See 2, 3 or 4 moves ahead
Here are some chess puzzles from the 1994 Moscow 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)
White mates in 2.
Anjelina Belakovskaia vs Johanna Paasikangas-T, Moscow, 1994
5qk1/4Qp2/1p3Pp1/2pPp3/8/5n2/PP6/1K5R w - - 1 0
[ Qxf8+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Natasa Bojkovic vs Lyazzat Tazhieva, Moscow, 1994
4r3/1pRr4/p3b2R/3pNk2/3P4/1P2KpP1/P7/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rg6 ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Almira Skripchenko vs Anita Licina, Moscow, 1994
2b1k2r/Q3P3/p4pp1/1p1B3p/7P/8/P1Pq1PP1/4R1K1 w k - 1 0
[ Bf7+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Danilo Volpinari vs Ebrahim Bukhalaf, Moscow, 1994
2bq4/r1pkr2R/ppR1ppP1/8/2QP4/4B3/PP3PP1/4K3 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe6+ ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Aimen Rizouk vs Luis Belliard, Moscow, 1994
r2qr3/4bk1p/pn2pnpB/1pNb4/3P4/PB6/1P2QPPP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe6+ ]
1e)
mate in 2
Aimen Rizouk vs Luis Belliard
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Giorgi Giorgadze vs Nathanael Situru, Moscow, 1994
4b3/2p2k2/3pN1Np/2PP1P1n/6pP/6q1/6B1/Q6K w - - 1 0
[ Nd8+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Florin Gheorghiu vs Martin Guevara, Moscow, 1994
4b3/1r4r1/2n4R/2B1p1P1/2p1N1k1/3q4/1P1Q4/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf2+ if Kf3 Rh3# or if Kf5 Rf6# ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Kanying Qin vs Zorica Puljek-Salai, Moscow, 1994
r2qr1k1/pb1nb2p/1pp3pQ/8/3P2N1/2PB1R2/P1P3PP/R1B3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf7 if Kxf7 Bc4# ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Fong Ling Yip vs Ong, Moscow, 1994
r5k1/6p1/p5Qp/qpPpP3/3P4/n2BP2P/R5PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rf2 ]
e)
Black mates in 2.
Anne Benschop vs Olita Rause, Moscow, 1994
6k1/1bpq2p1/pb4Bp/1p2P2r/4np2/2P3B1/PP2Q1PP/R3RK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxg3+ ]
2c)
mate in 2
Kanying Qin vs Zorica Puljek-Salai
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 2.
Oscar Mina vs John Mangwengwende, Moscow, 1994
2b3k1/q6p/p2p1r2/N2Pp1pn/2P1Pp2/2N2P2/PR2B1PP/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Ayman Bleik vs Lamothe, Moscow, 1994
r3k2r/pp1n1p2/2pb2p1/3pn1P1/5P2/1PN1P2q/PBP1BK2/2RQ1R2 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Qh4+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Dragos-Nicolae Dumitrache vs Alvares, Moscow, 1994
7k/1b2NRp1/p3p3/1p5p/6n1/P2r3P/1B4P1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ Kh7 Be5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Elena Sedina vs Ljiljana Apostolska, Moscow, 1994
6r1/7k/2nqpPpp/1p1p4/1n1P4/1B2QN2/1P3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5+ if Kh8 Nf7+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Mohamad Al Sayed vs Poorna Sharma Mithrakanth, Moscow, 1994
r5k1/pp3pB1/2np1Q2/2q5/2P2pb1/3B4/P5PP/4rR1K w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ ]
3c)
mate in 3
Dragos-Nicolae Dumitrache vs Alvares
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Belliciro vs Amar Tilmatine, Moscow, 1994
2q2b1k/1p4pp/4rB2/p2pP3/P2P2Q1/7P/1P3r2/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ if Kg8 Bf6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Bin-Sattar Reefat vs Colmdaly, Moscow, 1994
7k/3b1Rr1/4p3/1p1p2Np/p1rq3P/P5Q1/1P3PP1/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ Rg8 Nf7+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Sang Cao vs Juan Pablo Roselli, Moscow, 1994
7R/q4r2/p1pk4/5pQ1/1PP2P2/6P1/P4bKP/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
John Hutcheson vs Mounir Taoubi, Moscow, 1994
