Here are some chess puzzles from the games of John Nunn.
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)
Nunn vs Gudmundur Sigurjonsson, London, 1975
4k2r/2r1bp1p/p3pnpB/8/8/2NR2P1/1PP2P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bg7 Rg8 Bxf6 Nxf6 Nd5 ]
b)
Nunn vs Daniele Taruffi, Ostend, 1975
1nb1k2r/2p1bppp/1p1pP3/1p6/6r1/2N2N2/PPP1QPPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne5 ]
c)
Nunn vs Leon Piasetski, Buenos Aires, 1978
3r1k2/1p2qp2/4p1P1/1b2P2N/1n1pnQ2/pPp3P1/P4PK1/R7 w - - 0 1
[ g7+ Kg8 Nf6+ if Kxg7 Qg4+ mates ]
d)
White Mates in 3. Nunn vs TC Fox, Bristol, 1980
r1b2rk1/p3Rp1p/3q2pQ/2pp2B1/3b4/3B4/PPP2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf8+ w/Bh6+ ]
e)
Nunn vs William Hartston, England, 1981
4BR2/2rb3p/p2r3k/3p2R1/7P/1P6/2P5/2K5 w - - 0 1
[ Rh5+ Kg7 Rf7+ Kg8 Rg5+ Rg6 Rxd7 ]
Nunn Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Nunn vs Yehuda Gruenfeld, England, 1981
r4k2/4p1bQ/p2p1rp1/1p1P1qN1/8/3PB3/PP4PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne6+ Rxe6 dxe6 Qxe6 Bh6 ]
b)
Nunn vs Ralf Hess, Wiesbaden, 1981
2r1qnk1/pp2bn1r/3p1p2/3PpN2/4Q2P/2P5/PP3PP1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg4+ Kh8 Nxe7 ]
c)
White Mates in 7. Nunn vs Tarik, Lucerne, 1982
rn5k/pnq3p1/1pp1BrQ1/6p1/1bP5/7P/P4PP1/R1BR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh5+ Rh6 Qe8+ Bf8 Qxf8+ Kh7 Bg8+ ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Nunn vs Stefan Duhr, Lugano, 1982
r6k/3R3p/2p3p1/2P1R3/2Q2P1q/7r/6P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re8+ ]
e)
Nunn vs Vladimir Raicevic, Lugano, 1982
r1r3k1/p4pbp/1pq3p1/1QpR4/8/4B2P/PP3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd8+ ]
Nunn Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Nunn vs Tigran Petrosian, Tilburg, 1982
2r1r3/p2qp1bk/1pn3pp/5p2/3P4/2P4P/P3BPP1/1RBQR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ d5 w/Bb5 ]
b)
Nunn vs Yasser Seirawan, Toluca, 1982
r6r/4kp2/p2qp3/1pbpQ3/8/1BP5/PP4PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ if Kxf7 Rf1+ Ke7 Qg7+ ]
c)
White Mates in 3. Nunn vs Ivan Nemet, Biel, 1983
r5rR/3Nkp2/4p3/1Q4q1/np1N4/8/bPPR2P1/2K5 w - - 0 1
[ Nc6+ Ke8 Qxg5 ]
d)
Nunn vs Klaus Wockenfuss, Germany, 1984
4k1r1/3b1p1p/1ppPp2B/3p4/1P6/r1q5/P2Q2PP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf2 if f6 Re3 ]
e)
Nunn vs Hans Karl, Lugano, 1984
2kr3r/2p4p/p1b4p/3N4/2p1n3/5N2/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ Kb7 Nxc6 Kxc6 Ne5+ ]
Nunn Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Nunn vs Craig Pritchett, Germany, 1985
1rbqr1k1/5ppp/p2p4/3N1P1Q/2pR4/P7/1PP2P1P/2K1R3 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ gxf6 Rg4+ Kh8 Reg1 w/Qxh7+ ]
b)
Nunn vs Jonathan Levitt, London, 1985
8/r4k1p/P2Rp1pP/1r3p2/1p6/2q5/2PQ1PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd7+ Rxd7 Qxd7+ Kf6 Rxe6+ w/Qxb5 ]
