Upsets of 2012
edited by Bill Harvey
David beats Goliath ! Here is a collection of chess puzzles
from games played in 2012, where the underdog beat the
grandmaster - ELO ratings differ by 200 to 600 points. The
player at the bottom of the board moves first and wins.
Solutions and diagrams are found at the end of the
pamphlet.
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10,000 chess puzzles
8/2/2013
1) Ke Mu 2294
vs Oliver Barbosa 2571
Chennai, 1/6/2012
White Mates in 2.
Black Mates in 3.
White Mates in 4.
White Mates in 4.
Black Mates in 2.
Black Mates in 4.
White Mates in 3.
White Mates in 2.
Black Mates in 2.
Black Mates in 5.
Black Mates in 3.
White Mates in 3.
Black Mates in 5.
White Mates in 5.
Black Mates in 2.
Black Mates in 6
White Mates in 3.
White Mates in 7.
White Mates in 2.
White Mates in 4.
White Mates in 5.
White Mates in 6.
Black Mates in 4.
White Mates in 3.
White Mates in 4.
Black Mates in 3.
Black Mates in 3.
Black Mates in 4.
White Mates in 5.
Black Mates in 3.
Black Mates in 5.
White Mates in 4.
White Mates in 4.
2) 1...Rxd3
White Mates in 2.
3) 1.Be6+
Black Mates in 3.
6) 1...Qd5
7) 1...Bxc3+
White Mates in 4.
10) 1.Qc7+ Kf6 2.Ne8+
White Mates in 4.
9) 1.Rh8+ Kf7 2.Nd6+
Black Mates in 2.
12) 1...h5+
Black Mates in 4.
13) 1...Rf1+ 2.Ke2 Qf6
White Mates in 3.
14) 1.Qh8+ Bh7 2.Bg5+ Kxg5 3.Qf6#
17) 1.Nxd5
White Mates in 2.
15) 1.Bg7+ Kg6 2.f5#
19) 1.Ra2
24) 1.Rg8+
Black Mates in 2.
28) 1...Bxf2+
29) 1...g5
Black Mates in 5.
30) 1...g3+ 2.Kh3 Qf5+ 3.Kxh4 Bf6+
Black Mates in 3.
36) 1...Be3+ 2.Nxe3 Qh2+
White Mates in 3.
40) 1.Qe6+
Black Mates in 5.
41) 1...Qf4+ if 2.Kg1 Rgxg2+ 3.Kh1 Rg1+
or if 2.Kh1 Rb1+ 3.Bd1 Qf1+
White Mates in 5.
42) 1.Qh8+ Kh6 2.Rh3+ Kxg6 3.Rg3+ Kh6 4.Qg8
45) 1.Qh6
Black Mates in 2.
48) 1...Bxd3+
Black Mates in 6
50) 1...Re6+ 2.Kg3 Rg6+ 3.Kh3 Bf6
White Mates in 3.
51) 1.Qa8+
White Mates in 7.
54) 1.Bh5+ if 1...Ke7 2.Qc5+
or if 1...Rg6 2.Qc7 Qe7 3.Bxg6+
White Mates in 2.
57) Qd7+
White Mates in 4.
60) 1.Rf2 if 1...Kg8 2.Qh2
White Mates in 5.
64) 1.Rh6+ Kg5 2.R1h5+ Kf4 3.Rf6+
White Mates in 6.
67) 1.N5xh6+ Qxh6 2.Nxh6+ Kh8
3.Nf7+ Kg8 4.Ng5
Black Mates in 4.
70) 1...R8e2+
White Mates in 3.
72) 1.Qxg7+
74) 1...Ra4
White Mates in 4.
77) 1.Rxg8+ Kxg8 2.Nh6+ Kh8 3.Rf8+
Black Mates in 3.
75) 1...Nf3 2.Bxg6 Ne5+
Black Mates in 3.
78) 1...Rd1+ 2.Bf1 Rg4+
Black Mates in 4.
79) 1...g5+ 2.Kh5 Rxh3+ 3.gxh3 Qd1+
White Mates in 5.
85) 1.Rxe8+ Qxe8 2.Qf6+ Kg8 3.Bd5+
88)1.Bxg6 if 1...hxg6
2.Rh4+ Kg8 3.Qb3+ mates
89) 1.Qe8+
90) 1.Nh5
Black Mates in 3.
95) 1...Rxh2+
Black Mates in 5.
93) 1...Qb2+ if 2.Rf2 Qxf2+
White Mates in 4.
100) 1.Qh8+ Bh7 2.Be4
White Mates in 4.
98) 1.Rxf8 Kxf8 2.Bh6+
101) 1.Qb6