Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Michael Rohde.
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)
Rohde vs Stefan Mohr, Chicago, 1983
5b1r/2R5/p2r1k1p/5pp1/8/5B2/PP3P1P/4RK2 w - - 0 1
[ Bh5 if g4 h4 gxh3 f4 ]
b)
White Mates in 3. Rohde vs Ian Findlay, Quebec, 1984
7r/R4R2/6pk/7p/6rP/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ f4 ]
c)
Rohde vs Marinus Kuijf, Beer-Sheva, 1987
3q1r1k/1p1b2pp/p4p2/2P2N2/2Q5/4R2P/1P3PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd6 if Be8 Rxe8 ]
d)
Rohde vs George Krauss, Boston, 1988
1r4k1/3q1p2/4bQpp/2PpPpN1/p2P1P2/Pp4R1/6PP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 Qxe6 Rxg6+ Kf8 Qh8+ ]
e)
Rohde vs Jay Bonin, New York, 1989
4n2k/3p2np/p2P4/6p1/1qBQP3/6P1/1B4KP/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qe5 if Qb8 Bf7 ]
Rohde Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Rohde vs 'Fidelity Mach 4', Cambridge, 1991
5b1r/pp3B2/6pp/2p4k/Q1P4P/5RP1/P3PPK1/1q6 w - - 0 1
[ Qd7 Qe4 Kh3 ]
b)
Rohde vs Alex Yermolinsky, Los Angeles, 1991
4rrk1/pp3ppp/n2p4/2qP1P2/2nB1R2/6P1/PP1Q2BP/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Bxc5 Nxd2 Be3 ]
c)
Rohde vs 'Stalker', Boston, 1992
1R2n1k1/3q1ppp/4p3/r2p4/3P1P2/4P3/2Q2PBP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qc7 if Ra1+ Bf1 Qa4 Qa5 ]
d)
Rohde vs Mario Brunnsteiner, Philadelphia, 1997
bq6/Q1nnb1rk/3p2p1/1p1Pp1Pp/1PN1Pp1P/2N2P2/4BBK1/R7 w - - 0 1
[ Qxb8 Nxb8 Nb6 ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Rohde vs Alexander Ivanov, Washington, 1998
r1bR1bk1/ppQ1rp1p/2p3p1/2q5/8/2BB3P/PP4P1/2K2R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf8+ Kxf8 Qd8+ Re8 Rxf7+ ]
Rohde Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
White to move and win. Rohde vs Gary De Fotis, Philadelphia, 2001
2rr2k1/pp1bpp1p/2qp1bp1/3N1P2/1PP1P3/8/P3B1PP/R2Q1R1K w - - 0 1
[ fxg6 if hxg6 Rxf6 or if Kg7 Nxe7 ]
b)
White Mates in 4. Rohde vs Roger Pedersen, Parsippany, 2004
3rr3/pb1q1p2/1p2R1pp/3pB3/2P2P2/1P4Pk/P1B4P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf5+ gxf5 Rxh6+ Kg4 Re3 ]
c)
Timothy Taylor vs Rohde, Lone Pine, 1976
2r3k1/6r1/p3p3/3bQp1p/2pP2q1/P1P5/2B1R1PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2+ Rxg2 Rxg2+ Kh1 Rxc2+ ]
d)
Thomas Costigan vs Rohde, USA, 1978
r1b2rk1/p1q3p1/2p3Qp/2p5/2Pb3P/1P5p/PB1P1P2/3NRK1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf5 Qh5 Bd3+ if Re2 Qg3 or if Kg1 Qg3# ]
e)
Black Mates in 2. Malina Boskovic vs Rohde, New York, 1979
3rk3/1p3p2/2p5/7P/1P1qpp1R/P5P1/2Q5/3BK3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg1+ ]
Rohde Puzzles, Part IV. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Jean Hebert vs Rohde, Saint John, 1988
2r3k1/1Q1R1pp1/4p2p/p2nP2P/1p6/1P3PP1/P1q2BK1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne3+ ]
b)
Leslie Braun vs Rohde, Long Island, 1989
4rbk1/1q4p1/7p/3n4/NpNBn3/1P3Q2/P5KP/3R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng5 w/...Ne3+ ]
c)
Raymond Stone vs Rohde, Chicago, 1990
2r1r1k1/5pp1/5n1p/pp6/3N1Q1P/4P1Pq/PP1RP3/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4 if Nf3 Nxe3 Ne1 Rc4 ]
d)
Joshua Riddell vs Rohde, Philadelphia, 1990
2rq1rk1/5pbp/3pp1p1/4n3/1N6/1PB2P2/PQ4PP/R4R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd3 ]
e)
Black Mates in 4. Lubomir Ftacnik vs Rohde, Los Angeles, 1991
r1r3k1/3NQppp/q3p3/8/8/P1B1P1P1/1P1R1PbP/3K4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf1+ ]
Correction (mate in 4) by Eddie Janssen. Thx !
Rohde Puzzles, Part V. Black to move and win.
a)
"CM3000" vs Rohde, Boston, 1992
2r5/4kp1p/p3p2q/1p2n3/3P2r1/PQ6/1P3PPP/R3KB1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ Rxc1 Qxc1 if Qd1 Re4+ mates ]
b)
"Mephisto" vs Rohde, Boston, 1992
2r1q1k1/Q2p2pp/4pb2/p7/5P2/B2p4/PP4KP/3R1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg6+ if Kh1 Qe4+ w/...Bd4+ or if Kf2 Rc2+ mates ]
c)
Eric Moskow vs Rohde, New York, 1992
7k/8/1p6/p7/P3B3/2N2p2/4b2P/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...f2 if Bg2 Bf3 ]
d)
Edward Frumkin vs Rohde, Philadelphia, 1992
r5k1/3q1pb1/3p3p/1p4pP/1PnpP3/r2N1PP1/P1Q2BK1/R6R b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne3+ Bxe3 dxe3 w/...Bxa1 or ...Rxa2 ]
e)
Mark Plum vs Rohde, Bradley Beach, 1998
8/B7/5b1p/5p2/p1k1pP2/2Pq3P/1P3QK1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf3+ Qxf3 exf3+ Kxf3 Bxc3 ]
Rohde Puzzles, Part VI. Black to move and win.
a)
Daniel Shapiro vs Rohde, Bradley Beach, 1998
2rq2k1/p1n2pb1/2Qp1np1/3P2B1/Pr1NR1b1/2N3Pp/5P1P/2R3KB b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd7 Qxd6 Nxe4 if Nxe4 Nxd5 Bxd8 Rxe1# ]
b)
"Rebel 105" vs Rohde, Internet, 1999
4r2k/6p1/7p/2PB1p2/5P2/6Pb/1p2q2P/1R1Q3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd1+ Rxd1 Rd8 ]
c)
Ildar Ibragimov vs Rohde, Kerhonkson, 2002
2r3k1/1b3pp1/p6q/1p1p3n/1P1P1P2/1BN5/P5PQ/2R4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng3+ Kg1 Qxf4 ]
d)
Jay Bonin vs Rohde, Philadelphia, 2002
r3r1k1/4qpbp/p2p2p1/B7/P3nP2/2NQ2PP/2P5/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qa7+ Kh2 Nxc3 Bxc3 Re3 ]
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