ! Bd3+ (1... Bxc3 2. Bxc3+) 2. Kb3 Bc4+ 3. Kc2
26. Troitsky, 1928.
1... f1=Q+ 2. Be1 Qg2 (2... Qxe2 3. Nd4+ +-) 3. Bg3 Qh1+
4. Be1 Kc4 5. Kd2
1. Ne6+ Kf7 2. Nd8+ Kg7 3. Ne6+ Kh8 4. Kd6 Kh7 5. Kd7

1. Ba7 ! Na4+ (1... d6 2. Bb8 Nd1+ 3. Kc2 Ne3+ 4. Kd3
Nf5 5. Ke4 Ng3+ 6. Kd5) (1... Kg8 2. Bg1 ! Kf7 3. Ba7 !
Kg8 4. Bg1 !) (1... Kxg7 2. Bd4+ Kf7 3. Kb3 Ke6 4. Ka2) 2.
Kb3 Nb2 3. Bd4 !
1. Nf5+ Kf7 (1... Kf6 2. Bxe5+ Kxe5 3. Ng6+) 2. Nd6+ Kg7
36. Herbstman
1... Qa7 (1... Kh7 2. Rh1+ Kg8 3. Re1) (1... Ba7 2. Re8+ !
Qxe8 { Stalemate}) 2. Re8+ Kh7 3. Re3 ! Qa8 (3... Qxe3
{Stalemate})
37. Bent, 1970.
1. Nd6+ Kf8 (1... Ke7 2. Ng6+) 2. Ng6+ Kg8 3. Nf4 Ba6 4.
Kc5 Kf8 5. Ng6+ Kg8 6. Nf4 Bf1 7. Kc6 Ba6 8. Kc5 Kh7 9.
Kc6 Kh6 10. Nf7+ Kh7 11. Nd6 Kg8 12. Kc5
27. Kasparian & Pogosiants, 1968.

38. Feiter, 1941.
1. Nb8 ! Kc5 2. Nd7+ Kc4 3. Nb8 Kd5 4. Be5 e6 5. Bc7
1. Bf7 Rxg7 2. g6
39. Gzheban & Tshensovsky, 1964.
1. Nb5 Qa8 2. Na7 Kh6 3. Kf6
1. e6 Rg8 2. Kd8 ! Rh8 3. Kd7
29. Hashek, 1965.
1. Ng6+ ! hxg6 2. Bxd5 Qc1 3. Kg2 ! Qd2+ 4. Kh3 Qd3 !
(4... Qxd5 { Stalemate}) 5. Be4 ! Qd4 6. Bd5 Qf2 (6... Qd2
7. Bc4 Qe1 8. Bd5) 7. Bc4 Qg1 8. Bd5
1. Bh1 ! (1. Be4 Nxe6 2. Kf7 Ng5+ -+) (1. Bf3 Nxe6 2. Kf7
Ng5+ -+) (1. Ba8 Nxe6 2. Kf7 Nc7 -+) (1. Bg2 Nxe6 2. Kf7
Nf4 -+) 1... Be3 2. Bd5
30. Pachman, 1960.

41. Hildebrand, 1961.
1. Rc8 ! Ka6 2. Rc6+ Ka5 3. Rc5+ Ka4 4. Rc4+ Kb3 5.
Rc2+ Kb4 6. Rc4+
31. Pachman, 1960.
1. Bd4+ {This move forces the black king to intercept

bishop's free diagonal} Kg2 2. Be5 {And now white bishop
is achieving two goals at once: restricting the knight's
mobility and preventing the king from escape through g3.}

Kg1 3. Bd4+
1. Bd4 ! {This move immobilizes both white knights} Ba4
2. Kc8 Kg8 3. Kc7
43. Tronov, 1913.
1. d4+ Kd6 2. e5+ Kc6 3. b4
1. Kd1 ! Kb1 2. Bf5+ Kb2 3. Be6
45. Zemliansky, 1965.
1. Bb2 Qh6 2. Bc1 Qh8 3. Bb2 Kf8 4. Ba3+ Kg8 5. Bb2
1. Rh2 Qg8 (1... Qxh2 {Stalemate}) (1... Kg8 2. Rxh8+
Kxh8 3. Kxa2 Kg8 4. Kxa3 Kf8 5. Kb4 Ke7 6. Kc4 Ke6 7.
Kd4 Kf5 8. Ke3 Kxg5 9. Kf3 Kxg6 10. Kg4) 2. Re2 ! Qh8
(2... Qb3 3. Re8+ Kxe8 {Stalemate}) 3. Rh2
1. Kc1 a1=Q+ 2. Bb1 Kf7 3. h7 Kg7 4. h3 ! Kh8 5. h4 Kg7
6. h5 Kh8 7. h6 Qa2 8. Bd3 Qa1+ 9. Bb1
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010301 Exercises
3. White to move
8. Black to move
18. White to move
24. White to move
28. Black to move
31. Black to move
32. White to move
33. White to move
35. White to move
36. White to move
39. White to move
1. Klovski - Gufeld, USSR, 1968.

13. Simich - Jokshich, Yugoslavia, 1970.
1... Be3+ ! 2. Kb1 Rd1+ 3. Qxd1 Qxd1# 0-1
1... Ne4 ? 2. Rh8+ Bxh8 3. Qxh8# {Variation.} 1-0
2. Padevski - Uhlmann, Amsterdam, 1972.
14. Kotov - Kholmov, USSR, 1971.
1. Nc5 Bh6 ! -+ {[} 2. Rc2 Be3+ -+ {]} 0-1
3. Vaisman - Levin, USSR, 1968.
1. Bd4 ? Nf3+ -+ {Variation.}
4. Stein - Golombek, Kechkemet, 1968.
1... Bh6 2. Be5 ! {[} Qd7 3. fxe7 Qxe7 4. Qxc4+ -+ {]} 1-0
5. Korchnoi - Gheorghiu, Romania, 1968.
1... Qd7 2. Re7 ! +- 1-0
1. Qb5 ! Rxc2 (1... Rxb5 2. Rxc8+ Kf7 3. Bxa7 +-) 2. Bxa7

Rxa2 3. Bc5 ! h6 4. h4 Kh7 5. h5 +- 1-0
15. Smislov - Olafsson, Moscow, 1971.
1. Rd8+ Kh7 (1... Rxd8 2. Qxd8+ Kh7 3. Qxc7 +-) 2. Qb1+
(2. Qxh5+ ! Qh6 3. Rd6 Qxh5 (3... f6 4. Rdxb6 +-) 4.
Rxh5+ Kg8 5. Rxb6 +-) 2... g6 3. Rxb6 Rc6 4. Rb8 ! +- 1-0
16. Mikenas - Szilagyi, Lublin, 1971.
1. O-O-O ! hxg5 2. Rxh7+ Kxh7 3. Nxf5 gxf5 4. e3 +- (4.
Qc5 +-) 1-0
6. Uhlmann - Yanoshevich, Sarajevo, 1969.

17. Korchnoi - Franklin, Hastings, 1971.
1... Nf5 ? 2. Qh8+ Bxh8 3. Rxh8# {Variation.} 1-0
1. Nxg6 ! Nxg6 (1... Bxd2 2. Nxe7+ +-) 2. Qxh6 +- 1-0
7. Hohler - Klundt, Berlin, 1969.
18. Lengyel - Rubinetti, Lugano, 1968.
1... Rxh2+ 2. Kg1 Rhd2 ({also wins} 2... Rcg2+ 3. Kf1 Ra2
4. Kg1 Rhd2 +-) 0-1
8. Pribyl - Smejkal, Vrnjachka Banja, 1972.
1... Rf6 ? 2. Rg4 ! +- {Variation.}
9. Thagazitov - Zverko, USSR, 1972.
1. Qc8+ Ke7 ? (1... Kd6 ! 2. Qxb8+ Kc5 3. Qc8+ Kd4 4.
Qg4+ Ke3 5. Qd1 Qb5 -+) 2. Qc5+ ! 1/2-1/2
1. Qxc7 ? Rxg3+ ! 2. hxg3 (2. Kf2 ?? Qxh2+ 3. Ke1 Rg1#)

2... Qxg3+ 3. Kf1 Qf3+ 4. Ke1 Qxe3+ 5. Kd1 Qd3+ 6. Kc1
Qc3+ {Variation.}
19. Yanofski - Reyer, Lugano, 1968.
1. h4 Qh5 2. Qd6 Rb7 (2... Qxg4 3. Qe7+ Kg8 4. Qf7+
Kh8 5. Qh7#) 3. Qxf6+ Kg8 4. Qe6+ {[} Kg7 5. Rf7+ Rxf7
6. Qxf7+ Kh8 7. Qh7# {]} 1-0
20. Vukich - Padevsky, Varna, 1968.
10. Mikhalchishin - Hort, Athenes, 1968.

1. Nh6 +- 1-0
1. Na4 Qh5 ! 0-1
21. Marich - Buljovchich, Yugoslavia, 1969.
11. Siegers - Purins, corr., 1971.
1. c4 Qd4 -+ 0-1
12. Markland - Gligorich, Hastings, 1972.
1. Rhe1 Nfe3+ ! ({also wins} 1... Nce3+ 2. Kg1 Nxh4 3.
Qxe2 Qh3 4. fxe3 Qxg3+ 5. Kf1 Qh3+ 6. Kg1 Nxf3+ 7. Kf2
Qh2+ 8. Kxf3 Rh3+ 9. Kg4 Qg3+ 10. Kf5 Qg5#) 2. Qxe3
(2. Kg1 Qh3 -+) (2. Kh2 Rxf2+ 3. Kg1 Rg2+ 4. Kh1 Qh3+
5. Nh2 Qxh2#) 2... Nxe3+ 3. Kh2 Rxf2+ 4. Kg1 Rg2+ 5.
Kh1 Qh3+ 6. Nh2 Qxh2# 0-1
1... Ne7 ? (1... Re7 !?) 2. g4 ! +- Bh7 3. f5 Re4 4. Nxe4

dxe4 5. Rae1 +- 1-0
22. Espig - Fogt, DDR, 1969.
1. Rxd7 Bh6 2. Bxf7+ Kg7 (2... Kh8 3. Qxh6 Nxd7 4. Bxe8
+-) 3. Bxg6+ +- 1-0
23. Hecht - Kurajitsa, Beograd, 1969.
1. Qb7+ Qe7 (1... Ke8 2. Re1 +-) 2. Qd5+ Qe6 (2... Ke8 3.
Bd6 +-) 3. Qb7+ (3. a3 !?) 1/2-1/2
36. Drimer - Portish, Hastings, 1970.

