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Here are some chess puzzles from the 1976 Chess Olympiad in Haifa.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
White mates in 2.
D J Kernan vs Prachum Darakorn, Haifa, 1976
2b4r/2rkb1pp/pQ4q1/3BppB1/8/2P5/P1P2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc6+ Ke6 Qb3# ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Matilde Cazon De Hase vs Lynda Pope, Haifa, 1976
2rk1nr1/1p2RR2/p5p1/3Np2p/PP2P2P/2P5/3K4/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6 ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
M Emperado vs Thea Prill, Haifa, 1976
6k1/p1pn2p1/2pp4/Q4p2/2PP1q2/1P2rN1P/P3rP2/R4KR1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf2+ ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Corry Vreeken vs Luba Kristol, Haifa, 1976
2k4r/1pp3p1/p1p4r/2b1p2q/4P3/3P1NP1/PPP1Q2N/R3R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf3+ Qxf3 Rxh2# ]
e)
White mates in 3.
W Hook vs P Yerbury, Haifa, 1976
8/4q3/1p3k2/3Bb1p1/1PPp1p1Q/3K4/5PP1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6+ Kf5 Be4+ ]
Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Jacob Ost-Hansen vs Alan Ludgate, Haifa, 1976
3r2k1/pp2R2p/5qpQ/3p4/3N4/1PPb2P1/P5KP/4Rr2 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kf8 Ne6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Antonio Palacios vs R Martelli, Haifa, 1976
7r/1p1nq2k/2b1p3/p2pQp1P/P2P1P2/1P5B/4PK2/6RR w - - 1 0
[ Bxf5+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Khosro Arandi vs Terrey Shaw, Haifa, 1976
3r1q1k/4R1Rp/pp6/8/4b3/6QP/PPP3P1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ Qxg8 Qe5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Julio Cesar Ingolotti vs Frits Van Seters, Haifa, 1976
3qkr2/4b2p/pp2QPp1/6P1/2P1P1B1/1P3N2/P5K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qc6+ if Qd7 Qxd7+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Alar Puhm vs C Columna, Haifa, 1976
8/4Qpkp/2b3pn/p1B5/5PP1/2bB3P/q4N2/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qf8+ Kf6 g5+ ]
Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Alla Kushnir vs Julia Arias, Haifa, 1976
3qnQ2/6rp/pp1p1Npk/2p5/P1P1P2P/1P4n1/6BK/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ Ng8+ Kh5 Bf3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
David John Findlay vs Leon Piasetski, Haifa, 1976
7k/b6p/3p2p1/P2P3r/1NP1P3/3R1pqP/6P1/5Q1K b - - 0 1
[ ...fxg2+ Qxg2 Rxh3+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Erling Mortensen vs Nathan Birnboim, Haifa, 1976
4rk2/pp3p2/4q3/6pr/3Q2n1/2N3P1/PP3PP1/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh1+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Wolfgang Leonhardt vs Oscar Ferreira, Haifa, 1976
4rk2/5pb1/3p4/1p1P1QP1/2p1B3/4KP2/P6q/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd4+ Kxd4 Qd2+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Pricha Sinprayoon vs Andre Lombard, Haifa, 1976
1R6/2r1k3/4n2p/p2Pp3/4p2P/P7/3N1PP1/4K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ Ke2 Nf4+ ]
King-pawn Opening Series
Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Andrea Grinza vs Serge Rubinraut, Haifa, 1976
1k5B/1pp4p/8/p7/2PpP3/8/KPn2Q2/3q4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb4+ Ka3 Qa1+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
K Hamada vs Julio Ostos, Haifa, 1976
2kr4/pp3P2/2q1p1r1/4Pn2/b1Q5/P1p3P1/5P1P/1RB1KB1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ Ke2 Qxc4+ Kf3 Bc6# ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Walter Wittmann vs Stephen Swanson, Haifa, 1976
