Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ken Rogoff.
Black to move and win except where noted.

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
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a)

White to move and win. Rogoff vs Erling Kristiansen, Polanica Zdroj, 1975
2b1rbk1/4qp1p/p2p1np1/1p6/4P3/1P1QN2P/PB1R1PP1/1B4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qc3 if Qe5 Qc6 or if Bg7 Nd5 ]

b)

White Mates in 3. Rogoff vs Rosendo Balinas, Lone Pine, 1978
r4b1r/pp2kbp1/3R2B1/4P2p/2p2N1P/P4Pn1/1P1B2P1/R3K3 w - - 0 1
[ Nd5+ if Ke8 Nc7+ ]

c)

Ali Ipek vs Rogoff, Athens, 1971
2r2rk1/R4p1p/1pb1p1p1/4b1Bn/2B5/2N2P1P/PP4P1/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...b5 if Bb3 Bd4+ ]

d)

John Peters vs Rogoff, Oberlin, 1975
4r1k1/p4ppp/1p6/8/2q1n3/P1Pn1N1P/R4PP1/BQ4K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc1 if Rc2 Ne2+ Qh2 Qc7+ ]

e)

Samuel Reshevsky vs Rogoff, Lone Pine, 1978
5rk1/1b2b1pp/pq2pn2/1p4Q1/2r4P/1N1n1NP1/PP3PB1/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 Bxf3 Nd5 if Qh5 g6 ]

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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ken Rogoff. Black to move and win except where noted.

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ken Rogoff.
Black to move and win except where noted.