[White "White"] [Black "Black #1"] [FEN "5R2/8/8/4k2p/6bP/8/1r6/7K w - - 0 0"] {Black (to move) will bring about White's resignation in the next 4 moves. Hint - isolate the king further} *

[Event "4NCL 2015-16"] [Site "Birmingham ENG"] [Date "2015.11.15"] [Round "2.115"] [White "Harvey, Marcus R"] [Black "Colovic, Aleksandar"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2341"] [BlackElo "2456"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "Reti: KIA, Yugoslav"] {click on White's 81st move} 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nf6 5.d4 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 e6 7.b3 Bd6 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Ne5 Bf5 10.f3 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Bc5+ 12.Kh1 Nd7 13.e4 dxe4 14.fxe4 Bg6 15.h4 h6 16.Nc4 h5 17.a4 Qc7 18.Qe2 Rad8 19.Bc3 b5 20.Ba5 Nb6 21.axb5 cxb5 22.Nd6 Bxd6 23.exd6 Qxd6 24.e5 Qc5 25.Qf2 Qxe5 26.Bb4 Rfe8 27.Rxa7 Nd5 28.Re1 Qf5 29.Qxf5 Bxf5 30.Bc5 Bxc2 31.Bf1 Ra8 32.Bxb5 Rxa7 33.Bxe8 Rb7 34.Bc6 Rxb3 35.Bxd5 exd5 36.Re3 Be4+ 37.Kg1 Rb2 38.Ra3 f6 39.Kf1 Kh7 40.Ra7 Rb3 41.Ra3 Rb5 42.Be3 Rb4 43.Bc5 Rc4 44.Bf8 Rc8 45.Bd6 Rd8 46.Bc5 Kg6 47.Bd4 Rb8 48.Ke2 Kf5 49.Ra7 Rb4 50.Ba1 g6 51.Ra6 Kg4 52.Rd6 Kxg3 53.Bxf6 Rb3 54.Rd8 Kg4 55.Rc8 Rh3 56.Rc1 Kf5 57.Bg5 d4 58.Rf1+ Ke5 59.Rf8 Rh2+ 60.Ke1 Bf5 61.Re8+ Kd5 62.Ra8 d3 63.Rd8+ Kc4 64.Rd6 Re2+ 65.Kd1 Bg4 66.Rd8 Rh2+ 67.Ke1 Kc3 68.Rd6 Re2+ 69.Kf1 Bh3+ 70.Kg1 d2 71.Rc6+ Kb3 72.Bxd2 Rxd2 73.Rxg6 Bg4 74.Rc6 Rc2 75.Rd6 Kc3 76.Kf1 Rd2 77.Rb6 Kd4 78.Kg1 Ke4 79.Rf6 Ke5 80.Rf8 Rb2 81.Kh1 Bf5 82.Rh8 Kf4 83.Rxh5 Kg3 84.Rxf5 Rb1+ {#R} 0-1

[White "White"] [Black "Black #2"] [FEN "6k1/2p2p2/1p2p1Pb/4P3/n1q1N3/8/6PK/B2Q4 w - - 0 0"] {White (to move) will bring about Black's resignation in the next 2 moves. Hint - check the king with either queen or knight} *

[Event "4NCL 2015-16"] [Site "Birmingham ENG"] [Date "2015.11.15"] [Round "2.122"] [White "Collins, Sam Sr"] [Black "Martin, Andrew D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2456"] [BlackElo "2375"] [ECO "C10"] [Opening "French: Rubinstein, 4...Bd7"] {click on Black's 37th move} 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.O-O Ngf6 8.Ng3 g6 9.b3 Bg7 10.Ba3 Bf8 11.Bb2 Bg7 12.Ba3 Bf8 13.Bb2 Bg7 14.Re1 O-O 15.c4 a5 16.a3 Re8 17.h3 b6 18.Qe2 Qc8 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Nd7 21.Rad1 Qb7 22.f4 Red8 23.Kh2 Qc8 24.f5 Nc5 25.fxg6 hxg6 26.Bc2 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Qf8 28.h4 Bh6 29.Qg4 Qg7 30.b4 Ba4 31.Bxa4 Nxa4 32.Ba1 axb4 33.axb4 Qf8 34.h5 Rd8 35.Ne4 Rxd1 36.Qxd1 Qxb4 37.hxg6 Qxc4 38.Qd8+ {if 38... Kg7 39 Qf6+ followed by mate} Bf8 39.Qh4 {#r} 1-0

[White "White"] [Black "Black #3"] [FEN "8/6p1/bp4P1/p3P3/5P2/P1R1N1Pk/4r3/6K1 w - - 0 0"] {White (to move) will bring about White's resignation in the next 2 moves. Hint - most efficient pawn promotion} *

