The following positions occurred in games from the Chicago 1926 Chess Tournament. Your job is to find the best move and make that move on the board (by clicking on the piece and then the square to which it should move).







45... ?

Showalter
Marshall

Chicago (13)
1926


45... Rb5! and White resigned as Rh5# cannot be averted. Showalter had blundered to turn a draw into a help-mate and thus help Marshall win the tournament. 1-0









20. ?

Kashdan
Factor

Chicago (10)
1926


20. Rxe7[] and Black resigned as he cannot recapture due to 20... Rxe7? 20... Rxd3? 21. Rxe8# 21. Qxd8+ Re8 22. Qxe8# 1-0









32. ?

Isaacs
Showalter

Chicago (1)
1926


32. Rg1 32. Nxf6+?? Qxf6 33. Qxf6 Rh2+ 34. Kg1 Rbg2# 32... Ng4 32... Rg5 33. Rxg5+ fxg5 34. f6 Qf8 35. Ne7+ 33. Rxg2 Rxg2 34. hxg4 Black resigns as there is no answer to Nxf6+. 1-0









20... ?

Showalter
Torre

Chicago (10)
1926


20... Bf8[] 21. Qxh8 Kf7 22. h3? 22. Kh1!? Rc8! (22... Re8?! 23. f4 Bg7 24. Qxe8+ Kxe8 25. fxe5 Qg6 26. exf6 Bxf6 27. Rae1+-/+) 23. f4 Bg7 24. fxe5 Qxf1+! 25. Rxf1 Bxh8-+ 22... Re8 23. g4 Qg6 24. Rad1 Be7 25. Qxe8+ Kxe8 0-1