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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Anton Korobov.
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)
Anton Korobov vs Andrey Ivanov, Dnepropetrovsk, 1999
5rk1/1p5p/3p4/3P1p2/5R2/1P2qQrP/6P1/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rg4+ if Rxg4 Qxe3 or if Kh8 Qxg3 ]

b)
Anton Korobov vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Gurzuf, 2000
2Rr4/p5bk/1p2b1pp/4p3/1P2N2P/P3q1P1/5PBK/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ if Bxf6 Rc7+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Anton Korobov vs Dariusz Szoen, Gurzuf, 2000
8/1R5p/3p1bp1/2pP2k1/5q2/4Q3/6PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ h4+ if Kf5 Qe6# ]

d)
Anton Korobov vs Alexander Areshchenko, Kramatorsk, 2001
r4rk1/pb3p1p/1p2PQ2/4q2p/2n1P3/P4P2/B5PP/1R1R3K w - - 1 0
[ exf7+ Rxf7 Rd8+ Rxd8 Qxd8+ Kg7 Bxc4 ]

e)
White mates in 5.
Anton Korobov vs Sergey Fedorchuk, Kharkov, 2001
1r5k/6Rp/p2prp2/8/1P2qb2/2Q3RP/1B4PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf6 if Rxf6 Bxf6 ]

1d)
Anton Korobov vs Alexander Areshchenko

Anton Korobov Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Anton Korobov vs Jiri Jirka, Balatonlelle, 2001
8/1pR5/1P4pk/Q3Pq1p/7P/6K1/6P1/7r w - - 1 0
[ Qd2+ g5 Qd6+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Anton Korobov vs Emanuel Berg, Patras, 2001
3k4/p7/1PBpP1p1/3N1pbp/8/r1B3P1/5P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ b7 if Rb3 Ba5+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Anton Korobov vs Marcin Dziuba, Patras, 2001
2r4k/5p1p/2p1p3/p3Nq1p/Pp1P1P2/1B2Q2r/KP6/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxf7+ if Qxf7 Qe5+ ]

d)
Anton Korobov vs Igor Smirnov, Alushta, 2002
r2q1rk1/p2b1p2/1p2pb1Q/2p1p3/2P1P2P/2NP4/PP3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re3 if Bxh4 Rh3 or if Bg7 Rg3 ]

e)
White mates in 5.
Anton Korobov vs Sebastian Bogner, Aarhus, 2005
r3br1k/1p2R3/p2P4/qPp2pPn/2Bb3Q/2N2K2/PB6/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe8 if Kg7 Qxh5 ]

2b)
mate in 3
Anton Korobov vs Emanuel Berg

Anton Korobov Puzzles, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Anton Korobov vs Dmytro Krektun, Alushta, 2006
r2q1r1k/pppn2pp/3n1p2/4NP2/3Pb1P1/1BP1B2P/P7/R3QRK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ ]

b)
Anton Korobov vs Andrejs Dzalbo, Pardubice, 2007
r3k2r/pp1nqppp/2p5/3p3b/3PnP2/2NBP2P/PPQ3P1/R3K1NR w KQkq - 1 0
[ Bxe4 if dxe4 g4 ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Anton Korobov vs Alexander Fier, Beijing, 2008
5r2/r3P1k1/3p1p1p/2qPnBpQ/7P/R7/P5PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh6+ Kxh6 exf8/Q+ Rg7 Qh8+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Anton Korobov vs Dmitry Maximov, Poltava, 2009
8/r1p2Nrk/7p/6p1/2B1Nn2/4q3/p5PP/Q1R4K w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ Kg6 Nh8+ Kf5 g4# ]

e)
White mates in 5.
Anton Korobov vs Naser Khadzh Khamed, Alushta, 2010
r6k/pp1qp1bp/6p1/6r1/3P2p1/1QNBP3/PP3PP1/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rh1+ Rh5 Rxh5+ Bh6 Qf7+ ]

3d)
mate in 3
Anton Korobov vs Dmitry Maximov

Anton Korobov Puzzles, Part IV.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Anton Korobov vs David Howell, Warsaw, 2011
1k6/ppq2pp1/2r1P2p/2Pp4/P4nP1/1Q3PB1/7P/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe3 if Rxe6 Qxf4 ]

b)
Black mates in 3.
Davit Benidze vs Anton Korobov, Nakhchivan, 2011
4r1k1/p1p2p1p/8/5qP1/5Qn1/2N2bP1/PP5P/R3B1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc5+ ]

c)
Black mates in 5.
Yuri Vovk vs Anton Korobov, Kiev, 2011
b5k1/4qpp1/2P1p2p/p3P2P/K5P1/1PQR4/P2r4/5B2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc6+ Kxa5 Rxa2+ Kb6 Ra6+ ]

d)
Black mates in 2.
Piotr Prominski vs Anton Korobov, Warsaw, 2011
8/4kppp/pP2p3/4K3/8/2r2P2/2P4P/1R6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc4 ]

e)
Black mates in 5.
Kamil Miton vs Anton Korobov, Czech Republic, 2012
3qr1k1/3b1pp1/8/p2Q4/3N1P2/B1R2Pb1/P5B1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf2+ Kxf2 Qh4+ Kg1 Re1+ ]

