Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Matthew Sadler.
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)
Sadler vs Michael Wilder, London, 1989
2r1k3/ppq2p1B/3r1B1p/7N/5Pb1/P7/1Q4P1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe5+ ]
b)
White Mates in 4. Sadler vs Adam Collinson, Eastbourne, 1990
q4bk1/2R4p/3r2p1/1p1bQ1P1/1P3p1P/5B2/5PK1/4B3 w - - 0 1
[ Bc3 ]
c)
Sadler vs Richard Tozer, Eastbourne, 1990
2r5/3bq2k/p5p1/2pBr2p/3p1b2/PN1P2PP/4RP2/Q3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe5 Bxe5 f4 ]
d)
Sadler vs Ashot Anastasian, Cappelle la Grande, 1991
8/2QR1pk1/2pn1r1q/1p1pN1p1/1P1P1PP1/4P3/6K1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd6 if Rxd6 Nxf7 ]
e)
Sadler vs Alexandre Boog, Biel, 1993
k2r4/pp3p1p/3n4/3bB3/1P4B1/P5P1/5RP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd6 w/Rd2 ]
Sadler Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Sadler vs Darko Anic, Budapest, 1993
r1b2r1k/1p2R3/n2p1q1p/p2B1p2/2N4p/PP4P1/1Q3P1P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf6+ Rxf6 Nb6 w/Re8+ ]
b)
Sadler vs Valery Loginov, Budapest, 1993
r4rk1/pb1q2pp/1p3p2/3p4/1b1PnP2/2N2Q2/PPB3PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe4 dxe4 Qb3+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Sadler vs Eric Prie, Budapest, 1993
5qk1/2R1Rp2/4pPp1/5r1p/pQ6/Pb3P1P/6P1/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7 ]
d)
Sadler vs Jens-Uwe Maiwald, Ischia, 1994
1rq4k/1p2b2p/p2p1n2/2r2pp1/8/1BBQP3/PP4PP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6+ Bxf6 Qxd6 if Rxc1 Qxf6# ]
e)
Sadler vs Frode Elsness, Gausdal, 1995
4r1kN/4p2n/p3p3/qp1bQ3/6P1/8/5P2/1BR3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ if Kxh7 Qh5+ ]
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