Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Herman Steiner.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
White Mates in 4. Steiner vs Vladas Mikenas, Brno, 1931
[ Rxe5 if fxe5 f6 ]
b)
Steiner vs Sidney Bernstein, New York, 1936
[ Nf7+ ]
c)
Steiner vs Salamanca Pomar, London, 1946
[ Rxg7+ Qxg7 Rg4 Qxg4 Qxg4+ Kf8 f6 ]
d)
Steiner vs Harry Fajans, Pittsburgh, 1946
[ Rxf7 if Qg6 Nxh6+ mates in 9 ]
e)
White Mates in 6. Steiner vs S Grimm, Pittsburgh, 1946
[ Nxf6+ gxf6 Bb1+ ]
Steiner Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Steiner vs Moshe Czerniak, Venice, 1950
[ Nxd5 w/Bc4 ]
b)
Steiner vs Enrico Paoli, Venice, 1950
[ Rxg6 ]
c)
White Mates in 4. Steiner vs Ludwig Rellstab Sr, Reggio Emilia, 1951
[ Qd6+ ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Steiner vs Edward Lasker, Habana, 1952
[ Rxb7+ w/Qe7 ]
e)
Steiner vs Lionel Joyner, Hollywood, 1952
[ Nxd5 if Re1+ Kh2 Qd6+ g3 or if cxd5 Qxd5 ]
Steiner Puzzles, Part III. Black to move and win except where noted.
a)
White to move and win. Steiner vs Isaac Kashdan, Hollywood, 1952
[ Rxh5 if Nxh5 Qxf7+ mates & if gxh5 Bh6+ mates ]
b)
Black Mates in 3. Jacob Gemzoe vs Steiner, Hamburg, 1930
[ ...Qxh2+ ]
c)
Reuben Fine vs Steiner, Pasadena, 1932
[ ...Qxg3+ ]
d)
Weaver Adams vs Steiner, New York, 1936
[ ...Qa3+ Kd2 (if Kd4 Rfd8+ mates) Qb2+ if Kd3 Rfd8+ mates ]
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