6k1/pp6/2p2rpR/3nR1N1/3P4/P4P2/1P4r1/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ if Rf8 Rxg6+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Joel Benjamin vs Mario Belli Pino, Moscow, 1994
3r1r1k/pq3p1p/5p2/n1p1P3/2p1N3/2P3Q1/P1P3PP/3RR2K w - - 1 0
[ exf6 if Rg8 Rxd8 ]
4b)
mate in 3
Bin-Sattar Reefat vs Colmdaly
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Elena Fatalibekova vs Almira Skripchenko, Moscow, 1994
7k/1p6/p2p4/2pN1b2/P1P5/2N2nr1/1P6/R6K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh3 if Nf4 Bg2+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Maria Santori vs Grigorian, Moscow, 1994
r2r2k1/pp3p1p/2p3p1/4p1n1/2P1P1q1/BP3PP1/P2bN2P/3R1RKQ b - - 0 1
[ ...Be3+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Aljosa Grosar vs Jaan Ehlvest, Moscow, 1994
4k2r/1r3p2/ppbpp3/4n3/2PQPbpq/4N1N1/PP2BPP1/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh2+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Stephen Lukey vs Richard Black, Moscow, 1994
6k1/QB3b2/7p/6p1/1P6/5NPK/P3r2P/3q4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Be6+ g4 Qf1+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Rabou Abed vs Juan Ricaurte Lopez, Moscow, 1994
5b1k/6qp/p4p2/4p1r1/5P2/PP1pp2Q/1B5P/2R4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb7+ ]
5a)
mate in 3
Elena Fatalibekova vs Almira Skripchenko
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Angles D'auriac vs Seedolam, Moscow, 1994
1r3rk1/1p3pp1/p2b3p/P1p1p3/2P1Pn1q/1NQPR1Pb/B4P1K/6R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh5 if Rd1 Bg2+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Francisco Hernandez vs Yousef Abdulghafour, Moscow, 1994
6r1/kp5Q/p7/8/3b4/2q2rP1/P2R1P1P/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rfxg3+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Thi Thanh Houng Mai vs Jordanka Micic, Moscow, 1994
2Q5/1p3k1p/3bp3/2n3p1/3q2N1/6PP/P5BK/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxg3+ if Kh1 Qa1+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Peng-Kong Chan vs Paros, Moscow, 1994
3r1rk1/1p2bppp/p4q2/8/2P1p3/NP4Pb/1PQ1BP1P/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf2+ Kxf2 Bc5+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Craune vs Smith, Moscow, 1994
3r4/q2r1pk1/2p1b1p1/1p2p2p/1P2P2P/p1NB1P2/P1PR2P1/K2R1Q2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd4 ]
6d)
mate in 3
Peng-Kong Chan vs Paros
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Niaz Murshed vs A K Ebrahim, Moscow, 1994
2r1r1k1/pb4P1/2p1p3/8/1p1P3Q/5N2/PP3PP1/4n1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 if Kxg7 Qh7+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Z Kilani vs Potter, Moscow, 1994
8/1Nr2p2/5Qnk/1p2p3/4P3/6PP/rP3PK1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nd6 if Kh7 Nf5 ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Eduardo Peralta vs Potter, Moscow, 1994
1r3nrk/2pq2p1/b2pp3/p2P4/P4P1N/1pb1B1QP/2B2RP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ if Nxg6 Qxg6 ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Corina-Isabela Peptan vs Vlasta Macek, Moscow, 1994
6k1/1p4p1/3bp1Rp/3p3N/p2P4/4NQPP/PP5K/2r1q3 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kh8 Rh7+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Regina Ribeiro vs Ingela Eriksson, Moscow, 1994
r6Q/p1nq1kp1/1p1rppN1/3p4/3P4/2P2P2/PP4RP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne5+ fxe5 Rxg7+ ]
7e)
mate in 4
Regina Ribeiro vs Ingela Eriksson
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Juan Ricaurte Lopez vs Tzohl, Moscow, 1994
5k2/1pr2p1p/1q1p2pP/pB1Pb1P1/P1R2pQ1/2P2P2/1P6/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Qc8+ Rxc8 Rxc8+ Ke7 Re8# ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Marina Makropoulou vs O Kim, Moscow, 1994
