King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles from the best games of 2020, pg.7.
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)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Grigoriy Oparin, Internet, 2020
3r4/3q1pbk/p1R2Qp1/1p1pP2p/3B3P/1P4P1/P4P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.e6+ ]
b)
Alexander Ipatov vs Ulvi Bajarani, Internet, 2020
rn1qk2r/pbp2pp1/1p1ppn1p/8/1bPP3B/2N5/PP1NPPPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ 1.Qa4+ Nc6 2.d5 ]
c)
Benjamin Gledura vs Christopher Repka, Internet, 2020
1n1R4/4ppkp/3b2p1/1N6/r7/4B1P1/5PKP/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nxd6 if 1...Nc6 2.Rc8 Na7 3.Ne8+ ]
d)
Dmitry Bocharov vs Alina Kashlinskaya, Internet, 2020
8/5pkp/rnR5/4pB2/1p1rb3/1P2N1P1/5PKP/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bxe4 if 1...Rxe4 2.Nf5+ mates ]
e)
Denis Kovalev vs Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Internet, 2020
r1b1r2k/1pn3pp/3q4/p2Bpp2/2Pp4/PP1P1NP1/2Q2P1P/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Ng5 if 1...Rf8 2.Nf7+ ]
1c)
Benjamin Gledura vs Christopher Repka
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Sarin Nihal vs Anton Smirnov, Internet, 2020
3r1rk1/pp1nqpp1/2pb2p1/3n4/1P6/P2P2PP/1B1N1PB1/2RQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Re1 if 1...Qg5 2.Ne4 ]
b)
David Anton Guijarro vs Fabiano Caruana, Internet, 2020
5krr/4qp2/bp2p3/3pPP2/p2N4/P1P3Q1/1P4K1/4R2R w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxh8 Rxh8 2.f6 ]
c)
Alexandr Predke vs Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Ruma, 2020
6k1/1R2bqpr/p3Q3/2r1Bpp1/8/6PP/P1P2P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rb8+ Bf8 2.Bd6 ]
d)
Alexey Sarana vs Samuel Sevian, Internet, 2020
rn3rk1/2n1p1bp/b2pp1p1/q1pP2N1/8/2N5/PP1BBPPP/R2QK2R w KQ - 1 0
[ 1.Nb5 Qb6 2.Nxc7 Qxc7 3.Nxe6 ]
e)
Samuel Sevian vs Alexey Sarana, Internet, 2020
rnbq1rk1/4bppp/p2p4/3Np3/Pp2n3/1N6/1PP1BPPP/R1BQ1R1K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bf3 if 1...f5 2.Nxe7+ Qxe7 3.Qd5+ ]
2a)
Sarin Nihal vs Anton Smirnov
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alberto David vs Quentin Loiseau, Chartres, 2020
r1b1k2r/1p1p1ppp/p3pq2/2b1n3/3p4/2PP4/PP1N1PPP/R1BQRBK1 w kq - 1 0
[ 1.Ne4 Qe7 2.Qh5 ]
b)
Alexey Sarana vs Dzhurabek Khamrakulov, Internet, 2020
r4rk1/pp3ppp/3pp3/q1n5/b1PNn3/2P1B1P1/P1Q1PPBP/R1R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nb3 if 1...Bxb3 2.axb3 Qc7 3.b4 or if 1...Qa6 2.Bxe4 ]
c)
Luka Budisavljevic vs Nikita Meskovs, Ruma, 2020
5rk1/pp3p1p/1q2bbp1/2rp4/3N4/P2BB3/1P1Q1PPP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxc5 if 1...Qxc5 2.Nxe6 ]
d)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Sergey Drygalov, Internet, 2020
3r3k/2RPN1rp/p3q3/1p6/3Q2n1/8/PP2p3/K3R3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rc8 Qxe7 2.Rxe2 if 2...Qxd7 3.Rxd8+ or if 2...Qf6 3.Rxd8+ ]
e)
Rustam Khusnutdinov vs B Adhiban, Internet, 2020
r4r1k/4R1p1/p2R1n1p/1pp3N1/6b1/8/PPB2PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nf7+ Kg8 2.Rxf6 if 2...gxf6 3.Nxh6+ mates or if 2...Rae8 3.Nxh6+ ]
3a)
Alberto David vs Quentin Loiseau
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Michail Panarin, Internet, 2020
