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Here are some chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a) 
White mates in 2.
Dragoljub Velimirovic vs Aivars Gipslis, Habana, 1971
5r1k/pp5p/1n1qpb2/1B2npRQ/1P3N2/P6P/8/4K1R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ ]
b) 
White mates in 2.
Anatoly Karpov vs Henrique Mecking, Hastings, 1971
4rr2/1p5R/3p1p2/p2Bp3/P2bPkP1/1P5R/1P2K3/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rg7 ]
c) 
White mates in 2.
Gedeon Barcza vs Alexander Zaitsev, Tallinn, 1971
2rr1k2/pp1b1ppQ/2p1pb2/q2P2N1/8/1P4P1/P3PPBP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ d6 ]
d) 
White mates in 2.
Drazen Marovic vs Heinz Lehmann, Birseck, 1971
2r2rk1/p3qppp/8/3p2Rn/2B1bp2/PP6/1B5P/3RK1Q1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ ]
e) 
Black mates in 2.
Vladimir Doroshkievich vs Sergei Movsesian, Perm, 1971
4r1k1/1p3p1p/pR1p2pb/P1pP4/2Pn2P1/1PK2b1P/Qn5R/6N1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd1+ Kd3 Be4# ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Black mates in 2.
Vladimir Savon vs Bukhuti Gurgenidze, URS, 1971
8/kp5R/p3p1N1/3pP3/2r5/6p1/P5B1/KQ4q1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd4+ ]
b) 
Black mates in 2.
Lubomir Kavalek vs Bent Larsen, USA, 1971
8/5p2/2b1p2p/4PPPk/5K1B/7P/3Q4/6q1 b - - 0 1
[ ...hxg5+ ]
c) 
White mates in 3.
Viktor Ciocaltea vs Klaus Darga, BRD, 1971
3rk1r1/5p1p/p4Q2/1p2pP2/3pP1q1/P5P1/1P1B3P/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe5+ Kf8 Bb4+ ]
d) 
White mates in 3.
Andras Adorjan vs Istvan Csom, Budapest, 1971
3Q4/kp6/p2Np3/1Pq1P2p/2r3p1/6P1/7P/1R5K w - - 1 0
[ b6+ ]
e) 
White mates in 3.
Laszlo Barczay vs Dragoljub Velimirovic, Habana, 1971
8/4NR1p/3N2pk/8/2P4P/6P1/1nr2P2/2r2BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng8+ Kh5 Nf6+ ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
White mates in 3.
Ladislav Mista vs Heinz Liebert, Havirov, 1971
3r3k/p5R1/1p2b2r/4np1q/2PB3P/P7/6Q1/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh7+ if Rxh7 Bxe5+ ]
b) 
White mates in 3.
Vlastimil Jansa vs Atanas Kolarov, Luhacovice, 1971
1r3q2/2k1N2p/p3R3/1p4B1/5P2/1P6/1PP3P1/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Rc6+ Kb7 Rd7+ ]
c) 
White mates in 3.
Henrique Mecking vs Miguel Najdorf, Mar del Plata, 1971
5r1k/7r/p2p1b2/4p2Q/1p6/6R1/PPP3RP/1KN2q2 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh3+ ]
d) 
White mates in 3.
Jacek Bednarski vs Vladimir Doroshkievich, Polanica Zdroj, 1971
1r2kn2/1bq1b1Qp/8/p1pB3P/8/2PP2P1/P4P2/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc6+ if Kd8 Qxf8+ or if Bxc6 Rxb8+ ]
e) 
White mates in 3.
Levente Lengyel vs Anthony Saidy, Sarajevo, 1971
5r2/p4kpQ/4p3/bq2P1BP/3R4/8/2r2PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf4+ Ke8 Qg6+ ]
King-pawn Opening Series
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
White mates in 3.
Gyula Sax vs Lyubomir Masic, Baja, 1971
3Q2nk/1p3p1p/p3qPp1/6P1/1P6/1PN5/K1P1b2P/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qf8 ]
b) 
Black mates in 3.
Hans Ree vs Robert Hartoch, Amsterdam, 1971
7k/5Qbp/b3B1q1/p2P2B1/1p4K1/6P1/PP5r/R7 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe4+ if Bf4 Be2+ Kg5 h6# ]
c) 
Black mates in 3.
Jan Timman vs Paul Keres, Amsterdam, 1971
r1r4k/pb1p1Bp1/4pP2/4n3/1B1Q4/P3P1P1/R4K1P/5R1q b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg2+ (or ...Qxh2+) Ke1 Rc1+ Qd1 Nd3# ]
d) 
Black mates in 3.
