End Game Chess Puzzles

“If you want to win a game of chess, begin at the ending.” Chernev Irving Chernev (1900 - 1981) was a Russian-born American chess author. Chernev was a national master-strength player. If you are...

The Best And Easiest Checkmate In Chess

One of the most unsuspecting checkmates you can execute on your opponent is the Fool’s mate. It is known as the easiest check mate and can occur very early in the game. The beauty of the Fool’s mate is...

Mate in 1 Chess Puzzles

“A passed pawn increases in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes.” Capablanca José Raúl Capablanca (1888 – 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921...

Quick 5 Move Checkmate

There are times when you feel like you have used certain moves too much that maybe your opponent has mastered it and therefore you have decided on learning the 5 checkmate moves. Although the 5 checkmate...

Mate In 2 Chess Puzzles

“A knowledge of combination is the foundation of position play.” Réti Richard Réti (1889 - 1929) was one of the top players in the world during the 1910s and 1920s. He was also a chess author and...

How to get a Quick checkmate

Checkmate is a word usually heard at the end of a chess game. A player shouts checkmate when his side of the board has pieces that can attack the opposing king. When in checkmate the player does not have the...

CHESS: Puzzles, Problems with solutions - mate in 3 - m3-0001

Chess Puzzles

“The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn…lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn.” Réti Richard Réti (1889 - 1929) was one of the top players in the world...

CHESS: Puzzles, Problems with solutions - mate in 2 - m2-0002

CHESS: Puzzles, Problems with solutions - mate in 3 - m3-0004