Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Arnold Denker.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
White Mates in 3. Denker vs H Baker, USA, 1937
[ Rg8+ ]
b)
Denker vs M Smith, NY, 1939
[ Bxc6+ w/Qh5+ ]
c)
Denker vs M Zelitch, US Open, 1972
[ Qf5 if Rxf7 Qxf7+ mates ]
d)
Denker vs L Lederman, Netanya, 1974
[ Qd5 ]
e)
Denker vs Robbins, USA, 1934
[ Qh5 if fxg5 Bg6 mates ]
Denker, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Denker vs Robert Willman, NY, 1934
[ Bxh6 w/Ne5 ]
b)
Denker vs Chiera, Washington, 1936
[ Nd5 ]
c)
Denker vs Herbert Avram, NY, 1939
[ Rxe5 w/Qf3 ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Denker vs A Adams, USA, 1940
[ Nh7+ ]
e)
Denker vs Albert Pinkus, NY, 1940
[ Qxd8+ ]
Denker, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 4. Denker vs H Klein, USA, 1944
[ Rh8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Denker vs Gonzalez, Detroit, 1945
[ Qh6 ]
c)
White Mates in 7. Denker vs H Klein, USA, 1945
[ Nxc7 ]
d)
White Mates in 6. Denker vs Imre Konig, London, 1946
[ Rxf8+ ]
e)
White Mates in 7. Denker vs Albert Pinkus, NY, 1946
[ Bd8 ]
f)
Denker vs Herman Steiner, USA, 1946
[ Qc6 ]
g)
Denker vs Bernd Buehler, USA, 1990
[ Rc8+ w/Bc6 ]
Denker, Part IV. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
A Simchow vs Denker, USA, 1936
[ ...Nxe3 ]
b)
G Shainswit vs Denker, USA, 1939
[ ...f5 w/...g4 ]
c)
Black Mates in 5. B Stromberg vs Denker, NY-CH, 1944
[ ...Be3+ ]
d)
Black Mates in 3. Roy Ervin vs Denker, Lone Pine, 1975
[ ...Nf4+ ]
e)
Boris Baczynsky vs Denker, Lone Pine, 1976
[ ...Qxb4 w/...Bc3 ]
f)
M Berman vs Denker, Los Angeles, 1991
[ ...Rxa4 w/...Qb1+ ]
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