Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #55

Storming the castle

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #55"][Date "2009.01.23"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "rr6/4ppk1/3p1np1/q2Pn2p/7P/P4PPN/QP2N3/1K1R3R b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #54

Mate in 5

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #54"][Date "2009.01.15"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1r5k/5Rrp/3p4/1N1Bb3/P3p3/1QR3pq/1P3P2/6K1 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #53

Mate in 2

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #53"][Date "2009.01.09"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/7K/8/5R2/3N2R1/5Q1p/2N3qp/7k w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #52

Mate in 2

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #52"][Date "2009.01.02"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2K5/8/2N2Q2/1k6/8/1N6/2P5/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #51

Mate in 7

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #51"][Date "2008.12.26"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "q5k1/5p2/7Q/r2b1B2/8/8/r2R3K/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #50

Honouring all Knights

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #50"][Date "2008.12.19"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2K4N/3PP1k1/5N2/6n1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #49

Mate in 3

Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #49"][Date "2008.12.11"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "k7/8/8/4P3/8/p7/6PQ/R3K3 w Q - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #48

Mate in 4

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #48"][Date "2008.12.05"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "4nr1k/2qr3p/pp1b1p1Q/2p5/6R1/P7/1PB1RP2/5K2 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #47

2008 WYCC Vietnam challenge

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #47"][Date "2008.11.28"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "b4r2/p1R2p2/1p2p1pk/3pP1N1/PR3P2/1P5P/1r4P1/6K1 b - - 0 26"]26...d4 {Game line} 27.Nxf7+ Kh5 28.Ng5 Rxg2+ 29.Kf1 Rxf4+ 30.Ke1 Kxg5 31.Rxa7 Rff2 32.Rxd4 Bf3 {Black won at move 56}

Puzzle of the week #46

2008 WYCC Vietnam challenge

Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #46"][Date "2008.11.21"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "3q4/3rn2k/p1pRb3/1pP2ppp/1P6/P1N1P1P1/3Q1PBP/6K1 b - - 0 38"]38...Qe8