Here are some chess puzzles from the games of William Lombardy.
White to move and win.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
Lombardy vs Ralph Hallerod, Toronto, 1957
r4rk1/pbp4p/1p1p2p1/8/1PPnnP1q/P1BB4/6PP/3QRRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe4 ]
b)
Lombardy vs Fernando Casas, Mar del Plata, 1958
8/1p5k/2p1p1rp/4P1p1/p4PRb/P4Q1P/1q6/6RK w - - 0 1
[ Rxh4 ]
c)
Lombardy vs Wolfgang Heidenfeld, Munich, 1958
5q2/2p3kp/nr1pQ1p1/3P4/pp1P1B1P/b2B2P1/P4P2/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ h5 ]
d)
Lombardy vs Larry Evans, New York, 1958
rb6/1q5k/p2p1pn1/1rpPpNp1/R3P2p/1P3P2/P2BQ1PP/2R4K w - - 0 1
[ f4 Kh8 ( if Nxf4 Bxf4 gxf4 Qh5+ w/Qe8+ & Ne7) fxg5 Qf7 Rxa6 w/Qxb5 & gxf6 ]
e)
Lombardy vs Anthony Saidy, New York, 1960
r3rnk1/1p2q3/p2p1bp1/2pPn3/2P1N3/2BB3R/PPQ2PK1/7R w - - 0 1
[ f4 if Ng4 Rg3 or if Nd7 Nxf6 w/Rg3 ]
Lombardy Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Lombardy vs R Dava, Helsinki, 1961
3r2k1/2Rb3p/3P2p1/1pQnqp2/4p2P/1NP3P1/5PBK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 ]
b)
Lombardy vs Bjorn Brinck-Claussen, Krakow, 1964
r3r1k1/6q1/2p3pR/3n1b2/2P1p1P1/p4Q2/P1PP1P2/B1K4R w - - 0 1
[ Rh8+ w/R8h7 exf3 Rxg7+ Ke6 gxf5+ & cxd5 ]
c)
Lombardy vs Soos, Lugano, 1968
N1b3k1/4rpb1/p2p2pp/N1nPp3/2P1Pn2/4BP1P/6P1/1R3BK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rb8 w/Nb6 ]
d)
Lombardy vs Karoly Honfi, Monte Carlo, 1969
3r3k/1qn2Qb1/7p/pppPp3/P3P2P/1P1P2P1/1B6/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf6 if Bxf6 Qxf6+ w/Qxd8+ or Qf7+ ]
e)
Lombardy vs Deniss Waterman, Ventura, 1971
1r2q1k1/BP3pb1/3pp1p1/1p1Q3p/1P2P3/5P2/6PP/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Bxb8 exd5 Bxd6 ]
Lombardy Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 3. Lombardy vs Larry Kaufman, New York, 1972
1k6/b2q1r2/p2PQ1p1/4Bp1p/3P3P/6PK/6B1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qe8+ w/d7+ ]
b)
Lombardy vs Miguel Quinteros, Manila, 1973
2bk1r2/3n2p1/prq2bQp/1p1NpR2/6B1/8/PPP3PP/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf6 Rxf6 (if gxf6 Qg7) Qxg7 Re6 Qf7 ]
c)
Lombardy vs Stephen Basson, USA, 1973
2krb2r/1p2q3/p3p2p/3pPp2/P1pQ1N2/2P5/2P2PPP/1R2R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qa7 if Bc6 Ng6 ]
d)
Lombardy vs Thomas Wozney, USA, 1973
r2n3k/pp1qr1p1/2p2pBp/P1Q5/3P2b1/4P1B1/5PPP/1R1R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ f3 if Be6 Bd6 or if Ne6 Qc2 ]
e)
Lombardy vs Heikki Westerinen, Lone Pine, 1978
1r2nr1k/p2q1p1p/4nPpQ/2p1PN2/2p1B3/P2p3P/1P4P1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf4 ]
f)
Lombardy vs Vincent McCambridge, Neskaupsstadur, 1984
2b5/p1p2rnk/1pP5/4qpQN/4pR2/2P4P/P3B3/7K w - - 0 1
[ Bc4 if Be6 Nxg7 & Qh5+ mates or if Re7 Rh4 mates ]
g)
Lombardy vs Edward Formanek, New York, 1986
1r3b1r/5kpp/P3p3/2pn4/Q1Np4/6P1/PP2PP1P/R1B1KB2 w - - 0 1
[ Ne5+ if Kg8 a7 Ra8 Qc6 ]
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