Kubbel Leonid 150 Endgame Studies

INTRODUCTION
Leonid Kubbel became fascinated with chess studies from an early age.
He composed his first chess study in 1904 when he was 13 years old. Going
through the pieces of work of that time until 1911, you will be surprised to
find out highly artistic products. For example, №9 is about Zugzwang
(German word which translates to "compulsion to move"), №14 - Catching
the rooks with the bishop, №28 – The knight takes rook perfectly. The chess
studies on the stalemate theme are especially successful: №4 – a beautiful
stalemate combination and perpetual check, №12 and №19 are piquant
combinations, similar to №5 and №25 and valuable №16 and №23 are the
sign of the future achievements of the author.
These first manifestations of Kubbel's talent are interesting because the
preferences of the composer appeared at the beginning of his work activity.
However, the chess studies of that time represent only a whim of the
composer, some sketches. The artist's creativity was revealed in chess
puzzles, designed to show an interesting theme – Kubbel's new ideas and
imagination.
After a three-year pause, in 1914, Leonid Kubbel devoted a great deal of
time to chess studies. He has become a well-known composer of chess
endgame studies and problems, and even today, his puzzles are an adornment
of many international competitions. In a period of four years from 1914 to
1917, he created many high-value things. Noteworthy are №42, №44, and
№56 (Zugzwang), №46 and №48 with a final unexpected mate. The
perfection of the technique is illustrated by №65 with an excellent application
of a well-known theme: Queen against bishop and knight. As always, the
stalemate compositions are very good: №34, №38, №43, №45, and №54.
№51 is more about theoretical importance, but №57 is one of the best works
of the composer due to its great design and originality.
Since 1918, L. Kubbel completely devotes himself to chess studies.
Because of the absence of the chess media, the biggest part of his work was
published in 1921 in „Листке Шахм. Кружка Петрогубкоммуны". Due to
his rich experience, L. Kubbel has become wiser at the important moment of
his activity. He is a productive composer who wins a good international
reputation. The secrets of the German school and, especially, of the Czech
"academy", all Indian, Bristol, and Roman ideas, Schnìttpunkt and Zugzwang
— are an open book for him. The combination of natural talent and
sophisticated technique gave excellent results.
I cannot analyze in detail all the best works. I will continue to point out those
works that made the greatest impression on me and, of course, I do not
impose my own opinion. №67 (amazing knight with spectacular finale Kh8);
№70, 72, 78, 87, 96, 147, and 148 (the king travels across the board to create
a stalemate tactic); №77 (a fine preparation of two symmetrical stalemates);
№80 (creating a mate network with an absolutely incredible move d2-d3!);
№85 (combining the idea of an open check and catching the rook with a
bishop and a knight); №89 (the original idea of catching a rook with two
bishops); №100 (a rook fights against a bishop and a knight in the style of
Rinck); №101 (a deep, original combination that suddenly leads to a
stalemate); №111 (a good move for checkmate); №113 (a beautiful and
calculated queen sacrifice); №123 (a meaningful game on both sides with
wonderful nuances and an unexpected stalemate); №132 (zugzwang of the
"great style"); №134 and 138 with a very piquant idea; №135 with an
"electrified" knight, galloping tirelessly across the board; №92 (an elegant
stalemate combination with a final quiet move, which served as the Troitsky
model for further development); №141, 143 and 146 (excellently developed,
original theme of the open mate); №149 (deep prepared mate combination)
and pour la bonne bouche №150 with a stunning denouement.
L. Kubbel stands apart among contemporary composers of chess
endgame studies. His work is fed by an inexhaustible source that constitutes
the essence of this art of combination. Each of his studies contains a definite,
vivid idea, hidden motives in the position. I will point out, for example, the
little-known puzzle №105. It looks like an endgame in Berger style, but in
reality, it is a masterpiece in which a stalemate combination. №150, the
theme which was developed in a hundred ways by Troitsky, Rinck, and
others, is solved by the Kubbel with a mate. The reader will not find in this
collection, with rare exceptions, Rinck's brilliant strategic maneuvers or
profound studies from Troitsky. Instead, the reader will not escape from the
beautiful, flexible, elegant Kubbel's ideas like the music of Lehár and
Kálmán.
In these studies, the author achieved high performance. In terms of
construction, he is not inferior to Rinck but even surpasses him. The opening
moves are always designed successfully. Virtuously defined themes are best
for the composer. These are stalemates, open check, and zugzwang.
The famous Viennese Meistersinger Dr. Tartakower considers the art of
combination to be a hallmark of the ultra-modern school. From this point of
view, L. Kubbel should be recognized as the founder of ultra-modern chess
studies. The recent Villeneuve-Esclapon and Mattison's studies show that
Kubbel is not alone on his path.
For those who are receptive to chess poetry, who can find beauty in the
world of chess ideas, this collection will undoubtedly become a reference
book.
Grigory Levenfish (Leningrad, January 1925)
FOREWORD
The prevailing interest in studies has made me publish a book about my
studies. Since publishing them turned out to be technically easier than
publishing a collection of my puzzles, the number of which is many times
greater than the number of my studies.
My first study appeared in "St. Petersburg Zeitung" on December 25,
1904, when I was 13 years old. It is placed in this collection, in a modified
form, in the №1. Its initial position was: White: Kh7; p.b3. Black: Kd7; Bf4;
p.d5. Draw; Solution: 1. Kh6 Ke6; 2. Kh5 Kf5; 3. h4 d4 - Stalemate. At
first, my interest in studies was sporadic, since I was concentrated on the
compilation of puzzles. I have decided to focus exclusively on studies
composition since 1918. About principles that guided me in the preparation
of studies, I must emphasize that the combinations play a fundamental role. I
was trying to disguise as best as possible and conduct it with cost savings,
with a natural opening position. In selecting the themes, I have never sought
to develop them systematically. I think that this leads ultimately to uniformity
and the predominance of the analytical element over the combination. An
important role in chess studies played the stalemate combinations. In my
opinion, this theme is still far from being sufficiently developed and carries
several unsolved possibilities; e.g. with a white king stalemate in the middle
of the board. As a rule, I consider that stalemate needs to be pure, allowing
derogations only in exceptional cases, for example, with a particularly lively
game. Of course, is desirable an economical and efficient solution for a
Stalemate, but it is not always achievable due to the difficulty of using the
full utility of the black king and pawns: inaction in the final position of a
black piece, can only be justified if it is an inherent part of this combination.
The possibility of catching a black pawn or a piece should be avoided as well
on the first move or later. A very important aesthetic moment is the active
participation in the solution of all checkers, but this requirement is hard to
achieve.
The collection includes most of the studies I have composed for 15 years.
Of these, №16, 34, 51, 91, 98 and 105 were printed on "Schweiz
Schachzeitung" 1905, "Rigaer Tageblatt" 1911, "Rig. Rundschau" 1910,
"Bohemia" 1909, "Rigaer Tageblatt" 1910 and on "Современном Слове"
1917. №4, 31, and 50 are placed in the collection with minor changes. The
studies №131-150 have been published in this book for the first time.
I dedicate this collection to my brothers Arvid and Eugene with gratitude
for the help they have provided me in my long-term composer work,
checking almost all of my studies before it appeared in print.
Leonid (K.A.L.) Kubbel
Leningrad, January 1925
150
CHESS STUDIES
Leonid Kubbel
№1
St. Pet Ztg., 25/12 1904
White to move and Draw.

№2
Rig. Tagebt., 25/2 1907

1.
1. e7 K:e7 (if Bd7, then 2. Kf8 Kg5 3. e8Q B:e8 4. K:e8 Kh4 5. Kf7 etc.)
2.Kg7 Bf5 (2. ... g5 3. Kg6) 3. h4 Be4 or 3. ... Ke6 4. Kh6 Ke7 5. h5 g5
Stalemate.
2.
1. Nc3+ Kc2 2. Nd1 K:d1 (2. ... f1Q 3. Ne3+) 3.Kh8 f1Q 4. Rg1 Q:g1
Stalemate.
№3
Schweiz. Schachztg., 6/ 1907

№4
Deutsche Schachztg., 6/ 1907

3.
1. Rh6+ Kg5 2. R:h7 Kg6 3. Rh8 Kg7 4. Rh5 g1Q (4. ... Kf6 5. Rh6+)
5. Rg5+ Q:g5 Stalemate.
4.
1. Bd6 Q:d6
2. b8Q+ K:b8 3. Bh3+ kc7 4. R:h7+ Kc6 (4. ... Kd8 5. Rd7+) 5. Rh6 Q:h6
Stalemate.
2. ... Q:b8 3. R:h7+ Ka8 (3. Kb6 Rb7+) 4. Bb8+ Ka7 5. Bc8+ ... and Draw
by perpetual check.
№5
Rig. Tagebl., 6/1 1908

№6
Bohemia, 19/7 1908

5.
1. Nd4 Ke1 2. Nf3+ Ke2 (if 2. ... Kd1, then 3. N:c3+ Kc2 4. Nd2 K:d2 5.
Ne4+) 3. N:c3+ Nf3 (3. ... Kd3 4. Nd2 ... etc.) 4. Ne2 f1 5. Ng1+ ...
Stalemate.
1. ... c2 2. N:c2 Ke2 3. Nc3+ Kd3 or 3. ... f3 4. Ne3 K:e3 5. Nd1+ ...
Draw.
6.
1. Rc4+ Nf3 2. R:h4 g2 3. Rh3+ Kf4 (3. ... Kf2 4. Rh2) 4. Rh4+ Kf5 5.
Rh5+ Kf6 6. Rh1 g2:h1Q or R Stalemate.
№7
Rig. Tagebl., 21/12 1908
White to move and Win.

№8
The second honorrary review at the «Rigaer Tageblatt» 1909

7.
1. Ne6 Bh4 2. Nc5+ Ka3 (or any move) 3. Nc5-e4 → 4. h6-h7 and Win.
1. ... Bg3 2. Nd4+ Ka3 (or any move) 3. Nd4-f3 → 4. h6-h7 and Win.
8.
1. Bd3 e:d3 2. c5 (Threatening 3. Ra4#) 2. ... B:c5 3. Ra4+ Ba7 4. Rb4
d2 5. R:b2 d1=Q
6. Rb8+ B:b8 Stalemate.
№9
Competition «Rigaer Tagebìatt» 1909

№ 10
Competition «Rigaer Tagebìatt» 1909

9.
1. Bf5 Rf8 2. Bg6+ Kd8 3. Bf7 h5 4. Ke1 h4 5. Kf1 h3 6. Kg1 h2+ 7.
Kh1 and Win.
1. ... Kf8 2. Bh7 and Win.
1. ... Rg8 2. Ra8+ Kf7 Be6+ and Win.
10.
1. Bc5+ K:a6 (if Kc6, then 2. a7 Kb7 3. Kc7 and Draw) 2. B:f2 d2 3.
Nc5+ Ka5 (3. ... Kb5 4. Ne4)
4. b4+ K:b4 5. Be1 d:e1=Q or R 6. Nd3+ N:d3 Stalemate.
№ 11
Bohemia, 22/2 1909

