Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Alexander Stripunsky.
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)
Stripunsky vs Krzysztof Zolnierowicz, Miedzybrodzie, 1991
[ Qd5+ w/Rf7 ]
b)
Stripunsky vs Handszar Odeev, Moscow, 1991
[ Qa5 w/Rd8+ or Ba6 ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Stripunsky vs Konstantin Vshivkov, Moscow, 1994
[ g7 if Qh6 gxf8/Q+ Qxf8 Qg6+ Qg7 Rc8+ Nd8 Rxd8# ]
d)
Stripunsky vs Frantisek Hosticka, Ceske Budejovice, 1995
[ Bxe6 ]
e)
Stripunsky vs Pavel Skatchkov, Moscow, 1995
[ Qc3+ if Q or Rf6 Rf1 ]
Stripunsky Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Stripunsky vs Premysl Belaska, Ceske Budejovice, 1996
[ Rd4 ]
b)
Stripunsky vs Eric Cooke, New York, 1997
[ Qxf8+ if Kxf8 h8/Q+ & Qxg8+ mates ]
c)
Stripunsky vs Gregory Shahade, Philadelphia, 1998
[ f3 if Qf5 or Qe6 Nxd5 ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Stripunsky vs Alejandro Vergara, Port of Spain, 1999
[ Bc5+ Re7 Rh8+ Rg8 Rxg8+ Kxg8 Qh7+ Kf8 Qxf7# ]
e)
Stripunsky vs Vasik Rajlich, Washington, 1999
[ Qh7 w/Rg5+ ]
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