Sometimes a relatively simple chess composition can be pleasing if it has a unique structure. This was the case with today’s mate in two composed by Idon Bruno Hovedskou Anderson. Enjoy… White to move and mate in 2 (by: Idon Bruno Hovedskou Anderson, source: Skakbladet, date: January, 1941).
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Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 74
To understand why this mate in 4 puzzle by Josef Halumbirek won First Prize in the Neue Leipziger Zeitung for September, 1929, you first need to solve it. Of course, that’s easier said than done which is why I placed this Halumbirek masterpiece into the “Betcha Can’t Solve This” category! White to move and mateContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 74”
Puzzle Worthy Position 46
Born on March 9, 1943, Robert James Fischer is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players in history. Bobby Fischer’s many impressive chess accomplishments include becoming a grandmaster at just 15 years of age, winning the U.S. Chess Championship eight times and becoming a World Champion by defeating Boris Spassky in 1972 inContinueContinue reading “Puzzle Worthy Position 46”
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 61
“If you are curious, you’ll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them.” – Erno Rubik White to move and mate in 2 (Emilio Battaglia, Scacco! 1997).