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Here are some checkmates from the games of Judit Polgar.
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 3.
Judit Polgar vs Pavlina Chilingirova, Salonika, 1988
r1b2rk1/pp1p1p1p/2n3pQ/5qB1/8/2P5/P4PPP/4RRK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf8+ ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Judit Polgar vs Jesus De La Villa Garcia, New York, 1989
5q1k/p5pp/1p5B/3pQN2/b7/PnP5/3p2PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Bxg7+ ]

c)
White mates in 5.
Judit Polgar vs Spyridon Skembris, Corfu, 1990
3R1bk1/5p2/1p5p/p4Np1/r5Pn/6KP/5P2/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf8+ if Kh7 Rxf7+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Judit Polgar vs Alfonso Romero Holmes, Pamplona, 1991
4r1kr/1p2P1p1/p5Pp/8/P3p1R1/B1p5/2PnKP2/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Rf4 if Rxe7 Bxe7 ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Judit Polgar vs Leon Pliester, Aruba, 1992
q3r3/4b1pn/pNrp2kp/1p6/4P3/1Q2B3/PPP1B1PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Bh5+ Kxh5 Qf7+ Kh4 Bf2+ ]

Judit Polgar Mates, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Judit Polgar vs Vassily Ivanchuk, Monaco, 1995
2r1r1k1/1p2bR2/p5p1/P5Np/2Q3P1/8/1PP4P/4qB1K w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ Kg7 Qg8+ Kh6 Nf7# ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Judit Polgar vs Vladimir Epishin, Geneva, 1996
2r1rq2/pp3pkP/2b1p3/4N1p1/3Q1n1N/1B6/PPP2PP1/1K5R w - - 1 0
[ Nf5+ exf5 Nd7+ if f6 h8/Q+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Judit Polgar vs Jun Xie, Monaco, 1996
3r2k1/1b2Qp2/pqnp3b/1pn5/3B3p/1PR4P/P4PP1/1B4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ Kxh7 Qxf7+ ]

d)
White mates in 2.
Judit Polgar vs Evgeny Bareev, Moscow, 1996
5k1r/4npp1/p3p2p/3nP2P/3P3Q/3N4/qB2KPP1/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ Rc8+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Judit Polgar vs Achim Sobania, Frankfurt, 1999
1Q1bk1nr/pp2qppp/8/6N1/8/4B1P1/PP2PP1P/2RR2K1 w k - 1 0
[ Rc8 ]

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Judit Polgar Mates, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Judit Polgar vs Christian Bauer, Cannes, 2001
5r2/pqrR1pk1/n4Np1/4P1Qp/1bP2P2/pP5P/P3N3/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxg6+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Judit Polgar vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Bled, 2002
r6r/2p1BQpp/p1n1n3/1pbkq3/3p4/2P5/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf3+ if Qe4 c4+ or if Kc4 b3# ]

c)
White mates in 2.
Judit Polgar vs Turkan Mamedjarova, Reykjavik, 3/15/2006
3r2kr/pp1qQ2p/1bpN1Pp1/3b4/1P1p1B2/P2P4/6PP/4RRK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxd7 ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Judit Polgar vs Xiangzhi Bu, Bilbao, 10/20/2007
6k1/6p1/4R2p/5R2/1P3PK1/5QP1/6rq/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ if Kh7 Qd3+ or if Kxf8 Qa8+ ]

e)
Black mates in 3.
Jean-Luc Costa vs Judit Polgar, Biel, 1987
4rqk1/pp4pp/8/2nP4/3Q4/P1N3PP/1P3r2/RN1K2R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf3+ if Kc1 Nb3# ]

Judit Polgar Mates, Part IV.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Aleksandar Kolev vs Judit Polgar, Budapest, 1993
6k1/1ppbqpb1/2n3p1/6Pp/4N2P/1P2P3/3NQP2/B1KR4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qa3+ if Kc2 Nb4+ ]

b)
Black mates in 4.
Vadim Ruban vs Judit Polgar, Groningen, 1993
6rk/pp1r4/2p5/2b1p3/N1P1Pp1q/1Q3P2/PP2R2N/3R3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf2 if Rf1 Qxh2+ ]

c)
Black mates in 4.
Yasser Seirawan vs Judit Polgar, Monaco, 1993
1r3rk1/5p1p/pp2b1p1/4n3/4PP2/1BP1B1Pq/P6P/R1QR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ Kf2 Qxh2+ Kxf3 Bg4+ ]

d)
Black mates in 3.
Loek Van Wely vs Judit Polgar, Hoogeveen, 1997
1b3rk1/1p5p/8/1N1p4/P1nBn1q1/4P1P1/R4PKN/7Q b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf2+ if Kg1 or Rxf2 Qxg3+ ]

e)
Black mates in 4.
Murtas Kazhgaleyev vs Judit Polgar, Canada de Calatrava, 4/7/2007
1r4k1/2R5/3p4/3P2B1/p1p4p/2b2RnP/P5P1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb1+ if Kf2 Bd4+ ]

f)
Black mates in 4.
Andres Guerrero vs Judit Polgar, Tromsoe, 8/3/2014
k6r/3p4/P1nq1p2/2b5/4Q1p1/2R3P1/1PP4B/R6K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ Kxh2 Qd2+ if Qg2 Qh6+ ]


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