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Here are some chess puzzles from games of 1905.
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.
R Kieseritzky vs Wilhelm Kunze, Barmen, 1905
1qk4r/2r2p1p/4p3/1B3p2/5P2/2Q1P3/P5PP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ba6+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Smogrovics vs H Von Schuetz, Barmen, 1905
1rb2knr/p1pp1P1p/6p1/1p4N1/2nq4/2p5/P4PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ Kg7 f8/Q# ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Valentiner vs Jeno Szekely, Barmen, 1905
r4N1k/8/7p/2PQ2pN/p7/P3q1P1/6BP/n6K w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ Kh7 Qf7# ]
d)
White mates in 2.
WT Miller vs FR Pratt, Boston, 1905
r1bq3r/pp4pp/n1pk1P2/6B1/2B1Q3/P1N5/1PP2PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf4+ if Kc5 Na4# or if Kd7 Qe6# ]
e)
White mates in 2.
D Bleykmans vs Frank Marshall, Sheveningen, 1905
r7/pp3kpp/2n3n1/6P1/3q4/B5Q1/P4PKP/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Qb3+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Georg Schories vs D Bleykmans, Sheveningen, 1905
r1q4k/2p2r1p/p4N2/2p1p1P1/2P1PN2/1P3p2/P6Q/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ Kg7 Qxh7# ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Rudolf Spielmann vs Oldrich Duras, Sheveningen, 1905
3r1k1r/p1q2pNp/3Rp3/3n4/P3B3/B4P2/3Q2PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd8+ Kxg7 Qg5# ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Rudolf Swiderski vs D Bleykmans, Sheveningen, 1905
2r4k/pp2b1pp/2n5/7Q/3P1N2/P3P1P1/1P4KP/R1B1q3 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ Kg8 Qd5# ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Aaron Nimzowitsch vs Adolf Albin, Vienna, 1905
r3q3/p4Rp1/k1p5/PpQpP3/1P1P3p/2P4P/6P1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Rxa7+ ]
e)
Black mates in 2.
A Petterson vs Aaron Nimzowitsch, Barmen, 1905
1k6/p1p3p1/q7/3p3Q/8/b4P2/Pr2rBPP/R3RK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe1+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Rudolf Loman vs J Esser, Sheveningen, 1905
4R3/2pr3p/b1p2QpB/3k1p2/p7/2P2P1P/P1P3PK/3q4 w - - 1 0
[ Re5+ Kc4 Qxc6# ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Jean Taubenhaus vs Mikhail Chigorin, Ostend, 1905
6r1/2p4k/p6p/1p1P1P1q/8/2PQB1bP/PPB5/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf3+ ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
Hugo Langborg vs Anders Pettersson, Stockholm, 1905
rn3rk1/ppp2ppp/8/3P4/2B1QPb1/2N3P1/PPPBNb1q/R2K4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg1+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Post vs Lee, Barmen, 1905
r4k1r/2pQ1pp1/p4q1p/2N3N1/1p3P2/8/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe8+ Rxe8 Nd7+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Benjamin Leussen vs Oldrich Duras, Scheveningen, 1905
rr3k2/pppq1pN1/1b1p1BnQ/1b2p1N1/4P3/2PP3P/PP3PP1/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ N7e6+ Ke8 Qf8+ Nxf8 Ng7# ]
3e)
mate in 3
Benjamin Leussen vs Oldrich Duras
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Rudolf Swiderski vs A Petterson, Barmen, 1905
