Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Kevin Spraggett.
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)
Spraggett vs Bedard, Montreal, 1972
[ Nf6+ w/Rd8+ ]
b)
Spraggett vs Bruce Amos, Ottawa, 1973
[ Nxd8+ w/Re7+ ]
c)
Spraggett vs Dave Boileau, Montreal, 1973
[ Qd5 ]
d)
Spraggett vs George Levtchouk, Montreal, 1976
[ Re3 w/f6+ ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Spraggett vs Delva, Columbus, 1977
[ Rf7 ]
Spraggett Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Spraggett vs Sylvain Barbeau, Montreal, 1980
2r3k1/1p2qp1p/p5p1/3Rp1b1/4P3/P3B2P/1P3PP1/3Q2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg4 ]
b)
Spraggett vs Ignas Zalys, Montreal, 1980
2b3r1/R5pk/2r2p1p/3p4/3P4/5NQP/2q2PPK/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ Re8 if Ra6 Rae7 ]
c)
Spraggett vs Camille Coudari, Montreal, 1980
1Q6/3q1p2/4p1p1/k2pP1P1/p2P1P2/PpK5/1P6/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qb4+ Ka6 Qd6+ ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Spraggett vs Jean Jacques Rousseau, Montreal, 1981
3rr2k/p1p1N1pp/bp3p2/5P2/P1Pq4/2R5/4Q1PP/B3RK2 w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ if hxg6 (or Kg8) Qxe8+ ]
e)
Spraggett vs Lawrence Day, Montreal, 1981
2rn1b1k/pb3p2/1p1q1Np1/6Bp/7Q/PB6/1P3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxh5 gxh5 Bf6+ if Kg8 Qg5+ mates ]
Spragget Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win.
a)
Spraggett vs Lubomir Ftacnik, New York, 1983
1qnQ1b2/p3nk1p/2r2pp1/3Np3/2N1P1b1/4B1P1/5PBP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe7 if Bxe7 Qd5+ Re6 f3 ]
b)
Spraggett vs Carlos Jauregui, Toronto, 1983
r6k/1pq1rpbp/2p1nNp1/1n2P3/1P3P2/6PP/3Q1B2/3RRBK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxb5 if cxb5 Nd5 ]
c)
Spraggett vs Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez, New York, 1984
3krn1R/6q1/2p3r1/p2np1P1/Pp2N3/1P4PQ/3B1R2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rfxf8 Rxf8 Rh7 ]
d)
Spraggett vs Lawrence Day, Ottawa, 1984
r3k2r/pbp1n1pp/1pnb1p2/3qp3/4N3/PP2PN2/1BQP1PPP/R3KB1R w - - 0 1
[ Bc4 if Qa5 b4 or if Nd4 Nxd6+ ]
e)
Spraggett vs Daniel King, London, 1985
3R4/1R2r1kp/2p1q1p1/r3np2/P3p3/4P1N1/2Q2PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re8 if Nd7 Rxe7+ Qxe7 Qc3+ Re5 Qd4 ]
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