Chess Puzzles from the Games of Yang Shen.

"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com

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a)

Yang Shen vs Turkan Mamedjarova, Oropesa, 2001
r1qn4/5k2/2p1Rbpr/p2p4/Pp1P1PPp/1N5Q/1P3B1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf6+ if Kxf6 g5+ ]

b)

White mates in 4.
Yang Shen vs Sergei Rublevsky, Beer-Sheva, 2005
4r3/2RN4/p1r5/1k1p4/5Bp1/p2P4/1P4PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rb7+ if Ka4 b3+ ]

c)

White mates in 4.
Yang Shen vs Li Ruofan, Beijing, 2005
6rk/5Q1n/pp1p1p1B/3P2p1/P3R3/7P/2Pq2PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bg7+ Rxg7 Re8+ ]

d)

Yang Shen vs Wang Xinyue, Wuxi, 2005
r3rk2/1n1b1pp1/pq1P1n2/1p2N1p1/8/1PP4P/2B2P2/RN1QR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh5 if Rxe5 Qh8+ or if Nxh5 Nxd7+ ]

e)

Yang Shen vs Arman Pashikian, Moscow, 2006
r4rnk/pp3ppn/7B/2q2P1Q/2p4P/2b2N2/PPB2RP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ f6 ]

1b)

mate in 4
Yang Shen vs Sergei Rublevsky

Yang Shen Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Yang Shen vs Xiao Ren, Xinghua, 2013
r1b3k1/1pq2pbp/2p3p1/p3r3/2n1PB2/2N2P2/PP1Q2PP/2RR3K w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ Qxd8 Rxd8+ Bf8 Bh6 Bd7 Rxa8 ]

b)

Qian Huang vs Yang Shen, Wuxi, 2014
1k4r1/1pn5/p1p5/2Pb4/1P2pp2/2N2P1P/1P1R3K/4RBr1 b - - 0 1
[ ...e3 if Rg2 R8xg2+ or if Rc2 Bxf3 mates ]

c)

White mates in 4.
Yang Shen vs Xiaowen Zhang, Xinghua, 2015
2q5/p4pk1/1p3Npp/4Q3/1P6/P4PP1/B4PK1/2r5 w - - 1 0
[ Nh5+ Kf8 Qd6+ Kg8 Qxg6+ ]

d)

Yang Shen vs Maritza Arribas, Teheran, 2017
2rq1nk1/pp2rp1p/4b1p1/1PQp4/3N1P2/3BP3/P5PP/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe6 ]

2a)

Yang Shen vs Xiao Ren

Chinese GMs
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