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Puzzle of the week #165

Zugzwang (1)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #165"][Date "2011.05.21"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "7k/4K1p1/6Pp/5N1P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #164

Etouffe mate (3)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #164"][Date "2011.05.15"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2b2rk1/pp2R1bp/1qpp2p1/6N1/2P2PP1/3Q1B2/PP4PK/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #163

Etouffe mate (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #163"][Date "2011.05.07"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r7/6p1/4b1Rp/4q2k/7b/1B6/2PB2Q1/2K5 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #162

7th rank domination (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #162"][Date "2011.04.30"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3n3k/2R5/2n1P3/3N2N1/8/1p6/2r3r1/K7 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #161

Back rank (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #161"][Date "2011.04.22"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "7k/pp4rp/2nQ1p2/3p4/4b2N/8/Pq3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #160

Modern opening surprises (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #160"][Date "2011.04.16"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 Qf5 9.Nc3 Rd8

Puzzle of the week #159

Opening blunders (2)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #159"][Date "2011.04.10"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r2qkb1r/pppb2pp/2np1n2/5pN1/2BQP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #158

Achile's heel (3)

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #158"][Date "2011.04.03"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1rbq2kr/p1ppb1pp/1pn5/3NP1N1/6Q1/8/PPP2PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #157

Celebrating club games

Level: 2-Knight [Event "Puzzle #157"][Date "2011.03.27"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/pQRq2pk/4p2p/3r1p2/3P4/4P3/PP3PPP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #156

Discovered check

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #156"][Date "2011.03.20"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5rk1/2p3qp/1p1p1r2/p2R4/2P5/PPKQP3/8/3R4 b - - 0 1"]
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