Here are some chess puzzles from the games of the 2007/2008 Bundesliga.
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)
Pawel Jaracz vs David Berczes, Germany, 2007
5rbk/3Q2pp/8/1nqp4/1rPRp3/4N1PB/4PP1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd5 if Bxd5 Rxd5 ]
b)
Arik Braun vs Pawel Czarnota, Germany, 2007
r3r3/pp1q2kn/4bppp/2Pn4/3N3P/1P4P1/PB3QB1/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 if Rxe6 Rd1 ]
c)
Nazar Firman vs Steve Berger, Germany, 2007
3r2k1/pbQ2ppp/1p2pn1q/2nr4/3N4/4PP1P/PP2B1PK/2RRB3 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5 ]
d)
Tomi Nyback vs Matthias Mueller, Germany, 2007
4r1k1/pbq1rpp1/1p5p/2bp4/3B2n1/1P1BP1N1/P1Q2PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ b4 Bd6 Qe2 if Qd7 Bf5 ]
e)
Dirk Sebastian vs Maxim Korman, Germany, 2007
r4q2/1p1nnkN1/2p2p1p/p1bp1Np1/P4P2/2P4P/1PQ3PB/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Ne6 if Qc8 Nxc5 Nxf5 Qxf5 Nxc5 Qh7+ Kf8 Re7 mates ]
2007/2008 Bundesliga Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 3.
Lubomir Ftacnik 2553 vs Francisco Vallejo Pons 2660, Germany, 2007
7k/1p2b2p/1qp2r2/p3pPQ1/8/P2P3P/1P4B1/6RK w - - 0 1
[ Qg8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 4.
Maxim Korman 2113 vs Almira Skripchenko 2438, Germany, 2007
r1b2RB1/pp4p1/q5kp/5p2/3Q1P2/6P1/1PPK3P/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bf7+ Kh7 Rh8+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5.
Martin Kraemer 2436 vs Daniel Stellwagen 2639, Germany, 2007
r2br3/2qb2k1/pn1pp1p1/1p6/2nNP3/P1N1B3/1PPQ3P/2K2RR1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6+ Kxg6 Qg2+ Kh5 Qh3+ ]
d)
Andrei Nestor Cioara vs Aleksandar Dranov, Germany, 2007
r1b2rk1/p3bppp/1q6/1pnQ4/2pN1B2/6P1/PP3PBP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc6 if Bf6 Be3 ]
e)
Fabian Doettling vs Klaus-Juergen Schulz, Germany, 2007
1nrq1rk1/1bp1bppp/p3pn2/1p4B1/3P4/P4NP1/1PQ1PPBP/RN1R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 Bxf6 Ng5 Bxg5 Bxb7 ]
2007/2008 Bundesliga Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Christopher Lutz vs Lubomir Ftacnik, Germany, 2008
5r2/5Nk1/1b1pbR2/7p/2P4P/1rB5/8/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 if Rxf6 Bxf6+ ]
b)
Vadim Malakhatko vs Heiko Machelett, Germany, 2008
4n1rk/1p3qrb/p2p4/P1pPp1pP/2P1P3/1P3BRN/3Q2RK/8 w - - 0 1
[ h6 ]
c)
White Mates in 4. Peter Enders vs Christian Scholz, Germany, 2008
8/2qr2pk/1n3p1p/4pP1N/1QP5/1P4RP/6PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ if Rxg7 Nxf6+ ]
d)
Thomas Casper vs Ilja Brener, Germany, 2008
6r1/pp3p1k/4bQ1p/2p2P1N/2P5/1P5P/1P3P1q/3R1K2 w - - 0 1
[ Qg7+ Rxg7 Nf6+ ]
e)
Wladimir Schilow 2400 vs Jan Markos 2565, Germany, 2008
2r3k1/p3qbpp/5b2/2pP4/2Q1N3/P3B1P1/1r5P/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf6+ if gxf6 Qg4+ ]
2007/2008 Bundesliga Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Vlastimil Babula vs Markus Ragger, Germany, 2008
8/ppk5/2p2pr1/P7/4Pbq1/2NR4/1P3QB1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nb5+ if Kc8 Nxa7+ or if cxb5 Qc2+ ]
b)
Fabian Doettling vs David Gross, Germany, 2008
8/3n1kp1/1p2p3/p2bP1pP/P2P1p2/3BqP2/1Q3NP1/5K2 w - - 0 1
