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Here are some chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979.
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.
Yehuda Gruenfeld vs Andrew Soltis, Lone Pine, 1979
r5nr/1b2pkb1/pn4Np/1p2pp1B/8/P1Nq2B1/1PP2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf4+ if Kf6 Bh4# or if Kf8 Ne6# ]
b) 
White mates in 2.
Ivan Farago vs Walter Browne, Novi Sad, 1979
3RR3/p5pk/2Q2p1p/P7/4PPq1/6Pb/1P5P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ ]
c) 
White mates in 2.
Yehuda Gruenfeld vs Edmar Mednis, Riga, 1979
2n1k2r/p2n2Rp/4N1pP/2ppP1N1/8/1Pb5/r4PP1/2B1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nc7+ w/Nge6# ]
d) 
White mates in 2.
Bent Larsen vs Zoltan Ribli, Riga, 1979
2QR4/6b1/1p4pk/7p/5n1P/4rq2/5P2/5BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ ]
e) 
White mates in 2.
Arthur Bisguier vs Lev Alburt, New York, 1979
5r1k/1p1bpQb1/n4Np1/6Np/8/4P2P/1B2BPPK/1q6 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Rxg8 Nf7# ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Black mates in 2.
Hans Bohm vs Roman Hernandez, Amsterdam, 1979
r3kb1r/1pp2pp1/p1p5/4p1q1/4Pn2/3PBQ2/PPPN1PP1/R4RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2+ Qxg2 Ne2# ]
b) 
Black mates in 2.
Alexander Panchenko vs Nukhim Rashkovsky, Beltsy, 1979
8/1p4pk/p3p3/P3pr2/NP5r/2P1RqPP/5P1K/5R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh3+ ]
c) 
Black mates in 2.
Konstanty Kaiszauri vs Jim Plaskett, London, 1979
8/1p3k1p/8/3P4/2q5/P3B3/3P1PK1/R5Rr b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg4+ ]
d) 
White mates in 3.
Anatoly Lutikov vs Iivo Nei, Moscow, 1979
1R6/2p2pkp/p7/2p3P1/4Pnq1/P3Q3/2P5/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qc3+ ]
e) 
White mates in 3.
Leonid Yurtaev vs Oleg Romanishin, Moscow, 1979
8/p1p5/kbQ1p3/p7/2P3r1/2q4p/R7/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Rxa5+ if Qxa5 Rxa5+ Kxa5 Qb5# ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
White mates in 3.
Eduard Gufeld vs Evgeny Vladimirov, Moscow, 1979
2r1k3/6pp/p1r5/qp1bp1p1/4P3/P4Q2/1PP4P/1K1R1R2 w - - 1 0
[ Qf8+ ]
b) 
White mates in 3.
James Tarjan vs Edmar Mednis, Riga, 1979
2r3k1/8/p4Q2/1b1pR2p/1p1q4/8/PP5P/K7 w - - 1 0
[ Rg5+ Kh7 Rxh5 ]
c) 
Black mates in 3.
Alexander Panchenko vs Alvis Vitolins, Beltsy, 1979
8/5p1p/3kp1pP/2N1n3/3KP3/r7/pr1B1P2/3R3R b - - 0 1
[ ...a1/N if Rxa1 Rxd2+ or if Nb7 Rxb7 ]
d) 
Black mates in 3.
Eric Lobron vs Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Groningen, 1979
8/Rb5k/2qn3p/1p3NpP/2pp2P1/2P5/1P1B1P1N/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh1+ ]
e) 
Black mates in 3.
Gennadi Sosonko vs Lubomir Kavalek, Waddinxveen, 1979
r4rk1/6b1/1p1N4/3Pp2p/PB2P1p1/R3Np1q/5P2/1Q2R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...g3 if fxg3 f2# ]
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Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Black mates in 3.
Eric Tangborn vs Peter Biyiasas, New York, 1979
5k2/pb6/5PQ1/6p1/3p2r1/P7/5RBK/2q5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh4+ if Kg3 Qc7+ or if Bh3 Qh1+ ]
b) 
White mates in 4.
