February 28, 2009

A classic

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: A classic

Sharp eyes for the 64 squares

Originally (Source: ChessToday.net) posted by SusanPolgar here: Sharp eyes for the 64 squares

February 27, 2009

Friday Chess Tactic

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Friday Chess Tactic

February 26, 2009

Overnight Chess Tactic

Here is the link to the actual game Marcin Dziuba vs Alexander Ipatov
Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Overnight Chess Tactic

February 25, 2009

Wednesday Chess Tactic

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Wednesday Chess Tactic

February 19, 2009

Bronstein tactic

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Bronstein tactic

February 16, 2009

A mid-game position example

Here are some advantages of this approach:
  1. The board is flipped automatically so it's easier to present the position as a puzzle;
  2. The key position doesn’t have to be from the same game so it could be slightly different to illustrate the basic idea better;
  3. The user has a quick way of jumping back to the key position at any time while replaying the game.

February 15, 2009

Sunday brain challenge

Originally (Source: ChessToday.net) posted by SusanPolgar here: Sunday brain challenge

Happy Valentine's Day Chess Puzzle

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Happy Valentine's Day Chess Puzzle

February 14, 2009

Sharp eyes for tactic

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Sharp eyes for tactic

February 13, 2009

Overnight Chess Tactic

Many of the lines above seem (at least to me) not quite human. Isn't it amazing how the whole Black's army is still on the board and yet not being able to protect its King?

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Overnight Chess Tactic

February 6, 2009

Friday chess tactic

Here is the link to the actual game Surya Sekhar Ganguly vs Emanuel Berg
Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Friday chess tactic

February 5, 2009

Thursday chess tactic

Here is the link to the actual game Ferenc Berkes vs Nana Dzagnidze

The position above is after 37.Kf1 but I found the beginning of the attack, four moves earlier (after white's 33.Bf4), really amazing.

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Thursday chess tactic

Practical Tactic

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Practical Tactic

February 3, 2009

Tuesday morning chess tactic

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Tuesday morning chess tactic

Monday night chess tactic

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Monday night chess tactic

February 1, 2009

Sunday chess tactic

Originally posted by SusanPolgar here: Sunday chess tactic