#puzzles

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win Oops, Black is a full rook down which is otherwise winning for the opponent, but here they have a resource that lets them come on top. Be meticulous to

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and equalize I came across this pawn endgame thanks to an instructive YouTube video where they explain it as if it were a story. Honestly, knowing it feels like

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win This was a nightmare of a calculation to me. I couldn't break the wall that blocked me from seeing the win. But it is a pawn ending; it should be doable.

Every Friday, I’ll be reviewing the past week's HiveWord puzzles. The reviews will include a summary of the words' difficulty, solution rates, attempts and obscurity. If you are new to HiveWord or would

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win This is a friendly online game from today. I managed to trick my opponent with this check that seems harmless, but when he blocked it, he fell into a spiral

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win This is a game I just played—literally. In the endgame, I sacrificed a piece for three pawns to trick my opponent, and it worked. His king just moved forward,

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win They say that pawn endings are very precise, and therefore you should be able to have absolute certainty about when they are won or are mere draws. It