Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Alexander Morozevich.
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)
Morozevich vs Alexey Mitenkov, Moscow, 1992
6k1/5pp1/4p3/3p3p/rp1B1P2/3N2R1/1Pq3PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc1 if Qe2 Rc8+ mates ]
b)
Morozevich vs Igor Moizhess, Moscow, 1992
2R2r1k/qp4p1/1r1pQ1np/p2Pp3/8/1N4P1/PP3P1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ Nxf8 Qe8 Kg8 Rd3 ]
c) White Mates in 4. Morozevich vs Petr Kiriakov, Yurmala, 1992
4kb1Q/5p2/1p6/1K1N4/2P2P2/8/q7/8 w - - 0 1
d)
Morozevich vs Vladimir Onoprienko, Alushta, 1993
4r2k/p1pR4/3nP2p/1rq3p1/Q4p1P/2P5/5PP1/2B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ c4 if Nxc4 Qc2 Qf5 Qxc4 w/Bb2+ ]
e)
Morozevich vs Margeir Petursson, London, 1994
5rk1/n2q1p2/pp2pPp1/3pP3/PP1P4/4rN2/2R5/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qc1 ]
Morozevich vs Akopian, 2007
Morozevich Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Morozevich vs Viswanathan Anand, Moscow, 1995
r1r3k1/pp3q2/4R1p1/3Q1nPn/1BpP4/8/P6P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf5 gxf5 g6 ]
b)
Morozevich vs Igor Belov, Cappelle la Grande, 1997
8/4k1b1/1P4p1/2Pp1p1p/1R2n3/8/3pKB2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe4+ fxe4 Bg3 ]
c)
Morozevich vs Vassily Smyslov, Groningen, 1997
2r1n1k1/5ppp/1q2p3/bN6/R1P5/6P1/4QPBP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qa2 if Be1 Kf1 ]
d)
Morozevich vs Alexander Rustemov, Krasnodar, 1997
2k1rbnr/1qpn2pp/1P3p2/1p2p3/4P3/2Q1B3/1PP2PPP/RN2K2R w - - 0 1
[ Ra8+ Nb8 Ra7 ]
e)
Morozevich vs Alexander Bratchenko, Novgorod, 1997
r1b2r1k/p4ppp/1n5N/1Bb1q3/1n5Q/2N1B3/PP4PP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf7+ if Rxf7 Qd8+ mates ]
Morozevich Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win.
a)
Morozevich vs Fuentaealba Luis Valenzuela, Elista, 1998
5r2/p3np1k/1p6/4PNp1/1P1r2P1/5K2/P3R3/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rh2+ if Kg8 Nxe7+ w/Nf5+ ]
b)
Morozevich vs Dmitry Batsanin, Perm, 1998
2r5/nk1Nnpb1/bp2p1pp/pq1pP3/3P1BPP/2P2N2/PQ3PB1/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxb6 if Kxb6 Qa1 ]
c)
Morozevich vs Sergei Rublevsky, St Petersburg, 1998
1n1B1k2/8/3bP3/1B1p4/p1p3p1/6P1/P3K2P/8 w - - 0 1
[ e7+ if Bxe7 Bc7 ]
d)
Morozevich vs Luke McShane, England, 2001
5k2/qbr1rn2/p2Q4/1p1Pp3/8/8/PP4PP/1B1R1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Rf1+ if Ke8 Bg6+ w/Qxc7 ]
e)
Morozevich vs Ruslan Ponomariov, Moscow, 2001
5rk1/1b4pp/p2p4/n1rP1p2/R7/1P2RB1P/1q3PP1/3Q1NK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe1 if Nxb3 Rb4 ]
Morozevich Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Morozevich vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Monaco, 2002
2r1nrk1/3b2p1/p5q1/1p1pPpP1/3N1P2/1P5Q/1PP5/1K1R3R w - - 0 1
[ e6 if Bxe6 Nf3 w/Ne5 ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Morozevich vs Loek Van Wely, Wijk aan Zee, 2002
r1b2rk1/pp1n1pp1/4p3/2q4Q/8/5NR1/PPP4P/1K1R4 w - - 0 1
[ Qh6 if g6 Rh3 ]