1. Kb2 +/- {[} Nxb3 2. axb3 Bf5 3. Bxe8 +/- {Variation.]}
24. Klundt - Kapengut, Ybbs, 1968.

37. Uhlmann - Ivkov, Siegen, 1970.
1. Nb6 Rc7 2. Nxd7 (2. Bd5 Nf6) 2... Rxd7 3. Bd5 +{Variation.}
25. Hennings - Oetzel, DDR, 1971.
1. Ng8+ Re5 2. Re7 +- 1-0
26. Csom - Tatai, Palma de Mallorca, 1971.
1... Qxg3 ? 2. Qf8+ ! Kh7 3. Qg7+ Kxg7 {Stalemate.} 1/21/2
27. Vestu - Yudovich, USSR, 1968.
1. Qxc2+ Nd3+ -+ 0-1
28. Despotovich - Keserovich, Yugoslavia, 1970.
1... Kf7 2. f4 +- {Variation.}
29. Portish - Gligorich, Siegen, 1970.
1. h5 ?? Qb4 -+ 0-1
30. Keene - Robatsch, Madrid, 1971.
1. Bh3 +- 1-0
31. Spasov - Antunas, Dresden, 1969.
1... Bg5 ! -+ {Variation.}
32. Messing - Musil, Yugoslavia, 1972.
1. exd5 ? Qxe6 -+ {Variation.}
33. Koch - Yudovich, corr., 1972.
1. Nxc5 ! Rxa5 (1... Nxa5 2. Nxe6+ Kf6 3. Nxc7 +/-) 2.
Nxe6+ Kf6 3. Nxc7 Ra1 4. Rxa1 Nxa1 5. c5 +/- {Variation.}
34. Maeder - Podgajets, Dresden, 1969.
1... Qd3 ! -+ 0-1
35. Dementiev - Karpov, Riga, 1971.
1. Rxd3 cxd3 2. Bxd4 +/- {Variation.}
1... Qd2 ! -+ ({also wins} 1... Rxb3 2. Bxb3 Qd2 -+) 0-1
38. Filip - Szily, Vrsac, 1971.
1... Rxd1 2. Re7 +- {[} ({In the game was:} 2. Bxf8 Rxf8 3.
Rxd1 +-) 2... Rd4 3. Qxd4 Ne6 4. Qf6 Rf8 5. Rg7+ Kh8
(5... Nxg7 6. Qxf8#) 6. Rf7+ Kg8 7. Rxf8+ Nxf8 8. Qxf8#
{]} 1-0
39. Despotovich - Keserovich, Yugoslavia, 1970.
1. Bf1 ! +-
4. White to move
5. White to move
6. White to move
7. White to move
13. Black to move
16. White to move
22. White to move
27. Black to move
30. White to move
1. Cigor - Bokor, Hungary, 1968.

1. Nd5+ ! Kg7 (1... cxd5 2. Qxc8 +-) 2. Nc7 b5 3. Ne8+
Kh6 (3... Kh8 4. Qf7 Nd7 5. Nc7 Rb8 6. Ne6 +-) 4. Qg8 +1-0
1... Qf3 2. Qxf3 Rxf3 {Zugzwang} 3. Nf6 (3. Rh3 Rf4 4.

Kg3+ Kg7 5. Rh4 Bxg4 6. Rxg4 Rf1 7. Rh4 Rc1 -+) 3...
Be6 4. Rh1 Rd3 5. Rh2 Bxc4 -+ 0-1
10. Bloch - Milbers, Siegen, 1970.
2. Garcia - Guimard, Argentina, 1968.

1. Rfd1 ! Qxf4 2. Rxd8+ Kc7 3. Ne6+ Kb6 4. Nxf4 +- 1-0
1. hxg6 Qxe4 (1... fxg6 2. Qh4 h6 3. Rxg6 Qc4+ 4. Bc3 +-)
(1... hxg6 2. Qh4 Qc4+ 3. Bc3 +-) 2. gxf7+ Kf8 (2... Kxf7 3.
Ng5+ +-) (2... Kh8 3. fxg7#) 3. Bb4+ Kxf7 4. Rxg7# 1-0
3. Stein - Haag, Tallinn, 1969.
1. Bd6 ! +- {[} Qc6 2. Bxc7 Raa8 3. e5 Qxc7 4. exf6 Bf8 5.
Bxa8 Rxa8 6. Re1 +- {]} 1-0
11. Hernandes - Ujtumen, Siegen, 1970.

1... Nf4 ! 2. Bf1 (2. Bc4 !? Bf8 3. Bxf7+ Kxf7 4. Qh7+ Qg7
5. Qh4 Qh6 6. Qg4 Qh3 7. Qxh3 Nxh3 -+) 2... Bf8 -+ 0-1
12. Reshevsky - Ivkov, Palma de Mallorca, 1970.
1. Bd5 ! +- {Zugzwang. Variation.} 1-0
4. Ivkov - Pfleger, Bamberg, 1968.

13. Kavalek - Larsen, USA, 1970.
1. Ng5+ (1. Nxg3 ? Ra1) 1... Kh4 2. Rg2 !! +- {Zugzwang}
Rh2 (2... Rh3 ?? 3. Nf3#) (2... Ra1 3. Nf3+ Kh3 4. Rxg3#)
3. Rxg3 Rf2+ 4. Rf3 +- {Variation.} ( 4. Nf3+ ?? Rxf3+ !! 5.
Kxf3 (5. Rxf3))
5. Saethert - Mostert, corr., 1968.
1. Qe3 ? Ne1+ 2. Kh3 (2. Kg3 Qg2+ 3. Kh4 Qxh2+ 4. Qh3
Ng2#) 2... Qg2+ 3. Kh4 Qxh2+ 4. Qh3 Ng2# {Variation.}
6. Huebner - Rubinetti, Lugano, 1968.
1. Qxc7 Bxc7 2. Rg3 ! Bxf4 (2... Ne5 3. Bxe5 Bxe5 4.
Rxg4 +-) 3. Rxg4 +- { Variation.}
1... hxg5 ? 2. Qd8+ Kh7 3. Bc2+ g6 4. Bxg6+ Kxg6 (4...

fxg6 5. Qe7+ Kh8 (5... Kg8 6. Qe8+ Kg7 7. Qe7+) 6. Qf8+
Kh7 7. Qf7+) 5. Qf6+ Kh7 6. Qxf7+ {Variation.}
14. Segi - Velimirovich, Yugoslavia, 1970.
1... Bf3 ({also wins} 1... Rg3+ 2. Kc2 Bf5+ 3. Kb2 Rg2+ 4.
Ka3 Rd2 -+) 2. Ke3 Bc6 3. Nxa7 Re2+ ! -+ 0-1
15. Ciocaltea - Pedersen, Siegen, 1970.
1. Bxb4 ! Qxb4 2. Nb6 +- {[} Rb8 3. Nxc8 Rbxc8 (3... Nh6
4. a3 Qc5 (4... Qa5 5. Nxe7+ +-) 5. Rc1 +-) 4. gxf5 +- {]} 10
7. Sax - Bodo, Hungary, 1968.

16. Marich - Petrosian, Vinkovci, 1970.
1. Rxg6 ! +- Rh7 (1... Kxg6 2. Qg4+ Kf7 (2... Kh6 3. Be3+
Kh7 4. Qg7#) 3. Qg7+ Ke8 4. Qe7#) 2. Rxf6+ Nxf6 3.
Qxf6+ Ke8 4. Qf8+ Kd7 5. Qd6+ Ke8 6. f4 e5 ( 6... axb4 7.
Nf6+ Kf7 8. Qe7+ Kg6 9. Qxh7+ Kxf6 10. Be7#) 7. Qxe5+
Be6 (7... Kd8 8. Bb6+ Rc7 (8... Kd7 9. Nf6+ Kc6 10. Qc5#)
9. Qxc7+ Ke8 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Bc5#) 8. Qxe6+ Kd8 9.
Bb6+ Rc7 10. Qf6+ Ke8 11. Qh8+ Kd7 12. Qg7+ Kc6 13.
Qxc7+ Kd5 (13... Kb5 14. Qd7+ +-) 14. Qe5+ Kc6 (14...
Kc4 15. Qc5#) 15. Qc5+ Kd7 16. Qd5+ Ke8 (16... Ke7 17.
Bc5+ Ke8 18. Ng7#) (16... Kc8 17. Qd8#) 17. Qe6+ Kf8
18. Bc5# {Variation.}
8. Sampilov - Aborin, USSR, 1971.
1... Rxf2+ ! 2. Rxf2 Qh1+ 3. Kf4 (3. Rg2 Qf1+ 4. Rf2
Qxf2#) 3... Qc1+ 4. Kf3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2
9. Portish - Bilek, Magyarorszag, 1971.
1. Bd8 ! {[} Rxd8 (1... c5 2. Bxe7 Rxe7 3. Nd5 +-) (1... Bh6
2. Bxe7 Rxe7 3. Nxf7 +-) 2. Rxd8 +- {Variation.]}
17. Kliukin - Giergiel, USSR, 1971.
1. Rxe6 ! Qxh4 (1... Kb4 2. Qxd8 Rxd8 3. Bxg6 Rh8 4.
Re8 +-) 2. Rxc6+ Kb4 3. a3+ Ka4 4. Rc4+ bxc4 5. Bc6# 10
18. Osnos - Khavsky, USSR, 1972.
1. Re1 Nxc4 2. Rxf1 Nxd2 3. Rd1 +- 1-0
19. Radulov - Nikolaevsky, Varna, 1968.
1. Nh7 ! Qxc3 (1... Qg7 2. Rxg7+ Kxg7 3. Ng5 +-) (1...
Qh8 2. Nf6+ Qxf6 3. Qxh6 Bxd7 4. exd7 Qf7 5. dxc8=Q
Rxc8 6. Bd4 +-) (1... Bxf4 2. Nxf6+ Kh8 3. Rh7#) 2. Qxh6

Bxd7 3. Qxg6+ Kh8 (3... Qg7 4. Nf6+ Kh8 5. Qxh5+ Qh7
6. Qxh7#) 4. Nf6 Qd2 (4... Qxf6 5. Qxf6+ Kh7 6. Qf7+ Kh6
7. Be3+ f4 8. Bxf4#) 5. Qh7# 1-0
20. Reshevsky - Ivkov, Palma de Mallorca, 1970.
{Zugzwang.} 1. Bc4 !! +- 1-0
1. Be5 Qxa6 (1... Bd4+ 2. Rxd4 Rexd4 3. Rxh6 +-) (1...

Re2+ 2. Kf3 ! Qh5+ 3. g4 +-) (1... Rxd1 2. Qc8+ Kh7 3.
Rxh6+ Kxh6 4. Qxh3+ Kg6 5. Qg4+ Kh6 6. Qxg7+ Kh5 7.
Qg5#) 2. Rxd8+ Kh7 3. Rh8+ ! Kg6 (3... Kxh8 4. Qf8+ Kh7
5. Qxg7#) 4. f5+ Kg5 (4... Kxf5 5. Bxb2+ Ke6 (5... Kg6 6.
Qh5#) (5... Kg4 6. Qh5#) 6. Re8+ Kd7 7. Rxe4 +-) 5.
Qe7+ f6 6. Qxg7+ ({even faster would be} 6. Rh5+ Kxh5
7. Qe8+ Kg5 (7... Kg4 8. Qg6#) (7... Kh6 8. Qg6#) 8.
Qg6#) 6... Kxf5 7. Rh5+ Ke6 8. Qxf6+ +- 1-0
21. Tukmakov - Korchnoi, Riga, 1970.

29. Gurgenidze - Dzhindzhikhashvili, USSR, 1970.
1. Be7 +- ({also leads to advantage} 1. Bc5 Ne2+ 2. Rxe2
Qxc5 3. Ne1 +-) 1... Ncd5 2. Bxd8+ Kxd8 3. Be4 Qxa4 4.
Bxd5 Nxd5 5. Qg5+ Kc7 6. h4 Bb5 7. Rc1+ Bc6 8. h5 Qd4
9. Ne5 f6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qg7+ Kd6 12. h6 Nf4 13. Qg4
Qd2 14. Rd1 +- 1-0
1. Nxf5+ Nxf5 2. Ne7 {[} Ne3 (2... Bc3 3. Nxf5+ Kg5 4.

