White to move and win! (H. Rinck, Deutche Schachzeitung, 1912)
White to move and win! (H. Rinck, Deutche Schachzeitung, 1912)
Posts Tagged ‘chess study’
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 46
October 26, 2019Do chess playing children perform better in school? | ChessBase
October 24, 2019
The main finding was, “chess training reduces the treatment group’s level of risk aversion almost a year after the intervention ended.” Being more willing to take risks is generally a good thing in the world of academia, business, and social life.
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#Chess Position Worth Sharing 111
October 6, 2019I especially enjoy chess puzzles that are more complicated than they seem at first. Here is a simple looking mate in 2. Not so simple.
White to move and mate in 2.
#Chess Puzzle Worth Sharing 98
June 1, 2018At first glance, it appears as though white is in serious trouble. However, with precise play white can achieve a draw.
White to play and draw (Lolli – Amateur, 1763).
White to play and draw (Lolli – Amateur, 1763).
#Chess Puzzle Worth Sharing 90
October 23, 2017What is White’s best move?
What is White’s best move?
Puzzle Worthy Position 18
May 4, 2016Easy puzzle tonight from a fun victory. What is white’s best move?
What is white’s best move?
Complete game:
[Event “SocialChess”]
[Site “Internet”]
[Date “2016.05.03”]
[Round “-“]
[White “Chris Torres”]
[Black “okun’ok (1574)”]
[Result “1-0”]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. h4 hxg5 8. hxg5 Nh7 9. Nd5 Nxg5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qh5 f6 12. Nxf6# 1-0
Puzzle Worthy Position 7
April 19, 2016
White to move and improve a piece while setting a trap.
Puzzle Worthy Position 4
April 15, 2016What is black’s best move?
It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle # 157
January 5, 2016Examine all biffs yet again works. 1…Bf2+! wins a pawn after 2 Qf2 Qc4; so instead 2 Kf2, when 2…Qc5+ 3 Kf1 Ng4! and the threat of 4…Nh2 mate means that White can’t move his Bc4, so that Ne3+ next move captures it. Or 2….Ng4+ is probably stronger, with 3 Kg1 being met by 3…Qc5+ mating….
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It’s Your Move: daily chess puzzle # 153
November 21, 2015Finding that nothing ‘clicked’ after 1 Nf6+, my first thoughts were to exploit Black’s near zugzwang, improve the rooks, and then ‘do something’. But I couldn’t see what to do here either, until, back to ever reliable Examine All Biffs, I saw 1 Na5! and its point….
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Chess Musings 