Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Alm ra Skr pchenko.

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.

a)
Wh te Mates n 2. Skr pchenko vs Ralph Z mmer, Bad Mondorf, 1991
5r1k/p2n1p1p/5P1N/1p1p4/2pP3P/8/PP4RK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rg8+ Rxg8 Nxf7# ]

b)
Black to move and w n. Hway Oe vs Skr pchenko, Bad Mondorf, 1991
1n6/R1p3qk/1p1p3p/3Pp2P/1PP1Pr2/4QRp1/P2B2r1/2K5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3 f Qxf3 Rf2 ]
 c)
Black Mates n 2. Cr st na Ios f vs Skr pchenko, Ruman a, 1992
4r1k1/pQ3pp1/7p/4q3/4r3/P7/1P2nPPP/2BR1R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh2+ Kxh2 Rh4# ]

d)
Wh te Mates n 6. Skr pchenko vs An ta L c na, Moscow, 1994
4k2r/Q2bP3/p1B2pp1/1p5p/7P/8/P1Pq1PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd7+ Qxd7 Qb8+ Kf7 Qxh8 Qxe7 Qh7+ Kf8 Rxe7 b4 Qf7# ]

e)
Black to move and w n. Ortrun Goschl vs Skr pchenko, Mat nhos, 1994
3q1rk1/pp3ppp/4p3/2PpP1PP/2n1b3/P3BN1R/1P3P2/2Q1K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 Rxf3 Nxe5 Qd1 Nxf3+ ]
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Skr pchenko Puzzles, Part II. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

a)
Black Mates n 9. Ana Benderac vs Skr pchenko, Mat nhos, 1994
r7/2rb2k1/1b1p2pp/1p1Pp3/1P2PpPP/qB1R1P2/N3Q3/1KR5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc1+ Nxc1 Qa1+ Kc2 Rc8+ mates ]
 b)
Black Mates n 3. Elena Fatal bekove vs Skr pchenko, Moscow, 1994
7k/1p6/p2p4/2pN1b2/P1P5/2N2nr1/1P6/R6K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh3 Ne3 Bg2+ Nxg2 Rh3# ]

c)
Skr pchenko vs Ma a Lom ne shv l , K sh nev, 1995
3r1r1k/1bq2pp1/pp2pn1p/4N3/2P5/4Q1R1/PP3PPP/1B3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7 Kxg7 Qg3+ Kh8 Ng6+ fxg6 Qxc7 ]

d)
Wh te Mates n 5. Skr pchenko vs P Krupkova, Yerevan olw, 1996
8/1P4p1/6P1/7p/7P/2K5/p7/k7 w - - 0 1
[ Kd3 Kb2 b8+ Kc1 Qb3 a1 Qa2 Qb3+ Qc2# ]
 e)
Black to move and w n. Tat ana Shum ak na vs Skr pchenko, Budva, 1996
1k5r/pp1n1rb1/7q/2p5/3p2Rp/P4P1B/1P3QPP/2NR3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf6 ]

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Skr pchenko Puzzles, Part III. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

a)
Black to move and w n. Mark Van der Werf vs Skr pchenko, Cannes, 1997
6k1/5pp1/p4q2/1pN1p3/2b1P2p/P2B1P1P/1P2nQPK/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf4+ Kh1 Ng3+ Kg1 Qc1+ Bf1 Nxf1 ]
 b)
Wh te Mates n 3. Skr pchenko vs Rosa Te-Llalemand, Par s, 1999
r2r2k1/p3bppp/3p4/q2p3n/3QP3/1P4R1/PB3PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ ]

c)
Skr pchenko vs Iul a Mash nskaya, Halle, 2000
2b2rk1/p3brpp/4p3/1Bp1B3/2P1n1P1/1q2N2P/1P2QP2/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd3 f Qb4 Nc2 w/Qxe4 ]

d)
Wh te Mates n 3. Skr pchenko vs Angela Khega , Istanbul, 2000
2r1n1k1/1q1r1p1p/pp1ppBp1/8/P1P2PP1/1P1R3Q/7P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxh7+ ]
 e)
Wh te Mates n 5. Skr pchenko vs Claud a Amura, Shenyang, 2000
6k1/3R2pp/2p1bp2/p1q1pN2/4P3/Pr6/5PPP/2Q3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Kh8 Rxh7+ Kg8 Rg7+ ]

Skr pchenko Puzzles, Part IV. Black to move and w n except where noted.

