Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Csaba Horvath.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
White Mates in 3. Horvath vs Ewan Stewart, Groningen, 1984
[ Rg4 ]
b)
Horvath vs M Natter, simul, 1990
[ Nd5 ]
c)
White Mates in 8. Horvath vs Franz Nagl, Eger, 1986
[ R1g7+ Rxg7 Qxg7+ Qd7 Qe5+ ]
d)
Horvath vs Jean Koch, Arnheim, 1987
[ Qc3+ w/Re7(+) ]
e)
Horvath vs Alexei Suetin, Debrecen, 1987
[ e6 (threatens Bb5+ mates) ]
f)
Black to move and mate in 5.
Boris Gulko vs Horvath, Sochi, 1985
[ ...Qxg3+ w/Rxf1+ R6f2+ Rh1+ & f5# ]
Horvath Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Horvath vs Oleg Chernikov, Debrecen, 1988
[ Nxf7 w/g4 ]
b)
White Mates in 3. Horvath vs Peter Lukacs, Debrecen, 1988
[ Ne8+ ]
c)
Horvath vs Attila Kiss, Budapest, 1989
[ Rxh7+ Rxh7 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qxf7+ Kh8 g6 ]
d)
Horvath vs Pierre Dezan, Budapest, 1990
[ Qg8+ (or Qh8+) Ke7 f8Q+ Rxf8 Qxg7+ ]
e)
Horvath vs Hung Fioramonti, Mitropa Cup, 1990
[ Nxh5 if gxh5 g6 threatening Rxg7+ & Qf7+ ]
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