Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
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)
Vachier-Lagrave vs Samy Shoker, France, 2002
1rbr2k1/p3pp2/2Q2n1b/N1P1q1pp/1P2pN2/2P1P1PP/6BK/2R2R2 w - - 0 1
[ Nc4 if Qf5 Nxh5 ]
b)
Vachier-Lagrave vs Ivan Saric, Heraklio, 2002
r1b1r1k1/1p1n1ppp/p2p4/8/8/1PN1B3/1PP2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 w/Nc7 & Ba7 ]
c)
Vachier-Lagrave vs Sebastien Monsieux, Hyeres, 2002
1kbq1r2/p1n5/1n5Q/1p1p1N2/2pP4/P1P5/1P3RB1/5NK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7 ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Vachier-Lagrave vs Attey Abdel, Auberville (Simul), 2003
1kbB4/p6R/1p1N4/n3P3/3P4/2K5/P1P2P2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bc7+ ]
e)
Vachier-Lagrave vs Florent Diedler, France, 2003
2kr3r/1pp1npp1/p1p2q2/2B1b2p/4P3/3N1QP1/PPP2P1P/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf6 if Bxf6 e5 Bg5 f4 ]
Vachier-Lagrave Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Vachier-Lagrave vs Cyril Marzolo, Paris, 2003
2bq1r2/pp6/4pk1p/3p2pB/3P4/Q4PP1/PP3P2/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc7 if e5 Rh7 ]
b)
Vachier-Lagrave vs Tomasz Warakomski, Belfort, 2005
2n2r2/4r2p/k7/2R1B3/5p2/7P/6P1/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc6+ ]
c)
Vachier-Lagrave vs Kamal Guillaume, France, 2005
r4rk1/6pp/p1N1P3/2qn4/P3Qp2/8/2p2PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd5 ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Vachier-Lagrave vs Alberto David, Paris, 2004
3r3k/1r1n3P/p1qpbb1P/4p3/N1p1Pp1p/2N2P2/PPP3Q1/2K3RR w - - 0 1
[ Qg7+ ]
e)
Black to move and win. Nicolas Innocente vs Vachier-Lagrave, France, 1999
r1bq1rk1/pp1pnpbp/2n1p1p1/2p5/2B1PP2/2NPBN2/PPP3PP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...d5 ]
Vachier-Lagrave Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Iannis Iglesias vs Vachier-Lagrave, France, 2002
8/6k1/2pp2pq/N1p1p1b1/2P1P1b1/2NP2P1/PP4Q1/4K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd2+ ]
b)
Black Mates in 3. Jean Netzer vs Vachier-Lagrave, Hyeres, 2002
5r2/6k1/p2p4/6n1/P3p3/8/5P2/2q2QKR b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ ]
c)
Zhao Xue vs Vachier-Lagrave, Shenzheng, 2005
2r1r3/pp3pk1/5p2/8/P2nB1b1/5N2/1P3PPP/4RK1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 if Bxf3 Rxe1+ or if gxf3 f5 ]
d)
Marie Sebag vs Vachier-Lagrave, France, 2005
3qr2k/1b4pp/p2bR3/5pB1/1r6/1B3N2/PPQ2PnP/R6K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 if Bxd8 Ne3+ mates ]
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