Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Max Judd.
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)
Judd vs J Congdon, Chicago 1874
[ Qxh8+ w/Nxf7+ ]
b)
Judd vs F Perrin, Chicago, 1874
[ gxf5 w/Rxg6 & Bxg6 ]
c)
Judd vs Preston Ware, Philadelphia, 1876
[ d5+ if Kxd5 g6 & if hxg6 h6 ]
d)
Judd vs Norman MacLeod, New York, 1889
[ Bc4+ w/Rxd7 Nxf6+ & Rxg7 ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Judd vs DM Martinez, New York, 1889
[ Nf5 w/Rg4 ]
Judd Puzzles, Part II. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
LD Barbour vs Judd, Philadelphia, 1876
[ ...Qxf1+ ]
b)
Black Mates in 4. Henry Bird vs Judd, Philadelphia, 1876
[ ...Rxg3+ w/...Qf3+ ]
c)
A Cohnfeld vs Judd, New York, 1880
[ ...Ng4 w/...Nxe3 ]
d)
Black Mates in 4. Preston Ware vs Judd, New York, 1880
[ ...Qa6+ Kg1 Qa1+ ]
e)
Black Mates in 5. Jackson Showalter vs Judd, New York, 1889
[ ...h2 ]
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