Mate in 5 puzzles can be rather intimidating to approach. Not only are solvers asked to calculate much deeper than a Mate in 2 but, oftentimes, composed chess puzzles feel like attempts by the composer to trick the solver. In contrast, the Mate in 5 puzzle below is a rather straightforward chess problem that canContinueContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing 158!”
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My Quora Answer to: What is your favorite puzzle?
White to move and win (Mikhail Zinar, 1983). Loading… Broadly speaking, a chess puzzle refers to a board situation where chess pieces and chess rules must be used to solve the puzzle. While game winning moves from actual play make up the majority of chess puzzles, some of the most challenging puzzles in chess haveContinueContinue reading “My Quora Answer to: What is your favorite puzzle?”