Here are some chess puzzles rated in the 1600s.
The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
FM nonsopolo vs Radek_S, lichess, (1607)
8/1p4p1/p1pbk3/P2p3p/3Pr3/2B3PP/1P3P2/3R1K2 w - - 1 0
[ f3 Re3 Kf2 ]
b)
vochmek_chimana vs GM gmmoranda, lichess, (1610)
8/6pp/2R1rk2/7P/8/1rP3N1/6PK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Ne4+ Ke5 Rxe6+ Kxe6 Nc5+ ]
c)
CM PudgeTheButcher vs FM Joejan, lichess, (1626)
6k1/1R6/4P3/1p1p3P/p2P2P1/3bPK2/7r/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rb8+ Kg7 e7 ]
d)
White mates in 2.
FM nonsopolo vs DrummondX, lichess, (1639)
3r1r1k/pR4p1/2n2N1p/2b4b/2B1p3/q4N1P/5PP1/2Q2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh6+ ]
e)
stuffings vs FM nonsopolo, lichess, (1665)
2r2rk1/2B2pp1/1Q3q1p/3ppb2/3Nn3/3nP1P1/P1R2PBP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf6 gxf6 Nxf5 if Nb4 Ne7+ ]
f)
BenjasElGuapo vs Goblincan, lichess, (1679)
r4b2/p1pkq2p/2ppbp2/4ppr1/3P4/BP2PQP1/P1P1NP1P/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Bd5 if e4 Bxe4 ]
g)
camelopniky vs FrankShankly, lichess, (1697)
r3r1k1/1bp1qpbp/2p3p1/p1npP3/8/1P3NP1/PB2QPBP/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ba3 if Nd3 Bxe7 ]
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