Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #205

Bishop's power

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #205"][Date "2012.10.20"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3r4/2q3k1/rp3bpp/2pBp3/2P1Q3/P4RP1/P2R1P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #204

Knight's power

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #204"][Date "2012.10.13"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3r1r1k/1b4p1/pb5p/2ppPp1q/2p1nP2/2P1BN1N/PPQ3PP/3R1R1K b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #203

Long mates (4)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #203"][Date "2012.06.27"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "rnb1kbnr/p2ppppp/1pp5/4NN2/2Q5/2K1B3/8/8 w kq - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #202

Promotion

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #202"][Date "2012.06.18"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/6b1/5k2/8/P3K1P1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #201

Long mates (3)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #201"][Date "2012.06.11"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 h6 8.Qf3 Nbd7 9.Qh3 Nc5 10.f3 e5 11.Nb3 Be6 12.O-O-O Nxb3+ 13.axb3 Rc8 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Qc7 16.c3 Qa5 17.Bc4 b5 18.g5 Nd7 19.b4 Qa4 20.Bd3 Qa1+ 21.Kc2 Qa2 22.g6 Qa4+ 23.Kb1 Rxc3 24.Rc1 Ra3

Puzzle of the week #200

Storming the castle (7)  (7kkk

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #200"][Date "2012.06.04"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2b1r1k1/1pp2ppp/1b5r/3pn3/2P1NP1q/1PQ1P2P/PB2B1P1/R4RK1 w - - 0 18"]18.cxd5

Puzzle of the week #199

Opening blunders (3)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #199"][Date "2012.05.28"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "rnbqk2r/ppp2ppp/3b4/8/2P1n3/5NP1/PP2PP1P/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 0 6"]

Puzzle of the week #198

King left in the center (3)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #198"][Date "2012.05.22"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1b3k1/pp1n3p/2pbp3/3pNpP1/2PBn2q/1P1NKP2/P1Q1P1B1/R5R1 b - - 0 23"]

Puzzle of the week #197

Advanced pin  (3)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #197"][Date "2012.05.14"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4rrk1/1pp2qpp/p2b4/3p4/6b1/2P1B3/PP1Q1PPP/R3KN1R b KQ - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #196

Advanced pin (2)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #196"][Date "2012.05.07"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3rnrk1/n3qpbp/p1pp2p1/1p6/2PNP3/1PB1NPP1/P2Q2KP/3R1R2 w - - 0 1"]