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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Adolf Anderssen.
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)
White Mates in 3. Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky, London, 1851
r1b1k1nr/p2p1ppp/n2B4/1p1NPN1P/6P1/3P1Q2/P1P1K3/q5b1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxg7+ ]
b)
White Mates in 3. Anderssen vs Ernst Falkbeer, Berlin, 1851
8/2p3N1/6p1/5PB1/pp2Rn2/7k/P1p2K1P/3r4 w - - 0 1
[ Re3+ ]
c)
Anderssen vs M Wyvill, London, 1851
r4rk1/pbqpb1pp/1p4nn/1Bp2pNQ/2P2P2/2NP2R1/PP4PP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxh7 ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Anderssen vs Jean Dufresne, Berlin, 1852
1r2k1r1/pbppnp1p/1b3P2/8/Q7/B1PB1q2/P4PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd7+ Kxd7 Bf5+ ]
e) White Mates in 3. Anderssen vs G Lepge, Leipzig, 1855
1q2r3/k4p2/prQ2b1p/R7/1PP1B1p1/6P1/P5K1/8 w - - 0 1
Anderssen Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Anderssen vs Carl Mayet, Berlin, 1855
r1bk4/ppp3bp/2np4/3NP3/2B2R2/8/PPP1K1PP/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rf8+ Kd7 R1f7+ ]
b)
White Mates in 3. Anderssen vs Daniel Harrwitz, Manchester, 1857
5Qn1/6r1/q2p2pk/3p2Np/3NP2P/5PR1/P1K5/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Anderssen vs Berthold Suhle, 1860
2rqnrk1/pp3ppp/1b1p4/3p2Q1/2n1P3/3B1P2/PB2NP1P/R5RK w - - 0 1
[ Qxg7+ ]
d)
Anderssen vs Carl Mayet, Berlin, 1862
r1b1r1k1/1ppp1ppp/p1n3n1/4P2q/4R3/B1QB1N2/P4PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ g4 if Qh3 Bf1 Qh6 Bc1 ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Anderssen vs Johannes Zukertort, Breslau, 1865
r1b2k1r/ppppn2p/n5q1/3NQ3/3PP3/8/PPP3PP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh6+ if Kg8 Nxe7+ or if Qxh6 Rf1+ ]
Anderssen Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Anderssen vs Johannes Zukertort, Breslau, 1865
rnbk1r2/1pp1npb1/p2p1Nq1/3P4/2B4p/2B5/PPP4Q/4RR1K w - - 0 1
[ Qxd6+ ]
b)
White Mates in 8. Anderssen vs Gustav Neuman, Berlin, 1865
2r1rqn1/6pk/p2pP1Rp/1p2bPpQ/2p5/7R/P1BB3P/7K w - - 0 1
[ f6 Kh8 Rxg7 Qxg7 fxg7+ Bxg7 Qg6 ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Anderssen vs Victor Knorre, Berlin, 1865
2r2r1k/p2b1q1p/3Q4/1p2pPB1/3bP3/2p4R/P1B3RP/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ ]
d) White Mates in 4. Anderssen vs NN, Berlin, 1866
2r2b2/p2q1P1p/3p2k1/4pNP1/4P1RQ/7K/2pr4/5R2 w - - 0 1
e)
Anderssen vs Gustav Neumann, Berlin, 1866
5rn1/pppkq3/2n2b2/3p1Pp1/PP1P4/2PQ1NN1/5K2/R1B5 w - - 0 1
[ b5 if Nd8 Ba3 ]
Anderssen Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Anderssen vs Wilhelm Steinitz, London, 1866
1rrb3k/p2q2pP/3pN3/2pPpPQ1/8/1n1B4/p4P1P/2R3RK w - - 0 1
[ Nxd8 if Rxd8 f6 ]
b)
White Mates in 7. Anderssen vs Carl Mayet, Breslau, 1867
r3qb1r/4n1pp/p2nN3/kpp5/5P2/B7/P1Q3PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bb4+ if cxb4 Qc7+ Ka4 Nc5+ Ka3 Qa5+ or if Kxb4 Qd2+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Anderssen vs Johannes Zukertort, Barmen, 1869
3r2k1/p4rPp/1b1q3Q/n1p1pP2/1p6/3B1NR1/P4P1P/6RK w - - 0 1
[ Qxh7+ Kxh7 f6 Kg8 Bh7+ w/Rh3+ ]
d)
White Mates in 6. Anderssen vs Joseph Blackburne, Baden-Baden, 1870
