tactical and Endgames Puzzles

19th FEB 2011
Solutuions:-

Tactical :-White to play
[FEN "6k1/5rp1/4Nb1p/2p5/4Q3/1r5P/q5P1/3R1R1K w"]

1. Rxf6

( 1. Rxf6 Rb1 2. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 3. Qxb1 Rxf6 4. Qb8+ Kf7 5. Nxc5 Kg6 6. Qb1+ Kf7 7. Qb3+ Kg6 )

1... Rd3
2. Rxd3 *
Tactical :-Black to play
[FEN "2k4r/pp3pp1/6q1/4p2r/2NpQ3/3P1Pb1/PPP4R/5RBK b "]
1... Rxh2+

( 1... Rxh2+ 2. Bxh2 Rxh2+ 3. Kg1 Bf2+ 4. Kxh2 Qg3+ 5. Kh1 Qh3# )

2. Bxh2 Rxh2+
3. Kg1 Bf2+
4. Kxh2 Qg3+
5. Kh1 Qh3# *

20th FEB 2011
Questions :-
Tactical :- Black to move
[FEN "5r2/p5kp/1p4p1/2p1pn2/3q4/2NP2P1/PPP2Q1P/5RK1 b "]
Tactical :- White to move
[FEN "6k1/1q3pb1/1p2r1p1/pP5p/P7/4BP2/3Q2PP/2R3K1 w"]
Endgame :- Black to move and mate in six
[FEN "2K5/2P3k1/2q5/8/1P6/8/8/8 b"]

20th FEB 2011
Solutions :-
Tactical :- Black to move
[FEN "5r2/p5kp/1p4p1/2p1pn2/3q4/2NP2P1/PPP2Q1P/5RK1 b "]

1... Nxg3

( 1... Nxg3 2. hxg3 Rxf2 3. Rxf2 Qb4 4. a3 Qxb2 5. Nd5 h5 6. Re2 Qxa3 7. Kf2 Qa2 8. c4 Qa1 9. Kg2 Qa3 10. Rd2 )

2. hxg3 Rxf2 *
Tactical :- White to move
[FEN "6k1/1q3pb1/1p2r1p1/pP5p/P7/4BP2/3Q2PP/2R3K1 w"]

1. Qd8+

( 1. Qd8+ Kh7 2. Rc7 Qxc7 3. Qxc7 Rxe3 4. Qxb6 Rc3 5. Qxa5 Rc1+ 6. Kf2 Rc2+ 7. Kg3 Bd4 8. Qb4 Bf2+ 9. Kf4 Bc5 10. Qb3 Bd6+ 11. Ke3 )

1... Kh7
2. Rc7 Re8
3. Qd7 Qxc7
4. Qxc7 *
Endgame :- Black to move and mate in six
[FEN "2K5/2P3k1/2q5/8/1P6/8/8/8 b"]
1... Kf7 2. Kb8 Qb6+ 3. Ka8 Qxc7 4. b5 Ke7 5. b6 Qd7 6. b7 Qa4+ 7. Kb8 Kd6 8. Kc8 Qe8#

21 FEB 2011
Questions:-
Tactical :- white to play
[FEN "5k2/p4p2/3rrR1p/3Np3/2P1K3/1P5b/P6P/6R1 w"]

tactical:- white to play
[FEN "2n2rk1/3R1pp1/p6p/3NpQ2/2r1P3/8/q4PPP/R5K1 w"]

Endgame:-Black to play
[FEN "6r1/8/8/8/3K4/4p1k1/8/7R b"]

21 FEB 2011
Solutions:-
Tactical :- white to play
[FEN "5k2/p4p2/3rrR1p/3Np3/2P1K3/1P5b/P6P/6R1 w"]
1. Rf3

( 1. Rf3 f5+ 2. Ke3 Rg6 3. Rxg6 Rxg6 4. Rxh3 Kf7 5. Kd3 Ke6 6. b4 Kd6 7. Rg3 Rg5 8. Ke2 Ke6 9. Kf2 e4 10. Ra3 Rg7 11. Ra6+ Ke5 12. Rxh6 )

1... f5+
2. Ke3 Rg6
3. Rxg6 Rxg6
4. Rxh3 *
tactical:- white to play
[FEN "2n2rk1/3R1pp1/p6p/3NpQ2/2r1P3/8/q4PPP/R5K1 w"]

1. Nf6+

( 1. Nf6+ gxf6 2. Qg4+ Kh7 3. Rxa2 Rc1+ 4. Rd1 Rc6 5. Qd7 Re6 6. Rda1 Nd6 7. Rxa6 Nxe4 8. Rxe6 Nc5 9. Qe7 )

