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Here are some chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
White mates in 2.
Sergey Pimenov vs Evgeny Zagorjansky, Moscow, 1936
7r/2rbqp1p/p1n3pP/3Rp3/2B1k1P1/8/PQ3P2/2K3NR w - - 1 0
[ Qe2+ Kf4 Nh3# ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Iosif Rudakovsky vs Sergey Pimenov, Moscow, 1936
r1b5/p3b2R/1pp2kqB/5ppQ/2P5/8/P5PP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Bxg5+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Evgeny Zagorjansky vs Vladimir Gergenreder, Moscow, 1936
8/3r1k2/pp4R1/1bp2P1B/7P/3r4/PP2p3/4K1R1 w - - 1 0
[ Re6+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
A Snaevarr vs Leonhard Abramavicius, Munich, 1936
r2q2rR/pp2kpQ1/2bpP3/4n3/3N4/1BN5/PPP3P1/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Nf5+ ]
e)
White mates in 2.
B Petkevic vs E Maksimovic, Prague, 1936
3q1b1r/3b4/p2p1pQ1/Pp3P1p/5k2/2N5/1PPR2PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ g3+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Leon Kremer vs N Woinov, Munich, 1936
r1br4/1p3Bpp/p1nQ1n1k/6N1/q7/P5P1/3BPP1P/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne4+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Karl Gilg vs Adolf Staehelin, Munich, 1936
3r2r1/5p1k/q2Pp1pp/1b1p4/p2B1P1Q/1P3R2/P5PP/3R3K w - - 1 0
[ Qxh6+ ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
J Jongedijk vs Alexander Alekhine, Amsterdam, 1936
r5k1/p5pp/1p2p3/2pp4/2nP1P2/BQPKPq2/P4PrP/3R1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe4+ Ke2 Qxe3# ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
A Dake vs Branko Paulic, Baltimore, 1936
r1bqk1nr/ppp2pQp/4p3/8/3np3/P1N5/1PP2PPP/R1B1KB1R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...Nxc2+ ]
e)
Black mates in 2.
I Wiegel vs Manfried Ebert, Berlin, 1936
rnb2rk1/ppp2ppp/1b6/4N3/2BPn3/2PK4/PP3qPP/RNBQ1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc5+ dxc5 Bf5# ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 2.
Gyula Kluger vs Miguel Najdorf, Budapest, 1936
8/4ppk1/5pb1/8/4P2P/3QKBb1/2P5/q7 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg1+ ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Olga Rubtsova vs Solomon Rozental, Moscow, 1936
r7/pQ6/1n2pkq1/1p1pR3/3P4/2P2p1P/P4P2/4K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb1+ Kd2 Nc4# ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
Massimiliano Romi vs Paul Keres, Munich, 1936
r5k1/p4pp1/2P2n1p/8/7K/1N3PQ1/PPP3qP/R1B3r1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Cherubino Staldi vs Uulberg, Munich, 1936
8/1p3k2/4p1rp/p3Pp1Q/3qnP2/1P6/P6P/2R2R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg1+ Rxg1 Nf2# ]
e)
Black mates in 2.
C Raina vs H Max, Munich, 1936
1Q1R4/qb4pk/4p2p/1B3p2/8/8/1P3r1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg2+ if Kh1 Rg1# or if Kf1 Qg1# ]
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Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 2.
