Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Pal Benko.
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)

Benko vs Edith Keller-Hermann, Graz, 1947
6k1/1p2q2p/p2pPrp1/2p5/P1P5/1PQ3P1/6KP/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf6 ]

b)

White Mates in 2. Benko vs Erno Gereben, Budapest, 1954
1r2q3/1R6/3p1kp1/1ppBp1b1/p3Pp2/2PP4/PP3P2/5K1Q w - - 0 1
[ Qh8+ ]

c)

Benko vs Robert Fischer, Buenos Aires, 1960
r4rk1/pp3qbp/2ppb2B/3N4/2n5/6QP/PP2PPB1/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg7 Qxg7 Qxg7+ Kxg7 Nc7 ]

d)

Benko vs Alberto Foguelman, Buenos Aires, 1960
2R1n3/1p2r1k1/r3pp1p/3p2p1/3P2P1/3NP2P/q4PK1/1QR5 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe8 Rxe8 Qxb7+ Kf8 Rc7 ]

e)

White Mates in 5. Benko vs Romero Miguel Colon, Boston, 1964
r1b3rk/5ppp/p3p3/7N/q1p2P2/P5Q1/1PP3PP/2KRR3 w - - 0 1
[ Rd8 ]

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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Pal Benko. White to move and win except where noted.

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Pal Benko.
White to move and win except where noted.