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Here are some chess puzzles from the 2017-18 Chess 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.
Petra Papp vs Vesna Misanovic, Germany, 2017
b4rk1/2pQ1ppp/8/1p4q1/5p2/1B1P4/1PP2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf7+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Philipp Schlosser vs Patrick Burkart, Germany, 2017
2b3k1/p2qQ2p/1p2rPp1/3p1p2/nP1P4/P7/3B1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ f7+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Dina Belenkaya vs Julia Scheynin, Germany, 2017
r7/6R1/1p2pk1P/3b4/1p3PP1/P7/8/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re5 ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Vlastimil Babula vs Nico Zwirs, Germany, 2018
qr1r1bk1/2pRn2p/3nP1p1/p3B3/N1B1PQ2/5PP1/6K1/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7+ ]
e)
Black mates in 2.
Annmarie Muetsch vs Natasa Richterova, Germany, 2018
5r2/1k2p3/7b/Bp6/8/N3n1PK/1P2r2P/1R2R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh8 ]
2017-18 Chess Bundesliga puzzles, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Irina Zakurdjaeva vs Nicol Zahn, Germany, 2017
nrrqbk2/5p2/3p2Qp/1P3p2/P2BP3/1B6/6PP/2R1R2K w - - 1 0
[ Bg7+ Ke7 Bf6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Makan Rafiee vs Gabor Kovacs, Germany, 2017
5rk1/pp3ppp/2r5/3Q4/6P1/7q/PPP5/1K1R1R2 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf7+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Maria Schoene vs Heike Germann, Germany, 2018
2r1qbk1/p1r2p1p/1pb1pPpQ/3pP2P/P2B2P1/2PB3R/1P4K1/7R w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kxh7 hxg6+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Liam Vrolijk vs Lucas Van Foreest, Germany, 2018
7k/2R3pp/1n6/8/P2P1P2/B4QP1/P4PKP/1q2r3 w - - 1 0
[ Qa8+ if Nxa8 Rc8+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Jessica Schmidt vs Marthe Benzen, Germany, 2018
1b1r4/1p2N1kp/3P4/P4R2/1B2p2P/8/8/7K w - - 1 0
[ Bc3+ Kh6 Rg5 ]
2017-18 Chess Bundesliga puzzles, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Viktor Polischtschuk vs Alexander Markgraf, Germany, 2017
8/6Bk/4Q2p/3P4/1bP5/pP6/2q5/KbN5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Marthe Benzen vs Magdalena Krasnodebska, Germany, 2017
r4rk1/pbq2pp1/4p2p/2p5/2Pb2n1/3B2NP/PPQB1PP1/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg3 ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Peter Schreiner vs Alexei Shirov, Germany, 2017
5rk1/1b1P1p1p/6p1/pB6/Pb2n3/1QN1P3/1P3q1P/R1BK2R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxc3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Doreen Troyke vs Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Germany, 2018
3r2k1/pp6/2b3pb/4p1q1/2P1P2p/2Bn1P1P/PPQ3BK/5RN1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg3+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Luba Kopylova vs Inna Agrest, Germany, 2018
8/5pkp/1NR3p1/1p2Kb2/6P1/1P1r4/1r5P/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re2+ Kf4 Re4+ ]
King-pawn Opening Series
2017-18 Chess Bundesliga puzzles, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Ursula Hielscher vs Maria Schoene, Germany, 2018
1rr3k1/5p1p/R5p1/3Qp3/2n1P3/2qN1P2/K5PP/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb2+ Ka1 Rc2+ Kb1 Nd2# ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Christian Braun vs Ferdinand Unzicker, Germany, 2017
3rk3/1q3p1N/1p2bQp1/p1p5/4R3/3P3P/PPP3P1/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6+ fxe6 Qxe6+ Qe7 Nf6+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Iamze Tammert-Tvauri vs Ulrike Roessler, Germany, 2017
r4nk1/4QN1p/8/3q1N1P/P1p2P2/1P6/1b4P1/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ N5h6+ Kg7 Ne5+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Alexander Graf vs Maximilian Neef, Germany, 2018
6k1/2p5/n1Pp2p1/1p1Pp3/1P2P1q1/3QNrPp/5r1P/1R1R3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ Kxh2 Qxg3+ Kh1 Rf2 ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Thomas Kahlert vs Rustem Dautov, Germany, 2018
1R2Q3/5pk1/p5pp/4p3/3b2B1/P5PK/5q2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf1+ if Kh4 g5+ ]
2017-18 Chess Bundesliga puzzles, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Haidemarie Kluge vs Iva Videnova, Germany, 2018
3r2k1/4ppbp/4b1p1/p1n5/P7/B3P3/2p2PPP/2R1KB1R b K - 0 1
[ ...Bc3+ Ke2 Bg4+ f3 Rd2+ ]
b)
Black mates in 5.
