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Here are some chess puzzles from the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne.
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)
White mates in 2.
Suchart Chaivichit vs Chee-Seng Chia, Lucerne, 1982
5r1k/6R1/4p2P/qb1pPp2/p2P4/Pp4QB/1P5K/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rh7+ ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Joara Chaves vs Nina Boulongne, Lucerne, 1982
2r3k1/pb1Q4/1r3qp1/2bpp1N1/Bp1nP3/3P3R/PP4PP/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ ]

c)
White mates in 2.
I El Gheiadi vs W Grolemund, Lucerne, 1982
rq3r2/1bbp4/p1nkp1Q1/1p2p1B1/3P4/P1N2N2/1P3PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne4+ ]

d)
White mates in 2.
Vlastimil Hort vs Dunne, Lucerne, 1982
1r2q2k/4N2p/3p1Pp1/2p1n1P1/2P5/p2P2KQ/P3R3/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ ]

e)
White mates in 2.
Pedro Lorinczi Retek vs W Grolemund, Lucerne, 1982
1rb2r2/1pp3pk/p1np1p2/3N1P2/PPBPq3/8/6PP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh5+ Kg8 Ne7# ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Javier Ochoa De Echaguen vs Richard Bjerke, Lucerne, 1982
2b5/8/pR5p/2r1kpp1/2PNp2P/1P2K1P1/5P2/8 w - - 1 0
[ f4+ ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Maher Saleh vs Bernard Angles D'auriac, Lucerne, 1982
8/2R3bk/6p1/7p/5Q2/1Pn1B2P/1q3PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6+ ]

c)
White mates in 2.
Juan Santa Torres vs Cecil Lee, Lucerne, 1982
5r1k/2p1qp1p/3p3Q/2rP1P1n/1p2P3/5P2/PP4R1/4K2R w K - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ ]

d)
Black mates in 2.
Joara Chaves vs O Threinsdottir, Lucerne, 1982
2k5/pp6/4p1q1/3pP3/2pP1pPb/2P2Q1P/PP4R1/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb1+ ]

e)
Black mates in 2.
Mario Cocozza vs Herman Van Riemsdijk, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/6pp/Q1Np4/2pP4/P3Pr1q/8/5bPP/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh2+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 2.
Florin Gheorghiu vs Wenzhe Liu, Lucerne, 1982
r3r1k1/1p3p2/p7/3P1Q2/P4Pnp/5B2/1P3NPq/R1B2K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg1+ ]

b)
Black mates in 2.
Nasib Ginting vs Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/4bpp1/2b3n1/3qpQ2/1p4P1/7P/1Pr1NB1K/4RB2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh1+ ]

c)
Black mates in 2.
Mohamed Sharif vs Patrick Sargos, Lucerne, 1982
r1b1k2r/p3bppp/1q2p3/2npP3/5P2/2P5/PP1NN1PP/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...Nd3+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
S Abdullatif vs Behrenfelt, Lucerne, 1982
5rk1/1p2qp2/p3rRpQ/4P2p/2pPB2P/2P5/P3b1P1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg6 if Rb8 Qh7+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Y S Chiu vs E Koenders, Lucerne, 1982
2r4r/3n1kp1/1pq2p1p/4pP2/1Q4R1/1NP1R3/PP4PP/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Qe7+ ]

