Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Teimour Radjabov.
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)
Radjabov vs Ivan Cheparinov, Cala Galdana, 1996
r4k2/ppR3R1/4b1p1/6Np/6qP/1P4P1/P4P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nh7+ w/Nf6+ ]
b)
White Mates in 4. Radjabov vs Gawain Jones, Cannes, 1997
3q1rk1/ppr1pp1p/n5pQ/2pP4/4PP1N/PP1n2PB/7P/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5 gxf5 Bxf5 ]
c)
Radjabov vs Kestutis Labeckas, Cannes, 1997
4r1k1/p1q2pnp/np2pQp1/4P3/3RN1P1/8/PB3P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh4 w/Nf6+ ]
d)
Radjabov vs Gabriel Sargissian, Moscow, 1997
3r4/p5k1/1p1p4/2nR3p/2PN1p2/1P5P/P4P2/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rxc5 w/Ne6+ ]
e)
White Mates in 7. Radjabov vs Victor Alcazar Jimenez, Marina d'Or, 1998
2r3rk/2qn1p1p/p3pPpQ/2p1P3/1P6/P4N1P/1B4P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 Nf8 Rf4 ]
Radjabov Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Radjabov vs Csaba Balogh, Mureck, 1998
1R3bk1/1R5p/2p3p1/4pp2/8/3P1NP1/4qP1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng5 w/Rf7 ]
b)
Radjabov vs Merab Gagunashvili, Baku, 1999
5rk1/1b3p1p/pq1p1Pp1/2nP2P1/1pPB2B1/1P2Q3/P7/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh3 if h5 Bxh5 ]
c)
White Mates in 2. Radjabov vs Denis Kovaljov, Litohoto, 1999
5rk1/pp3ppp/1q6/2rB2P1/2P5/P2p1Q1P/1b3P2/1R2R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf7+ ]
d)
Radjabov vs Alexander Kundin, Oropesa, 1999
2r1q1k1/3b1pp1/5n2/1pR4p/pP1Bp3/P3P1P1/1Q3P1P/5BK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rg5 if Kf8 Bc5+ ]
Radjabov Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Radjabov vs Olli Salmensuu, Torshavn, 2000
1r5r/pbk1ppbp/2Bq1np1/3P4/8/1N6/P3QPPP/1RB2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf4 if Qxf4 Qxe7+ Kc8 d6 ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Radjabov vs Julian Estrada Nieto, Bled, 2002
4rr2/1p2Npk1/p2R2p1/1b6/5P1Q/q6P/P3R1PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ Kg8 Qf6 if gxf5 Qg5+ ]
c)
Radjabov vs Vadim Zvjaginsev, Moscow, 2002
2b3r1/4k1pR/2p1p1B1/1p4P1/3R1P2/qr2P3/3QK2P/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rd8 if Rxd8 Rxg7+ mates ]
d)
Radjabov vs Alexander Grischuk, Bastia, 2003
8/p2rkn1R/1p6/8/5BP1/P4K2/8/8 w - - 0 1
[ g5 w/g6 ]
e)
White Mates in 7. Radjabov vs Emir Dizdarevic, Sarajevo, 2003
r5r1/5kpp/q3bp2/p2Q1p1P/3P1B2/PR6/1P3P2/2K3R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rb7+ Qxb7 (if Ke8 Re1 Rc8+ Kd2 Qxb7 Qxe6+) Qxb7+ Ke8 Bd6 ]
Radjabov Puzzles, Part IV. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 3. Radjabov vs Viswanathan Anand, Rishon le Zion, 2006
r1b1kb1r/1p1n1p2/p1n1N2p/4P1p1/q3N2B/8/P1PQB1PP/1R2K2R w Kkq - 0 1
[ Nf6+ if Nxf6 Nc7+ ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Radjabov vs Antoaneta Stefanova, Cap d'Agde, 2006
2r1kb1r/p2n1p2/8/3R1N1p/Pp1p4/5Q1P/1q4P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng7+ Kd8 Rxd7+ Kxd7 Qd5+ ]
c)
White to move and win. Reimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen, Porto Vecchio, 2007
1r1r3k/7p/p1qbn1p1/3Rp1P1/6NP/8/P6K/B2Q1R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd6 ]
d)
Black Mates in 5. Z Cormehic vs Radjabov, Groningen, 1994
6k1/2b2p1p/p1p2QP1/1p5q/3P2bP/2P5/PP1N2K1/R1B1r3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh3+ Kxh3 Rh1+ Kg2 Qe2+ ]
e)
Spyridon Kaprisis vs Radjabov, Oropesa, 1999
3r1r1k/ppp2ppP/2n5/2P1p3/4nq1R/1P3N2/PBP1QP2/1K1R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd1+ Qxd1 Qxf3 Qxf3 Nd2+ ]
Radjabov Puzzles, Part V. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Vladimir Rogovski vs Radjabov, Alushta, 2001
5r1k/2p3bp/2Pp2qr/3Np3/1P2P3/8/P5QB/2RB3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ if Kxh2 Qh6+ ]
b)
Gilberto Milos vs Radjabov, Buenos Aires, 2001
6k1/1p3ppp/1P1q4/4p3/4Pn2/4Q1P1/P1rN3P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc3 Qe1 (if Qxc3 Ne2+) Qd4+ if Kh1 Nd3 w/Nf2+ or if Kf1 Re3 Qf2 Qd3+ Kg1 Nh3+ ]
c)
Black Mates in 3. Nico Vink vs Radjabov, Wijk aan Zee, 2001
8/5p1k/3p2q1/3Pp3/4Pn1r/R4Qb1/1P5B/5B1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ Kg1 Bf2+ ]
d)
Arkadij Naiditsch vs Radjabov, Mainz, 2005
r3kb1r/1b3ppp/p3p3/n3P3/Pp1P1n2/5N2/R3BPPP/1NB2RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Bd5 if Rb2 Nxe2+ Rxe2 Bc4 ]
e)
Murtas Kazhgaleyev vs Radjabov, Khanty Mansyisk, 2005
8/pp3pk1/6p1/2pP4/2Bb1qn1/4rN2/PP1Q1PP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 if gxf3 Qg3+ Kf1 Nh2+ Ke1 Nxf3+ ]
f)
Black Mates in 11. Levon Aronian vs Radjabov, Monte Carlo (active), 2007
3bk2r/p2n1pp1/2Q1pn2/7p/3P4/1B1qP2P/P3rPP1/R2N2KR b - - 0 1
[ ...Re1+ Kh2 Ng4+ hxg4 Rxh1+ Kxh1 Qf1+ Kh2 hxg4+ Kg3 Bh4+ (or Rh3+) ]
Kudos to Joe Bailey on his correction
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