King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles from the top games of 2021, pg.1.
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.
Samuel Sevian vs Wojciech Przybylski, Internet, 2021
r2q2rk/1pp3p1/p2p1pQp/2n2P2/P1P1Pp2/3P1N1P/1BP2P2/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 if fxg5 Qxh6# or if hxg5 Qh5# ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Chithambaram Aravindh vs Robert Baskin, Internet, 2021
3r3k/1p4p1/8/4p1NN/3n2q1/1n5R/3P2PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Ivan Salgado Lopez vs Esteban Valderrama Quiceno, internet, 2021
4r2k/pp1nNprp/1q1p1Q2/7R/2P5/1P6/P1R3PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Eric Hansen vs Alexandros Papasimakopoulos, chess.com, 2021
3r1r1k/pp4pp/2n5/8/2Q1RN2/6P1/Pq3P1P/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Chithambaram Aravindh vs Alexandros Papasimakopoulos, chess.com, 2021
rk3q1r/2p5/p1RN1p2/P2PpP2/7p/1P1BQ3/4KP2/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rb6+ ]
1b)
mate in 2
Chithambaram Aravindh vs Robert Baskin
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Vladimir Onischuk vs Lilit Mkrtchian, chess.com, 2021
4k3/p4p2/2R5/3PK2b/7r/7B/8/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rc8+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Grigoriy Oparin vs Miroslav Macko, Tornelo, 2021
3b2rk/ppq4p/1npN3Q/4P3/3PP1p1/6P1/PP3RBP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf7 ]
c)
White mates in 2.
D Gukesh vs Rani Hamid, Dhaka, 2021
r5k1/p3pN2/1p2b1BB/8/2Pq3p/P7/1PQ3PK/R7 w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ Kxf7 Qg6# ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Arik Braun, Tornelo, 2021
4Qrkr/p5p1/1p6/2ppRN1p/5qP1/P4P2/1PPR2bP/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ ]
e)
Black mates in 2.
Guillaume Bianchi vs Parham Maghsoodloo, Internet, 2021
2rr4/k4p2/p3pp2/1p6/3nPP2/P1N1bRPp/BP5P/4KR2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc2+ ]
2d)
mate in 2
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Arik Braun
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Aleksandar Indjic vs Mahel Boyer, Internet, 2021
r1b1r1k1/1p3pp1/p7/q2n2N1/2p2B2/2P3R1/P1Q2P1P/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ Kf8 Bd6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Vladimir Fedoseev vs Boris Savchenko, Internet, 2021
2kr4/ppp2Rp1/7q/3Q4/KP2P2P/2P3P1/P6P/2b2B2 w - - 1 0
[ Bh3+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Ivan Ivanisevic vs Viktoriya Tarasova, Internet, 2021
2Q2r2/2R3p1/3k1pP1/8/4p2p/8/P3PP1q/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qd7+ Ke5 Rc5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Alexey Sarana vs Muhammad Lutfi Ali, Internet, 2021
5r1k/5Rbp/2p3p1/p4bB1/3r4/1Bq4P/P3QPP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf8+ Bxf8 Bf6+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Dmitrij Kollars vs Aleksandar Indjic, Internet, 2021
r6r/ppp2p1k/2np3p/3N4/2PP4/3R4/PP3PP1/5K1R w - - 1 0
[ Rg3 ]
3d)
mate in 3
Alexey Sarana vs Muhammad Lutfi Ali
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Aleksandar Indjic vs Logman Guliev, Internet, 2021
r1b1q3/1pp2rkp/n2p4/p2Pp1BQ/2P1p2P/8/PP3P2/R3KBR1 w Q - 1 0
[ Bf6+ if Kxf6 Qg5# or if Kf8 Qh6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Velimir Ivic vs Robert Safin, Internet, 2021
5r1k/p1qr3p/Bp3p2/3p1b2/3Q1P2/2P3R1/PP3P2/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Qxf6+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
David Paravyan vs Robert Baskin, Internet, 2021
