Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #105

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #105"][Date "2010.02.19"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2K5/7p/8/8/6pP/8/2k3P1/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #104

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #104"][Date "2010.02.12"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/5p2/3pp1k1/3P2bR/4P1P1/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #103

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #103"][Date "2010.02.05"][Result "?-?"][SetUp "1"][FEN "6k1/p5p1/1p1p1nN1/1B1P4/4PK2/7b/2r5/7R b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #102

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #102"][Date "2010.01.29"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1b2rk1/p4ppp/1p1Qp3/4P2N/1P6/8/P3qPPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 27"]{Game line} 27.Ng3 (27.Qe7 h6 28.Nxg7 Kxg7 29.Rd8 Rxd8 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.Qxd8+ Kh7 32.Qf6 Qh5 {Leads to a better position for black}) (27.Nxg7 {Leads to a better position for black}) 27...Qb5 28.Rfe1 Bb7 29.Re3 Qc6 30.Qxc6 Bxc6 {and after a few more less important moves the game ended as a draw}

Puzzle of the week #101

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #101"][Date "2010.01.22"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/k7/1pK5/8/8/8/4R3/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #100

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #100"][Date "2010.01.15"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5k2/5p2/1K3P2/1P4Q1/8/8/5r2/5r2 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #99

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #99"][Date "2009.12.30"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "rn3rk1/pppq1ppp/3p4/4n3/2BQ4/8/PB3P1P/R5RK w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #98

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #98"][Date "2009.12.30"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "R2b1qk1/8/3p3p/2pPp1p1/Q1P1P3/6K1/P2B2PP/1r6 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #97

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #97"][Date "2009.11.27"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5k2/4p2p/6P1/3K4/8/4B3/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #96

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #96"][Date "2009.11.20"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r3kb1r/1q3pp1/pp2p3/2nN2Bp/P5P1/8/1PPQ1Pp1/3RR1K1 w kq - 0 1"]