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Here are some chess puzzles from the 2003-4 Bundesliga.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
White mates in 2.
Joris Brenninkmeijer vs Timo Straeter, Germany, 2003
5rr1/8/p2R4/1p2PP1p/2k4P/2p3B1/Pb4P1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf4+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Alice Winnicki vs Uta Buettner, Germany, 2003
r4b1r/p3kppp/4p1b1/BQ6/8/5N2/qP3PPP/2R1K2R w K - 1 0
[ Rc7+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Martina Skogvall vs Heike Sandner, Germany, 2004
4r1qr/pn2Q3/1bNp3R/1p1P1R2/6k1/B1P1p3/P5PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qh4+ ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Kathrin Mueller vs Sibylle Heyme, Germany, 2004
5rrk/pb5p/3p4/2pqn3/3p3N/6NP/1P1Q1PPK/4R2R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2+ Nxg2 Nf3# ]
e)
Black mates in 2.
Alice Winnicki vs Martina Skogvall, Germany, 2004
6n1/1p5k/p6p/4pPq1/4Kn2/3r4/PPQ2P1R/7R b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf6+ ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Predrag Nikolic vs Joerg Hickl, Germany, 2003
5rk1/4P1p1/p5qr/1p5p/1np1Q3/1P4P1/1B2R2P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ exf8/Q+ Kxf8 Qa8+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Ralf Lau vs Martin Borriss, Germany, 2003
8/3R4/4r1kp/ppr2p2/P3pK2/2P4R/1P3PP1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rg3+ if Kf6 Rdg7 or if Kh5 Rd1 ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Dirk Poldauf vs Sergey Kalinitschew, Germany, 2003
5B2/1brk4/p3pQ2/8/2p2q2/2Nn4/PP3P2/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe7+ Kc6 Qxe6+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Eddy Van Beers vs Norbert Luecke, Germany, 2003
8/4R2B/p6k/8/7P/2P2p1K/r7/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bf5 ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Elzbieta Balkiewicz vs Marine Zschischang, Germany, 2003
2br4/pp1r2kp/5pp1/2p5/2B4Q/1PP1R3/P2q1PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re7+ ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Jordanka Micic vs Sabine Klein, Germany, 2004
6q1/npp4k/1b3p2/pPp1p3/P1P1P1Q1/7P/5PP1/2BR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rd7+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Iweta Radziewicz vs Yvonne Loesch, Germany, 2004
R2r4/2b3p1/5p1p/p2B1Pk1/4P3/5KP1/P6P/8 w - - 1 0
[ h4+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Martin Senff vs Philipp Schlosser, Germany, 2004
r1n1b1rk/2q2p1p/p1n2PpQ/1p6/5p1P/1N1B4/PPP5/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ h5 Ra7 Qxh7+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Arno Zude vs Lutz Espig, Germany, 2004
8/6R1/knp2p2/1p1p4/3P1K1p/1P1N1P2/r1P1q2P/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nb4+ Ka5 Nxc6+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Verena Nagel vs Ulrike Roessler, Germany, 2004
r5n1/pbqn2bk/1p1p1rNp/2p5/3PN3/2P1P2P/PPQ2PPB/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5+ hxg5 Nf8+ ]
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2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Loek Van Wely vs Vlastimil Babula, Germany, 2004
2r1k3/p3q2p/1p2p1r1/7Q/1Pp5/6P1/P6P/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qb5+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Anetta Guenther vs Antje Goehler, Germany, 2003
8/1P3k1p/2Bp2p1/3Pqp2/1Q1b4/2r5/5pPP/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh3 ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Veronika Kiefhaber vs Margarita Voiska, Germany, 2003
3r2k1/1p3pp1/1bpr4/p3p3/P3P1P1/1P4N1/2P1KPq1/R3Q1R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd2+ Qxd2 Qxf2+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Astrid Horstmann vs Jana Tischer, Germany, 2003
r5k1/pp4pp/2p5/4p3/2P1n1b1/1P1NqBP1/P1Qb3P/R4K1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh3+ if Bg2 Rf8+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Anett Konetzke vs Inken-Dirtje Peters, Germany, 2003
4rrk1/2p2ppp/p5q1/1pbP4/5PbP/1BP3P1/PP1N4/R3BK1Q b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd3+ Kg2 Qe2+ ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Erik Smit vs Andreas Liebergesell, Germany, 2003
7r/1p3p2/3Rnkp1/p3p3/2P1P1K1/1P3PP1/P2QBq2/3R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh4+ if Kxh4 Qh2+ or if gxh4 Qg2# ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Maria Fuchs vs Carmen Beltz, Germany, 2004
