Tactics you can use from wtharvey.com
Here are some chess puzzles from the top rated games of 2002.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
White mates in 2.
Emil Sutovsky vs Zdenko Krnic, Amsterdam, 2002
7r/3R3p/p4R2/1p2p2N/4k3/8/P1r3PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Ng3+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Lazaro Bruzon vs David Gluckman, Bled, 2002
2r1k1r1/1p2nN1p/p1q3p1/6P1/1PpQ4/P7/7P/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Branko Damljanovic vs Darcy Lima, Bled, 2002
r1bqr2R/2p1n1k1/4pnN1/1p1p4/3P2P1/2P1BP2/P1Q5/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Bh6+ Kf7 Ne5# ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Sarunas Sulskis vs Arsen Yegiazarian, Calcutta, 2002
7r/p4p2/1p1N1P1k/4R3/1n2B3/6P1/b6K/8 w - - 1 0
[ g4 ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Antoaneta Stefanova vs Daniel Campora, Coria del Rio, 2002
6k1/1p2p3/2p2r1b/p3r1Np/P6P/3Q4/KPP3P1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Mikhail Demidov vs Denis Lichkun, Dagomys, 2002
5r1k/pq1n2p1/1p2P2p/2p1Bp1Q/5P2/PP2P3/6PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh6+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Kiril Georgiev vs Peter Leko, Dubai, 2002
8/5R2/2p1PNpk/3p3p/6n1/6PK/2r2P2/8 w - - 1 0
[ Ng8+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Abdoulla Zibaei, Dubai, 2002
rnb4r/2qk2bp/p2p2p1/1PpP1pB1/4N1n1/5N1P/PP2QPP1/R3KB1R w KQ - 1 0
[ Nxc5+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Curt Hansen vs Georg Von Buelow, Germany, 2002
5br1/p4kp1/5pN1/2p1pQ1p/q2pN3/6P1/r2B1PKP/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5+ ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Alexey Dreev vs Sergey Kishnev, Halkidiki, 2002
r1b1k2r/p1Rn1p1p/3q1p2/1p2pN2/4P2P/8/5PP1/2Q3K1 w kq - 1 0
[ Rxc8+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Hannes Stefansson vs Kalle Kiik, Halkidiki, 2002
4N3/pp3p1k/8/3pP2p/nB3p2/Pq6/1P4R1/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Michal Krasenkow vs Miroslaw Grabarczyk, Lubniewice, 2002
6k1/3rbp2/2p1p1B1/1b2P1QN/3P3P/1p2P3/6PK/2q5 w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Gabriel Sargissian vs Evgeniy Najer, Moscow, 2002
3rbk2/4q3/1p6/p2p1Pp1/n1pQp2p/2P1P3/2P1BK2/R5R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh8+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Vladimir Burmakin vs Normunds Miezis, Nova Gorica, 2002
q5rk/p4Qp1/1pPN1B1p/8/1P5K/3n2P1/7P/1R6 w - - 1 0
[ Qg6 ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Farhad Tahirov vs Igor Kalichkin, Tula, 2002
rnbqr3/6Q1/3kp3/pP1p2N1/8/8/P3KPPP/2R4R w - - 1 0
[ Ne4+ dxe4 Rhd1# ]
King-pawn Opening Series
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Igor Novikov vs Raymond Kaufman, Virginia Beach, 2002
r4r2/p4p1k/np2pBpp/4P3/3R3Q/1P4P1/P1q2PbP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh6+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Thien Hai Dao vs Minh Hoang Pham, Vung Tau, 2002
r6r/p2k1P1p/1p6/q3B3/PnpP4/7P/1P4Q1/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qb7+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Michal Krasenkow vs Waldemar Swic, Warsaw, 2002
5r1k/p1p1q1pp/1p1nB1b1/3P4/2PQ4/8/PB4PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxg7+ Qxg7 Rxf8# ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Judit Polgar vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Bled, 2002
r6r/2p1BQpp/p1n1n3/1pbkq3/3p4/2P5/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf3+ if Qe4 c4+ or if Kc4 b3# ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Evgeny Gleizerov vs Tejas Bakre, Abudhabi, 2002
5r2/1R3p2/4k3/Q6p/2pqP3/3n2PP/6BK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qf5+ Kd6 Qd7+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Michael Oratovsky vs Sasha Belezky, Albacete, 2002
