100 Chess Problems (1827)

CHESS PROBLEMS
being a selection of original positions; to which are

added others, extracted from rare and valuable
works forming together one hundred ends of games;
won or drawn by brilliant and scientific moves; to
which are added the names of the authors.
by
W. Lewis
teacher of chess
[ 1827 ]
An Electronic Edition
Anders Thulin, Malmö · Preliminary edition
PREFACE
Ends of Games or Positions won or drawn by masterly moves, have

always been considered by the best Chess players and writers as emi-
nently useful, if not absolutely necessary towards forming the finished
player; and though many excellent ones have already been published,
yet I am not without hopes that the following work will be favourably
received by the Chess world, as it contains forty-eight original posi-
tions, besides others extracted from authors little known even to the
good Chess player, none of them having been copied from Stamma’s
Work, the Stratagems of Chess, Sarratt’s Treatise, or the Oriental Chess.
I have endeavoured as much as possible to select such Positions as
are instructive as well as amusing; accordingly, the reader will observe,
that there are many in which the White, though unable to checkmate
in a given number of moves, can yet acquire such a superiority as to
have a winning game. Such positions are generally the most improv-
ing. Among those in which the number of moves is fixed, will be found
many in which as the White is not exposed to an immediate check-
mate, it by no means follows that he must give check every move: such
positions are more difficult than those in which from the situation of
the pieces it is evident the Black must be checked every move.
I defer for the present publishing the Solutions, that the reader may
solve the Problems without being tempted to refer to the Key. They
will however be printed in the course of the present year; and though
in such a work it is next to impossible to be perfectly accurate, yet I
believe very few errors will be found. In some perhaps the checkmate
may be delayed for a move or two by a useless sacrifice, an instance of
which occurs in the Forty-fifth Situation, in which the mate cannot be
given in less than ten moves.
In conclusion, I have to offer my sincere thanks to those friends
whose contributions have enriched the Work, and enabled me to
render it more worthy the attention of the scientific player.
W. LEWIS
76, St. Martin’s-lane,
May 1827.
Explanation of the figures used in the diagrams:
White Black
K k King
Q q Queen
R r Rook
B b Bishop
N n Knight
P p Pawn
PREFACE TO ELECTRONIC EDITION
The original text was published in London, 1827. The original preface
suggests that the solutions were published separately, though in the
copy used there is no obvious break between the first part and the so-
lutions: page numbers, even sheet numbering, is continuous.
Solutions have been converted to modern algebraic form from the
extremely extended descriptive notation of the original. The original
solution of problem nr 1 has been kept in order to give an idea of the
original format.
... Problemiste for problems up to #5.

