King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles taken from the games of Jonny Hector.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
Jonny Hector vs Solveig Haraldsson, Reykjavik, 1984
5rk1/6pp/p2p1pn1/3P1N2/1p2Q3/6R1/1Pr2qPP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Ne3 ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Jonny Hector vs Jan Lind, Sweden, 1985
r1b4k/1p4qp/p7/4p2P/2B5/6Q1/PPP3P1/2K2R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rf8+ Qxf8 Qxe5+ ]
c)
Jonny Hector vs Tamas Erdelyi, Ballerup, 1985
2k4r/B7/8/1p2ppN1/7p/8/1P1r2PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Be3 if Rdd8 Nf7 ]
d)
Jonny Hector vs Johan Ingbrandt, Uppsala, 1985
kr6/pq6/4pp2/4b1p1/2P5/4BQ2/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd7 ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Gerhard Bosbach vs Jonny Hector, Dinard, 1985
r1b2rk1/ppp3pp/3b4/3p4/6n1/1PP1NQ1P/P2B1qP1/RN2RB1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 if Nxg4 Qxf1+ ]
1e)
mate in 3
Gerhard Bosbach vs Jonny Hector
Jonny Hector puzzles, pt, ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first
a)
Black mates in 4.
S Bosmann vs Jonny Hector, Dinard, 1985
r1b2rk1/ppp3pp/3b4/3pn3/6Pq/1PP1N3/P2B2PP/RN1QRBK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ if Qxf3 Bxh2+ Kh1 Bg3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Gyozo Forintos vs Jonny Hector, Budapest, 1986
1k1r4/1pbbr1NN/1p3p2/1P6/2B1Pn2/P7/5P1P/R4K1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh3+ ]
c)
Jonny Hector vs Ludvig Sandstrom, Malmo, 1988
3rrbk1/5ppp/p1b1p3/1pP1B1P1/4P1NP/P4Q2/3q1PB1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nh6+ gxh6 Qf6 ]
d)
Jonny Hector vs Maya Chiburdanidze, Berlin, 1988
1r4qk/Q1R4p/2p5/3pP3/8/2P5/1nb3PP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ e6 w/Qd4+ ]
e)
Jonny Hector vs Jan Plachetka, Gausdal, 1989
r4rk1/6p1/bq2pp2/2b4Q/6R1/2P5/1P4PP/2B2R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ if Kxg7 Bh6+ mates ]
2a)
mate in 4
S Bosmann vs Jonny Hector
Jonny Hector puzzles, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Jonny Hector vs Didier Sellos, Val Maubuee, 1989
2rrn1k1/1pqbbppp/p2pp1n1/4PN2/2P2P2/2N1B1Q1/PP2B1PP/2R2R1K w - - 0 1
[ Nxe7+ if Nxe7 Qf2 w/Bb6 ]
b)
Jonny Hector vs Jean-Pierre Boudre, Val Maubuee, 1990
1k1r1bnr/2pb1ppp/Q1n5/1N1q4/3P4/5N2/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf4 if Bd6 Bxd6 cxd6 Qb6+ or if Rc8 Rfc1 ]
c)
Jonas Bergfalk vs Jonny Hector, Stockholm, 1990
8/p4p2/2p1kn1p/5R2/4P1p1/2NrP3/P1K3PP/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc3+ if Kxc3 Nxe4+ ]
d)
Jonny Hector vs Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen, Bellinge, 1991
3r1rk1/pp2Rp1p/2p3pQ/2q2b2/4nN2/1B2R2P/PP3PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ R3xe4 Bxe4 Ne6 Qe5 Nxf8 if Qxe7 Qxh7+ mates ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Thomas Jepsen vs Jonny Hector, Bellinge, 1991
3r2k1/p5pp/8/8/8/Pb2N2p/1P2nR1P/R1B4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ if Nxd1 Bd5+ ]
3d)
Jonny Hector vs Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen
Jonny Hector puzzles, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ulrich Jahr vs Jonny Hector, New Isenburg, 1992
r4r1k/p1pn2pp/3p4/2bPq3/2P2p2/3b1B2/PP1N1PPP/R1BQR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf2+ if Kxf2 Qd4+ mates ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Jonny Hector vs Michael Geveke, Germany, 1994
