Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Rauf Mamedov.
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)
Mamedov vs Rashad Gasanov, Baku, 1998
3r1r2/4qkpQ/3P1p2/pR6/5p2/P7/1PP3PP/7K w - - 0 1
[ Qh5+ (if dxe7 Rd1#) ]
b)
Mamedov vs Christopher Dorrington, Chalkidiki, 2001
r1b1r1k1/5ppp/p2qp3/1p1n4/3N1P2/3PB1Q1/PP4PP/4RR1K w - - 0 1
[ Nf5 if exf5 Bd4 Qf8 Rxe8 or if Qf8 Bc5 Ne7 Nxe7+ ]
c)
Mamedov vs Hugo Gonzalez, Aviles, 2002
r2r2k1/pbq2ppp/4pn2/1pp1NnN1/6Q1/1B1P3P/PPP2PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 ]
d)
Mamedov vs Michal Luch, Peniscola, 2002
r1q2r1k/3n2pp/3Q4/4pPb1/ppB2n2/4BP2/PPP5/1KNR3R w - - 0 1
[ Bxf4 if Bxf4 or exf4 Rxh7+ mates ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Mamedov vs Elnur Aliev, Baku, 2003
5r2/pb2qpk1/1p4pp/3nNR2/8/3P2Q1/PP4PP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kf8 Rxf7+ ]
Mamedov Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Mamedov vs Wojciech Moranda, Budva, 2003
3R4/p1r2k2/1p3Pp1/5n1p/5N2/4q2P/1Q4PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qa2+ ]
b) White Mates in 3. Mamedov vs Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Internet, 2003
4k2r/1b2ppb1/p3Nnp1/qp2p2p/7P/2rB1P2/PPPQ2P1/1K1R3R w - - 0 1
c)
White Mates in 4. Mamedov vs Kerim Aliev, Lahijan, 2005
2rq1rk1/pp4p1/2pb1pN1/n2p3Q/3P4/2N1B3/PPP2PP1/2K4R w - - 0 1
[ Nh8 ]
d)
Mamedov vs Matthew Dignam, Heraklio, 2004
8/2q1k1pp/2b1p3/p4p2/5P1P/PrN5/1P1R1QP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qc5+ Kf7 Rd6 if Rb6 Ne2 ]
Other Azerbaijani GMs
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