r5N1/pp4Qp/2pq2p1/P6k/2B5/5p1b/1PP2P2/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6+ Kg4 Re4+ Kf5 Be6+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
+Manuel Dienavorian vs Manuel Larios Crespo, Haifa, 1976
5r2/p4pR1/1p1p1P1k/1PpN1K2/P1P4p/3P2bP/8/8 w - - 1 0
[ Ne3 Bf4 Ng4+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Y Lo vs Aquilera, Haifa, 1976
r6k/2p2p1p/6q1/rb1Pp1BP/8/bP3P2/P2K1QR1/6R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd3+ Ke1 Qb1+ Kd2 Bb4+ ]
Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Campbell vs Maurice Kennefick, Haifa, 1976
r1b1k2r/pp2ppbp/2pB2p1/q2p4/1n1P4/P1n1QN2/1PP1PPPP/2KR1B1R b kq - 0 1
[ ...Nba2+ Kd2 Ne4+ Kd3 Qb5+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
A Tjinkamjet vs Oswaldo Rivas, Haifa, 1976
5k2/p1p1bpp1/1p2p3/2P1P3/1P3PKp/P2r3P/2R3P1/1RB2r2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg3+ Kh5 g6+ Kh6 Kg8 ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez vs Maxwell Fuller, Haifa, 1976
6k1/3p1p1p/Q5pB/3Pb3/1r2n3/5BP1/1q5P/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxg3+ if Kg1 Bd4+ or if hxg3 Rh4+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Jane Garwell vs Alexandra Van Der Mije, Haifa, 1976
4r1k1/8/p1p2r2/6p1/P1P3P1/1PQ1p2q/4Kp2/1R3R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd8 if Qxe3 or Rfd1 Qxg4+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Jorge Cuellar vs A Kanai, Haifa, 1976
1rbq4/5k2/2Q2bR1/p2Np3/5r2/P7/1PP1B3/2K3R1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg7+ Bxg7 Qg6+ Kf8 Qxg7+ Ke8 Bh5+ ]
Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Nina Hoiberg vs Miyoko Watai, Haifa, 1976
r2q1r2/1ppnnp2/p2pp2k/4P1Rp/3P1P1P/2NQ4/PPP2P2/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Rxh5+ Kxh5 Qh7+ Kg4 Rg1+ if Kh3 or Kf3 Qd3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 5.
Joseph Feller vs Magnus Solmundarson, Haifa, 1976
r1b1kb2/pp2pp1p/2p2p2/4q3/5r2/1B3N2/PPPP1Q1P/R1B2K1R b q - 0 1
[ ...Bh3+ Kg1 Rg4+ Qg3 Rxg3+ Kf2 Rg2+ ]
c)
Black mates in 5.
Roeland Mollekens vs Juan Leon Jimenez, Haifa, 1976
4r3/p6k/1p2r1pp/1Pq2p2/N3n3/3QR3/P4RPP/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc1+ if Re1 Ng3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 5.
Daniele Taruffi vs Jean-Claude Letzelter, Haifa, 1976
2r1r1k1/pq3p1p/b4p2/8/3Q1P2/8/PP1RN1PP/4KR2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2 if Rg1 Rc1+ or if Qc3 Bxe2 ]
e)
White mates in 6.
Dieter Mohrlock vs Hans Ree, Haifa, 1976
rn4k1/pq2rp2/1pp1pQp1/4N2p/2PP4/5R2/PP3PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxg6 fxg6 Qxg6+ Rg7 Qe8+ Kh7 Qxh5+ Kg8 Qe8+ ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Besitez vs Julio Ostos, Haifa, 1976
r1bqkb1r/1p2nppp/p2p4/1N1Pp3/2P5/8/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qa4 if axb5 Qxa8 or if Bd7 Nxd6# ]
b)
Lars-Ake Schneider vs Jorge Szmetan, Haifa, 1976
1r1r2k1/R4ppp/3p4/3Pp3/1q1n4/3B1P2/2PQ2PP/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Qxb4 Rxb4 c3 ]
c)
James Tarjan vs Terrey Shaw, Haifa, 1976
R7/2p3k1/P5p1/3p4/5q2/7P/4QPK1/r7 w - - 1 0
[ Qe7+ Qf7 Qe5+ Qf6 Rg8+ ]
d)
Maxwell Fuller vs T Sakurai, Haifa, 1976
r1bqk2r/ppp1ppb1/1n4pp/4P2n/5P1B/2N4N/PPP3PP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qxd8+ Kxd8 0-0-0+ if Ke8 Nb5 or if Bd7 g4 ]
e)
Cesar Caturla vs Andrea Grinza, Haifa, 1976
r4bk1/pp1b3p/4q1p1/1P1QNn2/8/B7/P5PP/R4BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc4 Qxd5 Bxd5+ Kg7 Bxf8+ Rxf8 Nxd7 ]
Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Andreas Huss vs Frans Kuijpers, Haifa, 1976
3r2k1/p4pp1/1pb1rq1p/2P2N2/8/8/PP1QR1PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxh6+ ]
b)
