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Here are some chess puzzles from the 1978 Olympiad in Buenos Aires.
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.
Ian Rogers vs Jose Masculo, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r1q1k1/2r1pN2/1p2P1p1/p2P3p/P3pQ2/1P4P1/7P/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6 ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Marjatta Palasto vs Miyoko Watai, Buenos Aires, 1978
5r2/1b2qp1k/1p2p1p1/4Q1R1/p2P1P2/P1P5/1P5P/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh5+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Dolrothy Teasley vs Hanneke Van Parreren, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r2kr1/3b2bR/p2Pp3/1ppp4/4p2B/2P1P3/PP2BPPR/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Be7+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Michael Link vs Marcelo Tempone, Buenos Aires, 1978
5bk1/7p/4R3/3BPpp1/3r4/7P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg6+ ]
e)
Black mates in 2.
Petit Ruck vs Susan Caldwell, Buenos Aires, 1978
7k/p3b1pp/8/1K1p1p2/8/1Rr1P3/q4PrP/2B2QR1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc5+ ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 2.
Denis Maura vs Miyoko Watai, Buenos Aires, 1978
3r2k1/5ppp/3pp2q/4b3/p1B1P3/Q4P1P/Pr4P1/3R2RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Alonso Zapata vs Harri Hurme, Buenos Aires, 1978
1r4k1/5p1p/6p1/8/p1P1bP2/K1Q5/B2R2PP/6q1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc5+ ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
Elton Georges vs Courtney Lee, Buenos Aires, 1978
r5k1/ppp3pp/1n2p3/3pP3/3P1r2/1PP2p1b/P2Q1q1N/R1B3RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg2+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Luis Bronstein vs Marcelo Reides, Buenos Aires, 1978
r1b1r2k/1p2PQp1/pq3nPp/8/5p2/8/PPP2PP1/1K1R1B1R w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Tong Lum vs Ramesh Jhunjhnuwala, Buenos Aires, 1978
5k1r/pp2R3/1n1R2Bp/8/1p4P1/1r6/5P1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf7+ if Ke8 Rxb7+ ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
A Bogda vs Fernando Braga, Buenos Aires, 1978
4k3/pr3pp1/3bp3/B2nN3/7P/1P4P1/P1R2P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rc8+ Ke7 Bd8+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Lev Polugaevsky vs Lawrence Day, Buenos Aires, 1978
3r2k1/5pb1/5p2/2qP1N1Q/1p5R/6P1/5PKP/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Sheila Jackson vs Fenella Foster, Buenos Aires, 1978
r4k1r/p1q2P1p/1pnb2p1/2p5/8/2P1BN2/PP4PP/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh6+ Kxf7 Qd5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Nikola Padevsky vs Peter Welz, Buenos Aires, 1978
r2qr1n1/pb2bp1k/1pp3p1/3pB1Pp/3P3P/2NBP3/PP2QP2/1K1R3R w - - 1 0
[ Qxh5+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Elena Donaldson-A vs Sabie Warkentin, Buenos Aires, 1978
4r1kr/ppp1R1pp/2q2nn1/5NN1/3Q4/8/PPP3PP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kf8 Rf7+ ]
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Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Krishan Jhunjhnuwala vs Tan Bian Huat, Buenos Aires, 1978
3qr1n1/1p2bk1p/2pp1P2/p4P2/P4P2/2B2Q1P/1PP5/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Qh5+ Kf8 Qxh7 ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Chee-Meng-Jimmy Liew vs N Durhuus, Buenos Aires, 1978
7k/7p/3p4/2p1bNr1/Q2pP3/3P4/1r3P2/5K1R w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Rg8 Rxh7+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Jan Turner vs Abdul Abdullah, Buenos Aires, 1978
