Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Jonathan Rowson.
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)
Rowson vs Jole Petrov, Halle, 1995
br3rk1/4bppp/pp3n2/2p4q/P3P3/2N3Q1/B1P2PPP/BR2R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 if Bxd5 exd5 ]
b)
Rowson vs Luke Russell, Hawick, 1995
r5r1/p2n2kp/nppN2p1/5bB1/2P4P/P5K1/1P4P1/4RB1R w - - 0 1
[ Re7+ Kh8 Nf7+ Kg7 Ne5+ ]
c)
Rowson vs Mindaugas Slivinskas, Holon, 1995
r3kb2/pp1r3q/2pp2p1/4pbB1/1Q6/2N5/PPP2PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ g4 if Bxc2 Rd2 ]
d) White Mates in 4. Rowson vs Flemming Preuss, Copenhagen, 1996
r4b1r/pp1n2k1/1qp1p2p/3pP1pQ/1P6/2BP2N1/P4PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
e)
Rowson vs Tiger Hillarp Persson, Edinburgh, 1997
1k6/1b5p/4rp2/5pp1/8/2KN2P1/PR3P1P/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxb7+ ]
Rowson Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Rowson vs Yves Girard, Glasgow, 1997
3rr3/nq4kp/pp1ppnp1/5bN1/1PPQ4/6NP/P4PP1/2R1RBK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf5+ if gxf5 Nxe6+ or if exf5 Re6 ]
b)
White Mates in 2. Rowson vs Alan Norris, Perth, 1997
r3n1k1/pp1bq2p/4p2Q/3nN3/3P4/6p1/PP3RP1/1B4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ ]
c)
White Mates in 2. Rowson vs John Richardson, Staffordshire, 1997
3rk2r/p1qn1pp1/1p2pb1p/7P/2Pp4/B1P1QP2/P1B1KP2/3R3R b k - 0 1
[ Qxe6+ ]
d)
Rowson vs Alan Norris, Largs, 1998
3R4/pb3r1k/2p2pp1/2N1n3/2p1PB2/8/PP4P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe5 (if Rb8 Nd3) fxe5 Rb8 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Rowson vs Brian Kelly, London, 1998
3r1kr1/8/p2q2p1/1p2R3/1Q6/8/PPP5/1K4R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf1+ if Kg7 Re7+ ]
Rowson Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win.
a)
Rowson vs John Shaw, Edinburgh, 1999
2r3kr/1p2p2p/2bp2pQ/p7/P2qP3/2N2R2/1P4PP/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Ref1 if Qg7 Qh3 ]
b)
Rowson vs Adrian Jackson, Scarborough, 2001
r7/1p4pk/p5qp/2p1p2r/P1Q1N3/4bPP1/1PP3KP/3R1R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rd6 if Qe8 Qd3 ]
c)
Rowson vs Richard Pert, Scarborough, 2001
2b1nrk1/4Q1pp/1pR5/3pN3/3P4/2KBP2q/PP6/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ if Qxh7 Ng6 ]
d)
Rowson vs Ketino Kachiani-G, Germany, 2002
1r6/2q1r3/2p1pk2/pbNpNpbR/1P1P2p1/PQ4P1/2R2PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg5 if Kxg5 Qe3+ Kh5 Rc1 ]
e)
Rowson vs Mirjana Medic, Pula, 2002
4r1k1/2q1rpp1/1p1b3p/3BpQ2/pPPn3P/P5P1/1B3P2/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd4 exd4 Bxf7+ ]
Rowson Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Rowson vs Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Scarborough, 2004
2b1rr1k/2R3bp/p4np1/p2Pp3/q3P3/4B1PP/1R2N1B1/2Q3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc3 if Qa3 Bc5 ]
b)
Rowson vs Jonathan Parker, England, 2005
r4k2/1p1r2p1/1R4p1/3N1p2/4P1P1/n1R4P/5PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rbb3 if fxe4 Nb6 ]
c)
White Mates in 10. Rowson vs Stewart Haslinger, England, 2006
r3r2R/1b2k3/pn2N3/3pN3/1b1P4/8/PP3P2/2RK1B2 w - - 0 1
[ Rc7+ if Kd6 Nf7+ Kxe6 Rh6+ Kf5 Bh3+ ]
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