...
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1. Cozio cuuuuuuuuC
2. Ercole del Rio
{k4WDWDrD} {WDWDWHWD}
{0pDWDbDp} {4WDWGpip}
{WDpDWDWD} {WDWDWDpD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDqDWDW}
{W)WHW)WD} {WDWDW!WI}
{DWDWGWDn} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDW)} {WDWDWDWD}
{$WDWDWDK} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV vllllllllV
White to win in three moves White to win in three moves
cuuuuuuuuC
3. Jos. Woods, Esq. cuuuuuuuuC
4. Gianutio
{WgRDWDWD} {WDWDWGWD}
{DpDWDWDW} {iWDWDWDW}
{WibDWDqD} {WDKDWDWD}
{0NDWDW0W} {DQDWDWDW}
{PDWDW0WD} {qDWDWDWD}
{IW!WDWDW} {DWDWDnDW}
{WGWDWDWD} {rDWDWDBD}
{DWDrDWDW} {4WDWDWDW}
White to win in four moves White to win in four moves [+]
cuuuuuuuuC
5. Cozio cuuuuuuuuC
6. Ercole del Rio
{rDbDrDWD} {kDnDW1WD}
{0p0WDW0k} {0b0WDWDW}
{WDWDPDN0} {W0WgWDWD}
{DWDPDWDW} {DWDNDBDW}
{W1W0BDWD} {WHWDWDWD}
{DWgWDWDP} {DWDWDWDW}
{PDPDWDQD} {WDWDWDQ)}
{DWIWDRDW} {DWDWDWDK}
White to win in four moves White to win in four moves
cuuuuuuuuC
7. Ercole del Rio cuuuuuuuuC
8. Ercole del Rio
{WDqDrDWD} {WiWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {0bDWDWDW}
{RDWDpDN0} {W0WDWDWD}
{DWDWDpDW} {HWDWDqDW}
{WDWDWDkD} {WDW!W0rD}
{DWDWDW)W} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDKD} {WDWDWDP)}
{DWDWDQDW} {DWDRDWDK}
cuuuuuuuuC
9. Rev. H. Bolton cuuuuuuuuC
10. W. Lewis
{WDWDWDWD} {k4WDWDW4}
{DWDWDpip} {0W0WDbgp}
{n0WDWDpD} {WDWDWDpD}
{DWDp)WDW} {!W)P1pDW}
{WDWDW!PD} {WDWDpDWD}
{DWDbDWIW} {DRDWDWDW}
{W1pDWGW)} {P)WDB)P)}
{DWDWDRDW} {IWDWDWDR}
cuuuuuuuuC
11. Cozio cuuuuuuuuC
12. Cozio
{WDWDWDWi} {WDWDrDWi}
{DWDWDW0W} {DWDN)WDW}
{r4WDWDWD} {WDWDWDW0}
{DWDWDP)W} {DpGWDWDW}
{WDWDBDKD} {pDWDWDBD}
{DpDWDWDW} {)WDWDWDW}
{pDW$WDWD} {K)WDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DW1WDWDr}
White to win in five moves White to win in five moves
cuuuuuuuuC
13. Author unknown cuuuuuuuuC
14. Ercole del Rio
{WDWDWDW4} {WDrDW4Wi}
{DWDWDW4W} {DWDWDW0p}
{WDWDWhni} {WDNHWDWD}
{DW$WDWDp} {DWDWDpDW}
{WDWDN)WD} {WDQDWhqD}
{DWDWDQDK} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDPD} {WDWDWDP)}
{DWDW1WDW} {DW$WDWDK}
cuuuuuuuuC
16. Ponziani
{W4W4WDWi} {WiWDWDWD}
{0RDWDW0p} {Dp0nDWDW}
{WDWDQDWD} {WhWDWDW1}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDPDW}
{WDW0W0WD} {WDWDWDBD}
{DWhWDNDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{PDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDPD}
{IWDWDWDW} {$WDW$WIW}
cuuuuuuuuC
17. A. Samuda, Esq. cuuuuuuuuC
18. Rev. H. Bolton
{rhbDWDWD} {WDWDWDkD}
{DWiWDWDp} {DW0WDrDp}
{pDpDWDpD} {r0PDWDW)}
{DpHWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{PDp$BDWD} {WDWDWGqD}
{!WDWDWDW} {DRDW$WDW}
{K)WDWDP)} {BDWDWDbD}
{DWDWDW1W} {DWDWDWIW}
cuuuuuuuuC
20. Rev. H. Bolton
{WDWDWDWD} {nDWHWDWD}
{DRDpDKDW} {DWgWDWDr}
{qDWipDBD} {KDWDWDW0}
{gWDWDnDW} {DWDriW0W}
{WDPDPDWD} {W$WDW$WD}
{DWDNDW0W} {DWHPhWDW}
{W!WDb0WD} {WDWDWDb!}
{DWDWDWDW} {GWDWDWDq}
cuuuuuuuuC
21. W. Lewis cuuuuuuuuC
22. Damiano
{WDW4WDWi} {WDkDWDWD}
{1WgWDW0p} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDWh} {WDKDWDWD}
{DW0QHWDW} {DW$WDWDW}
{WDWDW)WD} {WDRDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDP} {DWHWDWDW}
{WDWDnDPI} {WDPDWDWD}
{DRDRDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
White to win in five moves White to win with the Pawn
in six moves
cuuuuuuuuC
24. Ercole del Rio
{kDWDWDWD} {WiWDnDW4}
{0rDW1WDW} {0W0WDWDW}
{WgW$W0WD} {W0bDW!BD}
{DPDwGWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDNDWDWD} {PDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DP)WDWDW}
{WIWDWDWD} {WDWDWDW1}
{DQDWDWDW} {IWDRDWDW}
White to win in six moves White to win in six moves
cuuuuuuuuC
25. Ponziani cuuuuuuuuC
26. Rev. H. Bolton
{kDWDWDW4} {WDWDWDWD}
{DpIWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDNIND}
{DWgWDpDW} {DWDWDWDk}
