ABQ CHESS
SUNDAY PUZZLER Wonder Woman (Level: Intermediate)
Composed by Philip Hamilton Williams; The Field, 1890.
Tata Steel
The 83rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament is still being held in-person in the small town of Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Jan. 15-31.
Following are a position and a game from this event.
Giri vs. Tari Carlsen vs. Firouzja
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 0–0 11.Bd3 c5 12.0–0 cxd4 13.cxd4 b6 14.a4 Bb7 15.a5 bxa5 16.Rxa5 Nf6 17.Re1 Rfd8 18.Qa1 Qc7 19.h3 a6 20.Rc5 Qf4 21.Re5 Nd7 22.Ra5 Nf6 23.d5 exd5 24.e5 Ne4 25.Qd4 Rdc8 26.Raa1 a5 27.Rab1 Bc6 28.e6 fxe6
29.Ne5 Qf6 30.f3 Ng5 31.Rb6 Be8 32.Qe3 a4 33.Ng4 Qd8 34.Rxe6 Nxe6 35.Qxe6+ Bf7 36.Nxh6+ gxh6 37.Qxh6 Qc7 38.Qh7+ Kf8 39.Qh8+ Bg8 40.Qh6+ (D) Black resigns.
Solutions
Puzzler: 1.Qb1!! mate next. Position: 47.Nxf4+! Black resigned. (47.Rxg3+! mates just a little later.) 47...exf4 48.Qf6+ (or 48.Rxg3+! fxg3 49.Qf6+ Kh7 50.Qf7+ Kh6 51.Bc1+ Rg5 52.Rxh4#) 48...Kh7 49.Rxh4 Click & Move abqchess.com Password: Tata