"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com



Here are some chess puzzles from the games of the Women's 2011-2 Bundesliga.
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.
Petra Dshurowa vs Katrin Haecker, Germany, 2012
r3r1kq/pR5n/2pn3p/3pN1p1/NP1P2P1/4R3/P1Q2P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg6+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Helene Nuber vs Chantal Voss, Germany, 2011
1q3r1k/pp1B2p1/5n2/3p2N1/7N/7P/P4PP1/3Qb1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ Kg8 Be6+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Elena Sedina vs Maria Schoene, Germany, 2012
8/1b3k2/1P4R1/3p2Qp/pPr1q2P/P7/5PPK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qf6+ Ke8 Rg8+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Anna Sharevich vs Stefanie Schulz, Germany, 2011
3r1q2/1p1n1k1p/p2p1P2/2pPpbQ1/PrN5/1P4P1/R6P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd6+ Qxd6 Qg7+ Ke8 f7+ ]

e)
White mates in 5.
Anja Schulz vs Alisa Frey, Germany, 2012
r3rk2/1b3pp1/p2q1b2/1p2nBNQ/3p1B2/7P/PP3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe5 g6 Qh6+ Ke7 Bxf6+ ]

1e)
mate in 5
Anja Schulz vs Alisa Frey

Women's 2011-2 Bundesliga Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Susan Grossmann vs Anja Schulz, Germany, 2012
6rk/2p1R3/p2p4/6Bp/2nbN2N/8/2P5/5K2 w - - 0 1
[ Bf6+ Bxf6 Nxf6 ]

b)
White mates in 6.
Liubka Genova vs Larissa Erben, Germany, 2011
2q1rk2/4b2Q/np4p1/1p2P3/1P3P2/1P1R2P1/7P/B5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh8+ Kf7 e6+ Kxe6 Qe5+ ]

c)
Judith Fuchs vs Julia Schlein, Germany, 2012
r1b5/pp2k2p/2p3p1/4p3/3bP3/1BN1n1BP/PPP3P1/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Bh4+ Kd6 Bg5 ]

d)
Liubka Genova vs Viktorija Sokalska, Germany, 2012
2r1b3/1p2k3/p3p2N/Pr1p2Rp/5P2/2P3P1/1PK5/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ if Kf6 Nd6 or if Kd7 Rg7+ Kd8 Rxe6 Rc6 Rd6+ Rxd6 Nxd6 ]

e)
Marta Michna vs Maria Leks, Germany, 2012
2r3rk/5p1b/1pnq1p1B/2p5/6Q1/2P5/PP4BP/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Bg7+ Rxg7 Qxc8+ ]

2b)
mate in 6
Liubka Genova vs Larissa Erben

Women's 2011-2 Bundesliga Puzzles, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mara Jelica vs Inna Gaponenko, Germany, 2012
4rnk1/p4q1p/2QB2p1/2N1b3/1P1p4/P7/6PP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf1 Bf6 Bxf8 if d3 Rxf6 or if Rxf8 Nd7 ]

b)
Eva Moser vs Dr Gundula Heinatz, Germany, 2011
8/3k4/RP1r4/2p2pp1/8/2Pp4/3K1P2/8 w - - 0 1
[ b7 ]

c)
Melinda Goczo vs Sibylle Heyme, Germany, 2012
2r3k1/1p2qnb1/p2pNp2/P1pBnP1Q/2P5/1P4PP/8/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe5 if fxe5 Ng5 or if dxe5 Qg6 Nh6 Nxg7+ ]

d)
Tatiana Kononenko vs Viktorija Cmilyte, Germany, 2012
3r3b/2n2q1k/pN1p1nr1/2pP4/P4B1p/3Q3P/1P3PP1/1B2R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re7 ]

e)
Martina Korenova vs Sarah Hoolt, Germany, 2011
2r3k1/Q3bpp1/4q2p/1R2p3/3rN2P/6P1/P4P2/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bb4 Re3 Qh3 ]

f)
Joanna Worek vs Melanie Ohme, Germany, 2011
1r1q1rk1/pb3pbp/5np1/3Np1B1/1P1nB3/2N5/P4PPP/1R1Q1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxd5 Bxd8 Nxc3 Qe1 Rfxd8 Bxb7 Nxb1 ]

3f)
Joanna Worek vs Melanie Ohme


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