'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series



Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Vladislav Nevednichy.
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)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Srecko Truta, Bled, 1991
r4r2/1p1bqpk1/1n4pp/3pP3/p2P4/1P2Q1RP/P1BN2P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf6 if Qd8 or Rc8 Bxg6 mates ]

b)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Marius Ceteras, Bucharest, 1994
r1b1k2r/1p2ppb1/p3qn1p/6p1/3Q4/1PN3B1/1PP1BPPP/R3K2R w - - 0 1
[ Nb5 ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Nikolay Legky, Lucerne, 1994
3rnn2/p1r2pkp/1p2pN2/2p1P3/5Q1N/2P3P1/PP2qPK1/R6R w - - 0 1
[ Qg5+ Ng6 Nf5+ exf5 Qh6+ ]

d)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Smbat Lputian, Moscow, 1994
6k1/pb3np1/1n3p1p/1p2pP2/2p1PqPP/P1P2BN1/1P2RQ1K/1r2N3 w - - 0 1
[ Ng2 Qc1 Rc2 ]

e)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Dragos-Nicolae Dumitrache, Bucharest, 1995
1br2r2/pRn3p1/4p3/2NpP1k1/3P1p2/2P5/6KP/5RB1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd7 if Rh8 Nxb8 Rxb8 Rxc7 ]

1e)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Dragos-Nicolae Dumitrache

Vladislav Nevednichy Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Marek Matlak, Odorheiu Secuiesc, 1995
5b1k/p2qN3/2n1pP1n/1p5P/2p1NPQ1/2P5/PP6/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg8+ Nxg8 Ng6+ Kh7 Nxf8+ ]

b)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Anastacios Mihailidis, Ano Liosia, 1998
2bq1r2/4n2k/1Np3pp/2PpQ3/1R3p2/3P2P1/r2NP1KP/1R6 w - - 0 1
[ Nxc8 if Nxc8 Rb7+ mates ]

c)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Yann Salaun, Avoine, 1998
3r2r1/pk4b1/1pq1p1Np/2p1Bp2/2P5/2P2QP1/PP1n1P2/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxc6+ Kxc6 Ne7+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Alin Ardeleanu, Brasov, 1998
4B3/6R1/1p5k/p2r3N/Pn1p2P1/7P/1P3P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rg6+ Kh7 Nf6+ ]

e)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Jerome Leray, St. Lo, 1999
r4rk1/ppqbbppp/3pp3/1B2P3/P2Q1Pn1/2N5/1PP3PP/R4RBK w - - 0 1
[ exd6 if Bxd6 Rad1 ]

2a)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Marek Matlak

Vladislav Nevednichy Puzzles, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Predrag Nikac, Niksic, 2000
1rb2rk1/p1q1n1bp/2p3p1/5p2/8/1NN1B3/PP3PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc5 if Re8 Bd6 or if Rd8 Rxe7 ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Bruno Rate, Sautron, 2003
3r4/3Pk3/1rB4R/pp2KPp1/2p5/2P2p2/PP6/8 w - - 0 1
[ f6+ if Kf8 Bd5 ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Marijan Kristovic, Zadar, 2004
r3b3/4R3/2p3p1/pp1k2Np/4NP2/P5P1/1PP4P/2K2n2 w - - 0 1
[ Re5+ ]

d)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Yannick Pelletier, Goteborg, 2005
r4k1r/pp4n1/2b2p2/2qB3p/5n2/1QN4P/PPP2PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc6 if Qxc6 Qb4+ or if bxc6 Rd7 ]

e)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Daniel Gormally, Goteborg, 2005
7k/6p1/7p/2q5/2n2Q2/8/r4NPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qb8+ Kh7 Qb1+ ]

f)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Daniyyl Dvirnyy, Porto Mannu, 2018
3r1rk1/pp1n1ppp/1q2p3/8/1bPPP3/8/2QBN1PP/R4R1K w - - 1 0
[ 1.c5 if 1...Qb5 2.Bxb4 Qxb4 3.Rfb1
or if 1...Bxc5 2.Ba5
]

3b)
mate in 5
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Bruno Rate

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