See 2, 3 or 4 moves ahead
Here are some chess puzzles from the games of the Dresden Olypiad.
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.
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a)
White mates in 2.
Stephen Lukey vs solomon Celis, Dresden, 2008
3R4/3Q1p2/q1rn2kp/4p3/4P3/2N3P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg4+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Rainer Buhmann vs Boonsueb Saeheng, Dresden, 2008
q1r2b1k/rb4np/1p2p2N/pB1n4/6Q1/1P2P3/PB3PPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxe6 if Bc5 or Nf6 Qg8+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Emre Can vs Jorge Baules, Dresden, 2008
1Q6/1P2pk1p/5ppB/3q4/P5PK/7P/5P2/6r1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh5+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Nurlan Ibraev vs Stelios Halkias, Dresden, 2008
2B4k/1b4rp/1p6/2p5/2Ppr3/1P2bN1Q/P6P/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg1+ Nxg1 Rg4+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Roy Phillips vs K Meier, Dresden, 2008
1R1br1k1/pR5p/2p3pB/2p2P2/P1qp2Q1/2n4P/P5P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rg7+ if Kh8 Rxh7+ ]
1c)
mate in 3
Emre Can vs Jorge Baules
Dresden Olypiad Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Rupert Jones vs Maurice Lettsome, Dresden, 2008
1r1q1rk1/3bb1pn/p1nppp2/2p3PQ/1p2PP2/2NP2N1/PPP2KB1/R1B2R2 w - - 0 1
[ g6 if Ng5 Rh1 ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Dritan Mehmeti vs B Gebregziabher, Dresden, 2008
1r3r1k/pRq4p/2p2ppB/2P1bb2/2B1R3/8/PQ3PP1/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rxc7 if Bxc7 Re7 ]
c)
Black mates in 5.
Levente Vajda vs David Baramidze, Dresden, 2008
3r2rk/p1p1n2p/P4N2/1Q1b4/3P3q/2P2p1P/1PB2R2/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh3+ Rh2 f2+ ]
d)
Black mates in 5.
Hristos Banikas vs Alexei Fedorov, Dresden, 2008
8/1ppb4/3p1k2/3P1p2/1PPKpP2/1N3rP1/2r5/1R1R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rcc3 Nc5 dxc5+ Kxc5 ]
e)
Black mates in 5.
Nigel Short vs Zdenko Kozul, Dresden, 2008
5k2/q4pp1/4pb2/1p5P/1n6/1P3QN1/1P6/1K5R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg5 ]
2c)
mate in 5
Levente Vajda vs David Baramidze
Dresden Olypiad Puzzles, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 6.
Faisal Khairallah vs Pradeep Seegolam, Dresden, 2008
r6r/4k3/3R4/3Pp1p1/1P4P1/1qPQ4/1P1K4/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rf7+ if Kxf7 Qf5+ or if Kxd6 Qg6+ or if Ke8 Qb5+ Kxf7 Qd7+ ]
b)
White mates in 6.
Sergei Zhigalko vs Miguel Cordoba, Dresden, 2008
r1qr1b1k/5ppp/1p3N2/pPn1P3/P2p1PQ1/6RP/1B4P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh5 ]
c)
B Takyrbashev vs Edward Lee, Dresden, 2008
r4k2/pbr5/1p2p1Q1/3n1qB1/4R3/8/P4PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh6+ ]
d)
NA Hussein vs Reece Creswell, Dresden, 2008
r2qk2r/1p2bp1p/p2p1p2/3Ppn2/8/N3P1P1/PP3PBP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 0 1
[ Qg4 if Qd7 Bh3 or if Nh6 Qg7 ]
e)
Robert Zelcic vs Igor Yarmonov, Dresden, 2008
5k2/p4rp1/4Q2p/P2P4/3q3P/4N1P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qc8+ Ke7 Nf5+ ]
3e)
Robert Zelcic vs Igor Yarmonov
