National School Chess Examinations: *May 2011*
(Under the auspices of Chess SA and the ATM Commission)
Accomplishment Certificate IV (King Exam)
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The results with the acquired certificate will be posted together with the specimen answers in due course.
Time: 90 minutes Marks: 60 Gold Certificate: 55 + Marks
Silver Certificate: 45 + Marks
Bronze Certificate: 30 + Marks
QUESTIONS:
1. Analysis:
These positions below are two ‘could have happened’ positions taken from the game between
W Anand – N Short 1997 Dortmund
The positions below didn’t occur in the actual game which Anand won.
a) In the actual game Nigel Short didn’t play Re7? He played 26 … c6 and got mated on the 48th move. If Black played Re7 (see diagram) show how White wins.
White to play
i 1 … … ; 2 … … ; 3 … …; 4 ... mate (3)
ii 1 … …; 2 … …; 3 … ...;
4 ...... ; 5 ...... ; 6 ... with a decisive material advantage
(5)
b)
White to play
Give two variations for Black for full marks!
i 1 … …; 2 … …; 3 … …; 4 … mate
ii 1 … …; 2 … …; 3 … …; 4 … mate
(5)
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c) A Shirov – V Ivanchuck 1994 (Buenos Aires)
Demonstrate a win after Black’s brilliant sacrifice
31 … Rf3!!
i 32 Qxf3 …; 33 … …; (2)
ii 32 Qe6 …; 33 … …; 34 … … 35 … … wins the Queen
(3)
iii 32Qd2 …; 33 … …;(as in the actual game White resigns he loses at least the d pawn) (2)
d) Korchnoi- A Shirov 1996 (Madrid)
Black to play is a Rook down.
He could take the draw with ‘perpetual check’
i 29 …; 30 … …; 31 … …; (3)
Black can win with
ii 29 …; 30 … …; 31 … …; 32 … …;
33 … …; 34 … …; 35 … …; mate (5)
e) Gelfand-Topalov 1996 (Amsterdam)
Black to move found a quick way of winning White’s Knight and force resignation.
1 …; 2 … …; 3 … …; 4 … …; wins the Knight
(3)
f) Korchnoi-Topalov 1996 (Vienna)
How did Topalov (Black to move) won quickly?
1 …; 2 … …; 3 … …!!; 4 … …Black wins the Bishop
(2)
Page3 2. End-Game:
a)
White to move and win
1 …. ….; 2 …. ….; 3 …. ….; the pawn queens
(2)
b)
Kamsky-J Polgar 1994 (Buenos Aires)
Black to move (Judith found a clever move to win)
1 …!!; 2 … …; mate to follow
(3)
c)
Kramnik-Leko 1997 (Tilburg)
In spite of a huge material deficit Black managed to draw.
Black to move
1 …; 2 … …; 3 … …!!; 4 … …; 5 … …;6 … ....;
draw
(5)
d)
Leko-Pinter 1997 (Budapest)
White to move
Find a way for White to win
1 …!! …; 2 …! Nc5 3 … …4 …
the Knight proved useless against the pawns
(5)
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e) D Joseph 1923 (study)
White to move and win
If 1. b6+ Kb8! (bxa6? b5!; wins for Black)
2 h4 a5; 3 h5 a4; 4 h6 a3 5 h7 a2 6 h8(Q) a1(Q); 7 QxQa1? stalemate, but White can win. How?
7 ...... ; 8 .... ….; 9 …. ….; 10 …. White win (5)
f) Zug-Zwang
White to move and win
1 … … 2 … … 3 … … 4 … mate
(3)
g) A Troicki 1896 (study)
Whit to move and win
1 …. ….; 2 …. ….; 3 …. ….; The Rook is lost
(2)
h) Barcza – Tolus (1962) produced a turn of event
Black played 1 …. Rg5; setting a trap or so he thought
2 Rxh7 white takes the bait
Show what black thought is a winning combination for him and what is White’s ‘in between move’ that made Black resign?
2 Rxh7 ….; 3 …. ….; 4 ….! …. (5)