Nd4 Bxb4 (4... Bxd4) 5. Nxb5) 3. Nf5+ ! Nxf5 {Stalemate.]}
1/2-1/2
22. Hamann - Timman, Amsterdam, 1970.

1. dxe6 Qxd3 (1... fxe6 2. Rxe6 Rxe6 3. Bxe6+ Kh8 4.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 (4... Bxd8 5. Bxc8 Bxc8 6. Re1 Bd7 7. Rd1
+-) 5. Nxh4 +-) 2. exf7+ Kh8 3. Rxe8+ Rxe8 4. fxe8=Q#
{Variation.}
23. D'Agostini - Orlandi, Zarate, 1976.
1. Nfxe5 ({also wins:} 1. Ncxe5 +-) 1... Bd7 (1... dxe5 2.
Nxe5 Bd7 3. Nxd7 Nxd7 4. Bxc6 +-) 2. Nxd7 Qxd7 3. Ne5
+- 1-0
24. Bachenkov - Filipov, USSR, 1971.
1. Rxh7 Ne4+ 2. Ke3 Rc3+ ! 3. Kxe4 Rc4+ 4. Ke5 Rc5+ 5.
Ke6 (5. Kd4 Rc4+) 5... Rc6+ 6. Kf7 Rf6+ ! 7. Rxf6 1/2-1/2
25. Krogius - Kostro, Varna, 1969.
1. Rxg7 !! {Invasion} Kxg7 (1... Qc7 2. Rg8+ Kh7 (2...
Rxg8 3. Qxg8#) 3. Qf5#) (1... Qa8 2. Rh7+ Kxh7 3. Qf7+
Kh8 4. Qxf6+ Kh7 5. Qg6+ Kh8 6. Qxh6#) 2. Qf7+ Kh8 3.
Qxf6+ Kh7 4. Qg6+ Kh8 5. Qxh6# 1-0
26. Westerinen - Smejkal, Raach, 1969.
1... Rd3+ 2. Kh2 Qd1 3. Be3 Qh1+ 4. Kg3 Qg1+ 5. Kh3
Qxf2 -+ 0-1
27. Flensch - Postler, DDR, 1968.
1... d2 ! 2. Bxd2 Bxb3 -+ {Variation.}
28. Werle - Lundin, Swerige, 1969.
1. h8=N+ Kg5 (1... Kf5 2. Re5#) (1... Kh6 2. Bf4#) 2. Nf7+

Kg6 (2... Kf5 3. Ncd6+ Rxd6 (3... Kg6 4. Nh8+ Kg5 (4...
Kh6 5. Bf4#) 5. Ndf7+ Kf5 6. Re5#) 4. Nxd6+ Kg6 5. Kb2
+-) 3. Nh8+
Renko - Intensive Course Tactics 010303 Exercises B
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1. Bubnov - Yaroslavtzev, Voronej, 1949.

1. Nb8 ({also wins} 1. Rb8+ Rxb8 2. Nxb8 Qe8 3. Nxd7 +-)
1... Nf6 (1... Nf8 2. Rd8 +-) (1... Rxb8 2. Rxb8+ Nxb8 3.
Rd8+ Qe8 4. Rxe8#) (1... Qh3 2. Rb2 +-) ( 1... Nxc5 2.
Rd8+ Qe8 3. Rxe8#) 2. Rd8+ Ne8 3. Rb6 +- 1-0
2. Portish - Radulov, Moscow, 1977.
1. Rxc8 Rxc8 2. Rd8+ Re8 3. Rxe8+ Rxe8 4. Nd5 +- {[}
Kf7 (4... Rc8 5. Ne7+ +-) 5. Nb6 +- {]} 1-0
1... Qxc2 2. Nf6+ +- {[} gxf6 3. Qe8+ Kh7 (3... Bf8 4. Rg3+
+-) 4. Rg3 +- {] } 1-0
1. Rfxg6+ fxg6 2. Qe7+ Qf7 3. Rxg6+ Kxg6 4. Ne5+ +- 1-0
13. Kroitzaler - Laipold, Zittau, 1973.
1... Nc3 ! 2. bxc3 (2. f4 g3 3. Rf3 Ne2+ 4. Kf1 Nxc1 5.
Rxg3+ Kf8 -+) (2. Rxc3 bxc3 -+) 2... Rfh6 3. f3 (3. g3
Rh1+ 4. Kg2 R8h2#) 3... g3 4. Rfd1 Rh1#

14. Kraidman - Bernstein, Tel Aviv, 1967.
1. Nd7+ +- {[} Bxd7 2. Qxc8+ Bxc8 3. Re8# {]} 1-0
4. Tolush - Antoshin, Leningrad, 1956.
1... Rxd3 2. Rxd3 Re1+ 3. Kf2 Ne4+ 4. Kxe1 Qxg6 -+ 0-1
5. Denker - Gonzales, 1945.
1. Nxf7+ Nxf7 (1... Rxf7 2. Bxf7 Nxf7 3. Qh6 Qg8 (3...
Nxh6 4. f7+ Qf6 5. Bxf6#) 4. Re1 +-) 2. Qh6 Rg8 (2...
Nxh6 3. f7+ Qf6 4. Bxf6#) 3. Bxf7 Qf8 4. Be6 dxe6 5. f7+
Qg7 (5... Rg7 6. Qxg7+ Qxg7 7. f8=R#) 6. Qxg7+ Rxg7 7.
f8=Q# 1-0
6. Travnichek - Yanata, Czechoslovakia, 1961.
1. Rd4 ! g6 (1... Qxd4 2. Qxh7#) 2. Rxd8 Nxa1 3. Qd4+
Qxd4 4. Rxf8+ Kg7 5. Ne6+ Kh6 6. Nxd4 +- 1-0
1. Rf3 Nxd1 2. Rxf7 Qxf7 (2... Qd8 3. Rf8#) 3. Qd7 Rf8

(3... Re6 4. Bxe6 +-) ( 3... Qxd5 4. Qg7#) (3... Re7 4.
Qc8+ Re8 5. Qxe8+ Bf8 6. Qxf8#) 4. Bxf8 Be7 5. Qxe7 +1-0
15. Redgio - Mieses
1... Rg3 ! 2. Qxg3 (2. hxg3 Qe3+ 3. Be2 Qxe2#) 2... Bh4 +
16. Troitsky, 1916.
1. Qb5 ! +- {[} Ke6 (1... Qd1 2. Qd7+ -+) (1... Qh1 2. Qb7+
-+) (1... Qe4 2. Qb7+ -+) (1... Qe6 2. Qb3+ -+) (1... a2 2.
Bg1+ Ke4 (2... Kd6 3. Qc5+ Ke6 4. Qe7+ -+) 3. Qe5+ -+)
2. Qe8+ -+ {]}
17. Huebner - Tal, Biel, 1976.
7. Arnason - Bishov, Chicago, 1983.

1. Bb8 ! Qxb8 (1... Qb7 2. Bxa6 +-) 2. Bxa6+ Qb7 3.
Bxb7+ Kxb7 4. Rab1 +- 1-0
1... Nxh3+ 2. Qxh3 Bxc3 -/+ {[} 3. Qg2 (3. Rxc3 Ne2+ -+)
3... Qa5 -/+ {]}
18. Alechine - Frimen, New York, 1924.
8. Lexandrovich - Krammhauser, Berlin, 1951.

1. Ng6 Qf6 2. Ne7+ Qxe7 3. Qxf5 +-
1. Bxf6 Qxf6 (1... gxf6 2. Qh6 Qf8 3. Re8 Qxe8 4. Qg7#)

(1... h6 2. Qxh6 gxh6 ( 2... Qf8 3. Bxg7 +-) 3. Bxd8 +-) 2.
Re8+ Nf8 3. Nh6+ Qxh6 4. Rxf8+ Kxf8 5. Qd8# 1-0
9. Miagmasuren - Bisguier, Tallinn, 1971.

19. Dittmar - Svidler, 1991.
1. Re1 ! Rxe1 (1... Bxd3 2. Rxf8 +-) 2. Rxf5 +10. Alechine - Golmaio, Madrid, 1922.
1. f6 gxf6 (1... Ree2 2. Bxd7 Rxa2 3. Qb8+ Bf8 4. fxg7
Rxh2+ 5. Qxh2 Rxh2+ 6. Kxh2 +-) 2. Bxd7 Rxd7 3. Qg4+
+- 1-0
1... Qc6+ 2. Qg2 Qxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Re2+ -+ {[} 4. Kf3 Rxb2 + {]} 0-1
20. Kaplan - Sultanbaev, Belgium, 1930.
1... Bg4 ! 2. Qxg4 (2. hxg4 Qd3#) 2... Nxg4 3. hxg4 Qd3+
4. Kf3 Qxf1 -+ 0-1
11. Deli - Lengyel, Hungary, 1974.

21. Asperger - Shallen
1. Qxc4 Rxg2+ 2. Kh1 (2. Kxg2 Nxe3+ -+) 2... Rxh2+ 3.

Kxh2 Qb8+ 4. f4 bxc4 5. Rxb8 Rxb8 -+
1. Qd1+ Rg4 (1... Kg5 2. Qd2+ f4 (2... Kg4 3. Rg6+ Kh3 4.

Qh6+ Rh4 5. Qxh4#) 3. Rc5 +-) 2. Qh1+ Kg5 3. Qh6# 1-0
31. Florian - Koska, Brno, 1950.
22. Knuzhinsky - Bilchuk, Poland

1. Qxd6 Nxf5 (1... cxd6 2. Nxd6#) (1... c6 2. Qe6 Qc7 (2...
Qb8 3. Nd5 Kd8 ( 3... cxd5 4. Qxd7+ Kf7 5. exd5 +-)) 3.
Nd6+ Kd8 4. Be2 Bxe2 5. Nxe2 Rg8 6. Nf7+ Ke8 7. Rd1
+-) 2. Qxe5+ Ne7 3. Nd5 c6 4. Nc7+ +-
1. Qc4+ ! Rxc4 (1... Kg7 2. Qxc8 Qxc8 3. Rxc8 Rxc8 4.

e8=Q +-) 2. Rxe8+ Kg7 3. Rg8+ +- 1-0
32. Tikan - Paebo, Tartu, 1977.
1... Nd4 ! 2. Bxd5 Nxe2+ 3. Kh1 Bxd5+ 4. f3 Nxc3 -+
23. Kochiev - Tukmakov, USSR, 1972.

33. Yates - NN
1. f7+ Nexf7 (1... Ndxf7 2. Ne7#) (1... Kxf7 2. Nxd6+ +-) 2.
Re1 Qxe1+ (2... Qh1+ 3. Kf2 +-) 3. Qxe1 Ne5 4. Qg3 +-
1. Rd8+ Rxd8 2. Nxd8 Bd5 3. Ne6 Kf7 4. Nc7 Bc6 5.

a8=Q Bxa8 6. Nxa8 +- { Variation.}
24. Cheron - Polikier, Chamonix, 1927.