1b1rB1k1/pp3p2/6p1/3p2p1/7q/P1Q4n/1P3P2/3R1R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng1+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Cyril Marcelin vs Andrei Volokitin, Germany, 2004
r5k1/8/3p4/2pP4/2P1P2P/1p1Q4/1P6/1KB1q3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra1+ Kxa1 Qa5+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Sylvia Wolf vs Martina Skogvall, Germany, 2003
6k1/1p4r1/2q2b1p/p2RBQ2/8/5P1P/PPr2P2/3R1K2 w - - 1 0
[ Rd8+ if Kf7 Rfd7+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Petra Mazakova vs Leonie Helm, Germany, 2003
3r2kr/1p4bp/p4pp1/2Qn2Nq/5B2/1PP5/6PP/4RRK1 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ Rxe8 Qxd5+ ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Anna Onischuk vs Sabina-Francesca Foisor, Germany, 2003
8/kp6/p1n5/3Q1Pr1/2pP3q/P1P4r/4R1B1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qc5+ if Ka8 Re8+ Nb8 Rxb8+ or if b6 Re7+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Inna Janovskaja vs Karin Timme, Germany, 2003
rn2k1nr/pp4bp/2p5/4qpB1/2B4P/2P5/PP2QP2/R3K1NR w KQkq - 1 0
[ O-O-O if Qe7 Qh5+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Ilja Zaragatski vs Christof Sielecki, Germany, 2003
2r1rb1k/1p1b2R1/1q3P1p/p2pp2P/3N1B2/3PQ3/PP3P1K/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg3 if Bf5 Rg8+ Kh7 Rh8+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Friederike Wohlers-Armas vs Verena Nagel, Germany, 2004
6R1/kpp1N3/4Q3/p3Np2/q2P1P2/4P3/PP6/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Nc8+ Kb8 Nb6+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Jessica Nill vs Andrea Hafenstein, Germany, 2004
1r1r1k2/1p3p2/pN6/Pb1P2Rp/5QpP/8/1Pq2PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qb4+ ]
King-pawn Opening Series
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Skogvall vs Helene Mira, Germany, 2004
1k1b1rn1/pp1Q1Np1/2p1P3/3N4/1P6/P5R1/2qB4/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf4+ Bc7 Qxc7+ Ka8 Qb8+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Claudia Eckhardt vs Andrea Hafenstein, Germany, 2004
r3r2k/pp3Qbp/q1p1n1p1/3P4/3B2P1/2Nb3P/PP4BK/4RR2 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ Nxg7 Rxe8+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Levon Aronian vs Stefan Kindermann, Germany, 2004
3r2r1/4q1Bp/4k3/nBP2p1Q/P3p2P/4P1R1/8/4K3 w - - 1 0
[ Rg6+ if hxg6 Qxg6+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Lars Thiede vs Roland Schmaltz, Germany, 2003
2rr2k1/1q3p2/6p1/1N2p3/PQ3n2/6RP/1P5K/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc2+ if Kg1 Nxh3+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Timo Straeter vs Georg Haubt, Germany, 2003
6r1/1k1b1p2/2pb1q1p/1p3p1P/p2P1N2/P2BPr2/1PR4K/4Q2R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg5 if Bf1 Bxf4+ or if Rg1 Qxh5+ ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Magdalena Kludacz vs Ildiko Madl, Germany, 2003
5rk1/1p4pp/1Q1bb3/8/p7/5P2/PP1rq1NP/R5RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh3 ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Claudia Steinbacher vs Vera Juergens, Germany, 2003
r5k1/3n1ppp/3p1q2/3P4/4Pn2/N3QPN1/6rP/4RR1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ if Kxh2 Qh4+ Kg1 Qxg3+ or if Kg1 Rg2+ ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Verena Wegner vs Bergit Brendel, Germany, 2003
3r2k1/p4pp1/P1b2n1p/4pP2/2p1P2P/1pP2PK1/1r6/R1NB1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh5+ if Kg4 Rg2+ Kxh5 f6 or if Kh3 Nf4+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Irina Donchenko vs Irina Nattermueller, Germany, 2003
8/p2N1pk1/2p2r2/3p3p/1P3n1K/P3r3/3R4/7R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg6 if Ne5 Reg3 or if Rg2 Kh6 ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Constanze Jahn vs Julia Belostozkaja, Germany, 2004
8/5k1p/1Nnp1Pp1/1p2p3/r5PP/1KPP4/8/rN3R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Na5+ Kc2 R4a2+ Kc1 Nb3+ ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Anna Socha vs Anna Kucypera, Germany, 2004
6r1/1b1k3p/3pp3/bP2p3/P1P1q3/7Q/5PNP/R1R4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2+ Qxg2 Bxg2+ Kg1 Be4+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Kerstin Ohme vs Petra Von Der Weth, Germany, 2004
2r3k1/pp3p1p/6p1/5b2/3b1Q2/1B2pP2/PqP1K1PP/3R3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc2+ ]
c)
White mates in 5.
