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Here are some chess puzzles from 2018-19 Bundesliga games.
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.
Alina Zahn vs Angelika Valkova, Germany, 2018
3r4/pp1b1q2/4kN1p/3NPp2/4pP1n/1Q6/PP5P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Nc7+ ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Boris Margoline vs Zdenko Kozul, Germany, 2019
3qb2r/pp3pk1/2p1pR1R/2PrN1P1/3P1Q1P/8/PP6/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7+ ]

c)
White mates in 2.
Lisa Hapala vs Filiz Osmanodja, Germany, 2019
6k1/2R4r/2p3N1/1p1pBN2/1P1P2b1/6K1/5nP1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nh6+ ]

d)
Black mates in 2.
Jana Boehm vs Christina Winterholler, Germany, 2019
r4rk1/b4pp1/p1Pp3p/3Pp3/Q7/2PP1bNq/RP1B1Pn1/R4K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf4+ ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Maria Gosciniak vs Kamen Mar, Germany, 2018
2Q5/3nkprp/p3q3/4p1P1/1p2b2r/1P2B1N1/P1P4P/1K1R2R1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc5+ ]

Puzzles from 2018-19 Bundesliga games, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Ivan Cheparinov vs Francesco De Gleria, Germany, 2018
2rB4/1p4pp/p5k1/4pp2/2B1b3/2P5/P1PR3P/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rd6+ Kh5 Be2+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Lena Georgescu, Germany, 2019
8/1R6/2pkbPp1/p1N5/P2KPr2/8/8/8 w - - 1 0
[ f7 g5 f8/Q+ Rxf8 e5# ]

c)
White mates in 3.
David Baramidze vs Lars Thiede, Germany, 2019
8/2pr1P1p/8/R7/6pk/brp1B3/7P/4RK2 w - - 1 0
[ Bf2+ if g3 Re4+ ]

d)
Black mates in 3.
Stefanie Duessler vs Martina Korenova, Germany, 2018
6k1/5ppp/1q2b3/4p1P1/PrpbPn2/K4R1P/2Q2P2/2NB3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb2 if Nb3 Qd6+ or if Qd2 Bc5+ ]

e)
Black mates in 3.
Allan Stig Rasmussen vs Michael Prusikin, Germany, 2018
7r/1p3pk1/1Qp5/p1N1P1p1/3P4/5KPq/PP1R1n1r/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf5+ if Ke2 Ng4+ ]

Puzzles from 2018-19 Bundesliga games, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Zoja Schleining vs Alina Kashlinskaya, Germany, 2019
8/5ppk/4p2p/1QBp1n2/3Pn3/4PPP1/4B1KP/4q3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe3+ Kh3 Nf2+ Kh4 Ng2+ ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Hana Kubikova vs Marine Zschischang, Germany, 2018
1Q2nR2/1p1k1r2/2b1q3/2Pp4/P2Pp3/6B1/4B2P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe8 Qxe8 Qd6+ Kc8 Bg4+ ]

c)
White mates in 5.
Stanislav Savchenko vs Jonas Lampert, Germany, 2018
2R5/1p2Npk1/5p1p/8/r2B1n2/n4P1P/6P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ Kh7 Bxf6 if Ng6 Rg7+ Kh8 Rxf7# ]

d)
White mates in 6.
Filiz Osmanodja vs Karina Ambartsumova, Germany, 2018
1r1q1b2/1bp1r1pk/5n2/1p2pNR1/4p2B/1p1P1Q1P/1PP2P2/2K3R1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh5+ if Kg8 Nh6+ Kh7 Qf5+ Kh8 Qxf6
or if Nxh5 Qxh5+ Kg8 Nh6+ Kh8 Ng4+ Kg8 Nf6# ]

e)
Evgeny Alekseev vs Igor Khenkin, Germany, 2018
7k/1p4pp/p1p2n2/4b3/1Pq1P3/P2r1NP1/4QPKP/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ Rd1 if Rc3 Qxc4 Rxc4 Nxe5 ]

