Here are some chess puzzles from the games of John Donaldson.
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)
Donaldson vs Nigel Fullbrook, Vancouver, 1985
5R2/2r4p/1pB1k1p1/1P3pP1/1B2p3/8/4K2b/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rf6+ Ke5 Bd6+ ]
b)
Donaldson vs Peter Bereolos, Chicago, 1988
r6r/3k1p1p/p2q1QpB/1Pp1p3/8/2Nb4/PP3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd3 if Qxd3 Qc6+ mates ]
c)
Donaldson vs Anatoly Trubman, USA, 1990
6k1/pp1b1rn1/6Q1/3P3R/2p3P1/3q2BP/6BK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rh8+ Kxh8 Qxf7 if Be8 Qf8+ w/Be5 ]
d)
Donaldson vs Jorge Zamora, Bermuda, 1996
3rb1qk/pp1r2p1/3Pp1Bp/PPp1B2P/1n4Q1/6P1/5P2/1R1R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf4 ]
e)
Donaldson vs Charles Jones, Philadelphia, 1997
5r2/1R2p3/R2bk1pp/3p4/1B6/1P2P3/P3KP1r/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe7+ Kxe7 Bxd6+ ]
Donaldson Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Donaldson vs Mike Sailer, Sioux Falls, 1998
2b1qr1k/r1p1n1bp/6p1/1P2ppN1/1B1p4/1Q1P2P1/4PPBP/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc5 if Ra5 Qb5 w/Bxe7 ]
b)
White Mates in 5. Donaldson vs Bryan Smith, Los Angeles, 2000
1r2r2k/4q1b1/p3BnQ1/P1pp4/1P1PP3/6P1/1B4K1/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rh1+ Bh6 Rxh6+ Nh7 Qxh7+ ]
c)
Donaldson vs Jack Yoos, Vancouver, 2000
br2kr2/8/2p1q3/1n1pP1Q1/8/1P1B2P1/P6P/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ Kxf8 Rf1+ Ke8 Bb6+ ]
d)
Donaldson vs Robert Sulman, Stillwater, 2001
4nk2/r5qp/3p2p1/3p1p2/3P3Q/P4NP1/5PKP/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 ]
e)
Donaldson vs Sonny Kamberi, Oklahoma City, 2003
r4rk1/2p3pp/p7/1p2q2n/8/4P1N1/PPQ2PKP/R2R4 w - - 0 1
[ Qb3+ Kh8 Rd5 ]
f)
Donaldson vs Sergey Kudrin, Seattle, 2003
r1qr2k1/p4pp1/1pbBp1np/4P3/2P3R1/3B2Q1/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6 fxg6 Qxg6 Rxd6 exd6 if Qe8 Qh7+ Kf8 Bg6 w/Qh8# ]
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