2rqr1k1/1p1n1pb1/p2p3p/2pP2p1/P1N1n3/2N3B1/1P3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nxe4 Rxe4 2.Nxd6 Rd4 3.Qf3 ]
b)
Anton Korobov vs Vasiliy Korchmar, Internet, 2020
2r2rk1/p4pp1/5q1p/1p6/2n5/P1NR1P2/1PQ3PP/1K2R3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nd5 Qh4 2.Ne7+ Kh8 3.Re4 ]
c)
Aleksandar Indjic vs Grzegorz Nasuta, Internet, 2020
1r4k1/4ppbp/rNRn2p1/P2n4/R5P1/4BN1P/5P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nxd5 if 1...Rxc6 2.Nxe7+ ]
d)
Santosh Gujrathi Vidit vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Internet, 2020
5k2/pb2p2p/np6/3r1p2/3B4/3B1P2/P5PP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bxa6 Bxa6 2.Bg7+ ]
e)
Jeffrey Xiong vs Joshua Sheng, Internet, 2020
5r1k/p1q1r1pp/3n2R1/3B1p2/2p2P2/2Q5/PP3P1P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rh6 if 1...Ne4 2.Rxh7+ mates ]
4a)
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Michail Panarin
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ivan Rozum vs Arseniy Nesterov, Sochi, 2020
4Q3/p5pk/7p/2p5/5Pb1/2B3P1/qP6/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qe4+ Kg8 2.Qg6 ]
b)
Nikita Matinian vs Alex Lenderman, Internet, 2020
5nk1/1pb1qpp1/4p1p1/1P1pP1N1/rB5Q/8/2P2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bxe7 Rxh4 2.Nxe6 ]
c)
Sanan Sjugirov vs Diego Di Berardino, Internet, 2020
3r3k/p1R3p1/1p1q3p/3r4/3p4/P2Q2P1/4PP1P/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.R1c6 if 1...Qe5 2.Rxh6+ mates ]
d)
Jonathan Dourerassou vs Mikhail Golubev, Internet, 2020
r2q1rk1/ppp2p2/n5pQ/4p1Pp/2P1P3/2N5/PP2bPP1/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ 1.Nd5 if 1...f6 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Kxe2 ]
e)
Platon Galperin vs Raunak Sadhwani, Internet, 2020
5rk1/4br2/p1R3b1/P2pB3/N2Q1P1p/6q1/6P1/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.f5 ]
5b)
Nikita Matinian vs Alex Lenderman
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Sergey Karjakin, Internet, 2020
r1bq1rk1/p4ppp/1p2pb2/2p1B3/2P1p1Q1/1P2P3/P2P1P1P/R3KBR1 w Q - 1 0
[ 1.Qxg7+ Bxg7 2.Rxg7+ Kh8 3.Rxf7+ Kg8 4.Rg7+ Kg8 5.Rg6+ ]
b)
Semen Khanin vs Arjun Erigaisi, Internet, 2020
rr4k1/6p1/p3p2p/3p4/1q6/3P1N1P/5PP1/2R1Q1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rc8+ ]
c)
Sergei Lobanov vs Deep Sengupta, Internet, 2020
3r1r2/k3np1p/pp1qpb2/2p1Np2/2PP1N2/5Q2/PP3PPP/1K1RR3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.dxc5 if 1...Qxc5 2.Nd7 ]
d)
Aleksandar Indjic vs Ori Kobo, Internet, 2020
4k2r/q2p2pp/2n1pn2/1Qp1B3/2P5/4PN2/5PPP/5RK1 w k - 1 0
[ 1.Ra1 ]
e)
Alireza Firouzja vs Klementy Sychev, Internet, 2020
2b1k3/2p2p2/8/7R/2N1p2p/1P1r3P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rh8+ if 1...Kd7 2.Ne5+ ]
6a)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Sergey Karjakin
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
M Amin Tabatabaei vs Rinat Jumabayev, Internet, 2020
6k1/1rr3pp/p1n1p3/P7/8/4B2P/5PP1/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bb6 Rc8 2.Rd6 if 2...Ne7 3.Rxc8+ Nxc8 4.Rd8+ ]
b)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Stelios Halkias, Internet, 2020
2r3k1/pp3p2/5bpP/3qB3/1P6/P2p1bQ1/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bxf6 Bxd1 2.Qh3 if 2...Kh7 3.Qxc8 or if 2...Rd7 3.h7+ mates ]
c)
Boris Grachev vs Pavel Tregubov, Internet, 2020
