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Date: 14 Oct 2005 08:08:57
From: W T Harvey
Subject: Chess Puzzles - Oct 15th
Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players in
the Saint Vincent tournament in September. Each puzzle is White to
move and win.

a) http://wtharvey.com/ab2005a.png
Victor Bologan vs Edwin Van Haastert, Saint Vincent, 2005
2rr4/q5bk/3p2p1/1R1N3p/2P1P3/8/4Q2P/6RK w - - 0 1

b) http://wtharvey.com/ab2005b.png
Vassily Ivanchuk vs Leif Johannessen, Saint Vincent, 2005
Rr5k/1Pq3pp/3p4/8/4b3/3pN2P/1Q3PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1

c) http://wtharvey.com/ab2005c.png
Konstantin Sakaev vs Mert Erdogdu, Saint Vincent, 2005
1Rb2r1k/2q2n1p/3p1n2/pQp1pB2/2P5/2N5/P2N1PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1

d) http://wtharvey.com/ab2005d.png
Michal Krasenkow vs Claude Landenbergue, Saint Vincent, 2005
2kr3r/1bpp2pp/np1bpp2/p2P4/2P1P2P/P2B1N1q/1P1BQP2/2KR2R1 w - - 0 1

e) http://wtharvey.com/ab2005e.png
Teimour Radjabov vs Vlastimil Babula, Saint Vincent, 2005
1rq3k1/4b2p/pp1p2p1/3Pn1P1/P1PN1Q2/1P6/6B1/5R1K w - - 0 1

Solutions are posted at the top of http://www.wtharvey.com/prodex.html

More puzzles by:

Bologan http://www.wtharvey.com/bolo.html

Ivanchuk http://www.wtharvey.com/ivan.html

Sakaev http://www.wtharvey.com/saka.html

Radjabov http://www.wtharvey.com/radj.html

WH





 
Date: 18 Oct 2005 05:17:36
From: W T Harvey
Subject: Re: Chess Puzzles - Oct 15th
Cool, Nf6+ also wins Very nice !



 
Date: 14 Oct 2005 14:58:33
From:
Subject: Re: Chess Puzzles - Oct 15th
W T Harvey wrote:
> Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players in
> the Saint Vincent tournament in September. Each puzzle is White to
> move and win.
>
> a) http://wtharvey.com/ab2005a.png
> Victor Bologan vs Edwin Van Haastert, Saint Vincent, 2005
> 2rr4/q5bk/3p2p1/1R1N3p/2P1P3/8/4Q2P/6RK w - - 0 1
>

Nf6+ ?