Here are some chess puzzles taken from the games of José Raúl
Capablanca.
Black 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)
A Pulvermarcher vs Capablanca, New York, 1907
r2q1rk1/ppp2ppp/5n2/2b1P1B1/Q3P1b1/2P5/PP4PP/RN2KB1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxe4 ]
b)
Frank Marshall vs Capablanca, New York, 1909
1r1r1nk1/pp2qppp/8/PBpp1b2/R2P4/Q1P1PN2/1R3PPP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...a6 if Be2 Bd7 ]
c)
White Mates in 3. Capablanca vs TA Carter, St. Louis, 1909
[ Qg7+ ]
Puzzle cook found by Jesús Soto. Thx !
d)
Akiba Rubinstein vs Capablanca, New York, 1913
r3r1k1/ppq2ppp/2pp1bn1/5N2/2PBPn2/1P1B1Q1P/P4PP1/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxd4 Nxd4 Ne5 Qxf4 Nxd3 ]
e)
Osip Bernstein vs Capablanca, Moscow, 1914
3r2k1/p4ppp/1q6/2r5/8/2R1P3/P3QPPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc3 if Rxc3 Qb2 ]
Capablanca (age 12) vs Curzo, 1901
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Capablanca Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Capablanca vs Benito Villegas, Buenos Aires, 1914
[ Qe5+ ]
b)
Capablanca vs J Stahr, Chicago, 1915
[ Rxe6+ ]
c)
Capablanca vs Labatt & Allies, New Orleans, 1915
[ Rxh5 w/Bxh7+ ]
d)
Capablanca vs Harry Borochov, New York, 1918
[ Rxd7+ ]
e)
Capablanca vs Marc Fonaroff, New York, 1918
[ Nh6+ w/Qxe5 & Nxf7+ ]
Capablanca Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Capablanca vs Graham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1919
[ Rxc6+ ]
b)
White Mates in 5. Capablanca vs Scott, Hastings, 1919
[ Rxe6+ ]
c)
White Mates in 3. Capablanca vs Emanuel Lasker, Havana, 1921
[ Qxf8+ ]
d)
White Mates in 5. Capablanca vs S Cohen, New York, 1924
[ Qxc5+ ]
e)
Capablanca vs David Janowski, New York, 1924
[ Bd5 ]
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924
Capablanca Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black to move and win. Fedor Bohatirchuk vs Capablanca, Moscow, 1925
2r1r1k1/1p3ppp/p7/2bN4/Pq1B1Pn1/1P6/1P1Q2PP/2RR3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd4 ]
b)
White Mates in 5. Capablanca vs A Souza Campos, Sao Paulo, 1927
[ Nxf6+ ]
c)
Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine, Buenos Aires, 1927
[ Nxg7 ]
d)
Capablanca vs Carlos Torre, Barcelona, 1929
[ Nh6+ w/Qe7 ]
e)
White Mates in 3. Capablanca vs Gunnar Friedmann, Cuernavaca, 1933
[ Nxg7+ ]
Capablanca Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win.
a)
Capablanca vs Ribera, Barcelona simul, 1935
[ Nf6 ]
b)
Capablanca vs George Thomas, Margate, 1935
[ Nb6 ]
c)
Capablanca vs Boris Ratner, New York, 1936
[ Nxd5 if Qxd5 Rxh7+ if Rg8 Nxf6 ]
d)
Capablanca vs Salomon Flohr, Semmering 1937,
[ Nxd5 w/Bc7 & Bd6 ]
e)
Capablanca vs Nicolas Rossolima, Paris, 1938
[ Bd3 ]
Capablanca Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 3. Capablanca vs Vera Menchik, Margate, 1939
[ Ng4+ ]
b)
Capablanca vs George Wheatcroft, Margate, 1939
[ Rxd8 & Ne8+ ]
c)
White Mates in 3. Capablanca vs G Vassaux, Buenos Aires, 1939
[ Rxh7+ ]
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