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Well, I can actually search Chessworld puzzles by difficulty, and here are some of the hardest by one of my former Admin Phillip Dodderidge (RIP).Not really that hard ….For really hard “Puzzles”, one would check the world of compositions, but for me personally, I do like to be able to solve them sometimes and I prefer just Puzzles especially if they come from real master games. A lot of these puzzles do actually come from master games.White to play and winBlack to play and winWhite to play and winBlack to play and winBlack to play and winWhite to play and winWhite to play and winHave fun with the above! I might add more later :)Cheers, KSolutions1.Be7 Rb8 nothing better 2.Rxe4 and black resigned due to 2...fxe4 3.Bf6++ (or 2...Rxb7 3.Bf6+)1...Nxg2 2.Kxg2 giving up the pawn by e.g. 2.f3 was better Bh3+ 3.Kg3 (or 3.Kxh3 Qf3+ 4.Kh4 Bd8+ and mate next move) 3...Bd8 4.f4 allows mate but there was no satisfactory move Qh4+ 5.Kf3 Qg4+ 6.Kf2 Bh4 mate1.Rxd5 Qe8 2.Bh6 wins material (or 1...cxd5 2.Rxc8 Qxc8 3.Nxe7+)1...Bf1+ 2.Kh4 (2.Rxf1 Rxc8 leaves black a whole piece up) 2...Be7+ 3.Kxh5 Be2+ 4.g4 Kh7 and white resigned due to 5.f5 g6+ 6.fxg6+ fxg6 mate1...Qf3! 2.cxb7+ Kf5! (2...Kg5? 3.Bxf3 gxf3 4.Qd8+! Rxd8 5.Rc3 Rdh8 6.Rxf3 Rh1+ 7.Kg2 is probably a draw) and white resigned because after 3.Bxf3 gxf3 he cannot effectively prevent Rh1 mate.1.b4! threat 2.Bc4 Rc8 2.a4! White now threatens Be4 winning the exchange. The game actually concluded (2...Rc3 3.Kb2 f5 4.gxf5 Rxd3 5.cxd3 Rxf5 6.Rc1 Rxf4 7.Rhf1 Rxf1 8.Rxf1 Bd8 9.a5 1-0)1.Ndb5 axb5 2.Nxb5 Qa5 3.Qxe5+ Rd6 4.b4! Qxb4 5.Nxd6 exd6 6.Rxd6 and black resigned as he cannot meet all the threats (Rxf6, Ra6+ etc.)

I have lost more winning positions than I can count, but I’ll tell you about my worst loss ever.The game was played in the Gausdal Classics in Norway in 2007 and my opponent was a Swedish player named Lars Olsson (if you’re reading this, Lars, your name still sends chills down my spine). We were both rated around 2000. I think he outrated me by around 50 points. I was playing white.1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 h5?? (diagram)My god, what a crappy opening line! The funny thing is, Lars had been playing this in all his black games throughout the tournament. I believe it’s his specialty, and it’s something few sane players, if any, would ever adopt. He had somehow gotten away with it so far, even though his opponents had starting preparing for it. I decided to refute this madness.6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 This looks like a typical Sveshnikov setup, but it’s just much, much worse with the pawn on h5. a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Bb7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c3 