Zoltan Ribli vs Gyula Sax, Budapest, 1971
5rk1/pN4np/2p3p1/4p3/4Pn1r/1P2QPq1/P3RRB1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh2+ Kf1 Qh1+ ]
e) 
White mates in 4.
Dragoljub Velimirovic vs Artur Hennings, Habana, 1971
8/4N1bk/p2p4/1p6/1P1qbQB1/7P/P4PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf5+ Bxf5 Qxf5+ Kh8 Qh5+ ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
White mates in 4.
David Bronstein vs Albert Kapengut, Leningrad, 1971
2q1r3/ppp1rb1p/3p1Qpk/3P4/2P1pP2/1P4NP/P5K1/1R3R2 w - - 1 0
[ Nh5 ]
b) 
White mates in 4.
Arthur Bisguier vs Antonio Medina-Garcia, Malaga, 1971
3Q4/1p1b2kp/6p1/2Ppp1N1/q5P1/5P1P/6K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qe7+ if Kh6 Qf8+ Kxg5 h4+ ]
c) 
White mates in 4.
Boris Gulko vs Karen Grigorian, Vilnius, 1971
5rk1/4P1p1/7p/1pp1N3/7P/4q2n/P5Q1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qd5+ if Kh7 exf8/N+ ]
d) 
White mates in 4.
Boris Spassky vs Duncan Suttles, Canada, 1971
8/1pR5/6pk/3P1n1p/1p2Q3/8/PB3q1p/7K w - - 1 0
[ Bc1+ ]
e) 
Black mates in 4.
Anatoly Lein vs Vladimir Tukmakov, Leningrad, 1971
6k1/1R3R2/3p4/3Pp1Bp/3n4/6P1/r1r4P/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra1+ if Rf1 Nf3+ ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Black mates in 4.
Vassily Smyslov vs Alexei Suetin, URS, 1971
4r2k/5B2/1Qbq2R1/8/1pp2r1p/7P/PP3RPK/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf2+ Rxd6 Rxg2+ Kh1 Re1+ ]
b) 
White mates in 5.
Jan Smejkal vs Gheorghe Mititelu, Luhacovice, 1971
3r2k1/p2bq2p/2n1pp1Q/1p6/3RB3/6P1/P3PP1P/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxh7+ Qxh7 Rg4+ if Kh8 Qxf6+ ]
c) 
White mates in 5.
Milko Bobotsov vs Atanas Kolarov, Varna, 1971
r2qr3/p2pb1k1/1pb1pnp1/6B1/2P5/2N1P3/PPQ2P1P/4K1R1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh6+ if Kh8 Qxg6 Rg8 Bg7+ ]
d) 
Bent Larsen vs Wolfgang Uhlmann, Aarhus, 1971
2r1b1k1/ppN2pbp/4q1p1/4n3/4P3/4B3/PPQ1B1PP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rd8 Rxd8 Nxe6 fxe6 Qc7 if Rd7 Qb8 ]
e) 
Lajos Portisch vs Alksandar Matanovic, Adelaide, 1971
5r2/R4B1p/1p4pk/2p3q1/2Q3b1/1P4P1/P4P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg8 if Qd2 Rxh7+ Kg5 f4+ ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Vassily Smyslov vs Andras Adorjan, Amsterdam, 1971
r1bR4/ppn3kp/6p1/8/8/1P4P1/P1P4P/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Re1 if Kf6 Rf1+ ]
b) 
Jan Timman vs Kick Langeweg, Amsterdam, 1971
r3n1k1/pp3r1p/q3n1p1/1pP1b3/6b1/2N1B3/P3N1BP/2QR1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7 Kxf7 Rd7+ Kg8 Bxb7 ]
c) 
Ljubomir Masic vs Lothar Zinn, Baja, 1971
r2q1rk1/1pp3b1/n6p/p1P2Np1/4b3/PP2B1PP/4N3/1RQ2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qc4+ if Bd5 Qxd5+ Qxd5 Ne7+ ]
d) 
Wolfgang Unzicker vs Svend Hamann, Berleburg, 1971
2n4r/4k2p/Q4pp1/1p2p3/8/1PP5/P1Bq2PP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Rd1 if Qxc3 Qb7+ Ke8 Qg7 or if Qxc2 Qb7+ mates ]
e) 
Mato Damjanovic vs Mathias Gerusel, Berlin, 1971
5b2/1r2pk1p/R5p1/4p3/1B6/P6P/1P5r/K3R3 w - - 1 0
[ Rf1+ ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Viktor Ciocaltea vs Emil Ungureanu, Bucharest, 1971
r5k1/1q1nR1bp/p2p4/3P1p2/1P6/5p1P/3B1PP1/2Q3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc3 if Bxc3 Qxc3 or if Kf8 Rxg7 Qxd5 Qg5 Qe6 Rxh7 ]
