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This is a page - created in March, 2006 - designed to hold chess problems and chess puzzles.  

(The answers will not be given here! You have to search this website, or solve them on your own! Or ... simply follow the links!)  


  Chess Puzzle # 01 

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Black to move, can you figure out what Black played in this position?  


  Chess Puzzle # 02   

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  Black to move, can you figure how Black continued from this position?  


  Chess Puzzle # 03  

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  White to move in this position

Can you figure out how White exploited his dangerous passed Pawn on the seventh rank?  


 Chess Puzzle # 04  

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  White to move in this position

It is White to play and make his nineteenth move in this position, can you discover the move that the master played here? 


 Chess Puzzle # 05  

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  Black to move in this position. (28...???)   

One of the greatest players who ever lived was championing the Black pieces here. He comes up with a very nice way to continue his attack, can you figure out what he played


 Chess Puzzle # 06  

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  White to move in this position.  

White comes out of a somewhat staid Sicilian, and now it is the first player's turn to move. (Move # 16.) Can you guess what move White played in this position? (The follow-up is nice.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 07  

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  White to move in this position.  (34???)  

Once more ... we get to observe the great Kortschnoi at work. It is WHITE to move and play his thirty-fourth move here. Can YOU guess what the great master played?  


Chess Puzzle # 08  

 Position # 234 in the book. (prob02_puz08.gif, 09 KB)

  Black to move in this position.  (1...???)  

This is the master-level contest:  Sämisch - Schifferdecker;  Mainz, GER; 1953.  

<< Black is threatened with immediate mate on a8 ... >>  - GM R. Keene and B. Jacobs. 
From the book: "The (London) Times Winning Moves." Copyright (©) 2003, by the authors.  
Published by <Everyman Chess.> (Random House)  ISBN: # 1-85744-338-1 (paperback) 

OK, so Black is in between a rock and a hard place, can he come up with anything creative ... 
or should the second party simply tender his resignation?  


Chess Puzzle # 09  

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  Black to move in this position.  (1...???)  

 

# 1.)  What's the best move for Black in this position?  

# 2.)  Analyze 1...BxB/g5 here for Black, what are the consequences of this move? 

Click here to see what actually happened in this contest.  


  Chess Puzzle # 10  

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  White to move in this position.  (1???)  

 

# 1.)  White can probably win ...  

# 2.)  Its not as easy as you might first think ... 

# 3.)  You don't get full credit unless you see the solution all the way to the end.  


  Chess Puzzle # 11  

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  Black to move in this position.  (1...???)  

 

# 1.)  What move should Black play in this position? 

# 2.)  Let's say that Black selects 1...Nce7; in this position. What is White's best response? 

This is all from the contest: Ba. Jobava (2614) - A. Jankovic (2485); / [A37] / 7th ch-Euro / Kusadasi, TUR; (R1), 04,04,2006.  
(
TWIC # 596. Look it up ... and download the game ... if you are that curious.)  


Chess Puzzle # 12  

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  White to move in this position. (23.???)  

It is White to move in this position, what is the best course of action that the first player can take. (White won a brilliant partie.) 

This is all based on the encounter: D. Pavasovic (2591) - K. Georgiev (2637); [B22] / Karadjordje-Serbia / Topola SCG (R9), 12,05,2004. Look it up in the database, if you want to see what happened. 


  Chess Puzzle # 13  

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   Black to move in this position. (46...???)   

It is Black's turn to move here ... see if you can discover the continuation that led Black to the winner's circle! (The player who is "on the move" here, had one of the best tournaments of his whole life. If you would like to see how Black resolved all of his problems ... and won a nice game, then click here.)   


  Chess Puzzle # 14  

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  White to move in this position. (17.???)  

It is White to play and move in this position. (The first player is having one of the best tournaments of his whole life, the second player is no slouch, either! If you are stumped, check out what happened in the course of the actual game.) 


  Chess Puzzle # 15  

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   Black to move in this position. (46...???)   

How does Black proceed from this position? (If you are stumped, check out the actual game.) 


  Chess Puzzle # 16  

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  White to move in this position.  (38.???)  