34. Shervin - Denker, 1968.
1. Bxf7+ ! Kxf7 2. Ng5+ Kg8 (2... Ke8 3. Ne6 +-) (2... Kf8
3. Ne6+ +-) 3. Qd5+ +- {[} e6 4. Qxe6+ Kf8 5. Qf7# {]} 1-0
25. Benites - Euwe, San Juan, 1948.
1. Qa3 ! g6 (1... Qxa3 2. Rd8+ Ke7 3. Re8#) (1... Bd7 2.
Qxe7+ Nxe7 3. Bxd7 +-) (1... f6 2. Rd8+ Kf7 3. Be8+ Qxe8
4. Nd6+ +-) 2. Rd8+ Kg7 3. Rxg8+ +- 1-0
26. Bronstein - Korchnoi, 1962.
1. Rh8+ Kg6 2. Rh6+ ({also wins} 2. Qe8+ Qf7 3. Qe4+
Kf6 4. Qf5+ Ke7 5. Qg5+ Ke6 6. Qxd2 +-) 2... Kxh6 (2...
gxh6 3. Qg8+ Kf6 4. Qf8+ +-) 3. Qh8+ Kg6 ( 3... Kg5 4.
Qh5+ Kf4 5. Qf5+ Ke3 6. Qxf3+ +-) 4. Qh5+ Kf6 5. g5+ +1-0
27. Kluger - Szilagyi, Budapest, 1965.
1... Rxh3+ ! ({In the game black moved} 1... Rxf3 2. Qxf2
(2. Nd5 !? Bxd5 3. cxd5 Nxc3 4. gxf3 Qxd2 5. Rxd2 Nxb1
6. Rb2 Nxa3 7. Rb3) 2... Rfxh3+ 3. Kg1 Rh1#) 2. gxh3
Bxf3+ 3. Bg2 Bxg2+ 4. Kh2 Be4+ 5. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 6. Kg1
Rg2+ 7. Kf1 Nxc3 -+ 0-1
28. Gurvich - Pampin, corr., 1976.
1. Qxd8+ +- {[} Kxd8 2. O-O-O+ Ke8 3. Nxb5 +- {]} 1-0
29. Yansa - Adamski, Hungary, 1970.
1. exf6 +- {[} Qxe2 2. fxg7+ Ke8 3. gxh8=Q +- {]} 1-0
1. Rxh7+ Kxh7 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. O-O-O +- 1-0

35. Gligorich - Nivergelt, 1959.
1. Nf5+ exf5 (1... Kf8 2. Rxc6 exf5 (2... Rxc6 3. Rd8#) 3.
exf6 Ke8 4. Rxc5 +-) 2. exf6+ Kf8 (2... Ke8 3. Rd8#) 3.
Rxc6 +- 1-0
1. Bd6 ! cxd6 (1... Qxd5 !? 2. cxd5 cxd6 +-) 2. Nf6+ gxf6 3.
Rg1+ Kh8 4. Qxh7+ Kxh7 5. Rh5#
37. Ivanko - Dolezhal, Prague, 1955.
1. Bg7+ ! Rxg7 2. Rxg7 Qxg7 (2... Re1+ !? 3. Rg1 (3. Kg2
Qxg7+ 4. Rg3 Qb7 -+) 3... Rxg1+ 4. Kxg1 +-) (2... Kxg7 3.
Qxh7+ Kf8 4. Qxd7 +-) 3. Qxe8+ +- 1-0
38. Lesnik, 1958.
1. Rd7+ Ke8 2. Re7+ Kd8 (2... Bxe7 3. d7+ +-) 3. Re8+
Kxe8 4. d7+ Kf7 5. dxc8=Q +39. Garcia - Panno, Columbia, 1977.
1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rxa7 +- 1-0
40. Seredenko - Belousov, USSR, 1972.
1... Bc1 ! (1... d2 ?! 2. Ba5 Re2 3. Kf1 Rh2 4. Kg1 Rxh3 5.
Kg2 Rh5 6. Rd1 Rd5 -+) 2. Rxc1 d2 3. Rd1 Re1+ -+ 0-1
30. Nielsen - Shtolz, Niendorf, 1934.

41. Baragar - Vaganian, Moscow, 1977.
1... Rxf2 ! 2. Kxf2 Qc5+ 3. Rd4 (3. Kg2 Bf1+ -+) (3. Ke1
Qe3+ 4. Be2 Qxe2#) 3... Qxd4+ -+
42. Gruenfeld - Eliskases
1... Rxh2+ 2. Rxh2 Rxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Nf3+ 4. Rxf3 Qxd2+ -+
0-1
1. Qc7+ Ka8 (1... Ka6 2. Bc8#) 2. Bg2+ Be4 3. Qh7 Kb8 4.

Bxe4 +54. Eliskazes - Mori, Birmngham, 1937.
1. Nd5 Bd8 (1... Qxd2 2. Nxe7+ Kh8 3. Rxd2 +-) 2. Ne7+
+- {[} ({also wins} 2. Qxa5 Bxa5 3. Ne7+ Kh8 4. Nxc8 +-)
2... Kh8 3. Qxa5 Bxa5 4. Nxc8 +- {]} 1-0
43. Zakharov - Litvinov, USSR, 1978.

55. V. & M. Platovs, 1907.
1. Bb6 ! +- {[} Ke7 (1... Rxb6 2. Rxe6+ dxe6 3. Qxd8#)
(1... Qf6 2. Rxe6+ dxe6 3. Rxd8+ Ke7 4. Bc5#) 2. Bc5+ d6
(2... Kf6 3. Bd4+ +-) 3. Bxd6+ +- {]} 1-0
1. h6+ Kh7 2. Be4+ Nxe4+ (2... Kh8 3. d8=Q#) 3. Kh4 +56. Lissitsin (training problem), 1952.
44. Illingworth - Alexander, Hastings, 1931.

1. Nd5 ! +- {[} Bxd4 2. Nxe7+ Kg7 3. Bxd4+ +- {]} 1-0
45. Hug - Spassky, Bath, 1973.
1... Rd2 -+ {[} 2. Qe3 Nc4 3. Qf4 Qxc5 -+ {]} 0-1
1. Bh6 Qxh6 (1... Qg8 2. Rf8+ +-) 2. Qg5 ! Qxg5 3. Rf8+

Qd8 4. Rxd8#
57. Dobkin - Veil, Tel Aviv, 1940.
1. Nd6+ exd6 2. Qxf6 +- {[} Qe7 (2... d5 3. Qd8#) (2... Bb7
3. Qxf7#) 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7 4. Qd8# {]} 1-0
46. NN - Capablanca
58. Nikitin - Furman, Tbilissi, 1959.
1... Rf1+ 2. Rxf1 Qh2+ 3. Kxh2 gxf1=N+ -+ 0-1
47. Yanushpolsky - Rovner, Moscow, 1929.
1... Nc5 ! -+ {[} 2. dxe6 (2. Nf4 Nc2#) 2... Nd3# {]} 0-1
48. Karasola - Schoeneborg, Sverige, 1973.
1... Rxd5 ! 2. Bxd5 d2 ! 3. Qxd2 Nf3+ -+ 0-1
49. Hernandez - Ujtumen, Siegen, 1970.
1... Nf4 2. Bf1 (2. Bc4 Bf8 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7 -+) 2... Bf8 -+ 0-1
50. Lazarevich - Jovanovich, Yugoslavia, 1971.
1. Qf6+ Qxf6 2. Rxg8+ Kxg8 3. e8=Q+ +- 1-0
51. V. & M. Platovs, 1909.
1. Rxc5 cxb1=Q 2. Ra5+ Kb7 3. Rb5+ Qxb5 {Stalemate.}
1... Qg1 2. Qd2 Qe3 3. Qd1 (3. b3 Qxd2 4. Nxd2 f5 -+) 3...
Qxf4 -+
59. Tchigorin - Blackburne, 1898.
1... Qxa5+ 2. Ra2 Qe1+ 3. Nxe1 c1=Q# 0-1
60. O'Kelly - Vuyachich, London, 1973.
1... Rxe4 ({leads to the advantage but less effective would
be} 1... Qxb2 2. Rb1 Rxe4 -+) 2. Nxe4 Qxb2+ 3. Rc2 (3.
Nf2 Nxd5 -+) 3... Qxc2+ 4. Nf2 Rb2 5. Rf1 Nxd5 -+
61. Kasandi - Pogach, Hungary, 1963.
1... Qxh2+ 2. Qxh2 Bxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Rxd1 -+
62. Troitsky, 1911.
1. Kg3 Kf1 2. Rf2+ ! Rxf2 3. h8=Q h2 4. Qa1+ Ke2 5.
Qe5+ Kd3 6. Qd6+ Ke2 7. Qc6 +-
52. Romanishin - Petrosian, USSR, 1975.

63. Toran - Filip, Scopje, 1972.
1. Qxf4 ! +- {[} (1. h3 ? Nf2+ 2. Kh2 Qxg3+ 3. Kxg3 Ne4+ +) 1... exf4 2. Rxg4 Bg5 3. Rd1 +- {]} 1-0
1. Nxe6 ! +- {[} Bxe6 (1... Qb6 2. Ng7+ Kf8 3. Qh8#) 2.

Bxe6 Rdb8 (2... fxe6 3. Qxe7#) 3. Qxf7+ +- {]} 1-0
53. Troitsky, 1927.

64. Han - Tarrash, Halle, 1883.
1... Rxf1+ 2. Rxf1 e3 -+ 0-1
1. Nc7+ Kd4 2. Nb5+ Kd5 3. Nc3+ Kd6 (3... Ke6 4. Ng4+

+-) (3... Kd4 4. Re4#) 4. Nf7+ +-
65. Zhilin - Gusakov, USSR, 1960.

75. Persitz - Mazzoni, Paris, 1956.
1. Qh8+ Bxh8 (1... Kf7 2. Qxg7+ Kxg7 3. Bxf6+ Kf7 4.
Ng5+ Kg8 5. Rh8#) 2. Rxh8+ Kf7 (2... Kg7 3. Bxf6+ Kf7 4.
Ng5#) 3. Rh7+ +- {[} Kf8 (3... Kg8 4. Nxf6+ Kf8 5. Bh6+ +-)
(3... Ke6 4. Nf4#) 4. Bh6+ Qg7 5. Bxg7+ Kg8 6. Nxf6+ Kf7
7. Ng5+ Ke7 8. Bh8+ Kd8 9. Nf7+ +- {]} 1-0
66. Prokesh, 1950.
1. d7+ Ka8 2. Qxf8 Qxf8 3. Bc7 +- 1-0

76. Uhlmann - Liebert, Leipzig, 1976.
1... Rxd2 2. Bxd2 (2. Qxd2 Qf3 -+) 2... Ng5 +- {[} 3. h4 (3.
Qxg5 Qf3 -+) ( 3. Qxe2 Nh3#) 3... Nh3+ 4. Kh2 Qxf1 -+ {]}
0-1
1. Bd3 Bxd3 2. c6 bxc6 3. e7 Be2 4. Kg6 +77. Suleimanov - Kasparov, USSR, 1977.
67. Tartakover - Klechinsky
1. Rxe5 Rxe5 2. d6 ! +- {[} Rxd6 3. Bxe5 +- {]}
68. Garsia - Romanishin, 1977.
1. d5 ! Qxd5 2. Qh6 Rxf6 3. Rxf6 +69. Bokuchava - Shishov, USSR, 1969.
1. e6 fxe6 (1... Nxc5 2. e7 Nxe4 3. exd8=Q+ +-) 2. Qxb5 !
cxb5 (2... Qxb5 3. Nd6+ Kb8 4. Nxb5+ e5 5. Bxe5+ Nxe5
6. dxe5 Bxc5 7. Rc1 Be3 8. Rce1 Bd2 9. Nd6 Bxe1 10.
Rxe1 +-) 3. Nd6+ Kb8 4. Nxb7+ +-
1... Ng4 2. Qf4 (2. Qh3 Bxg5 3. Nxe4 Ne2+ 4. Kf1 Nxh2+
5. Kxe2 Rfe8 -+) 2... Bxg5 3. Qxe5 (3. Qxg5 Qxh2+ 4. Kf1
Qh1#) (3. Qxg4 Bxd2 -+) 3... Nxe5 4. f4 (4. Nxe4 Nxe4 5.
Bxe4 Rad8 -+) 4... exf3 -+ 0-1
78. Prokesh, 1950.
1. Bd1 Bxd1 2. f5 gxf5 3. d6 Ba4 4. b4+ Kb5 5. d7 +79. Levenfish
1. Qxg6 hxg6 2. Bxf7+ Rxf7 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. Nxf7+ +80. Granberg - Gubnitsky, corr., 1986.
70. Vinogradov - Kirenkov, USSR, 1957.