6k1/1r3pp1/p1bP3p/2pp2qn/6Q1/PPN5/2PN1P1P/2K1R3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qc8+ ]
d)
Vladimir Kramnik vs Daniel Gurevich, Internet, 2020
7r/1p1q2k1/2nNbp1r/p1P1pB2/3p4/1P1P1QP1/P7/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qg4+ ]
e)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Wesley So, Internet, 2020
6k1/7p/1p2npp1/1p3N2/1r1PP3/1P2K1P1/1R5P/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Ne7+ Kf7 2.Nc6 ]
7a)
M Amin Tabatabaei vs Rinat Jumabayev
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Gata Kamsky vs Vasiliy Korchmar, Internet, 2020
5nk1/1r4p1/p3p1p1/R2p2Np/2qP3P/2P2Q2/1r2RPK1/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxb2 if 1...Rxb2 2.Qf7+ mates ]
b)
Andrey Rychagov vs Tuan Minh Le, Internet, 2020
3r2k1/1p2rpp1/3q1n1p/1Q6/2pN1N2/P1RbPP2/5KPP/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nxd3 if 1...cxd3 2.Nf5 ]
c)
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian, Internet, 2020
3r2k1/p4pp1/5qb1/8/1Q4P1/P3RP2/1P1r4/K3R3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Re8+ if 1...Kh7 2.Rh1+ mates ]
d)
Felix Blohberger vs Ori Kobo, Internet, 2020
4rr1k/1p1q1pp1/7p/p1nnP2Q/7P/2N5/PPB4K/4RR2 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rd1 if 1...Nf6 2.Rxf6 ]
e)
Luis Paulo Supi vs Maxim Matlakov, Internet, 2020
2r5/1b1kb1pp/pp1p4/3Pp3/1q6/4B1P1/PPQ3BP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bh3+ if 1...Kd8 2.Qxc8+ mates ]
8b)
Andrey Rychagov vs Tuan Minh Le
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So, Internet, 2020
8/6qp/7k/6pr/5Q1R/8/6KP/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qd6+ Qg6 2.Qf8+ Qg7 3.Rxh5+ ]
b)
Viktor Gazik vs Kamil Stachowiak, Internet, 2020
3r1b1k/5p1p/3Bp3/1p2Pp2/1Pq2P2/6RP/4Q1PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qh5 if 1...Qxf4 2.Qxf7 ]
c)
Vahap Sanal vs Burak Firat, Kemer, 2020
4r3/5pk1/1np3pN/p5P1/P1P1qr2/3b1NQ1/5R1P/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nd2 if 1...Qe3 2.Qxf4 ]
d)
Zhamsaran Tsydypov vs Samvel Ter Sahakyan, Internet, 2020
6k1/1b2qpp1/1p3r1p/p3b3/2P5/PP4QP/2BR1PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qxe5 if 1...Qxe5 2.Rd8+ mates or if 1...Qf8 2.Qc7 ]
e)
Karen Grigoryan vs Jaime Santos Latasa, Barbera del Valles, 2020
5qrk/1b1n1pp1/1p2pn1B/p6r/3N1P1Q/P2BP2R/1P5P/3K2R1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bg5 if 1...g6 2.Bxf6+ Nxf6 3.Qxf6+ Kh7 4.Rxh6+ mates ]
9a)
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Viktor Gazik vs Kamil Stachowiak, Internet, 2020
4r1k1/5p1p/1r1p1Qp1/q2P4/2R1n3/1p2B2P/5PP1/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxe4 if 1...Rxe4 2.Bh6 mates ]
b)
David Shahinyan vs Evgeny Postny, Internet, 2020
r2qr1k1/pp1b3p/2nb1p2/2p3BQ/3p4/3P2P1/PPP2PBP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bd5+ Kh8 2.Rxe8+ Bxe8 3.Qxe8+ if 3...Qxe8 4.Bxf6# ]
c)
Shamsiddin Vokhidov vs Jun Zhao, Internet, 2020
1r1r2k1/1nN1qpBp/3pp1p1/8/1P3P2/5NP1/P2nQ1KP/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nd5 ]
d)
Gadir Guseinov vs Volodar Murzin, Internet, 2020
5r2/7k/3q2pp/3P1p2/1pPNn2Q/8/r5PP/4RR1K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Ne6 if 1...Rf7 2.Rxe4 or if 1...Rfa8 2.Rxe4 fxe4 3.Rf7+ mates ]
e)
Vladislav Artemiev vs Magnus Carlsen, Internet, 2020
