Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Vugar Gashimov.
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. Gashimov vs Ilya Zarezenko, Cannes, 1997
4q1rk/6Rp/5p2/1pb1p3/2n3Q1/8/2P3PP/2BR3K w - - 0 1
[ Rdd7 ]
b)
Gashimov vs Antonio Granero Roca, Montanchez, 1998
b1rr2k1/3N1p1p/1Qn1p1p1/p7/Pp2P3/7P/1qP2PP1/3RRBK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ba6 ]
c)
Gashimov vs Wojciech Ehrenfeucht, Bydgoszcz, 1999
3q1rk1/1p3pbp/2n3p1/pNrnp3/P7/1QP3PB/1P3P1P/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd1 w/c4 ]
d)
White Mates in 6. Gashimov vs Philipp Balcerak, Litohoto, 1999
3q3k/2b3p1/p4nB1/4pR1p/PrN1P1pQ/1P6/2P4P/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rxh5+ Nxh5 Qxh5+ Kg8 Qh7+ ]
e)
Gashimov vs Alexander Riazantsev, Gurzuf, 2000
r4r1R/p3k3/4q3/1p2Qp2/3p4/1PP1n2N/P6K/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Rh7+ Rf7 Rxf7+ w/Ng5+ ]
Gashimov Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Gashimov vs Namig Gouliev, Baku, 2001
r2r2k1/pb2qppp/1p2p3/2p1N2n/3P1Q2/3B2R1/PPP2PPP/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Qh6 ]
b)
Gashimov vs Azer Mirzoev, Baku, 2001
r6k/1b3R1p/p1q2P1r/6p1/3B4/2P5/P1P2RPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxb7 if Qxb7 or Kg8 f7+ mates ]
c)
Gashimov vs Baadur Jobava, Batumi, 2002
1rq5/1p2ppk1/pR3b2/P1P1pPp1/1P2B2p/r6P/3R1PPK/3Q4 w - - 0 1
[ Qc1 if Ra4 Bc2 ]
d)
Gashimov vs Mateusz Bartel, Istanbul, 2003
2r5/pp1r1kp1/5pNp/3p3P/P2q4/Q7/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh3 (Qe6#) ]
e)
Gashimov vs Bjorn Ahlander, Saint Vincent, 2005
5rk1/5pp1/4rb1p/4pN1Q/4P3/2P4R/1q4PP/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Nxh6+ if gxh6 Qxh6 Rb8 Rg3+ ]
Gashimov Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Gashimov vs Fred Berend, Calvia, 2004
2b2R2/1p6/r5k1/p2pp1Np/2r4P/2P3P1/P1PK4/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rg8+ Kh6 Rf7 ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Gashimov vs Nikoloz Managadze, Athens, 2005
7k/p3q2p/1p1Rp2Q/4rp2/2p4P/6P1/PPP4K/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rd7 ]
c)
Gashimov vs Mateusz Bartel, Istanbul, 2005
r1q5/rR6/P1p3k1/2Nnpppp/8/1R4PP/2PQ1P1K/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd5 ]
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