King-pawn Opening Series



Puzzles from 2018-19 Bundesliga games, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Iris Mai vs Iamze Tammert-Tvauri, Germany, 2018
3r1bk1/5p2/pp3rpp/q2pN3/P2Pn3/1PPQ4/1B5P/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6 if Nxf6 Nc6 ]

b)
Dirk Sebastian vs Nikola Nestorovic, Germany, 2018
b1r5/5qk1/1pNp3p/3Ppp2/7P/1PQ5/1P4PK/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ Qg3+ if Kf6 Nxe5 or if Qg6 Qxg6+ Kxg6 Ne7+ ]

c)
Uwe Boensch vs Aleksandar Berelovich, Germany, 2019
rnb2b2/p4pkp/3p1Np1/3P2B1/2p5/5N1P/1P3PP1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne8+ Kg8 Nc7 ]

d)
Alexander Moiseenko vs Artur Jakubiec, Germany, 2019
r6k/pp4bp/4Q3/1P6/4p1p1/3qB1P1/1P4PP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rc8+ if Bf8 Qf6+ ]

e)
Zuzana Hagarova vs Manuela Mader, Germany, 2019
5r2/p6k/2p3p1/1p3p1p/1nnq4/8/PPB1QRP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe7+ if Qg7 Qxb4 ]

Puzzles from 2018-19 Bundesliga games, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Spartak Grigorian vs Filip Boe Olsen, Germany, 2019
3r2k1/4bp1p/2p2p2/1p2nN1N/1q2P3/1b6/1PQ1BPPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe7+ Kf8 Nxc6 ]

b)
Jan Sprenger vs Lubomir Ftacnik, Germany, 2019
4kn2/2r1b2r/p2pP3/q3p1Pp/1p6/5Q2/PPP2R2/R1B3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qa8+ Bd8 Rxf8+ Kxf8 Qxd8+ ]

c)
Peter Leko vs Luke McShane, Germany, 2018
5rk1/6pp/8/RR6/1q6/8/2K5/3Q4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc8+ Kd3 Rd8+ if Rd5 Qxa5 or if Ke3 Qc3+ Ke2 Qc4+ ]

d)
Roi Miedema vs Thies Heinemann, Germany, 2018
2rq1rk1/p3bppp/4p3/2p5/1PPn4/2Q3P1/PB3PBP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne2+ if Rxe2 Qxd1+ ]

e)
Konstantin Tarlev vs Falk Hoffmeyer, Germany, 2018
r4rk1/1pqb1ppp/5bn1/1BPpn3/1P1N4/1QP1B3/3N2PP/1R3R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4 if Bg1 Bxd4 cxd4 Bxb5 ]

Puzzles from 2018-19 Bundesliga games, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Erasmus Gerigk vs Jonny Hector, Germany, 2018
2nr1r1k/p5pp/1pq3n1/2p2p1N/5P2/1QPP3P/PP4P1/2BRR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh4 if Rd2 Qg6 ]

b)
Yuliya Shvayger vs Fiona Sieber, Germany, 2019
2r2rk1/1q3pp1/p2p1n1p/5Q2/2pRP3/P7/BPP2PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc5 (...Qxb2 Rxc4 =) if Qf4 Qxb2 ]

c)
Martina Korenova vs Dina Belenkaya, Germany, 2019
2r3r1/1p2k2p/p1n1b3/5p2/P1BNp3/1P6/5PPP/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxd4 Rxd4 b5 ]

d)
Davit Lobzhanidze vs Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Germany, 2019
8/8/1b6/1p2k2p/p3p3/PP2B2P/2P1K3/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxe3 if Kxe3 b4 or if bxa4 Ba7 axb5 Kd4 a4 Kc4 ]

e)
Niclas Huschenbeth vs Mateusz Bartel, Germany, 2019
6k1/p5pp/2pb4/3pn2q/N7/4BPPn/P3N1BP/2RR3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf3 if Bxf3 Qxf3# or if Bf1 Nf2+ ]


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