The answer is for black to play K-f4. White is forced to play g5. Black then plays K-f5 and white has only one move which is g6 and black checkmates with hxg6. I hope you found the answer. Look for another new challenging chess strategy puzzle in my next post! If you would like to have these [...]

Here is a chess endgame puzzle where we’re looking for the winning move. It’s black to play.  The answer will appear in my next post.

The answer is for white to first play d4. If black plays K-h5, white responds with Q-d3. Black is then forced to play either K-h4 or K-g4. Regardless, white plays Q-h3 and it’s checkmate. The other alternative after white’s opening move of d4 is for black to play K-g4, instead of the original K-h5, as in the first example. [...]

Here is a chess puzzle where we’re looking for mate in 3.  It’s white to play.  The answer will appear in my next post.

The answer is for white to play Bxg5 check. Wherever black moves to get out of check, white plays B-f4, winning the queen.  I hope you found the answer. Look for another new challenging chess strategy puzzle in my next post! If you would like to have these puzzles sent to you, just add your email address [...]

Here is a chess endgame puzzle where we’re looking for a two move winning combination. It’s white to play.  The answer will appear in my next post.

This mate in 3 begins with black playing Qxg2. White is forced to play Kxg2. Black follows with N-f4, double check. White is forced to play K-g1 and black mates with N-e2 or N-h3. I hope you found the answer. Look for another new challenging chess strategy puzzle in my next post! If you would like to [...]

This mate in 3 begins with white playing Qxc8 check. Black is forced to play K-e7. White then plays B-d6 check and black is forced to play Kxd6. White then mates with Q-d7. I hope you found the answer. Look for another new challenging chess strategy puzzle in my next post! If you would like to have [...]

Here is an advanced chess strategy puzzle where it is white to move. There are many ways for white to win material, but we’re looking only for the mate in 3. The answer will appear in my next post. Good luck!

This mate in 3 begins with black playing Qxd4 check. White is forced to play Kxd4.  Black follows with B-c5 check. White is forced to play K-d3 and checkmate follows when black plays NxN. I hope you found the answer. Look for another new challenging chess puzzle in my next post!