King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles from the Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense (ECO C93).

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 h6
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Dragoljub Ciric vs Frans Kuijpers, Amsterdam, 1968
3qr1k1/r4p2/p2p2pQ/2pPn3/b1n1P3/6NP/P5PN/R3RBK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc4 if Nxc4 Ng4 Ne5 Nh5 ]
b) 
CDW Jansen vs Rudolf Sevecek, corr., 1968
4r2k/nbp3p1/p6p/1pb2B2/6R1/P1P4P/1PQN1rP1/R1B4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Re1+ if Nf1 Rexf1+ Kh2 Rxc2 or if Kh2 Bd6+ mates ]
c) 
Aleksandar Matanovic vs Hans Hecht, Raach, 1969
4r1k1/5pp1/p7/6QP/3q4/P7/6P1/1R5K b - - 0 1
[ ...Re5 ]
d) 
White mates in 4.
Dimitar Pelitov vs Georgi Daskalov, Bulgaria, 1969
r1q5/2p2k2/p4Bp1/2Nb1N2/p6Q/7P/nn3PP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh7+ Kxf6 Qe7+ Kxf5 g4+ ]
e) 
Robert Fischer vs Svetozar Gligoric, Rovinj/Zagreb, 1970
r1nq1n2/3b2k1/p2p1p1R/Pp1Pp1p1/1Pp1P1P1/2P1BPN1/2BQ2K1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf6 if Nh7 Nh5+ ]
1a) 
Dragoljub Ciric vs Frans Kuijpers
C93 Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Jerzy Konikowski vs Mitchell, corr., 1973
r4b2/5kp1/5p1p/N7/2pP4/2n4P/5PP1/R1B2K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bb4 if Nb3 Ra2 Rxa2 Nxa2 Nd2 Nxc1 ]
b) 
Heikki Westerinen vs Steven Odendahl, London, 1979
2r1r1k1/q2b1pb1/p2P2pp/1pN1p3/3nBn2/1P3N1P/PB1Q1PP1/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd4 ]
c) 
White mates in 2.
Werner Hobusch vs Liebscher, corr., 1984
2bq1rk1/r1p1b1pn/p2pP1Np/1p1B1Q2/4P3/2P4P/PP3PP1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf7+ Rxf7 exf7# ]
d) 
Aleksander Sznapik vs Pawel Stempin, Wroclaw, 1987
3r1b2/3q1ppk/7p/3N1P2/2b1P3/3p1QRP/1B4PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ if gxf6 Qg4 mates ]
e) 
Thomas Martin vs Thomas Pieper, Germany, 1991
5bk1/2R2p2/6pp/1p2r3/4p3/2P1B2P/1P3PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc8 if g5 b4 ]
f) 
Qu Ying vs Daniel Taboas Rodriguez, Sao Lourenco, 1995
4rr2/1bp1qp1k/pn4pp/1p2b3/3P4/1PPQ2NP/P1B2RP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6 Kh8 Rxf7 ]
2a) 
Jerzy Konikowski vs Mitchell
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