'Tactics in the Sicilian' series
Here are some chess puzzles from games of 1907.
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.
Paul Leonhardt vs Savielly Tartakower, Carlsbad, 1907
1Q6/p1R5/4qkp1/4p3/3n2P1/8/PP3PKP/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ ]
b)
White mates in 2.
Frank Marshall vs Adolf Olland, Carlsbad, 1907
3Rrr1k/pp2Q1pp/2q5/8/5P2/8/PP3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf8+ ]
c)
White mates in 2.
Georg Salwe vs Georg Schories, Ostend, 1907
5R2/1q4pk/p3Q3/1p2B3/1P4P1/P3p3/6bK/2r5 w - - 1 0
[ Qf5+ ]
d)
White mates in 2.
Saulson vs Matej Filip, Chicago, 1907
r2q1bnr/pP2kppp/3p2n1/1B2p3/4PP2/2N4P/PPP3P1/R1BbK2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Nd5+ ]
e)
White mates in 2.
Richard Teichmann vs Paul Johner, Ostend, 1907
r1bq1nk1/pp3Rpp/4p3/2p1P1NQ/8/1P5P/PBP3P1/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxf8+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
Jacques Mieses vs Ossip Bernstein, Ostend, 1907
Rqk4r/2p1b3/2Q3p1/1Pp1Pp2/3p1P2/6P1/P1P5/3KB2q w - - 1 0
[ Qe6+ ]
b)
Black mates in 2.
Oldrich Duras vs Leo Forgacs, Ostend, 1907
6rk/7p/p5r1/1p2P3/3P1p2/5P1q/1P2R1PN/6RK b - - 0 1
[ Qxh2+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Rudolf Spielmann vs Adolf Olland, Carlsbad, 1907
2rk4/p5b1/1p2Q2q/3pP2B/2pP4/2P2R1K/P1P4P/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxd5+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Kunitz vs Salaman, Tangiers, 1907
r2qkbnr/pppb2pp/5pn1/3Pp3/4Q3/2PBBN2/PP4PP/RN2K2R w - - 0 1
[ Qxg6+ hxg6 Bxg6+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Horatio Caro vs Ehrhardt Post, Berlin, 1907
2r5/6p1/3k4/1pqN1BQ1/2p5/P6P/1P4P1/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qe7+ if Kxd5 Qe6+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Frank Marshall vs Erich Cohn, Carlsbad, 1907
1r1q4/2p3p1/5k1p/1b4N1/3P3P/2Q5/P5P1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf3+ if Ke7 Qf7+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Victor Sjoberg vs Fritz Englund, Goteborg, 1907
r2r4/1b2q1k1/p3PNp1/1p2Q2p/8/PP1B2P1/1B2RP1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ng4+ ]
c)
White mates in 3.
F I Duz-Hotimirsky vs Mikhail Chigorin, Moscow, 1907
r3r1k1/2q2p1p/p1PbnBpQ/1p3P1N/3pN3/3B4/PP4P1/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Ng5 if b4 Qxh7+ ]
d)
White mates in 3.
Rudolf Swiderski vs Georg Schories, Ostend, 1907
2R2Q2/p3rp1p/1p2qkp1/8/6P1/4P3/4BPKP/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qh8+ Kg5 f4+ ]
e)
White mates in 3.
Moritz Billecard vs Hugo Suechting, Ostend, 1907
r1b3k1/1pn1qppp/8/p3p2Q/2B5/P3B2P/1P3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf7+ ]
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Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Jacques Mieses vs Aaron Nimzowitsch, Ostend, 1907
4r1k1/ppp1r3/8/7Q/3p4/3R4/6PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qg6+ ]
b)
White mates in 3.
Frank Marshall vs Amos Burn, Ostend, 1907
r1bqr3/pppn1p1N/3p4/3Pp2Q/4kB2/4P3/PPP2PP1/R3K3 w Q - 1 0
[ 0 0 0 ]
c)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs Randolph, USA, 1907
2r3rk/p4p1p/1pq5/5P1R/2P3Q1/1P2p2P/6R1/7K w - - 1 0
[ Qd4+ if f6 Rxh7+ ]
d)
Black mates in 3.
