20…Nf4+!21.exf4Rxd422.Re322.Rxd4Bxc4#22…Rxd123.Kxd1Rd8+−+Black is winning because …Rd2 cannot be stopped0–1
Solution to Exercise 2
Shirov, Alexei2670
Lobron, Eric2620
Munich SKA5
1993 – Munich
38.d5!38.Nxb6this move also wins38…Nxb639.Rxc6+Kxc640.d5++−38…c538…exd539.Nxb6!39.Nxb6Qxb440.Nxa8+Kb741.axb4Ne742.b5+−39.Nxb6!39.Nxb6Qxb440.Nxa8++−1–0
Solution to Exercise 3
Tsesarsky, Ilya2445
Gofshtein, Leonid D2545
Kiryat Shmuel GP7
1997 – Kiryat Shmuel
21.Rxe5!dxe521…Rxe522.Bxf6Ree822…Kxf623.Ne4+fxe424.Qxb4exd325.Qxd6+23.Bd422.Bxf6b6and White has won two pieces for a rook22…Kxf623.Ne4+
Solution to Exercise 4
Dekhanov
Yusupov
USSR
1981
White resigned here, missing a spectacular win1.g4+!fxg4+2.Nxg4+Rc52…Qxb53.Nf6#2…g53.Qe8+!Qg64.Nf6#3.Nf6+!Qxf64.Qe2#0–1
Solution to Exercise 5
Baragar
Vaganian
Moscow
1977
1…Rxf2!2.Kxf2Qc5+in order to avoid moving the king to a light square, allowing a revealed attack on the queen, White must shed material or get mated3.Rd43.Kg2Bf1+−+3.Ke1Qe3+4.Be2Qxe2#3…Qxd4+−+
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