This is my second post in my series where I present a couple of puzzles every week. For this week's puzzles I decided to use positions from online blitz games of mine. I hope you will enjoy them.
1. jk_182-fullpint, 2021
White to play
2. tomdeaap-jk_182, 2020
White to play
3. Lukarelli-Karra, 1932
White to play
4. vuthithuydung-jk_182, 2022
Black to play
5. vuthithuydung-jk_182, 2022
Black to play
6. jk_182-soputanmountain, 2022
White to play
White to play
2. tomdeaap-jk_182, 2020
White to play
3. Lukarelli-Karra, 1932
White to play
4. vuthithuydung-jk_182, 2022
Black to play
5. vuthithuydung-jk_182, 2022
Black to play
6. jk_182-soputanmountain, 2022
White to play
Solutions
1. jk_182-fullpint, 2021
White to play
1.Rc8+ Bg8 2.Rf8!! White to play
This is the important move in the line. Black will lose a lot of material.
2. tomdeaap-jk_182, 2020
White to play
White has a much better position, since the passed pawns of both sides will be
stopped and white will be left with a much better king in the resulting king and
pawn endgame. White to play
1.Bd5!
This is the only winning move. Black draws after 1.Bxc8 g2 2.Bxa6 g1=Q
1...Bh3 2.c7 g2 3.Bxg2
As mentioned above, the resulting king and pawn ending is winning for white due to their better king.
3...Kxg2 4.Ke7 Kf3 5.Kd8 Ke4 6.c8=Q Bxc8 7.Kxc8
And white wins
3. aiziuddin-jk_182, 2022
White to play
Black has just played f6 and thought that white has to move their knight. However,
white has a much stronger move. White to play
1.Bxf6! Bxf2!
This is an important line which white had to see. White has a quick mate after 1...gxf6
2.Kh1! Bxe1 3.Qg6
4. vuthithuydung-jk_182, 2022
Black to play
1...f5 2.Nd2 Black to play
2.Ra4 and black has a couple of winning moves after this, for example 2...Be7 3.Nd2 Nc3 4.Rxa7 Nxb1 5.Nxb1
2...Nc3 3.Ra1 Bb2!
And black wins material
5. vuthithuydung-jk_182, 2022
White to play
This is a simple tactic. White to play
1...Rxe4! 2.Rxe4 Nc3
And white will not be able to recapture the knight after it takes one of the rooks.
6. jk_182-soputanmountain, 2022
White to play
Black captured a pawn on f2 with their knight, but this was too greedy. White to play
1.Qc5!
This wins material