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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
Friday, 20 December, 2019

James Crabtree
Carlsen’s fantasy football ascent is a data triumph
The chess grandmaster shows what you can do with the clever analysis of numbers
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!
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
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
Wednesday, 30 October, 2019

Chess
Indian legend Vishy Anand avoided an obvious check — can you work out why?
Magnus Carlsen viewable close up online this week as the Norwegian reaches another world final
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
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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
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

Life & Arts
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