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Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Yoon-Wah Goh vs Paul Wallace, Lucerne, 1982
4Nr2/7p/p3Q1pk/P4p2/2R5/2P4P/6PK/2q5 w - - 1 0
[ Rh4+ Kg5 Qe7+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Roman Hernandez vs Helmut Schumacher, Lucerne, 1982
r1br3k/pp1n1Qn1/5b1B/q3p1N1/2B5/2N1P3/PP3PPP/1K5R w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ Bxg7 Qh5+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Vlastimil Hort vs Luis Santos, Lucerne, 1982
7k/p2q2r1/1p1P1QB1/1Pp1p2p/2P1P2P/8/1P4P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf8+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Chultemjamc Hurelbaatar vs Gilberto Milos, Lucerne, 1982
6rR/1b2qk2/p3p1pQ/1p1pPrP1/5P2/1PP5/2P4R/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg8 ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Hansjuerg Kaenel vs Alejandro Bauza, Lucerne, 1982
2r4k/p3nr1p/5p2/1pp1p2q/3p3P/1P1P3Q/P1P3RN/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Qxc8+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
John Nunn vs Tarik, Lucerne, 1982
rn3QB1/pnq3p1/1pp3kr/6p1/2P5/7P/P4PP1/R1BR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Kf5 g4+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Patrick Sargos vs A Adam, Lucerne, 1982
2rb1k1r/p7/1p1p1p1p/2nPpP1B/2P3RP/1P2B2K/P7/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxh6+ if Ke7 Rg7+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
B Sikazwe vs J Tee, Lucerne, 1982
1r2rn2/p1n1p1k1/4qpp1/1p2P1Q1/3PN3/P6R/1P4PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6+ Kf7 Ng5+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Hanneke Van Parreren vs Y Mun, Lucerne, 1982
R3Rb1r/3k2p1/p2p3p/2pN4/2P5/rP4P1/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rad8+ Kc6 Rc8+ ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Tom Wedberg vs Tiruchi Parameswaran, Lucerne, 1982
2r3k1/5pB1/3p4/4pPQn/b3P3/5B2/1Pq4P/7K w - - 1 0
[ Bxe5+ if Kh7 Qxh5+ or if Kf8 Bxd6+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Kamel El Ageli vs Mauricio Levy, Lucerne, 1982
8/2p1r2p/p1p4k/P2p2R1/3B1PPK/2P5/1Pb5/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8 ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Gulsevil Yilmaz vs Liv Trude Kumle, Lucerne, 1982
r1bq1k2/1p2rp1p/p2p4/2nNppQ1/4P3/5B2/PPP3PP/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6+ ]

c)
Black mates in 3.
S Abdulla vs Hansjuerg, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/5p1p/p3bp2/3rq3/1b2Q2P/1Pr2P2/PK2B1P1/3R3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb3+ if Kxb3 Qc3+ ]

d)
Black mates in 3.
R Buyschaert vs Willy Zabasajja, Lucerne, 1982
5rk1/p3bppp/1p2p3/8/Q2Pq3/P3B1P1/1r3P1n/R2RK1N1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg2 ]

e)
Black mates in 3.
J Clays vs S Shintani, Lucerne, 1982
2r3k1/1N3p1p/pP4p1/P7/4P3/4Q1Pq/7P/2r1B1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...R8c2 ]

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Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
L Glazier vs Norbert Stull, Lucerne, 1982
4r1k1/p6p/1p3pp1/4q3/3Q3R/1P6/r4PPP/3R1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe2+ ]

b)
Black mates in 3.
Michael Demetrakis vs Helgi Olafsson, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/Qpr5/p2pbp2/4q1p1/4P1P1/3B4/2P5/6RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh7+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Mohamed Amer vs Joachim Okoth, Lucerne, 1982
6r1/1R4pR/2r1p1k1/3p1p2/3P1Q2/5PK1/2q5/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rbxg7+ Rxg7 Qh6+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Timothy Binham vs Ananda Zubieta, Lucerne, 1982
rnb5/1pqpkp1r/3N2pB/p1PQP2p/8/P5R1/1P3PPP/4K2R w K - 1 0
[ Rxg6 if fxg6 Qg8 ]

