Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Larry Evans.
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)
Evans vs Paul Poschel, South Fallsburg, 1948
2k2r2/1pp1q1b1/p2p2p1/4n2p/1QN5/2P2RB1/PP4PP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe5 Bxe5 Rxf8+ Qxf8 Bxe5 ]
b)
Evans vs J Holt, Fort Worth, 1951
1rr1n3/p3q2k/4N2p/2P1pPp1/4N1P1/2Q4P/P7/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Rd7 Qxd7 Nf8+ ]
c)
Evans vs Ken Smith, Fort Worth, 1951
2r1q1k1/p1r2pp1/1pb1pn1p/4Q3/3P1P1B/P2B2PP/1P5K/2RR4 w - - 0 1
[ Ba6 ]
d)
Evans vs Israel Horowitz, New York, 1951
7k/7p/2P5/3pq3/8/5QrP/8/2R4K w - - 0 1
[ c7 Rxf3 c8/Q+ w/Qg4+ ]
Correction by Joe Miyara. Thx!
e)
Evans vs Robert Byrne, New York, 1951
4r1k1/1b3p1p/p2P2p1/1p6/7P/1B4P1/P4P2/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ d7 Rd8 Rc7 & Rc8 ]
Evans Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Evans vs Eleazar Jimenez, Havana, 1952
r1qbr1k1/2pn1p2/bpN3pp/p2NP3/2P5/P5PP/1PQ3B1/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd8 if Qxd8 Nf6+ or if Rxd8 Ne7+ ]
b)
Evans vs Alberto Foguelman, Buenos Aires, 1960
2r2rk1/1q4pp/1p1R4/p1n1BpQ1/P1P5/1P4PP/5Pb1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd7 ]
c)
Evans vs Sidney Bernstein, New York, 1961
5rk1/2p2qpp/8/3P2n1/4p3/pPN1Q3/P5PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ h4 ]
d)
Evans vs Suarez, Varna, 1962
3r2k1/p2r1ppp/2b1p3/QPp5/2B1P2q/P4P2/3R2PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ g3 (if bxc6 Rxd2 w/Qe1+) Qg5 f4 ]
e)
Evans vs Bela Berger, Amsterdam, 1964
r4b1r/1k1n2p1/pp2Rn1p/2q2Q1P/2P2B2/6N1/PP3PP1/1K1R4 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf6 if Nxf6 Rd7+ Nxd7 Qxd7+ mates ]
Evans Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Evans vs Eldis Cobo Arteaga, Havana, 1964
3k4/6R1/5K2/p4B2/r6p/6bP/6P1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rd7+ Ke8 Rd5 Rf4 Re5+ w/Rc5 ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Evans vs Bernard Zuckerman, New York, 1967
r1r3k1/pp2pp1p/4b2Q/6Pp/4Nq2/3B1P2/PPP5/1K1R4 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ exf6 Bxh7+ Kh8 Bf5+ ]
c)
Evans vs Joel Adler, Chicago, 1970
k3r3/1p2q2p/p2R4/r7/4Q3/1Rp5/P1P3PP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd8+ ]
d)
Evans vs Walter Browne, USA, 1971
7k/p2R2p1/1p5p/3N4/8/nP2P2P/3r2PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rd8+ w/Nf6+ ]
e)
Evans vs Lawrence Day, Lone Pine, 1975
r1n3k1/1p1b1pbp/2pr2p1/q7/4PP2/pP4PP/P1Q2BBK/1N1RR3 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd6 Nxd6 Rd1 ]
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