Chess Puzzles from the games of 1928.

See 2, 3 or 4 moves ahead

Here are some chess puzzles from games of 1928.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.

a)

White mates in 2.
Kurt Richter vs Carl Ahues, Berlin, 1928
r2q1b2/1pp2kpP/8/p1pPR2P/2P5/8/PPBB4/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg6+ ]

b)

White mates in 2.
Richard Reti vs Frank Marshall, Brno, 1928
2r5/p1qp4/1k2p3/8/2P5/5QP1/5P2/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qb3+ ]

c)

White mates in 2.
Endre Steiner vs Fritzis Apsheniek, Hague, 1928
rn2k3/ppq1r2p/4QR2/5p2/3Pp3/1B2B3/PP4PP/6K1 w q - 1 0
[ Rf8+ ]

d)

White mates in 2.
Alexander Alekhine vs Palais Royal Club, Paris, 1928
4qr1k/1p3R1r/1p1p2RN/2p1p2Q/2P1P1P1/3P3P/PP6/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ ]

e)

White mates in 2.
Rudolf Spielmann vs Max Walter, Trencianske Teplice, 1928
r2Nqb1r/pQ1bp1pp/1pn1p3/2kp4/P1p2B2/2P5/1PP2PPP/R3KB1R w KQ - 1 0
[ Qxc6+ ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

White mates in 2.
Albert Becker vs Ladislaus Von Doery, Vienna, 1928
3rr3/p1kn1ppp/8/2pP1q2/8/Q6P/PR3PP1/K2R4 w - - 1 0
[ d6+ ]

b)

White mates in 2.
M McCarron vs FA Bonner, Belfast, 1928
2krRb2/ppp3N1/2P4p/PP6/3P1n2/7P/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd8+ ]

c)

White mates in 2.
Victor Berger vs William Watts, Tenby, 1928
2rr4/p4Q1p/bpqP3k/5p1B/5P2/P7/1P5P/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf6+ ]

d)

Black mates in 2.
Lajos Steiner vs Boris Kostic, Berlin, 1928
5rk1/R3Qpb1/1p6/1r5p/6P1/PP4P1/2Pq3P/1K2R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxb3+ ]

e)

Black mates in 2.
Walter Henneberger vs Lajos Steiner, Hague, 1928
2k5/2p4p/Kb1r4/1P4pN/6P1/2Pb3P/P7/R7 b - - 0 1
[ ...Be4 ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Black mates in 2.
Valentin Marin Y Llovet vs Erwin Voellmy, Hague, 1928
2r3k1/5ppp/7q/pp1p1P2/3Pn3/P4Q2/1P2R1PP/2rRK1B1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd1+ ]

b)

Black mates in 2.
J B Hernandez vs J Montalban, Mar del Plata, 1928
R7/5p1k/4pQp1/3p4/3P1KPP/1p3P2/1q4r1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc1+ Ke5 Qc7# ]

c)

White mates in 3.
Joseph Krejcik vs Mayer, Vienna, 1928
rn2k1r1/pp1qp1P1/1bppNn2/7p/8/7Q/PPP3PP/RNB1KR2 w - - 0 1
[ Qxh5+ Nxh5 Rf8+ ]

d)

White mates in 3.
Edgar Colle vs Petrus Van Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1928
2b2r2/p3R2p/1qp1Qbk1/1p6/8/8/PPP3PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qe4+ Kg5 h4+ ]

e)

White mates in 3.
Richard Reti vs Wilhelm Orbach, Giessen, 1928
r4q1k/2p2B2/2Pp2Q1/1p3Pp1/p7/2P5/PP4Pp/R6K w - - 1 0
[ f6 ]

Tactics you can use from wtharvey.com

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

White mates in 3.
Manuel Golmayo De La Torriente vs Herman Mattison, Hague, 1928
3R4/5k1p/bp2n1p1/4p3/1B2N2P/PP6/1K3PP1/5r2 w - - 1 0
[ Rd7+ if Kg8 Nf6+ ]

b)

White mates in 3.
Karel Treybal vs Walter Henneberger, Hague, 1928
5b2/pp2r1pk/2pp1R1p/4rP1N/2P1P3/1P4Q1/P3q1PP/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ gxh6 Nf6+ ]

c)

White mates in 3.
Amos Pokorny vs Loreta Cortez, Hague, 1928
1r1q1rB1/p1n1p1k1/1p1p4/2p3N1/2P2n2/2P4P/P1Q3P1/4RRK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ Kf6 Qh6+ Kf5 g4# ]

d)