3q4/1p2r2p/2brBkp1/4Rp2/p2P3P/P3Q3/1P3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf5+ if gxf5 Qg5# or if Kg7 Qe5+ Kh6 Rh5+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Anna-Maria Botsari vs Jesus Hernandez, Moscow, 1994
r1r2nk1/3q1ppp/1n2p3/4P3/2PP2R1/pp1B1Q2/3B1PPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ if Kxg7 Qf6+ Kg8 Bh6 or if Kh8 Qf6 Nd5 Rxh7+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Lars Bo Hansen vs Jan Timman, Moscow, 1994
3r1k2/5pp1/ppp2N1p/4R2P/1P1n4/P5Q1/5PPK/1q6 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ Rxe8 Qd6+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Franko Lukez vs Artashes Minasian, Moscow, 1994
5nr1/2q4k/1p1p1p2/pPpPp3/P1N1Pp1p/1P1B1PrP/5R1K/3QR3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg7 if Bf1 Rg1 or if Rg2 Rxh3+ ]
8d)
mate in 4
Lars Bo Hansen vs Jan Timman
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Hubert Mossong vs Lev Psakhis, Moscow, 1994
1kb4q/p7/1p6/3pb2N/4p1P1/2P1Bn1K/PP2QP2/7R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh5+ Kg2 Qxg4+ Kf1 Qh3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Natasa Bojkovic vs Krystyna Dabrowska, Moscow, 1994
r1b2rk1/pp5p/2Npp1pb/1N3p2/2P1P1P1/1P3K2/Pq4PP/1R1Q1B1R b - - 0 1
[ ...fxg4+ Kxg4 e5+ ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Anita Licina vs Corina-Isabela Peptan, Moscow, 1994
3b3k/2r4p/2q2p2/4pPrN/pp1pP2R/3R4/PPP4Q/1K6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg1+ Qxg1 Qxc2+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
A Jooty vs Marcel Caruana, Moscow, 1994
r1r2b2/1q3p1k/3p3p/2nPpNpP/2B1P1P1/R4P2/KNbQ4/2R5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxa3+ Kxa3 Ra8+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Egio Righi vs Kevin Denny, Moscow, 1994
3r2k1/5p2/1b6/1P3q2/2P2pB1/4p2p/2R1Q2P/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc2 if Qxc2 e2+ ]
9a)
mate in 4
Hubert Mossong vs Lev Psakhis
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Aldo Zadrima vs Utut Adianto, Moscow, 1994
8/r4pk1/1R4p1/2p1p3/b1PpP1P1/P4Prn/1R1N2Bq/5K1Q b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh1+ Bxh1 Rg1+ Ke2 Bd1+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Olga Parfenova vs Kunte Mrunalini, Moscow, 1994
r4r1k/1p4b1/1B1p3p/3Pp1p1/8/1Q1P1Npq/4PP2/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 if exf3 g2 ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Danielle Collins vs Johan Lindstedt, Moscow, 1994
1Q6/6pk/p4p2/2p3np/3p4/PP1NqP2/2P1r1PP/2R2K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2 if Kxg2 Qxf3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Grigorian vs Minh Hoang, Moscow, 1994
1k1r3r/2p5/p2p1Pp1/1p1bp3/P3B1Q1/2P3N1/1n3PPq/RN2RK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc4+ if Re2 Qh1+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Magaram Magomedov vs Godar, Moscow, 1994
2r4r/2n1kpb1/3RpNp1/ppq1P1B1/6QP/2P1p3/PP3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nh7+ f6 Bxf6+ if Kf7 Rd7+ or if Bxf6 Rd7+ Ke8 Qxg6# ]
10a)
mate in 4
Aldo Zadrima vs Utut Adianto
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Einar Gausel vs Li-Yang Hsu, Moscow, 1994
1r2rkn1/pq3p2/1p1ppBp1/6P1/P1P1PP2/1P5Q/2N3K1/7R w - - 1 0
[ Qh6+ Nxh6 Rxh6 ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Zeffrenson vs B Curtis, Moscow, 1994
8/p1Q1N1pk/4n2p/4p3/1P6/P4pPb/7P/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qc2+ if Kh8 Qc8+ ]
c)
White mates in 6.
Camilleri vs Lalgopal Sharma, Moscow, 1994
5b1r/p1q2pp1/1p1kp2p/3Pp3/Q7/5P2/PPPN2PP/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Ne4+ Ke7 d6+ Kd8 dxc7+ ]
d)
White mates in 6.
Paros vs Krishnamoorthy Murugan, Moscow, 1994
1Q6/6pk/b3Nn1p/p2p1P2/1p4P1/5B2/PPP3KP/4q3 w - - 1 0
[ Nf8+ Kg8 Bxd5+ Nxd5 Ng6+ ]
e)
White mates in 6.
