Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Paul Motwani.
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)
Motwani vs Kenneth Coates, Ayr, 1978
[ Ng5+ w/Nf7+ ]
b)
Motwani vs Morten Kaspersen, Vordingborg, 1980
[ Bf4 ]
c)
Motwani vs Hans Kuijf, Vordingborg, 1980
[ Bxc6 if bxc6 Rd8 & Qb4+ ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Motwani vs Michael Freeman, Troon, 1980
[ Qh4+ w/Bxd5 ]
e)
Motwani vs Petar Velikov, Dubai, 1986
[ f4 ]
Motwani Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 3. Motwani vs Kevin Wicker, Southampton, 1986
[ Rb8+ ]
b)
Motwani vs Lev Ronen, Nethanya, 1987
[ g5 if f5 Rc8+ mates ]
c)
Motwani vs David Findlay, Hamilton, 1987
[ Nh6+ if Bxh6 gxh6+ w/Bxc5 & if Kh8 Qg5 mates ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Motwani vs Robert Kula, Berlin, 1991
[ Bd5 Qxd5 exd5 Rxf8 Qxh7+ ]
e)
Motwani vs Tobias Christensen, Denmark, 1991
[ Nf4 if Qc5 Nd5 or if Qf6 Nh5 ]
Motwani Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Motwani vs Arnaud Payen, Forli, 1991
[ b4 if Qc6 Qg5+ or if Qh5 Ra7+ Kf6 Qf4+ ]
b)
Motwani vs David Coleman, Hastings, 1991
[ Rxe6 Kxe6 Bxe7 w/Re1 ]
c)
Motwani vs Yunis Michel, Saint Martin, 1991
[ h3 if Rg5 Ne6 ]
d)
Motwani vs Ali Mortazavi, Cappelle la Grande, 1992
[ d6 w/Nxd6 & Ba3 ]
e)
White Mates in 6. Motwani vs Szabo, Cappelle la Grande, 1992
[ Rxg5+ Kf8 Rg8+ Kxg8 Qh6 ]
Motwani Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Motwani vs Douglas Bryson, Scotland, 1993
[ Nxf7+ Qxf7 Rxd5+ Kc8 Qxe8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 3. Motwani vs Craig Pritchett, Scotland, 1993
[ Qg6 w/Nf6+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Motwani vs Lawrence Cooper, Norwich, 1994
[ Qxf5 ]
d)
Motwani vs Jaap De Jager, Netherlands, 1996
[ Bb3 if Be6 Nf4 ]
e)
Motwani vs Jana Bellin, Staffordshire, 1997
[ Re6+ Kf7 (if Bxe6 Qxe6+ mates) Rxe7+ Qxe7 Rxf5+ & Qxd2 ]
Motwani Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Motwani vs Nicol Bathie, Edinburgh, 1999
[ Be3+ w/Rb3+ & Nxe4 ]
b)
Motwani vs Ivan Sokolov, Istanbul, 2000
[ Rg3 w/Nxd6 ]
c)
White Mates in 4. Motwani vs Ali Gattea, Bled, 2002
[ Rxg6 fxg6 Rxg7+ Kh8 Qxg6 Rf7 Qh7# ]
d)
Motwani vs Stephen Mannion, Hamilton, 2004
[ Rxf8 w/Bxg7+ & Bxf8 ]
e)
Motwani vs Stephen Mannion, Scarborough, 2004
[ Nxc7 w/Na6 ]
f)
Motwani vs Mark Quinn, Scarborough, 2004
[ Rxf7 if Kxf7 Rf3+ & Qxg6+ ]
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