The answer is for white to play R-h1. Black is virtually forced to play Rxh1 or Bxe5. If black plays Rxh1 then white plays Bxd6 check, followed by Kxh1. If black plays Bxe5 then white plays Rxh6. Either way, it’s an easy win for white. I hope you found the answer. Look for another new [...]

Here is another chess endgame puzzle where we’re looking for the winning move.  It’s white to play. See if you can find the correct move. The answer will appear in my next post. 

The answer is for black to play B-d5. White is virtually forced to play Kxd5, then black queens his pawn on h1. If white queens his pawn on a8 he loses to K-f2 check.  Any other move by white instead of queening the pawn and black simply picks up the lone white pawn. I hope you found the answer. Look for [...]

Here is another chess endgame puzzle where we’re looking for the winning move.  It’s black to play. See if you can find the correct move. The answer will appear in my next post. 

The answer is for white to play R-c1 check. Black plays K-e2 and white checks again with R-c2, forcing black to take the white rook and allowing white to queen his pawn.   I hope you found the answer. Look for another new chess puzzle in my next post!

Here is another chess endgame puzzle where we’re looking for the winning move.  It’s white to play. See if you can find the correct move. The answer will appear in my next post.    

The answer is for black to play Q-a1 check. White has two moves, either Q-c3 or K-e3. If he plays   Q-c3, then black plays Q-g1 for checkmate. If white plays, K=e3, then the same Q-g1 move now wins white’s queen.  I hope you found the answer. Look for another new chess puzzle in my next post!

The answer is B-e4 check. Black obviously wins the queen if the white king moves out of the way. Black also wins the queen if white captures the bishop by playing Q-c2 check. I hope you found the correct answer! Look for another chess puzzle in my next post.

Here is another chess endgame puzzle where we’re looking for the winning move.  It’s black to play. See if you can find the correct move. The answer will appear in my next post.