US Chess CH 2000-9

36 puzzles from the decade



White mates in 4.
Alisa Melekhina vs Tsagaan Battsetseg
Saint Louis, 2009

Zwischenzug

Solution (in reverse)
3.Qxe7+ Kxf8 2.Rxf8+ Rg6 1.Qg5+



Black mates in 4.
Olga Sagalchik vs Yelena Gorlin
Seattle, 2000

Decoy

Solution (in reverse)
Ra4+ 3.Kc4 a5+ 2.c5 1...Qd6+


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