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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Emanuel Lasker.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
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a)
White mates in 6.
Emanuel Lasker vs Jacques Mieses, Leipzig, 1889
r1bq3r/pp1p2k1/2nN1pp1/3Q3p/2P4P/4R3/P2K1PP1/4RB2 w - - 0 1
[ Qf7+ Kh6 Qxg6+ Kxg6 Rg3+ Kh7 Bd3+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Emanuel Lasker vs Jacques Mieses, Leipzig, 1889
r5r1/pp1R1Qpk/q5p1/2P1p3/1P3P2/8/P5PP/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re3 g5 Rd6 ]

c)
Black mates in 5.
Jacques Mieses vs Emanuel Lasker, Leipzig, 1889
3r3k/pp4pq/1n3B2/2pr4/5P2/Q1P3Pb/P1P1NR1P/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ Rf1 Qe4 ]

d)
Emanuel Lasker vs Johann Bauer, Amsterdam, 1889
r4rk1/1b2bpp1/ppq1p3/2ppB2Q/5P2/1P2P3/P1PP2PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg7 if Kxg7 Qg4+ Kh7 Rf3 ]

1a)
mate in 6
Emanuel Lasker vs Jacques Mieses

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part II.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs Henry Bird, Liverpool, 1890
4r3/1b3Qbk/2q3Np/p1npP3/2pP1P2/2B4N/PP4K1/3R4 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5+ ]

b)
White mates in 6.
Emanuel Lasker vs Theodor Von Scheve, Berlin, 1891
8/p3R3/3p1pkp/2pP2p1/2P3Q1/7P/Prq2PPK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qe6 if Qxf2 Qf7+ Kf5 Qh7+ or if h5 Qf7+ Kf5 Re6 ]

c)
Emanuel Lasker vs Raimond, New York, 1892
5r1r/p1p4p/1p5k/5q2/3P1p2/5Q1P/P4P1K/2B3R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rg4 if Rhg8 Bxf4+ ]

d)
Henry Bird vs Emanuel Lasker, New Castle on Tyne, 1892
3R1nk1/5rp1/4Q3/4B3/3pqP2/8/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe1+ Kh2 Qh4+ Kg1 Qxd8 ]

e)
Joseph Blackburne vs Emanuel Lasker, London, 1892
2b5/2p1qr1k/2n3pn/p1N1ppQ1/1pP1P2P/1P2BP2/P1B2K2/3R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...f4 ]

2d)
Henry Bird vs Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part III.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Francis Lee vs Emanuel Lasker, New York, 1893
3r4/1r3k2/5b2/2p4p/p1N1n1pP/2Pp1pP1/PP3P2/1R1RNK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...d2 if Nc2 Nxc3 bxc3 Rxb1 Rxb1 d1/Q+ ]

b)
Erich Schmidt vs Emanuel Lasker, New York, 1893
8/pNp2rpk/5r2/7p/2PP2bP/4P1R1/P6R/4K3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb6 if Nd8 Rf8 or if Na5 Rb1+ ]

c)
Emanuel Lasker vs Eduardo Vasquez, Habana, 1893
r3qrk1/1p1n1ppp/1p6/p3PNN1/P7/1Q6/1P3PPP/R3b1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh3 if h6 Nxh6+ gxh6 Qxh6 ]

d)
Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz, New York, 1894
7n/1p1qr2P/p4R2/2kp4/2p5/P7/1PP4Q/1K6 w - - 0 1
[ Qg1+ d4 Qg5+ Qd5 Rf5 ]

e)
Emanuel Lasker vs Dawid Janowski, Hastings, 1895
2b1qr1k/p5bp/1p6/1N1p1p2/6n1/4P1B1/PP1Q1PP1/1BR3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd6 if Qe6 Rxc8 Rxc8 Bxf5 ]

3a)
Francis Lee vs Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part IV.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Emanuel Lasker vs Harry Pillsbury, Hastings, 1895
q5k1/Pr5p/2Q3p1/2p5/3p4/1P5P/2P1p1P1/R6K w - - 0 1
[ Qxb7 ]

b)
Black mates in 4.
Harry Pillsbury vs Emanuel Lasker, St. Petersburg, 1895
8/pp4pk/4Qb1p/3p4/K2P4/2q5/P2R2PP/3R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...b5+ Kxb5 Qc4+ Ka5 Bd8+ ]

c)
Emanuel Lasker vs Mikhail Chigorin, St Petersburg, 1895
4k3/1pr2p2/p1p3pp/6q1/4Pp2/P3Q1P1/1PPR3P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd4 if f5 Qh8+ or if f6 Qd8+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs Isidor Gunsberg, Hastings, 1895
r3b1r1/1p4p1/4P1k1/p4pNp/5P1Q/P1Bq4/1P2NK1P/6R1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf7+ ]

