White to move and draw.
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Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 49
White to move and win (Richard Reti, Kolnische Volkszeitung of 1928).
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 48
White to move and win.
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 47
White to move and mate in 4 (Milan Vidmar – Max Euwe, 1929).
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 112
White to move and mate in three.
So I was just playing a game of chess and then this happened! 32
White to move and mate in two.
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 111
I especially enjoy chess puzzles that are more complicated than they seem at first. Here is a simple looking mate in 2. Not so simple.
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 31
Not to hard to spot but very satisfying to play. Black to move and and crush white!
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 30
Black to move and win!
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 110
A remarkable position occurred after white played 47. Qxg3 in the game Samuel Sevian vs. Sergey Karjakin, FIDE World Cup 2019. Karjakin has only three legal responses as black and each would directly result in a different outcome (a win, a loss or a draw.)
Shelby Lyman (1936-2019)
On Sunday August 11th, famous chess educator Shelby Lyman passed away. You didn’t have to know Shelby to be impressed by his impact on American chess. Through his students, newspaper columns and television appearances, Shelby Lyman has left us with a deep and enduring legacy. Older chess enthusiasts will remember Shelby as the chess teacherContinueContinue reading “Shelby Lyman (1936-2019)”
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 29
Not too difficult but a very realistic test for game winning combinations. Black to move and mate in 5.
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 28
Black to move and mate in 5.
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 27
Probably my favorite finishing mate of the year! My opponent has just captured my rook on f1 with his bishop. White to move and mate in 2. (Not too hard to spot but very satisfying play!)
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 26
White to move and mate in 6.
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 45
White to move and mate in 3 (Samuel Loyd, 1858).
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 25
How can black win white’s queen?
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 44
White to move and mate in 2.
Winning Chess Moves: Mayet vs. Anderssen, 1851
You are playing the role of the quintessential Romantic, Adolf Anderssen. Karl Mayet has just played the dreadful 12. Qxe4. How does Anderssen (Black) punish his opponents in dramatic fashion?
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 24
What is white’s best move?