Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Michael Adams.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
Adams vs Andrew Whiteley, England, 1981
4b2k/ppp1q1r1/4prRp/2Pp3P/5N2/P3Q3/1PP3P1/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd5 exd5 Qxe7 Rxe7 Rxf6 ]
b)
White Mates in 2. Adams vs Luis Comas Fabrego, Adelaide, 1988
r4kr1/1b2R1n1/pq4p1/4Q3/1p4P1/5P2/PPP4P/1K2R3 w - - 0 1
[ Rf7+ Kxf7 Qe7# ]
c)
Black to move and win. Graham Morrison vs Adams, Blackpool, 1988
6k1/p5p1/7p/4Np2/2P5/1P4P1/q1QK1P1n/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qa5+ if Qc3 Qxe5 & ...Nf3+ ]
d)
Adams vs Fernandez, Haifa, 1989
r3rk2/1p1n1p1Q/p1b1p3/2q3pN/8/2PB4/P1P2PP1/2KRR3 w - - 0 1
[ Bg6 ]
e)
Adams vs Pascal Chomet, Clichy, 1990
5k1r/2qrnpRp/1n5P/1p1ppPQ1/8/P1N5/1PP2P2/2K3R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ if Ke8 Qf6 ]
Adams Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Adams vs Larry Christiansen, Reykjavik, 1990
5rk1/qb4p1/3P1pPb/2p1r3/2P1p2R/1P5Q/6PP/3RB2K w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6 w/Qd7 ]
b)
Adams vs Patrick Wolff, London, 1990
1nkr3r/Q1n1qp1p/p5p1/Pp1pP3/5P1P/2R5/1PP3P1/1K1R1B2 w - - 0 1
[ g3 w/Bh3(+) ]
c)
Black to move and win. Aljosa Grosar vs Adams, London, 1990
8/3r1k2/2p3p1/1pn5/p7/P1PBR2r/1PPK4/R7 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd3+ Rxd3 Rxd3+ cxd3 Nb3+ ]
d)
Adams vs Keith Richardson, Sheffield, 1991
2r1k2r/pb3pb1/1p1pp3/P2Nq1pp/1PPnP3/3BB3/5PPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ f4 ]
e)
White Mates in 2. Adams vs Eric Lobron, Brussels, 1992
8/7p/5pk1/3n2pq/3N1nR1/1P3P2/P6P/4QK2 w - - 0 1
[ Qe8+ Kg7 Nf5# ]
Adams Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black to move and win. Joseph Pinter vs Adams, France, 1992
Q7/5pk1/7p/1r1Bpq2/3n4/8/5PPP/4R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb1 ]
b)
Black Mates in 7. Kiril Georgiev vs Adams, Groningen, 1993
3r2k1/p4pp1/q3p2p/1p1n4/2r3N1/5Q1N/PK3PPP/3R3R w - - 0 1
[ ...Rc2+ Kxc2 Nb4+ Kc1 Qc8+ Kb2 Qc2+ Ka3 Qa4+ Kb2 Qxa2+ Kc1 Qc2# ]
c)
Dmitry Gurevich vs Adams, Biel, 1993
1r4k1/p1p2ppp/2P2b2/2N2b2/q4P1P/2p1P1P1/P5B1/2QR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd1+ Qxd1 c2 Qf1 Rb1 Nb3 Bd3 ]
d)
White Mates in 3. Adams vs Sherhard, London, 1993
2bq1k1r/r5pp/p2b1Pn1/1p1Q4/3P4/1B6/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd6+ Qxd6 Rxc8+ Qd8 Rxd8# ]
e)
White Mates in 3. Adams vs Jeroen Piket, Wijk aan Zee, 1993
8/2k2r2/pp6/2p1R1Np/6pn/8/Pr4B1/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Ne6+ Kb8 Rd8+ Ka7 Ra8# ]
Adams Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Adams vs Niama Tumurhuyag, Moscow, 1994
1r1r2k1/1bp3p1/p3q1P1/P2np1BQ/1pB5/2P5/1P3PP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Be7 ]
b)
Adams vs S Van der Waeren, Moscow, 1994
5k1r/pb2qn1p/1p3p2/1B1pp3/3P1N2/4QP2/P5PP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc7 (if Qxc7 or Qd8 Ne6+) Qd6 Rxb7 if exf4 Qe8+ mates ]
c)
Adams vs R Cunningham, New York, 1996
r5k1/ppqr1p1p/2p1pBn1/4b3/8/1BP4Q/PP3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe5 w/Qh6 ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Adams vs P Burkart, London, 1996
2r3k1/p4p2/1p2P1pQ/3bR2p/1q6/1B6/PP2RPr1/5K2 w - - 0 1
[ exf7+ Bxf7 Re8+ Rxe8 Rxe8+ Qf8 Rxf8# ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Adams vs Neil McDonald, West Bromwich, 1997
5k2/1b5p/p3R3/1pq2p1P/8/1BP2P1Q/PP3r2/6RK w - - 0 1
[ Rg8+ Kxg8 Re8+ Kg7 Qg3+ Kh6 Qf4+ Kxh5 Bf7# ]
Adams Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Adams vs Sinisa Drazic, Copenhagen, 1997
4R3/6k1/3bp1p1/1p6/p3b1QK/2P1P3/3q4/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rf7+ Kxf7 Qxe6+ ]
b)
Adams vs Stuart Conquest, Hastings, 1997
3R1bk1/2p3pp/p1r4r/7P/2R5/1P4N1/P4PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5 w/Ne7+ or Nxh6+ ]
c)
Adams vs Albert Easton, Ebbw Vale, 1998
r1q1br1k/ppp3p1/1bn2n1p/8/2B4N/2N4P/PPQ2PP1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe8 Qxe8 (if Nxe8 Ng6+ mates) Ng6+ Kh7 Nxf8+ ]
d)
Adams vs Michael Bezold, England, 2001
5rk1/r3pnbp/p4np1/3q2N1/8/1QB2N2/PP4PP/4RR1K w - - 0 1
[ Qxd5 w/Bxg7 & Ne6+ ]
e)
Adams vs Michael Hennigan, England, 2001
r3k2r/1q2npb1/p1p1b1pp/3pN3/3P4/BPP5/3NQPPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf7 ]
Adams Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Adams vs Vladislav Borovikov, Halkidiki, 2002
3r2k1/1p3p1p/p1n2qp1/2B5/1P2Q2P/6P1/B2bRP2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe8+ ]
b)
Adams vs Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Cap d'Agde, 2003
r7/r1pk2p1/2bb1p1p/1p2n3/1N1NP3/1BP5/1P4PP/1K1RR3 w - - 0 1
[ Nxc6 w/Nxc6 & Bd5+ ]
c)
Adams vs John Nunn, Internet, 2003
6k1/1p3ppp/p1n1b3/q1B5/6P1/P6P/1PPr1QB1/1K2R3 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe6 ]
d)
Adams vs Dmitry Jakovenko, Internet, 2004
3r3k/1b3pp1/pn2p2p/Bpq2N1r/3b1P2/P2B2QP/1PP3P1/4RR1K w - - 0 1
[ Nxd4 Rxd4 Bc3 ]
e)
Adams vs Artur Jussupow, France, 2005
5rk1/p3Rr2/1p3p1Q/3p1qp1/3B4/2P4P/bP3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7 Kxf7 g4 if Qg6 Re7+ ]
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