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Date: 13 May 2004 18:54:02
From: W T Harvey
Subject: Chess Puzzles - May 15th
Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players of
the early 20th century. Except where noted, it's "White to Move and
Win".

a) http://wtharvey.com/may15a.png White Mates in 6, Vukovic vs NN,
Yugoslavia, 1926 r1b1k2r/ppp3pp/1qp5/2b1Pp2/3Qn3/5N2/PPPBNPPP/3RK2R w
- - 0 1

b) http://wtharvey.com/may15b.png Frederick Yates vs Andreas Steiner,
Budapest, 1926 2rr2k1/1b1q1p2/p3pPp1/1pbpP1Qp/3N2N1/P6R/1PP3PP/4R1K1 w
- - 0 1

c) http://wtharvey.com/may15c.png Frederick Yates vs Akiba Rubinstein,
Budapest, 1926 r1b1qrk1/2p2ppp/pb1pnn2/1p2pNB1/3PP3/1BP5/PP2QPPP/RN1R2K1
w - - 0 1

d) http://wtharvey.com/may15d.png Frederick Yates vs Eugene
Znosko-Borovsky, Budapest, 1926
3qr3/R3bn1k/3p1p2/1p1PpNrp/1Pp1P3/2P1Q1P1/2B3PK/R7 w - - 0 1

e) http://wtharvey.com/may15e.png Winter vs Romih, Paris, 1926
r3kb1r/pb1q1p1p/np1p1np1/1NpP4/Q4B1N/6P1/PP2PPBP/R3K2R w - - 0 1

Solutions are posted at the top of http://wtharvey.com/prodex.html

WH