2r1n1k1/1b2b1p1/pp1pNr2/4n3/1Pq1P3/2N4B/P4B1P/2RQR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nd5 if 1...Bxd5 2.Rxc4 Bxc4 3.Nxg7 ]
10b)
David Shahinyan vs Evgeny Postny
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mariya Muzychuk vs Xue Zhao, Internet, 2020
3r3r/k1p1bp1p/pn2pp2/1p6/3PB3/1Q3NqP/PPP3P1/1K1RR3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Ne5 ]
b)
Raunak Sadhwani vs M Amin Tabatabaei, Internet, 2020
r3r1k1/1pp3pp/2p1bp2/p3p2R/4PqP1/P2PN3/1PP1QP2/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rdh1 h6 2.R1h4 if 2...Bf7 3.Rf5 or if 2...g5 3.Rh3 ]
c)
Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Internet, 2020
r4rk1/1bq1bppp/p3p3/1ppnn3/P3N3/2P2N2/1PB2PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nxe5 if 1...Qxe5 2.Ng5 Qf6 3.Bxh7+ ]
d)
Dariusz Swiercz vs Andrew Tang, Internet, 2020
4r3/3qNQpk/2np1p1p/p1p2P2/4R1P1/1P6/P4PKP/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qg6+ Kh8 2.Qxe8+ Qxe8 3.Ng6+ ]
e)
Pavel Ponkratov vs Saveliy Golubov, Internet, 2020
6r1/1p3pkp/p2q1rp1/3P4/P7/6RP/1Q4PK/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Kh1 if 1...Qxg3 2.Qxf6+ Kh6 3.Rf4 or if 1...Rd8 2.Rgf3 ]
11d)
Dariusz Swiercz vs Andrew Tang
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Wojciech Moranda vs Pavel Smirnov, Internet, 2020
4rrk1/1b4p1/p6p/1pq1P3/2pb1B2/8/P1B1Q1PP/3R1R1K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qg4 if 1...Qb6 2.Rxd4 Qxd4 3.Qg6 Rf7 4.Qxf7+ ]
b)
Mikhail Kobalia vs Pawel Jaracz, Internet, 2020
r1bq1rk1/3n1pbp/pp2pnp1/3pN3/3P1B2/2PB4/PP1N1PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nc6 Qe8 2.Bd6 ]
c)
Leon Livaic vs Kacper Piorun, Internet, 2020
r3r3/ppknp3/3pQ3/2pP4/2P2PP1/2PB4/q2B4/1R2K3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxb7+ Kxb7 2.Qxd7+ if Ka6 Qb5# ]
d)
Grigoriy Oparin vs Gregory Shahade, Internet, 2020
2r3k1/p4pbp/2p3p1/3n1bB1/4N3/1P4P1/P4PBP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nd6 Rb8 2.Nxf5 gxf5 3.Bxd5 cxd5 4.Rxd5 Rc8 5.Rxf5 ]
e)
Mateusz Bartel vs Jon Ludvig Hammer, Internet, 2020
5rk1/p1rb3p/4pq2/1p1p2pP/5n2/3B1PR1/PPPQN3/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nxf4 Qxf4 2.Rxg5+ Kh8 3.Qxf4 Rxf4 4.Rdg1 Rc8 5.Rg7 ]
12e)
Mateusz Bartel vs Jon Ludvig Hammer
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Andrew Tang vs Sarin Nihal, Internet, 2020
3r3r/4bk2/4bppp/4p2Q/8/5N1P/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nxe5+ fxe5 2.Qxe5 ]
b)
Ilia Iljiushenok vs Samvel Ter Sahakyan, Internet, 2020
4rbk1/2q2pp1/1p2r2p/p1np1N1P/3Bn3/2PNR1P1/PP3PQ1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nf4 if 1...Rc6 2.f3 ]
c)
Boris Savchenko vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Internet, 2020
r5k1/ppp2ppp/3p1b2/1B6/3NqnPP/2P5/PPPQ2P1/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ 1.Re1 Qd5 2.Qxf4 Bxd4 3.Qf1 if 3...Bb6 4.Bc4 ]
d)
Sebastien Maze vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Internet, 2020
1r2r1k1/pp3bpp/2q2p2/P1p2N2/2P1p3/3PQ3/1RP2PPP/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qg3 Bg6 2.Qxb8 Rxb8 3.Ne7+ ]
e)
Arseniy Nesterov vs Andrey Rychagov, Internet, 2020
6k1/1p1r2p1/p3Rnpp/2qPQ3/8/2N3P1/PP4P1/7K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxf6 gxf6 2.Qe8+ ]
13d)