6R1/ppr4p/6pk/P2pR3/4n1PP/2P5/2P2P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh5+ gxh5 g5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Pavel Eljanov vs Vugar Manafov, Internet, 2021
2r5/p2Rnp2/1bp1k1pp/4p3/2P1N3/4P1P1/PP3PBP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rd6+ Kf5 h3 ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Maksim Chigaev vs Cengiz Hasman, Internet, 2021
3rr3/p2NQp2/2p1N1pk/q3P2p/1p5P/2p2P2/PPP3P1/1K1RR3 w - - 1 0
[ Qg5+ Kh7 Nf6+ ]
4c)
mate in 3
David Paravyan vs Robert Baskin
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Pavel Ponkratov vs Artem Mescheryakov, Barnaul, 2021
r1b1r1k1/3qnR2/p2p2p1/1ppN2Nn/2P1P2Q/3B4/PP4PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qxh5 gxh5 Nf6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Samuel Sevian vs Francesco Sonis, chess.com, 2021
3q1k2/7p/1p2BPbb/p1pPB3/PnP5/1P3NQ1/8/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bd6+ Ke8 Qxg6+ hxg6 f7# ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Maksim Chigaev vs Emin Ohanyan, lichess.org, 2021
2br2k1/p3R2p/1rn3pB/2p5/8/6PP/1P3PB1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bd5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Eric Hansen vs Maksim Chigaev, lichess.org, 2021
6r1/1p5k/2p5/p2q1P2/PP1BQpp1/2P3P1/5P2/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qe7+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Aleksandar Indjic vs Sayed Javad Alavi, Europe-Echecs, 2021
5q1k/b4rp1/p4NRp/4pP1P/1n4R1/P3P2K/r4P2/6Q1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ ]
5a)
mate in 3
Pavel Ponkratov vs Artem Mescheryakov
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Jeffrey Xiong vs Aleksandar Indjic, chess.com, 2021
Q7/p4pk1/6p1/8/4nN2/1P2q1PP/P4RK1/4r3 w - - 1 0
[ Ne6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Jeffrey Xiong vs Maksim Chigaev, chess.com, 2021
R5R1/5r1k/3q1bpp/4p3/3rP3/1P3Q1P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ if Bxh8 Qxf7+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Alexey Sarana vs Guillermo Baches Garcia, chess.com, 2021
5r1k/1q6/8/4p1Q1/5n2/P6P/1P3P1K/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Abhimanyu Puranik vs Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, Dhaka, 2021
4rrk1/p1Q3pp/4b3/2P1R3/7P/1P3pP1/PBq2P2/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxg7+ Kxg7 Rg5+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Hans Niemann vs Marius Deuer, Bassano del Grappa, 2021
1r3b1k/1b3Q1p/p4p2/1p1nqN2/4B3/6NP/PP3PP1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nh6 if Bg7 Qg8+ ]
6e)
mate in 3
Hans Niemann vs Marius Deuer
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Aleksandar Indjic vs Yaroslav Remizov, Internet, 2021
2r1k3/1p3p1p/4bBp1/p1p1P3/P3P3/2P1Q2P/1q4PK/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc5 ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Sanan Sjugirov vs Daniel Naroditsky, Internet, 2021
6rk/pb3p1p/2p2Pr1/1p2pR1Q/3qNp2/PP1B4/2P3PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh5+ Rh6 Ng5+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Mikhail Al Antipov vs B Arjun, Internet, 2021
1rbrnknQ/4b3/pq2p3/1pNpN1P1/PP1P4/2P5/2B2PK1/R3R3 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7 Ng7 Qg6 Nh6 gxh6 ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Dmitry Andreikin vs Marco Dobrikov, Internet, 2021
2r1kr2/1R3pQp/p2bp3/3n2B1/8/2qP4/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6+ if Be7 Rexe7+ or if fxe6 Qd7# ]
e)
White mates in 4.
