Here is an amazing chess puzzle! Prima facie it looks obvious that White is clearly winning...but it's not as simple. Black has just played ...Qd4+. White to play and win. Kh2 will be met with Qf4+. White cannot capture Queen as it would lead to stale mate. Hint: Great Sacrifice
I always enjoy solving mate in 2 puzzles. You often need rational thinking and many short calculations to find the solution ЁЯСУ White to move and mate in 2! ЁЯдФ -S. Loyd, 1877 Source: Twitter
I had tried to solve Rubik's Cube on my own for several years but never found a convincing method to solve it. I did manage to solve some random position but it was more of luck. In doing so what I learnt on my own was solving specific squares or specific corners. And I felt... Continue Reading →
Very interesting puzzle! On 3 occasions I thought I found the answer...and then found a better solution. Hope IтАЩve finally got it right... Source: A puzzle group on internet
Pink shaded region in above square is what % of area of the square? Hint: You do not have to know the side of the square to solve this.
The four circles represent cinder paths. The four cyclists started at noon. Each person rode round a different circle, one at the rate of six miles an hour, another at the rate of nine miles an hour, another at the rate of twelve miles an hour, and the fourth at the rate of fifteen miles... Continue Reading →
Here are three puzzles related to "2018". Interesting ones with varying difficulty. Do try and post answers
Today is 88th birth anniversary of mathematics wizard Shakuntala Devi, known as the "Human Calculator". Google created a Doodle on her 84th birthday to honour her... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/world/asia/shakuntala-devi-human-computer-dies-in-india-at-83.html https://www.beaninspirer.com/shakuntala-devi-amazing-indian-human-computer/ As a child the only source of Mathematical puzzles for me were the books by Shakuntala Devi (before I discovered Martin Gardner, Sam Lloyd and W.... Continue Reading →
I like solving puzzles, brain teasers. That doesnтАЩt mean I am an expert at solving them. It just means that I enjoy the process and I donтАЩt get fed up with trying. And if I get the answer right, thatтАЩs a bonus! Mathematicians often use word тАЬelegantтАЭ when they talk about their research or work.... Continue Reading →
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