B70 Sicilian Dragon: 84 Characteristic Chess Puzzles
B70 Sicilian Dragon: 84 Characteristic Chess Puzzles
B70 Sicilian Dragon: 84 Characteristic Chess Puzzles
84 characteristic
chess puzzles
edited by Bill Harvey
The B70 Sicilian Dragon begins with 1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6
without 6.f4 or 6.Be3. Here is a collection of
84 chess puzzles from masters short games.
They present a compilation of common tactics
that you will see in the first 22 moves of the
wtharvey.com
Dragon. The diagram presents the critical
chess puzzles from point in the game with the winning side at the
grandmaster games
bottom of the board and the reader is invited
to discover the deciding tactic. The remainder
of the game with variations is found at the
3/21/2017 end of the pamphlet.
1) Gunnar Baginski 3) Georgy Gavrilov
vs Thomas Seltner vs Renat Abdullin
Goerlitz, 1999 Kazan, 2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6
6.Bc4 Bg7 7.f4 b6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Kh1 Nc6 9.Be3 Ng4
4) R Gasynov
2) Fabio Satochi Sumida vs A Chanturia
vs Leandro Pim Ruas corr., 1994
Birigui, 2006 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.h4 Nc6 8.h5 Nxd4 9.h6 Nxc2+
6.Bb5+ Nbd7 7.Nd5 Nxe4 10.Qxc2 Bf8
5) Brian Hartman 7) Miklos Nemeth
vs Damjan Zagozen vs Antal Toviskes
Maribor, 2001 Balatonlelle, 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6
6.Bc4 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Nc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Qe2 O-O 9.O-O-O Nc6
10.Rb1 Ng4 11.f3 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.e5 Qa5
Black mates in 4.
29) Alexei Fedorov vs 31) Georgios Papadopoulos
Sergei Ovsejevitsch vs Alexandros Agnantis
Nikolaev, 1993 Ermionh Argolidas, 2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6
6.Bc4 Bg7 7.h3 O-O 8.Bb3 Nbd7 9.O-O Nc5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bc4 Bg7 8.Bg5 O-O 9.O-O Nc6
10.Re1 b6 11.Bd5 Bb7 12.Bxb7 Nxb7 13.Bg5 Re8 10.Nf3 Rc8 11.Qd2 a6 12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 b5
14.Nd5 Nc5 15.Nc6 Qd7 14.Bd3 Qc7 15.Nd5 Qb8
White mates in 4.
White mates in 4.
White mates in 3.
45) Jan Arne Bjorgvik vs 47) Javier Gonzalez Muelas
Hans Christian Fotland vs Ramon Chalmeta Ugas
Sandefjord, 2012 Sant Boi, 2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6
6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.O-O Bg7 9.h3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Qd2 Nc6 8.O-O-O O-O 9.Nb3 Re8
10.Be3 Rc8 11.Re1 O-O 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Qd2 10.f3 Be6 11.g4 Rc8 12.h4 Ne5 13.Qg2 Bxb3
Rfd8 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.Bh6 Bh8 16.b3 Qa5 14.axb3 Rxc3 15.bxc3 Qa5 16.Kb2 Nxe4 17.b4
Black mates in 4.
Black mates in 5.
Black mates in 3.
61) Rudi Eckert vs 63) Jan Ytteborg vs
Manfred Bauer Sveinn Wilhelmsson
Germany, 1988 Norway, 1999
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6
6.Bc4 Bg7 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nde2 O-O 9.f3 Na5 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Qb6 9.Nb3 Nbd7
10.Be3 Bd7 11.Qd2 b5 12.Bh6 Nc4 13.Bxc4 bxc4 10.Be3 Qc7 11.Bd3 Ne5 12.f3 Be6 13.Nb5 Qb8
14.h4 Bxh6 15.Qxh6 Rb8 16.h5 Rxb2 17.O-O-O 14.N3d4 Bc4 15.f4 Bxd3 16.cxd3 Nc6 17.Nf3
Qb6 18.g4 Rb8 19.hxg6 Ng4 18.Bc1 a6 19.Nc3
Black mates in 2.
White mates in 3.
White mates in 5.
