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#