Christmas puzzles












(1) Rodriguez,Manuel - [=] Dec.25
Alternate solution, 26.12.2009
[Spiegelhauer,Tilmann]

1.Nd7+ [1.Ng4+!! hxg4 2.Nf7+ Bxf7 3.d4+ Kf5 (Noam Elkies: 3...Ke6 4.Rh1 Qf8 5.Ke1 Qa8 6.Kf1 Kd7 (6...Qa6+ 7.Kg1= ) 7.Kg1 Be8 8.Kf1 Qa6+ 9.Kg1 Qb5 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Kf1 b4 12.Ke1 Kc6 13.Kd2 Kb5 14.Kc2 a4 15.Kb2 a3+ 16.Kb3 Ka5 17.Rb1 Ba4+ 18.Ka2 Bb5 19.Ka1 Ka4 wins for Black?!) 4.Rh1! Qf8 5.Ke1 Qa8 6.Kf1 Qa6+ 7.Kg1 Qa8 8.Kf1 ] 1...Kf5 [1...Bxd7 2.Nf7+ Kf5 3.Nxh6+ ] 2.Nf7!! Qh7 [2...Bxf7 3.d4 h4 (3...Qh8 4.Ne5 ) 4.Rg1 Qg7 5.Ne5 Qg8 6.Kd1 Qa8 ; 2...Qg7 3.d4 h4 4.Rg1 Qxf7 5.Ne5 ] 3.d4 Qxf7 [3...h4 4.g4+ Kg6 5.Nf8+ ] 4.Ne5 Qg8 5.Rg1 Qa8 6.Re1 [6.Kd1 Qa6 7.Re1 Qa8 8.Rg1 ] 6...Qa6 7.Kd1 Qa8 [7...h4 8.gxh4 Kf6 9.Kd2 Kg7 10.Kd1 Kh6 11.Kd2 Kh5 12.Kd1 Kxh4 13.Kd2 Bg4 14.Kd1 Qe2+ 15.Rxe2 fxe2+ 16.Ke1 ; 7...Qc4 8.Nxc4 dxc4 9.Kc2 Bd5 10.Kc3 ] 8.Kd2 Qg8 [8...h4 ] 9.Kd1 h4 10.Rg1 Qg7 11.Kd2 Qg8 12.Kd1 Qa8 13.gxh4 Qa6 14.Re1 Qa8 15.Rg1 Qh8 16.Kd2 Qxh4 17.Rg3 Qh8 18.Kd1 Qa8 19.Rg1 1/2-1/2



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