{WDWDW!WD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDbDWDW} {DWDW)WDP}
{WDWDW$WD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
28. Rev. H. Bolton
{WDWDbDWD} {WDWDkDWD}
{DWDWDWGW} {DrgW0WDn}
{WDWDW4WD} {WDWDWDp)}
{DWDW$WDW} {DRHWDpDB}
{WDNDWDWD} {QDWDPDWG}
{DWIP0WDW} {DWDWDPDK}
{WDW!W0WD} {rDW1WDPD}
{DkDW1WDW} {DWDWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
30. Rev. H. Bolton
{WDWDWhWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWHWhWip} {DWDWIWDW}
{WDWGWDpD} {WDWDWDW0}
{DWDWHWgW} {DWDWDk0P}
{WDB)WDW)} {WDpDWDND}
{DPDWDW)W} {DW)W)pDW}
{WDW1WDWD} {W)WDWHWD}
{IWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
32. Rev. H. Bolton
{WDWDkDWD} {kDWDB$Wh}
{DW)pDW0Q} {0pDWDWDr}
{KgrDpDpD} {W)b1WDW0}
{DNDWDWDW} {DWDpDW0W}
{WDW)WDW)} {WDWDW)W)}
{DWDW)WDW} {DWDQDW)W}
{WDWDWDqD} {WDWDWDWI}
White to win in six moves White to win in six moves [†]
cuuuuuuuuC
34. Rev. H. Bolton
{KgWDWDq4} {W4WDqiWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDW0WDW}
{WDWDpDWD} {WDpDWDRD}
{iWDpGWDW} {0p)WDWHW}
{W$WHWDWD} {WDW)PDWD}
{)WDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{W)WDWDWD} {WDWDBGWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDK}
cuuuuuuuuC
36. Ercole del Rio
{kDWgW4WD} {rDWDWDWi}
{0bDPDWDW} {DWDWDRDp}
{NDPDWDWD} {WDWDW)WD}
{)PDNDWDW} {DW0WHWDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WgWDWIWD}
{DWDWDWDp} {DWDW!WDW}
{WDWDBDW)} {WDPDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDK} {DWDWDWDq}
White to win in six moves White to win in seven moves
cuuuuuuuuC
38. Jos. Woods, Esq.
{WDWDWDWi} {rDrhWDkD}
{DWDWDW4p} {DWDW!b0p}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDpDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {0pDWGWHW}
{WDpDN!WD} {WDWgWDP)}
{DWDWDWDW} {)qDWDWDW}
{PDqDrDWD} {W)WDB$WD}
{IWDWDWDR} {IWDW$WDW}
White to win in seven moves White to win in seven moves [†]
cuuuuuuuuC
40. Rev. H. Bolton
{WDrDW1WD} {WDWDWDWD}
{$RDWDPDk} {DWDNDWhr}
{WDWDpIW0} {WDWDWDW0}
{DWDbGnDr} {DWDWDWgk}
{WDWDWDWD} {W0WDWDWD}
{DpDWDWDW} {0WhWDR)W}
{WDWDWDWD} {W1BDW)WD}
{DWDWDW!W} {DrDQDWDK}
White to win in seven moves White to win in seven moves
cuuuuuuuuC
42. W. Lewis
{WHWDW4WD} {rDb1WDW4}
{gbDWDp0p} {0p0WDW0p}
{WDWDkDnD} {WgWDWiWD}
{DWDp)WDW} {DWDQ$WHW}
{WDW)WDW)} {WDWDWDWD}
{DqDWHP)W} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDBI} {P)P)W)P)}
{DW!WDWDW} {$WGWDWDK}
cuuuuuuuuC
44. W. Lewis
{WDWDWDW4} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWgWiW} {DW$WDRDp}
{WDpDQ0WD} {p0WDrDWD}
{DWDn)P0p} {DkGW4WDP}
{rDWDWDWD} {W)WDpDWh}
{)WDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{W)WDWDWD} {PDKDWDWD}
{DKDWDW$W} {DWDWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
46. Ercole del Rio
{rhWDWDW4} {rDb1WDn4}
{0qDWDWip} {0p0pgk0p}
{W0p0WDpD} {WDnDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDW0WDW}
{WDWHWDWD} {WDW)PDWD}
{DP)WDWDW} {DWDWDNDW}
{PDWDWDPD} {P)PDWDP)}
{DWDNDRIW} {$NGQDRDK}
White to win in eight moves White to win in eight moves
cuuuuuuuuC
48. Author unknown
{WiWDWDWD} {WDWGWhrD}
{0WDWDWDW} {DpDWDWDW}
{WhRDWDWD} {kDpDWDWD}
{DWDpDWDW} {DWDW!WDr}
{WHWDWDpD} {W)WDnDW)}
{DWDW1bDP} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDBD} {WDWDW)BD}
{!WDWDWDK} {DWDWDWDK}
cuuuuuuuuC
50. Rev. H. Bolton
{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{4WDWDWDW} {Dp$pDWDW}
{pDWDWDWD} {nDW)pDWD}
{DbDNDW1W} {0WDWDWDW}
{kDWDWDWD} {WhpDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {ibDWDWDR}
{KDRDWDWD} {WDWHWDWD}
{DRgBDWDW} {DKDNgWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
52. W. Lewis
{rhbDW4kD} {WDWDWDWD}
{0pDWDp0W} {DWDWDWiW}
{WDpDWDW0} {W0qDWDW0}
{DWDWDWHQ} {0WDnDQ0W}
{WDB)PDWD} {WDr)pDWD}
{DW)WDWDW} {)WDW)WDW}
{P)WDWDP)} {W)WDWDP)}
{DWDWDRIW} {DWDWDRIW}
cuuuuuuuuC
54. Author unknown
{WDrDW4kD} {WDWDriWD}
{DpDnDpDp} {1WHWgWDW}
{p1WDbDpG} {WDWDWDpD}
{DWDp)WDN} {DWDWDWDW}
{W)n)NDPD} {WDQDWDWD}
