Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #375

French defence, Classical variation
Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #375"][Date "2019.10.20"][Result "0-1"]1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. c3 a6 11. Nd6 f6 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 g5 14. g3 fxe5 15. fxe5 g4 16. Nh4

Puzzle of the week #374

French defence, Advance variation
Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #374"][Date "2019.09.29"][Result "0-1"]1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O a5 9.a4 f6 10.Qe2 fxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Qxe5 Nf6 13.Qe2 O-O 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.fxe3 Ng4 16.Nd2 Nxe3 17.Rxf8+ Rxf8 18.Kh1 e5 19.Re1 Ng4 20.h3 Nf2+ 21.Kh2 e4 22.Bb5 Qd6+ 23.Kg1

Puzzle of the week #373

French defence, Exchange variation
Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #373"][Date "2019.09.22"][Result "0-1"]1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 Bb6 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Bc7 16. Ree1

Puzzle of the week #372

Compensation
Level: 4-Rook [Event "Puzzle #372"][Date "2019.09.02"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r1b1k2r/pp2nppp/2pp1n2/4p3/2B1P3/2PPPN2/Pq1N2PP/R3QRK1 w kq - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #371

Tempo
Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #371"][Date "2019.05.12"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "1kqr3r/p1p4p/RpQP4/2P1p3/4B3/4Bp2/P4P1P/6K1 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #370

Opening lines
Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #370"][Date "2019.04.28"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r4r2/1pq2p1k/2b1p3/p3P1Q1/PnB5/2N5/1P3PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #369

Freeing up space
Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #369"][Date "2019.04.21"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "7r/2r3p1/1k3p2/1p1PpP2/pKp1P3/P3R2P/1P3R2/8 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #368

Relative value
Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #368"][Date "2019.04.15"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/1pr3kp/p2r2p1/4p3/3bP1P1/1R6/P6P/1K3Q2 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #367

Relative value
Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #367"][Date "2019.04.07"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "8/pk3p2/1p4p1/2p1q2p/2Pn3P/1P1P2P1/1N3P2/3Q2K1 b - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #366

Checkmate in 5
Level: 3-Bishop [Event "Puzzle #366"][Date "2019.03.31"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "rn3r1k/6pp/1pN2p2/p3N3/1P5q/PQ2PPp1/5n2/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]