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Puzzles created by beld (1655)    » 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.
Play online chess: (88% solved)
Black to move, mate in 2
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White to move, mate in 5
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PuzzleCreatedInfoColorMovesCommentsDifficultySolved/Tried%
2373614-Apr-10
Something I just thought up. It's almost a classic.
B50
chess puzzle #23736
41 / 5673%
2117705-Feb-10
The finish of a blitz game of mine.
W30
chess puzzle #21177
73 / 8091%
1522629-Sep-09
Not hard, just takes long. Blacks last move: Rf6xf3.
Improved by: fikzter (mate in 5), beld (mate in 8) mate in 10
More solutions: beld, ericaalders, fikzter
W50
chess puzzle #15226
15 / 1978%
961405-Mar-09
a blitz game of mine. I was playing black and lost a bisshop at the start because of a stupid mistak…
B50
chess puzzle #9614
27 / 5251%
886224-Jan-09
A situation that I ended in during a blitz match. Last moves leading to this: Qd1-d4, Na6-b4, Qd4xa…
W20
chess puzzle #8862
95 / 11582%
376017-Apr-08
a blitzgame of mine. I probably missed some alternatives....
More solutions: codebreaker, toomanymembers, kingdawar
W60
chess puzzle #3760
251 / 38365%
329120-Mar-08
Very very easy. and again from an actual game of mine.
W50
chess puzzle #3291
175 / 47836%
324118-Mar-08
just an idea for a nice puzzle that I had. it isn't that hard though.
B20
chess puzzle #3241
1663 / 217676%
316714-Mar-08
An actual game of mine. Black his last move proved fatal, Nc5.
More solutions: kingdawar
W51
chess puzzle #3167
170 / 37345%
314613-Mar-08
Black just sacrificed his Queen on f6, white is now threatening with checkmate. Black counters.... i…
B20
chess puzzle #3146
1900 / 206691%
301205-Mar-08
I'm not that good at making tough puzzles but here is another try. a lot of pieces on the board thi…
Improved by: undoubtedly0 (mate in 2) mate in 4
W20
chess puzzle #3012
342 / 51566%
297504-Mar-08
king is locked tight, now to finish it in 3 moves.
Improved by: beld (mate in 3) mate in 4
More solutions: kingdawar
W30
chess puzzle #2975
412 / 54176%
296303-Mar-08
and another gameknot match of mine, simple but succesfull mate in 4 moves.
More solutions: kingdawar
W40
chess puzzle #2963
353 / 60758%
296203-Mar-08
A Gameknot match of mine. mate in 6, can you find a faster way?
More solutions: pyotr_kropotkin, kingdawar
W60
chess puzzle #2962
228 / 47647%

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