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)
Gunina vs Tamara Chistiakova, Toljatti, 2000
3r3k/1p4pp/p7/5p2/3n4/P3QP1P/BP3P1q/2R1K3 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd4 ]
b)
Gunina vs Denis Safonchikov, Vadso, 2000
6k1/5pb1/pq6/1p2r1Rp/3N4/2P5/PP3QP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Qg3+ if Kf6 Qf4+ ]
c)
Gunina vs Anna Burtasova, Dagomys, 2004
3r1k2/6p1/1Nnr2p1/p1R1p1N1/1p6/1P5P/PB4P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc4 if Rd1+ Kh2 Rc8 Nb6 ]
d)
Gunina vs Sarolta Toth, Herceg Novi, 2005
r1b2rk1/p1q2pp1/2p2n1p/1pnPp3/2P1P1P1/P1B4P/1PQNB3/R3K2R w - - 0 1
[ Bb4 if Qb6 cxb5 ]
e)
Black to move and win. Odd Mikalsen vs Gunina, Kalottumeringen, 1999
4rrk1/ppp2ppp/2qb4/5Q2/3P1n2/4NN2/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne2+ ]
Gunina Puzzles, Part II. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
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 ]
b)
Andrey Sitnikov vs Gunina, Vadso, 2000
r4r1k/ppb4p/2p1bp1q/2Pp1n2/1P1PpPBP/P3P3/1B1N1K2/3Q2RR b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe3 ]
c)
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+ ]
d)
Sahar Huseynova vs Gunina, Herceg Novi, 2005
8/5pkp/6p1/8/Pp1P1b1q/1N3Q2/1P2B1P1/6Kn b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe1+ Bf1 Ng3 w/Be3+ (if Qxf4 Ne2+) ]
e)
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+ ]
f)
Elizaveta Bronnikova vs Gunina, Samara, 2005
1k6/2b5/p3q3/1p6/7P/P1P5/1P3QR1/3r1N1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf1+ Qxf1 Qh3+ Kg1 Bb6+ ]
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