Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Alex Sherzer.
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)
Sherzer vs Graham Burgess, Prestwich, 1990
2k2b1r/pp3ppp/2p3n1/5R1B/2Pq4/6B1/P2r2PP/R3Q2K w - - 0 1
[ Rd5 ]
b)
White Mates in 8. Sherzer vs Helgi Olafsson, Philadelphia, 1991
2rrnbk1/1pqb4/p2pp1p1/6P1/Pn1BP3/2N3Q1/1PP3PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ Kxf8 Qf2+ Kg8 Rf1 ]
c)
Sherzer vs Antonio Torres, New York, 1992
r5k1/2p1bq1p/p3p3/1p1pP1p1/5r2/2P4Q/PPB3PP/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ g3 ]
d)
Sherzer vs Andras Ozsvath, Hungary, 1996
rq3kr1/pp2pp1R/2p2b2/8/2NnN3/3B2Q1/PPP2PP1/2K4R w - - 0 1
[ Ncd6 if Bh5 Nxf6 exf6 Qxg8+ ]
e)
Sherzer vs Luis Chiong, Washington, 2002
rnbqkb1r/1p2pp1p/pn4p1/3NP1B1/8/5N2/PPP3PP/R2QKB1R w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ exf6 Qxd8+ Kxd8 Bxf6+ ]
Sherzer Puzzles, Part II. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Herman vs Sherzer, Eger, 1988
rn1qr1k1/p4p1p/3p2p1/3P1b2/5B2/2PB1Nn1/P1Q2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxd3 Qxd3 Ne2+ ]
b)
Orlando Santana vs Sherzer, New York, 1988
8/1p6/8/4k1p1/2Pp2Pp/pPn2P2/P4K2/2N5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxa2 ]
c)
C Pangen vs Sherzer, Chicago, 1991
2rr2k1/pp3ppp/1qb1p1n1/4P3/6R1/2NP1N2/PP2Q1PP/1K1R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 gxf3 Rxc3 ]
d)
Black Mates in 5. Paul Atkinson vs Sherzer, Mamaia, 1991
r1r3k1/3nbppp/b2pp3/q5PP/4P3/1PBN1PN1/1P3Q2/1K1R3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc3 w/Bxd3+ ]
e)
Jesse Kraai vs Sherzer, New York, 1991
2b1r1k1/1p4bp/2pp2p1/2n5/1qPNNP2/1P4PP/6B1/1Q1R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe4 Bxe4 d5 w/Bxd4+ & Re1+ ]
Sherzer Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Jay Bonin vs Sherzer, Chicago, 1992
6rk/2p3r1/p1Pp3p/3Np2q/4Pp1b/5P2/PP1NQ2B/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd8 Nc4 Qh3 ]
b)
Tom Brownscombe vs Sherzer, Philadelphia, 1993
1r5k/6bp/QN1pb3/8/3n3q/4p1N1/PP2BrPP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe2+ Bxe2 Be5 if Ng3 Bxg3 ]
c)
Zakhar Fayvinov vs Sherzer, Philadelphia, 1993
1r2kb1r/Qb3ppp/2p1p3/1p2q3/3NB3/2P5/PP3PPP/R4K1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc5 if Bxc6+ Kf8 Qa5 Ra8 Qxb5 Ba6 ]
d)
Black Mates in 5. Gerald Mann vs Sherzer, Hungary, 1998
6k1/1b4pp/4q2r/pN1pp3/P6P/1P3nP1/1QR2P2/5B1K b - - 0 1
[ ..Qg4 Rc8+ Bxc8 Kg2 Nxh4+ ]
e)
Black Mates in 5. Ferenc Berkes vs Sherzer, Hungary, 2000
r4rk1/p2n1ppp/1p6/1N1p2q1/3PpPn1/PQ2P1K1/1P4P1/RNB2R2 w - - 0 1
[ ...Qh5 Rh1 Qxh1 Kxg4 Qh2 ]
f)
Black Mates in 3. Ildar Ibragimov vs Sherzer, Virginia Beach, 2003
8/1p6/8/2P3pk/3R2n1/7p/2r5/4R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh2+ w/Rg2+ ]
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