'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Here are some chess puzzles from the top games of 2020, pg. 8..
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)
Zurab Javakhadze vs Samuel Sevian, Internet, 2020
3r2k1/pp3pbp/2p3p1/3bn3/P2p3Q/2q2NPP/2P2PB1/1R3RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nxf3+ 2.Bxf3 Qxf3 3.Qxd8+ Bf8 ]
b)
Alex Lenderman vs Matthias Bluebaum, Internet, 2020
3r2k1/1p3ppp/p5q1/2bNR2n/6Q1/1P3P2/PB3PKP/8 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxd5 if 2.Rxd5 Nf4+ ]
c)
Pavel Ponkratov vs Wesley So, Internet, 2020
r1b1r1k1/1p3ppp/p4n2/4b3/3q4/PPN5/1B1QBPPP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qxd2 2.Rxd2 Bxc3 3.Bxc3 Ne4 ]
d)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Jose Martinez Alcantar , Internet, 2020
8/k2r2pp/pp2R3/6Pn/2P5/1PKN4/P7/8 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxd3+ 2.Kxd3 Nf4+ ]
e)
Bharathakoti Harsha vs Matthias Bluebaum, Internet, 2020
rnbr2k1/pp2qppp/2p2n2/2b5/5B2/2N2QP1/PPN1PPBP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bg4 ]
1c)
Pavel Ponkratov vs Wesley So
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Andrey Esipenko vs Rustam Khusnutdinov, Internet, 2020
2r2rk1/p4pp1/4bn1p/4q3/1Q1b3B/2N2B2/PP3PPP/R1R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qf4 if 2.Bg3 Bxf2+ 3.Bxf2 Qxb4 ]
b)
Conrad Holt vs Alexander Gutenev, Internet, 2020
2rr4/1p3pkp/p5p1/3N4/3qP3/4QP1P/PPb3P1/2R2R1K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxd5 ]
c)
Pawel Jaracz vs Giga Quparadze, Internet, 2020
r3r1k1/1p3pb1/p3q1p1/3R3p/8/1P3P2/P2Q1BPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bh6 ]
d)
Kateryna Lahno vs Mikhail Golubev, Internet, 2020
5rk1/5p1p/4p1p1/6q1/P3Pn2/4N3/2r2PPP/R2QR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nh3+ if 2.Kh1 Nxf2+ ]
e)
Mark Van Der Werf vs Kamal Agasiyev, Internet, 2020
6k1/5p1p/1p3p2/p1br1N2/8/8/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Re8+ Bf8 2.Ne7+ ]
2a)
Andrey Esipenko vs Rustam Khusnutdinov
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Andrey Esipenko vs Vugar Rasulov, Internet, 2020
1r4k1/3R1pp1/2p5/3np1r1/P7/1B3P1R/1PP5/1K6 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rg1+ 2.Ka2 Nb4+ 3.Ka3 Ra1+ ]
b)
Daniel Gurevich vs Patrick Wolff, Internet, 2020
6r1/1p3p1k/2pp4/Q3b3/2P1Pp1q/P2P1P2/1P2N3/5KR1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qh3+ if 2.Ke1 Rxg1+ 3.Nxg1 Qh1 4.Qb6 c5
or if 2.Kf2 Bd4+ 3.Nxd4 Qh2+ ]
c)
Sanan Sjugirov vs Daniil Dubov, Internet, 2020
5rk1/2pb2pp/5b2/p1P1n3/1p6/1P2B1P1/P1Q2P1P/3N2K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nf3+ if 2.Kf1 Bb5+ 3.Kg2 Ne1+
or if 2.Kh1 Bc6 3.Qc4+ Kh8 4.Qe6 Nd4+ ]
d)
Diego Di Berardino vs Rustam Khusnutdinov, Internet, 2020
r2q1rk1/ppb2ppp/2n3b1/3p3B/3Nn3/1NP1B2P/PP3PP1/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qd6 if 2.Nf3 Bxh5 or if 2.g3 Nxg3 ]
e)
