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1125 Brilliant Sacrifices, Combinations, and Studies
Grandmaster Anatoly Lein
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1125 Brilliant Sacrifices, Combinations, and Studies
by
Anatoly Lein — International Grandmaster
Trang 3Welcome to Sharpen your Tactics! You will find within these pages 1125 examples-—starting with simple mates and progressing to some of the most difficult and beautiful combinations ever played The reader will be delighted to play through hundreds of examples never previously published in the west Presented here for the first time are the personal favorites of Russian master
Boris Archangelsky and Grandmaster Anatoly Lein, with numerous examples
from the old Soviet Union
Sharpen your Tactics! is for every class of chess player The examples are rated by difficulty, with the one-star examples being the easiest, and four-star
examples the most difficult Experienced players will be able to solve most of the one and two-star examples, but the three and four-star problems should be
played through on your board when studied for the first time The problems
gradually get more difficult as you move through the book
It is important that the student not spend too much time trying to solve each problem, particularly the three and four-star examples, which are not all forced Far better 1s to spend five to ten minutes per example If the answer is not apparent to you, simply look it up, try to remember the idea(s) and keep moving Having
once seen the solution, you will remember it the next time this theme comes up
in one of your own games The point is to see as many ideas as you can in the shortest possible time You will be astounded at the improvement you make as
you go through the book a second and third time These patterns are occurring
over and over again in your games, and right now is the time to start learning to see and take advantage of them Begin going through the book now, and
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Anatoly Lein—International Grandmaster
Grandmaster Anatoly Lein has had a long and successful career as a chess player and teacher Before coming to the United States in 1976, he played in the final of the USSR Championship seven times He was a member of the Soviet team which won the Championship of Europe, and he was champion of the Russian federation in 1963 He coached
