Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Dronavalli Harika.
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)
Harika vs Zulaikha Siti, Mumbai, 2003
1n1rn1k1/ppr1ppbp/3qb1p1/1PNp4/3P1N2/P3B1PP/3QPPB1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nfxe6 fxe6 Bf4 ]
b)
Harika vs Nath Saheli, Nakhchivan, 2003
4r1k1/p1qbrp1p/3p2p1/2pPP3/1pP2P2/6P1/PQ1N3P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne4 ]
c)
Harika vs N Raghavi, Bikaner, 2004
r2b1rk1/ppq2pp1/2pN3p/3n4/3R2bB/P3P3/BPQ2PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd5 cxd5 Qxc7 Bxc7 Nb5 ]
d)
Black to move and win. Judith Fuchs vs Harika, Heraklio, 2002
2r5/p3k2N/1p2p3/5p2/2PPp2n/r7/5PPP/1R2K1R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh8 Ng5 Rg8 ]
e)
Black to move and win. Maia Chiburdanidze vs Harika, Hyderabad, 2002
5rk1/1q3p1p/r1b2np1/PpR1P3/1Pp2P2/7P/2Q3B1/1N3RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxg2 Qxg2 Ne4 ]
Harika Puzzles, Part II. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
A Intykhap vs Harika, Mumbai, 2003
r5k1/5bpp/1p1p4/1PqP1p2/2PRpP2/8/r3B1PP/1R1Q1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe2 ]
b)
DMP Maheshika vs Harika, Negombo, 2003
r4rk1/ppq2pbp/2p3p1/2Pp4/1PnNn3/2N1P2P/P1Q2PP1/R3BK1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng3+ if fxg3 Nxe3+ ]
c)
Melanie Ohme vs Harika, Heraklio, 2004
8/7p/3p2p1/3Pp1k1/2Pb2r1/3B1K2/R4P1P/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...e4+ Bxe4 Rf4+ ]
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