For anyone who doubts that chess can be art, I present Josef Halumbirek’s 1st Prize winning composition for the Neue Leipziger Zeitung in 1933. It’s a mate in 5 and I betcha can’t solve this chess puzzle! White to move and mate in 5 (Josef Halumbirek, 1st Prize Neue Leipziger Zeitung, 1933). My other chessContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 75”
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Winning Chess Moves: Palatnik vs. Geller, 1980
Ukraine has long been a source of great chess and great chess players. As such, many famous chess games have been an all Ukrainian affair. Tonight’s winning chess move comes from one such game. Ukrainian-American chess Grandmaster Sam Palatnik played a beautiful winning move over fellow Odessa native Grandmaster Efim Geller at the URS TeamContinueContinue reading “Winning Chess Moves: Palatnik vs. Geller, 1980”
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White to move and mate in 5 (from Yuri Averbakh vs. Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush, 1963). White to move and mate in 5.
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White to move and mate in 5.
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Not too difficult but a very realistic test for game winning combinations. Black to move and mate in 5.
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Black to move and mate in 5.
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?
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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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Black to move and mate in 5. Get a free #chess lesson when you work with Chris Torres on Wyzant. Claim your free lesson today to schedule a lesson at any time. Just use my link: http://is.gd/u5bIVd
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Black to move and mate in 5 (Gilles Andruet vs. Boris Spassky, Bundesliga 1988).
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Black to move and mate in 5 (Paul Keres – Tigran Petrosian, Yugoslavia 1959).
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White to move and mate in 5.
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White to move and mate in 5.
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White to move and mate in 5.
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Black to play and mate in 5 moves.
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Black to play and mate in 5.
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White to play and mate in 5 moves.
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White to play and mate in 5 moves.
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If it wasn’t for the black king’s d7 escape square, white could obviously mate in just one move. Even with that small annoyance, white can mate in 5.