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HOW TO FORCE
CHECKMATE

Formerly titled Challenge to Chessplayers

FRED REINFELD

Dover Publications, Inc., New York

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 Contents

MATE ON THE MOVE

page 7

MATE IN TWO MOVES

page 21

MATE IN THREE MOVES

page 75
HOW TO FORCE
CHECKMATE
 Mate on the Move

IN R EC ENT YEA RS we have had a great many fine books

on chess, dealing with almost every conceivable aspect of
the game. Yet these books have neglected what is after all
the primary object of a game of chess: the actual process of
checkmating your opponent's King. The purpose of this book
is to instruct you, the reader, in all the many ways of achiev­
ing checkmate. Another and equally important aim is to
give you the pleasant and entertaining task of solving three
hundred carefully selected positions. This is a continuation
of the «learn by doing" technique which has been applied
successfully in Chess Mastery By Question and Answer�
Chess for Amateurs, Chess Quiz and Chess By Yourself.
We begin with the task which is not only the most funda­
mental one, but also the easiest: mate on the move. These
fairly simple positions will train your batting eye. as it were;
they will give you a Hair for the quickly decisive move. They
are not always easy, so be on your guard for quirks. nnesses
and optical illusionsl

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MATE ON THE MOVE

DIAGRAM 1 DIAGRAM 2
White moves White moves
Black: AMATEUR Black: WOLLNER

White: ROSENTHAL White: CHAROUSEK

188? Kassa,1893

DIAGRAM 3 DIAGRAM 4
Black moves Black moves
Black: ANDERSSEN Black: ZUICERTORT

White: ROSANES White: ALLIES

Breslau, 1863 Chislehurst, 1878
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 SOLUTIONS

DIAGRAM 5 l. 1 B-Kt6 mate. Note the

White moves criss-cross action of White's
Black: LEELAUS B ishops .
2. 1 B x QP mate. Only
double check does the hick.
3. 1 . . . R-K8 mate. Con­
clusion of a fine combina­
tion.
4. 1 . . . Kt-R7 mate. Zuk­
ertort played this game
blindfold, and one of his op­
ponents was Louis Bona­
Whi te : NIMZOVICH parte.
Riga,1912 5. 1 B-B5 mate. Conc lu­
sion of a game in which Nim­
zovicn gave the odds of
DIAGRAM6 Queen I
Black moves
Black: MAROCZY
6. 1 . . . Q-R4 mate. See
what a vast difference there
is between rigorous tourna­
ment play and carefree skit­
tles chess I Most players
would be more than happy
to win "only" the Queen
wi th 1 • Kt x Q; but Black
• •

goes straight for the mate.

White: ALBIN

Monte Carlo, 1903

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MATE ON THE MOVE
DIAGRAM 7 DIAGRAM 8
White moves White moves
Black: ZUKERTORT Black: TINSLEY

White : BLACKBURNE White : TEICHMANN

London, 1 88 1 Hastings, 1 89 S

DIAGRAM 9 DIAGRAM 10
White moves Black moves
Black: SENATOR Black: TARRASCH

White : ZUKERTORT White : AMATEUR

Posen, 1 867 Munich, 1 9 1 5

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 SOLU TIO NS
DIAGRAM 11 7. 1 Kt-Q7 mate. In
White moves cases of discovered check, it
Black: AMATEUR is literally true that "the
hand is quicker than the
"
eye.
B. 1 Q-R6 mate. This
one looks like an optical il­
lusionl
9. 1 Kt-K6 mate. The
sequel to a Queen s acrifice.
10.1 . . . B-B6 mate. Tar­
rasch prepared this position
White: HOFFER with a series of judicious
London, 1880 sacrifices. The Bishops are
brutal in such situationsl
11. 1 Kt-B7 mate. This
DIAGRAM 1 2 was the po in t of an earlier
White moves
Queen s acrifice.
Black: HOLM
12. 1 Kt x P mate. How
did Black's King stray so far
from home?1

White: SUNDERSTROM

Stockholm,1912
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MATE ON THE MOVE
D I AGRAM 1 3 D IAGRAM 1 4
Black moves White moves
Black: THOMAS Black: LABOURDONNAIS

White : AMATEUR White : MCDONNELL

Quincy, 1945 Match, 1 834

D IAGRAM 1 5 D IAGRAM 1 6
Black moves White moves
Black: UEDEMAN Black: KLEIN

White : JANICE White : DENKER

St. Louis, 1902 Washington, D. C., 1 94 5

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 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 7 13. 1 . . . Kt-B6 mate.
Black moves This game took all of five
Black : GILBERT moves.
1 4 . 1 B-B4 mate. S u ch
conclusions have become ob­
solete in World Champion­
ship play.
1 5. 1 . . . P-B8(Kt) mate.
Successful underpromotion
is so rare in practical chess
that it always makes a
charming impression.
White: MURRAY 1 6. 1 Q-Kt7 mate. The
Minnesota Championship, Black Queen's protection
1 946 was only a sham.
17. 1 . . . Kt-Kt6 mate.
DIAGRAM 18
It comes as a surprise to see
Black moves
Black's Bishop lurking coyly
Black: ]OHNER
in the background at QR2.
18. 1 . . B-Q6 mate. In
.

this example the Bishops are

again in full command of the
board.

White : SPIELMANN

Vienna, 1 908
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MATE ON THE MOVE

DIAGRAM 19 DIAGRAM 20
Black moves Black moves
Black: PARR Black: NIMZOVICH

White: MULDER White: ALLIES

Anglo-Dutch Match, 1939 Zurich, 1905

DIAGRAM 21 DIAGRAM 22
Black moves Black moves
Black: RADSPINNER Black: TARRASCH

White: KAGAN White: AMATEUR

Boston, 1946 Munich, 1923

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 SOLUTIONS

DIAGRAM 23 J 9. 1 . . . Kt-R6 mate.

Black moves Neglected development on
Black: CAPABLANCA the part of White.

20. 1 . • . Kt-Q6 mate.

Nimzovich gave Queen odds
in this game.

2 J. 1 . . . P-K5 mate. A
case of well-deserved pun­
ishment. White's King was
out of bounds.

22. 1 . . . Kt-KtS mate.

An unconventional follow-up
White: CORIA to a Queen sacrifice.
Buenos Aires, 19 14 23. 1 . . . Kt-R6 mate. A
good example of the destruc­
tive effect of a broken-up
DIAGRAM 24
Pawn position in front of the
White moves
castled King.
Black: SHAYNE
24. 1 Kt-Q6 mate. This
unusual smothered mate re­
sulted from Black's greed for
material and delay in de­
velopment.

White: DENKER
Rochester, 1945
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MATE ON THE MOVE
DIAGRAM 25 DIAGRAM 26
Black moves White moves
Black : DZAGUROV Black : ALONSO

White: OSMOLOVSKY White : KOLTANOWSIa

USSR, 1 9 39 Havana, 1 946

DIAGRAM 27 DIAGRAM 28
Black moves White moves
Black: SCHLECHTER Black : ILIESCO

White : FRIED White : LETELIER

Vienna, 1 897 Buenos Aires, 1 94 5

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 SOLUTIONS

DIAGRAM 29 25. 1 • • . Kt-B6 mate.

White moves The White Queen-side
Black : ROMIH pieces are not functioning.
26. 1 Q x P mate. White's
Bishops are all-powerful.
27. 1 . . . P-B4 mate.
Another Queen sacrifice has
paid off.
28. 1 Q-R3 mate. Black,
with a piece down, was lost
in any event.
29. 1 Q-B6 mate. A very
White: NIMZOVlCH instructive situation : Black's
Match, 192.7 considerable material advan­
tage is nullified by the fatal
exposure of his King.
DIAGRAM 30
Black moves 30. 1 • . . Kt x Q mate.

Black : WOOD
Quite a move : Black wins
the Queen and simultane­
ously mates.

White : FRIEDMANN

London Championship, 1945

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MATE ON THE MOVE

DIAGRAM 31 DIAGRAM 32

White moves White moves

Black: DUFm:SNE Black: KMOCH

White : KOSSAK White: TARTAKOVER

Berlin, 1 85 1 Niendorf, 1 927

DIAGRAM 33 DIAGRAM 34
Black moves Black moves
Black: MORPHY Black: MUND

White : MARACHE White: TCmOORlN

New York, 1 857 Lodz 1 904
,

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 SOLUTIONS
D I AGRAM 35 3J. 1 Kt-K7 mate. An
White moves amusing tableau.
Black: RYCKHOFF
32. 1 Q-Kt7 mate. The
Bishop functions craftily be­
hind the scenes.
33. 1 . . . Kt(S)-K7 mate.
The great Morphy naturally
prefers this to the banal re­
capture of the Queen.
34. 1 . . . Kt-BS mate.
This came after a Queen sac­
rifice. From one of Tchi­
White: NIMZOVICH gorin's simultaneous exhibi­
Pernau, 1 9 10 tions.
35. 1 P--KtS mate. A re­
markable demonstration of
D I AGRAM 36
the power of a double check.
Black moves
Black: KOSTICH 36. 1 . . Kt-B6
. mate.
An unusual kind of smoth­
ered mate.

White: MUEIll..OCX
Cologne, 1 9 12
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 Mate in erwo Moves

THE PRO B L EMS in the previous section were quite

simple, were they not? Now we come to more difficult tasks.

So far we have dealt with artless "one-liners" with a direct,
clean-cut theme; but at this point we enter the realm of com­
bination.
We may define the magic word combination in two dif­
ferent ways : as a series of moves having a common object,
or as the blending of objective with method.
Take the first definition: we have to accomplish our task
in a given number of moves, and they cannot be any old
moves. No indeed; they must be purposeful, calculated, pre­
cise, and they must be linked by the same idea. The first
move will provide the setting, the second move will provide
the execution (you may take this as a pun! ) .
As for the second definition: our objective (checkmating
the hostile King ) guides us in our choice of moves. We will
find the right moves only if we know what we are looking
for. Thus these problems serve a useful purpose in training
us how to discern our goals, and how to achieve them.

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MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 37 D I AGRAM 38
White moves White moves
'
Black : STUBENRAUCH Black : L HERMET

White : SCHLECIITER White : SPIELMANN

Staffelstein, 1901 Magdeburg, 1927

D I AGRAM 39 DI AGRAM 40
White moves White moves
Black : WYVILL Black : PILLSBURY

White : ANDERSSEN White : MARSHALL

London, 1 8S1 Vienna, 1 903

 SOLUTIONS
D I AGRAM 41 37.1 Q-R7ch, K-Kt5; 2
White moves Q-R3 mate. Another way is
Black : ALAPIN 1 P-Kt4ch, K x P; 2 Q-R3
mate.