2rq1nk1/1p3p2/p1p3BQ/8/3P2N1/8/bP3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re8 if Qxe8 Nf6# ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Y S Chiu vs H Pickering, Buenos Aires, 1978
5rk1/1R6/p5pR/8/3N2r1/2P3P1/PP3P2/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Ne6 ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Marcel Sisniega vs Romelio Chavez, Buenos Aires, 1978
q1k1r2r/Bp1bnpp1/pQn1p3/N2p2Pp/4PP1P/2R5/PPP5/2KR1B2 w - - 1 0
[ Nxb7 if Qxb7 Bxa6 ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
N Tabbane vs Harinlal Aturupane, Buenos Aires, 1978
4rbrk/pqpR3p/4P3/2p2PQ1/1P2p3/4B3/P1P3PP/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh5+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Jean Schammo vs Elton Georges, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r1n1k1/1q1r1p1p/pp4p1/2bN1NPQ/2P1R3/1P5P/P4P2/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe8+ if Rxe8 or Bf8 Nf6+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Chee-Seng Chia vs Franz Hoelzl, Buenos Aires, 1978
6k1/p2r1p2/4NqpQ/3Bp3/b1P1P3/3R4/P4PPK/1r6 w - - 1 0
[ Qf8+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Harold Larsen vs Muhamed Arbouche, Buenos Aires, 1978
5r1k/6bp/RN4p1/1p1Np3/4P1qn/3Q2P1/1P5P/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxe4+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Roeland Mollekens vs Luitjen Apol, Buenos Aires, 1978
6k1/5pp1/p3p2p/3pP2P/P4P2/2P1n1BK/1N2b1r1/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg4+ if Kh4 Nf5+ ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Claude Santoy vs R De Los Santos, Buenos Aires, 1978
2q1r1k1/1p1brp2/p2p3p/P1pPb1p1/4Pn2/1QN3P1/1PB2P1P/R3RKN1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
W Hook vs Sheldon Wong, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r3k1/pp4p1/4p2p/P2p4/1PnPb1P1/1QR1P3/4B1q1/2R1K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg3+ Kd1 Qg1+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Jacobus Sampouw vs Michael Woodhams, Buenos Aires, 1978
2k3r1/pp5p/3pP3/2p2QP1/2n5/3K1P2/PPP3q1/1R6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd2+ if Kxc4 Qd4+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Aleksander Sznapik vs Gyula Sax, Buenos Aires, 1978
4r1k1/p2Q2pp/8/3pq3/2p2b1B/2P2R1P/1N4P1/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe1+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Mohamed Lemine Bouasria vs Sunil Weeramantry, Buenos Aires, 1978
5rk1/5p1p/3Q3P/p1pP2r1/1pPn4/1P1Bq3/P4RP1/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ Kh1 Rh5+ ]
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Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Arovah Bachtiar vs Merali, Buenos Aires, 1978
6r1/2n5/p2N1p2/2pP3k/2p4q/5P2/PPQ3P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ if Kg5 Nf7+ or f4+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Francisco Batres vs Abdulatif Shabsh, Buenos Aires, 1978
1k4r1/3R1p2/BB2p2r/5q1p/8/P6p/1P2QPP1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ba7+ Ka8 Bb7+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Peter Biyiasas vs Nicolas Giffard, Buenos Aires, 1978
2b2r1k/2q2pb1/4pNpB/2p1P1Q1/1nPpN1P1/3P4/5Pn1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ Kxg7 Nh5+ if Kh7 Nef6+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Harinlal Aturupane vs Franklin Alvarez, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r1r2b/1p3k1P/p1ppq2B/3N1p2/2n1P3/2P5/PP4Q1/2K1R1R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg7+ Bxg7 Rxg7+ Kf8 h8/Q+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Rafael Vaganian vs Krzysztof Pytel, Buenos Aires, 1978
