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    Paul Morphy 54 Chess Puzzles

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    Solutions are found at the bottom of the page.

    The color dot on the diagram indicates who moves first. 1. 2. White Mates in 3. 3. 4.

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    9. White Mates in 3. 10. White Mates in 3. 11. White Mates in 6. 12.

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    16. White Mates in 6.

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    18. White Mates in 2. 19. White Mates in 4. 20. White Mates in 3.

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    23. White Mates in 7. 24. White Mates in 4.

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    26. White Mates in 6. 27.

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    30. White Mates in 6. 31.

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    34. White Mates in 5. 35.

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    38. Black Mates in 6. 39. Black Mates in 4. 40. Black Mates in 4.

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    42. Black Mates in 5. 43. Black Mates in 6. 44. Black Mates in 7.

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    49. White Mates in 6. 50. White Mates in 5. 51. White Mates in 10.

    52. White Mates in 6.

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    54. White Mates in 9.

    1) Re8+ w/Qxc8+ 2) Rxd7 & Nxd5+ 6) Bf4 if N7g6 Bxe5 5) Ne5 w/Nf7 9) Bd2+ w/Nc4+ 10) Qf7+

    3) Rxe7 w/Qa6 7) 0-0-0 11) Bh6+ Kxh6 Rh3+ Kg5 Rh5+ 15) ...Rd3 if Qxd3 Nxd3 Bxd3 Qd6+ 19) Rxg7+

    4) Nd5 8) ...Na4+ 12) Re8+ if Kh7 Qh5+ 16) Rxh6+ w/Rd3 20) Rb5+

    13) ...Nd3+ if cxd3 14) Nxf6+ w/Rg4+ Bb4+ mates 17) Rxh7+ 18) Qb8+ w/Qh5+ & Nxe7+ 21) Nb6+ w/Be6 25) Bg4 29) Qd2 if Qxc2 Rg5+ 33) ...Rh2+ 37) ...Nd4

    23) Qa3+ Qb4 22) Rxf4 if Qxg6 Rxf8+ Qxb4+ Bc5 Qxc5+ 24) Qxe6 w/Bd3 Kg8 Ne7+ Kf8 Ng6+ 26) Nc5+ Qf5 Qxf5+ 27) ...Nxe4 Bxe4 Bf6 28) Rxf5+ w/Be6+ Kb8 Nd7+ Kc8 Nb6+ 31) Rxf5 if gxf5 30) Nc5+ Qf5 Qxf5+ 32) Ng8+ if Rxg8 Qf7+ Qh5+ w/Qf7+ & if Kb8 Nd7+ Kc8 Nb6+ & if Kd6 Rxd2 Qe7 e6+ 35) Nxd5 w/Bxd5 if 34) Re7+ 36) Bf5 or Bc2 Nxd5 Rxg7# 38) ...Nd3 Rxe8+ Rxe8 39) ...Bxg2 Qh8+ 40) ...Rxd5+ Qd2 Bxf7+ Kh8 Ne4 Rxe4 Kxh8 Bg5 Qxg5 b3 Rxe1+ Kxe1 g1/Q+ Re2 Ne3+ Nf3# Ke2 Qhg2#

    41) ...Rxd7

    45) Nf7+ if Kh7 Qf5+ or if Kg8 Nd6+ 49) Qd3+ Kc5 b4+ 50) Qe5+ Kh6 g5+ 51) Rxd4 Bxd4 52) Qg8+ Rf8 Re1+ Kxb4 Qd4+ Ka5 w/Bf3+ & Qg3 Qb1+ Qf5 Nh4+ Qe6 Rxe6+ Kd7 Re7+ Qxc3+ 54) Nc4 d6 Nxd6+ Qxd6 53) Qh5+ if Kd8 (if Kd7 Be6+ Kc7 Rad1 Nxc8+) Qxd6 Rf7 Bxf7+ Game citations can be found at http://www.wtharvey.com/morp.html 10,000 chess puzzles are indexed at http://www.wtharvey.com

    42) ...Rxg2+ Kxg2 Qh3+ 43) ...Bg2+ Kg1 44) ...Nf3+ gxf3 Qd4+ Kg1 Rg8+ Qg7+ Rxg7+ Bxf3+ Kf1 Rg2 Qd3 Kg2 Qf2+ Kf2 Rg2# Rxf2+ Kg1 Rg2+ 48) Nxc6 Nxc6 Bxc6+ 46) e7 if Re8 Bxf7 47) Bd5 Kf8 Bxe7+ Qxe7 Rxe7 Bxe7 Bxa8

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