Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #145

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #145"][Date "2010.12.22"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3r2k1/pb2qp2/1p4p1/7p/5Q1P/1B6/PP3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #144

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #144"][Date "2010.12.13"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3r4/5p1k/4p1p1/5q2/8/PQ5P/7P/3R3K b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #143

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #143"][Date "2010.12.06"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1b1q2k1/3r2pp/2Q1Rp2/2B1p3/2P5/6P1/5PKP/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #142

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #142"][Date "2010.11.23"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3k4/1p6/1P1K4/2P5/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #141

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #141"][Date "2010.11.15"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r4rk1/bp1bq1pp/p1p5/2Ppp3/1P1P2n1/4BN2/P1N2PPP/R3QRK1 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #140

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #140"][Date "2010.11.07"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/5k2/2p5/5p2/7R/4P1Kp/5P2/7r b - - 0 56"]56...Ke6 {Game line} 57.Rd4 h2 58.Kg2 Rf1 59.Kxh2 Rxf2+ 60.Kg3 Rf1 61.Kg2 Rb1 62.Kf3 Rb8 63.Kf4 c5 64.Rd1 Rg8 65.Kf3 Ke5 66.Rd2 Rh8 67.Rd7 Rc8 {White resigned}

Puzzle of the week #139

Level: 6-King [Event "Puzzle #139"][Date "2010.11.01"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r3k1/1p4pp/p1n1p3/8/P5P1/1NP3qP/1P3bQ1/R1B2K2 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #138

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #138"][Date "2010.10.25"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r3k1/3bpp1p/3p1npQ/4q3/rp1NP1P1/5PN1/PP5P/1K1R2R1 w - - 0 21"]{Game line} 21.Ngf5 Nxe4 22.Qe3 gxf5 23.gxf5+ Ng3 24.Rxg3+ Kh8 25.Qg5 Ra5

Puzzle of the week #137

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #137"][Date "2010.10.18"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3rr1k1/p3bppq/2p1p2p/3nN2P/2pP4/2B2R2/PP2QPP1/2K1R3 w - - 0 24"]24.Nxf7

Puzzle of the week #136

Level: 6-King [Event "Puzzle #136"][Date "2010.10.10"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5rk1/pp3pbp/2rp2p1/3Q4/4P3/2P2q1P/PPB5/1K1R3R b - - 0 1"]