King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles from the games of James Sherwin.
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 5.
James Sherwin vs Borislav Ivkov, Copenhagen, 1953
r4rk1/1p3p1p/p3pnpQ/2b1N1P1/3q4/P1N4R/1P3PKP/RB6 w - - 0 1
[ Ne4 if Nh5 Rxh5 ]
b)
Arthur Bisguier vs James Sherwin, New York, 1955
2bbk2r/1p3p1p/2nPp3/r3Pp2/8/2Q5/P5PP/R4RK1 b k - 0 1
[ ...Bb6+ Kh1 Bd4 ]
c)
White mates in 7.
James Sherwin vs Arnold Denker, New York, 1968
r1bq4/pp2p1kp/2p3p1/4NrQ1/2BP2n1/2P5/PP3PP1/R3K2R w KQ - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qxg6+ Kh8 0-0-0 ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Werni Rodel vs James Sherwin, Switzerland, 1994
8/2p5/Q4pk1/p1Pp4/5n2/PP3PK1/2q4N/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg2+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
James Sherwin vs Ronald Reichardt, Germany, 1998
7k/1ppq4/1n1p2Q1/1P4Np/1P3p1B/3B4/7P/rn5K w - - 0 1
[ Nf7+ Qxf7 Bf6+ ]
1e)
mate in 3
James Sherwin vs Ronald Reichardt
James Sherwin Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Silvio Danailov vs James Sherwin, Germany, 1998
r1b3k1/p1p1n1pp/2pp1r2/2b5/4Pp1q/2NB1P2/PPP1Q1PP/R3BR1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh2+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Fraser Mcleod vs James Sherwin, Hampshire, 2000
6k1/5p2/R5p1/P6n/8/5PPp/2r3rP/R4N1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ Nxh2 Nxg3+ ]
c)
James Sherwin vs Philip Rossiter, England, 2002
4r2k/p1pR3p/2P5/4b1N1/6q1/4P1P1/P4P2/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf7+ Kg8 Nh6+ ]
d)
James Sherwin vs Mark Broom, England, 2002
4r1k1/p3rppp/8/5b2/P1p1N2Q/q1P1R2P/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd6 if Be6 Nxe8 or if Qxd6 Rxe7 ]
e)
White mates in 3.
James Sherwin vs Christopher Dorrington, Torquay, 2002
r6k/pb4bp/5Q2/2p1Np2/1qB5/8/P4PPP/4RK2 w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ hxg6 Qh4+ ]
2b)
mate in 3
Fraser Mcleod vs James Sherwin
James Sherwin Puzzles, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
c)
J Mausson vs James Sherwin, Coventry, 2004
2k4r/p4p2/3rpP2/2pq4/2p5/PpBn2P1/1P2QP1P/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ Nf4 ]
b)
White mates in 9.
James Sherwin vs Robert Eames, London, 2005
2r5/3q1k2/pp1PNp2/2p1b3/6r1/2PQ3p/PP1R3P/1K3R2 w - - 0 1
[ Qh7+ Kxe6 Qf5+ Kf7 Qxd7+ Kf8 Qxc8+ Kf7 Qxg4 ]
c)
White mates in 2.
James Sherwin vs Joshua Hall, Bristol, 2006
6rk/1r2pR1p/3pP1pB/2p1p3/P6Q/P1q3P1/7P/5BK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ ]
3b)
mate in 9
James Sherwin vs Robert Eames
Puzzles by US GMs
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