Claudia Eckhardt vs Lysan Stemmler, Germany, 2003
r1b2k2/p3q2p/2p1pNp1/4P1P1/Pn3P1Q/7P/3R2BK/1q6 w - - 1 0
[ Rd8+ Qxd8 Qh6+ Kf7 Qxh7+ ]
d)
White mates in 5.
Marion Albert vs Oda Lorenz, Germany, 2004
8/p3Qpkp/2p3r1/8/2p5/P5NP/1P1r1P1K/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nf5+ Kh8 Qe8+ Rg8 Qe5+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Sergey Kalinitschew vs Jovanka Houska, Germany, 2004
6k1/1p3Rb1/3Q4/3p1ppP/3P1N2/4P3/5qPK/r7 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 h6+ Kg8 Qe6+ Kh8 Qe5+ ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 5.
Astrid Horstmann vs Anita Stangl, Germany, 2004
5rk1/1p5p/2p2qpQ/2P5/1Pbp3P/8/5rP1/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2 if Kxg2 Qf2+ or if Kh1 Rh2+ ]
b)
White mates in 6.
Carmen Beltz vs Renate Marian, Germany, 2003
2rq2k1/1p3p1r/p3pPpR/3p4/3P2P1/2P2R2/PP1Q3P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7 Kxh7 Rh3+ Kg8 Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh6+ ]
c)
Peter Svidler vs Zoltan Almasi, Germany, 2003
r2nr1k1/2pqbppp/p2p4/1p4B1/3Nb3/PB5P/1PP2PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe4 if Bxg5 Qg4 ]
d)
Henrik Teske vs Georgios Souleidis, Germany, 2003
6k1/2r2p1p/1Qb1rRp1/p3q3/4P3/3P3P/P5P1/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6 if fxe6 Qb8+ mates ]
e)
Martin Senff vs Ulrich Dirr, Germany, 2003
4R3/1k1B1rpp/pp1p1pb1/8/8/P4P2/1PP3PP/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Be6 Rc7 Bd5+ ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Dorian Rogozenko vs Jens-Uwe Maiwald, Germany, 2003
2rr2k1/pp3pbp/6p1/7b/2n1NPn1/1P5P/PBN3B1/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7 if Nce3 Bf6 ]
b)
Franziska Fey vs Toni Voelschow, Germany, 2003
8/p1r3pp/1p1k4/3nN3/3K4/1P6/5PPP/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Nc4+ Kc6 Re6+ ]
c)
Anet Gempe vs Milka Ankerst, Germany, 2003
r2qr1k1/p4pbp/1pn1b1p1/2Bnp3/4N3/1NP2B2/PP3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nd6 if Rf8 Bxd5 Bxd5 Qxd5 ]
d)
Barbara Jaracz vs Marine Zschischang, Germany, 2003
3r2k1/R4pbp/4pnp1/6B1/2p1q2P/2P2QP1/1P3P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe4 if Rd1+ Kg2 Nxe4 Ra8+ mates ]
e)
Jevgenija Leveikina vs Renate Bramers, Germany, 2003
r2b4/p5k1/1ppq1rp1/3pNn1p/P2P4/3B2QP/1P3PP1/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf5 Rxf5 Rxc6 Qf8 Qxg6+ Kh8 Nd7 ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Kerstin Kunze vs Stefanie Schulz, Germany, 2003
5rk1/4bpp1/1p2q2p/p1p3r1/P3P3/2B4P/1P2QPP1/R2R2K1 w - -1 0
[ f4 if Rg3 Kh2 or if Rg6 f5 ]
b)
Martijn Dambacher vs Alexandr Kabatianski, Germany, 2003
3r2k1/br3p1p/p2q1np1/3p4/1Pn5/1QN1P1P1/2NR1PKP/2BR4 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc4 ]
c)
Norbert Gallinnis vs Helmut Berresheim, Germany, 2003
5r2/p1B1q2k/2b3pp/2p1n3/2Pp4/P2Pn1P1/1Q2BR1P/4N1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf8 ]
d)
Arkadij Rotstein vs Lutz Fritsche, Germany, 2003
3qr1k1/pp3r1p/2pp2pb/3Nn3/2P2Pb1/4B1P1/PP1Q2BP/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ fxe5 if Bxe3+ Nxe3 ]
e)
Claudia Steinbacher vs Ulrike Roessler, Germany, 2004
r4rk1/3b1p1n/pq1p2p1/3Pp1b1/pP2P1Pp/P1NBBP1P/3Q4/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ f4 if Bxf4 Rxf4 ]
"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Matthias Wahls vs Sebastian Siebrecht, Germany, 2004
