Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Axel Bachmann.
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)
Bachmann vs Ioannis Stavrianakis, Oropesa, 1999
4rrk1/p1qn1b1p/1p2p1p1/2p1P3/2P1NN2/1P2Q1PP/P3R3/3R2K1 w - - id 1-0
[ Rxd7 ]
b)
Bachmann vs Pacheco Gallardo, Bento Goncalves, 2000
r4rk1/pp2ppbp/2n1bnp1/2q3N1/7Q/2N3P1/PP2PPBP/R1B2RK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Nce4 ]
c)
White Mates in 7. Bachmann vs Diego Sosa, Asuncion, 2001
r1bqk2r/ppppb1pp/3n4/3BN3/1n6/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQR1K1 w kq - id 1-0
[ Qh5+ g6 Nxg6 Nxd5 Nxh8+ Kf8 Qxh7 ]
d)
White Mates in 2. Bachmann vs Vladimir Galakhov, Internet, 2003
6R1/5r1k/p6b/1pB1p2q/1P6/5rQP/5P1K/6R1 w - - id 1-0
[ Rh8+ ]
e)
Bachmann vs Franklin Manotas, Internet, 2003
2r4k/1p3r1p/p2Bb3/4P1R1/3p1p2/3P1Q1q/PP5P/6RK w - - id 1-0
[ Qxh3 Bxh3 e6 if Bxe6 Be5+ mates ]
Bachmann Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black to move and win. Ricardo Guillen vs Bachmann, Asuncion, 2001
r1bqk1nr/ppp2ppp/2nb4/3pp3/8/3P1Q1N/PPP1PPPP/RNB1KB1R b KQkq - id 0-1
[ ...Nd4 w/...Nxc2+ ]
b)
Black to move and win. RF De Kleine vs Bachmann, Internet, 2003
4rrk1/1b2b2p/ppn5/3p1pnq/1P1N2p1/P1PB2P1/5PNP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - id 0-1
[ ...Nxd4 w/...Nf3+ ]
c)
Bachmann vs Martin Marinangeli, Bogota, 2004
4rrkb/pb4q1/1p1ppnpQ/5pN1/2p1PP2/2PP1BP1/PP1B4/4RRK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Qxg7 Bxg7 e5 ]
d)
Bachmann vs Luizmar Brito, Guarapari, 2007
3nnrbk/4r1p1/pppp1pPp/4pP2/P1P1P3/1qNP3R/1P3QBP/R1B4K w - - id 1-0
[ Ra3 if Qb4 Na2 ]
e)
Bachmann vs Juan Minaya, Buenos Aires, 2005
1r2r3/4q2k/n1p1Nppb/p2p2n1/P5BQ/2P1B2P/1P4P1/1R3RK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Rxf6 if Qxf6 Nxg6+ Kg7 Bd4 ]
Bachmann Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Bachmann vs De Souza Correa, Balneario Camboriu, 2005
r3k2r/p2q1ppp/2p1pn2/1p2Nb2/3Pn3/P1Q3P1/1PP1NPBP/3R1RK1 w kq - id 1-0
[ Nxd7 Nxc3 Nxf6+ gxf6 Bxc6+ ]
b)
Bachmann vs Valdes Escobar, Balneario Camboriu, 2005
6k1/1b2rppp/pQnpp3/N1r4N/1p2PPPP/8/PPq5/K2R2R1 w - - id 1-0
[ Nxb7 if Rb5 Qxa6 Rexb7 Rc1 ]
c)
Bachmann vs Slobodan Kovacevic, Calvia, 2004
r2q1rk1/5pb1/p2P3p/1p1PpNpP/2p3P1/1nP1BQ2/1P4B1/5RK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Ne7+ Kh8 Qf5 w/Be4 ]
d)
White Mates in 7. Bachmann vs Moreno Garcia, Calvia, 2004
1qb2rk1/3n1p1p/1p1p1Pp1/rP1N4/2PBP2Q/3P3P/3b2B1/1R3RK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Ne7+ Kh8 Nxg6+ if fxg6 f7+ or if Kg8 Ne7+ ]
e)
Bachmann vs Sherman Maduro, Calvia, 2004
1br4r/pp1q1ppk/6n1/2p1pN2/2PpP1Q1/1P1P4/P4P1P/R1B3RK w - - id 1-0
[ Qh3+ ]
Bachmann Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Bachmann vs Rueda Zieniewicz, Posadas, 2005
r3n1k1/2qnb1pp/1pbp4/p3prP1/P7/2N1BN1P/1PPQ1PB1/R4RK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Nd5 if Qd8 Nh4 Rf8 Nxe7+ ]
b)
Bachmann vs Fernando Frare, San Jose de Rio Preto, 2005
3r1rkb/1q3p1p/p2p1RpP/2pnP1P1/P7/2N1B3/1PP2Q2/5RK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Nxd5 Qxd5 e6 if Bxf6 Qxf6 mates ]
c)
Black to move and win. Zviad Izoria vs Bachmann, Miami, 2007
3q1rk1/3r2bp/1p6/2P2p1b/2PnpB2/4N1P1/5PBP/1R2QRK1 b - - id 0-1
[ ...Ne2+ Kh1 Bc3 ]
d)
Black to move and win. Marco Pacheco vs Bachmann, Turin, 2006
r1bqr1k1/ppp2pbp/2np2p1/8/2PNPn2/2N1BP2/PP1QB1PP/R3R1K1 b - - id 0-1
[ ...Bxd4 if Bxd4 Qg5 ]
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