Black to move and win material.
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White to move and win.
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Today we look at a beautifully crafted endgame study that is always a favorite at chess camp. How should white proceed? (Puzzle by E. Cook, 1927.)
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E. Pogosiants (1935 – 1991) was a very prolific puzzle composer who created some surreal but very compelling compositions. His masterpiece below has one of my all time favorite solutions. White to move and mate in 7.
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 2
White to move and mate in one.
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened…
Black to move and mate in two.
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Black to move and mate in 5 (Gilles Andruet vs. Boris Spassky, Bundesliga 1988).
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Much simpler but very pretty. White to move and mate in two (Александров, Владимир Александрович, Kubbel 100-MT, 1992).
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A certain heavy hitter solved Puzzle 23 in under 10 seconds so today I have raised the bar. White to move and draw (Á. Rusz & M. Minski & S. Nielsen, Magyar Sakkvilág 2017, First Prize).
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White to move and mate in 3 (Puzzle by: Yuri Voronov, Kursk 01/01/2000).
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White to move and mate in 5 (11th century chess puzzle, author unknown).
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White to move and mate in 3 (C.S. Kipping, Manchester City News, 1911).
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White to move and mate in two.
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White to move and win.
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White to move and mate in 2 (Charles Thomas Ansley, 1904).
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Black to move and mate in 5 (Paul Keres – Tigran Petrosian, Yugoslavia 1959).
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At first glance, it appears as though white is in serious trouble. However, with precise play white can achieve a draw. White to play and draw (Lolli – Amateur, 1763).
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White to move and draw (A. Salvio, 1604).
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White to move and mate in 3 (A. Galitskiy, “Chess Journal”, 1900.) For added challenge, imagine that the players switch chairs (i.e. pawns moving in the opposite direction) and solve for mate in three again. Remarkable!
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White to move and mate in 7! (Edward Lasker vs. George Thomas, City of London Chess Club, 1912) “The following game I consider the most beautiful I ever played … though it was not a tournament game and can, therefore, hardly be classed among the best games.” – Edward Lasker “A year later, Alekhine calledContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 16”