This came from a training game that was played at the Pensacola Chess Club, the time control was "Game in One Hour." After blowing an opening advantage, I attempted to squeeze my opponent spatially. He {wrongly} elected to break on e6, and this allowed me to win a Pawn. However, I greatly under-estimated his counterplay, and without warning ... I found myself in some difficulties. 

John then gave me a HUGE break by playing a move {sac - or blunder?} that allowed me to simply win an exchange. However, if he had followed this up correctly, his position was SO GOOD, he still might have won this contest. (I spent many hours analyzing this struggle.) 

Nonetheless, Black's last move, 37...f5?; which looks like a great idea - to drive the Knight away from the center with a gain of time - turns out to be a mistake. (He opened the door, even if it is just a crack.)  

HOW DOES WHITE CAPITALIZE ON HIS OPPONENT'S LAST MOVE?  [See the whole game.]  


  Chess Puzzle # 17  

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  White to move in this position.  (18.???)  

Black's last move was an error, 17...Na6; might have given Black a fairly playable game. 

Now White can win, can you figure out how? (Its not extremely hard.) 


  Chess Puzzle # 18  

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  White to move in both of these positions.  (18.??? and 32.???)  

One of the crazier games I have played over lately, and the computer was really no help at all. 

(If you are stumped, click here to see this game.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 19  

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White to play in this position.  (18.???)  

It is the first party's turn to move in this position, can you find the amazing win that the first party played here? 


  Chess Puzzle # 20  

  GM Bent Larsen vs. GM Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Milano/1975.  (prob02_puz20.gif, 09 KB)

  Black to play in this position.  (26...???)  

Black is down material, but appears to have the initiative ... and it is the second player's turn to move in this position. What should Black do here? What is the BEST move for Black in this position? 

(If you are stumped, or give up ... or are just tired of looking at the diagram, then please click here.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 21  

 White to play and make his tenth move here. (prob02_puz21a.gif, 10 KB)

 White to play amd make his ultra-brilliant 17th move. (prob02_puz21b.gif, 10 KB)

  White to move in this position.  

  Now it is White to move and win.  

This is from one of my favorite miniatures. (Hint, a former world champion was playing the White pieces in this encounter. One of the more flashy gamelets of the last fifty years.) 

If you are stumped, then buy the excellent book, "101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures," by GM John Nunn. 


  Chess Puzzle # 22  

  This was the "Problem of The Week" in late May of 2006. [I. Farago - A. Jakab; First Saturday (04) / Budapest, HUN; 2003.]  (prob02_puz22.gif, 09 KB)

  Black to move in this position.  (27...???)  


  Chess Puzzle # 23  

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  White to move in this position.  (19.???)  

White obviously has an attack, but his Queen is en prise. Should White press onward here, or does he have to retreat the lady?  (This one requires some careful analysis and a thorough knowledge of the key patterns in chess.)  

A great puzzle from a fantastic game of chess - if you are stumped, click here. 


  Chess Puzzle # 24  

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  White to move in this position.  (27.???)  

An astounding display of tactics ... by a player that I am only vaguely aware of. White pulls out all the stops on this one ... AND the computer verifies that the first party played all the correct moves! 

A great puzzle from a fantastic game of chess - if you are stumped, click here. 


  Chess Puzzle # 25  

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  Black to move in this position.  (39...???)  

GM Mikhail Golubev - apparently the same player who wrote my favorite book on the Sicilian Sozin - unleashes a blistering series of nice moves in this one. (Don't be afraid to think creatively.) A tremendous {& tough} puzzle.  

  If you are stumped ... try again! Then if you have really given up, then click here.  


  Chess Puzzle # 26  

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  Black to move in this position.  (27...???)  

A very tough puzzle, I failed completely to solve this one when I attempted it. (Can you do better?)  

  (If - or when - you give up ... then click here.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 27  

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  White to move in this position.  (15.???)  

The great one himself played this game ... do you think you can guess what move he made here?  

  (If you are stumped, then click here.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 28  

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  Black to move in this position.  (18...???)  

A GM and a truly great player, (and also a respected author and an opening theoretician) - shows that he knows how to play the game as well. Your task here is to find ALL of the moves of the following combination ... from this point, until the end of the game. This is NOT an easy puzzle, in fact, it should be one of the toughest on this page.  

Are you up (to the challenge) for this one?  (When you are stumped ... or just plain give up, then click here.)  