Bary vs Willem Koomen, Munich, 1936
4r1k1/1ppn2pp/pb1p2q1/3P4/PPP5/3b1P1P/1B2BP2/R2QRK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf5 ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Willem Koomen vs H Max, Munich, 1936
5nk1/p4ppp/1pP4r/7q/4Q3/4P1P1/PP3PBr/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh1+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Julio Molina vs N Arturo, Argentina, 1936
5q1k/p7/1p1bp1Qp/3b4/4p1NP/2P1P3/P7/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Nf6 ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Pedro Pasero vs P Ulman, Argentina, 1936
r3r3/pp3k1p/2pB1p2/5Np1/4P1P1/7Q/qP3P1P/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+if Ke6 Qc7 ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Voyin Lalic vs Juan Alfani, Argentina, 1936
r1b2k1r/p4p1p/1pp1pp2/8/1PPQN3/q7/4BPPP/3RK2R w K - 1 0
[ Qd8+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Lajos Tipary vs L Mathe, Budapest, 1936
2kqr1r1/1b3p2/pQ3n2/3p1P1p/2p2Bp1/P1P5/1PB3PP/4RR1K w - - 1 0
[ Qc5+ if Kd7 Ba4+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Georgy Lisitsyn vs Evgeny Zagorjansky, Moscow, 1936
r7/1pb2ppk/p1p2n1p/4pP1q/2P1P1R1/1P1rBPQP/P6K/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kh8 Rh7+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Ludwig Engels vs Alexander Tsvetkov, Munich, 1936
5r1k/1b1rbp1p/pqp1pp2/1p4B1/3P4/3B4/PPP1QPPP/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6+ if Bxf6 Qe4 ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Movsa Feigin vs Karel Hromadka, Munich, 1936
k4r2/2n5/qQP5/8/3RP3/5p2/PP6/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Ra4 ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Savielly Tartakower vs William Winter, Nottingham, 1936
7k/p3r1qp/3b4/2p2Q2/3P1p2/1BB1rP2/PP4P1/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ Qxh7 Qf8+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Karel Treybal vs A Dusek, Prague, 1936
r1b3kn/1q3n1p/2p1p1pP/p1B1Pp2/N2Q1P2/8/1PP3P1/2KR3R w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ Nxd8 Rxd8+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Frantisek Prokop vs Jindrich Kubanek, Prague, 1936
r3rk2/p1qn1BpQ/1pp1pb1p/2PpN3/3P1P2/P1N1P3/1P4PP/R4bK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Ke7 Ng6+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Paul Keres vs A Raudvere, Tallinn, 1936
4k3/p2r1r2/1p4Q1/n2p4/2pP3B/2P5/PP4PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Rf8 Qe6+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
John Morrison vs Haakon Opsahl, Toronto, 1936
1r6/1rnq1p1k/2n1pBp1/1p1pP2p/1P1P4/R1PB4/3Q1P1P/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg5 if Ne8 Qxh5+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Alexander Alekhine vs Amateur, Vienna, 1936
rn4nr/ppp1bB1p/5qp1/8/4P2k/8/PPP2PPN/RNB1K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Nf1+ Kg4 Be6+ Qxe6 f3# ]
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Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Wolfgang Weil vs Povilas Tautvaisas, Munich, 1936
r1k2b1r/pR1n1p1p/2N2n2/2Pp3p/3Pp3/P3P2B/3BKP1P/1R6 w - - 1 0
[ Ba5 ]
b)
White mates in 3.
V Uulberg vs H Max, Munich, 1936
3r3k/p2r1pq1/bnp1pNp1/3pP1Qp/2P2P2/1B5R/PP4PP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh5+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Henry Grob vs Carl Helling, Dresden, 1936
5Q2/pkp3pp/1p4r1/8/1PP2P2/7b/P3r2P/6RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg2+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Alexander Kotov vs Igor Bondarevsky, Leningrad, 1936
