King-pawn Opening Tactics Series
Here are some chess puzzles from games of 1902.
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)
White mates in 2.
Isidor Gunsberg vs Mikhail Chigorin, Hannover, 1902
8/p1p2r1k/1p2Q1p1/3P2P1/2P5/P7/KB3r2/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh3+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs AO Wuensche, USA simul, 1902
r1b1k3/1pp2p2/p4B1r/7p/6pP/2N5/PPP1B1P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bb5+ ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
Isidor Gunsberg vs Dawid Janowski, Hannover, 1902
4r1k1/1p4pp/p2Rq3/2Q5/2P1p3/1P2Nn1P/r5P1/4R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Arturo Reggio vs Georg Marco, Monaco, 1902
7k/1p4p1/p4b1p/3N3P/2p5/2rb4/PP2r3/K2R2R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
William Napier vs Mikhail Chigorin, Monaco, 1902
5q2/p4r1k/1p3pRp/2nPp2Q/2p1P3/8/P6P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ Qxh6 Qxf7+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1902, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Heinrich Wolf vs Ignacy Popiel, Monaco, 1902
6rk/1p1q1p1p/3Bpp1Q/p2bP3/8/P7/P5PP/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf6+ Rg7 Bf8 ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs J Muirhead, USA simul, 1902
1r1q2rk/ppp2Q1p/1n1b2pB/5p2/3P4/2P4R/PP2N1PP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kxh7 Bf8+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
James Mason vs Frank Marshall, Monaco, 1902
6k1/ppp3pp/8/3bp1K1/3r4/2N2r2/PPn2P1P/2R2BR1 b - - 0 1
[ ...h6+ Kh5 Bf7+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Frank Marshall vs William Napier, Hanover, 1902
4r2k/p3PRbp/4Q1p1/8/1P6/P2q2PB/3r3P/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rf8+ Bxf8 Qe5+ Bg7 Rf8+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
George Marco vs Theodor Von Scheve, Monte Carlo, 1902
2R5/6kp/p2R2p1/1p2p3/q3n3/6N1/P5PP/5K2 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ if gxf5 Rc7+ or if Kf7 Rc7+ ]
2d)
mate in 4
Frank Marshall vs William Napier
Chess puzzles from games of 1902, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Jacques Mieses vs Frank Marshall, Hannover, 1902
5rk1/p4npp/1pp1Qp2/2qp4/2n3R1/8/PB2R2P/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ if Kh8 Rg8+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Adolf Olland vs Heinrich Wolf, Hannover, 1902
3brrk1/2p4q/p1p2nNQ/3p4/2P5/1P4R1/PB3PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ Kh8 Bxf6+ Rxf6 Qxf6+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Harry Pillsbury vs Siegbert Tarrasch, Monaco, 1902
r2q4/5pk1/p1npr3/1pp1p1p1/4P1P1/1PPP1Q2/1P1B1PK1/R6R w - - 1 0
[ Rh7+ Kxh7 Qxf7+ ]
d)
White mates in 5.
F Wellmuth vs S Johnston, Chicago, 1902
rnbqkbnr/pppp3p/5p2/8/2B1PR2/2N5/PPPP2pP/R1BQ2K1 w kq - 0 1
[ Qh5+ Ke7 Qf7+ Kd6 e5+ fxe5 Qd5+ ]
e)
Carl Schlechter vs David Janowski, Carlsbad, 1902
rbr3k1/1b1nBpp1/p1p1p2p/QpP5/2qPB2R/5N2/PP3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ b3 Qe2 Rd2 ]
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Chess puzzles from games of 1902, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mikhail Chigorin vs Ignacy Von Popiel, Hanover, 1902
1k1r4/p4p2/3qp1p1/1PR4p/3p1PnP/3N1QP1/P7/K7 w - - 0 1
[ Nb4 if Qxc5 Na6+ ]
b)
Emanuel Lasker vs J Fahey, Philadelphia, 1902
r2q1k2/ppp2n2/4bPQ1/3p4/8/8/PP4PP/1Bn2R1K w - - 0 1
[ Re1 if Qd7 Qg7+ or if Qd6 Bf5 ]
c)
Frank Marshall vs Mikhail Chigorin, Monaco, 1902
r2qkbnr/pppb2pp/4p3/n7/2p1PB2/2N5/PP3PPP/R2QKBNR w KQkq - 1 0
[ Qh5+ ]
d)
Emanuel Lasker vs H Howe, USA simul, 1902
r1b1k1nr/ppp1qppp/2np4/b7/2BPP3/1Q3N2/PP3PPP/RNB2K1R w kq - 1 0
[ d5 if Ne5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qb5+ ]
e)
Wilhelm Cohn vs Henry Atkins, Hannover, 1902
r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/6n1/3ppqB1/P7/2PP1N1P/2P1QPP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...e4 ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1902, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
L R Eisenberg vs Dawid Janowski, Monte Carlo, 1902
2b5/2p1bkn1/5p2/1pp2P2/6P1/2Br1NK1/PP6/2N4R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3+ if Kxf3 Bb7+ ]
b)
Alexander Alekhine vs Nikolay Zubakin, Moscow, 1902
3qr1k1/pp3ppp/3b4/8/1nrN3P/P1N1P3/1P1K1PP1/1Q3R1R b - - 0 1
[ ..Rxd4+ if exd4 Bf4+ mates ]
c)
Eugene Delmar vs Emanuel Lasker, USA simul, 1902
r4r1k/6pp/1p6/p3p3/P2pQnq1/2PP4/1P3PPP/R3NRK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh3+ Kh1 Nxf2+ ]
d)
Emanuel Lasker vs LW Parke, USA simul, 1902
rnbq1rk1/ppp2ppp/8/2bP4/2B1NPn1/3Q4/PPP1N1PP/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Bf5 if N2g3 Nf2 ]
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