King-pawn Opening Series
Here are some chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937.
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.
Kurt Richter vs Ludwig Engels, Saarow, 1937
2r1rk2/ppqb1pb1/4pPp1/4p3/7Q/4N2R/PPP3PP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh8+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Paul Keres vs Johannes Turn, Tallinn, 1937
2kr4/p1q4p/4p1p1/1Q3p2/3P4/8/2r2PPP/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qa6+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Fritz Igel vs Keller, Vienna, 1937
1qr2b1Q/r5p1/pn2p1k1/1pppP1B1/8/1PP2R2/P4PPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ g4 ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Jens Enevoldsen vs Erik Andersen, Odense, 1937
2r1q1r1/pb1n1pk1/3p1n1p/2pP1P2/2p4B/P1P4R/3Q2PP/1B3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh6+ Kxh6 Bxf6# ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Georg Kieninger vs Georg Heinrich, Bad Oeynhausen, 1937
2r4r/1p2b1pp/1R3p2/P1n1pk2/2P5/P2NBP2/4K1PP/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ g4+ Kg6 Nxe5# ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Juri Toshev vs Najden Vojnov, Sofia, 1937
4kr2/3n1p1R/pqN5/1p1Q1pP1/8/P7/2P3K1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qe6+ fxe6 Re7# ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Jozsef Barta vs Lajos Steiner, Brno, 1937
3r2k1/p2Q1ppp/4P3/1p1N4/3bPBn1/8/P4qPP/3R1R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qg1+ Rxg1 Nf2# ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
Hans-Christian Eberl vs Pal Rethy, Teplice, 1937
r6k/1p4r1/p1p5/3bR3/PP1P1pPq/2Q2p2/7R/5NK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...f2+ Rxf2 Qh1# ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Mary Bain vs Clarice Beninii, Stockholm, 1937
6k1/5pp1/4pn2/4K1p1/n1B5/4PP2/P2r2PP/1RN5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd7+ Ke4 Nc3# ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Kurt Richter vs Gustav Rogmann, Berlin, 1937
2b1r2k/r6p/p3pPR1/1pqp3Q/3p1P2/1R6/P1P1N2P/7K w - - 1 0
[ f7 if Rxf7 Qe5+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Jozsef Barta vs Jaromir Florian, Brno, 1937
3b2k1/1br3p1/6Np/1pn1P3/3p3P/1P4P1/P3PR1K/2R5 w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ Kh7 h5 ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Jaromir Florian vs Zdenek Hostinsky, Brno, 1937
2b4r/6kp/p2Q4/2p2np1/2P5/3P4/P2q2PP/4RR1K w - - 1 0
[ Re7+ Nxe7 Qf6+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Cherubim vs Perlmutter, Brussels, 1937
r1bq1b1r/1pppnk1p/p4pN1/7Q/n7/2N5/PPPP1PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne5+ if Kg7 Qf7+ or if Ke6 Nf7# ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Pal Rethy vs Karoly Sterk, Budapest, 1937
r1b1R3/ppq1n3/2pNpR1p/4P1k1/2BP1p2/6P1/PP3P1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Be2 ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Savielly Tartakower vs Endre Steiner, Jurata, 1937
r3bk2/pp4pQ/5p1p/b5q1/2B5/8/PP4PP/3R1R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qg8+ Ke7 Qe6+ Kf8 Qd6# ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Paul Keres vs Wolfgang Hasenfuss, Kemeri, 1937
1qkr4/1pr2p2/p1b1pN1Q/4Pp1p/2p4P/P7/1P1R1PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd8+ Kxd8 Qf8+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Carlos Guimard vs Mario Napolitano, Stockholm, 1937
r2r1k2/pbq1bNp1/4Qn2/3n2p1/1pNP4/3B4/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nfe5 ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Lodewijk Prins vs George Page, Stockholm, 1937
3r1rk1/p1q2p2/5RP1/4P3/3p4/1bBQ4/1P4P1/1B4K1 w - - 1 0
[ g7 ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Petar Trifunovic vs Fritzis Apsheniek, Stockholm, 1937