Dresden Olypiad Puzzles, Part IV.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Phemelo Khetho vs Sadikin Irwanto, Dresden, 2008
1n1r3k/p2r1p1p/q3pP2/4P2Q/1p1p1n2/P1Pb2P1/5P1K/3R1B1R w - - 0 1
[ Qh6 if Rg8 Bxd3 Nxd3 Kg1 ]
b)
Bazar Hatanbaatar vs M Alice, Dresden, 2008
1r5k/4q2p/3p1pr1/2n5/3BPR2/7B/1P4PK/5Q2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf6 if Kg8 Qc4+ ]
c)
Miguel Mucongoma vs Tumendemberel Oyunbaatar, Dresden, 2008
6k1/5ppp/8/1b6/1b1P4/6P1/1q3B1P/4QBK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe5 if Bf8 Qxb5 ]
d)
Vadim Bondarets vs Cornelis Hoogendijk, Dresden, 2008
rn1qk2r/p1p1bppp/1p2pn2/6Bb/2PP4/1Q3N1P/PP2BPP1/RN2K2R w KQkq - 0 1
[ Bxf6 if Bxf6 Qb5+ ]
e)
Yueh Wei Po vs Pa Constantinou, Dresden, 2008
2r1r1k1/pbqn1pp1/1p5p/4p1N1/1PP1B3/P3Q3/5PPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxb7 if Qxb7 Ne4 ]
4d)
Vadim Bondarets vs Cornelis Hoogendijk
Dresden Olympiad Puzzles, Part V.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mateusz Bartel vs R Zerafa, Dresden, 2008
4rrk1/1p1q3p/p5p1/3Npb2/3Q4/1P2R3/1PP2RPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ Rxf6 Qxd7 Bxd7 Rxf6 ]
b)
Luka Lenic vs Russell Dive, Dresden, 2008
r1r3k1/5ppp/bq2p3/p7/3PP2P/2bB2R1/1B2QPP1/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxa6 Rxa6 Qc2 ]
c)
Mesgen Amanov vs Martin Neubauer, Dresden, 2008
3k4/pp3r2/7p/3N4/n7/r7/P2R2PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc3+ if Kc8 Nb5 or if Ke7 Re1+ w/Nb5 ]
d)
Tarek Goutali vs Cornelis Hoogendijk, Dresden, 2008
3r2k1/1pqnrp2/p1pNp1p1/2P2nP1/2NP1Q1P/8/PPR5/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Nxf5 Qxf4 Nxe7+ Kf8 Nxg6+ ]
e)
Helgi Ziska vs Loek Van Wely, Dresden, 2008
4r3/2P2p1k/p2B2p1/1n1RP2p/1p3b2/1P6/1K6/3R4 w - - 0 1
[ Rxb5 if axb5 e6 Bxd6 Rxd6 ]
5a)
Mateusz Bartel vs R Zerafa
Dresden Olympiad Puzzles, Part VI.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mohamed Waqar vs T Kett, Dresden, 2008
r3r1k1/1b1q1pp1/p1n4p/1p2pN2/2pp4/1BPP1Q1P/PP3PP1/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg4 ]
b)
Hussien Asabri vs R Rajapakse, Dresden, 2008
r3qrk1/1ppbn1bp/p2p2p1/2PPpp1n/4P3/1QN1BNPP/PP3PB1/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ c6 if bxc6 dxc6+ ]
c)
Evgenij Ermenkov vs Gu Guidi, Dresden, 2008
1r2bk2/R3ppbp/1n1p2p1/1p1P4/3N4/1P2B1PP/2P2PB1/4K3 w - - 0 1
[ Nc6 if Bxc6 dxc6 Na8 c7 ]
d)
Uriel Capo Vidal vs S Chung, Dresden, 2008
r1br1k2/p4ppQ/1p1qpb1p/3P4/8/5N2/PP3PPP/1B1RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ dxe6 if Qxd1 e7+ ]
e)
Daniel Jere vs Philip Corbin, Dresden, 2008
2b4r/1pp2p2/5kr1/p1Q1p1q1/2P1R1P1/P7/5PB1/1R3K2 w - - 0 1
[ f4 if exf4 Qd4+ mates ]
6c)
Evgenij Ermenkov vs Gu Guidi
Dresden Olympiad Puzzles, Part VII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Zoltan Almasi vs Alexei Fedorov, Dresden, 2008
8/5pkp/3R2p1/2n1p3/1Q2P3/2rB2P1/5PKP/4q3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd2 if Qb5 Rxd3 ]
b)
Yusyup Atabaev vs Pradeep Seegolam, Dresden, 2008
3r1bk1/r1q1np1p/p2p2p1/Pp1P2P1/1Pp1PBBP/2P3Q1/7K/4RR2 w - - 0 1
[ Be3 if Rb7 Bb6 Rxb6 axb6 Qxb6 Qf4 ]
c)
Colin McNab vs Dimitrios Mastrovasilis, Dresden, 2008
4r1k1/2Q2pp1/6p1/B3p3/1P2P3/7q/4BP2/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc8 if Bf1 Qg4+ ]
