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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of 1925.
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.
Alexander Alekhine vs K Meck, Basel, 1925
6r1/6rk/pq1P4/1p2p1pB/2p1P2Q/2P3RP/PP4PK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bg6+ Kxg6 Qxg5+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Frank Marshall vs Ilya Rabinovich, Baden-Baden, 1925
5kqQ/1b1r2p1/ppn1p1Bp/2b5/2P2rP1/P4N2/1B5P/4RR1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxe6 Re7 Bxg7+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Grigory Lowenfisch vs Freymann, USSR, 1925
b2rB3/p7/1n2kp2/2b2N1Q/2p1rP2/2P5/P5PP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Qf7+ Kxf5 g4+ Kxg4 Qh5# ]

d)
White mates in 3.
David Przepiorka vs Lajos Steiner, Debrecen, 1925
5rk1/n1p1R1bp/p2p4/1qpP1QB1/7P/2P3P1/PP3P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Bh6+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Friedrich Saemisch vs Rudolf Spielmann, Baden-Baden, 1925
4r3/6kp/ppr3P1/3p4/3Pq3/3nBR2/PP4QP/5R1K w - - 0 1
[ Bh6+ if Kxh6 Qh3+ Kxg6 Rg1+ ]

1c)
mate in 3
Grigory Lowenfisch vs Freymann

1925 Puzzles, Part II.
White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White mates in 5.
Sapiro vs Freudberg, Antwerp, 1925
5kr1/1n1q1b1p/3p1QpP/3p4/5B2/8/1PP2PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bg5 if Na5 Re7 ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Carlos Torre vs Frederick Yates, Baden-Baden, 1925
2r3rk/4qp1p/p3p3/1p2P1P1/2pR1P2/4Q3/PPP2KP1/7R w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh3+ Kg6 Qh6+ Kf5 Qh7+ ]

c)
Paul Johner vs Hans Kmoch, Debrecen, 1925
r3kb1r/pp1nqp2/2p1p1bp/4P2N/3R1B2/1BP5/PP2QPP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ Nxf6 exf6 if Qxf6 Be5 or if Qc5 Bxe6 fxe6 Qxe6+ mates ]

d)
Alexander Alekhine vs Edgar Colle, Paris, 1925
3r2k1/p2r1pp1/1pQ3p1/3P2q1/P7/6P1/5P1P/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd7 Rxd7 Re8+ Kh7 Rcc8 ]

e)
Akiba Rubinstein vs Max Blumich, Breslau, 1925
r3r1kb/3qn2p/Q5pP/2pp2P1/3p1P2/1P6/P2B2B1/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe7 Qxe7 Bxd5+ ]

2d)
Alexander Alekhine vs Edgar Colle

1925 Puzzles, Part III.
White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Frank Marshall vs Akiba Rubinstein, Moscow, 1925
3rrnk1/pp3bp1/2p4p/4R3/3PN3/Pq3N2/5QPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nfd2 if Qa2 Nc3 ]

b)
Luis Palau vs J Gabarain, Montevideo, 1925
2r1r3/2qnn1bk/3p2pp/pBpP1p2/PpN1PP2/1P4PP/2QB3K/1R2R3 w - - 0 1
[ e5 if dxe5 d6 ]

c)
Carlos Torre vs Friedrich Saemisch, Moscow, 1925
2rn1r2/pbq1bpk1/1p1pp2p/3n2pQ/2NP3N/2PB2B1/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe6 if Rh8 Nf5+ ]

d)
Richard Reti vs Walter, Bratislava, 1925
2r1k1r1/p3p2p/1pq1n1pB/4P3/Q1n5/2P5/P3B1PP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc4 Qxa4 Bxe6 if Rb8 Bf7# ]

3d)
Richard Reti vs Walter

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