#chesspuzzles

White to move and win a piece.

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In just 9 moves White blunders material. Find black's move to win material. Since this is a Tal game, there are more tactics. Find the mate in 5 after White moved Qe3. Full game here.

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White to move and mate in 2. Full game here.

Mate in 2

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The Boden's mate pattern usually occurs after queenside castling. It is characterized by a king being mated by two bishops on criss-crossing diagonals, with possible flight squares blocked by friendly

Find the most forceful way for White to win 😀

It's nice to see mating patterns unfold in your own games and very satisfying to deliver the mate. I bet you can easily solve this one. I also wrote about this pattern previously. Thanks for reading and

After 1. ...c5 White captured 2. Bxb8 to start the trick. Black recaptured with 2. ...Rxb8 3. Bb5 and Black should accept losing castling rights giving the advantage to White. But Black moved 3. ...Nd7

After 1. Qb3 b6? loses immediately. White to move and win.

Here White won after 1. Bxb7 Rxb7? a mistake Now White wins. 2. Qxb7 Qxb7 3. Rd8 mate. What should Black move after 1. Bxb7 to save the game?

The Smothered Mate or Philidor's Legacy typically occur with the opponent King on h8 or a8 surrounded by pieces and the White Knight delivering mate on f7 and g6 or c7 and b6. Here are some games. On the

I was playing White against an FM. I was happy to draw and just exchange pieces until we reached this position. After my opponent played 1. ...e5 2. dxe5 Ke6 I got nervous and played 3. g5??? (3. Ke3!

The Arabian mate pattern is typically characterized by a Knight on f6 or f3 if transposed, opponent King on h8 with the rook delivering mate. Basic Pattern of Arabian Mate It can also happen with the opponent

Anastasia's Mate is a typical checkmating pattern that occurs in games. The key things to note are: A White Knight on e7 (or Black Knight on e2 if transposed). A Black pawn on g7. A Black King on h8. Since

Those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. This position has been reached before but black, a GM fell to it. Avoid this trap in the Sicilian. Full game here This position has been played

[Event "U1500 Bullet Inc Arena"] [Site " [Date "2018.07.16"] [Round "-"] [White "sundram"] [Black "sirenavarada23"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate