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Wednesday, 25 November, 2020

Jo Ellison
How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ made all the right moves
As the Netflix series shows, what we really want right now is an old-fashioned bedtime story
Monday, 23 November, 2020

Chess: The mystery of the missing king
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ sparks online playing boom, but mouse slip catches out Carlsen
Monday, 16 November, 2020

The grandmaster playing Black fell for Carlsen’s trap. Can you do better?
Isle of Man poised to host $550,000 world title eliminators in 2021
Monday, 9 November, 2020

Chess: How did the Yorkshireman defeat the world champion’s conqueror?
Magnus Carlsen launches new $1.5m online tour next weekend
Monday, 2 November, 2020

Chess: Find the move that defeated a world champion
Wesley So wins US title with Fischeresque points total
Tuesday, 27 October, 2020

Chess solutions
Tuesday, 27 October, 2020

Can you win like Hikaru Nakamura?
The US championship is online this week, with Wesley So the early leader ahead of five-time champion Nakamura
Monday, 19 October, 2020

Carlsen wins again, but 17-year-old Firouzja steals the show
Puzzle: Level material. What is the best move for White?
Monday, 12 October, 2020

Carlsen’s record 125-game two-year unbeaten streak finally ends
Puzzle: how did the behavioural economist turn the tables?
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Tuesday, 6 October, 2020

Carlsen resumes over-the-board chess, while Play Magnus debuts on Oslo stock market
In this week’s puzzle: what was the winning move against Russia’s No 1?
Monday, 28 September, 2020

The best chess websites for playing, watching, and keeping up with the news
White resigned. How could he have won?
Monday, 21 September, 2020

What is the puzzle result — win, loss or draw?
Carlsen still No1, but America’s Nakamura and So are edging closer
Tuesday, 15 September, 2020

Technical hazard trips up Kasparov as Carlsen and Nakamura battle to a tie
This week’s puzzle has a simple forced solution, but it proved tricky for junior talents
Monday, 7 September, 2020

Two pawns down against Carlsen — can you salvage a draw?
The world champion takes on Garry Kasparov for the first time in 16 years this weekend
Monday, 31 August, 2020

Russia and India both awarded gold after 163-nation Olympiad ends in controversy
White could not see how to defeat the reigning world champion. Can you do better?
Monday, 24 August, 2020

Chess: Find the world champion’s surprise winning move
England disappoint in 163-nation online Olympiad as Russia dominates
Thursday, 20 August, 2020

England to take on Russia’s stars in 163-nation Olympiad
Plus, what was the instantly winning move that all the onlookers missed?
Tuesday, 11 August, 2020

How did the Georgian induce her opponent’s resignation in just two moves?
Plus, England’s grandmasters in 15-minute action this weekend at 163-nation Olympiad
Wednesday, 5 August, 2020

Queen against rook — what is Black’s immediately winning move?
All-time great Kasparov assesses Carlsen as the world champion wins yet again
Tuesday, 28 July, 2020

World champion Carlsen blundered into checkmate. How could he have won?
Norway's global No1 racks up 13 successive mini-match wins
Wednesday, 22 July, 2020

Find the Australian master’s hidden win
A 163-team world online Olympiad starts on Saturday, with England at full strength
Monday, 13 July, 2020

Chess: Can you find White’s winning move that persuaded Black to resign?
World No1 Magnus Carlsen takes on the Legends in online generation battle
Tuesday, 7 July, 2020

Can you find world champion Carlsen’s surprise winning move?
The Norwegian, 29, continues to dominate as his final rival misses chances
Wednesday, 1 July, 2020

Carlsen throws game in record four moves after Ding disconnects
Cuban legend Capablanca’s missed win went undiscovered for 13 years — can you find it?
Tuesday, 23 June, 2020

Can you beat a computer to find the winning move?
Carlsen marches on, but young Russian pair pose problems for the champion