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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Roman Toran Albero.
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 8.
Roman Toran Albero vs Rogelio Linskens, Montevideo, 1954
b1r3k1/p2Nb1pp/1p1qp3/2pP4/2P1B2n/4P3/PB2Q1PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ if Kh8 Qh5 ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Roman Toran Albero vs Cesar Malagon, Lugano, 1968
r1bq1rk1/p3b1np/1pp2ppQ/3nB3/3P4/2NB1N1P/PP3PP1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 ]

c)
Bengt-Eric Horberg vs Roman Toran Albero, Montevideo, 1954
5bk1/p4p1p/2b3p1/2N5/3P1Pq1/PP4P1/1B5P/1B2R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc5 if dxc5 Qf3 ]

d)
Miguel Salomon vs Roman Toran Albero, Montevideo, 1954
4r2k/6pp/1B3r2/4b3/P3qp2/1Q3R2/6PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb6 if Qxb6 Bd4+ ]

e)
Sicilia vs Roman Toran Albero, Madrid, 1959
r1b2rk1/ppp2p1p/6p1/3Bb1N1/2Pn4/8/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ....Ne2+ Kh1 Nxc1 Raxc1 Bf4 ]

1e)
Sicilia vs Roman Toran Albero

Roman Toran Albero Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Haro Gonzalez vs Roman Toran Albero, Malaga, 1966
1r5k/2nbr1bp/B2p4/R1pP1p2/8/RP3P2/4N1PP/3N1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxa6 Rxa6 Bb5 ]

b)
Victor Korchnoi vs Roman Toran Albero, Palma de Majorca, 1969
6k1/1p1qN1b1/p2p1B2/5pQ1/P1P3n1/1P4Pp/4r2P/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe7 if Bxe7 Qc6+ mates ]

c)
Karl Roehrl vs Roman Toran Albero, Clare Benedict, 1970
1r4k1/3nppbp/r2p2p1/2pP4/2n1P3/1PNR2P1/P1N2P1P/R1B3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ....Nde5 if Rd1 Nf3+ ]

d)
Chan Fye vs Roman Toran Albero, Nice, 1974
r2r2k1/pp3pbp/2p2np1/2P1p3/1P2P3/P1NR1P1q/5P1P/1QB2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd3 if Qxd3 Ng4 ]

2a)
Haro Gonzalez vs Roman Toran Albero

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