Christopher Yoo vs Daniil Dubov, Internet, 2020
r1b1r1k1/1p3p1p/p5p1/8/8/2PP1QPq/P4P1P/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qxf1+ 2.Kxf1 Bh3+ 3.Qg2 Bxg2+ 4.Kxg2 Re1 ]
3a)
mate in 4
Andrey Esipenko vs Vugar Rasulov
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Polina Shuvalova vs Artyom Timofeev, Internet, 2020
5rk1/1b3pbp/2B1p1p1/4N1P1/1q1P4/2R1Q3/5P1P/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bxe5 2.dxe5 Qg4+ if 3.Kh1 Rd8 or if 3.Kf1 Ba6+ 4.Ke1 Rd8 ]
b)
Peter Svidler vs Grigoriy Oparin, Internet, 2020
6k1/1R3pp1/p3b2p/8/2n2B2/P5PP/1Pr3B1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxg2+ Kxg2 Bd5+ ]
c)
Pavel Tregubov vs Vitaliy Bernadskiy, Internet, 2020
3rr2k/q7/3P2p1/1R2p2p/6b1/1Q2p3/1P4PP/4RB1K b - - 0 1
[ 1...e2 if 2.Bxe2 Bxe2 3.Rxe2 Qa1+ mates ]
d)
R Praggnanandhaa vs Vjacheslav Weetik, Internet, 2020
2r1rbk1/3n1ppp/p1N1n3/1q2pN1b/1PR1P3/4B1PP/5PB1/4QR1K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nce7+ ]
e)
Kamil Dragun vs Evgeny Shtembuliak, Internet, 2020
1r3rk1/pp2pp1p/6pQ/2q1n3/2PNB3/8/6PP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rbd8 if 2.Qe3 Ng4 3.Qd3 e5 or if 2.Qd2 Rd7 ]
4b)
Peter Svidler vs Grigoriy Oparin
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Konstantine Shanava vs Luka Paichadze, Internet, 2020
r6k/pp4pp/1qb1pp2/8/2BQ1P2/2P5/PP4PP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rd8 ]
b)
Mihnea Costachi vs Evgeny Sapunov, Internet, 2020
2r3k1/pqr3bp/3p1np1/p2Ppp2/P3P3/5PN1/P1RQ1BPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxc2 2.Rxc2 Qb1+ ]
c)
Yahli Sokolovsky vs Andrey Esipenko, Internet, 2020
6k1/1b3p2/1p3Bp1/p7/3Q4/1P2P1Pp/P3K2P/2q5 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Ba6+ if 2.Kf3 Qf1+ mates ]
d)
D Gukesh vs Semen Khanin, Internet, 2020
3r3r/Qp3pk1/5Np1/1q2P2p/1b1pR3/8/PP3PPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bc5 if 2.a4 Qb3 ]
e)
Anton Demchenko vs Dmitry Andreikin, Sochi, 2020
1r1r2k1/5pb1/1qn1p1p1/p7/3P1P2/1NRQ1PP1/1P2N1K1/R7 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nxd4 2.Nbxd4 Bxd4 if 3.Rc2 Bxb2 or if 3.Nxd4 Qxb2+ ]
5b)
Mihnea Costachi vs Evgeny Sapunov
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Dennis Wagner vs Sergei Azarov, Internet, 2020
r4rk1/1pp2qpp/2n2b2/p7/2P1p1b1/1P2R1P1/PB1N1PBP/2Q1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bxb2 2.Qxb2 Qxf2+ 3.Kh1 Bf3 ]
b)
D Gukesh vs Evgeny Sapunov, Internet, 2020
r1bqkb1r/5pp1/p1p1p3/3p2B1/5Q2/8/PPP2PPP/2KR1B1R b kq - 0 1
[ 1...f6 ]
c)
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian, Internet, 2020
4r1k1/1Rb2pp1/p1p1r3/7p/P1PP1n1q/2B3NP/2Q2PP1/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nxh3+ 2.gxh3 Bxg3 if 3.fxg3 Qxg3+ 4.Qg2 Qxc3
or if 3.d5 Qxh3 4.fxg3 Re2 ]
d)
Levon Aronian vs Ian Nepomniachtchi, Internet, 2020
6k1/pb6/5R2/5r1q/5rp1/1P1P1nNp/P4N1P/3Q1K1R b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nd2+ if 2.Ke1 Qe8+ or if 2.Qxd2 Rxf2+ ]
