Here are some chess puzzles from the games of 1925.
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. Alexander Alekhine vs K Meck, Basel, 1925
6r1/6rk/pq1P4/1p2p1pB/2p1P2Q/2P3RP/PP4PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bg6+ ]

b)
White Mates in 3. Frank J Marshall vs Ilya Rabinovich, Baden-Baden, 1925
5kqQ/1b1r2p1/ppn1p1Bp/2b5/2P2rP1/P4N2/1B5P/4RR1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxe6 ]

c)
White Mates in 3. Grigory Lowenfisch vs Freymann, USSR, 1925
b2rB3/p7/1n2kp2/2b2N1Q/2p1rP2/2P5/P5PP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Qf7+ ]

d)
White Mates in 3. David Przepiorka vs Lajos Steiner, Debrecen, 1925
5rk1/n1p1R1bp/p2p4/1qpP1QB1/7P/2P3P1/PP3P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ w/Bh6+ ]

e)
White Mates in 4. Friedrich Saemisch vs Rudolf Spielmann, Baden-Baden, 1925
4r3/6kp/ppr3P1/3p4/3Pq3/3nBR2/PP4QP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Bh6+ ]

1925 Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Sapiro vs Freudberg, Antwerp, 1925
5kr1/1n1q1b1p/3p1QpP/3p4/5B2/8/1PP2PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bg5 ]

b)
White Mates in 5. Carlos Torre vs Frederick Yates, Baden-Baden, 1925
2r3rk/4qp1p/p3p3/1p2P1P1/2pR1P2/4Q3/PPP2KP1/7R w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ ]

c)
Paul Johner vs Hans Kmoch, Debrecen, 1925
r3kb1r/pp1nqp2/2p1p1bp/4P2N/3R1B2/1BP5/PP2QPP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ w/exf6 & Be5 ]

d)
David Janowski vs Friedrich Saemisch, Marienbad, 1925
r4rk1/pbq2pp1/1p1b4/4B2p/7P/2PBQ2R/PP3PP1/R3K3 w - - 0 1
[ Qh6 ]

e)
Alexander Alekhine vs Edgar Colle, Paris, 1925
3r2k1/p2r1pp1/1pQ3p1/3P2q1/P7/6P1/5P1P/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd7 ]

1925 Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Frank J Marshall vs Akiba Rubinstein, Moscow, 1925
3rrnk1/pp3bp1/2p4p/4R3/3PN3/Pq3N2/5QPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nfd2 w/Nc3 ]

b)
Luis Palau vs J Gabarain, Montevideo, 1925
2r1r3/2qnn1bk/3p2pp/pBpP1p2/PpN1PP2/1P4PP/2QB3K/1R2R3 w - - 0 1
[ e5 ]

c)
Carlos Torre vs Friedrich Saemisch, Moscow, 1925
2rn1r2/pbq1bpk1/1p1pp2p/3n2pQ/2NP3N/2PB2B1/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe6 w/Nf5+ ]

d)
Richard Reti vs Walter, Bratislava, 1925
2r1k1r1/p3p2p/1pq1n1pB/4P3/Q1n5/2P5/P3B1PP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc4 w/Qxa4 & Bxe6 ]

e)
Akiba Rubinstein vs Max Blumich, Breslau, 1925
r3r1kb/3qn2p/Q5pP/2pp2P1/3p1P2/1P6/P2B2B1/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe7 ]

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