Endgamepuzzle - Series 144

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...f4!!
2. Nf7 f3!
3. Ng5 f2+
4. Kh1 g2+ 
5. Kh2 f1=Q
6. Nxh3 g1=Q#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 143

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Re6!! b4
2. Rxa6+! Kxe6
3. f6 b3
4. Kc3

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 142

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Kc4 Kxg4
2. Kb5!! Bf2
3. Bd2! Kf5
4. a5 Ke4
5. Kc6 Kd3
6. Bg5 Kc4
7. Be7 Be3
8. a6 Ba7
9. Bd8 Bb8
10. Bc7 Ba7
11. Kb7 Bc5
12. Bb6 Kb5
13. Bxc5

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 141

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Ke7!!
2. Bc6 Kd6
3. Ba4 Bb7!
4. Kd4 a5
5. Be8 Ke7
6. Bb5 Kd6
7. Be8 Ke7  

- Game drawn with agreement 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 140

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Bb6c7+!! Kb7
2. Bce5! Kxa8
3. Bbc6#

OR

1. Bb6c7+!! Kb7
2. Bce5! a6
3. Rc7+ Kb8
4. Rxe7+ Kc8
5. Nb6+ Kd8
6. Re8#

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 139

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...b4!!
2. Kd2 b3!
3. c3+ Ke4
4. Ke2 Kf4
5. Kf2 Kg4!!
6. Kf1 Kg3!
7. Kg1 g4
8. Kf1 Kh2
9. Kf2 Kh1
10. Kg3 Kg1
11. Kxg4 Kxg2
12. Kf4 Kf2
13. Ke4 Ke2
14. Kd4 Kd2 
15. Kxc4 Kc2
16. Kb4 Kb2
17. c4 Ka2
18. c5 b2
19. c6 b1=Q+
20. Kxa4 Qb6

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 138

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Qf3!!
2. Qe6+ Kc3!
3. Qe5+ Kb3
4. Qd5+ Ka3
5. Kh2 b3!!
6. Qc5+ Ka2!
7. a5 b2
8. Qd5+ Qb3
9. Qd2 e3
10. Qd3 Qd3
11. Qf2 e3
12. Qf7+ Qb3

- Whitte resigned 0-1

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 137

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Kd4!! Kd6
2. Ke4 Ke6
3. Re5+ Kd6
4. Re8! c5
5. Rd8+ Kc6
6. Rc8+ Kb6
7. Rxc5 Rh7
8. Re5

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 136

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Bf5!! Ra5
2. Rg6! Rb5
3. Kg5 Rb2
4. Kf6 Rh2
5. Rg3 Rf2
6. Rh3+!! Kg8
7. Rd3!

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 135

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Rh7!! Kc8
2. Rc8+! Kb8
3. Rb7+ Kc8
4. Rb4!! Rd8+
5. Kc6 Re8
6. Ra4! Kd8
7. Kb6 Kc8
8. Bc6 

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 134

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qd8!! Ba4
2. Qd5+! Ka7
3. Qd4 Be8
4. Qd8

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 133

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Rd8!!
2. h3 Rf1!
3. e2 Rf2+
4. Kg1 Rxe2
5. Kh1 Kxf4
6. h2 Kg3
7. Kg1 Re1#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 132

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Kd3!!
2. Nd7 Kd4!
3. Nf6 Qb8+
4. Ke6 Qd8
5. Nd7 Qe8+
6. Kd6 Qg6+
7. Ke7 Kd5 
8. Nf6+ Ke5
9. Nd7+ Kf5
10. Kd8 Qc6!!
11. Ke7 Qc7!
12. Ke8 Ke6
13. Nf8+ Kd6
14. Ng6 Qg7

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 131

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Kf3!!
2. Kf1 Rh2!
3. Kg1 Ra2

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 130

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Kc8!!
2. Rg7 Qe5+!
3. Kg8 Qd5 
4. Rgh6 Qg5+
5. Kh7 Qe5
6. Rfg7 Qf5+
7. Kh8 Qe5
8. Rhg6 Qh5+
9. Kg8 Qd5+!!
10. Rgf7 Kd8!
11. Kg7 Ke8
12. R7f6 Ke7
13. Rfa6 Qe5+

- Game drawn with agreement 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 129