2k4r/1Rnr1q1p/2Q1pP2/6p1/8/2P3P1/PP3P1P/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxc7+ Rxc7 Qa8+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Sergey Fedorchuk vs Oleg Bylino, Alushta, 2002
3b1k1r/1pq3p1/p2p1pPp/3P3P/1PQ1R1B1/2P2P2/PK6/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc7 Bxc7 Bd7 ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Sergey Fedorchuk vs Evgeny Sharapov, Alushta, 2002
r7/1br1q1p1/p5Q1/4p1pP/1pk1B3/4B3/PPP5/1K3R2 w - - 1 0
[ Bd5+ if Kb5 Qb6+ or if Kxd5 Rd1+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Andrei Shchekachev vs Arno Bezemer, Amsterdam, 2002
8/p3ppk1/1pnN1bp1/8/P1P5/1P2QPP1/2q2PK1/7R w - - 1 0
[ Qh6+ Kg8 Qh7+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Vladimir Epishin vs Etienne Mensch, Bad Zwesten, 2002
1n3r2/4pp2/qn1p3Q/3Pk1N1/PRr1P2P/6P1/5PK1/R7 w - - 1 0
[ Rd1 if Rxe4 Rxe4+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Vladimir Epishin vs Aleksandr Karpatchev, Bad Zwesten, 2002
7r/4Rp2/pkN2n1p/8/Pp6/8/1P1r1PPP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ a5+ Kb5 Re5+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Vadim Milov vs Vadim Malakhatko, Batumi, 2002
r2r1q2/p4N1k/1p2P3/2p2p2/3P4/3BQ3/1P6/2K4b w - - 1 0
[ Qh3+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Klaus Bischoff vs Stefan Solonar, Baunatal, 2002
8/3bk2p/6p1/pp1P3N/3Q2Pq/P7/1P2r3/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ d6+ if Kd8 Qb6+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Rafael Vaganian vs Luc Bergez, Belgium, 2002
4k2r/3r1pp1/4p2p/2Q5/PB6/3b3P/1b3P1P/4R2K w k - 1 0
[ Qc8+ Rd8 Rxe6+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Jon Ludvig Hammer vs Henrik Carlsen, Bergen, 2002
3q3k/8/7P/p1p1R3/PpPp1Q2/3b2P1/1P6/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7 if Qg8 Re8 ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Valeriy Neverov vs Oskar Orel, Bled, 2002
6k1/6p1/p3NpPp/5N2/2Pp4/2r3BP/6PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ Kh8 Nd8 ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Vlastimil Babula vs Fernando Braga, Bled, 2002
r1b1q2r/7p/p1pPNb2/4nQpk/1P6/8/P5PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng7+ if Kh6 Qxf6+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Mohamad Al-Modiahki vs Imed Abdelnabbi, Doha, 2002
5r2/7k/pn1PR3/1pn2Np1/1r2B3/7P/5R2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh6+ Kg8 Ne7+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Evgeny Sveshnikov vs Nagueb Saleh, Dubai, 2002
2r1k2r/pp2bp2/1nq1p1p1/4P1Bp/3R3P/2PQ1N2/P4PP1/K2R4 w k - 1 0
[ Rd8+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Jules Moussard vs Ludovic Jardine, France, 2002
R7/6k1/4KN2/5ppp/8/6P1/5P1P/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ Kh6 Kxf5 ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Jules Moussard vs A Genin, France
2k1n3/ppPr2pp/8/4Bp2/3P4/3q1B1P/PP4P1/R1Q3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxb7+ Kxb7 c8/Q+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Mikhail Gurevich vs Robert Biedekoepper, Gent, 2002
5k2/pp1Q2pB/1qp5/8/8/6PP/bP3P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg6 ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Alexander Khalifman vs Mikhail Gurevich, Germany, 2002
3rr3/4NR2/1n2P2p/3pR3/6k1/1P1K4/6P1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rg7+ if Kh4 Nf5+ or if Kf4 Rf5# ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Christian Bauer vs Frank Zeller, Germany, 2002
1rb3k1/5ppp/p1Np2n1/1qbP4/4nB1Q/6P1/4PPBP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ Nf8 Ne7+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Lazaro Bruzon vs Reynaldo Vera, Habana, 2002
7k/3n1Qb1/6P1/4p2p/q7/1N2B3/P7/K7 w - - 1 0
[ Bh6 ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Mladen Palac vs Robert Kempinski, Halkidiki, 2002
r2nR3/1p1r1kp1/p4pp1/8/P6Q/1P3N2/2q3PP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ Kxf8 Qh8+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Jun Xu vs Krishnan Sasikiran, Hyderabad, 2002
