Puzzle 1 – Sadarov – Kudriashov
White: Sadarov
Black: Kudriashov
Black to move
A : 1…, Rxc4; 2. Bb7, Rb4; 3.Nc5, Kd6; 4. Ne4+, Ke5
Puzzle 2 – Tal – Leipzig
White: Tal
Black: Leipzig
Black to move
A: 1…, Qxb2+; 2. Kxb2, a3!; 3. Kxa3, stalemate
Puzzle 3 – Marshall Frank James – McClure AJ
White: Frank Marshall
Black: AJ McClure
White to move
A: 1. Rh6 (or Rxf7); 2. Rh6, Rxh6; 3. h8=Q+, Rxh8; 3. b5, Rd7 ; 4. cxd7, Kb8; 5. d8=R+, Rxd8; stalemate
Puzzle 4 – Lukanin – Schmuljan
White: Lukanin
Black: Schmuljan
From 1938
Black to move
A: 1…., c4; 2. dxc4, c5; 3. Kg4, Kc7; 4. Kf5, Kb6; 5. Kxe5, Ka5; 6. Kd5, Ka4; 7. Kxc5, a5