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Bxg6!! a4
2. Kd2! a3
3. Kc1 Be2
4. Kb1 d4
5. cxd4 Kd5
6. c3 Kc4
7. Ka2 Kxc3
8. d5 Bc4+
9. Kxa3 Bxd5
10. Bxh5 Be4
11. Bf7 Kd4
12. h5 Bf5
13. Bg6 Ke4
14. Kb4 

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 128

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. h4!! Kxd5
2. h5! Bc1
3. Bg5 Bb2
4. h6 Bh8
5. h7 Ke6
6. Bh6 Ke7
7. Bg7

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 127

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Kd6!!
2. Kd2 Kc6!
3. a4 Kb7
4. b4 Ka6!!
5. Kc3 Bd7!
6. b5+ Bxb5
7. axb5 Kxb5

- Game drawn with insufficient material 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 126

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Bf2!!
2. f4 Be1!
3. Kg4 Bf2
4. Kf3 Be1
5. g4 Ba5!!
6. g5+ Kg7
7. Kg4 Bc7!
8. Kf5 Bd6
9. Ke4 Bc7
10. f5 Bd8
11. Kf4 Be7
12. Kg4 Bd8
13. Kh5 Be7
14. f6+ Bxf6
15. gxf6 Kxf6

- Game drawn with insufficient material 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 125

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...R6c1+!!
2. Kh2 Rgb8!
3. Rxh5 a3
4. Rh7 a2

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 124

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Rc3!! h5
2. c6! bxc6
3. b6 Rd8
4. Kc5 Kd7
5. Ra3 Rb8
6. Ra7+ Kc8
7. Kxc6 h5
8. Rh7 Kd8
9. Rh8+ Ke7
10. Rxb8 e3
11. b7 e2
12. Re8+ Kxe8
13. b8=Q+ Ke7
14. Qe5+ Kf7
15. Qxe2

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 123

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Bxg6!! Bxc4
2. Be4+! Kc7
3. Bd5 Bxb5
4. Bxf7 Bd7
5. g6

OR

1. Bxg6!! Bxc4
2. Be4+! Kc7
3. Bd5 Be2
4. Bxf7 Bxg4
5. Kd5 e6+
6. Kxc5 e5
7. g6 Bf5
8. g7 Bh7
9. Kd5 e4
10. Kd4 Kd6
11. g8=Q Bxg8
12. Bxg8 Ke3
13. Bc4

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 122

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Rg1!!
2. b6+ Kb8!
3. Kb5 Ka8
4. a7 Rb1+
5. Ka4 Rb2
6. Ka5 Rb3
7. c6 Rb5+
8. Ka6 Ra5+
9. Kxa5 

- Game drawn with stalemate 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 121

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Be8!!
2. c6 Bxc6!
3. Kxc6 d3
4. b4 d2
5. b5 d1=Q
6. b6 Qxg4
7. b7 Qe4+
8. Kc7 Qxb7+
9. Kxb7 g4

- White resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 120

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Nxb7!! a4
2. c6! Ke7
3. c7 Kd7
4. b6 Kc8
5. Nd8!! Bc5
6. b7+! Kxc7
7. Ne6+ Kxb7
8. Nxc5+ Kb6
9. Nxa4+ Ka5
10. Nb2 Kb4
11. Nd3+ Kxc4
12. Ne5+ Kb4
13. Nxg6 Ka3
14. Ne7 Kxa2
15. Nxf5 Kb3
16. Nd4 Kc4
17. Ke4 Kc5
18. Ke5 Kb6
19. Ke6 Kc7
20. Ke7

OR

1. Nxb7!! a4
2. c6! Ke7
3. c7 Kd7
4. b6 Kc8
5. Nd8!! Bc5
6. b7+! Kxc7
7. Ne6+ Kxb7
8. Nxc5+ Kb6
9. Nxa4+ Ka5
10. Nb2 Kb4
11. Nd3+ Kxc4
12. Ne5+ Kb4
13. Nxg6 Ka3
14. Ne7 Kxa2
15. Nxf5 Kb3
16. Nd4 Kc4
17. Ke4 Kc5
18. Ke5 Kb6
19. Kc4 Ke6
20. Kc5 f5

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 119

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Nf5!! Qc5+
2. Kh1! Bxg2+
3. Kxg2 Rxd1 
4. Qe8+ Qf8
5. Ne7+ Kh8
6. Qxf8#