r5k1/1p2R1b1/2pp3p/8/p1Pp1rq1/P2P2N1/1P1Q1PK1/7R w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ if Kxg7 Qxf4 Qxf4 Nh5+ ]
b)
Birke Bielicki vs Kristina Uhlendorf, Germany, 2004
2r2rk1/ppq2pbp/4p1p1/n2R4/3PP1Q1/2P1B2P/B4PP1/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rc5 if Qd8 Bg5 ]
c)
Sergei Krivoshey vs Jacek Gdanski, Germany, 2004
2rn1rk1/pp2p2p/1n3qp1/2Q3N1/8/2P1B3/P4PPP/1R3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxb6 if Rxc5 Rxf6 exf6 Bxc5 ]
d)
Ekaterina Borulya vs Tea Bosboom-Lanchava, Germany, 2004
r5k1/1p1n3p/2p2rp1/p7/P1PN1Pq1/1P2Q1Pb/6B1/4RR1K w - - 1 0
[ Bf3 ]
e)
Wilhelm Haas vs Drazen Muse, Germany, 2003
6rk/2p4p/1p1p2q1/3Pp2N/1PP1Nr2/5P2/5Q1R/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Zbynek Hracek vs Leif Johannessen, Germany, 2003
3rr1k1/pp3pp1/4p2p/7P/1B1bRPP1/1P6/1PP5/2KR4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxb2+ ]
b)
Andrei Sokolov vs Vladimir Chuchelov, Germany, 2003
6k1/1p1b3p/3p2p1/p2P4/P1P1rN2/1P2rR1P/3R2P1/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 ]
c)
Manuel Bosboom vs Alexandr Kabatianski, Germany, 2003
3r1rk1/1b3p2/1bp2B2/5N1p/Qp2PP2/P7/BP3qPP/3R3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd2 ]
d)
Marianne Spiel vs Kristina Uhlendorf, Germany, 2003
6k1/ppRr3p/b5p1/5p2/1P6/P4P1P/3r2P1/1BR4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc7 if Rxc7 Re1+ ]
e)
Christian Remling vs Holger Grund, Germany, 2003
2r1r1k1/p4ppp/5n2/2b1qP2/2B1p3/1P2P3/P1QB1P1P/2KR3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Ba3+ Kb1 Rxc4 if bxc4 Rb8+ ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Bodo Schmidt vs Manuela Schmitz , Germany, 2003
4r1k1/2p3p1/R2b2p1/8/3B4/1P5P/P3rR2/K7 b - - 0 1
[ ...Be5 if Rxe2 Bxd4+ or if Ra4 Rxf2 ]
b)
Franziska Fey vs Elena Winkelmann, Germany, 2004
r1bq1rk1/pp2n1bp/3p1pp1/8/2PQ3B/2N5/PP2BPPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...g5 Bg3 f5 if Qxd6 f4 ]
c)
Franziska Hippe vs Annett Wagner-Michel, Germany, 2004
4rk2/2n3p1/8/5p1p/p1PqN3/5P2/P4QPP/1R5K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe4 ]
d)
Dagmar Koehn vs Sibylle Heyme, Germany, 2004
2b1r1k1/1n2ppb1/1B1p2pp/3P4/8/2n3P1/P1RN1PBP/5NK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf5 if Rb2 Ne2+ Kh1 Bxb2 ]
e)
Bruno Jun Piochacz vs Maria Horvath, Germany, 2004
4Rrk1/pp4pp/2p5/3p2qn/3P4/2PN1P1P/PP4Pb/2N1QK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng3+ Kf2 Ne4+ if Rxe4 Bg3+ ]
2003-4 Bundesliga puzzles, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Sabine Schlander vs Kerstin Arnhold, Germany, 2004
3r2k1/7p/pp2bP1q/8/P1pR4/2N5/2P2QPP/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc1+ ]
b)
Andrea Hafenstein vs Tea Bosboom-Lanchava, Germany, 2004
r4rk1/1p2qpb1/6pp/1P2p3/2b1P3/6P1/1Q2NPBP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra2 if Qb1 Rxe2 ]
c)
Vlastimil Babula vs Jens-Uwe Maiwald, Germany, 2004
6k1/6b1/2NN2n1/3Pp2p/4P2P/4qbB1/Q6K/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc1 ]
d)
Anja Hegeler vs Yelena Dembo, Germany, 2004
r1bq1rk1/p3bppp/2p5/4p3/4P1n1/2NB1Q2/PPP3PP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc5+ Kh1 Nxh2 if Kxh2 Qh4+ ]
e)
Iamze Tammert-Tvauri vs Gudula Seils, Germany, 2004
2R5/p5k1/1pb4p/2p3p1/4n3/6PP/Pq4N1/4Q2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf2+ if Kg1 Nxh3+ or if Kh2 Ng4+ ]
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