2bQ4/5ppk/p1p5/2N4p/1q6/6R1/5RPK/r7 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Qf6+ ]
e)
Anderssen vs Claus Pitschel, Altona, 1872
4rr2/3b1pkp/1p1q1bp1/p1ppNP2/2PP4/2Q3N1/PP2R1PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nh5+ if gxh5 Qg3+ Kh8 Nxf7 Rxf7 Rxe8 Bxe8 Qxd6 or if Kh8 Nxf6 Qxf6 Nxd7 ]
f)
White Mates in 4. Anderssen vs Samuel Rosenthal, Vienna, 1873
r1bnk2r/pppp1ppp/1b4q1/4P3/2B1N3/Q1Pp1N2/P4PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ ]
Anderssen Puzzles, Part V. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
T Van Der Lasa vs Anderssen, Breslau, 1846
r5k1/pb1p2p1/1p2p1p1/2b1n3/5BPq/P1N2P1P/1PP3K1/R2Q1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf3 if Rxf3 Qf2+ ]
b)
Daniel Harrwitz vs Anderssen, Breslau, 1848
1k1r4/ppp1qp2/1n6/3nRQ2/5P2/1B4N1/PPP5/2K5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne3 if Qh5 Qd6 ]
c)
S Nathan vs Anderssen, Berlin, 1850
2r1q3/pp4k1/3b1p1r/4n2p/3P1NpP/2P2pK1/PPQN4/R1B1R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd3 ]
d)
Jean Dufresne vs Anderssen, Berlin, 1851
r2qk2r/p1p2ppp/1bp5/3pP3/1P1NnPb1/3Q4/P1P3PP/RNB2RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Be2 ]
e)
Lionel Kieseritzky vs Anderssen, London, 1851
r2q1rk1/pp1b1ppp/5nn1/2b1p3/2P1P3/1P1B4/PBNNQ1PP/R4R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg4 if Nf3 Nf4 Qd2 Nxd3 ]
Anderssen Puzzles, Part VI. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black Mates in 6. M Wyvill vs Anderssen, London, 1851
5rk1/p2p3r/1p2pn2/2pPqpp1/P1P1n3/B1PQP1P1/6KP/3R1RN1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ ]
b)
Black Mates in 5. Carl Mayet vs Anderssen, Berlin, 1855
8/2B2Q2/4R2p/1pbq2n1/6p1/kP4P1/P6K/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ ]
c)
Javier Pinedo vs Anderssen, Amsterdam, 1861
r4k1r/p3q1p1/2p1PnB1/1pb5/4Npp1/1P1Q4/P1P2PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe4 if Rxe4 Rh1+ Kxh1 Qh4+ ]
d)
Black Mates in 3. J Robey vs Anderssen, London, 1862
8/Qp4pk/2p3b1/5p1p/3B3P/1P4P1/P1P1rnBK/3r4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4+ Kh3 Rh1+ ]
e)
Black Mates in 5. J Rosanes vs Anderssen, Breslau, 1863
1r1r2k1/p4ppp/1qp5/4Pb2/3b1P2/1PP2N2/P2BQ1PP/2KR3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxb3 axb3 Rxb3 ]
Anderssen Puzzles, Part VII. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black Mates in 4. J Rosanes vs Anderssen, Breslau, 1863
4r3/p4pkp/q7/3Bbb2/P2P1ppP/2N3n1/1PP2KPR/R1BQ4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf1+ Qxf1 Bxd4+ Be3 Rxe3 ]
b)
Bertholod Suhle vs Anderssen, Berlin, 1864
2k3r1/p7/4p3/2n1P1p1/2N1Pr1n/2B1R1K1/P1P4R/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe4+ Rxe4 Nf5+ Kg2 Rxe4 ]
c)
Gustav Neumann vs Anderssen, Berlin, 1866
5rk1/pp2q3/2p4R/2P1Pp2/4pNr1/1PQ2bP1/P6P/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf4 if gxf4 Qg7+ ]
d)
Black Mates in 3. Johannes Zukertort vs Anderssen, Breslau, 1866
6k1/6p1/p2p1p1q/3P1PrN/1p2P2K/5Q1P/P1N5/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg1 if Qf4 Qg5+ ]
e)
Black Mates in 6. Wilhelm Steinitz vs Anderssen, Baden-Baden, 1870
5k2/5p2/2p2n1N/4q3/2Qp1r2/1r4PK/7P/1B1R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh5+ Kg2 Rf2+ Kxf2 Qxh2+ Ke1 Re3+ ]
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