Category Archives: Chess Homework
Puzzle Worthy Position 34
Puzzle Worthy Position 28
If you look at checks, captures and threats, this should be a piece of cake.
Puzzle Worthy Position 26
The solution to this puzzle is a simple but useful concept.
Puzzle Worthy Position 25
Target practice!
Puzzle Worthy Position 24
Puzzle Worthy Position 23
Shakespeare once wrote that, “All that glisters is not gold.” Here, white has just played a tempting fork that looks quite profitable at first glance. Does white’s fork really win material?
Puzzle Worthy Position 19
Black is just one move away from mate. What should white play?
Puzzle Worthy Position 17
Easy one tonight! White to move and win.
Puzzle Worthy Position 12
Do you see a nice combination for white?
Puzzle Worthy Position 11
Sam Loyd Puzzles are Infuriatingly Fantastic!
It took me exactly 16:22 to solve this seemingly simple chess problem! White to move and mate in three by Sam Loyd, 1868.
It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle # 157
Examine all biffs yet again works. 1…Bf2+! wins a pawn after 2 Qf2 Qc4; so instead 2 Kf2, when 2…Qc5+ 3 Kf1 Ng4! and the threat of 4…Nh2 mate means that White can’t move his Bc4, so that Ne3+ next move captures it. Or 2….Ng4+ is probably stronger, with 3 Kg1 being met by 3…Qc5+ContinueContinue reading “It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle # 157”
Chess Puzzle: A Beautiful Mate in Three
Winning is not difficult. Doing it in just three moves… that takes skill. Puzzle by Andre Cheron, 1936
Chess Homework 2
The chess homework in section two is all about king and pawn endgames. I selected some of my favorite instructional problems of this kind and placed them in order of ascending difficulty. If your child is stumped by any of these problems he/she should seek out a Torres Chess and Music Academy teacher for an explanation. Remember to “like” the TorresContinueContinue reading “Chess Homework 2”
Chess Homework: 1
Below is the Torres Chess and Music Academy’s chess homework section 1. Find the best line for white in all the problems.