- White won 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 118

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Nf3+!!
2. Kh1 Ke5!
3. Rxe6+ Kxe6
4. a5 Kd7
5. c5 Kc6!!
6. a6 Ne5!
7. a7 Kb7
8. a8=Q+ Kxa8
9. c6 Nxc6
10. Kh2 Nd4
11. Kxh3 Kb6
12. Kg4 f3
13. Kg3 Kc5
14. Kf2 Kc4
15. Ke3 Kc3 
16. Kf2 Kd2 
17. Kf1 Ke3
18. Ke1 f2+
19. Kf1 Ne2!!
20. Kg2 Ng3!
21. Kh2 f1=Q
22. Kxg3 Qf4+
23. Kg2 Qf3+
24. Kh2 Qg4
25. Kh1 Kf2
26. Kh2 Qg2#

OR

1. ...Nf3+!!
2. Kh1 Ke5!
3. Rxe6+ Kxe6
4. a5 Kd7
5. c5 Kc6!!
6. a6 Ne5!
7. a7 Kb7
8. a8=Q+ Kxa8
9. c6 Nxc6
10. Kh2 Nd4
11. Kxh3 Kb6
12. Kg4 f3
13. Kg3 Kc5
14. Kf2 Kc4
15. Ke3 Kc3 
16. Kf2 Kd2 
17. Kf1 Ke3
18. Ke1 f2+
19. Kf1 Ne2!!
20. Kg2 Ng3!
21. Kh2 f1=Q
22. Kxg3 Qf4+
23. Kg2 Qf3+
24. Kg1 Qe2
25. Kh1 Kf3
26. Kg1 Qg2#

- Black won 0-1

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 117

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. d6!! Ke6
2. Rc6! Bxc4
3. Rxc5 Bxa2
4. Rc6 Kd7
5. Rb6 Bd5
6. Kg1 g5
7. Kf2 h5
8. g3 f4
9. Ra6 fxg3+
10. Kxg3 Be6
11. h4 gxh4
12. Kxh4 Bg4
13. Kg5

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 116

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Rf3+!!
2. Kg2 Rf4!
3. Rxg5 Rxc4
4. Rf8+ Kc7
5. g5 Rxa4
6. g6 Rf4+!!
7. Kh3 Rg1!
8. Kxh4 a4
9. Kh5 a3
10. Rg7+ Kb6
11. Rf7 a2

- White resigned 0-1

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 115

Black to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. ...Kxa5!!
2. f4 Kb5!
3. f5 Kc6
4. Kc3 b5
5. Kd4 Kd7
6. e4 Ke2 
7. e5 Kf7
8. e3+ Kf6
9. Kc3 Ke7
10. Kb4 Kf6
11. Kc3

- Game drawn with agreement 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 114

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Rb2!! 

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 113

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Kc2!! Kf6
2. Kb3! Ke6
3. Ka4 Kd5
4. Kb4 Ke6
5. Ka5 Kd5
6. Kb6

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 112

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Rc8+!! Kg7
2. Kf5! Nf7
3. Rc7 Kg8
4. Kf6 Nd6
5. Rd7 Ne8+
6. Kg6 Kf8
7. Rf7+ Kg8
8. Ra7!! Kf8
9. Rd7! Kg8
10. Rf7 Nd6
11. Rf4 Ne8
12. Kh6 Nd6
13. Kg6 Ne8
14. Rf7 Nd6
15. Rg7+ Kf8
16. Rd7 Ne8
17. Rf7+ Kg8
18. Rd7 

- Game drawn with agreement 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 111

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qe4!! Qd7+
2. Kh4! Qe7+
3. Qxe7+ Kxe7
4. Kh5 Kf7
5. Kh6 Kg8
6. Kg6 Kh8
7. Kf7!! Kh7
8. g5 Kh8
9. Kg6! Kg8
10. Kh6 Kh8
11. g6 Kg8
12. g7

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 110

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. f5!! Ke7
2. fxg6 Bxg6
3. Bg7 h5+
4. Kg5 Bf7
5. Kf4 Ke6
6. Bd4 Bg6
7. Kg5 Bf7
8. Kf4

- Game drawn with agreement 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 109