e)
Kirill Shevchenko vs Deimante Cornette, Internet, 2020
5rk1/ppp1b1pp/8/1Q2Pq2/3RN3/P7/1PP3PP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bc5 ]
6a)
Dennis Wagner vs Sergei Azarov
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Jorge Cori vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Internet, 2020
8/kp6/p1b5/2q1b3/4p1B1/1Q6/Pp3P1P/1K1R4 b - - 0 1
[ 1...e3 if 2.Qxe3 Qxe3 mates or if 2.Qd3 exf2 3.Be6 Bb5 ]
b)
Samvel Ter Sahakyan vs Aleksey Sorokin, Internet, 2020
3r1rk1/ppq1p1bp/4p1p1/4P3/2BnRB2/2Q5/PP3PPP/4K2R b K - 0 1
[ 1...Rxf4 2.Rxf4 Qxe5+ ]
c)
Zhongyi Tan vs Yifan Hou, Internet, 2020
r5k1/6pp/1p6/pPb1R3/P7/4p3/6PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...e2+ 2.Rf2 Rd8 ]
d)
P Iniyan vs Sarin Nihal, Internet, 2020
k3br2/1p6/p3p2p/3pN1qP/P1pP2P1/2P1Q3/2P2rR1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rf1+ if 2.Kh2 Qh4+ ]
e)
Abhimanyu Puranik vs Sarin Nihal, Internet, 2020
8/p1b3pk/5pbp/2P5/3P4/P4B1P/1B1KQ1P1/6q1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Ba5+ if 2.Bc3 Qxd4+ ]
7e)
Abhimanyu Puranik vs Sarin Nihal
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Abhimanyu Puranik vs Raunak Sadhwani, Internet, 2020
1r1b2k1/5ppp/2B1p3/p6q/2Q1N1n1/P5P1/1P2PPK1/R2R4 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qh2+ if 2.Kf3 Ne5+ ]
b)
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Internet, 2020
7k/pB6/4p2b/4P2p/2nPQ3/2PKP3/P3Nq2/8 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nb2+ 2.Kd2 Bxe3+ ]
c)
Erik Blomqvist vs Jesper Thybo, Internet, 2020
8/4kpp1/p3p3/6P1/bp2P1Br/5P2/1PPR4/1K6 b - - 0 1
[ 1...b3 if 2.cxb3 Bxb3 ]
d)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura, Internet, 2020
8/5k1p/8/3pQ2n/P3b3/6PP/1Pr5/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rg2+ 2.Kf1 Nxg3+ 3.Ke1 Re2+ 4.Kd1 Bc2+ ]
e)
Nitzan Steinberg vs Ivan Cheparinov, Internet, 2020
2rr2k1/5p1p/2q1b1pb/8/2P1n3/2N1N3/PBQ1R1PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rd2 if 2.Qb3 Bxe3+ 3.Rxe3 Nxc3 or if 2.Qc1 Qb6 ]
8d)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Vugar Rasulov vs Jose Martinez Alcantara, Internet, 2020
r1b1r1k1/p4ppp/5q2/2pp4/8/1Pn1PN2/P2QBPPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nxe2+ 2.Qxe2 Ba6 ]
b)
Andrew Tang vs Nikolay Bortnik, Internet, 2020
1k5r/1p2n1p1/q3p3/p2pN2r/P2P4/2P2PP1/1P2QRK1/6R1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rh2+ 2.Kf1 Rxf2+ 3.Kxf2 Rh2+ ]
c)
Johan-Sebastian Christiansen vs David Larino Nieto, Internet, 2020
r1bq1rk1/pp2p2p/2p3p1/3pP3/6nQ/P1NB4/1PP3PB/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Qb6+ 2.Kh2 Nf2+ 3.Kg1 Nxd3+ ]
d)
Aryan Tari vs Alan Pichot, Internet, 2020
2r1r3/5kpp/Q4p2/1N1p4/8/KP5b/P1qPN2P/R5R1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Ra8 if 2.Na7 Qc5+ or if 2.Nd6+ Kf8 ]
e)
Abdulla Gadimbayli vs Alireza Firouzja, Internet, 2020
