Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ivan Cheparinov.
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)
White Mates in 6. Cheparinov vs Beniamin Galstian, Cannes, 1997
r2r1n1k/1p1bqpp1/2p1pN1p/p3P1P1/3P1P2/2PB1Q1R/7P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6+ gxh6 Qh5 ]
b)
White Mates in 3. Cheparinov vs Branko Macanga, Vukovar, 2001
2b1r2r/2q1p1kn/pN1pPp2/P2P1RpQ/3p4/3B4/1P4PP/R6K w - - 0 1
[ Qf7+ w/Rxf6+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Cheparinov vs Lenier Dominguez, Linares, 2002
4rb2/1pr4k/p3qPRp/3pp2Q/7P/1P6/PBP5/1K4R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6+ Bxh6 Rg6 Kh8 Rxh6+ ]
d)
Cheparinov vs Jesus Cortes Bueno, Pamplona, 2003
4q1k1/1br1b1p1/pNnpprPp/8/1pB1PP2/4B3/PPPQ4/1K4RR w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 if exd5 Qxd5+ Kh8 Rxh6+ mates ]
e)
Cheparinov vs Velislav Kukov, Pernik, 2003
r3kbnr/1p3ppp/p1n1p3/2Pp1qB1/8/2P2N2/PP3PPP/R2QKB1R w - - 0 1
[ Bd3 Qg4 h3 ]
Cheparinov Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Cheparinov vs Valentin Iotov, Sofia, 2003
3R4/5p2/4bk2/p1q2p2/1p3b2/1P6/P1P5/1K5Q w - - 0 1
[ Qh8+ Ke7 Qf8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 5. Cheparinov vs Kalin Karakehajov, Sofia, 2003
2r4r/p3Ppk1/bp1PnNp1/1q6/3Q4/1P6/PB4P1/1B1R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne8+ Kh6 Qxh8+ Kg5 Bf6+ ]
c)
White Mates in 6. Cheparinov vs Dejan Antic, Internet, 2003
q1Q2b1k/2R4P/3p1PR1/1p2p3/2b1P3/r7/1KP5/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rg8+ Bxg8 hxg8/Q+ Kxg8 Qg4+ ]
d)
Cheparinov vs Sergei Movsesian, Coria del Rio, 2004
1rb1r1k1/2q1b2p/p1n2ppP/1p3P2/6P1/P3B3/1PPQ2B1/1K1R3R w - - 0 1
[ Qd5+ Kh8 Qxc6 Qxc6 Bxc6 if Rg8 Ba7 ]
e)
Cheparinov vs Masha Klinova, Metz, 2005
rn1q1rk1/1p2b1pp/2ppp3/p1n3P1/2P2P2/2N5/PPB2P1P/R1BQK2R w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ if Kxh7 Qh5+ mates or if Kh8 Qh5 Bxg5 fxg5 Rf7 Bg6 ]
f)
White Mates in 4. Cheparinov vs Jordan Ivanov, Elgoibar, 2004
2R2bk1/r4ppp/3pp3/1B2n1P1/3QP2P/5P2/1PK5/7q w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ ]
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