Winning Moves of Aleksandar Baburin

See 2, 3 or 4 moves ahead - 3 Books in One!

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Aleksandar Baburin.
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)

Alexander Baburin vs Sergey Fokin, Gorky, 1989
2r3k1/p4r1p/1pb1p1pP/3q4/6R1/6Q1/1B3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6+ hxg6 Qxg6+ Kf8 Ba3+ mates ]

b)

Alexander Baburin vs Mel O'Cinneide, Cork, 1995
5r2/3R1pk1/p3p1p1/3r2N1/7P/8/PP3PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe6+ ]

c)

Alexander Baburin vs Mel O'Cinneide, Dublin, 1996
r4k2/1q3p2/pp6/3prN2/P7/5Q1P/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qa3+ if Ke8 Nd6+ or if Kg8 Qg3+ mates ]

d)

White mates in 4.
Alexander Baburin vs Christopher Ward, Isle of Man, 1996
3q2k1/6p1/2Q3Pp/3r1p2/8/4P3/1B3P1P/4K1R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe6+ if Kh8 Bxg7+ ]

e)

White mates in 4.
Alexander Baburin vs Josep Basas Gamazo, Andorra, 1998
2q1r1k1/4b1n1/p5Q1/2pPp3/2P3N1/P5PP/5PB1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nh6+ Kh8 Be4 Qf5 Bxf5 ]

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See 2, 3 or 4 moves ahead - 3 Books in One!

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Aleksandar Baburin. The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Aleksandar Baburin.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.