Here are the answers to the online chess puzzles numbers 14-16. I hope you found the solutions to all of them! Chess Puzzle #14. The answer is Q-g2. The bishop on f1 can’t recapture as it is pinned by the rook on b1. Chess Puzzle#15. The answer is N-e7, double check. The black king is [...]

Here are three new chess puzzles that I know you will find challenging. I have included one for beginner level players, one for intermediate level players and one for the advanced players. All puzzles begin with white to play. Good luck! —— Chess puzzle #14 is a beginner level mate in one.   Chess puzzle [...]

Here are the answers to the online chess puzzles numbers 11-13. I hope you found the solutions to all of them! Chess Puzzle #11. The answer is B-f7. Many people incorrectly see B-d3 check, but this allows the black king to escape. Chess Puzzle #12. The first move here must be a check because black has mate [...]

Here are three new chess puzzles that I know you will find challenging. As usual, I have included one for beginner level players, one for intermediate level players and one for the advanced players. All puzzles begin with white to play. Good luck! Chess puzzle #11 is a beginner level mate in 1.   Chess [...]

Here are the answers to the online chess puzzles numbers 8-10. I hope you found the solutions to all of them! Chess Puzzle #8.  The answer is white plays Rxe8, black is forced to play Nxe8, and white responds with Rxe8, checkmate. Chess Puzzle #9.  The answer is white plays N-c7, black is forced to [...]

Here are three new chess puzzles that I know you will find challenging. I have included one for beginner level players, one for intermediate level players and one for the advanced players. All puzzles begin with white to play. Good luck!   Chess puzzle #8 is a beginner level mate in two.   Chess puzzle [...]

Here are the answers to the online chess puzzles numbers 5-7. I hope you found the solutions to all of them! Chess Puzzle #5. The answer is N-h6. Then after white plays K-h8, black plays B-c3 checkmate. Many people incorrectly see N-e7 check, but this allows the white king to escape. Chess Puzzle #6. The [...]

Here are three new chess puzzles that I know you will find challenging. I have included one for beginner level players, one for intermediate level players and one for the advanced players. Good luck! Chess puzzle #5 is a beginner level mate in 2.   Chess puzzle #6 is an intermediate level mate in 2. [...]

There are a lot of places to play chess online, but for me, there are two that I like the best. Both of these sites are very close in a lot of ways, but there are also some differences. One is the ICC (Internet Chess Club) and the other is FICS (Free Internet Chess Server.) [...]