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Here are some chess puzzles from the 2005/06 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.
Annegret Weng vs Mira Kierzek, Germany, 2005
5r1k/1p2r2n/p1pq1bQ1/P4P2/2BpP3/3P3R/1P1B4/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Anna Muzychuk vs Antje Fuchs, Germany, 2005
1r2r3/R6p/2Bp1pp1/1P1N3n/4kP2/7q/3Q3N/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ ]

c)
White mates in 2.
Sylvia Kaube vs Kathleen Katscher, Germany, 2006
3r1n1k/5R1p/1p4pq/p7/2B3P1/1P5P/P4QK1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qf6+ ]

d)
White mates in 2.
Birke Bielicki vs Natalia Zabarska, Germany, 2006
r1n4k/2p1Br1n/p2pb2Q/1p1P3P/2P1Pp2/2N2P2/PP6/2K3R1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf6+ ]

e)
White mates in 2.
Marta Zielinska vs Gesine Espig, Germany, 2006
2rrb1kb/4Qp1n/1q2p1p1/2ppP2n/1p1P1BNP/2P2P1N/1p4R1/1B2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nh6+ ]

Puzzles from the 2005/06 Bundesliga, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Raj Tischbierek vs Faris Kalabic, Germany, 2006
1r3r1k/p2b2pp/3p1b2/2pBqPB1/1p2P2Q/3P1R2/P1P3PP/1R5K w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ ]

b)
Black mates in 2.
Klaus-Peter Zuse vs Daniel Hausrath, Germany, 2005
6rk/1R5p/8/p7/3n4/PP5B/4R2K/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Sandra Floessel vs Maria Specht, Germany, 2005
r1br4/p2q3p/2p2kp1/4n3/8/1B2B1Q1/PPP3PP/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Bg5+ Kg7 Qxe5+ Kf8 Qh8# ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Hannelore Neumeyer vs Milana Smolkina, Germany, 2005
rn1qnk2/1p2N1bR/3P4/p1p1ppP1/7Q/4B3/PPP1N3/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ if Bxh8 Qxh8+ or if Kf7 Qc4# ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Karin Meyer vs Cornelia Moritz, Germany, 2006
5r2/p3kN1q/1p2P1p1/4Qp1r/2pP4/2P4P/PP4K1/R4R2 w - - 1 0
[ Qd6+ if Kf6 e7+ ]

King-pawn Opening Series



Puzzles from the 2005/06 Bundesliga, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Sune Berg Hansen vs Joachim Wintzer, Germany, 2006
2rr1b2/p5pk/1qp1Q2n/4B3/3P4/7R/PP3PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ gxh6 Qf7+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Sergei Movsesian vs Florian Grafl, Germany, 2006
2kr4/ppp2ppp/2P5/1N1P3q/2P2r2/5n2/6PP/QR5K w - - 1 0
[ Nxa7+ Kb8 Rxb7+ ]

c)
Black mates in 3.
Inna Gaponenko vs Jordanka Belic, Germany, 2005
4r1k1/1p6/p5p1/3p1qn1/3P4/P3RNK1/1Pr5/4QR2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh3+ Kf4 Rf8+ ]

d)
Black mates in 3.
Christa Kaulfuss vs Helena Fischer, Germany, 2006
3k3r/pp3P1p/2q3p1/4Q3/1b2pP2/7N/PPnr2PP/R4K1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne3+ Ke1 Rxb2+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Stefanie Schulz vs Marine Zschischang, Germany, 2005
r2qr1k1/1b4p1/1n2pbP1/p1pp1p1Q/1p1P1BN1/2P3P1/PP3PBK/R6R w - - 1 0
[ Nxf6+ if Qxf6 Qh7+ Kf8 Bd6+ or if Kf8 Qh8+ ]

Puzzles from the 2005/06 Bundesliga, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Gerhard Schebler vs Robert Huebner, Germany, 2005
r3r1k1/p6p/1pp1bn2/q1PpB3/4P3/2N3P1/3Q1PBP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg5+ Kf8 Qxf6+ Bf7 Qh6+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Christian Seel vs Horst Vonthron, Germany, 2006
5R2/5nkp/6pb/2Qpp3/8/B2b4/5PPP/4qBK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Qe7+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Claudia Eckhardt vs Anne Higgelke, Germany, 2006
8/pb1r4/6Rp/1ppp3k/2p2P2/6P1/PP3K1P/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8 ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Manuela Mader vs Juliane Gahn, Germany, 2006
2Q2b1r/p4ppp/4pk2/2B5/8/2P2P2/PP3P1q/2K3R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ Be7 Bxe7+ Kf5 Qd3+ ]

e)
Black mates in 4.
Maria Fuchs vs Dagmar Richter, Germany, 2005
r1b2k2/p4pp1/1pPq4/8/3PN1nr/6P1/PP2QPP1/1BR1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh1+ Kxh1 Qh6+ ]