4c)
mate in 5
Yuri Vovk vs Anton Korobov

Anton Korobov Puzzles, Part V.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mateusz Bartel vs Anton Korobov, Lublin, 2012
3Q4/6bk/3n2p1/3B3p/5P2/6P1/4q2P/6BK b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne4 ]

b)
Eltaj Safarli vs Anton Korobov, Baku, 2012
r6r/2q1bk1p/p1ppbp1Q/4p1p1/N1P1P3/1PB5/P4PPP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg4 if f3 Bf8 ]

c)
Anton Korobov vs Mikhail Antipov, Moscow, 2013
5rk1/p4pp1/bpn5/1q1r4/7P/P1R2N2/1Q3PP1/1B2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qc2 if Rh5 Rxc6 ]

d)
Anton Korobov vs Pavel Maletin, Moscow, 2013
2r2r2/1p3pk1/p2bp3/4p1qp/1P1P4/P4Q1P/5NP1/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne4 Qe7 Nxd6 Qxd6 Qf6+ Kh7 dxe5 Qc6 Qg5 ]

e)
White mates in 6.
Anton Korobov vs Alexander Riazantsev, Dubai, 2014
5rk1/1p3p2/1q4p1/3BQ2p/p6P/P5P1/1P5K/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7 if Rxf7 Qe8+ ]

5b)
Eltaj Safarli vs Anton Korobov

Anton Korobov Puzzles, Part VI.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Furtado Ivana Maria vs Anton Korobov, Dubai, 2014
2r2rk1/5pb1/6p1/p2pp2p/P5q1/1PBQP1P1/5P1P/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...e4 if Qd2 Rxc3 ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Anton Korobov vs Boris Kharchenko, Moscow, 2015
4Rr1k/3b2p1/p1p3Qp/1p3P2/1q6/1B6/PP1r2PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ f6 if Qe7 fxe7 ]

c)
Anton Korobov vs Daniel Kovachev, Novi Sad, 2016
3r2k1/5ppb/4p2p/p1P1N3/n3qP2/P3Q3/4B1PP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe4 Bxe4 Rc4 ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Anton Korobov vs Andrei Volokitin, Rovno, 2016
3Q1B2/p2R3p/Ppr1qrp1/4bpk1/2p5/2P1PP2/2B3PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ h4+ Kxh4 Rxh7+ Kg5 Bh6+ ]

e)
Black mates in 2.
Boris Savchenko vs Anton Korobov, Riyadh, 2017
1r4k1/4npp1/4p2p/p7/4R1Q1/P2r4/1Pq3PP/KR6 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxa3+ ]

6d)
mate in 4
Anton Korobov vs Andrei Volokitin

Anton Korobov Puzzles, Part VII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alexey Dreev vs Anton Korobov, Riyadh, 2017
1k6/pp4p1/1np2np1/3p4/3P2P1/qP1QPP2/P2B3r/1K1R3B b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nc4 if 2.Qc2 Nxd2+ ]

b)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Anton Korobov, Huaian, 2017
2r3k1/3brpp1/p2p1q2/bp1P3n/1N2P2p/P1N2P2/3Q2PP/2R1RB1K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Ng3+ if 2.hxg3 hxg3 3.Bd3 Bb6 or if 2.Kg1 Bb6+ ]

c)
Anton Korobov vs Luke McShane, Batumi, 2018
q3rnk1/1b3Rbp/2p5/3pP3/8/1P1N2BP/r4QB1/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qf6+ Kg8 3.Bxd5+ if 3...cxd5 4.Rc7 ]

d)
Sergiy Zavgorodniy vs Anton Korobov, Batumi, 2018
3qrbk1/p1p2ppp/1r6/2pn1Q2/3P4/1P6/PBP1NPPP/2KR3R b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rf6 if 2.Qd3 Rxf2 3.Rhe1 Rxe2 4.Rxe2 Nf4
or if 2.Qg4 Rxf2 3.Nc3 Ne3 ]

e)
White mates in 6.
Anton Korobov vs Alexandr Predke, Biograd na Moru, 2018
3R1nk1/pp1r2pp/8/1q6/8/1P2QP2/1B4PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe6+ Rf7 Rxf8+ Kxf8 Ba3+ ]

f)
White mates in 3.
Anton Korobov vs Viktor Erdos, Skopje, 2019
8/3bR2N/3p2k1/1p6/1P5Q/5PK1/r2q2PP/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nf8+ Kf5 2.Rf7+ ]

g)
Wesley So vs Anton Korobov, Bucharest, 2019
6k1/6p1/pp2p3/7p/1BP2b1Q/1P1r4/P3q1PP/6RK b - - 0 1
[ 1...g5 if 2.Qe1 Rh3 mates or if 2.Re1 Rf3 3.gxf3 Qxf3+ ]

7c)
Anton Korobov vs Luke McShane


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