Introduction to Forward Chess

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Paul Morphy.
Wh te to move and w n except where noted.
Solut ons are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
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a)
Morphy vs Eugene Rousseau, New Orleans, 1849
rnbk1bBr/pp6/2p4p/2qp4/5pQP/2N5/PPPP2P1/R1BKR3 w - - 0 1
[ Re8+ w/Qxc8+ & Nxd5+ ]
 b)
Wh te Mates n 3. Morphy vs Ernest Morphy, New Orleans, 1850
3rk2r/p1Rq1ppp/2Q4n/4p3/8/B4N2/P4PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 ]

c)
Black Mates n 6. L McConell vs Morphy, New Orleans, 1852
r3r1k1/ppp2ppp/8/Q3nn2/8/BBP2Pq1/P2N1R2/4RK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd3 Rxe8+ Rxe8 Bxf7+ Kh8 Ne4 Rxe4 Re2 Ne3+ ]

d)
Morphy vs Alexander Meek, Mob le, 1855
rnb3kr/pp2q2p/2pp4/6P1/3PPQp1/2N5/PPP3P1/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd5 ]
 e)
Black Mates n 4. Alexander Meek vs Morphy, New Orleans, 1855
Q7/p1p1q1pk/3p2rp/4n3/3bP3/7b/PP3PPK/R1B2R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxg2 Qh8+ Kxh8 Bg5 Qxg5 b3 Nf3# ]

1: Paul Charles Morphy - Eugene Rousseau 1-0 (1849)

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Morphy, Paul Charles - Rousseau, Eugene 1-0
New Orleans, 1849.??.??

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Paul Morphy Puzzles, Part II. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.
 a)
Morphy vs F Perr n, New York, 1857
2rqk2r/pp5p/2n3p1/3pPn2/8/4B3/PP1N3P/2RQ1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rxf5 f gxf5 Qh5+ w/Qf7+ & f Qe7 e6+ ]

b)
Black to move and w n. J Schulten vs Morphy, New York, 1857
3r2k1/p4ppp/1nP5/2q4n/7P/1P3P2/PKP1R3/R1BQ4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Na4+ ]

c)
Wh te Mates n 3. Morphy vs Theodor L chtenhe n, New York, 1857
r2r4/pQ4pp/2pN4/k7/5B2/8/PPq4p/R6K w - - 0 1
[ Bd2+ w/Nc4+ ]
 d)
Black Mates n 4. L Elk n Sr vs Morphy, New York, 1857
4r1k1/ppp2p1p/8/3Pr3/5Q1P/5P1q/PPP3p1/R2KR3 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxd5+ Qd2 Rxe1+ Kxe1 g1/Q+ Ke2 Qhg2# ]

e)
Black Mates n 5. Lou s Paulsen vs Morphy, New York, 1857
r6k/p1Q4p/2p1b1rq/4p3/B3P3/4P3/PPP3P1/4RRK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxg2+ Kxg2 Qh3+ Kg1 Rg8+ Qg7+ Rxg7+ Kf2 Rg2# ]

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Paul Morphy Puzzles, Part III. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

a)
Black Mates n 6. Lou s Paulsen vs Morphy, New York, 1857
4r1k1/p1p2ppp/Qbp3r1/8/1P6/2P2P1b/R2P1P1P/2BR3K b - - 0 1
[ ...Bg2+ Kg1 Bxf3+ Kf1 Rg2 Qd3 Rxf2+ Kg1 Rg2+ ]

b)
Black Mates n 7. J Schulten vs Morphy, New York, 1857
r2q2k1/pp3ppp/8/8/2Pn1Pn1/3P4/P1PBb1PP/RQ4KR b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ gxf3 Qd4+ Kg2 Qf2+ ]

c)
Black to move and w n. Dan el Harrw tz vs Morphy, Par s, 1858
8/2R5/1p1p2p1/1P1P4/2P1bk1P/7r/4BK2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh2+ ]
 d)
Wh te Mates n 4. Morphy vs AP Forde, New Orleans, 1858
r1bqr3/ppp1B1kp/1b4p1/n2B4/3PQ1P1/2P5/P4P2/RN4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qe5+ Kh6 g5+ w/Bf3+ & Qh2+ ]

e)
Wh te Mates n 6. Morphy vs Carr, B rm ngham, 1858
r4r2/2p2pk1/b1n1pN2/p1p1P1B1/2p5/5R2/PPB3PP/RN4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh6+ Kxh6 Rh3+ Kg5 Rh5+ ]

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Paul Morphy Puzzles, Part IV. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.
 a)
Black to move and w n. Thomas Barnes vs Morphy, London, 1858
r3k3/ppp2Npp/4Bn2/2b5/1n1pp3/N4P2/PPP3qP/R2QKR2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd3+ f cxd3 Bb4+ mates ]

b)
Wh te Mates n 5. Morphy vs NN, New Orleans, 1858
r1b4r/3p1kp1/ppq4p/4RP2/4Q3/B7/P5PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Re7+ ]

c)
Black to move and w n. P erre Sa nt Amant vs Morphy, Par s, 1858
3r1rk1/ppp2ppp/7q/8/2B2n2/2Q4P/PP1N1P1K/3R1R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd3 f Qxd3 Nxd3 Bxd3 Qd6+ ]
 d)
Wh te Mates n 6. Morphy vs Jacques Baucher, Par s, 1858
r1q3r1/1ppQ2pk/3bNp1p/p3pP2/P3P3/2N4R/1PP3PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh6+ w/Rd3 ]

e)
Morphy vs Dan el Harrw tz, Par s, 1858
4q2k/1p2b2p/p2p2r1/2rPpN1R/8/7P/PP2QRP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ w/Qh5+ & Nxe7+ ]

Paul Morphy Puzzles, Part V. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

a)
Wh te Mates n 2. Morphy vs Duke Isouard, Par s, 1858
4kb1r/p2n1ppp/4q3/4p1B1/4P3/1Q6/PPP2PPP/2KR4 w k - 0 1
[ Qb8+ ]
 b)
Wh te Mates n 3. Morphy vs NN, New Orleans, 1858
3r4/pp5Q/B7/k7/3q4/2b5/P4PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rb5+ ]

c)
Wh te Mates n 7. Morphy vs Thomas Bryan, New York, 1859
r4k1r/p1p2ppp/1bN1b3/4P3/Q5qP/2P5/P4PP1/RN3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qa3+ f Kg8 Ne7+ Kf8 Ng6+ ]

d)
Wh te Mates n 4. Morphy vs B Smyth, Ph ladelph a, 1859
7k/p1p2R2/1p2n2r/1q1pP1p1/2nP2Qp/2P4P/P5P1/1B3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxe6 ]
 e)
Black to move and w n. O Mongred en vs Morphy, Par s, 1859
2k5/ppp2ppp/2r5/5n2/1P6/P2P1R2/4N1PP/7K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 ]

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