White mates in 3.
Carlos Torre vs Cervera, Mexico City, 1928
r1b5/pppp1B2/2n4k/6p1/4Pp1n/1P3N2/PBPP1KP1/7R w - - 1 0
[ Nxh4 gxh4 Bf6 ]

e)

White mates in 3.
Carlos Torre vs Eigdio, Mexico City, 1928
r7/pbn3Q1/1p2kp2/3p1N2/3P4/8/PP4PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ g4 Re8 Qxc7 w/Ng7# ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

White mates in 3.
Spencer Crakanthorp vs Bruce Hill, Perth, 1928
r3b2r/ppq5/5Qpk/3pP1N1/2pP4/2P5/P1P3PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf4 Kh5 Ne4 ]

b)

White mates in 3.
Frederick Yates vs C Heath, Tenby, 1928
5r1k/pppqbr2/5nRp/8/3P3B/5P1P/PPB3QP/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6+ if Rxf6 Rg8+ or if Kh7 Rg3+ ]

c)

White mates in 3.
Gunnar Gundersen vs Albert Faul, Melbourne, 1928
r1bq1r2/pp2n1p1/4p1k1/3pPpN1/1b1n2QP/2N5/PP3PP1/R1B1K2R w KQ f6 1 0
[ h5+ Kh6 Nxe6+ ]

d)

Black mates in 3.
A Orr vs John Watson, Belfast, 1928
5r1k/pp4pp/8/3P1pq1/3n4/P2BPb2/QP3K1N/R1B5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg2+ Ke1 Nc2+ Bxc2 Qe2# ]

e)

Black mates in 3.
Paul Leonhardt vs Paul Johner, Berlin, 1928
8/5rp1/4k3/1pp1p1PP/3pP3/r2n2N1/5P1R/1K1R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb3+ if Kc2 Rb2+ Kxd3 c4# ]

King-pawn Opening Series

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Black mates in 3.
Harold Saunders vs Edgar Colle, Scarborough, 1928
r3r1k1/1b1q4/3P2pp/1pB5/1P6/1RNn1p2/2Q2P1P/3R3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh3 Rg1 Re1 ]

b)

Black mates in 3.
George Norman vs George Thomas, Hastings, 1928
6k1/pp4pp/2pb2rr/3p4/3PpP2/4P1Nq/PPR5/2R1QNK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh1+ Kf2 Qf3+ ]

c)

White mates in 4.
Albert Becker vs Eduard Glass, Vienna, 1928
rk6/N4ppp/Qp2q3/3p4/8/8/5PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc8+ Qxc8 Qxb6+ Qb7 Nc6+ ]

d)

White mates in 4.
Erik Andersen vs Hilse, The Hague, 1928
r3rk2/5pR1/pp1q1P1p/8/3p3P/P2B4/1P1Q2b1/1K6 w - - 0 1
[ Rg8+ Kxg8 Qxg2+ ]

e)

White mates in 4.
Miguel Najdorf vs E Szapiro, Lodz, 1928
r3Qbkr/p1pb3p/1p1qnp1B/8/2BP4/8/PPP2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe6 if b5 Re7+ ]

6c)

mate in 4
Albert Becker vs Eduard Glass

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

White mates in 4.
George Koltanowski vs Erling Tholfsen, Hague, 1928
5q1k/5r1n/p2RPP1Q/1p1p4/2p4p/P7/1P4P1/1B5K w - - 1 0
[ Rd8 if Qxd8 exf7 ]

b)

White mates in 4.
Kornel Havasi vs W Rivier, Hague, 1928
4q1rk/pb2bpnp/2r4Q/1p1p1pP1/4NP2/1P3R2/PBn4P/RB4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh3+ ]

c)

White mates in 4.
Joao Souza Mendes vs J Montalban, Mar del Plata, 1928
k1Nr4/p1q3p1/Q2b3p/2pPp3/8/PR6/5PPP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxa7 Rd7 Nc8+ Qa7 Nb6+ ]

d)

White mates in 4.
Ureta vs Pulcherio, Mar del Plata, 1928
r3nk2/pp2q1nR/2p1b1PQ/3pP3/3P4/2NB2p1/PP3rP1/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ Bg8 Rxg8+ Kxg8 Qh7+ ]

e)

