King-pawn Opening Series



Here are some chess puzzles from the 2014-15 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.
Ralf Kotter vs Michail Feygin, Germany, 2015
5Q2/1pkb4/p3p2p/n1BpP2q/2pP4/P1P3PB/1P6/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Bb6+ ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Martijn Dambacher vs Erald Dervishi, Germany, 2015
r2rnk2/p2R3Q/1q5p/1ppb4/8/8/PP3PPP/1B2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe8+ ]

c)
White mates in 2.
Friso Nijboer vs Daniel Schlecht, Germany, 2015
4rr2/4b1k1/p6R/1q1pn1NP/1Pn3Q1/P5N1/5PP1/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne6+ ]

d)
Black mates in 2.
Felix Kayser vs Ingemars Jesse, Germany, 2015
r6k/p3p2p/qn2R2N/3n1pQp/1p6/1p5P/PPP2PP1/2K5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf1+ if Kd2 Nc4# ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Claudia Steinbacher vs Ingrid Lauterbach, Germany, 2014
6k1/1p2Rr1p/1bbr3B/p2p4/P7/1P1B1P2/6P1/4RK2 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ ]

Puzzles from the 2014-15 Bundesliga, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Joerg Wegerle vs Ferdinand Unzicker, Germany, 2014
3brr1k/1bn4p/p4Pp1/2pq4/1pNpNQ2/1P1P3R/1PPB2PP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Anna Iwanow vs Martina Skogvall, Germany, 2014
r4rk1/pp1b2p1/5p1p/7Q/3B4/3B2R1/2P1NKPP/1q6 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Qg6+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Robert Ris vs Lubomir Ftacnik, Germany, 2014
5R2/pp2Nbk1/8/5Q1p/2q1p2P/3n2P1/5PK1/2B5 w - - 1 0
[ Bh6+ Kxh6 Qf6+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Christian Mann vs Anthony Wirig, Germany, 2014
3R1N1k/p5p1/7p/P2BPp1b/1n3P2/6P1/1rr4P/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ Kh7 Bg8+ ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Daniel Schlecht vs Andrey Orlov, Germany, 2015
r1q3rk/p2R1p1p/7R/4P3/2p3Q1/2P5/P4PpP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh5+ ]

Puzzles from the 2014-15 Bundesliga, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
E Levushkina vs Elisabeth Paehtz, Germany, 2015
r6r/1q3p2/2b1pPpk/2p1R2p/8/pP4Q1/P4PPP/1BR3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh5+ Kxh5 f4 ]

b)
Black mates in 3.
Franziska Beltz vs Anna Zatonskih, Germany, 2014
8/p5k1/6pp/2p2p2/3qPK1P/1Pp2PP1/P2r4/2Q1R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Kf6 ]

c)
Black mates in 3.
Grit Kalies vs Lisa Schut, Germany, 2014
r2q1r1k/1p4pp/1n2Q3/1B6/3pP1P1/2b5/2PN3P/2KR3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra1+ Nb1 Qg5+ ]

d)
Black mates in 3.
Marina Noppes vs Karina Ambartsumova, Germany, 2015
7r/p7/6k1/2pp2p1/b5n1/2PNPpPN/Pr6/R3K2R b - - 0 1
[ ...Re2+ Kf1 Nxe3 ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Frank Zeller vs Peter Meister, Germany, 2014
r2k1b1r/1R6/p5pp/4Rp2/2p5/2P1B3/P1P3PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bb6+ Kc8 Rc7+ Kd8 Rf7+ ]

'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series



Puzzles from the 2014-15 Bundesliga, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Karolina Olsarova vs Claudia Markgraf, Germany, 2015
r4b2/1ppq1P1k/1n6/3PQRPp/1n1P4/1PN4P/6K1/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ g6+ Kxg6 Qf6+ Kh7 Rxh5+ ]

b)
Black mates in 4.
Marcin Szelag vs Bartosz Socko, Germany, 2015
2r4k/pb2Qp1p/1p2p3/8/3P4/2P5/P3BPrP/2R2R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg1+ Kxg1 Rg8+ ]

c)
White mates in 5.
Robert Ris vs Kacper Piorun, Germany, 2014
r6k/7q/7Q/p3b1p1/8/3r3P/PP3RP1/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ Rxf8 Qxf8+ Qg8 Qh6+ Qh7 Rc8+ ]

d)
Black mates in 5.
Rasmus Svane vs Frank Zeller, Germany, 2014
6k1/3p1rpp/1q1P4/1B1bR3/P2R4/1Pr5/6PP/3Q2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd4+ Qxd4 Rc1+ ]

e)
White mates in 6.
Karina Szczepkowska vs Tatiana Kononenko, Germany, 2014
r1rq3k/5p1P/4p2Q/2npPP2/p7/1p6/PPB5/1K1R3R w - - 1 0
[ Qg7+ Kxg7 h8/Q+ Qxh8 f6+ ]