[ Qc3 w/Ng4 ]
c)
Evgeniy Najer vs Lubomir Ftacnik, Germany, 2008
2rk1b1r/p3p3/1nQ1P2p/q2bP1p1/1p3P2/8/PPP1NBPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd5+ if Qxd5 Bxb6+ ]
d)
Arik Braun vs Jan Votava, Germany, 2008
3r4/pp3kpQ/3P1r1p/2q1p3/2p5/5N2/PP4PP/1B3R1K w - - 0 1
[ Ng5+ if hxg5 Rxf6+ or if Ke8 Rxf6 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Gennadij Fish vs Kevin Huth, Germany, 2008
r2qrn2/pb2kp1B/1pp4Q/3pP3/3P2p1/2N5/PP4PP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Rf1+ ]
2007/2008 Bundesliga Puzzles, Part V. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Uwe Boensch vs Gennadij Fish, Germany, 2007
5rk1/R5p1/1p2p3/2b1Bn1B/4p3/6P1/PP4KP/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne3+ w/...Rf5 ]
b)
Thomas Welz vs Dirk Sebastian, Germany, 2007
Q7/1rq3k1/5pp1/2n1p2p/p1P1P3/6P1/R2N1PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb8 if Qd5 Rd8 ]
c)
Igor Glek vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Germany, 2007
B7/5p2/6pk/1R5p/1P6/4n2P/1r3rPK/6R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf1+ if Kh1 Rb3 Bf3 Rbxf3 ]
d)
Gennadij Fish 2546 vs Thomas Casper 2421, Germany, 2007
3r3k/r1qN2bp/1p2Qpp1/p7/2PRPP2/6P1/PP4BP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc8 if Bh3 f5 ]
e)
Vladimir Baklan vs Predrag Nikolic, Germany, 2007
6k1/5pp1/1q3n1p/N2p1P2/8/1P3P1P/2r5/3RQ2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc7 ]
2007/2008 Bundesliga Puzzles, Part VI. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black Mates in 5. Christopher Lutz vs Bartosz Socko, Germany, 2007
8/8/8/8/5nk1/8/7R/4rBK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Kg3 ]
b)
Black Mates in 4. Dietmar Kolbus vs Peter Heine Nielsen, Germany, 2007
2r3k1/pb3ppp/8/qP2b3/8/1P6/1P1RQPPP/1K3B1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ ]
c)
Andras Flumbort vs Aloyzas Kveinys, Germany, 2007
7k/3q4/pp1p1p2/2pPP1r1/P5nr/2N2Q2/1P1R2P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf5 if e6 Qh7 mates or if Qe2 Rh1+ mates ]
d)
Vlastimil Babula 2594 vs Romuald Mainka 2490, Germany, 2008
2r3k1/5pp1/1pb4p/4P2q/P1Q5/6P1/1P1B1P1P/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf3 if Kf1 Qg2+ Ke2 Bf3+ w/...Rxc4 ]
e)
Black Mates in 3. Petr Haba vs Nazar Firman, Germany, 2008
2q3k1/1p4pp/3R1r2/p2bQ3/P7/1N2B3/1PP3rP/R3K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf1+ w/...Qc4+ ]
2007/2008 Bundesliga Puzzles, Part VII. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Niclas Huschenbeth vs Sipke Ernst, Germany, 2008
4r1k1/2B2p1p/p5p1/1p1n2b1/6P1/1P3PN1/P1R3P1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxc7 if Rxc7 Bf4 ]
b)
Martin Kraemer vs Gabriel Sargissian, Germany, 2008
4r1k1/pb2rpp1/1q5p/2p5/3pnP2/BP3BP1/P1Q2P1P/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng5 ]
c)
Martin Senff vs Peter Heine Nielsen, Germany, 2008
5rk1/pb4b1/5r2/5qQ1/7P/2P1B3/PP4P1/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg6 if Qxf5 Rxg2+ Kh1 Rxf5 Rd7 Re2+ ]
d)
Eva Moser vs Tomi Nyback, Germany, 2008
7k/6pp/8/N2B3b/P1Pn4/7P/1P2nr2/3R1N1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3 ]
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