King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles from the 2016-17 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.
Jan-Christian Schroeder vs Jens Kotainy, Germany, 2016
2rk4/pp2n1b1/4B2Q/3p4/8/6B1/Pq4PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Thibaut Vandenbussche vs Robby Kevlishvili, Germany, 2017
rr6/p4R2/2p2Q2/4P2k/2nPq3/2P4P/P5P1/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Rh7+ Qxh7 g4# ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Philip Lindgren vs Michael Hoffmann, Germany, 2017
2rqk2r/p2b1p2/3Pp2p/1pb1Pp2/2p2P2/P1N2NQ1/1P3P1P/3R2RK w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Kamil Miton vs Emilio Moreno Tejera, Germany, 2017
4rk2/1pp2r2/p1n2b2/2PR1QN1/8/4q1P1/PP2B1P1/4K2R w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Anna Endress vs Natasa Richterova, Germany, 2017
1r1q1k2/1pp2p2/pn1p1b2/3PnN1Q/4PB2/2N5/PPP5/1K5R w - - 1 0
[ Qh8+ ]
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 2.
Vinzent Spitzl vs Thies Heinemann, Germany, 2016
7r/5pk1/3p2p1/4p1b1/1pQ1P1B1/pP1RqP2/P1P5/1K1R3r b - - 1 0
[ ...Qc1+ ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Felix Klein vs Christian Scholz, Germany, 2017
8/1p3k2/pR2R1p1/5r1p/6PK/1P1r4/8/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...g5+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Julian Groetzbach vs Udo Hoffmann, Germany, 2016
2r3k1/p3r1b1/1p1pq3/7R/2PpPp2/3P1N2/PP3P2/5KRQ w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ if Kf7 Qh5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Filiz Osmanodja vs Manuela Mader, Germany, 2017
4q1k1/1p3rB1/p3ppQ1/P7/1P6/8/5PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6+ Kf8 Qh6+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Michael Richter vs Aleksander Mista, Germany, 2017
r3qnk1/p2R1p2/7R/1pp1pQp1/8/7P/PP3PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf6 if Ng6 Rxg6+ or if Qxd7 Qh8# ]
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Stefan Schneider vs Marco Baldauf, Germany, 2016
6k1/1p5p/p2P2p1/P2q1p2/7Q/B1P3P1/3p1K1P/3r4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf1+ if Kxf1 Qf3+ or if Ke3 Rf3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Thomas Beerdsen vs Joerg Wegerle, Germany, 2017
2R2bk1/5pp1/3p4/1p1q4/5BnQ/5NPK/PP2r3/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh2+ if Kxg4 Qe6+ Kg5 Qg6# or if Nxh2 Nf2# ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Teodora Rogozenco vs Magdalena Miturova , Germany, 2017
q2r2k1/4n1pp/2p1b3/1pP5/1P6/4PN2/1Q3PPP/1K3B1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ Kc2 Qa4+ Kc3 Nd5# ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Nikita Meskovs vs Niclas Huschenbeth, Germany, 2017
3r2k1/5pPp/8/1Q6/2p1qR2/R3P3/6rP/4K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ Kxd1 Qc2+ ]
e)
White mstes in 4.
Peter Meister vs Julian Martin, Germany, 2016
5r1k/6p1/p7/P2qNrPp/1p1BR2P/1P6/4Q1K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ if Kg8 Ne7+ Kf7 Qxh5+ or if Kh7 Qxh5+ ]
"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Etienne Goudriaan vs Amir Rezasade, Germany, 2016
1r3b1k/3Q4/5Ppp/p7/PqBP4/4P2R/K1R5/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ Bxh6 Qg7+ Bxg7 Rh2+ ]
b)
White mstes in 4.