the Russian federation junior team to a gold medal and was twice a
member of Russian gold medal winning adult teams He has won many intemmational tournaments in his long career Grandmaster Lein placed first in the World Open in 1976 and has won many tournaments in the USA over the past twenty years He still plays actively in the USA and
Europe He is a resident of Union City, New Jersey
Boris Archangelsky—Honored Coach of Russia
Russian master Boris Archangelsky has been a professional chess coach for more than twenty years One of his outstanding chess students is Grandmaster A Vyzmanivan, with an international rating exceeding 2600 Among his current students are ten international
masters Two of his students have won the championship of Moscow
Trang 195SOLUTIONS 1) L Prokesh Conclusion of a study 1.g4# [1-0] 2) Zaharov-Bobolovich Russia, 1960 1.Nh6# [1-0] 3) La Bourdonnais, /833 1.Ng7# [1-0] 4) Andersen-Kieseritzki London, 185] 1.Be7# The "Immortal Game" [1-0] 5) Composed position 1.Nd6# [1-0] 6) Keres-Arlamovski Tscharno-Zdroj, 1950 1.Nd6# [1-0] 7) Steinitz-Schlesser, 1/863 1.Bb5# [1-0] 8) Bogoljubov-Monticelli San Remo, 1930 1 Ng4# [0-1] 9) Muchlok-Kostic Koln, 1912 1 Nf3# [0-1] 10) Poldepor-Stoudtman Pepic, 1980 1 Nf3# [0-1] 11) Miller-Kearny New York, 1935 1 Nf3# [0-1] 12) Rubinstein-Vidmar Berlin, 1918 1 Nd3# [0-1] 13) A Gurvich Conclusion of a study 1.Kb6# [1-0] 14) Reti-Tartakover Vienna, 1910 1.Bd8# [1-0] 15) Yusupov-Nogueiras Montpelier, 1985 1.Nd6# [1-0] 16) Nimzowitsch-Alapin Vilnius, 1914 1.Qd8# [1-0]
17) Bogoljubov-Capablanca Bad Kissingen, 1928 1 e4# [0-1]
18) Edward Lasker-Thomas London, 1911 1.0-O-O# (Or 1.Kd2#) [1-0]
19) L Kubbel Conclusion of a problem 1.b8=Q# [1-0]
20) Alekhine-Feldt Ternopol, 1916 (possible variation) 1.Ng5# [1-0]
21) Smagin-Geller Russia, 986 1.Qg5# [1-0]
22) Anderssen-Minkwitz 1 Ra3# [0-1]
23) A Troitzky Conclusion of a Study 1.Kb6 Kb4 2.Ka7 [1-0] 24) Adamski-Ambroz Bucharest, 1981 1 Qe6 [0-1]
25) Guseinov- Van der Sterren Baku, 1986 1 Qb5 [0-1]
26) Bohm-Larsen Lone Pine, 1978 1 Qe5 [0-1]
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30) Miles-Garcia Padron Las Palmas, 1977 1.Bg6 hg 2.Qd4 [1-0]
31) Katalymov-llivitsky Frunze, 1959 1.e6 Be6 2.Qa5 wins [1-0]
32) Beliavsky-Kopec World Student Olympiad, 1977 1.Rh6 Kh6 2.Nf7 [1-0] 33) Ragozin-Veresov 1.Nf6 [1-0]
34) Lechtynsky-Gross Marianske-Lazne, 1978 1.Nf6 [1-0] 35) Zapata-Nunn Dubai, 1986 1 Ng3 [0-1]
