"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com
Here are some chess puzzles by top FIDE women of 2016.
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.
Monika Socko vs Jeff Sarwer, Stockholm, 2016
1r5k/p3bQpp/qr1p3N/1npPP2P/1p6/1N6/PPP2P2/1K1R3R w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Boris Savchenko vs Dronavalli Harika, Alma-Ata, 2016
1k6/p4p2/1p2p3/4P3/Q4P2/P2qBKP1/2r5/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd1+ Ke4 Qd5# ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Qian Huang, Huai'an. 2016
r4r2/3kp2Q/8/3qBP2/1ppP4/8/PKP4P/R7 b - - 0 1
[ ...c3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Antoaneta Stefanova vs Elisabeth Paehtz, Huai'an, 2/28/2016
7r/4ppk1/5bp1/B1PQ4/3PpPK1/4P1P1/2q5/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh4+ ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Daria Charochkina vs Evgenija Ovod, Novosibirsk, 2016
r1q5/pp4Q1/4N3/2P2k2/3R4/5p2/PP3Pb1/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rd5+ Kxe6 Re5# ]
1d)
mate in 2
Antoaneta Stefanova vs Elisabeth Paehtz
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Anna Muzychuk vs Silvia Collas, Baku, 2016
1r1q1b1r/5pkp/p1np4/1p2pQ2/2B5/2P1N3/PP3PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Qg4+ ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Gyula Pap vs Tingjie Lei, Graz, 2016
3rB1k1/p1p3q1/1p5p/1P1p1Qp1/2b2n2/4RPP1/P1P4P/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qa1+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Bela Khotenashvili vs Olga Lagutina, Baku, 2016
1r3r1k/p1q2Pnp/2b5/Pn1pN2N/2pP3P/4Q1PB/3R4/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ hxg6 Qh6# ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh vs Nashmil Kalvandi, Teheran, 2016
3kr3/pp3ppp/1q1Bn3/3p1N2/QP5n/4P2P/P4PP1/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rc8+ Kxc8 Qxe8+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Zhongyi Tan vs Qian Huang, Huai'an, 2016
1r1q1b1k/p1p4r/3pR1Q1/2pB4/2P3pP/1P4P1/P6K/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Kxg8 Rg6+ ]
2e)
mate in 3
Zhongyi Tan vs Qian Huang
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Sebastian Schmidt-Schaeffer vs Ekaterina Atalik, Prague, 2016
1k1r4/p1p4p/1pQ2npb/5p2/8/BP1B3P/P1P1RqP1/R2K4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf1+ Re1 Rxd3+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Anna Muzychuk vs Elisabeth Paehtz, Doha, 2016
4r3/1p1r1kb1/1qpBpp1p/p2n2p1/P2P4/2P2Q1P/1PB1RPP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh5+ Kg8 Qxe8+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Elisabeth Paehtz, Huai'an, 2016
4Rnk1/p1N3pr/2Q2p2/1p5q/3P1B2/P1P5/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf8+ Kxf8+ Bd6+ Kg8 Qa8+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Xue Zhao vs Natalia Zhukova, Teheran, 2016
5b2/6pk/1p2Q2p/8/1P3P1q/1B2P2P/5PK1/4r3 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Kg6 Qf7+ Kh7 Bc2+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Xue Zhao vs Wenjun Ju, Doha, 2016
4r2k/7p/p1Rb1ppq/1p1Pr3/6b1/PB1QN1P1/1P3P2/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf3 Ng2 Rxe1+ Qf1 Rxf1+ ]
3d)
mate in 4
Xue Zhao vs Natalia Zhukova
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part IV.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Martina Nobis, Germany, 2016
r5k1/ppQ2qb1/6R1/4p3/5p2/8/1PP2PP1/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ Kxh8 Qxf7 ]
b)
Anastasia Bodnaruk vs Marta Michna, Germany, 2016
r5k1/pb4pp/1pq1Nn2/3p4/1Q6/6P1/PPP4P/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6 if gxf6 Qe7 or if Qe8 Rf8+ Qxf8 Nxf8 Rxf8 Qe7 ]
c)
Pia Cramling vs Victor Larsson, Sweden, 2016
4rbk1/1p1b1ppp/6q1/r2p4/p2N1B2/P2nPB1P/1PR2PPK/3Q1R2 w - - 1 0
