Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Sammy Reshevsky.
White to move and win.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
Reshevsky vs Miguel Najdorf, San Salvador, 1952
[ Bb4 ]
b)
Reshevsky vs Grigoriev, Chicago, 1934
[ Rc6 ]
c)
Reshevsky vs A Santasiere, New York, 1938
[ Rcxd5+ ]
d)
Reshevsky vs Jimenez, Havana, 1952
[ Bd2 w/Nxg7 ]
e)
Reshevsky vs Arnold Denker, Syracuse, 1934
[ Rxf6 w/Qh5 ]
Reshevsky vs Donner, 1966
Reshevsky Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Reshevsky vs Sergey Belavenets, Leningrad, 1939
r5k1/2n1bppp/3p4/1B1n1q2/5B2/P1N2QP1/5P1P/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd5 if Nxd5 Bc4 or if Qxd5 Be4 Qa2 Rb7 ]
b)
Reshevsky vs Alexander Tolush, Leningrad, 1939
2b2rk1/1p2qpnp/r2p2pB/pNpPn3/2P1PQB1/P6P/1P4P1/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bg5 f6 Bxf6 if Qf7 Bxe5 ]
c)
White Mates in 6. Reshevsky vs Broderman, Hollywood, 1945
r2q1r2/4b1k1/npp1Ppb1/p2p3p/2P4Q/2N1B1R1/PP4PP/3BR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6+ Kxg6 Qxh5+ Kg7 Bh6+ ]
d)
Reshevsky vs Hermann Steiner, New York, 1946
3rn2k/pp2q2r/2n1p3/2ppP1RN/3P1Q2/P1P5/7P/1RB4K w - - 0 1
[ Rxb7 ]
e)
White Mates in 7. Reshevsky vs Gudbjartur Gudmundsson, Amsterdam, 1950
b3r1k1/p7/P3nQ1p/1P2R1p1/8/7P/B4PpK/3q4 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe6+ Rxe6 Qxe6+ Kg7 Qe7+ Kg6 Re6+ ]
Reshevsky Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win.
a)
Reshevsky vs Larry Evans, New York, 1951
1r2n1k1/4Pr2/1pBp1bq1/p1nNp1p1/2P5/4B2R/PP5Q/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rh6 Qd3 Bxe8 w/Rhxf6 ]
b)
Reshevsky vs George Shainswit, New York, 1951
2r2rk1/5ppp/pp6/2q5/2P1pP2/3QPRnP/P5P1/B1R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg3 if exd3 Rxg7+ mates ]
c)
Reshevsky vs Eero Boek, Helsinki, 1952
4k2r/pQ2b2p/2n3p1/8/2p5/4BqP1/PP3P1P/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Qa8+ if Bd8 Rxd8+ ]
d)
Reshevsky vs Miguel Najdorf, Helsinki, 1952
r1b1r1k1/1p1n1p1p/2ppnqp1/8/p1P1P3/5P2/PbNQNBPP/1R2RBK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxb2 if Qxb2 Nc3 w/Rb1 ]
e)
Reshevsky vs Miguel Najdorf, New York, 1952
1r2r1k1/7p/6p1/3b1p2/2q1p2P/2B1Q1P1/2B2PK1/N2R4 w - - 0 1
[ Bb3 Rxb3 Nxb3 if Qxb3 Qd4 ]
Reshevsky Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 3. Reshevsky vs Miguel Najdorf, Buenos Aires, 1953
2Q1N1k1/5p2/1b2p2p/3bN1p1/nq4P1/6BP/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ Kg7 Qg8+ ]
b)
Reshevsky vs James Sherwin, New York, 1955
4rk2/p3n1b1/1q1Q3p/p1p3p1/4R3/2PPR1P1/1P3P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf3+ Kg8 Qd7 ]
c)
Reshevsky vs Larry Evans, Dallas, 1957
r1b3k1/1p1n1qbp/2ppN1p1/p7/2P2P2/1P4PP/P1Q2BB1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc7 Rb8 Ba7 ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Reshevsky vs Arthur Bisguier, New York, 1957
6k1/p4pp1/6n1/2pR4/2P1N2p/P2QP2P/5PPK/qr6 w - - 0 1
[ Rd8+ Nf8 Rxf8+ Kh7 Ng5+ ]
e)
Reshevsky vs Donald Byrne, New York, 1957
r6k/3qb2p/p2p1n2/3P4/P1p2QP1/8/1PB4B/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ g5 if Nh5 Qd4+ Kg8 (if Ng7 Rf7) Bf5 Qc7 Be6# ]
Reshevsky Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win.