Yuri Shulman vs Carlo D'Amore, Moscow, 1994
6rr/p1n2k2/3p1p2/1ppP1R2/q1P3Rp/2P4N/P3Q1PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6+ Kxf6 Rf4+ Kg6 Qg4+ ]
11e)
mate in 6
Yuri Shulman vs Carlo D'Amore
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 7.
Mansour Assaf vs Velasquez, Moscow, 1994
7k/2q4p/3p1p2/p2PpP2/bP1pP3/P2Pb2P/1Kp1B3/2N1Q3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc3+ Qxc3 dxc3+ Kxc3 Bxc1 d4 Be3 ]
b)
Ketino Kachiani-G vs Alisa Maric, Moscow, 1994
3r2k1/p4p2/1n4pp/1r6/2p5/3q2P1/PPQ2PBP/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Red1 ]
c)
Hannes Stefansson vs Leonardo Valdes, Moscow, 1994
Q7/R2r2kp/3q2p1/2p2p2/p6P/2P3P1/4PP2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8 ]
d)
Jun Xie vs Thanh Trang Hoang, Moscow, 1994
b2r2k1/1q3pp1/pp2pn2/2b1N2p/P1P2P2/1P4RP/4Q1PK/BB6 w - - 1 0
[ Nc6 if Qxc6 Bxf6 if Rd7 Rxg7+ Kf8 Qxh5 mates ]
e)
Rafael Vaganian vs Gilberto Milos, Moscow, 1994
4r3/p6p/1p2k3/1P1n2p1/P5P1/B1nR4/5PB1/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Bb2 Rc8 Bxc3 Nxc3 Bc6 if Nxa4 Bd7+ ]
12e)
Rafael Vaganian vs Gilberto Milos
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Sofia Polgar vs Maritza Arribas, Moscow, 1994
1k1r4/1ppq1brp/1pn5/3Pp1p1/5P2/1P6/PBPQ2B1/2K1R2R w - - 1 0
[ fxe5 Bxd5 e6 Bxe6 Qxd7 Rgxd7 Rxe6 ]
b)
Valeri Atlas vs Wiston Boada, Moscow, 1994
3b1rk1/Q1q4p/p3PppP/8/2p1N1P1/8/1PP1K3/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc7 Bxc7 e7 Re8 Nxf6+ ]
c)
Richard Black vs O R Castillo, Moscow, 1994
r2q1rk1/ppp1bp2/7p/3P1np1/2P2pb1/1PNQ1N2/1P4PP/R1B2R1K w - - 1 0
[ Ne5 ]
d)
Luis Galego vs Qadi, Moscow, 1994
r6k/p1q1Q1pp/2p1b2r/5p2/3b4/BP1B3P/P1P3P1/4RR1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh3+ gxh3 Bd5+ Be4 Qg3 if Bd6 Qxh3+ Bh2 Bxe4+ ]
e)
Sevilliano vs Branko Stanic, Moscow, 1994
r1bq1rk1/pp3ppp/8/4b3/8/2PB4/P4PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ba3 Re8 Bb5 if Qxd1 Rfxd1 ]
13d)
Luis Galego vs Qadi
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Sosa vs Wisuwat Theerapabpaisit, Moscow, 1994
r1bq1rk1/p1pnbppp/1p2pn2/6B1/3PN3/3B1N2/PPP1QPPP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Nxf6+ if gxf6 Qe4 or if Nxf6 Bxf6 ]
b)
Gennadi Sosonko vs Emmanuel Bricard, Moscow, 1994
4bk2/4q1pp/4p3/p1n1Qp2/1p2pN1P/1P4PB/P3PP2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc5 if Qxc5 Nxe6+ ]
c)
Erika Sziva vs Seyda Parveen, Moscow, 1994
7r/1q1pk3/p3p3/1p1r3p/8/1PP2QP1/P4P2/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ c4 bxc4 bxc4 Rb5 Qc3 ]
d)
Al vs Shaker Al Afoo, Moscow, 1994
8/1b1qppk1/1p4p1/p2nP1Qr/P1pP4/2P5/1PB3P1/2B2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Bxg6+ Kg7 Bxh5+ mates ]
e)
S Chumfwa vs Philip Corbin, Moscow, 1994
6k1/r1p1q1pp/3p1n2/1P3r2/p1R2P2/P1Q1P2P/1B6/2K3R1 w - - 1 0
