Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Elina Danielian.
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 4. Danielian vs Anna Zatonskih, Duisburg, 1992
1r2b1qk/2r4p/2p3P1/p1PpN1Q1/P2R1P2/1P5B/n4K1P/6R1 w - - id 1-0
[ Nf7+ if Bxf7 g7+ ]
Correction by Jesús Soto. Thx !
b)
White Mates in 8. Danielian vs Liga Ungure, Simferopol, 1992
r3q1r1/2p1nk2/p2p2pB/3Pp3/2p1PpR1/2N2P1Q/PP6/2K3R1 w - - id 1-0
[ Rxf4+ if Nf5 Rxf5+ gxf5 Qxf5+ ]
c)
Danielian vs Tatjana Vasilevich, Bratislava, 1993
3k2r1/p1p5/1pQb2q1/1P2pN2/P3P2p/2P3P1/6K1/3R4 w - - id 1-0
[ Rxd6+ if cxd6 Qxd6+ Kc8 Qa8+ Kc7 Qxa7+ Kd8 Qe7+ Kc8 Nxd6+ ]
d)
White Mates in 3. Danielian vs Monica Calzetta, Buenos Aires, 1993
3r4/p4Q1p/1p2P2k/2p3pq/2P2B2/1P2p2P/P5P1/6K1 w - - id 1-0
[ Qf6+ ]
e)
White Mates in 7. Danielian vs Silvia Aleksieva, Svitavy, 1993
1R6/pN5R/bk2p1p1/3pPpP1/3P4/K3P3/1P4P1/5q2 w - - id 1-0
[ Na5+ Bb7 Rhxb7+ Ka6 Nb3 ]
Danielian Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Danielian vs Diana Darchia, Hania, 1994
rn3q2/pb2N1k1/1p1p1r1p/7Q/8/2bB4/P2N1PPP/4RRK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Qg4+ if Kf7 Bg6+ Kg7 Bc2+ Kf7 Bb3+ Ke8 Ng6+ ]
b)
Danielian vs Elvira Sakhatova, Yerevan, 1996
6k1/r2q1pbp/pRp3p1/3r1p2/N2P3P/4PQP1/1R3PK1/8 w - - id 1-0
[ Rb8+ Bf8 Nb6 ]
c)
Danielian vs Khalezov, Nizhnij Novgorod, 1999
3r1r1k/ppp1q1pp/2npb3/2b1np2/2PN1B2/1PN1P3/P2QBPPP/3R1RK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Bg5 if Qxg5 Nxe6 ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Danielian vs Alexandra Kosteniuk, Minsk, 2001
6rk/6pp/2p2p2/2B2P1q/1P2Pb2/1Q5P/2P2P2/3R3K w - - id 1-0
[ Qxg8+ ]
e)
Danielian vs Ekaterini Fakhiridou, Istanbul, 2003
1r1qr1k1/p3ppbp/3p2p1/n2Pn3/R2BP3/1P4PP/3N1PB1/1Q1R3K w - - id 1-0
[ f4 if Nd7 Bxg7 w/Qa1+ ]
Danielian Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Danielian vs Antoaneta Stefanova, Crete, 2007
4R1Q1/pp2q1rp/2p2p1k/2r2npP/5P2/4P3/PP2B3/1K4R1 w - - id 1-0
[ fxg5+ fxg5 Qe6+ ]
b)
Danielian vs Athanasios Karayannis, Athens, 2007
2rr2k1/1p3pp1/3q3p/pP1pR3/3NbP2/2N1Q2P/6P1/5BK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Nxe4 dxe4 Nf5 w/Ne7+ ]
c)
White Mates in 4. Danielian vs Nelly Aginian, Yerevan, 2005
5r2/1Q2Npkp/rn1R2p1/p7/qn3B2/6P1/4PPBP/2b3K1 w - - id 1-0
[ Be5+ Kh6 Nf5+ if Kg5 h4+ or if Kh5 Qf3+ ]
d)
White Mates in 2. Danielian vs Michail Brodsky, Cappelle la Grande, 2006
8/p2q1p1k/4pQp1/1p1b2Bp/7P/8/5PP1/6K1 w - - id 1-0
[ Bh6 ]
e)
Black to move and win. Olga Prokopenko vs Danielian, Bratislava, 1993
1rr3k1/4ppbp/6p1/7q/2N2Pn1/1N1Q3P/1P4P1/3R1R1K b - - id 0-1
[ ...Rxc4 Qxc4 Nf2+ ]
Danielian Puzzles, Part IV. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Jessica Ambats vs Danielian, Buenos Aires, 1993
8/5ppk/2B1n3/pR2P2p/2p2P2/P1P3nP/1r6/2N3K1 b - - id 0-1
[ ...Rc2 if Rb1 Rxc1+ ]
b)
Altyn Esirkepova vs Danielian, Medellin, 1996
6k1/2p2pbp/6p1/1P1P1b2/1q2p3/4P3/3QBPPP/r1BK3R b - - id 0-1
[ ...Bc3 if Qc2 Bb2 ]
c)
G Osoblivy vs Danielian, Novgorod, 1999
r1bqk2r/pp1n1ppp/2pbpn2/6N1/2BP1B2/8/PPP1NPPP/R2QK2R b KQkq - id 0-1
[ ...Bxf4 if Nxf4 Qa5+ ]
d)
Black Mates in 3. Sopio Gvetadze vs Danielian, Warsaw, 2001
8/6bk/1p6/5pBp/1P2b3/6QP/P5PK/5q2 b - - id 0-1
[ ...Be5 ]
e)
Ioulia Makka vs Danielian, Athens, 2006
q4rk1/4bppp/4p3/2p1P3/1pNn1B1P/1P2Q1P1/5Pb1/3R1RK1 b - - id 0-1
[ ...Nf3+ if Kxg7 Nxh4+ mates ]
f)
Zeinab Mamedjarova vs Danielian, Chisinau, 2005
6k1/4Qpp1/p3p3/1p2P3/1P1r4/P2q4/5PPP/4R1K1 b - - id 0-1
[ ...Qe2 if Rf1 Rd1 ]
g)
Arman Hayrapetian vs Danielian, Yerevan, 2005
4r1k1/1p3rpp/p4b2/2Rp3q/3P1B2/6QP/PP1R2P1/6K1 b - - id 0-1
[ ...Bh4 ]
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