David Anton Guijarro vs Samuel Sevian, Internet, 2021
7b/2q4k/p1p2PR1/2p5/5P1p/PP1r4/6Q1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe4 if Bxf6 Rg4+ Kh8 Qe8+ ]
7b)
mate in 4
Sanan Sjugirov vs Daniel Naroditsky
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Pavel Ponkratov vs Mikhail Simantsev, Cheliabinsk, 2021
4R3/1p1q2Bk/6pp/8/p1P1QPP1/Pn5P/1P1p4/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ Kxg7 Qe5+ Kf7 Rh7+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Pavel Ponkratov vs Dmitry Maximov, Internet, 2021
3rk3/4p2R/2p2rp1/p1P5/N1Q1pq2/1P6/1P6/1K1R4 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Rf8 Qxg6+ Qf7 Qxc6+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Alexey Sarana vs Andrew Greet, interest, 2021
r3r1k1/ppq1Bppp/8/8/b7/2Pp2R1/3Q1PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ if Kh8 Qh6 or if Kxg7 Qg5+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Mikhail Kobalia vs Leonardo Duarte, lichess.org, 2021
4Qrk1/pp3pp1/2n2b1p/2r5/3p1B2/1B4Pq/PPP2P1P/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf7+ Kh7 Bg6+ Kg8 Qxf8+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Maksim Chigaev vs Denis Makhnev, lichess.org, 2021
r5k1/2p3n1/pb1p2R1/1p6/2qPPR2/2P2Q1P/1P3P2/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ if Kh8 Qh5+ or if Kxg7 Qg3+ ]
8d)
mate in 4
Mikhail Kobalia vs Leonardo Duarte
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Igor Kovalenko vs Maximiliano Perez, chess.com, 2021
1k6/ppr3R1/1q6/2p1p1P1/2PnQ1pP/1P1P2B1/P7/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ Rc8 Qxe5+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Aleksandar Indjic vs Anastasia Avramidou, lichess.org, 2021
r3rk2/p2b1pR1/3p2p1/2pP2P1/2pnPP2/2N5/P2qNK1Q/7R w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Morozevich vs Ritvars Reimanis, lichess.org, 2021
3r3k/pp4pB/2p1b3/2p5/1b2N2R/6QP/PqP2PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg6+ Kg8 Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh4+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Jeffrey Xiong vs Pavel Shkapenko, chess.com, 2021
8/pp1RR3/2p3Bp/2k4P/8/2K5/PPP2r2/5r2 w - - 1 0
[ b4+ Kb5 Rxb7+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
D Gukesh vs Sohel Chowdhury, Dhaka, 2021
rnb5/2qn2pk/p3Qr2/3pN3/RP3P2/2P1R3/5PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh3+ Rh6 Rxh6+ ]
9c)
mate in 4
Alexander Morozevich vs Ritvars Reimanis
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Anton Smirnov vs Thubalkain Dabuae, AuNix, 2021
r2q1rk1/3n1pb1/4p1p1/p3p3/7R/1BB2P2/1PPQ2P1/4K2R w K - 1 0
[ Rh8+ Bxh8 Qh6 ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, lichess.org, 2021
6k1/pr2ppb1/2R3p1/3q4/7Q/1P2B1P1/P3PP1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rc8 if Bf8 Rxf8 ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Radoslaw Wojtaszek vs Yair Parkhov, Tornelo, 2021
8/2p1Q3/3p1pk1/pPq3p1/P3Pp1P/5P2/6PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ h5+ if Kh6 Qf7 ]
d)
White mates in 4.
David Navara vs Phileas Mathieu, Tornelo, 2021
r1bq1rk1/4p1b1/P2pn1p1/2p3N1/3n1P2/2NQ4/PP4P1/R1B1KB1R w KQ - 1 0
[ Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh3+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Sergei Shipov vs Grigoriy Oparin, Internet, 2021
3Q4/1pp3qk/3p4/p1nP1b1N/2P3pP/1P1n4/P3KpP1/7R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe5+ if Kd2 Qe1+ ]
10b)
mate in 4
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Mustafa Yilmaz vs Alexey Solovchuk, chess.com, 2021
2r1k3/1q1p4/3Bp2p/5n1n/1p3P2/3Q1NrP/PP3R1K/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf5 if Rg8 Qxh5+ Kd8 Qf7 ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Ivan Ivanisevic vs Maxim Novik, chess.com, 2021
2r2k2/p1r2pq1/3R1Np1/1p3nQp/7P/1P3PP1/P3PK2/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Rd8+ Rxd8 Rxd8+ Kd7 Nd5+ Ke6 Nxc7+ ]
c)
White mates in 5.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Kirill Alekseenko, chess.com, 2021
4r3/2pk1ppp/Q1pbb2n/N1B5/4P3/1N3P2/q1P3PP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd6+ if Ke7 Rxe6+ Kxe6 Qxc6+ or if cxd6 Qb7+ ]
d)
Black mates in 5.
