Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #185

Eliminating the defender (1)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #185"][Date "2012.02.19"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r3k1/ppq1pp1p/3pb1pQ/6Pn/2rNP3/2N2P2/PPP5/2KR3R w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #184

Crossroads (2)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #184"][Date "2012.02.12"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/3k4/5P2/1KP3pp/4P3/7P/8 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #183

Stalemate combination

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #183"][Date "2012.02.05"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/K1k5/Pp6/7p/7p/8/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #182

Basic endgame (2)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #182"][Date "2012.01.31"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/8/p6p/P4K1P/8/4k3/8 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #181

Pawn breakthrough

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #181"][Date "2012.01.24"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/2p5/1p1p4/p2Pk3/P1P5/4K3/8 w - - 0 49"]49.Kd2 Kf4 50.Kd3 Kf3 51.Kd2 Kf2 52.Kd3 Ke1 53.Kc2 Ke2 54.Kc1 Kd3 55.Kb2 Kd2 {White resigned}

Puzzle of the week #180

L-shape setup

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #180"][Date "2012.01.14"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/p7/8/K4k2/5P1P/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #179

Long mates (2)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #179"][Date "2012.01.08"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1r2q2r/pp1nn2k/2p1p1pp/b2p3N/P2P4/Q2BBP2/5P1P/R5RK w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #178

Long mates (1)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #178"][Date "2011.12.29"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1bnk2N/pppqn2Q/6p1/3N4/2B1P3/8/P4PPP/b1B2RK1 w q - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #177

Back rank (3)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #177"][Date "2011.12.17"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r3r1k1/5pp1/2pq3p/p1b1n3/2PpB3/1P4QP/PB2RPP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 22"]

Puzzle of the week #176

Tricky choice

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #176"][Date "2011.12.06"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "6n1/3b1r1k/p3p2p/Pp1pPn1B/2pP1N2/2P5/2PB3P/6RK b - - 0 30"]