Ha Thanh Nguyen vs Caroline Rieseler, Germany, 2018
3q1rk1/5ppp/3p4/4p3/1QPnPb1P/1P1B4/5PN1/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ Kh1 Qd7 if Nxf4 exf4 ]
c)
Black mates in 5.
Lev Yankelevich vs Markus Ragger, Germany, 2018
q1r3k1/3R1p1p/4pQp1/pp6/p7/2n3P1/5P1P/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne2+ Kf1 Rc1+ Kxe2 Qe4+ ]
d)
Black mates in 5.
Andrey Ostrovskiy vs Csaba Balogh, Germany, 2018
r4bk1/q5pp/3N1p2/2p5/1p2PB2/1Pp2PP1/4Q2P/1K1R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...c2+ Kxc2 Qa2+ if Kc1 Qa1+ or if Kd3 Qxb3+ ]
e)
Black mates in 5.
Ulrich Weber vs Mads Andersen, Germany, 2018
2Q2R2/5pkp/1p4p1/p2p2P1/P6q/1P6/6BP/1b1r1N1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf1+ Bxf1 Qe4+ Kg1 Qe3+ ]
2017-18 Chess Bundesliga puzzles, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 5.
Philip Lindgren vs Jacek Tomczak, Germany, 2018
8/p3ppk1/6p1/r3b3/6P1/3QBP1q/4P3/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh2+ Kf2 Bf3+ Kg1 Qh2+ ]
b)
Black mates in 7.
Marta Michna vs Joanna Majdan, Germany, 2017
3Qn1k1/pb6/1p1pp3/6B1/3P3P/2r5/P3RPPK/1q6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh3+ Kxh3 Qh1+ Kg4 Qxg2+ Kh5 Qf3+ ]
c)
Emil Schmidek vs Christian Michna, Germany, 2017
k2r4/qp5p/p4Pp1/3p4/2N5/1P2QP2/P1P3PP/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Nb6+ if Kb8 Qe5+ mates ]
d)
Jan Smeets vs Falk Hoffmeyer, Germany, 2017
2r2nk1/3r1ppp/1p2pq2/1Pn4P/3p2Q1/3B2B1/2P2PP1/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh4 Qh6 Bg5 f5 Qh4 Ng6 Bxh6 Nxh4 Bg5 ]
e)
Markus Lammers vs Christian Braun, Germany, 2017
2r1r1k1/pp2ppbp/5qp1/3P4/2n5/1QN2B1P/PP2RPP1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg4 if Rc7 d6 Rc6 d7 Rd8 Nd5 & Nxe7+ ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
2017-18 Chess Bundesliga puzzles, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Predrag Nikolic vs Emil Schmidek, Germany, 2017
r1r3k1/p3pp2/2N1n1p1/R3B1qp/3P1n2/5P1P/1P4PK/2Q1R3 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf4 if Qxa5 Rxe6 fxe6 Nxe7+ ]
b)
Daniil Dubov vs Lawrence Trent, Germany, 2017
r4rk1/pp2pp1p/2n3p1/8/1n4b1/NPB3P1/P3PPBP/R2R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxb4 Nxb4 Rd4 ]
c)
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya vs Petra Schulz, Germany, 2017
5rk1/R4pbp/4b1p1/1rn1p3/8/4BNPP/2P2PB1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ c4 Bxc4 Rc1 Be2 Rxc5 ]
d)
Valentina Gunina vs Yuliya Shvayger, Germany, 2017