№ 12

11.
1. Nd7+ Qd7 (1. ... Kb5 2. Bd3+) 2. Rc6+ kb5 3. Bd3+ K:c6 (3. ... Ka5
or 3. ... a4 follows 4. Ra6#)
4. Bb5+ K:b5 Stalemate.
12.
1. Bf6+ Kc8 2. b7+ Kb8 3. Be5 Bf4 (if 3. ... Bd4, then 4. Bh2 or 4. g3
Nf1 5. Bf4) 4. B:f4 f1Q
5. Nc5+ Q:f4 Stalemate.
№ 13
Deutsches Wochenschach. 25/4 1909

№ 14
Rig. Tagebl., 12/7 1909
Dedicated to the memory of F. Amelung
13.
1. c7 f:g4+ 2. K:g4 Bc4 3. c8N+ Kb8 4. a7+ Ka8 5. Nb6+ or 4. ... Kb7
5. Nd6+ and Win
14.
1. a7 Rf5+ (1. ... Rh8 2. Bf6+) 2. Ke2 Re5+ 3. Kd2 Re8 4. Bf2+ Ke5 5.
Bg3+ Ke6 (or any square)
6. Bb8 and Win.
2. ... Rf8 3. Bf6+ Kc5 4. Be7+ and Win.
№ 15
Niva, October 1909

№ 16
The New Time, 30/11 1909

15.
1. d6 Kb8 (or Kb6) 2. Kc1 Bd3 (Be4) 4. d7 Kc7 4. Ne6+ K:d7 5. Nc5+
and Win.
2. ... Bg6 (Bh7) 3. d7 Kc7 4. Ne6+ K:d7 5. Nf8+ and Win.
2. ... Ba2 3. Kb2 ... and Win.
16.
1. Ra1 Bb6+ 2. Kd5 Bc6+ 3. Ke6 Bd7+ 4. K:d7 (4. Kd5? Ne3+ 5. Ke4
Q:a1 6. B:a1 B:h3 and Win) 4. ... N:e5+ 5. Ke8 Q:a1 6. Ra3+ Q:a3 7. b5+ ...
Stalemate.
1. ... Be7+ 2. Kd5 Bc6+ 3. Ke6 Bd7+ 4. K:e7 ... Draw.
№ 17
„Chess Review”, October - November 1909

№ 18
Baltic calendar for the 1910 year

17.
1. Rh4+ Kg1 2. Rd4 d1=Q 3. R:d1 B:d1 4. g7 Bg4 5. g8=Q Be6+ 6.
Q:e6 d:e6 7. g4 e5 8. g5 e4 9. g6 e3 10. g7 e2 11. g8=Q and Win.
The meaning of White’s first move is now clear: it was necessary to force
the black king to go on the g line, so that the white pawn on g2 could
promote to a queen with a check.
1. ... K:g2 2. Rd4 d1=Q 3. R:d1 B:d1 4. g7 Bg4 5. g8=Q ... and Win.
18.
1. h7 Kg7 (if 1. ... d2, then 2. Kg6+ gf+ 3. K:g6 ...) 2. N:f7 K:h7 3. Kh6
d2 4. Kg4 d1=Q Stalemate.
4. ... d1=R 5. N:f6+ Draw.
№ 19
Bohemia, 20/3 1910

№ 20
Niva, December 1910

19.
1. Qh4+ Ke5 (1. ... K:f3 2. Qh5+) 2. d4+ Kd6 (2. ... K:d4 Qd8+, if Q:d4,
then Qh8+ and on f6
4. Qh2#) 3. Qd8+ Kc6 4. a4 (Threatening 5. Qc7#) 4. ... Q:a4 5. Qe8+ and
Win.
20.
1. Ke7 Bc2 2. Kd5 e:d5 3. a7 and Win.
2. ... Be4 3. Kf6+ and Win.
1. ... Bd1 2. Nc6 d:c6 3. a7 and Win.
2. ... Bf3 3. Ne5+ and Win.
№ 21
Baltic Calendar for the 1911 year

№ 22
Rig. Tagebl., 30/1 1911

21.
1. b7 B:b7 2. Nf5+ Q:f5 (2. ... Kh5 3. Ng7+) 3. g3+ Kh3 Stalemate.
1. ... Qe1+ 2. Nf1 B:b7 3. g3+ Kh3 Stalemate.
22.
1. Ra4 Ke7 2. Ra7+ Kd6 (because of 3. Ra8+) 3. Ra8 Q:a8 Stalemate.
№ 23
St. Pet. Herold, 7/2 1911

№ 24
Rig. Tagebl., 13/2 1911

23.
1. d4+ K:d4 2. Qh3 (Threats 3. Qe3#).
2. ... Kc5 3. Be7 Q:e7 4. Qa3 and Win.
2. ... Qe5 3. Bf6 Q:f6 4. Qc3+ and Win.
2. ... Ke5 3. Bf4+ K:f4 4. Qh2+ and Win.
2. ... c3 3. Qh4+.
2. ... Ke4 3. Qg4+.
24.
1. d4+ K:d4 2. a7 Ra4 3. Nc7 R:A7 4. Nb5+ and Win.
1. ... Kd6 2. a7 Ra4 3. Nb6 R:a7 4. Nc8+ and Win.
1. ... R:d4 2. Nb6 Rd3+ 3. Ke2 (or 3. Kg2) Ra3 4. Nc4+ and Win.
№ 25

№ 26
Deutsches Wochenschach, 2/4 1911

25.
1. e7 Rh5 2. e8=B R:d5+ 3. Bb5+ Kc3 Stalemate.
1. Bf3 Rc2 2. Kb5 Kd4 3. a5 Rc4 and 4. ... Nc3#.
1. Bc6 Rh5+ 2. Bb5+ Kc3 3. e7 Nc1 and 4. Nb3#.
26.
1. Nd6 R:e7 2. Nc4+ Kb3 3. Na5+ Ka3 4. Bf2 (Threats 5. Bc5#) 4. ...
Kb4 or 4. ... Re5
5. N:c6+ (5. Nc4+) and Win.
1. Bh4 Kb3 2. Bf6 a3 3. Kc1 (3. Ka1? a2 and Win.) 3. ... a2 Draw.
№ 27
Rig. Tagebl., 29/5 1911

№ 28
Niva, July 1911

27.
1. Rc8 Q:c8 2. Nc4+ Kd5 (Ke4 or Kf5 follows:) 3. Nb6+ or 3. Nd6+ and
Win.
1. ... Qg7 2. Rg8 Q:g8 3. Ng4+ Kf5 (Ke4 or Kd5 follows:) 4. Nh6+ or 4.
Nf6+ and Win.
28.
1. d7 Ke7 2. Kg1 Rh4 3. g3 Ra4 or 3. ... Re4 4. Nb7 K:d7 5. Nc5+ and
Win.
3. ... Rg4 4. Nc6+ K:d7 5. Ne5+ and Win.
3. ... Rd4 or 3. ... Rb4 4. Nc6+.
3. ... Rh3 4. Kg2.
№ 29
Niva, Aug 1911

№ 30
Rig. Tagebl., 23/10 1911

29.
1. Bd8+ Kf5 (Of course 1. ... Q:d8 2. Qh4+) 2. Qf3+ Ke5 (if 2. ... Kg6,
then 3. Qf6+ Kh7 4. Qh4+ and mate in a few moves.) 3. Bc7+ Kd4 (3. ...
Q:c7 4. Qg3+) 4. Bd6 (Threats 5. Qd3#) 4. ... Q:d6
5. Qd3+ Kc5 6. Qa3+ Kd5 7. e4+ Ke5 8. Qg3+ and Win.
5. ... Ke5 6. Qg3+ Kd5 7. e4+ Kc5 8. Qa3+ and Win.
4. ... Bf5 5. Qf4+ Be4 6. Qd2+ Kc4 7. Qb4+.
5. ... Kd5 6. Qe5+.
4. ... Bc4 5. Qf4+.
30.
1. Nh5+ g:h5 2. B:c7 Kf6 (2. ... a1=Q 3. Be5+ Q:e5 Stalemate) 3. Bb6
Ke5 (3. ... a1=Q 4. Bd4+ Q:d4 Stalemate) 4. Ba5 a1=Q (4. ... Kd4 5. Bd8) 5.
Bc3+ Q:c3 Stalemate.
№ 31
„Южная Мысль” Jushnaja Mysli, 9/11 1911

№ 32
II honorary mention on the competition „Sydsvenska
Dagbl.Snällp.1911/12

31.
1. Be7+ Ke8 (If 1. ... Kg8, then 2. Rg7+ Kh8 3. Rf7 and Win) 2. Rh8+
K:e7 3. h7 Kd6 4. Ra8 R:h7
5. Ra6+ K (any square) 6. Ra7+ and Win.
2. ... Kf7 3. Rf8+ Kg6 4. Rf6+ kh7 5. Rf7+ K:h6 6. Bf8+ Kg6 7. R:d7
h2 8. Rg7+ and Win.
32.
1. Be3+ Kg7 2. Bf3 Ra4+ 3. Kb6 k:h8 4. Kb5 Ra3 5. Bd4+ Kg8 6.
Bd5+ Kf8 7. Bc5+ and Win.
4. ... Ra2 5. Bd4+ and 6. Bd5+.
4. ... Ra1 5. Bd4+.
4. ... Rh4 5. Bg5 Rd4 6. Bf6+.
2. ... h2 3. Rc8 Rg3 (3. ... Rg1 4. Rc1) 4. Bd4+ kh6 5. Be4 Rg4 6. Rc6+
Kg5 7. Be3+ Kh4
8. Rh6+ Kg3 9. Bd5 and Win.
5. ... Rg1 6. Rc7 and Win.
№ 33
Schachwart, Mai 1914

№ 34
The New Time 20/6 1914

33.
1. Ke2 Ne3 2. K:d2 (2. Q:g5? d1=Q+ 3. Kf2 Qf1+ 4. K:e3 (or 4. Kg3 5.
Qc1+ or Qg1+ and Win)
2. ... Nf1+ 3. Kd3 N:g3 Stalemate.
34.
1. d7+ Kb8 (1. ... Kb8 2. Ne6#) 2. d8=Q+ B:d8 (If 2. ... Q:d8+, then 3.
Nd7+ and 4. Rf8)
3. Rb7+ K(any square) 4. Rb8+ K:b8 5. Nd7+ Ka8 (or 5. ... Kc8 6. Nb6+
B:b6 or a:b6 perpetual check) Stalemate.
5. ... Q:d7+ 6. K:d7 Draw, because Black cannot prevent the white king
to leave b1 square.
№ 35
Rig. Tagebl., 27/7 1914

№ 36
Rig. Tagebl., 10/8 1914

35.
1. Be4 K:a7 2. Nd5 (Threats 3. Nf6) 2. ... Bg8 3. Ne7 Bf7(e6) 4. Nc6+
Ka6 5. Bd3+ Kb7
6. Nd8+ and Win.
3. ... Bb4 4. Nc6+ Ka6 5. Bd3+ Kb7 6. Na5+ and Win.
3. ... Ba2 4. Nc6+ K(any square) 5. Nb4+ and Win.
3. ... Bh7 4. Kd6 Kb8 5. Kd7 Ka7 6. Ke6 → 7. Kf6 and Win.
4. ... Kb6 5. Nd5+ and 6. Nf6.
36.
1. c7 Bb7 2. Bf5 h1=Q 3. c8=Q+ B:c8 4. Be4+ Q:e4 Stalemate.
№ 37
Rig. Tagebl., 24/8 1914

