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This is a collection of 80 critical positions from games of the

European Individual Women's Chess Championship

tournament held in Belgrade, Serbia from July 27 to August

3, 2013. 170 of the strongest women players of Europe

competed. Meet and match wits with the winners and find

the best move. The player at the bottom of the board

moves first and wins. Solutions are found at the back of

the pamphlet.

2013 European Individual

Women's Chess Championship:

Belgrade, Serbia July 27 to

August 3: 80 chess puzzles

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1) Daria Charochkina

vs Tamara Kezele

7/23/2013

2) Maria Kursova

vs Tijana Blagojevic7/23/2013

White Mates in 2.

3) Anna Styazhkina

vs Anja Rudovic

7/23/2013

4) Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant

vs Ioulia Makka

7/24/2013

White Mates in 4.

5) Elena Cherednichenko

vs Natasa Korbovljanovic7/24/2013

White Mates in 3.

6) Rozana Gjergji

vs Marina Baraeva

7/24/2013

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7) Khayala Isgandarova

vs Radmila Zivic

7/24/2013

White Mates in 4.

8) Elisabeth Paehtzvs Julia Novkovic

7/24/2013

9) Ekaterini Pavlidou

vs Bojana Bejatovic

7/24/2013

White Mates in 2.

10) Viktoria Korchagina

vs Amalija Pihajlic

7/25/2013

White Mates in 6.

11) Zeinab Mamedjarovavs Stefana Milutinovic

7/25/2013

White Mates in 2.

12) Tereza Olsarova

vs Elisabeth Paehtz

7/25/2013

White Mates in 4.

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13) Mila Zarkovic

vs Kristina Brankov

7/25/2013

14) Radmila Zivic

vs Dusica Sekulovic7/25/2013

15) Elizaveta Bronnikova

vs Tatiana Melamed

7/26/2013

16) Margarida Coimbra

vs Ivana Ivekovic

7/26/2013

17) Jovana Eric

vs Dragana Nikolovska7/26/2013

18) Cristina Adela Foisor

vs Maja Velickovski-Kostic,

7/26/2013

White Mates in 2.

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19) Ekaterina Kovalevskaya

vs Tatiana Kosintseva

7/26/2013

20) Anna Muzychuk

vs Lilit Galojan7/26/2013

White Mates in 3.

21) Belinda Vega Gutierrez

vs Liliana Olea

7/26/2013

22) Dimante Daulyte

vs Antoaneta Stefanova

7/27/2013

White Mates in 4.

23) Anna Hairapetian

vs Petra Kruljac7/27/2013

24) Marina Makropoulou

vs Maria Manakova

7/27/2013

White Mates in 3.

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25) Tereza Olsarova

vs Sopio Gvetadze

7/27/2013

White Mates in 4.

26) Ekaterini Pavlidouvs Lena Miladinovic

7/27/2013

27) Iva Videnova

vs Irina Bulmaga

7/27/2013

28) Irina Bulmaga

vs Olga Dolzhikova

7/28/2013

29) Irina Chelushkinavs Sabina Ibrahimova

7/28/2013

30) Sopio Gvetadze

vs Lanita Stetsko

7/28/2013

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31) Aisa Imeeva

vs Ivana Ivekovic

7/28/2013

32) Teodora Injac

vs Maja Velickovski-Kostic7/28/2013

33) Alina Balaian

vs Ayyyna Egorova

7/29/2013

34) Turkan Mamedjarova

vs Ana Gavasheli

7/29/2013

35) Ana Matnadze

vs Jovana Eric7/29/2013

36) Lisa Schut

vs Joanna Majdan,

7/29/2013

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37) Mila Zarkovic

vs Liliana Olea

7/29/2013

38) Anastasia Bodnarukvs Alina Balaian

7/31/2013

39) Sopiko Guramishvili

vs Betul Cemre Yildiz

7/31/2013

40) Kubra Ozturk

vs Martina Folkova

7/31/2013

41) Carmen Voicuvs Nino Batsiashvili

7/31/2013

White Mates in 5.

42) Irina Zakurdjaeva

vs Madona Bokuchava

7/31/2013

White Mates in 3.

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43) Irina Baraeva

vs Tijana Blagojevic

8/1/2013

44) Tatiana Kosintseva

vs Deimante Daulyte8/1/2013

45) Dragana Nikolovska

vs Kristina Brankov

8/1/2013

46) Anastasia Bodnaruk

vs Karolina Olsarova

8/2/2013

47) Daria Charochkina

vs Tereza Olsarova8/2/2013

48) Tatiana Shadrina

vs Ljilja Drljevic

8/2/2013

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49) Ana Srebrnic

vs Laura Rogule

8/2/2013

White Mates in 2.