Sebastien Maze vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Sergey Volkov vs Andrei Belozerov, Internet, 2020
r3k2r/pp2bppp/nq2pn2/1N3b2/3PpB2/PQ6/1P3PPP/2RK1BNR w kq - 1 0
[ 1.Bc7 if 1...Nxc7 2.Nxc7+ ]
b)
Alexey Mokshanov vs Mihnea Costachi, Internet, 2020
8/1R3pkp/r1pN2pn/p7/5P2/8/P5PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Ne8+ Kf8 2.Nc7 ]
c)
Jingyao Tin vs Alexey Sarana, Internet, 2020
5rk1/4Rppp/ppr2n2/8/8/1B5P/P4PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxf7 if 1...Nd5 2.Ra7 ]
d)
Sergey Grigoriants vs Parham Maghsoodloo, Internet, 2020
3R1nk1/2r2pp1/p3p2p/5q2/8/2pQP3/P1B2PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxf8+ ]
e)
Jose Martinez Alcantara vs Conrad Holt, Internet, 2020
6k1/pp2qp2/2p1r2n/3pN1nN/3P4/2P5/1P1Q4/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nf6+ ]
14b)
Alexey Mokshanov vs Mihnea Costachi
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Vahap Sanal, Internet, 2020
4r1k1/pp4pp/2p3p1/2bnP1P1/1P1N1r2/2P5/q3QP1P/1NKRR3 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qxb1+ 2.Kxb1 Nxc3+ 3.Ka1 Nxe2 4.Nxe2 Rxb4 ]
b)
Yi Wei vs Yang Wen, Xinghua, 2020
r6k/2RQN1b1/pr4p1/1p2q2p/8/1P6/1P4PP/3R3K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rc6 if 1...Rxc6 2.Qxc6 ]
c)
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh vs Kateryna Lahno, Internet, 2020
6k1/2p5/3p3b/2pPp3/2P3P1/1P5p/r4N1P/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bd2 if 2.Rf1 Be3 ]
d)
Luis Paulo Supi vs Axel Bachmann, Internet, 2020
1r2r1k1/2pq1pbp/3p2p1/3Qn1B1/1p2P3/1P6/2P2PPP/3RRBK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qg4 if 2.Bd2 Nf3+ ]
e)
Vladislav Kovalev vs Jose Martinez Alcantara, Internet, 2020
8/5p2/p7/P2p2P1/1r1PbPkp/8/P1N2RP1/4K3 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rb1+ 2.Kd2 Rb2 3.Kc1 Rxc2+ ]
15a)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Vahap Sanal
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Kirill Shevchenko vs Andrey Rychagov, Internet, 2020
5rk1/ppR2rpp/8/3qp3/3pNn2/3P1P2/PPQ2P1P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nf6+ ]
b)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs S L Narayanan, Internet, 2020
2r3k1/1Q3p2/p2b2p1/4p3/P6R/5PP1/2r4P/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rb8 ]
c)
Yuriy Kuzubov vs Mikhail Al Antipov, Internet, 2020
8/1p1bpp1k/6p1/1P1Pb2p/2BN3P/2Q1P3/q4PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qb1+ 2.Bf1 Bxd4 3.Qxd4 Bxb5 ]
d)
Humpy Koneru vs Valentina Gunina, Internet, 2020
3r2k1/pb3pp1/1p1qpn1p/8/3N4/P3P2P/1PR1QPP1/1B4K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...e5 2.Nf5 Qd1+ ]
e)
Viktor Dmitrenko vs Martin Petrov, Internet, 2020
7k/2rq2p1/5p1p/8/8/1Q2P1P1/P1p2PPK/2R5 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rc5 if 2.Rxc2 Rh5+ 3.Kg1 Qd1# ]
16c)
Yuriy Kuzubov vs Mikhail Al Antipov
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Arkadij Naiditsch vs Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Biel, 2020
6k1/1b4p1/p6p/3qQ1P1/8/P1B3KP/1P3r2/6R1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rg2+ 2.Rxg2 Qxg2+ 3.Kh4 Qf2+ if 4.Qg3 hxg6+ ]
b)
P Harikrishna vs Arkadij Naiditsch, Biel, 2020
4r3/p1p2p1k/1p1p1r2/3P1pRP/4p3/1NP1P3/PP2bP2/2K3R1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bg4 ]
c)
