Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Nana Dzagnidze.
White to move and win except where noted.

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
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a)

Dzagnidze vs Shadi Paridar, Marina d'Or, 1998
3r2k1/pr2Rpnp/q1pP2p1/2P5/1p6/6P1/P2Q1PBP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf1 ]

b)

Dzagnidze vs Simona Limontaite, Oropesa, 1999
r1b1r2k/ppq3pB/1np1p2p/3nN3/3P3B/P7/1PQ2PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bg3 ]

c)

White Mates in 4. Dzagnidze vs Nadia Ortiz Aguirre, Oropesa, 2000
3r4/1prn1Rbk/p2qB1p1/2pPp3/4P3/P6P/1P4P1/2Q2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ if Kxg7 Rf7+ ]

d)

White Mates in 6. Dzagnidze vs Bachana Morchiashvili, Tbilisi, 2000
6Q1/q6p/Pb1p1kp1/3Bpp2/2P5/3PP1P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf8+ Kg5 Bf3 Qf7 Qxf7 h5 Qf8 ]

e)

Dzagnidze vs Farhad Tahirov, Batumi, 2001
r4r1k/pbq2p1p/1p1bpp2/2pP4/3P1PQ1/1P1BP3/PB4PP/R4nK1 w - - 0 1
[ dxc5 Be5 Qh3 f5 Bxe5 ]

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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Nana Dzagnidze. White to move and win except where noted.

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Nana Dzagnidze.
White to move and win except where noted.