SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES For MONDAY, May 29th, 2023

SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES

For your enjoyment on Monday, May 29th of 2023. Three fairly straight forward tactics today. Two games featuring the power of Magnus Carlsen from the SUPERBET BLITZ tournament and the other tactic a tragic oversight and loss for Vassily Ivanchuk from the Airthings Masters. Games that featured these tactics are given down below:

Vasyl Ivanchuk vs Kalyan Arjun; Airthings Masters Play-In 2023, (9 Ads Swiss Indie TC: 10m =2 secs per move) Feb 3rd to Feb 10th of 2023

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. f4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Na3 Ne7 18. Nc4 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Kh1 Ng6 21. f3 Qc7 22. Qe2 Ne5 23. Bd3 Rfe8 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bc4 Qe7 26. Bd5 Rxd5

White: Magnus Carlsen vs Krill Shevchenko 1-0
Superbet Warsaw Poland Blitz

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nb3 d6 8. f3 O-O 9. Qd2 Be6 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. h4 h5 13. Be2 a6 14. Bd4 Qc7 15. g4 hxg4 16. f4 Nc6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nd4 20. Bxg4 Nxb3 21. axb3 a5 22. h5 a4 23. hxg6 axb3 24. cxb3 Ra8 25. Qh2 Rfc8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qxf7#

Magnus Carlsen vs Richard Rapport, 1-0
SuperBet Warsaw Poland Blitz

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 c5 5. d5 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. exd5 Re8+ 10. Be3 Rxe3+ 11. fxe3 Nbd7 12. O-O Qe7 13. Qd2 Nh5 14. Qf2 Ne5 15. Be2 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Nf6 17. Rae1 Nd7 18. Bg4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne5 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Qf6 Qxf6 22. Rxf6 Kf8 23. a4 Ke7 24. Rf4 h5 25. Rb1 Rc7 26. Kf1 Nd3 27. Re4+ Ne5 28. Ke2 Kf6 29. Rf4+ Ke7 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 g5 32. Rf5 Nxg4 33. Rg1 Ne5 34. Rxe5+ dxe5 35. Rxg5 Kf6 36. Rh5 e4 37. Kf2 Kg6 38. Re5 f5 39. Kg3 Rh7 40. Re8 Kf6 41. a5 Rg7+ 42. Kf2 Rh7 43. Re6+ Kg5 44. Kg3 Rh1 45. Re7 Rf1 46. Rxb7 Rf3+ 47. Kg2 Rxe3 48. Rxa7 f4 49. a6 f3+ 50. Kg3 Re2 51. Rf7 Rg2+ 52. Kh3 Kg6 53. Rf4 Ra2 54. Rxe4 Rxa6 55. Kg3 Kf5 56. Kxf3 Ra3 57. Re3 Ra4 58. d6 Ra7 59. Rd3 Ke6 60. d7 Rxd7 61. Rxd7 Kxd7 62. Kf4 Ke6 63. Ke4 Resigns 1-0

Variations to Victory:

63... Kd6 64. Kf5 Kd7 65. Ke5 Kc7 66. Kd5 Kb6 67. Kd6 Kb7 68. Kxc5 Kc7 69. Kb5 Kb7 70. c5 Kc7 71. c6 Kc8 72. Kb6 Kb8 73. c7+ Kc8 74. c4 Kd7 75. Kb7 Kd6 76. c8=Q Ke5 77. Qg4 Kd6 78. Qf5 Ke7 79. Qg6 Kd7 80. Qf6 Ke8 81. Qg7 Kd8 82. Kc6 Ke8 83. Kd6 Kd8 84. Qf8# ( 84. Qd7# )

63. Ke4 Kf6 64. Kd5 1-0