Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Paul Morphy.
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)
Morphy vs Eugene Rousseau, New Orleans, 1849
[ Re8+ w/Qxc8+ & Nxd5+ ]
b)
White Mates in 3. Morphy vs Ernest Morphy, New Orleans, 1850
[ Rxd7 ]
c)
Morphy vs Hart, 1854
[ Rxe7 w/Qa6 ]
d)
Morphy vs Alexander Meek, Mobile, 1855
[ Nd5 ]
e)
Morphy vs NN, New Orleans, 1856
[ Ne5 ]
Paulsen vs Morphy, New York, 1857
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Paul Morphy Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Morphy vs John Schulten, New York, 1857
[ Bf4 if N7g6 Bxe5 w/Nf7 ]
b)
Morphy vs Alexander Meek, New York, 1857
[ 0-0-0 ]
c)
Black to move and win. J Schulten vs Morphy, New York, 1857
[ ...Na4+ ]
d)
White Mates in 3. Morphy vs Theodor Lichtenhein, New York, 1857
[ Bd2+ w/Nc4+ ]
e)
White Mates in 3. Morphy vs John Schulten, New York, 1857
[ Qf7+ ]
Paul Morphy Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 6. Morphy vs Carr, Birmingham, 1858
[ Bh6+ Kxh6 Rh3+ Kg5 Rh5+ ]
b)
Morphy vs Johann Lowenthal, London, 1858
[ Re8+ if Kh7 Qh5+ ]
c)
Black to move and win. Thomas Barnes vs Morphy, London, 1858
[ ...Nd3+ if cxd3 Bb4+ mates ]
d)
Morphy vs Henry Bird, London, 1858
[ Nxf6+ w/Rg4+ ]
e)
Black to move and win. Pierre Saint Amant vs Morphy, Paris, 1858
[ ...Rd3 if Qxd3 Nxd3 Bxd3 Qd6+ ]
Paul Morphy Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 6. Morphy vs Jacques Baucher, Paris, 1858
[ Rxh6+ w/Rd3 ]
b)
Morphy vs Daniel Harrwitz, Paris, 1858
[ Rxh7+ w/Qh5+ & Nxe7+ ]
c)
White Mates in 2. Morphy vs Duke Isouard, Paris, 1858
[ Qb8+ ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Morphy vs NN, New Orleans, 1858
[ Rxg7+ ]
e)
White Mates in 3. Morphy vs NN, New Orleans, 1858
[ Rb5+ ]
Paul Morphy Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Morphy vs Bornemann, Paris, 1858
[ Nb6+ w/Be6 ]
b)
Morphy vs Ross, New Orleans, 1858
[ Rxf4 if Qxg6 Rxf8+ w/Bd3 ]
c)
White Mates in 7. Morphy vs Thomas Bryan, New York, 1859
[ Qa3+ Qb4 Qxb4+ Bc5 Qxc5+ Kg8 Ne7+ Kf8 Ng6+ ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Morphy vs B Smyth, Philadelphia, 1859
[ Qxe6 ]
e)
Morphy vs A Bousserolles, Paris, 1859
[ Bg4 ]
Paul Morphy Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 6. Morphy vs NN, Paris, 1859
[ Nc5+ Qf5 Qxf5+ Kb8 Nd7+ Kc8 Nb6+ ]
b)
Black to move and win. Thomas Barnes vs Morphy, London, 1859
[ ...Nxe4 Bxe4 Bf6 ]
c)
Morphy vs Jules De Riviere, Paris, 1863
[ Rxf5+ w/Be6+ ]
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