Here are some chess puzzles from the games of W lhelm Ste n tz.

Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

Solut ons are between the brackets under each puzzle.

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a)
Ste n tz vs Strauss, V enna, 1860
r5r1/pp2kpBQ/3pn3/6q1/8/8/P4PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe6+ ]

b)
Black Mates n 8. Seraf no Dubo s vs Ste n tz, London, 1862
r2Nk2r/ppp5/3p1n2/2b1p3/2BnP1b1/2NP2p1/PPPQ1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf3+ gxf3 Bxf3 ]
 c)
Wh te Mates n 4. Ste n tz vs Peter W lson, London, 1862
rnb3kr/ppp4p/3b3B/3Pp2n/2BP4/4KRp1/PPP3q1/RN1Q4 w - - 0 1
[ Rf8+ Bxf8 d6+ ]

d)
Wh te Mates n 4. Ste n tz vs O Mongred en, London, 1862
r3k3/pbpqb1r1/1p2Q1p1/3pP1B1/3P4/3B4/PPP4P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg6+ Rxg6 Qxg6+ Kd8 Rf8+ ]

e)
Wh te Mates n 10. Ste n tz vs J Robey, London, 1862
5k2/b1p3pp/p2pQp2/1q2pP2/1n2P3/2PP3P/6P1/3B3K w - - 0 1
[ Bh5 g6 fxg6 Qe8 Qxf6+ Kg8 gxh7+ ]
 1: W lhelm Ste n tz - Ph l pp Me tner 1-0 (1859)
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Steinitz, Wilhelm - Meitner, Philipp 1-0
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Ste n tz Puzzles, Part II. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

a)
Wh te Mates n 6. Ste n tz vs NN, Manchester, 1864
r2qk2r/ppp2ppp/1b2Pn2/8/2Bp4/BnP2N2/P4PPP/RN2R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ exf7+ Kd7 Be6+ Kc6 Ne5+ Kb5 Bc4+ ]
 b)
Wh te Mates n 6. Ste n tz vs Valent ne Green, London, 1864
rn2k3/p1pb3p/8/1BqPP3/6pP/2P3P1/P1P1Q2K/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Qxg4 Qxd5 ( f Bxb5 Qc8+ & Qf8+) Qh5+ Ke7 Qxh7+ ]

c)
Wh te Mates n 7. Ste n tz vs G Barry, Dubl n, 1865
1r4k1/p1p2p1p/r2p1PB1/1p4P1/3B4/1P6/P1P5/1K2n2R w - - 0 1
[ Bxh7+ Kf8 ( f Kh8 g6 Rg8 g7+) Bf5 Kg8 g6 ]

d)
Ste n tz vs Henry B rd, London, 1866
r1b1kb1r/ppp2ppp/2n1p3/6B1/3P2q1/3B1N2/PPP2PPP/R2QK2R w - - 0 1
[ h3 f Qxg2 Rh2 ]
 e)
Black to move and w n. M nch n vs Ste n tz, London, 1866
1k6/p1p3pp/bpn1B3/8/8/P1b5/3r1PPP/2Q3KR b - - 0 1
[ ...Nd4 Bg4 Ne2+ Bxe2 h4 Rd1+ ]

Ste n tz vs Von Bardeleben, Hast ngs, 1895

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Ste n tz Puzzles, Part III. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

a)
 Wh te Mates n 4. Ste n tz vs V Beljaev, London, 1866
rnbk2r1/ppp2Q1p/8/1B1Pp1q1/8/2N3B1/PPP3P1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxg8+ Ke7 Qxg5+ Kd6 Ne4+ ]

b)
Ste n tz vs J Czarnowsk , Par s, 1867
3r2r1/pbq1kp2/1n2pn1p/2b3p1/B1PN4/4B2P/P2QNPP1/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nc6+ Bxc6 Bxc5+ Ke8 Bxc6 ]

c)
Ste n tz vs Szymon W nawer, Par s, 1867
r1q1k2r/ppp2p2/1n3Ppp/3pN3/3Pn1Q1/B1P5/P1P3PP/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxg6 Qe6 ( f fxg6 f7+ mates) Qg7 0-0-0 Nxf7 ]