{DW)WDW!P} {)pDW$W)W}
{PDWDWDRD} {W)bDWDWD}
{DWIW$WDW} {IWDWDWDW}
White to win in eight moves White to win in 9 moves, or Black
to move and win in five moves.
cuuuuuuuuC
55. G. Contarelli cuuuuuuuuC
56. Cozio
{WDWDqDWi} {rhrDWDWD}
{DWDWDpgp} {DkgWDWDR}
{WDWDWDpD} {W0W0NDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DK0PDWDW}
{WDWDWDWh} {WDPDWDWD}
{)PDWHWDW} {DWDWDWDB}
{K!WDWDWD} {WDWDWDRD}
{DWDW$WDW} {DWDWDWDW}
White to win in ten moves White to win in 13 moves
cuuuuuuuuC
57. Gianutio cuuuuuuuuC
58. Author unknown
{WDWiWDWD} {W$W1WDkD}
{IWDWDWDQ} {DW$WDWDW}
{W)W)W)W0} {WDWDW!WD}
{DWDWDWDN} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDWH} {KDWDWDPD}
{DWDWDWDR} {DWDWDWDW}
White to win with a Pawn in fifteen White to win with the Pawn in
moves; to check on the 13th move seventeen moves, without taking
with one Pawn, on the 14th move the Queen.
with another, and on the 15th move
checkmate with the third. Black
pawn is not allowed to become any
piece but a Queen.
cuuuuuuuuC
60. Gianutio
{WDWDWiWD} {WDWDWiWD}
{DWDWDWDR} {)WDWDWDW}
{WDpDW)QD} {WGpDWDK0}
{DWDqDWDW} {DbHWDWDP}
{WDWDWDWD} {WHW!WDBD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDqDWDW}
{WIWDWDPD} {WDWDWDRD}
{DWDRDWDW} {DWDRDWDW}
White to win with a Pawn in twenty White to win with a Pawn in
moves, without taking the Queen. twenty-three moves, on condition
of losing all his pieces but the King
and that Pawn. Blacks pawns are
not allowed to become any piece
but Queen.
cuuuuuuuuC
62. de Manteufel
{kDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DW$WDWDW} {DWDWDWDp}
{W!WDWDWI} {WDWDWGW$}
{DWDWDPDP} {DWDWDNDW}
{WDWDWDW)} {WDWDWDP0}
{DWDWDWDP} {DWDWDPDk}
{WDWDWDW4} {WDWDWDR0}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDK}
White to win with the Pawn at K. R. White to force the Black to win
third square, in about two hundred with the Pawn at Black K. R.
and fifty moves, without taking the second square, in five moves.
Rook.,
cuuuuuuuuC
63. Sensuit cuuuuuuuuC
64. Cozio
{WDWDW$N$} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWiW} {DWDWDWDW}
{DWDWDWDW} {IWDQDWDW}
{0WDWDWDW} {DpDWDWDW}
{PDWDWDWD} {pDkDWDWD}
{IWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
White to compel the Black to win White to win
in fifteen moves
cuuuuuuuuC
66. Ponziani
{kDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWi}
{0W0KDWDW} {DWDpDW0p}
{P0WDW0WD} {WDWDqDWD}
{DWDWDWDp} {DWDWDWDW}
{BDWDWDpD} {WDWDQDWD}
{DWDWHWDW} {DWDWDK0W}
{WDWDWDWD} {PDWDWDWg}
{DW4WDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
White to win White to win
cuuuuuuuuC
68. Ponziani
{WDWDWDWi} {WDWDWDWi}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDW)WD}
{DWDp0W0p} {DWDWDWDP}
{WDWDW0WD} {p0pDWDWD}
{PDWDWDKD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {IWDWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
70. Ponziani
{WDWDWDWi} {WDWDWDWD}
{WDWDW)WD} {WDWDWDkD}
{DWDWDWDP} {DW0WDpDp}
{p0pDWDWD} {WDWDWIpD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDNDW)W}
{DKDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
Black to win White to win
even if the White begin
cuuuuuuuuC
72. Ponziani
{WDqDWDWi} {WDkDWDrD}
{DWDWDp0p} {DWDWIWHp}
{pDbDWDWD} {WDWDWGWD}
{Dp0WDP!W} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDWI} {NDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {0WDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDPD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWGWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
74. G, Taruffi
{WDWDkDWD} {kDWDWDWD}
{WDWDKDWD} {W0KDWDWD}
{0WDWDNDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{W0WDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DW0WDBDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDW1WDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{$WDWDWDW} {DNDWDWHW}
cuuuuuuuuC
75. Sarratt cuuuuuuuuC
76. John Brand, Esq.
