King-pawn Opening Tactics Series
Here are some chess puzzles from games of 1909.
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.
Peter Evtifeev vs Stefan Izbinsky, St Petersburg, 1909
5kr1/1b6/1p2pPq1/p2pP2R/P2P4/7Q/5P1K/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qa3+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Jacob Rosenthal, New York, 1909
r1q2r2/2p2p1p/p1n3kB/1pb1p1Pn/4P3/2P2Q1P/PPB2P2/R3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf5+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Dorin Lazar vs Amedee Gibaud, Paris, 1909
r1b3k1/ppn1R2r/2N2Q1p/6pP/1Bp3P1/3q4/PP3P2/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Re8+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Nikolay Tereshchenko vs Sergey Lebedev, St.Petersburg, 1909
N6N/1p2k1bp/4b1p1/pBP5/Pn1P4/R1K2QPq/1P5P/4R3 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7+ ]
e)
White mates in 2.
William Morris vs Edward Libaire, New York, 1909
4R3/p4R1p/2p3pk/3pQ3/7q/P1P4P/1rP3PK/4r3 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1909, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Joseph Blake vs Francis Lee, Scarborough, 1909
1k1q4/p1rP1P2/R5p1/1p2P2p/1Prp3P/R4QP1/P7/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Rb6+ ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Jan Kvicala vs Karel Hromadka, Prague, 1909
8/6pk/p6p/4n3/Q3Pp2/3r1P1P/4KRP1/7q b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc1 ]
c)
Black mates in 2.
Emanuel Lasker vs Peter Romanovsky, Riga, 1909
5rk1/pp3ppp/3p4/5PQ1/3KPP2/8/Pr2q2P/2R3R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd2+ ]
d)
Black mates in 2.
Sergey Freiman vs Milan Vidmar, St. Petersburg, 1909
8/1b3ppk/6rp/pP1N4/2rR1P2/P2RP1qP/3Q2P1/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc1+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Jose Capablanca vs TA Carter, St Louis, 1909
6rk/p1q2p2/2p1rb1P/1p2pN2/4P1Q1/2PP4/PPB5/2K4R w - - 0 1
[ Qg7+ Rxg7 hxg7+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1909, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Rudolf Spielmann vs Saviely Tartakower, Munich, 1909
r3nrkq/pp3p1p/2p3nQ/5NN1/8/3BP3/PPP3PP/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ Nxe7 Bxh7+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Yngve Bohman vs Algot Ahlberg, Gothenburg, 1909
5k2/3r1p2/p2b2p1/1p6/2pR3Q/q3P1P1/P4P1P/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh8+ Ke7 Re4+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Joel Fridlizius vs Th Jeansen, Gothenburg, 1909
r2q1rk1/p3np2/2pp1Bn1/1p5Q/3PP3/1BN4b/PPP3PP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qh6 Nf5 Qxg6+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky vs Amos Burn, St. Petersburg, 1909
1b1rk1n1/5pQ1/1q1P4/p1p1pNpP/1pP5/P7/1PB3P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ba4+ ]
'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series
Chess puzzles from games of 1909, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Erich Cohn vs Savielly Tartakower, St. Petersburg, 1909
r4q2/2pb1B1k/2p2Q1p/2Pp1p2/3PpP2/P3P3/7P/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Bg6+ Kg8 Bxf5+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Boris Verlinsky vs Anatol Tschepurnoff, St.Petersburg, 1909
6Q1/1r2k1b1/4qNp1/p1pp2B1/2P5/1P5P/P4PP1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Kd6 Bf4+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Georg Rotlewi vs Bernhard Gregory, St.Petersburg, 1909
5r2/ppN2bpp/8/k3B3/1R6/6PB/PP2P2P/2K4n w - - 1 0
[ Bc3 ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Jackson Showalter vs Frank Marshall, USA, 1909
4r1k1/p1p4p/5Qpq/3p4/3p4/6N1/PPP3rP/1K1R1R2 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7+ ]
e)
Black mates in 3.