77) Thierry Coste 79) Jesus Lorduy Diaz vs
vs Herve Daurelle Ruben Navarro Bustillo
St Chely d'Aubrac, 2003 Cartagena, 2012
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6
6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nb3 O-O 9.Bg5 Be6 6.Bc4 Bd7 7.O-O Bg7 8.h3 a6 9.Bb3 O-O 10.Re1
10.Kh1 Ne5 11.f4 Nc4 12.f5 Nxb2 13.Qe1 Bc4 Nc6 11.Be3 Rc8 12.Qd2 Na5 13.Rad1 Nxb3
14.Bc1 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxb3 16.f6 Bxc2 17.fxg7 14.axb3 Qc7 15.Bh6 e6 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qg5
Re8 18.Bxb2 Bxe4 19.Bc4 Bf5 20.Rxf5 gxf5 Qc5 18.e5 dxe5 19.Rxe5 Qe7 20.Ree1 Ng8
White mates in 4.
White mates in 2.
11) 12...Bxc3+ 13.Kf1 Ba6 14.Be2 Bxe2+ 15.Kxe2
Bg7 0-1
1) 8.e5 dxe5 ( 8...Nfd7 9.Bd5 ) 9.fxe5 O-O 17) 13...Ne4 14.Qd3 Nxc3 15.a3 Nxd1 16.Qxd1
10.exf6 Bxf6 11.Bd5 Qc7 12.Bxa8 1-0 Bxe5 17.Kb1 Rb8 18.Bc1 Qxa3 0-1
2) 8.Qe2 Nec5 ( 8...f5 9.Ne6 Qa5+ 10.b4 ) 9.Nf6# 18) 13...Qb6+ 14.Be3 Nxe3 15.Qd2 Nxc2+
1-0 16.Qf2 Qxf2+ 17.Kxf2 Nxa1 18.Rxa1 0-1
3) 10.Bxg4 Bxd4 ( 10...Bxg4 11.Nxc6 Bxd1 19) 13...Bxh6 14.Qxh6 ( 14.Nxb6 Bxd2 15.Nxa8
12.Nxd8 ) 11.Bxc8 Bxc3 12.Bxb7 Bxb2 13.Rb1 1- Ba5 ) Qb4 15.g4 Qxa4 16.b3 Bxb3 0-1
0
20) 13...Nxd4 14.Bxg7 Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 Kxg7
4) 11.Nb5 Rb8 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Bb5# 1-0 16.e5 dxe5 17.Qxe5 Qc7 18.Qd4 Qc5 19.Qxc5
Rxc5 20.Rd2 0-1
5) 11...Qb6+ 12.Be3 ( 12.Kh1 Nf2+ ) Nxe3
13.Rxe3 Qxe3+ 14.Kh1 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Qxc3 0-1 21) 14.Qxc6 Nxd5 15.Qxd7 Bxd7 16.exd5 Rab8
17.Nc3 1-0
6) 12.Nxd6+ Kf8 13.Nxf7 Na5 14.Nxh8 Nxb3
15.Nxg6+ 1-0 22) 14...Rxd4 ( if 15.Qxd4 Ng4+ ) 0-1
7) 12.Nb3 Qb4 ( 12...Qxe5 13.Qxe5 ) 13.exf6 23) 14...Ng4 15.Nd5 ( 15.Re4 Qh2+ ) Qxe5
exf6 14.Rd4 Qb7 15.Bf4 c5 16.Rxd6 1-0 16.Qxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe7+ Kh8 18.Bb3 Be6 0-1
8) 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Nh5 ( 13...Ng8 14.e6 fxe6 24) 14...Bxd4 15.Qxd4 c5 16.Qc3 0-1
15.Nxe6 ) 14.g4 Bxe5 15.gxh5 Qb6 16.Nf3 Bf6