[ Bh5 if Qa6 Be2 Bb5 Nxb5 or if Qe4 f3 ]
d)
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Nana Dzagnidze, Huai'an, 2016
4r1k1/p2q3p/1p2r1p1/3p4/P1pP1P2/RnP2P2/2Q3PP/3N1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re2 Qb1 Nd2 Qc1 Nxf1 Kxf1 Re1+ Kf2 R8e2+ Kg3 Rg1 ]
e)
Nana Dzagnidze vs Valentina Gunina, Huai'an, 2016
r2qr1k1/1p4pp/p1n2n2/3pp3/5PbB/2NBP3/PP4PP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6 ]
4d)
Elisabeth Paehtz vs Nana Dzagnidze
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part V.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Valentina Gunina vs Tingjie Lei, Moscow, 2016
3R4/1pr1rkpp/p4q2/5p2/5P2/P3R2P/1P4PK/3Q4 w - - 1 0
[ Qd5+ Re6 Rxe6 Qxe6 Rf8+ Kxf8 Qxe6 ]
b)
Wenjun Ju vs Antoaneta Stefanova, Huai'an, 2016
6k1/4r3/3b2pp/3p4/2q5/2PN1Q1P/6P1/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Rxe7 Bxe7 Ne5 ]
c)
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Anna Ushenina, Huai'an, 2016
1r1b1k1r/2qn2p1/b2Np2p/4P3/1R3P2/P5Q1/1PP3PP/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Qg6 if Kg8 Ne8 ]
d)
Pia Cramling vs Josefine Heinemann, Mulhouse, 2016
3r2k1/1pq2p2/3R2p1/1P2Q2p/7P/5PK1/6P1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg6+ ]
e)
Jolanta Zawadzka vs Mihaela Sandu, Mamaia, 2016
q4br1/3p2k1/5pp1/3r1P2/pp1pR3/7Q/PP4PP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Re7+ Bxe7 Rxe7 Kf8 Qh7 ]
5e)
Jolanta Zawadzka vs Mihaela Sandu
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part VI.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Jolanta Zawadzka vs Edyta Jakubiec, Poland, 2016
4r1k1/1p3Rp1/p2b2Pp/1q2pR2/4P3/2rN1Q2/PP6/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ if Kxg7 Rf7+ Kg8 Rg7+ or if Kh8 Rh7+ Kg8 Rxe5 ]
b)
Xue Zhao vs Lilit Mkrtchian, Huai'an, 2016
5rk1/p6p/3p4/3q4/2p2p1N/5PPB/P3r2P/1RQ4K w - - 1 0
[ Bf1 if Ree8 Bxc4 ]
c)
Natalia Zhukova vs Thomas Paehtz, Gibraltar, 2016
8/Q1q1r1k1/1r1pP2p/6p1/2P2p1P/1P3bP1/P2R1P2/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxc7 Rxc7 e7 ]
d)
Irina Krush vs Zhongyi Tan, Huai'an, 2016
2r1n1k1/p5pp/2r1p3/1p1Q1P2/2nP1B2/3q2N1/4R1PP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6 ]
e)
Xue Zhao vs Nana Dzagnidze, Huai'an, 2016
3r1rk1/pp3pp1/5q1p/4p3/4Q2n/4P1P1/PP1N1P1P/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd2 Rxd2 Nf3+ ]
6b)
Xue Zhao vs Lilit Mkrtchian
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part VII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Anna Ushenina vs Wenjun Ju, Huai'an, 2016
6k1/p5p1/4b2p/5p2/PP6/7P/r2p1PP1/1R1B1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc4+ if Be2 d1/Q+ Rxd1 Bxe2+ or if Kg1 Kh7 Kh2 Bd3 Rb3 Be4 ]
b)
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh vs Wenjun Ju, Abudhabi, 2016
3rr1k1/4qpp1/pN2n2p/2p5/8/1P3Q1P/P2R1PP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 Qh5 Nf3+ if gxf3 or Qxf3 Rxd2 ]
c)
Motahare Asadi vs Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, Teheran, 2016
2r3k1/6p1/3n3p/3rpP2/2N5/2R1K1P1/7P/2R5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rdc5 if Kd3 e4+ ]
d)
Bence Szabo vs Tingjie Lei, Graz, 2016
r5k1/pp5p/6p1/4rnb1/8/2R1N3/PP3KPP/3N3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe3 Nxe3 Rf8+ Ke2 Rfe8 ]
e)
Bela Khotenashvili vs Antoaneta Stefanova, Huai'an, 2016
3rr1k1/pq4b1/5n1p/1p6/7P/1P1pP1P1/PB4Q1/2R1RNK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg2+ Kxg2 d2 ]
7e)
Bela Khotenashvili vs Antoaneta Stefanova
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part VIII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ekaterina Atalik vs Betul Cemre Yildiz, Izmir, 2016
1q1r2k1/pb1r1pp1/1pp2n1p/4b3/P1P5/2N1PN1P/1B2QPP1/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe5 Qxe5 Nd5 Qe6 Bxf6 if gxf6 Nxf6+ Qxf6 Rxd7 Rxd7 Qg4+ w/Qxd7 ]