Mikhail Al Antipov vs Benjamin Gledura, Internet, 2021
4rkbQ/1R4p1/6qp/p1N5/2pp1P2/6P1/PP3KP1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc2+ Kg1 Qd1+ Kh2 Qh5+ Kg1 Re1+ ]
e)
White mates in 6.
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, Wijk aan Zee, 2021
r1r3k1/2q2b2/7Q/3p4/p7/3B1P1P/6P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Bg8 Qh6+ Kf7 Bg6+ Kf6 Be8+ ]
11e)
mate in 6
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 6.
Andrey Esipenko vs Etienne Bacrot, Tornelo, 2021
r2qrn2/pb3pk1/1p5R/3p2PQ/3p4/P2BP3/1P3PP1/R3K3 w Q - 1 0
[ Rh7+ Nxh7 Qh6+ Kg8 Bxh7+ ]
b)
White mates in 6.
Maxim Matlakov vs Pia Cramling, Tornelo, 2021
2r1rbk1/1p3ppp/1n6/2pqB3/p2PN3/P2Q3P/1PP2PP1/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ gxf6 Qg3+ Bg7 Bxf6 ]
c)
Alexey Sarana vs Sanan Sjugirov, Internet, 2021
2r1r1k1/2q1bpp1/p2pb3/4p1Bn/2p1P2P/P1N2P2/1PPQ4/1KNR2R1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxe7 if Qxe7 or Rxe7 Qh6 ]
d)
Grigoriy Oparin vs Alexey Sarana, Internet, 2021
r2qk2r/1pp3pp/5p1n/1PbNp3/pnB1P1b1/PQ3N2/3P2PP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ axb4 axb3 Rxa8 Qxa8 Nxc7+ Ke7 Nxa8 Rxa8 bxc5 ]
e)
David Paravyan vs Baadur Jobava, Internet, 2021
8/1p4k1/p1rp2p1/4p3/P3q1Np/1BP2R1P/KP4P1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rf7+ if Kh8 Nf6 ]
12a)
mate in 6
Andrey Esipenko vs Etienne Bacrot
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Daniel Naroditsky vs Ramazan Zhalmakhanov, Internet, 2021
k2rr3/pp3R2/2p3p1/3pn1Rp/1q4PQ/3BP3/P1PPK3/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe5 ]
b)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs David Paravyan, Internet, 2021
8/3knrpp/4N3/2B5/p3R3/6P1/PPP3KP/5r2 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 ]
c)
Benjamin Gledura vs Irakli Beradze, Internet, 2021
r1b1k2r/p3qppp/2pb1n2/3p4/1P2n3/2N1P3/PBQP1PPP/R3KB1R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Nxe4 Nxe4 Qxc6+ ]
d)
Grigoriy Oparin vs Guillermo Vazquez, Internet, 2021
r2q1rk1/1b1nnpbp/p3p1p1/1pp1N3/P2PN3/BQ4P1/4PPBP/R2R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd7 if Qxd7 Nxc5 or if Bxe4 Nxf8 ]
e)
Samvel Ter Sahakyan vs Nikolaos Spyropoulos, Internet, 2021
1n1r2k1/r1p2pp1/1pB1p2p/4P3/p1P4P/P5P1/1PQq1P2/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rad1 ]
13e)
Samvel Ter Sahakyan vs Nikolaos Spyropoulos
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Velimir Ivic vs Evgueij Kretov, Internet, 2021
1r4k1/R2Np3/2p3b1/6p1/3b4/1P3p2/P2B1P2/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Ra4 if Rd8 Rxd4 Bf5 Nf6+ or if Bxf2 Nxb8 ]
b)
Murali Karthikeyan vs Justin Liang, Internet, 2021
1r4k1/1p1r1pp1/p2R1n1p/2p5/8/6P1/PPP3BP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rfxf6 ]
c)
Samvel Ter Sahakyan vs Florian Jenni, Internet, 2021
7k/pppq2pp/5pb1/3Nr3/2P4P/3P2Q1/P1P3P1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe5 ]
d)
Dmitrij Kollars vs Richard Pert, Internet, 2021
3r2k1/1bp1rppp/p5q1/8/3N4/6Q1/PP3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf5 Rxd1+ Rxd1 Re8 Ne7+ ]
