So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 31

Not to hard to spot but very satisfying to play. Black to move and and crush white!

Black to move and and crush white!

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Not too difficult but a very realistic test for game winning combinations. Black to move and mate in 5.

Black to move and mate in 5.

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Black to move and mate in 5.

Black to move and mate in 5.

Winning Chess Moves: Mayet vs. Anderssen, 1851

You are playing the role of the quintessential Romantic, Adolf Anderssen. Karl Mayet has just played the dreadful 12. Qxe4. How does Anderssen (Black) punish his opponents in dramatic fashion?

Black to move and mate in 5 (Mayet – Anderssen, Berlin 1851).

So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 21

What is black’s best move?

What is black’s best move?

So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 18

Black to move and win.

Black to move and win.

So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened… 17

My opponent just captured my rook on e8 with his knight. Black to move and mate in 2.

My opponent just captured my rook on e8 with his knight. Black to move and mate in 2.

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GM Dmitry Andreiken plays the most beautiful game ending combination of 2018 right before the new year starts! Can you spot black’s brilliant continuation?

Black to move and mate in 6! (GM Peter Svidler – GM Dmitry Andreikin, FIDE World Rapid Championship, St Petersburg, 12/27/2018)

Black to move and mate in 6! (GM Peter Svidler – GM Dmitry Andreikin, FIDE World Rapid Championship, St Petersburg, 12/27/2018)

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I was playing a game with a student on the demo-board and we arrived at this position. Can you spot black’s winning combination?

Can you spot black’s winning combination?

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A well placed knight can be quite lethal. Black to move and mate in 5.

Black to move and mate in 5.

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