Maia Chiburdanidze vs Amador Rodriguez, Barcelona, 1979
r2r2k1/1q4p1/ppb3p1/2bNp3/P1Q5/1N5R/1P4BP/n6K w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ Kf8 Nxg6+ Ke8 Qe6+ ]
c) 
White mates in 4.
Janez Barle vs Borislav Ivkov, Bled/Portoroz, 1979
4rrk1/pb6/1p2qpn1/2p2N1R/1P2P3/2P3P1/P1B1Q2P/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ if Kxh8 Qh5+ or if Nxh8 Qg4+ ]
d) 
White mates in 4.
Gerardo Barbero vs Tihomir Toshkov, Shiene, 1979
8/Q7/2b2pkp/8/p1B2P2/P1P3Pq/7P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7+ Kf5 Qh7+ Kg4 Be2+ ]
e) 
White mates in 4.
Mikhail Tal vs Yrjo Rantanen, Tallinn, 1979
1rq1r1k1/5RBp/p2p1p2/2p1p3/2P1P2Q/1P6/P5PP/3b2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh8 if Kxf7 Qxf6+ ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
White mates in 4.
Edvins Kengis vs Vidmantas Malisauskas, URS, 1979
2r1r3/2k1P1pp/4Q3/1q6/1p6/4B3/PPP3PP/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Rd7+ Kb8 Qd6+ ]
b) 
White mates in 4.
Juraj Nikolac vs Matthias Gerusel, Bern, 1979
3r1rk1/pp4p1/4pqB1/2pn4/3p4/PP1P2Q1/2P3K1/2B4R w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh3+ ]
c) 
Black mates in 4.
Janez Barle vs Iztok Jelen, Bled/Portoroz, 1979
r4r1k/pppb2pp/8/3q4/2N5/P1P3Q1/BP2R2P/R3n1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh1+ Kxh1 Rf1+ Qg1 Bc6+ ]
d) 
Black mates in 4.
Zoltan Ribli vs Slavoljub Marjanovic, Bled/Portoroz, 1979
6k1/1p3pPp/p7/2b3B1/P1P2PK1/3Q1RP1/8/7q b - - 0 1
[ ...h5+ Kf5 Qh3+ ]
e) 
Black mates in 4.
Marcelo Tempone vs Anthony Miles, Buenos Aires, 1979
1r6/r5pk/4pp1p/8/1QPb4/P5P1/1P1Bq2P/K2RR3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb4 if Bc3 or Rxe2 Rxa3+ ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Black mates in 4.
Adrian Mihalcisin vs Konstantin Lerner, Frunze, 1979
6k1/1R3p2/p5p1/P3N3/3bq3/7P/Q5P1/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe1+ Kh2 Bg1+ ]
b) 
Black mates in 4.
Wlodzimierz Schmidt vs Jozsef Pinter, Rome, 1979
2k5/p4p2/4pP1r/2p5/1p1q3P/3B1PP1/P2r4/R3RQ1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh4+ gxh4 Qxh4+ ]
c) 
White mates in 5.
