Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Wesley So.
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)
So vs Ogulcan Kanmazalp, Heraklio, 2004
1r2n1k1/p6p/b1p1p1p1/2B1qr2/N1Pp4/1P1P4/P5PP/R3QR1K w - - 0 1
[ Qxe5 Rxe5 Rf8+ w/Rxe8 & Bxd4 ]
b)
So vs Fouad El Taher, Dubai, 2006
rnbqk1r1/pp3pp1/2pp4/2b1pP1p/2B1P3/2NP2QN/PPP3PP/R3KR2 w Qq - 0 1
[ Bxf7+ Kxf7 Qg6+ Kf8 f6 gxf6 Rxf6+ ]
c)
So vs Josef Strasser, Bad Wiessee, 2006
5rk1/pp1R1ppp/4n3/5Q2/7P/1BP1q1P1/PP5K/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7 ]
d)
Black to move and win. Gerhard Niebergall vs So, Bad Wiessee, 2006
4k3/p4pb1/6p1/3pP3/3P1n2/2N2qQ1/Pr3P1R/R4K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg3 ]
e)
Black to move and win. Vladimir Burmakin vs So, Bad Wiessee, 2006
4r1k1/pp1n1pp1/2p2np1/3p4/PP1P1qP1/1NP1rP2/4RRKP/2Q2B2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxg4 fxg4 Qxg4+ Kh1 Rxe2 ]
f)
Black Mates in 3. Chan Wei-Xuan vs So, Singapore, 2007
8/6k1/3p1rp1/3Bp1p1/1pP1P1K1/4bPR1/P5Q1/4q3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf4+ Kxg5 Bb6 ]
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