(1) Aleksandrov,A (2633) - Lugovoi,A (2540) [E49]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (6), 16.02.2003 [easy]
White to play
This is a tactical shot you should see in a second. White picks
up two pawns and the game.
(2) Gagunashvili,M (2563) - Sutovsky,E (2651)
[D76]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (6), 16.02.2003 [easy]
Black to play
How does Black pick up a pawn - and incidentally the game?
(3) Kaidanov,G (2629) - Lerner,K (2507) [E59]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (8), 18.02.2003 [easy]
White to play
The short-range tactical shot by White is easy to see, but can
you work out the refutation of the Black counterplay?
(4) Sutovsky,E (2651) - Goloshchapov,A (2523)
[C18]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (2), 12.02.2003 [medium]
White to play
The Israeli GM (and baritone singer) played a decisive combination
to finish off this game quickly.
(5) Sadvakasov,D (2523) - Korotylev,A (2586)
[B66]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (2), 12.02.2003 [medium]
White to play
You can feel the coming annihilation of the black king. But there
is one precise move which White must find to actually execute
it.
(6) Bu Xiangzhi (2569) - Chuchelov,V (2592) [E46]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (3), 13.02.2003 [medium]
Black to play
Black is in a fix, but the Belgien GM found a forced draw against
his young Chinese opponent.
(7) Sutovsky,E (2651) - Dvoirys,S (2562) [B86]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (3), 13.02.2003 [medium]
White to play
White has a number of winning continuations, but our Israeli baritone
played the one that leads to a forced mate.
(8) Sakaev,K (2645) - Izoria,Z (2565) [D45]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (5), 15.02.2003 [medium]
White to play
Chess is often just about calculating: takes, takes, takes, takes
and I'm better. How did White gain a decisive advantage in this
position?
(9) Avrukh,B (2584) - Vlassov,N (2454) [E11]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (6), 16.02.2003 [medium]
White to play
This is one of those positions in which you must calculate very
carefully. Very simple for a player like Fritz, but how about
us humans?
(10) Bologan,V (2630) - Smirnov,P (2572) [C88]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (3), 13.02.2003 [hard]
White to play
White is on the attack. Can you find the somewhat unexpected combination
that leads to quick victory?
Tactic
problems as a zipped PDF file
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Solutions
Note that you can click on the notation to follow
the moves on the board.
Frederic
Friedel
