#puzzles

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and equalize In this friendly game, I messed up after Nxd7. It shouldn't have been a losing position. How does Black keep everything under control? Do you want

Regular Friday posts about the previous week's HiveWords.

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win Another one of my own online games. This time, it was my opponent who was guilty of blind optimism with his bold move Nd3, which launches a double attack

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win I didn't stand a chance in yesterday's online game. It all started with my poor handling of the opening in this Accepted Queen's Gambit. Now it's too late,

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♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win I played this yesterday and was able to win without major complications. However, White wants to spend their last trump card with this Rc1, trying to get

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win In this casual Lichess game, I got a little too optimistic playing Black. I played Ne4 to exploit the pin, but it was a huge mistake. Can you see why?

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win Today I came across this composed puzzle in a chess group. I knew it would be quite a challenge, and sure enough, it took me over 30 minutes to figure

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win The position smells like victory, and in fact, if you look at it objectively, there are several moves that maintain the winning advantage. But we’re talking

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win This is one of the few games that Yakubboev Nodirbek has lost in the current Chess Olympiad (in fact, it’s the only one). The truth is that he was completely

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win Black ended up losing with the same tactic that White should have exploited right now. Don't let it slip away. Do you want to exercise your tactical skills

The most difficult, hardest and most obscure HiveWords of the previous week.

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win Another situation very similar to the game between McShane and Sarin, but this time played between Sindarov and Bluebaum. However, I can’t help but notice

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win Nihal Sarin isn't having the time of his life at the ongoing Chess Olympiad. In this seventh round, he lost again, this time to the so-called “world's

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win “Ding Liren is back!” That’s practically what his fans were shouting in online chat rooms as they followed his game against Keymer in Round 6 of the Chess

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win From nearly being the hero of the round for his team, Nihal Sarin turned into the villain! He had a clear advantage by not capturing the g5 pawn with his

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win Believe it or not, this is a game from the 2026 Chess Olympiad currently underway in Uzbekistan! The players are Arelong Abon from the Marshall Islands

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win World champion Dommaraju Gukesh continues to win games and gain confidence at the Chess Olympiad. Today, playing with the white pieces, he took on and

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win In the ongoing Chess Olympiad, we've seen glimpses of the old, relentless Ding Liren. It's precisely in this game against former superGM Arkadij Naiditsch.

Every Friday, I’ll share the definition and origin of the most obscure HiveWord from the previous seven days.