{rDb$WgkD} {WDWDWDW4}
{0W)WDpDp} {DkDWDWDp}
{W0WDW!nD} {WDrDW1WD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DW0QDNDW}
{WDWDWDqD} {P0WDWDPD}
{DW)BDWDW} {DPDWDWDW}
{P)WDWDP)} {WDPDWDWD}
{DWDW$WDK} {DKDW$WDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
78. W. Lewis
{WDWDWDkD} {WDWDWDWD}
{0p1WhW0W} {DWDWIPDq}
{WDpgWDrD} {WDWDQDWD}
{DWDW0WDp} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDP0NDND} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDPDQDP} {iWDWDWDW}
{PDWDWDPD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWIW} {DWDWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
80. W. Lewis
{WDWDWIWD} {QDWDWDWD}
{DWDW!W)W} {DWDW1W0k}
{WDWDWDW1} {WDWDpDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {0WDp)pDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDn)W)pD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDW)W}
{WiWDWDWD} {WDRDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWIW}
cuuuuuuuuC
82. W. Lewis
{kDWDWDWD} {WiWDWDWD}
{0WDW1WDW} {0pDWDWDW}
{W0WDWDWD} {WDW$WDpD}
{DPhW4WDW} {DWDW0WDW}
{WDP$WDp)} {WDrDNDWD}
{!WDW0p)W} {DW)WgW)W}
{WDWDW)WD} {PDWDWDW)}
{DWDRDWIW} {DKDWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
84. W. Lewis
{rDbDW4kD} {WDW1WDWD}
{0pDWDWDW} {DWDWDWip}
{WgpDWDW0} {W0WDQhpD}
{DWDW)W1Q} {0WDpDpHW}
{WDW)PDWD} {PDW)pDWD}
{HW)WDWDW} {DPDW)W)W}
{PhWDWDP)} {WDrDWDW)}
{$WDWDRIW} {DWDWDRIW}
cuuuuuuuuC
86. W. Lewis
{rDWDW4Wi} {WDWDWDkD}
{0pgWDp1W} {0pDbDWDp}
{WDpDbHW0} {WhpDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {1WDWDpDW}
{WDBDWDWD} {WDP!WDWD}
{DWDWDQ)W} {DPDWDNDP}
{P)PDWDW)} {WDWDWDPI}
{DWDW$RDK} {DWGWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
88. Ponziani
{DWDW4WDW} {DWDWhW4W}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDPDWD}
{DWDWDPDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDkDWDWD}
{DWDWDKDW} {DWhWDWDW}
{WDWipDWD} {WDRDWDWD}
{DWDW$WDW} {IWDWDWDW}
White to draw White to draw
cuuuuuuuuC
90. Ponziani
{DWDbDWDW} {DWDW4bDW}
{pipDWDWD} {WDWDWDpi}
{DpDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{PDW1pDWG} {W)WDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDpDWDW}
{WDWDWDW!} {WDpDW$WD}
{DWDWDWDK} {DWIWGWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
92. Ponziani
{WDWDW4WD} {WDWDW4kD}
{DW0BDWDr} {DW)BDW0p}
{WDRDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{0PDWDWDW} {DWDWDpDW}
{WDWDW0WD} {WDWDpDWD}
{PDWDKDW0} {WDW0KDWD}
{DWDWDWDk} {DWDWDWDW}
cuuuuuuuuC
94. Ponziani
{W4WDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDPDK} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWiPD} {WDRDWDWD}
{DWDnDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDnD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDk}
{WDWDWDnD} {rDWDWDpD}
{DWDWGWDW} {DWDWDWIW}
cuuuuuuuuC
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96. W. Lewis
{DWDWDWDW} {)WDWDW0W}
{WDWDWDp0} {WHWDPDkD}
{DWDWDpDk} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDW)WD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDK} {4pDWDW)K}
{WDWDWDPD} {WDWDWDWD}
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98. W. Lewis
{WDNDWDWD} {WDWDnDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWGWDp}
{WDW0WDWD} {WDWDWDW)}
{0pDkDWDW} {DWDpDWDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {kDW)pDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DpIW)WDW}
{WDPIWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDb} {DWDWDWDW}
White to draw White to move and draw, or
Black to move and win.
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100. W. Lewis
{WDWDWDWD} {WDBDWDWi}
{DWDWDW$P} {DWDWDW0W}
{WipDWDWD} {WDWDWDW0}
{0WDWDWDW} {DWDWDPDW}
{K0WDWDp4} {p0WDWDW)}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDPDW}
{W)WDWDWD} {PDWDWDWI}
White to draw Black played b4; what must White
play to draw the game?
SOLUTIONS
1. 1. R×a7†, K×a7 2. Sb5†, Ka8/Ka6 3. Sc7‡

