tactical and Endgames Puzzles

Stu....try telling whose chance it is to play and also whether to mate in 2 or mate in 3 or whatever is it that we are supposed to do .

Also try posting the answers of the before quiz the next day when you post the other puzzle.. this would ensure that the people will try your puzzles and answer them .

P.S - Love this thread

Stu....try telling whose chance it is to play and also whether to mate in 2 or mate in 3 or whatever is it that we are supposed to do .

Also try posting the answers of the before quiz the next day when you post the other puzzle.. this would ensure that the people will try your puzzles and answer them .

P.S - Love this thread

1) Whose chance will be edited soon in the forum.
2) As this is tread for tactical stuff. So we have to play Best move rather than thinking of mate.
3) No one wants to wait for answer for next day. To ensure that no one will see answer directly i will be implementing new thing soon.
4) Thanks for loving tread.

15th Feb 2011
Tactic:- white to play
[FEN "rnb1kb1r/pp3ppp/2p5/4q3/4n3/3Q4/PPPB1PPP/2KR1BNR w"]

Tactic:- white to play
[FEN "r4r1k/1bq1b1pp/p2pBn2/6B1/1p2n3/4R2Q/PPP1NPPP/3R2K1 w"]

Endgame :- white to play
[FEN "7k/8/6KP/8/8/3N4/2p5/8 w"]

Click for solution

16th Feb 2011
Questions :-
Tactics :- Black to play
[FEN "r1b2r2/1p2b1k1/1P1q4/p1Np4/3Pp2p/4P2P/Q3R1P1/1R3B1K b"]

Tactics :- White to play
[FEN "8/2p2kp1/1p5p/1bp5/3qQ3/6P1/PP2R2P/4K3 w"]

Endgame:-Black to play {mate in 19}

[FEN "8/8/3p1K2/3P4/8/4k3/8/8 b"]

16th Feb 2011
Solutions :-
Tactics :- Black to play
[FEN "r1b2r2/1p2b1k1/1P1q4/p1Np4/3Pp2p/4P2P/Q3R1P1/1R3B1K b"]
1... Qg3

( 1... Qg3 2. Qxd5 Bd6 3. Qxd6 Qxd6 4. Ree1 a4 5. Nxe4 Qg6 6. Nc5 Rf2 7. Kg1 Bxh3 8. Ne6+ Bxe6 9. Kxf2 )

2. Qxd5 Bd6
3. Qxd6 Qxd6 *

Tactics :- White to play
[FEN "8/2p2kp1/1p5p/1bp5/3qQ3/6P1/PP2R2P/4K3 w"]
1. Qe6+

( 1. Qe6+ Kf8 2. Rf2+ Qxf2+ 3. Kxf2 Be8 4. a3 Bf7 5. Qc8+ Be8 6. Qxc7 b5 7. Qxc5+ Kf7 8. Ke3 g6 9. Qd5+ )

1... Kf8
2. Rf2+ Qxf2+
3. Kxf2 *

Endgame:-Black to play {Mate in 19 }

[FEN "8/8/3p1K2/3P4/8/4k3/8/8 b"]
1... Kd4 2. Ke6 Kc5 3. Kf6 Kxd5 4. Kf5 Kd4 5. Kf4 d5 6. Kf3 Kd3 7. Kf4 d4 8. Kf3 Kc3 9. Kf2 d3 10. Ke1 Kc2 11. Kf2 d2 12. Kf3 d1=Q+ 13. Kf4 Qh5 14. Ke4 Kc3 15. Kf4 Kd3 16. Kg3 Ke3 17. Kg2 Qg4+ 18. Kf1 Qg8 19. Ke1 Qg1#

17th feb 2011
Questions :-
Tactical :- Black to move
[FEN "r3k2r/1bpq1ppp/pp2p3/4n3/3P1B1b/P1PBQ3/1P1N1PPP/R3K2R b"]

Tactical :- White to move
[FEN "3r1rk1/1pqbbpp1/2p1p2p/p2nP3/P1QP2N1/2N3P1/1P3PBP/2RR2K1 w"]

17th FEB 2011
SOlutions:-

Tactical :- black to play
[FEN "r3k2r/1bpq1ppp/pp2p3/4n3/3P1B1b/P1PBQ3/1P1N1PPP/R3K2R b"]

1... Bxf2+

( 1... Bxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Ng4+ 3. Kg1 Nxe3 4. Bxe3 e5 5. Nc4 exd4 6. cxd4 Qd5 7. Bf1 O-O-O 8. Re1 f6 )

2. Kxf2 Ng4+
3. Kf1 Nxe3+
4. Bxe3 *
tactical :- White to play
[FEN "3r1rk1/1pqbbpp1/2p1p2p/p2nP3/P1QP2N1/2N3P1/1P3PBP/2RR2K1 w"]


1. Bxd5

( 1. Bxd5 Bg5 2. Bf3 Bxc1 3. Rxc1 Qb6 4. Rc2 Be8 5. Ne2 Kh8 6. Be4 h5 7. Ne3 f5 8. exf6 e.p. Rxf6 ) *

18th FEB 2011
Questions:-
Tactical:- White to move
[FEN "2rqk2r/pp1nbppp/3pp3/1B5b/3PP3/2R1BP2/PP1NQP1P/R5K1 w"]

Tactical:-Black to move
[FEN "1r4k1/2q3p1/2p4p/1Np1pp2/2Pn2b1/3P2P1/RrPQ1PBP/R5K1 b "]

Endgame :-White to move mate in 5
[FEN "6k1/2K5/3Q4/8/8/8/8/8 w"]

18th FEB 2011
Solutions:-
Tactical:- White to move
[FEN "2rqk2r/pp1nbppp/3pp3/1B5b/3PP3/2R1BP2/PP1NQP1P/R5K1 w"]
1. Bxd7+

( 1. Bxd7+ Qxd7 2. Rxc8+ Qxc8 3. Qb5+ Qd7 4. Qxh5 O-O 5. Nb3 g6 6. Qa5 b6 7. Qa6 Rc8 8. Rc1 Rxc1+ 9. Nxc1 )

1... Qxd7
2. Rxc8+ Qxc8
3. Qb5+ Kf8
4. Qxh5 *

Tactical:-Black to move
[FEN "1r4k1/2q3p1/2p4p/1Np1pp2/2Pn2b1/3P2P1/RrPQ1PBP/R5K1 b "]
1... Rxa2

( 1... Rxa2 2. Rxa2 cxb5 3. Bd5+ Kh7 4. c3 Nf3+ 5. Bxf3 Bxf3 6. cxb5 Rxb5 7. Rb2 Qa7 8. Qc1 Qa3 9. Rc2 Qxc1+ 10. Rxc1 )

2. Rxa2 cxb5 *

Endgame :-White to move mate in 5
[FEN "6k1/2K5/3Q4/8/8/8/8/8 w"]

1. Qe7 Kh8 2. Kd6 Kg8 3. Ke6 Kh8 4. Kf6 Kg8 5. Qg7#

19th FEB 2011
Questions:-

Tactical :-White to play
[FEN "6k1/5rp1/4Nb1p/2p5/4Q3/1r5P/q5P1/3R1R1K w"]
Tactical :-Black to play
[FEN "2k4r/pp3pp1/6q1/4p2r/2NpQ3/3P1Pb1/PPP4R/5RBK b "]