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[Event "Puzzle #362"][Date "2019.02.10"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1r6/p3k3/3pp3/2q1n3/2P1Ppp1/2Q5/P3BPP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
Puzzle of the week #362

Absolute pin
Level: 3-Bishop 

[Event "Puzzle #361"][Date "2019.01.27"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "6k1/5p1p/p4p2/2r5/2br4/5B2/P4PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
Puzzle of the week #361

Relative pin
Level: 3-Bishop

Archived Puzzles

--r---k-
-Q---p-p
-----P--
------Pp
pbr-----
--------
PP--q--P
K-BR-R--
Puzzle of the week #216

Opposite sides attack (3)
Level: 5-Queen

rnbq-r-k
pppp--p-
-------p
---NP---
----Q---
-----N--
PPP---PP
R-B-K--n
Puzzle of the week #215

Opening blunders (4)
Level: 5-Queen

k--r-b-r
-----p-p
p----p--
--q-----
Q--p----
--p-BP--
P-----PP
-R--R-K-
Puzzle of the week #214

The art of attack (2)
Level: 5-Queen

r---rnk-
-p---pp-
--p----p
---nP--P
---P-q-B
p--B---Q
-----PP-
---R-RK-
Puzzle of the week #213

Ariadna's thread
Level: 5-Queen

r--r--k-
p---qpp-
--b-pn-p
--p-B---
-------Q
---B----
PPP--PPP
--KR--R-
Puzzle of the week #212

Storming the castle (10)
Level: 5-Queen

----rb-k
pp---p-p
----qP--
---R--Q-
--p-----
B-P---P-
P------P
-----K--
Puzzle of the week #211

King exposed
Level: 5-Queen

--r--r-k
------pp
------b-
-p--P---
---q-P--
BQP-p---
-------P
--R--RK-
 
Puzzle of the week #210

Storming the castle (9)
Level: 5-Queen

--rqr-k-
----np--
p---pnp-
-p-b--N-
-------Q
-BN-R---
PP---P-P
---R--K-
 
Puzzle of the week #209

Storming the castle (8)
Level: 4-Rook

--k-b---
pp----p-
--pP----
--Q-----
------P-
P--P--B-
-PPK--q-
--------
 
Puzzle of the week #208

Opposite colour Bishops
Level: 5-Queen

rnb-k--r
pp-pp-bp
-----np-
--pP--B-
--------
--NB-N--
PqPQ--PP
R---K--R
 
Puzzle of the week #207

Queen's power
Level: 5-Queen

-q--kb-r
-r-n-ppp
--Qpp---
--------
N-------
--------
-PP--PPP
R-BR--K-
Puzzle of the week #206

Rook's power
Level: 5-Queen

---r----
--q---k-
rp---bpp
--pBp---
--P-Q---
P----RP-
P--R-P-P
------K-
Puzzle of the week #205

Bishop's power
Level: 5-Queen

---r-r-k
-b----p-
pb-----p
--ppPp-q
--p-nP--
--P-BN-N
PPQ---PP
---R-R-K
Puzzle of the week #204

Knight's power
Level: 4-Rook

rnb-kbnr
p--ppppp
-pp-----
----NN--
--Q-----
--K-B---
--------
--------
 
Puzzle of the week #203

Long mates (4)
Level: 5-Queen

--------
------b-
-----k--
--------
P---K-P-
--------
--------
--------
 
Puzzle of the week #202

Promotion
Level: 4-Rook

----kb-r
---n-pp-
p--p--Pp
-p-Pp---
qP------
r--BBP-Q
-P-----P
-KR----R
 
Puzzle of the week #201

Long mates (3)
Level: 5-Queen

--b-r-k-
-pp--ppp
-b-----r
---pn---
--P-NP-q
-PQ-P--P
PB--B-P-
R----RK-
 
Puzzle of the week #200

Storming the castle (7)  (7kkk
Level: 5-Queen

rnbqk--r
ppp--ppp
---b----
--------
--P-n---
-----NP-
PP--PP-P
RNBQKB-R
 
Puzzle of the week #199

Opening blunders (3)
Level: 4-Rook

r-b---k-
pp-n---p
--pbp---
---pNpP-
--PBn--q
-P-NKP--
P-Q-P-B-
R-----R-
 
Puzzle of the week #198

King left in the center (3)
Level: 4-Rook

----rrk-
-pp--qpp
p--b----
---p----
------b-
--P-B---
PP-Q-PPP
R---KN-R
 
Puzzle of the week #197

Advanced pin  (3)
Level: 4-Rook

---rnrk-
n---qpbp
p-pp--p-
-p------
--PNP---
-PB-NPP-
P--Q--KP
---R-R--
 
Puzzle of the week #196

Advanced pin (2)
Level: 4-Rook

--------
pb-n--k-
-----qp-
--pp-p-r
-----P-N
-P--P-Q-
P----KP-
-BR-----
 
Puzzle of the week #195

Advanced pin (1)
Level: 4-Rook

r-b-r--k
p--p--b-
---P-q-p
-ppQ-pN-
-n----pP
---B--B-
PP-R-PP-
--K----R
 
Puzzle of the week #194

Interference (4)
Level: 4-Rook

------k-
p--r-p-p
-pp--Qp-
----P---
---P-R--
--P----P
q-----PK
--------
Puzzle of the week #193

Interference (3)
Level: 4-Rook