Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #15

Fried Liver Attack

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #15"][Date "2008.04.10"][Result "0-1"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nd4 6.c3 b5 7.Bf1 Nxd5 8.cxd4 Qxg5 9.Bxb5+ Kd8 10.Qf3 Bb7 11.O-O e4 12.Qxe4 Bd6 13.d3

Puzzle of the week #14

Zwischenzug

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #14"][Date "2008.04.03"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Bd7 9.O-O-O Qa5 10.Kb1 Rc8 11.g4 h6 12.h4 a6 13.Be2 Ne5 14.g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Rxh1

Puzzle of the week #13

Smothered mate

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #13"][Date "2008.03.27"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/8/8/8/1N6/3N4/1ppK4/kb6 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #10

Mate in 5

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #10"][Date "2008.03.13"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3n3k/2R5/2n1P3/3N2N1/8/1p6/2r3r1/K7 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #9

Wrong corner

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #09"][Date "2008.03.06"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/kb6/8/p7/8/5Q2/6KP/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #8

Epaulette mate

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #08"][Date "2008.02.28"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/6q1/6p1/4p2k/8/3n1P2/Q2B2P1/K7 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #7

Passed pawns

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #07"][Date "2008.02.21"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1r1b4/7p/3p4/1PkPp1p1/6P1/1RNK1P2/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #6

Passed pawns

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #06"][Date "2008.02.14"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/5K2/8/7p/k7/2B5/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #5

Fork

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #05"][Date "2008.02.07"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/3q3k/6n1/4P1pp/8/2Q3K1/4B2P/8 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #4

Stalemate

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #04"][Date "2008.01.31"][Result "1/2-1/2"][SetUp "1"][FEN "7k/5K2/7P/6pP/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]