Johansson – Metzing
Berlin 1973
Black to Move

a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   8   8   7   7   6   6   5   5   4   4   3   3   2   2   1   1   a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

Click Down Arrow to Choose Auto Play Speed 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Move:    [you may click on a move notation in the solution below to jump to that move]

 

1…Qxb1+!!
	[1…Qxa3 2.Bxb8 {Is not enough.}]
2.Nxb1 Ba6!! 3.Qxa6 Rxb1+ 4.Bc1
	[4.Qf1 Rxf1+ 5.Kxf1 O-O! {This line only marginally better, Black still has significant material advantage and positional superiority and should win easily.}]
4…Rxc1+ 5.Qf1 Rxf1+ 6.Kxf1 O-O! {Black has easy win.}

 

Netto – Abente
Paraguay 1993
Black to Move

a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   8   8   7   7   6   6   5   5   4   4   3   3   2   2   1   1   a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

Click Down Arrow to Choose Auto Play Speed 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Move:    [you may click on a move notation in the solution below to jump to that move]

 

1…Re1+!! 2.Kg2 Rg1+!! {Throw a little Rook sacrifical lamb into the stew.} 3.Kxg1 Qe1+ 4.Kg2 Qf1+!! {Flavor the stew with a Queen sacrificial lamb too; but, who is being slaughtered?} 5.Kxf1 Bh3+ 6.Kg1 Re1#

 

Sznapik – Gaprindashvili
Sandomierz 1976
Black to Move

a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   8   8   7   7   6   6   5   5   4   4   3   3   2   2   1   1   a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

Click Down Arrow to Choose Auto Play Speed 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Move:    [you may click on a move notation in the solution below to jump to that move]

 

1…Qxc1+!! 2.Qxc1 Bxb2!! {A deadly Bishop fork winning the White Rook because the White Queen cannot capture the Black Bishop due to the back rank mate threat of Re8#.}