White mates in 4.
Bernhard Lichtenstein vs Eduard Glass, Vienna, 1928
r3qrk1/p3b1p1/5P2/2ppP3/2p1QP2/2P1P2R/PP4P1/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ Kf7 Qxg7+ Ke6 Qg4+ ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Black mates in 4.
Eugene Znosko Borovsky vs John Drewitt, Cheltenham, 1928
7k/4Q1pp/2p5/3p4/8/2P3RK/PP3r1P/2q1Rr2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh6+ Qh4 Rxh2+ ]

b)

Black mates in 4.
Walther Von Holzhausen vs P Bechstedt, Giessen, 1928
6k1/r3ppbp/p1p3p1/8/1n1r1B2/1Pq1QP1P/2B3P1/1KR4R b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd3 if Qxd3 Rxd3 ]

c)

Black mates in 4.
Emanuel Lasker vs George Treysman, New York, 1928
1k5r/1p3Q2/p1n1p1p1/4P3/P1NpNP2/1P4q1/3RK3/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...d3+ if Rxd3 Rh2+ ]

d)

Black mates in 4.
Jose Raul Capablanca vs D Hellqvist, Stockholm, 1928
6k1/p1p2pp1/6rp/5q2/P3b3/1PQ1RN1P/2P2P1K/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf4+ Kh1 Qg5 ]

e)

Black mates in 4.
Cecil Purdy vs Solomon Merkel, Sydney, 1928
4r1k1/4P3/2p3p1/Q1Pq1pB1/1p1ppP2/3r4/PP5P/4R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...e3+ Kg1 Rd2 Re2 Rd1+ ]

'Tactics in the Sicilian' series

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

White mates in 5.
L Isaacs vs S Factor, Bradley Beach, 1928
3R4/p2R1rk1/6p1/2q1p2p/2r5/5PP1/P1Q3KP/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rg8+ Kxg8 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxh5+ ]

b)

White mates in 5.
A Gyles vs A Miller, New Zealand CH, 1928
2r2rk1/pbqn1p1p/3b2p1/2p2BN1/4p3/1P2P3/PB2QPPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh5 if gxh5 Bxh7# ]

c)

White mates in 5.
Marmorasch vs Polani, Jerusalem, 1928
rnb3kr/ppp1q2p/7B/2bpp3/8/2PB1QP1/PPP4P/R3KR2 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd5+ Be6 Rf8+ Qxf8 Qxe6+ Qf7 Qg4+ ]

d)

White mates in 5.
Friedrich Saemisch vs Klaus Engel, Bruenn, 1928
r4rk1/p1pb1qp1/3n1p1R/2pPpN2/2P5/P1PB4/4Q1PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ Qxe7 Rh8+ if Kxh8 Qh5+ Kg8 Qh7+ or if Kf7 Qh5+ g6 Qxg6# ]

e)

White mates in 5.
Alexander Alekhine vs Andy Fletcher, London, 1928
1r3rnk/p5b1/b2pP2p/q1pP4/1p2BP1N/4B2P/PP6/3NRRK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng6+ Kh7 Nxf8+ Kh8 Ng6+ Kh7 Ne5+ ]

9d)

mate in 5
Friedrich Saemisch vs Klaus Engel

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Black mates in 5.
F Lustig vs Josef Hasek, Prague, 1928
4r1k1/p4pp1/8/Q1pP3p/1nP4P/P3pPq1/1P4R1/6KR b - - 0 1
[ ...e2 Rxg3 e1/Q+ Kh2 Re2+ Rg2 Qxh4+ ]

b)

White mates in 6.
Rudolf Spielmann vs Eduard Glass, Vienna, 1928
3R4/1pk2p1p/p3p3/r1q2p2/2P1bP2/1P6/PK1Q2PP/3R4 w - - 0 1
[ Rc8+ Kb6 Qd8+ Qc7 Qxc7+ Ka7 Qb8+ Kb6 Rd6+ ]

c)

White mates in 8.
Benito Villegas vs Pulcherio, Mar del Plata, 1928
3rr2k/1b3pR1/p4P2/1p6/2q5/P1p5/1PP2Q1P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rh7+ Kxh7 Qf5+ Kh6 Qh3+ Kg6 Qg3+ Kh6 Qg7+ ]

d)

Janos Balogh vs F Redeleit, corr., 1928
r1b2rk1/ppq2pp1/2n1p3/3pP1B1/3p3Q/P7/1PP2PP1/RN2R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bf6 if Re8 Qg5 mates ]

e)

