Skipping forward a move here to present as a puzzle (1 Bxh6 Rd1 was played). (Can't confirm who black was or the year.)
Littlewood-Powell (1960)
White to move
ALT Chess position after 1...Rd1
This one might be subjective.
White just took a pawn with 1 Rxg7+. Is this brilliant, a blunder, or neither?
Blackburne-Lipschütz (1889)
ALT Chess position
This one can't really make it as a puzzle, but still shareable, perhaps.
Black just took a pawn on d4 with 1...Bxd4+. Is this move brilliant, a blunder, or neither?
Mayet-Hirschfeld (1861)
ALT Chess position
Another quite nice one. (The year in the book is likely wrong, perhaps by 4 decades, given the players, but I don't have an alternative guess for it.)
Heemsoth-Heissenbüttel "(1924)"
White to move
ALT Chess position
Pretty sure I've seen this one shared too, or at least something similar. (Can't confirm the year, players seem right.)
White played 1 Nf6+. Is it brilliant, a blunder, or neither?
Shvedchikov-Estrin (1977)
ALT Chess position after 1 Nf6+
Did not recall seeing this one in the book, but definitely have seen it somewhat recently. The point is that the whole uniquely winning main line (up to repetition) is actually seven (white) moves here.
Ravinsky-Ilivitsky (1952)
White to move
ALT Chess position
Here is a 3-for-1, including something not in the book.
a) What is white's best move?
b) White played 1 e5. What was black's best reply?
c) How did white win after 1...Rxc1?
(The year is probably wrong. Names might be right.)
Spiller-Matchett (1956)
ALT Chess position
This one is a nice one-two punch (I think that expression fits, anyway). Couldn't confirm the names or year, though.
Arkhipkin-Prodanov (1977)
White to move
ALT Chess position
Skipped like two pages due to ambiguity, etc. In this one, it can be resolved by looking at the position after the first move.
Zhuravlev-Kapanadze (1977)
Black to move
ALT Chess position
This is a neat study. Feels like I've seen some similar ideas involving rook pawns on here.
Grigoriev (1925)
White to move
ALT Chess composition
I've seen some simpler versions of this being shared, but not the whole composition. Khenkin thought the mate in 8 was also a unique win (up to repetition), but it's not quite true. In any case, a useful pattern.
Limbach (1953)
White to move
ALT Chess composition
This one feels like a subtle "brilliant, but why?" type. Just 1 d5!, a pawn move not immediately hanging anything, but setting up the fireworks.
Kuzmin-Kochyev (1976)
What happens after 1...Rc3?
ALT Chess position after 1 d5
I think I've seen this one recently and wondered if it was a real game.
Chigorin-Blackburne (1898)
Black to move
ALT Chess position
Skipping several brilliant moves because they aren't puzzle-worthy. But this one is a double feature (apparently discovered previously, but not mentioned in book).
a) What happens after the played 1...Kh8?
b) What could black have played after 1...Bg7 2 f6?
Tal-Platonov (1973)
ALT Chess position after 1 Rg3+
White's name might not be right, and this might have been a simul, plus the year was probably off in the book too. White played 1 Kg1 here, hoping to get two pieces for a rook.
"Efimov"-Bronstein (1941)
Black to move
ALT Chess position after 1 Kg1
This game was apparently in a blindfold simul. But not a swindle from two pawns down: prior moves were 20...dxc4? 21 Bxb7 Rxb7. I moved a step back from the book's presentation too.
Alekhine-Frieman (1924)
White to move
ALT Chess position after 21...Rxb7
Couldn't find anything on the players in this one, but it's a nice finish after black seemingly got greedy.
"Golan-Stief" (1950)
White to move
ALT Chess position after ...Qb4
Simple puzzle. Not sure if I've seen it here, perhaps it's not that memorable. Will have several more with a similar finish.
Rakic-Govedarica (1975)
White to move
ALT Chess position
