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20 JOHN NUNN 'S CHESS PUZZLE BooK
39 Black to play
A typical Tai position; the magician from
Riga has just lobbed the bombshell I .ltd4-
b6!? into Black's position. The upshot was
not unusual for the victims of Tal's tactical
surprises. Black collapsed completely and
lost after l ... .ltf4 2 ii'xf4 l lxd2 3 ii'xd2
ii'xb6
4 e7 5 ll:ld5 ..ixd5 6 °i'xd5+ @g7 7
btxh7+ 'it>xh7 8 °i'f7+ @h6 9 ii'xe8 IO
ii'h8+ ®g5 11 h4+ Wg4 12 e8\IW \!Wfl + 13
'it>h2 \!Wf4+ 14 ®gl 'fi'c I+ 15 'iit>f2 'fi'f4+
16
'iit>e2 1-0. How should Black have defended?
(Hint: see p.116; solution: see p.157)
40 Black to play
White's king is rrapped in the comer, but
Hubner could not find a way to exploit it and
the move played ( 1 ... ll:lb5) eventually led
to
a draw. Can you do better?
(Hint: see p.116; solution: see p.158)
41 White to play
In this extremely complex position Black
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has just accepted a sacrificed piece on e3 by
... ll:ld5x..ie3. His greed certainly
provedjus
tified in the game, as Black won after only a
few more moves: I .i.xd7+ lllxd7 2 'fi'h5+
'itte7 3 �f7+ @d6 4 lllxd7 lWxd7 5 ifxffi+
<!fie? 6 ll:le2 �f5 0-1.
What is the best way for White to proceed
from the diagram? Who is better?
(Hint: see p.116; solution: see p.158)
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