Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Koneru Humpy.
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)
Koneru vs M Kaposztas, Budapest, 2001
2r1q1k1/1R3pb1/2b1p1p1/3pB1Q1/3P2BP/1P6/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re7 Qf8 Bxe6 ]
b)
Black to Move and Win. I Krush vs Koneru, Oakham, 2001
2k2r2/1p3qp1/p1n1p3/6P1/4p2p/4Qn1P/P1P1NPB1/3R3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc7 if Bxf3 Rxf3 w/Rxh3+ & Qh2+ ]
c)
Koneru vs Laura Rogule, Oropesa, 1999
4r1rk/pn3p2/1pb3p1/2p2q1P/2PpNB1b/PP1P1B1P/3Q2R1/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Bg4 ]
d)
Koneru vs N Resika, Budapest, 2001
r4qrk/5p1p/p2p1Pp1/2pPbnQ1/2p4R/1P4P1/P4RBP/2B4K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf5 if gxf5 Rxh7+ mates in 3 ]
e)
Koneru vs S Sanchez Castillo, Athens, 2001
4b3/2R3p1/p4k1p/5B1P/1P3K2/r3P3/8/8 w - - 0 1
[ e4 ]
Koneru Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Koneru vs Stephen Orton, Millfield, 2000
4rrk1/pp2p2p/4b1p1/q1p1Np2/1nP5/1P4P1/n2RPPBP/QN1R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc3 if Rd8 Nxa2 & Nd3 ]
b)
Koneru vs Matthew Broomfield, Witley, 2000
b1rr2k1/1q3ppp/1p6/pNbnB3/8/PP4P1/2R1QPBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rcd2 if Qe7 Bxd5 Bxd5 Rxd5 Rxd5 Rxd5 f6 Qg4 ]
c)
White Mates in 4 (2 Solutions) Koneru vs Torbjorn Hansen, Witley, 2000
5rk1/p1R3pp/6r1/1p2Q2q/3B4/1P1PPb2/P4PBP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ & Qxg7+ ]
d)
Koneru vs Georg Danner, Budapest, 2002
4rrk1/ppp1q2p/6p1/2pPn3/2P5/2QbR1P1/PP1N2BP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ Kxf8 Nf3 Nxf3+ Rxf3+ Bf5 g4 ]
e)
Koneru vs Ekaterina Ubiennykh, Goa, 2002
2q1nbk1/3n1pp1/p6p/Np1p1p2/1P1N4/P1rPB1P1/2PQ1P1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc4 ]
Koneru Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win.
a)
Koneru vs Ivan Krutina, Calicut, 2003
1qbr1r1k/pp2p1bp/2p5/4Pp1B/2n1PP1Q/2N1B3/PPR4P/1K4R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7 if Kxg7 Qxe7+ w/Bf7 mates or if Nxe3 Bg6 mates ]
b)
Koneru vs Peter Acs, Wijk aan Zee, 2003
6k1/pp3pp1/3n1np1/1P1pQ3/1q3N2/1NR1PP1P/r5P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd3 if Qa3 Nbc1 ]
c)
Koneru vs Cecile Van Der Merwe, Elista, 2004
b4R2/2n1k2p/p2p2pB/P1pP1p2/B2b4/2N4P/2P2PPK/4r3 w - - 0 1
[ Rc8 if Bxc3 Bg5+ Kf7 Rxc7+ ]
d)
Koneru vs Sunil Mokal Prathamesh, Visakhapatnam, 2004
5r2/p3pp1k/5bpp/2N5/8/1B4P1/P1R1PP1P/3n2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd7 if Rd8 Rd2 or if Re8 Rc6 Rd8 Nxf6+ exf6 Rc1 ]
e)
Koneru vs Hans Kristian Simonsen, Dubai, 2005
8/5k1p/3Q2p1/1p6/3Bqp2/1P2p1P1/P4P1P/5K2 w - - 0 1
[ Qd7+ if Kf8 Bc5+ ]
Koneru Puzzles, Part IV. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
White to move and win. Koneru vs G Balaji, Dubai, 2005
r5k1/1bqnrpbp/p1pN2p1/1pP1P3/3N1P2/P5PP/6B1/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxb7 if Qxb7 Nxc6 ]
b)
White to move and win. Koneru vs Ruediger Seger, Budapest, 2005
1qrr2k1/p4pb1/1p1P1np1/1Q1B4/4p3/4B2P/PP4P1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf7 if Kxf7 Qb3+ Kf8 Rxf6+ w/Bh6+ or if Kh7 Qg5 or if Kf8 Rxf6 Bxf6 Bh6+ ]
c)
Irina Krush vs Koneru, Calicut, 1998
8/5k2/B4bp1/p1pR3p/P7/1K4PP/5P2/2r5 b - - 0 1
[ ...c4+ ]
d)
Swayangsu Satyapragyan vs Koneru, Calcutta, 2001
r4rk1/1Q3ppp/2p1p1b1/q3P3/PbBP4/2n4P/5PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rfc8 if Ba6 Rcb8 or if Qd7 Rc7 ]
e)
Deep Sengupta vs Koneru, Calcutta, 2002
4r1k1/1b3p1p/p6R/P1pr4/6P1/5Pq1/1P2B3/R1Q2K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe2 if Kxe2 Re5+ mates ]
Koneru Puzzles, Part V. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Tatiana Stepovaia vs Koneru, Hyderabad, 2002
3rr1k1/pbpq2pp/1p1b1p2/n1P2P2/3P2P1/P1Q1B3/R3B1NP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxh2+ Kxh2 Qd5 ]
b)
Black Mates in 4. Y Pratibha vs Koneru, Calicut, 2003
8/6k1/6p1/4p1K1/pPp1P1PP/3n1P2/6r1/R7 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf4 h5 Ne6+ Kh4 g5+ Kh3 Nf4# ]
c)
Jacob Kaaber vs Koneru, Copenhagen, 2003
2r2rk1/1R2b1pp/1pp5/4q3/1PP1P3/4R1P1/2QN2pP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg5 if Rd3 Bxd2 Rxd2 Qa1+ or if Ra3 Qd4+ Kxg2 Rf2+ ]
d)
Wu Shaobin vs Koneru, Kuala Lumpur, 2005
6k1/p1q1b1p1/bp2p2p/4P3/4BP2/1PBp2P1/P2Q3P/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc3 ]
e)
Leandro Perdomo vs Koneru, Kochin, 2004
8/5r1k/3p1q1b/B1pPp3/b1P1P3/6pP/1R4Q1/4N1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Be3+ Kh1 Bd1 if Qxg3 Qf1+ Kh2 Bf4 ]
Koneru Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win.
a)
Koneru vs Vikramaditya Kamble, Visakhapatnam, 2006
1rb2r1k/6bp/p4qp1/2pBR3/5Q2/1P4P1/PB5P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf6 if Bxf6 Re8 ]
b)
Koneru vs MS Thejkumar, Visakhapatnam, 2006
2r3k1/ppqbrppp/2p1n3/4P3/3P1N2/2PB3P/P2Q1RP1/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ d5 if Nxf4 d6 Nxd3 Qxd3 ]
c)
Koneru vs Atousa Pourkashiyan, Doha, 2006
5nk1/p3r1pp/3N4/3pr1qn/8/3B4/PPQ3PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ Nxh7 Qc8+ Nf8 Qxf8+ Kh7 Nf7 ]
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