Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ian Rogers.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
White Mates in 6. Ian Rogers vs Kerridge, Southport, 1983
[ Qxh4+ ]
b)
Ian Rogers vs Reynders, Leiden, 1989
[ c4 w/Rxd7 Qxd7 & Nb6+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Ian Rogers vs R Antonio, Asia Zonal 11, 1990
[ f4 ]
d)
Ian Rogers vs E Schmittdiel, Gausdal Troll, 1996
[ Qe8+ w/Qc6 ]
e)
Ian Rogers vs Lejune, Wattignies, 1976
[ Rg8+ w/d7 ]
Ian Rogers, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Ian Rogers vs James Tarjan, Buenos Aires, 1978
[ f5 if Rc4 fxg6 w/gxf7+ & Qe5 ]
b)
Ian Rogers vs Timothy Taylor, Eerbeek, 1978
[ Qh7+ ]
c)
Ian Rogers vs Craig Laird, Adelaide CH-AUS, 1980
[ Rf7 ]
d)
Ian Rogers vs Bela Toth, Reggio Emilia, 1983
[ Na5 ]
e)
Ian Rogers vs Ennio Arlandi, Nouro, 1984
[ h5 ]
Ian Rogers, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 2. Ian Rogers vs Zlatko Klaric, Nouro, 1984
[ Bb6+ ]
b)
Ian Rogers vs Lloyd Fell, Canberra, 1985
[ Qh5+ ]
c)
Ian Rogers vs Robert Hartoch, Amsterdam, 1985
[ f6 ]
d)
Ian Rogers vs Fabrice Delay, Martigny, 1985
[ Rxe6+ w/Qh5+ ]
e)
Ian Rogers vs Chris Depasquale, Toowoomba, 1986
[ Rxf6 if Kh6 Rxg6+ ]
Ian Rogers, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Ian Rogers vs Robert Hamilton, Ballarat, 1986
[ Rxf7 if Nxb4 Rh7+ or if Rxf7 Nxg5 ]
b)
Ian Rogers vs Seberry, Sydney, 1986
[ Rd7 ]
c)
Ian Rogers vs Mihai Suba, Szirak, 1986
[ f4 ]
d)
Ian Rogers vs Salor Sitanggang, Jakarta, 1987
[ f6 ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Ian Rogers vs Evgeny Ermenkov, Calcutta, 1988
[ Rxd6+ ]
Ian Rogers, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Ian Rogers vs Robert Huebner, Wellington, 1988
[ Rxf8+ w/Qh8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 6 (two solutions).
Ian Rogers vs Kovacevic, Mendrisia, 1988
[ Qc2 or Qb1 ]
c)
White Mates in 4. Ian Rogers vs Alexander Sznapik, Thessaloniki, 1988
[ Qf5+ ]
d)
White Mates in 6. Ian Rogers vs Dusko Ivanisevic, Sokobanja Open, 1989
[ Bc4 ]
e)
Ian Rogers vs Mark Van Der Werf, Lugano, 1989
[ Rxe5 ]
Ian Rogers, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Ian Rogers vs Alfred Weindl, Mendrision, 1989
[ Bxf4 ]
b)
Ian Rogers vs Joris Brenninkmeijer, Groningen, 1990
[ Rd8+ ]
c)
Ian Rogers vs John Delaney, Novi Sad, 1990
[ Nf6+ w/Qxf6 ]
d)
Ian Rogers vs Ye Ronnguang, Kuala Lumpur, 1990
[ Nf6+ or Qh4 ]
e)
White Mates in 3. Ian Rogers vs Nigel Davies, London, 1991
[ Qh4 ]
Ian Rogers, Part VII. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 7. Ian Rogers vs Fernie Donguines, Cebu, 1992
[ d6 ]
b)
Ian Rogers vs Victor Frias, London, 1992
[ Qa8+ w/Rd8 ]
c)
Ian Rogers vs Gilberto Milos, Manila, 1992
[ Rdc3 if Bxc3 Qa6 ]
d)
Ian Rogers vs Jaan Elvest, Biel, 1993
[ Re1+ w/Bf6+ ]
e)
Ian Rogers vs Johannes Van Mil, Tilburg, 1993
[ Ne6 if fxe6 Bxe6+ & Kg2 ]
Ian Rogers, Part VIII. White to move and win.
a)
Ian Rogers vs Dmitry Gedevanishvili, Canberra, 1995
[ Qd7 w/Nd6 ]
b)
Ian Rogers vs Stefan Loffler, Netherlands, 1995
[ Qc7+ w/Bb3 ]
c)
Ian Rogers vs Erik VAn den Doel, Wijk aan Zee, 1995
[ Ne4 ]
d)
Ian Rogers vs Antonio Krstev, Auckland CH-NZL, 1997
[ Rc5+ ]
e)
Ian Rogers vs Markus Wach, Linz AUT, 1997
[ Bg3 w/Bc7 ]
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