d)
Wh te Mates n 6. Ste n tz vs Adolf Stern, Baden-Baden, 1870
r1br3k/pp5p/3pp1RB/4P2Q/3q4/4R3/P1P3PP/6K1 w - - 0 1
 [ Bg7+ w/Bf6+ & Rg8+ ]

e)
Wh te Mates n 5. Ste n tz vs Lou s Paulsen, V enna, 1882
1k5r/pp2r3/3b4/P2B4/2Pq1PQ1/1R4RP/1P5K/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qg8+ f Re8 Rxb7+ w/Qg4+ ]

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Ste n tz Puzzles, Part IV. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

a)
Ste n tz vs Mart nez, Ph ladelph a, 1882
2r1kb1r/R6p/1pn2p2/6pn/1P2Pp2/2PB1N2/2K3PP/2B4R w - - 0 1
[ Bb5 w/Nd4 ]
 b)
Wh te Mates n 4. Ste n tz vs Max We ss, V enna, 1882
4rkr1/2q3pQ/2b1pb2/p3N3/3p1P2/1P1P3B/1BP2R1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ba3+ Qd6 Bxd6+ Be7 Bxe6 Bxd6 Ng6# ]

c)
Wh te Mates n 4. Ste n tz vs C Maur an, New Orleans, 1883
qr6/1b1p1krQ/p2Pp1p1/4PP2/1p1B1n2/3B4/PP3K1P/2R2R2 w - - 0 1
[ fxg6+ ]

d)
Ste n tz vs Zoran Dev de, New York, 1890
r1bq3k/pppp1Qp1/7p/4b3/2B5/8/P4PPP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bg5 f Bf6 Bxf6 gxf6 Re1 ]
 e)
Wh te Mates n 7. Ste n tz vs M kha l Ch gor n, Havana, 1892
4rr1k/1ppb3p/2q3p1/p7/3n4/1BP1B3/PP3PP1/2K2Q1R w - - 0 1
[ Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh1+ Bh3 Qxh3+ Kg7 Qh6+ Kf6 w/Qh4+ & Bh6+ ]

Ste n tz Puzzles, Part V. Wh te to move and w n except where noted.

a)
Ste n tz vs N Jasnogrodsky, New York, 1894
6rk/1pp1qp1p/r1b4Q/n3pPp1/p3P2P/1PP2N2/P1B4K/R2R4 w - - 0 1
[ f6 f Qf8 Nxg5 ]

b)
Ste n tz vs Emanuel Lasker, New York, 1894
3r1r2/p1q3bk/2p2pb1/1pn4p/4P2P/2P2Q2/PPB2N2/R1B1K1R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg6 w/Qf5+ Qxh5+ & Qxc5 ]
 c)
Wh te Mates n 9. Ste n tz vs Kurt Von Bardeleben, Hast ngs, 1895
r1r4k/pp1q2R1/5pp1/3p2N1/6Q1/8/PP3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh4+ Kxg7 Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qg7+ ]

d)
Ste n tz vs C Enschede, Harlem, 1896
3qn1k1/1p2b1pp/p1r1p1r1/n2p2B1/3P2B1/2N3P1/PP2QP1P/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe7 Qxe7 Nxd5 Qd6 Nf4 Rf6 Nxe6 ]

e)
Wh te Mates n 6. Ste n tz vs R Van Dam, Harlem, 1896
r6r/pp1b2pk/2pp1pR1/4qP2/4P3/3P1Q1P/PP1B4/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Qh5+ Kg8 Rxg7+ Kxg7 Rg1+ ]
 f)
Ste n tz vs W Me ners, Harlem, 1896
r5nk/pppr2pp/5p2/n1qNpP1Q/4P3/1BP5/PP4PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Nf4 ]

g)
Wh te Mates n 2. Ste n tz vs Herbert Trenchard, V enna, 1898
r2qrb2/p1pn1Qp1/1p4Nk/4PR2/3n4/7N/P5PP/R6K w - - 0 1
[ Ne7 ]

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