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#





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