Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Dibyendu Barua.
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)
Barua vs Bernardo Roselli, Embalse, 1981
[ Qf6 if a5 Qf8+ & g4+ mates if Nc6 Bd5 ]
b)
Barua vs Kurt Voetzke, Embalse, 1981
[ f6 if Rxf6 Rh8+ mates ]
c)
Barua vs Victor Kortchnoi, London, 1982
[ Nxe5 Nh8 Nxf7 Nxf7 e5 ]
d)
Barua vs Nigel Davies, Southport, 1983
[ Bb5+ if Bd7 Bxd7+ w/Qe6 if Nd7 Nxe5 if Qe7 Ng5 ]
e)
Barua vs Sergey Makarichev, Calcutta, 1986
[ Rxd8 w/Qxe3 ]
Barua Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 7. Barua vs Semon Palatnik, Calcutta, 1986
[ Rg1 Ra1 Qd7+ Kf8 Qd8+ Kf7 e6+ ]
b)
Barua vs Praveen Thipsay, Coimbatore, 1987
[ Rxd6 ]
c)
Barua vs Pooma Mithrakanth, Delhi, 1987
[ Rxg7+ ]
d)
Barua vs Pooma Mithrakanth, India, 1988
[ Nxf5 if Ra8 Bb6 w/Ndxe7 ]
e)
Barua vs Peter Hempson, London, 1989
[ Bxe6+ w/Bxg7+ Kxg7 Rf7+ & if Kh8 Qh5 or if Kh6 Raf1 & R1f5 ]
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