5r2/3p4/p3p2k/2p1P2P/1nP5/6R1/q3N3/3Q2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg6+ if Kxh5 Nf4+ ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Stephan Ziska vs L C Goonetilleke, Buenos Aires, 1978
1r6/3kbp2/1r2p1p1/q2pPn2/p1pP1P1P/2N2N2/P2RRB2/K1Q5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc3+ if Qb2 Rxb2 ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Zayed Abdul Ghafour vs Jose Gutierrez, Buenos Aires, 1978
4r1k1/ppp2ppp/3p4/6b1/2P1b3/P5PK/1P1B1q2/2RQ3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg2+ Kg4 Bf5+ Kxf5 Qxg3 ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Vladimir Liberzon vs Ricardo Calvo Minguez, Buenos Aires, 1978
3rk3/5p1r/1Q2b1p1/1n2p1P1/pp2P3/1P6/P1P1NR2/1K3BR1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ Nc1 Nc3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Eero Raaste vs Miguel Bernat, Buenos Aires, 1978
q5k1/4bpp1/3Np2p/1bp1Pn1P/1n1p1B2/r2P2PK/PR1Q1P2/4RB2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh1+ Kg4 g6 Bh3 gxh5+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
E De La Rosa vs Jana Bellin, Buenos Aires, 1978
4rrk1/pp1b3p/6p1/2QP4/2Np1p1P/1P1Pq3/P4NKP/R7 b - - 0 1
[ ...f3+ if Kf1 Qe2+ or if Kg3 Qf4# ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Craig Van Tilbury vs Mohamed Shabash Abdullatief, Buenos Aires, 1978
4r2k/R7/2p4p/2Np4/3P3P/1p2n3/2r5/4K1R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4+ if Kf1 Nh2# ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
John Powell vs Federico Garrido, Buenos Aires, 1978
2k4r/pp3p2/8/2p1q3/P7/2N2RPP/1P3Q1K/4r3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh3+ if Kg2 Rh2+ or if Kxh3 Qh5+ ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Carlos Gamarra Caceres vs Leon Piasetski, Buenos Aires, 1978
r3kb1r/p4ppp/2n5/1Qp3N1/2Nq1P2/3n4/PP4PP/R1B2R1K b kq - 0 1
[ ...Nf2+ Kg1 Nh3+ Kh1 Qg1+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Sergio Giardelli vs Robert Jamieson, Buenos Aires, 1978
1r4k1/7p/3K3b/Bp3R2/2q5/P5P1/7r/1Q3R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd2+ if Bxd2 Rd8+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Oleg Romanishin vs Iolo Jones, Buenos Aires, 1978
3n1q2/1p1Q2bk/p1p4p/1nP1N1p1/1P6/1B2P1PP/PB4K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qd3+ if Kh8 Ng6+ Kh7 Nxf8+ ]
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Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Diane Savereide vs Elisabeta Polihroniade, Buenos Aires, 1978
1r1q1r2/4p1kp/p4Rp1/2pPpbN1/p6Q/2NB4/1PP3PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kxf6 Nge4+ Bxe4 Nxe4+ Kf5 Qh3+ ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Wlodzimierz Schmidt vs Aldo Haik, Buenos Aires, 1978
6rk/R2R1Qbp/1q4p1/1Pr2p2/8/4P1PP/1P3PB1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ra8 ]
c)
White mates in 5.
Arturo Pomar Salamanca vs Francisco Batres, Buenos Aires, 1978
1kr3nr/1p3ppp/b3p3/2Q1P2q/8/2N1B3/PP3PPP/2R1K2R w K - 1 0
[ Qa7+ Kc7 Nb5+ Kd8 Qd4+ ]
d)
White mates in 5.
Carlo Robbiano Taboada vs Bechir Kchouk, Buenos, Aires
2k4r/p4R2/1p1r2pn/2pN3p/8/2PPQ1Pq/P6P/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Rxe8 Rxe8+ Rd8 Rc7+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Eduardo Bauza Mercere vs Leon Fiszbajn, Buenos Aires, 1978
1rb2r1k/1p2R1p1/p2p1p1p/3q1P1Q/3B1R2/8/PPP3PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7 Kxg7 Qg6+ Kh8 Qxh6+ ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 5.
Venka Asenova vs Amalija Pihajlic, Buenos Aires, 1978
2k3r1/pp1b2r1/2n2p2/3qp3/3PQ1Pp/P1P4n/3N3P/1RB2R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg4 if Nf3 Rg1+ Nxg1 Qxe4+ Nf3 Qxf3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 5.