№ 38
Chess Bulletin, August 1914

37.
1. h3 Kg3 2. Ng5 Kf4 3. Ne4 Kf3 4. Kd4 Kf4 5. Kd5 Kf5 6. Nc3 (6.
Nf2? Kf4 7. Ke6 Kf3 8. Kf5 K:f2 9. Kg4 Ke3 Draw) 6. ... Kf4 7. Ne2+ Kf3
8. Ng1+ Kg2 9. Ke4 K:g1 10. Kf3 and Win.
1. Ng5+? Kg4 Draw.
38.
1. f6 N:h5 (1. ... gf 2. h6) 2. f7+ Kf8 3. Bd2 c5 4. Be3 Ra5 5. Bf4 N:f4
Stalemate.
1. ... Nf5 2. fg N:g7 3. h6 Kd7 4. h7 Ra8 5. Bf6 and Win.
1. ... Kd7 (1. ... Ra8) 2. fg Ra8 (2. ... Kd7) 3. h6 Kf5 4. h7 etc.
1. ... Kf8 2. h6 and Win.
№ 39
St. Pet. Newspaper, 1/11 1914

№ 40
Rig. Tagebl., 7/11 1914

39.
1. Ng4+ Kd3 (If 1. ... Ke3 or 1. ... K:d4, then 2. Rf5 and 3. R:f6 Draw) 2.
Rc3+ (2. Rf5? Q:d4 and Win.) 2. ... K:d4 (2. ... K:c3 or 2. ... Kd2 3. Ne4+) 3.
Rf3 Q:f3 Stalemate.
40.
1. c7 Kb7 2. Kd8 Bf5 3. Bg6 h1=Q 4. c8=Q+ B:c8 5. B:e4+ Q:e4
Stalemate.
1. ... Bf5 2. Bg6 h1=Q 3. B:f5 Qh4+ 4. Kd7 ... Draw.
№ 41
Rig. Rundschau, 20/11 1914.
Dedicated to J. Behting

№ 42
Rig. Tagebl., 2/11 1914

41.
1. g6 h:g6 2. Ra1 Q:d5 (2. ... Q:a1 3. N:b3+) 3. Ra4+ Ke5 4. Ra5 Q:a5
5. Nc4+ and Win.
2. ... Qg2 (2. ... Q:h2 Nf3+) 3. Rg1 Q:d5 (3. ... Q:g1 4. Nf3+) 4. Rg4+
Kc5 5. Rg5 Q:g5 6. Ne4+ and Win.
1. ... Qg2 2. gh Qg4+ 3. Nf3+.
1. ... h6 2. g7.
42.
1. Nf4 R:g3+ Kf2 Rg5 3. Ne6 Re5 (3. .. R:d5 Nc7+ or 3. ... R:h5; 3. ...
Rf5 follows 4. N:g7+)
4. f4 Re4 5. b3 (Zugzwang) 3. ... Kd7 or 3. ... Kf7 6. Nc5+ or 6. Ng5+ and
Win.
№ 43
Rig. Tagebl., 16/11 1914
Dedicated to P. Kerkovius

№ 44
Rig. Rundschau, 3/1 1915

43.
1. b:c6 (Threats 2. Rf8#) 1. ... b:c6 2. Rf6 Bb5 (If 2. ... c1=Q 3. R:c6+
Q:c6 4. Ne7+; or 2. ... Kd7
3. R:c6 K:c6 4. Nb4+) 3. Rd6 c:d5 (if 3. ... c1=Q, then 4. Nb6+ if perpetual
check; elif 3. ... c5, then 4. K:b5 etc.) 4. R:d5 c1=Q 5. Rc5+ Q:c5 Stalemate.
44.
1. Nc5 Qc6 (1. ... Q:a5 or 1. ... Qd6 2. Nb7+; 1. ... Qb5 2. Ne6+ K[any
square] 3. Nd4 or 3. c7+. Elif 1. ... Qg6, then 2. Ne6+ Ke8 3. Bh5 Q:h5 4.
Ng7+ and Win) 2. Ne6+ Ke8 3. e5 (Zugzwang) 3. ... Qe4 (3. ... Qa4 or 3. ...
b7) 4. Bh5+ Kd7 5. Nc5+ and Win.
3. ... Qa8 (3. ... Qa6, 3. ... Qb5 or 3. ... Qd5) 4. Nc7+ and Win.
3. ... Qc8 4. Ng7+.
3. ... Qd7 4. Bh5#.
3. ... Kd7 or 3. ... Kf7 follows 4. Nd4+ or 4. Nd8+.
3. ... a6 4. Kh2 etc.
3. ... h5 4. g:h6.
№ 45
Rig. Tagebl., 22/3 1915
Dedicated to С. Behling

№ 46

45.
1. e7 (Threats 2. Nd6+ and e8=Q+) 1. ... Kc5 2. a8=Q R:a8 3. Nd8 B:d8
4. e8=Q Ba5+ 5. Kd3 R:e8 Stalemate.
4. ... Bg5+ 5. Kd1 R:e8 Stalemate.
1. .. Bc5 2. Nd8 B:a7 3. Ne6 Re8 4. Nc7+ Draw.
3. ... Kc6 4. Nf7 (4. Ng7? Bd4 5. e8=Q R:e8 6. N:e8 B:b2 and Win)
3. ... Kc4 4. Ng7 (4. Kf8? 5. Rg2+ and Win) 4. ... Bd4 5. e8=Q R:e8
N:e8 B:b2 7. Nd6+ and Draw.
1. ... Bc7 2. Kd3 Kb6 3. a8=Q R:a8 4. Nd8 Ka5 5. Kc4 Draw.
1. ... Kc5 2. Nd8+.
46.
1. g3+ Kg4 2. Ne8 Ne6 (2. ... N:e8 3. f7; If 2. ... Kf5, then 3. n:c7 K:f6 4.
N:a6 and Win) 3. Ng7 Nf7 or 3. ... Nd8 4. Kg2 and 5. h3#.
3. ... b4 4. N:e6 b3 5. Kg2 and Win.
1. ... Kh3 2. Ne4 (Threats 3. Nf2#) 2. ... Kg4 3. Nc5 and Win.
1. ... Kh5 2. Ne8 b4 (2. ... ne6 3. Ng7+) 3. f7 Ne6 4. Ng7+ and Win.
[In last variant] 2. ... Kh6 3. N:c7 b4 (3. ... Kh7 4, N:a6) 4. Ne6 b3 5. f7 b2
6. f8=Q+ and Win.
№ 47
Chess Vestnik, 15/9 — 1/10 1915

№ 48
„Новое Время” The New Time, 31/1 1916

47.
1. Be3+ B:e3 (1. ... K:a6 2. Rh6+ kb7 3. Rb6+; 1. ... Kb8 2. a7+; 1. ...
Ka8 2. Rh8#) 2. R:d7+ K:a6
(2. ... Ka8 3. Rd8+; 2. ... Kb8 or 2. ... Kb6 3. Rb7) 3. Rd1 Bc1 4. Ka4 b1=Q
5. Rd6+ Ka7 6. Ra6+ Kb7 7. Rb6+ Q:b6 or 7. ... K:b6 Stalemate.
48.
1. Ne4+ Kc4 2. Rd8 (2. R:d4+? K:d4 3. N:d2 Kd5 Draw) 2. ... d1=Q 3.
Rc8+ Kb5 4. Nd6+ and
5. Ra8#.
3. ... Kd5 4. Nc3+ d:c3 5. Rd8 and Win.
3. ... Kd3 4. Nf2+.
№ 49

№ 50
Tidskrift för Schack, June-July 1916

49.
1. f4+ Q:f4 (1. ... K:f4 2. Ne2+) 2. Ne2 Qf8 (2. ... Qf1 3. Ng4+ K[any
square] 4. Ne3+ and Win;
2. ... Qe3, 2. ... Qf2 or 2. ... Qh2 3. Ng4+; 2, ,,, Q:g5 3. Nf7+) 3. Ng4+
Ke5(d5, f5)
4. Nd4+ K[any square] 5. N:e6+ and Win.
4. Nf6+ e:f6 (4. ... K[any square] 5. Nd7+).
5. Nf4+ K[any square] 6. N:e6+ or 6. N:g6+ and Win.
50.
1. e6 d:e6 (1. ... d5 2. Rc2 de 3. Rg2) 2. Rg5 Qc6 3. Rg6+ kf7 4. Ng5+
Kf6 5. Nf4 (Threats 6. Rf8#)
5. ... Q:f3 6. Rf8+ and Win.
5. ... Kf7 6. Ne5+.
5. ... Kf5 6. Nd4+.
5. ... e5 6. Rg6+.
2. ... Qb7 3. Rg8+ Kf7 4. Nd6 e:d6 5. Rg7+ and Win.
2. ... Kf7 3. Rg7+ and 4. Rg8+.
№ 51
Tidskrift för Schack, June-July 1916

№ 52
„Современное Слово” Sowremenoe Slowo, 3/1 1917

51.
1. f7 Rf8 2. e6 b6 3. Kb7 Kc5 4. e7 (4. Kc7? Kd5 5. Kd7 Ke5 6. Ke7
Rh8 and Win) 4. ... R:f7
5. Ka6 R:e7 Stalemate.
52.
1. Rf2+ Ke5 (1. ... Kg6 2. Rg2+) 2. Rf5+ e:f5 (2. ... K:f5 3. d4#) 3. d4+
Ke6 4. Ba2+ d5 5. c:d6+ and Win.
3. ... Kd5 4. Ba2+ Ke4 5. B:g8 K:e3 6. d5 f4 7. d6 or 7. c6 and Win.
№ 53
„Новое Время” The New Time, 13/5 1916.
Dicated to J. Sossnitzky

№ 54

53.
1. b7+ Ka7 2. Nc6+ Ka6 3. b8=N+ Kb6 4. Nd7+ K:c6 (4. ... ka6 5.
Nc5+) 5. Ne5+ Kd5 6. N:d3 Kc4 7. Kc7 K:d3 8. Kb6 Kc4 9. Ka5 and Win.
(3. b8=Q? Qd7+ or 3. ... Qd8+ forcing Stalemate)
2. ... Kb6 3. b8=Q+ K:c6 4. Qb7+ Kd6 5. Qd7+ and Win.
54.
1. Kg4 h2 (If 1. ... Nf2+, then 2. Kg3, 3. Re7 and 4. Rh7 Draw) 2. Kh3
Bf4 (2. ... Bg1 3. Kg2 Nf2
4. Rh6) 3. Kg2 Nf2 4. Re2+ K:e2 Stalemate.
№ 55
Niva, February 1917

№ 56
British Chess Magazine, April 1917

55.
1. Nf2+ Kf5 2. e4+ Ke5 3. Ng4+ Kd4 4. Be3+ Kd3 5. Bc5 (Threats 6.
Nf2#) 5. ... d:c5
(5. ... K:e4 6. Nf6+) 6. Ne5+ and Win.
1. ... Kh5 2. Ne4 Kg4 3. Nf6+ and Win.
56.
1. Ne5+ Kc8 2. Nc6 Qa8 (2. ... Qb5 3. Na7+ or 2. ... Qb7 3. Bg4#) 3.
Ke3 Qa6 (3. ... Kd7 4. Ne5+ or 3. ... a4 4. Ne7+) 4. Bg2 (Zugzwang) 4. ...
Qc4 5. Bh3+ Kb7 6. N:a5+ and Win.
4. ... Kd7 5. Nb7+.
4. ... Kb7 5. Nb4+.
4. ... a4 5. Kd2 etc.
1. ... Ke8 2. Bh5+ K[any square] 3. Nc6+ or 3. Nd7+ and Win.
1. ... Ke6 2. Bg4+ K[any square] 3. Nc6+ or Nd7+ and Win.
№ 57
British Chess Magazine, Aprile 1917