Luis Bronstein vs Gert Ligterink, Haifa, 1976
2nq1rk1/4bppp/p2p4/1prPp3/6NP/2PB1Q2/PP3PP1/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Nh6+ if Kh8 Nxf7+ or if gxh6 Qf5 mates ]
c)
Peter Biyiasas vs George Botterill, Haifa, 1976
1nbqnrk1/3rppbp/p5p1/4p3/2P1B3/2N1BP2/PP2N1PP/R2QK2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Qb3 ]
d)
A Bogda vs Gildardo Garcia, Haifa, 1976
1kr4r/1bqnbppp/p2ppn2/1p4B1/4PP2/PNNB4/1PP1Q1PP/1K1RR3 w - - 1 0
[ e5 dxe5 fxe5 if Nd5 Nxd5 ]
e)
Pedro Aguilar vs Walter Hoyt, Haifa, 1976
r1bq2k1/pp2b1pp/8/3n2N1/2Qp4/2P3P1/P6P/R1B2BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg2 ]
Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Andreas Huss vs Kaj Rosell, Haifa, 1976
4qr2/p5k1/1p2Ppp1/4Q3/3P2R1/P7/1P6/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qc7+ if Kh6 Rh4+ mates ]
b)
B Rumsch vs Jurij Markov, Haifa, 1976
4r1k1/p4rpp/1b1p1p2/2pN4/2P1q3/PP2B3/3Q2PP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf2 Qg6 Rxe8+ Rf8 Ne7+ ]
c)
Jose Bademian vs Francisco Batres, Haifa, 1976
r1b1k2r/3p2pp/p1p1pq2/2b5/8/2PB4/P1PB1PPP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qh5+ ]
d)
Jana Bellin vs Pepita Ferrer Lucas, Haifa, 1976
2r1n1k1/p4pp1/1pq2b1p/5Q2/5N2/BP4P1/P4P1P/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rc1 ]
e)
Denning vs Jean-Claude Letzelter, Haifa, 1976
4r1k1/pp3p1p/2n3p1/6B1/5rb1/2P2N2/PP3PPP/R4K1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 if gxf3 Bh3+ mates ]
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Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ludek Pachman vs Rosendo Balinas, Haifa, 1976
4r1k1/pb3pp1/1p1n3p/3p4/P2Q4/8/1qB2PPP/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re1+ ]
b)
Gonzalo Deras Diaz vs M Whetton, Haifa, 1976
6k1/2r2p1p/p4rp1/N1pR4/8/1P1KP1bP/P2R2P1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Be1 ]
c)
K Hamada vs Otto Benitez, Haifa, 1976
r7/1p1b1pk1/2pq1bp1/p2pN1np/P2P3P/2PBN1P1/1P1Q1P2/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxe5 dxe5 Nf3+ ]
d)
Tomas Lozano vs Leif Ogaard, Haifa, 1976
5rk1/pp1n1pb1/1q4pp/2pP4/2P1r1bB/1P3N2/P2QB1PP/4RRK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 ]
e)
Christine Jensen vs S Tarradellas, Haifa, 1976
r1br2k1/pp2ppbp/5np1/q3N3/2PP4/2N5/P2QBPPP/1R3RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxe5 if dxe5 Rxd2 ]
Puzzles of the 1976 Chess Olympiad, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Tomas Lozano vs Otto Benitez, Haifa, 1976
5n2/5k1p/3R2p1/6p1/2p1b3/1p2N3/1P3PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...c3 if bxc3 b2 ]
b)
Hugh Edward Myers vs Emmanuel Preissmann, Haifa, 1976
r2r2k1/pb2n1bp/1p3qp1/1Bpp1p2/P7/1PP1PN2/3QNPPP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...c4 if bxc4 or a5 a6 ]
c)
Oswaldo Rivas vs Georges Philippe, Haifa, 1976
r4k2/p5pQ/1p3qBp/2pbR3/3p1P2/2P5/PP5P/1K6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg8 ]
d)
Gerald Bonner vs Antonio Medina-Garcia, Haifa, 1976
6k1/6p1/6Pp/ppp5/3pn2P/1P3K2/1PP2P2/3N4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc3 if bxc3 a4 cxd4 cxd4 c3 a3 ]
e)
I Svensson vs Nicole Tagnon, Haifa, 1976
3r2k1/p4p1p/6p1/8/8/bPN5/P4PPP/1R2K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bb4 Rc1 Rd3 ]
f)
I Svensson vs Nieves Garcia Vicente, Haifa, 1976
8/pq2npk1/1p4pr/2N1Pp2/3PbR1P/8/P1r1BQP1/1R4K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc5 if dxc5 Bxb1 or if Bf3 Rc2 ]
g)
Anna Merciai vs Nava Starr, Haifa, 1976
5rk1/1p3rp1/1Pnp3p/1P2p2q/4P3/5NPP/6K1/1R1Q1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 if Nxd4 or Nh2 Rxf1 ]
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