Peter Svidler vs Magnus Carlsen, Internet, 2020
8/4rpkp/pr3p2/2NB3b/5P2/6P1/Pn3R1P/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nd1 if 2.Rd2 Re1+ 3.Kg2 Ne3+ ]
d)
Tomas Polak vs Viktor Laznicka, Pardubice, 2020
r1r3k1/3q1ppp/2n1p3/pb1p4/3P1B2/bPN3P1/2RQPP1P/3R1BK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nb4 ]
e)
Semvel Ter Sahakyan vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Internet, 2020
r7/1p1rk2p/2ppb1p1/p7/P1BRP3/4K3/1PP3PP/3R4 b - - 0 1
[ 1...c5 ]
17a)
Arkadij Naiditsch vs Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xviii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Tuan Minh Le, Internet, 2020
r2qr1k1/1p6/p1bb2pB/4ppN1/P2p4/2PP4/1P3PP1/R2QR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bf8 if 2.Bxf8 Qxg5 ]
b)
Haik Martirosyan vs Grigoriy Oparin, Internet, 2020
3r4/8/2r1bk2/P1p1Rp2/Np3P2/8/1P6/2K1R3 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bb3 if 2.Nb6 Rcd6 ]
c)
Samvel Ter Sahakyan vs Nikita Matinian, Internet, 2020
r3k2r/2p2p2/2pp3q/1p3P2/3PP1Qp/2P3P1/PP4P1/R4RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ 1...Qe3+ ]
d)
Etienne Bacrot vs Steven Zierk, Internet, 2020
5rk1/ppp3pp/2nr4/5N2/3PRnQ1/P7/1P3P1b/R4K2 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rg6 if 2.Qf3 Rg1# ]
e)
Tuan Minh Tran vs Alireza Firouzja, Internet, 2020
6rk/2R4p/3p4/P1nPp3/2P1B2q/P3bP2/4Q2P/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nxe4 if 2.Qxe3 Ng3+ or if 2.fxe4 Qxe4+ ]
18a)
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Tuan Minh Le
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Niclas Huschenbeth vs Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Magdeburg, 2020
5rk1/pQ4pp/8/3p2q1/8/3B4/PP3N1P/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qe3 2.Qxd5+ Kh8 if 3.Bf5 Qf4 ]
b)
Mateusz Bartel vs Sergey Karjakin, Internet, 2020
8/5pk1/b5r1/p2Bp1q1/1b2Pp1p/1P3Q1P/2N2PP1/2R4K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Be2 ]
c)
Ehsan Ghaem Maghami vs Yi Wei, Internet, 2020
8/bp2kpp1/p5p1/8/1P1n1P2/1BN3P1/KP1R3P/4r3 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Ra1+ Kxa1 Nxb3+ ]
d)
Yasser Quesada Perez vs Emilio Cordova, Internet, 2020
6k1/4bppp/4p3/3nP1P1/3P3P/2pNB3/2R2PK1/r7 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rd1 if 2.Nf4 Nxe3+ 3.fxe3 Rd2+ ]
e)
Klementy Sychev vs Mikhail Kobalia, Internet, 2020
1rr5/4kppb/4p2p/2p4q/1p1PP2P/2PB1P1R/2PK4/1R4Q1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...bxc3+ if 2.Ke2 c4 or if 2.Kxc3 c4 3.Be2 Qa5+ mates ]
19d)
Yasser Quesada Perez vs Emilio Cordova
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xx.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Dimitrios Mastrovasilis vs Levon Aronian, Internet, 2020
1b3rk1/pr4p1/8/3pq1Bp/6nP/5RP1/PP1RQ3/1B4K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxf3 if 2.Qxf3 Qe1+ ]
b)
Viktor Gazik vs Ferenc Berkes, Skalica, 2020
1k2r3/pp5p/6p1/5p2/1q1n1P1P/3Pp3/2P3B1/R2KQ1R1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qb2 2.Rc1 e2+ if 3.Kd2 Nb3# ]
c)
Kalyan Arjun vs Volodar Murzin, Internet, 2020
3rr1k1/1b4pp/p3p3/2q1N3/5P2/2P1p3/P3Q1PP/2R1R2K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rd2 2.Qxe3 Qxe3 3.Rxe3 Rxg2 ]
d)
Kalyan Arjun vs David Paravyan, Internet, 2020
