Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ferenc Berkes.
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)
White Mates in 2. Berkes vs Diana Nemeth, Hungary, 1996
rn2k2r/pp2b2p/2p1Q1p1/5B2/1q3B2/8/PPP3PP/3RR2K w kq - 0 1
[ Rd8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 7. Berkes vs Gergely Antal, Paks, 1996
r4r1k/pppbq1p1/2n1pN1p/3pP3/3P2Q1/5R2/PPP1BP1P/1K4R1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg6 if gxf6 Qxh6+ ]
c)
Berkes vs Robert Torma, Paks, 1997
8/3qp1kp/1pp1p1pb/p2nPr2/P2PN3/1BP4Q/1P4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ g4 ]
d)
Berkes vs Sz Eordeogh, Paks, 1998
r4rk1/3bq1pn/2p1p2p/p1PpP2P/1p4Q1/3BRN2/PP3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg6 Ng5 Nxg5 if Qxg5 Qh7+ ]
e)
Berkes vs Gyula Buzas, Szekszard, 1998
r2nkq1r/pp3p2/4p1pp/6N1/3P4/2P4Q/PP4PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf7 Nxf7 Qe6+ Qe7 Qxg6 Kf8 Rae1 ]
Berkes Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Berkes vs Csaba Kerek, Zalakaros, 1997
3r3k/p3qpb1/1p3NPp/2p1Pp2/5P2/2P2P2/PP6/2K3QR w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6+ Bxh6 g7+ ]
b)
White Mates in 5. Berkes vs Attila Guld, Paks, 2000
4b1k1/3q3p/1p1p1Qr1/p1p2p2/2P5/P2P2P1/1P4BP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe8+ ]
c)
Berkes vs Emil Anka, Budapest, 2001
r3r3/6kp/1pp5/2n1q3/p1PR3Q/P5P1/4PP1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd7+ ]
d)
Berkes vs Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Balatonlelle, 2002
r1b2rk1/ppQ3pp/5p2/2bp4/2p2B2/2P5/PPB2qPP/2KRR3 w - - 0 1
[ Bh6 ]
e)
Berkes vs Csaba Balogh, Budapest, 2004
5b1k/3b2pp/1q3pn1/p7/2Q5/PP1B2P1/5P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf7 Qd8 Bxg6 hxg6 Rd1 ]
Other Hungarian GMs
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