Composition Tournament

Start position

(1) Mark Liburkin - White to play and win 4.p Shakhmaty v SSSR, 1938 1.Nd4+ Kc3 2.Nb5+ Kc4! [2...Kb4 3.Rb1+ ] 3.Nd6+ [3.Na3+? Kb3 4.Kxe1 Kb2 5.Nc2 Nf3+! (5...Kxc2? 6.Ra2+ ) 6.Kd1 g3 7.Ra8 g2 ] 3...Kc5! 4.Nb7+! [4.Ne4+? Kd5! (4...Kd4? 5.Ra4+ ) 5.Nf6+ Ke5! 6.Nd7+ Ke6 7.Nc5+ (7.Nf8+ Kf7 ) 7...Kd5 ] 4...Kc6 5.Nd8+ Kc7! 6.Ne6+ Kd7! [6...Kd6 7.Ra6+ ] 7.Nf8+! Ke7 8.Ng6+ Kf7 9.Nh8+! Kg7 10.Rxe1 Kxh8 11.Rh1 g3 12.Ke3! Kg7 13.Kf4 g2 14.Rg1 Nf1 15.Rxg2+ Kh6 16.Rf2 1-0

Start position

(2) Mark Liburkin - White to play and win "64", 1940 1.Ka3! Rc1 2.Bd4! [2.Be5? Rc5 3.Bc3 Rxc3+ ] 2...Rd1 3.Be5! Re1 4.Bf6! Rf1 5.Bg7! Rg1 6.Bh8! Rg3+ 7.b3+ 1-0

Start position

(3) Shaya Kozlowski - White to play and win "Glos Poranny", 1931 1.Nd7+! Kc7 2.Nf8!! Kd8 [2...Kd6 3.Kg4! Kd5 4.Kh5 Ke5 5.Kg5 Ke4 6.Kh6 Kf5 7.Kg7 Kg5 8.Nd7 ] 3.Kf4 [3.Kg4 ] 3...Ke8 4.Kg5! Kxf8 5.Kh6! Ke8 6.Kg7 Kd7 7.Kxg8 Ke8 8.Kg7 1-0

Start position

(4) Shaya Kozlowski - White to play and win "Glos Poranny", 1931 1.Ng6+!! hxg6+ [1...Kg8 2.h5 hxg6+ 3.Kxg6 ] 2.Kxg6 Kg8 3.h5 Kh8 4.Kf7 g5 5.Kxf8 g4 6.Kxe7 g3 7.Kf7 g2 8.e7 g1Q 9.e8Q+ Kh7 10.Qe4+ Kh8 11.Qe5+ Kh7 12.Qf5+ Kh8 13.Qf6+ Kh7 14.Qg6+ Qxg6+ 15.hxg6+ 1-0