50) Karina Azimovavs Narmin Kazimova

8/3/2013

51) Viktoriya Tarasova

vs Irina Baraeva

8/3/2013

White Mates in 7.

52) Ana Benderac

vs Pia Cramling

7/23/2013

53) Anna Hairapetianvs Antoaneta Stefanova

7/23/2013

54) Larisa Khropova

vs Nastassia Ziaziulkina,

7/23/2013

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55) Bogdana Nonkovic

vs Marina Romanko-Guseva

7/23/2013

56) Kristina Brankovvs Sabina Ibrahimova

7/24/2013

57) Valentina Gunina

vs Laura Rogule

7/24/2013

58) Olena Martynkova

vs Deimante Daulyte

7/24/2013

Black Mates in 2.

59) Mila Paramenticvs Martina Folkova

7/24/2013

Black Mates in 3.

60) Ekaterini Pavlidou

vs Valentina Gunina

7/25/2013

Black Mates in 6.

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61) Iva Videnova

vs Anastasia Bodnaruk

7/25/2013

62) Irina Bulmagavs Viktorija Cmilyte

7/26/2013

63) Lena Miladinovic

vs Iva Videnova

7/26/2013

64) Zoja Schleining

vs Nino Khurtsidze

7/26/2013

Black Mates in 4.

65) Viktoriya Tarasovavs Nana Dzagnidze,

7/26/2013

66) Inna Ivakhinova

vs Olga Girya

7/27/2013

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67) Ivana Ivekovic

vs Irina Utiatskaja

7/27/2013

68) Alina Kashlinskaya

vs Valentina Gunina7/27/2013

69) Maria Manakova

vs Ekaterini Pavlidou

7/28/2013

70) Petra Papp

vs Baira Kovanova

7/28/2013

71) Antoaneta Stefanova

vs Salome Melia7/28/2013

Black Mates in 6.

72) Nadina Mahmutbegovic

vs Barbara Dizdarevic

7/29/2013

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73) Miranda Mikadze

vs Tatiana Kosintseva

7/31/2013

Black Mates in 3.

74) Irina Utiatskaja

vs Nargiz Umudova,7/31/2013

Black Mates in 3.

75) Darja Kaps

vs Viktoria Korchagina

8/1/2013

Black Mates in 4.

76) Sopio Nikoladze

vs Lilit Galojan

8/2/2013

77) Maja Velickovski-Kostic

vs Natasa Korbovljanovic8/2/2013

Black Mates in 6.

78) Lilit Galojan

vs Deimante Daulyte

8/3/2013

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79) Ioulia Makka

vs Maria Manakova

8/3/2013

80) Nargiz Umudova

vs Tatiana Shadrina8/3/2013

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1) 1.Bxg5 if 1...fxg5 2.f6+ Kh8 3.Nh6

White Mates in 2.

2) 1.g7+

3) 1.Nf6+ Kf8 2.Bf5 w/3.Rd8

White Mates in 4.

4) 1.Re8+ Kd6 2.Rh6+

White Mates in 3.

5) 1.Qe6+

6) 1.Bxe8 Bxe2 2.Bxd7 Bxf1 3.Rxe7

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White Mates in 4.

7) 1.Rg7+ Kh8 2.Rg8+

8) 1.Qxd8 Rxd8 2.Bc7

White Mates in 2.

9) 1.Qxh6+

White Mates in 6.

10) 1.Rxe6+ if 1...Nd6 2.Qxd6+

or if 1...Bxe6 2.Qxc7#

White Mates in 2.

11) 1.Rxf8+

White Mates in 4.

12) 1.Qb4

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13) 1.Rf6 if 1...Qxa2 2.Rxb6

or if 1...gxf6 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Bxf6

14) 1.f6 if 1...gxf6 2.Nxf6+ Kh8

3.Qe5 Bc7 4.Qe4 or if 1...Bc7 2.Ne5

15) 1.Nxe7+ Qxe7 2.Rb7 Qe8

3.Rd1 Bc8 4.Rb8 w/5.Bxa6 & 6.Rdd8

16) 1.Rxd8

17) 1.Bxe5 Bxe5 2.Qxh6

if 2...Qg6 3.Ne7+ mates

White Mates in 2.

18) 1.Re8+

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19) 1.Rxd7 if 1...Rxd7 2.Rxh3

White Mates in 3.

