Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #75

Material imbalance endgame

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #75"][Date "2009.06.26"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2N3k1/6p1/8/6P1/8/K3p3/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #74

Complex endgame tactics

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #74"][Date "2009.06.19"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/5kp1/1p2ppnp/8/3P4/r4N1P/PR2QPPK/2q5 b - - 0 22"]

Puzzle of the week #73

Storming the castle

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #73"][Date "2009.06.12"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1r3rk1/2n2ppp/p2p3q/P1pP4/5P2/2BP1Q2/1P5P/R5RK w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #72

Rooks and passed pawns endgame

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #72"][Date "2009.06.05"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "7r/1R6/4p1r1/1P2Ppk1/3P2p1/4P1Kp/2R5/8 b - - 0 51"]

Puzzle of the week #71

Chess history

Level: 4-Rook

[chessboard]3N2R1/pp3p2/3K2p1/8/2pk4/3pp2p/3P1pB1/1Q4BR[/chessboard]

Puzzle of the week #70

Rook and passed pawns

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #70"][Date "2009.05.08"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "7k/8/4K1Rp/6pP/5p1r/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #69

Caged King in endgame

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #69"][Date "2009.05.01"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5r1k/R5p1/6Pp/5P1K/7P/1p1p4/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #68

Budapest Gambit

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #68"][Date "2009.04.24"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n5/2b1P3/2P3n1/4PN2/PP3PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 1 6"]

Puzzle of the week #67

Pinning all the way

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #67"][Date "2009.04.17"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "b3k1r1/5p1p/4q3/1p6/4pP2/2PnN3/1PQ1BP1P/5R1K w - - 0 26"]26.f3

Puzzle of the week #66

Mate in 3

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #66"][Date "2009.04.09"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/7K/8/8/6Q1/5R2/6bP/6k1 w - - 0 1"]