A Lasker vs Emanuel Lasker, Breslau, 1909
Q7/2pk1p1p/p2pb3/2p5/4n3/4K2P/PPq2PP1/RN5R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf2+ Kd3 c4+ Kxe4 f5# ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1909, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 3.
Algot Ahlberg vs Joel Fridlizius, Gothenburg, 1909
8/6Qp/1knp3q/p1p1p3/PpP1Pr2/3PK2b/1P5R/R1N2B2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxe4+ Kxe4 Qf4+ ]
b)
Black mates in 3.
Francis Lee vs Frederick Yates, Scarborough, 1909
7k/p5pp/1p4n1/8/2pPn1P1/2B5/PPN1Nr2/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nh4 ]
c)
Black mates in 3.
Jose Raul Capablanca vs E Holbein, Lincoln, 1909
7k/pb3p1p/1p2pb1Q/6r1/1P6/2P1NNqP/P7/3R1R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf3+ Rxf3 Qxf3+ ]
d)
White mates in 4.
Leo Fleischmann vs Savielly Tartakower, St Petersburg, 1909
3nbr2/4q2p/r3pRpk/p2pQRN1/1ppP2p1/2P5/PPB4P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf7+ Rxf7 Rh5+ Kg7 Rxg6+ Kf8 Qh8# ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Jacques Mieses vs Akiba Rubinstein, Germany, 1909
3k4/p1p4p/2p1Q3/5p2/6q1/8/PPPB1b1K/R7 w - - 1 0
[ Bg5+ if Qxg5 Rd1+ ]
5d)
mate in 4
Leo Fleischmann vs Savielly Tartakower
Chess puzzles from games of 1909, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
C Perlasca vs Miguel Marino, Varese, 1909
rn1Qb1kr/pp3qpp/2pB1n2/5B2/3P4/8/PPP3PP/4RRK1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe8+ Nxe8 Qxe8+ Qxe8 Be6+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
H Blumberg vs John Rennie, Cablematch, 1909
rn2k3/ppq2r1p/2p2p2/4b3/2Q1p2N/1B6/PPP3PP/3R1R1K w q - 1 0
[ Qe6+ Kf8 Rd8+ if Qxd8 Qxf7# or if Kg7 Qg4+ ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Johannes Esser vs Abraham Speijer, Leiden, 1909
6k1/2p1B1pp/r2b4/1p1Pp3/5p2/1B3P1q/1PPQ4/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc5+ if Bxc5 Rg6+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Apollon Viakhirev vs Boris Verlinsky, St.Petersburg, 1909
N2k4/pb1p3p/1p4p1/5p2/5q1P/1B4QK/PPP1r3/2R4R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg2+ Qxg2 Re3+ Qf3 Rxf3+ ]
e)
Black mates in 5.
Jose Raul Capablanca vs DW Pomeroy, Saint Louis, 1909
r5r1/p1p1k3/3q3B/5p2/4p3/1P6/P1P1QPP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2+ Kxg2 Rg8+ ]
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Chess puzzles from games of 1909, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 7.
