Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Daniel Campora.
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)
Campora vs Jose Gutierrez, Bogota, 1980
1r3rbk/p3pqb1/2B3pp/1Pp1P2n/2p2P1N/6PP/1B2Q2K/1R3R2 w - - 0 1
[ e6 if Qxe6 Qxe6 w/Nxg6+ ]
b)
Campora vs Dusan Rajkovic, Vrsac, 1981
5r1k/1b4pp/8/3p1BqP/p2Q2P1/P7/1PR5/1K6 w - - 0 1
[ Qb4 if Rb8 Qxb7 ]
c)
White Mates in 3. Campora vs Osman Palos, Tuzle, 1983
k1br4/ppQ5/8/2PB3p/7b/8/PP6/7K w - - 0 1
[ c6 if b6 Qxc8+ ]
d)
Campora vs Arthur Van De Oudeseetering, Dieren, 1985
1k1r3r/1b1pn1p1/1p5p/1P1Bp3/5q2/2Qp1N2/1P3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxb7 if Kxb7 Ra7+ mates ]
e)
Campora vs Pavle Orlov, Pancevo, 1985
rnb1kb1r/p4p2/2pp1ppp/8/2BNP3/2N5/PqP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 0 1
[ Nd5 if Qb7 Rb1 Qd7 Nxf6+ or if cxd5 Bxd5 Bb7 Rb1 ]
Campora Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Campora vs Turhan Yilmaz, Dubai, 1986
br1qr1k1/b1pnnp2/p2p2p1/P4PB1/3NP2Q/2P3N1/B5PP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf7+ ]
b)
Campora vs Lajos Portisch, Sarajevo, 1986
3b2k1/q4npp/P2p4/1r1Ppp2/8/2B5/1PQ2PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qa4 ]
c)
Campora vs Alejandro Hoffman, Argentina, 1987
5rk1/5ppp/p1p2b2/2P2b2/2rB1P2/2N3P1/KP5P/3RR3 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 gxf6 Kb3 if Rxc5 Kb4 ]
d)
Campora vs Ariel Sorin, Argentina, 1987
2k4r/3r1pbb/p6p/q1Bp2pP/3N4/4R3/PQP2PP1/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Bb6 if Qa4 Ra3 ]
e)
Campora vs Daniel King, Bern, 1987
8/6kp/p1rn2p1/8/P7/7P/4B1P1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf3 ]
Campora Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Campora vs Andreas Dueckstein, Brocco, 1988
5rk1/p3r1p1/1p2b2p/3pP3/5R2/P2B4/2P3PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh7+ ]
b)
White Mates in 5. Campora vs Byron Jacobs, Lugano, 1988
4Rrk1/ppp2rp1/3p2Qp/5n2/6N1/4R3/5P1K/B2q4 w - - 0 1
[ Nxh6+ if Nxh6 Rxf8+ Kxf8 Bxg7+ or if Kh8 Nxf7+ Kg8 Nh6+ ]
c)
Campora vs Kimmo Valkesalmi, Salonika, 1988
1nb1r3/5r1k/p2p1p1q/2pPp2p/PpP1P2P/1P3NR1/3Q1P2/3B2KR w - - 0 1
[ Ng5+ fxg5 hxg5 Qg6 Bxh5 Qxe4 g6+ mates ]
d)
Campora vs Diego Walicki, Buenos Aires, 1989
r3rnk1/1pp1n1p1/1p1p1p2/7p/P1PBPPqP/1P4P1/1Q4BK/4RR2 w - - 0 1
[ f5 w/Bf3 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Campora vs Andrei Kharitonov, Moscow, 1989
5r1k/7b/4B3/6K1/3R1N2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ ]
Campora Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win.