e)
White mates in 4.
R Blow vs Silver Kamuhangire, Lucerne, 1982
2r3k1/pb3p2/2qB1Q1p/3p1B2/8/P7/5P1P/4n2K w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ Kxh7 Qxf7+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Borislava Borisova vs Erika Belle, Lucerne, 1982
3r1r2/1b5k/pb5q/2ppN1Qp/4pP2/PP2P2P/1B4RK/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Qe7+ if Kh8 Ng6+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Vivian Burndred vs Sirkka Landry-Vuorenpaa, Lucerne, 1982
r4r2/1pq2p1k/2n2P1N/p1bpP1p1/3pR2P/PP1B4/2PQ4/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg4+ if Kh8 Qxg5 ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Helder Camara vs Fouad Sayed, Lucerne, 1982
r6r/pQ5p/6p1/2p2kN1/5p2/8/PBq3PP/RN4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd5+ Kg4 h3+ if Kh4 Nf3+ or if Kh5 Ne4+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Mary Garcia Padron vs Leena Laitinen, Lucerne, 1982
5r1k/6p1/2p3Pp/p1P1N3/PpQ1RP2/7b/1P1q3P/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf7+ if Kg8 Nxh6+ Kh8 Qg8+ or if Rxf7 Re8+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Giralt vs Veler, Lucerne, 1982
1r2k2r/1p2P3/pN4R1/P1pB1P2/3b3q/8/1P2Q1K1/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Bf7+ Kxf7 Qe6+ Ke8 Rg8+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Yoon-Wah Goh vs Mauricio Levy, Lucerne, 1982
2r4k/p4Qpb/1ppq3p/4R1PP/3P2n1/1B2P3/PP6/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Eva Kondou vs E Mzyece, Lucerne, 1982
4kr2/pp4pp/n2PP1q1/2p5/2B5/2N2P2/PPP2QP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bb5+ Kd8 e7+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Carlos Matamoros Franco vs Ethan Iglesias Dougherty, Lucerne, 1982
r2k1r2/2R3RP/1p6/p2P2p1/2P5/8/P6P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ d6 if a4 Rg8 ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Daniel Pergericht vs S Dhaif, Lucerne, 1982
r4q1k/pr1P2pp/1pp1B3/2n3R1/8/2BR2P1/P2Q1PK1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ Qxg7 d8/Q+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Anne Slavotinek vs H P Cartel, Lucerne, 1982
r5k1/2p1r2p/4PRpB/pp2Q3/7P/2Pq4/2b3P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf7 if Rxf7 exf7+ ]

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Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Edith Soppe vs Anne Slavotinek, Lucerne, 1982
8/7p/p4pp1/2Q3qk/r7/2P2P1P/6P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ g4+ if Rxg4 hxg4+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
John Van Der Wiel vs Georg Danner, Lucerne, 1982
1Qb2b1r/1p1k1p1p/3p1p2/3p4/p2NPP2/1R6/q1P3PP/4K2R w K - 1 0
[ Rxb7+ if Bxb7 Qxb7+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Zsuzsa Veroci vs Rumiana Gocheva, Lucerne, 1982
5r1k/2q3b1/3pR2p/p2B1p1Q/P1Pp1P2/1P4PP/7K/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ if Bxh6 Qxh6+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Guy West vs Simen Agdestein, Lucerne, 1982
3q1krQ/r4n2/1p2p3/p3N1p1/3P4/P7/2BB2PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ Ke8 Ba4+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Meng-Kong Wong vs Zahiruddin Farooqui, Lucerne, 1982
4Q3/6kp/pp3bp1/2pN1p2/2P2P2/1P3nPK/P2q3P/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Re7+ Bxe7 Qxe7+ if Kh6 Qf8+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
S Abdullatif vs John Barlow, Lucerne, 1982
2q2r1k/6pp/1p2Q3/3pNp2/1P1P1P2/P6P/4r1P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf7+ Kg8 Nh6+ Kh8 Qg8+ ]

b)
Black mates in 4.
Dario Alzate vs Edhi Handoko, Lucerne, 1982
3q3k/QR4bp/3q2p1/5r2/8/2P1B3/P5PP/4R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh2+ Kxh2 Qh4+ Kg1 Qxe1+ ]

