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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Alexander Morozevich.
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)
Alexander Morozevich vs Igor Moizhess, Moscow, 1992
2R2r1k/qp4p1/1r1pQ1np/p2Pp3/8/1N4P1/PP3P1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ Nxf8 Qe8 Kg8 Rd3 ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Morozevich vs Petr Kiriakov, Yurmala, 1992
4kb1Q/5p2/1p6/1K1N4/2P2P2/8/q7/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qe5+ Kd7 Qc7+ Ke6 Qc8+ Kd6 Qc6# ]

c)
Alexander Morozevich vs Igor Belov, Cappelle la Grande, 1997
8/4k1b1/1P4p1/2Pp1p1p/1R2n3/8/3pKB2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe4+ fxe4 Bg3 ]

d)
Alexander Morozevich vs Vassily Smyslov, Groningen, 1997
2r1n1k1/5ppp/1q2p3/bN6/R1P5/6P1/4QPBP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qa2 if Be1 Kf1 ]

e)
Alexander Morozevich vs Fuentaealba Luis Valenzuela, Elista, 1998
5r2/p3np1k/1p6/4PNp1/1P1r2P1/5K2/P3R3/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rh2+ if Kg8 Nxe7+ Kg7 Nf5+ ]

1b)
mate in 4
Alexander Morozevich vs Petr Kiriakov

Morozevich Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alexander Morozevich vs Ruslan Ponomariov, Moscow, 2001
5rk1/1b4pp/p2p4/n1rP1p2/R7/1P2RB1P/1q3PP1/3Q1NK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe1 if Nxb3 Rb4 ]

b)
Alexander Morozevich vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Monaco, 2002
2r1nrk1/3b2p1/p5q1/1p1pPpP1/3N1P2/1P5Q/1PP5/1K1R3R w - - 0 1
[ e6 if Bxe6 Nf3 Bd7 Ne5 ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Morozevich vs Loek Van Wely, Wijk aan Zee, 2002
r1b2rk1/pp1n1pp1/4p3/2q4Q/8/5NR1/PPP4P/1K1R4 w - - 0 1
[ Qh6 if g6 Rh3 ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Morozevich vs Christopher Lutz, Biel, 2003
7k/3qbR1n/r5p1/3Bp1P1/1p1pP1r1/3P2Q1/1P5K/2R5 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh3+ ]

e)
Alexander Morozevich vs Viswanathan Anand, Monte Carlo, 2003
8/4rpk1/p6p/1pPPNpp1/5n2/5P1P/P5P1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ c6 if Rxe5 c7 ]

2b)
Alexander Morozevich vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic

Morozevich Puzzles, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Morozevich vs Viktor Bologan, Sochi, 2004
3R1rk1/p3n2p/4p2P/1p6/2p2Bq1/P1Q1p3/KPP5/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qh8+ if Kxh8 Rxf8+ or if Kf7 Qxh7+ ]

b)
Alexander Morozevich vs Georg Meier, Mainz, 2006
3r4/6p1/1pb1kp2/1N1np1p1/pPr1B3/P4PP1/1KPR3P/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Nc7+ Nxc7 Rxd8 ]

c)
Alexander Morozevich vs Alexei Shirov, Pamplona, 2006
5r2/pp1n3k/3Nbr1p/1Bp1Qp2/7P/5P2/qP3K2/3R2R1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd7 if Bxd7 Ne4 fxe4 Rxd7+ Kh8 Rg6 ]

d)
Alexander Morozevich vs Oleg Korneev, Pamplona, 2006
1k2r3/1b3Rp1/R2rP2p/2pq4/5Q2/1Pp4P/6P1/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rxb7+ If Kxb7 Rxd6 Qxb3 Qf7+ or if Qxb7 Qxd6+ Kc8 Rc6+ ]

3c)
Alexander Morozevich vs Alexei Shirov

Alexander Morozevich Puzzles, Part IV.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alexander Morozevich vs Loek Van Wely, Monte Carlo, 2007
r3rbk1/1pqn1p2/1np1p1pp/2B5/pQ1PN2P/5BP1/PP2PP2/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxb6 if Nxb6 or Qxb6 Nf6+ ]

b)
Alexander Morozevich vs Vladislav Tkachiev, Crete, 2007
8/N3ppkp/1r1n2p1/1np5/5P2/1R1PP1P1/5KBP/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bd5 if f6 Bc4 ]

c)
Alexander Morozevich vs Viswanathan Anand, Nice (blindfold), 2008
1r1qk3/1b2br1p/p3Q1p1/3n2B1/1p6/5N2/PP3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne5 if Rg7 Bh6 or if Rf8 Nc4 Rf7 Nd6+ ]

d)
White Mates in 6.
Alexander Morozevich vs Vladislav Tkachiev, Moscow, 2009
3rr1k1/R5pp/1p6/5R2/1bPp4/3P1QP1/1B2qP1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ if Kh8 Rxh7+ or if Kxg7 Rxf7+ ]