№ 58
Tidskrift för Schack, Aprile - May 1916

57.
1. f5+ B:f5 (1. ... Kf6 2. Bd8#) 2. Bf7+ Kh6 3. Bd8 (Threats 4. Bg5#) 3.
... Bh7+ 4. Kh8 Qc8 5. Be8 Q:d8 Stalemate.
3. ... Qg4+ 4. Bg5+ Q:g5+ 5. hg+ K:g5 6. B:d5 Kf4 7. Bb7 h4 8. Kf7 h3
9. d5 Be4 10. d6 h2
11. B:e4 K:e4 12. d7 h1=Q 13. d8=Q Draw.
9. ... Ke5 10. Ke7 etc.
7. ... Be4 8. d5 Ke5 9. d6 etc.
6. ... h4 7. Kf7.
6. ... Kf6 7. Bg2.
58.
1. Rb8 Qh7 (1. ... R:b8 2. Bg3+) 2. Rh8 Qf7 (2. ... Q:h8 3. Bc3+) 3. Rf8
Q:f8 4. Bc3+ Kd6 5. Bb4+ and Win.
2. ... Qd7 3. Rd8 4. Bg3+ Kf6 5. Bh4+ and Win.
№ 59
Tidskrift för Schack, Aprile - May 1916

№ 60
British Chess Magazine, September – 1917

59.
1. e7 K:e7 (1. ... h2 2. Ke6 and 3. Bf7#) 2. Ke5 h2 3. Bd5 h1=Q 4. B:h1
K:h1 5. Kf5 Kf7
6. Kg4 Nf2+ (If 6. ... Kg6, then 7. Kf3 and 8.Kg2) 7. Kh5 Kg7 Stalemate.
60.
1. Nf5+ K:d5 2. Ne7+ Kd4 (2. ... Kd6 3. Nc8+) 3. Kg5 (Zugzwang)
Kc3(3. ... Ke3) 4. Nd5+ and Win.
3. ... Ke54. Nd7+.
3. ... Q:b4 4. Qa7(4. Qb8) Nc6+.
3. ... Qc7(3. ... Qd8) 4. Ne6+.
3. ... Qd6 4. Nf5+.
A more complicated side of variation, however, its has more an analytical
nature:
1. ... Kc7 2. d6+ Kd8 (If 2. ... Kc8, then 3. Ke5 Q[any square] 4. Ne7+
and Win; or 3. ... Kd8
4. Nd4 Ke8 5. Kd5 Qd8 6. Ke6 Qa8+ 7. Kd4 and Win; If 2. ... Kc6, then 3.
Ne7+ or 2. ... Kb8
3. Nd7+) 3. Ke5 Q:b4 4. Kd5 Qd2+ (4. ... Ke8 5. d7+ kd8 6. Nd4 Qd2 7.
Kc4 Kc7 8. Kb5 and Win.) 6. Kc6 Qh1+ 7. Kb6 and Win.
4. ... Qg4 5. Nd4 Qg2+ 6. Kc4 Qf1+ (6. ... Qg4 7. Kb5) 7. Kb4 Qe1+ 8.
Kb5 Qf1+ 9. Kb6 and Win.
3. ... Qa7 4. Ne7 Ke8 (4. .. Qa8 5. b5 or 4. ... Qb6 5. Kd5) 5. Kd5 Kf8 6.
a5 Ke8 (if 6. ... Qa8+, then 7. Nc6 Qe8 8. d7 Qh5+ 9. Kd6 Qh2+ 10. Ne5
Qd2+ 11. Kc7 and Win.) 7. a6 Kf8 8. Kc6 Ke8 (8. ... Qa8+ 9. kc7 Qe8 10.
Nc6 Qf7 11. d7 and 12. a7 Win) 9. d7+ K:e7 10. Nb7 Q:a6+ 11. Kc7 and
Win.
3. ... Qc6 4. Nd4 etc.
3. ... Ke8 4. Nd4 Qd8 (4. ... Kf7 5. Ne6 Qb8 6. Kd5 Qa8+7. Kc4
Qg2 8. d7 Qf1+ 9. Kd5 etc.) 5. d7+ (5. Ne6? Qf6+) 5. ... Kf7 6. Ne6
Qf6+ 7. Kd6 Qe7+ 8. Kc6 and Win.
№ 61
Bristish Chess Magazine, September 1917

№ 62
From „L’Eco Degli Scacchi” 1917

61.
1. R:c7+ K:a6 (1. ... B:c7 Stalemate; 1. ... Ka8 2. Rc8+; 1. ... Kb8 2.
Rb7+) 2. Rc6 Kb5 3. R:f6 Bd8
4. Kg5 Bd3 5. h4Kc5 6. h5 Kd5 7. Kh6 (7. h6? Ke5) 7. ... B:f6 Stalemate.
1. Rf4 c5 and Win.
62.
1. Rd8+ Kc5 (If 1. ... Ke5 or 1. ... Ke4 2. Re8 and 3. Re1) 2. c7 (2.
Nd3+? Kb6 3. c7 K:c7 and Win)
2. ... K:c7 3. Nd3+ Kb6 (3. ... Kc4 4. Rd4+ K:d4 5. Nb4 a1=N 6. Nc2+
Draw; 4. ... Kb5 5. Rb4+ Ka5 6. Nc1; If 3. ... Kb5, then 4. Rb8+ etc. or 3. ...
Kc6 4. Nb4+) 4. Rb8+ La7 5. Nb4 a1=Q 6. Nc6+ Ka6 7. Nb4+ Ka5 8.
Nc6+ Ka4 (otherwise perpetual check) 9. Rb4+ Ka3 10. Nd4 Qf1(g1,h1)
11. Nc2+ Ka2 12. Ra4+ K[any square] 13. Rb4+ Perpetual check and
Draw.
№ 63
Tidskrift för Schack, March 1918

№ 64
Tidskrift för Schack, 1918

63.
1. f3 Qh4 2. Be1 Q:e1 3. Nd4+ K:b4 4. Nc2+ and Win.
2. ... Qf6 (2. ... Qh8 3. Bc3) 3. Nc3+ Kc6 (3. ... K:b4 4. Nd5+) 4. b5+
K[any square] 5. Ke4+ or
5. Nd5+ and Win.
1. ... Qg7 2. Bc3 and Win.
64.
1. Be5 B:e5 2. c7 B:c7 3. Rg5 f1=Q 4. Rf5+ Q:f5 Stalemate.
3. ... Bd8 4. Kg3 f1=Q 5. Rf5+ Q:f5 Stalemate.
3. ... Bg3+ 4. Kg4.
1. c7? B:c7 2. Bd8 Be5 or 2. Be5 B:e5 3. Rg5 Bf6 and Win.
№ 65

№ 66

65.
1. Nd7+ Kd5 2. Nb6+ Kc5 3. Bf2+ Q:f2 4. Nd7+ Kd5 5. Nf6+ N:e5 or
5. ... Kc5 6. Ng4+ (6. Ne4+) and Win.
2. ... N:e5 3. Nc4+ Kf7 (3. ... Kd5 or 3. ... f5 4. Ne3+) 4. g3+
K[anysquare] 5. Ne3+ or 5. Nd2+ and Win.
66.
1. Nc6 b:c6 2. B:e7 c:d5+ 3. Kf5 Kc7 4. Bd6+ K:d6 5. d8=Q Q:d8
Stalemate.
№ 67
Listok Chess Krushka Petrogubkommuny, 5/6 1921

№ 68

67.
1. Rh7 e:f6 2. Re7+ Kd8 3. Ra7 Ke8 (3. ... R:g8 4. Ra8+; or 3. ... Re8 4.
Ra8+ Kd7 5. N:f6+)
4. Kh6 Kd8 (If 4. ... f4, then 5. Nf5 f3 6. Ng7+ and 7. Ne6+; or 5. ... Rg8 6.
Ra8+ Kf7 7. Nh6+;
or 5. ... Rf7 6. Nd6+) 5. Nf7+ Ke8 6. Nh8 Kd8 or 6. ... f4 (6. ... R:h8 7.
Ra8+) 7. Ra8+ Ke7 8. Ng6+ and Win.
1. ... f4 2. R:e7 Kd8 3. f7 f3 4. K:h2 and Win.
1. ... Rf7 2. R:f7 K:f7 3. fe and Win.
1. ... Kd7 or 1. ... e5 2. R:e7+ or 2. ... Re7+ etc.
1. ... R:g8 2. f7+.
68.
1. Ne2+ K:d3 2. g:f8=Q Qf1+ 3. Kb2 Nd1+ 4. Kb3 Q:f8 5. Nc1+ Kd2
6. Re2+ Kc1 7. Rc2+ Kb1
8. Rb2+ K:b2 (otherwise perpetual check) Stalemate.
1. ... Nb3 2. N:d4+ Kc3 3. Ne2+ or 3. Nb5+ K:d3 4. Rd5+ and 5.
g:f8=Q Draw.
№ 69
White to move and Draw

№ 70

69.
1. e7+ Kd7 2. Rd6+ Ke8 3. Rd8+ K:e7 4. R:d2 g2+ 5. K:g2 (5. Kh2?
Rg3+) 5. ... Rd3+ 6. Kf2 R:d2+ 7. Ke3 Rb2 8. Be5 Rb4 9. Bd4 Be4 10.
Bc5+ and Draw.
7. ... Rd8 8. Bf4 (8. Bg3? Rg8 9. Bh4+ Ke6 10. K:e4 Rg4+ and Win) 8.
... Be4 9. Bg5+ and Draw.
70.
1. Be5 Rb4+ (1. ... B:e5 K:e5 draw) 2. Nd5 Rb5+ (If 2. ... Bg1, then 3.
d7 Bb6 4. Bf6 Rb 5. Kc4 or 5. Kc6) 3. Kc6 R:e5 4. d7 Re6+ 5. Kb7 Rd6(e7)
6. Kc8 Rc6+ 7. Kb7 Rc7+ 8. Ka8 R:d7 Stalemate.
№ 71
Listok Chess Krushka Petrogubkommuny., 16/11 1921

№ 72

71.
1. Bf6 Q:f6 (1. ... Qe3 2. Nb6 or 2. Bd4; if 1. ... Qd2(f4, g6, g3), then 2.
Nb6+ and 3. Be7+) 2. Nd7 (Threats 3. Ndb6# and 3. N:f6) 2. ... B:d7 3.
Nb6+ K:c3 (3. ... Kc5 4. N:d7+) 4. Nd5+ c:d5 Stalemate.
72.
1. b8=Q Nc6+ 2. Kc8 ( 2. Ke8? N:b8 3. a7 Na6 and Win) 2. ... N:b8 3.
a7 Nd7 4. K:d7 Ba4+ 5. Kd6 Bf4+ (5. ... Bb4+ 6. Kc7 Ba5+ 7. Kd6 Draw)
6. Kd5 Bd1 7. Ke4 Kg3 8. a8=Q B:f3+ 9. Kf5 B:a8 Stalemate.
№ 73

