This is from
Walter John v Abraham Speijer, played in 1910
at the DSB tournament which I believe is a German congress.
White lost this position,
which just goes to show how easy it is to lose a simple ending,
he should have got a draw.
WHITE TO PLAY AND DRAW
This position is taken from
David Baird v James Hanham, New York 1893.
It is fair to say that the position below
is pretty difficult, this one is easier.
WHITE TO PLAY AND MATE IN TWO
This position is from Joseph Blackburne v Berthold Englisch, London 1883,
and yes, I am one of those sad people who plays over games from 1883.
Black decided to play Rg8 and won soon after,
but there was a better way.
BLACK TO PLAY AND MATE IN FIVE
Considering the internet has a potential audience of the entire planet, there must be someone out there who does not know that. I suppose there must be somewhere on the internet where they explain the moves in chess. Perhaps that would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, or a needle on planet hey. Maybe I could explain the moves some day, I can promise you that before the beginning of the next century.