Nd7 13. Nc2 f5? (diagram)Another horrible move. I can just take the pawn.14. exf5 Nf6 15.Nce3 Rc8 16. Qb3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bh6 18. Rd1 Rc5 19. a4 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qh4 21.Rxd6 Qe4+ 22. Be2 (diagram)Here, I thought I had been clever. After 22…Qxg2 I just play 23.Rf1 and black is still in all sorts of trouble.22…Bg5 23. Qd1 Be7 24. Qd3 24.f6! would have been winning on the spot, but I’m still winning. Qxg2 25. Bf3 Qg5 26. Rxa6 O-O 27. Qe3 Qxe3+ 28. fxe3 e4 29. Rg1+ Kh7 30. Bxe4 Re5 31. Bd3 Bh4+ 32. Ke2 bxa4 33. Rxa4 (diagram)There we have it. We’re about to enter an endgame where I have three - 3 - extra pawns including two connected passers.33…Bd8 34. Rb4 Rfe8 35. Rg3 Kh6 36. Rb8 Bc7 37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. Rg2 Be5 39. Kd1 h4 40. Rg4 Rd8 41. Kc2 Bf6 42. Bc4 Rd7 43. e4 Ra7 44. Rg2 Be5 45. Rg4 Bf6 46. Kb1 Rc7 47. Bd5 Kh5 48. h3 Be5 49. c4 f6 (diagram)Little has changed. I’m still winning easily. By now, my opponent had started playing really slowly, and I was getting increasingly frustrated and bored. Because of the generous time control, the game could potentially go on for seven hours. I responded by playing quickly, but my technique started suffering. Not that I have the greatest endgame technique anyway.50. c5? This was really unnecessary. Now it gets more complicated. Rxc5 51. Bf7+ Kh6 52. Rxh4+ Kg7 53.Bd5 Rb5 54. Rg4+ Kf8 55. b3 Ra5 56. Rg8+ Ke7 57. h4 Ra1+ 58. Kc2 Rh1 59. Rh8 Kd6 60. h5 Kc5 61. h6 Rh2+ 62. Kd3 Rh3+ 63. Ke2 Kd4 64. h7 Rh2+ 65. Kf3 Rh3+ 66. Kg4 Rh1 67. b4 Ke3 (diagram)My opponent was still taking ages to make his moves, while I moved almost instantly. Despite my crappy technique, the engine is still evaluating this to something like +10. One way to force a win is the simple 68.Re8 Rxh7 69.Rxe5 fxe5 70.f6 and one of the pawns promote. Instead, I played…68.Bf7? This completely misses the point. Sure, black can’t take on e4 because of 68…Kxe4 69.Bd5+ Kxd5 70.Rd8+ but just watch what follows.68…Kf2 69.Be8?? Bg3 (diagram)All of a sudden, my king is caught in a mating net and has no way of escaping the deadly threat of Rh4# next move!Upon realizing this, I was so distraught that I left the playing hall without saying a word and walked up to my hotel room where I sat staring into a wall for half an hour. I might have attacked the wall as well, I don’t really remember.Eventually, I realized my clock was still running, so I went back down and resigned the game, while apologizing to to my opponent. He turned out to be a nice guy off the board, and told me he would have been just as angry as me. I shrugged off the loss, and won my last round game in great style the next day.But I still haven’t forgotten!

