'King's Knight Openings C40-49'
Here are some chess puzzles from the Philidor Defense (ECO C41)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Krum Georgiev vs Dimitar Pelitov, Pazardzik, 1974
r1bq1r2/pp1n1Qp1/2p4p/4k3/4N3/8/PPP2KPP/R1BR4 w - - 1 0
[ Bf4+ Kxe4 Re1+ Kd4 Be3+ Ke5 Bc5# ]
b)
White mates in 2.
John Van Der Wiel vs John Van Baarle, Amsterdam, 1983
r1b3kr/pp3R1p/1np1P2p/2b1p1qQ/2B1P3/8/PPP3PP/RN5K w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Edyta Brustman-Gawarecka vs Sirkka Landry-Vuorenpaa, Dubai, 1986
rnbb1rk1/1p3p2/p2p1PqQ/2pN2p1/2BN4/8/PPP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ Bxe7 Qxg6+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Nicola Ambrosini vs Emil Muri, Chiasso, 1991
r1q1kb1r/pppn2pp/3n4/3Bp1B1/8/1Q6/PPP2PPP/RN2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf7+ Nxf7 Qe6+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
David Laugery vs Joe Keaveney, Mingara, 2000
r2qkbnr/pp4p1/2p1p2p/2p1N3/4P3/2NP4/PPP2PPP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qh5+ if Ke7 Qf7+ Kd6 Nc4# ]
1a)
mate in 4
Krum Georgiev vs Dimitar Pelitov
Philidor Defense (C41) puzzles, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Paul Visser vs Hans Spronk, Soest, 2000
rn1qk1nr/pp1bb1pp/3P1p2/4N3/2B1P3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qh5+ g6 Bf7+ Kf8 Bh6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Andreas Schweitzer vs Jahja Eskandary, Germany, 2000
r1bq2nr/pppn2p1/5k1p/3QN3/1b2P3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1B1K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Qf7+ Kxe5 Bf4+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Jens Jonitz vs Juergen Klueners, Germany, 2000
r1b2r1k/ppp3pp/3n4/4Np2/1bBR4/4B3/P1P2PPP/2K1R3 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Samir Rejaibi vs Gerard Drogou, Saint-Quentin, 2001
r1brkb2/2qn3p/ppp2npB/4p3/P1Q1P3/2N2N1P/1PP2PP1/R2R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe6+ Be7 Ng5 ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Jozsef Veres vs Janos Forgo, Heves, 2001
r1b2k1r/pp1nbBpp/1qpp1n2/4p1N1/3PP3/1QP5/PP3PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Ne6+ Kxf7 Ng5+ Kg6 Qf7+ Kh6 Ne6+ ]
2e)
mate in 5
Jozsef Veres vs Janos Forgo
Philidor Defense (C41) puzzles, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Kamran Shirazi vs Tony Infantino, Metz, 2005
r1bq2nr/ppp2Qpp/1n1k4/4N1b1/2B1PB2/8/PPP2PPP/RN2K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Nd7+ if Bxf4 or Kc6 Qe6# ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Errol Delcour vs Dinko Giadrosic, Charleroi, 2005
r1b4r/pp3ppp/2pk4/4n1B1/3NP1n1/2N5/PPP1B1PP/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Ndb5+ Kc5 Na4+ Kb4 Bd2+ Kxa4 b3# ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Fatih Gokcen vs Neset Ulken, Mersin, 2006
r1bqk1nr/ppp1bppp/8/2nQp3/2B1P3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1K2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qxf7+ Kd7 Nxe5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Mikhail Yakovlev vs Konstantin Beloshapkin, Tomsk, 2006
r1bq2kr/ppp1b1pp/5n2/3Nn1N1/2Q1P3/8/PPP2PPP/R1B1K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Nxf6+ Kf8 Ngxh7+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Roger Salazar vs Francisco Yanqui, South America, 2006
r1b2k1r/pppn2bp/5Pp1/2qN2Bn/2B5/5N2/PPP1Q1PP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Qe7+ Qxe7+ fxe7+ Ke8 Nxc7# ]
3b)
mate in 4
Errol Delcour vs Dinko Giadrosic
Philidor Defense (C41) puzzles, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Jean Netzer vs Jaume Mundet, Figueres, 2006
r1b1kbr1/p3qp2/1pp3p1/4n1Bp/2B1P1n1/2NQ1N2/PPP4P/2KR2R1 w q - 1 0
[ Qd8+ ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Olga Ivanenko vs Nemana Sadovski, Nikolaev, 2006
r1bqr3/ppNnb1pp/2np1k2/8/2B1PP2/8/PPP3PP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd5 if Kg6 f5+ Kh5 Qd1+ Kh4 g3+ or if Nde5 fxe5+ Nxe5 Rf1+ ]
c)
White mates in 5.
Mikhail Khudov vs Marija Larina, Dmitrov, 2007
r1b2k1r/pp1nbBpp/1qpp1n2/4p1N1/3PP3/1QP5/PP3PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Ne6+ Kxf7 Ng5+ if Kg6 Qf7+ Kh6 Ne6+ or if Ke8 Qf7+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Orkhan Huseyn vs Beka Pipia, Batumi, 2010
r1b2rk1/1pn2ppp/1qp2b2/p3p2Q/P1B1P3/2NR3P/1PP2PP1/2BR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf7+ Rxf7 Rd8+ ]
e)
White mates in 6.
Ricardo Leyva vs David Finol Berrueta, Barquisimeto, 2012
2b1kb1r/r1q2ppp/p7/1ppBn1B1/8/4Q3/PPP2P1P/2KR2R1 w k - 1 0
[ Bc6+ Bd7 Bxd7+ Qxd7 Qxe5+ Be7 Qb8+ Bd8 Qxd8+ ]
4e)
mate in 6
Ricardo Leyva vs David Finol Berrueta
Philidor Defense (C41) puzzles, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Jorgen Nielsen vs Jens Hartung-Nielsen, Copenhagen, 1977
r4rk1/pp3bbp/3p4/q1p5/4N3/4B3/PPPQ1PP1/2KR1B1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxb2+ Kxb2 Qxa2+ ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Robert Gattermayer vs Max Hofmann, Finkenstein, 1990
2kr4/pp3ppp/2p2B2/2b1q2b/Q3P3/2N4P/PPP2PP1/3BK2R b K - 0 1
[ ...Qxc3+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Marcos Willian Ribeiro vs Bruno Morado Rodrigues, Sao Paulo, 2013
r5kr/pp4pp/2p5/2bpP3/4nPb1/2P2RPq/PP5P/RNB2Q1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxg3+ Rxg3 Qxf1+ ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Samuel Gering vs Uwe Kersten, Germany, 2014
r1b1r1k1/pp3ppp/5n2/2b4q/5P2/1Q1B1N2/PPPB2PP/4RK1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf3+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Khoi Pham vs Taylan Guelsen, Utrecht, 2017
r4rk1/p4ppp/2pp1b2/q7/1pb1PP2/P3B2P/1PPQN3/2KR2NR b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxb2+ if Kb1 Qxa3 c3 Qa2+ ]
5c)
mate in 3
Marcos Willian Ribeiro vs Bruno Morado Rodrigues
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