Mate in 5 puzzles can be rather intimidating to approach. Not only are solvers asked to calculate much deeper than a Mate in 2 but, oftentimes, composed chess puzzles feel like attempts by the composer to trick the solver. In contrast, the Mate in 5 puzzle below is a rather straightforward chess problem that canContinueContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing 158!”
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Chess Position Worth Sharing 139
Mentally visualizing possible chess positions while calculating accurately is an essential skill for chess players to possess. Since, the ultimate goal in chess is to checkmate, it therefore makes sense to incorporate checkmating puzzles into chess visualization training. A good training puzzle for this purpose should challenge the solver’s ability to properly visualize the squaresContinueContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing 139”