c)
Black mates in 4.
Alain Defize vs Jon Arnason, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/2r2pp1/pp1R2nn/2P4Q/1P4r1/PB3RP1/6K1/B3q3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf4+ if Kh2 Qe2+ or if Rxf4 Rxg3+ ]

d)
Black mates in 4.
G Madikwe vs Rui Ferreira, Lucerne, 1982
r4rk1/1p5p/p2p4/2pPb3/4P1qp/2N2p2/PPQB1P2/R5RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg3 Rxg3 hxg3 fxg3 Qh3+ Kg1 f2# ]

e)
Black mates in 4.
Ilhan Onat vs Antonio Fernandes, Lucerne, 1982
5r1k/1b4pp/p3p3/P3q1n1/1p1b1N2/3Q2P1/2B4P/R2R1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf4+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
J Rush vs E Girault, Lucerne, 1982
r1b2r2/5pk1/p5p1/1pqPp3/2p1n3/3N4/PPPQB1PP/3R1R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng3+ if hxg3 Rh8+ ]

b)
Black mates in 4.
Winsome Stretch vs Nava Starr, Lucerne, 1982
r4rk1/ppp4p/1b3p2/7q/Q1PnNP2/5bP1/PP1B1PBP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh3 if Bxf3 Nxf3+ or if Bxh3 Ne7# ]

c)
Black mates in 4.
Artur Sygulski vs Robert Smith, Lucerne, 1982
4B3/5pkp/4b1p1/8/R3p3/5P2/1P1q1NPP/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...e3 if Nd3 e2+ ]

d)
Black mates in 4.
Willem Veer vs F Loheac-Amoun, Lucerne, 1982
2r3k1/p4ppp/1p1b4/1P1p4/P6q/2N1P2b/1Br1B1P1/RQ1R1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxg2+ if Kxg2 Qh2+ or if Kg1 Qh2+ ]

e)
Black mates in 4.
Tony Abouchaaya vs V Santamaria, Lucerne, 1982
3r4/p2PQpbk/1r4p1/7p/7P/3p4/1P3PP1/1K1R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb2+ if Kc1 or Ka1 Rc2+ ]

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Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Stefan Kindermann vs Ovidiu-Doru Foisor, Lucerne, 1982
r3r1k1/1pq1bp1p/p1bpn2Q/P5P1/3BP3/2NP4/1P5P/R4R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7 if Kxf7 Rf1+ Bf6 Qxf6+ ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Yuan Eu Liao vs Kah Seng Christie Hon, Lucerne, 1982
r1q1r1k1/5p2/2p1nn1Q/p1p2R2/3P4/P2B4/1P3PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh5 if Nxh5 Bh7+ Kh8 Bg6+ ]

c)
White mates in 5.
Miguel Quinteros vs Yrjo Rantanen, Lucerne, 1982
4r1k1/2q1P1pp/8/5p2/p7/5QPK/7P/B7 w - - 1 0
[ Qd5+ Kh8 Qf7 if Rg8 Qxg8+ ]

d)
White mates in 5.
Walter Browne vs Aldo Haik, Lucerne, 1982
4k3/1p1Rb1pp/2p5/p3pP2/q5P1/3QB2P/5N1K/r7 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe7+ Kxe7 Bg5+ Kf8 Qd8+ ]

e)
Black mates in 5.
Lev Polugaevsky vs Lubomir Ftacnik, Lucerne, 1982
2r3k1/1b4p1/pp2p3/2brP2Q/P6P/1P4qP/1B4B1/R4R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2+ Kxg2 Rd2+ if Kg3 Rg2+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 6.
Corry Vreeken vs Jussara Chaves, Lucerne, 1982
r1r2bk1/3R1p1p/4p1qP/8/8/p4Q2/P7/K1BR4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg7+ hxg7 Qxg7+ if Kb1 Rxc1+ ]

