Updated: 31-10-2011.
Puzzle 31-36
Puzzle 36
(Contributed by S. Narinder Singh, President, PSCA)
White to move and Win Solution: 1 Qg6 fxg6 2 Rxg7+ Kf8 3 Nxg6#
Puzzle 35
(Contributed by S. Narinder Singh, President, PSCA)
White to move and Win Solution: Rxf7 Kxf7 2. Rg7+Ke6 3.Qe5#
Puzzle 34
(Contributed by S. Narinder Singh, President, PSCA)
White to move Mate in Two Solution: 1.Ra6! bxa6 2.b7#
or 1...B moves
Puzzle 33
(Contributed by S. Narinder Singh, President, PSCA)
White to move and Win Solution: 1.Nh5+ Rxh5 2.Rg6+ Kxg6 3.Re6#
Puzzle 32
(Contributed by S. Narinder Singh, President, PSCA)
White to move and Win Solution: 1.Nxf7+ Rxf7 2.Ng6+ Kxh7 3.Nf8+ Kg8 4.Qh7+ Kxf8 5.Qh8#
Puzzle 31
(Contributed by S. Narinder Singh, President, PSCA)
White to move and Win Solution: 1. h7+ Kg7
2. h8=Q+!! Kxh8
3. Kf7! ...
Variant A:
3. ... Rxh4
4. g7+ Kh7
5. g8=Q+ 1-0
Variant B:
3. ... Rf1+
4.Bf6+ Rxf6+
5. Kxf6 Kg8
6. g7 Kh7
7. Kf7 Kh6
8. g8=Q 1-0
Puzzles 21-30
Puzzle 30
(Contributed by S. Narinder Singh, President, PSCA)
White to move and Draw Solution: 1. Rh7+ Kg3
2. Re7 Ra8
[If 2... Rxe7, then stalemate] 3. Ra7 Rc8
4. Rc7 1/2-1/2.
Puzzle 29
(Contributed by S. Narinder Singh, President, PSCA)
White to move and Win Solution: 1. Ra1! Kxa1
2. Kc2!! ... { Zugzwang }
2. ... g5
3. hxg h4
4. g6 h3
5. g7 h2
6. g8=Q h1=Q
7. Qg7# 1-0.
Puzzle 28
(Puzzle Contributed by Prof Bikramjit Singh Sandhu, Hony. Secretary, PSCA)
White to move and Mate in 4 MovesSolution: 1.Rc8+ Qxc8 2.Qxb6+ Qb7 3.Nc6+ Kc8 4.Qd8#.
Puzzle 27
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh, President, PSCA)
White to move and Mate Solution: 1.Nxf6 Qb6, 2. Qc8+ Rxc8, 3. Nd7+.
Puzzle 26
(Puzzle Contributed by Sh. Anuj Shingari, Coach & National Arbiter)
White to move and Win in 2 MovesSolution: 1. Be5 (now if kc6 2. Qe4 mate)
(if ke5 then2.Rf5 #)
(if Re5 then 2. Qc4#).
Puzzle 25
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and Win Solution: 1. Kc7 a3,
2. Ba4! a2,
3. Kc6 a1=Q,
4. Bb5# 1-0.
Puzzle 24
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and Draw Solution: 1. Rb7+ Kc8,
2. Rb5! c1=Q,
3. Rc5+! Qxc5
[Draw by forced stalemate] 1/2-1/2.
Puzzle 23
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and Mate in 3 Solution: 1. Nh3! gh,
2. Kf2 h2,
3. Ng3# 1-0.
Puzzle 22
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. g6! fg+,
2. Kxf6 g5,
3. Kf5 g4,
4. hg# 1-0.
Puzzle 21
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. Nb6+ Kb8
[1... Kb8 is the only legal move for Black]
2. Nd7+ Ka8
[2... Ka8 is the only legal move for Black]
3. Kc8 b5,
4. Nb6# 1-0
[Black is also checkmated under 3... b6 or 3... N~].
Puzzles 11-20
Puzzle 20
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. Qb4! ...
Variant 1:
1... Qf3
[or 1... Qd5],
2. Qa4+ Kb6,
3. Qb3+ Qxb3,
4. b8=Q+ Kc5,
5. Qxb3 1-0
Puzzle 19
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and draw Solution: 1. d6 Bxd6,,
2. b8=Q+ Bxb8,
3. c7 Bxc7
[or 3. ... Kxc7] Stalemate 1/2-1/2.