a)
Campora vs Joseph Gallagher, Biel, 1991
2r4k/2P2R1p/3p3P/2r5/8/8/KR6/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rb8 if R5xc7 Rf8+ ]
b)
Campora vs Aleksa Strikovic, Cordoba, 1991
5k2/2r1Rp1p/n4Pp1/3B4/ppP3b1/3N4/P1P4P/1K6 w - - 0 1
[ Nxb4 ]
c)
Campora vs Juan Aguilera, Osuna, 1991
r6r/pp1kbppp/2p1b3/2qp2B1/3N4/2P2Q2/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ b4 if Qb6 Nxe6 w/Qf7 & Qxe6+ or if Qd6 Bf4 ]
d)
Campora vs Ros Eskisabel, Osuna, 1991
3rk2r/1pQ2p1p/p1n2q2/2p1p3/8/2B3P1/P4PBP/3R2K1 w k - 0 1
[ Bxc6+ bxc6 Rxd8+ Qxd8 Qxe5+ w/Qxh8 ]
e)
Campora vs Jaan Eslon, Puebla Cazalla, 1991
r2qr1k1/p1pbbppp/2pp4/4P3/3N2n1/2N2Q2/PPP2PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ e6 ]
Campora Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 3. Campora vs Boris Zlotnik, Sevilla, 1992
2b2r1k/1p2R3/2n2r1p/p1P1N1p1/2B3P1/P6P/1P3R2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ ]
b)
Campora vs Alvarez Ibarra, Canete, 1994
4rr2/1R4pk/6p1/3Nn1bp/P3P3/2Q4P/3q2B1/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Qxd2 Bxd2 Nf6+ ]
c)
Campora vs Karl Robatsch, Moscow, 1994
2r1k2r/pp2pp2/1qnp3p/5b2/4N3/1N1B1P2/PbPQ2PP/4RR1K w k - 0 1
[ Nxd6+ ]
d)
Campora vs Bela Toth, Switzerland, 1996
6k1/2p2p1p/6p1/2b5/2P2QP1/3q3P/1r3PB1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re8+ w/Qe5+ or Bd5 ]
e)
Campora vs Bengoa Diaz, Dos Hermanas, 1998
2r3k1/p2qb1rp/1pnp1pp1/3N3Q/2P2P2/2B3R1/PP4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe7 Nxe7 Nxf6+ Kf7 Nxd7 gxh5 Rxg7+ ]
Campora Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Campora vs Daniel Navarrete, Benasque, 1999
4r1k1/ppp2ppp/1bqp4/3nr3/6bN/2PQ2P1/PP1B1PBP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd5 ]
b)
Campora vs Marcelo Tempone, Buenos Aires, 1999
r4bk1/p4pp1/1p3R1B/q2B2Q1/2bP2P1/2N4P/PPP4K/4r3 w - - 0 1
[ Rg6 if Bxd5 Rxg7+ Kh8 Rg8+ Kh7 Bxf8 ]
c)
Campora vs Gatto Aguilar, Lima, 1999
r2qr2k/6pp/2npp3/ppp1p3/4P2Q/3P1N2/PPP2PPP/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 ]
d)
Campora vs Granero Roca, Andorra, 2000
r2b2rk/1p3Qpp/2p2n2/2P1BN2/1P2q3/8/6PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxd8 if Raxd8 Bxf6 ]
e)
Campora vs Martinez Rodriguez, Navalmoral, 2000
r1b1r3/p2q2kp/1p1P2p1/2p2pB1/1nBb3Q/2N5/PP4PP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd4 Rxe1+ Qxe1 if cxd4 Qe5+ mates ]
Campora Puzzles, Part VII. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Campora vs Daniel Izquierdo, Asuncion, 2003
2b2rk1/r1Bn1ppp/p3p3/1p2P3/2pR4/6P1/P1P2PBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 if Bxd7 Bb6 ]
b)
Campora vs Jaan Ehlvest, Santo Domingo, 2003
r4rk1/1bq1bpp1/pp1ppn1p/8/1PnNPPP1/P1N1B3/4B2P/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc4 Qxc4 Nb1 if Qa2 Rf2 ]
c)
Campora vs Oleg Korneev, Sevilla, 2004
1q1b1k1r/2r2ppp/pNRp1n2/P3p3/Q3P3/3B4/1P3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc7 Bxc7 Nd7+ Nxd7 Qxd7 w/Rc8(+) ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Campora vs Jorge Llorente, Coria del Rio, 2004
6k1/1p5p/1p2bp2/1Pnp1N2/1r6/3nBB2/1P4PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ra8+ if Bc8 Bxd5+ or if Kf7 Bh5# ]
e)
Campora vs Gonzalez Marquez, Sevilla, 2006
1q2brk1/1r3p1p/2p1p1p1/2Pn2NP/pp1P4/P4QP1/1PB2P2/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Nxh7 if Kxh7 hxg6+ Kg7 Rh7+ mates ]
f)
White Mates in 5. Campora vs Stanislav Mikheev, Calvia, 2004
4r2R/3q1kbR/1p4p1/p1pP1pP1/P1P2P2/K5Q1/1P2p3/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ if Kxg7 Qc3+ ]
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