Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Johannes Zukertort.
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 6. Zukertort vs Von Schutz, Berlin, 1869
[ Rb7 ]

b)
Zukertort vs Adolf Anderssen, Breslau, 1865
[ Rxf6 ]

c)
Zukertort vs Wright, Boston Blindfold Exh, 1884
[ Bg5 ]

d)
White Mates in 6. Zukertort vs Adolf Anderssen, Breslau, 1865
[ Rxf8+ ]

e)
Zukertort vs Limbeck, New York Blindfold Exh, 1884
[ Nxh6+ ]

Zukertort Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Zukertort vs Wilhelm Steinitz, USA, 1886
[ Rxf6 w/Qh4 ]

b)
Zukertort vs Wilhelm Steinitz, USA, 1886
[ Rxg7 w/Nxe6 ]

c)
Zukertort vs Max Harmonist, Frankfurt, 1887
[ f6 ]

d)
Zukertort vs Mason, England, 1887
[ h5 if Ne7 Bxf6 & Rxe7 ]



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