Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #195

Advanced pin (1)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #195"][Date "2012.04.30"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/pb1n2k1/5qp1/2pp1p1r/5P1N/1P2P1Q1/P4KP1/1BR5 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #194

Interference (4)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #194"][Date "2012.04.23"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1b1r2k/p2p2b1/3P1q1p/1ppQ1pN1/1n4pP/3B2B1/PP1R1PP1/2K4R w - - 0 1"]1.Qxa8 Nxd3+ 2.Kb1 Nxb2 {Followed by Nb2-c4})

Puzzle of the week #193

Interference (3)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #193"][Date "2012.04.16"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "6k1/p2r1p1p/1pp2Qp1/4P3/3P1R2/2P4P/q5PK/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #192

Interference (2)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #192"][Date "2012.04.08"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "k3N3/p2p3P/8/2p5/K1pbP3/6q1/P2P4/1R6 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #191

Interference (1)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #191"][Date "2012.04.03"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2br4/1pn3pk/r7/p3N3/2Q2p1N/7R/Pq4PP/4R2K w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #190

The attraction (2)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #190"][Date "2012.03.26"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1b1rb1k/5Q1p/p3p1p1/4p1P1/qpB1P3/8/PPP4P/2KR1R2 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #189

The attraction (1)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #189"][Date "2012.03.19"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "6R1/p4r2/1p3r1p/4Qbpk/1P6/P2q2P1/5R1K/2B5 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #188

Distracting the defender (2) 

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #188"][Date "2012.03.10"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/3r1nkp/pq1P1p2/1p2rPpP/2pRN1P1/4R3/1P1Q1PK1/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #187

Distracting the defender (1) 

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #187"][Date "2012.03.05"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5rk1/R3p2p/3bq1pB/1p6/1P1PNnP1/2P2Q1P/8/6K1 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #186

Eliminating the defender (2)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #186"][Date "2012.02.27"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "q1rr2k1/p4ppp/1p4n1/2pN1N1Q/3b1P2/1P4P1/P6P/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]