[ e4 if Rxf4 Qe3 Rxe4 Rxe4 Qxe4 Qxa7 or if Rc5 Rxc5 dxc5 Qxf6 ]
14c)
Erika Sziva vs Seyda Parveen
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Diego Garcia Alvarez vs Silva, Moscow, 1994
r6r/ppp3k1/3p1p2/3Pq1p1/2P1P1QP/4N3/PP4P1/2K2R2 w - - 1 0
[ Qd7+ if Kg6 Nf5 gxh4 Qg7+ Kh5 g4+ or if Kg8 Ng4 Rh7 Nxe5 ]
b)
Christian Yunis vs Hamed Ismail, Moscow, 1994
r6r/ppp3pp/2np4/7k/2BP2R1/2P5/PP1K3P/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Be2 if d5 Rg5+ or if g6 Rxg6+ ]
c)
Hanneke Van Parreren vs Groesche, Moscow, 1994
r1bq2k1/2p2ppp/1p1p4/p1b5/2PBr3/4PN1P/PP3PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxc5 bxc5 Qd5 ]
d)
Natasa Krmelj vs Trond Ferkingstad, Moscow, 1994
4b3/1pr1rp2/1k2n1pp/pPNp4/3P2PP/3BPP2/1R3K2/1R6 w - - 1 0
[ Na4+ Ka7 b6+ ]
e)
Krunoslav Hulak vs Petter Haugli, Moscow, 1994
2rr1b2/pp3p1k/3qb1pp/1PRpN3/3P1P2/1BQ4P/P5P1/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Nxf7 if Bxf7 Rxc8 Rxc8 Qxc8 or if Qxc5 dxc5 Bxf7 h4 ]
15c)
Hanneke Van Parreren vs Groesche
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Rafael Mendoza vs Sishilima, Moscow, 1994
3rb1k1/1qN2pbp/3ppnp1/8/3BP3/1r4PP/3Q1PBK/2RR4 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6 if Bxf6 e5 dxe5 Qxd8 Bxd8 Bxb7 ]
b)
Igor Miladinovic vs Ta Lin, Moscow, 1994
6qk/p6p/2Q5/2Pp4/P4P2/4b1N1/1r4BP/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qf6+ Qg7 Qxg7+ Kxg7 Nf5+ ]
c)
Dagne Ciuksyte vs Inguna Erneste, Moscow, 1994
8/1p2b1R1/p3k2r/4p3/8/6N1/PPP5/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe7+ Kxe7 Nf5+ ]
d)
Borislava Borisova vs Palas Veloso, Moscow, 1994
4rr1k/2n3bp/3q4/2ppN3/Pp5P/1P1Q1NP1/8/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 if Qh6 Nef7+ ]
e)
Danielle Collins vs Maria Sepulveda, Moscow, 1994
2q3k1/1br2ppp/p1n5/1p4B1/3b4/1B3N2/P1Q2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd4 if Nxd4 Qxc7 or if Ne7 Qe2 ]
16b)
Igor Miladinovic vs Ta Lin
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Carlos Cuartas vs Lahendi Ndlhovu, Moscow, 1994
2rq1rk1/pp2pp1p/3p2p1/n2N4/4PP2/P1Q4P/1PP3P1/1R3R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qxc8 if Qxc8 Nxe7+ ]
b)
Alexandre Nascimento vs Renos Melas, Moscow, 1994
1Rb2r1k/1pQ3pp/8/1q3p2/4p3/6P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc8 ]
c)
Rainer Roehl vs Mohamad Al Sayed, Moscow, 1994
r1b2b1r/p2kp1pp/8/3p4/1qN5/2p3BP/PP2QPP1/2K2B1R w - - 1 0
[ Ne5+ if Ke6 Nd3+ or if Ke8 Qb5+ Qxb5 Bxb5+ Kd8 Nf7# ]
d)
Samayada vs Ramon Barrios, Moscow, 1994
3q1r2/p3bp1k/1p2p1pp/2p1P3/5P2/2P2Q1R/PP1r2PP/1B3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh5 ]
e)
Salazar vs Santa, Moscow, 1994
r2q1rk1/2p1bpp1/p3bn2/1p1N3R/8/8/PPB2PPP/R1BQ2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxf6+ if gxf6 or Bxf6 Rh8+ ]
17a)
