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CHESS PUZZLES

Puzzles created by kev7229 (1758)    » 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: (87% solved)
Black to move, mate in 2
Play online chess: (17% solved)
White to move, mate in 5
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Puzzle:
PuzzleCreatedInfoColorMovesCommentsDifficultySolved/Tried%
952601-Mar-09
from a gameknot game
More solutions: kingdawar
W40
chess puzzle #9526
23 / 4748%
931117-Feb-09
From a blitz game
More solutions: kingdawar
B70
chess puzzle #9311
30 / 4763%
896330-Jan-09

More solutions: sean922
B30
chess puzzle #8963
32 / 8040%
852807-Jan-09
W50
chess puzzle #8528
26 / 4360%
848504-Jan-09
From a blitz game
W60
chess puzzle #8485
41 / 4983%
824421-Dec-08

More solutions: polladam, andy94
W51
chess puzzle #8244
26 / 5250%
810414-Dec-08
From a Gameknot Blitz game
More solutions: kev7229
W80
chess puzzle #8104
16 / 3250%
787104-Dec-08
From a game of mine, still waiting for my opponent's move
W40
chess puzzle #7871
52 / 5791%
783703-Dec-08
puzzle 7835 was supposed to be this
W41
chess puzzle #7837
49 / 5785%
783503-Dec-08

Improved by: kev7229 (mate in 3) mate in 4
W30
chess puzzle #7835
45 / 5384%
755420-Nov-08

Improved by: fikzter (mate in 6) mate in 7
More solutions: kev7229
W60
chess puzzle #7554
12 / 4924%
715906-Nov-08
Occured in a Gameknot blitz game
W50
chess puzzle #7159
47 / 4995%
293901-Mar-08
Based on a recent Gameknot game.
More solutions: kingdawar
W40
chess puzzle #2939
341 / 65851%

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