2r2r1k/3b3p/1p4R1/pP1pP3/P2N1Q2/q2P4/7P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ Rxg8 Qf6+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Jonny Hector vs Raset Ziatdinov, Antwerpen, 1994
5k1r/4b2p/p4N2/qp2P2Q/2r5/1B6/1P4PP/3R3K w - - 1 0
[ e6 if Kg7 Qg5+ Kf8 Qh6# ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Bo Christensen vs Jonny Hector, Copenhagen, 1994
2kr4/8/p7/Pp3p1r/2pb1Q2/8/1P2q2P/R3R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ Qxh2 Qf3+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Jonny Hector vs Ralph Zimmer, Geneva, 1995
1nr3q1/4k2p/p3p3/5p1B/5Q2/2P5/PP1R4/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Qh4+ if Kf8 Qf6+ ]
4d)
mate in 3
Bo Christensen vs Jonny Hector
Jonny Hector puzzles, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Jonny Hector vs Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen, Hamburg, 1995
4k2r/p3p1bp/4b3/2Q5/8/3R4/PP3PPP/1qN3K1 w k - 1 0
[ Qh5+ Bf7 Qb5+ Kf8 Rd8+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Jonny Hector vs Computer "AChess", Netherlands, 1996
q4k1r/p3b1pp/2p1Qp2/2N3B1/8/6P1/PP2PP1P/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nd7+ Ke8 Ne5 ]
c)
Helgi Ass Gretarsson vs Jonny Hector, Reykjavik, 1996
2rq1rk1/p4pp1/5n1p/1Pbb4/2N5/N3P1PQ/1P2R1BP/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc4 Nxc4 Qd3 ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Thomas Engqvist vs Jonny Hector, Mariehamn, 1997
2k5/pp4B1/2p5/2b2q2/2P4p/3r4/P3QnBK/RN6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh3+ Bxh3 Qxh3+ Kg1 Ng4+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Jonny Hector vs Ruediger Breyther, Germany, 1998
5b2/pb3k2/1r5r/q2pRP2/8/1PN5/1PP3Q1/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Kf6 Re6+ ]
5a)
mate in 4
Jonny Hector vs Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen
Jonny Hector puzzles, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Jonny Hector vs Axel Ornstein, Sweden, 1998
4k2r/pp2bp2/3p1Bp1/4p3/4P3/1BP2q2/P1P3PP/R5K1 w k - 1 0
[ Ba4+ ]
b)
Jonny Hector vs Heini Olsen, Gentofte, 1999
1k6/p1p5/3p3r/5Bp1/2P2rP1/1P2Rb2/P7/2K1R3 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf3 Rxf3 Re8+ Kb7 Be4+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Jonny Hector vs Olli Salmensuu, Stockholm, 1999
r2R1nrk/1p3p1p/5PpQ/p3p3/4N3/1q2B2b/1P4PK/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf8 if Raxf8 Ng5 ]
d)
Davor Palo vs Jonny Hector, Copenhagen, 2000
3q2k1/5pp1/p3r1p1/1p6/n1rBR3/PQP5/5PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe4 if Rxe4 Nxc3 ]
e)
Jonny Hector vs Thomas Welin, Stockholm, 2001
r1b2rk1/pp1nppbp/2n3p1/2qpP3/8/2NB1N1P/PPPB1PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Na4 ]
6b)
Jonny Hector vs Heini Olsen
Jonny Hector puzzles, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Jonny Hector vs Per Vernersson, Sweden, 2001
r3nkr1/1p4p1/pqb1R2p/5N2/n4B2/4Q3/PPP2PPP/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Rf6+ ]
b)
Jonny Hector vs Jens Henrichsen, Copenhagen, 2002
r3r1k1/5p2/p1n1b1pQ/3pqpB1/Pp3N2/1P6/2P3PP/R4R1K w - - 1 0
[ Nh5 if gxh5 Bf6 ]
c)
Jonny Hector vs Hendrik Westerman, Jersey, 2003
r2q1n2/1pkb2R1/p1p1pn1Q/3pN2p/3P4/N2B4/PPP2P2/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Qf4 Kb6 Rf7 if N6h7 Bxh7 ]
d)
William Bennet vs Jonny Hector, St. Helier, 2005
r1r3k1/3q1ppp/P2b1n2/1p6/2bPN3/4P3/1PQ3PP/R1B1K1NR b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Nxe4 Qxe4 Bd5 if Qxd5 Bb4+ ]
