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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Levon Aronian.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
Aronian vs Ibragim Khamrakulov, Bratislava, 1993
1k5q/ppp2p1r/1rb1n3/3BP1p1/P2P2Pn/8/2Q1NR1P/2R2NK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe6 if fxe6 Qxh7 ]
b)
Aronian vs Alexander Khasin, Omsk, 1996
2r3k1/2qn2bp/1r2b1p1/QPp1p3/2p1P3/2N3PP/4NPB1/1R1R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 Bxd7 Nd5 Rxb5 Rxb5 ]
c)
Aronian vs Sergei Beshukov, Hastings, 2001
5rk1/5p1p/p2Q2p1/3N1bq1/8/8/PPr3PP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ Kg7 Qxf8+ ]
d)
White Mates in 6. Aronian vs Etienne Bacrot, Lausanne, 2001
4r1k1/p7/7Q/P1Pp1B2/2r4p/4P1nK/1q6/4R1R1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh7+ Kf7 Ref1+ Nxf1 Rxf1+ ]
e)
Aronian vs Erik Pedersen, Morso, 2002
r1b1r1k1/1pp3P1/1p1n2Rp/1P1p1p2/3B1P2/1nPB1N1P/P4K2/R7 w - - 0 1
[ axb3 Rxa1 Rxh6 ]
Aronian Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Aronian vs Frank De La Paz, Internet, 2003
2kr1r2/1pp2qp1/1pn4p/1B3n1P/3p4/1P3PN1/1PP2QP1/1K1RR3 w - - 0 1
[ Bc4 if Qf6 Nxf5 w/Be6+ ]
b) White Mates in 3. Aronian vs Dragan Solak, Internet, 2003
3R4/2Q5/4qppk/pp2B3/8/P7/8/7K w - - 0 1
c)
Aronian vs Johann Hjartarson, Reykjavik, 2004
r1b1k2r/3p1ppp/p1nBpn2/1p6/2P5/5NP1/PPQ1Pq1P/1K1R1B1R w - - 0 1
[ cxb5 if axb5 Bc5 ]
d) White Mates in 4. Aronian vs Stefan Kindermann, Germany, 2004
3r2r1/4q1Bp/4k3/nBP2p1Q/P3p2P/4P1R1/8/4K3 w - - 0 1
e)
Aronian vs Dragan Solak, Moscow, 2005
1kbr3r/ppp2p2/3p4/q1n3pn/2PQP3/2N2P2/PP3BP1/2KR1B1R w - - 0 1
[ g4 if Ne6 Qd5 ]
Aronian Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Aronian vs Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Sochi, 2005
3R4/p3p1kp/1p2Pp2/5p2/P5r1/6P1/4PP1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ f4 ]
b)
Aronian vs Jochen Schricker, Mainz, 2005
rn3rk1/1b2ppbp/3p1np1/Pp1P4/1qp1P3/2N2N2/1PBB1PPP/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 1
[ Na4 c3 Bxc3 Qc4 Nb6 ]
c)
Aronian vs Francisco Vallejo Pons, Monte Carlo, 2007
4k3/pb1q4/1p1Pp1p1/2r5/3pn3/Q7/PP2B2B/3K1R2 w - - 0 1
[ Qh3 ]
d)
White Mates in 3. Aronian vs Alexander Grischuk, Mexico City, 2007
3rk2b/5R1P/6B1/8/1P3pN1/7P/P2pbP2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ ]
e)
Aronian vs Boris Gelfand, Sochi, 2008
2rr2k1/p2N1ppp/8/q2n4/8/6P1/PQ3P1P/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe5 ]
f)
Aronian vs Evgeny Alekseev, Ohrid, 2009
8/2rr1p1k/2n1pPp1/p7/P7/4Q1P1/1P3PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ g4 ]
Aronian Puzzles, Part IV. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black Mates in 2. Petr Virostko vs Aronian, Verdun, 1995
8/2P2pk1/3Q4/4pq2/7p/6pP/2r3P1/6RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh3+ ]
b)
Olli Salmensuu vs Aronian, Linares, 2000
2r2k2/5pp1/3p1b1p/2qPpP2/1p2B2P/pP3P2/2P1R3/2KRQ3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxh4 if Qxh4 Qc3 mates or if Qg1 Bg5+ ]
c)
Black Mates in 4. Saidali Iuldachev vs Aronian, Calvia, 2004
6r1/3p2qk/4P3/1R5p/3b1prP/3P2B1/2P1QP2/6RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh4 Kg2 Qxg3+ fxg3 Rxg3+ ]
d)
Dorota Iwaniuk vs Aronian, Mainz, 2005
4kb1r/5ppp/pn2b3/1p2p3/n2PPPP1/1N2Q3/P1qB3P/KR3B1R b k - 0 1
[ ...Ba3 if Bc1 Nc3 ]
e)
Viswanathan Anand vs Aronian, Morelia/Linares, 2008
3B2k1/6p1/3b4/1p1p3q/3P1p2/2PQ1NPb/1P2rP1P/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re3 if fxe3 Qxf3 mates ]
f)
Black Mates in 6. Loek Van Wely vs Aronian, Nice, 2008
8/1Q2ppkp/6p1/1B1P4/3qP3/5n1P/P4P2/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd1+ Kg2 Nh4+ ]
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