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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.
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 3.
R Praggnanandhaa vs Raunak Sadhwani, Porto Carras, 2015
rnQ4N/1p4pp/p4q2/k2p4/2n2B2/8/P1P2PPP/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qc5+ b5 Bc7+ Nb6 Qb4# ]

b)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Alexander Krastev, Porto Carras, 2015
5r1k/2pqb1pp/1r3p2/1Pp1pN2/p1P2n2/P2P1Q1P/5PP1/B2RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe7 Qxe7 Qxf4 ]

c)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Robert Luu, Porto Carras, 2015
rn2kbr1/ppq2p1p/2p1pQp1/4N3/2BP4/8/PPP2PPP/R3K2R w KQq - 1 0
[ Bxe6 ]

d)
Black mates in 4.
William Sartorio vs R Praggnanandhaa, Porto Carras, 2015
5r1k/6p1/p1b4p/1p2p3/8/1BPR1nN1/PP2KPq1/2Q5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4+ if cxd4 Rxf2+ or if Kd1 Qg1+ ]

e)
White mates in 2.
R Praggnanandhaa vs Shah Manush, Mumbai, 2016
1q2r3/5k2/p1p1rp1Q/2b5/6p1/1BB4P/PPP2P2/3R3K w - - 1 0
[ Qxf6+ ]

1a)
mate in 3
R Praggnanandhaa vs Raunak Sadhwani

R Praggnanandhaa puzzles, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Niek Oostvogels, Vlissingen, 2017
r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/2nQpn2/8/1qp5/2N3P1/PP2PPBP/R1B2RK1 w kq - 1 0
[ Bxc6+ ]

b)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Mert Erdogdu, Barcelona, 2017
2kr4/p1q3pp/4p1p1/1p1P2b1/1B4P1/2Q5/PPP2r2/1K1R3R w - - 1 0
[ Qxc7+ Kxc7 Ba5+ ]

c)
Michael Dougherty vs R Praggnanandhaa, Reykjavik, 2017
3k4/1pp3p1/pnr3b1/2q3Pp/7P/PQ1BPp2/1P1B1P2/1K5R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc4 Qxc4 Nxc4 Bxg6 Nxd2+ Ka2 Rxg6 ]

d)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Adam Taylor, Iraklio, 2018
r3r2k/2p4p/6b1/p1p1p3/P1PbP2Q/1p1PN3/1P1B1P1P/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Qf6+ Kg8 Nf5 ]

e)
White mates in 2.
R Praggnanandhaa vs Ghosh Aronyak, Internet, 2020
6r1/6r1/p1pqBQpk/Pb1p1PRp/1P5P/P5P1/7K/4R3 w - -1 0
[ Rxh5+ ]

2c)
Michael Dougherty vs R Praggnanandhaa

R Praggnanandhaa puzzles, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
R Praggnanandhaa vs Marco Riehle, Internet, 2020
r4bk1/1R5R/p3p3/3pPpBp/P2n4/3B1P2/6K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bf6 ]

b)
White mates in 2.
R Praggnanandhaa vs Jose Martinez Alcantara, Internet, 2020
q3nbk1/5pp1/7p/rP3N2/3p4/1P5P/1nQ2PPB/1BR3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxh6+ ]

c)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Vjacheslav Weetik, Internet, 2020
2r1rbk1/3n1ppp/p1N1n3/1q2pN1b/1PR1P3/4B1PP/5PB1/4QR1K w - - 1 0
[ Nce7+ Bxe7 Rxc8 if Bd8 Nd6 ]

d)
Parham Maghsoodloo vs R Praggnanandhaa, Internet, 2020
r5k1/p3p2p/1qQ3pb/3pNb2/3P1r2/7P/PP2RPP1/RN4K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc8 if Qxb6 Rc1+ Kh2 axb6 or if Qa4 Rxd4 ]

e)
Black mates in 2.
Anatole Vlachos vs R Praggnanandhaa, Internet, 2020
6k1/p1p3pp/P4p2/2n5/5P2/1n2NKP1/RN5r/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4+ ]

3c)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Vjacheslav Weetik

R Praggnanandhaa puzzles, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
R Praggnanandhaa vs Marko Nenezic, chess.com, 2021
7r/1Q6/3p1q1k/1p3p2/2P5/3P4/7P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Qg2 Qf7 Qg5+ ]

b)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Rodrigo Vasquez, lichess.org, 2021
r4rk1/p2n1pb1/1pbqp3/2pNp1PQ/4P3/3PB3/PPP4P/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ Nxf6 gxf6 Rfd8 Rf2 ]

c)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Parham Maghsoodloo, chess.com, 2021
3r3k/1pQ1R1p1/pp1q1p1p/8/1P6/P4N2/5K2/8 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ ]

d)
Black mates in 4.
David Anton Guijarro vs R Praggnanandhaa, chess.com, 2021
2b1Q3/p1P3k1/4p2p/2p5/2Pb1p1q/6pP/PP4P1/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh3+ gxh3 Bb7+ ]

e)
Black mates in 4.
Bilel Bellahcene vs R Praggnanandhaa, chess.com, 2021
r3kb1r/3p2p1/p1b1p3/1p3P2/8/P1NQBqPp/1PP2P1K/3R2R1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Qg2+ Rxg2 hxg2+ ]

f)
Nathan Solon vs R Praggnanandhaa, chess.com, 2021
3qr1k1/1pp2pbp/3pb1p1/2nN4/2P1P3/1PN3PP/Q4PB1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...c6 ]

g)
Frederik Svane vs R Praggnanandhaa, lichess.org, 2021
r2q1rk1/pp5p/4R2n/8/6pN/3B2P1/PP3bPK/R2Q4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxg3+ if Kxg3 Qc7+ mates or if Kg1 Qxh4 ]

4e)
mate in 4
Bilel Bellahcene vs R Praggnanandhaa


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