36) Zavarny-Novak Brno, 1982 1 f3 [0-1]
37) Keller-Hebert W Germany, 1980 1.Ne6 fe 2.Qg5 [1-0]
38) V and M Platov Conclusion of a Study 1.d4 [1-0]
39) Knezevich-Drasko Zagreb, 1982 1.Nf6 [1-0]
40) Trap in the Petroff Defense 1.Nc6 Be7 2.Nd8 [1-0]
41) Perez-Benoit Nirza, 1984 1 Bh2 (or 1 Be3) 2.Kh2 Qf1 [0-1] 42) Ghitescu-Fischer Leipzig, 1960 1 Bh2 [O- 1]
43) Timman-Andersson Tilburg, 1984 1.Rf3 ef 2.Q¢5 [1-0] 44) Shestakov-Guseinov Dubna, 1967 1.Bf7 Kf7 2.Qd8 [1-0] 45) Hort-Seirawan Lone Pine, 1979 1.Nf7 [1-0]
46) Zebrikov-Zimman Leningrad, 1986 1.45 Rd5 2.Qf4 [1-0] 47) Blatny-Horn Groningen, 1986 1.Na6 Kc8 2.Nc7 [1-0] 48) Polovodin-Radjanetz Klaipeda, 1986 1.Ne6 [1-0]
49) Zaharov-Bangiev Russia, 1973 1.Ra8 Kg7 2.Ne8 [1-0] 50) Lukovnikov-Malevinsky USSR, 1977 1.Rf8 Kf8 2.Ne6 [1-0] 31) Pietsch-Berthold Dresden, 1959 1.Rd8 Rd8 2.Qc5 [1-0] 32) Clark-Johansson Amsterdam, 1954 1.Rg8 Kg8 2.Ne7 [1-0]
53) Najdorf-Curtoy Mar del Plata, 1984 1 g5 2.Kg5 Qg3 [0-1] 54) Machewski-Kolish Paris, 1864 1.Bg5 Ke8 2.Rd8# [1-0] 55) Reti-Tartakover Vienna, 1910 1.Bg5 Kc7 2.Bd8# [1-0]
56) Training Position 1.Bf6 Kh7 2.Rh8# [1-0]
57) Katalymov-Mukhin Aktjubinsk, 1976 1.Nc6 KeS§ 2.Rd§# [1-0]
Trang 19760) Skotorenko-Vladimirov USSR, 1961] 1.Rf7! Bf7 2.Ne6! (2 Ke8 3.Nc7; 9 Kg8 3.Qg7#) [1-0] 61) Kraiko-Ree, 1958 1.Ne6 Ke8 2.Rd8# [1-0] 62) Horvitz-Schulten, 1846 1.Bd6 Ke8 2.Rf8# [1-0] 63) Wageheim-Janselinsh, 7898 1.Re7 Kh8 2.Rh7# [1-0] 64) Zagorovsky-Tille Correspondence, 1975 1.hg Kg8 2.Rh8# [1-0] 65) Training Position 1.Nf6 Kh8 2.Qh7# [1-0] 66) Langeweg-Kaza Lugano, 1968 1 Ng3 2.Kel Rf1# [0-1] 67) Larsen-Andersson Holland, 197] 1.Rh5 Kg8 2.Rh8# [1-0] 68) Nei-Petrosian Moscow, 1960 1.Be6 Kh8 2.Rg8# [1-0]
69) Fischer-Miagmarsuren Soos, 1967 1.hg Kg6 (1 Kg8 2.Rh8#) 2.Be4# [1-0] 70) Umansky-Ingersol Correspondence, 1984 1.Nf6 Kh8 2.Rh4# [1-0] 71) Kupfer-Silsky Valka, 188] 1.Ne5 Ke7 2.Qf7# [1-0] 72) Potter-Matthews London, 1868 1.Ng6 Kf7 2.Nh8# [1-0] 73) Training Position 1.Qa7! Qa7 2.Nc7# [1-0] 74) Taimanov-Jacobsen Copenhagen, 1967 1.Qg7! Ng7 2.Nh6# [1-0] 75) Koltanowski-Galsay Poland, 1959 1.Qh7 Rh7 2.Rg8# [1-0] 76) Alekhine-Forrester, 1923 1.Bc6 Qd4 2.e7# [1-0] 77) Beni-Schwarzbach Vienna, 1969 1.Qh3! Qh3 (Other moves also lose) 2.Rg7 Kh8 3.Rf7 Kg8 4.Rg7 Kh8 5.Rg8# [1-0] 78) Westerinen-Razuvaev Vilnius, 1969 1 Qg1! 2.Ng1 Nf2# [0-1]
