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PUZZLE OF THE WEEK 11/17/2025
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BLACK TO MOVE AND WIN
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GAME OF THE WEEK
[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"]
[Site "Goa"]
[Date "2025.11.16"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 11. O-O Ba6 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Ng3 Nc6 14. Rb1 Rac8 15. Rb2 Na5 16. e4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bc4 18. Bg5 Bxa2 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rxa2 Qc3 21. Rd2 Kh8 22. Rd3 Qc7 23. Qf3 Qe7 24. Nh5 Nc6 25. Red1 f5 26. exf5 e5 27. f6 Qf8 28. d5 Nd4 29. Qe4 Qd6 30. h3 Qxd5 31. Qg4 Rg8 32. Qg7+ Rxg7 33. fxg7+ Kg8 34. Nf6+ Kxg7 35. Nxd5 Rc5 36. Ne3 Ra5 37. Nc4 Rc5 38. Nxe5 Ne2+ 39. Kf1 Rxe5 40. Re1 Nf4 41. Rxe5 Nxd3 42. Re7 a6 43. Rb7 b5 44. Rb6 h6 45. Rxa6 b4 46. a4 b3 47. Rb6 b2 48. a5 1-0