e)
Alexei Shirov vs Roman Ovetchkin, Internet, 2021
8/2R3p1/1q2ppk1/3pPn1p/3P3P/1r3N2/5PPK/2Q5 w - - 1 0
[ exf6 if gxf6 Ne5+ mates ]
14d)
Dmitrij Kollars vs Richard Pert
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Velimir Ivic vs Arvids Andrejevs, Internet, 2021
3rr1k1/pp1qbppp/2pn2n1/2B2b2/8/2NB1N1P/PPP2PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxd6 Bxd6 Rxe8+ Rxe8 Bxf5 ]
b)
Dmitry Andreikin vs Nikolay Bodnar, Internet, 2021
8/2Qp3p/3nk3/1p6/2b4P/6P1/4qPB1/3N2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh3+ if Kd5 Nc3+ or if Nf5 Ne3 or if Ke7 Qxd7+ ]
c)
Vladimir Fedoseev vs Vahap Sanal, Internet, 2021
2b1rrk1/1pp3p1/p4pnp/P2q4/1P1NN3/2P1R2P/5PP1/3RQ1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxf6+ ]
d)
Jeffrey Xiong vs Denis Lazavik, Internet, 2021
1br1q1k1/1p2npp1/4p2p/1P1bP3/5P1B/2NBQ3/6PP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxe7 Qxe7 Nxd5 ]
e)
Velimir Ivic vs Leon Livaic, Internet, 2021
krr2bR1/p4p2/P3p2p/3pP2q/1n1P4/1NRQ1N2/5P2/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Rxc8 Rxc8 Qb5 if Rb8 Rxf8 ]
15a)
Velimir Ivic vs Arvids Andrejevs
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Evgeny Sharapov, Internet, 2021
4r1k1/3n1ppp/1qprb3/p1N2NP1/3p4/P1Q2P2/1PP4P/1K1RR3 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd4 if Rxd4 Qxd4 Qxc5 Qxg7# or if Qxc5 Qxc5 ]
b)
Samvel Ter Sahakyan vs Santiago Quinonez Garcia, Internet, 2021
r4rk1/4ppbp/pp2nnp1/PNppB3/3P4/4PN1P/1PP2PP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ axb6 axb5 Rxa8 Rxa8 b7 ]
c)
Alexey Sarana vs Zaur Tekeyev, Internet, 2021
2rq3k/4r1pp/3p2B1/pp6/2pP4/P1P3QP/1P2R1P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh4 if h6 Qxe7 or if Kg8 Qxh7+ mates ]
d)
Jeffrey Xiong vs Vladimir Onischuk, Internet, 2021
1r2k2r/p3ppb1/1n1pbnpp/3p4/1P1BP2P/qP3P2/2PQ2P1/1KNR1BNR w k - 1 0
[ e5 if Nfd7 Bb2 ]
e)
Alexandr Bortnik vs Alejandro Domingo Nunez, Internet, 2021
r1q1k2r/pp3ppp/2nbp1b1/4N3/3P1BP1/1RP2P1P/P7/3QKB1R w Kkq - 1 0
[ Nxg6 ]
16b)
Samvel Ter Sahakyan vs Santiago Quinonez Garcia
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ivan Salgado Lopez vs Javier Benitez Lozano, internet, 2021
b4rk1/5ppp/2P1B3/7r/7q/4Q1R1/8/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf7+ Kh8 Bxh5 Rxf1+ Kxf1 Qxh5 Rf3 ]
b)
Matthias Bluebaum vs Jesper Thybo, Internet, 2021
5rk1/4bppp/4pn2/3pB3/3P3P/1b1B2N1/1P3PP1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ra7 if Bd8 Bd6 Re8 Bb5 ]
c)
Mateusz Bartel vs Harry Grieve, Internet, 2021
2r2rk1/p2qbppp/b3pn2/P2p4/Qp1n1B2/5NP1/1P1NPP1P/R1R2BK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxd7 Nxf3+ exf3 Nxd7 Bxa6 ]
d)
Ivan Cheparinov vs Raphael Valdazo, Internet, 2021
rbbq1rk1/pp3pp1/2p1pn1p/6B1/2PPN3/6P1/PP3PBP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxf6+ gxf6 Bxh6 if Re8 Qg4+ ]
e)
Mikhail Kobalia vs Christophe Rohrer, Internet, 2021
4r1k1/1Qp1bpp1/p4n1p/8/3q3B/1PN4P/P3RPP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6 Qxf6 Qxc7 if Kf8 Nd5 ]
17c)
