King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles from the 2006 Turin Chess Olympiad.
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)
Tatiana Berlin vs Eachen Chen, Turin, 2006
r1b2rk1/p1q2pp1/3bp2p/1pp1n3/3pP1NP/3P2P1/PPP1QPB1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe5 Bxe5 f4 if Bd6 e5 Be7 Bxa8 ]
b)
Chan Peng-Kong vs Godfrey Kabera, Turin, 2006
r7/p1r1qkpp/Rn2pp2/2Nn4/3P4/3NP1P1/Q4P1P/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ e4 Nc3 Qb2 ]
c)
Ildiko Madl vs Anna-Christina Kopinits, Turin, 2006
1r3r1k/6pp/B1b5/R4n2/3p4/1q1Q4/2N2PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxb3 Rxb3 Rxf5 Rxf5 Nxd4 ]
d)
Elena Sedina vs Denise Frick, Turin, 2006
r1b1k2r/1p3pp1/2nqpb1p/p2nN3/3P4/P1NQ4/1PB2PPP/R1B1R1K1 w kq - 0 1
[ Nc4 if Qd8 Nxd5 Qxd5 Nb6 ]
e)
Ghate Swathi vs Joara Chaves, Turin, 2006
2rqr1k1/3bbpp1/pn5p/1ppnP3/8/1P3NNP/P1B2PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd3 g6 e6 Bxe6 Rxe6 ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ferenc Berkes vs Plinio Pazos Gambarrotti, Turin, 2006
4r1k1/pRr3pp/2p1p3/3n1Q2/3q4/5B2/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd5 if Rxb7 Rxe6 ]
b)
Philip Corbin vs S M Chau, Turin, 2006
r3kbnr/pp2q2p/2b1Q1p1/1N1pP3/2p5/3B4/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 w kq - 0 1
[ Nd6+ Kd8 Bg5 if Qxg5 Nf7+ ]
c)
Mohamed Haddouche vs Lemmys Arias, Turin, 2006
6n1/1r2rpk1/6p1/p3p1P1/P3P3/1Q3R2/1qP3K1/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ if Rxf7 Rxf7+ Kh8 Qh3+ mates ]
d)
Hector Leyva vs Adlane Arab, Turin, 2006
r4rk1/5ppp/1p6/p1b1P3/Pq1p1B2/3Q2PP/1P1R1P2/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc2 w/Bd2 ]
e)
Thomas Luther vs Igor Zugic, Turin, 2006
r2q1bk1/pp1nrpp1/7p/1p1PN3/8/1Q5P/PP3PPB/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ d6 if Re6 Nxf7 ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Artashes Minasian vs Akintola Fola, Turin, 2006
1k1r3r/pb2qQ1p/1p1N2n1/2ppnp2/8/3P1N2/PPP1B1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxe7 ]
b)
Tanima Parveen vs Natasha Fairley, Turin, 2006
6k1/1pn2pp1/1b2b2p/1P2P3/1pN5/5N1P/r3BPP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd8+ Kh7 Bd3+ w/Nxb6 ]
c)
Juan Santa Torres 2211 vs Craig Van Tilbury 2303, Turin, 2006
6k1/6p1/1pb1pn1p/p1q2r2/2P1p3/4P1BR/PP2B1PP/3Q2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bd6 ]
d)
Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir vs Mariam Mansour, Turin, 2006
r2qr1k1/pppnbp1p/3p1np1/5NB1/3QP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe7+ Qxe7 Nd5 ]
e)
Vilhete Vania vs Patrick Marie, Turin, 2006
r1b4r/ppq1kppp/1bp1p3/4nP2/1P4P1/6BP/P1PQN1B1/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Qg5+ if Kf8 Bxe5 Qxe5 Rd8+ mates or if Ke8 Qxg7 ]
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2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Laurent Fressinet vs Mohsen Sharbaf, Turin, 2006
2rqn2k/p2bb1p1/2np3p/1BpNpr2/Q1P5/P2P1N1P/3B1PP1/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ba5 if Nc7 Bxc6 ]
b)
P Harikrishna vs Balgan Bayarmandah, Turin, 2006