Puzzles from the 2014-15 Bundesliga, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 6.
Thomas Michalczak vs Daniel Malek, Germany, 2014
r3r3/6R1/pk2b3/3p2NQ/3P2P1/1PR5/2n3KP/2q5 w - - 1 0
[ Rb7+ Kxb7 Qh7+ ]

b)
White mates in 7.
Sipke Ernst vs Sasha Belezky, Germany, 2014
2RQB1q1/r5kp/4p3/p3PrP1/Pn6/6R1/6P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf6+ Rxf6 gxf6+ if Kh6 or Kh8 Rxg8(+) ]

c)
Anna Iwanow vs Jasmin Laake, Germany, 2014
r3kb1r/1p3ppp/pqbppn2/n7/Pp2P3/N1PP1N2/5PPP/R1BQRBK1 w kq - 1 0
[ Be3 if Qc7 cxb4 ]

d)
Thibaut Vandenbussche vs Joachim Hengelbrock, Germany, 2014
2kr1b1r/1pp5/p3p2p/2P1P1p1/1R1p1nP1/qN5P/P2Q1P2/2R2BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rcc4 if Bxc5 Nxc5 Qa5 Nxb7 or if d3 Ra4 ]

e)
Mateusz Bartel vs Nazar Firman, Germany, 2014
r5k1/5pp1/4p2p/4B2n/2p1nP2/4q3/2Q3PP/3R1R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rf3 ]

Puzzles from the 2014-15 Bundesliga, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Christina Lehmann vs Anna Endress, Germany, 2014
r3r1k1/2b2pp1/1Rp2q1p/3p1n2/3P4/2NBP1Pb/2Q2P1P/2R2NK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd5 ]

b)
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Franziska Beltz, Germany, 2015
2r2b1r/1bkn1Qpp/p2p1n2/q2P2B1/1p1N4/1B6/PPP2PPP/2KRR3 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6 gxf6 Ne6+ ]

c)
Daniele Vocaturo vs Klaus Bischoff, Germany, 2015
r4rk1/1p1bbppp/p2ppn2/8/1PqNPP2/P1N1B3/6PP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nb1 if Qa2 Rc2 ]

d)
Philipp Schlosser vs Julian Groetzbach, Germany, 2015
r2qkb1r/1p1bpppp/p4n2/3nN3/Q2P4/2N5/PP3PPP/R1B1KB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Nxd7 if Qxd7 Bb5 ]

e)
Ilja Zaragatski vs Peter Meister, Germany, 2015
r4rkb/p2n1p1p/1ppP1npP/2p1p1B1/P1B5/1QN2qP1/1P3P2/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ Nd5 if Qxb3 Ne7# ]

"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com



Puzzles from the 2014-15 Bundesliga, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Fiona Sieber vs Heike Germann, Germany, 2015
4r1k1/q2nppbp/6p1/1BpP4/1r3P2/4B3/2RQ2PP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxb4 ]

b)
Elijah Everett vs Leonard Ortmeier, Germany, 2014
2q1k2r/4p3/p1np1b2/1p1Q1PN1/4P1R1/8/PPP1N3/1K6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 if Nxd4 Rh1+ mates ]

c)
Philipp Wissing vs Wolfgang Schoebel, Germany, 2014
4rrk1/bp3ppp/p5n1/4Nb2/3q4/1B1N4/PP2QPPP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxd3 Rxd3 Qxe5 ]

d)
Hannelore Gheng vs Julia Bochis, Germany, 2014
r1br2k1/1pq2ppp/p3p3/4Pn2/1b2pP2/2N1B1N1/PPP3PP/R3QRK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe3 if Qxe3 Bc5 ]

e)
Norbert Coenen vs Arkadij Rotstein, Germany, 2015
3rk1r1/1b2qp2/Bbp2p2/4pP2/4P3/P1N5/1P2Q2P/2RR3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd1+ Rxd1 Qc5 if Qe1 Bxa6 ]

Puzzles from the 2014-15 Bundesliga, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alisa Frey vs Marina Noppes, Germany, 2015
r1b1k2r/1pqp1ppp/p1n1pn2/8/1bPNP3/2N2P2/PP2B1PP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Nxd4 if Qxd4 Bc5 ]

b)
Petra Schulz vs Julia Kochetkova, Germany, 2015
r7/5pk1/6p1/1pbPp3/4P1P1/1P1RNK2/2R5/2r5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxe3 ]

c)
Thies Heinemann vs Hannes Rau, Germany, 2015
1b2r1k1/p4rp1/2p3Rp/2p4P/2N1p1Q1/4P2P/PPP2q2/3K2R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd8+ if Kc1 Qf1+ mates ]

d)
Hagen Poetsch vs Jan Timman, Germany, 2015
k4r2/2p3pp/p1pp4/8/5bP1/1PPpN2P/P2P1qP1/R1BQ3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxe3 dxe3 Qf1+ Qxf1 Rxf1+ Kh2 d2 ]

e)
Erik Smit vs Sven Titgemeyer, Germany, 2015
1r3rk1/5ppp/p3p3/1bnn4/2N1P3/P4P2/2RB2PP/1N3RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb6 ]

f)
Frank Zeller vs Jens-Uwe Maiwald, Germany, 2015
5k2/4pp2/Q2pn1p1/4n3/4PP2/2P3P1/3qB1K1/3N4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc5 if Qb5 Ncd3 fxe5 Qxe2+ mates ]

g)
Rasmus Svane vs Alexei Shirov, Germany, 2015
6k1/4ppb1/p3b2p/2qp2p1/3N4/P2BP1P1/1n2Q1PP/1R4K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxd4 exd4 Qxd4+ Qf2 Qxf2+ Kxf2 Nxd3+ ]


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