Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Jonathan Penrose.
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 11. Jonathan Penrose vs Alan Phillips, Hastings, 1950
[ Rc7+ ]
b)
Jonathan Penrose vs Van den Berg, England, 1952
[ Bf8 ]
c)
Jonathan Penrose vs Max Blau, Hastings, 1957
[ Nxd5 ]
d)
Jonathan Penrose vs Soderbourg, Budapest, 1959
[ Qe6+ w/Rxf3 ]
e)
Jonathan Penrose vs Rene Latelier, Mar del Plata, 1962
[ h5 if Nh8 Rf8+ & Re2 ]
Jonathan Penrose, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Jonathan Penrose vs Graham Lee, England, 1960
[ Qxb7 w/Rc7+ ]
b)
Jonathan Penrose vs Heinz Baumgartner, Vienna, 1972
[ Qh3 ]
c)
Jonathan Penrose vs Peter Hempson, England, 1974
[ Nh6+ w/Nf5 ]
d)
Jonathan Penrose vs Pryor, England, 1980
[ Ba3 ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Jonathan Penrose vs Janos Tompa, corr., 1983
[ Rd7+ ]
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