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Mate in 2 Chess Puzzle 3

Mate in 2 Chess Puzzle 3

White to play and mate in 2.

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Mate in 4 Chess Puzzle 1

Mate in 4 Chess Puzzle 1

White to play and mate in 4.

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Mate in 3 Chess Puzzle 1

Mate in 3 Chess Puzzle 1

White to play and mate in 3.

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Mate in 6 Chess Puzzle 1

Mate in 6 Chess Puzzle 1

White to play and mate in 6. This one is very tough!

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Mate in 2 Chess Puzzle 2

Mate in 2 Chess Puzzle 2

White to play and mate in 2.

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Mate in 2 Chess Puzzle 1

Mate in 2 Chess Puzzle 1

White to play and mate in 2.

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Chess Tactic Puzzle

Chess Tactic Puzzle

Black is down significant material, but has a strong series of moves to turn things around. Can you find it?

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Chess Knight Assassin

From its starting position, the white knight that captured the black queen has moved exactly eight times to get where it is now. How is this possible?

Chess Knight Assassin
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One Move Each Chess Puzzle

White to play and mate in 3 – but white’s pieces must make exactly one move each!

One Move Each Chess Puzzle
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Pawn Minefield

White to play and mate in 2 moves.

Pawn Minefield Chess Puzzle
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Crouching Tiger Chess Puzzle

White to play and mate in two moves.

Crouching Tiger Chess Puzzle
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Bishop Holds Back the Pawns

Here is a pretty challenging chess puzzle. White to play and draw.

Bishop Holds Back the Pawns
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Bishop Wins the Day

Bishop Wins the Day

White to play and mate in two moves.

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Mate in 12

White to play and mate in 12. Sometimes thinking 12 moves ahead in chess is not as hard as it seems!

Mate in 12 chess puzzle
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Queen’s Mini Tour

Starting from this position, can the queen touch or pass through all nine highlighted squares in just four standard chess moves?

Queens Mini Tour
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Take Back a Move Chess Puzzle

Take Back Chess Move 1

White just made a move, but then realized there was a mate in 1 on the last move and missed it. What was white’s last move, and what was the mate in 1?