1. Ne6+ dxe6 2. Bg5+ +- {[} Kc7 (2... Be7 3. Bxe7+ Kc7
(3... Kxe7 4. f8=Q#) 4. f8=Q +-) 3. f8=Q+ Be7 4. Bxe7 +{]} 1-0
71. Schatz - Gigiold, 1928.
1... Qh7+ 2. Rh3 (2. Kg1 Rxd3 3. Bxd3 Qxd3 -+) 2... Rd1+
3. Kh2 Rh1+ 4. Kg3 ( 4. Kxh1 Qxh3+ 5. Kg1 Qxg2#) 4...
Qh4+ 5. Rxh4+ gxh4# 0-1
1. Nd7 ! +- {[} Bxd7 2. Rf3 Be6 3. Rfxh3+ Bxh3 (3... Kg8 4.

Rh8#) 4. Rxh3# 1-0
81. Dall Ava, 1963.
1. Rd4 ! b6 (1... Qb5 2. Nc3+ +-) (1... Qc6 2. Nb4+ +-) (1...
Qe6 2. Nf4+ +-) (1... Qf5 2. Ne3+ +-) (1... Qh3 2. Nf4+ +-)
(1... Qc8 2. Nb6+ +-) (1... Qe8 2. Nf6+ +-) (1... Kc8 2.
Nb6+ +-) (1... Ke8 2. Nf6+ +-) 2. Nb4 Qxd4 3. Nc6+ +82. Becker - Young, Veinsham, 1948.
72. Kofman - Zhukhovitsky, Moscow, 1936.

1. Qxf8+ Bxf8 2. Rg8+ Kh7 3. Be4+ Kh6 4. Rh8+ Kg7 5.
Rh7# 1-0
73. Troyanesku - Dumtresku, 1970.
1. Ba6 +- {[} Qxa6 (1... Bf3 2. Qd4 Bf6 3. Qxf6 Nxf6 4.
Bxc8 +-) 2. Qg4 Bf6 ( 2... g6 3. Nh6#) 3. Bxf6 +- {]}
1. e6+ Qxe6 (1... Bxe6 2. f5 Nge7 (2... Nf8 3. Nf4 +-) 3.

fxe6+ Qxe6 4. Re1 +- {(} Qxe3 5. Bg6+ +- {)}) 2. Bxg6+
Kxg6 3. f5+ Bxf5 4. Nf4+ +83. Vaschkau - Diebel, 1957.
1... Rxd3 ! 2. Rxd3 Ne2+ 3. Rxe2 Qc1+ -+ 0-1
84. Kaminer, 1932.
74. Rinck, 1929.

1. Kg7 Re8 2. Kf7 Rh8 3. Ke7 Rg8 4. Nd8 Rg7+ 5. Nf7 +{[} Rg8 6. Nh6+ +- {]}
95. Yuriev - Tishler, 1927.

85. Richter - Grob, Nauheim, 1935.
1. Rxc5+ Rxc5 2. Qe7+ Kc8 (2... Kb8 3. Qd8+ Rc8 (3...
Ka7 4. Qa8#) 4. Qxb6#) 3. Qe8+ Kc7 {perpetual check.}
1/2-1/2
86. Bone - Rico, 1958.
1... Ba3 2. Kxe5 Bd6+ 3. Kxd6 (3. Ke4 Kb2 4. Kf3 Kc1 5.
Ke2 f3+ -+) 3... Kd4 -+ {[} 4. Ke6 Ke3 -+ {]} 0-1
1. Qxb5 Qxb5 2. c4 Qd7 3. Rxg7+ Kh8 4. Rg8+ Kxg8 5.
Rg1+ Qg4 6. Rxg4# 1-0
1... Qf5 2. Re1 Rae8 3. Nc3 Rxe4 4. Nxe4 (4. Rxe4 Re8 +) 4... Re8 -+ 0-1
96. Sokolsky - Kotov, Moscow, 1965.
1. Rh8+ Kxh8 2. Qxh6+ Rh7 3. Qxf6+ Rg7 (3... Kg8 4.
Rb8+ Qf8 5. Rxf8#) 4. Rb7 +- 1-0
97. Alechine - Reshevsky, Kemeri, 1937.
1. Rxb8+ Kxb8 2. Qxe5+ fxe5 3. Rf8+ +- 1-0
98. Traeger - Weise, 1964.
1... Rxg3 2. fxg3 Rxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Qxg3+ 4. Kh1 Qh2# 0-1
88. Tabidze, 1955.

99. Vasiukov - Shoshin, Varna, 1964.
1. Kf2 Kh2 (1... Bxh5 2. Kg3 Kg1 {stalemate}) 2. Ng3
89. Ujtelki - Liebert, Hungary
1... Rf2 2. Qg1 Rb2 3. Qf1 (3. Qxd4+ cxd4 4. Rxb2 d3 -+)
3... Qxg2+ ! -+ {[} 4. Qxg2 Rxb1+ 5. Kh2 Be5+ -+ {]} 0-1
90. Verle - Westlund, Stokholm, 1947.
1. Bg5 hxg5 (1... Bb4+ 2. Ke2 hxg5 3. hxg5 +-) 2. hxg5
Bb4+ 3. Ke2 Qxf3+ 4. Kxf3 Rxh1 5. Bb5+ +- 1-0
91. Marshall - Capablanca, Petersburg, 1914.
1. Bg4 +- {[} (1. Qc4 ? c6 2. Nb6+ Kc7 3. Qc5 Qxg3+) 1...
Qxg3+ (1... Bxg4 2. Qe8+ Qd8 3. Ne7+ +-) (1... f5 2. Bxf5
+-) 2. Kh1 +- {]} 1-0
1. Rxf7+ Rxf7 2. Qe6+ Kg7 (2... Kg5 3. Qxg6+ Kh4 4.

Rh1+ +-) 3. f6+ +- 1-0
100. Morphy - Brian, 1859.
1. h4 Qg4 2. Qa3+ Kg8 3. Ne7+ Kf8 4. Ng6+ Kg8 5. Qf8+
Rxf8 6. Ne7# 1-0
101. NN - Nardus, Biarritz, 1912.
1... Qxf1+ 2. Kxf1 Nd2+ 3. Kg1 Re1+ 4. Kh2 Nf1+ 5. Kg1
Ng3+ 6. Kh2 Nxf5 -+ 0-1
102. Duras, 1933.
1. Bd3 ! Bd5+ (1... Bxd3 2. Kxf2 Bc5+ 3. Kf3 Bxa7 4.
g8=Q +-) 2. Kf1 Kb7 3. Be4 +-
92. Sakharov, 1954.

103. Henkin - Aronson, 1954.
1. Nf5 Kxf5 (1... e6 2. Nh6+ Kf4 3. Nxf7 +-) 2. Bc8+ e6 3.
d5 Kf6 4. d6 +93. Spielmann - Schroessel, 1912.
1. Ra8 Qe7 (1... Kd7 2. Qxb7+ Rxb7 3. Rxb7#) 2. Qxc6+
Qc7 (2... bxc6 3. Raxb8+ Kd7 4. R1b7#) 3. Rxb7 Qxc6 4.
Raxb8# 1-0
94. Shagiatmerov - Demin, Orenburg, 1964.
1. d7 !! ({first two moves can be transposed} 1. Ka1 Bxe4
2. d7 Bd5 3. Ne6 Bxe6 4. d8=Q+) 1... Bxe4+ 2. Ka1 Bd5
3. Ne6 ! Bxe6 4. d8=Q+ +- 1-0
1. Rxd6 exd6 2. Nf6+ Kg7 3. Qd4 +- {[} Qe7 (3... Kh6 4.

Ng4+ Kh5 5. Qf4 Qd8 6. Qh6+ Kxg4 7. Rf4+ Kg3 8. Rf3+
Kg4 9. Qf4+ Kh5 10. g4+ Kxh4 11. g5+ Kh5 12. Rh3#) 4.
Ne8+ Kh6 5. Qg7+ Kh5 6. Nf6+ Kxh4 7. Qh6+ Kg3 8. Rf3#
{]} 1-0
104. Grigorian - Karasev, USSR, 1971.
1. Re6 Qf7 (1... Qxe6 2. Bd5 +-) (1... Qh4+ 2. Kg1 +-) 2.
Bd5 !! Kg7 (2... Qxf5 ?? 3. Rg6+ Kh8 4. Rg8#) 3. Qg5+
Kh8 4. Rxe8 +- 1-0
105. Bannik - Cherepkov, USSR, 1961.
1... Re2 -+ {[} 2. Qxc5 Rgxg2+ 3. Kh1 Rh2+ 4. Kg1 Reg2#

{]} 0-1
106. Boroughs - Oxman, Colorado, 1986.
1... Bh4 2. Rxe8+ (2. Bg5 Qxg5 3. Qh3 Rxe1+ 4. Rxe1
Qd2 5. Nf3 Bxf2+ 6. Kf1 Qxb2 -+) 2... Qxe8 3. Qd3 Qe1+
4. Qf1 Bxf2+ 5. Kh1 Qxf1# 0-1
Nxf8 +-) 3. Bxh7+ +- {[} Kh8 (3... Nxh7 4. Qxd7 +-) 4. Bf5+
+- {]} 1-0
115. Feuer - O'Kelly, Liege, 1934.
1. Nxe5 dxe5 (1... Be6 ! +/=) 2. Qxd8+ Kxd8 3. O-O-O+ +1-0
116. Blackburne - Steiniz, London, 1863.
107. Troitsky, 1911.

