Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ivan Popov.
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)
Popov vs Konstantin Landa, Moscow, 2004
1n2r3/1N1q1pkp/p5p1/3rp3/1Q6/3R4/1PP2PPP/4R1K1 w - - id 1-0
[ Nd6 ]
b)
Popov vs Roeland Pruijssers, Kemer, 2007
2R5/r3k1pp/2P1pp2/3pP3/p2K4/Pp3P2/1P4PP/8 w - - id 1-0
[ Kc5 if fxe5 Kb6 ]
c)
Popov vs Pavel Ponkratov\, St. Petersburg, 2007
k2r3r/5pb1/1Pp4p/2Q1P3/q2N2p1/P7/4B1PP/3R2K1 w - - id 1-0
[ b7+ if Kxb7 Rb1+ Ka8 Rb4 ]
d)
Popov vs Igor Nester, Lvov, 2006
8/6p1/2n1k2p/5p1P/1pK2B1P/2p5/2b5/6R1 w - - id 1-0
[ Rg6+ Kd7 Rd6+ Kc7 Rd2+ ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Popov vs Jan Priborsky, Yerevan, 2007
r6r/2Q4p/3R1p2/1B2n3/1k3q2/8/PPP3PP/1K6 w - - id 1-0
[ c3+ Kxb5 Qb6+ ]
Popov Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Popov vs Dzhurabek Khamrakulov, Yerevan, 2007
2r3k1/1p3p1p/p2p1bp1/3r4/1P1p1PP1/3B4/P1P4P/1K1R3R w - - id 1-0
[ a4 w/Be4 ]
b)
Popov vs Daniil Lintchevski, Kirishi, 2007
8/p7/1kp5/4Q3/1q6/7P/2b1B1PK/8 w - - id 1-0
[ Qb8+ if Kc5 Qf8+ ]
c)
Popov vs Dmitry Darmin, Satka, 2005
r3k2r/1pR3p1/4pp2/1P1qP1B1/p2P1PP1/2Q4p/6bP/2R3K1 w - - id 1-0
[ Qb4 Qd8 Rxg7 if fxg5 Rcc7 mates ]
d)
Popov vs Maxim Matlakov, Satka, 2005
4r1k1/3R2pp/3p4/bP1Nr3/2P5/8/7P/5R1K w - - id 1-0
[ Rg1 ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Popov vs Elena Tairova, Kirishi, 2006
1r5r/1pR1nkpp/1p2ppb1/1B1p4/3P1N2/5P2/PP3KPP/2R5 w - - id 1-0
[ Rxe7 if Kxe7 Rc7+ ]
Popov Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Kirill Nasonov vs Popov, Serpukhov, 2000
r3kr2/p2qb1p1/1pn5/2p5/N1Ppp3/1P4Pp/P1Q1PP1P/4NKRR b q - id 0-1
[ ...Rxf2+ Kxf2 Qf5+ Nf3 e3+ w/...Qxc2 ]
b)
Black Mates in 3. Pogos Nakhapetiane vs Popov, Kemer, 2007
r4b2/p5pk/6rn/2n2N1Q/5PP1/2Bq4/PP6/K1R4R b - - id 0-1
[ ...Nb3+ ]
c)
Gabor Farkas vs Popov, Kemer, 2007
8/8/8/Q4p1k/2pPPPp1/6n1/8/3qB1K1 b - - id 0-1
[ ...c3 ]
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