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Problem #2: Find the winning move. GM Yury Shulman – Kai Jie Edward Lee, Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012. : King. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. : Queen. : Bishop. : Knight. : Rook. : Pawn. a b c d e f g h. White to play .
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Problem #2: Find the winning move GM Yury Shulman – Kai Jie Edward Lee, Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012 : King 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 : Queen : Bishop : Knight : Rook : Pawn a b c d e f g h White to play
Problem #2: Find the winning move GM Yury Shulman – Kai Jie Edward Lee, Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012 : King 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 : Queen : Bishop : Knight : Rook : Pawn Solution: 56. Rxg6+! Qxg6 (forced) 57. Rg3 leads to a won pawn and king endgame for white. a b c d e f g h White to play
Problem #4: Find the winning move FM Karsten Larsen – IM Marc Arnold, Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012 : King 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 : Queen : Bishop : Knight : Rook : Pawn a b c d e f g h White to play
Problem #4: Find the winning move FM Karsten Larsen – IM Marc Arnold, Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012 : King 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 : Queen : Bishop : Knight : Rook : Pawn Solution: 65. Ba5 → Bd2 → Bh6 (no defense) a b c d e f g h White to play
Problem #6: Find the winning move WGM Svetlana Cherednichenko – GM Yury Shulman, Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012 : King 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 : Queen : Bishop : Knight : Rook : Pawn a b c d e f g h White to play
Problem #6: Find the winning move WGM Svetlana Cherednichenko – GM Yury Shulman, Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012 : King 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 : Queen : Bishop : Knight : Rook : Pawn Solution: 42. Qh8+ Bh7 43. Bg5+! Kxg5 44. Qf6# a b c d e f g h White to play