20) 1.Rh7+

21) 1.Ra7+

White Mates in 4.

22) 1.Qh6 if 1...Kg8 2.Re5

23) 1.Qh6+ if 1...Kg8

or 1...Rg7 2.Rd8+

White Mates in 3.

24) 1.g7+

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White Mates in 4.

25) 1.Rxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rd4

26) 1.Nf3 if 1...Rf7 2.Ng5

27) 1.Qxd8

28) 1.Re1 if 1...Qe6 2.Qxc4 Rxe7 3.Rxe5

29) 1.Bb6

30) 1.Qf3 if 1...Bc6 2.Qf5+

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31) 1.Nd5 if 1...Kh8

or 1...Be6 2.Nf6(+)

32) 1.Rxf7 if 1...Rxf7 2Bxg6+

or if 1...e4 2.Rxg7+ Kxg7 3.Bxh6+

33) 1.Re1 Qf7 2.Bc1

34) 1.Rxf7 if 1...Kxf7 2.Ne5+

35) 1.g4 if 1...fxg4 2.Ng3 gxf3+

3.exf3 Qh6 4.Bc1

36) 1.Nf6+ Kc7 2.Bd8+ Kb7 3.Rb1+

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37) 1.Ke4 if 1...Ke6 2.Kf4

or if 1...Nd3 2.Nb2

38) 1.Qxd4 Nxd4 2.Nc5+

39) 1.Rxf6 if 1...gxf6 2.Qg4+ Kh8

3.Bd4 Qe6 4.Qf4 or if 1...Qxb2 2.Rb6

40) 1.Qh8+ Kxg5 2.f4+

White Mates in 5.

41) 1.Rf7+ Nxf7 2.Qxf7+ Kh6

3.Bb1 Rg8 4.Qh7+

White Mates in 3.

1.Qg7+ Kh5 2.g4+

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43) 1.Qd6 if 1...Be8 2.Rc8

44) 1.Qxd8+ Rxd8 2.Nc7+

45) 1.Qg4+

46) 1.Rxc7 if 1...Rxc7 2.Qg3+

47) 1.Qb4 if 1...Nb5 2.Ne6

48) 1.Rxd7+

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White Mates in 2.

49) 1.f7+

50) 1.Qxc4

White Mates in 7.

52) 1.Ng6+ Kh7 2.Ne5+

if 2...Kh8 3.Nf7+

52) 1...Rg1+ if 2.Ke2 Qh5+

3.Kd2 Qd1# or if 2.Kxg1 Qh1#

53) 1...Nxf3+ if 2.Kh1 Nxh2

3.Kxh2 Qxf2+

54) 1...Bc7 if 2.Ke2 Qc4+ mates

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55) 1...Qb3 if 2.Qd2 Bb4

3.Qb2 Bxe1 4.Rxe1 Qxe3+

56) 1...Qh4

57) 1...Rxb3 if 2.Rxd5 Qxd5+

Black Mates in 2.

58) 1...Qh5+

Black Mates in 3.

59) 1...Bf1

Black Mates in 6.

60) 1...Qxd4+ if 2.Kh1 Qxh4+

3.Kg1 Bh2+

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61) 1...Bf4 if 2.h5 Bg3+ mates

62) 1...Rxa5 if 2.Kc2 Qb3+

3.Kd2 Ra2+

63) 1...b6

Black Mates in 4.

64) 1...Qb5+ 2.Rb2 Rd1+ 3.Ka2 Bb3+

65) 1...Nh5+ 2.Kg4 Qxg2+

3.Kf5 Qxf2+

66) 1...Ng3+ if 2.fxg3 Qxg2+

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67) 1...Rxe4

68) 1...b5 2.Bd3 f5 if 3.Nc3 Rxe1+

69) 1...b4 if 2.Rc5 Ra3

70) 1...Qxd4 2.Qxd4 Bc5

Black Mates in 6.

71) 1...Nf3+ 2.Bxf3 Qe1+ 3.Kg2 Bxf3+

72) 1...fxg3 2.hxg3 Bd4 3.Re2 Qf3

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Black Mates in 3.

73) 1...Nf3+

Black Mates in 3.

74) 1...Qxg6

Black Mates in 4.

75) 1...Bxg2+

76) 1...Rxc5 if 2.bxc5 Ne3+

Black Mates in 6.

77) 1...Nb3+ 2.axb3 axb3

78) 1...Qb1+ 2.Kh2 Qxf5

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79) 1...Qg6+ 2.Qg4 Rg2+ 80) 1...Bh3 if 2.Rf2 Rxf3