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edited by Bill HarveyThis is a collection of 47 critical positions from games of the2012-13 Chess Bundesliga. The player at the bottom of theboard moves first and wins. Match wits with the stars of the tournament and find the winning moves. Solutions arefound at the end of the pamphlet. Bill Harvey is thewebmaster of wtharvey.com, where you will find 10,000chess puzzles - critical positions from the games of pastand present Grandmasters.

2012-13 ChessBundesliga: 47

Critical Positions

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1) Liubka Genovavs Bergit Brendel

10/7/2012

White Mates in 3.

2) David Howellvs Aljoscha Feuerstack

10/20/2012

White Mates in 2.

3) Zoltan Riblivs Vladimir Chuchelov

10/20/2012

4) Rustam Kasimdzhanovvs Suren Petrosian

10/21/2012

5) Alexander Motylevvs David Baramidze

10/21/2012

White Mates in 2.

6) Dariusz Swierczvs Ivan Farago

10/21/2012

White Mates in 3.

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7) David Navaravs Mihail Kopylov

11/10/2012

8) Yaroslav Zherebukh

vs David Navara11/11/2012

9) Melinda Goczovs Teodora Rogozenco

12/1/2012

White Mates in 2.

10) Inna Gaponenkovs Eva Kulovana

12/2/2012

11) Elisabeth Paehtz

vs Anna Wagener12/2/2012

12) Teodora Rogozencovs Marina Gabriel

12/2/2012

White Mates in 2.

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13) P Harikrishnavs Zahar Efimenko

2/3/2013

14) Alexander Naumann

vs Oliver Zierke2/3/2013

15) Jan Smeetsvs Lubomir Ftacnik

2/ 2/2013

16) Piotr Bobrasvs Daniel Stellwagen

2/23/2013

17) Alexander Postojev

vs Joaquin Diaz2/23/2013

18) Lars Thiedevs Thies Heinemann

2/24/2013

White Mates in 4.

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19) Sune Berg Hansenvs Ilja Schneider

2/24/2013

20) Sarah Hooltvs Eduard Miller

3/16/2013

White Mates in 5.

21) Parimarjan Negivs Arnd Lauber

3/17/2013

White Mates in 3.

22) Rainer Polzinvs Robert Ris

3/17/2013

White Mates in 6

23) Mihail Saltaevvs Robert Weigel

3/17/2013

24) Michael Adamsvs Kacper Piorun

3/17/2013

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25) Christian Michnavs Thies Heinemann

4/5/2013

White Mates in 2.

26) Kacper Piorunvs Igor Khenkin

4/5/2013

White Mates in 3.

27)Hagen Poetschvs Miroslaw Grabarczyk

4/5/2013

28) Hannes Rauvs Miklos Galyas

4/6/2013

29)Ruediger Segervs Blerim Kuci

4/6/2013

30) Rasmus Svanevs Julian Geske

4/6/2013

White Mates in 5.

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31) Richard Rapportvs Johannes Zwanzger

4/7/2013

32) Martin Zumsandevs Rainer Polzin

4/7/2013

White Mates in 2.

33) Mona Goihlvs Agata Sikorska

10/6/2012

34) Mariusz Szewczykvs Regina Buechle

10/6/2012

Black Mates in 3.

35) Vlastimil Jansavs Evgeniy Najer

10/21/2012

36) Martin Neubauervs Predrag Nikolic

12/8/2012

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37) Viktor Polischtschukvs Gerlef Meins

Germany 12/8/2012

Black Mates in 3.

38) Hendrik Kues

vs Twan Burg12/9/2012

Black Mates in 2.

39) Zbigniew Strzemieckivs Hagen Poetsch

12/9/2012

Black Mates in 3.

40) Vlastimil Jansavs David Howell

2/2/2013

41) Gerlef Meins

vs Elisabeth Paehtz2/2/2013

Black Mates in 5.

42) Krzysztof Bulskivs Aleksandar Berelovich

2/3/2013

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43) Johannes Zwanzgervs Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu

2/3/2013

44) Andrei Nestor Cioara

vs Benjamin Tereick2/24/2013

45) Johannes Zwanzgervs Falko Meyer

2/24/2013

46) Leif Erlend Johannessenvs Konstantin Landa

4/7/2013

47) Sebastian Siebrecht

vs Gawain Jones4/7/2013

Black Mates in 4.

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7) 1.Qe7 Bd7 2.Rxd5

if 2...Bxb5 3.Rd6or if 2...exd5 3.Qxd7

8) 1.Bd5 if 1...Kh8 2.h3or if 1...Be3 2.Nc7+

White Mates in 2.9) 1.Rxg6+

10) 1.Nxd7 Kxd7 2.Qa4+ Kc83.Qxc4+ Kb8 4.Nxf6

11) 1.Rxg5 Bxf6 2.Rxf6if 2...Qxf6 3.Bxe5+

White Mates in 2.12) 1.h5+

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13) 1.Qe3

14) 1.e6 if 1...Bxe6 2.Ra8

15) 1.Qxc3 Qe6 2.Qd3if 2...Rxc4 3.Qxc4 Qxc4 4.Rc8+

16) 1.Qh2 if 1...Rxh7 2.Qxh7+Nxh7 3.Nc6+ or if 1...Kf8 2.Nd7+

17) 1.Re7 if 1...Rxe8 2.dxe8/N+

White Mates in 4.18) 1.Qf8+ Kxg6 2.Rf6+

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White Mates in 2.

25) 1.Qh6

White Mates in 3.26) 1.Qf6+

27) 1.Nf6+ f8 2.Nd7+

28) 1.Bh6 if 1...R5f7 2.Qxf7+

29) 1.c6 if 1...Nd5 2.Rxd5 Qxc6 3.Rc5

White Mates in 5.30) 1.Rd8+ if 1...Bf8 2.Rxf8+

Qxf8 3.Qc4+ or if 1...Bxd8 2.Qe8+

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31) 1.Nh6+ Kh8 2.Qf7

White Mates in 2.32) 1.Rf8+

33) 1...Qc3 if 2.Rb1 Re1

Black Mates in 3.34) 1...Qe2+ if 2.Kh3 Qf1+

35) 1...Rxf4 2.Bxf4 Bxf4+3.Kh3 Qf3+ 4.Kxh4 Kh6

36) 1...Rh8

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43) 1...Ng4 if 2.Qe2 Bxf2+

3.Kh1 Qh4

44) 1...Qd4 if 2.Ne3 Qd3+ 3.Kg1 Bxe3

45) 1...Qg3+ if 2.Kf1 Qxe1+

46) 1...Qxh3+ if 2.Kxf2 Qh2+or if 2.Kg1 Qh1+

Black Mates in 4.47) 1...Nb4+ if 2.axb4 axb4+

or if 2.Ka1 Nb3#