Mateusz Bartel vs Harry Grieve
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xviii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Samuel Sevian vs Kaiqi Yang, lichess.org, 2021
r4k2/1p2Npp1/5n2/pq5p/7P/Q5P1/P4P2/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nd5+ Kg8 Nc7 ]
b)
Igor Kovalenko vs Lukas Stauskas, Internet, 2021
r1b2rk1/pp2qppn/2p5/3p4/2PN4/bP2P2P/PBQ2P2/2K3RR w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Nf5+ if Kg8 Nh6# ]
c)
Alexei Shirov vs Arseniy Shturman, Internet, 2021
1k5r/1pqr1pp1/p7/2pRb3/7p/4B2P/PP2Q1P1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe5 if Qxe5 Bf4 or if Ka8 Rxc5 ]
d)
Alexei Shirov vs Roland Berzinsh, Internet, 2021
r4rk1/1b3p1p/pp1N2p1/6q1/2BQpn2/2P5/PP4PP/R2R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf7+ Rxf7 Qh8+ Kxh8 Nxf7+ Kg7 Nxg5 ]
e)
Murali Karthikeyan vs Tanraj Sohal, chess.com, 2021
1r4k1/1q3pp1/2b1pn1p/2PpQ3/1P5P/1N3N2/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Na5 if Qb5 Nxc6 ]
18d)
Alexei Shirov vs Roland Berzinsh
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mustafa Yilmaz vs Milosz Szpar, internet, 2021
r1bqr1k1/ppp2pbp/6p1/3n4/8/BPN2PP1/P4PBP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd5 Bxa1 Ne7+ if Kh8 or Kf8 Qxa1(+) ]
b)
Maksim Chigaev vs Zaur Mammadov, lichess.org, 2021
2r3k1/1p3p2/p3p1pq/3pP1R1/2rN4/3Q2R1/P6P/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg6+ fxg6 Rxg6+ Kh7 Rxe6+ Kh7 Rxe6+ ]
c)
Mustafa Yilmaz vs Alexander Rustemov, chess.com, 2021
r4rk1/5ppp/2p1pn2/3p4/Pb1P1B2/1Q2P3/3qNPPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ra2 ]
d)
Samvel Ter Sahakyan vs Shant Sargsyan, Yerevan, 2021
1r4r1/b1pq1k2/p2B2p1/Pp1n3p/3PR2Q/7P/1P3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxc7 if Nxc7 Re7 ]
e)
Michael Adams vs Ritvars Reimanis, Tornelo, 2021
brr3k1/3pppbp/6p1/PPpqP3/Q1Nn4/2B2N1P/5PP1/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxd4 cxd4 Nb6 ]
19b)
Maksim Chigaev vs Zaur Mammadov
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xx.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Nils Grandelius vs Atulya Shetty, chess.com, 2021
1r3rk1/p2b1pp1/n2Pp2p/qpp1P2Q/4N3/P1P3P1/5PBP/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ if gxf6 exf6 Qa4 Be4 mates ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Jose Martinez Alcantara vs Brandon Jacobson, chess.com, 2021
8/4nk1p/2ppbNpQ/p1p5/q7/P2P1N2/1rP3PP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Ng5+ Kxf6 Nxh7+ ]
c)
Yuriy Kuzubov vs Santosh Gujrathi Vidit, chess.com, 2021
3r2k1/1pprbpp1/p1n1q2p/4P3/8/P4N1P/1PQ1NPP1/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf4 if Nd4 Nxe6 ]
d)
Aleksandar Indjic vs Ori Kobo, chess.com, 2021
8/1pk2p1p/3bb3/8/r1NR2P1/2KN3P/5P2/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd6 if Rxd4 Nb5+ ]
e)
Igor Lysyj vs Anton Shomoev, Barnaul, 2021
6k1/pp3p2/4bBp1/2p1R3/2P3P1/1P6/r4P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re3 if Kf8 Rd3 or if Rd2 Rh3 ]
20b)
mate in 3
Jose Martinez Alcantara vs Brandon Jacobson
