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Puzzles created by bewxdarkone (1778)    » 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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Black to move, mate in 2
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White to move, mate in 5
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Puzzle:
PuzzleCreatedInfoColorMovesCommentsDifficultySolved/Tried%
9952106-May-13
From a game from another site
W30
chess puzzle #99521
8 / 1361%
9830521-Apr-13
From a gameknot game.
B42
chess puzzle #98305
23 / 2495%
8782202-Jan-13
Correct position of #87821 (which I'll remove): watch out for stalemate!
B40
chess puzzle #87822
19 / 2095%
8319216-Nov-12
I know it looks bad for black, but looks can be deceiving. From a gameknot game.
B63
chess puzzle #83192
21 / 3855%
8318016-Nov-12
White just decided to threaten to win a rook and only one response came to my mind.
Improved by: fkohn (mate in 5) mate in 6
More solutions: fkohn, led_chessmen
B50
chess puzzle #83180
16 / 3348%
4728617-Oct-11
Poor black development turns white into a happy camper. Shouldn't be too hard to solve.
W60
chess puzzle #47286
16 / 2176%
4101217-Jun-11
A simple puzzle to get back into the action :)
B30
chess puzzle #41012
61 / 61100%
3156024-Nov-10
W30
chess puzzle #31560
18 / 3946%
2818714-Aug-10
Analysis (and slight alteration of the position while keeping the idea intact to accomodate the syst…
B40
chess puzzle #28187
35 / 7844%
613922-Sep-08
A simple pattern from a GameKnot game
W50
chess puzzle #6139
70 / 10964%
502004-Jul-08
W410
chess puzzle #5020
876 / 124670%
322316-Mar-08
Kramnik - Anand, Amber tournament. The bishop on c7 was originally on b7, but the system couldn't ha…
More solutions: kingdawar
B30
chess puzzle #3223
464 / 54585%
299805-Mar-08
Carlsen - Topalov, Linares 2008
More solutions: kwyjibo81
W70
chess puzzle #2998
45 / 4769%
298704-Mar-08
Black just played Nd5 in the hopes of pressuring the white bishop
W40
chess puzzle #2987
1175 / 157774%
298604-Mar-08

More solutions: undoubtedly0, jugaz
W20
chess puzzle #2986
584 / 70183%
276819-Feb-08
heinzkat's challenge; first attempt. Not very clean yet
W20
chess puzzle #2768
320 / 164419%
274618-Feb-08
Unfortunately, I can't offer you a nice queen sacrifice for this problem :)
Improved by: wyvernsabres (mate in 5) mate in 6
W50
chess puzzle #2746
271 / 57447%
273717-Feb-08
W20
chess puzzle #2737
2040 / 272474%
267915-Feb-08
puzzle 2677, but with switched colours
More solutions: glasabarn
W30
chess puzzle #2679
308 / 50161%
265414-Feb-08
From a Gameknot game. My opponent thought he could win my queen with Rh1, but he's in for a surprise…
More solutions: bewxdarkone
B43
chess puzzle #2654
381 / 93640%
246701-Feb-08
A pinned piece is not a good defender
More solutions: fkohn
W60
chess puzzle #2467
361 / 63257%
236427-Jan-08
A short one by J. Haring
W20
chess puzzle #2364
304 / 144021%
236327-Jan-08
P. Konijn made this one: 2 knights alone can't mate black, but with the aid of the black pawns, it's…
More solutions: wyvernsabres, pyotr_kropotkin, kingdawar
W60
chess puzzle #2363
100 / 52219%
230226-Jan-08
The classic Napoleon puzzle, slightly edited to remove a flaw from it. Napoleon (black) is at the ga…
More solutions: pyotr_kropotkin
W142
chess puzzle #2302
158 / 43236%
228225-Jan-08
Trying some more puzzle-making again :) Not that difficult this time.
W42
chess puzzle #2282
958 / 203847%
201713-Jan-08
first ever Corus Challenger
W21
chess puzzle #2017
147 / 112713%
201513-Jan-08
Corus Challenger
W21
chess puzzle #2015
105 / 104010%
183708-Jan-08
A mating pattern I would've had in one of my games if it weren't for a check in between (position ha…
W41
chess puzzle #1837
543 / 215225%
181308-Jan-08
A direct assault doesn't seem to work, or does it?
W30
chess puzzle #1813
513 / 151533%
171306-Jan-08
a mate in 8 I missed in one of my own games
More solutions: kingdawar
W80
chess puzzle #1713
278 / 80134%
163303-Jan-08
Mross - Szyfter: hunting down the king
W70
chess puzzle #1633
1087 / 274239%
163203-Jan-08
Foulds-Schories, modified to make this one endurable for the system
B70
chess puzzle #1632
415 / 203220%
149724-Dec-07
a quickie for variation :)
W21
chess puzzle #1497
1728 / 263565%
149624-Dec-07
The third installment of DarkOne's crappy puzzles! :) enjoy PS: if you pick between the two knights,…
More solutions: kingdawar
W40
chess puzzle #1496
336 / 94435%
146822-Dec-07
A much quicker solution to challenge 1465
More solutions: kingdawar
B30
chess puzzle #1468
596 / 167335%
146422-Dec-07
The ending of an absolutely insane game of blitz chess I played this week
W20
chess puzzle #1464
2458 / 257495%
142620-Dec-07
A better solution to 1424
More solutions: kingdawar, tonymo
B30
chess puzzle #1426
372 / 73350%
135116-Dec-07
My first try in making a chess puzzle from scratch. Not at all up to the regular standards probably …
More solutions: kingdawar
W40
chess puzzle #1351
279 / 145219%
129315-Dec-07
pretty straightforward
B40
chess puzzle #1293
1900 / 225884%
129215-Dec-07
NN - Sonnenschein: White resigned because he was losing his Queen, but he could have mated in a few …
W50
chess puzzle #1292
1269 / 157280%
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