Chess puzzle

No. 283

14 September 2013 9:00 am

Black to play. This position is from Rotlewi-Rubinstein, Lodz 1907. This is the conclusion of one of Rubinstein’s most famous…

No. 282

7 September 2013 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Johnson-Anon, internet game 2013. Black’s problem is that his king is marooned in the…

Puzzle no. 281

31 August 2013 9:00 am

Black to play. This is from Caruana-Adams, Dortmund 2013. Despite play being in an endgame Adams sacrificed a piece. His…

No. 280

24 August 2013 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Williams-Brown, British Championship, Torquay 2013. What is the most direct route to victory…

No. 279

17 August 2013 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Hebden-Arkell, British Championship, Torquay 2013. White is a pawn ahead in this endgame but…

Puzzle No.278

10 August 2013 9:00 am

White to play, a variation from Speelman-Miles, London 1975. White has two pieces forked. What is the most accurate continuation…

no. 277

3 August 2013 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Keene-Eley, Whitby 1964. White’s next move won at once. What did he play?…

No. 276

27 July 2013 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Moiseenko-Pasiev, Fidé World Blitz 2013. White’s next move set up a winning tactic.…

Puzzle No. 275

20 July 2013 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Ivanchuk-Kramnik, Moscow Blitz 2007. What is the most accurate way for White to…

No. 274

13 July 2013 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Al-Sayed-Georgiev, Fidé World Rapid 2013. What is the most accurate way for White…

no. 273

6 July 2013 9:00 am

Black to play. This position is from the game Nimzowitsch-Tarrasch, St Petersburg 1914. With both bishops trained on White’s king,…