2k5/1p3p1Q/pr2b3/2q1p3/3rP3/P2R2P1/1PP1B2P/1K2R3 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxd3 if 2.Bxd3 Qc3 ]
9b)
Andrew Tang vs Nikolay Bortnik
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Dmitry Kryakvin vs Pavel Eljanov, Internet, 2020
8/6pk/4pn2/2R5/3pPPN1/1P3KPp/7P/r7 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nxg4 if 2.Kxg4 d3 ]
b)
Alexander Rustemov vs Benjamin Bok, Internet, 2020
6k1/p2r1p1p/6p1/3B4/6n1/3RP1P1/1r3PKP/5R2 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rxd5 if 2.Rxd5 Nxe3+ ]
c)
Andrey Tsvetkov vs Moulthun Ly, Internet, 2020
r1b1qrk1/1pp2pbp/3p2p1/p1nPp3/1nP1P1PN/2N1B2P/PP1QBPR1/2KR4 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Nxa2+ if 2.Nxa2 Nb3+ or if 2.Kb1 Nxc3+ 3.Qxc3 Nxe4 ]
d)
Vladimir Petkov vs Jose Pallardo Lozoya, Alfafar, 2020
r1r1n3/4kppp/pp2p3/1bn5/2N1P3/1P3P2/P3B1PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nxb6 Bxe2 2.Rf2 Bb5 3.Ba3 Kd8 4.Bxc5 ]
e)
Denis Makhnev vs Ayan Akhmetov, Alma-Ata, 2020
1q3rk1/pb2bppp/1p2p3/1N2n3/P3PB2/6P1/1P3PBP/2RQ2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bxe5 Qxe5 2.Rc7 Rd8 3.Qc2 ]
10d)
Vladimir Petkov vs Jose Pallardo Lozoya
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Linus Johansson vs Tobias Rostgaard, Ballerup, 2020
1r4k1/4q2p/RP1p4/Q1pP2b1/2P2p2/5p1P/5P1K/2B5 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Ra8 if 1...Rd8 2.b7 Qxb7 3.Rxd8+ ]
b)
Nils Grandelius vs Filip Olsen, Ballerup, 2020
4r3/p5R1/1p6/4k1p1/3NP3/4K3/Pr3PP1/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rg6 ]
c)
Jaime Alexander Cuartas vs Cristian Andres Hernandez, Barbera del Valles, 2020
r2q1rk1/4np1p/bp2p1pQ/4P1Pn/p1Ppp2R/PP1B4/1B1N3P/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxh5 gxh5 2.Nxe4 if 2...f5 or 2...Nd5 3.Nf6+ ]
d)
Steven Geirnaert vs Reinaert Verstraeten, Bruges, 2020
r4rk1/pp3pp1/2b2n1p/6q1/1Q3N2/P2B3P/1P3PP1/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rc5 if 1...Nd5 2.Nxd5 Bxd5 3.Be4 or if 1...Qh4 2.g3 ]
e)
Loek Van Wely vs Sven Tica, Internet, 2020
k3r3/p1q5/2p2p1p/1BNp2p1/3P1P2/P3r1P1/1PQ3P1/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Na6 ]
11a)
Linus Johansson vs Tobias Rostgaard
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Barnabas Persanyi vs Alex Krstulovic, Budapest, 2020
3r1nk1/R1p2pp1/1qN4p/1p6/8/2PP2PP/2P3QK/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rb7 if 1...Qxb7 2.Ne7+ ]
b)
David Berczes vs Jernej Spalir, Budapest, 2020
r2r2k1/pb3pp1/1p5p/3pR3/3n1Q1N/2q3P1/P4P1P/R4BK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rc1 if 1...Qb4 or 1...Qb2 2.Rc7 ]
c)
Juraj Druska vs Stefan Mazur, Drienica, 2020
3rr1k1/pp3pbp/2ppbnp1/q1n5/2PBP3/1PN2N1P/P1BQ1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bxf6 Bxf6 2.Nd5 Qxd2 3.Nxf6+ ]
d)
Evgeny Postny vs Johnatan Bakalchuk, Israel, 2020
1rb2rk1/p6p/2pq1pp1/2p1p1n1/N1PbP2B/Q4P2/PP2B1PP/3R1R1K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxd4 if 1...exd4 2.Bg3 or if 1...Qxd4 2.Rd1 ]