r6r/pp1Q2pp/2p4k/4R3/5P2/2q5/P1P3PP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rh5+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Alfred Brinckmann vs Ludwig Rellstab, Berlin, 1937
8/7p/4kp2/4p1p1/6PP/2pnNPK1/r7/1RB2b2 b - - 0 1
[ ...gxh4+ Kxh4 Rh2+ Kg3 Rh3# ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
L Ehrlich vs Jaromir Florian, Brno, 1937
8/2Q3pk/2B4p/1P3p2/7K/r5PP/5q2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe3 Qf4 Qe7+ Qg5 Qxg5# ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Leon Widermanski vs Jan Foltys, Jurata, 1937
8/4k1p1/2p5/2NpK2p/1P3P2/2P3PP/3n4/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ Kf5 Kf7 ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Karlis Ozols vs Movsa Feigin, Kemeri, 1937
7k/6p1/3b1p2/5q1p/pP1B2r1/P3Pb2/5Q1P/2R2K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd3+ Ke1 Rg1+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
George Thomas vs Paul Keres, Margate, 1937
2krr3/1bp2pp1/p2P3p/1p6/6Nq/1P1P3n/1PQ2PPP/R1B2R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxg2+ Kxg2 Qxg4+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
McMurray vs Kussman, New York, 1937
1r3k1r/pPp3p1/3q1n2/2b3p1/4p1b1/1B1P2P1/PPPQ1P1P/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxg3+ hxg3 Bf3 ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Frantisek Prokop vs Erich Eliskases, Prague, 1937
6k1/p1p4p/1p1p2q1/1P1P4/2P2Q2/2K4P/P4P2/Rb6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc2+ if Kb4 Qb2+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
P Weichert vs Kurt Richter, Saarow, 1937
1r4k1/5ppp/2BRP3/2n2P2/6P1/p6P/5r2/2K4R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb1+ Kxb1 a2+ ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
James Aitken vs Vladas Mikenas, Stockholm, 1937
6k1/5p2/pb2b1p1/8/8/5KPq/2P4P/2Q1R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh5+ if Kg2 Bh3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Paul Vaitonis vs Reuben Fine, Stockholm, 1937
4r1k1/5bpp/2p5/3pr3/8/1B3pPq/PPR2P2/2R2QK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re1 ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
Itzhak Vistinietzki vs Carlos Guimard, Stockholm, 1937
5rk1/5pp1/8/5R1p/4n2q/1P2P3/PB2BPPb/3R1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bf4 ]
Tactics in the Sicilian series
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Lajos Steiner vs Zdenek Hostinsky, Brno, 1937
2rk3r/3nRR2/p1bp3p/1p1Np2Q/4q3/P3B3/1PP3PP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Rxd7+ Bxd7 Bg5+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
B Urban vs L Ehrlich, Brno, 1937
1R2b1k1/p1p1P2p/5p1B/2p1P3/6P1/2P4P/P6K/r7 w - - 1 0
[ e6 ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Gyula Kluger vs Ivan Halic, Budapest, 1937
2rb1r1k/pp4p1/4p2p/4Np1R/q2P1P2/2PQ3R/P5PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh6+ gxh6 Rxh6+ Kg7 Qg3+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Alekhine vs Samuel Reshevsky, Kemeri, 1937
1k6/1p4pp/1Pp2pq1/2B1r3/1P6/7P/3r2PQ/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe5+ if fxe5 Rf8+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Lodewijk Prins vs Israel Appel, Stockholm, 1937
1Q3b2/7p/q3N1k1/2pNK3/7r/P7/1P6/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Kh6 Qxf8+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
George Hastings vs Maurice Goldstein, Perth, 1937
5n1Q/1p2kP2/8/3p4/4q3/5n2/P4R1P/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh4+ Kg1 Qg4+ ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Jiri Pelikan vs Josef Dobias, Prague, 1937
4r1k1/ppp1Q1p1/6r1/1qpP3B/4NP2/1P6/PB5K/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxg7+ Rxg7 Rxg7+ Kf8 Rf7+ ]
c)
Wilhelm Kuppe vs Heinrich Von Hennig, Berlin, 1937
