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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
Monday, 30 September, 2019

Chess
Can you checkmate in three with a single line of play? It’s not that easy
World Cup top seed Ding Liren takes on a reluctant fellow finalist
Wednesday, 25 September, 2019

Chess
Checkmate in four, a single line of play — can you crack it?
China’s global No3 faces a massive dilemma as the $1.6m World Cup approaches its climax
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
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
Tuesday, 3 September, 2019

Magnus Carlsen buys chess platform Chessable.com
Norwegian grandmaster’s purchase marks next move into lucrative world of online chess
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
Monday, 8 July, 2019

Chess
Can you win this endgame in just two moves?
World champion Carlsen rewrites chess history at Zagreb
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Monday, 17 June, 2019

Chess
Can you find the brilliancy which the world No2 missed against the world champion?
Magnus Carlsen wins his seventh tournament in a row at Altibox Norway
Monday, 20 May, 2019

Chess
What is the move that Garry Kasparov missed?
World champion Magnus Carlsen plays in Scotland this weekend
Tuesday, 7 May, 2019

Chess
Can you crack the mate in two?
Magnus Carlsen is the first reigning world champion to compete in Africa
Tuesday, 30 April, 2019

Chess
White checkmates in three moves in this ancient Chinese puzzle
Brilliant Magnus Carlsen soars towards fresh records
Tuesday, 23 April, 2019

Chess
Chess: can you work out this Magnus Carlsen mystery?
World champion in sight of yet another first prize this weekend
Monday, 28 January, 2019

Sport
Can you find White’s hidden win?
World champion Carlsen back in vintage form
Tuesday, 22 January, 2019

Chess
Can you find Korchnoi’s winning move?
World champion Carlsen regains form after 21-game draw sequence
Wednesday, 16 January, 2019

Chess
Can you find Kasparov’s might-have-been brilliancy?
World champion Carlsen draws 21 games in a row
Wednesday, 2 January, 2019

Chess
Can you explain this chess mystery?
Plus, Magnus Carlsen triumphs again in world blitz
Thursday, 29 November, 2018

Chess
Solve this old Soviet test of talent — in three minutes
This week’s puzzle, plus Carlsen is in a class of his own in tie-breaks
Wednesday, 28 November, 2018

Carlsen retains chess crown in rapid-fire play-off
Norwegian steamrollers US opponent Caruana in play-off after 12-match series ends deadlocked
Friday, 16 November, 2018

Chess
The next big move for chess
The game is now fashionable for a different reason: artificial intelligence
Tuesday, 24 July, 2018

Chess
How can White mate in two moves against any defence?
Puzzle 2274 — plus Carlsen grinds out victory against Navara in Biel, Switzlerland
Monday, 25 June, 2018

Chess
Can you find checkmate in three moves?
Caruana suffers slump in form ahead of Carlsen world title match — plus puzzle 2270
Wednesday, 6 June, 2018

Chess
Chess: 2267
White mates in three moves, against any defence (by Fritz Giegold, 1971)
Thursday, 1 December, 2016

Sport
Magnus Carlsen retains chess world champion title
Norwegian wins ‘most difficult’ match of his career against Russia’s Sergey Karjakin