e)
Michal Krasenkow vs Monika Socko, Katowice, 2020
6k1/Bpp4n/3p2pb/2PPp2p/1P2P1bP/2NQ2P1/1K2Bq2/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.cxd6 Qxa7 2.dxc7 Bd7 3.d6 Nf6 4.Qc4+ ]
12c)
Juraj Druska vs Stefan Mazur
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Noel Studer vs Pedro Gines Esteo, Los Cancajos, 2020
2bqr3/6k1/pp3nn1/3Pb1Q1/4p1p1/2B3P1/PP4BP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bxe4 if 1...Bxc3 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Rxf6 or if 1...Nxe4 2.Bxe5+ ]
b)
Sergei Ovsejevitsch vs Milosz Szpar, Lublin, 2020
2b3k1/rp3pbp/1n1q2p1/p2P2B1/8/PQ1B1P2/1P4PP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Re8+ if 1...Bf8 2.Bh6 Nd7 3.Qc3 ]
c)
Alexander Donchenko vs Mihail Kopylov, Magdeburg, 2020
r2qk2r/pp3ppp/3bp3/3pn3/3Q2b1/2N3P1/PP2PPBP/R1B2RK1 w kq - 1 0
[ 1.Bf4 ]
d)
Bojan Vuckovic vs Pavle Dimic, Ruma, 2020
2k5/8/3p4/p3p3/1p2Q3/1P4P1/PKPbN2q/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qc6+ if 1...Kb8 2.Qxd6+ ]
e)
Mihajlo Stojanovic vs Miroljub Lazic, Ruma, 2020
r5k1/1ppbrp1p/3p1qp1/p1nP4/3N3P/1PQ1PPP1/P5B1/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nc6 Qxc3 2.Nxe7+ ]
13b)
Sergei Ovsejevitsch vs Milosz Szpar
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Karen Grigoryan vs Rodrigo Vasquez, Sitges, 2020
r5k1/4Qppp/p1NP1n2/1pp5/8/6Pq/P4P1P/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nd8 if 1...Qh5 2.Qe8+ mates or if 1...h6 2.Qxf7+ Kh8 3.Ne6 Rg8 4.d7 ]
b)
Valentin Dragnev vs Oleg Romanishin, Sitges, 2020
5k2/5ppp/R7/1B6/p4P2/6KP/P2r2P1/4n3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Ra8+ Ke7 2.Re8+ ]
c)
Maxim Lugovskoy vs Evgeny Kardashevskiy, Sochi, 2020
r4qk1/p4pr1/4bQ2/3p2B1/2p5/2P3RP/P1P2PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bh6 if 1...Rxg3 2.fxg3 ]
d)
Stefan Pogosyan vs Alexander Sergeyev, Sochi, 2020
5bk1/5pp1/6qp/p1n1PN2/1p6/5Q2/BP3PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nh4 ]
e)
David Paravyan vs Artur Gaifullin, Sochi, 2020
1r6/ppnN2pk/7p/3p1q1P/2pP4/2P3Q1/P5P1/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qg6+ ]
14b)
Valentin Dragnev vs Oleg Romanishin
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Rudik Makarian vs Alexandr Truskavetsky, Sochi, 2020
1n3r2/4k1pB/p1q1p3/P5P1/4Q3/1p3N2/1b3P1P/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qb4+ if 1...Kf7 2.g6+ Ke8 3.Qxb8+ ]
b)
Jurij Zezulkin vs Lukasz Licznerski, Ustron, 2020
4r3/6kp/1B1R2pN/4p1P1/3nb3/6KP/8/8 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rd7+ if 1...Kh8 2.Rxd4 ]
c)
Valeriy Kazakovskiy vs Vidmantas Malisauskas, Internet, 2020
6k1/5R2/6pp/1N1n4/p2pq3/1b4PP/1P4NK/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rc8+ Kxf7 Nd6+ ]
d)
Alexander Suvorov vs Nikolas Wachinger, Willingen, 2020