Chess Puzzle # 29  

   This is from the game, I. Cosma - D. Velimirovic; Subotica Economy, 2002. (prob02_puz29.gif, 09 KB)

  Black to move in this position.  (30...???)  

Black - a {former?} Yugoslav standout - plays a nice combo. Can you find the winning move?  

Note: This is no slur on the player, only a recognition of the fact that the country (formerly) referred to as "Yugoslavia," no longer exists ... and now has been replaced (on the map) by several different countries. (Click here for more info; or here for a map of that region.) 


  Chess Puzzle # 30  

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  White to move in this position. (32.???)  

The current world champion plays an amazing move ... (and a great game). Its super-fantastic!!! 

Can you find this  ... ... ...  "once-in-a-lifetime" ... ... ...  shot?  

(If you are stumped, don't have a clue ... or just plain, old give up - then click here.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 31  

  This is the contest: L. Kavalek - M. Matulovic; Bucharest, 1966.  (prob02_puz31.gif, 10 KB)

  White to move in this position.  (19.???)  

Its White to move here ... most of my friends at chess club don't even come close on this one. (Neither do a few Internet contacts ... do you think you can do any better?)  [search]   


  Chess Puzzle # 32  

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   White to move in this position.  (23.???)   

A good problem to illustrate Kotov's methods for the correct way to analyze any position, it is also a good example of "linear calculation." (A straight-forward forcing line ... that does not contain a lot of complicated side variations.)  

  [If you are stumped, then you can click here.]   


  Chess Puzzle # 33  

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   White to move in this position.  (18.???)   

Here is a very nice puzzle ... one that completely stumped me. (Although I did consider the correct move, but I rejected it.) A totally cool problem, with a fairly shocking first move.  

So ................ do you care to take a stab at it?  [If you are stumped, then click here.]   


  Chess Puzzle # 34  

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   White to move in this position.  (37.???)   

Black just tried to pare down the attacking forces by swapping a set of Rooks on e2. Should White simply recapture ... or is there something better?  

This is from the analysis of a training game that I played last Thursday night (July 13th) against an opponent, (Dr. John Perciballi); at the club. And while the game might not have been anything special, the variations that I discovered (with the help of Fritz, natch!) were simply mind boggling. This problem is just one example of one of the various lines that I worked out during my analysis.  

  [There is no (posted) solution, but you should be able to work it out if you take the time ... 
   use your computer, if necessary. If you would like to obtain a copy of this analysis, 
   please send me an e-mail.]   


  Chess Puzzle # 35  

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   Black to move in this position.  (28...???)   

Black to move here, can you find the best line of play for the second player? (Stumped? Then click here.)   


  Chess Puzzle # 36  

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   White to move in this position.  (25.???)   

White to move and win in this one. Brutal tactics ... from the fairer sex.  [See the game.]   


  Chess Puzzle # 37  

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   White to move in this position.  (24.???)   

It is the first player's turn, should White just castle ... or does he have something better here? 

   [See the game here, it is analyzed (and annotated) on this page.]    


  Chess Puzzle # 38  

M. Gerusel - A. Miles; Porz, 1981 (prob02_puz38.gif, 10 KB)

   Black to move in this position.  (17...???)   

Black to play ... has an unlikely looking move. But once you understand the setting on the chess board, it will make perfect sense to you. This is also puzzle # 332 in the book, "The London Times WINNING MOVES," by Ray Keene and Byron Jacobs.  

Strangely, there are two solutions to this one. Give yourself full credit if you find Tony's move or Fritz's try. (Give yourself extra credit if you find - and correctly analyze - both shots.)  

  There is no link, but the clues should allow you to figure it out.  


  Chess Puzzle # 39  

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  White to move in this position.  (31.???)  

It is the first player's turn to make a move, can you do anything with this position? 

HINT: The first move could be rather obvious, the following moves are not!  (Click here to see the game.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 40  

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   Black to move in this position.  (45...???)   

It is the second player's turn to move here, can Black break down White's blockade, or must he accept a draw? 

(The first move might seem obvious, it still takes a lot of calculation ... and a good knowledge of K+P endgames ... to make this thing work. Try hard - if you give up, and want to see the game, go ahead.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 41  

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   Black to move in this position.  (17...???)   

