Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #45

2008 WYCC Vietnam challenge

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #45"][Date "2008.11.14"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/2p5/pp1p2k1/3P1pP1/1PP4K/P7/8 b - - 0 39"]39...f3 40.Kg3 f2 41.Kxf2 Kxg4 42.Ke3 Kg3 43.Kd3 Kf3 44.a3 a4 45.bxa4 bxa4 46.c4 Kf2 47.cxd5 cxd5 48.Kd2 Kf3 49.Kd3 Kf4 50.Kc2 Ke3 51.Kc3 Ke4 52.Kb4 Kxd4 53.Kxa4 Kc4 54.Ka5 d4 {Black checkmated white at move 63}

Puzzle of the week #44

2008 WYCC Vietnam challenge

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #44"][Date "2008.11.06"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/5p2/4p1k1/p2pr3/5RK1/2P4P/P7/8 w - - 0 45"]45.Ra4 Re4+ 46.Rxe4 f5+ 47.Kf4 fxe4 48.c4 dxc4 49.Kxe4 c3 50.Kd3 Kh5 51.Kxc3 Kh4 52.Kd4 Kxh3 53.Ke5 Kg3 54.Kxe6 Kf4 55.Kd5 a4 56.Kc4 Ke5 57.Kb4 Kd6 58.Kxa4 Kc6 {Draw at move 65}

Puzzle of the week #43

Mate in 3

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #43"][Date "2008.10.30"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "6k1/8/5Q2/6P1/6PK/6P1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #42

2008 WYCC Vietnam challenge

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #42"][Date "2008.10.23"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/1pb3p1/2p1k1p1/4P3/1P2KPP1/7P/5B2/8 w - - 0 45"]45.Bc5 b6 46.Bf8 Kf7 47.Bd6 Bxd6 48.exd6 Ke6 49.d7 Kxd7 50.Ke5 Ke7 51.g5 c5 52.bxc5 bxc5 53.Kd5 c4 54.Kxc4 Ke6 55.Kd4 Kd6 56.Ke4 Ke6 57.h4 Kf7 58.Ke5 Kg8 59.Ke6 Kh7 60.Kf7 {Jonah checkmated him at move 74}

Puzzle of the week #41

Pawns power

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #41"][Date "2008.10.16"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r7/4k1P1/6KP/8/5P2/8/8/b7 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #40

Mate in 5

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #40"][Date "2008.10.09"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "6K1/8/6k1/8/6N1/6N1/6B1/6B1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #39

Mate in 5

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #39"][Date "2008.10.02"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r4r2/pp1R4/6R1/2kbp3/B1p4p/2P1K3/PP5P/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #38

Opposite sides attack

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #38"][Date "2008.09.25"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1r3r2/6kp/3p1pp1/qnp1pP2/1p2P2N/3P4/PPPQ1P1P/1K1R2R1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #37

Mate in 5

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #37"][Date "2008.09.18"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5rk1/ppp3pp/8/3p2P1/1P1NrP2/P2p2P1/1B1P3P/R2K3b b - - 0 22"]

Puzzle of the week #36

Trapped King

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #36"][Date "2008.09.11"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2N4k/6pp/p7/4p3/Pp4Q1/1Pn1P1KP/1B4P1/4q3 w - - 0 37"]37.Kf3 {In the game} 37...Qe2+ {Alexandra decided to go for a perpetual since this qualified her for the final} 38.Kg3 Qe1+ 39.Kf3 Qe2+ 40.Kg3 Qe1