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



Here are some chess puzzles from the 2013-14 Bundesliga.
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)
Black mates in 2.
Alisa Frey vs Agnieszka Matras, Germany, 2013
3rr1k1/5pp1/R7/3P1q2/1PP1pn1p/7P/3N1KP1/3QR3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxh3+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Volker Jacob vs Ilja Zaragatski, Germany, 2013
4r1k1/q2pP2p/n5p1/P1p3QN/2r2PP1/1n2R3/7P/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd5+ Kh8 Qe5+ ]

c)
Black mates in 3.
Ralf Appel vs Zahar Efimenko, Germany, 2014
3r2k1/7p/6p1/p1n3P1/Ppn2N2/4P3/N4P2/2K3R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd2 ]

d)
Black mates in 3.
Sebastian Siebrecht vs Ulf Von Herman, Germany, 2014
6rk/pp3r2/2q5/2p5/2PP4/2QP4/PP4RP/6RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Roeland Pruijssers vs Vasily Papin, Germany, 2013
5rk1/1p1b1Nq1/p2p1RP1/P3r2Q/4P3/2Pn4/1P4P1/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Nh6+ if Kh8 Rxf8+ Qxf8 Nf7+ ]

Puzzles from the 2013-14 Bundesliga, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Sarah Hoolt vs Joaquin Diaz, Germany, 2013
5r1k/pp5p/5r2/8/2RQ4/1P4RK/4q2P/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf6+ Rxf6 Rc8+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Evgeny Romanov vs Julian Jorczik, Germany, 2014
1rb2R2/ppp1k3/2np3p/6q1/2PPp1pQ/4P3/PP4PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ R1f7+ Ke6 d5+ Ke5 Qg3+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Michael Fedorovsky vs Drazen Muse, Germany, 2014
1r6/5pk1/p2p2p1/P1pPn3/2p1qN2/1r4PR/5R1K/2Q5 w - - 1 0
[ Ne6+ if Kg8 Rh8+ ]

d)
Black mates in 4.
Alexander Zajogin vs Michael Hoffmann, Germany, 2013
6k1/5p2/2p2np1/B1Pp2n1/1Q3PP1/P3q2p/3Nr2P/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ Kxh2 Qe2+ ]

e)
Black mates in 4.
Verena Nagel vs Alena Kubikova, Germany, 2014
2r2rk1/1b3qb1/pp2R1pp/8/1Pn2nQ1/1B6/P1PB2PP/1N2R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh3+ Qxh3 Qf2+ ]

Puzzles from the 2013-14 Bundesliga, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Fabien Libiszewski vs Arik Braun, Germany, 2014
6rk/2Q2R1p/p3p2q/1p1pP3/3P4/5p2/PP3P1P/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg1+ Kxg1 Qg6+ ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Daniel Hausrath vs Arnd Lauber, Germany, 2014
Q7/p5k1/7p/2qB1bp1/2Pp2n1/3P2P1/PB2rP2/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxd4+ Qxd4 Qg8+ Kf6 Qf7+ ]

c)
Iulia Gromova vs Verena Nagel, Germany, 2013
2r2rk1/4b1p1/p3p2p/q2b4/Pp1PnN2/1B1Q4/1B3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd5 exd5 Qxe4 ]

d)
Matthias Dann vs Lubomir Ftacnik, Germany, 2013
4r1k1/1qP3pp/4p3/4Qbn1/5NB1/6P1/1r3P1P/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nh5 ]

e)
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Volker Jacob, Germany, 2013
R1b1r1k1/5p2/3p2pp/2nP4/2N1n1P1/7P/3N1P2/5BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe4 Nxe4 Bg2 if Nf6 Nxd6 ]

'Tactics in the Sicilian' series



Puzzles from the 2013-14 Bundesliga, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Inken Koehler vs Anna Karmann, Germany, 2014
3r2k1/1p5p/p4qp1/3p1p2/B2Qn3/2P4P/PP3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe4 ]

b)
Beate Pfau vs Hannelore Neumeyer, Germany, 2014
1n4k1/p1q2pbp/1p4p1/2p1p3/Q3P3/2P1B1PP/PP3P2/3B2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Bf8 Bh6 Qd6 Bb3 Qe7 Qxb8 ]

c)
Ursula Muench vs Yvonne Pfanger, Germany, 2014
r4rk1/pp2bppp/1n2p3/3qBb2/3PN3/1Q4P1/PP3PBP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ ]

d)
Sipke Ernst vs Ralf Appel, Germany, 2014
8/rr4bk/p1Q3bp/P2p2p1/R2Nnp2/4P3/5PPP/2RNqBK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf3 ]

e)
Tamas Banusz vs Alexander Dany, Germany, 2014
r1r3k1/5p1p/p3q3/2b1nQp1/3pn3/4N1P1/P1R1PP1P/1NBR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe4 dxe3 Rxc5 if Rxc5 Qxa8 ]

Puzzles from the 2013-14 Bundesliga, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Karolina Olsarova vs Tania Sachdev, Germany, 2013
r3rnk1/1p3qp1/p1p3np/4p2N/P7/1bP1QN1P/1PBR1PP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc2 Bxc2 Qf5 ]

b)
Christoph Renner vs Vitali Golod, Germany, 2013
5r1k/1p2q1bp/2p1b1p1/r2nB3/2BPQ1N1/1R2P2P/6P1/1R4K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf5 ]

c)
Martin Kraemer vs Zahar Efimenko, Germany, 2013
2r2rk1/1b3pbp/pq1pp1p1/8/3NPPPP/2NRQ3/PPP5/1K4R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc3 if Rxc3 Bxd4 Rb3 Bxe3 ]

d)
Diana Hannes vs Anet Gempe, Germany, 2014
4r3/5k2/1r2n1pp/R7/1pp2N1P/2P3P1/P4P2/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf4 Rxe8 Kxe8 gxf4 bxc3 ]

e)
Anna Karmann vs Maria Franzenburg, Germany, 2014
6k1/1p4bp/4n1p1/p1N1n3/2PpP3/BP4PP/P4KB1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxc5 if Bxc5 Nd3+ ]

Puzzles from the 2013-14 Bundesliga, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ildiko Madl vs Regina Pokorna, Germany, 2014
br4k1/2pR1pp1/p6p/4q3/P1B1P3/7P/4QPP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb1+ Rd1 Qxe4 if f3 Qd4+ or if Kf1 Rxd1+ ]

b)
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Dennes Abel, Germany, 2014
6k1/4pp1p/4b1p1/1QR1P3/1q6/3r1B1P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe1+ Kh2 Rxf3 ]

c)
Alexander Dany vs Joerg Wegerle, Germany, 2014
r1q2rk1/pb4pp/4pp2/8/2QP3B/P7/5PPP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc4 Rxc4 Ba6 ]

d)
Ulf Von Herman vs Ruud Janssen, Germany, 2014
6k1/1q3pp1/p5rp/1p2p3/PP2P3/7P/2Rr1PP1/RQ4K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2+ Kxg2 Qxe4+ Kg1 Rxc2 ]


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