38. 1 P-R7ch, K-B 1; 2

P-RS (Q) mate. White also
mates by promoting to a
Rook. Sequel to a Queen sac­
rifice.
39. 1 R-QSch, R x R; 2
R x R mate. Unprotected first
rankl
White : NIMZOVICH 40. 1 P-QS(Q)ch, K-Kt2;
Riga, 1 9 1 3 2 Q-R6 mate. White can
also mate by promoting to
a Rook on the first move, or
D I AGRAM 42 by 2 Q(6)-Q7ch or 2 Q(S)­
White moves KtSch. Still another way is
Black : DUHM 1 Q-B6ch, K-Ktl ; 2 Q-BS
mate or 2 P-QS(Q) mate or
2 P-QS(R) mate.

41. 1 Q-QSch!, B x Q; 2
R-KS mate. Black's neg­
lected development proved
fatal.
42. 1 Q-RSch, K-K2; 2
Q x P mate.

White : PESTALOZZI
Berne, 1 908
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MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 43 DIAGRAM 44
White moves Black moves
Black : SHIPLEY Black: LOYD

White : ALBIN
New York, 1 894

DIAGRAM 45 DIAGRAM 46
Black moves Black moves
Black : NEUMANN Black : GLAE'SSER

White : PAULSEN White : BUSH

Berlin, 1 864 Postal Game, 194 5
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 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 47 43. 1 Kt-K7ch, K-Rl ; 2
White moves Kt x P mate. Windup of a
Black : AMATEUR Queen sacrifice.
44. 1 . . . P-B5ch; 2 K­
B2, Kt-K6 mate. Not so easyl
This position reminds one of
Loyd's ingenious problems
and puzzles.
45. 1 . . . R x Rch; 2 Kt
x R, Q-BS mate. With so
much hostile mating force
near the White King and
with his own pieces dis­
White : TClllOORIN
persed, the mate follows as a
St. Petersburg, 1 894 matter of course.
46. 1 . . . Kt-R7chl [to
DIAGRAM 48 make room for the Queen ] ;
White moves 2 B x Kt, Q-Kt5 mate.
Black:BOGOLYUBoV 47. 1 Q-KSch, Kt x Q; 2
R-BS mate. As in the previ­
ous example, the first move
clears the way.
48. 1 B-Q3ch, K x Kt; 2
Q-B2 mate. Conclusion of
a brilliancy prize game.

White : MARSHALL
New York, 1 924
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MATE IN 1WO MOVES
DIAGRAM 49 DIAGRAM 50
Black moves White moves
Black: SCHLECHTER Black: y

White: PE'ITERSON White: x

StockhOhn, 1 906

DIAGRAM 5 1 DIAGRAM 52

White moves White moves

Black: ROSENTHAL Black: PRICE

White : KOLlSCH White: BLACKBURNE

Paris, 1 864 Birmingham, 1 906
26
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 53 49. 1 • • R-R8ch; 2 Kt
•

Black moves x R, R x Kt mate. An unusual

Black : PAULSEN kind of finish.
50. 1 R x Ktch, K x R; 2 Q­
R5 mate. Black castled into a
catastrophe. White's pieces
are poised for quick action.
51. 1 R-K7ch, K-B l ; 2
B-K6 mate. It is remarkable
that the White Queen is
superfluous for mating pur­
poses.
White : v. SCHMIDT 52. 1 P-Q4ch!, P x P e.p.;
Leipzig, 1 864 2 Q(4)-B4 mate. A pretty
finish from a simultaneous
exhibition.
DI AGRAM 54
53. 1 . . . Q x Rch; 2 K x
White moves
Q, R-BS mate. The White
Black : GOSSIP
Queen was out of play.
54. 1 B-Kt5ch, K x B; 2 Kt
-Q6 mate. From a tourna­
ment game which went all
of fi�teen movesl

White : TCHIGORIN
New York, 1 889
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MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 55 DIAGRAM 56
White moves Black moves
Black: AMATEUR Black: MALYUTIN

White: BANNET White: NA VRODSICY

Cracow, 1 89 7 St. Petersburg, 1 910

DIAGRAM 57 DIAGRAM 5 8
Black moves Black moves
Black: G�BARAS�LI Black: TARRASCH

White: SEREDA White: MARCO

Tiflis, 1 9 3 4 Hastings, 1 89 5
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 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 59 55. 1 B-R6ch, K x Kt; 2
Black moves Q-Kt4 rruzte. Black played
Black:BLACKBuRNE badly to arrive at such a po­
sition.

56. 1 . . . Kt-K7ch; 2 K­
B 1, Kt x P rruzte. Aftermath of
a Queen sacrifice.

57. 1 . Kt x Pch; 2 Kt x
. .

Kt, Kt-Kt6 rruzte. A charm­

ingly unconventional setting
for a smothered mate. As a
matter of fact, practical ex­
amples of this theme rarely
White: v. ZABERN
follow the orthodox pattern
Manchester, 1 880
for smothered mate.

58. 1 . . . Q-R5ch; 2 K­
DIAGRAM 60 Kt2, Q-R7 mate. White's
White moves forces failed to aid the King.
Black:BOSTWICK
59. 1 .R-Kt8chl; 2 B
• .

x R, Q-K7 mate. Another

fine clearance sacrifice.

60. 1 Kt-R6ch, K-B1 ; 2 Kt

x P mate. Nice work by the
Knights.

White: JANOWSKI
New York, 1 899
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MATE IN 1WO MOVES
D I AGRAM 6 1 DIAGRAM 62
Black moves White moves
Black: SALMINGER Black: ROSENTHAL

White: VARAlN White: NEUMANN

MWlich, 1 896 Paris, 1 867

DIAGRAM 6 3 D I A GRAM 64

Black moves White moves

Black: TClnCORIN Black: WYLDE

White: MASON White: BLACKBURNE

Paris, 1 900 Manchester, 1 875

.�O
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 65 6 1 . 1 . . . Kt-B7ch; 2 K­
White moves Kt l , Kt x P mate. Illustrates
Black : MIESES the fearful power of a dou­
ble check.
62. 1 Q-BSch, K-K2; 2
R-K6 mate. This example
shows that the position of
the pieces is all-important.
Despite near-equality of
material, Black is helpless.
63. 1 . . . R-R6ch; 2 R x
R, Q-Kt7 mate. Another de­
White : MAROCZY
lightful clearing sacrifice.
Paris, 1900 64. 1 Q-R7ch , Kt x Q; 2
B x Kt mate. Hardly surpris­
ing, in view of White's con­
D I AGRAM 66 centrated forces on the King­
White moves side.
Black : FROElU.. ICH
65. 1 R x Bch , K x R; 2 Q­
Kt7 mate. Black's Queen is
out of play.
66. 1 Kt-B6ch, P x Kt; 2
B x P mate. White had just
sacrificed his Queen for a
familiar mate pattern.

White : BERGER
Graz, 1 88 8
81
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 67 DIAGRAM 68
Black moves Black moves
Black: PAULSEN Black:BLACKBURNE

White: BEUTHNER White : AMATEUR

Leipzig, 1 863 Norwich, 1 87 1

DI AGRAM 6 9 DIAGRAM 70
White moves White moves
Black: GRANAS Black: BURN

White : RUBINSTEIN White: BIRD

Lodz, 190 5 London, 1 886
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 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 71 67. 1 •R x Rch; 2 K x R.
• •

White moves Q-KB mate. The pin is too

Black : ALLIES much for White.
68. 1 . . Q-Kt7chl;
. .2
R x Q, Kt-R6 mate. Most ar­
tistic.
69. 1 Q-Q5ch, K-Kt3; .2
Q-Kt5 mate. Another way is
1 Q-K6ch, K-B4; 2 B---K7
mate.
70. 1 Q x Bch, K x Q; 2 B­
K2 mate. The Black King's
White : MORPHY last trip.
Paris, 1 8 5 8 71. 1 Q-KtBch, Kt x Q; .2
R-QB mate. Conclusion of
the famous game played at
DIAGRAM 72
the Paris Opera House dur­
White moves
ing an intermission in the
Black : BARDELEBEN performance of The Barber
of Seville.
72. 1 R-R5chf, Kt x R; .2
P-Kt5 mate. Schlechter was
a problem connoisseur.

White : SCHLECHTEB
Prague, 1908
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DI AGRAM 73 DIAGRAM 74
Black moves White moves
Black: GUNSBERG Black: SHOWALTER

White : STEINlTZ White : BLACKBURNE

Match, 1 89 1 New York, 1 889

DIAGRAM 75 D I AGRAM 76
White moves White moves
Black: SMITH Black: FORSYTH

White : MARCO White : BLACKBURNE

London, 1 899 Edinburgh, 1 894
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 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 77 73. 1 . . . R-Kt4ch; 2 K­
Black moves R4, B-B7 mate.
Black : KUCZYNSKY
74. 1 Q x KPch, K-B5; 2 Kt
-R3 mate. Such a situation
is ahnost unthinkable be­
tween first-rate masters.
75. 1 Q x Qch, R x Q; 2 R­
KtS mate. Very easy, but neat
all the same.
76. 1 Q-BSch, R x Q; 2 Kt
-Q7 mate. In the course of
a sixty year career, the Brit­
White : LEWNTON ish master produced many
Lodz, 1 90 5 beautiful combinations.
77. 1 . . . Q-Kt6chl; 2
P x Q, P x P mate. A most un­
DIAGRAM 78
usual finish.
White moves
Black : E�TROM 78. 1 R-BSch, K x Ri 2
Q-B7 mate. With a piece
ahead, White had an easy
win in any event; but the
clearance sacrifice was the
quickest-and prettiest.

White : TARTAKOVER

Hastings, 1 9 4 5-46
ss
MATE IN TWO MOVES
D IAGRAM 79 D IAGRAM 80
White moves Black moves
Black: MORTIMER Black: BLEDOW

White : ICOLISCH White : HORWITZ

London, 1 862. Berlin, 1 83 7

DIAGRAM 8 1 DIAGRAM 82
White moves White moves
Black: AMATEUR Black: AMATEUR

White : BLACKBURNE White : ARMSTRONG

London, 1 887 Postal Game, 1913
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 83 79. 1 Q-B7ch, K-Q l ; 2
Black moves Q-Q7 mate. Black's unde­
Black: scHLEcHTER veloped Rooks were no
match for White's agile
Queen.
80. 1 . B x Pch; 2 K­
• •

B 1, Kt-Kt6 mate. Bledow

had just sacrificed the Queen
to achieve this amusing fin­
ish.
81. 1 R x Pch, K x R [or 1
.. . K-Rl] ; 2 Q x P mate.
Open lines are decisive.
White : MASON
Hastings, 1 89 5 82. 1 Q x Pch!, K x R; 2
R-RS mate. This pleasing
mate has been attributed to
DIAGRAM 84 many sources.
Black moves
83. 1 . . R-B7ch; 2 K­
.

Black : KIESERI'I'ZKY Q l [ or 2 K-B l], Kt-K6

mate. Note the lack of co­
operation among the White
forces.
84. 1 .. Kt-B6ch; 2 K­
.

