Here are some chess puzzles taken from the games of Max Euwe.
Except where noted it's 'White to move and win'.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
White Mates in 4. Euwe vs Carsten, Amsterdam, 1922
[ Rxg7+ if Kh8 Rh7+ or if Kf8 Rg8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Euwe vs G Filep, Amsterdam, 1921
[ Qxh7+ w/Rxg7+ Rgxf7+ Rg7+ & Rh7+ ]
c)
Euwe vs Geza Maroczy, Bad Aussee, 1921
[ Bxd7 if Bxd7 Rf8 ]
d)
Euwe vs Spaans, Amsterdam, 1922
[ Bxg6 if hxg6 Qxg6+ w/Rd4 & if fxe5 Qh6+ & Qxe6+ ]
e) White Mates in 3. Euwe vs S Lohr, Amsterdam, 1923
Euwe Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a) White Mates in 3. Euwe vs H Van Hartingsvelt, Amsterdam, 1920
r3r3/ppp2p1p/5Bp1/3bp3/5k1P/1P1B4/P1P2P2/2K3RR w - - 0 1
b)
White Mates in 5. Euwe vs Wiersma, Amsterdam, 1920
r5k1/pp4bp/1n4pB/q2p4/2pP2B1/2P3Q1/P1P3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Be6+ Kh8 Bxg7+ Kxg7 Rf7+ ]
c)
Euwe vs Henri Weenink, Amsterdam, 1920
4r1k1/ppp2qpp/2r5/3N1P2/4p2n/1Q6/PPP3PP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ if Rxe7 Rd8+ mates ]
d)
Euwe vs Gerard Kroone, Amsterdam, 1921
r3bnk1/ppq1rp1p/2nbp1p1/3pN3/2PP1P1Q/1P1B4/PB1N2PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxc6 w/c5 ]
e)
Euwe vs E Wiersma Sr, Amsterdam, 1922
4rrk1/ppp2pbp/3q2pn/5bB1/2Bp4/1QPP1N2/PP4PP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe8 w/Bxh6 & Bxf7+ ]
Euwe Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win.
a)
Euwe vs Frederick Yates, Amsterdam, 1923
6q1/pp2kp1p/2p1b3/3r4/2pRN1r1/6P1/PPPQ1P1P/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qb4+ w/Rxd5+ & Nf6 ]
b)
Euwe vs Johannes Addicks, Amsterdam, 1923
8/p7/5P2/2pP4/7p/1P4k1/P3r3/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf3+ ]
c)
Euwe vs Willem Fick, Amsterdam, 1923
3rnQ2/p5p1/1pq4k/4p1p1/4N3/6P1/PPP4P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxg5 if Kxg5 Rf5+ or if Rd2 Nf7+ ]
d)
Euwe vs John Graves, Amsterdam, 1923
6k1/3N1r1p/4ppp1/3p4/Q2Pq3/2R5/1r4PK/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Nxf6 if Rxf6 Qe8+ mates ]
e)
Euwe vs B Van Gelder Sr, Amsterdam, 1923
2r2rk1/1b3p2/p4Pp1/1p2P3/4q3/2PQ2R1/P5PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd2 w/Qh6 if Qh4 Rh3 ]
Euwe Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Euwe vs Jacques Mieses, Hastings, 1923
5rk1/ppp3p1/2np1P2/3N3p/2P3q1/8/PP4PP/4QRK1 w - - 0 1
[ f7+ if Kh8 or Kh7 Qe8 ]
b)
Euwe vs Willem Schelfhout, Amsterdam, 1924
4rk2/pp2npb1/3B1p2/3p4/7r/8/PP2QP2/1KR2B1q w - - 0 1
[ Qxe7+ ]
c)
Euwe vs Petrus van Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1927
4rk2/pp1q1pp1/2p3r1/3pP2R/3P3R/3Q4/PP4PP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qa3+ ]
d)
White Mates in 2. Euwe vs A Van Mindeno, Netherlands, 1927
r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/3p4/3Q1nq1/2B1R3/8/PP3PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf7+ ]
e)
Euwe vs Efim Bogoljubow, Amsterdam, 1928
4r3/1b2Pp2/p4Ppk/1p1p4/3N2p1/4P3/PP5P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne6 ]
Euwe Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Euwe vs Edgar Colle, Amsterdam, 1928
r4rk1/pbnnqpp1/1p2p2p/4PP2/2P3R1/3B2N1/P3Q1PP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 f6+ Nxf6 exf6+ w/Nh5+ or Nh5# ]
b)
Euwe vs Jacques Davidson, Amsterdam, 1929
2r3k1/1R3bpp/P7/n2p4/3B4/4P3/6BP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7 Kxf7 Bxd5+ w/a7 ]
c) White Mates in 3. Euwe vs FA Spinhoven, Hague, 1933
2r1b2k/pp2P1p1/6Pn/2p1P1N1/2P5/8/PP6/5RK1 w - - 0 1
d)
White Mates in 6. Euwe vs Reginald Michell, Hastings, 1934
r3rnk1/1b2Bpp1/p2Pp2p/qp2P3/2pb4/2P3R1/P1BQ1PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Bf6+ Kg8 Qxh6 ]
e)
Euwe vs Philip Milner-Barry, Hastings, 1934
r1q5/2pkn1QN/p1p1b3/3p4/2P2p2/1P4P1/P4P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ Kd6 c5+ w/Qxe7+ ]
f)
Euwe vs Robert Fischer, New York, 1957
r2r1k2/pp3ppQ/1q2bb1p/3p4/3P1N2/P1N5/1Pn2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ncxd5 if Rxd5 Nxd5 ]
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