Carlos Cuartas vs Lahendi Ndlhovu
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xviii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Jun Xie vs Lyazzat Tazhieva, Moscow, 1994
r3r1k1/5p1p/pp1pn1pB/8/P1q1b3/2P5/2P2QPP/3R1R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qxf7+ Kh8 Bg7+ ]
b)
Daniel Campora vs Karl Robatsch, Moscow, 1994
2r1k2r/pp2pp2/1qnp3p/5b2/4N3/1N1B1P2/PbPQ2PP/4RR1K w k - 1 0
[ Nxd6+ ]
c)
Antonio Fernandes vs Boris Itkis, Moscow, 1994
8/1p2rp1k/3rn3/p2B3p/P1P3R1/1P6/7P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Be4+ Kh6 Rg6+ fxg6 Rxg6+ Kh7 Rxe6+ Kg8 Rxe7 ]
d)
Mekhri Geldyeva vs Portes Garcia, Moscow, 1994
r3r3/pbq1bkpp/1pnppn2/8/3P1P2/2PB1N2/PP2Q1PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5+ if Kf8 Nxe6+ or if Kg8 Qxe6+ mates ]
e)
Dragoljub Jacimovic vs Mel O'Cinneide, Moscow, 1994
2rr2k1/p5bp/2p2pp1/2Nb4/1Pq5/5PB1/PQ4PP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nb7 if Rf8 Nd6 ]
18c)
Antonio Fernandes vs Boris Itkis
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Conor O'Shaughnessy vs Nikola Dimovski, Moscow, 1994
r3b1k1/p1q2pb1/1p2p2p/4P2Q/8/2P3R1/P4PPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf3 if Rb8 Qf6 ]
b)
Peter McKenzie vs Zaid Al-Kailani, Moscow, 1994
r2q2k1/pbp2pb1/2pp1np1/6B1/4r3/2N5/PPPQB1PP/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6 ]
c)
Jan Smejkal vs Orazly Annageldyev, Moscow, 1994
5rk1/3R2b1/1R5p/3P1pp1/4p3/3rB1P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc5 if Re8 Rg6 or if Rc8 Rc6 ]
d)
Fierro vs Suzanne Connolly, Moscow, 1994
r2n1rk1/pp2bppp/8/3pP2q/2pP2N1/2P1B1Q1/P1P3P1/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nh6+ Kh8 Nf5 ]
e)
Gabriela Koskoska vs Donna Furmage, Moscow, 1994
r2qk1nr/pppb1ppp/2np4/1B1Np3/1b2P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Bxc6 ]
19d)
Fierro vs Suzanne Connolly
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xx.
a)
Thi Thanh Houng Mai vs Ludmila Aslanian, Moscow, 1994
6k1/pb3ppp/4p3/3p4/3P4/1Pn2NP1/P3QP1P/q4BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe5 h5 Qb8+ ]
b)
Eliska Richtrova vs Almira Skripchenko, Moscow, 1994
2r1k2r/p2n1pbp/3Pp1p1/8/1pqP1P2/P2Q2PP/1B2N1BK/5R2 w k - 1 0
[ Rc1 ]
c)
Vladimir Akopian vs Jaan Ehlvest, Moscow, 1994
2r2rk1/1bq1bppp/pp2p3/4n3/4P3/PNB3P1/1P3PBP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxe5 Qxe5 Qd7 if Bg5 f4 ]
d)
Zili Wang vs Loek Van Wely, Moscow, 1994
5rk1/N4pp1/8/P2Qp2p/4P3/3b3P/5qP1/3R3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf1 if Rd2 Qxa7 ]
e)
I C Mody vs Otere, Moscow, 1994
4r1k1/6p1/2p1qrnp/pp2b3/5p2/P1PR2PP/1P2QPBN/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...fxg3 if fxg3 Bd4+ or if Nf3 Nf4 ]
20c)
Vladimir Akopian vs Jaan Ehlvest
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xxi.
