22. f4!
Van Wely vs Timman, 2003  (D94) Grunfeld, 24 moves, 1-0
18...Qxc3!! sets up 22...f3!
J Lewi vs J Adamski, 1969  (A04) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 0-1
11...d3!
Janowski vs Marshall, 1908  (D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 53 moves, 0-1
20. h3!
Najdorf vs G Idigoras, 1956  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 1-0
4. Ba4?? loses to 4...b5 (variant of Noah's Ark Trap)
Bleischmidt vs Lytschuk, 1976  (B30) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Fischer 's 27...Bxh2? drops a Bishop for two Pawns
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 56 moves, 1-0
32...Rxe4?? allows 33. f3! winning a piece
Anand vs Radjabov, 2003  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
13. Nb6! traps the Rook after 14. Bb8
Tal vs Uhlmann, 1970  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
19. a5!! traps the Queen or gains other decisive material
S Knott vs D M Adams, 2004  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0
16. g4!
Bologan vs A Campanile, 1994  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
37...Rb5! leads to a trapped Knight after 37...Ke7!
Nimzowitsch vs W Winter, 1927  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 45 moves, 0-1
8...c5!
E Steiner vs Capablanca, 1929  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1
10...d6!
Ivan Ivanov vs G Minchev, 1992  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
32. c4! was set up by the trap Black fell into after 28. Rd1!?
Marshall vs Swiderski, 1904  (C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0
34...h5! 35. Nh6 Re5 -+
P Steinbrueck vs Kramnik, 2005  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 0-1
33...Kd7!
J Wempe vs A Korotylev, 2005  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 38 moves, 0-1
19...fxe5 20. Qxa7+! Kc8 21. Qa8+ Kc7 22. dxe5 +-
Z Gyimesi vs A Fox, 2005  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
23. e5! wins the exchange with advantage.
Nakamura vs Sasikiran, 2005  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 87 moves, 0-1
21. Rxe7+!
Fine vs J Rappaport, 1931  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
46...g5!
Adams vs Anand, 2005  (C42) Petrov Defense, 60 moves, 0-1
18. Nd4!
J Hector vs Koneru, 2003  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
23. Bf7! wins the exchange, a pawn and the game
T Hillarp Persson vs Polgar, 2003  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 43 moves, 1-0
36...c6! uses deflection and discovered check to win a piece
F Zita vs Bronstein, 1957  (A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 0-1
38. Rc1! prepares a web to capture the Rook on a3
Ivanchuk vs V Moskalenko, 1988  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 1-0
22. Qxd4! Rxd4 23. Rd3 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Bd3 Bh1 26. Bd2+-
Anand vs Lautier, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
19...Qa5!
T Fogarasi vs D Breder, 2000  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 47 moves, 0-1
14...b4! cxb4 15. Qb3! traps a Bishop, Rook or Knight
Aronian vs Ponomariov, 2005  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 73 moves, 1-0
19. Be6+! Kh8 20. Qb5! Qxe4 21. Ng3 Qe5 22. Bxa5 +-
Furman vs Smyslov, 1949  (D85) Grunfeld, 55 moves, 1-0
21. g3! would have turned the tables and won for White
S Kalinitschew vs Holzke, 2005  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 0-1
29...Qb2!
Ermenkov vs V Kovacevic, 1990  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 39 moves, 0-1
17. Qa3? is met with 17...Bd7!
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1
White missed 15. Nc7! Rac8 16. Bb5! +-
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
13...f6! gives winning chances with no worse than equality
A W Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0
30...Bg5!
A Kargin vs S B Hansen, 2005  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 30 moves, 0-1
30. Nxd6!
I Krush vs K B Richardson, 2007  (E73) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0
16...f5!
Carlsen vs Pelletier, 2007  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 48 moves, 0-1
39. e4!
S Savchenko vs Kogan, 2000  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 1-0
27...f5 -+
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1
16. f4!
M Ebeling vs J Killane, 2007  (C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0
16. b5!
Portisch vs Tal, 1967  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0
12. g3! is a win white missed
R Luscombe vs Keene, 1962  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
12. Bg5! Qd4 13. Be7 +- traps the Rook and wins the exchange
V Malakhatko vs M Young, 2007  (A43) Old Benoni, 26 moves, 1-0
19. Bxc6! appears to set up 23. Qh6+! +-
T L Petrosian vs A Anastasian, 2008  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 41 moves, 1-0
34. Ke2! helps set up 35. Rh3 +-, leaving the Knight helpless
Morozevich vs Lputian, 2007  (C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 1-0
24. Rc4!
Timman vs A Sokolov, 1987  (E15) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
If 25...h6, then 26. Qe7! Qxe7 27. Bxe7 +- traps the Bishop
Beliavsky vs Gulko, 1990  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0
17. c5! wins material due to threats against the Rook & Queen
Portisch vs A Deze, 1971  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0
22...b5! and 23...Nb7! -+ set up a neat trapped piece combo
I Krush vs A Zatonskih, 2009  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1
24. QxQ+! RxQ 25. h5! is a trapped piece combo found by Rybka
G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952  (A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0
35...g5! springs a trap on the Rook
Dolmatov vs Browne, 1990  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 43 moves, 0-1
36. Ne6! forces the loss of the exchange (i.e. traps the Rook)
Gipslis vs Hracek, 1991  (B56) Sicilian, 55 moves, 1-0
26...e5! is a simple but effective piece trap
A Stefanova vs Kamsky, 2010  (E01) Catalan, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1
28...f5!
Tischbierek vs S Ernst, 2009  (C28) Vienna Game, 35 moves, 0-1
25...Qd3! or 25...Qa2! win the exchange and the game
M Ujtelky vs Parma, 1966  (A14) English, 26 moves, 0-1
28...f5!
E Lundin vs Bolbochan, 1954  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 40 moves, 0-1
29. Re1!
Shirov vs Jakovenko, 2007  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 43 moves, 1-0
22. f4! exf4 23. Nf3 Qg4 24. e5 fxg3 25. Rc2 +- wins for White
A Burns vs Blackburne, 1885  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
18. f4!
Sultan Khan vs G A Thomas, 1933  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 1-0
21. b4! Rc1 22. a4! +- traps the Rook & wins the exchange
Radjabov vs Shirov, 2008  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
27...Ke8! wins the exchange and the game.
R Garcia vs Mecking, 1966  (E97) King's Indian, 59 moves, 0-1
36. h5!! sets up 38. Bf7!
Polgar vs R Edouard, 2011  (B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
34. Kc3!
Stripunsky vs Seirawan, 2012  (B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0
30. Rc7!
Adams vs H Wang, 2013  (A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0
17. Ne7+! targets the paralyzed rook on a8
Keene vs M Basman, 1963  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0
24. Nxc5!
S Djuric vs A Navacchia, 1998  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
23. Rxd7! solves Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Movsesian vs Leko, 2012  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
19. f3!
Shankland vs Zherebukh, 2018  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 71 moves, 1-0
13. Bxd5! Bxd5 14. e3 Nf5 15. e4 +- solves a Monday puzzle
Azmaiparashvili vs R Montecatine Rios, 1994  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 14 moves, 1-0
59...Rxb5 60. cxb5 a3 -+ Solves Feb 5, 2019
R Edouard vs T Casper, 2009  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 60 moves, 0-1
58...Kb5! would make for a good Monday or Tuesday puzzle
D Saduakassova vs Bareev, 2019 (A58) Benko Gambit, 58 moves, 0-1
24...b5!
K Skalicka vs Flohr, 1936  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
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