Jonathan Speelman vs John Peters, Hastings, 1979
1rn2rk1/ppq1pp1p/7Q/P2B2p1/7R/2N3P1/1Pb2P2/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Be4 if Bxe4 Rexe4 ]
d) 
Semen Dvoirys vs V Sherbakov, Beltsy, 1979
r2k3r/1b1n1Q1p/p5p1/4p1b1/Np2q2N/1PP5/P5PP/R4R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rad1 if Bc6 or Qc6 Nc5 ]
e) 
Igor Ivanov vs Valery Chekhov, Beltsy, 1979
3r2k1/4p2p/p1p3p1/3q1p2/2Q5/1P2P2P/PR4P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rd2 ]
King-pawn Opening Series
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Adrian Mihalcisin vs Alexander Ivanov, Frunze, 1979
2r2rk1/pnpp2p1/1p1b3p/1P4q1/5pN1/3B1P2/PPQ3PP/R4R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qc4+ if Rf7 Qe4 Nc5 Qh7+ Kf8 Rae1 or if Kh8 Qe4 g6 Qxb7 ]
b) 
Konstantin Lerner vs Sergey Makarichev, Frunze, 1979
3r2k1/2p2ppp/1np1q1b1/8/4P3/rpQ2P2/3BB1PP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh6 ]
c) 
Jan Timman vs Hans Bohm, Leeuwarden, 1979
2k4r/1R6/1pP3p1/5p1p/pB1n1P2/8/6PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bd6 Nxc6 Rc7+ Kd8 Rxc6 if Kd7 Rxb6 or if b5 Be5 & Rb6 ]
d) 
Gennadi Sosonko vs Gert Ligterink, Leeuwarden, 1979
2b1rb2/1rRn1pkp/6p1/2P1p3/p3P3/4BN1P/5PP1/R4BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxb7 Bxb7 Bb5 if Re7 c6 ]
e) 
Julian Hodgson vs David Strauss, London, 1979
r4rk1/p7/2nq2p1/1R3nB1/8/1PP4P/2P1Q1P1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rd1 Qc7 Qe6+ Rf7 Rc5 if Rc8 Qxg6+ Ng7 Rd6 ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Peter Biyiasas vs Bruce Rind, Lone Pine, 1979
2r3k1/4nppp/p2Nnq2/2pQ3P/1pP5/5N2/P2P1PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qb7 if Rf8 Ne4 or if Rc7 Qb8+ Nc8 Ne8 ]
b) 
Margeir Petursson vs Michael Wilder, Lone Pine, 1979
8/p1pr2k1/np6/3n1RN1/2p1N1P1/P7/1P6/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Ne6+ if Kg8 N4g5 ]
c) 
Viktor Kupreichik vs Yuri Anikaev, Minsk, 1979
8/5kp1/3B1p2/3p3p/3P3P/Rb3rP1/1P1K4/8 w - - 1 0
[ Ke2 ]
d) 
Yuri Razuvaev vs Rafael Vaganian, Minsk, 1979
7r/p4pk1/1p1r4/2pBbPpR/P1P1P3/6P1/4R1K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ f6+ if Bxf6 Rxh8 Kxh8 e5 or if Kg8 Rxg5+ ]
e) 
Viktor Gavrikov vs Vladimir Tukmakov, Moscow, 1979
r2q2k1/pb2rppp/1pn1p3/4P1N1/3P4/6P1/P4PBP/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxc6 Bxc6 Qc2 if Bb7 Qxh7+ mates ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Edvins Kengis vs Vladas Mikenas, Riga, 1979
8/2pk2P1/p1pb1R2/5N2/8/1P5K/8/6r1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd6+ cxd6 Ng3 ]
b) 
Dusan Rajkovic vs Vlastimil Jansa, Smederevska Palanka, 1979
1rb1k2r/2qpppbp/6pn/8/Qn6/N5PN/3PPPBP/1RB1K2R w Kk - 1 0
[ Nb5 if Nc2+ Kd1 ]
c) 
Zvulon Gofshtein vs Mikhail Podgaets, URS, 1979
4r1k1/p1P1Bppp/1p5q/8/3p4/Q1n2n2/P4PRP/2R4K w - - 1 0
[ Rxc3 dxc3 Qxc3 Rc8 Qxf3 ]
d) 
Tigran Petrosian vs Borislav Ivkov, Yugoslavia, 1979
8/pr1r3p/6p1/2p1pk2/3b2N1/1P4P1/P2R1PKP/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd4 if cxd4 or Rxd4 Rxe5+ mates ]
e) 