2. 1. Se6†, Q×e6 2. Qh6†, K×h6 3. Bf8‡
1. … f×e6 2. Qf8‡
1. ... Kg8/Kh8 2. Qb8†, Qd8 3. Q×d8‡
3. 1. Qd4†, R×d4 2. B×d4†, Ka6 3. Sc7†, B×c7 4. Ra8‡
4. 1. Bc5†, Ka8 2. B×f3, Q×b5† 3. Kc7†, Qc6†/Qb7† 4. B×Q‡
2. … Rf2 3. Kc7†, R×f3 4.Qb7‡
[ 1. Bc5†, Ka8 2. B×f3, Qe4†! ]
5. 1. Se7†, Kh8 2. Q×g7†, K×g7 3. Rf7†, Kh8 4. Rh7‡
6. 1. S×c7†, B×c7 2. Q×b7†, K×b7 3. Be4†, Kb8 4. Sa6‡
1. … Kb8 2. Sba6†, B×a6 3. S×a6‡
7. 1. Qf4†, Kh5 2. Q×f5†, e×f5 3. Sf4†, Kg5 4. Rg6‡
8. 1. Qd6†, Ka8 2. Qc6, B×c6 3. Rd8†, Qc8 4. R×c8‡
2. ... b×a5 3. Rd8†, Qc8 4. R×c8‡
2. ... Qc8 3. Rd8, ~ 4. R×c8/Q×b7 ‡
9. 1. Bc5, S×c5 2. Q×f7†, Kh6 3. Qf8†, Kg5 4. h4‡
1. ... B×f1 2. Qh6†, K×h6 3. Bf8†, Kg5 4. h4‡
1. ... f5 2. Qh6†, Kf7 3. Qf8†, Ke6 4. Qe7‡
10. 1. Q×a7†, K×a7 2. Ra3†, Kb7 3. Ba6†, Ka7/a8 4. Bc8‡
11. 1. Rd8†, Kh7 2. g6†, R×g6† 3. f×g6†, R×g6† 4. Kh5, ~ 5. B×g6‡

