In my last post, I challenged the reader to solve a mate in two which required truly understanding basic move possibilities in order to be solved. Returning to puzzles that test our mastery of the basics is a great way to learn how to play the game at a higher level and especially so whenContinue reading “#Chess Position Worth Sharing 132”
Tag Archives: tricky chess
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 131
Similar to how military units such as armour, artillery and cavalry have their own unique roles, each piece in the game of chess has unique movements. In order to solve this mate in 2, you must first truly understand how the pieces can move.
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 126
I used this position in a chess class today. What is black’s best move?
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 55
White to move and mate in 3 (puzzle by Sigmund Herland, Revista Romana de Sah, 1937).
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 52
White to move and win!
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 48
White to move and win.
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 113
White to move and mate in 3.
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 112
White to move and mate in three.
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 46
White to move and win! (H. Rinck, Deutche Schachzeitung, 1912)
#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! 30
Black to move and win!
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.
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 45
White to move and mate in 3 (Samuel Loyd, 1858).
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 44
White to move and mate in 2.
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 41
White to move and mate in three (Samuel Loyd, 1863).
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 40
White to move and mate in 4! (Wolfgang Pauly, Schweizerische Schachzeitung, September 1920)
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 37
White to move and mate in two (Александр Ажусин, 1971).
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 35
White to move and mate in two (R. Alan, 1895).
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 104
White to move and mate in 2 (Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen, 1953).
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 33
White to move and mate in 3 (by Andre Chéron, Hamburgischer Correspondent 1930). Stumped? Perhaps you would benefit from a free introductory lesson ($40 value) with Chris Torres on Wyzant. Claim your free lesson today. Just use Coach Chris’ link: https://is.gd/u5bIVd