Alexandru Sorin Segal vs Herman Van Riemsdijk, Sao Paulo, 1979
2b5/p4pp1/1p3k1p/8/3K4/Pr1B1PP1/1P3R1P/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bc4 ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Andromico Yap vs Iossif Dorfman, Manila, 1979
5rk1/4Rp2/6p1/p2p1pP1/3q1P1Q/8/2r2PK1/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ R7e5 w/Rh1 ]
b) 
Nino Kirov vs Mihail-Viorel Ghinda, Bihac, 1979
1rr3k1/5p2/1p2p1p1/p1q5/2p4R/1P3PP1/P2QP1K1/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ Qc3 if e5 Rxc4 ]
c) 
Konstantin Lerner vs Smbat Lputian, Beltsy, 1979
k7/1pr2p1p/p5n1/2q5/1Q2P3/4NP1P/6P1/1R5K w - - 1 0
[ Nd5 if Qxb4 Nxc7+ Kb8 Nxa6+ ]
d) 
Elmar Magerramov vs Garry Kasparov, Baku, 1979
r3k2r/pp1b1ppp/1qn2n2/8/2Q1p3/2N1N1P1/PP2PPBP/R3K2R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...Na5 ]
e) 
Javier Campos Moreno vs Gerardo Barbero, Belo Horizonte, 1979
r1q1rnk1/p1p2pp1/1p1p1n1p/5Q2/2PP4/2P1NPP1/P2B3P/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe3 if Qxc8 Rxe1+ ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Istvan Csom vs Peter Lukacs, Budapest, 1979
r2q1rk1/pp1nbppp/2p1pn2/5b2/2QP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc2 if Rd2 or Re1 Nb6 ]
b) 
Borislav Ivkov vs Bent Larsen, Buenos Aires, 1979
8/p2pppk1/1p4p1/1P1P3p/P4PP1/2bQPNKP/1q6/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...h4+ Nxh4 Be1+ Kf3 Bxh4 ]
c) 
Jim Plaskett vs Margeir Petursson, London, 1979
8/5p1k/6r1/5Rrp/8/1P3Q1P/Pq4P1/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf5 ]
d) 
Mark Hebden vs John Nunn, London, 1979
2r4k/R1Nq2pp/1Q2p3/8/3Pn3/5r2/1P4PP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb3 if Qxb3 Qxd4+ mates ]
e) 
Stanimir Nikolic vs Leonid Shamkovich, Lone Pine, 1979
2r2qk1/pb5p/1p2p1p1/3p2r1/3Q1p2/PB1P4/1PPB3P/R4R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc4 if dxc4 dxc4+ mates or if Rxf4 Qd8 ]
Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1979, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Jonathan Speelman vs Ole Jakobsen, Ribe, 1979
5rk1/1bqp3p/pp2p1B1/2b1P3/6QR/2P5/P2B1rPP/6RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxg2+ if Rxg2 Rf1+ ]
b) 
Anthony Miles vs Andras Adorjan, Riga, 1979
6k1/4bp1p/3pp3/4n3/1P3Pp1/6P1/rr1RQ1KP/5N2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd2 Nxd2 Nf3 ]
c) 
Alexander Panchenko vs Andrei Kharitonov, Sochi, 1979
8/1kp3p1/p6p/3qnQ2/8/bNr1BP2/P3R1PP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb3 axb3 Qd1+ Kf2 Nd3+ ]
d) 
Igor Zaitsev vs Nukhim Rashkovsky, Sochi, 1979
r4rk1/1Q2bppp/p3N3/8/8/4q3/PP4PP/2R2R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra7 ]
e) 
Gyula Sax vs Bent Larsen, Tilburg, 1979
1r3bk1/5p1p/4p1p1/Q1n3q1/P7/4R2P/3N1PP1/3B2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd8 if Qxd8 Rxd8 Re2 Bh6 ]
f) 
Adam Kuligowski vs Aleksander Sznapik, Warsaw, 1979
rnbqr1k1/1p3pbp/p2p1np1/2pP2B1/P3P3/2N2P2/1P4PP/R1NQKB1R b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Nxe4 if Bxd8 Nxc3+ Qe2 Nxe2 ]
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