Here are some chess puzzles taken from the games of Joseph Blackburne. 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) Blackburne vs NN, Manningham, 1871 r3r3/pR3pk1/q3b2p/3p4/3P2pP/2N3P1/P1PQ3K/5R2 w - - 0 1 [ Rf6 ]
b) Blackburne vs Puller, London, 1872 r4r1k/pp1b1ppp/2ppnP2/3N3R/3qP3/3B4/PP1Q2PP/R6K w - - 0 1 [ e5 ]
c) Blackburne vs Philp, 1874 rn3bkr/ppp5/3qbB1p/8/6pP/3B4/PPP3P1/R2Q1R1K w - - 0 1 [ Bc4 ]
d) Blackburne vs NN, Manchester, 1875 1rb2k1r/3p1ppp/p1nP2q1/5n2/Q1B5/B4N2/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1 [ Qxc6 ]
e) White Mates in 2. Blackburne vs Martin, England, 1876 1r1kr3/Nbppn1pp/1b6/8/6Q1/3B1P2/Pq3P1P/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1 [ Qxd7+ ]
Blackburne Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a) White Mates in 6. Blackburne vs Adolph Schwarz, Berlin, 1881 4r1k1/p1qr1p2/2pb1Bp1/1p5p/3P1n1R/1B3P2/PP3PK1/2Q4R w - - 0 1 [ Qxf4 ]
b) Blackburne vs Philip Meitner, Vienna, 1882 r1b1k2r/1pp1npb1/pq4p1/n3p2p/2B1NP2/4QN1P/PPPB2P1/2KR3R w - - 0 1 [ Qxb6 w/Nd6+ ]
c) Blackburne vs Wilfried Paulsen, Nuremberg, 1883 5rk1/2RR1rpp/p3p3/q3P1Q1/1p6/6PK/2P2P1P/8 w - - 0 1 [ Rxf7 ]
d) Blackburne vs James Mortimer, London, 1883 r4rk1/3p4/b2Pp1qp/p1PpR2R/3Q4/1P4p1/PB3PK1/8 w - - 0 1 [ Reg5 ]
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Blackburne Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a) White Mates in 3. Joseph Blackburne vs NN, England, 1886 r1bq3r/ppp1nQ2/2kp1N2/6N1/3bP3/8/P2n1PPP/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1
b) Joseph Blackburne vs Jean Taubenhaus, Frankfurt, 1887 7k/2rq1r1p/p5pB/1p4R1/3PPp1Q/P3nP2/7P/6RK w - - 0 1 [ Rxg6 w/Bxf4+ ]
c) White Mates in 4. Joseph Blackburne vs James Hanham, New York, 1889 3r1r1k/q2n3p/b1p2ppQ/p1n1p3/Pp2P3/1B1PBR2/1PPN2PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1 [ Qxh7+ ]
d) White Mates in 6. Joseph Blackburne vs Hodson, Manchester, 1889 r1b2r2/pppq1p1k/2n2Bp1/3Np3/8/6QP/PPBb1PP1/R4RK1 w - - 0 1 [ f4 if Bxf4 Rxf4 ]
e) Joseph Blackburne vs Max Judd, New York, 1889 2rqr2k/p5p1/1p1b3p/3ppP2/3P4/7R/P1PQ2BP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1 [ Rxh6+ ]
Blackburne Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a) White Mates in 8. Blackburne vs Samuel Lipschutz, New York, 1889 2b2rk1/2R3p1/6Pp/3p1r2/pp1PpN2/1q2P1QP/5P2/6RK w - - 0 1 [ Rxg7+ w/Nh5+ ]
b) White Mates in 7. Blackburne vs Jackson Showalter, New York, 1889 r4k1r/pp3p1p/2n1bN2/q1b5/2Pp3Q/5N2/PP3PPP/2K1RB1R w - - 0 1 [ Rxe6 ]
c) Blackburne vs Isidor Gunsberg, 1890 r1b1k2r/2p2ppp/p1nb1n2/1p1qp3/3P4/2P2N2/PPB1QPPP/RNB1K2R w - - 0 1 [ Bb3 w/Qxe4 & Bd5 ]
d) White Mates in 5. Blackburne vs Celso Golmayo, Havana, 1891 5r1k/1pq1rP2/p1n1b2N/2ppp1Q1/8/1P1P2P1/P1P3BP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1 [ Re4 ]
e) White Mates in 3. Blackburne vs Forsyth, Edinburgh, 1894 rk1q3r/pp1Qbp1p/4pp2/8/4N3/6P1/PP3PBP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
Blackburne Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a) Blackburne vs NN, Manchester, 1894 1rbk2nr/ppNP1ppp/6n1/8/1b2pB2/8/PqPQ2PP/3RKBNR w - - 0 1 [ Ne6+ w/Bc7+ & d8/Q+ ]
b) Blackburne vs Collins, Hereford Blind Simul, 1897 r1qr2k1/2pn1ppp/p1Q1pb2/1p2N3/3P4/1BP5/PP3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1 [ Nxf7 if Kxf7 Qxe6+ mates ]
c) Blackburne vs Benfy, Manchester, 1898 r2r3k/pppb1R2/2n4p/6q1/2BPP1p1/2P5/PP2K1P1/5R1Q w - - 0 1 [ R1f6 if h5 Qh4 ]
d) White Mates in 8. Blackburne vs Leith, Glasgow, 1898 rnbq4/pp5n/2pp4/b3k1p1/4P1Q1/3P4/PPP3P1/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1 [ Qg3+ ]
e) White Mates in 6. Blackburne vs Johann Lowenthal, Manchester, 1898 r5qr/pk4pp/1np1n3/QN6/8/B3R3/P4PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1 [ Rd7+ ]
f) White Mates in 4. Blackburne vs Herbert Trenchard, Vienna, 1898 2k5/p1p1q3/2P3p1/3QP3/7p/7P/1PK3P1/8 w - - 0 1 [ Qg8+ ]
g) Blackburne vs Loye, London, 1913 r1nqkb1r/pp1b1ppp/2np4/1N2p3/4PB2/2N3P1/PPP2PBP/R2QK2R w - - 0 1 [ Nd5 ]