3r2r1/pb2Q2p/5Bp1/1q3k2/2p5/5P2/PP4PP/3R1R1K w - - 1 0
[ Bh4 if Qb6 or g5 Qf7+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Vasil Spasov vs Yakup Erturan, Izmir, 2002
r3r2k/1pp4p/1n3n1B/pP4p1/P2P4/2q1p1QP/B3R1P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg7+ Kxg7 Qxg5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Antoaneta Stefanova vs Mustafa Celikkol, Kocaeli, 2002
8/p1R2pb1/1p1prk1p/qN1Q2p1/P2P4/3KP3/1P3PPP/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qf3+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Luke McShane vs Benjamin Dobschat, Kuppenheim, 2002
6qk/2p1Rr1p/p2p2pB/1p1b1p2/7Q/5N2/PP3PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd4+ ]
"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Loek Van Wely vs Sipke Ernst, Leeuwarden, 2002
3nk1bR/6r1/p2Q4/3p1BP1/3P1P2/4q3/6PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg8+ Rxg8 Bd7+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Yuri Shulman vs Nikolai Andrianov, Los Angeles, 2002
q6r/pp4Q1/3p1Pp1/2pP1k1p/2P4P/8/PP4P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd7+ if Kxf6 Qe7+ or if Kf4 Kf2 ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Bartosz Socko vs Przemyslaw Liwak, Lubniewice, 2002
4r2k/6p1/4P3/1p1B4/5BP1/3p2K1/4r3/R7 w - - 1 0
[ Rh1+ Kg8 e7+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Alexey Kuzmin vs Eva Moser, Oberwart, 2002
5rk1/pR4pp/2p2q2/5b2/2P2P2/1P3r2/P5QP/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ if Kh8 Rg8+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Zoltan Almasi vs Oscar De La Riva Aguado, Pamplona, 2002
2rq1k2/1p4nQ/p2p1bB1/3P4/P7/8/1PP4P/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Re1 if Be5 Qh8+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Sergei Movsesian vs Sergey Karjakin, Panormo, 2002
6k1/5rpp/P1NpQ3/2qP4/5P2/4p1PK/8/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Rf8 Ne7+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Vladislav Borovikov vs Mircea Parligras, Pardubice, 2002
r4rk1/1b3N1p/p3B1p1/qpn5/3pPQ2/P1P5/5PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf6 if Rxf7 Qxf7+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Evgeniy Najer vs Oladapo Adu, Philadelphia, 2002
8/5R2/p2P2qk/1p1Q3p/1Pr5/P1n5/2P1R1PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qd2+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Tomas Oral vs Stefan Kristjansson, Reykjavik, 2002
2r2b1r/p4ppp/1p2pk2/8/1PQ1B1P1/3RBq2/P1P2P1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd4+ if Ke7 Bg5+ or if e5 g5+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Ivan Sokolov vs Stefan Kristjansson, Selfoss, 2002
7k/p2n2pp/1p1Nq1r1/2nQ4/8/P3P1P1/1B3P1P/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qa8+ if Qg8 Nf7# ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Alexander Areshchenko vs Dmitry Chuprov, St. Petersburg, 2002
2b3k1/2rn1Np1/2p3Pp/p3p3/1pB1P3/P4R2/1PP5/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe5+ Kh8 Nxd7 ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Viktor Gavrikov vs Vladimir Lazarev, Switzerland, 2002
q1r5/8/p2bQ1nk/6pp/4P3/P3NP2/6PP/6BK w - - 1 0
[ Nf5+ Kh7 Qf7+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Evgeny Gleizerov vs Dmitry Chuprikov, Voronezh, 2002
1R6/5pkp/6p1/3p2q1/1Q1Nn3/4P2P/1P3P1K/5r2 w - - 1 0
[ Qf8+ Kf6 Qh8+ Ke7 Qd8# ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Tomasz Markowski vs Piotr Bobras, Warsaw, 2002
4k3/4b1p1/1p2Q2p/8/1qP3B1/1pn3PP/P6K/4B3 w - - 1 0
[ Qg6+ if Kf8 Be6 or if Kd8 Qc6 ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Sandro Mareco vs Ruben Mashal, Villa Ballester, 2002
R7/pp4k1/4p3/3pPnN1/1b3B2/2qb4/6PK/R2Q4 w - - 1 0
[ Qh5 if Nh6 Nxe6+ ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Luke McShane vs "Kuppenheim 12hB", Kuppenheim, 2002