Georg Martinolich vs Savielly Tartakower, Vienna, 1907
5k1r/6p1/p3P1Q1/1p3P2/1b5p/1P1q4/1K5P/7R b - - 0 1
[ ...Bc3+ if Ka3 b4+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Dawid Janowski vs Jacques Mieses, Carlsbad, 1907
k1r5/p3R1pp/3nQp2/Ppp5/5q2/r5N1/6PP/1R4K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd5+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Alexander Alekhine vs S V Gajdukevic, Kislovodsk, 1907
r3qkr1/pp2b1pQ/n1p1Pp2/4nB2/5B2/6P1/PPP5/RN2K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Qxg7+ Kxg7 Bh6+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
Carl Schlechter vs Amos Burn, Ostend, 1907
2r3k1/6pp/p1b3n1/q1PppN1Q/P1n5/6P1/2B4P/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ Kh8 Nxg6+ ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Erich Cohn vs Richard Teichmann, Carlsbad, 1907
3r4/pb1q1pkp/6pN/2p3Q1/N7/5PPP/PP2r3/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd4+ if Kh1 Bxf3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
J Goldfarb vs Akiba Rubinstein, Lodz, 1907
2k4r/ppp2ppp/8/q4b2/Pn6/bP1PQ3/3B1PPP/1K1R2NR b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd5 ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
Georg Rotlewi vs Akiba Rubinstein, Lodz, 1907
6k1/5ppp/pb2p3/1p2P3/1P2bPnP/P1r5/1B4QP/R4R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh3 ]
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Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Jacques Mieses vs Moritz Billecard, Ostend, 1907
6k1/7p/1p4q1/2pb1pP1/3p4/3P1P2/r5B1/1Q2R2K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh5+ Kg1 Rxg2+ Kxg2 Qxf3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
Mikhail Chigorin vs Carl Schlechter, Ostend, 1907
7k/2p5/p6q/2pPp3/5pp1/1P1P2p1/P1PR2P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh2+ Kf1 f3 if gxf3 Qh1+ ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
S V Gajdukevic vs Alexander Alekhine, corr., 1907
r1b1q3/p4p2/1p4pQ/2bpnk1p/5B2/8/PPP2PPP/RN2R1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ gxf3 Qxe1+ Kg2 Qxf2+ ]
d)
White mates in 5.
Osip Bernstein vs Friedrich Jacob, Ostende, 1907
4r3/pp3pk1/1b4N1/5Q2/4n1P1/1N2P3/Pq3PK1/7R w - - 0 1
[ Rh7+ if Kxh7 Ne5+ Kh8 Qh5+ ]
e)
White mates in 5.
Perlasea vs Grassi, Como, 1907
rnbkr3/pppp1p1p/5p2/8/2B5/4Q3/P2KNP1q/4R1R1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxe8+ Kxe8 Nd4+ Kf8 Re8+ Kxe8 Rg8+ Ke7 Nf5# ]
6e)
mate in 5
Perlasea vs Grassi
Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 5.
Julius Perlis vs M Billecard, Ostende, 1907
r5rk/1p2R2p/3p4/3P1p2/8/q4QP1/P4PK1/1R6 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qxf5+ Rg6 Qf7+ ]
b)
White mates in 5.
Harlow Daly vs Hermann Keidanski, New York, 1907
2rq2rk/3bbp1p/2n1p3/1p1pP1P1/1p1P1P2/P1N1BN2/5K2/2RQ3R w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh1+ Kg6 Qh6+ Kf5 Qh7+ ]
c)
White mates in 8.
Seynard vs Fraisse, corr., 1907
3qr2k/1n3r1p/p2b1pR1/1p1Pp2Q/2p2P2/8/PB5P/1B4RK w - - 0 1
[ Rg7 if Rxg7 Rxg7 Kxg7 Qxh7+ Kf8 Qh6+ Kg8 Bh7+ ]
d)
White mates in 8.