b)
White mates in 6.
Rafaelito Maninang vs Aly Yasseen, Lucerne, 1982
r3knr1/3b2p1/p2Pp1P1/8/1p2N1B1/4Q3/qPP5/2KR3R w q - 1 0
[ Qg5 Nxg6 Bh5 if Kf8 Rdf1+ ]

c)
S Abdullatif vs Shawn Tavares, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/5p1p/6p1/3r4/8/1Pq3bP/4Q1P1/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Kg7 Qxf7+ ]

d)
Utut Adianto vs Marcel Sisniega, Lucerne, 1982
r6k/pp4p1/2b3Pp/3p3q/2pP2n1/P1P2NQ1/5PB1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh3 if Nf6 Re5 ]

e)
Alexander Beliavsky vs Michael Stean, Lucerne, 1982
r1b1kb1r/5p1p/p3pp2/1pp5/4PP2/q1NB4/P1PQ2PP/1R3RK1 w kq - 1 0
[ Nxb5 if axb5 Bxb5+ Ke7 Rbd1 mates ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Juan Bellon Lopez vs Gudmundur Sigurjonsson, Lucerne, 1982
8/4b1kp/4p3/1p1q1p2/1P6/4R1P1/4QP1P/2r2NK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qb2+ ]

b)
Joara Chaves vs D Mulenga, Lucerne, 1982
r1bqk2r/ppp2ppp/2np1n2/1Bb1p3/4P3/2P2N2/PP1P1PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 1 0
[ d4 if Bb6 d5 a6 Ba4 ]

c)
Maia Chiburdanidze vs Tatjana Lematschko, Lucerne, 1982
r4rk1/1p3pp1/p2R1n1p/5Q2/8/1BP1q3/P1P3PP/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6 gxf6 Rd3 if Qg5 Rg3 ]

d)
Maia Chiburdanidze vs Anne Slavotinek, Lucerne, 1982
r4rk1/2q1bppp/ppbp4/2n5/8/N3B3/PPQ1BPPP/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ b4 ]

e)
Dimitar Donchev vs Francisco Trois, Lucerne, 1982
r5rk/1b5n/p2p2p1/1pq5/7N/2N3QP/P1P3P1/1R3R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rf7 if Bc6 Nxg6+ ]

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Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Steen Fedder vs L Schneider, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/1b3pp1/1p4q1/p1b2NQp/4P1n1/PP1p2N1/1B3PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ Kh7 Bxg7 ]

b)
Guillermo Garcia Gonzales vs Igor Ivanov, Lucerne, 1982
n1rq1bk1/1bN2pp1/5n1p/3p1N2/1p1PrB2/6PB/1PQ2P1P/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne3 if Rb8 Ncxd5 ]

c)
Ilse Guggenberger vs Suzanne Connolly, Lucerne, 1982
r3r1k1/p1q2ppp/1pb2b2/8/3P2Q1/2PB4/P2B2PP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf5 ]

d)
Artur Jussupow vs Capps, Lucerne, 1982
2rqk2r/p2nbppp/1pb1p3/2p5/3PP3/P1PB1N2/2Q2PPP/R1B2RK1 w k - 1 0
[ Ba6 if Rc7 Bf4 ]

e)
Mahmood Khan vs M Hamweih, Lucerne, 1982
r2r2k1/1pN2ppp/p3b3/2n1P3/4n3/5N1P/Pq3PP1/1BRQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe1 if Rac8 Nxe6 fxe6 Bxe4 ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
A Kristinsdottir vs Ingeborg Kattinger, Lucerne, 1982
4rk2/3qpp2/p2p1b1p/1p1P2p1/2r5/2P2RBP/PP2QPP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6 exf6 Qxe8+ Qxe8 Bxd6+ Kg7 Rxe8 ]

b)
Savvas Kyriakides vs M Alkhozai, Lucerne, 1982
r1bqk2r/p1pp1pp1/2pb3p/3PN3/4n3/2P5/PP3PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 1 0
[ Re1 if Bxe5 Rxe4 d6 f4 ]

