White to play and win
A really tough one to start the New Year from national master Nelson Lopez[title "White to move and win"][fen "1rkb4/pNp5/8/2N4p/8/5B2/4K3/8 w - - 0 1"]
View ArticleMismatch between my puzzle rating and game rating on chess.com
On Chess.com, I recently passed 2000 in the puzzle section. However, in 10 minute games, I can't reach 1600. How do I bridge that gap and increase my game score? Is 10 minutes maybe too short of a game...
View ArticleBlack to play and win but why was the move played a blunder?
In the position below Minic just had to play one move to reach the time control and, in those days, the adjournment which would have given his team a chance to find the win. Unfortunately he blundered...
View ArticleMate in One the Missing King
The post "A mysterious mate in one" made me think of one of my last problems which is also a Mate-in-One with no black King: [Title "White to move and mate in one"] [FEN...
View ArticleAnti-Tactics Chess Puzzles?
Many websites (such as chess.com) provide chess tactic puzzles and I am wondering about the value of "anti-tactic" puzzles. By anti-tactic, I mean a position where if I make a careless move, then my...
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Why do these convergent lines evaluate differently?
I recently analyzed alternative lines for this puzzle on chess.com.[Event "French Championship"][Site "Val d'Isere FRA"][Date "2002.08.23"][Round "5"][White "Almira Fyodorovna Skripchenko"][Black...
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Can a castling checkmate be engineered from this position?
I get the following position pretty often in online bullet as White. It's mate in a few (for instance, 9. Bf4+ Kc5 10. Qd5+ Kb6 11.Qb5#). Needless to say, the setup is dubious.This looks like a prime...
View ArticleChessboard Domination from Opening
From the opening position for black (with no white pieces on the board), what is the fewest number of moves in which we can dominate the entire board, that is, reach a position so that each square is...
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Hexagonal Chess Puzzle - Black to play and win
Published in Hex Press 4 - September 1977 and taken from the game Armstrong vs SpringgayReminder of the rules here.Hint 1: If black could lure the white queen to g7 then Ne5+ would discover an attack...
View ArticleWhite 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.
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