Here are some chess puzzles from the games of 1908.
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 4. Akiba Rubinstein vs Rudolf Spielmann, Prague, 1908
5r2/pq4k1/1pp1Qn2/2bp1PB1/3R1R2/2P3P1/P6P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6+ ]
b)
White Mates in 4. Jakob vs Jacques Mieses, Dusseldorf, 1908
2r2r2/7k/5pRp/5q2/3p1P2/6QP/P2B1P1K/6R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Milan Vidmar, Sr vs Oldrich Duras, Prague, 1908
2n1r2k/1pqr2R1/p3b3/2pp3P/5P2/3BP3/PP4Q1/6RK w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 if Qxd7 Qg6 ]
d)
White Mates in 6. Eduardo Cavrel vs G Helbach, Hampstead, 1908
r1b3k1/2p2rpp/pqN5/1pb1NP2/6P1/2P5/PP1Q2P1/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Qd8+ ]
e)
White Mates in 7. G Fluss vs NN, Budapest, 1908
r3k3/ppp1B3/3p2p1/3N4/2P5/7Q/PP2nPPP/q4B1K w - - 0 1
[ Nxc7+ ]
1908 Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Frank J Marshall vs Jacques Mieses, Berlin, 1908
r2Q4/pbR2pkp/1p1Nq1p1/3p4/1n6/3BP3/PP3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf7 ]
b)
Jacques Mieses vs Frank J Marshall, Berlin, 1908
1knr3r/1p6/1B1q1p2/Q4Bp1/6Pp/7P/P4P2/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc8 w/Rc8+ Qf5+ & Bc5 ]
c)
F Puts vs C Nijssen, Haarlem, 1908
rnk4r/pp2R1pp/1qp1N3/3pP2b/3P4/B7/P1P3PP/Q5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc5 ]
d)
Max Pestalozzi vs Duhm, Bern, 1908
r1bq1rk1/pp3ppp/2n1p3/2bpP3/6Q1/2N1BN2/PPP2PPP/R3K2R w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ ]
e)
Hugo Suchting vs Paul Johner, Dusseldorf, 1908
2r3k1/1q2bp1p/p5p1/np1n2B1/3N1QN1/3B3P/bP3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nh6+ w/Nxf7+ Nh6+ & Rxe7 ]
f)
Rasovsky vs Mikyska, corr., 1908
rnbq1rk1/pp1p1ppp/2p5/3NP2Q/2B5/8/P4PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ w/Bd3 ]
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