r1b3k1/pp1n3p/2pbp3/3pN1P1/2PBnN2/1P1K1P2/P1Q1PqB1/R5R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxd4+ Kxd4 Bc5+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Ludwig Engels vs Ilmari Solin, Munich, 1936
4nr1k/4Q2p/3p3P/3p4/2P1p3/1P2q3/2KRn3/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc3+ if Kd1 Rf1+ or if Kb1 Qc1+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
A Pluess vs Jorge Pelikan, Munich, 1936
1r4k1/4r1b1/p2p3p/2pP2P1/1pP1p1n1/1P2Nn1q/P3QP1P/1RB1RN1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ngxh2 ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Efim Bogoljubow vs Salomon Flohr, Nottingham, 1936
8/p1N5/4p3/3b4/1B1P2k1/P3K3/6r1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc4 if d5 e5 ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Paul Keres vs Paul Schmidt, Parnu, 1936
6k1/pp3pp1/8/7p/3BnPPK/P3P2P/1PQp4/7q b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe1+ Kxh5 g6+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
J Stepanek vs Karel Treybal, Prague, 1936
5r1k/2p1b1pp/pq1pB3/8/2Q1P3/5pP1/RP3n1P/1R4K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh3+ Kh1 Qg1+ Rxg1 Nf2# ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Viacheslav Ragozin vs Mikhail Botvinnik, URS, 1936
1k1r2r1/ppq4p/4Q3/1B2np2/2P1p3/P7/2P1RPPR/2B1K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Paul Keres vs Max Euwe, Zandvoort, 1936
3r2k1/1p4pp/3Np3/p1b1P1r1/P1P1R3/1P1p2q1/5PP1/4RQK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh5 ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Henryk Friedmann vs Alexander Pichler, Munich, 1936
3r1r1k/p2RR1p1/5p1p/q1p2Q2/8/P7/1PP2PPP/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ Kxh7 Rxg7+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Martin Schubert vs Milan Bartosek, Podebrady, 1936
r2qr3/1bpn1pk1/pp2p1p1/4P3/4N3/3B1Q2/PPP2PP1/1K1R3R w - - 1 0
[ Rh7+ Kxh7 Qxf7+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
V Mezgailis vs A Pluess, Munich, 1936
5rk1/pn1R2p1/1pq2p1p/4p2Q/1PP5/P3N2P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Nf5+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
P Ulman vs Antonio Vilches, Argentina, 1936
3r2k1/p5p1/1b2r2q/1p1p1p2/2p1b3/1PP1P1P1/PB2BP1P/R2RQ1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxh2+ Kxh2 Rh6+ ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Carl Helling vs Ludwig Engels, Dresden, 1936
6k1/5pp1/p5p1/8/P1PBr3/NP2n2q/R6Q/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf1+ Qg1 Rh4+ Rh2 Qf3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Paul Vaitonis vs Poul Hage, Munich, 1936
1r4k1/pb3pp1/1p5p/1PbNq3/2Q3P1/4p2P/P3B3/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg3+ Kh1 Bd6 ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
H Christoffersen vs Vladimir Petrov, Munich, 1936
6rk/Q2n2rp/5p2/3P4/4P3/2q4P/P5P1/5RRK b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2 Rxg2 Qxh3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Weaver Adams vs Samuel Reshevsky, New York, 1936
4r1k1/1p3p2/p1b2QBp/8/2q5/8/5PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf1+ Kxf1 Bb5+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Adolf Staehelin vs Octavio Trompowsky, Munich, 1936
3r1rk1/1bqp1pp1/1p2p1np/p1b5/2P1P1n1/PPN2NPP/2Q1BP2/2BR1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg3+ Kh1 Qxh3+ Kg1 Nh4 ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Giuseppe Stalda vs Vincenzo Castaldi, Firenze, 1936
6k1/pp4pp/8/2bp3P/4b2q/2P5/PP1Q3P/3R1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd3+ if Kg2 Qg4+ ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Paul Vaitonis vs Movsa Feigin, Munich, 1936
