Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Sergei Tiviakov.
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)
White Mates in 5. Tiviakov vs Valentin Arbakov, Belgorod, 1989
5k2/5p2/2K2P2/p3Q3/1q5p/1P6/P7/8 w - - 0 1
[ a3 ]
b)
Tiviakov vs Vladislav Vorotnikov, Belgorod, 1989
r5r1/pb2pqk1/1p2n1pR/3pPp2/3P4/1P1B1KP1/PB1Q1P2/3R4 w - - 0 1
[ Rh7+ if Kxh7 Rh1+ mates ]
c)
Tiviakov vs Dragan Kosic, Oakham, 1990
8/r3kp2/1p1pqnp1/1P2p1Q1/2P1P3/5RP1/5P2/3B2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bb3 w/c5 ]
d)
Tiviakov vs Franko Lukez, Stockholm, 1990
3nr1k1/1pp1rbpp/1p1p4/1P6/2P1BP2/P3R1P1/1B3K1P/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ Kf8 Bxg7+ Kxg7 Rxe7 Rxe7 Rxe7 Kxh7 Rd7 ]
e)
Tiviakov vs Arnaud Hauchard, Torcy, 1991
3nr1k1/1pp1rbpp/1p1p4/1P6/2P1BP2/P3R1P1/1B3K1P/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 ]
Tiviakov Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Tiviakov vs Ingrid Dahl, Gausdal, 1992
1k1r1r2/Rb6/1p1q4/1Pp2ppp/2P5/8/2B1QP1P/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxb7+ Kxb7 Qf3+ ]
b)
Tiviakov vs Helge Nordahl, Gausdal, 1992
1nkr3r/1nq1b1pp/p2p4/N2PppP1/2B4P/Q3BP2/PP6/1K1R3R w - - 0 1
[ Nxb7 if Kxb7 or Qxb7 Rc1 ]
c)
Tiviakov vs Gennadi Kuzmin, Moscow, 1992
3R4/2Q3nk/5pq1/4p3/4b1p1/r1N1B3/5P1P/4K3 w - - 0 1
[ Qc4 ]
d)
Tiviakov vs Tomas Polak, Oakham, 1992
5r2/1pr2pkp/p2Rbp2/7p/2P1P3/qPQ5/4BPP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe6 if fxe6 Qg3+ ]
e)
Tiviakov vs Vasilios Kotronias, Belgrade, 1993
2kr1b2/5p2/2pPq3/p3pp2/4r3/1P1R1Q1P/P3NP2/3R1K2 w - - 0 1
[ Ng3 or Nc3 ]
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