Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #215

Opening blunders (4)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #215"][Date "2013.01.20"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 Bc5 5.Bc4 Nxf2 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Qd5+ Kg6 8.Qxc5 Nxh1 9.Nc3 h6 10.Qc4 Kh7 11.Nd5 Rf8 12.Qe4+ Kh8

Puzzle of the week #214

The art of attack (2)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #214"][Date "2013.01.01"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "k2r1b1r/5p1p/p4p2/2q5/Q2p4/2p1BP2/P5PP/1R2R1K1 b - - 0 22"]22...Qc8 (22...dxe3)

Puzzle of the week #213

Ariadna's thread

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #213"][Date "2012.12.17"][Result "1/2-1/2"]1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4 9.Rc1 h6 10.Bh4 O-O 11.a3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qxa3 13.Bd3 Ne7 14.e4 Ng6 15.Bg3 e5 16.O-O Re8 17.h4 exd4 18.cxd4 Nf6 19.e5 Nd5 20.h5 Nf8 21.Nh2 Qb4 22.Qd1 a5 23.Ng4 a4 24.Bh4 Bxg4 25.Qxg4 Qd2 26.Rcd1 Qf4 27.Qh3 a3

Puzzle of the week #212

Storming the castle (10)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #212"][Date "2012.12.09"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r2r2k1/p3qpp1/2b1pn1p/2p1B3/7Q/3B4/PPP2PPP/2KR2R1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #211

King exposed

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #211"][Date "2012.12.03"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4rb1k/pp3p1p/4qP2/3R2Q1/2p5/B1P3P1/P6P/5K2 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #210

Storming the castle (9)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #210"][Date "2012.11.24"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r2r1k/6pp/6b1/1p2P3/3q1P2/BQP1p3/7P/2R2RK1 b - - 0 34"]

Puzzle of the week #209

Storming the castle (8)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #209"][Date "2012.11.19"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2rqr1k1/4np2/p3pnp1/1p1b2N1/7Q/1BN1R3/PP3P1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #208

Opposite colour Bishops

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #208"][Date "2012.11.10"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2k1b3/pp4p1/2pP4/2Q5/6P1/P2P2B1/1PPK2q1/8 w - - 0 36"]

Puzzle of the week #207

Queen's power

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #207"][Date "2012.11.04"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "rnb1k2r/pp1pp1bp/5np1/2pP2B1/8/2NB1N2/PqPQ2PP/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #206

Rook's power

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #206"][Date "2012.10.28"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1q2kb1r/1r1n1ppp/2Qpp3/8/N7/8/1PP2PPP/R1BR2K1 w k - 0 1"]