r1br2k1/1p2qpn1/p3p1B1/4n1P1/5N2/4PP2/PpQ5/1K1R3R w - - 1 0
[ Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh2+ ]
c)
Carlos Guimard vs Antonio Vilches, Argentina, 1936
8/5p1k/p3q2p/2p2r2/3pQ2P/P7/1PP5/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qa8 ]
d)
Rothauszky vs M Blum, Budapest, 1936
3r1k2/p4rnQ/2b5/1ppq1PR1/5P2/1P6/P6P/1B3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh8+ Ke7 f6+ if Kxf6 Qh6+ Ke7 Rxd5 ]
e)
Rothauszky vs M Blum, Budapest, 1936
3r1k2/p4rnQ/2b5/1ppq1PR1/5P2/1P6/P6P/1B3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh8+ Ke7 f6+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Viacheslav Ragozin vs A Budo, Leningrad, 1936
2R2bk1/3b1ppp/4p3/4P3/r3BP2/6PP/1R2NK2/3r4 w - - 1 0
[ Rd8 if Rxe4 Nc3 Red4 Nxd1 Rxd1 Rbb8 ]
b)
Viacheslav Ragozin vs Alexander Konstantinopolsky, Leningrad, 1936
4qr1k/4npp1/B3p2p/7Q/4P3/6R1/1r3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe5 ]
c)
Carlos Guimard vs Fleurquin Hounie, Mar del Plata, 1936
r6r/5pk1/4pNp1/8/1b4p1/2Q1P3/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne8+ Kf8 Qxh8+ Ke7 Qd4 ]
d)
Sergey Belavenets vs Isaak Mazel, Moscow, 1936
3r3k/1R4p1/7p/p1p1B3/8/2b3P1/2B1nP1P/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Bc7 if Re8 Bg6 ]
e)
Ilya Kan vs Salomon Flohr, Moscow, 1936
8/3q1pkp/1p1p2pN/3Pr3/P1b2Q2/8/6PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng4 if Rf5 Qd4+ f6 Rxf5 ]
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Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. xiii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Poul Hage vs Alexander Kiprov, Munich, 1936
r2rn1k1/pb3ppp/1p2p3/1P2R3/R2P3q/3B1P2/1Q4PP/2B3K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bg5 if Qh5 Bxd8 ]
b)
Albert Becker vs Holger Norman Hansen, Munich, 1936
r1bq1rk1/p1p1bppp/1p2pn2/6B1/3P4/3B1N2/PPP1QPPP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Bxf6 Bxf6 Qe4 ]
c)
Salomon Flohr vs Paulin Frydman, Podebrady, 1936
3r2k1/5ppp/2pr4/2Qp2q1/3P2bn/3BP3/3N1PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne4 ]
d)
Henryk Friedmann vs Immo Fuss, Vienna, 1936
3r3k/p4prp/1p1q4/3Bn3/7Q/P4P2/5P1P/3R1R1K w - - 1 0
[ Bb3 ]
e)
Eduard Glass vs Karl Weinstock, Vienna, 1936
r1bq1rk1/p1R2pp1/1p2p2p/3nN3/3P4/3B4/PPQ2PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ Kh8 Rxf7 if Bb7 Rxf8+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. xiv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Ludwig Roedl vs Bernard Rometti, Munich, 1936
r1b2rk1/pp1nbppp/2p1p3/q2n2B1/2BP4/2N1PN2/PPQ2PPP/2R1K2R w K - 1 0
[ Bxd5 if Bxg5 Nxg5 ]
b)
P Bohosiewicz vs Gudmundur Arnlaugsson, Munich, 1936
2rqrk2/pb3ppQ/1p2pb1p/3nN3/3P4/1N1B4/PP3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bb5 if Re7 Qh8# ]
c)
Karl Gilg vs StefanGudmundsson, Munich, 1936
r1bqrnk1/4bpp1/p3pn1p/1ppP4/8/P1N1PNB1/BPQ2PPP/2R1K2R w K - 1 0
[ d6 Bxd6 Rd1 ]
d)
Lajos Steiner vs Alexander Tsvetkov, Munich, 1936
3rqrk1/2R2pp1/3R1n2/pp2BP1p/8/2P1Q2P/PP4P1/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf6 if gxf6 Qg3+ mates ]
e)
E Ferrer vs Roberto Grau, Argentina, 1936
1r3rk1/p1pq1ppp/Q1p2b2/2Ppnb2/3N4/1PN1P3/P4PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd3 ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. xv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Johannes Van Den Bosch vs Gideon Stahlberg, Bad Nauheim, 1936
r2q1rk1/pppb1pbp/3p1np1/3P2N1/2P1PR2/P1N1B3/1PQ3PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng4 ]
b)
Kornel Havasi vs Gyula Kluger, Budapest, 1936