c)
J Lauri vs R Thobosi, Lucerne, 1982
r2qk1nr/pp1bb2p/2n3p1/2p1PpN1/3p1P2/3P4/PPP3BP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq -1 0
[ e6 if Bc8 Nf7 or if Bxg5 exd7+ ]

d)
Eric Lobron vs Gyula Sax, Lucerne, 1982
7k/4p1b1/3r2pp/p7/3B1r2/8/PP2R1PP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ Kxg7 Rxe7+ Kf8 Rxd6 Kxe7 Rxg6 ]

e)
Ramon Mateo vs Carlos Reyes Najera, Lucerne, 1982
1B6/1p2p3/3nPkpp/1P6/3bpPPP/1B6/8/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ g5+ if Kg7 Bxd6 ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xviii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ramon Mateo vs Dario Alzate, Lucerne, 1982
3br1k1/1N4p1/p1Q2n2/1p1q4/4B3/2PP3P/3BKP2/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe8+ ]

b)
Gloria Maya De Alzate vs Maeve Delaney, Lucerne, 1982
r1bqkb1r/1p2nppp/p2p4/1N1Pp3/2P5/8/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qa4 if Bd7 Nxd6# or if Qd7 Nxd6+ Kd8 Qa5+ Qc7 Nxf7+ ]

c)
Erling Mortensen vs Rafaelito Maninang, Lucerne, 1982
r4bk1/1p1n1p2/p3qP1p/4p1pP/4N1P1/4BQ2/PPP5/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf5 Qxf5 gxf5 if Nb8 Rd8 w/Bc5 ]

d)
Erling Mortensen vs Amador Rodriguez, Lucerne, 1982
2b4r/2q1b1k1/p4pp1/1p1Q1B1p/3N4/2P5/5PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxc8 if Rxc8 Ne6+ or if Qxc8 Rxe7+ ]

e)
Ratos Muco vs B Mwange, Lucerne, 1982
r5k1/1q1rbppp/p3pn2/1p6/1P1B4/PQ2P3/4BPPP/R2R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6 Bxf6 Bf3 Qa7 Rxd7 Qxd7 Rd1 ]

King-pawn Opening Series



Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Jacob Murey vs Miguel Quinteros, Lucerne, 1982
1k5r/1pr2p2/p2Qp3/NPq1P3/2P5/P4Pp1/1KR5/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nc6+ ]

b)
Jacob Murey vs Robert Jamieson, Lucerne, 1982
8/3Bnp1p/rP6/k2pp3/4p3/4P3/4K1PP/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ b7 if Rb6 Ra1+ Kb4 Rb1+ ]

c)
Arjuna Parakrama vs L Vandecastele, Lucerne, 1982
2kb4/Q1p2p1p/1p6/3qPbp1/3N4/4B3/P4PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qa6+ if Kd7 Nxf5 Qd1+ Qf1 ]

d)
Miguel Quinteros vs Jorge Abreu, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/5p2/3p2p1/5q1p/1P5P/4R1P1/2rQ1PK1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ Kh7 Qd4 ]

e)
Ivan Radulov vs Heikki Westerinen, Lucerne, 1982
2r2rk1/pp2ppbp/3p4/2q2b2/5P2/2N3Q1/PPP1B1PP/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ Rd5 if Qxd5 Nxd5 Rxc2+ Kd1 ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xx.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Maher Saleh vs J Rush, Lucerne, 1982
rn1qkb1r/ppp2ppp/3p4/5b2/4n3/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qe2 if Qe7 Nd5 ]

b)
Robert Smith vs Juan Davila, Lucerne, 1982
r3r1k1/5Npp/p1pBq3/1p1n1Q2/3P4/b1P5/P1B2PPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kxf7 Qh5+ if Kg8 Bh7+ mates ]

