Solution to Problem # 31

White put a quick end to the game with 10.Qf7+ Kd6 11.Rd1+ and Black resigned.

Solution to Problem # 30

This position comes from the game Reyes-Lozoya 2005. White wins with 1.Bg7+ Kg8 (1… Rxg7 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qe8#) 2.Bh7+ Kxh7 3.Qh6+ Kg8 4.Qh8#.

Solution to Problem # 29

This problem is courtesy of www.wtharvey.com and comes from the game Silman-Johnsen, London 1978. White wins with 1.e6 Qd6 (1...fxe6 2.Qd4+ e5 3.Nxe5) 2.exf7 Rc8 3.fxg6.

Solution to Problem # 28

This is one solution. Can you find another such that no two queens are attacking each other?

Solution to Problem # 27

This position is courtesy of www.wtharvey.com and is from the game Melia-Hoolt, Belfort, 2005.

White wins with 1.Rxd7+ Bxd7 2.Rf7+ Kd8 3.Qxd7#.

Solution to Problem # 26

This position arose in the game Reti-Tartakower, Vienna 1910. White wins with 1.Qd8+ Kxd8 2.Bg5+ Kc7 3.Bd8#.

Solution to Problem # 25

Black wins with 1…Rf1+! 2.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 3.Kxf1 d2+ followed by 4…d1=Q.

Solution to Problem # 24

In this position, from Paul Morphy-Alonzo Morphy, 1849, White wins with 1.Rxe7+ Kf8 2.Qd5 Qc4 3.Rxf7+ Kg8 4.Rf8#.

Look at this final position:


In this amazing position, White has given double check with his rook and queen, both of which are attacked by their Black counterparts. Yet because it is double check, neither can be captured and it is mate!

Here is the entire game score:

Morphy,Paul - Morphy,Alonzo [C51]
New Orleans 1849
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb6 8.0–0 Na5 9.Bd3 d5 10.exd5 Qxd5 11.Ba3 Be6 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.d5 Bxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Bb5+ Qxb5 16.Re1+ Ne7 17.Rb1 Qa6 18.Rxe7+ Kf8 19.Qd5 Qc4 20.Rxf7+ Kg8 21.Rf8# 1–0

Solution to Problem # 23

This famous position is from the "Evergreen Game," Anderssen-Dufresne 1852. In this remarkable game, White wins with 20.Rxe7+. Black has three possible replies:

1. 20…Kf8 21.Re3+ followed by Rxf3
   
2. 20…Kd8 21.Rxd7+ Kxd7 (21...Kc8 22.Rd8+ Kxd8 23.Bf5+ Ke8 24.Bd7+ Kd8 25.Bxc6+ Qxd1+ 26.Qxd1+ Bd4 27.Qxd4+ Kc8 28.Qd7#) 22.Bf5+ Ke8 23.Bd7+ Kd8 24.Bxc6+ Qxd1+ 25.Qxd1+ Bd4 26.Qxd4+ Kc8 27.Qd7#
   
3. 20…Nxe7 21.Qxd7+ Kxd7 22.Bf5+ Ke8 23.Bd7+ Kf8 24.Bxe7#

Here is the entire game score:

Anderssen,Adolf - Dufresne,Jean [C52]
'Evergreen Game' 1852 Berlin
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0–0 d3 8.Qb3 Qf6 9.e5 Qg6 10.Re1 Nge7 11.Ba3 b5 12.Qxb5 Rb8 13.Qa4 Bb6 14.Nbd2 Bb7 15.Ne4 Qf5 16.Bxd3 Qh5 17.Nf6+ gxf6 18.exf6 Rg8 19.Rad1 Qxf3 20.Rxe7+ Nxe7 21.Qxd7+ Kxd7 22.Bf5+ Ke8 23.Bd7+ Kf8 24.Bxe7# 1–0

Solution to Problem # 22

This position is from "The Immortal Game," Anderssen-Kieseritzky 1851. White wins with 1.Nxg7+ Kd8 2.Qf6+ Nxf6 3.Be7#.

Note: In order to reach this position, Anderssen earlier sacrificed both rooks. The entire game score is reproduced here:

Anderssen,Adolf - Kieseritzky,Lionel [C33]
'Immortal Game' 1851 London
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 b5 5.Bxb5 Nf6 6.Nf3 Qh6 7.d3 Nh5 8.Nh4 Qg5 9.Nf5 c6 10.g4 Nf6 11.Rg1 cxb5 12.h4 Qg6 13.h5 Qg5 14.Qf3 Ng8 15.Bxf4 Qf6 16.Nc3 Bc5 17.Nd5 Qxb2 18.Bd6 Qxa1+ 19.Ke2 Bxg1 20.e5 Na6 21.Nxg7+ Kd8 22.Qf6+ Nxf6 23.Be7# 1–0