Chess
Puzzles: Fourth of July Fireworks
By GM Lubomir Kavalek
It's Independence Day – time for fireworks! The sparks are flying in
both puzzles with explosive key-moves and beautiful finishes. Try to solve them
or revisit this column on July 11 to see the solutions.
Composed by the Berlin master Julius Mendheim at the beginning of the 19th
century, the five-mover is a great example of a stormy power play. In those
days, chess problems looked like positions from tournament games, in which the
mating side was in a big trouble. The solution usually consisted of sparkling
combinations.
Julius Mendheim

White mates in five moves
The mating idea of another German composer, Fritz Emil Giegold, is astonishing.
It was a favorite chess problem of the late Washington Post music critic, Joseph
McLellan.
Fritz Emil Giegold

White mates in two moves
The solution to the puzzles will appear next week.
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