RS, B-KtS mate. Kieseritzky

gave up his Queen to force
this finish.

White : SCHULTEN
Paris, 1846
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 85 DIAGRAM 86
Black moves Black moves
Black: TAImASCH Black: NAIDORF

White: ECKART White: GLUCKSBERG

Nuremberg, 1 889 Warsaw, 1 9 3 5

DIAGRAM 87 DI AGRAM 88
Black moves Black moves
Black:BLAcKBURNE Black:TOLLIT

White: HEYERMANS White: ASHLEY

Rotterdam, 1 8 80 Birmingham, 192 3

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 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 89 85. 1 .R-Kt7ch; 2 K­
• .

White moves Q3, Q-KtS mate. Economi­

Black : MATrlIEWS cal!
86. 1 . . . Kt-K4ch; 2 P x
Kt, P-R4 mate. Conclusion of
a remarkably brilliant game.
Known as the "Polish Im­
mortal," the game is perhaps
the most brilliant of this cen­
tury.
87. 1 . . . R-QSch; 2 8 x
R [or 2 R x R] , P x 8(Q) mate.
Promotion to Rook also does
White : POTrER
the trick.
London, 1 868
88. 1 . . . R x Pch; 2 P x R,
8-86 mate. The point of the
DIAGRAM 90 previous Queen sacrifice.
White moves
89. 1 Kt-Kt6ch, K-82; 2
Black: v. Bll..CUER
Kt x R mate. Double checks
are nasty!
90. 1 Q-8Sch, R x Q; 2
R x R mate. Black has played
badly.

White : BLEDOW
Berlin, 1 8 3 8
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 91 DIAGRAM 92
White moves White moves
Black: SCHULTL Black: AMATEUR

White : LUPRECHT White : BLACKBURNE

Postal Game, 1945 London, 1 886

DIAGRAM 93 DI AGRAM 94
White moves Black moves
Black: MACDONNELL Black: J ANNY

White : EVANS White: SCHlFFERS

London, 1 8 30 Budapest, 1 898
40
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 95 97. 1 P-BSch, K-K3; .2
Black moves Q-Kt3 mate. Once more
Black: KEISER Queen-side castling has
proved insecure.
92. 1 Q-QSch, Kt x Q; .2
P x Kt mate. Black failed to
develop properly.
93. 1 Q-K6ch, K-B2; .2
B-Q6 mate. Black's forces
are fatally divided.
94. 1 . . . P-RSch; .2 K x
Kt, P-Q3 [or .2 • P-Q4
• •

White : COULTER mate] mate. White must

Postal Game, 1943 have played badly to suc­
cumb at such an early stage.
95. 1 . . Q-R7ch!; .2 Kt
.

DIAGRAM 96
x Q, Kt(8)-Kt6 mate. A beau­
Black moves
tiful blocking sacrifice.
Black: BLACKBURNE
96. 1 . . . Q x Pch; .2 P x
Q, B x P mate. Black made
wholesale sacrifices to reach
this position.

White : AMATEUR

London, 1 880
41
MATE IN 1WO MOVES
DI AGRAM 97 DIAGRAM 98
Black moves Black moves
Black: TARRASCH Black:TARTAKoVER

White : SCHWARTZ White : STEINER

Nuremberg, 1 883 Hastings, 1 9 4 5-46

DIAGRAM 99 DIAGRAM 1 00
White moves White moves
Black: AMATEUR Blac k : JOURNOUX

White : KOLISCH White : DE RIVIERE

London, 1 887 Paris, 1 860

42
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 01 97. 1 . • . Q x Ktch; 2 K x
Black moves Q, R-Q8 11Ulte.A Danish
Black: BOTVINNIK Gambit which backfiredl
98. 1 . . . Q-Kt7ch; 2
K x Kt, Q--·KtS 11Ulte [ or .2
. . . R-BI mate]. Another
way is1 . . . P-RSch; 2 K x
Kt, R-B 1 11Ulte. A third way
is 1 . . . P-RSch, etc. Poor
cooperation by White's
pieces.
99. 1 Q-Q8ch, K-B2; .2
Kt-KS mate. Black's mate­
White : DUBlNIN
rial advantage was worthless
USSR Championship, 1939 in view of his retarded de­
velopment.
DIAGRAM 1 02 100. 1 P-KtSch, P-B3; .2
Black moves R-K7 mate. The blocking
Black: TAYLOR motif makes an agreeable
impression.
101. 1 . . . Kt-B6ch; .2
K-R1 , Kt x P mate. Or 2 K­
B 1 , Kt(S)-Q7 mate! Such a
finish is rare indeed in the
annals of master chess.
102. 1 . . . Q-Kt8ch; .9
R x Q, Kt-B7 11Ulte. The
clearance theme continues to
produce striking mates. Even
White : CAPON
1 . . Q x Rch does the trick.
.

Thorp,1873
43
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 03 D IAGRAM 104
White moves Black moves
Black: KuER�ER Black: HAMPTON

White: TARRASCH White: CHAROSH

Nuremberg, 1893 Postal Game, 1943

D IAGRAM 1 05 DIAGRAM 106

White moves White moves
Black: EISENSCHMIDr Black: AMATEUR

White: CLEMENS White: RATHER

St. Petersburg, 1890 Bangalore, 1 944

44
 SOLUTIONS
D IAGRAM 107 103. 1Q-Kt6ch, P x Q; 2
White moves Bx P mate. The King is raked
Black: MACZUSKY by the crossfire of the hostile
Bishops.
704.1 . .Q x Pch; 2 K x
•

Q, R-R4 mate. White's King

didn't have a single friend
left in the whole world.
705.1 Q-B7ch!, Kt x Q; 2
Kt-K6 mate. A real problem
mate.
706.1 P-B7ch, K-K2; 2
White : LINDEHN B-I<t5 mate. Black suffers
Paris, 1 863 for having failed to castle.
707.1 B-B6ch, Q x B [or
1 . Q-K2]; 2 Q x R mate.
. .

D IAGRAM 108 No development. It is not to

White moves be wondered at that such
Black: WEISS conclusions are rare in mod­
em play.
70B.1 B-B5ch, K-Q3; 2
B-K7 mate. Perfect coordi­
nation against complete lack
of it.

White : SHIPLE Y
Philadelphia, 1 889
45
MATE IN 1WO MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 09 DIAGRAM 1 10
Black moves White moves
Black : TARRASCH Black: DUFF

White : ALI.JES White : VAN ESSEN

Nuremberg, 1904 Long Beach, 1945

DI AGRAM 1 1 1 DIAGRAM 1 1 2
Black moves Black moves
Black : RANKEN Black : TARRASCH

White : GRUNDY White : R1EMANN

London, 1 893 Leipzig, 1893

46
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 1 3 109. 1 • • R x Rch; .2 Q x
•

White moves R, Q x P 17Ulte. White's Queen

Black: TClUGORIN was overworked.
no. 1 Q-K7ch, Kt x Q; .2
Kt-B6 17Ulte. Reminiscent of
105.

111. 1 . . . Kt-Kt6ch; .2
RP x Kt [or .2 BP x Kt] , Q­
K8 17Ulte. Black "got thar
fustest with the mostest
men...
112. 1 . . R-B7 ch; .2 K­
•

White : STEINITZ Ktl, Q-K8 17Ulte. With a

Match, 1 89 2 piece ahead, White was curi­
ously helpless.
113. 1 Q x Ktch, K-B4; .2
D IAGRAM 1 1 4
Q-84 mate. Conclusion of
White moves
a famous combination. White
Black : ROGERS
also had 2 P-Kt4 17Ulte.
114. 1 P-B7ch, R x P; .2
R-R8 mate. This was pre­
ceded by a Queen sacrifice.

White : MRS. HOGG

Postal Came, 1 94 5
47
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 1 5 D IAGRAM 1 1 6
White moves White moves
Black: AMATEUR Black: BURN

White: MACDONNELL White: MARSHALL

London, 1 8 30 Ostend, 1 905

DIAGRAM 1 1 7 DIAGRAM 1 1 8
White moves White moves
Black: YUDKOVSKY Black: KIESER1TZKY

White: PANOV White: ANDERSSEN

Moscow, 1 9 29 London, 1 8 5 1
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 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 1 9 J J 5.1 Kt-Kt5ch, K-Ktl;
White moves 2 Q x P mate. White's Bishop
Black : SCHELFHOUT is malicious at long range.
116.1 Q-B4ch, P-Kt4; 2
Q-B6 mate. Or 1 R x Ktch,
P x R; 2 Q-B6 mate. Black's
deficit in development is ap­
palling.
117.1 R x Pch, Q-R2; 2 Q
or R x Q mate. Easyl
118.1 Q-B6ch, Kt x Q; 2
B-K7 mate. Black had a field
White : KMOCH day gobbling Rooks.
Amsterdam, 1934 J J 9.1 R-B5chf, B x R [if
1 . . . R-Kt4, White can
choose from among three
DIAGRAM 1 20
mating methods]; 2 Kt-B4
White moves
mate.
Black: ROMBERG
120.1 B-Kt5ch, K-Kt3; 2
Kt(2)-B4 mate. Tarrasch sac­
rificed his Queen for this po­
sition. Giving the odds of
Queen's Rook did not trou­
ble him at all.

White : TARRASCH
Nuremberg, 1 893
49
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 2 1 DIAGRAM 1 22
White moves White moves
Black: MIESES Black: DURAS

White : DENKER White : SPIELMANN

Hastings, 194 5-46 Scheveningen, 1 90 5

DIAGRAM 1 23 DIAGRAM 1 2 4
White moves White moves
Black: AMATEUR Black: ANDERSSEN

White: TEICHMANN White : ZUKERTORT

Breslau, 1 86 5
50
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 25 721.1 R-K7ch, K-B l ; 2
White moves R x R mate. Another sad case
Black: WALTER of Pawn-grabbing.
722.1 R x Rch, K x Kt; 2
Q-KtS mate. Black should
have castled while he had
the opportunity.
723.1 Q x Ktchl, R x Q; 2
B x P mate. The defending
Knight had to be removed.
724.1 Q-KtSch [more
spectacular than1 B--Kt5ch,
White : SPIELMANN which also does the trick],
Trentschin-Teplitz, 1 9 2 8 P x Q; 2 B x P mate. The end
of a twelve-move game.
How Anderssen must have
DIAGRAM 1 26 blushed I
White moves
725.1 Q x Ktchl, B x Q; 2
Black: VAN PRAAG
Kt x P TlUlte. "A bit of Mor­
phy."
7 26.1 R x Pch, K x R; 2 Q­
RS mate. Black failed to fore­
see this.

