Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ferenc Berkes.
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)
Berkes vs Imre Hera, Hungary, 1994
3r3r/1k1q1ppp/pPbP4/4b3/4p3/4B1P1/P3QRBP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc6 Qxc6 Rxf7+ Kb8 (if Rd7 Rxd7 Qxd7 Bxe4+ mates) Qxa6 Rd7 Rxd7 Qxd7 Qa7+ ]
b)
White Mates in 7. Berkes vs Gergely Antal, Paks, 1996
r4r1k/pppbq1p1/2n1pN1p/3pP3/3P2Q1/5R2/PPP1BP1P/1K4R1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg6 if gxf6 Qxh6+ ]
c)
Berkes vs Sz Eordeogh, Paks, 1998
r4rk1/3bq1pn/2p1p2p/p1PpP2P/1p4Q1/3BRN2/PP3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg6 Ng5 Nxg5 if Qxg5 Qh7+ ]
d)
Berkes vs Jozsef Kis, Paks, 1998
r1b2rk1/pp4pp/4pn2/3pq1B1/7Q/3B4/PPP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 if Rxf6 Qxh7+ ]
e)
Berkes vs Gyula Buzas, Szekszard, 1998
r2nkq1r/pp3p2/4p1pp/6N1/3P4/2P4Q/PP4PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf7 Nxf7 Qe6+ Qe7 Qxg6 Kf8 Rae1 ]
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