Chess puzzles rated in the 1400s

Here are some chess puzzles rated in the 1400s.
The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses.
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)

bolf11 vs FM nonsopolo, lichess.org, (1432)
2r5/5p2/8/pp3kpp/1N2b1p1/1Pr1R1P1/1RPK1P1P/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxc3 Rxc3 Kxc3 axb4+ Kxb4 ]

b)

GM Lngps vs vochmek_chimana, lichess.org, (1449)
2n3k1/6p1/R1N2pbp/3p4/3Pn1P1/5N1P/5P2/1r3BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ra8 Ned6 Ne7+ ]

c)

FM nonsopolo vs No_Move_Left, lichess.org, (1470)
r1b2rk1/ppQ1bppp/4qn2/4p3/8/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 if Qb6 Qxe7 ]

d)

Black mates in 3.
camelopniky vs warzoid, lichess.org, (1482)
4rk2/5ppp/2Q5/2Pp4/1P6/5N2/1q3PPP/4BK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe2+ ]

e)

vochmek_chimana vs IM swimmerchess, lichess.org, (1486)
r2qkb1r/pp3ppp/2n1p3/3N4/Q2pP1b1/3P1N2/PP3PPP/2R1KB1R w Kkq - 1 0
[ Rxc6 if exd5 Re6# or if bxc6 Qxc6+ ]

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Here are some chess puzzles rated in the 1400s. The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses. The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.

Here are some chess puzzles rated in the 1400s.
The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.