Erik Andersen vs Joseph Lokvene, The Hague, 1928
r2q1r1k/pb2b1pp/4Q3/2pp4/2n5/P4N2/1PB2PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh3 if h6 Bxh6 Kg8 Bxg7 ]

10c)

mate in 8
Benito Villegas vs Pulcherio

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Rudolf Spielmann vs Hans Muller, Vienna, 1928
1rb1r1k1/p1q1bppp/1p2pn2/8/2PQ2N1/1P4P1/PB3PBP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe5 Qxe5 Bxe5 ]

b)

Carlos Maderna vs J Crista, Buenos Aires, 1928
2r3k1/pb2qpp1/1pn1pn1p/6N1/1PB5/P3P3/1BQ2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 if Qxf6 Qh7+ Kf8 Rd7 ]

c)

Hans Muller vs Siegfried Wolf, Vienna, 1928
2qr1rk1/p5p1/1pp1bn1p/3pB3/2P4Q/1P4P1/P3RPBP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 Rxe6 Rxe6 if Qxe6 Qxd8+ ]

d)

Richter vs Wolfgang Koch, Berlin, 1928
2r4r/k1B2pp1/p2P1b2/1q3P1p/1p1p2n1/6P1/1P4B1/2RQR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Re7 if Bxe7 Qxd4+ mates or if a5 Rc6 ]

e)

Saviely Tartakower vs Fritz Igel, Vienna, 1928
1k6/p2q3p/1p1Pr1p1/3Q1p2/1P1R1P2/6P1/1KP5/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qxe6 Qxe6 d7 ]

11b)

Carlos Maderna vs J Crista

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Frederick Yates vs Jacques Mieses, Bad Kissingen, 1928
5k2/pb3p1B/1p3q1p/8/7P/P5Q1/1p3PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qb8+ ]

b)

Aaron Nimzowitsch vs Berthold Koch, Berlin, 1928
r3k3/pp3p1r/8/6R1/2q5/Q2p2P1/P5B1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re5+ if Kd8 Qd6+ or if Kd7 Re7+ ]

c)

Paul Johner vs Willi Schlage, Berlin, 1928
r2q1rk1/3nbppp/p3p3/1p1bN1B1/3P4/2N5/PP2QPPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxd5 if exd5 Nc6 or if Bxg5 Nxd7 Qxd7 Nb6 ]

d)

Karl Helling vs Alfred Brinckmann, Berlin, 1928
r2r2k1/p2nQppp/1p2q3/4p3/7P/5N2/PP1R1PP1/1K5R w - - 1 0
[ Qxe6 fxe6 Rhd1 ]

e)

Matibet Betbeder vs Marcel Duchamp, France, 1928
r4rk1/pbq2p1p/1p2pnpQ/2p1n1N1/8/2PB4/PP3PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf4 ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Manuel Golmayo De La Torriente vs Alexandru Tyroler, Hague, 1928
2kr4/1pqn1pp1/p1pb1np1/3p4/3P2rP/2NBPQ2/PP1B1P2/2R1K2R w K - 1 0
[ Nxd5 if Qb8 Rxc6+ bxc6 Bxa6+ ]

b)

Allan Nilsson vs Lajos Steiner, Hague, 1928
8/p1pk2pp/b2p1p2/2p1r3/P1P1P3/1P2KP1P/1N1R2P1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Nd3 if Re8 Nxc5+ or if Rg5 h4 w/g4 ]

c)

Kornel Havasi vs Janos Balogh, Hague, 1928
5k2/pp3bpp/8/3q1N2/8/5Q1P/P5P1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qa3+ if Kg8 Ne7+ ]

d)

Willem Wertheim vs Arvids Taube, Hague, 1928
3rr1k1/pp3ppp/5n2/2pnqQ2/8/P3P1N1/BP3PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe5 Rxe5 e4 ]

e)

Alexander Alekhine vs Teodor Regedzinski, Lodz, 1928
2rrn1k1/2q3pp/p4p2/1p1b1N2/8/2P2BQ1/PP4PP/R4R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qxc7 if Nxc7 Ne7+ or if Rxc7 Rad1 Rcd7 Bxd5+ Rxd5 Ne7+ ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

V Jandera vs Zoltan Vecsey, Prague, 1928
2krr3/1p3ppp/pb2bn2/1N2R1BN/3p4/1P3PP1/1PP3P1/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Nxg7 if axb5 Bxf6 ]

b)

