30/06/2012 - Mate in 3 (w)

White to move and mate in 3.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

29/06/2012 - Greedy Black (w)

In this position Black plays 5...Nxe4

But this is a poisoned Pawn.

Can you see why?

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

28/06/2012 - Advantage Black (b)

Taken from Perlis-Duz-Khotimirsky 

(1911), it is Black to move and win.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

27/06/2012 - Mate in 2 (w)

Composed by Laimons Mangalis, 

in 1956, it is White to move and 

mate in 2 moves.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

26/06/2012 - Mate in 4 (w)

Black won't resign, again!

We can all win from here as White 

but can you win it in 4?

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

25/06/2012 - Resign (w)

Black won't resign, White has only 

a few seconds left on his clock.

Can you find the quick mate in 3?

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

24/06/2012 - Use the Net! (w)

White to move and mate in 2.

Hint: Use the mating net!

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

23/06/2012 - Crushing White Victory (w)

White to move and force mate.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

22/06/2012 - Knight in Shining Armour (w)

From Clemenz-Eisenschmidt (1862)

White to move and force mate in 2.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

21/06/2012 - Black Death (w)

From Sokolov-Rushnikov (1967)

Black is close to Queening his 

b-Pawn but it's White to move and

force mate in 3. Can you do this?

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

20/06/2012 - Battle after the War (w)

From Urgeanuv-Anastasides (1949)

White to play and win.

(Hint: Black can avoid mate at a 

large cost)

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

19/06/2012 - Black to Win (b)

Black to move and win.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

18/06/2012 - Mate in 3 (w)

White to move and force mate in 3.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

17/06/2012 - Mate in 3 (w)

White to move and force mate in 3.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

16/06/2012 - Best Move and Mate (b)

Black to move and finding the best

move leads to a very quick mate.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

15/06/2012 - Mate in 3 (w)

White to move.

Mate is easy, but mate in 3 isn't

Can you see the correct moves?

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

14/06/2012 - Mate in 2 (w)

White to move.

A fairly simple mate in 2, but a 

classic problem from 1902 by

Mrs. W. J. Baird.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

13/06/2012 - Mate in 6 (w)

White' move with a forced mate in 6.

Taken from Petrosian-Korchnoi (1977).

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

12/06/2012 - Quicker than Philidor (w)

White to move - there is a Philidor 

(smothered) Mate in 5 moves,  but a 

quicker mate in 4! Can you find it?

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

11/06/2012 - Fischer's Slip (w)

Fischer played 1.Kd3 here and won, but

there is a better move! Can you find it?

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

10/06/2012 - Mate in 5 (w)

Can you solve this mate in 5, with

White to play?

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

09/06/2012 - Win For Morphy (w)

Can you solve this famous

Paul Morphy Mate in 2 puzzle?

White to move and win in 2.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

08/06/2012 - Win for White (w)

There are 2 moves needed to solve

this puzzle and find the White 

win, which is not a checkmate.

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

07/06/2012 - Budapest Trap (b)

After: 1.d4 Nf3 2.Nbd2 e5

3.dxe5 Ng4 4.h3 (shown above)

What is Black's best continuation?

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)

06/06/2012 - Mate in 2 (w)

White to move and mate in 2

(Solution on "Solutions" page,

updated regularly)