Here are some chess puzzles from the games of James Plaskett.
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)
Plaskett vs Peter Clarke, Ayr, 1978
r1b2r2/1p3pkp/1q4p1/p3R2n/2B2Q2/1NP5/PP3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh5 gxh5 Rd6 ]
b)
White Mates in 7. Plaskett vs Ian Rogers, Shiene, 1979
7k/5Rr1/6qp/4Q3/1p1p4/1P2p1P1/P3r2P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7 if Qxg7 Rf8+ ]
c)
Plaskett vs Lincoln Lucena, London, 1980
2bqnrk1/6pp/3p1p2/p1n1pPP1/2PpP1NQ/3P3R/P6P/5K2 w - - 0 1
[ g6 if Rf7 Qxh7+ Kf8 Nh6 ]
d)
Plaskett vs Peter Fransson, Gausdal, 1981
1R6/2nnqrkp/p2p2p1/P1pPp1P1/B1P3PP/6B1/4Q1K1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd7 if Qxd7 Bxe5+ ]
e)
Plaskett vs Fernando Braga, Graz, 1981
3brrk1/1p1b3p/8/nP1NRp1Q/2q5/8/1B4PP/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Re7 if Qf1+ Rxf1 Bxe7 Nxe7+ Rxe7 Ba3 or if Bxe7 Nxe7+ Rxe7 Qg5+ or if Rxe7 Qg5+ ]
Plaskett Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Plaskett vs Joseph Gallagher, Chichester, 1982
rnb4Q/4q2N/p6k/1p3pNp/1b6/8/P1P3PP/R6K w - - 0 1
[ Nf8+ Kxg5 h4+ ]
b)
Plaskett vs Ralf Akesson, Esbjerg, 1982
1r5k/2R3pp/p2pB3/3Pn1P1/2p4P/8/Pr6/K4R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rc8+ Rxc8 Bxc8 ]
c)
Plaskett vs Poul Rewitz, Esbjerg, 1982
3r1rk1/p1pq2pp/1nn1pb2/8/3p4/1P1Q1NP1/P2BPPBP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc6 if Qxc6 Ng5 ]
d)
Plaskett vs Karl Burger, Gausdal, 1983
1r4k1/p1p3p1/2B1p1Np/2P2p2/8/2P3Pq/Pr3P2/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf3 Rb1 Qxb1 Rxb1 Rxb1 if f4 Rb8+ Kf7 Bg4 ]
e)
Plaskett vs Stuart Conquest, London, 1983
r2qr1k1/pp3pbp/2b1pnp1/8/3B1QP1/2N2B2/PPP4P/2KRR3 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc6 w/Rf1 ]
Plaskett Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 6. Plaskett vs Darryl Johansen, Paris, 1983
r2r2k1/1pp2p1p/n3bp1Q/p1q1Pp2/5R2/P7/1PB3PP/2R4K w - - 0 1
[ Rg4+ fxg4 exf6 Qg5 Bxh7+ ]
b)
Plaskett vs Carsten Hoi, Copenhagen, 1985
r3nrk1/1b3pq1/4pR2/p1ppP1Np/2P4P/PP4P1/2Q3B1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 ]
c)
Plaskett vs Jean Hebert, Hastings, 1985
r1b1kb1r/3q1pp1/2npp3/1N4Bn/4P2P/1N6/PPPQ1P2/2KR2R1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc5 if dxc5 Qxd7+ & Nc7# ]
d)
Plaskett vs Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez, Hastings, 1986
1rn1rbk1/1p3pp1/p1q1p2p/3pP3/P3NP2/1P1R4/1BP1Q1PP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ if gxf6 Rg3+ Kh8 exf6 or if Kh8 Rc3 w/Nxe8 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Plaskett vs Anthony Miles, Lugano, 1986
r1b2n2/pp5p/2p3n1/4k2N/2P4P/BP1RP1Nq/P7/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bb2+ w/Ng7+ ]
Plaskett Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win.
a)
Plaskett vs Gavin Crawley, Southampton, 1986
r3kr2/ppp1p1Qp/2b1Bq1B/8/7P/8/PPP4n/2KR2N1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf8+ Qxf8 Bxf8 Kxf8 Rd2 if Nf3 Rg2 mates ]
b)
Plaskett vs William Hartston, Uppingham, 1986
r3q1kr/1bBp2bp/p3p3/1p6/8/2N3Q1/PPn1BPPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Be5 Qg6 Bxg7 Qxg7 Qxg7+ Kxg7 Rxd7+ ]
c)
Plaskett vs Aaron Summerscale, London, 1987
r2rqk2/4b1pp/pn3n2/4N3/3Pb3/PB5Q/5PPP/2BRR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe4 if Nxe4 Qxh7 w/Ng6+ ]
d)
Plaskett vs Peter Wells, Great Britain, 1988
2r4k/p4R2/1p4nb/8/5P1r/P1NKBB2/1P3P2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bd4+ Kg8 Bd5 ]
e)
Plaskett vs Angus Dunnington, Hastings, 1988
1rr5/p1nq1kp1/1p1B2pb/3Pp2p/2P1N3/PQ4PP/1P2B3/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc7 w/d6 & c5 ]
Plaskett Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Plaskett vs Matthias Wahls, Hastings, 1988
r4k2/3b1rp1/p1qppp1Q/8/4P2R/1P6/1BP2P1P/2K3R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7 if Rxg7 Qxf6+ ]
b)
White Mates in 4. Plaskett vs Jon Arnason, Oakham, 1988
5kr1/p1pp3R/3qp3/5rBQ/2pP1P2/2P5/P7/K7 w - - 0 1
[ Bh6+ ]
c)
Plaskett vs Jan Sorensen, Hastings, 1989
2nb1r1k/1p1b3p/2n1p1pq/p2pP3/3P1P2/PPNB2R1/6QP/2B4K w - - 0 1
[ Rh3 Qg7 Qxg6 ]
d)
White Mates in 6. Plaskett vs Lars Bo Rasmussen, Luxembourg, 1990
7r/3r4/1q1pNkp1/p2P4/Pb2P2p/1P6/4Q1PP/7K w - - 0 1
[ Qb2+ ]
e)
Plaskett vs Lajos Portisch, Oviedo, 1993
1q1k3r/r1Rb1p1p/p5p1/3pQ3/4P3/3p2P1/P5BP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7+ if Kxd7 Rxf7+ mates ]
Plaskett Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Plaskett vs Persson Tiger Hillarp, Hampstead, 1998
r4b2/1b1n2n1/p5Q1/3p2B1/q2k4/2p2PP1/PP5P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Be3+ Kc4 b3+ ]
b)
Plaskett vs Jovanka Houska, Islington, 1998
3r2k1/1R3pbp/p7/2Pp2p1/5B2/8/PP5P/3K4 w - - 0 1
[ c6 ]
c)
Plaskett vs Colin McNab, Southend, 1999
5rk1/p3Bp2/2p1b1p1/1pP1P3/2nr2P1/P6Q/1P1qB3/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc4 if Rxc4 Bf6 ]
d)
Plaskett vs Adam Collinson, England, 2000
3r1r1k/pp4pp/2nb1n2/6N1/2p3qQ/2P5/PPBB2PP/4RR1K w - - 0 1
[ Nf7+ if Rxf7 Qxg4 or if Kg8 Bxh7+ ]
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