By Jeremy Silman

1) White makes use of the double attack theme.

WHITE MOVES

Dobrow-Akhmetov, Moscow 2002: White makes use of the fact that Black's a8-Rook is unprotected and his e5-Knight is under serious pressure. 1.Nd5! Qd6 (1...cxd5 2.Qxd5 creates a double attack against a8 and e5.) 2.Qh5 Bf6 3.Nxf6+ gxf6 4.Rfd1 Qe7 5.h3 a5 6.Rd2 a4 7.Rc1 and White, with two Bishops, a weakened Black kingside, and a far superior pawn structure, eventually won.

2) Is White in trouble? Naw, you know he's not!

WHITE MOVES

Bocharov-Popov, Nefteyugansk 2002: 1.Rxh5! gxh5 2.Qg5+ Kh7 3.Qxh5+ Kg7 4.Qg5+ Kh7 5.Qf5+ Kg8 (5...Kg7 6.Re4) 6.Ng5 Kg7 7.Re3 Qd1+ 8.Kh2 Rd6 9.Rg3, 1-0.  Black didn't need to see 9.Rg6 10.Ne6+! with an instant kill.

3) Black's a goner.

WHITE MOVES

Glek-Galego, Santa Domingo 2002: This is all about whether or not White can avoid a perpetual check: 1.Rd8 (1.Nf7+ Kg8 2.Ng5+ Kh8 doesn't lead anywhere.) 1...Qc1+ 2.Kg2 Qg5+ 3.Kf1 Qc1+ 4.Ke2 Qc2+ 5.Kf3 Qc3+ 6.Kg2, 1-0.

4) White crashes through.

WHITE MOVES

Timoshenko-Donchenko, Moscow 2003: 1.Rxf7 Kxf7 2.Rf1+ Ke8 (No better is 2.Kg6 3.Qd3+ Kh6 4.g5+ Kh5 5.Qf3! and Black will be mated.) 3.Nxg7+, 1-0. After 3.Rxg7 4.Rf8+ Kd7 5.Qd6 we have a picturesque mate.

5) Black thinks his defenses are holding, but he's very, very wrong!

WHITE MOVES

A possible variation from the game Socko-Urban, Poland 2003: 1.Rxf6! Nxf6 2.Rxf6 Kxf6 3.Nh5+! gxh5 4.Qxh6 mate.

6) How can Black break through?

BLACK MOVES

Turov-Predojevic, Budapest 2003: 1.Nxd4! 2.Nxd4 Rxf2+ 3.Qxf2 Nxf2 4.Kxf2 e5 5.Nb3 Bh3 and Black had a winning attack and eventually won.

7) Time for a knockout!

WHITE MOVES

Goloshchapov-Yakovich, Moscow 2003: White could have ended matters immediately by 1.Rxh6+! Bxh6 2.Bg6+ Kxg6 3.Qf7 mate.

8) It might look sharp, but the position turns out to be an easy win for White.

WHITE TO MOVE

A Ivanov - Taleb, Moscow 2003: 1.Bxe6 Nxh6 (White also wins after 1...fxe6 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Qf6+ Kh7 4.Rg1) 2.Qxg6+, 1-0.

9) It's a vicious race, but Black has the move and, in positions like this, that counts for everything.

BLACK TO MOVE

J Gonzalez Garica - Dominguez, Merida 2002: Black strikes first with 1...Nxc3! 2.gxf7+ Kxf7 and White resigned since he saw that 3.Qxh7+ Ke8 4.Qg6+ Kd7 5.a3 runs into 5.Qxa3+! 6.bxa3 Rb1+ 7.Qxb1 Rxb1 mate.

10) Black's game is a mess. Time to clean up!

WHITE ENDS THINGS IMMEDIATELY

Sutovsky - Dvoirys, Moscow 2003: 1.Ne6!, 1-0. Black has no reply: 1.Bxe6 2.Rc3+; 1.fxe6 2.Rxd8+ Kxd8 3.Qd6+ Kc8 4.Qd7+ Kb8 5.Qd8 mate.