c)
Claude Sollars vs Nigel Chudleigh, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/2b3pp/R5n1/2P2p2/1r6/7P/6P1/4RK2 w - - 1 0
[ Ra8+ if Rb8 Rxb8+ Bxb8 Re8+ or if Kf7 Ra7 ]

d)
Norbert Stull vs Hiroyuki Nishimura, Lucerne, 1982
R4r2/2rb2kp/1p1Np3/5pp1/8/2nP2P1/4PPBP/R4K2 w - -1 0
[ R8a7 Rxa7 Rxa7 if Rd8 Bc6 ]

e)
Mihai Suba vs Petar Velikov, Lucerne, 1982
b2r1r2/pn1P1pqk/1p4pN/7p/8/P3Q3/B4PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxf7 Rxf7 Bxf7 Qxf7 Qg5 if Qf8 Re7+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xxi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mihai Suba vs Aido Zadrima, Lucerne, 1982
2rr4/pp2qkpQ/5n1p/2p1n3/2P3b1/PPB1P3/4B1PP/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6+ Qxf6 Rf1 ]

b)
Szygulski vs Charles Partos, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/1r1q1rb1/4R1Q1/1ppn2pP/8/P7/1B4P1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7 Qxf7 Re8+ Qxe8 Qxe8+ if Kh7 Qe4+ ]

c)
Saeed-Uz Zafar vs M Mpeka, Lucerne, 1982
r2qk2r/3bbppp/p1np4/1p1B4/3p1Bn1/5N2/PPP2PPP/RN1Q1RK1 w kq - 1 0
[ Nxd4 if Qc8 Nxc6 Bxc6 Bxc6+ ]

d)
P Augousti vs Ethan Iglesias Dougherty, Lucerne, 1982
4r1k1/2B4p/pb3pp1/3p4/P7/3P2QP/1q2rPP1/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf2+ if Rxf2 Qxc1+ Rf1 Re1 ]

e)
Abd'Ennacer Bammoune vs Savvas Kyriakides, Lucerne, 1982
r1b2kr1/2qn1pNp/p2pp3/6b1/Np1BP3/1P6/1PP1QP1P/1K1R3R b - - 0 1
[ ...e5 ]

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Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xxii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alejandro Bauza vs Yuan Eu Liao, Lucerne, 1982
3r2k1/ppq1b1pp/4P2r/4nR2/2pB4/P6P/1P2B1P1/R2Q3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc6 ]

b)
Hanni Beitar vs Hiroyuki Nishimura, Lucerne, 1982
4k2r/r2p4/1p6/2pBn2q/1pPb1P2/4B1P1/PP1Q3P/R4RK1 b k - 0 1
[ ...Bxe3+ if Qxe3 Qxh2# ]

c)
P Belmar vs Helen Milligan, Lucerne, 1982
r1bq1rk1/ppp2ppp/5n2/4N3/1b1PpB2/2N1R3/PPP2PPP/R2Q2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc3 if bxc3 or Rxc3 Nd5 ]

d)
P Dave vs A Mungyereza, Lucerne, 1982
r1bq1rk1/2p1bppp/p2p1n2/np6/3QP3/1BN2N1P/PPP2PP1/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...c5 Qd2 c4 ]

e)
L De Francisco vs Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir, Lucerne, 1982
2k2r2/1pp5/p1p2r2/8/6P1/8/PPP1R2P/3RK3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf1+ Kd2 Rd8+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xxiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
L De Francisco vs Anne Slavotinek, Lucerne, 1982
r1b1kb1r/1pqp1ppp/p1n1pn2/8/3NPP2/2N5/PPP1B1PP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Nxd4 if Qxd4 Bc5 ]

b)
James Dill vs R Lepine, Lucerne, 1982
1r1q1r2/1p1bppbk/pNnp2pp/4n3/P3PN2/1QP3PP/1P3PB1/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Na5 if Qb4 Nec6 ]

