Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Oldrich Duras.
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)
Duras vs Rudolf Spielmann, Vienna, 1907
[ Rd8+ ]
b)
Duras vs George Salve, Hamburg, 1910
[ Qxe3 ]
c)
White Mates in 6. Duras vs Aaron Nimzowitsch, Hamburg, 1910
[ Re6+ w/Qxe6+ & Rd7 ]
d)
Duras vs Erich Cohn, Carlsbad, 1911
[ Rg8+ if Kf5 Rxg5+ Kxg5 Qg7+ ]
e)
Duras vs Frederick Yates, London, 1911
[ dxe5 ]
f)
Duras vs Siegbert Tarrasch, San Sebastian, 1912
r1b2nk1/2p1r1np/p4p2/1p1pPP1q/3P2R1/2P1Q2P/PPBN4/2K2R2 w - - 0 1
Kudos to Gypsy, ed.
[ Qf3 w/Rxg7+ or Qxd5+ ]
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