Puzzle 18
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. a4+ Kb6,
2. Rc8!! 1-0.
Puzzle 17
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. c7 Rd6+,
2. Kb5! ...
[If 2. Kb7, then 2. ... Rd7 with taking the pawn]
[If 2. Kc5, then 2. ... Rd1 with the next threat Rc1+],
2. ... Rd5+,
3. Kb4 Rd4+,
4. Kb3 Rd3+,
5. Kc2 Rd4!
[Waiting for 6.c8=Q, and then 6. ... Rc4+! 7. Qxc4 - Draw by stalemate!],
6. c8=R!! ... [With the threat Ra8#], 6. ... Ra4,
7. Kb3 1-0.
Puzzle 16
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. d5!! ed,
2. a4! 1-0.
Puzzle 15
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. Bb2! Rf8
[If 1... Ra6+, then 2. Ra3+]
[If 1... Kg8, then, 2. Rg3+]
2. Rc7+ Kg8,
3. Rg7+ Kh8,
4. Ka2!! ... 1-0.
Puzzle 14
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. Ra1!, Kxa1
2. Kc2!! ... { Zugzwang },
2. ... g5,
3. hxg h4,
4. g6 h3,
5. g7 h2,
6. g8=Q h1=Q,
7. Qg7# 1-0 .
Puzzle 13
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. Qa8 Kg1,
2. Qa7+ Kh1,
3. Qb7 Kg1, 4. Qb6+ Kh1,
5. Qc6 Kg1,
6. Qc5+ Kh1,
7. Qd5 Kg1,
8. Qd4+ Kh1,
9. Qe4 Kg1, 10. Qe3+ Kh1, 11. Qf3 Kg1,
12. Qf1# 1-0.
Puzzle 12
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. Rh5! Rxh5,
2. Ra6+ Ke5,
3. Ra5+ Kf4, 4. Rxh5 1-0.
Puzzle 11
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1. Bh6+ Kg8
2. g7 ...
Variant 2:
Puzzles 1-10
Puzzle 10
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: Qg5 if Qd7 Qxg6+ Kd8 Bxb6+ Rc7 Qg8+ Qe8 Rxa5 .
Puzzle 9
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1.Qe8+ Rxe8 2.Rxe8+ Kg7 3.Bf8+Kg8 4.Bh6+ # .
Puzzle 8
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: Nf7+ Kg8 , Nh6+Kh8 Qg8+Rxg8 Nf7+ #.
Puzzle 7
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: 1.h8=Q a1=Q 2.Qe8! Qa4 3.Qe5+ Ka8 4.Qh8 Qf4 5.Qa1+ Qa4 6.Qxa4+ Kb8 7.Qa7#
Puzzle 6
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: e3, Rxe3+, c3 Rxc3+, Ka2 Ra3+, Kb1 Ra1+, Kc2 Rc1+, Kd3 Rc3+, Ke2 Re3+, Kf1Re1+, Kg2 Rg1+, Kf3 RxG3+, Ke2 Re3+, Kd1 Re1+, Kc2 Rc1+, Kb3 Rc3+, Ka2 Ra3+, RxR #
Puzzle 5
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: Be3+f4, Nxf4g1=Q ,Bxg1b2,Bc 5Kg7, Bd4+Kh6, Ne6 b1=Q, Bg7+Kxh5, Nf4+ Kxh4, Bf6#
Puzzle 4
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: Qe6+ Kb8 ,Nd7 Kc8 ,Nb6+Kb8, Qc8+Rxc8,Nd7+Ka8,Rxa7 Kxa7,Ra1+Mate .
Puzzle 3
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win Solution: Kc7 Ke7, P-Ng8+ Ke6,Bd7+ Kd5,Nf6+Kc5 , Bc6 Bd6+,KB7 p-Q or Bxf4, Nd7 or Ne4 Checkmate.
Puzzle 2
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White to move and win
Solution: Qg6+ Qxg6 hxg6+ Kh8 Nhf7+ Kg8 Rh2
Puzzle 1
(Puzzle Contributed by S. Narinder Singh)
White Mates in 6. Solution: Nf6+ exf6 Bxh7+ Kh8 Bf5+
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