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xxi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Emre Can, chess.com, 2021
r2q1r1k/1b1p1ppp/p1n1p3/1p2P3/1b4Q1/2N3P1/PPP2PBP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxc6 Bxc3 Bxb7 Bxe1 Bxa8 Qxa8 c3 ]
b)
Alexander Motylev vs Mariya Berezina, Barnaul, 2021
3R4/p1r2pkp/5qp1/5p2/3QbP2/2P2N1P/P5P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ ]
c)
Daniil Dubov vs Varun Krishnan, chess.com, 2021
1rb3k1/1p3Rpp/p3p3/4N3/1Pn1B3/P5P1/7P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxh7+ Kxh7 Nxc4 if e5 Rf8 or if b5 Nd6 ]
d)
Etienne Bacrot vs Tanraj Sohal, chess.com, 2021
3r1rk1/pb6/1p5p/4Npp1/8/2P2P1P/PP3K2/3RR3 w - - 1 0
[ Nd7 if Rf7 Nf6+ ]
e)
Aryan Tari vs Jose Cardoso Cardoso, chess.com, 2021
2r1r1k1/ppp2pb1/3p3p/8/4P1QB/3nR2P/P2q1PP1/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd3 if Qxd3 Bf6 mates ]
21a)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Emre Can
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xxii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Chithambaram Aravindh vs M Amin Tabatabaei, lichess.org, 2021
2r2rk1/ppqnnppp/4p3/1B2P1N1/PP6/8/4QPPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd3 ]
b)
Grigoriy Oparin vs Maxim Lavrov, lichess.org, 2021
r6r/1p1k1ppp/2p5/p1P1p3/2b1P3/P1N1K3/2P2PPP/R6R w - - 1 0
[ Na4 ]
c)
Alexey Sarana vs Alexandr Bortnik, lichess.org, 2021
3rrk2/pb3pp1/1p5p/2bNn3/4PB2/1B3PP1/P2R2KP/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Nc7 if Rxd2+ Rxd2 ]
d)
Grigoriy Oparin vs Vahap Sanal, lichess.org, 2021
rnb1r1k1/pp3ppp/2pb4/3p1n2/3P1B2/3B1N2/PPP1NPPP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Bxf5 ]
e)
Dmitry Andreikin vs Alexander Morozevich, lichess.org, 2021
3rr3/pp2npkp/3q1p2/8/5Q1N/6P1/P4P1P/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxd6 Rxd6 Rxe7 Rxe7 Nf5+ ]
22e)
Dmitry Andreikin vs Alexander Morozevich
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xxiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alexander Morozevich vs Serkan Yeke, lichess.org, 2021
1r3rk1/1p3p1p/2np4/p3bQ2/P2p3q/1B1P2N1/1PPB2PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Bg5 ]
b)
Vladimir Fedoseev vs Alexey Sarana, Internet, 2021
6k1/1R3p2/4p2p/2b3pn/3NN3/2Pn1P2/4KBPP/r7 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nhf4+ if Ke3 e5 or if Kd2 Ra2+ ]
c)
Nils Grandelius vs L R Srihari, lichess.org, 2021/a>
r4rk1/pb1n2p1/1p2pb2/5qB1/1P1pNP1P/P2Q4/B5P1/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Nxf6+ if gxf6 Qxf5 ]
d)
Alexander Motylev vs David Davtyan, chess.com, 2021
6k1/4bpp1/ppn1p2p/2p1P2P/2P1N1P1/1P5n/P4P2/2B1NK2 w - - 1 0
[ f4 if Nb4 a3 Nc6 Kg2 ]
e)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Aleksandr Shimanov, chess.com, 2021
r2q1rk1/pbpn2bp/1p1pp1p1/6N1/2PP1n2/2N1B3/PPQ1BPPP/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ Bxf4 Rxf4 Nxe6 ]
23c)
Nils Grandelius vs L R Srihari
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xxiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Anish Giri vs Wesley So, chess24.com, 2021
