Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Nicolas Rossolimo.
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)
Rossolimo vs J Cukierman, Paris, 1937
r1b1rnk1/1p4pp/p1p2p2/3pN2n/3P1PPq/2NBPR1P/PPQ5/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ if Nxh7 Ng6 ]
b)
Rossolimo vs Eugenio Szabados, Venice, 1949
3r2k1/1p2qp2/p3p1p1/2rn2Qp/2PN4/1P3P2/P5PP/2RR3K w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 ]
c)
Rossolimo vs Hermann Steiner, Venice, 1950
8/2kn3R/8/2p1p1p1/r1N1P1P1/1p6/1PP1K3/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7+ ]
d)
Rossolimo vs Stojan Puc, Dortmund, 1951
3r4/p1k3p1/2q2p1p/5P1P/1pPB4/bP3Q2/P1K5/3R4 w - - 0 1
[ Be5+ ]
e)
Rossolimo vs Cobo Arteaga, Habana, 1952
2r2r1k/p1qn2pp/1pB2n2/1P6/1P1R1p2/1Q4P1/PB5P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 if Nxd7 Re7 Rg8 Qf7 ]
Rossolimo Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Rossolimo vs Jan-Hein Donner, Beverwijk, 1953
1n2rrk1/1pp2p1p/p2q1np1/3Np3/PP2P2N/2PR4/3Q1PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5 if gxf5 Qg5+ ]
b)
Rossolimo vs Theo Van Scheltinga, Beverwijk, 1953
r3k2r/pp1bppbp/1q1pn1p1/1B6/2NNP3/4nP2/PPP3PP/R2QR1K1 w kq - 0 1
[ Bxd7+ ]
c)
Rossolimo vs Arthur Bisguier, New York, 1965
r4rk1/pb2q1pp/1p1np3/3p2Pp/3P1P2/2NBPQ2/PP6/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ if Kh8 Bg6 Nf5 Qxh5+ or if Kxg7 Qxh5+ w/g6 ]
d)
White Mates in 8. Rossolimo vs Riceman, Puerto Rico, 1967
b1r2r1k/p4ppp/Pp2nNQ1/3pN3/3P4/R7/1Pq2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rh3 if Ng5 Qxg5 gxf6 Qxf6 ]
e)
Black to move and win. Lothar Schmid vs Rossolimo, Heidelberg, 1949
5r1k/1b4pp/8/p1R5/Pp2p2q/1Q2B2P/1P3PK1/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf2+ if Bxf2 e3+ ]
Rossolimo Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win.
a)
Jozsef Szily vs Rossolimo, Trencianske Teplice, 1949
8/2p2pkp/5bp1/3pr3/1P1qPQ2/1P2R3/5P1P/5BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf5 Qxc7 Rg5+ Rg3 Be5 ]
b)
Jan-Hein Donner vs Rossolimo, Amsterdam, 1950
2r2rk1/5ppp/p3p3/2b5/Pp2q3/4B1P1/1PN1QK1P/R4R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc2 ]
c)
Savielly Tartakower vs Rossolimo, Amsterdam, 1950
3r1rk1/1bq1bpp1/p1npp2p/2p5/2P1N3/P2R1NP1/1PQ1PPBP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb4 axb4 Bxe4 ]
d)
Hermann Steiner vs Rossolimo, Dubrovnik, 1950
5B2/5Rpk/1p5p/1n2p3/7P/P2r2P1/5PK1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Kg8 If Rf5 Nd4 ]
e)
Rego vs Rossolimo, Habana, 1966
r2r4/1p2ppkp/5np1/1PqPn3/p1pNP3/PbN1Q1PB/5P1P/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd4 ]
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