Jean Taubenhaus vs M Gelly, Buenos Aires, 1907
4r1k1/p1r1Pp2/2p1bPp1/6R1/8/2B5/PP3KP1/7R w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6+ fxg6 Rh8+ if Kxh8 f7+ Kh7 fxe8/Q Kh6 Qh8+ ]
e)
David Janowski vs Johann Berger, Carlsbad, 1907
4rrqk/3Rn1p1/1p2pp1p/pPb1N1N1/4P2R/P1Q3P1/5PKP/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe7 if Bxe7 Ng6# ]
7d)
mate in 8
Jean Taubenhaus vs M Gell
Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Osip Bernstein vs George Marco, Ostende, 1907
2r1r1k1/1R5p/6N1/p4p2/n2pq3/8/1P1Q1PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7+ if Rxe7 Qg5+ ]
b)
Johannes Metger vs Friedrich Jacob, Ostende, 1907
6k1/3b2p1/1rp2r1p/1p1p4/8/2P5/1PB2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ra8+ if Rf8 Bh7+ or if Kf7 Ra7 ]
c)
Frank Marshall vs Carl Schlechter, Ostende, 1907
1r3rk1/p4p2/1pn2qnQ/3p4/8/P4N1P/1P3PP1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc6 if Qxc6 Ng5 mates ]
d)
Richard Teichmann vs Heinrich Wolf, Carlsbad, 1907
7r/4kp2/1pp5/p6q/2r1PR2/5Q2/5P1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ Qxf7 Rd7+ Kxd7 Qxf7+ Kd6 Qxc4 ]
e)
Karel Treybal vs Moll, Berlin, 1907
r1b2r2/pp4pk/1qp2npp/4p1B1/1b2P2Q/1BNP3P/PPP3P1/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf6 Rxf6 Bxf6 gxf6 Qxf6 if h5 Qc7 Bf7 ]
3a)
Richard Teichmann vs Heinrich Wolf
Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. ix.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Saviely Tartakower vs M Billecard, Ostende, 1907
2b1r1k1/p4ppp/2p5/5q2/1BP5/P6P/2PQ1PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd8 if Qe4 Be7 Bd7 Rxd7 ]
b)
Frank Marshall vs David Janowski, Ostende, 1907
1k6/pp1br2p/3p3r/1P3pp1/3P4/B3PQPq/P4R1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd5 if Re8 Bxd6+ Ka8 Rc7 ]
c)
Paul Leonhardt vs Emil Schallopp, Berlin, 1907
2r3k1/p2b2p1/1p5p/3P4/2qB1QpP/1NP5/P1P2P2/1K6 w - - 1 0
[ Qe5 if Kf8 Qxg7+ Ke8 Bf6 ]
d)
W Wainwright vs Alfred Robinson, Cablematch, 1907
r1bq1rk1/p1p2pp1/1p1bpn1p/6B1/3P4/3B1N2/PPP1QPPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf6 if Qxf6 or gxf6 Qe4 ]
e)
Anton Olsson vs Anders Larsson, Goteborg, 1907
4R3/5Bpk/p6p/1p3q2/2p5/2P2PP1/PP4KP/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bg8+ Kg6 Re6+ if Kg5 h4+ Kh5 g4+ ]
Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Akiba Rubinstein vs Dawid Przepiorka, Lodz, 1907
r1b2rk1/4b2p/p1n1pnp1/1pq5/4Q3/2NBBN2/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxc5 Nxe4 Bxe7 Nxe7 Bxe4 ]
b)
Georg Schories vs Moritz Billecard, Ostend, 1907
2rqr1n1/2pb3k/3p2pp/p2P1p2/1p1QNPPP/5B2/PPP2K2/3R1R2 w - - 1 0
[ Ng5+ hxg5 hxg5 Nf6 gxf6 w/Rh1(+) ]
c)
Eugene Znosko Borovsky vs Akiba Rubinstein, Ostend, 1907
r3k2r/1pp3pp/p1pbb1q1/5pB1/3PNPP1/8/PPP4P/R2QR1K1 w kq - 1 0
[ Nxd6+ cxd6 d5 if cxd5 Qxd5 Kf7 Qxb7+ ]
d)
Theodor Von Scheve vs Paul S Leonhardt, Ostend, 1907
1k1r4/ppp3pp/8/1PPb1q2/1R6/P2Qn2P/4P1P1/1K4R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf5 Nxf5 e4 ]
e)
Milan Vidmar vs Georg Martinolich, Vienna, 1907
8/p6p/1p2P1pk/5p2/3R1P2/4Q2P/Pr3qPK/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qxf2 Rxf2 Re4 fxe4 e7 ]
King-pawn Opening Series
Chess puzzles from games of 1907, pt. x.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Julius Perlis vs Saviely Tartakower, Ostend, 1907
r3kb1r/pp3ppp/2N1pn2/q7/3P4/2N5/PP2bPPP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 1
[ ...Qxc3 bxc3 Bxd1 ]
b)
Rudolf Swiderski vs Hector Shoosmith, Ostend, 1907
r5k1/p5p1/1np2pr1/Q2b3p/2pP2Nq/4P1PP/P4P2/1RR2BK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg4 if Kh2 Rxg3 fxg3 Qe4 ]
c)
Adolf Albin vs Savielly Tartakower, Vienna, 1907
r3nr1k/1p4bp/pBbpB3/3N1p2/4pP1q/7P/PPPQ2P1/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh6 ]
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