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    Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Paul Keres.

    Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

    Solut ons are between the brackets under each puzzle.


    Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.

    Position after: wh te to move

    rotate board I g ve up!

    a) Wh te Mates n 3. Keres vs Verbak, corr., 1932


    rnbq1b1r/pp4kp/5np1/4p2Q/2BN1R2/4B3/PPPN2PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1

    b)
    Keres vs Vlad m r Petrov, Tall nn, 1933
    rnb1kbnr/ppp2ppp/8/8/5P2/3B4/PPPN2qP/R1BQK1NR w - - 0 1
    [ Be4 f Qg4 Qxg4 w/Bxb7 ]
    c)
    Keres vs Toldsepp, corr., 1934
    rn2k2r/pbppbppp/1p4n1/8/3PP1q1/2N2NP1/PPP1BK2/R1BQ3R w - - 0 1

    [ Ng5 ]

    d)
    Wh te Mates n 8. Keres vs M Schap ro, corr., 1935
    1rq2b1r/2N1k1pp/1pQp4/4n3/2P5/8/PP4PP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
    [ Rxe5+ w/Qd5 ]

    e)
    Keres vs E Condol n, Hels nk , 1935
    r2q3r/2p1nppk/pn1p3p/1P1P4/3QN3/8/1P3PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
    [ Nf6+ ]

    Tal vs Keres, 1962


    Letsplaychess.com presents Tal-Keres 1962

    Keres Puzzles, Part II. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

    a)
    Keres vs E Koorm, Tartu, 1935
    r1bq1rk1/ppp2pp1/2n4p/3n4/2BP4/2P2N2/P4PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 1
    [ Ba3 ]

    b)
    Keres vs E M ll, Tartu, 1935
    2r1r1k1/3bqp1p/p5p1/1p2p3/P2QN3/8/1P3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
    [ Qxd7 ]

    c)
    Wh te Mates n 6. Keres vs Gheorghe Alexandrescu, Mun ch, 1936
    r6r/ppq3Q1/nb1kp2p/3p4/8/P5P1/3NBPP1/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1
    [ Ne4+ dxe4 Rfd1+ Bd4 Qxd4+ ]

    d)
    Wh te Mates n 5. Keres vs De Moraes Mendes, Mun ch, 1936
    3r1r1k/p1p2bpp/2p4q/5Q1P/5P2/P4BP1/1B3PK1/3RR3 w - - 0 1
    [ Rxd8 Rxd8 Qxf7 Qf6 Re8+ ]

    e)
    Keres vs Ef m Bogoljubow, Zandvoort, 1936
    8/p2k4/1b1r1p2/2p1Q1p1/3p4/1P4P1/P3PPK1/1qB4R w - - 0 1
    [ Qxd6+ ]
    New T tle from wtharvey.com

    2,817 Checkmates !

    Keres Puzzles, Part III. Wh te to move and w n.

    a)
    Keres vs Karel Hromadka, Prague, 1937
    3q2k1/3bR3/3p2pP/p1pn1pP1/5P2/1r6/4Q1K1/2BN4 w - - 0 1
    [ h7+ Kh8 Qb2+ f Nc3 Qxb3 Qxe7 Qg8# ]

    b)
    Wh te Mates n 4. Keres vs V Rootare, Tall nn, 1942
    r3r1k1/ppp2p1p/1b3Bp1/4P3/3P1n2/2PB1N2/PP6/2KR3R w - - 0 1
    [ Rxh7 ]
    c)
    Keres vs H Soonum, Tall nn, 1942
    r1b2kn1/ppp2pq1/2np4/8/5B2/2N5/PPP4Q/2KR1B2 w - - 0 1
    [ Bxd6+ f cxd6 Qxd6+ w/Nd5 or f Ke8 Nd5 Kd7 Nxc7 Rb8 Bf8+ mates ]

    d)
    Wh te Mates n 4. Keres vs Pomar Salamanca, Madr d, 1943
    7R/r1p1q1pp/3k4/1p1n1Q2/3N4/8/1PP2PPP/2B3K1 w - - 0 1
    [ Rd8+ f Qxd8 Qe6+ w/Nb3+ or f Qd7 Rxd7+ ]

    d)
    Keres vs Rud Pruun, Tall nn, 1943
    r1b2rk1/ppp2ppp/2n1qn2/8/1b1P1B2/2NB1N1P/PPP3P1/R2Q2KR w - - 0 1
    [ d5 f Nxd5 Nxd5 ]

    Korchno vs Keres, 1965


    Letsplaychess.com presents Korchnoi-Keres

    Keres Puzzles, Part IV. Wh te to move and w n.

