No Where to Hide!

A move reversing the balance of the position and eventually favors white. A classic game displaying the strength of the legendary Bobby Fisher! Fischer - Schweber (Argentina, 1970)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Rxe4 QxQ 2.RxN Black Resigns. A pawn down for black and his queen is no where hide 2. Qg4 3.RxQ BxR 4.Bxg6.. . A quality of piece exchanges.. A bishop pair and pawn on f6 gives the advantage for white. Although the game is still playable for black, after pawn rolling to f7 nothing more that black can do other than resign unless his strength and level of play is comparable to that of the "legendary" Bobby Fischer.

Pawn Passer

A bishop move that allows a pawn passer. Fischer-Finegold (USA, 1963)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Bg6 gxB 2. h7 Black Resigns.

Grind

Bent Larsen is a Danish champion. Larsen-Lengyel (Austria, 1964)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. d5+ cxd 2. exd Kxd 3. Rd7+ Kc4 4.Rd4+ Kc3 5. Re4+ Kd2 6.Bc3+ KxB 7. RxR Black Resigns.

A Hole for the King

Not everyone has the skill as displayed by Alexander Alekhine. In this game, Alekhine calculated the series of moves with precision. Alekhine-Yates (London, 1022)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Nf6 Rgf8 2.Rxg7 RxN 3.Ke5 Black Resigns. (3. Rf8 4. Rh7+ Kg8 5.Rcg7+ mate).

Forbidden Gift

Emmanuel Lasker is a German champion who reigned the chess scene for quite a long time. In this game against Euwe, the old Lasker demonstrates that he is still the best in the world. Lasker-Euwe (Germany, 1936)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. b4 Bxb4 2.Nc2 Black Resigns. Black’s bishop and knight are en prise.

Positional Attack

A positional attack demonstrated by Gary Kasparov. Exchanging pieces to create an overwhelming position for white. Kasparov-Browne

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Bh7+ KxB 2. QxB Black Resigns. 3. Rxf7+ is the next killer move.

Double Attack

White’s rook move decides the game. Kasparov-Ricardi

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Rb3 RxR 2.h7 Black Resigns.

Neat Liquidation

A very subtle exchange. Fischer -Eliskases

White to play and win. Solution: 1. RxN KxR 2.Bd4+ Kf7 3.h7 Black Resigns.

Pretty Turned Around

A combination showing Spassky’s highest chess caliber. Spassky- Huebner

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Bh6 NxN 2. Bf7 Black Resigns. Rh3+ mate is inevitable.

Pulled Over

White’s king is pulled over into a danger zone. How can black do that? Larsen-Spassky (Linares, 1981)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. g4+ 2. Kxg4 Bh5+ 3.KxB Qg5+ mate.

Rear Assault

Attack on the 7th rank is unstoppable. Find the killer move. Spassky-Gipslis (Baku, 1961)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. RxB KxR 2. Rc1 Qa5+ 3.Bxd Kg8 4.Qg5+ Kf7 5.Rc7+ QxR 6.Qg7+ Ke8 7. QxQ Black resigns.

Tactical Pin

There is a hidden tactical pin in the a1-h8 diagonal. Can you find it? Spassky-Pachman (Mscow, 1967)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Bxf7 RxB 2. Be5 Qc2 3. BxB Black resigns as Rxe6 is coming.

Guarded Corners

This shows a subtle maneouvering by white. Bronstein-Kotov (Moscow, 1946)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Bh6 NxQ 2.Bxg7+ Kg8 3. Bf6+ mate.

Discoverer

This is a world championship game that brought Bronstein almost winning the match. Bronstein-Botvinnik (Moscow, 1951)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Bg3 Bg7 2.RxB QxQ 3. Be5 Qxe3+ 4.Kh1 Black resigns. Now, white’s discovering rook is a very disastrous move.

Perfect Thrust

This game is a classic fought between the two giants on the chessboard. Bronstein-Geller (USSR, 1961)

White to play and win. Solution: 1. Qg6 fxQ 2.Rxg7+ Kf8 3.Ng6+ mate.

Tempo

Find the best move. Netto-Abente (Paraguay, 1983)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. Rg1+ 2. KxR Qe1+ 3.Kg2 Qf1+ 4. KxQ Bh3+ 5.Kg2 Re1+ mate.

Blind Move

The attack of Michael Tal. Find the best move. Tal-NN

White to play and wins. Solution: 1. Nf5 Qg5 2. Qh5 QxQ 3. Ne7+ Kh7 4. RxQ + mate.

Triangle

In this position, I believe that the one who can spot black’s best move in seconds must have an eye of a GM. Now, let’s see what you’ve got. Pirrot-Hertneck (BRD, 1989)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. Bg4! 2.RxB Qf1+ 3.Rg1 Ng3+ 4.hxN Qh3+ mate.

Knight’s Clockwork

Black has the upper hand in the given position. A knight move by black will guard the perimeter of white’s king. Rodriguez-Olafsson (Las Palmas, 1978)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. Qg2+! 2.RxQ Nf3+ 3. Kh1 Rd1 White resigns.

Double Rook Aggression

Black should deliver a mating attack otherwise he will put his hat down. Can you find the right move? Ouslokov-Nedobora (USSR, 1990)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. Qh4! 2.gxQ Re3+ 3.Bf3 Bxe6+ 4.QxB RxB+ mate.

Magnificent Taimanov

Mark Taimanov is a great Russian player that never became a world champion. The game that follows is a masterpiece that demonstrates his superiority over the reigning world champion at that time Anatoly Karpov. Karpov-Taimanov (Leningrad, 1977)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. Ng3+! 2.hxN (2.QxN RxR) Ra8!! White resigns. Rh8+ mate is unstoppable.

Bolt

The position looks balance for white however black’s next move is a bolt that he can’t handle. Lederman-Pytel (Le Havre, 1977)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. Qf3! White resigns. (2.QxQ RxR+ mate) (2.NxB QxQ 3.bxQ RxR+).

Ultimate Attack

This game demonstrates the role of the black’s king in aid of attack. Mastilovich-Belic (Yugoslavia, 1976)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. Kg7+! 2.RxR Kh6 3. White resign. BxN+ mate follows.

Connecting Assault

White is threatening Qc8+ mate with a double attack to black’ unprotected knight. Find a connecting assault to break white king’s quite solid defense. Inchenko-Siusina (USSR, 1971)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. Qg1+! Surprise (2.RxQ Nf2 mate) 2. KxQ Rgg2+ 3.Kh1 Rh2+ 4. Kg1 Rbg2+ mate.

Narrow Road

In the given position, the idea of black’s bishop penetrating the narrow road via Bg5-h4 makes this game wonderful. Yudovich-Katalimov (USSR, 1968)

Black to play and win. Solution: 1. Bg5! (Threatening h4+, Qh1+ mate) 2.h4 Bxh4+ 3.KxB Qh1+ 4.Kg3 h4+ mate. Fantastic!.