a)
E Sanli vs Maria Santori, Moscow, 1994
7k/pp3p1q/2pb1p1r/3p1Prp/3P2NR/7R/PPP1Q1PP/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg4 if Qxg4 hxg4 Rxh6 gxh3 or if Rxg4 hxg4 Rxh6 Qxh6 ]
b)
Elena Cosma vs Jun Xie, Moscow, 1994
6k1/5pp1/1p2r2p/4n3/qBPp4/3P2Pb/2PQ2BP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxg2 if Kg2 Qc6+ Kh3 Nf3 ]
c)
Luis Belliard vs Vladislav Nevednichy, Moscow, 1994
r1b2rk1/5ppp/pp1p4/2pPp1qn/1PP1Pn2/P1NBQP2/R5PP/2N2R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng3+ hxg3 Qh6+ Kg1 Nh3+ ]
d)
Mehdi Effatian vs Mikhail Rytshagov, Moscow. 1994
6k1/5pp1/p6p/1p1nN3/1P1Q4/P3nPP1/4K2P/2q1B3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxe1+ Kxe1 Nc2+ ]
e)
Bondar vs Silvia Aleksieva, Moscow, 1994
r3kb1r/1p1b1pp1/p2ppn2/8/1nP1P1P1/1PN1q2P/PB1QN1B1/R3K2R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...Nd3+ Kd1 Nf2+ Kc2 Qxd2+ Kxd2 Nxh1 ]
21c)
Luis Belliard vs Vladislav Nevednichy
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xxii.
a)
Manon Leger vs Inna Gaponenko, Moscow, 1994
r5k1/1p2bppp/4p3/4P3/3B4/1PR5/4rPPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd2 Rd3 Rxd1+ Rxd1 Rd8 ]
b)
Nabil Doghri vs Ilgar Badjarani, Moscow, 1994
r5k1/p1p1Rrpp/2p5/2Np3q/3B1P1n/2P3Pb/P1P1Q2P/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ Kf2 Rxe7 Qxe7 Nxd4 cxd4 Re8 ]
c)
John Miles Cochrane vs Boris Pineda, Moscow, 1994
r2qr1k1/1b1pnpbp/p3p1p1/npBN4/4PP2/1N4P1/PPPQ2BP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxb3 if Nxe7+ Qxe7 Bxe7 Nxd2 ]
d)
Joseph Muteesaasira vs Nase Lungu, Moscow, 1994
5rk1/pp1n1pp1/4b2p/6rq/4R3/P1P5/2QNBPPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg6 if g3 Nc5 ]
e)
Ilir Seitaj vs Aljosa Grosar, Moscow, 1994
2r1r2k/1p6/p2p1q2/P2P2pb/1PPN1pn1/2R3P1/3Q4/4RBK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe1 ]
22a)
Manon Leger vs Inna Gaponenko
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xxiii.
a)
E Sanli vs Susanne Berg, Moscow, 1994
r1b2rk1/1pp1nppp/1p1p1q2/4n3/4P3/1BP1N3/PP1N1PPP/R2QK2R b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Nd3+ if Ke2 Nxf2 ]
b)
Ruben Gallego vs Cedendemberel Lhagvasuren, Moscow, 1994
4r1k1/5p1p/p2p3b/1p3q2/5P2/P1Pr2P1/1P1R1KBP/3Q3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf4 if gxf4 Qxf4+ or if Rxd3 Be3+ mates ]
c)
Eduardo Peralta vs Alfred Felsberger, Moscow,1994
3qr1k1/1p3p1p/2p1p1p1/4Q3/1bPnB3/1P1P2P1/rB3P1P/1R1R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb2 Rxb2 Bc3 if Rbb1 Nf3+ ]
d)
Sergio Cacho Reigadas vs Henrik Danielsen, Moscow, 1994
2r2nk1/p4pp1/2P5/RpqBp1p1/3bP1P1/1P4BP/4QP2/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc3 if Ra2 Qxg3+ ]
e)
Renos Melas vs Carlos Davila, Moscow, 1994
r7/3k1p2/n2p1bpB/1R6/3N4/3K4/5PPP/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc5+ if Ke3 Ra3+ ]
23c)
Eduardo Peralta vs Alfred Felsberger
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xxiv.
a)
Sebink vs Tolani Owosina, Moscow, 1994
8/2n2qk1/1Q1p2pp/1p1P4/2p2NPP/2P2PK1/8/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf4+ if Kxf4 Nxd5+ ]
b)
Ylvije Borici vs Christine Santos, Moscow, 1994
3r1r2/p5k1/1pPp1npp/3Pp1q1/2Q2n2/4NP2/P2R1BPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxg2 if Nxg2 Qxd2 ]
c)
Sproten vs R Corry, Moscow, 1994
1k1r4/1pq1b2Q/p2p4/2p1p3/7P/P2P1N1r/1PP5/2KR1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 if Rxf3 Bg5+ ]
d)
Rasheed Abdul Wahab vs Russell Dive, Moscow, 1994
r4rk1/5pp1/1qpBpb1p/p2b4/Q2P4/P1N5/1P2RPPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bb3 ]
e)
Orazly Annageldyev vs Vladimir Akopian, Moscow, 1994
6k1/1p3pp1/4p1p1/2Bq4/PQ2RPn1/6P1/1P5r/5BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd1 if a5 Rh1+ mates or if Re2 Rxe2 ]
24a)
Sebink vs Tolani Owosina
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xxv.
