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Here are some chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994.
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.
Viktor Gavrikov vs Josef Pribyl, Germany, 1994
4r2k/pp2p2p/2npQ2B/5p2/2P2P2/1P5P/P1q3P1/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Qf6+ if exf6 Rxe8# ]

b)
White mates in 2.
John Nunn vs Viktor Bologan, Germany, 1994
1R6/6k1/2p1B2p/2P1K1PP/4P3/r7/3rp3/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ ]

c)
White mates in 2.
Vladimir Malaniuk vs Pavel Sevostianov, Alushta, 1994
4r1r1/p5n1/q3PN1k/1p3p1p/3P3P/2P2Q2/4R1P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf4+ ]

d)
White mates in 2.
Anthony Miles vs Rajendra Singh, Calcutta, 1994
8/2QB1p2/1p3qp1/p7/n2rP2p/Pk1p1P2/1PnR1BPP/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd3+ Rxd3 Qxc2# ]

e)
White mates in 2.
Anatoly Vaisser vs Zbigniew Jasnikowski, Cappelle la Grande, 1994
1R6/R5b1/6pp/3bPkB1/2rP3P/5P2/2n3P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ g4+ ]

Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Imra Hera vs Sandor Torok, Hungary, 1994
8/p6p/1p1N2p1/1B1pn1B1/2p5/5kPP/PP3P2/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Ba4 ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Ian Rogers vs Bas Van De Plassche, Netherlands, 1994
r3k3/pp2p3/1n3n2/4N1Q1/4q2P/6R1/PP3P2/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ ]

c)
White mates in 2.
Lev Alburt vs Jonathan Levitt, New York, 1994
rr5q/4R3/pk1p3p/2pP1Bp1/P1p3P1/5P2/2K4P/4Q3 w - - 1 0
[ a5+ Kb5 Bd7# ]

d)
White mates in 2.
Grigory Serper vs A Dokutchaev, St. Petersburg, 1994
r2qnr1k/1b3ppB/p3P3/3p2b1/1pp5/4P2R/PPQ1NPP1/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Bg8+ ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Alexander Graf vs Nenad Aleksic, Aegina, 1994
6k1/pbp2rp1/1p2p3/4B3/1Pq2PR1/8/P2Q2PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ if Kh7 Rh4+ or if Rf8 Rxg7+ ]

Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Artur Jussupow vs Joel Benjamin, Amsterdam, 1994
6R1/4Q3/r1q2p1p/6pk/P1p5/4P2P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7+ Kh4 g3+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Lev Polugaevsky vs Jeroen Piket, Aruba, 1994
4R3/1p1r1nkp/3B2p1/2P5/3b4/pQ4PP/P2q1PB1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf8+ if Kf6 Qf3+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Gadir Guseinov vs Ota Sturz, Baile Herculane, 1994
5k2/5q1p/p3p1p1/4Q3/3R4/2r4P/r1P1RPP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh8+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Vadim Ruban vs Aleksandr Poluljahov, Elista, 1994
r1kr4/pp6/2BQ4/7p/4P2q/5P2/PP5P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Bd7+ Rxd7 Rc1+ ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Viswanathan Anand vs R Meschkat, Frankfurt, 1994
r7/1nqr2pp/kp1p1b2/3BpP2/1PP1P3/3RBQ2/P6P/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Ra3+ Na5 Rxa5+ bxa5 b5# ]

King-pawn Opening Series



Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Michael Adams vs Lucas Brunner, Garmisch Partenkirchen, 1994
2k5/7p/1p1R2r1/5p2/1P3nb1/8/P7/1K2R2B w - - 1 0
[ Rc1+ Kb8 Rd8+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Ognjen Cvitan vs Richard Gerber, Geneva, 1994
2b2k2/1pq3b1/2p2NQ1/4r3/1p5p/7P/5BB1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc5+ if Rxc5 Qe8# ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Yury Dokhoian vs Alexander Shabalov, Godesburg, 1994
2r5/1b3p2/p4q2/1pQPp2p/4P1r1/1P1B1N2/k3KPP1/1R6 w - - 1 0
[ Ra1+ if Kb2 Qa3+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Anatoly Karpov vs Helge Pollmann, Hockenheim, 1994
r7/3R3p/p1p1p1pk/R3Nr2/5P2/6P1/7P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng4+ Kh5 Nf6+ ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Alexander Goldin vs Eric Prie, Paris, 1994
1q6/6k1/1bP1Q1p1/pp1B2P1/8/8/PP6/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qd7+ if Kh8 Qh3+ ]

Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Alexander Shabalov vs Steven Andrews, Philadelphia, 1994
2nr1k2/p1R3pp/q2PQpb1/4p3/8/1P4N1/P5PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6+ gxf6 Qxf6+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Edvins Kengis vs Hendrik Happel, Reykjavik, 1994
6k1/p4rPp/1p1q1n2/3N4/2PpQP2/P2P4/7P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Nxf6+ if Qxf6 Qe8+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Diego Flores vs Jordy Mont-Reynaud, Szeged, 1994
r2n1Q2/1b1k4/1p2p1p1/p7/1BB1P3/1N6/PKP5/R7 w - - 1 0
[ Rd1+ Kc7 Qd6+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Ruslan Ponomariov vs Alexander Grischuk, Szeged, 1994
rqb1nr1k/p3N1bp/5pp1/2B1p3/1PB1P3/8/P5PP/R3QR1K w - - 1 0
[ Nxg6+ hxg6 Qh4+ ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Johann Hjartarson vs Albert Blees, Tilburg, 1994
6rk/5p1p/p7/2PP4/4P1Pn/3q4/P6Q/1R3R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qe5+ ]

Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Evgeny Bareev vs Utut Adianto, Tilburg, 1994
6k1/3N4/7p/6p1/8/6PK/8/B2Br3 w - - 1 0
[ Bb3+ if Kh7 Nf8# ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Evgeny Bareev vs Thomas Luther, Tilburg, 1994
2r1r3/R7/3N1Qpk/3PP3/1q5p/6nP/2p3P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf7+ Kh7 Ng5+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Lars Bo Hansen vs Erling Mortensen, Vejle, 1994
5r1k/R4B1p/1n5b/3Pp3/1q6/3Q4/5P1P/5KR1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kxh7 Bg8+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Valery Loginov vs Jozsef Horvath, Budapest, 1994
3r4/p6p/1p1r1Ppk/n1q5/3NQ3/4P2B/7P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Qh4+ Qh5 Nf5+ gxf5 Qf4+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Peter Svidler vs Sergey Arkhipov, Elista, 1994
3r1k2/ppR4p/1r3pp1/3BpN2/4P1P1/8/5PK1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rf7+ Kg8 Rd7+ Re6 Bxe6+ ]

'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series



Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Viswanathan Anand vs Andreas Bilawer, Frankfurt, 1994
r4b1r/1k2p1pp/p1RP1n2/3Q4/1q6/8/P4PPP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rc7+ Kb8 Rc8+ Ka7 R1c7+ Kb6 Rb7# ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Loek Van Wely vs Lucas Brunner, Garmisch Partenkirchen, 1994
3k4/3b2p1/3Q1p2/1p1B4/8/2P3Bq/P4P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qb8+ if Bc8 Qc7+ or if Ke7 Bd6# ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Lev Psakhis vs Helge Nordahl, Gausdal, 1994
5rk1/pR4bp/6p1/6B1/5Q2/4P3/q2r1PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Bh6+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Loek Van Wely vs Igors Rausis, Gausdal, 1994
3r2k1/R5b1/4p3/7Q/7P/3BP3/1q3PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ Kh8 Bf5+ Kg8 Bxe6+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Lars Bo Hansen vs Henk Vedder, Wijk aan Zee, 1994
r2q2k1/1b4pp/n1p5/ppPp4/4pN2/1P2P1PB/Pb2N2P/R4QK1 w - - 1 0
[ Be6+ if Kh8 or Kf8 Ng6+ ]

Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Jan Gustafsson vs T Boese, Germany, 1994
4rk2/ppp3b1/4Q1p1/1N3pP1/4pP2/4q3/PP1R4/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe8+ Kxe8 Rd8+ Ke7 R1d7+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Larry Christiansen vs Martin Borriss, Germany, 1994
5bk1/4rp2/5QB1/1p1bP3/1n6/5R2/6PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ Kxh7 Rh3+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Alonso Zapata vs Luis Galego, Habana, 1994
r2r1b2/1p2q2k/p1b1BRpp/P1p1p1P1/4P2Q/2N1n2R/1PP4P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh6+ Bxh6 Rxh6+ Kg7 Rfxg6+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Valery Loginov vs Alexander Filipenko, Kstovo, 1994
5Nk1/4R1p1/2p2p1p/8/3Q4/3P2Pq/PB3P1n/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ if Kh8 Ng6+ Kxg7 Qxf6+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Patrick Wolff vs Ronny Gunawan, London, 1994
3q1r1b/5k1p/b2p2p1/p2Pp1Q1/2P1B3/6R1/P2B2P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg6+ if Kg8 Bxh7+ or if hxg6 Qxg6+ ]

Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Kiril Georgiev vs Christophe Leotard, Maromme, 1994
2r2bk1/pq1b2np/1pNp2pn/1P1Pp3/P3P2P/B2BNQP1/8/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf8+ Rxf8 Ne7+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Julio Granda Zuniga vs Kamel Sebih, Moscow, 1994
2r5/3R3p/p1P5/1p2Bk2/3PpP2/n3P2P/5K2/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rd6 Rf8 c7 b4 c8/B+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Boris Alterman vs Marek Matlak, Moscow, 1994
3r1k2/1rqP2p1/pp1RQ2p/2p3pP/4p3/1P2P3/PB3P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ Kxg7 Qxh6+ if Kf7 Qh7+ or if Kg8 Rg6+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Lars Bo Hansen vs Jan Timman, Moscow, 1994
3r1k2/5pp1/ppp2N1p/4R2P/1P1n4/P5Q1/5PPK/1q6 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ Rxe8 Qd6+ Re7 Qd8+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Vladimir Malaniuk vs Olivier Renet, Moscow, 1994
6Q1/6p1/1R5p/p6k/q2P4/3bP1P1/4N2b/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7+ g6 Qf3+ Kg5 Qf4+ ]

"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com



Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Julian Hodgson vs Leonid Yudasin, New York, 1994
2r5/pb6/1p2Q3/n1k5/8/P2P4/2p2RPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re5+ Kd4 Qd6+ Kc3 Qb4+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Lembit Oll vs Loek Van Wely, New York, 1994
r4b2/1p2r1pk/p2pb3/2n5/q2BPR2/3B2Q1/1PP3PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rh4+ Kg8 Qg6 ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Anatoly Karpov vs Dennis De Vreugt, Paris, 1994
r3r3/pb3p2/1p1p1pkp/2qP1N2/P1p1PPP1/2Q5/1P4BP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Qh3 if Rh8 Qh5+ or if Kh7 Qxh6+ ]

d)
White mates in 5.
Zdenko Kozul vs Leonid Muhtarov, Pula, 1994
1rbqrk2/2n2p1Q/p2p1b2/2pP4/P3B2N/2p4P/1P4P1/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ fxg6 Bxg6 Be6 dxe6 ]

e)
White mates in 5.
Alexander Khalifman vs Grigory Serper, St. Petersburg, 1994
1k1rq3/pppn4/7r/2RP1p1p/Q1N3pP/4P1P1/PR4PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxb7+ Kxb7 Rxc7+ Kxc7 Qxa7+ Kc8 d6 ]

Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
David Navara vs Jakub Lahner, Svetla nad Sazavou, 1994
1rb2rk1/pppp1p2/7p/3QP3/2B2P2/8/P1P5/q1BK3R w - - 1 0
[ Qg2+ Kh7 Bd3+ ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Dragan Solak vs B T Nguyen, Szeged, 1994
1q1r1n1k/8/p2b1pB1/1p1Q4/2pP4/2P3P1/PP1B1P1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh5+ Kg7 Bh6+ Kh8 Bxf8+ ]

c)
White mates in 5.
Smbat Lputian vs D Kamen, USA, 1994
8/1p4k1/p2r3p/5Qp1/3q4/1P6/P1P1K1R1/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg5+ hxg5 Rxg5+ Kh6 Rh5+ ]

d)
White mates in 5.
Vlastimil Hort vs Slavko Duric, Antwerpen, 1994
r3q2b/p1nb3k/6pp/2pPp2N/2P5/2BB3P/P1Q3P1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg6+ Qxg6 Rf7+ Bg7 Rxg7+ Kh8 Qxg6 ]

e)
White mates in 5.
Christopher Lutz vs Thomas Svendsen, Bern, 1994
5k2/pp2rr1q/2pQ2R1/7p/2PB4/1P4PP/P4P1K/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qb8+ Re8 Bc5+ Rfe7 Qf4+ Qf7 Qh6+ ]

Chess puzzles from top rated games of 1994, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Alexei Shirov vs David Norwood, Germany, 1994
8/5r2/4R2p/ppkr1Rb1/3q4/P4Q2/1PP5/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd5+ Qxd5 Qc3+ Qc4 b4+ ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Robert Huebner vs Lucas Brunner, Moscow, 1994
1rqn3k/6pp/1pn5/4P3/1P2bNP1/1Q2N3/4BR1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ hxg6 Rf8+ Kh7 Qg8+ Kh6 Qh8+ Kg5 h4# ]

c)
White mates in 5.
Elmar Magerramov vs H Wutte, Oberwart, 1994
r1b1r1k1/4pp2/6pQ/p1pPq3/P7/1P1B1R2/6PP/1R5K w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7 if Kxf7 Bxg6+ Kg8 Qh7+ ]


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