b)
Anastasia Bodnaruk vs Ekaterina Diakonova, Sochi, 2016
r2r2k1/1pq1bppp/2n1p3/p3P3/2Pp3n/PP1B1N2/5PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxh4 Bxh4 Qh5 ]
c)
Anastasia Bodnaruk vs Daria Pustovoitova, Sochi, 2016
k1r1q3/r4p2/1Q2pBp1/p1NpPn2/3P3P/2P5/2P1KP2/R7 w - - 1 0
[ Rxa5 if Rcc7 Qxc7 ]
d)
Valentina Gunina vs Nana Dzagnidze, Huai'an, 2016
1r2r3/5k2/1q1pp2p/p1p2p2/P1P2P2/1P3QPP/2nNR3/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh5+ if Kg7 Rxe6 mates ]
e)
Irina Krush vs Anna Ushenina, Huai'an, 2016
6k1/1prn1p2/p1q3p1/P2p3p/NQnP3P/3BP1P1/5PK1/2R5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe3+ ]
8a)
Ekaterina Atalik vs Betul Cemre Yildiz
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part IX.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Simay Tokcan vs Anna Ushenina, Izmir, 2016
r3r1k1/pb2ppb1/1p1q2pp/8/2QP3B/2P2N2/P2R1PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 gxf3 Qf4 ]
b)
Oliwia Kiolbasa vs Jolanta Zawadzka, Poznan, 2016
4r1k1/3R3p/5p2/2pp4/r2b2P1/3P4/2RB1PP1/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra1+ Rc1 Rxc1+ Bxc1 Bc3 if Be3 d4 ]
c)
Wenjun Ju vs Xue Zhao, Huai'an, 2016
rr4k1/4ppbp/1BRp2p1/3P4/2Q1P3/1P3P1P/q5P1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb6 Rxb6 Qa7 Qc6 Rb8 ]
d)
Deysi Cori T vs Mammadova Narmin Fazahir Qizi, Baku, 2016
2r2r1k/4bbpp/pp1q1p2/3n4/3P2Q1/1B1N4/PP1B1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxd5 ]
e)
Hashim Darwish vs Chen Zhu, Baku, 2016
2r1k2r/pp2pp1p/2n3pb/1N2P3/8/B1P5/P1R2PPP/5RK1 b k - 0 1
[ ...a6 if Nd4 Nxd4 ]
9b)
Oliwia Kiolbasa vs Jolanta Zawadzka
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part X.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Alisa Galliamova vs Ekaterina Diakonova, Sochi, 2016
r2q1rk1/p3ppbp/6p1/nQp5/3P4/5N2/PB3PPP/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc3 ]
b)
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh vs Wenjun Ju, Abudhabi, 2016
3rr1k1/4qpp1/pN2n2p/2p5/8/1P3Q1P/P2R1PP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 Qg4 Nf3+ if gxf3 or Qxf3 Rxd2 ]
c)
Valentina Gunina vs Antoaneta Stefanova, Hancheng, 2016
5rk1/pQ2Rp1p/1p4pB/8/3q2nP/2r5/P4PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7 if Nxh6 Rxf8+ Kxf8 Qe7+ or if Rxf7 Re8+ ]
d)
Nigel Short vs Dronavalli Harika, Gibraltar, 2016
1r4kr/5pp1/2n1p3/qb1RPn1p/2p2P2/P1P2NPB/P1Q4P/K1B4R b - - 0 1
[ ...Ba4 Qd2 Qxd5 ]
e)
Janelle Frayna vs Thanh Trang Hoang, Baku (w), 2016
6rk/7p/2p1p3/2P1Pp2/1p2pP2/1b5Q/4P2P/6BK b - - 0 1
[ ...e3 if Bxe3 Bd5+ ]
10b)
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh vs Wenjun Ju
Top puzzles of FIDE women - 2016, Part XI.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Lilit Mkrtchian vs Wenjun Ju, Huai'an, 2016
1r3r1k/3nb1pp/p2qn3/1pp1pp2/8/1P1PPQPB/PB3P1P/1NRR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng5 if Qg2 Qh6 ]
b)
Olga Girya vs Jaqueline Bosch, Baku, 2016
r2qr1k1/1b2b2p/n2p1ppP/p1pP4/1p2NB2/1P4P1/PQ2PPB1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxd6 Bxd6 Nxf6+ Kf7 Nxe8 Kxe8 Qh8+ ]
c)
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Zhansaya Abdumalik, Baku, 2016
q4rk1/1b3ppp/1p3b2/r2P1Q2/5B2/6P1/5PBP/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Be4 g6 Qxf6 ]
d)
Dorsa Derakhshani vs Anna Muzychuk, Munich, 2016
6k1/5pp1/3p3p/3Pb3/2rq3P/3p1P1R/1P1Q2P1/3R1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc2 Qe1 Re2 ]
e)
Monika Socko vs Le Thao Pham, Baku, 2016
3q4/pR1rk1p1/2p1pb2/2P2p1Q/5P2/3N2P1/P5KP/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nb4 if Qc8 Rb8 or if Rxb7 Nxc6+ ]
11c)
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Zhansaya Abdumalik
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