H Pickering vs J M Salvador, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r2rk1/pp4b1/1q1p4/3P2pp/5p2/PP1p1R1P/R2Q2P1/1B2K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg1+ Rf1 Rfe8+ Qe2 Rc1+ ]
c)
Black mates in 5.
Francisco Batres vs Sheldon Wong, Buenos Aires, 1978
2k4r/1pq2p2/p1p1p3/P2P1p1p/3P3r/7Q/1P2RPKb/R1B2B2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg8+ if Kf3 Rxh3+ Bxh3 Rg3+ ]
d)
White mates in 6.
Lajos Portisch vs Svend Hamann, Buenos Aires, 1978
1Q5R/2r2p2/2r2k1p/2p2Np1/1p4P1/1P3P2/3n1qPK/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ Ke5 Re8+ if Re6 Qxc7+ Kf6 Rxe6+ ]
e)
Black mates in 6.
Vernon Small vs Harinlal Aturupane, Buenos Aires, 1978
2bq2k1/bp5p/7r/r2pNp2/P4Pp1/BQP5/3N1PKP/1R2R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ if Kf1 Qh4 or if Kxh2 Qh4+ Kg2 Qxf2+ ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 7.
Wenzhe Liu vs Jan-Hein Donner, Buenos Aires, 1978
r2qnr2/pp3kbQ/2npb1p1/2pN1pP1/4P3/8/PPP1BP2/R1B1K1NR w KQ - 1 0
[ Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bh5+ Kh7 Bf7+ Bh6 g6+ ]
b)
Carlo Robbiano Taboada vs Semprum Martinez Fernando, Buenos Aires, 1978
6k1/2pp2r1/1p1qp1Q1/p4p2/3P1NP1/2P4R/1nP4K/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Qf8 Rh8+ ]
c)
Heikki Westerinen vs Chee-Seng Chia, Buenos Aires, 1978
2k5/2r3pp/4pp2/B7/1Rp1R3/7P/2b2PPK/3r4 w - - 1 0
[ Rexc4 ]
d)
Jose Zarco vs Sol Radhy, Buenos Aires, 1978
3q1r2/1p3pkp/p1n1b1p1/3p4/1PrP2P1/P3QPN1/6BP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf1 if Rc2 Qb3 ]
e)
Peter Weir vs Arjuna Parakrama, Buenos Aires, 1978
r2qkb1r/5ppp/p2p4/3bp3/2N5/8/PP1B1PPP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Ba5 ]
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Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Chee-Meng-Jimmy Liew vs L C Goonetilleke, Buenos Aires, 1978
r3k2r/4ppb1/pq4pn/3pPb1p/1P1n3P/4B1N1/4BPP1/R1QN1RK1 w kq - 1 0
[ Bxd4 if Qxd4 Qc6+ ]
b)
Carlos Salvador vs Javier Ochoa De Echaguen, Buenos Aires, 1978
r1bqkb1r/1p2nppp/p2p4/1N1Pp3/2P5/8/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qa4 if Bd7 Nxd6# ]
c)
Kaim Merali vs Henry Pickering, Buenos Aires, 1978
r6r/pppkq1Qp/3pb3/8/2PNP3/5R2/PP4P1/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Nxe6 Kxe6 Rh6+ Kd7 Rf7 ]
d)
Petit Ruck vs Ruth Herstein, Buenos Aires, 1978
1r4k1/5p1p/p2r2p1/1p1qN3/3b4/1P6/P1Q2PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf3 if Qc5 Nxd4 ]
e)
Marcelo Tempone vs Mariano Varga, Buenos Aires, 1978
5rk1/3q2pp/p3n3/1p2R3/2pp1rN1/6QP/PP3PPK/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ Rfe1 if Nc7 Nh6+ Kh8 Re7 or if R4f6 Nxf6+ Rxf6 Qg4 ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Antonio Anelli vs Horacio Olivera, Buenos Aires, 1978
3r1b2/p1N3k1/1p3p1p/5Pp1/3n2P1/1P5P/1PR2B2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxd4 Rxd4 Ne6+ ]
b)
Tong Lum vs C Grajeda, Buenos Aires, 1978