1. g6+ Kg8 2. a7 h2 3. a8=Q+ Bxa8 {stalemate.}
108. Neumann - NN, 1956.
1. Re8+ ({Another way to achieve a draw would be} 1.
Qh7+ Nxh7 2. Re8+ Nf8 3. Rxf8+ Kh7 4. Bg8+ Kg6 5.
Bf7+ Kf5 6. Bb3+ Kg6 (6... Ke4 7. Nc5+ Ke5 8. Bf4#) ( 6...
Kg4 7. Bd1+ Bf3 8. Bxf3#) 7. Bf7+ Kh7 8. Bg8+) 1... Nxe8
2. Qh7+ Kxh7 3. Nf8+ Kh8 4. Ng6+ Kh7 5. Nf8+ 1/2-1/2
109. Zgurev - Mechkarov, Sofia, 1949.
1. Bd5+ Kh8 (1... cxd5 2. Qxd5+ Kh8 3. Nf7+ Kg8 (3...
Rxf7 4. Qxf7 Qd4 5. Re8+ Bf8 6. Rxf8#) 4. Nh6+ Kh8 5.
Qg8+ Rxg8 6. Nf7#) 2. Qc3 +- {[} Rg8 (2... Bxc3 3. Rxh7#)
(2... Qxb2 3. Qxb2 Rf6 4. Re8+ Rf8 5. Rxf8#) 3. Nf7# {]} 10
110. Donchenko - Pochla, Vilyandy, 1972.
1. Rxd5 exd5 2. Rxd5 Qg7 (2... Rf1+ 3. Bxf1 Qf7 4. Qf3
Qe7 5. Qd1 Qe3+ 6. Kh1 +-) 3. Rd7+ R2f7 4. Rxf7 +- {[}
Rxf7 5. Qe8+ Qf8 6. Bxf7+ +- {]} 1-0
1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Qg5 (2... Kf6 3. Rxg8 Kxe7 4.

Ba3+ Rd6 (4... Kf6 5. e5+ +-) (4... Ke6 5. Re8+ Kf6 6. e5+
Kg5 (6... Kg7 7. Bf8+ Kg8 8. Bxh6#) 7. f4+ +-) 5. e5 +-) 3.
Qe3 Rxe7 (3... Kf6 4. Rxg5 hxg5 5. Ba3 +-) 4. Rxg5+ hxg5
5. Qxg5+ Kf8 6. Qh6+ Ke8 7. Qxc6+ +- {Variation.}
117. Matz - Schuhmann, Ottawa, 1962.
1... Bxh2+ 2. Kxh2 (2. Kh1 Be5 3. Kg1 Qh5 -+) 2... Qh5+
3. Kg1 Rxe4 4. g3 (4. Nxe4 Ne2+ -+) 4... Re6 -+
1... Ng3+ 2. hxg3 (2. Kg1 Nxf1 3. Kxf1 Nxh2+ -+) 2...
hxg3+ 3. Kg1 Nf2 4. Rxf2 Rh1+ 5. Kxh1 gxf2 -+
119. Filip - Urbanek, Prague, 1955.
1. Qxe8 Qxe8 2. Bxf7+ Qxf7 (2... Kf8 3. Bxe8 Kxe8 4.
Rxc8+ +-) 3. Rxc8+ Qf8 4. d7 +- 1-0
120. V. & M. Platovs, 1907.
1. Nd6+ Kf3 2. Nc8 Rd1 3. Nd6 Rxd6+ (3... Rb1+ 4. Nb5
+-) 4. Kc7 +-
111. Soos - teschner, Kassel, 1970.

121. Euwe - Averbakh, Zurich, 1953.
1. Bc4 Rxf1+ 2. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Bb5 -+ 0-1
112. Richter - Wetzig, Hemnitz, 1948.
1. Nf8 Rxd3 (1... g6 2. Nxg6+ hxg6 (2... Kg7 3. Qf5 Qf7 4.
h6+ Kg8 5. Qg5 +-) 3. hxg6+ Kg7 4. Qf5 +-) 2. Ng6+ hxg6
3. hxg6+ Qh7 4. Rxh7+ Kg8 5. Bxd3 +- 1-0
113. Antov, 1974.
1. Bc8 Bxc8 2. e6+ Kg6 3. Rg5+ Kf6 4. Rf5+ Kxf5 5. exf7
+-
1... Nxa3 2. Bxa3 Nb5 3. Bc1 Nxc3 (3... a3 ?! 4. Kd2 b2 5.

Bxb2 axb2 6. Kc2 Nxc3 7. Kxb2 +/=) 4. Ne2 Nb1 -+ 0-1
122. Schmucker - Vujovich, France
1. Ra8 +- {[} g4+ 2. Kh4 Rxa8 3. b7 Re8 4. b8=Q +- {]} 1-0
123. Whiteman - LeGros, Washington D.C., 1971.
1. fxe6 Nxh5 2. exf7+ +- {[} Kf8 (2... Kh8 3. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8
4. Nf7+ +-) 3. Ng6+ Qxg6 4. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 5. Bxg6+ +- {]}
1-0
114. Klundt - Gerer, 1970.

124. Nacht - Vaisman, Romania, 1972.
1. Nxd5 exd5 (1... h6 2. Nxd7 Nxd5 (2... Nxd7 3. Rxc8 +-)
(2... Qxd7 3. Nb6 +-) 3. Nxf8 +-) 2. Nxd7 Qxd7 (2... g6 3.
1. Rxf7 Qxf7 2. Rxf7 Kxf7 3. Qf2+ Kg7 (3... Ke8 4. Qxb6

+-) 4. Qf6+ Kh7 5. Qxd6 Ra1+ 6. Kh2 Re1 7. Qxb4 +- 1-0
125. Asaba, 1975.
135. Marshall - Soldatenkov, USA, 1928.

1... Rxd2 2. Nxd2 (2. Nxh4 Qxf4) 2... Nd4 (2... Qxf4 ! 3.
Ne4 Qf2+ 4. Nxf2 Bxf2#) 3. Qh5 Qg5+ ! -+ {[} 4. fxg5 (4.
Qxg5 Ne2#) 4... Bf2# {]} 0-1
1. Ng6 Bxf7 2. h8=N Be8 3. Nf7 Bxf7 {Stalemate.}

136. Berns - Morfi, London, 1858.
126. Bellon - Chehov, Barcelona, 1984.
1... Rd8 -+ {[} 2. Rxd8 (2. Rxg7 Kf8 3. Rh7 Kg8 4. Rxh6
Kg7 5. Kg5 Rd5+ -+) 2... Kxd8 -+ {]} 0-1
127. Prokesh, 1952.
1. c7 Rbb8 2. Rc6+ Kb2 (2... Kd2 3. Rd6+ Rxd6 4.
cxb8=Q +-) 3. Rb6+ Rxb6 4. cxd8=Q +128. Zimmermann - Huebner, BRD, 1977.
1. Qxe5+ ! Qe6 (1... Nxe5 2. Rd8#) 2. Nf6+ gxf6 3. Qxe6+
fxe6 4. Bh5# 1-0
129. Kollark - Simmchen, Grossroersdorf, 1958.
1. Rxd4 Rxd4 (1... h5 2. Qxg7+ Kxg7 3. Rxc4+ Kg8 4. Rd4
Qa6 5. Nh3 Qxa2 6. b3 +-) 2. Ne2 Kh7 3. Qxg7+ Kxg7 4.
Bxd4+ +- 1-0
1... Bxe6 2. Bxe6 (2. Ne5 Qxh2 3. Bxe6 Qxe5 -+) 2...
Nd3+ -+ {[} 3. cxd3 (3. Qxd3 exd3 4. O-O-O Bxa3 -+) 3...
Bb4+ 4. Qd2 Qxd2# {]} 0-1
137. Botvinnik - Capablanca, Amsterdam, 1932.
1. Qd6 Kg8 (1... Rf7 2. Qxf6+ Rxf6 (2... Kg8 3. Re8+ Rf8
4. Qg7#) 3. Re8+ Rf8 4. Rxf8#) (1... Nd7 2. Qxd7 Rg8 3.
Qxd5 +-) 2. Qg3+ Ng4 (2... Kf7 3. Qg7#) 3. Qxg4+ Kf7 4.
Qg7# {Variation.}
138. Grzeban, 1957.
1. Rxh8+ Kxh8 2. Rc8+ Kh7 3. g6+ Kxg6 (3... Qxg6 4. Bc2
+-) 4. Bxh5+ Kxh5 5. Rh8+ Kg6 6. h5#
139. Ivkov - Lombard, Skopje, 1972.
1. e6 +- {[} Rxb3+ (1... Kxd6 2. exf7 +-) 2. Kg4 fxe6 3.
Rxe6 Kd7 4. f7 +- { ]} 1-0
130. Gruensberg - Nielsen, Kopenhagen, 1953.

140. Palevich - Sosnin, corr., 1984.
1. Rxe6 Qxe6 2. Rxd7+ Kf6 3. Qxg7+ Kf5 4. Rf7+ Qxf7 5.
Qxf7+ +- 1-0
131. Matulovich - Bogdanovich, Sarajevo, 1976.
1. Nc6 Qd6 2. Qf3 +- {[} Qc7 (2... Bxc6 3. Qxf7+ Kd8 4.
Qxe6 +-) 3. Qxf7+ Qxf7 4. Rd8# {]} 1-0
132. Matokhin - Kuzmin, USSR
1... f6+ 2. Kg4 (2. Qxf6 Qg3#) 2... Qg2+ 3. Qg3 f5+ 4. Kf4
e5+ -+ {[} 5. dxe5 Qd2# {]} 0-1
1. Bxb7 ({also wins} 1. Qh6+ Ke8 2. Qf6 Rf8 3. exd6 Bxd6

4. Qxd6 Nd7 5. Re1 +-) 1... Qxb7 2. Rg8+ Rxg8 (2... Kxg8
3. Qd8+ Kg7 4. Nf5+ Kg6 5. Qf6+ Kh5 6. Qh4+ Kg6 7.
Qg4#) 3. Qd8+ Kg7 4. Nf5+ Kg6 (4... Kh8 5. Qf6+ Rg7 6.
Qxg7#) 5. Qf6+ Kh5 6. Qh6+ Kg4 7. Ne3+ Kg3 8. Qh2# 10
141. Breitman - Hasin, Minsk, 1950.
1... e3 2. d5 (2. f3 Rxe2 (2... Rc1 -+) 3. Rxe2 Qa6 -+) (2.
Qb4 Rxe2 3. Rxe2 Rc1+ 4. Re1 Qc4 -+) 2... Rxe2 3. Rxe2
Qxd5 -+ 0-1
133. Fritz, 1951.

1. Rb3 Rxf7+ 2. Ke6 +- {[} Rc7 (2... Rg7 3. Bh6+ +-) (2...
Rf8 3. Bc5+ +-) 3. Bb6+ +- {]}
1. Qxb4 axb4 2. Rxa8+ Be8 3. Bxd5 Nf3+ (3... Qxd5 4.

Rxe8#) 4. Kg2 +-
134. Ragozin - Sokolsky, USSR, 1954.

143. Osnos - Malich, Zinnowitz, 1971.
1... Rxf3+ 2. gxf3 (2. Bxf3 Bxc4+ -+) 2... Bh3+ 3. Ke1
Qg1+ 4. Kd2 Qg5+ {[ } 5. f4 Qxf4+ 6. Ke1 Qh4+ 7. Kd2
Qf4+ {]} 1/2-1/2
1. Qe5 Qxh4 (1... Qe7 !? 2. Rxd8+ Qxd8 3. Qxe6+ Kf8 4.

d5 +/-) 2. Qxe6+ Kh8 ( 2... Kf8 3. Rc7 +-) 3. Qe5+ Kg8 4.
Qd5+ +- 1-0
144. Kapengut - Shershevsky, USSR

1. Nxe6 fxe6 2. Qxf8+ Rxf8 3. Rxf8+ Kg7 (3... Kxf8 4. c7
+-) 4. c7 Qh4 5. Rff1 +- (5. Ref1 ?! Be5 6. h3 Qg3 7.
R8f7+ Kh6 8. Kg1 Bxc7)
154. Kirillov - Bastrikov, Ryazan, 1948.

