Problems
Sacrifice in chess is defined as a move that gives up some material in hopes for getting some tactical or positional compensation in the future. In other words, sacrifice is a risky business; you give up a piece now and may not get any return in future. Today we offer you to challenge yourself with […]
In the following position Black has just played ..Rh6. But White is a pawn up and still stands better. He could have maintained pressure with one or two good moves. With the clock ticking by and only seconds left he went on to lose. White to move Here is your little challenge. Take a hard […]
The 10th International Solving Contest under the aegis of WFCC took place on Sunday, 26th January, 2014. It was simultaneously held in as many as 34 countries with 488 solvers. Category I was for experienced solvers and Category II for debutants, inexperienced solvers. The first category drew 290 solvers and the second, 198 of them. […]
Garry Kasparov, undoubtedly, one of the greatest chess players in history, won many of his games against the most elite players like Karpov, Kramnik and Anand by using razor sharp tactical combinations. Here we present the list of 5 of his crazily creative ideas:
Today we present the list of 7 world’s most famous chess combinations. You may ask why are these combinations are the most famous? Well, some of these games were played as early as in the 9th century. If we still study them today there is definitely something special about them. Enjoy and don’t forget to […]
The 10th International Solving Contest under the aegis of WFCC took place on Sunday, 26th January, 2014. It was simultaneously held in as many as 34 countries with 488 solvers. Category I was for experienced solvers and Category II for debutants, inexperienced solvers. The first category drew 290 solvers and the second, 198 of th […]
We present 3 the most tricky mate-in-1 problems you will ever see. To solve these tactical wonders you don’t need to be a very strong chess player. All you need to know is the basic chess rules and possess some imagination and intuition.
In our recent update on What’s New in Theory we set a little challenge for our readers. It appears that quite a few missed it. So here is one more chance. In the following position Black overlooked an elegant tactical trick. Can you spot the same? Black to play This was a blitz game. So […]
“If elephants could dance…” Vladimir Korolkov (1907–1987) was a giant among composers of 20th Century. He created as many as 413 studies and a number of them won first prizes. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster for Composition by FIDE. In later years he also served as a judge in composing tournaments. As EG […]
In our review of ChessBase Magazine #159 we set a little challenge for our readers. It appears that many have missed it. In the following position Jan Timman, veteran GM missed a beautiful combination that would have crowned his play (he won the game anyway). He did find the combination thereafter and published it to […]