7r/p3kp1q/1n2P3/2bP3p/5Q2/1P6/1B3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf6+ Kf8 Qb8+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Aleksander Delchev vs Lorenc Rama, Bled, 2002
2Q2r2/p4k2/8/1ppPp1P1/3q1pP1/P1N2K2/1P5R/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qd7+ Kg6 Rh6+ Kxg5 Qg7# ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Levente Vajda vs Ferenc Berkes, Hungary, 2002
r4r1k/6Rp/3pQ3/P1p1p3/2P5/6R1/2q3PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ if Rxg8 Qf6+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Loek Van Wely vs Friso Nijboer, Amsterdam, 2002
8/p2R3p/1p3qpk/n7/2p3R1/b6P/P3Q3/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qe3+ g5 Rh4+ Kg6 Qe8+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Arkadij Naiditsch vs Gerhard Schnur, Bad Woerishofen, 2002
r4r1k/pp1b2pn/8/3pR3/5N2/3Q4/Pq3PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ Kg8 Ne7+ Kh8 Qxh7+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Michal Krasenkow vs Aydin Duman, Batumi, 2002
r1b2rk1/pppq4/n2p1bB1/3PppBQ/2n1P3/2N4P/P1K2P2/R5R1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ if Kg7 Qg6+ or if Qxh7 Bxf6+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Michal Krasenkow vs Artashes Minasian, Batumi, 2002
4Q3/1p1r2k1/p1nq4/P3p1pp/8/5R2/BP3PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Kh6 Qh8+ if Kg6 Bb1+ or if Rh7 Rf6+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Aleksander Delchev vs Kosta Angelov, Borovets, 2002
b2r4/1q1P1Qbk/pp5p/4p3/P1p1N3/7P/1PB3P1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5+ Kh8 Qe8+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Levente Vajda vs Anatolij Bets, Bucharest, 2002
8/1pR2bk1/1r2pp1p/1q4pP/3P4/1B2P1P1/2Q4K/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qg6+ Kh8 Qxf6+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Motylev vs Lanka Ravi, Calcutta, 2002
r6r/1p2b1p1/1k2N3/1b2n2p/4B2P/pP6/P4PP1/R1BQ2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd4+ Bc5 Qxc5+ Ka5 Bd2+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Mladen Palac vs Armin Wolf, Dresden, 2002
rn4k1/1p4b1/p3p1Q1/4qP2/3p4/6R1/PPP2P1P/R4K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Kh7 Rh3+ Bh6 Qg6+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Nigel Short vs Chen Zhu, Dubai, 2002
1r3n1k/pp3Qbp/6P1/2ppp3/P7/3P3R/2qB3P/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Bh6 if Bxh6 Rxh6 ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Graf vs Moussa Othman, Dubai, 2002
1r2r1k1/1b4Pp/p5pB/2pP4/Pp2pR2/3P4/1P5K/1R6 w - - 1 0
[ Rbf1 if Bxd5 Rf8+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Baadur Jobava vs Thandalam Shanmugam Ravi, Dubai, 2002
8/q4pk1/p2R2p1/np2P1Q1/2p1BKN1/2P4r/PP6/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qf6+ if Kh7 Bxg6+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Vladimir Akopian vs Mikhail Ulibin, Ekaterinburg, 2002
4q1k1/p4rp1/np5R/2r1B1Q1/4p3/8/PP2PP1P/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh5 if gxh6 Qg6+ Kf8 Qxh6+ ]
See 2, 3 or 4 moves ahead
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Konstantin Landa vs Frerik Janz, Fuerth, 2002
8/4Qp2/1r4pk/4p3/P2bN3/1P6/2q2PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf8+ Kh5 Qh8+ Kg4 Qh3+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Laurent Fressinet vs Peter Heine Nielsen, Germany, 2002
3k4/Q2b2rp/p2b4/Npn5/7q/8/PPP3P1/1K1RR3 w - - 1 0
[ Nc6+ if Kc8 Qa8+ Kc7 Qb8+ or if Bxc6 Qb8+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Xiangzhi Bu vs Chanda Sandipan, Goa, 2002
1r2rk2/p4p1p/4p3/2pnQ3/1q3P2/4PP2/1B4RP/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Qd6+ if Re7 or Ne7 Rag1 ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Friso Nijboer vs Daniel Stellwagen, Groningen, 2002
r1bRQ3/6pk/5q1p/5p2/p7/1p5R/PPP3PP/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rg3 if Qg5+ Rxg5 ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Michael Adams vs Vladislav Borovikov, Halkidiki, 2002
