Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Vladimir Andreevich Makogonov.
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)
Makogonov vs Vsevolod Rauzer, Moscow, 1927
3n3R/4k3/1p2pp2/3p3P/3N4/4rP2/6P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd8 Kxd8 h6 ]
b)
Makogonov vs Mikhail Botvinnik, Moscow, 1940
3R1nk1/p4qpp/8/4QP2/2rB4/P7/3r3P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ Qxf8 Qd5+ ]
c)
Makogonov vs Paul Keres, Moscow, 1940
3rn2k/1pp1Nq2/3p1n2/p2Pp1rp/2P1PpN1/5P1R/PP4RQ/2K5 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf6 if Rxg2 Rxh5+ Kg7 Qxg2+ Kf8 Ng6+ Kg7 Nxe5+ ]
d)
Makogonov vs Salomon Flohr, Moscow, 1942
4k3/q3nrb1/p1pB4/1p2pppp/8/2PQ1P1P/PPB3P1/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Bb8 ]
e)
Black to move and win. Solomon Rozental vs Makogonov, Moscow, 1936
2kr4/pp1r1ppp/1qp1p3/2bnP1B1/2B5/8/PPP1QPPP/2KR1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc3 if bxc3 Ba3# ]
f)
Black to move and win. Alexander Chistiakov vs Makogonov, URS, 1941
2rr2k1/p2n1p1p/1p2p1p1/7n/2PR1b1q/1PB2PN1/P1B1QP1P/3R3K b - - 0 1
[ ...e5 if Rxd7 Rxd7 Rxd7 Bxg3 ]
g)
Black to move and win. Ilya Kan vs Makogonov, Sverdlovsk, 1943
2r3k1/1p3q1p/8/pP1b4/Q2PBpp1/2b2P2/3N2PP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxd2 Rxd2 Rc1+ if Kf2 Bc4 Rd1 Bb3 ]
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