Chess Puzzles from the Alekhine's Defense, Modern (ECO B04)..

"Alekhine's Defence" by wtharvey.com

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
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White to move and win except where noted.

a)

Hans Beijar vs Mats Eriksson, Sweden, 1980
rnbqkb1r/1pp1p2p/1n1pPpp1/p7/3P4/1B3N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 1
[ Ng5 if fxg5 Qf3 ]

b)

Winter vs Muller, corr., 1986
rn1q1b1r/pp2pkpp/1npp4/3Pp2P/2P3P1/3B4/PP3P2/RNBQK2R w - - 0 1
[ Bg6+ if hxg6 hxg6+ Kxg6 Qc2 mates ]

c)

Frank Witthus vs Reinhard Geisler, Detmold, 1988
r1b2k1r/ppp2pbp/1nn1pNp1/4q3/5Q2/1B6/PPPB1PPP/RN2K2R w - - 0 1
[ Qxe5 if Nxe5 Bb4+ mates ]

d)

Stefano La Fontana vs Moreno Bauli, Lombardia, 1991
r4rk1/pp1nppbp/2np2p1/8/2PP2b1/qPN1BN2/4BPPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ra1 if Qb4 Nd5 ]

e)

Winter vs Peter Hegner, corr., 1985
r2q1rk1/pp2bp1p/2p3pQ/3pPbB1/7P/3B4/PPP2PP1/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Bxf5 if gxf5 Bf6 ]

1e)

Winter vs Peter Hegner

B04 Puzzles, Part II. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)

Roland Schmaltz vs Uwe Braeuner, Baden-Baden, 1990
1r1q1rk1/p3ppbp/Q1n3p1/n1Pp4/3P2b1/1PN1BN2/P3BPPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb4 if Qxa7 Rb7 ]

b)

Didier Comes vs Bruno Bonnin, Paris, 2001
r2qr1k1/pp1bppbp/1nn3pB/3p4/3P1Q1N/1BP5/PP3PPP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...e5 if dxe5 Bxe5 ]

c)

Shyamol Dutta vs Bernard Cafferty, London, 1994
rnbq1rk1/ppn1ppbp/6p1/4N3/2PB4/2N4P/PP2BPP1/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne6 if Nd5 Nxd4 Qxd4 e6 ]

d)

Black Mates in 3. Jana Pirklova va M Rebicek, Pizen, 1995
1k1r1r2/ppp1b1pp/4Q3/1Pq1P3/2n5/P1P5/5PPP/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf2+ ]

2c)

Shyamol Dutta vs Bernard Cafferty

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