2qrrb1k/pp3Rp1/1np1bn1p/4P3/3P3N/P7/1PQ3BP/2B1R2K w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ Kg8 Rxf8+ Rxf8 Ne7+ ]
c)
Jean Lamastus-Candal 2225 vs Zhu Chen 2483, Turin, 2006
6nr/p1q2kpp/b3pp2/1r6/1Bp1B3/P7/5PPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc4 if Qb8 or Qxc4 Qd7+ mates ]
d)
Catarina Leite vs DMC Wijayawardena, Turin, 2006
5b1r/4kppp/p3pn2/B2rN3/p2P2b1/8/PP3PPP/RN3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc3 if Rxa5 Nc6+ ]
e)
Roger Nokes vs Olav Sepp, Turin, 2006
3r1r2/pkn2pb1/1ppqbN1p/6p1/4R3/3P2P1/PPPB1QBP/1K3R2 w - - 0 1
[ Bb4 if c5 Rxe6+ ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Luc Winants vs Vladimir Georgiev, Turin, 2006
r2r1nk1/pp3pp1/q1p1p3/4N1P1/2Pb1B2/1P1Q4/P4PK1/R6R w - - 0 1
[ Qh3 Ng6 Nxg6 if fxg6 Qxe6+ mates ]
b)
Michael Adams vs Mikhail Gurevich, Turin, 2006
r5k1/p3r1pp/1p2pq2/1P1pQn2/3P1N1P/R5P1/1P3P2/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd5 if exd5 Qxd5+ ]
c)
Daniel Barria vs Ahmad Hj Emran, Turin, 2006
rn1r2k1/p3pp1p/1p3bp1/2pP4/2P1P3/4BB2/P1K2PPP/1R5R w - - 0 1
[ e5 Bxe5 d6 ]
d)
Maria Horvath vs Ayano Hishii, Turin, 2006
r1b2rnk/1pp2qbp/n2p2p1/p2Pp1BP/2P1p2N/P1N5/1P2BPP1/R2QK2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Nxg6+ ]
e)
Thanh Tu Le vs Dijana Dengler, Turin, 2006
8/R3r1pk/p1r1qp2/1p1Qp2p/4P2P/3R2P1/PP3PK1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe7 ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Michele Godena vs Meng-Kong Wong, Turin, 2006
rn2k2r/5qpp/p3p3/bp1p4/5B2/2P2QP1/PP3PKP/3RR3 w kq - 1 0
[ Qxd5 if Ra7 Rxe6+ Kf8 Bd6+ ]
b)
Boris Avrukh vs Susanto Megaranto, Turin, 2006
3br2k/1pr3qp/p2pP3/PnpP1Pp1/2N5/2P1R2P/3B2Q1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ e7 if Bxe7 f6 ]
c)
Vugar Gashimov vs Adegboyega Adebayo, Turin, 2006
1rb1k2r/p4q2/3pp1Q1/n1p2n1p/P3N3/B1P3P1/5PBP/R4RK1 w k - 1 0
[ Qxf5 exf5 Nxd6+ ]
d)
Andrei Istratescu vs Riho Liiva, Turin, 2006
3qrk2/p2Qbp2/1p4p1/7p/4N2P/P4RP1/1P3P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Ng5+ if Kf8 Ne6+ or if Kf6 Qe6+ mates ]
e)
Meilis Annaberdiev vs H Fidaeyee, Turin, 2006
1r2r1k1/Rb3pp1/1qp1pb1p/1pN5/3PB3/2P2Q2/1P3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxb7 Rxb7 Nxb7 Qxb7 Bxc6 ]
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2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Yaribeth Gonzalez vs Sandra Venancio, Turin, 2006
b1rr2k1/3n1ppp/1R2p3/1Bn3B1/4P3/P4P2/1PP3PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rd6 if f6 Be3 Nxe4 Rxd7 ]
b)
Aleksandar Wohl vs Daniel Cawdery, Turin, 2006
3rr1k1/pp3ppp/2pRn3/2q1P2P/2n5/P2Q2P1/1BB2PK1/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6 if fxe6 Qxh7+ mates or if Rxd3 Rxe8+ Qf8 Rxf8+ Kxf8 Bxd3 ]
c)
Hans Kristian Simonsen vs Jorge Molina, Turin, 2006
3r1rk1/p4ppp/2pqpb2/8/1Pp5/P1Q4P/1BPP1P2/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ Qxf6 if gxf6 Rdg1+ ]
d)
Bartosz Socko vs Carlos Garcia Palermo, Turin, 2006
2rq3k/1p3rpp/4p3/pP6/P1R2R1N/3n3P/1Q3PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qc3 if Rxc4 Rxc4 ]
e)
Carlos Davila vs Algis Shukuraliev, Turin, 2006