79) Alekhine-Freeman New York, 1924 1.Rf8 Kf8 2.Qd8# [1-0]
80) Problem by Paul Morphy 1.Ra6! ba 2.b7# [1-0]
81) Ligterink-Janssen Holland, 1984 1.Rh8! Kh8 2.Qh4# [1-0]
82) Reshevsky-Ljubojevic Petropolis, 1973 1.Qe8 Kf6 2.Qe6# [1-0]
83) Benko-Savier New York, 1964 1.Ne5 de 2.Qe6# [1-0]
84) Miolo-Kovacevic Indonesia, 1983 1 Rh3 2.gh Qg1# [0-1]
85) Morphy-Dominguez Havana, 1864 1.Nc8 (1.Nc4 also wins) Qd6 2.Qd6#
[1-0]
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88) Novozhenin-Panfilov Russia, 1975 1.Bh6 Kg8 2.Rf8# [1-0]
89) Sokolov-Ruzhnikov Russia, 1967 1.Nc6 Ke8 2.Re7# [1-0]
90) Zagorovsky-Tille Correspondence (possible variation from the game) 1.Rh5 Kg8 2.Rh8# [1-0]
91) Breyer-NN 1.Rd8 Be8 2.Re8# [1-0]
92) F Stamma Composed Position 1.Nc4 Kb5 2.Rb6# [1-0]
93) Mustonen-Sorakunkas Finland, 1968 1.Nc7 Ka7 2.Ra8# [1-0]
94) Morphy-Perrin New York, 1859 1.Qf8 Rf8 2.Rf8# [1-0]
95) Bondarevsky-Ufimstev Moscow, 1936 1.Kg5! Be4 2.Rf8# [1-0] 96) Unikainen-Sakkilahti Finland, 1987 1 Rh2 2.Kg1 Rgg2# [0-1] 97) Tartakover-Schlechter 1908 1 Nf3 2.Kh1 Rg1# [0-1] 98) Golglidze-Botvinnik Moscow, 1935 1 Rb1 2.Ke2 Rc2# [0-1] 99) Petzold-Kretchmar, 1963 1.Bf8 Kg8 2.Bh6# [1-0] 100) Strekalovsky-Sabinin Russia, 1974 1.Rfal and mate follows on a8 [1-0] 101) Lutikov-Petriaev Russia, 1970 1.Qh7 Kh7 2.Rh6# [1-0] 102) Zuckertort-Andersen Breslau, 1865 1.Qd8 Bd8 2.Re8# [1-0] 103) Chiburdanidze-Foister Tbilisi, 1976 1.£5 Kh5 2.Rh7# [1-0] 104) Lobron-Bouaziz Hanover, 1983 1.Qh6! Bh6 2.Rh6# [1-0] 105) Stefenson-Bryan Middlese, 1962 1.Qh8 Kh8 2.Rf8# [1-0] 106) Kuzmin-Torre Bangalor, 198] 1.Bg7! Kge7 2.Rh7# [1-0] 107) Pavlovic-Maric Yugoslavia, 1972 1.Qh6 Kh6 2.Rh3# [1-0] 108) Darcil-Ibanez Buenos Aires, 1984 1.Qh8 Kh8 2.Rf8 [1-0] 109) Alekhine-Asgiersen Reykjavik, 1931 1.Qf6 gf 2.Rf7# [1-0] 110) Matrot-Baumgartner Correspondence, 1958 1.Qh6 Kh6 2.Rh8# [1-0] 111) Karpov-Mecking Hastings, 1972 1.Rg7! (Now 2.Rf3# is unavoidable) [1-0] 112) Nansen-Hansen Nestved, 1985 1.Rg7 Kh8 2.Rg8# [1-0] 113) Greenfeld-Meyers New York, 1985 1.Rd8 Kg7 2.Rg8# [1-0]
114) Tresling-Atkins Amsterdam, 1899 1 Ne3 2.Kh2 Rh8# [0-1]