№ 74

73.
1. Kd6 g:h6 (1. ... e3? 2. Ke7 and Win) 2. Ke5 e3 3. B:g2 e2 4. Kf6
e1=Q (4. ... e1=R? Kf7 and Win)
5. g7+ Kh7 6. Be4+ Q:e4 7. g8=Q K:g8 Stalemate.
74.
1. Qe4+ Kb8 (If 1. ... Ka7, then mate in 2 moves) 2. Rb6+ B:b6 (2. ...
Kc8 leads to the mate in 6 moves: 3. Qb7+ Kd7 4. Ne5+ Ke7 5. Q:c7+ Ke8 6.
Qc6+ Ke7 7. Ng6+ and 8. Qe6#) 3. Ka6
(Threats 4. Qb7#) 3. ... Rd7 (3. ... Rd5 4. Q:d5 Qc8+ 5. K:b6 Qc7+ 7. Kb5
and Win) 4. Qa8+ K:a8 5. N:b6+ Kb8 6. N:d7+ and Win.
№ 75

№ 76
Dedicated Grigory Levenfish

75.
1. Nd4 Q:d4 2. Ra3+ Kb5 3. Rb3+ Kc4 4. Rc3+ Kd5 5. Rd3 Q:d3
Stalemate.
If the black king remains on the a, b and c files then the eternal check.
1. ... Qd8 2. Ra3+ Kb7 ( If 2. ... Kb6, then 3. Rb3+ Ka7(a5, c7, c5,) 4.
Nc4+ or 4, Ne6+)
3. Rb3+ kc8 4. Rb8+ K:b8 5. Kc6+ Draw.
1. ... Qc5 2. Ra3 Kb6 3. Rb3+ Ka5 4. Rb5+.
1. ... Qh6 2. Re6+.
76.
1. a6 b:a6 2. c6 Be3+ 3. K:a6 Bf4 (3. ... Kb8 4. R:b3+) 4. c7 B:c7 5.
Kb5+ Kb7(b8) (If 5. .. Ba5, then 6. Kc4 b2 7. R:a2 b1=Q 8. R:a5+ and 9.
Rb5+) 6. Ka4 b2 7. R:a2 b1=Q 8. Rb2+ Q:b2 Stalemate.
2. ... Bf4 3. c7 B:c7+ 4. K:c7 Ka7 5. R:b3 a1=Q 6. Rb7+ and 7. Rb8+
perpetual check.
2. ... Kb8 3. c7+ and 4. R:a6.
2. ... b2 3. R:a6+.
№ 77
Dedicated Grigory Levenfish

№ 78
Schachmatny Listok, 1/8 1922

77.
1. Qb5 c2+ 2. K:c2 Na3+ 3. K:b2 N:b5 4. b7 R:e2+ (4. ... Rf8 5. B:b5)
5. Kc1 Re1+ 6. Kb2 Na3
7. b8=Q Rb1+ 8. Kc3 R:b8 Stalemate.
6. ... Kc3 7. b8=Q Rb1+ 8. Ka3 R:b8 Stalemate.
1. ... b1=Q+ 2. Q:b1 R:e2 3. Qc1+ Rd2+ (3. ... Kd3 4. Q:c3+) 4. Ke1
Kd3 5. Qb1+ Ke3
6. Qc1 Draw. 5. ... c2? 6. Qb3+ Kd4 7. Q:c4+ and Win.
1. ... R:e2 2. Qc5+ Kd3 3. Qd5+ and perpetual check.
78.
1. Bg8 e5+ 2. Kd5 Nf6+ (2. ... Bc3 3. Kc6) 3. K:e5 N:g8 4. Ke6 Kb6 (If
4. ... Bd2 or 4. ... c5, then
5. d7 Bg6(b6) 6. Kf7 Nh6+ 7. Ke8) 5. d7 Kc7 6. Kf7 Ne7 7. Ke8 Nc6 8.
d8=Q+ N:d8 Stalemate.
1. ... Bc5+ 2. Kc5 e5 3. Be6 Nf8 4. K:c5 N:e6+ 5. Kd5 Draw.
1. ... Nf8 2. d7 Be7 3. Ke5 etc.
№ 79

№ 80

79.
1. Kd4 (Threats 2. Kc5) d6 2. Kc3 (Threats 3. Kb4) d5 3. Kd4 b4 4.
K:d5 b3 5. Kc6 Kb8
(5. ... b2 6. a7) 6. Kb6 b2 7. a7+ Ka8 8. Ka6 b1=Q (b1=R) Stalemate.
80.
1. Nc6 K:c6 (1. ... a2 2. Nb4+) 2. Bf6 Kd5 (2. ... Kc5 3. Be7+) 3. d3 a2
4. c4+ Kc5 (4. ... dc 5. B:c3) 5. Kb7 and Win:
5. ... Kb4 (5. ... Kd6) 6. B:d4 a1=Q 7. Be7+.
№ 81
Schachmaty, September 1922

№ 82
Dedicated to S. Weinstein

81.
1. g5 B:g5 (1. ... b1=Q 2. Nd2+) 2. Bh5 Bf4+ (If 2. ... Kf5, then 3. Ng3+
Kf6 4. Ne4+ and 5. Nc3)
3. Kh1 Kf5 4. Bd1 b1=Q 5. Bc2+ Q:c2 6. Ne3+ B:e3 Stalemate.
82.
1. Nd6+ Kf6 (1. ... Ke6 or 1. ... Kg5 2. N:f7+) 2. Rf2+ Ke6 (2. ... Ke7 or
2. ... Kg7 3. Nf5+)
3. Re2+ Kf6 4. g4 Qf4 5. Rf2 Q:f2 6. Ne4+ and Win.
4. ... Qf8 5. Re8 Qg7 6. Ne4#.
4. ... Qg7 5. Ne8+.
4. Qg5 5. Ne8#.
4. ... c3 5. g5+ K:g5(or Q:g5) 6. N:f7+ or 6. ... Ne4+.
1. ... Kg4(f4) 2. Rd4+ K:h5 (2. ... Ke3 or 2. ... Kg3 3. Nf5+) 3. Rh4+
K:h4 4. Nf5+ and Win.
№ 83
Dedicated to S. Weinstein

№ 84
Schachmaty, October 1922

83.
1. Kb5 Kd8 (If now 1. ... d1=Q, then 2. Re8+ Kc7 3. Re7+ Kb8 4. Re8+
and perpetual; If Black plays Kd8 to avoid perpetual check, then Rd7+ Q:d7)
2. K:b6 Nc4+ 3. Kb7 Nd6+ 4. Kb8 d1=Q
5. c7+ Kd7 6. c8=Q+ K:c8 7. Rd5+ Q:d5 Stalemate.
2. ... d1=Q 3. c7+ Kd7 4. Re7+ K:e7 5. c8=Q Nd5+ 6. Ka6 Qa4+ 7.
Kb7 Qb5+ 8. Ka7 Qb6+
9. Ka8 Nc7+ 10. Q:c7+ Q:e7 Stalemate.
1. K:b6 Nc4+ and Win.
1. Re8+ Kc7 2. Kb5 Kd5 or 2. ... f5 and Win.
84.
1. e6 f:e6 2. Nf6+ Ke5 3. g:f3 a1=Q 4. Bc4 (Threats 4. f4#) Qf1 5. Ng4
and 6. Ne3+ Win.
4. ... Qa4 5. Nd7+ and 6. Nb6+ Win.
1. ... a1=Q 2. Nf6+ and 3. e7 Win.
№ 85
Schachmaty, October 1922

№ 86

85.
1. Ra7+ Kc6 2. R:a6+ Kb5 3. Ra4 K:a4 4. N:e3+ Ka3 (otherwise 5.
Nd5+) 5. Bh4 (Not Bg3, because of Rf6; Bh4, Re6) 5. ... f6 6. Bg3 Rd4 7.
Nb5+ and Win.
5. ... Kb4 6. Nd5+.
6. ... Rb4 7. Bd6 g3 8. Nd5 g2 9. B:b4+ and 10. Bc5 Win.
1. ... Kd8 2. Nd6 Bc4 (2. ... Bc8 3. N:d7 Ke8 4. Nd6+ Kf8 5. N:c8 and
Win) 3. Bg3 Rf3
4. Bh4+ f6 5. N:c4 g3 6. Nd6 g2 7. Rg7 and Win.
2. ... Be2(f1) 3. B:c3 and Win.
86.
1. Kh8 Qb2 2. h4 K:h4 3. Kh7 Qc2+ 4. Kh8 Qc3 5. Kh7 Qc7 6. Kh8
Qe5 7. Kh7 Qe7 8. Kh8 K:g5
9. g8=Q+ Kh6 10. Qe6+ Q:e6 Stalemate.
1. h4 Qf7 and Win.
№ 87
Schachmaty, November - December 1922

№ 88
Schachmaty, January - February 1923

87.
1. Kg7 B:g2 2. K:h6 f5 (2. ... Bh3 3. f5 B:f5 4. Kg7) 3. g4 f:g4 4. Kg5
Bf3 5. Kh4 Ke3 6. f5 Kf4
7. f6 Bd5 8. f7 B:f7 Stalemate.
1. ... Rh5 2. B:h3 R:h3 3. K:f6 Ke3(R:g3) 4. f5 Ke4(Ke3) 5. Ke6
R:g3(Ke4) 6. f6 Draw.
1. B:h3 R:h3 2. Kg7 R:g3+ 3. K:f6 Ke3 4. Ke5 (4. f5 5. Ke6 Re3+ and
Win) 4. ... Kf3 5. f5 Kg4 Win.
88.
1. d6 Ba5 2. b6 N:b6+ 3. Kc6 Kc8 (3. ... Na4 or 3. ... c4 4. Kb5 or 4,Na8
4. Kb7 Kb6 5. Ka6 Nc4
6. Kb5) 4. Kd7 Na7 Stalemate.
1. ... Bb6 2. Kc8 (Threats 3. Kb7) 2. ... Bg1 3. d7 Nb6+ 4. Kc7 Nd5+ 5.
Kd6 Draw.
2. ... Ba5 3. Kb7 Nb6 4. Ka6 Nc4 5. b6 B:b6(Bb4) 6. Kb5 Draw.
1. ... Bb8 2. Kc6 and 3. Kb7.
1. Kc6 refuted by Bd8.
№ 89

№ 90

89.
1. Be2+ Ka4 2. Ra3+ K:a3 3. Bd6+ Ka4 4. Bg4 Rf7 (4. ... Rb5 5. Bd7 f3
6. Kd2) 5. Bh5 and Win.
3. ... Ka2 4. Bc4+ Ka1 5. Ba2 and mate in 3 moves.
2. Rb3 or Rc3(d3, f3, g4) do not lead to the goal, for example:
1) 2. Rb3 R:e5 3. Bd3 f3 4. Rb8 f2 5. Kb2 Re2+ 6. B:e2 f1=Q 7. B:f1
Stalemate.
4. Kc3 f2 5. Rb1 Re1 or 5. Rb2 Rc5+ etc.
2) 2. Rc3 R:e5 3. Rc4+ Ka3 4. Bd1 a4 (The only move that secures the
Draw, Rb5 loses: 5. Kc1 Rb4 6. Rc3+ Ka2 7. Bc2 f3 8. Bg6 Ra4 9. Bf7+ and
10. R:f3; or 8. ... Rb7 9. Bd3 and Win) 5. Kc1 Ra5 Draw.
90.
1. Ng5+ B:g5 2. Rd4 N:b2 3. K:b2 Bf6 4. Kb1 B:d4 Stalemate.
2. ... Nc5 3. R:d2 B:d2 Stalemate. (3. Kb4 loses: 3. ... Ne4 4. K:b3 Kg2
5. Kc2 Kf3 6. b4 Be3 7. Rd5 ke2 8. b5 Kf2 etc.)
2. ... Nb6 3. k:b3 K:g2 4. Kc2 Kf2 5. R:d2 Draw.
1. ... Kg2 (1. ... Kg2 or 1. ... h2 2. Ne4+ or 2. f3+) 2. Rg4+ Kf1 (2. ... Kg1
3. Ne4 or 2. ... Kf2 3. Ne4+) 3. Nf2 d1=Q 4. Rg1+ Ke2 5. R:d1 K:d1 6.
K:a4 Kc2 7. Nd2 Draw.
№ 91

