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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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PuzzleCreatedInfoColorMovesCommentsDifficultySolved/Tried%
8628015-Dec-12
Lev Polugaevsky vs Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov, Sochi 28th RSFSR ch 1958.
B82
chess puzzle #86280
5 / 1338%
8627915-Dec-12
Lev Polugaevsky vs Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov (variation), Sochi 28th RSFSR ch 1958.
B30
chess puzzle #86279
5 / 1050%
8561110-Dec-12
Based on Georgy Timoshenko vs Vladimir Feldman, Kiev (Ukraine) Championship, 1986.
B40
chess puzzle #85611
12 / 12100%
8560810-Dec-12
Amador Rodriguez Cespedes vs Georgy Timoshenko, Ubeda 1998. Black had just played 27...Qf3!, sacrif…
B20
chess puzzle #85608
8 / 988%
8560510-Dec-12
Based on Tania Sachdev vs Wolfgang Uhlmann, Snowdrops & Old Hands 2012.
More solutions: hdgpille
W40
chess puzzle #85605
4 / 666%
8531508-Dec-12
Composed by G. Labrinakos.
W33
chess puzzle #85315
3 / 2213%
8531408-Dec-12
Samuel He vs Ryan Ackerman (variation), Washington Open, Seattle 2012.
B31
chess puzzle #85314
12 / 1770%
8516706-Dec-12
Stolz-Tartakower, Bled 1931.
W40
chess puzzle #85167
29 / 3680%
8451828-Nov-12
Evgeny Vladimirov vs Andrei Y Kharitonov, USSR Ch 1977.
W40
chess puzzle #84518
12 / 1675%
8451728-Nov-12
From Chess Magnet School.
W30
chess puzzle #84517
8 / 1650%
8451628-Nov-12
Michael T. Hennigan vs Roland Berzinsh, London Classic Open 2009.
B40
chess puzzle #84516
9 / 1560%
8451528-Nov-12
Siegbert Tarrasch vs Satzinger, Munich 1915. White just sacrificed his queen for this position.
W62
chess puzzle #84515
13 / 1872%
8451428-Nov-12
From Chess Magnet School.
W30
chess puzzle #84514
11 / 1478%
8451328-Nov-12
From Chess Magnet School.
B30
chess puzzle #84513
13 / 1681%
8451228-Nov-12
From Chess Magnet School.
W40
chess puzzle #84512
15 / 15100%
8160802-Nov-12
Nice miniature (7 or fewer pieces) by Clausen, 1939.
W32
chess puzzle #81608
8 / 1553%
8160602-Nov-12
Saarenheimo 1937.
W31
chess puzzle #81606
1 / 119%
8160502-Nov-12
This problem must be about as old as the game of chess!
W26
chess puzzle #81605
11 / 2055%
8160402-Nov-12
Composed by Sam Loyd (1859), a variation on several others he composed.
More solutions: genripushel
W61
chess puzzle #81604
6 / 1060%
8160302-Nov-12
Composer unknown.
W32
chess puzzle #81603
3 / 650%
8160202-Nov-12
Yuri Shulman vs Ilia Botvinnik, Minsk 1994.
W20
chess puzzle #81602
3 / 3100%
8160102-Nov-12
Source unknown; possibly an actual game.
More solutions: kingdawar
W30
chess puzzle #81601
1 / 425%
8160002-Nov-12
If only the knight could get to d6 or a5 in two moves...
W20
chess puzzle #81600
2 / 450%
8159902-Nov-12
Composer unknown. Not too hard, but interesting.
W21
chess puzzle #81599
4 / 757%
8159802-Nov-12
Composer unknown. Very cool puzzle -- wish I had thought of it.
W34
chess puzzle #81598
6 / 1154%
8159702-Nov-12
Analysis of a line in the Smith-Morra Gambit (1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6…
W30
chess puzzle #81597
4 / 580%
8022023-Oct-12
Based on Alexander Alekhine vs Moriz Henneberger, Zurich 1925.
W30
chess puzzle #80220
8 / 1457%
8021923-Oct-12
This is my own composition. It is the result of tinkering around with the end of a game where a sim…
W30
chess puzzle #80219
5 / 1338%
8000421-Oct-12
From Chess Tutor.
More solutions: genripushel
B70
chess puzzle #80004
4 / 1625%
7778308-Oct-12
A variation on an earlier puzzle.
W30
chess puzzle #77783
1 / 137%
7306708-Sep-12
Vassily Ivanchuk vs Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Chess Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012. Be sure to check out the so…
More solutions: kingdawar
W72
chess puzzle #73067
17 / 2373%
7154724-Aug-12
H. Murphy vs Andrew P.H. Kinsman, Lewisham 1981.
More solutions: reuven39
W30
chess puzzle #71547
9 / 1275%
7154624-Aug-12
Variation of H. Murphy vs Andrew P.H. Kinsman, Lewisham 1981.
W20
chess puzzle #71546
13 / 1492%
7154524-Aug-12
Based on a possible variation of Kasparov-Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 1999.
W70
chess puzzle #71545
3 / 1323%
6957604-Aug-12
Kore Akshayraj vs Shukhrat Safin, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2005.
B20
chess puzzle #69576
16 / 16100%
6941901-Aug-12
Modified from a game analysis of one of my GK games (added the bishop). Very easy, but I liked the …
B20
chess puzzle #69419
18 / 2864%
6926231-Jul-12
Lars Ootes vs Kohei Yamada, Hoogeveen, Netherlands 2011.
W30
chess puzzle #69262
10 / 1190%
6901528-Jul-12
Based on a position from GK Tactics Training. (Changed Bd2 to a knight to slightly alter solution, …
W53
chess puzzle #69015
15 / 2462%
6801917-Jul-12
Mikhail Tal vs NN, Simul 1973. Nice finish -- I was surprised this hadn't been posted already.
W70
chess puzzle #68019
13 / 2161%
6795016-Jul-12
Geza Maroczy vs Frank James Marshall, Monaco 1903.
B30
chess puzzle #67950
26 / 3086%
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