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Puzzle of the week #115

Pawn chase

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #115"][Date "2010.04.30"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/p6p/5Nk1/8/B6P/8/KPP3Pp/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #114

Playing on the rim is dim

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #114"][Date "2010.04.23"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "K7/8/Pp6/kp6/1n6/1P6/8/B7 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #113

Nothing is what it seems to be

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #113"][Date "2010.04.16"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/1p3pp1/3k2p1/7P/pq3P2/3B3P/P1PN2P1/3K4 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #112

What is the method?

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #112"][Date "2010.04.09"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/2p5/8/8/5P1k/p7/7P/2K5 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #111

Crucial defensive moment

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #111"][Date "2010.04.02"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r1rbk1/1bq2ppp/pp1p4/4n1P1/Pn1BP1N1/2N3Q1/1PP2RBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 26"]26.Rdf1

Puzzle of the week #110

Kings exposed

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #110"][Date "2010.03.25"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1q2r1k/pp2ppb1/2p2np1/3P4/3BP3/1QR5/PP2NP1P/4K1R1 b - - 0 21"]21...Nxe4

Puzzle of the week #109

Planning

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #109"][Date "2010.03.19"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r2r2k1/2p2pb1/p1n1q1pp/P3p3/QPp1P3/2P1BN2/5PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 3 22"]22...Rd3!?

Puzzle of the week #108

IQP (3)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #108"][Date "2010.03.12"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "rq1r2k1/pb3pp1/1p1bpn1p/8/3P4/1B1Q1N2/PP1B1PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #107

IQP (2)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #107"][Date "2010.03.05"][Result "1-0"]1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 d5 4.Nbd2 c5 5.e3 Qb6 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.c4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.exd4 Bd7 10.O-O Nc6

Puzzle of the week #106

IQP (1)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #106"][Date "2010.02.26"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4rrk1/ppq2ppp/1b2bn2/3p4/2n5/1NPB3P/PP2NPP1/R1BQR1K1 b - - 0 1"]
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