r1bq1rk1/pp3p1p/3p2p1/4p3/2P1Pn2/2N2P2/PP1QB1PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qg5 if 2.Rf2 Nh3+ ]
e)
Kirill Stupak vs Evgeniy Najer, Internet, 2020
r5k1/pRq1rpp1/Q1p5/2Pp3n/3P1PpP/2N1p1P1/P3P3/1R4K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qc8 ]
20d)
Kalyan Arjun vs David Paravyan
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xxi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Arseniy Nesterov vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Internet, 2020
r5k1/p4ppp/b1p5/3p4/6n1/1PN1q1P1/PBQ3BP/R6K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nf2+ if 2.Kg1 Nd1+ mates ]
b)
Erwin L'Ami vs Alan Pichot, Internet, 2020
r2q1rk1/3n1ppp/p3pn2/2b5/Np6/1P2PQ2/P3NPPP/R1BR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Ne5 ]
c)
Polina Shuvalova vs Alexandr Predke, Cheliabinsk, 2020
r2r2k1/1p2qppp/p2b2b1/3p4/4nNP1/2P1BN1P/PP3P2/R2R1QK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bxf4 if Bxf4 Qf6 ]
d)
David Paravyan vs Pavel Ponkratov, Cheliabinsk, 2020
5r1k/bpq1n1p1/p4r1p/P3nb1N/1PB5/8/1BN3PP/2RQ1R1K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Ng4 if Rf4 Qxf4 Nxf4 Nf2+ ]
e)
Alexandr Predke vs Artur Gabrielian, Cheliabinsk, 2020
5rk1/1pp1qr2/3p2pb/2nPpbn1/1PP5/2N1BPPp/1Q2B2P/3RRNK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nd3 2.Bxd3 Nxf3+ 3.Kf2 Bxd3 ]
21e)
Alexandr Predke vs Artur Gabrielian
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xxii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Niclas Huschenbeth vs Vincent Keymer, Internet, 2020
2r2k2/1p1r1p2/pN1pb1p1/P1q1p1p1/4P3/2NQ1PP1/1PPR2P1/R6K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Kg7 if 2.Nxc8 Rd8 3.g4 Rh8# ]
b)
Dariusz Swiercz vs Matthias Bluebaum, Internet, 2020
3rb1k1/1pp1qpp1/4p2p/r1NnP3/p1Q4P/P5P1/1P2PPB1/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nb6 if 2.Qc2 Rxc5 3.Qxc5 Rxd1+ ]
c)
Matthias Bluebaum vs Andrew Tang, Internet, 2020
2r5/p4ppk/1p1Rq1p1/2n1N1P1/5P1P/P3P3/1P1Q4/1K6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne4 if Re6 Nxd2+ Ka1 fxe6 ]
d)
Raunak Sadhwani vs Sergei Lobanov, Internet, 2020
3r2k1/pp3p1p/4pPp1/4P3/q7/3r1PBP/1Q4P1/R3K1R1 b Q - 0 1
[ 1...Rd1+ if 2.Kf2 R8d2+ or if 2.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 3.Kf2 Rd2+ ]
e)
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Jeffrey Xiong, Internet, 2020
r2qk2r/pQp1pp1p/2n1b1p1/3nP3/2B5/8/PPP2PPP/RNB1K2R b KQkq - 0 1
[ 1...Ndb4 if 2.Bd3 Rb8 ]
22b)
Dariusz Swiercz vs Matthias Bluebaum
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xxiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Loek Van Wely vs Richard Rapport, Karlsruhe, 2020
7r/5kp1/1p2r3/1RP2pp1/p7/P1Q1nP2/3q1BPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxh2 if 2.Qxe3 Reh6 or if 2.Kxh2 Qxf2 ]
b)
Pavel Kotsur vs Maksim Chigaev, Internet, 2020
4r1k1/5pp1/2p5/4r2p/8/1P1B4/1P1N2PP/2R4K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rd5 if 2.Rc3 Rxd3 ]
c)
Haik Martirosyan vs Shant Sargsyan, Yerevan, 2020
2rr2k1/5ppp/np2pn2/3b4/q2N4/2B3P1/P1R1PPBP/2Q2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bxg2 2.Kxg2 Rxd4 ]
d)
Robert Hovhannisyan vs Zaven Andriasian, Yerevan, 2020
rn2r3/ppk4p/2pbB1p1/3P1p2/1q3P2/4B2P/PPPQ2P1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1
[ 1...cxd5 if 2.c3 Qe4 or if 2.Qxb4 Bxb4+ 3.c3 Rxe6 ]
