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#Chess Position Worth Sharing 136

Great chess players have a way of making it look easy. However, making it look easy requires a lot of work. For instance, just to get to the feature position in today’s puzzle, Boris Spassky had to spend hours grinding out a winning position. (Not to mention the years of hard work to become anContinue reading “#Chess Position Worth Sharing 136”

Today is Paul Keres’ Birthday

Happy birthday to Paul Keres, who was born on January 7, 1916. From 1935, when he debuted as a sensational nineteen-year-old at the Sixth World Chess Olympiad in Warsaw, Paul Keres was one of the top five players in the world before his untimely death from a heart attack on an international airplane flight fromContinue reading “Today is Paul Keres’ Birthday”

#Chess Positions Worth Sharing! 117

Tonight’s puzzle comes from Hikaru Nakamura vs. Robert Lee Hess, 2012 US Championship in St Louis. GM Robert Hess has just played move 30… Kh8. What did GM Nakamura play for white’s 31st move? What is white’s best move?

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This nineteenth century chess puzzle has a really fun solution. White to move and mate in 12 (B.S. Barrett, 1874).

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What is black’s best move?

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Another endgame study that’s guaranteed to amaze your students! White to move and mate in 3.

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White to move and mate in 3.

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What is white’s winning continuation?

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What is white’s best move?

#Chess Puzzle Worth Sharing 35

White just played 25. Ne6?? How should black continue?

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White to move and mate in 7.

#Chess Puzzle Worth Sharing 30

What is black’s best move? The puzzle above appeared on the board on move 17. [Event “SocialChess”] [Site “Internet”] [Date “2017.04.25”] [Round “-“] [White “sgshawn “] [WhiteElo “”] [Black “chessmusings “] [BlackElo “”] [Result “0-1”] 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 d5 6.exd5 Nf6 7.Qb3 Bd6 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Nbd2 Nc5Continue reading “#Chess Puzzle Worth Sharing 30”