'Characteristic Puzzles in the Opening' series



Here are some chess puzzles from games of 1914.
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.
Richard Teichmann vs NN, Berlin, 1914
rn2kb1r/pp3ppp/4p1qn/1p4B1/2B5/3P2QP/PPP2PP1/R3K2R w - - 0 1
[ Qxb8+ ]

b)
White mates in 2.
F Kelling vs E J Miles, Auckland, 1914
q4rbk/6Rp/p5nQ/1p3p1N/1P1Pp3/4P2P/5PP1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxh7+ Bxh7 Qg7# ]

c)
White mates in 2.
Ehrhardt Post vs Alexander Flamberg, Mannheim, 1914
6rk/3b1prp/2ppqN1Q/4p3/2p1P3/6R1/PP3PPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Rxh7 Rxg8# ]

d)
White mates in 2.
Aaron Nimzowitsch vs Semyon Alapin, St. Petersburg, 1914
r1b2k1r/1p2bppp/p1B2q2/8/8/8/PPPQ1P1P/2KRR3 w - - 1 0
[ Qd8+ ]

e)
White mates in 2.
Alexander Flamberg vs Stepan Levitsky, St.Petersburg, 1914
5r2/p6p/1p1p1N1k/2q2pR1/2P2P2/1PQ1r3/P3P2P/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Ng4+ ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1914, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 2.
John O'Hanlon vs B Goulding Brown, Chester, 1914
5rrk/ppn4p/2p2PpQ/3p4/3P4/2P2R2/P5PP/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ ]

b)
Black mates in 2.
H James vs G Dodds, Auckland, 1914
r6k/p3r1pp/8/1p6/1Qp1bPP1/P5q1/1P1K4/3R1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd3+ ]

c)
Black mates in 2.
Frank Marshall vs Alexander Alekhine, St. Petersburg, 1914
r5r1/pp5k/2nN1p1p/q3n3/8/QR3P2/PPP1N2P/2K3R1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg1+ ]

d)
Black mates in 2.
Aaron Nimzowitsch vs Siegbert Tarrasch, St. Petersburg, 1914
5rk1/p6p/4K1p1/2pP4/4P3/1PQ5/PB5q/2R2b2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Re8+ ]

e)
White mates in 3.
G Dodds vs P Stewart, Auckland, 1914
1r1bqrk1/pb1p1pnN/2pP2Q1/1p2P3/8/1B6/PB3PPP/1R3RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf6+ Bxf6 exf6 ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1914, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 3.
Alexander Alekhine vs Hans Fahrni, Mannheim, 1914
r1bkNnr1/pp3q1p/1np2p1R/8/3P1N2/Q7/PPP2PP1/2K1R3 w - - 1 0
[ Qd6+ Qd7 Qxf6+ ]

b)
White mates in 3.
Emanuel Lasker vs Frank Marshall, St. Petersburg, 1914
1k1r4/3b1p2/QP1b3p/1p1p4/3P2pN/1R4P1/KPPq1PP1/4r2R w - - 1 0
[ Qa7+ if Kc8 Qa8+ Bb8 Qa6# ]

c)
White mates in 3.
Andrey Smorodsky vs Bernhard Gregory St. Petersburg, 1914
r3r3/ppq1b2p/5kpB/3B1b2/8/4Q2P/PPP2PP1/5RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qd4+ Qe5 Qh4+ ]

d)
Black mates in 3.
Gyula Breyer vs Karel Opocensky, Baden-Baden, 1914
6rk/2p4p/1p6/3NP3/5qbR/4p3/PPP3K1/4Q3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bh3+ Kh1 Qf3+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Jose Capablanca vs Bashtirov, St Petersburg, 1914
r2qr1k1/pppbn1p1/3pR3/3P1p1Q/7R/3B4/PP3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rf6 if gxf6 Qh8+ ]

King-pawn Opening Tactics Series



Chess puzzles from games of 1914, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Aaron Nimzowitsch vs Giese, Riga, 1914
8/4r1pk/2p1p2p/p2pP2Q/P2P1nN1/1rP3RP/3q1PP1/6RK w - - 0 1
[ Qxh6+ if gxh6 or Kg3 Nf6+ ]

b)
White mates in 4.
Efim Bogoljubow vs Carl Carls, Mannheim, 1914
r1b4k/p2n3p/qppNQ1p1/3p4/3b1B2/8/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Nf7+ if Kg8 Nh6+ Kg7 Qf7+ or if Kg7 Bh6+ Kg8 Qe8+ ]

c)
White mates in 4.
Walter John vs Hans Fahrni, Mannheim, 1914
r4q1n/1p2k3/4pNp1/PP1pP1P1/2pP4/7Q/1P5P/5R1K w - - 1 0
[ Qa3+ if Kf7 Ne8+ or if Kd8 Qxf8+ Kc7 b6+ ]

d)
White mates in 4.
Sergey Freiman vs Efim Bogoljubow, St. Petersburg, 1914
r1br4/1p3qp1/p1kb3p/2NN1p2/1PPQ4/8/P5PP/R4RK1 w - - 1 0
[ b5+ axb5 cxb5+ Kxb5 Rfb1+ ]

e)
White mates in 4.
Savielly Tartakower vs K Hagen, Vienna, 1914
3r3r/2q2pk1/p2p1Nnp/1p1B1Qp1/3P4/8/PP4PP/1K3R2 w - - 1 0
[ Nh5+ Kf8 Qxf7+ ]

