Here are some chess problems from the games of Tigran V Petrosian.
White to move and win.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
Petrosian vs Gongadze, Tbilisi, 1947
[ Nd7+ if Nxd7 Rf3+ Qxf3 exf3 w/Re1 ]
b)
Petrosian vs Nikolai Sorokin, Tbilisi, 1944
[ Rd6 w/Nf6+ ]
c)
Petrosian vs Oltetsian, Yerevan, 1948
[ d5 w/Nxf5 ]
d)
Petrosian vs Iosef Pogrebyssky, Tbilisi, 1949
[ Rxg4 ]
e)
Petrosian vs Akopdzhanian, Yerevan, 1946
Thanks to Ulrich Thiede (ulibear), ed.
[ f4 if Ng6 Qd5+, Qxf5+, Qe5+ & Bxh8 ]
Petrosian Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 7. Petrosian vs Ludek Pachman, Bled, 1961
[ Qxf6+ ]
b)
Petrosian vs Max Pavey, Moscow, 1955
[ Nh4 if Kxh6 Nxf5+ mates ]
c)
Petrosian vs Radolfo Cardoso, Portoroz, 1958
[ Bg5 if Qh5 Ng3 ]
d)
Petrosian vs Lev Polugaevsky, Moscow, 1963
[ Qb8+ w/Qxc8+ & Bxe6 ]
e)
Petrosian vs Egor Chukaev, Vilnius, 1951
[ Nxh7 ]
Petrosian Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 6. Petrosian vs Boris Kopelevich, Tbilisi, 1944
r1rbn1k1/2qb1p1p/3p4/5P2/p1p5/P1B4P/1PBQ1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe8+ Bxe8 f6 Bxf6 Bxf6 Qc5 Qh6 ]
b)
White Mates in 4. Petrosian vs Rafael Kakiashvili, Tbilisi, 1945
4r2r/5k2/2p2P1p/p2pP1p1/3P2Q1/6PB/1n5P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd7+ Re7 Qxe7+ Kg6 Qg7+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Petrosian vs Gocha Chachua, Tbilisi, 1945
r7/1q3k2/1n1Bp2p/pP2Pp2/2Q2P2/8/5K1P/6R1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe2 ]
d)
Petrosian vs Artur Arustamian, Yerevan, 1946
r2b1rk1/1n1q1pp1/p1pp1nbp/1p1Pp3/PPP1P3/4BN1P/2BN1PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ dxc6 Qxc6 axb5 Qd7 bxa6 ]
e)
Petrosian vs I Aramanovic, Tbilisi, 1949
2Q5/4ppk1/4rbp1/1pn4q/5B2/4P1P1/P4PB1/1R3K2 w - - 0 1
[ g4 ]
Petrosian Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win.
a)
Petrosian vs Vladimir Simagin, Moscow, 1956
Q7/p4rkp/8/2p1q1N1/P1P5/8/8/7K w - - 0 1
[ Qh8+ ]
b)
Petrosian vs Julius Kozma, Munich, 1958
5r2/4b1k1/6p1/ppp1pP2/4N1P1/1PP2K2/P2R4/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rd7 if Rf7 Rxe7 w/f6+ ]
c)
Petrosian vs Bent Larsen, Copenhagen, 1960
2nk4/1p2qpQ1/p1p2N2/2p1Pp2/2P2P2/1P5R/P4K1P/3r4 w - - 0 1
[ Rh8+ Kc7 Re8 ]
d)
Petrosian vs Nielsen, Copenhagen, 1960
r3bk2/p1p1q3/Q1p3p1/2N1p1p1/1P6/2P5/P5PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qb7 if Rd8 Rxd8 w/Ne6+ ]
e)
Petrosian vs Heinz Lehmann, Hamburg, 1960
1R3bk1/3qp3/p5p1/3rPp2/P2n4/4BQ1N/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd4 if Rxd4 Qa8 ]
Petrosian Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win.
a)
Petrosian vs Dragoljub Ciric, Belgrade, 1961
6k1/1b1N2b1/1pn1p2r/pB1p1p2/P2P1N2/4P1R1/1P3PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nh5 if Rxh5 Nf6+ ]
b)
Petrosian vs Miguel Najdorf, Bled, 1961
1rb3k1/2R1n3/pP1p1bp1/1p1Pp2p/1N2P3/1N4PP/1P4B1/4K3 w - - 0 1
[ Na5 if Rxb6 Nac6 ]
c)
Petrosian vs Alexander Chistiakov, Moscow, 1964
2r3k1/RR4pp/4bp2/2r1p1n1/B1N3P1/3P4/1P3P1K/8 w - - 0 1
[ b4 if Rd5 Nb6 ]
d)
Petrosian vs Hans Bouwmeester, Tel Aviv, 1964
q3b3/1p2Qpk1/5pp1/1P1p4/3N4/4P2P/5PPK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Ne6+ Kh7 Nc7 if Qb8 b6 ]
e)
Petrosian vs Vladimir Bagirov, Moscow, 1967
3r3k/pb5p/1b1r2p1/1p6/3p4/1B1R1P2/PP3BPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bg3 ]
Petrosian Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Petrosian vs David Bronstein, Moscow, 1967
4rr1k/6b1/p1R4N/3p2p1/8/2N3P1/P4qPK/3Q4 w - - 0 1
[ Qh5 if Qc2 Nf5+ ]
b)
White Mates in 5. Petrosian vs Molero Manuel Castro, Lugano, 1968
r3k3/pp1npNb1/4Pp2/2pP3Q/2p5/4B3/Pq4PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd6+ ]
c)
Petrosian vs Bent Larsen, Palma de Majorca, 1968
r3r1k1/1bn2pbn/p5p1/1p1Ppq1p/2p1NP1B/P1N2B1P/1PQ3P1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf2 w/Nd6 or Qb6 ]
d)
Petrosian vs Jonathan Penrose, Palma de Majorca, 1969
2r5/7p/3q2k1/p2Np1p1/Pp1bPpP1/1P3P2/4Q2P/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ Qxe7 Qa6+ ]
e)
White Mates in 2. Petrosian vs Dragoslav Tomic, Vinkovci, 1970
Q7/2r2rpk/2p4p/7N/3PpN2/1p2P3/1K4R1/5q2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ ]
Petrosian Puzzles, Part VII. White to move and win.