b) 
Leszio Barczay vs Ivan Farago, Budapest, 1971
7k/2R3pp/2p2r2/p3p3/P1b1P3/2N1b1PP/2P3BK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nd5 if cxd5 Rc8+ mates ]
c) 
Levente Lengyel vs Lajos Portisch, Budapest, 1971
2r4k/1q4bp/1pp3p1/8/4QP2/pPB3PP/P6K/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Qe6 if Bxc3 Rd7 or if Rg8 Rd7 Qb8 Qf7 ]
d) 
Roman Dzindzichashvili vs Vladimir Tukmakov, Leningrad, 1971
4kn1Q/pp2pp2/6p1/2NRP1P1/5r2/P1P5/1P2q3/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rd8+ Kxd8 Qxf8+ Kc7 Qxe7+ Kc6 Qxb7+ Kxc5 b4+ Kc4 Qa6+ ]
e) 
Anatoly Lein vs Mark Taimanov, Leningrad, 1971
4Qbk1/p3pp1p/6p1/8/4P3/1Pr2N2/q4PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne5 Qxb3 Nd7 ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Henrique Mecking vs Miguel Quinteros, Mar del Plata, 1971
4k1rr/1p3p1p/1q1p1Q2/2pPp2P/2p5/5R2/PP3PP1/R3K3 w Q - 1 0
[ Qxf7+ Kd8 Ra3 ]
b) 
David Bronstein vs Wolfgang Uhlmann, Moscow, 1971
r3qrk1/3nbppp/b1n1p3/2ppP1N1/pp3BQP/3P2P1/PPP2PB1/R3RNK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe6 fxe6 Qxe6+ Kh8 Qxc6 ]
c) 
Pal Benko vs Walter Browne, Nethanya, 1971
3rr1k1/1p3ppp/p1bq1b2/2Np4/PP1Bn3/4P1P1/5PBP/2RQR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ b5 axb5 axb5 if Bxb5 Nxb7 ]
d) 
Walter Browne vs Samuel Reshevsky, Nethanya, 1971
4rr2/4q1k1/p2p2p1/1pp2pn1/4PN1p/2PPR2P/PP3QP1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxg6 Kxg6 exf5+ Kf7 Rxe7+ ]
e) 
Ulf Andersson vs Kenneth Rogoff, Olot, 1971
3r1rnk/1b2qp1p/p5p1/1pn1p3/4P1QN/P1NB3R/1PP3PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7 if Qxf7 Nxg6+ Qxg6 Qxg6 ]
"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Anatoly Lutikov vs Iivo Nei, Parnu, 1971
2r2k1r/Qb2bppp/p1q2n2/1p1p4/3B1P2/P1N5/BPP3PP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe7 Kxe7 Bxf6+ gxf6 Bxd5 Qd6 Bxb7 ]
b) 
Anatoly Karpov vs Zvulon Gofshtein, Rostov on Don, 1971
2br2k1/p4rb1/P1p3qp/2P1n3/1N1N4/2B2n2/R5BP/2QR3K w - - 1 0
[ Nxf3 ]
c) 
Dragoljub Velimirovic vs Georgi Tringov, Skopje, 1971
4r1k1/pp3bb1/3q2p1/3p1pN1/2B4Q/P6P/1PP3P1/3R3K w - - 1 0
[ Nxf7 Kxf7 Rxd5 if Qf6 Rxf5+ ]
d) 
Alexander Zaitsev vs Anthony Saidy, Tallinn, 1971
4rrk1/1p3pp1/5b1p/p1pP4/P1P5/1P5R/1qBNn1PP/3Q1R1K w - - 1 0
[ Ne4 if Nd4 Nxf6+ gxf6 Qg4+ ]
e) 
Alexander Kotov vs Ratmir Kholmov, URS, 1971
5rk1/q5pp/4p3/r1bp1p2/1p1B1P2/1P1QP3/P4RPP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxc5 if Rxc5 Rc2 Rfc8 Qb5 ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Sergio Mariotti vs Stefano Tatai, Venice, 1971
r4k2/5prQ/p2p3p/1p1PpR2/4BqPp/P6P/KPP5/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh8+ Rg8 Qf6 ]
b) 
Boris Gulko vs Lev Alburt, Vilnius, 1971
1r4k1/p5p1/3N1p1p/2Pp4/P7/2P3P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ c6 ]
c) 
Oleg Romanishin vs Yuri Anikaev, Vilnius, 1971
r3k1r1/2R2p1p/p3pn2/2B5/8/1Pp2P2/P1P1K3/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Re7+ Kf8 Rxe6+ Kg7 Rg1+ ]
d) 
Svetozar Gligoric vs Fridrik Olafsson, Wijk aan Zee, 1971
r4rk1/pp1qnppp/8/2B5/8/P1Q5/1P3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rad1 if Qc7 Rfe1 Rfc8 Bxe7 or if Nd5 Bxf8 Rxf8 Qf3 ]
e) 
Viktor Korchnoi vs Kick Langeweg, Wijk aan Zee, 1971
