Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Francisco Vallejo-Pons.
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)

Vallejo-Pons vs Said Aktouf, Duisburg, 1992
2r3k1/1pr2Rpp/1n2p3/3pP3/p6P/PP4PB/1KP2R2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc7 w/Bxe6+ ]

b)

Vallejo-Pons vs Fernando Cubas Jose, Guarapuava, 1995
2kr1r2/Qbq3pp/p6n/3pp3/2p5/P1P1NB2/5PPP/1R2R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxc4 w/Nb6+ ]

c)

White Mates in 9. Vallejo-Pons vs Silvio Danailov, Leon, 1996
3q2rk/R4p1p/3p3Q/1p3P2/1P6/1P6/2r4P/6RK w - - 0 1
[ Rxg8+ (if Rxf7 Qa8+ mates) Kxg8 f6 ]

d)

Vallejo-Pons vs Narciso Sanz Bosc, Mondariz, 1997
rn1qk2r/pp2bppp/2p1n3/3pPQ2/3P4/5B1P/PPP1N1P1/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh5 ]

e)

White Mates in 7. Vallejo-Pons vs Miguel Andres Terrado, Spain, 1997
4R3/p1kr3p/P1pN3p/1p1q4/1Qpp1p2/8/2P2PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nb7 ]

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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Francisco Vallejo-Pons. White to move and win except where noted.

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Francisco Vallejo-Pons.
White to move and win except where noted.