King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles from the 2004-5 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.
Tatiana Kononenko vs Iris Mai, Germany, 2004
r3bn1k/p6p/2pq4/1p3P2/8/PB3Q1P/1P6/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qc3+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Christa Kaulfuss vs Erika Kretzer, Germany, 2004
3R4/1r2rR2/6pk/2pQp3/2N1P3/6NP/6BK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Alexander Lytchak vs Alexander Graf, Germany, 2004
3q4/p3P1rk/1p1P4/2pQ4/2Pb1B2/1P4P1/R5K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh5+ ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Karin Haack vs Heike Germann, Germany, 2004
2r5/p4pk1/6pp/2q5/1Rn3P1/2NQ1PKP/PP1p4/1R2r3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg1+ ]
e)
Black mates in 2.
Matthias Willsch vs Daniel Hausrath, Germany, 2004
5rk1/ppp5/6pp/3q4/8/2P1p1P1/P1Q1R2P/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf1+ ]
Puzzles from the 2004-5 Bundesliga, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 2.
Martin Senff vs Klaus Bischoff, Germany, 2005
2rr1k2/2q3pp/p3Qb1P/1p6/n3RP2/nN1B4/PP6/K1BR4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc1+ Rxc1 Bxb2# ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Anett Saenger vs Simone Fruebing, Germany, 2004
2Q5/6pk/R6p/p2pP3/Pp1q4/1P4PP/5P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf5+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Beate Pfau vs Jana Kolbe, Germany, 2004
5Rnk/p1r1r1pp/1p2P3/7n/8/BB4P1/P4P1P/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg8+ Kxg8 Rd8+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Irina Zakurdjaeva vs Sabine Schlander, Germany, 2004
5k2/pp1b1r1p/n3p3/3pQ3/5R2/P1N3R1/1q3PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd6+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Mihail Saltaev vs Michael Bezold, Germany, 2004
r5Q1/2q1k3/p2p4/1p1bN3/8/P7/1P4PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg7+ ]
Puzzles from the 2004-5 Bundesliga, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Arndt Miltner vs Ralf Appel, Germany, 2004
2r3k1/p2R3R/1p5p/1P3p2/P1P1bP2/1K4P1/5Q2/2q5 w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ Kxh8 Qd4+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Martin Borriss vs Branimir Vujic, Germany, 2004
5k2/R7/2B1pBrp/1pP3P1/2n2P2/3b3P/P4K2/8 w - - 1 0
[ Ra8+ Kf7 Be8+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Gennadij Fish vs Michael Bezold, Germany, 2004
5k2/4r2R/2R3P1/2p1pp2/4n3/1p3B2/r3P3/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rc8+ Re8 Rf7+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Ulrike Roessler vs Franziska Fey, Germany, 2005
5knr/1pB2ppp/2p2bb1/5N2/r7/4Q3/1PP2PPP/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ Qc5+ Ke8 Nxg7+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Ilka Hausmann vs Gudula Seils Germany, 2005
6k1/p4pp1/1p2p2p/4P3/3P4/P2RQ1PK/2r4P/2q5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf1+ ]
"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com
Puzzles from the 2004-5 Bundesliga, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Francisco Vallejo Pons vs Ivan Sokolov, Germany, 2005
4rrk1/1B3ppp/p2b4/3Q3n/1P1Pp3/P1N1P2q/3B1P1n/3RK2R b K - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ Ke2 Ng3+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Cornelia Moritz vs Franziska Wiesner, Germany, 2004
2q1r1k1/6rp/p3pRpQ/4P3/p1pPb3/B1P5/6PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rf7 if Rxf7 Rxf7 Kxf7 Qxh7# ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Larisa Dergileva vs Heike Vogel, Germany, 2004
rn3kr1/pp1q1p2/4pQ2/3p1N2/3P4/8/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6 if Qxe6 Qd8+ Qe8 Qd6+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Nadine Krumbke vs Petra Franz, Germany, 2004
2rk2r1/p1pb4/1p1b3p/3P2p1/3B4/5B2/PPR2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf6+ Be7 Bxe7+ Ke8 Bh5+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Hannelore Neumeyer vs Alice Winnicki, Germany, 2004
r2q1r2/pp3p1Q/3b1k2/2n2B2/2P5/2N5/PP4PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Nd5+ Ke5 Qg7+ ]
Puzzles from the 2004-5 Bundesliga, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Bernd Voekler vs Stephan Buchal, Germany, 2005
r1b5/3n1Qbk/p6p/1p1PqP2/4p2B/3B3P/PPP5/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ f6 ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Joanna Dworakowska vs Marie Sebag, Germany, 2005
4rk2/1Q2b1Rp/3p3r/5P1q/1p6/1P6/P7/BK3R2 w - - 1 0
[ Qd5 ]
c)
White mates in 5.
