Here are some chess puzzles rated in the 1700s.
The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses.
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)
Black mates in 2.
JGKoek vs koman666, lichess, (1768)
3r2k1/5p2/6p1/2Q4p/5P1P/1pP5/1P2R1P1/qBK5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxb1+ ]
b)
camelopniky vs AksakalE, lichess, (1769)
r2q1rk1/pppbbpp1/3p3B/5NQn/2n1P3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxe7+ if Kh7 Bxg7 Nxg7 Qh4+ ]
c)
kingprawn8 vs Shaji2525, lichess, (1781)
r3k2r/1b3ppp/p1pQ1b2/q7/4P3/1P3N2/P4PPP/RN1R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd8 Qxd8+ Bxd8 ]
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