Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Alexander Huzman.
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)
Huzman vs Garry Kasparov, Rethymnon, 2003
r1bq1rk1/2b2ppp/p4n2/3p1N2/1Pp5/2Q1PN2/P3BPPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd5 w/Bxe4 ]
b)
Huzman vs Alexey Dreev, Sevastopol, 1986
2b1rk2/5pnQ/p1p5/PpNp2q1/1P1P3p/3BP2P/6P1/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Bg6 ]
c)
Huzman vs Alexander Graf, Tashkent, 1987
7r/p2pk1q1/1p2p3/2b2p2/2P2B2/1P2PQP1/P5K1/3R4 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7+ ]
d)
Huzman vs Dejan Antic, Balatonbereny, 1988
4rk2/2P1pp2/6p1/B6p/r2b1P2/6P1/4R1KP/3R4 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe7 if Kxe7 Re1+ ]
e)
Huzman vs Boris Taborov, Belgorod, 1989
2nbrnk1/pp2q1p1/6QB/3Pp1N1/2P5/1P5P/P5P1/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ if Kxf8 Qf5+ & if Qf6 Nh7+ ]
Huzman Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Huzman vs Ivica Raicevic, Kecskemet, 1989
1n5k/r3q1pp/b2N4/p1pQ4/2PP4/6P1/P5BP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf7+ Qxf7 Rxf7 Nd7 Qg5 ]
b)
Huzman vs Olivier Letreguilly, Cannes, 1992
3nR3/pp3p2/3r2kp/7N/r5P1/2P2R1P/P4PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rf6+ if Rxf6 Rg8+ mates ]
c)
Huzman vs Vadim Ruban, Antwerpen, 1993
7k/4R3/p2rb1p1/2p3Bp/P1Bn3P/8/1P4P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf4 w/Be5+ ]
d)
Huzman vs Normunds Miezis, Biel, 1993
4r3/4Nrk1/3p1q1b/p1pR3p/1p2Q1pP/2P3P1/PP2RP2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ Qxf5 Rxf5 Rxe4 Rf7+ ]
e)
Huzman vs Ewan Kromhout, Yerevan, 1996
r3r2k/7p/5p2/3Q4/8/6RP/4q1P1/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Qf7 if Qe7 Rg8+ & Qxe7 ]
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