Here are 60 critical positions from the tournament. Meet and match wits with some of the upcoming stars – what would you...
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60 Chess Puzzles from the 2012 World Youth Championship: Maribor, Slovenia edited by Bill Harvey Here are 60 critical positions positions from the tournament. tournament. Meet and match wits with some of the upcoming stars – what would you play? The player at the bottom of the board moves first and wins. wins. The solutions are found at the end of the pamphlet, along with the diagram for easy study.
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2/13/2013
1) David Anton Guijarro (ESP) Vlad-Ionut Stegariu (ROM)
XABCDEFGHY 8-w qr+-+k+( qr+-+k+( 7t rp+l+pv rp+l+pv lp' lp' 6-+-z p-+p+& p-+p+& 5z P s nPp-+-% p z-+-% 4-+N+n+-+$ 3z P s N L-+-# L v-+-# 2-w Q +Lz PPz P" 1t R t R + K-! K m-! xabcdefghy
XABCDEFGHY 8-+-+r+nm k( k( 7z p-+-+-v p-+-+-v lp' lp' 6-z p +Pz p p +& 5s nN+-+-+-% nN+-+-+-% 4Pv Lp+Lz P P +$ 3+-+-+-+P# 2r+-+-+-+" 1+R+-+Rm K-! K-! xabcdefghy
XABCDEFGHY 8-+r+-+k+( 7+ w q +plp' l vp' 6ps n-+-+p+& n-+-+p+& 5+-+R+pz P-% P-% 4-z p + z P +$ 3+-+-+Q+-# 2 + P+ v L z P" 1+-+R+-+K! xabcdefghy
XABCDEFGHY 8 + + s n +( 7t r-+-v r-+-v lpm lpm k-' k-' 6p+q+ps N p +& 5+p+-z P-z P-z P-% P-% 4-+-z p v L +$ 3+-+-+P+-# 2Pz PP+Q+K+" PP+Q+K+" 1+-+-+-+R! xabcdefghy
XABCDEFGHY 8r+ + t r k( k m( 7z pp+-+-+p' pp+-+-+p' 6 + +lt R N& N s& 5+-+-z p-w p-w Q-% Q-% 4-w q-+P+-+$ q-+P+-+$ 3+-+p+-+-# 2-+P+-+Pz P" P" 1+-+-+R+K! xabcdefghy
XABCDEFGHY 8r+lm kq+ t r( 7+-+-+-+p' 6p+-z p-+-+& p-+-+& 5+ s nN+ p-% p z-% 4 + +Pz P +$ 3+ w Q L-+-# L v-+-# 2Pz PP+L+-+" PP+L+-+" 1t R-+-m R-+-m K-+-! K-+-! xabcdefghy 15) White Mates in 3. 23.Qa5+ Kd7 24.Qc7+ Ke6 25.Bg4# 1 0 –
18) White Mates in 3. 33.Qxe5 Kg7 34.Rxe6+ Rf6 35.Qxf6# 1 0 –
XABCDEFGHY 8r+ + t r m k( 7+l+-+p+p' 6-w q-z q-z p z p +& 5+ z pP+N+ % 4-z p-+Q+-+$ p-+Q+-+$ 3+-+-z P-+-# P-+-# 2 + + z PPz P" 1+R+-+Rm K-! K-! xabcdefghy
XABCDEFGHY 8-+-+-+-+( 7z p-+-+-+r' p-+-+-+r' 6-+-+Q+pm k& k& 5+-+-+-+-% 4-+pw q z P +$ 3+-+-+-+-# 2P+-+R+-m K" K" 1+-+-+-+-! xabcdefghy
XABCDEFGHY 8-t rlt rlt r + m k( 7+-+-+p+-' 6-+-z p z P v L& 5+pz pPn-+-% n s-+-% 4 + + t R +$ 3+-+-+-t RP# RP# 2-z PL+-+P+" PL+-+P+" 1+-+-+-m K-! K-! xabcdefghy
20) White Mates in 4. 32.Bg7+ Kg8 33.Bh7+ Kxh7 34.Rh4+ 1 0 –
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23) White Mates in 4. 29.Rf8+ Kd7 [29...Rxf8 30.Qxf8+ Kd7 31.Rf7+] 30.Qf7+ Qe7 31.Qxe7+ Kxe7 32.R1f7# 1 0 –
XABCDEFGHY 8r+l+ t r k +( 7+-+-z ppv ppv l-' l-' 6-+-z p s npz p& 5+ z pP+ + % 4-z P +P+ s N$ 3w q s NnL-z L v-z PP# PP# 2 + + z P L +" 1+R+Q+Rm K-! K-! xabcdefghy
