Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Hikaru Nakamura.
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)
Nakamura vs Pavol Hanko, Bled, 2001
[ Nxf4 w/Rd1 & Rxd7 ]
b)
Nakamura vs Alexander Ivanov, Buenos Aires, 2003
[ Qd3+ or Qc2+ w/ Bxf6 Bxc6 & Re8+ ]
c)
Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin, Cuernavaca, 2004
[ Rxc5 ]
d)
Nakamura vs Fressinet, Wijk aan Zee 'B', 2004
[ Bb5 ]
e)
Nakamura vs A Zatonskih, Reykjavik, 2004
[ Rxd5 ]
Nakamura Puzzles, Part II. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black Mates in 2. Gennadij Sagalchik vs Nakamura, Buenos Aires, 2003
[ ...Qxa3+ ]
b)
Maurice Ashley vs Nakamura, Seattle US-CH, 2003
[ ...Qf2 ]
c)
Nick De Firmian vs Nakamura, San Diego US-CH, 2004
[ ...Ne4 w/...Qd2+ ]
d)
White to move and win. Nakamura vs S Muhammad, San Diego US-CH, 2004
[ Rxd6 ]
e)
White to move and win. Nakamura vs L Bruzon, Wijk aan Zee 'B', 2004
[ Nxd5 ]
Nakamura Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Nakamura vs Mohamad El Mikati, Cannes, 1997
[ Qf7+ Kxe5 f4+ Ke4 Re1+ Kd3 Qd5# ]
b)
White Mates in 12. Nakamura vs Oleg Ermochuk, Oropesa, 2000
[ Bc5+ if bxc5 Qxc5+ w/Kf6 Qg5+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Nakamura vs Romuald Jovan, Bled, 2001
[ Bh7+ w/Nexf7+ ]
d)
Nakamura vs Thanh Hoang, Budapest, 2002
[ Rb8 if Rxb8 Rxc7+ w/Bxe6 & Bxd5 ]
Nakamura Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 10. Nakamura vs Torio Arias, Internet, 2003
[ a6 if Rxf7 or Bxb7 a7+ ]
b)
Nakamura vs Friso Nijboer, Wijk aan Zee, 2004
[ Re4 if Bxe4 Qxh5+ mates ]
c)
Nakamura vs Robert Hess, New York, 2004
[ Rxb5 w/Nxc7+ & a6 ]
d)
Nakamura vs RB Ramesh, Port Erin, 2004
[ Rxe5 w/Qxg4+ & Be2 ]
e)
Nakamura vs Alexander Stripunsky, New York, 2004
[ Bxg6 if Ng7 Bxh7+ & Rf7 ]
Nakamura Puzzles, Part V. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
White to move and win. Nakamura vs Alexander Shabalov, Connecticut, 2005
3r2rk/pp2bp2/2p2n1p/q5p1/2BPPn2/2N4P/PPQ3R1/1K2B1R1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 ]
b)
Joshua Friedel vs Nakamura, Washington, 1999
r1b2rk1/1p5p/p2p2p1/3Nbp1n/P3PB1q/1NP2Q2/1P4PP/R4R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...fxe4 if Qxe4 Ng3+ ]
c)
Danny Goldenberg vs Nakamura, Budapest, 2000
1r1r2k1/5ppp/pqN1p3/3pP3/bb3P2/3PQ3/1PR3PP/1KRN4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxe3 Nxe3 Bxc6 Rxc6 Bd2 ]
d)
Dagur Arngrimsson vs Nakamura, Oropesa, 2000
1k1r4/4b1p1/7p/3qP3/P5PP/1Np1B3/2P5/2K2Q2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf8 if Qe1 Qc4 Bf2 Bxh4 ]
e)
Olzhas Khamiz vs Nakamura, Oropesa, 2000
2r1k2r/2qb1p2/pn1p1bpp/4p3/1p2PPP1/1N1Q1B1P/PPPRN3/1K5R b k - 0 1
[ ...Nc4 Rdd1 Bb5 if Qd5 Ne3 ]
Nakamura Puzzles, Part VI. Black to move and win.
a)
K Chris vs Nakamura, Internet, 2003
2r1k2r/2qnbpp1/3p1n2/4pPB1/pp2P2p/3P3P/PP1Q2P1/1KNR2NR b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe4 if dxe4 Bxg5 Qxg5 Qc2+ mates ]
b)
Arthur Bisguier vs Nakamura, New York, 2004
2r5/1b4kp/p5p1/P7/3bp3/1BN4R/3r1PPP/2R1K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...e3 ]
c)
Nana Dzagnidze vs Nakamura, Lausanne, 2005
r1b3k1/5pbp/p3p1p1/3rP3/1BR5/5N2/P3KPPP/3R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...a5 w/...Ba6 ]
d)
Davor Palo vs Nakamura, Copenhagen/Malmoe, 2005
7k/pp3Nb1/2bR2pp/q7/2Q2P2/4r1P1/PP5P/5BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb6 ]
e)
Andrew Boekhoff vs Nakamura, Las Vegas, 2006
5rk1/ppnqprb1/2p1n3/3bP1p1/3PB3/1P4KP/PB1NQ2N/2R2R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf4 Qg4 Qxg4 if Kxg4 Bxe4 Nxe4 Nd3 or if Nxg4 Ne2+ ]
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