W h ite : HEIJMANS
Amsterdam, 1 8 5 1
51
MATE IN TWO M OVES
DIAGRAM 127 DIAGRAM 128
White 11II)OOS White moves
Black: KOLB Black: AMATEUR

White : TARRA SCH White: ZUKERTORT

Nuremberg, 1 89 3 Berlin, 1 869

DIAGRAM 1 29 DIAGRAM 130

Black moves White moves
Black: BLAKE Black: ST. LEON

White : MICHELL White : KIESERITZKY

London, 1 9 20 Paris, 1 849
52
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 3 1 727. 1 Q-B8ch!, R x Q; 2
White moves Kt-Q7 mate. A charming
Black : HOWELL smothered mate.
728. 1 R-Kt8chl, R x R; 2
Kt-B7 mate. A similar speci­
men. Aside from being bril­
liant, the Rook check is the
only way to win.
729. 1 . . . B-Kt7ch; 2 K
-Ktl , Kt-B6 mate. The con­
clusion of a virulent attack.
730. 1 Q-Q8ch, K x Q; 2
White : PILLSBURY R-BS mate. Black's enor­
New York, 1900 mous material advantage is
nullified by his lack of de­
velopment.
DIAGRAM 1 32
'3'. 1 Q x Ktch, Q x Q; 2
White moves
8---87 mate. Pillsbury played
Black : MCCUDDEN
blindfold.
'32. 1 Kt---K4ch [ or1 Kt­
Kt5ch] , K-K2; 2 Q-B7
mate. An exposed King plus
poer development.

White : SAMUELS
New York, 1925
58
MATE IN 1WO MOVES
DI AGRAM 1 33 DIAGRAM 1 34
White moves White moves
Black: AMATEUR Black: EUWE

White : STEINITZ White : MORRISON

London, 1 863 London, 1 9 22

DIAGRAM 1 35 DIAGRAM 1 36
White moves White moves
Black : AMATEUR Black: AMATEUR

White : ZUKERTORT White : CANAL

London, 1 877
54
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 37 133. 1 P x Rch, K x Kt [or 1
Black moves . . . K-Bl; 2 B-R6 11Ulte
Black : STEINITZ or 1 . . . K-Ql; 2 P-B7
11Ulte]; 2 B-84 mate. Steinitz
sacrificed the Queen for this
pretty position.
1 34. 1 Q x Rch; K x Qi 2
R-Kt8 11Ulte. Incredible but
true.
1 35. 1 Q x BPch, P x Q [1
. . . Q-B2 still allows mate
next move]; 2 B -R6 mate.
White : AMATEUR 1 36. 1 Q x Pch!, P x Qi 2
London, 1 864 B-R6 mate. White parted
with two Rooks to get this
mate, which is basically the
DIAGRAM 1 38 same as in the previous po­
White moves sition.
Black : AMATEUR
1 37. 1 . . R-B5ch; 2 P x
.

R [or 2 P Kt4 , R x P mate],

-

R-Kt5 11Ulte. Steinitz's sacri­

fice of the Queen at an ear­
lier stage was based on
White's faulty development.
1 38. 1 R-Q6ch, R x Ri 2
Kt-K6 mate. A nasty double
check.

White : ZUXERTORT
Berlin, 1 869
55
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DI AGRAM 1 39 DIAGRAM 1 40
White moves Black moves
Black: WINTER Black : MORPHY

White : MARGOLIS White : SCHULTEN

Chicago, 1946 New York, 1 857

DIAGRAM 1 41 DIAGRAM 1 42
Black moves Black moves
Black : MOTTA Black : YANKOVICH

White : PEREIRA White : MANKO

Brazil, 19 3 7 Postal Game, 1 900
56
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 143 139. 1 R-Kt8ch, K x R; 2
White moves Q-Kt7 mate. Look at Black's
Black : JAFFE Queen. 2 Q-R8 mate is an­
other way.
140.1 ...Kt-B4ch [ an­
other way is 1 . . . Q-B7 ch;
2 K-Kt5, P-B3 mate or 2
. . . Q-Kt6 mate J; 2 K-Kt5,
Q-R4 mate. Was White's
trip with the King neces­
s ary?
141. 1 . Q-Kt6; 2 P x
. .

Kt, Q-RS mate. White threw

White : ALLIES
away the advantage of the
Havre, 1 9 12
first move.
142. 1 . Q x Rch; 2 B x
. •

DIAGRAM 144 Q, Kt-B6 mate. From one of

White moves the shortest games on record.
Black: DELMAR
143. 1 Kt-B6ch, K-Bl ; 2
Q-K8 mate. The allies were
too much for the master.
744. 1 Q x Pch, R x Q; 2
B--Kt6 mate. Black was a
player of master strength!

White : TEED
New York, 1 896
57
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 45 DI AGRAM 146
White moves White moves
Black: AMATEUR Black: NILSSON

White : STEINITZ White : KROGIUS

London, 1 862 Helsinki, 1 946

DIAGRAM 1 47 DIAGRAM 1 48
White moves White moves
Black: ENDZELIUS Black : nRUVA

White : PLECI White : NIMZOVICH

Buenos Aires, 1 9 3 9 ruga, 1 9 1 9
58
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 149 J45. 1 P-Q7ch, Q x P [ or
White moves 1 .. . B x P]; 2 Q-88 mate.
Black : KUJOTH Black's neglected develop­
ment is typical of the period.
146. 1 Q x Pch, K x Q; 2
R-R5 mate. A familiar but
always attractive theme.
147. 1 P-R5ch, K-R3; 2
Kt-B7 mate. Conclusion of
a remarkable combinative
game.
148. 1 B-B4ch, K-K5; 2
White : FRIEDMAN P;-B3 mate. From a game in
U. S. Junior Champion­ which Nimzovich gave
ship, 1 946 Queen oddsl
149. 1 R-Kt7ch!, K x R; 2
DI AGRAM 1 5 0
Q-R7 mate. Another ne a·;:
White moves
example of the clearance sac­
Black: PILHAL
rifice.
150. 1 Kt-86ch, K-Bl [ or
1 . . . K-Ql]; 2 B x Kt mate.
A Queen sacrifice was the
prelude to this one.

White: STEINITZ
Vienna, 1862
59
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 5 1 DIAGRAM 1 52
White moves White moves
Black: THOMAS Black : NEWMAN

White : LASKER White : BOWLEY

London, 1912 London, 1945

DIAGRAM 1 5 3 DIAGRAM 1 54
Black moves White moves
Black : KONSTANTINOPOLSKY Black : ELISKASES

White : ZAGORYANSKY White : LILIENTHAL

Sverdlovsk, 1943 Ujpest, 1934
60
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 55 15 1. 1 R-R2ch, K-Kt8; 2
Black moves K-Q2 mate or 2 0-0-0
Black : ATKINS mate! Another way is 1 0-
0-0, when Black is help­
less against 2 QR-Ktl or 2
R--R2 mate.
152. 1 R-Kt8ch, Kt x R; 2
Q-Kt7 mate. Black castled
into disaster.
153. 1 . . . R-Kt7ch; 2 K
-Rl , R-Kt8 mate. In both
cases Black must find the
right discovered check.
White : TARTAKOVER
London, 192.2. 154. 1 Q-Kt6ch, K-Bl
[or1 . . K-Rl; 2 Q-Kt7
.

mate]; 2 B-B5 mate.Black

DIAGRAM 1 56 was threatening 1 Rx
• • •

Black moves Pch, etc.

Black : CZERNIAK
155. 1 . . . Q-B4ch; 2 K­
Kt3, Q-B7 mate. The end o f
a King hunt, starting from
White's QBl.
156. 1 . . . Q x Ktch; 2 K x
Q, R-B8 mate. White's re­
tarded development left the
first rank unguarded.

White : FOGEL
Jerusalem, 1935
61
MATE IN TWO MOVES
D IAGRAM 1 57 D I AGRAM 1 5 8
Black moves Black moves
Black : RATHER Black : ALBIN

White : MCCORMICX White : BAIRD

New York, 1 946 New York, 1 894

DI AGRAM 1 5 9 DIAGRAM 1 60
White rrwoes White moves
Black : AMATEUR Black : AUATEUR

White : BJERXNESS White : HOROWITZ

Christiania, 1 9 1 5 Austin, 1 94 1
62
 S OLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 6 1 157. 1 . . . R x Pch; 2 B x R
White moves [or 2 K-Rl, Q x P mate],
Black : BURN Q x B mate. The King's
Knight file is too much for
'White.
158.1 . . . R-Kt8ch; 2 Kt
x R, Q-Kt7 mate. Such
clearance sacrifices are al­
ways pleasing.
159.1 Kt x Pch, Kt x Kt; 2
Kt-Kt6 mate. This is so sud­
denl
White : OWEN 160. 1 B x Pch, K x B [ or 1
London, 1 887 . . K-B2; 2 Q-Kt7 mate];
.

2 Q-Kt7 mate. Black's King

shivers in the icy blast.
DIAGRAM 1 62
161.1 Q x Pch, Kt x Q [or
White moves
1 . .. Kt-Kt2; 2 Q xKt
Black: GOSLIN
mate]; 2 B x Kt mate. Black
castled into it.
162. 1 R-R6ch, P x R; 2
Q-Kt4 mate. A neat self­
blocking motif. Less artistic
but equally effective is 1
Q-B5ch, K-R5 [if 1 . . . P
-Kt4; 2 Q-R3 mate); 2 P­
Kt3 mate or 2 R-Q4 mate.

White: VANDERVOORT

Postal Game, 1922

MATE IN TWO MOVES
DI AGRAM 1 63 DI AGRAM 1 64
White moves White moves
Black: ENGLUND Black: BALOGH

White : LASKER White : A. STElNER

Scheveningen, 1 9 1 3 Pistyan, 1 922

D I AGRAM 1 65 D I AGRAM 1 66
Black moves White moves
Black: PILLSBURY Black: COUVEE

White : MCCONNELL White : SPEYER

New Orleans, 1 899 Amsterdam, 1 902

64
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 67 163.1 Q x Pch, P x Q; 2
Black moves B-R6 mate. This has become
Black : MARCHAND a familiar but always pleas­
ing theme.
164.1 Kt-Kt6ch, P x Kt [1
. . R x Kt is no better]; 2
.

R x R mate. White prepared

this with a clever sacrifice of
the exchange.
165.1 . . . Q x Pch; 2 Q­
Q3, B-BS mate. Another
case of risky Queen-side
White : HARTINGSVELT
castling.
Scheveningen, 1 9 1 5 166.1 Q x Pch, R x Q [ if 1
. . . K-Bl; 2 Q-B7 or Kt
-Kt6 or Kt x P mate]; 2 Kt­
D I AGRAM 1 68 Kt6 mate. A drastic and
Black moves amusing punishment for
Black: RATHER Black's feeble opening play.
167. 1 . Kt-Q6; 2 P­
. .

R7, Kt-B7 mate. The same

finish would have been pos­
sible with White's Pawn ad­
vanced one rank!
168.1 . . . R x Pch;2PxR,
QxP mate.

