Chess Puzzle

In 1972, Mark Dvoretsky showed this position from a game of his to Mikhail Tal: "Can you imagine? Such a dangerous position, and no winning combination!" Tal replied: "There's no combination?! No way. I quit chess if that's so." Then, in a few seconds, Tal found the pretty win. Can you find the win? White... Continue Reading →

Chess Puzzle: Mate In 3

When fabulous Fabiano Caruana praises a Chess puzzle it's got to be great! I saw this chess puzzle posted by Caruana. White to play and mate in 3 moves As part of my weekly Chess time, I decided to try this puzzle. Very quickly I realised that it involved too many complex variations - and... Continue Reading →

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