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+ ]
Dronavalli Harika Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Dronavalli Harika vs Bobby Beeke, Vlissingen, 8/6/2012
1b1r2k1/rb1nq1p1/p4pBp/2pp4/2P2P1B/P1N5/6PP/1R1Q1R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rxb7 if Rxb7 Qxd5+ ]
b)
Dronavalli Harika vs Maya Porat, Istanbul, 9/7/2012
3r2k1/2pP1q2/p6p/np2B1p1/3P4/2P3P1/Q6P/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf7+ (if Qxa5 Rf8) Kxf7 Bxc7 ]
c)
Anila Shah vs Dronavalli Harika, Panaji, 3/4/2012
r1bqk2r/pp3pbp/1n1p1np1/1N1Np3/3pP3/1B3Q1P/PPP2PP1/R1B1K2R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...Nbxd5 if exd5 Qa5+ ]
d)
Xiaohui Wang vs Dronavalli Harika, China, 6/27/2012
rnb2rk1/p1q2ppp/1p2pn2/8/2BP4/P3PN2/2Q2PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ba6 ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Martin Cerveny vs Dronavalli Harika, Pardubice, 7/21/2012
6k1/p4pp1/1q5p/5P2/4BP2/P1p1nQ2/3r3P/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4+ Kf1 Nxh2+ ]
f)
Black mates in 2.
Demre Kerigan vs Dronavalli Harika, Vlissingen, 8/5/2013
r1b2rk1/pp5p/1q4p1/3pR3/3n4/1B4Nn/PP1Q2PK/R1B5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ ]
Indian GMs
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