1... gxf6
2. Qg4+ Kh7
3. Rxa2 *

Endgame:-Black to play
[FEN "6r1/8/8/8/3K4/4p1k1/8/7R b"]

1... Re8 2. Rg1+ Kf2 3. Rg7 e2 4. Rf7+ Kg3 5. Rg7+ Kf4 6. Rf7+ Kg4 7. Rg7+ Kf5 8. Rg1 e1=Q 9. Rxe1 Rxe1 10. Kc4 Ke5 11. Kd3 Re4 12. Kc3 Rd4 13. Kb2 Kd5 14. Kb3 Rc4 15. Ka3 Kc5 16. Kb3 Kb5 17. Ka3 Rb4 18. Ka2 Ka4 19. Ka1 Kb3 20. Kb1 Rc4 21. Ka1 Rc1#

22 FEB 2011
Question:-
Taxtical:- Black to move
[FEN "2r3k1/3R1p1p/p5p1/1p6/1P1R4/8/KPPQ1P2/4r2q b"]
Tactical:-black to move
[FEN "4r1k1/4qpp1/b6p/p2p4/3R3P/1P2rBP1/P4QK1/3R4 b"]
Endgame:-black to move
[FEN "8/1K6/3q4/1P6/8/7k/8/8 b"]

22 FEB 2011
Solutions-
Taxtical:- Black to move
[FEN "2r3k1/3R1p1p/p5p1/1p6/1P1R4/8/KPPQ1P2/4r2q b"]
1... Ra1+

( 1... Ra1+ 2. Kb3 Ra3+ 3. Kxa3 Qa1+ 4. Kb3 Qa4# )

2. Kb3 Ra3+
3. Kxa3 Qa1+
4. Kb3 Qa4# *
Tactical:-black to move
[FEN "4r1k1/4qpp1/b6p/p2p4/3R3P/1P2rBP1/P4QK1/3R4 b"]
1... Be2

( 1... Be2 2. Bxd5 Bxd1 3. Bxf7+ Qxf7 4. Qxf7+ Kxf7 5. Rxd1 Re2+ 6. Kh3 Rxa2 7. Rd7+ Kg8 8. Rb7 Rb2 9. Ra7 )

2. Bxe2 Rxe2
3. R1d2 Rxf2+
4. Rxf2 *
Endgame:-black to move
[FEN "8/1K6/3q4/1P6/8/7k/8/8 b"]
1... Kg4 2. b6 Kf5 3. Ka6 Ke6 4. Kb5 Kd5 5. b7 Kd4 6. b8=Q Qxb8+ 7. Kc6 Qd8 8. Kb5 Qd7+ 9. Kb4 Qb7+ 10. Ka4 Kc4 11. Ka3 Qb3#

23 FEB 2011
Questions :-
Tactical :- black to play
[FEN "7k/6p1/3b3p/1p6/7P/P1Qp4/1B2qP2/2K5 b "]

Tactical :- black to play
[FEN "r4r1k/ppp3b1/3p2p1/1P1P3n/2P1p1P1/1R5q/P1NB1P2/3Q1RK1 b"]

Endgame :- black to play
[FEN "8/8/5p2/5k2/8/8/5K2/8 b "]

23 FEB 2011
Solutions :-
Tactical :- black to play
[FEN "7k/6p1/3b3p/1p6/7P/P1Qp4/1B2qP2/2K5 b "]
1... Qf1+

( 1... Qf1+ 2. Qe1 Qxe1# )

2. Qe1 Qxe1# *

Tactical :- black to play
[FEN "r4r1k/ppp3b1/3p2p1/1P1P3n/2P1p1P1/1R5q/P1NB1P2/3Q1RK1 b"]
1... Rf3

( 1... Rf3 2. Rxf3 exf3 3. Qxf3 Qxf3 4. Ne1 Qxg4+ 5. Ng2 Qxc4 6. Be3 Qxa2 7. Rd1 Rf8 8. Rc1 Rf7 )

2. Rxf3 exf3
3. Qxf3 Qxf3 *

Endgame :- black to play
[FEN "8/8/5p2/5k2/8/8/5K2/8 b "]
1... Kf4 2. Ke2 Kg3 3. Kf1 f5 4. Ke2 f4 5. Kf1 Kf3 6. Ke1 Kg2 7. Ke2 f3+ 8. Kd3 f2 9. Kc3 f1=Q

25th FEB 2011
Questions:-
Tactical :- white to move
[FEN "3r4/1pk4p/p7/2NpP3/3P4/qP2P3/3r2PP/5QK1 w "]
Tactical :- white to move
[FEN "r4rk1/1bq1bppp/p4n2/2p5/4N3/3BBQ2/PP3PPP/2R2RK1 w"]
Endgame :- black to move
[FEN "7b/q7/2K5/4k3/1P6/8/8/8 b"]