4r2k/2p1q3/3p2QP/4p3/4P3/1B1P1pK1/2P2P2/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bf7 if Qf8 Qg7+ ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Brian Dew vs Nick Faulks, Turin, 2006
2r2rk1/1p1b1ppp/p2Rpn2/8/1q2P3/1NN1Q2P/PP3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ e5 if Nd5 Nxd5 ]
b)
Martin Gateri vs Isaac Munanira, Turin, 2006
1k5r/1pp2ppp/5n2/4r3/R1P5/2N1P3/6PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rfa1 ]
c)
Dusan Popovic vs Beat Zueger, Turin, 2006
r3k2r/1p1bbp2/2n1p2p/p1PpP1pq/P7/4BNP1/1P2BP2/2RQR1K1 w kq - 1 0
[ Nxg5 Qg6 Nxf7 if Qxf7 Bh5 ]
d)
Melvin Yu vs Larry Ebbin, Turin, 2006
r4rk1/3nppbp/2p3p1/3nP3/pq3P2/2N1B2P/1PPQN1P1/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd5 if Qxd2 Nxe7+ ]
e)
Tea Bosboom-Lanchava vs Anna-Maria Botsari, Turin, 2006
6k1/1pp1npp1/p1n3rr/2N5/1q1PR2p/1P1Q1P1B/P4P1P/2R4K w - - 1 0
[ d5 Qa3 Qb1 Nxd5 Ra4 ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Natasha Fairley vs Karla Ramirez, Turin, 2006
3r1rk1/5pp1/p6p/1ppnRN2/8/1P1P3P/P4PP1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd5 Rxd5 Ne7+ ]
b)
Luciana Morales Mendoza vs Vesna Sekulovska, Turin, 2006
1rq1r1k1/2p2p1p/pp1b2pB/4n3/2PN3Q/8/PP3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf6 Bf8 Bxf8 if Rxf8 Rxe5 or if Kxf8 Qh8+ ]
c)
Marisa Zuriel vs Tanja Rantanen, Turin, 2006
r6k/p2b2p1/n1p2rRp/qp1p4/7P/2PB4/PPPQ1PP1/1K5R w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6 gxf6 Qxh6+ Kg8 Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ ]
d)
Evgenij Ermenkov vs Renato Frick, Turin, 2006
6QR/1p2b3/p3pr1p/3n1k2/3P1rp1/P4N2/1P4P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ Rg6 Rg8 ]
e)
D Gajadin vs Peter Kirby, Turin, 2006
r1r5/q2k1pp1/3p1n1p/2b1pP2/P3P3/3N3P/4Q1P1/1R1RB2K w - - 1 0
[ Nxc5+ if Rxc5 Bf2 or if Qxc5 Bb4 Qc4 Rxd6+ ]
See 2, 3 or 4 moves ahead
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Marta Przezdziecka vs Shayesteh Ghader Pour, Turin, 2006
2q2bkr/4p1pp/3p4/1BpPN3/8/1QP5/1P3PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bd7 ]
b)
D Issabayev vs Fausto Puntier, Turin, 2006
r1b1r1k1/1pqnBpbp/p5p1/8/3P3N/1B4P1/5P1P/1R1QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf7+ if Kxf7 Qb3+ mates ]
c)
Steven Kawuma vs Alfred Chimthere, Turin, 2006
2r5/1b2n1k1/pB2Qbp1/8/8/r4p2/5P1P/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bd4 if Nd5 Bxf6+ Nxf6 Qe7+ ]
d)
Alejandro Montalvo vs Aliuddin Azahari, Turin, 2006
r2q1k2/pb1nb1pQ/1p2p3/2ppPrP1/5B2/2P1P3/PP3PP1/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Qg6 ]
e)
Carolina Lujan vs Lorena Zepeda, Turin, 2006
r2q1nk1/1b1r1p1p/2pNp1p1/1pP1Q3/3P4/1B3R2/P4PPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne4 if Rxd4 Nf6+ Kg7 Ne8+ mates ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Piotr Dukaczewski vs Richard Dineley, Turin, 2006
r1b3k1/ppp2rpp/3q4/n3p2Q/5P2/2PP4/P1P3PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf7+ Kxf7 fxe5+ ]
b)
Vladislav Nevednichy vs Slim Bouaziz, Turin, 2006
2r2nk1/p4qp1/4bp2/3r4/4p2R/4Q1R1/P1B2PP1/2B3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6 if Ng6 Rxg6 ]
c)
Mark Ozanne vs Franklin Mungroo, Turin, 2006