1r2nk2/pn1rNp1p/3P2pq/1P2P3/PB6/5RP1/4Q2P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Qc4+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Dawid Janowski vs Hugo Suechting, Barmen, 1905
r4k2/1p2Rp1r/p1qP1Q2/2p2p2/7p/8/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
J Schenkein vs F Gutmayer, Barmen, 1905
r2qrb1k/1b3Qp1/4p2B/p2pN3/2pPp3/P1p1P2P/1P3PP1/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ Kh7 Nxf8+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
J Schenkein vs Otto Wegemund, Barmen, 1905
3r1r2/pp3p1k/1q3B1p/4Pp1Q/3Ppp2/4P3/PP5P/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf5+ Kg8 Qg4+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Adolf Fink vs Krusius, Barmen, 1905
6rk/ppp2p1p/2n2P2/2q5/2B3Q1/2P5/P4P1P/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re8 if Qg5 Qxg5 ]
King-pawn Opening Tactics Series
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Talwik vs D Helbach, St. Petersburg, 1905
r1b4k/p4q1p/2p2P1Q/1p1p1P2/1b6/1B2R3/PP4PP/3R3K w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
E Michelsen vs E Bjorkander, Stockholm, 1905
2k4r/4nBq1/pQpr1p1p/P1N1pnp1/1P6/2PP4/5PPP/RR4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Be6+ Rxe6 Qb7+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Julius Perlis vs Leo Forgacs, Barmen, 1905
2Q5/2p1bp2/6k1/6p1/2P5/5qPK/P2B3P/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf1+ Kg4 f5+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Otto Wegemund vs Eppelsheim, Barmen, 1905
2N5/pp1P3k/4B2p/5p2/4bPpK/8/3r4/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd3 ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Alfred Robinson vs J Brown, Cablematch, 1905
2k4r/ppp2p2/4p2p/4P1p1/4Kn2/2q2P2/5BPP/R3RQ2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc2+ if Ke3 Nd5+ or if Kd4 c5+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Regan vs- Micheli, London, 1905
2b1kbnr/p1q2ppp/4p3/3p4/1P1Q4/8/P3PPPP/RN2KBNR b KQk - 0 1
[ ...Qc1+ Qd1 Bxb4+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Mikhail Chigorin vs Paul Leonhardt, Ostend, 1905
1k1r4/5Rp1/7p/4p3/R3q3/2P1b2P/1P1nK1P1/1N2Q3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd3+ Kd1 Nxb1+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Paul Leonhardt vs Georg Marco, Ostend, 1905
r6k/4B1pp/8/2Pb4/7N/p1p5/3n2PP/K3R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...a2 ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Victor Sjoberg vs Fritz Englund, Stockholm, 1905
1k4r1/1pp1n3/Pp4rp/1P1pp3/7q/1QPPpP2/4R1PP/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2+ Rxg2 Qf2+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Rudolf Swiderski vs W Schwan, Barmen, 1905
2r3bk/pp4R1/5n1p/3pBP2/3Pp2Q/Pr6/KP1q3P/6R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg8+ Rxg8 Qxf6+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Milan Vidmar vs Leopold Lowy, Barmen, 1905
r2b1rk1/3qnp1p/p3bBp1/1p1pP3/8/2PB4/PP1Q1PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6 Nf5 Bxf5 Bxf6 exf6 ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Julius Perlis vs Hans Fahrni, Barmen, 1905
3r2qk/1p2bRp1/6Rp/p4Q2/3p2P1/1PP4P/1P6/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ gxh6 Qe5+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Nandor Mueller vs Eppelsheim, Barmen, 1905