Trang 199117) Whittman-Lieff W Germany, 1979 1 Qg5 2.fg Rg5# [0-1] 118) Bangiskeite- Voronova Vilnius, 1985 1 Qh2 2.Kh2 Rh5# [0-1] 119) Zhekov-Gerkov Bulgaria, 1984 1 Qh4 2.Kh4 Rh5# [0-1] 120) Chigorin-Znosko-Borovsky Kiev, 1903 1.Qf8 Rf8 2.Rf8# [1-0] 121) Tal-Maidla Riga, 1987 1.Qg6 fg 2.Re8# [1-0] 122) Kopylov-Grach Correspondence, 1983 1.Rb5 Rb2 2.Rh5# [1-0] 123) Hernandez-Limbach Insbruck, 1987 1.Qg5 Bg5 2.Rf8# [1-0] 124) Tal-Bellon W Berlin, 1986 1.Qh6 Kh6 2.Rh8# [1-0] 125) A Gurevich Conclusion of a Study 1.Kal a4 2.Nc4# [1-0] 126) A Troitzky Conclusion of a Study 1.Ke1 g2 2.Ne2# [1-0] 127) Shereshevski-Buslaev, 1973 1.Nh8 Ne2 2.Ng6# [1-0] 128) Jansson-Iversson Upsala, 1973 1.Kg2 with 2.Nf5# to follow [1-0] 129) Karpov-Zholdosz 1.Ne7 Kh4 (1 Kh6 2.Rg6#) 2.Nf5# [1-0] 130) Vadasz-Lukacs Budapest, 1977 1 24 2.Kg3 Nf5# [0-1] 131) Buskenstrem-Nilsson Sweden, 1963 1.R£8 Kh7 2.Nf6# [1-0] 132) Togonidze-Bilek, 1960 1.Ne6 Kg8 2.Nh6# [1-0]
133) A Seletski Conclusion of a Study, 1933 1.Qb8 Qb8 2.Nb6# [1-0]
134) P Romanovsky-A Romanovsky Petersburg, 1907 1.Rg8 Rg8 2.Nf7# [1-0] 135) Tomovic-Sokolov Belgrade, 1961 1 Rh1 2.Bh1 Nf1# [0-1] 136) NN-Richter, 1938 1 Ng4 (Or 1 Nd1) 2.Rh8 Nf2# [0-1] 137) Udovcic-Nedelkovic Yugoslavia, 1957 1 Kg1! 2.Nh5 Nf2# [0-1] 138) Gaidanov-Kirillov Riga, 1980 1 Ncb3 2.cb Nb3# [0-1]
139) Dikstra-Holechek, 7967 1 Rac8 (Or 1 Rfc8) 2.Bc3 Nb3# [0-1]
140) T Gorgiev Conclusion of a Study 1.Nd6 Ka8 2.Nc7# [1-0]
141) Rosch-Fiola Rosenberg, 1962 1 Ng2 2.Ke2 Ndf4# [0-1]
142) Fuchek-Shatunov Correspondence, 1984 1 Qh2 2.Qh2 Nf2# [0-1]
143) Kristiansen-Reinert Denmark, 1985 1 Qe1 2.Kc2 Nb4# [0-1]
144) Alekhine-Fletcher London, 1928 1.Ne5 Kh® 2.Nf7# [1-O]
Trang 200208 SHARPEN YOUR TACTICS! 147) Tikov-Bredichin Novosibirsk, 1978 1.Qg7 Rg7 2.Nf6# [1-0] 148) Vise-Muressan Zalaegerser, 1979 1.Qf8 Rf8 2.Nh6# [1-0] 149) Hanov-Posdeev Ashkhabad, 1951 1.Qh7 Bh7 2.Nf7# [1-0] 130) Horvitz-Andersen Breslau, 1845 1.Qh7 Kf6 2.Ng¢4# [1-0] 151) Poriadin-Zablotsky Krasnoyarsk, 1975 1.Qg8 Rg8 2.Nf7# [1-0] 152) Kurajica-Uitelki Wijk aan Zee, 1969 1.Qh8 Bh8 2.Nf8# [1-0] 153) T Gorgiev Variation of a Study 1.Kf8 Nd6 2.Bg7# [1-0]
154) Karlsson-Rogaard Kuidovre, 1978 1.Rc6 bc 2.Ba6# [1-0]
155) Gladkov-Kevlashvili Vologda, 1984 1.Nd6 cd 2.Bg6# [1-0]
156) Ivanchuk-Savchenko Yurmala, 1985 1.Rf8 Ke6 2.Bf5# [1-0] 137) Mariotti-Panchenko Las Palmas, 1978 1.Qh8 Kg6 2.Bh5# [1-0]
158) Andersen-Dufresne Berlin, 1852 1.Bd7 Kd8 2.Be7# The "Evergreen Partie" [1-0]
159) Kveinys-Mikenas Vilnius, 1978 1.Nc7 Bc7 2.Bb5# [1-0]
160) Watzl-Reiter Vienna, 1939 1 Qc3 2.Ka4 Bd7# [0-1]
161) Ligterink-Lobron Ter-Apel, 1987 1 Bg2 2.Kh4 Bg3# (Or 2 Bf6#) [0-1] 162) Nenashev-Vladimirov Tashkent, 1987 1 g5! with 2 Bg4# to follow [0-1] 163) A Seleznev Conclusion of a Study 1.Ke6 Nc6 2.Bh5# [1-0]