a)
Reshevsky vs Charles Kalme, New York, 1958
3rb3/p1r1k3/1pnNp1pp/2p5/2P2P2/7P/PP1RP1B1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc6 Rxc6 Nf5+ ]
b)
Reshevsky vs Robin Ault, New York, 1959
3r3k/2q1p1bp/nnp1Ppp1/pp6/4P3/PQN1B3/1P2BPPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxb5 ]
c)
Reshevsky vs Raymond Weinstein, New York, 1959
8/p3Nrk1/3pQn1p/2p5/2p1q3/P6P/1P1b1BP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ w/Qxf7+ & Nxd6+ ]
d)
Reshevsky vs Hans Berliner, New York, 1960
r4r2/p4k1p/2p1b1p1/8/q1nQp3/1N6/PP2BPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc5 Qc2 Nxe6 if Qxe2 Nf4 ]
e)
Reshevsky vs Anthony Saidy, New York, 1960
2b1n1k1/3n1q2/pr3p1p/Q1pPp1pN/2P1B1P1/7P/P2N1R2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf5 if Rd6 Ne4 ]
Reshevsky Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Reshevsky vs Anthony Saidy, New York, 1963
1r3b1k/2n4p/p1Bp2q1/P1pP1Q2/1p5B/4R3/1P3PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf6+ Bg7 Qxg6 hxg6 Bxg7+ Kxg7 Re7+ ]
b)
Reshevsky vs Yosef Porath, Amsterdam, 1964
2bqr1k1/3n1ppp/p1Q5/3P4/8/P3R2P/5PP1/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe8+ Qxe8 Rc1 ]
c)
White Mates in 4. Reshevsky vs Jan-Hein Donner, Santa Monica, 1966
q5k1/1b2R1pp/1p3n2/4BQ2/8/7P/5PPK/4r3 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ if Kh8 Rxh7+ ]
d)
Reshevsky vs Mijo Udovcic, Maribor, 1967
r1b2r2/1p4kp/2p3p1/4R1N1/p1Q3P1/Pn5P/1P3qB1/3R3K w - - 0 1
[ Rf1 if Qb6 Qf7+ mates ]
e)
Reshevsky vs Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren, Sousse, 1967
6k1/p1rq1p1p/1pr3pb/1Q1p3n/P2P4/2N1P2P/2R1NPP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ g4 if Nf6 or Ng7 Nxd5 ]
Reshevsky Puzzles, Part VII. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Reshevsky vs Cesar Boutteville, Lugano, 1968
2r5/2n2pk1/p3n2q/2p1P1p1/P2pN3/1P3PB1/5KP1/2QR4 w - - 0 1
[ Nd6 ]
b)
White Mates in 3. Reshevsky vs Daniel Yanofsky, Lugano, 1968
r1b2rk1/1p3pb1/2p3p1/p1B5/P3N3/1B1Q1Pn1/1PP3q1/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ ]
c)
White Mates in 4. Reshevsky vs Lev Polugaevsky, Palma de Majorca, 1970
r4r2/pp1QN3/1q6/6kp/2P3n1/P1B1P3/1P2K3/7R w - - 0 1
[ Qd5+ ]
d)
White Mates in 2. Reshevsky vs Yasuji Matsumoto, Siegen, 1970
r3rknQ/1p1R1pb1/p3pqBB/2p5/8/6P1/PPP2P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxg7+ ]
e)
Reshevsky vs Shimon Kagan, Nethanya, 1971
r4k2/2p1Nrqp/1p4p1/nP2Q3/8/6P1/2P3KP/3RR3 w - - 0 1
[ Qd5 if Re8 Nf5 ]
Reshevsky Puzzles, Part VIII. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Reshevsky vs Lubomir Kavalek, Nethanya, 1971
1bq1nrk1/R7/2Bp2p1/p1pPp1pp/P1N1P3/5P2/1Q4PP/7K w - - 0 1
[ Bd7 Qd8 Be6+ Kh8 Rd7 ]
b)
Reshevsky vs William Lombardy, New York, 1972
5k2/6pp/5p2/P1nRP3/1r3p2/5K2/1B3P1P/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bc3 if Rc4 Rxc5 w/Bb4 ]
c)
White Mates in 7. Reshevsky vs Lian-Ann Tan, Petropolis, 1973
4Q3/6k1/5p1p/8/2pP1qP1/2P4P/2B2PK1/r7 w - - 0 1
[ Qe7+ Kg8 Bg6 ]
d)
Reshevsky vs Stevce Georgievski, Skopje, 1976
3qr1k1/p4p2/b1r1p1pQ/3nP2p/1p2N3/3B4/PP3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxa6 Rxa6 Nf6+ ]
e)
Reshevsky vs Salvatore Matera, Mentor, 1977
1r2r1kq/R6p/2p3p1/p1pb4/6PQ/7P/P4PB1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd5 if cxd5 Bxd5+ mates ]
Reshevsky Puzzles, Part IX. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 6. Reshevsky vs Nick De Firmian, Lone Pine, 1980
R4brk/7p/3P4/1Q3N1q/4p3/8/6rP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Qe5+ R2g7 Rxf8 ]
b)
Reshevsky vs David Glueck, Pasadena, 1983
7k/6bp/1p4p1/2p1n3/2B2B2/r6P/5PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re1 if Nxc4 Re8+ mates ]
c)
Reshevsky vs Larry Christiansen, Hollywood, 1984
r5k1/1b2q1r1/pp1n3R/3pp1N1/1P3P2/P1QB4/6P1/3RK3 w - - 0 1
[ Bh7+ if Kf8 Ne6+ or if Kh8 Bf5+ w/Be6+ & Rh8+ ]
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