"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com
Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Elisabeth Paehtz.
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) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Tina Mietzner, Halle, 1994
r2r2k1/1bq1bppp/p1np1n2/1p2pPB1/4P3/PNNB2Q1/1PP3PP/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 Bxf6 Nd5 ]
b) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Ekaterina Korbut, Cannes, 1997
r4rk1/pppq2p1/2n1p3/1BP4b/Qn1PRp2/5PPp/PP1N3P/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxb4 ]
c) 
White mates in 2.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Maryna Kazak, Oropesa, 1999
r3r3/pbq1NQpk/4p3/2p4N/1nP5/8/Pb3PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ ]
d) 
White mates in 4.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Natasa Bojkovic, Istanbul, 2000
5r1k/4r1pp/3pBn2/p2P1P2/7Q/2pR3R/PP2q2P/1K6 w - - 0 1
[ Qxh7+ Nxh7 Rxh7+ ]
e) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Stefan Holuba, Bad Woerishofen, 2000
3q1r2/pR4bk/N2Nb1np/P1pp1ppn/Q7/B1rP2P1/5PBP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nb5 Rxd3 Nxc5 Bc8 Rxg7+ Nxg7 Nxd3 ]
1e) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Stefan Holuba
Elisabeth Paehtz Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
White mates in 2.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Iweta Radziewicz, Moscow, 2001
2r2k2/1q2bB1r/p4n2/1p2p3/n2N1B2/2P2PQ1/PP5P/1K1R2R1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh6+ ]
b) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Gesa Luess, Greifswald, 2001
k1r2r2/1p1nbp1p/4pnpP/pqP5/1N1B4/PB3Q2/1P3PP1/1KR1R3 w - - 0 1
[ Bc4 if Qa4 b3 Qxa3 Nc2 ]
c) 
White mates in 2.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Erling Mortensen, Germany, 2002
1r2r1k1/4q1b1/2n1p1Q1/p2pP1N1/1p3PP1/2p5/PPP1N3/1K2B2R w - - 0 1
[ Rh8+ ]
d) 
White mates in 6.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Angela Dragomirescu, Dresden, 2004
5q2/p3N1kp/1r1P1bp1/1p6/2p1Q1P1/8/PPP2r2/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Rh1+ ]
e) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Bartlomiej Macieja, Internet, 2004
8/q3rpk1/P1R2bp1/7p/3pQ3/7P/3B1PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf4 if Re6 Qh6+ Kg8 Rc8+ ]
2b) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Gesa Luess
Elisabeth Paehtz Puzzles, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Monika Seps, Biel, 2004
r1bqr1k1/pp1nbppp/2pp1n2/4p3/2B1P3/2PP1N2/PP1N1PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf7+ Kxf7 Ng5+ Kg8 Ne6 Qa5 Nc4 Qb5 a4 ]
b) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Paloma Gutierrez Castillo, Kochin, 2004
r6k/2p5/1r1p1pq1/p6p/P1PNb3/7P/3Q1RP1/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Rxe4 Qxe4 Nf5 Kg8 Qh6 ]
c) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Gokhan Narman, Berkshire, 2006
r2q1b1r/p4k1p/3pp1p1/8/2pNbP2/4B2P/PPPQ2P1/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 if Kxe6 Qd4 or if Qe7 Ng5+ ]
d) 
White mates in 3.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Dinesh Sharma, Port Erin, 2006
5R2/1r4k1/p2p2p1/1p1n2qp/4P3/1N1P3b/PP3Q1P/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Qf7+ ]
e) 
White mates in 3.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Eva Jiretorn, Fuegen, 2006
5k2/5p1Q/pr3r1p/8/B4P1P/6PK/P4b2/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qh8+ Ke7 Qe8+ ]
3a) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Monika Seps
Elisabeth Paehtz Puzzles, Part IV.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Ilaha Kadimova, Nalchik, 2008
r4rk1/pp1qb1pb/2p1pn1p/3p4/P1nP1PP1/1N1B4/1PP1QN1P/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ g5 hxg5 fxg5 Ne4 Nxe4 Bxe4 Bxe4 dxe4 Qxc4 ]
b) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Triin Narva, Tallinn, 2009
3rr2k/1p6/p1p2npp/2Pq4/1PNnp2P/P5P1/5PB1/Q2RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd6 if Re7 Rxd4 ]
c) 
White mates in 3.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Edyta Jakubiec, Germany, 2009
4brk1/p2r3R/2p2Pp1/2p1p1P1/4P3/1P1P4/P1P3K1/7R w - - 0 1
[ f7+ ]
d) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Karina Szczepkowska, Warsaw, 2009
r6k/1p1n2p1/p3R2p/3B3Q/3N4/2qb3P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re8+ if Rxe8 Qxe8+ Kh7 Bg8+ mates ]
e) 
White mates in 4.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Kateryna Lahno, Beijing, 2011
3r1r2/q4pk1/p2P1R1p/np2p3/2p1Q3/P3P3/BP4PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg4+ if Kxf6 Rf1# or if Kh7 Bb1+ ]
4a) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Ilaha Kadimova
Elisabeth Paehtz Puzzles, Part V.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Alex Longson vs Elisabeth Paehtz, England, 2012
1r6/5pk1/4p3/4P1P1/4RK2/pP6/8/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...a2 if Ra4 Rb4+ or if Re1 Rb4+ Kf3 Rxb3+ ]
b) 
Black mates in 3.