1k1rr1n1/pp1n1p1p/2pb2p1/q2p4/3P2PN/2PQB2P/PP1NRP2/1K2R3 w - - 1 0
[ Bf4 ]
c)
Borislava Borisova vs Lynda Pope, Buenos Aires, 1978
6k1/ppQ2ppp/5n2/3q4/8/1P4P1/PB2rP1P/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6 gxf6 Qc8+ Kg7 Qg4+ ]
d)
Margareta Muresan vs Sabine Warkentin, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r3k1/p1r1qppp/Qp2pn2/8/3p4/4PN1P/PPR2PP1/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc8+ Rxc8 Rxc8+ Ne8 R1c7 ]
e)
Nona Gaprindashvili vs Gisela Fischdick, Buenos Aires, 1978
1r3rk1/5pbp/p2pb3/3Np2Q/1PPqPp2/R2B4/5PPP/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ Kh8 Nc6 Qb6 Nxb8 ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Maurice Broomes vs Rik Wostin, Buenos Aires, 1978
3r4/1pn1qp1k/3n2pp/1p6/4N3/6PP/1Q3PB1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ Kh8 Nd5+ ]
b)
Silvino Garcia Martinez vs William Lombardy, Buenos Aires, 1978
8/5pk1/p2Np1pn/3q4/1Q6/3p4/P4PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne8+ if Kh7 or Kg8 Nf6+ or if Kh8 Qf8+ mates ]
c)
Raimundo Garcia vs Antonio Anelli, Buenos Aires, 1978
4Q3/6kp/p5p1/2p5/3r3P/5qP1/P4P1K/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Re7+ Kh6 Rf7 if Rd8 Qe7 or if Qe4 Qh8 ]
d)
Antonio Anelli vs Carlos Bulcourf, Buenos Aires, 1978
5k2/2n2ppp/1pB5/8/1r1B4/4P1PP/b4P2/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Be5 if Rc4 Bd6+ Kg8 Bxc7 ]
e)
Jaime Emma vs Terje Wibe, Buenos Aires, 1978
r4rk1/1p1N1ppp/2p5/p6Q/Pq3B2/4R2P/1P6/5bK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ gxf6 Rg3+ Kh8 Qh6 if Qd4+ Be3 ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Raimundo Garcia vs Michael Link, Buenos Aires, 1978
Q7/3q2bk/2rp2pp/2nNp2n/4P3/2B2PP1/6KP/1R4N1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne7 if Qxe7 Qxc6 ]
b)
Susan Caldwell vs Nona Gaprindashvili, Buenos Aires, 1978
r4r1k/ppp1p1np/2n2bp1/8/2B2Pb1/2N1BNPP/PPP1K3/R6R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3+ Kxf3 Bxc3 if bxc3 Ne5+ ]
c)
Guillermo Garcia Gonzales vs Orestes Rodriguez, Buenos Aires, 1978
6k1/5Rp1/4p3/7p/p1r1q3/P4QP1/1P4KP/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc2+ if Kh3 Qg4+ or if Kf1 Qc4+ or if Kg1 Qd4+ ]
d)
Mugaruka Biringanine vs Benny Kileng, Buenos Aires, 1978
r1bqk2r/1p1pnpbp/p1n1p1p1/2p5/2B1P3/P1NPBN2/1PP2PPP/R2QK2R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...d5 if exd5 exd5 Bb3 d4 ]
e)
Deborah Evans vs Iluska Simonsen, Buenos Aires, 1978
2rq1rk1/p2nbppp/1pp5/3pP1N1/3P1Bb1/2P5/P1PQB1PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxe2 ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Colin Brooms vs Joan Paetur Midjord, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r5/4kpp1/p2r3p/1p2p3/1Q2B3/1N6/PPP2qPP/2R4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc4 Qe1 Qxe1+ Rxe1 Rxe4 if Rxe4 Re1+ mates ]
b)