r2q1rk1/pp4pp/4b3/n2Np2n/1P2Pp2/2NB1P2/P5PP/R2Q1R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng3+ if hxg3 fxg3 Kg1 Kh4 Re1 Qh2+ mates ]
c)
Holger Norman Hansen vs Erik Andersen, Herning, 1936
5rk1/1p6/p1pR2pp/6q1/2P1P3/1P4P1/P5QK/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh5+ if Qh3 Rf2+ or if Kg1 Qc5+ ]
d)
Carlos Hounie Fleurquin vs Virgilio Fenoglio, Mar del Plata, 1936
2r5/pp3kp1/3b1pp1/3P4/q4PP1/5Q2/PP1B4/1K1R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc2+ Ka1 Qxd2 ]
e)
Solomon Rozental vs Alexey Sokolsky, Moscow, 1936
r6k/1p4pp/pq4n1/3prBQ1/3N4/1PPRn3/P5PP/2K4R b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf5 if Nxf5 Qf2 ]
"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. xvi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Gerrit Van Doesburgh vs Kurt Richter, Munich, 1936
r3k2r/ppp1qppp/2n5/2n5/2P5/Q3PNP1/PP3P1P/1R2KB1R b Kkq - 0 1
[ ...Qe4 ]
b)
Petar Trifunovic vs Miguel Najdorf, Munich, 1936
7k/p3r1p1/6n1/2RQ4/1P1B2bp/P2qN3/6PP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe3 if Bxe3 Qxe3+ mates ]
c)
Carl Poschauko vs A V Gulbrandsen, Munich, 1936
2k4r/ppp2ppp/8/2b5/3PqBb1/8/PP1QB1PP/3RK2R b K - 0 1
[ ...Bb4 ]
d)
Samuel Reshevsky vs Sidney Bernstein, New York, 1936
6k1/3q2p1/1p5p/1P1pRn2/5P2/1Q3P2/1P1r3P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 if Qa4 Nxf3+ mates ]
e)
Hermann Steiner vs George Treysman, New York, 1936
8/5rpk/p2b3p/3P1p2/2R5/p1P2KPP/5B2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc7 ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. xvii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Mirko Schreiber vs Petar Trifunovic, Novi Sad, 1936
8/8/5k1p/P7/4Qpp1/4n3/2r3PP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ Kf2 Nd1+ ]
b)
Karel Skalicka vs Salomon Flohr, Podebrady, 1936
4r1k1/p2b1p1p/Bp1qnnp1/3p4/3P4/P3NN2/1P3PPP/2RQ2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...b5 if Bb7 Rb8 ]
c)
Vit Paroulek vs Jiri Bartak, Podebrady, 1936
2kr2r1/1pp2p2/p6p/2P1nNq1/4P3/5B1b/P1Q1R1PP/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxf3 if Rxf3 Bxg2+ Rxg2 Rd1+ ]
d)
Rudolf Spielmann vs Erich Eliskases, Semmering, 1936
3rr1k1/p4pp1/N1p4p/n7/6qP/N5P1/PPP4K/3RQR2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re2+ if Rf2 Rxf2+ ]
e)
Paulin Frydman vs Vasja Pirc, Munich, 1936
8/8/4pk2/5p1R/7P/1p3K2/1r3PP1/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf2+ Kxf2 b2 ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1936, pt. xviii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
D Danchev vs Erwin Voellmy, Munich, 1936
1r5k/p5pp/5b2/1q1n1p2/2NPp3/PrB5/1PR1QPPP/R4K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf4 ]
b)
Olaf Kavlie Jorgensen vs Jan Foltys, Munich, 1936
4r1k1/p5pp/2p5/3p1P2/2p5/P1P2PPK/4r3/2BR1N2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re1 ]
c)
Gerrit Van Doesburgh vs Eggert Gilfer, Munich, 1936
r4r1k/6pp/p7/1pbq1p2/3B1R2/PP2n1P1/B1PQ3P/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxc2 ]
d)
Leopold Lenner vs Yury Toshev, Munich, 1936< Leopold Lenner vs Yury Toshev, Munich, 1936/a>
5r2/2p1r2k/1p1p2p1/pP1P1q1n/2P1N3/P4P1R/7P/Q5RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe4 Rxh5+ Qxh5 fxe4 Rf2 if Rg2 Qf3 ]
e)
Carl Ahues vs Miguel Najdorf, Munich, 1936
4r1k1/pb3p1p/2qp2pb/2p2P2/P7/2P5/1PBB1QPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe1+ if Bxe1 Be3 or if Qxe1 Qxg2# ]
f)
L Laurentius vs Boris Kostic, Munich , 1936
2b1k2r/1pp1qpp1/1b4n1/r3n2p/2P1Q2P/PN1BPNB1/6P1/R4RK1 b k - 0 1
[ ...f5 ]
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