4b)
Alexander Morozevich vs Vladislav Tkachiev

Alexander Morozevich Puzzles, Part V.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alexander Morozevich vs Alexander Grischuk, Moscow, 2009
1r2r1k1/p4p2/1q2bn1Q/2p1n1N1/2Pp4/P2B4/1P2RPPP/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Bh7+ Nxh7 Qxh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qxe5 ]

b)
Alexander Morozevich vs Judit Polgar, Moscow, 2009
r4qk1/p2r1p2/1pNP2pp/1NpnQ3/Pn6/7P/1P3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ Nxe7 dxe7 Qe8 Nc7 ]

c)
Alexander Morozevich vs Peter Svidler, Astana, 2012
r4rk1/pp1b1p2/3q2p1/8/2BpP1P1/3R1Q2/P4P2/5K1R w - - 1 0
[ Qh3 if Kg7 Rf3 Rh8 Rxf7+ ]

d)
White mates in 2.
Alexander Morozevich vs Viktor Bologan, Astana, 2012
1n3r2/1p2Rpp1/1p6/3p1k2/5P2/2B3R1/rP4PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg5+ Kxf4 Bd2# ]

a)
Michele Godena vs Alexander Morozevich, Warsaw, 2013
1r4k1/p4p2/3p2pp/8/q1Pb4/N7/Q1RB1PPP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb2 if Qa1 Rxc2 ]

5c)
Alexander Morozevich vs Peter Svidler

Alexander Morozevich Puzzles, Part VI.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 2.
Baadur Jobava vs Alexander Morozevich, Dubai, 2014
r3r3/3N1k1p/3R4/p4p2/1p1B4/Pb6/1P3PPP/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc4+ ]

b)
Black mates in 3.
Markus Ragger vs Alexander Morozevich, Dubai, 2014
4k3/2R5/6N1/1p3p1P/1P1Pn3/6PK/3r4/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng5+ Kh4 Nf3+ ]

c)
Black mates in 4.
Ivan Sokolov vs Alexander Morozevich, Dubai, 2014
3Q4/5ppk/2p2n2/P1Ppb3/4r3/6Pq/3R1P2/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh4 if f3 Bd4+ ]

d)
Alexander Morozevich vs Peter Svidler, Sochi, 2014
3r1rk1/p3nq1p/1pnRp3/2p1Pp2/2P4P/5NP1/1B2QP2/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 if Qe8 Nxe6 ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Morozevich vs Dariusz Swiercz, Berlin, 2015
r1b5/pp3R2/2n1p1pk/3p4/6P1/P1N2N1r/1PP5/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ g5+ Kh5 Rg1 ]

6b)
mate in 3
Markus Ragger vs Alexander Morozevich

Alexander Morozevich Puzzles, Part VII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Morozevich vs Normunds Miezis, Yurmala, 2015
1r6/p2pBp1k/3P1Prq/2p2Q2/2n1P2R/2p3P1/P5K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ if Kxh6 Qh3+ or if Kg8 Rxg6+ ]

b)
Alexander Morozevich vs Dmitry Jakovenko, Moscow, 2016
r3k3/4n1Bp/3p2p1/1Pp5/2P3pP/8/5P2/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf6 if Ra7 b6 Rb7 Rxe7+ ]

c)
Viktor Bologan vs Alexander Morozevich, Sochi, 2016
8/pbQ2pk1/6p1/2p1r2p/3b4/PqN1N2P/1P2RPP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ba6 if Re1 Qxb2 Ncd1 Qd2 or if Rd2 Rxe3 or if Rc2 Bd3 ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Morozevich vs Gata Kamsky, Sochi, 2017
5r1k/R7/6p1/2r5/4p1N1/3nP1P1/5P1P/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nf6 if 1...Rh5 2.Rbb7 g5 3.Rh7+ ]

e)
Ilja Derjabin vs Alexander Morozevich, Sochi, 2017
1q1r2k1/5p1p/r4np1/3p4/1npP4/2N3N1/1P3PPP/R2QR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxa1 2.Qxa1 Nc2 ]

7b)
Alexander Morozevich vs Dmitry Jakovenko

Alexander Morozevich Puzzles, Part VIII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Alexander Morozevich vs Bogdan Belyakov, Cheliabinsk, 2018
3q3r/5pk1/pr3NbR/3pP1Q1/3P2pP/6B1/P4PPK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nh5+ ]

b)
Alexander Morozevich vs Dmitry Rozhko, Sochi, 2018
rn1qkbnr/ppp2pp1/2b1p2p/6N1/3P4/5N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Nxf7 Kxf7 Ne5+ if Ke7 Ng6+ or if Ke8 Qh5+ ]

c)
Black mates in 4.
Evgeny Alekseev vs Alexander Morozevich, Sochi, 2018
6k1/1p3pp1/3p1q2/pNbP1P1p/5Bn1/P1R2QP1/1P4KP/4r3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg1+ Kh3 Nf2+ Qxf2 Qxf5+ ]

8c)
mate in 4
Evgeny Alekseev vs Alexander Morozevich

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