4b)
mate in 4
Harry Pillsbury vs Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part V.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Geza Maroczy vs Emanuel Lasker, London, 1899
3r1rk1/5pp1/1q2p2p/np2P3/4Q3/P7/1B3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb3 if Rad1 Nd2 ]

b)
Black mates in 2.
James Mason vs Emanuel Lasker, London, 1899
8/2r5/1k5p/1pp4P/8/K2P4/PR2QB2/2q5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc3+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs Francis Lee, London, 1899
7r/5pp1/1qP2n1p/8/6kP/3Q1NP1/P4P2/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Ne5+ if Kh5 Qe2+ or if Kh3 Qf1+ ]

d)
Emanuel Lasker vs Jacques Mieses, Paris, 1900
3r1k1r/5pp1/p4q2/4Nb1p/8/2P1Q1R1/P4P1P/4RK2 w - - 0 1
[ Nc6 if Qxc6 Qe7+ Kg8 Qxd8+ or if Ra8 Qc5+ Kg8 Ne7+ ]

5a)
Geza Maroczy vs Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part VI.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs NN, Great Britain, 1900
r6k/3nq1rp/p3pNQ1/1p1pn3/1PpP1P2/2P2N1R/P6P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ Rxh7 Qg8+ ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs NN, Great Britain, 1900
r1b4k/ppp3q1/2n2r1p/8/4Q1pP/2BB4/PPP3P1/2KR4 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Emanuel Lasker vs Meyer, Prague, 1900
3R4/3R4/p4k2/r1r2Pp1/6Pp/1p6/1P4P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rf8+ Ke5 Re8+ Kf4 Rd4+ ]

d)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs Sufranek, Prague, 1900
4N3/7p/2p1R3/6p1/5k2/2PB3P/r4PPn/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Re4+ Kf5 Re3+ Kf4 g3# ]

e)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs L Pasternak, Zuerich, 1900
1nr5/1p2n2k/4PR2/2p1B2P/3bP3/1P4R1/8/7K w - - 1 0
[ Rf7+ Kh6 Bf4+ ]

6d)
mate in 3
Emanuel Lasker vs Sufranek

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part VII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs Harry Wilson, USA, 1901
6k1/6B1/6BK/3p1P2/p1p5/2P5/PP4b1/8 w - - 1 0
[ f6 ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs FW Lynn, USA, 1902
r2qr1k1/ppp2p1n/3p1Pn1/7Q/2BP3P/8/PPP3P1/RN3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxg6+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs J Muirhead, USA, 1902
1r1q2rk/ppp2Q1p/1n1b2pB/5p2/3P4/2P4R/PP2N1PP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kxh7 Bb8+ ]

d)
White mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs AO Wuensche, USA, 1902
r1b1k3/1pp2p2/p4B1r/7p/6pP/2N5/PPP1B1P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bb5+ Kf8 Re8# ]

e)
White mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs NN, Manchester, 1903
r2q2nr/5p1p/p1Bp3b/1p1NkP2/3pP1p1/2PP2P1/PP5P/R1Bb1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf4+ Bxf4 gxf4# ]

7e)
mate in 2
Emanuel Lasker vs NN

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part VIII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Rudolf Raubitschek vs Emanuel Lasker, Trenton Falls, 1906
r3k3/1pp3p1/1pn1q1P1/3bp1Q1/4Nn1N/3P3r/PPP2P1P/R4R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh2+ if Kg1 Rh1+ Kxh1 Qh3+ Kg1 Ne2# ]

b)
Black mates in 4.
M Morgan vs Emanuel Lasker, USA, 1907
6k1/1QR2pp1/p6p/P3pP2/4K3/3r4/1R5P/5q2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf3+ Kxe5 f6+ Ke6 Qe3+ ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs Randolph, USA, 1907
2r3rk/p4p1p/1pq5/5P1R/2P3Q1/1P2p2P/6R1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qd4+ f6 Rxh7+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Emanuel Lasker vs Broderson, Netherlands, 1908
7k/pp3p1p/3pbPrQ/6p1/2PR4/1P5P/P5P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxd6 if Rg8 Rd8 ]

e)
White mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs Fortuijn, Netherlands, 1908
3r1q1k/4Nppp/1p1P4/nPn5/R3Q3/7P/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ ]

