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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of 1907.
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)
White mates in 3.
Kunitz vs Salaman, Tangiers, 1907
r2qkbnr/pppb2pp/5pn1/3Pp3/4Q3/2PBBN2/PP4PP/RN2K2R w - - 0 1
[ Qxg6+ hxg6 Bxg6+ ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Osip Bernstein vs Friedrich Jacob, Ostende, 1907
4r3/pp3pk1/1b4N1/5Q2/4n1P1/1N2P3/Pq3PK1/7R w - - 0 1
[ Rh7+ if Kxh7 Ne5+ Kh8 Qh5+ ]

c)
White mates in 5.
Perlasea vs Grassi, Como, 1907
rnbkr3/pppp1p1p/5p2/8/2B5/4Q3/P2KNP1q/4R1R1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxe8+ Kxe8 Nd4+ Kf8 Re8+ Kxe8 Rg8+ Ke7 Nf5# ]

d)
White mates in 5.
Julius Perlis vs M Billecard, Ostende, 1907
r5rk/1p2R2p/3p4/3P1p2/8/q4QP1/P4PK1/1R6 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qxf5+ Rg6 Qf7+ ]

e)
White mates in 8.
Seynard vs Fraisse, corr., 1907
3qr2k/1n3r1p/p2b1pR1/1p1Pp2Q/2p2P2/8/PB5P/1B4RK w - - 0 1
[ Rg7 if Rxg7 Rxg7 Kxg7 Qxh7+ Kf8 Qh6+ Kg8 Bh7+ ]

1c)
mate in 5
Perlasea vs Grassi

1907 Puzzles, Part II.
White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White mates in 8.
Jean Taubenhaus vs M Gelly, Buenos Aires, 1907
4r1k1/p1r1Pp2/2p1bPp1/6R1/8/2B5/PP3KP1/7R w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6+ fxg6 Rh8+ if Kxh8 f7+ Kh7 fxe8/Q Kh6 Qh8+ ]

b)
David Janowski vs Johann Berger, Carlsbad, 1907
4rrqk/3Rn1p1/1p2pp1p/pPb1N1N1/4P2R/P1Q3P1/5PKP/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe7 if Bxe7 Ng6# ]

c)
Osip Bernstein vs George Marco, Ostende, 1907
2r1r1k1/1R5p/6N1/p4p2/n2pq3/8/1P1Q1PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ if Rxe7 Qg5+ ]

d)
Johannes Metger vs Friedrich Jacob, Ostende, 1907
6k1/3b2p1/1rp2r1p/1p1p4/8/2P5/1PB2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ra8+ if Rf8 Bh7+ or if Kf7 Ra7 ]

e)
Frank Marshall vs Carl Schlechter, Ostende, 1907
1r3rk1/p4p2/1pn2qnQ/3p4/8/P4N1P/1P3PP1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc6 if Qxc6 Ng5 mates ]

2a)
mate in 8
Jean Taubenhaus vs M Gell

1907 Puzzles, Part III.
White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Richard Teichmann vs Heinrich Wolf, Carlsbad, 1907
7r/4kp2/1pp5/p6q/2r1PR2/5Q2/5P1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Qxf7 Rd7+ Kxd7 Qxf7+ Kd6 Qxc4 ]

b)
Karel Treybal vs Moll, Berlin, 1907
r1b2r2/pp4pk/1qp2npp/4p1B1/1b2P2Q/1BNP3P/PPP3P1/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf6 Rxf6 Bxf6 gxf6 Qxf6 if h5 Qc7 Bf7 ]

c)
Saviely Tartakower vs M Billecard, Ostende, 1907
2b1r1k1/p4ppp/2p5/5q2/1BP5/P6P/2PQ1PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd8 if Qe4 Be7 Bd7 Rxd7 ]

d)
Frank Marshall vs David Janowski, Ostende, 1907
1k6/pp1br2p/3p3r/1P3pp1/3P4/B3PQPq/P4R1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd5 if Re8 Bxd6+ Ka8 Rc7 ]

3a)
Richard Teichmann vs Heinrich Wolf

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