Mate in 3, white to move
Hard difficulty puzzle, mate in 3, white to move.
8/5n2/R7/2k5/1p6/8/1K4BQ/1n6 w – - 0 1
Solutions:
1. Ra4!
1… Nd8, Nh8, Nd6, Nh6, Ne5, Ng5 2. Qe5+
2… Kc4 3. Qd5#
2… Kb6 3. Qa5#
1… Kb5 2. Qc7 … 3. Ra5#
2… Kxa4 3. Bc6#
1… Kc4, Kd4 2. Qf4+ … 3.Qxb4#
2… Kd3 3. Bf1#
1… Kb6 2. Qb8+ Kc5 3. Qxb4#
1… Na3, Nc3, Nd2 2. Qc7+ … 3.Ra5#
2… Kd4 3. Qc3#
Medium difficulty puzzle, mate in 2, white to move.
Mate in 2, white to move
1r6/4b2k/1q1pNrpp/p2Pp3/4P3/1P1R3Q/5PPP/5RK1 w – - 0 1
1.Qxh6+
1…Kxh6 2.Rh3#
1…Kg8 2.Qg7#
High difficulty puzzle, mate in 2, white to move.
Mate in two, white to move
FEN: 8/8/8/2N5/B1p1Q3/4n3/p3R3/B1kn2K1 w – - 0 1
1.Qb7 c3 2.Nd3#
Medium difficulty puzzle, mate in 5, white to move.
Mate in 5, white to move.
2q1nk1r/4Rp2/1ppp1P2/6Pp/3p1B2/3P3P/PPP1Q3/6K1 w – - 0 1
1.Rxe8+ Qxe8 2.Bxd6+ Qe7 3.Qxe7+ Kg8 4.Qf8+ Kh7 5.Qxf7#
J.Emms vs. A.Blees, 1996:
Medium difficulty puzzle – mate in 3, White to move
Mate in 3, white to move.
1r3r1k/5Bpp/8/8/P2qQ3/5R2/1b4PP/5K2 w – - 0 1
1.Qxh7+! 1-0
1…Kxh7
2.Rh3+ Qh4
3.Rxh4#
Wuisard vs. Durufle, 1995:
Medium difficulty puzzle – mate in 5, white to move.
Mate in 5, white to move
6r1/p3p1rk/1p1pPp1p/q3n2R/4P3/3BR2P/PPP2QP1/7K w – - 0 1
1.Rxh6+ Kxh6
2.Qh4+ Kg6
3.Rg3+ Ng4
4.e5+ f5
5.Rxg4
Vadaz vs. Lingnau, 1997.
Medium difficulty puzzle – mate in 2, white to move.
Mate in 2, white to move
3r1b1k/5Q1p/p2p1P2/5R2/4q2P/1P2P3/PB5K/8 w
1.1.Qg8+ Kxg8 2.f7#
Pilotelle vs. Vernay, 1997.
Medium difficulty puzzle – mate in 3, white to move.
Mate in 3, white to move
r1b1r1k1/1pq1bp1p/p3pBp1/3pR3/7Q/2PB4/PP3PPP/5RK1 w
1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh5+ Kg8 3.Rh8#