r1b1k2r/pppq1ppp/8/3nP1BQ/1P2p3/P1N5/2P3PP/R3K2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Nxd5 Qxd5 Rd1 ]
d)
Maricela Palao vs Margarida Coimbra, Turin, 2006
r3qr1k/p2n2p1/1p3p1p/3Q4/5P2/1P2b3/PBNnBRPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe3 Qxe3 Bb5 ]
e)
Regina Ribeiro vs Karla Monterroso, Turin, 2006
r5k1/1p4pb/3q3p/1Pp1p3/2n1P3/5NP1/1Q4BP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qb3 ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Christian Cacco vs Zhanibek Amanov, Turin, 2006
r3r1k1/4bp2/p4npp/2p1N3/8/3RP1B1/qPQ2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nc4 if Ne4 Ra3 ]
b)
Ekrem Cekro vs Vladimir Kovalenko, Turin, 2006
4nk2/2pnqpb1/1p1p2p1/3P3p/1PPN1P2/5BPP/5BK1/3Q4 w - - 1 0
[ Nc6 Qf6 Qe2 if Qb2 Qe7+ or if Bh6 Bd4 ]
c)
Evgenij Ermenkov vs Oscar Cuellar, Turin, 2006
2r1k2r/3nbpp1/R1p1p2p/7P/1p1PP1P1/1qPBB3/1P2Q3/4K2R w Kk - 1 0
[ Bc4 ]
d)
Imad Hakki vs Daniel Barria, Turin, 2006
1k6/r1qr2bp/p3Q1p1/1p2P3/5B2/3R4/PPP3PP/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Qd8 e6+ Kc8 ex7+ Rxd7 Qe6 ]
e)
Ramon Mateo vs Pascal Charbonneau, Turin, 2006
4r1kb/p3Bp2/1p1p1Pp1/3P4/3qnN1Q/7P/P5PK/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ Nxg6 if fxg6 f7+ mates ]
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2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Julio Ostos vs Evgeny Vodyasov, Turin, 2006
r3r3/pp3qk1/4bn1p/3p1p2/3P1P2/1Q1BR3/PP1B3P/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6 Rxe6 Rxe6 Qxe6 Qxb7+ ]
b)
Dulamsuren Yanjindulam vs Alexandra Samaganova, Turin, 2006
3n1k2/p5q1/2r1p1Q1/3pP1N1/3P2PP/8/P7/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nh7+ Kg8 Nf6+ if Kh8 Qh5+ or if Kf8 Qe8# ]
c)
Erwin L'Ami vs Awam Wahono, Turin, 2006
8/r3r1k1/pN3npp/2Pp1bp1/3N4/4P1P1/5PP1/1RR3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxf5+ gxf5 Nc8 ]
d)
Mark Paragua vs Hafizulhelmi Mas, Turin, 2006
2r3k1/5ppp/5P2/4q3/4p3/7P/3b2B1/3QR2K w - - 1 0
[ Qg4 ]
e)
Torben Sorensen vs Youngsoo Kim, Turin, 2006
r3qrk1/p1n1bp2/2N1p2p/1p4p1/2QPP3/P3B1P1/5P1P/R1R2K2 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe7+ ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ekaterina Atalik vs Janyl Tilenbaeva, Turin, 2006
r1b2rk1/pp1qp1bp/1np1n1p1/4P1N1/3P1p2/1QN1B3/PP2BPPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg4 ]
b)
Szidonia Vajda vs Thi Bao Tram Hoang, Turin, 2006
r3q1k1/p3bpp1/3rp2p/3n4/P2B4/1B3Q1P/1P3PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc5 if Rdd8 Rxd5 Bxc5 Rxc5 ]
c)
Iroda Khamrakulova vs Rasted Trine, Turin, 2006
2kr1r2/pb1nqppp/Bp2p3/2pnN3/3P1B2/6P1/PPP1QP1P/2KRR3 w - - 1 0
[ Nc6 ]
d)
Stephne Swartz vs Vibha Bansal, Turin, 2006
8/8/P5p1/2pR3p/3p2Pk/7P/r5PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ g5 if Rxa6 g3# or if d3 a7 ]
e)
Michael Adams vs Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, Turin, 2006
3r2k1/p3Q2p/1p4p1/3qNp2/P4n2/2P3RP/5PP1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Nf7 if Rf8 Nh6+ mates ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Spartaco Sarno vs Pedro Aderito, Turin, 2006
