Tactics in the opening
Here are some mates in 2s and 3s from Sicilian B50s miniatures.
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 2.
Henry Buckle vs Amateur, London, 1840
r2qkb1r/pp2nppp/3p4/2pNN1B1/2BnP3/3P4/PPP2PPP/R2bK2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ 9.Nf6+ gxf6 10.Bxf7# ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Belloulou vs Cristolanc, Paris, 1994
1r1qkb1r/p4ppp/1n1pPn2/1N2p1N1/Q3P3/8/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 w k - 1 0
[ 14.Nxd6+ Ke7 15.Nf5# ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
Efrain Hoyos vs Andres Sanchez Sanchez, Medellin, 2010
r4rk1/pp2bppp/2n1pnb1/8/2P2B2/1BPq1P1P/PP1N1P2/2KRQ2R b - - 0 1
[ 16...Qxc3+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Cesar Ramos vs Carl Jacobs, Port of Spain, 2014
3r1k1r/1p2R1bp/p5p1/2nN1qN1/6n1/5Q2/PP4PP/R1B4K w - - 1 0
[ 20.Rf7+ ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Jose Andrade vs B Camisao, Portugal, 1994
r1b1kb1r/1pq2p1p/p4p2/3n4/8/PN6/1PP1BPPP/3RQRK1 w kq - 1 0
[ 18.Bb5+ ]
Mates from Sicilian B50s miniatures, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Stefan Lang vs Gerhard Schwalbe, Bayern, 1997
2kr1b1r/1p1bn1pp/p3qp2/3p4/P1NP4/1nP2NB1/BP2QPPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 18.Qxe6 dxc4 ( 18...Bxe6 19.Nb6# ) 19.Qd6 ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Burak Sen vs Taha Yasin Turedi, Kemer, 2012
2r1kbnr/pp2nppp/3p4/Q2N3q/4PB2/5P2/PP3P1P/2R1KB1R w K - 1 0
[ 15.Rxc8+ Kd7 ( 15...Nxc8 16.Bb5# ) 16.Qd8+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Edouard Bonnet vs Jeremy Ricbour, Pau, 2000
1nkrbb1r/Qp2q1p1/1P1p1p2/1BpPp1p1/4P3/R1P1B3/1P3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 20.Qxb8+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Roquelina Fandino vs Francis Fernandez, Los Inmortales, 2004
2r1r1k1/1p2b1pp/p1b1pp2/3qN3/3P1BQ1/P3R3/1P3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 20.Qxg7+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Goran Cabrilo vs Petar Popovic, Vrnjacka Banja, 1998
2kr3r/1p3ppp/p3pn2/2b1B2q/Q1N5/2P5/PP3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ 17.Nb6+ Bxb6 18.Qc4+ ]
Mates from Sicilian B50s miniatures, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Wen Tan Si vs Minh Pham Hong, Chiangmai, 2013
r3k2r/p3np1p/3pp1p1/2p5/1p1bPP2/2PP1Q2/qP1B2PP/2KR2NR b kq - 0 1
[ 16...b3 17.Be3 Bxc3 ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Sheila Jackson vs Fenella Foster, Buenos Aires, 1978
r4k1r/p1q2P1p/1pnb2p1/2p5/8/2P1BN2/PP4PP/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 19.Bh6+ Kxf7 20.Qd5+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Almira Skripchenko vs Rosa Te-Llalemand, Paris, 1999
r2r2k1/p3bppp/3p4/q2p3n/3QP3/1P4R1/PB3PPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ 18.Rxg7+ Kf8 19.Rg8+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Marcelo Ferreira Lopes vs Rodrigo Dinegri, Sao Paulo, 2014
2r2b1r/5k1p/pq1P1Bp1/1pn5/2p1Q3/5N2/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 19.Ng5+ Kxf6 ( 19...Kg8 20.Qd5+ ) 20.Qe5# ]
e)
White mates in 3.
M Kiselev vs Mark Rogovoi, St. Petersburg, 1996
3rr1k1/ppq1Bppp/2b5/3p4/6NQ/2N5/PPP2PPP/2K1R3 w - - 1 0
[ 17.Nf6+ ]
Mates from Sicilian B50s miniatures, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Borja Zamarbide Inarrea vs Jose Garrido Ligarreta, Mondragon, 2002
r5k1/pp4pp/3pb3/4p1qr/8/3BbPP1/PPP4P/R1N1QR1K b - - 0 1
[ 19...Rxh2+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Rohit Sarwate vs Alberto Muniz Pardino, Hong Kong, 2014
r1b1k2r/5ppp/p7/1pbPp3/2P1Kn2/1PN1NP2/1P3qPP/R1BQ3R b kq - 0 1
[ 17...Qxe3+ 18.Bxe3 f5+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
E Heubach vs H Artmann, Dresden, 2009
2r1k1nr/1p2p1bp/pBb2pp1/4P3/2q5/2N2N1P/PPPQ2P1/3R1RK1 w k - 1 0
[ 19.Qd8+ Rxd8 20.Rxd8+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Luis Flaquer vs Andres Gallego, Bogota, 2006
r5k1/1pq2ppp/3pbb2/4p3/1n2P3/pPr2P2/P1PB3P/1KNRQB1R b - - 0 1
[ 19...Rxb3+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Ricardo Urbina vs Fracela Chinchilla, San Salvador, 2003
r1b3kr/p2n1pbp/2pQ2p1/6q1/2B5/2N5/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ 14.Bxf7+ Kxf7 15.Qe6+ Kf8 16.Qe8# ]
f)
Black mates in 3.
Marcelino Sion Castro vs Rigoberto Alderete, Alicante, 1997
r3k2r/p2bppb1/2pp2p1/7q/4PPp1/1BN1B3/PPP2KP1/R3QR2 b kq - 0 1
[ 17...g3+ ]
g)
White mates in 3.
Alessandro Bonanno vs Rolly Martinez, Milan, 2008
r1b3k1/pnq2pbp/2p3p1/8/2BpN3/BP2Q3/P1P2PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ 20.Nf6+ ]
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