Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Mark Hebden.
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)
Hebden vs John Fedorowicz, Lewisham, 1981
1rr2bk1/p2qp2p/b1p1n1p1/B1p1Pp2/N1Pp1P1Q/1P1P1N1P/P5P1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 if Nxg5 Nxc5 Qe8 Nxa6 ]
b)
Hebden vs Peter Large, Southport, 1983
5r1k/4Rpbp/7B/2pn1P2/pp1q1N1Q/7P/P5P1/7K w - - 0 1
[ Bxg7+ if Kxg7 Ne6+ ]
c)
Hebden vs Dmitry Gurevich, Hastings, 1984
5rk1/p2n1pb1/3p2p1/qr4BP/2pP4/2P3PB/P2Q4/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Be7 if Re8 Bxd7 ]
d)
White Mates in 8. Hebden vs Eric Prie, London, 1984
2r3rk/q4pp1/7p/pp1pPQ1P/1n1P2R1/6R1/P4PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7 Rxg7 Qf6 Rcg8 Qxh6+ Rh7 Qf6+ Rhg7 h6 ]
e)
Hebden vs Andrew Martin, Edinburgh, 1985
3r2k1/6pp/pp1q4/2nb1Q2/2B1r3/P1B5/1P4PP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd5 if Qxd5 Rcd1 ]
Hebden Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Hebden vs John Toothill, corr., 1985
r3k1nr/pp1q1pnp/2p5/3pP2b/3P1Pp1/8/PPPQN3/2KN1BRR w kq - 0 1
[ f5 if f6 e6 Qd6 Ng3 ]
b)
Hebden vs Bruno Belotti, Cap d'Agde, 1986
r1r3k1/1p2n1p1/4Npp1/qPPpb3/8/P1N2R2/3Q2PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe5 if fxe5 Qg5 Re8 Qxe5 ]
c)
Hebden vs Bjorn Andersson, London, 1986
6k1/1p3p1p/p2P2b1/4Q3/8/1N2NK2/PPP3PP/3rq3 w - - 0 1
[ d7 ]
d)
Hebden vs Jean-Pierre Boudre, Le Touquet, 1987
3r1rk1/1bpn1ppp/8/p3P3/Pp2n3/1B1NB3/1PP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ e6 if fxe6 Bxe6+ w/Bxd7 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Hebden vs Franciscus Borm, Toulon, 1987
2b1Nr1k/p3R2p/1r1P4/1p3pQ1/6p1/6P1/PqP5/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ w/Re7+ ]
Hebden Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Hebden vs Neil Bradbury, London, 1988
1q2r2k/r1R3b1/p2P2pp/PppQ1p2/1P4PB/3B3P/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxa7 Qxa7 d7 ]
b)
White Mates in 8. Hebden vs Jean-Mark Jancu, Toulon, 1988
2k3r1/pp2bp1p/1qp3p1/4B3/8/P5QP/1P3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg4+ f5 Qc4 ]
c)
Hebden vs Gary Lane, Plymouth, 1989
r3rb1k/1ppn3p/p1p1qp2/8/4PP1Q/1P2N3/PBP4P/3R1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 Qxd7 Qxf6+ Bg7 Rg1 ]
d)
White Mates in 3. Hebden vs Jean Pichon, Cappelle la Grande, 1990
1q3r1k/5pp1/3p1N1p/3P2NQ/n1P5/7P/r4PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf7 if Rxf2 Qg8+ ]
e)
Hebden vs Elizbar Ubilava, Sevilla, 1990
2kr3r/Qp1qp1b1/2p5/3P2p1/5pb1/PP4B1/2P1B2P/1K1R2R1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf4 if gxf4 Bxg4 ]
Hebden Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win.
a)
Hebden vs Patrick Van Dongen, Toulouse, 1990
8/1bqr3p/3pppkP/1p4p1/1P2P3/1PN1R2R/3Q1PPK/5r2 w - - 0 1
[ Qe2 if Ra1 Qh5# ]
b)
Hebden vs Chris Baker, Eastbourne, 1991
3r1b1k/1p1P2p1/pR5p/4p3/3Q3P/2B1P3/2q2PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6+ if gxh6 Qxe5+ mates in 7 ]
c)
Hebden vs Benjamin Finegold, Cappelle la Grande, 1992
5b2/3Rnk1p/5rp1/ppB2p2/r7/P3PB1P/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bd5+ Ke8 Bb3 ]
d)
Hebden vs James Poulton, London, 1992
4r3/1PP5/3k4/3p4/8/8/3K4/2R3q1 w - - 0 1
[ c8/N+ (if c8/Q or b8/Q Qd4+ mates) if Rxc8 bxc8/N+ ]
e)
Hebden vs Edward Holland, Hastings, 1993
2b5/p2qpk1p/5rp1/1p2Q3/8/3PN2P/1P3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng4 if Rb6 Nh6+ mates ]
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