Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Valentina Gunina.
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)
Black to move and win. Odd Mikalsen vs Gunina, Kalottumeringen, 1999
4rrk1/ppp2ppp/2qb4/5Q2/3P1n2/4NN2/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne2+ ]
b)
Gunina vs Tamara Chistiakova, Toljatti, 2000
3r3k/1p4pp/p7/5p2/3n4/P3QP1P/BP3P1q/2R1K3 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd4 ]
c)
Gunina vs Denis Safonchikov, Vadso, 2000
6k1/5pb1/pq6/1p2r1Rp/3N4/2P5/PP3QP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ if Kxg7 Nf5+ ]
d)
Black to move and win. Lija Kucherenko vs Gunina, Toljatti, 2000
8/1p1b4/3P4/2N5/2PR1k2/5p2/4r3/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Kg3 if Ne4+ Rxe4 or if Rd1 Bc6 ]
e)
Black Mates in 5. Laura Ross vs Gunina, Heraklio, 2002
7k/1b4b1/pQ1p2pp/3q1p2/p2P2r1/8/1P1B1PPP/2R2B1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2+ Bxg2 Bxg2+ Kg1 Be4+ ]
f)
Black Mates in 4. Maria Sarquis vs Gunina, Heraklio, 2004
1k2r3/7p/1p6/2p1r1nP/p1Pp1Np1/3K2P1/PPR2P2/2R5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re3+ fxe3 Rxe3+ Kd2 Nf3+ ]
g)
Black to move and win. Elizaveta Bronnikova vs Gunina, Samara, 2005
1k6/2b5/p3q3/1p6/7P/P1P5/1P3QR1/3r1N1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf1+ Qxf1 Qh3+ Kg1 Bb6+ ]
Puzzles by Russian GMs
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