Alois Wotawa’s style of chess composition was highly romantic His puzzles were much more than complex position with difficult solutions. Rather, we celebrate his contributions as a composer for consistently delivering aesthetic satisfaction through unexpected twists. The endgame study below certainly has these qualities and it requires some ingenuity from even the most experienced chessContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 87”
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Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 86
Alois Wotawa (June 11, 1896 – April 12, 1970) was a prominent Austrian chess composer celebrated for his intricate endgame studies and direct mate problems that often featured complex, paradoxical solutions. Renowned in the field of chess puzzles, Wotawa was recognized for his skill in developing rich tactical ideas from simple positions, demonstrating his exceptionalContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 86”
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 15
This nineteenth century chess puzzle has a really fun solution. White to move and mate in 12 (B.S. Barrett, 1874).
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 2
White to move and mate in 2.