White to play and win - only moving the rook once
[Title "White to play and win - only moving the rook once"][fen "k7/8/8/8/8/8/8/K1R5 w - - 0 1"]This is an exercise in using the opposition and outflanking from John Hawkins' Amateur to IM. Obviously...
View ArticleGood chess puzzle that involves queen running around the board?
Basically title. Ideally not too difficult or too many steps, but if you have any good puzzles where the queen traverses across the board.Thanks in advance!
View ArticleShatranj puzzle by Aladdin - white to play and win
[Title "White to play and win"][fen "3qrb2/4k3/2p1NpRp/P3pPpP/2Pp2r1/BP1R1pP1/2Qnpr2/5B1K w - - 0 1"]This is attributed to Ala'Addin (aka Aladdin).Reminder, the rules of Shatranj are here.
View ArticleDo "white to lose in X" puzzles exist?
The most common form of chess puzzle is white/black to win in X.I'm curious whether a form of "white to lose in X" exists. For instance, a position that seems winning for white, but if they play a...
View ArticleWhy would white play Qf5
I was playing the following puzzle on lichess playing the black pieces and found the move Bf5, expecting either Qe2 or Qe3, resulting in me taking the white bishop on c2 and completing the puzzle.The...
View ArticleExamples of interactive exercises to play chess with nullmoves
I am looking for interactive exercises that involve playing chess against computer which makes nullmoves allowing the learner to attack without thinking of defense. I know of one platform which allows...
View ArticleDifference between chess puzzle and chess problem in this episode of The...
While a chess puzzle is any puzzle involving aspects of chess, a chess problem is an orthodox puzzle in which one must play and win or draw a game, starting with a certain composition of pieces on the...
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Searching games by chess positions
I have a somewhat weird question that is only indirectly related to chess. I am trying to solve a chess-related puzzle in which I have to find games played by Soviet chess players based on positions....
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Castling on King side [closed]
This is a quiz from a chess website. The challenge is to castle on King Side. White to play. How can we do this ?
View ArticleIs there a real version of the chess puzzle from The Yiddish Policeman's...
I will preface this by saying that the following contains a spoiler for Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union, so tread carefully.Chess features heavily in the book and a major plot point is a...
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Best move in algebraic notation
I have no experience in chess, and I tried my best to answer this question myself but am finding difficulties. What is the answer? It's for another game.
View ArticleIs there any program which I can use to train custom tactics puzzles?
Essentially, I would like to have the following features/workflow:I obtain a .pgn file with (puzzle) positions and moves (the solutions)I load that .pgn into the program and then solve (sequentially)...
View ArticleHow does Chess.com calculate puzzle rating?
How does chess.com calculate puzzle rating? I am curious because today, I managed to gain rating while incorrectly solving a puzzle. Could someone help me out? (Also on puzzles that are already rated,...
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Why is this a checkmate?
I'm new to chess and I'm confused about a puzzle I was practicing.As you can see my black queen has put the white king in check, but I'm confused how this is possible if a rook is right next to my...
View ArticleOnly Rook endgame!
Is it possible to win (black or white) in this position?[fen "2k5/5R2/8/4K3/r7/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
View ArticleCastling vertically problem
I've once saw a joke chess study about castling vertically. However, I have forgotten who has composed it. I remember that in the positions, all the pawns were locked, but not much else. Does anybody...
View ArticleMate in 2 from "The soviet Chess Primer" but wrong
I found this exercise on page 51 of the "The soviet chess primer" and I think there is a mistake. Chess.com analysis says there is a mate in 13 moves.I'm correct thinking there is a mistake? Or am I...
View ArticleCreating a Position with Defined Possibilities within N Ply (for engine testing)
DEFINITIONSThe definitions of "cook" and "dual" I'm using (which are the standard definitions if I understand them correctly) are:Cook: A position where the attacking side, on their first move, has...
View ArticleMax percentage of mating pieces
In the newest SCHWALBE, positions are given where any piece on the board can give a check (any being surprisingly high). A quick dabbling seems to prove that it is not possible that any piece can mate....
View ArticleMost mate options after 6 moves
Found this construction problem from '83 and liked it. I don't know the best solution (yet), and maybe you can top it anyway.Consider the (help) "game" 1.e4 a6 2.Bc4 a5 3.Qh5 a4. Now White can mate in...
View Article"Every" move in long notation
A move here shall be defined as the FIDE super-long notation of a legal chess move: Sg1-f3, O-O, e5xd6 ep, Da8xg8+, Rd1-d6# and whatnot. I.e. starting square, ending square, capture sign, check sign,...
View ArticleWhat are the longest "golden sequences" in chess? (sacrificial middlegame...
Initially, I was interested in the question "what are the longest sacrificial middlegame attacks?" ([Kasparov's Immortal] is one of the most famous sacrificial middlegame attacks). But this question is...
View ArticleWhat is the best move in algebraic chess notation? [closed]
I can't fine the best move with algebraic chess notation.[Title "White to Move"][FEN "r3n1rk/q3NQ1p/p2pbP2/1p4p1/1P1pP1P1/3R4/P1P4P/3B2K1 w - - 0 1"]
View ArticleHow can white gain a slight advantage in this position? (puzzle for beginners)
Try solving the following puzzle (for beginners), where it is white to move and gain a slight advantage, despite being a queen down for a bishop:[FEN "2k1r3/pp6/n5q1/1N3p2/8/3B4/5PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
View ArticleHow often can the initial position be repeated under FIDE tournament rules?
Recently a game was played where two GMs swapped kingside and queenside knights and then agreed a draw (and got their just dessert): How often can the starting position be repeated in a game without...
View ArticleIs double "pure stalemate" reachable in a normal game? [duplicate]
Define "pure stalemate" as a position where the player is not in check, and has no legal moves, even without considering whether a move would place them in check. (So every piece is blocked by pieces...
View ArticleWhy is this the correct answer to chesspuzzle.net puzzle 37161?
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/37161[FEN "r4rk1/2p2n1q/1p1b4/3Pp3/2Q2pP1/P1N1B2P/1P4P1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"]1. Ne4 The answer given is Ne4, which is followed by the pawn on f4 capturing the bishop on e3,...
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What program/website shows the last captured piece in displaying the last...
Here Can anyone explain this sacrifice?You can see a pawn is captured. Sometimes a position will show the last move played or whose move it is but doesn't show what was just captured or if anything...
View ArticleMy next question on a sacrifice
I'm just staring at this sacrifice without seeing the solution, anyone kindly help to me ?[fen "4r1k1/3b1p2/6p1/1BPpn2p/7n/r3PqN1/2Q1RPPP/1R3NK1 w - - 0 1"][Startflipped "1"]
View ArticleBrainteaser: What is the one thing a queen cannot do that all other pieces...
A simple brainteaser - A queen cannot do something all other pieces can do. What is that? April 18 2014 9:15 PM GMT. EDIT: In this context, by "doing" I mean making a move that leads to the desired...
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