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Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 26, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (26-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win Do you want to exercise your tactical skills a little? Then solve this chess puzzle. Indicate the correct move

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 25, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (25-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win Do you want to exercise your tactical skills a little? Then solve this chess puzzle. Indicate the correct move

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 25, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (25-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win Black was overly optimistic here, when in reality they're on the ropes. What detail did they overlook? Do you want

A Chess Puzzle | Un problema de ajedrez del día

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win The unfortunate Rf2 is a flawed attempt to defend against Black's threat, and now White goes from surviving to

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 24, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (24-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win A student showed me this position, feeling very proud of his play, since he had been able to execute it perfectly—even

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 23, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (23-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win The recently played Nd3 is a happy move. It should work, but chess is complicated. Not only can White defend themselves

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 22, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (22-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win Ouch!! Do you want to exercise your tactical skills a little? Then solve this chess puzzle. Indicate the correct

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 21, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (21-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win I chose this problem specifically for today's class, where I need to illustrate the concept of the pin. I hope

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 20, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (20-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win White reacted to the check on c1 with Kf2?? A suicidal move by any measure. But after a few checks, they discover

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 19, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (19-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win This is a good old one. I've delivered it in dozens of games. Don't miss out! Do you want to exercise your tactical

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 18, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (18-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win I have to admit that I got this Puzzle Streak challenge wrong because it seemed too obvious to me. But that's where

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 17, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (17-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win Another pawn endgame, but less straightforward. Here you need precision in your calculations and the intuition

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 16, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (16-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win I made things really difficult for myself trying to win this game, but my opponent managed to pull off a stubborn

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 15, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (15-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win I wanted to include this example because it's straight out of a textbook—very elementary, Watson. Do you know the

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 14, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (14-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win Bad news for Black—White's victory here is a foregone conclusion given the position of the black king. Show us

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 13, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (13-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win Another practice game. Playing White, I lost my bearings in an advantageous position and ended up here, facing

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 12, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (12-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win Another game by one of my students. White was overly optimistic and is now in trouble. Show us how you can dash

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 11, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (11-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win A variation of a position that came up today while I was discussing one of my student's games. It looks like White

A Chess Puzzle | Un problema de ajedrez

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day Black to play and win In one of my own games, I came across a position that serves as an exercise in positional understanding based on

Chess Puzzle of the Day (Jul 10, 2026) | Problema de ajedrez del día (10-Jul-2026)

♔♞♙ Chess Puzzle of the Day White to play and win I'll tell you right off the bat that this Nb4 isn't a good move. If you don't want to put in the effort, Rc1 will