Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Carl Schlechter.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
White Mates in 6. Carl Schlechter vs Bendiner, Berlin, 1893
[ Rh8+ ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Carl Schlechter vs Bendiner, Vienna, 1893
[ Qf6+ ]
c)
Carl Schlechter vs SA Wolf, Vienna, 1894
[ Ng5 if fxg5 Bxh7+ mates ]
d)
White Mates in 4. Marco & Schlechter vs Charousek & allies, Vienna, 1897
[ Nb7+ ]
d)
Carl Schlechter vs Mikhail Chigorin, Berlin, 1897
[ Rg4 ]
Schlechter Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 10. Carl Schlechter vs Philip Meitner, 1898
[ Qxe7+ w/Rxg6 ]
b)
Carl Schlechter vs Wilhelm Steinitz, Cologne, 1898
[ Ng6+ w/Rxd6+ ]
c)
Carl Schlechter vs James Mason, London, 1899
[ Bh5+ ]
d)
Carl Schlechter vs Philip Meitner, Berlin, 1899
[ Qxh6+ if Qxh6 Kh2 mates ]
e)
Carl Schlechter vs Wilhelm Steinitz, London, 1899
[ Nd2+ w/Nc4+ & Ng3+ ]
Schlechter Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Carl Schlecter vs Neustadtl, Karlovy Vary, 1901
[ Nxf7 ]
b)
Carl Schlechter vs David Janowski, Carlsbad, 1902
[ b3 w/Rd2 ]
c)
Carl Schlechter vs Frank J Marshall, Monaco, 1903
[ c3 ]
d)
Carl Schlechter vs Adolf Albin, Vienna, 1904
[ Rxf6 ]
e)
Carl Schlechter vs Paul Leonhardt, Ostende, 1905
[ Nf5 ]
f)
Carl Schlecter vs Strobl, Vienna, 1914
[ Bxh7+ ]
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