Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
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 5. Mamedyarov vs Elshan Moradiabadi, Gurzuf, 1999
2r5/7p/1P1p2pk/Pqn2p2/4pP2/4N1P1/8/Q2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf5+ Kh5 Qf6 Kg4 Qg5+ ]
b)
Mamedyarov vs Rustam Samadli, Baku, 2000
r1q2rk1/p1nb1pbp/4p1p1/2pPN3/1pB2Q2/7P/PPP2PP1/1N1RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd7 Qxd7 dxe6 ]
c)
White Mates in 9. Mamedyarov vs Sergey Dolmatov, Dubai, 2000
3rr3/pp1qppk1/7p/5R2/2pPQ1P1/2P4P/PP6/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Qh7+ Kf6 Qxh6+ Kf7 Qh7+ Kf6 g5+ ]
d)
Mamedyarov vs Emre Karadeniz, Istanbul, 2000
6nk/1r4qp/8/5Np1/1Q2p3/4P3/r3BPKP/2R5 w - - 0 1
[ Qd6 if Qb2 Rc2 or if Qg6 Qe5 Nf6 Qxf6 mates ]
e)
Mamedyarov vs Rashad Babaev, Baku, 2001
1r2r1kb/5R1p/1qpp2pB/4p3/n1PnP3/6PB/PP1Q3P/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Qxd4 if exd4 or Qxd4 Rf8+ mates ]
Mamedyarov vs Gurevich, 2007
Mamedyarov Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Mamedyarov vs Zeinal Eyubov, Baku, 2001
1r1qr1k1/p4pb1/3P1np1/1ppNp2p/2N5/5Q2/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ w/Nc6 ]
b)
Mamedyarov vs Davor Palo, Chalkidiki, 2001
1r3nk1/1b5p/2p1p1pB/pp1n4/4N2Q/6PB/qP3P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ Kf7 Nxd5 Qxd5 Qf4+ ]
c)
White Mates in 3. Mamedyarov vs Vitezslav Priehoda, Batumi, 2002
2Q5/p4qk1/1p3p2/1P2n1pP/4B1P1/6K1/5P2/8 w - - 0 1
[ h6+ ]
d)
Mamedyarov vs Paul Motwani, Bled, 2002
8/1r1n2pp/3kb3/RPp1p3/2B1P2P/2K3P1/1N6/8 w - - 0 1
[ Ra6+ Rb6 Bxe6 Kxe6 (if Rxa6 bxa6 w/Nc4) Nc4 ]
e)
Mamedyarov vs Abdoulla Zibaei, Dubai, 2002
rnbk3r/2q3bp/p2p2p1/1PpP1p2/4N1n1/5N1P/PP1BQPP1/R3KB1R w - - 0 1
[ Bg5+ if Kd7 Nxc5+ mates if Nf6 or Bf6 Nxf6 ]
Mamedyarov Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Mamedyarov vs Benjamin Galstian, Peniscola, 2002
r2qr3/pb2b1k1/7p/2pPp2p/2B5/2N4P/PPQ3P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf7+ Kxf7 Qh7+ Kf8 Qxh6+ ]
b)
Mamedyarov vs Amir Bagheri, Abudhabi, 2003
r1b2rk1/p1q4p/5ppQ/2bp4/1p4P1/2PBP3/PP1N1P2/R3K2R w - - 0 1
[ Bxg6 ]
c)
Mamedyarov vs Artyom Timofeev, Moscow, 2004
b2r3k/p3Nppp/3r4/1pq5/2p2Q2/4R3/PP1R1PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ if hxg6 Qh4+ Qh5 Qxd8+ w/Rxd8+ & Ree8 or if fxg6 Qxd6 ]
d)
Mamedyarov vs Merab Gagunashvili, Dubai, 2004
5r1k/p1p3p1/1pBpbrqp/8/2P2BPn/2PP3P/P3Q2K/4RR2 w - - 0 1
[ Bg3 Rxf1 (if Qxg5 Bxh4 w/Qxe6) Rxf1 Rxf1 Qxf1 Qg5 Qe1 ]
e)
White Mates in 7. Mamedyarov vs Mohamad Al-Modiahki, Dubai, 2004
4r1k1/4r2p/5QpP/6R1/2P2R2/1P2p3/q7/5K2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6+ hxg6 h7+ Rxh7 Qxg6+ ]
f)
Mamedyarov vs Shojaat Ghane, Izmir, 2004
4r1k1/1p3pp1/p1p3r1/5bqp/2NPp2n/P1P1P1BP/2Q2PPK/4R1R1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd6 w/Bxh4 ]
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