    a)
    Keres vs Folke Ekstrom, Stockholm, 1944
    r4r1k/pp4pp/2p1b3/4qp2/4nNPP/P2BP3/1PQ2P2/R3K2R w - - 0 1
    [ Nxe6 f Qxe6 gxf5 ]

    b)
    Keres vs Alexander Kotov, Parnu, 1947
    4kb1r/1b3p1p/p1qp1np1/B1n1p3/2N1P3/1PN3PB/2P2P1P/3QR1K1 w k - 0 1
    [ Nxe5 ]
    c)
    Keres vs Dav d Bronste n, Moscow, 1951
    6k1/3qQ2p/2p1b3/3pPp1B/5PP1/8/7P/6K1 w - - 0 1
    [ Bf7+ ]

    d)
    Keres vs Alexander Arula d, Tartu, 1953
    3rr1k1/pp3pp1/1np1bq1p/4N3/3P4/1B2R3/PP3PPP/2Q1R1K1 w - - 0 1
    [ Nxf7 ]

    a)
    Keres vs Laszlo Szabo, Budapest, 1955
    1r2rk2/3b1pp1/p1p1p2p/q3P3/5Q1P/2NB2R1/PPP3P1/2K5 w - - 0 1
    [ Rxg7 Kxg7 Qf6+ f Kg8 Qxh6 or f Kf8 Bg6 ]

    Keres Puzzles, Part V. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.


    a)
    Keres vs Isaak Boleslavsky, Moscow, 1957
    2r2k2/2r1npp1/pp1Rp2p/4P3/PPPN4/1K4P1/7P/3R4 w - - 0 1
    [ Nb5 ]

    b)
    Keres vs N kolay M nev, Mun ch, 1958
    bn2r3/1n2kp1p/p2p2pb/3Pp3/pPN1P3/3BN3/1B2KPPP/2R5 w - - 0 1
    [ Nb6 f Nd7 Rc7 Rd8 Bxa6 ]

    c)
    Keres vs Pal Benko, Bled, 1959
    2r3k1/1bpn1p1p/p4bp1/1p6/5BN1/2P4P/PPB2PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
    [ Rd1 ]
    d)
    Keres vs Svetozar Gl gor c, Zur ch, 1959
    2br1r1k/2qnQ2p/p4pp1/4p3/P3P1N1/1BPp1N1P/5PP1/1R3K2 w - - 0 1
    [ Nxf6 f Rxf6 Ng5 ]

    Position after: wh te to move

    rotate board I g ve up!

    e) Wh te Mates n 3. Keres vs Corv n Radov c , Le pz g, 1960


    2b2rk1/2q2pp1/1p1R3p/8/1PBQ4/7P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1

    Keres Puzzles, Part VI. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.


    a)
    Wh te Mates n 5. Keres vs Lothar Schm d, Zur ch, 1961
    k2r4/p2b3r/BpRQ1p1p/4p3/8/2P3P1/PPP2q1P/2KR4 w - - 0 1
    [ Bb7+ Kxb7 Rc7+ ]

    b)
    Keres vs Burkhard Mal ch, Varna, 1962
    6k1/pb2Qp2/1p2p1p1/n3P3/3P4/5N2/P4PP1/2q2BK1 w - - 0 1
    [ Ng5 f Qf4 g3 ]

    c)
    Keres vs Aleksandar Matanov c, Moscow, 1963
    4br2/5r2/2pR1pk1/2N1pN1p/4P1pP/6P1/P4RPK/2b5 w - - 0 1
    [ Nd3 w/Nxe5+ ]
    d)
    Keres vs Coen Zu dema, Beverw jk, 1964
    2rqr1n1/6kp/p1n2pp1/2NP4/BP3P2/2p5/P2Q2P1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
    [ Rxe8 f cxd2 Ne6+ ]

    e)
    Keres vs Sve n Johannessen, Stockholm, 1967
    r1b1r1k1/1p1n1pbp/p1pq2p1/8/3Bn3/2N2N1P/PP2BPP1/2RQR1K1 w - - 0 1
    [ Bxg7 ]

    f)
    Keres vs Peter Dely, Kapfenberg, 1970
    r2q1rk1/pp4b1/3p2P1/2Pbp2R/nP4p1/4Q3/P3BP2/2K4R w - - 0 1
    [ Rh8+ f Bxh8 Rxh8+ ]
    Position after: wh te to move

    rotate board I g ve up!

    g) Wh te Mates n 3. Keres vs H llar Karner, Parnu, 1971


    2bkr3/5Q1R/p2pp1N1/1p6/8/2q3P1/P4P1K/8 w - - 0 1

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