№ 92
Schachmaty, Aprile 1923.
Dedicated to N. Grekof

91.
1. b3+ Na5 2. a3 b4 3. a4Bh4 4. Bc5 Bd8 5. h8=Q R:h8 6. Bb6+ B:b6
Stalemate.
Wrong is 2. Bd8+ Kb4 3. Be7+ Kc3 4. Bf6+ Kc2 5. h8=Q R:h8 6. B:h8
because of b4 and Black wins: 7. Be5 d5 8. Kc6 Bc3 9. K:d5 B:e5 10. K:e5
11. Kd4 K:a2 12. Kc4 Ka3 or 7. Bd4 Bc3 8. Bc5 d5 9. a3 d4 10. ab d3 11.
Be3 Bd2 12 Bf2 Bh6 13. Be1 Bg7 14. b5 Bc3 etc.
92.
1. Rh4 Bb7 2. R:h2 R:h8 3. Kg4 R:h2 4. c8=Q B:c8+ 5. Kg3 Rh1 (h8)
Stalemate.
1. ... Rh8+ 2. Kg5 R:h4 3. c8=Q h1=Q 4. Qc3+ Kf2 5. Qd2+ Kg3 6.
Qe3+ the perpetual or Black loses the rook.
№ 93
Isvestia V. Z. I. K., 7/4 1923

№ 94

93.
1. Nh5 Rg4+ 2. Kc3 R:a4 3. Kb3 Re4(g4) 4. Bc3+ K[any square] Nf6+
and Win.
3. ... Ra1(Rd4) 4. Bc3.
94.
1. Bc2+ Ka5 2. Kc5 (Threats mate.) 2. ... Ka6 3. Kc6 (The same threat)
3. ... Ka7 4. Ra1+ Kb8
5. Rb1+ Kc8 (Otherwise perpetual check) 6. Bf5+ Q:f5 7. Rb8+ K:b8
Stalemate.
1. ... Ka3 2. Kc3 Qh3+ 3. Bd3 Ka2 4. Re6 and Win.
2. ... Ka2 3. Bb3+ and 4. Ra1#.
1. Be4 Qg8+ 2. Bd5 Qg4+ and Win.
№ 95
Isvestia V. Z. I. K., 20/5 1923

№ 96
Dedicated N. Grigoriev

95.
1. Rd5 e1=Q 2. R:d7 Q:a5+ 3. Kc6+ Ka8(b8) 4. Rd8+ Q:d8 (Otherwise
perpetual) Stalemate.
2. ... Nb4(e5) 3. Nc6+ N:c6 4. K:c6+ K[any square] 5. Rd8+ Perpetual
check.
2. ... Qe8 3. Nc6+ Ka8 4. Rd8+ Q:d8 5. N:d8 a5 6. Kb6 a4 7. Ke6
Draw.
1. Rf7 Ne5 and Win.
96.
1. Nc2 d3 2. e:d3 (2. Ka1? d2) 2. ... B:d3+ 3. Kg2 Be4+ 4. Kh3 B:c2 5.
Bg3 Bf5+ 6. Kh4 a1=Q
7. B:e5+ Q:e5 8. Nd7+ B:d7 Stalemate.
3. ... B:c2 4. Bg3 Be4+ 5. Kf2 a1=Q 6. B:e5+ Q:e5 7. Nd7+.
№ 97
Krasnaya Gaseta, 30/7 1923

№ 98
Isvestia V. Z. I. K., 31/7 1923
Dedicated to I. Rabinovich

97.
1. Na7+ Ka4 (1. ... Kc5(c4) 2. Rc6+ and 3. R:c1) 2. Nc6 a1=Q 3. Kd4
(Threats 4. Ra6#) 3. ... Q:d4
4. Re4 Q:e4 Stalemate.
3. ... Ka5 4. Nb3+.
3. ... K:a3 4. Ra6+ or 4. ... Nc2+.
3. ... Bd2 4. Ra6+ Ba5 5. R:a5+ K:a5 6. Nb3+.
2. ... Bb2 3. Re1.
2. ... Be3 R:e3 a1=Q 4. Ne5 Draw.
1. Nd6+ Kc5 2. Ne4+ Kd4 and Win.
98.
1. Bd8+ Kh5 2. e7 B:h3+ (If 2. ... Qb5+, then 3. Bc6 B:h3+ 4. Kc7 Qe5+
5. Kb6(b7) Draw; or 2. ... Qa7+ 3. Bc7 Qa4+ or 3. ... B:h3+ 4. Kd8) 3. Kc6
Qc8+ (3 ... Qa4+ 4. Kb6) 4. Kb6 bd7 5. Bb7 Qb8 6. e8=Q+ B:e8 7. Bc7
Q:c7+ 8. K:c7 c3 9. Bf3+ Kg5 10. Bd1 Kf2 11. Kd6 Ke3 12. Kc5 Kd2
13. Kd4 Draw.
1. ... K:h3 2. e7 Qb5+ 3.. Bc6 Qf5+ 4. Kc7 Qe5+ 5. Kc8 Draw.
2. ... Qa7+ 3. Bc7 c3 4. Bc6 Draw.
1. ... Kg3 2. Bc7+.
№ 99
Isvestia V. Z. I. K., 31/7 1923
Dedicated to I. Rabinovich

№ 100
Schachmaty, July - August 1923
Dedicated brothers V. and M. Patov

99.
1. f7 Bb3 2. Bd4 B:f7+ 3. Kh8 Bd5 4. Be5 g2 5. B:h2 g:h1=Q or h1=R
Stalemate.
2. ... Bd5 3. Kh8 K:f7 Rf1+ Ke6(e7, e8) 5. Re1+ and 6. Be5.
4. ... Kg6 5. Be5 g2 6. Rf6+ and 7. B:h2.
1. ... g2 2. R:h2 g1=Q 3. R:c2 Qh1 (3. ... Kh6+ 4. Kf8) 4. f8=N+ (4. Rf2
loses) Draw.
1. ... Be4 2. Be5 Draw (1. ... g2? 3. R:h2 g1=Q 4. f8=Q Bd5+ 4. Kh8 and
Win.)
100.
1. Rb3 Nc6 (If 1. ... Bc7, then 2, Rb7 Na6 3. Ra7 this arrangement of
pieces is repeated in the study 5 times. On 1. ... Na6 follows 2. Ra3; On 1. ...
Nd7 follows 2. Rb7) 2. Rb5 (Threatening 3. Rc5) 2. ... Bd8 (if Bb4, then 3.
Rb6 or 3. ... Bc3/c7 3. Rc5) 3. Rd5 (Threats 4. Rd6) 3. ... Be7 4. Rd7 and 5.
Rc7 Win.
№ 101
Schachmaty, July - August 1923
Dedicated to V. and M. Patov

№ 102
Krasnaya Gaseta 13/8 1923

101.
1. Rc8+ N:c8 2. e:d7 Ne7 (If 2. ... Rh3+, then 3. K:g5 Ne6+ 4. Kg4 Rc3
5. Be5+) 3. d8=Q+ (Wrong is 3. d8=R+ because of 3. ... Ng8+ 4. K:g5 Ne6+
5. Kg6 Rc2, and if now 6. Bg3, then 6. ... Rg2 7. Rd3 Nf4+; or 6. Rd6 Rg2+
and Win) 3. ... Ng8+ 4. K:g5 Ne6+ 5. Kg6 N:d8 6. Be5+ R:e5 Stalemate.
6. ... Nf6 7. B:f6+ and 8. B:d8 Draw.
1. e:d7? Nf7#.
102.
1. Bd6 Kf5 2. f7 Qd2+ 3. Kh7 Q:d6 4. f8=Q Q:f8 Stalemate.
1. f7 Qg5+ 2. Kh7 Kf5 3. Bg7 Qg6+ 4. Kg8 Qe6 and Win.
№ 103

№ 104
c
103.
1. f7 Rf6 (1. ... Rh8 2. B:c5) 2. Bh2+ (2. Ka5? R:f7 3. Bh2 Rc7 Draw) 2.
... Ka8 3. Ka5
(Threats 4. Bc4 and 5. Bd6) 3. ... R:f7 4. Bc4 Rd7 5. Bb5 and Win.
4. ... Rf5 5. Bd3 and Win.
104.
1. R:h7+ Kg8 2. g:f7+ K:h7 (2. ... Kf8 3. Rg8+) 3. f8=N+ (3. f8=Q?
Nc4+) 3. ... Kh8 (3. ... Kh6 4. Rh2+ and 5. Ne6+) 4. Ng6+ Kg7 5. Ne5 Kh6
6. Rh2+ Kg5 7. Rg2+ Kh4 8. Ng6+ Kh5(h3) 9. Nf4+ Kh4 (9. ... Kh6 10.
Rh2+) 10. Ng6+ Perpetual check.
7. ... Kf4 8. Ng6+ Kf3 9. Nh4+ Nf4 10. Ng6+ Perpetual check.
№ 105
Isvestia V. Z. I. K., 21/10 1923

№ 106

105.
1. d:c6 B:a2 (1. ... K:c6 2. b3 Kb2 3. c4 a3 4. b4 Draw) 2. b4 c4 3. b5
Bb3 4. Kb2 Ba4 5. Ka3 B:b5
6. Kb4 K:c6 (6. ... Kb6 7. c7; or 6. ... Ba6 7. Kc5 Draw) 7. Ka5 Kc5
Stalemate.
3. ... Kb6 4. Nb2 Bb3 5. Ka3 Bc2 6.Kb4 Bd3 7. c7 K:c7 8. Kc5 Draw.
106.
1. Na7+ Kc4 (1. ... Ka4 2. Nb6#) 2. Nb6+ Kc5 3. Ba5 (Threats 4. b4#) 3.
... Q:a7 4. b4+ Kb5 4. c4+ R:c4 Stalemate.
1. N:e7? R:e1 followed by g2 and Win.
№ 107
Schachmaty, November - December 1923

№ 108
Isvestia V. Z. I. K., 16/12 1923

107.
1. a7 Rd3 (1. ... Ra1 2. Bd4+) 2. Kh5 (2. Kh7? Kf7) 2. ... Rd5+ 3. Kh4
Ra5 4. d7 (4. Bb6? R:a7 5. B:a7 c3) 4. ... Ke7 5. Bb6 and Win.
2. ... Rh3+ 3. Kh4 Rh8 4. Bd4+ and Win.
2. ... Ra3 3. d7 Ke7 4. Bc5+ and Win.
2. ... Nf5 3. Kh4 Ra3 4. d7 and Win.
108.
1. Nf3 g:f3 2. Nf6 e1=Q (2. ... Kg8 3. Bd2) 3. Kf7 (Threats 4. Bg7#) 3. ...
Qe5 4. g4 (Zugzwang) and Black loses the Queen or gets checkmate.
1. Kf6 e1=Q 2. Bg7+ Kg8 3. N:g4 h5 (3. ... h6? 4. Kg6) and Win.
№ 109

