Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Roman Toran Albero.
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)
Toran vs Jose Alvarez, Montevideo, 1954
r2r1bk1/2q2pnp/bppp2p1/p3nP2/2PBPN2/1PN3PP/P2Q2BK/3R1R2 w - - 0 1
[ Nfd5 cxd5 Nxd5 if Qc6 Nf6+ w/Qh6 mates ]
b)
Toran vs Lorenzo Bauza, Montevideo, 1954
4qrk1/pb1rbppp/1p6/1Nn2B2/5P2/1P2P3/PB2Q1PP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg7 if Kxg7 Qg4+ mates ]
c)
White Mates in 8. Toran vs Rogelio Linskens, Montevideo, 1954
b1r3k1/p2Nb1pp/1p1qp3/2pP4/2P1B2n/4P3/PB2Q1PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ if Kh8 Qh5 ]
d)
White Mates in 3. Toran vs Cesar Malagon, Lugano, 1968
r1bq1rk1/p3b1np/1pp2ppQ/3nB3/3P4/2NB1N1P/PP3PP1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 ]
e)
Toran vs Andrew Whiteley, Vienna, 1972
1q2k3/p2n1p1p/3rpnr1/4Q3/1p1N1P1B/8/PP4PP/2R1R2K w - - 0 1
[ Qxd6 if Qxd6 Rc8+ w/Nf6# ]
Toran Puzzles, Part II. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black Mates in 11. Theodore Van Scheltinga vs Toran, Beverwijk, 1953
6k1/pp1b1p2/3p2pp/3Pr2r/1P2Pp2/1N1B1PqP/P1R1R1P1/4Q2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh3+ gxh3 Qxf3+ Rg2 Bxh3 Qh4 Rh5 ]
b)
Bengt-Eric Horberg vs Toran, Montevideo, 1954
5bk1/p4p1p/2b3p1/2N5/3P1Pq1/PP4P1/1B5P/1B2R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc5 if dxc5 Qf3 ]
c)
Miguel Salomon vs Toran, Montevideo, 1954
4r2k/6pp/1B3r2/4b3/P3qp2/1Q3R2/6PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb6 ]
d)
Pulido Pedro Puig vs Toran, Madrid, 1959
1r2r1k1/R2n1pbp/3p2p1/3P4/2qBPPP1/1pN1K3/1n1Q1N1P/7R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb4 if Rc7 Nb6 or if Bxg7 or Rxd7 Nc4+ or if Qxb2 Bxd4+ ]
e)
Sicilia vs Toran, Madrid, 1959
r1b2rk1/ppp2p1p/6p1/3Bb1N1/2Pn4/8/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ....Ne2+ w/...Nxc1 & ...Bf4 ]
Toran Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win.
a)
Haro Gonzalez vs Toran, Malaga, 1966
1r5k/2nbr1bp/B2p4/R1pP1p2/8/RP3P2/4N1PP/3N1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxa6 w/...Bb5 ]
b)
Lacourrelle August Menvielle vs Toran, Palma de Majorca, 1966
2r2rk1/p4pbp/4b1p1/2q1p1P1/1pn1Pn2/1BP2Q1P/PP1BN3/1NKR3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf2 if Qxf2 Nd3+ Kc2 Nxf2 ]
c)
Bragi Kristjansson vs Toran, Lugano, 1968
3rr1k1/1q3nbp/p1bpp1p1/2p3P1/2P1PB1P/2N2BQ1/PP1R4/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd4+ w/...e5 ]
d)
Victor Korchnoi vs Toran, Palma de Majorca, 1969
6k1/1p1qN1b1/p2p1B2/5pQ1/P1P3n1/1P4Pp/4r2P/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe7 if Bxe7 Qc6+ mates ]
e)
Karl Roehrl vs Toran, Clare Benedict, 1970
1r4k1/3nppbp/r2p2p1/2pP4/2n1P3/1PNR2P1/P1N2P1P/R1B3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ....Nde5 if Rd1 Nf3+ ]
f)
Chan Fye vs Toran, Nice, 1974
r2r2k1/pp3pbp/2p2np1/2P1p3/1P2P3/P1NR1P1q/5P1P/1QB2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd3 if Qxd3 Ng4 ]
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