Archived Chess Puzzles

Puzzle of the week #315

The h7/h2 square sacrifice
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #315"][Date "2017.04.10"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r2q1rk1/pp1n2pp/3bpn2/1N1p4/8/1Q1BP3/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1"]1... Bxh2+ 2. Kxh2

Puzzle of the week #314

King's position
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #314"][Date "2017.03.27"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r4r1k/p4p1p/1q1p1Pp1/2p3Q1/B1n1P3/1p5P/PP4P1/1R3R1K w - - 0 1"]{Game line} 1. axb3 Qb4 2. bxc4 Qxa4 3. Rf4 Qc2 4. Qh6

Puzzle of the week #313

Queen's position
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #313"][Date "2017.03.20"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r4rk1/p4pq1/1p1pp2R/2p5/2Pnp3/1P5Q/P5PP/2B2RK1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #312

Rook's position
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #312"][Date "2017.03.07"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r2r2k1/1pq2p1p/p4Pp1/8/1n6/1PN1Q3/1P4PP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #311

Bishop's position
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #311"][Date "2017.02.27"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "r3kbr1/1b3p2/pq2p1pp/1p1nQ1B1/3pN3/3B4/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w q - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #310

Knight's position
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #310"][Date "2017.02.22"][Result "0-1"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r1rk2/p5pp/2N2p2/1p1B4/1bp2PP1/8/PP5P/RN4K1 b - - 0 26"]

Puzzle of the week #309

IQP
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #309"][Date "2017.02.14"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r5/1b2kpp1/1p2n2p/pr1p4/8/P3PPKP/BP1R2P1/3RN3 w - - 0 1"]

Puzzle of the week #308

IQP
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #308"][Date "2017.02.07"][Result "1-0"]1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 h6 8. Bh4 d5 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 b6 13. a3 Bb7 14. Bg3 Rc8 15. Ba2 Bd6 16. d5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxg3 18. hxg3 exd5 19. Bxd5 Qf6 20. Qa4 Rfd8 21. Rcd1 Rd7 22. Qg4 Rcd8

Puzzle of the week #307

IQP
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #307"][Date "2017.01.31"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r1r3/p3bk1p/1pnqpppB/3n4/3P2Q1/PB3N2/1P3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 22"]

Puzzle of the week #306

QGD
Level: 5-Queen [Event "Puzzle #306"][Date "2017.01.13"][Result "0-1"]1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 a6 9. dc5 Bc5 10. b4 Ba7 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 dc4 14. Ne4 Ne4 15. Qe4 b5 16. Be5 Ne5 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Qf4 Bb8 19. Bf3