a)
Petrosian vs Victor Korchnoi, Moscow, 1971
1r3k2/3b3p/p1p2n2/P1q1N3/5p1P/6P1/4QP2/B3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd7+ Nxd7 Qe6 ]
b)
Petrosian vs Hans Ree, Wijk aan Zee, 1971
r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n5/3P4/1b2p3/5NP1/PP1PPP1P/R1BQKB1R w - - 0 1
[ dxc6 if exf3 Qb3 ]
c)
Petrosian vs Carel Van Den Berg, Wijk aan Zee, 1971
1r6/1pnrb1k1/1R3p1p/P1p1p1pP/q1N1P3/B1P2RP1/Q4PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe5 if fxe5 Qf7+ mates ]
d)
Petrosian vs Svetozar Gligoric, San Antonio, 1982
5rk1/2q1r1b1/p2pPn2/2p2PBN/1pP4P/1P3Q2/P5K1/1B3R2 w - - 0 1
[ Nf4 w/Nd5 or Ng6 ]
e)
Petrosian vs Radolfo Cardoso, Manila, 1974
3r4/p5k1/1pp2bn1/4p3/2P1N1q1/1PB1Q1P1/P5K1/7R w - - 0 1
[ Rh7+ if Kf8 Qh6+ mates ]
Petrosian Puzzles, Part VIII. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Petrosian vs Miguel Quinteros, Manila, 1974
2r2k2/5p2/2pp1q1p/2n2P2/2P2P2/B3Q2P/1b4B1/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Rxd6 if Qc3 or Qxd6 Bxc5 ]
b)
Petrosian vs Lajos Portisch, Palma de Majorca, 1974
1q3rk1/p3np1p/3p2pb/1P2p2n/2P5/2NPPQP1/1B1N1P2/R4K2 w - - 0 1
[ g4 Ng7 Qf6 if Qb7 Qh4 ]
c)
Petrosian vs Nukhim Rashkovsky, Moscow, 1976
4r1k1/pr3p1p/3p2n1/2pPbN1R/2q1P1N1/P5P1/3Q1PKP/2B5 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe5 if dxe5 Nd6 or if Qxe4 f3 Qxe5 Nh6+ ]
d)
White Mates in 6. Petrosian vs Viktor Korchnoi, Ciocco, 1977
2r1qr1k/3R1p2/p1P2Rp1/1p4Pp/7P/5Q2/P4PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6 if fxg6 Qc3+ ]
e)
White Mates in 3. Petrosian vs Rudi Koepsell, Brilon, 1978
2rn2k1/1q1N1pbp/4pB1P/pp1pPn2/3P4/1Pr2N2/P2Q1P1K/6R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ ]
Petrosian Puzzles, Part IX. White to move and win.
a)
Petrosian vs Jose Mondragon, Brilon, 1978
1r3rk1/1bqpnpbp/p1n1p1p1/1p6/3PP3/2N1BN2/PP1QBPPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ d5 w/d6 ]
b)
Petrosian vs Yuri Balashov, Moscow, 1978
4r2k/p1p1q1pp/2bb4/2p1p2n/4Pr2/PPQ2P2/1B1N2PP/4RRNK w - - 0 1
[ g4 Nf6 Ne2 ]
c)
Petrosian vs Khosro Harandi, Rio de Janeiro, 1979
r3r1k1/pbq2ppp/1pp5/4n3/4N3/PQ2P1B1/1P3PPP/3RK2R w - - 0 1
[ Nd6 if Re7 Nc4 ]
d)
Petrosian vs Jose Luis Vilela, Tallinn, 1979
r3r1k1/pbq2ppp/1pp5/4b3/5n2/P4NN1/BPQ2PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 ]
e)
Petrosian vs Borislav Ivkov, Yugoslavia, 1979
8/pr1r3p/6p1/2p1pk2/3b2N1/1P4P1/P2R1PKP/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd4 if exd4 or Rxd4 Re5+ mates ]
Petrosian Puzzles, Part X. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Petrosian vs Slobodan Martinovic, Oberwart, 1981
5r1k/pR5p/3p4/2pP4/P1P2PN1/2n5/3r4/6RK w - - 0 1
[ Nf6 ]
b)
Petrosian vs Lev Psakhis, Las Palmas, 1982
2n2rk1/1b4b1/3p2p1/3Ppp1p/1P2P3/4B1PP/5P2/R1R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc7 if Rf7 Rac1 ]
c)
Petrosian vs Aleksandr Veingold, Tallinn, 1983
3r1rk1/3nqppp/1p2p1b1/pBb5/2N5/PP2P3/1B2QPPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ b4 axb4 axb4 Bxb4 Ra7 ]
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