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The combined Dorset and Wilts team which is being captained by Ian Clark will play its first match this coming Sunday at 7:00pm against Gloucester.   The parings for this match are shown at the end of this article. The match will be conducted on Lichess and it will be possible to follow the games.  You […]

White to play and win This may look like a composed position but is from Shabalov-Krush 2004. Only one move wins for White here. Can you find it? Solution

Mate in 2 An easy but elegant one with which to start the new year. Solution

In Bulletin No.35 we covered the story of Allan Pleasants becoming Welsh Champion, which included the end of his game against Paul Hatchett. This was an interesting game and you can see the whole of it with Allan’s annotations here.

White to play and win Solution

White to play and draw If you looked at Thursday’s puzzle you will have a hint for this one! Solution

White to play and draw This is another puzzle kindly sent in by Christian Westrap. Solution

White to play White has a commanding position. Can you see his quickest way to finish the game off? Solution

White to play and mate in 2 We are firmly back in problem world here with an obvious (to my inexpert eyes) try that fails and a key that makes the same idea work. Solution

Black to play and mate in 8 Another Schlechter game. Black has a number of ways of winning but can you find Schlechter’s mate in 8? Solution

White to play and win Simple but clever! Solution

White to play and win This is the first of three Carl Schlechter games we will be featuring in a row. Schlechter certainly had a very sharp eye for a combination. Solution

White to play and mate in 8 This is another Sam Loyd problem.   White’s challenge is to avoid stalemating black. Solution

White to move and win It is 1996 and a 44 year old Jan Timman is playing a 16 year old Peter Leko. Timman showed he still had his tactical sharpness by forcing a quick resignation. Solution

White to move and mate in 5 This is a problem by Sam Loyd. The story goes that someone was bragging that they could tell at a glance which piece would deliver mate in a chess problem. Loyd composed this puzzle and asked the chap which piece he thought least likely to deliver mate and […]