r2q2k1/1bp1b2p/1p4B1/p3P3/3N2Q1/4P3/PP4PP/5nK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Ne6 if Qd7 Bxh7+ mates ]
e)
Martin Haubro vs Mikkel Antonsen, Ballerup, 2020
8/bpR3pk/p4p1p/P4N1P/1P6/8/3r1PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rd1+ Kh2 Bb8 ]
15b)
Jurij Zezulkin vs Lukasz Licznerski
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Tor Fredrik Kaasen vs Jonas Roseneck, Internet, 2020
3B2k1/8/4r2p/pP3Rp1/1p2n3/1P6/2P3PP/7K b - - 0 1
[ 1...Rd6 ]
b)
Daria Voit vs Dinara Dordzhieva, Moscow, 2020
r2qk2r/pp3ppp/2p5/4P2b/1n6/2NB2NP/PP1K4/R1B2Q1R b kq - 0 1
[ 1...Qg5+ 2.Ke1 Qxg3+ 3.Kd2 Rd8 ]
c)
Mads Vestby-Ellingsen vs Normunds Miezis, Oslo, 2020
r2qk3/1p3p1r/1b5n/p2pP1Q1/2N1bP1p/7P/P3B1P1/R1BR1K2 b q - 0 1
[ 1...dxc4 if 2.Rxd8+ Bxd8 3.Qh5 Nf5 4.Qg4 Rg7 ]
d)
Kaan Kucuksari vs Robert Bator, Sweden, 2020
r2q1rk1/pp1nbppp/2p1pn2/5b2/2QP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bc2 if 2.Rd2 Nb6 ]
e)
Antoni Kozak vs Vojtech Zwardon, Ustron, 2020
1q4k1/3pppbp/r5p1/4P3/N5n1/NPQ5/6PP/1R1R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ 1...Bxe5 if 2.Qf3 Qa7+ or if 2.Qc4 Bxh2+ 3.Kh1 Nf2# ]
16c)
Mads Vestby-Ellingsen vs Normunds Miezis
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
P Iniyan vs Jesse Kraai, Internet, 2020
6rk/6pp/n7/p3P1N1/5q2/8/P5QP/2R4K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rf1 ]
b)
Erik Obgolts vs Leonardo Valdes, Internet, 2020
8/2p3rk/1p1pP1pp/p4q2/P1P5/1PQ3P1/7P/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.e7 ]
c)
Vladimir Demin vs Alexandru-Vasile David, Internet, 2020
r4rk1/p1qbbppp/2pppn2/6B1/4P3/1NNQ4/PPP2PPP/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ 1.e5 ]
d)
Jose Martinez Alcantara vs Rout Padmini, Internet, 2020
3r1rk1/2pn1p1p/1p1p2pb/pP6/2q1P3/P1N5/1BQP2PP/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nd5 if 1...Qxc2 2.Ne7# ]
e)
Maxim Matlakov vs Pablo Garcia Cardenas, Internet, 2020
1nr3k1/2r1qpp1/4p2p/2Nb3Q/1P1p4/3P2PB/5P1P/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qxd5 if 1...exd5 2.Rxe7 Rxe7 3.Bxc8 ]
17e)
Maxim Matlakov vs Pablo Garcia Cardenas
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xviii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Santosh Gujrathi Vidit vs David Kalashian, Internet, 2020
3r2k1/2prb1p1/1pn4p/3pPp1P/p1P5/5NP1/PB3PK1/2RR4 w - - 1 0
[ 1.e6 Rd6 2.cxd5 Na5 3.Rxc7 Kf8 4.Ba3 ]
b)
Mariano Ortega vs Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, Internet, 2020
3r1k2/ppq5/5p2/2P3p1/PPQ4N/2P4P/3r2P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Ng6+ Kg7 2.Re7+ ]
c)
Levan Pantsulaia vs Artem Sadovsky, Internet, 2020
rnbkr3/pp4bp/6p1/5p2/4n3/2N3P1/PP2P1BP/R1B1NRK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nxe4 fxe4 2.Bg5+ if 2...Kc7 3.Rf7+ ]
d)
Sarin Nihal vs Volodar Murzin, Internet, 2020
r7/2r3kp/p2q1pp1/Q2p4/3Nn3/5N1P/PP3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qxc7+ ]
e)
Vasily Korchmar vs German Della Morte, Internet, 2020