Mona Goihl vs Isabel Hund, Germany, 2004
1k1r2nr/5ppp/2Q5/p4q2/2P5/8/P1P2PPP/2B2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf4+ if Qxf4 Rb1+ or if Ka7 Be3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 5.
Olaf Wegener vs Tomi Nyback, Germany, 2005
4r1k1/4Ppp1/p1p5/1P1p2P1/6b1/1BP1Q3/1P4q1/R1B1K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe7 if Qxe7 Qg1+ Kd2 Qf2+ ]
e)
Hannelore Kube vs Maria Fuchs, Germany, 2004
1Rb2rk1/p2p1p1p/4p1p1/8/8/P1PQ2P1/4PP1P/q4BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qc4 ]
Puzzles from the 2004-5 Bundesliga, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Zoltan Ribli vs Gennadij Ginsburg, Germany, 2004
b1rq1rk1/Q4ppp/1n3n2/2bp1N2/2pN4/1P4P1/P4PBP/R1BR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne6 ]
b)
Stefan Kindermann vs Alexander Graf, Germany, 2004
r4k2/pR3p2/7p/4n1np/5P1r/4P1N1/P5KP/1R6 w - - 1 0
[ Rb8+ Rxb8 Rxb8+ if Ke7 or Kg7 Nf5+ ]
c)
Sune Berg Hansen vs Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen, Germany, 2004
r5nR/5pkB/8/3p2p1/bp1N2P1/4r3/PKP5/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg8+ Rxg8 Nf5+ ]
d)
Henrik Rudolf vs Rolf Fritsch, Germany, 2004
r1bqr3/1p4bk/2p1p2p/p1Nn1ppP/P2P4/2PB4/1P3PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe6 if Bxe6 Rxe6 or if Qd7 Bxf5+ ]
e)
Nicole Nentwig vs Petra Morgenstern, Germany, 2004
4r2k/1p2N1qr/p2Q4/6P1/4P1n1/7P/P5P1/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ Kg8 Qd5+ ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Puzzles from the 2004-5 Bundesliga, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Almira Skripchenko vs Dirk Sebastian, Germany, 2004
5k2/1pp4Q/p1b2p2/8/8/1P4qP/PB4P1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Ba3+ ]
b)
Peter Acs vs Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen, Germany, 2005
r3r1k1/1p3p1p/1q4p1/4Q1P1/4N3/5P2/b1PR3P/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ if Kf8 or Kh8 Nd7+ ]
c)
Zoltan Almasi vs Igor Glek, Germany, 2005
1r2r3/2k2p2/pNqpbnp1/4p2p/1p2P2P/1N2QP2/PPPR2P1/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd6 if Qxd6 Rxd6 Kxd6 Qc5# ]
d)
Veronika Kiefhaber vs Grit Kalies, Germany, 2005
1r3rk1/p4ppp/b4q2/3p4/3P4/3B4/P4PPP/1R1QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxb8 Rxb8 Qa4 ]
e)
Raj Tischbierek vs Holger Ellers, Germany, 2005
1rb4k/1p2qBbp/pN4p1/3p4/3p4/1Q6/PP3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg3 if Be5 Nxc8 ]
Puzzles from the 2004-5 Bundesliga, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Sibylle Heyme vs Franziska Beltz, Germany, 2005
4k3/2r1bpp1/p7/3q2P1/1p1Nb3/5p2/PPPQ1B2/1K2R3 w - - 1 0
[ Qf4 ]
b)
Petra Schulz vs Melanie Ohme, Germany, 2005