164) I Kling and B Horvitz Conclusion of a Study 1.Kc8 f1=Q 2.Bb7# [1-0]
165) A Troitzky Conclusion of a Study 1.Kf7 e5 2.Bg7# [1-0] 166) Taylor-NN, 1924 1.Bf7 Ke7 2.Bg5# [1-0] 167) Vaccaroni-Matsokki Rome, 189] 1.Rh6! gh 2.Bf7# [1-0] 168) Novikov-Weinerman Sumi, 1979 1.Rh5! Bh5 2.¢5# [1-0] 169) Nazarov-Skubeev Novokuznetsk, 1985 1.Qe5 (Or 1.Qd4) 1 NeS 2.f6# [1-0]
170) G Kasparian Conclusion of a Study 1.Ng7! Re5 2.gh# [1-0] 171) A Kakovin Conclusion of a Study 1940 1.Kc5 b4 2.ab# [1-0]
172) G Zuchodyakin Conclusion of a Study 1934 1.Bb4! h1=Q 2.b3# [1-0]
173) Csom-Ghitescu, 1970 1.f4! with 2.g3# to follow [1-0]
174) L Kubbel Conclusion of a Study, 1925 1.Kd3 Qg4 2.c4# [1-0]
Trang 201176) A d Orville Conclusion of a Study, 1842 1.Kc5 b4 2.cb# [1-0] 177) Training Position 1.Rc4! Qc4 stalemate [1/2-1/2]
178) Training Position 1 Qd3! 2.Qd3 stalemate [1/2-1/2] 179) Training Position 1 Qe6! 2.Qe6 stalemate [1/2-1/2]
180) Schlechter-Wolf Nuremberg, 1906 1 Re1! 2.Rel stalemate [1/2-1/2] 181) Training Position 1.Rf6! Kf6 stalemate [1/2-1/2]
182) Shirokov-Rubin Vitebsk, 1984 1 Rb6! 2.Qb6 stalemate [1/2-1/2]
183) Bilek-Heidenfeld Lugano, 1968 1 Qg3! 2.Qg3 stalemate [1/2-1/2]
184) Neybergs-Zimitis Riga, 1983 1 Nc6! 2.bc stalemate [1/2-1/2]
185) G Nadareishvili Variation of a Study, 1900 1.Bb6! Bb6 stalemate [1/2-1/2] 186) P Bubich Conclusion of a Study, 1952 1.Bc2! Qc2 stalemate [1/2-1/2] 187) Tanchev-Jovcic Yugoslavia, 1980 1.Qg3! Qg3 stalemate [1/2-1/2]
188) Fridstein-Lutikov Riga, 1954 1.Rb4! (After 1.Rb3 c2 White loses) 1 Kd3 2.Rb3 Drawing [1/2-1/2]
189) A Selezniev Conclusion of a Study 1.a6! Kd5 2.Kb4 Kc6 3.Ka5 Kc5
Stalemate [1/2-1/2]
190) Whittman Conclusion of a Study 1.Qe1! Kel stalemate [1/2-1/2]
191) G Barbier and F Saavedra Conclusion of a Study, 1895 1 Rc4! 2.Qc4 Stalemate [1/2-1/2]
192) Katigin-Osipov Novosibirsk, 1979 1 Rg2! 2.Rg2 (Or 2.Kg2) stalemate
[1/2-1/2]
193) Kluger-Shandor Budapest, 1954 1 Rg2! 2.Rg2 stalemate [1/2-1/2]
194) I Moravetz Variation of a Study, 1937 1.Rc1! Qcl stalemate [1/2-1/2] 195) Pilnik-Reshevsky, 1942 1.Qf2! Qf2 stalemate [1/2-1/2] 196) Vericheva-Vestretsova Kirov, 1974 1.Qg4 and stalemate on either capture [1/2-1/2] 197) A Troitzky Conclusion of a Study 1.b7! Kb7 2.c8=Q Kc8 stalemate [1/2-1/2]
198) Halomeev-Gurin Simferopol, 1958 1.Qb5! Qb5 stalemate [1/2-1/2]