Here are some chess puzzles from the games of John Van der Wiel.
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)
Van Der Wiel vs Dirk Weber, Wattignies, 1976
1k1r1r2/pp3pp1/2n1p2p/q1NnP2P/3P4/1PP2R2/1K1BQ1P1/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 ]
b)
Van der Wiel vs Mateu, Groningen, 1979
r5r1/1p2pp1k/p1qp1B1p/3N1P1P/4P3/1P3p2/1PPQ4/2K3R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rg6 if Rxg6 fxg6+ fxg6 Nxe7 ]
c)
Van der Wiel vs J Vanhest, Rotterdam, 1990
2bq1rk1/6bp/2Qp2p1/p4pN1/1n1P4/5N2/Pr1B1PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxb4 Rxb4 Qd5+ & Nf7+ ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Van der Wiel vs J Vanhest, Rotterdam, 1990
1r6/6kp/pp3RnN/4p2Q/P7/8/2q1p2P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf7+ w/Rxh7+ ]
e)
Van der Wiel vs B Van Gaalen, Volmac-Utrecht, 1992
2r2b2/3k2rp/QR1pp2q/5p2/2p2P1N/6P1/P1P4P/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Nxf5 if exf5 Qb5+ mates ]
Van der Wiel Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 6. Van Der Wiel vs Paulo Baptista, Graz, 1978
r1r3k1/pp2np2/1q2p1pQ/3p3p/3P1PP1/1PPB3R/P6P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh5 if gxh5 Bh7+ ]
b)
Van Der Wiel vs Vaidyanathan Ravikumar, Graz, 1978
r1r1nbk1/1p3ppp/pBb3q1/P2N2P1/5P1Q/2R2B2/1P5P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ f5 if Qxf5 Be4 or if Qd6 Nf6+ ]
c)
Van Der Wiel vs Leonard Hofland, Netherlands, 1980
2kr3r/1p2b2p/1P4p1/2pqp3/Q7/2P1B1PP/5P1K/RR6 w - - 0 1
[ Rd1 if Qxd1 Qa8+ or if Qe6 Qa8# ]
d)
Van Der Wiel vs Roberto Messa, Graz, 1981
2kr3r/pp3bpp/2n1p3/2BpP2P/1P3PP1/8/Pq6/R2Q1BKR w - - 0 1
[ Rh2 if Qc3 Rh3 Qb2 Rb3 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Van Der Wiel vs Georg Danner, Lucerne, 1982
1Qb2b1r/1p1k1p1p/3p1p2/3p4/p2NPP2/1R6/q1P3PP/4K2R w K - 0 1
[ Rxb7+ Bxb7 Qxb7+ ]
Van Der Wiel Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win.
a)
Van Der Wiel vs Gyula Sax, Plovdiv, 1983
2r3k1/pr2pbb1/5nQ1/1pq1B3/5P2/P1N5/1PP3P1/1K1R3R w - - 0 1
[ Rh8+ Kxh8 Qxf7 w/Rh1+ ]
b)
Van Der Wiel vs Cornelis Van Wijgerden, Hilversum, 1984
r3b2r/p1n1Q3/1qp2pk1/8/2B1P1Pp/1NN3R1/P1P3P1/5K2 w - - 0 1
[ g5 if hxg3 Qxf6+ Kh5 Be2+ mates ]
c)
Van Der Wiel vs Frans Cuijpers, Hilversum, 1985
q3r1k1/p2R2b1/1p2p1p1/1Np3P1/7Q/4Bb2/PPP4P/2K5 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Qh6+ Kf8 Nd6 ]
d)
Van Der Wiel vs Eric Lobron, Wijk aan Zee, 1985
3rr1k1/5pp1/pp6/5nPQ/Pn2B1N1/6q1/1PP5/4R1RK w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ gxf6 gxf6 ]
e)
Van Der Wiel vs Nigel Short, Biel, 1985
2kr4/p1pN1p1p/1pR5/8/3PQ3/6P1/b2q2PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rd6 ]
Van Der Wiel Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Van Der Wiel vs Hans Ree, Wijk aan Zee, 1986
2qb3r/1b3pk1/1Bnp1N2/4pPPQ/4P3/rP6/2P5/1K1R1BR1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxh8+ ]
b)
Van Der Wiel vs Paul Van Der Sterren, Hilversum, 1986
r2k3r/1pp2b1N/1b1p1p1R/5N2/1P2Pp2/8/P4PP1/R3K3 w Q - 0 1
[ Ng5 ]
c)
Van Der Wiel vs Marcel Peek, Netherlands, 1987
3r1rk1/1p1b1ppp/p7/P1qNPp2/5R2/8/1PPQ2PP/R6K w - - 0 1
[ b4 if Qa7 Ne7+ Kh8 Rd4 or if Qb5 c4 ]
d)
Van Der Wiel vs Jan Timman, Tilburg, 1988
r3kb1r/pppq1ppp/2p3b1/2n1P3/5P2/4B3/PPP1Q1PP/RN2NRK1 w kq - 0 1
[ f5 if Bxf5 Qf2 ]
e)
Van Der Wiel vs Jeroen Vanheste, Rotterdam, 1990
2bq1rk1/6bp/2Qp2p1/p4pN1/1n1P4/5N2/Pr1B1PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxb4 if Rxb4 Qd5+ Kh8 Nf7+ ]
Van Der Wiel Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win.