White : WEINSTOCK
New York, 1 946
65
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DI AGRAM 1 69 DIAGRAM 1 70
White moves White moves
Black: KOTOV Black: AMATEUR

White : o. BERNSTEIN White : NIMZOVICH

Groningen, 1 946 Riga, 1 899

DIAGRAM 1 7 1 DIAGRAM 1 72
Black moves White moves
Black: STAHLBERG Black: BURN

White : SCHROEDER White : MARSHAIL

Santiago, 1 946 Paris, 1 900
66
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 73 169. 1 Q x Pchl, P x Q; 2
White moves R(QR8)-Kt8 mate. Truth is
Black: JACOBSEN stranger than fiction.
170. 1 Q-BSch, Kt x Q; 2
P-K6 mate. This pretty com­
bination was played by the
father of the famous master.
17 1. 1 . . . Q x P; 2 P x Q
[other moves allow 2 . . .
Q-RB mate], Kt-R6 mate.
172. 1 R-R8ch, K x R; 2
Q-R7 mate. A "quickie. "
White : GIERSING 173. 1 P-Kt8(Q)ch, Kt x Q;
Copenhagen, 19 17 2 R-Q8 mate. Promotion to
Rook also accomplishes the
mate.
DIAGRAM 1 74
Black moves 174. 1 • • R-K8ch; 2 R x
•

Black : NIMZOVICH R [ or 2 Q x R, Q-Kt7 mate],

Q-R8 mate. Note how the
Rook immolates himself to
clear the Bishop's diagonal.

White : FAHRNI
Carlsbad, 19 1 1
67
MATE IN 1WO MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 75 DIAGRAM 1 76
Black moves White moves
Black: DONOVAN Black: GmAUD

White : ULVESTAD White : LAZARD

Ventnor City, 1 940 Paris, 1910

DIAGRAM 1 77 DIAGRAM 1 78
White moves White moves
Black: REES E Black: LEONHARDT

White : ARMITAGE White : SCHLEClITER

London, 1 946 Carlsbad, 1 9 1 1
68
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 79 175. 1 . . . Kt-KtSch; 2
White moves K-R3, Kt-BS mate. Artistic
Black: KOSTICH play.
176. 1 R-K8ch, Kt x R; 2
Q-B8 mate. Concluding one
of the most brilliant games
on record.
177. 1 Q x Pch. K x Q; 2
R-R4 mate.
178.1 P-R4ch, K x P [or 1
. . .K-R3; 2 Q x P mate];
2Q-Kt3 mate. Black's open­
White : BARRY ing play left much to be de­
Boston, 1 9 1 7 sired.
179.1 Q-Kt6ch, Kt x Q; 2
P x Kt mate. The division of
D I AGRAM 1 80
the Black forces proved dis­
White moves
astrous.
Black: KURSCHNER
180. 1 Kt-BSch, K-R4; 2
Q-R4 mate. Here again a
hard-pressed King gets no
help from his fair-weather
friends. 2 P-Kt4 mate is an
alternative method.

White : HROMADKA
Hamburg, 1 9 1 0
69
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 81 DIAGRAM 1 82
White moves White moves
Black: DUFRESNE Black: FIEDLER

White : NEUMANN White : TARRA S CH

Berlin, 1 863 Nuremberg, 1 89 2

DIAGRAM 1 83 DIAGRAM 1 84
White moves Black moves
Black: DAVIDOV Black: PHlLIDOR

White : TCHIGORIN White : LEICESTER

St. Petershurg, 1 89 1 London, 1 788
70
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 185 181. 1 Q x Pch, P x Q; 2
White moves B x R mate. The opening of
Black: LEE the King Bishop's diagonal
permits a fine finish.
182 . 1 Q-Kt4ch, B x Q; 2
B-B7 mate. Tarrasch gives
Rook odds and mates in 16
moves !
183. 1 Kt-R6ch, P x Kt; 2
Q-Kt4 mate. From one of
the finest Muzios on record.
184. 1 . . Kt-Q6ch; 2
.

White : J ANOWSKI K-B l , Q-Q8 mate. White's

London, 1 899 King is neatly fenced in.
185. 1 B-K8ch, K x B; 2
Q-B7 mate. Very pretty
DIAGRAM 1 86
play. Janowski would not
White moves
part with a Bishop for any­
Black: ono
thing short of mate I
186. 1 R x Bch, K-R l ; 2 R x
P mate [or 2 R-KtB mate ] .
This was the game finish;
but a more elegant course is
1 R x Rch, K x R; 2 Q-B7
mate.

White : TCIllGORIN
St. Petersburg, 1 893
71
MATE IN TWO MOVES
DI AGRAM 1 87 DIAGRAM 1 88
Black moves White moves
Black: COLLlJN Black: HODGES

White : HALLGARTEN White : STEINITZ

Ostend, 1 906 New York, 1 89 1

DIAGRAM 1 89 DIAGRAM 1 90
Black moves Black moves
Black: BODEN' Black: LEVENFISH

White : MACDONNELL White : RABINOVICH

London, 1 860 Moscow, 1 92 7
72
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 191 J 87. 1 . . . R x Pch; 2 P x R,
Black moves Q-R7 mate.What could be
Black : lURSCHFELD simpler?
J 88. 1 Q x Pch, R x Q; 2
R-Kt8 mate. Steinitz played
"blindfold."
J89. 1 . . . Kt x Pch [or 1
. . . R-Kt3ch; 2 Q x R, R­
Q8 mate]; 2 R x Kt, R-K8
mate. The pretty sequel to
one of the finest Queen sac­
rifices ever made. Black can
also begin with 1 . . . R­
White : MAYET
Q8ch.
London, 1 861
J 90. 1 . . . Kt-R5ch; 2 K­
K l [ if 2 K-Ktl, Q-Kt5
DIAGRAM 1 92 mate], Kt x Kt mate. This
White moves game is one of the shortest
Black : STEINITZ ever played between mas­
ters.
J 9 J . 1 . . Q-Kt6ch [the
.

Queen can also check at Kt4

or Kt5, so that if 2 K-B2,
Q-Kt6 mate]; 2 K-Rl , Q­
Kt7 mate.
J 92. 1 Kt x Pch, K-Q2; 2
8-1<15 mate. White had sac­
rificed a Rook in preparation
for this finish.
White : FAEHNDRICH
Vienna, 1 897
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 Mate in 'Three Moves

Mo vES BY the Queen are the key to most of the prob­

lems in be, for the
our final section ; and this is as it should
Queen, being the most powerful piece, is the soul of the
attack .
And it is the attack which forms the subject m atter of this
book. In the final section, which you are ab out to begin, the
examples may be said to be truly complicated They are now
a real challen ge The concep tions in many cases are rather
.

subtle ; there are m isle adin g alternatives which are not quite
good �nou gh; there are also alternatives which comp ete suc­
cessfully for the honor of forcing checkmate in three moves.
As you work on these problems, you will acquire a bit of
information which is basic but often unrealized by the chess­
player: the attack is the means whereby we seek to enforce
our will on our opponent. If the attack is successful, we
achieve our objective ( in this case checkmate ) . When you
comp lete this section, you will know why the attack is im­
portant, you will know why attacking skill must be culti­
vated. Challeng e to Chessplayers was written to driv e the se
p o ints home.

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MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 93 DIAGRAM 1 94
White moves Black moves
Black: GORER Black: HORWITZ

White : GARCIA VERA White : SCHULTEN

Rosario, 19 39 London, 1 846

DI AGRAM 1 95 D I AGRAM 1 96
White moves White moves
Black : AMATEUR Black: AMATEUR

White : DU�HOTIMIRSKY White : LEWlS

Hamburg, 1 9 1 0 London, 1 840
76
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 1 97 Kt x Pch, B x Kt; 2
J 93. 1
White moves Q x Qch, P x Q; 3 B-R6 mate.
Black: SKLAROFF
194. 1 . . . Q-B8ch; 2 K
x Q, B-Q6ch; 3 K-K l , R­
BB mate. Several generations
have relished this one.
195. 1 R x Bch, P x R [ if 1
. . . Q-B2; 2 Q x Q mate];
2 Q x Pch [ more elegant but
not faster than 2 B x Pch ],
R x Q; 3 B x P mate. Essen­
tially this is the same mate
as in Example 193.
White : DRASIN
Philadelphia, 1 9 3 5 196. 1 R-K8ch, B-B 1 ; 2
8-R6, any; 3 R x B mate.
Economical utilization of
DIAGRAM 198 White's development.
White moves
197. 1 Kt-K8ch, K-K4; 2
Black: SZEN
Q-Kt3ch [or 2 Q-Kt 7ch or
2 Q-RBch, K-K5; 3 Q­
Q4 mate], K---': K S; 3 Kt-B6
mate [or 3 Q-B4 mate or 3
R-Q4 mate ] . Both the set­
ting and the finish are un­
conventional.
198. 1 R-K8!, Q x R [2
Q-K t7 mate was threat­
ened ] ; 2 Q-B6ch, R-Kt2; 3
Q x R mate. White's first
White : HARRWITZ
move deflected Black's
London, 1 8 , 1 Queen from the defense.
77
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 1 99 DIAGRAM 200
White moves White moves
Black: AMATEUR Black : ASZTALOS

White : MORPHY White : LOVAS

New York, 1 8 5 7 Budapest, 191 5

DIAGRAM 201 DIAGRAM 202

Black moves Black moves
Black: STEINITZ Black : JANOWSKI

White : ROSENTHAL White : TAUBENHAUS

London, 1 88 3 Paris, 1905
78
 SOLUTIONS
D I AGRAM 203 199. 1 R-B8ch, Q x R; 2
White moves R x Qch, R x R; 3 Q x P mate.
Black : HANHAM The original "epaulette
mate." On the Black King it
looks good.
200. 1 B-Kt8ch, B-B2 [if
1 . . . K-Q2; 2 Q-B5
mate ] ; 2 B x Bch, K-Q2; 3
Q-BS mate. On the 13th
move, White had a forced
mate in seven!
201 . 1 . . . P-B7ch; 2 K x
P [if 2 Q x P, Q-RB mate],
White : BLACKBURNE
Q-Kt7ch; 3 K-K3, Q-B6
New York, 1889
mate. The end of a brilliancy
prize combination.
DIAGRAM 204 202. 1 . . . R-K7ch; 2 K­
White moves Ktl , R-K8ch; 3 K-B2, R-B8
Black: LICHTNER mate. White's Queen is an in­
terested spectator.
203. 1 R-R3ch, K-Kt2; 2
B-R6ch, K moves; 3 B x R
mate. See above.
204. 1 Q-Kt6, Q-Ktl [if
1 . . . P x Kt; 2 Q-R7 mate
and if 1 . . Kt x Q; 2 Kt­
.

