Here are some chess puzzles rated 2500-2599.
The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses.
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)
GM penguingim1 vs GM alireza2003, lichess, (2513)
6k1/1R5p/p2p4/3Pr1P1/P2Q1p1P/2q2r2/8/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ Rc1 if Qa3 Rc8+ mates ]

b)
MathieuP vs Sigiammattei, lichess, (2516)
8/6rp/P2R4/3Pk3/1P3p2/3bp3/6PP/3RK3 b - - 1 0
[ ...f3 if Re6+ Kd4 ]

c)
CM Kingscrusher vs guncanov, lichess, (2549)
3b1k2/pp1r1p1q/8/4QNp1/P1P5/1P4P1/4K3/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Rh1 if Rd2+ Kxd2 Qxh1 Qd6+ or if Re7 Qxe7+ ]

d)
CM Kingscrusher vs Guary1, lichess, (2552)
8/2bb4/2P2k1p/1p5P/1N6/P3Kp2/3R3r/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nd5+ Ke5 Rxh2 Kxd5 cxd7 ]

e)
CM Kingscrusher vs SergeyIvanofsson, lichess, (2553)
r1b2r2/3p1pkp/p3q1pN/1p2PnQ1/5B2/3R2P1/P4P1P/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ g4 if Ne7 Rd6 or if Nxh6 Qxh6+ Kg8 Rh3 Qxg4+ Bg3 ]

Puzzles rated 2500-2599, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
CM Kingscrusher vs Lutikov, lichess, (2560)
8/p7/1p5R/4k1KP/4b1B1/6r1/8/8 w - - 1 0
[ Re6+ Kd4 Rxe4+ Kxe4 h6 Rg1 h7 Rh1 Bh5 ]

b)
sopueyz vs GM Arseniii_Nesterov, lichess, (2568)
4Q3/3r1ppk/p2p3p/2pb1q2/Pp1b1BN1/1P4RP/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxh6 if gxh6 Qg8# or if Bxf2+ Kf1 ]

c)
CM Kingscrusher vs Steffann, lichess, (2590)
8/6P1/3k4/5PK1/2p5/2P5/r7/8 w - - 1 0
[ f6 Rg2+ Kf5 ]

d)
soldierM vs IM VadimCernov, lichess, (2597)
6k1/p2Rnrp1/7p/2B1p3/1P1np3/6P1/P3QP2/5KNq w - - 1 0
[ Bxd4 exd4 Qc4 if Kf8 Rd8# ]


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