a)
Ild ko Madl vs Skr pchenko, Germany, 2001
3r1r1k/3q2pp/5n2/1N2n3/P1Ppp3/1Q6/5PPP/3BRR1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd3 f Re2 Nc1 ]

b)
Marta Z el nska vs Skr pchenko, Moscow, 2001
r7/1p2nkpQ/3qpp2/3p2p1/1PnP2P1/P4N1P/4RP2/2B2K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng6 ]
 c)
Black Mates n 3. Ngan Phan-Koshn tsky vs Skr pchenko, Moscow, 2001
8/6pk/4Q3/p3P1Pp/1p3P1K/8/1P4q1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh2+ Qh3 Qxf4+ ]

d)
Wh te to move and w n. Skr pchenko vs Natasa Bojkov c, Rethymnon, 2003
1r1rn1b1/6pk/p2p1p1p/3N1P1q/P1PB2R1/3R3P/5QP1/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rg6 w/Kh2 & g4 ]

e)
Zhaoq n Peng vs Skr pchenko, Germany, 2003
3k1r2/2p4p/B1R1b3/6R1/1b1pP3/4r1P1/7P/2NK4 w - - 0 1
[ ...Rf2 f Be2 Bb3+ ]

Skr pchenko Puzzles, Part V. Black to move and w n except where noted.
 a)
Mal na N coara vs Skr pchenko, France, 2004
6k1/1qr2pb1/6p1/4p3/4Nn2/2BrRQ1P/1P4P1/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe3 Qxe3 f5 ]

b)
Anne Muller vs Skr pchenko, France, 2004
3r2k1/2p2qp1/1p4r1/p3Q3/5p1n/1NPP3P/PP3PPK/3R2R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2+ f Rxg2 Nf3+ or f Kh1 Rh2+ ]

c)
Zsuzsa Veroc vs Skr pchenko, Internet, 2004
1r1r3k/1p4pp/p1b1Qn2/2q5/2P5/1PN3PB/P4R1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd1+ Nxd1 Re8 Qf5 Re1+ Bf1 Qxf5 w/Rxd1 ]
 d)
Black Mates n 3. Ekater n Fakh r dou vs Skr pchenko, Agh a Pelag a, 2004
6k1/5rb1/p7/1p4Q1/3q4/P3p3/1PP3R1/4K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf1+ Ke2 Qd2+ Kxf1 Qd1# ]

e)
Rosa Te-Llalemand vs Skr pchenko, Val d'Isere, 2004
k1nr3r/p2q4/Qpn2R1p/3p2p1/3P4/B1PP2N1/6PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb8 ]

Alm ra Skr pchenko Puzzles, Part VI. The color d sk on the d agram nd cates who moves f rst.

a)
Wh te to move and w n. Skr pchenko vs Joanna Dworakowska, Warsaw, 2004
4k3/1p1n1p2/p1rp2r1/4pQB1/2q1P3/2P2RP1/1P1R3P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd5 f Rg7 Bh6 ]
 b)
Cyr l Humeau vs Skr pchenko, Cors co, 2005
8/p4pkp/3p2p1/1rpBb3/1q6/1P1P4/P1Q1RPPP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd4 f Bf3 Qa1+ mates ]

c)
Alm ra Skr pchenko vs Math eu Barbaras, Belfort, 2012
6k1/1pq2nbp/p3Q1p1/P2P2P1/8/1P6/6K1/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ d6 f Qc6+ Rf3 ]

d)
Alm ra Skr pchenko vs Soph e M ll et, Pau, 2012
3r3n/1p3Qpk/pqp2p1p/4p3/1PB1P3/2PR2PP/5P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe7 f Rxd3 Qe8 ]
 e)
Alm ra Skr pchenko and Andreea Bolleng er, Pau, 2012
6k1/2N2ppp/3rbn2/2R5/8/nN4P1/5PBP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ra5 ]

Alm ra Skr pchenko Puzzles, Part VII. The color d sk on the d agram nd cates who moves f rst.

a)
Wh te mates n 3.
Alm ra Skr pchenko vs D d er Leroy, Haguenau, 6/6/2013
1nb5/r1q1r1kp/pp2p1pb/4p1N1/2P1N2Q/4BR2/PP4PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf8 f Rf7 Nxe6+ ]

b)
Eugen a D Pr m o vs Alm ra Skr pchenko, Rhodes, 10/26/2013
3r1rk1/pp3pp1/2p4p/5b1q/N1Bb1Pn1/2P3Q1/PP1BR1PP/4R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf6 f h3 Bh4 hxg4 Bxg4 or f Nc5 Bh4 Qh3 Nf2+ ]
 c)
Wh te mates n 5.
Alm ra Skr pchenko vs Jorge Santamar a, Sa nt-Quent n, 5/28/2014
4b1r1/2R2p1k/p3pQp1/4B2p/1p1P1P2/7P/PP4PK/5q2 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7+ Bxf7 Qxf7+ ]

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