Tactics in the King's Indian
Here are some chess puzzles from the KID, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno (ECO E66).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Antoni Moranta Miro vs Viktor Lafarga Lopez, Catalunya, 1996
r1b1nr2/p2n1pbk/1pq3pp/2pNp3/2P1PP1N/4B1PP/PP1Q2B1/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne7 if Qc7 Nxc8 w/Qxd7 ]
b)
Jiri Stehlik vs Karel Kredl, Brno, 1999
r1b1r1k1/1p3pbp/2pp1np1/p1n5/1qPNP3/1PN1B1PP/P1Q2PB1/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ncb5 if cxb5 Bd2 Qa3 Nxb5 or if Nxb3 a3 Qa4 Nc7 ]
c)
Artiom Nagimov vs Danil Mozharov, Oktjabrsky, 2004
rnbq1rk1/1pp2pb1/3n2pp/p3p3/2P1P3/BPN2NPP/P4PB1/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ c5 ]
d)
Aaron Rodriguez Adell vs Alex Vidal Zamora, Vilaseca, 2011
r4rk1/1p1b1pbp/p2p1np1/P1nPp3/2q1P3/R1N3P1/1PN2PBP/2BQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Re1 if Qd3 b4 or if h6 Bf1 ]
e)
Iljanur Magrifin vs Denis Padikov, Voronezh, 2013
1r3rk1/pp1bppbp/3p1np1/1P1P4/Q1N5/2q3P1/4PPBP/1RB2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bb2 if Bxb5 Qxb5 ]
1a)
Antoni Moranta Miro vs Viktor Lafarga Lopez
E66 puzzles, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Craig Hanley vs Luke Kostanjsek, Penarth, 2013
1r1q1rk1/3bppbp/3nn1p1/1p1NN3/5B2/6PP/PP3PB1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd7 if Nxf4 Nxb8 Nxg2 Nc6 or if Qxd7 Nxe7+ Qxe7 Bxd6 ]
b)
Adrian Cardenas Fernando vs Eduard Serentill Tost, Barcelona, 2014
2r2rk1/pb1q1pbp/np1p2p1/1n1Pp3/1PN1P3/1QN1B1PP/P4PB1/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxb5 Qxb5 Nxd6 ]
c)
Ahmed Adly vs Emir Bek, Ordu, 2016
r1b2rk1/ppnn1pbp/2pq2p1/2pPp3/4P3/2N1BNPP/PPQR1PB1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ dxc6 if Qxc6 Rd6 ]
d)
Kramer vs J Van Schaaik, Netherlands, 1988
2r2rk1/3bppbp/1q1p1np1/np1P4/1R1N4/2N3P1/P1Q1PPBP/2BR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc5 ]
e)
Harald Hahn vs Andre Zimmermann, St. Ingbert, 1990
r1b2r1k/1p4bp/p2p1nq1/2pPpp1n/P1P5/2NN1BPP/1P2QP1K/R1B3R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...e4 if Bxh5 exd3 ]
2c)
Ahmed Adly vs Emir Bek
E66 puzzles, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Norbert Baseler vs Ralf Henkel, Bad Bergzabern, 1997
1r1q1rk1/p1nbppbp/4P1p1/1ppP4/2P3n1/P1N3P1/1P1N2BP/R1BQR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd4+ Kf1 Nxh2+ Ke2 fxe6 if dxe6 Rf2+ ]
b)
Eladio Benito Alba vs Diego Espineira Gonzalez, Ferrol, 2002
r1b2qk1/pp4b1/3p2pp/2pP4/2P1B1n1/2N2NP1/PP5P/1R1Q2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd4+ if Kg2 Ne3+ ]
c)
Black mates in 7.
A Zsigo vs Branca Rui, Savaria, 2002
r1b2r1k/pp2q1bp/2p3p1/4Pp2/2P1PBn1/1QN3P1/PP4BP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc5+ if Kh1 Nf2+ Kg1 Nh3+ Kh1 Qg1+ ]
d)
Gregor Raspor vs Matej Sebenik, Bled, 2003
1r1q1rk1/1n1b1pbp/3p1np1/1N1P4/1RQ1p3/6P1/P2NPPBP/2B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Na5 ]
e)
Guenter Weidlich vs Judith Fuchs, Leutersdorf, 2006
r1bq1rk1/4ppbp/p2p1np1/nppP4/2P5/1PNQ1NP1/P3PPBP/1RB2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...b4 if Na4 Bf5 ]
f)
Donald Lemnitz vs Hartmut Eretie, Berlin, 2006
r3r1k1/pp1b1pbp/1qpp1np1/4n3/N1PNP3/6P1/PP3P1P/R1BQRBK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd4 Qxd4 Nf3+ ]
g)
Philippe Lombart vs Jan Gooris, Westerlo, 2010
1r1q1rk1/5pbp/p2p1pp1/nppP1b2/2P1N3/1PQ3P1/P2NPPBP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxe4 Nxe4 f5 ]
3a)
Norbert Baseler vs Ralf Henkel
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