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White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Kf3!! Bb5
2. c4! Bd7
3. f3 Kf7
4. Kf4 Kf6
5. c5 c6
6. Ke4!! Be8
7. dxc6 Bxc6+
8. Nd5+ Kf7
9. Ke5 Bxd5
10. Kxd5 Ke7
11. c6 Kd8
12. Kd6 h6 
13. c7+ Kc8
14. Kc6 a6
15. a4 a5
16. h5 g5
17. f6 g4
18. f7 g3
19. f8=R#

- White won 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 108

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Qc5+!! Kg8
2. b5! axb5
3. Qb6 Qf8
4. a6 Qb4
5. a7 Qe1+
6. Kg2 Qd2+
7. Kg1 Qe1+
8. Nf1

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 107

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Na4+!! Kb4
2. Nb6! Nd4+
3. Kd3 Nxf3
4. Nd7!! Ng1
5. Nxe5! dxe5
6. d6 Nf3
7. d7 Ne1+
8. Ke2 Nc2
9. d8=Q

OR

1. Na4+!! Kb4
2. Nb6! Nd4+
3. Kd3 Nxf3
4. Nd7!! Nd4
5. Nf6! Nb3
6. Ke2 Nc5
7. Kf3 Nb3
8. Ke2 Nc5
9. Kf3 Kc3
10. Ne8 Kd2
11. Nxd6 Ke1 
12. Nc4!! Kf1
13. Nd2+! Kg1 
14. Nc4 Nd7
15. Nd6 Nc5
16. Nc4 Nd7
17. Nd6 Kh2
18. Nf7!! Kxh3
19. Nxg5+ Kh2
20. d6! h3
21. Nxh3!! Kxh3
22. g5 Nc5
23. g6! Nd7
24. g7 Nf4
25. d7 

- Black resigned 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 106

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Nd4!! Ke7
2. Kd2! Kf6
3. Ke3 h6
4. Ke4 Kg7
5. Ke5 h5
6. Nf3 Kf7
7. d4 Ke7
8. d5 Kd7
9. Nh4 Ke7
10. d6+ Kf7
11. Nxg6!! Kxg6
12. d7 h4
13. d8=Q h3
14. Qg8+ Kh6
15. Kf5 h2
16. Qg6#

- White won 1-0

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 105

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. Bf5!! Kxf3
2. Kd3! Kf4
3. Be4 Kg5
4. Bc6 Kxg6
5. Be4+ Kf6
6. Bc6 Ke6
7. Be4 Kd6
8. Kd4!! Ke6
9. Kd3 Kf6
10. Bc6! Kf5
11. Be4+ Kf4
12. Bc6 Kg3
13. Be4 Kf2
14. Bc6 Ke1
15. Bf3 Bf5
16. Bh5!! e4+
17. Kxe4 Kd2 
18. Bf7! Kc3
19. Bh5 d3
20. Ke3 Bg5+
21. Kf2 Kd2 
22. Bg6 Bh4+
23. Kf1 Ke3
24. Bh5 d2
25. Bd1 Kd3
26. Ba4 Kc4
27. Ke2 Bg5
28. Kd1 Kb4
29. Bc2 Kxb5
30. Bd3+ Kb4
31. Kc2 b5
32. Bg6 Kc4
33. Bf4+ Kd4
34. Bb3 b4
35. Bf7 Ke3
36. Bc4!! b3+
37. Bxb3 Ke2
38. Kc3! 

- Game drawn with agreement 1/2 - 1/2

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Endgamepuzzle - Series 104

White to move

GM_Knockout said ;

1. b4!! axb3+
2. Kb2! Kxh4
3. Ka1 Kg3
4. Kb2 Kf2
5. Ka1 Ke2
6. Kb2 Kd2
7. Ka1

OR

1. b4!! Bc4
2. Kb2! Kxh4
3. Ka3 Bb5
4. Kb2 Kg4
5. Kc3 Kf4
6. Kb2 Ke3
7. Kc3 Ke2
8. Kc2 Bc6
9. b5!! Bxb5
10. Kb2 Kd2
11. Ka1 Kc3
12. Ka2 Kb4
13. Ka1 a3
14. Ka2 Bc4+
15. Ka1 Kb3
16. Kb1 a2+
17. Ka1 Kb4
18. Kb2 Kc5
19. Ka1 Kd4
20. Kb2 Kd3
21. Ka1 Kd2
22. Kb2 Bb3
23. Ka1

- Game drawn with agreement 1/2 - 1/2

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