a)
Gaspar vs Martinez, Moscow, 1994
8/5pkp/Qp2p3/2b1P3/5q2/1Pr2N2/P1r2PPP/4RRK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 gxf3 Qxf3 mates ]
b)
Torbjorn Thomsen vs Sancedo, Moscow, 1994
2rr2k1/qb2bpp1/pp2pn2/3p3p/2P1P3/1PNBBP1P/P4QP1/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...d4 if Bxd4 Rxd4 Qxd4 Bc5 ]
c)
Genrieta Lagvilava vs Elena Sedina, Moscow, 1994
1q5k/1p4pB/p1b2r2/3P3Q/1P5n/P4N1P/6P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf3+ if gxf3 Qg3+ or if Kf2 Nxe1+ Bf5+ Rh6 ]
d)
Rasilla vs Magdalena Guzkowska-Nurkiewicz, Moscow, 1994
r4rk1/pp1qn1pp/3b1p2/3p4/2pP2Q1/2P1B2P/PP1N1PP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...f5 Qe2 f4 ]
e)
Ralph Kimende vs Jikerian, Moscow, 1994
8/3r1pqk/p2rp1p1/7p/1pP5/1P1R4/P3QPPP/3R1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd3 if Rxd3 Qa1+ Qd1 Qxd1+ ]
25e)
Ralph Kimende vs Jikerian
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xxvi.
a)
Shever Mapira vs Charles Keili, Moscow, 1994
3r2k1/5ppp/1q2p3/1p1n4/3N4/6P1/1P1QPPKP/3R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...e5 if Nf3 Nf4+ ]
b)
Jaime Sunye Neto vs Can Arduman, Moscow, 1994
3r1rk1/5p1p/5npb/3b4/N7/1P5P/2BN1PP1/1R1R3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxd2 if Rxd2 Bxg2+ ]
c)
Cherete vs Amelie Payet, Moscow, 1994
r2q1rk1/2p1bppp/p2pbn2/1p6/3QP3/1BN1B2P/PPP2PP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...c5 if Qd2 c4 ]
d)
Jorge Freyre vs Smith, Moscow, 1994
3r2k1/pq6/1p1rpp1p/2p1n1pN/2P1P3/P1Q2PPP/1P6/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf7 if g4 Rd3 Qc2 Nxf3+ ]
e)
Ariffin Kamal vs Abdel Ahmad, Moscow, 1994
2kr3R/pp1nqpp1/2pp1n2/4bP2/5BP1/1BNP2Q1/PPP5/2K1R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf4+ if Qxf4 Qxe1+ ]
26d)
Jorge Freyre vs Smith
1994 Moscow Olympiad chess puzzles, pt. xxvii.
a)
Serge Vanderwaeren vs Joel Lautier, Moscow, 1994
4q1k1/p1n2bpp/1p3r2/8/3RPp2/1P5P/P4PBK/4N2Q b - - 0 1
[ ...f3 if Nxf3 Rxf3 Bxf3 Qe5+ ]
b)
Guillermo Carvalho vs Sofia Sabirova, Moscow, 1994
6rk/p7/1p3p2/3p2r1/P2P1Nqp/2P2RPn/1P3PQP/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf4 if Rxf4 Qxf4 ]
c)
Colins vs A I Rodriguez, Moscow, 1994
r1bqr1k1/1p2bp1p/2n1p1pB/p2n2N1/3PN3/P2Q4/1PB2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...f5 ]
d)
Orlando Santana vs Abdu Al Badani, Moscow, 1994
1r1r1b1k/1pq5/pN1p3p/4p1p1/2B1Pn2/2P1Q1R1/PP3PPK/7R b - - 0 1
[ ...d5 if Bd3 or exd5 Bc5 ]
27a)
Serge Vanderwaeren vs Joel Lautier
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