Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ni Hua.
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) 
Ni vs Michael Richter, Budapest, 1999
3r2k1/Rp3p1p/1nb1p1pB/5q2/8/1PNr1PQ1/1P4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re5 if Qf6 Bg5 ]
b) 
Ni vs Arnaud Rainfray, Oropesa, 1999
4q1k1/1b2r3/pQ2p2p/1p1r1pp1/3P4/P1PN1Pn1/1PB3P1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bb3 ]
c) 
White Mates in 3. Ni vs M Ssegirinya Joseph-Mary, Shenyang, 1999
2r4b/pp1kprNp/3pNp1P/q2P2p1/2n5/4B2Q/PPP3R1/1K1R4 w - - 0 1
[ Nc5+ ]
d) 
Ni vs Hilton Bennett, Shenyang, 1999
3q3k/pp1rbprp/8/2pP3Q/4N3/4R1P1/PP3PK1/7R w - - 0 1
[ d6 Rxd6 (if Bxd6 Nf6 mates) Nxd6 Bxd6 Qd5 ]
e) 
Ni vs Christian Wenz, Shenyang, 1999
r1bk1q1r/1ppp3p/p4pp1/8/2PP3Q/8/P4PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bg5 ]
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