(1) Swapnil,H - Kjartansson,D (2224) [C03]
41st WJun Goa IND (3), 10.12.2002 [Easy]
Black to play
This winning combination may be fairly easy to see,
but it is a lot of fun to execute.
(2) Kjartansson,D (2224) - Perez Candelario,M
(2408) [A02]
41st WJun Goa IND (4), 11.12.2002 [Easy]
Black to play
So what would you do here to pick up a little material.
A slightly misleading hint: there is a fork in the air.
(3) Tiwari,A (2154) - Russell,M (2243) [B25]
41st WJun Goa IND (7), 13.12.2002 [Easy]
White to play
Black has just blundered by recapturing with 18...Bg7xNe5.
How die White cash in on this?
(4) Kosmo,S (2145) - Smerdon,D (2382) [B01]
41st WJun Goa IND (1), 09.12.2002 [Medium]
Black to play
Of course there are may wins here,
but Smerdon chose a move that leads to mate.
(5) Bromberger,S (2414) - Li Qun (2320) [C41]
41st WJun Goa IND (2), 10.12.2002 [Medium]
White to play
After an exchange of pieces White must now retreat his bishop.
But is there an altermative to the obvious 22.Bh6?
(6) Neelotpal,D (2374) - Paragua,M (2476) [B85]
41st WJun Goa IND (3), 10.12.2002 [Medium]
White to move
The white rook on d4 is attacked. Should White retreat it,
capture the attacking pawn or play something different?
(7) Kamble,V (2317) - Sriram,S (2100) [B92]
41st WJun Goa IND (3), 10.12.2002 [Medium]
White to play
Here there is a little combination that wins material and the
game for White.
(8) Sharma,R (2311) - Vuilleumier,A (2193) [A08]
41st WJun Goa IND (4), 11.12.2002 [Medium]
White to play
After 33.Qh4-f6+ Black played 33...Kg7-h7.
How did White severely punish this error?
(9) Himanshu,K (2072) - Soumya,R [D52]
41st WJun Goa IND (4), 11.12.2002 [Medium]
Black to play
There's a strong combination here,
if you are able to see more than just one step ahead.
(10) Satyapragyan,S (2436) - Prathamesh,S (2335)
[B85]
41st WJun Goa IND (5), 12.12.2002 [Medium]
White to play
Black has just picked up a pawn with 28...Bb7xd5.
After this error White picked up more with what?
(11) Vuilleumier,A (2193) - Kafka,G (2108) [A07]
41st WJun Goa IND (5), 12.12.2002 [Medium]
White to play
After a blunder by Black two moves earlier the Swiss player Vuilleumier
launched the mating attack correctly but messed it up to concede
a draw.
(12) Rohit,G (2319) - Simutowe,A (2383) [B84]
41st WJun Goa IND (6), 12.12.2002 [Medium]
Black to play
There is one white piece that is not defended.
How can Black take advantage of this to pick up material?
(13) Naveen,R (2099) - Byomakesh,N (2136) [C00]
41st WJun Goa IND (7), 13.12.2002 [Medium]
White to play
White has just sacrificed a piece with 19.Nc3-d5 e6xd5.
Now White can force a mate (which he did not do in the game).
(14) Priyadarshini,M (2097) - Kosintseva,N (2388)
[A21]
19th WJun Girls Goa IND (1), 09.12.2002 [Hard]
Black to play
White is in tremendous trouble, and Black forced her retirement
in five more moves. Can you work out the forced mate here?
(15) Hasanova,E (2325) - Kasturi,M (2158) [C41]
19th WJun Girls Goa IND (4), 11.12.2002 [Hard]
White to play
White is currently the exchange and three pawns down.
Should she simply take the knight on d1 or go for mate (in about
15 moves)?
