Chess Puzzles: 2011-12-04

Daily Chess Puzzle for December 9, 2011

Missed Pawn Mate

Goal: White Moves Toward Checkmate
Difficulty: Hard
Challenge: Women's World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili missed a rare chance at mate with her pawns, by choosing a perpetual check instead. 1. Qg4+ Kh6 2. Qg7+, etc. What should she have played?
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Daily Chess Puzzle for December 8, 2011

Blocking the Royal Retreat

Goal: White Moves Toward Checkmate
Difficulty: Medium
Challenge: White checkmated Black in three moves. What are they?
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Daily Chess Puzzle for December 7, 2011

Charge Your Battery

Goal: Black Moves Toward Checkmate
Difficulty: Medium
Challenge: Black can mate in two moves. What are those moves?
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Daily Chess Puzzle for December 6, 2011

Queen at His Back

Goal: Black Moves Toward Checkmate
Difficulty: Easy
Challenge: Black can force mate with a couple of moves. What is the first one?
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Daily Chess Puzzle for December 5, 2011

Attack While You Still Can

Goal: White Moves Toward Checkmate
Difficulty: Hard
Challenge: White is getting waxed so checkmate is his only hope. Fortunately, he can mate Black in three moves. Can you see it?
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