r3rbk1/2qn2pp/2p2p2/ppn1p2b/4P3/4NPPB/PPP3QP/3RNRBK w - - 1 0
[ Bxd7 if Nxd7 Qh3 ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Tigran Petrosian vs Hans Ree, Wijk aan Zee, 1971
r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2P5/8/1b6/5pP1/PP1PPP1P/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qb3 if a5 a3 ]
b) 
Dragoljub Minic vs Jan Timman, Wijk aan Zee, 1971
5rk1/1p2qp1p/4n1pb/4p3/p3N3/2P5/PPQ2BPP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rd7 if Qxd7 Nf6+ ]
c) 
Jan Timman vs Bjorn Brinck-Claussen, Wijk aan Zee, 1971
r5k1/p1pp1rp1/bp2pBQp/4P3/2nP3P/P1q2P1N/5KP1/3R3R w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 if Qe3+ Kg3 or if hxg5 hxg5 ]
d) 
Dragoljub Velimirovic vs Vladimir Bukal, Yugoslavia, 1971
r1b4k/1p1n1p2/p2R1p2/5PRp/3B2r1/8/PPP4P/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6 if Kh7 Rxf7+ Kh6 Rxg4 hxg4 Be3+
or if Nxf6 Bxf6+ Kh7 Rxh5+ ]
e) 
Vlastimil Jansa vs Zoltan Ribli, Bucharest, 1971
3r4/2q2p2/3rb1p1/2k2p1p/PppR1N1P/4P3/3R1PP1/3Q2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe6+ fxe6 Rxc4+ if Kxc4 Rc2 mates or if Kb6 a5+ ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Robert Hartoch vs Lajos Portisch, Amsterdam, 1971
r3r1k1/1bp2ppp/1b1p1q2/1P1Pn3/R3P3/2N1B1PP/3QB2K/5R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf1 if Bxf1 Nf3+ ]
b) 
Georgi Tringov vs Albin Planinec, Athens, 1971
8/Q1pr2k1/4q2p/4P1p1/P7/3rR2P/5Pp1/1R4K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ Rxd1 Rxd1+ Kxg2 Qc6+ if Rf3 Rd3 ]
c) 
Helmut Pfleger vs Viktor Korchnoi, Hastings, 1971
8/5ppk/4n1q1/1p1Q4/5B1p/3P1RPP/P1r2PK1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf4+ if Rxf4 Qxg3+ ]
d) 
Mikhail Podgaets vs Anatoly Lein, Ivano-Frankovsk, 1971
8/8/1p2kpR1/1r5p/5P1P/6P1/4KP2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Kf7 if Rh6 Kg7 ]
e) 
Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi, Leningrad, 1971
3r2k1/5q2/4p1p1/p5P1/1p2Q3/2P5/PP2R3/1K6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf1+ Re1 Rd1+ ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1971, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Fridrik Olafsson vs Vlastimil Hort, Moscow, 1971
6k1/p1q1pb2/2p3pp/2PpPp2/Q2PnN2/Pr1BP2P/1r4P1/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...g5 ]
b) 
Luben Popov vs Evgeni Vasiukov, Varna, 1971
q6k/3r1pb1/4p2p/3n3P/2pB4/PrN2QP1/1P1RR1K1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxd4 Rxd4 Ne3+ if Kf2 Qxf3+ Kxf3 Rxd4 ]
c) 
David Bronstein vs Levente Lengyel, Sarajevo, 1971
r2k1b1r/pbp2Qpp/8/1B1n2q1/3p4/8/PP1P1PPP/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf6 if g3 Qxb5 ]
d) 
Kick Langeweg vs Eduard Gufeld, Skopje, 1971
8/p1q2pkp/1r3np1/Q2p4/3P4/8/P4PPP/1R3BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4 if g3 Qc2 ]
e) 
Jan Smejkal vs Andres Vooremaa, Tallinn, 1971
1nqb1rk1/Q4ppp/2p1p3/1bPpP3/1p1P4/1P2B1P1/5PBP/1N2R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Na6 if Bf1 Bxf1 Rxf1 Re8 w/Re7 ]
f) 
Mark Taimanov vs Robert Fischer, Vancouver, 1971
8/N4k2/5nn1/3p4/4p3/4B1PP/P3BP1K/1r6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re1 if Bg4 Nxg4+ hxg4 Ne5 or if Bb5 Ne5 ]
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