Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Howard Staunton.
White moves and wins:
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
Staunton vs John Cochrane, London 1842
[ Qxg4 w/Nd5+ Nxb6 & Rxf7 ]
b)
Staunton vs NN, London, 1843
[ Nf6+ gxf6 Bxe7 Qxe7 Qg3+ Kh7 exf6 ]
c)
Staunton vs NN, London 1843
[ Rxe5 w/Qf7+ ]
d)
Staunton vs Pierre Saint Amant, Paris, 1843
[ Bxf7+ w/g4 ]
e)
Staunton vs Pierre Saint Amant, Paris, 1843
[ Re6+ w/Rd6 ]
Staunton Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Staunton vs Bernhard Horwitz, London, 1846
[ Bxd7 w/Nf6+ ]
b)
White Mates in 2. Staunton vs NN, London, 1850
[ exd8/Q+ ]
c)
Staunton vs Hugh Brodie, London, 1851
[ exd6 w/Nxc7+ or Bxg7 ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Staunton vs Berhard Horwitz, London, 1851
[ Bxg6 h5 Qxh5 Qg7 Bh7+ Kf8 Bd6+ Re7 Nxe6# ]
e)
Staunton vs Elijah Williams, London, 1851
[ Nd5 Be6 Nxe7 Nxe7 Bxe6 ]
Staunton Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black Mates in 3. Bernhard Horwitz vs Staunton, London, 1846
[ ...g6+ ]
b)
Bernhard Horwitz vs Staunton, London, 1846
[ ...Nf3+ w/...Qe1 ]
c)
Black Mates in 7. Carl Mayet vs Staunton, London, 1851
[ ...Rd1+ Kh2 Qf4+ g3 Nxf3+ ]
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