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Here are some chess problems
taken from the games of Arthur Bisguier.
White to move and
win except where noted:
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your left mouse button from one bracket to the other.
a)
Bisguier vs Bobby Fischer, New York, 1956
3knQ2/1p1q1p1p/p4rp1/3N4/2P5/1P6/P5PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxe8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 2. Bisguier vs J. Penrose, Southsea, 1950
r4r1k/2qb3p/p2p1p2/1pnPN3/2p1Pn2/2P1N3/PPB1QPR1/6RK w - - 0 1
[ Rg8+ ]
c)
Bisguier vs Samuel Schweber, Buenos Aires, 1970
r1bq1k1r/3pb3/p2Np3/2p1Pp1p/1pP5/3P3P/PP4P1/R2BQR1K w - - 0 1
[ Nxf5 if exf5 Rxf5+ Ke8 Bxh5+ ]
d)
Bisguier vs Raul Sanguinetti, Buenos Aires, 1955
4r1k1/n2q1ppp/p1r5/Pb1npN2/1p2Q3/3B4/1PP2PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxb5 if Nxb5 Qg4 ]
e)
Bisguier vs William Addison, New York ch-USA, 1963
8/1ppr2rk/4R1p1/p4pQp/PnR5/1q1P1BP1/1P2PP1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh5 if Kg8 Bxg6 mates ]
Bisguier Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Bisguier vs Karl Kopetzky, Vienna, 1953
r2kr3/pppb4/4p2p/4Qp2/2P3p1/5qP1/PP3P1P/1K1RRB2 w - - 0 1
[ Rd3 w/Red1 ]
b)
Bisguier vs Ross Siemms, Hollywood, 1954
2n2k1r/1r2b1pp/5n2/1Bp5/P7/2B1PP2/1P3P1P/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Ba6 w/Be5 & Bb7 ]
c)
Bisguier vs Jan-Hein Donner, Goteborg, 1955
q5k1/1p3p1p/3Pn1pB/2p3P1/r1Pb4/5Q1B/7P/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Bxe6 if fxe6 d7 b5 Rf1 ]
d)
Bisguier vs R Benedicto, New York, 1955
4rnk1/6pp/1pq1p3/4B2P/1PP5/5R2/6P1/4Q2K w - - 0 1
[ Bxg7 if Kxg7 Qe5+ ]
e)
Bisguier vs Samuel Reshevsky, New York, 1955
5rk1/6b1/p4nBp/2p3n1/1pP1pq1B/4N1RP/PP4P1/4Q1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg5 if hxg5 Bb3 ]
Bisguier Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Bisguier vs Samuel Reshevsky, New York, 1957
2r5/6pk/pr6/n2B1P2/3p1P2/2bP4/6R1/2B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Be6 w/Kf2 ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Bisguier vs Hans Bouwmeester, Utrecht, 1961
1q1r2k1/1b3p1p/3rpQ2/1Pp5/1nR5/P3PP2/5P1P/3R1BK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rg4+ Kf8 Rg7 Qc7 Rxd6 Rxd6 Rxh7 ]
c)
Bisguier vs Pal Benko, New York, 1964
5r1k/ppn2rb1/2p1p1pp/2P1P1B1/3P1pR1/1B3P1q/PP1Q3P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rh4 Qf5 Bxf4 w/Bc2 ]
d)
Bisguier vs Anthony Saidy, New York, 1966
8/4p2k/1p2p1pB/p1p1b3/P1P3PP/1P1Q4/1q3PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ h5 ]
e)
Bisguier vs Benjamin Finegold, Chicago, 1985
rn3rk1/pbpp2p1/1p6/5Bqp/2PP1b2/1P1Q2N1/PB4PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc1 if Bxc1 Bh7+ mates ]
Bisguier Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 2. Bisguier vs Sergey Kudrin, Philadelphia, 1985
3r2k1/p1p2p2/bp2p1nQ/4PB1P/2pr3q/6R1/PP3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6+ ]
b)
Bisguier vs Edward Friedman, Chicago, 1990
8/p3Rrkp/1p4p1/1PpN4/P1Pb1P1P/6K1/8/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Nxb6 ]
c)
White Mates in 2. Bisguier vs Fabian Geisler, New York, 1991
5k2/p3Rr2/1p4pp/q4p2/1nbQ1P2/6P1/5N1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re8+ ]
d)
Bisguier vs J Forte, Dearborn, 1992
3rk1r1/2n2p1p/2pb2p1/3p4/p3P3/P1B5/1P2BPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ e5 Be7 Ba5 if Kd7 Bg4+ ]
e)
Bisguier vs Terry Pelech, Dearborn, 1992
3q1rk1/p3np1p/brp1p1p1/2N1B3/Q1P2P2/3P4/P5PP/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rb1 ]
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