Sam Loyd (1841-1911) was a well-known American chess player, chess composer and puzzle author. I had read his book of mathematical puzzles selected by the legendary puzzle composer and columnist Martin Gardner. However I didn't know that his chess puzzles were so great. Sam Loyd studies can be frustrating. This one is not too bad,... Continue Reading →
Here are two chess puzzles involving smothered mates in 4 moves White to play and mate in 4 moves...
👇 White to play and win. Max Euwe vs Richard Reti, 1920 👇 White to play and win in 8 moves
Wordle wave has settled by now. Those who have already adopted it are doing it, and those who haven't are unlikely to start it. Numerous strategies and tactics have been thought of by people to solve it in the least amount of attempts. To be honest, solving it in 6 attempts has become easy now.... Continue Reading →
This is a very interesting puzzle. Once you see how the mating position would be, it would be easy.
White to play and win 👇 White to play and draw 👇
Maurice Ashley is a Jamaican-American chess player, author, and commentator. In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster, making him the first black person to do so. Ashley is well known as a commentator for high-profile chess events. He also spent many years teaching chess. In 2010 he developed a type of puzzles using... Continue Reading →
Which method uses the shortest length of shoelace ?
Here is a simple yet interesting logic puzzle. Good for beginners...
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