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Corus Chess 2008   Round 1   Round 2   Round 3   Round 4   Round 5   6   7   8   Short-Cheparinov   9   10   11   12   13  

This round was exciting because two players continued their winning streak, while the top guns Topalov, Kramnik, and Anand, did nothing to improve their ranking. The following are some tactics from these games. Can you solve these puzzles and think like a grandmaster?


White to Move and Win a Pawn

Carlsen-Eljanov


White to Move: Carlsen-Eljanov

Can you Tell Why White is Better?


White to move, Aronian-Gelfand: Why Must Gelfand lose his Knight?