'Tactics in the Openings' series
Here are some chess puzzles from the games of David Bronstein.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
David Bronstein vs Andor Lilienthal, Moscow, 1944
2r3k1/2r2ppp/p1q5/2p1P3/1pQnNP2/7P/PP4PK/2RR4 w - - 0 1
[ Nd6 if Rf8 Rxd4 ]
b)
David Bronstein vs Boris Ratner, Moscow, 1945
r4qk1/pp1r1p2/1n2ppp1/8/2PN2P1/1P2Q1P1/P4PK1/3R3R w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 if fxe6 Rxd7 Nxd7 Qxe6+ if Qe8 Rh8+ mates ]
c)
White mates in 3.
David Bronstein vs Grigory Lowenfische, USSR, 1946
r3kr2/6Qp/1Pb2p2/pB3R2/3pq2B/4n3/1P4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re5+ if Qxe5 Bxc6+ or if Kd8 Qc7# ]
d)
White mates in 6.
David Bronstein vs Alexander Kotov, Moscow, 1946
r1b2r1k/1q1nbppp/pp2p3/4Q1B1/3N4/2N3R1/PPP2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh6 ]
e)
White mates in 5.
David Bronstein vs Vasily Panov, Moscow, 1947
3r3r/3n4/PkNpqp2/4p1pp/4P1n1/2PP4/2Q3PP/4RR1K w - - 0 1
[ Rb1+ if Kc5 d4+ or if Kxc6 Qa4+ or if Kc7 Rb7+ Kxc6 Qa4+ ]
1a)
David Bronstein vs Andor Lilienthal
David Bronstein Puzzles, Part II.
White to move and win except where noted.
a)
David Bronstein vs Lajos Tipary, Budapest, 1949
1r1q1rk1/ppn2ppp/2p1p3/4N1b1/2PP1B2/PR5P/1P3PPQ/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg5 Qxg5 Nd7 ]
b)
White mates in 5.
David Bronstein vs Vladimir Makogonov, Tbilisi, 1951
k6r/p4R2/1p2p1pP/N2pP1q1/1Q6/P7/KPr5/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nc6 Rxc6 Qa4 ]
c)
David Bronstein vs Alberic O'Kelly de Galway, Hastings, 1953
8/1p1R4/8/pr5p/1P3B2/P4KPk/6n1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rd1 Kh2 Rd2 ]
d)
David Bronstein vs Efim Geller, Goteborg, 1955
r3k2r/1p1bppbp/p4np1/P2pR3/3P4/1QNq1N2/1P3PPP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe7+ if Kf8 Rxf7+ Kxf7 Ne5+ or if Kd8 Rxf7 or if Kxe7 Nxd5+ ]
e)
David Bronstein vs Reinhard Fuchs, Gotha, 1957
b4k2/4bppp/1Bnr4/1p6/4B3/5N2/1P3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne5 Nxe5 Rc8+ Bd8 Bc5 ]
2a)
David Bronstein vs Lajos Tipary
David Bronstein Puzzles, Part III.
White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White mates in 3.
David Bronstein vs Efim Geller, Moscow, 1961
4r1k1/pR3pp1/1n3P1p/q2p4/5N1P/P1rQpP2/8/2B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg6 fxg6 Rxg7+ w/Nxg6# ]
b)
David Bronstein vs Viktor Korchnoi, Leningrad, 1962
1Q5R/6p1/6kp/8/6P1/1p3q2/1P1r2PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6+ if gxh6 Qg8+ or if Kxh6 Qh8+ w/Qh5+ & g5+ or if Kf7 Qc7+ ]
c)
David Bronstein vs Bela Berger, Amsterdam, 1964
5rk1/4bppp/p1rqpn2/1p6/3P4/2N4Q/PPB2PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne4 if Nxe4 Bxe4 or if Qc7 Nxf6+ mates ]
d)
White mates in 5.
David Bronstein vs Svetozar Gligoric, Moscow, 1967
5bk1/2R3pp/p4p2/4rP2/1p1qn1Q1/1P5P/P4PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Bxg7 Rc8+ Kf7 Qh5+ ]
e)
David Bronstein vs Vladislav Vorotnikov, URS, 1970
5r1k/p5p1/1p5p/3R4/1r2q3/6P1/P2Q1P1P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ f3 if Qc4 Rc1 or if Qe7 Re1 ]
3d)
mate in 5
David Bronstein vs Svetozar Gligoric
David Bronstein Puzzles, Part IV.
White to move and win except where noted.
a)
David Bronstein vs Albert Kapengut, Leningrad, 1971
4r3/ppp1rb1p/3p1Qpk/3P4/2P1pPq1/1P4N1/P5KP/1R3R2 w - - 0 1
[ h3 if Qc8 or Qd7 Nh5 mates ]
b)
David Bronstein vs Wolfgang Uhlmann, Moscow, 1971
r3qrk1/3nbppp/b1n1p3/2ppP1N1/pp3BQP/3P2P1/PPP2PB1/R3RNK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 fxe6 Qxe6+ Kh8 Qxc6 ]
c)
David Bronstein vs Alexander Vaisman, Tbilisi, 1974
r1r3k1/1pnqppbp/6p1/p1RpP3/n2P4/1B2BN1P/1P3PP1/1Q2R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxa4 Qxa4 Rec1 if Qd7 Qc2 ]
d)
David Bronstein vs Wojciech Dobrzynski, Poland, 1976
1b4k1/2q1rpp1/5nbp/1B2p3/8/Q1P1B1NP/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bb6 Qxb6 Qxe7 if Qxb5 Rd8+ Kh7 Qf8 w/Rxb8 ]
e)
White mates in 6.
David Bronstein vs Henryk Dobosz, Sandomier, 1976
2k4r/5Qpp/rp1p2n1/p2Pp1P1/2P5/qP2B1P1/P7/1K3R1R w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7 if Rxh7 Qe8+ ]
4b)
David Bronstein vs Wolfgang Uhlmann
David Bronstein Puzzles, Part V.
White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White mates in 5.
David Bronstein vs Milan Vukic, Vrsac, 1979
1rrb4/3b1p2/2np1P1p/1B2pN1k/PP5P/2P2P2/1K6/3R2R1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng7+ Kxh4 Rxd2 ]
b)
David Bronstein vs David Sands, London, 1989
r1b2rnk/3q1p1p/2p3pb/4p3/p1P1P1P1/2N1BQNP/PP2BP2/4K2R w - - 0 1
[ Bxh6 Nxh6 Qf6+ Kg8 g5 ]
c)
White mates in 9.
David Bronstein vs Margeir Petursson, Reykjavik, 1990
4Q3/1q1r2k1/3n1p2/1p4B1/2p5/2P2P2/6PK/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6+ if Kh6 Qg8 or if Kxf6 Re6+ ]
d)
David Bronstein vs Einar Gausel, Gausdal, 1994
r5k1/1p1n1pp1/7p/8/b3p3/2N1P1PP/5P2/1R3BK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxa4 Rxa4 Bb5 ]
e)
White mates in 5.
David Bronstein vs Richard Vedder, Hoogeveen, 1997
rn1R1bk1/1q4pp/pP2p3/3RNp2/8/PQr3P1/1P2PP1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ Kxf8 Qb4+ Ke8 Rd8+ Kxd8 Qf8# ]
5e)
mate in 5
David Bronstein vs Richard Vedder
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