Here are some chess puzzles taken from the games of the Georgian
champion, Zurab Azmaiparashvili. It's White to move and win except
where noted.
a)
http://www.wtharvey.com/azmaac.png
Azmaiparashvili vs Ratmir Kholmov, Minsk, 1985
b1r3k1/3R1pp1/1qp1p2p/8/rP2B3/2Q3P1/4PP1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
b)
http://www.wtharvey.com/azmabc.png
Azmaiparashvili vs Kiril Georgiev, Burgas, 1994
2bb2k1/2q2n2/1r1p4/p1pPpNp1/P1P1PnPp/1RN2P2/8/1Q2KBB1 w - - 0 1
c)
http://www.wtharvey.com/azmabd.png
Azmaiparashvili vs Jaan Ehlvest, Pula, 1997
1rbqk2r/p1n2p2/3p3p/2pPn3/2B1N1p1/1P2B1b1/P2Q1PP1/2R1K2R w Kk - 0 1
d)
http://www.wtharvey.com/azmaca.png
Black to move and win.
Tihomir Toshkov vs Azmaiparashvili, Albena, 1984
2Q2nk1/p2r1pp1/2N4p/8/8/1P6/1q3PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
e)
http://www.wtharvey.com/azmada.png
Black Mates in 3.
Yuri Yakovich vs Azmaiparashvili, New York, 1994
r5k1/3npp1p/2b3p1/1pn5/2pRP3/2P1BPP1/r1P4P/1NKR1B2 b - - 0 1
Solutions are posted at the top of
http://www.wtharvey.com/prodex.html
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