Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Borislav Ivkov.
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)
Ivkov vs Erwin Nievergelt, Belgrade, 1954
2q2rk1/4bppp/r1n1p3/p7/2nP4/1R3B1P/P3NPP1/2BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc3 if Nb4 Qb3 ]
b)
Ivkov vs Dusan Ivkovic, Sarajevo, 1958
r4r2/7Q/p1qpkp1p/P1p1p3/4P3/2N1BPP1/2P5/4K2R w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 if Re8 f4 mates ]
c)
Ivkov vs Bernardo Wexler, Buenos Aires, 1960
8/p3rppk/1p5p/n3q3/4r3/Q1R1P2P/P3NPP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng3 if Rh4 Nf5 ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Ivkov vs Lajos Portisch, Bled, 1961
r3b3/pN2R3/2k5/3p1n2/P2p1B2/2P5/2P2PrP/R2K4 w - - 0 1
[ Rc7+ Kb6 Rb1+ Ka6 Rc6+ ]
e)
Ivkov vs Vladimir Sokolov, Belgrade, 1962
Qqk2b2/1p2r3/p1np1p2/7P/8/2R5/PPP2B1r/1K1R1B2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc6+ bxc6 (if Rc7 Rxc7+ Qxb8+ w/Re1) Bxa6+ Kc7 Bb6+ ]
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