Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Anton Korobov.

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

Solut ons are between the brackets under each puzzle.

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a)
Korobov vs Andrey Ivanov, Dnepropetrovsk, 1999
5rk1/1p5p/3p4/3P1p2/5R2/1P2qQrP/6P1/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rg4+ ]

b)
Korobov vs Shakhr yar Mamedyarov, Gurzuf, 2000
2Rr4/p5bk/1p2b1pp/4p3/1P2N2P/P3q1P1/5PBK/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ f Bxf6 Rc7+ ]
 c)
Wh te mates n 4.
Korobov vs Dar usz Szoen, Gurzuf, 2000
8/1R5p/3p1bp1/2pP2k1/5q2/4Q3/6PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ h4+ ]

d)
Korobov vs Alexander Areshchenko, Kramatorsk, 2001
r4rk1/pb3p1p/1p2PQ2/4q2p/2n1P3/P4P2/B5PP/1R1R3K w - - 1 0
[ exf7+ f Rxf7 Rd8+ ]

e)
Wh te mates n 5.
Korobov vs Sergey Fedorchuk, Kharkov, 2001
1r5k/6Rp/p2prp2/8/1P2qb2/2Q3RP/1B4PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf6 f Rxf6 Bxf6 ]
 1: Dm try Gord evsky - Anton Korobov 1-0 (2018.01.28)
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Gordievsky, Dmitry - Korobov, Anton 1-0
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Korobov Puzzles, Part II. The color d sk on the d agram nd cates who moves f rst.

a)
Wh te mates n 4.
Korobov vs J r J rka, Balatonlelle, 2001
8/1pR5/1P4pk/Q3Pq1p/7P/6K1/6P1/7r w - - 1 0
[ Qd2+ g5 Qd6+ ]
 b)
Wh te mates n 3.
Korobov vs Emanuel Berg, Patras, 2001
3k4/p7/1PBpP1p1/3N1pbp/8/r1B3P1/5P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ b7 ]

c)
Wh te mates n 3.
Korobov vs Marc n Dz uba, Patras, 2001
2r4k/5p1p/2p1p3/p3Nq1p/Pp1P1P2/1B2Q2r/KP6/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxf7+ f Qxf7 Qe5+ ]

d)
Korobov vs Igor Sm rnov, Alushta, 2002
r2q1rk1/p2b1p2/1p2pb1Q/2p1p3/2P1P2P/2NP4/PP3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re3 f Bxh4 Rh3 or f Bg7 Rg3 ]
 e)
Wh te mates n 5.
Korobov vs Sebast an Bogner, Aarhus, 8/14/2005
r3br1k/1p2R3/p2P4/qPp2pPn/2Bb3Q/2N2K2/PB6/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe8 f Kg7 Qxh5 ]

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Korobov Puzzles, Part III. The color d sk on the d agram nd cates who moves f rst.

a)
Wh te mates n 2.
Korobov vs Dmytro Krektun, Alushta, 4/23/2006
r2q1r1k/pppn2pp/3n1p2/4NP2/3Pb1P1/1BP1B2P/P7/R3QRK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ ]
 b)
Korobov vs Andrejs Dzalbo, Pardub ce, 7/12/2007
r3k2r/pp1nqppp/2p5/3p3b/3PnP2/2NBP2P/PPQ3P1/R3K1NR w KQkq - 1 0
[ Bxe4 f dxe4 g4 ]

c)
Wh te mates n 4.
Korobov vs Alexander F er, Be j ng, 10/7/2008
5r2/r3P1k1/3p1p1p/2qPnBpQ/7P/R7/P5PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh6+ Kxh6 exf8/Q+ ]

d)
Wh te mates n 3.
Korobov vs Dm try Max mov, Poltava, 12/9/2009
8/r1p2Nrk/7p/6p1/2B1Nn2/4q3/p5PP/Q1R4K w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ Kg6 Nh8+ Kf5 g4# ]
 e)
Wh te mates n 5.
Korobov vs Naser Khadzh Khamed, Alushta, 5/14/2010
r6k/pp1qp1bp/6p1/6r1/3P2p1/1QNBP3/PP3PP1/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rh1+ Rh5 Rxh5+ Bh6 Qf7+ ]

Anton Korobov Puzzles, Part IV.