rq3rk1/pp4p1/4b3/2bNpp1Q/2B2B1P/8/PPP3P1/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ if Bxe7 Bxe6+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
J Schenkein vs George Shories, Barmen, 1905
r1b3k1/pp5p/1q2p3/3p4/3n1bP1/3Q1P1P/PP1N4/1BR2R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kf8 Bg6 ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
A Petterson vs Wilhelm Cohn, Barmen, 1905
4r1k1/1pp3pp/p2b4/2p2p2/7q/2PPNP1n/PP1B1PK1/R4Q2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf4+ Kg1 Ne2+ if Qxe2 Qh2+ ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Wilhelm Schwan vs Julius Perlis, Barmen, 1905
6rk/p1p4p/8/8/1B1PbP2/1P2P3/P1q3p1/R3K1Q1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf3 if Bd2 Qd3 ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Creyghton vs H Keller, Barmen, 1905
1r2r2k/3R1Qpp/p4p2/5n2/8/5P2/3B1PKP/3q3R b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh4+ Kh3 Qxf3+ Kxh4 Re4+ ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
MA Schapiro vs Saviely Tartakower, Barmen, 1905
5rk1/p1p3pp/2p5/2bpNP2/3r4/1KNb4/PP1B1nPP/R3R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb4+ Ka3 Bc2 ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Jacques Mieses vs Akiba Rubinstein, Lodz, 1905
1k6/1pp1r1pp/5p2/p2pBq2/R1nP4/2P5/P4rPP/2KQ2R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb2 ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
A Giese vs Alexander Alekhine, Moscow, 1905
2k4r/ppp2p2/2b2B2/7p/6pP/2P1q1bP/PP3N2/R4QK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh2+ Kxh2 Qf4+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Paul Leonhardt vs Dawid Janowski, Ostend, 1905
7Q/p1kb4/2p2P2/1p6/7P/1PK5/1PP2q2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...c5 if Kd3 Bf5+ ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Fred Benima vs Wilhelm Kunze, Barmen, 1905
r1bqr1k1/pp2bppn/2p5/3pN1P1/3P4/2N1P3/PP3PP1/2RQK2R w K - 1 0
[ Qh5 Bf5 Qxf7+ Kh8 Qxf5 ]
c)
White mates in 6.
Frank Marshall vs Amos Burn, Ostende, 1905
r1bq3r/ppppR1p1/5n1k/3P2p1/8/3Q4/PP1N1PPP/5K1R w - - 0 1
[ h4 if g4 h5 Nxh5 Qf5 ]
d)
Carl Schlechter vs Paul Leonhardt, Ostende, 1905
5rk1/1b3q2/p4Pp1/1p6/2p4Q/6N1/1P4PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5 gxf5 Qg5+ Kh8 Qh6+ Kg8 Rxf5 ]
e)
David Janowski vs Amos Burn, Ostende, 1905
r5rk/1pq4p/p1p5/3p1B2/8/7Q/PPP2b1P/2BR3K w - - 0 1
[ Bf4 if Qe7 Be5+ ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Amos Burn vs Julius Perlis, Ostende, 1905
r1b2knr/2p2ppp/pp2P3/4P3/1qB1P1Q1/2p1B3/PP4PP/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Rd8+ Ke7 Bg5+ f6 Bxf6+ gxf6 Qg7+ mates ]
b)
Stephan Levitsky vs Helbach, St Petersburg, 1905
2r3k1/1qnr1pbp/p1b3p1/1p1Np3/4P3/PQ1R1N1P/BP3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ if Bxf6 Rxd7 Ne6 Rxb7 ]
c)
Jacques Mieses vs Amos Burn, Barmen, 1905
1r5k/1q3pp1/1r2P2p/2ppN3/p1p5/P1P3RP/1P2bPP1/K1Q5 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf7+ if Kh7 Rxg7+ Kxg7 Qxh6+ Kg8 Qh8# ]
d)
Erich Cohn vs Alfred Moewig, Barmen, 1905
8/p2r2pp/PpR5/6k1/2KNn1P1/4P3/7P/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nf3+ Kxg4 Ne5+ ]
