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Puzzles with an alternative solution by afafi (1476)    » All puzzles (everyone)

The goal of all chess puzzles is to checkmate your virtual opponent no matter what moves they make (i.e. a forced mate), in the requested number of moves. Some chess puzzles are created from actual chess games played online, and some are purely composed chess problems, sometimes even with positions that cannot be reached in a real game of chess. All chess puzzles are automatically verified, so all solutions are guaranteed to be correct and complete. However, there is always a chance that a shorter solution exists, so if you believe you found a better solution to any of the chess puzzles, please use Options → Another solution in the bottom right corner of the puzzle window to enter it.
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White to move, mate in 2
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White to move, mate in 3
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PuzzleCreatedInfoColorMovesCommentsDifficultySolved/Tried%
510109-Jul-08
Nikita Plaksin, 1971
Improved by: afafi (mate in 2) mate in 3
More solutions: fikzter
W28
chess puzzle #5101
370 / 46080%
403329-Apr-08

Improved by: kingdawar (mate in 3), slavisa (mate in 4), richie121 (mate in 5) mate in 6
More solutions: richie121, shadowmetaphor, afafi
W30
chess puzzle #4033
26 / 3476%
403229-Apr-08

More solutions: afafi
W20
chess puzzle #4032
421 / 47089%
387223-Apr-08
Open up the other side
Improved by: codebreaker (mate in 3), afafi (mate in 4) mate in 5
More solutions: codebreaker
W30
chess puzzle #3872
15 / 1978%
315113-Mar-08
Another win, was two moves previous Nxf7+ Kg7 e6 (sacrificing Rook on G5) Nxg5 - so why the sacrific…
More solutions: afafi
W40
chess puzzle #3151
199 / 44145%
313712-Mar-08
This one came up in a recent game of mine...
More solutions: captainapathy, chas, afafi, fkohn, kingdawar
W70
chess puzzle #3137
23 / 3467%
313612-Mar-08
From a game I played fairly recently, had a nice finish to it.
More solutions: afafi, kingdawar
W40
chess puzzle #3136
345 / 67950%
93604-Dec-07

More solutions: afafi
B40
chess puzzle #936
1477 / 211869%

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