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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Melikset Khachiyan.
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)
Sarhan Guliev vs Melikset Khachiyan, URS, 1986
2r3k1/5p1p/6p1/6N1/3R4/8/2p2PPP/1nK5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc3 if Kxc2 Ne4+ ]

b)
Black mates in 8.
Javad Kaberi vs Melikset Khachiyan, Teheran, 1992
3r3k/1p5p/7p/p4B2/4pKP1/3q3P/Pb1N1P2/3R1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd5 g5 Rxf5+ Kxf5 Qd5+ Kf4 Be5+ ]

c)
Melikset Khachiyan vs Jiri Nun, Pardubice, 1996
8/1r4bk/2q1p1Np/3pPp1P/pP3P1B/P5RK/3n4/6Q1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7 ]

d)
Greg Small vs Melikset Khachiyan, Costa Mesa, 2002
2k5/pp2r3/2p3pp/4B1n1/2P2KP1/1P6/P1PR4/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf7+ if Ke3 Nf3 ]

e)
White mates in 7.
Melikset Khachiyan vs David Pruess, Lindsborg, 2002
6r1/p2k1p1P/bpn1pQ2/3pP3/q7/2p3P1/2P1NP2/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Rxd5+ if exd5 Qd6+ or if Kc7 Qxf7+ ]

1d)
Greg Small vs Melikset Khachiyan

Melikset Khachiyan Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first
a)
Melikset Khachiyan vs Zoran Djoric, Burbank, 2005
2kr4/1p2bp2/2p1Pn2/p4p1p/PnPq1B2/4NQ1P/1P3PP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf5 if Qc5 Be3 ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Melikset Khachiyan vs David Lucky, Santa Monica, 2005
7r/p5pp/k3p2n/p1BqP3/2pP1p2/8/Q1P2PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qa4 ]

c)
Song Yi vs Melikset Khachiyan, Las Vegas, 2007
4r1k1/1p3pb1/8/5p2/5N1R/1P6/2r3PP/3QqR1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh4 if Qxc2 Qxf4 ]

d)
Black mates in 5.
Jesse Kraai vs Melikset Khachiyan, Edmonton, 2007
4r1k1/5p2/3Q4/1p1P4/3b4/P2b2PP/1P2q1B1/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Be4 ]

e)
Black mates in 6.
John Bryant vs Melikset Khachiyan, Los Angeles, 2007
1nbr2k1/1p3ppp/1pp5/6q1/1P2P1n1/r1Q2NN1/2P3PP/R3KB1R b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Rxa1+ if Ke2 Qc1 Qd2 Rxd2+ or if Qxa1 Qe3+ ]

2c)
Song Yi vs Melikset Khachiyan


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