Frederick Lazard vs Amadee Gibaud, Paris, 1909
r1b4r/ppn1Rpk1/2N2b1p/6pP/1Bp3P1/3q1Q2/PP3P2/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Kxf7 Re7+ Kg8 Qxf6 if Rh7 Re8+ ]
b)
Alexander Alekhine vs A Favoursky, Moscow, 1909
3rk2r/2p2p2/p5q1/1p6/3RPp1p/1P3P2/1PQ3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxc7 if Rxd4 Qe5+ Qe6 Qxh8+ Ke7 Qxd4
or if Qf6 Rxd8+ Qxd8 Qe5+ ]
c)
Jacques Mieses vs Leo Fleischmann, St Petersburg, 1909
2k4r/ppp2ppp/2n5/q2r4/1b1P2b1/1Q2BN2/PP2BPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ a3 Bd6 Bd2 Qb6 Qxd5 ]
d)
Anthes vs Von Allen, Stockholm, 1909
r1b2k1r/ppQ1bpp1/4pnqp/1B1pP1B1/8/2N2P2/PPP2P1P/R3K1R1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 if Qxg1+ Ke2 ]
e)
Albert Hodges vs Wesley Ward, Cablematch, 1909
4rr1k/p1q1p2p/1pbp1pp1/4nP2/2P1P3/2N4R/PP1Q2PP/3B1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ fxg6 Nxg6 Qh6 ]
7b)
Alexander Alekhine vs A Favoursky
Chess puzzles from games of 1909, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Hugo Langborg vs Algot Ahlberg, Goteborg, 1909
5b2/pp5k/2p2pp1/3p1n1P/3P4/3B4/PPPB4/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ hxg6+ Kxg6 Kg2 ]
b)
O Haertel vs John Elwell, New York, 1909
4N3/1r6/p1bpp1k1/1pp3P1/4P3/2bP1N2/P7/1K5R w - - 1 0
[ Rh6+ if Kf7 Nxd6+ ]
c)
Alexander Alekhine vs Stefan Izbinsky, St.Petersburg, 1909
5rk1/1b1p1ppp/1qr1p3/p2pP3/P4P2/Q2B4/1PP3PP/R4R1K w - - 1 0
[ Bxh7+ Kxh7 Qxf8 ]
d)
Boris Maliutin vs Sergey Lebedev, St.Petersburg, 1909
r3r1k1/p1q2ppp/2p2nn1/1p1p2B1/3P1P2/P1PB4/2PQ1P1P/1R2R2K w - - 1 0
[ f5 if Ne7 Bxf6 gxf6 Rg1+ ]
e)
Jacob Rosenthal vs Magnus Smith, New York, 1909
r2r4/p3q1pk/1p2n3/1b1pP3/6Q1/P3PN2/1P4PP/2R1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe6 Qxe6 Ng5+ ]
'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
Chess puzzles from games of 1909, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Herbert Jacobs vs Harry Holmes, Scarborough, 1909
2kbr3/p1p4p/2p2p2/3r1Pp1/4N2n/3P4/PPPB3P/4RR1K w - - 1 0
[ Nd6+ cxd6 Rxe8 if Nxf5 c4 ]
b)
Frederick Yates vs George Wainwright, Scarborough, 1909
r3B1k1/2p2p1p/p3b1pB/8/8/5P1P/P4P2/b3R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bc6 ]
c)
William Ward vs Francis Lee, Scarborough, 1909
3r1rk1/pp3pp1/nq2p1p1/2b5/4N3/2P1BP2/PP2Q1PP/3R1RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nxc5 Nxc5 Qf2 if Rc8 b4 ]
d)
William Ward vs Reginald Michell, Scarborough, 1909
5r1k/7p/p7/1p2rn2/2p5/2P4P/PP3RN1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Kh2 Kg7 Nh4 Nxh4 Rxf8 ]
e)
Jacques Mieses vs Akiba Rubinstein, Germany, 1909
3rr1k1/pp1q1ppp/4n3/2p2R2/7Q/3PB3/PPP3PP/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1909, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Rudolf Loman vs Benjamin Leussen, Leiden, 1909
r4k1r/pp4pp/2n1pb2/2P5/8/2P2N2/1PKQ1PPP/q2R1B1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb4+ if cxb4 Qxb2+ Kd3 Rd8+ or if Kb3 Qa2+ Kxb4 a5+ Kb5 Qb3# ]
b)
CM Saulson vs CS Bonsall, New York, 1909
r2r2k1/pp2q2p/4p1p1/b1P5/2P1pP2/PQ2B3/6PP/1R3RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd3 ]
c)
Leo Forgacs vs Oldrich Duras, St. Petersburg, 1909
4r2k/pp1nrp1p/2pq1pp1/3P3b/2PB1P2/1P1B2R1/P4Q1P/1K4R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re2 if Bxe2 Rxe2 Qf1 Qa3 ]
d)
Georg Rotlewi vs Alexander Alekhine, St. Petersburg, 1909
rnb1r2k/4b1pp/ppqpN3/2P1p3/NP2p3/PQ2P3/1B3PPP/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxe6 Qxe6 Qxa4 ]
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