№ 110
Kertch Gaseta, 1923

109.
1. Bb6+ c:b6 2. a7 B:a7 3. Kd6 (Threats 4. Nb7+ and N:e8) 3. ... Rb8 4.
Ka3 (Zugzwang) and mate on the next move.
110.
1. Kf3 R:d4 2. Bd3+ f1=Q+ 3. R:f1+ K:f1 4. e3+ R:d3 Stalemate.
1. Bc2 R:a1 2. Kf3 Ba7 and Win.
№ 111
Cas. Ceskoslov. Sach., January 1924

№ 112
28. Rijen, 3/2 1924

111.
1. g6+ Kg8 (1. ... Kh6 2. Rb5#) 2. R:b6 (Threats 3. Rb8#) 2. ... Kf8 3.
Nd5 e:d5(or cd) 4. Kc5 d1=Q (4. ... Ke7 5, Rb1) 5. Kd6 and Win. For
example: 5. ... Qe1 6. Rb8+ Qe8 7. R:e8+ K:e8 8. K:c6 or c3 etc.
112.
1. Ne2 K:e2 2. Bd1+ K:d1 3. b8=Q h1=Q 4. Qb1+ and Win.
2. ... Ke2(f2) 3. Bf3 K:f3 4. b8=Q h1=Q 5. Qb7+ and Win.
1. ... Kf2 2. b8=Q h1=Q 3. Qb6+ K:e2 4. Bb5+ Kd2(d1) (4. ... Ke1 5.
Qe3+) 5. Qd4+ Kc2 (5. ... Kc1 6. Qa1+) 6. Ba4 Kb1 7. Qd3+ Ka2(Kb2) 8.
Qb3+ Ka1 9. Qc3+ with mate.
№ 113
Dedicated to Dr. Emanuel Lasker

№ 114

113.
1. Nb1+ Kb4 2. Qd2+ K:b3 (2. ... Kc5 3. Q:a5 and 4. Qc3+) 3. Qd3+
K:a4 (3. ... Kb4 4. Qa3+ Kc4 5, Nd2+ and 6. Qb2+) 4. Nc3+ Kb4 5. Qb5+
c:b5 (5. ... K:c3 6. Qb2+) 6. N:d5+ Kc4 7. N:f6 Kd4
8. N:h7 Ke5 9. Ng5 Kf6 10 Ne6 and Win.
6. ... Ka3 7. N:f6 Ka2 8. N:h7 b4 8. Nf6 b3 10. Nd5 b2+ 11. Kd2 and
Win.
5. ... Kb3 7. N:f6 a4 8. K:h7 a3 8. Kb1 a2+ 10. Ka1 Ka3 11. Ng5 b4 12.
h7 b3 13. h=Q and Win.
114.
1. Rg8+ Ka7 2. Ne3 R:d3+ 3. Kc2 R:e3 (3. ... e4 4. Nd1) 4. K:d2 Rb3 5.
Ra8+ Kb6 6. Rb8+ and Win.
1. Ne3 R:d3+ 2. Kc2 d1=Q+.
№ 115
28. Rijen, 30/3 1924

№ 116

115.
1. d6+ Kf7 2. d7 Nc4+ (2. ... Ke7 3. h6) 3. Kd4 Na5 4. d8=N+ Kf7 5.
Kc3 Kg5 6. Kb4 and Win.
1. ... Ke8 2. d7+ Ke7 3. h6 and Win.
1. ... Kd7 2. h6.
116.
1. d7 Re7+ 2. Kh6 R:d7 (2. ... Bg6? 3. e4+) 3. e4+ Kg4 4. Ne5+ f:g5
Stalemate.
3. ... K:e4 or Ke6 4. Nc5+ Draw.
1. ... Rg3+ 2. Kh8 B:e2 3. Nc5 Draw.
№ 117

№ 118

117.
1. e6 Q:e6 2. Bf5 Qe5 3. Kd1 e6 4. Bg6 Qg7 5. Ke7 e5 6. Nc6 (Threats
7. Nb4#) 6. ... a5
7. N:e5+ Q:e5 8. Bf5 Q:e4 9. Kc1 Q:f5 10. g:f5 g4 11. Kd1 and Win.
6. ... Q:g6 7. N:e5+ and Win.
118.
1. B:g4+ Q:g4 (1. ... Kg5(h6) 2. Ne6+ or 2. ... Nf5+) 2. f3 Q:g3 (2. ...
Qd4 (g5, g7) 3. g4+ etc.)
3. Nf7+ Qh2 4. g4+ Kh4 5. Nf5+ Kh3 6. Ng5#.
3. ... Qf4 4. g4+ and 5. Ng6+.
3. ... Qg7 4. g4+ and 5. Nf5+.
3. ... Qh4 4. g4#.
3. ... Kh4 4. Nf5+.
1. ... K:g4 2. f3+ K:g3 3. Nf5+.
2. ... Kh5 3. g4+.
№ 119
28. Rijen, 29/6 1924

№ 120
Krasnaya Gaseta 18/7 1924

119.
1. Re5 Nc8 (1. ... Nd5(g6) 2. Re8+) 2. Rg5 Be6 3. Nc6+ Ka8 4. Rb5
(Threats 5. Rb8#) 4. ... Nb6 5. Ra5+ Kb7 6. Nd8+ and Win.
1. ... Ka7 2. R:e7 Kb6 3. Re8 bf7 4. Rf8 Bd5 5. Kb3 and Win.
120.
1. d5+ K:d5 (Otherwise 2. Nd7+ or Ne6+) 2. Nd7 Qa6 3. R:g5+ Ke4 4.
Re5+ d:e5 (4. ... Kf4 5. e3#) 5. Nc5+ and Win.
3. ... Ke6 4. Nc5+ d:c5 5. Rg6+ and Win.
3. ... Kc6 4. Nb8+ and Win.
2. ... Qa7 3. Ra8 Qe3 (2. ... Q:a8 3. Nb6+) 4. Nf6+ Kc5(c6) (4. ... Ke6 5.
Re8+) 5. Rc8+ Lb6 6. Nd5+ and Win.
2. ... Q:g8 3. Nf6+ and Win.
№ 121

№ 122
Dedicated to U.S.S.R. Champion E. Bogoljubov

121.
1. Nd6 f2 2. Nc4+ Kb5 3. Nd2 f1=Q 4. N:f1 Kc4 5. Kb2 Kd3 (5. ... h5
5. Kc2) 6. Kc1 Ke2
(6. ... h5 7. Kd1) 7. e4 K:f1 8. Kd2 (e5 immediately only leads to a draw
because the King is too far) 8. ... h5 9. Ke3 Kg2 (9. ... h4 10 Kf3 ) 10. e5 h4
11. e6 h3 12. e7 h2 13. e8=Q h1=Q
14. Qg6+ Kh3(f1) 15. Qh5+(f5) Kg2 16. Qg4+ Kh2 17. Kf2 and Win.
1. Ne5 refuted by Kb5, for example: 2. N:f3 Kc4 3. Ne1 Kc3(d5); or 2.
Nd3 Kc4 3. Nf2 Kc3 Draw.
122.
1. Qa2+ 2. Kb4 (1. ... Kb5 or 1. ... Kd3 follows 2. Nc3+ or 2. Nc1+) 2.
Qb2+ Kc4 (2.... Ka4 3. Nc3#) 3. Qc2+ Kb4 4. Kb2 (Threats 5. Qb3#, and
Qc5+) 4. ... Qd5 5. Qa4+ K:a4 6. Nc3+ Kb4 7. N:d5+ K[any square] 8.
Nb8+ or 8. Nc7+ and Win, because the White h5 passes into the Queen.
№ 123
IV prize at the competition „Ceske Slovo” 1924

№ 124
IV prize at the competition „Ceske Slovo” 1924

123.
1. Nc4 B:c4 (If immediately h1=Q, then 2. Nb6+ Ka7 3. Nc8+ either with
a perpetual check or a white pawn with a tempo passes to the Queen) 2. Ra1
Bd5 3. e4 B:e4 4. Kb3 Ka7 (4. ... Bd5+ 5. Ka4) 5. Kc4 Kb6 6. a7 h1=Q 7.
a8=Q (7. a8=N+? Kc6 8. R:h1 Bd5+ and Win) 7. ... B:a8 8. Rb1+ Q:b1
Stalemate.
1. ... Ka7 2. Nd6 etc.
124.
1. Bd1 Re3(e1, e5) 2. Bf3 Bh2(c5) 3. B:g2 B:d6 4. e8=Q R:e8+ 5. K:d7
Rg8 (5. ... Re2 6. Bf1)
6. Bd5+ K:d5 Stalemate.
2. ... R:f3 3. e8=Q Draw.
2. ... Kc5 3. K:d7 Draw.
№ 125
Third honorable mention at the same competition

№ 126
28. Rijen, 1924

125.
1. g3+ Ke4 2. Bc2 (Wrong is 2. Kd2) 2. ... Qg4+ 3 Kf2 Kf5 4. Rd4+ e4
5. R:e4 Q:e4 6. g4+ h:g4
7. Kg3 (Not 7. B:e4+, Black wins beacuse of double pawns) 7. ... Q:c2
Stalemate.
2. ... Qa6(c4) 3. Kd2 Qa5(b4)+ 4. Ke2 Qb5 5. Kd2 Q:d3+ 6. B:d3+ Kf3
7. Be2+ K:g3 8. B:h5 Draw.
1. ... Kg4(f5) 2. Bd7 Q:d7 3. R:d7 K:g3 4. Ke4 h5 5. Re7 h3 6. R:e5 g6
7. Rh5 h2 8. Rh8 Kg2
9. Kf4 g3 10. Kg4 Kf2 11. Rh3 Draw.
4. ... Kg4 5. Ke4 h4 6. K:e5 h6 (6. ... Kf3 7. Kf5) 7. Rh7 Kg3 8. Kf5 g4 9.
Rg7 Draw.
2. Kd2 (instead of 2. Bc2) in the main variation is refuted by: 2. ... Qc8 3.
Bc2 Qh3 4. Kc3 (4. g4 Qh2+ and Kf4) 4. ... g4 5. Kc4 (5. Rd8+ Ke3 Rd3+
Kf2 7. Rd2+ K:g3 8. Rd3+ Kf4 9. R:h3 gh 10. Ba4 h2 11. Bc6 e4 and Win) 5.
... Kf5 6. Rd6+ e4 7. Rd5+ Ke6 8. B:e4 Q:g3 9. R:h5 Qf4
10. Kd3 g3 (Threats 10. ... g2 11. B:g2 Qg3+) 11. Rh1 g2 12. Rg1 Qf1+ and
Win.
Or 11. Rf5 Q:f5 12. B:f5+ K:f5 13. Ke2 Kg4 14. Kf1 Kh3 15. Kg1 g2 and
Win.
126.
1. Bc5+ Ka5 (1. ... K:c5 or c7 2. N:e6+) 2. Nc6+ Ka4 3. Ka2 b4 4. b3+
Kb5 5. Nd4+ Ka5 (5. ... K:c5 6. N:e6+) 6. B:e7 Qh8 (6. ... Q:e7 7. Nc6+) 7.
Bd8+ Q:d8 8. Nc6+ and Win.
№ 127
Cas. Ceskoslov. Sach., October 1924