B7 mate ] ; 2 Q-R7ch, Q x
Q; 3 Kt-B7 mate . Delightful!
Or 2 Kt-B7ch, Q x Kt; 3 Q­
White : ERDOS
R7 mate.
Vienna, 1 9 2 3
79
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 205 DIAGRAM 206
White moves White moves
Blac k : AMATEUR Black: STEPHENS

White : NAPIER White : s. BERNSTEIN

1 904 Ventnor City, 1 940

DIAGRAM 207 DIAGRAM 208

White moves White moves
Black: KMOCH Black: BAER

White : WEENINK White : BLASS

London, 1 9 2 7 Postal Game, 1 933
80
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 209 205. 1 Q-Kt6ch, B x Q; 2
White moves Kt-Kt5chl, P x Kt; 3 P x B
Black : GRUENFELD mate. The Allgaier always
produces brilliant chess.
206. 1 B-B7 ch, R x B; 2
Q-Kt6ch, K-B l [or 2 . . .
R-Kt2; 3 Q x R mate ] ; 3
Q x R mate. Just punishment
for Black's miserable play.
207. 1 B-R5ch, K x P [or 1
. . . K-R2 ; 2 P-Kt6
mate!]; 2 QR-Ktl ch, K-B5;
3 Kt-K2 mate. No place for
White : SPIELMANN
a King.
Carlsbad, 192.9
208. 1 R(3)-R3!, B x R [if
1 . . . B x Q; 2 R-R8 mate ] ;
DIAGRAM 2 1 0
2 Q-R7ch, K-B l ; 3 Q-R8
Black moves mate.
Black : LmAIRE 209. 1 P-R6ch, K-R l [1
. . . K-Ktl allows the same
finish ] ; 2 Q-B6ch, K-Ktl ; 3
Q-Kt7 mate. Black had
failed to take preventive
measures against the break­
up of his King-side.
2 10. 1 . . .B-Q5ch; 2 K­
Kt2 [ if 2 Kt x B, Q-B7
mate], Q-K5ch; 3 K-Kt3,
B-- B7 or . . . Q-B6 mate.
White : FOX The windup of a very bril­
New York, 1 906 liant attack.
81
MATE IN THREE MOVES
D I AGRAM 2 1 1 D IAGRAM 2 1 2
White moves White moves
Black: PALMER Black : DREWITT

White : YATES White : WINTER

Glasgow, 1911 London, 1 9 29

DIAGRAM 2 1 3 DIAGRAM 2 1 4
White moves White moves
Black: SElTZ Black : GOSSIP

White : PRZEPIORKA White : SCHALLOPP

Hastings, 1 9 2 5-26 Manchester, 1 8<}o
82
 SOLUTIONS
D IAGRAM 2 1 5 2 1 1. 1 Q-K7ch. K-Kt3;
White moves 2 Q x QPch, K-Kt4; 3 Q-B6
Black: AMATEUR mate. Satisfying conclusion
to an implacable King hunt.
2 12. 1 Q-RSch, K-Kt2 [if
1 . K x Q;
. . 2 R-R3
mate]; 2 Q-R7 ch, K moves;
3 Q-B7 mate.

2 13. 1 R x Ktch, R x R [if 1

. . . K-K2; 2 Q-K6
mate]; 2 Q-K6ch, K-B 1 ; 3
Kt-Q7 mate. The King was
pummelled by White's
White : CAPABLANCA
pieces.
Moscow, 1 9 1 4
2 14. 1 Q x RPch, K-Ktl ; 2
Q-KtSch, K moves; 3 R-R6
DIAGRAM 2 1 6 mate. The isolation of Black's
Black moves King is a serious reflection
Black : BETI on his previous play.
2 15. 1 R-K l ch, K x P; 2
P-B3ch, K-Q6i 3 R-QS
mate. A highly imaginative
finish.
2 16. 1 . . . R x Bch; 2 K x
R, Q-Kt6ch; 3 K-Rl Q-R6
I

mate. Black's previous sacri­

fices paid off because White's
pieces were useless.
White : AMATEUR
Vienna, 1 9 1 8
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 2 1 7 DIAGRAM 2 1 8
Black moves Black moves
Black: TCIDGORIN Black : RlCHMAN

White : ARNOLD White : GRESSER

St Petersburg, 1 88 5 New York, 1 94 5

DIAGRAM 2 1 9 DIAGRAM 220

Black moves White moves
Black: MAROCZY Black : MEIZER

White : HAVASI White : MARCO

Budapest, 1 892 Czernowitz, 1 9OO
84
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 221 217.1 • Q x Pchl; 2 K
. .

Black moves x Q, B-B6ch; 3 K-Bl [if 3

Black : BLACKBURNE K-KtS, B-B7 rruzte] , Kt­
R7 rruzte. Tchigorin played
this game blindfold.
218.1 • . Q x Pch;
. 2
K x Q, P x Ktch; 3 K-Kt2, R­
R7 rruzte. The break-up of
White's King-side Pawns had
unfortunate consequences.
219. 1 . Kt-B4ch; 2
. .

K-Q2, R-Q8ch; 3 K-B2, Kt

-K6 rruzte. Beautiful coop­
White : GAMMAN
eration by the Black piecesl
London, 1 869
220.1 Q x Pch, Q x Q; 2
R x Rch, B-Ktl ; 3 R x B mate.
DIAGRAM 222 White's Bishops were too
White moves strong.
Black: PARNELL
221.1 • . . §>
Kt< x Bch; 2
P x Kt, R x Pch; 3 K x R, Q-R2
rruzte.
222.1 Q x Ktch, K x Q; 2
Kt-B3ch, K-B4; 3 R-Bl
mate. The Allgaier has been
a fertile source of brillian­
cies. 1 Kt-B3 mates less
flamboyantly.

White : MACKENZIE
New York, 1 890
85
MATE I N THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 223 DIAGRAM 224
Black moves Black moves
Black : TCInOORlN Black : MAROCZY

White : AMATEUR White: ZAMBELLY

St. Petersburg, 1 8 7 5 Postal Game, 1 897-98

DIAGRAM 225 DIAGRAM 226

White moves Black moves
Black : FAURE Black : THOMAS

White : n'AUMILLER White : EUWE

Verona, 189 3 H astings, 1 94 5-46

88
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 227 223. 1 . . . R x Bch; 2 P x
Black moves R, Q-R8ch!; 3 Kt x Q, R-Kt7
Black: PETROFF mate. A characteristically
elegant mate by the great
Russian master.
224. 1 . . . P-R3ch; 2
K-84, P-Kt4ch; 3 K-KS,
Q-K3 mate. The conclusion
of a magnificent combina­
tion.
22S. 1 P-Q4! [threatens 2
P-B4 mate], B x P; 2 Kt­
B6ch, K-R3; 3 R x B mate.
White: HOFFMANN
Sequel to a Queen sacrifice.
Warsaw, 1 844
226. 1 . . . Kt-Kt8ch; 2
K x P, R-R2ch; 3 Q-R6, R(2)
DI AGRAM 228 x Q mate.
White moves
227. 1 . . . R-B4ch; 2
Black : MUMELTER
K-Kt4, P-R4ch; 3 K-R3,
R-B6 mate. Conclusion of
one of the classics from the
so-called Golden Age of
chess.
228. 1 Q x Pch, K x Q; 2
R-R7 ch, K-B 1 ; 3 R-B7
mate. White sacrificed a
Rook to get this position.

White : AMATEUR
Vienna, 1 896
B7
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 229 DIAGRAM 230
White moves Black moves
Black : SCHWARZ Black : ATKlNS

White : BLACKBURNE White : TRESLlNG

Vienna, 1 87 3 Amsterdam, 1 899

DIAGRAM 2 3 1 DIAGRAM 232

Black moves White moves
Black : FISHER Black : BURN

White : BAlN White : BLACKBURNB

Stockholm, 1 9 3 7 Hastings, 1 Bc) 5

88
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 233 229. 1 R-K7ch, K-Bl ; .2
White moves R-K8ch, K x R; 3 Q-K7
Black : MRAZEK mate. White has put the pin
to good use.
230. 1 . . . Q-R6ch!; .2
K x Q, Kt-K6ch; 3 K-R2, R­
Rl mate. Out of a clear sky.
23 7 . 1 . . . Q-R7ch; .2
K-B 1 , Q-R8ch; 3 Kt x Q,
R x Kt mate. The Rook at K2
blocked the King's exit.
232. 1 Q-Q3ch, K-B4; .2
White : SEIDMANN Q-Q4ch, K-Kt4; 3 Q-Kt4
Bratislava, 1 9 3 6 mate. Blackbume had sacri­
ficed a piece for this imagi­
native finish.
DIAGRAM 234
233. 1 Q x Pch!, K x Q; .2
Black moves
R(1 )-R7 ch, K-Kl ; 3 B x P
Black: STEINITZ
mate. Black had it coming to
him : poor development.
234. 1 . . Q-Q7ch; .2
•

K-Ktl , Q-Q8ch; 3 R x Q,
R x R mate. An early Steinitz
brilliancy.

White : HAMPPE
Vienna, 1 8 59
89
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 235 DIAGRAM 236
White moves White moves
Black : GUDJU Black : PIULP

White : ADDICKS White : BLACKBURNE

Prague, 1 9 3 1 London, 1 87 5

DIAGRAM 237 DIAGRAM 238

White moves Black moves
Black : v. SCHEVE Black : DERRICKSON

White : TARRAS CH White : AMATEUR

Breslau, 1 880 Philadelphia, 1 860
90
 SOLUTIONS
DI AGRAM 239 235. 1 B x Pch, K x B; 2 Kt­
White moves KtSch, K-Ktl [or 2 . . .
Black : MORTIMER K-B3] ; 3 Q-K6 mate. The
proper outcome of Black's
wretched development.
236. 1 Q-BSch [or 1 Q­
K4ch] , K-Ktl ; 2 Q-Kt6ch,
B-Kt2; 3 Q x B mate. Black's
material advantage was of no
v alue .

237. 1 Q x Ktch, R x Q; 2
R-B8ch, R-Q l ; 3 B-KtS
mate. The outcome of
White : POLLOCK
Black's Pawn-grabbing.
London, 1 887
238. 1 . . . Kt-QSch/; 2
K x R, Kt-K6ch; 3 K-8 1 , Kt
DI AGRAM 240 -K7 mate. The prettiest wa y
Black moves to win.
Black: WARD
239. 1 Q x Pch, K x Q; 2
R-R4ch, Q-R3; 3 R x Q
mate. A familiar motif.
240. 1 . . . Kt-Q6ch; 2
K-Ql , Q-K8ch; 3 R x Q, Kt
-87 mate. A curiou s smoth­
ered mate.

