Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Bu Xiangzhi.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
Black to move and win. Andreas Meschke vs Bu, Deizisau, 2000
5rk1/pp4b1/4b2p/P2rp3/1Pq5/1QP1BN2/6PP/1R3RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxb3 Rxb3 Rd3 ]
b)
Black to move and win. Teimour Radjabov vs Bu, New York, 2000
3r1rk1/1p4p1/pq6/3p1n2/8/6PQ/PP3R1P/3R2KB b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne3 if Rdd2 Rc8 ]
c)
Bu vs Franz Hoelzl, Bled, 2000
1r1q1rk1/pp3pbp/1n4p1/1b1Pp3/4N3/P3BQ2/BP3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc5 if Re8 Nd6 ]
d)
Bu vs Pontus Carlsson, Athens, 2001
8/4Bn2/6pp/3R1p1k/7P/2r3PK/5P2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bf6 if Rc4 Rd7 or if Rc7 g4# ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Bu vs Janez Barle, Bled, 2002
rn3k2/p2q1p1p/b2p1Bp1/1p1P4/1Qp5/P5P1/1P3PBP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd2 ]
Bu Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Bu vs Gadir Guseinov, Internet, 2005
5rk1/1pR2rpp/1q1p4/p2Pp3/P5Q1/1P3PP1/2R3KP/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7 Rxf7 Qe6 ]
b)
Black to move and win. Tomi Nyback vs Bu, Moscow, 2005
8/bp2r1pk/pq1B3p/5P1n/P7/2N5/1P4QP/3R3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd6 ]
c)
Black to move and win. Michail Panarin vs Bu, Internet, 2005
2b1r1k1/4r1p1/3p3p/p1qPn2R/PpP2p2/1P3N1P/1Q2B1P1/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf3 if Bxf3 Re1 ]
d)
Black Mates in 4. Wu Wenjin vs Bu, Beijing, 2005
2r1k2r/1p2pp1p/1p2b1pQ/4B3/3n4/2qB4/P1P2PPP/2KRR3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc2+ ]
Other Chinese GMs
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