Chess puzzle

no. 429

8 October 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Tal-Botvinnik, World Championship (Game 12), Moscow 1961. Tal’s next move did not force an…

no. 429

6 October 2016 2:00 pm

White to play. This is from Tal-Botvinnik, World Championship (Game 12), Moscow 1961. Tal’s next move did not force an…

No. 428

1 October 2016 9:00 am

Black to play. This position is a variation from Gelfand-Mamedyarov, Tal Memorial Blitz 2016. Black has various strong moves but…

No. 428

29 September 2016 1:00 pm

Black to play. This position is a variation from Gelfand-Mamedyarov, Tal Memorial Blitz 2016. Black has various strong moves but…

No. 427

24 September 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Heredia-Videnova; Women’s Olympiad, Baku 2016. Can you spot the White continuation that enabled…

No. 427

22 September 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Heredia-Videnova; Women’s Olympiad, Baku 2016. Can you spot the White continuation that enabled…

no. 426

17 September 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is a variation from Li Chao-Short, Baku Olympiad 2016. White has various ways to win…

no. 426

15 September 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is a variation from Li Chao-Short, Baku Olympiad 2016. White has various ways to win…

No. 425

8 September 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This is a position from Short (England)-Pasaribu (Indonesia), Baku-Olympiad 2016. How did White win material? Answers to…

No. 424

3 September 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Palucha-Skettos, Bhubaneswar 2016. Here White destroyed the black position with a typical tactical thrust.…

No. 424

1 September 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This is from Palucha-Skettos, Bhubaneswar 2016. Here White destroyed the black position with a typical tactical thrust.…

no. 423

27 August 2016 9:00 am

Black to play. This is from Vachier-Lagrave–Anand, Sinquefield Cup, St Louis 2016. White has played to win a pawn but…

no. 423

25 August 2016 1:00 pm

Black to play. This is from Vachier-Lagrave–Anand, Sinquefield Cup, St Louis 2016. White has played to win a pawn but…

no. 422

20 August 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This is a position from Adams-R. Pert, British Championship, Bournemouth 2016. What is White’s most direct route…

no. 422

18 August 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This is a position from Adams-R. Pert, British Championship, Bournemouth 2016. What is White’s most direct route…

no. 421

11 August 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Steinitz–Chigorin, World Championship (Game 4), Havana 1892. How did White finish off? Answers…

No. 420

6 August 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Olafsson-Tal, Moscow 1971. How did White finish off? Answers to me at The…

No. 420

4 August 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Olafsson-Tal, Moscow 1971. How did White finish off? Answers to me at The…

No. 419

30 July 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from So-Giri, Bilbao Masters 2016. How did White make the most of his active…

No. 419

28 July 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from So-Giri, Bilbao Masters 2016. How did White make the most of his active…

No. 418

23 July 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Najer-Buhmann, Dortmund 2016. How did White make the most of his g7-pawn? Answers…

No. 418

21 July 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Najer-Buhmann, Dortmund 2016. How did White make the most of his g7-pawn? Answers…

No. 417

16 July 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Staunton-Horwitz, London (Game 3) 1846. How did White conclude his attack? Answers to…

No. 417

14 July 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Staunton-Horwitz, London (Game 3) 1846. How did White conclude his attack? Answers to…

No. 416

9 July 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Kasparov-Alonso, Simultaneous Display, Moenchengladbach 2016. How did White conclude his attack? Answers to me…