White : ROWE
London, 1 876
91
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 241 D I AGRAM 242
White moves White moves
Black: ARNOLD Black: CARO

White : MARRIOTf White : SHOWALTER

Postal Game, 1 944 Vienna, 1 89 8

D I AGRAM 243 DI AGRAM 244

Black moves White moves
Black: MARTINEZ Black: SATZINGER

White : SInPLEY White : TARRA S CH

Philadelphia, 1 889 Munich, 1 9 1 5
92
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 245 24 1 . 1 Q-R6ch, Kt x Q; 2
White moves 8 x Ktch, K-Kt1 ; 3 P-87
Black: GRINBERG mate. A neat resource.
242. 1 Q-Kt8ch [the Jl1at­
ing process can also begin
with 1 R-K8 ch ] , K x Q; 2
R-K8ch, R x Ri 3 R x R mate.
243. 1 . . . R-Rl ch; 2
K-Kt7, B-R3ch; 3 K x P, Kt­
Q4 mate. Black sacrificed his
Queen in order to drive
White's King into the great
open spaces.
White: ALONI
Palestine Championship, 1 94 5 244. 1 Kt-B7ch, K-Ktl i 2
R-R8ch!, Kt x R; 3 Kt-R6
mate. Beautiful sequel to a
DIAGRAM 2 46 Queen sacrifice.
White moves
245. 1 Q-BSch, K-Ktl ;
Black : MACMURRAY
2 Q-Kt6ch, K-B l ; 3 B-Q6
mate.
246. 1 Kt-B7ch, K-Bl i 2
R-Q8ch, Kt x Ri 3 Q-K8
mate. Another way was 1 R­
Q8ch, Kt x Ri 2 Kt-Q6ch [or
2 Kt-B7 ch ] , K-B l ; 3 Q-K8
mate.

White : DENKER
New York, 1 9 3 3
93
MATE IN THREE MOVES
D I AGRAM 247 DIAGRAM 248
Black moves White moves
Black : TARRASCH Black : WHITCOMB

White : ECKART White : HOROWITZ

Nuremberg, 1 887 Newburyport, 1 946

DIAGRAM 2 49 DIAGRAM 250

White moves Black moves
Black : ALLIES B lack : MIESES

White : ZUKERTORT White : CHRISTOFFEL

Berlin, 1 869 Hastings, 1 94 5-46
94
 SOLUTIONS
DI AGRAM 251 247. 1 . Q-B7ch!; 2
. •

White moves K x Q, R-Q8ch; 3 B-K3,

Black : JENKINS B x B mate. White must have
been under the impression
that he had the attack!
248. 1 Kt-B6ch, P x Kt; 2
Q-Kt3ch, B-Kt5; 3 Q x B
mate. Effective exploitation
of the congested position of
Black's King.
249. 1 Q x Pch, P x Q; 2
R x Pch, R-R2; 3 B x P mate.
Conclusion of one of Zuker­
White: BRUNNEMER
tort's blindfold games.
New York, 1 9 1 9
250. 1 . . . Q x RPch; 2
K x Kt, R x B£. h; 3 P x R [or 3
DIAGRAM 252 K x P, Q-R3 mate], Q-R5
White moves mate. An astonishing combi­
Black: SCHROEDER nation for a man well over
eighty.
25 1 . 1 Kt-B7ch, K-B l ; 2
Q-Q8ch, B x Q; 3 R-K8
mate. Such combinations
must always be watched for
when the King is stranded in
the center.
252. 1 Q x Pch, K x Q; 2 P x
Pch, K x P; 3 R-R6 mate.
White : TARRASCH
Nuremberg, 1 894
95
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DI AGRAM 253 DI AGRAM 254
White moves White moves
Black: BAKER Black: STEINITZ

White : DENKER White : GRIMSHAW

New York, 1 9 3 7 London, 1 878

D IAGRAM 255 D IAGRAM 256

White moves White moves
Black: NORMAN Black: MARSHALL

White : KAPSENBURG White : JOHNSTON

Hastings, 1 94 5-46 Match, 1 900
96
 SOLUTIONS
DI AGRAM 257 253. 1 R-Kt8ch!, R x R; 2
Black moves B Pch, R-Kt2; 3 B x R mate.
x
Black : S. BERNST� A remarkable finish with the
Queens off the board.
254. 1 Q-Q6ch, KKt-K2;
2 Q-Q8ch, Kt x Q; 3 R x Kt
mate. Probably the worst
beating ever administered to
Steinitz.
255. 1 Q x Pch [the mate
can also begin with 1 P x Pc h
etc. ] , P x Q; 2 P-Kt6ch, P x P;
3 P x P mate. Drastic exploi ­
White : DONOVAN
tation of Black's congested
Ventnor City, 1 942.
position.
256. 1 Kt-Kt6ch, P x Kt; 2
DIAGRAM 258 P x Ktch, Q-RS; 3 RxQ
White moves mate. An imaginative finish.
Black: TARTAKOVER
257. 1 . . . Q x Pch; 2
K x Q, R-R3ch; 3 K-Kt3, R­
R6 mate. Co mpare 21B.
258. 1 Kt-K7ch, Kt x Kt; 2
B Pch, Q x B; 3 Q x Q mate;
x
Hardly surprising� in view of
the inefficient p la cement of
Black's pieces..

White : SPIELMANN
Munich, 1 909
97
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 259 DIAGRAM 260
White moves White moves
Black : SCHROEDER Black : WADE

White : TARRASCH White : GYLES

Nuremberg, 1 889 Wellington, 1 94S

D IAGRAM 261 D I AGRAM 262

Black moves Black moves
Black : POLLOCX Black : YATES

White : WEISS White : ALEKHINE

New York, 1 889 Carlsbad, 1 9 2 3
98
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 263 259. 1 R-Q8ch, K-B2; 2
Black moves B-B4ch, 8-1<3 [or 2 . . .
Black : J AENISCH Q-K3] ; 3 Kt x P mate. Tar­
rasch gave Queen odds in
this gamel
260. 1 Kt-Kt6ch, K x B; 2
Kt x Rch, K-Ktl ; 3 Q-R7
mate. The Black pieces were
headed in the wrong direc­
tion.
26 1 . 1 . . . P-B3ch; 2 K
-R4, B-B7 ch; 3 P-Kt3, B x
P mate. Conclusion of a
White : SCHUMOV
charming combination which
St. Petersburg, 1 8 54
began with the Queen sacri­
fice.
DIAGRAM 264 262. 1 . . . B-Kt8ch; 2 K
White moves -Kt3, Q-B7ch; 3 K-R3, Q
Black : RHYNDER -R7 mate. Culmination of
one of the longest and deep­
est combinations ever seen.
263. 1 . . . B-Q4ch; 2 P
-B3, B x Pch; 3 R x B, Q-Kt8
mate.
264. 1 Q x Pch, K x B; 2 R­
R4ch, K-Ktl ; 3 R-R8 mate.
A familiar theme.

White : KUSSMAN
Geneva, 1 9 3 6
99
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 265 DIAGRAM 266
Black moves Black moves
Black : TARRASCH Black : COCHRANE

White : AMATEUR White : POPERT

Munich, 1 9 3 2 London, 1 84 1

DIAGRAM 267 DI AGRAM 268

White moves Black moves
Black : N. BERNSTEIN Black : KOSTICH

White : STEINMEYER White : ASSIAN

U. S . Open, 1 944 Mexico City, 1 9 3 0
100
 SOLUTIONS
DI AGRAM 269 265. 1 . . Q x Pch; 2 P x
.

White moves Q, B-B3ch; 3 K-R2 , P-Kt6

Black : MASON mate. Having gobbled two
Rooks, White's Queen is not
available for defense.
266. 1 . . Q x Pch; 2 R x
.

Q, R x Rch; 3 K-Rl , Kt-Kt6

mate. White's helplessness is
curious.
267. 1 Kt-K5ch [ 1 B­
K2ch also mates in three] ,
K t x Q ; 2 B-K2ch, B-Kt5; 3
B x B mate.
White : LEONHARDT
268. 1 . . . R-B7ch; 2 K
London, 1 904
-Ktl [ if 2 K-QI, Kt-Kt7
mate ] , R-K7ch; 3 K-B l ,
R x Q mate. Beautiful coop­
DIAGRAM 270
White moves
eration by Black's pieces.
Black : PARKER 269. 1 Kt-Q8ch, K-Rl [if
1 . . . Kt-Q4 White can
mate on the move ] ; 2
Q-B8ch [2 R-K8ch is an­
other way ] , Kt-Kt 1 ; 3 Kt­
B7 mate or 3 Q x Kt mate.
270. 1 R-B6ch, K x Kt; 2
P-KKt3!, any; 3 P-R4 mate.
White's material advantage
is decisive in any event, but
the text method is the most
White : PRINS conclusive.
Elbing, 1 9 4 5
101
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DI AGRAM 271 D I A GRAM 272
White moves White moves
Black : ROCK Black : STEINER

White : STEINlTZ White : TARTAKOVER

London, 1 86 3 jurata, 1 9 3 7

DIAGRAM 273 D I AGRAM 274

Black moves White moves
Black : TORRE Black : KOSTICH

White : GRUENFELD White : TlUFUNOVICH

Baden-Baden, 1 9 2 5 Rogaska-Slatina, 1 9 3 7
102
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 275 27 1 . 1 P-- B4ch, K-R4; 2
White moves P--Kt4ch, K-RS; 3 P x Kt
Black : AYERS TrUlte. 1 . . . K-RS leads to
a similar mate. A Queen sac­
rifice in an Evans produced
this one.
272. 1 Q-KtSch, K-K2; 2
Q-K6ch, K-B 1 ; 3 Q-Q6
mate.
273. 1 . . . Kt x Pch; 2 P x
Kt, Q-R3ch; 3 B-R3, Q x B
mate. A possibility com­
pletely overlooked by White.
White : KAUFMANN
Postal Game, 1 944 274. 1 Q-R7ch, K-B l ; 2
B-R6ch, Q-Kt2 [if 2 . . .
B-Kt2; 3 Q-RB TrUlte]; 8
DIAGRAM 276 Q x B mate.
White moves
275. 1 Q-R6ch, K-Ktl ; 2
Black: ALMGREN
Q-RSch, K-B2; 8 Q-Kt7
TrUlte.
276. 1 P-Kt7ch, K x P; 2
Kt-RSch, K-Rl ; 3 R x P TrUlte.
A Queen sacrifice made this
possible.

White : BERLINER
U. S . Open, 1 94 6
103
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 277 DIAGRAM 278
Black moves White moves
Black: NIMZOVICH Black: PROKES

White : VIDMAR White : STEINER

New York, 1 9 2 7 Debreczin, 1 9 2 5

DIAGRAM 279 DIAGRAM 280

Black moves Black moves
Black: SPIELMANN Black: GOLDBERG

White : SCHENKEIN White : MODEL

Vienna, 1 9 1 0 Leningrad, 1 9 3 2
104
 SOLUTIONS
DIAGRAM 28 1 277. 1 . . . Q-KtSch; 2
Black moves K-B2 [or 2 K-Rl, Q-B6
Black : RIEMANN ch; 3 K-Kt l , Q-B8 mate] ,
Q-Kt7ch; 3 K-K l , Q-B8
mate. White's Queen is far
afield.
278. 1 R-Kt8ch, K-K2; 2
B-BSch, K-B2; 3 R-B8
mate. A mating net with
slight material.
279. 1 . . Q-Q6ch; 2
.

