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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Classical Chess Puzzle: Bobby Fischer – Tigran Petrosian 1-0
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A little chess flashback here. This position is from the game Bobby Fischer – Tigran Petrosian, 1961. White is to play and checkmate in three. Though, of course, in the real game, Petrosian resigned after White’s next move. Can you spot the winning combination? You can find the solution with Chess King.
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Here’s a position from the game of a very talented yet, possibly, the most unpredictable (playing strength-wise) Grandmaster of our times – Vassily Ivanchuk. This game was played in New York in 1988 against Bozidar Ivanovic.
White to play and win. Click on the diagram to check the solution with Chess King.
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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Time to sit down for coffee with Chess King. Let’s find out how chess-alert are you. Here’s a neat position from the game Shurawlew – Semenjuk, Variante, 1976. White comes up with a nice to idea to win. Can you see how?
Click on diagram to see solution explained on the #1 chess tactics blog!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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Cool chess puzzle via Chess King. Here is a neat position from the game Aisenstadt – Margolis, Leningrad, 1957. White has a nice tactic to get a winning position. Can you see how?
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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We received this neat chess problem from www.chess-king.com. Tim Krabbé is a famous Dutch chess player, writer, and journalist. He came up with the “caterpillar theme” for chess problems and studies. Can you help White checkmate in six?
Basic-Endgame Chess Puzzle: White Checkmates in Two
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hello everyone, Here is a quick chess puzzle via Chess King - your super partner in chess training. This chess puzzle tests one of your basic checkmate patterns. Can White checkmate in two?
Click on diagram to see the solution with Chess King.
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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It is time to set up a nice chess puzzle sent to us by Chess King. In this balanced position, White played the simple looking 25.Nxc5. But, it was a huge blunder and lost the game. The position is from Georgiev Kiril (MKD) (2660) – Rogers Ian (AUS) (2595). Can you say why 25.Nc5 is a blunder?
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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Begin the week with a nice chess puzzle brought to you by Chess King - your partner in super-strong chess training. White to play and win. Click on diagram to see the solution.
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012 Hi everyone,
Take a break from work to solve this neat chess puzzle brought to you by Chess King - your partner in super-strong chess training. It's White to play and checkmate in two. Click on diagram to cross-check your solution.
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Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012 Hi everyone, Here's another chess puzzle from Chess King. White to play and checkmate in two. Click on diagram to check the solution.
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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Here is a position from a super-strong chess game played 'recently'! Black played 49.Bc6 and immediately resigned before White's move. What did Black see? What was White's Killer Move? Also, can you recall this game and name the two players? Check your answer with Chess King.
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012 Hi everyone, Here is a nice position from the chess game Franco – Granda, 1997. What is Black’s magic move?
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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Here's a nice chess puzzle to keep you warm this winter. Have you solved all the other chess puzzles at Chess King? Here is a position from D. Adams – Churm, British Chess League, 2008/09. White is three pawns down, but there is a forced checkmate waiting to happen. Spot the win for White.
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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Chess King ran a nice Christmas Chess Challenge of five puzzles in five minutes. Here is the first one: White to play for a win. You can solve this and head over to Chess King to try your hand at the other four puzzles as well. Belated Christmas if you were offline the last few hours. Have fun with chess this holiday season.
Coffee-Break Chess Puzzle: White Checkmates in Two
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012 Hi everyone, We bring to you a very nice chess puzzle via Chess King. White to play and checkmate in two. Can you see how? Click on the diagram to go to the answer page.
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone, A nice chess puzzle from Chess King. Here is a position from the game Yasser Seirawan-Eric Lobron, Amsterdam, 1983. White has just played 22.Rxa7 threatening Ra8. What is Black’s strongest move to win the game? You can find the answer at Chess King.
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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Chess King has sent us a nice chess puzzle for a checkmate in two for White. Can you spot the nice chess combination? For the answer, just click on the chess position diagram.
Fireworks Chess Puzzle from Chess King: Sadeghi – Studer 1-0
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012 Hi everyone,
For all Chess Blog readers in the Indian subcontinent celebrating the Festival of Lights 'Diwali' today with a full night of fireworks and for Chess Blog readers around the world who love a crushing chess win, here's a smashing chess puzzle from Chess King. Play as White to find the win. Click on the Chess King diagram to go to the Chess King post with the answer to see how Chess Master Hassan Sadeghi finished off the game! In fact, you can even enjoy the complete analysis of the game with Houdini!
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