Chess Mating Patterns

Here is a great chess video for beginners relating to recognizing mating patterns in your games.

Chess Strategies and Tactics- The Windmill

Here is a great chess video showing the power of the windmill in chess.

Chess Puzzle #63

Here is a chess puzzle where we’re looking for a sequence of moves to avoid a mate in one. It’s black to play. The answer will appear in my next post. Good luck!

Chess Endgame Puzzle #62

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

Answer To Chess Endgame Puzzle #57

The answer is for white to play Q-h8.  If black checks with Q-d1, then white wins with K-e7 or K-c7 discovered check.

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Answer To Advanced Chess Puzzle #52

This mate in 3 begins with white playing N-f5 discovered check. Black is virtually forced to play N-e7.  (If black plays K-e8, mate follows with Q-c8, if black plays K-g8, white sacrifices the queen with Q-f8 check and after Kxf8, white mates with R-c8.)  So, after black plays N-e7, white mates in two with Q-c8 check, black plays Nxc8 and then white checkmates with R-c8.

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Answer To Chess Strategy Puzzle #48

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.

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Chess Strategy Puzzle #48

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!

Advanced Chess Puzzle #45

Here is an advanced mate in 3 chess puzzle where it is white to move. The answer will appear in my next post. Good luck!

Advanced Chess Puzzle #42

Here is an advanced chess puzzle where it is white to move and mate in 3. The answer will appear in my next post. Good luck!