I Artiaga vs C Watkins, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r2r2/1p1b2kp/pq3pp1/3Bp3/1P2P3/P2QnN2/2P3PP/R1R4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4 if Rf1 Nf2+ ]
c)
Damaris Hadad vs N Tabbane, Buenos Aires, 1978
2r1r1k1/pp3ppp/q3p1n1/1b1pP3/3P4/bP3N2/PB1QNPPP/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxe2 Rxe2 Rxc1+ ]
d)
Ruben Rodriguez vs Gertrude Baumstark, Buenos Aires, 1978
3r1r2/pb2pp1k/6p1/2pq3p/8/2P1BPbP/PPQ3PN/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxh2+ Kxh2 Qe5+ ]
e)
S Castellon vs Ilse Guggenberger, Buenos Aires, 1978
r1bqkb1r/pppn1ppp/5n2/3N2B1/3P4/8/PP2PPPP/R2QKBNR b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...Nxd5 if Bxd8 Bb4+ Qd2 Bxd2+ Kxd2 Kxd8 ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. xviii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Takayuki Sakurai vs Mohammed Sidi El Moctar, Buenos Aires, 1978
2b1r3/1pk5/p1p2qnR/3n1p1Q/1P1P1Pp1/P2B2N1/4NKP1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ndxf4 if Nxf4 Qxd4+ mates ]
b)
Mary Garcia Padron vs Grazyna Szmacinska, Buenos Aires, 1978
5rk1/6bp/b1pp1qn1/N3nN2/p1P1Pp2/7P/PQ2B3/2K2RBR b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd3+ ]
c)
Noureddine Tabbane vs Carlos Salvador, Buenos Aires, 1978
r2q1rk1/p3bp1p/2p1bnp1/3pp3/1PP1P3/3B1N2/P1Q2PPP/1RB2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...dxe4 Bxe4 Nxe4 Qxe4 Bf5 ]
d)
Naoko Takemoto vs Francisco Batres, Buenos Aires, 1978
3r1k1r/1p3P2/p1n1Q2p/8/4P3/3B4/PPP3qP/1K1N1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf1 ]
e)
Jinrong Liang vs Tom Wedberg, Buenos Aires, 1978
8/1p2k2p/4bpp1/Pp2p3/1P1nP3/3BKPP1/3N3P/1Rr5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc3 if Rd1 Bc4 Nxc4 bxc4 ]
Chess puzzles from the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad, pt. xix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Franz Stoppel vs Ricardo Calvo Minguez, Buenos Aires, 1978
1r4k1/Q4Rp1/6p1/4P3/2p3pn/2P5/P4P1P/1q3BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ if Kg2 Qxf1+ mates ]
b)
Abd el Lah Ait Hamido vs Eduardo Alborta, Buenos Aires, 1978
8/1R6/p4pk1/1p6/1P5R/5PK1/Pr2r2P/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg2+ if Kf4 Rxb4+ or if Kh3 Rxh2+ ]
c)
Salvador Diaz vs Didier Sellos, Buenos Aires, 1978
r3k2r/pp2ppb1/1q5p/3pP3/7B/7N/PPP3P1/R2QKB2 b Qkq - 0 1
[ ...Qb4+ Kf2 Qxh4+ ]
d)
F Ghafour vs Francisco Batres, Buenos Aires, 1978
4r1k1/p4ppp/2p1r2q/2Bpb3/1P3Nn1/1R3BPb/P1P2P1P/3QR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf4 Rxe6 Qxe6 if gxf4 Qe1+ mates ]
e)
Jens Kristiansen vs Georgi Tringov, Buenos Aires, 1978
4rbk1/1p1b1p1p/p4P2/4p3/2B2n2/1N2B3/PP4PP/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...b5 ]
f)
Marcelo Tempone vs Carlos Bulcourf, Buenos Aires, 1978
4rr1k/pp2b2p/2p2n2/3p2pq/2PP4/1PB2QP1/P2N2KP/4RR2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4 ]
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