Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Hoang Thanh Trang.
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 2. Hoang vs Alina Calota, Duisburg, 1992
2Q5/pp2rk1p/3p2pq/2bP1r2/5RR1/1P2P3/PB3P1P/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf5+ ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Hoang vs Liat Miron, Bratislava, 1993
2rr2k1/pp5p/bn1q2pQ/3p4/3P1R2/2N1R1N1/PP4PP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf7 Kxf7 Qxh7+ Kf6 Rf3+ ]
c)
Hoang vs Gregory Bersutzki, Budapest, 1994
2b1r1k1/1p5p/1rp1p1pb/4Bp2/P2P4/1p2P1P1/1P2BP1P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc7 if Rb4 Ba5 ]
d)
Hoang vs Erzsebet Cynolter, Hungary, 1994
r2q1rk1/1R1n1pb1/p2p4/2pPp1p1/N1P1Pnbp/P3B3/2QN1PPP/1R3BK1 w - - 0 1
[ f3 Bh5 g3 ]
e)
Hoang vs Mohamed Seif Hassan, Singapore, 1995
3rr1k1/pbq3p1/1p1bp1Qp/5p2/2P5/PP1B4/1B3PP1/3RR2K w - - 0 1
[ Bxf5 if e5 Qh7+ Kf8 Bg6 ]
Hoang Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Hoang vs Valer Krutti, Hungary, 1999
2r2rk1/2BR3p/Q3pqp1/2p5/3b1nB1/8/P4PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf4 Qxf4 Rxd4 w/Bxe6+ ]
b)
Hoang vs Joost Berkvens, Budapest, 2000
1r2rk2/1p3qpQ/p2p1p2/3PnP2/b2pP3/6R1/1P4PP/1BB2R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7 Qxg7 Bh6 ]
c)
Hoang vs Enrique Paciencia, Vung Tau, 2000
6Q1/4r3/6pk/8/6PP/4K3/1r6/8 w - - 0 1
[ Kf3 if Rbb7 g5+ Kh5 Qc4 ]
d)
Hoang vs Ferenc Berkes, Hungary, 2001
3r1k2/2n2p1Q/5b2/2P1q1p1/1r2B3/6P1/4RP1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bg6 if Qd5 Re6 ]
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Hungarian GMs
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