e)
Kurt Petzold vs E Heilmann, Barmen, 1905
r2qnrk1/1b2bppp/p3p3/1pn1P1B1/4N3/3B1N2/PP3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxc5 if Bxf3 Bxe7 ]
10a)
Amos Burn vs Julius Perlis
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Geza Maroczy vs Kurt Von Bardeleben, Barmen, 1905
r4rk1/ppp2ppp/2n2q2/1Bp1nP2/8/4B3/PPP2PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ f4 ]
b)
Frank Marshall vs Amos Burn, Barmen, 1905
6k1/pR5p/2p1bqp1/8/3P4/2P1Q1PP/5rBK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6 Bc8 Qxh7+ Kf8 Rb8 Qf5 Rxc8+ ]
c)
Frank Marshall vs Hermann Von Gottschall, Barmen, 1905
k1b2r2/p5R1/2p1p3/N3N3/1n6/8/PP3P2/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ a3 if Rf5 axb4 Rxe5 Nxc6 ]
d)
HE Dimock vs K Klein, Boston, 1905
r1bq1rk1/ppppnpp1/2n4p/2b3N1/2B1P3/2N5/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxf7 Rxf7 Bxf7+ Kxf7 Qh5+ Ng6 Qxc5 ]
e)
Alfred Robinson vs James Hanham, Cablematch, 1905
8/p4k2/1p3q2/6pp/2Pp1n2/PP3R1P/3QrNP1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Rxf4 Rxd2 Rxf6+ Kxf6 Ne4+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Frank Marshall vs Jean Taubenhaus, Ostend, 1905
3r1r1k/1b2N1p1/p2P1p1p/1p2n1q1/2p1PR2/8/PPB2QPP/3R3K w - - 1 0
[ Rf5 Qg4 h3 ]
b)
Boris Maljutin vs Stepan Levitsky, St. Petersburg, 1905
rn3r1k/pbppNpnp/8/1p2P1Nq/3P1Q1p/1B4p1/PPP5/R3K1R1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxf7+ if Rxf7 Bxf7 ]
c)
D Holm vs W Klein, Stockholm, 1905
8/7p/8/1r6/p5Pk/5K2/2R5/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rh2+ Kg5 Rh5+ ]
d)
EE Middleton vs Fritz Englund, Barmen, 1905
2r2rk1/1pp1n1p1/1p1pp1qp/1N2n3/4P3/2PP3P/PP1QN1P1/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ ]
e)
GP Dunham vs G Cummings, Boston, 1905
4r2k/1p2q1pp/2r5/p4P2/P1N2Q2/1n5P/6P1/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc5+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1905, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
MB Gomberg vs AW Ryder, Boston, 1905
r4rk1/ppN1nppp/3p4/4n3/4P1b1/2P1q3/PP1NBRPP/R2Q2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd3 ]
b)
Jean Taubenhaus vs Semyon Alapin, Ostend, 1905
2kr4/1bp2p2/p3pb2/5p2/4r2p/1P2NNP1/P1P1KP1P/1R5R b - - 0 1
[ ...f4 gxf4 Rxf4 ]
c)
J Esser vs D Bleykmans, Sheveningen, 1905
5rk1/p5p1/P2p4/q3Pb2/Q1p5/P1N2rP1/1P5P/2KRR3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc3+ if bxc3 Qxc3+ mates or if Kd2 Rc2+ mates ]
d)
Gerard Oskam vs D Bleykmans, Sheveningen, 1905
4r2k/p5p1/5p1p/2b2P2/2Q3P1/1PB2q2/PK6/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf2+ ]
e)
Vasily Tabunshikov vs Boris Maljutin, St. Petersburg, 1905
6r1/ppp4k/2p4r/2b1p3/4Pp1q/2PP1Q2/PP2KNP1/5RR1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg3 Rh1 Rxf3 if Rxh4 Re3+ ]
f)
Anders Pettersson vs Hugo Langborg, Stockholm, 1905
4r2r/p2k4/2p2p1p/3p2p1/1b1R4/2N4P/PP2RPPB/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc3 if Rxe8 Rxe8 Rd1 Bxb2 ]
g)
H Taylour vs George Baynes, Sydney, 1905
1br1k1nr/ppqn1ppp/2p1p3/2Pp4/3P2b1/2NBPN1P/PP1B1PP1/R2Q1RK1 b k - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3 if Qxf3 Qh2# ]
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