Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Dmitry Andreikin.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
Andreikin vs Grigory Yarysh, Serpukhov, 1999
r4rn1/q3bp1k/bp4pp/p1pNPN2/P7/1P2B1QP/2PR2P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nfxe7 if Nxe7 Nf6+ w/Rd7 ]
b)
Andreikin vs Alexander Kopylov, Serpukhov, 2000
r1b1k3/4p1br/p1p1p1p1/qp2n2p/5B1P/P1N5/1PPQBPP1/R4RK1 w q - 0 1
[ Bxe5 if Bxe5 Qg4 w/Qxg6+ & Bxh5 ]
c)
Andreikin vs Berna Guillen, Oropesa, 2001
r2nr2k/1bp1bpp1/p7/1p1pP3/3P2q1/2P2NP1/P1B2PK1/R1BQR3 w - - 0 1
[ Rh1+ Kg8 Bh7+ if Kf8 Bf5 ]
d)
Andreikin vs Jurijs Mihailovs, Oropesa, 2001
3r1n1k/1p1bnp1p/p2q1p2/3P2P1/1P1Q4/P2BBNR1/7P/7K w - - 0 1
[ Bf4 if Qxd5 Qxf6+ Kg8 Be5 ]
e)
Andreikin vs Artur Mustakaev, Smolensk, 2001
2rn2k1/1b3q2/p2Rpp1p/B5p1/B1rP4/4QP2/6PP/1R5K w - - 0 1
[ Bb3 if R4c6 Rxd8 ]
Andreikin Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a) White Mates in 4. Andreikin vs Shakhiyar Rahmanov, Heraklio, 2002
1r3r2/1p5R/p1n2pp1/1n1B1Pk1/8/8/P1P2BPP/2K1R3 w - - 0 1
b)
Andreikin vs Pogos Nakhapetiane, Dagomys, 2003
rn2k1r1/1R1b1p1p/3pp3/p6R/4P3/3NBP2/2P1B1P1/b4K2 w q - 0 1
[ Rxa5 ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Andreikin vs Evgueij Kretov, Dagomys, 2004
3r1r2/1pqn1pkp/b3pNp1/4P3/p2R4/P3QB1P/1PP2PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh6+ Kxh6 Rh4+ Kg5 Nxh7+ if Kf5 Bg4+ Kf4 Bxe6# or if Kxh4 Re4# ]
d) White Mates in 3. Andreikin vs Alexsej Lanin, St. Petersburg, 2007
7k/1p1q1rnp/p4RRQ/4p3/4P2P/8/PPr1N1P1/7K w - - 0 1
e)
Andreikin vs Ivan Rozum, Moscow, 2007
7k/2q4p/p2R4/1p1B1r2/5Q1P/P1P3PK/1P2r3/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf5 if Qxd6 Qc8+ mates ]
Andreikin Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
White to move and win. Andreikin vs Alexandra Kosteniuk, Tomsk, 2006
4kb1r/3q2pP/p2pp3/8/1nr1b2P/2N3QB/1PP5/2KR1RB1 w k - id 1-0
[ Nxe4 if Rxe4 Qg6+ ]
b) White Mates in 4. Andreikin vs Romain Edouard, Heraklio, 2004
1r3r2/2Q2q1k/p6p/8/8/8/PP6/K5RR w - - 0 1
c)
Viktor Kozlov vs Andreikin, St. Petersburg, 2001
3r3k/2pq4/5p1p/pp2pP1Q/4P2P/1PP3R1/1P1r4/2K1R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc2+ if Kxc2 Qd2+ w/Qxe1+ & Qxg3 or if Kb1 Qd2 ]
d)
Evgeny Malakhevich vs Andreikin, Kazan, 2003
rqb2rk1/4Qpbp/p4Bp1/8/2p5/2P2N2/PP3PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Ra7 ]
e)
Reinhold Muller vs Andreikin, Kirishi, 2003
5rk1/pbp2rpp/1p1pp2q/2P5/1P1P2Q1/P1BnNP2/2R1R1PP/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 ]
Andreikin Puzzles, Part IV. Black to move and win.
a)
Genadi Ageichenko vs Andreikin, Moscow, 2007
2r3k1/1q3p2/pr1p2p1/2nPb1Qp/8/6P1/RP1RPPBP/2B3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne6 if dxe6 Rxc1+ mates ]
b)
Dmitry Panchenko Dmitry vs Andreikin, Riazan, 2007
8/kp1rn3/pbn4p/5p2/2Q1p2N/2P3rP/PP2B2R/2K5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Be3+ if Kc2 Rd2+ Kb3 Na5+ ]
c)
Denis Yevseev vs Andreikin, Smolensk, 2005
4r1k1/Q4ppp/1r1q4/N1pPpb2/1nP5/R5P1/P4PBP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra6 if Qb7 Rb8 ]
d)
Andrey Tkachuk vs Andreikin, Smolensk, 2005
3r2k1/1p1r2bp/p5p1/5p2/2R2B2/2Nn1PK1/PPR3PP/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...b5 if Rc6 Nb4 ]
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