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White to play and win ♟️ The rook can't take the pawn yet, so the king has to walk around it first. Can you find the right first move? Puzzle by @ImShahinyan youtu.be/C7BKmjclKhk
White to play and mate in 2 ♟️ The first move is a quiet one: no check and no capture. Can you find it? Puzzle by @xxChessMaster youtu.be/5ajzwEt7ohE
White to play and mate in 2 ♟️ The black king is stuck in the corner, but the first move is a quiet one. Can you find it? Puzzle by @kibitzingpatzer youtu.be/4xOUMPm8Cj8
White to play ♟️ Black's knight has just landed on b3, forking your queen and rook. Losing material is not the end of the story here. Can you find the best move? youtu.be/a5CpHQ6_gw4
Happy Halloween 🎃 White gives up a knight on move 4: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5. Black to play. Can you spot the trap before it springs? youtu.be/L4rrd2ln088 #chess #Halloween
White to play ♟️ After 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nd7 3.Bc4, Black's natural-looking 3...g6 is a mistake. Can you find the best move for White before the reveal? youtu.be/p2YwWX2JX7g
White to play and mate in 2.
The bishop on c4 is already watching g8. Can you find the first move? Answer and a short lesson tomorrow.
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ALT Chess board, White to move. White: king g1, queen d3, rook e1, bishop c4, knight e5, pawns a2 b2 c3 f2 g2 h2. Black: king h8, queen b6, rooks a8 f8, pawns a7 b7 c6 g7 h7.
Ng6+. The knight checks from g6, and the pawn on h7 has to take because the bishop on c4 covers g8. That opens the h-file, and Qh3 is mate. That's Greco's mate.
Watch: youtu.be/mugO1NGilh8
White to play and mate in 2 ♟️ Black's king on h6 is tucked behind its pawns and Black's queen has already crashed in on c2. Can you find both moves before the reveal? youtu.be/uGq5v0UWHsw
Black to play and mate in 4 ♟️ This is the Fishing Pole trap in the Ruy Lopez: White grabbed the knight on g4, and now the h-file is wide open. Can you find all four moves before the reveal? youtu.be/zZ9KqIguT38
White to play and mate in 2.
The rook and knight team up near the corner. Can you find the first move? Answer and a short lesson tomorrow.
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ALT Chess board, White to move. White: king g1, rook e7, knight e4, pawns a2 b2 f2 g2 h2. Black: king g8, rook a8, bishop f8, pawns a7 b7 c6 h7.
Nf6+. The knight gives check, and the rook on e7 covers f7 and g7, so the king's only square is h8. Then Rxh7 is mate: the knight guards the rook and covers g8. That's the Arabian mate.
Watch: youtu.be/nKoHuPal9W0
White to play and mate in 2 ♟️ Black's king on f6 has almost no room, hemmed in by its own pawns. Can you find both moves before the reveal? youtu.be/-s4q0-ari0k
White to play and mate in 2 ♟️ This is the finish of Paul Morphy's Opera Game, Paris 1858, one of the most famous games ever played. Can you find both moves before the reveal? youtu.be/NaMtzS2Bc8c
White to play and mate in 4 ♟️ Black's king on b8 looks well guarded, so White will have to give something big away to break through. Can you find all four moves before the reveal? Puzzle via GM Igor Smirnov. youtu.be/gP5Muz3xDJ4
White to play and mate in 2 ♟️ Black's king looks well covered on c8, but one of its defenders can be lured onto exactly the wrong square. Can you find the finish before the reveal? youtu.be/iMe2bUk2Mhw
White to play and mate in 2 ♟️ Careful: plenty of natural moves stalemate Black on the spot. Can you find the one move that keeps Black breathing, then mates? youtu.be/R14x7hAFC6g
White to play and mate in 2 ♟️ The black king is stuck in the middle of the board on d5. Can you find the finish before the reveal? youtu.be/lZCe6gnPkDo
Black to play and stop mate on f7 ♟️ After 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qh5, White's queen and bishop both aim at the same square. Can you find Black's best defence before the reveal? youtu.be/_hbLv-74awA
White to play and mate in 3 ♟️ No check needed on move one. Can you find the quiet first move before the reveal? youtu.be/2HrlfNNoKOw
