Chess Problems.
Problem 1.
White to play and mate in two moves.
WHITE.
Problem 2.
White to play and mate in two moves.
WHITE.
Problem 3.
White to play and mate in three moves.
WHITE.
Problem 4.
White to play and mate in three moves.
WHITE.
Problem 5.
White to play and mate in four moves.
WHITE.
Problem 6.
White to play and mate in three moves.
WHITE.
Problem 7.
White to play and mate in three moves.
WHITE.
Problem 8.
White to play and checkmate without moving his King.
WHITE.
Problem 9.
White to play and mate in four moves.
WHITE.
Problem 10.
White to play and mate in three moves.
WHITE.
Problem 11.
White to play and mate in four moves.
WHITE.
Problem 12.
White to move his King alone and mate in five moves.
WHITE.
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.
No. 1.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. Q. to K. R's 4th. | If 1. K. to K's 4th. |
| 2. Q. to K. B's 6th. (checkmate.) | |
| If 1. K. to Q. B's 4th | |
| 2. B. to Q. Kt's 6th. (checkmate.) | |
| If 1. K. to K's 6th. | |
| 2. Q. to K. B's 2d. (checkmate.) |
No. 2.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. B. to K. Kt's 8th. | If 1. B. takes R. |
| 2. R. to Q. R's 7th. (checkmate.) | |
| If 1. Anything else. | |
| 2. R. to Q. R's 8th. (checkmate.) |
No. 3.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. B. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) | 1. Kt. takes B. |
| 2. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. | 2. Kt. moves. |
| 3. Kt. to Q's 6th. (checkmate.) |
No. 4.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. | 1. K. B. takes P. |
| 2. Kt. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) | 2. K. to K. B's 5th. |
| 3. Q. to K. R's 4th. (checkmate.) |
No. 5.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.) | 1. P. takes Q. |
| 2. B. takes P. (ch.) | 2. K. takes R. |
| 3. Kt. (at R's 7th.) to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.) | 3. Q. takes Kt. |
| 4. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. (checkmate.) |
No. 6.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. Kt. to K. R's 4th. | 1. K. to Q's 4th. |
| 2. Q. to Q's 6th. (ch.) | 2. K. to K's 5th. |
| 3. Q. to Q's 4th. (checkmate.) |
No. 7.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. Kt. to K. Kt's 6th. | 1. K. to Q's 5th. |
| 2. Q. to Q. B's 3d. (ch.) | 2. K. takes P. |
| 3. Q. to Q's 3d. (checkmate.) |
No. 8.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. Q. to Q's sq. (ch.) | 1. K. to Kt's 7th. |
| 2. Q. to K's sq. | 2. K. to B's 6th. |
| 3. Q. to Q's 2d. | 3. K. to K's 5th. |
| 4. Q. to Q. B's 3d. | 4. K. to B's 5th. |
| 5. Q. to Q's 3d. | 5. K. to Kt's 5th. |
| 6. Q. to K's 3d. | 6. K. to R's 5th. |
| 7. Q. to K. B's 3d. | 7. K. to Kt's 4th. |
| 8. Q. to K's 4th. | 8. K. to R's 4th. |
| 9. Q. to K. B's 4th. | 9. K. to Kt's 3d. |
| 10. Q. to K's 5th. | 10. K. to R's 3d. |
| 11. Q. to K. B's 5th. | 11. K. to Kt's 2d. |
| 12. Q. to K's 6th. | 12. K. to R's sq. |
| 13. Q. to Q's 7th. | 13. K. to Kt's sq. |
| 14. Q. to K's 7th. | 14. K. to R's sq. |
| 15. Q. to K. B's 8th. (ch.) | 15. K. to R's 2d. |
| 16. Q. to K. B's 6th. | 16. K. to Kt's sq. |
| 17. Q. to K. R's 6th. | 17. K. to B's 2d. |
| 18. Q. to Kt's 5th. | 18. K. to K's 3d. |
| 19. Q. to B's 4th. | 19. K. to K's 2d. |
| 20. Q. to B's 5th. | 20. K. to K's sq. |
| 21. Q. to Q's 7th. (ch.) | 21. K. to B's sq. |
| 22. Q. to K. R's 7th. | 22. K. to K's sq. |
| 23. Q. to K. Kt's 7th. | 23. K. to Q's sq. |
| 24. Q. to Q's 7th. (checkmate.) |
No. 9.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. Q. to K's 5th. (ch.) | 1. K. takes Q. |
| 2. P. to Q's 4th. (ch.) | 2. P. takes P. in passing |
| 3. P. takes P. (dis. ch.) | 3. R. to K's 5th. |
| 4. P. to Q's 4th. (checkmate.) |
No. 10.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. Kt. to K's 5th. (dis. ch.) | 1. K. to B's 5th. (best.) |
| 2. K. Kt's P. two. | 2. K. takes R. |
| 3. B. to Kt's 5th. (checkmate.) |
No. 11.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. R. to K. R's 4th. | 1. B. takes Kt. (at Bl. Q's 6th.) |
| 2. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. | 2. P. to K's 3d. |
| 3. R. takes P. (ch.) | 3. K. to K's 4th. |
| 4. R. takes B. (disc. checkmate.) |
No. 12.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. K. to K's sq. | 1. K. to K's 5th. |
| 2. K. to K's 2d. | 2. K. to B's 4th. |
| 3. K. to B's 3d. | 3. K. to K's 3d. |
| 4. K. to B's 4th. | 4. K. to Q's 3d. |
| 5. K. to B's 5th. (disc. ch.) |
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