Lela Javakhishvili vs Elisabeth Paehtz, Batumi, 2012
8/1p1Q1R2/p1p3pk/2P5/1P2q3/P5rP/7K/1r3B2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg2+ if Bxg2 Qe5+ or if Kh1 Rf2+ ]
c) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Volker Jacob, Germany, 2013
R1b1r1k1/5p2/3p2pp/2nP4/2N1n1P1/7P/3N1P2/5BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe4 Nxe4 f3 ]
d) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Tatiana Kosintseva, Beijing, 2013
r3qrk1/1b2b1p1/p3p2p/1p1p1p1Q/5PN1/1PpPP2R/P1P3PP/R1B3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxh6+ if Kh7 Nf7+ Kg8 Qg6 or if gxh6 Qxh6 ]
e) 
Emmanuel Senador vs Elisabeth Paehtz, Jakarta, 2013
6k1/5ppp/p7/Bp1n4/2p5/P2n1P2/2b1K1PP/RB6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc1+ Kf2 Nb3 ]
5e) 
Emmanuel Senador vs Elisabeth Paehtz
Elisabeth Paehtz Puzzles, Part VI.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Corina-Isabela Peptan, Tromsoe, 2014
3r2k1/1q2bpp1/4p2r/pQ1bP3/Pp1N1P1p/1P1BR1nP/1BR3PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxb7 Bxb7 Rc7 ]
b) 
White mates in 4.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Alisa Galliamova, Kutaisi, 2015
3r4/4bkp1/2Q4p/p2pBP2/4n3/8/1PPqp1PP/R3R2K w - - 1 0
[ Qg6+ Kf8 Bxg7+ ]
c) 
Black mates in 3.
Zoja Schleining vs Elisabeth Paehtz, Kutaisi, 2015
6k1/r3ppb1/3p2p1/q2P3p/2p1PPnP/PrN3Q1/1PRB1P2/K2R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxa3+ bxa3 Qxa3+ ]
d) 
Black mates in 2.
Antoaneta Stefanova vs Elisabeth Paehtz, Huai'an, 2016
7r/4ppk1/5bp1/B1PQ4/3PpPK1/4P1P1/2q5/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh4+ ]
e) 
White mates in 3.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Antoaneta Stefanova, Hengshui, 2019
5rrk/2n2p1p/3q1PpQ/p2pNnR1/2pP2N1/P1P3R1/5P1P/7K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qxh7+ ]
f) 
White mates in 4.
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Antoaneta Stefanova, Hengshu, 2019
3r2k1/2qbp2R/5pp1/p3P1N1/2pN1P2/p1P3P1/8/KR6 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rbh1 if 1...fxe5 2.Rh8+ ]
g) 
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Nurgyul Salimova, Monaco, 2019
2r1qrk1/pb3ppp/1pn1p3/2b5/Q3B3/2P2NB1/PP3PPP/3RK2R w K - 1 0
[ 1.Bxh7+ if 1...Kxh7 2.Qh4+ Kg6 3.Qg5+ Kh7 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.Ng5 or if 1...Kh8 2.Qh4 ]
6f) 
mate in 4
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Antoaneta Stefanova
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