№ 128
Schachmaty, December 1924

127.
1. Bb3 d3 (Threats Ka1) 2. Bc4 Kc2 3. Ba2 K:d2 4. d6 g1=Q+ 5. K:g1
Ke3 6. d7 d2 7. d8=R and Win.
(7. d8=Q? b1Q+ 8. B:b1 d1=Q+ 9. Q:d1 Stalemate)
4. ... Kc1 5. d7 d2 6. d8=Q d1=Q 7. Qc7+ Kd2 8. Qd6+ Kc1 9. Qc5+
Qc2+ (9. ... Kd2 10. Qe3+) 10. Q:c2+ K:c2 11. K:g2 Kd2 12. Kf2 and Win.
1. d6 Kc1 2. d7 b1=Q d8=Q Qf5+ Draw.
128.
1. Kb3 e1=Q 2. Bf4+ Kb1 (2. ... Kd1 Bh5+) 3. B:c2+ Ka1 4. Bd6 Qe2 5.
Bb4 Q:b5 6. Be4 e5 7. f3 and Win.
1. ... e5 2. B:c2 e1=Q 3. B:b6 (Threats 4. Be3+) 3. ... Kd2 4. Ba5+ and
Win.
(2. B:e5+ e1=Q 3. Bf4+ Kb1 4. B:c2+ Ka1 5. Be3 Q:e3+ 6. fe Stalemate)
1. Bf4+ Kb2 and Win.
№ 129
Schachmaty, December 1924

№ 130
Ceske Slovo, 11/1 1925

129.
1. Bc5 a1=Q 2. Rd6+ Ke8 (2. ... Ke7 3. R:a6) 3. Kc8 (Threats 4. Rd8#)
3. ... Qa5 4. Rd5 b5 5. Rd3 and Win.
4. ... Q:c5+ 5. R:c5 b6 6. Rc6 b5 7. Kc7 Ke7 8. Kb6 and Win.
5. ... b5 6. Kb7 etc.
130.
1. Nc8+ Kb4 (1. ... Kb5 2. Nd6+) 2. Ke7 Bc6 (2. ... R:e7 3. Bf8) 3. Ra7
R:a7 (3. ... Bb7 4. Nd5+)
4. N:e6+ and Win.
1. Bf4 Rc4! 2. Nc8+ Kb4 3. Nb6 Re4.
1. Be3 Bd7.
№ 131

№ 132

131.
1. g4 Qg5(h4) 2. Nf3 Qf6 (2. ... Qe7 or d8 3. Nc6+ or Q:e3 3. Nc4+) 3.
Nd4 ( Threats 4. Nc4#)
3. ... Q:e5(Kb6) 4. Nc6+(Nd7+) and Win.
1. ... Qe8 2. Nc4+ Kb5 3. Nd6+ and Win.
1. ... Q:e5 2. Nc4+.
132.
1. Nc4+ K:a7 (1. ... Kb5 2. Kb8) 2. Bc5+ Ka6 (2. ... Ka8 3. Nb6+) 3.
Na3 (Zugzwang) Q:a3
4. b5+ K:b5 5. B:a3 Kc4 6. Bb2 and Win.
1. Nb5 Qa6+.
№ 133

№ 134

133.
1. e6 B:e6 2. Qa4+ Kd7 3. Qd4+ Q:d4 Ne6+ and Win.
2. ... Kf8 3. Qf4+ Q:f4 4. N:e6+ and Win.
2. ... Bd7 3. Qa8+.
2. ... c6 3. Q:c6+ Kf7 4. N:e6+ Kf7 5. Qf3+ 6. Ng5+ and Win.
1. ... Qf4 2. Qh8+ Qf8 3. Qh5+ Kd8 4. Nf4+ and Win.
134.
1. b7 Rh2 (Threats Nc3#) 2. K:d2 Nd4+ 3. Ke3 N:c6 4. b8=Q N:b8 5.
B:b8 Rb2 6. Be5 Rb4 7. Bd4 Draw.
5. ... Rh8 6. Be5 Rh4 7. Bf4 Draw. (7. ... Be4 8. Bg5+)
№ 135
Dedicated to P. Romanovsky

№ 136
Dedicated to Alexey Troitsky

135.
1. Nh6 Kd3 (1. ... Rd8 Nf7 R:d7 3. Ne5+; or 1. ... f3 2. gf Kd3 3. Kf1) 2.
f3 Ke3 (2. ... Ra1+ 3. Kf2 Ra2 4. Kg1 Ra1 5. Kh2) 3. Nf5+ Kd3 4. Ne7 Ke3
(4. ... Rd8 5. Nc6 R:d7 6. Ne5+; or 4. ... Rh8
5. Kf2) 5. Nd5+ Kd3 (5. ... Kd4 6. Kc7 Rd8 7. Ne6+) 6. Nc7 Rd8 7. Ne6
R:d7 8. Nc5+ and Win.
1. Ne7 Kc5 2. Nc8 Ra1+ 3. Ke2 Ra2 4. Kd3 Ra1 Draw.
136.
1. Ba6+ Kb8 2. Nd7+ Ka8 3. Kc7 Qh1 4. Nf6 Qf3(2) (4. ... b5 5. Ne1 b4
6. b3) 5. Ne1 Qh1 6. b3 b5 7. b4 and Win.
3. ... Qg2 4. Nf6 Qh1 (or b5) 5. Ne1 b5 (or Qh1) 6. b4 and Win.
1. ... Kd8 2. Ne6+ Ke8 3. Ne5.
№ 137

№ 138

137.
1. Rf8 N:f8 2. R:e4+ K:e4 3. e8=Q Ne6+ 4. Kd6 Q:e8 Stalemate.
138.
1. e7 B:e7 2. b7 e4+ 3. K:c3 Bf6+ 4. Kb4 Be5 5. g7 and Win.
(5. ... Be6 6. c4# )
№ 139

№ 140

139.
1. Qc2+ Kd8 2. Qh7 Q:h7 3. R:a8+ and 4. Ra7+ Win.
1. ... Kd7 Ra7 (or Qa4+).
1. ... Kb8 2. Rb2.
140.
1. Nc7+ Ke5 (1. ... Kd6 2. Nb5+ Kd5 3. Na3) 2. Nc5 (2. Bb8? Kd4) 2. ...
b1=Q 3. Bb8+ Ke6 (3. ... Kd5 or e4 4. Nc3+) 4. Bf4 (Thtreats 5. Nc7#) 4. ...
Kd5 or Qc2 5. Nc3+ or d4+ and Win.
2. ... b1=N 3. Nd4 Nc3 (3. ... Kd6 4. Kd8) 4. b5 Ne4 5. b6 Nc5 6. Kd8 f4
7. Kc8 Ne4 8. b7 N:b7
9. K:b7 f3 10. Nb5 and Win.
5. ... Nd6+ 6. Kd7 Kb7 (6. ... f4 7. Bb8 or Kd5 7. N:f5) 7. Kc7 and Win.
5. ... f4 6. Kd8 Nd6 (6. ... Nc5 7. Kc8) 7. Bb8 and Win.
№ 141

№ 142

141.
1. Qe1+ Kg2 (1. ... Kh2 2. Bf3) 2. Bh3+ K:h3 (2. ... Kh2 3. Qe5+ or Kf3
3. Qe3#) 3. Qg1 (Threats 4. Qg3#) 3. ... Kh4 4. Qh2+ K [any square] 5. f4+
or f3+ and Win.
1. Qh4+ Kg1.
142.
1. c6 b:c6 (1. ... Qa1 2. Bf6+) 2. Bc7+ Kd4 3. Ba5 (Threats 4. Bc3+) 3. ...
Q:f2 4. Bb6+ c5
5. B:c5+ K:c5 6. Ke4+ and Win.
3. ... Qa1 or e5 4. Bc3+.
3. ... Qg1 4. Ne2+.
3. ... K[any square] 4. d4+ or d3+.
1. Bc7+ Kd4 2. c6 Qa1 3. Bb6+ K:c4 4. d3+ Kd5 5. c7 Qa8 etc.
№ 143

№ 144

143.
1. Bc6 h3+ 2. K:h3 Qf5+ 3. Kg2 K:a7 4. Be4 Q[any square] 5. f3+(f4+)
or f:g3+ and Win.
1. f3 h3+ 2. K:h3 Q:g5 3. Be4 Qh6+ 4. K:g3 Qg5+ etc.
144.
1. Bc6+ Kf8 2. b4 c:b4 3. Bd2 Kg7 4. a:b4 Qe5 5. Bc3 and Win.
3. ... Qe5 4. B:b4+ Kg7 5. Bc3 and Win.
3. ... Qc5 4. B:b4.
№ 145

№ 146

145.
1. c6 b:c6 2. Kb3 (Threats 3. a4 and 4. Nc4#) 2. ... Kb5 3. a4+ Kb6(c5)
4. Nd7+ and Win.
2. ... Bc5 3. Nc4+ and 4. a4#.
2. ... Bb4(e7) 3. N:c6+.
2. ... Bd6 3. Nc4+.
146.
1. Bb2 Qa2 (1. ... Q:b2 2. e3+ or 1. ... Q:b2 2. R:f2+) 2. Bc1+ Ke5 3.
Bf4+ K[any square] 4. e4+(e3+) or e:f3+ and Win.
2. ... Kg3 3. Bf4+ Kh3 and h4 4. Rh2+ Kg4 5. e:f3+ and Win.
№ 147
Dedicated to Alexey Troitsky

№ 148

147.
1. d6 Nc6 (1. ... cd 2. ef) 2. D6:c7 K:c7 3. e:f6 Kd6(d7) 4. Kg2 Ke6 5.
f5+ g:f5 6. K:g3 Kf1+
7. Kf4 K:f6 (otherwise 8. f7) Stalemate.
148.
1. d:e7 c1=Q (1. ... B:e7 2. Rc6) 2. e8=Q Q:d2+ (2. ... Qc5+ 3. Qb5) 3.
Kb5 Qb4+ 4. Kc6 Qa4+
5. K:c7 Q:e8 (5. ... Bd6+ 6. Kd8 Bc7+ 7. Ke7) 6. Ra6+ K:a6 Stalemate.
1. Rg1 cd or ed and Win.
№ 149

№ 150
Dedicated to P. Romanovsky

149.
1. Kd7 e4 2. Ke6 Kg7 (2. .. e3 K:f6 and 4. g7#) 3. Kf5 e3 Bc4 h4 5. Bd3
Kh6 6. K:f6 e2 7. g7 (7. B:e2? Stalemate) 7. ... e1=Q 8. g8=N+ and 9. Bg6#.
150.
1. Ne3+ Kg3 (1. ... Kh2 2. Qf2) 2. Qg4+ Kf2 3. Qf4+ Ke1(e2) 4. Qf1+
Kd2 (4. ... K:e3 5. Qe1+) 5. Qd1+ Kc3 6. Qc2+ Kb4 (6. ... Kd4 7. Nf5+) 7.
Qb2+ (7. Qd2+ Kb5 8. Qe2+ Kd3 Draw.) 7. ... Nb3 (7. ... Ka5 8. Nc4+ and 9.
Qb6#) 8. Qa3+ winning the Queen or checkmate.

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