1r4k1/2qn1pp1/bp2p2p/4N3/1QPP4/3B1P2/6PP/1R3K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qe7 ]
c)
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Wenke Heinicke, Germany, 2005
r2qr1k1/1pp1nppp/2n2b2/p1Pp1b2/3P4/PPN1BN1P/3QBPP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ g4 Be4 g5 ]
d)
Astrid Amelang vs Darja Mikliaeva, Germany, 2004
8/4k3/1R2p1p1/p1q3r1/2P2P1p/4Q2P/P4K2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg2+ ]
e)
Nadine Krumbke vs Judith Hoenecke, Germany, 2004
5r1k/1bN3p1/p3q2p/4p1b1/2B5/1P3P2/P2Q2PP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb6+ ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
Puzzles from the 2004-5 Bundesliga, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Annett Wagner-Michel vs Ildiko Madl, Germany, 2004
1r6/8/p3b1k1/2pNbp1p/2P5/1B4P1/P1K2R1P/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxd5 cxd5 c4 if Bxc4 Rb2+ ]
b)
Arndt Miltner vs Rustem Dautov, Germany, 2004
8/5ppp/1n1k4/1pn1p3/4P3/p1P2PP1/P2KB2P/1rRN4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb3+ if axb3 a2 ]
c)
Erik Zude vs Alexander Graf, Germany, 2004
1Q3bk1/5p2/p1pp3p/5q2/8/6N1/P4nPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc5 if Kf1 Nd3 ]
d)
Matthias Willsch vs Edvins Kengis, Germany, 2004
4r1k1/p1p3bp/bp1p2p1/3P4/2P2B1q/1PN4P/P2Q2P1/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...g5 if Be3 Rxe3 Qxe3 Bd4 ]
e)
Natascha Fleischmann vs Heike Germann, Germany, 2004
r1b1k2r/pp1n1ppp/2p1pn2/q2p2B1/1bPP4/1QN1P3/PP1N1PPP/R3KB1R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...dxc4 Nxc4 Bxc3+ bxc3 Qxg5 ]
Puzzles from the 2004-5 Bundesliga, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Renate Marian vs Antje Fuchs, Germany, 2004
r2q1rk1/1b2bppp/p1nppn2/1pp5/P1NP1B2/1QP1PN1P/1P2BPP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...bxc4 if Qxb7 Na5 ]
b)
Lorenz Drabke vs Gerhard Lorscheid, Germany, 2004
4r1k1/5ppp/p7/2p5/3n1P2/P2Pq3/1P1B1RPP/5QK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne2+ Kh1 Qxd2 ]
c)
Sergei Movsesian vs Vladimir Chuchelov, Germany, 2005
2kr4/pp3pp1/2p3b1/2b1Pr2/2q2B1p/3N1Q1P/PPP3PK/R4R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh5 ]
d)
Georg Haubt vs Philipp Schlosser, Germany, 2005
1kr5/1p3Qp1/1q2p2p/1b1pP2N/1brP4/5N2/5PPP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Be8 ]
e)
Ulrich Schulze vs Rafael Vaganian, Germany, 2005
2r2rk1/1b1n2bp/pp1npq2/3p2p1/P2PP3/1PN3P1/3NQBBP/R1R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf2+ Qxf2 Rxf2 Kxf2 Bxd4+ ]
f)
Alexander Lytchak vs Uwe Boensch, Germany, 2005
r7/2r2pkp/5qp1/N1np4/8/2Q1P2P/1R3PP1/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc3 ]
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