Best chess puzzles of 1996 70 top rated puzzles from the year White mates in 2. Judit Polgar vs Evgeny Bareev, Moscow, 1996 Clearance 1.Rc8+ White mates in 3. Matthew Sadler vs Lucas Brunner, Bern, 1996 Decoy 1.Qc2+ Ka2 2.Ra1+ White mates in 3. Zoltan Almasi vs Viktor Korchnoi, Budapest, 1996 Entrapment 1.Qg7+ Rxg7 2.fxg7+ Kg8 3.gxf8/Q# White mates in 3. Dibyendu Barua vs Hugo Spangenberg, Yerevan, 1996 Deflection 1.Rf5+ gxf5 2.Rg7+ Kh6 3.Nxf5#