2kr4/ppb2p1p/1qn1bp2/8/1P6/P1N1PN2/4BPrP/RQ2K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Na4 ]
d)
Ludwig Rellstab vs Gideon Stahlberg, Kemeri, 1937
r4rk1/pp2q1p1/1nnNp2p/3pP2b/3P3N/3B4/PPQ3PP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bh7+ Kh8 Ng6+ if Bxg6 Qxg6 Qg5 Nf7+ ]
e)
Fritzis Apsheniek vs Salo Landau, Kemeri, 1937
5rk1/3R1ppp/pq6/4Pp2/5b2/1BP5/P5QP/7K w - - 1 0
[ Rxf7 if Rxf7 Qa8+ mates or if g7 Rb7+ ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Israel Dyner vs Paul List, Ostend, 1937
r2nr1k1/1p1bqpp1/7p/4p3/1P6/6P1/1B2PPBP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rc7 ]
b)
Paul List vs A Reynolds, Ostend, 1937
r3r1k1/3RBppp/8/p3p3/4P3/R4P2/1P3P1P/2n2K2 w - - 1 0
[ Bg5 if Rec8 Rd1 ]
c)
Salomon Flohr vs Feliks Villard, Parnu, 1937
r5k1/1ppb2pp/3p4/p1n1q3/2PQ4/PP6/1BB3PP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxh7+ if Kh8 or Kxh7 Qh4(+) ]
d)
Savielly Tartakower vs Feliks Villard, Parnu, 1937
1r1rb1k1/pp2qppp/2p1p3/2RnN3/3P4/Q2BP3/PP3PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd5 Qxa3 Rxd8 if Qxb2 or Qxa2 Rxb8 ]
e)
Lucius Endzelins vs Petursson, Stockholm, 1937
5r2/p3k3/1p4pp/2pPp3/4P1PP/4K3/PP6/5R2 w - - 1 0
[ d6+ if Ke8 d7+ ]
"Tactics in the Queen's Gambit" by wtharvey.com
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Jens Enevoldsen vs James Aitken, Stockholm, 1937
r2b1rk1/pp3pp1/1np4p/q2n1b2/3P3B/P1N2N2/BP1Q1PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxd8 Rfxd8 Nxd5 if Qxd2 Ne7+ ]
b)
Reuben Fine vs Michele Riello, Stockholm, 1937
r2q2k1/pp1rbppp/4pn2/2P5/1P3B2/6P1/P3QPBP/1R3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ c6 if bxc6 Bxc6 ]
c)
Karlis Alexander Ozols vs Reid, Stockholm, 1937
r2qk2r/ppp2ppp/3pbn2/2bNp3/1nP5/4P1P1/PP1PNPBP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 1 0
[ Nxb4 Bxb4 Qa4+ ]
d)
Jan Foltys vs A V Gulbrandsen, Stockholm, 1937
r5k1/p4ppp/1pbr1q2/6N1/5P2/1B6/P1Q3PP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf7+ if Kh8 Qxh7# or if Kf8 Nxh7+ ]
e)
Ilya Rabinovich vs Archil Ebralidze, Tbilisi, 1937
1k1r3r/pp4p1/2n1pp1n/1N1p4/B2P2P1/2Q4P/PPP4q/1K1R1R2 w - - 1 0
[ Rd2 ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. xi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Eduard Glass vs Baldur Honlinger, Vienna, 1937
r1qr2k1/pb1nbpp1/1p2p1p1/4N3/2PP1P2/2NR4/PB2Q1PP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxg6 if fxg6 Qxe6+ mates or if Qxc4 Rh3 ]
b)
Reuben Fine vs Teodors Bergs, Kemeri, 1937
2br1r1k/pp4pp/1q6/2p5/2QN1Pn1/1P3BP1/P5KP/3RR3 w - - 1 0
[ Ne6 if Rxd1 Bxd1 or if Bxe6 Rxe6 ]
c)
Davide Marotti vs Ugo Cala, Neapol, 1937
3r2k1/5ppp/1ppBn3/1pP5/8/P5P1/1P3PKP/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe6 fxe6 Bc7 ]
d)
Vladas Mikenas vs Theodor Bergs, Kemeri, 1937
5rk1/pp1n2pp/2p5/2Pq4/4N1P1/1P6/P2Q2KP/4R3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re8 Qxd5+ cxd5 ]
e)
Salo Landau vs Endre Steiner, Kemeri, 1937
2r2rk1/1bb2ppp/p1n1p3/1p5q/3PP3/PB3N2/4QPPP/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxd4 ]
Chess puzzles from top-rated games of 1937, pt. xii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Vera Menchik vs Jan Foltys, Margate, 1937
1r1b1r1k/2pq2pp/Q2pb3/1p1N4/1Pn1B3/2B1P1P1/P4P1P/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...c6 if Nf4 Rb6 Qa8 Be7 ]
b)
Reuben Fine vs Mikhail Yudovich, Moscow, 1937
rnbqkb1r/1p3ppp/5N2/1p2p1B1/2P5/8/PP2PPPP/R2QKB1R b KQkq - 0 1
[ ...Qxf6 Bxf6 Bb4+ Qd2 Bxd2+ ]
c)
Alberic O'kelly De Galway vs Jacobo Bolbochan, Stockholm, 1937
1qrrn1k1/1b3ppp/pn2p3/1pb1P3/4NP2/1Q2N1P1/PP4BP/2RRB1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bd5 if Qc3 Na4 ]
d)
Vladimir Alatortsev vs Alexander Konstantinopolsky, Tbilisi, 1937
r2r2k1/5qpp/8/3bp3/P1B5/2Q1P1P1/7P/R1R3K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxc4 Qxc4 Rd1+ ]
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