Gambit puzzles by wtharvey.com



Here are some chess puzzles from the games of 1902.
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)
Carl Schlechter vs David Janowski, Carlsbad, 1902
rbr3k1/1b1nBpp1/p1p1p2p/QpP5/2qPB2R/5N2/PP3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ b3 Qe2 Rd2 ]

b)
Mikhail Chigorin vs Ignacy Von Popiel, Hanover, 1902
1k1r4/p4p2/3qp1p1/1PR4p/3p1PnP/3N1QP1/P7/K7 w - - 0 1
[ Nb4 if Qxc5 Na6+ ]

c)
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+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
George Marco vs T Scheve, Monte Carlo, 1902
2R5/6kp/p2R2p1/1p2p3/q3n3/6N1/P5PP/5K2 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ if gxf5 Rc7+ or if Kf7 Rc7+ ]

e)
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+ ]

f)
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 ]

1c)
mate in 4
Frank Marshall vs William Napier

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