Well to beat engine with rating 3400+ for humans it would be out of imagination whereas to achieve draw is more realistic approach although this still looks impossible,I try to do this and I achieve it, I set up game at Tournament Time controls with following conditions 1)100min for first 40 moves +30 sec starting from move 1 2)50 min till move 60 +30 sec 3)15min for rest of game +30 sec so after each move an additional 30 sec was added it was plenty of time. This time control is used in all serious Tournaments played and also in World Championship cycles,Stockfish had access to perfect opening book 2019 used in Top engine matchesI didnt used any assistances or takebacks!!Note the answer will be long[Event "(100m+30s)/40+(50m+30s)/20+(15m+30s)"][Site "?"][Date "2020.01.06"][Round "?"][White "Dime"][Black "Stockfish 10 64"][Result "1/2-1/2"][ECO "B15"][BlackElo "3451"][PlyCount "226"][TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]So the game was played vs Full Strenght Stockfish 10 with elo 3450+ !!1. e4 {1} c6 {0} 2. d4 {1} d5 {0} 3. Nd2 {1} dxe4 {0} 4. Nxe4 {0} Nf6 {0} So the game started with Caro Cann defence by Stockfish5.Nxf6+ {1} exf6 {0} (gxf6 is also playable) 6. Nf3 {3} Na6! {0} This move is not so popular in human play but in the engine matches its asssumed quite goodNa6!! is played by average rating 3322!7. Bc4 {8} Bd6 {300} Development move by Stockfish 10 in order to castle 8. O-O {23}O-O {163} 9. Re1 {21} Re8 {70}10. Bd2 {63} Nc7 {420} 11. Rxe8+ {20} I decided to exchange heavy pieces in order to obtain better game with more chances against the machine Qxe8 {93} 12. Qe1{9} Bg4 {265} With this move Stockfish give me the right to exchange Queens which I did13. Qxe8+ {19} Rxe8 {132} 14. Re1 {10} Bxf3 {196} 15. Rxe8+ {11}Nxe8 {78} 16. gxf3 {3} f5 {83} 17. h3 {9} Nc7 {302} When reached this position I realized that mine two Bishops are far stronger than Stockfish Bishop+Knight becauseAll Knight manoeuvres are controlled by White and Black Bishop since the position and pawn configuration doesn't allow Black Knight good square to stayWhite has pawn majority on Queenside whereas Black on King side plus doubled pawn on f file which in longterm could turn to weaknessStockfish pieces are put somehow in defensive positions since my double Bishop + pawn configuration doesnt allow Stockfish much of counterplay18. Kf1 {24} Kf8 {118} 19.Ke2 {33} Ke7 {135} Both Kings wants to take control of things so they move to centre20. Bg5+ {24} Ke8 {314} (I expected f6)21. Bd2 {41} Ke7 {259} 22. a4 {45}! With this move I expected to promote pawns as far as possible thus using pawn majority and Bishops supporth5 {68}?! Well Stockfish tries to counterattack on other side by gaining some space23. Ba5 {49} provoking b6 Ne6 {108} The Knight must captured otherwise it would capture one of