Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Anna Muzychuk.
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)
Muzychuk vs Natalia Kovtoniuk, Evpatoria, 2005
4Rr1k/r5bp/p2N1pp1/1pq5/8/1Q5P/PP3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf7+ if Kg8 Nh6+ mates ]
b)
Muzychuk vs Cecile Van Der Merwe, Calvia, 2004
2rqr2k/5n1p/4pP2/p2p3P/1p3N2/8/PPPQ2R1/1K4R1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ if hxg6 hxg6 mates ]
c)
Muzychuk vs Marina Makropoulou, Sheki, 2005
r7/1kb2Q1p/1pp2Np1/p1n5/4RP2/P5P1/6KP/2r5 w - - 0 1
[ Re7 if Na6 Ne8 Rc8 Nd6+ ]
d)
Muzychuk vs Milka Ankerst, Bled, 2005
2rq3k/pb1rbpp1/2p1pN1p/4B3/3P3Q/P5R1/1P3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7 if Kxg7 Qg4+ ]
e)
Black to move and win. Olga Kalinina vs Muzychuk, Evpatoria, 2005
r2qr1k1/pp3ppp/2B1bn2/2p1b3/2P2P2/3P2P1/PP2Q2P/RNB1K2R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg4 if Qc2 Bc3+ Kf2 Bd4+ ]
f)
Black to move and win. Barbara Perrusset vs Muzychuk, Belfort, 2005
2bq1rk1/1p4bp/2pp2p1/3Pp3/1PPnP1n1/2NBB3/2N3PP/4QRK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf1 if Kxf1 Nxh2+ Kg1 Nhf3+ ]
g)
Black Mates in 4. Tea Bosboom-Lanchava vs Muzychuk, Calvia, 2004
3r4/1p6/2p4p/5k2/p1P1n2P/3NK1nN/P1r5/1R2R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd3+ Kxd3 Rc3+ Kd4 c5+ ]
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