Diana Baciu vs Rudi Hoerstmann, Germany, 2016
b7/8/pp1pN1pk/7q/P6Q/2r3PP/2P2R1K/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qf4+ if Qg5 Qf8+ Kh5 Ng7+ or if g5 Qf8+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Christian Maier vs Hendrik Tabatt, Germany, 2016
7k/2p5/1p1b3p/p2B2p1/6Q1/2P1q1PP/PP4PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qc8+ Kg7 Qg8+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Zigurds Lanka vs Alexander Gress, Germany, 2017
5nk1/1p2rp1p/3p2n1/3N2P1/p3PB2/P7/qPP4Q/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ if Kg7 Qh6+ Kh8 Qxh7+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Joerg Wegerle vs Arkadius Georg Kalka, Germany, 2017
5b1r/p5pp/6n1/5Q2/2Pp2P1/7k/P3KP1P/7B w - - 1 0
[ Qh5+ Nh4 Kf1 g5 Kg1 ]
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Felix Meissner vs Emil Powierski, Germany, 2017
2r3k1/1p1n1p1p/6pB/p2p1N2/Pb5Q/1r3P1P/6P1/3R3K w - - 1 0
[ Qd4 if f6 Qxd5+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Claudia Markgraf vs Alisa Frey, Germany, 2016
4r1k1/ppp3p1/6qp/8/5P2/1R4p1/PP1N2R1/7K b - - 1 0
[ ...Qh5+ Kg1 Re1+ Nf1 Rxf1+ ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Thomas Reich vs Thies Heinemann, Germany, 2017
8/5Qpk/p5rp/1p3p2/6P1/P3PRKP/5R2/1q5r b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh3+ Kxh3 Qh1+ if Rh2 Qxf3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Frank Zeller vs David Baramidze, Germany, 2017
k1r5/1b5r/p7/2qp1p2/BR3Pn1/1RP3P1/1P5p/3N1Q1K b - - 0 1
[ ...d4+ Rxb7 Qd5+ Qg2 Qxg2+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Maxim Matlakov vs Michael Richter, Germany, 2016
rb3k2/1b5p/1p2r3/1Pnp1p2/3Q1P1q/p3P3/P5R1/BB3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ if Ke7 Qg7+ ]
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Andrey Ostrovskiy vs Dawid Janaszak, Germany, 2017
5knR/q3r3/1r1Q4/p1pPB3/P1B2pP1/5P2/1PP5/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ Re8 Rxg8+ Kxg8 Qxe8+ ]
b)
Frederik Fries vs Karsten Volke, Germany, 2016
r7/5pkp/pR3n2/3p2p1/8/4PB2/r4PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6 if Kxf6 Bxd5 ]
c)
David Baramidze vs Ruediger Seger, Germany, 2016
2r5/2rRpk2/ppP3pp/nB6/8/b4N2/P1R1KPPP/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bxa6 Rxd7 Ne5+ Ke6 Bxc8 ]
d)
Eduard Kolesnik vs Ralf Garbe, Germany, 2016
2B2bk1/p2n1p1p/2bpp1p1/Pnp5/3PPB2/2P2P2/4NKPP/1N6 w - - 1 0
[ d5 ]
e)
Konstantin Landa vs Michael Fedorovsky, Germany, 2016
3r4/pp3rkp/4Q1p1/8/2RbN2q/8/PP2RPP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd4 if Rxd4 Qe5+ ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Vinzent Spitzl vs Enrico Kraemer, Germany, 2016
5rk1/5pp1/p2p1q1p/3Q4/4P3/8/Pr3PPP/1R3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ e5 ]
b)
Mathias Womacka vs Stefan Fruebing, Germany, 2016
r5k1/p3pp1p/2pr2p1/4Q2P/1nb5/qPN2P2/P1P3P1/1K1R3R w - - 1 0
[ h6 Rf6 Qxe7 if Nd5 Qxa3 or if Re6 Rd8+ ]
c)
Marco Baldauf vs Pavel Zpevak, Germany, 2016
r2r2k1/p4ppp/bp1n1n2/2qp4/1Q1N1B2/2P2PP1/P3P1BP/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc5 bxc5 Nc6 if Rd7 Bh3 ]
d)
Hanna Marie Klek vs Paula Wiesner, Germany, 2017
3r3k/1p2q1pp/p1bb4/8/PP2p3/1Q2B1PP/B4P2/3R3K w - - 1 0
[ b5 if Bd7 Bb6 Rb8 Qd5 ]
e)
Kristin Mueller-Ludwig vs Milka Ankerst, Germany, 2017
