Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #25

Positional advantage

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #25"][Date "2008.06.20"][Result "?-?"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r2q1knr/pp1bp1b1/3p2Q1/3Pp2p/3p4/6PP/PPP1P1B1/RNB1K2R w KQ - 0 13"]

Puzzle of the week #24

King in the corner

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #24"][Date "2008.06.12"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3n3k/4r3/8/pr2P1RP/3pNP2/p2P4/6R1/3K4 b - - 0 39"]

Puzzle of the week #23

Pawn breakthrough

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #23"][Date "2008.06.05"][Result "?-?"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/3b4/5p1p/p6P/4KPP1/P7/8/2kB4 w - - 0 44"]

Puzzle of the week #22

Storming the castle

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #22"][Date "2008.05.29"][Result "?-?"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1b2rk1/pp2n1bp/1q4p1/2p5/3pPP2/3Q1NP1/PPP1N1B1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 15"]15...Qxb2

Puzzle of the week #21

Using open lines

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #21"][Date "2008.05.23"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r5/3nqpkp/r1pR2p1/pp1bP3/4NQP1/1P6/P1P3BP/5RK1 w - - 0 30"]

Puzzle of the week #20

Distracting the defender

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #20"][Date "2008.05.15"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5qbk/p6p/1rp2p2/2pp4/2P2Q1N/1P6/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 27"]

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #19"][Date "2008.05.08"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.O-O Bxc3 9.d5 Ne5 10.bxc3 Nxc4 11.Qd4 Ncd6 12.Qxg7 Qf6 13.Qxf6 Nxf6 14.Re1+ Kf8 15.Bh6+ Kg8 16.Re5 Nde4

Puzzle of the week #18

7th rank

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #18"][Date "2008.05.01"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4rq1k/pp5p/8/4p3/2Bn1pQ1/5P2/PP5P/6RK w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #17

Opposition

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #17"][Date "2008.04.24"][Result "?-?"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/8/6pp/4rp1k/7P/5RPK/8 b - - 0 56"]56...g4

Puzzle of the week #16

Zugzwang

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #16"][Date "2008.04.17"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5k2/8/5pPp/5P2/6K1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

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