Now, first, the solutions and then in a couple of days, final standings of participants and famous Misfit's Cup for the winner will follow shortly.
Position number
1
Black to start and give mate to the white king in 3 moves. Solution brings
1 point.
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Not so complicated.
1. ... Qd6-d1+!
2. Kc1xd1 Bd7-g4++
and the mate with Rd1.
Position number
2
Black to start and to win rapidly and deadly. Solution brings
2 points.
28.41 KB
That is an easy one.
1. ... Qf3!
Position number
3
White to start and attack swiftly to give mate or gain decisive advantage. Solution brings
4 points.
28.62 KB
From the game played in 1946 by Bronshtein against Kottnauer.
1. Nd6-e8!
Now black face two main variations:
A)
1. ... Qc7xe5+
2. Qe4xe5 Rd5xe5
3. Nh4-g6+ and Ng6xe5 with two extra pieces
B)
1. ... Qc7-b6 (threatening Qb6-g1+)
2. Qe4-h7+! Kh8xh7
3. Rg4xg7+ Kh7-h8
4. Nh4-g6 mate.
Position number
4
Black to start and give mate or gain a decisive advantage (mate is more likely). Solution brings
5 points.
28.33 KB
The position is taken from Bagirov-Gufel’d, 1973.
First moves are rather forced and evident.
1. ... Qd8-b8+
2. Be6-b3 Ra3xb3
3. Kb1-c2 Nd3-b4+ (this is unexpected twist with a deadly force)
4. Kc2xb3 Nb4-d5+
5. Kb3-c2 Qb8-b2+ (getting there through the back door)
6. Kc2-d3 Qb2-b5+! With mate in 3:
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7. Kd3-c2 Qb5-e2+
8. Kc2-b3 Qe2-b2+
9. Kb3-c4 Qb2-b5 mate
Position number
5
White to start and to win. A rather complex combination should give decisive advantage to the white. Those who succeed will receive 6 points.
30.22 KB
The position is taken from the analysis of the famous Geller-Karpov game played in 44th USSR Championship in 1976 (round 3).
1. Nf4-g6+!! Rh6xg6
2. Ng5-h7+ Kf8-e7
3. Rf1-b1! Ra8-a7
4. Qc6-d6+!! Qd8xd6
5. e5xd6+ Ke7-d7
6. Rb1-b8 Kd7-c6
7. Nh7-f8 Ra7-b7
8. Rb8-c8+ Kc6-b5
9. c5-c6 and white wins.
Position number
6
White to start and to win, no questions asked. Those who succeed will receive 9 points.
28.59 KB
Karpov-Miles, London, 1982
Obviously, the position in complex. It might be that black can successfully defend because of their powerful knight on d5 and possession of vertical c. However, white had sneaked their pawn to a6 and can try to advance it further to gain a decisive advantage. The position however enables forced win for the white by applying brutal slaughter approach. White start with eliminating the powerful knight and then claim vertical c for themselves. This results in variations when black cannot prevent the advance of the pawn.
1. Rd4xd5! Rc5xd5
2. Re3-c3! Rc8-d8 (2. ... Rc8xc3+ 3. Kb3xc3 Rd5-c5+ 4. Kc3-b4 Rc5-c7 is countered by 5. Bf1-g2! And white wins)
3. Rc3-c7! (Also wins 3. a6-a7 b5-b4. 4. a3xb4 Rd5-d1 5. Bf1-a6 Rd1-a1 6. b4-b5 Rd8-a8 7. Rc3-c7)
3. ... Rd5-d1 (3. ... Rd5-d4 leads to very similar variations)
4. Bf1xb5 e7-e5
5. a6-a7 e5xf4
6. Rc7-b7 Rd1-b1+
7. Kb3-a4 Rb1xb5
8. Rb7xb5 f4-f3
9. Rb5-b8 f3-f2
10. Rb8xd8+