tactical and Endgames Puzzles

25th FEB 2011
Solutions:-
Tactical :- white to move
[FEN "3r4/1pk4p/p7/2NpP3/3P4/qP2P3/3r2PP/5QK1 w "]

1. Qf7+

( 1. Qf7+ Rd7 2. Qxd7+ Kb6 3. Qxb7+ Ka5 4. b4+ Qxb4 5. Qxa6# )

1... Rd7
2. Qxd7+ Kb6
3. Qxb7+ Ka5
4. b4+ Qxb4
5. Qxa6# *
Tactical :- white to move
[FEN "r4rk1/1bq1bppp/p4n2/2p5/4N3/3BBQ2/PP3PPP/2R2RK1 w"]
1. Nxf6+

( 1. Nxf6+ Bxf6 2. Qf5 g6 3. Qxf6 Qd8 4. Qc3 Re8 5. Rfd1 Qh4 6. Qc4 Qf6 7. Qxc5 Rad8 8. Bg5 Qxb2 )

1... Bxf6
2. Qf5 g6
3. Qxf6 *
Endgame :- black to move
[FEN "7b/q7/2K5/4k3/1P6/8/8/8 b"]


1... Bf6 2. b5 Bd8 3. b6 Qxb6+ 4. Kd7 Qc7+ 5. Ke8 Qe7#

26th FEB 2011
Questions:-
tactical :- white to play
[FEN "2nr2k1/p5pp/2Q5/5b2/8/8/Pq3PPP/R3R1K1 w"]
tactical :- Black to play
[FEN "7r/6k1/1q2pb2/1NQ2p2/1nR2Pp1/NR1P2P1/1P2PK2/7r b"]

26th FEB 2011
solutions:-
tactical :- white to play
[FEN "2nr2k1/p5pp/2Q5/5b2/8/8/Pq3PPP/R3R1K1 w"]
1. Rad1

( 1. Rad1 Rf8 2. Qd5+ Kh8 3. Qxf5 Qa3 4. Re3 Rxf5 5. Rxa3 Kg8 6. Rc3 Ne7 7. Rc7 Re5 8. Rxa7 Re2 )

1... Rf8
2. Qd5+ Kh8
3. Qxf5 *
tactical :- Black to play
[FEN "7r/6k1/1q2pb2/1NQ2p2/1nR2Pp1/NR1P2P1/1P2PK2/7r b"]
1... Nd5

( 1... Nd5 2. Qxb6 R8h2# )

2. Qxb6 R8h2# *

27th FEB 2011
Questions:-
tactics :-Black to play
[FEN "r2r2k1/p4pp1/4bn1p/1qp1p3/2n5/2NQPP2/P1B3PP/R3BRK1 b"]

tactics :-White to play
[FEN "2r3k1/2rq2p1/pR3p1p/Q2Pp3/2P3P1/B2n4/5PP1/R5K1 w"]

endgames :-Black to play and mate in 5
[FEN "8/5q2/5P2/6K1/6P1/5k2/8/8 b"]

27th FEB 2011
Solutions:-
tactics :-Black to play
[FEN "r2r2k1/p4pp1/4bn1p/1qp1p3/2n5/2NQPP2/P1B3PP/R3BRK1 b"]
1. ...Qb2 2.Rb1 Rxd3 3. Rxb2 Nxb2 4. Bxd3 Nxd3

tactics :-White to play
[FEN "2r3k1/2rq2p1/pR3p1p/Q2Pp3/2P3P1/B2n4/5PP1/R5K1 w"]
1.d6 Nf4 2. dxc7 Qxg4 3. g3

endgames :-Black to play and mate in 5
[FEN "8/5q2/5P2/6K1/6P1/5k2/8/8 b"]
1. ...Ke4 2. Kh4 Kf4 3. Kh3 Kf3 4. Kh2 Kf2 5. Kh3 Qh7#