3r2k1/1p3p1p/p1n2qp1/2B5/1P2Q2P/6P1/B2bRP2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ if Rxe8 Rxe8+ Kg7 Bf8+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Yannick Pelletier vs David Vigorito, Las Vegas, 2002
5Q2/7p/2p1r3/4q2k/4p1R1/7P/PP4P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7+ if Rg6 Qxh7+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Oleg Korneev vs Ruslan Pogorelov, Madrid, 2002
b3Q3/B2R2bk/6p1/p3p2p/8/5P2/1rq3P1/5K1R w - - 1 0
[ Rxh5+ gxh5 Qxh5+ Kg8 Qf7+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Aleksander Delchev vs Boris Plane, Metz, 2002
r1b5/1pQ4Q/p2p1b2/2pPp3/1kP1Pq2/2N2Np1/PP6/1K5R w - - 1 0
[ Qb6+ Kxc4 Qb3+ Kd3 Nd1+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Alexei Shirov vs Alexander Motylev, Moscow, 2002
r4qk1/3r1p1p/p4Qp1/1ppp2P1/8/2P2P2/PPP3P1/1K1R3R w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7 Kxh7 Rh1+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Vlastimil Babula vs Tomas Likavsky, Saint Vincent, 2002
1r3rk1/3Rb3/1q3QBp/p3P3/4P3/1P4P1/6PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ Kxh7 Rxe7+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xviii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Stripunsky vs Larry Kaufman, Seattle, 2002
3q4/k1p2pp1/p1Bp1b2/P1p5/2P2P2/1R3Q1p/KPP2P2/4r3 w - - 1 0
[ Rb7+ Ka8 Rxc7+ Kb8 Qb3+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Jonathan Speelman vs Neil McDonald, Torquay, 2002
1r4k1/4p2p/p2pP1P1/2p4n/2P1r1p1/2P1Q1P1/Pq2P3/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6 if hxg6 Rf7 or if Nf6 Rxf6 ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Igor Glek vs Bram Van Den Berg, Vlissingen, 2002
8/2B3R1/2p1pkp1/1r2N3/1p6/7P/2r3PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rf7+ Kg5 Bd8+ Kh6 Ng4+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Vassily Ivanchuk vs Klaudiusz Urban, Warsaw, 2002
2b4k/1pq3nn/6Q1/p2B4/5P2/PP6/1BP3PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Bf7 if Nf6 Qh6+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Milos Pavlovic vs Manfred Kuehn, Zuerich,2002
rq5r/pp5p/4Q1pk/1BP4P/6p1/8/PPP3P1/2K2R2 w - - 1 0
[ Qe3+ if g5 Qe6+ or if Kg7 h6+ ]
"Sale" by wtharvey.com
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Ivan Sokolov vs Jaan Ehlvest, Dordrecht, 2002
r2qr1nk/1b5p/pp1p1p2/2pP2p1/1b2PNBN/7Q/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nfg6+ if hxg6 Nxg6+ Kg7 Qh6+ or if Kg7 Nf5+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Luke McShane vs "Kuppenheim 12hB", Kuppenheim, 2002
8/3bQ3/3p2Pk/1np1pP2/1p2P3/1P1P1B2/q1P3K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh4+ Kg7 f6+ if Kxg6 Bh5+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Vladimir Burmakin vs Peter Schmitzer, Bad Wiessee, 2002
4br1k/6q1/2N1R3/1p2Q3/p2P4/P5p1/1P1R1rP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh6+ Kg8 Ne7+ if Qxe7 Qh8+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Areshchenko vs Gennadi Kuzmin, Alushta, 2002
8/kp6/p7/q1r5/1N2n2P/1R6/1QP3P1/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ Nc6+ if bxc6 Rb7+ or if Rxc6 Rxb7+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Julio Granda Zuniga vs Egio Righi, Bled, 2002
3r4/kbpp3p/p5nr/2PP3q/Q1P2ppP/2R3P1/P2N1PN1/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxb7+ Kxb7 Rb3+ Ka7 Qb4 ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xx.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Andrei Kharlov vs Yves Miellet-Bensan, Cap d'Agde, 2002
6r1/bq3r1k/pp1R3p/8/2P2pQ1/P3N3/1P3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ Kxh6 Rd6+ if Kh7 Qh5+ ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Eduardas Rozentalis vs Vasilios Kotronias, Cappelle la Grande, 2002
8/6pk/3Q3p/q1nP3P/2P1pp1N/8/5PPK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qg6+ Kh8 Qe8+ Kh7 Ng6 ]
c)
White mates in 5.
