Here are some chess puzzles rated 2600-2699.
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)
CM Kingscrusher vs haridas, lichess, (2603)
2k5/1p6/pn3pp1/3P1p1P/8/2P3P1/Pr3PK1/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ hxg6 Re2 g7 if Re8 Rh1 Rg8 Rh8 ]

b)
camelopniky vs RodyginMP, lichess, (2610)
7k/ppp1r1qp/2np2p1/8/2B1r3/1PP3Q1/P6R/1K5R w - - 1 0
[ Qf2 if h5 Rxh5+ mates ]

c)
GM alireza2003 vs GM DrNykterstein, lichess, (2616)
8/p7/1p4p1/1P1pk1P1/1P6/2P1K3/8/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...d4+ cxd4+ Kf5 Kd3 Kxg5 Ke4 Kf6 Kd5 Ke7 ]

d)
GM alireza2003 vs GM DrNykterstein, lichess, (2622)
1k1r3r/ppp2pQ1/2n4p/4p3/7P/3PB1N1/PPP2Pq1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Qf3 if Kd2 Rdg8 ]

Puzzles rated 2600-2699, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
GM alireza2003 vs GM Konevlad, lichess, (2630)
6k1/pp6/6NP/2p1p1B1/1n1pP1p1/1q4P1/8/K6R w - - 1 0
[ h7+ Kf7 Nxe5+ Ke6 Rh6+ Kxe5 h8/Q+ Kxe4 Qh7+ Kf3 Rf6+ Kg2 Qg4+ ]

b)
GM penguingim1 vs GM alireza2003, lichess, (2637)
2r2r2/p1Q5/1p6/1k5P/2R5/5N2/Pq3PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nd4+ if Qxd4 a4+ Ka6 Qxc8+ ]

c)
GM Zhigalko_Sergei vs GM alireza2003, lichess, (2659)
r6k/p7/Q6p/3qP1r1/5p2/P1K1p3/1PP1R2P/R1B5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg6 if Qa4 or Qxg6 Rc8+ mates or if Qc4 Rc6 ]

d)
FM EddieMarsalla vs GM Arseniii_Nesterov, lichess, (2697)
1b1q1r1k/2r3pp/4Q3/1p1pNP2/8/1P3P2/P6P/4RR1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf6 if Nc6 Qf8 Qxd5 Rcxc6 ]


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