8c)
mate in 3
Emanuel Lasker vs Randolph

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part IX.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 8.
Emanuel Lasker vs Siegbert Tarrasch, Dusseldorf, 1908
2r1k1r1/7p/p2Qpp2/2n2p2/1pP5/5BP1/Pq3P1P/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh5+ Rg6 Rxe6+ Nxe6 Bxg6+ hxg6 Qxe6+ ]

b)
Siegbert Tarrasch vs Emanuel Lasker, Dusseldorf, 1908
3Q4/4r1kp/4r3/8/P2p1p2/1P2b3/2P1R1P1/R2KN1q1 b - - 0 1
[ ...f3 if gxf3 Bg5 ]

c)
Black mates in 3.
A Lasker vs Emanuel Lasker, Breslau, 1909
Q7/2pk1p1p/p2pb3/2p5/4n3/4K2P/PPq2PP1/RN5R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf2+ if Kxe4 Bf5+ or if Kd3 c4+ ]

d)
Emanuel Lasker vs Oldrich Duras, St Petersburg, 1909
8/6pp/4p3/1p1n4/1Nk1N1P1/P4P1P/1P4K1/r7 w - - 0 1
[ Nd2+ if Kd4 or Kc5 Nb3+ ]

e)
Emanuel Lasker vs Richard Teichmann, St Petersburg, 1909
r4rk1/2p3p1/p2bP2q/np1p4/3P1pR1/2P2Q1P/P1B2P2/R1B4K w - - 0 1
[ e7 if Bxe7 Bxf4 Qe6 Rxg7+ Kxg7 Rg1+ or if Rf7 Bg6 Rxe7 Qxe5+ ]

9d)
Emanuel Lasker vs Oldrich Duras

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part X.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Emanuel Lasker vs Dawid Janowski, Paris, 1909
r2q1rk1/1ppbb1p1/p1np1n1p/4p1N1/3P4/2P1B2P/PPBN1PP1/RQ2R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bb3+ if d5 Bxd5 & if Nxd5 Qh7# ]

b)
David Janowski vs Emanuel Lasker, Paris, 1909
7k/p1p1r2p/1p1pnr1q/5pp1/2PPPp2/2PB1P1P/P2Q1PRK/7R b - - 0 1
[ ...g4 if e5 Ng5 Be2 dxe5 ]

c)
Emanuel Lasker vs Dawid Janowski, Berlin, 1910
2r3k1/p3qppp/2pr4/Q2b4/1P2p3/4P3/P3BPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd5 if Rxd5 Qxd5 ]

d)
Emanuel Lasker vs Dawid Janowski, Berlin, 1910
1r3bk1/2q2ppp/p1p5/4P2r/1P3P2/3RN1Pb/2N2Q1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ g4 Rh6 Nf5 ]

e)
Dawid Janowski vs Emanuel Lasker, Paris, 1912
5r2/q5nk/2p1p1p1/pp1pP2p/6PP/2PNRP1Q/PP3K2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...hxg4 Qxg4 Nf5 ]

11a)
Emanuel Lasker vs Frank Marshall

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part XI.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs Frank Marshall, St. Petersburg, 1914
1k1r4/3b1p2/QP1b3p/1p1p4/3P2pN/1R4P1/KPPq1PP1/4r2R w - - 1 0
[ Qa7+ Kc8 Qa8+ ]

b)
White mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs Fritz Englund, Scheveningen, 1913
2kr1b1r/pp3ppp/2p1b2q/4B3/4Q3/2PB2R1/PPP2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxc6+ ]

c)
Emanuel Lasker vs Allies, Riazan, 1914
1rn5/p1pk3p/1rp5/3q2p1/Q2Pbp2/B7/PPP3P1/2K1RB1R w - - 0 1
[ Bc4 Qf5 Rh6 Kd8 Be6 Qb5 Rf6 if Qxa4 Rf8# ]

d)
Black mates in 3.
Max Walter vs Emanuel Lasker, Ostrava, 1923
4r1k1/3n1ppp/4r3/3n3q/Q2P4/5P2/PP2BP1P/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg6+ if Kh1 Qxf3+ Bxf3 Rxe1# ]

e)
Black mates in 4.
JM Ovadia vs Emanuel Lasker, Yugoslavia, 1924
5r1k/1p4pq/2pp2p1/4p3/8/1B1PKN2/P6r/Q5R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxf3+ Kxf3 Qh3+ Rg3 Qf5+ ]

11b)
mate in 2
Emanuel Lasker vs Fritz Englund

Emanuel Lasker Puzzles, Part XII.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 2.
M Ley vs Emanuel Lasker, USA, 1926
5r1k/7p/p7/2p5/P1P5/1P6/5rRK/3q4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh5+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Emanuel Lasker vs Buchholtz, Copenhagen, 1927
1rb2q1r/ppppk3/4p1Q1/3nP2p/7P/2PB4/P4PP1/R1B1K3 w Q - 1 0
[ Bg5+ Qf6 Bxf6+ ]

c)
Emanuel Lasker vs J Troxler, Lucerne, 1935
rnbq1r2/p1pnb1pk/1p2pp2/3pP3/3P3P/2N1BN2/PPP2PP1/R2QK2R w - - 0 1
[ Ng5+ if fxg5 hxg5+ Kg8 Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh5+ Kg8 g6 or if Kg8 Nxe6 ]

12c)
Emanuel Lasker vs J Troxler


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