Here are some chess puzzles from the games of David Navara.
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)
White Mates in 5. Navara vs Jakub Lahner, Svetla nad Sazavou, 1994
1rb2rk1/pppp1pp1/7p/3QP3/2B2P2/7R/P1P5/q1BK3R w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6 if gxh6 Qg2+ Kh7 Bd3+ ]
b)
Navara vs Nikolai Danilov, Szeged, 1994
r3r1k1/pbp2p2/6pp/2p1q3/6QB/3Bn1R1/P1P3PP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxe3 Qxe3 Bxg6 Bf3 Bxf7+ w/Rxf3 ]
c)
Navara vs Jaroslav Lepik, Frydek-Mistek, 1995
3bk2r/1b3ppp/2qp4/1NnNpP2/2P5/4B3/1P1Q2PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nb4 if Ne4 Nxc6 Nxd2 Nxd8 ]
d)
Navara vs Tomi Nyback, Cannes, 1997
r1b1k2r/pp1nppbp/2np2p1/qB1N4/3NP3/4BP2/PPP3PP/R2QK2R w - - 0 1
[ b4 Nxb4 (if Qd8 Bxc6) Bd2 Qd8 Bxb4 ]
e)
Navara vs Miroslav Muron, Czech Republic, 1997
r2q2k1/2p1n2p/p2pb1p1/1p6/3QPr2/2N5/PPP1B1P1/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7 Kxh7 Rh1+ if Kg8 Qh8+ mates ]
Navara Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Navara vs Zdenek Ruzicka, Czech Republic, 1998
2rqr1k1/2p2p1p/1p1pnbp1/p2N4/Q3P3/1P2BP2/P1P3PP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxe8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 5. Navara vs Jan Smeets, Marina d'Or, 1998
r4r2/pp1R4/6R1/2kbp3/B1p4p/2P1K3/PP5P/8 w - - 0 1
[ b4+ cxb3 Rc7+ Bc6 Rcxc6+ bxc6 Rxc6+ ]
c)
White Mates in 3. Navara vs Jan Helbich Jr, Olomouc, 1998
r3Rnkr/1b5p/p3NpB1/3p4/1p6/8/PPP3P1/2K2R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf6 ]
d)
Navara vs Pavel Simacek, Olomouc, 1998
2B5/p5bk/1p3r1p/3p3b/3Pp2q/4B3/PP1Q1PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ g3 Rg6 Bf5 ]
e)
Navara vs Igor Bitansky, Aviles, 2000
2rnrb2/3q1ppk/p2p3p/1ppP1N2/8/P1B2Q1P/1PP2PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe8 Qxe8 Nxd6 Bxd6 Qf5+ w/Qxc8 ]
Navara Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Navara vs Henrikas Asauskas, Oropesa, 2000
rr4k1/4ppbp/8/2Q2p2/pq6/4BP2/P1P3PP/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Rd8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 4. Navara vs Manfred Keller, Passau, 2000
5rk1/3p1p1p/p4Qq1/1p1P2R1/7N/n6P/2r3PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5 ]
c)
White Mates in 9. Navara vs Jean Netzer, Balatonlelle, 2001
1r6/qp2k1p1/2rp1p1p/pR6/4PR2/1Q2n1PB/PPP4P/7K w - - 0 1
[ Qe6+ Kf8 Rxf6+ ]
d)
Navara vs Hans-Juergen Doeres, Germany, 2001
r2r2k1/1p3ppp/p1n5/8/1P6/P1Nq3P/6P1/2RQR2K w - - 0 1
[ Re8+ ]
e)
Navara vs Frantisek Vrana, Kunzak, 2001
2r1b1k1/ppq1bppp/4p3/3r2B1/6QP/2PB4/PP3PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe7 Qxe7 Bxh7+ w/Rxd5 ]
Navara Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Navara vs Radek Londyn, Czech Republic, 2002
r1b1kr2/p2n1p1p/1pp2npQ/1BqNp1N1/4P3/8/PPP2PPP/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ b4 if Qd6 Nxf6 w/Nxh7 ]
b)
Navara vs Manuel Feige, Germany, 2002
3r2k1/4R3/5Qp1/1p6/2bq3P/6P1/5P1K/8 w - - 0 1
[ Re8+ if Kh7 Qe7+ Kh6 Qf8+ ]
c)
Navara vs Alexandar Panchenko, Pardubice, 2002
2r1r1k1/1b1nqp2/p2b2p1/2p5/2BP3N/1Pn3N1/P2R1PPP/1Q1R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxg6+ w/Qh6+ & Ng6+ ]
d)
Navara vs Eva Unger, Oberwart, 2003
rnb2r2/pp3pkp/2pp1n2/q5pP/3NP1P1/2N2P2/PPPQ4/2KR1B1R w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ ]
e)
Navara vs Jonathan Tisdall, Rethymnon, 2003
6k1/1pq1rpPp/r3bR2/4p1QB/1p2P3/8/1PP4P/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Qh6 w/Bg6 ]
f)
Navara vs Barbara Jaracz, Pardubice, 2004
rn4k1/pq3pbp/1p2p1p1/8/2rPP3/B3QB2/P4PPP/1R1R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ e5 Nc6 Rdc1 Rxc1 Rxc1 Rc8 Qc3 ]
Can't see the solutions?...Click here.
More Top Juniors
Other Czech GMs
Back to the Index