4R3/ppq3pk/2r1bb1p/3p1p2/3P1PP1/2BQ4/PPN4P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6 if Rxe6 Qxf5+ ]
b)
Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi, chess24.com, 2021
2r2q2/pp3k1r/4pBn1/2b1Pn2/Q2pR1N1/6P1/PP3P2/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd7+ Nge7 Bxe7 if Nxe7 Rf4+ or if Qe8 Qxe8+ ]
c)
Alexander Donchenko vs Dmitrij Kollars, lichess.org, 2021
2r5/2r1kppp/pp2pn2/8/1PN5/P3P1P1/2R2P1P/2R2K2 w - - 1 0
[ Nxb6 if Rxc2 Nxc8+ ]
d)
Hans Niemann vs Nicolo Pasini, Bassano del Grappa, 2021
r4rk1/2nnppbp/bq1p2p1/pNpP4/P1B1PB2/5N1P/1P2QPP1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxc7 if Bxc4 Nxa8 ]
e)
Jesper Thybo vs Nikola Djukic, Niksic, 2021
rnb2rk1/6b1/4p2p/p2pp1qP/1p1P4/1B3N2/PP2NKP1/2RQ3R w - - 1 0
[ Rxc8 ]
24c)
Alexander Donchenko vs Dmitrij Kollars
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xxv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Boris Grachev vs Arda Altun, Tornelo, 2021
4rr2/1b4k1/pp1b3p/2pPp1p1/P1Q3P1/2N1B2P/1Pq2PB1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Be4 if Qxb2 Rb1 ]
b)
Neuris Delgado vs Duru Okuyaz, Tornelo, 2021
r3br1k/pp4p1/4B2p/6N1/3P1p2/2P1R1b1/PP4P1/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rxg3 if Bb5 c4 or if hxg5 Rh3+ ]
c)
Dimitrios Mastrovasilis vs Sebastian Kostolansky, Tornelo, 2021
r1b2rk1/p1q5/4pp1Q/3pN3/2pp1P2/8/P5PP/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf3 if fxe5 Rg3+ Kf7 Qh7+ ]
d)
Matthias Bluebaum vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Tornelo, 2021
1r3rk1/1p3pbp/p3p1p1/P1R5/2Rn3q/Q3BB1P/1P3PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg5 ]
e)
Daniil Dubov vs Steven Zierk, chess.com, 2021
r1b3k1/pp4pp/8/2qpn3/8/2PB2N1/PP4PP/R4Q1K w - - 1 0
[ Re1 if Ng6 Re8+ Nf8 Rxf8 Qxf8 Bxh7+ ]
25e)
Daniil Dubov vs Steven Zierk
Top rated puzzles of 2021, pt. xxvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Daniil Dubov vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov, lichess.org, 2021
2rq1rk1/pp2bbp1/7p/3N1p2/3n4/P3PN2/BPQ3PP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc8 ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Rodrigo Vasquez vs Dmitry Andreikin, Internet, 2021
3r2k1/5ppp/1p6/1Bb5/2N4q/1P3P2/P5PP/4QK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1 if g3 Qxh2 Ne3 Bxe3 ]
c)
Nils Grandelius vs Arjun Erigaisi, Internet, 2021
4rrk1/ppq1bppp/4b3/2p1N3/2Pp4/1P1P1QP1/P4PBP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd6 if Ng4 f5 or if Qe2 Bd7 f4 f6 ]
d)
Adonay Delgadillo vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Internet, 2021
r2q1rk1/p4ppp/bbQ5/3n4/8/5N2/PP3PPP/RNBR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc8 Qa4 Be2 Re1 Bxf3 if gxf3 Rxc1 Rxc1 Qg5+ ]
e)
Matthieu Cornette vs Dmitrij Kollars, Internet, 2021
2rq1rk1/p3npbp/1p2b1p1/n1PNp3/4P3/P2Q1N2/B1P2PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxd5 exd5 e4 ]
26d)
Adonay Delgadillo vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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