chess combinations – Daily Chess Musings

#Chess Position Worth Sharing 126

I used this position in a chess class today. What is black’s best move?

So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 26

White to move and mate in 6.

#Chess Position Worth Sharing 105

I was playing a game with a student on the demo-board and we arrived at this position. Can you spot black’s winning combination?

So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 10

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So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 6

How can black win some material?

So I was just playing a game of #Chess and then this happened… 5

Black to move and mate in 3. The complete game is a rather nifty Traxler Counter Attack(Wilkes-Barre) that ended up checkmating white’s Fried Liver dreams in just 13 moves!

So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 4

Black to move and win material.

Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 4

The situation is dire and seems to require nothing short of a miracle for Black to survive. What is Black’s miraculous move?

#Chess Puzzle Worth Sharing 36

White to move and mate in 6.

April’s Chess Combination of the Month

This month’s chess combination comes from a nice win I had over “Flash,” the number two ranked player on VelocityChess.com. Each Month I will select one combination that I played in a real game to examine in detail for the benefit of my students and readers. When it is your turn, the first thingContinue reading “April’s Chess Combination of the Month”