a)
Van Der Wiel vs Helgi Olafsson, Wijk aan Zee, 1991
3rk3/2qbnpbN/3pp1p1/2r1n1B1/3NP3/2P3P1/3Q1PB1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf6 ]
b)
Van Der Wiel vs Johannes Van Mil, Eindhoven, 1991
r6k/pp3r1p/2pq2p1/2n1b1Pn/1B1p2BP/3P4/PPP1N3/1K1R2QR w - - 0 1
[ c3 if Nf4 cxd4 Nxe2 dxe5 ]
c)
Van Der Wiel vs Klaus Bischoff, Baden-Baden, 1992
8/2rn3p/ppbRp1pP/2pNk3/2P1P3/4KP2/PP6/5B2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 if Rxd7 f4+ mates ]
d)
Van Der Wiel vs Emmanuel Bricard, Brussels, 1993
r2bk2r/pbpq1ppp/1p2p1n1/3nP3/PPNP4/5N2/2QBBPPP/R2R2K1 w kq - 0 1
[ Nd6+ if cxd6 Bb5 ]
e)
Van Der Wiel vs Juan Gomez Esteban, Linares, 1995
r3rqk1/1pp5/3p1p2/p1n2N1Q/PnP2P2/8/1P2R1PP/1B4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg6+ Kh8 Nxd6 if Re7 Rxe7 Qxe7 Nf7+ ]
Van Der Wiel Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win.
a)
Van Der Wiel vs Alexander Mikhalevski, Amsterdam, 1995
r3k2r/p1ppnppp/b1p5/2b1P3/2P4q/PP6/R3QPPP/1NB1KB1R w Kkq - 0 1
[ g3 if Qd4 Bb2 ]
b)
Van Der Wiel vs Computer "Frenchess", Hague, 1996
r5k1/1p3pp1/r1ppn2p/p1b1p3/2P1P3/PP1RPP2/3BNqPP/R2Q3K w - - 0 1
[ Ng3 if Ng5 Be1 ]
c)
Van Der Wiel vs Tullio Marinelli, Yerevan, 1996
2r1k3/R1b4n/3p1p2/3PpN2/4B2P/1P4P1/2P1bPK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Ng7+ if Kf7 Bf5 ]
d)
Van Der Wiel vs Oliver Brendel, Germany, 1997
r1bqk2r/ppnpb1pp/5p2/1Np3N1/4Q3/8/PPPP1PPP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 0 1
[ Nd6+ Kf8 Ngf7 ]
e)
Van Der Wiel vs Mahdi Atia, Elista, 1998
2k2b1r/1pp2ppp/p2q1n2/8/QnP1p3/2N1B3/PP2BPPP/2K4R w - - 0 1
[ c5 if Nd3+ Bxd3 Qxd3 Rd1 ]
Van Der Wiel Puzzles, Part VII. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Van Der Wiel vs Walter Saunders, Breda, 1998
r3r1k1/pp1q1ppb/2p4p/4R2P/2BP4/2P2Q2/P4PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf7+ ]
b)
Van Der Wiel vs Nathanel Spaan, Dieren, 2000
3r2k1/3q2p1/2b1p1p1/1pB1b3/p3P1Q1/P1P5/1PB5/1K3R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rd1 Qe8 Rxd8 Qxd8 Qxe6+ ]
c)
Van Der Wiel vs Rudy Van Wessel, Netherlands, 2000
4k2r/pp1bpp1p/3p1np1/8/q1BNP1n1/2Q2P2/1PP4P/2KR3R w k - 0 1
[ Bb5 if Bxb5 Qc8# ]
d)
Van Der Wiel vs Theo Hommeles, Germany, 2001
4qbk1/1p3p2/p2p3p/5bp1/1N1P3P/2P1r3/PP1Q2P1/R4BK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 ]
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