Emil Richter vs Josef Hasek, Prague, 1928
r3k1r1/pp2bp2/4pn2/2nP1N2/6pp/1P2R3/PB3PPP/R3N1K1 w q - 1 0
[ Nxe7 Kxe7 d6+ Kxd6 Bxf6 ]

c)

Rudolf Spielmann vs Hans Muller, Vienna, 1928
1rb1r1k1/p1q1bppp/1p2pn2/8/2PQ2N1/1P4P1/PB3PBP/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe5 if Qxe5 Bxe5 ]

d)

Hans Kmoch vs Sigmund Beutum, Vienna, 1928
1k1r1br1/pp3p2/3nbp1p/q2N4/4P2N/3B2P1/PPQ4P/1K1R3R w - - 1 0
[ b4 if Qa3 Qc7+ ]

e)

Ernst Gruenfeld vs Hans Mueller, Vienna, 1928
8/6p1/4p1k1/2p1Pb2/2B3pP/2P1KP2/R7/1r6 w - - 1 0
[ fxg4 if Bxg4 Bd3+ ]

"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Frank Crowl vs Gunnar Gundersen, Melbourne, 1928
r1b2rk1/p2p1ppp/2p2n2/1p6/2nQPB1P/q1P2P2/P1P1B1P1/1K1R2NR w - - 1 0
[ Bxc4 bxc4 Bd6 ]

b)

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Rudolf Spielmann, Bad Kissingen, 1928
6k1/pb3p1p/3q1bp1/3pN3/Pp6/1P1NP2P/5PP1/Q5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ba6 ]

c)

Max Euwe vs Frederick Yates, Bad Kissingen, 1928
4r1k1/3R1ppp/5q2/8/2Q1P3/5P2/2p3PP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb6+ Kf1 c1/Q+ Qxc1 Qb5+ ]

d)

A Orr vs PJ McMahon, Belfast, 1928
2q4k/p1p3pp/7r/2pQ4/8/1P3P1b/P1P2P1P/R4R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg2+ if Kxg2 Qh3+ or if Kg1 Rg6 Qe4 Bxf3+ ]

e)

Paul Johner vs Saviely Tartakower, Berlin, 1928
r3r1k1/ppqbBppp/2n1p3/1B6/2P3n1/2N2N2/PP2QPPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Carl Helling vs Efim Bogoljubow, Berlin, 1928
3q4/2pr2k1/p4R2/2Q1p1p1/1PP1P1Pp/5R2/P2r4/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ if Rf1 Qxf6 or if Kg2 R7d2+ ]

b)

Richard Reti vs Rudolf Spielmann, Dortmund, 1928
r1b2rk1/ppp2ppp/2q5/4p3/1P1n1P2/P1NPB3/2PQ2PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxc3 Qxc3 Ne2+ ]

c)

Dawid Przepiorka vs Andre Cheron, Hague, 1928
rn1k3r/pp4Qp/2p1p3/4N3/Pbpqn3/2N5/1P4PP/R1B1KB1R b KQ - 0 1
[ ...Bxc3+ if bxc3 Qf2+ mates ]

d)

Jose Araiza Munoz vs Stefano Rosselli Del Turco, Hague, 1928
2rr1nk1/1b2bppp/p3pn2/1pqNN1B1/8/P3P3/1P2QPPP/1BRR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd5 if Rxd5 Rxc1+ ]

e)

Albert Becker vs Manuel Golmayo De La Torriente, Hague, 1928
rnb1r3/pp4k1/1np4p/3Pq3/8/1Q2B1P1/PP1KN1B1/R6R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxe3+ if Qxe3 Nc4+ ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1928, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)

Davide Marotti vs Valentin Marin Y Llovet, Hague, 1928
5rk1/p2b3p/6p1/1ppqp1p1/3nB3/8/PPPQ1PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ ]

b)

Josef Rejfir vs Andre Muffang, Hague, 1928
8/p4k1p/3pb3/4p3/2Pn1P2/3KN1P1/r3B2P/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe2 Rxe2 e4+ ]

c)

Henri Weenink vs Isaac Kashdan, Hague, 1928
8/4kp2/3rb2R/p5p1/6P1/P2p4/1P3P2/2KB4 b - - 0 1
[ ...d2+ if Kc2 Bb3+ Kxb3 Rxh6 ]

d)