XABCDEFGHY 8-+r+k+r+( 7z pR+-+p+p' pR+-+p+p' 6-+-+n+pv L& L& 5z P-+-z P-+-z P-+-% P-+-% 4-+-z p z PPP$ P z$ 3+-+-+Q+-# 2P+-+-+-+" 1+-w q-+L+K! q-+L+K! xabcdefghy
XHGFEDCBAY 1K+ + w Q +! 2+P+-+R+P" 3P+-z P s N +# 4+-z PL+-+-$ PL+-+-$ 5q+ + s n +% 6+-+-+Pz pp& pp& 7pz p + z p +' 8m k-+-t k-+-t rl+-( rl+-( xhgfedcbay
XHGFEDCBAY 1-+-+-+-+! 2m KPt R +PPP" P zP" 3P+-t r-+L+# r-+L+# 4w Q s N + p-$ p z-$ 5-+P+R+-+% 6v l z p p-+p& p z-+p& 7p+p+l+ w q' 8m k-+-+r+-( k-+-+r+-( xhgfedcbay
XHGFEDCBAY 1-m K + w Q +! 2z PPz P N-v N s-v LP" LP" 3-+-+-+P+# 4+ s nR+ + $ 5-+-z P-+-+% P-+-+% 6+p+n+-z p-& p-& 7p+pz p + z p' 8+k+rw q-+-( q-+-( xhgfedcbay
XHGFEDCBAY 1-+-w q-+-+! q-+-+! 2z PK+-+-+P" PK+-+-+P" 3Q+R+ t R +# 4+-t r-s r-s N-+-$ N-+-$ 5-+-+p+l+% 6z Pp+p+-+-& Pp+p+-+-& 7-+-+-+pz p' p' 8m k-t k-t r-+-+-( r-+-+-( xhgfedcbay
XHGFEDCBAY 1-+-t RQv L t R! 2m K z P +LPP" P zP" 3P+N+ z P +# 4+-+N+-+-$ 5-z P-z P-z pPz pps n% 6z pl+-z pl+-z p-s p-s np& np& 7-z p-v p-v l-+-+' l-+-+' 8+kt rq+ +r( xhgfedcbay
XHGFEDCBAY 1-+R+-+-+! 2+-+-+-+r" 3-+R+-+K+# 4+-+-+-+r$ 5P+ + z P p +% 6z p-+-+p+-& p-+-+p+-& 7k+-+-+-z p' p' 8+-+-+-+-( xhgfedcbay
XHGFEDCBAY 1R+ + + m K! 2+-+r+-+P" 3-w Q + z P z p# 4+Pz P R-+-$ R t-+-$ 5P+-+P+-+% 6+-+-z p-+p& p-+p& 7pz ppw ppw q z p +' 8+k+-+-t r-( r-( xhgfedcbay
XHGFEDCBAY 1R+L+-+-+! 2z PP+-+-+-" PP+-+-+-" 3-m KP + w q +# 4+-+-+Pz P-$ P-$ 5-+-z P-+-+% P-+-+% 6v Ln+p+p+-& Ln+p+p+-& 7pw Qp+p+-z Qp+p+-z p' p' 8+-t rk+l+r( rk+l+r( xhgfedcbay
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44) Black Mates in 5. 33...Rxa2+ 34.Kxa2 Qe2+ 0 1
47) Black Mates in 2. 18...Qe1+ 0 1
XHGFEDCBAY 1-+-t R + t R! 2m KL+-+P+-" KL+-+P+-" 3Ps N-v N-v L w Q z P# 4+Pz P n-z n s-z P-$ P-$ 5-+-z P-+p+% P-+p+% 6+-+p+-w qp& qp& 7pz pp+ +lv l' 8+kt r r-+-( r t-+-( xhgfedcbay
54) Black Mates in 4. 38...Ng3+ 39.Kh2 Nf1+ 40.Bxf1 [40.Kh1 Qxh3#] 40...Qg3+ 0 1
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XHGFEDCBAY 1K+Rw q-+-+! q-+-+! 2z P-+-+-+-" P-+-+-+-" 3-+-s N-+-+# N-+-+# 4+p+-+Qz P-$ P-$ 5 + +Pv L +% 6+-+-+-+-& 7pv l + +lz p' 8m k-+-+r+-( k-+-+r+-( xhgfedcbay
XHGFEDCBAY 1-+R+-+-+! 2w qrt qrt RKw RKw Q-z Q-z PP" PP" 3p+ + z P +# 4+-+Pz P-+-$ P-+-$ 5-+P+-+-+% 6+-+-z pp+p& pp+p& 7-+L+-+ps n' n' 8+r+-+k+-( xhgfedcbay
55) 40...Qxe3 41.Bxe3 Rxc4 0 1
58) 34...Rxf2+ 35.Rxf2 Qxf2+ 36.Kxf2 Rg2+ 0 1
XHGFEDCBAY 1-m K-+-+-+! K-+-+-+! 2+Pz P L-z L v-z P-" P-" 3 + + z P +# 4z Pqw QP+ + $ 5 + + v l t R% 6+pz p p-+-& p z-+-& 7p+-z p-+p+' p-+p+' 8+kt r + + ( xhgfedcbay
XHGFEDCBAY 1-+-+-+-+! 2z P-+R+-+L" P-+R+-+L" 3-+-s Nn+-m Nn+-m K# K# 4+Pz Pl+-+-$ Pl+-+-$ 5 + + t r p +% 6+p+-+-+-& 7p+p+ z p +' 8+k+-+-+-( xhgfedcbay
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