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100th British Chess Championship

15 Critical Positions

edited by Bill Harvey

9/6/2013

Here is a collection of 15 critical chess positions from the 100th British Chess Championship, held in Torquay, England, July 29 to August 10, 2013. The player at the bottom of the board moves first and wins. Solutions are found at the end of the pamphlet. Bill Harvey is webmaster of wtharvey.com, a site containing 10,000 chess puzzles from grandmaster games.

1) David Grahamvs Keith Emery

7/29/2013

2) Hugh Murphyvs Ananthanarayanan Balaji

7/29/2013

White Mates in 4.

3) Yang-Fan Zhouvs Jim Burnett

7/29/2013

White Mates in 2.

4) Simon Williamsvs Richard Weaving

7/30/2013

White Mates in 4.

5) David Colliervs Keith Emery

7/31/2013

6) Ravi Hariavs Neil Carr8/1/2013

7) Mark Talbotvs Adam Taylor

8/1/2013

White Mates in 2.

8) Simon Williamsvs Martin Brown

8/1/2013

9) Guy Mossvs Jim Burnett

8/3/2013

White Mates in 3.

10) Donald Masonvs Laurence Ball

8/5/2013

White Mates in 4.

11) Alan Bruseyvs Charles Storey

7/29/2013

12) Dominic Macklevs Gawain C Jones

8/5/2013

Black Mates in 2.

13) Tyson Morduevs Simon Warman

8/5/2013

14) Daniel Howard Fernandezvs Peter Wells

8/7/2013

15) Philip Bonafontvs Akito Oyama

8/8/2013

Black Mates in 3.

1) 1.Bg6+ Kd8 2.Rf7if 2...Qe8 3.Qxg5+ mates

White Mates in 4.2) 1.Rh5

White Mates in 2.3) 1.Nd3+ exd3 2.f4#

White Mates in 4.4) 1.Qe3

5) 1.Re8+ if 1...Bf8 2.Rxd8

6) 1.Qa8

White Mates in 2.7) 1.R4xe5+ Rxe5 2.f4#

8) 1.Rxf8+

White Mates in 3.9) 1.Bh7+ Kh8 2.Bf5+

White Mates in 4.10) 1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qd7+

11) 1...Rxg3 2.Rxg3 Rxg3 3.Qxg3 Qe2+

Black Mates in 2.12) 1...Ne2+

13) 1...Rxd6

14) 1...Qxf3+ if 2.Kxf3 Nd2+

Black Mates in 3.15) 1...Nb4+