[Event "4NCL 2015-16"] [Site "Birmingham ENG"] [Date "2015.11.15"] [Round "2.132"] [White "Gordon, Stephen J"] [Black "Carleton, John J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2498"] [BlackElo "2290"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "Reti: KIA"] {click on Black's 42nd move} 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.d4 c6 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.Nbd2 b6 9.e4 a5 10.e5 Ne8 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Re1 Ba6 13.Nf1 Rc8 14.Qd1 Bb4 15.Bg5 Qc7 16.Re3 Nb8 17.a3 Be7 18.Rc3 Qd7 19.Rxc8 Bxc8 20.h4 Nc6 21.Rc1 f6 22.exf6 Nxf6 23.Ne5 Nxe5 24.dxe5 Ne4 25.Bxe4 Bxg5 26.Bxh7+ Kxh7 27.hxg5 Qf7 28.Qd3+ Qg6 29.Qxg6+ Kxg6 30.f4 Kf5 31.Kf2 d4 32.Rc7 Ba6 33.Nd2 Rh8 34.Nf3 Rh1 35.Nxd4+ Ke4 36.Nxe6 Rh2+ 37.Kg1 Rxb2 38.g6 Kf3 39.Rc3+ Kg4 40.Nd4 Rd2 41.Nc2 Kh3 42.Ne3 Re2 43.f5 Kxg3 44.f6 {#r} 1-0

[White "White"] [Black "Black #4"] [FEN "6k1/PR6/2n1pBK1/4P3/5P2/r7/8/8 w - - 0 0"] {White (to move) will bring about White's resignation in the next move.} *

[Event "4NCL 2015-16"] [Site "Birmingham ENG"] [Date "2015.11.15"] [Round "2.141"] [White "Greet, Andrew"] [Black "York-Weaving, Richard"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2443"] [BlackElo "2242"] [ECO "E00"] [Opening "Catalan: 4.Nf3 Be7"] {click on Black's 76th move} 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 a5 11.Nc3 Na6 12.Rac1 Nb4 13.Ne5 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Nfd5 15.Nxd5 Qxd5+ 16.Qxd5 Nxd5 17.Bd2 c6 18.e4 Nb4 19.Be3 Rfd8 20.Rfd1 Bd6 21.Nc4 Bc7 22.Nd2 Bb6 23.Nb3 Rd7 24.Kf3 f5 25.e5 Rd5 26.Nc5 Bxc5 27.Rxc5 Rad8 28.Rxd5 Rxd5 29.Ke2 Kf7 30.Rc1 Ke8 31.h4 Rd8 32.b3 Rd5 33.h5 Rd8 34.Rc4 Rd5 35.Bd2 Na6 36.Ke3 Kd7 37.Rc1 Ke7 38.Bc3 Kd7 39.g4 fxg4 40.Rg1 Ke8 41.Rxg4 Kf7 42.Rg1 c5 43.Ke4 cxd4 44.Bxd4 Nb4 45.f4 Nc6 46.Be3 Ne7 47.Rc1 Nc6 48.Bb6 Ke8 49.Rc3 Kf7 50.Ke3 Ke8 51.Kf3 Kf7 52.Kg3 Ke8 53.Kg4 Kf7 54.Kg5 Ke7 55.h6 Kf7 56.hxg7 Kxg7 57.Bf2 Rd2 58.Bh4 Kf7 59.Rc5 Rd3 60.Rb5 Rd7 61.Kh5 Nd4 62.Rxa5 Nxb3 63.Ra8 Nd4 64.Rh8 Nf5 65.Bf6 Rd3 66.Rxh7+ Kg8 67.Rxb7 Rh3+ 68.Kg6 Rh6+ 69.Kg5 Rh3 70.a5 Rg3+ 71.Kh5 Rh3+ 72.Kg6 Rh6+ 73.Kg5 Rh3 74.a6 Ra3 75.a7 Nd4 76.Kg6 Nc6 77.Rb8+ {#r} 1-0

[White "White"] [Black "Black #5"] [FEN "5rk1/1p3qN1/2p2Pp1/p3p1Bp/Pb2P3/5Q1P/1P2RP2/3b2K1 w - - 0 0"] {Black (to move) will bring about White's resignation in the next move.} *

[Event "4NCL 2015-16"] [Site "Birmingham ENG"] [Date "2015.11.15"] [Round "2.144"] [White "Mangwengwende, John"] [Black "Shaw, John"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2108"] [BlackElo "2439"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian: Open, 2...e6, 4.Nxd4"] {click on White's 27th move} 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.O-O e5 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.h3 Be7 10.Nc3 Be6 11.a4 a5 12.Be3 O-O 13.g4 Nd7 14.Ne2 Nc5 15.Ng3 Nxd3 16.cxd3 Rfd8 17.Rfd1 Bb3 18.Rd2 Bb4 19.Re2 Rxd3 20.Nh5 f6 21.g5 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.gxf6 Rf8 24.Qg4 g6 25.Ng7 Qf7 26.Bg5 h5 27.Qf3 Qxg7 {#R} 0-1