Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #135

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #135"][Date "2010.10.04"][Result "?-?"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4r3/R3P1kp/1p4p1/8/4p3/P1q4P/6P1/5Q1K b - - 0 1"]{Option A} 1...Qf6 ({Option B} 1...Qe5

Puzzle of the week #134

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #134"][Date "2010.09.26"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/R6r/5p1k/5P2/3K4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #133

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #133"][Date "2010.09.17"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1br2k1/pp3ppp/2q1pP2/2P1P3/3B4/4Q1P1/P6P/R4RK1 b - - 0 26"]26...Kh8

Puzzle of the week #132

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #132"][Date "2010.09.12"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r3n3/pp2q1pk/2p1BnRp/8/2p2P2/1P5P/PB4QK/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #131

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #131"][Date "2010.08.20"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r5k1/1q3pp1/r3b2p/p2N4/3R4/QP3P2/2P3PP/1K1R4 b - - 0 26"]26...Rb8

Puzzle of the week #130

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #130"][Date "2010.08.16"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1b2r2/p2p2kp/1pn1p3/8/1PP5/P3KP2/2Q4P/R4B2 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #129

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #129"][Date "2010.08.06"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4kb1r/2R2pp1/4b2p/4P3/8/8/PPP3PP/1K1R4 b k - 0 25"]25...Be7

Puzzle of the week #128

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #128"][Date "2010.07.30"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3rkb1r/pp3pp1/2p1b2p/4P1q1/2BQ4/2N5/PPP3PP/1K1R3R w k - 0 17"]

Puzzle of the week #127

Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #127"][Date "2010.07.23"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r2q1rk1/1p3p2/4p2p/4B1p1/bpp4P/Pn3P2/K1QnP1P1/3R1BNR w - - 0 20"]20.hxg5 Nc1+ {Black decides to continue the attack because it has enough attackers to be successful} (20...Qxg5 {Black decides to delay White's attack first since his attack cannot be stopped anyway}) (20...Qd5 {Black decides to bring into the attack the strongest weapon since White's attack seems slower})

Puzzle of the week #126

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #126"][Date "2010.07.16"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "5k2/5p2/2K2P2/p3Q3/1q5p/1P6/P7/8 w - - 0 1"]