Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Alexander Beliavsky.
White to move and win.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
Beliavsky vs Alvis Vitolins, Riga, 1968
[ Rxa6 ]
b)
Beliavsky vs Jan Ristoja, Tallinn, 1968
[ Nd6 if Rd8 Nxc8 & Bh3 ]
c)
Beliavsky vs Miguel Quinteros, Las Palmas, 1974
[ Rxd8+ ]
d)
Beliavsky vs Lev Alburt, Yerevan, 1975
[ g4 if Qf6 Bg5 ]
e)
Beliavsky vs Josif Dorfman, Yerevan, 1975
[ Rh6 if Rf7 f6 w/Rf5 or if Rxh6 Qxh6+ w/Qg6+ & f6 ]
Beliavsky Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Beliavsky vs Eduard Gufeld, Novosibirsk, 1976
2r3k1/p2bp1bR/3p2p1/1p1q4/2rN1QP1/4BP2/PPP5/1K1R4 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Nf5+ ]
b)
Beliavsky vs Arshak Petrosian, Baku, 1977
5rk1/2p2ppp/p3p1q1/3nP3/1P1B3R/4PQ1P/3r1PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc5 if Rd8 e4 Nb6 Rg4 Qh6 Be3 ]
c)
Beliavsky vs Rafael Vaganian, Baku, 1977
8/4pq1k/3p2p1/2p3Qp/4N2N/6P1/Pr3r1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe3 ]
d)
Beliavsky vs Janis Klovans, URS, 1977
2r2b2/1b1N1pkp/2Np2p1/3P4/p3PQ2/2R4P/1q3PPK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qf6+ if Kg8 Ne7+ w/Rxc8+ or if Kh6 Nd4 w/Nf5+ & g4# ]
e)
Beliavsky vs Jose Gutierrez, Bogota, 1979
2r1r1k1/2nn1pq1/p2p2p1/Pp1P4/1PpNPPP1/5Q2/2B3R1/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Nf5 if Qb2 Rb1 Qf6 g5 Qd8 Nxd6 ]
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