Chess Puzzles rated in the 1800s.

Here are some chess puzzles rated in the 1800s.
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)

joseRkasparov vs IM VadimCernov, lichess, (1845)
5rk1/B5pp/3bb3/3ppp2/8/2P2P2/PrB2RPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf5 Bxf5 Rxb2 ]

b)

pedrpan vs camelopniky, lichess, (1856)
r3k2r/1n3pp1/p2Rp1p1/1p6/8/1BNR1bP1/PP3P1P/6K1 w kq - 1 0
[ Rb6 if Nc5 Rxf3 ]

c)

CM Kingscrusher vs gelgorumniyneyessen, lichess, (1861)
2r3k1/pp3p1p/3pnBp1/3B4/2n3P1/2P4P/PP6/1K2R3 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6 if fxe6 Bxe6+ ]

d)

Serg_01 vs IM VadimCernov, lichess, (1887)
3r2k1/4qpbp/p4np1/Npp5/4p1n1/1P2P3/PBP2PPP/R2Q1NK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nc6 Rxd1 Nxe7+ Kf8 Nxg6+ hxg6 Rxd1 ]

e)

Sayedkandeel112 vs FM nonsopolo, lichess, (1891)
2rq1rk1/pp4pp/n3bn2/1NbpN1B1/8/3B4/PPQ2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxh7+ if Nxh7 Bxd8 or if Kh8 Ng6+ Kxh7 Nxf8+ Kg8 Nxe6 ]

f)

FM smirnovtimofey2000 vs CM Kingscrusher, lichess, (1899)
3r4/p2Pk3/4q2p/4N3/5Q2/1P6/P5KP/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh4+ if Kd6 Qxd8 or if Qf6 Nc6+ ]

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Here are some chess puzzles rated in the 1800s. The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses. The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.

Here are some chess puzzles rated in the 1800s.
The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.