Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Anastas a Bodnaruk.

Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

Solut ons are between the brackets under each puzzle.

Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.

a)
Bodnaruk vs Tamara Ch st akova, St. Petersburg, 2002
6k1/2pq3p/1p1p4/3PrRp1/1Pr5/6P1/6QP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf8+ w/Rf7+ Rxf7+ Qf1+ & Qxc4 ]

b)
Bodnaruk vs Jul ana Terao, Halk d k , 2003
r3r1k1/ppp1qpp1/1b1p3p/1b2p3/4P3/2PP1N1P/PP3PP1/R2QRNK1 w - - 0 1
[ a4 f Ba6 a5 ]
c)
Wh te Mates n 4. Bodnaruk vs Anastaz a Karlov ch, Kharkov, 2005
6k1/6p1/p5p1/3pB3/1p1b4/2r1q1PP/P4R1K/5Q2 w - - 0 1
[ Rf8+ f Kh7 Rh8+ ]

d)
Bodnaruk vs Vlad m r Pogos an, St.Petersburg, 2005
r1b2rk1/2qn1pbp/p2p1np1/1pp5/3BPPP1/P1N4P/1PP1N1B1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 f Nxf6 e5 ]

Bodnaruk Puzzles, Part II. Black to move and w n except where noted.

a)
W llem Leenen vs Bodnaruk, St. Petersburg, 2002
r1bq1rk1/pp2ppbp/2n3p1/2pp4/5P2/1PB1PN2/P1PPB1PP/R3QRK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...d4 f Bb2 d3 ]
b)
Black Mates n 3. Dav d Markos an vs Bodnaruk, Moscow, 2006
r5k1/2Rb3r/p2p3b/P2Pp3/4P1pq/5p2/1PQ2B1P/2R2BKN b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh2+ ]

c)
Dar a Charochk na vs Bodnaruk, St.Petersburg, 2005
3r2k1/1pq1b1pp/p4p2/3rn3/2B5/1P3PQ1/PB4PP/3R1R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc4 f bxc4 Rxd1 Rg1 Bc5 ]

d)
Ir na Bulmaga vs Bodnaruk, Herakl o, 2004
2r3k1/1b3ppp/p7/2qp1QP1/1p1NrP1P/8/PPP5/1K1RR3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd4 ]
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Anastas a Bodnaruk Puzzles, Part III. The color d sk on the d agram nd cates who moves f rst.

a)
Wh te mates n 4.
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Dar a Pustovo tova, T umen, 6/23/2012
5k1r/p2R1ppp/4q1n1/1p1Q4/8/5N2/P4PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qc5+ ]

b)
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Nadejda Kharmunova, St. Petersburg, 8/28/2012
r5k1/pp1n1r1p/2p1p1p1/P2bP1P1/Rbq2P2/2N1B3/1P5P/2QB1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd5 ]
c)
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Sergey Dotsenko, St. Petersburg, 8/30/2012
3q1rk1/1rp2pbp/2n3p1/3np1N1/1p6/1BPP4/1P3PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf3 f Rb5 Bc4 Rc5 Ne4 or f Nce7 c4 ]

d)
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Aleksandra Goryachk na, Ekater nburg, 6/23/2013
2rk4/3nqQp1/p3p2r/1p2P3/3N4/5R2/P1P4P/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Qe8 Nxe6+ f Rxe6 Rf8 or f Ke7 Qxg7+ mates ]

e)
Wh te mates n 5.
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Bathuyag Mongontuul, Kazan, 7/12/2013
4k3/4q3/p4RRp/1pr4P/8/P1P2Q2/1P3K2/4r3 w - - 1 0
[ Rg8+ f Kd7 Qb7+ or f Qf8 Rgxf8+ ]
Anastas a Bodnaruk Puzzles, Part IV. The color d sk on the d agram nd cates who moves f rst.

a)
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Al na Bala an, Belgrade, 2013
5rr1/3k2p1/b1p1p2p/B2pPn1P/P2q2Q1/3N3R/3K1P2/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ Qxd4 Nxd4 Nc5+ f Ke7 Nxa6 Ra8 Bb4+ ]

b)
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Karol na Olsarova, Belgrade, 2013
8/ppb1Rrk1/2p2p1p/2P2q2/1P6/2Q4P/P2B2P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxc7 f Rxc7 Qg3+ ]

c)
Tuvsh ntogs Batch meg vs Anastas a Bodnaruk, Kazan, 2013
7k/1p3r1p/2p5/4pq2/Q1Prn1B1/P5PP/1P1b1PK1/1N1R1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf2+ Rxf2 Rxf2+ f Kg1 Be3 or f Kh1 Nxg3+ ]
d)
D nara Dordzh eva vs Anastas a Bodnaruk, Vlad vostok, 2014
8/7p/3Pb3/2r5/1p1Q2nk/1P6/P5B1/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ Bf1 Rxf1+ Kg2 Rd1 f Qc5 Bd5+ ]

Anastas a Bodnaruk Puzzles, Part V.

The color d sk on the d agram nd cates who moves f rst.

a)
Wh te mates n 4.
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs L ubov Shchevyeva, Moscow, 2015
8/p2k1p2/q4P1p/2R1P3/2pP4/2P3r1/6Pp/1Q5K w - - 1 0
[ e6+ f Kxe6 Qf5+ or f fxe6 Qh7+ ]

b)
Black mates n 3.
Gulnara M rzaeva vs Anastas a Bodnaruk, Moscow, 2015
6k1/1b5p/p7/1p2p3/1N1pn3/P2RnB1N/1PP3PK/4r3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf1+ Kg1 Nfg3+ ]

c)
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Marta M chna, Germany, 2016
r5k1/pb4pp/1pq1Nn2/3p4/1Q6/6P1/PPP4P/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6 f gxf6 Qe7 or f Qe8 Rf8+ Qxf8 Nxf8 Rxf8 Qe7 ]

d)
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Ekater na D akonova, Soch , 2016
r2r2k1/1pq1bppp/2n1p3/p3P3/2Pp3n/PP1B1N2/5PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxh4 Bxh4 Qh5 ]

e)
Anastas a Bodnaruk vs Dar a Pustovo tova, Soch , 2016
k1r1q3/r4p2/1Q2pBp1/p1NpPn2/3P3P/2P5/2P1KP2/R7 w - - 1 0
[ Rxa5 f Rcc7 Qxc7 ]
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