12. 1. Bd4†, Kh7 2. Bf5†, Kg8 3. Be6†, Kh7 4. Sf8†, R×f8 5. e×f8S‡
1. … Kg8 2. Be6†, Kh7 3. Sf8†, R×f8 4.e×f8S‡
13. 1. Q×h5†, S×h5 2. R×h5†, K×h5 3. g4†, Kh6 4. g5†, Kh7/Kh5 5. Sf6‡
[ 1. R×h5† ]
14. 1. Qg8†, K×g8 2. Se7†, Kh8 3. Sf7†, R×f7 4. R×c8†, Rf8 5. R×f8‡
15. 1. Qd7, Rg8 2. Sg5, Rbf8 3. Qh3, h6 4. Q×h6†, g×h6 5. Rh7‡
2. … h6 3. Qf5, h×g5 4. Qh3‡
16. 1. Re8†, Sc8 2. R×c8†, K×c8 3. Ra8†, Sb8 4. f6†, Kd8 5. R×b8‡
17. 1. Qg3†, Kb6 2. a5†, K×a5 3. Qc7†, Kb4 4. Sd3†, Ka4 5. b3‡
18. 1. Re8†, Rf8 2. Rf3†, R×a2 3. R×f8†, K×f8 4. Bd6†, Ke8/Kg8 5. Rf8‡
19. 1. Qd4†, S×d4 2. e5†, Kc6 3. Be4†, d5 4. e×d6 ep†, K×d6 5. c5‡
20. 1. Rf3†, Q×h2 2. Se4†, Rd4 3. Rb5†, Sd5 4. B×d4†, K×d4 5. Sc6‡
21. 1. Q×d8†, B×d8 2. R×d8†, Sg8 3. Rbb8, Qa2 4. R×g8†, Q×g8 5. Sf7‡
22. 1. Rd4, Kb8 2. Rd8†, Ka7 3. Sb5†, Ka6 4. Rd3, Ka5 5. Ra3†, Kb4 6. c3‡
23. 1. S×b6†, R×b6 2. Qh1†, Rb7 3. Qh8†, Rb8 4. Q×b8†, K×b8 5. Rd8†, Kb7
6. Rb8‡
2. … Qb7/Kb8 3. Rd8‡
1. … Kb8 2. Rd8‡
1. … a×b6 2. Qa2†, Ra7 3. Qg8†, Kb7 4. Rd7†, Q×d7 5. Qb8‡
24. 1. Rd8†, Kb7 2. Q×c6†, K×c6 3. Be4†, Kc5 4. Rd5†, Kc6 5. Rd4†, Kc5
6. b4‡
2. … Ka6 3. Bd3†, Ka5 4. b4‡
25. 1. Ra2†, Ba7 2. R×a7†, K×a7 3. Qd4†, Ka8 4. Qa1†, Ba6 5. Q×h8†, Ka7
6. Qb8‡
1. … Ba3 2. R×a6†, b×a6 3. Qf3†, Ka7 4. Qb7‡
26. 1. e4, Kh6 2. Sef8, Kh5 3. Kg7, Kg5 4. Sd7, Kh5 5. Sf6†, Kg5 6. h4‡
[ 1. Sef8, Kh6 2. e4 etc. ]
27. 1. Rb5†, Ka1 2. Ra5†, Ba4 3. R×a4†, Kb1 4. Sa3†, Ka1 5. Sc2†, Kb1 6. Ra1‡
1. ... B×b5 2. Sa3†, Ka1 3. B×f6, Qb1 4. Qc1, Q×c1† 5. Kb3†, Q~ 6. B ‡
4. ... Ka2 5. Q×b1†, K×a3 6. Q ‡
4. ... B×d3 5. Q×b1†, B×b1 6. Kb3‡
4. ... f1Q 5. Sc2†, Ka2 6. Qa3‡
3. … e×d2 4. Kb3†, Qe5 5. B×e5‡
3. … f1Q 4. Kb3†, Q×f6 5. Q×e1‡
3. … Qc1† 4. Q×c1†, Ka2 5. Qb2‡
3. … Ba4 4. Kb4/Kc4‡
28. 1. Rb6†, Kf8 2. Se6†, Kf7 3. B×g6†, K×g6 4. Qe8†, K×h6 5. Qh5†, K×h5
6. Sg7‡
2. … Kg8 3. Qe8†, Sf8 4. Q×f8†, Kh7 5. Qg7‡
[ 2. B×e7† ! and mate in fifth move ]
1. … R×a4 2. R×g6, Kf8 3. B×e7†, K×e7 4. Re6†, Kd8/Kf8 5. Re8‡
[ 1. … Kd8 leads to mate in sixth move ]
29. 1. Se8†, Kh8 2. Sf7†, Kg8 3. Sh6†, Kh8 4. Be5†, Bf6 5. B×f6‡
1. … Kh6 2. h×g5†, K×g5 3. B×e7†, Kh5 4. Sg7†, Kh6 5. Sg4†, K×g7
6. Bf6‡
[ 4. g4† ! ]
3. … Kf5 4. Sd6‡
3. … Kh6 4. Sf7†, Kh5 5. Sf6‡
2. … Q×g5 3. Sf7†, Kh5 4. Be2†, Qg4 5. S ‡
2. … Kh5 3. Sg7†, K×g5 4. B×e7†, Kh6 5. Sg4†, K×g7 6. Bf6‡
30. 1. b3, c×b3 2. c4, b2 3. S×h6†, Ke5 4. Sf7†, Kf5 5. Sd6†, Ke5 6. Sd3‡
[ 1. b4, c×b3 ep. etc. ]
31. 1. Qg8†, Ke7 2. Q×g7†, Ke8 3. Sd6†, R×d6 4. Qg8†, Ke7 5. c8S†, Kf6
6. Qf8‡
32. 1. Qa6, Qb8 2. Qa3, Sg6 3. B×g6, a6 4. R×b8†, K×b8 5. Qf8†, Be8
6. Q×e8‡
2. … Rc7 3. Bd7, Rc8 4. R×c8, a6 5. R×b8†, K×b8 6. Qf8‡
[ 2. … Re7/Ba4 ! ]
33. 1. Sb3†, Ka6 2. Sc5†, Ka5 3. Bc3, Be5† 4. Rb8†, B×c3 5. b4†, B×b4
6. a×b4‡
34. 1. Se6†, Kf7 2. Bh5, Qh8 3. Bh4, Ke8 4. Rg7†, Kd7 5. R×e7†, Kc8 6. Rc7‡
2. … a4/b4/Ra8/Rc8 etc.
3. … Qh5 4. Rg7†, Ke8/K×e6 5. R×e7‡
[ 2. … Qd8/Qf8/Qg8/Rd8 ! ]
35. 1. Bf3, R×f3 2. dc7†, B×c7 3. S×c7†, Kb8 4. d8Q†, Bc8 5. Sa6†, Ka8
6. Q×c8‡
1. … B×a6 2. c7, B×c7 3. S×c7†, Kb8 4. S×a6‡
1. … B×c6 2. Sdc7†, B×c7 3. B×c6‡
36. 1. Rf8†, R×f8 2. Sf7†, Kg8 3. Qg3†, K×f7 4. Qg7†, Ke6 5. Qe7†, Kd5
6. Qd7†, Kc4 7. Qd3‡
2. … R×f7 3. Qe8†, Rf8 4. Q×f8‡
37. 1. Qb8†, Rg8 2. Qe5†, Rg7 3. R×h7†, K×h7 4. Qh5†, Kg8 5. Qe8†, Kh7
6. Sf6†, Kh6 7. Qh5‡
38. 1. Bc4, B×b2† 2. R×b2, Q×b2† 3. B×b2, Se6 4. Q×f7†, Kh8 5. B×e6, Rg8
6. Q×g8†, R×g8 7. Sf7‡
[ 2. … Q×c4 ! ]
[ 2. B×b2 ! and mate in 6th move ]
1. … Q×c4 2. Qf8†, K×f8 3. Bd6†, Kg8 4. Re8†, B×e8 5. Rf8‡
1. … Se6 2. Q×f7†, Kh8 3. B×e6 and wins in a few moves. [ 3. … Qa3† ! ]
[ 1. … Q×a3† ! ]
39. 1. Qg8†, Q×g8 2. f8S†, Kh8 3. Rh7†, Q×h7 4. R×h7†, Kg8 5. Rh8†, K×h8
6. Kf7†, Sg7 7. B×g7‡
40. 1. Bg6†, K×g6 2. Se5†, Kh5 3. g4†, Kh4 4. Sg6†, K×g4 5. Rf4†, Kh3
6. Rh4†, B×h4 7. Sf4‡
1. … Kg4 2. Se5†, Kh3 3. Bf5†, S×f5 4. g4†, Kh4 5. Sg6†, K×g4 6. Rg3‡
41. 1. Qc7, B×b8 2. Bh3†, f5 3. e×f6†, K×f6 4. Sg4†, Kf5 5. Sh6†, Kf6 6. Qf7†,
R×f7 7. Sg8‡
[ 5. Qd7‡ ! ]
4. … Ke6 5. Sh6†, Rf5 6. B×f5†, Kf6 7. Qf7‡
42. 1. Re6†, B×e6 2. Q×e6†, K×g5 3. d4†, Kh5 4. Qf7†, Kh4 5. g3†, Kg4 6. f3†,
Kh3 7. Qf5‡
[ 5. Qf5 ! ]
4. … g6 5. Qf3†, Kh4 6. Qh3‡
3. … Kh4 4. Qh3‡
This position occurs in Lolli, page 36, but he does not give it as a
forced mate, but wins the Queen or checkmates, the Editor can therefore
only claim the solution as his.
43. 1. R×g5†, f×g5 2. Qg6†, Kf8 3. e6, Rh7.
Black might delay the checkmate for one move, by checking with the
Knight.
4. Q×h7, Ke8 5. Qg8†, Bf8 6. Qf7†, Kd8 7. Qd7‡
44. 1. Kb3, b×c5 2. a4†, Kb6 3. a5†, Kb5 4. Rb7†, Kc6 5. Rb6†, Kd5 6. Rd7†,
Rd6 7. R×d6‡
1. … a5 2. a4†, Ka6 3. b5‡
45. 1. Se6†, Kh6 2. Rf3, g5 3. Rf6†, Kh5 4. Sf2 g4 5. Nf4† Kh4 6. Rf5
Black may now delay the checkmate by playing 6. … Qf7 (see below),
but if he play any other move, White will win by checking with the Rook
at h5, and afterwards checkmating with the Kt. or, (if Black play h5) by
checking with the Knight at g6, and the checkmating with the other
Knight.
6. … Qf7 7. R×f7, g3 8. Rg7, h5 9. Checks K and R with the Knight, and