r3rbk1/1p4p1/2p1q2p/pN1npp2/8/P2P2P1/1PQ1PPBP/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxd5 if Qsd5 or cxd5 Nc7 ]
b)
Bilam Lal Shresta vs Michel Zialor, Turin, 2006
1rbr2k1/p1q2p1p/1pBb1np1/4p1N1/1P1B4/1QP4P/P4PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxe5 if Bxe5 Rxd8+ or if Qxc6 Qxf7+ ]
c)
Brehane Geb Gebregziabher vs Rigoberto Tromp, Turin, 2006
r1bqk2r/ppppbppp/2n5/4P3/2B1n3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qd5 ]
d)
Jose Gonzalez Garcia vs Nabil Doghri, Turin, 2006
5rk1/pp6/2p5/3rRnpp/1P1P1p2/P1Q2P2/q4NPP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ra1 ]
e)
Kivanc Haznedaroglu vs A Ismagambetov, Turin, 2006
r5k1/1b3pqp/p1nbr1p1/1pp3N1/3pPQN1/3P3P/PPB2PP1/R2R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nh6+ Qxh6 Qxf7+ Kh8 Nxe6 ]
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2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Nigel Freeman vs Sergio Barrientos, Turin, 2006
2r2rk1/pp2pp1p/4b1p1/n1P5/2N5/4P3/PP3PPP/2R1KB1R b K - 0 1
[ ...Nxc4 Bxc4 Rxc5 b3 b5 ]
b)
Mariam Mansour vs Bathuyag Mongontuul, Turin, 2006
r5k1/pp3ppp/8/3p1b2/2pn1Q2/P1q5/R1PB1PPP/5K1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd3+ if cxd3 Qxd3+ Kg1 Ne2+ mates or if Ke1 Re8+ ]
c)
Bunmi Olape vs Gabriel Sargissian, Turin, 2006
r1bq1rk1/pp2npp1/1bpp1n1p/4p3/B3P2N/3PB1N1/PPP1QPPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Bxe3 fxe3 Qa5+ ]
d)
Michel Zialor vs Rances Valdes, Turin, 2006
3rk2r/1bq2ppp/p3p3/1pb3P1/2n1P2P/P1NP1P2/1P1NQ1B1/R1B1K2R b KQk - 0 1
[ ...Qg3+ Kf1 Ne3+ Kg1 Nxg2+ Kf1 Ne3+ ]
e)
Nadezhda Antonova vs Maria Horvath, Turin, 2006
4r1k1/1b2r1p1/1p5p/p2n4/3PN3/P7/1P1N1KPP/2R1R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf4 if Nc5 Rxe1 Rxe1 Rxe1 Nxb7 Re2+ ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ludovic Cocogne vs Omar Pg Mohd, Turin, 2006
5bk1/1p3ppp/p1bp1n2/5P1q/8/P1B3QP/BPP1r1P1/3R2RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne4 if Qf3 or Qf4 Nf2+ ]
b)
Ngangane Ndjoze vs Nadezhda Antonova, Turin, 2006
2r2rk1/1b3ppp/p2bpn2/1p6/3q4/1P1B1N2/P1P1QPPP/2RN1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf4 if Qe3 Bxf3 Qxf4 Bxf4 ]
c)
Gildardo Garcia vs Aleksej Aleksandrov, Turin, 2006
1r1r2k1/1pqP1ppp/p5b1/2pQ4/2Pb2B1/2N5/1P1R1PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf4 ]
d)
Jorge Sanchez vs Dacian Pribeanu, Turin, 2006
r2qkb1r/pp3pp1/1np1p2p/Q3P3/3P4/2NnBN2/PPb1BPPP/R4RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Bb4 ]
e)
Cemil Gulbas vs Dusan Popovic, Turin, 2006
r6k/7p/4BbpP/3P4/3BpP2/pq6/3Q4/K5R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb2+ if Bxb2 axb2+ Kb1 Ra1+ Kc2 Rxg1 ]
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2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xviii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Maher Ayyad vs Christo Cave, Turin, 2006
6k1/5pb1/3p2p1/1p1Pp2n/1Pp1P2P/2P2P1N/8/r1B2RK1 b - - 1 0
[ ...Ng3 if Re1 Rxc1 ]
b)
Nepali Badri vs Ezat Elbaba, Turin, 2006
3rr3/5p2/p4k2/P2pnPpb/R2N4/1pP4P/1P1R1K2/1B6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc4 if Rd3 Nxb2 ]
c)
Anzel Laubscher vs Biana Muhren, Turin, 2006
