Tonight I started a combination with intuition and finished it with victory. But, as Mark Zuckerberg said, “In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” Good advice for chess and life.
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Puzzle Worthy Position 21
Tonight we see a classic example of the King’s Gambit gone wrong via a common blunder by white in the Falkbeer Counter-Gambit. [Event “SocialChess”] [Site “Internet”] [Date “2016.05.10”] [White “@o@ (1507)”] [Black “Chris Torres”] [Result “0-1”] 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.fxe5 Qh4+ 4.Ke2 Qxe4+ 5.Kf2 Bc5+ 6.Kg3 Qxe5+ 7.Kf3 Qf5+ 8.Ke2 Qe4# 0-1 *
Puzzle Worthy Position 19
Black is just one move away from mate. What should white play?
Puzzle Worthy Position 18
Easy puzzle tonight from a fun victory. What is white’s best move? Complete game: [Event “SocialChess”] [Site “Internet”] [Date “2016.05.03”] [Round “-“] [White “Chris Torres”] [Black “okun’ok (1574)”] [Result “1-0”] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. h4 hxg5 8. hxg5 Nh7 9.ContinueContinue reading “Puzzle Worthy Position 18”
Puzzle Worthy Position 17
Easy one tonight! White to move and win.
Puzzle Worthy Position 14
This position is a little tricky. It’s white to move and remember to analyze all of your checks, captures and threats.
Puzzle Worthy Position 13
“The best feeling is to win by knockout.” – Nonito Donaire Can you spot the knockout for white in this position?
Puzzle Worthy Position 12
Do you see a nice combination for white?
Puzzle Worthy Position 11
Puzzle Worthy Position 8
Puzzle Worthy Position 3
Today’s puzzle isn’t too hard. What is white’s best move and why did my opponent resign after it was played?
Puzzle Worthy Position 2
Chess Homework: 1
Below is the Torres Chess and Music Academy’s chess homework section 1. Find the best line for white in all the problems.