1. dxe6 Rxd4 2. Qxd4 Qxg5 3. e7 Re8 4. Rc1 Qxh6 (4... f6
5. Rc8 Kf7 (5... Rxc8 6. Qc4+ Rxc4 (6... Kh8 7. Qxc8+
Qg8 8. Qxg8+ Kxg8 9. e8=Q#) 7. e8=Q#) 6. Rxe8 +-) (4...
Qxc1 5. Qg7#) 5. Rg1+ +- 1-0
145. Morfi - Morian, New-Orleans, 1866.

155. Paoli - Cozhulich, Bari
1. Re2 +- {[} Qb1+ (1... Qxe2 2. Qd5+ Ke8 3. Qe6+ Kd8 4.
Qe7#) (1... c5 2. Rd2 +-) 2. Kf2 c5 3. Rd2+ Ke8 4. Qxc8+
+- {]} 1-0
1. Bxg6+ +- {[} fxg6 (1... Kg8 2. Bc2 Qa3 3. Ne2 Qxa2 4.

Qc1 +-) 2. Nxe6 Qf5 3. Rxh6+ gxh6 4. Qxh6+ Kg8 5.
Qg7# 1-0
146. Langov - Stoichev, USSR, 1966.

156. Dely - Portisch, Hungary, 1959.
1. Nd5 +- {[} Qxd2 (1... Rxc1+ 2. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 3. Qxc1 Qd8
4. Qc8 Qe8 (4... Qxc8 5. Nxe7#) 5. Nxe7#) 2. Nxe7+ Rxe7
3. Rxc8+ Re8 (3... Ne8 4. Bxd2 +-) 4. Rxe8+ Nxe8 5.
Bxd2 +- {]} 1-0
1. Nf6+ Bxf6 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3. Qf8+ Kh7 4. gxf6 Qb7 5.

Qe7+ Qxe7 6. fxe7 +- 1-0
157. Bachtiar - Bilek, Skopje, 1972.
147. Griffits - Evans, Siegen, 1970.

1... Rxc5 2. Rxc5 Bxc5 -+ {[} 3. Bxc5 d2 -+ {]} 0-1
1. e5 +- {[} Nxe5 (1... dxe5 2. Ne4 +-) 2. Nxe5 bxc3 3. Ng4
+- {]}
148. Hartston - Duran, Alicante, 1975.
1. Rxc6+ bxc6 2. Nc5 +- {[} Qxc5 (2... Rfd8 3. Ba6+ +-) 3.
Ba6+ Kd8 4. Rb8# { ]} 1-0
149. Marich - Muyagich, Yugoslavia
1. Qg8+ Ke7 2. Ng6+ fxg6 3. Rxe6+ Kd7 4. Qe8+ Kc7 5.
Re7+ +- {[} Kd6 6. Qd7# { ]} 1-0
150. Belavenets - Zagoriansky, Moscow, 1937.
1. Bf6 Rxg1 2. Rxg1 Bh2 (2... Bxf6 3. Rg8+ Kd7 4. Rxb8
+-) 3. Rg8+ Kd7 4. Rxb8 Bxb8 5. h5 Bf4 6. Bg7 +- 1-0
158. Zita - Bronstein, Vienna, 1957.

1... c6 2. Rd4 c5 3. Rd5 Rf2+ 0-1
159. Quinones - Magmarsuren, Skopje, 1972.
1. Re6 Kg8 (1... f5 2. Bxf5 Kg8 (2... Rxf5 3. Re8+ Bxe8 4.
Qxe8+ Rf8 5. Qxf8#) 3. Qg6 hxg5 4. Qh7+ Kf7 5. Qh5+
Kg8 6. Bh7+ Kh8 7. Bg6+ Kg8 8. Qh7#) (1... fxe6 2. Qg6
hxg5 3. Qh7#) 2. Bh7+ Kh8 3. Rxh6 +- {[} g6 4. Bxg6+
Kg7 5. Ne6+ +- {] } 1-0
160. Gligorich - Szabo, 1948.
1. Rd6 Bxe7 2. Rd7 ! ({in the game was} 2. Bxe7 Qxe7 ?
(2... Kg8 !? 3. Bf6 +/-) 3. Rd7 +-) 2... Bxd7 3. Qxe7+ Kg8
4. Bf6 +- 1-0
151. Bondarenko & Kakovin, 1958.

161. Kubbel, 1908.
1. Bf5+ Ke5 2. d4+ Kd6 (2... Kxd4 3. c3+ +-) 3. c5+ Kc6 4.
Be4+ Kb5 5. c4+ +-
1. Ne2 f1=Q+ 2. Ng1+ Kf2 {stalemate.} (2... Qxg1+ 3.

Kxg1)
152. Harousek - Tchigorin, Budapest, 1695.

162. Antoshkievich - Kevitsky, corr., 1978.
1. Nxb6 +- {[} Qf7 (1... cxb6 2. Qxa6 Rcb8 (2... Rxa6 3.
Rxc8+ Kf7 4. R1c7 +-) 3. Qc4+ +-) 2. Nc4 +- {]}
1. Rxb6 axb6 (1... Ne5 2. Rxb7 Nxd3 3. Rxc7 Re2 4. Be3

+-) 2. Bc4+ Kf8 3. Bg5 Re1+ 4. Kh2 Ke8 5. Rh8+ +- 1-0
153. Smislov - Gimar, Mar del Plata, 1962.

163. Zubarev - Romanovsky, Moscow, 1920.
1. cxb6 ! Re1+ 2. Rxe1 Qxb5 3. bxa7 Qc6 4. Rb1 Kh7 (4...
Qxa6 5. Rb8+ +-) 5. Rb8 +- 1-0
1... Re1+ 2. Nxe1 Qf1+ 3. Kh2 Be5+ 4. g3 Qxh3+ 5. Kg1

Bd4+ 6. Rf2 Qxg3+ 7. Ng2 Bxf2+ -+ 0-1
164. Torma - Lazarevich, Yugoslavia, 1972.
1. Rdh1 Qe5 2. Qf6 +- {[} Qxf6 3. gxf6 +- {]} 1-0
1. Rxg6 +- {[} hxg6 (1... Rxe5 2. fxe5 hxg6 3. e6 +-) 2.

Nc6+ +- {]}
175. Koblents - Chukaev, USSR, 1946.
1. Rxf8+ Kxf8 2. Qc8+ Ke7 3. Qxc7+ Rd7 4. d6+ Ke8 5.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 (5... Rxf7 6. Qc8#) 6. Qxd7+ +- 1-0
165. Tiermann - Schmidt

176. Mair, 1948.
1. Ra6 Qxa6 2. Nc7+ Kf7 (2... Rxc7 3. Qd5#) 3. Qd5+ Kf8
4. Nxa6 +- 1-0
166. Vujachich - Turunen, Groningen, 1969.
1... Qxg2+ 2. Nxg2 Bxg2+ 3. Kh2 (3. Kg1 e2+ -+) 3...
Bc6+ 4. Kg3 Bd6+ 5. Qf4 h4+ 6. Bxh4 Rg2# 0-1
167. Zerik - NN, Geplingen, 1938.
1. Bh3 +- {[} Qxh3 (1... Qd6 2. Qa4 Kc8 (2... a5 3. Bxd7 +) 3. Qxa7 +-) 2. Qc6+ Kb8 3. Rxa7 +- {]} 1-0
168. Rinck, 1908.
1. Ng5+ Ke7 2. Nxf3 c2 3. Ng1 c1=Q {stalemate.}
169. Poliak - Levin, Kiev, 1949.
1... Rxc3 2. Qf1 Rc8 3. Rxd4 Nxd4 4. Kh1 Ne2 0-1
170. Kubbel, 1935.
1. Qb2+ Ka6 2. Qb8 Rxb8 3. axb8=N+ +171. Alatortsev - Goglidze, 1935.
1. Bd5 Kf8 (1... exd5 2. Nh6+ +-) (1... Kf7 2. Bxe6+ Qxe6
3. Nh6+ +-) (1... Kh8 2. Nxe7 Qxe7 3. Qxe6 +-) 2. Nxe7
Kxe7 3. Re1 e5 4. f5 Nf8 5. Qg7+ +172. Sliwa - Stoltz, Bucuresti, 1953.
1. Qxc6 bxc6 2. b7 Qd8 3. b8=Q Rd1+ 4. Rxd1 Qxb8 5.
Nb7 +- 1-0
173. Mason - Blackburne
1... Be3 2. Qxe2 (2. Qxd6 h3 3. g3 Qf3 4. Qd5 Bxf2+ 5.
Kh2 Bxg3+ 6. Kxh3 (6. Kg1 Bh2#) 6... Rh2#) (2. Bxe3 h3
3. g3 Qf3 -+) 2... Qxe2 3. Bxe3 -+
1. g4+ Kh4 2. g5+ Kh5 3. Rh4+ Kxh4 4. gxh6 +177. Savin (training problem), 1981.
1. Nc6 bxc6 (1... Bxe3+ 2. Kh1 Qg8 3. Qxg8+ Kxg8 4.
Ne7+ Kh8 5. Rf8#) 2. Bxc5 Bd7 (2... h6 3. Qg6 Bd7 (3...
Qg8 4. Rf8 +-) 4. Rf7 +-) 3. Bd4 e5 (3... Qg8 4. Qxd7 Rd8
5. Bxg7+ +-) 4. Bxe5 +178. Neumann - Haase, corr., 1968.
1. Re7 Qb7+ (1... Bxe7 2. Qxh7#) (1... Rxe7 2. Qxf8#) 2.
Be4 Qxe4+ 3. Rgxe4 Bxe7 4. Rxe7 +- 1-0
179. Estrin - Smislov, Moscow, 1946.
1... gxf2+ 2. Kxf2 (2. Bxf2 Bxf2+ 3. Kxf2 Qd4+ -+) 2...
Qd2+ 3. Ne2 Rd3 4. Qxd3 Qxd3 5. Bxb6 Qf5+ 6. Kg1
axb6 -+ 0-1
180. Ljubisavljevich - Albano, Italy, 1973.
1. Nd6 Nxd6 (1... Rcb8 2. Nxf7 Kxf7 3. Rh7 +-) (1... Rf8 !?
2. Nxb7 +-) 2. Rh8+ Qxh8 (2... Kf7 3. R1h7 +-) 3. Rxh8+
Kxh8 4. Ne6+ Kh7 5. Qg7# 1-0
181. Kubbel & Herbstmann, 1937.
1... e1=N 2. Nf3+ Nxf3+ 3. Kg3 Ke3 {stalemate.}
182. Vanke - Wagner, corr., 1972.
1. Re8+ Bxe8 2. Qxe8+ Kg7 3. Qf8+ Kf6 4. Bd4+ Qxd4 5.
Qh8+ +- 1-0
183. Palau - Najdorf, Buenos Aires, 1939.
1... Nxe2 2. Rxb4 (2. e5 Qxc3 -+) (2. Nxe2 Qxb1+ -+) 2...
Bxc3 +- 0-1
184. Alechine - Zubarev, Moscow, 1916.
174. Huebner - Penrose, England

1. Rxf7+ Rxf7 2. Bxg6+ Kxg6 3. Qd3+ Kg5 4. Bc1+ -+ {[}
Kf6 (4... Rf4 5. Qf5#) 5. Qf5+ Kg7 6. Qxf7+ +- {]} 1-0
185. Neidze, 1958.

