Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Viktor Bologan.
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) White Mates in 3. Bologan vs Darius Ruzele, Kramatorsk, 1989
6r1/pp3N1k/1q2bQpp/3pP3/8/6RP/PP3PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
b)
Bologan vs Alte Gronn, Mamaia, 1991
1q1rk3/p3np1p/2p3pB/8/4P2P/8/5PP1/Q1R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh8+ Kd7 Rd1+ ]
c)
White Mates in 2. Bologan vs G B Prakash, Mamaia, 1991
3rr2k/1pp3R1/pq5P/2N1npQ1/4p2P/2PP4/1P3P2/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Rh7+ ]
d)
Bologan vs Oganes Danielian, Yurmala, 1991
2r1br2/qp5k/2n3p1/p2pPpQ1/7N/P5N1/6PP/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Nxf5 gxf5 Nxf5 if b5 Rf4 mates or if Rc7 Qh6+ mates ]
e)
Bologan vs Chowdhury Roy, Calcutta, 1992
r3rbk1/pp3pp1/2p3np/2P1Pb2/2BNNPq1/8/P1Q3PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Nxf5 if Qxf5 Nf6+ ]
Bologan Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Bologan vs Alisa Galliamova, Oakham, 1992
2kr3r/1b1n1pp1/3Qp2p/pB1pP3/1p1B1qPP/8/PPP5/1K1R3R w - - 0 1
[ Ba7 ]
b)
Bologan vs Thor Harestad, Stavanger, 1992
1r5k/5p1p/p1q2pn1/4pN2/2P3Q1/Pp6/1P3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ h4 Rg8 h5 if Nf4 Qxg8+ mates ]
c)
Bologan vs Jose Garcia Padron, Las Palmas, 1993
5k2/B2Q1p1p/6n1/1p2q3/5p2/7P/P5P1/7K w - - 0 1
[ Qd8+ ]
d)
Bologan vs Ivan Trujillo, Las Palmas, 1993
5kr1/1r2bp2/p1q5/4R2p/Pp3p2/1P3P2/2P1QB1P/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Bc5 if Bxc5 Rd8+ & Rg5+ ]
e)
Bologan vs Aivars Gipslis, Ostrava, 1993
8/7k/R4p1r/3p4/4r3/PR2nN2/1KP5/8 w - - 0 1
[ Ng5+ if fxg5 Rb7+ mates ]
Bologan Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Bologan vs Emil Anka, France, 1994
r2r2k1/4qp2/p1b3pQ/4p3/1p2PnN1/3B3P/PPP5/1K1R1R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf4 if exf4 e5 ]
b)
White Mates in 7. Bologan vs Bruno Redon, France, 1994
1r3k2/4nrb1/1qNpQ3/p2P1p2/8/P1p4R/1P3P2/1K5R w - - 0 1
[ Rh8+ Bxh8 Rxh8+ Ng8 Qh6+ Rg7 Qxd6+ Kf7 Qe6+ Kf8 Rxg8+ ]
c)
Bologan vs Mark Ginsburg, Philadelphia, 1994
r3k2r/1p2q1p1/p3Bb2/2p4p/6nP/2N4Q/PPP5/1K1R3R w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 if Nf2 Qf5 ]
d)
Bologan vs Vallo Maidla, Riga, 1995
2rq3k/3nnppp/3p2rb/1p1N4/1P2PP2/2P1BQ1B/7P/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Bxd7 if Qxd7 Ra7 or if Nxd5 Bxc8 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Bologan vs A Stavrinov, Riga, 1995
r1brn3/p1q4p/p1p2P1k/2PpPPp1/P7/1Q2B2P/1P6/1K1R1R2 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg5+ if Kh5 Qf3+ Kxg5 Qg4+ or if Kxg5 Qg3+ Kh5 Qg4+ ]
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