3q1rk1/pr1n1pbp/1pp1pnp1/8/3P1B2/2NB3P/PPPQ1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ba6 ]
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Eric Lobron vs Rick Frischmann, Germany, 2017
6k1/p1p1p2p/2N1qpp1/5b2/4n3/1P2PBP1/PQ1r1P1P/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxd2 Nxd2 Bd5 if Qxd5 Nxe7+ ]
b)
Sasa Martinovic vs Pawel Weichhold, Germany, 2017
8/4pk1p/3p4/3Pb1PP/prB3K1/3nB3/P1R5/8 w - - 1 0
[ a3 if Ne1 Rf2+ ]
c)
Philipp Schlosser vs Jonas Reimold, Germany, 2017
8/pbk1pBb1/1p6/4npB1/1PP5/2KN2P1/7P/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bf4 if Kd6 c5+ ]
d)
Ivan Saric vs Jan Smeets, Germany, 2017
2kr4/p1pqnrp1/1p6/4RPR1/1BpP3p/8/PPQ2P1P/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Bxe7 if Rxe7 Qe4 ]
e)
Nicolas Brunner vs Oskar Wieczorek, Germany, 2017
r2n4/p1k1n2p/2PRbpp1/P1p1p3/1N2P1P1/2N1P2P/1K2B3/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nb5+ Kc8 c7 ]
See 3 or 4 moves ahead
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Francisco Vallejo Pons vs Robert Rabiega, Germany, 2017
r5k1/1p3pp1/2pR2r1/p4q1p/P2Bb3/6QP/1P3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg6 if Qxg6 Rxe4 or if fxg6 Qc7 ]
b)
Viktorija Cmilyte vs Gundula Heinatz, Germany, 2017
3r2kb/1pnq1p2/p4Pp1/3r3p/8/1P3QP1/PB3NKP/2RR4 w - - 1 0
[ Rxc7 ]
c)
Oliver Bewersdorff vs Ognjen Cvitan, Germany, 2016
2r1r2k/1q4pp/pb3p2/8/PP1pnN2/6P1/3B1P1P/2RQR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng5 ]
d)
Elijah Everett vs Danijel Gibicar, Germany, 2016
r1bq1r1k/pp2bp2/2n2n1p/6p1/3p4/3B2Q1/PPP1NPPP/R1BN1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh5 if Qf3 g4 Qe4 f5 ]
e)
Andreas Breier vs Mads Andersen, Germany, 2016
2r3k1/pp2bppp/1nr1p3/1q1p4/P2P4/1P2P1B1/4NPPP/R1RQ2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxe2 ]
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alexander Lagunow vs Tobias Voege, Germany, 2016
8/7p/Rr2pk2/3P1n2/4KP2/1PrB4/R6P/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb4+ if Bc4 Re3# ]
b)
Michael Schenderowitsch vs Ante Saric, Germany, 2016
3r2k1/2q2p1p/4pnp1/4n3/1R2P3/8/1Q1N1PPP/5BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nfg4 if f4 Qa7+ Rb6 Rxd2 or if h3 Rxd2 Qxd2 Nf3+ or if g3 Rxd2 ]
c)
Michal Luch vs Maciej Sroczynski, Germany, 2016
6k1/pRp1R1pp/3p1n2/8/2bP1B2/6P1/r4P1P/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra1+ Kg2 Bd5+ ]
d)
Michael Stockmann vs Julijan Plenca, Germany, 2017
4rr1k/1R5p/p2QBqb1/3Pnp2/8/1P3N1p/P3PP2/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf3+ exf3 Qg5+ Qg3 Qxc1+ ]
e)
Juergen Lisek vs Attila Virag, Germany, 2017
1r2r1k1/3n1ppp/1q3n2/1pb5/2PBP3/6P1/2P1NQBP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4 if Bxc5 Nxc5 Qd4 Rbd8 Qb3 Nd3+ ]
Puzzles from the 2016-17 Bundesliga, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Robin Van Kampen vs Tigran Gharamian, Germany, 2017
r2r2k1/pp2ppbp/q3bnp1/n1p5/P1NP4/2P1P1P1/1B1NQP1P/R1R2BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc4 Nxc4 Nb3 ]
b)
Lukasz Jarmula vs Linus Johansson, Germany, 2017
1k5r/p1q3p1/bp2p3/4P2B/3B4/2P1N2n/PPQ5/1K1Rb3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf2 if Rxe1 Bd3 ]
c)
Nellya Vidonyak vs Mara Jelica, Germany, 2017
3q4/p3p1k1/5pp1/2P5/2r5/4QPb1/P2B2P1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ if Be1 Qd4 ]
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