Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Jan Foltys.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
White Mates in 5. Foltys vs Erich Eliskases, Podebrady, 1936
3r1r1k/p1nqNp1p/1p1ppP2/6Pp/3NP1b1/3Q4/PPP4R/1K5R w - - 0 1
[ e5 if Bf5 Rxh5 or if dxe5 Qxh7+ ]
b)
Foltys vs Korol Piltz, Jurata, 1937
3k2r1/5Rbp/p2p2p1/1p1r2P1/6B1/8/PPP4P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd7+ Kc8 Rxg7+ ]
c)
Foltys vs AV Gulbrandsen, Stockholm, 1937
r5k1/p4ppp/1pbr1q2/6N1/5P2/1B6/P1Q3PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf7+ Kf8 Nxh7+ Kxf7 Nxf6 ]
d)
Foltys vs John Morrison, Buenos Aires, 1939
1r3rk1/pppn1qp1/4b2p/5p2/Nn1Pp3/bP2P1PP/P1QB1P2/1R1RNBK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxb4 Bxb4 d5 ]
e)
Foltys vs Cenek Kottnauer, Prague, 1943
2r1k3/p1qbb1pp/3pp3/4n1P1/1p1BP2P/2N4B/PPP2Q2/2K2R2 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe5 if dxe5 Qf7+ Kd8 Qg8+ Be8 Rd1+ Bd6 Qxe6 ]
Foltys Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Foltys vs M Dietze, Prague, 1943
5rk1/5pp1/p1pPb3/8/2q2B2/6QP/P5P1/4R2K w - - 0 1
[ Bh6 if Qd4 Re5 ]
b)
Foltys vs W Ritson-Morry, Birmingham, 1947
2r1r1k1/4bppp/p2p1n2/1p2pNB1/3Pb3/5N1P/PPq2PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe7+ Rxe7 Rc1 ]
c)
Foltys vs Nejkirch, Prague, 1950
r1r3k1/2pbq1bp/n2n2p1/pN1Ppp2/Pp2P3/4BPP1/1P1N3P/R1RQ1BK1 w - - 0 1
[ Na7 if Bh6 Qe1 ]
d)
Foltys vs I Greenfeld, Schiavno Zdroj, 1950
5k2/1p6/pPp1Br2/P1Pp4/3Pb2p/5p1P/3K1P2/6R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rg8+ Ke7 Bc8 ]
e)
White Mates in 7. Foltys vs Sad Zaglul Basjuni, Marianske Lazne, 1951
4kb1r/2Rrn1pp/p3Qp2/1qp5/5B2/5N2/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc8+ Rd8 Rxd8+ Kxd8 Rd1+ Nd5 Rxd5+ ]
Foltys Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Abram Szpiro vs Foltys, Jurata, 1937
5k2/5p1p/p2rb3/5p2/P6P/R2B2R1/1r3PP1/5K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...f4 Rf3 Bg4 if Rxf4 Rb1+ mates ]
b)
Black Mates in 3. Leon Widermanski vs Foltys, Jurata, 1937
8/4k1p1/2p5/2NpK2p/1P3P2/2P3PP/3n4/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ Kf5 Kf7 ]
c)
Harry Golombek vs Foltys, Prague, 1946
3r2k1/2Q3p1/1p2qp1p/2p5/r3P2P/3PK1P1/P2R4/1R6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd3+ if Rxd3 Qxe4+ Kd2 Rxa2+ or if Kxd3 Qxe4+ mates ]
d)
Kazimierz Makarczyk vs Foltys, Poland, 1949
1Rb5/4kpbp/p3p3/3rN3/5P2/2K5/P3B1PP/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe5 ]
e)
Black Mates in 2. Enrico Paoli vs Foltys, Trencianske Teplice, 1949
8/2k2p2/2b3p1/P1p1Np2/1p3b2/1P1K4/5r2/R3R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bb5+ ]
f)
Aatos Fred vs Foltys, Mariaske Lazne, 1951
6k1/p3qpp1/7p/4PP2/3rN3/4Q2b/P6P/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe4 if Qxe4 or Qxh3 Qg5+ ]
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