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Wednesday, 22 January, 2020

Chess
Very few solvers can crack this puzzle — how do you compare?
World champion Carlsen outclasses the 16-year-old talent who defected from Iran
Monday, 13 January, 2020

Chess
Find White’s weird three-move winning tactic
Dominant Guildford face new British chess league challengers
Monday, 6 January, 2020

Chess
Find the move that won the £2,000 first prize at Hastings
New sponsor Caplin continues a record 99-year international tradition
Tuesday, 31 December, 2019

Chess
White is six pieces and six pawns up, but can you find the mate?
Magnus Carlsen wins two more global crowns as Norway’s world No1 dominates in Moscow
Monday, 23 December, 2019

Chess
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Monday, 23 December, 2019

Chess
Chess: White to play is two pawns down, so how can he win?
Controversy in race to challenge Magnus Carlsen as Russia’s world No 37 is the wild card
Monday, 16 December, 2019

Chess
World champion Magnus Carlsen tops Fantasy Football league
Plus, a tricky puzzle — can you spot the optical illusion and the mate in two?
Monday, 9 December, 2019

Chess
Can you find Ding Liren’s $150,000 winning sacrifice?
China’s No3 impresses while world champion Carlsen maintains his 100-plus unbeaten game streak — just!
Thursday, 5 December, 2019

Chess
Chess:find the shortest possible checkmate in this Australian puzzle
World champion Magnus Carlsen defeated in London Olympia semi-final
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Monday, 25 November, 2019

Chess
Your move. Did the international master trap, or was he trapped?
Magnus Carlsen, supreme at Kolkata, plays in London next week
Monday, 18 November, 2019

Chess
Find the winning moves faster than the 10-time British champion
England’s medallists take gold in the Euro Club Cup to add to their world silver and Euro bronze
Wednesday, 13 November, 2019

Chess
What is Anish Giri’s surprise winning move against Wesley So
France’s world No 5 MVL battles for an all-western Europe global title match
Monday, 4 November, 2019

Chess
What is White’s only winning move in the ‘Game of the Year’?
Magnus Carlsen crushed as America’s Wesley So wins inaugural random chess world title
Tuesday, 22 October, 2019

Chess
Checkmate in four with just a single sequence — can you solve it?
China’s Wang Hao scores shock victory in the Isle of Man ahead of world champion Magnus Carlsen
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019

Chess
Find a way to checkmate Black’s lonely king in two moves
The City’s Luke McShane shines on the Isle of Man but misses chances to beat America’s world No2
Monday, 7 October, 2019

Chess
White’s full 16-man army confronts a lone black king but where’s the mate?
Chess’s global elite battle in the Isle of Man for the chance to challenge Magnus Carlsen
Tuesday, 17 September, 2019

Chess
Checkmate in five moves at most, every move a check
England’s grandmaster trio knocked out early from $1.6m World Cup in Siberia
Monday, 9 September, 2019

Chess
Can you find the winning move the world No2 missed?
Garry Kasparov’s comeback ends in defeat as the legend, 56, blames old age
Tuesday, 3 September, 2019

Chess
Can you find the move that shocked and defeated the world champion?
Ding Liren’s victory in St Louis boosts China’s plans to dominate global chess
Wednesday, 28 August, 2019

Chess
Crack this offbeat puzzle with just a single line of play
World champion Magnus Carlsen draws nine in succession at St Louis
Tuesday, 13 August, 2019

Chess
Can you find the Scotsman’s hidden drawing move?
World champion Magnus Carlsen has a bad day at the office
Tuesday, 6 August, 2019

Chess
Can you crack this simple endgame that has defeated masters?
Michael Adams wins his seventh British title, 30 years after his first
Tuesday, 30 July, 2019

Chess
Can you checkmate with three queens against a lone king?
Veteran Irish amateur shares the British championship lead
Monday, 22 July, 2019

Chess
Can you crack a puzzle that defeated German solvers 47 years ago?
Plus, David Howell and Michael Adams expected to make the British Championship at Torquay a two-horse race
Monday, 8 July, 2019

Chess
Can you win this endgame in just two moves?
World champion Carlsen rewrites chess history at Zagreb