c)
White Mates in 4. Morozevich vs Christopher Lutz, Biel, 2003
7k/3qbR1n/r5p1/3Bp1P1/1p1pP1r1/3P2Q1/1P5K/2R5 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh3+ ]
d)
Morozevich vs Viswanathan Anand, Monte Carlo, 2003
8/4rpk1/p6p/1pPPNpp1/5n2/5P1P/P5P1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ c6 if Rxe5 c7 ]
e)
Morozevich vs Alexander Grischuk, Toljatti, 2003
2Q4R/3nqpk1/1r4p1/7p/5P2/6NP/6PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ if gxf5 Qg8+ mates ]
Morozevich Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Morozevich vs Valery Loginov, Toljatti, 2003
1r2nk2/2r3bQ/p1q1pp2/4p3/2N4N/1P4P1/P4P2/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1>
[ Ng6+ Kf7 Nxe5+ ]
b)
White Mates in 4. Morozevich vs Viktor Bologan, Sochi, 2004
3R1rk1/p3n2p/4p2P/1p6/2p2Bq1/P1Q1p3/KPP5/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qh8+ if Kxh8 Rxf8+ or if Kf7 Qxh7+ ]
c)
Morozevich vs Viktor Korchnoi, Calvia, 2004
r1bqk2r/6pp/p1pp1p2/1pbNp3/4P3/1P1P1N2/1PPB1PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ba5 ]
d)
Morozevich vs Yannick Pelletier, Biel, 2006
2q2r2/p3kpQ1/1p2p1B1/4P3/1PP3p1/P2R1b2/1K5P/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qf6+ Ke8 Rd6 ]
e)
Morozevich vs Georg Meier, Mainz, 2006
3r4/6p1/1pb1kp2/1N1np1p1/pPr1B3/P4PP1/1KPR3P/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Nc7 ]
Morozevich Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Morozevich vs Alexei Shirov, Pamplona, 2006
5r2/pp1n3k/3Nbr1p/1Bp1Qp2/7P/5P2/qP3K2/3R2R1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd7 if Bxd7 Ne4 fxe4 Rxd7+ Kh8 Rg6 ]
b)
Morozevich vs Oleg Korneev, Pamplona, 2006
1k2r3/1b3Rp1/R2rP2p/2pq4/5Q2/1Pp4P/6P1/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rxb7+ If Kxb7 Rxd6 Qxb3 Qf7+ or if Qxb7 Qxd6+ Kc8 Rc6+ ]
c)
Morozevich vs Viswanathan Anand, Monte Carlo (blindfold), 2007
5k2/4rn2/1p2q3/2pQPpb1/2P5/5NB1/1P4R1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxg5 Nxg5 Qd8+ Kf7 Bf4 ]
d)
Morozevich vs Loek Van Wely, Monte Carlo, 2007
r3rbk1/1pqn1p2/1np1p1pp/2B5/pQ1PN2P/5BP1/PP2PP2/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxb6 Nxb6 Nf6+ Kh8 Nxe8 ]
e)
Morozevich vs Peter Leko, Monte Carlo (blindfold), 2007
6rk/pp2np1p/5q2/2PR1p2/5N2/6P1/P3QP1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nh5 ]
Morozevich Puzzles, Part VII. White to move and win.
a)
Morozevich vs Smbat Lputian, Sochi, 2007
k1b1r3/p2r2Rp/1p2p3/4Pp2/2BP1Nn1/2P4R/4KP2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 Bxd7 Rxh7 Bc8 f3 ]
b)
Morozevich vs Vladislav Tkachiev, Crete, 2007
8/N3ppkp/1r1n2p1/1np5/5P2/1R1PP1P1/5KBP/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bd5 ]
c)
Morozevich vs Anatoly Karpov, Moscow, 2007
5rk1/p4pp1/1b4bp/5N1q/2Q1p1R1/2P1P2P/PP1r2B1/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ if Kh7 Nxg6 ]
d)
Morozevich vs Evgeny Alekseev, Moscow, 2008
5k2/Rb4p1/4P2p/1r3P2/2p1p3/4K3/2B3PP/8 w - - 0 1
[ e7+ if Kxe7 Bxe4 or if Kf7 Ba4 ]
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