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

a)
Anton Korobov vs Dav d Howell, Warsaw, 2011
1k6/ppq2pp1/2r1P2p/2Pp4/P4nP1/1Q3PB1/7P/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe3 f Rxe6 Qxf4 ]

b)
Black mates n 3.
Dav t Ben dze vs Anton Korobov, Nakhch van, 2011
4r1k1/p1p2p1p/8/5qP1/5Qn1/2N2bP1/PP5P/R3B1K1 b - - 0 1
 [ ...Qc5+ ]

c)
Black mates n 5.
Yur Vovk vs Anton Korobov, K ev, 2011
b5k1/4qpp1/2P1p2p/p3P2P/K5P1/1PQR4/P2r4/5B2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc6+ Kxa5 Rxa2+ Kb6 Ra6+ ]

d)
Black mates n 2.
P otr Prom nsk vs Anton Korobov, Warsaw, 2011
8/4kppp/pP2p3/4K3/8/2r2P2/2P4P/1R6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc4 ]

e)
Black mates n 5.
Kam l M ton vs Anton Korobov, Czech Republ c, 2012
 3qr1k1/3b1pp1/8/p2Q4/3N1P2/B1R2Pb1/P5B1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf2+ Kxf2 Qh4+ Kg1 Re1+ ]

Anton Korobov Puzzles, Part V.

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

a)
Mateusz Bartel vs Anton Korobov, Lubl n, 2012
3Q4/6bk/3n2p1/3B3p/5P2/6P1/4q2P/6BK b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne4 ]

b)
Eltaj Safarl vs Anton Korobov, Baku, 2012
r6r/2q1bk1p/p1ppbp1Q/4p1p1/N1P1P3/1PB5/P4PPP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg4 f f3 Bf8 ]

c)
Anton Korobov vs M kha l Ant pov, Moscow, 2013
5rk1/p4pp1/bpn5/1q1r4/7P/P1R2N2/1Q3PP1/1B2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qc2 ]

d)
Anton Korobov vs Pavel Malet n, Moscow, 2013
2r2r2/1p3pk1/p2bp3/4p1qp/1P1P4/P4Q1P/5NP1/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne4 Qe7 Nxd6 Qxd6 Qf6+ Kh7 dxe5 Qc6 Qg5 ]

e)
Wh te mates n 6.
Anton Korobov vs Alexander R azantsev, Duba , 2014
5rk1/1p3p2/1q4p1/3BQ2p/p6P/P5P1/1P5K/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7 f Rxf7 Qe8+ ]

Anton Korobov Puzzles, Part VI.

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

a)
 Furtado Ivana Mar a vs Anton Korobov, Duba , 2014
2r2rk1/5pb1/6p1/p2pp2p/P5q1/1PBQP1P1/5P1P/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...e4 f Qd2 Rxc3 ]

b)
Wh te mates n 4.
Anton Korobov vs Bor s Kharchenko, Moscow, 2015
4Rr1k/3b2p1/p1p3Qp/1p3P2/1q6/1B6/PP1r2PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ f6 f Qe7 fxe7 ]

c)
Anton Korobov vs Dan el Kovachev, Nov Sad, 2016
3r2k1/5ppb/4p2p/p1P1N3/n3qP2/P3Q3/4B1PP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe4 Bxe4 Rc4 ]

d)
Wh te mates n 4.
 Anton Korobov vs Andre Volok t n, Rovno, 2016
3Q1B2/p2R3p/Ppr1qrp1/4bpk1/2p5/2P1PP2/2B3PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ h4+ Kxh4 Rxh7+ Kg5 Bh6+ ]

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