c)
Nunn vs Murray Chandler, London, 1985
1r1k3r/3b2bp/p2ppp1q/1p6/8/2NB1QP1/PPP5/1K1RR3 w - - 0 1
[ Rh1 Qg5 Rh5 ]
d)
Nunn vs Nigel Davies, London, 1985
2r3k1/1p3p1p/1r4p1/p1qp1b2/3Q3P/2P1R3/PP1RBPP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re8+ ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Nunn vs Niaz Murshed, London, 1985
4q2k/5p1p/p4b1P/4B3/6R1/1P4Q1/KP3r2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6+ Rxf6 Re4 ]
Nunn Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Nunn vs Nigel Short, Brussels, 1986
1r3rk1/1nqb2n1/6R1/1p1Pp3/1Pp3p1/2P4P/2B2QP1/2B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ if Kxg7 Bh6+ ]
b)
Nunn vs Jim Plaskett, London, 1986
4r1k1/pppq1ppp/3p4/8/1nPPRQ2/3B4/PP3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf5 ]
c)
Nunn vs Bela Toth, Lugano, 1986
3r1k2/p5pp/4P3/3n4/6P1/p5BP/8/K2R4 w - - 0 1
[ Bc7 if Rc8 Bd6+ Ne7 Rf1+ w/Rf7 ]
d)
White Mates in 3. Nunn vs Miroslaw Sarwinski, Naleczow, 1987
4r2k/4R1pp/7N/p6n/qp6/6QP/5PPK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qb3 ]
e)
Nunn vs Kiril Georgiev, Linares, 1988
r1b1kbnr/pp1np1p1/1qp1p2p/8/3P4/3B4/PPPB1PPP/R2QK1NR w KQkq - 0 1
[ Qh5+ Kd8 Ba5 ]
Nunn Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Nunn vs Lajos Portisch, Reykjavik, 1988
6rk/2p2p1p/p2q1p1Q/2p1pP2/1nP1R3/1P5P/P5P1/2B3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxh7+ ]
b)
Nunn vs Jozsef Pinter, Haifa, 1989
r3rbk1/5qpn/p3bpnp/Pp2pN1N/1Pp1P3/2P1B1QP/2B2PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nhxg7 if Bxg7 Nd6 ]
c)
Nunn vs Predrag Nikolic, Belgrade, 1991
2k1r3/Qbn1Bq1r/4Rp2/3p1Ppp/8/P1PP4/6PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rb1 if Ba8 Rd6 mates ]
d)
Nunn vs Michael Barnes, Sheffield, 1991
4bk2/5pbp/1r5q/3p4/1p1N4/2PB3Q/1P4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe8+ Kxe8 Qc8+ Ke7 Nf5+ ]
e)
Nunn vs James Howell, Sheffield, 1991
2bq2k1/pp1n2nr/3p1p2/1QpPpPp1/P1P1P1N1/6P1/2PBB1K1/7R w - - 0 1
[ Nh6+ if Kf8 Nf7 ]
Nunn Puzzles, Part VII. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Nunn vs Andrew Kirisman, London, 1993
4rk2/1Q3p2/p3p3/3p1n2/1P4r1/P2P1RP1/1B5q/K3R3 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf5 if exf5 Rxe8+ w/Qc6+ mates ]
b)
Nunn vs Richard Sutton, St Petersburg, 1994
r4r1k/1p2Np1p/p1b2bp1/q3Pp2/5P2/3R3Q/2P3PP/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Qxh7+ Kxh7 exf6 ]
c)
Nunn vs Normunds Miezis, France, 1999
r2qk2r/pp2npbp/7n/2p2RB1/3pN1p1/2PP4/PP4PP/RN1Q2K1 w kq - 0 1
[ Rf6 if Bxf6 Nxf6+ mates or if Neg8 Rxf7 or if Nhf5 Rxf5 ]
d)
Nunn vs Matthew Sadler, Germany, 1999
5rk1/5ppp/3Rp1q1/p1R1P3/3Q4/P6P/2P3PK/4r3 w - - 0 1
[ Rd8 ]
e)
Nunn vs Mike Stolz, Germany, 2001
2Rb2r1/3nkp1p/1pQ1p3/p2pP2q/3P2P1/5N1P/1P3P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd6+ Ke8 Qc7 Ke7 Rxd8 ]
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