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 Nath Saheli, Nakhchivan, 2003
4r1k1/p1qbrp1p/3p2p1/2pPP3/1pP2P2/6P1/PQ1N3P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne4 ]
b)
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 ]
c)
Black to move and win. Melanie Ohme vs Harika, Heraklio, 2004
8/7p/3p2p1/3Pp1k1/2Pb2r1/3B1K2/R4P1P/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...e4+ Bxe4 Rf4+ ]
Indian GMs
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