Here are some difficult chess puzzles from real tournament play.
| White moves |
White moves |
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| 1.Nf6+ BxN 2.QxR |
1.Nf6+ QxN 2.Re1+ Be7 3.Qd8 mate |
| White moves |
Black moves |
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| 1.Nf7 KxN 2.Ng5+ Kg6 3.Qxe6 Kh5 4.Qxf5 winning |
1…Nf8 Planning to play the knight to h4 attacking the weak white f3-pawn |
| White moves |
White moves |
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| 1.Nh5+ RxN 2.RxN+ KxR 3.Re6 mate |
1.Nxh7 KxN 2.Rg3
or 1…QxR 2.Qg6 Rf7 3.Ng5
(QxR 4.Qh7+ Kf8 5.Qh8 mate |
| Black moves |
Black moves |
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| 1…Nxd |
1…Nxf 2.exN? Rg3+ followed by QxQ |
| White moves |
White moves |
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| 1.NxN BxQ 2.Bxf+ Ke7 3.Bxc+ Qd6 4.BxQ+ cxB 5.TxB Nf6 6.Nc4 KxB 7.Nxd+ advantage for White |
1.Qa4+ RxQ (or 1…Kf8 2.QxR) 2.c8Q |
| White moves |
Black moves |
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| 1.Qa7 |
1…Qb2 |
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