Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Alberic O'Kelly de Galway.
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)
O'Kelly de Galway vs Vincenzo Castaldi, Hilversum, 1947
[ Qh6 ]
b)
O'Kelly de Galway vs A Doerner, Hiversum, 1947
[ Ne5+ w/Nc4 ]
c)
White Mates in 5. O'Kelly de Galway vs Arnold Denker, Mar del Plata, 1948
[ Bd5+ Kg6 Be4+ Kf7 Rd7+ Be7 Rxe7+ Kg8 Qxg7+ ]
d)
White Mates in 5. O'Kelly de Galway vs Olaf Barda, Bucharest, 1953
[ Ne6+ Kh7 Rd1d7+ Bxd7 Rh8+ Kxh8 Qxf6+ Kh7 Qg7+ ]
e)
O'Kelly de Galway vs Arthur Bisguier, Zagreb, 1955
[ d5 if R6e7 Nd6 ]
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