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.