Wednesday Workout: Tactics from Reykjavik

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!

Answers:
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[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

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[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

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[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

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[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

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[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

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[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

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[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

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[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

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