This week we offer eight tactical tests from the 2019 Reykjavik Open, to honor each of the eight co-winners. Next week we'll take a look at mate in ones, twos, and threes!
Diagrams are presented first, followed by the answers. Good luck!
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[pgn] [Event "Reykjavik Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.04.08"] [Round "1.15"] [White "Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian"] [Black "Le Goff, Ronan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2186"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r1r2k1/qp3ppp/n1p1p3/P3N3/1Q1PP3/5PP1/1P1R2KP/3R4 w - - 0 29"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 29. Qe7 Rf8 30. Nxc6 1-0 [/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "Reykjavik Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.04.09"] [Round "2.45"] [White "Stoyanov, Viktor"] [Black "Moller, Agnar T"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2238"] [BlackElo "1942"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r3k1/pp3rpp/3p1q2/2nP1p2/4n3/1P2PB2/P3N1PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 20"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 20. b4 Nd7 21. Bxe4 Qg5 22. Bf3 1-0 [/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "Reykjavik Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.04.13"] [Round "6.104"] [White "Signyjarson, Arnar Smari"] [Black "Omarsson, Josef"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B02"] [WhiteElo "1522"] [Annotator "Hartmann,John"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r1q1rk1/p2nppbp/1p3np1/2p1N3/8/2PP2P1/PP3PBP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 13"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 13. Nc6 Qc7 (13... Qe8 14. Nxe7+ Kh8 15. Nxg6+ fxg6 16. Rxe8 Rbxe8) 14. Nxe7+ Kh8 15. Bf4 Qd8 16. Nc6 Qc8 17. Nxa7 (17. Nxb8 $1 Nxb8 18. Re7 $18) 17... Qd8 (17... Qa6 18. Bxb8 Rxb8 19. Nc6 $1) 18. Bxb8 Qxb8 19. Nc6 Qc8 20. d4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 $18 {1-0 in 49 moves} 1-0 [/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "Reykjavik Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.04.11"] [Round "5.78"] [White "Baldvinsson, Loftur"] [Black "Davidsson, Stefan Orri"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B96"] [WhiteElo "1938"] [BlackElo "1555"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2qk2r/1b1nbppp/p3p3/1p1nP1B1/3N4/2NB4/PPP1Q1PP/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 13"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qh5+ Kf8 15. O-O+ N5f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Kg8 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qh6 Qd7 21. Rf2 f5 22. Bxf5 1-0 [/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "Reykjavik Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.04.10"] [Round "4.75"] [White "Maroroa, Sue"] [Black "Aasen, Joakim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B27"] [WhiteElo "2128"] [BlackElo "1645"] [Annotator "Hartmann,John"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r5k1/p6p/4p1p1/2Pp1n2/Q7/5N1P/Pq3PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 21"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 21. Qc6 $1 (21. Qd7 {still wins, but it allows} Qf6) 21... Rd8 22. Qxe6+ Kg7 23. g4 $1 {removing the guard on e7} Nd4 24. Qe7+ Kh6 (24... Kh8 25. Qxd8+ Kg7 {is mate in 7}) 25. g5+ (25. g5+ Kh5 26. Qxh7#) 1-0 [/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "Reykjavik Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.04.11"] [Round "5.61"] [White "Sauer, Bernd"] [Black "Birkisson, Bardur Orn"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D15"] [WhiteElo "1885"] [BlackElo "2234"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3rk2r/1p3pp1/p2qpn1p/4N3/3P4/Q7/PP3PPP/2RR2K1 w k - 0 21"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 21. Qxd6 Rxd6 22. Rc8+ Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Nxf7+ 1-0 [/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "Reykjavik Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.04.10"] [Round "4.64"] [White "Gantar, Jan"] [Black "Sikkel, Dirk"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2172"] [BlackElo "1914"] [Annotator "Hartmann,John"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b1n4/p4p2/Pp1k1Pp1/1PpNp1Pp/2P1P2P/K5B1/8/8 w - - 0 57"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 57. Nf4 Ne6 $2 (57... Bc7 58. Nd3 Ke6 {and it's probably still a fortress }) 58. Nd3 $1 Nf4 $2 (58... Kd7 59. Bxe5) 59. Nxf4 (59. Nxf4 exf4 60. Bxf4+) 1-0 [/pgn]
[pgn] [Event "Reykjavik Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.04.08"] [Round "1.109"] [White "Omarsson, Josef"] [Black "Dustin, Opasiak"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r4rk1/ppb2pp1/7p/2P5/7N/1P1pq1P1/P4nBP/1QR2RK1 b - - 0 25"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 25... Nh3+ 26. Kh1 Qg1+ 27. Rxg1 Nf2# 0-1 [/pgn]
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