Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Quang Liem Le.
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)
Le vs The Anh Duong, Vietnam, 2004
r1b1kb1r/1p1n2pp/pq2p3/2p1p1N1/8/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 1
[ Qh5+ if g6 Qf3 ]
b)
Le vs Qianyun Gong, Singapore, 2006
r3r1k1/1p5p/2p1p1pP/2n1Np2/8/q2N2P1/3Q1PB1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg5 if Nxd3 Nxg6 ]
c)
Le vs Alexey Kim, Cebu, 2007
5rk1/8/2Rp1npp/pP1Pp1q1/4P3/5B2/5QPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ h4 if Qf4 g3 ]
d)
Le vs Anh Dung Nguyen, Vung Tau, 2008
1k2r3/1P3pp1/P2r2p1/3p4/R2P4/5PnP/P5P1/K6R w - - 0 1
[ a7+ Kxb7 a8/Q+ Rxa8 Rb1+ ]
e)
Le vs Weiming Goh, Dresden, 2008
2b1r2k/4P1p1/1p5p/2qp4/3N4/4Q1P1/P5PK/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Rc1 if Qxe7 Qxe7 ]
Le Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Le vs Hennik Danielsen, Dresden, 2008
1r2k2r/1p1nbp2/2p1p3/2PpPp2/3PqP1p/1P3N1P/5BPK/R2RQ3 w - - 0 1
[ Qd2 w/Re1 ]
b)
Le vs Ziaur Rahman, Subic Bay, 2009
4r2k/6pp/5r2/1Q3p2/3P4/4q3/PPR5/1KR5 w - - 0 1
[ Re2 ]
c)
Le vs Rogelio Antonio, Guanzhou, 2010
6k1/pbr2pp1/1p2p2p/n2pP2P/3N1P2/PP2qBP1/4P1K1/1Q1R4 w - - 0 1
[ b4 if Qxa3 Nb5 or if Nc4 Rd3 ]
d)
White Mates in 2. Le vs Phemelo Khetho, Khanty Mansyisk, 2010
r4r1k/pp5p/n5p1/1q2Np1n/1Pb5/6P1/PQ2PPBP/1RB3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf7+ ]
e)
Le vs Ding Liren, Olongapo City, 2010
2n2r2/8/3p3k/pr6/4NpB1/8/1P3N1P/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Bxc8 Rxc8 Nxd6 ]
Le Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win.
a)
Bao Trung Nguyen vs Le, Ho Chi Minh City, 2001
8/p2k1p1p/1p2pPp1/1P1pPn2/P1rP3P/1nB4K/R3NP2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc1 ]
b)
Canh Huan Hoang vs Le, Hanoi, 2002
1R2r1k1/6p1/1p4q1/p2p4/3P1Q2/P4KPP/1P6/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe4+ ]
c)
Trong Bac Le vs Le, Vjetnam, 2003
r3r1k1/1pqb2pp/p1nppb2/4n3/3NP3/6P1/PPP1Q1BP/1N1R1RBK b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxd4 if Bxd4 Bb5 ]
d)
Yury Lapshun vs Le, Budapest, 2006
4r1k1/3R1p1p/1p4p1/1Pq2n2/2P2P2/3Q4/5R1P/4rBK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne3 if Rd8 Ng4 ]
e)
Khoa Bao vs Le, Singapore, 2004
2rr2k1/4qppp/p3b3/1p2Q3/5n2/PN1B1P2/1PP3PP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qa7+ if Kh1 Nxd3 w/...Rxd3 & ...Bxb3 ]
Le Puzzles, Part IV. Black to move and win.
a)
The Anh Duong vs Le, Ho Chi Minh City, 2005
8/3k4/1p4N1/8/3b1P2/8/4R2r/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh1+ Kg2 Rg1+ ]
b)
Surya Ganguly vs Le, Macau, 2007
2r4k/4bpRp/3p1n1P/5P2/3rP3/Np1nQ3/1P4B1/1K6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ Qxc1 Nxc1 if Kxc1 Bf8 Rg3 Bxh6+ mates ]
c)
Sergei Tiviakov vs Le, Moscow, 2008
b2r1rk1/p1q1bp2/2n1N2Q/8/RP4n1/2P3P1/5PBP/1N2R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe5 if Rxe5 Rd1+ Bf1 Nxh6 or if Qc1 Qh8 h3 fxe6 ]
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