wins easily. [ 9. Se4/Se1 ! ]
7. … Rg8 8. Rf5, Rg5 9. g3†, K×g3 10. R×g5 and wins.
5. … Kg5 6. Ne4†, Kh4 7. Rh6‡
4. … Qf7 5. g4†, Kh4 6. Rh6†, Qh5 7. R×h5†, Kg3 8. Rh3‡
2. … Kh5 3. Sf2, g5 4. Rf6 &c. as before
[ 3. Rh3† ! ]
46. 1. S×e5†, Ke8 2. Qh5†, g6 3. S×g6
To prevent White from checkmating, by playing N(×)e5† &c, black
is compelled to play 3. … Sf6 4. R×f6, Rg8 5. Se5†, Rg6 6. R×g6, h×g6
7. Q×g6†, Kf8 8. Q/B ‡
6. … Kf8 7.Bh6† Ke8 8.Rg8‡
3. … Bf6 4. Se5†, Ke7 5. Qf7†, Kd6 6. Sc4‡
1. … Ke6 2. Qg4†, Kd6 3. Sf7‡
47. 1. Qh8†, Kb7 2. Qg7†, Ka8 3. Qf8†, Kb7 4. Qf7†, Ka8 5. Rc8†, S×c8
6. Q×d5†, B×d5 7. B×d5†, Kb8 8. Sa6‡
2. … Kb8 3. Qc7†, Ka8 4. Qd8†, Kb7 5. Rc7‡
48. 1. b5†, Ka7 2. b6†, Ka8 3. Qa1†, Kb8 4. Bc7†, Kc8 5. Bh3†, Rg4 6. B×g4†,
Rf5 7. B×f5†, Sd7 8. Qh8‡
49. 1. Rc7†, Ka5 2. R×b5†, K×b5 3. Be2†, Ka4 4. Rc4†, Kb5 5. R×c1†, Ka4
6. Rc4†, Kb5 7. Rc3†, Ka5 8. Ra3‡
4. … Ka5 5.Rc5† Ka4 6.Bd1‡
[ 1. R×b5 ! ]
50. 1. R×b3†, c×b3 2. Sc4†, Ka4 3. Sdb2†, Kb5 4. Sa3†, Kb6 5. Sbc4†, Ka7
6. Sb5†, Ka8 7. Sb6†, Kb8 8. Rc8‡
6. ... Kb8 7. Sb6, S×c7 8. d×c7‡

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CHESS PROBLEMS

being a selection of original positions; to which are

Ends of Games or Positions won or drawn by masterly moves, have

Explanation of the figures used in the diagrams:

... Problemiste for problems up to #5.

1. 1. R×a7†, K×a7 2. Sb5†, Ka8/Ka6 3. Sc7‡

11. 1. Rd8†, Kh7 2. g6†, R×g6† 3. f×g6†, R×g6† 4. Kh5, ~ 5. B×g6‡

6. … Qf7 7. R×f7, g3 8. Rg7, h5 9. Checks K and R with the Knight, and

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