r3r1k1/pppq1pb1/3p1npp/8/n2NP2B/2P1RB2/PP3PPP/R2Q2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bxf6 Bxf6 2.Bg4 if 2...Nxb2 3.Bxd7 Nxd1 4.Rxd1 ]
18c)
Levan Pantsulaia vs Artem Sadovsky
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alexey Sarana vs Nikolaos Spyropoulos, Internet, 2020
2r3k1/2rq1ppb/1n1p1n1p/4pP2/1PB1P3/1Q4P1/2RN3P/B1R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Bxf7+ if 1...Qxf7 2.Rxc7 Qxb3 3.Rxc8+
or if 1...Kh8 2.Be6 Rxc2 3.Rxc2 ]
b)
Quang Liem Le vs Lawrence Trent, Internet, 2020
r1b1k2r/2q1bpp1/p1npp2p/1p6/4nP1B/1NNB4/PPPQ2PP/1K1R3R w kq - 1 0
[ 1.Bxe4 Bxh4 2.Qxd6 if 2...Qxd6 3.Rxd6 ]
c)
Gawain Jones vs Anton Isajevsky, Internet, 2020
5r2/pp1rbpkp/3p1np1/2p2PB1/8/2NP1R2/PPP3PP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxe7 Rxe7 2.Bxf6+ Kxf6 3.Nd5+ ]
d)
Abhimanyu Puranik vs Uurtsaikh Agibileg, Internet, 2020
r1b2rk1/ppqnppbp/3p2p1/8/2PQ4/1PN3P1/PB2PPBP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Nd5+ ]
e)
Armen Ar. Barseghyan vs Jesse Kraai, Internet, 2020
3r2k1/5p2/p2p1np1/N7/pP3Q2/2q3PP/2P2PK1/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Re3 if 1...Qb2 2.Nc4 Qa1 3.Ra3 or if 1...Qxc2 2.Qxf6 ]
19d)
Abhimanyu Puranik vs Uurtsaikh Agibileg
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xx.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mikhail Golubev vs Maxim Novik, Internet, 2020
r4rk1/ppqn1p1p/2pb2pP/3np1B1/3PN3/2PN1Q2/PP3PP1/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ 1.c4 if 1...Ne7 2.c5 ]
b)
Jeffrey Xiong vs Ivan Aldokhin, Internet, 2020
8/pp2rpkp/2p2Np1/4Pb2/2P5/1P1R4/r5PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxf5 gxf5 2.Rg3+ if 2...Kh6 2.Ng8+ ]
c)
Artur Gabrielian vs Vasily Usmanov, Internet, 2020
r1bqk2r/pp1n1ppp/2pbpn2/4N3/2BP4/2N5/PPP1QPPP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ 1.Nxf7 if 1...Kxf7 2.Qxe6+ mates ]
d)
Aleksandr Ostrovskiy vs Anastasia Bodnaruk, Internet, 2020
r1b2rk1/p3ppb1/2p2np1/2qpB2p/7P/2N1P3/PPPQ1PP1/R3KB1R w KQ - 1 0
[ 1.Na4 ]
e)
Renato Quintiliano Pinto vs Marcelo Playa, Internet, 2020
2rqrbk1/1p3p1p/p4n1p/1b1p4/3Q4/1P2PN2/PB3PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rxc8 if 1...Qxc8 2.Qxf6 mates ]
20b)
Jeffrey Xiong vs Ivan Aldokhin
Top rated puzzles of 2020, pg. 8, pt. xxi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Kirill Alekseenko vs Belurkar Nitish, Internet, 2020
2r5/5R1p/3k2p1/3np3/4n3/7Q/P1q3PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ 1.Qd7+ Kc5 2.Qxc8+ ]
b)
Matthias Bluebaum vs Pedro Martinez Reyes, Internet, 2020
r6r/1p2p1k1/1np1BnP1/p5q1/P1pP4/2N1P3/1P2QK2/R6R w - - 1 0
[ 1.Rag1 ]
c)
Sanan Sjugirov vs Maxim Lugovskoy, Internet, 2020
r5k1/1b1nbppp/n3p3/1q1p4/1P6/2R1B1PP/2NNPPB1/2Q3K1 w - - 1 0
[ 1.Nd4 if 1...Qb6 2.Nc6 Bc5 3.Ne7+ or if 1...Qxb4 2.Rb3 ]
21a)
Kirill Alekseenko vs Belurkar Nitish
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