17.Nd5 Bxg5+ 18.Nxg5 Qc5 19.Ne4 Qc6 25) 15.Bf4 e6 ( 15...Ng8 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.e6 )
20.Nef6+ 1-0 16.exf6 Qxf4 17.Bxg4 Qh6 18.fxg7 Qxg7 19.Nd5
O-O-O 20.Ne7+ Kb8 21.Bf3 f5 22.Qb4 Bc8 1-0
9) 12...Be6 13.Re1 ( 13.c4 Bxd5 ) Rxd5 14.Qf3
Bxb2 15.Rab1 Bg7 16.Ned2 Qf6 17.c4 Qxf3 26) 15...Nf2+ 16.Kg1 Nh3+ 17.Kh1 Qg1+ 0-1
18.Nxf3 Rd8 19.Nc5 Bxc4 0-1
29) 16.Ncxe7+ Rxe7 ( 16...Kh8 17.Bxf6 ) 17.Bxf6 48) 17...Nc3 18.Qd2 ( 18.Nxc3 Qxd4 ) Nxe2+
1-0 19.Nxe2 Qxa1+ 0-1
30) 16.Bxf6 1-0 49) 17...Qd4+ 18.Kh1 Nf2+ 19.Rxf2 Qxa1+ 0-1
31) 16.Ng5 Rfe8 17.Nxf6+ exf6 18.Qxh7+ Kf8 50) 17...Bxd4 18.Rxd4 ( 18.cxd4 Ne3 ) Na3
19.Qxf7# 1-0 19.Qe4 ( 19.bxa3 Qxd4 ) Nc2+ 0-1
32) 16.Nc6 Rbe8 17.Ncxe7+ Rxe7 18.Bxf6 1-0 51) 18.Nf5 Qe6 19.Qxd5 1-0
33) 16.Nxd6+ exd6 17.Rae1 1-0 52) 18.Rxh5 gxh5 19.Qg5 1-0
34) 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qd4+ Ne5 18.f4 f619.fxe5 53) 18.Bxb6 1-0
fxe5 20.Qxa7 Rc2 21.Rac1 Rxb2 22.h3 1-0
54) 18...Nxe4 0-1
35) 16.exd6 Bh3 ( 16...exd6 17.Nf6+ ) 17.dxe7
Rfe8 18.Nf6+ Kg7 19.Nxe8+ Rxe8 20.Qf3 1-0 55) 18...Bh6 19.Nd2 ( 19.Kd2 Bd5 20.Qe3 Kg7 )
Bd5 20.Qa4 Ne2+ 0-1
36) 16...Qxc3 17.bxc3 Ng3+ 0-1
56) 19.g5 Qg7 ( 19...fxg5 20.Nf6+ ) 20.Nxf6+ Kh8
37) 16...Be6 0-1 21.Rxf8+ Qxf8 22.Qxh7# 1-0
38) 16...Bf3 17.Qg5 ( 17.Rh2 Bh6 ) Bxh1 18.Nd5 57) 19.Nc6 Nxc6 20.Qxc4 1-0
Qd8 19.Bb5+ Kf8 20.Ke2 Bxe4 21.Nf4 Qc8 22.f3
Bxf3+ 0-1 58) 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.g4 exd5 21.Qd4+ 1-0
39) 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Nd5 Qxe1 19.Nxf6+ Kg7 59) 19.Rxe5 dxe5 20.Bxf8 1-0
20.Rfxe1 Kxf6 21.e5+ 1-0
60) 19...Ra1+ 20.Kxa1 Qa3+ 0-1
40) 17.Bxc4 Nxc4 18.Qd4+ Ne5 19.f4 1-0
61) 19...Rxc2+ 0-1
41) 17.Nc4 Kc8 ( 17...Bxh1 18.Rxb8+ ) 18.Ra1
Qxa1 19.Qxa1 Bxh1 20.Qxh8+ 1-0 62) 19...Qb6+ 20.Kh1 Nxe4 0-1
42) 17.Bxc4 Rxc4 18.e5 Nh5 ( 18...Qb6 19.exf6 ) 63) 19...Qa7+ 20.d4 Nxd4 21.Kf1 ( 21.Be3 Nxe3
19.Qd5 1-0 22.Rxe3 Nf5 ) Nxf3 0-1
43) 17.Nf5+ Kg8 18.Rxh8+ 1-0 64) 19...Bd4+ 20.Be3 Bxe3+ 21.Kh1 Rf6 0-1
44) 17.Rh3 Rg8 18.Qh6+ 1-0 65) 20.Qb4+ Kg8 21.Ne7+ 1-0
66) 20.Bf6 1-0