d)
Jorge Lopez Falcon vs Rupert Jones, Dresden, 2008
1k2r3/1b3p2/1N1r1n1p/3P1Bp1/1p6/1n3NP1/5PP1/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc4 Rxd5 Rxb3 Rxf5 Nd6 ]
e)
Martin Neubauer vs Jure Borisek, Dresden, 2008
8/5p1k/6p1/7p/1b1Bp3/4P2P/2qnQPP1/3N2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ if Kf1 Nh2+ ]
7b)
Yusyup Atabaev vs Pradeep Seegolam
Dresden Olympiad Puzzles, Part VIII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Florian Jenni vs Yusyup Atabaev, Dresden, 2008
2b1rbk1/1p5p/3pPqp1/p2B4/2P3P1/1P5P/P3Q2K/3R4 w - - 0 1
[ Rf1 if Qg7 e7+ Kh8 Rxf8+ Rxf8 e8/Q ]
b)
Liem Le Quang vs Weiming Goh, Dresden, 2008
2b1r2k/4P1p1/1p5p/2qp4/3N4/4Q1P1/P5PK/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Rc1 if Qxe7 Qxe7 Rxe7 Rxc8+ ]
c)
David Ponce vs Michael Smith, Dresden, 2008
r1bqk2r/2pp1ppp/p2b1n2/1p2n3/4P3/1B3N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 1
[ Nxe5 if Bxe5 f4 ]
d)
Narayanan Geetha vs Hector Eduardo Chavez, Dresden, 2008
qr4k1/4Rp2/6p1/2p4p/7P/1rQ5/1P3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qc4 ]
e)
Levente Vajda vs Darius Zagorskis, Dresden, 2008
4b1k1/pp3p2/1q2pBp1/4P2p/2n1B2Q/2P1b2R/P2r2PK/2R5 w - - 0 1
[ Qxh5 if gxh5 Rxh5 ]
8a)
Florian Jenni vs Yusyup Atabaev
Dresden Olympiad Puzzles, Part IX.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first..
a)
Gediminas Sarakauskas vs Ruben Miguel Pereira, Dresden, 2008
r7/5pk1/1p4p1/4p2p/n3q2P/R1P3P1/P4P2/2NQ2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb2 if Qd6 Nc4 ]
b)
John Shaw vs Igor Khenkin, Dresden, 2008
3r2k1/1p4p1/pn2pb1p/7P/1P6/R3BPN1/P5P1/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc4 Rb3 Bh4 Ne4 Rd1+ Ke2 Re1+ ]
c)
Enrique Paciencia vs Ngoc Nguyen, Dresden, 2008
r1r3k1/q4ppp/4p3/3b4/1p1P3P/2nQPN2/1P2BPP1/R1R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxa1 Rxa1 Rxa1+ Kh2 Bc4 ]
d)
Viktor Laznicka vs Surya Ganguly, Dresden, 2008
6k1/1p3n2/p3N2p/P3pRP1/1P5P/5K2/8/3r4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf1+ if Kg4 h5+ or if Ke4 Nd6+ ]
e)
Bassem Amin vs Vugar Gashimov, Dresden, 2008
r1b2rk1/1p3pb1/3P2pp/pB4q1/8/1Q6/PP3PPP/RN2R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Be6 if Qd3 Bxb2 ]
9b)
John Shaw vs Igor Khenkin
Dresden Olympiad Puzzles, Part X.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Aloyzas Kveinys vs Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Dresden, 2008
3b2rk/5Rpp/8/2p5/2N2Pq1/4Q3/1P3P1P/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd1+ Qe1 Qd3+ Qe2 Qd5 Ne5 Qh1# ]
b)
Sebastian Bogner vs Hristos Banikas, Dresden, 2008
r4rk1/5ppp/1p2p3/4P3/2PQ1B1q/5R2/6PP/N5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rfd8 if Qb2 Rd1+ or if g3 Qh5 ]
c)
Iweta Rajlich vs Nana Dzagnidze, Dresden, 2008
8/5ppk/4qn1p/8/P2Rb3/4Q1B1/4P2P/1r3BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh3 if Qf2 Ng4 ]
d)
Grzegorz Gajewski vs Sebastien Maze, Dresden, 2008
6k1/4r2N/p1bpP1n1/1p3p1Q/5P2/P1P3R1/7K/5qB1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe2+ Qxe2 Rxh7+ Rh3 Rxh3+ Kxh3 Nxf4+ ]
10d)
Grzegorz Gajewski vs Sebastien Maze
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