White to move and win. (Hint: Bishop domination is the key strategy.)
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Betcha Can Solve This #Chess Puzzle!
This one is really not as hard as it looks. White to move and mate in 6 (Wilhelm Ropke, 1942.)
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White to move and draw (D. Lolly, 1763).
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White to move and mate in 3.
Benko’s Great Sacrifice
Chess has a rich history full of stories that I share with my students to add extra colour to our lesson material. Below is the tale of Pal Benko’s incredible life’s journey and his great sacrifice which allowed Bobby Fischer to make history. Pal Benko was born while his Hungarian parents were vacationing in Amiens,Continue reading “Benko’s Great Sacrifice”
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 17
My opponent just captured my rook on e8 with his knight. Black to move and mate in 2.
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Hikaru Nakamura just defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to win the London Chess Classic. Can you spot Nakamura’s final move? White to move and win.
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A well placed knight can be quite lethal. Black to move and mate in 5. Get a free introductory lesson ($40 value) when you work with Chris Torres on Wyzant. Claim your free lesson today by clicking this link: https://is.gd/u5bIVd
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White to move and win (puzzle by Emanuel Lasker, Chess World Champion from 1894-1921).
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 12
Here there is only one move that leads to victory (provided of course that white plays all the correct moves afterward).