3r2k1/2R2p2/p3pbp1/1p5p/1B2n3/P3PP1P/1P2N1P1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ Kh2 Be5+ ]
d)
Anna Stolarczyk vs Deborah Quinn, Turin, 2006
2q3k1/1p3pp1/1P6/1R1Q4/3P4/2r1P2P/3n1PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ Kh2 Nf1+ Kg1 Nxe3+ ]
e)
Monika Tsiganova vs Corina-Isabela Peptan, Turin, 2006
2r4k/4q1pp/3R4/2BB1p2/Q4P2/8/4n1PP/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd6 ]
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2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Maria Leconte vs Nana Dzagnidze, Turin, 2006
6k1/6pp/3p2b1/3P2q1/P7/2rnR2P/3B2BK/6Q1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf4+ if Rg3 Qxd2 or if Kh1 Nf2+ ]
b)
William Wachira vs Patrick Marie, Turin, 2006
4r1k1/1p3p2/3p4/p1pP1bP1/P1Pb1P2/1Pn2QBP/3q2B1/R3NK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe1+ if Rxe1 Bd3+ ]
c)
Luzia Guimaraes vs Chrissy Oquendo, Turin, 2006
8/2p2p2/3p1k2/3Pb1pp/2P1P3/r3RKPP/4B3/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...g4+ ]
d)
Anna Stolarczyk vs Rasted Trine, Turin, 2006
r4r1k/3R2p1/7p/8/P1Q2q2/1P6/6PP/R6K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxa4 if Qxf4 Rxa1+ mates ]
e)
Cristhian Cruz vs Tomas Likavsky, Turin, 2006
5rk1/2p1q1bp/3p3r/p1pP2p1/2P2nB1/PP1N1P2/3Q3P/2R2R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe2 Qxe2 Nxe2 Rce1 Ng3+...Qe2 Qxe2 Nxe2 Rce1 Ng3+ ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xx.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Martin Poulsen vs Jaime Alexander Cuartas, Turin, 2006
4r1k1/pp6/2p2n1p/2Pp2p1/3P1n2/1P3NR1/PQ5q/1K4R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxb2+ Kxb2 Ne2 ]
b)
Piersont Lebrun vs Steven Kawuma, Turin, 2006
5rk1/p1q3pp/1p2brn1/1B2pp2/8/1NP2P2/PP1Q2PP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxb3 axb3 Qc5+ ]
c)
S Sabirova vs Zehra Topel, Turin, 2006
r7/1p1k4/6p1/2RP3p/PK6/Bp6/5PPP/3b4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxa4+ if Kxa4 b2+ or if Kc3 Rxa3 ]
d)
Jane Wambugu vs Gloria Sukhu, Turin, 2006
r2q1r2/pp4kp/2npp1p1/2p1p3/2P1Pn2/2NP4/PP1QBPPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg5 if g3 Nh3+ ]
e)
Mieczyslaw Bakalarz vs Normunds Miezis, Turin, 2006
4r3/1p3p1k/p6p/P2P1p1q/5p2/1P3P2/2Q3K1/1B4R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg8+ if Kf2 Qh2+ or if Kf1 Qxf3+ ]
2006 Turin Chess Olympiad puzzles, pt. xxi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ricardo Dos Ramos vs Joseph Chalemba, Turin, 2006
7k/6rp/p7/8/P1Rp4/5q1r/1P3PR1/5QK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2+ Qxg2 Qd1+ ]
b)
Mekitew Woldeyes vs Samir Nadir, Turin, 2006
8/4ppk1/1b1p2pp/3P4/4PP2/1PQq2PP/r3N3/4RK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc3 Nxc3 Rf2+ Kg1 Rc2+ ]
c)
Mieke Maeckelberg vs Paula Delai, Turin, 2006
2r3k1/1pr4p/3pp1p1/R3b3/4P2P/1P3P2/3KN1P1/2R5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc1 Nxc1 Bc3+ ]
d)
Roger Nokes vs J A Atia, Turin, 2006
1r4k1/p3np2/P1b1p1p1/2R4p/2P1PP2/6PP/4r1B1/3R1N1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rbb2 Bf3 Rf2 ]
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