'Tactics in the Sicilian' series



Puzzles from the 2005/06 Bundesliga, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Ludwig Zesch vs Peter Acs, Germany, 2006
1k2r3/1p3p2/p2p1q1p/2p5/2PNP1rP/1P1Q1pP1/P4P2/3RR2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh4+ gxh4 Rxh4+ ]

b)
Black mates in 4.
Barbara Jaracz vs Germaine-Helene Kickert, Germany, 2006
6Q1/p7/3kr3/2ppq3/1p6/3P4/PPP5/2K2R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe3+ Kd1 Qe2+ ]

c)
White mates in 5.
Gerald Hertneck vs Ralf Lau, Germany, 2006
5qkr/6rp/1npP3Q/p2p1p2/P2P4/2P3R1/6PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf5 if Qf7 Rxf7 Kxf7 Qxg7+ ]

d)
White mates in 5.
Zoltan Medvegy vs Rainer Polzin, Germany, 2006
5k2/6b1/1qp1Q2p/3np3/5p2/5N1P/5PP1/3B2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 hxg5 Bh5 ]

e)
Black mates in 5.
Isolde Adam vs Ursula Hielscher, Germany, 2005
5rk1/pB4pp/1p2p3/2p1q3/5rP1/6K1/PP3P2/2R2R1Q b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg4+ Kxg4 Rf4+ ]

Puzzles from the 2005/06 Bundesliga, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Anita Rieder vs Gabriele Ringelstein, Germany, 2005
r2qkb1r/ppnnp1pp/8/2ppN1B1/8/P1N3P1/1P3P1P/R2QK2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qh5+ g6 Nxg6 if Nf6 Bxf6 ]

b)
Michael Hoffmann vs Thomas Jackelen, Germany, 2005
1q3bk1/5r1p/P2pQ1pB/8/1r1P4/3n4/5PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ a7 if Qa8 Qe8 ]

c)
Bartosz Socko vs Alexander Areshchenko, Germany, 2005
8/P5pp/3k1p2/1p2pb2/1N6/r4P2/5K1P/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ Rc6+ Ke7 Ra6 ]

d)
Rainer Knaak vs Juergen Brustkern, Germany, 2005
Q7/2k5/4p3/3bP3/1ppq1PK1/8/1P4P1/R3b3 w - - 1 0
[ Ra7+ if Kb6 Qb8+ mates ]

e)
Eveline Nuenchert vs Steffi Kaube, Germany, 2006
7r/p1n3k1/1p1bp1b1/2p3p1/4P1Pr/P1P1B3/1P3RB1/2K2NR1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg5 if Rxg4 Bf6+ ]

See 3 or 4 moves ahead



Puzzles from the 2005/06 Bundesliga, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Andrei Volokitin vs Christopher Lutz, Germany, 2006
6k1/1p1brp1p/p2p3Q/P3qp2/4PN2/8/1PP3PP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Re3 if Re8 Rg3+ Kh8 Nh5 ]

b)
Martin Borriss vs Predrag Nikolic, Germany, 2006
r4bk1/5ppp/pr3nb1/n3N3/P2N1BP1/1pP4P/1P6/RB2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxg6 hxg6 Bc7 ]

c)
Henrik Teske vs Christian Scholz, Germany, 2006
1k1r1r2/pp1q4/np1b4/6p1/3NQ2p/P4BP1/1P3PK1/3RR3 w - - 1 0
[ Ne6 if Rfe8 Rxd6 ]

d)
Marine Zschischang vs Jana Kolbe, Germany, 2005
r1r3k1/2qn1ppp/pp2pn2/3b4/1P1B4/P3PN2/1Q3PPP/3RKB1R b K - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 gxf3 e5 ]

e)
Sylvie Crenzling vs Rita Kas-Fromm, Germany, 2005
2rqk2r/pp1bppbp/3p2p1/8/2n1PP2/1NNQB3/PPP3PP/2KR3R b k - 0 1
[ ...Nxb2 Kxb2 Rxc3 Qxc3 Bxc3+ ]

Puzzles from the 2005/06 Bundesliga, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Anja Landenberger vs Sandra Krege, Germany, 2005
r4rk1/p1q2ppp/1p2p3/1Qn1N3/3R1n2/2P2N2/PP3PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...a6 Qc4 b5 if Qb4 Ne2+ ]

b)
Andrea Wenke vs Natalie Fishkin, Germany, 2005
r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/1qn2n2/3pp3/1b2P3/P1NB1N1P/1PPQ1PP1/R1B1K2R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...Bxc3 Qxc3 dxe4 ]

c)
Ulrike Roessler vs Constanze Jahn, Germany, 2005
rqb1k2r/1p1p1pp1/p1n1p3/7p/1NP1P1n1/3B1N1P/P3QPP1/R1B2RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 if Nxd4 Qh2# or if Qd1 Nxf3+ ]

d)
Sylke Spangenberg vs Sandra Lenk, Germany, 2006
3qr3/1p1b1k1p/p1r1p1p1/5pn1/1PP2Q2/2R1N3/P4PPP/3BR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...e5 if Qh4 Nf3+ or if Qg3 f4 ]

e)
Petra Wenke vs Mariola Szewczuk, Germany, 2006
3rk2r/pp2ppbp/2n3p1/3q4/6b1/2P2N2/PP1BBPPP/R2Q1RK1 b k - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 ]

f)
Manuela Mader vs Anja Hegeler, Germany, 2006
r1bq1rk1/ppp2ppp/2n5/3p4/1b1PnB2/2NB1N2/PPP1QPPP/2KR3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc3 if Bxe4 dxe4 ]

g)
Arndt Miltner vs Matthias Thesing, Germany, 2006
2rr3k/6pp/p3p3/5p2/2q1nP2/1R1NP2P/P3Q1P1/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc1+ Nxc1 Rxc1+ Kh2 Rh1+ Kxh1 Ng3+ ]


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