my pawns24. Bxe6 {21} Kxe6 {111} Stockfish took the Bishop by its Kingbut capturing with pawn would be not bad idea as well25. c4 {19} a6 {137}26. Bc3 {19}Here the plans are Obvious :Black would try somehow penetrate through King side and White through Queensideg5 {102} 27. a5 {299} This move fix Black Queen side pawns furthermoreBe7 {0} 28. b4 {44} f4 {170} Endgames used to be more tricky than they seem,this pawn movement gives Black King good square for supporting his pawn advances29. Kf1 {70}Kf5 {143} 30. Ke2 {19} ! I realized that King is better near the centre also pawn on f3 is important since its blocks any Black king movementKe6 {160} 31. Kf1 {51} f5 {165} 32. Kg2 {38} Kf7 {205}33. Bd2 {28} Ke6 {184} Even if Stockfish tries to break the pawn wall on Kingside it could not penetrate White position34. Bc3 {8} g4 {194} 35. Bd2 {19} Bd6 {216} 36. Bc3 {4}Be7 {244} 37. Bd2 {5} Kd7 {315} 38. Bc3 {28} Bg5 {321} 39. Bd2 {8} Ke7 {341}40. Bc3 {23} Ke6 {556} 41. Bd2 {4} Kd6 {130} 42. Bc3 {13} Ke6 {138} 43. Bd2 {7}Kf6 {146} 44. Bc3 {6} Ke7 {156} 45. Bd2 {5} Bh6 {141} 46. Be1 {11} Kd7 {139}47. Bd2 {12} Kd6 {134} 48. Be1 {6} Ke6 {159} 49. Bd2 {6} Ke7 {146} 50. Be1 {8}Kd7 {139} 51. Bd2 {4} Bf8 {188} 52. Be1 {9} Be7 {162} 53. Bd2 {7} Bd6 {167} 54.Bc3 {9 Stockfish 10 64 doubles} Ke6 {175} 55. Bd2 {4} Kd7 {164} 56. Bc3 {8} Bc7{233} Both sides cannot make progress57. Bd2 {11} Ke6 {189} 58. Be1 {15} b5 {522} Stockfish tries some counerplay but in vain59. axb6 {7} Bxb6 {175} White 3 pawns on queenside protects from any Black ambition on that part60.Bc3 {5} Kf7 {524} 61. Bb2 {12} Kg6 {55} 62. hxg4! I decided to break that pawn wall thus simplifying the position{24} fxg4 {87} 63. fxg4 {5}hxg4 {80} 64. f3 {10} g3 {61}This position is fortress there’s no way Black could penetrate it65. Bc3 {8} Kf7 {43} 66. Bb2 {6} Kg6 {53} 67. Bc3{5} Kf5 {48} 68. Bb2 {4} Bd8 {51} 69. Bc3 {12} Be7 {51} 70. Kf1 {6} Bf6 {79}71. Kg2 {8} Bg7 {51} 72. Kf1 {4} Bf8 {42} 73. Kg2 {7} Be7 {61} 74. Kf1 {5} Bg5{50} 75. Kg2 {4} Bh6 {41} 76. Kf1 {3} Ke6 {60} 77. Kg2 {5} Kd7 {40} 78. Kf1 {8}Ke6 {70} 79. Kg2 {4} Kf5 {37} 80. Kf1 {4} Bg7 {52} 81. Kg2 {7} Bf6 {117} 82.Kf1 {3} Kg6 {33} 83. Kg2 {4} Kg5 {41} 84. Kf1 {3} Kg6 {222} 85. Kg2 {5} Kg5 {16} 86. Kf1 {3} Kh4 {185} 87. Kg2 {6} Be7 {43} 88. Bd2 {10} Bd6 {24} 89. Bc3 {4}Kg5 {19} 90. Kh3 {4} Kg6 {140} 91. Kg2 {5} Kf5 {15} 92. Kf1 {7} Kg5 {48} 93.Kg2 {3} Kf5 {70} 94. Kf1 {3} Kg5 {12} 95. Kg2 {4} Bb8 {21} 96. Bd2 {6} Bc7 {66}97. Bc3 {3} Bd6 {32} 98. Bd2 {4} Bf8 {30} 99. Bc3 {5} Kg6 {26} 100. Bd2 {4} Kf5{38} 101. Bc3 {3} Bg7 {15} 102. Kf1 {7} Kg6 {33} 103. Kg2 {3} Kg5 {40} 104. Kf1{3} Kh4 {13} 105. Kg2 {4} Kg5 {30} 106. Kf1 {4} Bf6 {15} 107. Kg2 {3} Kg6 {25}108. Kf1 {3} Bd8 {13} 109. Bb2 {8} Kh5 {40} 110. Kg1 {7} Kg6 {31} 111. Kf1 {4}Be7 {9} 112. Bc3 {5} Bg5 {33} 113. Kg1 {4} Bd8 {20} 1/2-1/2 So after 5 hours the game ended in draw!Full game[Event "(100m+30s)/40+(50m+30s)/20+(15m+30s)"][Site "?"][Date "2020.01.06"][Round "?"][White "Dime"][Black "Stockfish 10 64"][Result "1/2-1/2"][ECO "B15"][BlackElo "3451"][PlyCount "226"][TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]1. e4 {1} c6 {0} 2. d4 {1} d5 {0} 3. Nd2 {1} dxe4 {0} 4. Nxe4 {0} Nf6 {0} 5.Nxf6+ {1} exf6 {0} 6. Nf3 {3} Na6 {0} 7. Bc4 {8} Bd6 {300} 8. O-O {23} O-O {163} 9. Re1 {21} Re8 {70} 10. Bd2 {63} Nc7 {420} 11. Rxe8+ {20} Qxe8 {93} 12. Qe1{9} Bg4 {265} 13. Qxe8+ {19} Rxe8 {132} 14. Re1 {10} Bxf3 {196} 15. Rxe8+ {11}Nxe8 {78} 16. gxf3 {3} f5 {83} 17. h3 {9} Nc7 {302} 18. Kf1 {24} Kf8 {118} 19.Ke2 {33} Ke7 {135} 20. Bg5+ {24} Ke8 {314} 21. Bd2 {41} Ke7 {259} 22. a4 {45}h5 {68} 23. Ba5 {49} Ne6 {108} 24. Bxe6 {21} Kxe6 {111} 25. c4 {19} a6 {137}26. Bc3 {19} g5 {102} 27. a5 {299} Be7 {0} 28. b4 {44} f4 {170} 29. Kf1 {70}Kf5 {143} 30. Ke2 {19} Ke6 {160} 31. Kf1 {51} f5 {165} 32. Kg2 {38} Kf7 {205}33. Bd2 {28} Ke6 {184} 34. Bc3 {8} g4 {194} 35. Bd2 {19} Bd6 {216} 36. Bc3 {4}Be7 {244} 37. Bd2 {5} Kd7 {315} 38. Bc3 {28} Bg5 {321} 39. Bd2 {8} Ke7 {341}40. Bc3 {23} Ke6 {556} 41. Bd2 {4} Kd6 {130} 42. Bc3 {13} Ke6 {138} 43. Bd2 {7}Kf6 {146} 44. Bc3 {6} Ke7 {156} 45. Bd2 {5} Bh6 {141} 46. Be1 {11} Kd7 {139}47. Bd2 {12} Kd6 {134} 48. Be1 {6} Ke6 {159} 49. Bd2 {6} Ke7 {146} 50. Be1 {8}Kd7 {139} 51. Bd2 {4} Bf8 {188} 52. Be1 {9} Be7 {162} 53. Bd2 {7} Bd6 {167} 54.Bc3 {9 Stockfish 10 64 doubles} Ke6 {175} 55. Bd2 {4} Kd7 {164} 56. Bc3 {8} Bc7{233} 57. Bd2 {11} Ke6 {189} 58. Be1 {15} b5 {522} 59. axb6 {7} Bxb6 {175} 60.Bc3 {5} Kf7 {524} 61. Bb2 {12} Kg6 {55} 62. hxg4 {24} fxg4 {87} 63. fxg4 {5}hxg4 {80} 64. f3 {10} g3 {61} 65. Bc3 {8} Kf7 {43} 66. Bb2 {6} Kg6 {53} 67. Bc3{5} Kf5 {48} 68. Bb2 {4} Bd8 {51} 69. Bc3 {12} Be7 {51} 70. Kf1 {6} Bf6 {79}71. Kg2 {8} Bg7 {51} 72. Kf1 {4} Bf8 {42} 73. Kg2 {7} Be7 {61} 74. Kf1 {5} Bg5{50} 75. Kg2 {4} Bh6 {41} 76. Kf1 {3} Ke6 {60} 77. Kg2 {5} Kd7 {40} 78. Kf1 {8}Ke6 {70} 79. Kg2 {4} Kf5 {37} 80. Kf1 {4} Bg7 {52} 81. Kg2 {7} Bf6 {117} 82.Kf1 {3} Kg6 {33} 83. Kg2 {4} Kg5 {41} 84. Kf1 {3} Kg6 {222} 85. Kg2 {5} Kg5 {16} 86. Kf1 {3} Kh4 {185} 87. Kg2 {6} Be7 {43} 88. Bd2 {10} Bd6 {24} 89. Bc3 {4}Kg5 {19} 90. Kh3 {4} Kg6 {140} 91. Kg2 {5} Kf5 {15} 92. Kf1 {7} Kg5 {48} 93.Kg2 {3} Kf5 {70} 94. Kf1 {3} Kg5 {12} 95. Kg2 {4} Bb8 {21} 96. Bd2 {6} Bc7 {66}97. Bc3 {3} Bd6 {32} 98. Bd2 {4} Bf8 {30} 99. Bc3 {5} Kg6 {26} 100. Bd2 {4} Kf5{38} 101. Bc3 {3} Bg7 {15} 102. Kf1 {7} Kg6 {33} 103. Kg2 {3} Kg5 {40} 104. Kf1{3} Kh4 {13} 105. Kg2 {4} Kg5 {30} 106. Kf1 {4} Bf6 {15} 107. Kg2 {3} Kg6 {25}108. Kf1 {3} Bd8 {13} 109. Bb2 {8} Kh5 {40} 110. Kg1 {7} Kg6 {31} 111. Kf1 {4}Be7 {9} 112. Bc3 {5} Bg5 {33} 113. Kg1 {4} Bd8 {20} 1/2-1/2