1rb3k1/2p1q1pp/pr3p2/N2Pp3/R2nP3/6P1/1P1Q1PBP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd4 if exd4 Nc6 ]
e)
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant vs Jana Schneider, Germany, 2017
4k3/r1pN1pp1/b2r3p/1p6/1P6/2P4P/3R1PP1/R4K2 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd6 cxd6 Nb8 ]
2017-18 Chess Bundesliga puzzles, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Christoph Eichler vs Arnd Lauber, Germany, 2018
r4r2/1p4kp/2pq2p1/p3b3/1n3p2/BP1B4/P4PPP/1QR1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe5 if Qxd3 Bxb4 or if Qxe5 Bb2 ]
b)
Jakov Loxine vs Makan Rafiee, Germany, 2018
8/1RRn1ppk/p5p1/2b1p3/1p2q3/1N1p2P1/PP1B1P1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxc5 if Nxc5 Rxb4 Qa8 Rxc5 ]
c)
Frank Zeller vs Ilja Zaragatski, Germany, 2018
4BQ2/1rkb4/1p1p3p/2pP1pb1/2P1p2q/6NP/1PK2P2/R7 w - - 1 0
[ Bxd7 if Kxd7 Qf7+ mates ]
d)
Ketino Kachiani-G vs Alina Rath, Germany, 2018
2r2r2/5npk/pq2pb1p/1p1p3Q/7P/P1N1P1P1/1P3PB1/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd5 if Qd8 Rxc8 Qxc8 Be4+ mates or if exd5 Rxc8 Rxc8 Qf5+ ]
e)
Mariya Muzychuk vs Diana Baciu, Germany, 2018
4r1k1/p5p1/N1p4p/5pq1/3Rp3/PP2P1P1/5PQP/n5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf1 if Nxb3 or Nc2 Qc4+ ]
2017-18 Chess Bundesliga puzzles, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mateusz Bartel vs Robert Zysk, Germany, 2018
Q7/2r2r1p/4p1pk/4Pp2/4q3/P7/1PPR4/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ Rh1+ if Kg7 Rxh7+ mates ]
b)
Alexander Donchenko vs Arno Zude, Germany, 2018
r2q1rk1/pp2bbpp/1n2pp2/4n3/5PP1/1QNNB2P/PP4B1/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ fxe5 Qxd3 Nd5 ]
c)
Emil Powierski vs Erasmus Gerigk, Germany, 2018
r3r1k1/pN4bp/1np3p1/5p2/3p4/1P4PB/P1PRbP1P/2B1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ba6 Rxe8+ Rxe8 Nc5 Re1+ Kg2 Bf1+ ]
d)
Anatoly Karpov vs Chao Li, Germany, 2017
8/5pk1/6p1/2q1p2p/3b3P/1Br3P1/P3QP2/4RK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc6 Qe4 Qf6 Qg2 Bxf2 if Qxf2 Rf3 or if Re2 Rc1+ mates ]
e)
Ha Thanh Nguyen vs Filiz Osmanodja, Germany, 2017
5rk1/1p3rb1/1B1p2p1/P2Np1n1/1P6/2P3Pp/4R2P/R6K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1+ Bg1 Nf3 ]
f)
Viktor Polischtschuk vs Lucas Van Foreest, Germany, 2017
r5rk/ppp1R1pp/8/4Bb1q/3Q4/2P2p1P/PP3PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg5 if Rxg7 Rxg7 ]
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