Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Raymond Keene.
White to move and win.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
Keene vs Richardo Calvo Minguez, Lugano, 1968
[ Qxf8+ ]
b)
Keene vs Karl Robatsch, Madrid, 1971
[ d7+ if Qxd7 Bh3 ]
c)
Keene vs Carlo Micheli, 1973
[ Rxc7 w/Qxe6 ]
d)
Keene vs Eduard Scholl, Amsterdam, 1973
[ d7+ ]
e)
Keene vs Paul Milbers, Nice, 1974
[ Bxg6 ]
Keene, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Keene vs Theo Van Scheltinga, Wijk aan Zee, 1974
[ Nd7 ]
b)
White Mates in 5. Keene vs Anthony Miles, Hastings, 1975
[ Nf6+ w/Qxg6+ ]
c)
Keene vs Dragoljub Minic, Rovinj, 1975
[ Rxc4 w/Qxf6+ & Rc1 ]
d)
Keene vs James Tarjan, Torremolinos, 1975
[ Rd8+ ]
e)
White Mates in 2. Keene vs C Van Baarle, Berlin, 1980
[ Rf6 ]
Keene, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Keene vs Yehuda Gruenfeld, NY, 1981
[ Bxf6 w/f4 ]
b)
Keene vs David MacDonald, London, 1982
[ Bxf6 w/Be6 ]
c)
White Mates in 3. Keene vs Erling Mortensen, Aarhus, 1983
[ Rc7 ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Keene vs Briant, England, 1988
[ Bg7 ]
Keene, Part IV. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
S Hutchings vs Keene, Woolacombe, 1973
[ ...Rxa3 ]
b)
Andrew Whiteley vs Keene, Southend, 1968
[ ...Nd3+ w/...Nf2+ ]
c)
S Hutchings vs Keene, Barcelona, 1975
[ ...Bxf2 ]
d)
Black Mates in 3 (2 solutions). Erling Mortensen vs Keene, Aarhus, 1976
[ ...Re5+ (or) ...Bc3+ ]
e)
Heinz Wirthensohn vs Keene, Dortmund, 1978
[ ...Qg3 ]
Keene, Part V. Black to move and win.
a)
Jon Arnason vs Keene, London, 1981
[ ...Qxc4 w/...Bxc3+ ...Bxe1 & ...Bg3 ]
b)
Michael Basman vs Keene, Manchester, 1981
[ ...Qd6+ w/...Qf4+ ]
c)
Qi Jingxuan vs Keene, China, 1981
[ ...Qd5 ]
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