Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Tigran Gharamian.
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)
Gharamian vs Patrick Donrault, France, 2005
r6r/pbkq3p/2pbp3/3pQ3/8/3B2R1/PPPB1PP1/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Ba5+ ]
b)
Gharamian vs Arnaud Jossien, Bethune, 2005
q4rk1/p1r2p1p/1pnp1bp1/3b1N1Q/1P6/P2B4/3N1PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nh6+ Kg7 Qxd5 Kxh6 b5 ]
c)
Gharamian vs Sergei Ivanov, Cappelle la Grande, 2006
r3b2k/pR2n1p1/2nNp2p/3pP3/3r4/3B4/P1P3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf8+ Ng8 Rxe8 if Rxe8 Nf7# ]
d)
Gharamian vs Xavier Rouze, Bethune, 2006
2b2rk1/1p3pb1/5rpp/nN1Bp3/p7/2P1B3/PP3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc5 if Re8 Nc7 ]
e)
Gharamian vs Kostas Soultatis, Nikea, 2007
1r3r1k/p2q2p1/2pb1pn1/2p1pbNp/2Q1N2P/PP1PBP2/2P3P1/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd6 if Qxd6 Nf7+ ]
Gharamian Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Gharamian vs Andreas Schmitz, Calvia, 2007
1Rb5/5k1p/pK2p3/3p4/3N1P2/1Pr5/P6P/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nc6 Bd7 Ne5+ if Ke7 Rb7 ]
b)
Gharamian vs Thanh-Tong Nguyen, France, 2007
1r3r1k/4N1pp/pb3p2/3ppP2/P1Q1P3/qPR5/6PP/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ if hxg6 Qxd5 or if Kg8 Rxd5 Rf7 Qc8+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Gharamian vs Eric Prie, Belgium, 2011
r1nrb3/1pq2pk1/4pNpp/p2p2Q1/P2P4/1PP2PN1/4R1PP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Ngh5+ Kf8 Nh7+ Kg8 Qxh6 ]
d)
White Mates in 3. Gharamian vs B Adhiban, Paris, 2010
r6r/1p2pp1k/p1b2q1p/4pP2/6QR/3B2P1/P1P2K2/7R w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6+ Qxh6 f6+ e4 Qg7# ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Gharamian vs Roman Slobodjan, Germany, 2011
1n4k1/r3qppp/p5P1/3rN3/6P1/4P3/P4PB1/2R1K2R w K - 0 1
[ gxh7+ Kh8 Nxf7+ Qxf7 Rc8+ ]
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