Solutions Christmas puzzles

Here are the solutions to the Christmas puzzles of last week. At the same time it became a nice overview of earlier articles. Some of them only in Dutch, unfortunately.

1. Black to move	2. White to move
3. Black to move	4. White to move
5. White to move	6. White to move
7. Black to move	7. Black to move
9. Black to move	10. White to move
11. White to move	12. White to move

SOLUTIONS

1. Volkov-Georgiev, Gibraltar open 2006
Black won a beautiful game; in the position he played 27…Nxf3! (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/kiril-georgiev-in-bloedvorm/.

2. Drozdovskij-Nijboer, Cappelle la Grande 2006
White won with 52.Bd5! (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/cappelle/).

3. Ziska-Timman, Reykjavik open 2006
Black resigned in this position, while he’s winning after 20…Bxa3 (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/timman-geeft-op-in-gewonnen-stelling/)

4. Shirov-Van Wely, Bundesliga 2005-2006
White won with 23.c5! (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/osc-baden-baden-duits-kampioen/)

5. Ivanchuk-Movsesian, EK (Warschau) 2006
White finished it with 20.Rxf6! (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/ivantsjoek/)

6. Morozevich-Moiseenko, Russisch clubkampioenschap 2006
White won in the attack after 23.Bxh6! (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/genieten-bij-russisch-clubschaak/)

7. Topalov-Anand, Sofia 2006
Black won nicely with 28…Nxh3+! (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/anand-toch-de-grootste/)

8. Rublevsky-Mamedyarov, Foros 2006
Black won after 16…Rxe5! (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/sterk-begin-mamedyarov-en-bologan/)

9. Eriksson-Hellsten, Zweeds kampioenschap 2006
White was being mated with 24…Qxa3!! (zie verder http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/hoeveel-zijn-zweedse-dames-waard/)

10. Corrales-Shetty, Canadian open 2006
White won with 1. f3, when Black is in Zugzwang (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/opgave/)

11. Morozevich-Carlsen, Biel 2006
White could have won with 27.b4! (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/carlsen-houdt-het-spannend/)

12. Studie van het jaar 2006 (Yuri Bazlov, 5e prijs, Nunn-50 jubileumtoernooi)
White draws only with 1.Nh8! (see http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/studie-van-het-jaarstudy-of-the-year/)