King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles from the 2008 US Chess Championship.
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.
James Berry vs Alexander Gorbunov, Tulsa, 2008
rqb2bk1/3n2pr/p1pp2Qp/1p6/3BP2N/2N4P/PPP3P1/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Qe6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Mila Mokryak vs M Nugent, Tulsa, 2008
r6r/pp3pk1/2p2Rp1/2p1P2B/3bQ3/6PK/7P/6q1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Qxg6+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Julio Becerra Rivero vs Yuri Shulman, Tulsa, 2008
7r/1k3p2/1q1B4/p2pPp2/p1n2P2/2RQ2K1/2P1B1P1/7r b - - 0 1
[ ...R1h3+ gxh3 Qg1+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Zorigt Bayaraa vs Vinay Bhat, Tulsa, 2008
7r/1p3bk1/1Pp2p2/3p2p1/3P1nq1/1QPNR1P1/5P2/5BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh5 ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Darwin Yang vs Michael Mulyar, Tulsa, 2008
6k1/2R5/4p1pp/8/5PPK/P3Q2P/1q4r1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf6+ g5 hxg5 fxg5 Qh8+ ]
1e)
mate in 4
Darwin Yang vs Michael Mulyar
2008 US Chess Championship Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Chris Claassen vs Devin Hughes, Tulsa, 2008
r2qrk2/4np2/pn1p3p/1ppP1bN1/4N3/P1Q5/1P2B1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf6 Kg8 Rxf5 hxg5 Qxf7+ Kh8 Nxg5 ]
b)
Black mates in 5.
M Nugent vs Shawn Noland, Tulsa, 2008
3r2k1/6pp/p3p3/2P5/4bK2/2Q5/6qP/R3R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...g5+ if Ke5 Rd5+ Kxe6 Qg4+ ]
c)
Black mates in 5.
Movses Movsisyan vs David Pruess, Tulsa, 2008
6k1/3b3p/1b1p1rp1/1P1Pp2P/4B2R/2q1N3/4KP2/1Q6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf2+ Kxf2 Qxe3+ Kg2 Qf2+ ]
d)
White mates in 6.
Tim Steiner vs Julie Ann O'Neill, Tulsa, 2008
r1b1q2k/3n4/p2p1Np1/1pp3Np/2Q5/3P4/PPP3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf7+ Kg7 Nxe8+ Kh7 Qf4 ]
e)
White mates in 7.
Bran Whitcomb vs Alexey Root, Tulsa, 2008
r6Q/p1p2k2/1p3p1p/5N2/8/3B4/PPP2PKb/4q3 w - - 0 1
[ Bc4+ Kg6 Nh4+ Kh5 Bf7+ ]
2c)
mate in 5
Movses Movsisyan vs David Pruess
2008 US Chess Championship Puzzles, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 9.
Robert Rowley vs Todd Andrews, Tulsa, 2008
2b1rr2/q4pk1/3p1bp1/3Pp3/1pP1Q3/1P4R1/6PP/1BB2R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf6 if Kxf6 Qh4+ Kg7 Bh6+ Kh7 Bg5+ ]
b)
Larry Kaufman vs Michael Langer, Tulsa, 2008
6k1/1p4np/q2p1Bp1/2pP4/rPR5/4r2P/2Q3P1/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg7 if Kxg7 b5 Rxc4 Qb2+ ]
c)
Jerry Wheeler vs Devin Hughes, Tulsa, 2008
8/4k2p/p1r2p2/2BRn1p1/4P3/5P2/P4KPP/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc5 if Rxc5 Nd3 ]
d)
Ronald Burnett vs Jeff De Jesus, Tulsa, 2008
r1b1k2r/3nbp1p/p3pp2/8/2NPP3/2q2N2/4BPPP/R2Q1K1R w kq - 0 1
[ Rc1 Qb4 Rb1 Qc3 Rb3 ]
e)
Chouchanik Airapetian vs Tsagaan Battsetseg, Tulsa, 2008
2r2q1k/1p3rbp/p1npn1p1/4pbB1/2P1B3/1PNR1P2/P2QN1PP/2R4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxg5 if Qxg5 Bh6 ]
3d)
Ronald Burnett vs Jeff De Jesus
2008 US Chess Championship Puzzles, Part IV.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Chouchanik Airapetian vs Gerald Roberts, Tulsa, 2008
r1b1k2r/pp2n2p/2n1p3/3pPpp1/3P1Nq1/P1Q5/3B1PPP/1R2KB1R w Kkq - 0 1
[ Be2 if Qh4 Bh5+ Ng6 g3 ]
b)
John Fedorowicz vs Bart Gibbons, Tulsa, 2008
6k1/1prn1ppp/p2Nrb2/P1q1P3/1R6/B6P/4QPP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxb7 if Qxa3 Rxc7 Nf8 Qc4 or if Qxa5 Bb4 Qxe5 Qxe5 Bxe5 Rxc7 ]
c)
Devin Hughes vs J Hyltin, Tulsa, 2008
rnb2rk1/1p2qppp/p3pn2/2b5/P1N2B2/5NP1/1PQ1PPBP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ b4 if Ba7 Bd6 ]
d)
Nicholas Schoonmaker vs Mark Ginsburg, Tulsa, 2008
R7/1pp2rk1/4b1pp/1P1nPp2/1q1Bp3/4P1P1/1Q3PBP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxb4 Nxb4 Re8 if Bc4 e6+ ]
e)
J Hyltin vs Robert Stepp, Tulsa, 2008
r2q1rk1/1p1bb1pp/2pp1n2/p1nP1p2/2P1p3/2N1BPPN/PP2P1BP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc5 if dxc5 d6 ]
f)
Alexander Gorbunov vs Daniel Naroditsky, Tulsa, 2008
r2q1rk1/1b3ppp/p3pn2/1pb1n3/P6Q/1NP5/1P2BPPP/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd5 if Qg3 Ne4 Bf3 Nxf3+ Qxf3 Qxb3 ]
g)
Eugene Yanayt vs Nicholas Schoonmaker, Tulsa, 2008
r1bqk2r/ppp1n1bp/2np2p1/5p2/2PNP3/2N1B3/PP1QBPPP/R3K2R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...f4 ]
4d)
Nicholas Schoonmaker vs Mark Ginsburg
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