1. c8=Q+ Qxc8 2. Bc6+ Nb7 3. Ka6 Qxc6 {stalemate.}
195. Smekjal - Moles, Skopje, 1972.

1. Kh2 Nxa4 (1... Na6 2. Qd7+ Kh6 3. Qxc6 +-) 2. Qd7+
Kh6 3. b7 +- 1-0
186. Mondragon - Yabra, Siegen, 1970.

196. Rinck, 1938.
1... Nxg6 2. Bxh6+ Kg8 (2... Rxh6 3. Qxf7#) 3. Qxg6+ Kh8
4. Qf6+ Kg8 5. Qxd8+ Nxd8 6. Rf8# 1-0
187. Daroczy - Dozsa, Deberecen, 1956.
1. Qg2+ +- {[} Kf5 (1... Kh5 2. Qh2+ Kg5 (2... Kg4 3. f3+ +) 3. f4+ +-) ( 1... Kh4 2. Qh2+ Kg5 (2... Kg4 3. f3+ +-) 3.
f4+ +-) (1... Kf4 2. Qg3+ Ke4 ( 2... Kf5 3. Qg6+ +-) 3.
Qg6+ +-) 2. Qg6+ +- {]}
1. Rxd7 Rxd7 2. Rxe8+ Nxe8 3. Nxe8+ f6 4. Qxf6+ +- 1-0

197. Malinova - Agababjan, USSR, 1972.
188. Volchanov - Dimitrov, Sofia, 1955.
1. Nxe5 Rxe5 (1... Bxe5 2. Bxe5+ Rxe5 3. Qb2 Rce8 4. f4
+-) 2. Bxe5 Bxe5 3. Ne7 Qc7 4. Nxc8 Ne6 (4... Nc3 5.
Rxc3 Bxc3 6. Nd6 +-) (4... Qxc8 5. Rd8 +-) 5. Bxe4 fxe4 6.
Rd5 +- 1-0
189. Gaprindashvili - Pomar, Olot, 1973.
1... Nc4 2. Nxc4 (2. c3 Nxe3 3. fxe3 Qxe3+ 4. Kb2 Rd2+
5. Ka3 Qe1 -+) (2. Qa2 Nxe3 3. fxe3 Qxe3+ 4. Kb2 Qd4+
5. Ka3 c5 -+) (2. Qxc4 Qa1#) 2... Qa1+ 3. Qb1 Rd1+ 4.
Kxd1 Qxb1+ 5. Kd2 Qxb4+ -+
190. Marshall - Klein, New York, 1913.
1. Nxd5 Qe6 (1... Qe8 2. Rxc6 Rcb8 (2... Rxc6 3. Ne7+ +) 3. Qa6 +-) 2. Rxc6 +- {[} Rxc6 (2... Qxc6 3. Ne7+ +-) (2...
Nd6 3. Rxc8+ Rxc8 4. Qxa7 +-) 3. Qxa8+ Nf8 4. Qxc6
Qxc6 5. Ne7+ +- {]} 1-0
1... Ne4 2. Rxc2 (2. Re1 Rd3 3. Rxe4 Rxg2 4. Qxg2 Rd1+
-+) 2... Nxg3+ 3. Qxg3 Qxf1+ 4. Qg1 Qf3+ -+ 0-1
198. Blackburne - Loye, England, 1913.
1. Nd5 Qa5+ (1... exf4 2. Nbc7+ +-) (1... f6 2. Nbc7+ Kf7
3. Nxa8 +-) 2. Bd2 +- {[} Qxb5 (2... Qa4 3. b3 +-) 3. Nc7+
+- {]} 1-0
199. Ornstein - Kirov, Sofia, 1976.
1... Bxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Rg8+ -+ {[} 3. Kh1 (3. Kf1 Qh3+ 4. Ke2
Qxh5+ 5. f3 Qxh2+ 6. Ke3 Qf4+ 7. Kf2 (7. Ke2 Rg2+ 8.
Kf1 Qxf3+ 9. Ke1 Qf2#) 7... Qh2+ 8. Ke1 Rg1+ 9. Qf1
Qd2#) 3... Qd5+ 4. f3 Rd1+ -+ {]} 0-1
200. Vigodchikov - Alekhin, corr., 1909.
1... Nf4 2. Rxg6 Bg2+ 3. Rxg2 (3. Kg1 Ne2#) 3... fxg2+ 4.
Kg1 Ne2+ 5. Kxg2 Nxd4 -+ 0-1
191. Rinck, 1929.

201. Minich - Kurajica, Batumi, 1966.
1. Bg1 Qa5+ (1... Qb5+ 2. Kxh6 Qxb6+ 3. Re6+ +-) 2.
Re5+ Kxe5 3. Nc4+
1. Nxh7+ Kg8 (1... Ke8 2. Nf6+ Kf8 3. g6 fxg6 4. h7 +-) 2.

Nf6+ Kf8 (2... Kh8 3. Rxf7 +-) 3. g6 fxg6 4. h7 +- 1-0
192. Muller - NN, Leipzig, 1937.

202. Zarcula - I. Fisher, Romania, 1974.
1. Rbf1 Rf7 (1... Ne6 2. Qxe6+ Qxe6 3. Rf8+ Rxf8 4.
Rxf8#) (1... Nf7 2. Rxg6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kg8 4. Bf6+ hxg6
5. Qxg6+ Kf8 6. Qg7#) 2. Qd7 Ref8 3. Qe7 +- 1-0
1... Re4 2. Ne3 (2. Qxe4 Rg3+ -+) 2... Rdxe3 -+ 0-1
203. Grzeban, 1962.
193. Portisch - Kristiansen, Skopje, 1972.

1. Nc7 Bxc7 2. a8=N Bd8 3. Nc7 Bxc7
1. Nxg6 +- {[} Bf5 (1... hxg6 2. Qxg6) 2. Ne7+ +- {]} 1-0
204. Filippov - Gaister, Moscow, 1958.
194. Liliental - Botvinnik, USSR, 1940.
1. Rxe8+ +- {[} Qxe8 2. Qh7 Qf7 3. Qxh6+ Kg8 (3... Ke8 4.
Bh5 +-) 4. Bd5 Qxd5 5. Qg7# 1-0
1... Nxg3 2. f5 (2. Bxf1 Nxf1+ -+) 2... Bxf5 3. Kxg3 (3. Bxf5
Nxf5 -+) 3... Qxh3+ 4. Kf4 g5+ -+ {[} 5. Kxg5 Qg4+ 6. Kh6
Qg6# {]} 0-1
205. Bielczyk - Rodriguez, Poleanica, 1975.

1... Rxg2+ 2. Kh1 Rg6 ({even stronger would be} 2... Qd5
3. f3 Rg6 -+) 3. Qh8+ Kd7 4. Rb7+ Rc7 -+ 0-1
206. NN - Schlosser
1... Bxg3 2. Qxe8+ Kh7 3. Kg1 Bf2+ 4. Rxf2 (4. Kh1 Rxe8
-+) 4... Rd1+ 5. Rf1 Qxf1# 0-1
215. Kuzmin - Kochiev, Minsk, 1976.

1. dxe6 Rxd3 (1... Qxa3 2. Qd7 +-) 2. exf7+ Kh8 3. Bb2 +1-0
216. Martin - Tarjan, Torremolinos, 1974.
1. Rxe7+ Kxe7 2. Qg7+ Ke6 3. Qxg6+ Kd7 (3... Ke7 4.
Nd5+ Kd8 5. Qf6+ Kd7 6. Qd6+ Ke8 7. Qe7#) 4. Qf7+ Kc6
5. Qd5+ Kb6 6. Qb5# 1-0

1. a8=R b6 2. Ra5 bxa5 3. b6 a4 4. b7 a3 5. b8=Q a2 6.
Qb7#
208. Vadasz - Locasto, Tiflis, 1972.
1. Bxc6 ({also wins} 1. bxc6 Rxa8 2. Rxa8 Qc7 3. Bh6
Qe7 4. Rxf8+ Qxf8 5. Bxf8 Kxf8 6. c7 +-) 1... Rxa8 2.
Rxa8 Qh3 3. b6 d5 4. b7 Qf5 5. b8=Q +- 1-0
1. Rd4 Qf8 (1... Qf6 2. Nc6#) 2. Nc6+ Kf6 3. Rf4+ +218. Najdorf - Levy, Siegen, 1970.
1. Re7 Qxd1+ (1... Qxe7 2. Qd8+ +-) 2. Rxd1 +- {[} Bd4 3.
Be5+ Kg8 4. Bxd4 +- {]} 1-0
219. Czerniak - Saharovsky, Tel Aviv, 1963.
209. Guliaev
1. f7 Ba3 2. h6 Ra5 (2... Ra6 3. Bg3+ Kf5 4. Bd6 Bxd6 5.
h7 +-) 3. Bc5 Bxc5 ( 3... Rxc5 4. f8=Q+ +-) 4. h7 +210. Przewoznik - Hammer, Malta, 1980.
1. Ba3 Qxa3 2. Qxf6 Rd7 (2... Qe7 3. Rxg7+ Bxg7 4.
Qxe7 +-) 3. c5 +- 1-0
211. Tkhelidze - Gutkin, USSR, 1972.
1. Rxf7 Rxf7 (1... Rd8 2. Rxd8+ Qxd8 3. Rf8+ Qxf8 4.
Bxe6+ Qf7 5. Qxf7+ Kh8 6. Qf8#) (1... Rc8 2. Rxg7+ Kh8
3. Rxh7+ Kxh7 4. Rd7+ Kg6 5. Qf7+ Kg5 6. h4+ Kxh4 7.
Qf4+ Kh5 8. Rh7+ Kg6 9. Qh6#) (1... Qxf2+ 2. Qxf2 Rxf2
3. Rxf2 Rxf2 4. Bxe6+ Kf8 5. Kxf2 +-) 2. Bxe6 Qxe6 3.
Rd8+ Rf8 4. Qxf8# 1-0
212. Prokop, 1923.
1. Be5 Re7 2. Nf7+ Rxe5 3. Nd8 Re6+ 4. Nc6+ +213. V. & M. Platovs, 1907.
1. Bd6+ Kc6 2. Kc3 b5 3. Bc5 Kc7 4. Ba7 Kc6 5. Kxb3 b4
6. Kxb4 +214. Dueball - Gereben, Skopje, 1972.
1. Re8+ Nf8 2. Qxf6 h5 (2... gxf6 3. Bh6 +-) 3. Rxf8+ Kxf8
4. Qd8# 1-0
1... d2 ({also wins} 1... Be6 2. Rxe5 d2 3. Rxe6+ Kd7 -+)

2. Rxe5+ (2. Rd1 !? Bf6 3. Rxd2 Be6 -+) 2... Be6 -+ {[} 3.
Rxe6+ Kd7 -+ {]} 0-1
220. Halifman - Sokolov, Wijk aan Zee, 1991.
1. Rxg6+ (1. Rgh3 ? Bg7) 1... fxg6 2. Rxh8+ Kf7 (2... Kxh8
3. f7+ +-) 3. Rh7+ Ke6 4. Bd4 Kf5 5. Rxa7 (5. Re7 +-) 5...
Rc8 6. f7 +- 1-0

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