Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Alexander Shabalov.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
Shabalov vs Kyawwin, Philadelphia, 1991
[ Bxe5 if Bxe5 Qb4+ & Rxd8+ ]
b)
Shabalov vs G Schwartzman, US Open, 1994
[ Rg5 ]
c)
Shabalov vs Osolinsh, Riga, 1985
[ Nxe6 ]
d)
Shabalov vs Ivanov, USSR, 1987
[ Qh6 ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Shabalov vs I Naumkin, Norilsk, 1987
[ Rxh6 w/Nxh6 ]
Shabalov Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Shabalov vs Drilinsh, Riga, 1989
[ Rg7+ w/Ne6+ ]
b)
Shabalov vs I Lukianov, Leningrad, 1989
[ Bc4+ w/Qxc4+ ]
c)
Shabalov vs Keith Arkell, London, 1991
[ Na6 w/Rc7 ]
d)
Shabalov vs Heikki Westerinen, Gausdal, 1991
[ Nce7+ w/Nh4 ]
e)
Shabalov vs Yuri Yakovich, Gausdal, 1991
[ Bxc6 ]
Shabalov Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Shabalov vs Jan Ambroz, Suhr, 1992
[ Ne7 w/Rxf6 ]
b)
White Mates in 4. Shabalov vs Lawrence Chachere, Geneva, 1992
[ Rxf8+ w/Rxh7+ ]
c)
Shabalov vs Shelby Getz, Phila., 1992
[ Ra8 w/Nd6 ]
d)
Shabalov vs Detlef Heinbuch, Biel, 1992
[ Ng7 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Shabalov vs Pavel Vavra, Oberwart, 1992
[ Bf6 ]
Shabalov Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Shabalov vs Etienne Bacrot, St Martin, 1993
[ Rd4 w/exd6+ if Kd7 Rc4 or if Kd8 d7 ]
b)
Shabalov vs Joel Benjamin, Phila., 1993
[ Rf8+ w/Nb5+ ]
c)
Shabalov vs Vasily Smyslov, Tilburg, 1993
[ Rde1+ w/Qe7+ Rf8+ & Qxf8+ ]
d)
Shabalov vs Mladen Vucic, New York, 1993
[ f6 ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Shabalov vs Victor Frias, New York, 1994
[ Rh8+ w/Rxf8+ & Qxf6+ ]
Shabalov Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Shabalov vs Alexander Ivanov, Key West, 1994
[ Bg7+ w/fxg7+ & Qh6 ]
b)
Shabalov vs Boris Kreiman, Key West, 1994
[ Qg5 ]
c)
White Mates in 4. Shabalov vs Roman Levit, New York, 1994
[ Nfh5+ ]
d)
Shabalov vs Jonathan Parker, London, 1994
[ Qd5 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Shabalov vs Vinay Bhat, Alexandria VA, 1996
[ Qh7+ ]
Can't see the solutions?...Click here.
More US GMs
Back to the Index