Andrey Baryshpolets vs Andrey Davydenko, Kiev, 2002
8/2RR4/4pk2/5p2/5P2/5BP1/r4r2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf7+ Kg6 Rg7+ Kh6 Rh7+ ]
d)
White mates in 5.
Sergei Rublevsky vs Alexander Kalinin, Moscow, 2002
5rk1/1pR3p1/p1q1p3/2b1P1pQ/2P5/1P1R4/P5PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Qxg5+ Kf7 Qf6+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Vereslav Eingorn vs Reinhard Lendwai, Oberwart, 2002
4Q3/1b2B1k1/p3p1Bn/3pp3/3P2pP/4P3/1P4PK/4q3 w - - 1 0
[ Bf8+ Kf6 Qe7+ Kxg6 Qg5+ ]
'Sac&Mate' - sacs that end in mate
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xxi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Valery Beim vs Eckhard Schmittdiel, Oberwart, 2002
r2q2nr/ppNk2bp/3P2p1/5p2/3p4/1Q1P2P1/PP2PPbP/R1B1K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Qe6+ Kc6 d7+ if Kxc7 Bf4+ or if Kc5 b4+ ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Vadim Milov vs Jaan Ehlvest, Panormo, 2002
6N1/6b1/b1p5/4p1pk/4B3/pPP4P/P4RPK/4r3 w - - 1 0
[ g4+ Kh4 Ne7 ]
c)
White mates in 5.
Loek Van Wely vs Can Arduman, Panormo, 2002
6k1/1p4pN/p5R1/3pPp1B/3P3Q/P3n3/1P4PP/2r2bK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ Kf7 Rxg7+ if Ke6 Bf7+ or if Kxg7 Qg5+ ]
d)
White mates in 5.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Beniamin Galstian, Peniscola, 2002
r2qr3/pb2b1k1/7p/2pPp2p/2B5/2N4P/PPQ3P1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf7+ Kxf7 Qh7+ Kf8 Qxh6+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Viktor Bologan vs Andrei Obodchuk, Poikovsky, 2002
2r3k1/5p1p/p3b2Q/1p2q1Pp/3p4/1P1B4/P1P5/1K3R2 w - - 1 0
[ Bxh7+ Kh8 Bg6+ Kg8 Qh7+ Kf8 Rxf7+ ]
Top rated puzzles of 2002, pt. xxii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Alexander Onischuk vs Giovanni Vescovi, Poikovsky, 2002
1q3r2/pb1n2k1/1p1Npn1p/8/3P4/3Q3R/PP3PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg3+ if Kh8 Qg6 or if Ng4 Rxg4+ Kf6 Qh7 ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Thomas Luther vs Gabriel Rojo Huerta, Pontevedra, 2002
1rbk4/3pn3/p7/4P3/1q2P2Q/1PN5/2P4P/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ Nd5 Ke8 Qh8+ Kf7 e6+ ]
c)
White mates in 5.
Jun Xu vs Hua Ni, Qingdao, 2002
4r3/4qp1k/p7/3R4/3Q3P/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rh5+ Kg6 Qg4+ Kf6 Qf5+ ]
d)
White mates in 5.
Vladimir Kramnik vs P Vilaregut, Barcelona, 2002
r1b5/1p2npkp/p4Np1/q3B3/2B1p3/8/6P1/2RQ1R1K w - - 1 0
[ Ng4+ Qxe5 Rxf7+ Kh8 Qd8+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Oleg Korneev vs Luque Reina, Sevilla, 2002
r2q1r2/p3ppk1/3p1np1/2pP2Q1/1p2P3/5RN1/PPP3PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Nf5+ Kg8 Qh6 if Nh5 Rh3 ]
Back to the Index