K-BS, P-Kt3ch; 3 K-B6,

White : ANDERSSEN
B-Q2 mate [or 3 . . Q­
•

Q2 mate] . The end of a typ­

Breslau, 1 876
ical Spielmann attack!
280. 1 . . . R-R8ch; 2 K
DIAGRAM 282 x R, Q-R3ch; 3 K-Ktl , Q­
Black moves R7 mate. An agile Queen.
Black: BONDAREVSXY
28 1. 1 . . . Q x Qch; 2 K
xQ, B-B7ch; 3 K-B l , R­
Q8 mate. Black's prosaic first
move does the trick.
282. 1 . . . Q x Bch; 2 K x
Q, B-B4ch; 3 K-Q3, Kt x Kt
mate. It seems almost in­
credible that this mate oc­
curred in actual play.

White : KOTOV
Leningrad, 1 9 3 6
105
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 283 DIAGRAM 284
White moves White moves
Black: HOENLINGER Black: eARLS

White : SPIELMANN White : HROMADKA

Match, 1 9 2.9 Hamburg, 1 9 1 0

D IAGRAM 285 DIAGRAM 286

White moves White moves
Black: MUHlUNG Black: SALAMON

White : SZABO White : KUENITZ

Zaandam, 1 946 Tangier, 1 907
106
 SOLUTIONS
D IAGRAM 287 283. 1 Q x RPch!, K x Q; 2
Black moves R-R5ch, K-Ktl ; 3 R-R8
Black : NIMZOVICH mate. Conclusion of one of
Spielmann's finest games.
284. 1 Q-K7 ch, K-R3 [on
1 . . K-Ktl the mating
.

process is easier, while 1 . . .

K-Rl allows 2 Q-B8

mate ] ; 2 Q-BSch, K x Kt; 3
Q-B4 mate.
285.
1 Kt-Kt5ch, either
P Kt; 2 R-K7ch, K-B l ; 3
x
Q x P mate. Just when Black
White : YATES
thought he had the Queen
London, 1 9 2 7
trapped I
286. 1 Q x Ktch, P x Q [if 1
DIAGRAM 288 . K-K2; 2 B-B5 mate ] ;
. .

Black moves 2 B x Pch, K-K2; 3 �B5

Black: FLOHR mate.
287. 1 . . Kt-K6ch; 2
.

K-Ktl [or 2 K-Rl] , Q­

BSch; 3 K-R2, Q-Kt7 mate.
288. 1 . . . Q-K5ch; 2
K-Kt3, Q-Kt5ch; 3 K-R2,
R x P mate. Conclusion of a
remarkably brilliant attack.

White : BLECHSCHMIDT
Zwickau, 1 9 3 0
107
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 289 DIAGRAM 290
Black moves Black moves
Black : STEINITZ Black: HOLT

White : MEITNER White : DREXEL

Vienna, 1 882 Miami, 1 946

DIAGRAM 291 DIAGRAM 292

White moves White moves
Black : CHAJES Black : COLLE'IT

White : JANOWSKI White : BULT

New York, 1 9 1 6 Stockholm, 1 946
108
 SOLUTIONS
DI AGRAM 293 289. 1 . . R-R8ch; 2 B x
.

White moves R [or 2 K-Kt2, R ( QR8 ) ­

Black : DUNKELBLUM KtB mate ] , Q x Pch; 3 Pt--­
Kt2, Q-Kt8 mate. One of
Steinitz's rare blindfold
games .

290. 1 . . . Kt-Q2i 2 B x
Kt, P x Bi 3 any, Kt-Kt3 mate.
A curious finish for actual
play. 1 . . . Kt-RS also
mates.
29 1. 1 P-KR4, R-Rl i 2
Q-R7ch, R x Qi 3 R x R mate.
White : LEMAIRE
Years later, Mikenas missed
Brussels, 1 946
this combination in a game
with Kashdan.
DIAGRAM 294 292. 1 Q-KtS!, R-KKtl
White moves [if 1 . . . P-Kt3; 2 Q x P
Black : AMATEUR mate; if 1 . . . P x Kt; 2 Q x
P mate; if 1 . . . P x Q; 2
R-R3 mate] ; 2 Q x RPch,
P x Qi 3 R x R mate.
293. 1 R-Kt8ch , Q x Ri 2
Q x Pch , Q-R2i 3 Q x Q
mate.
294. 1 R x S, Q x Ri 2 Q x
Pch, Q x Qi 3 Kt-Q7 mate.
Naidorf's imaginative finish
is particul a rly creditable for
White : NAIDORF
a blindfold exhibition.
Rafaela, 1 942
109
MATE IN THREE MOVES
DIAGRAM 295 DIAGRAM 296
White moves Black moves
Black : RlTZEN Black: NIMZOVICH

White : EUS
EL White : GILG
Postal Game, 1 9 1 7 Semmering, 1 92.6

D IAGRAM 297 DIAGRAM 298

White moves White moves
Black: KOLISCH Black: SORENSEN

White : MACZUSKY White : JORGENSEN

Paris, 1 864 Storkovenhagen, 1 94 5

110
 SOLUTIONS
DI AGRAM 299 295. 1 Kt-Kt6ch, P x Kt [if
White moves 1 . . . K-Kt1; 2 R-KBch,
Black : MA YET K-R2; 3 R x R mate ] ; 2
B x P, any; 3 R-K8 mate.
296. 1 . . . B-R6ch; 2 Kt
xB, Q-B6ch; 3 K-Ktl , Q-­
RB mate or . . . Kt x Kt mate.
297. 1 Q-Q8ch!, K )( Q; 2
B-Kt5ch, K-K l ; 3 R-QB
mate. The moderns have pro­
duced ingenious variations
on this theme.
White : LANGE 298. 1 Kt-R5ch, R xKt; 2
Berlin, 1 8 5 3 R x Ktch, K x R; 3 R-K6 mate.
The position is almost identi­
cal with the setting of a
DIAGRAM 300 problem composed 1000
White moves years agol l
Black : AMATEUR
299. 1 B-B5ch, K-B3; 2
Kt-Q8ch, K-Q3; 3 B-84
mate. The effectiveness of
the minor pieces is impres­
sive.
300. 1 P-Kt4chl, B P; 2
x

B-Kt6 ch!, P x B; 3 QxR

mate. Ingenious use of the
sacrifice to get this position.

White : BLACKBURNE

1 86 3
111
 About the Author

FR E D REIN FELD is the most prolific chess writer in the

United States, if not in the world. He has achieved eminence
as a player as well as author, and has defeated many of
America's leading masters in tournament play. His victims
include Reshevsky, Denker, Fine, Horowitz, Lasker, Pinkus,
S imonson and the late Frank Marsh all. He has won the
strong New York State Championship Tournament twice,
held the National Intercollegiate title as a youngster and has
also won the championship tournaments of our two strongest
clubs : the Manhattan and Marshall Chess Clubs.
As a writer, Reinfeld is best known for his encyclopedic
knowledge of opening theory ( which is buttressed by a
fabulously photographic memory ) , and for his ability to
annotate the games of the great masters with such thorough­
ness, clarity and dramatic appeal that the most complex
games of the experts can be completely enjoyed by laymen.
In recent years Reinfeld has devoted considerable atten­
tion to the use of the "learning by doing" method, which
enables the reader to test and increase his skill. The present
volume is an example of this technique, which was also em­
ployed in Chess Mastery By Question and Answer, Chess for
Amateurs, Chess Quiz and Chess By Yoursell.
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MEDIEVAL CALLIGRAPHY: Its H istory and Technique, Marc Drogin. Spirited

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DRIED FLOWERS: How ID Prepare Them, Sarah Whitlock and Martha Rankin.
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EASY-TO-MAKE BIRD FEEDERS FOR WOODW ORKERS, Scott D. Campbell.

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THE HISTORY OF UNDERCLOTHES, C Willett Cunnington and Phyllis

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HOW WE I N V E NTED THE AIRPLANE: An Ill us trated H i s tory, Orville Wright.

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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S FALLINGWATER: The House and Its H istory,

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PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCHBOOK OF THE CIVIL W AR. Alexander Gardner.

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LETTERS OF W. A. M OZART, Wol£gang A. Mozart. Remarkable letters show

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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CLASSICAL BALLET, Agrippina Vaganova. Great

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THE JUM PING FROG, Mark Twain. Revenge edition. The original story of The
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BEST R E MEMBER E D POEMS, Martin Gardner (ed ). The 1 26 poems in this

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COMPLETE SONNETS. W i lliam Shakespeare. Over 1 50 exquisite poems deal

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BODIES IN A BOOKSHOP, R. T. Campbe l l . Chal lenging m ystery of blackmail

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THE WIT AND HUMOR OF OSCAR WILDE, Alvin Redman (ed. ). M ore than
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SHAKESPEAR E LEXICON AND QUOTATION D I CTIONAR Y, Alexander

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SELECTED POEMS, Emily Dickinson. Over I 00 bes t-known, best-loved poems by

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CELEBRA TED CASES OF JUDGE DEE ( D E E GOONG AN), translated by

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THE MALLEUS MALEFICA R U M OF KRAMER AND SPRENGER, translated

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SPAN ISH STORIES/CUENTOS ESPA :I'I OLES: A Dual-Language Book, Angel

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THE CHICAGO WORLD ' S FAIR OF 1 893: A Photographic Record, Stanle y

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OLD QUEENS, N . Y . , IN EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS, Vincent F. Seyfried a nd

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CAPTU RED BY THE INDIANS: 15 Firsthand Accounts, 1 750- 1 870, Frederick

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THE WORLD'S GREA T SPEECHES, Lewis Copeland and Lawrence W. Lamm

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THE BOOK OF THE SWORD, Sir Richard F. Burton Great Victorian scholar/ad­
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AUTOBIOG RAP H Y ; The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Mohandas K.

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CELTIC M YTHS AND L EGENDS, T. W . Rolleston. Mas terful retelling of Irish

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THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY, William James. Famous long course

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THE WORLD AS WIL L AND R EPRESENTATION, Arthur Schopenhauer.

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THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, E . A . W allis Budge. Complete

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MATHEMATICS FOR THE NONMATHEMATICIAN, Morris Kline. Detailed,

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THEOR Y OF W I N G SECTIONS; Including a Summary of Airfoil Data, Ira H .

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THE RIME O F THE ANCIENT M A R I N E R , Gustave Dore, S . T. Coleridge.

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NORTH A M E RICAN IN DIAN DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTS­

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THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY, 1 660- 1 7S3, A. T.

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THE STORY OF THE TITANIC AS TOLD BY ITS SU RVI VORS, Jack

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FAIR Y AND FOLK TALES OF THE IR ISH PEASANTR Y, Wil l iam Butler Yeats
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BUDDHIST MAHAYANA TEXTS, E. B. Cowell and Others (eds . ) . Superb,

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