Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ildar Ibragimov.
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)
Ibragimov vs Alexander Khasin, Gorky, 1989
r3r2k/1p3pnp/p2p2p1/3P4/2P5/5P2/qP1Q2PP/2RB1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qc3 w/Bb3 ]

b)
Ibragimov vs Ara Minasian, Kherson, 1991
5r2/R2nQpk1/6p1/3rp1Bp/1P6/3q1P1P/6P1/R6K w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 Rxd7 Bf6+ Kg8 Qxf8+ ]

c)
Ibragimov vs Marcel Sisniega, Sao Paulo, 1991
3rb1k1/3p2pp/1p3r2/p1n1Np2/8/1P2PBP1/P4PP1/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc6 ]

d)
Ibragimov vs Roman Skomorokhin, Voronezh, 1991
3r2k1/ppR2p1p/3qrp2/8/4P3/P2Q3P/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg3+ ]

e)
Ibragimov vs Stephane Kellenberger, Bern, 1993
r1bqn1r1/pp5k/3P3p/P1p2pp1/2P1pP2/2B1P2P/1Q2B1P1/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ d7 Bxd7 Qd2 ]

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