One of the greatest players to ever touch a piece is the second player here, Morphy makes one of the deepest sacrifices ever made ... it puts most other games to shame. (I have deeply analyzed this game in the CB format...)  

 (Please study this one for at least 15-30 minutes, use a chess board if you have to. If you give up, then click here.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 42  

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  White to move in this position.  (35.???)  

White can just grab the Black QRP here ... and probably win without too many problems. 

Is that the correct move, or does White have something better here?  

 [Please study this one for at least 10-15 minutes, and use a chess board if you think that this will help you. 
  (But try not to move the pieces.) If you give up, then click
here.]  


Note:  I was without a working computer for a while, and then I had to re-install all of my software. (I am still playing "catch-up" from this period.) However, I hope to be adding to this page again on a regular basis. (August 23rd, 2006)  


  Chess Puzzle # 43  

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   Black to move in this position.  (33...???)   

Black wins from this position, can you find the same continuation that GM V. Anand actually played?  


  Chess Puzzle # 44  

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   Black to move in this position.  (31... ???)  

Black (GM H. Mecking) has played a nearly perfect game ... and has definite winning chances. 

What is the best move that the second player can play in this position?  [Stumped? See the actual game.]  


  Chess Puzzle # 45  

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   Black to move in this position.  (46... ???)   

It is Black's turn to move here. What is the BEST move that the second player can make?  

I would advise that you set up a chess board and study this position for 10-20 minutes.  [The actual game.]  


  Chess Puzzle # 46  

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  White to move in this position.  (45. ???)  

One of the world's best players, (Valery Salov); has been completely outplayed by Victor Korchnoi. Yet it is White's turn to move here, is there any way that the first party can save this horrible looking position? The solution is VERY tricky, so be prepared to take off fancy rings and your watch, roll up your shirtsleeves and get really dirty on this one!  [Replay the entire game.]  


  Chess Puzzle # 47  

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  White to move in this position.  (32. ???)   

The first player can make progress ... but what is the best method from this position?  [solution]  


  Chess Puzzle # 48  

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   White to move in this position.  (28. ???)   

This is from a training game that I played versus another player in our club. Its one of the finest combinations that I have ever played in any game. Can you discover the best move for White? 


  Chess Puzzle # 49  

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   White to move in this position.  (40. ???)   

Magnus Carlsen has played a very good game against Morozevich ... but now is the time to wrap things up. Can you discover the winning move, the one that Carlsen actually played?  [stumped?]  


  Chess Puzzle # 50    

  6rk/8/2pNb3/2P1bP2/4pn1p/4B1qP/3R2P1/3QR2K b - - 0 39  (prob02_puz50.gif, 09 KB)

   Black to move in this position.  (39... ???)   

Here is a nice little puzzle. 

After you have solved it, it will seem fairly obvious, yet it stumped me the first time around.  
 [replay the game]  


  Chess Puzzle # 51  

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   White to move in this position.  (XX. ???)   

If you need help with this one, see GM Andy Soltis's column {"Chess To Enjoy"}; in "Chess Life." (The October, 2006 issue, Problem # 01. Also see the solutions on page # 70.)  (No CL? Tsk, tsk, tsk!!)  


  Chess Puzzle # 52  

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   Black to move in this position.  (17... ???)   

It is Black to play and make his seventeenth move. The second party forces things with a display of power and beauty, it is utterly amazing how quickly this quiet-looking position turns into a win for Black. (This is all based on the game, Matisons - Nimzovich; Karlsbad, 1929.)  


  Chess Puzzle # 53  

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   Black to move in this position.  (21... ???)   

Black to play in this sharp little game, and he comes up with a very unexpected combination. (It is based on a specific mating pattern, it is good to know as many of these as possible.) Not only is it a very snazzy finish, it is also a pleasing miniature as well.  


  Chess Puzzle # 54  

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   White to move in this position.  (30. ???)   

Dec. 21, 2006:  This puzzle is from the recent 2006 Russian Championships. The young (virtually unknown?) Evgeny Alekseev won out against much older and much more experienced competition.  

In this contest - from the tiebreakers - he finds a nice shot that decides the game in his favor. (Let's see if you can find it too.) If you give up, then click here.  


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