Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Raj Tischbierek. White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle. Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a) Tischbierek vs Rainer Knaak, Plauen, 1980 5k2/qp1b3r/p2N4/3QPpp1/8/8/PP3R2/6K1 w - - 0 1 [ e6 ]
b) White Mates in 8. Tischbierek vs J Nun, Zinnowitz, 1981 r3R3/1bk4p/p2p4/4Q3/2pP4/8/PB1q1PrP/R4K2 w - - 0 1 [ Re7+ Kc6 Qe4+ Kb5 Rxb7+ ]
c) Tischbierek vs P Enders, DDR-CH, 1982 4nk2/1b3r1p/pPpppp2/1r6/4PP2/1P1RBB2/P4K1P/2R5 w - - 0 1 [ a4 w/Bd2 ]
d) White Mates in 3. Tischbierek vs Endre Vegh, Budapest, 1983 r1b3r1/1p3p1p/1q2pQ2/1Bk5/4p3/8/P1P3PP/3R3K w - - 0 1 [ Qe5+ Kb4 Rb1+ Ka5 Qc3# ]
Tischbierek Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a) White Mates in 3. Tischbierek vs Vitaly Cseshkovsky, Rostock, 1984 3r3k/7p/pp2B1p1/3N2P1/P2qPQ2/8/1Pr4P/5R1K w - - 0 1 [ Qf8+ Rxf8 Rxf8+ Kg7 Rg8# ]
b) Tischbierek vs Gernot Gauglitz, Halle, 1987 r3Nk2/p3Rp1p/1pprb3/7P/3P1R2/1P6/P5P1/6K1 w - - 0 1 [ Rexf7+ Bxf7 Nxd6 Ke7 Rxf7+ ]
c) Tischbierek vs Rainer Knaak, DDR, 1989 r1b1k3/p1pq1p1p/1pn1ppr1/8/3PN3/2P2B2/P1P2PPP/R2QK2R w - - 0 1 [ Bh5 ]
d) Tischbierek vs J Gabriel, Bad Worishofen, 1992 r1b1kb1r/1pqpnppp/p1n1p3/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP1BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1 [ Ndb5 axb5 Nxb5 Qb8 Nd6+ Kd8 Nxf7+ ]