e)
Jonny Hector vs M Jacobsen, Copenhagen, 2006
1k3br1/1pp5/p2p2qp/3P2p1/6Q1/2B4P/PP4P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd7 if Bg7 Re7 or if Qd3 Qf7 ]
7d)
William Bennet vs Jonny Hector
Jonny Hector puzzles, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Jonny Hector vs Niels Kirkegaard, Copenhagen, 2006
r1b1kbr1/pp3p1p/4pQ2/q7/8/8/PPP2PPP/2KR1BNR w q - 1 0
[ Bb5+ ]
b)
Jonny Hector vs Erik Hedman, Vaxjo, 2008
r1b1R3/pp3Bpk/2pr1qnp/5p2/3p4/P4PQ1/1PP3PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg8+ Kh8 Be6+ Nf8 Qxd6 Bxe6 Rxa8 ]
c)
Jonny Hector vs Tiger Hillarp Persson, Malme, 2010
3br1k1/3r1ppp/5n2/8/p3q3/2B1NQ2/1P4PP/R3R2K w - - 1 0
[ Ng4 if Nxg4 Qxg4 ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Jonny Hector vs Aage Sondergaard Nielsen, Copenhagen, 2010
4kb1r/qp1n1npp/p2PN3/4p3/1P6/8/P4PPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxg7+ if Bxg7 Rc8+ Nd8 Qh5+ or if Kd8 Ne6+ Ke8 Rc8+ ]
e)
Jonny Hector vs Johnny Veng, Denmark, 2011
5rk1/1p1n1pb1/p2p4/8/q3p1Q1/1R6/2P3BP/3RK3 w - - 1 0
[ Rg3 if Qa5+ c3 Qe5 Qxd7 ]
8b)
Jonny Hector vs Erik Hedman
Jonny Hector puzzles, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Jonny Hector vs Dietrich Muenzenberg, Nuernberg, 2011
r1br4/p1q2Qp1/1pk1pb1p/8/1BP5/8/PP3PPP/RB3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Be4+ Rd5 Bxd5+ exd5 Qxd5# ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Jonny Hector vs Tom Rydstrom, Ballerup, 2014
r6k/ppp3p1/3P1qB1/5p2/5PP1/P4Qn1/1P4K1/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Rh1+ Nxh1 Qh3+ ]
c)
Jonny Hector vs Daniel Pedersen, Ballerup, 2014
3r1rk1/1pq2pp1/p1nN3p/6n1/1P2P3/1B2pPQ1/P6P/2R3RK w - - 1 0
[ Nxf7 Qxg3 Nxg5+ Kh8 Rxg3 if hxg5 Rh3# ]
d)
Jonny Hector vs Thorbjorn Bromann, Copenhagen, 2014
r1b2k2/1p4pQ/1q2pb1p/p3Np2/P7/8/1PB2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rd7 if Bxd7 Nxd7+ ]
e)
Jonny Hector vs Anton Smirnov, Helsingor, 2014
1qr2bk1/pp2rppp/1P6/2PB1p2/8/1Q4P1/P4P1P/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf7+ if Rxf7 Rd7 or if Kh8 Be6 Rce8 Bd7 Rd8 Bxf5 ]
9c)
Jonny Hector vs Daniel Pedersen
Jonny Hector puzzles, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Hans Svedberg vs Jonny Hector, Halmstad, 2014
4r1k1/bp5p/p3b1q1/3pBr2/3P3R/2N2pP1/PP1Q1P2/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe5 if dxe5 Qxg3+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Jonny Hector vs Ulf Wallgren, Lund, 2016
1qr2k2/3rp1bp/p2pQnp1/np6/5P2/2N2N1P/PPP2BP1/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 if Ke8 Qf7+ ]
c)
Jonny Hector vs Gunnar Johansson, Vaxjo, 2017
r2r3k/1p3p1p/6pQ/1p1pqP2/3R4/P1P5/1P5P/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ f6 if Rg8 Rh4 ]
d)
Jonny Hector vs David Itkin, Ballerup, 2017
r6k/5Ppp/p1b5/8/8/2p5/P1B3PP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Be4 ]
e)
Jonny Hector vs Bertil Westergren, Tylosand, 2017
r1br2k1/pp3pp1/2pbpn1p/4R2q/2PP1Q2/3B1N2/PP3PPP/R1B3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf6 if Bxe5 Qxd8# or if Qxh2+ Nxh2 gxf6 Rh5 ]
f)
Ole-Christian Moen vs Jonny Hector, Oslo, 2017
4r2k/5pp1/2N2n1p/p2q4/3P4/5QRP/5PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re1+ Kh2 Ne4 if Ne5 Nxg3 Qxd5 Nf1+ Kg1 Ne3+ ]
g)
Black mates in 2.
Patrick Fransson vs Jonny Hector, Lund, 2018
4k2r/4n1R1/p2q4/1p5b/4B3/2PQP3/P2n1PK1/8 b k - 0 1
[ ...Bf3+ ]
10f)
Ole-Christian Moen vs Jonny Hector
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