Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #95

7th rank domination (part 1)

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #95"][Date "2009.11.13"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4r2k/3R3p/4p1pB/1n1pKp2/3P4/5P1P/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #94

Pawn promotion

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #94"][Date "2009.11.06"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5Bk1/2R5/2p4P/p4p2/1p3P2/1P6/7p/1bK5 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #93

Save the Queen!

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #93"][Date "2009.10.30"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/2p2k1P/4p1N1/p5pb/7p/b7/P4P1P/1K4N1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #92

Double Rooks and pawns endgame

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #92"][Date "2009.10.23"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/5P1k/8/2K5/pr2r3/4R3/2R5 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #91

Opposite wing attack

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #91"][Date "2009.10.16"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1b2r2/1p1pNpkp/3pn1p1/2pN3P/2PnP3/q3QP2/p3BKP1/1R5R w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #90

Complex endgame

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #90"][Date "2009.10.09"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/pq2p1k1/1p1pP1bR/1P1P2K1/2rp4/8/P5Q1/8 b - - 0 49"]49... Be8

Puzzle of the week #89

Storming the castle

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #89"][Date "2009.10.02"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r3k1/5qpp/2pBp3/3nP3/P7/5r2/1P2QP1P/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #88

Opening blunders (part 1)

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #88"][Date "2009.09.25"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5!? d5!? 5.Nbd2 Nc5!? 6.Nb3 Ne6!? 7.Nbd4 Nxd4 8.Nxd4!? Be7 9.Bd3 c5 10.Nf5 O-O

Puzzle of the week #87

Opening lanes

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #87"][Date "2009.09.11"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1k1r4/r4p2/1q2p1p1/2bnP2p/pp1pBP2/3R1Q2/PPP2BPP/1K1R4 w - - 0 34"]{Choice A} 34.Bxd4 ({Choice B} 34.Bxd5) ({Choice C} 34.Ka1)

Puzzle of the week #86

Rook + pawns endgame

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #86"][Date "2009.09.18"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1R6/8/8/5k2/5p2/1p5r/4K3/8 b - - 0 1"]