Chess puzzles from games of 1914, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
Simon Alapin vs Alexander Alekhine, St.Petersburg, 1914
4r2k/8/p1p4p/2P5/1P6/5qp1/6QP/6RK b - - 0 1
[ ...Re2 ]

b)
White mates in 5.
Siegmund Steiner vs Jacques Weisz, Vienna, 1914
rn5r/1pp3bp/p2k1qpn/2N2p2/2B2P2/BPPp1Q2/P5PP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Qd5+ Ke7 Ne6+ ]

c)
White mates in 8.
Jose Capablanca vs Masyutin, Kiev, 1914
r1bq1n1r/pp3QpB/2pkpb2/3pN3/3P4/2N5/PPP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc4+ if dxc4 Ne4+ Kd5 Rf5+ Kxd4 c3+ Kd3 Nc5+ Ke3 Rf3+ Ke2 Rf2+ Ke3 Re1# ]

d)
Genttner vs Heinrich Wagner, Olomouc, 1914
r1b1kb1r/1p1n1pp1/1q5p/1N1np2P/7B/2N3Q1/PPP2PP1/2K4R w - - 0 1
[ Nxd5 if Qa5 Nbc7+ mates ]

e)
David Janowski vs Efim Bogoljubov, Mannheim, 1914
2bq1rk1/1pr2ppp/p3pb2/4N3/P2P4/2PBRQ2/5PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ if Kh8 Qh5 Bg5 Ng4 Bxe3 Be4+ or if Kxh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Rh3 ]

5c)
mate in 8
Jose Capablanca vs Masyutin

Chess puzzles from games of 1914, pt. vi.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Jean Taubenhaus vs A Smorodsky, St Petersburg, 1914
r1b2rk1/2qnppbp/p1np2p1/1p4P1/3NP3/2N1B2P/PPPQBP2/3RK2R w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 Qb7 Nxc6 if Qxc6 Nxe7+ ]

b)
Akiba Rubinstein vs Allies, Warsaw, 1914
3r1rk1/2p2pp1/p6p/1p1bP3/3qN3/4R3/PP3PPP/R1Q3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ if Kh8 Rh3 or if gxf6 Rg3+ ]

c)
H James vs E Hicks, Auckland, 1914
2r1r1k1/4bppp/p3pn2/qp4B1/4b3/P3PN2/1PB1QPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Bxe4 Nxe4 Rxc8 Rxc8 Bxe7 ]

d)
S Moore vs H James, Auckland, 1914
4r3/ppp3kp/5np1/2b5/2qp4/5P2/PPP3PP/R1B2Q1K w - - 1 0
[ Bh6+ Kxh6 Qxc4 ]

e)
E J Miles vs R Barnes, Auckland, 1914
2r1r1k1/1b1qbppp/pp3n2/3p4/3P4/1PNB4/PBQ2PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 1 0
[ Bf5 ]

6a)
Jean Taubenhaus vs A Smorodsky

Chess puzzles from games of 1914, pt. vii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Efim Bogoljubow vs Ilya Rabinovich, Baden-Baden, 1914
6k1/5p1p/pq4p1/5b2/8/3B1PPn/P3N1KP/3Q4 w - - 1 0
[ Bxf5 ]

b)
Richard Teichmann vs Rudolf Spielmann, Leipzig, 1914
8/2R3pk/p1p4p/8/1P1r2P1/6N1/Pn5P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg7+ if Kh8 Rg6 or if Kxg7 Nf5+ ]

c)
Efim Bogoljubow vs Ehrhardt Post, Mannheim, 1914
r3r1k1/1b3pbp/pp2nq2/3pNQ2/3P4/3B4/PP3PPP/2RR2K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh7+ Kf8 Nd7+ ]

d)
Hans Fahrni vs Carl Carls, Mannheim, 1914
6k1/8/1pR5/1q5p/6p1/7P/6P1/R6K w - - 1 0
[ Ra8+ Kf7 Ra7+ Kf8 Rc8+ ]

e)
G Dodds vs F Kelling, Auckland, 1914
r3r1k1/p4ppp/q7/1n6/p7/3Q1N2/PPP2PPP/3R1K1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rad8 if Qxd8 Nd6+ ]

'Tactics in the Sicilian' series



Chess puzzles from games of 1914, pt. viii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
S Moore vs E Hicks, Auckland, 1914
8/pp6/2p2R2/3k1P2/3P3r/P3RK2/1r6/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh3+ Kf4 Rf2+ ]

b)
H Myers vs H Wingfield, Auckland, 1914
1k1r4/1pp4p/pq3n2/4NBQ1/1P3n2/2P5/P5PP/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf2 if Qxf4 Qxf4 or if Rxf2 Rd1+ ]

c)
Hans Fahrni vs Rudolf Spielmann, Mannheim, 1914
2k3b1/ppp4p/8/3p1Pp1/1PPq2P1/P3r1P1/2P2QK1/3BR3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe4+ if Bf3 Rxf3 or if Kf1 Qh1+ ]

d)
Jacques Mieses vs Gyula Breyer, Mannheim, 1914
3r2k1/pp4p1/7p/2r1qP2/4Q1P1/1PP5/PK2R3/2R5 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd2+ if Rc2 Qxc3+ ]

e)
Osip Bernstein vs Jose Raul Capablanca, Moscow, 1914
3r2k1/p4ppp/1q6/8/8/2R1P3/P3QPPP/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qb2 ]

f)
Benjamin Blumenfeld vs Jose Raul Capablanca, Moscow, 1914
8/6pk/7p/2Q2p2/2Ppb3/8/P1P2PPP/4qBK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...d3 ]

g)
Hodges/Ryan/Hicks vs Marshall/Simonson/Leede, USA, 1914
4r3/5k1p/2p3p1/2Ppq1n1/1P3p1r/2PQ1PN1/4R2P/2R4K b - - 0 1
[ ...fxg3 if Rxe5 Rxh2+ Kg1 Nh3+ Kf1 g2+ mates ]

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