e)
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Internet, 2020
8/1p5k/p1pp2r1/P3p2p/1PP1Prpq/5PRP/4Q1PK/6R1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qxg3+ if 2.Kxg3 gxf3+ ]
23c)
Haik Martirosyan vs Shant Sargsyan
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xxiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Dmitrij Kollars vs Vladimir Belous, Internet, 2020
r2q1rk1/1p2npb1/p1npb1pp/2p1p3/P1N1P3/1QPP1N1P/1P3PP1/R1B1RBK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...b5 2.axb5 axb5 3.Rxa8 Qxa8 4.Qxb5 Rb8 ]
b)
Leon Livaic vs Gregory Shahade, Internet, 2020
7r/p4pk1/1p4p1/3PR3/3n2q1/6N1/P2Q1PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qh4 if 2.f3 Nxf3+ or if 2.Re3 Qh2+ ]
c)
Gawain Jones vs Levon Aronian, Internet, 2020
r3kb1r/pp3pp1/2p1n3/4P3/3p1B1N/6Q1/PPq2PPP/R2R2K1 b kq - 0 1
[ 1...Qe4 ]
d)
Raunak Sadhwani vs Anton Smirnov, Internet, 2020
r7/4n3/7k/7p/2pNP2P/2PnP1R1/3NKpP1/8 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Ra1 if 2.Rg5 Re1+ 3.Kf3 Rd1 ]
e)
Yi Wei vs Wesley So, Internet, 2020
r4rk1/1pp1qp2/p5p1/3n2NB/4pP1P/PP2P1Q1/2PP2P1/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qf6 (if 1...gxh5 2.Ne6+ mates) 2.Rf1 gxh5 ]
24a)
Dmitrij Kollars vs Vladimir Belous
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xxv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Shanglei Lu vs Chithambaram Aravindh, Internet, 2020
2kr2r1/1pp2p1p/p4B2/P7/4pp2/2P1N2q/1P1NQP1P/R4R1K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxd2 2.Qxd2 Qf3+ ]
b)
Alexander Ipatov vs Ulvi Bajarani, Internet, 2020
r4rk1/2p1q1p1/1p1p3p/pP1Ppp2/2P4P/P2QPPnR/3N2P1/2K3R1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...e4 if 2.Qb1 Ne2+ ]
c)
Aleksandar Indjic vs Suat Atalik, Ruma, 2020
r1b1k2r/pp3pp1/2p2n1p/3pq3/1bP5/1PNBP3/P2B1PPP/R2Q1RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ 1...dxc4 if 2.f4 Qa5 ]
d)
Vahap Sanal vs Luka Budisavljevic, Ruma, 2020
5r1k/6qn/p3P3/1pQB4/1P3p2/6Pn/P4P1P/4R2K b - - 0 1
[ 1...fxg3 if 2.fxg3 Nf2+ 3.Kg1 Nd3 or if 2.e7 Nxf2+ 3.Kg2 gxh2+ ]
e)
Andrew Tang vs Alex Lenderman, Internet, 2020
8/p4pk1/5qpp/2p1Q1n1/2B5/1P4PP/P3RPK1/2r5 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rg1+ 2.Kxg1 Nf3+ ]
25e)
Andrew Tang vs Alex Lenderman
Best chess puzzles of 2020, pg. 7, pt. xxvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Haik Martirosyan, Internet, 2020
4r1k1/6b1/3rq1pp/8/1PQBp3/1P5P/6P1/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qxc4 2.Rxc4 Red8 ]
b)
Steven Zierk vs Sergei Zhigalko, Internet, 2020
r1b2rk1/1pq1bppp/p3pn2/3p4/P2N1B2/1B1P1Q2/1PP2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...e5 2.Bg3 Bg4 3.Qe3 exd4 ]
c)
Alexander Rustemov vs Sergei Iskusnyh, Internet, 2020
3r2k1/1pq2ppp/p7/4b3/8/4P2P/PP2QPP1/R1B4K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qc4 if 2.Qxc4 Rd1# or if 2.Qe1 Qc2 ]
d)
Sergei Zhigalko vs Ian Nepomniachtchi, Internet, 2020
1kbr3r/4b3/p3nq2/1p4pp/8/4NN2/PPQ1BPPP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...g4 if 2.Nd2 Nd4 ]
e)
Dennis Wagner vs Quang Liem Le, Internet, 2020
5rk1/p5pp/1p4q1/1Pp5/P3Nn2/3r2B1/2Q5/4RRK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxg3+ ]
26b)
Steven Zierk vs Sergei Zhigalko
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