Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Markus Ragger.
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)
Ragger vs Zsolt Ladanyi, Marina d'Or, 1998
1r1q2k1/pb2nrbp/1pn1p1p1/2ppPp2/5PP1/2PP1N1P/PP1Q1BB1/R2N1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 ]
b)
White Mates in 7. Ragger vs Davit Jojua, Mureck, 1998
r2rq2k/ppp2p1p/2n1nPpB/2N1P3/1P1p2P1/2P1Q2R/P6P/R6K w - - 0 1
[ Bg7+ Nxg7 fxg7+ Kxg7 Qh6+ ]
c)
Ragger vs Christopher Schwarhofer, Guessing, 2000
1r1n1b1r/ppNbkppp/4pn2/4N3/2B2B2/8/PP3PPP/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Nxd7 Nxd7 Bd6+ Kf6 Ne8+ ]
d)
Ragger vs Ivan Pesorda, Austria, 2002
3q2k1/5ppp/4p3/8/3r4/3r1Q2/1P3PPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd3 ]
e)
White Mates in 7. Ragger vs Rauf Mamedov, Heraklio, 2002
r5r1/ppR1R1b1/1n1N1ppk/3p2N1/1n1P2p1/1P5P/P4PPB/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ndf7+ Kh5 hxg4+ Kh4 g3+ Kxg4 f3+ ]
Ragger Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 6. Ragger vs Edouard Bonnet, Peniscola, 2002
2r1qrk1/pb1pbp2/1pn3p1/4P3/4QB2/7R/P3BPPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc4 if d5 exd6 Kg7 Bh6+ ]
b)
Ragger vs Josef Widowitz, St Veit, 2002
r3r3/p1qnP1k1/2p1Q1pp/1p3p2/8/2PBR3/P4PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf5 if gxf5 Rg3+ or if Nf6 Bxg6 ]
c)
Ragger vs Matej Sebenik, Aschach, 2003
3r3r/pp3kp1/2P2p2/3q2p1/1B4P1/PQ5P/2P2P2/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ c7 if Rd7 Rd1 or if Qxb3 cxd8/N+ ]
d)
White Mates in 6. Ragger vs Wen Yang, Halkidiki, 2003
r1b1Q3/p1q3b1/1p3k2/4Rp2/3p4/2P5/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re6+ ]
e)
White Mates in 7. Ragger vs Heinrich Rolletschek, Austria, 2004
r1b2rk1/p1pp1p1R/2p3B1/4q1p1/2P1N3/4Q3/PP4P1/2K4R w - - 0 1
[ Rh8+ if Qxh8 Bh7+ Qxh7 Nf6+ or if Kg7 R1h7+ Kxg6 Rh6+ Kf5 Qxg5+ ]
Ragger Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Ragger vs Beat Zueger, Steinbrunn, 2005
1k6/1p2n1p1/4p3/1P2N3/4R2p/P6P/3r1rP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd7+ ]
b)
Ragger vs Ivo Priborsky, Pardubice, 2007
b7/5kb1/3pppn1/p2n4/2pPBP2/q1P2QN1/Pr4P1/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg6+ Kf8 Rxe6 if Nc7 Qxa8+ mates ]
c)
Black Mates in 5. Guenther Zechner vs Ragger, Soechau, 2000
1r3rk1/1p1b2bp/1Pp3p1/2Pp2q1/3Ppn2/PN6/2QB1PBP/RR2N1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh3+ Kh1 Nxf2+ Kg1 Nh3+ Kh1 Rf1+ ]
d)
Black to move and win. Daniel Neurauter vs Ragger, Austria, 2002
1r2n1k1/6bR/2Pp2p1/pr2p1B1/2q1P1P1/3N1P2/PP2Q3/1KR5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb2+ if Qxb2 Qxd3+ Ka1 Rxb2 ]
e)
Black to move and win. Markus Bawart vs Ragger, Austria, 2003
2kr4/pb3p2/4p2Q/1Pp1q1rP/2p5/2P1P3/4BP2/2R1KR2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg2 if f4 Qxe3 fxg5 Qxc1+ or if Rg1 Qh2 Rf1 Qd6 ]
Ragger Puzzles, Part IV. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black Mates in 3. Florian Sandhoefner vs Ragger, Austria, 2004
7k/5bpp/8/1P1N4/4n3/4N1b1/1P3rP1/R1BK4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh5+ ]
b)
Edmund Konrad vs Ragger, Aschach, 2004
r2r2k1/5ppp/pq2b3/1pbpP3/4nB2/1B2NP1P/PP4P1/R2QR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...g5 ]
c)
Yuri Hambartsumian vs Ragger, Batumi, 2006
1r1qk2r/p5pp/2pb4/n2n1pN1/4p1bQ/2N5/PPPPBPPP/R1B1K2R b KQk - 0 1
[ ...Nf4 if 0-0 or Rg1 Ng6 ]
Austrian GMs
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