c)
F El Saeed vs Juan Santa Torres, Lucerne, 1982
r1b1k2r/2q1bpp1/p1n1p2p/P2nN3/1p1PN3/8/1PQ1BPPP/R1B2RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Nxd4 if Qxc7 or Qd1 Nxe2+ ]

d)
Julia Gallego Eraso vs Yangfeng An, Lucerne, 1982
4rrk1/1b1q3p/p4bp1/1p1p4/3N1Q2/P1PBnR1P/1P2N1P1/4R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxd4 Qxd4 Rxf3 if gxf3 Qxh3+ mates ]

e)
M Geofroy vs Liv Trude Kumle, Lucerne, 1982
r2qkb1r/pbp2ppp/2p5/3pN3/3Pn3/5P2/PPP1Q1PP/RNB1K2R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...Qh4+ if Kd1 Nf2+ or if Kf1 Ng3+ ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xxiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Juan C Hase vs Simen Agdestein, Lucerne, 1982
1r3bk1/2q2p1p/4p1p1/3pP3/2bN1P1P/2P3P1/rRQ3B1/1R5K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd3 ]

b)
A Houshan vs Anothai Rittiphunyawong, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/3r2pp/pR1P1p2/2R1nN2/r7/8/1P4PP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra1+ Kf2 Nd3+ ]

c)
Lars Karlsson vs Werner Hug, Lucerne, 1982
4qr1k/pp6/2pp4/4b1Bp/2PnQ2P/8/PP4R1/6RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe6 if Qe3 Rf3 or if Re1 Qh3+ Kg1 Nf3+ ]

d)
S Kgatshe vs M Pinoargote, Lucerne, 1982
r1b2rk1/pp3pbp/1q1pp1pB/2p5/3nP3/3P2P1/PPPQ1PBP/2RN1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxh6 Qxh6 Ne2+ ]

e)
S Mbaye vs Nassr-Eddine Chaourar, Lucerne, 1982
5rk1/pp4pp/3p4/2pPn2P/2P3q1/P1P2rN1/3BQ2P/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg3+ ]

'Sac&Mate' - sacs that end in mate



Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xxv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
B Mwange vs K Riza, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/8/p2p4/2pP1n1q/P4K2/1Q1P1B2/8/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf3+ if Kxf3 Nd4+ ]

b)
I Onime vs Alain Defize, Lucerne, 1982
3r4/8/pNpbk2p/4p3/4n1r1/2P2N2/PP2RP2/R4K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf8 if if Nd2 Ng3+ or if Re3 Rgf4 ]

c)
Ian Rogers vs Viktor Korchnoi, Lucerne, 1982
5nk1/2Qbb3/qp2p2p/3p2p1/1P1P1p2/2P2P2/3N1BPP/4N1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe2 if Nb3 Bb5 ]

d)
V Santamaria vs Christie Kah Seng Hon, Lucerne, 1982
2r5/pk1r1p1p/1p2bp2/8/3N4/2P1R3/PR3PPP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd4 ]

e)
Marcel Sisniega vs Nikolaos Skalkotas, Lucerne, 1982
6k1/pb3rpp/3R4/1p6/3P1pPq/P2Q3P/1PP5/2K3R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe7 ]

Puzzles of the 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, pt. xxvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
O Threinsdottir vs Margarita Voiska, Lucerne, 1982
2b1r1k1/1p3p1p/2p2bp1/2p1P3/2P2P2/1P1R2PP/r2N2BK/5R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf5 ]

b)
Andromico Yap vs Charles Partos, Lucerne, 1982
r4rk1/1p3pbp/p2pb1p1/q3p3/2PnP3/1PN1B3/P2Q1PPP/1B1R1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc3 Qxc3 Ne2+ ]

c)
H Yuja vs S Mbaye, Lucerne, 1982
2r2rk1/3b2p1/p3p2p/q2pQ3/8/1P6/P1RN1PPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd2 if Rxc8 Qxf2+ ]


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