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Mato Jelic – The King Hunt (Part 2) Mato Jelic

Question 1.

White to play and win.

Question 2.

White to play and win.

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Question 3.

White to play and win.

Question 4.

White to play and win.

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Question 5.

White to play and win.

Question 6.

Black to play and win.

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Question 7.

Black to play and win.

Question 8.

White to play and win.

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Question 9.

White to play and win.

Question 10.

Black to play and win.

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Question 11.

White to play and win.

Question 12.

White to play and win.

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Question 13.

Black to play and win.

Question 14.

Black to play and win.

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Question 15.

Black to play and win.

Question 16.

White to play and win.

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Question 17.

White to play and win.

Question 18.

White to play and win.

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Question 19.

White to play and win.

Question 20.

White to play and win.

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1 White wins with the classical bishop sacrifice on h7. 1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Ng5+ Kg8

3.Qh5 Re8 4.Qxf7+ Kh8 5.Nxe6 +-.

2 1.Bxh7 Kxh7 2.Qh3+ and the Black king gets mated.

3 White wins with the exchange sacrifice 1.Rxf6 gxh6 2.Bxh6 and mate is

unavoidable.

4 White has the beautiful queen sacrifice 1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Nxf6+ Kh6 3.Neg4+

Kg5 4.h4+ Kf4 5.g3+ Kf3 6.Be2+ Kg2 7.Rh2+ Kg1 8.Kd2 mate.

5 White wins after 1.Qxg6+! fxg6 2.Bxg6+ Ke7 3.Bc5 mate.

6 The double exchange sacrifice 1...Rxf3! 2.Bxf3 Rxf3! wins the house. White loses

the queen after 3.Kxf3 Nc5+.

7 1...Nf3+! 2.gxf3 Qh4 -+.

8 White has the strong continuation 1.Bg5! Qd7 2.Rad1 Bd6 3.Bxh6 gxh6 4.Qg6+

Kf8 5.Qf6 Kg8 6.Re3 and Black is busted.

9 White has the beautiful winning sacrifice 1.Rh8+! Kxh8 2.Qxf7! and there is no

defense against the move Rh1+ with decisive effect.

10 Black wins after 1...Bf3!! with deadly mating threats. White can't capture the

bishop as he gets mated after 2.gxf3 Qg5+ 3.Kh1 Rf6 -+. The rook lift is decisive.

11 White has the winning continuation 1.Bxh6 gxh6 2.Ng5+! and Black is lost.

2...hxg5 3.Qh5+ Kg7 4.Qxg5+ and Rh3 mate follows on the next move.

12 White has a mate in four moves - 1.Nf6+!! gxf6 2.Qf8+ Kxf8 3.h6+ Kg8 4.Re8

mate.

13 Black wins after 1...Nf3+ 2.gxf3 exf3+ 3.Be2 f2+! 4.Kf1 Bh3 mate.

14 Black has the killer move - 1...Qxf3+ 2.Kxf3 Nh4 mate.

15 Black has a forced mate after Qxf3+ 2.gxf3 Bh3+ 3.Kf2 Bh4+ 4.Kg1 Re1+ 5.Qf1

Rxf1 mate.

16 White wins with a mating combination after 1.Qxg6! fxg6 2.Nf6+ Kf8 3.Nh7

mate.

17 White mates with 1.Qg6! and mate on the next move is unavoidable.

18 1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Bxg7! and Black gets mated after the classical

double bishop sacrifice.

19 White wins by sacrificing on g6 after 1.hxg6 Nxg6 2.Qxg6+ hxg6 3.Rh8 mate.

20 White wins with the fantastic 1.Qh6!! Qxc3 (1...gxh6 Rg8+ and mate follows)

2.Qxh7+! Kxh7 3.Rh3 mate.